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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm returned from a month off and played like he was never gone. Justin Thomas took the advice of a 15-year-old and had his lowest score of the year.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm returned from a month off and played like he was never gone. Justin Thomas took the advice of a 15-year-old and had his lowest score of the year.
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Both opened with an 8-under 63 on Thursday at THE NORTHERN TRUST as the PGA TOUR's postseason began with no shortage of bizarre developments.
Rahm, who missed his chance at the Olympics because of COVID-19, expected a little rust in his game. It just didn't show on his card. He chipped in for birdie, saved par on the next two holes and was on his way.
Thomas had benched his putter for bad behavior after he spent too much of the year not seeing putts go in the hole. But during his junior event last week, a teenager asked why he wasn't using his old putter.
“And I found myself defending myself to this 15-year-old,” he said. “I was like, ‘Why am I not using this thing?' It's not like I’m making a lot of putts with what I have. If you’re putting well, any of us can go out and putt with anything.”
He didn't hole all of them, but enough to record nine birdies for his lowest round since a 62 last November in Mexico.
Bryson DeChambeau also made nine birdies. He was eight shots behind. His round of 71 was noteworthy because of the pars he made on No. 4 and No. 10. Those were the only pars he made all day. The nine birdies were offset by five bogeys and two double bogeys.
It was the first time in 10 years someone shot par or better with two pars or fewer.
Not to be overlooked was Dustin Johnson, one of the most stress-free players in golf — at least he looks that way — who uttered words rarely heard: “Threw me for a loop.”
He was hitting drivers on the range, and hitting them well, right before teeing off when a few of them came off the club funny and another one sounded funny. His driver cracked, and Johnson headed to the first tee with 13 clubs and one head cover for his 5-wood.
He had a spare 3-wood in the car — but no driver — and got that on the third hole. If that wasn't enough, he decided on a putter switch at the last minute. He still managed a 70.
Otherwise, there was a range of good golf in surprisingly strong wind off the Hudson River across from the Manhattan skyline.
Harold Varner III had a 66 in the morning, boosting his Playoffs chances. He is No. 72 in the FedExCup standings, and only the top 70 after this week advance to the next tournament. With the points at quadruple value, some big movements are expected.
The six players at 67 included Adam Scott (No. 82), Robert Streb (No. 68) and Mackenzie Hughes (No. 67).
Open champion Collin Morikawa, the No. 1 seed, struggled to keep the ball in play and opened with a 74. Jordan Spieth at No. 2 opened with a 72.
Rahm has endured the strangest of times with COVID-19. He tested positive on the day he built a six-shot lead through 54 holes at the Memorial and had to withdraw, and then returned to win the U.S. Open for his first major.
And then after more negative test results than he can remember for The Open Championship — he tied for third at Royal St. George's — he had two more negative tests prior to his departure for the Olympics before a positive result showed up. The next day, he took two more tests (both negative), but by then it was too late.
He returned from his bout with COVID-19 by winning a major. This is different. He never had a chance to win a gold medal because he never made it to Tokyo. But he wouldn't mind the same result, which in this case would be a FedExCup title worth $15 million.
“I sure don't want to have to rely on being pulled out of tournaments to be able to win one, let's just say that,” he said.
Thomas knows putts that don't fall is not the fault of the equipment, but something had to change, so he benched his putter at he U.S. Open. Ultimately, it's about getting the speed to match with the line of the putt, and he did that well for so much of the day.
He holed a 35-foot birdie putt for his first lead on the par-3 14th, gave it back with a poor chip, and then drove the 283-yard 16th green to set up a closing stretch of three straight birdies.
The day started with another development: Patrick Reed withdrew with a sore ankle, the second straight week he has had to withdraw.
Reed is No. 22 in the FedExCup, and there are only two tournaments left to qualify for the Ryder Cup. He is No. 9 in the standings, and only the top six automatically qualify. The idea was to give it another week of rest and being ready for the next one.
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MAINEVILLE, Ohio— Corey Shaun and his father, Norman, serving as his caddie this week, were driving to TPC River’s Bend on Thursday morning when the younger Shaun received a text from Forme Tour officials notifying him that heavy rain would delay second-round tee times. Instead of heading back to...
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MAINEVILLE, Ohio— Corey Shaun and his father, Norman, serving as his caddie this week, were driving to TPC River’s Bend on Thursday morning when the younger Shaun received a text from Forme Tour officials notifying him that heavy rain would delay second-round tee times. Instead of heading back to the hotel, the Shauns parked their car in the club parking lot, and Corey reclined his “seat all the way back and relaxed.”
Good strategy. Once the storm cleared and staff prepared the course, Shaun, well rested, went out and played the round of his life, making 10 birdies and shooting a 10-under 62. An hour later, Trey Shirley went one better than Shaun, shooting a course-record-setting 61, a mark that Shaun held for approximately 60 minutes. With those scores safely recorded, the duo of Shaun and Shirley took a four-shot, second-round lead at the weather-delayed Forme Open, the sixth event of the eight-tournament Forme Tour season. Of the players who finished their second rounds, The Shaun and Shirley Show lead the duo of Brad Miller and Carson Young, as the second round resumes Friday morning. Four players are tied for fifth, five shots behind the pacesetters.
“I finally got some putts to drop. I’ve been working really hard on my putting but hadn’t really been showing very much the last couple of weeks,” said Shaun, a 2018 graduate of UCLA. “I’ve been playing all right, but I hadn’t had enough putts go in to shoot a really good round.”
Shaun’s birdies came in bunches Friday, his best streak starting at No. 11 when he made five in succession.
“I was really solid today. I hit my driver really well. I was always in the fairway and always in good position,” said Shirley of the 18 greens he hit Thursday. “I gave myself a lot of good looks, and the greens are rolling really good.”
Shaun’s birdie at 11 may have been his best. After hitting his second-shot approach on the par-5 over the green, he left himself with a tough, short-sided chip shot. “I hit a pretty good one, about as good as I could to five feet and made it,” he said. “It was kind of an unconscious round. I wasn’t really thinking too much and [good things] just kept happening.”
Shirley began his day birdie-birdie, playing TPC River Bend’s back nine first, but his longest birdie streak was only three in succession as he consistently plotted his way around the course on his way to the 61, the third 10-under 61 this season. Dalton Ward’s 59 from last week remains the best score this season.
Shaun and Shirley both needed rounds like this to put them in position to make a run at the title. Shaun is 98th on the Points List, while Shirley is tied for 96th. With only two tournaments remaining following this week, they need to make a run.
That’s the same scenario for Miller, who checks in at No. 76. Following his opening 63, Miller made it to 5-under for the day before he made a double bogey at No. 14 after an errant drive left, a ball he never found. The highlight of his 69 was a chip-in eagle at No. 11.
“It was kind of tricky, the lie. It runs downhill, but I saw Chip (McDaniel) hit the same chip five seconds before, so I knew it was doable. I was trying to get it to within five feet, and I happened to aim correctly, and it went in,” Miller said.
Did you know earlier this season, Trey Shirley played in the PGA TOUR’s Barbasol Championship in Kentucky—his TOUR debut? He made the cut and went on to tie for 67th.
Key Information
• Seventy-six players finished their second rounds, with 76 players still on the course when officials stopped play for the day at 8:10 p.m. Players will restart their second rounds Friday morning, beginning at 8:30. At the conclusion of the round, officials will make the cut and regroup players for the third round.
• Corey Shaun is of Chinese descent, his mother and father meeting in Beijing. The resident of Encinitas, California, and UCLA product, was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, while his father attended college at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
• Trey Shirley played the 2019 season on the Mackenzie Tour, making two cuts in six starts. A year ago, Shirley tied for seventh at a Mackenzie Tour Qualifying Tournament in Central Florida but sat on the sidelines when the global pandemic forced the Tour to cancel its season. In 2018, Shirley played five tournaments on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica.
• Former Clemson golfer Carson Young backed up his opening 64 with a solid 68, putting him in a tie for third with Brad Miller through 36 holes. After three birdies and an eagle in the opening round on the par-5s, Young was 2-under on those holes Thursday.
• A.J. Crouch is in the field this week based on his runner-up finish last week at The Fuzzy Zoeller Classic in Indiana. Crouch continued his hot play, adding a 6-under 66 to his opening 67. He’s at 11-under and tied for fifth at the halfway mark.
• The last six Forme Tour rounds by A.J. Crouch, leaving him at 36-under: 68-65-64-62-67-66.
• The projected 36-hole cut is 4-under, which would leave Points List leader Trevor Werbylo on the outside. The University of Arizona graduate opened 70-71 and is at 3-under.
• Turk Pettit is No. 2 on the Points List, and he is midway through his second round. Mac Meissner, No. 3 on the Points List, is securely into the final 36 holes after shooting a 69 to go with his Wednesday 64. Meissner is 11-under and tied for fifth.
• Carter Jenkins, No. 10 on the Points List, withdrew in the second round due to injury.
• Former consensus All-American Norman Xiong is making his Forme Tour debut this week. He has conditional status but wasn’t able to get into any previous events. After shooting an opening-round 72, Xiong got things rolling in his second round, making eight birdies and two bogeys for a 66. He’s tied for 27th.
• Of Norman Xiong’s eight birdies, six of them came consecutively—tying him for the longest streak this season. Last week at The Fuzzy Zoeller Classic in Sellersburg, Indiana, 6-under, Cooper Musselman made six in a row in the first round followed by Jared du Toit’s six-in-succession streak in the final round.
Quotable
“I had a lot of mid-range putts from a comfortable range. I think the greens were rolling really nicely today. You don’t expect to make them all, but I made a lot of them today.” –Corey Shaun
“As I was going, I was thinking to myself, If it goes in or not it’s fine. I can’t expect to make every single one, but sometimes it happens. I stayed pretty patient as a result and didn’t get in my head too much. Sometimes when you start going low you start getting a little tentative, and today I did a good job of not doing that.” –Corey Shaun on his putting
“This is my best tournament round, for sure. I believe I’ve shot 8-under before in a tournament, but 10-under is my lowest.” –Corey Shaun
“Today I got in a good rhythm, got into a solid state where I made a bunch of 10-to-15 footers, and felt really relaxed.” –Corey Shaun
“My playing partners (Michael Feagles and Jeffrey Swegle) and I had a really good time. I didn’t know them before this week. We were just talking, and it kept my mind off things. I didn’t know them before this week.” –Corey Shaun
“I was just looking to get off to a good start this morning. I birdied 10 and 11 out of the gate, which was awesome.” –Trey Shirley
“Starting the day, I wasn’t trying to think about any type of score. Anything in the 60s I feel I would have been happy with.” –Brad Miller on trying to follow his opening-round 63
“I just know how hard it is to back up a good round like that.” –Brad Miller
“I got off to a shaky start with the driver. But I turned it around.” –Brad Miller
“At the same time, I still had five holes left, with a par-5, so what’s the point of worrying about it.” –Brad Miller on his thought process after his double bogey-6 on No. 14
“A bunch of guys were already here, so we were hanging out. It was no big deal.” –Brad Miller on dealing with the rain delay
“I’m happy with where I am. There have been a couple of good days of ball-striking.” –Keller Harper
“I haven’t had to do too much around the greens to get up and down for par.” –Keller Harper
“I had two three-putts, which were my only two bogeys. I’ve been striking the ball nicely, and fortunately I’ve been able to capitalize on some good opportunities I’ve had.” –Keller Harper
“I made a slight adjustment with my grip on my putting, and it’s definitely helped me out this week.” –Keller Harper
Second-Round Weather:
Rain began early in the morning, with officials delaying tee times for four hours. Play began at noon. Sunny and warm the rest of the day, with a high of 82. Wind SE at 2 mph.
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BOISE, Idaho – Wes Roach capped a first-round 63 with a chip-in birdie at the last to take the lead at 8-under at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. Roach leads Hayden Buckley and Ted Potter Jr. by one stroke at Hillcrest Country Club.
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BOISE, Idaho – Wes Roach capped a first-round 63 with a chip-in birdie at the last to take the lead at 8-under at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. Roach leads Hayden Buckley and Ted Potter Jr. by one stroke at Hillcrest Country Club.
The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron is the first of three tournaments in the 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals. The top-25 players in the Finals points standings at the conclusion of the three tournaments will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2021-22 season.
Roach, a Duke University alum from Knoxville, Tennessee, gained entry into the Korn Ferry Tour Finals via his finish in the 2019-20 FedExCup standings (173rd). Competing on partial status on the PGA TOUR in 2020-21, Roach finished 209th in the FedExCup.
“That’s the main goal, to get back to the PGA TOUR,” said a matter-of-fact Roach. “We have three weeks here and I’m certainly happy with the start today.”
“Yeah that was nice,” said Roach of his chip-in at the ninth. “I think I had about 165 hole and I missed it a little right, but it was in a great spot. I hit a nice pitch and it was a bonus to hole it out.”
Starting at the 10th, Roach made the turn at 4-under 31 after three birdies, a bogey and an eagle at the par-5 16th. He tallied four more birdies on his second nine at the first, third, sixth and ninth holes to reach 8-under.
For Buckley, the 7-under 64 is his third 64 or better in his last three weeks. He carded rounds of 64-61 on the weekend at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank to rise from the cut line to a T2 finish.
“Just to go out and get it,” said Buckley of his mindset entering the three-event Korn Ferry Tour Finals. “No matter what, at worst, I’m back here. I have nothing to lose…Especially with my weekends recently, I shot 17 on the weekend in Utah, I’ve had a couple of events this year where I made the cut on the number and finishing close to the top-10…If I can get off to good starts like today, hopefully I can build on it and not be coming from behind on the weekend and maybe compete.”
Buckley, a University of Missouri alum who won the LECOM Suncoast Classic in February, is joined by Potter Jr. at 7-under. Potter Jr., a 37-year-old, has two career wins on each of the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour, most recently winning the 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on TOUR.
The second round will run from 7:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. off of the first and 10th tees at Hillcrest Country Club.
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The Lawrence Humane Society says that a dog that was stabbed at a grocery store in an attack that killed its owner is expected to recover.
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A dog that was stabbed at a Lawrence grocery store in an attack that killed its owner is expected to recover, the Lawrence Humane Society said in a social media post.
The post said that the dog, named Bear, sustained a stab wound to his side early Wednesday in the attack at a Dillons store. The dog’s owner, who has not yet been identified by police, was killed.
The Lawrence Humane Society said that the dog initially was in shock, but his wound had been repaired and his prognosis is good.
Police said 54-year-old Robert Earl Davis, of Lawrence, was arrested at the scene and booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and cruelty to animals, the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
Davis was released from prison in 2012 after being convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and rape in Douglas County, all of which occurred in 1983, according to the Kansas prison registry.
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When two young, female scientists met in Wichita, they first bonded over their love of grasslands and conservation.
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When two young, female scientists met in Wichita, they first bonded over their love of grasslands and conservation.
Now, affectionately referring to themselves as “Grassland’s PR team,” they recently founded an educational nonprofit organization called Grassland Groupies, which works with all ages to help people appreciate the natural beauty around them and understand the need to protect it, The Wichita Eagle reported.
Once the nation’s largest ecosystem, grasslands are in trouble. With only 1% of the tallgrass prairie remaining, and most of it contained within Kansas, time may be running out to save them.
Grasslands could be key in the fight against climate change, as the ecosystem is extremely good at sequestering carbon out of the atmosphere. With about 80% of its biomass under the ground, prairies and grasslands can literally store the greenhouse gas beneath the earth.
“Grasslands were the first to be bulldozed and paved over because it doesn’t look like a thriving ecosystem, but it is,” said Rachel Roth, one of the co-founders and self-proclaimed “bird lady.”
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Roth and her counterpart, Nicole Brown, the “bug lady,” have made it their mission to spread their education worldwide, helping different nations appreciate their grasslands. Locally, they lead lectures, guided hikes and other hands-on learning, but they hope to reach a larger audience through their podcast, “The Best Biome.”
“Every country has their ‘Kansas’ with grasslands that are overlooked,” Roth said. “Maybe no one loves it, but it’s ours. We have something no one else in the world has. It’s ours to care for and protect.”
While they ask for payment for their educational work, Brown said they never want to turn people away. They also accept donations online to help others offset the cost.
Political advocacy is also part of Grassland Groupies’ core mission. Most recently they joined 200 other organizations in asking lawmakers to prioritize conservation funding for private landowners under the Farm Bill.
Roth and Brown met while working as educators at The Great Plains Nature Center, in north Wichita. They’re focusing on education because nature education has traditionally been emphasized for youth, and as children grow up, their appreciation for the natural world tends to decline.
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“That’s why it’s so important to reach adults and teens,” Roth said.
Roth, who can’t sing “Home on the Range” without crying, gets goosebumps and Brown tears up when they talk about the prairie and what it’s like to spend time in it, feeling the grass and hearing the wind blow in this diverse landscape. They’re dedicated to trying to save this “underdog of nature.”
“I love the overlooked weirdos,” Brown said. “You don’t have to know the name of every bug or plant, you just have to know it’s out there and appreciate it … When I step into a prairie, I feel at peace, calm and grounded. All else melts away.”
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Sandro Platzgummer isn’t your ordinary 24-year-old running back trying to make the New York Giants’ roster.
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Sandro Platzgummer isn't your ordinary 24-year-old running back trying to make the New York Giants' roster.
Platzgummer is in the fourth year of a six-year program to become a physician. He never played college football. He came out of a club program — in Austria. He's one of those real long shots in training camp, and maybe that's why his teammates enjoyed seeing him succeed this past weekend.
If you have any doubt, watch Platzgummer's 48-yard fourth-quarter run against the rival Jets on a play that starts at the Giants 1. He takes the handoff in the end zone, sees the gap between the center and guard blocked, breaks the run around the right end and is tackled in front of his teammates near midfield.
The bench erupts. Players start jumping up and down and waving towels. There are smiles on everyone's faces.
Star running back Saquon Barkley, who is coming off a major ACL injury and has been limited at practice, jumped about 4 feet in the air as if the Giants just scored a game-winning touchdown in a real game.
“He told me before the game if you have a big run and go to the end zone, I'm going to go nuts,” Platzgummer recalled on Tuesday.
Midfield was good enough for Saquon to show the knee is feeling a lot better.
Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett called the run spectacular, noting Platzgummer made the middle linebacker miss a tackle at the line of scrimmage, and got around a safety to break into the open field.
“For a guy like that to get an opportunity and then take advantage of it like that, it was really fun to see, and I think our players responded accordingly,” Garrett said.
Giants coach Joe Judge said everyone on the team likes Platzgummer.
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“These guys in the program he’s in, as far as some of the overseas players, it’s always a different path for these guys, a different background," Judge said. "I think these guys understand and recognize he’s far away from home.”
Platzgummer is in the NFL's International Player Pathway Program, which was restarted in 2016 as the “Undiscovered” program and changed to the IPPP the following year. It initially ran from 2004-09 to increase the number of non-American and Canadian players in the league. Teams get a special exemption in training camp for an extra player and they can keep that player on their practice squad all season, giving them 11 on the list.
This is Platzgummer's second season with the Giants, and he is not just here to be on the practice squad again.
“I want to make the team. I think it doesn’t change anything,” Platzgummer said. “I’m going out there like it’s my last day every day, and that’s really how I do it. And whatever ends up happening at some point, that’s the final goal.”
Platzgummer said he has been playing football since he was a 6-year-old, joining his older brother, Adrian. His club, Swarco Raiders Tirol, is based in his hometown of Innsbruck and it is one of Austria’s and Europe’s top American football teams. The motto of the team is to play with heart, which is what No. 34 does.
Platzgummer has put his medical education on hold, for now. He has stayed in touch with administrators at the Medical University of Innsbruck and they have told him he can resume his studies when football ends.
Platzgummer eventually wants to become an orthopedist or a sports physician.
“Ever since I was a kid, I had a lot of minor injuries,” Platzgummer said. “If anything was ever injured, I would always look it up and try to find out how long it takes, what kind of diagnosis, how do we find it out. So that’s really what I’m interested in.”
For now, the Austrian is trying to work on another field.
There have been success stories in the international program. Fullback Jakob Johnson of Germany played in a regular-season game for the Patriots in 2019. Offensive lineman Jordan Mailata, an Australian of Samoan decent, played 15 games for the Eagles last season. Efe Obada of London spent the past three seasons with Carolina before signing with Buffalo in the offseason.
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Taxpayers will not pay the Pierce County, Washington, sheriff’s legal costs in state and county investigations surrounding his January confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.
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Taxpayers will not pay the Pierce County, Washington, sheriff’s legal costs in state and county investigations surrounding his January confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.
The Pierce County Council voted Tuesday to deny Sheriff Ed Troyer’s request for legal representation at county expense, The News Tribune reported.
In an August letter to council obtained by The News Tribune, Troyer asked to hire outside legal counsel, saying his job is 24/7 and therefore he was working at the time of the incident.
The Washington state Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into whether Troyer made a false 911 call saying the newspaper carrier was threatening him.
Council Chairman Derek Young, D-Gig Harbor, said while the council debated whether the encounter was part of Troyer’s duties as sheriff, it is the council’s decision whether to provide Troyer’s legal representation.
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“Even if we think he was representing the county, it’s up to our discretion,” Young said.
Four members voted to reject Troyer’s request and three voted to approve it.
Troyer has indicated legal counsel is needed for interviews investigators are requesting, Young said during the meeting.
Council member Ryan Mello, D-Tacoma, said before the vote the sheriff was not acting in an official capacity.
“In public comments, he said he did not identify himself as a sheriff, he was not in public vehicle and did not have a badge,” Mello said in the meeting. “Those data points lead me to say that the taxpayers should not pay for the criminal defense.”
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Troyer was elected as sheriff in November with 64% approval. Previously, he was the public information officer for the department for 19 years.
On Jan. 27, Troyer confronted Sedrick Altheimer, who was delivering newspapers. Troyer got in his personal vehicle without his badge or weapon and said he went to catch a license plate of the car he believed to be suspicious.
Altheimer eventually stopped and asked Troyer what he was doing.
Troyer called 911 and asked dispatchers to send a patrol car or two but told dispatchers at least three times he was threatened by Altheimer.
The emergency call triggered an “officer in trouble” response, and 42 officers, deputies and troopers began responding. Nearly all were called off after Tacoma officers arrived and found no danger.
Altheimer denies threatening Troyer. A Tacoma police officer wrote in a report the sheriff told him Altheimer never made threats. Troyer later told The News Tribune that Tacoma police misunderstood him when he said he didn’t want anything done about the carrier’s alleged threat.
Troyer has repeatedly said he did not racially profile Altheimer.
The confrontation prompted the County Council to open a fact-finding investigation in April and the state Attorney General’s Office to start the criminal investigation. One of the charges being considered against Troyer is criminal false reporting for telling the 911 operator Altheimer threatened him.
Additionally, Altheimer has filed a $5 million claim for damages against Pierce County. The claim is the first step in suing a government agency.
The claim says Altheimer suffered emotional distress from the “racial profiling, false arrest and unnecessary use of excessive force of this man whose only crime was being a black man in a white neighborhood.”
Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett has yet to decide whether the county government will represent Troyer if a lawsuit is filed, spokesperson Adam Faber said.
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A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies has been upheld by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
The 2017 law in question has never been enforced. It seeks to prohibit the use of forceps to remove a fetus from the womb without first using an injected drug or a suction procedure to ensure the fetus is dead.
Abortion rights advocates argued that the law, known as SB8 in court records, effectively outlaws what is often the safest method of abortion for women in the second trimester of pregnancy. The procedure is medically known as dilation and evacuation.
They also argued that fetuses cannot feel pain during the gestation period affected by the law.
Texas legislators banned the procedure with a law that describes it as “dismemberment abortion.” Abortion rights supporters argued in court that one alternative provided in the law, using suction to remove a fetus, also results in dismemberment.
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A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked enforcement of the law last year. But Texas was granted a re-hearing by the full court, and a majority of the 14 appellate judges who heard arguments in January (three of the court's 17 active judges were recused) sided with Texas on Wednesday. The opinion, by judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Don Willett, said “the record shows that doctors can safely perform D&Es and comply with SB8 using methods that are already in widespread use.”
Concurring in the result were judges Priscilla Owen, Edith Jones, Jerry Smith, Catharina Haynes, James Ho, Kurt Engelhardt and Cory Wilson.
Judge James Dennis wrote a dissent, joined by judges Carl Stewart and James Graves. A separate dissent was written by Judge Stephen Higginson, joined by Gregg Costa.
Dennis said the Texas law, “under the guise of regulation, makes it a felony to perform the most common and safe abortion procedure employed during the second trimester.”
The Center for Reproductive Rights is analyzing the decision and considering all legal options, said its president and CEO, Nancy Northup.
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”Texas has been hellbent on legislating abortion out of existence, and it is galling that a federal court would uphold a law that so clearly defies decades of Supreme Court precedent,” Northup said. “At a time when the health care needs of Texans are greater than ever, the state should be making abortion more accessible, not less. There is no question that today’s decision will harm those who already face the greatest barriers to health care.”
Texas Right to Life applauded the ruling.
“If the abortion industry appeals today’s decision, the Supreme Court must answer the case’s dynamic legal question: ‘Is a dismemberment abortion inhumane enough to warrant legal prohibition?’” the anti-abortion group's statement said. “The evident answer to this targeted question directly undermines some of the Supreme Court’s central premises in their abortion jurisprudence, such as the misconception that pre-viability abortions are more ethical than those that occur after viability.”
“Texans celebrate today’s long-awaited victory,” Texas Right to Life Director of Media and Communication Kimberlyn Schwartz said in the release. “Anyone can see the cruelty of dismemberment abortions, ripping a child’s body apart while her heart is still beating. We’re grateful the judges recognized this horror.”
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The U.S. Gulf Coast is glowing like a bad sunburn on maps that show COVID-19 trouble spots in red.
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Customers dance inside The Hangout, a popular restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Alabama's coastal counties lead the state in new COVID-19 cases, and some events have been canceled in Florida and Louisiana because of the latest surge. Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) AP
Tourists and servers alike dance atop tables and in the aisles at one restaurant on the “Redneck Riviera,” a beloved stretch of towns along the northern Gulf Coast where beaches, bars and stores are packed. Yet just a few miles away, a hospital is running out of critical care beds, its rooms full of unvaccinated people fighting for their lives.
On maps that show virus “hot spots” in red, this part of the U.S. coast is glowing like a bad sunburn. And a summer of booming tourism that followed the lockdowns and travel restrictions of 2020 is making the turn toward fall with only a few signs of slowing down.
Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle, all combining at a time when the mutated virus is more contagious than ever and conservative states are balking at new health restrictions.
On a recent afternoon, one shopper after another walked through the mouth of a giant, fake shark into a Gulf Shores souvenir shop. Mini-golf courses, bars, go-kart tracks, hotels and condominium towers were full. The National Shrimp Festival, which draws as many as 250,000 people to the Alabama coast, is set for October despite the COVID-19 explosion.
Inside The Hangout restaurant, where dancing on tables is encouraged, “Cotton Eye Joe” received a raucous reception from the largely unmasked customers.
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“Where did you come from, where did you go? / Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?” the speakers blared.
The revelry came as just 12 miles (19 kilometers) to the north, South Baldwin Regional Medical Center was treating more than three dozen COVID-19 patients, nearly 90% of whom weren’t vaccinated, said spokesperson Taylor Lewis.
“After Memorial Day it was, ‘Everything is back to normal, go to the beach, take off your mask,’” said Dr. Bert Eichold, the chief public health official of Mobile County, just west of Gulf Shores. Mobile County's COVID-19 positivity rate has skyrocketed to nearly 30%, and the county has the most new cases in the state.
Lisa Hastings, a Louisiana native and nurse visiting the Alabama coast with her two sisters, looked at the situation in two ways. She was a little unsettled by the wide-open scene from a professional standpoint, but she also doesn’t hold it against anyone who wants to get out and have fun, vaccinated or not.
“I think people are kind of over being afraid and so they’ve got to live their lives,” said Hastings, who is vaccinated. Nearby, a tourist from Illinois railed that the pandemic is fake and vaccinations are just another method of government control.
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Some have decided against both getting vaccinated and wearing face masks, choosing instead to party without precautions at places like the Flora-Bama, a massive beachfront bar on the Alabama-Florida line. There, bands play to big crowds fueled by alcoholic drinks including the sugary Bushwacker, a coastal favorite.
