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SEATTLE — For decades, people who trace their roots to Latin America or Spain have used the word “Latino” or “Hispanic” to describe themselves.
But over the last few years, conversations surrounding ethnicity and gender identity have become more conventional.
With these conversations came new terminologies that have left some people confused about which word to use.
Some of those terms include Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine.
Latino refers to a male from a Latin American country, while Latina references a female.
Latinx is a relatively new term that recently gained popularity in academic and some progressive circles. It’s used to describe a person of Latin American origin or descent.
Latine is noted significantly as an LGBTQIA+ and gender-inclusive alternative to Hispanic and Latino.
So, who uses which term?
KING 5 producer Chelsea Hernandez spoke with members of the community to explore some of these confusions. The majority of the answers echo one main idea; people are more than just their labels.
“Latinx… Latine is the newest one that I’ve heard… I don’t even know if I’m pronouncing it correctly. L-A-T-I-N-E?” said Jolinda Hernandez, a teacher.
“I came up with the conclusion that people that don’t want to identify themselves as she or he, like to use the term Latinx,” said Sylvia Rubio, human services director at El Centro de la Raza.
“I think the younger generation will move towards Latinx because I’m seeing that now,” Rubio said.
According to the Pew Research Center, the emergence of Latinx coincides with a global movement to introduce gender-neutral nouns and pronouns into many languages whose grammar has traditionally used male or female constructions. In the U.S., the first uses of Latinx appeared more than a decade ago. It was also added to the English dictionary in 2018, reflecting its greater use.
“I thought this was good because we are being inclusive of people’s gender identity,” Hernandez said.
Even though Latinx pushes inclusivity, only about one in four people who identify as Hispanic or Latino have heard of the term. That's according to a bilingual Pew Research Center survey conducted in December 2019. Researchers surveyed 3,030 Hispanic adults in the U.S., questioning all participants about their awareness of the term Latinx. They found only 23% of adults who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino have heard of the term Latinx, and just 3% say they use it to describe themselves.
“When I think of Latino, I don’t… my first thought isn’t any male Latino man, just the people themselves,” said Edgar Ramirez, a concrete worker.
While some Hispanics say Latinx should be used as a pan-ethnic term, others say they prefer it over others. The Pew Research Center study shows about 61% of people prefer Hispanic to describe the Hispanic or Latino population in the U.S., and 29% prefer Latino. Meanwhile, just 4% say they prefer Latinx to describe the Hispanic or Latino population.
“I hope the Latino community will stay proud and true to the traditions that have been going on for years,” Ramirez said.
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HOLLYWOOD — A 15-year-old boy was arrested Thursday, Sept. 15, on suspicion of manslaughter for allegedly selling a fentanyl-laced drug to a pair of Bernstein High School students — one of whom died — while a 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly peddling drugs to a third student in nearby Lexington Park.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said the 15-year-old suspect allegedly sold the narcotic to two 15-year-old girls on the Bernstein campus, causing both of them to overdose. One of them, identified by the coroner’s office as Melanie Ramos, died on the floor of a girls’ bathroom on the campus Tuesday night.
The suspect was arrested Thursday morning in the Hollywood area. Moore said he lives with his grandmother, and police who searched their residence found other pills in his possession.
The second suspect, a 16-year-old boy, was not arrested in connection with Ramos’ death, Moore said, but is believed to be associated with the 15-year-old suspect in that case. The chief said both suspects are students at APEX Academy charter school, located on the campus of Bernstein High School.
Neither suspect was identified due to their ages. Moore said there were four victims who suffered overdoses from a series of related drug sales —which date back to Aug. 26 — though the fourth victim was given Narcan and has not come forward. He added that the arrests happened swiftly because the surviving 15-year-old girl was able to help police identify who she purchased the drugs from.
At a news briefing Thursday at LAPD headquarters, city officials said that the suspects were likely part of a larger drug operation.
“These two individuals are simply transferring and soldiering this distribution,” Moore said. “There is a drug operation behind this.”
Mayor Eric Garcetti said that he was not “just interested in the final distributors of the pill that pedaled this death.”
“We want to go up that chain, and anybody that’s involved in the distribution of this, the manufacturing of this,” Garcetti said. “Those who are enabling the dealers that allowed this to happen: This will not end well for you.”
The 16-year-old suspect was being booked on suspicion of narcotics sales for allegedly selling drugs to the student at Lexington Park. Authorities said earlier that at least two students suffered apparent overdoses at Lexington Park Tuesday night, the same evening Ramos died at Bernstein High School.
According to police and Los Angeles Unified School District officials, the situation unfolded around 8 p.m. Tuesday, when a man went to Bernstein high, 1309 N. Wilton Place, in search of his stepdaughter, who had not returned from school.
He found his stepdaughter suffering from apparent overdose symptoms, although she was still conscious and was able to tell him that one of her friends was in a girls’ bathroom, officials said. The man and a school employee found the other girl — Ramos — unresponsive in the bathroom, where she died. The other girl is still hospitalized.
Investigators subsequently learned of possibly two other overdoses involving students that occurred at nearby Lexington Park on Tuesday night. Police said one of those victims apparently received the anti-overdose medication Narcan at the scene and left, and has not come forward to police or been identified.
Moore said Ramos and her friend purchased at least one pill they thought was the pain killer Percocet from the 15-year-old suspect at Bernstein High School. The drug is believed to have been laced with the deadly synthetic drug fentanyl, although testing was still being performed to identify the narcotic, Moore said.
Classes have continued at Bernstein, although counselors have been available to students and staff.
Anyone with additional information was asked to contact West Bureau Homicide investigators at 213-382-9470 or 877-LAPD-24-7. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho went to Bernstein High Wednesday morning to meet with the dead girl’s family. He lashed out at the scourge of drugs being sold to teen students at Lexington Park. He indicated that as many as six other students may have suffered from overdoses in recent weeks stemming from drugs purchased at the park.
“Lexington Park is two blocks away from this school,” Carvalho said. “Meaning Lexington Park is two blocks away from literally hundreds of teenagers.”
He decried the death of Ramos, a 15-year-old girl who “perished at this school on the coldness of a bathroom floor.”
“That should not be the case, not in this school. Not in any school in Los Angeles or across our country,” he said. “But that’s the situation we’re facing.”
Lexington Park was closed Wednesday while the investigation unfolded.
At the briefing Thursday, Carvalho stressed that the community should not conclude that Bernstein High is a “bad school.”
“No, Bernstein is a regular school, facing the same challenges as many other schools,” Carvalho said.
Carvalho pledged to mount a “very, very aggressive awareness campaign” with parents and students to let them know of the potential deadly consequences of “just popping a pill” to “get a cheap high.”
Los Angeles Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who represents Hollywood, said that “very, very bad adults” were responsible. O’Farrell also visited the school Wednesday, speaking with faculty and students whom he described as “grief-stricken and traumatized.” He said it would take “weeks and months” for people affected to work through the tragedy.
“We’re going to figure this one out,” O’Farrell said. “But how many other tragedies do we not have our arms around because of the widespread distribution and access, and, really, inexpensive ability to have drugs laced with fentanyl?”
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CHARGERS (1-0) at CHIEFS (1-0)
When: Thursday, 5:15 p.m.
Where: Arrowhead Stadium
TV/Radio: Ch. 11, Amazon Prime Video; 98.7 FM; 105.5 FM/94.3 FM (Spanish)
Line: Chiefs by 4½
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The International Olympic Committee has begun to look at ways for Russian athletes to return to global competition including the Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic board chair Susanne Lyons said Thursday.
Questions about the return of Russian athletes, concerns about the investigation of a positive drug test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, and the country’s imprisonment of U.S. basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner overshadowed the final day of the IOC’s meeting with LA 28 officials and touring of venues for Los Angeles third Olympic Games.
It was the first time the entire IOC commission monitoring Los Angeles preparations for the 2028 Games had met in host city.
Russian athletes have been largely banned from major international competitions like this past summer’s World and European track and field championships after the IOC pressured international sports governing bodies in February to remove Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
But in recent weeks and months the IOC, especially Thomas Bach, the organization’s president, has begun to soften its stance on Russian athletes competing in major events. Bach has been heavily criticized for being soft on Russia on issues ranging from the nation’s state sponsored doping program to the Putin regime’s invasion of neighboring countries.
“We know that the IOC is beginning to think about whether there’s a pathway back for the Russian athletes,” said Lyons. “They are beginning to reach out to all of their stakeholders to get input on that topic.”
Lyons said she favors Russian athletes being allowed to return to competition.
“But I think all of us feel at some point in time individual athletes should not be the victims of whatever their government politics or other tensions there are around the world,” she said. “I think inevitably there will be a desire to see athletes that happen to reside in Russia come back and be part of competition but the timing and what that looks like is to be determined.”
Russian athletes last participated in the Olympics during Beijing Games this past February, representing the Russian Olympic Committee as part of an IOC compromise to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Games while theoretically punishing Russia for the country’s doping program that included covering up dozens of positive tests at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
USOPC officials, however, expressed their displeasure with the handling of the Valieva case.
It was revealed on February 8, that Valieva, then 15 and the overwhelming favorite for the Olympic individual women’s skating gold medal, had tested positive for a banned substance, a result that should have prevented her from competing in Beijing. The positive result came from a post-competition test following the Russian championships in December and only became public the day after she led ROC athletes to the team competition gold medal.
The U.S. finished second in the team competition and if Valieva is disqualified the Americans could be awarded the gold medal.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency announced this week that it has completed its investigation of the Valieva case but provided no further details.
“I’d like to tell you that I’m less mad or less frustrated but it continues to be an outrageous situation,” said USOPC president Sarah Hirshland. “I understand that the investigation is complete, we saw yesterday an announcement that the hearings would be held.
“I said before our number one priority is to make sure that our Team USA athletes, who are sitting without their medals, know that we haven’t forgotten them.”
Hirshland seemed to dismiss the prospect of Russian athletes being allowed to compete internationally as potential leverage in negotiations to free Griner.
“It’s hard not to conflate the issues even though I think from a policy perspective I’m not sure they’re directly related,” Hirshland said.
Griner was arrested at the Moscow airport on February 17 after officials found cartridges of hashish oil in her luggage and has been in Russian detention ever since. Griner has played for the Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA off-season since 2014.
She was sentenced to nine years in prison on August 4 after pleading guilty to nine charges.
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Rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on Thursday in a New York courtroom.
The charges stem from a 2018 fight at a New York City strip club in Queens.
The Grammy Award-winning artist, whose legal name is Belcalis Almanzar, copped to the charges, which include third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment, the Queens district attorney's office said.
As Reuters reported, she was sentenced to 15 days of community service.
According to Vulture, if the rapper completes the court-ordered community service, she will receive a conditional discharge, meaning the charges will be dismissed.
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Something you might have noticed over the last several years is that Donald Trump is a big fan of violence. Not directly getting involved in violence—he’d never dirty his hands in that way—but inciting people to engage in it on his behalf, the most famous example being the time he incited an insurrection at the US Capitol that left multiple people dead. Which is why it was more than a little disturbing when he warned on Thursday that there would be “big problems” if he were indicted for hoarding top secret government documents at his house.
In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said that he didn’t believe “the people of the United States would stand for” charges against him from the Justice Department, adding that such charges would lead to “problems in this country, the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before.” Asked exactly what he meant by “problems,” Trump continued to use coded language that few would find difficult to parse. “I think they’d have big problems. Big problems,” he said. “I just don’t think they’d stand for it. They will not sit still and stand for this ultimate of hoaxes.”
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Obviously, at no point in the interview did Trump literally tell his supporters to engage in violent acts if he is prosecuted, but that’s probably because he knows he doesn’t have to. While Trump’s allies have insisted that he never explicitly told people to attack the Capitol on January 6, many of the rioters interpreted as much from his speech, as the ex-president encouraged his supporters to “fight like hell.” Asked by Hewitt how he would respond to “legacy media” calling him out for inciting violence this time around, Trump said: “That’s not inciting. I’m just saying what my opinion is. I don’t think the people of this country would stand for it.”
In the nearly month and a half since the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago residence for classified documents—ones that a Trump lawyer claimed had already been returned—the ex-president has spent most of his time attacking the government, baselessly accusing federal agents of planting evidence at his house, and otherwise whipping his supporters into a misinformed frenzy. Unsurprisingly, there has reportedly been, per Politico, an “uptick in threats against federal law enforcement in the aftermath of the Mar-a-Lago search,” which the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees were briefed on this week. “It was stunning, the number of threats that have been cataloged since the August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago,” Senate Judiciary chair Dick Durbin said, noting the armed man who showed up at an FBI field office in Ohio in the days following the raid. “It’s a much more dangerous environment because of the political statements made by some individuals since August 8—it’s alarming to me.” Specifically calling out Trump, he said: “Inviting a mob to return to the streets is exactly what happened here on January 6, 2021. This president knew what he was doing…and we saw the results. His careless, inflammatory rhetoric has its consequences.”
Last month Attorney General Merrick Garland condemned the broadsides that right-wing commentators, GOP lawmakers, and supporters of the ex-president had been leveling at FBI agents since the raid. “I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked,” Garland said during a press conference. “The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic public servants. Every day they protect the American people from violent crime, terrorism, and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. They do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves. I am honored to work alongside them.”
Trump, of course, had a long history of inciting violence even before January 6. In addition to telling rallygoers to “knock the crap” out of anyone who showed up to one of his events holding a tomato, he’d also previously instructed police officers to let suspects’ heads knock against the side of their squad cars; told supporters, in reference to a protester who’d been ejected from an event, “I’d like to punch him in the face”; fantasized about “Second Amendment people” preventing the appointment of liberal judges; and endorsed the assault of reporters. | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/donald-trump-classified-documents-charges-big-problems | 2022-09-15T23:26:32Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/donald-trump-classified-documents-charges-big-problems | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Remember, back in 2019, when Donald Trump asked his lawyers to look into buying Greenland like it was a storefront in Midtown he was going to turn into a 7/11? And then, after Denmark, which Greenland is part of, unsurprisingly declined, deeming the idea “absurd,” Trump threw a massive hissy fit, called the Danish PM “nasty,” and canceled his trip to the country? Well, it turns out that, somehow, there is more to that story.
In their forthcoming book, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser report that while it might have seemed like Trump just woke up one day and thought to himself, “I’d like to buy Greenland,” the idea was actually put in his head by billionaire Ronald Lauder, after which the president spent months pestering his advisers about it. “A friend of mine, a really, really experienced businessman, thinks we can get Greenland,” Trump reportedly told John Bolton, his national security adviser. “What do you think?” Again, to be clear, the president was talking about buying a country here—not an Atlantic City casino. According to Baker, “one mystified cabinet member was struck by the delusional nature of it,” while “other advisers tried to keep the idea from leaking out for fear that it would cause a diplomatic incident.”
At the time, Bolton was worried about China’s growing influence in the Arctic, and was reportedly interested in the idea of “an increased American presence in Greenland.” But he knew that a literal purchase of the country was not going to happen. However, Trump, who famously has the mind of a child, insisted it could get done. And at one point, per Baker, the former president “suggested taking federal money from Puerto Rico” to fund the deal. He also “suggested outright trading Puerto Rico for Greenland.” While this is obviously a completely insane proposition, it’s not at all hard to picture the ex-president pitching the deal given that 1) he’s one of history’s biggest morons and 2) he spent his entire presidency shitting on Puerto Rico.
In the end, of course, Trump did not close on this particular real estate deal. Yet incredibly, two years after the scheme was made public, leading to a wave of mockery from the press, he apparently still wanted people to believe he came up with the idea all on his own. “I said, ‘Why don’t we have that?’” he said in an interview last year for Baker and Glasser’s book. “You take a look at a map. I’m a real estate developer. I look at a corner, I say, ‘I’ve got to get that store for the building that I’m building,’ etc. It’s not that different.” He added, “I love maps. And I always said: ‘Look at the size of this. It’s massive. That should be part of the United States.’”
Speaking of real estate, The Divider also reports that Trump once offered what he believed was “a great deal” to Jordan’s King Abdullah II: control of the West Bank. Naturally, Trump seemed blithe to the political implications of what this transaction would entail, to say nothing of the fact that the US does not control the West Bank and it was not his to give. “I thought I was having a heart attack,” Abdullah II told a friend in 2018, according to the book. “I couldn’t breathe. I was bent doubled-over.”
Elsewhere in the book, which was reviewed by The New York Times and The Washington Post, we learn that Trump, one of the human race’s most repulsive creatures, “harshly criticized women for their looks, telling visitors that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was an example of why women should be careful about plastic surgery and that he would not pick Nikki Haley, his United Nations ambassador, as a running mate because she had a ‘complexion problem’.”
There’s also this charming anecdote, per The Times:
According to Baker, “Trump’s mercurial approach to the presidency so baffled…Kelly…that [he] secretly bought a copy of a best-selling book by a group of psychiatrists questioning Mr. Trump’s mental health. Mr. Kelly told others that the book was a helpful guide to a president he came to consider a pathological liar whose inflated ego was in fact the sign of a deeply insecure person.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/donald-trump-greenland-puerto-rico | 2022-09-15T23:26:38Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/donald-trump-greenland-puerto-rico | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Senator Lindsey Graham provided Democrats with free ammunition this week by introducing a bill that would federally ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. “If we take back the House and Senate, I can assure you we’ll have a vote,” Graham said of the legislation, sparking outrage from Democrats, who have pointed to the demise of Roe as a harbinger of what’s to come if the GOP retakes Congress in the midterms. But for their part, right-wing commentators weren’t happy either. And with abortion now on the ballot in November, many suggested that the senator’s bewildering bill might be a deliberate attempt to sabotage the party’s chances.
Interviewing Graham in a Wednesday night segment on Fox News, host Jesse Watters demanded that he explain the exceptionally poor timing of the bill to the “very angry” Republicans who view it as detrimental to the GOP. But Graham refused to back down, insisting to Watters that there is “no bad time to defend the unborn,” even in the homestretch of a midterm cycle that has seen support for Democrats steadily grow since the reversal of Roe.
While agreeing with Graham’s antiabortion talking points, Watters insisted that he could have introduced the bill any other day. “You’ve got to talk tactics, senator. It’s terrible timing, terrible tactics,” the host continued. “We could’ve shoved this down their throat on the day the Americans got hammered with this inflation number and the market crashing, and now all the media and the Democrats are talking about ‘federal abortion ban, federal abortion ban.’”
Indeed, Democrats have already incorporated Graham’s bill into their midterm messaging. “Very simple: If you want to protect the right to choose, and you want to protect a woman’s right to health care, vote for more Democratic senators,” Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. “You want to have a nationwide abortion ban? Vote for MAGA Republicans.” Likewise, the Democratic National Committee’s war room cited the bill in a warning to voters: “There you have it—if Republicans take control, they will vote to pass a national abortion ban. Take them at their word.”
Graham’s bill has also sparked the ire of staunch antiabortion advocates, including far-right Catholic podcaster Matt Walsh, who tarred the senator as an agent provocateur. “It’s almost like he wants Republicans to lose. That’s the conspiracy theory that I would actually subscribe to here,” the Daily Wire host said. “This is sabotage. It’s the only way to explain it.” He went on to note how there are some “Republicans who want to be the minority party” so that they can remain “in the position of proposing laws that they know cannot pass.”
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That sentiment was shared most notably by Charlie Kirk, founder of the pro-Trump youth organization Turning Point USA. “Why is Lindsey Graham—25 days out from ballots going out—galloping in and saying we need a federal abortion ban?” Kirk asked during a Wednesday segment of his radio show. “That feels like election interference.” Kirk, who declared that he “would love a total abortion ban,” also noted that Democrats are “enthusiastic” about Graham’s bill now centering the midterms around “the one issue Democrats actually can win suburban women on.” Longtime Republican operative Roger Stone also skewered the bill as “willful sabotage,” accusing Graham of “purposely helping the Democrats to ensure that we do not take back the US Senate.”
In the weeks leading up to Graham’s antiabortion bill, some GOP candidates running in battleground Senate and House races attempted to distance themselves from the outer reaches of the party’s radical agenda on abortion. Arizona US Senate hopeful Blake Masters has softened much of his language around the procedure, which, during the primaries, he had called a form of “genocide.” Tiffany Smiley, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Washington—who indicated support for Texas’s near-total abortion ban—released an ad last month in which she stated, “I’m pro-life, but I oppose a federal abortion ban.” And in Nevada, GOP Senate nominee Adam Laxalt recently published an op-ed assuring voters that, if elected, he would not support a federal abortion ban.
In Washington, Republicans have mostly worked to downplay the surge of support that Democrats have received from pro-choice voters in the aftermath of Roe’s fall. In a Meet the Press segment on Sunday, GOP strategist Matt Gorman insisted that abortion is “not in the top four issues” for Americans voting this cycle, though a recent Gallup poll suggested otherwise. | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-midterms | 2022-09-15T23:26:44Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-midterms | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In March 2020, millions of Americans were terrified of contracting the coronavirus, which was killing hundreds of people a day. Many were also extremely angry about the fact that the then president of the United States didn’t give a shit, and was treating the highly contagious disease like no big deal. Apparently among them? Melania Trump.
According to reporters Susan Glasser and Peter Baker, the then first lady was “rattled by the coronavirus and convinced that Trump was screwing up.” In their new book, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, they write that Melania was so concerned about her husband’s piss-poor performance during the pandemic that she called former New Jersey governor Chris Christie—who, years prior, had been fired from the Trump transition team—and asked him to convince the president to take the crisis more seriously. “You’re blowing this,” she reportedly told Trump. “This is serious. It’s going to be really bad, and you need to take it more seriously than you’re taking it.”
Unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who would go on to die under his watch, Trump reportedly dismissed his wife’s concerns, telling her, “You worry too much. Forget it.” Early in the pandemic, he lied to the country about the severity of the virus, claimed it was no worse than the flu, and reportedly nixed a plan to distribute masks to every household that could have ended the pandemic in April 2020. But wait: He also held super-spreader events, and told people not to let COVID “dominate” their lives after he received the best medical care possible at Walter Reed, where he himself battled a bout of COVID and was reportedly close to being put on a ventilator. Leadership! | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/melania-trump-donald-trump-covid-response | 2022-09-15T23:26:50Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/melania-trump-donald-trump-covid-response | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Blake Lively joined Moira Forbes onstage to kick off the 10th annual Forbes Power Women’s Summit in New York on Thursday, and she came packing a surprise. Well, two surprises. The first was bottles of her new sparkling mixer Betty Buzz, and the other was a baby bump.
The multihyphenate is married to fellow multihyphenate Ryan Reynolds with whom she already has three daughters under the age of 7: James, Inez, and Betty. Lively got a laugh in the room when she told Forbes, “I just like to create—whether that’s baking or storytelling or businesses or humans.”
The actor-producer spoke of a long held desire to be more involved in the creative process at work, and believes she’s at a point in her career where she can and will only take parts that will give her some authorship in filmmaking. Those boundaries seem to be working. Soon she’ll add feature-length film director to her résumé with an adaptation of the graphic novel Seconds by Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley (she’s already directed the video for Taylor Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me”).
Lively also spoke of her own family, reminding the audience that she was one of five children:
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In October 2018, Cardi B was about a year removed from “Bodak Yellow,” the number one single that propelled her to national stardom, and her personal life and social media output had become full-fledged tabloid and fashion staples. When she turned herself into the police that month and was charged for her alleged role in two brawls at a strip club in Queens, she wore a blond wig and a white blouse that led The Cut to later describe her as “looking like Marilyn Monroe.”
The case dragged on for almost four years, with a couple of her court appearances serving as further fodder. “Cardi B shows up at Queens court dripping in feathers,” read the headline of a December 2019 Page Six story.
On Thursday morning, Cardi continued the display, wearing a white Proenza Schouler dress and matching Christian Louboutin shoes, but ended the legal proceedings. A plea deal came together just before a potential trial would have begun, and the rapper and two codefendants pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors, acknowledging that they had attacked two employees at Angels Strip Club in Flushing. (Cardi reportedly accused one of the two bartenders, who are sisters, of having an affair with her husband, Offset.) As part of the deal, 10 other related counts, including two felony charges, were dismissed. After pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charges of assault and reckless endangerment, Cardi was sentenced to 15 days of community service.
The courtroom proceedings were relatively quiet even as Cardi assented to the judge’s characterization of the attacks. (She acknowledged that the group slammed one victim’s head into a bar countertop and threw bottles at the second victim, and that, in an Instagram message, she offered $5,000 to one of the co-defendants to join in the fights.) But by the time she and her lawyer Drew Findling—known for his long history of work with Atlanta rappers, including Offset, and, more recently, with Donald Trump—walked out of the courthouse, a group of fans and courthouse staff had gathered to offer her a hearty cheer.
Outside, Findling explained the rationale for the plea. “There are too many things that she has planned for her family, for her career, and for the community,” he told reporters. “And she just felt, quite honestly, that a three-week jury trial was going to be a distraction from the things that she felt were most important. And so hence, we made contact with the prosecution.”
Findling also fielded a question about the credits for Cardi’s look but didn’t have an answer at the ready. (Another lawyer for the rapper, Jeff Kern, tried calling her stylist.) Instead, he identified his own attire: “Giorgio Armani with Versace shoes.”
“Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions,” Cardi said in a statement. “As a mother, it’s a practice that I am trying to instill in my children, but the example starts with me.”
“I've made some bad decisions in my past that I am not afraid to face and own up to,” she continued. “These moments don’t define me and they are not reflective of who I am now. I’m looking forward to moving past this situation with my family and friends and getting back to the things I love the most—the music and my fans.”
