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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
In the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday, Stan Wawrinka (ranked No. 72) faces Lorenzo Sonego (No. 43).
In this Semifinal matchup against Sonego (+100), Wawrinka is the favorite with -125 odds.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Stan Wawrinka has a 55.6% chance to win.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Trends and Insights
- Wawrinka is looking to stay on track after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 59-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in Friday's quarterfinals.
- Sonego advanced to the semifinals by taking down No. 104-ranked Jaume Munar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.
- Wawrinka has played 27.3 games per match (24.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 40 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Wawrinka has played 11 matches over the past year, totaling 28.7 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 49.7% of games.
- Sonego has averaged 25.4 games per match (22.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 55 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 50.8% of the games.
- Sonego has averaged 27.9 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set in 13 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- Wawrinka and Sonego have not played each other since 2015.
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Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then mainly cloudy during the afternoon with thunderstorms likely. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 86F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%..
Tonight
Rain showers early with mostly cloudy conditions late. Low near 60F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Jack Czaja didn’t allow an earned run over six stellar innings, and Mid Valley beat Montoursville, 3-1, to win the Pennsylvania Junior League tournament.
Czaja allowed two hits, walked one and struck out four to help Mid Valley advance to the East Region, which will be held in DuBois from Tuesday to Aug. 7. The only damage against him came in the third, when Montoursville scored one unearned run. Aaron Merrifield worked the final inning, striking out two to earn a save.
Lucas Zuraski, Michael Gillott and Christian Ellis each drove in runs for Mid Valley. Zuraski got the team on the board with an RBI single in the first inning.
Senior American Legion
At Connell Park, Dan Jacklinski and Billy Fox teamed up to toss a three-hitter, striking out 11 as South Scranton Post 948 defeated Carbondale/Lakeland Post 221, 5-1, to win the District 11 American Legion Senior Championship.
Dylan Labukas had three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs for South Scranton, and Kayden Davis knocked two hits and drove in one.
Tyler Uram had two hits and drove in the lone run for Carbondale/Lakeland. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/czaja-helps-mid-valley-juniors-win-state-tourney/article_614c540a-c55a-5f70-868c-568957483e79.html | 2023-07-29T05:41:47 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/czaja-helps-mid-valley-juniors-win-state-tourney/article_614c540a-c55a-5f70-868c-568957483e79.html |
Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Truist Atlanta Open
Taylor Fritz (No. 9 ranking) will face Jeffrey John Wolf (No. 46) in the semifinals of the Truist Atlanta Open on Saturday, July 29.
With -250 odds, Fritz is the favorite against Wolf (+190) for this matchup.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Match Information
- Tournament: The Truist Atlanta Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Atlantic Station
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Taylor Fritz has a 71.4% chance to win.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fritz beat No. 439-ranked Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 6-2.
- Wolf came out on top 6-2, 6-3 versus Dominik Koepfer in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Fritz has played 68 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 26.2 games per match (24.1 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 44 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fritz has played an average of 25.8 games (24.3 in best-of-three matches).
- Wolf is averaging 24.5 games per match (22.3 in best-of-three matches) through his 59 matches played in the past 12 months across all court types, winning 52.6% of those games.
- Wolf has averaged 24.9 games per match (22.8 in best-of-three matches) and 9.9 games per set in 41 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, winning 52.7% of those games.
- This is the first time that Fritz and Wolf have played in the last five years.
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Sky vs. Mercury Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - July 30
The Phoenix Mercury (6-17) hope to break an eight-game road losing skid at the Chicago Sky (9-14) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET.
The matchup has no line set.
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Sky vs. Mercury Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET
- Where: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois
- TV: ESPN3 and AZFamily
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Sky vs. Mercury Score Prediction
Prediction: Sky 89 Mercury 77
Spread & Total Prediction for Sky vs. Mercury
- Computer Predicted Spread: Chicago (-11.6)
- Computer Predicted Total: 165.8
Sky vs. Mercury Spread & Total Insights
- Chicago has 11 wins in 22 games against the spread this year.
- Out of 22 Chicago's games so far this year, 10 have hit the over.
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Sky Performance Insights
- While the Sky rank in the bottom five in the WNBA in points per game with 78.3 (third-worst), they rank sixth in the league with 82.5 points given up per contest.
- Chicago is pulling down 34.1 boards per game (seventh-ranked in league). It is ceding 34.6 rebounds per contest (sixth-ranked).
- The Sky are averaging 14.0 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in WNBA) this season, while forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest (eighth-ranked).
- With 7.4 threes per game, the Sky rank fourth in the WNBA. They have a 35.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks fifth in the league.
- In terms of defending three-pointers, it's been a dominant stretch for the Sky, who are giving up 6.0 three-pointers per game (best in WNBA) and a 32.7% shooting percentage from three-point land (third-best).
- Chicago has taken 69.4% two-pointers and 30.6% threes this season. Of the team's baskets, 74.8% are two-pointers and 25.2% are threes.
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka’s president’s office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/ | 2023-07-29T05:43:12 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/ |
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man on a skateboard was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Fresno County on Friday night.
The accident happened around 7:20 pm in the area of Highway 43 and Conejo Avenue.
The California Highway Patrol says a man in his 20s rode his skateboard across the roadway, ending up in the path of the vehicle.
Officials say the vehicle was going through a green light when it hit the skateboarder.
The driver pulled over after the crash and is cooperating with officers.
Investigators say drugs or alcohol were not involved in the accident.
Southbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours but have since reopened. | https://abc30.com/fatal-crash-pedestrian-killed-highway-43-fresno-county/13566550/ | 2023-07-29T05:44:17 | 1 | https://abc30.com/fatal-crash-pedestrian-killed-highway-43-fresno-county/13566550/ |
SAN FRANCISCO — 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.
On Friday afternoon, a worker on a lift machine made adjustments to the sign and then left.
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The Biden administration announced Friday plans to allow some Latin American and Caribbean migrants who are currently in Mexico to enter the United States as refugees.
In a push to offer migrants a safer alternative to crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the White House announced Friday it will allow some migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who are already in Mexico to cross to the U.S. legally through the refugee resettlement program.
The new initiative will also allow eligible migrants to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection app to book an appointment with a U.S. immigration officer before approaching the border.
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"We encourage migrants to use these legal pathways instead of putting their lives in the hands of dangerous smugglers and traffickers," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.
The new initiative also allows asylum-seekers to enter a path to permanent residency and citizenship in addition to receiving government benefits only available to migrants with refugee status.
As part of the agreement, Mexico also agreed to build "multipurpose international spaces" in its southern border to offer migrants new asylum and temporary employment permits before they reach the U.S.
"The expanded cooperation between the United States and Mexico to manage our shared border in a humane and orderly way is a testament to strong and enduring bonds of friendship and partnership between our two countries," the White House said.
The new initiative announced by the Biden administration comes two months after the expiration of pandemic-era border restriction known as Title 42 in May.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, about 85,000 migrants have been deported since Title 42 was lifted, that's up 65% since the same period last year, when 51,246 migrants were repatriated. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/biden-admin-unveils-plan-to-give-some-migrants-in-mexico-refugee-status-in-the-us/3614241/ | 2023-07-29T05:44:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/biden-admin-unveils-plan-to-give-some-migrants-in-mexico-refugee-status-in-the-us/3614241/ |
MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Sideshows and street racing are continuing to be a problem across the Central Valley.
Now, one city is offering an alternative solution to take the racing from the stop light to the track.
That's the goal of the "Smokefest Drifting competition," at Madera Speedway Saturday, July 28th.
"Anybody who wants a part of it, we're willing to work with them, but we want a place to do it, we want to get it off the streets," said event promoter, Anthony Rumery.
Rumery says they'll have drifting and burnouts in a space where everyone is welcome and secure.
"We want this place to be almost a mecca for auto enthusiasts who want to do this safe and sane and not have to worry about if somebody is going to be in the middle of the intersection getting hit or something," said Rumery.
The goal is to combat this nationwide issue which can lead to other criminal activity.
"Sideshows have been a long-term problem not only in the City of Madera but within our Central Valley region," said Commander Gino Chiaramonte with the Madera Police Department.
Sgt. Chris Hutchison with the Clovis Police Department agrees.
"There's been several high profile incidents throughout the State nationwide where speed racing contests have cause fatalities and endangered the lives of the communities, so we obviously want to prevent that," said Sgt. Hutchison.
Sgt. Hutchison adds they have taken action in Clovis to hold people accountable.
"Our city council enacted an ordinance where it did criminalize being a spectator at the side shows," said Sgt. Hutchison.
Meanwhile, the City of Fresno introduced a new street racing enforcement team to track down drivers engaging in street racing.
Commander Gino Chiaramonte with Madera PD says they needed something different to try and put a stop to this.
"Our goal -- we can't always enforce our way out of this problem, and sometimes with education and enforcement, but also providing them a safe place to do it such as a track, that is our main goal," said Commander Gino Chiaramonte.
The promoter also adds while the event is meant for everyone to have fun, safety for the public is the number one intention.
"It really is 100 percent about getting it off the street and getting it here," said Rumery.
Event organizers say $2 from every spectator ticket will go to Valley Crime Stoppers to help keep criminals off the street.
The event takes place Saturday and gates open at 2 pm.
For news updates, follow Brianna Willis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. | https://abc30.com/madera-speedway-drifting-event-street-racing-community-safety/13566490/ | 2023-07-29T05:44:23 | 1 | https://abc30.com/madera-speedway-drifting-event-street-racing-community-safety/13566490/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. A local station claimed a Black Lives Matter co-founder practiced witchcraft. Doctored images showed dogs urinating on Donald Trump campaign posters.
None of these claims was true, but they scorched through social media sites that advocates say have fueled election misinformation in communities of color.
As the 2024 election approaches, community organizations are preparing for what they expect to be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting communities of color and immigrant communities. They say the tailored campaigns challenge assumptions of what kinds of voters are susceptible to election conspiracies and distrust in voting systems.
“They’re getting more complex, more sophisticated and spreading like wildfire,” said Sarah Shah, director of policy and community engagement at the advocacy group Indian American Impact, which runs the fact-checking site Desifacts.org. “ What we saw in 2020, unfortunately, will probably be fairly mild in comparison to what we will see in the months leading up to 2024.”
A growing subset of communities of color, especially immigrants for whom English is not their first language, are questioning the integrity of U.S. voting processes and subscribing to Trump’s lies of a stolen 2020 election, said Jenny Liu, mis/disinformation policy manager at the nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Still, she said these communities are largely left out of conversations about misinformation.
“When you think of the typical consumer of a conspiracy theory, you think of someone who’s older, maybe from a rural area, maybe a white man,” she said. “You don’t think of Chinese Americans scrolling through WeChat. That’s why this narrative glosses over and erases a lot of the disinformation harms that many communities of colors face.”
In addition to general misinformation themes about voting machines and mail-in voting, groups are catering their messaging to communities of color, experts say.
For example, immigrants from authoritarian regimes in countries like Venezuela or who have lived through the Chinese Cultural Revolution may be “more vulnerable to misinformation claiming politicians are wanting to turn the U.S. into a Socialist state,” said Inga Trauthig, head of research for the Propaganda Research Lab at the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. People from countries that have not recently had free and fair elections may have a preexisting distrust of elections and authority that may make them vulnerable to misinformation as well, Trauthig said.
Disinformation efforts often hinge on topics most important to each community, whether that is public safety, immigration, abortion, education, inflation or alleged extramarital affairs, said Laura Zommer, co-founder of the Spanish-language fact-checking group Factchequeado.
“It takes advantage of their very real fear and trauma from their experiences in their home countries,” Zommer said.
Other vulnerabilities include language barriers and a lack of knowledge of the U.S. media landscape and how to find credible U.S. news sources, several misinformation experts told The Associated Press. Many immigrants rely on translated content for voting information, leaving space for bad actors to inject misinformation.
“These tactics exploit information vacuums when there’s a lot of uncertainty around how these processes work, especially because a lot of election materials may not be translated in the languages our communities speak or be available in forms they are likely to access,” said Clara Jiménez Cruz, another co-founder of Factchequeado.
Misinformation can also arise from mistranslations. The Brookings Institute, a nonprofit think tank, found examples of mistranslations in Colombian, Cuban and Venezuelan WhatsApp groups, where “progressive” was translated to “progresista,” which carries “far-left connotations that are closer to the Spanish words ‘socialista’ and ‘comunista.’”
Disinformation, often in languages like Spanish, Mandarin or Hindi, flows onto social media apps like WhatsApp and WeChat heavily used by communities of color.
Minority communities that believe their views and perspectives aren’t represented by the mainstream are likely to “retreat into more private spaces” found on messaging apps or groups on social media sites like Facebook, Trauthig said.
“But disinformation also targets them on these platforms, even though it may feel to them to be that safer space,” she said.
Messages on WhatsApp are also encrypted and can’t be easily seen or traced by moderators or fact-checkers.
“As a result, messages on apps like WhatsApp often fly under the radar and are allowed to spread and spread, largely unchecked,” said Randy Abreu, policy counsel for the National Hispanic Media Coalition, which leads the Spanish Language Disinformation Coalition.
Abreu also raised concerns about Spanish YouTube channels and radio shows that are growing in popularity. He said the coalition is tracking more and more YouTube and radio personalities who are spreading misinformation in Spanish.
A 2022 report by the left-leaning watchdog group Media Matters tracked 40 Spanish-language YouTube videos spreading misinformation about U.S. elections. Many of these videos remained on the platform, despite violating YouTube election misinformation policy, the report said.
Amid changes in voting policies at state and local levels, advocates are sounding the alarm on how disinformation about voting in 2024 may target communities of color. Many of these efforts have surged as Asian American, Black and Latino communities have grown in political power, said María Teresa Kumar, founding president of the nonprofit advocacy group Voto Latino.
“Disinformation is, at its core, meant to be a sort of voter suppression tactic for communities of color,” she said. “It targets communities of color in a way that feeds into their already justifiable concerns that the system is stacked against them.”
The tactics also feed into a history “as old as the Jim Crow era of attempting to disenfranchise people of color, going back to voter intimidation and suppression efforts after the Civil Rights Act of 1866,” said Atiba Ellis, a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
While many of the same recycled claims around alleged fraud in the 2020 and 2022 elections are expected to resurface, experts say disinformation campaigns will likely be more sophisticated and granular in attempts to target specific groups of voters of color.
Trauthig also raised concerns about how layoffs and instability at social media platforms like Twitter may leave them less prepared to tackle misinformation in 2024. It also remains to be seen how new social media platforms like Threads will approach the threat of misinformation. Changes in policies like WhatsApp launching a “Communities” function connecting multiple groups and expanding group chat sizes may also “have big implications for how quickly misinformation will spread on the platform,” she said.
In response to the mounting threat of misinformation, Indian American Impact is ramping up its fact-checking efforts through what the organization says is the first fact-checking website specifically for South Asian Americans. Shah said the group is drawing inspiration from 2022 projects, including a voting toolkit using memes with Bollywood characters and passing out Parle-G crackers with voting information stickers at Indian grocery stores.
Cruz of Factchequeado is paying close attention to misinformation in swing states with significant Latino populations like Nevada and Arizona. And Liu of Asian Americans Advancing Justice is reviewing misinformation trends from previous elections to strategize about how to inoculate Asian American voters against them.
Still, they say there is more work to be done.
Critics are urging social media companies to invest in content moderation and fact-checking in languages other than English. Government and election officials should also make voting information more accessible to non-English speakers, organize media literacy trainings in community spaces and identify “trusted messengers” in communities of color to help approach trends in misinformation narratives, experts said.
“These are not monolithic groups,” Cruz said. “This disinformation is very specifically tailored to each of these communities and their fears. So we also need to be partnering with grassroots organizations in each of these communities to tailor our approaches. If we don’t take the time to do this work, our democracy is at stake.”
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall.
Congress has until Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year, to act on government funding. They could pass spending bills to fund government agencies into next year, or simply pass a stopgap measure that keeps agencies running until they strike a longer-term agreement. No matter which route they take, it won’t be easy.
“We’re going to scare the hell out of the American people before we get this done,” said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Coons’ assessment is widely shared in Congress, reflecting the gulf between the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate, which are charting vastly different — and mostly incompatible — paths on spending.
The Senate is adhering mostly to the top-line spending levels that President Joe Biden negotiated with House Republicans in late May as part of the debt-ceiling deal that extended the government’s borrowing authority and avoided an economically devastating default.
That agreement holds discretionary spending generally flat for the coming year while allowing increases for military and veterans accounts. On top of that, the Senate is looking to add $13.7 billion in additional emergency appropriations, including $8 billion for defense and $5.7 billion for nondefense.
House Republicans, many of whom opposed the debt-ceiling deal and refused to vote for it, are going a different way.
GOP leaders have teed up bills with far less spending than the agreement allows in an effort to win over members who insist on rolling back spending to fiscal year 2022 levels. They are also adding scores of policy add-ons broadly opposed by Democrats. There are proposals to reduce access to abortion pills, bans on the funding of hormone therapy and certain surgeries for transgender veterans, and a prohibition on training programs promoting diversity in the federal workplace, among many others.
At a press conference at the Capitol this past week, some members of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative faction within the House GOP, said that voters elected a Republican majority in that chamber to rein in government spending and it was time for House Republicans to use every tool available to get the spending cuts they want.
“We should not fear a government shutdown,” said Rep. Bob Good, R-Va. “Most of the American people won’t even miss if the government is shut down temporarily.”
Many House Republicans disagree with that assessment. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, called it an oversimplification to say most Americans wouldn’t feel an impact. And he warned Republicans would take the blame for a shutdown.
“We always get blamed for it, no matter what,” Simpson said. ”So it’s bad policy, it’s bad politics.”
But the slim five-seat majority Republicans hold amplifies the power that a small group can wield. Even though the debt ceiling agreement passed with a significant majority of both Republicans and Democrats, conservatives opponents were so unhappy in the aftermath that they shut down House votes for a few days, stalling the entire GOP agenda.
Shortly thereafter, McCarthy argued the numbers he negotiated with the White House amounted to a cap and “you can always do less.” GOP Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, followed that she would seek to limit nondefense spending at 2022 budget levels, saying the debt agreement “set a top-line spending cap — a ceiling, not a floor.”
The decision to cut spending below levels in the the debt ceiling deal helped get the House moving again, but put them on a collision course with the Senate, where the spending bills hew much closer to the agreement.
“What the House has done is they essentially tore up that agreement as soon as it was signed,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. “And so we are in for a bumpy ride.”
Even as House Republicans have been moving their spending bills out of committee on party-line votes, the key committee in the Senate has been operating in a bipartisan fashion, drafting spending bills with sometimes unanimous support.
“The way to make this work is do it in a bipartisan way like we are doing in the Senate. If you do it in a partisan way, you’re heading to a shutdown. And I am really worried that that’s where the House Republicans are headed,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters this week.
McCarthy countered that people had the same doubts about whether House Republicans and the White House could reach an agreement to pass a debt ceiling extension and avoid a default.
“We’ve got ’til Sept. 30. I think we can get this all done,” McCarthy said.
In a subsequent press conference, McCarthy said he had just met with Schumer to talk about the road ahead on an array of bills, including the spending bills.
“I don’t want the government to shut down,” McCarthy said. “I want to find that we can find common ground.”
In all, there are 12 spending bills. The House has passed one so far, and moved others out of committee. The Senate has passed none, though it has advanced all 12 out of committee, something that hasn’t happened since 2018.
Still, the difficulty ahead was evident on the House side, where Republicans gave up until after the recess on trying to pass a spending measure to fund federal agriculture and rural programs and the Food and Drug Administration, amid disagreements over its contents. They began their August recess a day early instead of holding votes Friday.
Simpson said some of his Republican colleagues don’t want to take money approved already outside the appropriations process to cover some of this year’s spending and avoid deeper cuts. For example, the House bills would take almost all of the money approved last year for the Internal Revenue Service in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and use the savings to avoid deeper spending cuts elsewhere.
Simpson said that without such rescissions, as they are called in Washington, he couldn’t vote for the agriculture spending bill because the cuts “would have just been devastating.”
“That’s the challenge we’re going to have when we get back in September,” he said.
Further complicating things in the House, a few Republicans are opposed to some of the policy riders being included in the spending bills. For example, the agriculture spending bill would reverse the FDA’s decision to allow abortion pills to be dispensed in certified pharmacies, instead of only by prescribers in hospitals, clinics, and medical offices.
“I had a problem with abortion being put inside an ag bill,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. “I think that’s ridiculous.”
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Lynx vs. Sun Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - July 30
DeWanna Bonner will lead the Connecticut Sun (18-6) against the Minnesota Lynx (11-13) one game after putting up 32 points in an 88-83 win over the Wings. The game is on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network and NBCS-BOS.
There is no line set for the game.
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Lynx vs. Sun Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET
- Where: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
- TV: CBS Sports Network and NBCS-BOS
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Lynx vs. Sun Score Prediction
Prediction: Sun 88 Lynx 75
Spread & Total Prediction for Lynx vs. Sun
- Computer Predicted Spread: Connecticut (-12.7)
- Computer Predicted Total: 163.6
Lynx vs. Sun Spread & Total Insights
- Minnesota's record against the spread is 11-12-0.
- Minnesota has seen 12 of its 24 games hit the over.
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Lynx Performance Insights
- On offense the Lynx are the eighth-ranked team in the WNBA (79.9 points per game). On defense they are third-worst (85.5 points allowed per game).
- Minnesota collects 34.4 rebounds per game and give up 34.5 boards, ranking sixth and fifth, respectively, in the league.
- The Lynx are sixth in the league in turnovers per game (13.1) and ninth in turnovers forced (12.9).
- In 2023 the Lynx are third-worst in the WNBA in 3-point makes (6.5 per game) and second-worst in 3-point percentage (31%).
- In 2023 the Lynx are worst in the league in 3-pointers conceded (9.4 per game) and third-worst in defensive 3-point percentage (36.3%).
- In 2023, Minnesota has taken 69.2% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 30.8% percent from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 77.7% of Minnesota's baskets have been 2-pointers, and 22.3% have been 3-pointers.
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(EDITOR'S NOTE: These are the remarks of Robert [Bob] Sampson at the Simon Malone Marker dedication.)
E Pluribus Unum. Out of many — one.
History is not static. Nor carved in stone by one generation and left untouched by succeeding ones. Rather, it is a painting. A landscape revised and enhanced by artists of succeeding generations whose work widens perspective, adds missing details, and creates a more accurate representative picture of the past.
Once American and Illinois history focused on “great men” — figures of wealth and power occupying positions of authority and/or wealth. Invariably, they were white, of European descent, and often far removed from the masses of people who lived and died, struggled, failed, or succeeded, in the process of building a nation and a state.
And then new artists approached the canvas after digging through evidence to recover those untold stories. Their brushstrokes placed the forgotten in the picture. The July 20 dedication of the Simon Malone Marker commemorates individuals and stories that increase our understanding of the past and offer guideposts for the present and future. Simon Malone, a once enslaved Union soldier, fought and suffered for the idea that “all men are created equal.”
