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Former US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, a Donald Trump appointee who was later fired by the former President, says top Trump-era officials in the Justice Department pressured his office to "aid them politically," The New York Times reported Thursday.
"Throughout my tenure as U.S. attorney," Berman writes in his forthcoming book according to the Times which obtained a copy of it, "Trump's Justice Department kept demanding that I use my office to aid them politically, and I kept declining -- in ways just tactful enough to keep me from being fired."
"Holding the Line," which is set to be released Tuesday, and includes the accounts from Berman comes amid a legal battle between Trump and the current Justice Department after it seized classified documents from his Mar-a-Lago residence in August.
In the book, the former US attorney for the Southern District of New York details efforts by the Trump administration's Justice Department to have words that hinted at Trump in charging documents for Michael Cohen removed, the Times reported. Berman also writes how former Attorney General Bill Barr attempted to have Cohen's 2018 conviction reversed.
Barr sought to oust Berman in 2020, prompting a tense standoff with Berman who refused to resign until Trump fired him.
Before Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts, including campaign finance violations, Berman writes that as his office was making a charging document listing the crimes, a Justice Department official unsuccessfully pressured then-Deputy US Attorney Robert Khuzami for the Southern District of New York to remove references to "Individual-1," who was identified as Trump, according to the newspaper. Barr, after he became attorney general in 2019, also tried to kill the district's investigations into others in Trump's circle regarding possible campaign finance violations, the newspaper also writes citing Berman's book.
Berman writes that his office was ordered to pause investigative steps, and that, "not a single document in our possession could be reviewed," according to the Times. Audrey Strauss, who succeeded Khuzami, convinced Barr there was no basis to dismiss charges against Cohen, Berman also writes. Khuzami oversaw Cohen's case because Berman was recused in that matter after it was referred to the office by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Barr declined to comment to CNN on Berman's allegations in his book. CNN also reached out to Ed O'Callaghan, then-acting principal associate deputy attorney general, for comment on Thursday.
Barr reviewed the Cohen prosecution and raised concern that prosecutors had used the wrong provision in the law, according to a person familiar with the episode. Strauss and other prosecutors prepared memos that eventually agreed with Barr's critique but the guilty plea wasn't affected, which satisfied Barr.
Berman also writes that the Justice Department wanted to pursue an investigation into former Secretary of State John Kerry, who Trump accused in 2019 of violating the Logan Act by taking part in negotiations with Iran's government. Kerry, who has denied the allegations, was not told about the investigation, according to Berman. After nearly a year of the investigation, Berman writes that he told the Justice Department his office would not prosecute Kerry and that a senior adviser to Barr told him they would take the case to another US attorney's office, which also reached the same conclusion.
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The East Wing will announce Thursday that Vanessa Valdivia has been tapped as Jill Biden's new press secretary, her communications director Elizabeth Alexander told CNN.
"Vanessa's combination of strategic communications skills, expertise, and experience, as well as her commitment to public service, will make her a tremendous addition to our team," said Alexander.
Biden's previous press secretary, Michael LaRosa, resigned in July. LaRosa had been Biden's press secretary since September 2019 during the presidential campaign, and joined in the same role after President Joe Biden's inauguration.
Valdivia -- who will also hold the title of special assistant to the President -- comes to the East Wing from Capitol Hill, where she has been communications director for California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla. She also had stints with Democratic Sens. Gary Peters of Michigan and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, and she was deputy communications director for New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker's presidential campaign. In 2016, Valdivia worked on Hillary Clinton's run for the White House.
Valdivia is married to Chris Meagher, the deputy White House press secretary. A California native, Valdivia is the daughter of Mexican-Nicaraguan immigrants, according to a release from the East Wing.
"We look forward to welcoming her in the coming weeks," said Alexander.
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A judge in Delaware federal bankruptcy court granted final approval Thursday for the confirmation of a reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America -- one set to pay out more than $2.4 billion in compensation to more than 82,000 sexual abuse survivors.
The Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice, a group including more than two dozen law firms representing more than 70,000 of the claimants, called confirmation of the final approval of the plan in July historic for "tens of thousands of survivors of childhood sexual assault."
"The confirmation of this Plan makes closure possible and some measure of justice tangible for people whose voices have been silenced for far too long," Coalition representatives said in a news release from July the coalition sent to CNN when asked for comment Thursday.
"The Court found that the BSA's liability for abuse claims is most likely between $2.4 billion and $3.6 billion, and approved settlements that will provide for initial funding of $2.279 billion to survivors: $78 million from the BSA, $515 million from local councils, $30 million from the United Methodist Church, and $1.656 billion from settling insurers," the release said.
In addition to the settlement payout agreements to abuse survivors, the terms of the reorganization plan also require the implementation of safety measures and "protections for current and future generations of Scouts," according to the release.
The judge had preliminarily approved the settlement at the end of July as the organization ironed out a few final details.
"This is a case about trust -or more accurately- lack of trust," Chief Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein wrote in an order in July. "Boys and their families put their faith in a lionized institution, which failed many of them."
"These boys -now men- seek and deserve compensation for the sexual abuse they suffered years ago. Abuse which has had a profound effect on their lives and for which no compensation will ever be enough. They also seek to ensure that to the extent BSA survives, there is an environment where sexual abuse can never again thrive or be hidden from view," the judge wrote.
The coalition expects Boy Scouts of America can now "complete its financial restructuring process and emerge from Chapter 11" proceedings once conditions of the plan are met, according to the release.
The youth organization filed for bankruptcy in February 2020, when it was facing hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits, and said it hoped the financial restructuring would ensure "we can equitably compensate all victims of past abuse."
This week's approval is another hurdle cleared toward BSA exiting bankruptcy, though some parties have indicated they will appeal the now-approved confirmation, BSA representatives said Thursday.
"Because certain parties have communicated their intent to appeal the confirmation order, we will next begin a District Court appeal process in order to emerge from Chapter 11, which will allow survivors to be equitably compensated and preserve the mission of Scouting for future generations," Boy Scouts of America said in a statement.
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday endorsed state Senate President Chuck Morse for the US Senate, just days before Tuesday's Republican primary.
"For the sake of this great state, we have to defeat (Sen.) Maggie Hassan in November, and the best candidate to this is Chuck Morse," Sununu said during a news conference. "I couldn't be more proud to endorse a partner that I've had at the state house."
Morse is facing off against Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general, in Tuesday's Republican primary. The winner of that contest will take on Hassan, considered one of the most vulnerable Senate incumbents up for reelection this year. Fears from some Republican leaders that Bolduc could win the nomination has prompted a spending spree from GOP groups on Morse's behalf.
Sununu cast his support for Morse as a bet on the candidate with the best chance to defeat the Democratic incumbent in the general election. Republicans only need to gain one seat to get control of the chamber.
"Chuck Morse is the candidate to beat Sen. Hassan in office this November and the candidate Sen. Hassan is most afraid to face," Sununu went on. "I am calling all Republicans to join me."
Asked by a reporter about his recent conversation with Donald Trump, who has not endorsed in the race, Sununu said he encouraged the former President to get involved.
"Former President Trump called me just over a week ago. I think we had a great conversation. We talked a lot about this Senate race. I very strongly encouraged him to get involved in the race," Sununu said.
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Kellye SoRelle, a self-described general counsel for the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers, pleaded not guilty Friday to several charges relating to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
SoRelle faces four charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and obstructing justice by telling others to delete information from their phones.
Prosecutors say they do not plan to add SoRelle, who took a photo with group leader Stewart Rhodes in front of the Capitol that day, to any of the larger indictments charging members of the Oath Keepers with seditious conspiracy. The Justice Department also noted that there are "numerous witnesses who talk about" SoRelle who are part of the larger Oath Keepers case, adding that there is "voluminous" discovery for SoRelle and her counsel to go through.
Prosecutor Jeffrey Nestler also asked Judge Amit Mehta to heavily restrict SoRelle's internet access, citing the obstruction of justice charge and said SoRelle had been posting about the case online.
"Ms. SoRelle has already posted memes," Nestler said, including ones of Mehta.
Mehta, however, said that alone was not enough to restrict her online access, adding that he would need more information from the government to make such a decision.
SoRelle is due back in court for a status conference on November 15.
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Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to an indictment obtained by CNN.
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The South Carolina Republican-led Senate was unable to pass a bill Thursday that sought to ban nearly all abortions at every stage of pregnancy without exceptions for rape and incest, instead choosing to amend the state's already restrictive abortion law, after a handful of GOP senators joined with Democrats to block the bill.
The failure of the near-total abortion ban spoke to the divide among South Carolina Republicans -- and the chasm among Republicans in general -- over whether abortion restrictions should include exceptions for pregnancies that were the result of a rape or incest.
South Carolina House bill 5399, which passed the state House last month, had enough support from Senate Republicans to ban nearly all abortions in the state, but a filibuster on Thursday from GOP state Sen. Tom Davis stopped it in its tracks. Republicans did not have the votes to overcome a filibuster and proceed to a vote on the bill, which requires a higher threshold of votes.
"I'm not going to let this (bill) come to a vote unless this body votes and sits me down," Davis said on the Senate floor Thursday night.
Unable to pass the restrictive bill, Republicans instead took up an amendment that struck the bill's language and inserted language to change the state's existing six-week ban on abortion. That ban has been blocked by the South Carolina Supreme Court from being enforced after taking effect shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned. As a state court continues to review that law, the state's 2016 law that bans abortions 20 weeks after conception is currently in effect.
In introducing the amendment, state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, a Republican, conceded that the "votes are not there in the Senate right now to have an abortion ban earlier than six weeks."
"I hate that I have to admit that," he said, adding, "You got to have the votes to pass it, and we unfortunately do not."
"This is not where I wanted to be. I was hoping we'd do something pretty aggressive in response to Dobbs," Massey said in introducing his amendment. "Hopefully we're going to make progress. This amendment is definitely progress."
He claimed the amendment would "shore up" the South Carolina law, S.1, against the legal challenges and correct the issues that the state Supreme Court identified as an ambiguity with the law. He argued that if the law isn't fixed, South Carolina will be "abortion on demand."
S. 1 bans abortions once what it calls a "fetal heartbeat" is detected, which can be as early as four weeks, and more commonly, six weeks into pregnancy.
Massey's amendment maintains the exceptions to the ban for pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest, but shortens the time frame. The law currently allows exceptions to the ban for rape or incest if the "probable post-fertilization age of the fetus" is fewer than 20 weeks. The amendment would allow an exception for rape or incest up to the first trimester, which is up until about 14 weeks.
Several senators on the floor Thursday took issue with two subsections of the amendment, which state that fatal fetal abnormalities would require a diagnosis by two separate physicians before an abortion could be performed, and that a physician performing the abortion "shall preserve a DNA sample from the fetal remains and notify the sheriff in the county in which the abortion was performed." A sheriff must then retrieve and store the sample in evidence for 90 days, so that the perpetrator of the rape might be prosecuted.
Massey's amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
The bill has been sent back to the South Carolina House of Representatives, which will decide whether to accept the changes.
Republicans divided
House bill 5399, when it was first brought to the Senate on Wednesday, did not include exceptions for rape or incest, or fatal fetal anomalies. Davis had introduced several amendments over the two days to add back in the exceptions and was successful in getting an exemption for fatal fetal anomalies back into the bill.
"I made some headway yesterday in making a bad bill better, but it's nowhere near the point where I can support it," Davis said Thursday.
"And I recognize to a significant degree that I'm breaking with my Republican brethren," he added.
Republican members were deeply divided over whether the bill should include these exceptions -- with all three of the Senate's female GOP members speaking out strongly against the bill Wednesday morning.
"If you want to believe that God is wanting you to push a bill through with no exception that kills mothers and ruins the lives of children, let's mothers bring home babies to bury them, then I think you're miscommunicating with God or maybe you're just not communicating with him at all," Republican Sen. Katrina Shealy said Wednesday in a fiery speech on the Senate floor directed toward her male colleagues.
"I know we disagree on a lot of issues, but hearing you talk about menstrual cycles, conception, how you know when your egg is fertilized or having a baby, I got to tell you it really disgusts me."
Shealy added: "Yes, I'm pro-life. I'm also pro-life with the mother, the life she has with her children who are already born. I care about the children who are forced into adulthood that was made up by a legislature full of men so they can make take a victory lap and feel good about it. You want children raising children who will most likely suffer domestic violence and live in poverty. But you don't care because you've done your job and you will forget about them once they are born."
Fellow GOP Sen. Sandy Senn also predicted that women would turn out in droves in the November election to vote on the issue of abortion, while also calling for the issue to be placed on the ballot.
Republican Sen. Penry Gustafson called on lawmakers "to face reality y'all. We don't live in Dark Ages."
"This is not simply a moral decision. And I'm not advocating for abortion on demand and I'm not advocating for abortion as birth control, but there are more considerations that must be undertaken," she said on the Senate floor in arguing for exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies.
Lawmakers on Thursday also declined to amend H. 5399 so its text would be replaced with a joint resolution that would propose a ballot measure that would amend the constitution to recognize a "right of bodily integrity and autonomy that includes a limited right to abortion."
Conservative Republican Rep. Josiah Magnuson, who backed the bill, told CNN that it's "embarrassing" that the Senate failed to pass a abortion ban as "most of these Republicans ran on strong pro-life" platforms.
"We've got to pass a bill that truly protects every innocent life," he argued. He said conservative Republicans would be willing to go along with what lawmakers can do to restrict abortion, but added, "I don't think this is the best we can get." Magnuson said he supports voting down the Senate changes to the bill, which if the House chooses to do so would send the legislation to a conference committee.
After the US Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, a South Carolina House ad hoc committee met in July to put together a "working draft" of H. 5399.
The original bill as they drafted it sought to ban abortion at every stage of pregnancy without exceptions for rape or incest-- which, like in the Senate, was a major point of contention among Republicans in the House.
The House last week hastily added in an exception for cases of rape and incest up to 12 weeks after conception, with requirements to report the claim of rape or incest to law enforcement, before voting to advance the bill.
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Tuesday then removed the exception for rape and incest up to 12 weeks after conception, before advancing it to the full Senate.
The Senate-amended bill will now need to be approved again by the House before it can be sent to the governor's desk.
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The deadly Fairview Fire burning in Southern California has upended the lives of many Riverside County residents who said they felt blindsided by the flames that have been spreading rapidly since Monday.
Norman Nielsen, 65, told CNN Thursday he and his wife were going to bed when the sheriff came knocking on his door for mandatory evacuations. The couple has lived in the Fairview mobile home park for the last 10 years and scrambled thinking of what to pack on their way to the shelter.
"I didn't think it would ever come to this," Nielsen said. "(It's) scary because you ... never know when you might be the next one."
The firefighters came knocking on Kristina Delmark's door in Hemet, too, she said.
"I just grabbed my whole suitcase of paperwork for like, the kids... because I got four kids with me here, and I got my mom here," she said, adding that her husband stayed behind to wet the house so it does not get consumed by the flames.
"I'm very blessed that we're all together. And no matter where we are, that's home," she said.
Nielson and Delmark are just two of the presumably thousands in the Riverside County community who were under new evacuation orders this week as the Fairview Fire nearly quadrupled its reach from a day earlier.
As of Thursday afternoon, the fire has burned 18,657 acres and is only 5% contained, said Cal Fire, formally known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. This comes as the region battles a scorching heat wave, authorities said.
The cause of the fire, believed to have started Monday afternoon, is under investigation, Cal Fire said.
The blaze, which killed two people in a vehicle earlier this week, forced a string of new evacuation orders and warnings in the area that Cal Fire announced early Thursday. Details about how many people were affected by orders weren't immediately available.
A Red Cross shelter in Hemet opened Monday for evacuees, said shelter supervisor Ken Rieger.
"We've been running 24/7 ... and we have right now we have about 55 clients," he said, adding that the county animal control has been taking in people's pets for free. "A lot of them don't know if they have a home or not."
Fire is 'burning in all directions,' officials say
The blaze was "burning in all directions, on all flanks" Wednesday morning, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Janssen said then.
The rapidly growing fire comes as California and many states on the West Coast swelter in a brutal heat wave, which is setting record high temperatures, fueling destructive wildfires and threatening rolling power shutoffs in California. The heat wave could last even longer because of the effects of a strengthening hurricane along Mexico's Pacific coast.
Schools in the Hemet Unified School District were closed because of the fire; it wasn't clear when they would reopen.
"Fire will become active with primary movement to the east due to the west winds. Steep drainages will aid the spread with the up canyon/up slope winds and heavy fuels," Cal Fire said online Thursday about the fire.
Circuit activity occurred "close in time" to when the blaze started, Southern California Edison said in a filing Monday, but the company said it is "not conceding that its equipment caused the wildfire."
That notification is intended to make California Public Utilities Commission aware of the incident so the agency can conduct an investigation, according to another document filed in coordination with the report.
As a result of the Fairview Fire, Riverside County declared an emergency. The proclamation has to go before the board of supervisors within seven days to be officially ratified, according to the county's website. The next board meeting is Tuesday.
"The emergency proclamation could help make the county eligible for potential federal and state assistance and cost reimbursement. In addition, the proclamation allows the county to more easily procure needed services and items to respond to the emergency," the county's website said.
Two people were killed in the fast-moving fire that swelled rapidly over parched vegetation. The two people were family members, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Brandi Swan said Wednesday.
"It appears as though the two victims found in the vehicle were trying to flee the fire," Swan said, adding the victims have not been identified.
A third woman, a relative of the two who died, was found outside of the vehicle, she said.
"She sustained some major injuries and she's recovering at a hospital," Swan said. "Always when there's a loss, we feel it, always. It is sad to think the fire moved so fast that they weren't able to leave."
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Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to an indictment obtained by CNN.
Bannon surrendered Thursday morning to authorities and is expected to plead not guilty when arraigned, his attorney Robert Costello told CNN.
The state charges are based on the same conduct Bannon was charged with by federal prosecutors in 2020 that alleged he and three others had defrauded donors in the border wall effort, which raised more than $25 million.
Presidential pardons do not apply to state investigations, however.
According to the indictment, one of Bannon's associates who isn't named created an online fundraising platform to raise money to build a wall on the border. In order to receive the money from donors, the organizer promised that "100% of the funds" would go towards building a boarder wall, and he would not be taking a salary from the project, prosecutors say.
Bannon's associates discussed telling the public that no one involved in the "We Build The Wall" project would take a salary, according to the indictment. In a text message, one of the associates told Bannon that the claim "removes all self interest taint on this" and it "gives [the CEO] saint hood," the indictment says.
Bannon publicly claimed he was acting "kind of as a volunteer" for We Build The Wall, prosecutors said in the indictment. Behind the scenes, Bannon allegedly helped to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars to himself and his associates.
Bannon appeared to blame his situation on political motivations.
"This an irony, on the very day the mayor of this city has a delegation down on the border, they are persecuting people here, that try to stop them at the border" he told reporters outside the DA's office Thursday.
"This is all about 60 days from the day," he said later, referencing the November election.
The Manhattan district attorney's office launched a criminal investigation into Bannon's "We Build the Wall" crowd-fundraising activities early last year after then-President Trump pardoned Bannon on federal fraud charges relating to the same alleged scheme.
Bannon had been federally charged with diverting more than $1 million to pay an alleged co-conspirator and cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses. Prosecutors alleged that the donors, including some in New York, were falsely told that all the money contributed would go toward the construction effort.
In recent months, several people close to Bannon were brought before the state grand jury.
Manhattan prosecutors subpoenaed bank records and quietly worked on the investigation over the past year as they investigated Trump and his real estate business, sources familiar with the matter previously told CNN. But the district attorney's office deferred a charging decision on Bannon until federal prosecutors concluded their case against his three co-defendants, who were not pardoned.
Bannon issued a statement late Tuesday, in part calling the indictment "phony charges" and "nothing more than a partisan political weaponization of the criminal justice system."
"I am proud to be a leading voice on protecting our borders and building a wall to keep our country safe from drugs and violent criminals," he said in the statement, adding: "They are coming after all of us, not only President Trump and myself. I am never going to stop fighting. In fact, I have not yet begun to fight. They will have to kill me first."
A federal jury in July found Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. He is scheduled to be sentenced in October and faces a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail, according to federal law.
This story has been updated with additional details.
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Eliza "Liza" Fletcher was an avid runner who routinely ran 8.2 miles during the predawn hours, but she never got the chance to finish her route last week.
Fletcher, 34, was violently abducted in Memphis, Tennessee, September 2 and her body was found Monday behind a vacant complex.
On Friday, her community will complete that run for her.
More than 2,100 people have signed up to run Fletcher's route in an event that's been dubbed "Let's Finish Liza's Run." The run was organized on Facebook and has doubled in participation since Thursday evening. Another 3,200 people have responded that they're "interested" in attending.
"We created this run as way to honor Liza and cope with our own feelings," details of the event read on the Facebook event page. "Our goal is to stand up for the women in the Mid South and emphasize that women should be able to safely run any time of day."
The Memphis Police Department tweeted they'll be supporting the event with "an increased presence in the area."
Road closures and detours will be in effect from 4:00 a.m., when participants start to gather, until 7:30 a.m., when they expect the run will be complete and the route cleared.
Fletcher was a junior kindergarten teacher at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis. The school faculty and staff lit candles in her memory earlier this week.
The 34-year-old was also a wife and mother of two.
Fletcher's funeral will take place Saturday at 10 a.m., according to her obituary.
"Liza was a light to all who knew her. Her contagious smile and laughter could brighten any room. Liza was pure of heart and innocent in ways that made her see the very best in everyone she met," her obituary, posted by Canale Funeral Directors Thursday, read.
Fletcher's death and the Thursday court appearance of the man accused of killing her coincided with another wave of shock and grief for Memphis: Police say a 19-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the city Wednesday, killing four people and wounding three others.
The man was identified as Ezekiel Kelly and is set to appear in court on Friday, according to jail records. He's being held on a first-degree murder charge, though officials said they anticipate additional felony charges.
Suspect in Fletcher's killing makes court appearance
The man accused of abducting and killing Fletcher was identified as Cleotha Henderson, 38. He appeared in a Shelby County court Thursday after he filed a motion for a change of attorney because of an alleged conflict of interest.
The Shelby County Public Defender's Office, which was appointed to Henderson's case this week, had previously represented him in a kidnapping conviction more than 20 years ago, Judge Louis J. Montesi Jr. said.
Montesi said Henderson's prior attorney would not be involved in his current case but ruled there were no "grounds or basis for the public defender to be disqualified as counsel."
The judge said Henderson will remain in the Shelby County Jail without bond for the murder charge against him.
Henderson initially faced charges of kidnapping and tampering with evidence, and prosecutors later added a charge of first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping.
Henderson allegedly passed by Fletcher in an SUV while she was jogging in a neighborhood near the University of Memphis. Authorities say Henderson got out of the vehicle and chased Fletcher until he forced her into the passenger seat around 4 a.m. September 2.
It is unclear at this point what kind of sentencing prosecutors are planning to pursue if Henderson is convicted.
"It is premature for us to discuss right now what punishment we're going to seek," Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Wednesday. In Tennessee, a first-degree murder conviction carries a sentence of life in prison -- with or without parole -- or the death penalty.
Also unclear is whether Henderson's prior kidnapping conviction of more than 20 years would have an impact in this case. Henderson pleaded guilty to kidnapping an attorney in 2000 and was released in 2020, the Shelby County district attorney's office told local news outlet WREG.
Search began when Fletcher didn't return from run
The search for Fletcher began last Friday after her husband reported she didn't return home from her routine morning jog, authorities said in an affidavit.
Police later found surveillance video of that area that showed a black GMC Terrain pass her, according to the affidavit. A man is seen in the footage getting out of the SUV and "aggressively" running toward her before forcing her into the vehicle's passenger seat, according to the affidavit. The SUV drove away about four minutes after both people were inside, the affidavit states.
Police also analyzed a pair of sandals that were found at the abduction site, near the victim's phone. DNA found on the shoes matched Henderson's DNA, according to the affidavit.
Henderson's employer told investigators he drove a GMC Terrain and verified his phone number. Cell phone records showed Henderson was near the abduction site at the time of the kidnapping, according to the affidavit.
Members of a US Marshals task force found a GMC Terrain that matched details seen in the surveillance video near Henderson's home Saturday morning, the affidavit reads. The task force detained Henderson near his home Saturday, the court document said.
Two witnesses -- including Henderson's brother -- told police they saw Henderson acting strangely at the brother's Memphis house after the abduction, according to the affidavit. Both said Henderson cleaned the interior of the GMC Terrain with floor cleaner and that he washed his clothes in the sink of the home, the affidavit states.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commended the Ukrainian counteroffensive during an unannounced trip to Kyiv Thursday, saying the effort to regain control of Russian-held areas of the country was "proving effective."
"It's very early, but we're seeing clear and real progress on the ground, particularly in the area around Kherson, but also some interesting developments in the Donbass, in the east," the top US diplomat told press before departing Kyiv by train.
Blinken's visit to the Ukrainian capital -- his second since the war with Russia began more than six months ago -- coincided with the announcement of an additional $625 million tranche of security assistance to support Ukraine, as well as an intended $2.2 billion in long-term investments to bolster the security of Ukraine and 18 other regional countries.
In a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Blinken credited the success of the counteroffensive to the "incredible bravery, resilience of Ukrainians," saying that "fundamentally, what this comes down, I think the reason for this success is this is your homeland, not Russia's. And it's as basic as that."
In separate remarks at Ramstein Air Base in Germany following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley described the progress of tUkrainian forces near Kherson as "steady" and "deliberate."
"They're continuing the fight. They've got the forces to do it, and we'll see how this plays out," Milley said.
Blinken told the Ukrainian President the United States is "so pleased to have been able to support your efforts," and later noted that the US was providing Ukraine with "very precise weapons ... that allow them with one shot to do what the Russians may try to do with 15 or 20 shots."
"We are determined to make sure that they have what they need," he told the press.
Blinken said spent about two hours with the President and his team, and called it a "very productive and in many ways meaningful day."
In addition to meeting with Zelensky, Blinken also met with his counterpart, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, visited the US Embassy, and toured a children's hospital and a war-torn suburb of Kyiv.
He saw first-hand the devastation wrought from the Russian occupation, which was left in ruins when Ukrainian forces regained control in late March.
"I was able to bear witness to horrific attacks on houses, on buildings, clearly belonging to civilians, where the shelling, the missiles, the bullets, it's all there. And at best, it's indiscriminate. At worst, it's intentional," Blinken told reporters. "And I was able to talk to people doing remarkable work in compiling evidence of war crimes and atrocities and also those responsible for the city who are working to rebuild it."
During his Thursday trip, Blinken, accompanied by US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, visited the National Children's Specialized Hospital Ohmatdyt in Kyiv and met with children who were being treated there -- including some injured in the war. He also met Patron, the mine-sniffing dog who has gained international renown.
Blinken presented the Jack Russell terrier with dog treats, quipping that "since he's already received a number of medals and awards, I thought he'd actually prefer something a more usable." He posed for photos in the lobby with the vest-clad pup, who accompanied him as he toured the hospital.
"We have a long history of working on de-mining," Blinken said. "We're honored to be working with you on that."
The top US diplomat met several children being treated at the hospital, including a 6-year-old, Maryna, who lost part of her leg and has been in the hospital since May after being injured in Kherson and 13-year-old Kateryna who was injured in the Kramatorsk rail station attack in early April and whose mother was killed.
"We so admire the courage, the spirit of your children. It sends a very strong message all around the world," Blinken told the room. "And it's an honor for me to meet you, to meet them, and to see the wonderful work that the doctors, the Minister, the Ronald McDonald House, everyone is doing. We're just happy to be able to help and to be a friend and a partner."
Both Austin and Blinken visited Ukraine in late April. They remain the highest level US officials to have traveled to the country since the war began in late February. Multiple heads of state have gone to Ukraine to meet with Zelensky. US President Joe Biden has yet to travel there, though the two leaders spoke by phone in recent weeks.
According to the State Department, Blinken also briefly went into Ukraine when he met on the border with Kuleba in March.
This story has been updated with additional developments.
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Voting for this year's general election kicked off Friday with North Carolina becoming the first state to begin sending out absentee ballots, but it comes amid continuing concerns about the harassment of election officials by people who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election.
More than 50,000 absentee ballots had been requested as of Friday morning, and about a dozen ballots had been returned and accepted electronically as of late Friday afternoon via a secure online portal established to accept overseas and military ballots and those cast by visually impaired voters, state officials said.
The Tar Heel State has long been the first in the country to vote -- under state law that allows general election ballots to be issued two months before Election Day. But officials here say the 2022 midterms are unlike any previous election as workers grapple with threats to their safety and an onslaught of what they view as frivolous public records requests from people who question the 2020 election results.
Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, said local election officials have installed panic buttons and bulletproof glass in their offices in response to threats. And she said local election offices also are "drowning" in copy-cat public records requests that arrive daily that appear to be attempts to "burden the counties to where they cannot focus" on carrying out their 2022 election duties.
State officials say the requests range from demands to see obscure documents generated by ballot-tallying machines to contracts with Dominion Voting Systems -- although the company's machines are not used in North Carolina' elections.
"It's time to move on," Brinson Bell said Friday in an interview with CNN. "We have certified. We have audited. We have recounted so much from the 2020 election. And what's playing out now is democracy."
The deluge in North Carolina -- as officials there try to administer this year's general election -- underscores the continued challenges posed by election conspiracy theorists who have advanced false claims that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election and voting machines were somehow hacked to flip votes.
Dominion has filed multiple defamation lawsuits in response.
Election officials across the country have reported similar onslaughts of public records requests.
David Becker, who runs the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research, said the problem is widespread.
"Public records requests are a good thing, in general, when they are used to obtain real information that you otherwise might not be able to get to understand how government works," he said. But Becker said election officials are dealing with duplicative requests that seem designed to "bully" and "overwhelm" staffers.
In addition, state and local officials report they are facing a new crop of demands that they retain records with vague threats of legal action over the 2020 election.
"We are 676 days from the November 2020 election," Becker, a former Justice Department lawyer, said. "There are no ongoing lawsuits with any basis in law or fact that have established even the tiniest shred of malfeasance, inaccuracy or widespread fraud in any aspect of the 2020 election."
Last week, Kentucky's Secretary of State Michael Adams, a Republican, cited the frivolous records requests and demands for recounts of past elections as among the reason for high-than-usual turnover among local election officials. He said 23 of the state's 120 county election clerks have not sought reelection.
In North Carolina, 45 of 100 county election directors have left their jobs in the last three years, Patrick Gannon, spokesman for the North Carolina State Board of Elections, told CNN.
"This is the most difficult election season that I've been through, and I think most county directors will say the same," Gannon added.
In Buncombe County, which includes the city of Asheville, the elections director, Corinne Duncan, said she spent so much time juggling records requests last week, that she had "to come in on the weekend to hire new employees and try to run an office."
The bombardment "adds to a job that is already stressful," she added. "People in elections are generally underpaid. We are asked to work very, very long hours, to respond to change quickly ... so, to have more and more things piled on top of us, it's very difficult."
Officials in other states are gearing up to mail out absentee ballots in the weeks ahead.
Alabama is up next with absentee ballots available starting Wednesday -- or 55 days before Election Day. Federal law requires that absentee ballots be sent to military and overseas voters at least 45 days before a federal election.
In North Carolina, the general election features a high-profile contest for an open US Senate seat, now held by Republican Sen. Richard Burr, who is retiring. Seats in the state legislature and on the state Supreme Court also are among those on the ballot.
Despite the new level of "hostility" that election officials face, Brinson Bell said North Carolina workers remain focused on their jobs. "Our eye is on the ball of the midterm election," she said.
