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Family of Jan. 2021 homicide victim pleading for public’s help to find killer
SAGINAW CO., Mich. (WNEM) - A grief-stricken Saginaw mother is begging for help to find her son’s killer.
“I just beg anyone that knows anything about either case to please come forward,” said Barbara Roberson.
In 2013 she lost her 16-year-old son, Stone Roberson, to gun violence. Last year in January, she lost Stone’s oldest brother, 38-year-old Donald Patrick Jr., also to gun violence.
This week Saginaw County Crime Stoppers made a renewed push to collect tips in Patrick’s case.
Patrick was shot and killed leaving work at the Hooters in Kochville Township on the night of January 19, 2021.
At the time Saginaw County Sheriff Bill Federspiel told TV5 the attack was targeted.
There were no arrests at the time and Roberson said there haven’t been any new developments.
“It’s real frustrating to not have closure, especially on both of them. Neither one of them were street people so I don’t understand why it’s so hard,” Roberson said.
“I know about the code. I know that but guys, what if it was your brother, your son, your father, so yeah, I want justice,” said Patrick’s sister Donyell Patrick.
Residents can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers about either Roberson or Patrick’s homicide.
There is a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information that helps the case.
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Shall I Compare Thee: The Sonnets
The cool thing about William Shakespeare is that, more than 400 years after his death, the artists of today are still finding ways to make his work relevant and exciting for modern audiences. Case in point: Shall I Compare Thee: The Sonnets, the new work by Southwest Shakespeare Company. SSC calls the show "an immersive, collective experience" and "a new performance art piece, complete with dance choreography, live music, lyrical songs, moving images, and words that dance onstage." Conceived and devised by Mary Coleman Way and written and devised by Dathan B. Williams, the show will be held at the Taliesin West Pavilion Theater, 12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, and 6 p.m. Sunday, April 10. Tickets are $35 to $45. Jennifer GoldbergAll Puppet Players’ Reservoir Dogs
The elevator pitch for All Puppet Players’ latest production is pretty straightforward: Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, but the characters are not only all puppets, but they’re also canines. The revered 1992 indie flick, which involves a group of criminals planning a diamond heist only to have it go awry, will be satirized by the adult puppet theater troupe in humorously gonzo fashion, complete with foul language, bad puns, a killer soundtrack, and jokes pointing out all the plot holes. The show’s three-week run starts on Friday, April 8, at Playhouse on the Park at Central Arts Plaza, 1850 North Central Avenue, with performances held every Thursday through Sunday at 7:30 p.m. through April 30. General admission is $30 and VIP tickets are $57 and feature priority seating within the front two rows and deals on drinks. Cocktail table seating for two is also available and includes a complimentary bottle of wine and happy-hour prices. Attendance is limited to those 17 and older. Benjamin LeathermanPhoenix Film Festival
We're already a week into the 2022 Phoenix Film Festival, but the final weekend of the event still has plenty to do and see, including a wide range of shorts (such as Native American-directed, horror-themed, and student-made) and features, plus filmmaker panels and parties. We'd recommend buying a ticket for
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which we called "a Nicolas Cage meta action-comedy in which he stars as himself. Sort of. He plays Nic Cage, a starving actor who needs some fast work. When he accepts a paid appearance at a superfan’s house, things take a strange turn and the superstar must rely on his trope-filled action movie past." It screens at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101, 7000 East Mayo Boulevard. For a complete schedule of the weekend's offerings, visit the Phoenix Film Festival website. Jennifer Goldberg
Tour de Fat
If your favorite things in life include bikes or beer, you’ll want to hit Tour de Fat, a gathering of bicycle and beer enthusiasts happening from noon until 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at Tempe Beach Park, 80 West Rio Salado Parkway. Costumes are encouraged, and you can show up early if you want to register at 11 a.m. for the noon bike parade. Activities at Tour de Fat will include live music by Duckwrth, Capyac, and Brothers of Brass. There will also be various other performances, as well as a mix of games, rides, and interactive art pieces around the park. As for the beer, that will be provided by New Belgium Brewing, the event’s promoter. Admission is free and costumes are very much encouraged. Lynn TrimbleMesa Book Crawl
Attention bookworms and word nerds of the Valley: If spending a weekend afternoon strolling through a historic downtown area while interacting with local authors and picking up some new finds sounds like time well spent, the Mesa Book Crawl is for you. The five-hour event on Saturday, April 9, in downtown Mesa will involve the aforementioned activities. Participants will check-in at the OneOhOne Gallery, 101 West Main Street, starting at 11 a.m. and receive a personal passport before hitting up a dozen nearby businesses. Authors will be available at stops, as will a variety of books for sale, and you’ll receive an entry into a prize raffle with each visit or purchase made. Complete details about the event can be found here. Benjamin LeathermanDialogue with Richard Dawkins
If you’re a firm believer in facts – particularly those that are scientifically proven, clearly documented, or grounded in reality – the last several years and the nonstop assault on reason and knowledge have been quite tortuous. Renowned biologist, author, and science popularizer Richard Dawkins likely feels the same way, as he’s been fighting superstitions, half-truths, and outright lies with cold, hard facts for most of his adult life. He’s scheduled to appear at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams Street, on Sunday, April 10, along with theoretical physicist (and onetime Arizona State University professor) Lawrence Krauss.The two will conduct a Q&A session and screen their 2013 documentary The Unbelievers, which follows the pair as they conducted lectures around the world promoting science and reason. The event starts at 7 p.m. and general admission is $40 to $80. VIP tickets, which offer premium seating and access to an autograph session and meet-and-greet with Dawkins and Krauss, are $250. Benjamin Leatherman
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The Arizona State Fair, held every fall at the west Phoenix Arizona State Fairgrounds, is one of the most popular events of the year.
Today, the Fair announced a new promotion: discount tickets for people who preorder months in advance.
General admission is $12 for adults, but under the new promotion, attendees can buy two tickets for $15 — almost a 40 percent discount.
A limited number of discount tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 15. There is a maximum of eight tickets per order. Tickets can be purchased here.
The 2022 Arizona State Fair will be held Wednesdays through Sundays, October 1 through 30. There's no word yet on whether concerts will return for this year's event (they were canceled last year due to budget restraints), but there's sure to be plenty of food, games, and rides.
And if you can't wait until October for some family fun, the Maricopa County Fair is going on this weekend at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 West McDowell Road. Visit the Maricopa County Fair website for tickets and more info.
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(The Hill) — A growing list of high-profile Democrats are coming down with COVID-19 just as President Biden and party leaders are set to roll back public health precautions designed to combat the highly contagious virus.
The rash of positive cases — which has hit both members of Congress and prominent figures in the administration — is not so much a health concern for the affected policymakers, who all say they’re vaccinated, boosted and showing no symptoms that might require hospitalization.
But the untimely wave has created new political headaches for Democratic leaders as they seek to move the country back to something approaching normalcy — a delicate dance in the midst of a challenging election year when both chambers are up for grabs; Republicans are clamoring to end what they consider onerous health protocols; and COVID fatigue has emerged as its own epidemic after more than two years of social restrictions, health care uncertainties and economic upheaval triggered by the global pandemic.
The list of those recently infected features a who’s who of prominent Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas); and two members of President Biden’s cabinet: Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens, also tested positive this week. All but Pelosi appear to have been infected after attending Saturday’s Gridiron Club dinner, an annual affair in Washington.
The infections, some of them in proximity to Biden, have put the White House on the defensive when it comes to the president’s busy public schedule amid the wave.
“While we have seen an increase in cases around people … some of us may know, I also would note cases remain down,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki noted Friday.
The outbreak highlights the dilemma facing Democratic leaders, both in the White House and on Capitol Hill, as they position themselves to ease the public health protocols they’ve long championed while simultaneously bracing for another potential spike in a virus that will soon reach a grim milestone: 1 million deaths in the United States alone.
Pelosi, ahead of Biden’s State of the Union speech to Congress last month, eliminated the mask mandates that had been in place for the House floor for the two years prior. Democratic leaders are also poised to reopen the Capitol Visitors Center (CVC) to public tours, recently returning the dining tables to the CVC’s cafeteria after months when it had been used as a makeshift COVID testing site.
And Biden administration health officials are eyeing the elimination of immigration restrictions at the Southern border, known as Title 42, which were adopted two years ago by former President Trump in the name of fighting the spread of the virus — a repeal that’s sparked an outcry from Republicans and a handful of moderate Democrats.
Yet while the number of cases across the nation has fallen slightly over the last two weeks — and deaths and hospitalizations are down drastically over the same span, according to a tally kept by The New York Times — the outlook is a mixed bag on the state level with the arrival of a recent omicron subvariant, which has led to case increases in roughly half the country. It’s a trend that has not been overlooked by Democratic leaders in Washington, who are watching those numbers carefully.
“This pandemic is not over,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned earlier in the week, defending the Democrats’ push for more federal pandemic relief. “We’re still having people die, we’re still having people get sick. … And we can’t take our eye off the ball in making sure that we continue to help.”
The politics surrounding the coronavirus have always been fraught, pitting public health officials and Democrats, who’ve argued for strict preventative measures, against Trump and his conservative allies in Congress and state houses across the country, who’ve bemoaned the erosion of individual freedoms. The recent confluence of events — the uncertainty surrounding the new omicron subvariant, the wave of cases in Washington and the Democrats’ efforts to ease COVID restrictions — has only complicated the math for party leaders.
Pelosi, 82, had visited the White House on two occasions in the last week, including a health care event on Tuesday, when the Speaker was seen hugging the president. The White House on Friday acknowledged that the 79-year-old Biden may be at risk of contracting the virus, but emphasized that he is vaccinated and recently received his second booster shot.
“Like anyone else, the president may at some point test positive for COVID,” Psaki said.
Psaki defended Biden’s decision to host an event earlier in the day honoring the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, emphasizing that it was staged outdoors.
“His doctors have assessed that these are risks that can be taken,” she said. “It’s important for him to continue his presidential duties now and even if he tests positive in the future.”
The wave arrives as Democratic leaders are pressing for billions of dollars in new spending for testing, vaccinations and other COVID-alleviation programs. The bill hit a wall in the Senate this week after Republicans balked at the administration’s plan to eliminate the Title 42 immigration restrictions, and House GOP leaders are already airing their own concerns with the idea of providing a new round of federal aid.
“The best way right now to get relief to families and small businesses is to open up all the economy, end all the mandates,” Rep. Steve Scalise (La.), the second-ranked House Republican, told reporters this week.
Republicans, though, have their own problems with COVID messaging. While most in the party have downplayed the threat of the virus since its arrival — and have roundly criticized the Democrats’ health protocols as an infringement on individual liberties — they’re now demanding that the Trump-era immigration restrictions remain in place to protect the health of Americans.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) this week lamented the repeal of a tool “that allows you to turn people away because of communicable diseases — which of course we’re dealing with during COVID.”
Democrats have been quick to pounce in defense of Biden, accusing Republicans of downplaying the health threat of COVID — except in the case of a policy that would banish immigrants seeking legal asylum.
“Title 42 was put in [by] the former president as a stalking horse for border security,” Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), the vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, said this week. “It was cloaked in pandemic discussion, but the pandemic has changed.”
Alex Gangitano and Morgan Chalfant contributed.
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(The Hill) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday warned of a coming “Cold War” between Florida and Georgia if Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams wins the gubernatorial election in the state.
During a press conference in Gulf County, in Florida’s northwest, DeSantis referenced the ongoing Master’s Tournament in Georgia, using it as an apparent segue into discussing the state’s elections.
DeSantis said he “really appreciates our Georgians” but voters would have to “take care” of the 2022 election to prevent Abrams from winning.
“If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a cold war between Florida and Georgia,” he said. “I can’t have [former Cuban communist leader Raul] Castro to my south and Abrams to my north, that would be a disaster. So I hope you guys take care of that and we’ll end up in good shape.”
The Hill has reached out to DeSantis’s office for comment.
Abrams, a former state House minority leader who previously ran for governor, is running uncontested in the Democratic primary field, but faces a competitive general election against Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and former Sen. David Perdue (R).
According to the latest polling, Abrams trails Kemp by a 51 percent to a 44 percent margin and Perdue by 49 percent to 44 percent margin. Kemp narrowly beat out Abrams for the governorship in 2018.
DeSantis has become a major force in the Republican party who is flirting with a 2024 presidential run.
The Democratic candidate and Republican governor couldn’t be further apart on many issues, including gun control, immigration and the LGBTQ community.
DeSantis just signed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law, which prohibits the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation from kindergarten through third grade, which critics say marginalizes trans and LGBTQ youth, while Abrams’ campaign site says she wants to “nurture and protect” LGBTQ children.
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(NEXSTAR) – Two airline passengers accused of assaulting crew members and fellow passengers face two of the largest fines ever proposed, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday.
The FAA said it will levy penalties of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, against the unnamed passengers.
The first passenger was flying from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina on July 7, 2021 when the FAA says the woman fell while she was out of her seat during the flight. She then allegedly threatened to hurt a flight attendant who offered help, shoved the flight attendant aside and tried to open the cabin door.
When two other flight attendants tried to restrain her, she allegedly struck one on the head repeatedly. The crew managed to get her in zip-tie style restraints, but the woman “spit at, headbutted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers,” the FAA said. Officers arrested her after the plane landed in Charlotte.
Another female passenger, who faces a $77,272 fine, was flying Delta from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 16, 2021 when the FAA says she tried to hug and kiss the passenger next to her. She’s also accused of walking to the front of the aircraft and trying to leave the airplane mid-flight.
The crew had to restrain her after she allegedly bit another passenger multiple times.
“If you are on an airplane, don’t be a jerk and don’t endanger the flight crews and fellow passengers. If you do, you will be fined by the FAA,” U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg told The View Friday.
The passengers must respond within 30 days after receiving the FAA’s letter.
The fines are part of the roughly $2 million in proposed penalties the FAA announced Jan. 1.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Chuck and Lisa Surack have donated $5 million dollars to help Taylor University’s Film & Media Program and its entrepreneurial and innovation hub.
The liberal arts school in Upland made the announcement earlier this week.
The gift is designated for the construction of the Surack Center for Entrepreneurship and Media Arts, a new facility to house both film and innovation.
“Taylor University has been a place of innovation and creativity for 175 years, and we are blessed to have members of the extended Taylor family who are exemplars in this regard,” said Taylor President, D. Michael Lindsay. “What Chuck and Lisa Surack have done, through and with Sweetwater, is precisely the kind of entrepreneurial energy we want our students to embrace and embody.”
The facility will offer areas designated for entrepreneurship development, a focus for Taylor University; and provide dedicated space for Film and Media Production students to master the tools and technology changing and shaping lives. Taylor’s Film & Media Program has won more than 575 awards.
Taylor hopes to break ground on the new home for Film & Media and Entrepreneurship later in 2022.
In 2018, Surack received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Taylor University in recognition of his contributions to the State of Indiana and his example as a Christian businessman and community leader. He recently joined Taylor’s Board of Visitors, a volunteer leadership group that advises the president and other campus leaders. The Suracks’ gift was announced Thursday at Taylor’s semi-annual Board of Visitors meeting.
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Las Vegas has always been a town known for entertainment, but few big names ever get the type of treatment that BTS received on Thursday night with the entire Strip going purple in their honor, the Bellagio displaying custom shows at their fountain, and super fans, the BTS ARMY, flocking around every block.
"Turn the city upside down for them," Nhu Than said. "It's very exciting and very new to K-pop fans, especially."
RELATED: BTS and their ARMY take over Las Vegas Strip with 'Permission to Dance on Stage' experiences
#NEW: Since BTS ARMY has been so awesome tonight, it's only fair I share a look at the party along The Strip ahead of the series of concerts @AllegiantStadm.#BTS #BTS_THE_CITY_LasVegas #BTSCONCERT #BTSARMY
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Shelly Moua and Nhu Than drove in from California to see the group thousands scrambled to get tickets for as tickets sold out almost instantaneously.
"Tickets sold out really fast," Moua said, "but thankfully we were able to get last-minute tickets because they released some more."
Las Vegas locals like Allie Roseborough also got in on the BTS celebration.
"I feel very very lucky that they're here in my city because I usually have to travel to see them," Roseborough said.
I think it’s fair to say a few BTS fans showed up for the special display. pic.twitter.com/VMrpGOAKye
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
RELATED: BTS 'Permission to Dance on Stage' organizers require masks at Allegiant Stadium
Roseborough had one thing in common with the throngs of fans swarming The Strip, and that was the amount of money she'd been spending on the run-up to the series of concerts at Allegiant Stadium.
"Way too much money," she said. "Way too much money. I worked major overtime to be able to do this."
This story was originally published by Sean DeLancey of KTVN in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ever seen a rattlesnake? The sightings aren't as rare as you might think!
Arizona is home to more than a dozen different rattlesnake species, including some with some serious venom.
Experts at the Phoenix Herpetological Society say this time of year is especially active as temperatures start heating up. PHS says there are some things to do if you're bitten, including:
— Call 911 and stay calm.
— Keep the bitten area still. You can immobilize the area with an improvised splint made from a board, magazines, or other stiff material tied to the limb (but don't tie it too tight because you don't want to reduce blood flow). Remove any jewelry or constricting items near the affected area in case of swelling.
DO NOT:
— Drive yourself to the hospital
— Use ice to cool the bite
— Cut open the wound and try to suck out the venom
— Use a tourniquet. This will cut off blood flow and the limb may be lost
— You also do not need to bring the snake or a photo of the snake with you to the hospital; all rattlesnake bites are treated with the same anti-venom so identification of the snake is not necessary.
This story was originally published by Kari Steele of KNXV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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A prosecutor said the death penalty will be considered in the case of a Las Vegas man accused of kidnapping and killing a 4-year-old boy and hiding the body in a freezer while keeping the boy's mother captive.
A state court judge on Friday postponed Brandon Lee Toseland's arraignment on 10 charges including murder, kidnapping and child abuse in the death of the boy and domestic battery against the child's mother.
PREVIOUS: State says Brandon Toseland went to 'incredible lengths' to hide death of boy found in freezer
Toseland has been jailed without bail since his arrest on Feb. 22, after the boy's 7-year-old sister gave her teacher notes saying her mother was being held captive and thought the girl's brother was dead at Toseland's house.
Defense attorney Augustus Claus said Toseland will plead not guilty.
For continuing coverage of this case, visit ktnv.com/ChildHomicide.
This story was originally published by Ken Ritter of KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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An Ohio Kurdish restaurant owner and chef was charged with conspiring to smuggle three undocumented immigrants from Mexico to Cincinnati.
Comert Kurdistan, 43, aka Comert Aldic, of Newtown, owns Leyla Mediterranean restaurant in Anderson Towne Center. He, 26-year-old Ismail Altundag and 35-year-old Emma Brown, aka Emma Nur, were charged with conspiracy and aiding and abetting to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the U.S.
The three face up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all six felony counts.
Kurdistan, Altundag and Brown are originally from Turkey, as are the three undocumented immigrants, according to the United States Attorney's Office.
The U.S. Attorney's Office didn't disclose the motive for the alleged conspiracy or allege a connection to Kurdistan's restaurant.
A woman who identified herself as Emma Brown said she managed the restaurant. She claimed the alleged undocumented immigrants had not worked there.
"I'm trying to do my business, leave us alone," she said.
According to Leyla Mediterranean's website, Kurdistan moved to the U.S. in 2011.
In 2015, a restaurant review in Cincinnati Magazine called Kurdistan "an eggplant whisperer" for his ability to create memorable dishes with the fruit.
Kurdistan has been detained in the Butler County Jail since late on Wednesday night.
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A 16-year-old student was arrested for the attempted murder and sexual assault of their teacher, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced on Friday.
#BREAKING: Metro police and CCSD PD are investigating the attempted murder and sexual assault of a teacher at Eldorado High School, police say, by a 16 year old student.
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
CCEA and CCSD officials are at the school now.
We're heading there.@KTNV
Police officers arrived at Eldorado High School on Thursday after receiving reports of an injured teacher.
PREVIOUS: Eldorado High School staff member assaulted; person of interest in custody
Investigators with the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section determined that the teacher was in her classroom when the teenage student came in to talk about grades.
"At some point, the suspect got violent and began punching the victim and strangled her until she lost consciousness," police said.
The student fled the classroom after the attack, police said. Another employee found the injured teacher and called 911.
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Concerns over violence in the Clark County School District
Investigators arrested the teen at a home in the area "without incident."
The student was booked into a detention center for attempted murder, sexual assault, battery with intent to commit sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, and robbery. Prosecutors with the Clark County District Attorney's Office will determine what charges the teen faces in court.
Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara said he was "devastated" by news of the assault on one of the district's teachers.
"Our hearts are heavy because of the violence committed against her, and we pray for her full recovery," Jara stated.
NEW message to Eldorado High School parents, students and staff: pic.twitter.com/LKV9KkSopp
— KTNV 13 Action News (@KTNV) April 8, 2022
The superintendent reiterated his previous position that "violent acts, assaults, and bullying will not be tolerated and those who choose to engage in these activities will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
News of the attack comes as CCSD faces heightened scrutiny of its response to recent violent incidents at schools. Parents and teachers have called on the district to do more to prevent violence and punish those who perpetrate it.
13 INVESTIGATES: Increase in violent incidents has many asking if Clark County School District is doing enough
Principal Christina Brockett sent an email to parents on Thursday notifying them that a staff member had been assaulted. In a new message to the school community on Friday, Brockett thanked the school staff "who helped respond to the terrible situation and helped a colleague in need."
"We are doing everything possible to support our students, staff, and community," she said.
Brockett called the assault "an isolated incident."
"Eldorado is an amazing school with students and staff who are here to support each other," she said. "While it will take time, we will work through this and emerge a stronger Sundevil family."
Officials with the school district and the Clark County Education Association were at the school on Friday to talk with staff about the incident. Reporter Sean DeLancey will follow this story and report the latest information on 13 Action News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Anyone with information about this assault is asked to contact the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section at 702-828-3421. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at crimestoppersofnv.com.
Read the full statement from Supt. Dr. Jesus Jara below:
The safety of every Clark County School District (CCSD) student and employee is our top priority.
I am devastated, and the CCSD family hurts for the teacher assaulted at Eldorado High School. Our hearts are heavy because of the violence committed against her, and we pray for her full recovery.
As I have said previously, “Violent acts, assaults, and bullying will not be tolerated in the Clark County School District, and those who choose to engage in these activities will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
While this incident is now in the hands of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rest assured that this suspect will be held to account for his actions. Let me say again, unequivocally, violence will not be tolerated at Clark County Schools or against our students or staff.