Diversity is not new in our history. For every Lincoln, there were more Simon Malones. Stories such as those of the Simon Malone family or the Fields or Underwoods or Bartons also recognized today—Black families, who although dealing daily with racism and economic and social discrimination, survived and built a community.
History is not myth. As new evidence and perspectives emerge, revision improves — not demeans — our history. Acknowledging the mistakes and faults of our forebears does not weaken us. Instead, it makes us stronger and better. The Illinois State Historical Society, with the help of local organizations such as the McLean County Museum of History, place the “many” where they always belonged -- in the historical portrait.
Robert D. Sampson, editor
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A motorcyclist was found dead after a crash with an SUV Friday evening at the intersection of Northeast Halsey Street and 111th Avenue, according to Portland police.
Officers responded to the crash around 7:13 p.m. and found the man – whose identity has yet to be released – dead at the scene. The SUV driver remained on the scene and is cooperating with authorities, though it is unclear whether they suffered any injury.
Investigators have closed Northeast Halsey Street between Northeast 111th Avenue and Northeast 113th Avenue. Avoid the area if possible.
Those with information about the crash are encouraged to contact police via crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov. Reference case number 23-198077.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hamburg European Open
Arthur Fils will face Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg European Open semifinals on Saturday, July 29.
In this Semifinal matchup, Zverev is the favorite (-375) against Fils (+270) .
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Match Information
- Tournament: The Hamburg European Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Alexander Zverev has a 78.9% chance to win.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fils eliminated No. 4-ranked Casper Ruud, 6-0, 6-4.
- Zverev was victorious 6-3, 6-4 versus Luca van Assche in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In his 29 matches over the past year across all court types, Fils has played an average of 21.4 games (20.7 in best-of-three matches).
- Fils has played 14 matches on clay over the past 12 months, and 22.2 games per match (21.2 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 42 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Zverev is averaging 26.0 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) and winning 53.2% of those games.
- Zverev has averaged 24.1 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) and 9.7 games per set in 22 matches on clay surfaces in the past 12 months.
- Dating back to 2015, Fils and Zverev have not matched up on the court.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
In the ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023 semifinals on Saturday, Fabio Fognini faces Joris de Loore.
With -175 odds, Fognini is favored over de Loore (+125) for this match.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Match Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Tennisclub Zug
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Court Surface: Clay
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Fabio Fognini has a 63.6% chance to win.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Trends and Insights
- Fognini advanced past Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, de Loore took down No. 209-ranked Matteo Gigante, winning 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
- Fognini has played 39 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), and 25.3 games per match (23.5 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 16 matches on clay over the past year, Fognini has played an average of 24.8 games (22.0 in best-of-three matches).
- de Loore has played two matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 22.5 games per match (22.5 in best-of-three matches) and winning 42.2% of those games.
- de Loore has averaged 18.0 games per match (18.0 in best-of-three matches) and 9.0 games per set in one match on clay courts in the past year.
- This is the first time that Fognini and de Loore have matched up in the last five years.
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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Sky vs. Mercury Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - July 30
The Phoenix Mercury (6-17) hope to break an eight-game road losing skid at the Chicago Sky (9-14) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET.
The matchup has no line set.
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Sky vs. Mercury Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET
- Where: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois
- TV: ESPN3 and AZFamily
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Sky vs. Mercury Score Prediction
Prediction: Sky 89 Mercury 77
Spread & Total Prediction for Sky vs. Mercury
- Computer Predicted Spread: Chicago (-11.6)
- Computer Predicted Total: 165.8
Sky vs. Mercury Spread & Total Insights
- Chicago has 11 wins in 22 games against the spread this year.
- Out of 22 Chicago's games so far this year, 10 have hit the over.
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Sky Performance Insights
- While the Sky rank in the bottom five in the WNBA in points per game with 78.3 (third-worst), they rank sixth in the league with 82.5 points given up per contest.
- Chicago is pulling down 34.1 boards per game (seventh-ranked in league). It is ceding 34.6 rebounds per contest (sixth-ranked).
- The Sky are averaging 14.0 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in WNBA) this season, while forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest (eighth-ranked).
- With 7.4 threes per game, the Sky rank fourth in the WNBA. They have a 35.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks fifth in the league.
- In terms of defending three-pointers, it's been a dominant stretch for the Sky, who are giving up 6.0 three-pointers per game (best in WNBA) and a 32.7% shooting percentage from three-point land (third-best).
- Chicago has taken 69.4% two-pointers and 30.6% threes this season. Of the team's baskets, 74.8% are two-pointers and 25.2% are threes.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
On Saturday, Matteo Arnaldi (No. 76 in the world) meets Alexei Popyrin (No. 90) in the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.
Arnaldi is the favorite (-150) in this match, compared to the underdog Popyrin, who is +115.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Matteo Arnaldi has a 60.0% chance to win.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Arnaldi advanced past No. 33-ranked Jiri Lehecka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Popyrin beat No. 287-ranked Dino Prizmic, winning 7-6, 7-5.
- Arnaldi has played 24.5 games per match (23.2 in best-of-three matches) in his 35 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- On clay, Arnaldi has played 18 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 24.5 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.2% of games.
- In the past year, Popyrin has competed in 47 total matches (across all court types), winning 49.3% of the games. He averages 28.0 games per match (25.3 in best-of-three matches) and 10.6 games per set.
- On clay surfaces, Popyrin has played 16 matches and averaged 26.7 games per match (26.0 in best-of-three matches) and 10.2 games per set.
- Dating back to 2015, Arnaldi and Popyrin have not competed against each other.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
In the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday, Stan Wawrinka (ranked No. 72) faces Lorenzo Sonego (No. 43).
In this Semifinal matchup against Sonego (+100), Wawrinka is the favorite with -125 odds.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Stan Wawrinka has a 55.6% chance to win.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Trends and Insights
- Wawrinka is looking to stay on track after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 59-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in Friday's quarterfinals.
- Sonego advanced to the semifinals by taking down No. 104-ranked Jaume Munar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.
- Wawrinka has played 27.3 games per match (24.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 40 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Wawrinka has played 11 matches over the past year, totaling 28.7 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 49.7% of games.
- Sonego has averaged 25.4 games per match (22.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 55 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 50.8% of the games.
- Sonego has averaged 27.9 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set in 13 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- Wawrinka and Sonego have not played each other since 2015.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Truist Atlanta Open
Taylor Fritz (No. 9 ranking) will face Jeffrey John Wolf (No. 46) in the semifinals of the Truist Atlanta Open on Saturday, July 29.
With -250 odds, Fritz is the favorite against Wolf (+190) for this matchup.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Match Information
- Tournament: The Truist Atlanta Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Atlantic Station
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Taylor Fritz has a 71.4% chance to win.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fritz beat No. 439-ranked Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 6-2.
- Wolf came out on top 6-2, 6-3 versus Dominik Koepfer in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Fritz has played 68 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 26.2 games per match (24.1 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 44 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fritz has played an average of 25.8 games (24.3 in best-of-three matches).
- Wolf is averaging 24.5 games per match (22.3 in best-of-three matches) through his 59 matches played in the past 12 months across all court types, winning 52.6% of those games.
- Wolf has averaged 24.9 games per match (22.8 in best-of-three matches) and 9.9 games per set in 41 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, winning 52.7% of those games.
- This is the first time that Fritz and Wolf have played in the last five years.
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Wings vs. Aces Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - July 30
The Dallas Wings (13-10) will look to Arike Ogunbowale (third in WNBA, 22.0 points per game) going up against A'ja Wilson (fifth in league, 20.8) and the Las Vegas Aces (22-2) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The matchup tips at 6:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network and BSSW.
There is no line set for the matchup.
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Wings vs. Aces Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
- TV: CBS Sports Network and BSSW
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Wings vs. Aces Score Prediction
Prediction: Aces 90 Wings 79
Spread & Total Prediction for Wings vs. Aces
- Computer Predicted Spread: Las Vegas (-10.9)
- Computer Predicted Total: 168.7
Wings vs. Aces Spread & Total Insights
- Dallas has 12 wins in 22 games against the spread this season.
- This season, 10 of Dallas' 22 games have hit the over.
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Wings Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Wings are the third-best team in the league (85.8 points per game). Defensively, they are seventh (82.6 points allowed per game).
- Dallas is the best team in the league in rebounds per game (39.4) and best in rebounds allowed (32.5).
- In 2023, the Wings are third-best in the league in turnovers committed (12.4 per game) and ranked fifth in turnovers forced (13.9).
- The Wings are eighth in the league in 3-pointers made (6.7 per game) and worst in 3-point percentage (29.5%).
- Giving up 7.4 3-pointers per game and conceding 33.5% from beyond the arc, the Wings are fifth and sixth in the league, respectively, in those categories.
- In 2023, Dallas has taken 30.5% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 69.5% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 21.0% of Dallas' baskets have been 3-pointers, and 79.0% have been 2-pointers.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — The championship is set in the Class AA state tournament. Top-seeded Fargo Post 2 secures a battle against the nine seed, Williston Keybirds, after wins on Friday.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — The championship is set in the Class AA state tournament. Top-seeded Fargo Post 2 secures a battle against the nine seed, Williston Keybirds, after wins on Friday.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — Friday featured three elimination games in the Class B state tournament. While New Rockford, Cando, and Carrington’s seasons came to an end, Langdon stayed alive with two wins in do or die matchups. In the winner’s bracket, Thomspon secured its spot in the championship.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — Minot State softball has hired its next head coach, and the name may be familiar to Beaver fans. MSU alum Sal Rodriguez was announced as the 10th head coach in program history Friday afternoon.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — The Class A state tournament began on Friday in Kindred. The east teams dominated, securing wins in all four matchups.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — The Class A state tournament began on Friday in Kindred. The east teams dominated, securing wins in all four matchups.
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Dodgers can’t overcome Yency Almonte’s three-run meltdown in loss to Reds
The Dodgers did not have a second miraculous comeback in them this week, their seventh-inning rally against the Cincinnati Reds falling a run short in an eventual 6-5 loss before a crowd of 48,280 in Chavez Ravine Friday night.
Three days after scoring four runs in the ninth inning and one in the 10th for an 8-7 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Dodgers fell behind 6-2 after reliever Yency Almonte’s three-run meltdown in the seventh.
But they nearly pulled even in the bottom of the seventh after a line change in which the left-handed-hitting David Peralta and James Outman replaced the right-handed-hitting Kiké Hernández and Miguel Rojas at the bottom of the order.
Amid continuing talks with the Cardinals about Nolan Arenado, the Dodgers could potentially be interested in acquiring Justin Verlander from the Mets.
Peralta led off the seventh with a pinch-hit ground-rule double to right field off Reds right-hander Lucas Sims, and Outman walked. Mookie Betts capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a walk to load the bases.
Reds manager David Bell, who signed a three-year extension through 2026 before the game, pulled Sims in favor of right-hander Ian Gibaut, who gave up an RBI single to Freddie Freeman that cut the lead to 6-4 and advanced Betts to third.
Will Smith flied out to medium right field, Betts holding at third, and J.D. Martinez struck out swinging on a 92-mph cut-fastball for the second out.
Amed Rosario, making his Dodgers debut after Wednesday’s trade from the Cleveland Guardians, grounded an RBI single to right-center to pull the Dodgers to within 6-5. Max Muncy, facing left-hander Alex Young, drove a ball to the warning track in center, but TJ Friedl hauled it in to end the inning.
The Dodgers trailed 3-2 when Almonte, who had lowered his ERA from 6.75 on June 15 to 4.43 with 15 straight scoreless outings in which he gave up seven hits, struck out 18 and walked three in 14⅔ innings, started the seventh and got Joey Votto to ground to shortstop for the first out.
The inning disintegrated quickly from there. Spencer Steer poked a slider 357 feet into the left-field seats for his 15th homer of the season and a 4-2 lead. Tyler Stephenson singled to left-center. Will Benson walked. Almonte threw a wild pitch, putting runners on second and third.
Elly De La Cruz was intentionally walked to load the bases. Almonte hit Friedl on the back knee with an 84-mph sweeper to force in a run that made it 5-2. Matt McLain walked on four pitches to force in a run for a 6-2 lead.
Almonte was pulled in favor of right-hander Phil Bickford, who prevented further damage — and Almonte’s ERA from ballooning past 5.02 — by getting Jake Fraley to line out to first base and Jonathan India to pop out to first base to end the inning.
The Reds hit for the cycle against Dodgers starter Bobby Miller in a span of five batters in the first inning, De La Cruz leading off the game with a triple to right field, Friedl hitting an RBI groundout, McLain doubling to right and Fraley hitting a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole for a 3-0 lead.
It did not appear that Miller would last long after throwing 33 pitches in the opening frame, but the rookie right-hander started ditching his 100-mph fastballs in favor of his 80-mph looping curveballs and blanked the Reds on two hits with five strikeouts over the next four innings.
The Dodgers reacquire reliever Joe Kelly and add starter Lance Lynn from the White Sox as the team fortifies its pitching staff ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.
The Dodgers trimmed the deficit to 3-1 in the first inning when Freeman walked with one out and scored on Martinez’s two-out RBI double to left-center field. They pulled to within 3-2 in the fourth but ran into an out on the basepaths, preventing a bigger inning.
Rosario led off with a double to left-center, and Muncy flied out to center. Chris Taylor walked, and Hernández popped out to first for the second out.
Rojas chopped a grounder past a diving Votto at first base and into right field to score Rosario and make it 3-2, but Rojas rounded the base too aggressively and was caught in a rundown between first and second.
Taylor took third on the hit and drifted too far off the bag during the Rojas rundown. Cincinnati second baseman India threw to De La Cruz at third, and De La Cruz fired to catcher Stephenson, who tagged out Taylor to end the inning.
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At this point, It’s safe to say that Texas is the Florida of the Southwest. Both states stand out, even among red states, as states that are the most hellbent on banishing critical race theory into the depths of Woke Hades. Both states are looking to water down American slavery and make it sound more like an unpaid internship than an institution of racism, bondage, cruel and merciless brutality, forced labor and human trafficking. Both states appear to be involved in an endless Confederate-friendly war against Black history in general. And both states are so addicted to book bans that no amount of rehab could curb their need for their daily fix of laws that make their citizens dumber.
Of course, now, Texas, the state that leads the country in book bans, is, apparently, trying to outdo itself by—wait for it—banning entire libraries.
According to Click 2 Houston, Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools next year and converting many of its school libraries into “Team Centers” for students who have behavioral issues. (“Team Centers” is probably a good title because they don’t want to come out and say, “Fewer rooms for reading and more detention rooms for the ‘bad’ kids we can’t handle, please!”)
From Click 2 Houston:
This comes as part of the new superintendent Mike Miles reform program, New Education System (NES). Currently, there are a total of 85 schools that have joined Miles’ program, and of those, 28 campuses will lose their librarians. The district said they will have the opportunity to transition to other roles within the district.
The remaining 57 NES schools’ librarians will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, according to the district.
Retired HISD Teacher in Charge of Library, Lisa Robinson, believes the library is full of some of the greatest stories ever told.
“It was such a joy to help them find the perfect book,” said Robinson.
She said those stories are now ripped to shreds.
“My heart is just broken for these children that are in the NES schools that are losing their librarians,” said Robinson.
Librarian positions have been an ongoing debate in HISD. Robinson said the former superintendent, Millard House II, made efforts to keep library staff.
“The mandate for librarians had been put back in place. With one swipe of a pen that has been destroyed,” said Robinson.
Superintendent Mike Miles said students are behind on reading levels, especially in 4th grade.
Data shows that out of nearly 200,000 students enrolled in the Houston Independent School District, more than 84% of them are either Black, African American, Latino or Hispanic.
I suppose we shouldn’t find it terribly surprising that the man in charge of—*checks notes*—education reform in Texas has responded to students who are behind on reading levels by—*checks again just to make sure*—eliminating the rooms with all the books in them. This is, after all, the state where representatives respond to school shootings by essentially saying, “Yeah—we definitely need more guns.” But, hey, if being counterintuitive were an Olympic sport, Texas and its equally evil fraternal twin Florida would be weighted down by gold medals every time.
“When students engage in reading as an activity of choice, they are not only building that reading muscle, but they are also developing their vocabulary they are understanding a bit about the world that exists outside their block radius,” said HISD Librarian and Manager of Library Services Janice Newsum. “Our less fortunate students are the ones that suffer the most; primarily because many of them live in situations that are reading deserts. They don’t have access to the reading materials. They don’t have a choice in the reading materials that they are given to read.”
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner also seems to be wondering why his state continues to be so anti-literacy for the underprivileged.
“You don’t close libraries in some of the schools in your most underserved communities, and you’re keeping libraries open in other schools,” he said.
Maybe keeping the most vulnerable citizens in the state as undereducated as possible is the point.
And maybe it’s time for Texas to turn a page. (See what I did there?)
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Tyler Perry is doing his part to make sure a murderer is captured.
The filmmaker wants to ensure Josiah “Jonty” Robinson’s killer is caught, so he’s offering up $100,000 to anyone with information on the case that leads to a conviction.
According to The New Today, a source within the Royal Grenada Police revealed that an autopsy was ordered and showed that Robinson was strangled and thrown into the ocean. The cops spoke to people about the crime but with no breakthroughs; finding the guilty party was becoming more challenging.
Perry took to Instagram to reveal that his friend Yvette Noel-Schure — who’s also Beyonce’s publicist– told him that the Grenadian young man was like a son to her and was murdered because he was gay.
The killing of the young talented singer immediately reminded him of other people who are harmed for living their lives unapologetically, and his nephew who suspiciously died in prison a few years ago. So, he knew he had to help.
“This kid was 23, how is this ok? His mother is devastated. This pain is too common – the same pain of Marcia Williams, who I’ve been trying to help to find out what happened to her son Terrance in Collier County, Florida for years now,” Perry captioned the post. “The pain of not knowing can be crippling. It’s the pain that my sister and I carry not knowing what truly happened to my 25-year-old nephew, who we were told hung himself in prison just 3 years ago. The pain of not knowing is truly gut-wrenching.”
While offering up the money alongside Noel-Schure for anyone with solid leads, Perry urges people to keep his family in their thoughts.
“So with that said, Yvette and I are offering a $100,000 dollar reward to anyone who brings forth information that leads to the conviction of the murderer of Josiah “Jonty” Robinson. Please pray for his mother and Yvette and all of those that loved him, as well as every family who has been impacted by senseless violence,” he concluded.
If you have information about the murder of Josiah Robinson, you can anonymously contact the Criminal Investigation Division Royal Grenada Police at 1-473-440 3921.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Four air crew members were missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday.
The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Hamilton Island, a Great Barrier Reef tourist resort, at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
A search was underway to find the crew, and their families had been notified, officials said.
A rescue helicopter reported spotting debris Saturday morning near Dent Island in the Whitsunday Islands group.
The Taipan was taking part in Talisman Sabre, a biennial joint U.S.-Australian military exercise that is largely based in Queensland. This year's exercise involves 13 nations and more than 30,000 military personnel.
Marles said the helicopter ditched, which refers to an emergency landing on water. He said it was taking part in a mission that involved a second helicopter, which immediately started a search and rescue operation.
“Defense exercises, which are so necessary for the readiness of our defense force, are serious. They carry risk,” Marles told reporters in Brisbane. “As we desperately hope for better news during the course of this day we are reminded about the gravity of the act which comes with wearing our nation’s uniform."
Defense Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell said Queensland state authorities, members of the public and U.S. military personnel were taking part in the search.
“Our focus at the moment is finding our people and supporting their families and the rest of our team, “ Campbell said. "This is indeed a terrible moment.”
It is the second emergency involving an Australian Taipan this year, after one ditched into the sea off the New South Wales state coast in March. That helicopter was taking part in a nighttime counterterrorism training exercise when it ran into trouble. All 10 passengers and crew members were rescued.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Brisbane for a meeting on Saturday and is due to travel with Marles to north Queensland on Sunday to see the exercise.
The exercise has been paused by the search.
Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid tribute to the missing air crew at the outset of a meeting with their Australian counterparts, Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
“It’s always tough when you have accidents in training, but … the reason that we train to such high standards is so that we can be successful and we can protect lives when we are called to answer any kind of crisis,” Austin said.
“Our guys tend to make this look easy and they make it look easy because they’re so well exercised and rehearsed and trained, and this is unfortunately a part of that, what it takes to get them to where we need them to be,” Austin added.
Blinken said, “We’re so grateful to them for their dedication, for their service, for everything they’ve been doing to stand up for the freedom that we share and that is what unites us more than anything else.”
Marles thanked the United States for their contribution to the search and rescue effort.
The missing helicopter had just dropped off two Australian commandos before it hit the water, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Australia announced in January its army and navy would stop flying the European-built Taipans by December 2024, 13 years earlier than originally planned, because they had proven unreliable. They will be replaced by 40 U.S. Black Hawks. Marles said at the time the Lockheed Martin-designed Black Hawks "have a really good proven track record in terms of their reliability."
Australia’s Taipans had been plagued by problems since the first helicopter arrived in the country in 2007.
Australia’s entire fleet of 47 Taipans was grounded in 2019 to fix a problem with their tail rotor blades. A year later, 27 Taipans were grounded because of a problem with doors.
The Defense Department did not immediately reply Saturday when asked whether Taipans would again be grounded.
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HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake in the world has receded to what Bolivian authorities say are critically low levels due to a persistent drought.
“It’s completely dry,” Jaime Mamani said in exasperation while walking along the new shoreline in Huarina, a farming town 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of La Paz where he is a community leader.
The National Service of Naval Hydrography declared an alert this week for the iconic lake after its surface fell 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) below the drought warning stage, or 3,807.8 meters (12492.7 feet) above sea level. But the agency says this is just the beginning of a situation that is worrying Indigenous Aymara communities that rely on the lake for their livelihoods and fear the dry spell could permanently impact the region's flora and fauna.
The hydrology unit of Bolivia’s navy warned that water levels could reach historically low levels in the coming months. By December, there is a “high probability” Lake Titicaca will be 64 centimeters (more than 25 inches) below the drought alert level, breaking a low water record set in 1998 by 33 centimeters (almost 13 inches).
“In three months, the water has decreased by 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), and considering that radiation is much stronger during this time of the year … we expect it to keep decreasing,” Carlos Carrasco, a hydraulic engineer for the hydrography service said.
The drought is the result of a combination of factors, including natural phenomena like La Niña and El Niño, which arrived unusually early this year and have been particularly strong due in part to climate change, according to Lucía Walper, who heads up the Hydrological Forecasting Unit at Bolivia's National Meteorology and Hydrology Service.
But the vast lake is vital for this region of the Bolivian highlands, where hundreds of Aymara rural communities have relied on the blue body of water for millennia to practice subsistence farming and raise livestock.
Authorities in the Peruvian city of Puno also issued a warning about the declining water levels and expressed concern about the potential impact on tourism.
“We’re reaching a critical point. There will be a significant loss of water,” said Juan José Ocola, president of the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca. The lake serves as the border between Bolivia and Peru.