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TORONTO (CTV Network) -- The Commonwealth realm's longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died, launching a period of mourning as well as a series of carefully constructed and detailed plans.
The plans in the coming days, codenamed "Operation London Bridge," will include transporting the late Queen's body back to London, the ascension of the new King, as well as preparations for The Queen's funeral.
Here's what is set to happen in a 10-day period: 'OPERATION UNICORN'
Because The Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a more intricate set of protocols known as "Operation Unicorn" (named after Scotland's national animal) involving Scottish rituals go into effect.
The Queen's body will stay at the castle overnight and may be moved the following day to Crathie Kirk, a nearby church frequented by the late monarch. Two days after her death, her body is expected to be moved to Holyrood Palace in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
A ceremonial procession from Holyrood to St. Giles Cathedral along Edinburgh's Royal Mile is expected, followed by a service attended by members of the Royal Family. After the service, The Queen will lie in repose for a period of 24 hours.
On the third day after her death, her remains will travel by Royal Train back to London. Upon the arrival of her remains in London, her coffin will be taken to the Buckingham Palace throne room. CHARLES BECOMES KING
Charles became the new King immediately upon his mother's death, even before he's officially coronated or sworn in.
The day after The Queen's death, an Accession Council consisting of members of the U.K.'s Privy Council will gather at St. James’s Palace to formally proclaim Charles as King. The Privy Council consists of 670 members, including senior politicians, judges and Church of England clergy, but only around 150 members are expected to meet given the space constraints.
As per tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Garter King of Arms -- who is responsible for governing royal heraldry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland -- will step out onto the balcony at St. James's Palace and officially proclaim Charles as the new King. A 41-gun salute at London's Hyde Park will follow.
At 6 p.m. U.K. time on Friday, Charles is set to make his first public address as King. In the days that follow, the new King will attend a joint session involving both Houses of the British Parliament and embark on a tour of the U.K., visiting Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL
Five days after her death, a procession will take The Queen's body from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the U.K.'s parliamentary estate.
Upon arrival at Westminster Hall, the late Queen will lie in state for public viewing for the next five days until her funeral. Her coffin will be draped in a purple royal standard and soldiers will stand guard, alongside the Imperial State Crown, the Orb and the Scepter. Thousands upon thousands of mourners, along with members of the Royal Family, are expected to line up to pay their respects over the five-day period.
Ten days after The Queen's death, The Queen's state funeral, codenamed "Operation Scarlett," is set to take place. While recent funerals of monarchs have been held at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is set to take place at Westminster Abbey.
After the service ends, a procession will bring her coffin to Windsor Castle, where she is expected to be buried.
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The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump's lawyers face a Friday midnight deadline for submitting proposals for how the special master review of the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago -- including classified documents -- should work.
They'll be filing the briefs even as the Justice Department appeals the order requiring the review, in which a third-party attorney will sift through the materials from Trump's Florida home and segregate out the privileged documents that should be withheld from federal investigators.
While the appeal plays out, prosecutors are also asking that its review of classified documents be allowed to continue separate from the special master review. The parties have been instructed by US District Judge Aileen Cannon to weigh in on the department's arguments about the documents in the filing due Friday.
With the Friday submission, the Justice Department and the Trump team will also be addressing questions about the review's logistics that are wonky, but stand to carry significance over how quickly the review will move and how much it will hinder the criminal investigation into the handling of documents from Trump's White House.
Cannon, a 2020 appointee of Trump who granted Trump's request for the review, has asked the parties to file jointly. But that doesn't mean the parties will be in agreement. Where they disagree, the judge has asked them to identify those disagreements.
Here's what to watch for:
Who do the parties nominate as special master?
The unique circumstances of the Mar-a-Lago search, coupled with Cannon's very murky order granting Trump's request for a special master, make the ideal candidate for the job a complicated formula.
The Justice Department has previously said that, if the reviewer is to handle classified materials, he or she should "already" have a top-secret clearance -- a requirement the Trump team didn't oppose in earlier filings.
It's also possible that the parties put forward candidates who do not have active security clearances but could go through the vetting process for one very quickly. Recent exiles from the government would fit the bill, as would former judges, who may not have clearance but would have been trusted with classified materials as part of their service on the bench.
But notably, the Justice Department asked Thursday that it not be required to share the classified materials it obtained with the special master -- which may negate the need for a clearance.
As for legal expertise, reviewing for attorney-client privilege is the usual job of a special master. But the judge's order that executive privilege be part of what the special master looks at puts the review on uncharted territory. There is also lots of disagreement about the doctrine itself, though many legal experts are extremely skeptical of Cannon's view that it should play a role here.
One thing to look out for when the potential candidates are revealed is whether they have any experience litigating executive privilege, either on the federal side (where they would have likely pushed a broad view of its scope) or on the side of a party -- such as Congress -- seeking information from the executive branch (where they would have likely argued in favor of a narrow interpretation of the privilege).
What's the proposed scope of the review?
Cannon's Monday order signaled she wanted the special master review to help settle disputes over whether certain seized records were personal or presidential records, and whether the personal items of Trump's that were seized have evidentiary value.
The parties may sketch out how they believe the special master should make those determinations. DOJ has argued previously that its investigators should be allowed to hold on to certain personal items of Trump to the extent they provide evidence relevant to the statutes the government is investigating. (An inventory filed by the government details classified records being stored in boxes also containing Trump's clothing, gifts and press clippings.)
While the special master's job is to provide the court advice, the call on those questions will ultimately be up to the judge.
Thursday, DOJ added it plans to provide Trump with copies of all the unclassified documents that were seized and "that the government will return Plaintiff's personal items that were not commingled with classified records and thus are of likely diminished evidentiary value. "
Cannon also declared a need for the special master to review for potentially privileged items. How a special master should approach attorney-client privilege is a well-developed area of law, though the judge has cast doubt on how the department was approaching the attorney-client privilege review when it was conducted with an internal "filter" team.
The judge also wants the special master to conduct a review for materials potentially covered by executive privilege, though her Monday order gave little guidance how that review would work in practice.
What does the Justice Department say about executive privilege?
How the special master should approach executive privilege could be the most contentious area of the joint filing.
The Justice Department has argued that there is no role for executive privilege to play in segregating the materials that should be withheld from investigators. Prosecutors may be disinclined to go into any detail over how it should be considered on Friday. They have previously argued in the case that the privilege is designed to protect the material from being disclosed to parties outside the executive branch.
The records that were seized at Mar-a-Lago by the executive branch are being disclosed within the executive branch in an executive branch function, the prosecutors have argued. By some definitions of the privilege, it could cover most or all the government records obtained in the search.
But the prosecutors have argued that there is no circumstance where a former president could be successful in asserting executive privilege over classified documents that are the subject of a criminal probe.
Trump's lawyers, meanwhile, have said little about which kinds of government records he would seek to assert executive privilege over and how he'd expect the special master to filter out the materials for him to do so.
How the parties see the logistics of the review operating
There are logistical questions around the proposed special master review as well.
For instance, Cannon wants proposals for the review's schedule and for how the special master should be compensated. There may be some area of agreement between the parties for how the review should operate.
The Trump team previously said it "generally" agreed with a request by the DOJ that certain steps in the review process be shortened to expedite the filter, though it did not weigh in on the specific deadlines the DOJ put forward. The department told the court earlier in the litigation that the review should be done by the end of September.
Trump's lawyers in earlier filings also expressed some agreement with how the parties should be allowed to communicate with the court ex parte -- i.e., without the opposing party being involved. But the Trump lawyers laid out in previous filings additional protocols for the review to which the Justice Department may take objection.
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The Biden administration has finalized a rule eliminating potential hurdles for immigrants dependent on public benefits and trying to obtain legal status, according to a newly released regulation.
The Trump administration had modified the decades-old regulation, known as "public charge," in a way that would have reshaped the legal immigrant population in the United States by making it more difficult for individuals to obtain status if they use public benefits like food stamps and housing vouchers.
The Biden administration, though, is changing course and unwinding the Trump-era policy by largely returning to longstanding practice.
"This action ensures fair and humane treatment of legal immigrants and their U.S. citizen family members," said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a statement. "Consistent with America's bedrock values, we will not penalize individuals for choosing to access the health benefits and other supplemental government services available to them."
Under current regulations, the term "public charge" is defined as someone who is "primarily dependent" on government assistance, meaning it supplies more than half their income.
But it only counted cash benefits, such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or Supplemental Security Income from Social Security. The Trump administration widened the definition of who is expected to be dependent on the government by including more benefit programs. That change is no longer in effect.
Under the final rule, the Department of Homeland Security will consider benefits, like cash assistance for income maintenance under TANF and long-term institutionalization at government expense.
Immigration officials can consider an applicant's financial resources, health, education, skills, family status and age. But few people are rejected on these relatively narrow grounds, experts said. Officials will not consider certain non-cash programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, or benefits related to housing and immunizations or testing for communicable diseases.
DHS argued in its proposed regulation, issued in February, that changes made in 2019 by the Trump administration had caused a chilling effect within immigrant communities, citing experts, and led to immigrants avoiding benefits like medical care over concerns that use of those benefits might keep them from obtaining legal status.
The final rule will go into effect on December 23.
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London: As the United Kingdom mourns a beloved queen, the nation is already wondering how King Charles III will reign and whether his monarchy will depart from the traditions of his mother.
If his first full day on the throne is any indication, Charles seemed ready to chart at least a slightly different course.
When Charles travelled to Buckingham Palace for the first time as the new king Friday, his limousine snaked through a sea of spectators and then stopped short of the palace gates before he got out and shook hands with well-wishers. Charles looked more like a US president on the campaign trail than the latest steward of a 1,000-year-old hereditary monarchy.
It's not that Queen Elizabeth II didn't meet her subjects. She did, often. But this felt different a bit less formal, a bit more relaxed and personal. Charles spent almost 10 minutes greeting people pressed up against the crowd-control barriers, smiling, waving, accepting condolences and the occasional bouquet of flowers as the audience broke out in a chorus of God Save the King.
After inspecting the tributes to his mother lined up outside the palace, he waved once more and walked through the gates with Camilla, the Queen Consort.
It was impressive, touching, a good move to come out to the crowds, said Ammar Al-Baldawi, 64, a retiree from Hertfordshire who was among the throngs outside the palace. I think that's where the royal family needs to communicate with the people now."
Charles' efforts to engage with the public more intimately reflect the fact that he needs their support. There are difficult issues ahead, most pressingly how the 73-year-old king will carry out his role as head of state.
King not one to keep mum on issues
The laws and traditions that govern Britain's constitutional monarchy dictate that the sovereign must stay out of partisan politics, but Charles has spent much of his adult life speaking out on issues that are important to him, particularly the environment.
His words have caused friction with politicians and business leaders who accused the then-Prince of Wales of meddling in issues on which he should have remained silent.
The question is whether Charles will follow his mother's example and muffle his personal opinions now that he is king, or use his new platform to reach a broader audience.
In his first speech as monarch, Charles sought to put his critics at ease.
My life will of course change as I take up my new responsibilities,'' he said. It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply. But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others."
Ed Owens, a historian and author of The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-53, said that while Charles will tread a careful path, it's unlikely he will suddenly stop talking about climate change and the environment issues where there is a broad consensus about the urgent need for action.
To not do so would not be true to the image that he has until this moment developed, Owens said.
John Kerry, the US special envoy for climate, said he hopes Charles will continue speaking out about climate change because it is a universal issue that does not involve ideology. Kerry was in Scotland to meet with the Prince of Wales this week, but the session was cancelled when the queen died.
It doesn't mean he's involved in the daily broil of politics or speaking for a specific piece of legislation, Kerry told the BBC.
But I can't imagine him not feeling compelled to use the important role of the monarch, with all the knowledge he has about it, to speak out and urge the world to do the things the world needs to do.
Constitutional lawyers have debated for years whether Charles has pushed the boundaries of conventions designed to keep the monarchy out of the political fray.
His so-called Black Spider Memos named for his spidery handwriting to government ministers have been cited as evidence that he wouldn't be neutral in his dealings with Parliament.
The debate has also spilled over into fiction.
In the 2014 play King Charles III, playwright Mike Bartlett imagines the new king, uncertain of his powers and moved by his conscience, causing a constitutional crisis by refusing to sign a new law restricting press freedom.
It is an illustration of the tensions inherent in a system that evolved from an absolute monarchy to one in which the sovereign plays a largely ceremonial role. While Britain's unwritten constitution requires that legislation must receive royal assent before it becomes law, this is considered a formality that the monarch cannot refuse.
In an interview for a 2018 documentary broadcast on his 70th birthday, Charles said he would behave differently when he became king because the monarch has a different role than the Prince of Wales.
Even so, he questioned the criticism he has received over the years.
I've always been intrigued if it's meddling to worry about the inner cities, as I did 40 years ago, and what was happening or not happening there, the conditions in which people were living, he wondered. If that's meddling, I'm very proud of it.
On another issue facing the new king, Charles has said clearly that he intends to reduce the number of working royals and cut expenses as he seeks to ensure the monarchy better represents modern Britain. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/10/king-charles-reign-to-be-different-than-queen.amp.html | 2022-09-10T07:35:52Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/10/king-charles-reign-to-be-different-than-queen.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Yaqub Salik Talib, the brother of former NFL star Aqib Talib, was indicted for murder by a Dallas County grand jury Thursday in the shooting death of 43-year-old coach during a youth football game outside Dallas, court records show.
Yaqub Talib, 39, pulled out a gun after the coaches for both teams had a disagreement over officiating during the game in Lancaster on August 13, police have said. Michael Hickmon, a grandfather and father of three from Lancaster, was killed.
The grand jury found that Talib "did unlawfully then and there intentionally and knowingly cause the death of Michael Hickmon," intended to cause Hickmon bodily injury and committed an act "clearly dangerous to human life" by shooting a firearm, which killed the coach."
CNN has reached out to Talib's attorney, Clark Birdsall, for comment. Previously, when asked if his client would claim self-defense, Birdsall told CNN: "There will be a defense issue."
"Mr. Talib regrets the tragic loss of life but turned himself into the law so he could tell his side of the story," the attorney said August 15 when Talib surrendered to police.
Video from the scene shows a man apparently arguing with referees when several people begin fighting on another section of the field. Five shots ring out, and the camera pans to the ground for about 40 seconds. In the video, it cannot be determined who fired the shots. Panicked screams can be heard off camera. When the camera refocuses upfield, people are seen tending to someone on the ground as others walk over.
Hickmon's fellow coach and friend, Heith Mayes, witnessed the shooting and confirmed the video to CNN.
The first 911 call about the shooting came just after 9 p.m., police have said. When authorities arrived at the scene, witnesses said the incident began with a disagreement between coaches and the officiating crew, according to a news release from Lancaster police.
"During the disagreement, the opposing coach staff were involved in a physical altercation and one of the individuals involved in the altercation discharged a firearm striking one adult male," the release said.
Ciciely Hickmon, Michael Hickmon's sister, told CNN in August that her brother was coaching his son's team when the gunfire erupted. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. He leaves behind a wife, two daughters, a son and three grandchildren, Ciciely Hickmon said.
"Our family is grieving. Right now, we don't see an end to our grief," the family said in a statement. "We miss him immensely. We always will. We will love him forever."
Aqib Talib was also at the scene when the shooting happened.
He "is very distraught and devastated over this terrible loss of life," Aqib Tablib's attorney, Frank Perez, said in August. Talib is a five-time Pro Bowl defensive back who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50 in 2016. He retired after the 2019 season.
Lancaster is a city of almost 41,000 in Dallas County. It's a roughly 25-minute drive south of downtown Dallas.
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How No. 7 Fayetteville found a way to stop Northside's fast-paced offense
Northside began the season fast, with a habit of putting opponents in the review mirror before the end of the first quarter.
However, No. 7 Fayetteville had other designs. The Bulldogs handed Northside its second straight loss with a 42-21 decision on Friday at Mayo-Thompson Stadium.
"I take full responsibility for that," said Northside coach Felix Curry. "We didn't play and couldn't get a handle on the game. It seemed like Fayetteville couldn't do anything wrong, and that was where we were."
The Grizzlies began the 2022 campaign by defeating Southside in the Battle of Rogers Avenue to open the season, 42-24. Northside led Greenwood 53-35 with less than 4:00 remaining in the game last week but the Bulldogs managed to rally back and win that one, 56-53.
LINEMAND LEADS GRIZZLIES PAST MAVERICKS:How Northside's Eric Barrientos helped the offensive line dominate Southside
GREENWOOD RALLIES PAST GRIZZLIES:How Greenwood high school football erased 2-touchdown deficit in last 1:19, beat Northside
"You got to keep moving down the schedule," Curry said. "That Greenwood game took a lot of energy out of us, and we were trying not to let that game beat us twice. That was a tough game to come back from.
"That's not to say Fayetteville didn't do its part. Fayetteville played great. They were great defensively, and they were great offensively and they beat us. Fayetteville didn't get our best, but [the Bulldogs] beat us."
Northside (1-2) had scored a combined 48 points in the first half of its first two games, but Fayetteville (2-1) limited the Grizzlies to just seven on Friday.
The Grizzlies came into Friday's game with 1,102 yards of offense and 13 touchdowns. Savoy led the pack as a dual threat with 789 yards total with 476 through the air.
However, against Fayetteville, Northside had just 374 yards total, with three plays accounting for 184.
TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK:Fort Smith area top performers in high school sports for the week of Sept. 5
"This was another positive step for our young players," said Fayetteville coach Casey Dick. "We'll continue to grow, and we'll continue to get better. The second half wasn't perfect, but it was better than last week. I thought we were pretty efficient on both sides. Our defense played well. They got us out of a couple of jams in goal-line situations and just did some positive things."
Fayetteville forced Northside to punt on its first possession but scored on all four first-half possessions to lead 28-7 at the break.
"I thought the coaching staff put together a great plan that fit our kids, fit this team, and got it in a week," said Dick. "It seemed like Northside couldn't execute at times, and we had some hiccups here and there, but that's to be expected when you're playing a good team like Northside."
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The top football performers for Week 2 in Arkansas and Oklahoma
The top football performers for Week 2 in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Carlos Gonzalez, Alma: Gonzalez had 19 carries for 100 yards, and two touchdowns as the Airedales (3-0) defeated Pryor (Okla.), 36-27.
Drake Stogsdill, Alma: Stogsdill caught six passes for 96 yards.
Joe Trusty, Alma: Trusty was 11 of 13 with 128 yards and one touchdown. He had seven carries for 48 yards and another touchdown.
Colton Arnold, Cedarville: Arnold had 14 carries for 80 yards with a touchdown and a 60-yard kick return for another touchdown as the Pirates (1-1) defeated Mountainburg, 36-6.
Jace Baker, Cedarville: Baker added 13 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Hayden Morton, Cedarville: Morton had 67 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns.
Xander Connor, Southside: Connor had six receptions for 84 yards in the Mavericks' 72-44 loss to Wynn.
Isaac Gregory, Southside: Gregory had 30 carries for 226 yards and four touchdowns.
George Herrell, Southside: Herrell was 16 of 30 for 155 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Herrell had 45 yards on seven carries with a touchdown. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/09/10/the-top-football-performers-for-the-week-2-arkansas-oklahoma/65471147007/ | 2022-09-10T07:50:05Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/09/10/the-top-football-performers-for-the-week-2-arkansas-oklahoma/65471147007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The news from Disney's D23 Expo kept coming Friday night: Pixar is bringing back Amy Poehler for the teen-themed sequel Inside Out 2. Oscar-winning Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins detailed his CG Lion King prequel Mufasa. Jamie Lee Curtis will play the crystal ball spirit Madame Leota in next year's big-screen Haunted Mansion.
But as the Mouse House hit fans with a barrage of news, everything kept being upstaged by the dynamic young women leading some of the studio's highest-profile upcoming projects. First, it was the debut imagery of Rachel Zegler as the fairest of them all and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in next year's live-action Snow White.
Then came a full scene of Halle Bailey yearning to be “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, a showstopping musical number that truly lived up to that word. Finally, Walt Disney Studios Animation announced its 2024 feature—West Side Story Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose voicing a young woman from a magical kingdom who brings an adorable little star to earth in Wish.
As DeBose closed out the presentation with a live performance of the Julia Michaels-penned song “More For Us” from the movie, it was undeniable: Disney's next few years will triple down on its princess properties.
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Now debuting in 2024, this film from (500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb draws its inspiration from Walt Disney's 1937 animated classic. While a brief clip was shown, Disney did not release the images from the presentation publicly.
“Snow White is the girl you remember, but she’s definitely made for the modern age,” Zegler told the crowd. "There’s such an emphasis on what it really means to be the fairest of them all. For Snow White, it's coming to terms with finding herself and finding her inner voice and finding a sense of agency so she can be a just ruler and a wonderful queen.” She jerked her thumb playfully at Gadot beside her onstage. “There’s another one in town who’s … not so much like that.”
“For me, it was very different from anything I’ve ever done before. I’m used to playing the other end,” Gadot said. "Stepping into her shoes and getting under her skin was so delightful.” She said some crew assumed she was not very nice herself. "I enjoyed it so much that the first week of work people actually came to my assistant, [saying] ‘if you need anything …’”
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FOOTBALL RESULTS: Big Central Conference and area roundup for Week 2
New Providence 21, Roselle 20: Junior Ben Gullo rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and junior Matt Botvinis blocked a 24-yard field goal attempt with seven seconds remaining and New Providence (2-1) held on for a wild win.
Roselle (0-2), which lost by just three points last weekend against Delaware Valley, opened the scoring in the first quarter on a four-yard run from Nazir Baker to go up 7-0. Gullo scored on a two-yard run, but the kick failed early in the second, before the Rams made it 14-6 on a 13-yard Baker-to-Mirabeau Romeus scoring strike. The Pioneers then got a 25-yard pass from Jackson Zarinko to Sean Donnelly, and a 2-point conversion pass from Eric Dowden to Zarinko to tie it, and it remained 14-14 at halftime.
New Providence went up 21-14 early in the third on a 13-yard Gullo run and a Sean Reilly PAT, but Roselle responded with a 14-yard Baker-to-Romeus connection to make it 21-20. But the Rams’ PAT failed, providing the final margin.
Roselle had one more chance, setting up for a would-be game-winning boot in the final seconds, but it went awry.
Zarinko finished 11-106 rushing, threw a TD, and grabbed an interception on defense. Baker threw for 127 yards and two TDs, plus the rushing score. Emmanuel Lyles rushed 12 times for 148 yards for Roselle.
Governor Livingston 31, North Plainfield 14: Quarterback Michael Geertsma ran for a touchdown and hit Ryan Honey for a 71-yard scoring pass, and Jack Daly ran in two scores and Governor Livingston got into the win column. Liam Quigley chipped in a 21-yard field goal and went 4-for-4 kicking extra points for the Highlanders (1-2). Josh Collazzo threw a 20-yard TD pass to Tyrell King, and ran in a score for North Plainfield (0-3). Kobe Catarino recorded four tackles, a sack, a fumble forced and a fumble recovery in the win.
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Delaware Valley 38, Voorhees 7: Patrick Garlinghouse rushed for three touchdowns and Jack Bill rushed for a TD, threw a TD pass and kicked a 24-yard field goal to spark Delaware Valley (2-0). Justin Koplan caught a first-quarter TD pass to open the scoring for the Terriers. Isaac Levitan’s 2-yard TD run in the second period got Voorhees on the board, after Del Val led 24-0. The Vikings are 1-1.
Perth Amboy 39, J.P. Stevens 14: Angel Alvarado rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Jesiah Andrew added 80 rushing yards and a score and Perth Amboy rolled to 1-1. Quarterback Lavion Balthazar connected with Shakir Price on another TD for the Panthers, who also got a rushing score from Xavier Frias. Balthazar also returned an interception for a score.
Linden 31, Woodbridge 0: Tequan Thomas threw two touchdown passes, and rushed for 140 yards and a score to propel Linden (1-1). Kerdel Moses caught a 30-yard TD strike and Jawon Lee caught a 26-yard toss for the Tigers. Alex Donic ran one in for Linden. Woodbridge is 1-2.
Manville 21, Middlesex 14: Shawn Purcell ripped off a 94-yard touchdown run with 2:56 left in regulation and Manville competed a fourth-quarter rally to nab the win, improving to 2-1.
Middlesex (1-1) led 14-7 after threw quarters, getting a 30-yard interception return for a score from Julian Zduniak in the second quarter and a six-yard TD run from Dom Parenti in the third.
Manville recovered a fumble at the start of the final frame and ran it back, getting a seven-yard TD from Josh D’Ambrosio and a PAT from Alex Orzol to tie it. After a goal-line stand that saw the Blue Jays get all the way down to the 4-yard line, Purcell went the other way for the win, his second TD of the game, after catching a 66-yard scoring pass from Danny Wildgoose in the second period. Purcell finished with 147 rushing yards on 17 carries.
Dunellen 29, Highland Park 14: Aiden Sangiray ean for 131 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns, and Anthony Hatz added 87 rushing yards and two scores and Dunellen improved to 1-1. Highland Park is 0-3.
A.L. Johnson 42, Bound Brook 0: Ryan George scored two rushing touchdowns and Robert Gallaher hit Thomas Woods with a 55-yard TD pass to highlight the romp for A.L. Johnson (2-0). Matt Jean-Louis recovered a fumble in the end zone for a score and Dylan Perrotto recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for the Crusaders. Antwone Smikle ran in a score in the win. Bound Brook is 0-2.
Dayton 20, Roselle Park 14: Lujuan Quinones threw a touchdown pass and ran in another, and Alex Altemus scored another to send Dayton to 2-0. Roselle Park is 0-2.
Immaculata 50, Newark Central 0: Cameron Chadwick rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, catching a pass for another, and quarterback Mason Geis tossed a pair of TD passes and Immaculata rolled to 1-1. Anthony Brown also caught a scoring pass for the Spartans, while Zion Grant and Roan Ince each added another on the ground. Martin Wantong returned an interception for a touchdown in the win.
Monroe 24, East Brunswick 14: Aidan Lane caught two touchdown passes from Riley Piscitelli, and ran back a kickoff for 70 yards and a score and Monroe improved to 1-1. Alex Moses added a field goal for the Falcons. East Brunswick is 0-2.
Colonia 21, J.F. Kennedy 13: Jaeden Jones threw a TD pass and ran in another, and Jeffery White opened the scoring with an 18-yard TD run to propel Colonia (3-0). Aiden Derkack scored on a 23-yard scoring strike in the win. The Mustangs are 0-3.
North Hunterdon 25, Watchung Hills 24: Derek Vaddis caught a 76-yard touchdown pass from Luke Martini midway through the fourth quarter and North Hunterdon pulled ahead for good, rallying for a wild victory to improve to 3-0.
Vaddis totaled 207 receiving yards and two scores, adding an interception on defense, as the Lions came back from a 21-6 deficit in the first half, trailing 21-12 at halftime. Kente Edwards pitched in 124 yards and a touchdown for North, while Alex Uryniak paced the defense with 13 tackles. Watchung Hills (2-1) picked off four passes in the game. | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/10/big-central-conference-nj-football-results-and-area-roundup-week-2/65474075007/ | 2022-09-10T07:53:08Z | mycentraljersey.com | control | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/10/big-central-conference-nj-football-results-and-area-roundup-week-2/65474075007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
North Brunswick football rallies past Edison in battle of top Central Jersey teams
EDISON— Frankie Garbolino fired two touchdown passes, one to his younger brother Jack, to lead North Brunswick, No. 5 in the mycentraljersey.com Big Central Conference rankings, to a 13-10 decision over No. 8 Edison on Friday evening.
The Garbolinos combined for the game’s first points on a 17-yard aerial with 9:26 left in the half.
Edison (2-1) rallied to take a 10-6 lead on an 8-yard sweep by Nyekir Eato and 29-yard field goal by Seldin Sabio over the final five minutes of the third quarter.
North Brunswick struck for the game-winning touchdown on Garbolino’s 30-yard strike to Alain Aijigbotosho with 10 minutes remaining in the contest.
The Eagles last two possessions ended abruptly with an interception by Jack Garbolino and a muffed punt.
Edison played its second game without quarterback Mathew Yascko and relied heavily on Eato, a sophomore, who carried 22 times for 85 yards. | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/10/north-brunswick-nj-football-edison/65474061007/ | 2022-09-10T07:53:14Z | mycentraljersey.com | control | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/10/north-brunswick-nj-football-edison/65474061007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Phillipsburg football explodes in second half to beat Ridge
BERNARDS – Friday night’s Phillipsburg-Ridge game was shaping up to be another thriller like the two have played in recent seasons. Then Phillipsburg suddenly took the game away.
The Stateliners moved to 2-0 with a 28-10 win, using several big plays to forge ahead in the Big Central Conference American Silver Division game in front of a big crowd at Lee Field.
The Stateliners outscored Ridge 21-0 in the second half. The Red Devils are now 1-1.
Phillipsburg went ahead for good at 14-10 in the third quarter on sophomore QB Jett Genovese’s sneak, two plays after a 37-yard completion to tight end Connor Hille. That moved the ball to the Ridge 9, where senior Xavier Moore ran to the goal line to set up the Genovese sneak.
Ridge took a 3-0 lead with 4:28 left in the first period on an Asgrimur Gudmundsson 47-yard field goal with 4:28 left in the first quarter. But Kevin Burgess returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.
The Red Devils took a 10-7 lead into half. Senior quarterback Jack Berisha’s 5-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left in the second quarter gave the Red Devils the lead.
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I want to know if it is true that the blue light that usually comes from the screens of cell phones and computers can cause wrinkles on the face?
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It has been confirmed that blue light from screens on smartphones, computers, and other gadgets “may have detrimental effects on a wide range of cells in our body, from skin and fat cells, to sensory neurons,” It is for this reason that it is generally believed that avoidance of excessive blue light exposure may be a good anti-aging strategy, Therefore, if you want your skin to show fewer signs of aging like wrinkles, then you’d do well to reduce exposure to the blue lights from your phones and Laptops.
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The new king of the United Kingdom, King Charles lll has expressed love for his second son, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex despite their rift with the royal family.
King Charles made this known on Friday, September 9, 2022, in his first address to Britain and his Commonwealth realms.
The king extended love to Harry and his wife, who live outside of the royal palace.
He said, “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”
The couple had in January 2020 announced that they were stepping back from their role as senior members of the royal family and would balance their time between the United Kingdom and North America.
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Following the event of a graduate of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, Oludare Alaba, who went to the institution to return his certificate when he could not get a job in spite of his efforts, questions have been raised, especially when he claimed that his passion is entertainment. How did he get admitted to study Agricultural Extension in the first instance? Who influenced his choice of course? Some students who wrote the last WASSCE told Aunty ‘Yemi who decided their courses.
Akinfolarin Jesukayode
As a young boy, I always had passion for defending those who seemed defenceless most especially, in Nigeria where bad politicians would do all sorts like stealing. I discussed with my parents about my wish and they told me to pursue it. They however gave me a piece of advice to be careful and determined lest I myself be ‘a castaway’ after giving judgements.
Taiwo Omotoyinbo
My parents had other plans for me especially, my mother. But I sat her down and made her realise my plans and dreams too. Then she agreed with me and led me through prayers.
So my course of study is my decision. I have always wanted to become an accountant since I was little because I love the way accountants dress, speak and love to calculate as fast as possible. I grew with the interest since then and I worked towards it. There was a discussion with my parents though, I didn’t grow up with them but my grandmother she loved my decision. Since then I became her cashier.
