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Maggie Drew’s dad sent her to Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch in Missouri in 2007, hoping strict Christian teachings would stop his 14-year-old daughter’s teenage rebellion.
Instead, Drew said, she found herself in a nightmare, sexually abused by one of the boarding school’s founders and left with permanent spinal injuries after a fall from a hay barn for which she received no medical attention.
Just 25 miles away at another Christian boarding school, Brett Harper says he endured abuse that included staff members stomping on his back.
They are among dozens of people who say they were abused at either Circle of Hope or Agape Boarding School — allegations that helped prompt a new Missouri law aimed at reining in religious boarding schools that for decades went without any oversight by the state.
“I still have nightmares about these people and the things they did to us,” Drew said.
The founders of Circle of Hope face around 100 charges, some alleging sexual abuse. Agape’s doctor is charged with child sex crimes and five employeesare accused of assault, though Missouri’s attorney general thinks many more workers should have been charged.
The schools are unrelated and are not affiliated with any particular Christian denomination. But both opened in southwest Missouri under a 1982 state law that gave religious boarding schools free rein and the state no way to monitor how kids were educated. Even the health department had no oversight, including for schools that claimed to address mental health, behavioral and addiction issues.
The new law approved last year followed extensive reporting from The Kansas City Star that found that several faith-based boarding schools, including Agape, relocated to Missouri after being investigated or shut down for abuse or neglect elsewhere.
Legislators heard testimony from former students such as Chanel Mare, who told of girls at Circle of Hope being forced to eat their own vomit; and James Matthew Lawson, who said he was raped at Agape and called “seizure boy” because of his epilepsy.
The Associated Press generally does not name victims of sexual abuse, but Larson and Drew both came forward publicly to discuss the allegations.
Supporters of religious boarding schools say they provide structure to troubled young people. Megan Stokes, executive director of National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, said the wrongdoing alleged at Agape and Circle of Hope is exceedingly uncommon.
Yet unlike Missouri and many other states, her trade association requires state licensing for all of its 150 member schools, including the religious ones. Agape is not a member, nor was Circle of Hope.
Boyd and Stephanie Householder opened Circle of Hope in 2006 in the remote town of Humansville. “We use the BIBLE to teach (girls) that they are to obey their Parents and the authority over them,” the school’s website, which has been taken down, stated.
The school closed amid a 2020 investigation; 25 girls were removed. In March 2021, Boyd Householder, 72, was charged with 79 crimes and Stephanie, 56, was charged with 22.
Sixteen former residents alleged they were restrained with handcuffs, whipped with belts, and punched. Nearly two dozen counts against Boyd Householder accuse him of sexual contact with girls.
Messages left with the Householders’ attorney were not returned. In an August interview with the Star, the couple said the accusers made up their stories.
Drew, now 29, said her life was upended when her brother died in a car wreck in 2007. Her grieving father joined a church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Drew said that when she refused to wear a skirt and her grades dropped, church leaders persuaded her dad to send her to Circle of Hope.
“It was absolute torture,” said Drew, who also accused the Householders of stealing a $25,000 inheritance from her.
James Clemensen, a retired California trooper, and his wife, Kathy, started Agape in Stockton, Missouri, in 1990. He told a reporter in 2002 that he picked Missouri because of its lack of regulation. He died in October.
Agape serves 120-150 boys ages 12-17. Its website says it’s a nonprofit school “designed to show God’s love to teen boys struggling with behavior issues that can threaten their future.”
The school remains open. Five staffers were charged in September with abusing students. In December, Dr. David Smock was charged with sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty in March.
Phone messages left with Agape’s director and Smock’s attorney were not returned.
Harper was 14 when he was sent there from his rural Oregon home in 1999. Now 36, he recalled long hours moving large rocks from one pile to another, toting lumber by hand and clearing land. Harper said his injuries have left him unable to keep a job.
“What I went through at Agape primed me for abusive relationships with people, it primed for being an ignorant young man not knowing the way the world worked, it destroyed my family relationship,” Harper said.
Missouri’s new law sets minimum health and safety requirements for boarding schools, which still don’t have to be licensed. The law mandates background checks for employees; requires adequate food, clothing and medical care for students; and says parents must be allowed access to their children at any time without prior notice.
After a state investigation last year, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt recommended charges against 22 Agape employees. But in Missouri, only the local prosecutor can file charges, and Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither does not plan to file more.
“The attorney general has his agenda,” Gaither said. “I’m an experienced prosecutor and I filed what I believe are the appropriate charges.”
James Clidence, who taught math at Agape from 2012 to 2015, said he left after witnessing abuses so concerning that his wife contacted federal, state and local authorities. None would investigate, he said.
“I’m for religious liberty. I’m a pastor. But at this point we’re talking about children’s well-being,” Clidence, who now leads a Baptist church in Maryland, said.
Harper is among those who question whether religious boarding schools will get real scrutiny in Missouri.
“How many things have to happen before they act?” he asked.
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Cheap mini fridge for college
Every college student needs a place to stock up on snacks for late-night study sessions and midday pick-me-ups. That’s why the mini fridge is a staple of every college dorm room. Before the first day of a new school year, new college students will pick out a mini fridge for their college home.
When searching through what’s available, you’ll find most mini fridges fall under one of three main categories: mini fridges with a separate freezer door, compact one-door mini fridges and portable mini fridges. Most college students want as much space as possible in their mini fridge to store various items from bottles and cans to quick meals, snacks and leftovers. Be sure to consider how you plan to use your mini fridge to pick out the best one for your dorm room.
Types of mini fridges for college
Mini fridge with freezer
The most spacious mini fridge available offers a typical main compartment with an additional freezer compartment on top. The freezer has its own door, which ensures frozen items stay frozen. It also makes more room in the main fridge to house more items on every shelf. These models generally range in price from $200-$300.
Compact mini fridge
The most common type of mini fridge is the single-compartment model, where all items fit behind one door. These models typically have a small freezer or chiller compartment near the top to store small frozen items. However, these freezer drawers can’t reach the same temperatures as regular freezers since they are within the same area as the main refrigerator. Nevertheless, the easy setup, all-in-one convenience and compact size make these a go-to choice for many college students. Prices can range from $100-$250.
Portable mini fridge for beverages
The smallest mini-fridges available can be toted around because of their small size. You can even plug some of them into 12-volt DC outlets to take with you on the road. These fridges are ideal for storing drinks. If you want to stay hydrated and keep your beverages cold, you can find a portable mini-fridge for anywhere between $40-$200.
Best mini fridge with freezer for college
Euhomy 3.2 Cubic Foot Mini Fridge with Freezer
This mini fridge offers all the amenities of a regular-size fridge, in a smaller space, of course. It has a separate freezer door, which keeps frozen items colder than other mini fridge models. It also has a seven-level temperature setting and a large crisper drawer inside the main compartment. This fridge can adapt to any space with reversible doors, leveling legs and three different finishes.
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Costway 3.2 Cubic Foot 2-Door Compact Refrigerator
Every inch counts when it comes to mini fridges, and this one boasts 3.2 cubic feet of storage inside the main fridge and separate freezer. It has adjustable legs, removable shelves and a crisper drawer. It comes in three different colors to complement any style. Customers are impressed with the value they get for their money.
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Galanz 3.1 Cubic Foot Retro Compact Refrigerator with Dual Doors
If you’re looking for style and function, this retro fridge adds an effortless touch of nostalgia to any space. It has an adjustable thermostat and a crisper drawer, as well as multiple small shelves for beverages. In addition, this retro mini fridge comes in five different statement-making colors, including blue, green and red.
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Best compact mini fridge for college
hOmeLabs 3.3 Cubic Foot Mini Fridge with Small Freezer
This single-door mini fridge is on the larger end with 3.3 cubic feet of space. It has three removable shelves with a small chiller section with a drip tray near the top. The door storage can store various jars, bottles, cans and containers, while the main compartment can fit enough food for multiple study sessions. The adjustable thermostat has three settings, and the legs are adjustable to keep the fridge level.
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Frigidaire 3.2 Cubic Foot Black Retro Bar Fridge with Side Bottle Opener
This retro mini fridge is throwing it back to another era. Store your drinks and snacks in a mid-century mini fridge and elevate your dorm’s style. The built-in bottle opener makes it easy to crack open a cold soda between classes. Choose from seven flashy finishes to make your mini fridge the dorm favorite.
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Magic Chef 3.2 Cubic Foot Black Refrigerator
If you don’t need an extra cold freezer section in your mini fridge, this single-compartment fridge is your best option. Three shelves and a crisper drawer offer more storage space than other models. In addition, customers say it is quiet as long as the legs are level. This is the best customizable option for 3.2 cubic feet of pure refrigeration with a reversible door and adjustable thermostat.
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Northair Retro Mini Fridge 1.6 Cu.Ft Small Refrigerator
This mini fridge is a hardy option to last throughout your college career. At 1.6 cubic feet, it’s the perfect size to store cans, bottles and snacks with a chiller compartment at the top. Seven thermostat settings let you pick a specific temperature setting. Users love how reliable and quiet this mini fridge is.
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BLACK+DECKER 3.2 Cubic Foot Energy Star Compact Refrigerator with Freezer
For a sleek, contemporary look, consider this BLACK+DECKER mini fridge with three available finishes. A reversible door, leveling legs and adjustable temperature control make this mini fridge practical as well as stylish. The small freezer fits ice packs, frozen dinners and the included ice tray.
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Danby Contemporary Classic 1.7 Cubic Foot Mini Fridge in Matte Black
This simple, contemporary mini fridge is a no-fuss option for a compact space. With just 1.7 cubic feet of storage, this fridge makes the most of it with built-in storage for cans and bottles. However, customers note that the dimensions may not be exact, so be sure you have a little extra wiggle room where you plan to plug it in.
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Midea 1.6 Cubic Foot Stainless Steel Compact Refrigerator
For a small, affordable option, this 1.6 cubic foot mini fridge offers a decent amount of space at a fraction of the cost. The reversible door allows you to use it comfortably in tight spaces. Four different finishes let you choose a look that matches your decor.
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Best portable mini fridge for soda
NewAir Compact Beverage Refrigerator and Cooler in Stainless Steel
For a classy and durable mini fridge for soda, this glass-front beverage refrigerator is a great option. It can hold up to 60 12-ounce canned beverages. The glass panel lets you keep tabs on what drinks you have left, so you know when you need to stock up. Customers are happy with the quality and durability of this mini fridge for drinks.
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Cooluli Infinity 15 Liter Compact Portable Cooler
This stylish 10-liter mini fridge is so compact, you can take it anywhere, from the dorm room to your next road trip. It offers dual voltage so that you can plug it into an AC wall outlet or a 12-volt outlet in your car. With seven colors and patterns to choose from, this is a unique mini fridge to show off your style on the go.
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Uber Appliance 4 Litre Portable Mini Fridge
As the smallest mini fridge on this list, this portable option still offers a lot for anyone who loves an ice-cold drink. This fridge lets you keep up to six canned beverages cold no matter where you are. The dual voltage allows you to plug in at home or on the go with both AC and DC cords. It comes in six combinations of colors and finishes.
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Choosing the best garden hose for big lawns
Watering the lawn isn’t the most exciting chore, but it is essential to keeping your grass healthy and fresh, especially if you have a large yard. The garden hose that’s right for your yard depends on how often you plan to water, your particular climate and your budget.
For watering large yards, look for garden hoses with a diameter of either 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch and a length of at least 50 feet. The larger diameter allows a higher water pressure, and the longer length lets you roam the yard with ease.
Best garden hoses for large yards
This brightly colored hose resists kinks with a unique polymer blend of materials. The flexible design and 5/8-inch diameter make it easy to water your entire yard. With anodized aluminum fittings, it is long-lasting and easy to use. It also comes in a 75-foot model for extra-large yards.
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Gilmour 50-Foot Flat Weeper Soaker
For an affordable eco-friendly option, this recycled vinyl hose is for anyone looking to save space. The unique construction allows the hose to flatten entirely after use. You can also bury it under your garden bed for a hassle-free irrigation system. Opt for the 75-foot hose if you have a large lawn to cover.
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Briggs & Stratton 50-Foot Heavy-Duty Rubber Garden Hose
This industrial-grade, all-weather hose is exceptionally durable with a heavy-duty rubber finish. Nickel-plated couplings resist corrosion and leaks. The hose also comes in 75-foot and 100-foot lengths for expansive lawns.
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Aqua Joe 50-Foot Stainless Steel Garden Hose
If lugging the garden hose around the yard is a burden, opt for a lightweight model like this stainless steel garden hose. The combination of stainless steel and PVC makes it portable while resisting kinks and corrosion.
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Bionic Steel 50-Foot Stainless Steel Garden Hose
This stainless steel garden hose offers even more flexibility with an interlocking design that’s easy to put away. The stainless steel design is durable through all types of weather and resists kinking and corrosion. Choose from 75-foot and 100-foot lengths for even more extensive lawns.
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Almadirect 50-Foot Expandable Garden Hose
When you’re done watering with this expandable garden hose, the 50-foot length shrinks back to 25-feet to roll up and store more efficiently. Customers are pleased with the high-quality, lightweight material. It comes with a 10-pattern zing spray nozzle, three rubber gaskets and a storage bag.
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Flexi Hose 50-Foot Expandable Garden Hose & 8-Function Nozzle
This expandable garden hose stretches out to three times its original size so that you can reach every corner of the yard. Solid brass connectors ensure a tight fit on most garden taps. The included eight-function nozzle is slip-resistant for easy watering.
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TheFitLife Flexible Expandable 50-Foot Garden Hose
This latex and polyester hose is durable and resistant to kinks, twists and tangles. The solid brass fittings have a built-in shut-off valve. The leak-proof design ensures a tight fit on all taps. Go with the 75-foot or 100-foot length if you have an extra-large lawn or only one garden tap.
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GrowGreen 50-Foot Expandable Garden Hose with High-Pressure Nozzle
The pressure-resistant durable latex design of this garden hose allows a high-pressure flow without bursting or bulging. The expandable hose can reach up to three times its size. Solid brass connectors and a high-pressure nozzle finish off this design.
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TBI Pro 100-Foot Expandable Garden Hose with Flexible Fabric
This lightweight expandable hose is extra durable thanks to four layers of latex core. Since it expands when water is flowing and contracts when not in use, it takes up less storage space than rubber hoses. It comes in lengths up to 150 feet.
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Melnor 50-Foot Flat Soaker Hose
A gentle, lightweight soaker hose is great for consistent watering across large lawns, flower beds or vegetable gardens. The rust-resistant cap allows multiple hoses to connect for an even longer reach. Storage is easy as it falls flat when not in use. The hose is also available in 75-feet.
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WHIMSWIT 100-Foot Expandable Garden Hose with Spray Nozzle
This 100-foot garden hose is perfect for watering a large yard without kinking up. Once you’re done watering, the hose shrinks back to its original size. It also comes with a nine-setting spray nozzle, a hose clamp, three replacement rubber washers and a carrying case. Customers like the built-in shut-off valve and the ergonomic spray nozzle.
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HBlife 150-Foot Expandable Garden Hose with Brass Fittings
If you have a sizable acreage to water, this 150-foot garden hose can expand to reach every nook and cranny of your yard. The polyester and latex build makes it durable and weather-resistant. Even at longer lengths, this hose is lightweight and can wind around a larger property with ease. Customers are thrilled with the quality and value of this garden hose.
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Carole Ellen Lowe left us speechless at the grace of her quick and unexpected exit at age 74. She expired of natural causes with a single sigh on the first day of Spring, under the bluest of skies. In her last hours she enjoyed the fresh 10" blanket of new snow that carpeted the forest that morning, brilliant sun, the wind in her hair, and friends in tow, as they journeyed back from a favorite cross-country ski tour up Darby Canyon on Mach 21, 2002.
Carole Lowe was born Dec 3, 1947, to Calvin & Adele Chandler in Ogden, UT. She was the oldest of five children and graduated from Weber State College with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1972. She had a brief marriage to Mike Lowe and sewed the first backpacks for Lowe Alpine Systems, founded by Mike and his brother, Alex Lowe.
Carole spent many summers guiding for Colorado Outward Bound where she honed her guiding and outdoor skills. Leading an adventurous life, she moved to Teton Valley with friends in 1978. Living rurally meant doing whatever she could to carve a place for herself in this beautiful, high mountain valley. She was an industrial seamstress, teacher at Alta Elementary School, worked at Fred Mugler’s Mountaineering Outfitters, and taught both cross-country and telemark skiing for Teton Mountain Touring (predecessor of Yostmark Mountain Equipment) and Grand Targhee Resort. Additionally, she spent numerous summers as a Wilderness Ranger in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness and later shared her deep knowledge of the area, local history and wildflowers as an instructor and guide for local Elder Hostel programs.
Carole was a patient teacher with a good sense of humor. She loved being outdoors and in the in mountains. Her engaging smile, easy competence, beautiful ski turns, and bright laugh inspired many. She co-founded and was instrumental in the success of Rendezvous Ski Tours, a backcountry hut system and guide service (predecessor of Teton Mountain Guides).
Her mountain life was complemented by her enthusiasm and love for the southern Utah desert, which she thoroughly explored over the years, and world travel. She was also a voracious reader. Additionally, Carole loved making music with friends and expanding her expertise to new instruments. She had a wonderful voice, rhythm, and enthusiasm that was often welcome accompaniment to local musicians during Teton Valley’s long winter nights.
Carole was a kind and gentle spirit, a lover of birds and all things wild, and terrific adventure companion. She is survived by her long-time partner, Mark Whittlesey; her extended family, Claire Vitucci (stepdaughter), Elsa Neraas (granddaughter), Willa Fouts, Pat Pansze, Glenn & Lisa Vitucci; as well as her beloved siblings Mark & Jill Chandler, Barbara & Doug Christensen, Katie & Ralph Jaggi, Mary & Danny Christensen; and a multitude of dear friends.
There will be a celebration of Carole’s life at the Linn Canyon Ranch at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 7, 2022. For up-to-date information, please visit www.clairevitucci.com/carole-lowe.
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The one-two punch of nasty wildfiresfollowed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent occurrence, a new study said.
That fire-flood combination, with extreme drenchings hitting a spot that burned within a year, could increase as much as eight-fold in the Pacific Northwest, double in California and jump about 50% in Colorado by the year 2100 in a worst-case climate change scenario of increasing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study in Friday’s Science Advances.
The study said that as human-caused climate change intensifies, 90% of extreme fire events will be followed by at least three extraordinary downpours in the same location within five years.
Study authors said it’s because even though the West isgetting drier overall — making wildfire season longer — concentrated bursts of intense rain are increasing and coming earlier so areas can get hurt by both extremes.
“One disaster is bad. Two disasters in rapid succession is even worse because you’re already reeling from the first one,” said study co-author Samantha Stevenson, a climate scientist at the University of California Santa Barbara. “But in the particular case of wildfire plus extreme rain, the wildfire is setting you up for worse consequences because you’re losing your vegetation, you’re changing soil properties and making that landscape more conducive to destructive flooding.”
Stevenson knows because the Thomas Fire, which started in late 2017 and was followed a month later by a downpour of half an inch (13 millimeters) of rain in just five minutes, caused mudslides in Montecito that killed 23 people.
“Oh yeah, it was crazy,” Stevenson said. “Like the entire highway was blocked off with like a wall of mud. There were boulders in people’s living rooms.”
For study co-author Daniel Swain, a western weather expert at UCLA who lives in Colorado, it hit even closer to home. Last week, he had to evacuatehis Boulder home because of a fire. Today is the start of flash flood season.
Especially in the Pacific Northwest, fire and flood seasons keep getting longer and closer to each other. While both are get likely to get worse, extreme rainfall should increase more, Swain said.
“That’s another sort of a double whammy, a situation where you have the candle burning at both ends,” Swain said. “It’s entirely foreseeable that some of these places will literally still have fires burning when the first extreme rainfall event extinguishes them.”
The report looked at 11 Western U.S. states, concentrating on four of them where the projected increase in fires followed by downpours was most noticeable.
Study authors acknowledged that the worst-case warming scenario they studied, using dozens of large-scale climate model simulations, is becoming increasingly less likely because many but not all countries, including the United States and Europe, have been cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases.
They said they were unable at the time to use simulations of more likely scenarios with some moderate emission reductions. But in the more likely scenarios the Pacific Northwest would probably still see a four-fold increase in fire-and-flooding, said study lead author Danielle Touma, a National Center for Atmospheric Research climate scientist.
The simulations were of fire weather, not fires themselves, and downpour conditions. University of California at Merced climate scientist LeRoy Westerling, who wasn’t part of the study, said he worries about the accuracy of global computer model simulations being able to work on such a small scale. Still, he said, the results make sense.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson wishes that she and her USA Basketball teammates could do more to help Brittney Griner right now.
They’ve all been straddling the line of trying not to say anything that could potentially hurt the WNBA star’s case as she’s still imprisoned in Russia on drug allegations, but also wanting Griner and her family to know that they care about her.
“We’re not not talking BG the basketball player, we’re talking about BG the wife, the daughter, the sister the human being,” Wilson, the 2020 WNBA MVP, said Friday at USA Basketball training camp.
“That’s what I’m caring about. I get the silence and you don’t want to talk about it. I can’t even imagine to put myself in that situation. It’s tough,” she said.
Griner, one of many stars who play in Russia during the WNBA offseason, was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February. Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The 6-foot-9 Phoenix Mercury center was returning to the country after the Russian League took a break for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament. The two-time Olympic gold medalist recently had her detention extended to the middle of May.
“Hopefully everyone’s doing what they need to do to make sure she get’s home safe,” Wilson said. “That’s going to be the top priority of all of us. I know it’s tough and hard.”
Players have been keeping discussions about how to best help Griner within their community. WNBA players have been very cohesive in the past when rallying behind issues such as voter registration or the Black Lives Matters movement.
For the first few weeks following Griner’s detention, it was decided that it was clearly better for them to say less. That’s changed over the last few days as players have been more available and willing to talk.
“I can guarantee you this, this group here and women of the WNBA , we’re not going to forget about Brittney Griner,” USA Basketball coach Cheryl Reeve said. “Brittney’s not here, we’re going to do the things she would have done. She’s very philanthropic. Try to honor her in that way until the highest level of government can work this out.”
Breanna Stewart has stepped up to help The Phoenix Rescue Mission, a charity that Griner has been involved with for a long time.
“While BG is away I wanted to support her and her charitable efforts and do what I can from an off-the-court standpoint to help her and her family,” Stewart said.
Griner’s legal team has been quietly seeking her release and has declined to speak out about the case since her arrest was made public.
Of the thousands of U.S. citizens arrested and jailed in prisons abroad, a small subset are designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained — a category that affords their cases an extra level of government attention and places them under the auspices of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department. The U.S. government has not yet put Griner’s case in that category.
Griner is not the only American detained in Russia. Marine veteran Trevor Reed was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2020 on charges alleging that he assaulted police officers in Moscow. And Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government have said are false. U.S. officials have publicly called for Moscow to release them.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 patient in the ICU for the first time since early 2020.
The freed up beds are expected to help U.S. hospitals retain exhausted staff, treat non-COVID-19 patients more quickly and cut down on inflated costs. More family members can visit loved ones. And doctors hope to see a correction to the slide in pediatric visits, yearly checkups and cancer screenings.
“We should all be smiling that the number of people sitting in the hospital right now with COVID, and people in intensive care units with COVID, are at this low point,” said University of South Florida epidemiologist Jason Salemi.
But, he said, the nation “paid a steep price to get to this stage. … A lot of people got sick and a lot of people died.”
Hospitalizations are now at their lowest point since summer 2020, when comprehensive national data first became available. The average number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the last week nationwide dropped to 11,860, the lowest since 2020 and a steep decline from the peak of more than 145,000 set in mid-January. The previous low was 12,041 last June, before the delta variant took hold.
The optimistic trend is also clear in ICU patient numbers, which have dipped to fewer than 2,000, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“We’re beginning to be able to take a breath,” said Dr. Jeffrey Weinstein, the patient safety officer for the Kettering Health hospital system in western Ohio.
COVID-19 patients had filled 30% of Kettering Health’s nearly 1,600 hospital beds back in January, Weinstein said. Kettering’s eight hospitals now average two to three COVID-19 admissions a day — and sometimes zero.
And while Salemi agreed this is a good time for an exhausted health care system to take a breath, he warned that the public health community needs to keep an eye on the BA.2 subvariant of omicron. It’s driving increases in hospitalizations in Britain, and is now estimated to make up more than half of U.S. infections.
“We’re probably under-detecting true infections now more than at any other time during the pandemic,” Salemi said.
For now at least, many hospitals are noting the low numbers.
In California on Thursday, UC Davis Health tweeted that its intensive care unit had no COVID-19 patients for two consecutive days for the first time in two years.
“The first COVID-19 patient to arrive in our ICU did so in February 2020, and the unit treated at least one positive individual every day since, for at least 761 consecutive days,” the hospital system said.
Toby Marsh, the chief nursing and patient care services officer, said in a statement that they hope the numbers “are indicative of a sustained change.”
In Philadelphia, patients are spending less time in the Temple University Health System because there are no longer backlogs for MRIs, CT scans and lab tests, said Dr. Tony Reed, the chief medical officer.
Temple Health’s three hospitals had six adult COVID-19 patients on Thursday, likely its lowest patient count since March 2020, Reed said.
During the omicron surge, patients waited as long as 22 hours for a routine MRI, which is normally done within 12 hours. Longer waits affected those who came in with trouble walking — and in a lot of pain — for example, because of a herniated disc pinching their sciatic nerve.
“Nobody wants to stay in the hospital a day longer than they have to,” Reed said.
The emptying of beds is also helping patients in rural areas, said Jay Anderson, the chief operating officer for Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. During the surges, the hospital faced challenges accepting people from community hospitals who needed elevated care for brain tumors, advanced cancer and stroke. That burden is now being lifted.
Visitors also will return in higher numbers, starting Tuesday. Ohio State will no longer restrict patients to two designated guests, who could only stop by separately.
“Patients heal better when they have access to their family and loved ones,” Anderson said.
Doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists are also getting a much needed break in some areas.
In Colorado, Dr. Michelle Barron said the consistently low COVID-19 hospitalizations prompted smiles among staff, even as she double-checks the numbers to make sure they’re actually correct.
“I had one of these moments like, oh this is amazing,” said Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. “It feels unreal.”
UCHealth loosened some restrictions, including dropping testing requirements for anyone who entered a facility. And while that produced some anxiety among staffers, Barron says the numbers haven’t spiked.
“I think some people have started to take vacations and not feel guilty,” she said. “I had spring break with my kids and it was a level of happiness where I went, oh my god, this is actually normal.”
The omicron surge had stretched staff at work — but also at home, said Dr. Mike Hooper, chief medical officer for Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in southeastern Virginia.
“It was stressful to be at the store … to visit your family,” Hooper said. “We’re all hoping that some ‘return to normalcy’ will help people deal with the inherent stresses of being part of the health care team.”
But just because hospitalizations are down does not mean hospitals are empty, said Dr. Frank Johnson, chief medical officer for St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho.
Some measures — like wearing masks in certain settings — will remain in place.
“I don’t know when we may go back to old practices regarding mask wearing in our clinical areas,” Johnson said. “We’ve seen some benefits of that in terms of reduction in the number of other viral infections.”
In the meantime, the public health community is keeping an eye on the BA.2 subvariant of omicron.
Salemi, the University of South Florida epidemiologist, said the increase in at-home testing means that more results are not being included in official coronavirus case counts. Therefore, wastewater surveillance will be the early warning signal to watch, he said.
“BA.2 is here,” he said. “We don’t have to look that far in the rear-view mirror to know things can change very rapidly. We saw what happened with delta. We saw what happened with omicron…. We don’t want to wait until we see a lot of people hospitalized before we take action.”
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Kruesi reported from Nashville, Tennessee. AP Medical writer Carla K. Johnson in Washington state contributed to this report.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides have accepted a two-month truce, starting with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the U.N. envoy to Yemen said Friday.
The envoy, Hans Grundberg, announced the agreement from Amman, Jordan, after meeting separately with both sides in the country’s brutal civil war in recent days. He said that he hoped the truce would be renewed after two months.
The agreement comes after a significant escalation in recent weeks that saw Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim several attacks across the country’s borders, targeting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he hoped the truce would pave the way toward peace, but added, “we know that these agreements are always fragile.”
The truce is to start on Saturday, the first day of Ramadan, and will also allow for shipments of fuel to arrive in the Yemen’s key port city of Hodeida and for passenger flights to resume from the airport in the capital, Sanaa.
U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said the warring sides agreed to halt all offensive military, air, ground and maritime operations inside Yemen and across its borders, starting at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The agreement came after the Saudi-led coalition, which has been battling the Houthis in Yemen since 2015, began observing a unilateral cease-fire on Wednesday — an offer that was rejected by the rebels. Saudi Arabia had proposed the unilateral cease-fire as part of talks it hosted aiming to resolve the war in Yemen. But the Houthis did not attend the talks because they were not held on neutral territory.
Last Saturday, the Houthis also announced their own unilateral initiative that included a three-day suspension of cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia, as well as fighting inside Yemen. Their announcement came shortly after they claimed attacks on a key Saudi oil facility in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, ahead of a Formula One race in the kingdom.
Inside Yemen, many front lines have largely stagnated, particularly in the key government-held city of Marib, as the war has become more stalemated.
On Friday, in a Twitter post, Mohammed Abdel-Salam, the spokesman and chief negotiator of the Houthis, welcomed the cease-fire.
Yemen’s war began in September 2014, when the Houthis swept into the capital, Sanaa, from their northwestern stronghold in the Arab world’s poorest country. The Houthis then pushed into exile the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, elected in 2012 as the sole candidate after the long rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
A Saudi-led coalition, including the UAE, entered the war in March 2015 to try and restore Hadi’s government to power. But the war, which evolved into a proxy conflict, stretched into long bloody years, pushing much of Yemen’s people to the brink of famine.
The United Nations and others had been pushing the coalition and rebels to stop the fighting for Ramadan, as has tenuously occurred in past years.
“This is the result of fairly painstaking work” by Grundberg and other diplomats, Haq said. He said the envoy called the truce “a first and long-overdue step” toward ending the fighting that has killed more than 150,000 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project figures. That figure includes both fighters and civilians.
During the two-month truce, the Saudi-led coalition will allow 18 vessels carrying fuel into the port of Hodeida, and two commercial flights a week from and to the Yemeni capital to Jordan and Egypt, according to a document of the truce obtained by The Associated Press.
After the truce takes effect, the U.N. envoy will call for both sides to convene to agree on opening roads around Taiz and other provinces, the document said. Taiz, which remains partially held by the forces fighting on behalf of the internationally recognized government, has been blockaded by the Houthis for years.
There are hopes the truce could build momentum for further steps towards peace, though past attempts at cease-fires have repeatedly fallen through. The terms of this latest agreement bear a resemblance to a 2018 peace deal that brought an end to fighting in Hodeida but failed to bring wider peace.
“It must have taken a phenomenal effort to get here,” said Peter Salisbury, Yemen expert at the International Crisis Group. “But it’s going to take an even more monumental effort to turn the agreement into a reality.”
Guterres, speaking to reporters at the United Nations in New York, urged the parties to adhere to the truce, renew it after two months and work toward a political settlement.
“Today must be the start of a better future for the people of Yemen,” he said.
The Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognized government have also said they were working on a deal to release over 2,220 prisoners of war, including Hadi’s brother and a former defense minister.
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Associated Press writer Samy Magdy in Cairo contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclosebefore the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Maxwell, a British socialite, wasconvicted in December of helping the millionaireJeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls.
U.S. Judge Alison J. Nathan declined to order a new trial weeks after questioning the juror under oath in a New York courtroom about why he failed to disclose his personal history as an abuse survivor on a questionnaire during the jury selection process.
The juror had said he “skimmed way too fast” through the questionnaire and did not intentionally give the wrong answer to a question about sex abuse.
“I didn’t lie in order to get on this jury,” he said.
In an opinion certain to trigger a higher court appeal, Nathan said the juror’s failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate.
The judge also concluded the juror “harbored no bias toward the defendant and could serve as a fair and impartial juror.”
Had the juror answered the questions correctly, Maxwell’s lawyers had said they potentially could have objected to the man’s presence on the jury on the grounds that he might not be fair to a person accused of a similar crime.
The U.S. attorney’s office declined comment Friday. Messages were left with Maxwell’s attorneys.
Maxwell, 60, was convicted of sex trafficking and other charges after a monthlong trial that featured testimony from four women who said she played a role in setting them up for abuse by Epstein.
Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.
Maxwell says she’s innocent.
After the trial’s conclusion, the juror, identified in court papers only as Juror No. 50, gave interviews with several media outlets describing deliberations, and disclosing that he’d been abused as a child. He said he persuaded some fellow jurors that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
Potential jurors in the case had been were required to fill out a 50-page questionnaire including a question that asked: “Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault?”
The juror checked “No.”
The juror said in one of the interviews that he didn’t remember being asked that question, which was No. 48 on the form.
Defense lawyers for Maxwell asked the judge to immediately order a new trial, but she said she could not do so without questioning the juror.
After Nathan questioned the juror in early March, lawyers on both sides submitted written arguments. Prosecutors said the juror made an “honest mistake” and that it was “crystal clear” that Maxwell received a fair trial.
Maxwell’s lawyers disagreed.
“Excusing Juror 50’s false answers because he believes his concealed history of sexual abuse did not affect his ability to serve as a fair and impartial juror does not satisfy the appearance of justice,” they argued. “Only a new trial would.”
But Nathan rejected that reasoning, writing that the juror’s claims that he remained impartial toward Maxwell rang true.
When questioned about it, he answered “frankly and honestly, even when the answers he gave were the cause of personal embarrassment and regret,” she said. “His tone, demeanor and responsiveness gave no indication of false testimony.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury has heard testimony in recent months about Hunter Biden’s income and payments he received while serving on the board of a Ukraine energy company, according to two people familiar with the probe.