Mateo Vargas, 56, a fisherman who has lived off the Lake Titicaca for 28 years, said he used to catch “lots” of fish daily. Now he considers himself lucky if he can catch six.
Vargas’ wife, Justina Condori, shares his concerns.
“The fish have vanished,” Condori, 58, said, predicting there will be famine if the current conditions persist.
Condori makes a living by renting boats to tourists. She worries fewer people will come to visit the lake, which at an elevation of 3,810 meters above sea level, is the largest body of freshwater in the Andes mountain range.
Evidence of the receding lake is seemingly everywhere. Women who sell fried fish and other snacks by the lake face rising costs for ingredients. Those who make a living transporting people from one side of the lake to the other are altering their routes because their rafts and boats no longer reach their usual docks.
Livestock farmers who rely on the plants that grow on the shores of the Titicaca to feed their animals are also seeing their livelihoods threatened.
The economic hardship is causing many residents of Huarina to migrate to other areas of the country, leaving behind mostly older townspeople, Mamani said. The waters of the Titicaca have always been shallow around the town, so the drought is even more visible there.
“There is a detriment to the economy of the inhabitants of the region,” he said.
Vargas, the fisherman, is also concerned about what the declining water levels will mean for the future.
“It looks like it will continue to decrease, day by day,” he said. “We’re worried because if we continue like this, what’s going to happen to our children?”
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BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees have been a sub-.500 team since Aaron Judge injured his toe in early June. Now they hope his return can help them rally for a postseason spot.
The Yankees reinstated Judge from the injured list Friday before the opener of their weekend road series against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge admits he isn't fully recovered but says he's healthy enough to play.
“It’s feeling all right, feeling good. It’s not 100%. I don’t think it’ll be 100% until the end of the year," he said. "I think our biggest goal is just getting to a point where I could play, I could tolerate it.”
The Yankees lost 1-0 to the Orioles on Anthony Santander's ninth-inning homer. Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch he saw in the top of the first. Then he walked his next three times up.
Judge had been out since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3 when he crashed into the right-field fence while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. In the eighth inning Friday, he appeared to foul a pitch off his foot, but it was his left one.
Judge played a simulated game Wednesday at the team’s complex in Tampa, Florida, and returned to New York after that. The 2022 American League MVP faced live pitching Sunday at Yankee Stadium for the first time since the injury. Manager Aaron Boone said Judge homered during a simulated game Tuesday in Florida. He also played the field and ran the bases.
Judge was penciled into the lineup as the designated hitter, batting second Friday night. Boone said he could have potentially played in the field, but that will be a day-by-day decision.
“Obviously, as much as there’s urgency for us, we’ve got to be smart about that and make sure that in talking to Aaron, making sure he’s honest with his feedback about how he’s recovering, how he’s bouncing back," Boone said. "Obviously, how the toe’s doing, but how everything else is doing.”
New York was 19-23 since Judge got hurt in Los Angeles. After Friday's loss, the Yankees are 30-20 with the star outfielder, who also missed 10 games earlier this season with a right hip strain.
Judge set an AL record with 62 home runs last year. He is batting .290 with 19 homers and 40 RBIs in the first season of a $360 million, nine-year contract he signed last offseason.
“I guess he’s back and he’s ready," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said before the game. "So we’ll have to pitch to him well.”
Baltimore has a 1 1/2-game lead in the AL East over Tampa Bay. The Yankees are five games over .500 but at the bottom of the ultracompetitive division. New York is nine games behind the Orioles and 3 1/2 behind the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros for the American League's final two wild cards.
Judge was asked if the team's offensive struggles without him made him even more anxious to come back.
“No, I just wanted to get back," Judge said after a noticeable pause. "Any time you’re sitting out, even if we were winning and we had an eight-game lead in the division, or we were 10 games out of it, I want to be back out there battling with the guys.”
Boone said Judge had an MRI in the last few days, and Judge indicated that was a factor in his return.
“I didn’t want to come back and make it worse, and this is something that leads into the next year and the following year," he said. "Ligament’s stable. Last couple MRIs didn’t really show much healing, but this one did.”
To make room for Judge, the Yankees optioned infielder Oswald Peraza to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that has been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times.
By the next day, Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill recently recounted, the decision had been made not only to resume programming, but to “double down on what Mr. Rushdie stands for, what our speakers and preachers and artists stand for — which is the free exchange of ideas and the belief that society is stronger when we do that.”
A year later, Rushdie, blinded in one eye by the assault, is recovering from the attack. The Chautauqua Institution is recovering, too.
Programming and revenue for the arts and intellectual retreat in the rural southwest corner of New York was disrupted for two seasons by COVID-19. Then the attack further shattered the return to normal that regular visitors had so craved.
With a new nine-week summer season now under way, well-tended gardens are in bloom and rocking chairs are back out on the porches of Victorian- and cottage-style homes.
Security has been strengthened, though the gated compound remains open to anyone who buys a pass to enter.
"We look at the work that we do under a different lens since" the stabbing, Hill said during an interview in his office, which overlooks Bestor Plaza, a lush expanse of greenery anchoring the 750-acre (303-hectare) grounds. "The attack was an attempt at silencing, which underscores the need for institutions like ours to not stay silent."
As an institution, Chautauqua defies easy explanation.
“NPR camp for grown-ups” is the description preferred by Erica Higbie, who owns a house on the grounds.
Located on the shore of Chautauqua Lake, the institution is a self-contained community with lecture halls, houses of worship, cafes, shops, a library, post office and bookstore, along with private homes, rentals and the Athenaeum Hotel, which served as former President Bill Clinton's executive mansion for a week in 1996 as he prepared for his debate with Republican challenger Bob Dole.
Aside from boating and golf, the 4,400-seat, open-air amphitheater is a main draw, with a summer entertainment lineup this year offering concerts by Diana Ross and Bonnie Raitt, ballet and theater productions and performances by the house Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
But for Higbie and many others, the primary appeal exists in the institution's 19th Century beginnings as a summer educational experiment in which daily lectures are curated around weekly explorations of anything from politics to infrastructure and faith to friendship.
“I am a lecture junkie,” Higbie said from her porch as people navigated the grounds on foot, bikes and scooters. The speed limit for the rare vehicle traffic is 12 mph. The retired teacher takes in a daily morning lecture and may hear two more in the afternoon at the amphitheater and the Hall of Philosophy.
Through the decades, Susan B. Anthony advocated for women's rights at the institution and President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his 1936 “I Hate War” speech in the amphitheater. Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the climate crisis and Supreme Court Judges Robert H. Jackson and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among countless others who have offered insights.
Rushdie’s appearance came during a week last year exploring home as “a place for human thriving.”
Henry Reese, co-founder of the City of Asylum Pittsburgh, was about to interview "The Satanic Verses” author about violence against writers when Rushdie was attacked as the men sat in armchairs on the amphitheater’s sunken stage.
Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death, was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye. Reese suffered bruises and a gash to his forehead.
With alleged assailant Hadi Matar awaiting trial in a nearby courthouse, Reese is scheduled to return to the institution on the anniversary of the attack, Aug. 12. His appearance is expected to kick off a week exploring freedom of expression, imagination and the resilience of democracy. Republican strategist Karl Rove and Democratic strategist David Axelrod are among other invited guests.
It would have been out of character for the institution to do anything but pick up where it left off after the assault, regular guest lecturer Eboo Patel said.
“Not a single artist or speaker canceled," Patel, founder of Interfaith America in Chicago, said by phone.
“Chautauqua recognizes that it has a responsibility to its own community, honestly to American civilization and the human spirit, and it’s back up in 24 to 48 hours. That’s stunning,” he said.
Property owners differed on how far the institution should go to ensure personal safety, said Higbie, the president of the Chautauqua Property Owners Association.
“Everybody was in shock for a long time,“ Higbie said.
Visitors say they notice more security and protocols at events. Amphitheater patrons can bring only clear bags inside, for example, and may be scanned or asked to walk through a weapons detector.
Even so, “I never hesitated for a minute” to return, said Michael Crawford of Washington, D.C., as he chatted with Mary Pat McFarland of Philadelphia. The two sat on one of the red benches placed around the grounds to invite discussion.
A handful of musicians with violins, guitars and a small harp played an impromptu jam session beneath a tree nearby.
Hill said he sees his role as “teeing up” issues for engagement, so shying away from difficult ones would be a disservice at a time when civic discourse is in short supply.
“It's about bringing divergent viewpoints for people to digest,” Hill said. “For us to have made the decision to stop bringing speakers who may be controversial in any way would have been for us to stop doing our mission."
“It would have been,” he said, "to literally stop the reason this place was created.”
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CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul. All her tours, including one headlining across North America, were canceled and she feared her ascending music career might be over.
She got a day job at a nonprofit and returned to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's homelands in Western Washington. But as Paul, or KP to her friends, spent time in the cedar forests and walked along the Skagit River, she turned to her guitar to deal with the isolation and stress. Those snippets, recorded on her phone, provided the foundation for what would become songs on her powerful, grunge-soaked new record "The Land, The Water, The Sky."
“I feel like if the pandemic hadn't happened, I probably wouldn't have made this record,” said KP, who writes the songs, sings and plays guitar in the band that was the only Native American artist at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this month.
“I spent a lot of time outside. I spent a lot more time than normal going on hikes, being part of the land,” she continued. “It’s not like I never do that stuff but it brought me back to a place where this is who I am."
The new record, which came out in February, helped launch what has probably been the most successful year so far for Black Belt Eagle Scout. The band toured Europe and will go to Australia later this year. Two of her songs, “Soft Stud” from an earlier record and “Salmon Stinta” from her latest, appear this season on the television series “Reservation Dogs.”
Reservation Dogs Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders said she was introduced to the band's music by the show's creator, Sterlin Harjo, when they started working on the second season.
“It’s always been important for us on this show to include Native American artists, but beyond representation, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is beautiful and emotional, and fits these characters, their world and landscape — and the vibe of the show,'” she said in a statement.
Then there was Pitchfork, a three-day festival that is a significant milestone for indie musicians. The festival is held every year in Chicago's Union Park and this year's headliners included Bon Iver, Big Thief and The Smile, which has members of Radiohead.
She admitted stepping on that stage last weekend was nerve-wracking given her high hopes for the show, a feeling compounded by concerns that storms could scuttle their performance. But as she launched into the blistering set of mostly new songs in front of thousands of eager fans, KP found solace in her guitar. She launched several long jams that were punctuated by her twirling her jet-black hair around to the point it obscured her face.
“It was totally a moment,” she said with a laugh.
“I kind of cried after we played because it felt so meaningful,” she added. “Like, I’ve always wanted to play this music festival. I remember trying to play one of the years before the pandemic when I was touring and it didn’t happen. This year, I was just so stoked to play.”
Reaching Pitchfork has been a long journey for the 34-year-old artist, who is a member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and left her home on the reservation in LaConner, Washington, when she was 17 to attend Lewis & Clark College in Oregon and play rock music.
Growing up on the reservation off the Washington coast on islands in the Salish Sea, she drummed and sang cultural songs. As a teenager, she discovered local Pacific Northwest bands like Mount Eerie and the sounds of the Riot Grrrl movement and played one of her first gigs at a small bar called Department of Safety. She moved to Portland, Oregon, due to its outsized role in the indie scene that featured bands like Sleater-Kinney and quickly immersed herself in the music scene playing drums and guitar.
She joined an all-female outfit whom she met at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in Portland. She went on to play a lot of small, basement shows with bands like Genders — whose wolf tattoo she still has on her left arm.
But she wanted to write her own songs and formed Black Belt Eagle Scout in 2013. Her early music was defined by her ethereal singing about love, friendship and healing — often only accompanied by minimal guitar strumming. But she did rock out on songs like “Soft Stud,” which featured searing solos.
“She is a really an authentic musician and she carries a lot of power on stage with her presence and sound,” Claire Glass, who plays guitar in the band and first saw KP seven years ago.
KP has said her Native American identify has always been present on her records. But her latest music paints a more vivid picture of life on the Swinomish reservation. There are references to chinook salmon, which are traditionally fished, and a powwow dance.
“I started thinking of feeling grateful for the life that I have been given; this place that I'm from; how much the land, the water, the sky means to me — being surrounded by it," KP said of writing the song ”Don't Give Up." “It has so much more meaning because the land, that’s where my people are from."
Her songs aren't meant to directly confront issues like the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women or tribes' forced relocation. It's not the way she writes songs. Instead, she envisions them connecting with people, drawing more Native Americans to indie rock shows in places like Minneapolis, which has a vibrant Native American community, and inspiring young Native Americans to connect with her after shows.
"Isn't me like being here existing with my music good enough? Can't I just be who I am?" she asked, adding she doesn't need to speak out from stage about these issues because being Native often means she is already wrestling with them. A judge, for example, ruled in March that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the tribe by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation.
“As a Native person, you know someone who is missing. Your tribe is trying to get your land back. Those are topics that are part of your every day life," she said. ”I care about those things deeply but there are certain ways in which my music is, maybe not as direct, but it can be healing.”
KP also doesn't want to be seen just as a rock musician or as a Native artist. “I am a musician who happens to be Native, but I am also a Native musician ... I think I am always both,” she said.
Her latest record aims to show that.
“I kind of had in the back of mind, just kept thinking what would Built to Spill do,” KP said of the guitar-heavy, indie-rock band from the Pacific Northwest. “I've gone on tour with them and seen their three guitars at one point playing together and how they overlap and all these other things."
It's also a more collaborative effort with more musicians playing on the record— a departure for KP, who is accustomed to doing everything herself. A cellist who played with Nirvana, Lori Goldston, is featured on several songs, as are two violinists, as well as a saxophone and mellotron player.
Takiaya Reed, a first-time producer who is also in a doom metal band, described the experience of working on the record as “beautiful and amazing" and said the two bonded over their love of punk. Reid also brought her classical training and love of “heavier sounds” to the studio.
“We approached it fearlessly. It was wonderful to be expansive in terms of sonic possibilities,” she said.
KP also wanted to find a place for her parents, whom she had grown especially close to during the pandemic, to play on the record. She chose the song “Spaces,” which she described as having a “healing vibe." Her dad, who is one of the main singers at the tribe's cultural events, embraced the idea of lending his powerful powwow chant to the song. Her mom sang harmonies.
KP said: “It meant the world to me to have my parents sing because it felt like it was full circle in who I am."
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TAMPA, Fla. — It was a packed house Friday evening at St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church for an event focused on enjoying music by famous Black musicians and acknowledging their connections to Tampa.
“Music is a part of our DNA,” Fred Hearns, the curator of Black history at the Tampa Bay History Center said. “That was a way of communicating, that was a way of giving life to their soul when there was so much despair all around them.”
Hearns says Tampa was the “Harlem of the South,” pointing out music superstars who made their mark in the area.
“Right here is where Ray Charles made his very first record,” he said. “We’re paying tribute to him and many other musicians who came this way tonight.”
The festivities, hosted by the Tampa Bay History Center and the Tampa Housing Authority, included a panel of longtime Tampa musicians who provided first-hand accounts of music superstars they’ve worked alongside in the city.
The discussion also highlighted struggles traveling musicians had to overcome, such as counting on the kindness of strangers when hotels wouldn’t accept Black guests.
“You went home with those people you didn’t know and stayed with them until the next day,” Hearns said of artists performing out-of-town.
The event included a live performance and a video montage of famous musicians and their ties to Tampa.
Hearns says spotlighting this history in an area that was once a vibrant music scene helps keep these stories alive.
“It reminds us of who we are and the strength we have as a people,” he said. “Not only that, but we know that Black history is American history.”
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka's president's office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department's investigation into his handling of classified documents.
The latest criminal charges unsealed Thursday deepen Trump's legal jeopardy, alleging a more central role for the former president than previously known in a cover-up that prosecutors say was meant to prevent them from recovering top-secret documents he took with him after he left the White House. Coming as Trump braces for possible additional indictments related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the new allegations strengthen special counsel Jack Smith's already powerful case against Trump while undercutting potential defenses floated by the former president, experts say.
“Before these new charges, you could maybe try some sort of defense that ‘this was all a mistake, it was my staff’ or confusion about what documents he actually had,” said former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor.
“But especially now, when you’re trying to destroy video footage,” he added, “that’s kind of the final nail in the coffin. I don’t see much in the way of a defense, not a real defense. All he can do is claim he’s being persecuted and hope for a holdout juror or something.”
Trump resorted to that familiar playbook on Friday, writing in a post on his Truth Social platform that “this is textbook Third World intimidation by rabid, lawless prosecutors.” He insisted during an interview with radio host John Fredericks that he did nothing wrong and accused prosecutors of trying to intimidate his staff into making up lies about him.
Later Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to prosecutors. Trump said he was told they were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
The new Florida charges came as a surprise given that Trump and his legal team have been focused on the prospect of an additional indictment in Washington — possibly within days — related to his efforts to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump received a letter this month informing him that he's a target in that probe, and his lawyers met Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith's office.
Hours after that meeting, Smith revealed the new classified documents case charges on top of a 38-count indictment issued last month against Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta. The updated indictment includes a detailed chronology of phone conversations and other interactions between Trump, Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, in the days after the Justice Department last June drafted a subpoena for security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
Video from the home would ultimately become vital to the government's case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump's direction and in an effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump's own lawyers.
The day after a draft subpoena was sent to the Trump Organization, the indictment says, Trump called De Oliveira and spoke with him for about 24 minutes. Though the details of that conversation are not included in the indictment, De Oliveira is described by prosecutors as asking a Mar-a-Lago information technology staffer several days later how long the server retained footage for and is quoted as telling the employee that “the boss” wanted it deleted.
Lawyers for Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty, and De Oliveira declined to comment on the allegations. De Oliveira is expected to make his first court appearance in Miami on Monday.
To the extent that evidence of Trump's involvement in trying to delete video is circumstantial rather than direct, it might present a challenge for prosecutors, said David Aaron, a former Justice Department national security prosecutor who has worked on cases involving the mishandling of classified documents.
But if they can tie the effort to Trump, he added, "it’s devastating in its own right, because it doesn’t matter at that point what he thought he had the right to do, or whatever other defense he’s going to have about the classified documents. That’s in and of itself very bad.”
It could also help prosecutors establish that Trump knew what he was doing was wrong because "you only delete video of what you’ve done if you think it’s going to get you in trouble," Aaron said. And Trump's own accusations against others, like his claims against Hillary Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 presidential race, could boomerang against him.
Trump has claimed that Clinton deleted emails from her private server for the purpose of obstructing a criminal investigation into her own handling of classified information — something the FBI and Justice Department never alleged — but now stands himself accused of scheming to delete evidence he feared would be incriminating.
“He has specifically criticized other public figures for deleting data when he says they thought they were going to be in trouble," Aaron said. "So if you needed to prove his consciousness of guilt, it’s not just an obvious thing that you would ask the jury to rely on common sense for — he’s actually made statements about what it means when someone does this.”
Trump and Nauta are set for trial next May, though it's not clear if that date will hold.
Smith’s team also added a new count of willful retention of national defense information related to a classified document about a Pentagon plan of attack on a foreign country prosecutors say Trump showed off during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey resort.
That charge comes after Trump repeatedly claimed he didn’t have any secret documents when he spoke, only magazine and newspaper clippings, even though an audio recording captured him saying “this is secret information.” The document was returned to the government in January 2022, months before the subpoena for classified records.
It's not clear why prosecutors moved now to indict another one of Trump's underlings, though bringing charges against De Oliveira that could carry significant prison time adds serious pressure on him, potentially increasing the odds that he could decide to cut a plea deal and cooperate.
“But, you know, Trump seems to inspire a lot of loyalty, at least in some people,” Eliason said. “Maybe they are holding out for the idea that he is reelected and he can pardon them.”
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The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion after no one managed to beat the massive odds and match the lottery game’s six numbers drawn Friday night.
The numbers drawn Friday night were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.
The lack of a winner of Friday’s $940 million jackpot means there have been 29 straight draws without a winner. The last time someone won a Mega Millions jackpot was April 18.
The $1.05 billion prize up for grabs in the next drawing Tuesday night would be for a sole winner choosing to be paid through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. Jackpot winners almost always opt for a lump sum payment, which for Tuesday's drawing would be an estimated $527.9 million.
While no one won the Mega Millions jackpot, it has been less than two weeks since someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08 billion Powerball prize that ranked as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. The winner of the prize is still a mystery.
Lottery jackpots grow so large because the odds of winning are so small. For Mega Millions, the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 302.6 million.
Winners also would be subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Santander said it felt like a playoff game at Camden Yards.
A few more performances like this, and the Baltimore Orioles will be there.
Santander homered off Tommy Kahnle in the ninth inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 victory over New York on Friday night, spoiling Aaron Judge's return for the Yankees. Judge walked three times in his first game back from a toe injury, but the Orioles kept New York off the scoreboard with a spectacular defensive effort.
In the eighth inning alone, Santander made a lunging, sliding catch in right field, and second baseman Adam Frazier made a diving stop on Anthony Rizzo's grounder with a man on second.
“Great defense, great pitching, that's how we win baseball games,” Santander said.
Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, going toe to toe with New York's Gerrit Cole, who went seven. Félix Bautista (6-1) struck out two in a scoreless ninth. Kahnle (1-1) couldn't match that in the bottom half, allowing Santander's one-out drive that went well beyond the fence in right-center field.
The Orioles remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay atop the AL East, and they now lead the last-place Yankees by nine.
The game was delayed 2 hours, 32 minutes by rain, but that did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a crowd that included a mix of Yankees fans cheering Judge and Orioles fans embracing their first-place team.
“Right before the start of the game, it felt like a playoff game,” Santander said. “That's good to have those fans to support us. Hopefully they can continue to do that.”
Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch to him in the first, but he reached base the other three times he came up.
Anthony Volpe was robbed twice by stellar Baltimore defense. Third baseman Ramón Urías made a diving stop on his one-hopper in the fifth. In the eighth, Volpe led off with a fly to right that Santander reached out and caught before sliding on his stomach across the grass.
New York eventually had two on and two out that inning when Rizzo's grounder looked headed to right field. Frazier's diving play prevented that.
“Defense won us the game,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Adam Frazier, diving play off Rizz. Santander with a great diving catch. We turned some double plays.”
Each team had only four hits. Rodriguez was one of Baltimore's prized prospects, and after being sent back to the minors for a bit, he may be finding a groove.
“I just love his delivery right now and the tempo of his delivery,” Hyde said. “Just really, really competitive.”
DEADLINE OUTLOOK
Orioles general manager Mike Elias said it's no secret that the Orioles are working on potentially adding pitching upgrades at the trade deadline. He said the team has the wherewithal to make “good baseball trades” even if it means adding payroll.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Elias said he hopes OFs Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain) and Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain) can return and play a large part of August. ... Elias said LHP John Means (left elbow UCL surgery) and RHP Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation) will probably be pitching in games in the Florida Complex League in the early part of August.