Oluwasemiloso Adebayo
I have always been surrounded by children and I love taking care of them. The fact that I love children made me want to become a doctor that takes care of children, a Pediatrician. My dad is a Children’s Minister and my mum is a children’s worker, this made me more involved with kids and also made me to really desire to become a Pediatrician.
When I opened up discussion on my ambition, they said they were ready to support me since that is what I want to study. My parents have no influence on my course.
Praise Ayannusi
The course I chose to study is Computer Science and I made the decision to study it in the university. The reason I gave is because of how everything is switching up to technology. I feel if I study the course, I would have more chance and knowledge about technology, taking it to the next level. That was how I arrived at the choice of course. I discussed it with my mother, she was happy I chose right. Her comments were really encouraging. I also talked to my elder sister and uncle, their responses were also fascinating.
Kehinde Omotoyinbo
It is my decision to study my desired course, Criminology and Security Studies.
Initially, I wished to study German Language but my desired institution does not offer the course, so I had to choose something else that I love.
I discussed it with my parents and uncles and they were ok with it. My parents are not the kind that force their children to do what they do not want to do.
They asked me if I was following my friends or influenced by some people but I said no. They all, thereafter, asked me to pray about it and they also prayed about it.
Araoluwa Olarewaju
My parents did not disagree when I told them about my choice of course in the higher institution, Accounting.
They said that is is great and nice but I should be hardworking to achieve it.
I just love accounting; I love giving account of things, calculating money and also counting money.
Peter Fadiya
My course of study is my decision. I have always loved to be in the military zone as a medical doctor- I saw stethoscope on my neck, love to be in laboratory, which I have been working towards since then. I had a discussion with my parents and they said I should do what is best for me and I was prayed for.
Ajibola Sanusi
My parents’ comment on the course I wish to study was “Go ahead, it’s a good course.” They do not have any input in my choice. I wish to study Pharmacy which I believe matches my interest and type of person. I like anything that has to do with chemistry.
I was opportuned to be the laboratory prefect during my secondary school days and I enjoyed working in the laboratory. That responsibility triggered my interest for pharmacy the more. My choice is my interest.
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Safaricom gets Sh12bn IFC loan for Ethiopia network
What you need to know:
- New operation eyes gross margins of 40 per cent in 10 years.
- Global financier has also announced plans to purchase a Sh19.25bn stake in telco.
- Safaricom Ethiopia’s phased launch commenced in August 2022 in the city of Dire Dawa and will spread to 24 other cities, including Addis Ababa in the months that follow.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a Sh12.03billion loan to Safaricom and its partners in the Ethiopian venture to fund the subsidiary’s investment programme
The World Bank’s private sector lending said in a disclosure that the funds will support Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia private limited company (STE) which targets to build, own and operate a nationwide public telecommunication network in the country.
“IFC intends to provide a loan of up to USD 100 million to fund the operating company’s investment programme,” IFC said.
“The project aims to support the transformation of a series of SDG verticals via the provision of advanced telecom services dedicated to such verticals, including education, agriculture, medical, manufacturing, and tourism. The Project aligns with the government’s plan to digitise the Ethiopian economy and shift from a state-oriented development model to more liberalised models, including within the telecommunication sector” the lender also stated.
The Sh12.03 billion loan was revealed just hours after the IFC on Thursday announced plans to purchase a Sh19.25billion stake in the Safaricom-Ethiopia subsidiary to boost its work capital.
The World Bank’s private sector lending said in a disclosure that the funds in form of equity will support STE in its countrywide mobile network roll-out and comply with the terms of its license.
“IFC will also be supporting a group of regional champions and leading global emerging market investors, including the Voda Family (Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, and Safaricom plc), Sumitomo Corporation, and British International Investment (the “Consortium”), in delivering an enhanced digital economy for Ethiopia,” IFC said adding that a separate debt package is also being discussed.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed company is the major shareholder of the subsidiary whose other owners are Vodacom Group, Sumitomo Corporation, and CDC Group. The partners paid $850 million (Sh102.25 billion) for the licence fee.
Safaricom Ethiopia’s phased launch commenced in August 2022 in the city of Dire Dawa and will spread to 24 other cities, including Addis Ababa in the months that follow.
The new operation has ambitions of achieving gross margins of 40 per cent in 10 years.
The target is backed by heavy investments that the subsidiary will make in hiring staff and building infrastructure to acquire customers in the country with a population of more than 100 million.
Safaricom in its latest annual report disclosed that together with its partners in the Ethiopian venture, it paid IFC a transaction fee of $4 million (Sh481.23 million) for services rendered concerning the entry into the new market.
The Telco says in its latest annual report that the global financier was hired by the consortium that won a licence to set up a second telecommunications firm in that market called Safaricom Ethiopia. | https://nation.africa/kenya/business/safaricom-gets-sh12bn-ifc-loan-for-ethiopia-network--3943596 | 2022-09-10T08:13:37Z | afar.com | control | https://nation.africa/kenya/business/safaricom-gets-sh12bn-ifc-loan-for-ethiopia-network--3943596 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Happy Saturday! Here’s another edition of my weekend column for WPRI.com — as always, send your takes, tips and trial balloons to tnesi@wpri.com and follow me on Twitter and on Facebook.
1. Has Helena Foulkes peaked just in time, or too late? That’s the question Rhody political observers have been buzzing about over the last 48 hours, after the former CVS executive gave a well-received performance at Tuesday’s debate and then won The Boston Globe’s endorsement. Many still doubt that a candidate who was a political unknown just months ago can defeat a sitting governor and secretary of state, particularly in a Democratic primary with no union backing. But the Foulkes campaign argues this is an unusual race that could have an unusual outcome, noting that one in five voters were still undecided in our WPRI/RWU poll last month. Dan McKee has never approached majority support from primary voters, and his team has grown wary of Foulkes, launching a new attack ad Friday that targets her. Still, McKee’s team remains confident. They argue Foulkes had too much ground to make up to pull off an upset, and point to the long list of labor leaders who are putting rank-and-file muscle behind his effort to secure a full term. Nellie Gorbea can’t be written off, either — she has placed first or second in all the polls released so far, and is finally getting six-figure support from outside spending groups. But she’s also had the most brutal stretch of late-campaign news cycles any Rhode Island candidate has faced in recent years: the ballot snafus, the TV ad errors, the redboxing backlash, and Tuesday night’s whiff on home prices. Don’t overlook Matt Brown, either, though he faces an even steeper climb than Foulkes: Bernie Sanders endorsed him Thursday, helping cement Brown’s status as the candidate for left-wing voters, and he’s got the force multiplier of other candidates running under his Rhode Island Political Cooperative’s banner. If Brown receives just 10% of the vote — let alone 15% or more — he will scramble the math for the better-polling candidates. Luis Daniel Muñoz will add to that effect depending on his final total, too.
2. With the final pre-primary weekend upon us, campaigns are focused on get-out-the-vote efforts and other strategies to win support before the polls close. One of the biggest names in Democratic politics — Nancy Pelosi — confirmed she is coming to Providence on Sunday to headline a rally for Helena Foulkes. (You can read the backstory on their relationship here.) Dan McKee is spending big to run the famous TV ad featuring his mom during the first Patriots game on Sunday, and this morning the governor is doing lit drops in Warwick and North Kingstown. Nellie Gorbea has multiple events on her schedule for the weekend, including get-out-the-vote rallies on Saturday (hosted by the carpenters union) and Sunday (at her Providence headquarters). Matt Brown is holding a canvass launch for Rhode Island Political Cooperative candidates this morning in Warwick, with another possible on Sunday. As she waits to find out who the Democratic nominee will be, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus is planning a “Rally for Rhode Island” with Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz on Saturday at her Warwick headquarters. The secretary of state’s turnout tracker shows roughly 24,000 ballots had been cast by mail or early voting as of Friday night, and 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming said he thinks the number of pre-primary-day votes could reach roughly 30,000 by Monday night, “a significant number.” How many people will show up from there? It’s among the biggest questions about Tuesday — some predict limited voter enthusiasm, which could see Democratic turnout as low as roughly 100,000. But turnout back in 2018 was more robust than expected — coming in at 118,000 — so it’s also possible that interest in the election is being underestimated. For his part, Fleming said he thinks a lower turnout will benefit McKee by magnifying the union vote.
3. Even before the Latino Victory Fund went on the air with a six-figure TV buy attacking Dan McKee and Helena Foulkes to help Nellie Gorbea, the group was facing allegations of flaunting Rhode Island law. The spot lashes Foulkes as “basically a Republican” for donating to Mitch McConnell, and says McKee “needs to lawyer up” due to the FBI investigation into the ILO contract. But McKee’s team cried foul even before the spot was public, saying Latino Victory Fund failed to file its required disclosure form with the Board of Elections within 24 hours; the group said it interpreted the law differently. Yet that wasn’t all: later in the week the group quietly deleted the first version of its ad from YouTube, replacing it with a new one. What changed? The B-roll of Gorbea at the end was initially from the controversial “red box” on her website, then got swapped out for still photos instead. McKee’s team says that shows Latino Victory Fund knows it violated a Rhode Island law which bars such sharing of visual material; the fund didn’t respond Friday when I asked if that’s correct. More glaringly, the ad’s final screen doesn’t disclose the top five donors who helped paid for it, even though such disclosures have become standard in Rhode Island since the General Assembly passed a tough disclosure law back in 2012. The Latino Victory Fund has not answered my question about that issue, either. Asked about the missing donor disclosures, Gorbea’s campaign said: “All groups spending in this race should follow Rhode Island campaign finance law.” Ric Thornton, the Board of Elections’ no-nonsense director of campaign finance, said Friday he was aware of the omission and noted that the first step in any investigation is seeking an explanation.
4. As he looks ahead to Tuesday’s primary, Dan McKee can take comfort from history. McKee is the 11th lieutenant governor to serve as governor since the start of the 20th century, and a governor who’d previously served as LG hasn’t lost an election since 1902, when Lucius F.C. Garvin defeated Charles Kimball. (Thank you to the folks at the State Library for researching that bit of trivia for me.)
5. With just days to go before the Democratic primary, a lot of outside money is pouring into the 2nd Congressional District, most of it focused on frontrunner Seth Magaziner. A big mystery: who’s behind the blizzard of mailers attacking Magaziner that landed in 2nd District mailboxes on Thursday? The mailers say they’re funded by something called “Ocean State Forward,” but so far that group’s FEC filings reveal nothing about about who paid the $102,000 tab. One sign it’s likely an intraparty hit: the D.C. operative doing the paperwork for the group, Jennifer May, is a Democratic consultant. But another new outside group is coming to Magaziner’s aid: Web3 Forward, a super PAC backed by cryptocurrency traders, has disclosed spending $163,000 on a late TV ad buy talking up the state treasurer. David Segal, who is running to Magaziner’s left, has also been the beneficiary of some late interventions — the Working Families Party PAC is spending $87,500 to support him with a streaming ad and phonebanking, and Bernie Sanders gave Segal his endorsement on Thursday. Sarah Morgenthau has continued a robust TV advertising push and lots of stops on the campaign trail, while Joy Fox and Omar Bah are also continuing to campaign. At this point, a Magaziner loss would count as a major upset. Presuming he does indeed get the party nod to face Allan Fung in November, though, it will still be interesting to see whether Magaziner’s victory is decisive — and how the other candidates do.
6. Tuesday’s primary races for General Assembly may be getting overshadowed by the big federal and statewide contests, but don’t underestimate the way they could reshape Smith Hill come January. The biggest one to watch is Senate President Dominick Ruggerio’s rematch against progressive challenger Lenny Cioe up in North Providence and some bordering Providence neighborhoods — the Senate leader’s defeat would be a political earthquake, especially when paired with the already-announced retirement of his No. 2, Mike McCaffrey. Independent journalist Sam G. Howard counts 40 Democrat-versus-Democrat primaries for House and Senate, and if a significant number of progressive challengers secure victory, it could move State House policy further to the left next year.
7. With Peter Neronha facing no Democratic primary challengers for attorney general, and Gregg Amore heavily favored to defeat Stephanie Beauté for secretary of state, the most closely watched down-ballot races are the contests for Providence mayor, general treasurer and lieutenant governor. … Mayoral hopefuls Brett Smiley, Gonzalo Cuervo and Nirva LaFortune are all working to lock down their core vote in different parts of the city, as Smiley remains the only one of the three airing TV ads, though the other two have both landed some headline-grabbing endorsements. … The general treasurer’s race has been contentious. Stefan Pryor and his backers have successfully raised questions about how James Diossa managed Central Falls’ finances, but Diossa has gotten support from Sheldon Whitehouse and David Cicilline in crying foul over TV ads being run by an outside group. With 61% of primary voters undecided in our WPRI/RWU poll a month ago, Diossa allies are hoping his deep support among the party establishment will offset Pryor’s money and the divided loyalties of organized labor. … In the primary for lieutenant governor, incumbent Sabina Matos remains the candidate to beat; Deb Ruggiero has been touring the state and criticizing Matos for refusing additional TV debates, while Cynthia Mendes is hoping progressive energy for the Co-op ticket led by Matt Brown could help her score an upset.
8. It’s notable that the Rhode Island Republican Party has no major primary contests on the ballot Tuesday beyond a few scattered legislative races. While the GOP is very much the minority party, home to only 14% of registered voters in the state, Republicans have still had a major primary fight in many recent midterms: Fung/Morgan in 2018, Fung/Block in 2014, Chafee/Laffey in 2006, Carcieri/Bennett in 2002, Almond/Machtley in 1994. But this year Republican leaders made a concerted effort to forestall divisive primary fights, most notably in the 2nd Congressional District, where Jessica de la Cruz and Bob Lancia both dropped out and backed Allan Fung. Gubernatorial frontrunner Ashley Kalus has a challenger, Jonathan Riccitelli, but on Friday he found himself explaining his criminal record to The Globe. All this has left the GOP with a slate of federal and statewide candidates who have been able to mostly focus on the general election from the start — could that pay dividends in November?
9. You know you’ll want to be watching TV as primary results roll in Tuesday night, so stick with 12 News for complete coverage. Our election special starts at 9 p.m. on WPRI 12, followed by extended coverage on 12 News at 10 and 11, with race calls and analysis from Joe Fleming and me, plus live reports in the field from a team of reporters including Tim White, Kim Kalunian and Steph Machado. Tune in!
10. Considering the national political climate of late, it seems like an inopportune moment for Rhode Island elections administrators to have a series of very public ballot screw-ups. But here we are. Steph Machado has been all over the story since she and Tim White broke the news last week about errant candidate names being put onto Spanish-language electronic ballots; Steph’s latest report Friday laid out the debate sparked by Mayor Elorza over whether to remove the new ExpressVote machines at the center of the snafu. The Board of Elections still plans to count the ballots made on those machines before the problems were fixed, even though some voters clicked on candidate names from 2018 when they were making their choices for this year. Important context: elections officials say only 55 voters used the machines in question. Yet those officials have no way of identifying which ballots were created using the inaccurate screens, nor which 55 voters even used the machines to create their ballots. Senate Oversight Chairman Lou DiPalma is among those who’ve suggested there should be a post-election review of the division of labor between the Board of Elections and the secretary of state’s office. Meanwhile, the Board of Elections just scheduled an emergency meeting for Monday morning.
11. Massachusetts’ newly minted Democratic gubernatorial nominee Maura Healey trooped to New Bedford on Thursday for her first post-primary campaign stop in this region, getting a tour of the waterfront from Mayor Jon Mitchell alongside Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, who is now Healey’s running mate. Speaking to reporters, Healey insisted Bristol County won’t be an afterthought for her if she wins Beacon Hill’s top job, acknowledging how frequently the region feels forgotten. Healey is heavily favored to defeat GOP nominee Geoff Diehl, who is supported by Donald Trump but not Charlie Baker, and who has hardly any cash to counter Healey’s war chest. The first poll of the race, released Thursday, put Healey at 52% and Diehl at 34%. I asked Healey how she expects to generate excitement when many are characterizing her campaign as something more akin to a coronation. “Well, I don’t believe polls,” Healey told me. “The job that we have is to go out, meet as many residents as possible here on the South Coast and across this state, and connect with as many voters as possible to ask for their support. … I think we’ve seen a lot of excitement and enthusiasm since Tuesday night after the polls closed and this ticket was announced.”
12. More on Massachusetts: read Politico’s Lisa Kashinsky on the big takeaways from the Bay State primary, and the New Bedford Light’s Jack Spillane on post-primary squabbling between the Democrats who ran to challenge longtime Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson.
13. Eye on Washington … Jack Reed wants to push through the must-pass defense policy bill known as the NDAA this month … Sheldon Whitehouse is cool to the Joe Manchin–Chuck Schumer deal on permitting reform for energy projects … David Cicilline saw his journalism antitrust bill suffer a Senate setback (and revealed plans to open a downtown bar) … Jim Langevin is back from a trip to Italy where he got to meet Pope Francis … Gina Raimondo scored a big Wall Street Journal profile after passage of the CHIPS Act … Jake Auchincloss penned a FoxNews.com op-ed on the way forward in Afghanistan.
14. Here’s a dispatch from my Target 12 colleague Tolly Taylor: “If you have a child in Rhode Island K-12 public schools, you’ve likely been hearing about staffing shortages for months. For the first time, we’ve been able to get some data to help quantify what that shortage looks like. A new five-question survey of every district superintendent by 12 News shows nearly 80% of them have a shortage, with some specifying a lack of paraprofessionals, math specialists, special education teachers, or social workers, to name a few. We also asked superintendents to explain how inflation is impacting their districts, and what their single biggest challenge is heading into the new school year. You can find each superintendent’s response to the questions on our website here.”
15. Don’t miss Alex Kuffner’s deep dive on what went wrong with the Labor Day flooding.
16. Longtime readers know I’m a bit of an Anglophile, due in part to a semester spent in London as a college junior. So while actuarially the death of a 96-year-old shouldn’t come as a shock, it’s still hard for me to believe Queen Elizabeth II has exited the world stage. With so much coverage, it’s also hard to know what is actually worth reading and watching. Let me make just one recommendation: take a few minutes and watch this warm and funny remembrance by one of her former bodyguards.
17. This week on Newsmakers — a political roundtable recaps the Democratic gubernatorial primary debate and looks ahead to next Tuesday. Watch Sunday at 5:30 a.m. on WPRI 12 or 10 a.m. on Fox Providence, or listen on the radio Sundays at 6 p.m. on WPRO. You can also subscribe to Newsmakers as a podcast on iTunes (or wherever you get your podcasts). See you back here next Saturday morning.
Ted Nesi (tnesi@wpri.com) is a Target 12 investigative reporter and 12 News politics/business editor. He co-hosts Newsmakers and writes Nesi’s Notes on Saturdays. Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/ted-nesi/nesis-notes-sept-10/ | 2022-09-10T08:14:59Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/ted-nesi/nesis-notes-sept-10/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Air pollution could trigger lung cancer for people who have never smoked
Research into the dangerous effects of air pollution could lead to approaches to lung cancer prevention.
Scientists have discovered a new mechanism through which very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer, even for those who have never smoked before.
This identification could now be used to develop new prevention measures or even therapies for lung cancer. The particles, which are typically located in the exhausts of vehicles and fossil fuel smoke, are associated with non-small cell lung cancer risk. This is the most common form of lung cancer, accounting for over 250,000 lung cancer deaths globally each year.
The identification of this mechanism and the possible development of therapies was reported at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) 2022. The research was funded by Cancer Research UK and was carried out by scientists of the Francis Crick Institute and the University College London.
“The same particles in the air that derive from the combustion of fossil fuels, exacerbating climate change, are directly impacting human health via an important and previously overlooked cancer-causing mechanism in lung cells,” said Charles Swanton, the Francis Crick Institute and Cancer Research UK chief clinician.
“The risk of lung cancer from air pollution is lower than from smoking, but we have no control over what we all breathe. Globally, more people are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution than to toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke, and these new data sets link the importance of addressing climate health to improving human health.”
These new findings come from both human and laboratory research on mutations in a gene known as EGFR. These mutations are seen in about half of people with lung cancer who have never smoked.
Through a study of almost half a million people in England, South Korea and Taiwan, exposure to increasing concentrations of airborne particles was linked to increased risk of EGFR mutations, and non-small cell lung cancer risk.
These results were backed up by a laboratory study performed by Francis Crick Institute scientists. They showed that the same pollutant particles promoted rapid changes in airway cells which had EGFR mutations.
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Another gene known as KRAS was also linked to lung cancer in these laboratory studies. They also found that air pollution increases the influx of macrophages (white blood cells that kill microorganisms and remove dead cells) which release the inflammatory mediator interleukin-1β.
This drives the expansion of cells with the EGFR mutations in response to exposure to particle matter. That blockade of interleukin-1β inhibited lung cancer initiation.
In a final collection of experiments, the Francis Crick team used ultradeep mutational profiling of small samples of normal lung tissue. They found EGFR and KRAS mutations in 18 per cent and 33 per cent of normal lung samples.
“We found that driver mutations in EGFR and KRAS genes, commonly found in lung cancers, are actually present in normal lung tissue and are a likely consequence of ageing. In our research, these mutations alone only weakly potentiated cancer in laboratory models,” said Swanton.
“However, when lung cells with these mutations were exposed to air pollutants, we saw more cancers and these occurred more quickly than when lung cells with these mutations were not exposed to pollutants, suggesting that air pollution promotes the initiation of lung cancer in cells harbouring driver gene mutations.”
The next step for researchers will be to discover why some lung cells with mutations become cancerous when exposed to pollutants while others don’t appear to.
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Murfreesboro area high school football Week 4 roundup: Oakland wins battle of 6A powers
Sophomore T.T. Hill had two touchdown runs and added a 71-yard pass to set up another TD as Oakland pulled away from host Ravenwood 45-31 in a battle of Class 6A heavyweights Friday.
The Patriots (4-0), who have won 34 consecutive games, racked up 468 total yards. They didn't put the Raptors (2-2) away until the closing minutes on C.J. Puckett's 10-yard TD run with 2:23 remaining.
Oakland quarterback Kade Hewitt had a big game, completing 6-of-10 for 184 yards and a touchdown while leading the Patriot with 97 rushing yards and two TDs.
Korey Smith had 11 tackles (one for loss) and a sack for Oakland, which had four sacks in the game.
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Ravenwood quarterback Chris Parson, a Mississippi State commitment, was 15-of-25 for 238 yards and added 114 yards rushing and two TDs.
Oakland will play at Siegel on Friday.
Siegel 31, Lebanon 28 (OT)
Blake Schofield's 30-yard field goal in overtime gave the Stars the upset victory over the state's third-ranked 6A team.
Cory Sims' third touchdown of the night, which was set up by a long run by QB Thomas Santel, tied the game at 28 with six minutes remaining in regulation.
Santel's TD strike to Sims late in the first half gave the Stars (3-1) a 21-14 halftime lead before Lebanon (3-1) scored two second-half TDs to take the lead.
Siegel will be at home against Oakland in a Region 4-6A game on Friday.
Blackman 54, Summit 21
The Blaze (3-1) amassed 711 total yards, including more than 500 by halftime, in the blowout win.
Ben Marshall had a big game for Blackman, rushing two times for 101 yards and a touchdown and hauling in five receptions for 165 yards and two more TDs.
Senior quarterback Jack Risner completed 17-of-23 for 322 yards and three TDs as three Blaze receivers all went over 100 yards. Justin Brown had seven catches for 117 yards and two TDs and Jacob Page had seven receptions for 111 yards.
Donovan Holloway rushed eight times for 100 yards and a touchdown for Blackman, which will play at Stewarts Creek on Friday in a Region 4-6A game.
Rockvale 24, Lincoln County 21
Eban Braiser's 25-yard field goal as time expired gave the Rockets the win and completed a comeback from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit.
The Rockets (3-1) fell down 21-7 early in the fourth, but Brennan Mayhew's 12-yard TD pass to Anthony Thiphavong with 9:12 remaining and Robbie Daniel's 1-yard touchdown run with 4:45 left tied the game to set up Braiser's game-winner.
Mayhew was 15-of-25 for 200 yards and two TDs while Daniel rushed for 82 yards.
The Rockets play at home against Riverdale in a 4-6A game on Friday.
Riverdale 41, Shelbyville 3
The Warriors (3-1) allowed just 155 total yards in jumping out to a 28-3 halftime lead and never looking back.
Riverdale junior QB Braden Graham completed 7-of-8 for 173 yards and three touchdowns, including a 55-yarder to Brayden Vanderbilt.
Jaylen Thompson had a touchdown reception and also returned a fumble 80 yards for a TD in the win.
The Warriors will play at Rockvale in a Region 4-6A game Friday.
Smyrna 38, La Vergne 6
Arion Carter rushed 12 times for 123 yards and five touchdowns as the Bulldogs got it done on the ground against their rivals.
With senior quarterback Landon Miller still out with a shoulder injury, the Bulldogs turned to junior Thomas Jones to run the Wildcat, and he rushed 15 times for 112 yards in the win.
Smyrna (3-0, 1-0 Region 6-6A) held La Vergne (1-3, 1-1) to 141 yards of total offense. La Vergne's David Waters had a 57-yard touchdown run for the Wolverines and finished with a team-high 73 yards rushing.
Smyrna will play at home against 6-6A rival Antioch on Friday while La Vergne will play host to Cane Ridge.
Stewarts Creek 24, Franklin 17
Javarian Otey rushed 23 times for 265 yards and three touchdowns as the Red Hawks (1-3) earned a victory in their first home game and first game playing on the school's new artificial turf.
Otey's 89-yard TD run with 7:36 left in regulation proved to be the difference.
Two Otey TDs (including a 60-yarder) and a field goal gave Stewarts Creek a 17-7 lead after one quarter, but Franklin held the Red Hawks scoreless through the second and third periods and came back to tie the game before Otey's game-winner.
Stewarts Creek will play at home against Blackman in a Region 4-6A game Friday.
MTCS 62, Mt. Juliet Christian 0
The Cougars (3-1) allowed just 18 total yards while torching the MJCA defense with seven rushing touchdowns.
MTCS quarterback Yates Geren rushed for 72 yards and a TD while throwing a 27-yard touchdown to Luke Scheffler. Eli Wilson had a touchdown run and a punt return for a TD and Chase Mitchell added two rushing touchdowns.
The Cougars will play at home against Trinity Christian on Friday.
Gordonsville 34, Eagleville 0
The Eagles (1-3) were shut out for the second consecutive game.
Eagleville was led on defense by Noah Lilly with seven tackles and Kolten Daniel with five tackles.
Cannon Co. 28, Webb School 21
Ryan Perkins' third touchdown run of the game in the fourth quarter sealed the win for the Lions (1-3).
Perkins rushed 26 times for 235 yards and the three TDs while quarterback Kolby Miller completed his only pass attempt for a 49-yard TD strike to Zae Odom.
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Kansas Lottery 200 results from Kansas Speedway
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Even though the driver of the No. 4 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports John Hunter Nemecheck started on pole and led the race high of 88 laps out of the 134, it wasn’t a snoozefest race in the Heartland of America. Not only did he officially lock himself into the Round of 8 Truck Series playoffs, he also tied his father, Joe Nemecheck, with two wins at the Kansas Speedway.
“It’s really cool,” Nemecheck told the media center Friday evening. “He has two of these Kansas trophies in his trophy case, but he doesn’t have a Truck Series one, just Xfinity and Cup wins here. I have a Truck and Xfinity trophy, and maybe I can go out and get me a Cup Series one someday.” John Hunter also states his love for this track. “I really love this racetrack. I feel like it really suits my driving style with it being multiple grooves, slick, tire falloff. I love any racetrack you can go to and rip the fence.”
While it was a great night for the main Toyota truck team, it was a bad night for second place finisher Carson Hocevar, who barely missed the playoffs by three points below the cut line. Matt Crafton also missed the playoffs and won’t compete for a fourth title. Hocevar’s No. 42 truck team for Niece Sports decided to pit early, and ride out 70 plus laps to try to win the race on strategy. Unfortunately for him, it didn’t pan out on the final lap. “I didn't even believe in the call myself,” Hocevar told MRN post race.
”I was shaking my head on pit road. Phil Gould (Hocevar’s Crew Chief) deserved to win the race. I don't know what else I can do differently. There's no regret. There's disappointment. It's like being a bridesmaid at my own wedding."Another name in the game that looked like he would be a contender was Ty Majeski driving the No. 66 for ThorSport Racing, started in second and led 14 laps from lap 7 to lap 20. He would end up finishing eighth in the Kansas Lottery 200.
Over all, the top 10 finishers in the 200 mile race at Kansas Speedway would be Nemecheck, Hocevar, No. 17 Ryan Preece, No. 38 Zane Smith (Spring winner at Kansas), No. 23 Grant Enfinger, No. 18 Chandler Smith, No. 51 Corey Heim, Majeski, No. 91 Colby Howard, and No. 98 Christian Eckes.
This upcoming Thursday on September 15th, the tough trucks of NASCAR will take on the famous Bristol Motor Speedway for the UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics. That race will be 200 laps around the World’s Most Famous Half Mile, and will start at 9 p.m. Eastern on FS1. | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-truck-series-news/72805-nemecheck-clinches-kansas-and-leads-the-way-in-playoffs | 2022-09-10T08:23:05Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-truck-series-news/72805-nemecheck-clinches-kansas-and-leads-the-way-in-playoffs | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
John Hunter Nemechek started tonight’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway from the pole position, led 88 laps (of 134) en route to his second win of the 2022 season. Nemechek also won both stages to add to his Playoff points heading into round two starting next week at Bristol.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Kansas Speedway
Race 19 of 23 – 134 Laps, 201 Miles
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
2nd, Carson Hocevar*
3rd, Ryan Preece*
4th, Zane Smith*
5th, Grant Enfinger*
6th, CHANDLER SMITH
7th, COREY HEIM
10th, CHRISTIAN ECKES
11th, PARKER KLIGERMAN
13th, BEN RHODES
14th, TYLER ANKRUM
15th, MATT CRAFTON
19th, TIMMY HILL
20th, STEWART FRIESEN
24th, KADEN HONEYCUTT
25th, CHASE PURDY
29th, TYLER HILL
32nd, MASON MAGGIO
34th, BRENNAN POOLE
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, No. 4 Mobil 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, Kyle Busch Motorsports
Finishing Position: 1st
What does this win say about your team moving into the next round of the Playoffs?
“It’s huge. I just want to say thank you to our entire team here, just everyone. I can’t thank them enough for the truck that they gave me tonight. This Tundra TRD Pro was absolutely on rails. Qualified on the pole, led a ton of laps, won both stages and won the race. We came in here really good points wise and it flips over and was able to get some more Playoff points going into the next round. Puts us in a good spot and gives us some momentum moving into Bristol. I think this one is even sweeter. It’s been a really tough week for myself mentally, emotionally and things that you can’t control, but it feels good to come out here and cap it off with a win and show who I am.”
How strategic were you in the closing laps to get the win on the final lap?
“I got nervous there for a couple laps actually with all the lapped traffic in front of me and I kept dirtying myself with the dirty air. I had to play it smarter and I didn’t play it smart there for a couple laps. I got myself a little bit behind, but had huge speed and got a huge run off turn four. I knew that the 42 (Carson Hocevar) was saving fuel too and trying to block there. Just proud of all my guys, proud to get back to victory lane for the second time this year. We’re a little behind from last year. But I said I would rather win five races in the Playoffs and win a championship than win five races in the regular season and we’re going to try to do that.”
What was going through your mind on that final run?