It remains unclear whether he might be charged. But the grand jury activity underscores that a federal tax investigation into President Joe Biden’s son that began in 2018 remains active as prosecutors continue to examine foreign payments and other aspects of his finances.
A lawyer for Hunter Biden did not return a phone message and email seeking comment on Friday. A Justice Department spokesman deferred a request for comment to the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware, which is handling the investigation. A spokesperson for the office did not return a phone message seeking comment.
The people familiar with the investigation could not discuss details of the ongoing probe publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
No matter how the investigation resolves, it has already presented a political headache for the Biden administration and could lead to an even bigger one, particularly if Republicans who have seized on the probe to attack the president retake control of the House in midterm elections later this year. Republicans would then control congressional committees and shape the focus of any investigations.
A White House that has sought to deflect questions about law enforcement matters to the Justice Department was asked this week whether it stood by the president’s assertion in a 2020 debate that his son had not had unethical business dealings with Ukraine or China. White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said yes.
The investigation could also force a delicate decision for the Justice Department, which has sought to assert its independence and has publicly stressed its willingness to let the facts and evidence, not political decisions, guide its investigative and charging decisions.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has not shed any light publicly on the investigation. But the Justice Department did leave in placethe top federal prosecutor in Delaware — David Weiss, a Trump administration holdover — presumably as a way to ensure continuity.
Hunter Biden confirmed the existence of an investigation into his taxes in December 2020, one month after the presidential election. He said in a statement at the time that he was “confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors.”
The Associated Press reported later that month that a subpoena served on the younger Biden sought information related to more than two dozen entities. One was Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company whose board he had joined when his father was vice president. That move sparked concerns about a potential conflict of interest given that elder Biden was deeply involved in U.S. policy toward Ukraine during the Obama administration.
The breadth of the subpoena highlighted the wide-ranging scope of the investigation into Hunter Biden, though there is no indication that the probe includes any scrutiny of the president himself. Biden has said he did not discuss his son’s international business dealings with him and has denied having ever taken money from a foreign country.
Witnesses in recent months have been questioned about payments Hunter Biden received while serving on the Burisma board, the people familiar with the probe said.
Republicans tried making Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine a prominent issueduring the 2020 presidential election.
A year earlier, then-President Donald Trump tried pressuring his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to launch investigations into the Bidens at the same time Zelenskyy was seeking military aid from the U.S.
Trump was later impeached by the House over the phone call but was acquitted by the Senate.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The homicide convictionof a former Tennessee nurse for a medication error that killed a patient in 2017 has become a flashpoint in the campaign for Nashville district attorney.
RaDonda Vaught, 38, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017. Last week, a jury found her guilty of criminally negligent homicide and gross neglect. She will be sentenced in May and could face years in prison.
Nursing and patient safety groups have spoken against the decision to criminally prosecute a medical error, saying it will cause other providers to try to hide their mistakes and make health care less safe overall. After the guilty verdict, the two candidates hoping to replace Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk issued their own statements condemning the prosecution.
P. Danielle Nellis said that the medical mistake was “ a classic medical malpractice issueand should have been resolved as such.” She suggested that Funk does not use his prosecutorial discretion wisely and may be influenced by politics. Candidate Sara Beth Myers issued a statement vowing not to criminally charge medical professionals“for mistakes that amount to civil malpractice.”
Nashville’s district attorney serves eight-year terms, and the issue might not have gained traction had the trial not happened so close to the election. Myers, Funk and Nellis will face off in the local Democratic primary on May 3. No Republicans are running for the position of Nashville’s chief prosecutor, so the primary will likely decide the race.
Funk fired back on Thursday, saying Vaught’s actions have been mischaracterized as a simple mistake. His statement listed 18 things that Vaught did wrong, contributing to Murphey’s death.
Murphey had been admitted to the neurological intensive care unit after suffering from a brain bleed, according to trial testimony. Vaught was asked to inject her with Versed to help with anxiety before a PET scan but could not find the drug in an automatic dispensing cabinet. She used an override and accidentally grabbed vecuronium instead.
Vaught failed to read the name of the drug, didn’t notice a red warning on the top of the medication, failed to notice the drug was a powder that had to be reconstituted instead of a liquid, and didn’t stay with the patient to check for an adverse reaction, according to testimony.
Funk said that Vaught’s homicide conviction means she will never practice medicine again, which is what Murphey’s family wanted.
Funk’s office also released a statement from Murphey’s daughter-in-law Chandra Murphey, which thanked prosecutors. It also said the politicization of the case is “humiliating, degrading and retraumatizes us. We thought we had closure. We may never get over the reaction to this verdict.”
In a telephone interview, Myers said she has already heard from a number of medical professionals who are concerned about possible future prosecutions by Funk’s office. Funk has cast Vaught as an outlier whose egregious conduct won’t set a precedent for how other provider errors are handled.
Myers said prosecutors need to focus on intentional violent crime and accused Funk of “attempting to grab headlines” with a high-profile case.
“How does the prosecution of this health care provider make our community safer?” she asked.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin on Friday shook up an already unpredictable race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, joining a field of 50 other candidates seeking to fill the seat held for decades by the late-U.S. Rep. Don Young, who died last month.
Palin filed paperwork Friday with a state Division of Elections office in Wasilla, said Tiffany Montemayor, a division spokesperson.
Palin, a former Alaska governor who was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has the biggest national political profile in the packed field that includes current and former state legislators and a North Pole city council member named Santa Claus.
“Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women of Alaska in Congress, just as Rep. Young did for 49 years,” Palin said in a statement on social media.
Young, a Republican, had held Alaska’s House seat since 1973 and was seeking reelection at the time of his death last month at age 88.
Others in the flurry of filings before Friday’s deadline were state Sen. Josh Revak and Tara Sweeney, who are both Republicans and were the statewide co-chairs of Young’s reelection campaign.
Palin resigned as governor in 2009, partway through her term, and said she could make a difference outside the governor’s office. She also had expressed outrage over ethics complaints she felt had frivolously targeted her.
Palin has kept a low profile in Alaska politics since then but maintained a presence nationally, including through speaking engagements, appearances with conservative outlets and on reality TV. She also was an early supporter of now-former President Donald Trump.
She has hinted at possible runs for office in the past but never took the plunge. In her statement Friday, she said America is “at a tipping point” and that she’s in the race to “win it and join the fight for freedom alongside other patriots willing to sacrifice all to save our country.”
A special primary is set for June 11. The top four vote-getters will advance to an Aug. 16 special election in which ranked choice voting will be used, a process in line with a new elections system approved by voters in 2020.
The winner, targeted to be certified by Sept. 2, will serve the remainder of Young’s term, which expires in January.
The special election will coincide with the regular primary. The regular primary and November general election will determine who represents Alaska in the House for a two-year term starting in January.
Others who filed Friday include Democratic state Rep. Adam Wool; independent Al Gross, an orthopedic surgeon who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2020; and Emil Notti, a Democrat who narrowly lost the 1973 election to Young. Former lawmakers Andrew Halcro and Mary Sattler Peltola are also running.
They join a field that had already included Republican Nick Begich, who previously announced plans to run for U.S. House last fall; Democrat Christopher Constant, an Anchorage Assembly member; and John Coghill, a Republican former state lawmaker.
Begich, an early challenger to Young, said he sees the Matanuska-Susitna region, a hotbed of conservatism that includes Palin’s hometown of Wasilla, as one of his strongest areas of the state.
Begich said there are a “lot of opportunistic candidates, in our view, that have chosen to get in. I think that the entry of Gov. Palin is completely consistent with that sort of spirit of opportunism that we’re seeing right now.”
Revak, who previously worked for Young’s office, said he felt a “strong calling and a duty” to step forward.
He said he was “heartbroken” by the filing timeline, coinciding with a period he said should be focused on remembering Young. Young lied in state at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. A public memorial was held in the Washington, D.C.-area on Wednesday and a public memorial is planned in Anchorage on Saturday.
Revak said he also plans to run in the regular primary for U.S. House. Palin, Begich, Constant, Gross and Peltola are also among those who have filed to run in both. Sweeney in a statement said she planned to run in both.
Sweeney is a former assistant secretary of Indian Affairs with the U.S. Department of Interior.
“This weekend I will join my fellow Alaskans in honoring the life and legacy of Congressman Young,” she said in a statement. “For nearly 50 years he fought tirelessly for our state and he sets the bar for what it means to serve.”
She said she is excited to share her vision for the future in the coming weeks.
Gross’ campaign has announced a leadership team that includes several Republicans and independents, as well as Democrats, including former Gov. Tony Knowles.
“We are building a campaign that embodies all of Alaska,” Gross said in a statement.
Wool said he has privately discussed a run for years. He said earlier in the day Friday that he looked at the candidates running in the special primary and “wasn’t that impressed. Many of them have never won an election, don’t have any statewide recognition and politically aren’t aligned certainly not with me or what I would think the majority of Alaskans are looking for.”
Wool, from Fairbanks, said he considers himself moderate. He said he has yet to decide whether to run in the regular primary.
Halcro, who has a podcast on which he talks politics, lost to Palin in the 2006 gubernatorial general election. He said during this campaign he plans to play up his intent to only run to fill the remainder of the term. He is running as an independent.
He said if the person who wins the special election also is in the November general election, he expects they would spend a fair amount of time campaigning. He said if elected, he would be focused on congressional work.
Peltola, a Democrat from Bethel, noted the long list of candidates and said there is “obviously a lot of pent-up desire to serve our state.” She said Alaska is diverse and that “it’s important to me that the field of candidates also reflects Alaska’s diversity.” Peltola is Yup’ik Eskimo.
Meanwhile, a man who years ago legally changed his name to Santa Claus and serves on the North Pole city council also filed for the special primary. Claus, who said he has a “strong affinity” for Bernie Sanders, is running as an independent.
He said he is not soliciting or raising money. He said the new elections process “gives people like me an opportunity, without having to deal with parties, to throw our hat in the ring.”
“I do have name recognition,” he said with a laugh.
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Which organic weed killer for lawns is best?
When it comes to creating a beautiful lawn, eliminating weeds tends to frustrate most gardeners. While there are many powerful synthetic weed killers on the market, they often use several strong chemicals. Fortunately, there are plenty of organic weed killers that can help you keep weeds under control.
While organic weed killers are potent, they aren’t foolproof. Some formulas aren’t as effective as synthetic weed killers, and others work best for targeted applications since they can kill the grass. However, you can use a formula like OrganicMatters Natural Weed Killer to kill weeds throughout your garden or backyard. This effective organic weed killer is free of any potentially harmful chemicals.
What to know before you buy an organic weed killer for lawns
Many homeowners love lush, green, weed-free lawns. If you have a serious weed problem, synthetic weed killers may be your best option. However, if you have a mild weed problem and don’t want to use synthetic chemicals around your property, an organic weed killer is a good alternative.
Organic vs. synthetic weed killers
The primary difference between organic and synthetic weed killers is the herbicide ingredients. Organic weed killers rely on natural compounds to kill weeds, such as vinegar, clove oil, lemon juice and more.
Synthetic weed killers contain lab-created chemicals, which kill the weeds. Glyphosate is one of the most popular chemicals since it’s highly effective at killing weeds from the leaves to the roots. There are some concerns about lab-created herbicides, especially since they can negatively impact the environment or harm pets and children.
How does organic weed killer work?
Organic and synthetic weed killers have different ways of killing weeds. Organic formulas kill weeds by burning them at the above-ground level. Chemical weed killers destroy the weeds’ leaves, stalks and root systems.
Killing weeds in a grassy area can be challenging, especially when you’re using organic weed killer. Make sure to follow the directions and apply your weed killer to specific weeds to prevent patches of dead grass. You may also want to find an iron-based formula that targets broad-leaf weeds instead of lawn grass.
Benefits of using organic weed killer
Even though there are some downsides to using organic weed killers, it’s still the best option for anyone who doesn’t want to put artificial chemicals on their lawn or surrounding areas. They are also safe to use around pets and bees. And since organic weed killers are environmentally friendly, you won’t accidentally introduce any toxic chemicals into the ground or nearby bodies of water.
What to look for in a quality organic weed killer for lawns
Ingredients
Some of the most common natural herbicides include vinegar, citric acid, sodium chloride and natural oils from herbs like lemongrass or cinnamon. Most formulas contain a combination of concentrated ingredients, with vinegar and citric acid being two of the most effective organic compounds. These weed killers are ideal for controlling weeds along driveways, fences, walkways and around your garden or lawn perimeter.
If you don’t want to kill nearby grass, an iron-based organic weed killer can help control weeds growing within a lawn.
Quantity
Because you may have multiple areas to treat, it’s best to buy organic weed killer in gallon-size jugs. Some brands offer smaller spray bottles containing around 24-27 ounces of product, which are perfect for smaller patches of weeds or targeted application.
Applicators
Many organic weed killers include an applicator, which is often a spray trigger that attaches to a tube for extended reach. Some brands don’t include an applicator, so you may need to pour the formula onto the weeds directly or transfer it to a spray bottle for targeted use. Most of the smaller weed killers have trigger sprayers.
How much you can expect to spend on organic weed killer for lawns
You can expect to pay between $23-$30 for a gallon-sized bottle of organic weed killer. If you need something smaller, you’ll likely pay about $15-$18 for it.
Organic weed killer for lawns FAQ
How often will I need to apply organic weed killer for lawns?
A. It depends on how many weeds you need to treat and how quickly they grow back. You’ll need to re-apply the weed killer as the weeds return. Also, some weeds are more resilient than others. Depending on your lawn and the types of weeds you have, you may only have to use organic weed killer every few months during the spring or summer. Some may need to do treatments every few weeks.
Does organic weed killer have a harsh odor?
A. It’s not uncommon for an organic weed killer to have an unpleasant smell, especially those with a vinegar-based formula. The good news is that if there is a detectable scent, it usually doesn’t linger too long.
What’s the best organic weed killer for lawns to buy?
Top organic weed killer for lawns
OrganicMatters Natural Weed Killer
What you need to know: This natural, organic weed killer eliminates almost any kind of weed. It’s also great at tackling crabgrass and other invasive grass.
What you’ll love: This organic weed killer is a versatile option, and you can use it to kill several different weeds. The safe yet effective combination of vinegar, clove oil, citric acid and sodium chloride makes it an ideal choice for those who want to clear out weeds without using harsh chemicals.
What you should consider: Robust weeds may return, which requires additional applications. Also, the jug doesn’t include a spray applicator.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top organic weed killer for lawns for the money
Bonide Captain Jack’s Lawnweed Brew
What you need to know: If you want a versatile weed killer that’s easy on grass, this chemical-free option is a great choice.
What you’ll love: Lawnweed Brew controls a wide variety of weeds and moss without killing grass. It uses iron to kill the weeds instead of harsh chemicals. The battery-powered wand makes the application easy, too.
What you should consider: This product may take longer to work than expected, and it may not work on well-established weeds.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Green Gobbler 20% Vinegar Weed Killer
What you need to know: This chemical-free, vinegar-based weed killer tackles most weeds and unwanted grass.
What you’ll love: This organic weed killer contains 20% vinegar, making it incredibly effective at eliminating moss, crabgrass and many other types of stubborn weeds. It’s great for controlling weeds along fences and walkways too.
What you should consider: It’s harsher than some competitors, and the high concentration of vinegar can be potentially harmful to animals. It will also kill lawn grass.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP)Golden State star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season because of a sprained ligament in his left foot.
The reigning scoring champion, who was injured March 16 at home against Boston and has missed seven games since, is scheduled to be reevaluated after another week, with an update scheduled for April 11. He is making good progress, the Warriors said Friday.
He has been doing rehabilitation exercises with the medical staff in the weight room and training room over the past two weeks. Curry hasn’t done any on-court work yet but is slated to begin next week on an individual basis. It’s still unclear when he will practice with the full group.
Coach Steve Kerr has full confidence in Curry being able come back quickly to contribute once he’s healthy to do so.
”Steph has been injured many times either before or during the playoffs in the past and he’s always returned really well, so I’m not too worried about him. All it takes is one made shot and he’s back in rhythm,” Kerr said Friday. ”We’ll see how it all goes over the next couple weeks, just following the advice of the training staff and we’ll go from there.”
Playing Boston, Curry was injured with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter while scrambling for a loose ball. Marcus Smart made a diving lunge on the play and landed on the two-time MVP’s leg. Curry grimaced in pain and got up but hobbled along before exiting on the next dead ball moments later. Kerr called it a ”dangerous play” after the 110-88 loss.
Golden State has struggled without Curry, going 1-6.
Kerr isn’t ready to guess how much time Curry could be out or how quickly he will be full strength once the playoffs begin.
”Because he’s got a foundation of 70 games underneath him, and seeing him in the past, I think he’ll respond quickly,” Kerr said. ”This is not like starting the season where he doesn’t have a training camp and a foundation beneath him.”
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NEW ORLEANS (AP)The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore.
Or like at all.
The 75-year-old coach, whose career ends after Duke is done at the Final Four, used the opportunity of what could be his last big news conference Friday to spell out issues he feels will haunt college basketball and the NCAA until they’re fixed. Most of his solutions had something to do with blowing up the entire operation and starting over.
”This is not the time to look at knits and bits,” Krzyzewski said. ”It’s time to look at the whole thing.”
The biggest issue is the onslaught of ”name, image and likeness” deals that have reshaped college sports since last summer in largely unregulated fashion. The deals give players the long-sought ability to make millions, but the NCAA has not figured out a way to regulate them, leaving that up to schools, state legislatures and, someday, maybe Congress.
Other issues include the newly relaxed transfer portal, the inequalities between men’s and women’s basketball, the growingly complex infractions process and the future of ”One and Done.” That rule allows basketball players to enter the NBA after one year of school; it’s a rule that Krzyzewski has benefitted from as much as anyone over the last few decades of his 47-year career.
”Who does the NBA talk to in basketball for us?” Krzyzewski said. ”They don’t know. I know (commissioner) Adam Silver better than anyone on the NCAA.”
Krzyzewski raised the issues as a follow-up to a question he’d received the day before when asked what he would ask NCAA President Mark Emmert. At that time, Coach K was somewhat unprepared for that question and answered, simply: ”I think the first one is, where are we going? And who is going to be in charge?”
Given 24 hours to reflect, he came back to the interview room and, without being asked, suggested the NCAA has grown too big and lumbering to do the deft maneuvering required to streamline its behemoth rulebook and resolve its numerous big-ticket issues.
He suggested breaking up the dozens of committees and boards that populate the NCAA’s organizational chart. Ultimately, he’d like to see less centralization and more input from coaches and administrators who are in touch daily with players.
He suggested a football model – major college football is controlled by an entity, the College Football Playoff, that falls outside the NCAA’s purview – might be in order for men’s and women’s basketball, and maybe some other sports, too.
”Do they have the autonomy to handle situations at that level that never gets to the big house,” which is the NCAA headquarters, the coach asked.
”You’ve got to look at structure and organization and shared leadership,” the coach said.
He said that while he’s not against Congress helping shape some rules for college sports – it is trying to find solutions for NIL and gender disparities in college sports – it should be done with the guidance of lobbying groups and college insiders who know the landscape.
”Otherwise, you have absent congressmen who never know what the hell’s happening in their district” trying to shape college sports, Krzyzewski said.
The coach said that while his life has been college athletics, he could only see himself as an informal advisor for any changes that come after he retires.
”You should always talk to the people that are being affected by what’s going on now, not by people who are retired or people who are on a committee who don’t have a feel for it,” he said. ”How do you get a feel for it? You have to talk. And a lot of the young coaches would be great in this.”
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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The Army leadership here assembled April 1 to re-affirm April as Sexual Assault and Alcohol Awareness and Prevention Month.
Maj. Gen. Rodney Faulk, commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, was joined by Col. Jon A. Brierton, commander of U.S. Army Support Activity - Fort Dix, and Col. Mathew F. Bunch, commander of the 174th Infantry Brigade, in signing the Sexual Assault and Alcohol Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation.
“This year’s theme is, ‘Prevention Starts With You,’ and part of prevention is stopping issues before they become a massive problem,” said Faulk. “Unwarranted behaviors have no place in our ranks, and we should always treat one another as professionals and with utmost respect in our Army.”
The Army observes April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month to affirm its commitment to eradicate the scourge of sexual violence from its ranks and the Army community.
“In my 38 years as a commander, I’ve had to dole out disciplinary actions, and while it’s not an enjoyable task… it’s a necessary one,” said Faulk.
The month of April provides an opportunity to raise awareness, motivate intervention and encourage survivors of sexual assault to report the crimes that have been committed against them. The Army continues to foster a command climate that empowers Soldiers to intervene when they see others in unsafe situations, as well as to stop retaliation against Soldiers who demonstrate the courage to report this harmful behavior.
“Today, we celebrate the 21st anniversary of the national campaign to draw attention and awareness to sexual assault and prevention efforts,” said Tesha Crawford, sexual assault response coordinator and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager for the 99th RD. “We are partnered today with the Army Substance Abuse Program to recognize the national campaign to create awareness concerning the abuse and misuse of alcohol, whose theme this year is, ‘For the Health of It: Early Education on Alcoholism and Addiction.’
“In the United States, nearly one in five women and one in 67 men have been raped at some time in their lives, and one in four girls and one in 20 boys is sexually abused by the age of 17,” Crawford continued. “Nearly one half of all sexual assault cases reported in FY21 involved alcohol consumption by the perpetrator, victim, or both. Today, we are raising awareness to help understand the causes and treatment available for one of the nation’s biggest health issues.”
Sexual misconduct destroys unit readiness, degrades mission capability, and destroys the trust that the American people have placed in the Army to safeguard their sons and daughters who have volunteered to serve.
“Together, we can create safer communities free from sexual assault, sexual harassment and other sexual abuses, and responsible alcohol use,” Crawford said. “Remember, ‘Prevention Starts With You!’”
This work, Army leaders sign sexual assault/alcohol awareness proclamation, by SFC Deziree Lau, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
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Posted: Apr 1, 2022 / 09:10 PM CDT Updated: Apr 1, 2022 / 08:14 PM CDT SHARE MINNEAPOLIS (AP)Top overall seed South Carolina women reach NCAA title game with 72-59 win over Louisville.
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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital has received Level lll Trauma Center verification after demonstrating its ability to provide prompt assessment, surgery, intensive care and emergency operations.
The recognition by the American College of Surgeons is an indication of the hospital’s continued dedication to providing high-quality acute care to residents in the region and the military health system, said Col. Kathy Spangler, director of the hospital.
“It’s an incredible milestone to celebrate becoming a verified Level III trauma center,” Spangler said in an announcement Monday. “This rigorous verification process validates Fort Belvoir Hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients with immediate access to advanced life-saving capabilities.”
The Level III Trauma Center verification has a positive impact on military readiness, she noted. Trauma care is multidisciplinary, and the management of trauma patients requires a systematic approach that is used for every trauma patient who arrives at the facility. This same approach is used to treat war casualties in deployed situations, essentially providing readiness training for all staff members.
Hospitals seeking verification must undergo intense scrutiny by reviewers from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma every three years. To be verified, the hospital must demonstrate its ability to provide a broad spectrum of trauma care resources to address the needs of all injured patients.
The Committee on Trauma has five categories of verification, each with specific criteria that must be met. There are only 14 hospitals in Virginia with Trauma Level verifications. The only other verified trauma center in Northern Virginia is Inova Fairfax Hospital, a Level I facility.
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Milk and bubble teas, coffee and energy drinks, smoothies, pastries and other food items are offered at the just-opened JayDay Café and Boba, 2402 S. First St., Suite 102, in Yakima.
The establishment’s name is a combination of the two owners, Yakima couple Jayden and Dayana Nguyen, who have dreamed of opening their own business together. They just needed a location.
“I was helping unload some supplies next door, at our family’s business (JayDay Nails beauty salon), when the jeweler who had this place told us he was going to move out,” Jayden said.
“We’ve tried to make this place unique and show our love of plants and the outdoors,” Dayana said of JayDay Café’s interior décor. “We have over 50 different drinks and some things that you won’t find elsewhere in Yakima.”
Boba or bubble tea is an Asian drink that consists of tea, chewy tapioca balls and other flavors. Jayden said the milk tea with taro or strawberry flavor is their most popular drink, while Dayana recommended the sunset smoothie, which “literally looks like a sunset” and features dragon fruit and pineapple.
JayDay Café and Boba, which held its grand opening last week, is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. Call (509) 426-2886 or visit jayday_cafenboba on Instagram for more information.
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To the editor -- A great column appeared in the March 31st edition of the Yakima Herald about "civility" -- a word not coincidentally derived from the same root as "civilization."
Anger or disgust concerning any number of issues is natural. But we must retain civility in our debate of them.
I must say it's been difficult to maintain civility and a measured voice when our former president routinely and continually ignores civility; will not show common respect for other's views; and publicly calls opponents derogatory and juvenile playground names. We should be outraged by this guy who somehow became the most powerful individual on Earth.
Trump's coarseness, never a secret, has somehow morphed into a virtue. With little trust or respect for one another, civil discussion and debate become impossible.
Authoritarians do not tolerate civil discourse when the party "line" is challenged. When the leader of such a movement is contemptuous of civility and truth and the rule of law, then openly commits extortion, sedition and incitement of insurrection, that leader and his enablers, (in order to illegitimately stay in power), have figuratively urinated on their oaths of office and defecated on the Constitution, acts that should never be forgiven or forgotten.
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6. The health benefits of easing cancer costs
Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios
Particularly common among cancer patients, "financial toxicity" is a term that's used to describe the financial strain of paying for expensive medical care. Financial planners may be the solution.
Why it matters: Patients that received financial guidance or financial assistance have a higher survival rate, according to a 2020 research study — meaning relieving crushing financial burdens may have also improved their medical outcomes.
Particularly common among cancer patients, "financial toxicity" is a term that's used to describe the financial strain of paying for expensive medical care. Financial planners may be the solution.
Why it matters: Patients that received financial guidance or financial assistance have a higher survival rate, according to a 2020 research study — meaning relieving crushing financial burdens may have also improved their medical outcomes.
- Even when they have health insurance, cancer patients still face out-of-pocket costs — like copayments and deductibles — that can add to the emotional stress of fighting cancer, especially if they don't have a financial safety net.
- The study was presented by Thomas G. Knight of the Levine Cancer Institute to the 2020 American Society of Hematologists through a grant from the Foundation for Financial Planning's Pro Bono for Cancer Campaign.
What they did: The pilot study consisted of 105 high-risk patients who were diagnosed with blood cancers and screened positive for financial toxicity, Knight tells Axios.
- Over six months, 59 patients received the three-step intervention.
- The first step was with a nurse addressing care, by identifying any gaps and potential grants to cover costs. The second was with a pharmacist reviewing the costs of medications and considering alternative treatments or medications. The final intervention was with a community pro-bono financial planner.
- The remaining 46 patients were supposed to get the intervention, but the study was stopped early due to the start of the COVID pandemic.
What they found: The intervention group had better overall survival rates than those in the standard group.
- After six months, overall survival was 81.4% for the intervention group, compared to 73.9% in the standard care group.
- At the 12-month mark, overall survival was 73% for the intervention group, and 46.4% for the standard care group.
What's next: The pilot study showed how centralized financial support can help improve cancer care. The key is that the financial planners have to be members of the community themselves.
- "We have to balance centralized financial navigation, while looping in folks with specialized local knowledge," Knight says.
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2. The fast-changing survivability of cancer
Death rates for many individual cancer types, such as melanoma, have seen historic drops in the last decade.
- At the same time, a few cancers like pancreatic cancer have remained stubbornly unchanged. Others like colorectal cancer have even seen worrisome increases.
Death rates for many individual cancer types, such as melanoma, have seen historic drops in the last decade.
- At the same time, a few cancers like pancreatic cancer have remained stubbornly unchanged. Others like colorectal cancer have even seen worrisome increases.
The big picture: Between 2000 and 2021, cancer death rates in the U.S. dropped 27%, from 196.5 to 144.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
- Much of that progress occurred since the human genome was sequenced, allowing major changes in how we understand cancer, screen for it, and ultimately treat it with personalized therapies, experts say.
- Where the advent of immunotherapies expanded treatments, there's been particular success with some lung and blood cancers and melanoma, said Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society.
- There's also been a reframing of the goals in cancer treatment from curing the disease at any cost to preserving a patient's quality of life.
- "The goal is to turn cancer into a chronic disease rather than a fatal one," Bryan McIver, the Moffitt Cancer Center's deputy physician-in-chief, told Axios.
Yes, but: There's still a lot of work to do. Cancer was the second leading cause of death after heart disease in 2020, killing 602,350 people. (COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death, according to the CDC.)
Here's what the experts told Axios about progress on a few major types of cancer:
Lung cancer: It's still the number one cause of cancer deaths, accounting for roughly 136,000, or about 23%, of cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2020, per CDC data.
- Yes, but: There's real progress. Certain types of lung cancer are highly receptive to immunotherapy and can be managed with an oral pill, McIver said.
- Effective prevention strategies, like getting people to stop smoking and screening for those at higher risk, are gaining traction — although too slowly, Knudsen told Axios.
- "For lung cancer, early detection can make quite a difference," Knudsen said — but she noted that the screening uptake for lung cancer is low. "It's a screaming call to action."
Colorectal cancer: This is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., making up roughly 52,000, or 9%, of cancer deaths in 2020.
- But while incidence is becoming less common for those over 50, there's been an increase in early-onset colorectal cancer, leading the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force to lower the recommended age of first screening from 50 years old to 45 last year.
- These people under 50 "are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease, which is concerning because we don't fully understand the reason why," Knudsen said. Researchers are examining whether factors such as diet, bacteria in the gut and inflammation might be factors.
- "We need to better understand what it is that is different about the very youngest patients," Kimmie Ng, director of the Dana-Farber's Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center, told Axios in October.
Breast and prostate cancer: Female breast cancer and prostate cancer in men are the fourth and fifth leading causes of cancer death in the U.S. (Both come after pancreatic cancer, which had "disappointingly" few advances, according to McIver.)
- One of the biggest steps forward in breast cancer was the recognition that there are at least five different subtypes with different genetic drivers, which therefore need different and more targeted treatments.
- "The parallel cancer with which we haven’t had the same success is prostate cancer," Knudsen said. Different subtypes haven't been discovered in the same way, and while it has a high chance for being cured when caught at an early stage, screening remains low.
- It's particularly troublesome because certain ethnic groups, such as African American men, who are at higher risk for prostate cancer are less likely to catch it early. "We've still got to work on making access to screening more widely available," McIver said.
Melanoma and cervical cancer: There were an estimated 6,900 deaths in the U.S. from melanoma in 2020. But with melanoma death rates declining an average of 7% per year for adults younger than 50 between 2013 and 2017, it's become a poster child for progress.
- "In the past, if you had Stage 4 malignant melanoma, your survival was measured in months and all the chemotherapy we could throw at you wouldn't extend that life," McIver said.
- With forms of immunotherapy, patients have gone into "complete remission" for years, McIver said. "It's truly transformational stuff."
- Knudsen also attributes the drop in deaths to a steady reduction in incidence since 2005, attributing this to preventative steps like sunscreen use.
- Another potential success story: The effectiveness of the HPV vaccine as a "cancer vaccine," Knudsen said. "If we hit the expected potential uptake in HPV vaccination, we will all but eliminate cervical cancer and about 50% of head and neck cancers," she said.
The bottom line: "The pattern of cancers have continued to evolve over time and some of it is about the environment we live in and the habits that we have," McIver said.
- There's still a lot to be optimistic about, but there's a lot of work to be done, he said.
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3. How COVID reshaped cancer care
Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios
The pandemic disrupted cancer treatments for millions of Americans, but it led health care providers to speed up efforts to shift care from hospitals and clinics to patients' homes.
Why it matters: Cancer patients at higher risk for infections and other complications could benefit from therapy and testing at home — and the care delivered in less intensive settings could also be cheaper.
The pandemic disrupted cancer treatments for millions of Americans, but it led health care providers to speed up efforts to shift care from hospitals and clinics to patients' homes.
Why it matters: Cancer patients at higher risk for infections and other complications could benefit from therapy and testing at home — and the care delivered in less intensive settings could also be cheaper.
The big picture: The pandemic delayed cancer screening, treatments and rehabilitation while causing supply shortages and diverting medical staff. Many patients fearing COVID-19 stayed away from clinics as their cancers worsened.
- There were an estimated 9.4 million missed cancer screening tests in 2020, per JAMA Oncology. The National Cancer Institute estimates there could be 10,000 more deaths from breast and colorectal cancers because of missed screenings.
- Faced with staffing shortages and an influx of COVID patients, medical systems began shifting minor cancer procedures — like diagnostics or installing chemotherapy ports — out of hospitals so they could reserve wards for the more complex cases.
- Doctors turned to telemedicine and remote home monitoring to reduce travel and the risk of infection for patients like those with blood cancers or bone marrow transplants.
- "What you’re seeing even in big cancer centers is movement to getting chemotherapy at home. A lot of things need to be figured out, but it’s already happening," said Arif Kamal, a Duke University professor of medicine and chief patient officer for the American Cancer Society.
Where it stands: The shift could continue after the pandemic ends. While cases are down and in-person screenings are picking up again, staffing shortages continue to cause delays at some infusion centers and can slow down getting second opinions and lab workups, clinicians say.
- Health workers quit in large numbers during the pandemic while many nurses moved to better-paying travel-nurse roles. That's left fewer experienced health care workers, especially in outlying areas.
- "We're still addressing issues where departments are short staffed and the ability to accommodate patients along optimal timelines is challenging," said Dax Kurbegov, vice president and physicianin chief of clinical programs at Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Nashville.
The bottom line: The post-pandemic landscape may be built around providing more care outside big medical centers and expanded outreach by advocacy groups and physicians to get patients screened on time.
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California Mom Does Impromptu Comedy Set in Theater After Projector Breaks
At her impromptu movie theater performance, Tiffany King got some laughs, but also some heckles as well. But she says all that mattered in the moment was making her daughter smile.
