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American Red Cross of Western New York has slated nine blood drives in Niagara County over the next two weeks. Call 1-800-733-2767 or go to www.redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment at any of these drives:
— 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Lockport Family YMCA, 5833 Snyder Drive.
— 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, Cristoforo Colombo Society, 2223 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.
— 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Youngstown Fire Hall, 635 3rd St.
— 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, NYS Department of Transportation garage, 5055 Lockport Junction Road.
— 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Moose Lodge 617, 204 Monroe St., Lockport.
— 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26, Lewiston Fire Company No. 1, 145 N 6th St.
— 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28, Stephen Sikora Post American Legion, 950 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda.
— 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28, Ransomville Volunteer Fire Company, 2525 Youngstown Lockport Road.
— 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 30, Fashion Outlets Niagara Falls, 1900 Military Road.
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ConnectLife has two drives slated in the next two weeks. Call 716-529-4270, email partnersupport@connectlife.org or visit www.connectlifegiveblood.org to make an appointment at either of these: 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 26 at Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union, 6485 South Transit Road; or 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at ConnectLife's Lockport office, 135 Main St. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/blood-drive-watch-sept-19--sept-30/article_761309fc-35dd-11ed-8914-7f1a9505051c.html | 2022-09-17T23:22:03Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/blood-drive-watch-sept-19--sept-30/article_761309fc-35dd-11ed-8914-7f1a9505051c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Exercise Falcon Leap 2022 is a part of the remembrance ceremonies for Operation Market Garden’s anniversary and is currently NATO’s largest technical airborne exercise with Thirteen different Allied and Partner nations participating. The offensive began September 17, 1944 and called for three Allied airborne divisions to drop by parachute and glider into the Netherlands, seizing key territory and bridges so that ground forces could cross the Rhine.
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Massillon area real estate transfers August 20-26
Bethlehem Township
Hailstone Jack & Nancy E from Grimes Kenneth W & Charles Kenneth, parcel 1100780 Hippo Dr, $1,500.
Hughes Jaisha Nicole from Mhca Homes LLC, 6000 Beth Ave SW Lot 92, $3,032.
Kenyon Larry H from Mueller Mary Ann & Kenyon Larry H, parcel 1101099 Uganda Pkwy, $20,000.
Lantzer Jefferey A & Jeremy Glen from Taylor Craig A & Holly M, 6614 Florence Ave SW, $20,000.
Provost Monte K from Marshall Sandra L, parcel 1002719 Kemary Ave SW, $90,000.
Short Jennifer D & Timothy M from Moulos Ruth E, parcel 1200129 Main St N, $14,500.
Warstler Howard Matthew Ttee from Diehl Thomas W, parcel 10002287 Erie Ave SW, $45,000.
Canal Fulton
Wenhold Jacob M from NVR Inc., A Virginia Corporation, DBA, 3037 Bonita Cir SE, $272,645.
Winkler Allison M & Nicholas W from Gill Jonathan C Successor Trustee, 448 Stonewood St, $213,375.
Jackson Township
Appiah-Mensah Daniel from Sanders Danielle M, 7586 Rob St NW, $201,000.
Berner Stephen John & Sarah Marie from Wood Jack E, 5367 Cherokee Ave NW, $285,000.
Burrow Andrew S & Sara Rose from Duggan William M & Brittany L, 6299 Meadowsweet Ave NW, $483,000.
Chapanar Lawrence Emil from Head John, 7482 Arlington Ave NW, $750,000.
Chapman Michael D & Kayla E from Mcgeorge Properties, Ltd., 6215 Lake Cable Ave NW, $170,000.
Dennis Joseph III & Laurie Ann from Reed Tyler, 5544 Stuber Dr NW, $240,000.
Ecb Investment Group LLC from Lencin Properties LLC, 7396 Wales Ave NW, $405,000.
Farrell Alena Nicole from Thiel Jeffrey B & Amanda, 7998 Chablis Dr NW, $318,000.
Forte Jacob A from Dennis Joseph III & Laurie Ann, 5555 West BLVD NW, $200,000.
Head John from Clark Ellen L, 5505 Island Dr NW, $625,000.
Heil Karen S & Mark L Trustees from Wiles Andrew T & Anne K, 9325 Rapid Falls St NW, $325,000.
Hughes William A & Gina M from BG Custom Homes Inc, 6016 Springlake Rd NW, $700,000.
Lemus Marlon S from Learned Joel W, 6746 Lake Cable Ave NW, $210,000.
Liu Brian & Le Thao from De Matteis Michael D & Morgan T, 7165 Fieldmont St NW, $428,600.
Mckim Jill N & Utley Alex R from Chu Alan & Regina H, 3101 Inwood Dr NW, $395,000.
Mclaughlin Timothy & Christina from Kozy Theresa, 8821 Morningview Ave NW, $238,500.
Nyszczy Emily from Bryan Brandon C, 4128 Princeton Ave NW, $221,000.
Phillippi Brett C from Phillippi Brett C & Genco Trina A, 4624 Preserve Dr NW, $95,000.
Quillin Tammy Sue from Harmon Carol R, 3969 Hyatt Ave NW, $265,000.
Shaffer Benjamin R & Halle M from Kuhn John S & Janis E, 4424 Parkdale Ave NW, $235,400.
Spangler Scott W from Wright Amy D, 7345 Braucher St NW, $265,900.
Lawrence Township
Cyrus Harold L from Boch Robert C & Helen M, 4063 Waterway Ave NW, $20,000.
Massillon
Collins Anthony from Blair Theresa A, 1867 Lincoln Way E, $110,000.
Collins Anthony R from Blair Theresa A, 1873 Lincoln Way E, $160,000.
Colly Anthony W & Tammi R from France William E, 2844 Lincoln Way W, $70,000.
Gliba George R from Dehnke Robert K & Linda L, parcel 610996 Wales Rd NE, $10,000.
Haer Logan L from Stewart Terrie L, 1021 Wales Rd NE, $147,500.
Hirschfelt Kelly A & Cheyenne R from Wasik Karen M, 1351 Huron Rd SE, $59,900.
Hirschfelt Kelly A & Cheyenne R from Wasik Karen M, 1640 Arapahoe St SE, $69,900.
Hirschfelt Kelly A & Cheyenne R from Wasik Karen M, 1721 Huron Rd SE, $59,900.
Jacmann Property Group LLC from Wasik Karen M, 1303 Johnson St SE, $39,000.
Julian Peyton & Williams Kevin P from Williams Michael G & Kevin P, 227 Terry Ave NE, $82,250.
Julian Peyton from Julian Peyton & Williams Kevin P, 227 Terry Ave NE, $82,250.
K S Yoak Enterprises LLC from Robinson Lamont, 709 3rd St SE, $27,000.
K S Yoak Enterprises LLC from Wellman North Ltd, 624 Lincoln Way W, $25,000.
Krost Marsha from Long Jamie K, 940 9th St NE, $165,000.
Maceyak John Joseph Jr from Couch Ray A & Marcia M, 1300 Main Ave W, $156,000.
Smith Andrew E from Rothacher Michael A, 1721 10th St NE, $295,000.
Taylor Craig from Jca Property Management, 1124 Oak Ave SE, $27,838.
Urena Yuleiny & Martinez Junior from SRF3-040 LLC, 1116 Borden Ave SW, $134,000.
Werbeck Courtney from Bush Amy L, 519 6th St NE, $160,000.
Wheeler Tyree II & Stevenson Dawn M from Kautsch Anna M, 1406 11th St NE, $251,500.
Perry Township
Benchmark Properties of Ohio Ltd from Global Real Estate Solutions LLC, 158 Perry Dr NW, $95,000.
Benson Alexander from Renner Jason D & Kelsey, 222 Genoa Ave SW, $109,000.
Carley Jennifer & Matthew from Whaley Denise K, 4555 8th St NW, $150,000.
Fullen Gary Wayne III from Kab Growth LLC, 146 Mount Marie Ave NW, $189,900.
Lovell Richard A & Laurele R & Richard P from Decker Michael J, 4530 10th St NW, $220,000.
Martin Joseph B from Swanson Marilyn R, 5363 Ashby St NW, $270,000.
Smart Move Rentals LLC from Fire Angeline C, 4508 3rd St NW, $102,000.
Spielman Linda M from Ramey Larry W & Linda M, 5626 Crestfield St SW, $159,900.
Stoll Donald L Jr from Vaughan Jamie Lee, 602 Edgewood Ave SW, $197,000.
Truax Robert A & Valerie A from Bremkamp Vicky K Trustee, 6550 Nave St SW, $153,000.
Williams Beth A & Thomas J from Mongiardo Michael J, 614 Meadowridge Ave NW, $230,000.
Sugarcreek Township
Hershberger Michael M & Ruth A from Hershberger Michael M & David L, 11095 Northknoll Ave SW, $186,500.
Miller Gregory R from Merry Kayla J, 527 Walhanding St NE, $102,200.
Miller Ryan M & Bowe Rachel from Wade Donna J, 603 2nd Ave SW, $122,500.
Smith Gayle S from Katich Joseph D Jr Aka Joseph, 113 Barber Ave NE, $75,000.
Tuscarawas Township
Gnagy Garrett L & Merry Kayla J from Mcdaniel Rachel L, 3672 Pigeon Run Rd SW, $270,000.
Makoto Nathan & Graham Sierra from Reese Donald G, 12675 Barrs Rd SW, $175,000.
Paul Larry D from Cook Denver R Trustee of Denver R Cook T, 11206 Shaeffer St NW, $170,500.
Wengerd Mervin & Barbara from Young Robert & Jennifer, 14588 Bayman St NW, $90,000.
Zimmerman Chrisden from Messenger Frederickt & Judy L, 3271 Lincoln St W, $105,000. | https://www.indeonline.com/story/news/2022/09/17/massillon-area-real-estate-transfers-august-20-26/69486710007/ | 2022-09-17T23:22:20Z | eonline.com | treatment | https://www.indeonline.com/story/news/2022/09/17/massillon-area-real-estate-transfers-august-20-26/69486710007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hilltoppers Drop Overtime Heartbreaker to Hoosiers
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Despite leading for nearly the whole game, WKU could not hold on in the closing minutes as Indiana went on to win, 33-30, in overtime Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
The setback dropped the Hilltoppers to 2-1 on the season while Indiana improved to a perfect 3-0.
“It was just two great football teams playing back-and-forth,” said WKU head coach Tyson Helton. “When you lose a close one like this, you’re always going to look back at three or four plays you wish you could have back. We’ll try to get better from it today.”
Despite the setback, WKU outgained Indiana 545-484 on the day, including a 216-120 advantage in rushing yards. Kye Robichaux produced the best rushing performance of the season for WKU with 135 yards on 14 attempts, including a long of 59 yards. His 159 yards set a new career high, beating his previous output of 67.
Quarterback Austin Reed’s 329 passing yards were his most in a WKU uniform, and the Hilltopper signal caller tossed two touchdowns on the afternoon to go with a rushing score. On the receiving end of those touchdowns were Joey Beljan and Daewood Davis. Beljan and Reed hooked up for a 26-yard touchdown strike in the first quarter to give the Tops a 7-3 lead, while Davis and Reed connected for a 44-yard scoring play in the second quarter.
Davis’ touchdown gave WKU a 14-10 advantage with 11 minutes remaining until halftime. The Hilltopper dense pitched a shutout for the remainder of the second quarter, and a Brayden Narveson field goal extended that lead to 17-10 heading into the locker room. Indiana would then score first in the second half on a field goal, which allowed WKU to extend its lead five minutes later when Reed walked into the end zone from one yard out.
WKU had multiple chances to put the game away during the remainder of regulation but could not capitalize on red zone opportunities. Indiana took advantage of those missed chances, outscoring the Tops 17-6 in the fourth quarter to tie the game up with 47 seconds remaining. WKU used those last few seconds to drive down to the Indiana 27-yard line and set up a potential game-winning field goal, but the attempt missed wide right, sending the game into overtime.
Davis and fellow receiver Malachi Corley finished the afternoon as WKU’s leading receivers with 77 yards apiece. Jaylen Hall also hauled in six receptions for a total of 60 yards. Robichaux’s big game on the ground was supplemented by Jakairi Moses who totaled 45 yards, including a long run of 29. Defensively, Derrick Smith was WKU’s top tackler with 12 takedowns. He also mixed in two tackles for loss and one sack. Kahlef Hailassie had a big game from his corner position, making nine tackles and breaking up two passes. Two of Hailassie’s tackles were for loss and one was a sack, giving him three sacks in three games this season.
The Hilltoppers will look to get back on track quickly as they now face their Conference USA opener when Florida International comes to town on Saturday, Sept. 24. WKU and FIU will kick at 2:30 p.m. CT with the Hilltoppers returning to the friendly confines of Houchens-Smith Stadium after traveling for their last two contests.
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BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WPRI) — The approximately 50 migrants who were flown across the country this week as part of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s relocation program are now being housed in Cape Cod.
The migrants say they were promised housing and jobs, but Massachusetts officials say the arrival was unexpected.
Following the arrival, 12 News spoke to Providence NAACP President, Jim Vincent, who says the situation reminded him of a similar story from over half a century ago, that would become known as the “Reverse Freedom Rides.”
The story begins in 1962, when Southern segregationists tricked about 200 African Americans from the south into moving North, to Hyannis, Massachusetts. Like the Migrants they were promised housing, jobs, and opportunity, but when they arrived, they were shocked to find nothing of the sort.
“I don’t think a lot of people know this history,” said Vincent, who also highlighted some of the similarities between the two instances.
“Putting black people on bus with large families and people recently released from prison with the promise of jobs and homes and even meeting President Kennedy– the parallels are stark in terms of their similarity”
The migrants who first arrived in Martha’s Vineyard are now being housed at a joint military base in Cape Cod.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says members of the state’s National Guard are being sent to the base, to help in the relief effort. | https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/local-leader-sees-historical-similarities-in-migrant-arrival-in-cape-cod/ | 2022-09-17T23:43:23Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/local-leader-sees-historical-similarities-in-migrant-arrival-in-cape-cod/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Driver: Daniel Dye
Hometown: Deland, Florida
Series: ARCA Menards Series
Vehicle: #43 GMS Racing Chevrolet
Primary Sponsors: Champion Container, Heise LED Lighting
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Location: Bristol, TN
Date: Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022
- Daniel made his second career ARCA Menards Series start on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Bush's Beans 200.
- DD started the Champion Container, Heise LED Lighting No. 43 Chevrolet from sixth and battled in the top-five for most of the 200-lap race.
- Dye crossed the finish line fifth in his GMS Racing Chevrolet SS.
- Two races remain on the 2022 ARCA Menards Series schedule, including events at Salem Speedway on October 1, and the season finale at Toledo Speedway on October 8.
- Dye is currently second in ARCA point standings, just five-points behind current leader Nick Sanchez.
DD Quote:
“Bristol is one of those awesome places to come to. Great to be here, racing in front of a great crowd. It wasn't the day we had hoped for, but we made up points on the 2 car and that was important. Proud to be a part of this GMS Racing organization and ready for the last two short tracks with our 43 Chevy.”
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Nearly five months after his wild crash, “Shugah” Shane Sexton will return to 410 sprint car action in the USAC/CRA Series Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. The effervescent teen will be debuting a brand new GAS Chassis in his return. Spectator gates at the popular half-mile clay oval will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will start at 7:00.
Saturday will be the sixth start of the year for the 18-year-old in the premier wingless sprint car series West of the Mississippi. Four of those starts have been in Arizona and the other two have been at Perris. Sexton’s plan was to race most of the races in the series this year. The season started out that way when he started five of the first seven races only sitting out a pair in Central California. His early season was punctuated by some impressive main event passing jobs. His best finish came at Cocopah on January 29th. On that night, the talkative racer started 18th in the main event and drove all the way to 11th for his best finish of the year. He also earned the Hard Charger Award on that night. Even though he has only started six of the 14 races in the series this year, he is still ranked 21st in the championship point standings. He should move back into the top 20 tomorrow night.
Things were rolling along well for Sexton until the last Saturday in April at Perris. Heading into turn one on lap two of the main event, he tangled with another car and began a series of nasty flips that saw him tumble all the way to the crashwall. The car was bent, but it did its job and Sexton climbed out unscathed and ready to race again. In fact, he was supposed to race a couple of times already in a new chassis, but there was a delay in getting his engine back after it was sent out to be refreshed.
Sexton should be very familiar with the GAS Chassis as his father Stan is the proprietor of the new company and builds them in his Warner Springs Ranch shop. GAS stands for Gatlin And Sexton. The Gatlin in the name is Sexton’s grandmother Nita Gatlin. For more information on the new chassis or for pricing, please use the contact information in this press release.
While he was out of his 410 sprint car, Sexton stayed busy wheeling a Brian Fonseca owned Lightning Sprint Car in six races in three different states. Included in the six starts was a win in a preliminary at the prestigious Dirt Cup at Washington’s Deming Speedway on July 15th. He also placed second in the POWRi Lightning Sprint Car Nationals at the Central Missouri Speedway on May 28th. Last month, he finished third in the CLS race at the Santa Maria Speedway.
Adult tickets to see “Shugah” Shane and the rest of the stars in action on Saturday are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking.
For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east.
Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron’s Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (619) 362-5921.
Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their lightning sprint and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales.
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Brandon Jones scored a runner-up finish to lead Toyota in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday evening. Jones and Ty Gibbs officially advance to the NXS Playoffs. Gibbs is the second overall seed with Jones in seventh.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race 26 of 33 – 159.9 miles, 300 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Noah Gragson*
2nd, BRANDON JONES
3rd, Austin Hill*
4th, Sam Mayer*
5th, Riley Herbst*
12th, JEFFREY EARNHARDT
14th, SAMMY SMITH
33rd, JJ YELEY
35th, TY GIBBS
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
BRANDON JONES, No. 19 Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 2nd
Would you have played the last laps differently if it wasn’t your ride for next season?
“It didn’t even cross my mind at the time. This one hurts the most just because it was our race to win, I felt like. We battled so many things tonight adversity wise, and just kept coming back. It was really cool to look at our race as a whole to see where it started to see where it ended for us. Really thought when the 7 (Justin Allgaier) sped – I thought easy, piece of cake, we’ve got him easy, but the bottom didn’t take off great, but those newer, fresher tires certainly paid a dividend at the end. I just caught him at the wrong time, every single time. I could get in deeper into the corner, and I could kind of get him in the middle, but I could never get him at the exit. I had maybe two times where I had a shot maybe to try to get in his left rear, try to get him loose. I put maximum pressure on him. I gave it everything I had today, so that’s always a great thing to say that you’ve done. Big thanks to Jeld-Wen, Menards – so much they have done for my career. Toyota, this year has been really great, really special for me to be a part of it. We are getting close to the Playoffs – this is the last one, so we are going to start doing that. Just a lot of momentum with these last couple of races that we had here lately. We are ready to light the wick for the Playoffs.”
Would you have put the bumper to Noah Gragson if you could have gotten to him in the closing laps?
“This one hurts. I wanted this one really, really bad tonight. I fought a lot of adversity, a lot of odd things I’ve never had happened, I had happen tonight in the car and I had to fight through a lot of stuff early on. It was a blessing for us, not for the 7 (Justin Allgaier) that he sped, but one more spot that I didn’t have to deal with. Tried to give it multiple shots and obviously we’re switching to that group at some point, but that wasn’t even in my mindset in the middle of the race to try to knock them out of the way and try to get the win. This group still has a few more that are overdue and Bristol owes me one man. I’ve been so close here so many times. This was a good testament to these guys today. I can’t thank Toyota enough for everything they’ve done for me this year and in the past. Jeld-Wen, they came on this year and Menards as they have done so much. We’re close. This is right now the time to start turning this season around because the Playoffs are here. The last couple weeks have been great. Two second place finishes at Bristol in the weekend and can’t be too upset with that.”
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 35th
How disappointed are you?
“Very disappointed. We had a very fast Monster Energy GR Supra. I was excited for the rest of the race. Thank you to Mitch Covington (Monster Energy) and Interstate Batteries. If it was God’s plan for us to win tonight, we would’ve. I feel like the guys made a really good progress over the last year from this car, from what we had last year. I felt like we were a little off last race here last September. We came back and I feel like we were one of the fastest, so very thankful for that.”
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Big weekend for JD Motorsports with Bayley Currey coming home with a Top 15 finish as well as Bobby McCarty making his debut with JDM.
Bayley Currey, driver of the No.4 Alka-Seltzer Chevrolet, brought home a Top 15 finish with a P.11. “Bristol has always been one of my favorite tracks”, says Currey. “P.11 feels really good. I haven’t been able to give Alka-Seltzer the finishes they deserve lately so I’m happy to be able to do this for them”. He continued.