“I knew we were fast. I didn’t know if we were going to be good enough to catch him, but I knew that we were fast. I’m proud of all my guys at KBM, they’ve been working their butts off. I feel like we’re finally peaking at the right time so that’s good for us. I thought I lost us the race there for a couple laps as I got us in dirty air and thought that I screwed myself. Luckily, I didn’t. We were able to get to him with one to go and make the pass. Huge accomplishment for me and this team. It’s good to come out here and cap it off with a win.”
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Toyota driver Cannon McIntosh took the lead from Brenham Crouch on lap 12 of 30 and led the final 19 circuits to win the opening night of the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series’ John Hinck Championship at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex Friday.
The victory is the 12th national midget feature win this season for McIntosh, with 11 of those coming in his last 24 national midget features to go along with two runner-up finishes.
Crouch started the night’s action from the pole and immediately assumed the lead, followed by Keith Kunz Motorsport teammate Taylor Reimer in second. As Crouch paced the field, Zach Daum would get by Reimer for second on lap three, while McIntosh moved into third the following lap.
As McIntosh found his groove, he would move past Daum for the second position on lap nine, then chasing down Crouch on lap 12, going high through turns three and four, narrowly edging out Crouch for the lead as they came back to the starter’s stand.
From that point, McIntosh would begin to pull away, opening up a 1.7-second lead by lap 19. The race would then tighten up as the leaders came into heavy traffic, with Crouch pulling right up on his tail as McIntosh was bottled up before diving down to slice between two lapped cars to extend his lead back out.
It was all McIntosh the rest of the way, with Crouch finishing second. Two more Toyota drivers also earned top-five showings on the night with Bryant Wiedeman placing fourth and Justin Grant driving from tenth to fifth after having to battle his way through the semi-feature in his back-up car after a heat lap crash.
Daison Pursley earned a seventh-place finish in his first USAC event since a horrific crash at Arizona Speedway last November. He was followed by fellow Toyota drivers Buddy Kofoid in eighth, Trey Gropp in ninth and Kaylee Bryson in tenth.
Defending series champion Kofoid continues to lead the point race, with Grant currently sitting second and McIntosh climbing into the top thee after overcoming some early-season struggles.
The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series closes out its Sweet Springs double-header on Saturday night.
Quotes:
Cannon McIntosh, Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports: “It was a fight early to get going as the top two checked out a little bit. Once I got into a rhythm, I was able to run down (Zach) Daum for second. Then we got by (Brenham) Crouch pretty good there. I just felt like I had a really good car. I didn’t know how close he was and some of the lapped cars were racing me hard and at one point I got stuffed behind (Jace) Park out of four. That hurt us, but I knew I needed to get by him and put as many lapped cars in front of Brenham as I could. What I was able to do between three and four most of the race was going away a little at the end, but I was able to hold on. These guys just gave me a great job. They’ve got this thing down to a science. Everyone on this Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports team worked really hard to give me a really good race car. I couldn’t do it without them, Crescent Gear Wrench, Toyota, Mobil 1. Bell Helmets and K1 Race Gear who make this happen.”
Toyota-Powered Drivers USAC Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex Results
Cannon McIntosh – 1st
Brenham Crouch – 2nd
Bryant Wiedeman – 4th
Justin Grant – 5th
Daison Pursley – 7th
Buddy Kofoid – 8th
Trey Gropp – 9th
Kaylee Bryson – 10th
Taylor Reimer – 11th
Mitchel Moles – 12th
Dominic Gordon – 16th
Chance Crum –17th
Chase McDermand – 18th
Jace Park – 19th
Cade Lewis – 20th
Joe B. Miller – 23rd
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The highly-anticipated return of the Legends Tour Series to Roseville’s All American Speedway on October 1 will carry an outstanding purse, with sponsors stepping up to pay $2,000 to the 35-lap race winner and $750 to win the 15-lap B-Main. The event will be the return of INEX Legends racing to Roseville since 2019 and is during the popular ARCA Menards Series West NAPA AUTO PARTS 150 weekend at the one-third mile.
October 1 will also be an INEX regional qualifier and the final INEX points race weekend on the West Coast. An optional Friday practice session will also be offered.
Cosgrove Custom Pools presents the feature winner purse. They offer design and craftsmanship for not just the pool, but all outdoor living environments and have been featured in Aqua Magazine. Cascading Falls Inc. of Roseville will present the B-Main prize. They are a family owner and operated outdoor landscaping business that handles both design and installation.
In addition to the 35-lap feature and 15-lap B-Main, the Legends will participate in a pair of 15-minute practices, time trials, and eight-lap heat races. The NAPA 150 and its supporting divisions will be broadcast live on FloRacing. A near sell-out crowd is expected with local championships on tap as well.
The Legends Tour Series has seen six different winners in seven races in 2022. Its next event will be the Harvest Classic on September 24 at Madera Speedway.
Legends Tour Series is presented by: Cen Cal Glass, Kleen Blast, Beeler Industries, All Pro Powder Coating, All Pro Pest Service, Cosgrove Custom Pools, and Cascading Falls Inc. Legends Tour Series can be found on Facebook.
2022 Legends Tour Schedule (Subject to Change)
March 26 Stockton 99 Speedway Winner: Cody Winchel
April 23 Lakeport Speedway Winner: Cameron Austin
May 14 Madera Speedway Winner: Brendan Ruzbarsky
June 25 Madera Speedway Winner: Robby Czub
July 16 Ukiah Speedway Winner: Cody Winchel
July 30 Madera Speedway Winner: Jake Bollman
August 13 Stockton 99 Speedway Winner: Ethan Nascimento
September 24 Madera Speedway
October 1 All American Speedway
October 8 Stockton 99 Speedway
November 19 Championship Awards Banquet
DRIVER PROFILE:
#51 Brendan Ruzbarsky
Division: Pro
Hometown: Tracy, Calif.
Sponsors: Hacienda Pools, Cen-Cal Glass, David’s Racing Products, Altwell CBD, Pentair
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Stafford Speedway hosted First Responder Friday on September 9 with the TC 13 Shootout joining Stafford’s five weekly divisions in feature action. The SK Modified® division ran their regularly scheduled 40-lap feature as well as the 3rd Annual TC 13 Shootout, a 13 lap race contested between the top-13 finishers from the 40-lap feature. Michael Christopher, Jr. won the TC 13 Shoot Out while Jon Puleo was a first time career winner in the SK Modified® feature, Andrew Durand was another first time career winner in the Late Model feature, Derek Debbis scored his third win of the season in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement led his brother Jay to the checkered flag to pick up his second win of the 2022 season, and Bobby Stirk, III picked up his fifth win of the season in the Street Stock feature. Quinn Christopher awarded three The Joie of Seating racing seats to through the Ted Christopher Safety Initiative and the three lucky winners were Keith Rocco, who finished 13th in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Christopher, who won the TC 13 Shoot Out, and SK Light driver Casey Vogt, who was the winner of a random draw consisting of all drivers signed in to race.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Michael Christopher, Jr. took the lead at the start with Tyler Leary in second. Marcello Rufrano was third in line but he took second from Leary on lap-3. Rufrano continued his charge to the front as he took the lead from Christopher on lap-4. Behind the two leaders, Michael Gervais, Jr. was third in line with Leary back to fourth and Bryan Narducci in fifth. With 10 laps complete, the order was Rufrano, Christopher, Gervais, Leary, and Narducci. Sixth through tenth was Cory DiMatteo, Todd Owen, Tyler Hines, Andrew Molleur, and Ronnie Williams. The caution came out with 11 laps complete as Anthony Bello spun coming out of turn 4 with a flat tire.
Noah Korner brought the caution right back out on the restart with a spin in turn 2. Rufrano took the lead on the restart with Gervais and Christopher wheel to wheel for second and DiMatteo and Leary wheel to wheel for fourth place behind them. DiMatteo took fourth on lap-14 with Narducci taking fifth to drop Leary back to sixth while Gervais and Christopher were still side by side giving chase to Rufrano. Gervais and Christopher touched wheels coming out of turn 4 on lap-15 with Gervais spinning and collecting several cars, including Ronnie Williams, Jon Puleo, Matt Vassar, Teddy Hodgdon, John Sandberg, John Montesanto, and several others.
The field completed one lap with Rufrano holding the lead over DiMatteo before the caution came out for Montesanto, whose car caught fire under the hood going into turn 3 and he came to a stop in turn 4.
The next restart saw DiMatteo and Rufrano touch tires going into turn 3 with Rufrano spinning to the infield and DiMatteo spinning backwards into the turn 3 wall to bring the caution back out. This put Leary and Molleur on the front row with Owen and Dylan Kopec in the second row for the next restart. Under the caution, Narducci developed a flat tire and had to come to pit road just as the field was going back to green.
Owen took a three-wide look for a second but backed out of the move on the restart as Leary took the lead with Molleur and Owen behind him. Jon Puleo was up to fourth and Kopec was fifth in line. David Arute was up to sixth with Troy Talman, Noah Korner, Christopher, and Hines making up the top-10. The caution came back out with 19 laps complete for a spin in turn 4 by DiMatteo.
Leary took the lead back under green with Molleur, Owen, Puleo, and Arute lined up behind him. Narducci, Hines, Nick Halkowicz, and Nick Giardina all spun in turn 2 to bring the caution back out with 20 laps complete.
Molleur took the lead from Leary on the restart from the high groove with Puleo, Owen, and the side by side duo of Arute and Korner lined up behind him. Arute cleared Korner on lap-24 to take fifth while Leary was pressuring Molleur for the race lead.
After working the inside line against Molleur for the last 10 laps, Leary pulled alongside Molleur on lap-35 but Molleur was able to fend off Leary’s challenge. Leary again got to the inside of Molleur on lap-37and took the lead but his good night came to an end as they raced into turn 1 and Molleur got loose and made contact with Leary’s left rear, which sent Leary into a spin and brought the caution flag out with 38 laps complete.
Puleo took the lead from Molleur on the restart with Owen in third, Arute in fourth, and Christopher in fifth. Molleur couldn’t get back close enough to Puleo to make a move as Puleo took down his first career SK Modified® feature victory. Molleur finished second with Owen, Arute, and Christopher rounding out the top-5. Just after the checkered flag, Keith Rocco, who finished 13th, spun in turn 1 along with Anthony Bello and two other cars. In NAPA Victory Lane, Puleo drew the number 5 to invert the top-5 finisher for the TC 13 Shoot Out.
In the 13-lap TC Shootout, Christopher and Arute went wheel to wheel for the lead with Owen third, Narducci fourth, and Rufrano fifth. Arute was able to clear Christopher on lap-4 while Narducci came up to second before he got loose and spun in turn 2, which collected Talman and brought the caution out with 4 laps complete. Several other cars spun on the backstretch after Talman’s spin, including DiMatteo, Rufrano, and Owen.
Arute took the lead on the restart with Christopher on his outside and Molleur behind him. Leary got into the turn 4 wall to bring the caution back out with 5 laps complete.
Arute and Christopher resumed their side by side duel for the lead on the restart with Arute getting clear into the lead on lap-7. Christopher settled into second with Molleur third, Korner fourth, Puleo fifth, and Kopec sixth. Christopher was abel to get a run to the insdie of Arute on lap-10 with Christopher taking the lead and Arute sliding back to fourth. Korner moved into second with Molleur in third. Korner made a final bid for the lead coming off of turn 4 to the inside of Christopher but he came up just a half car length short as Christopher won the TC 13 Shoot Out. Molleur finished third with Arute and Kopec rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Andrew Durand took the lead at the start with Paul Varricchio, Jr. holding off John Blake for second. Varricchio and Blake touched on lap-2 with Blake going around and several cars behind him were collected including Paul Arute, Duane Provost, Kevin Gambacorta, Alexandra Fearn, Tom Fearn, and several others.
The caution came right back out on the restart as Duane Noll and Michael Bennett made contact with Bennett coming to a stop against the frontstretch wall and Noll spun to the infield grass in turn 1. The next restart saw Durand take the lead with Varricchio behind him in second. Wayne Coury Jr. was third with Adam Gray fourth and Kevin Gambacorta fifth. Gray quickly took third from Coury on lap-3 with Andrew Molleur taking fifth from Gambacorta as Durand continued to lead Varricchio.
Gambacorta made a move to the inside of Molleur on lap-12 to move into fifth. Gambacorta’s pass allowed Michael Wray to follow him by Molleur and take sixth place and drop Molleur back to seventh as Durand was still leading Varricchio, Gray, and Coury. After applying heavy pressure to Varricchio for about 10 laps, Gray was finally able to make a pass on lap-21 to move into second place behind Durand. Varricchio fell back to third just in front of Coury while Gray was starting to slowly reel in Durand at the front of the field.
Coury made a move to the inside of Varricchio on lap-25 to move into third, which brought Gambacorta into fourth, and Wray to fifth as Varricchio slid back to sixth place. With two laps to go, Gray was within a car length of Durand, but he couldn’t make a move to take the lead. Gray closed in on Durand’s bumper on the final lap, but Durand was able to hold him off to record his first career win in the Late Model division at Stafford. Coury finished third with Wray and Molleur rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light feature event, Bob Charland took the lead at the start with Ron Midford, Jr. racing wheel to wheel with Jason Chapman for second. Midford and Chapman ran side by side for two laps before Chapman took second on lap-3. Derek Debbis was fourth in line with Chris Matthews in fifth place. Debbis made a move to the inside of Midford on lap-7 for third but Midford was able to hold off his challenge and maintain the position. Debbis made the same move on lap-10 and this time he was able to make the pass stick as he took over third place. Barry got by Matthews to take fifth place while Jason Chapman was still giving chase to Charland for the race lead.
With Charland and Chapman dueling for the lead, Debbis was able to close in on the two leaders and he went by them both on lap-14 to take over the lead. Barry worked his way from fifth up to second in the closing laps but he couldn’t catch Debbis as Debbis took down his third win of the 2022 season. Charland finished third with Jason Chapman and George Bessette, Jr. rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jay Clement took the lead at the green flag with his brother Matt Clement, Alexandra Fearn, Devon Jencik, and Damian Palardy lined up behind him. Matt Clement took the lead from Jay Clement on lap-7 with a pass in turns 3+4. Fearn was still third with Devon Jencik fourth and Palardy in fifth. Gary Patnode was sixth with Kevin Cormier, Jeremy Lavoie, Rich Hammann, and Matt Scappini lined up behind him.
In a caution free race, Matt Clement led his brother Jay to the checkered flag to pick up his second win of the 2022 season. Fearn finished third with Devon Jencik and Palardy rounded out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Street Stock feature event, Bill Cote took the lead at the start with Adrien Paradis, III quickly moving from fifth up to second behind Cote. Travis Hydar also was on the move in the early laps, going from seventh at the start up to third with Bobby Stirk, III in fourth and Jason Lafayette in fifth. The caution came out with 3 laps complete as Cote spun after contact with William Dillon, who he was attempting to put a lap down. Behind Cote, Hydar also went around, which collected the car of Travis Downey.
Paradis and Bobby Stirk went door to door for the lead back under green with Stirk finally getting clear from Paradis on lap-6. Bert Ouellette was up to third behind Stirk and Paradis with Lafayette in fourth and Jason Finkbein in fifth. Cindy Stirk spun in turn 4 but was able to get going again and the race stayed green. At the halfway point of the race, Stirk was still in command followed by Paradis, Ouellette, Lafayette, and Finkbein. Ryan Waterman was sixth and he was followed by Hydar, Brandon Warren, Tyler Trott, and Sam Calvo. Trott spun in the middle of turns 3+4 to bring the caution back out with 14 laps complete.
Stirk charged into the lead on the restart with Ouellette taking second. Paradis was third with Lafayette holding off Hydar for fourth place. Hydar fell back to seventh on lap-17 as Finkbein took fifth and Waterman took sixth. Stirk led the field to the checkered flag to pick up his fifth win of the 2022 season. Ouellette finished second with Paradis, Finkbein, and Hydar rounding out the top-5.
For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at (860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
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Kansas Lottery 300 starting lineup at Kansas Speedway
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Brandon Jones scored the pole for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, piloting the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Jones posted a fast time of 30.911s / 174.695 mph to earn his fifth XFINITY Series pole.
Teammate Ty Gibbs will start beside the No. 19 Toyota in the No. 54 Toyota. Gibbs enters the track looking to score his sixth victory of the season from the front row.
Jones holds four top-five and eight top 10s this season coming into Kansas.
Sheldon Creed will round out the top three taking Saturday’s green flag. The driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet comes into the weekend starting an XFINITY Series event third for the second week in a row.
AJ Allmendinger and Noah Gragson will start top five.
Rounding out the top 10 starters include Austin Hill, Daniel Hemric, Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, and Josh Berry.
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In January, my husband blindsided me with divorce.
Not for a moment during the prior 36 years did I doubt that we would spend the rest of our lives together. It was clear to everyone that we were meant to be — bashert, as my Jewish friends would say.
After my husband made his announcement, I could not eat or sleep.
On those rare occasions when I did sleep, I would wake up confused, asking myself if this was really happening. I sobbed constantly. I sobbed in public. I don’t mean I cried; I sobbed.
And I couldn’t stop. Everyone I know has now seen me sob. Strangers have not been left out either. When the cashier at Target asked me how my day was, let’s just say she probably regretted it.
I was fully aware of the irony, a professional humorist who can’t stop sobbing.
About three months after my husband had moved out, I spotted him in Costco. I smiled, yelled out his name and went toward him with outstretched arms. Then I suddenly remembered that we were getting divorced.
“I guess I will always be happy to see you,” I said, feeling somewhat sheepish.
It took me several months to tell friends and family what had happened. I saw their pained faces as they heard the news, and their terrified faces as they watched me sob. My visible grief made them feel uncomfortable. I don’t blame them.
I did not realize last January that I had entered the World of Grief, a territory that no one chooses.
I always assumed grief was like extreme sadness or depression, but it went on a little longer. That’s like saying a tsunami is like a big wave, but a little bigger. It’s impossible to imagine the full body grief experience before being knocked down by it, repeatedly pummeled by the constant waves that follow.
In March, I closed the nonprofit that I had co-founded, and which was about to be launched. I backed out of jobs knowing I would not be able to do them well, if at all. I did not recognize this new nonfunctioning version of myself, but I had to make room for her.
I fantasized about a place for people like me, the Island of Grieving and Useless Folks. Meals would be served. There would be live Irish music concerts, during which the entire audience would be allowed to sob. No one would try to make anybody feel better. There would be dogs, many dogs. They, of course, always make us feel better.
Before I started fantasizing about imaginary islands, I would have described myself as capable, bordering on fearless. But for seven months, grief took away my confidence that I could survive in this world, that I could take care of myself, let alone others. I felt I had nothing to offer anymore.
Because my grief had been triggered by someone’s choice and not an unavoidable act of nature, I began to doubt everything I once thought to be true: loyalty, love, trust. Did these qualities exist? Is this what a dystopian society feels like?
With the help of friends and family, I kept going despite not wanting to. There are some things we can — but should not — do alone, and grieving is definitely one of them.
A month ago, I moved into a new home. I had been praying for a sanctuary with trees and bees, a place where I could heal. After I heard this place was coming on the market, I drove by and heard birds singing. I rented it without ever seeing the inside.
My next-door neighbor has a puppy that she lets me play with. Another neighbor brings me homemade rye bread, straight out of the oven, still warm. The neighbor across the street makes me zucchini muffins; her daughter recently made me candles. I hear birds chirping every day, and squirrels scampering on my roof. (I hope they’re not rats. That would be so much less charming.)
The property managers keep asking if there is anything else they can do for me. Who does that? Did I mention that during the walk-through, the first time they met me, I sobbed?
When my kids were little, they took swimming lessons at the YWCA. There was a sign by the pool that counted the days “without fecal contamination.” We never saw it get past 13. I now count the days I go without crying. I haven’t reached double digits yet, but laughter has slowly returned to my life. I am beginning to understand that grief never leaves, but it fades and makes room for other experiences.
Aside from the outpouring of kindness from friends, family, strangers and animals, one realization helped me more than all else: I came to understand that the depth of grief is equal to one’s capacity to love.
There is no shame in grieving. Au contraire. We should hold dear those who grieve, for they are also the ones who love fiercely.
I will never apologize for sobbing in public because of a shattered heart. That heart loved deeply. And for as long as I am alive, I will make space for those who grieve.
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Ellensburg quarterback Joe Bugni hands off the ball to Tate Taylor during a game against Davis Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, Wash.
Ellensburg quarterback Joe Bugni hands off the ball to Tate Taylor during a game against Davis Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, Wash.
There are good games, there are bad games and there’s 0-0 at the end of regulation.
Ellensburg beat Davis 6-0 in double overtime in whatever the opposite of a shootout is. Sophomore quarterback Colton Magruder ran in the game’s only score from the 1-yard line as the Bulldogs won their first of the season.
“It felt amazing,” Magruder said. “The whole team worked their butts off all year and it showed here because we all gave it 100% to the end.”
Ellensburg quarterback Joe Bugni hands off the ball to Tate Taylor during a game against Davis Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, Wash.
Ellensburg quarterback Joe Bugni hands off the ball to Tate Taylor during a game against Davis Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, Wash.
Davis hosted the game without head coach Jay Dumas, who was out all week with COVID-19, and dropped to 0-2.
“He was out this week, hopefully we’ll have him back by Monday,” said Pirates defensive coordinator Zeke Fife, who took over coaching duties. “Obviously, missing your leader, that doesn’t help.”
It was a game full to the brim with defensive plays. Ellensburg wracked up two turnovers, including an interception during Davis’ second overtime possession, and the Bulldogs sacked Pirates’ quarterback Jason Chavez twice on that drive.
Chavez completed 5 of 14 passes for 73 yards and the pick. He put up 24 yards with his legs, but the Bulldogs second-half adjustments seemed to slow him down. Davis was held to just 135 yards of offense.
“You could see their team’s speed over ours on turf because they’re more used to it,” said Ellensburg head coach Jeff Zenisek. “You could see us adjust a little bit on tackling, angles and stuff like that once the second half rolled around.”
The Pirates’ defense kept them in the game, though, forcing three interceptions and a fumble. Senior defensive back Ivan Guizar starred, intercepting Ellensburg quarterback Joe Bugni twice.
“We got the ball back a lot, defense played great,” Fife said. “I’m proud of how hard these boys fought.”
Bugni finished 11 of 19 for 94 yards and three interceptions. He had 32 yards on the ground, but lost more than 30 yards due to sacks.
Junior wide receiver Darius Andaya showed out for Ellensburg, his 76 yards of offense were key. His last two rushes were gamebreakers. A 28-yard dash in the fourth put Ellensburg in field goal position, while a 15-yard run in the second overtime brought the Bulldogs within a foot of the end zone.
Magruder punched it in with a sharp counter. The sophomore finished with 26 yards rushing and 11 receiving.
It was truly a game of missed opportunities. The game featured four missed field goals, including one at the end of the 4th quarter when Fife iced Ellensburg’s sophomore kicker Jesse Munguia. Zenisek said it was Munguia’s first season, and pointed to the pressure of the crowd and the moment.
Munguia missed once at the end of the first half and once in overtime. Davis senior kicker Jamasen Carter also missed what would have been a winning field goal at the end of the first overtime.
Ultimately, the Pirates’ luck ran out. Davis came closest to scoring in the first quarter, when three straight rushes came up short and Ellensburg took over on downs.
“Obviously, you don’t know it’s going to be a 0-0 game,” Fife said. “We marched the ball down 75, 80 yards and felt confident our kids could get it. Worst case scenario, it backed them up on the 2-yard line.”
Between turnovers, sacks and penalties, the Bulldogs appeared to be their own worst enemy. In the end, though, they put together a four-play, 25-yard drive to finally put the game to rest.
Both teams are on the road next week. Davis visits West Valley while Ellensburg begins conference play at Selah.
Ellensburg 0 0 0 0 0 6 – 6
Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
Ellensburg — Colton Magruder 1 run
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Rushing – Ellensburg, Tate Taylor 6-13, Joe Bugni 21-32, Darius Andaya 2-43, Magruder 6-26, Emmett Hoyt 2-13, Adam Singer 1-6. Davis, Rigoberto Martinez 13-21, Morgan Rodriguez 5-9, Phoenix Sanchez 2-0, Jason Chavez 9-24, Juan Munguia 1-5, Jacob Alcala 1-3
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ZILLAH — Seeking an upset, Zillah bolted out of the blocks on its home field.
But Prosser had the legs for the entire race, especially Neo Medrano.
With the Mustangs trailing 15-7 at halftime, Medrano sprinted away for three long touchdowns in the second half and Prosser turned back Zillah 34-22 on Friday at Andy Collins Stadium.
Last year’s CWAC defensive player of the year, Medrano started the comeback with a 20-yard receiving touchdown from Kory McClure, pulling Prosser within 15-14.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound workhorse was just getting started as his 71-yard rushing burst on the next possession put the Mustangs up 21-15.
Zillah countered with Jayden Salme’s second touchdown pass to Nakea John, this one from 13 yards as the Leopards retook the lead at 22-21.
McClure, however, pitched his third touchdown pass to close out Prosser’s 20-point surge in the third quarter and Prosser was back ahead 27-22.
Medrano put it away, dashing 70 yards for his third score with seven minutes left in the game.
He finished with 147 yards on just three carries and he caught two passes for 25 yards.
After throwing for 139 yards in his junior debut last week, McClure completed 26 of 35 for 250 yards and no interceptions. He threw touchdown passes to Havic Prieto, Erik Delgado and Medrano and connected with 11 different receivers.
Prosser (2-0), ranked No. 4 in Class 2A by SBLive, opens CWAC play at Grandview on Thursday.
Salme, just a sophomore, broke out for 225 yards, completing 19 of 37 passes, and John hauled in six of them for 98 yards.
Salme added 53 yards rushing. Teammate Alex Martinez, also a sophomore, ran for 76 yards on 23 carries and caught six passes.
Zillah (1-1) continues nonleague play on Friday at Royal (2-0), which defeated Othello 14-0.
Prosser 0 7 20 7 — 34
Zillah 7 8 7 0 — 22
Zillah — Nakea John 12 pass from Jayden Salme (Jorge Espinoza kick)
Pro — Havic Prieto 17 pass from Kory McClure (Max Flores kick)
Zillah — Salme 17 run (Kizer Cothran pass from Salme)
Pro — Neo Medrano 20 pass from McClure (Flores kick)
Pro — Medrano 71 run (Flores kick)
Zillah — John 13 pass from Salme (Espinoza kick)
Pro — Erik Delgado 27 pass from McClure (pass failed)
Pro — Medrano 70 run (Flores kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Pro, Medrano 3-147, Cade Harris 3-2, Delgado 2-14, McClure 2-(minus 15). Zillah, Alex Martinez 23-76, Salme 10-53, John 1-(minus 3).
PASSING — Pro, McClure 26-35-0-250. Zillah, Salme 19-37-1-225.
RECEIVING — Pro, Prieto 5-32, Carson Bailey 5-28, Noah Moreno 3-13, Isaac Kernan 2-39, Delgado 2-27, Medrano 2-25, Flores 1-20, Nathaniel Robertson 2-18, Campos 1-14, Veloz 1-7, Brennan Carey 1-2. Zillah, John 6-98, Martinez 6-34, Jon VanCleave 3-45, Cash Layman 3-10, Atziri Sanchez 1-8. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sports/medrano-rallies-prosser-passed-zillah-34-22/article_2d5f9774-3093-11ed-a9f5-e384b37ba6d2.html | 2022-09-10T08:38:04Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sports/medrano-rallies-prosser-passed-zillah-34-22/article_2d5f9774-3093-11ed-a9f5-e384b37ba6d2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DEAR ABBY: I was adopted at 6 weeks old. My parents adopted my sister two years later. They weren’t very good parents — not abusive, but with no understanding of how to treat children. Ten years later they had a biological son, who became the center of their world, and I was pretty much left alone at a young age to raise myself.
Thirty years ago, I found my birth mother. At first she denied it, and then she acknowledged it. In a letter she wrote a few days later, she said she had wondered for 40 years what she’d do if the day came when she had to face up to what she did. She then told me never to contact her or her family again.
A few years later, against her wishes, I contacted and met her two sons. At the time, I believed we were half-brothers. She died eight years ago. Through extensive research, I have since learned who my father was. It turns out he was the father of all three of her sons!
My “brothers” resemble me, and our lives are similar. They know how to contact me, but haven’t. I think they are following our mother’s wishes. I have DNA proof we are full brothers, but I don’t think they know. Should I contact them and tell them, or let the sleeping dog lie? — ANOTHER BROTHER IN THE SOUTH
DEAR BROTHER: It’s likely that when you were born, your parents could not support and raise you, which is sad. Having made contact with your siblings, I think it’s time to let sleeping dogs lie. They have made clear that although there is a biological tie, they are not interested in a closer relationship. Trying to force one won’t bring you the sense of belonging you are searching for. I have mentioned before the concept of “chosen” families people build when they are estranged from their relatives by birth. I urge you to look in that direction.
DEAR ABBY: My beloved passed away 20 months ago. I did not have a service. Recently, a close family friend went to visit the burial site and place flowers. Our plaque has his date of birth and date of “departure.” This friend then posted a photo of it to Facebook and shared it with everyone on her “friends” list. Some of them I don’t know, and I was more than a bit shocked seeing the picture. (I found it scrolling on my FB page.)
I realize Facebook is public, but am I wrong in thinking she shouldn’t have posted and shared it without asking permission? Am I a relic? I found it disrespectful. — MISSING HIM IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR MISSING: I am sorry for the loss of your loved one and for your pain. The friend visited his grave because she cared for him and wanted to pay her respects. Because the visit was meaningful to her, she posted about it on FB. It’s not unusual for people to post about what they are doing. I see nothing disrespectful about it, nor do I think permission needed to be sought. And no, you are not a “relic”; you are a woman who is deeply grieving the loss of her mate, and I respect that.
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Balderson participates in roundtable on natural gas
ZANESVILLE − Rep. Troy Balderson joined Utica Energy Alliance and the Consumer Energy Alliance this week at the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce for a discussion on the importance of the natural gas industry for all sectors of the economy.
“Thousands of Ohioans rely on energy jobs to support their families, and in turn, these jobs lay thefoundation for the region's total economy by supporting small local suppliers, restaurants and more,”said Balderson. “Rather than attacking these jobs, we should be asking ourselves where Ohio wouldbe without the oil and gas industry and the reliable, affordable energy it produces.”
Also at the meeting were representatives of the natural gas industry and other sectors also impacted by energy policy, such as trucking, communications and auto parts. A common sentiment across all industries represented was that not only our leaders, but all people with an interest in natural gas and oil should be educating and sharing information on the clean, green possibilities of this energy source.
“You can make natural gas cheaper here than anywhere else on Earth. If you can make it here in the U.S., you have a huge advantage. Companies from Europe want to come here. Why? Our resources,” said Greg Kozera of Shale Crescent.
“(The) discussion with Congressman Balderson provided an opportunity for local businesses andcommunity leaders to talk about the impact historically high energy costs and workforce developmentissues are having on their businesses,” added Chris Ventura, midwest director for Consumer EnergyAlliance. “We applaud Congressman Balderson for rising above partisan politics and supportingcommon-sense solutions to make energy more affordable, like encouraging more energy productionhere in Ohio and restarting federal lease sales to secure America’s energy future."
“Today’s event shines a light on the challenges these employers face as a result of misguided policiescoming out of the Biden Administration,'' said Balderson. “It’s past time to follow the facts, not theloudest climate alarmists.”
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Defense propels River View past Philo
WARSAW — The River View defense had a tough start to the season, allowing 95 points in losses to Morgan and Ridgewood.
But, that side of the ball delivered on Friday night.
The Black Bears forced three first-half turnovers and made a fourth-down stand late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 20-15 victory over visiting Philo in a Muskingum Valley League Big School Division showdown.