Lulu’s, a popular Gulf Shores restaurant owned by Lucy Buffett, the sister of singer Jimmy Buffett, is among those that recently had to shut down for a week because the virus was racing through workers.
At The Dock, a beachfront restaurant that serves cold beer and seafood beside the public beach in Pensacola Beach, Florida, manager Justin Smith said the tourist season has been busy and his staff has managed to stay healthy, at least so far. While more vaccinations could help, Smith said he’d never require his staff to get inoculated.
“I’ve been here 18 years. It ain’t gonna happen,” he said.
Outbreaks caused by the coronavirus are threatening to overwhelm the region’s health care system and traditions. Panama City Beach, Florida, cited the pandemic in canceling an annual country music festival set for early September, and New Orleans has clamped down on mask-wearing and called off multiple events.
While urging people to get vaccinated, state leaders including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey have resisted imposing new restrictions, even as hospital beds fill up. On Monday, officials said 1,560 patients needed intensive care treatment in Alabama, where hospitals have just 1,562 ICU beds.
Hospital executives joined together in Pensacola last week to plead for more vaccinations while also knocking down false rumors about vaccines and masks. In an area dominated by Christian conservatives, Mayor Grover C. Robinson IV made a direct appeal for churchgoers to get shots.
“Two of our hospitals are Christian affiliated,” he said. “One of the first things it says all throughout the Bible is, ‘Do not be afraid.’”
More people are getting initial vaccine doses than a few weeks ago, but it hasn’t been enough so far to stop the spread of COVID-19. Of 11 coastal counties in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, Okaloosa County in Florida has the region’s highest share of fully vaccinated residents at 41.3%, statistics show. Many are around one-third, and all are below the national average of nearly 51%.
Natalie Fox, a nursing executive with USA Health in Mobile, said medical workers are tired after more than a year of fighting the pandemic. Still, people sick with COVID-19 — the vast majority of them unvaccinated — keep arriving.
“We’re kind of getting patients from all over because everybody’s dealing with this increased strain,” she said.
It didn’t take a mandate for Rhonda Landrum, a 50-year-old health care worker from near Mobile, to get a shot recently after watching all three of her unvaccinated daughters contract COVID-19. People aren’t taking the pandemic seriously, she said, and it’s just not safe to be out in public without the vaccine.
“I won’t travel nowhere,” she said. “I stay home.”
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IndyCar will return to Iowa Speedway for a July doubleheader next season.
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Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, drives through the second turn during the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP
IndyCar will return next season to Iowa Speedway, a short oval track beloved by fans and drivers that had fallen off the schedule after 14 years.
The track in Newton will host a doubleheader next July in a deal brokered between IndyCar Series owner Roger Penske, team owner Bobby Rahal and grocery chain Hy-Vee, which is based in Iowa. The company has been slowly increasing its presence in IndyCar as an occasional sponsor for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
Hy-Vee was named the entitlement sponsor of the July 22-23 races in Thursday's announcement attended by Penske, Rahal and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
“With our strong connection to local communities and involvement in the state, we plan to host an event that will receive national attention and make Newton an annual destination for racing fans,” said Randy Edeker, chairman of Hy-Vee.
Iowa Speedway opened in 2006 and IndyCar added the track to its schedule the next season. IndyCar ran 15 races at the “The Fastest Short Track on the Planet," including a doubleheader last year that Penske Entertainment promoted as the series tried to salvage its season during the pandemic.
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The track, which was bought by NASCAR in 2013, dropped off the IndyCar schedule this year and likely would not have returned without a title sponsor. NASCAR pulled the Xfinity and Truck Series races from Iowa after the 2019 season and only sent its minor league ARCA Series to Newton the last two years.
Bobby Rahal has been persistent in his push to get Iowa back on the IndyCar schedule as a much-needed oval for a series heavy on road and street courses. IndyCar has just four races on three ovals this year, with the final one coming up Saturday night outside St. Louis.
The 2022 doubleheader will be part of a festival-type weekend at the track located about 30 miles east of Des Moines.
“Over the years, Iowa has proven to be a fitting showcase for North America’s premier open-wheel series," said Penske, who called the track “a key oval and a hallmark on our schedule.”
“The state is rich with racing history and has a strong appreciation for IndyCar and its terrific drivers and teams,” Penske added.
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The 0.875-mile, D-shaped oval has been a playground for Penske drivers. Team Penske won five of the last six IndyCar races at the track. Josef Newgarden is a three-time winner at Iowa.
IndyCar has yet to announce its entire 2022 schedule but Indianapolis, Gateway, Iowa and Texas should account for at least five oval events next year.
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Afghan protesters have defied the Taliban for a second day, waving their national flag in scattered demonstrations.
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Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from running a country severely short on cash and bureaucrats to potentially facing an armed opposition began to emerge. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) AP
Afghan protesters defied the Taliban for a second day Thursday, waving their national flag in scattered demonstrations, and the fighters again responded violently as they faced down growing challenges to their rule.
A U.N. official warned of dire food shortages and experts said the country was severely in need of cash while noting that the Taliban are unlikely to enjoy the generous international aid that the civilian government they dethroned did.
In light of these challenges, the Taliban have moved quickly to suppress any dissent, despite their promises that they have become more moderate since they last ruled Afghanistan with draconian laws. Many fear they will succeed in erasing two decades of efforts to expand women’s and human rights and remake the country.
On Thursday, a procession of cars and people near Kabul's airport carried long black, red and green banners in honor of the Afghan flag — a banner that is becoming a symbol of defiance. At another protest in Nangarhar province, video posted online showed a bleeding demonstrator with a gunshot wound. Onlookers tried to carry him away.
In Khost province, Taliban authorities instituted a 24-hour curfew Thursday after violently breaking up another protest, according to information obtained by journalists monitoring from abroad. The authorities did not immediately acknowledge the demonstration or the curfew.
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Protesters also took the streets in Kunar province, according to witnesses and social media videos that lined up with reporting by The Associated Press.
The demonstrations — which come as Afghans celebrated Independence Day and some commemorated the Shiite Ashoura festival — were a remarkable show of defiance after the Taliban fighters violently dispersed a protest Wednesday. At that rally, in the eastern city of Jalalabad, demonstrators lowered the Taliban’s flag and replace it with Afghanistan’s tricolor. At least one person was killed.
Meanwhile, opposition figures gathering in the last area of the country not under Taliban rule talked of launching an armed resistance under the banner of the Northern Alliance, which allied with the U.S. during the 2001 invasion.
It was not clear how serious a threat they posed given that Taliban fighters overran nearly the entire country in a matter of days with little resistance from Afghan forces.
The Taliban so far have offered no specifics on how they will lead, other than to say they will be guided by Shariah, or Islamic, law. They are in talks with senior officials of previous Afghan governments. But they face an increasingly precarious situation.
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“A humanitarian crisis of incredible proportions is unfolding before our eyes,” warned Mary Ellen McGroarty, the head of the U.N.'s World Food Program in Afghanistan.
Beyond the difficulties of bringing in food to the landlocked nation dependent on imports, she said that drought has seen over 40% of the country’s crop lost. Many who fled the Taliban advance now live in parks and open spaces in Kabul.
“This is really Afghanistan’s hour of greatest need, and we urge the international community to stand by the Afghan people at this time,” she said.
Hafiz Ahmad, a shopkeeper in Kabul, said some food has flowed into the capital, but prices have gone up. He hesitated to pass those costs onto his customers but said he had to.
“It is better to have it,” he said. “If there were nothing, then that would be even worse.”
Two of Afghanistan’s key border crossings with Pakistan are now open for trade. However, traders still fear insecurity on the roads and confusion over customs duties that could push them to price their goods higher.
Amid that uncertainty and concerns that the Taliban will reimpose a brutal rule, which included largely confining women to their homes and holding public executions, many Afghans are trying to flee the country.
At Kabul's international airport, military evacuation flights continued, but access to the airport remained difficult. On Thursday, Taliban fighters fired into the air to try to control the crowds gathered at the airport’s blast walls.
After a chaotic start that saw people rush the runway and cling to a plane taking off, the U.S. military is ramping up evacuations and now has enough aircraft to get 5,000 to 9,000 people out a day, Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor said Thursday.
Overnight, President Joe Biden said that he was committed to keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawal.
In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America," Biden said he didn't believe the Taliban had changed.
“I think they’re going through sort of an existential crisis about do they want to be recognized by the international community as being a legitimate government," Biden said. “I'm not sure they do.”
Indirectly acknowledging the resistance they face, the Taliban on Thursday asked preachers to urge congregants to remain in the country and counter “negative propaganda” against them.
The Taliban have also urged people to return to work, but most government officials remain in hiding or are themselves attempting to flee.
The head of the country’s Central Bank warned that the supply of physical U.S. dollars is “close to zero," which will batter the currency, the afghani. The U.S. has apparently frozen the country's foreign reserves, and the International Monetary Fund cut off access to loans or other resources for now.
“The afghani has been defended by literally planeloads of U.S. dollars landing in Kabul on a very regular basis, sometimes weekly,” said Graeme Smith, a consultant researcher with the Overseas Development Institute. "If the Taliban don’t get cash infusions soon to defend the afghani, I think there’s a real risk of a currency devaluation that makes it hard to buy bread on the streets of Kabul for ordinary people.”
Still, Smith, who has written a book on Afghanistan, said the Taliban likely won’t ask for the same billions in international aid sought by the country’s fallen civilian government — large portions of which were siphoned off by corruption. That could limit the power of the international community’s threat of sanctions.
“You’re much more likely to see the Taliban positioning themselves as sort of gatekeepers to the international community as opposed to coming begging for billions of dollars,” he said.
There has been no armed opposition to the Taliban. But videos from the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, a stronghold of the Northern Alliance militias that allied with the U.S. during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, appear to show potential opposition figures gathering there.
Those figures include members of the deposed government — Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who asserted on Twitter that he is the country’s rightful president, and Defense Minister Gen. Bismillah Mohammadi — as well as Ahmad Massoud, the son of the slain Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud.
In an opinion piece published by The Washington Post, Massoud asked for weapons and aid to fight the Taliban.
“I write from the Panjshir Valley today, ready to follow in my father’s footsteps, with mujahideen fighters who are prepared to once again take on the Taliban,” he wrote.
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1912 — Walter Johnson won his American League-record 15th straight game, downing Cleveland 4-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. Washington’s Carl Cashion pitched a six-inning no-hitter to give the Senators a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the second game, which was called to allow Cleveland to catch a train to Boston.
1938 — New York’s Lou Gehrig hit his 23rd and the final grand slam of his career and drove in six runs to lead the Yankees to an 11-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1945 — Tommy Brown, 17 years, 8 months, 14 days, of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest major league player to hit a home run when he connected in Ebbets Field against Preacher Roe of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1957 — Bob Keegan of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 6-0 no-hit victory over the Washington Senators in the second game of a doubleheader.
1958 — Detroit’s Jim Bunning pitched a no-hitter to lead the Tigers to a 3-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opening game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park.
1961 — The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-4 in the second game of a doubleheader to snap a 23-game losing streak, a modern record.
1965 — Milwaukee’s Eddie Mathews hit his 28th home run, and the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. With the homer, the duo of Mathews and Hank Aaron passed the Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig total of 772 home runs to become the top home-run tandem in major league history.
1974 — Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out 19 Tigers in a 1-0, 11-inning loss to Detroit. It was the third time this season that Ryan struck out 19 batters in a game.
1980 — Pittsburgh’s Omar Moreno stole his 70th base of the season in a 5-1 loss to Houston, to become the first player this century with three consecutive 70-steal seasons. The fleet outfielder swiped 71 in 1978, 77 in 1979.
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1989 — New York’s Howard Johnson hit his 30th home run of the season in the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers and joined Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.
1995 — Jose Mesa of the Cleveland Indians picked up his 37th save in 37 opportunities to set a major league record, and the Indians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5.
2005 — The Kansas City Royals ended baseball’s longest losing streak in 17 years, defeating the Oakland Athletics 2-1 to end a club-record 19-game skid.
2014 — The San Francisco Giants became the first team since 1986 to win a protest. Rain caused a delay during an Aug. 19 game after the grounds crew couldn’t put the tarp down quickly, and the umpires deemed the field unplayable. The Cubs were declared the winners by a 2-0 score after 4 1/2 innings. MLB ruled to resume the rain-shortened game with the Cubs batting in the bottom of the fifth.
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1926 — Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The 6-0 victory was achieved in 1 hour, 7 minutes.
1930 — Chick Hafey of the St. Louis Cardinals hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in a 16-6 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies.
1931 — Babe Ruth hit his 600th home run as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7.
1947 — The first Little League World Series was at Williamsport, Pa. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport won the series.
1972 — Steve Carlton of Philadelphia had his 15-game winning streak snapped when Phil Niekro and the Atlanta Braves beat the Phillies 2-1 in 11 innings.
1975 — Pitching brothers Rick and Paul Reuschel of the Chicago Cubs combined to throw a 7-0 shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rick went 6 1-3 innings and Paul finished the shutout for the first ever by two brothers.
1982 — Milwaukee pitcher Rollie Fingers became the first player to achieve 300 career saves as the Brewers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2.
1986 — Spike Owens had four hits and became the first major league player in 40 years to score six runs in a game as the Boston Red Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 24-5 with a 24-hit attack.
2007 — Garret Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels drove in a team-record 10 runs in an 18-9 rout of the New York Yankees. Anderson hit a grand slam, a three-run homer, a two-run double and an RBI double to become the 12th player in major league history to have 10 RBIs in a game.
2007 — Arizona’s Mark Reynolds tied the major league record for consecutive strikeouts by a non-pitcher when he fanned in his ninth straight plate appearance in a 7-4 loss to Milwaukee. Reynolds struck out in his first two at-bats against Dave Bush to match the record. Bush hit Reynolds with a pitch in the sixth, ending the streak.
2011 — Johnny Damon lost a grand slam to a video review in the seventh inning, then hit a game-ending home run in the ninth that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays over the Seattle Mariners 8-7. Damon connected for a leadoff shot in the ninth on the first pitch from Dan Cortes. The Rays trailed 5-4 in the seventh when Damon launched a drive to right-center field. First ruled a home run, the umpires changed the call to a three-run double after a video review.
2015 — Mike Fiers pitched the second no-hitter in the major leagues in nine days, leading the Houston Astros to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Having never thrown a complete game in his five-year career, Fiers was dominant. He struck out 10 and walked three, retiring the final 21 batters. Fiers struck out Justin Turner on his 134th pitch to end it.
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1917 — Pittsburgh’s Carson Bigbee set a major league record — since tied — with 11 at-bats in a 22-inning game against Brooklyn. Pirate Elmer Jacobs pitched 16 2-3 innings in relief. The game was also the fourth consecutive extra-inning game by the Pirates for a total of 59 innings, a National League record.
1934 — Pitcher Wes Ferrell hit two home runs to give the Boston Red Sox a 3-2 triumph over the Chicago White Sox in 12 innings. Trailing 2-1, Ferrell hit a home run in the eighth inning to tie the score and with two out in the 12th, Ferrell connected again for the game-winner.
1961 — Roger Maris, en route to his 61-home run season, became the first player to hit his 50th homer in August. He connected off California pitcher Ken McBride in a 4-3 loss to the Angels.
1965 — In the third inning of a game against Los Angeles, pitcher Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants hit catcher John Roseboro of the Dodgers in the head with his bat. A 14-minute brawl ensued and Roseboro suffered cuts on the head. Marichal thought Roseboro threw too close to his head when returning the ball to Sandy Koufax.
1971 — The Oakland Athletics opened and closed the game with solo homers to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1. Boston pitcher Sonny Siebert gave up both, Bert Campaneris lead off the game and Reggie Jackson ended it with two out in the ninth inning.
1984 — New York Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden, at 19, fanned nine San Diego Padres to become the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters in one season.
1989 — Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan struck out 13, walked two and allowed only five hits in a 2-0 loss to Oakland. Ryan began the night needing six strikeouts and fanned Rickey Henderson swinging, leading off the fifth inning, for the record.
1999 — Mark McGwire became the first player to hit 50 homers in each of four consecutive seasons, hitting Nos. 49 and 50 in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets.
2007 — The Texas Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the ninth time a major league team scored 30 runs, the first since the Chicago Colts set the major league mark in a 36-7 rout of Louisville in a National League game on June 28, 1897.
2016 — Adrian Gonzalez hit three of the Dodgers’ seven homers — driving in a career-high eight runs — to lead Los Angeles to an 18-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
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1906 — On their way to the American League pennant, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 4-1 for their 19th straight victory.
1931 — Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics was beaten 1-0 by Dick Coffman of the St. Louis Browns, snapping a personal 16-game winning streak. A misjudged fly ball by outfielder Jim Moore led to the winning run.
1936 — In his first major-league start, 17-year-old Bob Feller struck out 15 Browns as the Cleveland Indians beat St. Louis 4-1. Feller gave up six hits and allowed four walks.
1952 — During a game against the Cardinals at the Polo Grounds, the Giants’ Bob Elliott complained and kicked dirt arguing over a called strike. Umpire Augie Donatelli ejected him from the game. Bobby Hoffman finished the at-bat by being called out on strikes and was also ejected by Donatelli for arguing the call.
1982 — Seattle pitcher Gaylord Perry was ejected in the seventh inning for allegedly throwing a spitball against the Red Sox. It was the first ejection for Perry, who was subsequently suspended for 10 days.
1989 — Rick Dempsey’s leadoff homer in the 22nd inning gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 victory against the Montreal Expos in the second-longest shutout in major league history.
1992 — There were no hits in Clearwater’s 1-0 victory over Winter Haven in the Class A Florida State League. In what appeared to be the first professional game in 40 years without a hit, Andy Carter and the Clearwater Phillies beat Scott Bakkum and the Winter Haven Red Sox. The only run scored in the seventh inning on a pair of walks and a pair of sacrifice bunts.
1998 — Barry Bonds became the first player in major league history to hit 400 home runs and steal 400 bases when he homered off Florida’s Kirt Ojala in the second inning of San Francisco’s game at Florida. Bonds, who hit his 26th homer of the season, had 438 steals.
2001 — Randy Johnson struck out 16 in seven innings to become the first pitcher to strike out 300 in four straight seasons, only to see his eight-game winning streak end as Kevin Young’s two-run homer led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 victory over Arizona.
2006 — The Kansas City Royals became the second team in major league history to have a 10-run first inning and not win the game. At Kauffman Stadium, the home team took a 10-1 lead, but were defeated by the Indians in 10 innings, 15-13.
2009 — Eric Bruntlett turned an unassisted triple play to finish Philadelphia’s wild 9-7 victory over the New York Mets.
2017 — Dodgers lefty Rich Hill lost his perfect game on an error in the ninth inning, then lost his no-hitter on a leadoff home run in the 10th by Josh Harrison that sent the Pittsburgh Pirates over Los Angeles 1-0. Jordy Mercer led off the ninth with a sharp grounder that smacked off third baseman Logan Forsythe’s glove for an error. Hill retired the next three batters. Hill returned for the 10th and Harrison sent his 99th pitch into the first row of seats in left field, just out of the reach of left fielder Curtis Granderson. Hill struck out 10 without a walk.
2017 — Zach Britton’s AL-record run of converting 60 straight save attempts ended, when the Baltimore closer blew a two-run lead and failed to get out of the ninth inning in a game the Orioles ultimately won 8-7 over Oakland in the 12th.
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Mike Norvell grew up following Florida State in the 1990s during the dynasty days when the Seminoles won a pair of national titles under Bobby Bowden.
Norvell suffered through first-year growing pains that many new coaches faced in 2020, impacted not just by COVID-19 but lost time with his team.
Still, Norvell’s energy can’t be denied, and he often speaks of “the climb.” He views a 3-6 record and the difficulties of 2020 — on and off the field — as lessons for the Seminoles as they attempt to climb the ladder in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
“There’s been a lot of change at Florida State over the last few years,” Norvell said. “To be able to be with my players, with our coaches, it provided an opportunity through each challenge to be an example of how you respond.”
Norvell can point to a few bright spots, notably a victory over North Carolina in October as well as a rout of Duke to finish the regular season. But the Seminoles were wildly inconsistent and dropped five ACC games by double figures, including a 42-point defeat at Miami that Norvell missed after he tested positive for the coronavirus. Florida State also had three ACC games canceled.
“There were things we had to adapt, adjust,” Norvell said. “We were able to do it together. I believe that really helped set the foundation and build the trust throughout our team of who we are, what we’re aspiring to do, where we’re aspiring to go.”
Norvell hit the transfer portal for players he hopes will be productive and bring leadership. The Seminoles landed former star UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton as well as offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons, defensive end Jermaine Johnson (Georgia), defensive lineman Keir Thomas and safety Jammie Robinson (South Carolina) and safety Jarques McClellion (Arkansas) among the 11 transfers.
Milton and Jordan Travis are the top contenders in the quarterback battle, while it’s likely the Seminoles could start a number of transfers to fill the gaps.
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Florida State allowed 29 sacks in nine games, forcing Travis to constantly throw on the run. The Seminoles landed Gibbons, who will likely line up at one of the guard spots. Devontay Love-Taylor started at guard and tackle in 2020 and may again play at both spots. The coaching staff is high on tackle Robert Scott, who started seven games as a true freshman, as well as center Maurice Smith.
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With those concerns in pass protection, Florida State will need to a solid ground game. The Seminoles took a step forward last fall, averaging 199.9 rushing yards per game as Travis’ mobility helped keep defenses off balance. Jashaun Corbin is a physical runner who is healthy again after suffering a torn hamstring in 2019 when he was at Texas A&M. Corbin’s toughness and the elusiveness of Lawrance Toafili give the Seminoles options to build drives.
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Florida State could feature a 4-2-5 base defense that uses all that transfer talent Norvell has accumulated the last two offseasons. Meiko Dotson had nine interceptions at Florida Atlantic in 2019 and could start at one corner, while McClellion is an option at safety and Robinson could play safety or nickel. Cornerbacks Travis Jay and Jarvis Brownlee are part of the defensive foundation.
SPECIAL STRENGTH
Florida State has made strides on special teams. Alex Mastromanno averaged 43.5 yards per punt, impressive for a true freshman from Australia who was just getting acclimated to American football. Ryan Fitzgerald and Parker Grothaus have been accurate in camp on field-goal attempts.
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Florida State will play five teams that are ranked in the AP Top 25’s preseason top 15, beginning with No. 9 Notre Dame on Sept. 5 in Tallahassee. The Seminoles will also play No. 3 Clemson, No. 10 North Carolina and No. 13 Florida on the road as well as a home game with No. 14 Miami. Florida State does play four of its first five games at home with a chance to build some momentum with its first three ACC games (Wake Forest, Louisville and Syracuse).
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1912 — Walter Johnson won his American League-record 15th straight game, downing Cleveland 4-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. Washington’s Carl Cashion pitched a six-inning no-hitter to give the Senators a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the second game, which was called to allow Cleveland to catch a train to Boston.
1938 — New York’s Lou Gehrig hit his 23rd and the final grand slam of his career and drove in six runs to lead the Yankees to an 11-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1945 — Tommy Brown, 17 years, 8 months, 14 days, of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest major league player to hit a home run when he connected in Ebbets Field against Preacher Roe of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1957 — Bob Keegan of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 6-0 no-hit victory over the Washington Senators in the second game of a doubleheader.
1958 — Detroit’s Jim Bunning pitched a no-hitter to lead the Tigers to a 3-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opening game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park.
1961 — The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-4 in the second game of a doubleheader to snap a 23-game losing streak, a modern record.
1965 — Milwaukee’s Eddie Mathews hit his 28th home run, and the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. With the homer, the duo of Mathews and Hank Aaron passed the Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig total of 772 home runs to become the top home-run tandem in major league history.
1974 — Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out 19 Tigers in a 1-0, 11-inning loss to Detroit. It was the third time this season that Ryan struck out 19 batters in a game.
1980 — Pittsburgh’s Omar Moreno stole his 70th base of the season in a 5-1 loss to Houston, to become the first player this century with three consecutive 70-steal seasons. The fleet outfielder swiped 71 in 1978, 77 in 1979.
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1989 — New York’s Howard Johnson hit his 30th home run of the season in the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers and joined Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.
1995 — Jose Mesa of the Cleveland Indians picked up his 37th save in 37 opportunities to set a major league record, and the Indians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5.
2005 — The Kansas City Royals ended baseball’s longest losing streak in 17 years, defeating the Oakland Athletics 2-1 to end a club-record 19-game skid.
2014 — The San Francisco Giants became the first team since 1986 to win a protest. Rain caused a delay during an Aug. 19 game after the grounds crew couldn’t put the tarp down quickly, and the umpires deemed the field unplayable. The Cubs were declared the winners by a 2-0 score after 4 1/2 innings. MLB ruled to resume the rain-shortened game with the Cubs batting in the bottom of the fifth.
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A Washington woman was arrested on multiple charges, including assault, after a fight started in a Safeway parking lot in Astoria, Oregon, over a car sticker.
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A Washington woman, Moe Darling Mcleod, 57, yelled at another woman who was filming her husband in the parking lot after he made “concerning comments” about her “Abolish ICE” car sticker on Aug. 8, Oregon police said. This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image. iStockphoto
An argument over a car sticker led to the arrest of a Washington woman in Oregon last week, police said.
Moe Darling Mcleod, 57, of Ilwaco was recorded in an Astoria Safeway parking lot yelling profanities before becoming physical with a woman after a dispute over her “Abolish ICE” car bumper sticker, according to police and the video.
The two-minute argument on Aug. 8 was recorded by the woman after Mcleod saw her filming Mcleod’s husband from across the parking lot, police said.
Astoria police said the woman began recording the man after he made “concerning comments’‘ about the sticker on her car. At the beginning of the video, he can be heard yelling a profanity from his vehicle in the parking lot.
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The woman continued to film the man to make sure he didn’t damage her car, police said.
“That’s my husband. He’s a Marine,” the woman identified as Mcleod said in the video. “He’s not going to touch your car.”
But the woman continued to record.
Mcleod then stepped toward her and told her to “get back” and that she’s harassing her husband, the video shows.
“Go in the store and stay the (expletive) away from my husband,” she said to the woman.
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The woman said she didn’t do anything, that they were “harassing” her.
In response, Mcleod turned around, said, “You started the harassment” and swung her arm at the woman’s phone, which fell to the ground, the video shows.
The two appeared to tussle.
A witness can be heard saying, “You slapped her first” to Mcleod, to which she said “I didn’t touch her.”
The woman who recorded the video made her way back to her car in tears. Police said she called 911.
Once officers arrived on the scene two minutes later, both women were interviewed about the incident.
Police later arrested Mcleod and charged her with assault, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
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A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks.
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The economy continues to grow in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states , according to a new monthly survey of bankers in the region, but some bankers in the region are worried that worsening drought could threaten their operations.
The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index dropped slightly in August to 65.3 from July’s 65.6. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 suggests a shrinking economy.
The survey showed nearly 16% of bankers believe that continuing drought conditions are the greatest threat to their banking operations over the next year. More than 40% of bank CEOs see low farm loan demand — due to strong farm finances, according to the report — as their bank’s greatest challenge over the next year.
Bankers were less optimistic about the economy over the next six months than the previous month, with August's confidence index dropping to 59.7 from July's 65.6.
“Rising COVID-19 infections, the turmoil in Afghanistan and negative views of current infrastructure bills before Congress damaged the economic outlook of bank CEOs," said Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey. “Only 9.4% of bankers support passage of the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill currently winding through Congress.”
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Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
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FILE - In this Saturday, April 17, 2021 file photo, Georgia wide receiver Adonai Mitchell catches a touchdown pass past defensive back Lewis Cine during Georgia's spring NCAA college football game in Athens, Ga. They are young men who are often household names before they've done anything to warrant such attention beyond dominant high school careers. Mitchell. made a splash with seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in Georgia's G-day spring game, and looked fast in the process(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) AP
Ga'Quincy McKinstry not only arrived at defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Alabama with a reputation as a lockdown cornerback, but also with a nickname: Kool-Aid.
It's even how he's listed on the Crimson Tide roster.
McKinstry is just one example of blue-chip high school standouts who arrived on campus — many last spring — with accolades and expectations to match.