When a snafu kept a movie from showing on time, a California mom pulled a “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and stepped in to save the day.
It happened when Tiffany King went to see the new Sandra Bullock comedy, “The Lost City,” at a theater in Burbank. She was there with her 8-year-old daughter, Zara.
“I know it's a school night, but it starts at 7. No problem. Except there was a problem, because when we got there, it wasn't starting,” King said.
The projector had broken down — a big problem, indeed.
“I was like, ‘I should go and talk to the crowd,’ and she’s like, ‘Yeah mom,’ and I was like ‘No, no I’m not going to do it, that’s crazy,’ And she was like, ‘No mom, do it. I dare you,’” King said.
And that’s just what the mom did. She got up to the front and started entertaining the audience. As an aspiring standup comic and singing waitress, she's comfortable in front of a crowd.
At her impromptu movie theater performance, King got some laughs, but also some heckles as well.
But all that mattered in the moment was her daughter.
“There's nothing I won't do to make my child smile or make her happy,” King said.
King’s new comedy album, “Above Ground,” comes out May 5.
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Can Animals Transmit COVID-19 to Humans? Scientists Are Working to Find Out.
To test for COVID-19, the animals undergo the same dreaded test as humans: the nasal swab. The team of scientists and wildlife experts trudge through the snow to perform the tests on animals.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are looking for a connection between the pandemic and wildlife. They are trying to figure out how prevalent COVID-19 is in wildlife, and if coronavirus may be spreading from animals to humans.
"We are testing samples from wild animals collected from the northern part of the state, northwest part of the state, for evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19," explained Matthew Aliota, an assistant professor in the department of veterinary and biomedical sciences at the University of Minnesota.
“We just recently began this project looking at COVID in wildlife as a potential reservoir for wildlife human transmission," said Dr. Seth Moore, the director of biology and environment for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
"We are encroaching on animal habitat like we have never before in history so our potential interactions with wildlife species and new wildlife species that we historically don't interact with on a regular basis are becoming more and more common," Aliota said. "So you're creating, humans are creating scenarios by which these types of events will occur more frequently and in much greater scope."
To test for coronavirus, the animals undergo the same dreaded test as humans: the nasal swab. The team of scientists and wildlife experts trudge through the snow to perform the tests on animals.
In order to keep themselves and the animals safe, members of the team are fully vaccinated and boosted, and they get tested frequently.
Despite many theories of animal to human transmission, scientists have not agreed on the exact origins of COVID-19. But studies may shed more light on how the virus works, and how humans can protect wildlife and themselves.
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Pompeii Has a New Resident: A Robot Dog Keeping Trespassers Out While Learning More About the Ancient Ruins
SPOT the robodog struts through the ruins of Pompeii, keeping an eye out for trespassers. It’s also gathering data on the structural integrity of the site.
A four-legged contraption is now patrolling the ancient city of Pompeii. SPOT is the invention of the U.S.-based robotics firm Boston Dynamics.
The robodog struts through the ruins of Pompeii, keeping an eye out for trespassers. It’s also gathering data on the structural integrity of the site.
Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum, were destroyed in 79 CE – nearly 2,000 years ago – by a cataclysmic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius.
Because it happened so quickly, parts of the towns were sealed off by volcanic debris. That’s made them fertile sites for modern day historians of ancient Roman times.
It’s also made the ruins attractive to illegal relic hunters. That’s where SPOT comes in.
The robotic canine guard also has eyes in the air, thanks to a Leica drone.
Researchers hope these very new technologies will help them learn more about life in a very old place.
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Notes of Interest ● Mobil 1 is the world’s leading synthetic motor oil brand, and the NASCAR Cup Series event this weekend at Richmond (Va.) Raceway marks the debut of its latest product enhancements to the motor oil family: Triple Action Formula and Triple Action Formula+. The “Triple Action” is Performance, Protection, Cleanliness, and Triple Action Formula+ has the additional benefit of maximizing engine efficiency. Both are featured on the No. 4 Ford Mustang of driver Kevin Harvick at Richmond. Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula allows drivers to go 10,000 miles (or one year) between oil changes, and Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula+ gives drivers even more mileage between oil changes – 20,000 miles (or one year). Both help extend engine life – even in severe conditions while increasing engine efficiency – but Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula+ delivers 20 times higher engine protection. These innovations that are now available for consumers have origins in racing, specifically from the rumbling V8 inside Harvick’s No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang. ● Harvick has made 760 career NASCAR Cup Series starts, with 123 of those starts coming on short tracks. And of his 58 Cup Series wins, seven have been at short tracks, with Richmond accounting for three of those victories. Harvick scored his first Richmond win in September 2006, his second in September 2011 and his third in April 2013. ● Harvick joined Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in 2014 and has since recorded 35 of his 58 career NASCAR Cup Series wins. However, none of them have been at Richmond. But Harvick has remained stout at the .75-mile oval. In his last 15 starts at Richmond as a member of SHR, Harvick has two runner-up finishes, eight top-fives and 11 top-10s. He has only one finish outside of the top-15. ● Harvick leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in top-10s at Richmond. The driver of the No. 4 Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula Ford Mustang has 27 top-10s in 41 career starts (65.8 percent). Next best is Kyle Busch with 25 top-10s. ● Harvick has led 15,794 total laps in his NASCAR Cup Series career, with 1,180 of those laps coming at Richmond. ● The Richmond 400 will mark Harvick’s 42nd NASCAR Cup Series start at the Virginia short track. His first start at Richmond came on May 5, 2001. That race was won by SHR co-owner Tony Stewart, who beat then three-time champion Jeff Gordon by .372 of a second. Harvick finished 17th in what was his 10th career Cup Series start. Ten of the 43 drivers in that race have since been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame – Stewart, Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, Ron Hornaday Jr., Bill Elliott and Terry Labonte. ● Harvick is the winningest NASCAR Xfinity Series driver at Richmond with seven victories. Kyle Busch is next best with six wins. Harvick finished among the top-10 in all but six of his 21 career Xfinity Series starts at Richmond. Kevin Harvick, Driver of the No. 4 Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula Ford Mustang You’ve now sampled the NextGen car on every style of racetrack. Is there a certain genre of track where it performs best, or has it proven to be a pretty steady commodity no matter what kind of track you’re racing on? “I think it’s been pretty steady. The road courses are still going to be the best track because it’s the thing that suits this car the most. For us, it’s just learning the nuances of the car and how much to adjust it, how much you need in the car. We’re still working on that. The cars have run fine at every race, we’ve just had so many things go on. Everybody’s doing a good job. I think the cars have done a pretty good job at every track we’ve taken them to.” You had a good, solid weekend three races ago at Phoenix with a sixth-place finish. With that track being relatively flat and only a mile in length, can what you learned there be applied to Richmond? “Richmond is quite a bit different just because of the grip level and the tire wear and everything that comes with that. But I think the evolution of the process – the trims, the things that have been consistent through all the races that the guys are starting to grab and starting to navigate toward – it’s meant that we’re not talking about last year’s car at all. It’s all about the trends of this year and the things that have happened this year. You look at the tendencies of Richmond in the past and you try to adapt to what has worked with this new car.” Coming into this season, it seemed that every weekend would be an R&D session where there’s constant learning and evolution of the NextGen car. Have you found that to be the case? “Really, the car has evolved very little. But I think the teams and the drivers, especially those of us who have done this for so long and have had pretty similar tendencies for 20-something years where we’ve adapted to different driving styles and different adjustments and different tendencies, there’s still a lot that goes into changing your thought processes and being able to do what you want to do with this car. But I think our team has been pretty open minded to stuff and I really think the whole garage, and especially us, we’re learning as we go every week as to what the car is like.” Have you had to break old habits as you learn the NextGen car? “For sure. I haven’t completely broken them yet, because all the, ‘Don’t overdrive the entry into the corner,’ all that stuff, is pretty much gone, especially when it comes to qualifying. You can be pretty aggressive with the car getting into the corner, and that’s just not the way that I’ve approached it for a long time. We knew just coming into this year that there were going to be a lot of things to adapt to in order to get to where we needed to be. Even now, it’s still not second nature, even when you shift and the way that it feels, and just having that confidence level of going on the racetrack and laying it all out there. Every lap, there’s a confidence level that comes with the security of the car and the things it does. And that’s the same when we go to make adjustments. Are you confident in that, ‘I need to make a big adjustment?’ Well, what is a big adjustment? How much is a big adjustment? Is it a percent on the aero side? Is it a half of a percent on the wedge? What is a big adjustment?” With Stewart-Haas Racing being a multicar team, how important has sharing information among all four teams been in getting up to speed with the NextGen car? “It’s actually pretty standard in today’s world. There’s a database and a live feed between the engineers, so it’s all out there. As the changes go on in the garage, the other teams can see it. We have people back at the shop making sure that everybody stays on track and is aware of what the other teams are doing. There’s a lot of information out there, but sometimes when you’re at the racetrack, you need all the people around you to hone in on all the things that are important and making the car tick on that particular weekend. A lot of times, it’ll be something that somebody else is doing on a different team, or someone who’s driving on the racetrack with your own cars, and that’s comparing apples to apples. So if somebody hits on a shock or a spring or a camber setting on your own team, those are easy things to apply to your car so you can move forward in practice a little bit quicker. The more that everybody can hit on and try, the better, because if you’re all trying the same thing, you might as well have just one car. Everybody goes down a different path and tries to pick and choose those pieces that help everybody, and that’s what’s important.” Over the years, do you feel your interest in what you’re driving and learning about the car has been a key to your success? “I think that’s part of the reason why I’ve been somewhat successful because of the fact that I know what I want in the car, and I think that I’m relatively good at explaining what I want in the car. The team believes in the direction that I tell them to go, and they’re good at finding things that help solve problems. For years, that’s something we’ve just been able to figure out – the communication with what you’re feeling in the car and how we fix it, what fixes it, what pushes the hot buttons to help fix the problems in certain areas of the corner. Being able to analyze those things is ultra-important just in order to help the direction of where the car is going, where the development is going, and being able to also stand up and say, ‘Hey, I probably led us down a bad road,’ before you get 10 roads down the street. If you get one or two roads down the street and back up, it’s important to be able to do that, and that’s been important as we develop this car.” TSC PR
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NASCAR Cup Series -- Race No. 7 – 400 laps / 300 miles
Richmond Raceway (0.75-mile oval) – Richmond, Va.
Fast Facts for April 2-3, 2022
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits: Cup – 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race
(8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-5124; Right-side -- D-5126
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 2,251 mm (88.62 in.); Right-side -- 2,276 mm (89.61 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 26 psi
Storyline – Richmond a key player in 18-inch tire development: The NASCAR Cup race at Richmond Raceway marks the first time this season that teams will go to the track after previously having run a particular Goodyear tire set-up. Cup teams ran this same tire combination at Phoenix Raceway last month, so the process of building some depth to teams’ notebooks on this package is underway.
Richmond has been an important track in the process of developing the 18-inch bead diameter tire for the NASCAR Next Gen car. Goodyear held its first 18-inch test at this track back in December 2019 and returned for another session in March 2021.
As far as specific challenges this weekend, Richmond is considered a high tire wear track. Tire management will come into play, with drivers who are easier on their tires early in a run being able to be faster at the end of a run. Pit crews will be busy, with nine sets of tires for the 400-lap race (44 laps per set). Teams will take four tires at almost every opportunity in the race.
“Richmond lines up with several other tracks on the Cup schedule, and teams have already run this set-up at Phoenix,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “With such a steep learning curve with this car and the 18-inch tire, returning to tracks on the same package really helps teams start to put things together. Richmond is now considered a high tire wear track, so teams and drivers will have to mange their tires. As tires wear and the track takes rubber, drivers will have multiple grooves, making for some great racing with a lot of passing. We’re off to a great start to the season with the on-track racing, and Richmond should continue that trend.”
Notes – Cup cars on Phoenix tire set-up at Richmond: Having moved to an 18-inch bead diameter tire for 2022, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Richmond this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Cup teams ran at Phoenix four weeks ago . . . they are also scheduled to run this same tire set-up at Gateway in June . . . in addition to the obvious construction changes to what Cup teams ran at Richmond last season, these two tire codes feature compound changes to give the cars more grip . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars will not run inner liners in any of their tires in 2022.
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Notes of Interest ● Aric Almirola is the only driver in the NASCAR Cup Series who has finished on the lead lap in every race this season. ● Almirola’s average finish of 11.7 through the first six races places him second among all drivers this season. It’s his best average finish through six races in 10 fulltime Cup Series seasons. ● Almirola is the only NASCAR Cup Series driver to finish in the top-10 in this year’s opening three races. He finished fifth in the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, sixth at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, and sixth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Almirola’s top-10 streak ended with a 12th-place finish at Phoenix Raceway despite running inside the top-10 throughout the race. ● History at Richmond: In 19 starts, Almirola has earned seven top-10 finishes, two top-fives, and has led one lap on the .75-mile Richmond oval. ● Last weekend at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Almirola earned six stage points and finished 19th. ● Points: Almirola arrives at Richmond eighth in the driver standings with 168 points, 40 out of first. ● Almirola’s career: In 394 NASCAR Cup Series starts, Almirola has earned three wins, 27 top-five finishes, 87 top-10s, three poles, and has led 899 laps. ● Richmond is a home race for Smithfield Foods, whose headquarters are located just 80 miles southeast of the track. Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc., is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. Its 63,000 team members are dedicated to producing “Good food. Responsibly.®” Smithfield is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated protein companies. The company has pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including its industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across its entire U.S. value chain by 2030. Smithfield believes in the power of protein to end food insecurity and has donated hundreds of millions of food servings to local communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan’s Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.SmithfieldFoods.com, and connect on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. ● One More Time: On Jan. 10, Almirola released a video on his YouTube channel announcing his retirement from fulltime NASCAR Cup Series racing after the 2022 season to spend more time with his family. This year marks Almirola’s 11th fulltime Cup Series season. The official press release can be viewed here. ● Beyond the 10 YouTube Series: In 2022, Almirola is once again sharing his life beyond the No. 10 Smithfield Ford with season three of his award-winning YouTube series. Fans and media can subscribe on YouTube to see Almirola’s personality on and off the track. Episodes have already featured life as a dad, a husband and an athlete, and it gives fans a unique perspective on what goes on in the life of a professional NASCAR driver. Fans can also follow Almirola’s social media channels: @Aric_Almirola on Twitter and Instagram, and @AricAlmirola on Facebook. Aric Almirola, Driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing: What can you say about your team’s success and consistency this year? “The main thing is that this 10 team does not give up. Every race this season has had its ups and downs and we have made the most out of the day we are given. We’re the only team in the series right now that has stayed on the lead lap and it shows. Last weekend, we cut a tire and went back to 34th with six laps to go – then we had another tire issue. We pitted twice from 34th and still ended up with a top-20. No matter the circumstance, we race for one more spot until the checkered flag waves and I think our position in the points has shown that. Our time will come.” This weekend is Richmond and next weekend is Martinsville, and you have had success at both and proven to show consistency at shorter tracks. How confident are you that you can secure your spot in the playoffs with a win at either of those tracks? “With the way things are going, I’ve never had more confidence. This new car levels the playing field and puts it on the drivers to perform. We always run well at Richmond and Martinsville – even when we don’t have the best setup, so I’m really looking forward to it. Unlike last year, we’re in a great points position and we get to qualify, so we’re not backed into a points hole and can race without as much pressure as we did last year. When I got out of the car on Sunday at COTA, Drew (Blickensderfer) said, ‘Next weekend is going to be a good one,’ so the whole team is confident heading into the weekend.” What kind of challenge does a short track like Richmond bring? “I would say Richmond is one of the most challenging racetracks we go to for managing your tires throughout the run. The first 10, 15 or 20 laps of the run can make you feel like Superman roaring through the field, but you will pay a major penalty for that by lap 40. It makes it fun because, when we show up at Richmond, it really is about managing tire fall-off and making sure your car stays consistent throughout the run as the tires fall off.” What’s it like to race at Richmond? “Richmond is an awesome track to race at. It’s also pretty close to Smithfield, Virginia, so it’s a hometown race for Smithfield. It’s just a lot of fun to go there and race. In the fall, it’s racing at its finest, beating and banging. And the track has very little grip and the tires wear out, so it’s a really fun racetrack.” TSC PR
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Live Fast Motorsports (LFM) announced today that Surface Sunscreen will sponsor NASCAR’s Cup Series’ No. 78 in the 2022 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.
This sponsorship is especially significant because Surface Sunscreen also sponsored LFM at Richmond Raceway in 2021. The two brands are excited to announce their second-year partnership and continue to promote safe-skin outdoor activities- like a weekend at the racetrack.
Surface Sunscreen has worked hard to redefine sunscreen. The brand fuses essential sun protection and ultimate comfort into a line of sun care products using the highest quality ingredients to better protect you, our waterways, and the ones you love from the everyday elements of the sun.
“Surface Sunscreen is stoked to continue our relationship with Matt Tifft and Live Fast Motorsports,” said Guy Trotter of Surface. “The Surface team has been working with Matt for over 5 years and he is like family to us. Matt’s creativity and perseverance is embodied by the whole Live Fast team. This dedication to the partnership has placed Surface in some surreal settings on race weekends. I am excited to see what this year’s partnership brings to the table.”
Live Fast Motorsports stands with Surface Sunscreen as both brands understand the importance of protecting your skin in the sun. “Hours fly by at the racetrack and it can be easy to forget to re-apply sunscreen, or sometimes to even apply in the first place,” says CEO of Live Fast Motorsports, Jessica McLeod. “It’s important to lather up to protect your skin from the sun’s powerful UV rays. Doing so can lessen or prevent sunburns, wrinkles, sunspots and more. Surface Sunscreen offers a wide variety of products and I always make sure to have it with me on race weekends.”
Live Fast Motorsports and Surface Sunscreen are eager for this weekend’s race in Richmond and to promote cool skin-safety in the hot sun as we lean into spring and summer races. For more information about Surface Sunscreen, please visit www.surfacesunscreen.com
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Notes of Interest ● Chase Briscoe and the No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) roll into Virginia’s capital city for the seventh race of the season. Opened in 1946 and last paved in 1988, the worn-out surface of Richmond Raceway will be a different kind of test for drivers who have only competed on short tracks with newer surfaces so far this year. Briscoe was having a strong showing at the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before a mechanical issue ended his race. Five weeks later, on the mile oval at Phoenix Raceway, he dominated the final stage of the race en route to his first career Cup Series win. ● Six races into the 2022 season, Briscoe is ninth in points, 42 behind leader Chase Elliott. He currently holds a spot in the 16-driver playoff field by virtue of his win at Phoenix. He’s led laps in four of the first six races and ranks fourth in total laps led to date. ● Briscoe has two Cup Series starts at Richmond with a best finish of 16th earned in September 2021. Though he struggled to earn top results on short tracks in his rookie year, Briscoe continues to adapt his dirt-racing style to stock-car racing on pavement and has already made gains this season in the NextGen car. ● In his five NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Richmond, Briscoe earned his first top-10 in April 2019, then returned that September to earn a fifth-place result. ● The red and white of Mahindra Tractors, a brand of Houston-based Mahindra Ag North America, will once again adorn the No. 14 Ford Mustang. Part of Mahindra Group’s Automotive and Farm Sector, Mahindra Ag North America is the No. 1-selling farm tractor company in the world, based on volumes across all company brands. Mahindra farm equipment is engineered to be easy to operate by first-time tractor or side-by-side owners, and heavy duty to tackle the tough jobs of rural living, farming and ranching. Steel-framed Mahindra tractors and side-by-sides are ideal for customers who demand performance, reliability and comfort at a great value. Mahindra dealers are independent, family-owned businesses located throughout the U.S. and Canada. Chase Briscoe, Driver of the No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing: What suits this new car to your driving style? “I don’t know. I don’t feel like I’m really doing anything different. The last few weeks, the car has driven pretty similar to the old Cup car – not the 550 stuff, but the 750 package. I feel like just as a team we’ve gotten better. We’ve had more speed in our racecars where last year was obviously a struggle but, to me, the cars don’t drive a whole lot different. I don’t know if other guys just have more habits to break, where I didn’t really have a lot of things I needed to change as far as from an experience standpoint. The NextGen is kind of a hybrid between a Cup car and an Xfinity car in terms of feel, but I just think our cars have been really good. We’ve had a lot of speed and we’ve been able to capitalize on that, where last year we never had the speed we needed a lot of the time, and the races we did have speed and ran up front, we didn’t have it consistently like we have this year, so far.” What do you think about this new car at Richmond? “The racing at Richmond has been good in the past, it’s just so circumstantial. Everybody’s view of what makes it a good race is different. Some people want to see a lot of passing. Some people want to see the cars slipping and sliding around. Some people want to see wrecks. Others just want to see a close finish at the end. That definition of a good race is different for everybody, so I think for me at least, in the past Auto Club has been a blast. I had a blast there this year, too. Richmond, I don’t really know what to expect. I do think this car probably creates a little more grip than the old car does at places like Richmond, but I honestly don’t know what to expect when we get there. I think that we haven’t really seen this car on a true short track. Yes, Phoenix is a short track, but there’s not a lot of tire falloff, where at Richmond there’s a ton of falloff, so we have to see how this car reacts to that. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how this car impacts tire saving and guys going hard and things like that. I do think that, with this car, everywhere we go there are a lot of comers and goers. You have guys that are extremely good on the short run, guys that are good on the long run, and with this car you’re just constantly changing positions. You throw in the tire falloff side of things at Richmond and it’s going to be interesting, for sure.” Can you talk about your relationship with Johnny Klausmeier? “I feel like from the beginning we’ve always gotten along really well. From a personal standpoint, we’re both a lot alike. That’s kind of been different for me than crew chiefs I’ve had in the past. A lot of my crew chiefs aren’t as, I guess – I don’t even know what the word would be – just as laid back and relaxed as Johnny is. So, it’s been kind of different for me because normally it’s a deal where it’s hot and cold, where one guy is more amped up all the time and the other guy is really relaxed, where me and Johnny are both pretty relaxed all the time. I think, as we’ve continued to learn more about each other, we’ve only gotten better. Last year was tough with no practice and no qualifying. He was trying to figure out what I was even asking for sometimes. He hasn’t worked with any Sprint car guys before, and just our lingo and what we look for is different. I felt like toward the end of last season we really started to click as far as what I liked in the racecar, and this year we’ve done a phenomenal job of doing the same. I think our success on the racetrack has honestly come from having practice and having qualifying and all these things. Last year, we were always trying to catch up and it just made it a real struggle to where, by the end of the race, I always felt like our car drove really good and we were one of the faster cars, but we were just buried from a track position standpoint. We were already a lap down from the beginning of the race, so us being able to have practice and get our car driving really good and then go qualify and be able to start up front has been really good for our team.” TSC PR
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Practice – Saturday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m. ET on FS1, SiriusXM Channel 90
Qualifying – Saturday, April 2 at 11:15 a.m. ET on FS1, SiriusXM Channel 90
Race – Sunday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90
ADVANCE NOTES
Weekend Format
- Practice and qualifying are back in the weekend schedule for the NASCAR Cup Series, which this weekend features a pair of group practice sessions Saturday morning, immediately followed by single-car qualifying.
- Qualifying will again be split into two groups with the top-five fastest cars in each group transferring to the final round. The final round of qualifying to determine the pole sitter will feature 10 cars, as all qualifying this weekend will include just one lap per car.
Buescher at Richmond Raceway
- Buescher makes his 12th start at Richmond on Sunday where he has a 26.3 average finish. He finished 24th in the most recent race last fall.
- He also made five NXS starts for Jack Roush from 2011-15, earning three top-10s with a best finish of seventh (2014).
- Buescher’s best qualifying effort came back in the 2019 spring race, lining up seventh.
Scott Graves at Richmond Raceway
- Graves will be atop the box for his 12th Cup race Sunday afternoon. In 11 prior starts he has a best finish of fifth, which came with Ryan Newman in the 2019 fall race.
- Prior to that he also finished ninth with Newman in the spring, and most recently ran 20th last fall.
- Graves’ top qualifying effort of 11th came with Daniel Suarez back in the 2017 spring event as he has a 21st average starting position overall.
QUOTE WORTHY
Buescher on racing at Richmond:
“It’s no secret that Richmond is one of those places I’ve struggled to figure out in the past. But, having said that, we found something that worked out in Phoenix, so we’re hopeful that type of run will carry over to this weekend. It has been up and down for us thus far, but the goal is to obviously keep it on the upswing. We’re excited to be back in the Violet Defense colors this weekend, and can’t wait to see two matching Ford Mustangs ripping around the track.”
Last Time Out
Buescher finished 21st in the Fifth Third Bank Ford last weekend at COTA.
On the Car
Violet Defense makes its first appearance with the No. 17 team this season, the first of two scheduled races with the Indianapolis Road Course race being the second. Both Buescher and teammate Brad Keselowski will run matching schemes throughout the weekend, with the number as the only difference on the purple machine.
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Neither shells raining down nor the heat of war can keep these couriers from their appointed rounds.
More than 50,000 Ukrainian postal workers, mostly women, are risking their lives to deliver letters, packages and, most importantly, pensions to people across the country, picking their way through bombed-out streets and battered apartment buildings to reach the most vulnerable residents of their communities, The Times of London reported.
“Some of the pensioners don’t have anyone except for me,” said Natalia Kuhta, 58, a postie in the capital Kyiv. “That’s the only support they have sometimes.”
In the five weeks since the war began, more than four million people fled Ukraine and another 6.5 million are displaced. But three-quarters of the country’s population, including many poor and elderly, remains behind.
Igor Smilyansky, general director of state postal service Ukrposhta, told The Times its offices closed only the first day of the war and since then, pensions, food and humanitarian aid have been delivered to millions. “We understood that if we don’t deliver the pensions, these people will be without means to survive,” he said.
Since fighting began, Smilyansky said, Ukrposhta has delivered 85 percent of the country’s pensions. Some had to be smuggled to territories occupied by Russia via secret paths through forests.
“If people see that the post is working, they can order packages on the internet,” Smilyansky said. “I think it’s important to maintain that: even small pieces of normal life.”
That means posties often don bulletproof vests and helmets to go to towns on the front lines. At least two were killed when Russians attacked their delivery van in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region.
Some areas, like the besieged and nearly leveled Mariupol, cannot be reached.
Ukrposhta has also re-routed the nation’s exports from a logistics hub in Kyiv to Lviv in the west, where they are then shipped to Poland, in an effort for Ukrainian businesses to survive.
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The reporter who created “Sh—y Media Men,” a spreadsheet listing allegations of harassment and sexual assault against 70 newsmen, may be facing a defamation trial after a federal judge tossed her bid for immunity.
Moira Donegan, 32, was sued for defamation in 2018 by Stephen Elliott, a New Orleans-based writer whose name appeared in the online document. Elliott is seeking $1.5 million in damages from Donegan and other creators of the list, claiming libel and emotional distress.
“Because Defendant has not met her burden on the question of whether she specifically encouraged unlawful content, her motion must fail,” US District Court Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall said in court papers filed Thursday.
Roberta Kaplan, Donegan’s lawyer, tried to obtain immunity for Donegan under the Communications Decency Act, a controversial law that protects social media users who republish or host information, from being held legally responsible for what others do online.
Although Donegan was behind the creation of the spreadsheet, she encouraged other women to contribute with their own allegations of impropriety against men in the media, according to court documents.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The continuing chronic employee shortage across Massachusetts is hurting a learning program for disadvantaged preschool children.
Hundreds of preschool children in the Pioneer Valley who would be attending Head Start classes have been turned away for lack of the 55 teachers Head Start has been having problems hiring.
The tri-city Head Start agency held a job fair Saturday but the results are inconclusive. In the 60 year history of Head Start, not one year has existed where the need for teachers been so great.
Janet Steigmeyer, Chief Operating Officer of Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee Head Start stated, “Many of our teachers are going to the public schools, so we’re all comporting for appropriate teachers. We can’t serve the needs of children we want to serve in full enrollment because we don’t have enough teaching staff.”
Before becoming the local head start site director, Sarah Goodwin was a teacher. She’s distressed that so many children in need aren’t receiving vital learning skills for lack of teachers.
Sarah Goodwin said on the matter, “We’re preparing them for the future, we’re preparing them for the next stage and kindergarten. We’re working with them for social, emotional skills, math, cognitive skills, reading, literacy.”
The Head Start teacher shortage is part of the statewide problem of 150,000 remaining unfilled across Massachusetts. Head Start is searching for teachers to join them while the community recovers from the pandemic and sees the end of COVID through.
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HOUSTON (AP) — During hours of relentless questioning, Melissa Lucio more than 100 times had denied fatally beating her 2-year-old daughter.
But worn down from a lifetime of abuse and the grief of losing her daughter Mariah, her lawyers say, the Texas woman finally acquiesced to investigators. “I guess I did it,” Lucio responded when asked if she was responsible for some of Mariah’s injuries.
Her lawyers say that statement was wrongly interpreted by prosecutors as a murder confession — tainting the rest of the investigation into Mariah’s 2007 death, with evidence gathered only to prove that conclusion, and helping lead to her capital murder conviction. They contend Mariah died from injuries from a fall down the 14 steps of a steep staircase outside the family’s apartment in the South Texas city of Harlingen.
As her April 27 execution date nears, Lucio’s lawyers are hopeful that new evidence, along with growing public support — including from jurors who now doubt the conviction and from more than half the Texas House of Representatives — will persuade the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. Greg Abbott to grant an execution reprieve or commute her sentence.
“Mariah’s death was a tragedy not a murder. … It would be an absolutely devastating message for this execution to go forward. It would send a message that innocence doesn’t matter,” said Vanessa Potkin, one of Lucio’s attorneys who is with the Innocence Project.
Lucio’s lawyers say jurors never heard forensic evidence that would have explained that Mariah’s various injuries were actually caused by a fall days earlier. They also say Lucio wasn’t allowed to present evidence questioning the validity of her confession.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office maintains evidence shows Mariah suffered the “absolute worst” case of child abuse her emergency room doctor had seen in 30 years.
“Lucio still advances no evidence that is reliable and supportive of her acquittal,” the office wrote in court documents last month.
The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted Lucio, declined to comment.
Lucio, 53, would be the first Latina executed by Texas and the first woman since 2014. Only 17 women have been executed in the U.S. since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on the death penalty in 1976, most recently in January 2021.
In their clemency petition, Lucio’s lawyers say that while she had used drugs, leading her to temporarily lose custody of her children, she was a loving mother who worked to remain drug-free and provide for her family. Lucio has 14 children and was pregnant with the youngest two when Mariah died.
Lucio and her children struggled through poverty. At times, they were homeless and relied on food banks for meals, according to the petition. Child Protective Services was present in the family’s life, but there was never an accusation of abuse by any of her children, Potkin said.
Lucio had been sexually assaulted multiple times, starting at age 6, and had been physically and emotionally abused by two husbands. Her lawyers say this lifelong trauma made her susceptible to giving a false confession.
In the 2020 documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa,” Lucio said investigators kept pushing her to say she had hurt Mariah.
“I was not gonna admit to causing her death because I wasn’t responsible,” Lucio said.
Her lawyers say Lucio’s sentence was disproportionate to what her husband and Mariah’s father, Robert Alvarez, received. He got a four-year sentence for causing injury to a child by omission even though he also was responsible for Mariah’s care, Lucio’s lawyers argue.
In 2019, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Lucio’s conviction, ruling she was deprived of “her constitutional right to present a meaningful defense.” However, the full court in 2021 said the conviction had to be upheld for procedural reasons, “despite the difficult issue of the exclusion of testimony that might have cast doubt on the credibility of Lucio’s confession.”
Three jurors and one alternate in Lucio’s trial have signed affidavits expressing doubts about her conviction.
“She was not evil. She was just struggling. … If we had heard passionately from the defense defending her in some way, we might have reached a different decision,” juror Johnny Galvan wrote in an affidavit.
In a letter last month to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and to Abbott, 83 Texas House members said executing Lucio would be “a miscarriage of justice.”
“As a conservative Republican myself, who has long been a supporter of the death penalty in the most heinous cases … I have never seen a more troubling case than the case of Melissa Lucio,” said state Rep. Jeff Leach, who signed the letter.
Abbott can grant a one-time, 30-day reprieve. He can grant clemency if a majority of the paroles board recommends it.
The board plans to vote on Lucio’s clemency petition two days before the scheduled execution, Rachel Alderete, the board’s director of support operations, said in an email. A spokeswoman for Abbott’s office did not return an email seeking comment.
Abbott has granted clemency to only one death row inmate, Thomas Whitaker, since taking office in 2015. Whitaker was convicted of masterminding the fatal shootings of his mother and brother. His father, who survived, led the effort to save Whitaker, saying he would be victimized again if his son was executed.
Lucio’s supporters have said her clemency request is similar in that her family would be retraumatized if she’s executed.
“Please allow us to reconcile with Mariah’s death and remember her without fresh pain, anguish and grief. Please spare the life of our mother,” Lucio’s children wrote in a letter to Abbott and the board.
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A Russian group that monitors political arrests says 208 people were detained in demonstrations held Saturday across the country protesting Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
The OVD-Info group said demonstrations took place in 17 Russian cities, from Siberia to the more densely populated west. More than 70 people were were detained in Moscow and a similar number in St. Petersburg, the organization said.
Video released by another group that monitors protests, Avtozak, showed some detainees being led to police prisoner transports as they smiled and carried flowers. Others were shown to be more harshly forced into the transports, bent over with their arms pinioned behind them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government has cracked down heavily on dissent, even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Zelenskyy says the mines Russia has planted in Ukraine are creating a ‘complete disaster’
— Russian space chief says sanctions could imperil International Space Station
— What’s next for Europe’s natural gasamid the war?
— Russia aims Ukraine disinformation at Spanish speakers
— Ukraine volunteer fighters from near and far: a photo gallery
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
BUCHA, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops moved further north from the capital Kyiv on Saturday, taking up positions in the town of Bucha after retaking territory from Russian forces. AP reporters counted 6 bodies of civilians scattered along a street and in the front yard of a house.