Orin McKee's 60-yard fumble return in the first quarter gave River View (2-2, 1-0) a 14-0 advantage, and with the Electrics (1-3) driving in the fourth, Cruz Mobley tackled Case Fink on fourth down to force a turnover on downs.
River View took three knees to run out the clock, as it held Philo to 185 total yards and less than three yards per carry.
"Our defense has been huge all year, and our plan is to take away the other team's best plays," River View coach Thom Lesiecki said. "This game was won by our scout team. We're low on numbers due to injuries, but our young guys did an outstanding job in practice all week.
"Our goal was to be in first place after this week, and we did that," he added. "Each week is a playoff game for us since we started 0-2. We've taken care of business the last two weeks, and we will try to do again against Meadowbrook."
Getting comfortable with a new staff has allowed the Black Bears to thrive. They shut out Crooksville 36-0 and held Philo scoreless for 33 minutes before Max Zimmerman's 5-yard touchdown run with three minutes left in the third.
It pulled the Electrics within 17-7, and they got closer on the next series after Zack Savage picked up a River View fumble and returned it to the Black Bear 18-yardline. Four plays later, Drew Lincicome scored from four yards out, and a two-point run by Case Fink, which happened after a River View penalty on the missed extra point, made it 17-15 with 10 minutes left.
Mobley noted the defense didn't let down despite the Electrics gaining the momentum.
"We're meshing together," he said. "The coaches have taken us under their wings. We're getting comfortable with everything. It's starting to come together."
Special teams also played a role for River View. The Black Bears answered Philo's second TD as Jamal Watts opened the ensuing drive by gashing the defense for 34 yards. The running game helped River View get deep into Philo territory, and an offsides by the Electrics on fourth-and-1 eventually set up Bruno Miller's 35-yard field goal with 4:38 left in regulation for a 20-15 advantage.
It was his second field goal as he made a 36-yarder with five minutes left in the first half to put River View ahead 17-0 at the half.
Miller, an exchange student from Germany, has only been with the team since Week 1.
"He did a lot of kicking this week and was sore, but he made two big kicks, especially one under pressure," Lesiecki said. "He had five touchbacks (against Crooksville), but this week we gave up some big returns. We need him to get healthy so we can prevent those long returns."
A strong opening drive gave River View the momentum from the onset. The Black Bears marched 65 yards on 14 plays, including a pair of fourth-down conversions. The first was Ethan Jordan finding McKee for a 9-yard gain on fourth-and-2 to reach Philo territory, and the second was Jordan breaking off an 8-yard run on fourth-and-6 at the Philo 30.
It eventually led to Mobley pushing his way into the end zone from the 1, as it capped a nearly seven-minute drive, and Miller's extra point made it 7-0.
The Electrics tried to answer, reaching the River View 24 on their opening possession. However, a snap sailed over Fink's head on fourth-and-6, and McKee scooped it up and raced 60 yards for the two-score advantage.
Mason Giffin and Mark Dickerson also had interceptions in the first half for the Black Bears.
Lesiecki felt the early lead played into his team's favor.
"We haven't had good starts on offense all year so to take that first drive down and score was big," he said. "They're a running team so putting them down early helped us. It allowed the clock to be a factor, even though I got too conservative, at times, and called a couple risky plays. But, our guys overcame that and found a way."
Mobley hopes the Black Bears can build on this effort.
"The win was within our grasp late. We knew what to expect, and there's no better feeling than getting a late stop to seal it," he said. "It's relieving to be able to close out a game like this. Things are rolling in the right direction, and it feels good to have a winning streak."
Watts highlighted the River View offense with 91 yards on 10 carries, Giffin ran eight times for 33 yards and Jordan completed 6-of-9 passes for 41 yards.
Fink and Demetrius Strickland were a combined 4-of-13 for 46 yards, as each threw an interception. Blake Linkous collected 69 yards on 18 attempts and Cade Searls caught three passes for 40 yards in the loss.
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HS football roundup: Tri-Valley, John Glenn lean on defense
NEWTON TOWNSHIP — Tri-Valley continued to develop its identity on Friday night.
The Scotties leaned on another defensive gem and rode the fourth-quarter passing of sophomore Max Lyall to pull away for a 21-0 win against host Maysville in a Muskingum Valley League-Big School Division win at the Maysville Athletic Complex.
Lyall connected with touchdown passes of 11 and 14 yards to receiver Jayden Walker and an 11-yarder to Ashton Sensibaugh. He finished 13-of-23 passing for 165 yards.
Maysville's offense managed only 123 yards, including just 35 yards rushing on 26 carries. The Panthers (2-2, 0-1 MVL-Big) still stayed within 7-0 entering the fourth quarter before Walker's second TD catch extended the Tri-Valley lead to 14-0 with 8:47 left.
Sensibaugh's score made it 21-0 with 1:49 left.
Tri-Valley (3-1, 1-0) ran 30 times for 122 yards behind Drake Durst, who had 13 carries for 71 yards. Sophomore Jayden Wallace, who played sparingly due to injury last week, added 69 yards on 7 tries.
Thomas Williams, who also intercepted a pass, caught 5 passes for 60 yards and Sensibaugh 3 for 61. Both of Walker's catches went for scores.
Alex Bobb was 11-of-19 passing for 88 yards, with Hayden Jarrett catching 5 passes for 34 yards and Wesley Armstead 3 for 21.
Jarrett had 9 carries for 28 yards.
Steubenville Catholic Central 18, Rosecrans 15
Andrew Dorsey connected with Tyler Ialenti on the game-winning 15-yard touchdown strike with six seconds left, sending the Crusaders (1-3) past the Bishops (1-3).
Rosecrans started the strong. Weston Hartman scored from 15 yards out at the 6:50 mark of the first quarter and Garrett Pugh's extra point made it 7-0, while Dorsey cut the deficit to 7-6 with a 1-yard TD dive with under two minutes left in the first.
SCC took a 12-7 lead into the half after Dorsey found Tommy Pergi for a 5-yard score with seven minutes left in the second.
Brendan Bernath put the Bishops back in front in the third. He hit Hartman from 21 yards out for the touchdown, and Brody Zemba's two-point run made it 15-12 with 4:04 left in the third.
Bernath went 12-of-24 for 203 yards with an interception, Hartman caught eight passes for 131 yards and Zemba had 41 yards on 11 carries in the losing effort.
Dorsey completed 9 of 16 for 76 yards and ran 11 times for 52 yards and Pergi had 14 carries for 51 yards and four receptions for 26 yards to lead the Crusaders, who were outgained 249-224.
John Glenn 20, Coshocton 7
Logan Gilcher carried the load, running for 207 yards and a pair of TDs on 35 carries as the host Muskies (1-3) notched their first win of the season in an MVL crossover at Stewart Field.
John Glenn held a 410-128 advantage in total yards and overcame four turnovers.
Gilcher scored from three yards out in the first quarter and Noah Winland's 4-yard TD scamper in the second sent the Muskies into the half with a 14-0 lead. Evan Rector made both extra points.
Cadin Whiteus raced 70 yards to the end zone in the third to put the Redskins (0-4) on the board, but the Muskies answered later in the quarter on Gilcher's 2-yard scoring surge.
Winland went 6-of-13 for 69 yards and added 44 yards on eight carries, Nathan Walker caught four passes for 66 yards and Kris Wise grabbed an interception for the John Glenn defense.
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Coming up Roses: New Lex RB shoulders the load, Panthers stay unbeaten
FALLS TOWNSHIP — The clash between New Lexington coach Kevin Board and West Muskingum’s Nate Brownrigg has certainly brought a new edge to the Muskingum Valley League's Small School Division.
Both taskmasters brought their unbeaten squads to Whirlwind Stadium on Friday night. New Lex’s high flying offense has been a wrecking ball in three convincing wins, but would meet Brownrigg’s stout Tornadoes defense.
Board leaned on his offense again — this time with running back Hunter Rose. He ran for 190 yards on the ground and found the end-zone twice, as the Panthers built a two-touchdown lead and held on for a 26-14 win at West M Athletic Booster Field.
New Lex, ranked seventh in Division IV by the Associated Press, improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2008, when All-Ohioans Brett Wycinski and Clint Cannon led them to the Division IV state semifinals. It hosts Tri-Valley in another MVL showdown in Week 5.
For the first time all season the Panthers weren’t able to execute in the first quarter, yielding a pair of turnovers that thwarted potential touchdowns. The first came when Rose as stripped at the goal-line by Slater Sampsel and recovered by Jake Anton, who returned it to midfield.
West was unable to capitalize, turning it over on downs.
Quarterback Lukas Ratliff was intercepted at his own 47 by Anton on the Panthers' next drive — Ratliff’s first interception of the season — but New Lex's secondary broke up two passes by Anton early in the second quarter, forcing the Tornadoes to punt.
West M’s defense could only hold the league's best offense at bay for so long. Rose broke loose on a run-pass option from Ratliff from the Tornadoes' 30, finishing an 8-play scoring drive to make it 6-0 Panthers with 7:19 left in the second.
A quick three-and-out followed by West and the Panthers were back on the move from their own 9, as Rose quickly took an inside zone read, and bounced it outside for a quick 26-yard gain.
Ratliff found versatile Ryan Hobbs twice on the drive, setting himself up for a 5-yard touchdown run that extended the lead to 14-0 after Ratliff hit receiver Jerek Braglin for the two-point conversion.
The second half proved far less one-sided, but the early points proved critical again for the Panthers.
“The kids have done a tremendous job up front and allowing players like Rose and Ratliff and some of our other skill players to make plays,” Board said. "We have a lot of senior leadership on our lines this year. We weren’t as cohesive last year — they are playing much better as a group this year. They played well all night and got us off the field tonight.”
West M wasn’t going down without a fight, as anyone familiar with Brownrigg’s culture change knew the Tornadoes were going to try to flip the script.
Running back Ty Shawger cut the Panthers lead after scoring from a yard out, and freshman kicker Silas Kuhn cut it to 14-7 with his extra point early in the third.
But the Panthers reclaimed a two-possession lead after another Ratliff RPO run went for a 47-yards house call. It made it 20-6 Panthers with 7:39 left in the third.
West M got back within 20-14 after Shawger scored from 6-yards out at 5:54 in the fourth, and Pat Reilly's defense got the stop it needed close to midfield with 4:42 left. The Tornadoes still had two timeouts.
West M tried to outmuscle the Panthers defensive line, but Shawger was stuffed at the Tornadoes' 29 by defensive lineman Zane Pletcher and safety Harrison Ratliff to give the ball back to the Panthers offense.
Rose drove the last nail in the Tornadoes' coffin, going unscathed for a touchdown on the next play from scrimmage.
Rose, a wrestling standout in his free time, echoed his coach's thoughts in regards to the line play. His team ran for 306 yards and were 4-of-9 on third down conversions.
“That offensive line is going to go far this year,” Rose said. “Coach Board always tells us, 'it starts up front and how we finish.' We will have to play that same way against Tri-Valley next week. I think we’re very capable of beating them.”
West Muskingum's resilient defense forced three turnovers, led by the secondary play of Anton and Sampsel. Anton had both of the team's interceptions and Sampsel, a transfer from River View, recorded 13 tackles to lead the team.
Shawger led the Tornado offense, which again played without speedy Rashid Sesay, with 117 rushing yards on 25 carries. Sampsel caught four passes for 36 yards.
Brownrigg called it "a battle all night." Despite the loss, his team is 3-1 for the first time since 2009 entering next week's game at Philo.
"We talked about how our kids hadn’t played in real football games," Brownrigg said. "I hope we have more close games with them in the future. One team made more plays than the other, and we just didn’t make enough plays to win. But it’s football. I am proud of our effort tonight.”
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Ghost gun dealers have already found ways around the Biden administration’s effort to curb the sale of homemade, untraceable firearms.
A rule that went into effect on August 24 requires sellers to serialize “ready to build” ghost gun kits and conduct background checks on prospective buyers. As The Trace and CBS News reported, the impending regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives prompted a fire sale of kits from dealers looking to offload their inventories. Now that the rule is in effect, sellers are simply offering ghost gun parts for sale individually.
“We’re still shipping!” reads one dealer’s website. “ATF Rule Change has no impact on our business,” declares another. Both sellers offer nearly finished rifle receivers, which can be put together to make a functional firearm in a few hours with readily available tools.
The Biden administration directed the ATF to regulate ghost guns after they were used in a spate of high-profile shootings and increasing evidence emerged that homemade weapons are being used in crimes. A recent ATF report found that ghost gun recoveries increased 1000 percent between 2016 and 2021. A total of 45,000 unserialized weapons were recovered in that time period; nearly 700 were linked to homicides or attempted homicides.
The White House presented the rule change as an effective way to reduce the number of homemade, untraceable weapons in circulation and save lives. But experts say sellers’ behavior shows the regulation may have little tangible effect on the criminal use of homemade firearms.
“It is broadly ineffective,” said Brandon Zaper, a retired ATF special agent in charge who now teaches at Arizona State University. “Ghost guns will continue to provide a significant hurdle to tracking gun violence and solving crimes.”
Zaper said the rule speaks to the Biden administration’s inability to marshall Congress to pass gun legislation. “[The White House is] exploiting the vulnerability of a regulatory agency by not having a national legislative effort to impact firearm violence.”
The Gun Control Act of 1968 allows individuals who can lawfully possess a firearm to manufacture their own weapons for personal use, without the need of serialization or background checks.
Parts to create firearms can be sold by dealers without regulation from the ATF and purchased without a background check. The most important part of a gun is the receiver, the core component that houses a firearm’s controls. The ATF has held for nearly 20 years that it will not regulate a receiver unless it was more than 80 percent completed. This prompted the gun industry to start selling “80 percent receivers,” which can easily be finished at home with the help of a few additional parts. Because the receivers fell at or below the 80 percent threshold, both buyer and seller avoided any form of regulation.
In the last decade, sellers made the process simpler, offering kits containing an 80 percent receiver alongside the parts required to finish the firearm. These parts kits allowed consumers to purchase an entire unassembled firearm without a background check, and they soon exploded in popularity among criminals.
In response to a request for comment, the ATF pointed to the new rules, which now define ghost gun parts kits as completed firearms. “There are no such requirements for anyone selling items that are not defined as firearms, frames, or receivers,” said Erik Longnecker, a spokesperson for the ATF.
At least 10 states have passed their own laws to regulate or ban the sale of ghost guns. Several cities, including Washington., D.C., New York , Los Angeles, and Baltimore, have also filed lawsuits against ghost gun manufacturers whose products have been used in crimes.
The federal rule change was hotly contested by the gun industry, which argued that the move could lead to an eventual federal firearm owner registry. In August, a federal judge in North Dakota rejected a lawsuit levied by gun-rights groups and 17 states to block the new regulations.
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Historic North Wilkesboro’s Rebirth Is Complete
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
RALEIGH, N.C. – For more than 25 years North Wilkesboro Speedway lingered on life support, but with Thursday’s announcement that NASCAR’s 2023 All- Star race would be held at the historic track, it roared back from its comatose state.
“As you look at evolving your schedule, you can’t forget about your past,” NASCAR Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell said. “So, when we thought about our 75th anniversary, where can we race, what would have the most meaningful impact on the schedule? If you could marry up the new event in Chicago on the streets … and if you can bring the All-Star race to North Wilkesboro Speedway … and run both of those races in your 75th year what a testament to the sport; embracing our roots, which to us is also a path to the future.
“Candidly, we’ve lost our way a little bit, but you’re seeing that come back.”
O’Donnell said discussions about having the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro picked up speed “over the last two months.”
“Certainly, around our 75th, we wanted to see if there was a venue that would match with our roots. North Wilkesboro seemed like a perfect venue, but we didn’t know if we could pull it off,” O’Donnell said. “Really, over the last month, I think everything has come together to be able to allow us to get to today.”
The North Wilkesboro Speedway’s awakening began Aug. 2 with a four-race card that was highlighted by former NASCAR driver Ryan Newman’s victory in the Southern Modified Auto Racing Tour event. Then on Aug. 31 the track returned to its glory days when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third in the Late Model Stock race won by JR Motorsports driver Carson Kvapil.
“I felt something at a race track (that night) that I hadn’t felt in a long, long time,” Earnhardt said about the sellout crowd. “It was the true joy and the love that you have for just being there whether you’re a competitor or a fan. You could see it on everybody’s face.
“Marcus uses the word grace. We got a lot of grace because the amenities weren’t up to par or up to our standards, but it was OK. They didn’t mind some of the situations they had to experience. Everybody had so much joy and happiness for just being there. I think that will be the experience that I have every time I go back to North Wilkesboro. It’s just got a special place in our history.”
With the August races, Terri Parsons felt she could check off the final task her late husband, NASCAR Hall of Fame member Benny Parsons, asked her to do for him. She took the list outside, put it in a bucket on her patio and burned it in celebration that all 10 projects Benny gave her before his death in January 2007 had been completed. However, she admitted Thursday night that the All-Star announcement was more than she and the community could have ever envisioned.
“This is far more than we ever thought was humanly possible,” Parsons said. “We were so thrilled with the races that were run here, with Ryan’s win and all the other guys that won races here (in August).
“We saw the stuff on social media that said, ‘You know, wouldn’t it be great if there was an All-Star race there?’ It really wasn’t until it was somebody that works for NASCAR said something about, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to have an All-Star race there?’ I thought, somebody is thinking about this, but we never dreamed that it would come true, and we certainly didn’t dream it would come through next year. Thank God for Marcus Smith. He just lit this thing up and then (Dale) Junior for loaning his star power to everything to make it all come together.”
When the track didn’t receive a SRX race this year, Parsons said the community set its sights on some type of NASCAR race — trucks or Xfinity.
“That was kind of our goal that we had set for ourselves as a community,” Parsons said. “It certainly wasn’t something that came from SMI. It was something the local community talked about as a whole.”
The last time Cup cars roared at the facility that opened in 1947 was Sept. 29, 1996. That Sunday was one of the saddest in Wilkes County history. Enoch Staley, the track’s owner and a charter member of NASCAR, had died in 1995. Now, the track that helped build NASCAR was cast aside for larger and fancier markets. Wilkes County had just had its heart ripped out and thrown in the “we no longer need you” garbage heap.
However, everything changed with NASCAR celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023.
During Thursday’s press conference in front of the North Carolina Museum of History, Parsons and Earnhardt were cited by Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith as instrumental in the speedway’s rebirth.
“Back in 2019, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and I were together on an airplane and he leaned over and said, ‘I’ve got this idea to maybe preserve North Wilkesboro in iRacing,’” Smith said. “I said, ‘Sure. Let’s do that.’”
That was the beginning of the clean-up effort at North Wilkesboro Speedway, but it was handled by volunteers. At that time, the idea was simply to preserve the 0.625-mile track digitally.
“Since then, we have been on a rocket ship with that speedway, the community and the state,” Smith said. “It’s really been phenomenal. Not only is North Wilkesboro Speedway the number one race track in iRacing around the world, it’s also this amazing community light.”
Parsons noted there were hundreds of people that played a significant role in the speedway’s reopening but admitted there also were a “bunch of naysayers.” However, they have now changed their viewpoint. One of them from 15 years ago has now told Parsons, “I’ll follow your dreams anywhere you want to go.”
Graders were already working at the speedway Thursday afternoon. Earlier this week, Wilkes County awarded construction contracts for the extensive work that’s needed. In the financial arena, the state has played a key role. Last November, the North Carolina state budget allocated $18 million from the federal American Rescue Plan for infrastructure improvements at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It was announced Thursday that the General Assembly had agreed in principle to provide a $4 million economic grant next year toward additional facility improvements. The intention is to keep the track’s original asphalt.
“I think the commitment from Marcus and the state is a great sign for a long-term future,” Earnhardt said. “We were able to accomplish and put together something really incredible over the last month with the racing, but this is such a great sign that there’s going to be a real purpose for the track going forward. The community can celebrate that, and they’ll have something that will be the pride of the community for years to come.”
Parsons said since racing returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway last month, she had noticed a change in the county’s residents, a sense of pride that she hadn’t seen in the 15 years she has lived in the county.
“People are walking with their head a little higher,” Parsons said. “They’re a little nicer to each other. They’re more talkative to each other and it’s nothing in the world but the speedway coming back. It’s like it’s given this local community a sense of pride, again.”
O’Donnell said NASCAR had a list of things it wanted SMI to do to the track and one of those was installing SAFER barriers. NASCAR also requires a tier-1 trauma center near the track. He said NASCAR’s liaison team would work with the local hospitals to “figure out what’s best for the event.” He also said the process in working with SMI’s Steve Swift, the drivers and the teams would be very similar to the one followed in preparing Bristol for the spring dirt race.
Smith expressed confidence everything would be ready in time for the All-Star race.
“The community, the hearts, the passion that has gone into getting it ready and the grace that we were shown by the race fans (in August), gave me a lot of hope and our whole team a lot of hope that we can make this happen,” Smith said. “I’m sure we’ll get it done. It’s not going to be perfect for the race, but it’s going to be perfect for the 75th anniversary of NASCAR and the All-Star race next year.”
When asked if he would consider putting two shifts on the project like his father did when he built Charlotte Motor Speedway, Smith replied, “Whatever it takes.”
“There is no place like Wilkes County when it comes to volunteer effort,” Smith continued. “We’ve had so much support. It is so heartwarming and inspiring. It is what America should be like. I have no doubts, just excitement.”
Smith noted the All-Star race wouldn’t be a single day event but rather a three-day weekend consuming May 19-21. Earnhardt said he had talked with Smith about including a CARS Tour race as part of the weekend and that he probably would compete in it.
“I had such a great time driving my Late Model stock car there with the CARS Tour … that I would love to see the CARS Tour return to North Wilkesboro,” Earnhardt said. “It certainly needs to be a long celebration. We need people to come in days ahead of time camping and enjoying Wilkesboro and the surrounding area, taking in all of the things that make that area unique in the history of Wilkesboro.”
Earnhardt noted the track would “remain historic and it will remain authentic, but it will also be modern.”
In addition to assisting financially with the reopening of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the state of North Carolina is creating a Moonshine to Motorsports Trail that will educate people to that part of the Tar Heel state’s history and the relationship of the two entities.
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‘Thank you, ma’am’: A singular queen, mourned by her people
LONDON (AP) — By early afternoon, the scent of thousands of lilies and roses floated in the air outside Buckingham Palace. But the pilgrims kept arriving, bearing still more bouquets and notes of endearment addressed to the only queen most have ever known.
The scene outside the wrought iron gates was just as Nick French expected. But when he left a London hospital Friday, still shaky 10 days after surgery for prostate cancer, there was no question he would join them. Setting out on foot for an hour-long walk across the city, French searched through seven mostly sold-out florist’s shops until his arms were filled with blossoms of crimson and cream, pink and purple.
“I felt the need to come right down here,” said the 50-year-old social services consultant from nearby Kent, standing behind a police barricade. True, Elizabeth II, born to royalty and bound by duty, had lived a life of palaces and pomp. But in the queen’s decades of steadfast stewardship, French said, an ordinary man had found an inspiration and kindred soul.
Elizabeth’s life, “brings me hope because the queen was always an incredibly charitable person, a decent person even in the face of great adversity,” he said, “And that gives me a role model to try and move on in my own life, post-cancer.”
A day after the longest reigning monarch in British history died at 96, French’s tribute echoed through the crowds that thronged to Buckingham and the memorial plaza over which the palace presides.
Those in attendance were, of course, self-selected — people who cared for the queen and had come to express their affection. But the pilgrimage was remarkable for more than just its size; it was striking, too, for how it underscored the multitude of roles visitors say the monarch occupied in the lives of those she could never know.
“You inspired generations of young women like me to serve the great nation that thrived under your leadership,” read one note penned in purple marker, left at the gate.
“Farewell, my dearest,” read another, attached to a bouquet of yellow roses. “Thank you ma’am ... for being a beacon of hope and stability in troubled times.”
And yet another: “We thank you for everything you stood for. For your sense of duty, your care, your compassion and of your love for us, your people.”
The outpouring of flowers and heartfelt notes in public places evoked, for those old enough to remember, another somber week in London 25 years ago — the days after Princess Diana, the queen’s onetime daughter-in-law, was killed in a car crash in Paris. Then, a nation poured out its public grief in a way not entirely dissimilar.
For David Hunt, a 67-year-old retiree from the British Library, the queen was a symbol of a bygone era and her death a reminder of just how much everything has changed since her reign’s early days in his childhood. And Claire McDaniel, 48, said she came when she finished work in a skin-care shop because it felt like the right thing to do for a monarch who, for her, felt almost like a grandmother.
“During the pandemic she came on TV and said, `This is bad, but it will get better. We will see each other again and get together again.’ And I think, as a country, it was just what we needed,” McDaniel said.
Not far away, classmates Adam Al-Mufty and Oliver Hughes, both 16 and in school uniforms, said they had come to Buckingham Palace to observe a chapter of history. But there was something more.
“She represented all of us,” Al-Mufty said, acknowledging the unlikeliness that a teenage student and a sovereign could relate to one another. “She was very down to earth.”
French, who came to the palace after an MRI to check that recent surgery had removed all his cancer, said his fondness for Elizabeth began in childhood but grew stronger in recent years.
After French’s father died in 2019, he said he found solace observing the queen’s grace and solidity at the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip. As she grew older and her own health faltered, her determination to enjoy the places and things she loved — while maintaining her role as queen — provided him inspiration, he said.
When he arrived at Buckingham Palace on Friday, he arranged four small bunches of flowers into a generous bouquet held together with a hairband given to him by another admirer in the crowd. At the barricade, he handed them to a police officer, who promised to find a good spot at the base of the palace gates.
It provided small solace. But in the weeks to come, the pain of losing Elizabeth will be difficult to hide, said McDaniel, the retail worker. After all, the queen’s face and name are everywhere — on Britain’s money and postal stamps, on an air terminal at Heathrow and on London’s newest subway line.
“It will be hard, but we’ll get through it,” McDaniel said. “That’s what we do. We’re English. We’ll have a bit of tea and carry on.”
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Adam Geller is a national writer for The Associated Press, on assignment in London to cover the queen’s death. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/adgeller
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As parts of the West grapple with destructive wildfires fueled by scorching temperatures, a storm that brought life-threatening flash flooding and powerful winds to Southern California will deliver more heavy rain Saturday.
Millions across portions of San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are under flash flood watches through Saturday as post-tropical cyclone Kay drenches the region. The storm has caused some damage and flooded roads, officials in San Diego said.
The storm will "continue to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of the Desert Southwest into Southern California Friday night into Saturday, along with high winds through the mountains of Southern California," the National Weather Service said Friday.
Kay has weakened from its earlier tropical storm strength when it struck the US, which had followed its landfall in Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday. It will continue to weaken as it moves west off the northern Baja coast, roughly 120 miles southwest of San Diego, according to CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam.
The downgraded storm system still has measured sustained winds of 40 mph, which had worried fire officials as the erratic Fairview Fire raged in Southern California. The fire has charred more than 28,000 acres since it started September 5, according to Cal Fire on Friday evening.
At 40% containment, the fire has killed two civilians and injured another, according to officials. The blaze has also destroyed 13 buildings, including homes, and damaged four others. It threatens an additional 10,000 structures.
But there is some relief in store, officials said, as rainfall moves through.
"With the onset of the rain, the drought-stricken area has not only received much-needed precipitation, but has also aided firefighters by slowing the spread of the Fairview Fire," Cal Fire said Friday.
Forecasts show the heatwave that has been baking millions in the West for more than a week and required residents to limit their electricity use is set to diminish this weekend.
"The record heat that has plagued large portions of the West over the past week is coming to an end," the weather service added. "Friday will likely be the last day of record heat through the interior Valleys of California with temperatures this weekend falling to levels closer to average."
It has been so hot throughout the region that some effects of anticipated rainfall were lessened even further, officials said.
"Because it has been so hot, we're seeing some evaporation of rain before it hits the ground. This is also helping some of the gusty winds we are seeing as well," weather officials in Los Angeles said.
Fire weather prompts power outages
While some residents in the region will see a respite from the heat this weekend, others in the Pacific Northwest are forecast to experience an elevated risk for dangerous fire activity, the weather service warned.
Farther north from the California coastline, this weekend's warm temperatures paired with dry conditions may continue to threaten power outages in Oregon.
One power provider shut off electricity for 30,000 homes and businesses in Portland and Salem, Oregon, Friday to help reduce the risk of fire activity that could become dangerous.
The practice known as public safety shutoff is usually conducted in a limited area considered to be high risk of wildfire, Portland General Electric said. Other areas will also see outages due to "the imminent high winds, the extreme fire conditions currently found in Oregon," the utility provider said.
Another 7,235 homes and businesses also experienced outages due to the hazardous fire weather conditions, according to provider Pacific Power.
"Over the course of the past two weeks, I've declared three fire conflagrations, as well as a statewide fire emergency to quickly marshal all available and necessary resources as wildfires arise," Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said. "With seven active large fires in Oregon right now, more than 168,000 acres are burning across our state."
A red flag warning -- an alert for enhanced risk for fire activity due to weather conditions -- is in effect for northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state through Saturday.
Wind gusts in those areas may range from 25 to 50 mph, potentially aiding the rapid spread of fires
Meanwhile, many parts of California will not be affected by the rains of Kay and remain at higher risk for extreme conditions.
The explosive Mosquito Fire in Northern California's El Dorado and Placer counties has charred nearly 30,000 acres and remained 0% contained late Friday, according to Cal Fire. Evacuations have been ordered and warnings have been issued for about a dozen communities.
"The fire spread significantly overnight due to extreme fire behavior and heavy smoke limited visibility. The fire made uphill runs with short-range spotting. Weather will be minimal winds and 21% relative humidity," Cal Fire officials said in an update.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) – Light winds means a hot and humid weekend ahead.
Tonight, scattered trade wind showers. Partly cloudy skies. Lows in the middle 70s.
An area of increased moisture that brought the heavier rains to parts of Hawaii today will exit offshore. Lowering rain chances somewhat for the weekend.
Saturday, some passing showers focused windward and mauka with a few passing rains leeward mainly in the morning. Windward spots will see partly sunny skies. Expect sunny skies leeward in the morning with an isolated shower in the afternoon. East winds 10-15 mph windward with light onshore winds leeward.
Highs in the low to middle 80s windward with highs close to 90 leeward.
Lighter winds last through Sunday.
North: 1-3 ft
West: 0-2 ft
South: 3-5 ft
East: 2-4 ft
A large South Swell is expected late Saturday building Sunday and peaking Sunday Night & early Monday. Surf could peak near 6-9 ft or bigger. A east swell from Hurricane Kay could bring a bump in surf for East facing shores Sunday and Monday.
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Kozhikode: Unknown persons hurled a bomb at a deserted street in OP Mukku in Valayam police station limits.
A crater has formed at the site of the explosion. The incident is suspected to have taken place around 11 pm on Friday.
No casualties were reported. The bomb squad arrived at the spot and launched a probe.
According to police, the attackers used a steel bomb.
Valayam police recovered remnants of the steel bomb from the scene.
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Alappuzha: A Plus-Two student and a 35-year-old drowned here in Achankovil River as the Chennithala Palliyodam boat capsized on its way to Aranmula Uthrittathi Boat Race on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred around 8.30 am, near Valiyaperumbuzha kadavu.
The deceased are Adithyan (17) and Cherukol native Vineesh. Adithyan is the son of Chennithala native Satheesan. His body was found by the Fire and Rescue Service officials.
