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Florida teen, adult rescued from accused human trafficker they met online, sheriff says: 'Sick individual'
SPRING HILL, Fla. - The Hernando County sheriff is urging parents to pay attention to what their children are doing online after he says a teen and a young adult were human trafficked by a man they met on an online dating app and recently rescued in Spring Hill.
On Monday, July 10, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office says is was contacted by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office about the possible location of a runaway teen.
Sheriff Al Nienhuis says his agency receives calls like that every day and his deputies try to recover the runaway.
When deputies went to the 5000 block of Pinehurst Drive in Spring Hill and found James Peter Houllis, 56, and a young female adult the sheriff referred to as victim number one, as well as the missing teen from Charlotte County.
At the time, deputies say they did not have any indication that the females were victims of human trafficking.
Sheriff Nienhuis said the suspect told deputies that he and the young adult female were under the impression that the teen was 18 years old and was kicked out of her home. He went on to say that he paid to have an Uber driver take her from Charlotte County to Spring Hill. The teen was taken to a runaway shelter in Hernando County to wait for her father to pick her up the next day.
The next day, before her father showed up, Sheriff Nienhuis says the teen told deputies and employees of the shelter that she had met the suspect and the adult victim on an uncommon social media dating platform.
READ: Human trafficking victim leads investigators to second victim: Tampa police
On the Sunday evening before the teen left home, she said she thought she was discussing sexual activity with the adult victim on the app. During the conversation, the sheriff said the pair decided that the teen would go to Hernando County to live with the suspect and the adult victim.
The teen also told authorities that she was sent a contract by email and it was referred to as a dominant and submissive agreement.
The teen, according to the sheriff, said she didn’t read the contract, but agreed to abide by it and sent it back to the suspect. HCSO says the suspect sent an Uber to get the teen and drive her to his house on July 9. She arrived around 10:30 p.m.
Sheriff Nienhuis says she was given her own bedroom and food. Then, according to HCSO, the suspect and both victims consumed marijuana and watched a movie. The three then moved to the suspect’s bedroom and engaged in sexual activity, according to HCSO.
READ: 'We will not stop': 2 rescued, 2 arrested in Hillsborough County human trafficking stings
The sheriff says the teen told officials that she never intended to engage in sexual activity with Houlis because she thought it would just be with the adult female. However, he said that the teen was told that she must adhere to her contract and perform any sexual act as demanded by the ‘dominant’ who is the suspect because she was his ‘submissive’.
The sheriff says in the agreement the ‘dominant’ would provide a beautiful home on the ocean (Sheriff Neihuis noted that the home on Pinehurst Drive is nowhere near the ocean), pay for all expenses, including food, drinks and utilities associated with the home in exchange for the ‘submissive’ to serve, please and obey the ‘dominant’.
The contract, according to the sheriff, stated that the ‘submissive’ would always respond to the sexual needs of the ‘dominant’ in any manner he saw fit, even if it was outside of her comfort zone.
The teen said the suspect forced the adult victim to perform sex acts on her. The suspect also took control of the victim’s cell phones, according to HCSO.
On Monday, July 10, the suspect and the adult victim took the teen to a department store to buy clothes.
According to HCSO, the teen was able to take photos of the suspect sitting on a couch in the nude before deputies arrived to investigate the report that she was a runaway teen out of Charlotte County.
James Peter Houllis mugshot courtesy of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.
On Tuesday, July 11, the suspect was charged with unlawful sexual activity of a minor, unlawful use of a two-way communication device and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
While interviewing the suspect and the adult female, deputies learned that she was also a human trafficking victim.
Sheriff Nienhuis said the suspect admitted to the sexual activity, but said he said he believed the underage teen was over the age of 18. The sheriff says he also admitted to drafting up the contract.
"He also said several times during the interview how fortunate the victim was that he provided for her and he benefitted from the sexual contact as described in the contract. He is definitely a sick individual to say the least," Sheriff Nienhuis said.
The young adult, according to HCSO, told deputies she was not a willing participant. He said she told authorities she felt obligated because she also signed a contract with the suspect. She went on to say that when she refused, he physically forced her to engage in sexual activity with the teen victim.
"I don’t think you could ever sign away your right to be raped," Sheriff Nienhuis stated. "If it is against your will, it is against your will even if you say in a contract that you are going to let a particular person do anything to you."
READ: Florida holds roundtable to discuss human trafficking as arrests climb across state roadways
The young adult, according to HCSO, said the suspect strangled the teen to force her into sexual activity and because she knew how rough the suspect could be she traded places with the teen to keep her safe.
On July 13, the suspect was charged with sexual battery on the young adult victim, which led to a no-contact order by a judge. The sheriff said he violated the no-contact order several times and ordered the adult victim to drop the charges and stop speaking with law enforcement. He was then charged with witness tampering and violation of pre-trial contact with the victim.
Since the teen was under the age of 18 she cannot consent to a sex act, so the suspect was trafficking the victim in violation of Florida statute, according to HCSO.
The sheriff said Houllis met the adult victim more than a year ago out west on an online dating site, according to HCSO.
READ: Two arrested in human trafficking bust in Hillsborough County
While the young adult victim and the suspect were in Colorado, the sheriff says Houllis arranged for multiple men to have sex with her for money.
The sheriff said two other women who were romantically involved with the suspect said he was extremely controlling and filed police reports against him.
According to HCSO, Houllis has a history of domestic violence and has lived in 53 different places since 1980 including California, Colorado, Miami, Hudson and Hollywood before moving to Spring Hill and believe there may be more victims.
The sheriff says both victims are in a safe place receiving treatment. | https://www.wogx.com/news/florida-teen-young-adult-rescued-from-accused-human-trafficker-they-met-online-hcso | 2023-07-29T01:48:13 | 0 | https://www.wogx.com/news/florida-teen-young-adult-rescued-from-accused-human-trafficker-they-met-online-hcso |
The Pac-12 Conference issued a statement aimed at stability after Colorado became the third school in a year to announce plans to leave. The nine schools remaining for the 2024-25 season were largely silent Friday.
Colorado on Thursday announced it would join the Big 12 beginning in 2024, joining Big Ten-bound Southern California and UCLA in an exodus that could continue in coming weeks and months. Their departures coincide with the expiration of the league’s current media rights deals and the Pac-12 has not yet announced a lucrative deal going forward.
Shortly after CU’s regents approved the move to the Big 12, the Pac-12 issued a statement pledging to soldier on. Possible Pac-12 expansion targets could include San Diego State and SMU.
“We are focused on concluding our media rights deal and securing our continued success and growth,” the Pac-12 said. “Immediately following the conclusion of our media rights deal, we will embrace expansion opportunities and bring new fans, markets, excitement and value to the Pac-12.”
The Pac-12’s media rights contract expires at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, and Commissioner George Kliavkoff has not noted any progress in landing a new deal.
Oregon State was the only Pac-12 school to comment following the Colorado announcement. A founding member of the league in 1915, Oregon State is considered one of the least likely schools to be poached by another conference.
“Oregon State Athletics trusts that the Pac-12 will secure a media rights deal that will strongly benefit the institutions that are remaining loyal to this conference,” Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said. “All of us at Oregon State will continue to work hard and diligently to continue the long-term membership and success of our athletic department at a national level.”
Oregon State President Jayathi Murthy said her school joins other members in reaffirming its commitment to the Pac-12.
“We are united by our shared values, our passion for the highest level of intercollegiate athletic competition, our leadership roles as Tier 1 research universities and our support for student-athletes’ academic and athletic excellence,” Murthy said.
The administrations and athletic departments at Utah and Washington declined comment. Arizona State, California and Washington State athletic departments also declined comment, as did the Arizona and Oregon president’s offices.
Stanford did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Arizona, Arizona State and Utah are believed to be potential targets for further Big 12 expansion, though those schools publicly committed to the Pac-12 prior to Colorado’s announced departure. The Big 12 has a six-year, $2 billion contract that is projected to net annual revenue of $31 million for each school.
Under then-Commissioner Kevin Warren, the Big Ten still had eyes out west even after landing USC and UCLA, with Oregon and Washington having the most appeal of the remaining Pac-12 schools. But Warren is gone now and his replacement, Tony Pettit, said earlier this week that the Big Ten isn’t eager to expand more. | https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/beleaguered-pac-12-says-it-will-pursue-expansion-with-colorado-usc-and-ucla-all-leaving-next-year | 2023-07-29T01:48:15 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/beleaguered-pac-12-says-it-will-pursue-expansion-with-colorado-usc-and-ucla-all-leaving-next-year |
Man driving fake Spectrum van steals from car parked in Cleveland driveway, police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The suspect driving a van posing as a Spectrum company vehicle is accused of stealing from a car parked in the driveway of a West Side home, Cleveland Police confirmed, and detectives need help identifying him.
He allegedly took a jump box, battery, and tools from the car on West 88th Street at 7 a.m. on July 1, according to police.
Police stated the man nor the van are employed by or associated with Spectrum.
Then man had been spotted mowing yards in the area, according to police.
Take a close look at the surveillance photos of the suspect and his van shared by the Cleveland Division of Police First District Detective Unit:
If you recognize this suspect or the van, or have any other information on this theft, call First District Det. Gessino at 216-623-2541 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 216-252-7463.
Reference report #2023-195691 with your tips.
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Man dies at Walt Disney World hotel, deputies say
BAY LAKE, Fla. - A man died at a Walt Disney World resort on Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office confirmed to FOX 35 News.
The incident happened shortly after 5:33 a.m. at Disney's Contemporary Resort, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies responded to the hotel for a call about a man who was found unresponsive on hotel grounds.
He was pronounced dead on the scene. The Orange County Sheriff's Office did not release any more information at this time.
The Orange County Medical Examiner told FOX News the victim is identified as a 39-year-old man from Greendale, Wisconsin. He reportedly accidentally fell from a hotel room balcony.
RELATED: Man dies after riding popular Walt Disney World ride: report
FOX 35 News has reached out to Walt Disney World and the medical examiner's office for more information.
This is a developing story. | https://www.wogx.com/news/man-dies-at-walt-disney-world-hotel-deputies-say | 2023-07-29T01:48:20 | 0 | https://www.wogx.com/news/man-dies-at-walt-disney-world-hotel-deputies-say |
Not that NJ needs ‘em, but more luxury condos coming to Asbury Park
Yes, Asbury Park, New Jersey, did need a revamp. And we’ve seen such a wonderful rebirth of it over the past 20 years. But there are those of us who feel that Asbury Park is no longer the pretty seaside town it used to be that is poised to become a town where only the wealthy could afford to live. And guess what? Asbury Park is about to get even swankier with some new luxury condos in the works.
But we really can’t complain. After all, in a waterfront location like Asbury Park, it was only a matter of time before it attracted the Rich and famous in the development to go along with it.
According to tapinto.net, the Asbury Park Planning Board just gave the green light for a stunning eight-story condo project at 115 Fourth Ave. It's right next to the iconic Wonder Bar and a quick hop from the famous Asbury Park Boardwalk.
So, here's the scoop. There'll be 155 elegant residences with one, two, and three-bedroom options. And that's not all, the ground floor will be decked out with 9,340 square feet of primo retail space, adding to the city's cool vibe. And, they've got a private three-story garage right between the towers with a whopping 264 parking spots for the lucky residents.
The developer, inspired by Somerset Development, isn't holding back on this one. They want to give you that fancy single-family lifestyle but in a condo setup. Talk about being bougie. The 155 "ultra-luxury" residences are going to be top-notch, with the top-floor units feeling like you're living it up in "villas in the sky." How cool is that? (At least, for those who can afford it!)
And it gets better. They're going all out with the design. Designers are bringing their A-game to make this place look and feel out of this world. Get ready for a beach club lifestyle right at your doorstep.
Asbury Park's about to take luxury living to a whole new level with this mind-blowing condo development. It's going to be the talk of the town and the envy of every beach lover out there!
It’s not clear what the prices will be for these condos. But from what we already know about condo development in the town, it won’t be cheap.
But we can dream, can’t we?
These towns actually cut their property taxes in 2022
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WHITELAND, Ind. – It’s been four months since an EF-3 tornado ripped through Whiteland on March 31.
The tornado tore through hundreds of homes and about 50 were severely damaged.
The damage isn’t hard to find as plots of land still sit empty where houses once stood, and others are still trying to rebuild and repair their homes.
The impact is still felt daily by the community.
Friday night, people living in Whiteland came together to try and help those affected get back on their feet at the town’s annual “Community Night Out” event.
“Just to help maybe speed up the process. Getting people back to normal. That’s the big thing is normal,” said Whiteland resident, Jonathan Ross, whose home was damaged.
Normal.
That’s exactly what the town of Whiteland is trying to help people get back to.
Dozens showed up for the event on Friday evening in the parking lot of Whiteland Town Hall.
“Just to take their minds off of it… they still have the headaches of dealing with the tornado in whatever form or fashion, so this is just a night to bring everybody together,” said Carmen Young, the director of administration for the Town of Whiteland.
There were games, food and entertainment.
This year, all the proceeds go to tornado recovery efforts. The money will go to Johnson County’s Long Term Recovery Group.
It’s a cause organizers say is important as many hit by the tornado have had problems getting back on their feet.
Whether it’s issues with insurance, or as some in attendance told FOX59/CBS4, being denied help from federal agencies.
“Let’s say insurance will pay x amount and FEMA maybe paid x amount but there’s still a gap to get the project done and get the home built and so that’s where that donation management team and those funds will be raised to help cover that gap,” said Young. “We’re working to get our residents back home. We have issued quite a few building permits, so some people are already starting to rebuild.”
Whether it’s a dollar here or a dollar there for food or a game. Every little bit helps.
“It’s really devastating so our hearts really go out to the people who were affected by that and we want to be able to help them however we can,” said Susan Speigel, who resides in Whiteland.
And for those affected, seeing the community come together, is priceless.
“I’m grateful. To be honest, like I said, we’ve had such a great turnout with the community helping with the cleanup efforts and to see people still showing up the way they are it’s an amazing feeling. Makes me proud to be here in Whiteland,” said Ross.
If you’d like to donate, or if you still need help, contact the Johnson County Long Term Recovery Group:
Tina McAninch, Case Manager
Phone: 317-883-7102
Email: jcsupervisor2023@gmail.com
Potential Assistance:
- Construction costs
- Volunteer labor
- Home contents
- Temporary housing
- Emotional & mental health support resources
- Transportation
- Identify other available resources | https://cbs4indy.com/news/community-night-out-aims-to-help-people-impacted-by-whiteland-tornado/ | 2023-07-29T01:48:21 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/community-night-out-aims-to-help-people-impacted-by-whiteland-tornado/ |
Paul Tracy has been suspended from the Superstar Racing Experience series after his involvement in a controversial wreck Thursday night at Pulaski County Motorsports Park in Radford, Virginia that eliminated himself, Josef Newgarden and Ken Schrader. Kyle Busch won the race in his first series start.
“We take issues regarding driver safety extremely seriously at SRX,” said the series Chief Executive Officer Don Hawk in an Instagram post. " This is not a decision we take lightly. It is our responsibility to ensure that we foster a competitive, and most importantly, a safe racing environment. I have been in contact with Paul directly and we appreciate his cooperation on this matter.”
Tracy has been part of every SRX race held in series’ history earning five top-fives in 15 previous starts. His best finish is a third at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Connecticut in last year’s season opener.
The incident in question from Pulaski was between Tracy and Newgarden when Tracy drove his car into the competitor’s door and turned sideways in front of the field. Schrader was caught up in the accident and did not pull any punches when describing his feelings.
“Green (Tracy’s car) had Black (Newgarden) shoved into the outside wall,” Schrader said as he walked away from his mangled machine. “I’m not running another race with him. I’m done.”
Compounding Schrader’s frustration were incidents in the two previous races this season. He was spun by Tracy in Heat 2 of the season opener. The two made contact again in Race 2, but this time it was Schrader who sent Tracy spinning.
Tracy saw the Pulaski incident differently.
“Newgarden and I were bumping off each other for a couple of laps and as I got a nose ahead of him, half a car ahead of him, I just got hooked and turned sideways down the straightaway,” Tracy said. “It was just hard racing at the end there. Ten laps to go and everyone’s going for it hard.”
After Thursday night’s race, series owner indicated this decision was imminent. When asked about what it will take to dial down the aggression of drivers who are tearing up cars, Stewart said at about the 1:21 mark in a Frontstretch interview on YouTube: “Quit having the guys who are tearing cars up come back. I haven’t seen any of the stuff. Luckily it was all behind me, but it sounds like it was the same cast of characters.” | https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/pul-tracy-suspended-from-srx-after-controversial-wreck | 2023-07-29T01:48:25 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/pul-tracy-suspended-from-srx-after-controversial-wreck |
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NY/NJ Port Authority cops deliver baby at Lincoln Tunnel Toll Plaza
Port Authority Police Officers Timothy Jozefczyk and Evan Butt brought a new life into the world in the most unlikely place.
A car pulled into the Lincoln Tunnel Toll Plaza with a driver frantically looking for help. He was the father-to-be of a baby that decided not to wait for the hospital visit to enter the world!
When officers got to the vehicle, the baby's head was just crowning and the baby was delivered within a few short minutes.
You'd think for most cops, the delivery would be a once-in-a-career moment, right? Well, for Officer Evan Butt a former FDNY member, it was the FIFTH time he's been involved with an out-of-hospital emergency delivery!
Dad Nestor Guallpa, mom Maria Marin and baby boy Kylian Aaron Guallpa Castano are all doing great!
You can read the account as reported on NJ.com HERE
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INDIANAPOLIS — EMS workers have a busy weekend in front of them as warm temperatures and weekend activities tend to be a recipe for heat-related injuries.
Indianapolis EMS has already seen its runs increase with the temperatures.
”We have seen an increase in heat injuries and heat exhaustion,” said Dr. Mark Liao, the medical director for Indy EMS.
Liao added that crews responded to 12 heat-related injury cases Thursday. EMS personnel usually face two or three heat-related incidents on typical summer days.
”Heat tends to magnify certain diseases such as breathing problems, heart problems,” Liao said.
The Carmel Fire Department has also seen an increase in heat-related calls lately. Like Indy EMS, CFD is bracing for a busy weekend.
”We’re going to have our normal EMS calls, our normal fire calls, but we’re going to have a lot more heat-related calls that happen,” said Tim Griffin, the public information officer for CFD.
Liao said EMS crews have been watching for typical heat-related ailments like heat cramp, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
”The life-threatening emergency is heat stroke,” Liao said. “That is when the person is not acting right and some of their organ systems become dysfunctional and even shut down.”
Liao added that if someone is not acting right in the heat, it’s time to call 911.
”Our 911 administrators are able to give instructions over the phone to give some initial first aid,” Liao said.
With high temperatures expected this weekend, Griffin is encouraging people to plan ahead.
”You really need to be pre-hydrating right now for the activities you’re doing this weekend,” Griffin said.
Liao noted that the best way to stay safe and beat the heat is to avoid solitary outdoor activities. He hopes those venturing outdoors this weekend do so in groups so people can keep an eye on each other. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/local-first-responders-seeing-increase-in-heat-related-injury-cases-as-warm-weather-persists/ | 2023-07-29T01:48:27 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/local-first-responders-seeing-increase-in-heat-related-injury-cases-as-warm-weather-persists/ |
Allen County’s syringe exchange program will continue for two more years after receiving split approval from the Allen County commissioners Friday.
The needle exchange program allows intravenous drug users to swap used syringes for new ones at a weekly clinic. The Allen County Department of Health also offers wraparound services for participants, such as wound care, harm reduction counseling and referrals for other treatment.
Currently, about 2,300 people participate. The program has logged more than 10,400 visits since 2016, and it averages 32 clients each clinic day.
Participants are required to return needles before receiving clean syringes. The clinic sees at least 97% of syringes returned, officials said.
County health officials seek a program extension every two years. In 2019 and 2021, the commissioners unanimously approved the request.
The program was extended Friday by a 2-1 vote with Commissioner Nelson Peters in opposition. Peters opposed the program when it was created but has twice approved its extension.
Peters said in an email Friday that he has always “had a philosophical concern” with the program. However, he previously supported two extensions because he didn’t think enough time had passed to evaluate the program’s performance.