UP NEXT
Baltimore's Tyler Wells (7-5) takes the mound against New York's Clarke Schmidt (6-6) on Saturday night. Schmidt will be on extended rest, having last pitched July 21.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump and his top rivals for the GOP presidential nomination took the stage one by one Friday night to address an influential gathering of Iowa Republicans, with none of the top-tier hopefuls mentioning that new federal charges had been filed against the former president just a day earlier.
Instead, Trump's competitors mostly reserved their sharpest criticism for President Joe Biden and a Democratic Party they argued had lost touch with mainstream America — failing to pounce on additional counts over Trump's retention of classified documents that might have otherwise been an opportunity to cut into his comfortable early lead in the polls.
"The time for excuses is over. We must get the job done," said Ron DeSantis. "I will get the job done."
The Florida governor also repeated his frequent promise to halt the "weaponization" of the Justice Department, an allusion to Trump's legal troubles. But he offered no specific thoughts on the cases against him — even though Trump is also bracing to be charged soon in Washington over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The former president frequently avoids attending multicandidate events in person, questioning why he would share a stage with competitors who are badly trailing him in polls. Still, with Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus less than six months away, Trump joined a dozen other GOP hopefuls in speaking to about 1,200 GOP members and activists at the Lincoln Day Dinner.
“If I weren’t running, I would have nobody coming after me,” Trump said in his only veiled reference to his legal issues. He also insisted the same would be true if he were trailing in the polls.
While DeSantis didn't mention the former president by name, meanwhile, Trump didn't return the favor. He told the crowd, “I wouldn’t take a chance on that one,” and repeatedly branded him “DeSanctus.”
Trump was even blunter before the dinner as he opened a campaign office in Urbandale, outside Des Moines.
“I understand the other candidates are falling very flat ... it’s like death,” Trump said.
More than 100 people packed the small office, many wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and shirts. They had waited in 100-degree weather to enter, and the poorly ventilated office quickly became sweltering. Staff handed out water bottles, and people fanned themselves with campaign handouts. Some used paper towels to wipe away sweat.
Similar strong support for the former president was evident during the dinner, when many attendees wore “Trump Country” stickers, including 72-year-old Diane Weaver of Ankeny, Iowa.
“I think he makes America great,” said Weaver, a retiree who plans to caucus for Trump. “I think he did it once and I think he can do it again.”
West Des Moines resident Jane Schrader chose to wear her “Trump Country” sticker on her pants instead of at eye level. “I’m not quite dyed-in-the-wool. I’m a supporter, but not that kind,” said the retired physician, explaining her sticker placement.
DeSantis, who like most of Friday's speakers vowed to visit all of Iowa's 99 counties, is Trump's strongest primary competitor but has been trying to reset his stalled campaign for two weeks. He's increasingly focusing on Iowa in its efforts on trying to derail Trump, and spoke at the dinner in the midst of a two-day bus tour of the state.
The governor's stumbles have raised questions about whether another candidate might be able to emerge from the field and catch the former president. Some evangelicals, who can be determinative in Iowa's caucuses, have pointed to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott’s upbeat message and pulpit-style delivery as strengths that could help him rise there.
Scott, who also spoke Friday night and didn't mention Trump or the cases against him, took a swipe this week at DeSantis over the Florida governor's support for new standards that require the state's teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that "could be applied for their personal benefit."
The only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, Scott said all Americans should recognize how “devastating” slavery was. “There is no silver lining” to slavery, he added.
DeSantis has also faced criticism from teachers and civil rights leaders, as well as mounting pushback from some of his party's most prominent Black elected officials. Florida Rep. Byron Donalds said he hoped officials might “correct” parts of the curriculum addressing lessons on the developed skills of enslaved people. Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt, Michigan Rep. John James and Will Hurd, a former Texas congressman now also running in the GOP presidential primary, have also criticized DeSantis.
Still, the governor continued to dig in on the issue, saying at a pre-dinner event in Oskaloosa on Friday, “D.C. Republicans all too often accept false narratives, accept lies that are perpetrated by the left."
John Niemeyer, 52, from Kalona, Iowa, attended DeSantis' event and was impressed. But, as a high school teacher, he’s not a fan of some of the governor's positions on education policy.
“I don’t want to make our classrooms a political battlefield,” he said, adding that it would be a “mistake” to make the issue the forefront of his campaign.
Vice President Kamala Harris made her own Iowa stop on Friday, seeking to draw a contrast with the Republicans as she looked to lift President Joe Biden's reelection campaign. Harris met in Des Moines with activists and discussed abortion rights, after Reynolds recently signed a ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
“I do believe that we are witnessing a national agenda that is about a full-on attack on hard won freedoms and hard won rights,” the vice president said.
Trump, meanwhile, did face criticism Friday night from some Republican opponents, but only those considered long shots. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison declared, “As a party, we need a new direction for America and for the GOP,” drawing only muted reaction from the crowd.
Loud and sustained boos came, however, for Hurd, who said, “The reason Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 is he failed to grow the GOP brand.”
The former congressman pressed on, saying: “Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. ... Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison."
That was the only reference to locking Trump up on the night, except for a surprising — and potentially coincidental — snippet of walk-on music played as the former president took the stage. Like all the candidates, the event's organizers played parts of Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America” as Trump approached.
But his part included the lyrics: “One could end up going to prison. One just might be president.”
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The treasurer of the Clark-Shawnee Local School District, Tom Faulkner, has received the Auditor of State Award for a clean financial audit.
The award was presented to Faulkner after the state auditor’s office found no discrepancies in his 2022 fiscal year financial records, which ran from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
“To me, a clean audit says that not only am I accurately accounting for the district’s assets but so is each employee in the district,” Faulkner said. “Each secretary, teacher, administrator, and support staff member plays a role in accounting for district assets and reporting data. I am thankful for their diligence and attention to detail throughout the school year, allowing us to earn this recognition.”
Each year, a financial audit is conducted on the district’s financial procedures, statements, records and more to ensure financial transparency and accuracy, efficient record-keeping and ethical practices.
“The community and staff can take pride in this award and know that we are using their tax dollars wisely and transparently,” Faulkner said. “Clean audits demonstrate to the public that Clark-Shawnee is organized, effective, and trustworthy.”
In addition to reviewing the district’s financial records and reports, an audit also examines public records, vendor contracts, assets, accounts payable, payroll, attendance reports, student activities, scholarships, use of grants and federal dollars.
“This award is reflective of Mr. Faulkner’s commitment to and implementation of effective accounting practices that ensure taxpayer dollars are spent appropriately,” said Superintendent Brian Kuhn. “This audit goes beyond dollars and cents to ensure that district purchasing, record-keeping, and financial safeguards are in compliance with state and federal requirements.”
Those who receive this award meet several criteria including: the entity must file financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office by the due date, without extension; the audit report doesn’t contain any type of findings, citations, weaknesses or deficiencies; and certain requirements the entity’s management letter cannot contain.
During the 2021 financial audit, Faber said less than 8.5% of the agencies received the award each year. The Auditor of State’s office audits more than 5,900 state and local government agencies to help prevent fraud and promote transparency throughout the state.
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A local med spa in Springfield has added a new boutique to its business, and it will soon expand in the basement.
Flawless Aesthetics, located at 1150 E. Home Road, opened up True Belle Boutique last weekend to help “make people feel and look their best,” said owner Heidi Thompson.
“I think it encompasses everything, not only women but what people are looking for. (To help) make them feel good,” said Thompson. “(It’s about) investing in ourselves. It doesn’t have to be Botox and filler, it can be massage therapy or taking time for facials, just making you feel good.”
The spa is a total of 22,000 square feet, not including the basement, with 1,000-square-feet for the boutique that includes women’s clothing items up to 3X and accessories.
Thompson, who started her business in 2022 at a location on Derr Road, said the med spa has grown to have 15 employees and is “upscale and beautiful.”
The spa offers services such as laser hair removal, Botox, filler, weight loss, estheticians, massage therapists, spray tans, IV hydration and more.
In a couple of months, Thompson said they will redo the basement for massage therapists and estheticians to move down there, and also include a sauna and cryotherapy machine.
“We are investing a lot for the basement... really expanding (it) to be very 5-star spa,” she said. “(We are) investing in the community... In the community, there’s nothing like that around.”
For more information, visit the website at flawlessaestheticsllc.com or True Belle Boutique Facebook page.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Fraley hit a two-run homer, Spencer Steer added a solo shot, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Friday night in the series opener.
The Reds moved with a half-game of first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Brandon Williamson (3-2) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out two and walked four. Alexis Diaz earned his 31st save.
The Dodgers had the potential tying run on second in the eighth before Mookie Betts grounded out to end the threat.
The Dodgers closed to 6-5 with three runs in the seventh. Pinch-hitter David Peralta had ground-rule double, pinch-hitter James Outman walked and Betts walked to load the bases.
That set up Freddie Freeman, who singled to right, scoring Peralta and Outman. Amed Rosario, who went 2 for 4 in his Dodgers debut, had an RBI single.
The Reds took a 6-2 lead while batting around in a messy seventh for reliever Yency Almonte. Steer homered into the lower left field seats. Almonte then gave up a walk and had two wild pitches.
After intentionally walking Elly De La Cruz to load the bases, Almonte hit TJ Friedl on the back of his left knee, forcing in pinch-runner Nick Senzel. Almonte then walked Matt McLain to bring across the third run of the inning.
Almonte had walked one batter in his 11 previous appearances before his meltdown.
The Dodgers cut their deficit to 3-2 in the fourth. Miguel Rojas singled to right, scoring Rosario with two outs. Rosario doubled to center for his first hit. He swung his hips and raised his arms, drawing laughter and a head shake from Freeman. Rosario joined the team via a trade from Cleveland earlier in the week.
The Reds got to rookie Bobby Miller in a shaky first. De La Cruz tripled leading off and scored on Friedl's RBI groundout to second. McLain doubled before Fraley's 15th homer kissed the right-field foul pole, making it 3-0.
The Dodgers answered with a run in the bottom of the inning on J.D. Martinez's two-out, RBI double.
Miller (6-2) gave up three runs and six hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out six and didn't walk anyone.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) will throw a simulated game Saturday.
BELL'S EXTENSION
Reds manager David Bell received a three-year contract extension through the 2026 season before the game. He was rewarded for helping engineer a turnaround in Cincinnati. The Reds are trying to become the first team in major league history to win a division title after losing at least 100 games the previous season.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Luke Weaver (2-2, 7.20 ERA) starts Saturday and has shown no ill effects after being hit by a line drive off his left elbow two starts back.
Dodgers: Rookie RHP Emmet Sheehan (3-1, 6.75) gave up four runs, five hits, a homer and three walks over five innings of his last start, a win at Baltimore.
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(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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Storm vs. Fever Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - July 30
The Indiana Fever (6-18) will be looking to halt a three-game losing skid when hosting the Seattle Storm (4-19) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It will air at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN3, FOX13+, and Prime Video.
There is no line set for the matchup.
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Storm vs. Fever Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: ESPN3, FOX13+, and Prime Video
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Storm vs. Fever Score Prediction
Prediction: Storm 88 Fever 77
Spread & Total Prediction for Storm vs. Fever
- Computer Predicted Spread: Seattle (-11.6)
- Computer Predicted Total: 164.9
Storm vs. Fever Spread & Total Insights
- Against the spread, Seattle is 11-11-0 this year.
- Seattle has played 22 games this season, and 11 of them have gone over the total.
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Storm Performance Insights
- The Storm are the third-worst squad in the league in points scored (78.3 per game) and worst in points allowed (86.2).
- In 2023, Seattle is ninth in the league in rebounds (33.7 per game) and worst in rebounds conceded (37).
- The Storm commit 14.1 turnovers per game and force 14 per game, ranking ninth and fourth, respectively, in the WNBA.
- In 2023 the Storm are third-best in the WNBA in 3-point makes (8.9 per game), and they rank No. 6 in 3-point percentage (35%).
- The Storm are the third-worst team in the league in 3-pointers allowed (8.2 per game) and worst in 3-point percentage defensively (37.5%).
- Seattle takes 36.9% percent of its shots from beyond the arc, and 63.1% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 32.3% of Seattle's baskets are 3-pointers, and 67.7% are 2-pointers.
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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Several events took place on the final Friday of the year at the California Mid-State Fair.
Today was Kid’s Day at the fair.
Children 12 and under were able to get into the fair for free Friday.
KSBY sponsored the event and had a team out at the fair.
Part of the team there was Chief Meteorologist Dave Hovde, who talked with many fairgoers and even interviewed some for the evening newscasts.
Also at the Mid-State Fair Friday was the annual Evening of Music and Wine.
Hard Rock band Styx performed at the Chumash Grandstand Arena.
“It's going to be a lot of fun, but the camaraderie of the whole table and decorations and dressing up has been really great,” said Lisa Chitty, who attended the concert.
The event featured table seating and a golden circle of premium seats.
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USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hamburg European Open
Arthur Fils will face Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg European Open semifinals on Saturday, July 29.
In this Semifinal matchup, Zverev is the favorite (-375) against Fils (+270) .
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Match Information
- Tournament: The Hamburg European Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Alexander Zverev has a 78.9% chance to win.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fils eliminated No. 4-ranked Casper Ruud, 6-0, 6-4.
- Zverev was victorious 6-3, 6-4 versus Luca van Assche in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In his 29 matches over the past year across all court types, Fils has played an average of 21.4 games (20.7 in best-of-three matches).
- Fils has played 14 matches on clay over the past 12 months, and 22.2 games per match (21.2 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 42 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Zverev is averaging 26.0 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) and winning 53.2% of those games.
- Zverev has averaged 24.1 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) and 9.7 games per set in 22 matches on clay surfaces in the past 12 months.
- Dating back to 2015, Fils and Zverev have not matched up on the court.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
In the ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023 semifinals on Saturday, Fabio Fognini faces Joris de Loore.
With -175 odds, Fognini is favored over de Loore (+125) for this match.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Match Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Tennisclub Zug
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Court Surface: Clay
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Fabio Fognini has a 63.6% chance to win.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Trends and Insights
- Fognini advanced past Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, de Loore took down No. 209-ranked Matteo Gigante, winning 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
- Fognini has played 39 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), and 25.3 games per match (23.5 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 16 matches on clay over the past year, Fognini has played an average of 24.8 games (22.0 in best-of-three matches).
- de Loore has played two matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 22.5 games per match (22.5 in best-of-three matches) and winning 42.2% of those games.
- de Loore has averaged 18.0 games per match (18.0 in best-of-three matches) and 9.0 games per set in one match on clay courts in the past year.
- This is the first time that Fognini and de Loore have matched up in the last five years.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
On Saturday, Matteo Arnaldi (No. 76 in the world) meets Alexei Popyrin (No. 90) in the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.
Arnaldi is the favorite (-150) in this match, compared to the underdog Popyrin, who is +115.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Matteo Arnaldi has a 60.0% chance to win.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Arnaldi advanced past No. 33-ranked Jiri Lehecka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Popyrin beat No. 287-ranked Dino Prizmic, winning 7-6, 7-5.
- Arnaldi has played 24.5 games per match (23.2 in best-of-three matches) in his 35 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- On clay, Arnaldi has played 18 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 24.5 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.2% of games.
- In the past year, Popyrin has competed in 47 total matches (across all court types), winning 49.3% of the games. He averages 28.0 games per match (25.3 in best-of-three matches) and 10.6 games per set.
- On clay surfaces, Popyrin has played 16 matches and averaged 26.7 games per match (26.0 in best-of-three matches) and 10.2 games per set.
- Dating back to 2015, Arnaldi and Popyrin have not competed against each other.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
In the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday, Stan Wawrinka (ranked No. 72) faces Lorenzo Sonego (No. 43).
In this Semifinal matchup against Sonego (+100), Wawrinka is the favorite with -125 odds.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Stan Wawrinka has a 55.6% chance to win.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Trends and Insights
- Wawrinka is looking to stay on track after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 59-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in Friday's quarterfinals.
- Sonego advanced to the semifinals by taking down No. 104-ranked Jaume Munar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.
- Wawrinka has played 27.3 games per match (24.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 40 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Wawrinka has played 11 matches over the past year, totaling 28.7 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 49.7% of games.
- Sonego has averaged 25.4 games per match (22.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 55 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 50.8% of the games.
- Sonego has averaged 27.9 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set in 13 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- Wawrinka and Sonego have not played each other since 2015.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Truist Atlanta Open
Taylor Fritz (No. 9 ranking) will face Jeffrey John Wolf (No. 46) in the semifinals of the Truist Atlanta Open on Saturday, July 29.
With -250 odds, Fritz is the favorite against Wolf (+190) for this matchup.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Match Information
- Tournament: The Truist Atlanta Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Atlantic Station
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Taylor Fritz has a 71.4% chance to win.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fritz beat No. 439-ranked Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 6-2.
- Wolf came out on top 6-2, 6-3 versus Dominik Koepfer in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Fritz has played 68 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 26.2 games per match (24.1 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 44 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fritz has played an average of 25.8 games (24.3 in best-of-three matches).
- Wolf is averaging 24.5 games per match (22.3 in best-of-three matches) through his 59 matches played in the past 12 months across all court types, winning 52.6% of those games.
- Wolf has averaged 24.9 games per match (22.8 in best-of-three matches) and 9.9 games per set in 41 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, winning 52.7% of those games.
- This is the first time that Fritz and Wolf have played in the last five years.
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Wings vs. Aces Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - July 30
The Dallas Wings (13-10) will look to Arike Ogunbowale (third in WNBA, 22.0 points per game) going up against A'ja Wilson (fifth in league, 20.8) and the Las Vegas Aces (22-2) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The matchup tips at 6:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network and BSSW.
There is no line set for the matchup.
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Wings vs. Aces Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
- TV: CBS Sports Network and BSSW
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Wings vs. Aces Score Prediction
Prediction: Aces 90 Wings 79
Spread & Total Prediction for Wings vs. Aces
- Computer Predicted Spread: Las Vegas (-10.9)
- Computer Predicted Total: 168.7
Wings vs. Aces Spread & Total Insights
- Dallas has 12 wins in 22 games against the spread this season.
- This season, 10 of Dallas' 22 games have hit the over.
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Wings Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Wings are the third-best team in the league (85.8 points per game). Defensively, they are seventh (82.6 points allowed per game).
- Dallas is the best team in the league in rebounds per game (39.4) and best in rebounds allowed (32.5).
- In 2023, the Wings are third-best in the league in turnovers committed (12.4 per game) and ranked fifth in turnovers forced (13.9).
- The Wings are eighth in the league in 3-pointers made (6.7 per game) and worst in 3-point percentage (29.5%).
- Giving up 7.4 3-pointers per game and conceding 33.5% from beyond the arc, the Wings are fifth and sixth in the league, respectively, in those categories.
- In 2023, Dallas has taken 30.5% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 69.5% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 21.0% of Dallas' baskets have been 3-pointers, and 79.0% have been 2-pointers.
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Borgerding , Dennis Thomas
We are sad to announce the passing of Dennis Thomas Borgerding age 58 of Dayton, OH. He passed away on July 26, 2023 at Hospice of Dayton. He is survived by his two brothers, David and Daniel, nephews Zachary Borgerding, Sky Borgerding, Samuel Borgerding and nieces Katherine Butler (Borgerding) and Patricia Heeter (Borgerding ). He is preceeded in death by his father Eugene and mother Ramona, as well as his brother Douglas. As were Dennis' wishes his body was donated to Wright State University Medical School in lieu of a public funeral service. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/borgerding-dennis/VP4MVNRQO5DGLIHSBQI6EEGQYY/ | 2023-07-29T05:53:17 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/borgerding-dennis/VP4MVNRQO5DGLIHSBQI6EEGQYY/ |
Ford late on Thursday revealed the new Mustang Dark Horse R race car together with an associated one-make series known as the Mustang Challenge. The series starts in 2024 and will be sanctioned by IMSA.
Pricing for the turnkey race car starts at $145,000 and deliveries will begin in time for the first season of the Mustang Challenge. Ford hasn’t said how much a season of the Mustang Challenge will cost.
Ford said it designed the Mustang Dark Horse R to also be eligible for competition in “numerous” grassroots racing series, making the car ideal for up-and-coming drivers.
As the name suggests, the Mustang Dark Horse R is based on the Mustang Dark Horse, a track-focused but road-legal sports car that will join the rest of the redesigned 2024 Mustang range in showrooms this summer. A Mustang Dark Horse S track car is also planned at some point.
The Dark Horse R shares most of its parts with the regular Dark Horse, including a 500-plus-hp version of the Coyote 5.0-liter V-8. Also borrowed from the road car is the 6-speed manual transmission, Torsen limited-slip differential with a 3.73 final drive ratio, and aerodynamics package.
Key upgrades for racing include tow hooks and reinforced jacking points, improving cooling for the drivetrain, a Borla high-flow exhaust system, Multimatic DSSV dampers, adjustable front camber plates, adjustable anti-roll bars, Brembo racing brakes up front (stock Brembos remain at the rear), and custom 19-inch wheels wrapped in slick tires from Michelin.
The Dark Horse R’s cabin also comes stripped of features not required for track use. In place of these are an FIA-certified roll cage, safety nets, a race seat with safety belts (front passenger seat available), and a steering wheel with quick disconnect. A Motec data display and logging system also replaces the stock dash displays.
Ford hasn’t published a calendar for the first season of the Mustang Challenge but said the season will last 10-12 rounds, with some rounds coinciding with race weekends of other series. Each round will feature two practice sessions, one qualifying session, and two sprint races, with cash prizes awarded to top finishers.
The Dark Horse R is one of several racing versions of the latest Mustang. Others include the Mustang GT3, Mustang GT4, and Mustang GT Supercar. That last one is designed for Australia’s Supercars touring car series. Still coming is a new Mustang NASCAR race car that will compete starting in 2024.
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Dominguez (Swanson), Margaret Ann
Margaret Ann Dominguez, 91, of Dayton, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 27, 2023. She was born to Hazel and Franklin Swanson on September 9, 1931 in Gallipolis, Ohio, and was the oldest of 5 children.
Margaret spent many years working at Wenchell's Donuts in CA, and loved to tell her family how customers would wait for her to serve them, even though other clerks were available, because they liked how she always made sure their order was right. Margaret was also passionate about reading. She especially loved biographies and medical books.
Margaret was preceded in death by her son, Paul Michael Wooten, in 2010. She is survived by three children and their family, Carol (Bob) Robinson, Deborah (Ralph) Lowe, and David (Debbie) Wooten, 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great grandchildren.
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Subaru is clearly contemplating what comes next as an edgier alternative to the WRX.
One such possibility is the WRX by Prodrive, a thoughtfully upgraded performance version of the current model for track days and performance driving.
The edgy alternative at Subaru dealerships used to be the WRX STI, which the company announced in March 2022 wouldn’t ever come back in the same form. “In the meantime, a next-generation internal combustion engine WRX STI will not be produced based upon the new WRX platform,” Subaru said with startling finality.