Bobby McCarty made his Xfinity debut with JD Motorsports, piloting the No.6 Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet. “I can’t thank Johnny and my sponsors enough for this opportunity. JDM provided me with a great team, and I am happy to have made my debut with them.” Said McCarty.
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...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Laramie
County through 500 PM MDT...
At 407 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Federal, or 18 miles west of Cheyenne, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cheyenne, Hillsdale, Federal, Crystal Lake Reservoir, Crystal Lake
Campground, Granite Springs Reservoir, Ranchettes, Granite Springs
Campground, Warren AFB, Frontier Park, Whitaker, North Cheyenne,
Warren Af Base, South Greeley and Fox Farm-College.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
This is a home for sale in the Sheridan area. Tracee Davis/For the Wyoming Tribune Eagle
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As interest rates shoot up, some buyers are turning to a different, and slightly more risky type of mortgage.
Adjustable-rate mortgages, known as ARMs, have seen an uptick in popularity recently as home shoppers, eager to avoid soaring interest rates amid a torrid housing market, are turning to these loans in order to nab a cheaper rate.
“People are looking at ways to bring down their housing costs and their mortgage payments and with an adjustable-rate mortgage, it gives you the possibility of having a lower monthly payment initially, ” said J.C. de Ona, southeast division president of Centennial Bank.
One of the biggest risks for these types of mortgages is a homeowner’s monthly payment could change frequently, depending on various factors. There’s a chance that it could be lower if rates at the time are low, and there is also the possibility that a buyer’s monthly payment could jump.
“Whether the rate will go up and if the payment is going to go up is a concern for many,” said Diane Mastay, mortgage director with Tropical Credit Union. “But when you have five years or so of lower payments, a lot of things can change. Some people refinance. Others sell their properties. But there are limits in place on the adjustments.”
Nationally, the share of mortgage applications for ARMs has reached its highest level since 2007. An analysis from Zillow shows 12.6% of mortgage applications were for ARMs in June, and 12.2% of mortgage applications in July were for ARMs.
Here in south Florida, local lenders are also seeing an uptick among the buyers.
Tropical Financial Credit Union in Miramar, Florida, has seen a 25% to 30% uptick compared to the norm in buyers wanting to use ARMs to get a home, Mastay said.
Centennial Bank’s southeast division has seen about a 10% to 20% uptick over the past few months. Hamilton Home Loans, with divisions throughout Florida, has seen a 25% to 30% increase recently at their offices.
What's an ARM?
An adjustable rate mortgage has a fixed interest rate for a set period of time, usually anywhere from a year, three years, five years, seven years or 10 years, before the interest rate starts to change.
After the initial period ends, the interest rates changes based on the index (usually decided by the secured overnight financing rate) plus the margin, which is a fixed-interest rate that remains the same during the loan period. Some ARMs adjust the interest rate every year, while some adjust every six months.
The initial mortgage rate for an ARM is almost always lower than for a fixed mortgage. Currently, on average the rate for a 5/1 ARM is around 4.6%, while a fixed mortgage rate is a little over 6%, making the starting monthly payments for a home buyer more affordable.
Buyers might think of the 2008 housing crash when they hear about ARMs. Experts say the traditional adjustable rate mortgages some buyers are taking advantage of now are far different from the subprime lending that took place before the last housing crash.
Now, lending practices are stricter and lenders make sure that a buyer is qualified to buy a home.
There’s a few reasons why these loans are gaining in popularity among homebuyers, a main one being the rise in interest rates and higher cost of homes.
“Earlier this year, Frannie Mae and Freddie Mac made a change to loan level price adjustments for second homes and in Florida, we have quite a few second-home buyers. And adjustable rates became an affordable solution to help deliver a more affordable payment to some of those folks,” said Deanna Adinolfo-Rivera, senior vice president regional sales manager with Hamilton Home Loans. “And for some people, it gives them the shorter-term lower payment while they wait for a decline in rates and refinance to a fixed mortgage.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/adjustable-rate-mortgages-on-the-rise-as-interest-rates-soar/article_51b2003c-36d6-11ed-b0b7-8766b6ee20ff.html | 2022-09-17T23:46:48Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/adjustable-rate-mortgages-on-the-rise-as-interest-rates-soar/article_51b2003c-36d6-11ed-b0b7-8766b6ee20ff.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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.
Saunders is not seeking reelection. The candidate endorsed by the CCC PAC, Cindy Lovelace, won the primary contest for the clerk’s seat against the current chief deputy county clerk. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/elections-official-files-complaint-against-conservative-pac/article_0875883c-3503-11ed-be38-c76e9adf63e9.html | 2022-09-17T23:46:54Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/elections-official-files-complaint-against-conservative-pac/article_0875883c-3503-11ed-be38-c76e9adf63e9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Nosferatu and Metaluna Mutant Join Super7’s Ultimates Figures
Super7 made small-scale Universal Monsters figures in the past, but now they’re upsizing. And not with the usual suspects, either, probably since NECA makes many of those already in 7-inch. The first wave of monsters features one classic Universal design, and another from the public domain. The Metaluna Mutant hails from the 1955 film This Island Earth, while Count Orlok, the original cinematic (unlicensed) Dracula starred in the 1922 silent classic Nosferatu. This Island Earth, while a sci-fi cult hit, found a rebirth of sorts on the big screen as the subject of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie.
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Count Orlok includes three different heads, multiple hands, a rat, and a big set of castle-sized keys. The Metaluna Mutant’s accessories feel a bit less “ultimate,” with only two bonus claws and an alternate battle-damaged head. Both figures maintain the standard Ultimates price of $55 each. Preorder directly from Super7, or save on shipping at Entertainment Earth. (Note: Superhero Hype participates in the Entertainment Earth Affiliate Program, designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Entertainment Earth.)
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NEW ORLEANS, L.a. — Coast Guard Investigative Services is looking for answers after arresting a boater near Venice, Louisiana on Friday.
The boater, who remains unidentified at this time, allegedly fired a weapon at a Coast Guard rescue helicopter. Coast Guard Eighth District watchstanders say they initially received a distress signal early Thursday morning from an activated Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) belonging to a 40-foot sailing vessel about 75 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
Investigators tell KATC watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 aircrew to respond, and upon arriving on-scene, the aircraft tried to lower a radio down to the vessel, observing one person and two dogs aboard. That's when they say the person pointed what appeared to be a firearm at the helicopter. The aircrew reports hearing "objects" striking the aircraft and immediately left the scene because of aircraft and crew safety concerns.
Once back at Air Station New Orleans, the aircrew says they found impacts to the helicopter's rotors, consistent with bullets from a firearm. That's when investigators say the Coast Guard dispatched a fixed-wing aircraft, a cutter with Coast Guard Investigative Service and FBI agents aboard — as well as a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) boat crew to track the movement of the vessel involved. Along with this, investigators note other Coast Guard units remained on standby in the vessel's vicinity to ensure the protection of mariners nearby.
By the end of Friday morning, investigators say the Coast Guard took the person involved into custody without incident. Said person was then successfully moved to Venice and transferred to Coast Guard Investigative Services.
“Safety of life was our number one priority during this challenging incident,” says Lt. Phillip VanderWeit, spokesperson for the Eighth Coast Guard District. “Through the professional and skillful work of our crews and interagency partners, we were able to bring this incident to a peaceful resolution. The Coast Guard will continue to work across multiple levels of government to thoroughly investigate this incident.”
KATC will keep you updated as more information from this investigation becomes available.
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UCF defeated No. 23 Kansas volleyball in straight sets on Friday. Redshirt freshman outside hitter Ayah Elnady had 12 kills and sophomore outside hitter Caroline Bien had a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs.
“We had a couple opportunities to end the second set and I think we could have been more aggressive,” head coach Ray Bechard said. “We could’ve taken more risks and in there lies some really tight games.”
Set One
The Jayhawks and the Knights began the match with consistent back and forth play. However, Kansas broke free and found their cadence to put up a 5-1 scoring run to put the score, 11-8.
UCF retaliated to tie up the score at 12-12 due to two kills by grad right side Kari Zumach and two kills by senior middle blocker Claudia Dillion.
The Knights and the Jayhawks continued to battle with well-placed kills by both teams. Hard hits by UCF gave the Knights a 3-0 run to take the lead 19-17.
Despite Kansas' efforts to lead, an overturned challenge call by UCF gave the Knights a two point lead at 21-18, forcing the Jayhawks to call a timeout.
Kansas rallied to solidify more points on the board, but ultimately fell to the Knights, 25-22.
Set Two
Following set one, Kansas and UCF began with consistent back-and-forth action as seven out of the ten points were kills.
However, a kill by super-senior middle blocker Rachel Langs, an ace, an attack error committed by Zumach and a kill by Bien helped the Jayhawks go on a 4-1 run to take an 8-6 lead.
Momentum shifted in Horejsi Family Volleyball Area, as the Jayhawks won an intense battle for their fourteenth point. Following the momentum, Elnady had a solo block, forcing UCF to call a timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, UCF scored three straight points due to two kills and an attack error on Elnady to snatch the lead, 16-15.
Kansas tied the Knights at 20-20, but UCF aggressive play grabbed two points by kills to take the lead back at 22-20, forcing the Jayhawks to call a timeout.
Kansas rallied to tie the score at 23-23 due to a kill by Elnady and an attack error committed by UCF, forcing the Knights to call a timeout.
Another kill by Elnady made the score 24-23, forcing UCF to call a timeout, but the Knights held on, tying the game at 24-24.
A kill by Elnady put the Jayhawks at 25-24, but a kill by grad setter Amber Oslan tied it up at 25-25. However, Bien makes a well-placed kill to make the score 26-25. Bechard challenges a set winning point for the Jayhawks, but UCF wins making the score, 26-26.
UCF grad outside hitter McKenna Melville’s two kills ended the set 28-26.
Set Three
The Knights started off set three with aggressive play creating 4-0 lead due to four straight kills to run up the score 5-2.
A service ace, three kills by UCF, and an error by Kansas helped the Knights extend their lead to 11-7, forcing the Jayhawks to take a timeout.
A 5-2 scoring run by Zumach, Melville helped propel the Knights to a comfortable lead, 16-9, forcing Kansas to call another timeout.
With the help of a new rotation, the Jayhawks managed to score three points through kills in an attempt to rally. However, UCF found their cadence and put a stop to the Jayhawks momentum by going on a 3-0 scoring run.
A 5-1 scoring run by Kansas due to four UCF errors and a kill by graduate middle blocker Lauren Dooley forced the Knights to take a timeout at 21-18.
The last few points were hard earned as the Jayhawks tried to make a comeback, but ultimately fell 25-21.
“UCF is a veteran team,” said Bechard. “There were very few hitting errors, so it was a lot of clean volleyball. UCF is going to fit nicely in our league. At the Big 12 level, you need to be consistently competitive.”
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Have you once again been transported to the magnificent realm of Middle-earth? Are you relishing watching elven warriors, dark lords and creepy orcs? The new show “The Rings of Power” (available on Amazon Prime), has many Tolkien fans happy to see the beloved fantasy world brought to life again on the screen. While you’re waiting for the next episode to drop, take a chance on one of these young adult “Lord of the Rings” readalikes:
“The Never Tilting World” by Rin Chupeco
Twin sisters, who know not of each other’s existence, must set out on a perilous journey to try to fix what is broken in their land. A past betrayal split the world of Aeon in two – one realm constantly in sunlight and one in darkness. The sisters, each with a devastating secret, will face corruption, evil, magic and love, while trying to reunite what once was. Book one of two in the “Never Tilting World” duology.
“A Song of Wraiths and Ruin” by Roseanne A. Brown
Inspired by West African folklore, this intriguing fantasy novel centers around Malik, a young man trying to escape the cruelty and destruction of war in his village and Karina, a crown princess who Malik has promised to kill in order to get his abducted younger sister back. Trickster spirits, ancient magic and epic adventures make this a thrilling debut. Book one of two in the “Song of Wraiths and Ruins” duology.
“The Ruins of Gorlan” by John Flanagan
The first (of 11) in the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series by Australian author John Flanagan is an international bestseller. Will is a fifteen-year-old orphan who is small for his age. He dreams of one day becoming a knight so that he can be a hero and defend his kingdom. When he is passed over on Choosing Day due to his slight nature, he is resigned to lead a life as a farmer. Will, however, gets a second shot at greatness – this time as a ranger’s apprentice. But the rangers are feared throughout the land as it is believed they use dark magic. When Will begins his apprenticeship he learns the truth – and sets out on a life-changing adventure.
“All the Stars and Teeth” by Adalyn Grace
Island kingdoms, mermaid magic, princesses and mysterious pirates all play a part in this beautiful and lush story. The princess Amora Montara has spent her whole life training to be the High Animancer--the master of all souls. While proving her worthiness of the title, her demonstration goes terribly wrong and she is forced to leave. Amora ends up on a perilous journey at sea to try to fight and save her crown. Book one of two in the “All the Stars and Teeth” duology.
“Sabriel” by Garth Nix
The daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, Sabriel must travel to the Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead. Will Sabriel, who was sent away to school in a land without magic, be able to save her father? Discovering she has supernatural powers of her own, she sets out in a new (to her) world full of dark magic and deadly secrets. Book one of seven in the “Old Kingdom” series.
“An Ember in the Ashes” by Sabaa Tahir
An ancient empire where loyalty means everything and defiance means certain death. Laia, a slave from an impoverished family, tries to save her brother, who was arrested for treason, the only way she can; vow to the rebels that she’ll infiltrate the enemy empire and spy on their military. It’s then she meets Elias, the star soldier who is trying to escape from the tyrants he was born to serve. Book one of four in the “Ember in the Ashes’’ series.
Check out these books, as well as other readalikes, in the “Rings of Power’’ display in the teen area of the Fergus Falls Public Library. All titles are available to order through the Viking Library System by visiting ffpubliclibrarycatalog.org. Happy reading!
Arielle McCune is the Youth Services Librarian at the Fergus Falls Public Library.
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South River football earns big win in front of Hall of Famer
SOUTH RIVER – It’s not every day one gets to eat breakfast with a Pro Football Hall of Famer. But here the South River players were Saturday morning munching on eggs and biscuits with Drew Pearson and later chatting in the locker room.
“It was crazy,” senior Joseph Lepore said. “It really was crazy. No other feeling. He came over and he talked to all the seniors and he talked to all of us just about where it started and how to be great.”
Pearson, who graduated from South River in 1969, went on to star at the University of Tulsa. He gained fame playing 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys as a receiver and a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a Super Bowl XII winner in 1978.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame selected him for its 2021 class. Pearson is proud to talk about where he came from and returned to speak at South River High School in May.
Saturday, Pearson ate breakfast with the current players and inspired them. Later in the morning, the team and fans attended a ceremony as the borough named a portion of Montgomery Street in front of the high school “Drew Pearson Hall of Fame Way.”
“That was really cool, actually,” junior Parker Lane said. “He gave us a nice speech and everything. I mean, he didn’t come all this way just to see us lose. We had to put on a show for him.”
The result was South River beating Bound Brook 31-0. Lepore scored on a 57-yard interception return and on a 40-yard pass from Lane.
The Rams also scored on a hook and ladder when Lane threw a screen pass to Lepore and he flipped it to Darius Armstrong, who streaked down the left sideline for the TD. Armstrong opened the scoring with a 24-yard run in the first quarter. Additionally, Mikael Jaynes kicked a 33-yard field goal.
What does it mean
South River (2-1) has several new starters, but the Rams are developing and beat Metuchen down the stretch 28-21 in the opener.
Bound Brook (0-3) has a young team, but had its moments in the loss. Erik Silverman had a 25-yard TD run that was called back because of a penalty early in the second quarter. Grant Guzzino saved a touchdown by intercepting a South River pass as his two-yard line with just under 2 minutes left in the first half.
Key plays
South River scored in the third on a quarter on a 16-yard pass from Lane to Lepore. Hold on. A holding penalty called it back. So, they did it again as Lane got out of the pocket and avoided the pressure and found Lepore in the end zone for the 40-yard TD and a 28-0 lead with 4:44 left in the quarter.
South River put pressure on Bound Brook. The defensive line including Joseph Lakatos, Jaiden Rodriguez, Andrew Steffaro and Aiden Velez all had good games. Rams coach Rich Marchesi said that, “Those interior guys really kind of clogged the middle up a little today.”
South River freshman Filipe Granadeiro recovered a fumble late in the third quarter to help preserve the shutout.
They said it
Lepore said on the team’s development, “Since our first scrimmage, I think we’ve gotten a lot better. A lot better as a team. All of us have gotten better individually, which just makes us better as a team.”
Lepore on the do-over touchdown catch and his rapport with Lane, “I just told coach, ‘Run it again. Run it again.’ … We’ve been friends for a while and playing with him this year is great. It’s great. We really built a connection that we trust each other and we have a little sense with each other. We know what one another is going to do, so it’s really coming together.”
Rich Marchesi on the team rebounding from last week’s loss to Bernards, “We came out and we got better. We got better. We had a really great week of practice. We ran the ball a little bit better. We threw the ball a little better, defended well with a shutout. We have to get better again going over to Spotswood next week.”
Parker Lane said the running game and line played well and it set up the big plays, noting, “I got a good connection with all my guys. Everybody works great. Great team bond this year.”
What’s next
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(NerdWallet) – President Biden’s highly anticipated federal student loan cancellation announcement last month created as many questions as it answered, prompting at least one major loan servicer’s website to crash as borrowers hustled to check their eligibility.
What is clear: Individuals making less than $125,000 and couples filing jointly making less than $250,000 may receive up to $10,000 in student debt cancellation — and that maximum goes up to $20,000 if the borrower ever received a Pell Grant.
What has been murky: Which loans will the cancellation apply to first? Will payment amounts on any remaining student debt change after cancellation? And what happens with FFELP loans?
Here’s the latest about how student loan cancellation will actually work.
1. When can I apply?
The application for student loan cancellation will be available by early October, according to the Education Department.
While about 8 million borrowers may see cancellation automatically, most will need to submit an application. The application will initially be available only online, but borrowers can expect access to a paper version at a later date.
Borrowers must apply for cancellation before the window closes on Dec. 31, 2023. So, if you have access to the online application, don’t wait around for the paper one, to ensure your application is handled in as timely a manner as possible.
2. How can I get ready for cancellation?
There are two main steps you can take to prepare for cancellation:
- Verify you meet the income eligibility criteria.
- Make sure your contact information is up to date on Studentaid.gov and with your servicer.
To be eligible, your annual federal income for 2020 or 2021 must be less than $125,000 if you filed as an individual. If you filed jointly, the cutoff is $250,000. If you earned above the maximum in one of the two years but met the threshold in the other, you can qualify with the lower annual income.
While it may seem safe to assume adjusted gross income is what qualifies for federal annual income, the Education Department has not clarified explicitly.
3. How much will I get?
Here’s the deal on the Pell Grant qualification: If you have ever received a Pell Grant of any amount and meet the income requirement, you get $20,000 in cancellation ($10,000 based on income requirements, plus an extra $10,000 for being a Pell Grant recipient).
The Pell Grant award does not have to correlate with the time, school or program for which you used your federal student loans. For example, let’s say you received a Pell Grant for your community college and didn’t use loans. Ten years later, you went back and finished your undergraduate degree with loans. Those loans can qualify for the $20,000 cancellation.
This is particularly critical for Parent PLUS borrowers. A Parent PLUS loan is not necessarily eligible for the extra $10,000 in cancellation just because the child who benefited from the loan was a Pell Grant recipient. In order for a Parent PLUS loan to get the extra relief, the parent borrower must have received a Pell Grant for their own education at some point.
The extra $10,000 is not prorated based on the amount of your Pell Grant. A Pell Grant award of any amount qualifies for the extra $10,000 in full.
4. Do FFELP loans count?
Some FFELP loans will receive cancellation. Here are all the loan types that are eligible:
- All loans under the Direct Loan Program.
- Federally-owned FFELP loans.
- Defaulted FFELP loans held at a guaranty agency.
- Federally-owned Perkins loans.
- Other defaulted loans, including commercially-serviced Stafford loans.
Commercially-owned FFELP loans can count if you consolidate them into a direct loan. Consider the pros and cons of consolidation to make sure it’s worth it.
Check Studentaid.gov to verify which types of loans you have. Here’s how to find that information on the portal.
- Log in to Studentaid.gov.
- Select “My Aid” in the dropdown menu under your name.
- See your loans listed in the “Loan Breakdown” section.
- Expand “View Loans” and select “View Loan Details” next to each loan to see more details.
5. Will a payment refund increase my cancellation amount?
You can request a refund on student loan payments made during the pandemic forbearance if payments weren’t required. However, Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, recommends only asking for a refund if you’re experiencing a financial hardship.
The Education Department hasn’t announced the official date it will use to determine your cancellation loan balance, but Buchanan expects a clarification will be posted on the department website in the next couple of weeks.