A search is on for two others, who were also on the boat.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation’s action against the sanitation workers who protested by dumping the Onam feast may be revoked. The workers were protesting against the Corporation’s move to force them to work without letting them have the Onam feast they had bought themselves.
Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran may revoke the suspension as her action against temporary sanitation workers for their protest drew flak from within the CPM itself. As per information, the CPM has directed Arya Rajendran to revoke the suspension order of the sanitation workers under the Chalai health circle of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
CPM state secretary M V Govindan had defied the Mayor’s action. He said it is not the party’s stand to suspend or dismiss those who protest. Meanwhile, CPM Thiruvananthapuram District secretary Anavoor Nagappan supported the Mayor’s action. He said that the protest method wasting food isn't acceptable. The workers could have resorted to some other means to mark their protest, Nagappan said.
The workers had completed their shift on Saturday and were about to have their Onam feast, when they were told to work again and this led to an argument. The workers’ protest by dumping the feast without eating triggered a discussion. It was then that the Mayor intervened and suspended seven permanent sanitation staff and dismissed four temporary sanitation staff.
Mayor’s action became controversial as most of the workers were affiliated to the CITU. The action of dismissing sanitation workers without even issuing a show cause notice to them drew criticism from all quarters.
It is being reported that the decision to revoke the suspension came as the CPM leadership did not support the Mayor’s action and the Left workers stood by the sanitation workers. The action is expected to be revoked as soon as Mayor Arya, who is currently at Kozhikode, returns to Thiruvananthapuram. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/dumping-onam-feast-sanitation-workers-suspension-revoke-likely.html | 2022-09-10T09:16:35Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/dumping-onam-feast-sanitation-workers-suspension-revoke-likely.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kochi: Thammanam native Sajun was killed near Journalist Colony in Kaloor here on Saturday morning. The police have arrested Kaloor native Kiran Antony in connection with the incident.
Sajun was stabbed near Kiran's house. Kiran is currently hospitalised with injuries.
City Police Commissioner C H Nagaraju said Kiran harboured a grudge towards Sajun, which eventually led to the crime. Police also said both of them had connections with criminal gangs.
Both of them were at loggerheads due to certain financial and personal dealings with each other.
Sajun had shared a photo and post on Instagram, which further served as a provocation for the act. Kochi North Police is currently investigating the incident. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/kaloor-murder-grudge-instagram-post-provocation.amp.html | 2022-09-10T09:16:54Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/10/kaloor-murder-grudge-instagram-post-provocation.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ukraine breaks through front line in east, nearing key town
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western defense officials and analysts on Saturday said they believed Ukraine had punched through Russian front lines south of the country’s second-largest city, taking thousands of square miles of territory and threatening to cut off Russian supply lines.
The British Defense Ministry in an online briefing said it believed the Ukrainians had advanced as much as 50 kilometers (30 miles) in the advance south of Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.
The advance appears to be around Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting. The British described Russian forces around Izyum as “increasingly isolated.”
“Russian forces were likely taken by surprise. The sector was only lightly held and Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns,” the British military said.
It added that the nearby town of Kupiansk also appeared to be pressured by Ukrainian forces, and that its loss would greatly affect Russian supply lines in the area.
An image circulated on social media Saturday appeared to show Ukrainian soldiers in front of a main government building in Kupiansk, some 73 kilometers (45 miles) north of Izyum.
The image showed soldiers displaying the flag of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Battalion of Ukraine in front of a building that resembled Kupiansk’s city council building, which sits just along the Oskil River.
Ukraine’s military has not yet acknowledged entering the city, though it comes amid a several days of apparent gains by the Ukrainians south of Kharkiv.
A Washington-based think tank likewise referenced sweeping Ukrainian gains on Saturday, estimating that Kyiv has seized around 2,500 square kilometers (965 square miles) in its northeastern breakthrough.
The Institute for the Study of War said in a report that it appeared that “disorganized Russian forces (were) caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance.” They cited social media images of apparent Russian prisoners seized in the advance around Izyum and surrounding towns.
The same report said that Ukrainian forces “may collapse Russian positions around Izyum if they sever Russian ground lines of communication” north and south of the town.
The fighting in the east comes amid an ongoing offensive around Kherson in southern Ukraine. Analysts suggest Russia may have taken soldiers from the east to reinforce around Kherson, offering the Ukrainians the opportunity to strike a weakened front line.
The Ukrainian military was more circumspect about the reported gains, claiming in its regular update Saturday to have taken “more than 1,000 square kilometers” (386 square miles) from pro-Kremlin forces since the launch of its long-awaited counteroffensive this week.
It said that “in some areas, units of the Defense Forces have penetrated the enemy’s defenses to a depth of 50 kilometers,” matching the British assessment, but did not disclose any geographical details.
Officials in Kyiv have for weeks been tight-lipped about their plans for a counter-offensive to retake territory overrun by Russia early in the war, calling on local residents to refrain from sharing information on social media for fear of compromising the ongoing operation.
Moscow did not immediately acknowledge or comment on the claims by Ukraine and its Western allies.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian emergency services reported that a civilian was killed in a Russian missile strike in the Kharkiv region overnight.
The regional branch of the State Emergency Service said that the body of a 62-year-old woman was found buried in the rubble of her home, which was flattened by the strike.
The regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, also accused Moscow of pummeling settlements retaken by Kyiv in its recent advances, along with other residential areas in the region.
Syniehubov said in a Telegram post that five civilians were hospitalized in the Izyum district, while nine others suffered injuries elsewhere in the region.
In the embattled Donbas region south of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian governor said that civilians were killed and wounded overnight by Russian shelling near the city of Bakhmut, a key target of the stalled Russian offensive there. Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram that two people died and two more suffered injuries in Bakhmut and the neighboring village of Yahidne.
Meanwhile, Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, saying Europe would not tire of helping Ukraine despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to raise the pressure by withholding energy supplies.
Baerbock said Germany will assist Ukraine in finding and removing mines and other unexploded ordnance left by Russian troops in areas where they have been pushed back by Ukrainian forces.
___ Kozlowska reported from London. Associated Press writer Frank Jordans in Berlin contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wave3.com/2022/09/10/ukraine-breaks-through-front-line-east-nearing-key-town/ | 2022-09-10T09:22:18Z | wave3.com | control | https://www.wave3.com/2022/09/10/ukraine-breaks-through-front-line-east-nearing-key-town/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Houston County welcomes Locust Grove
The Bears (3-0) were still undefeated as they hosted the winless Wildcats (0-2) who had lost 17 in a row.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Bears hosted the Locust Grove Wildcats Friday night.
The Bears (3-0) were still undefeated as they hosted the winless Wildcats (0-2) who had lost 17 in a row.
Here are the highlights from Freedom Field: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-houston-county-welcomes-locust-grove/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:23Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-houston-county-welcomes-locust-grove/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Houston County welcomes Locust Grove
The Bears (3-0) were still undefeated as they hosted the winless Wildcats (0-2) who had lost 17 in a row.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Bears hosted the Locust Grove Wildcats Friday night.
The Bears (3-0) were still undefeated as they hosted the winless Wildcats (0-2) who had lost 17 in a row.
Here are the highlights from Freedom Field: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-houston-county-welcomes-locust-grove/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:23Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-houston-county-welcomes-locust-grove/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Northeast hosts Carver
The Raiders (0-2) were trying to win their first game of the season after losing to Mary Persons in Week One and Fitzgerald in Week Two. The Tigers (2-0) were ranked #2 in AAA.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Northeast Raiders welcomed the Carver Tigers to Henderson Stadium Friday.
The Raiders (0-2) were trying to win their first game of the season after losing to Mary Persons in Week One and Fitzgerald in Week Two. The Tigers (2-0) were ranked #2 in AAA.
Check out the highlights below: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-northeast-hosts-carver/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:30Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-northeast-hosts-carver/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Northeast hosts Carver
The Raiders (0-2) were trying to win their first game of the season after losing to Mary Persons in Week One and Fitzgerald in Week Two. The Tigers (2-0) were ranked #2 in AAA.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Northeast Raiders welcomed the Carver Tigers to Henderson Stadium Friday.
The Raiders (0-2) were trying to win their first game of the season after losing to Mary Persons in Week One and Fitzgerald in Week Two. The Tigers (2-0) were ranked #2 in AAA.
Check out the highlights below: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-northeast-hosts-carver/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:30Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-northeast-hosts-carver/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Peach County hosts Jones County in our Game of the Week
The Trojans (1-1) were coming off a BYE last week. The Greyhounds (2-1) were looking to rebound from last week's loss to Perry.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans welcomed the Jones County Greyhounds to Fort Valley Friday night.
The Trojans (1-1) were coming off a BYE last week. The Greyhounds (2-1) were looking to rebound from last week’s loss to Perry.
It’s the first meeting between the teams since 1997.
Shaaz Peerani has the Game of the Week highlights: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-peach-county-hosts-jones-county-in-our-game-of-the-week/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:36Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-peach-county-hosts-jones-county-in-our-game-of-the-week/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Peach County hosts Jones County in our Game of the Week
The Trojans (1-1) were coming off a BYE last week. The Greyhounds (2-1) were looking to rebound from last week's loss to Perry.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans welcomed the Jones County Greyhounds to Fort Valley Friday night.
The Trojans (1-1) were coming off a BYE last week. The Greyhounds (2-1) were looking to rebound from last week’s loss to Perry.
It’s the first meeting between the teams since 1997.
Shaaz Peerani has the Game of the Week highlights: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-peach-county-hosts-jones-county-in-our-game-of-the-week/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:36Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-peach-county-hosts-jones-county-in-our-game-of-the-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Rutland faces Westside
The Seminoles (3-0) beat Morrow 40-14 last week. The Hurricanes (2-0) were coming off a 35-29 victory over Hawkinsville last week.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Rutland Hurricanes faced the Westside Seminoles in Week 4.
The Seminoles (3-0) beat Morrow 40-14 last week. The Hurricanes (2-0) were coming off a 35-29 victory over Hawkinsville last week.
Let’s find out who stays unbeaten: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-rutland-faces-westside/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:42Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-rutland-faces-westside/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Rutland faces Westside
The Seminoles (3-0) beat Morrow 40-14 last week. The Hurricanes (2-0) were coming off a 35-29 victory over Hawkinsville last week.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Rutland Hurricanes faced the Westside Seminoles in Week 4.
The Seminoles (3-0) beat Morrow 40-14 last week. The Hurricanes (2-0) were coming off a 35-29 victory over Hawkinsville last week.
Let’s find out who stays unbeaten: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-rutland-faces-westside/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:42Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-rutland-faces-westside/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Veterans travels to Perry
The Warhawks (2-0) were looking to stay unbeaten this year. The Panthers (1-1) beat Jones County 42-14 last week.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Veterans Warhawks went on the road to take on the Perry Panthers at Herb St. John Stadium.
The Warhawks (2-0) were looking to stay unbeaten this year. The Panthers (1-1) beat Jones County 42-14 last week.
Here are the highlights below: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-veterans-travels-to-perry/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:48Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-veterans-travels-to-perry/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Veterans travels to Perry
The Warhawks (2-0) were looking to stay unbeaten this year. The Panthers (1-1) beat Jones County 42-14 last week.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Veterans Warhawks went on the road to take on the Perry Panthers at Herb St. John Stadium.
The Warhawks (2-0) were looking to stay unbeaten this year. The Panthers (1-1) beat Jones County 42-14 last week.
Here are the highlights below: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-veterans-travels-to-perry/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:48Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-veterans-travels-to-perry/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Warner Robins welcomes Valdosta
The Demons (1-1) were coming off an exciting overtime thriller last week, beating Northside 17-10. The Wildcats (3-0) came into the game outscoring their opponents 116-15.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Demons welcomed the Valdosta Wildcats to town Friday night.
The Demons (1-1) were coming off an exciting overtime thriller last week, beating Northside 17-10. The Wildcats (3-0) came into the game outscoring their opponents 116-15.
Tucker Sargent has the highlights from McConnell-Talbert Stadium: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-warner-robins-welcomes-valdosta/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:54Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-warner-robins-welcomes-valdosta/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Warner Robins welcomes Valdosta
The Demons (1-1) were coming off an exciting overtime thriller last week, beating Northside 17-10. The Wildcats (3-0) came into the game outscoring their opponents 116-15.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Demons welcomed the Valdosta Wildcats to town Friday night.
The Demons (1-1) were coming off an exciting overtime thriller last week, beating Northside 17-10. The Wildcats (3-0) came into the game outscoring their opponents 116-15.
Tucker Sargent has the highlights from McConnell-Talbert Stadium: | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-warner-robins-welcomes-valdosta/ | 2022-09-10T09:29:54Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-highlights-warner-robins-welcomes-valdosta/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New York: Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz ended Frances Tiafoe's dream run at the US Open with a 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 win to reach his first major final, where he will face Casper Ruud with the world No. 1 ranking on the line.
Despite playing into the early morning hours in his previous two five-set matches, the 19-year-old showed no signs of fatigue on Friday, racing around the court to win the hard-fought battle.
"We are in a semifinal at a Grand Slam and we have to give everything we have inside, we have to fight until the last ball," Alcaraz said in an on-court interview.
"It doesn't matter if we are fighting for five hours, six hours. You have to give everything on court. Frances gave everything on court. This is amazing."
If he can beat Ruud, Alcaraz would become the youngest man to be crowned world No. 1, breaking the mark set by Australian Lleyton Hewitt, who was 20 when he became the world's top ranked player in 2001.
The win ends Big Foe's run at the tournament, where his unlikely success and uniquely American life story captivated fans and brought out luminaries including former first lady Michelle Obama to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night.
No American man has hoisted a Grand Slam trophy since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003, and Tiafoe was the first Black American man to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows since the late Hall of Famer Ashe did so in 1972.
"This one really, really hurts," Tiafoe said in an on-court interview.
"Too good from Carlos. You're going to win a lot of Grand Slams, you're a hell of a player, a hell of a person. I'm happy I got to share the court on such a big stage with you.
"I am going to come back and I will win this thing one day. I'm sorry guys."
Tiafoe, whose parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone and who was exposed to the sport when his father worked as a caretaker at a tennis center in Maryland, had the sold-out crowd in his corner, especially after he saved a match point in the fourth set.
But there was still plenty of love for Alcaraz, who has electrified the tennis world with his acrobatic shotmaking and youthful vigor.
Alcaraz got off to a sluggish start, double faulting twice in the first set tie-breaker including one on set point to hand Tiafoe a 1-0 lead.
He raised his level to win the second set, breezed through the one-sided third and took Tiafoe to the brink in the fourth before the American produced an incredible fight back, winning his eighth tiebreaker of the tournament to set up a decider.
But there would be no escape from Alcaraz, who broke to open the fifth set and never looked back, sealing the win when Tiafoe's shot hit the net on match point.
It was the 50th match win for Alcaraz, the most of any player on the ATP Tour this year.
Alcaraz, seeded third, will look to claim what could be the first of many Grand Slam trophies when he faces French Open finalist Ruud, who produced a confident four-set win over Karen Khachanov earlier on Friday.
Alcaraz beat Ruud in straight sets in the Miami Open final in April.
"It's amazing to be able to fight for big things. First time in a final of a Grand Slam. I can see the No. 1 in the world and at the same time it is so far away," Alcaraz said.
"I have one more to go against a player who plays unbelievable. He deserves to play in the final. He played the final of a Grand Slam in Roland Garros and this is my first time.
"I'm going to give everything I have."
Ruud harnessed his mighty forehand to reach his second Grand Slam final this year, beating Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 at the US Open and keeping alive his hopes of reaching the top of the world rankings.
The first Norwegian man to reach the final at Flushing Meadows won an extraordinary 55-shot rally to close the first-set tie break on his way to victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/tennis/2022/09/10/us-open-alcaraz-beats-tiafoe-final-against-ruud.amp.html | 2022-09-10T09:33:42Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/tennis/2022/09/10/us-open-alcaraz-beats-tiafoe-final-against-ruud.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New York: Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz ended Frances Tiafoe's dream run at the US Open with a 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 win to reach his first major final, where he will face Casper Ruud with the world No. 1 ranking on the line.
Despite playing into the early morning hours in his previous two five-set matches, the 19-year-old showed no signs of fatigue on Friday, racing around the court to win the hard-fought battle.
"We are in a semifinal at a Grand Slam and we have to give everything we have inside, we have to fight until the last ball," Alcaraz said in an on-court interview.
"It doesn't matter if we are fighting for five hours, six hours. You have to give everything on court. Frances gave everything on court. This is amazing."
If he can beat Ruud, Alcaraz would become the youngest man to be crowned world No. 1, breaking the mark set by Australian Lleyton Hewitt, who was 20 when he became the world's top ranked player in 2001.
The win ends Big Foe's run at the tournament, where his unlikely success and uniquely American life story captivated fans and brought out luminaries including former first lady Michelle Obama to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night.
No American man has hoisted a Grand Slam trophy since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003, and Tiafoe was the first Black American man to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows since the late Hall of Famer Ashe did so in 1972.
"This one really, really hurts," Tiafoe said in an on-court interview.
"Too good from Carlos. You're going to win a lot of Grand Slams, you're a hell of a player, a hell of a person. I'm happy I got to share the court on such a big stage with you.
"I am going to come back and I will win this thing one day. I'm sorry guys."
Tiafoe, whose parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone and who was exposed to the sport when his father worked as a caretaker at a tennis center in Maryland, had the sold-out crowd in his corner, especially after he saved a match point in the fourth set.
But there was still plenty of love for Alcaraz, who has electrified the tennis world with his acrobatic shotmaking and youthful vigor.
Alcaraz got off to a sluggish start, double faulting twice in the first set tie-breaker including one on set point to hand Tiafoe a 1-0 lead.
He raised his level to win the second set, breezed through the one-sided third and took Tiafoe to the brink in the fourth before the American produced an incredible fight back, winning his eighth tiebreaker of the tournament to set up a decider.
But there would be no escape from Alcaraz, who broke to open the fifth set and never looked back, sealing the win when Tiafoe's shot hit the net on match point.
It was the 50th match win for Alcaraz, the most of any player on the ATP Tour this year.
Alcaraz, seeded third, will look to claim what could be the first of many Grand Slam trophies when he faces French Open finalist Ruud, who produced a confident four-set win over Karen Khachanov earlier on Friday.
Alcaraz beat Ruud in straight sets in the Miami Open final in April.
"It's amazing to be able to fight for big things. First time in a final of a Grand Slam. I can see the No. 1 in the world and at the same time it is so far away," Alcaraz said.
"I have one more to go against a player who plays unbelievable. He deserves to play in the final. He played the final of a Grand Slam in Roland Garros and this is my first time.
"I'm going to give everything I have."
Ruud harnessed his mighty forehand to reach his second Grand Slam final this year, beating Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 at the US Open and keeping alive his hopes of reaching the top of the world rankings.
The first Norwegian man to reach the final at Flushing Meadows won an extraordinary 55-shot rally to close the first-set tie break on his way to victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/tennis/2022/09/10/us-open-alcaraz-beats-tiafoe-final-against-ruud.html | 2022-09-10T09:33:48Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/tennis/2022/09/10/us-open-alcaraz-beats-tiafoe-final-against-ruud.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It's a big moment for fans of high fantasy, who currently have several big budget TV series to choose from. But for some, the weeks leading up to the release of Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series have meant a mix of excitement – and a little anxiety.
"My main concern was how much is this new version of Lord of the Rings going to incorporate a lot of what makes Game of Thrones Game of Thrones, namely its gratuitous gore and sex scenes. And I'm happy to say that it does not, so I was pleasantly surprised," Rebecca Jennings, who has written about the series for Vox, told me when I asked her what she thought of the show so far.
In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the highly-anticipated prequel series set thousands of years before J. R.R. Tolkien's books, there's so far little of the graphic violence and nudity in the opening episodes that Jennings referenced. And viewers are introduced to Middle-earth through the eyes of a woman.
The first voice that viewers hear is the voice of the elven princess Galadriel, played by Morfydd Clark, a familiar character for fans of the Peter Jackson theatrical trilogy (and who provides the opening dialogues of those films, too.)
"Nothing is evil in the beginning, when the world was so young there had not yet been a sunrise," Galadriel says in a voiceover. "But even then, there was light."
In Jackson's trilogy, Galadriel was played by Cate Blanchett, and was something of a wise, stately elder. But this Galadriel is young, vibrant, and convicted — a warrior in her own right.
"I think there is a kind of refreshing simplicity, I would say, about Tolkien's Middle-earth where good is good and evil is evil, and I think that's also reflected in the women on screen," Jennings said. "We know Galadriel from the films but she played a relatively small part in the trilogy, whereas in this series she plays a warrior princess who's kind of intent on avenging her brother's death by Sauron. Clearly she is the one with the main driver of the plot, and she's the one that's leading the battle, leading the action, and leading the tension."
And Clark's Galadriel is not the only female character to take center stage in the first few installments of the series. The cast includes a number of new female characters, including the first female dwarf ever seen in Lord of the Rings – Disa, played by Sophia Nomvete.
Comparisons between The Rings of Power and Game of Thrones are almost inescapable, especially given that HBO's long awaited Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, arrived on screen at about the same time. And, to be fair, as a devoted fan of both series, there are some similarities between the two, like the use of computer-generated maps in the opening credits, and the way both series follow multiple intersecting characters across the fantasy world.
Game of Thrones was criticized for casual misogyny and normalized, gratuitous sexual violence – even by those like Jennings, and myself, who counted ourselves among the show's fans.
"I was just cringing every time there was a woman on screen because I was waiting for something horrible to happen to her," Jennings said. "It was this kind of tension while watching it that kind of prevented me from fully enjoying it, whereas when I'm watching Lord of the Rings or Rings of Power, I don't have that kind of sense of, 'Oh gosh, what's coming.' Lord of the Rings is a more simple story, it's about good vs. evil. It's not necessarily about these kinds of murky, icky elements of human nature, necessarily that make up Game of Thrones."
Even so, Jennings says that it's too soon to say whether this prequel to Tolkien's saga is a more feminist rendering of Middle-earth and beyond.
"I would say that it is absolutely more inclusive and diverse, but I'm not sure we can say this show is feminist or this show is not. It does pass the Bechdel test, which I'm pretty sure Lord of the Rings doesn't, so that's point one for Rings of Power."
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What do we call the system of government in the U.S.? Are we a democracy or a republic?
The conundrum is, well, as the common expression goes, "as old as the republic itself."
But it's not just a question for scholars and semanticists any more.
Since the election of 2020, supporters of former President Donald Trump have become notably more willing to assert their belief that voting in America is suspect. That Trump won an election he lost. That "millions of ballots" were uncounted or miscounted. That voting by mail was fraught with abuse.
Despite the lack of evidence, and the judgments of election officials from both parties and judges appointed by presidents from both parties, election denialism has become not only a thing, but a movement. And when critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.
Robert Draper of The New York Times published a piece on Republicans who say this in August. He cited a GOP candidate for the Arizona state legislature, Selina Bliss, saying: "We are not a democracy. Nowhere in the Constitution does it use the word 'democracy.' I think of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That's not us."
But a democratic republic is us. Exactly.
Throughout our history we have functioned as both. Put another way, we have utilized characteristics of both. The people decide, but they do so through elected representatives working in pre-established, rule-bound and intentionally balky institutions such as Congress and the courts.
The government seated in Washington, D.C., represents a democratic republic, which governs a federated union of states, each of which in turn has its own democratic-republican government for its jurisdiction.
The relationship between the democratic and republican elements of this equation has been a dynamic and essential part of our history. But it has not always been easy, and in our time the friction between them has become yet another flashpoint in our partisan wars.
Going to war over weaponized words
We regularly hear people on the left speak of conservatives destroying democracy, and just as regularly we hear conservatives say Democrats have no respect for the Constitution. To add to the confusion, the two camps often swap their lines of attack and defense. Republicans call Democrats enemies of democracy, Democrats rail against what they see as Republican disrespect for the Constitution.
And that also makes sense, in a way, as both sides want to be the champions of both democracy and the Constitution, and to advertise themselves as such to the voters.
Yes, as a polity, we think we are and can be both. We aspire to be both. But in practice that can prove difficult. And in our time, when so much of the public discourse happens on Twitter and cable TV news, the terms have become increasingly weaponized.
"Equality and democracy are under assault," said President Biden on the steps of Independence Hall last week. "We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise."
Biden at Independence Hall used the word democracy 31 times, including three times in one sentence. He used the word republic just twice.
Republicans, by contrast, have seemed of late to be stressing the role of the republic and its restraint on democracy. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, an outspoken Republican but hardly an outlier, got considerable attention for saying bluntly on Twitter in October 2020: "We are not a democracy."
Lee then posted online an explanation of what he meant. It said, in part: "Our system is best described as a constitutional republic [where] power is not found in mere majorities, but in carefully balanced power."
Lee went on to catalog how difficult it was for majorities in Congress to pass legislation, get it signed by a president and watch it undergo judicial review. Lee's point was that he was OK with all that. It was the intent of the founders.
"In the absence of consensus," Lee wrote, "there isn't supposed to be federal law."
Writing in 2020 in The Atlantic, George Thomas, the Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions at Claremont McKenna College, found "some truth to this insistence" on calling the U.S. a republic but added: "It is mostly disingenuous. The Constitution was meant to foster a complex form of majority rule, not enable minority rule."
This is not just a quibble over terms. It is a fundamental battle over what American government aspires to be. Are we a democracy where the voice of the people is, like it says in Latin on some of our official buildings (Vox Populi, Vox Dei), the voice of God?
Or are we a republic? That is to say, a government of laws not of men, deriving its authority not by divine right of inheritance or strength of arms but by reason and by adherence to the mechanisms of the Constitution.
Calling things by their proper names
It's also not a coincidence that those names tend to suggest which end of the democratic-republican bargain they favor. Our current parties trace their roots to a common ancestor in a party begun by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early decades of nationhood.
That party formed in opposition to the original party of George Washington and John Adams, known as the Federalists because they emphasized the central authority of the combined 13 states (the original 13 colonies that had rebelled against the crown of England).
Jefferson and others who rose in opposition were called, naturally enough, anti-Federalists. Jefferson liked the word republican and used it a lot, in part for the anti-monarchist emphasis.
Others thought the term had less meaning because so many different kinds of viewpoints claimed it. The party eventually took on the label of Democratic-Republicans. That moniker might have been too much of a mouthful to enunciate, and its coalition may have been too wide to sustain.
At the time, there were also voters and candidates who preferred calling themselves National Republicans, especially in New England. That element morphed into the Whigs, while the Democratic-Republicans dominated in the South and eventually became simply Democrats — the preference of President Andrew Jackson.
In the 1850s, exhausted by the North-South tensions that were leading to the Civil War, the Whigs gave way to a new party originating in the Great Lakes region. The new party's biggest issue was abolition, but they adopted (perhaps at the suggestion of journalist Horace Greeley) the previously orphaned half of the old Democratic-Republican Party name. They have since been known simply as Republicans.
But both terms have far deeper origins in the ancient world
The Athenian democracy in Greece around 500 BCE denoted the right of the people (demos) to personify power (kratos) and meant it to include an entire polity – or at least its males. Something like 5,000 citizens were enfranchised to participate, and when they chose to delegate some of the governing task to a smaller body they still had 500 members of that council (boule).
Thomas says "the founding generation" in the U.S. never considered the Greek model workable beyond a limited area (idealized perhaps by the New England town hall). Thomas says that generation was "deeply skeptical of what it called 'pure democracy' and defended the American experiment as 'wholly republican."
That is, it was a government of the people not of royalty. It also incorporated some of the inspiration referenced in the Latin word republic, a hearkening back to the Romans who established the first Senate around 750 BCE.
Thomas says the American experiment has been about harmonizing democratic and republican models, two "popular forms of government," each of which "drew its legitimacy from the people and depended on rule by the people."
The essential difference was the role of representatives to substitute for the gathering of all the people at one point in time and space.
"To take this as a rejection of democracy misses how the idea of government by the people, including both a democracy and a republic, was understood when the Constitution was drafted and ratified," Thomas said. "It misses, too, how we understand the idea of democracy today."
One way to understand that idea was articulated by Jefferson himself way back in 1816, when he wrote: "We may say with truth and meaning, that governments are more or less republican as they have more or less of the element of popular election and control in their composition." [emphasis added]
It is hard to imagine a better statement of the two concepts as they may be comingled and act in concert.
It falls to our generation to renew that understanding in the context of our own time, two full centuries later.
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DURANGO, Colo. — Teal Lehto honed her short, snappy explanations of the West's complex water problems guiding rafting trips down the Animas River in her hometown of Durango.
She often had lulls of a minute or less in between shouting paddle commands to the tourists in her boat — squeezing in a tidy explanation of how water rights work before yelling "all forward" to her boatmates to keep them from ramming into rocks.
After running the same stretch of river a few times a day for months, the timing became second nature.
"You get to the point where you're like, 'OK, I know I'm going to need to call a command in exactly 45 seconds. Like, what story can I tell in the meantime?' " Lehto said while sitting along the Animas on a rainy August morning.
"I'll tell you, the better stories you tell, the better tips you get," she said.
That same formula works on TikTok, just trade the tips for likes and followers.
On the app, Lehto goes by "WesternWaterGirl," and her clips regularly garner hundreds of thousands of views. Since joining the app in April, she's amassed nearly 48,000 followers who tune in for her fast-paced, snarky and often profanity-laced takes on the West's water crisis.
@westernwatergirl Reply to @vkurtisw #greenscreen yeah so it turns out that egregiously overallocating the CO River was not a good idea. Who would’ve known? #fyp #learnontiktok #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #climateanxiety #megadrought #coloradoriver #water #waterislife #watercrisis #todayilearnedthis ♬ original sound - WesternWaterGirl
In her videos, the 25-year-old Lehto — with her straight brown hair and cat-eye makeup — sits in front of the camera, news anchor style. Photos of the Southwest's shrinking reservoirs and screengrabs of the latest scientific articles on Colorado River management pop up behind her. So far, she's tackled reservoir management, agricultural irrigation efficiency, cloud seeding and hydropower.
The region's water infrastructure, and the problems that come with managing it, is confusing. Water in the arid West is plumbed long distances to irrigate lawns and crop fields that would wither without it. Layer on the legal frameworks and political landscapes, and it's an issue that can feel impenetrable for most people, even if they have a desire to learn more, Lehto said.
She learned about water as an environmental studies major at Durango's Fort Lewis College and started a student group that took field trips to water-specific infrastructure nearby. Most residents of the West aren't getting the same crash course.
The Colorado River has been a focus since she started making videos earlier this year. Tens of millions depend on the river, and it's facing a serious shortfall in supply. The concepts can be hard to grasp at first, which is why Lehto said she tries to avoid the jargon that comes with the heavily engineered systems used to plumb the arid West.
Or, if it's warranted, she jumps into the jargon full-speed, like her 90-second explainer of why large volumes of water are measured in "acre-feet" (that one currently has 215,000 views). Or her critique of proposals to supplement the West's water supply with a pipeline from the East (that's at 209,000 views).
@westernwatergirl Replying to @j2cee #greenscreen there is plenty enough water in the west to survive if we just use it more sustainably and focus on efficency for ag. #fyp #viral #learnontiktok #coloradoriver #watercrisis #water #coloradorivercrisis #climatechange #climate #colorado #newmexico #utah #wyoming #california #nevada #lakepowell #lakemead #grandcanyon #durango ♬ original sound - WesternWaterGirl
"I get comments that are like, 'Wow, you just connected a lot of dots for me. Like, I understood pieces of this, but you're the first person who explained it in terms I can understand,' " Lehto said.
Formative moments
Lehto grew up rafting the streams of southwestern Colorado with her family. But a couple of events, in particular, changed how she saw her hometown river, the Animas, and its role in the larger Colorado River watershed.