Defensive end Jack Sawyer is at Ohio State and already tooling around Columbus in a loaded Chevy pickup he got as part of an endorsement deal from actor Mark Wahlberg's Chevrolet dealership.
And Sawyer, regarded as the top recruit in Ohio, hasn't played a snap in a live game in well over a year after sitting out last season because of the pandemic.
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Here are just some of the freshmen facing high expectations to watch in 2021:
GA'QUINCY McKINSTRY, CB, No. 1 ALABAMA
McKinstry may be too talented to keep off the field for a defense replacing first-round NFL draft pick Patrick Surtain II. “Kool-Aid” (he just struck an endorsement deal with the beverage maker ) is 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds and will likely compete for early playing time with no real experienced starting cornerback listed opposite of Josh Jobe. He also practiced with the Southeastern Conference champion basketball team some last season after enrolling early and planned to play both sports.
“He is what we thought he was, but I thought he was more physical.” defensive coordinator Pete Golding said. “I think with any freshmen that’s very talented — and Kool Aid is no exception — is still the same thing of the consistency.”
JACK SAWYER, DE, No. 4 OHIO STATE
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Rated by some as the top high school football player in the country, and that's even though he sat out his senior season in the Columbus suburb of Pickerington because of the pandemic. Committed to the Buckeyes during his sophomore season, Sawyer is a 6-foot-5 pass rusher who has added 30 pounds since arriving on campus, defensive line coach Larry Johnson said.
“Expectations are very high because he’s a local guy, but I think he still has to get on the field and play," Johnson said. “He hasn’t played football in almost a year and a half now, and spring football doesn’t really count.”
WILL SHIPLEY, RB, No. 3 CLEMSON
The 5-foot-11, 200-pound five star from Waddington, North Carolina, might already be the fastest guy on a team loaded with fast guys. He could eventually assume a role similar to that of Travis Etienne, the ACC player of the year in 2018 and 2019. Shipley has to climb because the Tigers have depth, but could move up quickly.
ADONAI MITCHELL, WR, No. 5 GEORGIA
He made a splash with seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in Georgia's spring game. With the Bulldogs facing questions at receiver, he could get a real shot early because some ahead of him on the depth chart are nursing injuries. LSU transfer Arik Gilbert, a former tight end, is not currently with the team.
TROY FRANKLIN, WR, No. 11 OREGON
Arrived in time for spring practice with the intention of changing the run-first culture for which the Ducks are known, and began making inroads on that quest right away. Had four catches for 93 yards in the spring game, and was cited by coach Mario Cristobal for looking like a veteran by the time fall camp opened. At 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, he appears to be in line for a starting spot on the outside on a team loaded with freshmen talent.
KOREY FOREMAN, DE, No. 15 USC
At 6-foot-4 and 265 pounds, he's known as a pass rusher first, but also woks well in the running game. The former California prep star can beat a defender with quickness or power. Will have much to learn at the college level, but could make an impact right away being used as a designated pass rusher whose primary role is to get to the QB.
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AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo in New York and AP Sports Writers John Zenor in Alabama, Mitch Stacy in Ohio, Pete Iacobelli in South Carolina and Charles Odum in Georgia contributed.
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ORANGE GROVE, Texas — The Orange Grove Bulldogs got a taste of a playoff run last year with a trip to the area round, but now they want to take it even further with one of if not the best quarterback in the Coastal Bend.
Junior QB Cutter Stewart is coming off a season where he threw for over 3,400 yards and 39 touchdowns. He was an invitee for the Elite 11 QB Camp and attended an Oklahoma State camp as well.
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Three Houston Democrats returned to Austin on Thursday, and House Speaker Dade Phelan announced a quorum has been reached.
AUSTIN, Texas — After nearly six weeks, the Texas House finally reached quorum during Thursday's special session. House Democrats had been staying away to block a GOP voting bill.
Democratic Reps. Garnet Coleman, Ana Hernandez and Armando Walle -- all from Houston -- returned to Austin as the House reached the necessary members present.
After returning, Rep. Coleman delivered the invocation. You can watch video of that in the window above.
At around 6:15 p.m., Speaker Dade Phelan made the announcement. Shortly after, the House adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday.
In a letter posted to Rep. Ana Hernandez's Twitter account, the three House Democrats mentioned COVID-19, the surge in cases and the need to protect Texas students as their reasons for returning.
"It's time to move past these partisan legislative calls, and to come together to help our state mitigate the effects of the current COVID-19 surge by allowing public health officials to do their jobs, provide critical resources for school districts to conduct virtual learning when necessary, while also ensuring schools are a safe place for in-person instruction and will not become a series of daily super-spreader events," part of their letter read.
According to the Texas Tribune, the House reached quorum with 99 members present instead of the necessary 100. The threshold was lowered by one after the retirement of Leo Pacheco (D-San Antonio) went into effect.
The second special legislative session began on Aug. 7 after no quorum was reached in the first one. During that first special session, House Democrats went to Washington D.C. to keep the election bill from moving forward.
Back in May, House Democrats tried to kill the bill when they walked out of the House chamber before the regular session deadline, preventing passage.
After that, Gov. Abbott called the first special session that began in July and led to the more than 50 Democrats leaving for D.C.
Republicans say the Texas voting bill would protect election integrity. Democrats say the bill is voter suppression.
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WHAT could possibly connect Blarney homeowners with a British Premier League Club? 2014 was momentous for both. It was the year Everton FC signed the outrageously talented Lukaku, heralding an upswing in the club’s fortunes, and it was also the year Everton-supporters Pat and Mairead O’Donovan extensively revamped their home.
Pat, a fervent fan of The Toffees, even took time to drive his wife to Passage West on a colour-tasting expedition, to see if he could convince her to paint their new-look home in his team’s colours.
Tweedmount, Blarney
“There was a blue house overlooking the water and he took me out to see if I approved,” says Mairead. Pat’s efforts paid off and their 246 sq m house in Tweedmount, 2.5km east of Blarney, was given a blue hue, albeit considerably more subdued than the vivid royal blue of that famous jersey.
It’s a striking home, and not just because of the use of strong colours, although when Pat and Mairead built it in 1996, the year they got married, it was a fairly standard dormer. The jewel in the crown was the magnificent three quarter acre site it sat on, gifted to them by Pat’s dad.
As time marched on and family numbers swelled, they decided to expand.
“Pat knew what he wanted, he can put his hand to anything. He drew the house, even coloured it (in blue, of course), and we took it to an architect,” Mairead says.
The architect, Andrew O’Brien, based in Rostellan, brought Pat’s plan to life, and Mairead says they essentially pulled the front of the house outwards, creating a much bigger footprint and opening it up to terrific views of rolling green hills, taking full advantage of its scenic rural surroundings.
Pulling the house outwards resulted in the creation of a stunning main living space, with an open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area contained in a large L-shape and a double height ceiling in the lounge.
The strong colours re-surface indoors — a glazed lemon splashback behind the cooker is a striking contrast to the navy kitchen units and navy base of the central island/breakfast bar and the teal of the classic wood panel wallpaper in the lounge area, where mosaic floor tiles pick up the blue hue.
The lemon of the splashback is picked up by a yellow leather corner chaise and by a patterned armchair in the lounge.
Patio doors take you from here to a large limestone patio outfront, with great space for both dining and lounging while looking out over a long, tiered, front garden and further on towards those hills, a view uninterrupted by a single house, and nothing to disturb the tranquility, save the faint hum of traffic from the N20.
Back indoors, through more patio doors into the main hallway, another strong colour pops up, this time purple, marking the only remaining section of what was once the outdoor wall of the original house. On one side of this purple pillar is the hallway; hidden behind it is a generous integrated fridge freezer, and to the left is the main living area.
The hallway is dominated by an open tread staircase, one of the contenders in a two-way contest for the title of most striking ground floor feature (the other is the open plan living space).
A glass side panel runs down the edge of the staircase, adding to a sense of light, airiness and grace, that is reinforced by a double height ceiling towards the top of the stairs, and a large apex window over the doorway.
The staircase was tailor made.
“Pat knew what he wanted, it was all steel, made by a steel company that does a lot of work for him,” Mairead says. They ended up placing wood on top of the steel to meet their bank’s mortgage requirements, but it’s still visible, painted also in that vibrant purple.
Under the staircase is a large bedroom. “It was my old sitting room,” Mairead says and in fact the chimney breast is concealed behind wardrobes “but could easily be reinstated if the wardrobes were removed”. It’s a spacious south-facing double, with patio doors to the garden (there are three sets of patio doors in all).
Back out in the hallway and under an arch, there are two more ground floor bedrooms and a family bathroom with roll top bath on claw foot legs, with some feature tiles and a corner shower.
Overhead, there are four more bedrooms, (seven in total) all extremely generous, some with Velux windows. The main bedroom is de-luxe. A lavish ensuite comes with a free standing feature bath and large shower cubicle with tinted glass. There’s also a spacious dressing area with fitted wardrobes and mirrors on two sides. Behind the dressing area is the bedroom itself, which, along with the main living area, is Mairead’s favourite room, thanks to the lovely south-facing views.
An eye-catching feature of upstairs is the family bathroom where street art becomes home decor, adding a unique, urban feel. It’s not done by spray cans — it’s fun tiling.
Bathroom tiling
The O’Donovan home in Tweedmount is a house unafraid to celebrate pattern and colour (and Everton!) . It’s also a home that celebrates family and the main reason Mairead’s favourite spot is the open plan living area is because it’s always populated by family members — whether sitting at the breakfast bar in the kitchen or cosying up on the huge couch in the lounge or sitting together at the dining table.
“People ask us ‘How are ye so close?” and I suppose it’s helped by the fact that we all sit around in that open plan room and it’s just great,” she says.
They can all sit outside as well, especially when the weather is clement, to make maximum use of their patio for barbequing and entertaining.
If all that indoor and outdoor living space is still not enough for a prospective buyer, take heart: There’s also a separate granny flat.
Tucked away, unobtrusively, to the rear of the house, it started out as a playroom, separate from the main accommodation, with room for a pool table, couches and a telly.
As time went by, Mairead decided to use it for her beautician business and she increased the size of the flat, adding another room. Later on, with children studying for exams, she put aside her work as a beautician to support them and now the granny flat is fully fledged, providing separate living accommodation for a family relation.
Architect-designed, it’s an usual building, incorporating a North Light roof system, a sawtooth roof where the glazing rises in folds. Selling agent Will Lyons of ERA Downey McCarthy says it was very popular in industrial buildings in the past, as it’s a clever way of allowing in maximum light. The granny flat is filled with natural light and includes what was the original playroom area, as well as a kitchen/living room, a bedroom and a shower room. It measures 36 sq m, which is in addition to the 246 sq m in the main house.
There’s a whole lot of home at Tweedmount which carries an AMV of €625,000. At a time when many are working from home, Mr Lyons says the granny flat could be ideal as an out-of-home-while-still-at-home office, or it could be used as Mairead used it, to run a business.
In fact it’s the option to run the family business from home that has prompted the O’Donovans’ to sell up. Mairead explains that Pat’s dad, the founder of Dairypower Equipment, experts in slurry management, had previously run the business from behind his home, as he had enough space to do so. Now Pat is looking to do likewise but needs more land. They have found what they are looking for in Rathcormac.
It means leaving behind their modern, quality home of 25 years, with its air-to-water heating system, its two access points from the public road (the N20 Cork/Limerick road is reached in minutes), its external wrap insulation, its large utility room, its unbeatable space and countryside views.
Their move opens the way for a family looking to trade up to a home near Cork city (just 7km), with a rural feel and plenty of room for free range living.
So what colour will their next home be? Two-tone blue like the recently unveiled Everton hummel home kit? “It’s white at the moment,” Mairead says. That could change, if Pat gets his way.
VERDICT: Quality living in a quality home, rural, yet just 10 minutes by car to Cork city.
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LAS VEGAS — In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno, in an order issued Wednesday, found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on “racist, nativist roots” and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
“Anybody who works in federal courts knows the statute,” Franny Forsman, retired longtime chief of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Nevada, said Thursday. “There really are a large number of cases that have been brought over the years under that section. They’re mostly public defender cases.”
Section 1326 of the Immigration and Nationality Act makes it a crime for a person to enter the U.S. if they have been denied admission, deported or removed. It was enacted in 1952 using language from the Undesirable Aliens Act passed by Congress in 1929. Penalties were stiffened five times between 1988 and 1996 to increase its deterrent value.
Forsman said she expected the government will appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
But Julian Castro, secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration, tweeted that he doubted the Justice Department would want to defend a law with “an incredibly racist history.”
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Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou and an aide did not immediately respond to messages about the ruling.
Forsman called Du’s order groundbreaking for its thoroughness. Du, a Vietnamese immigrant, was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama and sworn in in 2012.
“I think it will have implications because it’s going to be difficult to get around her reasoning,” Forsman said of the court order. “It’s a little hard to get around a statute that was called the ‘Wetback Act’ by the people enacting it.” The derogatory term often refers to Mexican migrants who have entered the country illegally, but it’s also used to disparage all Hispanics.
Du said she considered written and oral arguments and expert testimony about the legislative history of the law from professors Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien of San Diego State University and Kelly Lytle Hernández of the University of California, Los Angeles.
“Importantly, the government does not dispute that Section 1326 bears more heavily on Mexican and Latinx individuals,” the judge said in her 43-page order dismissing the June 2020 criminal indictment of Gustavo Carrillo-Lopez.
Carrillo-Lopez was arrested in Nevada in 2019 after having been deported in 1999 and again in 2012, according to prosecutors. His federal public defender, Lauren Gorman in Reno, did not immediately respond Thursday to an email.
The judge said she saw no publicly available data about the national origin of people prosecuted under Section 1326, but cited U.S. Border Patrol statistics showing that more than 97% of people apprehended at the border in 2000 were of Mexican decent, 86% in 2005, and 87% in 2010.
“The government argues that the stated impact is ‘a product of geography, not discrimination,’ and that the statistics are rather a feature of Mexico’s proximity to the United States, the history of Mexican employment patterns and the socio-political and economic factors that drive migration,” Du wrote. “The court is not persuaded.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during a heated argument in 2015.
Elder, widely seen as the leader in the Republican field running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in next month’s recall election, issued a statement saying “I have never brandished a gun at anyone.” Elder, who is seeking to become California’s first Black governor, noted that he grew up in South Los Angeles, an area with high violent crime.
“I know exactly how destructive this type of behavior is,” he said.
Alexandra Datig’s accusation, first reported by Politico, comes with less than four weeks until the Sept. 14 election and at a time when mail-in ballots already have arrived at voters’ homes. Elder said he intended to “stay focused on the issues” that inspired the recall drive by Republicans upset with Newsom’s progressive policies and handling of the pandemic.
Datig, 51 and a longtime Los Angeles resident, said she worked on Elder’s show and they lived together during their 18-month romantic relationship from 2013 to 2015,. A letter and other records provided by Datig to The Associated Press – including an April 6, 2015, email in which she wrote about the collapse of their engagement — sketched a portrait of an emotionally abusive relationship in which Elder routinely was using medicinal marijuana to excess.
Datig claims Elder was high during the 2015 argument and went to a cabinet where he kept his gun “and made sure it was in my view.”
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“He did not point it at me, but he wanted to make sure that I knew that he was checking” to see it was loaded, she told the AP.
Threatening another person with a firearm could be a criminal offense but Datig said she never reported it to police.
Elder did not specifically address that claim about cannabis use in questions submitted to his campaign by AP. His statement in response to Datig’s claims of abuse referred broadly to “salacious allegations.”
“People do not get into public life precisely because of this type of politics of personal destruction. I am not going to dignify this with a response — it’s beneath me,” Elder wrote. A short time later he tweeted: “They’re coming at me with every dirty trick because they know what’s coming on September 14.”
Datig supports one of Elder’s Republican rivals, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Earlier this week Faulconer began targeting Elder for criticism and specifically questioning his attitudes about women, noting among other things that Elder had written that employers should be able to ask women if and when they plan to get pregnant.
“Larry Elder doesn’t have the judgment or character to lead our state,” Faulconer said in response to Datig’s allegations.
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Another Republican in the race, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, said in a statement that he found Datig’s claims disturbing.
“I believe that any woman who comes forward deserves to be heard, and Ms. Datig’s deeply troubling account should be treated with the utmost seriousness. Mr. Elder should be given every opportunity to respond,” he said.
Elder entered the race in July and Datig said she waited until now to come forward because she initially didn’t think he would be competitive.
“I didn’t take it seriously but when Larry started to trend and become the frontrunner, I became extremely concerned,” she said.
The documents provided by Datig described months of emotional distress from the unraveling romantic and business relationship. “I feel trapped and afraid,” she wrote in the mail.
Datig also provided the AP with a copy of a confidentiality agreement she signed in 2014 barring her from speaking about the “personal and business affairs” of Elder and his business, Laurence A. Elder & Associates, Inc. She said she was breaking it to go public with her accusations.
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A March 31, 2015, letter from her attorney to Elder asked for $6,000 in monthly support for Datig for one year, to cover expenses including rent, car and health care costs. She also asked for $195,000 for public relations, marketing and other services she said she provided for his show.
The two ultimately signed an agreement on April 13, 2015, for Elder to pay Datig $20,000 and cover the cost of her $5,000 legal retainer and $185 to dry clean her wedding dress. Elder agreed he and his assistant would sign a nondisclosure agreement regarding anything to do with Datig, that he would write her a letter of recommendation for her work product, and that they two would “halt mutual insults.”
Datig refers to herself as a sex trafficking survivor and has publicly disclosed working for so-called former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, who was convicted in the mid-1990s of running a high-priced call-girl ring, a conviction that was later overturned. Fleiss was later sentenced to federal prison for cheating on her taxes and laundering call-girl profits. In a 2013 interview with KCAL-TV, Datig described becoming an informant on Fleiss.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts says he’s feeling “really, really good” and is eager to return soon to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup from a stint on the injured list with right hip inflammation.
The All-Star outfielder has been on the IL since Aug. 8. He was diagnosed with a bone spur in his hip and recently received a second cortisone injection.
“It’s the first time I’ve felt normal in a long time,” Betts said Thursday after a workout on the field before the Dodgers hosted the New York Mets. “There’s no pain at all. Hopefully, I can stay on this path.”
Betts said his hip had been bothering him since the start of spring training in February. He described the pain as being so intense that it “locked me up pretty good.”
“I hope it just can get through the season and let it heal and not have to worry about it anymore,” he said.
Manager Dave Roberts said Betts could potentially return as early as next week. The Dodgers visit NL West rival San Diego for a three-game series starting Tuesday and return home next Friday to host Colorado. Roberts said Betts would decide whether or not he needs a rehab assignment first.
“Maybe just a couple at-bats and we’ll go from there,” Betts said. “I would like to at least get hot, then cool off, then get hot and get back running around just to make sure. I don’t want to go out there and have to come out of the game.”
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The Seattle Times is expanding its local coverage with three reporting positions funded by Microsoft Philanthropies. A $1 million grant from the organization will fund the positions for three years.
Veteran Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is covering pandemic-era economic recovery, with a focus on downtown Seattle, neighborhood and suburban business districts, and the intersection with local governments.
Longtime city hall reporter Daniel Beekman is covering city, regional and state politics with a focus on how geographic and cultural communities are affected.
The third position, soon to be hired, is for a graphics reporter who will focus on presenting news and trends in engaging visual formats.
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For myriad reasons — an unmasked dinner party, a stuffy nose, a trip abroad that requires a negative test — more people are seeking COVID-19 tests across the Seattle area.
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Alexander Silver had been tested twice for COVID-19 — once when he came down with the flu and another time before seeing relatives at Thanksgiving — and thought he was in the clear after being vaccinated against the virus.
Then a friend with whom he had close contact got a COVID-19 test for her job. While she didn’t have any symptoms, she tested positive. That meant Silver, 20, a University of Washington student, needed a test, too.
For myriad reasons — an unmasked dinner party, a stuffy nose, a trip abroad that requires a negative test — more people are seeking COVID tests. The new demand has led to long lines at some facilities and forced some test-takers to make appointments days in advance, hearkening back to previous COVID-19 waves before widespread vaccinations.
“It’s absolutely crazy right now,” said Dr. Ann Jarris of Discovery Health MD, which does rapid, same-day and next-day testing for international travelers and corporate clients in the Seattle area. “By the end of July, we were in trouble.”
The recent emergence of the delta variant, the most dominant coronavirus strain in Washington, has fueled the increase. Some, like Silver, are worrying anew about being exposed to the coronavirus. He went to a UW testing site and tested negative.
The delta variant, Silver said, has “changed the game.”
The rise comes amid an increase in travel, more employers and businesses requiring negative tests, and a swell of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, largely among unvaccinated people. Doctors this week said hospitalizations from COVID-19 are the highest they’ve ever been.
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“We are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across all regions of the state, and that increased activity of the virus is also leading to higher demand for testing in pretty much every region,” said Frank Ameduri of the Washington State Department of Health.
Volume at testing sites throughout King County has increased by 20% to 50% in the past month, according to Public Health – Seattle & King County, with numbers similar to last winter. This includes sites not operated by the health department, such as the UW Medicine-run site on Aurora Avenue, where this week cars lined up for blocks.
From Aug. 1 to Wednesday, the UW Medicine’s Virology Laboratory has processed 120,226 tests, an 8% increase from all of July and an increase of 51% from June, according to UW spokeswoman Susan Gregg.
Volume ebbs and flows, so one location may have a long wait while another goes hours without collecting any samples. Staffing levels also fluctuate, and some sites have grappled with July-level staffing that can’t quite keep up with August-level demand.
That can mean longer wait times; Public Health said its waits are running around 15 minutes to more than an hour. But turnaround time for results remain about the same as before, with an estimate between 24 to 72 hours. Most people, however, receive their results in fewer than 24 hours, according to the health department.
The Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network has sent out twice the usual number of its home-based test kits, which are used to track the spread of COVID-19 in the region, said Dr. Lea Starita, the network’s principal investigator. Meanwhile, the number of hits to the network’s website from King County residents has doubled.
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Curative, a company that operates no-cost testing kiosks throughout Seattle, has seen record numbers this month, according to spokesperson Pasquale Gianni. From Aug. 9 to Aug. 13, Curative completed 5,382 tests across seven sites, an increase of 1,432 tests from the previous week.
Until August, Curative hadn’t met its daily record, set in January, of 1,109 tests. The company has surpassed that number four out of the most recent seven days it’s been open, Gianni said.
“Demand now is as high, if not higher, than when we introduced our testing to the state,” he said.
Low-volume sites are also feeling the crunch. International Community Health Services, which has testing once a week at two sites in Shoreline and Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, had 46 tests this week, four times its numbers in June, said Braden Hirasawa, director of clinic operations.
“It had us scramble to find additional resources to staff it,” he said.
Discovery Health, which has testing sites in Seattle, Bellevue and near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, has had to limit appointments for tests, which range from $150 to $246, depending on the type. Hawaii travel used to be the big driver, Jarris said, but it’s now shifted to tests for people traveling to Canada and Japan.
After a quiet few months, the August rush caught them off guard, Jarris said. But they’ve kept up with demand.
“It’s been a year of wheeling and dealing,” she said. “We’ve managed to meet the needs.”
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It was "Turnover Thursday" at Seahawks practice, and the defense celebrated accordingly, capping the day with a pick.
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RENTON — Any NFL training camp practice is inevitably a battle of back and forth between the offense and defense.
But Thursday’s Seahawks practice at the VMAC — the 15th of camp — might have the most “one good play by the offense followed by one good play by the defense’’ of any so far.
The Seahawks were not in full pads — helmets and jerseys with sweats/shorts the order of the day — and there was lots of situational work, specifically the two-minute drill.
And maybe that helped contribute to the give and take.
Offensive highlights included a 49-yard TD by DK Metcalf when he took a screen pass from Russell Wilson and outraced the defense down the sideline; a Sean Mannion TD on a fade route to Travis Toivonen, a free agent who has pretty consistently made plays of late; and a Wilson TD on a slant route to John Ursua in a red zone drill that compelled both Wilson and Pete Carroll to race over and offer Ursua some congrats.
But for every offensive highlight there was one by the defense — a breakup by Jamal Adams of a pass to Metcalf over the middle thrown by Wilson; a breakup by rookie Tre Brown of a pass to Metcalf; and a breakup by Ugo Amadi of a pass to Ursua thrown by Wilson.
Finally, on what turned out to be the last play of the day, Amadi — playing nickel — snatched a short pass thrown by Wilson intended for Metcalf to give the defense the last laugh.
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“Turnover Thursday,’’ teammate Ryan Neal said later of what was the theme for the practice. “That’s the way to finish.’’
Amadi has been running with the starting nickel at defense with Marquise Blair resting a sore knee, and he has used the time to make clear that he deserves to keep playing in some capacity.
Here’s more of what we saw Thursday:
Receiver battle heating up
The Seahawks’ receiver corps Thursday was as fleshed out as it has been in a while with second-round pick Dee Eskridge seeing his most work yet in team drills and Tyler Lockett, who has been resting a sore groin for the past week or so, also getting back into some team drills.
That left Penny Hart (ankle) as the only receiver watching from the sidelines.
Lockett was still limited, so the usual three receivers in the starting lineup were Metcalf, Freddie Swain and Cody Thompson, who has been with the team since 2019 and appears to be making a legit run at a roster spot depending on how many receivers the Seahawks keep.
Usually working with the second unit were Eskridge, Aaron Fuller and Ursua. It was a particularly good day for Ursua, who had a touchdown from Wilson in a red-zone session and at least two other catches. But as noted, Toivonen also had a TD, as did Cade Johnson on a fourth-and-one pass from Alex McGough. And Eskridge had a couple of receptions as he catches up after missing the first three weeks of camp with a toe issue.
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The next 10 days or so will be telling in how the receiver corps shakes out.
Jamarco Jones back to fill out line
Jamarco Jones, who sat out Wednesday’s practice, was back Thursday and appeared to get most of the work in team drills at left tackle with the No. 1 offense, with rookie Stone Forsythe also getting some reps.
With Jones back — he was out last week with back spasms — the No. 1 line, from left to right, typically consisted of Jones, Damien Lewis, Kyle Fuller, Gabe Jackson and Brandon Shell.
When healthy, Jones has typically been the fill-in at LT with Duane Brown continuing his “hold in’’ and Cedric Ogbuehi remaining out with a biceps injury. Fuller continues to work as the starting center with Ethan Pocic (hamstring) remaining out.
And if the Seahawks decide to let the starters play some Saturday night against Denver, that could well be the offensive line to begin the game.
Would that be enough to let the Seahawks also let Wilson get a series or two Saturday?
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The different format to the preseason this year — three games instead of four — appears to have teams rethinking how and when they play their starters. But the hunch here is that coach Pete Carroll will want to get the starters some work over the next two weeks.
The typical No. 2 OL Thursday, left to right, was Forsythe, Jordan Simmons, Brad Lundblade, Phil Haynes and Jake Curhan.
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Here are some more personnel notes:
— Speaking of Brown, he was not visible on the field at any time for the second straight day. Brown has not practiced all of camp but usually takes to the field to watch from the sidelines at some point.
— Tight end Gerald Everett sat out most of practice after something happened early on that had him being attended to by trainer, working on something in the leg area. He watched the rest from the sidelines.
— Tight end Tyler Mabry (foot) remains out, so if Everett is sidelined for any length of time, Seattle’s depth will be exceedingly thin with Colby Parkinson also sidelined with a foot injury. Once Everett went out Thursday, the only other healthy tight ends after Will Dissly were Dom Wood-Anderson and Cam Sutton, each free agents who initially entered the league as UDFAs.
— D.J. Reed also remains out with a groin injury with Tre Flowers continuing to get the primary work with the starters at right cornerback. However, Damarious Randall has been back the past two days and also got some work with the starters.
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— QB Geno Smith, who was not visible on the field the past two days while dealing with a concussion suffered against the Raiders, was on the field but did not take part, wearing a hat and sunglasses.
— For the second straight day, Rashaad Penny got significant work at running back and is expected to play Saturday night.
— DT Al Woods, who is having a nice camp, had a sack of Wilson on a third-down play.
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A member of Afghanistan’s national youth soccer team was among the people who were killed as they tried desperately to cling to a U.S. military plane evacuating people from Kabul, the country’s official sports federation said Thursday.