“If you are trying to get a refund to maximize or optimize your loan forgiveness, my suggestion to borrowers is to wait,” says Buchanan.
6. Will my payment change after cancellation?
Borrowers will see their loans reamortized based on their post-cancellation balances. Monthly payments will likely decrease as a result. However, the remaining payment term will stay the same.
“Ideally if everything is still in order, if you can afford that (original) payment, continue making that bigger payment,” says Damian Dunn, certified financial planner and vice president for corporate financial wellness platform Your Money Line. Borrowers “know how painful student loan debt can be,” he says. “If they can get from under that faster, even better.”
7. Can I pick which loans are canceled?
Borrowers with multiple loans cannot select how they want their cancellation applied. Here is the order in which loans will receive relief:
- Defaulted federally-owned loans.
- Defaulted commercially-owned FFELP loans.
- Direct loans and federally-owned FFELP loans in good standing.
- Federally-owned Perkins loans.
The Education Department will use the following order to cancel loans if you have several loans of the same type:
- Loans with the highest statutory interest rate.
- If interest rates are the same, unsubsidized loans get relief before subsidized loans.
- If interest rate and subsidy are the same, newest loans get relief.
- If all other factors are the same, the loan with the lowest combined principal and interest balance gets relief.
How can I get updated information?
You can find the latest updates on the Education Department’s website. Once the application is live, borrowers should call 833-932-3439 for help. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/7-new-details-on-how-student-loan-cancellation-will-actually-work/ | 2022-09-18T00:21:35Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/7-new-details-on-how-student-loan-cancellation-will-actually-work/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Iowa (KCAU) — Two people were arrested after officers deployed K9s and a drone to locate individuals in a couple Siouxland fields.
According to a release from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy attempted to perform a traffic stop on a GMC Yukon on Wednesday, which led to a high-speed chase.
The release stated that at 190th Street, the driver, identified as Brandon Collins, 20, and the passenger, Jaiden Gramlow, 19, got out of the car and allegedly tried to lose pursuing officials by running into corn and bean fields.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol and Sheldon Police Department, and they used K9s and drones to help find the suspects.
Once apprehended, Gramlow was charged with interference with official acts and violation of a no-contact order. Collins was charged with eluding, driving while revoked, interference with official acts, violation of a no-contact order, reckless driving, speeding, and failure to obey a stop sign.
Collins and Gramlow were booked into the Osceola County Jail before being released after posting their respective bonds. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sheriff-reports-use-of-drones-leads-to-arrests-in-osceola-county/ | 2022-09-18T00:21:54Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sheriff-reports-use-of-drones-leads-to-arrests-in-osceola-county/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Some of the most loyal of Disney enthusiasts say one specific thing is keeping them from visiting Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando more often — they even say it’s causing “the Happiest Place on Earth” to completely lose its magic.
It’s the cost.
A family vacation to Walt Disney World Resort is more expensive than ever and fans are noticing, according to a new poll. The gambling website time2play recently released a study based on data from 1,927 “self-described Disney World enthusiasts” about the rising costs to visit the park.
According to the study, 92.6% of those surveyed believed the cost of a Disney World vacation is out of reach for an average family. Additionally, 68.3% of people said increases made it feel like the theme park has lost all its magic.
As of Tuesday, the cost for a standard one-park day ticket on Friday, Sept. 16 is $134, though prices of tickets vary by date. Standard Walt Disney World tickets range between $139 and $154 through October, according to Disney World’s website.
Almost 50% of respondents said they postponed a Disney World trip in recent years due to price increases.
According to a study by “Koala“, a company based in Brooklyn that connects vacationers with timeshare owners online, a single-day ticket Walt Disney World could cost $253.20 in just nine years.
When Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971, a ticket cost only $3.50. Adjusting for inflation, that would be $22.61 today. According to Koala calculations, there has been an average price increase of 7.4% each year since the park opened.
Meanwhile, the cost for standard one-park day tickets at Disneyland, Disney’s California park, cost about $149 for Sept. 16. Standard Disneyland tickets range between $135 and $165 through the month of October, per Disneyland’s website.
Disney enthusiasts polled by time2play also said by a large majority (66.9%) that they felt they wouldn’t get a true Disney World experience if they didn’t pay for upgrades like the Genie+ service, which offers “Lighting Lanes” — which lets users wait in shorter lines for rides. Genie+ service is an extra $15 per person each day (though prices may vary), in addition to admission cost. Genie service doesn’t come complete with all Lightning Lanes, however. Guests must purchase even more lanes within the Genie app for full lane skipping. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/68-of-disney-world-fans-say-the-parks-lost-its-magic-poll/ | 2022-09-18T00:22:00Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/68-of-disney-world-fans-say-the-parks-lost-its-magic-poll/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Basketball
Stewart, Wilson unanimous All-WNBA first team
Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson were unanimous selections and highlight the 2022 All-WNBA first team.
It’s the third straight year Stewart was named to the all-league first team and the fourth time in her career. The Storm star was also chosen to the All-WNBA second team as a rookie in 2016.
Stewart and Wilson have battled all year for the WNBA’s top awards and not surprisingly they tied with 280 points in All-WNBA voting while being named to the first team on all 56 ballots submitted by a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
It’s the third All-WNBA recognition for Wilson, who edged Stewart this year for the MVP award. The Las Vegas Aces star also claimed the Defensive MVP and helped eliminate Stewart and the Storm 3-1 in the WNBA semifinals.
Joining Stewart and Wilson on the All-WNBA first team were Las Vegas guard and former Washington Huskies standout Kelsey Plum (265 points), Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith (183) and Chicago Sky forward/center Candace Parker (183).
The All-WNBA second team included Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (175 points), New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (168), Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike (141), Sun forward Jonquel Jones (126) and Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (65).
The deadline to submit votes for the All-WNBA teams was Aug. 14, the final day of the regular season. For the first time, players were selected without regard for position. Players received five points for each first-team vote and three points for each second-team vote.
Baseball
Yankees’ Montas to have MRI on shoulder
MILWAUKEE — New York Yankees right-hander Frankie Montas will undergo an MRI on his shoulder a day after lasting just 31/3 innings in a 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Montas has gone 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts for the Yankees, who acquired him for four prospects in an Aug. 1 trade with the Oakland Athletics.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Montas mentioned the shoulder issue after Friday’s game. Montas struck out two, walked four and allowed four hits as the Yankees squandered an early 5-0 lead.
“I thought his fastball velocity was a little bit down in that second or third inning on a consistent standpoint,” Boone said Saturday. “Now, in hindsight, that could have been a sign.”
Montas averaged 95.1 mph for 30 fastballs, down 1 mph from his season average. His 14 sinkers averaged 94.6 mph, also down 1 mph.
Golf
Smith overtakes Johnson in Chicago
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Cameron Smith made a pair of 7-foot birdie putts to finish off his round of 4-under 68 and allow him to overtake Dustin Johnson going into the third and final day of the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago.
As easy as Johnson made it look in the opening round, Saturday at Rich Harvest Farms was such a struggle that he shot over par for the first time in the 14 rounds he has played in the Saudi-funded series.
Johnson was lucky the deficit to Smith was only two shots. He came up well short of the green on the par-4 17th and had to make an 8-foot par putt, while Smith took the lead for the first time with his 7-foot birdie putt.
On their final hole at the par-5 18th, Johnson’s approach took a hard hop over the green. After a free drop from the grandstand, he chipped weakly to 8 feet and missed his birdie putt. Smith was on the other side of the green, lagged a 60-footer to 7 feet and holed that for another birdie.
Smith was at 10-under 134.
Fitzpatrick leads at Italian Open: Even the wind couldn’t thwart U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick at the Italian Open.
Fitzpatrick will head into the final round in the lead and aiming to go one better than three years ago after coping with challenging conditions to post an impressive 2-under 69 and edge clear of Rory McIlroy and Aaron Rai.
Fitzpatrick, who claimed his first major title in June at Brookline, is playing the Italian Open for the seventh time. He finished second in 2019.
He takes a one-shot lead into the final round at Marco Simone club after three birdies in the back nine saw him move to 10-under 203.
McLean wins U.S. Mid-Amateur title: Matthew McClean won the rain-delayed U.S. Mid-Amateur, building a 5-up lead and holding off close friend Hugh Foley in an all-Irish final at Erin Hills.
The 36-hole championship match was split over two days because of rain earlier in the week. McClean was 2 up after 18 holes on Friday, and then took advantage of Foley’s bogeys to build a big lead.
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Football: Atlanta placed backup running back Damien Williams on injured reserve with a rib injury. ... Tennessee ruled starting cornerback Kristian Fulton and running back Dontrell Hilliard out for Monday’s game in Buffalo because of hamstring injuries.
Tennis: Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor won their singles against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul for the Netherlands to finish top of their Davis Cup group with a 2-1 win. The United States and Netherlands were already assured of reaching the quarterfinals with two wins each in Group D. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/morning-briefing-sept-18-2022/article_21fb2690-36d4-11ed-81cb-9b8721b65fb6.html | 2022-09-18T00:35:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/morning-briefing-sept-18-2022/article_21fb2690-36d4-11ed-81cb-9b8721b65fb6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Eight schools from the Valley were among 32 competing in Saturday’s big-school portion of the 19th annual SunDome Volleyball Festival, which started Friday with the 32-team small-school tournament.
West Valley, Eisenhower, Davis, Sunnyside, Selah, Ellensburg, East Valley and Prosser competed in pool play during the morning session and then moved into bracket play in the afternoon and evening. For results, please visit yakimaherald.com/sports and also view the daily eEdition.
On Friday, Oakesdale repeated as small-school Festival champion, rallying to beat Manson 26-28, 25-18, 15-12.
Zillah won its pool with a 5-1 record but got matched up with Oakesdale in the quarterfinals. Granger finished second in its pool. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sundome-volleyball/article_56e57412-33ac-11ed-9a71-e7ca5dbce7c1.html | 2022-09-18T00:35:55Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sundome-volleyball/article_56e57412-33ac-11ed-9a71-e7ca5dbce7c1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State led from their first possession and never looked back in a dominating 38-7 victory over Colorado State at Martin Stadium today.
Quarterback Cameron Ward threw for four touchdowns in the first half. Two of those went to Donovan Ollie and the other two had De'Zhaun Stribling on the receiving end. Mt. Spokane graduate Kannon Katzer had the fifth touchdown on a fourth quarter rush to put the icing on the cake.
The WSU defense was stout all day and forced four turnovers including the first collegiate interception for freshman safety Jaden Hicks.
WSU moves to 3-0 for the first time since 2019. Next up for the Cougs is a matchup with No. 25 Oregon at Martin Stadium next Saturday. Kickoff for that game is set for 1 pm. | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/washington-state-cougars/wsu-routs-colorado-state-38-7/293-401f7c8f-2a62-4302-9e8a-ee396c500151 | 2022-09-18T00:35:55Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/washington-state-cougars/wsu-routs-colorado-state-38-7/293-401f7c8f-2a62-4302-9e8a-ee396c500151 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MOSCOW, Idaho — After two tough losses against strong FBS programs to begin the season, the Idaho Vandals broke through in their home opener, defeating Drake 42-14 at the Kibbie Dome today.
The Vandals jumped out to a 7-0 lead early on a 20 yard Gevani McCoy touchdown pass to Jermaine Jackson.
Drake responded with a 14-0 run to take their first lead of the game, but the Vandals defense would pitch a shutout from there.
Idaho was dominant on special teams today. Junior college transfer kicker Ricardo Chavez was 4-4 kicking field goals on the day. The Vandals also had a blocked punt and Jermaine Jackson returned a punt for a touchdown.
Roshaun Johnson and Elisha Cummings added a rushing touchdown apiece and the Vandals rolled in this one, outscoring Drake 35-0 after the early 14-7 Bulldogs lead.
Idaho improves to 1-2 on the season as they get set to begin conference play next Saturday with a trip to Northern Arizona. That game is set to kick off at 1 PM.
This is a developing story... | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/ncaa/university-of-idaho/idaho-wins-first-game-of-season/293-86b261e5-16f2-425a-8a09-bb83d5a00f7b | 2022-09-18T00:36:01Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/ncaa/university-of-idaho/idaho-wins-first-game-of-season/293-86b261e5-16f2-425a-8a09-bb83d5a00f7b | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top leaders celebrated the opening Saturday of a new — albeit unfinished — canal that they say will mean ships no longer must secure Russia’s permission to sail from the Baltic Sea to the ports of the Vistula Lagoon.
The event was timed to mark 83 years since the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II and to demonstrate symbolically the end of Moscow’s say on the economy and development of a region that borders Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. The government says the waterway gives Poland full sovereignty in the northeastern region, which needs investment and economic development.
“The idea was to have this waterway opened and not to have to ask permission anymore from a country that is not friendly and whose authorities do not hesitate to attack and subdue others,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said.
He said the investment will pay off through the increase in the value of the land around it, through the development of the cities and ports on the lagoon thanks to increased trade, business and tourism.
A few thousand people with national white-and-red flags gathered in rain to watch the Zodiak II technical ship pass through the water gates to inaugurate the canal. The national anthem was played and ships sounded their horns.
Small ships and yachts are expected to be allowed in on Sunday.
The leader of Poland’s right-wing ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, told the crowd this is “the start of Poland’s fourth big port (Elblag) and a new impulse for the development of this land” that will cut unemployment, which is among Poland’s highest levels now at 7.6%.
Kaczynski stressed the construction of the canal shows that “Poland is a truly independent, sovereign and strong nation that matters. “
The canal, built at a cost of almost 2 billion zlotys ($420 million), cuts across the Vistula Spit, east of Gdansk, to allow ships to sail from the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Gdansk to Elblag and smaller ports of the lagoon without obtaining authorization to travel through Russia’s Strait of Pilawa. It also shortens the Baltic-to-Elblag route by some 100 kilometers (54 nautical miles).
However, cargo ships cannot use the passage until the approach to the Port of Elblag is deepened to 5 meters (16 feet). The work is expected to cost 100 million zlotys ($21 million), which is a source of controversy between the national government and city authorities. | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-poland-opens-new-sea-waterway-to-cut-dependence-from-russia/ | 2022-09-18T00:40:59Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-poland-opens-new-sea-waterway-to-cut-dependence-from-russia/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize — for now — an LGBTQ student group.
In an email to students, university officials on Friday said that it “hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap provided by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect YU’s religious freedom.”
On Wednesday, the high court cleared the way for the LGBTQ group, YU Pride Alliance, to gain official recognition from the Jewish university in New York.
The undergraduate group describes itself as “a supportive space for all students, of all sexual orientations and gender identities, to feel respected, visible, and represented.”
Spokespeople for the university did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Saturday.
By a 5-4 vote Wednesday, the justices lifted a temporary hold on a court order that requires Yeshiva University to recognize the group, even as a legal fight continues in New York courts. Two conservatives, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the court’s three liberal justices to form a majority.
The disagreement among the justices appears to be mostly about procedure, with the majority writing in a brief unsigned order that Yeshiva should return to state court to seek quick review and temporary relief while the case continues. If it gets neither from state courts, the school can return to the Supreme Court, the majority wrote.
The case was being closely watched by other faith-based institutions.
Following the ruling, the president of the university, Rabbi Ari Berman, said that faith-based universities have the right to establish clubs within its understanding of the Torah.
“Yeshiva University simply seeks that same right of self-determination,” he said. “The Supreme Court has laid out the roadmap for us to find expedited relief and we will follow their instructions.”
Berman also said the university’s “commitment and love for our LGBTQ students are unshakeable.”
Nevertheless, a lawyer for the students said the university’s action Friday was divisive and “shameful.”
“The Pride Alliance seeks a safe space on campus, nothing more. By shutting down all club activities, the YU administration attempts to divide the student body, and pit students against their LGBT peers,” said the lawyer, Katie Rosenfeld.
The university’s tactic, she said, “is a throwback to 50 years ago when the city of Jackson, Mississippi closed all public swimming pools rather than comply with court orders to desegregate.”
The university, an Orthodox Jewish institution in New York, argued that granting recognition to the Pride Alliance, “would violate its sincere religious beliefs.”
The club argued that Yeshiva’s plea to the Supreme Court was premature, also noting the university already has recognized a gay pride club at its law school.
A New York state court sided with the student group and ordered the university to recognize the club immediately. The matter remains on appeal in the state court system, but judges there refused to put the order on hold in the meantime. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-yeshiva-university-halts-clubs-amid-high-court-lgbtq-ruling/ | 2022-09-18T00:42:16Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-yeshiva-university-halts-clubs-amid-high-court-lgbtq-ruling/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Spurred by conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, activists around the country are using laws that allow people to challenge a voter’s right to cast a ballot to contest the registrations of thousands of voters at a time.
In Iowa, Linn County Auditor Joel Miller had handled three voter challenges over the previous 15 years. He received 119 over just two days after Doug Frank, an Ohio educator who is touring the country spreading doubts about the 2020 election, swung through the state.
In Nassau County in northern Florida, two residents challenged the registrations of nearly 2,000 voters just six days before last month’s primary. In Georgia, activists are dropping off boxloads of challenges in the diverse and Democratic-leaning counties comprising the Atlanta metro area, including more than 35,000 in one county late last month.
Election officials say the vast majority of the challenges will be irrelevant because they contest the presence on voting rolls of people who already are in the process of being removed after they moved out of the region. Still, they create potentially hundreds of hours of extra work as the offices scramble to prepare for November’s election.
“They at best overburden election officials in the run-up to an election, and at worse they lead to people being removed from the rolls when they shouldn’t be,” said Sean Morales-Doyle of The Brennan Center for Justice, which has tracked an upswing in voter challenges.
The voter challenges come as activists who believe in the election lies of former President Donald Trump also have flooded election offices across the country with public records requests and threats of litigation, piling even more work on them as they ready for November.
“It’s time-consuming for us, because we have to consult with our county attorneys about what the proper response is going to be,” said Rachel Rodriguez, an elections supervisor in Dane County, Wisconsin, which includes Madison, the state capital.
She received duplicate emails demanding records about two weeks ago: “It’s taking up valuable time that we don’t necessarily have as election officials when we’re trying to prepare for a November election.”
Michael Henrici, the Democratic commissioner of elections in New York’s Otsego County, received a single-line email last week warning of unspecified “election integrity” litigation, then a follow-up complaining he hadn’t responded.
“These aren’t people with specific grievances,” Henrici said. “They’re getting a form letter from someone’s podcast and sometimes filling in the blanks.”
Multiple investigations and reviews, including one by Trump’s own Department of Justice, found no significant fraud i n the 2020 presidential election, and courts rejected dozens of lawsuits brought by Trump and his allies. But Trump has continued to insist that widespread fraud cost him re-election. That has inspired legions of activists to become do-it-yourself election sleuths around the country, challenging local voting officials at every turn.
In Linn County, Iowa, which includes the city of Cedar Rapids, Miller said he and the auditors who run elections in the state’s other 98 counties have been deluged with both records requests and voter challenges.
“The whole barrage came in a two-week period,” Miller said, following the tour by Frank, who uses mathematical projections to make claims of a vast conspiracy to steal the election from Trump, “and it’s happening to auditors across the state.”
Election offices routinely go through their voter rolls and remove those who have moved or died. Federal law constrains how quickly they can drop voters, and conservative activists have long complained that election officials do not move swiftly enough to clean up their rolls.
The recent challenges stem from activists comparing postal change-of-address and other databases to voter rolls. Election officials say this is redundant, because they already take the same steps.
Sometimes the challenges come after election conspiracists go door-to-door, often in heavily minority neighborhoods, seeking evidence that votes were cast improperly in 2020.
Texas’ heavily Democratic Harris County, which includes Houston, received nearly 5,000 challenges from a conservative group that went door-to-door checking voter addresses. The election office said it dismissed the challenges it legally had to review before the election and will finish the remainder after Nov. 8.
Activists in Gwinnett County, which stretches across the increasingly Democratic northern Atlanta suburbs, spent 10 months comparing change-of-address and other databases with the county’s voter rolls. They submitted eight boxes of challenges last month. About 15,000, they said, were complaints that specific voters improperly received mail ballots in 2020. Another 22,000 were for voters they contend are no longer at their registered address.
There are so many challenges that election officials have yet to even count them all. But Zach Manifold, Gwinnett’s election supervisor, said that, in every single mail ballot complaint the office has sampled, the voter properly received a mailed ballot.
But if any of the address-challenged voters do try to cast a ballot in November, the county’s elections board will need to decide whether that vote should count. They’ll only have six days to make a decision, as they have to certify their vote total by the Monday after Election Day under Georgia law.
Manifold estimated his office has a month to log and research the challenges, before mail ballots go out for the November elections: “It is a tight window to get everything done,” he said.
Many of the large counties facing voter roll challenges are places where President Joe Biden beat Trump in 2020, including Gwinnett and Harris. Yet those behind the effort dispute the notion that they are targeting Democratic-leaning counties and say they’re working on behalf of all voters. In Florida’s Nassau County, for example, Trump won with more than 72% of the vote.