Peters said he returned to opposition after talking to officials around the state. Sheriffs oppose it and continue to arrest people for illegal possession of a syringe. Peters said he’s found that prosecutors have conflicted feelings about exchange programs as well.
“Many commissioners who have such a program in their counties regret the vote that created the program, and some individuals not connected to the health or justice systems see a double standard in such a program,” he said. “Some have compared it to washing a glass for an alcoholic so that they have a clean glass for their next drink.”
Peters said he isn’t sure the department has enough data to support the program’s success.
“I do recognize the value of education,” he said, “and if the Department of Health can actually capture an addict and get them to reverse course, then the program appears to be more meaningful.”
Mindy Waldron, Health Department administrator, said syringe exchange programs have to rely on some anecdotal information when evaluating effectiveness.
“It’s often hard to know the tangible outcomes of a program like this, especially because, by state law, our patients must remain anonymous to us,” she said.
The program tries to reduce the spread of diseases. Waldron said the rates of Hepatitis C and HIV have continued to drop locally, which shows the program is working.
Before voting in support, Commissioner Rich Beck asked Waldron what she would say to critics who think exchange programs enable addicts to stay on drugs. Waldron said she had similar concerns when the county first looked at the option.
“The thing is, research shows and our numbers show, the folks that are coming to see us are not generally just starting and wanting to have things to enable them to do it,” she said. “They are going to most likely – and again, research shows this – do it anyway.”
However, Waldron said, the clinic has seen success stories, including people who stop using drugs. She described a client who eventually accepted medical help for a severe infection after months of clinic staff’s efforts to build trust.
“This client’s story of how they became addicted to drugs is like many of them: following a life incident involving extreme and continued pain – not by true choice,” she said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/allen-county-commissioners-again-approve-syringe-exchange-program/article_9928c682-2d96-11ee-a4da-e3dea40f7184.html | 2023-07-29T01:48:32 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/allen-county-commissioners-again-approve-syringe-exchange-program/article_9928c682-2d96-11ee-a4da-e3dea40f7184.html |
RECALL! Trader Joe’s Recalls Broccoli Soup Because of BUGS Inside
If you've bought this popular frozen food item from Trader Joe's you might want to toss it!
Trader Joe's has recalled nearly 11,000 cases of their popular "Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup" after reports of bugs inside of the frozen broccoli florets.
Yep, BUGS inside of the soup. "Unexpected" broccoli soup, indeed!
The 10,889 cases of frozen soup were sold in 7 states: Pennsylvania, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Washington.
If you've bought this soup in any of these states, and the soup has a "Use By" date between 7/18/2023 and 9/15/2023, with a SKU# 68470, toss it. But just to be safe, you might want to get rid of your container anyway.
This is definitely a bummer for longtime Trader Joe's customer's. The creamy, cheesy soup has been one of their most unexpectedly popular items for over 10 years, hence the name of the soup.
This comes merely days after the Trader Joe's also recalled due to rocks possibly inside of the cookies - the Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies (SKU# 98744 and SKU# 82752).
In fact, I myself have had an unpleasant run-in with bugs inside my Trader Joe's organic bagged broccoli. To be fair, the broccoli was labeled as organic, so they were free from bug-killing pesticides. But there were a lot of those tiny bugs embedded in the florets, so I haven't bought Trader Joe's organic broccoli since. It seems as though perhaps the broccoli used to make the soup was not properly washed beforehand.
If you bought to broccoli soup, you can either throw it away or return it to Trader Joe's for a full refund. | https://catcountry1073.com/trader-joes-broccoli-soup-recall/ | 2023-07-29T01:48:33 | 0 | https://catcountry1073.com/trader-joes-broccoli-soup-recall/ |
(The Hill) — A federal judge in Montana issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the state from enforcing a law that bans certain drag performances, writing in an order that the law likely suffers from “constitutional maladies.”
Montana’s House Bill 359, passed by the state’s majority Republican legislature and signed into law by GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte in May, prohibits schools or libraries that receive state funding from hosting a drag story hour or “sexually oriented performance.” Performances are also prohibited from taking place in public or in the presence of a minor.
A group of 10 plaintiffs challenged the law in federal court earlier this month, arguing that the bill is “breathtakingly ambiguous and overbroad.” Plaintiffs include Adria Jawort, a transgender and two-spirit author whose lecture at a public library in Butte was canceled last month after officials determined that having her speak posed “too much of a legal risk” under the new law.
Montana Pride, the host of an annual LGBTQ Pride celebration in Helena, joined the lawsuit last week, arguing that city officials — as a result of the law — have withheld permits that are needed for this year’s Pride festival, which is slated to run from July 30 to August 6.
“The thirtieth annual Montana Pride is slated to begin in less than two days,” Chief Judge Brian Morris wrote in Friday’s order. “Plaintiffs, along with the approximately 15,000 Montanans who wish to attend the events, cannot avoid chilled speech or exposure to potential civil or criminal liability under H.B. 359 in the absence of the extraordinary remedy of a [temporary restraining order.]”
Republicans in the state legislature this session had argued the law was necessary to protect children from “mature themes” and obscene material.
But “Montana law already protects minors from obscene material,” Morris wrote Friday.
On top of that, the state conceded during a July 26 hearing that the statutory text of House Bill 359 regulates speech and expression outside of what is considered “legally obscene.”
The law additionally “contains no carveout for speech or expression with serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value,” Morris argued, and the First Amendment protects “at least some of the speech and expression” regulated by the law.
Morris noted in the order that the only two other district courts to have considered First Amendment challenges to similar state drag bans in Tennessee and Florida “have confirmed that those laws constitute facially content-based restrictions” and are therefore discriminatory.
A federal judge in June ruled that a Tennessee law banning drag shows in public or where children could view them is unconstitutional. The same month, a federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a similar ban on drag performances.
Attorneys for the state had sought to distinguish the Montana law from those of Florida and Tennessee on the basis that those laws failed to define “lewd.” But Morris on Friday argued that Montana’s drag ban also failed to define it.
The measure also fails to define “lascivious,” “flamboyant or parodic persona,” “salacious dancing” and “sexual manner,” Morris wrote. “The absence of definitions for these terms raises concerns for the Court about vagueness and overbreadth.”
In a statement to the Montana Free Press following Friday’s order, Montana Pride’s lead organizer, Kevin Hamm, said the court “got it right.”
“As I said throughout the legislature, drag is art. And drag bans not only infringe on free speech, but they are crafted (by design) to be so broad to allow for discrimination against trans & nonbinary people as well,” state Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr posted Friday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in response to Morris’s decision.
Zephyr, one of two openly transgender lawmakers in Montana, was censured by House Republicans in April after she said legislators who voted to pass a bill banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors would have “blood on your hands.”
In a statement to The Hill, Emily Flower, a spokesperson for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), who is a defendant in the case, said the state will present its response at an upcoming preliminary injunction hearing.
“We look forward to presenting our written response and full argument at the upcoming preliminary injunction hearing to defend the law and protect minors from sexually oriented performances,” she said. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ | 2023-07-29T01:48:33 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ |
Derek Kraus is ready to take on a new experience when he controls a Cup car for the first time, but he will not let that distract him from the business at hand – helping AJ Allmendinger contend for a playoff spot.
The 21-year-old Kraus will complete his first laps in a Cup Series car on Saturday as he practices and qualifies for Kaulig Racing. He will take on this role while Allmendinger will compete in the Xfinity Series race at Road America (3 p.m. ET on NBC).
Allmendinger is 17th in the Cup standings. He is 17 points below the playoff cutline with five races remaining in the regular season. Kraus qualifying means that Allmendinger will have to start from the rear of the field as he continues to pursue points.
This driver swap has been in the works for some time. Kraus has taken part in simulator sessions while getting information from both Allmendinger and Chandler Smith, who made his Cup debut at Richmond in the spring. Now the time has come for him to take this work and translate it to the actual Cup car.
”There’s definitely a lot of excitement going into it,” Kraus told NBC Sports. “I probably won’t be too nervous until we get there and five minutes before, but I feel like once I get in, I’ll be able to just calm down and just go do what I do.
“In every racer, there’s a side of them that wants to go fast. But I also have a job that I have to go do — just make sure everything runs right and there’s no issues with the car for when AJ gets there on Sunday.”
Kraus already has some experience working in a Cup program. He works with Legacy Motor Club on the simulator, and he has since started working with Kaulig Racing in the same capacity.
The Wisconsin native hasn’t been at the track as much this season after three full-time seasons in the Truck Series with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. He has only made four Xfinity Starts for Kaulig Racing while doing some grassroots racing on the side.
This new role has still helped him build communication with both organizations and learn the key differences between the Xfinity and Cup cars.
“It’s definitely going to be interesting to go there and just feel it out,” Kraus said about Richmond. “And I feel like overall it’ll help personally just because it’ll give me experience in the Cup car that I can take over to sim where I can apply that and make sure that some things are right. And if there’s something wrong, than I can tell them and they can fix it.”
The site of this Cup debut is an interesting choice. Richmond is a track where Kaulig has struggled in the Cup Series with its drivers combining to post an average finish of 24.9 over seven races. Chandler Smith’s 17th-place finish in the spring stands out as the team’s first top 20 at the .75-mile track.
Allmendinger acknowledged these struggles during a media session on Wednesday when asked about his decision to race at Road America instead of practicing and qualifying at Richmond.
“I laugh because me practicing there and helping with the setup hasn’t helped us,” Allmendinger said. “Maybe we give Derek a try and he nails the setup and I get in the car and love it.”
Richmond is also a track where Kraus made his Xfinity Series debut in a Kaulig car after three previous starts in the Truck Series. He finished 10th in the spring in the team’s All-Star car.
“I really enjoy Richmond,” Kraus said. “Out of all the tracks on the schedule, I’d much rather have it be this one where I’m really comfortable. I feel confident going to that race track where I can perform well.”
Comfort aside, the Cup car is significantly different than the cars or trucks that Kraus controlled while making 79 starts across the Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Kraus will have pressure on him as he tries to get the No. 16 set up correctly for Allmendinger. He will also have confidence fostered by the leadership at Kaulig Racing.
“I used to have a lot of pressure on me, getting told, ‘Don’t wreck it. Don’t wreck it.’ Going this year with Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice, I was the one putting pressure on myself more than anybody.
“I remember the first race in Richmond — there’s no practice or qualifying — and Chris came up to my window before the race. He’s like, ‘Hey, there’s no pressure. You don’t got nothing to worry about. Just go out there and do your thing.’”
Kraus sees a correlation between this pre-race talk from Rice and his 10th-place finish at Richmond. He had less pressure, so he was able to go out on the track and just perform. Now he will aim to repeat this feat, albeit in a different role.
Kraus will first control the No. 16 Chevrolet during practice on Saturday at 12:35 p.m. ET. He will then complete single-car qualifying at 1:20 p.m. ET. USA Network will broadcast both sessions. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nascar/news/derek-kraus-embraces-unique-cup-opportunity-kaulig-racing | 2023-07-29T01:48:35 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nascar/news/derek-kraus-embraces-unique-cup-opportunity-kaulig-racing |
(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a rough week for Trader Joe’s after the popular grocery store chain had to notify customers on Thursday and Friday about products potentially containing foreign matter.
On Friday, Trader Joe’s announced it was recalling frozen falafel balls (SKU# 93935) that may contain rocks.
The recalled falafel was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One day earlier, Trader Joe’s warned customers that its “Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup” may contain insects. Trader Joe’s says there have not been reported cases of illness from the soup.
The recalled soup (SKU# 68470) has the Use By dates of 07/18/23 – 09/15/23.
A third recall, updated Tuesday to include a sell by date, warns that there may be rocks in the company’s Almond Windmill Cookies and the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.
Those cookies have the following dates:
- Almond Windmill Cookies: SELL BY 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23
- Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies: SELL BY 10/17/23 through 10/21/23
In all of the recalls, anyone who bought or received a donation containing one of the potentially tainted items is urged to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe’s for a refund.
Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817 [Mondays-Fridays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT] or send Trader Joe’s an email. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ | 2023-07-29T01:48:39 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ |
Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is working his way back from a high right ankle sprain that required surgery and ended his 2022 season prematurely. A year after winning offensive player of the year, Kupp made 75 receptions for 812 yards and six touchdowns in nine games last season.
“It feels good,” Kupp said of his ankle, via Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. “That’s a long time [to be out]. I think the last time I [came back from such a long layoff] was basically coming off of the ACL [injury] in ’18 to ’19. Man, [it’s] great being back out here playing football again.”
Kupp said he’s getting “back into the groove” after so long out, but he is running full speed and showing flashes of his old self.
“It’s going to be a process,” Kupp said. “Obviously, I haven’t done it since November, so it’s been a while. But it’ll come back fast.”
Less than a week into camp, Kupp already is on the same page with Matthew Stafford.
“That’s been kind of the weird but really cool thing,” Kupp said of his timing with Stafford. “It’s kind of felt like that from the first time he was here in ‘21. It was just like that in OTAs; it just kind of clicked. We were able to throw together a little bit in July, and it just felt like the first time back, timing was just right there. . . . It’s just kind of very natural.” | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cooper-kupp-its-great-to-be-out-there-playing-football-again | 2023-07-29T01:48:45 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cooper-kupp-its-great-to-be-out-there-playing-football-again |
HURON, Ohio (WJW) – A suspected bank burglar was busted when he gave new meaning to the term “direct deposit.”
Police in Huron, Ohio watched as the suspected bank thief dropped from the ceiling over the drive-thru, right in front of their eyes.
Police body camera video obtained by the WJW shows the incident. Officers can be heard ordering the suspect on the ground, and then helping get him out of the recycling can. The suspect was not injured.
“In my 35-plus years in law enforcement, this is the first time I ever saw a suspect fall into a garbage can,” said Huron Police Chief Terry Graham.
Graham said around 2:12 a.m. Wednesday, police received an alarm from the VacationLand Federal Credit Union located on University Drive East.
While checking the building, officers could hear noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru.
They also noticed the recycling can positioned in the middle of the drive-thru lane, directly under a roof access door. The officers heard noises coming from inside the bank and patiently waited.
“I am most impressed with our officers’ patience in a very difficult situation,” the chief said. “The tactics they used, I think, substantially contributed to no one being injured and the suspect being taken into custody.”
Tristan Heidl, 27, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and safecracking.
Police say Heidl had a backpack full of construction tools.
“He did get inside the bank and attempt to open numerous areas in the bank that contain money,” the chief said.
Police say Heidl was unable to get inside the safe and crash-landed with empty pockets.
“He didn’t get a dime,” Graham said.
Heidl is being held in the Erie County Jail on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court soon. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ | 2023-07-29T01:48:45 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ |
(KTLA) – A labor union representing thousands of hotel housekeepers in Southern California is asking Taylor Swift to postpone her upcoming concerts at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood until they are paid “a living wage.”
UNITE HERE Local 11 published an open letter to the pop star in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday.
“We make beds, clean bathrooms, and take care of every guest need. Your shows make our hotels a lot of money,” the letter reads. “In Los Angeles, hotels are doubling and tripling what they charge because you are coming. They also add junk fees on rooms, just like Ticketmaster does. But we see none of it.”
Hotel workers have been staging labor actions in the Los Angeles area since the start of July as they negotiate for increased pay and benefits. They have also joined striking Hollywood writers and actors on the picket lines.
Experts predict Swift’s 52-night, 20-city tour will become the highest-grossing of all time. It is also having a notable economic impact on each city she visits with the surge of Swifties snatching up hotel rooms at jacked-up rates.
She is slated to perform six straight nights at SoFi Stadium beginning August 3.
Union leaders hope Swift will lend support to their cause.
“She has taken on corporate greed to make sure artists get fairly compensate and that those workers behind the scenes in her own music get the treatment they deserve,” Ada Briceno, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11, said at a rally on Thursday outside of the Hyatt Regency at LAX.
There is no indication the pop star is considering postponing her Inglewood shows. KTLA’s request for comment on Thursday was not immediately returned. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/taylor-swift-urged-to-postpone-los-angeles-area-shows/ | 2023-07-29T01:49:31 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/taylor-swift-urged-to-postpone-los-angeles-area-shows/ |
Two men have been charged in connection with a Waltham murder in May. One was arrested Friday, and police are searching for the other man who is considered armed and dangerous, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Josh Pierre, 21, of Waltham, is wanted in connection with the murder of Shelson Jules, officials said Friday.
Pierre has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm in connection to the fatal shooting of Jules on May 22, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Waltham Chief of Police Kevin O’Connell said in a statement.
On Friday morning, police arrested Strawensky Cebeat, 21, of Waltham, who was allegedly in Pierre’s vehicle when the shooting occurred, officials said.
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Cebeat was charged with accessory to murder after the fact and withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding, officials said.
He was arraigned Friday morning in Waltham District Court and held in lieu of posting $50,000 cash bail, alongside additional conditions, the statement said.
Shortly after 1:29 a.m., Jules was shot on Lyman Street in the area of Faneuil Road, officials said.
Investigators determined that Pierre and others traveled to Waltham in a vehicle to meet Jules, officials said. After a brief exchange, Pierre allegedly fired several shots and fatally struck the victim twice from behind before fleeing the scene, the statement said.
Pierre is described as a Black male, is 5′ 4″ tall, has black hair and brown eyes, and weighs about 150 pounds, officials said. He was last seen in a 2016 silver Honda Accord with the Massachusetts registration 2XGH85, the statement said.
If the public encounters Pierre, they should not approach him and should immediately call the police, the statement said.
Anyone with any information should contact Christopher Murgo with the Massachusetts State Police at 781-897-6609 or Waltham Police Detectives at 781-314-3550.
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Maeve Lawler can be reached at maeve.lawler@globe.com. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/metro/one-man-arrested-second-man-sought-may-murder-waltham/ | 2023-07-29T01:49:31 | 1 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/metro/one-man-arrested-second-man-sought-may-murder-waltham/ |
SPRING HILL, Fla. — A man was arrested after he was found sitting on a stolen boat eating potato chips early Wednesday morning, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office explains in a news release.
According to the agency, deputies went out around 7:30 a.m. to Roger's Park, located at 7244 Shoal Line Boulevard in Spring Hill, on reports of a possible stolen boat.
The boat, described to be a "dredging barge," was originally docked at the park.
Workers who were in the area said they saw a man, later identified as 35-year-old Charles Fagerstrom, on the boat. He was reportedly sitting on a bucket and eating potato chips.
The boat was found a short distance away from where it was originally docked, the release explains.
As patrol deputies responded to the area, the workers kept an eye on the boat and didn't allow Fagerstrom to bring it back to the dock or shore.
"If Fagerstrom attempted to flee the scene, he would have been required to jump in the water to do so," the agency explains in the release.
Once authorities were on scene, he was arrested. A key to the vessel was found in his pocket along with several other tools while a search was being done, deputies explain.
While being interviewed, the 35-year-old reportedly admitted to trying to steal the boat but wasn't able to because of parts of the barge equipment being deployed in the water.
According to deputies, he was only able to travel a short distance and wasn't able to live out his plan to use the boat to "travel on the river" knowing it was going to be a nice day.
Fagerstrom is now facing charges of grand theft of a vessel and possession of burglary tools. He's being held at the Hernando County Detention Center on a $7,000 bond. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/hernando-county-man-steals-barge/67-9cf7da49-d76b-46bf-83cc-fdf4dd59fbe8 | 2023-07-29T01:49:31 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/hernando-county-man-steals-barge/67-9cf7da49-d76b-46bf-83cc-fdf4dd59fbe8 |
(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a rough week for Trader Joe’s after the popular grocery store chain had to notify customers on Thursday and Friday about products potentially containing foreign matter.
On Friday, Trader Joe’s announced it was recalling frozen falafel balls (SKU# 93935) that may contain rocks.
The recalled falafel was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One day earlier, Trader Joe’s warned customers that its “Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup” may contain insects. Trader Joe’s says there have not been reported cases of illness from the soup.
The recalled soup (SKU# 68470) has the Use By dates of 07/18/23 – 09/15/23.
A third recall, updated Tuesday to include a sell by date, warns that there may be rocks in the company’s Almond Windmill Cookies and the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.
Those cookies have the following dates:
- Almond Windmill Cookies: SELL BY 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23
- Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies: SELL BY 10/17/23 through 10/21/23
In all of the recalls, anyone who bought or received a donation containing one of the potentially tainted items is urged to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe’s for a refund.
Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817 [Mondays-Fridays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT] or send Trader Joe’s an email. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ | 2023-07-29T01:49:37 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — Detectives with the Tampa Police Department are searching for three people involved in an armed robbery on Friday.
Just after 1 p.m., a gray Nissan Altima with a white paper tag showing OTX4425 was seen driving around the parking lot outside the Liberty Jewelers, located at 1957 W. MLK Boulevard.
Surveillance video shows a woman entering the store around 1:21 p.m. and just walking around the store for a few minutes before leaving.
Only a few minutes later, police explain she returned but this time she held the door open for two men to enter the store.
The first guy, who was wearing a black hoodie and had a hammer, walked up to the display case. He's seen on video smashing the glass before grabbing multiple items.
A second guy wearing a yellow jacket, who police say was also armed, stayed at the door with the woman. He was pointing the gun toward the interior of the store, the agency explains.
Sometime during the robbery, an employee fired a shot at the three people, causing them to run out of the store and to their cars.
No one was injured in the robbery.
"As detectives continue to gather evidence, they are also asking the community to take a good look at this video," police wrote in the release.
Anyone that can help identify or provide information related to the suspects or vehicle involved in this robbery can call Tampa Police at 813-231-6130 or contact Crimestoppers of Tampa Bay at 800-873-8477. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/tampa-police-armed-robbery-jewelry-store/67-147a91c6-b4db-4364-af67-b43a86c47f6e | 2023-07-29T01:49:37 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/tampa-police-armed-robbery-jewelry-store/67-147a91c6-b4db-4364-af67-b43a86c47f6e |
NATICK — The Franklin Post 75 baseball team was on the verge of letting its game against Shrewsbury Post 397 slip out of its hands and go to a winner-take-all final.
None of the players wanted to play a nightcap, and that showed when they rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 6-5 walkoff victory at Natick’s Mahan Field.
Ian Moser, an Eastern Connecticut commit who went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, helped Franklin capture a repeat Massachusetts American Legion baseball title when he reached on a two-out RBI double ― the game’s only extra-base hit.
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Moser scored the winning run when Dominic Caccavelli’s bases-loaded fielders’ choice induced a Shrewsbury throwing error to first base.
Franklin showed its fight, following its worst defensive half inning in a long time with a terrific showing at the plate. The team didn’t drop a game in the double-elimination tournament, bringing their record to 24-0.
“We haven’t been down all year like that, and then we’re down big and we could have just packed it in and had to play a second game,” said Franklin coach Tyler Pasquarosa. “But it’s just a special group that just refuses to be defeated, no matter what the circumstances are.”
Making three errors in the top of the seventh, Franklin players watched their 3-2 lead evaporate into a 5-3 deficit. But Wheaton commit Tyler Bellan (1 for 2, 2 RBIs), who also had three RBIs in Franklin’s championship clincher last year, knew his team wouldn’t dwell on the miscues.
“When we got down that inning, I knew all we had to do was get three outs then battle back that last inning, get some runners on, get some pressure on,” Bellan said. “We made them make plays and it worked out in our favor.”
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The bottom half of the seventh proved to be huge for Moser, who had quite a tournament with a .588 batting average, 2 homers and 6 RBIs, the biggest knock being his two-run double vs. Shrewsbury.
“[Shrewsbury pitcher Brady Shea] missed on a curveball, so I was looking fastball,” Moser said. “I didn’t want to be late, so I was on time. I didn’t try to simplify it, went the opposite way.”
Merrimack rising sophomore Chris Goode earned tournament MVP, pairing good hitting (.571 average, 2 homers, 8 RBIs) with stellar defensive play in center field. In his third year playing Legion ball with Franklin Post 75, Goode, a 2022 Franklin High graduate, saw the team win two state championships after never having won one in high school..
“It’s always a blessing to win a state championship with your hometown,” he said. “Back in high school we made it to the state championship and lost. To come here and win it twice in a row for the Legion team is huge.”
Both teams had already clinched a spot in the Northeast Regionals, with Shrewsbury advancing as regional host. Leading up to the game, Pasquarosa mulled whether to rest some of his players with regionals scheduled to start next week. But once the team arrived Natick, Franklin pulled no punches.
“They’ve come out here and played their butts off every night for the last 30 days or whatever it was,” Pasquarosa said. “We never play the game to lose, and the more I thought about it, I don’t care about anything else except this game today — this first game — and we’re going to play to win that game.
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“They deserve to be state champions, so we went after it.”
Both teams start regional play on Wednesday, August 2. Franklin will face the Connecticut champion at 4:30 p.m., followed by Shrewsbury, which will face the Rhode Island champion. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/sports/franklin-post-75-walks-off-with-second-consecutive-massachusetts-american-legion-championship/ | 2023-07-29T01:49:37 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/sports/franklin-post-75-walks-off-with-second-consecutive-massachusetts-american-legion-championship/ |
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man could face up to 60 years in prison after entering a guilty plea in a McLean County sexual assault case involving a minor.
Wilmer Marquez Ayala, 36, pleaded guilty before Judge William Yoder on Friday to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old.
The other charges, including six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member and two additional counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13, were dismissed.
As a Class X felony, Marquez Ayala could face a minimum of six and a maximum of 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The charge is eligible for mandatory supervised release of at least three years or up to life after he serves 85% of his prison sentence.
Sentencing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/bloomington-man-pleads-guilty-in-sexual-assault-case/article_f8b1ca90-2d82-11ee-b9c5-bbdbb8880c83.html | 2023-07-29T01:49:40 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/bloomington-man-pleads-guilty-in-sexual-assault-case/article_f8b1ca90-2d82-11ee-b9c5-bbdbb8880c83.html |
HURON, Ohio (WJW) – A suspected bank burglar was busted when he gave new meaning to the term “direct deposit.”
Police in Huron, Ohio watched as the suspected bank thief dropped from the ceiling over the drive-thru, right in front of their eyes.
Police body camera video obtained by the WJW shows the incident. Officers can be heard ordering the suspect on the ground, and then helping get him out of the recycling can. The suspect was not injured.
“In my 35-plus years in law enforcement, this is the first time I ever saw a suspect fall into a garbage can,” said Huron Police Chief Terry Graham.
Graham said around 2:12 a.m. Wednesday, police received an alarm from the VacationLand Federal Credit Union located on University Drive East.
While checking the building, officers could hear noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru.
They also noticed the recycling can positioned in the middle of the drive-thru lane, directly under a roof access door. The officers heard noises coming from inside the bank and patiently waited.
“I am most impressed with our officers’ patience in a very difficult situation,” the chief said. “The tactics they used, I think, substantially contributed to no one being injured and the suspect being taken into custody.”
Tristan Heidl, 27, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and safecracking.
Police say Heidl had a backpack full of construction tools.
“He did get inside the bank and attempt to open numerous areas in the bank that contain money,” the chief said.
Police say Heidl was unable to get inside the safe and crash-landed with empty pockets.
“He didn’t get a dime,” Graham said.
Heidl is being held in the Erie County Jail on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court soon. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ | 2023-07-29T01:49:43 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ |
WASHINGTON — Morocco made its debut for the Women's World Cup on Monday with a match against Germany. It is one of eight teams making their first appearance at the tournament.
Viewers tuning into the match broadcasts may wonder why the country's abbreviation is listed as "MAR." The reason is actually pretty simple. While most of the scoreboard acronyms, also referred to as FIFA codes, come from the first three letters of a country's name in English, there are exceptions. Morocco is one of those exceptions.
The Arab team will face South Korea on Sunday, July 30 at 12:30 ET.
Why is Morocco 'MAR'?
While the country's English name is Morocco, it's known as Maroc in French.
According to a 2018 report from Slate, even though the official languages of the country are Arabic and Tamazight, French continues to have a powerful position there as a holdover from the colonial era.
Morocco isn't the only team in the Women's World Cup with a country code that differs from that English standard.
Other abbreviations that stand out in the tournament include Spain going by "ESP and South Korea referred to as "KOR."
Morocco’s debut game at the Women’s World Cup ended in a 6-0 loss to two-time champion Germany. The margin of defeat on Monday was the biggest so far at the tournament.
The national team’s Women's World Cup appearance comes less than a year after their male counterpart’s history making feat as the first African or Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/soccer/world-cup/why-morocco-womens-world-cup-abbrieviation-is-mar/507-58d4c84b-a651-4256-b453-ca47280cf615 | 2023-07-29T01:49:43 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/soccer/world-cup/why-morocco-womens-world-cup-abbrieviation-is-mar/507-58d4c84b-a651-4256-b453-ca47280cf615 |
BLOOMINGTON — A 34-year-old Farmer City man is facing his third charge for driving under the influence.
Santiago C. Martinez is charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration level of .208 (Class 2 felony) and two counts of aggravated driving under the influence when his driving privileges were revoked (Class 4 felony).
Assistant's State's Attorney Mark Messman said in court Friday that McLean County sheriff's deputies responded to a report around 9:30 p.m. Thursday of a vehicle hitting another car in a parking lot and driving away.
Officers pulled over the vehicle Martinez was driving and he admitted to officers that he had been drinking, Messman said.
According to court documents, Martinez was previously charged with driving under the influence in 2009 and 2021.
His bond was set at $30,000 with 10% and additional fees to apply for release.
An arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 18. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/farmer-city-man-charged-with-third-dui/article_ce8803a4-2d89-11ee-b0b0-cf4b282ce130.html | 2023-07-29T01:49:46 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/farmer-city-man-charged-with-third-dui/article_ce8803a4-2d89-11ee-b0b0-cf4b282ce130.html |
CHICAGO — The 15-year-old Smoke-Free Illinois Act, which makes most indoor public spaces off-limits for smoking, now governs electronic cigarettes as well after Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that was approved with bipartisan support in the spring legislative session.
“Illinoisans deserve to enjoy public spaces without being exposed unwillingly to secondhand vapor and other electronic cigarettes byproducts,” Pritzker said in a statement. “Now, e-cigarettes and vapes will qualify under existing anti-smoking laws, reducing air pollution and making a more accessible, healthy Illinois.”
The act bans smoking in public spaces including a “portion of any building or vehicle used by and open to the public.” There are limited exceptions, including an exemption for the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont during meetings of tobacco manufacturers and suppliers.
Until Friday, these restrictions did not apply to electronic nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, e-hookahs or vape pens.
E-cigarettes have become especially popular with young people for many reasons, including the variety of flavors and the lack of stigma associated with the product. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, “most e-cigarette users do not consider themselves to be smokers.”
While “cigarette smoking has declined dramatically among Illinois high school students,” between 2016 and 2018 “e-cigarette use in Illinois increased from 18.4% to 26.7% among high school seniors,” the IDPH reports.
“E-cigarettes pose a significant health risk,” IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said in a statement. “Banning indoor use of these devices sends a strong message that e-cigarettes are not a safe alternative to smoking.”
Earlier this year, the city of Chicago reached a $23.8 million settlement with Juul Labs over claims that the e-cigarette company aimed its vaping products at an underage market. The city had banned the sale of flavored liquid nicotine products in 2020, and Cook County followed suit earlier this year.
While e-cigarettes, with their sleek design and the fact that they do not require a flame, are often seen as less offensive to smoke e-cigarettes in public, the smoke still threatens the respiratory system of bystanders.
“Secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes has been linked to everything from asthma attacks to heart and lung disease,” Joel Africk, president and CEO of Respiratory Health Association, said in a statement after Pritzker signed the legislation. “The governor and General Assembly should be congratulated for expanding the Smoke-Free Illinois law and protecting the health of everyone in Illinois.”
Anyone who is caught using an e-cigarette in a public place in violation of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act can be fined $100 for the first offense and $250 for the subsequent offenses. The owners of the place where the person violates the law could be on the hook for a $500 penalty at first and $2,500 for all subsequent violations for the next year.
“E-cigarettes have become more prevalent, but they are not harmless,” Democratic Rep. Camille Lilly of Chicago, who sponsored the bill, said in a statement. “Let’s continue to do what we can to reduce smoking, create cleaner indoor public places and produce healthier outcomes for everyone.” | https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/pritzker-signs-measure-banning-e-cigarette-use-in-public-spaces/article_8751a552-2d9e-11ee-95af-9fe9a07ce358.html | 2023-07-29T01:49:52 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/pritzker-signs-measure-banning-e-cigarette-use-in-public-spaces/article_8751a552-2d9e-11ee-95af-9fe9a07ce358.html |
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It's always good to mark your calendars early.
We may less than two months removed from the Denver Nuggets winning their first ever NBA championship off the backs of historic outings from Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, but the upcoming campaign isn't too far away.
The regular season, for example, is set to begin near the end of October, though preseason action will commence sooner than that as teams prepare to shed the summer rust and pick up momentum.
Let's take a look at all of the key dates to know for the 2023-24 NBA season:
When does the 2023-24 NBA preseason start?
Preseason action commences on Thursday, Oct. 5 and runs until Friday, Oct. 20.
When does the 2023-24 NBA season start?
Opening night of the new campaign is set for Tuesday, Oct. 24.
When is the 2023-24 NBA in-season tournament?
The brand new NBA in-season tournament will begin action on Friday, Nov. 3. The semifinals and final will take place on Thursday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 9, respectfully.
You can find the full scope of the rules, format and more for the in-season tournament here.
When is the 2023-24 NBA All-Star Game?
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers, will host the 2024 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18.
When do the 2023-24 NBA playoffs start?
There is no specific start date for the playoffs just yet, but the regular season will end on Sunday, April 14. The playoffs would then begin shortly after that and run through May until the NBA Finals plays out in June.
Here is a full list of the key dates for the upcoming campaign, including the aforementioned events:
- Sept. 30: Training camps open for all teams participating in preseason games outside North America
- Oct. 2: First allowable date for all other veteran players to report to their teams (no earlier than 11 a.m. local time)
- Oct. 3: NBA Training camps open
- Oct. 5: NBA preseason games begin
- Oct. 5 & 7: NBA Abu Dhabi Games, Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- Oct. 20: NBA preseason ends
- Oct. 23: Rosters set for NBA opening day (5 p.m. ET)
- Oct. 24: Start of the 2023-24 NBA regular season
- Oct. 28: NBA G League Draft
- Nov. 3: NBA In-Season Tournament begins
- Nov.10: NBA G League season begins
- Dec. 7: NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- Dec. 9: NBA In-Season Tournament Finals (Las Vegas, NV)
- Jan. 11, 2024: NBA Paris Game, Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (Paris, France)
- Feb. 16-18: NBA All-Star 2024 (Indianapolis, IN)
- April 14: Regular season ends | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/here-are-the-key-dates-for-the-2023-24-nba-season/530293/ | 2023-07-29T01:50:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/here-are-the-key-dates-for-the-2023-24-nba-season/530293/ |
As the Damian Lillard trade saga has dragged on, the NBA reportedly has now stepped in.
The league sent a memo to all 30 teams on Friday regarding the Portland Trail Blazers star's desire to only be traded Miami Heat, according to multiple reports.
The memo, which was obtained by multiple outlets, reportedly says Lillard and his agent, Aaron Goodwin, were interviewed by the league and warned that "any future comments, made privately to teams or publicly, suggesting Lillard will not fully perform the services called for under his player contract in the event of a trade" will be subject to discipline from the league.
The NBPA was also informed that similar comments made by other players or their agents will be subject to punishment, according to the reported memo.
Lillard, who's spent his entire 11-year career in Portland, requested a trade from the Blazers on July 1, and it was widely reported that he only wanted to play for the Heat.
Days after the trade request was made, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported, citing team executives, that Goodwin had "been calling prospective trade partners and warning against trading for his client" and "telling organizations outside of Miami that trading for Lillard is trading for an unhappy player."
In response to the report, Goodwin told the Miami Herald, "I do what I should for my client. Some teams I did call. Other teams have called me. It’s a respectful relationship with most teams. Truthfully, [Lillard] wants to play in Miami. Period.”
The league's reported memo says Goodwin "denied stating or indicating to any team that Lillard would refuse to play for them," adding that Goodwin and Lillard "affirmed to us that Lillard would fully perform the services called for under his player contract in any trade scenario."
The NBA asked rival teams about their discussions with Goodwin surrounding Lillard, and those descriptions were "mostly, though not entirely, consistent with Goodwin’s statements" to the league, per the reported memo.
Speaking at the Las Vegas Summer League earlier this month, Blazers general manager Joe Cronin reiterated that he would do what's best for the organization in regard to a Lillard trade, even if it takes months to find the right deal.
“We’re going to do what’s best for our team,’’ Cronin told reporters, via The Athletic's Jason Quick. “We’re going to see how this lands. And if it takes months, it takes months.
“Dame is obviously a very important person and player to us. What the rest of his career looks like matters to us, and we care about that. At the same time, we have to do what’s best for us. We’ve got to find the right deal and find the right makeup of the team we are going to build forward with. You hope you find that perfect situation where that lines up and he goes to a place he wants to and you get the best return possible. It’s complicated, and usually doesn’t work out just like that … It’s possible, but there is a lot of work involved.’’ | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/nba-memo-damian-lillard-trade-request-portland-trail-blazers-miami-heat/530287/ | 2023-07-29T01:50:04 | 0 | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/nba-memo-damian-lillard-trade-request-portland-trail-blazers-miami-heat/530287/ |
There’s no greater honor for an athlete than having their number retired by a team. Actually, there is … having their number retired by more than one team.
That’s an honor that has been bestowed upon only 16 players in NBA history.
LeBron James one day will join that list, with his numbers likely to be retired by each of the three NBA teams he has played for to this point in his illustrious career.
He is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ all-time leader in most key statistical categories and delivered the franchise its first championship in 2016. He took his talents to South Beach and helped the Miami Heat win back-to-back titles. He’s now in Hollywood, where he so far has won one championship with the Los Angeles Lakers and became the league’s all-time leading scorer.
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss recently said James already has done enough in gold and purple to have his number raised to the rafters in Los Angeles. And it will happen once he's inducted into the Hall of Fame.
"When he does so, then we will retire his jersey," she said in an interview with Mark Medina of Sportskeeda. "Knowing that he will make it into the Basketball Hall of Fame, he will have his Lakers jersey retired, no doubt about it."
But which one? LeBron has worn No. 23 and No. 6 with the Lakers.
If the team decides to retire both digits, as they did with Kobe Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24, James could become the first player in NBA history to have four retired numbers by teams he played for. That, of course, is assuming the Lakers do retire his No. 6, which has already been immortalized league-wide for Bill Russell, similar to how the New York Yankees did so with Mariano Rivera’s No. 42 that had already been retired across the league for Jackie Robinson.
Either way, quite a few numbers across the country will be out of circulation in the NBA because of LeBron James.
Here are the 16 NBA players who already have their numbers retired in multiple cities.
Bill Russell - Celtics, all NBA teams
Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell received the ultimate number-retirement honor when the NBA announced after his passing in July of 2022 that his No. 6 would be permanently retired throughout the league. Russell, an 11-time NBA champion and a civil rights pioneer, became the first player to have his number retired league-wide. The Celtics retired Russell’s No. 6 in 1972.
Wilt Chamberlain - Warriors, 76ers, Lakers
Only one player in NBA history has had his number retired by three teams that he played for: Wilt Chamberlain. The four-time MVP and seven-time scoring champion spent six seasons playing for the Warriors, beginning when the team was based in Philadelphia. He scored more than 20,000 career points with the team, including his 100-point performance. He then spent four seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers and five with the Lakers, winning championships with each organization.
Chamberlain’s No. 13 was retired by all three teams. The Warriors did so in 1999 after Chamberlain died, making him the first and only player to receive the honor from three teams. He’ll likely remain so until LeBron James inevitably has his numbers retired by the Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat.
Pete Maravich - Hawks, Jazz, Pelicans
Pete Maravich also had his number retired by three teams, but he never played for one of them. The Pelicans, in 2002 after the then-Hornets relocated to New Orleans, honored Louisiana legend “Pistol Pete” by retiring the No. 7 he wore as a member of the New Orleans Jazz. The Jazz, of course, moved from New Orleans to Utah in 1979, keeping the ill-fitting team nickname, and also retired Maravich’s number. The Hall of Fame guard also had his No. 44 retired by the Atlanta Hawks, where he spent the first four seasons of his career.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Bucks, Lakers
No surprise that the NBA’s former leading scorer had his No. 33 retired by both teams he played for. Abdul-Jabbar spent his first six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 30.4 points per game. He played 14 seasons with the Lakers, with whom he scored 24,176 of his 38,387 career points.