His name was Zaki Anwari, and he was 17.
On Monday, a crowd of Afghans surged onto the tarmac of the international airport in the frantic scramble to escape a country newly overrun by the Taliban. In a scene that shocked the world, and in just one wrenching moment encapsulated the chaos of America’s exit from Afghanistan, some of them chased aircraft carrying Americans and tried to climb onto their sides, wings and wheels.
The young soccer player was among them, the federation said.
“Anwari was one of hundreds of young people who wanted to leave the country and, in an incident, fell off an American military plane and died,” the group said in a statement on Facebook.
The sports community of Afghanistan was in grief, the statement said. It wished Zaki a place in heaven and offered a prayer that God grant his family, friends and teammates peace and patience as they mourn.
The federation posted photos of Zaki wearing his team’s red jersey — he was No. 10 — and standing on a soccer field. Another photo showed him in a suit and tie. Beside them were photos of an airborne U.S. military plane with what appeared to be a falling body and a single red rose.
Video taken Monday showed at least two bodies dropping to the ground from an airplane shortly after it took off. The Pentagon confirmed that two people had died falling from the plane, and body parts were discovered in the landing gear of the aircraft after it landed in Qatar.
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In a telephone interview Thursday from Kabul, Aref Peyman, the head of media relations for the sports federation and for Afghanistan’s Olympic Committee, confirmed Zaki’s death.
Peyman said Zaki came from a low-income family in Kabul and had worked very hard to achieve his dream of being on the national soccer team while also attending school.
“He was kind and patient, but like so many of our young people he saw the arrival of the Taliban as the end of his dreams and sports opportunities,” Peyman said. “He had no hope and wanted a better life.”
Many Afghans took to social media to voice shock and anger.
“Shame on the Taliban,” wrote Marzieh Zal on the federation’s Facebook page.
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“Rest in peace dear Zaki, I cannot believe you are not with us anymore,” wrote Mohammad Sharif Ahmadi in another post.
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan to Taliban control set off panic among many Afghans, including athletes, who feared a return of extremist religious rule would bring about the end of their careers and other opportunities.
One Olympic athlete, sprinter Kamia Yousufi, 25, who carried Afghanistan’s flag at the Olympic opening ceremony in Tokyo, has since fled to Iran, media reports said. Peyman confirmed those reports.
President Joe Biden has come under sharp criticism for how the U.S. military has withdrawn from Afghanistan after a 20-year occupation. Biden has defended his handling of the exit. In an ABC News interview, he was also asked about the people who died clinging onto the plane and dismissed the question.
“That was four days ago, five days ago,” he said.
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Alaska Wildlife Troopers have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former state official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago and turned it over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law, an official said Thursday.
Kelly Tshibaka, a former commissioner in the state Department of Administration and a Republican candidate for Senate, received the license during an event on the Kenai River in 2019.
Records show she received the permit in August 2019, eight months after she moved to Alaska to take the commissioner’s job, the Anchorage Daily News has reported. To obtain a resident fishing license, state law says the person must have lived in the state for 12 consecutive months before applying for a license.
Tshibaka signed the license application, acknowledging she had read the rules for residency. She also indicated on the license that she was a resident for 15 years, 8 months.
A person could be fined up to $300 for knowingly violating the law on fishing licenses, a misdemeanor.
“After a thorough investigation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers into the media reports regarding Mrs. Tshibaka the investigation has been completed and will now be reviewed by the Alaska Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions,” Department of Public Safety spokesperson Austin McDaniel said in an email to The Associated Press.
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When asked if it were unusual to involve the special office, he said in a follow-up email that law enforcement regularly works with prosecutors when building cases.
“Due to the circumstances involved with this investigation, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers requested an independent review of the case by the legal experts at the Alaska Department of Law,” McDaniel said.
Tim Murtaugh, a senior adviser to Tshibaka’s campaign, said she attended the 2019 Kenai River Classic in her capacity as commissioner.
He said her confirmation hearings were public and it was well-known she had just returned to the state.
“The event organizers asked if she had a current fishing license, and when she said she didn’t, they issued her one,” Murtaugh said in an email to the AP.
“The form was filled in for a license that expired after one day, going from August 22nd to the 23rd, which is only available to non-residents. This shows clear intent to purchase a non-resident license, not a resident license,” he said.
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Tshibaka announced her resignation from the state on March 29, the same day she said she would challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Murkowski, who was critical of former President Donald Trump, was censured by the Alaska Republican Party, which later endorsed Tshibaka in the race. Trump also has endorsed Tshibaka.
Murkowski has not announced whether she will seek reelection next year. However, last month Kevin Sweeney, a consultant to Murkowski’s campaign, said she had raised about $1.15 million in the second quarter of this year and had $2.3 million on hand.
That, Sweeney said, “strongly positions” Murkowski for a reelection bid.
Murkowski on Monday declined to discuss reelection plans.
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Associated Press journalist Becky Bohrer in Juneau contributed to this report.
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LAS VEGAS — In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno, in an order issued Wednesday, found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on “racist, nativist roots” and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
“Anybody who works in federal courts knows the statute,” Franny Forsman, retired longtime chief of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Nevada, said Thursday. “There really are a large number of cases that have been brought over the years under that section. They’re mostly public defender cases.”
Section 1326 of the Immigration and Nationality Act makes it a crime for a person to enter the U.S. if they have been denied admission, deported or removed. It was enacted in 1952 using language from the Undesirable Aliens Act passed by Congress in 1929. Penalties were stiffened five times between 1988 and 1996 to increase its deterrent value.
Forsman said she expected the government will appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
But Julian Castro, secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration, tweeted that he doubted the Justice Department would want to defend a law with “an incredibly racist history.”
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Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou and an aide did not immediately respond to messages about the ruling.
Forsman called Du’s order groundbreaking for its thoroughness. Du, a Vietnamese immigrant, was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama and sworn in in 2012.
“I think it will have implications because it’s going to be difficult to get around her reasoning,” Forsman said of the court order. “It’s a little hard to get around a statute that was called the ‘Wetback Act’ by the people enacting it.” The derogatory term often refers to Mexican migrants who have entered the country illegally, but it’s also used to disparage all Hispanics.
Du said she considered written and oral arguments and expert testimony about the legislative history of the law from professors Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien of San Diego State University and Kelly Lytle Hernández of the University of California, Los Angeles.
“Importantly, the government does not dispute that Section 1326 bears more heavily on Mexican and Latinx individuals,” the judge said in her 43-page order dismissing the June 2020 criminal indictment of Gustavo Carrillo-Lopez.
Carrillo-Lopez was arrested in Nevada in 2019 after having been deported in 1999 and again in 2012, according to prosecutors. His federal public defender, Lauren Gorman in Reno, did not immediately respond Thursday to an email.
The judge said she saw no publicly available data about the national origin of people prosecuted under Section 1326, but cited U.S. Border Patrol statistics showing that more than 97% of people apprehended at the border in 2000 were of Mexican decent, 86% in 2005, and 87% in 2010.
“The government argues that the stated impact is ‘a product of geography, not discrimination,’ and that the statistics are rather a feature of Mexico’s proximity to the United States, the history of Mexican employment patterns and the socio-political and economic factors that drive migration,” Du wrote. “The court is not persuaded.”
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent, a judge ruled Thursday.
Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein declined to dismiss the child negligence charges against former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Peterson, 58, had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors have said that Peterson failed to come to the rescue as Cruz was making his way through the school’s hallways. The law that Peterson is accused of breaking specifically applies to caregivers, but defense attorneys argued during a hearing Wednesday that a law enforcement officer doesn’t fit the legal definition of a caregiver.
Prosecutors are arguing that school resources officers are inherently different from other law enforcement officers and should be considered caregivers.
Fein ruled that a jury can decide whether a school resource officer should be considered a caregiver and noted that a jury instruction will be included to that effect.
Cruz faces the death penalty if convicted in the Valentine’s Day 2018 massacre in which 17 people were slain and 17 others were wounded. Cruz’s lawyers have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors are insisting that his fate be decided by a jury trial.
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A member of Afghanistan’s national youth soccer team was among the people who were killed as they tried desperately to cling to a U.S. military plane evacuating people from Kabul, the country’s official sports federation said Thursday.
His name was Zaki Anwari, and he was 17.
On Monday, a crowd of Afghans surged onto the tarmac of the international airport in the frantic scramble to escape a country newly overrun by the Taliban. In a scene that shocked the world, and in just one wrenching moment encapsulated the chaos of America’s exit from Afghanistan, some of them chased aircraft carrying Americans and tried to climb onto their sides, wings and wheels.
The young soccer player was among them, the federation said.
“Anwari was one of hundreds of young people who wanted to leave the country and, in an incident, fell off an American military plane and died,” the group said in a statement on Facebook.
The sports community of Afghanistan was in grief, the statement said. It wished Zaki a place in heaven and offered a prayer that God grant his family, friends and teammates peace and patience as they mourn.
The federation posted photos of Zaki wearing his team’s red jersey — he was No. 10 — and standing on a soccer field. Another photo showed him in a suit and tie. Beside them were photos of an airborne U.S. military plane with what appeared to be a falling body and a single red rose.
Video taken Monday showed at least two bodies dropping to the ground from an airplane shortly after it took off. The Pentagon confirmed that two people had died falling from the plane, and body parts were discovered in the landing gear of the aircraft after it landed in Qatar.
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In a telephone interview Thursday from Kabul, Aref Peyman, the head of media relations for the sports federation and for Afghanistan’s Olympic Committee, confirmed Zaki’s death.
Peyman said Zaki came from a low-income family in Kabul and had worked very hard to achieve his dream of being on the national soccer team while also attending school.
“He was kind and patient, but like so many of our young people he saw the arrival of the Taliban as the end of his dreams and sports opportunities,” Peyman said. “He had no hope and wanted a better life.”
Many Afghans took to social media to voice shock and anger.
“Shame on the Taliban,” wrote Marzieh Zal on the federation’s Facebook page.
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“Rest in peace dear Zaki, I cannot believe you are not with us anymore,” wrote Mohammad Sharif Ahmadi in another post.
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan to Taliban control set off panic among many Afghans, including athletes, who feared a return of extremist religious rule would bring about the end of their careers and other opportunities.
One Olympic athlete, sprinter Kamia Yousufi, 25, who carried Afghanistan’s flag at the Olympic opening ceremony in Tokyo, has since fled to Iran, media reports said. Peyman confirmed those reports.
President Joe Biden has come under sharp criticism for how the U.S. military has withdrawn from Afghanistan after a 20-year occupation. Biden has defended his handling of the exit. In an ABC News interview, he was also asked about the people who died clinging onto the plane and dismissed the question.
“That was four days ago, five days ago,” he said.
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More than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards have been confiscated at cargo freight facilities at the Anchorage, Alaska, airport as they were being shipped from China, officials said.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards have been confiscated at cargo freight facilities at the Anchorage airport as they were being shipped from China, officials said Thursday.
Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the cards in the past week as they arrived in small packages, said Jaime Ruiz, an agency spokesperson.
There were between 135 and 150 packages found in Anchorage, all sent by the same person in China, Ruiz said. The packages contained small amounts of the fake cards, about 20 or 25 each.
The cards confiscated in Anchorage closely resemble the authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certificates given out by health care workers when U.S. citizens receive their vaccinations, the agency said. However, this shipment had cards that exhibited low-quality printing.
The seizure comes as a cottage industry for counterfeit cards has sprung up online to accommodate people who say they won’t get vaccinated for either personal or religious reasons.
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Another 3,600 fake cards were found recently at cargo facilities in Memphis, Tennessee, Ruiz said.
The Federal Aviation Administration ranked Memphis and Anchorage among the busiest cargo airports in the U.S. in 2020.
“Getting these fraudulent cards off the streets and out of the hands of those who would then sell them is important for the safety of the American public,” Lance Robinson, the agency’s director in Anchorage, said in a statement.
Other federal agencies are investigating the shipments.
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The Shohei Ohtani road show heads to Cleveland after the two-way superstar thrilled opposing crowds in Detroit
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WHAT WILL SHOHEI DO NEXT?
The Shohei Ohtani road show heads to Cleveland after the two-way superstar thrilled opposing crowds in Detroit.
Ohtani’s Los Angeles Angels — whose playoff chances are slim at one game over .500 — will play two games at the Indians’ home ballpark before both teams head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the Little League Classic on Sunday night.
After that, LA travels to Baltimore for a three-game series against the major league-worst Orioles that’s expected to include Ohtani’s next mound start — perhaps a rare opportunity for Baltimore fans to feel some buzz.
Against Detroit, Ohtani had his longest mound start of the season, winning his fourth consecutive start with an eight-inning performance on Wednesday night. He also hit a towering, 430-foot homer — his major league-leading 40th of the season — that Tigers fans waiting for Miguel Cabrera to hit No. 500 couldn’t help but admire.
Ohtani followed it up with a 2-for-3 day as the Angels rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Tigers on Thursday.
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OPTIMISM IN HOUSTON
Astros manager Dusty Baker has reasons to feel good about his AL West-leading club even after an uninspired seven-game trip.
Houston went 3-4 on the road against the Angels and Royals and begins a weeklong homestand on Friday by hosting division rival Seattle. The Astros lead Oakland by 2 1/2 games, which hasn’t escaped Baker’s notice.
“I’ve been scoreboard watching every day,” Baker said. “Scoreboard watching is something I do between innings when I’m not thinking about what to do. We’re just looking forward to the finish line. We have a ways to go, and we haven’t played our best ball yet.”
One thing that’s making Baker sanguine about the future is having Aledmys Díaz in the lineup. Díaz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, including the go-ahead single in the 10th inning of a 6-3 win at Kansas City on Thursday.
“You can tell what (Díaz) means to this club (by looking at) the six weeks he was out,” Baker said.
SUB-BASEMENT
The major league-worst Baltimore Orioles haven’t even come within two runs of a win in the past week.
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The Orioles dropped their 15th straight game on Thursday, falling 7-2 to the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. And most of them haven’t been close.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Orioles are the first team since 1900 to lose 15 straight games by multiple runs. The closest Baltimore got was a 6-4 loss to Detroit on Aug. 12.
The Orioles have been outscored 138-42 during the skid, allowing an average of 9.2 runs per game.
After dropping four at Tampa Bay by scores of 9-2, 10-0, 8-4 and 7-2, Baltimore hosts another first-place team for a three-game series this weekend: NL-East winning Atlanta.
The Arizona Diamondbacks had the worst record in the majors for much of the season, but Baltimore now owns that distinction. Arizona is coming off a three-game sweep of Philadelphia and has won six of seven overall.
OCTOBER PREVIEW
Brandon Lowe knows this weekend may not be the last time the Rays face the Chicago White Sox in 2021.
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The AL Central leaders visit the AL East leaders for a three-game series starting Friday.
“This is going to be kind of what we’re looking at postseason-wise, I feel like,” Lowe said. “You know the White Sox are going to make it, we feel like we’re going to make it. I think the games are going to be a little bit tougher, it’s going to be a little bit lower-scoring ballgames but it’s going to be a hard-fought battle for the whole series.”
Tampa Bay has won 11 of 14, and perhaps a playoff preview could lure a few more fans to Tropicana Field. In their four-game sweep of Baltimore, the Rays drew a total of 22,754 paying customers — an average of 5,689 per game.
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SNOQUALMIE — The strategy was to butter up Fred Couples a bit before mentioning the collapse. Lob a few softballs and then ask about August 2019, when he blew a commanding lead at the tournament he wants to win most.
But the Seattle native made it easy for us Thursday afternoon. He launched into it unprovoked.
“I think about it all the time. I don’t think about it every day, but I think about it five times a week, so it’s almost every day,” Couples said from the driving range at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. “It was such poor golf.”
Couples, 61, entered the third and final round of the most recent Boeing Classic with a five-stroke lead. He posted a 65 in the first round, a 63 in the second and looked primed to finally capture this elusive PGA Tour Champions event. But then the golf gods got drunk and decided to screw with him. He ended up shooting 76 and finished six strokes behind the winner, Brandt Jobe.
Couples admits it — he got nervous. Not to the point where he couldn’t function, but the collection of flown greens and bunker-bound approach shots was highly unusual.
Fortunately, the former Masters winner had family in town to help quell his anger. But given that he’s said he’d rather win the Boeing than any other Champions Tour event — including the senior majors — you could imagine the frustration brewing in his belly.
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“You want to hide,” Couples said. “I think I bogeyed 16 and 17 and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, it’s no fun.”
The good news for Freddy fans? His game is on point right now. He has finished in the top seven in seven of his past eight events, including tied for second and tied for third in June.
Couples said the pandemic actually sharpened his game because there was nothing for him to do but golf. Before COVID-19 hit, he’d play about twice a week when not competing but started playing five times a week out of sheer boredom.
So he likes where he’s at right now. He’s not making any predictions, but if he ends up winning the Boeing, which begins Friday and ends Sunday — he wouldn’t be surprised.
“My game is pretty good. I’m not a guy that says that, but you asked, but my game should be pretty good (Friday),” Couples said. “Does that mean I’m going to make every putt and shoot 68? No, but I don’t think I’m going to go and embarrass myself. I’m going to do pretty well and hit the ball sharp, because I’ve been playing a lot.”
Now, how much longer he’ll be playing is a different question. Even on the Champions Tour, 61 is up there. Yes, there are players such as the 63-year-old Bernhard Langer, who is second on the PGA Tour Champions money list. But Couples knows that gravity is tugging on his window.
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“I think my next win, I don’t ever want to say this, will be maybe my last. And that’s a goal — I want to win one more time. It’s just hard to prepare,” Couples said. I think it’s been four weeks now, and I’ve actually played almost every day. I took yesterday off to do some stuff up here, but I want to be ready for the tournament and I feel like I’ll be fine.”
Asked if he has any traditions when he comes back to the Pacific Northwest, Couples said no. You’re not going to find him driving into downtown Seattle to hit up a favorite restaurant. You’ll more likely find him at the food stop closest to the course. Still, it’s clear how much this tourney means to him — just like it’s clear how much he means to Northwest golf fans.
Couples’ gallery was in the thousands on the final day of the 2019 Boeing. The O’Dea High School grad is popular wherever he goes, but when he returns to the PNW — where he taught himself how to play on the local tracks — it’s like Tiger Woods lite.
The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge is going to be rocking if Couples is in contention Sunday. And if he ends up hoisting a trophy, you might hear the cheers from the other side of Lake Washington.
The man has been waiting two years to get another crack at this thing. We’ll see if he can post the fewest shots — because there might not be many shots left.
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DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71 on Thursday night.
Bonner made 10 of 11 free throws — and Connecticut went 23 for 25 from the line — to help reach 30 points for the first time this season. It was her fifth double-double.
Jonquel Jones added 20 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (17-6) despite being in foul trouble. The Sun turned it over 17 times but outrebounded the Lynx 31-23.
Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota (13-9) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Layshia Clarendon added 15 points and Napheesa Collier scored 11.
Connecticut continues its five-game homestand on Tuesday against Las Vegas in a battle for sole possession of first place. Minnesota lost back-to-back games against Connecticut following an eight-game winning streak.
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In a season where they’ve always seemed to bounce back from losing streaks and struggles with mini-winning streaks and late-game execution, the Mariners have defied outside expectations.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Usually when a Major League Baseball manager calls together a team following a game, it’s after an ugly, noncompetitive loss during a stretch of struggles and failures.
But manager Scott Servais has done it a little different in this season of unexpected success. His postgame team meetings have come after victories when his team that always “believes it can” finds a way to pull out a victory.
The latest meeting came Thursday afternoon after he watched his team give away a five-run lead and a seemingly easy win over the Rangers in the ninth inning and put the possible three-game sweep in doubt by going to extra innings.
The team that seemed so intent on losing yet another game to the depleted Rangers also turned a ridiculous double play in the bottom of the 10th inning to get one more at-bat, which resulted in Ty France’s decisive two-run homer in the 11th inning and an eventual 9-8 win.
Even though the game lasted four hours and two minutes, and the team was flying to Houston immediately, Servais called a team meeting after the game.
“I don’t have a lot of team meetings,” he said.
He had a message for his players as they improved to 66-56 on the season while continuing to defy expectations and remain in the hunt for the franchise’s first postseason berth since 2001.
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“For me, that is the ultimate gut-check game,” Servais said. “When it’s falling apart, and it gets away from you. It would be so easy just to pack it in, but our guys didn’t do it. The offense had to step up, and we made a huge defensive play on a day where maybe our bullpen wasn’t quite as sharp.”
In a season where they’ve always seemed to bounce back from losing streaks and struggles with mini-winning streaks and late-game execution, the Mariners have defied outside expectations. They’ve played in an inordinate amount of close, tension-filled games where they are now 11-5 in extra innings games and 26-14 in one-run games. And of their past eight wins, six have come with them scoring three runs or fewer.
Servais has often called this team the most competitive he’s been around as a manager.
“As I told the team after the game, the character that we show day in, day out, it’s really incredible,” he said. “It would have been so easy to just pull up, pack up the tents and say, ‘It’s not our day, we gave it up and let’s just pack it in.’ But we don’t do that. It’s credit to all of our guys.”
Servais pointed to veteran reliever Paul Sewald, who picked up the save in the 11th inning. It was his third appearance in three days, something he hadn’t done all season.
“We typically don’t do that,” Servais said. “He gave me a heads up before the game and was like, ‘Hey, skip, if you need me today, I’m good to go.’ And I told him only in an emergency. And it was an emergency. We got the lead. I said, ‘If we get the lead in this ballgame, let’s shoot Sewald in there, and he did a great job to finish it off for us.”
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France wasn’t surprised when Servais called the team meeting.
“He’s done it a few times this year, where he’s pulled us aside and just let us know he appreciates our work and all the work we put in and how proud he is and how far we’ve come,” France said. “A lot of people weren’t expecting us to be where we are right now, so it’s just a testament to how hard the guys have worked in there and gone about their business.”
When asked if the meeting was to show appreciation for his players’ efforts, Servais grew emotional, fighting back tears and a baseball-sized lump in his throat.
“It’s exactly what it was,” he said. “It was just me personally letting them know how proud I am of this group. It’s a special group. It really is. That’s a long day. So pardon me for getting emotional, but I really love this team. I really do.”
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— The Mariners claimed infielder Kevin Padlo off waivers from the Rays and will send him to Class AAA Tacoma. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-hander Justin Dunn was transferred from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Dunn is already near 60 days since going on the IL with a shoulder strain.
Padlo, a right-handed hitting corner infielder, has played in 69 games with Triple-A Durham this season, batting .194 (49 for 253) with 40 runs, 11 doubles, 12 home runs, 37 RBI, 5 stolen bases and 25 walks.
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Alaska Wildlife Troopers have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former state official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago and turned it over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law, an official said Thursday.
Kelly Tshibaka, a former commissioner in the state Department of Administration and a Republican candidate for Senate, received the license during an event on the Kenai River in 2019.
Records show she received the permit in August 2019, eight months after she moved to Alaska to take the commissioner’s job, the Anchorage Daily News has reported. To obtain a resident fishing license, state law says the person must have lived in the state for 12 consecutive months before applying for a license.
Tshibaka signed the license application, acknowledging she had read the rules for residency. She also indicated on the license that she was a resident for 15 years, 8 months.
A person could be fined up to $300 for knowingly violating the law on fishing licenses, a misdemeanor.
“After a thorough investigation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers into the media reports regarding Mrs. Tshibaka the investigation has been completed and will now be reviewed by the Alaska Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions,” Department of Public Safety spokesperson Austin McDaniel said in an email to The Associated Press.
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When asked if it were unusual to involve the special office, he said in a follow-up email that law enforcement regularly works with prosecutors when building cases.
“Due to the circumstances involved with this investigation, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers requested an independent review of the case by the legal experts at the Alaska Department of Law,” McDaniel said.
Tim Murtaugh, a senior adviser to Tshibaka’s campaign, said she attended the 2019 Kenai River Classic in her capacity as commissioner.
He said her confirmation hearings were public and it was well-known she had just returned to the state.
“The event organizers asked if she had a current fishing license, and when she said she didn’t, they issued her one,” Murtaugh said in an email to the AP.
“The form was filled in for a license that expired after one day, going from August 22nd to the 23rd, which is only available to non-residents. This shows clear intent to purchase a non-resident license, not a resident license,” he said.
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Tshibaka announced her resignation from the state on March 29, the same day she said she would challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Murkowski, who was critical of former President Donald Trump, was censured by the Alaska Republican Party, which later endorsed Tshibaka in the race. Trump also has endorsed Tshibaka.
Murkowski has not announced whether she will seek reelection next year. However, last month Kevin Sweeney, a consultant to Murkowski’s campaign, said she had raised about $1.15 million in the second quarter of this year and had $2.3 million on hand.
That, Sweeney said, “strongly positions” Murkowski for a reelection bid.
Murkowski on Monday declined to discuss reelection plans.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during a heated argument in 2015.
Elder, widely seen as the leader in the Republican field running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in next month’s recall election, issued a statement saying “I have never brandished a gun at anyone.” Elder, who is seeking to become California’s first Black governor, noted that he grew up in South Los Angeles, an area with high violent crime.
“I know exactly how destructive this type of behavior is,” he said.
Alexandra Datig’s accusation, first reported by Politico, comes with less than four weeks until the Sept. 14 election and at a time when mail-in ballots already have arrived at voters’ homes. Elder said he intended to “stay focused on the issues” that inspired the recall drive by Republicans upset with Newsom’s progressive policies and handling of the pandemic.
Datig, 51 and a longtime Los Angeles resident, said she worked on Elder’s show and they lived together during their 18-month romantic relationship from 2013 to 2015,. A letter and other records provided by Datig to The Associated Press – including an April 6, 2015, email in which she wrote about the collapse of their engagement — sketched a portrait of an emotionally abusive relationship in which Elder routinely was using medicinal marijuana to excess.
Datig claims Elder was high during the 2015 argument and went to a cabinet where he kept his gun “and made sure it was in my view.”
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“He did not point it at me, but he wanted to make sure that I knew that he was checking” to see it was loaded, she told the AP.
Threatening another person with a firearm could be a criminal offense but Datig said she never reported it to police.
Elder did not specifically address that claim about cannabis use in questions submitted to his campaign by AP. His statement in response to Datig’s claims of abuse referred broadly to “salacious allegations.”
“People do not get into public life precisely because of this type of politics of personal destruction. I am not going to dignify this with a response — it’s beneath me,” Elder wrote. A short time later he tweeted: “They’re coming at me with every dirty trick because they know what’s coming on September 14.”
Datig supports one of Elder’s Republican rivals, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Earlier this week Faulconer began targeting Elder for criticism and specifically questioning his attitudes about women, noting among other things that Elder had written that employers should be able to ask women if and when they plan to get pregnant.
“Larry Elder doesn’t have the judgment or character to lead our state,” Faulconer said in response to Datig’s allegations.
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Another Republican in the race, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, said in a statement that he found Datig’s claims disturbing.
“I believe that any woman who comes forward deserves to be heard, and Ms. Datig’s deeply troubling account should be treated with the utmost seriousness. Mr. Elder should be given every opportunity to respond,” he said.
Elder entered the race in July and Datig said she waited until now to come forward because she initially didn’t think he would be competitive.
“I didn’t take it seriously but when Larry started to trend and become the frontrunner, I became extremely concerned,” she said.
The documents provided by Datig described months of emotional distress from the unraveling romantic and business relationship. “I feel trapped and afraid,” she wrote in the mail.
Datig also provided the AP with a copy of a confidentiality agreement she signed in 2014 barring her from speaking about the “personal and business affairs” of Elder and his business, Laurence A. Elder & Associates, Inc. She said she was breaking it to go public with her accusations.
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A March 31, 2015, letter from her attorney to Elder asked for $6,000 in monthly support for Datig for one year, to cover expenses including rent, car and health care costs. She also asked for $195,000 for public relations, marketing and other services she said she provided for his show.
The two ultimately signed an agreement on April 13, 2015, for Elder to pay Datig $20,000 and cover the cost of her $5,000 legal retainer and $185 to dry clean her wedding dress. Elder agreed he and his assistant would sign a nondisclosure agreement regarding anything to do with Datig, that he would write her a letter of recommendation for her work product, and that they two would “halt mutual insults.”