“They should be glad that the voter rolls are being cleaned up so they can make sure their votes count,” said Garland Favorito, a conservative activist who has teamed up with supporters of Trump’s election lies and is helping with voter challenges in Georgia.
Favorito said more challenges are coming in other Georgia counties.
Under legislation passed last year by the Republican-controlled Legislature, there are no limits on the number of voter challenges that can be filed in Georgia. Most states implicitly set restraints on challenges, said Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center. They require a complainant to have specific, personal information about the voters they target and establish penalties for making frivolous challenges.
Florida is an example. Its voter challenge law only permits the filing of challenges 30 days before an election, requiring election officials to contact each voter challenged before Election Day. It is a misdemeanor to file a “frivolous” challenge. But voter challenges almost derailed Florida’s primary last month in heavily-Republican Nassau County, in the northeastern part of the state.
Two women who belonged to a conservative group, County Citizens Defending Freedom, dropped off the nearly 2,000 challenges at the county elections office six days before the Aug. 23 primary.
Luckily for the office, the challenges were filed in an incorrect format. Elections Supervisor Janet Adkins told the activists they would review them, anyway — after the primary.
“To take away a person’s right to vote is a very serious thing,” Adkins said.
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Holly Ramer in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this report. | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-voter-challenges-records-requests-swamp-election-offices/ | 2022-09-18T00:42:36Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-voter-challenges-records-requests-swamp-election-offices/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) — All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay their respects. Mourners huddled in a line that snaked across London, enduring the city’s coldest night in months and waits that stretched up to 16 hours.
Authorities warned that more chilly weather was expected Saturday night. “Tonight’s forecast is cold. Warm clothing is recommended,” the ministry in charge of the line tweeted.
As U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders and dignitaries flew into London ahead of the queen’s state funeral on Monday, a tide of people wanting to say goodbye streamed into Parliament’s Westminster Hall for another day Saturday. That’s where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
The numbers of mourners have grown steadily since the public was first admitted on Wednesday, with a queue that snakes around Southwark Park and stretches for at least 5 miles (8 kilometers).
Honoring their patience, King Charles III and his eldest son Prince William made an unannounced visit Saturday to greet people waiting to file past Elizabeth’s coffin, shaking hands and thanking mourners in the queue near Lambeth Bridge.
Later, all the queen’s grandchildren stood by her coffin. William and Prince Harry, Charles’ sons, were joined by Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
William, now the heir to the throne, stood, his head bowed, at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, were in uniform. Mourners continued to file past in silence.
Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes earlier in the week as the queen’s coffin left Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020. The king, however, requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
Before the vigil, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie issued a statement praising their “beloved grannie.”
“We, like many, thought you’d be here forever. And we all miss you terribly. You were our matriarch, our guide, our loving hand on our backs leading us through this world. You taught us so much and we will cherish those lessons and memories forever,” the sisters wrote.
People queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Others blew kisses. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as temperatures fell to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the weather, mourners described the warmth of a shared experience.
“It was cold overnight, but we had wonderful companions, met new friends. The camaraderie was wonderful,” Chris Harman of London said. “It was worth it. I would do it again and again and again. I would walk to the end of the earth for my queen.”
People had many reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”
“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”
Saturday’s vigil followed one on Friday in which the queen’s four children — Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward — stood vigil at the coffin.
Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”
On Saturday, the new king was holding audiences with incoming prime ministers, governor generals of the realms and military leaders.
The Metropolitan Police arrested a man Friday night during the viewing for a suspected public order offense. Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin.
Tracey Holland told Sky News that her 7-year-old niece Darcy Holland was pushed out of the way by a man who tried to “run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I don’t know what.” She said police detained the man in “two seconds.”
The lying-in-state continues until early Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale of 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
After the service Monday at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
Late Saturday, the government revealed details of where the public can watch the day’s services and processions.
In addition to a number of viewing areas along the route, mourners will be able to watch on screens set up in Hyde Park, close to Buckingham Palace. There also will be screening sites at several towns and cities across the U.K and about 125 cinemas will open to screen the funeral.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy held an early-morning rehearsal Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined the picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed in the air as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police say the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year reign.
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Appalachian State magic has struck again.
Trailing 28-26 to Troy in the dying seconds on Saturday, Mountaineers quarterback Chase Brice uncorked a 53-yard Hail Mary as a last resort with time expiring.
His throw landed short of the end zone and on top of a mix of receivers and defenders, however. That’s when magic struck again.
After bouncing off multiple defenders’ hands, the pass landed perfectly in Christian Horn’s hands. He subsequently ran with it eight yards into the end zone for another iconic win.
Brice finished with 278 passing yards and two touchdowns. Horn led the team in receiving, hauling in five receptions for 98 yards and that decisive touchdown.
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Ease pain naturally with your favorite music and quality headphones
Every music lover knows that music can lift their spirits, invoke happy memories and even soothe a broken heart. Now pain relief can be added to that list. A recent study found that listening to music can relieve physical pain — especially pain that can be classified as chronic. The effect was amplified by being able to choose the music.
If you’d like to give music therapy for pain relief a try, you’ll need quality wireless headphones. These will help you shut out the world and become immersed in therapeutic sound.
Benefits of wireless headphones
In the past, headphones required a wire to connect to any music-emitting device. Even if the sound quality was impressive, the cable often got in the way and limited the wearer’s movement. Thanks to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, this isn’t a concern with wireless models. The result is more flexibility to move about while wearing them, or kick back and relax cord-free.
Types of wireless headphones
There are three types of wireless headphones — in-ear, earbuds and over-the-ear. Often referred to as earphones, in-ear and earbud models are similar in that they are small and lightweight. However, the main difference is that in-ear models fit inside the ear canals while wireless earbuds fit just outside of the ear canals on the conchas. Over-the-ear models have cushioned ear cups that cover the ears during wear.
The term headphones is often used interchangeably for all three models. The one you choose is a matter of preference. There are quality options in all three categories. Each offers a comfortable fit, noise-canceling capabilities and rich, balanced sound.
Features to look for in wireless headphones
Regardless of the type of wireless headphones you buy, there are a few features to consider that will help you make the most of listening to music to ease your pain.
Fit
Comfort is key when wearing headphones, especially to reduce pain. After all, you don’t want to add to your discomfort with a device that rubs, pinches or applies pressure. Look for earbuds and earphones that are contoured and have a compact design. Ideally, earbuds will include several ear tips in different sizes for a customized fit. Over-the-ear headphones should have cushioned ear cups that are simple to adjust.
Audio quality
Sound is just as important as comfort when wearing headphones. Top brands can be expensive but are known for producing outstanding sound with balanced treble and bass. Noise-canceling technology is available in many models and helps filter outside sounds that can interfere with music. Easy-to-use controls are important for adjusting the sound and volume to fit your preferences.
Connectivity
Because there are no wires to get in the way, wireless headphones work with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The best models are easy to connect and pair and don’t easily lose connection. By checking customer feedback, you can get an idea if connectivity drops are a concern with any wireless headphones you are considering.
Battery life
When relaxing to music, your wireless headphones should hold a charge for as long as you plan to use them. Well-made models provide hours of listening time once fully charged, with some brands getting as much as 50 hours of playtime.
Best wireless headphones for pain relief music therapy
Best over-the-ear wireless headphones
Sony Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones
These wireless headphones come at a high price but offer high-end sound and unbeatable noise-canceling technology. With thick cushioning in the headband and ear cups, the fit is just right for relaxing to your favorite music.
Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless Headphones
Soundcore Life Q30 Headphones are affordable compared to other high-end brands but offer similar features including noise canceling technology, transparency mode and nice sound. The padded ear cups provide comfort during wear.
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Jabra Elite 45h Wireless Headphones
Don’t let the reasonable price fool you. These headphones deliver a nice sound and provide a cushion fit. They also boast long battery life and a highly portable folding design.
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AfterShokz Air Bone Conduction Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
In between over-the-ear headphones and earbuds are models like the Air Bone design. It offers a minimalist structure that’s extremely lightweight and comfortable. Although they don’t cancel noise, they produce notable sound.
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Apple AirPods Max Wireless Headphones
Just as you’d expect from Apple, AirPods won’t disappoint when it comes to their amazing sound and ability to cancel outside noise for a memorable listening experience. They are also comfortable to wear thanks to the padded ear cups. The price is high, but it’s acceptable for dedicated Apple fans.
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Bose QuietComfort 45 Bluetooth Wireless Noise-canceling Headphones
Bose QuietComfort over-the-ear headphones are industry leaders for their impressive sound and comfortable fit. Proprietary Quiet Mode blocks outside sounds so the wearer gets the most out of the pain-minimizing benefits of music.
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Best in-ear and earbud wireless headphones
Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds
When it comes to earbuds, the AirPods Pro stand out in terms of comfort and sound quality. They combine the best of both worlds with reliable sound canceling technology that produces an immersive listening experience and a transparency mode that makes it possible to hear outside sounds when necessary.
These wireless earbuds offer a nice package for a fraction of the price of many competitors. They include a charging case, ear tips in three sizes and ear hooks that keep them in place while being active during wear.
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Studio Beats Buds Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds
In addition to Spatial Audio technology that produces smooth, balanced sound, Beats Buds feature active noise-canceling capability and transparency mode like higher-priced competitors. However, they are available at a midrange price.
With a lightweight, compact build and ear tips in six sizes, the Everyday Earbuds provide a comfortable fit that works for most wearers. They are a midpriced pair that includes a charging case. They get exceptional runtime per charge.
Bose Soundsport Wireless Headphones
Dependable Bluetooth connectivity, impeccable sound and useful functions are some of the impressive features of Bose Soundsport Headphones. The lightweight slip-on fit makes them comfortable and easy to wear.
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Sony Noise Canceling Wireless Earbud Headphones
These Sony earbud headphones get high marks for having outstanding noise canceling capabilities and next-level sound. Although pricey, many owners find them to be a worthy investment for enjoying their favorite music.
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DENVER (AP) — To guide fishing trips for a year or two, that’s what brought Terry Gunn to the red canyons of northern Arizona. The chance to hike, raft and fly fish drew Wendy Hanvold, a retired ski bum, who took a job there waiting tables at an anglers lodge. She heard rumors of the intrepid fishing guide who had just returned from an Alaska trip, and one day when he came in approached his table to take his order.
“You fly fish, right?” she said. “I’ve always wanted to learn.”
It was a match made in Marble Canyon.
Since then, the couple opened an anglers shop, guide service, purchased a lodge, and raised their son. They take pride in showing tourists the best spots to catch and release prized rainbow trout beneath craggy cliffs carved by the Colorado River.
But it could all soon change as warmer water temperatures threaten fish survival and the Gunn’s livelihood.
Key Colorado River reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both only about one-quarter full. The continued drop, due to overuse and an increasingly arid climate, is threatening the fish and the economies built around them.
“We’re in totally uncharted territory,” said Gunn, who began guiding in Marble Canyon in 1983. That year, Glen Canyon Dam began to release water on an emergency basis after record snowmelt produced a powerful spring runoff, resulting in near failure of the dam. In all these years, the river has usually been cold, with typical summer temperatures in the 50s.
But since late August, the water temperature at Lees Ferry — the site of a world-famous trout fishery — has risen above 70 degrees seven times. That might be idyllic for a summer dip under the blazing Arizona summer sun, Gunn said, but approaches peril for the beloved sport fish. A few degrees higher can be lethal.
To make matters worse, when temperatures rise, the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water falls, making it tough for fish to even breathe.
As the reservoir drops, it sends warmer water with less oxygen into the river below the dam. Should that water reach 73 degrees, Gunn said his family’s guide service could start calling off afternoon trips.
Recently, a small reprieve of cooler temperatures has taken the edge off the fear at Lees Ferry, but uncertainty still taints the air.
“Mother Nature holds a handful of trump cards and if she decides to play one, there’s not a damn thing you can do about it,” Gunn said.
Seven states, Mexico, and tribal nations depend on the stressed Colorado River. They have undergone voluntary and mandatory cuts and are grappling with how to further reduce their reliance on the river by about 15 to 30 percent, per a recent mandate by the Department of the Interior.
Struggling aquatic life further complicates the already delicate river management and increases the cost.
Just a few miles north of Lees Ferry and its trout fishery there’s another threat — nonnative predatory smallmouth bass. They’re supposed to be contained in Lake Powell. But this summer they were found in the river below the dam. Smallmouth bass already wreaked havoc on native fish way upriver where the government spends millions of dollars each year to control the predators. They were held at bay in Lake Powell because Glen Canyon Dam has served as a barrier for them for years — until now. The reservoir’s recent sharp decline is enabling these introduced fish to shoot through the dam and edge closer to the Grand Canyon, where the biggest groups of humpback chub, an ancient, threatened, native fish, remain.
The National Park Service is going so far as to apply chemicals Saturday to kill these predatory fish. The infested area is sealed off from the river with a vinyl barrier, desirable fish are moved to the main channel, and the substance is applied to just that area, said National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold. A second treatment is likely later this fall. The Bureau of Reclamation has said it will contribute $30,000 for the second treatment, and is exploring additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act for longer-term solutions such as barriers that would prevent fish from even approaching the dam.
A mid-term solution could involve a technique that lets cold water from deeper in the lake flow into the river below. Although this would mean forgoing hydropower, the cool water would disrupt spawning of predatory fish. It’s been successful in other rivers and could help protect both native fish and rainbow trout.
Several hundred miles downstream, at the site of another fish threat, one hatchery has completely shut down. Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, which used to breed endangered razorback sucker and bonytail chub, ceased operations earlier this year when the lake dipped below the point where the hatchery drew its water.
Last month, the state of Nevada and the Bureau of Reclamation announced they’re kicking in nearly $12 million on a project to pull water from deeper in the lake into the hatchery. The new line will source water from a third straw that the Southern Nevada Water Authority built following a severe drop in lake levels in the early 2000s. As Lake Mead plummeted this year, the agency had to begin using it to rescue Las Vegas, and soon, the hatchery.
Walking into a silent hatchery, normally abuzz with flowing water and air compressors, is a challenge, said Nevada Department of Wildlife supervising fish biologist Brandon Singer.
“At first you feel kind of lost, your purpose is gone,” Singer said. But it’s been an opportunity for repair work and for his team to work on species in other parts of the state while they await their return to fish-rearing.
Maintaining native fish populations is a legal obligation the bureau has under the Endangered Species Act. It could face a lawsuit if it fails to meet that obligation, even as it juggles other pressing demands on the river.
Back upstream near Lake Powell, the introduced rainbow trout don’t have the same protection. Losing them would be heartbreaking but feels inevitable, said Terry Gunn, who checks water temperature religiously. “It’s like watching a family member grow old or die — it’s gonna happen.”
Wendy Gunn says if the trout fishery is lost and smallmouth bass take over, she could imagine Lees Ferry transitioning to a haven for warm water fish. It would be tragic in many ways, with the beloved rainbow trout gone and the likelihood that native fish downstream could be next, she said, but people would still come to cast lines.
“Everybody’s just gonna have to adapt,” Wendy said. “You either roll with it and change or you go away.”
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina hit a two-run drive while Albert Pujols went hitless in his quest for 700 homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Pujols started at first base and hit second for the first time this season. He went 0 for 3 with two walks in his first two plate appearances. The sold-out crowd of 46,678 loudly booed both walks.
St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said playing Pujols so frequently is a no-brainer despite his age of 42.
“When you put a winning lineup out there, he’s in it,” Marmol said. “It’s not a matter of whether we’re facing a lefty or a righty. He’s in there because he’s doing a nice job against everybody. It’s just a matter now of resting him to make sure he’s fresh.”
Pujols hit career homer No. 698 during Friday night’s 6-5 victory over Cincinnati. He is hitting .317 (45 for 142) with 15 homers and 35 RBIs in 48 games since July 10.
Tommy Edman had three hits for the NL Central-leading Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt and Brendan Donovan each drove in a run.
The doubleheader was scheduled after a July 17 rainout. It is the sixth doubleheader for the Cardinals this season, and No. 5 for the Reds.
TJ Friedl hit an RBI double in the seventh to account for Cincinnati’s only run. Mike Minor (4-12) issued five walks in three innings and was charged with five runs and five hits.
“I was battling my control,” Minor said. “I just couldn’t throw where I wanted to. I was trying to throw strikes but obviously I couldn’t. If you can’t throw a strike, it’s tough to get guys out.”
The lowly Reds lost for the eighth time in nine games.
“I thought we hit some balls hard but their defense made some nice plays in the outfield,” Cincinnati manager David Bell said.
St. Louis right-hander Dakota Hudson (8-7) pitched a career-high eight innings of six-hit ball in his first big league start since Aug. 30.
“That’s what we’ve been looking for all year,” Marmol said. “Super efficient. Overall, that’s exactly what we’ve been waiting for. Legit outing.”
Hudson was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Sept. 5.
“I’ve been trying all year to get in a position to help us win,” Hudson said. “I had to have that mental talk with myself and say that’s what we’re going to do. The four-hour drive to Memphis is a perfect time for it. As much as I hated it and it did make me angry, maybe it will help me turn the page.”
The Cardinals jumped in front with two runs in the second. Edman singled in Donovan, and Goldschmidt drove in Molina with a bases-loaded walk. It was the Reds’ 14th bases-loaded walk this season, second-most in MLB.
Molina hit his fifth homer in the third, a drive to left that capped a three-run inning.
“I gave him a (batting practice) fastball,” Minor said. “I could have hit that one out.”
It was Molina’s third homer in September.
“He’s done a nice job,” Marmol said. “His approach is what it needs to be. He’s using the whole field. He’s picking his spots to do damage.”
STAN THE MAN & PUJOLS
Pujols made his 1,653rd career appearance in a team win, tying Stan Musial (1941-63) for fourth in MLB history. Pujols’ two walks gave him 999 with the Cardinals and 1,369 overall.
SATURDAY AT THE PARK
St. Louis is an MLB-best 19-6 (.760) on Saturday this season (9-3 at home), its most successful day of the week. With the win, the Cardinals established a single-season franchise record for Saturday victories, surpassing the 1962 (18-11) and 2014 (18-9) clubs.
ROSTER MOVES
Reds: RHP Raynel Espinal was optioned to Triple-A Louisville. … RHP Kyle Dowdy was recalled from the taxi squad to serve as the 29th player for the doubleheader. He pitched four scoreless innings in his second big league appearance of the season.
Cardinals: Before Saturday’s first game, Hudson was added as the 29th player for the doubleheader.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RHP Hunter Greene (right shoulder strain) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list. He was slated to start the second game. … RHP Graham Ashcraft (right biceps soreness) is set for a second rehab outing for Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
Cardinals: OF Dylan Carlson (left thumb sprain) came off the 10-day injured list and started in center field. … OF Tyler O’Neill (left hamstring strain) was placed on the 10-day IL. … LHP Steven Matz (torn ligament, left knee) is set for his final relief outing for Triple-A Memphis on Sunday at Iowa.
UP NEXT
Reds: Greene (4-12, 5.26 ERA) struck out 15 during three rehabilitation appearances for Triple-A Louisville. The rookie is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts against the Cardinals this season.
Cardinals: LHP José Quintana (5-6, 3.34 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all eight appearances for the Cardinals since arriving from the Pirates in a trade on Aug. 2.
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A crazed intruder barged into a Queens elementary school through an open front door and was wrestled to the ground by staff — including the jui jitsu-trained principal — before cops arrived, The Post has learned.
The alarming incident at PS 28, the Pre-K to 3 Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center in Corona, occurred about an hour before dismissal Thursday, when an unarmed man described as “agitated and combative” burst in.
“He came through the front door and just ran,” said a source with knowledge of the incident. “The school safety agent tried to stop him. He fought with her. Then he tried to get into the elevator up to the floors,” where kids were still in classrooms.
A school aide started wrestling with the intruder. Then Principal Robert Quintana, who practices the martial art jiu jitsu, joined in bringing the suspect to the ground, where the safety agent handcuffed him.
“I was scared,” Quintana told colleagues later, according to a source.
“Nobody’s going to attack or hurt my family,” he said, referring to students and staff.
During the scuffle, staffers made three 911 calls. But cops from the nearby 110th Precinct reportedly took 19 minutes to arrive, the insider said.
The school was locked down past the 2:20 p.m. dismissal time, until an ambulance took the intruder to a city hospital for evaluation, cops said.
“The heroic actions of Principal Quintana, school safety and other staff members prevented the situation from escalating,” Matthew Crescio, a parent and president of the District 24 Community Education Council, told The Post.
“If this individual was armed with a weapon, he would have been in the building for 19 minutes.”
Crescio cited the need to lock all school doors – one of several safety reforms under review in NYC after the school massacre in Uvalde, Tex.