Charles Barkley - 76ers, Suns
Kids today might not realize that before Charles Barkley was a lovable television analyst, he was a very good basketball player. “The Round Mound of Rebound” had his No. 34 retired by the Sixers, where he spent the first eight seasons of his Hall of Fame career, and the Phoenix Suns, whom he led to the NBA FInals in his first of four seasons with the team.
Kobe Bryant - Lakers, Mavericks
The two chapters of Kobe Bryant’s 20-year Hall of Fame career are divided by two numbers: 8 and 24. Both of those numbers have been retired by the Los Angeles Lakers in honor of Bryant, who won five championships with the team and became one of the greatest scorers in the history of the sport. On the day Bryant died at the age of 41 years old in a helicopter accident in 2020, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban released a statement saying, “Kobe’s legacy transcends basketball, and our organization has decided that the number 24 will never again be worn by a Dallas Maverick.”
Clyde Drexler - Blazers, Rockets
Clyde “The Glide” Drexler spent 12-plus seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to two appearances in the NBA Finals. He was dealt to Houston during the 1994-95 season and helped the Rockets capture a second consecutive NBA championship. The Hall of Famer had his No. 22 retired by both teams.
Julius Erving - Nets, 76ers
Julius Erving had his number retired by two different teams … in two different leagues. Before the NBA merged with the ABA in 1976, “Dr. J” won three straight MVP awards and two championships with the New York Nets. He was dealt to the Sixers, winning a championship during his 11 years with the team. During his final season with Philadelphia in 1987, the then-New Jersey Nets retired the No. 32 Erving wore in the ABA. The Sixers later retired his No. 6.
Michael Jordan - Bulls, Heat
You were expecting the Washington Wizards? With all due respect to “His Airness,” Michael Jordan probably shouldn’t be on this list. Make no mistake, based on his dominance and overall importance to the game of basketball, he is worthy of having his No. 23 retired by the Chicago Bulls and even across the league in the same way Wayne Gretzky’s No. 99 is in hockey. But the Heat retiring his number despite Jordan having no ties to the organization other than defeating them many times, is kind of cringeworthy.
“In honor of your greatness, Michael, and for all you have done for the game of basketball, not only the NBA but for all the fans around the world, we want to honor you tonight by hanging your jersey forever, No. 23, from the rafters of the American Airlines Arena,” Heat president Pat Riley said prior to Jordan’s final game in Miami in 2003. “No player ever again will ever wear No. 23 for the Miami Heat here. You’re the best.”
As for the other team Jordan actually played for, the Wizards, no Washington player has worn No. 23 since his final season, but the number has not yet been officially retired.
Bob Lanier - Pistons, Bucks
Bob Lanier was drafted first overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1970 NBA Draft and went on to become one of the great centers of his era. He spent 10 seasons with the Pistons, making the All-Star team seven times, and remains the team’s third all-time leading scorer and rebounder. He was traded to the Bucks in 1980 and went on to help the team reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 1983 and 1984. Lanier averaged 20.1 points and 10.1 rebounds over his career and had his No. 16 retired by both teams.
Moses Malone - Rockets, 76ers
Moses Malone led the league in rebounding in three of his last four seasons with the Rockets and his first three seasons with the 76ers. Hence the reason he was known as “The Chairman of the Board” and hence why his No. 24 was retired by the Rockets and his No. 2 was retired by the Sixers. The Hall of Famer won two MVP awards while in Houston and added a third in his first season with Philadelphia while helping the 76ers win the NBA championship.
Earl Monroe - Wizards, Knicks
Earl “The Pearl” Monroe helped revolutionize the NBA with his school-yard moves. His impact was first felt in Baltimore, where he starred for the then-Bullets after being selected second overall in the 1967 draft. He was named Rookie of the Year, made two All-Star teams in his first four seasons, and led the Bullets to the 1971 Finals before being traded to New York. There he formed a backcourt with Walt Frazier and helped guide the Knicks to the 1972 Finals and to the 1973 NBA championship. Monroe had his No. 15 retired by the Knicks in 1986 (the team later retired No. 15 for a second time in honor of Dick McGuire, who played for the Knicks from 1949 to 1957). The Wizards retired Monroe’s No. 10 in 2007.
Dikembe Mutombo - Nuggets, Hawks
Any player who asks to wear No. 55 in Denver or Atlanta will have a finger wagged in their face. That number in both cities forever belongs to Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutumbo. Drafted fourth overall by the Nuggets in the 1991 draft, Mutumbo was an All-Star in his rookie season. He led the league in blocks for three straight seasons in Denver, helping the team become the first eight seed to upset a one seed in 1994 when the Nuggets stunned the Seattle SuperSonics. The Hall of Famer signed with the Hawks as a free agent and won three of his four Defensive Player of the Year awards while with Atlanta. The Hawks retired his number in 2015, and the Nuggets did the same the following year.
Shaquille O’Neal - Lakers, Heat
Shaquille O’Neal had a chance to become just the second player to have his number retired by three teams he played for. One of the most dominant players in NBA history, Shaq’s No. 34 was retired by the Lakers after he teamed with Bryant to win three straight championships, earning Finals MVP in each. When the well-documented Shaq and Kobe drama reached its peak, O’Neal was dealt to the Heat, where he joined a young Dwyane Wade and captured the organization’s first NBA title. O’Neal became the third member of the Heat to have his number retired when his No. 32 was raised to the rafters in 2016. Shaq’s original team, the Orlando Magic, has not done the same with his No. 32 despite O’Neal having put the team on the map, leading them to the NBA Finals in his third season.
Oscar Robertson - Kings, Bucks
Oscar Robertson knows a thing or two about doubling up. The first player to average a triple-double in a season has his number retired by both of the teams he played for. Robertson spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Cincinnati Royals, averaging 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists in his second season with the team. After 10 All-Star seasons, he was dealt to Milwaukee, where in his first season he teamed with Abdul-Jabbar to lead the Bucks to an NBA championship in 1971. Three years later, after Robertson retired, his No. 1 was retired by Milwaukee, and his No. 14 was retired by the then-Kansas City Kings, previously the Royals and soon to be the Sacramento Kings.
Nate Thurmond - Warriors, Cavaliers
All Nate Thurmond had to do was replace Chamberlain. When Chamberlain was traded by the Warriors in 1965, it was Thurmond who was left to fill his shoes. That season would be the first of seven All-Star selections for Thurmond, who averaged 17.4 points and 16.9 rebounds in his career with the Warriors. He spent his final two seasons with the Cavaliers, playing in only 114 games and averaging just 5.0 points and 6.3 rebounds over 18.7 minutes per. But the veteran presence he provided on a team that reached the Eastern Conference Finals, along with his status as a fan favorite, was enough for the Akron, Ohio, native to get his number immortalized in Cleveland – becoming the organization's first player to receive the honor. The No. 42 was retired by the Warriors and Cavs in honor of “Nate the Great.” | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/news/lebron-james-will-join-this-list-of-nba-players-with-numbers-retired-by-multiple-teams/530278/ | 2023-07-29T01:50:05 | 0 | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/news/lebron-james-will-join-this-list-of-nba-players-with-numbers-retired-by-multiple-teams/530278/ |
6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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Family of Euless officer killed by drunk driver completes adoption process; son changes name to honor father
FORT WORTH, Texas - Friday marked an adoption three years in the making for Priscilla Cervantes and her two boys.
"It means the world to me. It’s something that both my husband and I have wanted," Cervantes said.
Her husband, Euless PD Det. Alex Cervantes, was off-duty when he was killed by a drunk driver in 2021.
Priscilla and the boys survived the crash.
Alex and Priscilla had previously started the adoption process, and after the crash, Cervantes recalled the boys wondered if the adoption would still go through.
"What’s going to happen to us? Are you still going to want to adopt us? Are you still going to want us?" she said.
The boys are her cousins. They came from a broken home, with their parents in and out of jail.
She and her husband took them in a year-and-a-half before his death. They became their parents, just not yet on paper.
Now, even as a single mother, Cervantes is moving forward with her two boys.
They say they have her back.
"To love her as the best we can," they said.
The boys said they learned a lot from the man who wanted to officially become their father.
"A lot of good things," they said.
You can sense from their emotion that no one will ever replace their father, Alex.
In fact, while at Friday’s ceremony, 14-year-old Jake legally changed his name to Isaac and 12-year-old Joshua now goes by Alex Cervantes III.
"Yeah, he’d probably be crying," Cervantes said.
For extra support, Judge Kenneth Newell went one-by-one asking dozens of people who came to court — including law enforcement, friends, and extended family of all ages — if they’ll continue to support the Cervantes family.
"And I’m so honored that they’re going to be a part of our family. Officially," Cervantes said. "There’s still that part of me that feels like there’s a missing piece to our puzzle." | https://www.fox4news.com/news/cervantes-adoption-euless-detective-alex-cervantes | 2023-07-29T01:50:08 | 1 | https://www.fox4news.com/news/cervantes-adoption-euless-detective-alex-cervantes |
Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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Amundi Evian Championship Third Round Information
- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Amundi Evian Championship Best Odds to Win
Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1400
Kim Round by Round Results
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1600
Korda Round by Round Results
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Rose Zhang
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +1800
Zhang Round by Round Results
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Linn Grant
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +2000
Grant Round by Round Results
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Ayaka Furue
- Tee Time: 2:28 AM ET
- Current Rank: 52nd (+3)
- Odds to Win: +2000
Furue Round by Round Results
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Amundi Evian Championship Odds (Rest of Field)
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I-43 Leo Frigo bridge opens ahead of schedule in Green Bay
Work caused near-daily traffic backups
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the I-43 Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge is fully open after it was down to one lane each way for improvements. The work began April 1. Crews blasted and painted the arch span of the bridge, which crosses the mouth of the Fox River in Green Bay. They also installed new lighting inside the arch. The DOT says the work was finished on budget, a month ahead of schedule. Traffic was often backed up on both sides of the bridge during the project, especially during the morning and afternoon commutes. The DOT says the work will help the bridge better withstand corrosion, which will extend its life. The agency says the new lighting will make it safer for people to do future bridge maintenance, inspections and repairs.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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Amundi Evian Championship Third Round Information
- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Amundi Evian Championship Best Odds to Win
Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1400
Kim Round by Round Results
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1600
Korda Round by Round Results
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Rose Zhang
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +1800
Zhang Round by Round Results
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Linn Grant
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +2000
Grant Round by Round Results
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Ayaka Furue
- Tee Time: 2:28 AM ET
- Current Rank: 52nd (+3)
- Odds to Win: +2000
Furue Round by Round Results
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Amundi Evian Championship Odds (Rest of Field)
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Joe and Jill Biden are shedding light on a family matter.
The President confirmed for the first time that his son Hunter Biden welcomed a daughter named Navy Joan Roberts with Lunden Roberts in 2018, the year before Hunter married his second wife Melissa Cohen.
"Our son Hunter and Navy's mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward," the President said in a statement to People. "This is not a political issue, it's a family matter. Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy."
She is the 7th grandchild of Joe and Jill.
His words come a month after Hunter settled a child support case with Lunden, who lives in Arkansas, according to NBC News. At the time, Navy, 4, had not been publicly identified nor acknowledged by Joe and Jill as one of their grandchildren.
The child support settlement noted that Hunter and Lunden had "reached an agreement as to all pending matters," according to court documents obtained by NBC News. The terms of the settlement said Hunter must pay child support until Navy turns 18 years old, as well as help set up a college fund.
Hunter, who is an artist, must also give Navy some of his paintings that "vary in size with a minimum size of 24 by 24," per court documents. On her behalf, Lunden agreed to not pursue her request to change Navy's surname to Biden.
In addition to Navy, the 53-year-old is also dad to daughters Naomi, 29, Finnegan, 22, and Maisy, 21, with ex-wife Kathleen Buhle. He shares a son Beau Jr., 3, with Melissa.
Since welcoming Navy four years ago, Lunden has shared continuous update about the little girl on Instagram, including on her first birthday. As she wrote on August 2019, "You have taught me more in your first year of life than I ever could have expected in my 28 years of living. I've never been more grateful for God's will, for he knew just how much my heart needed you and those big blue eyes."
For Navy's fourth birthday, Lunden post an Instagram carousel of her daughter looking all grown up.
"God knew I needed you," Lunden wrote last August. "I love you, always and forever."
Keep scrolling for a full rundown into the First Family.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.
The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn’t taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.
Any replacement letters or symbols would require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said earlier this week.
Erecting a sign on top of a building also requires a permit, Hannan said Friday.
“Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation,” he said in an email.
Musk unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he remakes the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday.
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla, has long been fascinated with the letter X and had already renamed Twitter’s corporate name to X Corp. after he bought it in October. One of his children is called “X.” The child’s actual name is a collection of letters and symbols.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch he faced in Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays, going deep in three straight at-bats over two games.
Ohtani’s major league-leading 39th homer came off Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman in the first inning and traveled 397 feet into the right field bullpen at Rogers Centre.
Ohtani streak of homers ended when he struck out swinging on a 2-2 pitch from Gausman in the third inning.
Ohtani homered twice in the second game of a doubleheader at Detroit on Thursday before leaving with cramps. He threw a one-hitter in the opener for his first career MLB shutout.
The two-way superstar became the first player to throw a shutout in one game of a doubleheader and hit one homer — much less two — in the other.
Thursday’s performance against the Tigers came hours after the team confirmed Ohtani will stay with the Angels for the rest of the season before he becomes a free agent.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — A man allegedly stabbed a woman to death in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday and then posted a video of the slaying to Facebook, authorities said.
The footage helped police track down the suspect, who was later identified as 39-year old Mark Mechikoff. He was arrested about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of where the victim was found dead in a San Mateo apartment complex.
“While the motive for stabbing the victim is still under investigation, we do know Mechikoff mercilessly filmed the last moments of the victim’s life and posted the video to Facebook, then fled the area,” San Mateo police said in a statement.
Prosecutors identified the victim as Claribel Estrella. The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office on Friday charged Mechikoff with a single count of murder with enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury and the use of a knife.
He appeared in court but did not enter a plea. His arraignment was postponed for a week while his court-appointed attorney is chosen, District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said in an email.
Mechikoff knew the victim but the extent of their relationship was unclear and the motive was under investigation, the district attorney said.
The stabbing was first reported to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada when a caller said she saw video of it on Facebook. The sheriff’s office “pinged” the phone number associated with the Facebook page and traced it to a large San Mateo apartment complex.
It was Mechikoff’s cellphone and his Facebook page and the video apparently has been taken down, the district attorney said.
Officers went door-to-door at the San Mateo apartment complex and found Estrella nearly three hours later inside a unit, authorities said.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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Amundi Evian Championship Third Round Information
- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1400
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1600
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Rose Zhang
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +1800
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Linn Grant
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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Ayaka Furue
- Tee Time: 2:28 AM ET
- Current Rank: 52nd (+3)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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WSAZ Investigates | Few utilities answer PSC hydrant investigation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A Friday evening deadline passed with customers in two-thirds of West Virginia’s water districts still waiting for answers as to the reliability of their neighborhood fire hydrant.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission had ordered the state’s 301 regulated water utilities to comply with an investigative order for information about hydrant maintenance and testing.
Those answers were due by Friday, yet as of 6:30 p.m. the commission’s website showed PSC staff having received communication from just 96 utilities -- 32 percent.
The PSC issued its investigative order June 30, amid weeks of digging by WSAZ NewsChannel 3, and less than 24 hours after the station reported on a senator’s call for testimony as early as August.
The WSAZ investigation -- False Security -- stemmed from two fires with the same story. Firefighters didn’t have enough water May 5 to fight a house fire in Charleston, 15 months after crews encountered the same issue in failed efforts to save a Pizza Hut in Danville.
West Virginia American Water -- the company responsible for hydrants at both fire scenes -- filed its answer to the PSC investigation about 4:30 p.m. Friday. However, it was labeled as a “confidential filing” with no link available to any documents.
Everyone else responding to that had answered the investigation by Friday evening did so in a public manner.
WSAZ has reached out the PSC for an explanation.
During the course of WSAZ’s investigation, firefighters have said the hydrants they relied upon at the Charleston and Danville fires were on water main that were too small to provide the water needed to fight fires.
The hydrants in question are among more than 11,000 in the West Virginia American Water system.
WSAZ NewsChannel 3′s Curtis Johnson took that issue the company’s president, Rob Burton, in May.
“Do you know which hydrants are on what size mains?” Johnson asked.
“We have pretty good information on that. We’re doing some validation,” Burton replied.
“Rough estimate,” Johnson followed up. “What percentage of these 11,000 hydrants are on a main that’s less than six inches?”
“So I actually don’t have that information for you right now,” Burton replied.
WSAZ’s investigation prompted Gov. Jim Justice, lawmakers and the state Public Service Commission to call for action, thus leading to the investigative order and Friday’s deadline.
Johnson spent hours sorting through data provided by approximately 90 districts that had filed a response by noon Friday.
Among the takeaways, WSAZ found that most water utilities do not have written hydrant maintenance practices.
Also, about half of the districts have some hydrants on water mains smaller than 6 inches -- the state standard. One such example was Milton, where officials said 21 percent of its hydrants were on a smaller main.
Regarding inspections, while most say they inspect some hydrants each year, less than half provided proof of those inspections.
A Braxton County utility filing saying it inspects hydrants “as needed” and “no official reports are created.”
Others turned over records, but the number of hydrants inspected was few.
The Putnam PSD said it inspects 175 hydrants each year, but that equates to just 23 percent of its total hydrants, meaning each hydrant is only inspected once every four years.
Johnson took those findings to Del. Daniel Linville, R-Cabell, chairman of the state House Infrastructure Committee. He expressed concern.
“Admittedly, this is a small set of data, but going forward, what does this show that needs to happen?” Johnson asked.
“Two things,” he replied. “Number one, what modifications should be made? What does the PSC intend to do with that? What do we need to do in the law? And then, secondarily, we’re going to have to look at what resources are necessary.”
Lawmakers tell us they plan to ask their own questions at a meeting next month in Charleston. Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest.
To find out more about the state PSC’s investigative order and who complied, see the following document:
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President Joe Biden nominated Judge Jeffrey Bryan to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, the White House announced Thursday.
Bryan, 47, currently serves on the Minnesota Court of Appeals after being appointed in 2019 by Gov. Tim Walz. Before that, he presided over civil and criminal cases on the Ramsey County District Court following his 2013 appointment by Gov. Mark Dayton. He also served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Minneapolis for six years and a civil litigation attorney for the Minneapolis law firm Robins Kaplan. A native of El Paso, Texas, Bryan is a graduate of the University of Texas and Yale University Law School.
If confirmed by the Senate, Bryan will fill the seat being vacated by U.S. District Judge John Tunheim, who plans to assume senior status on the court. If confirmed, Bryan would become the first Latino federal judge in Minnesota.
“Jeff Bryan is a widely respected member of the legal community and has dedicated his career to serving Minnesotans. As a former federal prosecutor and a current appellate judge with over two decades of legal experience, he is unquestionably qualified to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said of Bryan’s nomination. “I look forward to working with my Judiciary Committee colleagues on both sides of the aisle to confirm him.”
“Judge Bryan’s nomination is a testament to his considerable experience and commitment to the rule of law,” added Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. “His distinguished record as an appellate judge, trial court judge, and Assistant U.S. Attorney in Minneapolis make him exceptionally well-qualified for this position. I congratulate him on his nomination.” | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/biden-nominates-minnesota-appellate-judge-to-federal-bench/ | 2023-07-29T01:51:56 | 0 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/biden-nominates-minnesota-appellate-judge-to-federal-bench/ |
2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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Amundi Evian Championship Third Round Information
- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Amundi Evian Championship Best Odds to Win
Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1400
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1600
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Rose Zhang
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +1800
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Linn Grant
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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Ayaka Furue
- Tee Time: 2:28 AM ET
- Current Rank: 52nd (+3)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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As the Chicago Cubs try to find the best ways to deploy left-hander Drew Smyly in the rotation, they have optimized matchups the last two turns through.