Datig refers to herself as a sex trafficking survivor and has publicly disclosed working for so-called former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, who was convicted in the mid-1990s of running a high-priced call-girl ring, a conviction that was later overturned. Fleiss was later sentenced to federal prison for cheating on her taxes and laundering call-girl profits. In a 2013 interview with KCAL-TV, Datig described becoming an informant on Fleiss.
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An Alaska health department spokesperson says five residents of a state-supported elder-care facility in Ketchikan who had tested positive for COVID-19 died in the last week
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Five residents of a state-supported elder-care facility in Ketchikan who tested positive for COVID-19 died in the last week, a state health department spokesperson said Thursday.
Clinton Bennett, the spokesperson, in a written response to a question on whether the deaths were COVID-19-related, said the state-supported Pioneer Homes “do not determine the cause of death nor do they see the death certificates of residents.” He said the five residents of the Ketchikan Pioneer Home who recently died “had tested positive for COVID-19.”
“In the last week, the Ketchikan Pioneer Home has had five resident deaths and there has been a total of 12 residents and five staff test positive for COVID-19 this month,” he wrote. Bennett did not immediately provide a more precise timeline.
When asked if those who had died had been vaccinated against COVID-19, Bennett said that was personal health information that could not be shared.
The Pioneer Home system falls under the state health department. The home in Ketchikan has a vaccination rate of more than 90% for residents and staff, Bennett said by email.
Bennett said the majority of cases tied to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the home “are no longer considered active, but if cases are considered active, they are asked to quarantine for at least 10 days after the positive test.”
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Bennett said testing is being done every three to four days until two weeks have passed without a positive result.
Louisa Castrodale, an epidemiologist with the department, said a cyberattack in May that affected the health department and led to services being taken offline has impacted some of the work that was being done to review death certificates.
Death certificate reviews have been one of the ways that COVID-19-related deaths have been publicly reported.
“Most of the deaths that we’ve been reporting have been reported by hospitals and not from that sort of death certificate review situation,” she said. Castrodale said steps were being taken to get the services back online.
Statewide, COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and the state health department on Wednesday said the highly contagious delta variant accounts “for almost all newly detected cases” in Alaska. State health officials have continued to encourage vaccinations.
About 54% of Alaskans 12 or older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to state data.
Dr. Joe McLaughlin, the state epidemiologist, told reporters Thursday that the longer that people delay getting vaccinated, “the more likely it is that they will get COVID, and it will be an ongoing threat for months and months to come.”
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent, a judge ruled Thursday.
Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein declined to dismiss the child negligence charges against former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Peterson, 58, had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors have said that Peterson failed to come to the rescue as Cruz was making his way through the school’s hallways. The law that Peterson is accused of breaking specifically applies to caregivers, but defense attorneys argued during a hearing Wednesday that a law enforcement officer doesn’t fit the legal definition of a caregiver.
Prosecutors are arguing that school resources officers are inherently different from other law enforcement officers and should be considered caregivers.
Fein ruled that a jury can decide whether a school resource officer should be considered a caregiver and noted that a jury instruction will be included to that effect.
Cruz faces the death penalty if convicted in the Valentine’s Day 2018 massacre in which 17 people were slain and 17 others were wounded. Cruz’s lawyers have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors are insisting that his fate be decided by a jury trial.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday added to the special session agenda a spending bill that would allow for payment of a permanent fund dividend to residents this year.
Dunleavy had said he wanted lawmakers during the special session that began Monday to take up his proposal to restructure the permanent fund and place in the state Constitution a new dividend formula before moving on to other issues. Budget debates consumed the first two special sessions.
Some legislative leaders have said they didn’t see the votes for Dunleavy’s proposed constitutional amendment, and some lawmakers balked at his approach. Little has happened so far this special session.
Dunleavy’s office said he added the bill to the agenda after a legislative group released its fiscal policy recommendations and following conversations between the administration and legislative leaders “about their interest in working toward a long-term fiscal solution this session.”
The House has a floor session set for Friday, though no committee hearings were scheduled for the day. The Senate is not scheduled to meet again until Monday.
Senate President Peter Micciche and Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich thanked Dunleavy for adding an appropriations bill and expressed hope in working toward a fiscal plan.
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Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including “Kill Bill,” has died
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including “Kill Bill,” has died. He was 82.
Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday in a hospital near Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since Aug. 8, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday. It said he had not been vaccinated.
Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called “anti-heroes” trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese film “The Street Fighter” proved popular in the U.S.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse,” or low-budget kitsch cinema, favorites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in “Kill Bill.”
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Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film “Aces,” directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba’s career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
“A true action legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP,” American actor Lewis Tan said on Twitter.
New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan called him “the great Sonny Chiba.”
“Watch one of his films today,” Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a broken heart.
Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos.
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Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood’s most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in “The Last Samurai” and “Rush Hour 3.”
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. A wake was canceled as a pandemic measure, and funeral arrangements were still undecided, his office said.
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RENTON — Any NFL training camp practice is inevitably a battle of back and forth between the offense and defense.
But Thursday’s Seahawks practice at the VMAC — the 15th of camp — might have the most “one good play by the offense followed by one good play by the defense’’ of any so far.
The Seahawks were not in full pads — helmets and jerseys with sweats/shorts the order of the day — and there was lots of situational work, specifically the two-minute drill.
And maybe that helped contribute to the give and take.
Offensive highlights included a 49-yard TD by DK Metcalf when he took a screen pass from Russell Wilson and outraced the defense down the sideline; a Sean Mannion TD on a fade route to Travis Toivonen, a free agent who has pretty consistently made plays of late; and a Wilson TD on a slant route to John Ursua in a red zone drill that compelled both Wilson and Pete Carroll to race over and offer Ursua some congrats.
But for every offensive highlight there was one by the defense — a breakup by Jamal Adams of a pass to Metcalf over the middle thrown by Wilson; a breakup by rookie Tre Brown of a pass to Metcalf; and a breakup by Ugo Amadi of a pass to Ursua thrown by Wilson.
Finally, on what turned out to be the last play of the day, Amadi — playing nickel — snatched a short pass thrown by Wilson intended for Metcalf to give the defense the last laugh.
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“Turnover Thursday,’’ teammate Ryan Neal said later of what was the theme for the practice. “That’s the way to finish.’’
Amadi has been running with the starting nickel at defense with Marquise Blair resting a sore knee, and he has used the time to make clear that he deserves to keep playing in some capacity.
Here’s more of what we saw Thursday:
Receiver battle heating up
The Seahawks’ receiver corps Thursday was as fleshed out as it has been in a while with second-round pick Dee Eskridge seeing his most work yet in team drills and Tyler Lockett, who has been resting a sore groin for the past week or so, also getting back into some team drills.
That left Penny Hart (ankle) as the only receiver watching from the sidelines.
Lockett was still limited, so the usual three receivers in the starting lineup were Metcalf, Freddie Swain and Cody Thompson, who has been with the team since 2019 and appears to be making a legit run at a roster spot depending on how many receivers the Seahawks keep.
Usually working with the second unit were Eskridge, Aaron Fuller and Ursua. It was a particularly good day for Ursua, who had a touchdown from Wilson in a red-zone session and at least two other catches. But as noted, Toivonen also had a TD, as did Cade Johnson on a fourth-and-one pass from Alex McGough. And Eskridge had a couple of receptions as he catches up after missing the first three weeks of camp with a toe issue.
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The next 10 days or so will be telling in how the receiver corps shakes out.
Jamarco Jones back to fill out line
Jamarco Jones, who sat out Wednesday’s practice, was back Thursday and appeared to get most of the work in team drills at left tackle with the No. 1 offense, with rookie Stone Forsythe also getting some reps.
With Jones back — he was out last week with back spasms — the No. 1 line, from left to right, typically consisted of Jones, Damien Lewis, Kyle Fuller, Gabe Jackson and Brandon Shell.
When healthy, Jones has typically been the fill-in at LT with Duane Brown continuing his “hold in’’ and Cedric Ogbuehi remaining out with a biceps injury. Fuller continues to work as the starting center with Ethan Pocic (hamstring) remaining out.
And if the Seahawks decide to let the starters play some Saturday night against Denver, that could well be the offensive line to begin the game.
Would that be enough to let the Seahawks also let Wilson get a series or two Saturday?
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The different format to the preseason this year — three games instead of four — appears to have teams rethinking how and when they play their starters. But the hunch here is that coach Pete Carroll will want to get the starters some work over the next two weeks.
The typical No. 2 OL Thursday, left to right, was Forsythe, Jordan Simmons, Brad Lundblade, Phil Haynes and Jake Curhan.
Roll call
Here are some more personnel notes:
— Speaking of Brown, he was not visible on the field at any time for the second straight day. Brown has not practiced all of camp but usually takes to the field to watch from the sidelines at some point.
— Tight end Gerald Everett sat out most of practice after something happened early on that had him being attended to by trainer, working on something in the leg area. He watched the rest from the sidelines.
— Tight end Tyler Mabry (foot) remains out, so if Everett is sidelined for any length of time, Seattle’s depth will be exceedingly thin with Colby Parkinson also sidelined with a foot injury. Once Everett went out Thursday, the only other healthy tight ends after Will Dissly were Dom Wood-Anderson and Cam Sutton, each free agents who initially entered the league as UDFAs.
— D.J. Reed also remains out with a groin injury with Tre Flowers continuing to get the primary work with the starters at right cornerback. However, Damarious Randall has been back the past two days and also got some work with the starters.
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— QB Geno Smith, who was not visible on the field the past two days while dealing with a concussion suffered against the Raiders, was on the field but did not take part, wearing a hat and sunglasses.
— For the second straight day, Rashaad Penny got significant work at running back and is expected to play Saturday night.
— DT Al Woods, who is having a nice camp, had a sack of Wilson on a third-down play.
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The reeling Oakland A's were buoyed by the sight of their pitching staff leader, who was injured by a line drive earlier in the week.
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Though it appears that Chris Bassitt escaped a scary situation about as intact as one could’ve hoped, it clearly wore on him that he was unable to help his team beyond the 1 2/3 innings he threw Tuesday — plus he obviously couldn’t sit with his teammates during Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the White Sox . More than anything, it probably frustrates him to no end that he can’t contribute to a team on which he serves as one of its leaders.Bassitt took the opportunity to help the team as best he could Thursday morning, making a surprise visit to the A’s hotel. He may not think that his presence led in any way to Oakland’s 5-4 victory, which saw the A’s salvage a game from one of the most excruciating series they have played this season. But his teammates appreciated the gesture.“Just came in and said hi to make sure that we were all good,” said Cole Irvin , who threw a quality start to earn his ninth win. “I think that helped today. I really think it did. Just being able to see him and know that he’s in good spirits really just got all of us going. I know it got me excited when I got to see him a little bit today. Because I look up to him. He’s like a brother to me. Just with everything that he’s done, the way he carries himself, and I look up to that guy for sure.”Getting that series-salvaging win wouldn’t be easy, though. Then again, nothing has since the A’s swept Cleveland and lost five of their next six.
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Joe's patience, Blackmon's recent power surge, and Marquez's aggressiveness at the plate in this week's edition.
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Their plate profile says the Rockies are free swingers, waving wildly at pitches outside the strike zone, chasing more balls than all but two teams in the National League. They swing at pitches inside the zone, too, because they swing at just about everything.All those swings can be deceiving. Sometimes it works. Wave your bat often enough and eventually you’ll connect, like a baseball version of the Infinite Monkey Theorem . And when it does work, that approach can be a tricky lure. Coors Field rewards aggression because even weak contact can fall into its ocean of outfield. On the road, though, that’s when the Rockies get in trouble . It’s one reason why their record outside Denver is so abysmal.There are exceptions within that profile. Connor Joe , the Rockies’ breakout rookie, swings at just 23.5 percent of pitches outside the strike zone, by far the lowest chase rate on the team. If he had enough at-bats to qualify, Joe would rank as the 11th-most-careful eye in the majors, just behind Mookie Betts at 23.1 percent.This leads Joe to a walk rate that falls just behind veteran first baseman C.J. Cron and a strikeout rate that is the same as Cron’s. Charlie Blackmon and Raimel Tapia strike out least among Rockies, but Joe is not far behind.
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Players' roles becoming clearer as New York shares practice field with powerful Cleveland offense. Peppers teases former teammates.
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BEREA, Ohio — Giants coach Joe Judge noted that one of the benefits of joint practices is that the periods can be arranged so the teams are guaranteed to get work in specific situations. Whereas the Giants may not have a two-minute drill during any of their three preseason games, Judge and Browns coach Kevin Stefanski were able to incorporate that scenario into Thursday’s practice.The period saw the best action of the competitive practice. Here’s a closer look at the pair of two-minute drills that closed practice, with many more observations below:The Browns’ starting offense got the ball first at its own 35-yard line against the Giants’ starting defense. The Giants were in a dime package with cornerback Darnay Holmes and safety Xavier McKinney joining James Bradberry , Adoree’ Jackson, Logan Ryan and Jabrill Peppers in the secondary. Leonard Williams was the lone defensive lineman, with linebackers Oshane Ximines (who lined up as a down lineman at times), Lorenzo Carter
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Lance Pugmire breaks down the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas and makes his best bets for the fight and undercard.
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LAS VEGAS – No opponent knows Manny Pacquiao as well as Juan Manuel Marquez, the Hall of Fame fighter from Mexico who famously closed their four-fight series by literally knocking out Pacquiao in 2012.
As one of two men to have convincingly defeated Pacquiao in the past 15 years, Marquez said he believes Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas will be initially caught off guard by Pacquiao’s double threat of speed and power.
“He’s a strong guy, Ugas, but he’s never seen that, and we’ll need to see how he reacts to it in this fight,” said Marquez, a far more formidable foe who grew soured by three stomach-turning decisions against Pacquiao before amassing muscle to knock him out in their fourth bout.
By replacing two-belt welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. on short notice, the 35-year-old Ugas, a product of Cuba’s famed Olympic boxing program, could potentially send Pacquiao to the retirement of political life in the Philippines by producing an upset.
Positioned as a +275 underdog to -350 favorite Pacquiao by BetMGM, Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) is most likely pursuing a path to victory by decision. He’s at +450 to win on points.
But that route is perilous, given Pacquiao’s massive cheering section that will overinflate the value of his Saturday night punches inside T-Mobile Arena.
Plus, Ugas has already felt the sting of the judges in his 2019 title shot at then-WBC welterweight champion Shawn Porter, who received the benefit of the doubt in a split-decision victory.
This time, veteran judges Dave Moretti, Steve Weisfeld and Patricia Morse Jarman make up the judging panel for the World Boxing Association welterweight title fight.
So what scenario makes the most sense as we assess the betting possibilities in Pacquiao-Ugas? Let’s lay them out here:
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SAFE AND SOUND
A Pacquiao victory is the expected outcome, and when you consider he’s only stopped one of his past 16 opponents since 2009, the clean and easy way to wager here is to take the +110 you’ll get by betting Pacquiao wins by points.
Pacquiao’s wealth of experience and the reports of a strong training camp that he spent mostly preparing for the more difficult test of Spence lead us to believe he’ll be sharper and superior to the slightly longer and taller Ugas.
Pacquiao is determined to achieve victory and take the momentum back to the Philippines, where he plans to announce his official candidacy for president in October.
Keep it simple, let Pacquiao do what he does, pocket your winnings and move on.
SENTIMENTAL SYSTEM
Pacquiao manager Sean Gibbons foresees Pacquiao parlaying his dedicated camp to a throwback knockout triumph.
At age 42, it would mark his 40th career knockout.
“In rounds seven through nine, it’s going to happen,” Gibbons said.
A Pacquiao knockout returns 12-1 if it occurs in round seven, 12-1 again in round eight and 16-1 in round nine.
By just betting Pacquiao by knockout and not designating a round, a win would pay at +160.
EXPERIENCE AND AGE
Trainer Derrick James oversaw Spence Jr.’s preparation to fight Pacquiao Saturday. The unbeaten Spence suffered a torn retina that scrapped his participation earlier this month.
James says Ugas’ familiarity with left-handed opponents is considerable.
“But he’s never fought a southpaw like this,” said James, referring to the six left-handers of Cesar Barrionuevo, Ray Robinson, Bryant Perella, Emanuel Robles, Rynell Griffin and Kenny Abril that Ugas has fought since 2011.
James said as he prepared Spence for Pacquiao, they focused on the opinion that Pacquiao will increasingly fight in spurts and take breaks to back from the action as he did in the second half of his 2019 victory by decision over then-unbeaten WBA champion Keith Thurman.
In those lapses, James said, Pacquiao’s opponent must press the action, testing the older fighter’s stamina as a means to pile up rounds in the late going or land an outcome-changing power punch.
At 42, Pacquiao may not see one of Ugas’ patented wild right hands coming. If it lands squarely, an Ugas by knockout bet is listed at 9-1.
Counting on Pacquiao’s age to dramatically surface in the second half of the bout, the odds skyrocket and range from 66-1 to 100-1 for an Ugas victory by knockout or stoppage in rounds seven through 12.
UNDERCARD MUSINGS
Veteran former champions Robert Guerrero and Victor Ortiz return in the co-main event, and given their age, unknown fitness, and propensity to slug, a knockout bet is crying out.
I’m expecting Guerrero will work to avoid going the distance and chase a finish around rounds four through seven. Each of those rounds will reward a winning KO bet at 14-1.
The other pay-per-view undercard bouts should be showcases of young talent, so I lean to -1100 favorite Carlos Castro by knockout (-250) over Oscar Escandon and -350 favorite Mark Magsayo of the Philippines stopping Mexico’s Julio Ceja (+125).
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There is so much wrong with the Phillies, and it's not all because Rhys Hoskins isn't in the middle of the lineup. But they really miss him.
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PHOENIX — The gates were open at Chase Field and hundreds of people filed into the ballpark Thursday to watch afternoon baseball. The Phillies could not blame the funereal atmosphere inside this domed stadium because they have not hit for more than a week. But it did not help. There is no faking energy, and the Phillies did not need to act as if the sky was falling. Panic isn’t constructive.But they could have activated Rhys Hoskins . His absence has lingered and, with each day, it is more noticeable. There is something missing. The Phillies were able to patch the hole for a few days. But the game exposes all weaknesses over time. As the fans dotted the seats, Phillies general manager Sam Fuld considered the bigger picture. The Phillies needed to win Thursday. But the season would not end if they failed. They are now four games back, not 14. The Phillies opted for caution.“You try to balance, recognizing we have 42 games ahead of us,” Fuld said before a 6-2 loss to the Diamondbacks . “So there’s a balance there. It’s difficult to strike that perfect balance — preserving health for the remainder of the season, but the value of today’s game.”This game demands balance. It is 162 games, 1,458 innings, six months. Those who overreact do not last long in baseball. The Phillies won eight straight and it was some of the best baseball they’d played in a decade. They have since lost seven of nine games, and it’s brutal. It feels too familiar. The Phillies were 4 1/2 games back in the NL East on July 31. They held a two-game lead on Aug. 8. They are four games back on Aug. 19.
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Cam Newton led the New England Patriots to touchdowns on two of his three possessions and rookie Mac Jones impressed with three long touchdown drives.
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Cam Newton led the New England Patriots to touchdowns on two of his three possessions and rookie Mac Jones impressed with three long touchdown drives against the Philadelphia Eagles in preseason action Thursday.
In a battle for the starting quarterback job, Newton started and went 8 of 9 for 103 yards including a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jakobi Meyers. Jones took over for Newton to start the second quarter and went 13 of 19 for 146 yards, leading the Patriots to three touchdowns in four possessions.
Jones followed a strong debut last week with three touchdown drives of 70 yards or longer against the Eagles. Jones led a 17-play, 91-yard drive in the second quarter and added scoring drives of 75 and 70 yards in the third. On Jones' only drive without points, receiver N'Keal Harry narrowly missed pulling in a sideline deep ball from the 2021 first-round pick.
The first Patriots' touchdown came via a turnover, as the Eagles snapped a ball over quarterback Joe Flacco's head for a fumble at their own 9-yard line. Damien Harris followed with a 5-yard touchdown run. The Patriots' first four touchdowns came on the ground, as Rhamondre Stevenson ran for two and J.J. Taylor added another — each on 1-yard runs.
Eagles starting quarterback Jalen Hurts didn't play due to a non-COVID-19 illness, and Philadelphia did not play numerous first- and second-string players. In his preseason debut, Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith, the No. 10 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, caught two passes for 19 yards.
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Shead, a former Seahawks DB, had a successful career in software sales. But the coaching itch remained, and now he's back with Seattle.
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Deshawn Shead told himself he’d never go into coaching. There was just one problem: He has always loved coaching.
The holdup, the former defensive back felt, was the potential to be working long hours. In his eight-year playing career, Shead was a first-one-in-the-door, last-one-out-the-door type of guy. “The coaches were there before me and the coaches were there after me,” he said, which made the idea of adopting that schedule slightly daunting.
Then Shead stepped away from the game after the 2019 season and went into software sales.
“In the first year he’s the number one salesman in the company or something like that,” Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said, “which is totally fitting for Shead to do that.”
While excelling in sales, Shead learned that corporate hours and coaching hours were comparable. So, when Carroll broached the idea of Shead joining Seattle’s staff, he was less apprehensive about the idea. Even if that meant coaching special teams.
“I asked him, ‘Do you want to coach special teams?’ I wanted to make sure I got him because he was getting paid a lot of money where he was working,” Carroll said with a laugh. “He’s not getting paid as much here but he’s doing a fantastic job.”
Shead officially joined the staff in March as a defensive assistant and defensive backs coach. When secondary and nickel specialist Nick Sorensen departed to become the Jaguars’ special-teams coordinator, Shead assumed some of those duties, too. In six seasons with the Seahawks from 2012-17, Shead wore several hats, so it’s fitting that his coaching career is starting off on a similar path.
“He’s a very valuable young man to have on our staff,” Carroll said. “The fact that he knows our system, he knows our philosophy and approach.
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The Raiders defensive backfield is filled with first- and second-round draft picks. Is this the season they start playing like it?
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Ron Milus had been spoon-feeding Raiders rookies Tre’von Moehrig and Nate Hobbs early in training camp, but this week the defensive backs coach just threw the whole Ram at them and let them eat.“Hobbs started last week for us at the nickel position and made an impact,” Milus said Wednesday night. “And Moehrig had his first interception of camp (Wednesday).”At Thursday’s abbreviated practice , Moehrig showed his great closing speed to reach up and break a deep pass to Rams receiver Cooper Kupp The free safety had already demonstrated his coverage ability earlier in training camp, and he wasn’t the only defensive back who had a good two days in Thousand Oaks. Trayvon Mullen was consistent as ever, strong safety Johnathan Abram (more on him later) broke up a deep pass Wednesday and Damon Arnette and Hobbs, the rookie slot corner, also fared well.“I thought (Moehrig) did an excellent job,” Gruden said after Thursday’s practice. “Very pleased with a lot of our young players. Second-year receivers and Moehrig in the middle of our defense.
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The first Australian evacuation flight from Afghanistan has arrived in Perth.
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The first Australian evacuation flight from Afghanistan has arrived in Perth.
The chartered flight carrying 90 Australians and Afghan visa holders landed in Western Australia this morning.
It marks the first flight of more than 600 Australians and refugees to make the journey.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to take in 3000 Afghan nationals but says that number may increase.
An RAAF C-130J Hercules aircraft landed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul earlier this week. (Australian Defence Force)
Another Australian military plane has also touched down in the United Arab Emirates carrying Afghan evacuees and some British citizens.
Meanwhile, US troops are struggling to bring order to the continuing chaos at Kabul's international airport, where Australian citizens, permanent residents and visa holders stranded in Afghanistan have been told to access and await evacuation.
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday told those eligible for evacuation to head to Hamid Karzai International Airport — if it was safe — "to wait for a planned evacuation flight."
"Take all extra precautions for your safety," the department said in an update to its Smart Traveller website .
"Large and potentially volatile crowds may gather.
"Review your personal security plans and be aware of your surroundings."
US Military evacuation flights are continuing and three Australian military aircraft are in the area to help with evacuations expected to continue throughout this week and into the next but access to the airport remains difficult.
Another 40 Australian troops have also been deployed into Kabul as Australian authorities work with allies to hone lists of potential passengers.
On Thursday, Taliban militants fired into the air to try to control the crowds gathered at the airport's blast walls.
Men, women and children fled. Fighter jets later roared overhead, but no airstrike accompanied their pass.
The ABC reported that several Australians and visa holders trying to get through were forced to flee after Taliban guards attacked people.
Hundreds of people gather near the international airport in Kabul on Tuesday. (AP Photo) (AP)
"The situation is unimaginable. They were throwing smoke bombs … too much shooting, people getting beaten up," one said.
"You'd go forward in a line and all of a sudden they'd throw another smoke bomb at you."
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday that Australia was working with allies to make sure there was a specific staging area at the airport for the country's evacuee, as well as reaching out to Australian citizens and visa holders.
"There are some who are, who will be waiting for periods of time — not long periods of time, it's not possible to do that — but we want to make sure that we can make them as comfortable as possible," she said.
The minister said Australian troops were only inside the airport and were working with the US and other partners about the situation outside.
Taliban fighters and checkpoints ringed the airport — barriers for Afghans who fear that their past work with Westerners makes them prime targets of the insurgents.
Afghans who made it past the Taliban reached Americans guarding the airport complex, and thrust documents at some of the 4500 US troops in temporary control.
Hundreds of Afghans who lacked any papers or promises of flights also congregated at the airport, adding to the chaos. It didn't help that many of the Taliban fighters were illiterate, and cannot read the documents.
READ MORE: Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to their rule
The first Australian Defence Force evacuation flight departed Kabul with 26 people on board. (Australian Defence Force)
Both Ms Payne and Mr Morrison spoke to their UK counterparts about the situation on Thursday night.
Mr Morrison and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed the immediate priority was to evacuate "nationals and former employees", according to a readout of the call released by 10 Downing Street.
Mr Johnson "stressed the need for a concerted international effort to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, including through increasing aid to the region and the resettlement of refugees."
The UK helped Australia evacuate another 76 people from the Taliban-controlled country overnight Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden and his top officials said the U.S. was working to speed up the evacuation, but made no promises how long it would last or how many desperate people it would fly to safety. "We don't have the capability to go out and collect large numbers of people," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Wednesday, adding that evacuations would continue "until the clock runs out or we run out of capability."
Russia offered to provide its aircraft to fly Afghans willing to leave the country to any nations willing to host them. Some U.S. NATO partners, including Italy, have been flying Afghans out of the country in relatively small numbers.
The US has rushed in troops, transport planes and commanders to secure the airport, seek Taliban guarantees of safe passage, and ramp up an airlift capable of ferrying between 5000 and 9000 people a day.
One of the last windows of escape from the Taliban threatens to close when Biden's planned pullout by August 31 is complete.
"People are going to die," said Air Force veteran Sam Lerman.
Nearly 6,000 people had been evacuated by the US military since Saturday, a White House official said Wednesday night.
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Just months ago it was common to see queues going around the corner for one of Sydney's most iconic restaurants .
But the lockdown has claimed Chinatown landmark Golden Century as its latest victim, more than 30 years after it was established.
The Golden Century Seafood Restaurant is perhaps the city's best known Chinese restaurants.
READ MORE: NSW anxiously awaits case numbers as freedoms flagged for October
Queues going around the corner for Golden Century in February this year. (Edwina Pickles)
But the restaurant went into administration earlier this month, documents from the Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) showed.
Insolvency firm Chifley Advisory have been appointed for Honourful Pty Ltd on August 17, 32 years after the restaurant opened its doors.
Golden Century first opened at a smaller premises in 1989 before moving to its current location two years later.
READ MORE: Police storm Sydney properties after Chinese restaurant brawl
Golden Century's owners Owners Eric and Linda Wong, and son Billy. (Christopher Pearce)
It was founded by Eric and Linda Wong, who had moved to Australia from Hong Kong.
The Sussex Street restaurant became famous for its Cantonese-style seafood, most famously its signature Pippies in XO Sauce.
The restaurant became renowned for its clientele, hosting such guests as Lady Gaga, Rihanna, President George HW Bush and Rod Stewart.
It also became a famous haunt for chefs, dining there once their own shifts had ended at other Sydney restaurants.
The company also operates The Century restaurant at the Star Casino and XOPP in The Darling Exchange.