The NYPD would not explain the reported 19-minute response time, saying only that cops responded to the 911 call at 1:47 pm.
“Upon arrival, school staff advised that the male appeared disoriented when he entered the school. The individual became agitated and combative with school staff and attempted to harm himself,” a spokesman said.
The NYPD would not name the “emotionally disturbed” man, who was not arrested, but taken to an unspecified public hospital “for further evaluation.”
That afternoon, Quintana posted a letter to parents and guardians without crediting himself, saying, “Shortly before dismissal, an unauthorized individual entered our school building. School Safety Agents and NYPD immediately responded, and the school went into a brief lockdown until the individual was apprehended and taken into custody. No students or staff were harmed during this incident.”
Quintana did not immediately return a call for comment.
In another frightening incident last December, a knife-wielding intruder slipped inside Robert A. Van Wyck Junior High School in Briarwood, and robbed an 11-year-old boy. Outraged parents told The Post they didn’t learn of the incident from the school until four days later.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, the runner-up to Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel for the Heisman Trophy in 2012, made his first public appearance on campus in nearly a decade since it was disclosed that he was the victim of a high-profile catfishing scheme involving a fake girlfriend.
“It’s always good to be home. There’s no place like home. But I want to make this real clear: It’s not about me. It’s not about one person. It’s about this whole family,” Te’o said, speaking to fans Saturday before Notre Dame’s game against California.
Te’o received an enthusiastic response from fans. He attended Mass with the team at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus and then walked with the team before the game to the stadium. He stopped briefly with coach Marcus Freeman to address the crowd, with Touchdown Jesus as a backdrop.
“This team needs all of us,” Te’o said. “It’s easy to jump on the bandwagon when everything is going great. It’s easy to get on when everything is right. But what I want to know is, who is with me? … Who is going to get off that wagon and start pushing with me? That’s why I am here.”
Te’o high-fived fans as he walked through the crowd and stopped briefly for photos. He then took questions from the media in the press box before the game. He said it was his fourth time back at Notre Dame since news broke about the hoax.
Te’o said he’s been pleasantly surprised by the response he received from the Netflix documentary “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist.” He said he was anxious about it because he didn’t want to talk about the hoax again.
“All the facts are out there and I’m happy with it because it’s factual. … Since Day 1, it’s been nothing but positive,” he said.
Te’o was a second-round draft pick in 2013 by the San Diego Chargers. He played for San Diego for four seasons and the New Orleans Saints for three.
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It’s a ticking time bomb.
The city’s Bellevue Men’s Shelter at 30th Street and First Avenue in Kips Bay has become a tinder box of newly arrived migrants, unhinged vagrants, and sex offenders – an explosive amalgam that’s wreaking havoc on the streets of the once-quiet residential neighborhood.
“In the last six months, it’s gotten really, really scary,” according to one terrified resident of the block who said police recently contacted him about an armed robbery and a carjacking in front of his house. “The situation appears to be reaching a tipping point.”
At the 1,000-bed shelter — the city’s largest for single men — residents told The Post about overcrowding, fights, and tensions with the newly arrived asylum seekers. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began flooding the Big Apple with busloads of migrants in early August. Six more buses arrived Saturday.
“We don’t want them here because, to be honest with you, to me they’re getting treated better than we do, and this is supposed to be ours,” said Darrell Pankey, a homeless resident for six months.
“It’s gonna blow up any day now,” he added.
Conditions have become increasingly chaotic at the shelter.
There have been 1,196 calls this year to 911 regarding the shelter (through Sunday), up a staggering 607% from the 169 calls received for the same period in 2021.
Of this year’s calls, 908 were ambulance cases. Emergency operators logged 26 calls for disputes (up from seven); five for assaults in progress (up from two); and 12 for other crimes (up from one).
The FDNY responded to the building Friday morning on a report of people stuck in an elevator that turned out to be a “malicious false alarm,” the department said.
The building, a former psychiatric hospital that dates to 1929, is sandwiched between the Bellevue and NYU Langone hospital campuses, and also serves as an intake center for the city’s shelter system.
Another homeless local, Jeffery Harris, contends the migrants have been stealing phones to try to reach their families back home.
“This place is full to capacity. There ain’t no beds and they’re still sending them. They can’t fix this place fast enough to accommodate them,” Harris said.
Meanwhile, the migrants claim it’s the homegrown hobos who are the real threat.
“There are dangerous people here,” said Elias, a new arrival from Venezuela who said unattended belongings are routinely stolen. He’s seen residents doing drugs and one fight so far, he said.
Another man from Venezuela said the New Yorkers were “aggressive; always yelling and pushing people around and creating problems.”
Gabriel García, 18, also from Venezuela, said he was awakened a week ago by his roommate yelling at him in English and he didn’t understand what he was saying.
“I was scared and I felt like my life was being threatened,” Garcia said.
Venezuelan Ernesto Jose Cortez, 25, said he saw a local standing close to a group of newly arrived migrants outside the shelter Thursday night “in a way like he wanted to fight … he wanted to hit them.” He said he notified a security guard who intervened.
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“There’s a feeling of racism against immigrants, and danger here,” said Ángel Pereira, 25, a Venezuelan bused here from Texas who has been at the shelter for a week.
The massive building has an east and west wing with rooms that house anywhere from two people up to 10, one resident said. Several people said the air conditioning barely worked.
There are also tensions between workers and residents.
Kenneth Martin, a New Yorker who’s been at the shelter for a month, called the staff uncaring. He got into a beef on Sept. 6 with a guard operating an elevator over who should push the buttons. The guard yelled, “This is why you’re homeless.”
Martin, who took a video of the incident, called the guard the N-word and said the worker tried to grab his phone. He said security guards took him to the hospital after the incident but he declined treatment.
One resident, who said he was recently released from prison and didn’t want to give his name, said workers seem to be prioritizing helping migrants.
Ex-convicts on parole from state prison are sometimes housed at the shelter under an arrangement between the city and state, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, which said it doesn’t directly transport them there.
Yet 26 sex offenders, including a dozen designated as the most dangerous — Level 3 — list the shelter as their home, according to the state’s registry.
A shelter resident was arrested in 2015 for the rape of a woman at a nearby bar. The city claimed to have cleared out the sex fiends after that and claimed at the time the state registry is not always accurate.
Another shelter resident, Elijah Kelly, was busted in the December 2020 New Year’s Eve strangulation rape of a neighborhood resident.
A worker at an apartment building across from the shelter said residents often use the plant beds there to stash their knives, needles, and other contraband.
“This is where they hide their weapons, screwdrivers, blade,” said Costas Stamatiou who then pulled out a foldable pocket knife from the hedges. “They’re always hiding something.”
Major crime in the 13th Precinct, which includes the shelter, is up 28% this year – led by a 36% rise in grand larcenies; a 35% increase in burglaries; a 14% percent increase in felony assaults: and a 7% rise in robberies.
On Monday, the shelter and others were so packed that the city failed to find beds for 60 men, most of them migrants, a breach of the court-ordered right to shelter rule.
Mayor Eric Adams has said the city’s shelter system is at a “breaking point” as 11,000 migrants have come to the Big Apple.
Ronald Francois, 55, a shelter resident since June, said he was finally leaving for a Veteran Affairs facility and that the flood of migrants seemed like the final straw.
“This system is failing,” he said. “The homeless system is a failure system so I’m trying to get out as quick as I can.”
City officials said they provide beds to those in need according to the right-to-shelter law, including sex offenders, noting not all offenders have residency restrictions.
Officials said the city and its shelter operators provide around-the-clock security, including cameras throughout its buildings.
“We are working around the clock to ensure that we are welcoming recently-arrived asylum seekers in need of shelter services with open arms,” a city Department of Social Services spokeswoman said.
“We have already opened various emergency sites citywide to address the unprecedented need for shelter services, and our teams continue to work at an extraordinary speed to identify additional capacity across the five boroughs while comprehensively addressing the unique needs of asylum seekers who are coming to us in their greatest hour of need,” the spokeswoman added. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/nyc-largest-men-shelter-on-the-brink-as-migrants-flood-in/ | 2022-09-18T00:46:31Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/nyc-largest-men-shelter-on-the-brink-as-migrants-flood-in/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The city turned a blind eye for years while a Queen’s tow company monopolized services on many Big Apple highways and ripped off thousands of drivers in the process, a bombshell new lawsuit alleges.
The class-action suit, filed Saturday in Manhattan Supreme Court, seeks more than $58 million in damages for the duped motorists from the NYPD, the city Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and Runway Towing Corp. It alleges city officials let the company run an illegal “racketeering enterprise” at the expense of unsuspecting motorists.
The suit also accuses the NYPD of repeatedly extending Runway’s contract since 2013 without competitive bidding and, in the process, ignoring many complaints the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection was getting about the company’s alleged lawbreaking, which included underpaying workers and illegally compensating them with cash off the books.
The two city agencies “conspired … to allow Runway to operate … even though at least six years ago motorists were telling them that Runway is overcharging consumers,” said lawyer Gary Rosen, who represents Runway customers and ex-staffers in the lawsuit.
The suit claims Runway has earned more than $200 million since 2010 off its NYPD contract to provide roadside assistance and towing services on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway; Kosciusko Bridge; the Cross Island Parkway in Queens; sections of the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn and Queens; Brooklyn’s Gowanus Expressway and Prospect Expressway; and the Staten Island Expressway, West Shore Expressway, Korean War Veterans Parkway and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway on Staten Island.
It also alleges the company relies on shady practices to drive up its profits, including instructing tow operators to bring vehicles they pick up to the company’s office in Ozone Park — no matter where they break down.
It’s a move that generates hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of extra dollars in unnecessary towing and storage costs for the public per vehicle, former Runway workers and customers told The Post.
Mary Olsen, 62, said she had no choice but to give away her 2000 Nissan Altima to Runway after it was rear-ended and totaled on the Staten Island Expressway two years back. She said a Runway tow truck brought the car to the Ozone Park storage facility more than 20 miles away without her consent — and without providing a cheaper option, such as towing it to a parking space off the nearest exit or a nearby auto body shop.
Towing fees under Runway’s city contract are supposed to be $125 plus tax, but Runway can charge additional fees if the ride exceeds 10 miles and for storing a vehicle at their facility.
Olsen said she initially had no way of getting to Ozone Park from Staten Island to reclaim the car, so her debt continued to mount — including nearly $27 a day in storage fees. She said Runway wouldn’t give her access to the vehicle to sell or junk it to help pay off her tab.
Ultimately, she said she was left with little choice but to work out a deal to pay Runway $325 in cash, plus sign over the title to her car to pay off the remaining $927 in debt she owed.
“If the accident happened on Staten Island, there should be a place here for the cars to be towed. I think it’s ridiculous that you have to go to another [borough],” Olsen said.
Runway and its executives were previously slapped with litigation over similar claims, including a class-action suit filed in Brooklyn federal court on behalf of consumers in December 2019 that is still pending.
“To accuse Runway, the NYPD, and the Department of Consumer [and Worker Protection] of operating an enterprise” violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act “is not only silly but sanctionable,” said Errol Margolin, a lawyer for Runway. “Any such lawsuit will be dismissed because there is no enterprise, no conspiracy, and no conduct that is illegal.”
Following previous complaints that Runway was overcharging drivers, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection 2020 decided not to renew the company’s license to operate in the Big Apple, city officials said. However, Runway got its renewal anyway after securing a court order that the city is appealing.
“We will carefully investigate the allegations in this complaint and respond in the litigation,” city Law Department spokesman Nick Paolucci. “The city is committed to protecting consumers and workers, and ensuring integrity in its contracting process.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/queens-towing-company-ripping-off-public-with-nypd-blessing-lawsuit/ | 2022-09-18T00:47:02Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/queens-towing-company-ripping-off-public-with-nypd-blessing-lawsuit/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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A former White House aide told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sought a pardon from former President Trump over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into sex trafficking allegations against him, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the testimony.
Former Trump aide Johnny McEntee said Gaetz told him he had asked former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for a preemptive pardon, the Post reported. McEntee told the committee that he understood the pardon to be in connection with the DOJ probe.
The Justice Department is investigating allegations that Gaetz paid for sex, paid for women to travel across state lines to have sex and had a sexual relationship with a minor. Gaetz denies the allegations.
The committee previously showed McEntee saying in a videotaped deposition that Gaetz told him he asked Meadows for a pardon during a June hearing.
It also presented testimony from other former Trump aides naming Gaetz as one of several Republican lawmakers who sought pardons from Trump. Gaetz and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) advocated for a “blanket pardon” for lawmakers who participated in a December 2020 meeting where efforts to overturn the election were discussed, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified. When asked by the committee if Gaetz was seeking a pardon, Eric Herschmann, a former Trump White House attorney, responded in a taped deposition that he believed so and that Gaetz’s pardon request was “for any and all things.”
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a member of the committee, also presented an email from Brooks in which the Alabama congressman requested presidential pardons for himself, Gaetz, and lawmakers who objected to the Electoral College vote for Arizona and Pennsylvania.
However, McEntee’s testimony as reported by the Post is the first to indicate that Gaetz sought a pardon in connection with the Justice Department’s investigation into the sex trafficking allegations, though there has been speculation.
The New York Times reported in April 2021 that Gaetz had sought a blanket pardon from Trump in the last weeks of his presidency, noting this came as the congressman was being investigated by the DOJ for allegedly violating sex trafficking laws. Trump denied the allegations that Gaetz had directly asked for a blanket pardon.
“Congressman Matt Gaetz discussed pardons for many other people publicly and privately at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term,” a spokesperson for Gaetz said in a statement. “As for himself, President Trump addressed this malicious rumor more than a year ago stating, ‘Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon.’ Rep. Gaetz continues to stand by President Trump’s statement.”
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It took Auburn all the way until the fourth quarter to score its first touchdown.
During a crowd orange-out against the first Big Ten Conference opponent to ever visit Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn got manhandled against No. 22 Penn State, losing 41-12.
“We have a better football team than what we showed tonight,” said head coach Bryan Harsin.
Auburn had two highlight plays all day against Penn State, both not impacting the game much at all.
On the second play of the night, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford scrambled up the right sideline before being met by linebacker Owen Pappoe who rocked Clifford off his feet and forced a fumble that rolled out of bounds.
Auburn turned that drive-ending hit into three points, taking an early lead of 3-0. Auburn did not lead again in the game.
The Nittany Lions went down and scored on the following drive, followed by another Auburn field goal. Down 7-6, Auburn went on to surrender 24 unanswered points until the team’s only other highlight worthy play.
With quarterback T.J. Finley’s night over, Robby Ashford took the reins and marched Auburn down to the Penn State red zone. Ashford connected with running back Jarquez Hunter on a pass, where Hunter hurdled his defender and dove into the end zone for Auburn’s first touchdown of the day.
Hunter’s score pushed Auburn to a 38-12 deficit.
“I just felt for the most part that it was just sloppy all around,” said tight end John Samuel Shenker.
Turnovers were unsurprisingly a problem for Auburn again, as the Tigers have moved their turnover margin to -8.
Both Finley and Ashford threw interceptions, Finley’s fourth and Ashford’s second. Finley also lost a fumble before being pulled from the game.
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“That is not a sustainable formula,” Harsin said. “We cannot turn it over. Everybody knows that. You just have to be able to overcome it.”
The Auburn offensive line was practically nonexistent, allowing six sacks and 11 tackles for loss.
The Tigers ran the ball 36 times for 171 yards but it took Auburn until the fourth quarter for a running back to surpass Finley as the team’s leading rusher.
“There were problems with our offensive line, tight ends and running backs,” Shenker said. “There were receivers running wrong routes.”
Defensively, Auburn allowed almost 500 yards to Penn State. On the season, Auburn has allowed over 1,000 yards combined to its first three opponents.
Penn State freshman running back Nick Singleton out-rushed and out-scored the entire Auburn team. He was not even Penn State’s starter at the position.
Auburn’s defense forced two fumbles on the night, but did not recover either. Through three games, the Tiger defense has yet to recover a turnover.
After the game, Harsin blamed himself and the coaching staff for not having his team ready to compete.
“We did not have the team prepared well enough to play the game we wanted to play,” Harsin said.
Naturally, Harsin was asked postgame about his job security.
“I am always coaching for this football team and these players,” Harsin said. “I can control what I do each and every day. I do not control anything other than what I do.”
Next up for the ailing Tigers (2-1) is an 11 a.m. home kickoff against SEC opponent Missouri (2-1). Shenker said his team needs to move past tonight, and prepare themselves better for their date with the visiting Tigers.
“We still have a lot of games,” Shenker said. “We will flush this one tomorrow and move to Mizzu. That game starts a whole new season.” | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/auburn-embarrassed-at-home-by-penn-state/article_75d6f238-36ea-11ed-891f-f3762bc3c2b7.html | 2022-09-18T00:57:46Z | alexcityoutlook.com | control | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/sports/auburn-embarrassed-at-home-by-penn-state/article_75d6f238-36ea-11ed-891f-f3762bc3c2b7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Eliza Campbell had spent her entire life as a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She was born in Utah, a state in which the majority of residents belong to the church, and attended Brigham Young University, a private institution owned and operated by the church.
"It's part of your whole professional network, your whole emotional community," she said. "Basically, it touches every facet of your life."
Then, two years ago, after nearly three decades, Campbell left the church.
She is one of a growing number of Americans who were raised Christian but are disaffiliating from the religion.
America's Christian majority is facing steep declines
Christianity remains the majority religion in the United States, as it has been since the country's founding, but it's on the decline.
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that America's Christian majority has been shrinking for years, and if recent trends continue, Christians could make up less than half the U.S. population within a few decades.
The study found that Christians accounted for about 90% of the population 50 years ago, but as of 2020 that figure had slumped to about 64%.
"If recent trends in switching [changing one's religious affiliation] hold, we projected that Christians could make up between 35% and 46% of the U.S. population in 2070," said Stephanie Kramer, the senior researcher who led the study.
The study modeled four scenarios for how religious affiliation could change, and in every case it found a sharp drop in Christianity.
"Some scholars say that it's just an inevitable consequence of development for societies to secularize. Once there are strong secular institutions, once people's basic needs are met, there's less need for religion," Kramer said.
"Other people point out that affiliation really started to drop in the '90s. And it may not be a coincidence that this coincides with the rise of the religious right and more associations between Christianity and conservative political ideology."
For Campbell, conflict between the teachings of her faith and her own personal identity and values were at the core of her decision to leave.
"For me, especially, when I started to come out as queer, it became impossible for me to reconcile this church that was basically admitting that they wanted kids like me dead or suicidal," she said. "I decided I had to choose myself and choose my well-being."
"Religiously unaffiliated" could become the majority
Alongside Christian numbers in the U.S. trending down, the Pew study also found that the percentage of people who identify as "religiously unaffiliated" is rising and could one day become a majority.
"That's where the majority of the movement is going," Kramer said. "We don't see a lot of people leaving Christianity for a non-Christian religion."
Importantly, Kramer said, "religiously unaffiliated" is not synonymous with atheist, as the term also includes those who identify as "agnostic," "spiritual" or "nothing in particular."
In the four scenarios that Pew modeled, Americans who were religiously unaffiliated were projected to approach or overtake Christians in number by 2070. At the same time, the percentage of those following other religions was expected to double.
"I don't think it's surprising. I think it's a product of modern comforts. I think when life is good, when it's better, you know, religion is just not as important."
Tauha was not raised Christian. He spent most of his life as a devout Muslim but decided four years ago to leave his religion, and he now identifies as atheist.
Like Campbell, Tauha's process of turning away from his faith was not just a matter of changing his beliefs; it involved disconnecting with the religious community he had been involved with for his entire life.
"The process of leaving the faith, for me, was kind of torturous," he said. "[But] I look back on my experience and leaving the faith as something generally productive and positive. In fact, I'd say it remains the formative experience in my life [and] gave me a new sense of direction. So I look back on it fondly."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-top-stories/npr-news/2022-09-17/americas-christian-majority-is-on-track-to-end | 2022-09-18T01:03:43Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-top-stories/npr-news/2022-09-17/americas-christian-majority-is-on-track-to-end | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
At least 23 people shot in Chicago between Friday night and Saturday afternoon
CHICAGO - A 3-year-old girl is among at least 23 people shot throughout Chicago between Friday evening and early Saturday afternoon, in a brutal start to the weekend that so far has seen one homicide.
The girl was one of at least four minors shot in Chicago so far this weekend — and 20 minors shot overall in the past week.
She was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle about 11 p.m. on West Cermak when gunfire shattered the back window and grazed her head, according to Chicago police. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was listed in good condition, officials said.
Hours earlier, a 10-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday night in Burnside on the South Side. The boy was walking with his father and another child when someone inside a red car fired shots about 8:35 p.m. in the 1000 block of East 93rd Street, police said. His father drove him to the Comer Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.