Twice Smyly was lined up to start against a right-handed-heavy St. Louis Cardinals lineup, and amid his struggles over his last two outings, the Cubs opted to start a righty and piggyback Smyly in relief. That meant reliever Michael Fulmer serving as a two-inning opener Saturday versus the Cardinals at Wrigley Field and Hayden Wesneski getting the call Friday at Busch Stadium.
The Cubs recalled Wesneski from Triple-A Iowa and optioned reliever Michael Rucker before the game.
“Trying to get the best pitchers as a whole, get our best arms up here,” manager David Ross said of the move. “He’s been throwing the ball really well and we’ve had some some taxing innings on the bullpen a little bit so, just giving (Michael) Fulmer or whoever we would have started today a little bit of a breather before we go to Drew.”
Wesneski on Friday gave up a leadoff home run to Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar on the third pitch in the bottom of the first inning. It was the only run Wesneski allowed in his two innings before Smyly replaced him to start the third. Wesneski gave up two hits and one walk and struck out four Cardinals. Nootbaar also took Smyly deep to put the Cardinals up 2-0 in the third.
Wesneski’s return to the Cubs came five days shy of the one-year anniversary of his trade from the New York Yankees organization. He pitched well in three starts for Iowa — two earned runs, two walks and 19 strikeouts in 11 innings — after getting sent down earlier this month.
Wesneski found consistency and was able to build back up to starter workload, tossing five clean innings in his last outing. He will need to be more effective versus lefties in his return to the majors, an issue that has burned him too often. Nootbaar’s homer Friday night was the 11th by a lefty off Wesneski in 16 big-league games this season.
“The way we’ve played lately, it’s just important we get the best arms up here and that they can help us in any capacity we see fit,” Ross said.
Friday represented a chance for Smyly to end his tough stretch and get back on track. He owns a 6.89 ERA and 6.20 FIP over his last 10 games (nine starts) dating to May 28. The metrics on Smyly’s offspeed stuff remain really good, Ross said, but he needs to more consistently get ahead and be aggressive with his fastball in the zone so he can more effectively use his offspeed stuff.
“He’s not far off,” Ross said. “Had a little bit of bad luck here and there, some defensive miscues behind him, but it’s a long season. He had a really good start. Little bit of a rough patch.”
Over the last two months, only three off the 77 qualified big-league starters have been more unlucky than Smyly and his .348 batting average on balls in play (BABIP). It’s an underlying number that suggests Smyly’s bad luck will turn at some point. He had a career .287 BABIP coming into the season.
“When you’re looking at players and guys that you’re expecting to do better, you look at a lot of those luck metrics and things that are out of the norm, and he’s definitely a guy that’s in that category,” Ross said. “So you hope that continues to even out and show trust in that guy and realize, like, where are the areas where we can maybe be a little bit better and be on the attack?”
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BY DREW COSTLEY, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on a day that felt like it was over 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius) because of the heat and humidity.
“It’s not like when you were younger, you were playing around,” said the 56-year-old who runs a daycare center. “Now it’s like you got the humidity. It makes you kind of not breathe the same way. So when you walk, you get a little more tired, a little more exhausted.”
Reyes was one of nearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Dangerous heat engulfed much of the eastern half of the United States Friday as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic where some residents saw their hottest temperatures of the year.
Although much of the country does not cool much on normal summer nights, night temperatures are forecast to stay hotter than usual, prompting excessive heat warnings from the Plains to the East Coast.
From Thursday to Friday, the number of people under a heat advisory rose from 180 to 184 million and the number of people under a flood warning or watch dropped from 17 to 10 million.
Moisture moved into the Southwest, cooling somewhat the southernmost counties of California and parts of southern Arizona, but excessive heat warnings remain for much of the region.
On top of the heat, severe thunderstorms are forecast for multiple regions of the country. There are forecasts with flash flood warnings for Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, west to the Middle Missouri Valley through Saturday morning. There are severe thunderstorm warnings with a chance of quarter-sized hail Friday night for the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Tornado watches are posted in Wisconsin and New Hampshire, in addition to the heat advisories and potential for severe storms.
The prediction for continued excessive heat comes as the World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service declared July 2023 the hottest month on record this week.
Scientists have long warned that climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, by deforestation and by certain agricultural practices, will lead to more and prolonged bouts of extreme weather.
On Thursday, heat and humidity in major cities along the East Coast, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City, made it feel above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). Forecasters expect several records may break Friday with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit (5.5 to 8 degrees Celsius) above average.
The “dangerous” heat wave, as the National Weather Service called it, may begin to subside on Saturday as thunderstorms and a cold front from Canada progress through the region. It seems the hottest temperatures happened on Friday.
“By Sunday, the high temperature is going to be 86,” he said, “so that’s more typical weather you would expect in July.”
The Salvation Army in the Bronx was one of hundreds of cooling centers open in New York City to give people a respite from the scorching heat.
“It’s very hot every year. This year, it started last week, becoming very hot,” said Robert Ciriaco, a corps officer with The Salvation Army. “(It’s) very dangerous for people. Some people die. So that’s why we open to offer people (a place) to come to be comfortable.”
Philadelphia declared a heat health emergency as temperatures soared into the 90s, and city authorities opened cooling centers.
But some residents took the heat in stride. Alexander Roman, who brought his children to play in the fountain at the city’s iconic Love Park, said he is not worried about heat stroke as long as his family can cool down. “A lot of water with ice and it will be O.K,” he said.
In the Southwest and southern Plains, oppressive temperatures have been a blanket for weeks. One meteorologist based in New Mexico called the prolonged period of temperatures over 100 degrees (37.8 Celsius) unprecedented.
Due to the extreme heat, some of the nation’s large power grids and utilities are under stress, which could affect Americans’ ability to cool off.
In New York City, utility Con Edison sent out a text blast asking residents to be frugal with air conditioning to conserve electricity. Overtaxing an electrical grid can mean blackouts, which are not just an inconvenience, but can lead to equipment failures and major pollution as equipment restarts.
The country’s largest power grid, PJM Interconnection, declared a level one energy emergency alert for its 13-state grid on Wednesday, meaning the company had concerns about ability to provide enough electricity.
“PJM currently has enough generation to meet forecast demand, but operators continue to monitor the grid conditions for any changes,” said spokesperson Jeffrey Shields on Thursday.
PJM isn’t the only electrical grid to issue such an alert. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, which mostly covers states in the Midwest and Northern Plains, issued a similar one Thursday.
The California Independent System Operator also issued an energy emergency alert for the evening on Wednesday, in part due to excess heat in Southern California, but that expired the same day. Anne Gonzales, a CAISO spokesperson, said they expect to be able to meet demand the next few days.
A spokesperson for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which covers most of Texas, said they expect their grid will operate per usual during this latest blast of extreme weather across the country.
The dangerous heat peaks in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and Midwest Friday and Saturday before a cold front is expected to bring some relief Sunday and into next week.
Heat experts and environmental advocates said that these effects of the high temperatures will not be felt equally.
“The impacts of heat are highly inequitable,” said Ladd Keith, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona who studies heat policy and governance. He explained that people experiencing homelessness feel heat effects more than the housed, and low-income and communities of color are often hotter than more affluent and whiter neighborhoods.
“When we’re talking about how to keep people safe, we not only need to be thinking about the neighborhoods that are disproportionately warmer during these heat waves,” said Jeremy Hoffman, director of climate justice and impact at Groundwork USA, an environmental justice nonprofit. “But (also) the folks that can’t avoid being outside during these heat waves, people that rely on public transportation, people that work outside, and the extremely elderly that may be living in substandard housing without a lot of ventilation and air conditioning.”
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up midsentence during a press conference on Wednesday. And now his office is trying to tamp down speculation that he might not fill out his term as leader because of his health.
In a statement, his office said McConnell appreciates the continued support of his colleagues and “plans to serve his full term in the job they overwhelmingly elected him to do.”
The statement, first reported by Politico, comes after McConnell, 81, has suffered health problems in recent months. At his weekly press conference this week, he froze and stared vacantly for about 20 seconds before his GOP colleagues standing behind him grabbed his elbows and asked if he wanted to go back to his office. He later returned to the news conference and answered questions as if nothing had happened.
When asked about the episode, he said he was “fine,” a statement he repeated in a hallway to reporters later that day. Neither McConnell nor his office would answer questions about whether he got medical help afterward.
Even as McConnell tried to brush off the concerns, the episode raised new questions among his colleagues about his health and also whether McConnell, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and has served as Republican leader since 2007, might soon step aside from his leadership post.
He was elected to a two-year term as leader in January by a large majority of his conference, despite an insurgent challenge from Florida Sen. Rick Scott. He would be up for re-election as leader again after the 2024 elections.
By then, he will have to decide also if he wants to run again for another Senate term. He is up for re-election in 2026.
In March, McConnell suffered a concussion and a broken rib after falling and hitting his head after a dinner event at a hotel. He didn’t return to the Senate for almost six weeks. He has been using a wheelchair in the airport while commuting back and forth to Kentucky. And his speech has recently sounded more halting.
But McConnell, famously reticent and often private about his personal life and health, has said very little about what is going on.
Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said after Wednesday’s episode that McConnell’s job as leader calls for more transparency than it would for others.
“We should find out, you know, fairly soon what happened and how serious it is,” Cramer said. “But I don’t have to tell you, Mitch is also, as an individual, a pretty private guy. So we’ll see.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he talked to McConnell on Wednesday night and he seemed “strong and alert.” But he said what happened at the news conference on Wednesday was disturbing to watch.
“Mitch is strong, he’s stubborn as a mule,” Cruz said. “My prayers are with them. I hope that — we’re going into the August recess — I hope he has time to fully recuperate.”
GOP senators who are seen as potential successors have been cautious in their reaction.
“He’s fine, he’s back to work,” said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican and one of the senators standing behind McConnell when he froze up.
“I support Senator McConnell as long as he wants to serve as leader,” said Texas Sen. John Cornyn, another potential replacement.
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 3 Senate Republican and a former orthopedic surgeon, guided McConnell back to his office to rest during the news conference. Afterwards, he told reporters that he has been concerned since McConnell was injured earlier this year, “and I continue to be concerned.”
Barrasso then added: “I said I was concerned when he fell and hit his head a number of months ago and was hospitalized. And I think he’s made a remarkable recovery, he’s doing a great job leading our conference and was able to answer every question the press asked him today.”
Several other GOP senators projected confidence in the Republican leader.
“I do have confidence in his leadership,” said Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis. “At lunch yesterday, he spoke. He was completely on his game using numbers that were pulled out of his head and he was completely with it. So I don’t know what precipitated the freeze, but he’ll be careful to evaluate his own capabilities.”
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall said he was “a little concerned” after the news conference.
“He said that he got a little overheated, a little dehydrated,” said Marshall, who is also a doctor. “That’s what it looks like to me. I can tell you, he’s got a strong, strong voice in our conference. He’s providing steady leadership. And I think he’s doing a great job as leader.”
McConnell had polio in his early childhood and he has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in climbing stairs. In addition to his fall in March, he also tripped and fell four years ago at his home in Kentucky, causing a shoulder fracture that required surgery.
The Republican leader carried on with his full schedule after the episode on Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he spoke with his Republican counterpart at an event Wednesday evening for Major League Baseball owners.
“I said I’m so glad you’re here,” Schumer said. “And he made a very good speech.”
The Republican leader is one of several senators who have been absent due to health issues this year. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, 90, was out of the Senate for more than two months as she recovered from a bout of shingles. And Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., 53, took leave for several weeks to get treatment for clinical depression.
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By SAM MEDNICK (Associated Press)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns that the political crisis could hinder the nation’s fight against jihadists and boost Russia’s influence in West Africa.
Spokesman Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane said on state television that the constitution was suspended and Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani was in charge.
Various factions of Niger’s military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, who was elected two years ago in Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence from France.
Niger is seen as the last reliable partner for the West in efforts to battle jihadists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Africa’s Sahel region, where Russia and Western countries have vied for influence in the fight against extremism. France has 1,500 soldiers in the country who conduct joint operations with the Nigeriens, and the United States and other European countries have helped train the nation’s troops.
The coup sparked international condemnation and the West African regional group ECOWAS, which includes Niger and has taken the lead in trying to restore democratic rule in the country, scheduled an emergency summit in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday.
The U.N. Security Council, which is charged with ensuring international peace and security, held emergency closed consultations Friday morning.
Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador James Kariuki, who chaired the meeting, told reporters afterward that all 15 members condemned the military’s action and expressed “the need to restore constitutional democracy.” He said an official council statement is expected. Russia is a veto-wielding member.
Extremists in Niger have carried out attacks on civilians and military personnel, but the overall security situation is not as dire as in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso — both of which have ousted the French military. Mali has turned to the Russian private military group Wagner, and it’s believed that the mercenaries will soon be in Burkina Faso.
Now there are concerns that Niger could follow suit. Before the coup, Wagner, which has sent mercenaries around the world in support of Russia’s interests, already had its sights set on Niger, in part because it’s a large producer of uranium.
“We can no longer continue with the same approaches proposed so far, at the risk of witnessing the gradual and inevitable demise of our country,” Tchiani, who also goes by Omar Tchiani, said in his address. “That is why we decided to intervene and take responsibility.”
“I ask the technical and financial partners who are friends of Niger to understand the specific situation of our country in order to provide it with all the support necessary to enable it to meet the challenges,” he said.
If the United States designates the takeover as a coup, Niger stands to lose millions of dollars of military aid and assistance.
The mutinous soldiers, who call themselves the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, accused some prominent dignitaries of collaborating with foreign embassies to “extract” the deposed leaders. They said it could lead to violence and warned against foreign military intervention.
Bazoum has not resigned and he defiantly tweeted from detention on Thursday that democracy would prevail.
It’s not clear who enjoys majority support, but the streets of the capital of Niamey were calm Friday, with a slight celebratory air. Some cars honked in solidarity at security forces as they drove by — but it was not clear if that meant they backed the coup. Elsewhere, people rested after traditional midday prayers and others sold goods at their shops and hoped for calm.
“We should pray to God to help people come together so that peace comes back to the country. We don’t want a lot of protests in the country, because it is not good … I hope this administration does a good job,” said Gerard Sassou, a Niamey shopkeeper.
A day earlier, several hundred people gathered in the city chanting support for Wagner while waving Russian flags. “We’re fed up,” said Omar Issaka, one of the protestors. “We are tired of being targeted by the men in the bush. … We’re going to collaborate with Russia now.”
That’s exactly what many in the West likely fear. Tchiani’s criticism of Bazoum’s approach and of how security partnerships have worked in the past will certainly make the U.S., France, and the EU uneasy, said Andrew Lebovich, a research fellow with the Clingendael Institute.
“So that could mark potentially some shifts moving forward in Niger security partnerships,” he said.
Even as Tchiani sought to project control, the situation appeared to be in flux. A delegation from neighboring Nigeria, which holds the ECOWAS presidency and was hoping to mediate, left shortly after arriving, and the president of Benin, nominated as a mediator by ECOWAS, has not arrived.
Earlier, an analyst who had spoken with participants in the talks said the presidential guard was negotiating with the army about who should be in charge. The analyst spoke on condition they not to be named because of the sensitive situation.
A western military official in Niger who was not authorized to speak to the media also said the military factions were believed to be negotiating, but that the situation remained tense and violence could erupt.
Speaking in Papua New Guinea, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the coup as “completely illegitimate and profoundly dangerous for the Nigeriens, Niger and the whole region.”
The coup threatens to starkly reshape the international community’s engagement with the Sahel region.
On Thursday, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said the country’s “substantial cooperation with the Government of Niger is contingent on Niger’s continued commitment to democratic standards.”
The United States in early 2021 said it had provided Niger with more than $500 million in military assistance and training programs since 2012, one of the largest such support programs in sub-Saharan Africa. The European Union earlier this year launched a 27 million-euro ($30 million) military training mission in Niger.
The United States has more than 1,000 service personnel in the country.
Some military leaders who appear to be involved in the coup have worked closely with the United States for years. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, the head of Niger’s special forces, has an especially strong relationship with the U.S., the Western military official said.
While Russia has also condemned the coup, it remains unclear what the junta’s position would be on Wagner.
The acting head of the United Nations in Niger said Friday that humanitarian aid deliveries were continuing, even though the military suspended flights carrying aid.
Nicole Kouassi, the acting U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator, told reporters via video from Niamey that 4.3 million people needed humanitarian aid before this week’s military action and 3.3 million faced “acute food insecurity,” the majority of them women and children.
Jean-Noel Gentile, the U.N. World Food Program director in Niger, said “the humanitarian response continues on the ground.” He said the U.N. is providing cash assistance and food to people in accessible areas and that the agency is continuously assessing the situation to ensure security and access.
This is Niger’s fifth coup and marks the fall of one of the last democratically elected governments in the Sahel.
Its army has always been very powerful and civilian-military relations fraught, though tensions had increased recently, especially with the growing jihadist insurgency, said Karim Manuel, an analyst for the Middle East and Africa with the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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BALTIMORE — Aaron Judge is back.
The Yankees activated their captain on Friday, just in time for a three-game series with the first-place Orioles. The team demoted Oswald Peraza to make space for Judge, who has been out since June 3 after tearing a ligament in his right big toe while making a spectacular catch at Dodger Stadium.
The Yankees also designated Willie Calhoun for assignment on Friday.
The Yankees decided to activate Judge without sending him on a rehab assignment. Instead, he’s returning after three sim games, two of which came earlier this week in Tampa. An additional MRI, administered over the last two days, showed healing in the ligament, and the Yankees and Judge decided it was time to come back after talking with doctors and trainers.
“It’s not 100%,” Judge said Friday before declining to give a number. “I don’t think it will be 100% until the end of the year. Our biggest goal is just getting to a point where I can play, I can tolerate it, go out there and play back-to-back games, play in the field, run the bases, do all that, and I think we’ve gotten to that point.
“I didn’t want to come back and make it worse, and then this is something that leads into the next year and the following year.”
Aaron Boone used Judge as his designated hitter and batted him second Friday, but the manager said playing the field was an option. Judge might play the outfield this weekend, but Boone also plans on getting him a day off in Baltimore.
Boone added that he, Judge, team doctors and trainers will talk about how the slugger should proceed as he continues to build up. Boone will watch how Judge is moving, too.
“We haven’t laid out a plan,” Boone said, “because we want to listen to how his body’s responding and how that feedback is.”
While Boone admitted that there’s “urgency” facing the Yankees, he claimed that circumstances – including series against Baltimore and Tampa, the trade deadline, and the Yankees’ offensive woes – didn’t dictate the timing of Judge’s return.
Judge’s injury left the Yankees without the reigning MVP for nearly two months. The team’s lineup scuffled as a result. The Yankees were 29th in average, 26th in on-base percentage, 22nd in wRC+ and 21st in runs during Judge’s absence.
Judge, in 49 games, has slashed .291/.404/.674 with 19 home runs, 40 RBI, a 187 wRC+ and 2.7 Wins Above Replacement, per FanGraphs. He leads the team in all three slash line statistics, home runs, wRC+ and WAR.
“We’re better with Aaron Judge in our lineup no matter what stage he’s at,” hitting coach Sean Casey told the Daily News, “but we have to have reasonable expectations and let him get here and get his legs under him for a couple games.”
The last-place Yankees, while 54-48 overall, have been a sub-.500 team without Judge, going 19-23 during his most recent stint on the injured list. The Bombers also struggled offensively while posting a 4-6 record when Judge spent time on the shelf with a hip injury earlier in the season.
“No, I just wanted to get back,” Judge said when asked if he felt pressure to rejoin the team. “Anytime you’re sitting out, even if we were winning and we got to an eight-game lead in the division or if we were 10 games out of it, I want to be back out there battling with the guys. I want to be there when times are tough and I want to be there when we’re rolling.”
Judge returns with the Yankees 2.5 games out of the American League’s third and final wild card spot. The Rays, Astros and Blue Jays all held wild card positions as of Friday, while the Red Sox were 1.5 games out. The Angels were three games out and directly behind the Yankees.
By deciding to keep Shohei Ohtani and trading for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López, the Halos have already established themselves as buyers as they chase a playoff berth. The Yankees, meanwhile, felt they were in a position to buy prior to their series with Baltimore, but they were taking their trade deadline approach day-by-day entering the weekend.