Read the full statement from Eldorado High School Principal Christina Brockett:
Eldorado family,
The past 24 hours have been a difficult time for our school community. I want to take a moment to thank our staff who helped respond to the terrible situation and helped a colleague in need. We are doing everything possible to support our students, staff, and community.
I want the Eldorado family to know that this is an isolated incident. The suspect was arrested, thanks to the quick work of CCSD Police.
Eldorado is an amazing school with students and staff who are here to support each other. While it will take time, we will work through this and emerge a stronger Sundevil family.
Counseling resources are available on campus today and will be available to those who may want this assistance after Spring Break as well.
If you or someone you know needs assistance or support during Spring Break, you may also contact:
Connection Line: (702) 799-6632 to speak with a caring counselor or social worker from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Care Solace: caresolace.org [caresolace.org]
Mobile Crisis Response Team: (702) 486-7865
Nevada Crisis Line: (775) 784-8090
Additionally, Safe Voice is available to parents, students, and teachers 24 hours a day at www.safevoicenv.org [safevoicenv.org] or by calling (833) 216-7233.
This story was originally published by KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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New York announced it will allow to-go drinks from restaurants for the next three years. A provision in the state budget bill released on Thursday settles a booze battle between bars, restaurants and liquor stores.
During the height of the pandemic, dining establishments and local bars and taverns were allowed to serve drinks to-go as customers stayed away from indoor dining. However, last June the provision was lifted as businesses began returning to normal dining practices.
Now, according to the budget bill, any alcohol sold to-go must be accompanied by "a substantial" food order. It also does not permit restaurants or bars to sell full-size bottles of wine or liquor.
And in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills that will allow restaurants and bars to sell cocktails and alcoholic beverages to-go, WXYZ reported.
According to the governor's office, the bills were aimed to provide relief for restaurants and bars. They will be able to sell drinks to-go and deliver them until the end of 2025.
“The MLBA, its members, and all 8,500 licensees throughout the state have something to be excited about today,” said Michigan Licensed Beverage Association Executive Director Scott Ellis. “We would like to thank Governor Whitmer, Senator Nesbitt, Representative Webber, and Representative Anthony for their focus and hard work for bringing these ideas to fruition in a timely manner.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — The parent company behind HGTV's Indianapolis-based home renovation show "Good Bones" will pay a $40,000 fine to the Environmental Protection Agency in a settlement stemming from allegations the company violated a federal lead paint law.
The EPA on Friday announced the settlement with Two Chicks and a Hammer, Inc., founded by mother-daughter duo Karen Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk. The agency says the company depicted violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule depicted on the show, according to a news release from the agency.
The law requires firms that repair, renovate or paint homes, child care facilities, and preschools with lead-based paint built before 1978 to use renovators who are certified by the EPA.
“Compliance with federal lead paint laws is essential to protect children across the country and is a priority for EPA,” said EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore in a statement. “With so many people watching TV shows like these for tips on remodeling their own homes, it’s extremely important for these shows to demonstrate lead-safe work practices.”
The EPA alleges that Two Chicks and a Hammer violated the law when renovating three different Indianapolis homes. The company has since obtained EPA certification and has agreed to comply with the RRP Rule on future projects.
Also under the settlement, the company will have to produce a video about renovations involving lead-based paint and another about protecting children from lead exposure.
The EPA designated the reduction of childhood lead exposures as a high priority for the fiscal years 2020-2023.
This is not the first time the agency has settled other cases involving alleged violations of the RRP Rule with HGTV programs. It has previously settled matters with Magnolia Homes, Texas Flip N Move, and Rehab Addict and Bargain Mansions.
WRTV has reached out to representatives with Two Chicks and a Hammer and HGTV but has not heard back.
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Correction: A previous version of this story included an incorrect spelling of Levi and Geovani Galvez's last name. WRTV regrets the error.
INDIANAPOLIS — A young boy is finally home with a newfound chance at life after spending 40 days in the hospital — and it's all thanks to a stem cell donation from his father.
Six-year-old Levi Galvez and his father Geovani Galvez were met with singing, dancing, and applause from staff at Riley Hospital for Children on Wednesday as the pair left the hospital.
“We’re extremely grateful for everyone who cared for Levi at Riley. They all treated Levi as if he was their own child. Everyone who was on his care team was amazing," said Geovani Galvez. "We’re proud to be a Riley family and thankful for everything!”
Geovani Galvez said his son went straight home to play with Legos — his favorite toy and the same thing that helped him pass time between treatments.
He says Levi has mostly played with his sister, who he saw for the first time since going inpatient this week. They've watched "Shrek" on repeat.
A video of Levi leaving the hospital from IU Health can be viewed here.
Levi had been in and out of the hospital from the time he was 2 years old after being diagnosed with leukemia, Geovani Galvez said. Around Christmastime last year, Levi relapsed again, and doctors told the family a stem cell transplant was the best treatment option.
There was no match for the six-year-old through the national registry, but his father, Geovani, discovered he was a half-match.
On March 1, the transplant was performed.
Geovani said helping his son gave him a purpose in life. Just a few months prior to Levi's relapse, he had attempted suicide.
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"Sometimes I used to wonder why I lived, but there was a greater purpose after that,” Geovani Galvez told WRTV.
Levi's father said Levi will quarantine for one year after his release.
In the meantime, Geovani Galvez said he'll speak with a trauma survivor's group and peer visitation through Methodist Hospital to share his story.
If you or someone you know is thinking about hurting themselves, the suicide prevention lifeline is available around the clock at 1-800-273-TALK. You can also text "IN" to 741741.
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Alex Jones accused of hiding assets over Sandy Hook lawsuits
Published: Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:47 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones is facing a new lawsuit in Texas.
Family members of some of the 20 children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are accusing the conspiracy theorist of hiding millions of dollars in assets after they began taking him to court.
The families have already won defamation lawsuits against Jones after he said the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, never happened.
An attorney for Jones said there was no attempt to hide assets and called the suggestion “ridiculous.”
Trials are set for later this year to determine how much Jones should pay the families.
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Florida's coronavirus deaths' increase down to 511 over two weeks
Florida's coronavirus deaths are more than half as many two weeks ago but cases and the first-time posivity rate are rising though though they are among the lowest since the start of the pandemic. Hospitalizations are among the lowest since data started to be tracked in July 2020.
The Florida State Health Department published its second bi-weekly data Friday after switching to weekly reports from daily ones on June 4. The bi-weekly reports generally include data only for the past week though the state's new cases and positivity rates show both weeks.
Deaths: 73,538 residents, which is an increase of 511 for two weeks (255.5 weekly) after 1,167 two weeks compared with 863 weekly three weeks ago, 288 weekly on Jan. 7 and 162 Dec. 31, according to the state reports. Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, cases rose 249 in one week. The daily record was 435 occurring on Aug. 27.
The number of deaths among those under 16 remained at 42 since three weeks ago with 55,408 among those 65 and older, a rise of 384 (75.1% of total increase).
Florida, which passed the 70,000 milestone Feb. 28 is third behind California at 88,557 and Texas at 86,181. Arizona reported the most deaths in the past week at 413 followed by Georgia with 283, Tennessee 271, California 240, Texas 185.
Cases: 5,862,817, which includes 11,337 new ones in the past week and 10,114 one week ago, 8,775 two weeks ago and 8,049 three weeks ago, which is the lowest since the weekly reports began. Infections also rose 21,348 for two weeks (10,674) two weeks after 16,741 (8,370.5). Three weeks ago the weekly gain of 10,211 was lowest since a two-week stretch last year, 8,892 Nov. 26 and 9,891Nov. 19 before the omicron surge. New cases and increases are different because of revisions.
The seven-day rolling daily average is 1,619 with 1,127 March 22, lowest since 1,106 June 8, 2020 (7,742). The record 65,278 Jan. 11 (456,946 in a week).
On Friday, 2,162 new cases were reported with 1,592 a week ago and 664 March 21, the least since 287 Nov. 8. The record is 76,610 posted Jan. 8.
Florida, which passed 5 million cases on Dec. 28, ranks fourth in the past week behind New York with 28,178, Texas 14,034, California 13,951 and head of New Jersey 10,420. Florida is 11th in cases per million with Rhode Island No. 1. Overall Florida is third behind California with 8,513,771 and Texas with 6,688,566.
Positivity rate: 3.8% with 3.0% a week ago, 2.3% two weeks ago and 1.9 % three weeks ago, the least since the state went to weekly reports. The record was 31.2% Jan. 7. The target rate is 5% with Palm Beach County at 6.0% (two weeks ago 3.1%), St. Lucie 2.9% (2.9% three weeks ago), Martin 3.3% (2.3% three weeks ago), Indian River 4.4% (2.3% two weeks ago), Okeechobee 2.0% (0.5% two weeks ago, Broward 3.3% (2.0% two weeks ago, Miami-Dade 3.5% (1.7% two weeks ago). Counties under 1%: 0.4% in Jackson , Taylor 0.7%, 0.8% in Holmes, 0.9% in Taylor.
In the week of May 17-30, 2020, before testing ramped up, it was 0.62% one day for an weekly average of 2.82%.
Hospitalizations: 1,002 with coronavirus (1.85% capacity) with 975 Monday (1.71%), the lowest since record-keeping began July 2020 with previous low 1,277 (2.22%) Nov. 28, according to Department of Health and Human Services the high. One week ago it was 1,075 (1.85%). The record was 17,295 (2.935) on Aug. 29 during the delta variant surge. Florida is fourth behind California, Texas and New York. In the U.S., beds occupied with coronavirus: 15,091 for covid (2%), one week ago 16,138 (2.15%) and record 160,113 (21.3%) Jan. 20.
Vaccinations: More than nine out of 10 adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine (90.2%), two weeks after
(89.9%) with 76.5% fully vaccinated and 41.5% a booster. Among children 5-11, 23% have been vaccinated with at least one dose. In the U.S., the one-shot rate is 88.3%, two doses 75.4% and boosters 49.1%. Every state in the nation has vaccinated at least 70% of adult population with at least one shot except for Wyoming at 69.8.%.
Tests: 268,265 in the past week (38,324 daily) compared with 369,226 two weeks ago (52,247 daily) with 37,584 daily most recently April 1 and record 276,962 Jan. 3.
WPTV updates its coronavirus statistics page daily.
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Suspect guilty after twins found burned along Beeline Highway
A suspect was found guilty Friday in the murders of twins whose bodies were found burned on the side of the Beeline Highway in 2017.
Jullian Cathirell is one of two men charged with murder in the deaths of 21-year-old twin brothers Brandon and Brian Allen.
The victims' bodies were found wrapped in blankets and plastic in a brush fire along the Beeline Highway on March 15, 2017.
The jury found Cathirell guilty of second-degree murder of one brother, first-degree murder of the other brother, two counts of tampering with evidence and delinquent in possession of a firearm.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office detectives said Cathirell had been in an ongoing feud with Brandon Allen when he fatally shot the 21-year-old brothers in the West Palm Beach apartment they shared.
Detectives said co-defendant Darin Byrd prevented Brandon Allen from getting away, blocking the door to the foyer and pushing him to the floor.
After the brothers were killed, Cathirell and Byrd cleaned up the crime scene with bleach and alcohol and hid the bodies in a bathtub until the next night, when they drove the bodies to the Beeline Highway and set them on fire, investigators said.
Sentencing for Cathirell is scheduled for May 4.
Prosecutors waived the death penalty against him in 2020.
Cathirell faces life in prison.
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Florida pastor spends 9 days at Ukrainian border
As Russian soldiers continue to wage war in Ukraine killing more innocent civilians, a Florida pastor just returned from the region and shares what he witnessed and why it hits so close to home.
The images Florida Pastor Joel Tooley captured during his visit to Poland recently take you there.
For nine days, the Melbourne pastor was in Przemysl, a southeastern town in Poland at the edge of Ukraine, just 10 miles from the border.
In that city, signs of fear and despair are meeting help and hope, as desperate Ukrainians flee their war-torn country.
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"I describe this as a really wonderful experience and a completely horrible experience," Tooley explained upon his return.
As a member of the Church of Nazarene, Tooley along with members of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries are on the ground in Poland offering hot food, warm beds and new starts to fleeing Ukrainians, most of them women and children.
"You’d see a mother just focused on finding the next thing for her and her kids, and she was determined and had this resolve and you would see others who had just lost all hope and despair. Then, there were those who just had no idea where they were going," he described.
Images and videos that Tooley captured while on the ground show Ukrainians lugging around suitcases while making their way to the next train to freedom. Other shots show people waiting, wondering what’s next.
In one picture, Tooley captured team members speaking to two Ukrainian sisters in their twenties who fled their homeland but had no place to go.
According to Tooley, the volunteers connected the sisters with a church in the Netherlands where they are now safe.
At one point, Tooley and his team came upon three teenage boys.
"They were all 17-year-old. They and had traveled from Kiev. They had no connections. Their parents sent them out of the country," he said.
The stories of children and teens fleeing Ukraine hits close to home for Tooley, who for years, has worked with unaccompanied migrant children who enter the United States without their parents in an attempt to find freedom and escape violence in their homelands south of the U.S. border.
But as an ongoing immigration feud between the DeSantis and Biden administrations thickens and threatens Florida's future of welcoming unaccompanied migrant children here, Tooley said his trip to Poland serves as a reminder of the need to find immigration solutions here at home.
"The resolve that I left there with was a greater determination to look at the solutions we need to make in our own country for people who are trying to cross our borders because their stories are not that different," Tooley said. "In Ukraine, we can name the enemy Putin and the Russian regime. In some countries, we can't name the enemy but the suffering is the same and the oppression is the same,” he said. “It gave me greater resolve to continue speaking out."
For more information on how Florida's current crackdown on illegal immigration is impacting unaccompanied children, click here for reporter Katie Lagrone's recent documentary "Unaccompanied & Unwanted."
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High school student arrested for attempted murder, sexual assault of teacher, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A high school student was arrested after he reportedly attacked a teacher and assaulted her when the two were discussing his grades.
KVVU reports the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was called to Eldorado High School Thursday afternoon, where a teacher was injured.
Arriving officers were directed to a classroom where a female teacher was being treated by medical personnel for multiple injuries, police said.
According to the LVMPD, an investigation by the department’s Sexual Assault Section indicated that the teacher was in her classroom when a 16-year-old student entered to talk about his grades.
At some point, police say, the student got violent and began punching the teacher and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
Police said the student left the classroom after the attack, and another school employee later found the teacher.
Police were able to identify the student, and Clark County School District police officers took him into custody in a nearby neighborhood.
According to police, the 16-year-old was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and booked on charges that included attempted murder, sexual assault and robbery.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was the first round of the Masters, and Justin Thomas’ mind was elsewhere. He was scanning the giant leaderboards for other scores. He was looking around at different holes. He was ruing earlier mistakes.
“I just couldn’t get into the moment,” he said Friday, “which is sad and a bummer on the first round of the Masters. ...
“You just wake up some days, and you don’t want to do anything – and I unfortunately I had to go play the first round of the Masters.”
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The day went predictably poorly.
The best iron player on the planet, Thomas hit only six greens in regulation and bogeyed two of his last three holes to shoot an opening 76 – a stunning score for one of the pre-tournament favorites.
“That was, far and away, the most pissed off I’ve been after a round in a really, really long time,” Thomas said.
Afterward, his fiancée asked whether he needed to be by himself or wanted to talk about his feelings. She quickly got the hint. Together, they played fetch with their dog, Franklin, for 45 minutes, and Thomas “kind of sulked and pissed and moaned” for a bit longer. They ate dinner, then went to bed.
When he arrived at Augusta National on Friday, Thomas showed the focus and determination that had been missing a day earlier. He went out in 33. Then he ripped off three birdies in a row on the second nine (including a near-ace on 16) to match the low round of the day with a 5-under 67.
That torrid round vaulted him back under par and inside the top 10. Thomas is seven back of 36-hole leader Scottie Scheffler, but he’s only two behind second place. Now, he’s hoping that he can still fully recover from that lackadaisical opener.
“I’m really proud of myself,” he said. “I very easily could be going home right now, and not only am I not, but I’m in a really good spot going into this weekend.”
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Just before lunchtime on Friday Tiger Woods emerged from his courtesy car in the champion’s parking lot. He was parked in the same spot he was when he won this tournament in 2019. It seems there are also plenty of unwritten rules at Augusta National.
The parking spot gives Tiger easy access to the clubhouse and the champion’s locker room on the second floor. It’s also just a short walk to the old putting green behind the first tee that Masters’ veterans prefer because it’s always been there.
But it wasn’t the seclusion of the locker room or the welcome familiarity of the old putting green that he sought Friday. Tiger’s first stop was the fitness trailer, which is tucked away on the far side of the sprawling tournament practice area. It was here where the magic would happen. Or not happen.
Tiger, who historically doesn’t volunteer information, has been clear on this ever since his SUV veered off a winding road in February 2021, careened across a median and tumbled to a stop in a ditch. There will be good days and bad days.
Friday was somewhere in between.
From now until the end of Tiger’s time as a professional golfer there will be a healthy dollop of perspective. Bogey the first? At least he was able to walk 18 holes. Bogey the third? You’re no longer confined to a hospital bed. Bogey the fourth? You have both legs.
The latter is a particularly sobering thought, and Tiger’s public answer each time he’s asked the extent of the damage his right leg endured when his SUV spiraled out of control in Los Angeles. At the time doctors explained amputation was a possibility and, Tiger being Tiger, he balked.
Fourteen months later, there he was on two legs making his way to the fitness trailer. He calls it activation.
Some observers would call his movements deliberate, while others might say pained, but then this was always going to be a test of will more than skill. He can still play golf. He proved that in December at the PNC Championship alongside his son, Charlie, and he wouldn’t have made the effort this week if he wasn’t encouraged by his game. This was about Tiger’s surgically rebuilt right leg and, to a greater degree, his willingness to compartmentalize the pain.
There was pain. That much is clear.
“My team has done a hell of a job getting me ready, getting the body after I break it out there, they go ahead and repair it at night,” he said. “I'm good at breaking it. They're good at fixing it.”
Tiger’s 92nd competitive round at the Masters might not have been the most testing of his career, but it certainly was the most painful to watch.
If Thursday’s 1-under 71 was a “scrappy” effort, as one member of Team Tiger explained, Friday’s 74 was scoured from the depths of the five-time Masters champion’s physical limitations.
The mind is still willing, but the body is an unknown quantity. For the second consecutive day he just wasn’t feeling it on the range, and early on Day 2 this version was lacking the savvy short game that made Thursday feel like a reason to celebrate.
He missed the green right at Nos. 1, 3 and 4 to start his day 3 over par and sailed his drive at the par-4 fifth hole into the trees right of the fairway for his fourth bogey of the day.
Scrappy.
He rallied with his first birdie of the day at No. 8 and flushed his approach shot at the 10th hole for another.
Scrappy.
He played Amen Corner in 1 over, rebounded with a birdie at No. 14, and capped a wild and windy day with four pars to finish.
Scrappy.
It all added up to a 1 over total and a weekend tee time. Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jordan Spieth can’t say the same, to mention just a few of the game’s stars who won’t be going the full 72. Maybe getting to Sunday was always the plan given the unique physical demands of Augusta National, and he seemed to subtly suggest as much.
“I told [caddie Joey LaCava] that, ‘Hey, we got a lot of holes to play. It's going to be tough all day, so let's get it back to even-par for the day somehow,’” he said. “If I can just stay at even-par for the day, I thought that would have been a pretty good comeback.”
Earlier Friday, Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the tournament with an ailing neck just a day after Paul Casey succumbed to a short week with a bad back. And there was Tiger. Comparison shopping pain serves no purpose – and it should be noted that both Oosthuizen and Casey have been slowed by their ailments for some time – but whatever Tiger may have lost in that roadside heap early last year, know that the grit which carried him to a U.S. Open trophy on a broken leg and his fifth Masters victory on a rebuilt back remains.
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“I expected to be sore and not feel my best for sure,” said Tiger, as if there were no alternative to his current path. “It's the combination. I can walk this golf course. I can put on tennis shoes and go for a walk. That's not a problem, but going ballistically at shots and hitting shot shapes off of uneven lies, that puts a whole new challenge to it.”
After speaking with the media, Tiger climbed the stairs to the champion’s locker room. It was no easy feat. There was no detour to the putting green or the practice range. Those days are over. Instead, he headed for his courtesy car, which was parked in its familiar spot. There was more therapy and ice and pain to endure before he starts the process all over again on Saturday, and somehow it all felt like a victory.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Jordan Spieth got his bell rung again at Augusta National’s 12th hole.
As he did during the final round of the 2016 Masters, Spieth rinsed two balls in Rae’s Creek while playing the iconic par-3, nicknamed Golden Bell, on Friday. And though he bested his score from six years ago thanks to an up-and-down from 35 yards to 4 feet for triple bogey, Spieth still punched an early ticket home at 6 over.
Spieth capped a 4-over 76 with a double bogey at the par-4 finishing hole to finish two shots off the cut line, his first missed cut at this tournament in nine starts. In his previous eight appearances, he boasted a win (2015) and four other top-3 finishes.
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Joining Spieth at 6 over was another pre-tournament favorite, Brooks Koepka, who carded three bogeys in his final five holes to shoot a second straight 75. He played the second nine in a combined 8 over with no birdies to miss his second straight weekend at the Masters.
Bryson DeChambeau, who entered the week battling wrist and hip injuries, followed his first-round 76 with a jarring 80. At 12 over, he notched only three birdies and beat just seven players who completed two rounds.
Sam Burns (5 over), Xander Schauffele (7 over), Abraham Ancer (7 over) and Justin Rose (8 over) were some others who failed to finish 36 holes among the top 50 and ties.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – While most of the focus this week has been on Tiger Woods’ surgically repaired right leg and his immediate future at the Masters, his return to competitive golf for the first time since the fall of 2020 has led to a larger conversation about how his game evolves.
Following a second-round 74, he was asked if the injury to his right leg, which was sustained in a single-vehicle car crash in February 2021, had forced him to make swing changes.
“I can't do much. The ankle is not going to move. I got rods and plates and pins and screws and a bunch of different things in there,” said Woods, who is tied for 19th and nine shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler. “It's never going to move like it used to.”
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Woods also addressed a lingering question since the accident, which occurred while he was rehabbing a back injury.