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After Jerry Buss, the businessman and eventual Hollywood social fixture, bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979, he set about improving the team and everything around it. During the ensuing Showtime era—the ’80s incarnation of the team known for its on-court style, in-arena spectacle, and celebrity following—his daughter Jeanie, 17 years old at the time of the purchase, was studying up. She worked for the Lakers in various capacities, in addition to overseeing professional tennis and roller hockey franchises in the city.
After Jerry died in 2013, Buss became the Lakers team president. Today, as controlling owner, she’s one of the NBA’s most visible executives and sits near the heart of the league’s sprawling appeal. Buss has also been developing another mixture of entertainment, culture, and sport. She and the wrestling promoter David McLane have co-owned the Women of Wrestling series since 2011, and on Saturday, it will initiate a new phase of its ambition with a nationally syndicated television premiere via Paramount.
The early days of the Lakers’ Buss-era history has recently undergone its own Hollywood treatment. The HBO series Winning Time, which premiered in March, includes a disclaimer that the show is a “dramatization of certain facts and events,” but it has not been enough to satisfy objections from some of the Showtime era’s central players, with Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Jerry West all stating varying levels of disapproval. (West, the team’s general manager during the period the show focuses on, went so far as to demand a retraction.)
Buss hasn’t seemed to mind as much, telling Variety that John C. Reilly should have been nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of her father. She has had her own chance to tell the story in Legacy, a recently released documentary series produced with the extensive cooperation of the Lakers. (Buss was an executive producer on the project.) The Winning Time dustup has been, in some ways, business as usual in the increasingly intertwined NBA-entertainment landscape, and perhaps a kind of preparation for pro-wrestling’s narrative demands. The sport “does not have the stigma which I grew up with,” McLane told me. “Today, it’s accepted as the sport, the entertainment, the art form, the rivalries, the community that it is, and you can be someone that shops at Walmart and someone that shops on Rodeo Drive, and you can both go to a pro-wrestling match today and enjoy it together.”
In an interview last week, edited for length and clarity, Buss discussed her history in basketball and her aspirations for wrestling, and where both fit into the family sports vision.
Vanity Fair: How’d you get into wrestling?
Jeanie Buss: When I was growing up, [my dad and I] would go to Dodger games, go to the horse races, USC football games, track and field events. That's what we did as a family. And so as he developed his real estate business, he was able to turn that into his love for sports, purchasing the Lakers and the LA Kings and the Forum back in 1979. The Lakers had been in Los Angeles for over a decade, and had won a championship. But what he felt was lacking was that entertainment value, so he put together what he wanted to watch as a fan. They dubbed it Showtime because what he tried to do was like a Broadway play where as the game starts, attention is now focused right on center stage. He wanted constant entertainment. So when the team was taking a break on the sidelines, that's when the Laker girls would come out and perform. And he created a live band, basically USC and UCLA band players who had graduated. Sports was the perfect avenue for him to find the fan base and then turn it up a notch.
When people ask about wrestling, that's what wrestling is to me. It's a theater, with these great performers who have to be fabulous athletes, who have the ability to project a persona in the ring and make it entertaining and make it fun. We can't lose sight as promoters that people want to have fun. Certainly wrestling has got its share of good versus evil. I guess it's like any team sport: you have your home team and you have the visitors. You know who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. So wrestling is just a natural progression for me. | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/for-lakers-owner-jeanie-buss-everything-is-still-showtime | 2022-09-15T23:27:08Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/for-lakers-owner-jeanie-buss-everything-is-still-showtime | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Bystanders Rush to Help Ohio Cop Struggling With Suspect During Traffic Stop
"It was just somebody that was in need of help. So many people just pull out their camera and want to film it and put it on TikTok, and all the action of helping has stopped. I just feel it’s a part of being a human,” one of the good Samaritans said.
Ohio police are praising four good Samaritans who rushed to help a female police officer engaged in a physical struggle with a suspect on the side of the road.
“It shows the bravery on their part, because they had no idea what they were stepping into. They could have been risking their lives to assist that officer,” Det. Sgt. Michael Sevel said.
Dashcam footage shows the officer pull over a vehicle outside Cleveland for allegedly speeding. After asking for the motorist’s driver’s license and proof of insurance, he abruptly exited the vehicle.
“Why are you getting out of the car, sir?” the officer asked.
“I've got to get my driver's license,” he said.
Things went downhill fast when the officer told the driver to sit on the ground.
“I’m not sitting. I’m not sitting!” the suspect yelled.
The officer asked the man to put his hands on the vehicle, and a fierce struggle ensued.
Four bystanders came over to help the officer subdue the man on the ground as a second cop arrived on the scene. Working together, they put the driver in handcuffs.
“You don't do that to a woman. Do you understand me?” said one of the good Samaritans, who was later identified as Stacia Metucci.
“I didn’t even think about it. It was just somebody that was in need of help. So many people just pull out their camera and want to film it and put it on TikTok, and all the action of helping has stopped. I just feel it’s a part of being a human,” Metucci said.
The driver, 64-year-old David Koubeck, was charged with assault and resisting arrest. He's pleaded not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense.
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Guard Faints as Mourners File Past Queen Elizabeth's Coffin Day and Night
The steady stream of mourners filing by the queen's coffin continues day and night.
The pomp and ceremony surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s death may be taking its toll. A guard standing watch fainted and fell headfirst to the floor.
The scary incident happened at 1 a.m. as thousands filed past the queen’s coffin. Two Scotland Yard officers rushed to help.
It's reminding many of the moment King Charles III was unsteady on his feet after walking for 40 minutes behind the queen’s coffin, then standing to attention in the hall.
Charles had no public events on Thursday, but Prince William and Kate Middleton were out and about, shaking hands with well-wishers. Prince William stopped to admire a baby, and spoke about his own children's reaction to the queen's death.
“They're doing ok. It's still the first week of school, so they're settling in. But we are just trying to keep everything constant and settled for them,” Prince William said.
Middleton plucked a little girl from the crowd to lay some flowers at the gates of the king's country estate.
In London, the steady stream of mourners filing by the queen's coffin continues day and night. People who have been waiting in line for hours have to go through airport-style security, with metal detectors and bag checks. They're not allowed to bring in food or water and when they get inside, they cannot take any photos.
It's just a small part of the massive security operation underway for Monday's funeral, which is being called “unprecedented.” Among the measures are structures designed to keep vehicles from get through to the crowd.
Meanwhile, Britain continues to mourn their queen.
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Quinta Brunson Gets an Emmy Speech Redo and an Apology From Jimmy Kimmel During Talk Show Appearance
On Monday, Brunson won the Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a comedy series for her work on “Abbott Elementary,” an ABC sitcom she also created and stars in. Kimmel's comedy bit was slammed by many for taking away from Brunson's big moment.
Jimmy Kimmel says his stunt during Quinta Brunson’s Emmy acceptance speech was a “dumb comedy bit” while apologizing to Brunson during her Wednesday night appearance on “Jimmy Kimmy Live!”
“People got upset. They said I stole your moment, and maybe I did. And I’m very sorry if I did do that. I’m sorry I did do that, actually,” Kimmel told Brunson, who accepted his apology.
On Monday, Brunson won the Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a comedy series for her work on “Abbott Elementary,” an ABC sitcom she also created and stars in.
Just before Brunson’s speech, Kimmel was dragged out on stage, pretending to be drunk after losing an Emmy to John Oliver. Brunson motioned Kimmel to stand up, but he stayed still, angering many viewers who saw the moment as a distraction from Brunson’s win.
Critics called on Kimmel to apologize, including Brunson’s co-star, Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph.
“I was like, ‘Ooh, the disrespect, Jimmy!’ I told him, too! To his face! And he understood,” Ralph said.
On Wednesday, Brunson playfully interrupted Kimmel’s monologue with a redo speech. She also says what she remembers most about the Emmys is her joy over winning, not Kimmel's stunt.
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Sex Trafficking Victim Sentenced to Probation and Ordered to Pay Restitution After Stabbing Rapist to Death
When Pieper Lewis was 15, she was sex-trafficked and raped by adult men, one of whom she stabbed to death. She was recently ordered to pay restitution to his family.
A Iowa teenage human-trafficking victim — initially charged with first-degree murder after stabbing her alleged rapist to death — was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man's family, according to reports.
Last year, Pieper Lewis, 17, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in the June 2020 killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks of Des Moines, Iowa, according to The Associated Press.
Lewis had run away in 2020 in an attempt to escape an abusive life, according to the outlet. Lewis had bounced from different temporary living locations, but was sleeping in an apartment hallway when a 28-year-old man took her in, according to reports.
According to the AP, after this man took her in to live with him he sex-trafficked her, forcing her into situations where other adult men would rape her.
Lewis stated that one of those men was Brooks.
According to the AP and The New York Times, during Lewis’s sentencing hearing on Tuesday, the teenage girl recounted being forced at knifepoint by the 28-year-old man to go with Brooks to his apartment for sex, and Brooks raped her when she was unconscious on five occasions leading up to his death.
On this last occasion, Lewis — then 15 — said Brooks forced her to drink alcohol and take substances, and when she woke up and realized that he had raped her yet again, she grabbed a knife and attacked him, according to the AP.
According to reports, both charges against Lewis were punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Polk County District Judge David M. Porter during the hearing on Tuesday deferred those prison sentences. This means that if Lewis violates any portion of her probation, she could be sent to prison to serve that 20-year term. If she meets her probation requirements, her guilty plea could be expunged according to the outlets.
According to The New York Times, ahead of announcing the teen’s sentencing, Porter repeatedly asked Lewis to explain what poor choices she made that led up to Brooks' stabbing.
“I took a person’s life,” she said during the hearing.
“My intentions that day were not to just to go out and take somebody’s life. In my mind I felt that I wasn’t safe and I felt that I was in danger, which resulted in the acts. But it doesn’t take away from the fact that a crime was committed.”
According to the Times, Porter sentenced Lewis to five years of probation without early release, and ordered her to be placed at the Fresh Start Women’s Center in Des Moines, a residential facility, where she will wear a GPS tracking device.
Porter told the trafficking victim that this decision was done out of concern that Lewis would fall “back into the lifestyle that you thus far left,” according to the outlet.
Lewis had been in juvenile detention since the incident, and during sentencing, Porter expressed “concern” that she sometimes did not want to follow rules set for her in juvenile lockup, according to the AP.
"The next five years of your life will be full of rules you disagree with, I'm sure of it …This is the second chance that you've asked for. You don't get a third,” Porter said during the hearing.
Porter ordered that in addition to performing 200 hours of community service each year for three years, the victim has to pay her rapist’s family restitution, according to the AP.
According to the outlet, Porter said that restitution is mandatory under Iowa law and has been upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Lewis’s sexual assault and trafficking claims have not been challenged by police or prosecutors, but prosecutors have argued that Brooks was asleep at the time he was stabbed and not an immediate danger to Lewis, according to the AP.
According to the outlet, prosecutors also took issue with Lewis calling herself a victim in the case, saying she failed to take responsibility for stabbing Brooks and "leaving his kids without a father."
“She stabbed this man multiple times, and the reason she did that was because she was put in a human trafficking situation,” said Matthew S. Sheeley, an assistant state public defender and one of Lewis's lawyers, at her sentencing hearing.
Iowa is not one of the several states that have a so-called “safe harbor” law that gives trafficking victims some level of criminal immunity.
Karl Schilling with the Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance told the AP that a bill to create a safe harbor law for trafficking victims passed the Iowa House earlier this year, but did not make it past the Senate due to concerns from law enforcement groups that it was too broad.
"There was a working group established to iron out the issues," Shilling said to the outlet. "Hopefully it will be taken up again next year."
According to the AP, Iowa does have an affirmative defense law that gives some leeway to victims of crime if the victim committed the violation "under compulsion by another's threat of serious injury, provided that the defendant reasonably believed that such injury was imminent,” but prosecutors argued that Lewis waived that affirmative defense when she pleaded guilty to manslaughter and willful injury.
According to The New York Times, Lewis said she wished “the events on June 1, 2020, never occurred but to say there is one victim is absurd.” She compared herself to a “Phoenix.”
“This means I face rape, abuse, hatred, betrayal, manipulation, abandonment, loss of a parent, loneliness,” she said. “I wonder what else I will carry in that sack of beautiful pain.”
To assist in Lewis's restitution fees, a GoFundMe was created by a former teacher of the teen, Leland Schipper, with the intial goal of raising $200,000.
"Today, my former student, Pieper Lewis bravely took the microphone during her sentencing hearing and told the courtroom that her voice mattered. I was incredibly proud of her. She was powerful, and she brought me to tears," Schipper wrote on the fundraiser page.
According to the GoFundMe, Schipper said the money would be used first to pay off the $150,000 restitution and an additional $4,000 owed to the state.
Donation exceeded the amount, and according to the fundraiser page, the remainder is intended to “remove financial barriers for Pieper in pursuing college/university or starting her own business [and] give Pieper the financial capacity to explore ways to help other young victims of sex crimes," Schipper said.
“I am overjoyed with the prospect of removing this burden from Pieper ... A child who was raped, under no circumstances, should owe the rapist’s family money," she wrote on the fundraiser's page.
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The Remains of an Ohio Woman Missing Since 2017 Were Found by Dog Owner Searching for Her Pet
The remains of Amy Hambrick were discovered by a woman looking for her missing dog.
After over five years, the search for Amy Hambrick is over following the discovery of her remains by a woman who was looking for her dog.
Remains found last month were identified on Sept. 13 as those of Amy Hambrick, who went missing in 2017, according to the New York Post.
After Hambrick went missing in November of 2017, her family has tried offering a reward, made a Facebook page, a website, and billboard in attempts to find their loved one for over 5 years, according to the Facebook page created by the family.
“She had this laugh that if anybody knew Amy, they know that laugh,” Jacob Hambrick, her brother, told WKBN in 2018.
Despite the family’s and authorities' best efforts to find Hambrick, her body was just recently discovered.
According to WFMJ, a woman out searching for her missing dog discovered the remains wrapped in cloth in a wooded area in the east side of Youngstown in Ohio over two weeks ago.
Hambrick's cause of death is currently undetermined but the case will remain open, reported WFMJ.
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Woman Marries Police Officer Who Responded to 2012 Mass Shooting That Killed Her Fiancé
To cope with the loss of her slain fiancé, Lasamoa Cross sent letters to the officers who responded to the 2012 mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater. Among the recipients was Sgt. Cody Lanier.
In 2012, 19-year-old Lasamoa Cross was in the Aurora, Colorado, theater where a gunman shot and killed 12 people in the audience, including her fiancé, AJ Boik. Ten years later, she’s recounting that horrible night, and revealing how she unexpectedly found love again.
Cross and Boik were watching the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” at Century Theatre when James Holmes started spraying bullets into the packed theater.
Cross says she ducked and hit the ground, but her fiancé didn’t make it.
One of the first responders to the scene was Sgt. Cody Lanier of the Aurora Police Department. To help deal with the trauma of losing her fiancé, Cross sent thank you letters to the officers and hand-delivered one to Lanier.
“On the morning of July 20th, I could see it in your eyes, the hurt, knowing we were in such danger,” the letter read.
It sparked the beginning of a friendship between Cross and Lanier.
Thanks to Lanier, Cross started enjoying going to the movies again, and she has kept every ticket stub of every movie they've seen.
It also sparked an unexpected romance. Not long ago, the couple got married.
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Woman Sues San Fransisco for Using Her Stored Rape Kit DNA to Investigate Crimes
“Her DNA was likely tested in thousands of criminal investigations," the lawsuit states.
A California woman is suing the City of San Francisco after her rape kit DNA was stored in the system and later used to identify her as a suspect in a burglary.
In February of this year, San Francisco police allegedly used DNA stored from a rape victim while investigating a burglary, in which they arrested and charged her but later charges were dropped, the lawsuit states.
According to the lawsuit, Jane Doe, the victim of a sexual assault, provided her DNA to the police department as part of the investigation into her assault in 2016. She claims she was assured her DNA would not be used for anything other than her investigation, reports the lawsuit.
Despite this claim, her DNA was kept in a database which allegedly ran her DNA routinely against DNA collected from crime scenes to see if she was a possible match.
“Her DNA was likely tested in thousands of criminal investigations, though the police had absolutely no reason to believe that she was involved in any of the incidents,” said the lawsuit.
When the victim was first arrested back in February, at-the-time District Attorney Chesa Boudin condemned the practice, saying it was legally and ethically wrong to use rape victims' DNA against them in the future, according to a press release.
“My office is demanding that this practice end immediately, and is encouraging local and state legislators to introduce legislation to end this practice in California,” said DA Boudin in a release.
The victim's attorneys are working to ensure she sees justice but also wants to end the practice of storing a victim's DNA in a database.
“This practice of using the DNA from rape victims and sexual assault victims to incriminate them in unrelated cases is not only ethically and legally wrong, but it destroys the very fabric of trust in the institutions that are supposed to protect such victims,” said Adonte Pointer, one of the victim's attorneys, in a statement.
Chief of Police Bill Scott has not commented on the recent lawsuit but in February spoke about the practice. He noted that this practice conforms to state and federal practice but that he will review the policy.
“Whatever disagreements District Attorney Boudin and I may have, we agree that this issue needs to be addressed. At the end of the day, our respective departments exist to do justice for victims of crime. The last thing we should ever do is discourage their cooperation with us to accomplish that,” said Chief Scott in a news release.
The victim is suing the city and county of San Francisco, the police chief, the crime laboratory director, a criminalist, and a police officer for the violation of federal rights, according to the lawsuit.
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Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are headed into Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway not exactly sure how the race will play out other than it is expected to be a crowd pleaser.
The 500-lap race will be the first Cup Series event contested on the high-banked, half-mile concrete racing surface since the introduction earlier this year of an all-new car. The first Cup race of the season at Bristol was run with a dirt surface atop the concrete.
Brian Wilson, crew chief of the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang, said he’s looking forward to racing at Bristol and the challenges that come with it.
“Bristol always gets everyone in the industry excited, and personally I’m no different,” he said. “It’s certainly in my top three for favorite tracks.”
He said the information the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team gathered at Bristol in April, won’t be any help this time around.
“We were able to get a top-20 finish in the first race there, but there’s absolutely nothing we can take from the dirt race that can help us this weekend,” Wilson said, adding that nonetheless he and the team are doing all they can to be ready for Saturday night’s 500-lapper. “In our prep this week a majority of the discussion has centered around how the track will change throughout the weekend.”
A lot of the changes will be related to NASCAR’s application of PJ-1 to the bottom groove of the race track.
“How well this added grip lasts through the race is the first question,” Wilson said. “Historically you’ve wanted to run in the PJ-1 when the tires are new. As the run progresses you’ll move up the track. At times the high groove will rubber in to a point where you’ll start to move back down on a really long run.
“Lately our Goodyear tires have put down a decent amount of rubber so we expect that this may be the case on Saturday night.”
But Wilson pointed out that to be successful will require more than just staying in the fastest lane especially when it comes to dealing with race traffic, which is common at Bristol.
“Harrison and I have talked about the best ways to be versatile, both with the car setup and in his driving style,” he said. “We know that to have a good night we’ll need to run where the other cars aren’t and be aggressive in making passes.
“The action happens so quickly at Bristol that there isn’t a lot of time to think through situations. Doing our homework during the week will hopefully allow us to read and react to anything that’s thrown at the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford team on Saturday night.”
Practice for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race is set for Friday at 4:35 p.m. to be immediately followed by qualifying.
Saturday’s race is scheduled to start just after 7:30 p.m., with TV coverage on USA Network.
Stage breaks are planned for Laps 125 and 250.
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The first cutoff race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs will be presented this Saturday from Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Four Playoff drivers will be eliminated ahead of the Round of 12 beginning at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend.
2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS ROUND OF 16
NASCAR: CUP SERIES BASS PRO SHOPS NIGHT RACE & XFINITY SERIES FOOD CITY 300
Four NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers will be eliminated this Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway in the final race in the Round of 16. Bubba Wallace earned his second career Cup Series victory last weekend in Kansas.
Primetime coverage of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in Bristol will be presented Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network with an hour-long edition of Countdown to Green beginning pre-race coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET. NASCAR America post-race coverage will immediately follow the checkered flag at 11 p.m. ET on USA Network.
The Food City 300 marks the final race of the Xfinity Series regular season with primetime coverage from Bristol beginning Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Countdown to Green getting underway at 7 p.m. ET.
Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will serve as analysts for the Cup Series and Xfinity Series races from Bristol Motor Speedway with lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen.
Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Dillon Welch will serve as pit reporters at Bristol.
Snider will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and racing icon Kyle Petty on Friday and Saturday. During pre-race coverage on Saturday, the studio team will analyze Kyle Busch joining Richard Childress Racing in 2023, discuss if there will be a 19th different winner in the Cup Series this season, and provide updates on all 16 Playoff drivers as they prepare to battle for a spot in the Round of 12 in Thunder Valley.
Saturday’s Countdown to Green will also feature Chase Briscoe sharing his story with Rutledge Wood on his early start in racing, moving to North Carolina, and the impact Tony Stewart had on his career as well as Jeff Burton driving a lap in the NBC Toyota car to provide viewers an idea of the short track.
Earnhardt Jr. (2004), Burton (2008) and Jarrett (1997) all own a Cup Series victory at Bristol.
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Earlier this week, NBC Sports announced that 2022 is the most-watched NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in six years (since 2016) and NBC Sports’ most-watched season on record, an increase of 5% compared to 2021.
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The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.
NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).
A new episode of Race for the Championship premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network. The one-hour unscripted docuseries will take viewers inside the lives of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams on and off the track. Across ten thrilling episodes, the all-access series will chronicle the sport’s best as they balance their personal lives with the passion, pressure and perils of racing, all for a chance to make history.
BROADCAST TEAM
- Analysts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
- Play by Play: Rick Allen
- Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Dillon Welch
STUDIO COVERAGE TEAM
- Host: Marty Snider
- Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – USA Network
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
MOTOGP: ARAGON GRAND PRIX
MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix at MotorLand Aragon in Spain is presented this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Francesco Bagnaia (181 pts), who has won four consecutive races, narrowly trails points standings leader Fabio Quartararo (211 pts).
THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD
A special episode of The Dale Jr. Download featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s return to racing at North Wilkesboro Speedway earlier this month will air this Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on USA Network following NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying.
Veteran NASCAR driver Greg Biffle joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming tonight at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. Weekly and on-demand episodes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast will stream exclusively on the platform, taking viewers table-side for unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight from Dale Jr.
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AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1
- AJ Allmendinger has made 21 starts at Bristol in the NCS
- He has earned one top-10 finish and has led 54 laps
- In the 2022 NCS season, Allmendinger has earned one top five, four top-10 finishes and has led five laps
“The NextGen cars are really physical to drive. They are rigid, so we will bounce around a lot more. It will be a challenge, but part of the reason I am excited for the Cup race at Bristol is the challenge it brings. Hopefully I’m able to recover quickly from the Xfinity Series race and get ready for 500 more miles Saturday night."
- AJ Allmendinger on Bristol
Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Camaro ZL1
- Justin Haley has made one start at Bristol in the NCS
- He has earned one top five, two top 10s and and nine top-15 finishes in 2022
- Haley has led 28 laps in the 2022 season
"Bristol is a track I really enjoy racing at, and I have had some success in other series there. I’m looking forward to seeing how this NextGen car is on a track like Bristol, that is so physically tough. With the speed we showed last week, I’m optimistic going into the weekend."
- Justin Haley on Bristol
Food City 300
Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Friday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA
- Kaulig Racing has earned three wins, 17 top five and 39 top-10 finishes in the 2022 NXS season
- The team has led 349 laps in the 2022 NXS season so far
- Allmendinger: 278 laps
- Hemric: 54 laps
- Cassill: 17 Laps
Landon Cassill, No. 10 Voyager Chevrolet
- Landon Cassill has made eight starts at Bristol in the NXS and has earned one top-10 finish
- Cassill has earned three top five and nine top-10 finishes in the 2022 NXS season
- He has led 17 laps so far in the 2022 NXS season
“Bristol is an exciting but challenging track, and I’ve had some good races there in the past. We are right on the bubble for the playoffs, so I know we will be focusing on minimizing mistakes and controlling what we can control. ”
- Landon Cassill on Bristol
Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Ag1 Chevrolet
- Daniel Hemric has earned two top fives and five top-10 finishes at Bristol in the NXS
- Hemric has an average finish of 9.2 and has led 147 laps led at Bristol across five starts
- Hemric has earned two top fives, nine top-10 finishes and has led 54 laps in the 2022 NXS season
"Bristol is always an electric atmosphere. There is always just something different about the nighttime race there. It is a feeling unlike racing anywhere else with the fans surrounding you and the way the racetrack progresses throughout the night. I'm excited to go there and keep on trying things and hopefully get ourselves in the playoffs."
- Daniel Hemric on Bristol
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Barger Precast Chevrolet
- AJ Allmendinger has made two starts at Bristol in the NXS, earning a win and the regular-season championship last year for Kaulig Racing
- Allmendinger has led 1 lap at Bristol in the NXS
- He has earned a win for Kaulig Racing in four-straight NXS seasons
- In 2022, Allmendinger has led 278 laps, recorded three wins, 12 top five and 22 top-10 finishes
- Allmendinger currently has the most top-10 finishes of any driver in the 2022 NXS season
"Bristol is a place we need to execute. It is the most physically demanding racetrack we go to. You get no rest at any point around that track and are physically wearing yourself down every lap. Knowing that we weren’t the fastest car there last year but were still able to come away with the win and the regular-season championship, gives me confidence in our abilities at Kaulig Racing."