The Ukrainian soldiers, backed by a column of tanks and armored vehicles, attached cables to the bodies and pulled them off the street, fearing they may be booby-trapped with explosive devices.
Residents of the town said the civilians were killed by Russian soldiers without apparent provocation.
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CHISINAU, Moldova — Authorities in the tiny breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova denied “absolutely untrue” claims Saturday by Ukraine that Russian troops based there are massing to conduct “provocations” along Ukraine’s border.
Earlier Saturday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russian troops already in Transnistria were preparing for “a demonstration of readiness for the offensive and, possibly, hostilities against Ukraine.”
“The information disseminated by the General Staff of Ukraine is absolutely untrue,” Transnistria’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that leaders have repeatedly “declared the absence of any threat to Ukraine.”
Moldova’s Foreign Ministry also said Saturday there is “no information to confirm the mobilization of troops in the Transnistrian region” and that “state institutions are closely monitoring the security situation in the region.”
Transnistria is a Russia-backed region of Moldova that broke away after a short civil war in the early 1990s, and is unrecognized by most countries. An estimated 1,500 Russian soldiers are stationed there.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A prominent Ukrainian photojournalist who went missing last month in a combat zone near the capital has been found dead.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s office said in a statement Saturday that Maks Levin was killed with two gunshots, fired allegedly by the Russian military. Levin’s body was found in the Huta Mezhyhirska village on Friday.
Levin, 40, worked as a photojournalist and videographer for many Ukrainian and international publications.
Levin has been missing since March 13, when he contacted his friend from Vyshhorod near Kyiv to report on the fighting in the region.
An investigation into his death has been launched.
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LVIV, Ukraine — A series of blasts has torn through the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar nearby the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukraine’s state nuclear agency reported about Saturday’s attacks on its official Telegram channel.
Both the city and the plant, which generates over a fifth of Ukraine’s electricity and is one of the largest nuclear facilities in Europe, have been under Russian control since March 4, according to Interfax Ukraine.
A video clip accompanying the Telegram post by Ukraine’s Energoatom appeared to feature loud blasts and flying debris.
A second post on the state enterprise’s channel claimed that explosions and mortar bursts could be heard near the Sovremennik cultural center, where residents held a rally in support of Ukraine. The nation’s human rights ombudsman said the residents were singing Ukraine’s national anthem.
“As protesters began to disperse, the invaders arrived in police vehicles, and began to force local residents into them,” the post read. “A few minutes later, the city was rocked by massive explosions and shelling.”
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Lyudmyla Denisova, said on Telegram “the occupiers used light and noise grenades and opened mortar fire on the residents, four people were injured and severely burned. Some of the people were forcibly put in paddy wagons and taken away in an unknown direction.”
Energoatom also claimed that Russian forces began to jam phone and internet communications throughout Enerhodar. The agency’s claims could not be immediately verified.
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HELSINKI — Finland’s prime minister says her country should make a decision on NATO membership “during this spring” after the government and lawmakers have carefully assessed the pros and cons of joining the military alliance – a topical issue in the Nordic nation after Russia’s invasion to Ukraine.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Saturday that “both joining (NATO) and not joining are choices that have consequences. We need to assess both the short-term and long-term effects. At the same time, we must keep in mind our goal: ensuring the security of Finland and Finns in all situations.”
Marin said Finland’s relationship with neighboring Russia has changed irreversibly after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last month, and “it takes a lot of time and work for confidence to be restored.”
Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia, the longest by any European Union member.
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WARSAW, Poland –Poland’s government says it has issued over 625,000 national identification numbers to Ukrainian refugees since Russia launched its invasion.
The ID number, something all Polish citizens have, gives people the right to access health care, schooling or other state services. Poland, the country that has accepted the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees, decided recently to extend those rights to Ukrainians fleeing war.
More than 4 million Ukrainians have so far fled, and more than 2.4 of them have crossed into Poland. Others have fled into Romania, Moldova, Slovakia and Hungary.
It is not clear, however, exactly how many of them stay in the countries they first arrive in, and how many move on to other places, such as Germany, Italy and Spain.
Paweł Szefernaker, a deputy interior minister who was appointed Saturday as a special plenipotentiary to handle Ukrainian war refugees, said at a news conference that 625,000 Ukrainian refugees had received the Polish ID number, known as a PESEL.
That is an indication that at least that many intend to remain in Poland, at least until the war ends. The number is likely higher as people continue to submit applications and people keep fleeing the war.
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ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, visiting Azerbaijan, has described his talks there as laying the bases for even stronger cooperation on energy, as Italy seeks to quickly reduce its heavy reliance on Russian gas.
In comments to reporters in Baku on Saturday, Di Maio described Azerbaijan, which is Italy’s largest supplier of oil and third-largest supplier of gas, as a “priority partner” in Italy’s quest to diversify its sources of energy.
Di Maio arrived in the South Caucasus country on Friday, following previous energy-focused missions to Algeria, Qatar, Angola and Congo. Italy is eyeing the possibility of increasing the supply of natural gas from Azerbaijan through the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, or TAP, which transported its first gas in 2020.
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GENEVA —The former chief prosecutor of the U.N. war crimes tribunals has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Putin is a war criminal,” Carla Del Ponte told Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview published Saturday.
In interviews given to Swiss media to mark the release of her latest book, the Swiss lawyer who oversaw U.N. investigations in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, said there were clear war crimes being committed in Ukraine.
She said she was particularly shocked by the use of mass graves, which recalls the worst of the wars in former Yugoslavia.
“I hoped never to see mass graves again,” she told the newspaper Blick. “These dead people have loved ones who don’t even know what’s become of them. That is unacceptable.”
Other war crimes she identified in Ukraine included attacks on civilians, the destruction of civilian buildings and even that of entire towns.
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This item has been corrected to say that Del Ponte was chief prosecutor of UN war crimes tribunals, not the International Criminal Court.
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BERLIN — The International Committee of the Red Cross says a team of nine staffers is trying to get to the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol again after it had to abandon an earlier attempt when conditions on the ground made it impossible to proceed.
The humanitarian group said the team with three vehicles was on the way to help facilitate the safe passage of civilians on Saturday after a failed attempt Friday.
The group said in a statement late Friday it would try to accompany a convoy of civilians out from Mariupol to another city in Ukraine.
It said that, “our presence will put a humanitarian marker on this planned movement of people, giving the convoy additional protection and reminding all sides of the civilian, humanitarian nature of the operation.”
Mariupol, which was surrounded by Russian forces a month ago, has been the scene of some of the war’s worst attacks, including on a maternity hospital and a theater sheltering civilians. Around 100,000 people are believed to remain in the city, down from a prewar population of 430,000, and facing dire shortages of water, food, fuel and medicine.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 765 Mariupol residents reached Zaporizhzhia, about 140 miles (226 km) to the northwest, on Saturday in private vehicles. City officials said some 2,000 made it out of Mariupol on Friday, some on buses and some in their own vehicles.
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LVIV, Ukraine — At least 33 people have been killed and 34 injured in a Russian rocket strike on the regional government building in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv. Ukrainian officials gave the latest death toll in a statement Saturday, updating the numbers of the deadly strike that hit Mykolaiv on Tuesday.
Rescuers sent by the State Emergency Service have been searching the wreckage for survivors since Russian forces struck the building, which housed the office of regional governor Vitaliy Kim. The governor, who was not on the premises at the time of the attack, later posted social media images showing a gaping hole in the nine-story structure.
The confirmed death toll has risen steadily as the search and rescue operation continues.
Mykolaiv, a strategically important city en route to Ukraine’s largest port of Odesa, has withstood weeks of shelling by the Russian forces.
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MOSCOW — Russia’s top space official says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union, and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for the lifting of sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.
The head of Russia’s Roscosmos state agency told reporters on Saturday morning that the agency was preparing a report on the prospects of international cooperation at the station, to be presented to federal authorities “after Roscosmos has completed its analysis.”
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin implied on Russian state TV that the Western sanctions, some of which predate Russia’s military action in Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS.
He stressed that the Western partners need the ISS and “cannot manage without Russia, because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station.”
Rogozin added that “only the engines of our cargo craft are able to correct the ISS’s orbit, keeping it safe from space debris.”
Later on Saturday, Rogozin wrote on his Telegram channel that he received responses from his Western counterparts vowing to promote “further cooperation on the ISS and its operations.”
He reiterated his view that “the restoration of normal relations between partners in the ISS and other joint (space) projects is possible only with the complete and unconditional lifting” of sanctions, which he referred to as illegal.
Responding to Western sanctions on Telegram last month, Rogozin warned at the time that without Russia’s help, the ISS could “fall down into the sea or onto land,” and claimed that the crash site was unlikely to be in Russia.
Space is one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Moscow and Western nations. U.S.-Russian negotiations on the resumption of joint flights to the ISS were underway when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine last month, prompting unprecedented sanctions on Russian state-linked entities.
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ISTANBUL – Turkey has offered to help evacuate civilians from the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol by ship. The Turkish defense minister said Saturday that “we can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and injured Turkish and other countries’ citizens in Mariupol from the sea.”
State-run Anadolu Agency reported that Hulusi Akar said Turkey was coordinating possible evacuations with the authorities of the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, has seen some of the worst suffering of the war. The International Committee for the Red Cross is attempting to remove some of the 100,000 people are believed to remain in the city.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that some 30 Turkish nationals were still in the city.
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VALLETTA, Malta — Pope Francis says he is studying a possible visit to Kyiv and he blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a “savage” war, as he arrived in Malta and delivered his most pointed and personalized denunciation yet of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Francis didn’t cite Putin by name, but the reference was clear when he said that “some potentate” had unleashed the threat of nuclear war on the world in an “infantile and destructive aggression” under the guise of “anachronist claims of nationalistic interests.”
Speaking to Maltese authorities Saturday, Francis said: “We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past.” Francis has to date avoided referring to Russia or Putin by name. But Saturday’s personalization of the powerful figure responsible marked a new level of outrage for the pope.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government has launched a campaign urging people to turn down their central warming and take showers to save energy amid spiraling energy costs and reduce the country’s dependence on Russian imports.
The government took the lead, announcing Saturday that it will turn down the temperature in 200 of its office blocks from 21 to 19 degrees Celsius (70-66 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter and use less air conditioning in the summer.
Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten says that saving energy “is good for your wallet, for the climate and it helps us to become less dependent on gas from Russia.”
The government also is setting aside 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to help fund moves by home owners, social housing corporations and municipalities to improve insulation of houses in coming years.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces were leaving behind “a complete disaster” as they retreat from the north, including towns just outside Kyiv, and he warned residents to beware of more Russian shelling and of land mines.
“They are mining the whole territory, they are mining homes, mining equipment, even the bodies of people who were killed,” he said in his nighttime video address to the nation late Friday.
He urged residents to wait to resume their normal lives until they are assured that the mines have been cleared and the danger of shelling has passed.
Zelenskyy warned of difficult battles ahead as the Russians redeploy troops in eastern Ukraine.
Zelensky said he spoke Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron by telephone and with the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, during her visit to Kyiv.
“Europe doesn’t have the right to be silent about what is happening in our Mariupol,” he said. “The whole world should respond to this humanitarian catastrophe.”
Zelenskyy said 3,071 people were able to leave Mariupol on Friday.
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Maggie Drew’s dad sent her to Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch in Missouri in 2007, hoping strict Christian teachings would stop his 14-year-old daughter’s teenage rebellion.
Instead, Drew said, she found herself in a nightmare, sexually abused by one of the boarding school’s founders and left with permanent spinal injuries after a fall from a hay barn for which she received no medical attention.
Just 25 miles away at another Christian boarding school, Brett Harper says he endured abuse that included staff members stomping on his back.
They are among dozens of people who say they were abused at either Circle of Hope or Agape Boarding School — allegations that helped prompt a new Missouri law aimed at reining in religious boarding schools that for decades went without any oversight by the state.
“I still have nightmares about these people and the things they did to us,” Drew said.
The founders of Circle of Hope face around 100 charges, some alleging sexual abuse. Agape’s doctor is charged with child sex crimes and five employeesare accused of assault, though Missouri’s attorney general thinks many more workers should have been charged.
The schools are unrelated and are not affiliated with any particular Christian denomination. But both opened in southwest Missouri under a 1982 state law that gave religious boarding schools free rein and the state no way to monitor how kids were educated. Even the health department had no oversight, including for schools that claimed to address mental health, behavioral and addiction issues.
The new law approved last year followed extensive reporting from The Kansas City Star that found that several faith-based boarding schools, including Agape, relocated to Missouri after being investigated or shut down for abuse or neglect elsewhere.
Legislators heard testimony from former students such as Chanel Mare, who told of girls at Circle of Hope being forced to eat their own vomit; and James Matthew Lawson, who said he was raped at Agape and called “seizure boy” because of his epilepsy.
The Associated Press generally does not name victims of sexual abuse, but Larson and Drew both came forward publicly to discuss the allegations.
Supporters of religious boarding schools say they provide structure to troubled young people. Megan Stokes, executive director of National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, said the wrongdoing alleged at Agape and Circle of Hope is exceedingly uncommon.
Yet unlike Missouri and many other states, her trade association requires state licensing for all of its 150 member schools, including the religious ones. Agape is not a member, nor was Circle of Hope.
Boyd and Stephanie Householder opened Circle of Hope in 2006 in the remote town of Humansville. “We use the BIBLE to teach (girls) that they are to obey their Parents and the authority over them,” the school’s website, which has been taken down, stated.
The school closed amid a 2020 investigation; 25 girls were removed. In March 2021, Boyd Householder, 72, was charged with 79 crimes and Stephanie, 56, was charged with 22.
Sixteen former residents alleged they were restrained with handcuffs, whipped with belts, and punched. Nearly two dozen counts against Boyd Householder accuse him of sexual contact with girls.
Messages left with the Householders’ attorney were not returned. In an August interview with the Star, the couple said the accusers made up their stories.
Drew, now 29, said her life was upended when her brother died in a car wreck in 2007. Her grieving father joined a church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Drew said that when she refused to wear a skirt and her grades dropped, church leaders persuaded her dad to send her to Circle of Hope.
“It was absolute torture,” said Drew, who also accused the Householders of stealing a $25,000 inheritance from her.
James Clemensen, a retired California trooper, and his wife, Kathy, started Agape in Stockton, Missouri, in 1990. He told a reporter in 2002 that he picked Missouri because of its lack of regulation. He died in October.
Agape serves 120-150 boys ages 12-17. Its website says it’s a nonprofit school “designed to show God’s love to teen boys struggling with behavior issues that can threaten their future.”
The school remains open. Five staffers were charged in September with abusing students. In December, Dr. David Smock was charged with sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty in March.
Phone messages left with Agape’s director and Smock’s attorney were not returned.
Harper was 14 when he was sent there from his rural Oregon home in 1999. Now 36, he recalled long hours moving large rocks from one pile to another, toting lumber by hand and clearing land. Harper said his injuries have left him unable to keep a job.
“What I went through at Agape primed me for abusive relationships with people, it primed for being an ignorant young man not knowing the way the world worked, it destroyed my family relationship,” Harper said.
Missouri’s new law sets minimum health and safety requirements for boarding schools, which still don’t have to be licensed. The law mandates background checks for employees; requires adequate food, clothing and medical care for students; and says parents must be allowed access to their children at any time without prior notice.
After a state investigation last year, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt recommended charges against 22 Agape employees. But in Missouri, only the local prosecutor can file charges, and Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither does not plan to file more.
“The attorney general has his agenda,” Gaither said. “I’m an experienced prosecutor and I filed what I believe are the appropriate charges.”
James Clidence, who taught math at Agape from 2012 to 2015, said he left after witnessing abuses so concerning that his wife contacted federal, state and local authorities. None would investigate, he said.
“I’m for religious liberty. I’m a pastor. But at this point we’re talking about children’s well-being,” Clidence, who now leads a Baptist church in Maryland, said.
Harper is among those who question whether religious boarding schools will get real scrutiny in Missouri.
“How many things have to happen before they act?” he asked.
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Ready to lift the lid on the 2022 season, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products will be in action on Friday, April 1, at Tulsa Speedway, located just north of Tulsa on Hwy. 169, and Saturday, April 2 at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan.
First seeing Tulsa Speedway on June 18, 2021, the debut event was topped by Oklahoma's Danny Smith. The only other visit was during the ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek presented by Smiley’s Racing Products on July 30, with Blake Hahn going to Victory Lane.
One visit to 81-Speedway last season on June 19, 2021, Colorado’s Jake Bubak was the victor over Brandon Anderson and Jeremy Campbell.
Each night this weekend offers teams $2,000 to win, $300 to start.
Friday, April 1, at Tulsa Speedway, gates open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Grandstands admission is $15 for adults, $10 for Senior and Military, and $5 for youth. Tulsa Speedway is located at 3101 N Garnett Rd. Tulsa, Okla., just across from Tulsa Raceway Park. Info and directions are online at http://www.tulsaspeedway. com.
Saturday, April 2, at 81-Speedway opens at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for Senior and Miliary, and free for Kids 10 and under. The track is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at https://www.81speedway.com.
The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com , follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
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CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan — when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk — began at sunrise Saturday in much of the Middle East, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring.
The conflict cast a pall over Ramadan, when large gatherings over meals and family celebrations are a tradition. Many in the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia planned to start observing Sunday, and some Shiites in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq were also marking the start of Ramadan a day later.
Muslims follow a lunar calendar and a moon-sighting methodology can lead to different countries declaring the start of Ramadan a day or two apart.
Muslim-majority nations including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates had declared the month would begin Saturday morning.
A Saudi statement Friday was broadcast on the kingdom’s state-run Saudi TV and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates, congratulated Muslims on Ramadan’s arrival.
Jordan, a predominantly Sunni country, also said the first day of Ramadan would be on Sunday, in a break from following Saudi Arabia. The kingdom said the Islamic religious authority was unable to spot the crescent moon indicating the beginning of the month.
Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic group, Muhammadiyah, which counts more than 60 million members, said that according to its astronomical calculations Ramadan begins Saturday. But the country’s religious affairs minister had announced Friday that Ramadan would start on Sunday, after Islamic astronomers in the country failed to sight the new moon.
It wasn’t the first time the Muhammadiyah has offered a differing opinion on the matter, but most Indonesians — Muslims comprise nearly 90% of the country’s 270 million people — are expected to follow the government’s official date.
Many had hoped for a more cheerful Ramadan after the coronavirus pandemic blocked the world’s 2 billion Muslims from many rituals the past two years.
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, however, millions of people in the Middle East are now wondering where their next meals will come from. The skyrocketing prices are affecting people whose lives were already upended by conflict, displacement and poverty from Lebanon, Iraq and Syria to Sudan and Yemen.
Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which Middle East countries rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles. They are also top exporters of other grains and sunflower seed oil used for cooking.
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has received most of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine in recent years. Its currency has now also taken a dive, adding to other pressures driving up prices.
Shoppers in the capital Cairo turned out earlier this week to stock up on groceries and festive decorations, but many had to buy less than last year because of the soaring prices.
Ramadan tradition calls for colorful lanterns and lights strung throughout Cairo’s narrow alleys and around mosques. Some people with the means to do so set up tables on the streets to dish up free post-fast Iftar meals for the poor. The practice is known in the Islamic world as “Tables of the Compassionate.”
“This could help in this situation,” said Rabei Hassan, the muezzin of a mosque in Giza as he bought vegetables and other food from a nearby market. “People are tired of the prices.”
Worshippers attended mosque for hours of evening prayers, or “tarawih.” On Friday evening, thousands of people packed the al-Azhar mosque after attendance was banned for the past two years to stem the pandemic.
“They were difficult (times) … Ramadan without tarawih at the mosque is not Ramadan,” said Saeed Abdel-Rahman, a 64-year-old retired teacher as he entered al-Azhar for prayers.
Soaring prices also exacerbated the woes of Lebanese already facing a major economic crisis. Over the past two years, the currency collapsed and the country’s middle class was plunged into poverty. The meltdown has also brought on severe shortages in electricity, fuel and medicine.
In the Gaza Strip, few people were shopping Friday in markets usually packed at this time of year. Merchants said Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent prices skyrocketing, alongside the usual challenges, putting a damper on the festive atmosphere that Ramadan usually creates.
The living conditions of the 2.3 million Palestinians in the impoverished coastal territory are tough, compounded by a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since 2007.
Toward the end of Ramadan last year, a deadly 11-day war between Gaza’s Hamas rulers and Israel cast a cloud over festivities, including the Eid al-Fitr holiday that follows the holy month. It was the fourth bruising war with Israel in just over a decade.
In Iraq, the start of Ramadan highlighted widespread frustration over a meteoric rise in food prices, exacerbated in the past month by the war in Ukraine.
Suhaila Assam, a 62-year-old retired teacher and women’s rights activist, said she and her retired husband are struggling to survive on their combined pension of $1,000 a month, with prices of cooking oil, flour and other essentials having more than doubled.
“We, as Iraqis, use cooking oil and flour a lot. Almost in every meal. So how can a family of five members survive?” she asked.
Akeel Sabah, 38, is a flour distributor in the Jamila wholesale market, which supplies all of Baghdad’s Rasafa district on the eastern side of the Tigris River with food. He said flour and almost all other foodstuffs are imported, which means distributors have to pay for them in dollars. A ton of flour used to cost $390. “Today I bought the ton for $625,” he said.
“The currency devaluation a year ago already led to an increase in prices, but with the ongoing (Ukraine) crisis, prices are skyrocketing. Distributors lost millions,” he said.
In Istanbul, Muslims held the first Ramadan prayers in 88 years in the Hagia Sophia, nearly two years after the iconic former cathedral was converted into a mosque.
Worshippers filled the 6th-century building and the square outside Friday night for tarawih prayers led by Ali Erbas, the government head of religious affairs. Although converted for Islamic use and renamed the Grand Hagia Sophia Mosque in July 2020, COVID-19 restrictions had limited worship at the site.
“After 88 years of separation, the Hagia Sophia Mosque has regained the tarawih prayer,” Erbas said, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.
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Associated Press writers Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia; Andrew Wilks in Istanbul; and Abdulrahman Zeyad in Baghdad contributed to this report.
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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s main opposition party has appointed a veteran conservative politician as its new chief to turn a page on an ugly internal clash that precipitated the fall of a once-promising young leader and infused new life into far-right rivals.
Popular Party members on Saturday elected Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the regional chief of the northwest Galicia region, as their president, tasking him to lead the center-right party’s bid to unseat Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The vote took place during a two-day party congress in the southern city of Seville. Feijóo ran unopposed.
Sánchez has led a left-to-center coalition since early 2020 and has said that he intends to rule through his current term, which lasts until late 2023.
Feijóo is a 60-year-old former civil servant who has won four consecutive regional elections in Galicia, a stronghold for the Popular Party. He is regarded as the consensus figure needed to restore peace quickly in conservative ranks after Pablo Casado’s ugly fall from the party’s presidency.
Casado, 41, rose to the top party job promising a clean slate after a series of corruption scandals that brought down a previous Popular Party administration. But Casado lost an internal power struggle that involved public accusations of corruption against a fellow party heavyweight, who in turn accused Casado of political espionage.
Feijóo did not directly address the unseemly feud that brought down Casado. Instead, he focused on sending the message that the Popular Party would exercise a responsible opposition thanks to its experience.
“We will do everything we can for the best of Spain because our adversaries are our political rivals, not Spain,” Feijóo told party members.
According to recent polls, the Popular Party turmoil has mostly benefited the far-right Vox party, which has gained ground in Spain’s ever more fragmented political landscape.
The Popular Party announced in March that it would enter a governing coalition with Vox in the northwestern Castilla y León region, the first major power grab for the far-right since the end of Gen. Francisco Franco’s dictatorship in 1975.
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Two seasons in competition with a non-traditional Hell Tour format has brought the DIRTcar Summer Nationals back to the previous format for its 37th consecutive year. Thirty-two races over forty days comes with an increase in payouts and a new bonus program for drivers who choose to follow the tour.
New for 2022 – teams who make the summer-long commitment to compete in every race on the schedule are now eligible for the new tow-money program. Every 500 miles a driver and crew travel earns them a $500 bonus. The 2022 Summer Nationals schedule will have teams trucking over 5,500 miles total, which means teams who enter every event start-to-finish will collect $5,500 in tow money.
The progressive points fund scale introduced last season will again be in effect in 2022, offering a potential $39,000 championship check to the winner of the prestigious Late Model tour. For every event completed after the 25th, an extra $2,000 (up from $1,000 in 2021) will be added to added to the champion’s check which summates to $39,000 if all 32 events on the schedule are completed.
Each of the other spots inside the top-10 will follow suit, with different amounts being added to each position’s check as more races past 25 are completed. At its maximum, the runner-up in final points could take home over $15,000 with over $10,000 going to third-place. For 32 races complete, over $85,000 will be distributed between all 10 points fund check-eligible positions.
Weekly points fund checks will also be distributed at the end of each race week; $2,000 to the driver with the most points accumulated between all races contested in that week. Six-consecutive weeks of racing equates to $12,000 distributed in first-place money. This bonus also reaches every driver in the top-10 in points for that week; $5,000 total across all 10 positions.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals sticks to its traditional championship format in 2022, counting each driver’s best 12 races of the 32 scheduled. A $5,000 check will be awarded to the points champion at season’s end, which returns to the familiar site of Fairbury Speedway as part of the 32nd annual Prairie Dirt Classic – July 29-30.
The championship chase begins with the first race at Kankakee County Speedway in Illinois on June 14. Catch all 32 races at the track or live from your home with a FAST PASS subscription to DIRTVision.
2022 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models Points Fund Chart
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It is with heavy hearts that the Mears family announces the passing of their patriarch, Bill Mears. He died peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, March 27th, in Bakersfield, California. He was 93 years of age.
Bill is well-known for his big smile, joyful personality and historic racing stories, many of which featured the successes of his family, which included sons, Rick and Roger, along with grandsons, Casey, Roger, Jr., Clint and Cole. Most notable was his 68-year marriage to wife and best friend, Mae Louise, affectionately known as ‘Skip’, who preceded him in death on September 25, 2015.
The Mears family started racing in 1946 when Bill began taking to the dirt tracks in Kansas. After later moving to Bakersfield, California, in 1955, Bill, along with his sons, Roger and Rick, picked up off-road racing and were met with tremendous success. The media dubbed them the ‘Mears Gang’, creating a legacy that still stands strong today.
While Bill and his wife, ‘Skip’, were known for producing elite racing talent in their sons, Roger and Rick, they were also the genesis of the Mears Gang. The pair spent nearly every moment of their 68-year marriage side-by-side. While working as a mechanic at a Chevrolet dealership in Wichita, Kansas, Bill would race modifieds up to three nights a week at tracks around Oklahoma, Arkansas and the local Wichita area, with Skip serving as his constant companion and teammate. Roger was a toddler and would accompany his mom and dad to the racetrack and once Rick came along, the two brothers would play in the grandstands while their father raced.
Bill would then start an excavation business in Wichita before soon realizing that the cold Kansas winters would limit his work. A short-time later, a family trip out west, and the warm California weather, found the Mears’ selling everything and making the move to Bakersfield. Bill quickly purchased a backhoe and began building his company; a successful business that spanned three decades.
Before Roger and Rick experienced racing at the sport’s highest levels, they first cut their teeth as laborers for their father in the excavation business during the day. The group would then spend their evenings working on their race cars, often sacrificing sleep in order to find speed that would result in their ultimate success. On the weekends, and sometimes up to three nights a week, the trio, accompanied by Skip, would race in the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas areas, as well as Ascot Park, without ever missing a day of work.
For the Mears Gang, visiting the winner’s circle was a family affair. Bill was a wheelman, himself, and won championships and countless races in Kansas before equaling his success when he got to Bakersfield and Paso Robles.
Bill also joined Roger and Rick for the desert races, including one of Roger’s Baja 1000 wins when Bill jumped in and finished the race for his eldest son after the pain of two broken arms from an earlier midget crash at Ascot Park became insurmountable for Roger. In a unique ‘father-son trip’, Bill and youngest son, Rick, piloted a Parnelli Jones-owned Chevrolet truck to a victory in the 1977 Baja 500. In 1993, Bill also collected a victory at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, joining both Roger and Rick as winners of ‘The Race to the Clouds’, one of motorsports’ most dangerous and prestigious events.
Bill will be dearly missed by his family, along with the Bakersfield community and the racing world as a whole. His legacy will continue to live on through the Mears Gang with stories told and memories shared.
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Which popular lip stain on Sephora is best?
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Most popular lip stains on Sephora
The highest rated lip stain on Sephora is the Jelly Melt Glossy Lip Tint. It remains the most popular lip stain option on the website due to the subtle tint of color it provides and the way it leaves the lips soft long after use. Users are very pleased with the product’s results.
Sephora Collection Jelly Melt Glossy Lip Tint
This lip stain provides a vibrant but subtle tint of color and comes in many color options. It is vegan and is not tested on animals. This product contains hydrating ingredients to protect the lips and prevent creasing while staining the lips.
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Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick
This stain comes in many colors and allows for the creation of various makeup looks. It’s lightweight, and its long-wearing formula features avocado oil to bring moisture back to the lips while providing a highly pigmented color.
Merit Shade Slick Vegan Tinted Lip Oil
This vegan lip stain doubles as an oil to bring necessary moisture to the lips while providing a subtle tint that remains for hours at a time. Its colors only come in neutral toned shades. Its oils and fatty acids let moisture be retained while the lips look healthy and full with a slightly pigmented, high-shine stain.
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Yves Saint Laurent Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain
This YSL product works to nourish the lips while providing up to eight hours of high shine and pigmented stain. It lets the user effectively line the lips and define each section. The formula is lightweight and does not stick.
Yves Saint Laurent Vinyl Cream Lip Stain
This product allows the lips to be coated in full-coverage shine and high-pigmented color that lasts on the lips for up to 10 hours. The applicator lets users define their lip line along with the rest of the lip and provides great hydration.
Yves Saint Laurent Water Stain Glow Lip Stain
This product only comes in nude shades and works to give the lips a subtle glow while staining. The hydrating and skin-perfecting ingredients let other makeup products layer smoothly while the lightweight formula provides long wear that does not fade.
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Choose an affordable window air conditioner
Need a cheap window air conditioner? Fortunately, there are plenty on the market, many of which are solid performers. Just because you’re on a budget, it doesn’t mean you need to compromise on cooling. Instead, it’s helpful to be realistic with your search by knowing what to expect in your price range.
It’s wise to begin your search for a window air conditioner with a checklist of features to compare. Here’s a roundup of what you need to know, with a few recommendations along the way.
What do I need to know before buying a cheap window air conditioner?
Premium vs. cheap window air conditioners
If you’re wondering what the differences are between cheap versus premium window air conditioners, here’s a quick breakdown: Premium window air conditioners are feature-rich and offer more in the way of cooling customization. Many of them are equipped with heating functions, like this model. Units at this price point are often made by reputable manufacturers that offer more extended warranties and stand behind their products.
Cheap window air conditioners, on the other hand, stick to basic features. Only a handful will have heating functions or high-tech features. Some cheap units aren’t made well and have cheap or ill-fitting components, so they may have shorter lifespans than premium units.
Installation
The average person can install window air conditioners with a basic set of hand tools, such as screwdrivers. As a bonus, many of these units come with mounting equipment, so you don’t need to spend extra on them.
Size
The key to finding the best cheap window air conditioner is choosing a unit that is the right size for your space. The easiest way to determine size is by taking the room’s square footage and multiplying it by 25. If you’re wondering why it’s 25, it’s because you need roughly 25 BTUs (British Thermal Units) to cool each square foot of space.
For example, take a room that measures 200 square feet. Two hundred times 25 gives you 5,000. Therefore, you’ll need an air conditioner that is listed as 5,000 BTUs.
Keep in mind that you shouldn’t opt for a window air conditioner that is significantly larger than the product of this equation. If you do, it’s counterintuitive. The unit will cycle off and on instead of running continuously, and it may throw off the space’s humidity level.
Footprint
All window air conditioners are designed to jut out from your window. Unfortunately, there aren’t many cheap air conditioners designed to be low-profile, so expect them to have sizable footprints. However, if you are willing to increase your budget to mid-range units, the MIDEA U-Inverter Window Air Conditioner is a popular compact option.
Warranties
Most window air conditioners, including cheap ones, have limited warranties. Depending on the manufacturer, they may cover the unit for anywhere from 30 days to 10 years. There may be separate warranties for parts and labor.
Having a warranty doesn’t guarantee that the manufacturer will replace your air conditioner or parts. Warranty claims are generally handled on a case-by-case basis, and you’ll need to provide proof of purchase for the claim. However, to expedite claims, you may wish to register your air conditioner on the manufacturer’s website.
How much is a cheap window air conditioner?
Because window air conditioners range from $200-$1,000, we consider the “cheap” range to be any unit priced $350 or less. We don’t recommend dipping below the $200 price point unless you have to. Some consumers report these units may not be reliable.
What features do cheap window air conditioners have?
Cooling and fan speeds
Cheap window air conditioners usually have a limited number of cooling and fan speeds. The most basic units only have two options, whereas a handful may offer three to five.
Display
Displays vary considerably in cheap window air conditioners. Some are basic with a couple rotary dials, such as the Frigidaire Window Air Conditioner with Mechanical Controls. Several options, like this other Frigidaire model, have simple LED panels. A few units with contemporary curb appeal have sleek touch panels, such as TOSOT Window Air Conditioner.
Remote control
Most cheap window air conditioners come with remotes for convenient operation, like this RCA model. They show almost all information seen on the unit’s onboard display. However, some of these remotes lack alerts for filter changes or malfunctions.
Dehumidifier
You’ll find a few cheap window air conditioners equipped with dehumidifiers, such as MIDEA EasyCool Window Conditioner. Consumers often invest in these units if they live in humid areas or if their homes have higher humidity levels.