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A man who claimed to have a bomb in a utility near the US Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement officers after an hours-long standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings and businesses in the area.
Police did not immediately know whether there were explosives in the vehicle.
Authorities were searching the ute in an effort to understand what led the man, identified by law enforcement officials as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina, to drive onto the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress and make bomb threats to officers.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)
The standoff was resolved peacefully after roughly five hours of negotiations, ending when Mr Roseberry crawled out of the ute and was taken into law enforcement custody.
But the incident brought the area surrounding the Capitol to a virtual standstill as police emptied buildings and cordoned off streets as a precaution.
Congress is in recess this week, but staffers were seen calmly walking out of the area at the direction of authorities.
The episode unfolded during a tense period in Washington, coming eight months after the insurrection at the US Capitol and and one month before a planned rally in Washington that law enforcement officials have been preparing for.
The incident began about 9.15am on Thursday (11.15pm AEST) when a truck with no licence plate drove up the sidewalk outside the library.
The driver told the responding officer that he had a bomb, and was holding what the officer believed to be a detonator. The ute had no licence plates.
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People are evacuated from the James Madison Memorial Building, a Library of Congress building, in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device near the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)
Police negotiators spent hours communicating with Mr Roseberry as he wrote notes and showed them to authorities from inside the ute, according to the two people and a third person also briefed on the matter, all of whom spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the matter.
"My negotiators are hard at work trying to have a peaceful resolution to this incident," US Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said earlier in the day.
"We're trying to get as much information as we can to find a way to peacefully resolve this."
U.S. Capitol Police officers stand at an intersection near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement investigate a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP)
While police continued negotiations, video surfaced of Roseberry on Facebook Live inside the ute, which was stuffed with coins and boxes.
He was threatening explosions, making anti-government threats and talking about what he believes are the ills of the country, including the US position on Afghanistan, health care and the military.
He said Democrats needed to step down, then also said he loved the president, Democrat Joe Biden.
Facebook removed the videos a few hours after they were apparently filmed. Mr Roseberry did not appear to have a specific demand for law enforcement other than to speak with Mr Biden.
Videos posted to his Facebook before the page was taken down appear to show Mr Roseberry at the November 14 rally attended by thousands of Trump supporters to protest what they claimed was a stolen election.
One video appears to be filmed by Mr Roseberry as he's marching with a crowd of hundreds of people carrying American flags and Trump flags and shouting "stop the steal."
A ute is parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from a window of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Washington. A man sitting in the pickup truck outside the Library of Congress has told police that he has a bomb, and that's led to a massive law enforcement response to determine whether it's an operable explosive device. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)
Mr Roseberry's ex-wife, Crystal Roseberry, said she had seen images of the man in the standoff at the Capitol and confirmed to The Associated Press that it was her ex-husband.
She said had never known him to have explosives but that he was an avid collector of firearms.
The nation's capital has been tense since the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
Fencing that had been installed around the Capitol grounds had been up for months but was taken down this summer.
A day before thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, pipe bombs were left at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee in Washington.
No one has been arrested yet for placing the bombs.
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New South Wales has recorded 642 new local coronavirus cases and four deaths, with at least 41 of the cases were infectious in the community.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the Greater Sydney lockdown will be extended until the end of September.
From Monday, a curfew will be put in place in 12 high-risk local government areas between 9pm and 5am.
Mask wearing is mandated across the state, and will also now be compulsory while outside, unless exercising.
Lockdown in Greater Sydney will be extended until the end of September. (Louise Kennerley)
The Central Coast and Illawarra are still due to come out of lockdown on August 28.
There were 132,000 people vaccinated yesterday.
Yesterday's deaths include an unvaccinated woman in her 80s, a woman in her 80s who had one dose of vaccine, a man in his 80s who had one dose of vaccine and a man in his 70s who had one dose of vaccine.
Dr Kerry Chant said there are 470 cases in hospital, and 80 people in ICU.
New permit system for travel to regional NSW
Anyone travelling from Greater Sydney to regional New South Wales must have a permit or they will face fines of up to $5000.
The permit system will kick in from midnight tonight in an attempt to control further spread of Sydney's Delta outbreak into the regions.
You will need a permit if you live in Greater Sydney and need to travel further than 50 kilometres for work.
If you're from Sydney's local government areas of concern, you will also need to have a COVID-19 test within the last week.
People travelling to a second home will also need a pass and will only be allowed to go if it's for work, or to do urgent repairs. Only one person from a family can go at a time.
You can read further details on the new system here .
Fears COVID-19 spike will continue
Experts have warned infections are expected to rise even further into September.
But in some good news, Australians are turning out in high numbers to get vaccinated.
Wednesday saw a record 309,000 people get the jab and if the rate continues all Australians are expected to be fully immunised by November 4.
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New South Wales school students should return to the classroom for Term Four , an infectious diseases expert said.
Professor Robert Booy told Today that on-site schooling was important for young people's mental health and it should resume by early October for the start of Term Four.
"School is so necessary for families and teachers ... for students for their education, socialisation and mental health and exercise," Professor Booy said.
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Cleaners at Bondi Beach Public School after a positive case was recorded there. (Louise Kennerley)
"Schools need to go back when it is safe and that won't be too long. Term Four is certainly on the cards."
Professor Booy, of the University of Sydney, also said expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for people aged 16 to 39 should make 'a world of difference' to stemming the Delta outbreak.
"If we can get them vaccinated rapidly it will make a real dent to the numbers and transmission and get this under control."
Professor Booy said Greater Sydney is "winning pandemic battles but still losing the war", despite encouraging results from the lockdown.
"The lockdown measures are working region by region, district by district. Cases in the Eastern Suburbs, Fairfield, they are going down and they have been for a while. So it is not as if there isn't successes along the way.
"The skirmishes are being won (but) the overall war we are still losing. We do it LGA by LGA."
Year 12 students waiting to receive the coronavirus jab at Qudos Arena at Sydney's Olympic Park. (Getty)
Professor Booy also suggested state and federal politicians should adopt a united front in efforts to combat the pandemic.
"Hearing the politicians speak on both sides, why don't they get together ... and stop sniping at each and work together properly."
Meanwhile, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Australians will have to learn to live with COVID-19 - even it means people continue to die from the pandemic .
"We are going to have to learn to live with COVID. We have to accept there are going to be deaths," he said.
"We are going to have to accept there is going to be hospitalisations but when we get to those (vaccination) targets we can start to open up the economy."
Schools in Greater Sydney have been closed all of Term 3 thus far. (Getty)
Mr Frydenberg also flagged federal government economic support would drop when states hit vaccination targets.
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Queensland has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the case, a young child linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster, was in home quarantine for their entire infectious period.
The contained new case means restrictions on community sport, gatherings, weddings, funerals, indoor and outdoor events across 11 LGAs will ease from 4pm today.
READ MORE: NSW anxiously waits for case numbers as freedoms flagged for October
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the case, a young child linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster, was in home quarantine for their entire infectious period. (Nine)
Queensland has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 in home quarantine as restrictions set to ease this afternoon. (Supplied)
Easing of restrictions will affect the local government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Lockyer, Somerset, Logan, Redland, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa and Scenic Rim.
Thirty people will be allowed in homes and public spaces, while weddings and funerals can have up to 100 people.
Community sport can resume with reduced spectators and there will be a 75 per cent capacity for indoor ticketed events and stadiums.
Residents will still need to carry a face mask at all times and wear it when indoors or when they are not able to social distance outside.
High school students will also be required to continue wearing masks in their classrooms for another week.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said health authorities remain on notice with the ongoing COVID-19 situation in New South Wales.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said health authorities remain on notice with the ongoing COVID-19 situation in New South Wales. (9News)
"Cases are gradually moving north, and it's really important that for another week we maintain some of those restrictions," Dr Young said.
"Masks protect people from getting infected and protect people around someone who is infected from spreading."
Health Minister Yvette D'ath also announced the state had set a COVID-19 vaccination daily record yesterday, administering 20,420 jabs in the past 24 hours.
"We are thrilled so many are coming forward and getting vaccinated ... but I do want more people registering for their vaccine," Ms D'ath said.
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A billionaire software company CEO has given a former hermit in New Hampshire $250,000 to rebuild his cabin in a new location.
Alexander Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, gave David Lidstone a personal cheque last week, Mr Lidstone’s friend, Jodie Gedeon said on Facebook.
A spokesperson for the data analytics software company confirmed the donation to the Concord Monitor .
David Lidstone, 81, lived in a shack by himself for 30 years before being arrested for squatting. (AP)
“How can I express myself and my gratitude towards something like that? I start to tear up whenever I think about it,” Mr Lidstone told the Monitor.
“For an old logger who always had to work, for anyone to give you that type of money, it’s incredibly difficult for me to get my head around.”
There has been an outpouring of support for Mr Lidstone since he was jailed July 15 and accused of squatting for nearly 30 years on property owned by a Vermont man.
His cabin burned down this month shortly before his release, but he recently secured temporary housing through the winter.
The shack David Lidstone built for himself in the New Hampshire wilderness. (AP)
The location is being kept secret to protect Mr Lidstone’s privacy, Ms Gedeon said.
But supporters will have a chance to meet Mr Lidstone at a “thank you” event in Warner, New Hampshire, on Saturday.
Lidstone, for his part, said he doesn't think he can go back to being a hermit.
“Maybe the things I’ve been trying to avoid are the things that I really need in life," he told The Associated Press.
David Lidstone, an off-the-grid New Hampshire hermit known to locals as 'River Dave', did not believe he was living on private land. (AP)
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Victoria has recorded 55 new local cases of coronavirus today, down by two from yesterday's spike.
Of the locally-acquired cases, 49 are linked to known outbreaks and 25 have been in isolation for the entirety of their infectious period.
The state recorded two additional cases, in hotel quarantine.
The St Kilda testing hub has seen large numbers turn out since mystery cases were recorded in the area. (Eddie Jim.)
READ MORE: NSW anxiously waits for case numbers as possible freedoms flagged
Health authorities said full case, testing and vaccination numbers are being verified and will be available shortly.
But Victorian officials have also confirmed the state's outbreak has spread to the regions.
A person has been diagnosed with coronavirus in the regional town of Shepparton.
Goulburn Valley Health said the person is in isolation and any close contacts will be told.
Shepparton is almost 200km north of Melbourne. It's the first time during this outbreak a case has been diagnosed in regional Victoria.
Residents across Melbourne are continuing to turn out for testing.
Large numbers of people are turning out at a COVID-19 pop-up clinic in St Kilda this morning.
Crowds had been lining up ahead of opening, waiting for their turn to be tested after a number of mystery cases put the area of high alert.
The clinic, next to the Palais Theatre and Luna Park, saw a huge turnout yesterday as the community answered the call to come forward.
It comes as Victoria recorded 57 new local infections on Thursday, up from 24 the previous day.
Yesterday also marked Melbourne's 200th day in lockdown.
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South Australia has announced changes to its border rules with Queensland and the Northern Territory after low coronavirus numbers.
Restrictions within South Australia are also changing, with many rules being lifted from midnight.
The border with regional Queensland is now open, effective immediately, after the sunshine state recorded just one new case today, in home quarantine.
LIVE UPDATES: Tougher restrictions now in place for NSW
Restrictions across South Australia will ease from midnight. (Nine)
South-east Queensland, which includes Brisbane, will move to level three, meaning all arrivals will need to take a COVID-19 test on days one, five and 13. Those who do arrive from Queensland's south-east must isolate until they receive a first negative test result.
South Australia has also reopened its border with the Northern Territory, except for Katherine where restrictions are still in place.
The Northern Territory recorded no new cases of the virus yesterday, lifting Darwin's lockdown but extended the stay-at-home measures in Katherine for 24 hours. They are due to end tomorrow.
South Australian police operate a checkpoint near the South Australia-Victoria border post near Nelson. (Tony Wright)
In South Australia, restrictions are being relaxed from midnight tonight.
They include home gatherings, which will be capped at 20 people while private gatherings - not at home or in a licensed venue - remain at 50.
But vertical consumption will be allowed.
Private functions at licensed premises will be capped at 150 people and vertical consumption will be allowed.
For private functions, stand-up drinking will be permitted under the one person per two square metres rule.
But drinks must be had sitting down under venues with the three people per four square metre rule.
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A Victorian man allegedly involved in organising a protest has been charged with breaching COVID-19 public health orders after driving from Queensland to Sydney.
The 29-year-old was arrested by NSW Police at Hornsby train station in Sydney's north at about 3pm yesterday.
Police said he was unable to provide a reasonable excuse for travelling, allegedly claiming he was lost.
LIVE UPDATES: Victoria records 55 new local cases
The man was arrested at Hornsby train station. (Kate Geraghty)
The man was later charged with four breaches of public health orders.
Police had been earlier alerted he had allegedly travelled from Queensland to Sydney without a reasonable excuse.
Officers attended a hotel at North Sydney on Wednesday but the man had left.
Police will allege in court that the man has been involved in organising an unauthorised protest planned for this weekend.
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Anyone travelling from Greater Sydney to regional New South Wales must have a permit or they will face fines of up to $5000.
The permit system will kick in from midnight in an attempt to control further spread of Sydney's Delta outbreak into the regions.
You will need a permit if you live in Greater Sydney and need to travel further than 50 kilometres for work.
Police will be issuing fines as a permit system for travel from Sydney to regional areas comes in from midnight. (NSW Police)
If you're from Sydney's local government areas of concern, you will also need to have a COVID-19 test within the last week.
People travelling to a second home will also need a pass and will only be allowed to go if it's for work, or to do urgent repairs.
Only one person from a family can go at a time.
People inspecting a house they intend to move into are also allowed to leave.
Passes are available for people seeking to move permanently.
"For the purposes of this public health order and permit, Greater Sydney will no longer include Shellharbour and the Central Coast," NSW Health said in a statement.
"People travelling to Shellharbour and the Central Coast for the above reasons will require a permit to do so."
You can apply on the Service NSW website.
Vaccine boost for regional areas
The system comes as vaccination teams are due to arrive in regional NSW today ahead of a push to get more jabs in arms.
Australian Defence Force troops will begin immunising some of the most vulnerable members of the Dubbo community from Saturday, boosting the program already in place.
They will be in addition to the 50 troops already helping police with compliance and welfare checks across the region.
READ MORE: NSW anxiously waits for case numbers as possible freedoms flagged
More ADF troops will arrive in Dubbo from today ahead of a vaccine push beginning tomorrow. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Twenty-five new infections have been recorded in the state's west, bringing the total outbreak to 167.
Colonel Warwick Young said the incoming ADF personnel would free up police.
"Whilst there is that compliance aspect in assisting the police with their tasks, the real added bonus we give is we can release police from some of those tasks that we are quite capable of doing for them to get on with the policing that they need to do," Colonel Young told Today.
Orlando McCauley has a COVID-19 test at the Dubbo West walk-in clinic. (Kate Geraghty)
"Because the world keeps turning and police still have to deal with their day to day issues."
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Geoffrey McKechnie said the vaccination drive was a key part in protecting those most at risk from contracting COVID-19 .
"I'm really concerned about our small towns," Assistant Commissioner McKechnie told Today.
"In western NSW resources are scarce across a lot of different agencies and here in Dubbo we have got a fantastic health facility and lots of resources.
"The further west we go obviously that gets a little bit thinner.
Police and the ADF on the streets in Smithfield, during Sydney's lockdown. ADF have been assisting police across the state. (Janie Barrett)
"Lots of our Aboriginal people here in the west are communicating with us, we hear them and we are trying as hard as we can to get that assistance out there to them.
"The vaccination program is a big part of that and we really need people to come forward and get vaccinated when we get that program to our towns.
"There are certainly people in our far western towns, in particular, that are concerned about the current situation, and we are working as hard as we can to get support around those folks."
Regional NSW cases as lockdown is extended
Yesterday the NSW Premier announced that residents in the state's regional communities will be in lockdown until "at least" August 28.
The extension of the lockdown comes amid rising cases in towns such as Dubbo and Wilcannia.
The cases, as well as new infections in Goulburn, South Kempsey and Queanbeyan, drove the decision to extend regional NSW's lockdown.
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OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos, is planning to ban “sexually explicit” content.
The ban will start October 1 and is the result of requests from banking partners and companies that handle financial transactions, a spokesperson said.
Still, nudity is okay if it's “consistent” with the company's policy.
READ MORE: NSW anxiously waits for case numbers as possible freedoms flagged
OnlyFans is banning sexually explicit content. (NurPhoto via Getty Images)
It's not clear what that policy is, and the company did not reply to questions. OnlyFans will be sharing more information in “coming days."
OnlyFans has become famous as a space for celebrities to interact with people on a personal level, as well as a place where sex workers can post and get paid in a relatively safe manner.
It's not available as an app via the Apple and Google stores, which ban pornography.
OnlyFans has tried to distance itself from its association with porn, recently announcing an OFTV streaming app, which is available for download from the major tech platforms, and features content around categories like fitness, cooking, comedy and music.
OnlyFans says it has 130 million users and two million creators who have collectively earned USD$5 billion.
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More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she's finally on the verge of being exonerated — thanks to a curious eighth-grade civics class.
State Senator Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat from Methuen, has introduced legislation to clear the name of Elizabeth Johnson Jr, who was condemned in 1693 at the height of the Salem Witch Trials but never executed.
Sen DiZoglio says she was inspired by sleuthing done by a group of 13- and 14-year-olds at North Andover Middle School.
The Judge Jonathan Corwin House also known as The Witch House: Black old historical house in Salem, MA, is the only structure still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Witchcraft Trials of 1692. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Civics teacher Carrie LaPierre's students painstakingly researched Johnson and the steps that would need to be taken to make sure she was formally pardoned.
“It is important that we work to correct history,” Sen DiZoglio said on Wednesday.
“We will never be able to change what happened to these victims, but at the very least, we can set the record straight.”
If lawmakers approve the measure, Johnson will be the last accused witch to be cleared, according to Witches of Massachusetts Bay, a group devoted to the history and lore of the 17th-century witch hunts.
Twenty people from Salem and neighbouring towns were killed and hundreds of others accused during a frenzy of Puritan injustice that began in 1692, stoked by superstition, fear of disease and strangers, scapegoating and petty jealousies.
Nineteen were hanged, and one man was crushed to death by rocks.
In the 328 years that have ensued, dozens of suspects officially were cleared, including Johnson's own mother, the daughter of a minister whose conviction eventually was reversed.
Karla Hailer, a fifth-grade teacher from Scituate, Mass., shoots a video where a memorial stands at the site in Salem, Mass., where five women were hanged as witches. (AP)
But for some reason, Johnson's name wasn't included in various legislative attempts to set the record straight.
Johnson was 22 when she was caught up in the hysteria of the witch trials and sentenced to hang.
It never happened: Then-Governor William Phips threw out her punishment as the magnitude of the gross miscarriages of justice in Salem sank in.
But because she wasn't among those whose convictions were formally set aside, hers still technically stands.
“It showed how superstitious people still were after the witch trials,” said Artem Likhanov, 14, a rising high school freshman who participated in the school project.
“It’s not like after it ended people didn’t believe in witches anymore. They still thought she was a witch and they wouldn’t exonerate her.”
An image depicting the Witch Trials. (Nine)
Sen DiZoglio's bill would tweak 1957 legislation, amended in 2001, to include Johnson among others who were pardoned after being wrongly accused and convicted of witchcraft.
“Why Elizabeth was not exonerated is unclear but no action was ever taken on her behalf by the General Assembly or the courts,” Sen DiZoglio said.
“Possibly because she was neither a wife nor a mother, she was not considered worthy of having her name cleared. And because she never had children, there is no group of descendants acting on her behalf.”
In 2017, officials unveiled a semi-circular stone wall memorial inscribed with the names of people hanged at a site in Salem known as Proctor’s Ledge.
It was funded in part by donations from descendants of those accused of being witches.
Ms LaPierre, the teacher, said some of her students initially were ambivalent about the effort to exonerate Johnson because they launched it before the 2020 presidential election and at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was raging.
“Some of the conversation was, ‘Why are we doing this? She’s dead. Isn’t there more important stuff going on in the world?'” she said.
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The court said that the Centre should reply in the language in which the state government sends the application.'The government should realise the importance of each language and take appropriate steps for their development,' the court said
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The Madras High Court directed the Central government officials to follow the provision of the Official Languages Act, 1963 strictly.
The court said that the Centre should reply in the language in which the state government sends the application.
"Once a representation is given in English, it is the duty of the Union government to give the reply in English only," the HC court said.
The statement by Madras HC came on on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Madurai Lok Sabha MP S Venkatesh.
"Tamil Nadu has not set up an examination centre in Pondicherry for the written test to fill 780 vacancies in Group B and Group C. So I sent a letter on October 9 to the Ministry of Home Affairs asking them to set up at least one examination centre in these areas," read the PIL.
"The Minister of State for Home Affairs had sent a reply in a letter written in Hindi on November 9. Thus I could not know what they were saying in it," it added.
As a result, the Bench, comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and M Duraiswamy said, "Answering in Hindi is a violation of the law".
The Bench added that the people of Tamil Nadu have continued to respond in Hindi to letters sent to the Central Government. "This is contrary to constitutional legal rights and the Official Languages Act of 1963," it said.
The Central Government should send letters only in English. It should also order action against officials who violate the rule, the Madras HC bench added.
The bench said that "Mother's tongue is very important. Basic education should be provided in the mother tongue. But at present, the emphasis is on the English way of education. The English language is given more importance in economic terms."
"The government should realise the importance of each language and take appropriate steps for their development," said the Bench.
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The External Affairs Minister said that the ISIS’ modus operandi has changed, with the core focusing on regaining ground in Syria and Iraq and affiliates functioning independently
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ISIS terror group is paying Bitcoins as a form of reward for killings, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the United Nations on Thursday.
Jaishnakar said that the financial resource mobilisation of ISIS has become more robust, adding that the flow of funds was happening via bitcoins.
Addressing a UNSC briefing on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, Jaishankar said the latest report of the Secretary-General has provided a stark reminder that ISIS continues to pose a critical threat to international peace and security.
"ISIL (Daesh) remains active in Syria and Iraq and its affiliates are growing in strength, particularly in Africa. The financial resource mobilization of ISIL (Daesh) has become more robust. The flow of funds has continued and rewards for killings are now even being paid in Bitcoins!" the External Affairs Minister said.
He said ISIS’ modus operandi has changed, with the core focusing on regaining ground in Syria and Iraq and affiliates functioning independently.
“This evolving phenomenon is extremely dangerous and poses a new set of challenges to our collective efforts in our fight against ISIL and terrorism," Jaishankar said.
“Let us always remember that what is true of Covid is even more true of terrorism: none of us are safe until all of us are safe," he cautioned.
The External Affairs Minister said India has been at the forefront of global counter-terrorism efforts, has taken part in all major global initiatives against international terrorism, and is a party to all United Nations’ sectoral conventions relating to terrorism.
“We were pleased to play our role in strengthening the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted last month. We reiterate our full support for counter-terrorism cooperation under the auspices of the UN," he said.
Jaishankar outlined an eight-point action plan for consideration to collectively eliminate the scourge of terrorism which includes summoning of the political will and refraining from justifying or glorifying terrorism.
“No double standards. Terrorists are terrorists; distinctions are made only at our peril," he said.
"Don’t place blocks and holds on listing requests without any reason, discourage exclusivist thinking and be on guard against new terminologies and false priorities," he said.
He also underlined the need to "enlist and delist objectively, not on political or religious considerations."
Recognise the linkage to organised crime. Support and strengthen the FATF, and provide greater funding to UN Office of Counter-Terrorism," he added.
Jaishankar called on the UN Security Council to collectively build on these principles.
“It is also important to end the stalemate preventing the adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, which India has championed for so long," he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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Investors who love emerging markets but are spooked by China’s regulatory crackdown are pouring more money than ever into an ETF seemingly tailor-made for this moment.The $1.2 billion iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex-China ETF, an exchange-traded fund that tracks stocks in developing countries except China, has attracted $304.8 million of fresh investment in August
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Investors who love emerging markets but are spooked by China’s regulatory crackdown are pouring more money than ever into an ETF seemingly tailor-made for this moment.
The $1.2 billion iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex-China ETF, an exchange-traded fund that tracks stocks in developing countries except China, has attracted $304.8 million of fresh investment in August. That’s put the fund on course for the biggest monthly inflow since its inception four years ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
“China just went through a horrible month in terms of control and intervention that’s affected several industries," said Andres Calderon, a money manager at Miami-based RVX Asset Management LLC. “So the sales pitch is easy: Buy emerging markets, without the risk from China."
The rush to snap up equities from other emerging markets comes as a MSCI Inc. gauge of Chinese stocks as well as the iShares MSCI China ETF that tracks it sink to their lowest levels in almost 14 months. The index wiped out about a third of its value since February, after the central bank drained short-term cash from the market, extending losses as growth expectations dwindle and the government steps up regulation affecting the education and technology industries.
The pain has reached other Chinese-focused funds, too. The $4.7 billion KraneShares CSI China Internet Fund, known KWEB, is on track for its first weekly outflow since early July. Since their peak in February, the fund’s shares have lost about 58%, sinking to the lowest price since the pandemic shocked markets in March 2020.
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.
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Day trading guide for Friday: According to experts, market seems to have started tiring at the new highs of 16,700 levels
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Day trading guide for Friday: Trading at NSE and BSE will resume today after the stock market holiday on Thursday. On Wednesday, after showing sustainable upside move in the last few sessions, Nifty witnessed profit booking from the new highs of 16,701 levels and closed the day lower by 45 points. Sharp intraday profit booking was witnessed from day's high of 16,700 levels and the market showed downward correction amidst a range movement in the mid part to later part of the session to close near the lows. On a day when volumes in the market fell compared to the recent average; banks, metals and realty stocks fell the most.
Trade view on Nifty
Speaking on day trading strategies; Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities said, "The market seems to have started tiring at the new highs of 16,700. But, there is no indication of any reversal pattern unfolding at the higher levels. Any decline from here down to the support of 16,400 (20 day EMA on a daily chart) could be a buy on dips opportunity in the near term. We expect upside bounce from the lows in the coming sessions. The upside target for Nifty remains at 16,900 levels."
Day trading stocks to buy or sell
Sharing views on their respective day trading guide for Friday, stock market experts — Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking; Ravi Singhal, Vice Chairman at GCL Securities; Mudit Goel, Senior Research Analyst at SMC Global Securities and Rohit Singre, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities — recommended 5 shares to buy or sell today.
Sumeet Bagadia's day trading strategy today
1] IndusInd Bank: Sell at CMP, target ₹970 to ₹960, stop loss ₹1015
2] Ambuja Cements: Buy at CMP, target ₹418 to ₹425, stop loss ₹399
Ravi Singhal's day trading stock to buy today
3] Maruti Suzuki India: Buy in the range of ₹6777 to ₹6844, target ₹7200, stop loss ₹6666
Mudit Goel's stock of the day
4] LIC Housing Finance: Sell at CMP, target ₹370, stop loss ₹390
Rohit Singre's share to buy today
5] Eicher Motors: Momentum buy at CMP, target ₹2700, stop loss ₹2450.
Disclaimer: The views and recommendations made above are those of individual analysts or broking companies, and not of Mint.
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The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country
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The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on 15 August. Their sudden victory, which comes as the US withdraws from the country following a 20-year-war, has sparked chaos at Kabul's airport, from where America and allied nations are trying to safely evacuate thousands of citizens and allies.
Here are the live updates:
- A total of 7,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the start of evacuation operations on August 14 and over 5,200 US troops are in Kabul, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Cumulatively, the number of people moved out of Afghanistan is somewhere near 12,000.
-UK Foreign Secy, Chinese FM discuss Afghanistan situation over phone
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that he had discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
"Discussed Afghanistan with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today. We noted the importance of addressing security concerns, regional stability and addressing the humanitarian crisis," Raab tweeted.
- US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July
US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government's collapse in July, a media report said on Thursday.
In July, nearly two dozen US officials in the Kabul embassy had warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Amerian officials of the Afghanistan government's fall soon after the completion of US troops withdrawal, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- Taliban urge Afghan unity as protests spread to Kabul
The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul.