- AJ Allmendinger on Bristol
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Derek Kraus would post a time of 15.276 at 125.609 mph to start on the pole for tonight’s UNOH 200 from Bristol in what would be his fourth career series pole. Joining him on the outside row would be Chandler Smith with a time of 15.279 at 125.584.
Friesen, Enfinger and Heim would round out the top-five in qualifying. Carson Hocevar who missed out on the cut last week finishing 2nd at Kansas will start in the 10th position. Crafton also missing out last week will roll from the 16th spot later tonight.
The only truck missing out tonight will be the No. 90 truck of Justin Carroll.
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At just 15 years old, Katie Hettinger’s racing resume is already filled with some trail-blazing accomplishments:
● Won the 2020 Champion Racing Association (CRA) Junior Late Model Series title to become the first and only female champion in the CRA’s 25-year history.
● In the span of two weeks in September 2021, Hettinger became the youngest female race winner at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway when she won the 50-lap Limited Late Model feature Sept. 4 as part of the Bobby Isaac Memorial event. She then became Hickory’s youngest female Late Model race winner on Sept. 18 when she won the track’s 75-lap feature, further burnishing Hickory’s moniker as the Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars.
● Hettinger has won four more Late Model races at Hickory in 2022 to become the winningest female racer in the track’s 72-year history.
With those accomplishments firmly in hand, despite a Michigan driver’s license remaining out of reach until the Dryden native turns 16, Hettinger is preparing for her next step on the racing ladder. On Oct. 14 at the Las Vegas Bullring, Hettinger will make her debut in the ARCA Menards Series West. In fact, it will be the first of two ARCA races for the high school sophomore, as Hettinger will also compete in the West Series finale Nov. 4 at Phoenix Raceway.
“Anytime I get in a racecar, my goal is to win, but ARCA is a step up with strong teams and talented drivers, so the more realistic expectation is to finish Las Vegas among the top-five and, ideally, the top-three,” Hettinger said. “Phoenix is a bigger track – the biggest one I’ll have ever been on – so that will be a little more challenging. A top-10 at Phoenix would be great.”
Hettinger will compete in both races with Young’s Motorsports, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet with support from Wheeler Trucking, a leader in automotive transportation services, and bradCM Incorporated, a privately owned and operated general contracting firm.
The .375-mile Las Vegas Bullring is akin to many of the short tracks Hettinger has experienced in Late Models. Phoenix, however, is a fast and flat, 1-mile oval that hosts the championship finales for NASCAR’s top-three series – Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck.
“Every time I get into a new car, I just drive it like I normally would,” said Hettinger, who has made over a hundred starts in Late Model and Limited Late Model competition. “I don’t usually struggle with switching classes or cars or anything like that.”
Nonetheless, Hettinger is aware that ARCA represents a new style of racing, and she is already putting in the time to adapt to the 3,400-pound ARCA car.
“I want to make sure I’m successful when I get to the Las Vegas Bullring and when we race at Phoenix, so we’re testing with the ARCA car and I’m doing a lot of sim training before and after those tests,” Hettinger said.
“The main thing that I’ve found to be different with the ARCA car is you have to back up your entry into the corners. With the Late Model, you can drive it deep into the corner, which is what I like. With the ARCA car, you have to be a little more patient. You have to wait a little bit longer to get back to the gas.”
Hettinger is a third-generation racer who attended her first race at only four weeks old. Her grandfather, Jim Hettinger, raced open-wheel Midgets and Sprint Cars and won two Midget championships in 1984 and 1990, accolades that earned him a spot in the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame. Her father, Chris Hettinger, was also a winning open-wheel racer, primarily in Midgets. It wasn’t long before Katie’s name began appearing on entry lists and at the top of race results.
By age five, she was racing Quarter Midgets. At first, it was only locally, but soon Hettinger was racing regionally and then nationally, collecting more than 40 wins.
At nine, she moved up to Junior Sprints and 600cc Micro Sprints, competing on dirt from 2016 through 2018. But pavement beckoned. An 11-year-old Hettinger transitioned to full-bodied stock cars in the CRA Junior Late Model Series and she proved to be a quick study.
After finishing fourth in the 2019 championship and earning the Sportsman of the Year award, Hettinger upped her game in 2020. She took two wins and earned three fast-time awards, one of which set a new track record at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, and ended the season as the 2020 CRA Junior Late Model Series champion.
Since turning 14 in June 2021 and getting her NASCAR license, Hettinger scrapped the “Junior” tag from her Late Model. She regularly competes at the highest level of local stock car racing, commuting from Michigan to race in the southeastern hotbed of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series, with the .363-mile Hickory oval being one of Hettinger’s more frequented tracks.
“I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish at Hickory, but I didn’t go there to become the winningest female racer. I went there to win races, just like all the other guys there,” Hettinger said. “I’m the same as everybody else. I’m just there to win races.”
With four wins in her eight visits to Hickory this year, Hettinger has accomplished her goal. Making those triumphs even more impressive is that Hettinger has done it while juggling school in her home state of Michigan. Three of her wins this year came while she was a freshman at Almont High School – April 30, May 7 and May 21. Her most recent victory on July 23 was the only one to come while she was out of school on summer break.
“I juggle everything I do with sports and school and it can be hard sometimes, but a lot of people are very understanding and I’m able to stay on top of it,” said Hettinger, an avid outdoorswoman who also enjoys hunting and fishing. “I still get mostly A’s and some B’s, and I play a lot of school sports, so sometimes I miss a volleyball game or a basketball game but, overall, I’m able to manage it.”
Beyond the pit crew that helps her at the track, Hettinger has the full support of her family as she chases her NASCAR dream. This includes her 12-year-old sister Grace and 4-year-old brother Keith.
“My mom and dad are very supportive and understanding, and my sister is a competitive dancer and plays volleyball. My little brother loves racing and he always wants to go see Katie’s racecar. They’re all in this dream as much as I am.”
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Magic of Lights®, the popular drive-through, family-friendly holiday lights extravaganza, is coming back to South Florida at the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov. 18 through Jan. 1, 2023.
Magic of Lights will showcase a dazzling display of more than one million twinkling, sparkling lights and magical scenes. Pre-sale tickets are on sale today by visiting www.magicoflights.com/
Kids from ages one to 92 (and above) will be mesmerized with the colorful lights, holiday scenes and a cast of characters. Families, couples, friends, social and work groups can enjoy the happy holiday experience by taking advantage of special pre-sale, early bird discount pricing of $15 for standard vehicles through Nov. 2. All prices include:
- Santa Saver Discount Pricing (online) from Sept. 15 - Nov. 2: In advance, $15 per standard vehicle or $40 for Limousines, party busses or vans for 15 passengers.
- Standard Pricing from Nov. 3 - Dec. 8: $20 per standard vehicle in advance or $25 at the gate weekdays (Monday through Thursday), or $30 on weekends (Friday through Sunday). Limo/party bus/15-passenger vans are $50 weekdays and $55 on weekends.
- Advanced Pricing Prime Season from Dec. 9 - Jan 1: $25 per standard vehicle (online) in advance or $35 at the gate weekdays (Monday through Thursday), or $40 on weekends (Friday through Sunday). Limo/party bus/15-passenger van are $40 (online) in advance, $50 on weekday and $55 on the weekend.
- Group rates are available.
- Tour buses cannot be accommodated.
“We are thrilled to have Magic of Lights back at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2022,” said track president Al Garcia. “Last year, it provided a wonderful new family holiday experience for our local community here in South Florida. It for sure holiday cheer to families and it’s easy to do. The drive-through light experience will provide tons of family enjoyment.”
Magic of Lights will be open from 6-10 p.m. ET nightly.
New this year will feature the premiere of the Barbie TM holiday light display as well as Big Foot Monster Trucks and Prehistoric Christmas.
Magic of Lights includes familiar favorite holiday scenes and characters that warm the heart and create special family memories across the generations. Some of those favorite, festive traditional scenes returning include the Illuminating Mega Tree, which is 40 feet tall with dancing lights synchronized to your favorite holiday tunes, plus, a Tropical Christmas, Fairytale Scenes, Candyland, 12 Days of Christmas and the notorious Enchanting Tunnel of Lights.
Each frame of each scene is designed using the Latest CAD Technology and hand built in-house from the Magic of Lights warehouse located in Medina, Ohio. The Magic of Lights show holds more than 10 miles of LED lighting installed inside the displays, in tress and on buildings throughout its course. There are 10 different colors of LED bulbs used.
Scenes are as high as 32 feet tall and as long as several hundred feet. The steel displays are designed, bent, cut and welded into about 800 frames that are combined in different configurations to create each show’s giant winter holiday scenes. Each Magic of Lights show used about 10 miles of steel to build the displays.
Buckle up the kids and enjoy the magic – The Magic of Lights at Homestead-Miami Speedway!
Magic of Lights is produced by a team of family entertainment professionals at Family Entertainment Holdings, LLC, with decades of international show experience at the highest level.
For information on Magic of Lights at Homestead-Miami Speedway, visit www.HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com or call (866) 409-RACE (7223).
Fans can stay informed with up-to-date happenings at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as well as the all-new NASCAR Tracks App for the latest speedway news.
Before the holiday season gets under way, Homestead-Miami Speedway has some unfinished business this fall. The Oct. 21-22 NASCAR Playoffs Tripleheader weekend kicks off on Saturday, off with a doubleheader featuring the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 (1:00 p.m. ET), the “last chance” race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Round of 8, followed by the Contender Boats 300 at 4:30 p.m. ET for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8. Fans can catch the full-fledged competitive nature of NASCAR’s Next Gen car in the Dixie Vodka 400, which is set for a green flag start on Sunday.
In anticipation of Homestead-Miami Speedway’s return to the NASCAR Playoffs, and the track’s debut of NASCAR’s dynamic ’Next Gen’ car, fans will actually get a ’FREE’ first look at the machines that have provided a historic year of incredible competition in the NASCAR Cup Series during a test session on Tuesday, Sept. 20. NASCAR’s Most Competitive 1.5-mile venue will be open in select frontstretch grandstands to fans from 12:00 p.m. through 7 p.m. ET. Guests can pre-register to save time at the gates by logging onto www.homesteadmiamispeedway.
For more information regarding the upcoming Next Gen test session and race weekend, including 3-race ticket packages, camping, and hospitality, visit homesteadmiamispeedway.com or call (866) 409-RACE (7223).
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NASCAR fans can get a sneak peek at Phoenix Raceway’s NASCAR Championship Weekend racetrack from the driver’s seat of their own car!
Phoenix Raceway will host Track Laps for Charity from 9 a.m. - noon on Saturday, Oct. 1. For a donation of $30, motorists can drive their personal vehicles around Phoenix Raceway’s iconic championship mile-long, doglegged oval.
All proceeds will benefit Arizona Accelerator Charities, a 501(c)(3) donor advised fund under The NASCAR Foundation.
“This is an amazing opportunity for race fans and car enthusiasts to drive their family and friends around the same track that will host NASCAR Championship Weekend in November,” said Phoenix Raceway President Julie Giese. “More importantly, this a one-of-a-kind thrill makes a difference throughout The Valley by supporting Arizona Accelerator Charities.”
Arizona Accelerator Charities’ mission is to accelerate the development of children in Arizona by supporting education, children and families of our military and military veterans, and life enrichment programs for children and families in our community.
To secure this unique opportunity, motorists must register in advance at phoenixraceway.com/tracklaps. To participate in Track Laps for Charity:
- All drivers must be 18 years of age or older with a valid state-issued driver’s license.
- Driver and passengers must sign Track Laps for Charity waivers.
- All participants must adhere to Arizona state laws regarding the usage of seat belts and child safety restraints.
- Passenger vehicles only; motorcycles are not permitted.
- Maximum speed is 55 miles per hour and regulated by Phoenix Raceway personnel in the Official Toyota Camry Pace Car.
- Drivers must stay up to speed and refrain from lagging behind in order to speed up.
- Track Laps for Charity may be postponed or canceled due to inclement weather or safety conditions. If a cancellation is necessary, Phoenix Raceway will make its best effort to contact guests in advance of their visit.
For more information on Phoenix Raceway’s Track Laps for Charity, visit phoenixraceway.com/tracklaps. NASCAR Championship Weekend is Nov. 4-6, featuring four championship races in three days. Limited tickets remain on sale at www.phoenixraceway.com.
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Ty Gibbs, the 19-year-old grandson of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs, already owns a burgeoning resume in the NASCAR Xfinity Series but next week he begins to focus his attention on a family tradition.
Championships are the name of the game in the Gibbs family and the budding star will be among the prime title favorites as the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs officially open with next Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. CT, TV: USA Network Radio: SiriusXM Radio Ch. 90, PRN).
His legendary grandfather has won five Cup Series championships (2000, ‘02, ‘05, ‘15, ‘19), three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII, XXVI) and three Xfinity Series titles (2009, ’16, ’21) in his illustrious career while Ty begins the pursuit of his first of what could be many championship runs in NASCAR’s National Series. His strategy for this playoff run is succinct.
“Winning is the obvious answer,” Gibbs said. “If you win, you advance. And that’s the key.”
Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, currently is tied for the series lead in victories (5) with Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and the two also are battling it out for the No. 1 playoff seed. It will come down to Friday night’s regular-season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway, which will determine the 12-driver playoff field and the seedings.
Gibbs already is assured a playoff berth regardless of his finish, but a win or dominant performance at Bristol could give him the top seed. He also has a remote chance at the regular-season title but will need a poor outing from leader AJ Allmendinger, who holds a commanding 38-point leader over Gibbs with a maximum 60 points available at Bristol.
“We’ve had a good year thus far and I’ve learned a lot,” said Gibbs, the 2021 Xfinity Series rookie of the year. “We’ve won five races but as a competitor you always want more, and I think there are a few more we should have. But overall it’s been a good season and I’ve learned a lot. It’s great working with Chris Gayle (crew chief) and everyone on the 54 and at JGR.”
The elimination-style NASCAR Playoffs is as much about winning as it is survival. A victory in a round automatically advances the driver to the next round but a major mistake in the three-race round format also could be devastating. So will the aggressive Gibbs remain in that attack mode or look to become a bit more conservative?
“Not really, to be honest,” Gibbs said. “The goal is to win races and when you win, you advance. But, if you don’t have a winning car, you want to finish as best you can and not put yourself in the bad spot. It’s just about getting good finishes.”
The Xfinity Series Playoffs opener will be just his second appearance at Texas Motor Speedway. He made his TMS debut in May, when he started seventh and finished 12th.
“Texas is a fun track, and it is an important race to us as Interstate Batteries is based just down the road,” Gibbs said. “So we want to do well for them. It’s a challenging track, but JGR won there twice last year so hopefully we can do it again.”
He also is expected to compete in next Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 race at Texas Motor Speedway. The addition of the Cup Series to his schedule was a result of 23XI Racing driver Kurt Busch being sidelined due to a head injury he sustained from a crash at Pocono in July. Bubba Wallace has moved over to Busch’s No. 45 Toyota and Gibbs is in Wallace’s No. 23 entry.
The double duty may be valuable to Gibbs on the Xfinity Series side of the equation as it does grant him more overall track time on the 1.5-mile oval in which he only has seen once.
“Any track time is good,” said Gibbs, who will be making his ninth Cup start of the season at Bristol on Saturday night. “Just making laps in a competitive environment helps. I’m learning a lot each week and Billy Scott (crew chief) is helping me as is everyone at 23XI.”
The three-race opening round will test the diversity of the Xfinity Series drivers’ skill sets with a 1.5-mile oval (Texas), 2.66-mile superspeedway (Talladega) and a road course (Charlotte ROVAL), respectively. Of Gibbs’ nine career wins, four have come on 1.5-mile ovals (Atlanta, Charlotte, Kansas, Las Vegas) and three on road courses (Daytona, Road America, Watkins Glen).
It would appear that the opening-round races would play in Gibbs’ favor given his success on those type of tracks.
“Yes and no,” Gibbs said. “Talladega is a wild card, but it does help that it’s the ROVAL and a 1.5-mile oval. At the end of the day, it’s all about winning or putting yourself in the best possible position each week to advance to the next round.”
The Round of 8 will follow and consist of Las Vegas (Oct. 15), Homestead-Miami (Oct. 22) and Martinsville (Oct. 29). That round will determine which four drivers will battle for the title at Phoenix on Nov. 5.
Texas Motor Speedway will play host to the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs next week. The NASCAR Playoffs doubleheader will be highlighted by the NASCAR Xfinity Series Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 on Saturday, Sept. 24 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, and PRN), and the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 on Sunday, Sept. 25 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, PRN, and 95.9 The Ranch).
The newly renovated Lil’ Texas Motor Speedway 1/5-mile dirt track will kick off the weekend of racing with the inaugural C. Bell’s MICRO MANIA. The four-day event (Sept. 21-24) features practice on Wednesday (Sept. 21), qualifying races Thursday and Friday (Sept. 22-23) and mains and finals Saturday (Sept. 24). Micro Sprints are smaller versions of full-sized sprint cars with side-mounted 600cc motorcycle engines that can generate 140 horsepower with similar chassis and body styles to the larger versions. NASCAR stars currently confirmed to participate include Christopher Bell, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch and his son Brexton Busch, Sheldon Creed, Daniel Hemric, Brett Moffitt, and John Hunter Nemechek.
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There are hundreds of reasons why Eldora Speedway is the place to be on Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24.
But to whittle it down in the style set by David Letterman, here are the top 10 reasons why drivers and fans alike can’t wait for the 40th running of the 4-Crown Nationals at the World’s Greatest Dirt Track® Sept. 23-24.
- The 4-Crown Nationals is the only event all year where fans can see the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink sprint cars, the top three divisions of USAC (USAC Silver Crown, the USAC AMSOIL national sprint cars, and the USAC NOS Energy Drink national midgets), and the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars on the same track on the same weekend. Friday night’s program consists of full programs for the WoO sprints and the USAC midgets plus USAC Silver Crown qualifying. Saturday night’s show features the USAC Silver Crown race and full programs for the All Star sprints and USAC sprints and midgets. Whether fans prefer wings or non-wings, it’s heaven on Earth for open-wheel fans.
- Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Eldora’s USAC dates were rained out in May, so the 4-Crown Nationals is the only event for that sanctioning body at Eldora this year.
- WoO sprint car fans agree that Eldora is one of that series’ crown jewels of tracks. Friday night, Sept. 23 is the series’ final visit to Eldora this year. David Gravel and Brent Marks were the stars of the WoO shows earlier this year at Eldora. Gravel won the Joker’s Wild and the Knight Before the King’s Royal, while Marks won the Historical Big One and the King’s Royal. Will they be able to win again on Friday, or will someone else celebrate in victory lane that night?
- It’s going to be a long winter. The 4-Crown Nationals is Eldora’s final race of the season, so fans are going to want to savor every moment. The sights, sounds and smells of Eldora are special, the concession stand food is delicious, and new friends or life-long ones will be found throughout the grandstands and the lawn seating areas. Many race fans love to camp, and camping at Eldora is always fun. The 4-Crown Nationals is paradise for T-shirt shoppers. All of these fans will be making memories on crisp, clear autumn nights while they can, trying not to think about shoveling snow under gray, gloomy skies this winter.
- If one is good, then two is great. Fans can see two full, regular programs for the USAC NOS Energy Drink national midgets back to back on Friday and Saturday nights.
- Title fights spur the competition to new heights.
With three races remaining there are only 57 points between leader Kody Swanson and second-place Logan Seavey in the USAC Silver Crown point standings, 524 to 467. C.J. Leary, Brian Tyler and Justin Grant are right behind them.
At press time the top five in USAC sprints are Grant, Brady Bacon, Leary, Robert Ballou and rookie Emerson Axsom.
At press time Buddy Kofoid tops the USAC midget point standings followed by Grant, Cannon McIntosh, Bryant Wiedeman and rookie Mitchel Moles.
After Eldora there will only be two more All Star sprint races in 2022, so the leader at press time, defending champion Tyler Courtney, will be searching for every point possible as will the drivers behind him like Justin Peck; Bellevue, Ohio’s Cap Henry; Hunter Schuerenberg and Bill Balog.
The WoO sprint car point battle has been tight all year. At press time three-time and defending champion Brad Sweet tops those standings, but David Gravel; Carson Macedo; Wooster, Ohio’s own Sheldon Haudenschild, and WoO king Donny Schatz are trying to find an edge in order to beat him.
- The 4-Crown Nationals are important in motorsports history. Historians know that legendary driver Jack Hewitt of Troy, Ohio is the only driver to sweep the 4-Crown Nationals. In 1998 Hewitt posted victories in the USAC national sprint cars, midgets, and Silver Crown plus the UMP modified features.
However, Tyler Courtney has won six of the last 16 total 4-Crown features dating back to 2017. No one else has more than one, so it’s pretty clear he’s well on his way to making his own legend. Fans will want to be there to see it in person.
- Teams and drivers try harder when there is big money on the line. All four features on Saturday night will pay $10,000 to the winning driver. In total, it’s a $40,000 purse increase. This year’s 4-Crown features’ posted purses total nearly $215,000!
- The just-announced NKTelco Broadband bonus will pay an additional $40,000 if a driver can sweep all four divisions on Saturday night. Will anyone try? If so, who? If anyone does, it’ll be an $80,000 payday for one night’s work.
- Eldora is rich in history, and so is this event. Eldora is celebrating its 69th season of racing this year, and this is the 40-year anniversary of the 4-Crown Nationals. Four-wide salutes, cell phone flashlight send-offs, wave laps, 50-50 drawings and autograph sessions add to the excitement of seeing the best drivers tackle Eldora’s fast and demanding track. Tony Stewart has made significant improvements to the property and it’s a bucket-list track for all race fans. With five series competing over the course of two days, anyone with a pulse will want to be there to witness it for themselves! The list of previous winners is a who’s who of short-track superstars, and the best of the best in 2022 will compete at Eldora at the 4-Crown Nationals.
Tickets can be purchased online, by phone or at the gate. Tickets, schedules, camping information and other information are available on the track website at eldoraspeedway.com. The speedway office phone number during normal business hours is (937) 338-3815.
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If you are into numerology, then picking the winner of this weekend’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race should be pretty simple. The mathematical pattern of the last two weeks points to the No. 47 Chevy driven by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. as the sport’s next winner.
The veteran Mississippi driver also fits the current trends: not a Round of 16 Playoff driver and also hasn’t won a race this season.
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has opened with a lot of unpredictability, as two non-Playoff drivers have claimed trophies the past two Sundays. Erik Jones stunned everyone by powering to a true “Throwback” victory in the iconic No. 43 Chevy at Darlington’s Playoff opener. Bubba Wallace kept the storyline alive Sunday in Kansas when he became the season’s 18th different winner in the second Playoff race, piloting the No. 45 for 23XI Racing to Winner’s Circle.
While that 43-45-47 scenario is fun one to dream about, this is The Last Great Colosseum, and with so may drivers’ Playoff fates up in the air this weekend, it truly promises to be like an intense Gladiator battle once the green flag drops on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (USA Network, PRN Radio, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).
Stenhouse is a self-confessed Bristol lover, having posted a bunch of second place finishes in his career at The World’s Fastest Half-Mile. So if we see him standing in Bristol’s famed rooftop Victory Lane late Saturday night posing for photos, it wouldn’t be that much of a surprise to anyone.
However, sometimes mathematical patterns just don’t apply when it comes to the chaos, mayhem and drama that Bristol seems to consistently deliver.
While Stenhouse would be an excellent pick, the truth is there are other numbers at work. There are so many drivers who run great at Bristol that the cast of potential winners could be covered by a very wide net. As most drivers will tell you, Bristol victories most often come to those who were best at staying out of trouble and surviving 490 laps just to be there at the end.
After two races in the Round of 16 only Christopher Bell is safely in the Round of 12 and enters Bristol worry-free. The other 15 Playoff drivers who have championship dreams will have to put it all on the line on the iconic high-banked all-concrete bullring where so much NASCAR history has unfolded. That .533-mile oval of steeply graded concrete is so highly revered, some have called the venue “The Holy Grail of Short Tracks.”
Certainly, at the top of the Bristol favorites has to be Kyle Busch, who has won nine Cup Series trophies at Thunder Valley including the Food City Dirt Race in April. As an added plotline, he will be making his final Bristol start for Joe Gibbs Motorsports in the famed No. 18 machine on Saturday night. Earlier this week Busch announced he will drive the No. 8 car for Richard Childress Racing starting in 2023.
Others to watch include the defending Night Race winner Kyle Larson, who runs the high side at Bristol as well as anyone. Then there’s Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon and Joey Logano, to name a few, who could easily take home the massive BMS Trophy and Gladiator Sword on Saturday night.
And when you factor in the Next Gen car’s first visit to Bristol’s concrete surface, past results and expectations can definitely be tossed out the window.
As Dale Earnhardt Jr. said on Sunday’s NBC broadcast as he looked ahead to the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, “We’ve got an incredible battle around the bubble for the Playoffs going into Bristol, which is a very unpredictable race track. We expect it to be physical. Every race has been more physical than we could imagine all year long. We expect Bristol to be a new high in terms of physicality.”
While the scenarios are plenty for the 15 drivers, and if you want an in-depth look at all of the possibilities you should check out reporting ace Bob Pockrass’ Twitter feed, but to break it down in the most simple of explanations, the large majority of the drivers, barring a complete catastrophe, have a chance of advancing just by finishing above a certain spot in the order.