Quiet operation
Window air conditioners make considerable noise. When you’re shopping on a budget, finding a unit that offers quiet operation may be more challenging. One option is Emerson Quiet Kool Window Air Conditioner, whose quiet mode operates at 50 dBA.
Timer settings
Some cheap window air conditioners have timer settings, in which you can set them to turn off after a set amount of time. Generally speaking, you’re limited to either 30- or 60-minute options in many units.
Energy saving
It’s not unusual for cheap window air conditioners to have an economical feature like an energy-saving mode. These units save energy by turning off fans when the compressor isn’t operating.
A handful of window air conditioners within this price range come with the Energy Star certification, like this LG window air conditioner. Units like this one meet high standards for saving energy without compromising on quality in performance.
Smart air conditioners
Surprisingly, there are a few smart window air conditioners within the $350-and-less price range.
LG Wi-Fi Smart Window Air Conditioner and Toshiba Smart Air Conditioner, for example, are both controlled via apps. They’re also compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant. Another option is GE Smart Window Air Conditioner, which you can control with more than one GE app.
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Dirt Devil vacuums with HEPA filters
Dirt Devil vacuums are popular for many reasons. They combine useful features with an affordable price point and come in a range of different styles. No matter what your cleaning needs, you’ll have no trouble finding one of their models perfectly suited to the task.
If you’re considering buying a Dirt Devil vacuum, read this guide. Dirt Devil Razor Pet Bagless Multi-Floor Upright Vacuum features a swiveling head for easy maneuverability and strong suction.
HEPA air filter benefits
HEPA filters are used in homes and medical facilities everywhere. This is because HEPA filtration is one of the most effective ways to remove airborne contaminants. They can catch particles of 0.3 microns in diameter or larger, encompassing dust, pollen, pet dander, visible smoke, mold and many types of viruses and bacteria.
If vacuuming with a traditional appliance that lacks a HEPA filter, much of the particulate matter sucked up can be recirculated into the air. This means it either falls back down onto surfaces you just cleaned or you wind up breathing it in. If equipped with a HEPA filter, the particulates will be caught and your vacuum expels clean air free of contaminants. This is beneficial for everyone, but is particularly important for those who have allergies or asthma.
Is Dirt Devil a good brand?
Dirt Devil vacuums are known for being powerful and well-made. The company has been in business for over 100 years and were the first to patent the cyclonic suction system. They may be best-known for their highly portable handheld units, but they also offer a wide assortment of full-size vacuums.
Dirt Devil incorporates a range of proprietary features in their vacuums that make them a smart choice for many users. Depending on the model, this may include an Endura cyclonic system that mitigates suction loss, AccuCharge technology for speedy charging, fade-free battery power, a Spin4Pro motorized brush roll and the ability to convert from a stick to a handheld unit.
Dirt Devil vacuums
Dirt Devil handheld vacuums
Dirt Devil’s handheld units have surprisingly powerful suction for their size. They’re ideal for cleaning up small piles of debris and removing crumbs from couches. Many feature a flip-out crevice tool for getting into tight spaces, such as between cushions and under vehicle seats. Handheld vacuums come in several designs and range from $30-$75.
Dirt Devil stick vacuums
Stick vacuums are compact, lightweight units that allow you to comfortably clean large floors, and they’re easy to store in relatively small spaces. Most people can easily carry them up stairs or over flooring transitions. They’re available with or without motorized brush rolls, and many have a detachable unit that functions independently as a handheld vacuum. The biggest downside to stick models is their small collection bins that require regular emptying. Dirt Devil stick vacuums range in price from $25-$125.
Dirt Devil upright vacuums
Of all of Dirt Devil’s vacuums, their upright units are the most powerful and full-featured. Most utilize the company’s Endura suction system and come with a variety of attachments designed to clean different surfaces. They have large dust bins, so they don’t require constant emptying if cleaning a whole house in one go, and many feature motorized brush rolls. Dirt Devil upright vacuums range from $50-$150.
All three types of Dirt Devil vacuums are available in corded and cordless options.
What to consider when buying a Dirt Devil vacuum
Features
Look at the features of the various models you’re considering to decide which will best fit your needs. If you’re a pet owner, choose a vacuum that’s equipped with a motorized brush roll. Those with limited storage space should consider a slim stick model that doesn’t take up a lot of space.
Other factors worth researching include the size of the collection bin, the width of the head, the weight of the unit and what kind of filter it has. Some models have HEPA filters available for them as a secondary purchase, even if they don’t come standard.
Corded vs. cordless
Both corded and cordless models have their own benefits. With a corded vacuum, you never have to worry about running out of battery power midway through a job. They also tend to be slightly more powerful.
On the other hand, cordless models are more convenient. You can move from room to room without having to continuously plug it in and unplug it. You also don’t have to worry about a cord getting hung up on furniture or other obstacles.
Accessories
There is a range of attachments that may be included with a Dirt Devil vacuum. Most upright models come with an extension wand and a crevice tool. Some may also include a dust brush or a dedicated pet hair tool. Stick and handheld models generally do not include any accessories.
Does every Dirt Devil vacuum have a HEPA filter?
It should be noted the majority of Dirt Devil vacuums don’t have HEPA filters; they’re generally only found in their upright models. If you want a stick or handheld unit that offers HEPA filtration, you may need to look to a different brand. This Sun Joe model and this option from Milwaukee are both powerful handheld vacuums equipped with HEPA filters.
The best Dirt Devil vacuums
Best Dirt Devil upright vacuum
Dirt Devil Razor Pet Bagless Multi-Floor Upright Vacuum
This powerful machine features a motorized brush roll and a dedicated Turboclaw tool, both of which are very effective at picking up pet hair. Swivel steering makes it easy to maneuver around obstacles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best Dirt Devil handheld vacuum
Dirt Devil Scorpion Handheld Vacuum
The Scorpion is ideal for use in tight spaces thanks to both its compact size and flip-out extension that gets deep into crevices. It also includes a detachable hose that adds to its versatility.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best Dirt Devil stick vacuum
A handy convertible model, the Simpli-Stik converts from a stick unit to a handheld vacuum. An affordable price means it can fit into almost anyone’s budget and at just 4.5 pounds, it’s lightweight and easy to carry.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Brett Dvoretz is a writer for BestReviews. BestReviews is a product review company with a singular mission: to help simplify your purchasing decisions and save you time and money.
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Former CARS Tour champion Jared Fryar has over 10,000 reasons to be excited about Carteret County Speedway’s season-opening JumpStart 125 on Saturday.
A two-time winner at the track in 2021, Fryar is returning to the facility in a collaborative effort between Brandon Gray Racing and Jimmy Mooring Racing as he looks to continue a strong start to the new year by bringing home $10,000 with Carolina Family Pool & Patio and Sterling Building Group on the car.
Fryar expects a challenging race on Saturday with his fellow CARS Tour competitors in Connor Hall and Justin Johnson also entered for the JumpStart 125, but he believes his past success at Carteret County gives him an early edge over the rest of the field.
“I’m feeling pretty good going into Carteret,” Fryar said. “With the success we had last year, there’s a lot of confidence ahead of this weekend. Hopefully everything will carry over and put us back to where we were last year.”
Fryar is no stranger to finding success at Carteret County in the limited appearances he has made since the track first opened back in 2015.
The only CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour start at Carteret County for Fryar back in 2020 saw him avoid several accidents in the closing stages of the race to bring home a solid third place finish, which proved crucial towards winning the championship over Layne Riggs and Corey Heim.
When Fryar showed up for Carteret County’s season-opener in April of last year, he proceeded to lead every single lap before crossing the start-finish line first. He followed up that stellar performance one month later with another wire-to-wire victory.
Those two races were the only ones Fryar contested at Carteret County in 2021. Although he has not visited the speedway in over a year, Fryar has every reason to believe his win streak will continue when the green flag drops for the JumpStart 125.
Fryar said the design of Carteret County makes it race like other flat tracks in the region such as Langley Speedway, but he admitted that the narrow corners leave a very small margin of error for drivers looking to survive until the end of the race.
“[Carteret] is definitely a unique place,” Fryar said. “It’s a flat track and the inside wall makes it pretty tight around the corners. It certainly stands out from all the other tracks I’ve been to during my career.
With Carteret being so narrow, Fryar anticipates that the JumpStart 125 will be a race in which track position determines the outcome.
Fryar does not anticipate track position being a problem with the car Gray and Mooring have prepared for the JumpStart 125 and is eager to deliver under the MPM banner and the duo of Carolina Family Pool & Patio and Sterling Building Group.
“We’re going to have to qualify on the pole,” Fryar said. “Leading every lap and staying out of trouble are some other goals I have for Saturday night as well.”
On-track action for the JumpStart 125 is set to begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
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The historic 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week is set to provide a chance for milestone accomplishments throughout the week, Oct. 3-9, and this year will see several drivers leave with more money in the process.
Combined, more than $30,000 will be added to the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stock feature events. In addition to the Feature purse increases, each DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stock Heat Race will pay throughout the field with $500 going to each winner. The 358 Heats will pay $1,000-to-win and the Big Block Heats will pay $4,000-to-win with both paying throughout the field, as well.
While all these updates are being debuted at the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week, the increases will remain for years to follow, too.
Also, unique to the 50th running of NAPA Super DIRT Week, will be a one-time special event — a Big Block Past Champions race — which will feature a more than $9,500 overall purse with invitations being extended to the drivers who have conquered the main event throughout the decades.
“This is an important year for the Northeast and its most iconic dirt racing event, so we want to make sure we reflect that in as many ways possible,” said DIRTcar CEO Brian Carter. “The drivers and teams have been a key part to the success of NAPA Super DIRT Week. We’re excited to be able to give back to them with these purse increases.”
The DIRTcar 358 Modified Salute to the Troops 150 will pay $20,000-to-win and now $500-to-start. Every position from 11th down saw at least a 10% increase with some as high as a 66% increase.
For the DIRTcar Sportsman Chevrolet Performance 75, it will continue to pay $4,000-to-win, but Second increases to $2,500 and Third jumps to $1,500. The bumps continue down through the field with at least a 50% increase throughout and the race now paying $300-to-start.
That theme continues with the DIRTcar Pro Stock 50 where it continues to pay $2,000-to-win, but now Second will jump to $1,300 and Third increases to $1,000. The increases, again, continue down through the field – at least a 33% increase for each – with the Feature paying $200-to-start.
The Past Champions race, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, and set to feature several Super DIRT Week Super DIRTcar Series champions, is an extra chance for some to leave with more money in their pockets in addition to the marquee $50,000-to-win Billy Whittaker Cars 200, which runs on Sunday, Oct. 9. More details on the event will soon follow.
Money isn’t the only addition to the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week. A new Kickoff Party on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Lighthouse Lanes next to Oswego Speedway launches the event, with everyone who moves in that day to residents of Oswego welcome to join the festivities. That’s only one of many new activities that will take place during the week, from games to live entertainment, truly making it Racing’s Biggest Party.
RELATED: Massive week of fan activities, racing planned for historic 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week
For tickets and camping to the historic week at Oswego Speedway, CLICK HERE.
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Richmond Raceway announces that former National Football League (NFL) and University of Virginia player Chris Long will lead the field to green in his home state of Virginia as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on April 3.
As a brand ambassador of WynnBET, Long will be a part of an onsite activation featuring Richmond Raceway’s iRacing simulator. Fans will be able to challenge Long for a chance to win tickets to the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as well as secondary prizes while in Las Vegas.
“We are happy to welcome Chris Long back to his home track in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway,” said Dennis Bickmeier, Richmond Raceway President. “Chris (Long) has achieved immense success on the gridiron, but his dedication to improve the lives of others through The Chris Long Foundation has built a legacy that will last for generations to come. We look forward to welcoming one of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s own back home to America’s Premier Short Track.”
Long, a native of Charlottesville, Va., played defensive end for the University of Virginia from 2004 to 2007 and had his number retired his senior year. He was selected second overall in the 2008 NFL Draft and played eleven seasons for the St. Louis Rams (2008-2015), New England Patriots (2016) and Philadelphia Eagles (2017-2018).
"Not only am I a Toyota owner, I've also had a lifelong dream of driving the pace car,” said Long. “This weekend I'll do just that at the Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond and I'm bringing the whole Green Light crew. It's going to be the best trip of the year!"
In 2017 and 2018 season, Long won back-to-back Super Bowls with the Patriots in Super Bowl LI and Eagles in Super Bowl LII. He is one of only six NFL players, along with Ken Norton Jr., Deion Sanders, LeSean McCoy, Brandon Browner and LaGarrette Blount, to win back-to-back Super Bowls with different teams. In 2018, Long was recognized as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for his charitable work, which included donating his entire 2017 salary to charity.
Following his football career, Long started the Green Light podcast out of his Charlottesville studio, which features in-depth interviews with celebrities, musicians and athletes. He also provides football analysis and sports gambling coverage, along with his co-hosts, on the podcast, www.greenlightpodcast.com.
In 2015, Long founded The Chris Long Foundation to bring together a community of elite athletes and passionate fans to relentlessly serve overlooked neighbors, both domestic and international, by creating solutions for clean water and educational access. The organization believes that access to clean water and education is a basic human right. Waterboys, an initiative of The Chris Long Foundation, unites professional athletes and fans to find ways to provide clean, accessible drinking water to communities in need. To learn more about The Chris Long Foundation, visit chrislongfoundation.org.
Long is the son of NFL Hall of Fame defensive end and long-time NFL analyst for FOX Sports, Howie Long.
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Talladega Superspeedway is proud to announce that KLĒNSKIN will serve as the official sponsor of KLĒNSKIN Pole Qualifying on Saturday, April 23, which will determine the starting lineup for the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race that following Sunday, April 24.
KLĒNSKIN products development began in 2008 by CoLabs Intl. Corp®, a women-owned company founded by Laura Cohen, MD and daughter Lisa LeBlanc, and features unique sunscreens, DEET Free Insect Repellents and After Sun products that are hi-tech, encapsulated and tactical. All KLĒNSKIN advanced products are designed and tested for active outdoor lifestyles. These include the first and only KLĒNSKIN Wash On sunscreens (for adults & kids), sunscreen lotions, lip balms, sunscreen sticks, and KLĒNSKIN natural bug repellents.
“We would like fans to think of us race weekend and visit our booth in The Midway to try our KLĒNSKIN Sunscreen products as well as our New Bug Repellent,” said LeBlanc, COO CoLabs Intl. Corp. “We are excited to be at the race to help protect you and your family so you can enjoy the great racing at 'Dega! CoLabs is proud to be a part of this epic NASCAR experience!”
KLĒNSKIN Pole Qualifying (10:00 a.m. CDT start) at Talladega Superspeedway for the GEICO 500 will feature a knockout-style, two-round qualifying format. Every driver will take one timed lap around the 2.66-mile tri-oval. The top 10 will transfer to the final round for one timed lap, which will determine the pole winner and starting grid for Sunday’s GEICO 500 (2 p.m. CDT start).
“We are thrilled to welcome KLĒNSKIN and their incredible array of products to the Talladega Superspeedway family,” said Speedway President Brian Crichton. “I know our fans will be just as excited to use KLĒNSKIN products while watching the fierce battle for the GEICO 500 top-starting spot during KLĒNSKIN Pole Qualifying.”
KLĒNSKIN Pole Qualifying at Talladega will see NASCAR’s new ‘Next Gen’ car on the 33-degree banking for the first time. Debuting in the season-opening DAYTONA 500, the Next Gen car is a collaboration of the brightest engineering minds in racing and the automotive industry. It is designed to give the drivers greater control and will put an emphasis back on race strategies, team personnel and vehicle setups while returning the ‘stock car’ look to NASCAR. So far this season, the race cars that look more like street version vehicles, have put on incredible racing for fans.
Following KLĒNSKIN Pole Qualifying, fans will be treated to more on-track action with a doubleheader with the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series race at 12 Noon CDT, followed by the start of the Ag-Pro 300 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at 3:00 p.m. CDT. Kids 12 and under receive FREE admission for the day.
Saturday’s activities will continue into the evening with the traditional Saturday Night Infield Concert,which will take place at the intersection of Eastaboga and Talladega Blvds. It will feature country music artist and Alabama native Riley Green. Admission to the Saturday Night Infield Concert is FREE to all infield guests and anyone who purchases a grandstand ticket to the GEICO 500. Brad Keselowski is the defending champion of the GEICO 500.
For more information on KLĒNSKIN Qualifying as well as all weekends events, call 1-877-Go2-DEGA or visit www.talladegasuperspeedway.com
Fans are encouraged to keep up with all the happenings at the biggest, baddest race track on the planet by following Talladega Superspeedway on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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SACRAMENTO (KRON) – A couple in California has pleaded guilty to grand theft in connection with a gambling scheme that bilked over half a million dollars from a casino.
Prosecutors said the husband-wife duo of Eric Nguyen and Khan “Tina” Tran conspired to cheat at baccarat while Tran was working as a dealer at the 580 Casino in Livermore. Tran would peek at the upcoming sequence of the cards right before she was rotated off the table, and then inform Nguyen so he could step in and place “significant wagers,” according to the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
The thefts occurred between 2015 and 2017.
Nguyen and Tran pleaded guilty to felony grand theft and were sentenced to 240 days in jail and two years of supervised probation. They were also ordered to pay restitution of $507,600.
The couple was first arrested May 6, 2020, in Texas, pursuant to California felony arrest warrants. They were originally charged in stealing approximately $4 million, according to a 2020 press release that accompanied the initial charges.
“Breaking the law is never the right way to get ahead,” Attorney General Bonta stated in a news release. “We will not tolerate criminal activity in our state. Today’s announcement holds accountable Nguyen and Tran and sends a message that cheating in California will not lead to success.”
The case is one of several gambling-related cases Bonta’s office is prosecuting. Last September, Bonta announced a $3.5 million-dollar judgment against the Pong Game Studios Corp. for illegal gambling.
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After a thrilling 2022 season opener on March 5, the drivers and teams of the Lunkerdaddy Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models are ready for round two on Saturday night at Madera Speedway. The MAVTV-televised Late Model divisions will be joined by the INEX Bandoleros at the fastest one-third mile in the west.
Adult tickets are $20, seniors and military are $15, youth ages 6-12 are $10 and kids five and under are free. All tickets will be sold at the track ticket booth the day of the event.
Five-time series champion Matt Erickson earned a $5,000 triumph in the 100-lap opener, outmatching 2020 Jr. Late Model champion Bradley Erickson of Phoenix and 2021 Pro Late Model champion Jadan Walbridge of Vancouver, Wash. for the hard-earned win. It was Matt Erickson’s sixth Pro or Open Late Model season opening win in track history as part of his illustrious career.
Walbridge finished second ahead of 2021 Short Track Shootout $10,000 winner Kyle Keller and Bradley Erickson. Carlos Vieira was boosted to fifth place in the final rundown after Tyler Herzog’s involvement in the last lap pileup that ended the event one lap early. Matt Erickson leads by Bradley Erickson and Keller each by three points heading into Saturday’s 80-lap event. A 50-lap opening segment will be followed by a 30-lap sprint to the finish.
Recent Jr. Late Model graduates find themselves at different ends of the standings after the first round including Idaho’s Jacob Smith in sixth, Texan Barrett Polhemus in 11th, 2021 Jr. Late Model champ Brody Armtrout in 15th and Kercie Jung of Bakersfield in 25th. Colorado’s Cassidy Hinds had a Pro Late Model victory in Roseville last season and will make her first Madera Pro start of the year as well.
Only two prior race winners will be in Saturday’s 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model field for their 70-lap contest. Robbie Kennealy of Madera scored a win in the season finale of 2021 and will be joined by 2022 season opening winner Brody Moore of Colorado as the drivers with a Madera win in the trophy case. A full field of drivers ages 10-16 aim for the top step of the podium this weekend.
Ethan Nascimento is among the drivers with the top-five finishes and strong qualifying positions who is trying for his first win. Nascimento qualified second quickest but finished 11th on March 5. A dynamic battle for second position behind Moore saw Washington’s Kasey Kleyn earn his career-best finish. Lane Anderson of Fort Bragg finished a career-best third followed by brothers Robbie and Joey Kennealy.
The Jr. Late Model action is a 70-lap race with a 40-lap opening segment followed by a break for MAVTV interviews and adjustments on the front stretch. A 30-lap battle to the checkered flag then determines the winner.
INEX Bandoleros are scheduled for a 30-lap race for the youngest drivers at Madera Speedway. Action gets underway on Friday with practice from 5pm until 8:30pm with pit gates opening at 3pm. On Saturday, pit gates open at noon with practice at 2pm. Qualifying hits the track at 4:00pm. Opening ceremonies are at 5:50pm with main events to follow.
For more information about the Madera Speedway including how to advertise with a race team on MAVTV please visit www.racemadera.com or call the race office at 209-356-1968.
The 2022 season would not be possible without the support of Lunkerdaddy Fishing Lures, 51FIFTY LTM, Mission Foods, 805 Beer, Race 2B Drug Free, Competition Carburetion, Hoosier Tires, and Sunoco Race Fuel.
Madera Racing on MAVTV airs Monday nights at 4:00pm Pacific and 7:00pm Eastern.
2022 MADERA MAVTV LATE MODEL SCHEDULE
March 5 - $5,000-to-win
April 2
April 30
May 21 – Military Tribute Night
June 25 – Reverend Ron Spencer Red, White Blue Classic
July 30 - $5,000-to-win
August 27
September 17
October 15 - $10,000-to-win Short Track Shootout
October 29 – Pumpkin Cup Open (Non-Points)
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Scott Bloomquist scored finishes of second and 12th place during the opening weekend of action in the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals and the dirt racing hall of famer is ready to cash in on some of the big money that is still up for grabs during this weekend for the XR Super Series Late Models.
There will be feature races for the popular category on both Friday and Saturday nights at the dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway. Each one of those races will offer a $50,000-to-win prize.
A massive $100,000 bonus is also on the table for the Super Late Model racer that averages the highest finish over all four of the XR Super Series Late Model events during the two-week event.
Last weekend there were 37 cars that attempted to qualify for each of the 24-car fields in Super Late Model. At least one more notable racer is set to join the fun this weekend. NASCAR champ Kyle Larson will make his Super Late Model return to Bristol in his No. 6 machine and plans to race on both Friday and Saturday nights.
Last year Larson posted a pair of second place finishes in the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals. He and Bloomquist put on quite a show for the fans racing side-by-side for the lead over many laps during the Saturday night feature that was eventually won by Jonathan Davenport.
Bloomquist, who earned a pair of Super Late Model victories at BMS back in 2001 and 2002 when the track was first converted to dirt, says he enjoys the challenge of racing on the half-mile high-banked bullring.
“First of all, it is a rush because you end up running a lot of laps without even lifting off the fuel,” Bloomquist said. “With the cubic-inch engines that we run in the car, as fast as we’re running around that place is serious. Your brain has to get up to speed and you’re downloading a lot of information really fast. I’ve always enjoyed the faster, the better. Bristol is absolutely one of my most enjoyable places to come and race.”
With more than 600 career feature victories on his resume, Bloomquist says racing at Bristol requires some pre-race adjustments and a take-no-prisoners attitude behind the wheel.
“There’s a different preparation that is necessary for Bristol, just because of the speed,” Bloomquist said. “Mentally, I’ve never been on a track that I thought was fast enough yet. I love Bristol, I love all the big race tracks.”
Last weekend’s Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals $50,000 Super Late Model winners were Chris Madden on Friday night and Chris Ferguson on Saturday night. Both of those talented drivers also will be in the mix to take home the $100,000 bonus, as will Jonathan Davenport, who was consistent with a pair of fourth place finishes. Others to watch include Ricky Weiss, Devin Moran, Dale McDowell, Kyle Strickler, Brandon Overton and Newport’s Jimmy Owens, to name a few.
Spectator grandstands will open at 6 p.m. (April 1-2), and in addition to action in the powerful XR Super Series Late Models, there will be support racing in Street Stock and Factory Stock on Friday night and then on Saturday night the Super Late Models will be joined by the Hornets, 604 Late Models and Open Modified. The weekend race format for each class will include qualifying, heat races, last chance qualifiers and the main event features.
The Bristol Dirt Nationals will be streamed on raceXR.com and raceXR apps, which is available on a number of mobile devices under the Monthly + Subscription.
Grandstand tickets can be purchased online at www.racexr.com or at the gate, starting at $40 for adults and $5 for kids (12-under). Please visit the BMS website for information about camping and premium seating options.
For more information, please visit www.bristoldirt.com.
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A truck driver stuck who has been queuing for Dover dock since 7am yesterday (Friday April 1) said he "wouldn't wish this on anyone". He also said all drivers were now "illegal" because they had exceeded their 15 hours' driving threshold.
Weather problems and ferry shortages - partly caused by issues at P&O - have caused huge tailbacks at the Port. The delays have led to Operation Brock being implemented in a bid to deal with the volume of freight.. It means lorries are held on the M20.
Richard Warren, 59, who owns Fleetwood Transport in Sittingbourne, joined Operation Brock at Maidstone services and 32 hours later he is just at the top of hill a mile from the docks. Speaking to Kent Live, he said he has only been able to speak to "one official" the entire time because they passed in a car. He said there are no portable toilets, no water has been given out and no information has been passed to drivers.
Read more: Operation Brock chaos in photos as Dover gridlocked and miles of lorries queue on M20
"There's absolutely nothing and no information at all. No-one driving up and down telling us how much longer. It's a completely open-ended equation," he said. He said all the drivers are now "illegal" because by law they can only drive for 15 hours before they must rest.
He estimated he had another eight to 10 hours to wait on top of the 32 hours already behind the wheel before he could get a ferry to continue his journey to a trade fair in Paris to deliver the set. "It could be 42 hours or 52 hours by the time I get to Calais and try to sleep," he said.
"Where are drivers having to go to the loo? It's all over the A20, in the hedgerows, on the grass verges. It's everywhere. Someone has been violently ill and there's vomit. I absolutely would not wish this on anyone," he said.
"We are rough, tough truck drivers and are used to looking after ourselves. We don't expect to be mollycoddled. We don't expect to be wrapped in cotton wool. It's a tough job from that point of view. But when the chips are down, give us something, even it it's a Portaloo. Who is failing in their duty of care? Is there a duty of care to drivers and if there is, who is failing?"
"Is it Kent Police? Is it Kent County Council? Is it Kent Resilience Forum, whoever they are? Someone is failing in their duty of care," said Richard, who told Kent Live he was watching exhausted drivers coming from Calais, who had pulled up in laybys to rest, being moved on by highways patrols.
"They have told them to keep going. They are working illegally too. They are more asleep than awake and they are on the road with you. Up for 36 hours, get out on the motorway and rattle along at 50 to 60mph with a 40 tonne truck and 'don't fall asleep and kill someone'. They've done a couple of thousand miles across Europe," he said.
Richard said drivers knew to keep plenty of food and water on board, but he also raised concerns about any drivers who were taken ill because he has seen no officials making any checks. He said the only time they came was if a driver had fallen asleep and left a small gap on the highway between their truck and the next, in which case an official soon arrives to bang on their cab and tell them to move up.
"None of the drivers are going to die of malnutrition or dehydration. But what happens if someone has chest pains and a heart attack or a diabetic attack or a medical catastrophe? No-one is doing any checks. Police are not going up and down. They'll know if they come to move someone on and find them dead in their truck," said Richard.
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Brandonbilt Motorsports (BMS) announces today the return of Jabs Construction as the primary sponsor of Brandon Brown’s No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, April 2.
Jabs Construction Inc. is a full-service design/build residential remodeling company based out of Dumfries, Virginia. They provide complete contracting services for projects ranging from small trim repairs to whole-house remodeling. In addition to their complete remodeling services, Jabs Construction maintains an Architectural Department and an Electrical Division.
"I'm so excited to have Jabs Construction back on the race car this weekend in Richmond. They've been a partner for the past four seaon Richmond Raceway is their home track, so hopefully I can make this weekend that much more special with a good finish!
The company was started in 1978 as a small family business and maintains that structure today with Jabs Construction still being owned, operated and managed by members of the Jabs Family.
"One of my favorite things about working with Jabs is that they're a family-owned business, just like Brandonbilt Motorsports. We really relate to one another because of that. I strive to support other family-owned businesses, because I know the amount of hard work and heart that it takes to operate one."
Brandon Brown heads to Richmond Raceway feeling optimistic about the first short-track race of the season. "Short track racing is my comfort zone and something that I'm pretty confident about. I'm anxious to get back out there and redeem myself after my run at COTA. Tire strategy will be important here for stronger long runs."
"Another thing that I'm pumped about is my family being there this weekend. My hometown is only about an hour from the track (Woodbridge, VA) so a lot of them are able to come. I feel like I push myself harder when my mom and younger brother are at the tracks, because I'd love to get them to Victory Lane. The feeling of winning is indescribable."
The No. 68 Jabs Construction Chevrolet Camaro will hit the track on Saturday, March 19 at Richmond Raceway, with coverage airing live on FS1 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
For more information about Jabs Construction, please visit www.jabsinc.com/.
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No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra News and Notes
- ALREADY PLAYOFF BOUND: By winning the Las Vegas and Atlanta NASCAR Xfinity Series races, Ty Gibbs has qualified for the Xfinity playoffs which will begin at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24.
- RICHMOND: In September 2021, Gibbs competed in his only NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond. He started 15th and finished seventh after leading 67 laps.
- HIGH PERCENTAGE: Gibbs has competed in just 24 NASCAR Xfinity races, but has won six of them meaning his winning average is 25 percent.
- THE CLOSER: Gibbs has only led 14 laps all season, but scored two wins. At Atlanta he led only one lap, but it was the most important one.
- 2021: Gibbs completed in only 18 Xfinity races in 2021, but won four races and finished 13th in the Xfinity Series final driver point standings. That earned him the Xfinity Rookie of the Year award.
- WHAT A DEBUT: In Gibbs’ Xfinity Series debut in February 2021 at the Daytona Road Course, he led 14 of the 56 laps en route to his first career Xfinity Series win. Gibbs became the youngest driver to win a Xfinity road course race at 18 years, 4 months, 16 days. The Charlotte, N.C., native also became the second-youngest winner in Xfinity Series history after Joey Logano who won in June 2008 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta when he was 18 years and 21 days old.
- IN GOOD COMPANY: Gibbs is the sixth driver to win in his Xfinity Series debut, joining Dale Earnhardt, Joe Ruttman, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Kurt Busch. Those five drivers had already driven in the NASCAR Cup Series before racing in the Xfinity Series.
- ARCA CHAMPIONS: Gibbs became the 2021 ARCA Menard Series Champions on the strength of 10 wins, plus one win each in ARCA West and ARCA East.
- ATOP THE PIT BOX: Veteran crew chief Chris Gayle will oversee the No. 54 team’s efforts in the 2022 season. Gale, who is from Little Rock, Arkansas, has led his drivers to two NASCAR Cup Series victories and 32 Xfinity Series wins. The list of drivers Gayle has visited victory lane with includes Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Erik Jones, Elliott Sadler, Christopher Bell and John Hunter Nemechek.
- JGR AT RICHMOND: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has 113 total starts at Richmond in Xfinity competition with 10 wins, 29 top-five finishes, 58 top-10 finishes, eight poles and the team has led 2290 laps.
- RACE INFO: The NASCAR Xfinity Series race is scheduled for 1:30 pm EDT on Saturday, April 2 and will be broadcast on FS1, SiriusXM Channel 90 and MRN.
Ty Gibbs, Driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra
“We’re headed to track that I’ve been to before and I like going to Richmond. We had a good car last year in the Xfinity race and led laps and finished seventh. Richmond’s a fun short track and my crew chief, Chris Gayle has a lot of experience there. Hopefully, we’ll have a good Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra. It’s an important race to Toyota as well, so we’d love to do well there.”
Chris Gayle, Crew Chief of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra
“It’s nice to be going to a track that Ty has been to before. We did a solid job last year at Richmond and led some laps and got a top 10. Hopefully we can improve on that this week. The Richmond race is important to Toyota so hopefully we’ll bring a good Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra and have a good run."
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“I’m pumped. It fits into my wheelhouse perfectly. It’s the home-track for Sam Hunt Racing, and it's a short-track, which makes it almost like a double-whammy for us. I've run at Richmond before in the Super Late Model and we had a good run. Working with everyone at Sam Hunt Racing has been awesome. We had the opportunity to visit with the team in Las Vegas and I feel like seeing how everything works and that experience as a whole is going to help us right away.”
-- Derek Griffith, Driver of the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra
“Richmond is and will always be an extremely special place for me. Not only is it home, but our third-place finish there in 2021 marks the highest finish for SHR to date. Heading there with a rookie — Derek Griffith making his first career start — is different, but still equally as special for me. I have no doubt in my mind that he will quickly learn these cars and be a competitive force by the end of the race. Anytime we get to compete in front of our friends, family, and fanbase is really special."
-- Sam Hunt, Owner of Sam Hunt Racing
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No. 18 Devotion Nutrition Toyota Supra News and Notes:
- Welcome Back: John Hunter Nemechek returns to Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend in the No. 18 Safeway Toyota GR Supra for his first race of the 2022 season at Joe Gibbs Racing. In addition to Richmond this weekend, John Hunter is scheduled to run at Dover International Speedway on April 30th and defend his win last season at Texas Motor Speedway on September 24th.
- Off to a Hot Start: John Hunter is already off to a hot start to his 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. In two previous starts this year for Sam Hunt Racing, John Hunter has one top five and one top-10 finish to his credit.
- Strong in Richmond: John Hunter is no stranger to success at Richmond in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In his four previous starts at the 0.75-mile facility, John Hunter has one top five, two top 10’s and has led 36 laps.
- Welcome Safeway: Safeway will make its debut on the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra this weekend in Richmond. Safeway in the Mid-Atlantic Division is part of Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI). Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. is a leading food and drug retailer in the United States. The Mid-Atlantic Division operates Safeway stores in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Delaware
- JGR at Richmond: In 113 total starts at Richmond in Xfinity competition, JGR has earned 10 wins, 29 top-five finishes, 58 top-10 finishes and eight pole awards. The team has led 2290 laps.