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India's longest surviving Covid patient on ECMO and ventilator for a record 109 days, recovers without lung transplant
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In what is perhaps India’s longest ECMO battle against COVID-19, a Chennai man diagnosed with coronavirus and resultant lung complications spent about 109 days on ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and ventilator support and recovered without having to undergo a lung transplant, the city hospital which treated him said on Thursday.
56-year old Mr. Muddhija is India’s longest surviving #COVID19 patient on #ECMO. He was on ECMO and Ventilator for 109 days. Today, the team gave him a hearty send off. We wish the warrior healthy days ahead.#Covid19India #COVIDCare #COVID19outbreak #COVIDIndia #RelaHospital pic.twitter.com/8F3D3rytgj — Rela Hospital (@Rela_Institute) August 19, 2021
Mudijja, a 56-year-old from Chennai stepped out of the hospital as a healthy man on 19 August, he became a living miracle, as none in the country has ever recovered without a lung transplant after spending more than 4 weeks with the support of ECMO
He tested positive for COVID-19 in April end and developed breathing difficulties early on before being referred to Rela Hospital. The CT scan taken a day prior to his admission at Rela Hospital recorded a CT score of 11/25, indicating moderate COVID-19 pneumonia.
“What an amazing outcome this is, for the patient and his family. ECMO, traditionally, has been used as an intermittent arrangement until Lung Transplantation however now this team has truly made it a life-saving procedure. Being able to offer it to our community, allows critical patients a better opportunity to survive and get back to their normal life." Prof Mohamed Rela, Chairman and Managing Director, Rela Hospital said, PTI reported.
With the 3rd wave around the corner and the public still unvaccinated, Prof Rela sees the ECMO machine as a critical tool the healthcare fraternity shall depend upon, for the treatment of other life-threatening illnesses as the uncertainty of the pandemic continues.
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The US Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc's Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals
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Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.
Below is the status of the cases, as well as government probes of Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
Two lawsuits against Facebook:
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a new complaint against Facebook in mid-August 2021, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The agency did so at the invitation of Judge James Boasberg, who had said that its previous effort fell short.
Boasberg, however, threw out a related state lawsuit entirely, saying the attorneys general had waited too long. They have indicated that they plan to appeal.
Four lawsuits against Google
The U.S. Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc's Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals. A trial date was set for Sept. 12, 2023.
A lawsuit by 38 U.S. states and territories accuses Google of abusing its market power to try to make its search engine as dominant inside cars, TVs and speakers as it is in phones. This was consolidated with the federal lawsuit for purposes of discovery.
Texas, backed by other states, filed a separate lawsuit against Google, accusing it of breaking antitrust law in how it runs its online advertising business.
Dozens of state attorneys general sued Google on July 7, alleging it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones.
Justice Department investigates Apple:
This probe, revealed in June 2019, appears to focus on Apple Inc's app store. Some app developers have accused Apple of introducing new products very similar to existing apps created by other developers and sold in the Apple Store, and then trying to banish the older apps from the store because they compete with Apple's new product. Apple says it seeks to have only the highest-quality apps in the app store.
Justice Department probing Facebook and Amazon:
In July 2019, the Justice Department said it was expanding its Big Tech probes to include "search, social media, and some retail services online" - an apparent reference to Facebook and Amazon.com Inc.
Federal Trade Commission on Amazon:
In its investigation of Amazon, the FTC is likely looking at the inherent conflict of interest of Amazon competing with small sellers on its marketplace platform, including allegations that it used information from sellers on its platform to decide what products it would introduce.
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In an emailed response to queries from Bloomberg News, Coupang said it cares “deeply about the welfare of all employees" and takes its “responsibility to protect their health and safety seriously." It also strives to achieve more equality at the workplace by granting “an enormous amount of equity to workers, creating wealth for all" its employees and also in the broader society by providing support for small- and medium-sized enterprises, it said. On Kim’s resignation from the Korean business, it said the change became public through a government website before the fire, and the timing of the announcement was just a coincidence.
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Day trading guide for Friday: According to experts, market seems to have started tiring at the new highs of 16,700 levels
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Day trading guide for Friday: Trading at NSE and BSE will resume today after the stock market holiday on Thursday. On Wednesday, after showing sustainable upside move in the last few sessions, Nifty witnessed profit booking from the new highs of 16,701 levels and closed the day lower by 45 points. Sharp intraday profit booking was witnessed from day's high of 16,700 levels and the market showed downward correction amidst a range movement in the mid part to later part of the session to close near the lows. On a day when volumes in the market fell compared to the recent average; banks, metals and realty stocks fell the most.
Day trading guide for Friday: Trading at NSE and BSE will resume today after the stock market holiday on Thursday. On Wednesday, after showing sustainable upside move in the last few sessions, Nifty witnessed profit booking from the new highs of 16,701 levels and closed the day lower by 45 points. Sharp intraday profit booking was witnessed from day's high of 16,700 levels and the market showed downward correction amidst a range movement in the mid part to later part of the session to close near the lows. On a day when volumes in the market fell compared to the recent average; banks, metals and realty stocks fell the most.
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Speaking on day trading strategies; Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities said, "The market seems to have started tiring at the new highs of 16,700. But, there is no indication of any reversal pattern unfolding at the higher levels. Any decline from here down to the support of 16,400 (20 day EMA on a daily chart) could be a buy on dips opportunity in the near term. We expect upside bounce from the lows in the coming sessions. The upside target for Nifty remains at 16,900 levels."
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Sharing views on their respective day trading guide for Friday, stock market experts — Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking; Ravi Singhal, Vice Chairman at GCL Securities; Mudit Goel, Senior Research Analyst at SMC Global Securities and Rohit Singre, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities — recommended 5 shares to buy or sell today.
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5] Eicher Motors: Momentum buy at CMP, target ₹2700, stop loss ₹2450.
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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) last month sided with NASA over its decision to pick a single lunar lander provider, rejecting Blue Origin's protest.NASA sought proposals for a spacecraft that would carry astronauts to the lunar surface under its Artemis program to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972
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NASA agreed on Thursday to temporarily halt work on a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX after rival billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sued the U.S government, an agency spokeswoman said.
Blue Origin has said its lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims last week, was "an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA's Human Landing System." A U.S. judge has set an October 14 hearing on the case.
NASA said in a statement it paused work with SpaceX on the human landing system through November 1.
"In exchange for this temporary stay of work, all parties agreed to an expedited litigation schedule that concludes on Nov. 1," the U.S. space agency said. "NASA officials are continuing to work with the Department of Justice to review the details of the case and look forward to a timely resolution of this matter."
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) last month sided with NASA over its decision to pick a single lunar lander provider, rejecting Blue Origin's protest.
SpaceX, headed by Tesla Inc's CEO Musk, this week intervened in the lawsuit to ensure that the court "has a complete and accurate picture of the facts and circumstances surrounding this protest, including the substantial harm that SpaceX will suffer if the court grants the relief sought" by Blue Origin.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon.com Inc's founder Bezos, has said it remains convinced there were "fundamental issues" with NASA's decision and that the GAO was not able to address them "due to their limited jurisdiction."
NASA sought proposals for a spacecraft that would carry astronauts to the lunar surface under its Artemis program to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.
The space agency said on Thursday it "is committed to Artemis and to maintaining the nation's global leadership in space exploration. With our partners, we will go to the moon and stay to enable science investigations, develop new technology, and create high paying jobs for the greater good and in preparation to send astronauts to Mars."
In April, NASA awarded SpaceX a contract to build such a spacecraft as early as 2024.
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.
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Bom Kim amassed a fortune at Coupang Inc., the Amazon of South Korea, that reached as much as $8.9 billion, and became the poster child of a new kind of wealth generation in the country: self-made riches from the technology world instead of the dynastic hoards of decades-old conglomerates.
Much was made about how the new breed of titans was different, more willing to give back to society and more considerate of employees. Coupang, for example, promised staff and frontline workers about $90 million in stock awards when it listed in New York in March.
But just months after its blockbuster initial public offering, the e-commerce giant is under pressure for a series of controversies, and some South Koreans are reconsidering their attitude to the billionaire and his company.
Coupang is facing renewed criticism from labor unions and customers about working conditions, with the trigger being a deadly fire at a fulfillment center in June. Daily users of Coupang’s app dropped by more than 700,000 at one point amid a boycott of the company following the blaze. An ill-timed public statement -- the same day as the accident -- on Kim’s move to step down as chief of the Korea business was widely viewed as an attempt to shirk responsibility, adding to the outrage.
“Self-made entrepreneurs are becoming part of the privileged class," said Park Sangin, a professor at Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Administration. “They are becoming a new type of chaebol," he said, referring to the country’s family-controlled conglomerates.
In an emailed response to queries from Bloomberg News, Coupang said it cares “deeply about the welfare of all employees" and takes its “responsibility to protect their health and safety seriously." It also strives to achieve more equality at the workplace by granting “an enormous amount of equity to workers, creating wealth for all" its employees and also in the broader society by providing support for small- and medium-sized enterprises, it said. On Kim’s resignation from the Korean business, it said the change became public through a government website before the fire, and the timing of the announcement was just a coincidence.
Billionaires around the world are no strangers to criticism targeted at their vast wealth. Jeff Bezos has faced a backlash against what critics call poor working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. and for firing employees who protested. Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerburg has come under fire for the social media giant’s influence on politics and society.
But the situation is more nuanced in South Korea. While the country’s family-controlled chaebol remain unpopular, having been embroiled in scandals and corruption cases, there’s hope that the new breed of entrepreneur will turn out to be different -- and more willing to give back to society. Brian Kim, for instance, the founder of mobile-messaging giant Kakao Corp. and now the country’s richest person, pledged to give away most of his fortune.
The question for Coupang is whether the fire and changing attitudes will hurt its business. The company’s net loss widened in the second quarter after it spent heavily on expansion and the blaze damaged one of its main fulfillment centers. Its shares are down 7.5% from going public through Wednesday’s close. The S&P 500 Index gained 13% in the period. Unless the company fixes its internal culture, it could face another crisis that would hit its stock and bottom line, said Suh Yonggu, a professor of marketing at Sookmyung Women’s University.
Kim, 42, was born in Seoul and moved to America as a child, later obtaining U.S. nationality. He returned to South Korea and started Coupang in 2010 after dropping out of Harvard Business School.
Today, Coupang is the most-used shopping app in South Korea, and one of the country’s biggest employers. Revenue almost doubled last year to $12 billion as demand for online shopping surged during the pandemic.
Backed by Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp., Coupang raised $4.6 billion in its IPO, despite posting losses for years. It surged on its first day of trading. While Kim’s wealth has fallen from its peak, he’s still worth $5.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
On June 17, a fire broke out at a fulfillment center in Icheon, outside Seoul, killing one firefighter. Local media reports, which linked to CCTV footage, said the blaze appeared to have been sparked by an electrical fault. The footage also appears to show that sprinklers didn’t immediately activate.
Police arrested employees of a company that managed electrical and fire safety at the warehouse for allegedly turning off fire alarms and delaying the activation of sprinklers. The case was sent to prosecutors after the investigation ended in late July, according to a police officer at Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency who asked not to be identified, citing agency policy.
Coupang apologized to those impacted by the fire and promised to provide lifetime support to the family of the firefighter who died. The company did a thorough investigation and denies allegations that the security guards dismissed any fire warnings, it said in its emailed response to Bloomberg News.
The incident prompted a boycott of Coupang’s services, with daily users of the company’s mobile app falling to about 7.9 million on June 26, down from about 8.6 million on the day of the fire, according to data from South Korean market research firm Mobile Index. The number has since recovered. Coupang said on its earnings call last week that customers who made purchases in the second quarter increased 26% from the previous year to 17 million.
Hyeon-woo Lee, 34, stopped using Coupang after the fire. He had initially been a fan because he thought the company treated workers more fairly, he said. But now Lee questions whether that’s true.
“I was happy with Coupang’s services," he said. “But if they are inconsiderate of their workers when providing such services, I doubt whether it’s valuable to use them."
The fire compounded criticism that the convenience Coupang offers, such as guaranteed next-day delivery, is coming at the expense of workers.
The company has kept workloads down for frontline employees even though worker hours in the logistics industry have ballooned, it said in its response. Its frontline workforce work “well under 50 hours per week on average in an industry where 72 hours per week is the norm," it said. It achieved this by using technology and its nationwide network of more than 100 logistics centers, and by significantly expanding the workforce, it said.
Still, most warehouses don’t have air-conditioning or heating, so employees preparing goods for shipment have to rely on a few fans and air circulators, said Min Byeong-jo, who works at a Coupang fulfillment center outside Seoul and heads a labor union for the company’s warehouse workers. Employees aren’t allowed to bring phones onto the workplace floor, he said.
“We feel like we’re being treated like machines," Min, 55, said. For Coupang, “products are the most important things," he said.
Coupang said in response that air conditioners and large fans have been installed according to the situation of each space in its distribution centers. Fulfillment centers across the world, as a common policy, don’t allow the use of personal cell phones on the floor to prevent accidents, it said. Many other businesses, especially manufacturing plants, have some level of restrictions on phone usage in the workplace.
Coupang said it has been at the forefront of creating “a new working environment for the logistics industry." It said it guarantees shorter working hours, hires frontline workers directly, and offers paid vacations and breaks, as well as benefits.
Coupang’s labor union says nine workers, including two subcontractors, have died due to working at the company since the beginning of last year. Coupang said while the logistics industry in South Korea has had more than 1,300 work-related deaths in the last 10 years, it only had one. It added it has spent $200 million and hired 600 safety professionals to improve the health and safety environment for its workers.
The one death that has been officially acknowledged as such was that of Jang deuk-jun, 27. He died of a heart attack last October after returning from work at a Coupang fulfillment center in Daegu, a city south of Seoul. An investigation by the Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service said he died from overwork after clocking more than 62 hours in the week of his death.
A Coupang spokeswoman said that the actual number of hours worked was 48.5, but the government counts nighttime work at a multiple of 1.3 for each hour worked.
The company apologized and offered condolences in a press statement after the government probe. It also promised to provide support for Jang’s family.
But Park Mi-sook, Jang’s mother, said that months after the investigation ended, Coupang hasn’t provided any compensation. In its response to Bloomberg News, Coupang said it has tried several times to communicate directly with Jang’s family to offer condolences and support, without mentioning the family’s reaction. Park said she feels nothing has changed.
“We thought things would be different once we proved our son died because of work," she said. “We wanted to prove it at all costs. But even now, Coupang hasn’t changed."
In May, Coupang launched Coupang Care, which it calls the industry’s first paid health promotion program in South Korea that allows employees with relatively high health indicators such as blood pressure and blood sugar to get as many as four weeks paid time off to focus on their health.
Also under the spotlight was Kim’s resignation as chairman of the board and as a director of Coupang Corp., the South Korean business operation, effective May 31. He remains chairman and chief executive officer of Coupang Inc., the Delaware-incorporated and U.S.-listed parent company.
The move could help Kim avoid accountability under South Korean laws and regulations, according to Seoul National University’s Park.
“Bom Kim in effect controls the company," he said. “Removing his titles seems like a move to avoid the risk of any punishment."
Kim’s resignation from the board had been planned for months, the company said. It was a natural step to take as he focuses on Coupang’s global operations, it said.
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has also targeted Coupang for unfair trade practices, slapping a fine of 3.3 billion won ($2.8 million) on the company this week. Coupang said it would file a suit against the decision.
To be sure, Coupang isn’t the only rapidly growing e-commerce company facing criticism about worker treatment. Besides complaints by Amazon employees about grueling conditions, food-delivery platform Ele.me, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., also faced a public backlash earlier this year after the death of a delivery driver. And Chinese food-delivery company Meituan came under fire online after several delivery riders were killed or injured while trying to meet strict deadlines.
But that doesn’t absolve Coupang of responsibility to address its issues, according to one South Korean ruling party lawmaker.
“The ‘Coupang crisis’ should end here," Woo Won-shik said in a statement last month. “It should reconsider its overall corporate culture."
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CHICAGO : Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.
His three daily calls to her had become a lifeline, but when they dwindled to two, then one, then only a few a week, the 65-year-old Williams felt he couldn’t go on. He made plans to take his life with a stash of pills he had stockpiled in his dormitory.
Williams was jailed last August, accused of killing a young man from the neighborhood who asked him for a ride during a night of unrest over police brutality in May. But the key evidence against Williams didn’t come from an eyewitness or an informant; it came from a clip of noiseless security video showing a car driving through an intersection, and a loud bang picked up by a network of surveillance microphones. Prosecutors said technology powered by a secret algorithm that analyzed noises detected by the sensors indicated Williams shot and killed the man.
“I kept trying to figure out, how can they get away with using the technology like that against me?" said Williams, speaking publicly for the first time about his ordeal. “That’s not fair."
Williams sat behind bars for nearly a year before a judge dismissed the case against him last month at the request of prosecutors, who said they had insufficient evidence.
Williams’ experience highlights the real-world impacts of society’s growing reliance on algorithms to help make consequential decisions about many aspects of public life. Nowhere is this more apparent than in law enforcement, which has turned to technology companies like gunshot detection firm ShotSpotter to battle crime. ShotSpotter evidence has increasingly been admitted in court cases around the country, now totaling some 200. ShotSpotter’s website says it’s “a leader in precision policing technology solutions" that helps stop gun violence by using “sensors, algorithms and artificial intelligence" to classify 14 million sounds in its proprietary database as gunshots or something else.
But an Associated Press investigation, based on a review of thousands of internal documents, emails, presentations and confidential contracts, along with interviews with dozens of public defenders in communities where ShotSpotter has been deployed, has identified a number of serious flaws in using ShotSpotter as evidentiary support for prosecutors.
AP’s investigation found the system can miss live gunfire right under its microphones, or misclassify the sounds of fireworks or cars backfiring as gunshots. Forensic reports prepared by ShotSpotter’s employees have been used in court to improperly claim that a defendant shot at police, or provide questionable counts of the number of shots allegedly fired by defendants. Judges in a number of cases have thrown out the evidence.
ShotSpotter’s proprietary algorithms are the company’s primary selling point, and it frequently touts the technology in marketing materials as virtually foolproof. But the private company guards how its closed system works as a trade secret, a black box largely inscrutable to the public, jurors and police oversight boards.
The company’s methods for identifying gunshots aren’t always guided solely by the technology. ShotSpotter employees can, and often do, change the source of sounds picked up by its sensors after listening to audio recordings, introducing the possibility of human bias into the gunshot detection algorithm. Employees can and do modify the location or number of shots fired at the request of police, according to court records. And in the past, city dispatchers or police themselves could also make some of these changes.
Amid a nationwide debate over racial bias in policing, privacy and civil rights advocates say ShotSpotter’s system and other algorithm-based technologies used to set everything from prison sentences to probation rules lack transparency and oversight and show why the criminal justice system shouldn’t outsource some of society’s weightiest decisions to computer code.
When pressed about potential errors from the company’s algorithm, ShotSpotter CEO Ralph Clark declined to discuss specifics about their use of artificial intelligence, saying it’s “not really relevant."
“The point is anything that ultimately gets produced as a gunshot has to have eyes and ears on it," said Clark in an interview. “Human eyes and ears, OK?"
A GAME CHANGER
Police chiefs call ShotSpotter a game-changer. The technology, which has been installed in about 110 American cities, large and small, can cost up to $95,000 per square mile per year. The system is usually placed at the request of local officials in neighborhoods deemed to be the highest risk for gun violence, which are often disproportionately Black and Latino communities. Law enforcement officials say it helps get officers to crime scenes quicker and helps cash-strapped public safety agencies better deploy their resources.
“ShotSpotter has turned into one of the most important cogs in our wheel of addressing gun violence," said Toledo, Ohio Police Chief George Kral during a 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago.
Researchers who took a look at ShotSpotter’s impacts in communities where it is used came to a different conclusion. One study published in April in the peer-reviewed Journal of Urban Health examined ShotSpotter in 68 large, metropolitan counties from 1999 to 2016, the largest review to date. It found that the technology didn’t reduce gun violence or increase community safety.
“The evidence that we’ve produced suggests that the technology does not reduce firearm violence in the long-term, and the implementation of the technology does not lead to increased murder or weapons related arrests," said lead author Mitch Doucette.
ShotSpotter installs its acoustic sensors on buildings, telephone poles and street lights. Employees in a dark, restricted-access room study hundreds of thousands of gunfire alerts on multiple computer screens at the company’s headquarters about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of San Francisco or a newer office in Washington.
Forensic tools such as DNA and ballistics evidence used by prosecutors have had their methodologies examined in painstaking detail for decades, but ShotSpotter claims its software is proprietary, and won’t release its algorithm. The company’s privacy policy says sensor locations aren’t divulged to police departments, although community members can see them on their street lamps. The company has shielded internal data and records revealing the system’s inner workings, leaving defense attorneys no way of interrogating the technology to understand the specifics of how it works.
“We have a constitutional right to confront all witnesses and evidence against us, but in this case the ShotSpotter system is the accuser, and there is no way to determine if it’s accurate, monitored, calibrated or if someone’s added something," said Katie Higgins, a defense attorney who has successfully fought ShotSpotter evidence. “The most serious consequence is being convicted of a crime you didn’t commit using this as evidence."
The Silicon Valley startup launched 25 years ago backed by venture capitalist Gary Lauder, heir to Estée Lauder’s makeup fortune. Today, the billionaire remains the company’s largest investor.
ShotSpotter’s profile has grown in recent years.
The U.S. government has spent more than $6.9 million on gunshot detection systems, including ShotSpotter, in discretionary grants and earmarked funds, the Justice Department said in response to questions from AP. States and local governments have spent millions more, from a separate pool of federal tax dollars, to purchase the system.
The company’s share price has more than doubled since it went public in 2017 and it posted revenue of nearly $30 million in the first half of 2021. It’s hardly ubiquitous, however. ShotSpotter's website lists 119 communities in the U.S., the Caribbean and South Africa where it operates. The company says it has deployed 18,000 sensors covering 810 square miles (2,100 square kilometers).
In 2018, it acquired a predictive policing company called HunchLab, which integrates its AI models with ShotSpotter’s gunshot detection data to purportedly predict crime before it happens.
That system can “forecast when and where crimes are likely to emerge and recommends specific patrols and tactics that can deter these events," according to the company’s 2020 annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it plans to expand in Latin America and other regions of the world. It recently appointed Roberta Jacobson, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, to its board.
Late last year, a Trump administration commission on law enforcement urged increased funding for systems like ShotSpotter to “combat firearm crime and violence."
And amid rising homicides, this spring, the Biden administration nominated David Chipman, a former ShotSpotter executive, to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
In June, President Joe Biden encouraged mayors to use American Rescue Plan funds — aimed at speeding up the U.S. pandemic recovery — to buy gunshot detection systems, “to better see and stop gun violence in their communities."
‘SOMETHING IN ME HAD JUST DIED’
On a balmy Sunday evening in May 2020, Williams and his wife Jacqueline Anderson settled in at their apartment building on Chicago’s South Side. They fed their Rottweiler Lily and German shepherd Shibey. Anderson fell asleep. Williams said he left the house to buy cigarettes at a gas station.
Looters had beaten him to it. Six days before in Minneapolis, George Floyd had been killed by police Officer Derek Chauvin. Four hundred miles away (640 kilometers), in Williams’ neighborhood, outrage boiled over. Shops were torn up, store windows broken, fires burned.
Williams found the gas station destroyed, so he said he made a U-turn to head home on South Stony Island Avenue. Before he reached East 63rd Street, Williams said Safarian Herring, a 25-year-old he said he had seen around the neighborhood, waved him down for a ride.
“I didn’t feel threatened or anything because I’ve seen him before, around. So, I said yes. And he got in the front seat, and we took off," Williams said.
According to documents AP obtained through an open records request, Williams told police that as he approached an intersection another vehicle pulled up beside his car. A man in the front passenger seat fired a shot. The bullet missed Williams, but hit his passenger.
“It shocked me so badly, the only thing I can do was slump down in my car," he said. As Herring bled all over the seat from wounds to the side of his head, Williams ran a red light to escape.
“I was hollering to my passenger ‘Are you ok?’" said Williams. “He didn’t respond."
Williams drove his passenger to St. Bernard Hospital, where medical workers rushed Herring into the emergency room and doctors fought to save his life.
Two weeks before being picked up by Williams, Samona Nicholson, Herring’s mother, said the aspiring chef had survived a shooting at a bus stop. Nicholson, who called her son ‘Pook,’ arranged for him to stay with a relative where she thought he’d be safe.
Doctors pronounced Herring dead on June 2, 2020, at 2:53 p.m.
For days after the shooting Williams’ wife said he curled up on his bed, having flashbacks and praying for his passenger.
Three months after Herring’s death, the police showed up. Williams recalls officers told him they wanted to take him to the station to talk and assured him he did nothing wrong.
He had a criminal history and spent three different stints behind bars, for attempted murder, robbery and discharging a firearm, records show.
That was all when he was a younger man. Williams said he had moved on with life, avoiding legal trouble since his last release more than 15 years ago and working numerous jobs.
At the police station, detectives interrogated him about the night Herring was shot, then took him to a holding cell.
“They just said that they were charging me with first-degree murder," Williams said. “When he told me that, it was just like something in me had just died."
“IT’S NOT PERFECT"
On the night Williams stepped out for cigarettes, ShotSpotter sensors triangulated a loud noise the system initially assigned to 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr. near Chicago’s historic Museum of Science and Industry alongside Lake Michigan, according to an alert the company sent to police.
That material anchored the prosecutor’s theory that Williams shot Herring inside his car, even though the case supplementary report from police did not cite a motive, nor did it mention any eyewitnesses. There was no gun found at the scene of the crime.
Prosecutors also leaned on a surveillance video viewed by AP showing that Williams’ car ran a red light, as did another car that appeared to have its windows up. This detail ruled out the possibility that the shot came from the other car’s passenger window, they said.
Chicago police did not respond to AP’s request for comment. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a statement that after careful review prosecutors “concluded that the totality of the evidence was insufficient to meet our burden of proof," but did not answer specific questions about the case.
As ShotSpotter’s gunshot detection systems expand around the country, so has its use as forensic evidence in the courtroom — some 200 times in 20 states since 2010, with 91 of those cases in the past three years, the company said.
“Our data compiled with our expert analysis help prosecutors make convictions," said a recent ShotSpotter press release. Even during the pandemic, ShotSpotter participated in 18 court cases, some over Zoom, according to a recent company presentation to investors.
But even as its use has expanded in court, ShotSpotter’s technology has drawn scrutiny.
For one, the algorithm that analyzes sounds to distinguish gunshots from other noises has never been peer reviewed by outside academics or experts.
“The concern about ShotSpotter being used as direct evidence is that there are simply no studies out there to establish the validity or the reliability of the technology. Nothing," said Tania Brief, a staff attorney at The Innocence Project, a nonprofit that seeks to reverse wrongful convictions.
A 2011 study commissioned by the company found that dumpsters, trucks, motorcycles, helicopters, fireworks, construction, trash pickup and church bells have all triggered false positive alerts, mistaking these sounds for gunshots. Clark said the company is constantly improving its audio classifications, but the system still logs a small percentage of false positives.
In the past, these false alerts — and lack of alerts — have prompted cities from Charlotte, North Carolina, to San Antonio, Texas, to end their ShotSpotter contracts, the AP found.
In Fall River, Massachusetts, police said ShotSpotter worked less than 50% of the time and missed all seven shots in a downtown murder in 2018. The results didn’t improve over time, and later that year ShotSpotter turned off its system.
The public school district in Fresno, California, ended its ShotSpotter contract last year, after paying $1.25 million over four years and finding it too costly. Also, parents and board members were concerned that district funds meant to help high-needs students were used to pay for ShotSpotter, said school board trustee Genoveva Islas.
“We were at the point where George Floyd had been murdered and there was a lot of push around racism and discrimination in the district. There was this mounting questioning about that investment in particular," Islas said.
Some courts, too, have been less than impressed with the ShotSpotter system. In 2014, a judge in Richmond, California, didn’t allow ShotSpotter evidence to be used during a gang murder conspiracy case, although the accused man, Todd Gillard, was still convicted of being involved in a drive-by shooting.
“The expert testimony that a gun was fired at a particular location at a given time, based on the ShotSpotter technology, is not presently admissible in court, because it has not, at this point, reached general acceptance in the relevant scientific community," ruled Contra Costa Superior Court Judge John Kennedy.