“The more important thing is the ankle is always going to be an issue, but more importantly, if I play golf ballistically, it's going to be the back. It's fused,” he said. “It's the levels above and below that are going to take the brunt of it. I already had back issues going into this, and now this kind of just compounds it a little bit.”
Despite those limitations, Woods said he’s still producing golf ball speed around 175 mph, which would rank around 50th on the PGA Tour, although this week he’s 57th in the field in driving distance (285-yard average).
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers have created a new tool to try to bring more businesses to Indiana.
Senate Enrolled Act 361 allows the state to create “innovation development districts.” These districts capture some tax revenues that stay within the district to fund new development, explained Mark Wasky, senior vice president of community affairs for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
One of those new districts may be located in western Boone County, according to state and local officials.
“This land is primed for that type of new development to come in,” said Chassity Neckers of the Boone County Economic Development Corporation.
According to Wasky, the state is in talks with landowners about potentially purchasing 4,000 to 7,000 acres of land along Interstate 65, west of Lebanon. The state has received interest in Boone County from businesses, Wasky added, but it’s unknown what new development could be built on that land.
“Right off of I-65, which is one of the reasons why Boone County has been growing, is our proximity to Lafayette, up to Chicago, down into Indy,” Neckers said of the land the state may try to purchase.
One option for the land is turning it into an innovation development district, Neckers and Wasky said.
“I would say that what it allows us to do is work with a certain level of speed as well as flexibility,” Wasky said.
Some have raised concerns about local control within these districts. Wasky points local revenues stay within the community, describing the districts as forms of partnership between state and local governments.
Earlier this week, Gov. Eric Holcomb said he believes the economic development options lawmakers approved this session will help make the state more competitive for new business facilities.
“We’re in an unprecedented position to compete for some of the biggest projects in the world,” Holcomb said. “And we have to be ready to do that.”
The state has not selected any areas yet to officially become innovation development districts, Wasky said.
Some residents have concerns about a potential redevelopment project in Boone County. An online petition calling for the farmland to be saved has received more than 1,500 signatures as of Friday afternoon.
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(NEXSTAR) – Two airline passengers accused of assaulting crew members and fellow passengers face two of the largest fines ever proposed, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday.
The FAA said it will levy penalties of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, against the unnamed passengers.
The first passenger was flying from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina on July 7, 2021 when the FAA says the woman fell while she was out of her seat during the flight. She then allegedly threatened to hurt a flight attendant who offered help, shoved the flight attendant aside and tried to open the cabin door.
When two other flight attendants tried to restrain her, she allegedly struck one on the head repeatedly. The crew managed to get her in zip-tie style restraints, but the woman “spit at, headbutted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers,” the FAA said. Officers arrested her after the plane landed in Charlotte.
Another female passenger, who faces a $77,272 fine, was flying Delta from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 16, 2021 when the FAA says she tried to hug and kiss the passenger next to her. She’s also accused of walking to the front of the aircraft and trying to leave the airplane mid-flight.
The crew had to restrain her after she allegedly bit another passenger multiple times.
“If you are on an airplane, don’t be a jerk and don’t endanger the flight crews and fellow passengers. If you do, you will be fined by the FAA,” U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg told The View Friday.
The passengers must respond within 30 days after receiving the FAA’s letter.
The fines are part of the roughly $2 million in proposed penalties the FAA announced Jan. 1.
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PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) – A man walked into a jail in Alabama Thursday afternoon and stunned authorities by announcing that he wanted to confess to a murder before trying to escape, according to Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor.
Anthony Jackson, 33, is now locked up in the Russell County Jail facing capital murder charges in the 2019 drive-by-shooting death of 27-year-old Beionca Bolden, authorities told Nexstar’s WRBL.
Deputies said Jackson had a gun on him when he walked into the jail and made his confession, resulting in further charges.
“I have never seen this happen in 35 years of law enforcement,” Sheriff Taylor said.
Jackson was taken to the agency’s investigative building. Phenix City Police were called when investigators realized their officers had been working the fatal shooting case.
In addition to the capital murder charges, Jackson is facing gun charges for promoting prison contraband and possession by a convicted felon.
At some point, Jackson tried to escape, Taylor said, leading to an escape charge.
Bolden was shot inside a Phenix City home as she held her baby on June 10, 2019, family members said.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Rick Chancey says his office is still investigating and is not sure if he will seek the death penalty against Jackson. It is a capital charge now because police believe Bolden was killed by a bullet shot from a vehicle.
“It is still an active investigation,” Chancey said. “We are trying to confirm the facts of what he confessed to. We want to make sure that what he said he did, he did. But so far what he’s telling us is adding up.”
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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – Jennifer Pulliam knows who mistakenly demolished her house in Alabama earlier this year. But while the mystery is solved, the legal battle is just beginning.
Over a weekend in January, someone came onto Pulliam’s property next to the Mobile Fairgrounds and tore down a home that had been in her family since the 1960s.
“I moved here when I was approximately 10 years old. This is my grandparent’s old homeplace. They bought it in 1965 and it’s been in our family ever since,” she said.
Pulliam, who lives and works in Leaksville, Mississippi, eventually got word about the demolition through a family member.
“They didn’t know that I was unaware of it until they saw the news story and then they contacted me,” she said.
“I cried for two days,” Pulliam added. “I was devastated.”
Other family members saw the story, which aired on WKRG, and contacted Pulliam with the name of a company seen on the property that weekend in January.
Pulliam said a Mobile Police investigator contacted the construction company and the owner confessed to demolishing the house, saying it was a mistake.
“I was not happy because they said they could not arrest them because there was no malicious intent … I would just have to sue them in civil court,” Pulliam said.
Pulliam, who had not publicly named the company on the advice of her attorney, said she is planning to file a lawsuit. She also claimed that the company’s owners have not contacted her to offer an apology — or anything else.
As for what kind of damages she hopes to recover, Pulliam didn’t immediately have an amount in mind.
“I’m not sure what they will come up with or how they will come up with it — that house to me is priceless.”
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STARKVILLE — It's a chilly Friday night at Dudy Noble Field, but baseball goes on anyway as Mississippi State takes on No. 19 LSU.
The Tigers and Bulldogs enter the matchup in a four-way tie for fourth in the SEC West standings. In a logjam, this early-April series is crucial for both squads as they look to build momentum.
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MSU hasn't won a home series against LSU since 2003. Preston Johnson takes the bump looking to help the Bulldogs move one step closer to breaking that skid tonight.
Scoreless frame after Johnson pitches around some problems.
Second inning
Clean top half for Johnson. State leaves a couple runners on base as the inning ends on a deep fly from RJ Yeager.
Third inning
That was a brilliant sequence between Preston Johnson and Logan Tanner — capped off by a high heater to end the inning. With a runner on second, Tanner was pounding the dirt for a low pitch... perhaps to throw off LSU. Very much not the pitch that was thrown.
MSU leaves a runner at third. Still scoreless through three.
Fourth inning
LSU strikes first with a sacrifice fly. Looks like Brad Cumbest might have had a play at home, but he bobbled the ball after he caught it and didn't make a throw home.
STEFAN KRAJISNIK is the Mississippi State athletics reporter for the Daily Journal. Contact him at stefan.krajisnik@djournal.com.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — There was a new testimony on Thursday in the House Special Committee to Inquire into the Circumstances and Investigation of the Death of Ronald Greene.
The committee heard from a north Louisiana district attorney who is leading the criminal investigation into Greene’s death for the first time.
District Attorney John Belton of Lincoln and Union parishes testified before the panel and said he will be looking to seek state charges for those responsible for the death of Ronald Greene.
“It’s like the nails that stick out, get hammered down, so nobody wants to speak out because if you look at these actions, those are the only people that are getting hammered down,” said State Rep. Edmond Jordan.
Sentiments like Edmond’s come from lawmakers, who question how the head of Louisiana State Police Colonel Lamar Davis is handling the discipline of certain staff and his oversight of the internal investigation of his right-hand man.
“We really need to look into this because we got the fox watching the henhouse,” stated State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle.
They stated that because of LSP’s lengthy internal investigations, people are getting away without facing the consequences of their actions. For example, many legislators believe those under investigation, including Lieutenant Colonel M. Doug Cain, should not be interacting with the public and, instead, be on paid leave.
“Almost three years later, the only person to really receive any discipline as a part of a State Police IA investigation is an attorney who is part of an audit team,” said State Rep. Tanner Magee.
He was referring to a suspended Department of Public Safety lawyer, Jennifer Murray, who was accused of discussing details with others about an LSP audit in relation to the Ronald Greene case.
Representatives were also frustrated because they are still looking for answers to internal investigations, such as the reason why the second-in-command Lt. Col. Doug Cain had his phone wiped.
“We’re exceeding the speed limit and you all are putting down the road. I feel that way right now. So I think there is an urgency that we get to the end of this at some point,” stated State Rep. Tony Bacala.
“We will finish with this investigation prior to the session being over with. This is something that’s important to us, just like it’s important to you all. And it may not seem like that, but it is. We just have certain processes that we’ve got to follow,” Davis responded.
District Attorney Belton spoke publicly for the first time to the committee and left no doubt as to what he believes happened to Ronald Greene.
“I believed state and federal crimes were committed,” he said.
Belton said all he wants is justice for the Greene family.
“The video I saw of Mr. Ronald Greene while in the custody of State Police is the worst thing I’ve ever seen,” he added.
He confirmed Greene’s wreck was not what caused his death and said the U.S. Department of Justice has given him the green light to pursue charges at the state level.
“I got a call from U.S. Attorney Brandon Brown last week, and he shared with me that they decided to allow me to move forward with the state charges,” said Belton.
He said the Department of Justice gave him the go-ahead to seek state charges, but there’s no timeline for when that will be done. However, Belton did say he intends on moving swiftly towards initiating an investigation.
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Walmart and Kohl's are paying a combined $5.5 million in settlements after the Federal Trade Commission said they falsely marketed dozens of sheets and other home textile products as made of environmentally friendly bamboo, when they were actually rayon.
Kohl’s agreed to pay $2.5 million and Walmart will pay $3 million in the settlements, which stemmed from an FTC complaint that also included allegations of deceptive environmental claims. The companies touted the “bamboo” textiles as being made in an ecofriendly way, the commission said Friday.
Rayon is a synthetic fiber that is made with plant cellulose, including bamboo, but the FTC noted the process “requires the use of toxic chemicals and results in hazardous pollutants.”
FTC said that both retailers have marketed some of the “bamboo-derived” products as providing general environment benefits, such as being produced “free of harmful chemicals, using clean, non-toxic materials.”
”False environmental claims harm both consumers and honest businesses, and companies that greenwash can expect to pay a price,” said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a statement.
Both retailers have been prohibited from making deceptive green claims or using other misleading advertising, the FTC said.
Kohl’s, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and Walmart have each marketed at least two dozen items as made of bamboo in both product titles and descriptions for several years, the FTC said.
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Walmart, which is based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said it takes the claims seriously.
“We hold ourselves accountable when issues like this are raised," said Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman. “We have worked to strengthen our product description programs and expect our suppliers to provide products that comply with all laws, including those around labeling. “
Kohl’s also it continues to take the labeling regulations “seriously.”
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The Food and Drug Administration said it was looking into reports of stomach illness possibly linked to Lucky Charms cereal.
Though the agency has not issued a formal alert, many people have reported feeling sick after eating the breakfast cereal in posts on the consumer safety website iwaspoisoned.com.
Since April 1, more than 1,000 people across the U.S. have posted about gastrointestinal symptoms that they believe are linked to Lucky Charms, according to Patrick Quade, the website's founder and CEO. Quade said it was the biggest surge of reports related to any single product that he has seen on the site.
But General Mills, which makes Lucky Charms, said it didn't believe the cereal was the cause of the stomach problems.
"Food safety is our top priority. We take the consumer concerns reported via a third-party website very seriously. After a thorough internal investigation, we have not found any evidence that these complaints are attributed to our products," Andrea Williamson, a General Mills spokesperson, said. "We encourage consumers to please share any concerns directly with General Mills to ensure they can be appropriately addressed."
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Actor Kevin Spacey asked a judge Friday to throw out actor Anthony Rapp's sex abuse lawsuit, saying through his lawyers that allegations that he abused the then-teenage Rapp at a 1980s party are false.
The lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that the alleged events Rapp described never occurred. Rapp has appeared in “Rent” on Broadway and in “Star Trek: Discovery” on television.
He alleged in his lawsuit that he went to a party in 1986 at Spacey’s Manhattan home, where a 26-year-old Spacey, without Rapp’s consent, “engaged in a sexual advance” by grabbing Rapp’s buttocks and lifting him onto a bed and laying on his body. Rapp claimed he “was forced to extricate himself” before leaving the party.
Spacey's lawyers argued the alleged encounter cannot qualify as sexual abuse under New York's laws because the only alleged contact with an “intimate” part of the body by Spacey was when his hand grazed the 14-year-old Rapp's buttocks when the older actor picked him up. The lawyers said Rapp “wriggled out” with no resistance during an encounter of less than 30 seconds.
There was no other evidence that would suggest any fleeting contact between Spacey's hand and Rapp's buttocks was for the purpose of sexual gratification or to degrade or abuse Rapp, the lawyers wrote.
The lack of evidence means Rapp's claims for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress must fail, the lawyers said.
They said Spacey “flatly denies” that any of what Rapp described took place.
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Lawyers for Rapp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
When Rapp first spoke publicly of his claim in 2017, others went public too and Spacey’s then-celebrated career abruptly halted. At the time, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn’t remember the encounter but apologized.
Spacey won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “American Beauty,” a 1999 film in which he played a frustrated suburban father who lusts after his daughter’s best friend.
In recent filings, Rapp's lawyers have asked to transfer the case to state court, saying Spacey cannot prove he has been living in Maryland and qualifies for the diversity of citizenship necessary to remain in federal court.
In fact, they argue, he has been mostly living in London since 2003.
They said he only lived in Maryland when he was acting in his Emmy-winning role in “House of Cards” from 2014 through 2017. He was fired from the show days after Rapp went public and former show workers claimed that Spacey made the production a “toxic” workplace and one ex-employee alleged the actor sexually assaulted him.
In November, an arbitrator said Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind the Netflix political thriller $31 million because of losses they incurred after his firing.
Spacey appealed the decision to a panel of three more private arbitrators, who found for the plaintiffs, making the decision final, and public.
A criminal case brought against him, an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged groping of an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket resort, was dismissed by Massachusetts prosecutors in 2019.
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Authorities in Las Vegas dropped a criminal investigation into sexual assault allegations against R&B singer Trey Songz without pursuing charges, police said Friday.
In a statement, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department did not provide details about the allegations but said the case could be reopened with new evidence.
The investigation began in November after authorities received a report about an incident at a South Las Vegas Boulevard hotel.
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The United Nations urged donor nations on Friday to provide $80 million for an emergency operation to remove a million barrels of crude oil from a tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen since 1988 that could explode or leak causing a major environmental disaster in the Red Sea and beyond.
David Gressly, the U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, made the appeal saying the FSO Safer tanker is “a time bomb” because a major oil spill from it “would unleash a massive ecological and humanitarian catastrophe centered on a country already decimated by more than seven years of war.”
“Without funding over the next six weeks or so the project will not begin on time, and this time bomb will continue to tick,” he said.
In early March, the United Nations and Yemen’s Houthi rebels signed a memorandum of understanding after years of talks authorizing a four-month emergency operation to eliminate the immediate threat by transferring oil on the Safer tanker to another vessel. In the longer term, the MOU calls for replacing the Safer tanker with another vessel capable of holding a similar quantity of oil within 18 months.
Gressly, who signed the MOU on behalf of the United Nations, said the emergency oil transfer from the Safer needs to start in early June and finish by the end of September to avoid turbulent winds and currents that start in October and continue in the last months of the year which increase the risk of the tanker breaking up and for the transfer operation.
“Waiting beyond then could mean delaying the start of the project by several months, leaving the time bomb ticking,” he said.
The Houthis control Yemen’s western Red Sea ports, including Ras Issa, just 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) from where the Safer is moored, and the U.N. has been negotiating with the rebel group for years to try to get experts on the tanker to examine it.
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Gressly said a U.N.-led mission in March to the Ras Issa peninsula near where the Safer tanker is anchored confirmed that it is rapidly decaying and beyond repair, and “is at imminent risk of spilling a massive amount of oil due to leakages or an explosion.” As an example, he said, “the inert air that is used to inhibit explosions has long disappeared.”
A skeleton crew of about a half dozen remain on the Safer tanker and have done “heroic work over the years to keep this thing from falling apart,” but he said but there’s a limit of what they can do “with hardly any resources.”
The Safer tanker is a Japanese-made vessel built in the 1970s and sold to the Yemeni government in the 1980s to store up to 3 million barrels of export oil pumped from fields in Marib, a province in eastern Yemen that is currently a battlefield. The ship is 360 meters (1,181 feet) long with 34 storage tanks.
Gressly said the U.N. estimated the $80 million cost for the emergency operation which includes the salvage operation, leasing a very large vessel to transfer the 1 million barrels of crude oil, and payments for the crew and maintenance for the Safer for 18 months.
The Netherlands, which has been a major player supporting the U.N.’s efforts, will host a pledging conference in the first half of May, he said.
Gressly said he will lead a mission next week to discuss the plan and seek support in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Kuwait.
He said raising funds for a replacement for the Safer tanker must also start now.
While a final cost hasn’t been set, Gressly said it will probably be “an order of magnitude of let’s say $25 million” for a used vessel that’s probably no longer appropriate for transporting crude oil but is still suitable for storing oil. He explained that any vessel will have to be modified because it needs a large piece of equipment that’s attached to the bow of the ship that attaches it to the oil pipeline.
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As season openers go, the final moments for the Chicago White Sox-Detroit Tigers game Friday ranks as one of the stranger ones in recent history.
The Sox allowed two runs in the ninth, falling 5-4 in front of 43,480 at Comerica Park.
The Tigers tied the game on a one-out home run to left by Eric Haase off All-Star closer Liam Hendriks. Austin Meadows reached on a two-out triple to right. And then the game got really wild.
New Tigers shortstop Javier Báez hit a fly ball to deep right field. AJ Pollock appeared to make an amazing juggling catch near the wall. But after a review, it was clear the ball first hit the wall just above Pollock’s glove.
Báez was credited with a game-winning single, handing the Sox a tough loss.
“I had no idea (initially) if the ball hit the wall first or if it hit my glove,” Pollock said. “I felt it hit the glove, so maybe I was hoping it hit the glove, hit the wall and popped straight up. Those things happen kind of quick. Unfortunately it didn’t work out.
“It was just a crazy game.”
The Sox squandered two leads.
They led 3-0 after two innings, getting two-out RBIs from Eloy Jiménez in the first and Pollock and Luis Robert in the second. Pollock, acquired in an April 1 trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers for Craig Kimbrel, finished with three hits, an RBI and a run in his Sox debut.
With starter Lucas Giolito dealing, the Sox appeared to be in good shape.
But the right-hander left after the fourth inning with abdominal tightness on his left side. He is being evaluated, according to the team.
Giolito allowed one hit, struck out six and walked two in four scoreless innings. He exited after throwing 61 pitches.
“I’m concerned because knowing him he won’t want to come out, drag him out of there,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “I’m concerned because he felt something, and he was smart, didn’t feel well. Didn’t go back out because who knows what’s going to happen. We’ve got a lot riding on him getting checked and seeing what it is.”
Giolito, starting the opener for the third straight season, struck out one in the first, two in the second and three in the third. He twice fanned Báez.
“(He was) throwing the ball so well, when he came out he felt a little tug in there, didn’t want to take any chances,” La Russa said.
The Tigers scored once in the sixth, an inning that concluded when Jeimer Candelario was called for interference for his hard slide into second base, resulting in an inning-ending double play instead of a second run.
The Tigers loaded the bases against reliever Aaron Bummer with two outs in the eighth. Hendriks entered against future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera, who dropped a single in front of center fielder Luis Robert. Two runs scored on the bloop hit, tying the game at 3.
“Exactly where I wanted (the pitch), up and in off the plate, and he broke his bat and it just landed in there,” Hendriks said. “I made the pitch I wanted to ,but it’s not the result I wanted, and that’s the thing that hurts the most today. Yes, the loss hurts, but it’s the inherited runs and not picking up another teammate, and that’s what really irks me.”
Designated hitter Andrew Vaughn came through with one out in the ninth, homering to left against Gregory Soto to put the Sox ahead 4-3.
“Faced Soto last year, he likes to quick pitch,” Vaughn said. “Got a hard fastball and a hard sinker and I just saw a pitch up and I thought it was a slider and I put a good swing on it.
“It was a pretty good feeling to quiet the crowd down a little bit and get the momentum in our favor. It just didn’t turn our way in the end.”
Hendriks looked at the bottom of the ninth as a “redemption” opportunity.
“Obviously I made the pitches when I needed to in the eighth after the first single, it went exactly as I wanted it to,” Hendriks said. “It was just Haase put up a good battle, and I left that one leaking over middle in and that’s the pitch he hits, especially after I threw him seven or eight straight fastballs.
“I’ve just got to make better pitches. I’ve got to make better pitch selection. And that’s something that needs to happen really quickly.”
As for the last play of the game, Hendriks — like many in the ballpark — initially thought it was a catch.
“But you see the replay and obviously it showed it hit off the top of the wall,” he said. “I didn’t think (Báez) got it that well, but it just kept going.”
It’s just one of 162. But the Sox had already suffered a setback late in spring training with the loss of Lance Lynn for the first few weeks of the season. The starter is possibly out for eight weeks (right knee surgery to repair torn tendon). Now they await word on Giolito’s status.
“Injuries happen and unfortunately we’ve been dealing with that early on here,” Pollock said. “There’s going to be a lot of teams dealing with injuries. Yeah, it’s not ideal.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chris Bassitt, after his final spring start last week, expressed both confidence and reassurance in the Mets rotation just days after their top aces sustained injuries. On Saturday, he has the opportunity to back up his words with his arm.
Bassitt is gearing up to make his Mets debut on Saturday against the Nationals at Nationals Park. His wife, two-year-old daughter, and parents will be traveling from Ohio to the Nation’s Capital to watch Bassitt take the mound for his new team for the first time.
“Of course there are nerves because it’s a new team and you want to put your best foot forward,” Bassitt said on Friday. “But overall, I feel good.”
His last time out, Bassitt allowed four runs in five innings to the Marlins on April 3. He stretched out to 90 pitches, so he should be able to pitch as long as Buck Showalter and the Mets need him to in the third game of a four-game opening series against the Nationals.