Friday afternoon, a boy, 16, was inside a vehicle in the 3000 block of West Wellington Avenue when he was shot in the leg, police said. He was taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.
Early Saturday, another 16-year-old boy was dropped off at Holy Cross Hospital, about 12:20 a.m. with a gunshot wound to his left leg, police said. He was listed in good condition.
The fatal shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. in Avondale on the Northwest Side. A man, 25, was driving a car on West Diversey when someone in a white Jeep shot him, according to police. The man drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center with a gunshot wound in the back, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
In other bursts of gun violence:
- Two men were wounded in separate shootings within a mile of each other in the Loop as thousands traveled downtown for Mexican Independence Day celebrations. About 1 a.m., a man, 32, got into a fight with another man on South Wacker when someone in a red sedan pulled up and opened fire, according to police. The 32-year-old was shot in the back and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said. Meanwhile, a 27-year-old man was walking on a sidewalk about a mile away in the 100 block of East Wacker when a group of people walked up and started to beat him, police said. Someone in the group then pulled out a gun and shot him. He was taken to Northwestern with a gunshot wound in the head, listed in good condition, police said.
- Two men were shot in a drive-by attack during a party in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. The men, 32 and 22, were standing outside among a group of people about 1:10 a.m. on South Justine when a black SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire, police said. The older man was struck in the right shoulder and back. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said. The younger man was shot in the lower leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was also stabilized, police said.
- Three people were shot at a funeral Saturday afternoon in Bronzeville on the South Side, according to officials. The shooting happened just after noon near Christian Tabernacle Church. Paramedics found three men with gunshot wounds, according to Chicago Fire Department Spokesperson Larry Merritt. Police say the men, 35, 29 and 26, were near the street when they were approached by a black Cadillac and someone inside opened fire. They were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where police said they were in good condition.
At least 11 others were wounded in shootings throughout Chicago since Friday evening. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/at-least-23-people-shot-in-chicago-between-friday-night-and-saturday-afternoon | 2022-09-18T01:12:21Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/at-least-23-people-shot-in-chicago-between-friday-night-and-saturday-afternoon | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago's Gyrls in the H.O.O.D foundation honoring girls who are making a difference
CHICAGO - Chicago's Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. foundation is planning a ceremony to honor girls who are making a difference in their community.
Gyrls in the H.O.O.D founder Chez Smith said the Oct. 7 "She's So H.O.O.D" event will honor Elise Hunt, Neenah Montgomery, Amarria Houston and Daja Bonds, among others.
"It's really important for people to talk about the good that you do," Houston said. "I personally felt like no one was noticing how good I was doing. So being here and getting this award made me feel like I was doing good, and doing stuff that made an impact."
"Sometimes as women, we don't always celebrate our accomplishments," Smith said. "We are showing girls that it's okay to celebrate yourself."
H.O.O.D stands for "Healthy, Optimistic, Outstanding, and Determined," Smith said.
You can learn more about Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. at www.gyrlsinthehood.com. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicagos-gyrls-in-the-h-o-o-d-foundation-honoring-girls-who-are-making-a-difference | 2022-09-18T01:12:28Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicagos-gyrls-in-the-h-o-o-d-foundation-honoring-girls-who-are-making-a-difference | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95
NEW YORK - Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in "The Manchurian Candidate," "Ocean’s Eleven" and other films, has died at age 95.
Silva’s son Scott Silva told Variety that he died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
Silva was a New York City native who dropped out of school as a teenager, in the 1940s, and was accepted the following decade into the Actors Studio, where fellow students included Shelley Winters and Ben Gazzara. He went on to have a long and busy career in film and television, with hundreds of credits before retiring from acting in 2001.
He had a breakthrough role on stage and screen in the 1950s as a drug dealer in "A Hatful of Rain" and supporting parts in two of Frank Sinatra’s best known movies, both from the early 1960s: "Ocean’s Eleven," the Las Vegas heist film that was a showcase for Sinatra, Dean Martin and other "Rat Pack" members; and "The Manchurian Candidate," the Cold War thriller about brainwashing and the assassination of the president that starred Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh.
In his last film appearance, Silva was cast in the "Ocean’s Eleven" remake from 2000 that starred George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
"Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear friend Henry Silva, one of the nicest, kindest and most talented men I’ve had the pleasure of calling my friend," Dean Martin’s daughter, Deana Martin, tweeted. "He was the last surviving star of the original Oceans 11 Movie."
Silva was also seen on such television series as "Wagon Train" and "The F.B.I.," and in such films as Warren Beatty’s "Dick Tracy," Jerry Lewis’ "Cinderfella" and "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai," in which he played a mobster in the 1999 release directed by one of his admirers, Jim Jarmusch. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/henry-silva-dies-at-95 | 2022-09-18T01:12:34Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/henry-silva-dies-at-95 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
3 takeaways: Washington State football team rips Colorado State
PULLMAN, Wash. — Things went sideways almost immediately in this one.
The Colorado State football team received the opening kick and the drive ended with a sack, which was the 17th allowed on the young Rams' season.
A shanked 26-yard punt followed and four plays later, Washington State was in the end zone.
That set the tone as Washington State quickly ripped through the Rams on the way to a 38-7 win.
Here are three takeaways from the game as CSU falls to 0-3.
CSU defense picked apart
The point totals allowed in the first two weeks weren’t good, but CSU’s defense often played better than scores would suggest after being put in some poor positions.
The offense hampered the defense at times again Saturday but this time there was little positive from the defense in the first half as they were picked apart by Cameron Ward and the Washington State (3-0) offense.
The Cougars ripped through the Rams with touchdowns on their first four drives. The first three touchdown drives were five plays or fewer as the Rams offered little resistance.
Ward was 16-of-21 for 174 yards and those four touchdowns by halftime and the game was functionally over by that point. Washington State compiled 255 yards of offense in the first 30 minutes.
There were a few small positives (CJ Onyechi forcing a fumble recovered by Cam’Ron Carter and Mo Kamara continuing to be a backfield terror) but the defense overall couldn’t keep CSU in the game early.
Similar to last week the defense was strong in the second half, but some of that was down to Washington State not needing to hunt points.
Slow starts continue to haunt
Yes, the circumstances (such as playing at Michigan) do dictate some of the math, but CSU must fix its poor start problem.
The Rams aren’t giving them a chance to be competitive because of terrible starts to games.
The “closest” CSU has been at halftime was a 23-0 hole at Michigan. On average, the Rams are giving up 26 points in the first half and have yet to score a single first-half point.
CSU is averaging 2.9 yards per play in first quarters while opponents are averaging 7.6 yards per play and have outscored CSU 41-0 in the first 15 minutes through 3 games.
It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, it’s tough to beat anyone digging holes that deep.
A fourth-quarter TD pass from Clay Millen to true freshman Justus Ross-Simmons was a small bright spot for CSU. Ross-Simmons saw more snaps in this one than he has previous weeks and caught his first pass of the season earlier in the game.
Is there a reset button on this thing?
There are multiple truths in play right now. It’s true that this is a huge rebuild and some growing pains should have been expected. It’s also true that this first three weeks have been uglier than almost anyone would have anticipated.
It has highlighted how poor of shape the program is in and how far there is to go to any good level of success.
The good news: in some ways, the schedule turns more favorable now. The Rams are back home next week against an FCS team, but it’s a very good one in Sacramento State. Still, CSU needs to be able to win at home against FCS teams.
After that is what will be a much-needed bye week, before games against Nevada, Hawaii and Utah State. All those teams are having serious struggles of their own. Of course, they're all looking at CSU as a chance to get themselves on track.
As these first three games have shown there are no guarantees of success there, but a chance for CSU to improve. If the next three look like the last three, then there’s really a lot to worry about.
Follow sports reporter Kevin Lytle on Twitter and Instagram @Kevin_Lytle. | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/football/2022/09/18/colorado-state-football-team-blown-out-by-washington-state/69499149007/ | 2022-09-18T01:14:26Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/football/2022/09/18/colorado-state-football-team-blown-out-by-washington-state/69499149007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Caught in the crossfire: Family of 16-year-old Freeport girl seeks justice one year later
FREEPORT — Monday will mark one year since the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kiahna Clark.
No arrest has been made.
Clark's mother, Stephanie Baird, is pleading for witnesses to speak up.
Kiahna, a Freeport High School junior, was with a female friend when she was shot about 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 outside of a residence in the 200 block of South Cherry Avenue.
"My daughter basically got caught in the middle of something that she had nothing to do with," Baird said.
More:16-year-old Freeport girl is latest victim of long-standing gang war
Freeport Police Lt. Andrew Schroeder explained Kiahna was caught in the crossfire between two rival gangs and was not the intended target.
Baird said she moved from Freeport with her children to Monroe, Wisconsin, in an attempt to escape the street violence. She said Kiahna attended her freshman and sophomore high school years in Monroe, but she moved back to Freeport to live with her father and to attend her junior and senior years at Freeport High School.
Baird described the past 12 months as "a roller coaster" filled with emotional highs and lows.
One of the high points recently occurred when police returned Kiahna's phone to the family.
"We have new photos and videos, and we can hear her voice," Baird said. "She loved to do Tik Tok videos, which her phone is full of."
The emotional lows for Baird and her family were the holidays.
Baird also said her other children — Alysha Clark, 23, Niviyah Clark, 16, Kenin Stewart Jr., 11, and Felicity Beard, 9 — are still struggling to make sense of their sister's death.
"My son actually blames himself," she said. "He has ADHD. So, he's like, 'Mom, if I didn't act the way that I act, then Kiahna wouldn't have moved out.'"
Baird said Kiahna had a big heart, loved to be around others and was considering a career as a CNA or nurse. "She wanted to take care of the elderly."
Baird, who was in Monroe at the time of the shooting, said she has learned that there is more than one witnesses to the shooting. She also understands how those individuals may be afraid to come forward but stressed information can be given anonymously via Crime Stoppers.
Even if witnesses have moved out of town, that should not stop them from coming forward with information.
Baird said, "The detective told me they are willing to travel to meet people."
As for her son, Baird has assured him that the individuals who fired guns are the only ones to blame for Kiahna's death.
"It's time for them to turn themselves in and start serving their sentence," she said. "We started serving ours the day they took my child."
Baird plans to hold a balloon release in memory of her daughter at 3 p.m. Saturday at the shelter in Krape Park. The public is invited.
Chris Green: 815-987-1241; cgreen@rrstar.com; @chrisfgreen | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/16/feuding-gangs-blamed-fatal-shooting-kiahna-clark-freeport-girl/69495375007/ | 2022-09-18T01:14:44Z | journalstandard.com | control | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/16/feuding-gangs-blamed-fatal-shooting-kiahna-clark-freeport-girl/69495375007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man, three dogs killed in Freeport house fire
FREEPORT — A 72-year-old man and three dogs died in a house fire Friday on the city’s east side.
The fire broke out at about 6:30 a.m. inside a two-story home at the 400 block of S. Float Avenue.
The first crews on the scene saw flames engulfing the front of the home, Freeport Fire Chief Scott Miller said.
“A firefighter made entry through a window and located the victim and, with assistance, brought him out through a window," Miller said. The man did not have a pulse when they brought him through the window, according to Miller.
The victim’s 35-year-old son managed to escape the smoke and flames without injury. Two dogs also survived the fire.
More:Freeport area home explosion leaves two people seriously injured
The name of the victims has not been released.
There were no working smoke detectors inside the home, which was destroyed, according to Chief Miller.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the blaze.
The incident marks the second major fire in Stephenson County in three days.
Two people suffered serious injuries during an explosion and fire Tuesday evening inside a house at the 4000 block of Business Route 20 West.
The fire victims are being treated at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Ken DeCoster covers business news and features. Contact him at 815-987-1391, kdecoster@rrstar.com or @DeCosterKen. | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/fire/2022/09/16/man-three-dogs-killed-in-freeport-house-fire/69499557007/ | 2022-09-18T01:14:50Z | journalstandard.com | control | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/fire/2022/09/16/man-three-dogs-killed-in-freeport-house-fire/69499557007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Your turn: Crime to run rampant in Illinois if SAFE-T Act not repealed
Keeping people safe is one of the basic responsibilities of government.
Tragically, under a new law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, in Illinois, criminals including violent offenders will have a lot more rights, and police and prosecutors will be severely undermined in their ability to do their jobs, putting families across Illinois at-risk.
How did we get here? During the final hours of the 2021 lame duck session, Illinois Democrats rammed through anti-police, pro-criminal legislation, which Governor Pritzker then signed into law.
The Democrats’ so-called “SAFE-T” Act (HB 3653) contained many controversial provisions. The new law abolishes cash bail, makes it more difficult for prosecutors to charge a defendant with felony murder, adds further requirements for no-knock warrants, gives judges the ability to deviate from mandatory minimum sentencing requirements, makes changes to the “three strikes” law and decreases mandatory supervised release terms, among other changes.
More:The end of cash bail and more: What's in Illinois' SAFE-T Act?
One of the most controversial aspects of the bill was the numerous changes and additional requirements it places on Illinois’ law enforcement officers. The law creates a new felony offence of law enforcement misconduct, creates an anonymous complaint policy, makes changes to use of force in making arrest, duty to render aid and duty to intervene.
The law also makes significant changes to the law enforcement officer certification and decertification process.
The SAFE-T Act was approved by the Illinois House by the bare majority of 60 votes with only minutes to spare before the terms of outgoing legislators expired.
It was strongly opposed by Illinois’ law enforcement community, including the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, and many State’s Attorneys from across the state. Citing serious concerns about both the content and the process by which the bill passed, Republicans in the House, including myself, voted unanimously against it.
On January 1, 2023, the State of Illinois will eliminate its cash bail system, the first state in the nation to do so. Offenses for which people cannot be held in custody prior to trial include second-degree murder, drug-induced homicide, robbery, burglary, arson, kidnapping, failure to register as a sex offender, battery, theft, criminal damage to property, driving under the influence, and all drug cases including selling drugs. That’s going to mean a lot of individuals who have committed crimes will be released immediately, if not within a couple of days.
According to Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley, more than half of the inmates currently in the Winnebago County jail will literally walk free come January because of this new law.
I believe the elimination of cash bail, particularly as it’s written in the SAFE-T Act, will dramatically reduce public safety and lead to more crime, particularly more violent crime in Illinois.
I support House Resolution 598, which calls for full repeal of the SAFE-T Act. Republicans and Democrats can work together on public safety and criminal justice reform, but that effort must start with getting rid of the SAFE-T Act and starting over.
If this is not done during the upcoming fall veto session, then the dangerous provisions of the new law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, with disastrous consequences for Illinois families.
State Rep. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, represents the 89th District. | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/17/freeport-lawmaker-andrew-chesney-weighs-on-illinois-safe-t-act/69496831007/ | 2022-09-18T01:14:56Z | journalstandard.com | control | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/17/freeport-lawmaker-andrew-chesney-weighs-on-illinois-safe-t-act/69496831007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ain't that grand! Freeport Aquin volleyball star reaches 1,000 career kills milestone
Lucy Arndt now has more than 1,000 career kills.
Aquin coach Robyn Stovall saw this coming when she had zero.
Years and years before she had one.
“I saw it when Lucy was about 5,” Stovall said of predicting stardom for the star player on one of the best Class 1A teams in the state. “She was playing volleyball even back then. She has been playing volleyball her whole life. I knew back then she had the talent and the drive to do great things. I remember her mom posting videos of her on Facebook, passing balls off the wall as just a little tyke.”
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Officials stopped a tough three-set 25-18, 22-25, 25-22 win over Durand on Thursday to honor senior outside hitter Arndt after she hit her 1,000th career kill. She came in with 997 after leading Aquin to a third-place finish in Class 1A last year. Aquin, which returned most of its team, improved to 15-1 with the tight win over Durand, which dropped to 13-5-1.
“I am glad that I got my 1,000 kills at home and had wonderful supporters,” Arndt said. “We had a great atmosphere here. It means a lot that I could get my 1,000 kills in a competitive match.”
Arndt, who has signed with NCAA Division I Southeast Missouri State, joined her older sister as the only two players in Aquin history with 1,000 kills. Cassie Arndt played NCAA Division II volleyball.
Arndt’s milestone also came on the same night that senior middle hitter Bentleah Stovall committed to Judson, an NAIA school.
“I already achieved one of my goals today, committing to play college volleybal,” Bentleah Stovall said. “We have goals to go to state again and win it this time and play together as a team the whole season. We are already best fiends. It shouldn’t be too hard.”
One of the things Aquin does best as a team is set up Arndt to put the ball away.
“I can always count on her to get a kill,” junior setter Megan Holder said. “She is one of my hot hands to go to. I can move her around. She can hit any ball. She is just one of those players that you want to keep feeding her. She is always grateful to me. I love setting for Lucy.
“As a setter, the whole game I have to focus on who am i going to set to, who is going to score this point for us. I know in a tough match, Lucy is always going to do it. Left, right, tips; she is always someone I can go to.”
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And Arndt is at her best when her team needs her the most.
“I know if I make a mistake, Megan is going to set her the next ball and she is going to kill it,” Bentleah Stovall said. “She can always find the holes on the court. She can always hit around the block. She is a very strong player and very dependable.”
“She is our rock on the team,” coach Stovall, Bentleah’s dad, said. “She is irreplaceable. She is a great player and a great teammate. She has done wonders for this program.
“It’s been awesome to be her coach and to be with her tonight. She is such a fun-loving, coachable, talented kid. It was very exciting.”
Aquin had won only one regional title in 30 years before going 39-3-1 and taking third in the state last year. The Bulldogs are 70-5-1 the last three years with Arndt leading the way.
The team, though, is strong everywhere. Thursday’s victory, which included the team presenting Arndt with flowers and a pair of posters to commemorate her feat, was just part of what the Bulldogs hope will be a storybook season.
With Arndt leading the way.
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CB-F1\nHIGH COLLAGEN IN BIG LASPY AW.GLOW DYM.F2 TOMAT.11\nThe Flaker is the most commonly worn pair amongst females of both western Japan islands: Okinawa as “Wari Tari.”\nTodi has made an outreach design change of an indigenesque flower stool from the first half this autumn, for F110 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) held a blood drive Saturday.
The blood drive ran from 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. at Brown-Hutcherson Ministries on Jefferson SE in Grand Rapids.
It’s part of GRAAHI’s “Heroes for Life Blood Drive Campaign.”
The institute says sickle cell disease primarily affects Black Americans; however, fewer than three-percent of Black Americans are blood donors.
GRAAHI says Black American blood donations are so important because it’s essential for patients in need of a blood donation to receive blood that is the most compatible match possible.
“The targeted audience is the African American community because blood donations within African American communities is low. It has been low and decreased even more after COVID and so there is a huge outcry for African Americans to donate blood,” Vanessa Greene, GRAAHI’s CEO, explained to FOX 17 Saturday.
Saturday’s blood drive aimed to help patients with sickle cell disease, moms with complicated childbirths, people fighting cancer, accident or trauma victims and more.
“The goal is to have people register to give blood from the African American community on an ongoing basis,” Greene added. “In 2022, we’ve had four blood drives. In 2023, we will have five blood drives and those blood drives will largely be the same people giving blood on a regular basis to increase blood banks within the African American community.”
Greene says Versiti typically aims for 20-to-22 blood donors. At GRAAHI’s last blood drive, they met that quota with 21 donors. Saturday, Greene said there were 25 donors registered and GRAAHI was also taking walk-in donors.
To make the blood drive happen, GRAAHI teamed up with Brown-Hutcherson Ministries, Versiti and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
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Playoff Drivers Look For First Win at Bristol Night Race
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Entering Saturday night’s final event in the NASCAR Cup playoffs first round, standings leader Christopher Bell is the only driver of the 16 guaranteed of advancing to the Round of 12 that opens next weekend at Texas.
Two weeks of unpredictability have seen the standings turned upside down as non-playoff drivers have won post-season races at Darlington and Kansas, and wrecks to mechanical failures have plagued the title contenders.
Now, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway provides another wrinkle of unpredictability. It’s the first race for the Next Gen car on the tough, half-mile track’s concrete surface since the spring race was on dirt. Drivers who have spent a great deal of time on a simulator during the week agree on two things – it’s fast and filled with unknowns.
Regular season champion Chase Elliott, who enters the cutoff event seventh in the standings, believes there are some challenges that will “make for a battle” in the race.
“I think it’s going to be a pretty big battle against yourself in just having your car balance close, being able to match the two ends, the shifting,” Elliott said. “There’s a lot of rpm difference between running the bottom lane versus running the top. So how they have the drop gear setup, how is that going to impact fourth and fifth gear. The chip can only be set at one location.”
Elliott notes there are “super interesting things that are normal for Bristol”, but unique to the new car.