- RACE INFO: The ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch and listen live on Fox Sports 1, Sirius XM Channel 90 and MRN Radio.
Nemechek’s Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats at Richmond Raceway:
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From the Cockpit:
John Hunter Nemechek: “I’m really excited to have the opportunity to get back behind the wheel of a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GR Supra. We had some success last season and hopefully we go out and duplicate that effort this year. The No. 18 Toyota GR Supra has been really fast this season and I’m looking forward to working with (Crew Chief) Jason (Ratcliff) and seeing what we can do. I enjoy racing at Richmond and feel like we have a great opportunity to get Safeway and Toyota in Victory Lane on Saturday afternoon.”
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There is no question when NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Parker Retzlaff showed up on the scene earlier this month at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway, he certainly made a statement with his RSS Racing team.
A brilliant effort from Retzlaff during practice, qualifying and in the early stages of the United Rentals 200 continued to surprise teams and drivers alike. His Xfinity Series debut, however, was foiled by a mechanical issue.
And while the finish was tough to swallow following his presence throughout the race, Retzlaff treks to Richmond (Va.) Raceway for Saturday afternoon’s ToyotaCare 250 determined to finish what he started at Phoenix.
“I am very thankful to the RSS Racing team for bringing me an extremely fast No. 38 Ponsse Ford Mustang to Phoenix. Of course, it was a bummer that we couldn’t capitalize on the debut with a strong finish, but that’s just part of racing sometimes.”
Retzlaff heads to the Commonwealth of Virginia to the famed Richmond (Va.) Raceway, where he hopes to again showcase his talent and contend for a top-10 finish in just his second Xfinity Series start.
And despite no prior real-time track experience at the 0.875-mile oval, Retzlaff is focused on the same approach that led to his on-track success at Phoenix.
“Like Phoenix, I’ve never been to Richmond Raceway in real life,” added Retzlaff. “However, I feel like time after time, I have been able to showcase my ability and adapt to new surroundings rather quickly. Of course, I’ve spent a lot of time on iRacing around Richmond and without a doubt, I feel like that will help with the transition on Saturday.
“For us, we showed that as a team we can practice and qualify inside the top-10 and now I really want to focus and finish inside the top-10. Not only as validation for myself but as redemption for us as a team.
“Practice and qualifying are done so quick – that it’s important for us to be on top of our game and then strategize what to do for the race, so we are positioning ourselves to move forward and hopefully challenging for a top-10 or better when the checkered flag is near.”
Ponsse, which manufactures and markets a range of forestry vehicles and machineries such as forwarders and harvesters will return as the primary partner of Retzlaff’s No. 38 Ford Mustang for the 187-mile race.
In addition to Ponsse, Eco-Tracks, Grille Adz, Iron Horse Loggers, Northern Chill Spring Water and Pewag will serve as associate marketing partners for the seventh Xfinity Series race of the season.
“I feel very fortunate to be able to have the support of Ponsse, Eco-Tracks, Northern Chill Spring Water and our other partners,” explained Retzlaff.
“Without them, I would not be competing in the Xfinity Series this year. My goal is to go out there and just stick to the same goals we had at Phoenix and just hope we’re able to see both the green flag and checkered flag on Saturday afternoon.”
Retzlaff, 18, graduated to the Xfinity Series in 2022 after spending the last two years competing in the ARCA Menards Series East tour where in 12 starts, the Rhinelander, Wisc. native delivered one top-five and nine top-10 finishes, including a career-best fourth-place finish in June at Southern National Motorsports Park (SNMP).
In addition to Richmond, Retzlaff will drive an RSS Racing entry at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway, Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway, Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Kansas Speedway, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and the season finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway on Sat., Nov. 5, 2022.
“It will be extremely beneficial for me to be in the No. 38 Ponsse Ford Mustang for back-to-back races at Richmond and Martinsville,” sounded Retzlaff. “Even though the tracks are different, I hope to be able to take some of the fundamentals of learning to drive the Xfinity car at Richmond and apply it to Martinsville.
“I am also focused on building respect with my peers and teammates and having the chance to race two weekends in a row will help with that building process. I’m just looking forward to getting to Richmond and getting to work.”
Outside of the cockpit, Retzlaff is an accomplished iRacer with 1,615 poles, 1,653 wins, 3,291 top-five and more than 68,800 laps led.
He is also the rookie driver of the No. 6 KOHLER Generators Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.
For more on Parker Retzlaff, please visit parkerretzlaff.com, like him on Facebook (Parker Retzlaff Racing), Instagram (@parkerRetzlaff) and follow him on Twitter (@Parker79p).
The ToyotaCare 250 (250 laps | 187.5 miles) is the seventh of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2022 schedule. Practice begins on Sat., April 2 from 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Qualifying follows shortly after 9:00 a.m. The 38-car field will take the green flag later in the afternoon shortly after 1:30 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).
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The U.S. Mint has announced the next five women to appear on the backs of coins as part of the American Women Quarters Program authorized by Congress.
The latest coins, to be available in 2023, will feature aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman; journalist and suffragist Jovita Idar; composer, chanter, dancer and entertainer Edith Kanaka'ole; first lady, author, reformer and leader Eleanor Roosevelt; and America's first prima ballerina Maria Tallchief.
The program is designed to highlight the accomplishments of female trailblazers from different eras of American history whose contributions come from a wide spectrum of fields and from a diverse array of backgrounds. The law does now allow any living person to be featured on the coin designs.
This is the second iteration of a series the mint will be issuing with different reverse designs each year during a four-year span from 2022 through 2025.
"The range of accomplishments and experiences of these extraordinary women speak to the contributions women have always made in the history of our country," said Mint Deputy Director Ventris Gibson in a statement. "I am proud that the Mint continues to connect America through coins by honoring these pioneering women and their groundbreaking contributions to our society."
The first batch of coins recognized the accomplishments of poet Maya Angelou; astronaut Sally Ride; actress Anna May Wong; suffragist and politician Nina Otero-Warren; and Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
The front of the new coins will depict a portrait of George Washington which was originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser in honor of his 200th birthday. Though her work was originally recommended for the 1932 quarter, it was ultimately passed over.
The coins will be available for sale online starting next year.
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ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 ONX HOMES / iFLY CAMARO ZL1, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Richmond Raceway. Press Conference Transcript:
ROSS, TELL US HOW YOUR WEEK HAS BEEN SINCE YOU GOT YOUR FIRST WIN.
“It’s been busy. Not enough sleep until yesterday. We tried to do as much as we could and take advantage of this opportunity. I don’t think we said ‘no’ to anybody. They claimed they did turn some stuff down, some requests. But it was a full couple of days. We fit a production day for the Moose Fraternity in there, a full day at the shop and a race at Millbridge to just keep learning dirt for Daniel (Suarez) and I. We both made the feature, which was the goal.
I slept in yesterday. Flew in and went straight to the hotel. I was in bed at three in the afternoon; woke up at about 9:00 p.m. and back to sleep at about 11:00 p.m. I feel a lot better this morning.”
I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE GUYS HAVE WON RACES BEFORE IN THEIR CAREERS, BUT IS THERE ANY DIFFERENT VIBE IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK COMPARED TO PAST WEEKS?
“Once we got to the shop – I did make it to the shop Monday. Our road crew, most of them came in Tuesday. For the people in the shop, there were smiles. But there have been smiles this year. You’ve probably heard some of us talk about it, but it is different. For the same building and most of the same employees, it’s different. This car gives us a lot of things to smile about and we’ve been fast.
Some of us though, it was our first win, and the people that have won before made sure to make it a point to give us some tips on how to remember it and to enjoy these little moments. We were there for the win breakfast and win lunch. I told Justin (Marks), that was probably the most awkward part for me. It’s what we’ve always worked for and now we’re celebrating it and I almost feel like I’m in an out-of-body experience. There were a lot of high-five’s. My hand is still sore; a lot of high-fives.”
YOU MENTIONED IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS?
“The highlights have been talking to people back home. In Charlotte and Mooresville, there are a lot of people that have helped get me here that have been a part of this journey. But when you look at the people back home, they weren’t paid to do it. They had no real reason other than they liked racing or they were my family. Talking to them - hearing the stories of where they were at towards the end of the race, seeing a couple of videos of them reacting to the race – that’s when it really sunk in. That’s when it felt real.
I talked to a guy this morning on the way in that. He raced late models and he was the one that taught my dad and I how to adjust wedge and heights on a coil-over car. My dad knew bucket springs and knew a metric chassis; that’s what I started with. But when we went into late models, we didn’t know. We looked at hiring or paying for shocks and bump stops, but the cost seemed like a lot. So, we never did that. We just ran whatever coil-overs came on the car. I was talking to him and he was the one there a couple nights a week for years helping to scale it because we didn’t know how to make adjustments. We definitely never took the shocks apart the whole time we had them. Just talking to him – he’s retired from the sheriff’s department and does some part-time work now, and just loves racing. He helped us a lot, Rusty did. That’s been the coolest part though, talking to people back home.”
YOU SAID THIS WEEK THAT THE WIN WON’T CHANGE ANYTHING, AS FAR AS THE TEAM’S APPROACH AND THE WAY YOU’RE GOING TO GO ABOUT BUSINESS AND YOUR MINDSET. FOR YOU, HAS A WEIGHT BEEN LIFTED AT ALL? DOES IT FEEL LIKE A RELIEF TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN FIGHTING TO ACHIEVE FOR SO LONG?
“I want to say no, but yes. I’m human so yeah – I’ve went to bed every night this week, some nights were in the morning, but it does. That’s what I was talking about with Justin (Marks) at the shop. We’re here and we’re eating as a company, and as a family, because we won. It’s hard to really realize that. I realize it, but the adrenaline had worn off by Tuesday or whenever we did it. Now, it’s like I’m here doing this, but it just felt odd. It was different. I had never done that.
We don’t do anything different. We rolled through tech just like everybody else yesterday. They were through tech in an hour and a half; passed on the first time, fifth car through. Off to machining wheels to get them ready for the weekend. I was busy sleeping at the hotel. That did change for me, I had never done that. I have never flown in and went straight to bed. But I needed to catch-up to be ready for this morning.”
ONE OF THE THINGS, AT LEAST FRON THE OUTSIDE IN THAT LOOKS LIKE IT FUELS YOU, IS KIND OF HAVING A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER BECAUSE OF THE PATH UP. HOW DO YOU MANAGE OR HOW DO YOU KEEP THAT CHIP AS YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER LEVEL FROM TRYING TO WIN TO NOW A WINNER IN THIS SERIES?
“It might not seem like it with the finish last week, but I made a real effort going into 2021. I joked with my group that the only chip that I have is Chip Ganassi. I don’t want that old Ross. I want to Ross 3.0. I had already had 2.0 at that point and I need 3.0. I just want to be better. Yeah, it got me here and I’m proud of that, and I wouldn’t trade any of that. To stay here now, I’ve realized that I can’t be that way.
Of course then, our first Cup win comes the way it does with controversary. It’s not how I drew it up in my head, but I’ve made a real effort. It doesn’t show from the finish. I tried last year and it was really halfway through the year before I could really put it together. And then this year, through the off season, I tried to not have that chip. Now, that chip is gone and Chip Ganassi has stepped out of the sport. So, I don’t want any chips. No chips on the hauler (laughs).”
HAVE YOU RE-SHIFTED YOUR FOCUS AT ALL TO PLAYOFFS AND HOW DOES THE WIN CHANGE THE DYNAMIC OF THE APPROACH NOW FOR THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON?
“It doesn’t. I was texting with Jeff Haden this week. I wanted to get him down to Concord before the season, but I dropped the ball and didn’t do it. I was like I want to get you before the Playoffs and he was like, ‘that’s wild that you’re talking about the Playoffs already’. Nothing else has changed, but I want to be mindful of that. What I’ve learned through Trucks and Xfinity is that – when I got there – a lot of times I would try to do more and I don’t want to do that again. I want to just do what got us there. It’s easy to sit here on April 2nd and say that. Doing that at the end of the season with 10 races to go is going to be a whole other level.
For me, probably the mental struggle will constantly come back and forth. For having a good grasp on it and then getting caught up on – ok, we need a stage point here to keep adding – when all we really need to do is go race. Fighting that will be tough; I’m not saying it won’t be. But really that mental struggle will be just as important as being a little bit physically stronger by the time we get there too.”
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT GIVES YOU ANY SORTS OF CHALLENGES AND WHAT’S GOING TO BE KEY FOR YOU TOMORROW IN MAKING SURE YOU GUYS ARE CONTINUING THAT STREAK OF CONSISTENT QUALITY FINISHES?
“I mean the key is having all sticker tires. It wasn’t that long ago – probably 2016 or ’15, somewhere in there – that I was here in Johnny’s No. 4 car and we drove up into the top-10 on like an 80-something lap run. A caution came out with 15 to go and the only tires we had left were scuffs because we didn’t buy the full allotment. So, we just stayed out and just hung on for 15th place; when, with stickers, maybe we could have stayed in the top-10. I think at that point, we probably hadn’t done that before. It’s not lost on me that I’ve walked into Richmond (Raceway) before knowing how much tire falloff happens; knowing how slick the track is. I’ve got two sets of stickers – one for practice that we brought from home that are old, and one for qualifying that you have to qualify on stickers. And then, you start the race on those and after that, it's all scuffs. So, maybe one more set of stickers.
Those days are still in my head. How I had to drive and how I had to try and fight off guys when I had scuffs. That’s just the way you do it back there and that’s how you do it on those programs, and that’s how you stay around. Those days aren’t lost on me.”
AS THIS NEW CAR WAS GENERATED, I THINK WE ALL ASSUMED THERE WOULD BE THAT ONE TEAM THAT TOOK A BIG JUMP. YOURSELF AND DANIEL (SUAREZ) HAVE HAD GREAT RUNS, AS WELL. WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS SEASON TO KIND OF BE THAT TEAM THAT HAS MADE THAT JUMP?
“I’ve been grateful and I keep telling the boys and girls that at Trackhouse (Racing). Thank you for giving me fast cars because nobody’s car is comfortable to drive right now. We’re spinning out; I’ve wrecked. I’ve over-corrected. But as we’ve went through each race, they’ve made it tolerable. Just that extra little bit where I can start to hustle it. I have to keep reminding myself – come off of 100 percent because they are hard to drive. You see guys, we’re all spinning out and bottoming out. It’s been a grateful feeling for me that they’re giving me cars with speed. Our car at Auto Club was fast and I plugged it in the wall, head-on, off turn four. I can’t be doing that.”
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Just 17 days off the anniversary of his first career victory with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, Glenpool’s Brandon Anderson returned to Victory Lane at Creek County Speedway on Friday night.
Getting the point from Sean McClelland on the opening lap, Anderson survived numerous restarts and challenges for his fourth career victory ASCS Sooner Region score right as the rain began to fall.
Under fire following a late-race restart, a small mistake by third running Ryan Timms opened the door for Dylan Westbrook to take the position and carried momentum into turns one and two to take second from McClelland. A final caution with two laps to run, Anderson, Westbrook, and Timms all battled into the last two turns with the No. 55b holding on by 0.353-seconds.
Dylan Westbrook crossed second with Ryan Timms third. 0.565-seconds separated the top three at the finish. Working from 10th, Blake Hahn took fourth on the final lap, moving Sean McClelland to fifth.
Slater Helt was sixth, with Chance Morton fighting from 17th to seventh. Alex Sewell made it to eight from 16th, while Matt Covington recovered from an early race spin to finish ninth. Jeffrey Newell made up the top ten.
The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products races next at 81-Speedway in Park City, Kan., on Saturday, April 2. Gates at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (CDT). Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for Senior and Miliary, and free for Kids 10 and under. The track is located at 7700 N Broadway in Park City, Kan. More information can be found online at https://www.81speedway.com.
The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes 11 Regional Tours encompassing both wing and non-wing competition.
For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com , follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
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Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Friday, April 1, 2022
Car Count: 27
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[1]; 4. 2B-Brett Becker[4]; 5. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[8]; 6. 7M-Chance Morton[5]; 7. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 8. 7F-Noah Harris[9]; 9. 22M-Rees Moran[7]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[1]; 2. 2-Chase Porter[4]; 3. 1-Sean McClelland[6]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[2]; 5. 71-Bradyn Baker[8]; 6. 8-Alex Sewell[5]; 7. 50Z-Zach Chappell[7]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[3]; 9. 5$-Danny Smith[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22S-Slater Helt[2]; 2. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 4. 12-Jeffrey Newell[4]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 6. 96S-Brandon Sampson[6]; 7. 91-Justin Fine[5]; 8. 26M-Fred Mattox[9]; 9. 90-Lance Norick[8]
B-Main (12 Laps): 1. 31-Casey Wills[1]; 2. 8-Alex Sewell[4]; 3. 7M-Chance Morton[3]; 4. 8M-Kade Morton[6]; 5. 50Z-Zach Chappell[5]; 6. 7F-Noah Harris[7]; 7. 22M-Rees Moran[13]; 8. 10P-Dylan Postier[11]; 9. 96S-Brandon Sampson[2]; 10. 91-Justin Fine[9]; 11. 90-Lance Norick[12]; 12. 26M-Fred Mattox[8]; 13. 5$-Danny Smith[10]
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 55B-Brandon Anderson[2]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[5]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[10]; 5. 1-Sean McClelland[1]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[3]; 7. 7M-Chance Morton[17]; 8. 8-Alex Sewell[16]; 9. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 10. 12-Jeffrey Newell[14]; 11. 50Z-Zach Chappell[19]; 12. 2-Chase Porter[4]; 13. 2B-Brett Becker[13]; 14. 71-Bradyn Baker[9]; 15. 8M-Kade Morton[18]; 16. 2J-Zach Blurton[11]; 17. 23-Seth Bergman[8]; 18. 7F-Noah Harris[20]; 19. 31-Casey Wills[15]; 20. 45X-Kyler Johnson[12]
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Brentwood’s Blake Bower opened his championship defense in Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction by winning his tenth career main event in the series. The fourth round of 2022 was the first in Northern California, with the stock production powered Midgets hitting Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif.
Las Vegas’s Kyle Hawse and French Camp’s Sage Bordenave split the eight-lap heat races over the 12 cars on hand.
Upper Lake’s Brody Petrie started on the pole in the No. 35SR for the 20-lap main event alongside Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell in his second career start driving car No. 96x
Petrie took the lead at the start with Bower driving quickly into second. Bower then crossed over Petrie on the backstretch to grab the lead by lap two.
Newport, Washington’s Jason Sneep tagged the backstretch wall and then flipped, requiring a red flag on lap six. Antioch’s Shawn Arriaga started tenth in Cameron Beard’s No. 24 but drove up to fifth by lap 10. Bower paced the field the rest of the way while Petrie outmatched teammate Sage Bordenave of French Camp for second. Arriaga and Lodi’s Nate Wait in car No. 20w rounded out the top-five.
Western Midget Racing continues its Northern California weekend Saturday night at Marysville Raceway Park. Marysville becomes the sixth different venue to host WMR.
For more information on Western Midget Racing, visit them at www.WesternMidgetRacing.com or follow them on Facebook!
Western Midget Racing is presented by: Masters Design and Construction, Rockwell Security, Rams Racing, Hoosier Racing Tire, Extreme Mufflers, FTK, Blud Lubricants, and West Evans Motorsports.
April 1, 2022 – Ocean Speedway (Watsonville, Calif.) Results
HEAT 1 (8 laps) – 1. 20 Kyle Hawse; HEAT 2 (8 laps) – 1. 35X Sage Bordenave
FEATURE (20 laps) – 1. 9 Blake Bower, 2. 35SR Brody Petrie, 3. 35x Sage Bordenave, 4. 24 Shawn Arriaga, 5. 20w Nate Wait, 6. 10 Bryant Bell, 7. 20 Kyle Hawse, 8. 31 Todd Hawse, 9. 96x Logan Mitchell, 10. 35 Jason Sneep, 11. 22q James Prickett, DNS 11 Randi Pankratz
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Chris Madden led every lap in Friday night’s XR Super Series Late Model feature to score the $50,000 victory at the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals.
In other racing Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, T.J. Herndon claimed another victory in Street Stock while Ricky Ingalls took the win in Factory Stock.
Madden, who earlier in the day set a track record at 14.950 seconds at 128 mph in qualifying, drove his ultra-quick car to lead all 50 laps from the pole and claim his second win in the four-race series over the two-week event. With the win, Madden moved into contention to claim the $100,000 event bonus that will be awarded tomorrow to the racer with the highest average finish.
“Its pretty awesome, what a phenomenal race car, we had some mishaps last Saturday, but we recovered well,” said Madden, who won last Friday night’s race in similar dominating fashion but finished 12th Saturday. “It’s awesome to be at Bristol and see all the fans out and appreciate all their support.”
Madden, from Gray Court, S.C., says he hopes he can make a similar run in tomorrow’s 50-lap finale to try and pocket the hefty bonus check.
“Our goal is to win races and we have a big points fund going into tomorrow night,” Madden said. “There’s definitely some tough competition here this weekend, but we’ve been fortunate to put ourselves in position to win and that’s what we have to do tomorrow.”
He says the $100,000 he’s won so far is critical funding for his team.
“It takes every bit of it, we’re just thankful and blessed to be able to win,” Madden said. “Hats off to the crew. Thanks to XR for stepping out on a limb to give us racers some great money to race for. We appreciate them.”
Last Saturday's winner Chris Ferguson made a late race charge to finish second and was followed by rising star Devin Moran in third. NASCAR Cup champ Kyle Larson finished fourth, Ricky Weiss was fifth and Scott Bloomquist finished sixth.
Herndon of Atwood, Tenn., swept the week in Street Stock, winning all four of his feature races, including tonight’s 30-lapper.
Herndon held off Morristown’s Austin Adkins, who finished second, and Georgia racer Andy Stewart, who rebounded from a crash last night and overcame a back of the field starting spot to score a third place finish. Dale Nelson finished fourth and Mario Gresham was fifth.
Megan Erwin, who made history Wednesday night by becoming the first female to win a race at BMS, finished sixth.
Herndon led all 30 laps to take the $5,000 winner's prize.
“I’ve got an incredible team,” Herndon said. “Couldn’t ask to be no better. I don’t know what else to say. My car was phenomenal, we didn’t make a change from the time we unloaded it out of the trailer to tonight.”
Herndon said winning at Bristol, where so much racing history has been made, is the biggest of his career.
“I’ve had some good ones but this one pretty much tops it, especially with the weekend we’ve had,” Herndon said. “My crew works their hearts out. I couldn’t do it without them. My goal this weekend was to make it on top of that building (BMS Victory Lane) one time so I’m just speechless.”
Herndon won four Dirt Nationals trophies for the week, but tonight’s victory earned him a signature BMS Gladiator Sword, which he says he will proudly display at his home.
“It’s fixing to go on my mantle,” Herndon said with a smile. “Sometimes I put my trophies in the living room just to irritate my wife, so the sword is going to go up there when I get home.”
Ingalls, from Longview, Texas, scored an emotional Factory Stock victory, holding off fellow Texans Phil Dixon and Brandon Williams at the checkered flag.
“It’s the greatest accomplishment I’ve ever done in racing," Ingalls said. "This is the greatest place I’ve ever been, when you roll down that hill inside this track you are in awe. I love it. I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to do this.”
The final night of the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. Spectator gates open at 5 p.m. Grandstand tickets can be purchased online at www.racexr.com or at the gate, starting at $40 for adults and $5 for kids (12-under).
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Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway will be important for the JD Motorsports team for a number of reasons.
The 250-lap, 187-mile race will be the season’s first on a short track, giving team drivers Bayley Curry and Ryan Vargas a different perspective after weeks of superspeedway and road course racing.
The meaningful nature of the weekend stretches far beyond racing for JD Motorsports and its two-car operation. During Saturday’s race, both team cars will carry the Jersey Mike’s restaurant logo and the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games logo.
The idea for the unusual display on the team’s Chevrolets came after JD Motorsports members ordered food from the local Jersey Mike’s as a way to support the restaurant’s Day of Giving to support athletes attending the2022 Special Olympics USA Games, taking place June 5 – 12 in Orlando, Florida. Davis wanted to add to that effort by putting the spotlight on Jersey Mike’s and Special Olympics during the Richmond race.
Davis’ son, Kyle, was a Special Olympics South Carolina athlete for 1990 and competed in the running events.
“While it wasn’t originally my idea, I saw this as an opportunity to spread awareness to a cause that I hold close to my heart,” Davis said. “Kyle loved being a part of Special Olympics, winning medals and competing in sports. It’s difficult for me to put into words what seeing him have such a great time at the Special Olympics competitions meant to me. It’s one of the great organizations in the world of sports, and I’m so appreciative of Jersey Mike’s being involved in such a big way in the Special Olympics movement.”
The team’s drivers are fully on board with what promises to be a big weekend.
“I’m really excited to be representing both Jersey Mike’s and the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games this weekend at Richmond,” said Ryan Vargas, driver of the No. 6 Chevrolet. “It’s awesome to see the team step up and be able to bring attention to both organizations.”
Bayley Curry, driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet, agreed. “We’re all excited to run Richmond with these logos on the car,” he said. “Personally, I was excited to do my part and contribute to the cause earlier this week. Seeing the logos on the cars just makes it even better. I’m looking forward to a great run and bringing even more awareness to the Games.”
“I am both honored and humbled by Jersey Mike’s Subs commitment to the 2022 Special Olympics Games and Special Olympics athletes,” said Joe Dzaluk, USA Games President & CEO. “Now is the time to continue the momentum that their month of giving campaign has created and sign-up to volunteer and be part of the biggest USA Games in history.”
Catch the Jersey Mike’s/2022 U.S. Special Olympics Games Chevrolets this weekend at Richmond Raceway starting Saturday (April 2nd) at 8:30 AM EST on Fox Sports 1 for practice and qualifying, with the ToyotaCare 250 race starting at 1:30 PM EST.
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Kaulig Racing: Following another victory for AJ Allmendinger and Kaulig Racing last weekend at COTA the team now turns their attention to the short track in Richmond. Allmendinger and team have stacked up top-10 finishes in every race so far this season on top of their win last weekend. Allmendinger for his part sits one point out of the lead with 257 points to Noah Gragson 258 points.
Ty Gibbs: Gibbs with two victories already this season currently sits in third in points behind in Gibbs first attempt at Richmond last season he would start 15th and finish seventh after leading 67 laps that day.
Dash 4 Cash: Richmond will be the site of the first event in the 2022 campaign following last weekend qualifier setting up AJ Allmendinger, Austin Hill, Noah Gragson and Sam Mayer given the chance for $100,000 pay day for whomever finishes the highest this weekend. Gragson is the only one with a win at Richmond, meanwhile AJ Allmendinger holds a 16th place average finish at the track.
The top four this weekend will setup the next stop in the Dash 4 Cash next weekend at Martinsville.
ROTY: Two Richard Childress Racing drivers are set to continue battling each other this weekend at Richmond with Austin Hill holding 20-plus point lead at 172 points over Sheldon Creed’s 149 points in what will be a battle till the end of the season. Both Kyle Sieg and Jessee Iwuji are well out of it at this point by more than 150 points.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In a public ceremony delayed two years by the pandemic, President Joe Biden on Saturday commissioned the USS Delaware, a nuclear attack submarine at the dock in Wilmington, Delaware.
He said the submarine would enhance national security, though he made no reference to the global turmoil from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
He told an audience of invited guests and dignitaries that as commander in chief, “I believe it is our sacred obligation as nation to prepare and equip those troops that we send into harm’s way and to care for them and their families when they return home.”
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Perth Amboy man found slain in his Mechanic Street apartment; police investigating
PERTH AMBOY – A city man was found dead in his Mechanic Street apartment by his father on Friday after sustaining multiple stab wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced Saturday.
City police responded to Barry Idesis' apartment after his father found the victim and called 911. Idesis was found with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
An investigation determined that the victim was last seen entering his apartment building on Mechanic Street early evening on Wednesday.
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The investigation was ongoing Saturday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Perth Amboy Police Department Detective Jeremy Harris at 732-442-4400 or Prosecutors Office Detective Infusino at 732-745-4340. Callers may also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-939-9600 or by going to middlesextips.com.
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An East Ridge Park had a grand opening this morning after being closed for renovations the last 3 years.
Built in 1994 by the East Ridge Community, the original Pioneer Frontier playground was a completely wooden structure. After serving children in the city for 28 years, East Ridge Mayor Brian Williams said it was time to be upgraded.
"Plus we wanted to make it ADA compliant so all of our children would be able to play and enjoy it," explained Mayor Williams.
Through a Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant, Mayor Williams said the city was able to provide a brand new playground and splash pad to the area.
The mayor said, when the idea of creating a new playground began, they reached out to the community members who helped build the original playground in 1994.
Stephanie Killingsworth, who was at the grand opening, said the opening of the new playground has a special meaning to her family.
"It's a wonderful feeling to see it come to life. As I mentioned, my husband actually designed it and he worked on, as a volunteer, originally on the playground was built, when the wooden structure was built long ago. So, he was able to redesign it so it was neat to have him since he grew up in East Ridge," said Killingsworth.
With the playground being built over 20 years later, the original volunteers once again get to watch another generation of children enjoy their hard work.
"You're seeing the people that were involved in the originally bringing not their kids, but their grandkids and it's amazing to see that," said Mayor Williams.
Construction for the new playground began in 2019 and faced numerous setbacks and delays because of the pandemic. Mayor Williams said he's grateful to now officially open the new playground.
While the old playground may have been demolished, the city kept a piece of it alive. The original handprints on the playground were preserved and put onto a wooden fence surrounding the park.
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DAY 4: Adrian Nixon did not take the stand today. He is on trial for the murder of Jeremy Clark. Clark was shot in July 2016 at JJ's Lounge.
The state rested their case on Thursday. Friday morning the defense requested a mistrial.
Judge Don Poole denied that request and said there is ample evidence the jury could find Nixon guilty and the motion for acquittal was denied.
The trial started with the jury seated at 10:30AM.
The defense called their first witness to the stand, Jay Jarvis, an expert private forensic scientist. He said after reviewing the evidence he doesn't believe the driver of the white Dodge Challenger could be the person who shot Jeremy Clark.
"Now that you've looked at the information have you come to an opinion of the theory that a seated driver of the Dodge Challenger being the shooter in this case?," Defense Attorney Jonathan Turner asked Jarvis,
"It's very obvious by a trained medical examiner when he sees this. It indicated the shot was fired in a very close range. So when I didn't see that, that was another reason not to think that the driver would've been the one that shot him. I also considered all of the cartridge cases that were found at the scene were located outside of the car. So if you discharge a pistol in a car, the cartridge cases are most likely going to remain in the car,." Jarvis said.
"The defendant said that someone pointed a gun through his car?," Cameron Williams, the Assistant District asked.
"Well, even if he said that, the physical evidence at the scene does not support that," Jarvis replied.
"But he was there right?," Williams asked.
"Well, he was obviously mistaken there is no way the gun could've been inside the car and been discharged because the cartridge cases would've been inside the car," Jarvis replied.
A recorded interview was shown to the jury of Adrian Nixon explaining the events that happened that July night. Nixon repeated that someone reached into his car and shot through the other side.
The closing statements finished up around 4:30pm.
The jury deliberated for 6 hours.
They returned with a verdict of not guilty to pre-meditated murder and 7 other charges.
They will deliberate the final charge of, Reckless endangerment, on Monday to find a unanimous agreement.
Stay with Local 3 News for updates.
DAY 3: Day three of the Adrian Murder trial continued on Thursday. The gun used to shoot and kill Jeremy Clark was in question today.
The morning started with a disagreement between the prosecution and the defense. The prosecution wanted to bring forward new evidence.
Judge Don Poole, denied this request as this information was already discussed in pre-trial that it wouldn't be used in this trial.
The jury was brought in shortly after that decision and the first witness of the day was called to the stand.
A firearm expert discussed the use of the gun that was used to kill Jeremy Clark.
The second witness was a crime lab micro-analysis expert and retired TBI Agent, Russel Davis.
Agent Davis walked the Jury through gunshot residue, GSR, how it's evaluated in a homicide investigation and how it was examined in this case.
"Did you then analyze the GSR from the vehicle?," The Supervising Prosecutor, AnCharlene Davis asked Agent Davis.
He replied, "Yes, ma'me. You're not testing a hand you're testing a thing and an area in a car."
Defense Attorney, Jonathan Turned cross-examined the witness next.
"You found no gunshot particles on Mr. Nixon's kit, the kit that was taken from his hands?," He said.
"I did not," Davis replied.
Agent Davis confirmed GSR was found inside the driver's side interior of the White Dodge Challenger but not the exterior.
The trial is ongoing. Stay with Local 3 News for updates.
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US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a 21-count superseding indictment against three US Army soldiers charged last year with gun trafficking, expanding it to include nine more people alleged to be gang members in Chicago.
The new indictment stems from an investigation into a Chicago shooting last year that left one person dead and seven people wounded, Garland said at a news conference Friday.
"Further investigation by our agents and law enforcement partners uncovered an alleged gun trafficking conspiracy involving over 90 guns and 12 defendants," Garland said. "Many of these guns have been linked to shootings in the Chicago area, in which multiple people have been injured and several killed."
Demarcus Adams, 21, Jarius Brunson, 22, and Brandon Miller, 22, who were soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell in Clarksville, Tennessee, when they were arrested, pleaded not guilty last year to charges of transferring a firearm to an out-of-state resident; making false statements during the purchase of a firearm; engaging in the business without a firearms license; wire fraud; money laundering; and conspiracy.
Miller's attorney, Dwight E. Scott, told CNN in an email that his client "continues to insist upon his innocence and protests the Government's accusations as over-reaching."
The nine additional people included in the latest indictment are allegedly members of the Gangster Disciples street gang in the Pocket Town neighborhood in the south of Chicago, according to the indictment.
"Between December 2020 and April 2021, the defendants conspired to purchase and deliver over 90 illegally obtained firearms to the Chicago area to facilitate the ongoing violent disputes between the Pocket Town Gangster Disciples and their rival gangs," a release from the Justice Department stated.