The only driver who enters the race in a must-win situation is two-time Night Race winner Harvick. His scary fire at Darlington combined with his last place finish at Kansas puts him in that unenviable position.
“Yeah, it is what it is,” Harvick said late Sunday. “We were racing to win anyway (at Kansas), so that’s what we will do again (at Bristol).”
Harvick’s teammate, Chase Briscoe, who is 15th in the Playoff order, nine points below the cutline, summed up what’s going to happen at Bristol, quite succinctly.
“It’s going to be chaos this time around,” Briscoe said. “Not even just for the win, but literally all throughout the field. Every point is going to matter. It’s just how these Playoffs are right now, the end of the race is going to be insane. All 500 laps will be wild because this Next Gen car hasn’t seen anything like Bristol. My guys have been double and triple checking everything to make sure we don’t miss anything. Bristol will quickly expose any kind of weakness you have in the car. I definitely think it’s going to be intense from start to finish. As a fan, I’m looking forward to it and I’m excited to see how it turns out, but as I driver I’m really excited too.”
The action on the track begins with Zane Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Ben Rhodes and defending winner Chandler Smith battling for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Thursday night in the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (Sept. 15, 9 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio). The rising stars in the ARCA Menards Series also will take on the challenging half-mile bullring in the Bush’s Beans 200 as part of the Thursday night doubleheader (Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio).
On Friday, Sparks are sure to fly once again in the Food City 300, as NASCAR Xfinity Series favorites Allmendinger, Allgaier, Noah Gragson, Austin Hill, Ty Gibbs and Josh Berry will be trying to lock in their Playoff positions in the season’s final regular season race (Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m., USA Network, PRN Radio) while others like Ryan Sieg, Landon Cassill and Sheldon Creed are in an intense battle to make one of the 12 Playoff spots. The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will take to the track on Saturday for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., USA Network, PRN Radio), you’ll get to see all of your favorite drivers racing hard to advance in the first elimination race of the Playoffs.
To purchase tickets, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com or call the BMS Ticket Sales Center at (866) 415-4158.
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No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra News and Notes
- ALREADY PLAYOFF BOUND: By winning the Las Vegas, Atlanta, Richmond, Road America and Michigan NASCAR Xfinity Series races, Ty Gibbs has qualified for the Xfinity playoffs which will begin at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24.
- BRISTOL: Gibbs has only one NASCAR Xfinity start at Bristol when he started third and finished 11th in September 2021. He has started two ARCA races at the .533-mile oval with two poles and a win in September 2021 and a second place in September 2020.
- ONE OF THIRTY-SEVEN: Gibbs made his first career NASCAR Cup Series start last month at Pocono Raceway for 23XI Racing. Gibbs is the 37th driver younger than 20-years old to make a Cup Series start. Gibbs started at the rear of the field, but completed all 160 laps and finished an impressive 16th. He has competed in five Cup races with a best finish of 10th at Michigan International Speedway.
- NEW RECORD: Gibbs is the youngest driver ever to reach nine victories in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at age 19 years 10 months and two days old. The previous record was held by Joey Logano.
- 2021: Gibbs completed in only 18 Xfinity races in 2021, but won four races and finished 13th in the Xfinity Series final driver point standings. That earned him the Xfinity Rookie of the Year award.
- WHAT A DEBUT: In Gibbs’ Xfinity Series debut in February 2021 at the Daytona Road Course, he led 14 of the 56 laps en route to his first career Xfinity Series win. Gibbs became the youngest driver to win a Xfinity road course race at 18 years, 4 months, 16 days. The Charlotte, N.C., native also became the second-youngest winner in Xfinity Series history after Joey Logano who won in June 2008 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta when he was 18 years and 21 days old.
- IN GOOD COMPANY: Gibbs is the sixth driver to win in his Xfinity Series debut, joining Dale Earnhardt, Joe Ruttman, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Kurt Busch. Those five drivers had already driven in the NASCAR Cup Series before racing in the Xfinity Series.
- ARCA CHAMPIONS: Gibbs became the 2021 ARCA Menard Series Champions on the strength of 10 wins, plus one win each in ARCA West and ARCA East.
- ATOP THE PIT BOX: Veteran crew chief Gayle will oversee the No. 54 team’s efforts in the 2022 season. Gale, who is from Little Rock, Arkansas, has led his drivers to two NASCAR Cup Series victories and 35 Xfinity Series wins. The list of drivers Gayle has visited victory lane with includes Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Erik Jones, Elliott Sadler, Christopher Bell and John Hunter Nemechek.
- JGR AT BRISTOL: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has 109 total starts at Bristol in Xfinity competition with 13 wins, 36 top-five and 55 top-10 finishes and the team has led 3,340 laps.
- RACE INFO: The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol is scheduled for 7:30 pm EDT on Saturday, September 16 and will be broadcast on USA, SiriusXM Channel 90 and PRN.
Ty Gibbs, Monster Energy Driver of the No. 54 R Toyota GR Supra
“We’ve got one more race until the playoffs, so it’s important to get as many points as we can and hopefully get another victory. Bristol is a challenge because things happen so quick there that you can easily get caught up in the something not of your making. It’s a fun track though and hopefully we’ll have a good Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra.”
Chris Gayle, Crew Chief of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra
“Bristol is a tough track just because it’s so many cars on a high-banked half-mile and you can always get caught up in something. It’s the last race before the playoffs start so we need to get the most points we can and hopefully another victory to give us momentum heading into the playoffs.”
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Stadium Park Plaza under new management; Warren Co. Downtown Economical Development Authority to take ownership
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority held a meeting with city officials to discuss resolutions and agreements on the businesses located at stadium park plaza, and what plans will be moving forward.
SKY Property Management will be taking over the day to day operations at Stadium Park Plaza, while the Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority will become the official landlords of the property.
“The county owns the wrap, but it is going to lease it now to the Development Authority, which in turn will lease it to the various tenants under subleases,” says Attorney for the Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority, Scott Bachert.
“We (the Development Authority) will assume that role as the landlord, we’re going to employ SKY Property Management to actually be the boots on the ground for the day-to-day management, make sure it’s cleaned and maintained. All under the direction and supervision of the Development Authority.”
With $22M going towards renovations from SKY Property Management, the multi-million dollar project will go towards building apartments and other spaces around the parking garage.
With the transferral of power from the Manhattan Capital company finalized on Wednesday, September 14th, both Mariah’s and the 643 Sports Bar & Grill will close their doors for good, after being unable to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both restaurants have been closed for a couple of weeks due to both businesses being short-staffed. Now, both restaurants will close their doors permanently.
Scott Bachert says even though Mariah’s and the 643 Sports Bar & Grill were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still hope for future businesses.
“Despite this setback, which is driven through a large part through COVID-19, supply chain, and lack of employees. We think it still looks bright there. Having local individuals actually serving as the day to day managers I think will help.” Bachert says.
The Starbucks at Stadium Park Plaza will remain open, but the Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority and SKY Property Management are looking to replace both Mariah’s and the 643 Sports Bar & Grill soon.
The Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority says they are hoping to get either more restaurants or a retail store to fill the vacancies.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Brookwood's Destin Moore is this week's Play of the Week winner. On Friday, the Warrior senior made the catch and took it to the house for a 93-yard touchdown.
It was a big score, and a big win for Destin, as he beat out plays from Florida High and Saint John Paul II to become this week's Play of the Week.
"Once I got past the first guy, there was a lot of grass, and I just knew to keep going until I got there," he said. "I run track, and I have to run the 100M all the time, so it was the same thing. I knew I had to get to the finish line. The Warrior family, they're really tight knit and they care about their players a lot. I just want to thank everyone that voted and I really appreciate it." | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/abc27s-friday-night-overtime/friday-night-overtime-play-of-the-week-winner-destin-moores-93-yard-touchdown | 2022-09-15T23:41:15Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/abc27s-friday-night-overtime/friday-night-overtime-play-of-the-week-winner-destin-moores-93-yard-touchdown | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Veteran NY judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month.
In her order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon refused a Justice Department request to lift her temporary prohibition on the department’s use of the roughly 100 classified records that were taken during the Aug. 8 search. She also granted the newly named special master, Raymond Dearie, access to the entire tranche of documents seized from the property even though the department had said the arbiter shouldn’t be permitted to inspect the batch of classified records.
The Justice Department is expected to contest the judge’s order to a federal appeals court. It had given Cannon until Thursday to put on hold her order barring the continued review of classified records, and said it would ask the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene if she did not do so then.
A Justice Department spokesman did not immediately return a message Thursday evening.
The selection of Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who for years served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, came after both the Justice Department and Trump’s lawyers made clear that they would be satisfied with his appointment as a so-called special master.
In that role, Dearie will be responsible for reviewing the documents taken during the search of Mar-a-Lago and segregating out any that may be covered by claims of privilege. It is not clear how long the work will take but the special master process has already delayed the investigation, with Cannon directing the Justice Department to temporarily pause core aspects of its probe.
The Justice Department is investigating the hoarding of top-secret materials and other classified documents at the Florida property after Trump left office. The FBI says it recovered more than 11,000 documents from the home during its search, including roughly 100 with classification markings.
Trump’s lawyers had asked last month for a judge to name a special master to do an independent review of the records and segregate any that may be covered by claims of executive privilege or attorney-client privilege. The Justice Department argued the appointment was unnecessary, saying it had already done its own review and Trump had no right to raise executive privilege claims that ordinarily permit the president to withhold certain information from the public and Congress.
Cannon, a Trump appointee, disagreed and directed both sides to name potential candidates for the role. She also ordered the Justice Department to halt its review of the documents for investigative purposes until “further Court order” or until the special master completes their review.
The Trump team recommended either Dearie or a Florida lawyer for the job. The Justice Department said that, in addition to the two retired judges whose names it submitted, it would also be satisfied with a Dearie appointment.
Dearie served as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York from 1982 to 1986, at which point he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Ronald Reagan. He has also served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which authorizes Justice Department wiretap applications in investigations involving suspected agents of a foreign power.
He took senior status in 2011, but the Justice Department has said he remains active and had indicated to officials that he was available for the position and could work expeditiously if appointed to it.
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Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo and Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report.
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Best K-Drama TV series on Netflix: The 10 most highly rated Korean dramas on Netflix, ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
Here are 10 of the most highly ranked Korean TV shows – or K-dramas - currently streaming on Netflix UK.
With such an abundance of choice on Netflix, finding your next binge-athon can be tough.
However, based on Rotten Tomatoes reviews, Netflix’s excellent list of Korean dramas may just be the way to go when it comes to finding your next binge-athon.
Alongside their numerous zombie hits, the streaming platform has found huge success in bringing a horde of Korean content to the attention of their subscribers, with the likes of Squid Game and Hellbound proving to be some of Netflix’s most critically acclaimed TV shows every made.
Though, with a list of k-dramas as long as you’re arm, it can be a little tough deciding which is the best to plump for, but fear not, as we took a deep dive in respected review site Rotten Tomatoes, to see which shows rank the highest.
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Digital display business Pufferfish poaches former Disney exec for senior role
Digital display business Pufferfish says it is continuing to strengthen its top team with the hire of a new head of creative, who has held senior executive roles at the like of the BBC and MTV Networks.
The Edinburgh-based tech firm said Garry Sinclair joins after more than 20 years in the creative industry in London and the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, the Glaswegian has just spent nine years in Singapore, most recently as executive director, creative and content, with The Walt Disney Company.
Pufferfish said he will play a pivotal role as it launches the “next generation” of display products that it states adopt ground-breaking technology to create sharper images with more luminosity than ever. Its top products to date comprise spherical interactive displays and services PufferSphere and PufferTouch.
The firm, whose clients include Microsoft, Nasa, the BBC, and IBM, last week announced plans to raise £600,000, tapping both existing and new investors, to capitalise on what it sees as a rapidly growing global market for interactive, multi-sensory, and immersive experiences.
Mr Sinclair said: “I’m excited to be part of the team… My career has been very much as a storyteller and I’m looking forward to developing content and stories that bring the products to life in fresh new ways for our clients and their audiences. The pioneering new products Pufferfish is working on will deliver an even greater ‘wow’ factor.”
His arrival comes four months after the business recruited technology industry veteran Elaine Van Der Berg to take the chief executive reins. She had previously spent 25 years with the likes of Amazon Web Services, Dell, Autodesk, and Capita.
She has now welcomed Mr Sinclair’s “extensive background, [having worked] with some of the biggest names in the industry”, and she added that he “will be able to help accelerate our new product plans and further enhance our client and their audience experiences”.
The CEO also stated: “There have been huge advances in tech that have transformed the digital display market from flat screens to fully engaging interactive systems combining sound, vision, data and touch, allowing users to be part of an immersive experience, rather than just an observer. Our enhanced products are central to our sales and revenue growth.”
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Chilled Dogs: Here are the 10 most calm and gentle breeds of adorable dog - including the relaxed Saint Bernard 🐶
As dog ownership continues to soar post-lockdown, here are the breeds of pooch that make for the calmest pets.
The last couple of years have seen many of us add a new furry friend to our families, with the Kennel Club reporting dog ownership has soared since the start of the pandemic
Prospective owners looking for a new puppy have 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, along with numerous crossbreeds, so there’s plenty of thinking to do before you choose your new best friend.
Those with active lifestyles might want to consider a larger dog, while somebody with allergies will be looking for a hypoallerganic dog.
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Meanwhile, some will want a dog that has a calming influence on their home and family – avoiding more hyper breeds like Border Collies and Springer Spaniels.
So, here are the 10 calmest dog breeds, according to the American Kennel Club.
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Campbell County’s chief elections officer has filed a complaint against Coal Country Conservatives Political Action Committee, calling on the Federal Elections Commission and the Wyoming secretary of state to undertake a “swift and robust investigation.”
The complaint, filed Friday by Campbell County Clerk Susan Saunders, names both the federal PAC and a Wyoming entity of the same name.
“It is my professional judgement the organization of these entities and their activities can, at best, be described as a scheme to thwart transparency in a way that is deceptive to the public and may be illegal,” Saunders wrote in the complaint.
Chief among Saunders’ concerns is a potentially improper campaign-finance relationship between the two organizations and a lack of disclosure on the part of both.
A voter guide with the disclaimer “paid for by Coal Country Conservatives Action Committee” was mailed to Wyoming residents and appeared as an advertisement in a local print magazine, according to attachments included with the clerk’s complaint. The guide supported one federal candidate — Harriet Hageman, who is running for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat — and more than 100 statewide, legislative, local and precinct candidates.
“The first question that needs to be answered is who engaged in the electioneering activities?” Saunders wrote. “Was it the Wyoming corporation exercising its First Amendment rights (CCCPac1), the federal PAC (CCCPac2) or some combination?”
How much either entity raised for or spent on the 2022 primary election is unclear, since neither filed a requisite campaign finance report with the federal government. The Federal Elections Commission sent the PAC a request for such a report in August but the PAC has failed to submit it. Meanwhile, its donors also remain unknown to the public.
Saunders cited the November general election and the expected resignation of Secretary of State Ed Buchanan at the end of this week as reasons for urgency.
“The need for a timely and complete investigation and resolution using all the tools at your disposal is paramount as the potential for continued activities by CCCPac presents a clear and present danger to the integrity of the 2022 general election and the rule of law in Campbell County,” Saunders wrote.
Coal Country Conservative Political Action Committee was incorporated in the state of Wyoming on May 18 as a domestic for-profit corporation, according to secretary of state records. A federal political action committee by the same name filed with the FEC on that same day, federal records indicate.
Both entities list Colleen McCabe as treasurer. Laura Cox is listed as the president of the PAC and the registered agent for the corporation.
Neither McCabe nor Cox responded to WyoFile’s requests for comment by press time.
Wyoming law does not require federal PACs to file contribution and expenditure reports with the state. The federal government, however, does require federal PACs to file such reports, including information about spending and fundraising.
“The failure to timely file a complete report may result in civil money penalties, an audit or legal enforcement action,” the FEC said in an August letter to the PAC after it did not file the required July report. As of press time, the PAC had not filed a report with the federal government.
“The civil money penalty calculation for late reports does not include a grace period and begins on the day following the due date for the report,” according to the letter. The filing deadline was July 15. The next one is Oct. 15.
While a federal PAC is not required to file with the state, the clerk is asking the state to clarify whether that statute relieves Coal Country Conservative PAC of all legal requirements under state law or just those associated with the single federal candidate.
“This question is relevant as the electioneering materials CCCPac distributed lists only one federal candidate and numerous statewide, legislative, local and precinct candidates,” Saunders wrote.
The federal PAC filed as nonconnected, which means it is not a separate segregated fund established by a corporation — such as the Wyoming entity — or labor organization.
“This seems dubious as the officers for both [organizations] are identical,” Saunders pointed out in the complaint.
In addition to being mailed and published in a magazine, the voter guide was distributed on the Campbell County “Courthouse steps on at least one day during the absentee voting period,” according to the complaint. It is illegal to distribute electioneering materials within 100 yards of an active polling place in Wyoming on Election Day, and within 100 feet all other days. The clerk requested that action cease. A voter also notified Campbell County elections staff, according to the complaint, that such materials were distributed at the individual’s church.
The voter guide directed residents to vote for certain candidates but offered no additional information, such as candidate platforms or how the candidates were selected.
In statewide races, it endorsed Brent Bien for governor, Chuck Gray for secretary of state, Curt Meier for treasurer and Brian Schroeder for superintendent of public instruction. For legislative races, the voter guide suggested Abby Angelos for House District 3, Reuben Tarver for House District 52, Roger Connett for Senate District 1 and Patricia Junek as a write-in candidate for Senate District 23. Additionally, it endorsed more than a dozen county and city candidates and over 100 candidates running for Republican party precinct positions.
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LCCC temporarily closes west entrance Sep 15, 2022 1 hr ago Comments Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Cheyenne Greenway. A courtesy file photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHEYENNE – Laramie County Community College’s west entrance to campus is now closed, and this will last for approximately three weeks.The entrance closure is due to concrete work being done to complete the extension of the Cheyenne Greenway through the LCCC campus.The road work being completed will allow users of the Greenway to connect to the Sweetgrass Development via the new College Drive underpass.All facilities, events and parking lots are still accessible via the other three campus entrances for LCCC, according to the announcement on Thursday. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Local Briefs Lccc West Entrance Closure Construction Facility Community College Recommended for you Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus Trending Now Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy shuts for now due to staff shortage East HS student killed, 3 other teens hurt in car crash Sunday night Sexual assault charges against state trooper filed in district court Police blotter 9-3-22 Wyoming Democratic Party at risk of losing major party status Latest Special Section 2022 UW Football Preview To view our latest Special Section click the image on the left. Latest e-Edition Wyoming Tribune Eagle To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/lccc-temporarily-closes-west-entrance/article_8a5e0184-3536-11ed-9ac2-0fdbf22bac27.html | 2022-09-15T23:48:03Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/lccc-temporarily-closes-west-entrance/article_8a5e0184-3536-11ed-9ac2-0fdbf22bac27.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHEYENNE – After having several cases of feline panleukopenia, an infectious disease common in unvaccinated cats, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter announced Thursday it was ending the quarantine period and resuming normal operations.
After two weeks of monitoring and following the Shelter Outbreak Management Plan, the medical team cleared cats for adoption and scheduled owner surrender appointments are open, according to a news release.
“We are very excited to be opening up again for cat adoptions and appreciate the community's support through the quarantine,” spokesperson Niki Harrison said. The shelter received many item donations and help with cat intake diversion strategies.
“To celebrate the end of the quarantine time, all available cats will be part of an adoption promotion through the end of the month,” Harrison said.
Both adult cats and kittens will have adjusted fees through the end of September. Adult cats, 7 months and older, will have their adoption fees waived, while kittens can be adopted for $50. To adopt, visit the shelter during adoption hours of noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All available cats can be viewed online at cheyenneanimalshelter.org.
While feline panleukopenia is a common disease in cats, the best way to prevent the illness is by vaccinating pets. All pets that are old enough are vaccinated upon arrival at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, but a majority of the cat population comes without any vaccination history and poses a threat for illness to spread.
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Readers' letters: Queen’s death won’t move the dial on independence
For more than 37 years much of the Fife area was represented at some time or another by the anti-royalist MP Willie Hamilton
He achieved majorities in his constituencies which modern Labour candidates can only dream of. It would be absurd, however, to suggest that those successes were due to his well-publicised republican stance. It was due to the fact that he stood up for many people’s needs on health, education, equal pay, redundancy compensation, jobs in the new technologies and the promotion of Glenrothes new town.
These matters overshadowed any reservations his supporters may have had about his approach to the monarchy.
In a similar vein I’m inclined to agree with Sir John Curtice that the recent transition of power is unlikely to change Scottish voters’ attitude to independence (Scotsman, 15 September). Whether they are SNP supporters or not, matters like the cost of living, low pay, jobs, benefits and tax, transport is certain to be given a higher priority than a protracted dispute about the case for a constitutional monarchy as against a republic.
When the argument does raise its head, let's hope it doesn’t just concentrate on the hereditary principle alone. It should focus on which system is more likely to extend the sum total of human liberty in its widest sense.
If we look at the way power has been abused in those countries which have rejected royalty, it may lead us to a surprising conclusion. It is that a constitutional monarchy with bold, innovative ministers can be a more effective guardian of the liberties we cherish.
Bob Taylor, Glenrothes, Fife
Dissent necessary
The seemingly interminable period of forced mourning for all has a few more days to go as commentators grasp for new superlatives and metaphors, TV and radio stations scour the country for D-list celebrities with a tenuous link to royalty to interview, organisations try to outmourn each other with minute’s silences, minute’s applause and gushing tributes while black ink continues to be splashed liberally over most newspapers.
Amongst all this, anyone expressing any dissent whatsoever, no matter how benign, is arrested in a manner befitting most tinpot dictatorships. Only a few months ago we threw up our hands in horror at the monstrous treatment of anti-war protesters in Moscow.
Dissent is a necessary condition that all civilised and democratic societies must recognise, irrespective of whether we as a country agree or disagree with it, but it seems we have more in common with Putin’s Russia now than we probably realise.
D Mitchell, Edinburgh
Lack of respect
Much has been said about the protests against royalty during this sad time and the arrest of some protesters.
I too agree with freedom of speech. However, I have one question for the protestors: how would they feel if, during the funeral procession of one of their much loved family members, people were protesting to show their disapproval of the event? I believe there would be a punch-up.
Have respect for the funeral procession of anyone – as you would expect for your own family. Freedom of speech may well be part of our democracy but what is it worth without respect? Time to protest when it’s all over.
Margaret Guthrie, Bongaree, Queensland, Australia
Free speech myth
The myth of free speech is well illustrated by the arrest of protestors against the monarchy. The law allows peaceful protest and that excludes shouting, swearing, threatening attitudes and disrespecting mourners and other peaceful bystanders. The myth would vanish if only we all insisted that "free” is always prefixed with “responsible”.
Tim Flinn, Garvald, East Lothian
Hypocrite
Am I alone in finding Nicola Sturgeon’s readiness to talk warmly about the late Queen and of her anecdotes about staying at Balmoral, deeply hypocritical?
Everyone knows that the SNP wishes to break up the United Kingdom. Something the Queen clearly didn’t want with her "people should think very carefully about the future” comment ahead of the Scottish independence referendum.
Tim Jackson, Gullane, East Lothian
Four nations?
The BBC’s coverage of the death of Her Majesty the Queen has been measured, informative and very well-judged in tone. Only the endless references to “the four nations” have detracted from its overall excellence.
The Queen’s principal public role was as head of state of one nation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, whose people are referred to as Britons or British. When Scottish people were asked in a referendum, we chose to remain part of the British nation.
Most British people are quite capable of simultaneously holding British and other identities, whether these relate to a constituent part of the UK or to a country or culture from whence their ancestors came.
If despite this, the BBC is still convinced that there are four nations rather than one, then perhaps it is time for it to be renamed the Four Nations’ Broadcasting Corporation.
Otto Inglis, Crossgates, Fife
Political broadcast
I share S Beck’s sympathy for those elderly viewers unable to renew their TV licence (Letters, 15 September), but missing out on the BBC’s coverage of the events following the passing of our monarch could be regarded as a blessing.
The relentless dragging of the independence issue into their commentaries have been appalling, and no doubt will continue even after she is finally laid to rest.
There are too many examples to quote here, but correspondent Allan Little’s solemn assurance, as he strolled amongst the crowds on the Roayal Mile, that “support for independence is as high as it’s ever been” was totally unfounded and risible.
Andrew Kemp, Rosyth, Fife
Scottish psalms
As a Scot living in England I watched the magnificent service of remembrance for Her Majesty the Queen in St Giles’ but I was surprised and disappointed that the choir sang a psalm in the Anglican tradition of “chanting”.
We have a wonderful psalter which is full of traditional psalms many of which would have been appropriate for the occasion. It saddens me that this did not happen in a Scottish Kirk; no Scottish praise for a Scottish Queen. Where was Jenny Geddes?
Elizabeth Asbury, Bath, Somerset
Emblematic flag
Stan Grodynski describes the union flag as an "emblem of British nationalism” (Letters, 13 September).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the union flag is the national flag of the United Kingdom. I'm not entirely sure how that constitutes as British nationalism.
Perhaps Mr Grodynski would care to clarify what defines "British nationalism”? The BBC? Mediterranean holidays? EastEnders? Presumably the Saltire is a symbol of Scottish hationalism, as is haggis, Irn-Bru and whisky?
This kind of nonsense does nothing to further the cause of independence.