Bassitt was a first-time All-Star in 2021, recording a 3.15 ERA and posting the best win-loss percentage (.750) in the American League with a 12-4 record for the Athletics. He’s issued less than one home run per nine innings for each of the last two seasons, and will now try to limit the long ball against a new division in the National League.
Despite all the changes headed his way – including facing the Nationals for the first time in his eight-year career on Saturday – what he’s seen from the rest of the Mets rotation in Taijuan Walker, Carlos Carrasco, Tylor Megill, and of course, Max Scherzer, has convinced him that the Mets can survive at least the first two months of the season, maybe more, without the best pitcher in baseball.
“The old saying is, ‘If you don’t like what’s going on, give it a week and then everything’s changed.’ We’ll be perfectly fine,” Bassitt said after Jacob deGrom learned he would be shut down for up to four weeks. The 33-year-old said, if the Mets are that reliant on deGrom, then they don’t have a very good team put together in the first place.
At least in part, Bassitt was right about the landscape changing in one week. Already, Scherzer, who was battling hamstring tightness, recovered in a few days and made his Mets debut on Friday. Bassitt, the team’s No. 3 starter, is up next.
PETE REBOUNDS
The key words for Pete Alonso so far this season are: bounce back. Just like he did a month ago, after getting T-boned in a horrifying car crash, he returned to work the next day and participated in a full workout with his team. On Thursday, Alonso was drilled by a Mason Thompson hit by pitch that plunked his shoulder and helmet. The next day, he returned to the Mets lineup against the Nationals.
Alonso sported a swollen and bloody lip after the game, following his 40th career hit by pitch, but he was thrilled that he had all of his teeth. In an Instagram post, Alonso wrote: “Why spend thousands on lip injections when you can get this look for FREE by getting hit in the mouth by a 97-mph fastball?”
Mets manager Buck Showalter believed it was important for the first baseman to get back in the lineup on Friday, rather than giving him a day to take it easy, so he can step in the box and see live pitching again. Alonso, too, told Showalter on Thursday that he wanted to be back in there the following night.
“I knew how much he needed to play and wanted to play today,” Showalter said.
OUCH
The Mets were hit by a pitch three times on Opening Day, picking up right where they left off in 2021. Overall, the Amazin’s were plunked 94 times last year, which ranked fourth in the majors and third in the
National League. Since 2018, the Mets have been hit by 310 pitches, the most in the majors in that span.
“It’s dangerous,” Showalter said. “If he (the pitcher) doesn’t have command, you can’t let him pitch in there, or you can’t let him make your club.”
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Maybe one day, Roy Mbaeteka can be the Giants’ Jordan Mailata.
The Giants signed Mbaeteka, a 6-9, 320-pound Nigerian offensive tackle, out of the NFL’s international pathway program on Friday, the team announced.
He has no high school or college football experience. The team says former star Giants pass rusher Osi Umenyiora has mentored Mbaeteka, 22, and first saw him at a camp in Nigeria in May 2021.
“Hard to describe what has just happened here,” tweeted Umenyiora, who spent part of his childhood in Nigeria. “I’m an emotional wreck. What this means for so many people where We come from is impossible to explain.”
Back in 2018, the division rival Philadelphia Eagles used a seventh round pick on Mailata, an Australian rugby player in the international pathway program. He has developed into their 6-8, 365-pound franchise left tackle under revered offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland.
Mbaeteka was selected to train at the NFL Academy in London in October and was one of 13 players chosen to compete for a spot in the 2022 international pathway program.
He then participated in a recent NFL showcase in Arizona, where the Giants said scout Jeremy Breit was impressed. The team flew Mbaeteka to New Jersey on Thursday and signed him Friday.
They hope this is only the beginning of the unlikely story of Mbaeteka’s path to the pros.
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Byron Buxton has come a long way since he made his major-league debut on June 14, 2015, roughly three years after being taken second overall in the 2012 amateur draft, which is good news for the Minnesota Twins.
Once a promising young outfielder struggling to find the hitting stroke to keep him in the majors, Buxton starts 2022 from one the four corner clubhouse lockers reserved for the team’s veteran leaders — Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Joe Nathan, Nelson Cruz and Brian Dozier among them.
“Nothing’s changed,” Buxton insisted.
Same Buck. Same glove, same quick bat, fast legs and work ethic.
It’s a combination that finally came together early last season, when he hit an astonishing .370 with nine home runs and 17 RBIs in the first 24 games before he was sidelined a combined 101 games by a hip strain and a broken hand. Yet he still finished hitting a career-best .306 with 19 home runs and a 1.005 OPS.
Imagine having that, and another well-liked veteran leader, for an entire season.
“If he comes anywhere near that,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said Friday, “then he is one of the top players in the game in aggregate, not just as a rate stat.”
That’s the dream, and the reason the Twins signed Buxton to a seven-year, $100 million contract extension last November.
That deal has been overshadowed by a tsunami of post-lockout maneuvers that added three starting pitchers and superstar shortstop Carlos Correa over the past three weeks alone, but if Buxton can play, say, 140-plus games and finish the season healthy, he could in a very real way be the biggest addition of 2022.
“He’s into his prime,” said Morneau, now the Twins’ lead broadcast analyst. “Mentally, physically, he knows what he does well, and now it’s just a matter of him getting 550 plate appearances under his belt.”
In Friday’s season opener against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field, Buxton fanned three times and was 0 for 4. It was a cold spring start, 45 degrees at first pitch, with shadows on the grass and 2021 Cy Young winner Robbie Ray on the mound for the Mariners. The teams combined for nine hits and the Twins lost, 2-1.
The question isn’t whether Buxton will hit this season, it’s whether he’ll remain healthy. He’s done it only one season, playing a career-high 140 games in 2017. Otherwise, he’s never played more than 92 in a season. He changed his diet this offseason — “foods to keep inflammation down, foods to keep soreness down” — and “changed my workout a little bit.”
But that’s it.
“I didn’t want to change the way I play the game,” he said. “I knew if I felt if I tried to change the way I play, it would lead to me getting hurt more, and maybe worse.”
Buxton has never been sidelined long by nagging injuries; like, say, the way Donaldson was often sidelined by lower-leg issues. His big absences have been largely because of accidents — breaking his foot on a foul tip, dislocating his shoulder on the wall of Miami’s LoanDepot Park, a stray fastball breaking his hand. It’s not as if he has weak knees or a bad back.
And Buxton seems reinvigorated by the front office’s work this spring to almost completely reshape a roster that finished last in the American League Central in 2021.
“We know how dangerous we can be. We’ve got the group to win it,” Buxton said before Friday’s game. “You look around our clubhouse, and at the acquisitions we got, it’s going to be fun and exciting.”
He is particularly excited about the addition of Correa, who has played in the past five AL Championship Series and three World Series. “That’s where I can get better, as far as trying to be a leader,” he said.
That desire comes with that corner locker. Yes, he’s the same Buck, but he’s hungry for more.
“I hear it a lot about it being my team, but to me it’s more our team,” Buxton said. “I still have a lot to learn as far as getting us to the playoffs, keeping us in the playoffs — day in, day out — and every year have people worried about us. That’s our goal in here.”
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Friday’s Opening Day game at Yankee Stadium marked the beginning of Josh Donaldson’s 12th season in Major League Baseball.
It’s safe to say he’ll never forget how year 12 started, as the Yankees’ recently-acquired third baseman delivered the walkoff single that launched his new team into a euphoric eleventh-inning celebration.
“It was nice, for my first game here, to be able to help the team win,” Donaldson said in his first Yankee postgame interview. “The walkoff is going to stick out, but I think the team win, the team resiliency, is going to lead to good things in the future. I couldn’t ask for much more than that.”
Donaldson finished his Yankee debut 2-for-6 with a pair of singles up the middle, one of which knocked in the winning run. Last year he posted his lowest wRC+ since 2018, and if Friday’s lineup was any indication — the 36-year-old started in the leadoff spot for just the eighth time in his career — he’ll be asked to bounce back in a meaningful way. Knowing this, Donaldson says the bright lights of New York will help him get ready for every game.
“The energy in the stadium, the atmosphere, was pretty electric,” he noticed. “It doesn’t get any bigger than this right here. It’s a good feeling to be in an environment where there’s an expectation to win. It’s always fun playing in these types of games.”
Ingratiating himself to his new teammates (and his new city) so quickly will certainly make things more fun for the outspoken Auburn Tiger. When he came to the Yankees this offseason, Donaldson had a well-known beef with Gerrit Cole that the two quickly squashed. Still, Donaldson has a reputation that precedes him, and the easiest way to minimize that is through the almighty power of winning.
“It’s always nice to deliver in the clutch,” manager Aaron Boone said after Donaldson’s walkoff. “I thought he had some really good at-bats today, and obviously finished off with a really good one. That’s gotta be a great feeling, coming over and walking them off in such a special setting. Opening Day, Yankee Stadium, against the Red Sox, that’s something I’m sure he’ll remember.”
Donaldson got a glimpse, right away, of the type of game the Yankees played a lot of in 2021. There were exciting bursts of offense, particularly via the home run ball, but there were also spells where the hitters left runners on base or went completely silent, leaving the bullpen to carry a huge chunk of the weight. To come back multiple times after the Red Sox took leads showed the fresh face in the clubhouse what type of mettle his team has, even if it’s not always pretty.
“I felt like we showed some resiliency today,” Donaldson said. “We kept trying to grind out at-bats, and we did a good job. Our bullpen kept us in the ballgame.”
It’s a long season, but one that is off to a good start in the Bronx. If the borough’s new third baseman keeps turning in the types of performance he did on Opening Day, the Yankees could make his 12th year the sweetest of the dozen.
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Minnesota United will play Forward Madison in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup at 6 p.m. April 20 at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wis., the clubs said Friday night.
The Loons’ entrance into the national tournament comes against a USL League One club which used to be Minnesota’s lower-level affiliate, was once led by former MNUFC head coach Carl Craig and has continued to be an opponent in scrimmages.
Forward Madison beat amateur side Cleveland (Ohio) SC, 3-0, on Wednesday to advance. They now will put together an upset bid against an MLS side.
This year’s initial Open Cup game for the Loons will be sandwiched between MLS home games against Colorado (April 16) and Chicago Fire (April 23).
The Loons reached the U.S. Open Cup final the last time the tournament was held in 2019. In their best chance to lift a trophy, Minnesota fell 2-1 to Atlanta United.
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The Orioles’ 2022 season was always going to begin difficultly. Some players who could be fixtures of Baltimore’s next good team are perhaps already in place, but many of the organization’s ballyhooed prospects aren’t set to arrive until midseason.
There’s a clear need on the pitching side, where about half of the Orioles’ bullpen options came to Baltimore as waiver claims. That’s only the case because, less than a week before Friday’s season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles traded high-leverage relievers Tanner Scott and Cole Sulser to the Miami Marlins. The pair very well might have served as manager Brandon Hyde’s primary setup man and closer, in some combination, had they been available to him.
But in the Orioles’ first regular-season game of 2022, and their first since that trade, the hole left at the back of their bullpen was clear. The Rays scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning to open Baltimore’s season with a 2-1 defeat. It marked the Orioles’ 13th straight loss to Tampa Bay, having gone 1-18 against the American League East champions in 2021.
“Really tough, but at the same time, really good game,” said right-hander Jorge López, who was on the mound when the winning run scored. “We know they have really good hitters. My plan was just attack, and unfortunately, I couldn’t get the plan [to be] successful.
“It’s a really tough one. But we just keep our head up and just thinking of tomorrow already.”
With Tyler Wells moved to the rotation, Hyde’s bullpen features only two players who earned a save for Baltimore last season in Dillon Tate and Paul Fry, who bookended López’s outing in the eighth. After Tampa Bay made Orioles starter John Means work to complete four innings of one-run ball, relievers Bryan Baker and Cionel Pérez — offseason waiver claims making their Orioles debuts —combined with Tate to retire the next nine Rays. But after Tate allowed a leadoff single in the eighth, Hyde brought in López, who struggled in the Orioles’ rotation last season but showed potential in a relief role.
After an eight-pitch battle with Ji-Man Choi resulted in a walk and a 49.9 mph infield single followed, Francisco Mejía lifted a sacrifice fly off López for the decisive run. Another walk reloaded the bases, with Fry entering and stranding three runners after struggling immensely against Tampa Bay in 2021.
“I wanted Lopie in the biggest part of the game, when it mattered,” Hyde said. “They got a swinging bunt single, safe at first base, pretty much cost us the game. Just bad luck on our part.”
The game had been tied since Anthony Santander homered to even the score in the sixth, but the Orioles failed to capitalize on their other opportunities, finishing 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. They loaded the bases with one out in the first against Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan but were unable to produce a run. McClanahan, born in Baltimore, struck out seven Orioles in 4 1/3 scoreless innings.
Baltimore batters struck out 14 times in the season-opening defeat, the last of which came when All-Star Cedric Mullins struck out to end the game after pinch-hitter Rougned Odor singled in his first at-bat as an Oriole.
“I thought we faced some really good pitching, and credit goes to them,” Hyde said. “They have really good arms. That’s been known for a long time now, and they threw the ball extremely well, so it was tough at-bats. We had an early opportunity, kind of let them off the hook there in the first by not cashing in for a run or two there. That might have changed some things, but they threw the ball extremely well.”
Making Means work
With spring training shortened by two weeks with the league coming off a 99-day lockout, starting pitchers aren’t going to be as built up as they typically are. So as Means saw his pitch count climb in a lengthy second inning, he knew his time in the game would be brief.
The Rays pushed Means to 84 pitches in four frames, fouling off 24 of those for the highest percentage of foul balls Means has allowed in any start that lasted more than an inning, according to Baseball Savant.
He needed only 25 pitches to record five outs but required 19 more to finish the second inning, with Rays designated hitter Josh Lowe working a 10-pitch walk. A 25-pitch third followed, with the Rays scoring the game’s first run of a sacrifice fly from Brandon Lowe (Maryland).
“I knew, especially with those long, long innings that I was probably going to be limited to four or five, and then the next one was long and I was like, OK, let’s get through the fourth,’” Means said. “It was a grinder for the first one.”
Means induced 11 swing-and-misses through three innings, tied for the second most he’s had at that point in any start. Six of those came on his changeup, and he finished with five strikeouts in his four innings.
It wasn’t as crisp as his first opening day start, when he held the Boston Red Sox to one hit over seven scoreless innings last year. But Hyde was pleased with the performance, even if Means felt it matched the “five-and-dive” performances he posted during his All-Star rookie season.
“That was as far as we were gonna allow them to go, to 80-ish pitches,” Hyde said. “He pitched out of trouble a little bit, and I thought he had a really good changeup today. Happy with giving up one run through four innings against a good club.”
First replay announcement
Beginning this year, MLB umpires will make in-ballpark announcements for the results of replay reviews. The Orioles were the beneficiaries of the first they were involved with.
With Tate pitching in the seventh, speedster Kevin Kiermaier hit a groundball to third baseman Kelvin Gutiérrez, with his throw temporarily pulling first baseman Ryan Mountcastle off the bag. First base umpire CB Bucknor ruled Mountcastle didn’t return to the base before Kiermaier reached it.
The Orioles challenged the call, and after a review, home plate umpire and crew chief Jeff Nelson’s voice came through Tropicana Field’s booming sound system.
“After review, the call is overturned,” Nelson said. “The runner is out.”
ORIOLES@RAYS
Saturday, 1:10 p.m.
TV: MASN
Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM
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Police said Friday investigators have learned that missing pet monkey “Coco Chanel” was stolen in North St. Paul, not in a Maplewood Cub Foods parking lot as was reported.
Maplewood police said Wednesday a woman who had been caring for the Capuchin monkey reported that it was stolen from her car at the grocery store Tuesday night. On Friday, police provided a brief written update, saying “they discovered” the monkey had been stolen in the 2200 block of Seventh Avenue East in North St. Paul.
North St. Paul police Sgt. Ray Rozales said Friday night the woman who reported the theft Tuesday lives at the North St. Paul address. He said he had no other details to release.
“We’re working alongside Maplewood police to try and get the facts straight, because it sounds like some things just aren’t lining up,” he said.
He added, “It sounds like a lot of monkey business to me.”
Rozales urged anyone with information about Coco’s whereabouts to contact North St. Paul at 651-767-0640.
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If you watch Nets basketball, you come to one glaring realization: With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the floor the majority of the minutes, this is an isolation-heavy team.
As they should be, but it’s become increasingly clear in recent games that the Nets can’t rely on the greatness of their two scorers alone if they want to win a championship this season or beyond. Celtics head coach Ime Udoka pointed it out ahead of a March 6 Boston victory over the Nets.
“I know their game,” the ex-Nets assistant said. “It’s not about their sets, offensively. It’s about who they are. They’re not running anything complicated. It’s get them the ball and let them do what they do.”
It’s easy to fall into the isolation trap when you have two talents as gifted as Irving and Durant, each of whom are under Hall of Fame consideration in large part due to their ability to generate offense in the face of the most creative defensive schemes opposing coaching staffs can concoct.
Iso-ball, however, can only get you so far. To win big, the Nets need to play offense on a string, just like they strive to play defense: all five players moving in synchronization.
“Yeah, I think we’re an isolation-heavy team because [Kevin and Kyrie are] so gifted, but that’s not the plan,” head coach Steve Nash said on Friday. “The plan is to get into as many actions as possible, and hopefully it takes one and we’re in the paint, and we get a good look.”
Nash said sometimes it can look like Irving and Durant are taking turns with the basketball, and indeed, to the naked eye it does. The two have combined to use more than 60% of the team’s offensive possessions since the Feb. 10 James Harden trade, which makes sense when you consider the two combine for 45% of the payroll.
It makes even more sense when you consider Joe Harris has been with a severely injured ankle since Nov. 14 and Ben Simmons has yet to make his Nets debut since arriving on Feb. 10 via the Harden deal.
The Nets, oftentimes, don’t have much more action to run other than get Durant or Irving the ball and get out of the way.
But that’s not good basketball, and as the Nets continue to get healthy leading into the play-in tournament and, they hope, a first-round playoff appearance, they will need to continue adding additional wrinkles into their offense.
Which will be a difficult task given the reality of their season, but a task that must be tackled head-on nonetheless.
The plan, as Nash said, is indeed to build a more complicated offense, but this is a team that has featured more than 40 different starting lineups, a team forced to endure a blockbuster trade midseason when Harden – the roster’s chief playmaker – forced his way to Philly for another playmaker who has yet to make his debut in Brooklyn. The Nets aren’t whole. In fact, they just waived James Johnson, who played backup point guard and Swiss Army knife as a reserve for most of the season.
The Nets, though, are going to continue working on that offense, even if they’re working on it through the play-in into the first round of the playoffs.
“We want to continue to bring players in the actions so that we give the defense decisions to make, we ask questions of the defense, we see if they make a mistake or we create a slight advantage instead of just all watching them,” Nash said. “But when (Durand and Irving) move it back and forth, that is ball movement anyways. It’s not like just because they only passed it to each other, that possession is bad. Sometimes that’s all it takes to shift the defense and now we’ve created a small advantage.”
Nash pointed to the second half of the team’s victory against the Knicks on Wednesday as proof a high level of ball movement and offensive action is indeed possible. The Knicks built a 21-point lead and had the Nets on the verge of their most disappointing loss in a season full of disappointing losses before Brooklyn turned on the jets in the second half. The Nets are continuing to learn each other, and time is not on their side.
But then again, that’s what Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are for: When an offensive action breaks down, you can always lean on your superstar scorers to get a bucket.
“It’s a work in progress,” Nash said. “This group’s not played too many games together, so trying to get deeper into our philosophy takes time, but I think the second half in New York was a glimpse of some of the positivity and productivity of that mindset versus the first half where it was the opposite.”
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A rare African bontebok antelope calf born on February 2 made her public debut at Oregon Zoo on Thursday. The calf named Tutula bounded about its zoo enclosure in the zoo's African Savannah area under the watchful eye of her mother, Winter.
Zookeepers were initially concerned about Tutula's survival because she wasn't nursing, but supplemental bottle feeding helped her gain enough strength to return to her mother.
Tutula now weights 50 pounds.
Bonteboks were once one of the most endangered animals on the planet, with only 17 known to exist in 1837. But, Oregon Zoo says, sympathetic farmers enclosed the herd on their property, allowing the species to survive.
Today the bontebok population is estimated to be around 2,500 to 3,000.
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PORTLAND, Ore — A Southwest Portland neighborhood has come together to sell plants in order to help a local teen's family living overseas following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Denys Stupakov, 17, was born in Ukraine but moved to Portland four years ago to live with his dad. He said his mother and two sisters have fled the war-torn nation and relocated to Germany, but his grandparents and other family members are still over there.
"It's very concerning," Stupakov said. "I'm more concerned about my grandparents and the rest of my family that's still in Ukraine right now because you just don't know what's going to happen."
Susan Schlesinger is one of their neighbors and came up with the idea to sell plants to help support Stupakov's family. The fundraiser is taking place in her driveway.
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"With the things that are going on in the world, you feel helpless," she said. "Doing something that might bring change or awareness is what makes you get out of bed everyday and put one foot in front of the other."
The plants are donation-based, meaning there are no set prices. In the first two days of the fundraiser, the neighborhood has already raised more than $1,800.
The proceeds will go toward everything from food, housing and clothing for Stupakov's family.
"They need a place to live, they need everyday food. Anything will help because they have nothing right now, they just moved to a completely new space, it's really hard, so this is helping a lot," Stupakov said.
The fundraiser is located at 4227 Southwest 44th Avenue. It goes until Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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NASHUA -- In honor of Earth Day, the United Way of Greater Nashua invites donations of used electronics for its inaugural e-waste recycling event "United (w)E-Recycle" that will take place from April 22-29. The purpose of this event is twofold: 1) To help residents dispose of unused electronics safely and responsibly and 2) To collect working laptops for the United Way of Greater Nashua’s School Supply Pantry to give to students who don't have access to technology.
Donations can be dropped off at the United Way of Greater Nashua office on 20 Broad St, Nashua, from 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends from April 22-29. The proceeds of all donations from Saturday, April 23 will benefit the Humane Society of Nashua while the proceeds from all other days will support the United Way of Greater Nashua’s School Supply Pantry.
Accepted donations include, but are not limited to, old computers, televisions, printers, mobile phones, tablets, or other electronic devices. To offset the associated expenses of recycling technology responsibly, there are suggested monetary donations; however, any financial donation is welcomed.