The team’s performance against the Orioles, which Judge could aid, may impact what the Yankees do before Tuesday’s deadline, which coincides with a three-game series against the Rays.
In the meantime, the Yankees will keep a close eye on Judge, who plans on wearing an EVOShield at the plate. He previously said he was going to use orthotics as well.
Judge and the Yankees have repeatedly said that he will have to manage some pain and discomfort, but all involved appear happy with the progress his toe has made. The hope is that it continues to show improvement.
“Anytime you go out there, you’re taking some risk because things can happen,” Boone said. “But there is a feeling that it would take another traumatic incident to hurt it, as opposed to just the basic wear and tear setting him back. So that was kind of the consensus feeling from a lot of doctors.”
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A long battle between American Airlines and its pilots seems to finally be nearing its end.
On Thursday, the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American Airlines pilots, said it reached an agreement on an enhanced version of its previous tentative agreement, now referred to as TA 2.0.
TA 2.0 matches terms of agreements reached by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines pilots — a parity request American Airlines pilots asked for when they postponed the vote to ratify the original TA.
The original TA had been increased to more than $9 billion over four years when the 15,000 pilots in APA indefinitely postponed voting to ratify it until further improvements were made to "bring [them] in line with [their] peers."
Though the first TA had finally brought the airline's pay standards to the same level as United, the APA said other benefits, like "quality-of-life" provisions, didn't match up, pushing the union's board to postpone the vote late Sunday evening.
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The union's board of directors then said it would take days, not weeks, to reach a new agreement, and they stuck to their word.
TA 2.0, APA said, now includes all improvements to the original TA that it was asking for, "along with additional improvements." Those include changes in medical reimbursements, per diem, extended sick leave, and more, along with the obvious pay rate increases.
Now TA 2.0 is contingent again on a ratification vote by the union, which is set for August, and on United pilots ratifying their agreement, which gives employees up to a 40% raise.
American Airlines' pay rate matching with United and Delta leaves Southwest Airlines as the only one of the nation's four biggest carriers to not reach a tentative deal with its pilots. The airline has been in unsuccessful contract negotiations with its pilots for years, and its CEO Robert Jordan said there was "nothing new to report."
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A relentless summer with record-breaking sweltering temperatures is putting the human body to the test.
"We are the warmest we have been in 1,000 years based on the best possible data that we have," said Carlos Del Castillo, the NASA Ocean Ecology Laboratory chief.
Scientific data is forecasting that July will be the hottest month globally on record, and possibly the warmest human civilization has ever experienced.
Dr. Pope Moseley is a research professor at Arizona State University and a lung and intensive care unit physician. He is one of two professors studying the impacts of extreme heat on the body in Arizona, using hospital and population data.
"The majority of people who are affected by heat and who seek hospital care or become seriously ill are not captured under the heat-related illness banner," said Moseley. "Heat is the force multiplier of chronic disease."
He says he wants to highlight the health implications of excessive heat beyond just the data on common heat illnesses.
"More than 65% of people have at least one chronic condition, and 40% have two or more. So, these chronic conditions are activated and made worse by heat," said Moseley.
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He says research shows that during heat waves, blood stream infections go up, suicides rates tick up 1% to 2%, overdoses increase, and hospitalizations for dementia and heart attacks increase.
A recent report published by the American Heart Association also found that the risk of fatal heart attacks may double when combined with fine particle pollution and heat waves.
In Arizona, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office is at 106% capacity. The coroner's office brought in 10 coolers to store bodies. The county spokesperson says this year is worse than past years, with reports showing 25 heat-associated deaths in the county so far this year.
In April, Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix called on the federal government to add extreme heat to FEMA's list of declarable disasters, a plea that she made again this week to the president. "We would love it if Congress would give you the ability to declare heat a disaster," said Mayor Gallego.
The move would unlock additional resources for emergency relief. Phoenix is forecast to hit or exceed an entire month with temperatures at 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. While other parts of the country can expect to cool off this weekend, there is little relief in sight for the Southwest.
"Phoenix is going to be the place that these health issues are solved, because Phoenix is the place that is ground zero for heat waves right now," said Gallego.
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Global average sea temperatures are at unprecedented highs.
Ocean heat is contributing to significant ice melt and causing coral die-offs.
In places, our instruments are registering what may be the highest ocean temperatures ever recorded on Earth.
Scientists say the oceanic heat waves that have pushed sea surface temperatures to new records this summer are expected to persist, which may continue to contribute to extreme weather later in the year.
Svenja Ryan, a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, told NBC News: "We’re not even at the height of the summer. Typically, the ocean continues to warm until September, so I think certainly we can expect this heat wave to last into the fall."
But experts can't say exactly what exactly to expect in terms of effects — in some cases, the conditions now are unlike anything they've ever seen before.
So researchers are studying whether the warm ocean temperatures are influencing this year's weather. Rainfall patterns may have been affected in places as far apart as Norway, which saw unusually dry conditions this year, and South Asia, where the monsoon that waters rice and other crops has been weaker than usual.
Typically, warmer waters also fuel stronger hurricanes, which draw their energy from the ocean as they move across it.
However, any intensification of this year's storms may be moderated by the characteristic wind shear from the El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific; the competing winds make it difficult for storms to keep their form and strength.
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Looking past just this year's effects, warmer oceans are expected to increase pressure on ocean ecosystems, intensify hurricanes, and accelerate ice loss — which could then cause other imbalances in the climate that we're used to.
Research published this week found that accelerated melting from ice in Greenland is changing the speed of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current, which is expected to eventually destabilize, now possibly as early as midcentury.
A weakening or collapse of the ocean-wide current could disrupt weather patterns on multiple continents, threaten the reliability of agricultural zones and displace millions of people due to sea level rise.
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More patients are skipping the brick-and-mortar hospital to heal at home instead with hospital-at-home programs. And more health care systems are adopting the programs and offering them to patients, especially those 65 and older. The age group makes up a sixth of the U.S. population, and can be at increased risk for secondary infections or falls.
The model is part of health care in other countries too. But critics warn more regulation needs to happen before it is widely adopted in the U.S.
On a recent morning in California, Scripps News met with Pippa Shulman, chief medical officer of Medically Home. The company has partnered with hospital systems like the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. The decentralized health care company invited the media to see how their hospital-at-home service works.
"It could be anywhere electricity, running water, an access to a bathroom, everything else. We can help mitigate and support the patient," said Schulman.
Hospital-at-home, or acute at-home hospital care is for stable, acute-care patients. It would not be used for someone who could be admitted to a hospital with a bad infection, COPD, or heart failure, for example. The patients are discharged more quickly or stay at home completely to heal in their own dwelling.
The model uses telehealth and technology. Think calls with doctors and nurses, and devices like a watch that reads vitals or a medication dispenser, for example, supplemented by visits from health care workers for therapies or tests.
"We can do in-home ultrasound, we can do in-home blood testing, we can do in-home x-ray," Schulman explained.
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On the other end, medical professionals — doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses — are either working from home or in their own command center, having appointments, looking at a patient's vitals, livestreaming, video chatting, and giving them medical advice in real time.
"People think of the tech as sensors and remote this and monitoring," said geriatrician Dr. Bruce Leff."All-important, all true. But I think what they forget, on the other side, is that the tech and the software platforms allow programs to build high-quality, highly safe care, and the ability to coordinate services."
Leff is an early pioneer of hospital-at-home. He started a program at Johns Hopkins in 1994, conducting some of the first clinical research looking into health outcomes for patient care in and out of hospital. The first participants were patients who needed hospital care, but when offered, refused. Hopkins' institutional review board also required the patients to be monitored 24/7 in person.
"Interestingly, more than half the patients refused that because they thought it would be weird to have someone sitting in their home and watching them sleep."
The trend really boomed out of the COVID pandemic, when hospitals were overrun, and some were working with makeshift wards. In November 2020, Medicare rules changed due to the public health emergency. Hospitals were paid the same amount if an acute patient was in the actual hospital room or in their home. Hospitals were also no longer required to provide 24/7 in-person nursing care.
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Those Medicare rules were extended that same year. They're now set to expire December 2024, and while law requires the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to evaluate the program by then, what happens after is uncertain.
Nearly 300 hospital at-home programs exist in 37 states. And the market is expected to grow to $254 billion over the next seven years.
"My view ... is that in the future, hospitals will become big ERs, ORs and ICU beds. Everything else could and should be moved out to the community," said Leff. "As the tech gets better, we'll see more acuity taken care of in the home. I think ... we'll have improved approaches for engaging with family members in terms of maybe more standardization across programs ... Better training for caregivers, which I think is something we need to be working towards."
But acute health care at home has been met with criticism. The largest nurses' union calls it "home all alone."
"Acute care means that your condition is likely to change and you are likely to experience, or at high risk to experience, complications. So even if you're feeling well, that could change quickly," explains Michelle Mahon, RN. She's the assistant director of nursing practice for National Nurses United.
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National Nurses United also worries the cost will fall onto patients and taxpayers, and warns about the impact on caregivers.
A recent report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues that private equity, hedge funds and venture capital getting in the hospital-at-home game without more regulation and enforcement systems means there would be "incentives for financial interests to take advantage of taxpayer subsidies for private gain and at the risk of lower quality care or heightened inequality across diverse populations."
Dr. Leff is a clinical advisor to Medically Home, and Dispatch Health (another at-home health care provider), among others. He says he thinks "it's always good to be suspicious of how money is moving through the health system."
He also added, "There's absolutely some private equity money in this, but a lot of the money is actually coming in the form of investor partners as opposed to private equity. So take Dispatch Health and Humana, take Medically Home with the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. Those investments are being provided by investor partners who have a strong interest in creating a credible, safe, high-quality model."
The big question is: Does hospital-at-home work? Johns Hopkins' research in their hospital-at-home program showed the cost of hospital-at-home is a couple thousand dollars less, and length of stays were shorter. Cases of delirium — a complication — were dramatically lower.
A 2021 analysis in the Journal of American Medical Association of several studies of hospital-at-home patients found treatment lasted an average of five days longer and had a similar mortality risk. Hospital readmission risk went down 26%.
Limited research shows at-home acute care patients sleep better and have more physical activity. But the latest studies show many patients eligible for at-home acute care are still skeptical. One found more than 60% of patients offered the program turned it down, opting to stay in a hospital.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at Lake Pleasant
PEORIA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning. Deputies and Peoria Fire-Medical Department firefighters responded to Lake Pleasant for a reported boat accident shortly after 11 a.m., where they learned a 6-year-old girl had been pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital, but did not survive.
According to MCSO Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat. Around 11 a.m., investigators say the child’s mother was driving the boat near Paul’s Hideaway in the northeast part of the lake. Enriquez said no one on the boat realized the girl was still in the water, and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding. The child was run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services. Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina, where Peoria fire crews were waiting. Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence on the boat, but Enriquez says the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident. Enriquez said there appear to be no safety violations on the boat, which is equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear. He also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near Lake Pleasant.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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Former PCSD sergeant wants sexual assault case back in front of grand jury
The defense for Ricky Garcia says the jury did not see important evidence
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The former Pima County Sheriff Sergeant charged with sexual assault is requesting his case go back to a grand jury. His attorney said the previous grand jury did not receive proper instructions and did not see important evidence.
The judge requested to see the Ring camera video that the defense wanted a grand jury to see.
Ricky Garcia was in court for the hearing Friday. He was fired from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department after he was charged with sexual assault.
His defense made several arguments, but the one the judge is still considering is that the grand jury did not see Ring camera video of Garcia, the victim, and another deputy on the front porch of a house party in December when the alleged sexual assault happened.
The grand jury heard descriptions of the video in several clips, but the defense said that seeing the video would allow them to hear what was being said and how it was being said. This could factor into whether Garcia believed he had consented to have sex with the victim.
The judge wants to review the video before ruling on whether to remand it to a grand jury.
Both sides also want a settlement conference in the third week of October. If they can’t agree, a status conference is scheduled in early November before proceeding to trial.
The victim has also filed a claim against Pima County, which opens the door for a lawsuit.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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Amundi Evian Championship Third Round Information
- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1400
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
- Odds to Win: +1600
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- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
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Linn Grant
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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- Tee Time: 2:28 AM ET
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An Auburn University professor and the two deans he accused in a federal lawsuit of helping strip him from his role as graduate program officer of the Economics Department for speaking out on the unusually high number of football players in the school’s public administration program have mutually agreed to dismiss the suit.
U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze dismissed Professor Alan Seals’ lawsuit against Deans Joseph Aistrup and Jason Hicks on Thursday without prejudice, meaning Seals cannot refile the lawsuit that claimed retaliation and conspiracy to violate Seals’ civil rights.
Seals filed the lawsuit in federal court in Montgomery in June 2019, alleging he was a source on a Wall Street Journal story published in 2015 that reported about half of students majoring in public administration at Auburn played sports, including nearly all the top players on the football team, in 2013. The story quoted an email where an unnamed official wrote that “If the public administration program is eliminated, the [graduation success rate] numbers for our student-athletes will likely decline.”
The professor participated in the story a year after John Urschel, a mathematician and former NFL offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, conducted an analysis that determined the chances that 23 of 43 upperclassmen football players were public administration majors while only 88 total upperclassmen at the entire university had that major were “about one in three undecillion.”
“For those of you not familiar with your large numbers past trillion, that is a digit 3 followed by thirty-six zeros!” Urschel wrote in a post published in The Players’ Tribune. “Yes, 1 in 3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That’s roughly equivalent to you flipping a coin and landing on heads 125 times in a row.”
Seals was also a source for an Alabama Gazette story published in November 2015 titled “All the Speaker’s Men and the Collapse of AU Athletics,” according to his suit.
The economics professor, who remains at Auburn, said he also protested the school’s “ongoing actions,” which he said included “the explicit offer of Athletics Department money to fund the troubled [public administration] program and pay professors’ salaries” in late 2015 and early 2016.
The protest included “a picture of then-Provost Timothy Boosinger next to a picture of Joseph Stalin and a photo of Dean Aistrup arm-in-arm with then-Athletic Director Jay Jacobs which first appeared on the Dean’s twitter account.”
Seals claimed he was stripped of his position of graduate program officer of the Economics Department and had his benefits and compensation reduced.
“The Plaintiff’s constitutionally-protected speech regarded matters of public concern made as a private citizen, specifically, abuses in the Athletics Department, as set out in articles participated in or generated by Plaintiff in the Wall Street Journal, Chronicle of Higher Education, the Alabama Gazette, as well as his office door collage,” Seals’ lawsuit stated. “Said speech played a substantial part in Defendants’ decision to discharge the Plaintiff as the Economics Department’s Graduate Program Officer.”
Seals was not the only Auburn University professor to file a lawsuit over the scandal.
Michael Stern, an Auburn economics professor, alleged he was unfairly targeted after he complained about the high concentration of athletes in the school’s public administration program.
An Alabama jury awarded Stern $645,837 in damages in November, finding after a two-week trial that Stern’s former dean illegally punished him for speaking out. The jury did not agree with similar complaints against other university officials named as defendants.
Stern is also still a professor at the university. | https://www.al.com/education/2023/07/auburn-professor-dismisses-suit-claiming-title-stripped-for-speaking-on-athletic-department-abuses.html | 2023-07-29T01:54:09 | 1 | https://www.al.com/education/2023/07/auburn-professor-dismisses-suit-claiming-title-stripped-for-speaking-on-athletic-department-abuses.html |
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a statement of interest in Alabama’s congressional redistricting case, saying the court should use an analysis of historical election patterns and other factors to determine if the new map passed by the Legislature complies with the Voting Rights Act.
Friday was the deadline set by a three-judge district court for parties in the litigation to file objections to the new map, passed last Friday during a special session.
Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil rights for the DOJ, and U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona of the Northern District of Alabama, filed the motion.
“Congress has explicitly vested the Attorney General with authority to enforce Section 2 on behalf of the United States,” the statement says. “Accordingly, the United States has a substantial interest in ensuring the proper application of Section 2. The United States expresses no view on any factual disputes before the Court, nor on any legal questions other than those related to applying Section 2 to the proposed remedy in this case.”
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ruling of a three-judge district court that Alabama’s congressional map approved in 2021 and used in last year’s elections most likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the influence of Black voters. Only one of seven districts had a majority Black population, while one-fourth of Alabama residents are Black.
The Voting Rights Act does not guarantee a minority group representation in proportion to its share of the population. But the district court found, and the Supreme Court agreed, that other factors, including that Alabama’s Black population is large enough and geographically compact enough for a reasonably drawn second majority district, and that voting in Alabama is racially polarized, weighed in favor of a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act.
The new plan approved by the Republican majority in the Legislature leaves District 7 in west Alabama as the only majority Black district, with a Black voting age population of 51%, down from 56% under the 2021 plan. The new plan raises the Black voting age population in District 2 in southeast Alabama from 30% to 40%. Republican lawmakers said that would create a second district where Black voters had an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice, which the court said was needed to fix the likely Voting Rights violation.
Democrats opposed the plan and said they would rely on the court to reject the map and draw its own plan.
The DOJ, in its statement of interest, said a functional analysis is needed to determine whether the redraw District 2 with a 40% Black voting age population would give Black voters a realistic chance to elect a candidate of their choice. The DOJ said factors to consider include voting-age population, voter registration, political cohesion, bloc voting, historical election patterns, and others.
“As the ability to analyze districts’ electoral performance has become more sophisticated, the Department of Justice has relied on functional analyses to determine whether a remedy will provide minority voters with the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice,” the DOJ said.
On Thursday, the plaintiffs group led by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, filed their objection to the new map. The Singleton plaintiffs suggested a map that would make District 6 in central Alabama, which would include all of Jefferson County, the second opportunity district for Black voters.
The redrawn District 6 would only have a Black voting age population of 40%. But Democratic candidates have received more votes than Republican candidates in the proposed district in most of the elections since 2012, the Singleton plaintiffs said.
There are two other plaintiff groups that supported a different plan during the special session. They are also expected to file their objections on Friday.
The three-judge district court, which includes two President Trump appointees, will begin a hearing in the case on August 14. If the court rules against the Legislature’s new plan, it is expected to draw the new map to be used in next year’s elections.
Read more: Could Democrats win in Alabama congressional district that is 40% Black? | https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/us-department-of-justice-weighs-in-on-alabama-redistricting-case.html | 2023-07-29T01:54:15 | 1 | https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/us-department-of-justice-weighs-in-on-alabama-redistricting-case.html |
(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a rough week for Trader Joe’s after the popular grocery store chain had to notify customers on Thursday and Friday about products potentially containing foreign matter.
On Friday, Trader Joe’s announced it was recalling frozen falafel balls (SKU# 93935) that may contain rocks.
The recalled falafel was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One day earlier, Trader Joe’s warned customers that its “Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup” may contain insects. Trader Joe’s says there have not been reported cases of illness from the soup.
The recalled soup (SKU# 68470) has the Use By dates of 07/18/23 – 09/15/23.
A third recall, updated Tuesday to include a sell by date, warns that there may be rocks in the company’s Almond Windmill Cookies and the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.
Those cookies have the following dates:
- Almond Windmill Cookies: SELL BY 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23
- Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies: SELL BY 10/17/23 through 10/21/23
In all of the recalls, anyone who bought or received a donation containing one of the potentially tainted items is urged to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe’s for a refund.
Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817 [Mondays-Fridays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT] or send Trader Joe’s an email. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ | 2023-07-29T01:54:20 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – She was caught on camera stealing plants again, and again, from the front of Albuquerque grocery stores. Albuquerque’s various Albertsons stores all pulled their plants inside after losing thousands in merchandise. Now the woman at the center of it is taking a deal and is facing jail time.
Lovelea Degeer pled guilty to four counts of shoplifting and two counts of contributing to a delinquency of a minor in district court Friday. “I took flowers from, um, Albertsons… Um, I don’t know how much… No, I didn’t intend to pay for it, your honor,” said Degeer.
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Starting in April 2021, prosecutors say Degeer went on a shoplifting spree, taking potted plants from the front of five different Albertson’s stores across Albuquerque. She was caught last November charged with stealing roughly six thousand dollars in plants and she didn’t do it alone.