John McSweeney, Edinburgh
Shows of strength
There appears to be an outbreak of commentators warning against the adoption of "muscular unionism” to counter Scottish nationalism. This reminds me of a Czech cartoon from the Soviet period in which a plucky little Czech, inside a cage, is threatened by a large (Russian) bear, under the notice: “It is forbidden to tease the bear.”
The SNP has managed – chiefly by offering Scots a false prospectus – to amass huge, some might say authoritarian, powers in Scotland. Its leaders are allowed to dominate Holyrood and to operate extensive levers of power.
And yet it complains about “muscular unionism”, which may be construed as potential attempts by Westminster to restrict Ms Sturgeon and her associates to the actual requirements of the devolution settlement, instead of intruding into reserved issues such as constitutional and foreign policy.
We have already seen how far the appeasement policies of the Cameron era, particularly, have got us. They have given the SNP more powers and turned a blind eye to the SNP’s neglect of its devolved responsibilities and its meddling in reserved issues. None of this has gone anywhere near to assuaging the SNP’s hunger for more power, complete power, even though the failures of SNP rule are clear for all to see: ferries, census, BiFab, Gupta….
The SNP demands the right to hold a referendum and has gone to the Supreme Court to try to have this right upheld. Why does no-one call this “muscular nationalism”? We have seen plenty of that with complaints about flags, the setting up of foreign hubs (inside British embassies!), and all the other attempts to pretend that Scotland is a separate polity.
Commentators warn pro-UK people against provoking the bear, sorry, the SNP. It is not, they say, in our own interests. So why is it in the SNP’s interests to promote muscular nationalism?
Jill Stephenson, Edinburgh
Scots’ choice
I hate to seem picky about my clansman yet again, but Robert Scott (Letters, 15 September) is getting himself tied in a fankle over nothing.
When Scotland is independent, the people of Scotland will decide, as so many other countries have done, whether we wish to continue with a monarch or do as so many other countries have done and stay in the Commonwealth as a republic.
Elizabeth Scott, Edinburgh
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Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: Pub chain Wetherspoons announce opening hours for 19 September
The chain has joined others in the UK in releasing information on opening hours for Monday
Pub chain Wetherspoons has announced its opening times for 19 September, the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
Unlike many other businesses Wetherspoons, which operates over 850 pubs across the UK, will be open on the day of the funeral.
The chain has announced most of its pubs will be closed for the duration of the funeral and will open from 1pm in the afternoon.
A spokesperson for the company said: “Pub company Wetherspoon is opening its pubs in central London, rail stations and airports and all of its hotels (hotels will be open for resident guests only) during normal trading hours from 8am until midnight on Monday September 19.
“The majority of its pubs will open later than usual, after the state funeral, at approximately 1pm and will remain open during normal trading hours after that.”
Other pub chains have also confirmed when they will be open on 19 September, including Slug and Lettuce and Stonegate.
Both of these chains will remain open on the day of the funeral, with Stonegate announcing they would show the ceremony.
Is 19 September a bank holiday?
Earlier this week, the UK Government announced details of what would happen on 19 September, confirming that it will be a full bank holiday.
A government spokesperson said: “Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday.
This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning.
This bank holiday will operate in the same way as other bank holidays, and there is no statutory entitlement to time off. Employers may include bank holidays as part of a worker’s leave entitlement.
The bank holiday will take place across the United Kingdom.
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'I was taking calls as the anaesthetist was about to put me under': Hibs manager Lee Johnson opens up on the pain and the uncertainty that marred transfer deadline day
Lee Johnson’s recent medical issues came at the worst possible time, with the Hibs manager admitting he wasn’t sure which players he had actually signed when he woke up from a four-hour deadline-day operation.
In excruciating pain for days, he put off seeking the right medical help as he focused on the need to strengthen the squad before the summer transfer window closed and, luckily, a lot of the ground work had been done by the time he went under the knife for a gall bladder operation. That allowed the club to complete deals to bring in Harry McKirdy, Will Fish and Mykola Kukharevych without him.
Back at work and looking forward to Saturday’s league match against Aberdeen, Johnson concedes that it was far from ideal, though.
“I was literally in my office curled up in a ball because I was in agony; someone would knock on the door and I’d act like I was all right and as soon as they’d gone I’d go back to curling up in a ball in agony again.
“But you just do it. It’s so important to me and to everyone else. You just keep trying to do your job.
“I couldn’t have timed it any worse with that week though - I was taking calls as the anaesthetist was about to put me under and I’m making decisions on Harry McKirdy.
“In one sense you want to say, ‘f*** off, I’m in agony here’ but in another sense you know it’s important. The funniest thing was when I came round after the four-hour operation, I made three phone calls to find out what had gone on, and then I made the same three phone calls because I completely forgot I’d made them.
“In that sense it’s quite comical but it was difficult for the guys because when you’ve got a leader who makes decisions like that, and all of a sudden someone else has to make the decision, it’s not easy.
“Ben Kensell and Ian Gordon did really well and the coaching staff all mucked in.
“Will Fish was a good example. I can’t remember if I did or didn’t sign him. Apparently I did, but I couldn’t remember because I’d just come out of theatre.
“It was a four hour op. Normally that’s a one hour op but I had a perforated and infected gall bladder and there were gall stones in there too.
“I really should have been in A&E days earlier.”
Full of praise for NHS staff, he says he was happy that the surgeon spared him any concern by remaining neutral but was amused by the nursing staff who were more upfront about their allegiances.
Forced to miss out the game against Kilmarnock as he recuperated, he was in constant contact with the coaches as he watched on tv but was frustrated by a 45-second delay. The three points were a better pick-me-up than a bunch of grapes but victory in his absence means that not everyone was keen to welcome him back.
“Martin Boyle said ‘gaffer, I’m superstitious so can you not come next week as well!’. Lovely, eh? I brought him back from the desert, played him in every game and I’ve lost an organ and he’s chucking that at me. That’s ruthless banter.”
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Scottish Album of the Year: Five Edinburgh acts on SAY Award longlist after record number of submissions
The longlist for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) award has been announced – and Edinburgh is well represented with five acts in the running for the £20,000 prize.
In a year that saw a “record-breaking” number of submissions from artists, 20 albums have been selected from 369 submissions by 100 impartial music industry nominators.
The winner will receive a £20,000 prize at the ceremony at Stirling’s Albert Halls on October 20.
The five Capital acts on the longlist are: Annie Booth, Callum Easter, Duncan Lyall, Hamish Hawk and Proc Fiskal.
They will go head-to-head with Declan Welsh and the Decadent West, Kathryn Joseph and The Ninth Wave.
A special exhibition showcasing the 20 finalists will be held at the city’s Tollbooth.
The longlist will be whittled down to 10 and music fans will then be able to choose the eventual winner in an online poll between October 3 and 5.
Robert Kilpatrick, creative director of the Scottish Music Industry Association/The SAY Award, said: “As Scotland’s national music prize, the SAY Award exists to celebrate the cultural impact and contribution of our nation’s recorded output.
“2022’s longlist presents a dynamic and diverse collection of albums which spans multiple genres and showcases both established and rising talent from across the country.
“Despite the turbulence of recent times, the enduring impact and resonance of the album format remains. As vehicles of both self-discovery and connection with others, their power to ground, inspire and unite us is perhaps more important than ever.
“As we now approach our 2022 ceremony at Stirling’s Albert Halls next month, we look forward to championing Scotland’s ever evolving music scene and unique cultural identity; recognising the value and magic of music in our lives.”
Gerry McGarvey, convener of Stirling Council’s community planning and regeneration committee, said: “Congratulations to all the amazing artists from across Scotland that have made the longlist for this prestigious musical award.
“To reach this stage in the competition is an achievement in itself and it’s fantastic to have so many Stirling-based artists, and artists that have their roots in the Tolbooth’s Music Development workshops, in the final 20, demonstrating the area’s dynamic and diverse music scene.
“To celebrate the longlist announcement, we have created a special interactive exhibition in the Tolbooth, where people can sample the best of Scottish music in 2022.
“In just over a month one of these incredible records will be recognised as Scottish Album of the Year in the Albert Halls Stirling, and today’s milestone signals the countdown is on to an exciting and inspiring night.”
The SAY Award longlist for 2022:
AiiTee – Better Days
Andrew Wasylyk – Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia
Annie Booth – Lazybody
Bemz – M4
C Duncan – Alluvium
Callum Easter – System
Constant Follower – Neither Is, Nor Ever Was
Declan Welsh and the Decadent West – It’s Been A Year
Duncan Lyall – Milestone
Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor
Hamish Hawk – Heavy Elevator
Hen Hoose – Equaliser
Kathryn Joseph – For You Who Are The Wronged
Kobi Onyame – Don’t Drink The Poison
The Ninth Wave – Heavy Like a Headache
Niteworks – A’Ghrian
Proc Fiskal – Siren Spine Sysex
Rebecca Vasmant – With Love, From Glasgow
Seonaid Aitken Ensemble – Chasing Sakura
Walt Disco – Unlearning
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KCAU) — A Siouxland family is one step closer to a new home.
Members of Habitat for Humanity as well as the South Sioux City Chamber of Commerce gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the new project.
A family of eight is receiving a new home. Ahmed Jamar, via a translator, said he and his family are currently living in a small apartment and he’s thankful they’ll soon have a larger living space to call their own.
“My kids are in a two bedroom apartment. It’s not enough for us. I have six kids plus me and my wife. That’s too small for me,” said Jamar.
He submitted the application back in March. Executive director of Siouxland Habitat for Humanity, Anne Holmes, said multiple concerns with the Jamar family’s current living situation led the committee to select them for this project.
“Our family today is a family of eight living in a two bedroom apartment, so that’s definitely an overcrowding scenario. It could be an infestation, which this family had as well. They definitely had a mouse infestation in their apartment,” said Holmes.
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Siddoway sheep are shipped from Palisades Reservoir near Irwin, Idaho in early September. To learn more about the annual movement of the herds from summer to winter range, see page B1.
Siddoway sheep are shipped from Palisades Reservoir near Irwin, Idaho in early September. To learn more about the annual movement of the herds from summer to winter range, see page B1.
Natalie Behring
Natalie Behring
Siddoway lambs are taken from pasture near Palisades Reservoir and Pine Creek Pass.
For over a century, the Siddoway family has summered their sheep around the Teton Valley – arriving in mid-June and sending lambs to market in early-September. But this year, the prices offered by live lamb buyers are so low that the Siddoways are trying something new. They started Grand Teton Meat Company to offer local lamb directly to grocers, restauranteurs and consumers.
James and Ruth Siddoway settled on Canyon Creek in 1886. While living in a tent, they built a sawmill and a store, and they started raising sheep. Six generations later, J.C. Siddoway is teaching his children to manage the ranch. His daughter Emma handles bookkeeping, and she just published a website and put up Facebook and Instagram accounts to promote Grand Teton Meat. She posts about ranch life, lamb recipes, sheep science, and buying Siddoway lamb.
Two weeks ago, the Siddoways trailed 7,500 market lambs out of the mountains. But instead of sending them all off to live lamb buyers, Siddoways have moved the lambs to alfalfa fields on the north side of Teton County. The lambs will continue to graze until they reach market weight. Then they will be made available to buyers in Idaho, western Wyoming, and northern Utah.
Teton Valley doesn’t have an annual sheep parade like some of the other ranching towns in the West, but people still like to stop and watch the fall lambs come out of the mountains. Last week, several tourists asked where the lambs would be sold. Historically, the lambs raised on the Siddoway Sheep ranch have gone east. In the early days, they went by rail to Chicago. More recently, they have gone by truck to Colorado and then on to distributors along the East Coast. But this year, for the first time, some Siddoway lamb will be available in Teton Valley. Another common question is: Where are your headquarters? The Siddoways operate a “transhumance” grazing operation – meaning they trail the sheep from winter range (near the Arco desert) to summer range (surrounding the Teton Valley). Always on the move, the ranch doesn’t have a central location.
The migratory nature of the sheep ranch provides for a natural diet that translates to great tasting lamb. Within minutes of birth, the lambs start suckling their mother’s milk. Siddoway lambs aren’t weaned, and so the lambs continue to nurse right up until they are market ready. Siddoway lambs may eat some grass, but they prefer forbs (broadleaf wildflowers). Forbs are abundant in the alpine meadows of the Tetons. Favorites are arrowleaf balsamroot and cow parsnip. Siddoway lambs aren’t grass-fed or pastured. Rather, they are milk-fed and forbs-fed, the diet sheep prefer. This diet makes for a unique lamb product not widely available in U.S. markets.
Finding a USDA certified processor to handle 8,000 lambs on short notice is a big ask. But the Siddoways have learned that it is not impossible. They have found small plants in the surrounding area that can process up to fifty lambs each day. As the Siddoways have discussed the processing dilemma with local butchers, grocers, restauranteurs, and ranchers, it is clear that there is local demand for locally raised meat. However, ranchers need more local processors to meet that demand. To better process their lambs in the future, the Siddoways are looking to develop a local fabrication facility to cut and wrap USDA certified meats. Updates on lamb sales and more stunning photographs will be available at GrandTetonMeat.com and the Grand Teton Meat social media pages. | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/gallery/featured/shipping-siddoway-sheep/article_5fe3627a-3061-11ed-a24e-4fab71f44884.html | 2022-09-15T23:55:57Z | tetonvalleynews.net | control | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/gallery/featured/shipping-siddoway-sheep/article_5fe3627a-3061-11ed-a24e-4fab71f44884.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ryan Oliver stands aboard his piler machine during a fall sugar beet harvest. While corn and soybean production are certainly Minnesota agricultural mainstays, the state's sugar beet production remains among the top in the U.S., providing valuable jobs and seasonal opportunities throughout the region.
While corn and soybean fields appear endless throughout much of rural Minnesota’s landscape, the land of 10,000 lakes leads the nation in sugar beet production – in the past 10 years Minnesota has accounted for between 30 and 35 percent of all production within the United States.
Sugar is a crucial commodity for the U.S. and in the past 20 years overall production of sweet-tasting and soluble carbohydrate has risen by 17 percent. The industry proves to be a vital component of Minnesota’s economic activity; in 2021 alone, the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, one of the state’s largest sugar extraction cooperatives, created over $930 million in economic activity. This equates to over 5,000 jobs and approximately $255 million in labor income for Minnesota residents.
Ryan Oliver of Fergus Falls has been working for a local sugar beet operation for five years and explains how the work is demanding yet rewarding: “I enjoy – I feel like I’m a part of so much more. It takes so many people to get the sugar, from the farmers to the truckers and the eventual extraction taking place at the facility.”
Oliver began his work with the sugar beets on the ground taking samples off the trucks, eventually moving up to the position of assistant operator and to his current role as operator of one of the machines used through the beet harvest.
Oliver’s current shift has him working from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. until the fields are completely harvested and like many farming practices this is largely weather-dependent: “If it’s too warm, you can’t pull, if it’s too cold and they’re freezing, you can’t pull either. They have to be in that sweet zone.” Oliver has experienced seasons where they were done in under three weeks, while other years he’s seen the harvest go into November.
This time of year is typically referred to as the "pre-pile" or "pre-lift" time, a period where fields and equipment are prepped for the main harvest which usually begins around the first of October. The beets are harvested utilizing defoliators, which removes the green leaves and slices a slab from top of the sugar beet root, followed by pinch wheel harvesters that lift the vegetable from the soil.
These beets are loaded into trucks which then travels to a receiving station where they’re directed to a piler for unloading. As the trucks dump their loads, additional dirt is removed from the beets by the machine and a sample is collected for quality analysis. The resulting piles are mammoth in size – spanning 200 feet wide and up to 30 feet tall, temperature is a key part of the process, as beets that get too hot can experience sugar loss and result in sub-optimal yields. These beets are then reloaded into trucks and taken to extraction facilities for their final journey into becoming usable sugar.
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Deputy Landon Saewert with the water patrol mainly focuses on aquatic invasive species (AIS) compliance. Saewert said keeping clean water is a big issue.
“If they keep clean water in their vehicle with bait after coming off the lake. What people will do is they will go out in their watercraft with their minnows or leeches then when they come off the water by law they have to have fresh water to replace old minnow water with. You can’t legally transport that water that was out with you in the boat. You can’t transport that on the roadway,” said Saewert.
Funding from the AIS task force provides the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office the means to employ an aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention program deputy who is trained to enforce AIS laws. The AIS deputy patrols public water accesses, enforces AIS laws and provides law enforcement assistance to Otter Tail County watercraft inspectors.
“Obviously if something else happens outside that time, we would respond as well. (Such as) helping search and rescue,” said Saewert.
Saewert also works with safety aspects and said that there are some recurring issues in OTC.
“What I see a problem with a lot is the underage use of jet skis,” stated Saewert.
Boating while intoxicated (BWI) is another issue Saewert said he deals with fairly regularly.
“My main focus this year has been BWI’s. When people are getting off work, it’s Friday afternoon — driving around and drinking and operating a boat. Which is legal. You can legally drive a boat while consuming an alcoholic beverage as long as you’re not over that .08 . This year I’ve had two so far. It becomes an issue when they go above that legal limit,” said Saewert.
The water patrol has a lot of lakes to patrol in OTC —1,048 lakes to be exact. With over a thousand lakes and a significant increase in the population over the summer months, water patrol deputies are an essential service.
Usually from May to November the water patrol is out. An additional 230 hours are provided by a yearly federal boating grant in which deputies work overtime hours on the weekends.
It is important to point out that water patrol deputies are not licensed peace officers. However, deputies do receive boat and water regulation training, first aid and CPR certification as well as search and rescue training. Deputies also participate in the public safety dive team operations and training events.
Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons shared the importance of water patrol on local lakes, “Their presence on the water is key to keeping all water activities safe. They will respond to any watercraft emergencies including accidents and any complaints or issues that occur on the water.”
Troy Lee, a teacher and member of the water patrol team for 16 years, shared a memorable moment from his work. “A few years ago, we had a call from a pontoon on a large lake after dark. The boat's motor had quit and there were 3 elderly couples on board. With no lights on the boat, it was not easy to locate but after a while, we found the pontoon and they were so appreciative! We towed the boat back to their cabin and everyone was OK.”
Through education and enforcement, the goal of the program is to make sure those that use the lakes can enjoy them, regardless of the water activity. In 2022, Deputies Dave Weiss, Jeff Moon, Brian Hovland, Ethan Soland, Derek Meyer and Jared Hotakainen were all teachers or retired teachers.
Weiss, a retired teacher who has served as a water patrol deputy for 41 years, states, “We are there to help keep our waters safe for everyone and hope they enjoy being on the waters of our county as much as we do.” After many years of serving in this role, he says he still enjoys the interaction with the people on the lakes. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/on-patrol-task-force-works-closely-with-area-lakes/article_9fad129c-3463-11ed-95c6-97ec4c14ef2d.html | 2022-09-15T23:58:43Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/on-patrol-task-force-works-closely-with-area-lakes/article_9fad129c-3463-11ed-95c6-97ec4c14ef2d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Longtime high school teacher and coach Ted Critchley has joined Minnesota State Community and Technical College as the new head coach of the Spartan men’s basketball team.
One of only two coaches in Minnesota to have ever led three different high school basketball programs to the state tournament, Critchley has a distinguished record that also includes leading his 2021 team at Fargo North High School to the North Dakota large school state tournament.
Coaching at the college level is a new venture for Critchley, and he’s taking an enthusiastic and optimistic approach to this fresh start with the Spartans. His first day at the college was September 7 and he has already begun working with students.
“Coach Critchley brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and experience to Minnesota State Community and Technical College,” says Dave Roberts, director of athletics, housing and campus life at M State. “Critchley has experienced great success at the high school level, and we believe that will translate well to our Spartan men’s basketball program. He has an infectious enthusiasm and has already started helping our student athletes both on the court and in the classroom. We look forward to seeing him continue to elevate the men’s basketball program.”
Critchley played college basketball in the early 1990s while a student at the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He became a licensed teacher and coach and went on to earn a Master of Education degree at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Since his college days nearly 30 years ago, Critchley has worked with diverse student populations and organizations as a high school boys basketball coach and social studies teacher at schools in the Twin Cities metro area, the western Minnesota lakes region, and Fargo-Moorhead.
"I am humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to be the head men's basketball coach at Minnesota State Community and Technical College,” Critchley says. “I, along with the entire athletics department at M State, look forward to restoring the once great tradition of M State basketball. The energy and excitement of Spartan athletics can be felt all around. We look forward to doing our part to contribute to a high-quality basketball program for our students, staff, boosters, community members and everyone else associated with M State basketball."
As a member of the Minnesota State system, M State serves more than 7,000 students in credit courses each year in more than 70 career and liberal arts programs online and at its campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. By partnering with communities, the college also provides workforce development services and other responsive training programs. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/critchley-named-spartans-coach-at-m-state/article_46cada86-3532-11ed-a115-47ebb117c166.html | 2022-09-15T23:58:44Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/critchley-named-spartans-coach-at-m-state/article_46cada86-3532-11ed-a115-47ebb117c166.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
At Rocori, on Sept. 13, the Fergus Falls Otters girls swimming and diving team came up short in the Central Lakes Conference match, 113.5 to 68.5.
Estee VerSteeg captured a pair of titles. In the 200-yard individual medley, she finished with a time of two minutes 26.62 seconds. Her other title came in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:17.01).
Alexis Wellman was runner up in the 500-yard freestyle (6:15.95) and the 200-yard freestyle (2:15.09). Karlie Petersen also had a runner up finish, coming in with a time of :28.20, in the 50-yard freestyle.
The relay teams for the Otters fared well, with runner up finishes in three events.
Aisling Cox, Mayah Fear, Petersen and VerSteeg teamed up in the 200-yard medley relay (2:08.25). For the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team consisted of Fear, Petersen, VerSteeg and Wellman (1:49.84). Lastly, in the 400-yard freestyle relay, Olivia Jensen, Ava Api, Cox and Wellman finished with a time of 4:18.49.
“Despite the loss, we had a lot of great swims,” stated Otters coach Rachel Cox. “VerSteeg continues to have a great season earning first place finishes.”
Fergus travels to take on Sauk Rapids-Rice, on Sept. 15.
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At Sauk Rapids-Rice, on Sept. 13, the Fergus Falls Otters boys soccer team defeated the host Storm, 7-2.
The Otters wasted little time, as Jose Rodriguez scored just two minutes into the game. Later in the first half, Peyton Marquette scored on a cross from Shane Zierden. Moments later, Zierden set up Reno Schierer, to make it 3-0.
Sauk Rapids got on the board early in the second half, but Fergus responded with a goal by Joey Johnson off of a corner kick.
13 minutes into the second 40, the Storm pulled within two.
Fergus would find the back of the net three more times. First, Schierer was set up by Zierden, making it a brace evening (two goals). Then Aiden Shern scored his first goal of the season and lastly, Zierden made his way through the defense and called his own number.
“We started the game controlling the ball very well, we had possession in the middle third most of the time,” mentioned Otters coach Joel Heikes. “This is the first win against a Central Lakes Conference opponent in a few years.”
Jaydon Manteufel made eight saves in the net for the Otters. Zierden finished with six points on the night (one goal, five assists).
Now at 3-2, the Otters game against Sartell-Saint Stephen that was scheduled for Sept. 15, has been moved to Sept. 19. Their next game will be a cross-town clash with Hillcrest, on the afternoon of Sept. 17.
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On Sept. 13, the Fergus Falls Otters hosted Sauk Rapids Rice in a Central Lakes Conference dual at Kennedy Secondary School. The Otters came up with a huge team win 4-3 on parents' night and senior night. It was the perfect night to celebrate what the eight seniors mean to the team. Their leadership and dedication is what keeps our program healthy and growing. The eight seniors this year include Karley Braeger, Dagny Gerhardson, Kezi Hartwell, Ava Hastings, Lydia Kunz, Cyntreya Lockett, Leila Nasri and Annie Trosvig.
“It was just an absolutely fantastic night of tennis for our girls and our program,” stated Otter coach Jamie Lill. “There were competitive matches all around and I am just so proud of our girls' efforts tonight. We may have won by a score of 4-3, but we were extremely competitive in all 7 varsity matches.”
The Otters wins came by sweeping the doubles side of the lineup card and Ashtyn Lill grabbed a singles victory as well. Karley Braeger and Cyntreya Lockett continued to play good tennis and earned the straight set win at first doubles while Hannah Anderson and Hattie Fullhart rolled through their match at second doubles pretty routinely. A new combination of Kezi Hartwell and Kylie King earned their first win in King's first varsity match at third doubles.
“Hartwell owned the net and King played great, consistent tennis from the baseline with great groundstrokes and serving,” said Jamie. “It was fun for this duo to get their first win as a team. Ashtyn earned her singles win in straight sets at 6-1, 6-2 and is showing real consistency in her singles game as of late. She's gaining confidence on the court as a singles player and learning how to really work points to her favor.”
Isabella Abrahams spent almost three hours on the court in another major battle before dropping her match 6-4 in the third set. Leila Nasri also played a three-setter that just didn't go her way in the super tie-breaker and Ruby Ellison battled in another tight one falling just short at 7-5, 6-4.
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In Central Lakes Conference action, on Sept. 13, the Fergus Falls Otters defeated the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm, 6-4.
Fergus opened the scoring as Tyra Skjeret fed Olivia Jurgens, who hit the back of the net. Sauk Rapids countered with a goal of their own, tying the contest at one.
The Otters jumped back on top as Julia Aguilar scored off of a corner kick from Skjeret. Once again the Storm tied the game, making it 2-2. Before halftime, Fergus scored once again on a Skjeret corner. This time it was Ava Ecklund getting the feed.