“The bump off turn two comes to mind,” Elliott continued. “A very unique bump in turn one that I’m not sure we’ve really had this year. This place has a lot of vertical load and that bump over there is pretty aggressive, but a lot of times you don’t see that until later in the event when it gets cool, and you really start running the top part. Just a lot of challenges. I think I could see on the horizon of just wanting to make sure you have your ducks in a row, personally, before you even start racing other people.”
Joey Logano, who makes his 500th Cup start Saturday night, says the Bristol unknowns only add to a season that’s been a “crazy year”.
“We expected this year to just be very unpredictable and no one really being able to figure this car out,” says Logano, who’s fourth in the standings. “It really seems like there are still so many questions and as we come to Bristol for the first time on concrete there are a lot of questions again.”
Logano describes the situation as everyone playing with the same deck of cards, and the deciding factor being how one team plays its hand.
“There are some tracks that certain manufacturers may have advantages over others, but it’s not huge like it used to be,” Logano said. “There are teams that might have a little bit of an advantage here and there because they figured something out for a little bit. It just keeps changing. Everyone is trying to figure out not only the setups, but where is the low hanging fruit on this car when you’re developing it at the wind tunnel and those type of things. What can and can’t you do. Before, you used to have teams that were strong for three to four months at a time. Now it’s three to four weeks at a time, so it seems like that cycle just happens a lot quicker now.”
Aric Almirola earned the pole for Saturday night’s race with a 128.382-mph, 14.946-second lap. That’s a little more than 3 mph off of Ryan Blaney’s 132.075-mph record lap set in 2019.
The race is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on the USA Network.
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NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Bass Pro Shops Night Race
The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
The Date: Saturday, September 17
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $8,338,394
TV: USA, 6:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 266.5 miles (500 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 125),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 500)
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Cup Notes: Harvick Would Have Been ‘Ultra Aggressive’ In Attempt To Hire Busch
BRISTOL, Tenn. – NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick says he encouraged Stewart-Haas Racing to hire Kyle Busch because he knew the talented driver who has won 224 races across NASCAR’s three national series could help the team.
However, Harvick realized the situation involved more than simply hiring Busch because the Las Vegas native’s deal also involved his NASCAR Truck team.
“Kyle’s situation is complicated, more than most with his trucks and everything that goes into that with the manufacturer and things like that,” Harvick said Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Still, Harvick thought SHR should have been “way more aggressive” in its efforts to get Busch to join the Kannapolis-N.C.-based team. That if it had been up to him, he would have been “ultra-aggressive” in trying to make it happen.
“He’s very knowledgeable,” Harvick said about Busch.
Harvick also noted that Busch and Childress share the same passion – winning.
“Richard (Childress) loves to win,” Harvick continued. “Even when Kyle finishes second, he’s mad and that’s very Richard Childress. Richard may do a better job at covering it up and talking about it, but Richard Childress is a hardcore racer. He has no intention to do anything else other than to win and I think the move he just made shows you that.”
Harvick made his Busch Series (now Xfinity) debut with Richard Childress Racing in 1999. After Dale Earnhardt’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500, Childress named Harvick to succeed Earnhardt as his Cup driver while also competing for the Busch Series championship. Harvick earned the championship that season and finished ninth in the Cup standings. He remained with RCR through 2013. Harvick has been with SHR since 2014.
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Kyle Busch said Friday that he still hasn’t finalized everything for next year for Kyle Busch Motorsports, his entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
“There’s a few options on the table, but those options are getting swallowed up by other teams,” Busch said. “We’ve got to act and act fast.”
KBM’s current drivers are under contract to Toyota until the end of the year; however, there’s a possibility he could keep them if he can quickly get some things finalized with Chevrolet.
“If you’ve got an opportunity with drivers that are at current teams right now, and you give them something that interests them they might jump ship,” Busch said. “I don’t have anything to offer them at the current moment. So, we’re still working through that.”
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Chase Elliott said Friday that when he was a child the track’s fall night race was one of those events that was “larger than life.”
“You couldn’t get a ticket for this thing for five years,” Elliott recalled. “It was just one of those events that everyone wanted to be at and if you weren’t there or you weren’t talking about it in the early 2000s, you weren’t living.
“When I look back at this event and what I remember of it, this was one of the races that made me want to be a race car driver. The environment here is unmatched and this event is special. I don’t see another date or track on our schedule that can rival what this environment is on Saturday night in August or September.”
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North St. Louis entrepreneur Shawn Walker is very open about his past.
“All I saw was darkness," he said. "All I so was trouble and death and funerals and court sentencings for my peers.”
He was also up to bad things himself.
“I wasn’t necessarily a gang member. I was more of the pharmaceutical side of street activity,” he said.
He grew up in a single-parent household, which he believes did not help in keeping him on the right track.
“I didn’t have a father to give me that direction. It may have been ignorant but who is going to say it’s ignorant if you don’t know it’s ignorant,” he explained.
Walker eventually found his way, and in 2008 he used his street knowledge to start his business. He now designs and builds tricked-out bikes for his own business: Candy Shop Custum Bikes. The glitzy rides range in price from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars.
“They’re really like luxury low-rider bikes. They’re all handmade. These are handmade items,” he said.
No detail is overlooked. There are exotic seats. There is gold on the pedals, handlebars, chain and on the 144-spoke wheels. The bike frames are painted in vibrant colors.
“It’s not just a nice bike. It’s art,” Walker said.
Walker says his bikes have appeared in music videos, album covers and fashion runways.
But while his products have gained nationwide attention, he hasn’t forgotten about his roots in north St Louis. He's hoping to help others avoid the pitfalls of his life.
“It’s a fight against a mentality. It’s an ideology that tells our youth in our community that the only thing you can do is be a trapper or a rapper or a dope boy or a gang member," he said. "You don’t pick necessarily where your mom or father live or where you grow up and these events that take place in your neighborhood don’t necessarily define you.”
He believes teaching self-worth can help bring about change.
“As a youth, you don’t see the value in yourself. You don’t know your potential,” he said.
Walker is proud that he has been able to recognize his potential.
“It brings a different empowerment to me in particular as a Black man in America. It feels good,” he explained.
Walker wants his journey to be an example of what is possible no matter a person’s background.
“That’s what I want to show the world. I came from a thunderstorm. What motivates me seriously is seeing just how far God brought me and the mess he brought me from,” he said.
Walker also believes love can help in transforming the lives he hopes to touch.
“Most of our youth just need a hug and tell them that they’re loved. Embrace our neighborhood and our community. Tell them hey I came from here I love you,” he said.
The article was originally published in KSDK. The original article can be found here.
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Defense attorneys Michael Leonard and Gloria Rodriguez represent Norman and spoke shortly after the verdict.
"We’re extremely surprised and disappointed in the outcome," Leonard told reporters.
Leonard said they were surprised by the outcome because of two factors.
One is the government's star witnesses, co-defendants Terica Ellis and Travell Hill, which he believes are non-credible.
Leonard also said the second reason is Norman testifying in his own trial.
"Tim testified so extensively in this trial, which is highly unusual for defendants to do so in these cases," he said.
He also said the case was greatly impacted by two of their witnesses, who used their Fifth Amendment rights.
This did not allow them to share key information.
"Those two witnesses would’ve been a giant impact on this case," he said.
As for Norman, Leonard said his client is hopeful.
"Despite the verdict, he has a lot of optimism that we’re going to overcome this and ultimately prevail," he said.
Rodriguez also told 5 On Your Side, "His attitude is he’s an innocent man and he’s going to keep fighting and we are going to there right with him. You better believe we are going to keep fighting."
Shortly after, prosecutors spoke to reporters saying Norman's crimes were motivated by greed.
"Within days of his nephew's murder, Mr. Norman started the process of getting the insurance company to pay the claim," U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming said.
Norman's family didn't talk on camera, but you could hear some family members crying in court and outside of the courtroom.
Montgomery's mother and family were screaming and yelling with excitement outside of the federal courthouse.
Each one had shirts with Montgomery's face on it. It was the very same picture used as evidence in the case.
"This is justice," his older sister said. "I’m glad they put that monster behind bars for life. He ruined multiple lives, not just ours, but multiple lives. My mother got some peace. We knew it was him, we knew it. We got justice. I don’t care how much money a person got, you can’t underestimate them."
Norman has not been sentenced. Sentencing is set for Dec. 15.
The case
It was a week-long trial with a murder case involving multiple parties and unexpected twists.
One day before the case was given to the jury, the most surprising witness took the stand: Tim Norman.
Norman cried while testifying and denied any involvement with the murder of his nephew.
He talked about how he was a mentor to many children, including his nephew and took Montgomery under his wing.
However, prosecutors questioned him, catching Norman in a few lies, tracked down flight and phone records, and spoke to other parties who plead guilty in this case.
"He is the architect of this plan, causing, encouraging and aiding this scheme," Assistant U.S. Attorney Gwendolyn Caroll told the jury.
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VILLE PLATTE, L.a. — A boil water advisory is now in effect for some East Side Water System customers.
Only those living in the areas of Maggio Lane, McDaniel Cove Road, and Orphas Lane are being asked to exercise caution.
The reason for the boiling — a line break earlier today, according to the water supplier. They tell KATC samples will be collected Monday and sent off for testing.
East Side Water System says they will notify customers when the boil water advisory is lifted.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent taxpayers' money on flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and some of those people are "still going to wind up in Florida anyway," said Domingo Garcia, the president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
The roughly 50 migrants touched down on the island earlier this week, surprising a community that was not expecting their arrival but quickly worked to coordinate and address the migrants' needs. On Friday, the group was taken to a military base to receive shelter and humanitarian support, officials said.
The flight's stunt was part of a series of efforts by Republican governors who, critical of federal efforts on southern border security, have begun transporting migrants to liberal cities and states. Also this week, two buses of migrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris' official residence in the nation's capital.
Many of the migrants who were sent to Massachusetts did not want to stay in Martha's Vineyard because they have family or friends in other parts of the country like Miami and Portland, Oregon, and now they're trying to figure out how to get tickets to those places, Garcia said. Three people he spoke to wanted to go to Florida, he added.
"It's a political stunt," Garcia told CNN over the phone Saturday. "They're going to wind up in Miami."
Migrants released from government custody often move to other cities across the US as they go through their immigration proceedings.
The two flights of migrants who arrived in Massachusetts -- and for which Florida's governor claimed credit -- were coming from Texas, not Florida. But DeSantis has for months been talking about plans to get his state involved in redirecting migrants from the southern border and to liberal areas. And on Friday, he set the expectation for buses and "likely more" flights full of migrants paid for by Florida, adding that "these are just the beginning efforts."
Garcia said he spoke in person to about 11 migrants on Martha's Vineyard on Friday and, separately, a few migrants in DC. Most of the migrants were happy with the "welcome they had received in Martha's Vineyard," but felt they had been used for politics, Garcia said.
He criticized DeSantis and Abbott over their treatment of the migrants, saying the governors want to "score political points with their base."
Democratic leaders, migrants' advocates and federal officials have also denounced the moves of the two governors. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused the governors of using migrants as "political pawns" and said their actions amounted to a "cruel, premeditated political stunt."
Lawyers for Civil Rights, a group of attorneys representing more than 30 of the migrants flown to Massachusetts, on Saturday asked US Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins and the state's attorney general to open criminal investigations into the flights, also calling them a "political stunt."
Rollins told reporters on Thursday she would be speaking with members of the Department of Justice about DeSantis sending the migrants to Massachusetts, saying at the time she did not yet have enough information to say whether he broke any laws in doing so, and added their first priority was making sure the people who arrived were treated respectfully.
Meanwhile, Garcia on Saturday described the scene when the migrants left Martha's Vineyard for Joint Base Cape Cod -- already an emergency shelter designated by the state emergency management agency -- a day earlier and local volunteers bid them goodbye.
"Everyone was clapping and cheering them on," he said. "It's actually what America's supposed to be like."
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Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina swept into her third final of the season with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Ana Bogdan at the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz on Saturday.
No.3 seed Rybakina needed 1 hour and 24 minutes to defeat Bogdan and book a spot in Sunday's final against Katerina Siniakova, who won two matches on Saturday.
Siniakova outlasted defending champion Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5) in a rain-postponed quarterfinal to start the day. After a quick turnaround, Siniakova returned to notch a 6-1, 7-5 semifinal win over qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam.
Rybakina, who powered her way to her first Grand Slam title at the All-England Club this summer, converted five of her 11 break points against Bogdan in their first meeting. Bogdan had her chances to squeeze into the match, holding eight break points herself, but Rybakina erased them all.
A series of commanding forehands gave Rybakina the service hold to close out the opening set. The Kazakh used her other wing to take the early lead in the second set, firing a backhand winner off a dropshot to break for 2-1.
Rybakina prevailed in a back-and-forth affair two games later, converting her fourth break point of that game to claim a 4-1 advantage. Bogdan made a last-ditch attempt in the next game, grabbing four break points of her own, but Rybakina swatted each of them away before clinching the comfortable win.
Siniakova had a much longer day, but as the current WTA Doubles World No.1, the Czech is accustomed to playing multiple matches in a short span when necessary.
Despite being kept on court for over two-and-a-half hours by Paolini in her quarterfinal, Siniakova had enough in the tank for a straight-sets win later in the day over Friedsam, who had knocked out No.1 seed Emma Raducanu earlier in the week.
Siniakova had 11 winners to just one by Friedsam in the first set. The second set was much more competitive, with Friedsam finding frequent success with chip-and-charge tactics, but Siniakova gritted through a seesawing final game before breaking for the win on her sixth match point.
Rybakina and Siniakova will already face off for the seventh time in their relatively short contemporaneous time on tour. Rybakina holds a 4-2 lead in their head-to-head, with their only 2022 match going Rybakina's way when Siniakova retired with an abdominal injury while trailing by a set in Madrid.
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On Saturday morning, Sept. 17, a large crowd assembled at a peninsula of open space on Union Street, in Pasadena’s Playhouse Village neighborhood. The attendees had gathered for the opening of the Playhouse Village Park, housing the newly commemorated Van Halen Stage.
Those in attendance could be visually grouped by their uniform. Attendees dressed like they were heading to a job interview were city employees and representatives celebrating the project’s completion.
Those with strollers and dogs in tow were residents from the neighborhood, excited to see the new playground, dog park and green space.
Finally, there was the crowd dressed like they just rolled out of CBGB, festooned with band T-shirts, tattoos and denim. These were the rock fans congregating to celebrate the opening of the stage, named after a band that is not only intertwined with the history of rock music, but also with the history of Pasadena.
These were the Van Halen fans. And celebrate they did on Saturday, with hopes that the stage will become a symbolic place for fans.
“Southern California in general and, specifically for Van Halen, Pasadena is kind of like hallowed ground,” said Pete Thorn, a Pasadena resident, and a guitarist who has played with the likes of Alicia Keys, Pink and Don Henley.
The journey
The story of Van Halen is interwoven with the fabric of Pasadena. The Van Halens, Eddie, Alex and their parents, moved to Pasadena from Holland in 1962 with 50 dollars and a piano. After a time living in a cramped, shared house, the family was able to afford a home on Las Lunas Street. Eddie helped his father wax floors at the Pasadena Masonic Temple.
Eddie and Alex attended Jefferson Elementary school, where they formed their first band, the Broken Combs. When they got to Pasadena High School they formed a new band called Mammoth, playing house parties that would inevitably be broken up by Pasadena police officers.
The band didn’t specialize in subtlety; Eddie’s second-hand amplifier had previously been the house amp for concerts at the Pasadena Rose Palace, a structure built to accommodate Tournament of Roses Parade floats.
Catherine Adde, a high school classmate of Eddie’s, recalled how frequently Mammoth would be the only music choice at parties:
“A lot of us would say: ‘Oh no, is the same band playing again?’,” Catherine regaled. “We’d kind of laugh it off. And then later, when we were adults and they were famous we said: ‘now they’re laughing all the way to the bank.’”
After high school, the Van Halen brothers enrolled at Pasadena City College, where they would meet Van Halen’s future singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony.
The band became a local sensation, drawing huge crowds at places like the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where observers of the rock seen were amazed by the stir they were creating.
The rest is history. With songs from “Eruption” to “Jump,” and from “Panama” to beyond, the band made its way to superstardom.
In 2020, Eddie Van Halen died from a stroke after a years-long battle with cancer, at the age of 65. Impromptu memorials popped up at the Van Halens’ childhood home as well as in front of a liquor store where Eddie and Alex are said to have written their names in the sidewalk.
These memorials caught the attention of Pasadena residents Randa Schmalfeld and her partner Julie.
“We felt like: ‘Gosh, fans need a place where they can go to pay their respects,’” Schmalfeld recalled.
The couple began a GoFundMe, under the name Pasadena 4 Van Halen, hoping to crowdsource the $2,000 fee for a street naming application.
“Within the first five or six hours, we had raised a thousand dollars,” Schmalfeld recalled.
A week later, they had raised $7,000. Working with the city, Pasadena 4 Van Halen helped commission a commemorative plaque that was installed in front of Pasadena Civic Auditorium, nearly 50 years after the band packed the same venue with local fans intrigued by the crazy kids from Pasadena.
The name
The organization was also the tireless voice pushing to name the park, or at least its stage, after Van Halen and paid for the commemorative plaques flanking the stage.
When the time came to cut the ribbon, Schmalfeld was invited to join the mayor and other city officials.
While Eddie – whose guitar virtuosity would become a thing of legend — sometimes received the most attention, Alex, the band’s drummer and Eddie’s brother, has his own musical legacy.
One park-goer, Brittany Bowman, a professional drummer currently playing with Demi Lovato, described Alex Van Halen as “iconic.”
“Super hard hitting, really intricate, just an amazing musician,” Bowman explained. “He’s done a lot for drummers, you know. Definitely one of my biggest inspirations.”
The Recreation and Parks Commission, the commission in charge of recommending park names to the City Council, had officially proposed that the park be named after Octavia Butler, the historic late author born and raised in Pasadena, and that the stage should be named the Van Halen Stage. This recommendation was based partly on a poll submitted to the community.
When the vote came before the Council, they unanimously decided to keep the name of the stage, but to name the park the Playhouse Village Park instead.
The union of Van Halen and Butler’s name in a single park would have been a historically poignant pairing. Eddie Van Halen revolutionized rock guitar as his band revolutionized the genre of rock and roll. Butler pioneered new frontiers in science fiction and literature.
Eddie first picked up the electric guitar at the age of 12 while Butler received her first typewriter at 10. Eddie, a shy kid, would stay in his room noodling on his guitar for hours. Butler found her refuge deep in the stacks of Pasadena’s public library. The Van Halen brothers both attended Pasadena City College, playing shows at night and attending class by day. Butler worked during the day and attended PCC at night.
But the similarities also outline the darkness of a history of bigotry in the city. Butler was born in Pasadena in 1947, only two years after Pasadena’s Brookside Park pool was desegregated by court order. While Butler’s Pasadena was not legally segregated, the community continued de facto segregation, which the Van Halens would discover upon their arrival over a decade later.
When Eddie and Alex moved to Pasadena, neither brother spoke fluent English. This made them pariahs to their racist and xenophobic white classmates.
Being interviewed in 2004, Eddie recalled how he found community with his Black peers. “My first friends in America were Black. It was actually the White kids that bullied me. They would tear up my homework and papers, make me eat playground sand, all those things. The Black kids stood up for me.”
The Park
The opening of the park represents a rare occasion when the city can create new green space in an urban area where open air is at a premium, officials said.
Taking up only an acre of room, the park provides an accessible playground, a narrow tree-lined lawn for recreation, a fenced-in dog run and a parking lot that was designed to accommodate both parking and outdoor events such as farmers markets. And of course, the multifunctional stage at the head of the lawn.
Brenda Harvey-Williams, director of Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, told the assembled crowd that the park would provide the immediate community with much desired outdoor space.
“This park belongs to all of us,” Harvey-Williams noted. “For all of this multi-family housing that is being constructed and is constructed in this area. This is those children’s backyard.”
And back atop the newly christened stage, Thorn, the guitarist reflected on the impact Van Halen made on him.
Thorn said he had the opportunity of knowing Eddie Van Halen, who he described as a “gracious, lovely guy.”
The band itself was a beacon, Thorn added.
“It was like, people come to LA to make their crazy dream come true. There’s no better embodiment of that than Van Halen.”
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NEW YORK — Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films, has died at age 95.
Silva’s son Scott Silva told Variety that his father died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
Silva was a New York City native who dropped out of school as a teenager, in the 1940s. He was accepted the following decade into the Actors Studio, where fellow students included Shelley Winters and Ben Gazzara. He went on to have a long and busy career in film and television, with hundreds of credits before retiring from acting in 2001.