That doesn’t mean the STI is dead. Subaru hinted in the same statement that the STI may come back with electrification. Consider how the fully electric Solterra STI concept shown last year might fit alongside models such as the Kia EV6 GT.
But that would be a very different car.
As I recently experienced at the UK’s Millbrook Proving Ground, with a little time in the driver’s seat, the WRX by Prodrive shows how Subaru might provide loyal enthusiasts with their fix, despite a changing landscape.
This trick WRX was put together by Prodrive, a UK firm known for tuning and motorsports support—and for creating the exclusive $600,000 Prodrive P25 supercar I also drove at one of Millbrook’s handling courses.
While I’m pretty much charmed by any WRX, this one starts on the right note. One of the most distinctive elements I lock onto from across the infield addresses a pet peeve with the current WRX. Body-colored wheel arches in this version replace the stock car’s black-lipped ones, which simply venture too far into Outback and crossover territory. The wheel arch extensions add more than an inch of overall width, which probably adds to the impression—and there’s a rear wing that looks similar to the P25’s. It also gets the same size wheels as the P25, wearing P255/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza Sport tires.
Prodrive says its WRX makes about 30 hp more than the stock WRX thanks to remapped engine management, putting total output just over 300 hp versus the standard WRX’s 271 hp. On the relatively tight road course, where I’m mostly in third gear with brief digs into second, it’s hard to feel that difference without a stock WRX on hand, but it feels robust and flexible in the midrange revs.
As I find in the same handling course where I drove the P25, there is one immediate, distinct difference versus a stock WRX: Its upgraded Sparco SPX front seats are a smart upgrade, as the car corners a lot flatter and they’re needed to hold occupants in place. Prodrive has boosted anti-roll bar stiffness front and rear, upgraded the suspension bushings, and uprated the specs for both the Bilstein dampers and springs.
The brakes have been upgraded, too, with a package similar to the P25 bringing 6-piston calipers in front and 4-piston calipers in back—larger all around, with sport pads. Only on my last lap do I begin driving this WRX hard enough to step hard into the brake pedal, and it’s more decisive than the stock WRX’s for sure.
While it’s hard to tell how much harsher this setup might ride on real-world roads, it doesn’t give the impression that it might make the WRX’s capabilities any less accessible. Like the best STI models—the 2008-2010 model in my mind—it opens up new potential.
The relative simplicity of the package and upgrades stands in contrast to the seemingly endless tuning changes and upgrades that STI models used to boast over the WRX. There’s no quicker-ratio steering, selectable center diff, or resonating exhaust, to name just a few.
If you can put some of those expectations aside, you’re not sure waiting for an electric STI is quite your thing, and you just want a better WRX, well, here it is.
Neither Subaru nor Prodrive will say if this might be sold as a package or a standalone car, by Subaru or by Prodrive, and price certainly isn’t mentioned. However, both insist that this represents a smart but relatively frugal set of accessories and improvements built on the stock Subaru WRX, which starts at $31,625 with a 6-speed manual (as this one has) for 2023. Seeing that Subaru of America got me out here, and it’s built on what’s essentially a U.S.-spec left-hand-drive car, it’s safe to say they’re interested.
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CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that has been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times.
By the next day, Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill recently recounted, the decision had been made not only to resume programming, but to “double down on what Mr. Rushdie stands for, what our speakers and preachers and artists stand for — which is the free exchange of ideas and the belief that society is stronger when we do that.”
A year later, Rushdie, blinded in one eye by the assault, is recovering from the attack. The Chautauqua Institution is recovering, too.
Programming and revenue for the arts and intellectual retreat in the rural southwest corner of New York was disrupted for two seasons by COVID-19. Then the attack further shattered the return to normal that regular visitors had so craved.
With a new nine-week summer season now under way, well-tended gardens are in bloom and rocking chairs are back out on the porches of Victorian- and cottage-style homes.
Security has been strengthened, though the gated compound remains open to anyone who buys a pass to enter.
"We look at the work that we do under a different lens since" the stabbing, Hill said during an interview in his office, which overlooks Bestor Plaza, a lush expanse of greenery anchoring the 750-acre (303-hectare) grounds. "The attack was an attempt at silencing, which underscores the need for institutions like ours to not stay silent."
As an institution, Chautauqua defies easy explanation.
“NPR camp for grown-ups” is the description preferred by Erica Higbie, who owns a house on the grounds.
Located on the shore of Chautauqua Lake, the institution is a self-contained community with lecture halls, houses of worship, cafes, shops, a library, post office and bookstore, along with private homes, rentals and the Athenaeum Hotel, which served as former President Bill Clinton's executive mansion for a week in 1996 as he prepared for his debate with Republican challenger Bob Dole.
Aside from boating and golf, the 4,400-seat, open-air amphitheater is a main draw, with a summer entertainment lineup this year offering concerts by Diana Ross and Bonnie Raitt, ballet and theater productions and performances by the house Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
But for Higbie and many others, the primary appeal exists in the institution's 19th Century beginnings as a summer educational experiment in which daily lectures are curated around weekly explorations of anything from politics to infrastructure and faith to friendship.
“I am a lecture junkie,” Higbie said from her porch as people navigated the grounds on foot, bikes and scooters. The speed limit for the rare vehicle traffic is 12 mph. The retired teacher takes in a daily morning lecture and may hear two more in the afternoon at the amphitheater and the Hall of Philosophy.
Through the decades, Susan B. Anthony advocated for women's rights at the institution and President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his 1936 “I Hate War” speech in the amphitheater. Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the climate crisis and Supreme Court Judges Robert H. Jackson and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among countless others who have offered insights.
Rushdie’s appearance came during a week last year exploring home as “a place for human thriving.”
Henry Reese, co-founder of the City of Asylum Pittsburgh, was about to interview "The Satanic Verses” author about violence against writers when Rushdie was attacked as the men sat in armchairs on the amphitheater’s sunken stage.
Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death, was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye. Reese suffered bruises and a gash to his forehead.
With alleged assailant Hadi Matar awaiting trial in a nearby courthouse, Reese is scheduled to return to the institution on the anniversary of the attack, Aug. 12. His appearance is expected to kick off a week exploring freedom of expression, imagination and the resilience of democracy. Republican strategist Karl Rove and Democratic strategist David Axelrod are among other invited guests.
It would have been out of character for the institution to do anything but pick up where it left off after the assault, regular guest lecturer Eboo Patel said.
“Not a single artist or speaker canceled," Patel, founder of Interfaith America in Chicago, said by phone.
“Chautauqua recognizes that it has a responsibility to its own community, honestly to American civilization and the human spirit, and it’s back up in 24 to 48 hours. That’s stunning,” he said.
Property owners differed on how far the institution should go to ensure personal safety, said Higbie, the president of the Chautauqua Property Owners Association.
“Everybody was in shock for a long time,“ Higbie said.
Visitors say they notice more security and protocols at events. Amphitheater patrons can bring only clear bags inside, for example, and may be scanned or asked to walk through a weapons detector.
Even so, “I never hesitated for a minute” to return, said Michael Crawford of Washington, D.C., as he chatted with Mary Pat McFarland of Philadelphia. The two sat on one of the red benches placed around the grounds to invite discussion.
A handful of musicians with violins, guitars and a small harp played an impromptu jam session beneath a tree nearby.
Hill said he sees his role as “teeing up” issues for engagement, so shying away from difficult ones would be a disservice at a time when civic discourse is in short supply.
“It's about bringing divergent viewpoints for people to digest,” Hill said. “For us to have made the decision to stop bringing speakers who may be controversial in any way would have been for us to stop doing our mission."
“It would have been,” he said, "to literally stop the reason this place was created.”
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CHICAGO — (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul. All her tours, including one headlining across North America, were canceled and she feared her ascending music career might be over.
She got a day job at a nonprofit and returned to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's homelands in Western Washington. But as Paul, or KP to her friends, spent time in the cedar forests and walked along the Skagit River, she turned to her guitar to deal with the isolation and stress. Those snippets, recorded on her phone, provided the foundation for what would become songs on her powerful, grunge-soaked new record "The Land, The Water, The Sky."
“I feel like if the pandemic hadn't happened, I probably wouldn't have made this record,” said KP, who writes the songs, sings and plays guitar in the band that was the only Native American artist at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this month.
“I spent a lot of time outside. I spent a lot more time than normal going on hikes, being part of the land,” she continued. “It’s not like I never do that stuff but it brought me back to a place where this is who I am."
The new record, which came out in February, helped launch what has probably been the most successful year so far for Black Belt Eagle Scout. The band toured Europe and will go to Australia later this year. Two of her songs, “Soft Stud” from an earlier record and “Salmon Stinta” from her latest, appear this season on the television series “Reservation Dogs.”
Reservation Dogs Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders said she was introduced to the band's music by the show's creator, Sterlin Harjo, when they started working on the second season.
“It’s always been important for us on this show to include Native American artists, but beyond representation, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is beautiful and emotional, and fits these characters, their world and landscape — and the vibe of the show,'” she said in a statement.
Then there was Pitchfork, a three-day festival that is a significant milestone for indie musicians. The festival is held every year in Chicago's Union Park and this year's headliners included Bon Iver, Big Thief and The Smile, which has members of Radiohead.
She admitted stepping on that stage last weekend was nerve-wracking given her high hopes for the show, a feeling compounded by concerns that storms could scuttle their performance. But as she launched into the blistering set of mostly new songs in front of thousands of eager fans, KP found solace in her guitar. She launched several long jams that were punctuated by her twirling her jet-black hair around to the point it obscured her face.
“It was totally a moment,” she said with a laugh.
“I kind of cried after we played because it felt so meaningful,” she added. “Like, I’ve always wanted to play this music festival. I remember trying to play one of the years before the pandemic when I was touring and it didn’t happen. This year, I was just so stoked to play.”
Reaching Pitchfork has been a long journey for the 34-year-old artist, who is a member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and left her home on the reservation in LaConner, Washington, when she was 17 to attend Lewis & Clark College in Oregon and play rock music.
Growing up on the reservation off the Washington coast on islands in the Salish Sea, she drummed and sang cultural songs. As a teenager, she discovered local Pacific Northwest bands like Mount Eerie and the sounds of the Riot Grrrl movement and played one of her first gigs at a small bar called Department of Safety. She moved to Portland, Oregon, due to its outsized role in the indie scene that featured bands like Sleater-Kinney and quickly immersed herself in the music scene playing drums and guitar.
She joined an all-female outfit whom she met at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in Portland. She went on to play a lot of small, basement shows with bands like Genders — whose wolf tattoo she still has on her left arm.
But she wanted to write her own songs and formed Black Belt Eagle Scout in 2013. Her early music was defined by her ethereal singing about love, friendship and healing — often only accompanied by minimal guitar strumming. But she did rock out on songs like “Soft Stud,” which featured searing solos.
“She is a really an authentic musician and she carries a lot of power on stage with her presence and sound,” Claire Glass, who plays guitar in the band and first saw KP seven years ago.
KP has said her Native American identify has always been present on her records. But her latest music paints a more vivid picture of life on the Swinomish reservation. There are references to chinook salmon, which are traditionally fished, and a powwow dance.
“I started thinking of feeling grateful for the life that I have been given; this place that I'm from; how much the land, the water, the sky means to me — being surrounded by it," KP said of writing the song ”Don't Give Up." “It has so much more meaning because the land, that’s where my people are from."
Her songs aren't meant to directly confront issues like the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women or tribes' forced relocation. It's not the way she writes songs. Instead, she envisions them connecting with people, drawing more Native Americans to indie rock shows in places like Minneapolis, which has a vibrant Native American community, and inspiring young Native Americans to connect with her after shows.
"Isn't me like being here existing with my music good enough? Can't I just be who I am?" she asked, adding she doesn't need to speak out from stage about these issues because being Native often means she is already wrestling with them. A judge, for example, ruled in March that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the tribe by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation.
“As a Native person, you know someone who is missing. Your tribe is trying to get your land back. Those are topics that are part of your every day life," she said. ”I care about those things deeply but there are certain ways in which my music is, maybe not as direct, but it can be healing.”
KP also doesn't want to be seen just as a rock musician or as a Native artist. “I am a musician who happens to be Native, but I am also a Native musician ... I think I am always both,” she said.
Her latest record aims to show that.
“I kind of had in the back of mind, just kept thinking what would Built to Spill do,” KP said of the guitar-heavy, indie-rock band from the Pacific Northwest. “I've gone on tour with them and seen their three guitars at one point playing together and how they overlap and all these other things."
It's also a more collaborative effort with more musicians playing on the record— a departure for KP, who is accustomed to doing everything herself. A cellist who played with Nirvana, Lori Goldston, is featured on several songs, as are two violinists, as well as a saxophone and mellotron player.
Takiaya Reed, a first-time producer who is also in a doom metal band, described the experience of working on the record as “beautiful and amazing" and said the two bonded over their love of punk. Reid also brought her classical training and love of “heavier sounds” to the studio.
“We approached it fearlessly. It was wonderful to be expansive in terms of sonic possibilities,” she said.
KP also wanted to find a place for her parents, whom she had grown especially close to during the pandemic, to play on the record. She chose the song “Spaces,” which she described as having a “healing vibe." Her dad, who is one of the main singers at the tribe's cultural events, embraced the idea of lending his powerful powwow chant to the song. Her mom sang harmonies.
KP said: “It meant the world to me to have my parents sing because it felt like it was full circle in who I am."
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Sam Kerr is ready to go, according to Sam Kerr.
The Australian soccer star told reporters Saturday that she is fit to play for the 2023 Women's World Cup co-host country's match against Canada on Monday:
"Yeah, I feel good. I mean, the plan has always been the same. Miss the first two games and then reassess ... I'm going to be there. I'm going to be ready."
Kerr went down with a calf injury shortly before the World Cup began, knocking her out for Australia's first two games of the tournament. The Matildas survived their first match with a 1-0 win over Ireland, but were less lucky in the second, falling to Nigeria in a 3-2 stunner.
Those results leave Australia in dire need of a win against Canada, which is ranked seventh in the world to Australia's 10th and won gold at the Olympics in 2021. A loss would eliminate Australia on its home soil, while a draw would leave it needing Ireland to beat Nigeria in a way that gives it a leg up in goal differential or total goals scored.
For the greatest player in the host country's history, that leaves a lot of pressure.
Kerr stopped short of saying what decision had been made on her playing time, which coach Tony Gustavsson said would be a late call Friday, per The Athletic.
Kerr's take on it:
"I would love to tell you guys everything, but you know yourself being in sport a long time, that's a massive thing that the opposition wants to know, and like Tony (Gustavsson) said yesterday, it's going to go down to the wire. I'm definitely going to be available but how we decide to use that is not to be given to the opposition, I think is the main thing.
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The St. Louis Cardinals had a fly ball destined to be a walk-off home run. The Chicago Cubs had Mike Tauchman.
Advantage, Cubs.
Down 3-2 with a man on third and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cardinals pinch-hitter Alec Burleson hit a ball 407 feet to center field. Cardinals fans rose from their seats and cheered as the ball flew threw the air, until Tauchman jumped up and robbed Burleson of the home run and the win. The catch of the year candidate gave the Cubs their seventh straight win.
Tauchman and Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay were understandably amped up as he got up, while their teammates poured out of the dugout to celebrate.
MIKE TAUCHMAN ROBS A HOMER AND WINS IT FOR THE CUBS 😤
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 29, 2023
(via @Cubs)
pic.twitter.com/ZCaudcDZ0Z
The Cardinals challenged the call on the field on the grounds that the ball might have hit the grass of the batter's eye — they had no reason not to — but all the move did was confirm Tauchman had saved the game.
Another angle:
RT if you love Mike Tauchman! pic.twitter.com/QYgH06GBxn
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 29, 2023
The play had been preceded by another defensive gem, in which Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and shortstop Dansby Swanson turned a smooth double play on Brendan Donovan when the Cardinals had runners on first and second with no outs.
Tauchman's catch might have provided some déjà vu for San Francisco Giants fans, who watched him make a catch under similar circumstances against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was the Giants' left fielder in 2021. That robbery of Albert Pujols wasn't a walk-off play, though the Giants did end up winning.
MIKE TAUCHMAN WITH THE CATCH OF THE YEAR 😱 pic.twitter.com/PmGZbeV6oZ
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 29, 2021
In the time since that catch, Tauchman struggled until the Giants designated him for assignment, was outrighted to the minor leagues and played all of last season with the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He signed a minor league contract with the Cubs last winter and eventually made it back to the big leagues in May, where he has been a pleasant surprise for the surging Cubs.
Tauchman is hitting .261/.360/.394 through 212 plate appearances, with some highlight reel defense. The 52-51 Cubs, 4.5 games back in the NL Central and 3.5 games back from a wild-card spot, are rumored to be rethinking selling at the fast-approaching MLB trade deadline, and they can thank Tauchman for making their decision a little bit harder. | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/mike-tauchman-robs/XJBDX5HII5M3MQIE77VEEFT3NA/ | 2023-07-29T05:55:49 | 1 | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/mike-tauchman-robs/XJBDX5HII5M3MQIE77VEEFT3NA/ |
WASHINGTON — (AP) — It's a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department's investigation into his handling of classified documents.
The latest criminal charges unsealed Thursday deepen Trump's legal jeopardy, alleging a more central role for the former president than previously known in a cover-up that prosecutors say was meant to prevent them from recovering top-secret documents he took with him after he left the White House. Coming as Trump braces for possible additional indictments related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the new allegations strengthen special counsel Jack Smith's already powerful case against Trump while undercutting potential defenses floated by the former president, experts say.
“Before these new charges, you could maybe try some sort of defense that ‘this was all a mistake, it was my staff’ or confusion about what documents he actually had,” said former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor.
“But especially now, when you’re trying to destroy video footage,” he added, “that’s kind of the final nail in the coffin. I don’t see much in the way of a defense, not a real defense. All he can do is claim he’s being persecuted and hope for a holdout juror or something.”
Trump resorted to that familiar playbook on Friday, writing in a post on his Truth Social platform that “this is textbook Third World intimidation by rabid, lawless prosecutors.” He insisted during an interview with radio host John Fredericks that he did nothing wrong and accused prosecutors of trying to intimidate his staff into making up lies about him.
Later Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to prosecutors. Trump said he was told they were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
The new Florida charges came as a surprise given that Trump and his legal team have been focused on the prospect of an additional indictment in Washington — possibly within days — related to his efforts to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump received a letter this month informing him that he's a target in that probe, and his lawyers met Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith's office.
Hours after that meeting, Smith revealed the new classified documents case charges on top of a 38-count indictment issued last month against Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta. The updated indictment includes a detailed chronology of phone conversations and other interactions between Trump, Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, in the days after the Justice Department last June drafted a subpoena for security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
Video from the home would ultimately become vital to the government's case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump's direction and in an effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump's own lawyers.
The day after a draft subpoena was sent to the Trump Organization, the indictment says, Trump called De Oliveira and spoke with him for about 24 minutes. Though the details of that conversation are not included in the indictment, De Oliveira is described by prosecutors as asking a Mar-a-Lago information technology staffer several days later how long the server retained footage for and is quoted as telling the employee that “the boss” wanted it deleted.
Lawyers for Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty, and De Oliveira declined to comment on the allegations. De Oliveira is expected to make his first court appearance in Miami on Monday.
To the extent that evidence of Trump's involvement in trying to delete video is circumstantial rather than direct, it might present a challenge for prosecutors, said David Aaron, a former Justice Department national security prosecutor who has worked on cases involving the mishandling of classified documents.
But if they can tie the effort to Trump, he added, "it’s devastating in its own right, because it doesn’t matter at that point what he thought he had the right to do, or whatever other defense he’s going to have about the classified documents. That’s in and of itself very bad.”
It could also help prosecutors establish that Trump knew what he was doing was wrong because "you only delete video of what you’ve done if you think it’s going to get you in trouble," Aaron said. And Trump's own accusations against others, like his claims against Hillary Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 presidential race, could boomerang against him.
Trump has claimed that Clinton deleted emails from her private server for the purpose of obstructing a criminal investigation into her own handling of classified information — something the FBI and Justice Department never alleged — but now stands himself accused of scheming to delete evidence he feared would be incriminating.
“He has specifically criticized other public figures for deleting data when he says they thought they were going to be in trouble," Aaron said. "So if you needed to prove his consciousness of guilt, it’s not just an obvious thing that you would ask the jury to rely on common sense for — he’s actually made statements about what it means when someone does this.”
Trump and Nauta are set for trial next May, though it's not clear if that date will hold.
Smith’s team also added a new count of willful retention of national defense information related to a classified document about a Pentagon plan of attack on a foreign country prosecutors say Trump showed off during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey resort.
That charge comes after Trump repeatedly claimed he didn’t have any secret documents when he spoke, only magazine and newspaper clippings, even though an audio recording captured him saying “this is secret information.” The document was returned to the government in January 2022, months before the subpoena for classified records.
It's not clear why prosecutors moved now to indict another one of Trump's underlings, though bringing charges against De Oliveira that could carry significant prison time adds serious pressure on him, potentially increasing the odds that he could decide to cut a plea deal and cooperate.
“But, you know, Trump seems to inspire a lot of loyalty, at least in some people,” Eliason said. “Maybe they are holding out for the idea that he is reelected and he can pardon them.”
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Richer reported from Boston.
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HUARINA, Bolivia — (AP) — A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake in the world has receded to what Bolivian authorities say are critically low levels due to a persistent drought.
“It’s completely dry,” Jaime Mamani said in exasperation while walking along the new shoreline in Huarina, a farming town 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of La Paz where he is a community leader.
The National Service of Naval Hydrography declared an alert this week for the iconic lake after its surface fell 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) below the drought warning stage, or 3,807.8 meters (12492.7 feet) above sea level. But the agency says this is just the beginning of a situation that is worrying Indigenous Aymara communities that rely on the lake for their livelihoods and fear the dry spell could permanently impact the region's flora and fauna.
The hydrology unit of Bolivia’s navy warned that water levels could reach historically low levels in the coming months. By December, there is a “high probability” Lake Titicaca will be 64 centimeters (more than 25 inches) below the drought alert level, breaking a low water record set in 1998 by 33 centimeters (almost 13 inches).
“In three months, the water has decreased by 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), and considering that radiation is much stronger during this time of the year … we expect it to keep decreasing,” Carlos Carrasco, a hydraulic engineer for the hydrography service said.
The drought is the result of a combination of factors, including natural phenomena like La Niña and El Niño, which arrived unusually early this year and have been particularly strong due in part to climate change, according to Lucía Walper, who heads up the Hydrological Forecasting Unit at Bolivia's National Meteorology and Hydrology Service.
But the vast lake is vital for this region of the Bolivian highlands, where hundreds of Aymara rural communities have relied on the blue body of water for millennia to practice subsistence farming and raise livestock.
Authorities in the Peruvian city of Puno also issued a warning about the declining water levels and expressed concern about the potential impact on tourism.
“We’re reaching a critical point. There will be a significant loss of water,” said Juan José Ocola, president of the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca. The lake serves as the border between Bolivia and Peru.