“The United (w)E-Recycle event recognizes that our core areas of focus – Health, Education, and Economic Mobility, are greatly impacted by the environment because climate change is a stress multiplier. For the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of all, we are using this opportunity to think environmentally through this Day of Caring. There are expenses to safely recycling old technology, but we do not want that to be a barrier to anyone. If the suggested donation is too much, make the donation you can and know that our amazing Day of Caring sponsors will be subsidizing the cost. Most importantly, get that clutter out of your house and safely disposed of.”
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MANCHESTER — Selected among five outstanding youth, Riley McNamara has been named the Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester.
The Youth of the Year title is a prestigious honor bestowed upon an exemplary young person in recognition of leadership, service, academic excellence, and dedication to living a healthy lifestyle.
Now in its 75th year, the Youth of the Year program honors our nation’s most awe-inspiring young people on their path to great futures. McNamara will now go on to vie for the New Hampshire Youth of the Year title and a $2,500 college scholarship from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
“It has been a delight to watch Riley grow and mature over the years. She has become this amazing young person who embraces life and absolutely shines,” said Diane Fitzpatrick, chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester.
McNamara is a high school senior at Manchester High School West. She has been a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester for nine years. McNamara also works at the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester, where she has held roles such as group leader, area supervisor and camp counselor. McNamara was described as an employee who is always willing to exceed her duties while at work and do them exceptionally.
After graduation, McNamara is committed to attending Central Maine Community College, where she plans to study education and play softball. McNamara has been involved in community and school sports for several years and looks forward to continuing her athletics journey throughout her college career.
If McNamara is named the New Hampshire Youth of the Year, she will vie for the title of Northeast Regional Youth of the Year and could receive an additional $20,000 college scholarship. Five regional finalists and the National Military Youth of the Year will advance to the National Youth of the Year event in Los Angeles in October 2022 to vie for the title of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Youth of the Year. The National Youth of the Year will receive an additional scholarship of $50,000 and a brand-new Toyota Corolla.
CONCORD — A federal judge has refused to force Dartmouth College to readmit a medical school student expelled over claims that he sexually assaulted his roommate.
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This could be a stormy hurricane season. If you live in a potentially affected area, you need to be aware of a study that found that in the months following a hurricane, death rates from injuries, infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory and cardiac diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders go up by more than 33%. In the days, weeks and months after a hurricane, don’t ignore feeling “off.” Use self-management techniques such as meditation, smart nutrition, exercise and good sleep habits. And for immediate health concerns, see your doctor or go to the emergency room.
Statins’ benefits outweigh risks one more time. A 30-year study looked at 1,768 statin takers and 3,538 nonusers who had rheumatoid arthritis to see how statins affected their risk for cardiovascular disease and at 3,608 users and 7,208 nonusers with RA to see if the statins increased the risk for Type 2 diabetes. In that first group, there were 63 deaths from CVD among statin takers and 340 in the nonusers. In the second group, 128 of the statin takers developed Type 2 diabetes, while 518 of the nonusers did. The conclusion: The benefits to people with RA from taking statins outweigh the increased risk for diabetes.
Do you feel like your bout with COVID-19 has lingering effects? A study in Exercise and Sport Sciences Review found that exercise may lower the chronic inflammation that fuels long COVID-19-induced diabetes and depression. Walking can help — aim for 30-60 minutes daily, but, say the researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, do whatever you can.
Health pioneer Michael Roizen, M.D., is chief wellness officer emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic and author of four No. 1 New York Times bestsellers. His next book is “The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow.” Do you have a topic Dr. Mike should cover in a future column? If so, please email questions@GreatAgeReboot.com.
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DEAR ABBY: I’m in a seven-year relationship with a beautiful woman I love and would do anything in the world for. I feel she would do the same for me. She has a dog, “Preston,” who she loves and who has been with her since puppyhood. At 16, Preston is failing badly and is on his last legs. There is no doubt his time is coming.
We had planned on meeting my son and grandchildren for a family celebration after a seven-hour drive. Her plan was to accompany me, but now, because of Preston’s condition, she has changed her mind. I understand that. However, she’s now angry that I am going alone.
I spend every day with her and go out of my way always to support her. She has no grandchildren, having lost her only daughter two decades ago. I will be gone for only a weekend and return in plenty of time to be with her afterward.
I haven’t seen my three granddaughters in a year, and who knows when I will again. Should I feel guilty about leaving her and the dog? I am stuck in the middle here, and am going to upset her or my son’s family no matter what I do.
— MAN IN THE MIDDLE
DEAR MAN: You stated that your significant other’s only child died 20 years ago. It is possible that puppy Preston became like a child to her, and losing him is causing her to revisit the loss of her daughter. If there is any way to manage it, postpone the visit with your son and his family until later in the year, after Preston’s passing, or have them come to you. If that’s not possible, because it’s only a weekend, go see your son and your grandkids but remain in contact with her from afar during the visit.
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DEAR ABBY: My first husband was abusive, and I divorced him after less than four years of marriage. We had two daughters. In 2016, I remarried, this time to a loving, caring man. My oldest daughter was my maid of honor. A year after our wedding, she married her soul mate. Her father and I, including our current spouses, paid for their reception.
Since 2017, this daughter has continually asked us for financial assistance. At first we helped, but after a terrible argument, we drew the line, and she decided to sever our relationship completely. She sees us occasionally during holidays and is cordial, but she doesn’t call or text for my birthday or Mother’s Day, which is very hurtful.
I don’t know where to turn, except to pray. I don’t want to be estranged anymore. I miss her terribly, but do not want to be financially taken advantage of any longer. Any advice would help.
— HEARTBROKEN IN DELAWARE
DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Would you really like to receive birthday and Mother’s Day greetings knowing they didn’t come from the heart and that you were paying for them? This is what your daughter’s actions have revealed. You have not caused this estrangement; she has, because you turned off the spigot.
I’m sure you are hurting, because that is what your daughter intends. Since prayer hasn’t helped you cope with this, consult a licensed mental health professional, and I suspect you will have better results. You have my sympathy.
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Ann and Marc Davis have been named New Hampshire’s 2022 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year, the NH Tree Farm Program announced.
Straddling Springfield and Wilmot, the Davises’ 500-acre tree farm, Woods Without Gile, is a working forest that implements the four pillars of the Tree Farm program: wood, water, wildlife and recreation.
“When we purchased the property in 2002, the forest was dense and had been severely damaged by the 1998 ice storm,” said Ann Davis. “Working with Tim Wallace, a licensed New Hampshire forester, we’ve had four timber harvests that have focused on extricating some of the damaged hardwood, which has allowed existing conifers to regenerate and flourish.”
“One objective we’ve had is to expand habitat diversity for wildlife, including deer, moose and birds,” said Marc Davis. “To accomplish this, we’ve planted trees and fruity shrubs, inventoried snags and downed woody materials that provide food and shelter for a variety of animals and birds, and both implemented and stumped patch cuts that have created a meadow as well as foraging sites for beaver.”
Woods Without Gile’s wetlands include a more than five-acre beaver pond and associated wetlands, two streams with several beaver dams, a sphagnum moss bog, vernal pools, an upland red maple swamp, and both intermittent and year-round streams.
The Davises keep Woods Without Gile open to the public for cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, hunting, horseback riding, snow shoeing and other non-motorized and non-wheeled recreation. To help facilitate these activities while keeping the forest healthy, the Davises established eight miles of trails and installed permanent bridges over stream crossings.
Proceeds from timber harvests on the property have helped establish the trails, pay property taxes, purchase skidder bridges, install gates and make other improvements.
As is required for all certified tree farms, a written forest management plan for Woods Without Gile is in place and is updated regularly.
With a long-range goal of ensuring that their tree farm remains a working forest in perpetuity, the Davises have established a conservation easement for it that is held by Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. They purchased their property in part because it abuts another protected parcel, the 6,725-acre John F. Gile Memorial State Forest, which is owned and managed by the N.H. Division of Forests and Lands.
The Davises learned about managing their woodlot by attending multiple educational workshops, many of which were organized by UNH Cooperative Extension. They are also long-time members of the N.H. Timberland Owners Association; Ann Davis served on the board from 2005 to 2013 and was board president from 2010 to 2012.
For more details about the New Hampshire Tree Farm Program, visit nhtreefarm.org.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — A battling Tiger Woods clawed his way out of early trouble to stay in the Masters hunt carding a second round two-over 74 on a Friday where the wind gave him more problems than the right leg that he nearly lost in a career-threatening car crash.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was among the few to tame the challenging conditions, posting a 67 to seize control of the leaderboard and charging five shots clear of the field at 8-under 136.
With winds blowing across Augusta National, golfers were in full survival mode and none more so than Woods, who took bogeys on four of his five opening holes, which threatened to derail the comeback that has captivated golf fans around the world.
But the 46-year-old’s famous fight surfaced in time to put him 1-over heading into Saturday’s third round and nine back of front-running Scheffler.
With three wins in his last five PGA Tour starts, Scheffler showed why he is the hottest golfer on the planet, taking a bogey on his first hole then going on to post the day’s best round.
The 25-year-old American, even with a commanding five-shot lead, cannot afford to get complacent as he is being chased by a trio of major winners including South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 winner at Augusta National, Irishman Shane Lowry, the 2019 British Open winner, and defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan.
Also five back is South Korea’s Im Sung-jae, the first round overnight leader.
As spectacular a round as Scheffler had it still was not enough to pry the spotlight away from Woods.
Playing his first competitive event in nearly 14 months, Woods set the golf world alight on Thursday when he posted a 1-under 71 to crank up expectations.
But the 46-year-old looked headed for an early exit when he stumbled to bogeys on four of his five opening holes, including three straight from the third.
Three-over walking onto the sixth tee and sliding dangerously close to the projected four-over cut line, Woods regrouped with nervy pars on six and seven before finally collecting his first birdie of the day at the eighth. The five-time Masters champion got his back nine off to a much brighter start by picking up a birdie at the 10th then gave it right back at the infamous Amen Corner with bogeys at 11 and 12.
But as he has he has done so many times before on the Augusta back nine, Woods would not surrender, hitting back with birdie at 13 and 14 before closing with four consecutive pars.
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Ukraine and its allies blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 people at a train station packed with women, children and the elderly fleeing the threat of a Russian offensive in the east.
As regional authorities scrambled to continue evacuating the vulnerable, European Union leaders visited Kyiv to offer President Volodymyr Zelensky support and expedite Ukraine’s path toward EU membership.
Zelensky called the strike in Kramatorsk in the eastern region of Donetsk a deliberate attack on civilians. The town’s mayor estimated about 4,000 people were gathered there at the time.
Regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said the station was hit by a Tochka U short-range ballistic missile containing cluster munitions, which explode in mid-air, spraying small lethal bomblets over a wider area.
Reuters was unable to verify what happened in Kramatorsk.
Cluster munitions are banned under a 2008 convention. Russia has not signed it but has previously denied using such armaments in Ukraine.
In Washington, a senior defense official said the United States was “not buying the denial by the Russians that they weren’t responsible,” and believed Kyrylenko correctly identified the type of missile used in the attack.
The Russian defense ministry was quoted by RIA news agency as saying the missiles said to have struck the station were used only by Ukraine’s military and that Russia’s armed forces had no targets assigned in Kramatorsk on Friday.
Zelensky told Finland’s parliament in a video address that no Ukrainian troops were at the station.
“We expect a firm global response to this war crime,” he said later in a speech posted online.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what Russia calls a “special military operation” to demilitarize and “denazify” its neighbor.
Kyiv and Western supporters call that a pretext for an unprovoked invasion that has displaced a quarter of the population and killed or injured thousands.
Ukrainian officials now expect an attempt by Russian forces to gain full control of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk, both partly held by Moscow-backed separatists since 2014.
The Kremlin said on Friday the “special operation” could end in the “foreseeable future” with its aims being achieved through work by the Russian military and peace negotiators.
The White House said it would support attempts to investigate the attack in Kramatorsk.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it showed “the depths to which Putin’s vaunted army has sunk.”
At least 52 people have now died in the incident, Pavlo Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said in an online post.
Oil and gas
The wreckage of the missile bore the words “(this is) for the children” on its side. Russia has for years accused Ukraine of killing civilians including children with strikes in separatist-held eastern Ukraine.
As Russia concentrates on the east, Ukrainian forces there said late on Friday that they had repelled seven Russian attacks, destroying nine tanks, seven other armored vehicles and two helicopters. Reuters could not independently verify that.
Following a partial Russian pullback near Kyiv, a forensics team on Friday began exhuming a mass grave in the town of Bucha. Authorities say hundreds of dead civilians have been found there.
Visiting the town on Friday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it had witnessed the “unthinkable.”
She later handed Zelensky a questionnaire forming a starting point for the EU to decide on membership, telling him: “It will not as usual be a matter of years to form this opinion but I think a matter of weeks.”
The bloc also overcame some divisions to adopt new sanctions, including bans on the import of coal, wood, chemicals and other products alongside the freezing of EU assets belonging to Putin’s daughters and more oligarchs.
Zelensky has for weeks urged Brussels to be tougher on Moscow.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said a potential oil ban would be discussed on Monday, but called oil sanctions “a big elephant in the room” as the continent is heavily reliant on Russian energy.
Von der Leyen said the EU needed to monitor Russian attempts to circumvent existing sanctions and impose stricter ones if necessary.
Russia has called allegations that its forces executed civilians in Bucha a “monstrous forgery” aimed at denigrating its army and justifying more sanctions.
Russian forces have failed to take any major cities so far, confronted by unexpectedly strong resistance and dogged by what Western intelligence officials say have been logistical, supply and morale problems.
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CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost, CNN reported Friday.
The text was sent two days before Joe Biden was declared the winner, according to CNN. It reportedly laid out strategies that then-President Donald Trump’s team pursued in the following months as they disseminated misinformation about election fraud and pressured state and federal officials to assist in that effort.
The cable news network reported that Trump Jr.’s text made “specific reference to filing lawsuits and advocating recounts to prevent certain swing states from certifying their results.” It also suggested that if those measures didn’t work, lawmakers in Congress could dismiss the electoral results and vote to keep President Trump in office.
Trump Jr.’s lawyer Alan S. Futerfas, in a statement Friday to CNN, said: “After the election, Don received numerous messages from supporters and others. Given the date, this message likely originated from someone else and was forwarded.”
CNN said the Trump Jr. text had been obtained by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. In the last week, the committee has interviewed former President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Their virtual testimonies are the closest lawmakers have gotten to the former president.
Separately on Friday, Ali Alexander, a conservative activist who helped found the “Stop the Steal” movement, said he had received a subpoena to provide testimony to a federal grand jury as part of the Justice Department’s wide investigation into the insurrection.
In a statement through his attorney, Alexander said the subpoena was seeking information about the “Save America Rally” that was held at the Ellipse — hosted by the pro-Trump nonprofit organization called Women for America First — which thousands had attended before a surge of Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“I don’t believe I have information that will be useful to them but I’m cooperating as best I can further reiterating that I’m not a target because I did nothing wrong,” he said.
Alexander voluntarily appeared for hours in December before the House panel investigating the insurrection, providing congressional investigators with a slew of documents and information about his communications with lawmakers.
In court documents, Alexander’s lawyers have said he told congressional investigators that he remembers having “a few phone conversations” with Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and had exchanged some text messages with Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in the run-up to the Jan. 6 rallies.
“I did nothing wrong and I am not in possession of evidence that anyone else had plans to commit unlawful acts,” Alexander said. “I denounce anyone who planned to subvert my permitted event and the other permitted events of that day on Capitol grounds to stage any counterproductive activities.”
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High school student arrested for attempted murder, sexual assault of teacher, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A high school student was arrested after he reportedly attacked a teacher and assaulted her when the two were discussing his grades.
KVVU reports the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was called to Eldorado High School Thursday afternoon, where a teacher was injured.
Arriving officers were directed to a classroom where a female teacher was being treated by medical personnel for multiple injuries, police said.
According to the LVMPD, an investigation by the department’s Sexual Assault Section indicated that the teacher was in her classroom when a 16-year-old student entered to talk about his grades.
At some point, police say, the student got violent and began punching the teacher and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
Police said the student left the classroom after the attack, and another school employee later found the teacher.
Police were able to identify the student, and Clark County School District police officers took him into custody in a nearby neighborhood.
According to police, the 16-year-old was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and booked on charges that included attempted murder, sexual assault and robbery.
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Huskers Red-White Game 2022: Headquarters
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -Are you ready for Husker Football? As Nebraska football fans are getting ready to enjoy all the fun in and around Memorial Stadium for Saturday’s Spring Game, here are some Husker stories to get you hyped.
Nebraska will welcome fans to Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon for the annual Red-White Spring Game. Approximately 46,500 tickets have been sold for the Spring Game with tickets still available.
Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m. Stadium gates open at 11:30 a.m.
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Nebraska has completed 14 spring practices. Its fifteenth will be held with thousands of fans inside Memorial Stadium.
Huskers Red-White Game 2022: What you need to know
Check out all the details you'll need to know for the Huskers' 2022 Red-White Game.
Spring Game kickoff time announced
Kickoff for the Nebraska Red-White Spring Game presented by FNBO on Saturday, April 9 has been set for 1 p.m. CT at Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on BTN.
Nebraska Athletics announces Red Carpet Experience for spring game, baseball and softball
The Nebraska Athletic Department will expand the Red Carpet Experience, making the popular fan initiative available for a select number of games at other ticketed events.
Spring Game tickets free for healthcare workers
First National Bank of Omaha and Husker Athletics are teaming up to show their appreciation to healthcare workers by providing 3,000 free tickets to the 2022 Red-White Husker Spring Game.
Lincoln welcomes Spring Game visitors April 9
The City of Lincoln will provide some accommodations similar to those offered during the regular Husker football season to fans attending the Nebraska football spring game at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at Memorial Stadium.
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Bennington State Bank strengthening community relationships as it opens Wichita branch
The Bennington State Bank (BSB), an independent community bank in central Kansas, with corporate offices in Salina, announced the opening of a new location in Wichita.
The full-service branch, the ninth in Kansas for the BSB, opened on March 15 at 3954 N. Ridge Road in the new Estancia Business Development in Wichita.
"We've had many banking relationships in the Wichita area for years," said Carolyn Sichley, the marketing officer for the bank. "Having the location down there just makes sense to strengthen (those) relationships with our customers and of course build new relationships and serve those customers."
Having a local and community bank is an important option for the people of Kansas.
"Managing your finances with a community bank, such as BSB, gives customers peace of mind knowing the business they conduct with Bennington State Bank helps influence growth and reinvestment back into the community," said Ryan Commerford, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Bringing this kind of community and local service to the Wichita area is important to BSB.
"Wichita is The Bennington State Bank’s ninth full-service banking location in Kansas," said Brandon Knowles, the Wichita market president for BSB. "BSB takes pride in being able to offer the personalized care and service of a community-focused hometown bank paired with leading-edge banking technology found at larger banks."
The bank said the customers in Wichita are excited about having a physical branch in that community.
"Customers are always excited to have friendly faces ready to help with their finances, but we also strive to provide our customers with ways to stay on the move with digital solutions," Commerford said. " Bennington State Bank offers many banking services to our customers including traditional retail banking, digital solutions, Treasury Management services and Trust and Wealth Management."
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February Salina death ruled as 'probable drowning'
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John Palmgren, whose body was found in a Salina pond earlier this year, likely died from probable drowning, according to an autopsy report.
The body of Palmgren, 56, was found about 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Indian Rock Park, 1300 Gypsum Ave., by a resident walking the trails. The man called the Salina Police Department to say he saw what he believed to be a person lying in the pond in the middle of the park.
Police located Palmgren, who was deceased. The department said foul play isn't suspected.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Parkview Health submitted a plan to lower prices to Indiana lawmakers, who had called on Indiana’s insurers and nonprofit hospitals to work together to lower the “out-of-control costs” of health care.
House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) made the request in letters sent December 17, 2021, threatening legislation if no viable plan were presented.
In its response, Parkview said it supported “the efforts of the Indiana Hospital Association and the Insurance Institute of Indiana in outlining a plan for all members that was recently submitted to you.” Both organizations sent letters to outline broad steps their industries could take.
Parkview Health listed specific steps it had taken to control costs:
- In 2020, Parkview negotiated a new contract with it’s largest payor, Anthem, resulting in a $670 million in savings to employers and patients over five years.
- Parkview also renegotiated contracts with other large payors which, combined with Anthem, will yield $1.1 billion in savings over 5-years.
- Parkview decreased overall prices by 12% in 2020, which included significant reductions in highly utilized lab and imaging services.
- Parkview had a 0% price increase in 2021.
The letter repeated Parkview’s previous promise that prices would be lower in 2025 than in 2020. “When adjusted for inflation, employers and patients will be paying 22% less in real dollars in 2025 when compared to 2020.”
Parkview also blasted as inaccurate the data from RAND reports, suggesting the studies are a poor starting point.
“Making important statewide policy decisions based on an inaccurate and incomplete picture of healthcare costs would harm Indiana’s hospitals and, more importantly, our patients and communities,” said the letter.
Full copies of the letters can be found on the Indiana Senate Republicans website.
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Salina's new Pizza Hut concept coming to South Ninth Street
Pizza Hut on South Ninth Street in Salina was torn down and will be rebuilt into a new space opening next year.
Grand Mere Restaurant Group, which is a franchisee of Pizza Hut, said work on the building began in March with demolition on the site at 2935 S. Ninth St. beginning last week.
"We're so excited to bring our new Pizza Hut concept to Salina and with that revamp our ... brand in that side of town," said Monica Smith, the vice president of real estate for Grand Mere.
The new store will include convenient options to pick up food, including a pickup window.
"We will (also) have a pickup lobby, so folks can go in and order pizza at the counter," Smith said.
One change to the location is that it will not have seating for dining.
"We're finding that folks (are eating in the restaurant) less and less," Smith said. "They generally grab it and take it home or wherever they're going, so we're moving our floorplans and platforms in that direction."
Smith said the new concept will allow the company to build a two-tenant building called Shoppes at Salina, with Pizza Hut at one end and another tenant at the other.
"It's going to be real aesthetically pleasing to (fit in) with the other new builds in that part of town," Smith said.
The site will be ready to start construction on the new building in May, with hopes to have it completed in early 2023. In the meantime, delivery service in Salina shouldn't be impacted.