In a Chicago case, prosecutors had surveillance videos of gang member Ernesto Godinez in a neighborhood where an ATF agent was shot after dark — but none showing him actually shooting a gun. At a 2019 trial, they entered ShotSpotter data to show gunshots originated from the location where video evidence indicated Godinez was when shots rang out. This month, a federal appeals court ruled that a trial judge erred by not vetting the reliability of ShotSpotter data before letting jurors hear it. Nonetheless, the split three-judge panel concluded that other evidence prosecutors presented was enough to uphold Godinez’s conviction.
ShotSpotter says it’s constantly fine-tuning its machine learning model to recognize what is and isn’t a gunshot sound by getting detectives and investigators to add crime scene observations to its system. As a part of that process, which they call “ground truth," ShotSpotter asks patrol officers to add and notate shell casings, bullet holes, gather witness testimony and other “evidence of gunfire" using its software.
“We have the opportunity to make the machine classification better and better and better because we get real-world feedback loops from humans," Clark said.
Several experts warned that training an algorithm based on a set of observations submitted by police risks contaminating the model if harried officers — perhaps inadvertently — feed it incomplete or incorrect data.
“I’m kind of aghast," said Clare Garvie, a senior associate with the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law. “You are building an inherent uncertainty into that system, and you are telling that system it’s fine. You are contaminating the reliability of your system."
ShotSpotter said the more data it receives from police, the more accurate its model becomes. The company says their system is accurate 97% of the time.
“In the small number of cases where ShotSpotter is incorrect, providing feedback to the algorithm can improve accuracy," the company said.
Beyond the ShotSpotter algorithm, other questions have been raised about how the company operates.
Court records show that in some cases, employees have changed sounds detected by the system to say that they are gunshots.
During 2016 testimony in a Rochester, New York, officer-involved shooting trial, ShotSpotter’s engineer Paul Greene was pressed to explain why one of its employees reclassified sounds from a helicopter to a bullet. The reason? He said its customer, in this case the Rochester Police Department, told them to.
The defense attorney in that case was dumbfounded: “Is that something that occurs in the regular course of business at ShotSpotter?" he asked.
“Yes, it is. It happens all the time," said Greene. “Typically, you know, we trust our law enforcement customers to be really upfront and honest with us."
Testifying in a 2017 San Francisco murder trial, Greene gave similar testimony that an analyst had moved the location of its initial alert a block away, suddenly matching the scene of the crime.
“It’s not perfect. The dot on the map is simply a starting point," he said.
In the Williams case, evidence in pretrial hearings shows that ShotSpotter initially said the noise the sensor picked up was a firecracker, a classification the company’s algorithm made with 98% confidence. But a ShotSpotter employee relabeled the noise as a gunshot.
Later, ShotSpotter senior technical support engineer Walter Collier changed the reported Chicago address of the sound to the street where Williams was driving, about 1 miles (1.6 kilometers) away, according to court documents. ShotSpotter said Collier corrected the report to match the actual location that the sensors had identified.
Collier worked for the Chicago Police Department for more than two decades before joining ShotSpotter, according to his LinkedIn profile. After Williams was sent to jail, his attorney requested more information about Collier’s training. The attorney, Brendan Max, said he was shocked by the company’s response.
In court filings, ShotSpotter acknowledged: “Our experts are trained using a variety of ‘on the job’ training sessions, and transfer of knowledge from our scientists and other experienced employees. As such no official or formal training materials exist for our forensic experts."
Law enforcement officials in Chicago continue to stand by their use of ShotSpotter. Chicago’s three-year, $33 million contract, signed in 2018, makes the city ShotSpotter’s largest customer. ShotSpotter has been at the heart of the police department’s “intelligence-action cycle" for predictive policing that uses gunshot alerts to “identify areas of risk," according to a presentation obtained by AP.
Late last month, on July 22, Attorney General Merrick Garland flew to Chicago to announce a new initiative to combat gun violence and toured a police precinct, looking on as officials showed him how they use ShotSpotter.
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The next day, Williams hobbled into Courtroom 500 leaning on his wooden cane, dressed in tan jail garb and sandals, as a sheriff’s deputy towered over him. He had been locked up for 11 months.
Williams lifted his head to the famously irascible Judge Vincent Gaughan. The 79-year-old Vietnam veteran looked back from high on his bench and told Williams his case was dismissed. The reason: insufficient evidence.
ShotSpotter maintains it had warned prosecutors not to rely on its technology to detect gunshots fired inside vehicles or buildings. The company said the disclaimer can be found in the small print embedded in its contract with Chicago police.
But the company declined to say at what point during Williams’ nearly yearlong incarceration it got in touch with prosecutors, or why it prepared a forensic report for a gunshot that allegedly was fired in Williams’ vehicle, given the fact that the system had trouble identifying gunshots in enclosed spaces. The report itself contained contradictory information suggesting the technology did, in fact, work inside cars. Clark, the company’s CEO, declined to comment on the case, but in a follow-up statement, the company equivocated, telling AP that under “certain conditions," the system can actually pick up gunshots inside vehicles.
Max, Williams’ attorney, said prosecutors never disclosed any of this information to him, and instead dropped charges two months after he subpoenaed ShotSpotter for the company’s correspondence with state’s attorneys.
The judge agreed to schedule a hearing in the coming weeks about whether to release ShotSpotter’s operating protocol and other documents the company wants to keep secret. Max, who requested it, said such material could be used to cast doubt on the validity and reliability of ShotSpotter evidence in cases nationwide.
“My client did not deserve to have his liberty taken away based on unscientific, unproven evidence," Max said. “Given the history of flawed forensic evidence in our courts, we can’t let ShotSpotter be the next thing that racks up wrongful convictions."
On the evening of July 23, Williams walked out of Cook County Jail into the hot Chicago night.
He was picked up by his attorney, and Anderson, his wife of 20 years, was waiting at home. When her husband stepped out of his attorney’s car, she took him in her arms and cried.
That first night at home, Anderson made ribs and chicken, cornbread and macaroni and cheese.
But Williams couldn’t eat on his own. He’d beat COVID-19 twice while in jail, but had developed an uncontrollable tremor in his hand that kept him from holding a spoon. So Anderson fed him. And as they sat together on the couch, she held onto his arm to try and stop the shaking.
For her part, Herring’s mother believes police had the right suspect in Williams. She blames ShotSpotter for botching the case by passing on, then withdrawing what she called flimsy data.
Williams remains shaken by his ordeal. He said he doesn’t feel safe in his hometown anymore. When he walks through the neighborhood he scans for the little microphones that almost sent him to prison for life.
“The only places these devices are installed are in poor Black communities, nowhere else," he said. “How many of us will end up in this same situation?"
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“I’m so incredibly proud,” Parent Representation Program Advocate Heidi Spencer said Thursday. “It’s so much work to get your children home.”
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“The drugs are not worth losing your children, believe me,” Mathis said.
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“My son is the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” Hector said through a translator. “This was possible thanks to this person next to me.”
As parents were presented with certificates recognizing their progress, Judge Michael Evans said their stories inspire those who may be struggling. The hope with the dependency process is to support and uplift parents so they can support and uplift their children, he said.
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Youth and Family Link plans to give away 600 backpacks filled with school supplies to Longview and Kelso kindergarten through 12th-grade students at the annual event. Families were asked to register online in advance, and registration is full, Siters said.
The event being held at Victoria Freeman Park also includes a COVID-19 vaccine clinic and a dental clinic. Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson shots will be available through a partnership between Medical Teams International and Kaiser Permanente. The dental clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Checkups are free and appointments or signups are not necessary, Siters said. The clinic will be held across the street from the park in the Youth and Family Link gym.
Youth and Family Link received a grant from Kaiser Permanente to hire youth interns to improve vaccine outreach.
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“These are supposed to be nonpartisan races. If this was a party-versus-party race it would be different, but it’s not,” Tseu said.
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Angela Wean has already attended events held by both political parties in the county in her campaign to defeat incumbent council member Chet Makinster. Wean said she was struck by the concerns both parties shared about homeless residents, the local economy and bringing new ideas to Longview.
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“Every customer you talk to has a rail component,” he said, but the port currently is at 100% rail capacity.
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“It’s one of those things we’ve never been through before, so I don’t know how to gauge it,” he said. “My hope is it will be very minimal, but I just don’t know that. There are a lot of people with very strong feelings about it on both sides of it.”
He said so far, the district has started the process of verifying who is vaccinated and has gotten some questions about what a valid exemption entails, but the state has not yet shared that information.
Zorn said he hopes if the vaccine is a “deal breaker” for someone who could not get an exemption, they would let the district know as soon as possible so the school could plan for a replacement.
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Mickey Mantle's boyhood home in Commerce, Okla. (Image credit: Rev. Bill Louder)
The photo above is Oklahoma history. It's the childhood home of Mickey Mantle located in Commerce, Oklahoma.
If Mickey had stayed healthy, he would statistically have been the greatest player in the history of professional baseball. As it stands, he's still renowned by all generations of players.
I took a friend and his son one summer to see Mickey's childhood home in Commerce, and he said he was so thrilled he could hardly believe he was standing and playing catch with his son, right where Mickey learned to play ball with his father and grandfather.
You are looking at the same place where his father and grandfather taught him to play baseball and pinch-hit. A hit over the house was a home run. A broken window was only a base hit.
'The Oklahoma Hillbilly' Became One of the Greatest Players in Major League Baseball
When Mickey was called up to play for the New York Yankees in 1951, he was only 18 years old and showed up with a $7 suitcase and an $8 suit. The New York press welcomed him by calling him a "hillbilly."
He left his hometown of Commerce with a total population of 2,000 and played his first game in front of nearly 80,000 fans in Yankee Stadium.
Mickey Mantle 1951 Rookie baseball card by Bowman's Gum. (Public Domain image, courtesy Heritage Auctions)
Joe DiMaggio reportedly shunned him and wouldn't speak a word to him, because all the talk was about how good Mickey was going to be. DiMaggio finally spoke to him once, during the 1951 series against the Giants. DiMaggio was playing center field and Mickey was in right field. The manager told Mickey to take everything he can get "cause the old man (DiMaggio) can't run like he used to." Mickey could run like greased lightning (3.1 seconds from 1st to 2nd base).
When Willie Mays came up to bat and hit a pop fly into center field, Mickey flew over there, had a bead on it, but at the last minute he heard DiMaggio yell, "I got it! I got it!"
Mickey pulled up and tripped over a drainpipe in the outfield, severely injuring his knee.
After the game, Mickey's dad helped him to the hospital and as Mickey leaned on his dad, his father collapsed. It turned out his dad had cancer. Mickey and his dad ended up in the same hospital, lying next to each other. A little while after that, his father passed away.
Mickey Mantle was the opposite of DiMaggio as he was often the first to welcome new players and make them feel a part of the team. Elston Howard, the first Black Yankees player, recalled how during spring training his rookie year in St. Pete, he wasn't allowed to eat in the restaurant where the team had gone to eat dinner. Howard also recalled how Mickey got his food and brought it out to the bus, so he could eat his dinner with him.
In 1953, Mickey tried to volunteer for the U.S. Army and was rejected on account of his knees, but the newspapers called him a "draft dodger," and up to the last year he played, he still got booed for that lie made up by the press.
Mantle and Maris Aim for Babe Ruth's Home Run Record
In 1961, Mickey and his Yankee teammate Roger Maris made an attempt at Babe Ruth's home run record, Mickey was bandaged for each game like a mummy from all his injuries with no cartilage in his knees and a bum shoulder hurting so much he couldn't even comb his hair. But he still played a season most players can only dream of.
One of his last home runs came during a game when he tore a muscle in his right forearm as he swung at a pitch and fouled the ball. After the painful strike, Mickey told the catcher to signal the pitcher to try it again, and using only the power of his left arm to do the swinging, Mickey hit the ball more than 450-feet over the center of Fenway Park's fence!
New York Yankees teammates Roger Maris, left, and Mickey Mantle, right, attempted to break Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961. (Public Domain image, courtesy State Archives of Florida.)
Due to the injuries to his knees, shoulders, and having to be hospitalized because of his hip, Mickey Mantle dropped out of the home run race with Maris, but remained on the sideline to be his greatest cheerleader to beat Ruth's record.
43-Year Struggle With Alcohol
On a sidebar note for those who held something against Mickey because of his struggle with alcohol, before he passed, he finally got free through the professional help of the Betty Ford Center. His breakthrough came one day when the instructor told everyone to think of one person that they didn't get to say goodbye to before they died. She told them to write a letter to that person saying everything they wished and wanted to say to them.
Mickey at first refused because it was too painful emotionally, but with the instructor's encouragement, Mickey wrote the letter to his father. No one will ever know what he wrote, but the end result was Mickey no longer needed to drink to cover up his pain. He finally had closure.
Let me tell you something. God will never call you for jury duty, or appoint you as judge over someone, but He will call you to help, encourage, deliver and heal people. Instead of looking for dirt on someone, try seeing the gold inside them, and help them bring that out. Amen.
An Eternal Home Run
Speaking of seeing and bringing out the gold inside of another. That's exactly what happened before Mickey passed away.
Even though Mickey was the "go-to guy" whenever any friends were down or needed help, he personally felt like such a failure in areas of his life that he couldn't reconcile, as so many of us do. He related so well to his friend Roy Clark's number one song, "Yesterday When I Was Young," that he asked Roy to sing that song at his funeral, which Roy promised he would, and did.
All was redeemed when Mickey made the ultimate, eternal home run when he told his old teammate Bobby Richardson, how he wanted him to know that he had received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Bobby cried tears of joy, and they talked about their saving faith.
Then later, Bobby's wife shared her testimony with Mickey, and she asked him, "Mickey if God were standing here today and was to ask you, 'Why should I let you in my Heaven?' What would you say?"
Without hesitation, and to all their joy, Mickey quoted John 3:16 and said, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son. That whosoever shall believe in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life."
A home run decision, I know Mickey and his loved ones are rejoicing over today and will be for eternity.
How about that. Who knows? Maybe one day when you cross over, you can play ball with Mickey and some of the other greats in the ultimate field of dreams.
Rev. Bill Louder is the founder of Bill Louder Ministries. Located in Bixby, Okla., the ministry has served hundreds of thousands of people and has offered free crisis counseling since 1987.
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Texas school districts must now notify teachers, staff and students’ families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms or extracurricular or after-school programs, the Texas Education Agency announced in updated public
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2021-08-20 01:44:52+00:00
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North Texas is rarely an underdog when it comes to the race for the Conference USA women’s soccer title after winning a record eight championships since joining the league in
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North Texas picked second in C-USA women's soccer poll heading into season opener Friday
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Denton County Public Health on Thursday confirmed another four locals had died of COVID-19.
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Four Denton County residents dead of COVID-19
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2021-08-20 01:45:04+00:00
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2021-08-19 13:59:00
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Manase Mose stepped into North Texas’ starting lineup as a redshirt freshman back in 2018 and hasn’t left since.
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UNT offensive lineman Manase Mose named to Polynesian Player of the Year watch list
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2021-08-20 01:44:58+00:00
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2021-08-19 11:00:00
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Sarah Fuller was four days removed from walking the red carpet at the ESPY Awards this summer when she helped a girl pull a pink tank top over her shirt
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UNT goalkeeper Sarah Fuller hopes to inspire new generation of athletes after historic stint with Vandy football team
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Last week, immunocompromised people were the first approved to receive extra doses as soon as 28 days after their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
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A small restaurant at the far end of a retail strip on Sunset Street, Denton Independent Hamburger Company looks like any other burger joint. But inside, diners will find a
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The pandemic is having a lasting impact on students, causing major learning loss in the last year and a half. One White County school district is using every resource to get students back up to speed.
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PANGBURN, Ark. – The pandemic is having a lasting impact on students, causing major learning loss in the last year and a half. One White County school district is using every resource to get students back up to speed.
Class is back in session at Pangburn Elementary School but many of the kids filling the desks are starting behind.
“It’s because of the shutdown, because of the kids being in quarantine, because of some kids doing virtual school last year,” Pangburn School District Superintendent David Rolland said.
Rolland said that’s why they are putting most of their funding towards closing that gap.
“We can’t make those reasons our excuses,” Rolland said.
They started the progress this summer, offering summer school from June through July. Elementary Principal Mary Rieck said teachers came in and helped select students who could use more time in the classroom.
“Students who needed that extra boost and move on throughout the summer without the break,” Rieck said.
With almost 40% of students falling behind, that extra help didn’t stop when all students hit the halls.
“We’ve never seen learning loss like this,” Literacy Facilitator Stephanie Vernon said.
Vernon said they’ve added teachers to work with students in small groups focusing mainly on reading.
“Phonics work and then moving on from there to comprehension, fluency, vocabulary. Those are the areas that are weak right now that we’re really working on,” Vernon said.
They’ve also added an after-school program.
“That is our number one priority is to get these kids on grade level,” Assistant Principal Suzanne Louks said.
Louks heads the after-school program. She said reading, math, and specialized teachers are staying late to achieve that goal.
“Everybody in the district is committed to the kids,” Louks said.
Teachers and administrators say it will take a while to get all students back on track, but they’ve already started to see an improvement.
“We celebrate every ounce of growth that we get from the kids. It will take beyond this year to really close the gap,” Vernon said.
The district continues to test students to see where they stand and how much ground they are making up.
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A veteran Airman who spent five years at Little Rock Air Force Base and went on six deployments, including one to Afghanistan says that while some are criticizing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, there are many positive things that happened during the nearly 20-year mission.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The United States presence in Afghanistan began as a mission to track down those who attacked the country on September 11.
The U.S. military did what it set out to do and, in the process, helped a nation and its people seek new ground, cultivate new leadership and set a path for freedom.
While the United States is withdrawing from Afghanistan, many say the changes that were been set in motion will never be erased, even under the cloud of Taliban rule.
One local veteran knows that all too well. James Wilson spent five years at Little Rock Air Force Base and went on six deployments, including one to Afghanistan.
For the Air Force veteran, the last 20 years were not in vain. Wilson spends his time now studying law behind a desk, but there was a time when his office was in the sky. For him, the fallout in Afghanistan is crushing.
“There’s a lot of people hurting right now, and we need to recognize that,” Wilson said.
But perhaps what’s worse, Wilson explained, is the criticism.
“I’m sad when people say that we failed,” he said.
So, he’s choosing a different view.
“Service in the military is a calling,” Wilson said. “Nobody raises their right hand to get rich.”
He’s believing the U.S. has done more good than bad.
“I mean, we’ve got an entire generation of little girls who have been educated for the first time,” he said.
The veteran airman said he hopes a seed was planted, however small.
“I have to believe that with the availability of education and the generation of kids that can now read, the opportunities are there,” Wilson said.
He is also refusing to accept the U.S. and ally lives lost didn’t matter.
“The people that died there, those that didn’t make it home, the spouses that heard the doorbell ring, it wasn’t for nothing,” Wilson said. “There should be no shame in that. Sadness, sure. Be heartbroken, yes. But shame, no.”
Wilson said even though it’s hard to see right now, the work done in Afghanistan was good and honorable because it was in service to those who stayed behind and waited, and for the rest of America, too.
Wilson recently graduated from the Bowen School of Law with a law degree. He takes his bar exam in a few months. He hopes to focus his practice on issues affecting veterans.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In a Thursday press conference, second-year Razorbacks defensive coordinator Barry Odom spoke on his unit’s progress ahead of the fall. In its all-SEC slate through 2020, the Arkansas D allowed on average 452 yards and 35 points a game. Due to difficulty of schedule and in-game situations, the numbers may not show the […]
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In a Thursday press conference, second-year Razorbacks defensive coordinator Barry Odom spoke on his unit’s progress ahead of the fall.
In its all-SEC slate through 2020, the Arkansas D allowed on average 452 yards and 35 points a game. Due to difficulty of schedule and in-game situations, the numbers may not show the potential that this incoming defense has. Nick Walters takes a look at a squad on a positive trajectory heading into the 2021 season.
Arkansas opens the season by hosting Rice on September 4th at 1PM. The Hogs follow by hosting long-time rival Texas for the first time since 2014.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — MOOOOve over Chicken Sandwich wars, Rock City Burger Week is coming to the Little Rock and North Little Rock area on August 23. Participating restaurants will offer a $7 burger as part of the week-long event. Burger lovers will be able to print out a burger passport and get a stamp […]
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — MOOOOve over Chicken Sandwich wars, Rock City Burger Week is coming to the Little Rock and North Little Rock area on August 23.
Participating restaurants will offer a $7 burger as part of the week-long event.
Burger lovers will be able to print out a burger passport and get a stamp noting that the $7 burger was purchased. There will be a random drawing of submitted passports with the winner receiving an Ultimate Burger Cookout with 25 friends. Participants will need to visit at least 4 different restaurants to enter.
The Arkansas Foodbank will receive $1 for each of the first 1,000 burgers sold at participating restaurants from the Arkansas Beef Council.
The participating restaurants include:
Alley Oops
Big Whiskey’s
Hill Station
David’s Burgers
Hubcap Burger Company
The Box
Bennett’s Casual Dining
Rosie’s Pot and Kettle
Midtown Billiards
Town Pump
Homer’s East
Brood & Barley
Cypress Social
Petit & Keet
Loca Luna
Red Door
Corky’s (WLR)
Diamond Bear Brewery
Skinny J’s
For more information and to download the Burger passport click HERE.
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The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That's much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That’s much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
“We want to make sure we are taking care of those people who have helped us,” Rep. Rob Wittman said.
The Virginia Republican wants not only U.S. military and their families out safely, but the Afghan translators that helped over the last 20 years. He’s worried they won’t get out in time.
“There are so many SIV – Special Immigrant Visa – applications that the State Department is just overwhelmed,” Wittman explained.
Wittman says, in addition to Special Immigrant Visas, the humanitarian parole option could allow Afghan allies into the United States temporarily.
“We encourage everyone that is there in Afghanistan trying to get out to pursue both of those processes in unison,” he said.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, enters a plane evacuating people, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Capt. William Urban/U.S. Navy via AP )
In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
The Afghan flag remains on the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan’s airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Pentagon says the Kabul airport is secure, but Nexstar’s Washington D.C. bureau asked Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby what they’re doing to make sure U.S. citizens and our allies can even get to the airport.
“There has been no hostile interactions between the Taliban and our forces,” Kirby said Thursday.
And Kirby adds they’ve made something clear to the Taliban.
“Any attack on our people and our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response.”
For now, U.S. troops are still scheduled to be out of the country by Aug. 31. The Pentagon says any change to that deadline would require new conversations with the Taliban.
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Read reflect.finance 1-Day Trading Volume Tops $8,427.00 (RFI) at Ticker Report
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reflect.finance (CURRENCY:RFI) traded up 1.5% against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on August 19th. One reflect.finance coin can now be purchased for $0.10 or 0.00000218 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. reflect.finance has a total market capitalization of $972,613.48 and $8,427.00 worth of reflect.finance was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, reflect.finance has traded down 15.6% against the U.S. dollar.
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Chainlink (LINK) traded up 4.8% against the dollar and now trades at $27.11 or 0.00057422 BTC.
Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002117 BTC.
Polygon (MATIC) traded 9.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.50 or 0.00003169 BTC.
THETA (THETA) traded up 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $7.17 or 0.00015188 BTC.
DREP (DREP) traded down 21% against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
DREP [old] (DREP) traded 19.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002118 BTC.
Aave (AAVE) traded 7.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $412.79 or 0.00874269 BTC.
The Graph (GRT) traded 17.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.03 or 0.00002182 BTC.
PancakeSwap (CAKE) traded up 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $22.52 or 0.00047687 BTC.
reflect.finance Profile
reflect.finance (CRYPTO:RFI) is a coin. reflect.finance’s total supply is 9,447,901 coins. The official message board for reflect.finance is reflectfinance.medium.com . reflect.finance’s official Twitter account is @ReflectFinance . reflect.finance’s official website is reflect.finance
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UpBots (CURRENCY:UBXT) traded 5.1% lower against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on August 19th. UpBots has a total market capitalization of $9.27 million and approximately $352,144.00 worth of UpBots was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, UpBots has traded 16.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. One UpBots coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0257 or 0.00000054 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Avista (NYSE:AVA) updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.030-$2.230 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.290. The company issued revenue guidance of -.Avista also updated its FY 2021 guidance to $1.960-$2.160 EPS.
Several research firms have commented on AVA. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Avista from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Monday, July 26th. Williams Capital restated a buy rating on shares of Avista in a research report on Friday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $45.00.
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NYSE AVA traded down $0.12 on Thursday, hitting $41.84. The stock had a trading volume of 542,185 shares, compared to its average volume of 416,738. Avista has a one year low of $32.26 and a one year high of $49.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market cap of $2.91 billion, a PE ratio of 19.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 0.62. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.07.
Avista (NYSE:AVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.06). Avista had a net margin of 10.78% and a return on equity of 7.15%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Avista will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 19th will be issued a $0.423 dividend. This represents a $1.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 18th. Avista’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 88.95%.
In related news, VP James M. Kensok sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.99, for a total transaction of $25,194.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 11,125 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $467,138.75. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kristianne Blake sold 9,775 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.15, for a total transaction of $441,341.25. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 9,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $427,886.55. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 20,975 shares of company stock valued at $944,551 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.94% of the company’s stock.
Avista Company Profile
Avista Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of electric and natural gas utility business. It operates through the Avista Utilities, and Alaska Electric Light and Power Company (AEL&P) segments. The Avista Utilities segment includes electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, and Northeastern and Southwestern Oregon.
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Equities research analysts forecast that Columbus McKinnon Co. (NASDAQ:CMCO) will announce $228.90 million in sales for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two analysts have issued estimates for Columbus McKinnon’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $227.50 million and the highest estimate coming in at $230.30 million. Columbus McKinnon posted sales of $157.79 million during the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year over year growth rate of 45.1%. The firm is expected to report its next earnings results on Thursday, November 4th.
On average, analysts expect that Columbus McKinnon will report full year sales of $909.53 million for the current fiscal year, with estimates ranging from $899.46 million to $919.60 million. For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the firm will post sales of $994.71 million, with estimates ranging from $989.41 million to $1.00 billion. Zacks’ sales calculations are an average based on a survey of sell-side analysts that that provide coverage for Columbus McKinnon.
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Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.28. Columbus McKinnon had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 0.66%.
A number of analysts recently issued reports on CMCO shares. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Columbus McKinnon in a research report on Monday, May 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. Barrington Research upped their target price on Columbus McKinnon from $67.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 26th. Colliers Securities reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Columbus McKinnon in a research report on Friday, July 30th. Zacks Investment Research raised Columbus McKinnon from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $51.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 28th. Finally, TheStreet cut Columbus McKinnon from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Monday, August 9th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Columbus McKinnon has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.67.
Shares of NASDAQ CMCO traded down $0.48 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $42.48. The stock had a trading volume of 166,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 139,671. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 193.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.56. Columbus McKinnon has a fifty-two week low of $31.63 and a fifty-two week high of $57.06. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.23.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 6th were paid a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 5th. Columbus McKinnon’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.69%.
In other Columbus McKinnon news, VP Peter M. Mccormick sold 32,168 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.63, for a total transaction of $1,499,993.84. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 49,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,295,921.31. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Exane Derivatives raised its stake in shares of Columbus McKinnon by 18.9% during the 1st quarter. Exane Derivatives now owns 1,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $74,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Columbus McKinnon during the 1st quarter worth approximately $86,000. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Columbus McKinnon by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 2,183 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of Columbus McKinnon by 17.0% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,728 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of Columbus McKinnon during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $193,000. 70.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Columbus McKinnon
Columbus McKinnon Corp. engages in the designing, manufacturing, and marketing of material handling products and systems. Its products include hoists, chain and rigging tools, digital power control and delivery systems, actuators and rotary unions, industrial cranes, and elevator application drive systems which are distributed through STAHL, Herc-Alloy, Magnetek, Duff-Norton, Pfaff, and other brands.
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McAdam LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (NYSEARCA:XYLD) by 2.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 57,440 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,237 shares during the period. McAdam LLC owned about 0.68% of Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF worth $2,814,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF by 58.1% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $940,000. Trinity Legacy Partners LLC acquired a new position in Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,028,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $104,000. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. acquired a new position in Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $344,000.
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $49.44. The stock had a trading volume of 212,677 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,454. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $49.01. Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF has a twelve month low of $42.46 and a twelve month high of $50.00.
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