Mateo Vargas, 56, a fisherman who has lived off the Lake Titicaca for 28 years, said he used to catch “lots” of fish daily. Now he considers himself lucky if he can catch six.
Vargas’ wife, Justina Condori, shares his concerns.
“The fish have vanished,” Condori, 58, said, predicting there will be famine if the current conditions persist.
Condori makes a living by renting boats to tourists. She worries fewer people will come to visit the lake, which at an elevation of 3,810 meters above sea level, is the largest body of freshwater in the Andes mountain range.
Evidence of the receding lake is seemingly everywhere. Women who sell fried fish and other snacks by the lake face rising costs for ingredients. Those who make a living transporting people from one side of the lake to the other are altering their routes because their rafts and boats no longer reach their usual docks.
Livestock farmers who rely on the plants that grow on the shores of the Titicaca to feed their animals are also seeing their livelihoods threatened.
The economic hardship is causing many residents of Huarina to migrate to other areas of the country, leaving behind mostly older townspeople, Mamani said. The waters of the Titicaca have always been shallow around the town, so the drought is even more visible there.
“There is a detriment to the economy of the inhabitants of the region,” he said.
Vargas, the fisherman, is also concerned about what the declining water levels will mean for the future.
“It looks like it will continue to decrease, day by day,” he said. “We’re worried because if we continue like this, what’s going to happen to our children?”
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka's president's office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting.
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CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that has been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times.
By the next day, Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill recently recounted, the decision had been made not only to resume programming, but to “double down on what Mr. Rushdie stands for, what our speakers and preachers and artists stand for — which is the free exchange of ideas and the belief that society is stronger when we do that.”
A year later, Rushdie, blinded in one eye by the assault, is recovering from the attack. The Chautauqua Institution is recovering, too.
Programming and revenue for the arts and intellectual retreat in the rural southwest corner of New York was disrupted for two seasons by COVID-19. Then the attack further shattered the return to normal that regular visitors had so craved.
With a new nine-week summer season now under way, well-tended gardens are in bloom and rocking chairs are back out on the porches of Victorian- and cottage-style homes.
Security has been strengthened, though the gated compound remains open to anyone who buys a pass to enter.
"We look at the work that we do under a different lens since" the stabbing, Hill said during an interview in his office, which overlooks Bestor Plaza, a lush expanse of greenery anchoring the 750-acre (303-hectare) grounds. "The attack was an attempt at silencing, which underscores the need for institutions like ours to not stay silent."
As an institution, Chautauqua defies easy explanation.
“NPR camp for grown-ups” is the description preferred by Erica Higbie, who owns a house on the grounds.
Located on the shore of Chautauqua Lake, the institution is a self-contained community with lecture halls, houses of worship, cafes, shops, a library, post office and bookstore, along with private homes, rentals and the Athenaeum Hotel, which served as former President Bill Clinton's executive mansion for a week in 1996 as he prepared for his debate with Republican challenger Bob Dole.
Aside from boating and golf, the 4,400-seat, open-air amphitheater is a main draw, with a summer entertainment lineup this year offering concerts by Diana Ross and Bonnie Raitt, ballet and theater productions and performances by the house Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
But for Higbie and many others, the primary appeal exists in the institution's 19th Century beginnings as a summer educational experiment in which daily lectures are curated around weekly explorations of anything from politics to infrastructure and faith to friendship.
“I am a lecture junkie,” Higbie said from her porch as people navigated the grounds on foot, bikes and scooters. The speed limit for the rare vehicle traffic is 12 mph. The retired teacher takes in a daily morning lecture and may hear two more in the afternoon at the amphitheater and the Hall of Philosophy.
Through the decades, Susan B. Anthony advocated for women's rights at the institution and President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his 1936 “I Hate War” speech in the amphitheater. Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the climate crisis and Supreme Court Judges Robert H. Jackson and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among countless others who have offered insights.
Rushdie’s appearance came during a week last year exploring home as “a place for human thriving.”
Henry Reese, co-founder of the City of Asylum Pittsburgh, was about to interview "The Satanic Verses” author about violence against writers when Rushdie was attacked as the men sat in armchairs on the amphitheater’s sunken stage.
Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death, was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye. Reese suffered bruises and a gash to his forehead.
With alleged assailant Hadi Matar awaiting trial in a nearby courthouse, Reese is scheduled to return to the institution on the anniversary of the attack, Aug. 12. His appearance is expected to kick off a week exploring freedom of expression, imagination and the resilience of democracy. Republican strategist Karl Rove and Democratic strategist David Axelrod are among other invited guests.
It would have been out of character for the institution to do anything but pick up where it left off after the assault, regular guest lecturer Eboo Patel said.
“Not a single artist or speaker canceled," Patel, founder of Interfaith America in Chicago, said by phone.
“Chautauqua recognizes that it has a responsibility to its own community, honestly to American civilization and the human spirit, and it’s back up in 24 to 48 hours. That’s stunning,” he said.
Property owners differed on how far the institution should go to ensure personal safety, said Higbie, the president of the Chautauqua Property Owners Association.
“Everybody was in shock for a long time,“ Higbie said.
Visitors say they notice more security and protocols at events. Amphitheater patrons can bring only clear bags inside, for example, and may be scanned or asked to walk through a weapons detector.
Even so, “I never hesitated for a minute” to return, said Michael Crawford of Washington, D.C., as he chatted with Mary Pat McFarland of Philadelphia. The two sat on one of the red benches placed around the grounds to invite discussion.
A handful of musicians with violins, guitars and a small harp played an impromptu jam session beneath a tree nearby.
Hill said he sees his role as “teeing up” issues for engagement, so shying away from difficult ones would be a disservice at a time when civic discourse is in short supply.
“It's about bringing divergent viewpoints for people to digest,” Hill said. “For us to have made the decision to stop bringing speakers who may be controversial in any way would have been for us to stop doing our mission."
“It would have been,” he said, "to literally stop the reason this place was created.”
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Magbegor scores 17, Storm snap 10-game skid with 83-74 win over Sky
Jul 28, 2023, 7:50 PM
(Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
CHICAGO (AP) — Ezi Magbegor had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Gabby Williams also scored 17 points and the Seattle Storm snapped a franchise-record 10-game losing streak Friday night with an 83-74 win over the Chicago Sky.
Seattle Storm 83, Chicago Sky 74: Box Score
3ZI 3ZI 3ZI 💥💥💥 pic.twitter.com/aLg7xeGgxB
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 29, 2023
Seattle (5-19) won for the first time in more than a month, dating to a 87-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on June 24. The Storm also ended their six-game road losing streak.
Loyd hit a 3-pointer with 8:29 left in the third quarter that gave the Storm the lead for good, then assisted on a 3 by Williams before Williams hit a pull-up jumper that made it 50-42.
Gold Mamba strikes 🐍 pic.twitter.com/DV95vMWIYS
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 29, 2023
Kia Nurse made a basket to give Seattle its biggest lead of the game at 73-55 with 8:33 to play.
Kahleah Copper led Chicago (10-14) with 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals. Dana Evans scored 12 points and Alanna Williams and Courtney Williams added 10 points apiece.
Cedes with the clean up 🧼 pic.twitter.com/L8erwZMcXf
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 29, 2023
Jewell Loyd scored 15 points with six rebounds and six assists and Sami Whitcomb scored 12 points and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds — her first career double-double — for Seattle.
Ionescu has triple-double, Liberty erase 18-point deficit to beat Seattle Storm | https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1762420/magbegor-scores-17-seattle-storm-snap-10-game-skid-with-83-74-win-over-sky/ | 2023-07-29T05:56:15 | 1 | https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1762420/magbegor-scores-17-seattle-storm-snap-10-game-skid-with-83-74-win-over-sky/ |
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that has been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times.
By the next day, Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill recently recounted, the decision had been made not only to resume programming, but to “double down on what Mr. Rushdie stands for, what our speakers and preachers and artists stand for — which is the free exchange of ideas and the belief that society is stronger when we do that.”
A year later, Rushdie, blinded in one eye by the assault, is recovering from the attack. The Chautauqua Institution is recovering, too.
Programming and revenue for the arts and intellectual retreat in the rural southwest corner of New York was disrupted for two seasons by COVID-19. Then the attack further shattered the return to normal that regular visitors had so craved.
With a new nine-week summer season now under way, well-tended gardens are in bloom and rocking chairs are back out on the porches of Victorian- and cottage-style homes.
Security has been strengthened, though the gated compound remains open to anyone who buys a pass to enter.
“We look at the work that we do under a different lens since" the stabbing, Hill said during an interview in his office, which overlooks Bestor Plaza, a lush expanse of greenery anchoring the 750-acre (303-hectare) grounds. “The attack was an attempt at silencing, which underscores the need for institutions like ours to not stay silent.”
As an institution, Chautauqua defies easy explanation.
“NPR camp for grown-ups” is the description preferred by Erica Higbie, who owns a house on the grounds.
Located on the shore of Chautauqua Lake, the institution is a self-contained community with lecture halls, houses of worship, cafes, shops, a library, post office and bookstore, along with private homes, rentals and the Athenaeum Hotel, which served as former President Bill Clinton's executive mansion for a week in 1996 as he prepared for his debate with Republican challenger Bob Dole.
Aside from boating and golf, the 4,400-seat, open-air amphitheater is a main draw, with a summer entertainment lineup this year offering concerts by Diana Ross and Bonnie Raitt, ballet and theater productions and performances by the house Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
But for Higbie and many others, the primary appeal exists in the institution's 19th Century beginnings as a summer educational experiment in which daily lectures are curated around weekly explorations of anything from politics to infrastructure and faith to friendship.
“I am a lecture junkie,” Higbie said from her porch as people navigated the grounds on foot, bikes and scooters. The speed limit for the rare vehicle traffic is 12 mph. The retired teacher takes in a daily morning lecture and may hear two more in the afternoon at the amphitheater and the Hall of Philosophy.
Through the decades, Susan B. Anthony advocated for women's rights at the institution and President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his 1936 “I Hate War” speech in the amphitheater. Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the climate crisis and Supreme Court Judges Robert H. Jackson and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among countless others who have offered insights.
Rushdie’s appearance came during a week last year exploring home as “a place for human thriving.”
Henry Reese, co-founder of the City of Asylum Pittsburgh, was about to interview "The Satanic Verses” author about violence against writers when Rushdie was attacked as the men sat in armchairs on the amphitheater’s sunken stage.
Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death, was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye. Reese suffered bruises and a gash to his forehead.
With alleged assailant Hadi Matar awaiting trial in a nearby courthouse, Reese is scheduled to return to the institution on the anniversary of the attack, Aug. 12. His appearance is expected to kick off a week exploring freedom of expression, imagination and the resilience of democracy. Republican strategist Karl Rove and Democratic strategist David Axelrod are among other invited guests.
It would have been out of character for the institution to do anything but pick up where it left off after the assault, regular guest lecturer Eboo Patel said.
“Not a single artist or speaker canceled," Patel, founder of Interfaith America in Chicago, said by phone.
“Chautauqua recognizes that it has a responsibility to its own community, honestly to American civilization and the human spirit, and it’s back up in 24 to 48 hours. That’s stunning,” he said.
Property owners differed on how far the institution should go to ensure personal safety, said Higbie, the president of the Chautauqua Property Owners Association.
“Everybody was in shock for a long time,“ Higbie said.
Visitors say they notice more security and protocols at events. Amphitheater patrons can bring only clear bags inside, for example, and may be scanned or asked to walk through a weapons detector.
Even so, “I never hesitated for a minute” to return, said Michael Crawford of Washington, D.C., as he chatted with Mary Pat McFarland of Philadelphia. The two sat on one of the red benches placed around the grounds to invite discussion.
A handful of musicians with violins, guitars and a small harp played an impromptu jam session beneath a tree nearby.
Hill said he sees his role as “teeing up” issues for engagement, so shying away from difficult ones would be a disservice at a time when civic discourse is in short supply.
“It's about bringing divergent viewpoints for people to digest,” Hill said. “For us to have made the decision to stop bringing speakers who may be controversial in any way would have been for us to stop doing our mission."
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BALTIMORE — (AP) — The New York Yankees have been a sub-.500 team since Aaron Judge injured his toe in early June. Now they hope his return can help them rally for a postseason spot.
The Yankees reinstated Judge from the injured list Friday before the opener of their weekend road series against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge admits he isn't fully recovered but says he's healthy enough to play.
“It’s feeling all right, feeling good. It’s not 100%. I don’t think it’ll be 100% until the end of the year," he said. "I think our biggest goal is just getting to a point where I could play, I could tolerate it.”
The Yankees lost 1-0 to the Orioles on Anthony Santander's ninth-inning homer. Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch he saw in the top of the first. Then he walked his next three times up.
Judge had been out since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3 when he crashed into the right-field fence while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. In the eighth inning Friday, he appeared to foul a pitch off his foot, but it was his left one.
Judge played a simulated game Wednesday at the team’s complex in Tampa, Florida, and returned to New York after that. The 2022 American League MVP faced live pitching Sunday at Yankee Stadium for the first time since the injury. Manager Aaron Boone said Judge homered during a simulated game Tuesday in Florida. He also played the field and ran the bases.
Judge was penciled into the lineup as the designated hitter, batting second Friday night. Boone said he could have potentially played in the field, but that will be a day-by-day decision.
“Obviously, as much as there’s urgency for us, we’ve got to be smart about that and make sure that in talking to Aaron, making sure he’s honest with his feedback about how he’s recovering, how he’s bouncing back," Boone said. "Obviously, how the toe’s doing, but how everything else is doing.”
New York was 19-23 since Judge got hurt in Los Angeles. After Friday's loss, the Yankees are 30-20 with the star outfielder, who also missed 10 games earlier this season with a right hip strain.
Judge set an AL record with 62 home runs last year. He is batting .290 with 19 homers and 40 RBIs in the first season of a $360 million, nine-year contract he signed last offseason.
“I guess he’s back and he’s ready," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said before the game. "So we’ll have to pitch to him well.”
Baltimore has a 1 1/2-game lead in the AL East over Tampa Bay. The Yankees are five games over .500 but at the bottom of the ultracompetitive division. New York is nine games behind the Orioles and 3 1/2 behind the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros for the American League's final two wild cards.
Judge was asked if the team's offensive struggles without him made him even more anxious to come back.
“No, I just wanted to get back," Judge said after a noticeable pause. "Any time you’re sitting out, even if we were winning and we had an eight-game lead in the division, or we were 10 games out of it, I want to be back out there battling with the guys.”
Boone said Judge had an MRI in the last few days, and Judge indicated that was a factor in his return.
“I didn’t want to come back and make it worse, and this is something that leads into the next year and the following year," he said. "Ligament’s stable. Last couple MRIs didn’t really show much healing, but this one did.”
To make room for Judge, the Yankees optioned infielder Oswald Peraza to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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CHICAGO — (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul. All her tours, including one headlining across North America, were canceled and she feared her ascending music career might be over.
She got a day job at a nonprofit and returned to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's homelands in Western Washington. But as Paul, or KP to her friends, spent time in the cedar forests and walked along the Skagit River, she turned to her guitar to deal with the isolation and stress. Those snippets, recorded on her phone, provided the foundation for what would become songs on her powerful, grunge-soaked new record "The Land, The Water, The Sky."
“I feel like if the pandemic hadn't happened, I probably wouldn't have made this record,” said KP, who writes the songs, sings and plays guitar in the band that was the only Native American artist at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this month.
“I spent a lot of time outside. I spent a lot more time than normal going on hikes, being part of the land,” she continued. “It’s not like I never do that stuff but it brought me back to a place where this is who I am."
The new record, which came out in February, helped launch what has probably been the most successful year so far for Black Belt Eagle Scout. The band toured Europe and will go to Australia later this year. Two of her songs, “Soft Stud” from an earlier record and “Salmon Stinta” from her latest, appear this season on the television series “Reservation Dogs.”
Reservation Dogs Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders said she was introduced to the band's music by the show's creator, Sterlin Harjo, when they started working on the second season.
“It’s always been important for us on this show to include Native American artists, but beyond representation, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is beautiful and emotional, and fits these characters, their world and landscape — and the vibe of the show,'” she said in a statement.
Then there was Pitchfork, a three-day festival that is a significant milestone for indie musicians. The festival is held every year in Chicago's Union Park and this year's headliners included Bon Iver, Big Thief and The Smile, which has members of Radiohead.
She admitted stepping on that stage last weekend was nerve-wracking given her high hopes for the show, a feeling compounded by concerns that storms could scuttle their performance. But as she launched into the blistering set of mostly new songs in front of thousands of eager fans, KP found solace in her guitar. She launched several long jams that were punctuated by her twirling her jet-black hair around to the point it obscured her face.
“It was totally a moment,” she said with a laugh.
“I kind of cried after we played because it felt so meaningful,” she added. “Like, I’ve always wanted to play this music festival. I remember trying to play one of the years before the pandemic when I was touring and it didn’t happen. This year, I was just so stoked to play.”
Reaching Pitchfork has been a long journey for the 34-year-old artist, who is a member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and left her home on the reservation in LaConner, Washington, when she was 17 to attend Lewis & Clark College in Oregon and play rock music.
Growing up on the reservation off the Washington coast on islands in the Salish Sea, she drummed and sang cultural songs. As a teenager, she discovered local Pacific Northwest bands like Mount Eerie and the sounds of the Riot Grrrl movement and played one of her first gigs at a small bar called Department of Safety. She moved to Portland, Oregon, due to its outsized role in the indie scene that featured bands like Sleater-Kinney and quickly immersed herself in the music scene playing drums and guitar.
She joined an all-female outfit whom she met at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in Portland. She went on to play a lot of small, basement shows with bands like Genders — whose wolf tattoo she still has on her left arm.
But she wanted to write her own songs and formed Black Belt Eagle Scout in 2013. Her early music was defined by her ethereal singing about love, friendship and healing — often only accompanied by minimal guitar strumming. But she did rock out on songs like “Soft Stud,” which featured searing solos.
“She is a really an authentic musician and she carries a lot of power on stage with her presence and sound,” Claire Glass, who plays guitar in the band and first saw KP seven years ago.
KP has said her Native American identify has always been present on her records. But her latest music paints a more vivid picture of life on the Swinomish reservation. There are references to chinook salmon, which are traditionally fished, and a powwow dance.
“I started thinking of feeling grateful for the life that I have been given; this place that I'm from; how much the land, the water, the sky means to me — being surrounded by it," KP said of writing the song ”Don't Give Up." “It has so much more meaning because the land, that’s where my people are from."
Her songs aren't meant to directly confront issues like the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women or tribes' forced relocation. It's not the way she writes songs. Instead, she envisions them connecting with people, drawing more Native Americans to indie rock shows in places like Minneapolis, which has a vibrant Native American community, and inspiring young Native Americans to connect with her after shows.
"Isn't me like being here existing with my music good enough? Can't I just be who I am?" she asked, adding she doesn't need to speak out from stage about these issues because being Native often means she is already wrestling with them. A judge, for example, ruled in March that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the tribe by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation.
“As a Native person, you know someone who is missing. Your tribe is trying to get your land back. Those are topics that are part of your every day life," she said. ”I care about those things deeply but there are certain ways in which my music is, maybe not as direct, but it can be healing.”
KP also doesn't want to be seen just as a rock musician or as a Native artist. “I am a musician who happens to be Native, but I am also a Native musician ... I think I am always both,” she said.
Her latest record aims to show that.
“I kind of had in the back of mind, just kept thinking what would Built to Spill do,” KP said of the guitar-heavy, indie-rock band from the Pacific Northwest. “I've gone on tour with them and seen their three guitars at one point playing together and how they overlap and all these other things."
It's also a more collaborative effort with more musicians playing on the record— a departure for KP, who is accustomed to doing everything herself. A cellist who played with Nirvana, Lori Goldston, is featured on several songs, as are two violinists, as well as a saxophone and mellotron player.
Takiaya Reed, a first-time producer who is also in a doom metal band, described the experience of working on the record as “beautiful and amazing" and said the two bonded over their love of punk. Reid also brought her classical training and love of “heavier sounds” to the studio.
“We approached it fearlessly. It was wonderful to be expansive in terms of sonic possibilities,” she said.
KP also wanted to find a place for her parents, whom she had grown especially close to during the pandemic, to play on the record. She chose the song “Spaces,” which she described as having a “healing vibe." Her dad, who is one of the main singers at the tribe's cultural events, embraced the idea of lending his powerful powwow chant to the song. Her mom sang harmonies.
KP said: “It meant the world to me to have my parents sing because it felt like it was full circle in who I am."
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Mariners score 4 runs in 1st, cruise to 5-2 win over Diamondbacks
Jul 28, 2023, 9:58 PM
PHOENIX (AP) — Cal Raleigh and Tom Murphy hit back-to-back, two-run doubles in a four-run first, Logan Gilbert threw 6 1/3 strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the skidding Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Friday night.
Seattle Mariners 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 2: Box Score
you want doubles? we got doubles. pic.twitter.com/34pw5KKDYl
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 29, 2023
The Mariners have won three straight and are 8-6 since the All-Star break. The Diamondbacks continued their extended slide, falling to 6-15 in July.
Seattle jumped all over D-backs starter Tommy Henry (5-4) in the first, scoring four runs on four hits, including three doubles. Seattle loaded the bases when three of the first four batters reached, then Raleigh and Murphy followed with their doubles that each brought home a pair of runs.
That was more than enough of a cushion for Gilbert (9-5), who navigated through the D-backs’ lineup with relative ease. The lanky right-hander gave up two runs on nine hits, striking out five and walking none.
Eugenio makes it 🖐️ on the board. pic.twitter.com/XgDcPJ7klF
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 29, 2023
TWO-RUN WILD PITCH
The D-backs cut the Mariners’ lead to 5-2 in the seventh when two runs scored on a wild pitch by Matt Brash.
Creating a little chaos. 👀
Don't miss out on the ending for this one: https://t.co/k9Xjx1ui6d pic.twitter.com/i4CcKaZuu1
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 29, 2023
The play started when Brash threw a breaking ball in the dirt that trickled away from Raleigh despite his attempt to block it.
Arizona’s Jose Herrera sprinted for home as Raleigh chased down the ball. The catcher then made an errant throw to Brash, who was covering home, and it allowed Geraldo Perdomo to score all the way from second.
UP NEXT
The series continues Saturday night. The D-backs will send RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-4, 8.81 ERA) to the mound, while the Mariners will counter with RHP Bryan Woo (1-3, 4.91 ERA).
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CHICAGO – The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul. All her tours, including one headlining across North America, were canceled and she feared her ascending music career might be over.
She got a day job at a nonprofit and returned to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's homelands in Western Washington. But as Paul, or KP to her friends, spent time in the cedar forests and walked along the Skagit River, she turned to her guitar to deal with the isolation and stress. Those snippets, recorded on her phone, provided the foundation for what would become songs on her powerful, grunge-soaked new record “The Land, The Water, The Sky.”
“I feel like if the pandemic hadn't happened, I probably wouldn't have made this record,” said KP, who writes the songs, sings and plays guitar in the band that was the only Native American artist at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this month.