Miller bought weapons and directed the other two soldiers to buy weapons, the indictment said. The other nine would contact Miller and "place orders for firearms," according to the indictment.
The indictment includes these nine new defendants: Blaise Smith, 29; Rahaeem Johnson, aka Rah, 24; Bryant Larkin, 33; Corey Curtis, 26; Elijah Tillman, 24; Lazarus Greenwood, aka Zarro, 23; Dwight Lowry, aka Ike, 41; Dreshion Parks, 25, all of Chicago; and Terrell Mitchell, 27, of Davenport, Iowa.
Six of them have been arrested, and authorities are still looking for three of them.
The six have not yet been arraigned, and it is unclear whether they have attorneys.
The indictment lists 21 charges, but only 3 of them -- dealing in firearms without a license, transporting and receiving firearms into another state and conspiring to commit money laundering -- apply to all 12 defendants.
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The Rappahannock Tribe, a Native Tribe in Virginia, has re-acquired 465 acres of sacred land at Fones Cliff.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and US Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams celebrated the tribe's reacquisiton of the land Friday, according to a press release from the Department of the Interior.
"We have worked for many years to restore this sacred place to the Tribe," said Rappahannock Tribe Chief Anne Richardson, according to the Chesapeake Conservancy. "With eagles being prayer messengers, this area where they gather has always been a place of natural, cultural and spiritual importance."
Fones Cliff is the ancestral home of the tribe, located on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The area, located inside the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, will be publicly accessible and placed in trust with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Tribe plans to educate the public about their history by constructing a replica 16th-century village and expand their "Return to the River" program, which trains Tribal youth in traditional river knowledge and practices.
"The Department is honored to join the Rappahannock Tribe in co-stewardship of this portion of their ancestral homeland. We look forward to drawing upon Tribal expertise and Indigenous knowledge in helping manage the area's wildlife and habitat," Secretary Haaland said in the statement. "This historic reacquisition underscores how Tribes, private landowners, and other stakeholders all play a central role in this Administration's work to ensure our conservation efforts are locally led and support communities' health and well-being."
The cliffs play a central part in the history of the tribe. In 1608, the tribe first encountered and defended their homeland against English settler Captain John Smith, who played an important role in the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia. In the 1660s, the tribe began to be forcefully displaced from their homeland on the Rappahannock River by the English, according to the Chesapeake Conservancy.
In addition to their cultural and historical importance to the tribe, the cliffs are also crucial to wildlife: The site is home to one of the largest nesting populations of bald eagles on the Atlantic coast, according to the Department of the Interior..
The tribe's reacquisition of its land was made possible by the family of William Dodge Angle, who provided the funds necessary for the Chesapeake Conservancy to purchase the 465 acres and donate the fee title to the Rappahannock Tribe. Additional funding also came from a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through Walmart's Acres for America Program, according to the conservancy.
The acquisition follows a growing movement of Indigenous people fighting to reclaim their land.
In 2019, the Wiyot tribe successfully reclaimed their ancestral homeland of Duluwat Island on the northern coast of California after over a century of displacement. And earlier this year, more than 500 acres of California forests were returned to a group of Native American tribes.
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Which popular lip gloss on Sephora is best?
Lip gloss adds temporary shine to the lips. A good lip gloss will give your lips a healthy sheen while hydrating. An extensive range of lip glosses can be found at Sephora that provide skin-perfecting benefits while adding shine to your lips. Some glosses double as a balm or plump the lips.
When purchasing a popular lip gloss on Sephora, consider the consistency and size of the product and the skin benefits it possesses.
What to consider before buying a popular lip gloss on Sephora
Consistency
The consistency of the lip gloss you purchase on Sephora will determine the color, level of shine and the length of time the gloss stays on your lips. If the formula is very pigmented, the color will appear brighter and add more shine. If the consistency is sheer, the look of the gloss will fade sooner. If the product comes in a glossy cream consistency, you will likely have to continuously reapply or blot the gloss, depending on the color. You can apply more gloss than usual for added shine if the product is clear, because it will not show noticeable buildup or look cakey.
Size
The cost of the lip gloss is influenced by the size of the product. Consider purchasing a larger size so it will last longer and you will not have to buy a new one so quickly. Though the larger sizes appear more expensive, they are well worth purchasing over travel-sized or mini products because they will save you the time it takes to re-order as well as, potentially, multiple shipping costs.
Skin benefits
When purchasing a popular lip gloss, consider the skin benefits it provides beyond bringing shine to the lips. A good lip gloss includes vitamins and oils that bring moisture to the lips to allow for a healthy, plump look. Sephora-certified Clean beauty products feature more natural skin-perfecting benefits and work to hydrate the lips without using toxic chemical substances. Before purchasing a lip gloss, make sure it contains hydrating ingredients so your lips don’t get dry and flaky.
Most popular lip gloss on Sephora prices
Lip gloss on Sephora can be priced anywhere from $5-$45. A lip gloss made by a popular brand, in a bigger size with multiple skin-perfecting ingredients, will be priced higher.
Tips for applying popular lip gloss on Sephora
To apply a lip gloss from Sephora, first use the applicator to dab a little on your lower lip. Rub your top and bottom lips together until the gloss is evenly spread. If you desire an extremely glossy look, continue to build the formula until you get the consistency and level of shine you want.
Most popular lip gloss on Sephora FAQ
What is the difference between a lip gloss and a lip stain?
A. A lip gloss temporarily coats the lips with shine while a stain gives them long-lasting color, soaking into the lip tissue. A stain lasts longer than a gloss and delivers pigmented color rather than fading quickly.
What ingredients make lip gloss shiny?
A. Wax, oils and petroleum jelly are the most common ingredients that make lip gloss shine. Lip glosses that use more natural ingredients will not contain wax and petroleum jelly. These substances and oils sit on top of the lips and coat them, allowing shine to linger until it is either wiped off or soaks in.
Most popular lip glosses on Sephora
The most popular lip gloss on Sephora is the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer due to its natural components and wide shade range.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer
This lip gloss comes in various shades to complement every skin tone. It was formulated without parabens, preservatives that are linked to a range of health problems, and is cruelty-free. The formula features a unique peach, vanilla scent and provides less stick with high shine.
Sephora Collection Melting Lip Clicks Lip Balm
This gloss doubles as a balm to deliver high shine and moisturizing benefits. Castor oil in the gloss hydrates your lips while giving them a natural-looking shine and color.
Sephora Collection Jelly Melt Glossy Lip Tint
This product is vegan and cruelty-free and doubles as a lip stain to bring long-wearing color as well as high shine to your lips. The jelly-like consistency will not stick but gives the lips a hydrated feel rather than leaving them dry and cracked.
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This lip gloss delivers high shine in many shades and colors. Its non-sticky formula features cherry oil to hydrate, nourish and leave the lips looking and feeling fresh. It is vanilla-scented and the color is directly based on the moisture in each user’s lips, allowing everyone to experience a different color.
Sephora Collection Ultra Shine Lip Gloss
This gel lip gloss goes on smoothly and doubles as a lip plumper to draw moisture to the lips. It features subtle neutral shades and bold pigmented colors for every type of makeup look. It also features a non-shimmer option for those who want the look of healthy, refreshed lips without the high shine.
Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss
This Dior product gives the lips a high-shine look while plumping them for a long-lasting pouty-lip effect. It is free of many toxic ingredients and uses hyaluronic acid and a mint scent to provide a refreshing tingling sensation while plumping.
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Block out unwanted noises with noise-canceling headphones
Whether you like to pass the time on a long flight by watching a movie or enjoy listening to your favorite songs or podcasts on a train ride, having a quality pair of noise-canceling headphones is a must-have for comfortable travel. Noise-canceling headphones also make it much easier to sleep in a noisy plane, train, bus or car.
Headphones may all seem similar, but certain features can make one pair better suited for travel than another. You want them to be comfortable enough to wear for long periods and offer the most effective noise-canceling technology you can find.
This list offers some of the best noise-canceling headphones to make your next trip as pleasant as possible.
What are noise-canceling headphones?
Noise-canceling headphones are just like regular headphones — they enable you to listen to audio from your smartphone, laptop, tablet or other devices. Some models are wired, so you connect them to the device with a cable. Others are wireless and use a Bluetooth connection to connect to your device.
What sets noise-canceling headphones apart is they help counteract the ambient noise around you, so your audio is clearer and you’re not disturbed. The headphones work by sending out a soundwave to cancel out the soundwaves in the ambient noise.
Keep in mind that noise-canceling headphones work better for some frequencies than others. They’re incredibly effective for canceling sounds like engine noise on a plane, but higher frequency sounds like a crying baby may still get through if you have lower-quality headphones.
What makes noise-canceling headphones good for travel?
Many travelers prefer wireless noise-canceling headphones because you don’t have to deal with any cables getting in the way when you’re trying to get comfortable on a plane or train.
For travel, make sure that your headphones have a long battery life so you don’t have to worry about charging them during your trip. Some models offer up to 30 hours of listening time on a single charge, while others can only run for about 16 hours before needing to be recharged.
Best noise-canceling headphones
Bose QuietComfort 35 Series II Wireless Headphones
Thanks to the high-quality materials and construction, these wireless noise-canceling headphones are comfortable enough for long days of travel. They provide up to 20 hours of listening time per charge but also come with an audio cable to allow you to keep listening, even if the battery runs out. The Bose Connect app allows you to choose your preferred level of noise cancellation.
Sony Noise-Canceling Headphones
These headphones are fairly affordable, making them ideal for the traveler on a budget. The ear cups swivel to make them more compact for travel, and the battery offers up to 80 hours of listening time per charge. The headphones have a lightweight feel, so they’re comfortable on long trips.
Philips Over-Ear Noise-Canceling Headphones
If you usually find over-ear headphones uncomfortable, this highly cushioned pair may change your mind. The noise-canceling feature can reduce ambient noise by up to 97%, and the closed-back design of the cups isolates noise even further.
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Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise-Canceling Headphones
These headphones offer active noise cancellation to keep your audio crystal clear. They can detect and cancel out a wide range of low and mid-frequency noises and feature a stronger bass for a better listening experience. You get up to 40 hours of playtime per charge, and the memory foam ear cups are comfortable for long periods.
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Ausounds True Wireless Noise-Canceling Over-Ear Headphones
These headphones are an excellent option if you need to take calls while you’re traveling. The dual mic allows for crystal clear communication, and the noise-canceling feature enables you to hear perfectly.
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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Noise Canceling On-Ear Headphones
These active noise-canceling headphones provide up to 22 hours of listening time per charge. They’re compatible with both Android and Apple devices and allow you to stay aware of your surroundings while listening to your audio of choice.
Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise-Canceling Earbuds
If over-ear or on-the-ear headphones are too heavy for your taste, you’ll love these earbud-style noise-canceling headphones. They have a special mode that allows you to hear the noises around you with the press of a button when traveling, and their specially designed tips fit securely and comfortably in the ears.
iLive Platinum Bluetooth Wireless Active Noise-Canceling Headphones
The adjustable headband and soft cushioned pads on these noise-canceling headphones are comfortable on long trips. The noise-canceling feature can easily be turned on and off, and the built-in microphone allows you to take calls. The headphones have a foldable design and an included carrying pouch, making them easy to pack.
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JBL Live Wireless Over-Ear Noise-Canceling Headphones
These headphones eliminate background noise to help you enjoy your favorite music without disruption when traveling. The battery provides 30 hours of listening time, and the built-in microphone lets you take calls. The folding design makes them easier to carry with you.
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Sony WF-1000XM3 Noise-Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds
This pair of noise-canceling earbuds is lightweight and easy to wear on long trips. They have a smart listening feature that automatically turns on the ambient sound mode based on what you’re doing, so you don’t miss out on sounds you need to hear.
Origaudio Wrapsody Premium Wireless Headphones
These headphones come with a soft carry bag ideal for travel, and the 85% isolating outside noise cancellation feature lets you enjoy your favorite music without interruption. The multifunction on-ear buttons allow you to take calls and control your music with ease.
Brookstone Active Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headphones
These headphones feature padded ear cups with an ergonomic design to offer greater comfort on long trips. They also let you make hands-free calls and fold for easy storage. The battery provides up to 30 hours of listening time per charge.
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Wicked Audio Full-Size Wireless Plus Active Noise-Canceling Hum 1000 Headphones
One of the best noise-canceling headphone sets on the market, this pair can reduce ambient noise by 97.5%. They feature cushioned ear cups that remain comfortable on the ears for hours, and they fold flat for storage.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 50-year-old trucker from Miami has been sentenced to two years of probation and 90 days of house arrest for a crash that killed a father and son in Nebraska.
Yorkwind Crawford was sentenced Friday in the deaths last September of 41-year-old Mark Kaipust, a Creighton University assistant professor, and his 7-year-old son, Taylor.
Investigators say Crawford was driving a semitrailer on Interstate 80 on Sept. 4 when he crashed into a line of vehicles that had slowed to exit. Five other people were injured.
Crawford pleaded no contest in February to misdemeanor vehicular homicide charges. He will serve his sentence in Florida.
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Two unrelated crashes along Leesburg Pike in Virginia on Saturday morning resulted in the death of one driver and a total of seven people being hospitalized, according to authorities.
Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash that killed one and sent three others to the hospital near Bartholomew Drive, in Sterling, around 2:15 a.m. Saturday.
The sheriff’s office said the driver of a 2020 Nissan Kicks was heading east on Leesburg Pike when they veered to miss a slower moving car. The driver lost control, and the Nissan went off the road and rolled over several times.
A passenger in the Nissan, identified as 23-year-old Orlando J. Rodriguez, was pronounced dead at the scene. The three other people in the car were taken to a hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according the sheriff’s office.
The crash remains under investigation.
Hours later, Fairfax County police responded to a crash along Leesburg Pike and Colvin Run Road in Great Falls.
One person was seriously injured and is in danger of losing their life, per authorities. The identities of those involved in the crash are unknown.
An update from police at 11:15 a.m. said the four people injured remained hospitalized. Officials reopened the road between Beulah Road and Baron Cameron Avenue, which was shut down for the crash investigation, around that time as well.
The circumstances leading up to the crash are under investigation.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing consolidation and change in its Northern Virginia healthcare operations, following a multi-year, nationwide review that evaluated facility quality and geographic distribution relative to the veteran population.
In Northern Virginia, the Fredericksburg Health Care Center, currently under development, will consolidate primary care and outpatient mental health services from the existing Fredericksburg community-based outpatient clinic and the Spotsylvania County outpatient clinic.
Moving services to the planned Fredericksburg health care center will allow for the closing of the Fredericksburg outpatient clinic, the study said, because the new facility is only 5.2 miles from the existing outpatient clinic. This is also based on projections that enrollees in Fredericksburg are expected to increase by more than 17.8% between 2019 and 2029.
The Spotsylvania community-based outpatient clinic is less than two miles from the planned Fredericksburg Health Care Center, so it also will be consolidated within the new facility.
The VA study noted that the age of the existing Fredericksburg center makes building a new facility more affordable, and a “better stewardship of taxpayer dollars,” because new construction will be less expensive than trying to modernize existing centers.
The report will be reviewed by the VA’s national Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The commission will also consider evaluation and comments from stakeholders, veterans and members of the community, hold public hearings, visit VA facilities and meet with employees and VA partners before submitting recommendations to President Joe Biden. If Biden signs off on the final recommendations, Congress will have 45 days to reject or accept the entire slate of recommendations.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said in written remarks about the sweeping VA analysis that the study is a preliminary but notable step in realigning healthcare under the VA Mission Act of 2018 that he supported.
“For years, I’ve pushed to make sure that Virginia’s veterans have access to quality and timely health care that they have earned through years of service to our country. … I look forward to engaging with veterans and communities around Virginia to make sure that these recommendations would live up to their stated aim of effectively meeting the future health care demands of our growing veteran population here in the commonwealth.”
The report notes that the VA based its presentation to the AIR Commission on the question: What is best for the veterans we serve? The study said the recommendations will help the VA cement its role as the primary, world-class provider and coordinator of veterans’ health care for generations to come.
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Massillon area real estate transfers March 5-11
Bethlehem Township
Campbell Bradley & Andrea from Adams Jason & Jessica, parcel 1100755 Swahali Trl SW, $13,000.
Finley Tyler M from Gingerich Dannie, 5813 Brinker St SW, $170,000.
Mccartney Wilbur & Carmel from Dickey Robert K & Sharon F, parcel 1100198 Safari Trl, $23,000.
Miller Marty J & Byler Andrew from Agnes James G, 116 Basin St NW, $51,700.
Miller Marty J & Byler Andrew from Renner Timothy Etal, parcel 1200519 Canal St E, $51,700.
Miller Marty J & Byler Andrew from Renner Timothy, 8450 Hudson Dr SW, $51,700.
Miller Marty J & Byler Andrew from Renner Timothy, parcel 1200297 Canal St E, $51,700.
Zook Noah D & Susan T from Hershberger Dannie E & Lovina D, parcel 10015048 Dolphin St SW, $92,690.
Canal Fulton
Flory Chad R & Robert W & Darla J & from Bosley Jerry A, 189 Skyview St NW, $160,600.
Kittinger Charissa M from Decker Rebecca A, 773 Sandlewood Dr, $167,500.
Murphy John H & Susan from Schauer Roberta L & William T Ttees, 921 Cabot Dr, $315,000.
NVR Inc D/B/A Ryan Homes from Schalmo Properties Inc, parcel 10013926 Bonita Cir SE, $29,500.
Shaw Barrie & Anita & Cheche Michael from Stalnaker Richard G & Sharon A, 958 Cabot Dr, $220,000.
Short Bruce Richard & Sharon Warkentin from Schalmo Properties Inc, 924 Cabot Dr, $285,900.
Wilder Mary B from Bowman Cheryl L, 426 Riverview St, $185,000.
Jackson Township
Bradford Frederick J & Eloise K from Klotz Leona Kathleen Aka Leona K, 5080 Limerick Ave NW, $191,000.
Dickerson James M & Bliss from Stinson Marcia E, 2886 Wickford Ave NW, $390,000.
Immel Zachary J from R Mccarty Rentals LLC, 5979 Lawnview St NW, $187,500.
Lahmers Melvin E & Molly J from Houser Patricia A Etal, 804 Concord St NW, $200,000.
Lantz Chad M & Christyn J from Wilder Mary B, 6825 Chippewa Ave NW, $270,400.
Mccracken Larry & Angela from Calevski David & Laura, 5790 Courtland Ave NW, $229,500.
MS Rabbit LLC from Easterday’s Floral & Gift Shop Inc, 5720 Hills and Dales Rd NW, $360,000.
Reese Ethan & Emily from Rogers Jess A & Lanessa L, 8960 Gladys St NW, $272,000.
Rosario Victor M & Fernandez Zenobia from Ferrante Christian Bernard, 2801 Brighton Cir NW, $300,000.
Stover Anthony from Crum Richard & Dawn, 4541 Erie Ave N, $76,900.
Waltz Kellie & Robert Timothy from Westfall Braden S &Rachel L, 8345 Athens Ave NW, $365,000.
Zyla Richard D Ttee from Deville Hills & Dales LLC, 3561 Red Tail Cir NW 7a, $349,775.
Lawrence Township
Herren Jessica L & Luke J from Lorentz Daniel W & Lisa K, 8330 Leaver Ave NW, $193,000.
Martin Jeremy A & Maria S & from Stuffelbeam Mary E & Mark W, 11336 Forty Corners Rd NW, $175,000.
Martin Jeremy A & Maria S from Martin Jeremy A & Maria S &, 11336 Forty Corners Rd NW, $175,000.
Massillon
Beans Robert P & Brenda from Cozzo Kathy, 1365 Benson St SW, $305,000.
Berbari Lauren K & Emily K from Willoughby Christopher A & Candi R, 941 Lincoln Way W, $87,000.
C A from Monsell Frederick G, 1015 Oakwood Ave NE, $124,500.
Coffman Thomas A & Lora D from White Jack L, 1511 Walnut Rd SW, $50,000.
Dickey James from Lautzenheiser Barbara R Trustee of the B, 1913 Lincoln Way W, $109,000.
Dodds Sebastian & Caila from Clark Lora P, 1407 Springhaven Cir NE, $260,000.
Driver Tyler from Carpenter Ronald L & Jodie L, 735 3rd St NE, $86,000.
Elm View Acres LLC from Rohr Valley Properties LLC, parcel 10005433 St Luke St NW, $1,375,160.
Fry Robert from Huntington National Bank, 411 Korman Ave NE, $71,000.
Griffin Tiffany C & Childs Hunter J from Fishburn Rachael A, 229 22nd St SE, $130,000.
Harding Jessica S & Mamidi Sekhar from Dowd Joyce B, 1341 Pebble Chase Cir NE, $247,500.
Henderson Arthur from Williams Julie, 323 9th St SW, $72,100.
Irwin Jason R from Whaley Shirley L, 231 8th St NE, $140,000.
K Hovnanian at Country View Estates LLC from Partner Land Company LLC, parcel 10014523 23rd St SW, $110,000.
Kansas Curry LLC from Cherry Springs Condos LLC, 1031 Queen Anne Dr NW Condo 1031, $263,900.
Keefer Crystal & Kris from Mcclay Joshua C, 931 Duncan St SW, $35,000.
Maxheimer David E & Lavonna R from Henning Pamela J, 414 Monroe St NW, $94,900.
Mcclintock Brooke from Green Lisa A, 216 Lewis PL NE, $122,000.
Mifflin Alexander from PJ Mit Homes LLC, 617 Guy St NW, $79,500.
Miller Jeri & Eric Howard from Reality Renovations LLC, 1161 Bradford Rd NE, $340,000.
Mitchell Joshua J from 816 Group LLC, 512 27th St SE, $112,000.
Passwaters Zachary & Sarah from Turkal Julia A Trustee of the Carl M &, 511 Grosvenor Dr NW, $156,000.
Rhodes Samantha N from Smith Kevin C, 1316 Kracker St NW, $53,000.
Starns Jaime L from Fichter Tracy & Mccarthy Thomas D, 2424 Wendling Ave NW, $150,000.
White Mark G & Brittany from Smith Development Corporation, 2170 Championship Cir SE, $549,900.
Perry Township
Albrecht Shawn J & Martha J from Davis Mitchell J, 4613 14th St NW, $105,000.
Allomong C Dean & Patricia E from NVR Inc D/B/A Ryan Homes, 6943 Gauntlet St SW, $234,575.
Baxter Roger from Stutler Matthew, 1308 Manor Ave SW, $82,500.
Chirumbolo Anthony from Woolbert Kenneth W Jr, 1806 Carriage Hill St NW, $135,500.
Galentine Garrett L from Malinajdovski Aleksander S, 443 Jackson Ave NW, $124,900.
Graybill Ralph L III from Gillispie Duane P, 1822 Stonehenge Ave NW, $124,300.
Harry David from Livengood Rebecca Trustee, 322 Wrexham Ave SW, $137,000.
Hartman Hanna E from Talafous Cassandra Virginia, 4821 14th St NW, $185,000.
Lane Robert Elton IV & Brittany from NVR Inc., A Virginia Corporation, DBA, 6104 Lavenham Rd SW, $301,485.
Macri Greggory J from Frasier Brothers LLC & East Caitlin, 5200 Charm St SW, $166,000.
Nelson Dawn & Laconca Vonnie from Bailey Terri L, 311 Bernower Ave SW #11, $1,000.
Property 31 LLC from BG Custom Homes, Inc, 2483 Delaware Ave SW, $33,400.
Property 31 LLC from BG Custom Homes, parcel 4319264 Perry Dr SW, $33,400.
Ratliff Cathy L from Henriques Matthew J, 319 Mohawk Ave NW, $191,000.
Rogers Matt A from Rogers Jess A & Lanessa L & Rogers Matt, 2405 Hankins Rd NW, $65,700.
Sugarcreek Township
Alleshouse Shawn from Alexander Victor Jr, 11710 Dartmont St SW, $115,000.
Chaplin Harry Jr Trustee from Neff Victor L, 134 Harmon Ave NE, $24,000.
Lambert Donald F II from Lambert Marsha K, 124 N Church Ave, $100,000.
Miller Marlin W from Miller Norman A, 207 2nd Ave NE, $159,500.
Tausch Kimberly A from Gaut Tasha, 10585 Navarre Rd SW, $170,000.
Tuscarawas Township
Baum Eric A & Ginger S from Zimmerman Theresa M, 2615 Parkbrook Ave NW, $118,000.
Elm View Acres LLC from Rohr Valley Properties LLC, parcel 7206929 Kenyon Ave SW, $1,375,160.
Iams Justin M & Tiffany J from Blaumeiser Alice K, parcel 7201536 Edward Ave SW, $10,000.
Matheny Nicholas R & Colleen R from Benson Samuel S, 1717 Beaumont Ave NW, $133,000.
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Massillon Independent Difference Maker: Bret Shunk, Massillon Schools
NAME – Bret C. Shunk
SCHOOL – Massillon City Schools
RESIDENCE – Bowerston
JOB TITLE – Bus mechanic
HOW LONG WITH DISTRICT – Three years.
FAMILY – Wife of 28 years, Julie A. Shunk; sons, Tyler R. Shunk, 28, and Trevor R. Shunk, 26; daughter, Abigail M. Shunk, 21; and five grandchildren.
NOMINATION – "Bret is an unsung hero in our Transportation Department. Bret is our outstanding mechanic who keeps our buses, vans and trucks operational so the fleet is ready to get our students safely to school. Bret goes above and beyond to not only maintain the bus and van fleet, he is instrumental in helping to repair snow plow trucks and maintenance vehicles. Bret is an outstanding employee for Massillon City Schools."
WHAT IS THE MOST REWARDING PART OF YOUR POSITION? – Knowing all the buses are up and going every day.
WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING? – Taking care of 34 buses, five transportation vans, eight maintenance vehicles and various other pieces of equipment when asked.
IF YOU WEREN’T DOING THIS, YOU’D BE … – ... working on cars or anything with a power plant.
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT THE STUDENTS YOU DEAL WITH THAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW OR APPRECIATE? – Making sure all 34 buses pass a semi- and annual state inspection each year. As well as spot inspections throughout the year.
HOW DO YOU UNWIND AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK? – Hang out with our dogs and cats.
STUDENTS AND COWORKERS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT YOU … – ... foster dogs for Ohio Fuzzy Pawz. Shih tzu rescue out of the Columbus area.
WHAT IS ONE RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT YOUR POSITION THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW EXISTED BEFORE TAKING IT? – Nothing comes to mind.
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Massillon's Kaylee, Makayla Pierce savor winning national title together at Glenville State
For Kaylee Pierce, there's not many memories she has that don't include her twin sister Makayla. That's both on and off the basketball court.
"We've been playing basketball together our whole lives," Kaylee said. "But before we turned maybe 20, we never spent a day apart from each other. No more than 24 hours. There is that sixth sense on the court, off the court."
There's something else the Massillon natives share as well. It's a very recent thing, but it's something they'll have with them for the rest of their lives.
They can now both say they're national champions. On March 25, Glenville State's women's basketball team, featuring the Pierces, defeated Western Washington 85-72 to win the NCAA Division II championship with a 35-1 record.
Winning a title is a special moment for any athlete. Being able to accomplish that feat with your sibling, especially ones as close as the Pierces are, only raise that exponentially.
"We're such a close family that if I went away to school by myself, that would be out of my comfort zone," Makayla said. "My sister means everything to me. I felt like I had my home there with me, so that was really cool. It's all special and made it memorable."
The Pierces were both fourth-year juniors at Glenville State this past season, a by-product of the blanket waiver year the NCAA gave all athletes because of COVID-19 in 2020-21. In their time with the Pioneers, they had consistently been part of teams challenging for Mountain East Conference titles. And they went to the NCAA Division II tournament, when it was contested.
A year ago, Glenville State was 12-4 in an abbreviated season. The Pioneers lost in the MEC Tournament title game, then fell in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
From there, as they say, the seeds of success were planted. Even if what sprouted may have even caught the players off guard.
"We didn't know we were going to be at that level," Kaylee said. "We lost our conference championship last year, and then we didn't make a run in the NCAA tournament. So, that was kind of a stain on our hearts that we didn't want to have that same year. … We just worked and grinded and grinded during the preseason. It was the hardest preseason of my life."
The reward of that hard work was a 29-game win streak to start the season. Not only that, but Glenville State was scoring more than 97 points a game heading into the MEC Tournament final against rival Charleston.
History would repeat itself in the moment, as the Pioneers suffered an 80-77 loss. That was the end of history repeating itself. The Pioneers bounced back with a six-game NCAA run — which included a 31-point win over Charleston in the regional championship game — to win the school's first national title.
"I think losing the conference championship was like a wake-up call for us," Makayla said. "We hadn't lost all season. We do treat every game like we could lose, I will say that, but it's hard to continue to do that when you've won 29 games in a row. When we lost that, we kind of got woken up from that and we all came together."
Part of that coming together involved a team meeting before the NCAA tournament got underway. During that meeting, the players spoke of their own expectations for the postseason.
Meetings such as that one emphasized a new role Kaylee Pierce took on during the season. For the 5-foot-9 guard, her role transcended scoring or starting, but instead leading.
"I kind of came in knowing I'm not going to be the star player, but I'm not going to be a player that does nothing," said Kaylee, who averaged 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game this past season. "I was fine with my role of being there for my teammates, being the hustle player, being the player that runs the hardest, that guards, whatever my team needed from me that I had, I gave it. … My other biggest role was leadership and keeping my team together as a unit."
Those kind of roles came natural for both Pierces. After all, it was a lesson they learned playing for their dad, Joe, who has been both an assistant and the head coach for Massillon's girls basketball team.
They also learned growing up to appreciate hard-earned accomplishments.
"I had to work for it; it wasn't just given to me," said Makayla, who appeared in 21 games this season. "My dad pushed me way harder and coached me way harder. Honestly, that transitioned over to school and everything. Whatever you want, you have to work for it. Even when I wasn't getting my way at school and I would talk to my dad, he was like, you have to work for it. It's not going to be given to you."
Just another reason why Glenville State's national championship is something for Kaylee and Makayla Pierce to cherish.
Reach Chris at chris.easterling@indeonline.com.
On Twitter: @ceasterlingINDE
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President Biden Delivers Remarks at a Commissioning Commemoration Ceremony of the USS Delaware
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Both spring trout fishing and the state's annual stocking program are now officially underway.
For decades, April 1 was the traditional “opening day” of trout fishing season. This year, the date marks the opening of the harvest season for trout because year-round fishing was made available on most streams with the implementation of an Oct. 16 – March 31 artificial lures-only catch-and-release season, according to state Department of Environmental Conservation.
DEC’s spring trout stocking began in March and runs through early June. It includes more than 1.8 million trout stocked in waters statewide.
"Fishing in New York state is a highly anticipated, world-class experience that brings seasoned and amateur anglers to our waters in every corner of the state every spring," DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “DEC’s extensive fish stocking efforts throughout the state is certain to complement our existing healthy fisheries and make the upcoming harvest season a success.”
Trout stocking is in full swing with 1,872,105 catchable brown, rainbow, and brook trout to be stocked in ponds and streams across the state this spring.
Stocked-Extended streams (listed in the "Trout Streams" section of the regulations guide) will receive fish every other week for two months to enhance season-long opportunities for angler success. Most streams will also receive a seeding of larger stocked trout.
Spring trout stocking lists, including the week of stocking for trout streams, can be found at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/30465.html.
In addition, the DEC recently announced the adoption of new freshwater fishing regulations that took effect on Friday. Of particular interest to trout anglers is a new statewide regulation for rainbow trout, brown trout, and splake. The regulation creates consistency with inland trout regulations and expands opportunities for year-round fishing. A complete compilation of changes and an assessment of public comment associated with the rulemaking can be found at https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/124258.html.
Last year DEC launched an interactive Trout Stream Fishing Map to provide anglers with one-stop-shopping for information about stocking, fishing access, season dates, and regulations on DECinfo Locator. Anglers will be able to view trout stream reaches color-coded by management category and fishing access associated with those reaches. These layers will allow trout stream anglers to plan their trips and find their preferred trout stream fishing experiences. Links to the Trout Stream Fishing Map and a User Guide are available here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/122444.html. Anglers are encouraged to check out this valuable resource when planning their next fishing trip.
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TEMPE, Ariz. — This time the Angels didn’t even wait a month to cast off a veteran who had lost his grip on a significant role.
The Angels designated Justin Upton for assignment Saturday, less than a week before Opening Day. The Angels could still to try to trade Upton, but most likely he will become a free agent, and the Angels will be on the hook for almost all of his $28 million salary this season, the final year of his five-year contract.
If Upton finds a new team after reaching free agency, his new team will pay him the major-league minimum salary of $700,000, and the Angels would pay the rest.
In May, the Angels made a similar move with Albert Pujols. At that time, they said that move was more about making sure there was playing time for Jared Walsh at first and Shohei Ohtani at DH.
This time, general manager Perry Minasian said the Upton move was mostly a reflection on their confidence in young outfielders Jo Adell, 22, and Brandon Marsh, 24. Both will see significant playing time in the corner outfield spots, along with Taylor Ward, 28, while Mike Trout will play center.
Minasian gave Upton the news Saturday morning, and Upton left the ballpark before the media had arrived. Asked how he handled the news, Minasian said Upton was “an absolute pro.”
Presumably the Angels already tried to trade Upton before reaching this point. Upton has a no-trade clause, so that could have complicated a potential deal.
“Really tough decision,” Minasian said. “I love Justin as a person. Just looking at the construction of our club, we think Brandon and Jo are ready to go. And we’ll have Taylor in the outfield. We’ll have obviously Trouty in the outfield. And between those four guys, we felt like that was the best group going forward for this particular club.”
Those four are all significantly better outfielders than Upton, and run-prevention is a key for the Angels.
Also, Upton had not shown much with the bat in recent seasons, in part because of injuries.