“I took my daughter with me, sir,” said Degeer. “Took her where?,” said Judge Emeterio Rudolfo, Bernalillo County District Court. “Shoplifting at Albertsons,” said Degeer. “For the shoplifting?,” said Judge Emeterio Rudolfo. “Yes,” said Degeer.
“To go shoplifting, in broad daylight videos, everything, people telling you to stop going and not even trying to disguise yourself when you’re trying to sell it on Facebook market, or whatever, either its somebody that is taking the laws in total disregard or its someone who needs some help,” said Judge Emeterio Rudolfo.
Degeer will be sentenced in a couple of months. She faces up to 6 years in prison. “I heard you say when I was asking about the dates, you tell something to your attorney of a head injury you suffered… And I would like more information before proceeding the sentencing,” said Judge Emeterio Rudolfo. | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/woman-caught-on-camera-taking-potted-plants-from-grocery-stores-faces-jail-time/ | 2023-07-29T01:54:20 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/woman-caught-on-camera-taking-potted-plants-from-grocery-stores-faces-jail-time/ |
Taulia Tagovailoa revealed this week during Big Ten media days that an SEC school offered him $1.5 million to transfer.
The Maryland quarterback called it “crazy money” when talking about being wanted through the transfer portal.
“It can be eye-opening, but I think for my situation — if I was in a different situation where maybe I didn’t have a brother in the NFL or maybe my parents, it’d be a different situation,” Tagovailoa said, per The Athletic.
According to the report, Tagovailoa consulted Miami Dolphins quarterback and brother Tua Tagovailoa, who asked him what he wanted to do. The younger Tagovailoa said current relationships outweighed financial incentives.
“It would be hard for me to go to another place and not be happy but have all the money in the world,” he said. “(I’d rather) be at a place where maybe I don’t have as much, but I’m happy and I’m here to work.”
Taulia Tagovailoa started at Alabama but transferred to Maryland after one season where he earned the starting job. He now has Maryland career records for passing yards (7,879) and passing touchdowns (51).
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily. | https://www.al.com/sports/2023/07/taulia-tagovailoa-says-sec-school-offered-crazy-15-million-to-transfer-qb-sought-tuas-advice.html | 2023-07-29T01:54:21 | 0 | https://www.al.com/sports/2023/07/taulia-tagovailoa-says-sec-school-offered-crazy-15-million-to-transfer-qb-sought-tuas-advice.html |
HURON, Ohio (WJW) – A suspected bank burglar was busted when he gave new meaning to the term “direct deposit.”
Police in Huron, Ohio watched as the suspected bank thief dropped from the ceiling over the drive-thru, right in front of their eyes.
Police body camera video obtained by the WJW shows the incident. Officers can be heard ordering the suspect on the ground, and then helping get him out of the recycling can. The suspect was not injured.
“In my 35-plus years in law enforcement, this is the first time I ever saw a suspect fall into a garbage can,” said Huron Police Chief Terry Graham.
Graham said around 2:12 a.m. Wednesday, police received an alarm from the VacationLand Federal Credit Union located on University Drive East.
While checking the building, officers could hear noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru.
They also noticed the recycling can positioned in the middle of the drive-thru lane, directly under a roof access door. The officers heard noises coming from inside the bank and patiently waited.
“I am most impressed with our officers’ patience in a very difficult situation,” the chief said. “The tactics they used, I think, substantially contributed to no one being injured and the suspect being taken into custody.”
Tristan Heidl, 27, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and safecracking.
Police say Heidl had a backpack full of construction tools.
“He did get inside the bank and attempt to open numerous areas in the bank that contain money,” the chief said.
Police say Heidl was unable to get inside the safe and crash-landed with empty pockets.
“He didn’t get a dime,” Graham said.
Heidl is being held in the Erie County Jail on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court soon. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ | 2023-07-29T01:54:26 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ |
PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office said two people are dead following a shooting Thursday. On July 27, deputies were sent to a home in Portales for a potential shooting.
They said they found Elisa Aleman who had been shot in the torso by her husband Aurelio Flores. The department said Flores had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Both were found in the living room of the home. The sheriff’s office said both bodies were taken to the Office of the Medical Investigator for autopsy. | https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/2-dead-following-shooting-in-portales/ | 2023-07-29T01:54:26 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/2-dead-following-shooting-in-portales/ |
Tim McGraw to bring new 2024 tour to Milwaukee in April
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAW) - Three-time Grammy® Award-winning superstar Tim McGraw is bringing his highly anticipated 2024 Standing Room Only Tour to Fiserv Forum on April 19.
All tickets, including VIP packages, will go on sale Friday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m.
The Standing Room Only Tour will hit arenas across 30+ cities beginning March 14, 2024. Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will join the Standing Room Only Tour on all dates as direct support.
“I always want to deliver the best possible concert I can for the fans,” said McGraw. “We’ve got some really special plans to make this the biggest and the best tour we’ve ever done.”
Long proven as a titan of touring across a career spanning more than three decades, the Standing Room Only Tour promises more unparalleled, high-energy live shows from McGraw. Featuring a huge production, his biggest hits, and songs from his forthcoming 17th studio album Standing Room Only, the tour promises the most fun and memories of a lifetime.
VIP packages and experiences will include a variety of offerings from an exclusive gift item to meeting Tim for fans to take their concert experience to the next level.
Fans are encouraged to visit www.timmcgraw.com and become part of MCGRAWONE for more information.
On Aug. 25, McGraw will release his new album Standing Room Only via Big Machine Records and McGraw Music. The album’s title track, “Standing Room Only,” is currently top 15 on Country Radio and climbing the charts. It also marks McGraw’s 92nd career chart entry. An acoustic version of the song was released on July 14.
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Camera found inside port-a-potty at Bender Beach in Oconomowoc
Authorities discovered a camera inside a port-a-potty at Bender Beach in Oconomowoc earlier this week.
The Oconomowoc Police Department said in a statement that the Waukesha County Communications Center received a call around 1:13 p.m. Tuesday at the beach located 910 N. Lake Road.
Police discovered a battery-operated camera secured inside the portable toilet. Police said they are currently "analyzing" the camera.
According to police, the City of Oconomowoc Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department has subsequently checked all city bathrooms, including portables ones.
"The city will continue to monitor the public bathrooms and encourages all businesses that have a public restroom to be vigilant in the inspection for hidden devices," a statement from police said.
Oconomowoc police said they are continuing to investigate. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/lake-country/news/oconomowoc/2023/07/28/camera-found-inside-port-a-potty-at-bender-beach-in-oconomowoc/70490200007/ | 2023-07-29T01:55:35 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/lake-country/news/oconomowoc/2023/07/28/camera-found-inside-port-a-potty-at-bender-beach-in-oconomowoc/70490200007/ |
A Greendale man was found dead after he fell from a Disney World hotel balcony, police say
A Greendale man was found dead early Wednesday morning at Disney World's Contemporary Resort near the Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, police said.
Jeffrey Vanden Boom, 39, died after he accidentally fell from a hotel room balcony, the Orange County Medical Examiner determined.
Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call at 5:33 a.m. on July 26 that said a man had been found unresponsive on hotel grounds, police said, and Vanden Boom was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Reddit user claiming to be a Contemporary Resort guest posted that day, writing that they were "pretty sure someone just died at Bay Lake Towers."
"We got a call at 7:30 someone had a medical emergency and not to go on the balconies, and then they had people redirecting us," the post said. "And then we went outside and there's a tent set up right under a balcony and it's all taped up."
A Twitter user who said they were a guest at the resort also posted that security closed off the fifth-floor bridge that morning. While both witnesses speculated that the victim had died by suicide, Vanden Boom's death was ruled accidental.
Disney has not responded to the Journal Sentinel's requests for comment.
More:Worker falls to his death in an industrial accident at Epcot | https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/south/2023/07/28/greendale-man-found-dead-after-falling-from-disney-hotel-balcony/70489722007/ | 2023-07-29T01:55:42 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/south/2023/07/28/greendale-man-found-dead-after-falling-from-disney-hotel-balcony/70489722007/ |
AJ Allmendinger gets good advice, stays on track and shatters a Road America record
ELKHART LAKE – The racetrack may be different, but AJ Allmendinger isn’t.
One of NASCAR’s top road racers, Allmendinger danced on the edge of control Friday in Road America 180 qualifying. Not only did he hold on when numerous drivers failed, he knocked more than 2 seconds off the track record and nearly 4 off last year’s pole time on a surface that is both fast and tricky.
“Honestly, I came through (Turn) 13 and when I crossed the line I just thought to myself, that was about all I had,” Allmendinger said. “That was about as smooth of a lap as I could have put around the racetrack. We improved the race car. But I think we need to keep making it better. Long-run speed is probably not quite there.”
Allmendinger turned the fastest lap of the day in the second round of group qualifying at 2 minutes 10.574 seconds on the 4.048-mile layout, eclipsing the 2016 mark of 2:12.642 set by Alex Tagliani.
Allmendinger, who won at Road America in 2013, is one of three drivers who could become the first winner of more than one NASCAR national series race at the track, along with Justin Allgaier and Jeremy Clements. Allmendinger will forgo Cup Series practice and qualifying Saturday in Richmond, Virginia, to make his fourth Xfinity Series start of the season for Kaulig Racing. He has won two of the first three.
Cole Custer, who was the first to break the track record in the first round, qualified second at 2:10.872. Allgaier and Riley Herbst will share the second row for the race scheduled to start after 2 p.m.
Franklin native Sam Mayer qualified fifth for what will be his third Xfinity race at Road America. He also qualified fifth during a part-time season in 2021. The top seven drivers turned laps faster than Tagliani's record, and 18 topped last year's pole lap.
Another of the three state drivers competing, Josh Bilicki of Richfield, barely missed advancing to the final round and will start 11th. Parker Retzlaff of Rhinelander qualified 20th in his first appearance at the track.
With no testing, Allmendinger reached out to IndyCar Series team owner Michael Shank and driver Scott McLaughlin for insight into their experience at Road America last month.
“I watched the IndyCar race and you could see there was more speed once the track got worn in,” he said. “Obviously these cars are completely different than an Indy car, but I think you can still figure out trends. From there it’s guessing how much do we go in that direction. It helped.
“You’re just trying to get it in that right little box of what makes grip but still makes the car not roll over too much or not be too stiff. It was the right direction of what they told us.”
The narrow line of grip on the track will make passing difficult, and modified pit stops will limit the strategy options for crew chiefs.
In an effort to contain costs at standalone Xfinity races, NASCAR has adopted a system that allows teams to pit during the stage breaks without losing or gaining position relative to the others that do the same. The scheduled breaks are after 22 and 34 of the 45-lap race.
“Starting up front, staying up front, not making any mistakes I think is going to be ultra-important just because you don’t have the strategy now of, say, pitting before the end of the stage or something like that to really make a difference,” Allmendinger said. “I do think it’s going to be hard to pass.”
Numerous drivers slipped off course during practice and qualifying, many of them in the Kink, the superfast right-hand bend about a mile from the finish line.
Allmendinger didn’t, and he hopes to avoid the trouble associated with other drivers going off during the race.
“Hopefully if I’m in the lead we won’t have to worry about the dust cloud, we’ll just have to worry about the remnants of it when we get back around,” he said.
“But yeah, there was a couple of laps I thought we repaved again because it was just brown, like the dirt was caked on the racetrack. I don’t know if it’s because of the rubber or what, but it’s like it’s stuck to the racetrack now. It’s not like you just drive through it and the dust flies.
“It’s going to be important if it happens in front of your spotters for your spotters to really let you know, like, hey, Turn 5 or the Kink, there’s a lot of dirt, because you’re carrying a decent amount of speed so if you hit that in certain parts of the racetrack, you’re going for a ride. That’s going to be a big deal as well.”
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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Buffalo Bills sign wide receiver, Mayfield native Andy Isabella
Isabella spent last season with the Baltimore Ravens
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are continuing their offseason trend of stockpiling speedy receivers by signing Andy Isabella on Friday.
Having yet to play up to expectations during his first four NFL seasons, the 26-year-old Isabella gets a chance for a fresh start working in a Josh Allen-led offense in Buffalo. The signing came three days after he was released by the Baltimore Ravens, and following Buffalo’s third day of training camp in suburban Rochester, New York.
He closed last season appearing in two games with the Ravens after being waived by the Arizona Cardinals.
At 5-foot-9, Isabella was selected by Arizona in the second round of the 2019 draft following a senior season at UMass in which he led the nation with 141.5 yards receiving per game and ranked second with 102 catches. The 2015 Ohio high school track champion struggled at the NFL level, combining for 33 catches for 447 yards and three touchdowns in 41 career games.
Isabella now joins a crowded Stefon Diggs-headed receiver room that includes the offseason free-agent additions of speedsters Deonte Harty and Trent Sherfield. He will also be given an opportunity to fill Buffalo’s returner’s job, which is open after Nyheim Hines sustained a season-ending knee injury during a recent jet ski accident.
The Bills are placing a premium on adding speed to an offense that had difficulty stretching opposing defenses in the second half of last season.
Second-year offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey also noted he’s placing an emphasis on improving his unit’s yards-after-catch production. Though the Bills ranked second in the NFL in yards offense last year, they finished 13th in YAC, according to Statmuse.com.
The Bills, who return to practice on Sunday, opened a roster spot for Isabella by releasing receiver Jalen Wayne.
In a separate move on Friday, Buffalo signed cornerback Kyron Brown and designated cornerback Cam Dantzler as waived/injured, without disclosing the nature of his injury. Dantzler had 26 starts in 35 games over the previous three seasons with Minnesota before signing with the Bills last month.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Credit card stolen from parked car used at Cleveland businesses, police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A credit card stolen out of a parked car was used to make purchases at several businesses in the Lee-Miles neighborhood, Cleveland Police confirmed, and detectives need help identifying the suspect.
Police said a woman made the purchases on July 17 in the area of Lee Road and Harvard Avenue, including AutoZone, Beauty R Us, and Family Dollar.
The credit card was stolen from a parked car on St. Mark Street, police stated.
She was seen with two males who were in their late teens or early 20s, according to police.
Take a close look at the surveillance photos of the suspect shared by the Cleveland Division of Police First District Detective Unit:
If you recognize this suspect or have any other information on this theft and misuse of credit cards, call First District Det. Gessino at 216-623-2541 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 216-252-7463.
Reference report #2023-182532 with your tips.
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Northwestern University fired head baseball coach Jim Foster on Thursday, days after the university let go of head football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid an investigation into hazing allegations.
Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately," Athletic Director Derrick Gragg said in an announcement posted to the university's athletics page.
Gragg did not give details behind Foster's termination but said "many factors were considered" before the decision was made.
"Nothing will ever be more important to Northwestern than providing its students a place that allows them to develop in the classroom, in the community, and in competition at the absolute highest level, and building a culture which allows our staff to thrive," Gragg said.
"As the Director of Athletics, I take ownership of our head coaching hires and we will share our next steps as they unfold," he added.
Northwestern Head Baseball Coach Jim Foster has been relieved of his duties effective immediately, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Dr. Derrick Gragg announced Thursday.https://t.co/C4HXwjJEE1
— Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) July 13, 2023
Assistant coach Brian Anderson, a former MLB player who won a World Series ring with the Chicago White Sox in 2005, will take over as interim coach.
While it is unclear what led to Foster's termination as head coach, both The Chicago Tribune and 670 The Score reported that Foster allegedly led a toxic culture within the baseball program, as his alleged bullying and verbally abusive behavior led to a human resources investigation by the university.
670 The Score reported that Foster also allegedly made racist statements and discouraged players from reporting their injuries. When asked about this allegation by the Chicago radio station he denied all allegations, calling them "ridiculous."
Both current and former players and alumni told The Tribune that they alerted university officials of Foster's behavior before the start of the 2023 season. The university's investigation found "sufficient evidence" that Foster engaged in bullying and abusive behavior, The Tribune reported.
A Northwestern athletics spokesperson declined NPR's request for comment regarding the investigation and Foster's termination.
Foster was hired in June 2022 by the university, which went 24-27 this past season. Before his tenure at Northwestern, Foster was the head coach at West Point, where he led the Black Knights to four consecutive league titles and NCAA playoff tournament appearances.
News of Foster's termination comes days after the university parted ways with its long-time football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, following an investigation into hazing allegations.
The university announced it had previously suspended Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay after reviewing the investigation's executive summary. Though the university said there was no "sufficient" evidence that coaches knew about the misconduct from Fitzgerald, University President Michael Schill said Fitzgerald "should have known."
"Northwestern University is an extraordinary university with an exceptional athletics program. I am committed to ensuring that the misconduct that occurred in our football program never happens again anywhere in our university community," Schill said in a letter to the community.
Northwestern has yet to name Fitzgerald's replacement.
NPR's Dustin Jones contributed to this report. contributed to this story
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Congress to toughen ethics rules for justices in response to increased scrutiny of their activities beyond the bench.
“I know this is a controversial view, but I’m willing to say it. No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period,” Alito said in an interview he gave to the Wall Street Journal opinion pages. An account of the interview was published Friday.
The interview took place in New York in early July, the paper said. Last week, Democrats pushed Supreme Court ethics legislation through a Senate committee, though the bill’s prospects in the full Senate are dim.
Democrats first proposed legislation after ProPublica reported earlier this year that Justice Clarence Thomas participated in lavish vacations and a real estate deal with a top Republican donor — and after Chief Justice John Roberts declined to testify before the committee about the ethics of the court.
Since then, ProPublica also revealed that Alito had taken a luxury vacation in Alaska with a Republican donor who had business interests before the court. The Associated Press reported in early July that Justice Sonia Sotomayor, aided by her staff, has advanced sales of her books through college visits over the past decade.
The 73-year-old Alito, who joined the court in 2006, has rejected the idea that he should have disclosed the Alaska trip or stepped away from cases involving the donor, hedge fund owner Paul Singer. Alito penned his own Wall Street Journal op-ed, which was published hours before ProPublica posted its story.
Alito said that he is unwilling to leave allegations unanswered, though he noted acknowledged judges and justices typically don't respond to their critics.
"And so at a certain point I’ve said to myself, nobody else is going to do this, so I have to defend myself,” he said in the newest column.
While no other justice has spoken so definitively about ethics legislation, Roberts has raised questions about Congress' authority to oversee the high court.
In his year-end report in 2011, Roberts wrote that the justices comply with legislation that requires annual financial disclosures and limits their outside earned income. “The Court has never addressed whether Congress may impose those requirements on the Supreme Court. The Justices nevertheless comply with those provisions,” Roberts wrote.
The justices have so far resisted adopting an ethics code on their own, although Roberts said in May that there is more the court can do to “adhere to the highest standards” of ethical conduct, without providing specifics.
The column is co-written by James Taranto, the paper's editorial features editor, and David Rivkin, a Washington lawyer. Rivkin represents Leonard Leo, the onetime leader of the conservative legal group The Federalist Society, in his dealings with Senate Democrats who want details of Leo's dealings with the justices. Leo helped arrange Alito's trip to Alaska.
Rivkin, in a letter Tuesday to leading Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the request was politically motivated and violates Leo's constitutional rights. Rivkin also wrote that a congressionally imposed ethics code for the Supreme Court would falter on constitutional grounds. Separately, Rivkin represents a couple whose tax case will be argued before the court in the fall.
Alito talked with the Taranto and Rivkin for four hours in interviews in April and July, they wrote. They published an account of the earlier interview in April.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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Updated July 27, 2023 at 3:40 PM ET
When The Sims came out back in the year 2000, it changed the gaming landscape. Here was a game made for everybody, a game that looked and played like real life, if only real life was a lot more fun.
It was such a big deal that even mainstream news outlets like us were talking about it. Dan Morris, former executive editor of PC Gamer Magazine, told NPR that part of its appeal was its familiarity and relatability. "It's sort of the part of us that always liked, you know, playing with dollhouses," he said. In a medium where players were usually confronted with science fiction and fantasy, it was the mundanity of The Sims' world that proved refreshing.
But while The Sims spawned many sequels, you can't officially buy the original, and even if you have it, it's not designed to run on modern systems. That fate, sadly, isn't an anomaly — most classic video games can't be played on today's hardware. A new study from The Video Game History Foundation finds that only 13% of titles produced before 2010 are available on modern platforms.