“I spent a lot of time outside. I spent a lot more time than normal going on hikes, being part of the land,” she continued. “It’s not like I never do that stuff but it brought me back to a place where this is who I am."
The new record, which came out in February, helped launch what has probably been the most successful year so far for Black Belt Eagle Scout. The band toured Europe and will go to Australia later this year. Two of her songs, “Soft Stud” from an earlier record and “Salmon Stinta” from her latest, appear this season on the television series “Reservation Dogs.”
Reservation Dogs Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders said she was introduced to the band's music by the show's creator, Sterlin Harjo, when they started working on the second season.
“It’s always been important for us on this show to include Native American artists, but beyond representation, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is beautiful and emotional, and fits these characters, their world and landscape — and the vibe of the show,'” she said in a statement.
Then there was Pitchfork, a three-day festival that is a significant milestone for indie musicians. The festival is held every year in Chicago's Union Park and this year's headliners included Bon Iver, Big Thief and The Smile, which has members of Radiohead.
She admitted stepping on that stage last weekend was nerve-wracking given her high hopes for the show, a feeling compounded by concerns that storms could scuttle their performance. But as she launched into the blistering set of mostly new songs in front of thousands of eager fans, KP found solace in her guitar. She launched several long jams that were punctuated by her twirling her jet-black hair around to the point it obscured her face.
“It was totally a moment,” she said with a laugh.
“I kind of cried after we played because it felt so meaningful,” she added. “Like, I’ve always wanted to play this music festival. I remember trying to play one of the years before the pandemic when I was touring and it didn’t happen. This year, I was just so stoked to play.”
Reaching Pitchfork has been a long journey for the 34-year-old artist, who is a member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and left her home on the reservation in LaConner, Washington, when she was 17 to attend Lewis & Clark College in Oregon and play rock music.
Growing up on the reservation off the Washington coast on islands in the Salish Sea, she drummed and sang cultural songs. As a teenager, she discovered local Pacific Northwest bands like Mount Eerie and the sounds of the Riot Grrrl movement and played one of her first gigs at a small bar called Department of Safety. She moved to Portland, Oregon, due to its outsized role in the indie scene that featured bands like Sleater-Kinney and quickly immersed herself in the music scene playing drums and guitar.
She joined an all-female outfit whom she met at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in Portland. She went on to play a lot of small, basement shows with bands like Genders — whose wolf tattoo she still has on her left arm.
But she wanted to write her own songs and formed Black Belt Eagle Scout in 2013. Her early music was defined by her ethereal singing about love, friendship and healing — often only accompanied by minimal guitar strumming. But she did rock out on songs like “Soft Stud,” which featured searing solos.
“She is a really an authentic musician and she carries a lot of power on stage with her presence and sound,” Claire Glass, who plays guitar in the band and first saw KP seven years ago.
KP has said her Native American identify has always been present on her records. But her latest music paints a more vivid picture of life on the Swinomish reservation. There are references to chinook salmon, which are traditionally fished, and a powwow dance.
“I started thinking of feeling grateful for the life that I have been given; this place that I'm from; how much the land, the water, the sky means to me — being surrounded by it," KP said of writing the song ”Don't Give Up." “It has so much more meaning because the land, that’s where my people are from."
Her songs aren't meant to directly confront issues like the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women or tribes' forced relocation. It's not the way she writes songs. Instead, she envisions them connecting with people, drawing more Native Americans to indie rock shows in places like Minneapolis, which has a vibrant Native American community, and inspiring young Native Americans to connect with her after shows.
“Isn’t me like being here existing with my music good enough? Can’t I just be who I am?” she asked, adding she doesn't need to speak out from stage about these issues because being Native often means she is already wrestling with them. A judge, for example, ruled in March that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the tribe by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation.
“As a Native person, you know someone who is missing. Your tribe is trying to get your land back. Those are topics that are part of your every day life," she said. ”I care about those things deeply but there are certain ways in which my music is, maybe not as direct, but it can be healing.”
KP also doesn't want to be seen just as a rock musician or as a Native artist. “I am a musician who happens to be Native, but I am also a Native musician ... I think I am always both,” she said.
Her latest record aims to show that.
“I kind of had in the back of mind, just kept thinking what would Built to Spill do,” KP said of the guitar-heavy, indie-rock band from the Pacific Northwest. “I've gone on tour with them and seen their three guitars at one point playing together and how they overlap and all these other things."
It's also a more collaborative effort with more musicians playing on the record— a departure for KP, who is accustomed to doing everything herself. A cellist who played with Nirvana, Lori Goldston, is featured on several songs, as are two violinists, as well as a saxophone and mellotron player.
Takiaya Reed, a first-time producer who is also in a doom metal band, described the experience of working on the record as “beautiful and amazing" and said the two bonded over their love of punk. Reid also brought her classical training and love of “heavier sounds” to the studio.
“We approached it fearlessly. It was wonderful to be expansive in terms of sonic possibilities,” she said.
KP also wanted to find a place for her parents, whom she had grown especially close to during the pandemic, to play on the record. She chose the song “Spaces,” which she described as having a “healing vibe." Her dad, who is one of the main singers at the tribe's cultural events, embraced the idea of lending his powerful powwow chant to the song. Her mom sang harmonies.
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BALTIMORE — (AP) — Anthony Santander said it felt like a playoff game at Camden Yards.
A few more performances like this, and the Baltimore Orioles will be there.
Santander homered off Tommy Kahnle in the ninth inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 victory over New York on Friday night, spoiling Aaron Judge's return for the Yankees. Judge walked three times in his first game back from a toe injury, but the Orioles kept New York off the scoreboard with a spectacular defensive effort.
In the eighth inning alone, Santander made a lunging, sliding catch in right field, and second baseman Adam Frazier made a diving stop on Anthony Rizzo's grounder with a man on second.
“Great defense, great pitching, that's how we win baseball games,” Santander said.
Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, going toe to toe with New York's Gerrit Cole, who went seven. Félix Bautista (6-1) struck out two in a scoreless ninth. Kahnle (1-1) couldn't match that in the bottom half, allowing Santander's one-out drive that went well beyond the fence in right-center field.
The Orioles remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay atop the AL East, and they now lead the last-place Yankees by nine.
The game was delayed 2 hours, 32 minutes by rain, but that did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a crowd that included a mix of Yankees fans cheering Judge and Orioles fans embracing their first-place team.
“Right before the start of the game, it felt like a playoff game,” Santander said. “That's good to have those fans to support us. Hopefully they can continue to do that.”
Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch to him in the first, but he reached base the other three times he came up.
Anthony Volpe was robbed twice by stellar Baltimore defense. Third baseman Ramón Urías made a diving stop on his one-hopper in the fifth. In the eighth, Volpe led off with a fly to right that Santander reached out and caught before sliding on his stomach across the grass.
New York eventually had two on and two out that inning when Rizzo's grounder looked headed to right field. Frazier's diving play prevented that.
“Defense won us the game,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Adam Frazier, diving play off Rizz. Santander with a great diving catch. We turned some double plays.”
Each team had only four hits. Rodriguez was one of Baltimore's prized prospects, and after being sent back to the minors for a bit, he may be finding a groove.
“I just love his delivery right now and the tempo of his delivery,” Hyde said. “Just really, really competitive.”
DEADLINE OUTLOOK
Orioles general manager Mike Elias said it's no secret that the Orioles are working on potentially adding pitching upgrades at the trade deadline. He said the team has the wherewithal to make “good baseball trades” even if it means adding payroll.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Elias said he hopes OFs Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain) and Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain) can return and play a large part of August. ... Elias said LHP John Means (left elbow UCL surgery) and RHP Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation) will probably be pitching in games in the Florida Complex League in the early part of August.
UP NEXT
Baltimore's Tyler Wells (7-5) takes the mound against New York's Clarke Schmidt (6-6) on Saturday night. Schmidt will be on extended rest, having last pitched July 21.
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Sam Kerr is ready to go, according to Sam Kerr.
The Australian soccer star told reporters Saturday that she is fit to play for the 2023 Women's World Cup co-host country's match against Canada on Monday:
"Yeah, I feel good. I mean, the plan has always been the same. Miss the first two games and then reassess ... I'm going to be there. I'm going to be ready."
Kerr went down with a calf injury shortly before the World Cup began, knocking her out for Australia's first two games of the tournament. The Matildas survived their first match with a 1-0 win over Ireland, but were less lucky in the second, falling to Nigeria in a 3-2 stunner.
Those results leave Australia in dire need of a win against Canada, which is ranked seventh in the world to Australia's 10th and won gold at the Olympics in 2021. A loss would eliminate Australia on its home soil, while a draw would leave it needing Ireland to beat Nigeria in a way that gives it a leg up in goal differential or total goals scored.
For the greatest player in the host country's history, that leaves a lot of pressure.
Kerr stopped short of saying what decision had been made on her playing time, which coach Tony Gustavsson said would be a late call Friday, per The Athletic.
Kerr's take on it:
"I would love to tell you guys everything, but you know yourself being in sport a long time, that's a massive thing that the opposition wants to know, and like Tony (Gustavsson) said yesterday, it's going to go down to the wire. I'm definitely going to be available but how we decide to use that is not to be given to the opposition, I think is the main thing.
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WASHINGTON – It’s a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents.
The latest criminal charges unsealed Thursday deepen Trump’s legal jeopardy, alleging a more central role for the former president than previously known in a cover-up that prosecutors say was meant to prevent them from recovering top-secret documents he took with him after he left the White House. Coming as Trump braces for possible additional indictments related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the new allegations strengthen special counsel Jack Smith’s already powerful case against Trump while undercutting potential defenses floated by the former president, experts say.
“Before these new charges, you could maybe try some sort of defense that ‘this was all a mistake, it was my staff’ or confusion about what documents he actually had,” said former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor.
“But especially now, when you’re trying to destroy video footage,” he added, “that’s kind of the final nail in the coffin. I don’t see much in the way of a defense, not a real defense. All he can do is claim he’s being persecuted and hope for a holdout juror or something.”
Trump resorted to that familiar playbook on Friday, writing in a post on his Truth Social platform that “this is textbook Third World intimidation by rabid, lawless prosecutors.” He insisted during an interview with radio host John Fredericks that he did nothing wrong and accused prosecutors of trying to intimidate his staff into making up lies about him.
Later Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to prosecutors. Trump said he was told they were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
The new Florida charges came as a surprise given that Trump and his legal team have been focused on the prospect of an additional indictment in Washington — possibly within days — related to his efforts to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump received a letter this month informing him that he's a target in that probe, and his lawyers met Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith's office.
Hours after that meeting, Smith revealed the new classified documents case charges on top of a 38-count indictment issued last month against Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta. The updated indictment includes a detailed chronology of phone conversations and other interactions between Trump, Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, in the days after the Justice Department last June drafted a subpoena for security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
Video from the home would ultimately become vital to the government's case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump's direction and in an effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump's own lawyers.
The day after a draft subpoena was sent to the Trump Organization, the indictment says, Trump called De Oliveira and spoke with him for about 24 minutes. Though the details of that conversation are not included in the indictment, De Oliveira is described by prosecutors as asking a Mar-a-Lago information technology staffer several days later how long the server retained footage for and is quoted as telling the employee that “the boss” wanted it deleted.
Lawyers for Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty, and De Oliveira declined to comment on the allegations. De Oliveira is expected to make his first court appearance in Miami on Monday.
To the extent that evidence of Trump's involvement in trying to delete video is circumstantial rather than direct, it might present a challenge for prosecutors, said David Aaron, a former Justice Department national security prosecutor who has worked on cases involving the mishandling of classified documents.
But if they can tie the effort to Trump, he added, "it’s devastating in its own right, because it doesn’t matter at that point what he thought he had the right to do, or whatever other defense he’s going to have about the classified documents. That’s in and of itself very bad.”
It could also help prosecutors establish that Trump knew what he was doing was wrong because "you only delete video of what you’ve done if you think it’s going to get you in trouble," Aaron said. And Trump's own accusations against others, like his claims against Hillary Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 presidential race, could boomerang against him.
Trump has claimed that Clinton deleted emails from her private server for the purpose of obstructing a criminal investigation into her own handling of classified information — something the FBI and Justice Department never alleged — but now stands himself accused of scheming to delete evidence he feared would be incriminating.
“He has specifically criticized other public figures for deleting data when he says they thought they were going to be in trouble," Aaron said. "So if you needed to prove his consciousness of guilt, it’s not just an obvious thing that you would ask the jury to rely on common sense for — he’s actually made statements about what it means when someone does this.”
Trump and Nauta are set for trial next May, though it's not clear if that date will hold.
Smith’s team also added a new count of willful retention of national defense information related to a classified document about a Pentagon plan of attack on a foreign country prosecutors say Trump showed off during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey resort.
That charge comes after Trump repeatedly claimed he didn’t have any secret documents when he spoke, only magazine and newspaper clippings, even though an audio recording captured him saying “this is secret information.” The document was returned to the government in January 2022, months before the subpoena for classified records.
It's not clear why prosecutors moved now to indict another one of Trump's underlings, though bringing charges against De Oliveira that could carry significant prison time adds serious pressure on him, potentially increasing the odds that he could decide to cut a plea deal and cooperate.
“But, you know, Trump seems to inspire a lot of loyalty, at least in some people,” Eliason said. “Maybe they are holding out for the idea that he is reelected and he can pardon them.”
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The St. Louis Cardinals had a fly ball destined to be a walk-off home run. The Chicago Cubs had Mike Tauchman.
Advantage, Cubs.
Down 3-2 with a man on third and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cardinals pinch-hitter Alec Burleson hit a ball 407 feet to center field. Cardinals fans rose from their seats and cheered as the ball flew threw the air, until Tauchman jumped up and robbed Burleson of the home run and the win. The catch of the year candidate gave the Cubs their seventh straight win.
Tauchman and Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay were understandably amped up as he got up, while their teammates poured out of the dugout to celebrate.
MIKE TAUCHMAN ROBS A HOMER AND WINS IT FOR THE CUBS 😤
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 29, 2023
(via @Cubs)
pic.twitter.com/ZCaudcDZ0Z
The Cardinals challenged the call on the field on the grounds that the ball might have hit the grass of the batter's eye — they had no reason not to — but all the move did was confirm Tauchman had saved the game.
Another angle:
RT if you love Mike Tauchman! pic.twitter.com/QYgH06GBxn
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 29, 2023
The play had been preceded by another defensive gem, in which Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and shortstop Dansby Swanson turned a smooth double play on Brendan Donovan when the Cardinals had runners on first and second with no outs.
Tauchman's catch might have provided some déjà vu for San Francisco Giants fans, who watched him make a catch under similar circumstances against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was the Giants' left fielder in 2021. That robbery of Albert Pujols wasn't a walk-off play, though the Giants did end up winning.
MIKE TAUCHMAN WITH THE CATCH OF THE YEAR 😱 pic.twitter.com/PmGZbeV6oZ
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 29, 2021
In the time since that catch, Tauchman struggled until the Giants designated him for assignment, was outrighted to the minor leagues and played all of last season with the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He signed a minor league contract with the Cubs last winter and eventually made it back to the big leagues in May, where he has been a pleasant surprise for the surging Cubs.
Tauchman is hitting .261/.360/.394 through 212 plate appearances, with some highlight reel defense. The 52-51 Cubs, 4.5 games back in the NL Central and 3.5 games back from a wild-card spot, are rumored to be rethinking selling at the fast-approaching MLB trade deadline, and they can thank Tauchman for making their decision a little bit harder. | https://www.wftv.com/news/national/mike-tauchman-robs/XJBDX5HII5M3MQIE77VEEFT3NA/ | 2023-07-29T05:56:33 | 1 | https://www.wftv.com/news/national/mike-tauchman-robs/XJBDX5HII5M3MQIE77VEEFT3NA/ |
HUARINA – A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake in the world has receded to what Bolivian authorities say are critically low levels due to a persistent drought.
“It’s completely dry,” Jaime Mamani said in exasperation while walking along the new shoreline in Huarina, a farming town 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of La Paz where he is a community leader.
The National Service of Naval Hydrography declared an alert this week for the iconic lake after its surface fell 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) below the drought warning stage, or 3,807.8 meters (12492.7 feet) above sea level. But the agency says this is just the beginning of a situation that is worrying Indigenous Aymara communities that rely on the lake for their livelihoods and fear the dry spell could permanently impact the region’s flora and fauna.
The hydrology unit of Bolivia’s navy warned that water levels could reach historically low levels in the coming months. By December, there is a “high probability” Lake Titicaca will be 64 centimeters (more than 25 inches) below the drought alert level, breaking a low water record set in 1998 by 33 centimeters (almost 13 inches).
“In three months, the water has decreased by 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), and considering that radiation is much stronger during this time of the year … we expect it to keep decreasing,” Carlos Carrasco, a hydraulic engineer for the hydrography service said.
The drought is the result of a combination of factors, including natural phenomena like La Niña and El Niño, which arrived unusually early this year and have been particularly strong due in part to climate change, according to Lucía Walper, who heads up the Hydrological Forecasting Unit at Bolivia's National Meteorology and Hydrology Service.
But the vast lake is vital for this region of the Bolivian highlands, where hundreds of Aymara rural communities have relied on the blue body of water for millennia to practice subsistence farming and raise livestock.
Authorities in the Peruvian city of Puno also issued a warning about the declining water levels and expressed concern about the potential impact on tourism.
“We’re reaching a critical point. There will be a significant loss of water,” said Juan José Ocola, president of the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca. The lake serves as the border between Bolivia and Peru.
Mateo Vargas, 56, a fisherman who has lived off the Lake Titicaca for 28 years, said he used to catch “lots” of fish daily. Now he considers himself lucky if he can catch six.
Vargas’ wife, Justina Condori, shares his concerns.
“The fish have vanished,” Condori, 58, said, predicting there will be famine if the current conditions persist.
Condori makes a living by renting boats to tourists. She worries fewer people will come to visit the lake, which at an elevation of 3,810 meters above sea level, is the largest body of freshwater in the Andes mountain range.
Evidence of the receding lake is seemingly everywhere. Women who sell fried fish and other snacks by the lake face rising costs for ingredients. Those who make a living transporting people from one side of the lake to the other are altering their routes because their rafts and boats no longer reach their usual docks.
Livestock farmers who rely on the plants that grow on the shores of the Titicaca to feed their animals are also seeing their livelihoods threatened.
The economic hardship is causing many residents of Huarina to migrate to other areas of the country, leaving behind mostly older townspeople, Mamani said. The waters of the Titicaca have always been shallow around the town, so the drought is even more visible there.
“There is a detriment to the economy of the inhabitants of the region,” he said.
Vargas, the fisherman, is also concerned about what the declining water levels will mean for the future.
“It looks like it will continue to decrease, day by day,” he said. “We’re worried because if we continue like this, what’s going to happen to our children?”
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WASHINGTON — (AP) — It's a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department's investigation into his handling of classified documents.
The latest criminal charges unsealed Thursday deepen Trump's legal jeopardy, alleging a more central role for the former president than previously known in a cover-up that prosecutors say was meant to prevent them from recovering top-secret documents he took with him after he left the White House. Coming as Trump braces for possible additional indictments related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the new allegations strengthen special counsel Jack Smith's already powerful case against Trump while undercutting potential defenses floated by the former president, experts say.
“Before these new charges, you could maybe try some sort of defense that ‘this was all a mistake, it was my staff’ or confusion about what documents he actually had,” said former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor.
“But especially now, when you’re trying to destroy video footage,” he added, “that’s kind of the final nail in the coffin. I don’t see much in the way of a defense, not a real defense. All he can do is claim he’s being persecuted and hope for a holdout juror or something.”
Trump resorted to that familiar playbook on Friday, writing in a post on his Truth Social platform that “this is textbook Third World intimidation by rabid, lawless prosecutors.” He insisted during an interview with radio host John Fredericks that he did nothing wrong and accused prosecutors of trying to intimidate his staff into making up lies about him.
Later Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to prosecutors. Trump said he was told they were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
The new Florida charges came as a surprise given that Trump and his legal team have been focused on the prospect of an additional indictment in Washington — possibly within days — related to his efforts to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump received a letter this month informing him that he's a target in that probe, and his lawyers met Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith's office.
Hours after that meeting, Smith revealed the new classified documents case charges on top of a 38-count indictment issued last month against Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta. The updated indictment includes a detailed chronology of phone conversations and other interactions between Trump, Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, in the days after the Justice Department last June drafted a subpoena for security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
Video from the home would ultimately become vital to the government's case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump's direction and in an effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump's own lawyers.
The day after a draft subpoena was sent to the Trump Organization, the indictment says, Trump called De Oliveira and spoke with him for about 24 minutes. Though the details of that conversation are not included in the indictment, De Oliveira is described by prosecutors as asking a Mar-a-Lago information technology staffer several days later how long the server retained footage for and is quoted as telling the employee that “the boss” wanted it deleted.
Lawyers for Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty, and De Oliveira declined to comment on the allegations. De Oliveira is expected to make his first court appearance in Miami on Monday.
To the extent that evidence of Trump's involvement in trying to delete video is circumstantial rather than direct, it might present a challenge for prosecutors, said David Aaron, a former Justice Department national security prosecutor who has worked on cases involving the mishandling of classified documents.
But if they can tie the effort to Trump, he added, "it’s devastating in its own right, because it doesn’t matter at that point what he thought he had the right to do, or whatever other defense he’s going to have about the classified documents. That’s in and of itself very bad.”
It could also help prosecutors establish that Trump knew what he was doing was wrong because "you only delete video of what you’ve done if you think it’s going to get you in trouble," Aaron said. And Trump's own accusations against others, like his claims against Hillary Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 presidential race, could boomerang against him.
Trump has claimed that Clinton deleted emails from her private server for the purpose of obstructing a criminal investigation into her own handling of classified information — something the FBI and Justice Department never alleged — but now stands himself accused of scheming to delete evidence he feared would be incriminating.
“He has specifically criticized other public figures for deleting data when he says they thought they were going to be in trouble," Aaron said. "So if you needed to prove his consciousness of guilt, it’s not just an obvious thing that you would ask the jury to rely on common sense for — he’s actually made statements about what it means when someone does this.”
Trump and Nauta are set for trial next May, though it's not clear if that date will hold.
Smith’s team also added a new count of willful retention of national defense information related to a classified document about a Pentagon plan of attack on a foreign country prosecutors say Trump showed off during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey resort.
That charge comes after Trump repeatedly claimed he didn’t have any secret documents when he spoke, only magazine and newspaper clippings, even though an audio recording captured him saying “this is secret information.” The document was returned to the government in January 2022, months before the subpoena for classified records.
It's not clear why prosecutors moved now to indict another one of Trump's underlings, though bringing charges against De Oliveira that could carry significant prison time adds serious pressure on him, potentially increasing the odds that he could decide to cut a plea deal and cooperate.