The first came on an August morning in 2015. She was working at a local rafting outfitter when the sheriff's office called.
"They said, 'I don't know what you're planning on doing today, but you're not going to be able to go rafting,' " Lehto recalled.
A plume of neon orange wastewater released from the Gold King Mine into the Animas was making its way toward Durango. The river was closed to recreation because of it. As the news spread, Lehto, 17 years old at the time, found herself fielding calls from journalists all over the world wanting to hear how locals were reacting.
"I had no idea the scale of the issue nor what to say to those people," Lehto said.
A few years later, as a college student, Lehto watched as the 416 Fire burned more than 54,000 acres in the forests surrounding Durango. Again, the Animas felt the effects, as monsoonal rain storms swept ashen debris and scorched sediment into the river, nearly wiping out the river's fish population. She recalls guiding trips down the river shortly thereafter and seeing dozens of dead fish caught in eddies.
"It was such a visual and visceral example of the river ecosystem dying," Lehto said. "And those two experiences made me really feel the need to jump into protecting the river that I live on."
Around the same time, Lehto was putting more of her energy into competitive raft racing. From 2017 to 2019, Lehto's junior women's team competed in Japan, China and Argentina. Using Google Translate, she was able to connect with members of the other teams, and the one thing they all had in common was a love of rivers.
"It made me realize that it doesn't matter where you are, what government you live under, or what language you speak, whatever river you live near has some kind of issue that's facing it," Lehto said. "And everybody is a member of a watershed community whether or not they know it."
'Screw this. I'm going to make my own platform'
Lehto came to TikTok after feeling shut out of more traditional forums.
After being rejected in early 2022 for a county-appointed seat on the Southwest Basin Roundtable, a watershed group focused on her local rivers, she went searching for other ways to be heard. TikTok rose to the top of the list.
"I was like, 'Screw this. I'm going to make my own platform with my own voice, and I can say whatever I want,' " Lehto said.
She quickly picked up the tone and style that the TikTok algorithm rewarded. Videos in which she spoke quickly did well. So did those in which she reacted to other users' clips of declining reservoirs. Videos in which she teases a revealing tidbit in the first 20 seconds but then holds off on the answer until the end of the clip also garnered views.
The app's users appreciate straight-talk about niche passions, Lehto said. And that's exactly what she's serving up. So, she said, what started as a place to vent frustrations quickly became a place where Lehto could be heard by an audience more than twice the size of the city she lived in.
TikTok can be easily dismissed as "that dancing app" by those in the water management community, Lehto said. But she said those making decisions should be paying attention to what she and other social media influencers are saying.
"A lot of what's happening in the water conservation world is happening in an echo chamber. They're just talking to themselves and the general public is not hearing it or what they're hearing is just little snippets, so they don't understand it," Lehto said.
Since going viral, Lehto's TikToks have caught the attention of others in the world of water. Bronson Mack is a public information officer for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and helps manage the agency's social media. He and others at SNWA came across Lehto just by scrolling.
"More than anything, the impact that we saw with that is how direct and accurate the information was," Mack said.
As the Colorado River's water shortage pops up more in national headlines, Mack said he's seen an increase in misinformation. He recently got several calls from concerned residents about a train allegedly taking water to Nevada's desert communities. No such train operation exists.
Lehto has taken to the platform to debunk conspiracy theories as well. When real-world explanations can be nuanced and complicated, she said it's understandable that people gravitate to the simplest message.
"They're receiving this misinformation in really easy to understand terms," Lehto said. "And the real information is not being explained and super easy to understand terms. And that's where I like to step in."
TikTok can become a career path for would-be influencers, a label Lehto is still apprehensive about adopting herself. More water agencies and environmental groups are reaching out to her with offers to collaborate — turning her hobby into a money-making opportunity. The timing is right, she said, because she has already found an audience.
The Southwest is reaching a moment of reckoning on water management, she said, and finding a good solution will require everyone to know how it works.
"The people who are so close to this problem, they have tunnel vision," she said. "They're not able to take a step back and be like, 'Well, this whole system does not make any sense.' They're just like, 'We have to keep using it this way. This is how we've always done it.' "
@westernwatergirl #duet with @Jacob Orth bad news: we have now passed the window of opportunity to creating collborative solutions to this crisis, and now we enter the enforcement stage. So we are all at the mercy of the BOR and the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation. Lord help us. #fyp #ReTokforNature #viral #learnontiktok #water #climate #watercrisis #waterislife #coloradoriver #lakepowell #lakemead #coloradorivercrisis #climatecrisis #environment #climateemergency #climatechange #megadrought ♬ original sound - Jacob Orth
In one of her latest clips, Lehto zipped through the most recent news on the river, that the Colorado River basin states missed a federal deadline to commit to conservation. But rather than just leave it there, she issued a call to action on the platform:
"If enough of us are talking about it, then water managers and elected officials in the Southwest might feel pressure to actually change the system."
This story is part of ongoing coverage of the Colorado River, produced by KUNC in northern Colorado, and supported by the Walton Family Foundation.
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Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio was looking forward to playing volleyball when she got to junior high. She dreamed of going to law school one day, and she loved astrology, butterflies, and the color yellow.
These elements of Lexi's personality now surround a freshly painted portrait of her on the side of a cream-colored building in downtown Uvalde, TX. The building faces the parking lot where Lexi's mom, Kimberly Rubio, used to park for work. She still passes it regularly when she goes out for a run.
"It'll be a place where I can remember her, but it'll be a happy place, not like the other places in town," Kimberly says. Lexi's dreams and aspirations are captured in this mural because she didn't have the chance to make it to law school, or even junior high.
She was finishing fourth grade when she was killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in May. She was one of the 19 children and two teachers killed that day – victims who are now also being memorialized in murals like Lexi's. Now, three months after the shooting, families of victims and survivors are grappling with its consequences and the decision to send kids back to school for the first time since the tragedy.
Kimberly, along with her husband, Felix Rubio, are trying to cope with their loss by keeping the memory of their 10-year-old alive. They describe her as hardworking and ambitious.
"Lexi was a quiet child, shy, smart, appreciative of life and anything that comes her way," Felix says. "Her athletic ability, we were just seeing what was coming about from her."
Lexi played softball and basketball, and had tried soccer earlier on. She was also interested in politics even at her young age, according to Kimberly.
And since the shooting, her parents have turned to activism.
Activism in the face of loss
This summer, Kimberly and Felix rallied in Washington, D.C. with survivors and families from Highland Park, Ill. – where seven people were killed and dozens were injured during a July 4th parade shooting – and have met with lawmakers to call for a federal ban on assault-style weapons.
The Rubios also testified before Congress shortly after the shooting on measures to prevent gun violence, and in their home state, they marched to the capitol in Austin last month during a rally organized by March for Our Lives.
"It's been difficult because we don't even want to get out of bed some days," Kimberly says. "But it's also necessary, and I know that we would love to say that it isn't political, but it is. That's our country. So we need change and that's just the way you go about it."
Besides a federal ban on assault-style rifles — just like the one that killed their daughter — the Rubios are asking state lawmakers to raise the minimum age for those seeking such weapons, from 18 years to 21.
"I've heard a few elected officials on board with that. We'll see, I guess," Kimberly says.
For Kimberly, being on the frontlines of activism is new. She says she much prefers being on the other side of the microphone because she used to work as a journalist for the local paper, the Uvalde Leader-News. Fighting for gun control legislation keeps her busy these days, and often distracts her from the unthinkable grief she and her family have been enduring.
Immediately after the shooting, Kimberly says, she thought about the rest of her kids. "We still have children here that we have to fight for. And then, I just kept thinking of other moms, really. I don't want anybody to feel the way I feel," she says.
For many of the families NPR spoke to in Uvalde, including the Rubios, "closure" doesn't seem feasible at this point. But Kimberly and other community members say understanding exactly what happened on May 24 may bring them one step closer to healing.
There have been calls for transparency around the federal investigation into the shooting at Robb Elementary, and there are several other ongoing investigations. District Attorney Christina Mitchell told NPR, "I can see where they see, as a community, there's a lack of transparency."
"It's going to take us a long time to heal," she says. "It's going to take us a long time to figure out what went wrong, individually, the agencies, the school, the community ... but it will get done."
For the Rubios, the pending autopsy report is also essential for a full understanding of what happened to their daughter. "That's a priority for us," Kimberly says. "That has answers: did she pass immediately? Did she suffer?"
And the Rubios want the world to remember their Lexi.
"The only way she lives is through us ... I want people to know what happened here and to join us so that it doesn't happen in their community," Kimberly says.
Preparing for a new school year after tragedy
Along with their loss, Kimberly and Felix have grappled with the same decision as other parents in Uvalde: sending their children back to classes after the tragic ending of the last school year.
For now, their children are going back to the classrooms. Their youngest son was at Robb Elementary the day of the shooting, and they had debated whether or not to send him back to school in person. They ultimately decided to try it out but have enrolled him in virtual school as a back-up option.
"I think it means something to them to kind of go back to their routine, to see their friends," Kimberly says. "We want what's best for them, so if that's what they feel is best, we're behind them and just also pushing for security; making sure that they're safe."
Safety is top of mind for many parents in town, and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has responded to the shooting with some security upgrades: putting up 8-foot fences around each campus, adding 500 security cameras, and spreading 33 Texas State troopers across campuses.
But Kimberly says these changes aren't enough for her to feel completely safe sending her kids back. Even a heavy police presence on campuses is not enough, she says, because even when hundreds of police officers responded to the shooting on May 24, more than an hour passed before the gunman was confronted.
"I don't think we'll ever feel comfortable with our kids being anywhere that isn't inside my home," Kimberly says. "I think about that a lot, because with school right now, but they'll go off to parades, concerts, a grocery store; where are they safe?"
The Rubios have even moved to a new house after the shooting, and safety became a priority when choosing the location. Their new home is near the junior and high schools.
"All of our kids will eventually be in this area, so if something ever happens again, we thought, 'Well, they can run home,'" Kimberly says.
Returning to school after witnessing, and surviving, the shooting
Oscar and Jessica Orona had to start reckoning with sending their 10-year old son, Noah, to school weeks ago because they opted for a private school that has been in session since mid-August. Noah was in one of the classrooms that was massacred at Robb Elementary. He was shot twice. In addition to his ongoing physical recovery, his parents say he isn't the same boy they dropped off that May morning at school.
"We kind of take everything one day at a time. We make tentative plans, because we're not sure how he's going to be feeling or if something is going to trigger him that day," Oscar says.
Even the simplest changes to their lives are telling. Jessica and Oscar say they used to take showers around the same time at night, but now, Noah prefers if they take turns so he can be with at least one parent at all times he's home.
Noah is going to Sacred Heart Catholic School this year, thanks to a scholarship awarded to 30 students who were impacted by the shooting at Robb Elementary. "He feels safe there, they were the first school that embraced enhanced security," Oscar says. Sacred Heart's principal, Joseph Olan, told NPR that the school was in the process of replacing windows and doors with ballistic grade materials, door locks are being upgraded, and new cameras have already been installed.
For the Oronas, the relatively smaller class sizes at Sacred Heart is a selling point. "He'll get more attention, which I think he's going to need. And I think he's going to do well. At least that's what our hopes are," Oscar says. The Oronas are eager to see how Noah will do in a new school environment as the year progresses. But they worry that loud sounds, or simply being in a school environment, could remind him of what happened on May 24.
Oscar says that some counselors have mentioned the possibility of Noah living with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. After all, Noah has endured unthinkable trauma: in addition to being shot twice, he was forced to lay on his classroom floor for more than an hour among his slain teachers and classmates. "I can't even begin to imagine that myself, much less a 10-year-old having to go through that," his father says.
Kayla Davis, a counselor with the newly established Uvalde branch of the Children's Bereavement Center, told NPR she's hearing similar concerns from children who survived the shooting, and their family members.
"Going back to school, fire drills, lockdown drills — anything that can remind them of what happened can put them back in that survival state," she says.
Uvalde, which is near the U.S. border with Mexico, also has a long history of car chases and school drills related to heavy police activity in the area. In her counseling sessions with families affected by shootings, Davis says she even avoids using the word "trigger" because of its association with guns.
Beyond the immediate concerns around how Noah will fare in school, Jessica and Oscar also worry about their son's long-term future. "We're worried if he's going to be able to survive and live on his own. And go off to college or whatever his ideal is," Oscar says.
Alongside a physical and mental recovery, a financial reality
Taking care of Noah now involves multiple doctor's visits, physical therapy, and counseling appointments each month. Though all the recovery-related services Noah receives are local now, for more than two months, the Oronas had to travel about 90 miles to San Antonio for many of them.
Jessica is primarily responsible for taking Noah to appointments and had to cut her work hours to accommodate them. Oscar works fewer hours than before the shooting, too. But they went back to work a week after Noah returned home from the hospital. "Because we know we have to work to pay our bills," Oscar says.
All of this has put a financial strain on Oscar and Jessica as they navigate an already stressful period. "There's a lot of money that has been distributed, donated to assist us and to assist the deceased. And we don't see a lot of that because there's a bureaucracy that we have to deal with," Oscar says.
The funds available to families of victims and survivors involve an often-dizzying web of bureaucracy. Several people who spoke to NPR expressed confusion about how to access the various funds overseen by state and local governments.
When NPR asked Uvalde's City Manager, Vince DiPiazza, about the bureaucracy families say they are facing, he suggested they should turn to non-governmental organizations for more immediate help. "For instance, the ministerial Alliance, the volunteer fire department, the American Legion," are some of the organizations DiPiazza says have been "able to more quickly turn the money around" than government-run funds.
The Oronas are grateful to the donations that have been pouring in from private donors to Uvalde. Oscar's daughter also set up a GoFundMe page for their family in the wake of the shooting, but they plan to leave that money untouched until Noah is older. "That's our base-building for when he gets to be 18, 19."
'They say we're the lucky ones. We don't feel lucky'
When speaking of the shooting, Oscar's eyes occasionally well up and his voice breaks, but Jessica says she tries not to show too much emotion. "We have to be strong for him," she says, gesturing to Noah sitting nearby, playing his Nintendo Switch.
The Oronas say that one of the hardest parts of their new reality is guilt. They have acquaintances, friends, and even relatives who lost loved ones on May 24, including Lexi Rubio's family (Oscar is Felix Rubio's uncle). Both Oscar and Jessica emphasized never wanting to take attention away from families of victims. Oscar says, "We were guilty because our son survived amidst all this carnage and everything. We were asking ourselves, 'Why? How did our son survive?'"
Jessica says their faith in God has been fundamental in their coping process. But they battle certain perceptions. "I think what a lot of people don't realize is that they say that we're the lucky ones. We don't feel lucky," Oscar says. "We want him to grow up and have a healthy, normal life, [but] we also have to prepare that maybe that's not going to happen."
The Oronas say they are trying to focus on moving forward from what happened to their community and to their son. They do that not only by advocating for Noah, but by helping foster the parts of him that they still very much recognize and love. "He is a funny kid, always trying to make us laugh. A smart aleck sometimes," says Jessica. "He loves Pokemon. He loves to draw and paint. So I think all of that, the way he used to be, will be one day. Because we're not going to let this rule our lives. We're going to go forward and overcome."
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Had a 92-yard pick-six not been called back, Horseshoe Bend might have walked away Friday with a win.
However, a block in the back penalty offset the score and the Generals never sniffed the end zone again. By games’ end, the Generals had lost 12-0 in heartbreaking fashion.
“I am really proud of how our guys played,” head coach Jeremy Phillips said. “We responded after last week’s performance. We really laid it down on the line tonight. But that is football. I thought we played well, we just did not pull it out.”
Nothing worked for either team in the first half, as both schools went to the locker room without a point to show for their efforts.
Midway through the third quarter, a Luverne running back to a pitch on the home sideline and was off to the races. Freshman Braxton Wilson caught the runner and stopped a would-be score.
With about an inch to go before reaching pay dirt, the Luverne offense was unable to penetrate the General’s defensive front.
On third-and-about-an-inch, Luverne attempted a surprise pass. Rolling right and dropping back, the Luverne quarterback was crushed and threw up an errant pass that Wilson grabbed and took to the house.
“That was a huge play for us,” Phillips said. “It says a lot about our guys that will do anything it takes to win.”
Horseshoe Bend took over, without the Wilson score following the enforced penalty, but did nothing with the possession.
It was not until 10 minutes left in the game that either team scored, as Luverne bounced a rush into the end zone.
The Generals stuffed the PAT. Only down six, there was still hope.
Again, a miscue from the Generals cost them a possession, as the offense coughed the ball up on its first play following the Luverne touchdown.
A missed Luverne field goal gave the ball right back to the home team. Still, the win was in reach.
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A three-and-out saw Horseshoe Bend punting from its own 20 and the ensuing punt was blocked.
Phillips said post game that he thought about going for the first down, but decided to have his defense make a stop.
As if the football gods above were listening to Phillips, Luverne immediately fumbled and the Generals took over.
Just as before, the Generals fumbled and gave the ball right back up.
Luverne went on to score less than a minute later.
Down 12-0, Horseshoe Bend was forced to go for a fourth-and-long deep in their own territory. Quarterback Rylan Sharpe dropped the snap, but managed to scramble near the marker.
All breathes in the stadium sucked in as the refs made the spot.
Sharpe was short. The game was lost.
Games like Friday’s left fans and Phillips wondering ‘What if?’
What if the Generals had not gotten flagged on the pick-six? What if Sharpe had converted on fourth down?
Those questions will never have a satisfactory answer, as the Generals have to go home, losers of two straight.
“I thought we played good enough to win,” Phillips said. “When you play a good football team, you have got to be able to make plays when you get the chance.”
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Reeltown posted its second straight 40-plus point game with a comeback win over Goshen, 42-22.
“We talk about growth, and improving each and every day, and this game was exactly that,” Johnson said. “We had to really grow up in the middle of a game, and we did that tonight. Everything is about growth and we really grew up.”
Friday night was yet another example of Reeltown’s revolving door of running backs, as seven Rebels ran the ball against the Eagles.
Senior Zy Collins led the charge in yards per carry, with nine attempts for 88 yards, averaging 9.77 yards every time he touched the ball.
Senior Omor Ponds led the team in total yards, with 103 yards on just four carries.
For the second straight week, Reeltown was able to gross over 300 yards on the ground. On Friday, the Rebels totaled 308 yards rushing.
Quarterback Jake Hornsby only attempted one pass on the night, an 11-yard completion for a first down. His arm was not needed, as the Rebels were able to turn through runners to reach the end zone.
Jeffery Thompson scored twice on the ground for Reeltown, as did Ponds.
While returning kicks may not count as rushing the ball, Reeltown had its fair share of special teams highlights.
Arthur Woods, The Outlook’s Week 3 Player of the Week, and Connor Spain each returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
Woods is someone who Johnson said he cannot give enough praise.
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“He is just a consistent player,” Johnson said. “He doesn't come off the field at all.”
Spain amassed 127 total yards on kick returns, on two attempts, including his 78-yard score.
With all the scoring, to someone who had not been at the game, it could seem like Reeltown had control the entire way. However, that was not the case.
Going into half, Reeltown found itself down 22-20 and in need of a spark.
“Hats off to Goshen, they came out and really hit us in the mouth,” Johnson said. “We went in at halftime and challenged our kids to play physical and to play defense. The guys really stepped up.”
After half, the skies opened up and both Reeltown and Goshen found themselves in what Johnson described as a “monsoon.”
However, maybe the weather was what Reeltown needed, as the visiting team rattled off 22 unanswered points en route to the victory.
“In the second half, I don't think we even allowed two first downs,” Johnson said. “We played a lot better up front on both sides in the second half. Our guys settled down and really responded well in the second half.”
Being a punter is often an overlooked position to have. To Johnson, the punting capabilities of sophomore Demetrius Brown was one of the keys that helped see the Rebels to their second half comeback.
“Demetrius Brown came up huge for us tonight,” Johnson said. “The rain had started flooding. He boomed a 48-yard punt for us in the pouring down rain. That was crucial for us and flipped the field. He really, really has got a leg.”
Reeltown (2-1, 1-0) takes on winless Barbour County next Friday at home, in an attempt to win three consecutive games. | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/reeltown-wins-big-on-the-road-over-goshen/article_6ce60796-30bd-11ed-8619-9fa9930e7847.html | 2022-09-10T09:44:59Z | alexcityoutlook.com | control | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/reeltown-wins-big-on-the-road-over-goshen/article_6ce60796-30bd-11ed-8619-9fa9930e7847.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“We came out and didn’t play real well,” Dadeville coach Roger McDonald said. “We made a few mistakes in the first half letting them get up 10-0.”
A defensive mistake allowed a Saks touchdown.
“We told them when [Saks] scored on the screen what they were going to run,” McDonald said. “We called a timeout. The young guys just didn’t see the back leak out there. They made a good play there.”
But McDonald’s Tigers didn’t get down. Tiger quarterback Jordan Rambo found Phil Dowdell to move the ball 50 yards down field just shy of scoring.
“We came back and hit that long pass to Phil,” McDonald said. “We thought we could take some deep shots on them. That 10 spot, if we probably didn’t jump offsides one time, we let them go down there and score.”
Dadeville went into the locker room down 10-7 on a six-yard touchdown from Ivory Riggsbee. The Tigers came out and let Saks score another field goal. But then the Tigers took over.
“We fought our guts out on them,” McDonald said. “We played really well on defense.”
Dadeville got Avontae Wilson back on the field and McDonald said his performance showed he was back.
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“You can’t run to his side,” McDonald said.
With about eight minutes left in the game, Saks ran at Wilson. Wilson did more than stop the Wildcat runner. Wilson stripped the ball and returned the fumble 40 yards for the touchdown.
“It was huge,” McDonald said. “It’s huge having him on the field.”
McDonald said it was nice to get Wilson on the field but he wasn’t the only Tiger to perform well.
“It was just a whole team effort and everyone found a way to win,” McDonald said. “Brandez [Eason] had a great run to help us.”
Eason would scamper 40 yards for the Tigers first touchdown of the second half.
DaQuan Doss ran the ball 11 times for 38 yards. Eason carried the ball four times for 47 yards.
Rambo completed six of 10 passes for 90 yards.
Now the Tigers look to fix the first half mistakes.
“Saks has a good football team,” McDonald said. “They have a really good team. We will go look at film and figure out what we got to fix.”
Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.
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DELMARVA FORECAST
Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy with a low chance of a stray shower to the south. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain less than 20 percent.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers developing. Highs around 80°F. Some downpours and thunder possible. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday: Scattered showers with a few embedded downpours and rumbles of thunder. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tuesday: Lingering showers and thunder early, then slow clearing in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
FORECAST DISCUSSION
Normal high: 81°F. Normal low: 62°F.
*Abnormally high tides may cause minor coastal and tidal river flooding this weekend.*
High pressure will help us start our weekend off mostly sunny, but the high will slide offshore throughout the day, causing winds to gradually shift to a more southerly direction. Cloud cover will start to increase in the afternoon. Highs will reach the low to mid 80s with a wind from the northeast shifting to the southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
As southerly winds increase humidity over Delmarva, this will prime the atmosphere for our next weather maker: a storm system over the Midwest that will combine with an upper low from the South to bring some much needed rainfall to the region.
On Sunday, showers will develop throughout the day. Convective signals are weak, but some gusty downpours and rumbles of thunder will be possible as a warm front slides over Delmarva. Clouds and rain will keep temperatures down to about 80°F.
Showers and embedded thunder will continue on Monday as Delmarva gets positioned in the "warm sector" which is the area between a departing warm front and approaching cold front. This will be characterized by warm and humid conditions that will continue to fuel showers and thunder through Monday night as the cold front approaches with an increased chance of thunder into early Tuesday morning.
Then, Delmarva will settle into a drier regime later in the week with temperatures at or slightly above normal. One long-range model is suggesting a coastal low might develop mid-week that could bring rain late in the week, but other models are not suggesting this, so we're sticking with a dry late week forecast.
Drought conditions continue to expand across Delmarva, with most of the peninsula under abnormally dry conditions, and severe drought now developing in portions of eastern Sussex County, Delaware. Any rain in the coming week will be welcome, but the downpours do not help the drought situation much.
In the tropics, Hurricane "Earl" continues to spin in the Atlantic. Some direct effects are possible in Newfoundland, but otherwise, high surf is likely along the East Coast.
Elsewhere, a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands has a low chance of development and is not an immediate threat to the United States at this time. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/nice-saturday-welcome-rain-arrives-sunday/article_d5b7d23e-30e2-11ed-b250-df68679392fe.html | 2022-09-10T09:51:44Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/nice-saturday-welcome-rain-arrives-sunday/article_d5b7d23e-30e2-11ed-b250-df68679392fe.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Artist Steve Snell spent this summer paddling the Missouri River, the longest in the United States. Beginning in June, he took 88 days to paddle 2,341 miles — from the headwaters in Three Forks, Montana, to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it merges with the Mississippi River.
Along the river’s gravel bars and lakes, Snell encountered rough weather, angry cows, swarms of mosquitoes and hard paddling. As he traveled, Snell created paintings and videos that tell the story of his adventures on the Mighty Mo.
"I met so many people and I made more friends, I think, over this last summer than I probably have over the last five years, which really surprised me, being alone as much as I was," Snell says.
Snell’s been back in Kansas City for about a week now. He’s been busy processing the photos and video he captured while on his trip, and says he’ll spend the next several months sifting though all the footage.
"I really took my time for that first month, like throughout Montana. I'd wake up and paint and drink coffee," Snell says. "I was poking along. But it was also a very scenic and beautiful area, and I wasn't in a hurry to get through it."
Snell also painted 90 large watercolors and some 30 postcard-sized ones. While facing the elements on the river, Snell carefully packed finished paintings into an envelope to be mailed back home. He hasn’t seen many of the watercolors since the day he painted them so, as he unpacks each one, Snell is flooded with memories from his trip.
Encounters with insects on the banks of the Missouri inspired a watercolor he titled “Last Night in Montana (The mosquitos were terrible).”
“They were so thick that, like, I couldn't even like keep the brush on the paper for more than a few seconds without just constantly swatting my legs or complaining,” Snell remembers.
At the time, Snell says he was certain he’d failed to make a good painting.
“I thought, 'This is the worst painting ever because I can't focus, because the bugs are so bad.' But the next day I really liked this one,” Snell says. “Now it's one of my favorites — but it was painful to make.”
Summer mosquitoes are not a new problem on the Missouri River. In July 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition faced an onslaught of the tiny beasts. Troublesome clouds of mosquitoes drove Meriwether Lewis to complain bitterly in his diary.
"The Musquetos and knats are more troublesome here if possible than they were at the White bear Islands. I sent a man to the canoes for my musquetoe bier (netting) which I had neglected to bring with me, as it is impossible to sleep a moment without being defended against the attacks of these most tormenting of all insects."
For Snell, the paintings that are the most challenging to make are often the most remarkable.
"I think sometimes when I have less physical control, those are the paintings that I think are better," Snell says. "If there's a 50-mile-an-hour wind or like a ton of mosquitoes or a thunderstorm, somehow I'm able to make a painting that surprises me in a more interesting way."
All summer long, Snell’s progress on the river was determined by the weather. It’s not unusual for high winds to keep paddlers hunkered down for days or weeks at a time, so many of Snell's paintings from the upper Missouri River are clustered around the stormy days he was unable to travel.
“If it was a nice, calm, beautiful day, I felt that I really needed to take that time to just make as many miles as I could,” Snell says.
In late June, Snell was on Fort Peck Lake when a brewing storm sent him scrambling for shore.
“The whitecaps kicked up and it very quickly goes from, ‘I got this,’ to, ‘I need to get off the lake as quickly as I can,’” Snell remembers.
While waiting for the clouds to part, Snell painted “Storm Rolling In, Ft. Peck Lake.” Four hours later, the winds were calm and he was able to get back on the water.
On the lower Missouri River, Snell's paddling became much easier. He was even able to make several paintings from his canoe.
“There was good current and long stretches of relatively straight water, so I could use my feet to control the rudder system and make a painting on the boat,” he says.
Snell's first attempt painting on the water resulted in the work “From the Canoe Near Rulo, Nebraska.” It’s now one of Snell’s favorite watercolors.
Snell says he set out to create an updated portrait of the Missouri River, showing the mark that humans have made. But once he got on the river, his interests changed. A few of his paintings feature a subtle power line or a bridge, but most show little evidence of humans.
“You're getting my my point of view, and even then it's getting selected down to what am I interested in painting,” Snell says, “For me, it's the river and the color.”
Snell says this trip and the paintings he’s made have deepened his connection the the Missouri River.
“I love this river,” Snell says. “I feel like there's this lifelong bond, and I want to go back. Going through the video footage is kind of hard because you see these things, you know, like — oh! I could be there right now. I could totally go back right now.” | https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-09-10/kansas-city-artist-makes-it-home-after-paddling-all-2-341-miles-of-the-missouri-river | 2022-09-10T10:00:20Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-09-10/kansas-city-artist-makes-it-home-after-paddling-all-2-341-miles-of-the-missouri-river | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
At one time in the early 20th century, Kansas City was home to the Wettest Block in the World, setting the record for most saloons in a city block, down near State Line Road in the West Bottoms.
The first breweries in the Kansas City region cropped up in the 1850s (before that, most beer was homebrewed) and even Prohibition couldn’t keep Kansas City from its beer, which flowed through the wide open world of the Pendergast-era, though it did officially tank the local commercial breweries.
Then, in the 1970s, the craft beer movement started to develop, leading to the founding of Boulevard Brewing Company in 1989 here in Kansas City. The rest, they say, is history.
Craft-, micro- and home-brewing are common nowadays, serving as a source of local interest and pride. There are over 30 breweries in and around Kansas City with more anticipated to open in the year to come. So many breweries and tap houses are located in the Crossroads that it's sometimes referred to as Brewer’s Alley or Brewery Row.
From the early styles brewed by German immigrants to the artisanal varieties brewmasters tinker with today, here’s a virtual flight of interesting brews to help jump start your taste explorations.
Cold IPAs
IPAs are one of the most popular beer styles in the region, but even then there are quite a few varieties to this hop-forward favorite.
Cold IPA is a newer style of beer, introduced in Oregon in 2018. It’s fermented at lower temperatures than typical for an ale (more like a lager), for a crisp, full-bodied, almost citrusy flavor.
Casual Animal, located in the Crossroads, brewed up a Cold IPA as part of its Local Motive program. The brewery selected KCUR as its nonprofit partner for September and October, with a portion of each pint sold from the “give-back tap” donated to KCUR. KCUR and Classical KC staffers even pitched in on brew day.
Stay tuned for KCUR-hosted events at Casual Animal, including a "Harp-y Hour" performance by Classical KC’s own Brooke Knoll on Thursday, Sept. 29, playing pop favorites on harp.
Wild fermented beers
Wild fermented beers are the OG of the beer world and opportunities for variety are endless. It’s a process a bit more scattershot than brewing’s typical exacting process: yeasts extracted from different sources, such as flowers or fruits, mix in the air, the barrels left open.
And how Crane Brewing Company does like to experiment. “Since… each wild fermented beer is unique, we don't have any that we really brew more than once,” says Crane co-founder Chris Meyers. Crane shares these somewhat-eccentric small batch rewards in their taproom in Raytown.
Though there is a distinctive tang to wild ales, these are different from sour beers — another Crane specialty. Sours are made from cultivated yeasts and have more predictable (and reproducible) results. Crane cranks out a cadre of Berliner Weiss, including the popular Tea Weisse which, brewed with berry rooibos tea, has a pleasing bit of pucker.