Yana Prischmann and Skjeret teamed up for a goal and an assist each, to open up the second half and giving the Otters a 5-2 lead.
Skjeret picked up another goal, which was sandwiched between two Storm goals.
“We were very opportunistic, scoring three goals off corner kicks,” mentioned Otters coach Ben Jurgens. “We still have multiple areas to get better at, but the effort and focus were there, which is key. The girls made some nice in-game adjustments to better our play. Prischmann and Skjeret really filled the middle well, playing physical soccer and using each other to mice the ball up the field.”
Fergus Falls, now at 6-2, will travel to Sartell from a CLC game, on Sept. 15.
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The M State Spartans golfers competed at the two-day Jimmie Invite on Sept. 12-13. For the men, as a team they finished in sixth place, carding a total of 986 (327-326-333). Golfers played 36 holes on the first day and 18 on the second. University of Jamestown won the event (914) and Dickinson State was second (958). Individually, Braxton Kerstein led M State with a three day total of 240 (76-79-85), finishing 15th. Leo Stepan was right behind Kerstein with a 241 (82-80-79), finishing tied for 16th.
"I was very pleased with our team's performance. We were licking our wounds after a tough start to the season a few weeks back at Deacon's Lodge,” mentioned M State coach Jason Retzlaff. “With a lot of new players I think it took a round to get the nerves under control. We played much better and showed promise with our 54 hole performance the last two days. It's a tournament that always has tough competition as we were the only two year college. I was pleased to see improvement and also to post the 3rd best team score of the final round."
On the women’s side, Ellia Soydara finished in sixth place, with a three day total of (88-87-91). Elly Leblanc of Dickinson State was the individual medalist (246).
"Soydara did a nice job playing a long golf course against a high level of competition,” said Retzlaff. “While she felt she left a few shots out there, it says something that she finished sixth overall out of a field of 22 in only her second college golf event. She is going to be fun to watch all season."
The Spartans will next compete in the Spartan Invite on Sept. 18-19, at Pebble Lake Golf Course in Fergus Falls,
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LAUDERHILL, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This Saturday, September 17, the City of Lauderhill and the Lauderhill Community Redevelopment Agency will present its 3rd Annual Beer-B-Q, which kicks off at 6 pm and runs until Midnight. The free festival will include food trucks, raffle prizes, craft breweries, full bars, art vendors, lawn games, live music, and more. RSVP online to reserve your free ticket.
This weekend's event will feature musical performances by top-notch talent, including legendary R&B group Dru Hill ft. Sisqo, Nokio, Jazz, Scola, Tao, Smoke, & Black. Miami rap luminary JT Money of Poison Clan will also perform, and other featured artists will include Mike Smiff with Slip-N-Slide Records, Blade Martin accompanied by Sons of David Band, Gabbie Graham and Ronnie V.O.P.
Big Lip Bandit, Shelby Rushin, and DJ Sco will host the entertainment. The evening will be emceed by Chris Priester, "The Teacher," a professional comedian from our own Fort Lauderdale, Florida who also works as an elementary teacher. Don't let his day job fool you -- Priester "The Teacher" has headlined comedy clubs and opened for internationally known comedians including Tiffany Haddish, Marvin Dixon, and Ricky Smiley.
The 3rd Annual Beer-B-Q is also the battleground for the coveted "Lauderhill's Favorite BBQ" award. Visitors can taste local BBQ vendors' most mouthwatering dishes and vote for their favorites.
For serious BBQ and music fans, optional VIP tickets are available for purchase through September 15. VIP includes a commemorative Beer-B-Q T-Shirt, exclusive access to the VIP-Only Bar, one free adult beverage, and access to a premium VIP performance viewing area. VIP tickets are a great way to support the Lauderhill CRA and get the most out of Lauderhill's biggest party.
Visitors are encouraged to use public transportation or ride share (Lyft, Uber, etc.) to travel to and from the event. The designated rideshare drop-off area will be at 3944 NW 19th Street, Lauderhill FL 33311, steps away from the event.
The 3rd Annual Beer-B-Q runs from 6 pm to Midnight, this Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 1803 NW 38th Ave, Lauderhill, FL 33311. Get free tickets and purchase VIP at https://lauderhillcra.com/.
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Palmer Flowers expands regional reach with purchase of Greeley flower shop
Fort Collins-based Palmer Flowers is expanding its reach to Greeley with the purchase of Cottonwood Florist, 4681 W. 20th St. Unit 110 in Greeley, this summer.
The expansion adds to Palmer Flowers' holdings in Northern Colorado.
“I am so glad that Cottonwood will live on and thrive as the newest member to the growing Palmer Flowers family," said Cottonwood owner Judy Jackson in a statement announcing the sale.
Palmer President and Partner Tim Jordan said the expansion to Greeley was expected but the timeline was accelerated.
“We have always been interested in moving the Palmer brand east and when we connected with Judy and her vision to carry on the Cottonwood legacy, we moved quickly to make it happen,” he said.
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With the new store, Palmer has about 110 employees with numbers increasing to just more than 220 during the holidays. Longtime employee Nicole Lockwood will become general manager of the Greeley store.
Palmer Flowers has steadily expanded its reach since 1976, when Spiro Palmer opened his first store in Old Town. In 2010, it purchased Paul Wood Florists in Fort Collins and in 2015, it merged with Front Range Flowers of Loveland, extending Palmer’s market reach from Fort Collins to Boulder.
Front Range Flowers was owned by Jordan, who operated Forever Flowers at 1300 E. Eisenhower Blvd. in Loveland and Boulder Blooms, a boutique flower shop in Boulder. | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/money/2022/09/15/palmer-flowers-expands-with-purchase-of-greeley-store/69496863007/ | 2022-09-16T00:03:46Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/money/2022/09/15/palmer-flowers-expands-with-purchase-of-greeley-store/69496863007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Have an active warrant? Certain warrants can be cleared without arrest at Saturday event
If you have an outstanding warrant in Larimer County, it’s possible you could get it taken care of without getting arrested at an event and resource fair in Fort Collins this Saturday.
The event has been organized by the public defender’s office, the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the district courts, Fort Collins municipal court and other community partners to give people with certain low-level warrants an opportunity to clear their warrants without getting arrested.
“This event is specifically designed to avoid arrests,” lead deputy public defender Ashley Morriss said in an email to the Coloradoan. “The Public Defender’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Courts have worked to ensure that no one will be arrested at this event.”
Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s warrant clearance event and resource fair:
When and where is the warrant clearance event?
The event will be Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Town Public Library, 201 Peterson St., in Fort Collins.
What will be happening at the event? I’m worried about being arrested.
“The event has been designed to avoid arrest for anyone who appears — eligible or not,” Morriss said.
Individuals will be screened by representatives from the public defender’s office on the first floor of the library, Morriss said. Eligible individuals will be sent to the second floor where the “courtrooms” are located.
Eligible individuals will be able to have their outstanding warrants cleared so they won’t be arrested and will either be able to resolve their cases at the event or be given a court date to appear in front of a judge at a later date.
“The goal of the event is to provide access to justice as well as resolution and relief for community members with outstanding warrants,” Morriss said.
Ineligible individuals who come will be given a sheet of paper showing they attended the event but were not eligible and be advised on how to turn themselves in to resolve their warrant(s), Morriss said.
Two law enforcement officers will be present on the second floor solely for security purposes, Morriss said.
What warrants are eligible for clearance?
Here are the warrants eligible to be cleared, unless they meet any of the qualifications on the ineligible offenses list:
- Misdemeanor and traffic cases
- Petty drug charges
- Class 4 drug felonies
- Fort Collins Municipal Court charges
- Class 5 and 6 felonies
What warrants aren’t eligible for clearance?
If your warrant meets any of the below qualifications, it is not eligible for clearance on Saturday. If you have multiple warrants, all of your warrants must be eligible in order to participate.
Here are the charges that are not eligible:
- Any misdemeanors or felonies involving domestic violence
- Any Victim’s Rights (VRA) case
- Careless driving causing death or injury
- Possession of a weapon by a previous offender
- Felony eluding
- Sex offenses (except failure to register as a sex offender)
- Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 felonies (not including Class 4 drug felonies)
- Out-of-county warrants
I’m still not sure if my warrant is eligible, how can I find that out?
People who are unsure if their warrant(s) qualify can contact the Fort Collins public defender’s office at 970-493-1212 or fortcollins@coloradodefenders.us prior to the event.
Representatives from the public defender’s office will also be screening people the day of the event on the first floor of the library, Morriss said.
What other resources will be available?
Other community partners who will be in attendance include:
- SummitStone Health Partners
- Murphy Center/Homeward Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- MACC (UCHealth)
- Disabled Resource Services
- Free vaccines from the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment
- Larimer County Department of Human Services
- DMV2GO
- The Family Center/La Familia
I still have questions, who should I contact?
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Suspect pursued by Larimer County sheriff's deputies injured in stop near I-25
A suspect was seriously injured after the Larimer County Sheriff's Office says the man fled from deputies on East Mulberry Street and they used a forcible maneuver to stop him Wednesday afternoon.
Deputies attempted to stop a minivan on East Mulberry Street driven by an individual they identified as a "known wanted suspect," according to a news release. The sheriff's office has not released the name of the suspect or what the man was wanted for.
The man did not stop for deputies and sped northbound on Northwest Frontage Road from East Mulberry Street, according to the release. Deputies used a Precision Immobilization Technique — also referred to as a PIT maneuver — to stop the vehicle near the intersection of John Deere Drive and Northwest Frontage Road.
The maneuver caused the van to roll, seriously injuring the driver, according to the sheriff's office. He was transported to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.
No deputies were injured.
Because the incident seriously injured a civilian, the Critical Incident Response Team was activated to take over the investigation. Loveland Police Department will be the lead investigating agency in this case.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Arrests and charges are merely accusations by law enforcement until, and unless, a suspect is convicted of a crime.
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How CIRT investigations work
The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, or CIRT, was formed in 2015 in accordance with a new state law requiring a multi-agency team to investigate "an incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer that resulted in injury or death."
The team is automatically and immediately activated when a police officer is involved in a shooting. The agency that employs the officer or officers involved in a shooting is responsible for alerting the team.
CIRT can also investigate incidents involving officers that result in serious injury or death, including car crashes, as well as incidents in the Larimer County Jail.
Fort Collins Police Services, Loveland Police Department and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office take turns being the lead agency for police shooting investigations. Each year, the responsibility rotates to a different agency.
Agencies involved in the investigations include: Windsor Police Department, Timnath Police Department, Johnstown Police Department, Estes Park Police Department, Colorado State University Police Department, Colorado State Patrol and the Larimer County District Attorney's Office.
An agency cannot investigate itself.
After a CIRT investigation is completed, the report is presented to the district attorney, who decides if any criminal charges will be filed related to the incident.
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Man accused of killing girlfriend accepts a plea deal
Published: Sep. 15, 2022 at 7:50 PM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - A southern Indiana man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend is expected to take a plea deal.
Thomas Smith is accused of killing Michelle Slaughter last June in Clarksville, Ind.
Court records show Smith accepted a plea agreement for one count of voluntary manslaughter.
He’s expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison during a hearing next month.
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A recent decoy operation to see if Eugene-area retailers would sell alcohol to minors yielded the worst results in the decades-old program.
Over two days this summer, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission sent 18-to-20-year-olds into more than two dozen stores in the Eugene and Springfield area. The result: nearly two-thirds of them sold alcohol to the underage, undercover buyers.
That’s an abysmal rate, said OLCC spokesperson Bryant Haley. He said the agency plans to step up compliance checks and is considering an increase in the penalty for selling alcohol to underage buyers.
“That is not the way the agency wants to go," he said. "But to get attention to the industry sometimes, that’s a lever that the commissioners can pull to gain compliance on this very serious public health and public safety issue.”
Haley said compliance checks re-started last spring after a two-year interruption due to the pandemic.
With a compliance rate of just 35%, the Lane County stores achieved the dubious distinction of having the lowest compliance rate of any decoy operation since the state started minor decoy operations in the 1990's, according to OLCC director Steve Marks.
By comparison, recent decoy operations in Medford, Hood River and The Dalles yielded compliance rates between 67% and 85%.
Meanwhile, a decoy operation last month in Polk county yielded a compliance rate of 88%, which the OLCC called "the best result so far."
The statewide average compliance rate is 63%.
When the minor decoy program was revived in May, the OLCC—with state funding—switched from using volunteers to using paid employees. But otherwise, the program largely works the same way as it did, pre-pandemic.
"Eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds walk in with their ID, their bona fide ID that was issued by the state of Oregon," said Haley. "They hand that over to try to purchase alcohol products. They are not allowed to disguise their age, they're not allowed to lie about it, they're not allowed to use a fake ID."
An OLCC inspector waits outside the business to observe the results.
"Once the sale is made, the permittee is confronted," said Haley.
The employee as well as the license-holder are both subject to fines and penalties for a violation. | https://www.klcc.org/crime-law-justice/2022-09-15/eugene-retailers-produce-abysmal-rate-of-sales-to-underage-decoys | 2022-09-16T00:08:07Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/crime-law-justice/2022-09-15/eugene-retailers-produce-abysmal-rate-of-sales-to-underage-decoys | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A federal judge in Florida has named Raymond Dearie as special master to review materials seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate, denying the Justice Department's request to block the process, in which the government cannot use the materials seized for their criminal investigation until the review is complete.
Dearie, a veteran federal judge, was a candidate proposed by Trump who the Justice Department did not object to. He holds senior status in the Eastern District of New York and was first appointed by Ronald Reagan.
Judge Aileen Cannon directed Dearie to issue interim reports and recommendations "as appropriate" during the review, which she ordered to be complete by Nov. 30, closer to the timeline request by the Trump lawyers. The government wanted the review done by mid-October.
The Justice Department has said they will appeal the order for a special master.
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OLYMPIA, Wash.-
Summer is coming to an end and school is back in session.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Northwest Blood Coalition urge eligible blood donors to schedule their blood donations.
High school and college students make up about 25% of blood donations, according to the Northwest Blood Coalition.
“High schoolers and college-age youth are critically important members of our donor base,” shared Vitalant Regional Director Jennifer Hawkins.
Four blood donation centers make up part of The Northwest Blood Coalition in Washington state: Vitalant, Cascade Regional Blood Centers, BloodworksNW, and the American Red Cross Northwest Region.
As Red Cross Regional Services Executive Angel Montes describes, “The Northwest Blood Coalition’s primary focus is to ensure a safe, reliable blood supply for our community.”
The Department of Health collaborates with the coalition to help and support this work.
“Blood centers enthusiastically welcome students back to school,” said Curt Bailey, President and CEO at BloodworksNW. “We want to engage those interested in the rewarding, lifesaving act of donating blood—whether they’ve done it before or it’s their first time.”
Someone in the United States is in need of blood every 2 seconds. Donated blood is important for people who undergo surgery, cancer treatments, blood disorder treatments, child birth complications and so much more. Blood supplies have been decreasing nationwide and Washington state is no exception.
“We know that people want to help. Donations tend to slow when school is on break and summer activities are happening,” added Christine Swinehart, President and CEO at Cascade Regional Blood Centers. “As we look toward fall, we want to remind folks that now is a great time to donate!”
To learn more and schedule an appointment, visit the blood center websites linked above. Sign up for the DOH blog, Public Health Connection. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/blood-donations-needed-urgently-during-back-to-school-season/article_d5bfbfb0-3549-11ed-9b93-0352a37e9a7b.html | 2022-09-16T00:08:36Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/blood-donations-needed-urgently-during-back-to-school-season/article_d5bfbfb0-3549-11ed-9b93-0352a37e9a7b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WALLA WALLA, Wash.-
The City of Walla Walla will be hosting two Recognition Day events tomorrow featuring Colonel(ret) Robert Certain, a former POW during the Vietnam War. The public is invited to both events.
The first event is at VFW post #992 at 11 a.m. Colonel Certain will be sharing his story and experience of his time as a POW. The event will be livestreamed on the Walla Walla VA's facebook page: www.facebook.com/VAWallaWalla.
The second Recognition Day event will be at the Walla Walla VA at 2 p.m. where Colonel Certain will give a presentation to employees and the public. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/former-pow-to-speak-at-pow-mia-recognition-day-events-in-walla-walla/article_a9bc907c-3536-11ed-a704-43e678e3f0cf.html | 2022-09-16T00:08:42Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/former-pow-to-speak-at-pow-mia-recognition-day-events-in-walla-walla/article_a9bc907c-3536-11ed-a704-43e678e3f0cf.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -
An Ohio woman searching for her lost dog in the woods ended up stumbling upon a grisly discovery: the skeletal remains of a woman missing since 2017, according to police.
The remains were discovered on Aug. 26 in a wooded area along Thorn Hill Road on the East Side of Youngstown, Ohio, located about 10 miles west of the Pennsylvania state line, police said.
The pet owner brought the remains from where she found them to her home and called authorities, who launched an investigation and transported the bones to the coroner's office.
On Tuesday, Youngstown police announced the remains were identified as Amy Nicole Hambrick, who vanished from Youngstown’s West Side in November 2017 at the age of 29.
Hambrick would have been 34 today.
Identifying the remains was no easy task. The bones were assembled by Dr. Loren Lease of Youngstown State University’s Anthropology Department. At first it determined the bones belonged to a human female. Then, using dental records, the jawbone and teeth from the recovered skull, it was determined that the remains belonged to Hambrick, police said.
Captain Jason Simon with Youngstown police said Hambrick was last known to be meeting up at a friend’s house in North Jackson, but never made it.
Since she went missing, several law enforcement agencies have worked with Hambrick’s family to locate her.
“Every investigative avenue was utilized over the last five years, including countless interviews, searches of residences, the use of cadaver dogs, and the serving of legal process on digital and cellular records,” Simon said, noting the case eventually went cold.
The August discovery comes after her family had desperately searched for her for five long years. Several of Hambrick's relatives were present at the press conference but did not speak.
Despite finding Hambrick's remains, questions persist regarding exactly when she died and how she ended up in the woods.
The investigation is still ongoing and the cause of Hambrick’s death will be listed as undetermined given the condition of her remains, Simon said.
Simon asked for the public's help with information about Hambrick's last whereabouts.
“At least one person knows what happened to her,” he said. “We’re asking to speak to either that individual, because clearly there’s a side of the story here, or anyone that has information about her discovery.”
Simon extended his condolences to Hambrick's family and friends, assuring the public that investigations into missing loved ones continue even after leads grow cold.
“These cases are always challenging but they are never forgotten about," he said. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/woman-searching-for-lost-dog-finds-remains-of-ohio-woman-missing-since-2017/article_214713fe-3548-11ed-b494-0bf2f11214de.html | 2022-09-16T00:08:49Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/woman-searching-for-lost-dog-finds-remains-of-ohio-woman-missing-since-2017/article_214713fe-3548-11ed-b494-0bf2f11214de.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash.-
A Federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Mary Ann Bliesner, 80, of Sunnyside with 12 felony counts of fraud, conspiracy, false statements, and violating food safety laws in connection with her company, Valley Processing (VPI).
Today's indictment, announced by Vanessa R. Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, alleges that from October of 2012 to June of 2019, Bliesner conspired to introduce unsafe, adulterated, and misbranded fruit juice products into interstate commerce by selling to customers worldwide.
The indictment alleges that the adulterated juice contained harmful substances, was produced under unsanitary conditions, and was unfit for consumption.
Bliesner and VPI also allegedly lied to customers about the age and quality of the product being sold, failed to register two storage facilities, and lied to FDA inspectors.
According to the indictment inspectors observed mold and photographed a rat in VPI's facilities in 2018. Further tests revealed bird and rodent feces, fur, insects, and mold.
In January, 2001, Bliesner and VPI agreed to an injunction under which they wouldn't produce food without FDA approval.
Bliesner faces a max sentence of 20 years and a $500,000 fine if convicted. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-area-business-owner-indicted-for-selling-rotten-juice/article_f6970810-353a-11ed-8d45-0f4312d315f6.html | 2022-09-16T00:08:55Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-area-business-owner-indicted-for-selling-rotten-juice/article_f6970810-353a-11ed-8d45-0f4312d315f6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mostly clear and calm overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. A slight chance of showers in the Cascades and breezy to gusty wind tonight in the Kittitas Valley.
Partly cloudy and cooler tomorrow with gusty winds developing in the late afternoon early evening as a cold front moves in from the coast wind 10-15 mph and gusts 20-30 mph
Get ready for a much cooler weekend as temperatures drop into the 60s and 70s and lows in the mid and low 40s... Time to put away summer and get ready for fall. Saturday night/ Sunday morning you can expect a few scattered showers in the region.
Monday more sunshine and mild temperatures in the 70s. The 1st day off Fall or the Autumnal Equinox is Thursday September 22nd.
Tri-Cities
Thursday night... Mostly Clear... 54
Friday... Partly Sunny, Breezy Late Afternoon... 78/48
Saturday... Partly Sunny, Cooler, Stray Shower Night... 71/50
Sunday... Mostly Cloudy, Stray AM Showers... 73/49
Monday... Partly Sunny... 77/49
Tuesday... Partly Sunny... 79/48
Wednesday... Mostly Sunny... 78/49
Yakima
Thursday night... Mostly Clear...48
Friday... Partly Sunny, Breezy Late Afternoon... 74/41
Saturday... Partly Sunny, Cooler, Stray Night Shower... 68/44
Sunday... Mostly Cloudy, Stray AM Showers... 69/43
Monday... Partly Sunny... 76/44
Tuesday... Partly Sunny... 75/44
Wednesday... Mostly Sunny... 76/45 | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/say-good-bye-to-the-80s-and-hello-to-the-60s-and-70s/article_df510bcc-3541-11ed-9029-93b9d3cf2219.html | 2022-09-16T00:09:01Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/say-good-bye-to-the-80s-and-hello-to-the-60s-and-70s/article_df510bcc-3541-11ed-9029-93b9d3cf2219.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Duckworth condemns GOP's proposal to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sen. Tammy Duckworth is condemning the push from Republicans on abortion bans.
Duckworth spoke with other Democratic senators Thursday and highlighted the work Illinois does to provide abortion care to women from other states.
Duckworth says she will not let Republicans "strip away the rights of women."
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The proposal comes from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
He wants to ban abortions after the fifteenth week of pregnancy — with rare exceptions — and punish doctors who perform the procedure. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-condemns-grahams-proposal-to-ban-abortions-nationwide-after-15-weeks | 2022-09-16T00:16:50Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-condemns-grahams-proposal-to-ban-abortions-nationwide-after-15-weeks | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BOSTON (WWLP) – After the Department of Revenue released its numbers regarding the state surplus, it was up to the auditor to certify the results.
The state is flushed with cash, so much that the surplus revenue has to be returned to taxpayers under a law known as Chapter 62F. Chapter 62F is a 1986 voter approved law that caps allowable state tax collections at a level that is tied to annual wage and salary growth. Revenue above said cap is to be returned to taxpayers through a credit.
The auditor had until September 20th to release her certification of the Department of Revenues numbers, but the office came in ahead of schedule. The allowable state tax revenue for this year was roughly $38.8 billion and the state collected around $41.8 billion, leading to an overage of over $2.94 billion.
The auditors report states that Department of Revenue must now return that $2.94 billion to taxpayers.
“We certainly have had more robust revenue growth than in year’s past. I think if you look back too, it is attributable to the considerable amount of coronavirus relief and ARPA funds that came in,” said State Auditor Suzanne Bump.
It is unclear how that money will be returned to taxpayers however on Tuesday, Administration and Finance Secretary Michael Heffernan said that relief would be proportional to what a taxpayer paid in.
The emergence of Chapter 62F caught the legislature off guard at the end of session, putting the economic development bill on ice. Lawmakers were unsure if the state would have enough money to provide $1 billion worth of tax relief, which was in the bill, as well as payouts under Chapter 62F.
It is still unclear if lawmakers will bring the economic development bill out of conference committee and provide further tax relief now that Chapter 62F has been certified. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/state-politics/ma-auditor-2-94b-to-be-returned-to-taxpayers/ | 2022-09-16T00:16:51Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/state-politics/ma-auditor-2-94b-to-be-returned-to-taxpayers/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FBI Chicago warns of new computer scam targeting Illinois residents
CHICAGO - The FBI Chicago has issued a warning about a scam targeting older Illinoisans while they're on their computers.
Here's how the scam works.
Your computer screen will freeze up and a pop-up will appear, saying your computer has been "hacked" and then advising you to call a well-known software company for "tech support."
But when victims call the number, it's just another criminal posing as a bank employee or someone from the Social Security Administration. They're then convincing people to transfer money under the guise of protecting it and the FBI says people are losing a lot of cash.
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"Imagine being older and retired and losing $1 million of your savings. That's not a place where a lot of people can afford to be. And that's why we're doing it right now. We're seeing the need for it now. Call your mother, call your father, call your grandparents, just let them know, once the pop-up appears on your screen, that's where the problem is," said Siobhan Johnson, FBI Special Agent and Public Affairs Officer.
If you see the pop-up with the phony alert, you're advised to disconnect from the internet immediately. Do not shut down or restart the computer, just disconnect the internet connection and call someone to help you scan the computer for malware. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fbi-chicago-warns-of-new-computer-scam-targeting-illinois-residents | 2022-09-16T00:16:56Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fbi-chicago-warns-of-new-computer-scam-targeting-illinois-residents | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kanye West drops The Gap, starts his own stores
NEW YORK - Kanye West is dropping The Gap and is launching his own chain of Yeezy retail clothing stores.