Upton, 34, hit .211 with a .705 OPS and 17 homers in 89 games last season. He was on the injured list with back problems twice.
In 2020, Upton had one bad month and one good month during the shortened season, finishing with a .204 average and a .711 OPS. In 2019, he missed most of the season after suffering a toe injury just before Opening Day, and he ended up hitting .215 with a .724 OPS.
This spring, Upton had provided some encouraging signs, going 5 for 19 with three homers. He had hit all three homers this week. He had also been working out at first base, potentially to be a platoon partner with the left-handed hitting Walsh.
Adell (9 for 33, three homers), Marsh (10 for 31, two homers) and Ward (8 for 21, two homers) had all been looking good at the plate and in the field this spring.
“Jo, I think anybody that’s seen him play this spring, it’s been pretty impressive on both sides of the ball,” Minasian said. “And obviously Brandon too, especially the last couple of days swinging the bat. Left-handed bat. Defensively, the athleticism they both bring and on the bases. They both give us a different dynamic that we haven’t had in the past. So we felt like there they were really good fits.”
Minasian wouldn’t say how the playing time would break down among the three corner outfielders, but that all would get “significant” playing time.
If the move works out as well as last year’s decision with Pujols, the Angels will be in good shape. Ohtani and Walsh ended up being the Angels’ two All-Stars.
“The better you get as a club, the more depth you have as a club, the tougher the decisions become,” Minasian said. “This was a really, really difficult decision that we spent a lot of time on and talked about thought about. We just felt like again, Jo and Brandon are both ready to go.”
BUTTREY’S STATUS
The Angels reinstated right-hander Ty Buttrey from the restricted list and optioned him to Triple-A. Buttrey retired a year ago, but then decided over the winter to try to come back.
Buttrey had said that he felt like he needed some more time for his stuff to return, so it’s no surprise the Angels will start him in the minors.
“I’m excited,” Minasian said. “I think he’s in a great place physically. I think he’s in a great place mentally. I think for not pitching as long as he has coming into camp, you wouldn’t notice. He came in really good shape. Getting his feet under him is going to take a little time, but I fully expect him to help us at some point.”
Buttrey took the roster spot vacated by Upton.
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The Angels have set their rotation for this weekend’s Freeway Series and the first six games of the regular season. Noah Syndergaard, José Suarez and Michael Lorenzen will start the three games against the Dodgers, in that order. In the regular season, Ohtani will start Opening Day, followed by Patrick Sandoval, Syndergaard, Suarez, Lorenzen and Reid Detmers. …
Manager Joe Maddon gave a little more clarity to the roster by saying that Jaime Barria would be in the bullpen. Barria, who is out of options, had been competing for the No. 6 starter role. Maddon also said that second base would be a platoon with left-handed hitting Tyler Wade and right-handed hitters Matt Duffy and Jack Mayfield. …
The Angels’ final roster decision would appear to come down to whether they want to keep Jose Rojas or a 10th relief pitcher. The five candidates for the ninth (and 10th) bullpen spots are José Marte, Oliver Ortega, Jimmy Herget, Kyle Barraclough and Brian Moran.
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MOSCOW — The head of Russia’s space program said Saturday that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union, and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, told reporters that the state agency is preparing a report on the prospects of international cooperation at the station, to be presented to federal authorities “after Roscosmos has completed its analysis.”
Rogozin implied on Russian state TV that the Western sanctions, some of which predate Russia’s current military operations in Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS with cargo flights. Russia also sends manned missions to the space station.
He stressed that the Western partners need the space station and “cannot manage without Russia, because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station.”
Rogozin added that “only the engines of our cargo craft are able to correct the ISS’s orbit, keeping it safe from space debris.”
Rogozin later Saturday wrote on his Telegram channel that he received responses from his Western counterparts vowing to promote “further cooperation on the ISS and its operations.”
He reiterated his view that “the restoration of normal relations between partners in the ISS and other joint (space) projects is possible only with the complete and unconditional lifting” of sanctions, which he referred to as illegal.
Space is one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Moscow and Western nations. U.S.-Russian negotiations on the resumption of joint flights to the space station were underway when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine last month, prompting unprecedented sanctions on Russian state-linked entities.
So far the U.S. and Russia are still cooperating in space. A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts.
Mark Vande Hei landed in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan alongside the Russian Space Agency’s Pyotr Dubrov, who also spent the past year in space, and Anton Shkaplerov. Wind blew the capsule onto its side following touchdown, and the trio emerged into the late afternoon sun one by one.
Vande Hei’s return followed customary procedures. A small NASA team of doctors and other staff was on hand for the touchdown and returned home immediately with the 55-year-old astronaut.
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By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets in one town out of fear that Russian forces might have booby-trapped them before leaving.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were creating a “catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving mines around homes, abandoned equipment and “even the bodies of those killed.” His claims could not be independently verified.
Associated Press journalists in Bucha, a suburb northwest of Kyiv, watched Saturday as Ukrainian soldiers backed by a column of tanks and other armored vehicles used cables to drag bodies off of a street from a distance, fearing they might have been rigged to explode. Locals said the dead — the AP counted at least six — were civilians who were killed by departing Russian soldiers without provocation.
“Those people were just walking and they shot them without any reason. Bang,” said a Bucha resident who declined to give his name citing safety reasons. “In the next neighborhood, Stekolka, it was even worse. They would shoot without asking any question.”
Ukraine and its Western allies reported mounting evidence of Russia withdrawing its forces from around Kyiv and building its troop strength in eastern Ukraine.
The visible shift did not mean the country faced a reprieve from more than five weeks of war or that the more than 4 million refugees who have fled Ukraine will return soon. Zelenskyy said he expects departed towns to endure missile strikes and rocket strikes from afar and for the battle in the east to be intense.
“It’s still not possible to return to normal life, as it used to be, even at the territories that we are taking back after the fighting,” the president said.
Moscow’s focus on eastern Ukraine also kept the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol in the crosshairs. The port city on the Sea of Azov is located in the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas region, where Russia-backed separatists have fought Ukrainian troops for eight years. Military analysts think Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to capture the region after his forces failed to secure Kyiv and other major cities.
The International Committee of the Red Cross planned to try Saturday to get into Mariupol to evacuate residents after canceling the operation Friday when it did not receive assurances the route was safe. City authorities said the Russians blocked access to the city. There was no word as of late Saturday whether the Red Cross managed to reach Mariupol.
An adviser to Zelenskyy, Oleksiy Arestovych, said in an interview with Russian lawyer and activist Mark Feygin that Russia and Ukraine had reached an agreement to allow 45 buses to drive to Mariupol to evacuate residents “in coming days.”
The Mariupol city council said earlier Saturday that 10 empty buses were headed to Berdyansk, a city 84 kilometers (52.2 miles) west of Mariupol, to pick up people who managed to get there on their own. About 2,000 made it out of Mariupol on Friday, some on buses and some in their own vehicles, city officials said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, said 765 Mariupol residents on Saturday used private vehicles to reach Zaporizhzhia, a city still under Ukrainian control that has served as the destination for other planned evacuations.
Among those escaping the city was Tamila Mazurenko, who said she fled Mariupol on Monday, made it to Berdyansk that night then took a bus to Zaporizhzhia. Mazurenko said she waited for a bus until Friday, spending one night sleeping in a field.
“I have only one question: Why?” she said of her city’s ordeal. “We only lived as normal people. And our normal life was destroyed. And we lost everything. I don’t have any job, I can’t find my son.”
Mariupol, which has been surrounded by Russian forces for more than a month, has suffered some of the war’s worst attacks, including on a maternity hospital and a theater that was sheltering civilians. Around 100,000 people are believed to remain in the city, down from a prewar population of 430,000, and they are facing dire shortages of water, food, fuel and medicine.
The city’s capture would give Moscow an unbroken land bridge from Russia to Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014. But its resistance has also has taken on symbolic significance during Russia’s invasion, said Volodymyr Fesenko, head of the Ukrainian think-tank Penta.
“Mariupol has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance, and without its conquest, Putin cannot sit down at the negotiating table,” Fesenko said.
About 500 refugees from eastern Ukraine, including 99 children and 12 people with disabilities, arrived in the Russian city of Kazan by train overnight. Asked if he saw a chance to return home, Mariupol resident Artur Kirillov answered, “That’s unlikely, there is no city anymore.”
In towns and cities surrounding Kyiv, signs of fierce fighting were everywhere in the wake of the Russian redeployment. Destroyed armored vehicles from both armies are left in streets and fields along with scattered military gear.
Ukrainian troops were stationed at the entrance to Antonov Airport in suburb of Hostomel, demonstrating control of the runway that Russia tried to storm in the first days of the war.
Inside the compound, the Mriya, one of the biggest planes ever built, lay wrecked underneath a hangar pock-marked with holes from the February Russian attack.
“The Russians couldn’t make one like it so they destroyed it,“ said Oleksandr Merkushev, mayor of the Kyiv suburb of Irpin.
Irpin has seen some of the fiercest battles of the war, and Merkushev said the Russian troops “left behind them many bodies, many destroyed buildings and they mined many places.”
A prominent Ukrainian photojournalist who went missing last month in a combat zone near the capital was found dead Friday in the Huta Mezhyhirska village north of Kyiv, the country’s prosecutor general’s office announced. Maks Levin, 40, worked as a photojournalist and videographer for many Ukrainian and international publications.
The prosecutor general’s office attributed his death to two gunshots allegedly fired by the Russian military, and it said an investigation was underway.
Elsewhere, at least three Russian ballistic missiles were fired late Friday at the Odesa region on the Black Sea, regional leader Maksim Marchenko said. The Ukrainian military said the Iskander missiles did not hit the critical infrastructure they targeted in Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port and the headquarters of its navy.
Ukraine’s state nuclear agency reported a series of blasts Saturday that injured four people in Enerhodar, a city in southeastern Ukraine that has been under Russian control since early March along with the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman said on Telegram that the four were badly burned when Russian troops fired light and noise grenades and mortars at a pro-Ukraine demonstration.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during face-to-face talks in Istanbul this week, but no written confirmation has been provided. However, Davyd Arakhamia said on Ukrainian TV that he hopes that draft is developed enough so that the two countries’ presidents can meet to discuss it.
On Friday, the Kremlin accused Ukraine of launching a helicopter attack on a fuel depot on Russian soil.
Ukraine denied responsibility for the fiery blast at the civilian oil storage facility on the outskirts of the city of Belgorod, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) from the Ukraine border. If Moscow’s claim is confirmed, it would be the war’s first known attack in which Ukrainian aircraft penetrated Russian airspace.
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Andrea Rosa in Irpin, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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A woman had to be freed from her car following a crash on the M2. The major carriageway was closed between junction 5 and junction 6 through Kent.
The emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 2pm. Police, firefighters, and paramedics attended.
Firefighters have now confirmed a woman had to be rescued from a vehicle. She was then handed into the care of paramedics.
Read more:M20 shut again as Operation Brock causes travel chaos
A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "We were called to a crash between two cars on the M2 on the coast bound carriageway between junctions 5 (Sittingbourne) and 6 (Faversham). Two fire engines were sent to the scene and the crews in attendance found a lady in her early 70s trapped by her injuries in one of the vehicles. She was released from the car and placed in the care of paramedics from SECAmb. Crews made the scene safe."
The carriageway was closed for almost between 3.30pm and 3.55pm while crews worked at the scene. It reopened once the vehicles were moved to the hard shoulder.
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Kansas tennis continued its winning ways, defeating West Virginia 4-2 in a back-and-forth match Friday night. The win extended the Jayhawks’ win streak to six matches, their longest of the season.
The match started with doubles play where redshirt freshman Maria Titova and senior Malkia Ngounoue got the Jayhawks out to a fast start. They won their doubles set 6-2, giving Kansas an early advantage.
In the second of three doubles sets, sophomore Raphaelle Lacasse and senior Tiffany Lagarde battled to try to help earn the Jayhawks the first point of the match. Down 4-5, the tandem lost the final point of the set, tying up the doubles matches.
In the final doubles set, senior Sonia Smagina and junior Carmen Roxana Manu faced Mountaineer duo senior Anastasiia Bovolskaia and freshman Tatiana Lipatova to decide the first point of the match. The pairs traded points to make it 6-6 but West Virginia won the set 7-6, earning the first point of the match.
In singles, Titova set the tempo for the Jayhawks, taking both of her sets 6-3 and 6-0 and tying the match at one. After taking her first set 6-2, Ngounoue had to fight hard to win her second set with the score being 3-3. She took control and earned the final three points of the match, taking it 6-3 to give Kansas a 2-1 lead.
Lacasse had a chance to give the Jayhawks a comfortable 3-1 lead, but lost both of her sets 3-6 and 5-7. With the score knotted at two, it was Lagarde’s turn to be the hero for Kansas. After a close battle in her first set, she won 6-4 and 6-1 to secure the third point.
Roxana Manu won the fourth and final point for the Jayhawks, who ultimately won the match 4-2. She won her sets 7-6 and 6-4 against sophomore Momoko Nagato.
Kansas looks to continue its win streak on Sunday against No. 28 Iowa State at noon.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, and seas up to 12 feet.
* WHERE...Big Island Windward Waters, Maui County Leeward
Waters, Kauai Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel, Kauai Northwest
Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kaiwi Channel, Maui County
Windward Waters, Oahu Windward Waters and Oahu Leeward Waters.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Trade winds will continue to increase and become gusty through the weekend in the 15-25 mph range.
Showers will favor windward slopes and, aside from afternoon showers over the Kona slopes of the Big Island, leeward areas should see little rainfall.
Looking ahead, increasing moisture could enhance shower coverage early next week as another disturbance moves into the area.
A long-period northwest swell will spread down the island chain and peak early Saturda morning at advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores of the smaller islands.
This swell will gradually lower from late Saturday night through early next week.
The strengthening trade winds will cause surf to become elevated and rough along east facing shores this weekend. By early next week, the weakening trade winds will cause the surf to gradually lower along east facing shores.
Background south swell energy will maintain small. Near seasonal surf heights along most south facing shores.
North: 12-16'
West: 8-12'
South: 1-3'
East: 5-7'
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com
Weekend Meteorologist and Maui County correspondent
Malika has been at KITV since July 2020. She graduated from the University of Hawaii and attended Mississippi State University for her certification in Broadcast Meteorology. Malika started her career in the Hawaii news industry in 2007.
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It appears Gov. Kathy Hochul devoted plenty of time and energy racking up a record-breaking, nearly $22 million in campaign donations during her early months in the state’s top office.
Hochul’s recently released daily work schedules show she attended 224 “private events” over a three-month period, from October through December.
It’s unclear how many of these private events were for fundraising or other campaign activities, and Hochul’s office could not immediately provide a breakdown on Saturday.
Unlike her predecessor, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Hochul’s released schedules don’t specify which blocks of time are campaign-related.
However, the vast number of “private events” on her schedule offers a first glimpse of the extra time she had on her hands to help amass $21.9 million in campaign funds from Aug. 13 to Jan. 14 — a record amount for a state filing period.
Hochul – who replaced scandal-scarred Cuomo in August after the disgraced pol resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal — attended 88 private events in October, 70 in November and 66 in December, records show. Her schedule also notes attending two private events in August and 47 in September.
Top Albany lobbying firms have hosted at least a dozen fundraisers for Hochul, and her schedule often notes back-to-back “private events” while she was scheduled to be in the New York City area — suggesting meetings with potential donors, according to the Times Union, which first reported on her schedule.
The newspaper also noted she used helicopters and other taxpayer-funded state aircraft 62 times traveling from October through December.
Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is challenging Hochul in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, slammed Hochul’s work schedule, alleging she’s putting lobbyists and donors ahead of regular New Yorkers.
“It’s an abuse of the office she inherited, a violation of trust and of our ethics laws, all on top of an administration that is failing New Yorkers,” said Suozzi, who had $5.2 million in his campaign coffers as of mid-January.
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The immediate problem for the Mets is the hole in the rotation that Jacob deGrom was going to fill every five days. We aren’t likely to see deGrom until June 1 at the earliest, so that’s 10-12 starts he isn’t going to make, after the 20-22 he didn’t make last year.
And that means deGrom is about to join another New York category, one no athlete ever wants to be added to.
Call them the “What-If” All-Stars.
It is hard to believe that after eight years in the major leagues deGrom’s lifetime record is just 77-53. Even in an era when wins and losses no longer define a starting pitcher as they once did, that’s an amazing figure at age 33. And look, we understand it isn’t just injury that has kept deGrom’s win total at 77, thanks to regular bullpen sabotage.
But now that deGrom is going to lose a chunk of significant action for a second straight season — and don’t forget, he missed his last eight starts in 2016, too — it’s clear his overall career, his overall body of work, will suffer by this absence. There is no denying his greatness in real time, when healthy. But it will be forever difficult to talk about his career without using those defining, qualifying words:
“When healthy …”
There is a rich list of New York athletes who share a similar burden. For many of them it didn’t hinder their ability to qualify for a Hall of Fame, or at least secure a permanent place in the fans’ memory bank. But all of them also have the melancholy preface.
When healthy … Joe Namath was one of the greatest players who ever threw a football. It was a different game then, and the Jets weren’t as good toward the end of his tenure as they were at the start. But Namath also lost huge sections of 1970, ’71 and ’73 — his age-27, -28 and -30 seasons. That should have been the cream of his prime. It wasn’t.
When healthy … Bernard King was one of the best forwards in NBA history. As it was, his glorious 1983-84 season — 27.4 points per game on 57.2 percent shooting from he floor — nearly won him an MVP, and he was averaging 31.6 the next year when he blew out his knee. That cost him his next 185 games as a Knick. It almost certainly is what’s kept his No. 30 out of the rafters at the Garden, and it’s impossible not to wonder what a healthy King/Patrick Ewing tandem might’ve looked like.
When healthy … Mickey Mantle was one of the two to three best baseball players who ever lived. But after 1951 he was never truly healthy, even as he played through myriad aches and pains. But injuries cost him the last nine games of his 1961 pursuit of Babe Ruth’s record, helped plummet his lifetime batting average under .300 late in his career and took a toll on his lifetime numbers, too. From 1963-68 he missed close to 200 games, a minimum of 800 at-bats. At his career average of one homer every 15.12 at-bats, that’s an extra 52 to his total and brings him to 588 — certainly within distance where he might’ve been the second player all time to reach 600, before Willie Mays did it.
When healthy … Don Mattingly was Donnie Baseball, maybe the most complete player in all of baseball from 1984-88. But as the excellent documentary coming on MLB Network details, he was almost too hard a worker for his own good, and his back suffered for it. The notion that Mattingly isn’t in the Hall of Fame is preposterous for those of us who grew up in New York in the ’80s, regardless of his short period of elite play.
When healthy … David Wright was on a Hall of Fame track. Through age 26 his closest comp according to baseball-reference.com was … Mookie Betts. His first six seasons, Wright’s average year was .306/.387/.515, 26 homers, 104 RBIs and an OPS-plus of 137. But we know what happened to Wright. And we know he’ll never come close to Cooperstown.
Vack’s Whacks
Eddie Coleman wasn’t just terrific at his job. He was also as fine a companion, friend, jump shooter and gentleman as anyone could aspire to be. Here’s to a prosperous and happy retirement.
Our old pal Gary Myers will be hosting a draft party April 26 at the Greenwich Street Tavern in Tribeca, featuring a Q&A with Tiki Barber and Tony Richardson.
I wonder if LeBron James feels differently about the NBA’s play-in system this time around, now that the Lakers are tooth-and-nail with the Spurs for 10th place in the West?
Suddenly doesn’t seem like the end of the world that the Mets’ second game of the season is going to be on a streaming service, does it?
Whack Back at Vac
Alan Hirschberg: What a shame the Mets didn’t erect the Tom Seaver statue outside Citi Field while he was around to see it.
Vac: Of all the baffling things prior ownership did, it was their glaring lack of caring about the team’s history which I’ll always find most mystifying.
Jim Scannelli: I, too, am a fan of the NIT. Sorry to see it go. In my younger years, we never missed the semifinals at the Garden. I remember when the NIT was the premier tournament. Too bad all good things must come to an end.
Vac: All I know is, we may have been one-and-done Tuesday night, but the St. Bonaventure folks who stuffed the lower bowl of MSG had a party we’ll never forget.
@PovreyPop: I remember 1989 when P.J. Carlesimo took Seton Hall to the NCAA Finals. We were robbed by COVID in 2020. Shaheen Holloway is a great hire, and if he has better talent play like Saint Peter’s did? Watch out NCAA! I’m pumped!
@MikeVacc: I can’t remember the last time a hire was met with such universal approval by a fan base.
Reid Scher: Thank you for your story about the day Gil Hodges died. I was 18, and the Mets and Hodges meant so much to me. I was one of the thousands who waited for hours to view his casket. This piece meant a great deal to me.
Vac: All these years later, it was remarkable to see that Hodges’ impact is still felt so deeply among Mets fans of a certain generation.
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(NEXSTAR) – Does Krispy Kreme have some sort of gambling problem?
The doughnut chain announced this week that customers can redeem a dozen free doughnuts — yes, an entire dozen — if either of the upcoming college basketball championship games is “decided by a dozen” points.
If indeed the final score is decided by exactly 12 points, anyone and everyone in the U.S. will qualify for a free Original Glazed dozen at participating Krispy Kreme locations for one day only on April 5.
Guests wishing to redeem the deal merely need to pay any sales tax. Other restrictions also apply.
As Krispy Kreme notes, it’s not entirely uncommon of for an NCAA championship game to be decided by 12 points. It happened during both the men’s and women’s championship games in 2002, as well as another seven times in NCAA history.
Can’t wait for the championship games? Participating Krispy Kreme locations are also offering free glazed doughnuts (one per customer) for any guest who shows “proof of either a busted or booming bracket.” Others can redeem a $1 Original Glazed dozen with any other purchase of another dozen doughnuts if they sign up for Krispy Kreme’s Sweet Rewards program by April 2.
The 2022 NCAA Women’s Championship is scheduled for Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. EST. The 2022 NCAA Men’s Championship is scheduled for Monday, April 4 at 9:20 p.m. EST.
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Spc. Christian Hinrichs, a cavalry scout with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, vaults a wall while running the confidence course during the Iowa Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, on April 2, 2022. Soldiers from across Iowa gather every year to participate in BWC. This competition is designed to push Soldiers to their physical and mental limits. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Perdelwitz)
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NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back with stories from students around the country, from dealing with bears on campus at the University of Montana to a mariachi band at the University of Texas.
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NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back with stories from students around the country, from dealing with bears on campus at the University of Montana to a mariachi band at the University of Texas.
Copyright 2022 NPR
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LAURENS, S.C. (WSPA) – A package from 1989 was found in Laurens Saturday then destroyed South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
According to the Laurens Police Department, Saturday the package was discovered containing an unknown substance in a storage shed on Clemson Street.
The package was apparently in the storage shed since around 1989 and was found by family members clearing the shed after a recent death in the family, LPD said.
Officers said the package was recovered by SLED and destroyed off site.
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(WXYZ) — The Detroit Tigers revealed all of the new things coming to Comerica Park for the 2022 season, which kicks off with Opening Day on Friday, April 8.
It's the first "normal" Opening Day since 2019 after the 2020 season was delayed and 2021 Opening Day had a limited crowd.
Related: Coney pasty & gyro nacho: Here are new food & drink options at Comerica Park in 2022
“It’s going to be a very exciting summer at the ballpark, and we can’t wait to celebrate the start of baseball season with Tigers fans on Opening Day next week!” Tigers VP of Marketing Ellen Hill-Zeringue said in a statement.
From theme nights to fan giveaway items, below you'll find all of the new things fans can expect when coming to a baseball game this season.
Also, fans are reminded that all tickets to Comerica Park are digital. All bags, purses and clutches are prohibited. Only wallets sized 4" x 6" x 1.5" or smaller are allowed.
Theme nights
- Pink Out the Park Presented by McLaren Health Care: Friday, May 13 vs. Baltimore Orioles
- Star Wars Night: Saturday, May 14 vs. Baltimore Orioles
- Summer Bash Weekend Presented by Miller Lite and Bally Sports Detroit: June 10-12 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- 20th annual Negro Leagues Weekend Presented by Comerica Bank: June 17-19 vs. Texas Rangers
- Independence Day Weekend Presented by Miller Lite: July 1-4 vs. Kansas City Royals/Cleveland Guardians
- ¡Fiesta Tigres! Presented by Miller Lite – Friday, August 19 vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Fan Appreciation Weekend: September 30-October 2 vs. Minnesota Twins (Saturday, October 1 Presented by Visit Central Florida)
Fan giveaways
The first 10,000 guests in attendance will receive that day’s giveaway item.
- Detroit Tigers 2022 Season Magnet Schedule: Friday, April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox (Opening Day Presented by Rocket Mortgage)
- Pink Out the Park Light Weight Hoodie: Friday, May 13 vs. Baltimore Orioles (Pink Out the Park Presented by McLaren Health Care)
- Floppy Hat, Presented by National Coney Island: Saturday, May 28 vs. Cleveland Guardians
- Miguel Cabrera 500 Home Runs-Themed Figurine, Presented by DTE Energy: Friday, June 10 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- “Detroit’s Biggest Summer Baseball Bash” T-Shirt, Presented by Bally Sports Detroit: Saturday, June 11 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- Negro Leagues Replica Jersey, Presented by Comerica Bank: Saturday, June 18 vs. Texas Rangers
- Patriotic Print All Over Shirt (ages 21+), Presented by Miller Lite: Friday, July 1 vs. Kansas City Royals
- ¡Fiesta Tigres! Hat (ages 21+), Presented by Miller Lite: Friday, August 19 vs. Los Angeles Angels
“SWEET LOU” JERSEY RETIREMENT, PRESENTED BY BALLY SPORTS DETROIT
"Sweet Lou" Jersey retirement
The Tigers will retire the No. 1 jersey of Lou Whitaker on Saturday, Aug. 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The event will feature renowned Tigers players and coaches speaking during a pregame ceremony, a video tribute and much more.
New and upgraded Chevrolet Pavilion
The Chevrolet Pavilion in left field has been reimagined with a new bar facing the field, a re-branded canopy and more. It also features Detroit's Atwater Brewery.
The Chevrolet Pavilion – located in left field – has been reimagined with a new bar that now faces the Comerica Park field, and a rebranded canopy and signage that is visible both from the concourse and the field side. Detroit-based Atwater Brewery branding is now also featured.
New items at The D SHop
- Expanded line of “Detroit Roots” items, including a t-shirt, sweatshirt, can cooler, pin and mug
- New styles of ladies merchandise to include trending cropped-style fit
- New styles of bracelets and purses
- Jerseys for fan favorites Akil Baddoo, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, and the newly signed Javier Báez
- New line of Negro Leagues Weekend/Detroit Stars merchandise, including caps and home and road T-shirts
- Expanded line of New Era 5950 caps, including exclusive team designs and a collaboration with Big League Chew
- The Detroit Tigers 2022 Yearbook will be available for purchase, a great collector’s item for Tigers fans
Sunday kids day
Every Sunday is Chevy Sunday Kids Day where kids it attendance can run the bases after the game, ride the carousel and ferris wheel for free, and have face-painting and a baseball card station.
The Tigers are also offering a Sunday Family Value deal that includes four lower-level seats, four hot dogs and four pops for $99.
New food and beverage options
Check out the food & beverage options below.
- Brisket and Mac ‘N Cheese Pasty: Rich, flaky crust stuffed hatch and chili queso Mac ‘N Cheese with smoked beef brisket
- Coney Pasty: Rich, flaky crust stuffed with ballpark frank slices, coney sauce, mustard and diced onions
- Polish Pasty: Rich, flaky crust stuffed with cheddar and potato pierogis, grilled smoked sausage and sauerkraut
- Apple Pasty: Tender apples and cinnamon baked in rich, flaky crust
- Motor City Chicken: Tender pork loin wrapped in bacon, drizzled with spicy Michigan Maple Syrup
- Fresh Italian Sausage: Grilled rope Italian Sausage topped with marinara, peppers and onions
- Milk ‘N Cookies: Big chocolate chip cookie and half pint of Guernsey milk
- The Notorious P.I.G. – Smoked pulled pork, macaroni and cheese, onion straws and pickled jalapeno peppers, drizzled with BBQ Sauce on onion roll
- Fat Rooster Chicken Sandwich: Fried spicy chicken topped with house-made pickles and slaw and honey mayo on sweet Hawaiian Roll
- Impossible Burger: Plant-based burger with lettuce, tomato and onion
- Gyro Nacho: Crispy pita chips, carved gyro meat, chopped romaine lettuce, diced tomato, onions and tzatziki
- Beer Braised Brat: Grilled bratwurst simmered in beer and butter, topped with sauerkraut and served on pretzel bun
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Michael Joseph: This is not the Fuliza I wanted at Safaricom
NEWS
By Patrick Alushula
| Apr 3rd 2022 | 5 min read
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For all the good things M-Pesa has brought, Michael Joseph, the man who gave life to the transformational idea that won global praises has some regrets too; the borrowing frenzy.
Mr Joseph regards himself as the “mother of M-Pesa” and has since 2007, then serving as Safaricom CEO, watched the idea grow into becoming one of the most admired innovations in Kenya and the world.
From sending and receiving the money to paying for goods and services, the application of M-Pesa has kept expanding and transforming peoples’ lives as well as earning Safaricom up to 45 per cent of its revenue.
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“I didn’t come up with the idea but I brought it to life. I consider myself the mother of M-Pesa. When we brought it to life, we didn’t know it could do this much,” said Mr Joseph in an interview with The Sunday Standard.
“The intention was to change peoples’ lives for the better. But to imagine to this extent that we have, no.”
The innovation has turned 15 years. Months after launch, M-Pesa gained life during the 2007 post-election as people lined up to register and send money to their stranded loved ones even when banks had shut.
From March 2020, when Kenya recorded the first Covid-19 case, M-Pesa also proved useful as people switched to cashless transactions to avoid contracting the virus.
“Nobody could have predicted the success of M-Pesa. Not a financial success or success in terms of changing people’s lives. It has also changed my life just like it has made the lives of so many other people much easier,” says Mr Joseph, now the Safaricom chairman.
But for all its good things, Mr Joseph carries some regrets over the borrowing spree that he has witnessed on M-Pesa linked lending products — Fuliza, Mshwari and KCB-M-Pesa.
“To some extent, there have been negatives as well. In my personal view, some of the things we are doing with M-Pesa, like borrowing, are not good for the people,” said Mr Joseph.
Borrowing through M-Pesa, he says, is “too expensive” for the customers. This is despite the mobile overdraft product, Fuliza, continuing to gain popularity among Kenyans.
Borrowings from Safaricom’s Fuliza hit Sh578 billion last year as ease of use and economic hardships pushed over 700,00 new users to the overdraft service.
Latest disclosures by NBCA and KCB Group — the two big banks that underwrite Fuliza overdrafts — show that the service has deepened its share of digital loans as customers get increased borrowing limits.
The overdrafts, utilised between January and December last year, translate to Sh1.58 billion daily borrowing, pointing to the increasing use of the service that was rolled out in 2019.
While this means more revenue for Safaricom, it is a statistic that bothers Mr Michael who says this was not the dream he had.
“When I introduced M-Shwari, the plan was that it was going to be a savings and borrowing product. So first, you save and get the habit of saving. Then after saving, you borrow money based on your savings,” Mr Joseph says.
“That was the plan. But unfortunately, it never worked out that way. People borrow more than they save, which is not what I intended.”
It is becoming common for people to give a quick instruction of “don’t send to this number, use the other one” whenever they are asking for money from friends or relatives.
The reason is usually that they have an outstanding overdraft and a pressing need competing for the money that is to be sent in.
If it is sent in, Fuliza will deduct up to the full amount of the overdraft and the customer will be left unable to sort the need at hand such as buying food or paying for bus fares.
This troubles Mr joseph given the “transforming lives” tag on whose wings Safaricom brand flies.
“I wanted people to save for the future instead of borrowing for funerals or weddings or school fees. Unfortunately, because you (telcos and banks) make more money when you lend people more money, it became a lending product,” said Mr Joseph.
Safaricom has been keen not to allow its products to promote or be associated with any negative externalities such as gambling or borrowing addiction.
For instance, despite making Sh4.26 billion as betting revenue - earned as a result of facilitating top-ups and withdrawals from betting wallets, Safaricom has in the past said “betting is not something that we actively track or target as a means to increase revenue.”
The use of M-Pesa for services beyond sending and receiving money started with M-Kesho - the ill-fated product launched by Safaricom in partnership with Equity Bank in 2010.
Hailed then as the pioneer mobile banking application, M-Kesho would later fade away as the two firms fought over commission sharing and other issues.
The product enabled customers to deposit and withdraw money from their M-Kesho account by transferring value to and from their M-Pesa account.
While the product did not take off, Safaricom walked away with valuable lessons on how to partner with banks - the institutions that once opposed M-Pesa.
Two years later, M-Shwari was born. Safaricom struck a deal with Equity’s rival, CBA Group - now NCBA after the merger with NIC.
This was followed by another partnership between Safaricom and KCB to form KCB M-Pesa.
The two products allowed both banks to lend to customers and take deposits via the M-Pesa platform.
M-Shwari and KCB M-Pesa resonated well with Kenyans seeking microloans for their daily and monthly needs.
The services enabled customers to save as little as Sh1 and get loans from Sh50 in a move that saw many people get hooked to the products.
Then in 2019, Safaricom launched a new product dubbed Fuliza. It has since taken the market by storm and the telco is mulling rolling out Fuliza for businesses.
Fuliza’s entry has upset the popularity of M-Shwari and KCB M-Pesa, with M-Pesa users seeking micro-loans getting hooked to the overdraft service.
The Fuliza fee starts from Sh2 per day for Sh100 overdraft and goes up to Sh30 per day for Sh2,500 and above.
Customers who do not clear the overdraft within 30 days are barred from utilising their unused Fuliza limit until they settle the outstanding amount.
The default rate for Fuliza is usually very low since the debt is settled instantly when the customer’s M-Pesa wallet receives money.
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