Fans of sours and wild beer should keep a look out for the lesser-available lambic, which appear from time to time on local taps.
You can learn about the wild fermentation process and check out Crane’s Barrel Room during weekly tours, Saturdays at 2 p.m.
BONUS: KCUR celebrates not one, but two brewery collaborations this month. On Sept. 28, Crane Brewing launches an IPA called “The Brewshound,” in support of the KC Media Collective.
Tropical stout
Hold onto summer a wee bit longer with a tropical stout. The yet-to-open Vine Street Brewery collaborated with Independence's Apex Aleworks for a fresh new brew called Off the Vine.
The release party is Saturday, Sept. 10 from 7-10 p.m., and the brew will be available at Apex’s taproom. Tropical stouts tend to be sweet and fruity, with a roasty quality.
Many of the local craft brewmasters got their start with homebrewing. Apex Aleworks also sells brewing supplies and hosts classes for beginning homebrewers. Class size is small and often sells out, so if you’re curious, plan and reserve your space ahead.
Only 1% of breweries in the United States are Black-owned, and Vine Street is slated to be the first here in Kansas City, situated in the Historic 18th and Vine District. Stay tuned for more collaborations and interesting brews as they continue work on their beer line-up and brewery.
Historical brew: Pale lager
Well, OK, pale lager isn’t a particularly new beer style… in fact, this style is one of the first introduced in our region, with versions brewed up by Weston Brewing Company, George Muehlebach Brewing Company and Heim Brewing during the late 1800s.
KCUR contributor and author Pete Dulin wrote about it in his book, “Kansas City Beer: A History of Brewing in the Heartland,” published in 2016.
It’s also not an uncommon brew, as the basis for many commercial brewing operations. But it’s been reclaimed by the craft beer movement, with a few local brewers reviving the popular styles from yesteryear. Revisiting this beer style makes it clear why it’s been the go-to for nearly two hundred years.
Free State Brewing, which opened in Lawrence, in 1989, was the first brewery to operate in Kansas since Prohibition, and includes a pale lager in their flagship beers. KCUR learned about the history of the brewery back in 2016. Also, Free State's Octoberfest — rated as one of the world's best Märzen/Octoberfest — is now on shelves and ready for your tasting!
The Weston Brewing Company, originally established in 1842, was resuscitated by two brewing buddies in 2005 and includes a few historically inspired beers, including their Royal Lager. They also brew a hot pepper ale for O’Malley’s 1842 Pub that is sure to get all your senses tingling.
KC Bier Co., established in Waldo in 2014, follows authentic German brewing techniques. They make a Helles Lager (helles meaning pale or light) called Heim Beer exclusively for the J. Rieger & Co. Distillery. The distillery is located where Heim Brothers Brewery once thrived in the East Bottoms during the late 19th century and into the 20th. This throwback favorite is served at The Hey! Hey! Club and The Electric Park Garden Bar, both references to a Kansas City of old.
Whatever your preferred beer style, most breweries in Kansas City are going to have versatile seasonals, steady stalwarts and surprising experimental beers. Brewers around the metro welcome and challenge the curious beer-drinker. To aid in explorations, Visit KC’s “Kansas City Tap Tour” includes deals with breweries at over 20 locations, all around the region. Cheers! | https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-09-10/kansas-city-breweries-beers-innovative-new | 2022-09-10T10:00:26Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-09-10/kansas-city-breweries-beers-innovative-new | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The historic Katz Drug Store building standing on the corner of Westport Road and Main Street in midtown Kansas City is getting a major face lift. The roof has been removed, exposing the steel frame of the building, the back wall has been torn out and wired fences surround the block.
Aided by a City Council-approved tax incentive package, St. Louis developer Lux Living plans to turn the former drug store into amenities for a 192-unit luxury apartment complex that Lux is developing nearby at a cost of $37.6 million. The developer’s plan calls for constructing a fitness center, rooftop pool, audio studio and co-working spaces for apartment residents.
With the area rezoned with an urban renewal designation, Lux Living must meet certain requirements, including constructing a pedestrian path, securing approval for a streetscape plan and ensuring that the roof over outdoor seating on the new building does not obscure the iconic Katz tower.
The Katz building was built in the 1930s and was placed on Historic Kansas City’s “most endangered buildings” list in 2019. Redeemer Fellowship Church bought the building at auction in 2019 and sold it to Lux in January. For a few years, the space supported local artists.
Fourth District Councilman Eric Bunch, whose district includes Midtown, said he supports the project because it creates more housing and preserves the building’s historic structure. Ultimately, he said, that will mean a more densely populated Midtown neighborhood.
“Part of my job is to ensure that we increase the tax base and that we do that by bringing in more residents,” Bunch said.
Bunch noted that Midtown used to be more densely populated than it is now.
“I think it's a good thing to have more neighbors,” he said. “More people living off the streetcar means more people riding the streetcar, more people riding other forms of public transit, more people walking. The neighborhoods become safer.”
Kevin Klinkenberg, executive director of Midtown KC Now, said he was encouraged to see the project moving ahead.
“To have the streetcar coming down Main Street, to have new development that has density to it and walkability — those are the kinds of things that we've been hoping for all along,” Klinkenberg said.
Initially, Lux Living asked the city for a 15-year tax abatement for the project: 75% for 10 years and 50% for the next five years.
The tax incentive plan ultimately approved by the City Council provides a 75% tax abatement over 10 years and $600,000 from the Midtown Public Infrastructure Advisory Committee fund, which uses sales tax dollars for infrastructure projects.
Pushback from residents
The journey from the initial project proposal to final approval was rocky at times.
In January, before the sale of the building was completed, Kansas City resident Dylan Pyles gathered signatures on a letter urging Redeemer Fellowship not to sell the building, arguing the project would contribute to the displacement of longtime Midtown residents.
The letter gathered more than 200 signatures. Pyles said he was disappointed the church went forward with the sale.
“When they took over the other buildings that they own on that block, they had an opportunity to work against and resist the trends of gentrification that were happening in Midtown, as well as the trends of displacement,” Pyles said. “And at every turn, in my opinion, they've made a decision to work in service of those trends and to actually further them along.”
He added: “There's a history … in Kansas City of building specifically around real estate interests and development, and not around what's actually affordable for the people who live in the city.”
Controversy has also surrounded the developer. While Lux Living has invested millions of dollars in apartment buildings in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that renters experienced problems with maintenance, security and unfinished units when they moved in.
Earlier this year, when Lux Living sought tax abatements for another apartment complex along Kansas City’s Berkley Riverfront, it did not disclose to Port KC that its chief executive, Victor Alston, was sanctioned in 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Commission when he led a different California-based company.
The SEC found that Alston broke accounting rules and banned him from serving as an officer or director of a publicly traded company for five years. He was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
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As Kent joins the country in a period of national mourning following the sad death of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II, tributes are flooding in for Her Majesty. The county is remembering fondly her several visits over the years, where she brought her unique warmth and was always resplendent in her trademark colourful outfits.
Her 70-year reign cemented her as the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her incredible legacy and devotion to a life of service will be remembered for generations.
During her reign she made many significant impacts but one that changed the Royal Family forever was a touching gesture she made for her great-granddaughter, Princess Charlotte, reports the Mirror.
Read more: Key new role for Princess Beatrice
The history-making move saved the seven-yearold from the unfair shift in royal status that impacted her own daughter, Anne, Princess Royal, and bumped her down the line of succession simply because of her gender, the Daily Express reports.
Charlotte - who will one day inherit the prestigious Princess Royal title from her great-aunt - is the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall, and is the couple's middle child between her older brother Prince George and younger brother Prince Louis.
This puts her in the same position that Princess Anne was in when she was born as the Queen's second child, but when she was young, a royal law meant Anne was moved down the line of succession when her brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were born because sons took precedence over daughters.
However, ahead of the birth of Prince William and Duchess Catherine's first child, the Queen issued the Succession of the Crown Act, which updated discriminatory royal laws and meant that their child would have equal right to the throne regardless of their gender.
As a boy, George's place as third - and now second - in line to the throne did not change, but the Queen's rule meant that Charlotte kept her place and was not bumped down when Louis arrived.
Constitutional expert Iain MacMarthanne explained: "The 2013 Act sought to bring multiple pieces of outdated and discriminatory legislation relating to the monarchy up to date. Through this Act male primogeniture was abolished, allowing the firstborn child irrespective of gender to become heir apparent.
"The disqualification from inheriting the throne by marrying a Catholic was removed; and the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 was repealed, resulting in only the first six in line to the throne being required to obtain the sovereign's permission."
And that's not the only law that the Queen updated to benefit Prince William's children either, as she also changed a 1917 royal warrant that would have prevented the trio from taking HRH titles.
The Queen changed the law ahead of George's birth in 2013, which echoed a change her father, King George VI, had made in 1948 to ensure his grandchildren would be able to take on royal titles.
Mr MacMarthanne added: "Under George V's 1917 Warrant determining who and who could not be an HRH, the children of the then Princess Elizabeth of Edinburgh would fall foul of it until such times as she became Queen. As a female Elizabeth could not pass on to her children the styles and titles of HRH and prince and princess, only male children of a sovereign could.
"When in 1948 she was due to give birth it was realised that any child she had, despite being second in line to the throne, would not have royal status and be born a ‘commoner'. Accordingly, her father, George VI, issued Letters Patent regulating the situation and ensured that in this instance, as Elizabeth was heir to the throne, her children would enjoy the style HRH and have the title prince or princess.
"The Queen herself was called upon to make a similar change when it came to the birth of Prince George. As the great-grandson of the sovereign, he, like Prince Charles before him, would have been born without royal style or title under George V's Warrant of 1917.
"Just as her father had done it took the Queen issuing Letters Patent to remedy the situation."
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The Big Cat Sanctuary in Ashford has announced the death of Nuwara, one of its smallest and most favourite cats. Nuwara was a rusty-spotted cat, who was popular among staff and guests alike for her big personality.
Nuwara arrived at the sanctuary in 2011 at 11 months old. She was put to sleep on Wednesday, September 7 aged 12 after suffering some health problems.
The statement said: "At the end of July, we started to notice that Nuwara’s belly seemed a little swollen. Gradually she became bigger, and investigations pointed towards issues with her heart.
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"Despite attempting various medications, we were unable to slow the fluid build up which had direct welfare impacts as Nuwara was becoming increasingly uncomfortable. It was therefore decided, with the support of our incredible veterinary team, that we were no longer able to provide good welfare for our tiniest family member, and it was in her best interest to say goodbye.
"Although this is a very difficult loss, we must be encouraged by the fact that Nuwara was 12 years old. The maximum age for a rusty.
"She had a fabulous life with us at the Sanctuary and she inspired so many guests to really take notice of how incredible small cats can be. Guests often come for the big cats and leave having a new love for small cats and much of this is down to Nuwara."
Nuwara was the favourite cat of 60% of the guests to the lodges, and staff said she 'immediately captured the hearts of everyone who caught sight of her', with people often remarking how she resembled Shrek's Puss in Boots because of her 'beautiful big eyes and gorgeous terracotta coat'.
The statement continued: "Despite being the smallest cat on earth, she had an enormous impact and left an enormous impression. This tiny Puss in Boots has left very large boots to fill."
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Does anyone remember a Hot Wheels set back in the early 2000s where you had your own garage and could separate a car’s chassis from its body and essentially have the shell hanging in the air as you imagined repairing its underside? Well, I was lucky enough to have this set, and I can remember always wondering what it would be like if I could do the same in the real world. You know, mixing and matching different shells with different chassis.
Of course, with die-casts and other toy cars it’s a walk in the park; in the real world it’s a lot more difficult. It is, however, exactly what Matz Steenbuch did with his 2021 ‘Supermatz’, as he likes to call it.
The 37-year-old from Sweden has been a huge fan of hot rods for as long as he can remember daydreaming about owning one. Matz wishes he could have experienced hot rod culture back in the ’60s, which is kind of like me and ’90s Japan.
I caught up with Matz at Gatebil Mantorp earlier in the summer, and spent some time chatting about his build as I shot it on track one day after the sessions had stopped.
Matz’ interest in everything motor-related began at a young age, and this passion fuelled what would become his ultimate track machine – this BMW-powered Hudson Super Six.
How does one come up with the idea to mix two very different vehicles? A Ford Tudor was always on Matz’ mind for this mash-up, but these have never been easy to find in Scandinavia. The Hudson filled this void after Matz’ friend stumbled upon it in the woods. The other factor is that most of Matz’ friends drive BMWs, so he knew that the brand’s V8s were both reliable and easily modified.
As it sits today, the floorpan and everything around it came from a crashed BMW E39 540i.
Mixing the two cars wasn’t a walk in the park though.
The front carriage, which was the hardest part to figure out due to geometry, had to be moved forward in order for the empty shell to fit and to counter the extra length in the back. Furthermore, the rear part of the chassis had to be shortened. Since the car doesn’t really have any wheel arches, to make it look like it’s slammed on the ground, the roof has been chopped by 9cm and the entire body was dropped.
Speaking of drop, the suspension consists of custom-made upper support arms with custom pushrod suspension in the front, while the back relies on off-the-shelf coilovers for the 540i. The 19-inch wheels are shod in Dunlop Sport Maxx RTs measuring 255/40 in the front and 275/35 in the rear.
The star of the show is the exposed BMW M62B44 4.4L V8 with a GReddy turbo. A lot of custom work went into the engine, and Matz says it’s now spitting out 523hp and 682Nm. Most of the custom pipework was done by Matz himself in order to achieve the exact look he was going for.
Everything is easier said than done though. Matz had never built a car of this magnitude before and had nothing to compare it to, so he learnt as he went and mostly relied on his gut instinct for the direction.
Everything inside the car is either brand new or custom made. When Matz picked up the shell from the woods north-east of Stockholm, nature had well and truly taken over and the interior had totally succumbed to the elements.
Swing open the doors today and you see that comfort has been thrown out the window. This was not made for Sunday drives with the kids, but maximum track fun.
Aluminium panels, a new floor, freshly trimmed roof and a rally-inspired roll cage painted in a BMW gold hue is what you’ll find inside. The best part is that Matz did all this work himself, too.
Matz sandblasted the entire Hudson shell at the beginning of the build, and as that turned up the need for some extensive rust remedy work, he left the bodywork to the professionals before it was painted in BMW Frozen Dark Grey. A custom rear diffuser was made to accommodate the 3-inch quad exhaust from a BMW M5.
Matz’ biggest reward from this build is all the interest it generates when he brings it out to events. While shooting the creation, we even had law enforcement stop by to check out the build and pose for a picture.
The Supermatz took four years to complete, driving out of Matz’ garage last year, but he isn’t done with custom car building. Matz now has his mind set on a new project involving a BMW V10 engine and a hot rod. I for one cannot wait to see how his ideas and skills come together for that.
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LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been officially announced as Britain’s monarch Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.
Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but Saturday's accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.
The ceremony at St. James’s Palace, a royal residence in London, is attended by the Accession Council, made up of senior politicians and officials who advise the monarch. They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king will then join them to make a series of oaths and declarations.
It’s the first time the ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/charles-formally-proclaimed-king | 2022-09-10T10:27:29Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/charles-formally-proclaimed-king | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been officially announced as Britain’s monarch Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.
Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but Saturday's accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.
The ceremony at St. James’s Palace, a royal residence in London, is attended by the Accession Council, made up of senior politicians and officials who advise the monarch. They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king will then join them to make a series of oaths and declarations.
It’s the first time the ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/charles-formally-proclaimed-king | 2022-09-10T10:27:29Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/charles-formally-proclaimed-king | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Missing person East Lothian: Nine-year-old boy Austin McGovern goes missing from Dunbar
Police are appealing for help to find a nine-year-old boy who has gone missing from an East Lothian town.
Austin McGovern was last seen near Rowan Street, Dunbar, at around 7pm on Friday night (September 9), police said.
The nine-year-old, who lives in Dunbar, has not been seen since and there are concerns for his welfare.
Police describe him as 4ft 4ins, white, “stocky build” with light brown hair. He was wearing a red T-shirt and black trousers, police said.
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During what has been a very busy spring, summer and fall of baseball, Bryce Eldridge, by his count, has worn nine different uniforms playing for various teams.
The favorite and most significant attire the Madison High School senior says he has been able to sport during that stretch is the current outfit he wears as a member of the 18-under National Team USA baseball squad. Eldridge was chosen to the final 20-player elite roster earlier this month as a pitcher/first baseman, fulfilling a longtime goal.
“When I found out I made the team, it was the happiest moment ever,” the 17-year-old Eldridge said. “It has been a grind to make it because there is so much talent to go against, but it has always been a dream to wear a USA uniform.”
Eldridge was one of 100 players initially chosen for the 18-under tryouts. He made the field when it was cut to 41. Then, by being one of the best hitters and pitchers, he was selected to the final 20 after a five-day training camp in Fort Myers, Fla.
He is representing the U.S. in the 12-team World Baseball Confederation 18-under World Cup competition, being held this month in Florida. Eldridge likely will start at first base and be the closer on the mound.
As a result of the tryouts and playing in the World Cup, Eldridge will miss about a month of school, after attending classes the first two days at Madison last month.
“I was able to stay pretty calm and confident during the tryouts, and I played well,” Eldridge said.
Madison head baseball coach Mark Gjormand said it was no big surprise to him that Eldridge made the final roster. The coach explained Eldridge prepared for the tryouts by playing on top-quality travel and select teams this summer and participating in showcase and other significant competitions, including the Perfect Game All-American Classic.
“Bryce has all the tools and talent, checks all the boxes, he is rated the No. 1 two-position player by Perfect Game and he is performing so well, and he has all summer,” Gjormand said. “Plus, he prepared himself for this, set his sight on making the team and worked so hard.”
Eldridge is one of two players from Virginia on the team, with pitcher Blake Dickerson of Virginia Beach the other.
At 6-foot-71/2, Eldridge is a power-hitting left-handed batter. On the mound, he throws right-handed, with a fastball clocked in the upper 90s. He has committed to play Division I college baseball at the University of Alabama, and is projected to be selected high in the 2023 Major League Draft.
Eldridge said making the 18-under roster makes up for the disappointment of not being selected for the final 15-under Team USA roster a few years ago. He was injured during the tryout process, and not selected.
During a recent stretch during the 18-under tryouts and exhibition games for Team USA, Eldridge went 4 for 6 with a homer, double, two singles, six RBI and two walks.
At Madison, Eldridge was a member of the Warhawks’ 2021 state-championship baseball team, but played in only eight games (batting .466 with two homers) this past spring, and didn’t pitch, because of a lingering hamstring injury.
“We look forward to the springtime when we will have a healthy Bryce back on our team for the full season and see what kind of mark he can leave on this region,” Gjormand said.
Prior to high school, Eldridge was an all-star standout for various Vienna Little League teams.
NOTE: Eldridge is the second Madison player under Gjormand to make a final 18-under Team USA roster. Pitcher/infielder Andy McGuire was on the 2013 squad. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/madison-senior-makes-team-usa-baseball-squad/article_9b945772-30eb-11ed-a001-67e997d3ecd4.html | 2022-09-10T10:35:26Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/madison-senior-makes-team-usa-baseball-squad/article_9b945772-30eb-11ed-a001-67e997d3ecd4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Bishop O’Connell Knights are doing something historic in girls varsity field hockey this season.
The private-school team has matches scheduled against all three of its Arlington public-school rivals – the Washington-Liberty Generals at home at 4 p.m. Sept. 12, the defending Class 6 state champion Yorktown Patriots at home at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19, and the Wakefield Warriors on the road Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The Wakefield match was a late addition when the Warriors had an opening on their schedule.
Second-year O’Connell coach Megan Sullivan set up the matches. She initially wanted to schedule an all-Arlington tournament with the four teams, but that could not be arranged. She said scheduling each team was the second-best option.
“I wanted to do this from day one when I became the coach,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan began the Arlington Field Hockey recreation program in 2019, an organization for players in grades 3 through 8 with 250 players and a long waiting list. Since she has coached many of the players on the various rosters of the Arlington teams through that program, Sullivan thought it would only be natural if the four high-school programs played during the regular season.
“I know a lot of the girls, so starting Arlington Field Hockey sparked the idea for these games,” Sullivan said.
As for O’Connell’s season, the Knights opened their campaign with a 1-0 overtime home victory over St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes in non-conference competition. Ellen Kaht scored the tip-in goal off of a penalty corner and assist from Madi Sullivan.
Kaht, a senior, received the team’s Golden Ball Player of the Game award.
O’Connell hopes to continue its winning ways this fall after recording the first winning season in program history last fall with a final 8-7 overall record. The Knights also made the semifinals of their conference tournament last season, and qualified for the Division I state tourney for the first time.
The coach attributed the success to teaching the players the basics of the sport. Sullivan said the Knights will play a tough schedule with non-league games against the Arlington teams and match versus traditional state power Collegiate.
“To get better and be challenged, you have to play the best,” Sullivan said.
O’Connell’s other seniors are Olivia Mann, Meredith Peterson, Tara O’Brien, Mia Young, Mary Nachmann, Sawyer Carlitti, Aileen Kent and Nycole Steward. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/oconnell-field-hockey-team-will-play-each-arlington-rival/article_f1c6735a-30eb-11ed-8693-8370f86ea37a.html | 2022-09-10T10:35:32Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/oconnell-field-hockey-team-will-play-each-arlington-rival/article_f1c6735a-30eb-11ed-8693-8370f86ea37a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hutchinson: 10 predictions and hot takes for the 49ers’ 2022 campaign
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“I always say the football field is an amazing truth for human behavior, if you’re paying attention,” Young said. “Trey’s experience over the next six months is a real-life example for all of us to watch and learn how he does it. How I would feel about it? How do I deal with the emotions of it all? Football can be pretty informative on life.
“If it’s true on the football field, it’s true. Because there’s no place to lie. There’s a field. There’s a score. There are 80,000 witnesses. Human behavior that happens on the football field, it’s the truth of human behavior. If you want to study human behavior, watch it on the football field. Players fumble. People metaphorically fumble all the time, but you don’t see their reaction. We get to actually see somebody fumble. What do they do? How do they react? How do they respond? We see the interceptions. We see it all.
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“In 2019, Kittle suffered what the team termed a groin injury in practice two days before a 20-7 win over the Rams, was listed as questionable and had eight catches for 103 yards. He said his current injury is “mildly” similar.” | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/10/23345670/49ers-news-chicago-predictions-trey-lance-jimmy-g-bears-kittle-injury-groin-available-practice-nfl | 2022-09-10T10:36:51Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/10/23345670/49ers-news-chicago-predictions-trey-lance-jimmy-g-bears-kittle-injury-groin-available-practice-nfl | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Australia's one-day cricket captain Aaron Finch will retire from the format's international matches following Sunday's final game of a three-match series against New Zealand, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.
Finch, who has captained Australia 54 times in his 145 one-day matches, will continue to lead the country's Twenty20 side including at this year's World Cup, which the Australians will host from October 16.
"It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memories," Finch said in a statement.
"I have been extremely fortunate to be a part of some brilliant one-day sides. Equally, I have been blessed by all those I have played with and the many people behind the scenes.
"It is time now to give a new leader the best possible opportunity to prepare for and win the next World Cup. I thank all of those who have helped and supported my journey to this point."
Finch's retirement comes with the 35-year-old in a poor run of batting form in the one-day game.
He made a second-ball duck in Australia's 113-run victory over New Zealand on Thursday, the fifth time in 13 one-day innings this year that he has failed to score a run.
Despite his lack of runs, Finch took three catches and played his captaincy role with aplomb as the home side successfully defended a tally of 196.
"On behalf of Australian Cricket, I would like to congratulate Aaron on his vast contribution as captain of the Australian men's ODI team and as a wonderful exponent of the 50-over format," Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said.
"Aaron is an enormously gifted and determined player whose outstanding deeds with the bat have been matched by his strong and inspiring leadership.
"His decision to step aside from the ODI captaincy now is typical of his selfless approach to the game.
"I'm delighted Aaron will lead the Australian team into the forthcoming ICC men's T20 World Cup where his leadership, experience and tactical nous will be integral to the defence of our T20 World Cup title on home soil." | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/10/finch-to-retire-from-odis-after-new-zealand-series.html | 2022-09-10T10:42:56Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/10/finch-to-retire-from-odis-after-new-zealand-series.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Soulati Shepherd founded the performance collective Alphabet Rockers, the longtime friends wanted to inspire children to make social change. Hip hop seemed the perfect medium.
"When you look at hip hop, it's an invitation to be exactly who you are," said McGaw. "There's also a lot of wordplay, so it's absolutely a root of fun conversation, expression, bravado, listening, all these things that teachers are trying to create."
But Shepherd said they quickly realized something was missing. "What was driving into us is that we had to do it with — versus for — kids," he said.
So they added three of them: Kali de Jesus, Tommy Shepherd III and Maya Fleming, all now teenagers. It worked. The Oakland, California-based collective went on to earn two Grammy Award nominations in the Best Children's Music Album category for their infectiously groovy and smart songs that appeal to kids and adults alike.
Now they've dropped a new album, "The Movement," which showcases upbeat tracks about restorative justice, Juneteenth, and how to create community by having each others' backs.
"Every time they release a new video or tune, we play it for our staff, because it's so uplifting," said Christy Estrovitz, youth services manager for the San Francisco Public Library, which has hosted the Rockers many times over the past decade. "They have intergenerational appeal."
On a recent Wednesday afternoon after school, the collective was in their Oakland studio, and the teenagers were throwing verses back and forth.
"I'm just loving the riffing," said 13-year-old Rockers' member Maya. She joined the group after her dance teacher suggested she check it out. Like all three teenagers, she sings on — and wrote songs for — the new album. "Just doing whatever comes to mind that goes with the song."
Her colleague Tommy III, 14, is the son of Shepherd and has been around the group his entire life; you can see him in early Rockers videos when he was a toddler. He said he joined the group in kindergarten because it felt right.
"It wasn't like I was like automatically in the group just because he was my dad," Tommy III said.
Kali, 13, joined the band in kindergarten, too; he and Tommy III are best friends. "Dang! I've known him longer than half my life!" Kali said.
The two boys enjoy shooting hoops and goofing off outside the studio during breaks. But they have a serious side; the songs they contributed to the new album take an unflinching look at systems of oppression.
"I want to inspire kids to be whatever they want to be in the world without having to think about, 'I don't wanna be like a lawyer because I feel like that's only for white people,' or something like that," said Tommy III of his song, "The Change Up."
"My song, 'Games,' is about the same thing," said Kali. "It targets everybody. It's really showing up the systems that the government is placing on people in everyday life for what they are."
The third youth member of the group, Maya, said she originally saw herself only as a dancer, but being part of the collective helped her to develop other artistic talents. Recently, she performed her song "Our Turn," about coping with the chaos of life under COVID-19, during the Rockers' recent set at a block party thrown by the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
"The message that they utilize is one that is resonant within the museum," said Leslie Walker, who oversees social justice and scholarly programs there. "How they define hip hop as freedom of culture, freedom of expression, and using it as a means for young people to speak about social issues and social justice."
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The Rockers perform all over the country, but when they're home in the Bay Area, they keep busy with concerts and social justice-focused workshops for kids in libraries and schools.
The San Francisco Public Library's Estrovitz said the teenage members are especially inspiring to her young patrons.
"What's really cool [is] in the past few years, they've really seen their youth performers [become] ambassadors and role models," Estrovitz said. "So now I'm seeing younger children looking up, not just at Tommy and Kaitlin, but at the youth."
The collective is hoping "The Movement" will net them a third Grammy nomination this year in the Best Children's Music Album category — this time, maybe it will even be a win.
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When Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Soulati Shepherd founded the performance collective Alphabet Rockers, the longtime friends wanted to inspire children to make social change. Hip hop seemed the perfect medium.
"When you look at hip hop, it's an invitation to be exactly who you are," said McGaw. "There's also a lot of wordplay, so it's absolutely a root of fun conversation, expression, bravado, listening, all these things that teachers are trying to create."
But Shepherd said they quickly realized something was missing. "What was driving into us is that we had to do it with — versus for — kids," he said.
So they added three of them: Kali de Jesus, Tommy Shepherd III and Maya Fleming, all now teenagers. It worked. The Oakland, California-based collective went on to earn two Grammy Award nominations in the Best Children's Music Album category for their infectiously groovy and smart songs that appeal to kids and adults alike.
Now they've dropped a new album, "The Movement," which showcases upbeat tracks about restorative justice, Juneteenth, and how to create community by having each others' backs.
"Every time they release a new video or tune, we play it for our staff, because it's so uplifting," said Christy Estrovitz, youth services manager for the San Francisco Public Library, which has hosted the Rockers many times over the past decade. "They have intergenerational appeal."
On a recent Wednesday afternoon after school, the collective was in their Oakland studio, and the teenagers were throwing verses back and forth.
"I'm just loving the riffing," said 13-year-old Rockers' member Maya. She joined the group after her dance teacher suggested she check it out. Like all three teenagers, she sings on — and wrote songs for — the new album. "Just doing whatever comes to mind that goes with the song."
Her colleague Tommy III, 14, is the son of Shepherd and has been around the group his entire life; you can see him in early Rockers videos when he was a toddler. He said he joined the group in kindergarten because it felt right.
"It wasn't like I was like automatically in the group just because he was my dad," Tommy III said.
Kali, 13, joined the band in kindergarten, too; he and Tommy III are best friends. "Dang! I've known him longer than half my life!" Kali said.
The two boys enjoy shooting hoops and goofing off outside the studio during breaks. But they have a serious side; the songs they contributed to the new album take an unflinching look at systems of oppression.
"I want to inspire kids to be whatever they want to be in the world without having to think about, 'I don't wanna be like a lawyer because I feel like that's only for white people,' or something like that," said Tommy III of his song, "The Change Up."
"My song, 'Games,' is about the same thing," said Kali. "It targets everybody. It's really showing up the systems that the government is placing on people in everyday life for what they are."
The third youth member of the group, Maya, said she originally saw herself only as a dancer, but being part of the collective helped her to develop other artistic talents. Recently, she performed her song "Our Turn," about coping with the chaos of life under COVID-19, during the Rockers' recent set at a block party thrown by the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
"The message that they utilize is one that is resonant within the museum," said Leslie Walker, who oversees social justice and scholarly programs there. "How they define hip hop as freedom of culture, freedom of expression, and using it as a means for young people to speak about social issues and social justice."
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The Rockers perform all over the country, but when they're home in the Bay Area, they keep busy with concerts and social justice-focused workshops for kids in libraries and schools.
The San Francisco Public Library's Estrovitz said the teenage members are especially inspiring to her young patrons.
"What's really cool [is] in the past few years, they've really seen their youth performers [become] ambassadors and role models," Estrovitz said. "So now I'm seeing younger children looking up, not just at Tommy and Kaitlin, but at the youth."
The collective is hoping "The Movement" will net them a third Grammy nomination this year in the Best Children's Music Album category — this time, maybe it will even be a win.
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Soldiers from the Royal Omani Army and the U.S. Army consider planning factors during exercise Inferno Creek 2022. Inferno Creek 22 is a recurring exercise designed to strengthen relationships between the U.S. and the Royal Army of Oman. The exercise provides both countries to build proficiency in critical mission areas, gain shared understanding of each other’s forces, and support long-term regional partnerships. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Matt Keane & Capt. Titus Firmin)
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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment are resupplied with aerial packages during an airborne operation on Bayonet Drop Zone at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 9, 2022.
Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)
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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment provides route security with a vehicle mounted M240B machine gun and a BGM-71 TOW missile launcher during an airborne operation on Bayonet Drop Zone at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 9, 2022.
Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)
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