The billionaire musician-fashion mogul has sent a termination letter to The Gap accusing it of failing to live up to its agreements to market the Yeezy fashion line, and is announcing that he is starting his own Yeezy stores around the world. Ye is planning to open thousands of stores.
"GAP left Ye no choice but to terminate their collaboration agreement because of GAP’s substantial noncompliance," says Ye's attorney Nicholas Gravante, Co-Chair of the Global Litigation Group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
"Ye had diligently tried to work through these issues with GAP both directly and through counsel. He had gotten nowhere."
Ye's Yeezy Gap fashion line includes hoodies, jackets and sweatshirts that retail from $60 to $500. The first item, a blue puffer style jacket, debuted last year and the store said that the line would provide "modern, elevated basics for men, women and kids at accessible price points."
The dust-up comes weeks after West, who goes by the name Ye, spoke out to Fox News about the false allegations that he was selling his Yeezy clothes at The Gap out of garbage bags. The bags were large construction bags, and the unique presentation was part of Ye's vision to revolutionize retail.
"I'm an innovator, and I'm not here to sit up and apologize about my ideas," he told Fox News. "I'm fighting for a position to be able to change clothing and bring the best design to the people at a price they can accept."
However, sources told Fox News that the partnership soured with the San Francisco based retail giant failing to distribute Ye's fashion brand through its normal distribution channels covering stores across the country, and not opening the specialty Yeezy branded stores called for in the contract.
RETAIL SALES UNEXPECTEDLY EDGE HIGHER IN AUGUST DESPITE HIGH INFLATION
"GAP’s substantial noncompliance with its contractual obligations has been costly," Gravante told Fox News. "Ye will now promptly move forward to make up for lost time by opening Yeezy retail stores."
"There is only one Ye," says Yeezy’s new vice chairman, the noted investor Shervin Pishevar.
"His fingerprints are all over our modern lives, our culture, our clothes, our devices, our music. His influence has changed the very design of our modern lives, and only one other person who I can think of has that ability, and that was Steve Jobs."
Pishevar, a California based Iranian-American investor and philanthropist, has backed some of the biggest names in business, including Uber, Airbnb and Hyperloop One. He is the co-founder and managing director of the venture capital firm Sherpa Capital and also the founder and chairman of venture capital firm Edison.
"The future is Ye and Yeezy launching its retail presence and its stores around the world, and finally getting what he has always wanted, to have those Yeezy stores around the world, so that is a big part of it."
BALENCIAGA INTRODUCES A NEARLY $1,800 TRASH BAG
Ye signed an up to 10-year partnership with The Gap in 2020 to create his fashion line in collaboration with the high-end luxury Balenciaga brand. One aim was to attract more young people to the retailer and expand the offerings beyond the traditional polo shirts, chinos and jeans.
In a video obtained by Fox News in early August, Ye was seen giving a pep talk to Gap executives, telling them "This is the moment. There is never going to be an opportunity with a guy like me that cares this much about, specifically, this brand."
Last month, he teased his plans in an Instagram post: "We are going to open a Yeezy stores worldwide starting in Atlanta. Who would be the best to open it? I’ll buy the land and or building. Then we gonna open up in every state and then internationally…"
Pishevar said the company is also an extension of Ye's creative vision that can also help others. "This is a movement to give economic freedom and liberation, not just for Ye but for everyone."
Pishevar would know this experience firsthand, having arrived in the United States as a young boy when his parents fled the theocratic regime in Tehran.
"I have been lucky and blessed as an immigrant refugee kid, as the son of a taxi driver and a maid to have had so far, amazing opportunities to pursue the American dream and build companies that have changed the world," he said. "I believe, and I know that Yezzy is the next Apple, that is going to build the future. We are excited about going forward." | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kanye-west-splitting-with-gap | 2022-09-16T00:17:02Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kanye-west-splitting-with-gap | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man fatally shot in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
CHICAGO - A man was fatally shot in Englewood Thursday afternoon.
At about 4:04 p.m., a 26-year-old man was traveling in the 1300 block of West 59th Street when three unknown offenders in a dark-colored SUV exited the vehicle and fired shots, police said.
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The man was shot in the head and arm, and transported to Dana read hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No one is in custody. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-fatally-shot-in-chicagos-englewood-neighborhood | 2022-09-16T00:17:14Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-fatally-shot-in-chicagos-englewood-neighborhood | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
More political pressure mounts to amend Safe-T Act which will end cash bail in Illinois
CHICAGO - Republican nominee for Illinois attorney general Tom DeVore, along with other political leaders, are calling on changes to be made to the Safe-T Act.
DeVore joins a list of other nominees and politicians pushing for the law to be amended before it takes effect come January 1, 2023.
The new law will end cash bail, the percentage required for a suspect to be released from jail.
ILLINOIS SAFE-T ACT WHICH WILL END CASH BAIL EXPLAINED
Whether a detainee does or does not qualify for pretrial release will depend on how the judge decides. If the suspect is deemed a flight risk or a risk to the community, that detainee could remain behind bars.
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But some are concerned, because the law limits who can be arrested and held in jail based on their alleged crime.
"This bill was crammed through at the last minute by special interest groups without our legislature, both Democrat and Republican, having ample opportunity to review it and for the public to see it," DeVore said. "Now, the legislature is paralyzed and they don’t want to address it."
PRITZKER 'SETS RECORD STRAIGHT' ON SAFE-T ACT WHICH ENDS CASH BAIL IN ILLINOIS
"What I saw in bond court was how arbitrary this system is when it comes to giving people an I-bond or D-bond," said Democrat state Sen. Robert Peters. "It has nothing to do with safety or actually even really their ability to pay. And it seems to me like having such an arbitrary system and not one grounded in the realities of the needs or people is really problematic."
That group was part of the Illinois Network of Pretrial Justice, observing bond court Thursday morning in support of bail reform.
The Illinois Freedom Caucus is hosting a virtual town hall on the new law Thursday night to discuss what it means for communities and what citizens can do to repeal it.
Several state lawmakers and county sheriffs are slated to be on the panel.
The town hall will begin at 6 p.m. on the Illinois Freedom Caucus’ Facebook page. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-political-pressure-mounts-to-amend-safe-t-act-which-will-end-cash-bail-in-illinois | 2022-09-16T00:17:20Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-political-pressure-mounts-to-amend-safe-t-act-which-will-end-cash-bail-in-illinois | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prospect Heights school introduces outdoor space for classes
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. - A new kind of classroom is blooming in Prospect Heights, including a courtyard at MacArthur Middle School that's been transformed into an outdoor learning space.
"I think it gives us an opportunity to expand the walls of the classroom," said Dr. Don Angelaccio, Superintendent, Prospect Heights School District 23.
Prospect Heights School District 23 dedicated the outdoor spaces Thursday, thanking the community and showing off the unique use of federal dollars allocated to help schools with many impacts of the pandemic.
"It was important for the district knowing how limited the funding was to make sure we kind of got the most bang for our buck and invested in spaces that would be around for a long time," said Amy McPartlin, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations.
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District 23 used the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding, or ESSER funding, for technology, school ventilation, summer learning and more, but also wanted to embrace the outdoors which became so much more important during the pandemic.
"This courtyard and some of the other outdoor learning spaces we have gave us that flexibility to be socially distanced, to have the airflow without just having kids grab carpet squares and go sit on the floor," said Angelaccio.
Plus, with a butterfly garden, sensory path, and swing, it's a calming place which is especially important with so many pandemic-related stressors.
"Having this seating and quiet area that kids and even staff could come and take a break and have a lunch out here, be reflective, it was really important for us," said McPartlin.
In all, District 23 spent about $300,000 of the federal funding on outdoor learning spaces at four schools. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/prospect-heights-school-introduces-outdoor-space-for-classes | 2022-09-16T00:17:39Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/prospect-heights-school-introduces-outdoor-space-for-classes | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Suspect was supposed to be home on electronic monitoring when he gunned down woman: prosecutors
CHICAGO - A convicted felon has been charged with fatally shooting a woman at a funeral reception in Englewood while free on electronic monitoring in three pending cases.
Marcell Hunter, 27, had a history of racking up felony charges and skipping out on court hearings before he gunned down Nikki Conner on June 21, prosecutors disclosed during a bail hearing Thursday.
The two crossed paths at a party late that night in the 5900 block of South Bishop Street, where a group of people had gathered after a funeral that Conner had attended earlier in the day.
Conner and her best friend met up with another friend but were quickly urged to leave because they were outsiders, prosecutors said.
The person who told them to go warned that her brother was upset — and armed with a handgun.
Marcell Hunter | Chicago police
When Conner and her friends retreated to a corner to talk, Hunter walked up with a handgun, asked "Who the f— they were" and told them to leave, prosecutors said.
As Conner explained that they were just talking and were taking off, Hunter shot her once in the head and two more times in the legs, prosecutors said.
She was rushed to the University of Chicago and pronounced dead.
Conner’s friend was later shown Facebook profiles belonging to people who were on the block and recognized Hunter, prosecutors said. She brought the Facebook photos to police investigators, who created a lineup with a different photo of Hunter.
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He was positively identified by Conner’s friends, one of whom knew Hunter "from the neighborhood for several years," prosecutors said.
Detectives learned Hunter was on electronic monitoring at the time of the attack and wasn’t allowed to leave his home that day, prosecutors said. Data showed he wasn’t there for much of the day, and his monitoring bracelet had been tampered with.
Prosecutors said the bracelet didn’t reconnect with the "host site" until 11:37 p.m. — 26 minutes after the shooting.
Hunter was arrested Wednesday at his home in South Shore, prosecutors said. He initially claimed he didn’t know anything about the shooting and later requested a lawyer when investigators presented him with the electronic monitoring evidence.
His time on electronic monitoring started in February 2018, when he was charged in a felony gun case, prosecutors said. Hunter was later arrested on a marijuana charge, but the case was dismissed and he was released back on electronic monitoring that June.
He skipped a court hearing that October, cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and went missing for three years, prosecutors said. He didn’t resurface until last September, when we was arrested in a new felony gun case and hit with an escape charge.
He was held in custody on the escape charge until February, when he was released on a recognizance bond and placed back on electronic monitoring.
Hunter was convicted of a felony count of possession of a controlled substance in 2015 and sentenced to four years in prison.
His public defender, Richard Paull, said Hunter got through his freshman year at Robeson High School and now has four kids, including two stepchildren. His partner is now pregnant with another child.
Paull said the reception "sounds like it’s gang-related" and claimed the people who identified his client on Facebook may have some form of "bias." He asked for a bond no greater than $100,000 — and urged Judge Barbara Dawkins to place Hunter back on electronic monitoring if he’s released.
In response, Dawkins said there’s no indication the gathering was linked to any gang activity.
"And even if it was gang-related," she said, "that doesn’t give any right to another individual to fire shots into another individual’s body."
Noting that Hunter has two pending gun cases, Dawkins said Hunter was previously "given the benefit of being on electronic monitoring" and is now considered a "flight risk." She ordered him held without bail.
His next court date was set for Oct. 5. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suspect-was-supposed-to-be-home-on-electronic-monitoring-when-he-gunned-down-woman-prosecutors | 2022-09-16T00:17:51Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suspect-was-supposed-to-be-home-on-electronic-monitoring-when-he-gunned-down-woman-prosecutors | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago basketball player first high school athlete in Illinois to sign NIL deal
CHICAGO - A Butler College Prep basketball player has become the first high school athlete in Illinois to strike a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal.
It took months before an agreement was reached between the junior point guard and the Illinois High School Association, because she is the first athlete to come to the IHSA seeking an ‘ok' for it.
At 16-years-old, Xamiya Walton, who plays for the Butler College Prep Lynx, already has offers from 21 college basketball coaches.
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She's been playing the sport since she was a little girl.
Walton's dad, who is her coach, surprised her with a Shoot-A-Way machine for her 12th birthday, and she's been using it ever since, tagging the company in videos she posts online. The training device allows players to run through an entire practice on their own.
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Walton was recently approached by Shoot-A-Way with a formal deal, but it took months to come to an agreement with the IHSA to ensure that eligibility rules weren't violated due to current name, image and likeness limits.
Now, the association is discussing a change to its by-laws that would increase limits for name, image and likeness deals, allowing other athletes to benefit from similar opportunities.
"Those challenges of still, of course, maintaining the amateur aspect of high school athletics, but yet recognizing that students, much like they would go get a summer job and try to make money, that we as an association and member schools maybe shouldn’t be hindering students’ opportunities to make money," said Craig Anderson, IHSA executive director.
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"At first it was kind of just coming like a ‘hopefully this will work’ kind of thing because we didn't know any of the rules and they had kind of placed it, but it was like not set for real," Walton said. "So I think after talking to them and seeing how they were willing to kind of make it work, I think that it should be easier now for all other athletes since there's already been one, it'll be easier in the future."
"And I think that since there's so many brands and there's so many athletes, I think that anybody would be willing to give kids my age, younger or older, an opportunity to make a deal with a brand."
By-law proposals are due to the IHSA by Oct. 11. Meetings will then be held in November, with an expected vote on a change to name, image and likeness allowances to take place sometime in December. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/chicago-basketball-player-first-high-school-athlete-in-illinois-to-sign-nil-deal | 2022-09-16T00:17:57Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/chicago-basketball-player-first-high-school-athlete-in-illinois-to-sign-nil-deal | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LOWS TONIGHT: MID-60S
HIGHS FRIDAY: UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S
DISCUSSION
The upper-level ridge that has dominated the forecast this week, providing us with drier and more pleasant weather, will begin to break down and nudge eastward over the next couple of days.
As a result, expect the humidity to be on the increase...
A pleasant and comfortable Thursday evening and night is in store for Acadiana.
We'll see those lows dropping into the mid-60s under clear skies.
Outside of a few fair weather cumulus clouds Friday, expect another mostly sunny and hot day with the humidity slightly more noticeable.
We'll start to introduce a few isolated showers back into the forecast this weekend... but still not too terribly high (20-30%).
A large ridge of high pressure will build in next week.
As a result, the heat will be on (low-mid-90s) as rain chances remain low.
Hopefully you did not let false fall fool you because it will be back to summer very soon!
Have a great one!
TROPICS
Tropical Storm Fiona continues to be the only feature in the Atlantic basin.
Currently, the low-level center of circulation is well displaced from all of the shower and storm activity
In the short-term, it'll impact the Caribbean islands bringing tropical storm conditions.
Thereafter, the forecast becomes a bit murky as we do not have great model consensus.
However, folks in the Bahamas and eastern U.S. should pay close attention and have interest for down the line.
At this time, the steering pattern does not support a track toward the Gulf of Mexico.
We'll continue to keep an eye on it regardless...
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Biden called a tentative railway labor deal announced Thursday “a big win for America.”
The agreement between union and railroad executives averts a strike Friday that would have disrupted passenger traffic and freight rail lines across the country. However, the workers still have to decide whether the changes meet their demands.
“They’re still standing,” President Biden said during a meeting in the Oval Office Thursday with the key negotiators. “They should be home in bed, 20 straight hours. I want to thank both business and labor.”
During subsequent remarks in the Rose Garden, President Biden said the agreement “is a great deal for both sides.” It includes raises and bonuses for 115,000 unionized railroad workers, along with the ability to take unpaid sick days without facing penalties.
“They earned and deserve these benefits,” the president said.
President Biden said the deal can also help the railway companies by improving recruitment and retention efforts.
“They’re really the backbone of the economy,” he said.
Economists predicted a strike could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of up to $2 billion a day in lost productivity, and Congress was ready to act.
“If the trains stop running, our economy grinds to a halt,” said U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-MS.
On Wednesday, a group of Republicans, including Wicker, tried to pass a joint resolution forcing both sides to adopt recommendations from a presidential emergency board, which some unions didn’t support. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, blocked the GOP effort over sick leave and scheduling concerns.
“These unfair and unsafe working conditions would be allowed to continue,” Sanders said.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-IA, stressed Thursday the resolution is not off the table since the workers still have to vote on whether to approve the deal.
“If they don’t, then Congress must step in,” Grassley said.
But Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who led the negotiations, shot down the idea.
“There’s no need for that,” Walsh said. “We came to an agreement.”
Union members plan to vote in several weeks. | https://www.wwlp.com/washington-dc/biden-declares-tentative-deal-to-avert-rail-strike-big-win-for-america/ | 2022-09-16T00:20:54Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/washington-dc/biden-declares-tentative-deal-to-avert-rail-strike-big-win-for-america/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on Thursday in a New York courtroom.
The charges stem from a 2018 fight at a New York City strip club in Queens.
The Grammy Award-winning artist, whose legal name is Belcalis Almanzar, copped to the charges, which include third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment, the Queens district attorney's office said.
As Reuters reported, she was sentenced to 15 days of community service.
According to Vulture, if the rapper completes the court-ordered community service, she will receive a conditional discharge, meaning the charges will be dismissed.
If she does not complete the 15 days of community service she could face 15 days in jail, prosecutors confirmed. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/rapper-cardi-b-pleads-guilty-to-charges-after-new-york-strip-club-fight | 2022-09-16T00:21:00Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/rapper-cardi-b-pleads-guilty-to-charges-after-new-york-strip-club-fight | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month.
The selection of Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who for years served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, came after both the Justice Department and Trump's lawyers made clear that they would be satisfied with his appointment as a so-called special master.
In that role, Dearie will be responsible for reviewing the documents taken during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and segregating out any that may be covered by claims of privilege. It is not clear how long the work will take but the special master process has already delayed the investigation, with a judge in Florida directing the Justice Department to temporarily pause core aspects of its probe.
The Justice Department is investigating the hoarding of top-secret materials and other classified documents at the Florida property after Trump left office. The FBI says it recovered more than 11,000 documents from the home during its Aug. 8 search, including over 100 with classification markings.
Trump's lawyers had asked last month for a judge to name a special master to do an independent review of the records and segregate any that may be covered by claims of executive privilege or attorney-client privilege. The Justice Department argued the appointment was unnecessary, saying it had already done its own review and Trump had no right to raise executive privilege claims that ordinarily permit the president to withhold certain information from the public and Congress.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, disagreed and directed both sides to name potential candidates for the role. She also ordered the Justice Department to halt its review of the documents for investigative purposes until "further Court order" or until the special master completes their review.
The Trump team recommended either Dearie or a Florida lawyer for the job. The Justice Department said that, in addition to the two retired judges whose names it submitted, it would also be satisfied with a Dearie appointment.
Dearie served as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York from 1982 to 1986, at which point he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Ronald Reagan. He has also served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which authorizes Justice Department wiretap applications in investigations involving suspected agents of a foreign power.
He took senior status in 2011, but the Justice Department has said he remains active and had indicated to officials that he was available for the position and could work expeditiously if appointed to it. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/veteran-new-york-judge-named-as-arbiter-in-trump-mar-a-lago-probe | 2022-09-16T00:21:06Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/veteran-new-york-judge-named-as-arbiter-in-trump-mar-a-lago-probe | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a three-car crash injured four people Thursday night, according to police.
Police said none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening at this time.
The crash happened on Reservoir Avenue near Woodridge Road.
A 12 News crew on scene saw a pickup truck on top of a sedan, and a third vehicle with front-end damage.
The bed of the pickup truck was ripped off and was seen laying in the middle of the roadway roughly 50 feet away.
Police said one of the drivers may be charged “based upon investigation and witnesses.”
The exact cause of the crash is unknown at this time. | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/serious-crash-prompts-road-closure-in-cranston/ | 2022-09-16T00:23:13Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/serious-crash-prompts-road-closure-in-cranston/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sniper denied parole, 20 years after terrorizing D.C. area
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has denied parole to convicted sniper killer Lee Boyd Malvo, ruling that he is still a risk to the community two decades after he and his partner terrorized the Washington, D.C., region with a series of random shootings.
Malvo was 17 when he and John Allen Muhammad shot and killed 10 people and wounded three others over a three-week span in October 2002. Multiple other victims were shot and killed across the country in the prior months as the duo made their way to the nation’s capital region from Washington state.
Malvo was convicted of capital murder in Virginia and sentenced to life in prison without parole. But a series of Supreme Court rulings and a change in Virginia law gave Malvo the opportunity to seek parole after serving nearly 20 years in custody.
The Virginia Parole Board rejected his request on Aug. 30, finding that Malvo remains a risk to the community and should serve more of his sentence before being released on parole, state records of Parole Board decisions for August show.
“Release at this time would diminish seriousness of crime; Serious nature and circumstances of your offense(s),” the Parole Board wrote.
Malvo’s accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was executed in Virginia in 2009. Malvo, now 37, was sentenced to life without parole for the three Virginia killings. But after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional, two federal courts found that Malvo was entitled to new sentencing hearings. The Virginia legislature also passed a law in 2020 that gave juvenile offenders an opportunity to seek parole after serving 20 years.
Malvo was a 15-year-old from Jamaica who had been sent to live in Antigua when he met the much older Muhammad. Muhammad trained and indoctrinated Malvo, and in 2002 the pair embarked on a nationwide killing spree that ended with the 10 slayings in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Trial testimony indicated the shootings were a plan for Muhammad to regain custody of his children by killing his ex-wife and making her death appear to be a result of random violence.
Malvo is serving his sentence at the super maximum-security Red Onion State Prison in Virginia.
Even if Malvo had been granted parole in Virginia, he also received a life prison sentence in Maryland for crimes in the neighboring state. Last month, Maryland’s highest court ruled that Malvo must be resentenced for his crimes there.
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Major tool manufacturer launches dynamic demolition tool line.
SPARKS, Md., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crescent Tools, a premier hand tool brand, releases a new line of demolition products including Flat, Adjustable, and Indexing Pry Bars, Standard and Indexing Nail Pullers, Molding Bars, Wrecking Bars and several Specialty Demolition Tools. These wrecking and demolition tools deliver powerful innovation for easier access in tight spaces, minimized damage to finished areas, and added safety.
According to Ethan Bolderson, Product Manager, this line of demolition tools will make a huge impact on the jobsite.
"When designing these tools, we wanted to address four primary pain points: an inability to get the best leverage that often means having to use multiple pry tools on a single job; dull, unsharpened edges that make it difficult to pry between finished materials; a general lack of durability; and awkward ergonomics, resulting in heavy, uncomfortable prying tools that ultimately lower productivity," says Ethan Bolderson, Product Manager at Crescent Tools. "Each tool from our new Wrecking and Pry Bar lineup is designed to deliver better leverage, has sharp, ground edges to pry tight materials, provides double the durability of other pry tools, and has ergonomic, comfort grips. It's our way of always providing the highest quality and innovation for our core customers."
The new Crescent Wrecking and Pry Bar line is available as individual pieces. To view the full product offering and purchase in-store or online, please visit www.crescenttool.com.
About Crescent®
Crescent is a premier brand from Apex Tool Group, one of the largest hand tool manufacturers in the world. The product line includes Crescent® adjustable wrenches, mechanics hand tools, and power tool accessories, Crescent Wiss® snips, scissors, shears, knives and trade tools, Crescent Lufkin® measuring tapes, rules, wheels and chalk reels, Crescent Nicholson® files and saws, Crescent H.K. Porter® heavy-duty cutting products, and Crescent JOBOX® on-site, flammable liquid and truck storage products. Visit www.crescenttools.com for more info.
About Apex Tool Group
Apex Tool Group, LLC is one of the largest worldwide producers of hand and power tools, tool storage, drill chucks, chain, and electronic soldering products. Apex serves a multitude of global markets, including automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, hardware, industrial, and consumer retail. For more information, visit www.apextoolgroup.com.
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Lori Van Dusen selected as top CEO in nation by leading industry publication
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LVW Advisors, a Rochester-based independent financial advisory firm, is thrilled to announce that CEO and Founder Lori Van Dusen has been named CEO of the Year for 2022 by RIA Intel, part of Institutional Investor, a leading international business-to-business publication. This year's awards are the first of their kind from RIA Intel.
Van Dusen, who founded the firm in 2011, helps oversee more than $2 billion of client assets under management. She is also deeply involved with several philanthropic and community organizations where she serves on the board of directors.
"I'm incredibly grateful to RIA Intel and Institutional Investor for choosing me for this wonderful recognition," Van Dusen said. "I truly appreciate such an affirmation of all the time and effort I have poured into this firm and my career. And it would never have happened if not for the hard-working advisors and other LVW staff who support me and our clients."
For its inaugural awards, RIA Intel chose to honor financial advisors, wealth management firms and industry leaders who are impacting the investment industry, clients and their employees in significant and innovative ways, according to the publication's website.
Lori began her career in 1987 with Shearson Lehman Brothers, which was later acquired by Citigroup Smith Barney. Having a natural penchant for the investment industry, by 2004, she had achieved the title of Managing Director. In a pioneering move, she assumed the role of co-lead of Convergent Wealth Advisors' Institutional Group in 2008, where she also served on the firm's Executive and Investment Committees, managing approximately $8 billion in assets for clients.
A recipient of numerous accolades, Lori was named to Barron's Financial Advisor Hall of Fame, which recognizes advisors who have appeared in 10 or more of Barron's annual Top 100 Advisor rankings. Additionally, Lori was ranked #1 in New York State on Forbes' 2022 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list, and has been ranked on Forbes' 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 Top Wealth Advisors lists and Forbes' 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 Top Women Wealth Advisors lists. Please see our Disclosures page for important information about these awards.
View the entire list of this year's RIA Intel awards winners here: https://www.riaintel.com/article/b1zsn2y7p1tl3c/ria-intel-awards-the-winners
LVW Advisors is a Rochester, NY-based independent financial advisory firm serving wealthy families and nonprofit institutions nationwide. For more information and important disclosures regarding the above awards, visit lvwadvisors.com/disclosure.