"Our other location ... off of Santa Fe (Avenue), we got prepped to make sure we can (continue to) serve the community as a whole," Smith said.
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LaOtto, Ind. (WANE) – The slow start to planting season has had an impact on a local flower farm, but this impact may surprise you.
Susan and Tom Bandor, the owners of Black Creek Ridge Flower Farm, are beginning their fourth season of flower farming. As one of northern Indiana’s only working flower farms, the couple has made a living out of growing and selling their own flowers. The flower farm was born out of a trip to the Fort Wayne Farmers Market where Susan and Tom made a great profit from the flowers they sold.
The flower farm is a part of a movement to grow flowers locally and organically. Importing flowers mean the flowers are transported on cargo ships for around one week, have been grown using chemicals to keep them alive longer, and are distributed to wholesalers and florists before the public is able to buy them. By growing the flowers locally, their product is of higher quality and is better for the environment.
The couple bought a fifth generation farm in Noble County and have since transformed the property into the farm and added an event center called the Madison Rose Event Center. This allows them to host events all throughout the year, including graduation parties, weddings, funerals, corporate parties, and more. The business is located about 15 minutes to the north of Fort Wayne. The couple has repurposed a lot of the material on the original farm. Their flowers are sold to the public, wholesalers, florists, and used for events.
The property has a flower studio, a greenhouse, and a walk in flower cooler. This cooler keeps the flowers fresh without the use of chemicals. The couple begins the season in March by planting their baby flowers in the greenhouse. Tulips and daffodils are the first to bloom in April into May. Then the couple transfers the baby flowers into the field by hand, beginning around May 10th. The perennials and annuals will gradually bloom through June, July, and August. The property will then remain in full growth through the fall before the growing season ends. For winter events, the couple does import some flowers.
The cold weather this spring has actually been a benefit compared to last year. The tulips and daffodils bloomed quickly last year, then it turned cold and snowed. The couple had to build caterpillar tents over the flowers, in order to prevent the heavy snow in late April from breaking the stems of the flowers last year. They had to store as much they could in the cooler for a longer period of time as well.
They both stressed how atypical this year has been, as normally some growth has happened so far. However, they are grateful it has stayed colder and a warm spell has not been followed by a cold spell, like last year.
The couple has been a little late though in planting all of the baby flowers in the greenhouse this year, due to a family tragedy and the weather. They just finished the planting a few weeks ago, thanks to help from the community.
Overall, the business has not been impacted as much by the pandemic and other issues because the flower farm creates opportunities for family photos, couple photos, and the event center has made people excited. They are unique, small, intimate, and in the quiet country. This business model has proven very effective; the couple strives to maintain a 1850s farm homestead environment for visitors.
Susan and Tom say the price of flowers depends on the type and occasion, but most go for between $5 and $250. If you are interested in learning more and planning a visit or event, visit their website here.
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Stradivarius violin and top performers featured in Salina chamber concert
Later this month, people in the region will be able to hear a genuine Stradivarius during a chamber music concert at Christ Cathedral Episcopal Church in Salina.
The Mid-America Performing Arts Alliance (MAPAA) is presenting the concert, featuring the 1728 "Artot" Stradivarius at 7 p.m. April 30 at the church, 138 S. Ninth St.
The violin is on loan from the Juilliard School and Christina Bouey, a violinist and founding member of the Ulysses Quartet, the school's graduate resident string quartet, will play the instrument.
Joining Bouey will be Kansas-native and cellist Jesse Henkensiefken, who serves as the executive director of MAPAA. Henkensiefken previously served as the director of orchestras and string studies and other various roles at Kansas Wesleyan University between 2014 and 2019 and was an assistant conductor and principal cellist at the Salina Symphony.
Also joining in the performance will be pianist Tatiana Tessman, the artistic director of MAPAA. She has performed as a soloist and with orchestras around the world and has received multiple prizes across Europe, the United States and Latin America. She also spent time at KWU as the artist-in-resident and director of keyboard studies from 2014 to 2020.
The program will feature piano trios of composers Dmitri Shostakovich and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as Camille Saint-Saëns' "Violin Sonata No. 1."
Royce Young, who was the director of music at the cathedral for 46 years before retiring, and is helping to get the word out, said this is a unique chance to hear great music and great performers.
"They've performed throughout the world, " Young said. "(This is) a great opportunity for people in Salina and the surrounding communities to hear and experience an outstanding concert."
The cathedral has had musical performances in the past and Young said each time, people are surprised.
"People would just leave the cathedral and go 'my, what did I just hear,'" Young said. "When they play their instruments and stuff, you just can't imagine that these (performers) produce for you. It's amazing."
Tickets for the concert are $45 for general admission, $35 for seniors and military and $25 for students. They can be purchased by visiting the MAPAA website
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Salina Liberty ready for marathon Champions Indoor Football road trip to Billings
The Salina Liberty put their perfect Champions Indoor Football record on the line again Saturday when they take a 13-hour bus ride to Billings, Montana, to face the expansion Billings Outlaws at the 1st Interstate Arena.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. central time.
The Liberty, 2-0, will make the long trek without head coach Heron O'Neal, who will begin serving a two-game league suspension as a result of a scuffle between the Liberty and Omaha Beef on March 26. Ironically, Billings is O'Neal's home during the offseason and where he achieved his greatest success as a coach.
O'Neal, who last year was inducted into the Indoor Football League Hall of Fame, led Billings to three championships — in 2006 in the National Indoor Football League and then to back-to-back IFL crowns in 2009-10.
More:Salina Liberty take break from Champions Indoor Football schedule, drub Queen City, 50-18
Billings, 0-1, opened its season last Saturday with a 57-44 road loss against the Sioux City Bandits.
The Liberty left Friday for Billings, which will be their only overnight road trip this season. Wide receiver Ed Smith, who has been through his share of marathon road trips, said his advice to the team's rookies was simple.
"I just tell the guys to stay focused, stay focused on the game plan and what we practiced all weekend," Smith said. "Hopefully we'll get a victory. We should be fine."
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Smith had a pair of touchdown catches in limited action during last week's 50-18 non-league blowout of the Queen City Asylum. The Liberty's CIF victories have come at Topeka and two weeks ago at home against defending champion Omaha.
"No matter who we play, we've just got to treat every game the same," said Liberty quarterback Tyrie Adams, who completed 9 of 10 passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns in just one half against Queen City. "We've just got to play Liberty football."
More:Rookie running back Tre Griffin off to a promising start for Salina Liberty
Offensive coordinator George Martinez will serve as head coach in O'Neal's absence. Defensive end Travis Taylor said he is confident the Liberty won't skip a beat with Martinez, who has been with O'Neal for years.
"Everybody has a job to do," Taylor said. "When your number is called, it's time to do your job.
"We all trust (Martinez) to get the job done."
The Liberty's next home game will be at 7:05 p.m. April 16 against the league-leading Sioux City Bandits (3-0) at Tony's Pizza Events Center.
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Monroe County government buildings evacuated Friday after phone calls threatening violence
Two phone calls threatening harm to Monroe County police, judges and government leaders led to the evacuation of the Zietlow Justice Center and the courthouse in downtown Bloomington Friday afternoon.
The threats did not come to fruition, and sheriff's department detectives were working to track the caller, according to Lt. Troy Thomas from the sheriff's office.
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He said someone called the court services number at the justice building about 3:15 p.m., threatening judges and police whose offices are there, saying they "were on their way to kill them all," Thomas said. A second call threatened the three county commissioners, whose office is in the courthouse.
People in both buildings were evacuated, Thomas said, with help from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and Bloomington police. The buildings, usually open until 4 p.m., closed early for the day.
"We have leads and our officers are working on that right now," Thomas said.
Contact reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com, 812-331-4362 or 812-318-5967.
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CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost, CNN reported Friday.
The text was sent two days before Joe Biden was declared the winner, according to CNN. It reportedly laid out strategies that then-President Donald Trump’s team pursued in the following months as they disseminated misinformation about election fraud and pressured state and federal officials to assist in that effort.
The cable news network reported that Trump Jr.’s text made “specific reference to filing lawsuits and advocating recounts to prevent certain swing states from certifying their results.” It also suggested that if those measures didn’t work, lawmakers in Congress could dismiss the electoral results and vote to keep President Trump in office.
Trump Jr.’s lawyer Alan S. Futerfas, in a statement Friday to CNN, said: “After the election, Don received numerous messages from supporters and others. Given the date, this message likely originated from someone else and was forwarded.”
CNN said the Trump Jr. text had been obtained by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. In the last week, the committee has interviewed former President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Their virtual testimonies are the closest lawmakers have gotten to the former president.
Separately on Friday, Ali Alexander, a conservative activist who helped found the “Stop the Steal” movement, said he had received a subpoena to provide testimony to a federal grand jury as part of the Justice Department’s wide investigation into the insurrection.
In a statement through his attorney, Alexander said the subpoena was seeking information about the “Save America Rally” that was held at the Ellipse — hosted by the pro-Trump nonprofit organization called Women for America First — which thousands had attended before a surge of Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“I don’t believe I have information that will be useful to them but I’m cooperating as best I can further reiterating that I’m not a target because I did nothing wrong,” he said.
Alexander voluntarily appeared for hours in December before the House panel investigating the insurrection, providing congressional investigators with a slew of documents and information about his communications with lawmakers.
In court documents, Alexander’s lawyers have said he told congressional investigators that he remembers having “a few phone conversations” with Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and had exchanged some text messages with Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in the run-up to the Jan. 6 rallies.
“I did nothing wrong and I am not in possession of evidence that anyone else had plans to commit unlawful acts,” Alexander said. “I denounce anyone who planned to subvert my permitted event and the other permitted events of that day on Capitol grounds to stage any counterproductive activities.”
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High school student arrested for attempted murder, sexual assault of teacher, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A high school student was arrested after he reportedly attacked a teacher and assaulted her when the two were discussing his grades.
KVVU reports the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was called to Eldorado High School Thursday afternoon, where a teacher was injured.
Arriving officers were directed to a classroom where a female teacher was being treated by medical personnel for multiple injuries, police said.
According to the LVMPD, an investigation by the department’s Sexual Assault Section indicated that the teacher was in her classroom when a 16-year-old student entered to talk about his grades.
At some point, police say, the student got violent and began punching the teacher and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
Police said the student left the classroom after the attack, and another school employee later found the teacher.
Police were able to identify the student, and Clark County School District police officers took him into custody in a nearby neighborhood.
According to police, the 16-year-old was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and booked on charges that included attempted murder, sexual assault and robbery.
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Ever seen a rattlesnake? The sightings aren't as rare as you might think!
Arizona is home to more than a dozen different rattlesnake species, including some with some serious venom.
Experts at the Phoenix Herpetological Society say this time of year is especially active as temperatures start heating up. PHS says there are some things to do if you're bitten, including:
— Call 911 and stay calm.
— Keep the bitten area still. You can immobilize the area with an improvised splint made from a board, magazines, or other stiff material tied to the limb (but don't tie it too tight because you don't want to reduce blood flow). Remove any jewelry or constricting items near the affected area in case of swelling.
DO NOT:
— Drive yourself to the hospital
— Use ice to cool the bite
— Cut open the wound and try to suck out the venom
— Use a tourniquet. This will cut off blood flow and the limb may be lost
— You also do not need to bring the snake or a photo of the snake with you to the hospital; all rattlesnake bites are treated with the same anti-venom so identification of the snake is not necessary.
This story was originally published by Kari Steele of KNXV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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A judge says New York City offered a baseless rationale for canceling the Trump Organization's contract to run a public golf course in the Bronx after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last year.
Friday's ruling sends the matter back to the city "for further proceedings." It isn't immediately clear what those might be. A request for comment has been sent to city officials.
The Trump Organization is declaring the decision a victory and says it will continue to run the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point Park.
New York's move to cancel the contract to operate the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point Park was “nothing more than a political vendetta,” the company said.
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(WASHINGTON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s security service has intercepted communications of Russian troops that provide evidence of war crimes.
“There are soldiers talking with their parents about what they stole and who they abducted. There are recordings of prisoners of war who admitted killing people,” Zelenskyy said in an excerpt of an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired on Friday.
“There are pilots in prison who had maps with civilian targets to bomb. There are also investigations being conducted based on the remains of the dead,” he said in a translation provided by CBS.
Zelenskyy said “everyone who made a decision, who issued an order, who fulfilled an order” is guilty of a war crime. Asked whether he held Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible, he said: “I do believe that he’s one of them.”
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BALTIMORE — Sawed off and stolen for their precious metal. Tonight victims of catalytic converter thefts are sounding the alarm so you can protect your car.
Catalytic converters, they’re coveted by thieves for the precious metal they’re made of.
They also bring in big bucks at scrap yards.
Tonight the latest Baltimore victim is sounding the alarm, so you can protect yourself.
The hauler you're about to meet lost a thousand dollars worth of work because of the damage. According to Baltimore police these crimes are once again on the rise.
There's no purr of the engine with this pickup, only the sound that something is seriously with Taurus Barksdales’ work truck.
"It sounds like a group of dirt bikes right here, laughs, if I were to drive it, you know it would be even louder because once you push the gas it’s even more," said Barksdale, catalytic converter stolen.
It’s the sound you get when your catalytic converter has been stolen, sawed off in the middle of the night by thieves.
Barksdale who hauls away trash is now down a work vehicle. His truck was parked in the 4500 Block of Finney Ave. when the crime occurred earlier this week.
"I never ever thought it could possibly happen. When it did happen, I did my research and I realized, wow this is a big issue not only in Baltimore City, but around the country," said Barksdale.
Baltimore police say they’ve seen an increase in catalytic converter thefts.
We’ve told you about cars being targeted in Bolton Hill, remember thieves moving quickly to vandalize this Prius in a matter of minutes?
Harlowe Greene remembers when his work vans were targeted off bel-air road.
"Yeah, they ripped out the catalytic converter‘s from all our vans," said Greene, of Northwest Baltimore.
In light of the crimes, Baltimore Police are reminding people to park in well lit areas.
To deter theft, park in a garage, driveway or near a permanent structure.
Your best bet, have the catalytic converter welded to your vehicle or install an anti-theft cover.
It ruins peoples lives.
"Yes it does. It’s expensive on top of insurance, gas," said Harlowe.
They’re all expenses Barksdale now has to deal with. Getting rid of that sound will cost him at least a grand.
To the thieves making money off hardworking Baltimoreans, he has this message.
"There are other ways to get money out here. You’re taking a big risk. Just find another way to make money this right here is not the way to do it," said Barksdale.
And again these thefts are on the rise across the country.
Police are asking all victims to file a police report, it does help when and if someone is caught.
They’re also asking anyone with camera footage to submit it.
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(WASHINGTON) -- A senior U.S. defense official says the Pentagon has determined that some of the Russian combat units that retreated from the Kyiv area in recent days are so heavily damaged and depleted that their combat utility is in question.
The official described these units as “for all intents and purposes eradicated,” with only a small number of functioning troops and weapons remaining. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal U.S. military assessments, did not say how many units sustained such extensive damage.
The official said some combat units that withdrew from the Kyiv area are beginning to move toward the Russian towns of Belgorod and Valuyki for refitting and resupplying before likely deploying to the Donbas region of Ukraine. The official also said the U.S. has seen thousands of additional Russian troops added to the combat force that Moscow has been using in and around the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
The official says that the U.S. believes Russia has lost 15 to 20 percent of the combat power it had assembled along Ukraine’s borders before launching its invasion Feb. 24.
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This is the best New Jersey tribute to Bob Dylan
For years around the 24th of May, (Bob Dylan’s birthday) New Jersey throws an amazing birthday tribute to Rock and Roll legend Bob Dylan. This year will be no exception. On Thursday night May 26, 2022, New Jersey will be celebrating Bob Dylan’s 81st birthday. Bob Dylan is the epitome of Rock n Roll and some say he is the most prolific songwriter ever.
New Jersey has celebrated Bob Dylan often. For 23 of the past 24 years, my good friend, the very talented musician and New Jersey’s favorite Troubadour Pat Guadagno has paid tribute to Bob Dylan around his birthday with his great concert Bobfest. Bobfest started in 1998 at The Downtown Café in Red Bank. At the time, the Downtown was a small narrow bar with a small stage and Pat would play there every Monday night.
Well, on that fateful night, May 25, 1998 head bartender Tommy Moog shouted out that it was Bob Dylan’s birthday the day before and “how about playing a Dylan song.” Pat went into about six Dylan songs much to the delight of the packed bar. I was lucky enough to be there that night and enjoyed every song.
The energy from Pat’s performance sparked the audience to engulf themselves in Dylan’s mesmerizing lyrics. Bobfest was born that night and would eventually grow to a two-night showcase.
Then because of its popularity was moved to The Two River Theatre in Red Bank, and eventually moved again to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, which was necessary to hold the many fans to enjoy the performance.
Pat has put a world-class band together that does justice to Dylan’s amazing lyrics and talent. It’s one of my favorite shows and I’m fortunate that Pat has asked me to host Bobfest every year. Unfortunately in 2020 because of the Pandemic Bobfest was canceled.
In 1975 Bob Dylan painted his face and drove a busload of musicians across North America on a 57-show tour they called the Rolling Thunder Revue. The circus-like expedition, recently documented by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, produced some of the most joyous music and critically acclaimed performances of Dylan’s career.
This year BobFest welcomes Rob Stoner, to the May 26th celebration. Stoner was Bob Dylan’s bass player and musical director on the 2-year RTR tour and his recording credits include Don McLean’s American Pie.
Rob joins Pat Guadagno, Rob Paparozzi, Steve Delopolous, and All-Star Band to deliver the music of the Rolling Thunder Revue with passion and reverence befitting a Nobel Prize Winner.
Tickets are on sale now through theBASIE.org, and the Count Basie Center box office, located at 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank. Box office 732.842.9000. Tickets:$45, $39, $29, $25, $20 | Limit 8 tickets per mailing address
The impact Bob Dylan has on arts and entertainment throughout the world is significant. Bob Dylan has written more than 600 songs and sold more than 100 million records, winning 10 Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Academy Award in 2000 for Best Original Song “Things Have Changed” from the movie Wonder Boys, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, his songs are in the Grammy Hall of Fame, in 2008 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Special Citations and he remains the only rock 'n' roll musician to win The Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.
Soon to be 81 years of age, the only thing that has paused Dylan’s relentless worldwide tours has been the Covid 19 virus.
In December of 2020, Bob Dylan sold his catalog of music, all 600 songs, to Universal Music for over 300 Million dollars making it the largest purchase of any single artist’s catalog in the history of music.
His success and marketing have even led to Dylan associating his name and brand with Heavens Door Whiskey. You can drink it while enjoying his music.
He grew up surrounded by humble beginnings in the Iron Range section of Northern Minnesota. His music became an icon of pop culture in the '60s. His powerful lyrics hit home on political, social, philosophical, and literary fronts.
The Beatles have stated publicly that Bob Dylan had a major influence on their career. It was John Lennon that introduced the Beatles to Bob Dylan, and Dylan’s music would be played when the Beatles traveled or when they had some downtime. Springsteen, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, and Neil Young are just some of the major artists that were greatly influenced by Bob Dylan’s music and words.
BobFest is a great way to celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday and enjoy the incredible talent of New Jersey’s finest musicians. Happy birthday Bob!
The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.
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CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost, CNN reported Friday.
The text was sent two days before Joe Biden was declared the winner, according to CNN. It reportedly laid out strategies that then-President Donald Trump’s team pursued in the following months as they disseminated misinformation about election fraud and pressured state and federal officials to assist in that effort.
The cable news network reported that Trump Jr.’s text made “specific reference to filing lawsuits and advocating recounts to prevent certain swing states from certifying their results.” It also suggested that if those measures didn’t work, lawmakers in Congress could dismiss the electoral results and vote to keep President Trump in office.
Trump Jr.’s lawyer Alan S. Futerfas, in a statement Friday to CNN, said: “After the election, Don received numerous messages from supporters and others. Given the date, this message likely originated from someone else and was forwarded.”
CNN said the Trump Jr. text had been obtained by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. In the last week, the committee has interviewed former President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Their virtual testimonies are the closest lawmakers have gotten to the former president.
Separately on Friday, Ali Alexander, a conservative activist who helped found the “Stop the Steal” movement, said he had received a subpoena to provide testimony to a federal grand jury as part of the Justice Department’s wide investigation into the insurrection.
In a statement through his attorney, Alexander said the subpoena was seeking information about the “Save America Rally” that was held at the Ellipse — hosted by the pro-Trump nonprofit organization called Women for America First — which thousands had attended before a surge of Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“I don’t believe I have information that will be useful to them but I’m cooperating as best I can further reiterating that I’m not a target because I did nothing wrong,” he said.
Alexander voluntarily appeared for hours in December before the House panel investigating the insurrection, providing congressional investigators with a slew of documents and information about his communications with lawmakers.
In court documents, Alexander’s lawyers have said he told congressional investigators that he remembers having “a few phone conversations” with Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and had exchanged some text messages with Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in the run-up to the Jan. 6 rallies.
“I did nothing wrong and I am not in possession of evidence that anyone else had plans to commit unlawful acts,” Alexander said. “I denounce anyone who planned to subvert my permitted event and the other permitted events of that day on Capitol grounds to stage any counterproductive activities.”
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Genesee Co. Democratic Party ‘deeply troubled’ by alleged actions by clerk
GENESEE CO., Mich. (WNEM) - The Genesee County Democratic Party released a statement being “deeply troubled” by the alleged actions of John Gleason, the county clerk.
Gleason was charged Friday with one count of witness bribing/intimidating/interfering, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
He was also charged with willful neglect of duty. A misdemeanor that carries a penalty of one year in prison and/or a $1,000 fine.
The party released this statement to TV5:
“The Genesee County Democratic Party fundamentally believes that public service is a sacred duty in a free and fair democratic society. Any violation of the public trust is a violation of our core democratic values and principles.
The GCDP has full faith in our criminal justice system, and we believe that truth and justice will prevail. Whether Democrat, Republican, or Independent, no public official is above the law. The GCDP fundamentally believes that any public official who is convicted of breaking the law or violating the public trust, should be held accountable.
In addition, the Genesee County Democratic Party recognizes that the Office of County Clerk is more than the partisan individual elected to serve as its administrator. We believe that despite the alleged actions of Mr. Gleason, our county elections will remain safe, secure, fair, and transparent. Our elections are overseen by the non-partisan staff members within the Office of County Clerk, and thus the GCDP believes in the integrity and fairness of our local electoral system.