Games made before 1985 fare even worse, with only 3% still being sold. Salvador calls that period the "silent film" era of video games, when designers established the medium's basic grammar. "There's a very real danger," says study author Phil Salvador, "that in a few decades these games will be unavailable and unplayable to a wide audience." That concern took on new urgency this year, when Nintendo shuttered its 3DS and Wii eShops, taking whole generations of games off the market.
But why does it matter that we can't, for example, play the original Sims when its commercially successful sequels are easily purchasable? "That's like saying, well, you know, why do we need the original Psycho if we can get Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho?" argues Salvador. "Video games are cultural history in the same way that film is cultural history or books or movies."
That history can tell you a lot about a video game, and the time and place it was born into.
In the early 1990's, Sega was a video game giant. But when they released their Sega Saturn video game console in America in 1995, it flopped. Many of the games on that system are now out of print. But fans are keeping its memory alive.
David Lee writes about the system and its games on the blog SegaSaturnShiro, which he co-founded. "I just really love the mystique of it," he explains. "I love how it kind of has this troubled and complex story." Games like Clockwork Knight, he says, have a colorful and chaotic visual style that felt uniquely 90's Sega. "It's just got a look to it, a visual charm to it, that's just very much of the time," he explains.
Fan communities have played a major role preserving video games, but official institutions are lagging behind. Phil Salvador argues that libraries also need the power to make these games and their histories more accessible to researchers. "I worry about the long-term future of video games [is] going to be if we have to sort of rely entirely on the fan community for this kind of documentation."
Kendra Albert at the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic says that current copyright law makes that difficult, and video game companies want to keep it that way. "The rationale that the lobbying groups often come forward with is that this will harm the market for existing games," Albert says.
But Albert feels that this perspective is out of step with both the reality of consumer demand and the goals of preservationists. Preservationists want libraries to have more flexibility when it comes to making games available to researchers. For example, current copyright law makes it legally questionable to share video games remotely through software emulation. Games historians want access to the original titles, because companies change old games when they re-enter the market as remasters and remakes.
Professor Adrienne Shaw of Temple University, who founded the LGBTQ Video Game Archive, points to the game Baldur's Gate as an example. The 2012 remaster of the original game added same-sex relationship options for some of its characters. While the game became accessible to more players, it became a fundamentally different object to a researcher studying queer relationships in video games.
Albert and other advocacy organizations will ask the U.S. Copyright Office to exempt video games from some of these copyright laws when the appeals process begins this fall. Similar appeals have been denied in the past, leaving official preservation of the young medium in doubt.
James Perkins Mastromarino contributed to this story. contributed to this story
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‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.
The “X” appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn’t taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.
Any replacement letters or symbols would require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said earlier this week.
Erecting a sign on top of a building also requires a permit, Hannan said Friday.
“Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation,” he said in an email.
Musk unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he remakes the platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The “X” started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but as of Friday the bird icon still appears in many places on the app.
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla, has long been fascinated with the letter “X " and had already renamed Twitter’s corporate name to X Corp. after he bought it in October. One of his children is called “X.” The child’s actual name is a collection of letters and symbols.
On Friday afternoon, a worker on a lift machine made adjustments to the sign and then left.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
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A long battle between American Airlines and its pilots seems to finally be nearing its end.
On Thursday, the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American Airlines pilots, said it reached an agreement on an enhanced version of its previous tentative agreement, now referred to as TA 2.0.
TA 2.0 matches terms of agreements reached by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines pilots — a parity request American Airlines pilots asked for when they postponed the vote to ratify the original TA.
The original TA had been increased to more than $9 billion over four years when the 15,000 pilots in APA indefinitely postponed voting to ratify it until further improvements were made to "bring [them] in line with [their] peers."
Though the first TA had finally brought the airline's pay standards to the same level as United, the APA said other benefits, like "quality-of-life" provisions, didn't match up, pushing the union's board to postpone the vote late Sunday evening.
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The union's board of directors then said it would take days, not weeks, to reach a new agreement, and they stuck to their word.
TA 2.0, APA said, now includes all improvements to the original TA that it was asking for, "along with additional improvements." Those include changes in medical reimbursements, per diem, extended sick leave, and more, along with the obvious pay rate increases.
Now TA 2.0 is contingent again on a ratification vote by the union, which is set for August, and on United pilots ratifying their agreement, which gives employees up to a 40% raise.
American Airlines' pay rate matching with United and Delta leaves Southwest Airlines as the only one of the nation's four biggest carriers to not reach a tentative deal with its pilots. The airline has been in unsuccessful contract negotiations with its pilots for years, and its CEO Robert Jordan said there was "nothing new to report."
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HARRISBURG — Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania say they are angry that millions of dollars to expand adult mental health services got cut out of the budget, and are pushing to get it included now that the legislation is held up in a month-old partisan stalemate.
The fight over the money comes as schools and counties report spikes in demand for mental health services on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, and say they don’t have the resources to support those in need.
The House, controlled by Democrats, approved legislation last month that would direct $100 million in one time COVID-era federal funds to go to programs to bolster the state’s adult mental health network by addressing workforce shortages, bettering criminal and public safety programs and supporting suicide prevention programs. It was based on recommendations of a commission tasked with deciding how to divvy up the federal funds designated for such uses last year.
But it was left on the cutting room floor in a budget bill that Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said he will sign. The Senate Republican-authored budget bill instead pushed those dollars to student mental health. The spending plan, which was approved by both chambers, is still awaiting the final OK after negotiations soured.
“Let’s be clear about something contrary to what the Senate would have you believe, this is not an either/or proposition. We need to fund both,” said the bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh.
As final pieces of the budget still remain undone — like bills that direct how the money can be spent — Democrats say there is still a path forward to getting the initiatives funded by tapping into the state’s flush reserves.
Republicans, however, have been tempered in their spending plans through the budget process, advocating for keeping operational expenses low in the face of a potential recession.
With billions in surplus, Majority Leader Rep. Matt Bradford, D-Montgomery, said that it was “beyond cynical” to force a choice between adults and students for mental health services. He said it was a priority for House Democrats to secure adult mental health funding, and that they want it to be part of negotiations for the additional budget legislation.
“The fact we’re moving backward this time is just heartbreaking and really defies common sense,” he said.
The governor’s office did not say whether he supported Democrats’ effort to use surplus dollars to fund mental health, but said mental health funding remained a priority and that “he will continue working to secure every dollar possible to invest in Pennsylvanians’ mental health.”
Shapiro had proposed funding the adult mental health needs identified by the commission last year, and continuing the previous Democratic governor’s allocation of $100 million toward student mental health needs.
As many adolescents and teenagers deal with increased needs following the COVID-19 pandemic, the state funded student mental health programs last year with $100 million to help districts proactively and preventatively provide services, through hiring counselors and psychologists or contracting out services.
Many districts work closely with their counties, which can place more strain on those systems.
A top priority for counties is securing more state aid for the safety-net mental health services that they administer. They say there aren’t enough beds or counselors for people who need help after demand spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Scott Martin, R-Lancaster, said schools need the funds and the Legislature advanced $20 million to support county mental health systems.
“Ideally, we want to encourage more partnerships between counties and schools to get help to individuals who can benefit from these services,” he said in a statement.
While the funds in Schlossberg’s bill wouldn’t directly benefit the counties, a spokesman for the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania said previously it would help rebuild a mental health infrastructure in the state. Counties are seeking an additional $150 million — an almost 60% increase — to address their needs.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — From garlic breads to garlic ice cream, southern Arizonans can check out two festivals this weekend celebrating the popular pungent aromatic.
Mission Garden Garlic Festival
- Saturday, July 29 | 8 - 11a.m.
- 946 W. Mission Ln. in Tucson
- Event is free
Learn all about garlic cultivation right in the heart of Tucson's birthplace. Staff at Mission Garden say the multiple varieties of garlic planted over the winter months are ready for harvest and use, and will be the centerpiece of the festival this Saturday morning.
Visitors will be able to purchase their own bulbs for planting and cooking, and have the opportunity to sample and purchase various garlic-centric foods:
- The event ramada will feature specialty garlics from Mexico, China and Italy for taste comparisons
- 50 specialty loaves of garlic bread available for purchase from Barrio Bread - limit one per person
- Tucson Chocolate will have ice cream made with sweet roasted garlic and dates
Garlic Festival at Triangle T Guest Ranch
- Saturday and Sunday, July 29 & 30 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 4190 Dragoon Rd. in Dragoon (I-10 Exit 318)
- $5 admission benefitting Wounded Warrior Project and Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Triangle T Guest Ranch is hosting its 14th annual two-day Garlic Fest, featuring live music, craft booths and—of course—garlic.
Vendors will be on-site selling foods featuring fresh roasted garlic and other treats, as well as garlic in various forms for sale.
RELATED: Historic Triangle T Guest Ranch celebrates 100th anniversary
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson Electric Power responded to various power outages throughout Tucson.
More than 8,000 people have been without power since around 6 p.m.
Stay with KGUN 9 for further updates.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson Electric Power responded to various power outages throughout Tucson.
More than 8,000 people have been without power since around 6 p.m.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — In early 2020, Brent and Deeporn Beardsley were planning their third mission trip with the Peace Corps. And then COVID-19 took over.
The Peace Corps had to evacuate over 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries after suspending operations.
The couple's trip would have taken them to the Republic of Georgia, but now the Beardsleys are some of the first people to return overseas to continue helping communities.
After completing their three-month training, they have their sights set on South Africa in just a couple of weeks where they will teach English to kids up to third grade.
"We're looking forward to getting out and doing this again," Brent said. "So that's why we're going for it."
Previously, the couple spent time in Armenia and Moldova working in the community economic development and education sectors. Collectively, they've served in the Peace Corps for over eight years since they both retired from IBM over a decade ago.
Deeporn says she's excited to work with the smaller children and immerse herself in a country she's not familiar with.
“I’m looking forward to new experiences with a new culture, with new people, making new friends, and learning new things," she said. "It’s gonna be exciting - and helping people.
The Beardsleys say they are some of the only retiree volunteers in the Peace Corps, as most of the program is college students or recent graduates.
But Brent said that as long as you're healthy and can travel abroad for extended periods of time, age shouldn't stop you from joining the organization.
“Age itself is not a limitation on it. So, we encourage anybody who is interested," he said. "The Peace Corps is not about money. It’s about people being there, volunteering, rolling up your sleeves, and making a difference with your time and your effort.”
“And that’s the real world. It’s not the textbook stuff. And each case is different. So, you have to be flexible, you have to have perseverance," Deeporn added. "If you want to progress in your career later on in life, all these qualities are what’s necessary. “
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — During an all-day event at the Borderlands Brewing Company Production Facility in Tucson, female brewers from Arizona and from different parts of Mexico came together to share their love for the craft.
“We’re so honored to celebrate this year’s third “Las Hermanas” beer collaboration project,” said Ayla Kapahi, Director of Production for Borderlands Brewing Company. “This is a project where we brew with women all throughout Arizona and Mexico. We brew the same beer on both sides of the US/Mexico border.”
Kapahai said the planning for this event started at the beginning of this year. However this isn’t their first event and certainly isn’t their last.
“These collaborations have been years in the making. Our network of women brewers throughout Arizona and Mexico have just blossomed and continued to expand,” said Kapahi.
About fifty women brewers attended the event on July 28.
Selva Zamudio was one of the event’s attendees. She has been brewing for a year and said it is her passion.
“I found that it is the thing I like most… It’s my passion, I love it so much,” said Zamudio.
Zamudio said that she worked hard to save money over the last six weeks to be able to come to the event, traveling from Mexico City.
“It’s kind of difficult to work in this industry being a woman so meeting other women and getting to do this all together - it's beautiful,” Zamudio said.
Kapahi, who is also the Head Brewer at Borderlands Brewing Company, explained that some roles in the industry are very male-dominated.
“There are a lot of women who are increasingly involved in craft beer, however, the number of women in head brewing positions is still under 10%, so there’s still a lot of work to be done,” said Kapahi.
However, Kapahi said that events such as this one help to inspire women in the industry.
“Learning from each other and making connections is the heart of this collaboration,” said Kapahi. “I’ve been in the industry for eight years and I’m still learning something every single time we put on these productions.”
Zamudio said she was having a great experience.
“I’m super happy, it’s been beautiful, the people here are great, everything has been amazing,” said Zamudio. “I’m super super super happy to be here.”
In a few months Las Hermanas will be in Guadalajara brewing the same beer they brewed in Tucson.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNN) — Nickolas Wilt is finally going home after spending over 100 days in the hospital recovering from being shot in the head while responding to a fatal bank shooting in April.
The 26-year-old underwent brain surgery after the shooting and spent roughly a month on a ventilator, police said. By May, Wilt was off the ventilator and all other life-sustaining equipment, while still dealing with pneumonia and “other lung complications,” Louisville police at the time.
After spending most of the spring and summer months in rehab recovering from his injuries at The Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in Louisville, he was discharged Friday.
Doctors commended Wilt’s tenacity and strength along with the supportive nature of his family, in a news conference Friday ahead of his discharge, CNN affiliate WLKY reported.
His twin brother, Zack Wilt, spoke on his behalf, thanked those who helped along the way and said his brother is looking forward to enjoying a good meal.
“He’s been asking for a steak dinner for a couple of weeks now, and you bet we’re going to get him a steak dinner tonight,” Zack Wilt said during Friday’s news conference.
“Kentucky, our prayers were heard,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a Facebook post Friday. “Officer Wilt is a hero who ran toward danger to save the lives of several of my friends. I am forever grateful for him and his bravery. Let’s keep praying for him.”
Wilt, a rookie Louisville police officer, had just graduated from police academy 11 days before the shooting at Old National Bank that left five people dead and others injured.
He was one of the first officers on scene and ran toward the gunfire without hesitating, authorities previously said. Police later shot and killed the gunman.
Over the last few weeks, Wilt worked on regaining his consciousness, his ability to speak, swallow, take care of himself, stand and even start walking again, Dr. Darryl Kaelin, medical director at Frazier Rehabilitation Institute said Friday during a news conference.
Kaelin said Wilt was “making a remarkable recovery.”
“Resilience, strength, courage, service. Those are just a few of the words to describe Officer Nickolas Wilt,” Louisville Metro Police Department wrote about the homecoming on its Facebook page Friday.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel visited Wilt Thursday, ahead of his discharge and said during Friday’s news conference the highlight of her day was when she was getting ready to leave and Wilt shook her hand and said “Thanks, Chief.”
“I never thought that I will be able to hear those words, and so that’s my focus,” she said. “That he’ll continue to make great strides and whatever his future holds. LMPD is going to be right here to navigate that with him,” Gwinn-Villaroel said.
Next week, Wilt will begin outpatient rehabilitation therapy five days a week and have physical therapy for leg strengthening, standing and walking, Kaelin said.
Wilt will also receive occupational therapy to focus on self-care skills and strengthening his arms and speech and cognitive therapy to improve his talking, his problem-solving, thinking and memory, he added.
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Slightly cooler and wetter this weekend
heat wave beginning to subside
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -Tonight
. Scattered showers and storms possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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MEXICO CITY (CNN) — The United Nation’s human rights commissioner on Thursday accused Mexico’s military of obstructing an expert investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in a bloody incident that shook that country nearly nine years ago.
Last August, a Mexican truth commission report concluded that the students, who disappeared en route to a demonstration in Mexico City, had been victims of “state-sponsored crime.”
The students, from a teachers’ college in Ayotzinapa, were intercepted by local police and federal military forces while traveling through the southwestern city of Iguala in September 2014.
Survivors from the original group of 100 students said police officers and soldiers suddenly opened fire. But dozens of students on the buses disappeared that night, and their fate remains unknown.
An expert panel (GIEI) investigating the incident said earlier this week that it had not received adequate access to information and that the experts had no choice but to withdraw from the investigation and leave Mexico.
Its report was followed by Thursday’s statement from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico, which said Mexico’s Armed Forces did not provide all the information requested by an independent panel investigating the disappearance.
“Since its creation, the GIEI has established the need to receive exhaustive and truthful information from all the authorities to clarify the facts of the forced disappearance of the students and other serious violations of human rights. Within this framework, the OHCHR deeply regrets that, despite the political will expressed by the federal government at the highest level, the Armed Forces have not provided all the information requested,” the OHCHR statement reads.
Mexico’s president has, however, pushed back on the claims, defending the military’s level of cooperation.
“If progress has been made, it’s because of the cooperation of the navy and the army,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during a press conference saying Thursday.
The priority is to keep searching for the missing students, he said, adding that 115 people have already been detained, including two generals and a former prosecutor.
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Grandmother charged after Summerville child’s drowning death
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Summerville Police have confirmed the grandmother of a 2-year-old boy who drowned in a community pond earlier this month has been charged in connection with the drowning.
Faith Robinson is charged with one count of unlawful conduct toward a child, Capt. Chris Hirsch said.
An affidavit states that on July 8, the boy, who Dorchester County Coroner Paul J. Brouthers identified as Alijah Brown, had been left in Robinson’s custody since that morning. Robinson told investigators that the child was nonverbal and in the process of an autistic diagnosis. Court documents state she also “had prior knowledge that he would walk out of the home and had done so three times prior to this occurrence.”
“As she was getting ready to leave the incident location, she left the main door open, leaving the screen door closed, but unlocked,” an affidavit states. “During this time, the defendant knew Brown was in the living room. While she was meddling in her vehicle, Brown is seen on their Ring camera walk out of the front door and toward the front of the community.”
Investigators say Robinson then entered the home and told the homeowner she was leaving. Not seeing Brown in the living room, Robinson told investigators she left with the assumption that he was upstairs, but did not check upstairs to confirm his whereabouts.
About 30 minutes later, Summerville Police made contact with the family to tell them the boy had been found dead in a nearby retention pond.
READ MORE: Report: Summerville Police battled to get through gate as child drowned in pond
Dashcam footage from the Summerville Police Department details the minutes that passed as officers struggled to open a gate while responding to a child face-down in a retention pond. After jumping over and recovering the child’s body, officers began CPR while they were still in the water. Dorchester County EMS soon arrived, and officers were able to get the gate open with the help of some residents, the report states. Officers still had to manually hold the gate open for EMS until they left.
The video above shows 60 seconds go by from the moment the first officer arrives to the moment other officers start jumping over the gate. Another minute-and-a-half goes by before a resident helps authorities open the gate.
Robinson was being held in the Dorchester County Detention Center.
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A relentless summer with record-breaking sweltering temperatures is putting the human body to the test.
"We are the warmest we have been in 1,000 years based on the best possible data that we have," said Carlos Del Castillo, the NASA Ocean Ecology Laboratory chief.
Scientific data is forecasting that July will be the hottest month globally on record, and possibly the warmest human civilization has ever experienced.
Dr. Pope Moseley is a research professor at Arizona State University and a lung and intensive care unit physician. He is one of two professors studying the impacts of extreme heat on the body in Arizona, using hospital and population data.
"The majority of people who are affected by heat and who seek hospital care or become seriously ill are not captured under the heat-related illness banner," said Moseley. "Heat is the force multiplier of chronic disease."
He says he wants to highlight the health implications of excessive heat beyond just the data on common heat illnesses.
"More than 65% of people have at least one chronic condition, and 40% have two or more. So, these chronic conditions are activated and made worse by heat," said Moseley.
SEE MORE: Over half the US is under extreme heat or flood warnings
He says research shows that during heat waves, blood stream infections go up, suicides rates tick up 1% to 2%, overdoses increase, and hospitalizations for dementia and heart attacks increase.
A recent report published by the American Heart Association also found that the risk of fatal heart attacks may double when combined with fine particle pollution and heat waves.
In Arizona, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office is at 106% capacity. The coroner's office brought in 10 coolers to store bodies. The county spokesperson says this year is worse than past years, with reports showing 25 heat-associated deaths in the county so far this year.
In April, Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix called on the federal government to add extreme heat to FEMA's list of declarable disasters, a plea that she made again this week to the president. "We would love it if Congress would give you the ability to declare heat a disaster," said Mayor Gallego.
The move would unlock additional resources for emergency relief. Phoenix is forecast to hit or exceed an entire month with temperatures at 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. While other parts of the country can expect to cool off this weekend, there is little relief in sight for the Southwest.
"Phoenix is going to be the place that these health issues are solved, because Phoenix is the place that is ground zero for heat waves right now," said Gallego.
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