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Stockholm: Since swapping ballet shoes for boxing gloves a decade ago, Lucy Wildheart has never looked back, and the 29-year-old is now aiming to take down Amanda Serrano on her way to a world title.
Whatever about her considerable punching prowess, the Swedish boxer with a professional record of eight wins and one loss possesses fantastic footwork due to her dancing prowess.
"Everything is about the legs and feet - if you can move your feet, you can't be hit," Wildheart told Reuters ahead of her bout with Eva Cantos on Saturday at the Civic Hall in Grays, some 20 miles (32km) east of central London.
"Everything is about footwork and leg strength, and that's something I have a lot of from dancing," she added.
In her late teenage years, Wildheart was an enthusiastic member of a huge Swedish dance scene where young and old alike gather to dance in pairs, with the "bugg" (an early Swedish variation of the Lindy Hop) and the foxtrot particularly popular.
Wildheart discovered boxing while working as a personal trainer, and when she began studying dance full time she quickly realised her two passions had a big overlap.
"I knew it would help my boxing, improve my footwork and balance. I applied to a dance course and got accepted, the first year it was around 30 hours of active dancing every week - ballet, contemporary and jazz," she said.
Wildheart was accepted into Sweden's Ballet Academy, but believed her future lay in the ring.
"I decided to move to England because I got the chance to focus more on boxing and to choose a little more what I wanted to do. Since then, I've only really danced at home," she said.
"To be really good at boxing, there's a lot of things you have to be good at. Coordination, strategy, fitness, you have to be strong, explosive and they're the things I'm interested in, the science behind it," Wildheart said.
Although she loves being a professional boxer, she still pines for her evenings on the dance floor.
"There's something with dancing, I have a hard time talking about it, a hard time watching it - I almost get sad, because I whish I could do more of it," she said.
Asked to describe her boxing style, Wildheart comes back to her feet.
"I can box off the front foot or the back foot, depending on who I meet, but also angles - angles are probably my strong suit. It comes from the dancing - I can hit from every possible angle," she said.
With women's boxing enjoying increasing popularity, Wildheart wants to climb the featherweight rankings and take on Puerto Rican Serrano, who holds the WBC, WBO and IBO world titles.
"I want to get to the first or second place in all the rankings and then hope that I get the offer (of a title fight)," Wildheart said.
"It's fun to be in the mix, to be one of those that young girls look up to ... but also to meet the best - you know you're the best when you've won against good people," she added. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/09/15/from-dance-floor-to-boxing-ring-wildheart-targets-world-title.amp.html | 2022-09-16T00:25:30Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/09/15/from-dance-floor-to-boxing-ring-wildheart-targets-world-title.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: Experienced hockey midfielder Namita Toppo, who has played 168 international matches, on Thursday decided to call time on her career.
The 27-year-old Namita, hailing from Sundargarh District of Odisha, was part of the Indian team that won bronze and silver medals in the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games respectively.
"The last 10 years have definitely been the best years of my life. I had a dream to play for my country at the biggest stages and I am so happy that I have been able to achieve my dreams," Namita said in a Hockey India release.
"I hope I have made a huge impact and I am very thrilled to see the way the Indian women's hockey team has progressed in the last decade. I will keep cheering and supporting for the team while I move on to a new chapter in my life."
Namita is a product of the Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela. She first represented her state team in 2007 and her performances in domestic competitions saw her getting selected for the U-18 Girls Asia Cup in Bangkok in 2011 where India won a bronze medal. She was first selected to represent the senior national team in 2012 in the FIH Champions Challenge I in Dublin.
She was a part of the Indian junior team which won bronze at the 2013 FIH Women's Junior World Cup in Mnchengladbach, Germany. Namita competed in major tournaments like the FIH Women's World League Round 2 in 2013 where India won gold and the hird Women's Asian Champions Trophy in 2013 where India won a silver.
She also took the field in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Asian Games where India won a bronze and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Hockey India congratulated the two-time Asian Games medallist on her contribution to the sport.
"Namita has a made a humongous contribution to Indian hockey. Apart from giving everything on the field, Namita has also been a perfect role-model for the youngsters in the team," national team chief coach Janneke Schopman said.
"Not many players get a chance to play 168 matches for their national teams and Namita has earned each one of those caps. Apart from being a great hockey player Namita is one of the kindest people I know. She is very thoughtful and she always put the team first." | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/09/15/indian-womens-hockey-team-midfielder-namita-toppo-retires.html | 2022-09-16T00:25:52Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/09/15/indian-womens-hockey-team-midfielder-namita-toppo-retires.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Border Dem slams "soulless" DeSantis over Martha's Vineyard stunt
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), whose district is seeing a large number of migrants cross the U.S. border, excoriated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a "soulless human being" on Thursday for flying migrants, reportedly without sharing the destination, to Martha's Vineyard.
Why it matters: Escobar's reaction reflects how many Democrats and immigration advocates have reacted to the move. They've criticized DeSantis for treating humans as "pawns" in a political game — a characterization several other border members used in conversations with Axios.
What's happening: DeSantis, along with fellow GOP Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona, have sought to draw attention to the large number of migrants and asylum-seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border by transporting them to Democratic enclaves such as New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
What they're saying: Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) slammed DeSantis' move as "grandstanding" in an election season, telling Axios, "I think it's orchestrated and it borders on cruelty because there's no solution being offered."
- "You know these people trapped in this situation become cannon fodder as symbols of ‘look what's going on,'" Grijalva said. "It's cruel and it's politically motivated. It’s sad."
- Escobar, in an interview with Axios, denounced all three governors' behavior as "malicious," "hateful" and "demeaning." But she singled out DeSantis as "taking it to a new low, lying to people in the way that he's lied to them."
- "You know the people who frequently like to have scripture on the lips and hate in their heart? He reminds me of them," Escobar said.
Between the lines: Escobar noted that nongovernmental organizations have long bussed migrants from the border to other communities where they can be sponsored or reconnect with family members.
- But she highlighted the difference in "intent" with what the GOP governors have been doing, accusing them of competing to "debase themselves as much as they can as they grovel for the votes of people who are excited by racism and bigotry."
Other Democrats took a softer approach in their criticism.
- Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who has long been critical of the Biden administration's border policies, said he didn't "necessarily agree with the politics of the stunt."
- But he said the government needs "to be doing more to dissuade migrants from coming to the United States. ... Our whole country is now feeling the effects of open borders."
- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) texted simply, "monkey see, monkey do."
The other side: Leading Republicans defended the governors' actions.
- Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) called it a "terrific idea."
- "This is a national responsibility. It should be a national burden, and we're talking about a minuscule percentage of the overall numbers that are coming," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told reporters.
Others were less emphatic. "I get why the governors are doing it. I get why the mayor of El Paso is doing it. It is a political ploy. It makes headlines," Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) told Axios' Josh Kraushaar.
- But Gonzales added a warning that "anytime you’re using people as political ploys, it’s dangerous."
- He argued that migrants are often being sent to places they are already heading, and he raised concern that offering transportation to migrants and asylum-seekers could further encourage immigration. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/15/desantis-marthas-vineyard-border-democrats | 2022-09-16T00:27:10Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/15/desantis-marthas-vineyard-border-democrats | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chris Paul, the Phoenix Suns all-star guard who led his team to the NBA Western Conference final is bitterly disappointed in the NBA’s punishment of Suns managing partner Robert Sarver for racist and misogynist comments which became known after a lengthy investigation.
Sarver was suspended from the league for a year and fined $10 million for his repeated use of N-word and other acts. Paul said Wednesday that is far from enough.
“I am of the view that the sanctions fell short in truly addressing what we can all agree was atrocious behavior. My heart goes out to all of the people that were affected,” Paul wrote on Twitter.
Paul said he was “horrified and disappointed” by what the investigation disclosed.
“This conduct especially towards women is unacceptable and must never be repeated.”
The NBA released results of the investigation on Tuesday, and its findings included that Sarver:
-On at least five occasions during his tenure with the Suns/Mercury organization, repeated the N-word when recounting the statements of others.
•Engaged in instances of inequitable conduct toward female employees, made many sex-related comments in the workplace, made inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of female employees and other women, and on several occasions engaged in inappropriate physical conduct toward male employees.
•Engaged in demeaning and harsh treatment of employees, including by yelling and cursing at them.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James also took to Twitter to say, “Our league definitely got this wrong.”
“I don't need to explain why. There is no place in this league for that kind of behavior.
"I love this league and I deeply respect our leadership. But this isn't right. There is no place for misogyny, sexism, and racism in any workplace. Don't matter if you own the team or play for the team. We hold our league up as an example of our values and this aint it."
“Horrible was also in the statement released by National Basketball Players Association executive director Tamika Tremaglio.
"I have made my position known to Adam Silver regarding my thoughts on the extent of the punishment, and strongly believe that Mr. Sarver should never hold a managerial position within our league again," she said.
Forced to explain his decision in a press conference after just releasing statement on Tuesday, Silver said Wednesday,
According to the NBA, “The investigation made no finding that Mr. Sarver’s workplace misconduct was motivated by racial or gender-based animus.”
I think if [investigators] had made findings that, in fact, his conduct was motivated by racial animus, absolutely that would have had an impact on the ultimate outcome here. But that's not what they found," Silver said.
"I don't have the right to take away his team. I don't want to rest on that legal point because of course there could be a process to take away someone's team in this league. It's very involved, and I ultimately made the decision that it didn't rise to that level. But, to me, the consequences are severe here on Mr. Sarver." | https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/sports_eye/chris-paul-lebron-james-blast-nba-s-light-punishment-of-robert-sarver/article_89e65868-353c-11ed-9326-5f1f5661e342.html | 2022-09-16T00:27:41Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/sports_eye/chris-paul-lebron-james-blast-nba-s-light-punishment-of-robert-sarver/article_89e65868-353c-11ed-9326-5f1f5661e342.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Stewart, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command G-6 operations officer, carries his father’s ashes on a C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, over Tampa, Florida, Sept. 1, 2022. J. Stewart’s father, Rector Stewart, was an Air Force C-130 crew chief during the Vietnam War era. On Sept. 1, 2021, J. Stewart held his father’s hand during his final moments and promised to take his ashes on a C-130 for one last flight. One year after his father’s passing, J. Stewart fulfilled his promise by taking his father’s ashes on a C-130 flight that took off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Hastings)
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Col. Michele Lo Bianco, 15th Wing commander, speaks to Airmen during a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 75th Air Force birthday Sept. 15, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the event, Lo Bianco spoke with Joint Base Airmen and the significant role they play not only at JBPHH but for the Air Force and Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson)
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U.S. Air Force MSgt Dwayne Ivey, 56 Air Communications Squadron first sergeant, speaks with Col. Michele Lo Bianco, 15th Wing commander, and U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Sohaney, Joint Base commander, during a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 75th Air Force birthday Sept. 15, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the event, Lo Bianco spoke with Joint Base Airmen and the significant role they play not only at JBPHH but for the Air Force and Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson)
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gareth Davis, left, commandant of the Elmendorf Professional Military Education Center and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Albanese, right, the 673rd Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, join the First-Term Officer Course attendees and the course coordinators class photo at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2022. FTOC is a two-day, volunteer-led course that provides first-term officers the resources and knowledge needed to be successful in acclimating to their first duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Smith)
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‘I’m a Football Player’: Torn ACL Not Keeping Central Clarion’s Ryan Hummell Off the Field or From Making Big Impact for Wildcat Defense
CLARION, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Ryan Hummell didn’t hear the telltale pop. He didn’t feel the instant pain snake through his knee joint. He didn’t have the immediate and sobering realization that his ACL had torn.
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He had none of those things when he was injured during a 7-on-7 drill in late June.
In fact, the Clarion-Limestone senior and linebacker for the Central Clarion football team didn’t even know it was his left knee that was hurt.
“The trainer there said it was just a pulled hamstring,” Hummell said.
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Hummell rested his leg for two weeks, but his concern grew when the pain and discomfort failed to improve.
Then a doctor gave him the shocking news that his ACL was torn.
Hummell, though, wasn’t going to let something like that derail his senior year of sports. Also a standout basketball player and javelin thrower on the track and field team at C-L — he was fourth at the PIAA championships in the event — he didn’t hesitate to make the decision to forgo surgery.
“Instantly,” Hummell said. “I made the decision instantly to play through it.”
Not only is Hummell playing through an injury that usually sidelines players for six months or longer, he’s playing very well.
Hummell leads the 3-0 Wildcats in tackles with 38. He also has an interception.
“He’s having a fantastic season,” said Central Clarion coach Dave Eggleton. “I just can’t express how impressed I am with the toughness he has. There’s a lot of guys who can’t do what he’s doing, and he’s not only out there, he’s playing at a high level and making big plays. He’s also a leader out there on the defensive side of the ball.”
Part of the reason why Hummell has been able to play through the injury — and not miss a beat — is because of his dedication to the weight room.
He’s a workout junkie and was in top physical condition before the injury. Through physical therapy, he’s been able to further build up the muscles around the knee to give support to the joint.
Hummell also wear a brace during games and practices.
“The trainers and everyone else at PT were saying that everything around my knee is very strong,” Hummell said. “I don’t even realize I have a torn ACL when I’m playing. I don’t even feel it.”
But Hummell admitted that early in the first game of the season against Brookville, it was on his mind. He was playing timidly.
Until he got an earful from Eggleton.
“I didn’t have a lot of confidence. I was really scared,” Hummell said. “Coach Egg pulled me aside and told me I was basically playing like a baby.”
That did the trick. Hummell decided he was going to play free and fast and not worry about the knee. He went on to make 12 tackles in the 42-7 victory.
Hummell is now lobbying to play offense. A running back, Hummell has only played a few downs on that side of the ball because Eggleton wants to protect him.
“He keeps pushing me to get him in more on offense,” Eggleton said. “I tell him, ‘Listen, Ryan. I have lots of guys on offense, but you’re the only one who can do what you do on defense.’ I can’t replicate what he does on defense.
“It’s driving him a little crazy,” Eggleton added. “He wants to be on the field. He told me today, ‘Coach, I’m a football player. Put me out there.’ I feel for him. I know what he’s feeling. Anyone who’s played wants to be out there as much as he can. But I think he’s the best defensive football player in the league and maybe the district and he’s too valuable there. It’s just hard to risk him on offense right now.”
Hummell is undeterred.
Just like he was unwilling to accept the fate of a torn ACL ending his season, he’s unwilling to give up his lobbying efforts to play offense.
“I bother him at practice and he just says no and walks away,” Hummell said, chuckling softly. “Eventually it will work. I’ve been at him since the first day of practice. I’m just really happy I can play.”
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Area Man Accused of Stealing Copper Wire from Tionesta Area Residence
ALLEGHENY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – An area man is facing theft and criminal mischief charges for allegedly stealing copper wire from a Tionesta area residence.
According to court documents, Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 33-year-old Jacob Arthur Kellogg, of Cooperstown, in Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish’s office on September 8.
According to a criminal complaint, PSP Franklin on August 7 received a complaint from a known victim about an individual who had cut and removed copper wire from his property on Tionesta Road, in Allegheny Township, Venango County.
The victim told police he was alerted by a witness, who confronted the individual during the theft. The witness identified the individual as Jacob Kellogg, and the witness also took a picture of his license plate, which is registered to Jacob Kellogg, of Cooperstown, the complaint states.
The witness positively identified Kellogg via his PennDOT photo as the suspect on August 7, the complaint notes.
Upon making contact with Kellogg on August 7, he admitted to taking the wire and stated that he believed the property was abandoned.
Kellogg was still in possession of the cut ground wire for the electric meter, the complaint indicates.
He faces the following charges:
– Theft by Unlawful Taking – Immovable Property, Misdemeanor 2
– Criminal Mischief – Damage Property, Summary (two counts)
A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, October 12, at 10:30 a.m. with Judge Fish presiding.
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Football
Alexander to be inducted in Ring of Honor
SEATTLE — Running back Shaun Alexander, whose MVP season helped propel the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl appearance following the 2005 season, will be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor on Oct. 16 against Arizona, the team announced Thursday.
Alexander will become the 15th member of the Ring of Honor and the 11th player. He is the third member of the 2005 team to join the ring, with coach Mike Holmgren and quarterback Matt Hasselbeck inducted last year.
Alexander led the NFL with 1,880 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2005 — the latter an NFL record at the time — in becoming the only Seahawks player ever named as the league’s MVP.
Alexander’s 9,429 yards from 2000-2007 also remains a team record as does his 100 career touchdowns.
Steelers place Watt on IR: Pittsburgh placed star outside linebacker T.J. Watt on injured reserve, meaning he will miss a minimum of four games while recovering from a left pectoral injury.
The Steelers already had ruled Watt out for Sunday’s visit by New England.
Jones misses practice with illness: Patriots quarterback Mac Jones sat out practice with an illness. If Jones has to miss Sunday’s game, backup Brian Hoyer would be in line to make his first start since Week 4 of the 2020 season.
Baseball
Rays make history with all-Latin lineup
TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays made major league history on Thursday by starting nine Latin American players against the Toronto Blue Jays.
It happened as baseball celebrated Roberto Clemente Day, honoring the late Hall of Fame outfielder from Puerto Rico.
All nine players, as well as base coaches Chris Prieto at first and Rodney Linares at third, wore No. 21 to honor Clemente, who played 18 seasons with Pittsburgh. Clemente won four NL batting titles and helped the Pirates win the World Series in 1960 and 1971. He won the NL MVP award in 1966.
Soccer
Chile presents appeal in World Cup case
GENEVA — Chile presented its appeal challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup to FIFA on Thursday in a case regarding an alleged ineligible player, with a verdict possible within 24 hours.
Barely nine weeks before the 32-team World Cup is scheduled to start on Nov. 20, Chile is hoping to replace Ecuador in the opening match against host Qatar.
FIFA previously said it asked Ecuador player Byron Castillo, who Chilean officials claim is actually Colombian and should not have played in World Cup qualifying games, to be available to testify.
The appeal hearing was being conducted remotely with only the three judges present.
Spanish federation denies using funds for party: The Spanish soccer federation denied accusations by a former employee that federation funds went to pay for a party with “young ladies” and to hire a detective to investigate the head of Spain’s players’ union.
The federation run by Luis Rubiales issued a statement “firmly denying” the charges made to state prosecutors by the president’s own uncle and his former chief of staff, Juan Rubiales, who was fired in July.
Basketball
Griner, Whelen families to meet Biden
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Thursday.
“He wanted to let them know that they remain front of mind and that his team is working on this every day, on making sure that Brittney and Paul return home safely,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Thursday’s press briefing at the White House.
The separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and are taking place amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans’ release.
Connecticut to pay Ollie another $3.9m: Connecticut announced it has agreed to pay former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million to settle discrimination claims surrounding his 2018 firing.
The money is in addition to the more than $11.1 million in back salary Ollie has already been paid after an arbitrator ruled in January that he was improperly fired under the school’s agreement with its professor’s union.
Briefly
Hockey: Nathan MacKinnon expects to sign contract extension with the Avalanche soon, and it could make him the highest-paid player in the NHL.
Court: U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ordered a new trial for Jovan Vavic, a former USC water polo coach, who was convicted in the college admissions bribery scandal.
Golf: Rory McIlroy shot a 4-under 67 for a share of the clubhouse lead with Gavin Green, Adri Arnaus, Scott Jamieson, Eddie Pepperell and Antoine Rozner at the Italian Open.
Tennis: Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz won their singles matches to give the United States an unassailable 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan to move atop its Davis Cup Finals group. ... Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep had nose surgery to improve her breathing and will not play again until next year.
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Battle in New Bethlehem: Redbank Valley Welcomes Rival Keystone in Clash of Undefeated Teams
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT/D9) — A lot has changed for both the Keystone and Redbank Valley football teams since Week 1 of last season when they met in a thriller.
(Above, Aiden Ortz makes a leaping grab against Punxsutawney last week/photo by Madison McFarland.)
Keystone won that game, 22-20. The victory went a long way in helping the Panthers secure the District 9 Small School Division title.
The game also shaped Redbank’s season.
The Bulldogs rebounded nicely, rolling off 13 straight wins to reach the PIAA Class A championship game, where they lost 21-14 to Bishop Guilfoyle.
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But when the two teams clash again on the banks of the Redbank Creek on Friday, they will share little resemblance to the ones who played each other 13 months ago.
“We talked about last season and that opening-game loss to them,” said Redbank Valley coach Blane Gold. “I don’t know if we would have gotten to Hershey without that loss. Everything else is behind us. That game is reserved for 2021. Keystone has a new coaching staff with a new philosophy and there’s not a whole lot of carryover from that game last year.”
Todd Smith took over for Ryan Smith in the offseason after spending the last two years at as the offensive coordinator at Butler in District 7.
Smith has Keystone at 3-0 this season with a pair of come-from-behind wins, including last week against Brookville.
The Panthers trailed 12-0 at one point and used a fake on an extra point attempt for a 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter to win 20-19.
“The guys have done a really good job,” Smith said. “Brookville has a big, strong team and we knew they were going to be tough and our guys didn’t give up. We were able to just stick with it and get that win. That was a quality win against a good football team.”
Redbank Valley (3-0) also got a quality win against a staunch opponent last week, downing Punxsutawney, 28-14.
Special teams keyed the victory for the Bulldogs as Mason Clouse returned a punt for a touchdown and Ashton Kahle set up another score with a punt return to the Punxsy 2.
Each week a different phase has stood out for Redbank Valley. In Week 1, it was the offense. Week 2, the defense. In Week 3, special teams.
“We’re going to hang our hat on that we have a scrappy group of kids that have a lot of experience. That’s what we’re going to rest our laurels on,” Gold said. “We have guys who have played a lot of football games and been in a lot of games where they’ve just had to find ways to win. That’s really our calling card. We’re a scrappy group of kids who just want to make sure at the end of Friday night that we win football games.”
Redbank Valley is certainly scrappy, but the Bulldogs are also very dangerous offensively.
Cam Wagner has put up some big numbers this season in his first year as the starting quarterback. the senior is completing nearly 73% of his passes for 650 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s also rushed for 127 yards on 12 carries.
Drew Byers leads the Bulldogs on the ground with 248 yards on just 37 attempts. Tate Minich is the leading receiver with 16 receptions for 216 yards and three scores.
Aiden Ortz (12 catches for 223 yards and four TDs) and Kahle (eight grabs for 126 yards and two scores) are also prime receiving threats.
“Redbank is a really good team with a lot of team speed,” Smith said.
(Tyler Albright carries the ball for Keystone against Union/A-C Valley/photo by Stephanie Crissman)
Keystone also has a potent attack led by Kyle Nellis and Tyler Albright.
Nellis has 392 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Albright has added 275 rushing yards on just 24 carries and a TD and has also caught six passes for 153 yards and two more scores.
Those guys have been able to put up those kinds of numbers because of Keystone’s strength up front.
“It’s another test for our guys,” Gold said. “It’s the third straight week we’ve played a big, physical line.”
“Everybody talks about Kyle and Tyler and they should, but our offensive line has just done an incredible job,” Smith said.
Keystone threw the ball more than it had in the first two games last week against Brookville. Part of that was what the Raiders’ defense was giving the Panthers.
First-year starting quarterback Rayce Weaver acquitted himself well.
Weaver was 5 of 11 for 132 yards and a touchdown in the win.
For the season, he’s 10 of 23 for 226 yards.
“We knew Rayce could do that — he threw the ball well in Week 1,” Smith said. “Rayce will continue to get better every week. He’s a winner.”
Redbank Valley’s strength on defense is its secondary with Minich, Ortz and Kahle.
“We feel confident with our secondary,” Gold said. “We like our matchups against teams.”
This is a rivalry game and in rivalry games, unexpected things happen.
Both coaches are cognizant of that.
“We’re just trying to get better every week,” Smith said. “Obviously we know what (Redbank) did last year and what they’ve done so far this year. You can’t take a break in any of the three phases against them. We know what we have to do. We have to be ready to play.”
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California Man Pleads to Supplying 160 Pounds of Meth to Western PA Drug Ring
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Stockton, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics and money laundering laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced on Wednesday.
Marco Armenta, age 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possesses with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand. Armenta was one of 47 defendants charged in six related indictments as part of the Return to Sender investigation.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Armenta supplied at least 160 pounds of methamphetamine that was shipped from California and Nevada to Jefferson County, Clearfield County, and Allegheny County.
Judge Wiegand scheduled sentencing for Armenta on Jan. 24, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. The law provides for a sentence of not less than ten years to a maximum of life in prison, a fine not to exceed $10,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense(s) and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
The court ordered that the defendant remain detained pending sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan D. Lusty and Michael R. Ball are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Drug Enforcement Administration led the multi-agency investigation of this case, which also included the Homeland Security Investigations, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Services, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Allegheny County Police, and Pennsylvania State Police. Also assisting were the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Clearfield County District Attorney’s Office, and the Clarion Borough Police Department.
This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
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Clarion County Photo of the Day
Thursday, September 15, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
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Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Stuffed-Olive Cod
Put a new twist on cod in this simple high-protein, low-fat entrée!
Ingredients
4 cod fillets (6 ounces each)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 medium lemon, thinly sliced
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/3 cup garlic-stuffed olives, halved
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons olive juice
Directions
-Place fillets in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with oregano and salt; top with lemon and shallot.
-Scatter olives around fish; add water and olive juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; gently cook, covered, for eight to 10 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork.
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