We stand behind those county employees who have endured this alleged misconduct, who simply sought to go to work, do their due diligence as public employees, and serve the residents of Genesee County.”
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High school student arrested for attempted murder, sexual assault of teacher, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A high school student was arrested after he reportedly attacked a teacher and assaulted her when the two were discussing his grades.
KVVU reports the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was called to Eldorado High School Thursday afternoon, where a teacher was injured.
Arriving officers were directed to a classroom where a female teacher was being treated by medical personnel for multiple injuries, police said.
According to the LVMPD, an investigation by the department’s Sexual Assault Section indicated that the teacher was in her classroom when a 16-year-old student entered to talk about his grades.
At some point, police say, the student got violent and began punching the teacher and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
Police said the student left the classroom after the attack, and another school employee later found the teacher.
Police were able to identify the student, and Clark County School District police officers took him into custody in a nearby neighborhood.
According to police, the 16-year-old was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and booked on charges that included attempted murder, sexual assault and robbery.
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Law veterans surprised by outcome of alleged Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trial
Mich. (WNEM) - Legal veterans are surprised after the conclusion to the federal trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Four defendants were facing federal charges in a reported plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
“What we had here was one of the most important domestic terrorism cases in probably a generation,” said Flint defense attorney Nicholas Robinson.
The outcome of the case surprised legal veterans.
Two defendants were found not guilty. No verdict was reached involving the other two leading to a mistrial.
“I think that’s nothing short of shocking,” Robinson said.
The federal prosecution is faced with a nearly unprecedented loss, according to Robinson.
“The federal government traditionally does not bring cases unless they are very confident in the outcome of what that case might be,” Robinson said.
“It’s unusual for a federal district court jury to find folks not guilty. It’s less unlikely for there to be a hung jury,” said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton.
Leyton said it is a trend he’s noticing in mid-Michigan. It is more difficult to convict.
“We see it in the Genesee County Circuit Court. A lot of juries are almost expecting evidence that goes beyond, beyond a reasonable doubt,” Leyton said.
In a jury of 12, all it takes is one outlier to deadlock.
“It’s gotten harder to prove any criminal case in every court in the state of Michigan. Jurors want more. Jurors want facts. They don’t want any BS. They want the facts, and they want lots of them before they’re going to convict somebody of a crime,” Leyton said.
Robinson said the outcome could impact any future investigation. Especially amid the recent push by the federal government to combat domestic terrorism.
“I think it’s going to be very interesting to see what cases are brought in the future because this is certainly going to be something that has ripple effects, not only here in Michigan, but throughout the entire nation,” Robinson said.
The government has to decide whether to re-try Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. or to throw in the towel.
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Vigil held in honor of beloved Saginaw principal
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - On Friday, the community honored a beloved principal who died this week.
Saginaw Public Schools announced on Wednesday that Chester Miller Elementary Principal Robert Ueberroth had passed away.
His students, parents and colleagues shared stories and made cards for his family during a vigil at Resurrection Lutheran Church on Friday.
“I’m just glad I had an opportunity to work with him and learn from him. He was my male counterpart on the principal team and he’s gonna be missed,” said Stone Elementary School Principal Joe Wamback.
“He would be very proud of his students, his families, for coming together to celebrate what a great person he was,” said Chester Miller Elementary School Secretary Janelle Lemons.
As much as they miss him, his colleagues hurt for his wife and two boys who lost their biggest cheerleader.
“Everything for those boys, he was the first person to share a link, he was the first person to tell us how they were doing at their matches, he loved those boys so much and Heather,” said Handley Elementary School Principal Julie Miller.
Chester Miller was closed Thursday and Friday to provide grief counseling for students, parents and staff.
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STARR COUNTY, Texas (KVEO) – A woman has been charged with murder after Texas authorities say she performed a “self-induced abortion.”
Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested on Thursday by the Starr County Sheriff’s Office and charged with murder. Starr County is located near the U.S.-Mexico border and the southern tip of Texas.
According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, Herrera was arrested after it was learned she “intentionally and knowingly cause the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.”
Herrera remains in the custody of the Starr County Sheriff’s Office at this time on a $500 thousand bond.
This case remained under investigation Friday.
The charges come as several other states try to follow the lead of Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott passed the so-called heartbeat law, legislation banning abortions after six weeks. The law went into effect in September, 2021.
A study released in March showed that from September to December, nearly 1,400 Texans a month were going to neighboring states for abortions. The study from the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Policy Evaluation Project collected data from 34 of 44 open clinics in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
It found that about 5,600 Texans went to the clinics in nearby states over those months compared to just over 500 for the same period in 2019.
Another study led by a University of Texas researcher found an increase in the number of Texans requesting abortion pills from the overseas nonprofit Aid Access. The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, found that during the first week of September, requests per day jumped to about 138 compared to a previous average of 11. Over the subsequent weeks in September, requests averaged 37 a day. Then, through December, the average was 30 per day. Researchers noted they didn’t know if all requests resulted in abortions.
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2 more Black coaches sue NFL alleging racial discrimination
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Black coaches joined Brian Flores on Thursday in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL when there are vacancies for coaches and general managers.
The updated lawsuit in Manhattan federal court added coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.
The lawsuit said Wilks was discriminated against by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018 when he was hired as a “bridge coach” but was given no meaningful chance to succeed, while Horton was subjected to discriminatory treatment when he was given a sham interview for the Tennessee Titans head coach position in January 2016.
Flores also criticized the NFL in the rewritten lawsuit for its response to the lawsuit he brought against it and its teams several weeks ago.
The lawsuit added the Houston Texans to the teams Flores has alleged discriminated against him, saying the Texans engaged in “blatant retaliation” by removing him from consideration for its head coach vacancy after he sued the league.
In a release from the lawsuit’s attorneys, Wilks said he hoped the lawsuit would help bring racial equality to the league. Arizona replaced Wilks with Kliff Kingsbury, a white man with no NFL coaching experience, and gave a white general manager an extension despite a drunk driving conviction.
“When Coach Flores filed this action, I knew I owed it to myself, and to all Black NFL coaches and aspiring coaches, to stand with him,” Wilks said. “This lawsuit has shed further important light on a problem that we all know exists, but that too few are willing to confront. Black coaches and candidates should have exactly the same ability to become employed, and remain employed, as white coaches and candidates.”
Horton said he was “devastated and humiliated” when he learned that his interview with the Titans was a sham.
“By joining this case, I am hoping to turn that experience into a positive and make lasting change and create true equal opportunity in the future,” he said.
The NFL declined to comment Thursday.
“The decisions we made after the 2018 season were very difficult ones,” the Arizona Cardinals said in a statement. “But as we said at the time, they were entirely driven by what was in the best interests of our organization and necessary for team improvement. We are confident that the facts reflect that and demonstrate that these allegations are untrue.”
Houston, in a statement, said its search for a head coach was “very thorough and inclusive.”
“Due to his previous success as a coach in the NFL, Brian Flores was among the first candidates we held a formal interview with for the position and he remained a candidate until the very end,” it said. “We enjoyed our multiple conversations with Brian regarding his vision for our organization.”
It added: “In the end, we made the decision to hire Lovie Smith as our head coach and we believe he is the best fit for our team moving forward. It was a very fluid process that allowed us to spend time with a number of quality candidates. We are proud of our decision and will vigorously defend our process.”
Smith, who is Black, was announced as the Texans head coach in February. He served as the team’s defensive coordinator in 2021.
The Titans in a statement defended their 2016 coach selection process as “thoughtful and competitive,” saying it obeyed NFL guidelines and its organizational values.
“We conducted detailed, in-person interviews with four talented individuals, two of whom were diverse candidates. No decision was made, and no decision was communicated, prior to the completion of all interviews,” the Titans said.
The Titans concluded their interview with Horton by midday Jan. 16, 2016, and announced Mularkey was hired hours later. Mularkey said on a podcast in 2020 that he still regretted taking part in the interview process after having been told he would be the Titans’ head coach before they satisfied the Rooney Rule.
“I sat there knowing I was the head coach in ‘16 as they went through this fake hiring process ...,” Mularkey said then. “I’m sorry I did that. It was not the way to go about it.”
Flores sued the NFL and three teams on Feb. 1 after he was fired as Miami Dolphins coach in January after leading the Dolphins to a 24-25 record over three years. They went 9-8 in their second straight winning season, but failed to make the playoffs during his tenure.
He has since been hired as an assistant coach by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the updated lawsuit Thursday, lawyers for Flores noted that the NFL responded to the lawsuit in February by saying it was “without merit” but its executives have made statements and taken steps in “unguarded moments” that showed it “has begrudgingly acknowledged the decades-long problem of systemic discrimination.”
The lawsuit, as it did previously, seeks class-action status and unspecified damages from the league and individual teams. It alleges that the league has discriminated against Flores and other Black coaches for racial reasons, denying them positions as head coaches and other top coaching posts as well as a chance to be a general manager.
It also highlights the lack of progress in the two decades since the “Rooney Rule” — named after former Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney — was created to give more minority candidates opportunities to become a head coach.
In 2020, the NFL amended the Rooney Rule to stipulate teams must interview at least two minority candidates not associated with their team for a head coaching vacancy and one minority candidate for coordinator positions and high-ranking front office positions, including general manager.
Last month, the NFL changed it again to require its 32 clubs to employ a woman or a member of an ethnic or racial minority to serve as an offensive assistant coach.
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AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner and Teresa M. Walker contributed to this story.
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After championship season Destanni Henderson heading to WNBA draft
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - After putting in a championship winning performance, Destanni Henderson is heading to the WNBA draft.
The South Carolina senior guard is among 12 prospects planning to attend the WNBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm. The event is happening April ,11, 2022 in New York City. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the first round draft picks starting at 7 p.m.
Henderson’s final season with the Gamecocks included a career best of 26 points and strong defense against UConn at the NCAA National Championship. Her Final Four performance earned her All-Tournament honors.
The UofSC Women’s Basketball program has had 12 players drafted to the WNBA. Eight of them have been under coach Dawn Staley.
The most recent players to join the WNBA from the Gamecocks was in 2020 with Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and Tyasha Harris. Harrigan was selected sixth by the Minnesota Lynx and Harris was seventh pick by the Dallas Wings.
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Community cleans up man’s storm damage after wife taken off life support
WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - An Alabama community is rallying behind a man whose property was severely damaged by Tuesday’s storms.
A likely tornado devastated Frank Senn’s home in Wetumpka the same day his wife was taken off of life support at a hospital in Birmingham, WSFA reports.
The retired veteran’s wife, Glenda, fell down the stairs and broke her neck two weeks ago, severing her spinal cord. Eventually, doctors told him there was nothing else they could do for his wife, and the decision was made to take her off life support.
Senn said his wife has not yet passed away but will spend her remaining days off life support at a care facility.
“They are going to put her in a room until she passes away,” Frank Senn said. “They are going to keep her comfortable.”
Less than 24 hours after Senn’s property was hit by severe weather, there was an outpouring of support for him and his family.
“There were vehicles lined up with folks coming to help,” Frank’s elder son Jon Senn said. “The love and outpouring of support that’s come out to help my father and our ranch farm has been amazing.”
Volunteers, churches and tree removal companies reached out to the Senns. Mike’s Tree Service in Elmore County spent the better part of Wednesday cutting and hauling away trees. The company plans to spend several more days on the property to complete the job.
“We came out, cut down probably six or seven trees so far. Going to come back tomorrow. Still got about probably two days’ worth of work,” David Stafford with Mike’s Tree Service said. “We all pray that everything works out.”
“I tried to feed them earlier, and they said they didn’t come out here for food, they didn’t come for drink, they didn’t come for money. They come to help a neighbor,” Jon Senn said.
Frank Senn was not able to be at his home the day after the storm. He was in Birmingham, spending every last minute he can with his wife.
“He was going to come down here and look, but he had to get up there with my mama,” Jon Senn said.
Clearing up the debris helped uncover memories of Glenda. Jon Senn found a rocking chair of his mother’s from when she was a child.
“I climbed up there and I got my mama’s rocking chair,” Jon Senn said, pointing to the barn. “I ain’t about to lose that.”
The pieces left behind are memories the family said they will hold even closer to their hearts now.
Frank Senn is a retired veteran. He and his wife have been married for over 40 years.
The family is accepting financial contributions through the Cash App account $rangerfarms. The family said funds will go to support other veterans in the area who need help.
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Crash closes two lanes on I-77 near Killian Road
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 8:19 AM EDT|Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:12 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A crash on I-77 North near Killian Road has closed two lanes of traffic, according to SCDOT.
The crash happened Thursday morning around 7 a.m. near mile marker 22. Injuries were reported, according to the SC Highway Patrol.
🚨Richland County🚨 I77 northbound is partially blocked at the 22mm due to a crash. Traffic is slow moving moving in area. pic.twitter.com/WyPCUDIQNv
— Trooper David SCHP (@SCHP_Troop1) April 7, 2022
If you are driving in the area, use caution and seek alternate routes if possible as crews work to clear the scene.
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Ex-officer testifies against mentor at Capitol riot trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer testified on Thursday that he had hoped the mob could overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that day.
Former Rocky Mount police officer Jacob Fracker, a key witness for federal prosecutors at the trial of former colleague Thomas Robertson, said he initially believed that he was merely trespassing when he entered the Capitol building.
However, Fracker ultimately pleaded guilty to a felony charge that he conspired with Robertson to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory on Jan. 6, 2021. Fracker agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in their case against Robertson, whose jury trial started Tuesday.
Under cross-examination by one of Robertson’s lawyers, Fracker said he didn’t have a “verbal agreement” with anybody to obstruct the joint session of Congress. Fracker said he believed everybody in the mob “pretty much had the same goal” and didn’t need for it to be “said out loud.”
Fracker said he and Robertson both believed the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from former President Donald Trump. One of Robertson’s attorneys, Mark Rollins, asked Fracker if he believes he did anything worse than trespassing on Jan. 6.
“Sitting here today, yes. At the time, no,” Fracker replied.
Robertson confirmed with U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper that he won’t be testifying at his trial.
Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday afternoon. Jurors are expected to hear attorneys’ closing arguments on Friday before they begin deliberating.
During the trial’s opening statements, defense attorney Camille Wagner told jurors that Robertson only went into the Capitol because he wanted to retrieve Fracker, who entered the Capitol a few minutes before Robertson.
Wagner said Robertson, whom she called “T.J.,” knew that he had entered restricted areas of the Capitol where he wasn’t supposed to be on Jan. 6. But he isn’t accused of engaging in any violence or property destruction, she noted.
Fracker was scheduled to be tried alongside Robertson before he pleaded guilty last month. He described Robertson as his mentor and a father figure.
“I absolutely hate this,” Fracker testified on Wednesday. “I’ve always been on the other side of things, the good guys’ side so to speak.”
The town fired Robertson and Fracker after the riot. Prosecutors say Robertson paid Fracker more than $30,000 after they were arrested. Robertson first offered to give Fracker money on the day that they surrendered to authorities, according to a court filing accompanying Fracker’s guilty plea.
Fracker said Robertson also agreed to cover his legal fees, but he doesn’t believe Robertson was trying to “buy” his testimony with the $30,000 payment.
“He said it would cover a year’s salary for me,” Fracker said.
After the riot, Fracker bragged to friends on social media that he had urinated in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bathroom. That was a lie that he made “for cool points,” Fracker said.
Robertson used a large wooden stick to impede police officers who were trying to hold off the mob, according to prosecutors. Police body camera video captured his interaction with police.
When a prosecutor asked Fracker why he didn’t do more to help police officers who were trying to hold back the mob, he said he thought they should have been “on our side” and marching with the rioters.
“And you didn’t see T.J. help them, either?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Risa Berkower asked.
“Correct,” Fracker said.
Robertson is charged with six counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building while using a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. Five of the counts relate to his actions on Jan. 6. The sixth stems from his alleged post-riot destruction of cellphones belonging to him and Fracker.
Robertson has been jailed since Cooper ruled in July that he violated the terms of his pretrial release by possessing firearms.
More than 770 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 240 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors.
Robertson is the second Capitol riot defendant to have a jury trial. The first ended last month with a jury convicting a Texas man, Guy Reffitt, of all charges.
Two other Capitol riot defendants elected to have their cases tried without a jury and decided by the same federal judge. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden acquitted a New Mexico man, Matthew Martin, of all four misdemeanor counts with which he was charged. Last month, McFadden convicted New Mexico elected official Couy Griffin of illegally entering restricted Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct.
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Getting COVID twice in 3 months? CDC reports it is happening
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 5:18 PM EDT
(CNN) - A recent study found it’s possible to get COVID twice in less than three months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified 10 people who had this happen. They were initially infected with the delta variant and then reinfected with omicron.
Researchers used genome sequencing to confirm which virus variants sickened each person.
The shortest interval between reinfection was 23 days, and most of the patients were not vaccinated.
According to the CDC, people who get over COVID are typically immune from becoming reinfected for about six months. But immunity appears to change when it comes to other variants.
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Gov. McMaster declares April Child Abuse Prevention Month
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:53 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month.
Thursday’s proclamation will take place at the SC Governor’s Mansion in Columbia at 3 p.m. In addition to McMaster’s remarks other state leaders are scheduled to speak.
These include:
- Michael Leach, Director of the S.C. Department of Social Services
- Amanda Whittle, South Carolina State Child Advocate and Director of the South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy
- Sue Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Trust of South Carolina
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High school football coach charged after molesting student more than 50 times, sheriff says
VALRICO, Fla. (Gray News) - A football coach in Florida was arrested Wednesday after a juvenile victim came forward saying the coach molested him more than 50 times.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Matthew Hike, 33, is accused of molesting the student while coaching his football team at Bloomingdale High School in Valrico (15 miles east of Tampa) beginning in 2017. Hike worked as a coach but was not employed as a teacher at the high school.
Just weeks ago, on March 23, Hike was previously arrested when another juvenile victim at Livingston Academy in Seffner reported Hike for showing him pornographic images and touching him inappropriately on five occasions.
For the first arrest, Hike was charged with lewd or lascivious molestation and selling or distributing obscene material to a minor. For Wednesday’s arrest, Hike was charged with lewd or lascivious molestation and authority figure soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said he will do everything in his power to make sure Hike is held accountable for the actions he is accused of committing.
“Children should be able to trust their teachers and coaches. Individuals who break that trust and abuse their power must be rooted out and brought to justice,” Chronister said in a Facebook post. “Our investigators revealed that this suspect broke the trust of his victims and our community on more than one occasion.”
Detectives are encouraging anyone else who may have been a victim of Hike to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at 813-247-8200.
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Kids playing with loaded gun leads to fatal shooting of 14-year-old girl, sheriff says
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - A 14-year-old girl died in what authorities call an unintentional shooting after a group of kids were playing with a loaded gun.
WLOX reports Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said the shooting occurred earlier this week at a duplex in the Bayside Park community.
According to the sheriff, a 10-year-old and a 15-year-old walked over to a 14-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother’s home to hang out.
The two kids who were visiting reportedly brought two guns with them, and all four kids then went into a bedroom, according to police.
The sheriff said the guns ended up on a bed when one of the kids picked one up. Thinking it was empty, the juvenile pointed the weapon toward the 14-year-old girl and pulled the trigger.
A shot was fired, and a bullet struck the girl below her left eye. She died instantly, according to the sheriff.
Authorities later identified the teen killed as Alexis Sky Pierson.
The sheriff said the investigation has determined the shooting was not intentional. But the case will be taken to Hancock County Youth Court to decide any charges in the incident.
No adults are currently charged with any crime. However, the sheriff said it’s too soon to tell if any future charges will be filed, and the investigation is ongoing.
Kolby Sims, a neighbor, said he has lived near Pierson for over three years and was with another neighbor outside when the shooting happened. He said they heard a loud thud and thought the children dropped something before all the kids started running out.
Sims said the neighborhood kids often play together, including his younger brother. He said he was devastated once he found out a gunshot caused the noise.
“It just made me sick to my stomach, especially so close to my little brother and me having a son of my own. It hits different,” Sims said.
Alexis’ great-grandmother Polly Boswell described the teen as an angel who loved her family and had the biggest heart.
“She’s been special since she was little. I can’t really describe what it was about her. It’s like she just shined with love. " Boswell said. “There was just something about her that you knew that she was special.”
Alexis, also known as Lexi, was a sixth-grade student at Hancock Middle School. The school district released a statement Wednesday afternoon expressing their profound sadness:
“We extend our sympathy and prayers to the family during this difficult time,” the statement read. “Today, counselors, teachers and other support staff have been, and will continue to be, available to students, staff, and parents. How children react in these situations varies. Children may ask questions about death, be sad or afraid. We encourage parents to listen to their children and if they want to talk, answer his or her questions simply and honestly.”
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Man drives over 100 mph while drunk, killing 2 women, unborn child, police say
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – A man in Nebraska is accused of killing two women, one of them pregnant, when he crashed into their vehicle driving faster than 100 mph while drunk, prosecutors say.
Court documents filed Wednesday show that Zachary Paulison, 22, left Addy’s bar — where a bartender offered to call him a ride — five minutes before the crash on March 31. Documents say he was on the road for just three minutes, reaching a maximum speed of 104.7 miles, before he crashed into the victims’ vehicle at 102.3 mph. Crash investigators found no indicators of braking before Paulison hit the other vehicle.
Sara Zimmerman, 37, a corrections officer at the Douglas County Jail who was eight months pregnant, and Amanda Schook, 38, died at the crash scene.
That night, a blood draw indicated Paulison had a 0.161 blood alcohol content, records state. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after the crash.
Investigators found that Paulison had several drinks over the course of two hours at The Mark before heading to Addy’s at 7:27 p.m. that evening. He also tested positive for cannabinoids, court records state.
Paulison made his first appearance in court on Thursday. He was booked Wednesday into Sarpy County Jail on two counts of DUI motor vehicle homicide, Class 2A felonies; and one count of death of an unborn child, a Class 3A felony that could carry a sentence of up to three years.
“This is a primary example of one of the worst scenarios when you drive drunk,” Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said. “How many times does this have to happen before people change their behavior?”
Paulison’s bond was set at $1 million.
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Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate ban
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a Michigan court to recognize the right to get an abortion under the state constitution and to overturn a 176-year-old ban in the state that might take effect again if the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is vacated.