“But, you know, Trump seems to inspire a lot of loyalty, at least in some people,” Eliason said. “Maybe they are holding out for the idea that he is reelected and he can pardon them.”
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Richer reported from Boston.
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COLOMBO – French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka's president's office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/07/29/french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/ | 2023-07-29T05:56:41 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/07/29/french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/ |
HUARINA, Bolivia — (AP) — A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake in the world has receded to what Bolivian authorities say are critically low levels due to a persistent drought.
“It’s completely dry,” Jaime Mamani said in exasperation while walking along the new shoreline in Huarina, a farming town 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of La Paz where he is a community leader.
The National Service of Naval Hydrography declared an alert this week for the iconic lake after its surface fell 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) below the drought warning stage, or 3,807.8 meters (12492.7 feet) above sea level. But the agency says this is just the beginning of a situation that is worrying Indigenous Aymara communities that rely on the lake for their livelihoods and fear the dry spell could permanently impact the region's flora and fauna.
The hydrology unit of Bolivia’s navy warned that water levels could reach historically low levels in the coming months. By December, there is a “high probability” Lake Titicaca will be 64 centimeters (more than 25 inches) below the drought alert level, breaking a low water record set in 1998 by 33 centimeters (almost 13 inches).
“In three months, the water has decreased by 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), and considering that radiation is much stronger during this time of the year … we expect it to keep decreasing,” Carlos Carrasco, a hydraulic engineer for the hydrography service said.
The drought is the result of a combination of factors, including natural phenomena like La Niña and El Niño, which arrived unusually early this year and have been particularly strong due in part to climate change, according to Lucía Walper, who heads up the Hydrological Forecasting Unit at Bolivia's National Meteorology and Hydrology Service.
But the vast lake is vital for this region of the Bolivian highlands, where hundreds of Aymara rural communities have relied on the blue body of water for millennia to practice subsistence farming and raise livestock.
Authorities in the Peruvian city of Puno also issued a warning about the declining water levels and expressed concern about the potential impact on tourism.
“We’re reaching a critical point. There will be a significant loss of water,” said Juan José Ocola, president of the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca. The lake serves as the border between Bolivia and Peru.
Mateo Vargas, 56, a fisherman who has lived off the Lake Titicaca for 28 years, said he used to catch “lots” of fish daily. Now he considers himself lucky if he can catch six.
Vargas’ wife, Justina Condori, shares his concerns.
“The fish have vanished,” Condori, 58, said, predicting there will be famine if the current conditions persist.
Condori makes a living by renting boats to tourists. She worries fewer people will come to visit the lake, which at an elevation of 3,810 meters above sea level, is the largest body of freshwater in the Andes mountain range.
Evidence of the receding lake is seemingly everywhere. Women who sell fried fish and other snacks by the lake face rising costs for ingredients. Those who make a living transporting people from one side of the lake to the other are altering their routes because their rafts and boats no longer reach their usual docks.
Livestock farmers who rely on the plants that grow on the shores of the Titicaca to feed their animals are also seeing their livelihoods threatened.
The economic hardship is causing many residents of Huarina to migrate to other areas of the country, leaving behind mostly older townspeople, Mamani said. The waters of the Titicaca have always been shallow around the town, so the drought is even more visible there.
“There is a detriment to the economy of the inhabitants of the region,” he said.
Vargas, the fisherman, is also concerned about what the declining water levels will mean for the future.
“It looks like it will continue to decrease, day by day,” he said. “We’re worried because if we continue like this, what’s going to happen to our children?”
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BALTIMORE – Anthony Santander said it felt like a playoff game at Camden Yards.
A few more performances like this, and the Baltimore Orioles will be there.
Santander homered off Tommy Kahnle in the ninth inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 victory over New York on Friday night, spoiling Aaron Judge's return for the Yankees. Judge walked three times in his first game back from a toe injury, but the Orioles kept New York off the scoreboard with a spectacular defensive effort.
In the eighth inning alone, Santander made a lunging, sliding catch in right field, and second baseman Adam Frazier made a diving stop on Anthony Rizzo's grounder with a man on second.
“Great defense, great pitching, that's how we win baseball games,” Santander said.
Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, going toe to toe with New York's Gerrit Cole, who went seven. Félix Bautista (6-1) struck out two in a scoreless ninth. Kahnle (1-1) couldn't match that in the bottom half, allowing Santander's one-out drive that went well beyond the fence in right-center field.
The Orioles remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay atop the AL East, and they now lead the last-place Yankees by nine.
The game was delayed 2 hours, 32 minutes by rain, but that did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a crowd that included a mix of Yankees fans cheering Judge and Orioles fans embracing their first-place team.
“Right before the start of the game, it felt like a playoff game,” Santander said. “That's good to have those fans to support us. Hopefully they can continue to do that.”
Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch to him in the first, but he reached base the other three times he came up.
Anthony Volpe was robbed twice by stellar Baltimore defense. Third baseman Ramón Urías made a diving stop on his one-hopper in the fifth. In the eighth, Volpe led off with a fly to right that Santander reached out and caught before sliding on his stomach across the grass.
New York eventually had two on and two out that inning when Rizzo's grounder looked headed to right field. Frazier's diving play prevented that.
“Defense won us the game,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Adam Frazier, diving play off Rizz. Santander with a great diving catch. We turned some double plays.”
Each team had only four hits. Rodriguez was one of Baltimore's prized prospects, and after being sent back to the minors for a bit, he may be finding a groove.
“I just love his delivery right now and the tempo of his delivery,” Hyde said. “Just really, really competitive.”
DEADLINE OUTLOOK
Orioles general manager Mike Elias said it's no secret that the Orioles are working on potentially adding pitching upgrades at the trade deadline. He said the team has the wherewithal to make “good baseball trades” even if it means adding payroll.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Elias said he hopes OFs Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain) and Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain) can return and play a large part of August. ... Elias said LHP John Means (left elbow UCL surgery) and RHP Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation) will probably be pitching in games in the Florida Complex League in the early part of August.
UP NEXT
Baltimore's Tyler Wells (7-5) takes the mound against New York's Clarke Schmidt (6-6) on Saturday night. Schmidt will be on extended rest, having last pitched July 21.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka's president's office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting.
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BALTIMORE — (AP) — The New York Yankees have been a sub-.500 team since Aaron Judge injured his toe in early June. Now they hope his return can help them rally for a postseason spot.
The Yankees reinstated Judge from the injured list Friday before the opener of their weekend road series against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge admits he isn't fully recovered but says he's healthy enough to play.
“It’s feeling all right, feeling good. It’s not 100%. I don’t think it’ll be 100% until the end of the year," he said. "I think our biggest goal is just getting to a point where I could play, I could tolerate it.”
The Yankees lost 1-0 to the Orioles on Anthony Santander's ninth-inning homer. Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch he saw in the top of the first. Then he walked his next three times up.
Judge had been out since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3 when he crashed into the right-field fence while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. In the eighth inning Friday, he appeared to foul a pitch off his foot, but it was his left one.
Judge played a simulated game Wednesday at the team’s complex in Tampa, Florida, and returned to New York after that. The 2022 American League MVP faced live pitching Sunday at Yankee Stadium for the first time since the injury. Manager Aaron Boone said Judge homered during a simulated game Tuesday in Florida. He also played the field and ran the bases.
Judge was penciled into the lineup as the designated hitter, batting second Friday night. Boone said he could have potentially played in the field, but that will be a day-by-day decision.
“Obviously, as much as there’s urgency for us, we’ve got to be smart about that and make sure that in talking to Aaron, making sure he’s honest with his feedback about how he’s recovering, how he’s bouncing back," Boone said. "Obviously, how the toe’s doing, but how everything else is doing.”
New York was 19-23 since Judge got hurt in Los Angeles. After Friday's loss, the Yankees are 30-20 with the star outfielder, who also missed 10 games earlier this season with a right hip strain.
Judge set an AL record with 62 home runs last year. He is batting .290 with 19 homers and 40 RBIs in the first season of a $360 million, nine-year contract he signed last offseason.
“I guess he’s back and he’s ready," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said before the game. "So we’ll have to pitch to him well.”
Baltimore has a 1 1/2-game lead in the AL East over Tampa Bay. The Yankees are five games over .500 but at the bottom of the ultracompetitive division. New York is nine games behind the Orioles and 3 1/2 behind the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros for the American League's final two wild cards.
Judge was asked if the team's offensive struggles without him made him even more anxious to come back.
“No, I just wanted to get back," Judge said after a noticeable pause. "Any time you’re sitting out, even if we were winning and we had an eight-game lead in the division, or we were 10 games out of it, I want to be back out there battling with the guys.”
Boone said Judge had an MRI in the last few days, and Judge indicated that was a factor in his return.
“I didn’t want to come back and make it worse, and this is something that leads into the next year and the following year," he said. "Ligament’s stable. Last couple MRIs didn’t really show much healing, but this one did.”
To make room for Judge, the Yankees optioned infielder Oswald Peraza to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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BALTIMORE — (AP) — Anthony Santander said it felt like a playoff game at Camden Yards.
A few more performances like this, and the Baltimore Orioles will be there.
Santander homered off Tommy Kahnle in the ninth inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 victory over New York on Friday night, spoiling Aaron Judge's return for the Yankees. Judge walked three times in his first game back from a toe injury, but the Orioles kept New York off the scoreboard with a spectacular defensive effort.
In the eighth inning alone, Santander made a lunging, sliding catch in right field, and second baseman Adam Frazier made a diving stop on Anthony Rizzo's grounder with a man on second.
“Great defense, great pitching, that's how we win baseball games,” Santander said.
Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, going toe to toe with New York's Gerrit Cole, who went seven. Félix Bautista (6-1) struck out two in a scoreless ninth. Kahnle (1-1) couldn't match that in the bottom half, allowing Santander's one-out drive that went well beyond the fence in right-center field.
The Orioles remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay atop the AL East, and they now lead the last-place Yankees by nine.
The game was delayed 2 hours, 32 minutes by rain, but that did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a crowd that included a mix of Yankees fans cheering Judge and Orioles fans embracing their first-place team.
“Right before the start of the game, it felt like a playoff game,” Santander said. “That's good to have those fans to support us. Hopefully they can continue to do that.”
Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch to him in the first, but he reached base the other three times he came up.
Anthony Volpe was robbed twice by stellar Baltimore defense. Third baseman Ramón Urías made a diving stop on his one-hopper in the fifth. In the eighth, Volpe led off with a fly to right that Santander reached out and caught before sliding on his stomach across the grass.
New York eventually had two on and two out that inning when Rizzo's grounder looked headed to right field. Frazier's diving play prevented that.
“Defense won us the game,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Adam Frazier, diving play off Rizz. Santander with a great diving catch. We turned some double plays.”
Each team had only four hits. Rodriguez was one of Baltimore's prized prospects, and after being sent back to the minors for a bit, he may be finding a groove.
“I just love his delivery right now and the tempo of his delivery,” Hyde said. “Just really, really competitive.”
DEADLINE OUTLOOK
Orioles general manager Mike Elias said it's no secret that the Orioles are working on potentially adding pitching upgrades at the trade deadline. He said the team has the wherewithal to make “good baseball trades” even if it means adding payroll.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Elias said he hopes OFs Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain) and Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain) can return and play a large part of August. ... Elias said LHP John Means (left elbow UCL surgery) and RHP Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation) will probably be pitching in games in the Florida Complex League in the early part of August.
UP NEXT
Baltimore's Tyler Wells (7-5) takes the mound against New York's Clarke Schmidt (6-6) on Saturday night. Schmidt will be on extended rest, having last pitched July 21.
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Ford late on Thursday revealed the new Mustang Dark Horse R race car together with an associated one-make series known as the Mustang Challenge. The series starts in 2024 and will be sanctioned by IMSA.
Pricing for the turnkey race car starts at $145,000 and deliveries will begin in time for the first season of the Mustang Challenge. Ford hasn’t said how much a season of the Mustang Challenge will cost.
Ford said it designed the Mustang Dark Horse R to also be eligible for competition in “numerous” grassroots racing series, making the car ideal for up-and-coming drivers.
As the name suggests, the Mustang Dark Horse R is based on the Mustang Dark Horse, a track-focused but road-legal sports car that will join the rest of the redesigned 2024 Mustang range in showrooms this summer. A Mustang Dark Horse S track car is also planned at some point.
The Dark Horse R shares most of its parts with the regular Dark Horse, including a 500-plus-hp version of the Coyote 5.0-liter V-8. Also borrowed from the road car is the 6-speed manual transmission, Torsen limited-slip differential with a 3.73 final drive ratio, and aerodynamics package.
Key upgrades for racing include tow hooks and reinforced jacking points, improving cooling for the drivetrain, a Borla high-flow exhaust system, Multimatic DSSV dampers, adjustable front camber plates, adjustable anti-roll bars, Brembo racing brakes up front (stock Brembos remain at the rear), and custom 19-inch wheels wrapped in slick tires from Michelin.
The Dark Horse R’s cabin also comes stripped of features not required for track use. In place of these are an FIA-certified roll cage, safety nets, a race seat with safety belts (front passenger seat available), and a steering wheel with quick disconnect. A Motec data display and logging system also replaces the stock dash displays.
Ford hasn’t published a calendar for the first season of the Mustang Challenge but said the season will last 10-12 rounds, with some rounds coinciding with race weekends of other series. Each round will feature two practice sessions, one qualifying session, and two sprint races, with cash prizes awarded to top finishers.
The Dark Horse R is one of several racing versions of the latest Mustang. Others include the Mustang GT3, Mustang GT4, and Mustang GT Supercar. That last one is designed for Australia’s Supercars touring car series. Still coming is a new Mustang NASCAR race car that will compete starting in 2024.
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Subaru is clearly contemplating what comes next as an edgier alternative to the WRX.
One such possibility is the WRX by Prodrive, a thoughtfully upgraded performance version of the current model for track days and performance driving.
The edgy alternative at Subaru dealerships used to be the WRX STI, which the company announced in March 2022 wouldn’t ever come back in the same form. “In the meantime, a next-generation internal combustion engine WRX STI will not be produced based upon the new WRX platform,” Subaru said with startling finality.
That doesn’t mean the STI is dead. Subaru hinted in the same statement that the STI may come back with electrification. Consider how the fully electric Solterra STI concept shown last year might fit alongside models such as the Kia EV6 GT.
But that would be a very different car.
As I recently experienced at the UK’s Millbrook Proving Ground, with a little time in the driver’s seat, the WRX by Prodrive shows how Subaru might provide loyal enthusiasts with their fix, despite a changing landscape.
This trick WRX was put together by Prodrive, a UK firm known for tuning and motorsports support—and for creating the exclusive $600,000 Prodrive P25 supercar I also drove at one of Millbrook’s handling courses.
While I’m pretty much charmed by any WRX, this one starts on the right note. One of the most distinctive elements I lock onto from across the infield addresses a pet peeve with the current WRX. Body-colored wheel arches in this version replace the stock car’s black-lipped ones, which simply venture too far into Outback and crossover territory. The wheel arch extensions add more than an inch of overall width, which probably adds to the impression—and there’s a rear wing that looks similar to the P25’s. It also gets the same size wheels as the P25, wearing P255/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza Sport tires.
Prodrive says its WRX makes about 30 hp more than the stock WRX thanks to remapped engine management, putting total output just over 300 hp versus the standard WRX’s 271 hp. On the relatively tight road course, where I’m mostly in third gear with brief digs into second, it’s hard to feel that difference without a stock WRX on hand, but it feels robust and flexible in the midrange revs.
As I find in the same handling course where I drove the P25, there is one immediate, distinct difference versus a stock WRX: Its upgraded Sparco SPX front seats are a smart upgrade, as the car corners a lot flatter and they’re needed to hold occupants in place. Prodrive has boosted anti-roll bar stiffness front and rear, upgraded the suspension bushings, and uprated the specs for both the Bilstein dampers and springs.
The brakes have been upgraded, too, with a package similar to the P25 bringing 6-piston calipers in front and 4-piston calipers in back—larger all around, with sport pads. Only on my last lap do I begin driving this WRX hard enough to step hard into the brake pedal, and it’s more decisive than the stock WRX’s for sure.
While it’s hard to tell how much harsher this setup might ride on real-world roads, it doesn’t give the impression that it might make the WRX’s capabilities any less accessible. Like the best STI models—the 2008-2010 model in my mind—it opens up new potential.
The relative simplicity of the package and upgrades stands in contrast to the seemingly endless tuning changes and upgrades that STI models used to boast over the WRX. There’s no quicker-ratio steering, selectable center diff, or resonating exhaust, to name just a few.
If you can put some of those expectations aside, you’re not sure waiting for an electric STI is quite your thing, and you just want a better WRX, well, here it is.
Neither Subaru nor Prodrive will say if this might be sold as a package or a standalone car, by Subaru or by Prodrive, and price certainly isn’t mentioned. However, both insist that this represents a smart but relatively frugal set of accessories and improvements built on the stock Subaru WRX, which starts at $31,625 with a 6-speed manual (as this one has) for 2023. Seeing that Subaru of America got me out here, and it’s built on what’s essentially a U.S.-spec left-hand-drive car, it’s safe to say they’re interested.
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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — A 13-year-old mauled by pit bulls Thursday afternoon is expected to survive.
Bexar County deputies said they found the boy in his home with at least 50 puncture wounds all over his body. The attack happened in a home off Escalante Run in the Canyon Crest neighborhood off Evans Road, and has reignited conversation among local animal rescues about pet owner responsibility.
KENS 5 spoke with neighbors Friday who told us they've seen the dogs at this home before, but the animals never displayed any aggression.
Investigators say the six dogs in their custody belonged to the homeowners, and they're still trying to figure out if the boy was attacked by two dogs or all six.
"The young man had chunks of flesh missing from his back, from his face," said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. "Certainly a savage attack no matter how you look at it."
Salazar said the homeowner surrendered two of the dogs. The other four are under a 10-day observation undergoing tests to see if they were involved in the attack.
"I've never heard of anything crazy like that," a neighbor told us.
As of Friday afternoon, Bexar County deputies say the teenager is in stable condition.
Following the deadly dog attack in February on the southwest side off Depla, nonprofit Alamo City Pit Bull Rescue doubled down on their education outreach. They shared even more resources at events across the city and on their social media pages.
"It's very easy, especially in an emotionally charged situation, to focus on the dog as being the problem without focusing on anything we could have done to prevent that from happening, or to prevent it from happening in the future," said Izzy Norwood, president of Alamo City Pit Bull Rescue.
When KENS 5 investigated the deadly dog attack from February, Animal Care Services officials told us the dogs who were euthanized had at least three prior bite reports. Under state law, dogs are still considered property, which is part of the reason why the dogs were returned to owner Christian Moreno.
Alamo City Pit Bull Rescue is a bully breed, foster-based rescue that helps dog owners learn how to raise certain dogs, like pit bulls, to be successful.
Their mentality doesn't judge dogs by their breed. Instead, they see all dogs as individuals.
"The biggest reason we see people come to us with bites or anything like that is because they're not setting boundaries between kids and dogs or between dogs and food and race," said Norwood. "Very simple things that, when it boils down to it, it's a lot of human error involved."
To help prospective dog owners learn more about caring for breeds like pit bulls, and to help clear misinformation or stereotypes surrounding the dogs, Alamo City Pit Bull Rescue offers babysitting opportunities. People can try a weekend or week-long commitment to begin their journey as a pet owner.
Norwood says if we start with small changes like spaying or neutering ACS animals and enforcing animal cruelty laws, it could improve a dire situation.
"This neglect and abuse and cycle of just treating dogs like they're disposable is what also prompts these horrible responses to people like backyard breeding and creating these litters just for money, just for a buck," said Norwood.
Salazar says he's still trying to determine whether charges will be filed in this case.
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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2 separate meteor showers expected to peak this weekend
(CNN) - Mother nature will be putting on quite a show this weekend.
Stargazers will just have to look up to watch it.
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are expected to peak Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Delta Aquariids are best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the southern part of the United States.
They will just be lower on the horizon and the best time to see them is around 2 a.m.
The only downside is that the nearly-full moon may make them harder to see.
As for the Alpha Capricornids, this shower produces just a few meteors per hour.
However, they will be especially bright and the moon shouldn’t obscure their light.
Special equipment is not needed to watch the showers, but it’s recommended to get as far away from artificial light as possible.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hamburg European Open
Arthur Fils will face Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg European Open semifinals on Saturday, July 29.
In this Semifinal matchup, Zverev is the favorite (-375) against Fils (+270) .
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Match Information
- Tournament: The Hamburg European Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Alexander Zverev has a 78.9% chance to win.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fils eliminated No. 4-ranked Casper Ruud, 6-0, 6-4.
- Zverev was victorious 6-3, 6-4 versus Luca van Assche in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In his 29 matches over the past year across all court types, Fils has played an average of 21.4 games (20.7 in best-of-three matches).
- Fils has played 14 matches on clay over the past 12 months, and 22.2 games per match (21.2 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 42 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Zverev is averaging 26.0 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) and winning 53.2% of those games.
- Zverev has averaged 24.1 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) and 9.7 games per set in 22 matches on clay surfaces in the past 12 months.
- Dating back to 2015, Fils and Zverev have not matched up on the court.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
In the ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023 semifinals on Saturday, Fabio Fognini faces Joris de Loore.
With -175 odds, Fognini is favored over de Loore (+125) for this match.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Match Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Tennisclub Zug
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Court Surface: Clay
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Fabio Fognini has a 63.6% chance to win.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Trends and Insights
- Fognini advanced past Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, de Loore took down No. 209-ranked Matteo Gigante, winning 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
- Fognini has played 39 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), and 25.3 games per match (23.5 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 16 matches on clay over the past year, Fognini has played an average of 24.8 games (22.0 in best-of-three matches).
- de Loore has played two matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 22.5 games per match (22.5 in best-of-three matches) and winning 42.2% of those games.
- de Loore has averaged 18.0 games per match (18.0 in best-of-three matches) and 9.0 games per set in one match on clay courts in the past year.
- This is the first time that Fognini and de Loore have matched up in the last five years.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
On Saturday, Matteo Arnaldi (No. 76 in the world) meets Alexei Popyrin (No. 90) in the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.
Arnaldi is the favorite (-150) in this match, compared to the underdog Popyrin, who is +115.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Matteo Arnaldi has a 60.0% chance to win.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Arnaldi advanced past No. 33-ranked Jiri Lehecka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Popyrin beat No. 287-ranked Dino Prizmic, winning 7-6, 7-5.
- Arnaldi has played 24.5 games per match (23.2 in best-of-three matches) in his 35 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- On clay, Arnaldi has played 18 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 24.5 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.2% of games.
- In the past year, Popyrin has competed in 47 total matches (across all court types), winning 49.3% of the games. He averages 28.0 games per match (25.3 in best-of-three matches) and 10.6 games per set.
- On clay surfaces, Popyrin has played 16 matches and averaged 26.7 games per match (26.0 in best-of-three matches) and 10.2 games per set.
- Dating back to 2015, Arnaldi and Popyrin have not competed against each other.
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