The Democratic governor’s preemptive lawsuit, which was filed in Oakland County against prosecutors in 13 counties with an abortion clinic, came as the Supreme Court’s conservative majority considers allowing states to ban abortion much earlier in a pregnancy and potentially overturning the right. Planned Parenthood of Michigan and its chief medical officer filed a similar lawsuit in the state Court of Claims to block enforcement of the 1931 law, which dates to an 1846 ban.
Whitmer, who is up for reelection this year, asked the Michigan Supreme Court to quickly take up her case rather than let it wind through lower trial and appellate courts. A favorable decision could enable abortions to continue in Michigan after the federal high court rules.
“It was important for us to take action now, to ensure that women and providers across the state of Michigan know whether abortions will still be available in the state because it impacts their lives and our health care providers’ practices. It’s crucial that we take this action now to secure and ensure that the Michigan Constitution protects this right that we have had available for 49 years,” Whitmer told The Associated Press, saying nearly 2.2 million women may lose access to a safe, legal medical procedure.
Michigan is among eight states with an unenforced abortion ban that was enacted before the 1973 Roe decision legalized abortion nationwide. The law makes it a felony to use an instrument or administer any substance with the intent “to procure the miscarriage” of a woman unless necessary to preserve her life.
Whitmer wants the Michigan Supreme Court to declare a state constitutional right to abortion and to strike down the law, which could go back into effect if Roe is overturned or weakened. The lawsuit argues the law is invalid under the due process and equal protection clauses of the state constitution.
Michigan may soon be left with a near-total ban without even exceptions for rape and incest — “one of the most extreme laws in the country,” the governor told the AP. Her call to repeal the law has gone nowhere in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
The state’s high court has four Democratic and three Republican justices.
Whitmer asked that the court intervene in part to avoid legal uncertainty when the federal high court issues its ruling on Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Should Roe be overruled or curtailed, she wrote, “health care providers may feel constrained to restrict access to abortion services to avoid potential criminal liability.”
The complaint says that although the Michigan Supreme Court in 1973 ruled that Roe limited the effect of the state ban, the right to abortion has been undermined over 50 years of litigation in federal courts. The state’s high court has not said whether the state constitution protects the right. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in 1997 that there is no state constitutional right to abortion — one reason the Supreme Court should step in immediately because that 25-year-old ruling is binding on lower courts, according to Whitmer.
The lawsuit points to “substantial ambiguity” about what the state ban prohibits.
Whitmer was criticized by groups that oppose abortion rights. Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing called the suit “frivolous.”
“While the legality of abortion is contingent upon democratic structures, it is unfortunate that the judicial branch is being used to try to invalidate a long-standing policy approved by elected representatives and left untouched by the Legislature for nearly a century since,” said Rebecca Mastee, a policy advocate at the Michigan Catholic Conference.
States on both sides of the abortion issue have been taking various steps to prepare for Roe being eroded or rescinded, including making it a crime to perform an abortion and banning legal action against people who aid or receive an abortion.
In Michigan, advocates have launched a ballot drive to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, but they will need about 425,000 voter signatures to get the initiative on the November ballot. Abortion rights proponents in Nebraska scored a surprising victory this week by derailing a bill that would have automatically outlawed abortion if Roe is overturned.
Also Thursday, seven Democratic county prosecutors who were named in Whitmer’s lawsuit pledged to not enforce the anti-abortion law in Wayne, Oakland, Genesee, Washtenaw, Ingham, Kalamazoo and Marquette counties. The other six elected prosecutors who were sued are Republicans.
The defendant in the Planned Parenthood case is Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat who has long said she would not enforce the ban. She said her office will not defend the law unless it is ordered to by a court. Other parties that support the law can seek to intervene, she said.
“I didn’t become attorney general so that I could head an office that put women in a position in which some of them will likely die,” Nessel said.
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Nations to release millions of barrels of oil amid war in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) — The International Energy Agency said Thursday that its member countries are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves on top of previous U.S. pledges to take aim at energy prices that have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine.
The Paris-based organization says the new commitments made by its 31 member nations, which include the United States and much of Europe, amount to a total of 120 million barrels over six months, the largest release in the group’s history.
Half of that will come from the U.S. as part of the larger release from its strategic petroleum reserve that President Joe Biden announced last week.
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The IEA agreed last Friday to add to the amount of oil hitting the global market. It comes on top of the 62.7 million barrels that the agency’s members said they would release last month to ease shortages.
The releases show “the determination of member countries to protect the global economy from the social and economic impacts of an oil shock following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said. “Events in Ukraine are becoming more distressing by the day, and action by the IEA at this time is needed to relieve some of the strains in energy markets.”
Energy markets have been squeezed by surging demand as the global economy rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic, outpacing supply and driving up prices. High energy prices have fueled inflation worldwide, and the war in Ukraine exacerbated the problem amid uncertainties about oil and natural gas supplies from Russia and Western sanctions on Moscow.
Russia is the world’s third-largest oil producer, with about 60% of exports going to Europe and 20% going to China.
The U.S. has banned all Russian energy supplies, while the United Kingdom says it will phase out Russian oil and coal by year’s end and halt natural gas imports “as soon as possible.”
The European Union on Thursday approved a ban on Russian coal, its first move against the Russian energy supplies it depends on to generate electricity, power industry and fill up diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
IEA member countries hold 1.5 billion barrels in public reserves.
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Police: ‘No foul play’ after Indiana couple goes missing in Nevada, husband found dead
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5/Gray News) - Authorities say there was no foul play in the disappearance of an Indiana couple visiting Nevada after the husband was found dead and the woman was taken to the hospital.
Officials with the Esmeralda County Sheriff’s Office along with police from Nye County and Mineral County assisted in the search for Ronnie, 72, and Beverly Barker, 69. The pair took off on a West Coast road trip in late March and their family had not heard from them since March 27.
On April 5, authorities located the Barkers’ motorhome in a remote mountain area near Silver Peak, Nevada, just before noon, KVVU reported. Authorities said it took several hours to reach the motorhome due to its location.
Once they reached the motorhome, the Kia SUV that the couple also traveled with was not there, and authorities said the motorhome appeared to be stuck. Police said after a search of the motorhome, they determined foul play was not involved.
Beverly Barker is now out of the hospital, according to their family. She was well enough to recount what had happened to her family. She gave her nephew, Travis Peters, the blessing to share the story on Facebook.
Beverly Barker said their GPS navigator took them in the wrong direction and towards Red Mountain. It’s not far from Silver Peak, which is about three and a half hours from Las Vegas. After their motorhome got stuck in the mud they decided to take their Kia SUV to seek help but got lost again.
The couple spent over a week in the cold. Beverly Barker said dehydration was their number one challenge. She uses a walker and managed the strength to collect snow so they could drink. According to their nephew’s Facebook post, Ronnie Barker passed away on Monday, April 4, likely from dehydration.
Police followed tire tracks and located the Kia approximately two miles away about 21 hours after Ronnie had died. Authorities said Beverly was alive “and in good spirits considering what took place.” Beverly was taken via aircraft to Renown Medical Center in Reno for treatment.
“Everyone involved would like to give condolences to the family of Ronnie and Beverly Barker,” police said in a release. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during these trying times.”
Despite the loss of his uncle, Peters expressed gratitude for his aunt’s survival.
“A miracle took place on Red Mountain. There’s no physical way that Bev would have been able to make it to get snow time after time without the Lord carrying her up to that ridge,” Peters wrote.
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Red Cross volunteers help the Allendale area after multiple tornadoes cause destruction
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Volunteers with the American Red Cross are responding to storm damage and residents impacted by the tornadoes in Allendale County.
The Red Cross of South Carolina Disaster Action Team members are providing those impacted with financial assistance for immediate needs like shelter, food, and clothes to the families impacted.
In addition to immediate needs, Red Cross are providing virtual mental and spiritual care assistance to anyone that may need it.
The Red Cross will continue to stay in contact with its partners to see if any additional assistance as needed.
“As our teams work with the families impacted, we are certainly thinking about them and want to provide all the support we can,” said Rebecca Jordan, the Executive Director of the Central Chapter. “This devastating event reminds us that disasters can happen anywhere at any time. With severe spring storms imminent, we ask the community to stay prepared by making an emergency kit, creating a plan with your family, and making sure you have a way to receive weather alerts, such as the Red Cross Emergency App.”
If you would like to help the residents of Allendale County, you can visit the Red Cross website or call 1-800-RED CROSS, or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make an donation.
South Carolina Emergency Management Division is also asking for anyone who wants to help to contact them.
Those wanting to help #Allendale residents affected by the recent storms can call 803-584-4556 or 706-360-0443.
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What is being accepted: non-perishable food, monetary donations, and cleaning supplies.
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Scott, Graham defend votes against Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination
Clyburn celebrates nomination: ‘History has been made’
WASHINGTON (WCSC/AP) - South Carolina’s two Republican senators defended their votes opposing the nomination of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.
The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court without the support of the two senators, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court.
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Jackson with three Republican votes.
Scott appeared Thursday on “Fox & Friends” to respond to backlash against his opposition to Jackson’s nomination. A release from Scott’s office states his reasoning was very simple.
“I did not vote for her for a lower court because I believe that her judicial philosophy is inconsistent [with] what is in the best interest of our judiciary,” he said. “It’s not Biden’s Supreme Court; it’s America’s Supreme Court. The number of her cases that have been overturned only reinforces the fact that this requires a deeper look. And the deeper I look, the more I realize that her judicial philosophy is antithetical to mine.”
Scott said anyone who is concerned about activist judges should be concerned about Jackson’s nomination.
“If you’re concerned about someone who uses their position to reinforce a progressive agenda, [you] should be concerned,” he said. “Those are the issues that most concern me about this appointment.
Scott described Jackson as “a nice person” who is “well-educated.”
“But her judicial philosophy — not who she is, but her ideology — is what we should focus on,” he said. “She represents herself incredibly well. … But at the end of the day, I’m not looking for someone to have a Coca-Cola with. I’m looking for someone who will rule in favor of America’s future. I don’t see that in this judge.”
Graham also defended his vote against Jackson’s nomination, saying his vote was based upon Jackson’s “record of judicial activism, flawed sentencing methodology regarding child pornography cases, and a belief that she will not be deterred by the plain meaning of the law when it comes to liberal cases.”
“I found Judge Jackson to be a person of good character, respected by her peers, and someone who has worked hard to achieve her current position. However, her record is overwhelming in its lack of a steady judicial philosophy and a tendency to achieve outcomes in spite of what the law requires or common sense would dictate,” Graham said. “After a thorough review of Judge Jackson’s record and information gained at the hearing from an evasive witness, I know why Judge Jackson was the favorite of the Radical Left.”
Clyburn celebrates Jackson’s nomination
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, meanwhile, publicly congratulated Jackson after the Senate vote was official. The Democrat released the following statement:
Today, history has been made. I congratulate Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to become the first African American woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. She will make an extraordinary Supreme Court Justice.
Judge Jackson demonstrated her ability to rise above great challenges and meet the moment. She stands as a shining example of the depth and breadth of talent among a diverse pool of jurists, who, if empowered to serve, will help ensure that justice in this country is fair and equitable for all.
This is also a tremendous day for President Joe Biden. He has fulfilled the pledge he made to the American people two years ago in Charleston, South Carolina. He has upheld his commitment to ensuring the Administration and the Judiciary reflect the diversity of our country. And, with today’s Senate confirmation vote, he has achieved a goal that has been elusive for so many Black women for far too long.
Jackson will take her seat when Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer, rejuvenating a diminished liberal wing of the conservative-dominated court. Jackson will be just the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, and the sixth woman.
At her hearings last month, she told senators she would apply the law “without fear or favor.”
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Jackson confirmed as first Black female Supreme Court justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his promised effort to diversify the high court.
Cheers rang out in the Senate chamber as Jackson, a 51 year-old appeals court judge with nine years experience on the federal bench, was confirmed 53-47, mostly along party lines but with three Republican votes. Presiding over the vote was Vice President Kamala Harris, also the first Black woman to reach her high office.
Biden tweeted afterward that “we’ve taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the diversity of America.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer exulted that it was “a wonderful day, a joyous day, an inspiring day — for the Senate, for the Supreme Court and for the United States of America.”
Harris said as she left the Capitol that she was “overjoyed, deeply moved.”
Jackson will take her seat when Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer, solidifying the liberal wing of the 6-3 conservative-dominated court. She joined Biden at the White House to watch the vote, embracing as it came in. The two were expected to speak, along with Harris, at the White House Friday.
During four days of Senate hearings last month, Jackson spoke of her parents’ struggles through racial segregation and said her “path was clearer” than theirs as a Black American after the enactment of civil rights laws. She attended Harvard University, served as a public defender, worked at a private law firm and was appointed as a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
She told senators she would apply the law “without fear or favor,” and pushed back on Republican attempts to portray her as too lenient on criminals she had sentenced.
Jackson will be just the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, and the sixth woman. She will join three other women, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett – meaning that four of the nine justices will be women for the first time in history.
Her eventual elevation to the court will be a respite for Democrats who fought three bruising battles over former President Donald Trump’s nominees and watched Republicans cement a conservative majority in the final days of Trump’s term with Barrett’s confirmation. While Jackson won’t change the balance, she will secure a legacy on the court for Biden and fulfill his 2020 campaign pledge to nominate the first Black female justice.
“This is a tremendously historic day in the White House and in the country,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki after the vote. “And this is a fulfillment of a promise the president made to the country.”
The atmosphere was joyful, though the Senate was divided, as Thursday’s votes were cast. Senators of both parties sat at their desks and stood to vote, a tradition reserved for the most important matters. The upper galleries were almost full for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago, and about a dozen House members, part of the the Congressional Black caucus, stood at the back of the chamber.
Harris called out the tally, pausing with emotion, and Democrats erupted in loud applause and cheers, Schumer pumping his fists. A handful of Republicans stayed and clapped, but most by then had left.
Despite Republican criticism of her record, Jackson eventually won three GOP votes. The final tally was far from the overwhelming bipartisan confirmations for Breyer and other justices in decades past, but it was still a significant accomplishment for Biden in the 50-50 split Senate after GOP senators aggressively worked to paint Jackson as too liberal and soft on crime.
Statements from Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah all said the same thing — they might not always agree with Jackson, but they found her to be enormously well qualified for the job. Collins and Murkowski both decried increasingly partisan confirmation fights, which only worsened during the battles over Trump’s three picks. Collins said the process was “broken” and Murkowski called it “corrosive” and “more detached from reality by the year.”
Biden, a veteran of a more bipartisan Senate, said from the day of Breyer’s retirement announcement in January that he wanted support from both parties for his history-making nominee, and he invited Republicans to the White House as he made his decision. It was an attempted reset from Trump’s presidency, when Democrats vociferously opposed the three nominees, and from the end of President Barack Obama’s, when Republicans blocked nominee Merrick Garland from getting a vote.
Once sworn in, Jackson will be the second youngest member of the court after Barrett, 50. She will join a court on which no one is yet 75, the first time that has happened in nearly 30 years.
Jackson’s first term will be marked by cases involving race, both in college admissions and voting rights. She has pledged to sit out the court’s consideration of Harvard’s admissions program since she is a member of its board of overseers. But the court could split off a second case involving a challenge to the University of North Carolina’s admissions process, which might allow her to weigh in on the issue.
Judith Browne Dianis, executive director the Advancement Project, a civil rights organization, said Jackson will make the court more reflective of communities that are most impacted by the judiciary.
“The highest court in the land now will have a firsthand perspective of how the law impacts communities of color — via voting rights, police misconduct, abortion access, housing discrimination or the criminal legal system, among other issues,” she said. “This will ultimately benefit all Americans.”
Jackson could wait as long as three months to be sworn in, as the court’s session generally ends in late June or early July. She remains a judge on the federal appeals court in Washington, but she stepped away from cases there when she was nominated in February.
Republicans spent the confirmation hearings strongly questioning her sentencing record, including the sentences she handed down in child pornography cases, which they argued were too light. Jackson declared that “nothing could be further from the truth” and explained her reasoning in detail. Democrats said she was in line with other judges in her decisions.
The GOP questioning in the Judiciary Committee showed the views of many Republicans, though, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said in a floor speech Wednesday that Jackson “never got tough once in this area.”
Democrats criticized the Republicans’ questioning.
“You could try and create a straw man here, but it does not hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker at the committee’s vote earlier this week. The panel deadlocked on the nomination 11-11, but the Senate voted to discharge it from committee and moved ahead with her confirmation.
In an impassioned moment during the hearings last month, Booker, who is Black, told Jackson that he felt emotional watching her testify. He said he saw “my ancestors and yours” in her image.
“Don’t worry, my sister,” Booker said. “Don’t worry. God has got you. And how do I know that? Because you’re here, and I know what it’s taken for you to sit in that seat.”
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro, Jessica Gresko, Zeke Miller and Farnoush Amiri in Washington and Aaron Morrison in New York contributed to this report.
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Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
House action came after the Senate approved the two bills with 100-0 votes. The measures now go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly support the substance of the two bills, but they had languished for weeks in the Senate as lawmakers worked to hammer out the final details.
Biden has already taken executive action to ban Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to the United States. The legislation puts the effort into law.
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The bill to end normal trade relations with Russia paves the way for Biden to enact higher tariffs on various imports, such as certain steel and aluminum products, further weakening the Russian economy under President Vladimir Putin. It also ensures Belarus receives less favorable tariff treatment.
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said it was important to take action because innocent Ukrainians were being slaughtered even as lawmakers were meeting.
“We have no time to waste and must immediately further punish Vladimir Putin,” Neal said. “What we have witnessed in Bucha over the course of the last 72 hours alone more than justifies the positions we have taken in the past and to be more assertive and aggressive going into the future.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced late Wednesday a breakthrough in negotiations to bring the bills up for votes before lawmakers travel back to their home states and congressional districts for two weeks. Some lawmakers said that the failure to take final action on the bills was sending the wrong message to allies and to Russia.
“Now, I wish this could have happened sooner, but after weeks of talks with the other side, it’s important that we have found a path forward,” Schumer said.
Schumer described the images coming out of Ukraine as the war drags as “pure, pure evil. Hundreds of civilians murdered in cold blood.”
“No nation whose military is committing war crimes deserves free trade status with the United States,” Schumer said.
While there was overwhelming support for suspending preferential trade treatment for Russia, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., blocked speedy consideration of the bill over concerns that its language on who can be sanctioned for human rights abuses is too broad, leaving it ripe for abuse. A few other Republicans had voiced similar concerns.
Schumer opted to let senators work behind the scenes on language that lawmakers from both parties and the White House could accept, rather than chew up floor time to overcome the filibuster.
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said, practically speaking, the impact of the delay on the trade bill is minimal “because there’s virtually no trade right now coming in from Russia.” Still, he said passage of the bill is key.
“Messaging is important here and showing action is important,” Cardin said. “You’ve got the Ukrainians on the battlefield every day. The least we can do is get these bills passed.”
The bills also provides the president with the authority to return normal tariff treatment for Russia as well as resume trade in Russian energy products subject to certain conditions.
While Russian oil makes up only a small part of U.S. imports, it carries a high price for lawmakers in Congress who viewed the ban as a moral test in blocking an economic lifeline for Putin’s regime.
The House votes were not unanimous as they were in the Senate, but the no votes were scarce. The bill suspending Russia’s preferential trade status passed by a vote of 420-3. The bill banning Russia energy imports passed by a vote of 413-9.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, tweeted that the president looked forward to signing the bills.
“Thanks to Congress for its partnership and leadership in making Putin a global economic and financial pariah,” Sullivan tweeted.
The White House says that sanctions the U.S. and more than 30 other nations have already enacted have stung the Russian economy. It said that experts are now predicting Russia’s GDP will contract up to 15% this year and that inflation is already spiking above 15%. More than 600 private sectors companies have already left the market.
“Russia will very likely lose its status as a major economy, and it will continue a long descent into economic, financial, and technological isolation,” the White House report said.
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‘She knew she was going to die young’: Woman killed in crash after surviving liver transplant
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. (WXIX/Gray News) – A 20-year-old woman in Indiana was killed in a car crash on the way to an appointment at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in connection to a liver transplant she had two years ago.
Makenzie Howell was the passenger in a truck that crossed the centerline of the highway, hitting another truck and then sliding sideways into the path of a semi-truck that hit the passenger side of the vehicle she was in.
“She knew she was going to die young,” Danielle Howell, Makenzie’s mother, told WXIX. “My heart never wanted to believe that.”
Danielle explained her daughter had a rare genetic condition that caused growths on her liver.
“They would just get bigger and bigger and fill up to the point that her liver was three times the size it was supposed to be,” Danielle said. “It was intense and scary.”
Danielle is heartbroken because they thought Makenzie was in the clear after her transplant, adding she was the happiest she’d ever seen her daughter.
Two other people involved in the crash were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The crash investigation is ongoing.
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State agents investigating officer-involved shooting in Aiken
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT
AIKEN, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating after a man was wounded Thursday morning in an officer-involved shooting.
SLED spokesperson Renee Wunderlich said the shooting happened during an encounter between the man, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent and an officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service task force.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at East Pine Log Road and Charleston Highway, WRDW reported.
Wunderlich said the investigation is still active.
There was no immediate word on the man’s condition.
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Sumter man arrested in child porn investigation
So far no local or residential children have been identified in the images.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Sumter County man was arrested in a child pornography investigation.
Furman Nelson Thames was taken into custody after the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force executed a search warrant at his home in the 800 block of Haynsworth St. on April 6, 2022.
Investigators said Thames had uploaded over 150 images of child pornography to a personal cloud account. He is charged with five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in the 2nd Degree.
So far no local or residential children have been identified in the images. Law enforcement said they’re working with the Department of Social Services in the investigation, more charges may be coming.
Thames was transported to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center. His bond was denied and his first appearance in court is scheduled for May.
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This company wants to pay you to watch 24 hours of true crime shows
(Gray News) – MagellanTV is looking for a true crime fanatic to take on a 24-hour True Crime marathon.
The streaming service company is willing to pay $100 an hour.
MagellanTV’s ideal candidate is someone who “can handle the most menacing serial killer, the goriest details, and (doesn’t) flinch at the chilling paranormal.”
They would also have to be willing to stream true crime shows nonstop for 24 hours while documenting their experience on social media.
The candidate will have to watch 32 True Crime shows, with 48 hours given to complete the job tasks.
The chosen winner will receive $2,400 if the job requirements are completed and a 1-year free membership to MagellanTV.
Runner-ups will also get a 1-year free membership to MagellanTV, a $60 value.
If this sounds like the perfect job for you, visit MagellanTV’s website to apply.
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