He had a breakthrough role on stage and screen in the 1950s as a drug dealer in “A Hatful of Rain” and supporting parts in two of Frank Sinatra’s best known movies, both from the early 1960s: “Ocean’s Eleven,” the Las Vegas heist film that was a showcase for Sinatra, Dean Martin and other “Rat Pack” members; and “The Manchurian Candidate,” the Cold War thriller about brainwashing and the assassination of the president that starred Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh. (In his last film appearance, Silva was cast in the “Ocean’s Eleven” remake from 2000 that starred George Clooney and Brad Pitt).
“Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear friend Henry Silva, one of the nicest, kindest and most talented men I’ve had the pleasure of calling my friend,” Dean Martin’s daughter, Deana Martin, tweeted. “He was the last surviving star of the original Oceans 11 Movie.”
Silva was also seen on such television series as “Wagon Train” and “The F.B.I.,” and in such films as Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy,” Jerry Lewis’ “Cinderfella” and “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,” in which he played a mobster in the 1999 release directed by one of his admirers, Jim Jarmusch.
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The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
A member of Yankuititl, Aztec Dance Group performs during the city of Pasadena’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is part of the city’s Latino Heritage celebrations, commemorating the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Pasadena Mayor, Victor Gordo, speaks during the city’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is part of the city’s Latino Heritage celebrations, commemorating the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Pasadena kicked off its Latino Heritage celebration with Fiestas Patrias at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event celebrated the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Children participate in the parade of flags featuring the 18 Latina America countries celebrating independence during the city of Pasadena’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Johanna Moore sings the U.S. national anthem at the start of the city of Pasadena’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is part of the city’s Latino Heritage celebrations, commemorating the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Members of Ballet Folkloric Mexica perform during the city of Pasadena’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is part of the city’s Latino Heritage celebrations, commemorating the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Members of Ballet Folkloric Mexica perform during the city of Pasadena’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is part of the city’s Latino Heritage celebrations, commemorating the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Alexandria Gonzalez, 9, is crowned the Queen of Fiestas Patrias by Pasadena city council member, Jess Rivas, at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is part of the city’s Latino Heritage celebrations, commemorating the independence of 18 Latin American countries. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Children participate in the parade of flags featuring the 18 Latina America countries celebrating independence during the city of Pasadena’s Fiestas Patrias event at Villa Parke on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The independence of 18 Latin American countries was celebrated Friday, Sept. 16, at Villa Parke Community Center, where Latina American culture was alive and well in the city’s Fiestas Patrias.
There were vibrant colors, a parade of flogs, stuff for the children and live music.
And that meant dancing, traditional and ballet folklórico. And there was “El Grito,” a reenactment of the historic battle cry that marked the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. That was led by the Mariachi.
Fiestas Patrias are traditional celebrations that mark Mexican national pride, independence, and culture that take place both in Mexico, and across the United States. These celebrations intersect with National Hispanic Heritage Month, which observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 every year.
For many Mexican Americans, fiestas patrias have historically served to teach the community about Mexican history and culture, celebrate pride in their cultural roots, and claim a sense of place and empowerment in a society that has historically marginalized them.
The Pasadena event was sponsored by the City’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers’ starting rotation is in for some alterations.
Left-hander Tyler Anderson was placed on the paternity list Saturday and will not make his scheduled start Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Anderson will be away from the team for at least three days.
Clayton Kershaw will make the start Monday on five days’ rest.
The Dodgers have a doubleheader Tuesday with right-hander Michael Grove scheduled to start one of the games. The other game could be started by right-hander Andre Jackson who was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take Anderson’s spot on the roster. It is possible Anderson could rejoin the Dodgers in time to start one of those games.
Meanwhile, right-hander Tony Gonsolin took another step forward in his recovery from a forearm strain, throwing another bullpen session Saturday afternoon. Gonsolin will throw another bullpen session on Monday and then face hitters at some point later in the week.
“I wouldn’t say he was guarding. Letting it go one hundred percent? Probably not,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “But it was close.”
It remains to be seen how soon Gonsolin can get back in games or how much he can build up his pitch count before the postseason.
“He continues to get better,” Roberts said. “As far as build up, we’re certainly not there yet.
“To expect him to be built up like he was before he went down is very unrealistic. So then the point is when we get further down the road, what do we have? So the number one thing is get him healthy, get him strong and kind of see where we’re at with that.”
Roberts has already raised the possibility of Gonsolin pitching “in some capacity” other than as a starter during the postseason.
RELIEF COMING
Right-hander Yency Almonte threw to hitters again Saturday and will join Triple-A Oklahoma City for a minor-league injury-rehabilitation assignment in the next few days.
Almonte has been out since August 3 with an elbow injury and received a platelet-rich plasma injection to treat the problem. Before going to the Injured List, Almonte had a 1.15 ERA in 29 appearances for the Dodgers.
Roberts said Almonte will make at least two appearances for OKC.
Blake Treinen and Brusdar Graterol are on track to throw to hitters on Monday in Los Angeles “then if it goes well activation at the end of next week,” Roberts said.
David Price also threw a bullpen session, his second since resuming throwing after going to the IL with wrist inflammation. The wrist problem is similar to the problem that led to Price having surgery in Sept. 2019.
Price said his wrist has gotten better and he is optimistic that he will be activated from the IL during the upcoming homestand. Roberts said Price is “a tick” behind Graterol and Treinen as far as being ready to return.
“David threw a good bullpen today,” Roberts said. “The next progression for him is to face some hitters next week. Once he faces some hitters, we’ll see where that leads us.
“Guys are doing well. They’re all kind of trending in the right direction.”
RAINY OUTLOOK
The weather forecast for the Bay Area Sunday all but guarantees a good deal of rain.
If the Dodgers-Giants game is postponed, the two teams have a common off day on Monday, September 26. The Dodgers would likely be asked to return to San Francisco for a makeup game before heading to San Diego for a three-game series, their last road games of the regular season.
Under that scenario, the Dodgers would play 18 games in the last 17 days of the regular season – and then likely get five days off before starting an NL Division Series.
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Dodgers (LHP Andrew Heaney, 3-2, 2.84 ERA) at Giants (RHP Alex Cobb, 6-6, 3.48 ERA), Sunday, 4 p.m., ESPN, 570 AM
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PASADENA — Good field-goal kickers have short-term memories.
For UCLA’s Nicholas Barr-Mira, who missed two field goals against Bowling Green in the season opener, redemption took two weeks to arrive. And it came in the form of a 24-yard chip shot from the left hash mark that – factoring in the reality of a stunning upset by South Alabama at the Rose Bowl if he didn’t make it – was anything but a gimme.
His misses from 28 and 44 yards didn’t matter in the Bruins’ 45-17 rout of Bowling Green. On Saturday, with UCLA trailing 31-29 and the game on the redshirt junior kicker’s foot, the moment could’ve been straight out of a movie.
“As a kicker, you definitely think about those moments, dream of those moments,” Barr-Mira said.
The snap from Jack Landherr IV was on target. The hold by Sean Holland was good. The kick? Perfect.
“I thought he was clutch,” UCLA coach Chip Kelly said, “And I think that’s what you dream about as a little kid: Kick a game-winning field goal. Down two, and we need three to win and he did it. I’m really proud of Nick.”
Barr-Mira, who kicked in high school at Loyola High, is in his third season as the Bruins’ placekicker and is also serving as the punter this year.
But this was his first game-winner.
“We all dream about this moment,” Landherr IV said. “It doesn’t come often. They’re few and far between but you have to make the most of it.”
Barr-Mira and Landherr IV don’t really talk when they are warming up. They both have their routines: Barr-Mira practicing on the net and Landherr IV getting his arm ready.
“Jack is always the first one to come up to me after a miss or a make,” Barr-Mira said. “We always have each other’s backs, so that’s our routine.”
The team had Barr-Mira’s back after Week 1. Quarterback Dorian-Thompson Robinson noticed the kicker working hard during practice. He was “at ease” as the field-goal unit lined up.
“Everybody wrote off Nick the first week with his performance,” Thompson-Robinson said. “Seeing Nick training ever since that first game, he was working his tail off, put the work in and I had all the complete confidence in him.”
Linebacker Carl Jones Jr., who stopped a trick play by South Alabama minutes earlier on a fake field-goal attempt to put UCLA in position to win the game, said Barr-Mira can be hard on himself.
“You know, for any specialist, it’s really you versus yourself,” Jones said. “He just needed another week to bounce back. That’s what he did.”
Barr-Mira made all four of his field-goal attempts Saturday, including a career-long 49-yarder. His last one was UCLA’s first winning field goal in the final minute or overtime since 2017.
Barr-Mira’s favorite part of the postgame celebration was feeling his teammates’ support.
“Especially after that one, it was really cool to embrace everybody and see everybody’s love and excitement for me,” Barr-Mira said.
Landherr IV, who had to chase down Barr-Mira during the celebration, said the kicker was “definitely running away” from him. Landherr IV called Barr-Mira an incredible athlete and kicker.
Their slogan is: “Chin up, chest out.” And nobody is thinking about the two Week 1 misses anymore.
“I think this kid is one of the most resilient kids in the building,” Landherr IV said. “He’s just incredible. I’m so proud of him. Money as always.”
Attendance woes continue
It was move-in weekend at UCLA, with the school year beginning next week. That meant the student section at the Rose Bowl was much more populated than during the previous two weeks.
But UCLA still announced an attendance of just 29,344 – the second-smallest crowd for a UCLA game in Rose Bowl history. It was roughly 2,000 more fans than the all-time low, set two weeks ago during the home opener on a scorching Saturday afternoon.
At least one prominent alum was unhappy. Troy Aikman said on Twitter that the crowd was an “embarrassment” but added that UCLA didn’t sell out when he was quarterbacking the No. 1 team in the country in 1988.
This is an embarrassment but we couldn’t fill the Rose Bowl in 1988 when we were the #1 team in the country. Anyone else at UCLA think it’s time for an on-campus 30,000 seat stadium? Of course, if we can’t play better than we did today, it would be half-empty too. pic.twitter.com/jteVU8XV76
— Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) September 17, 2022
“Anyone else at UCLA think it’s time for an on-campus 30,000 seat stadium?” Aikman asked. “Of course, if we can’t play better than we did today, it would be half-empty too.”
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Woe Is Me! “I Want to Date My Coworker. Is This a Terrible Idea?”
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Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you’ll probably ignore.
“There’s a woman in my office, and we’re great friends. I feel something more for her, and I believe she feels the same way, though she’s never stated it outright. I’ve wondered about asking her out on a date — she’s single, I’m single. I’m worried about how this will affect our dynamic as colleagues and as friends. How should I proceed?”
— Friends and lovers
DR: Office romances can be really tricky to navigate. In theory, I would always advise against them. However, I do understand that, often, not acting upon our feelings — especially when they’re reciprocated — can be difficult, if not impossible. Against my better judgment, I’ve done it too. But before you embark on this path, I hope you remember that no matter how badly you might want to, you can’t undo it. Also, the consequences of one’s personal and professional worlds colliding aren’t the easiest to handle — how well you fare at it might depend on the kind of person both you and your love interest are.
For the sake of your job, I’d also urge you to ensure that your organization doesn’t prohibit romantic relationships between colleagues. Also, I’d suggest you take a minute to weigh your prospects if things go south between the two of you: can it impact your career trajectory in this organization? Is there any possibility of side-picking-driven ostracization from your co-workers, in case of a fallout between you two? If one of you is senior to the other, are you sure entering into a relationship with this individual won’t lead your colleagues to accuse you or your colleague of favoritism when either of you gets promoted? On a similar note, if both of you are on the same level, do you think one person getting promoted over the other can breed jealousy? I’m not saying each of these is a dealbreaker per se, but they’re all things I think you should seriously consider.
Having said that, following your heart might also lead you to a wholesome adventure — it’s a gamble, after all. The question is: is it worth it for you?
RN: I think office romances can be quite heady in ways that not too many others are. But with the additional joy of the excitement and adventure come additional considerations: are there uncomfortable power dynamics involved? How closely do you two work together? That being said, the romantic in me says to throw all caution to the wind and go for it — as long as you continue to fulfill your contractual obligations at your job, it isn’t any organization’s place to stop you from following your heart. And besides, workplaces are where we spend the major part of our days. Feelings are bound to arise when you spend a lot of time with someone; and this can also be an added advantage for work itself, given that it may provide some motivation to actually go to your job and do your best. I don’t think romances should be considered any differently from friendships — and if the latter is acceptable, why not the former?
SK: As much as you don’t want to hear this, I’d argue against doing anything in this scenario. What if, and hear me out, you let the friendship be as is, untouched and unadulterated by the complexity of feelings? We know the script of romance all too well; the giddiness is thrilling and new and can feel life-changing. But there’s something to be said about platonic affection too; this is also love, one that promises longevity like none other. Maybe the reason she’s not saying anything is that she values your friendship more than any form of romantic relationship too. I understand it’s not a switch that can be turned off at your command, but there’s merit in trying to preserve the friendship for what it is; protecting the shared understanding and comfort you have with another person that is so terribly hard to come by. Are you willing to sacrifice what you already have with her — this unalloyed reservoir of support and love — in the hope of something more? Between workplace romances and workplace friendships, it is the subtle generosity of the latter that wins my favor.
AP: Having genuine feelings for someone doesn’t happen as often as we’d think, so please don’t let your fear or inhibitions get in your way. So many friends and colleagues date successfully. Just go for it, man. But please make sure to tell yourself that should she refuse, you’ll find a way to accept it without necessarily making things awkward with her. Telling people how you feel about them isn’t actually as complicated as we make it. Either she likes you back and is willing to go out with you, or she doesn’t and she refuses. The worst that can happen is that it will be a bit awkward for a week, but a sincere friendship won’t break over something like this. Shoot your shot.
VS: Asking someone out for a date does seem overwhelming but don’t overthink it. It could be a simple, “Would you like to grab a coffee sometime?” or “How about a movie this Friday?” If you want to be more honest and clear, you could compliment them, tell them what you like about them and that you’d love to take them out on a date. If it’s still seeming too up front, maybe try reacting to all their Instagram stories. Okay maybe not all of them. Slide into their DMs with memes, establish some comfort, and then initiate? But I’d still suggest that you go ahead and ask them out and get it over with. Then at least you will have an answer if they are even interested and in case they are not then you can move on and start pining for someone else. | https://theswaddle.com/woe-is-me-i-want-to-date-my-coworker-is-this-a-terrible-idea/ | 2022-09-18T02:02:42Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/woe-is-me-i-want-to-date-my-coworker-is-this-a-terrible-idea/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Muskingum christens new stadium with win
NEW CONCORD — There was plenty of excitement as Muskingum opened the Henry D. Bullock Health and Wellness Complex on Saturday.
The Muskies culminated the day, which was the 100th Homecoming, with an impressive 37-7 rout of Capital in Ohio Athletic Conference action.
Muskingum built a 28-0 halftime lead behind the play of Jordan Garrett, who went 17-of-24 for 191 yards and added 39 yards on the ground in the first half. Zuri Edmondson hauled in 10 passes for 126 yards during the 28-point first half for the Muskies, who had 17 first downs to five by Capital and owned a 269-97 advantage in total yards in the first half.
Each team punted away their opening series before Muskingum marched 98 yards for its first scoring drive of the night. Garrett connected with Edmondson for 14 yards on third-and-8 to reach midfield, while Garrett capped the 17-play drive with a 7-yard scoring strike to Travis Roberson. Hunter Albers made the extra point for a 7-0 lead through one quarter.
The Muskies scored 21 points in the second. A quick three-and-out by Capital allowed the Muskies to build on the early momentum. Garrett had a 10-yard run on a third-and-8, and a roughing the passer penalty on the Comets aided the Muskies. Donny Wilkinson scored from two yards out to end the 10-play, 49-yard possession. Albers added another kick for a 14-0 cushion.
Cole Burch intercepted Capital quarterback Ben Everson to set up the next Muskie score in the second quarter, as Garrett connected with Travanti Keitt for a 17-yard touchdown. Albers added his third extra point for a 21-0 advantage.
Garrett threw his third TD of the first half, hitting Edmondson from 26 yards out, and Albers converted his fourth PAT.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Comets got on the board in the fourth on Jonathan Williams' 3-yard TD run.
Wilkinson answered by capping off another Muskie drive with a 1-yard scoring dive with just over nine minutes left in the game, and Aaron Meyers kicked a 36-yard field goal to cap the scoring for the Muskies.
Muskingum finished with a 477-240 edge in total yards. Garrett went 25 of 34 for 273 yards, Edmondson caught 13 passes for 165 yards, Roberson had five receptions for 52 yards and Ishmael Haamid had 72 yards on five carries to lead the running game.
Ben Everson, a Zanesville alum, was 13-of-23 for 128 yards with an interception and ran for 57 yards on 13 rushes, while Sam Pickett had four catches for 36 yards to lead Capital. Another ZHS product, James Curtis, made eight stops for the Comet defense.
Around 2,900 spectators were on hand, and Garrett and sophomore linebacker Austin Willforth, who made 10 stops, were named the Wally's Players of the Game. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/local/2022/09/18/muskingum-christens-new-stadium-with-win/69493042007/ | 2022-09-18T02:15:54Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/local/2022/09/18/muskingum-christens-new-stadium-with-win/69493042007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fort Smith Little Theatre celebrates 75th year
The Fort Smith Little Theatre has been a staple in Fort Smith since its inception in 1947, and 75 years later it is still drawing in the masses.
“I think Fort Smith Little Theatre is a hidden gem here," Tina Dale, who is directing the next play, "The Philadelphia Story."
The "Philadelphia Story" will be from Sept. 22 to Oct. 1 with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 matinee at the theater, 401 N. 6.
For Dale, the play has a special connection to her father, who died two years ago. The movie version of the play, starring Katherine Hepburn, was one of their favorites.
Dale said she also considers the people who make up Fort Smith Little Theatre as family.
“I can’t imagine my life anywhere without it," Dale said.
Grace Andrews, the actress who is playing Hepburn's role as Tracy Lord, said performing theater takes her back to her roots. Andrews has been acting in Fort Smith since she was a kid.
But "The Philadelphia Story," is Andrews' first play after a career based on film acting in Los Angeles.
“I’ve been in film for so long," Andrews said. "I haven’t done a play in quite some time, and I kind of wanted to go back to that and challenge myself a little bit. It’s been hard work."
Christian Meurer plays the troubled ex-husband in "The Philadelphia Story." It is his first show in four years.
“Everybody's such a tight-knit community," Meurer said. "Everybody here has the same goal, to do our best for what we’re trying to put on and just enjoy our time doing it. Everybody’s so friendly and so good to each other and very welcoming."
Meurer said he likes the close proximity between the actors and the audience.
“The intimate space we have to work with is also very nice," Meurer said. "We have audiences on most sides of us and very close like you can see the stage right here," Meurer said putting his foot across the line that separates the actors from their spectators. "It’s very intimate and very personable and I actually really enjoy that as an actor."
Isabella Ree at 12 is the play's youngest actor. She said her role as Dinah is her favorite part she has played.
“She’s a very like confident person, and I mean I’m a lot more shy, so it’s a fun like challenge," Ree said about her character. "You know what I mean? And like I haven’t played the younger sister. I’ve always played like the older one, and I’ve been a lot of like I’ve been an animal and stuff, but I’ve never really been someone. This might be my biggest role I think."
This show is not only Ree's biggest part, it is also her first show acting with adults. She said that she likes the challenge. There is always something for her to do.
At the Little Theatre, all the work is done by volunteers, and Dale said she can always use more.
“People just kind of step in wherever they can to do whatever they can do," Dale said.
Since 1947, this has been the way the Little Theatre has operated. It has depended on generous community support since actors first started putting on plays at what is now Darby Middle School.
From middle school, the Little Theatre moved to a former grocery store on North O Street, and again in the mid-1980s, it moved on to a larger location on N. 6th Street.
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Watch highlights of Arkansas football's game against Missouri State on Saturday at Razorback Stadium.
The Razorbacks look to continue their hot streak against the Bears.
Here are the top highlights from tonight's game.
Arkansas football score vs. Missouri State
Arkansas football vs. Missouri State highlights
Arkansas football leads after punt return for 6
Arkansas football answers with a huge run
Missouri State football scores on a big play to lead, again
Arkansas football is making a comeback with a huge play for 6
Arkansas football gets on the board
Missouri State football quarterback Jason Shelley spins off a defender and scores a touchdown to give the bears a 17-0 lead over Arkansas
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As a tribute to its one-world symposium President and Owner of OC Fashion Week® in Orange County, California, Kathryn Marino announced an Official red-ribbon cutting ceremony for Opening Day as the Official launch of Fashion Travel Week® (FTW): The Art of Travel & Style presented by Celebrity Cruises. The project originated in 2010 as a travel incentive and support for fashion designers who love to travel abroad. In 2017, OC Fashion Week® was recognized as an international conduit in fashion industries abroad hosting exclusive runway, networking and access tours for designers and beauty purveyors groups to visit industry and fashion partners in Hong Kong, Greece, Virgin Islands and Australia. Now in it's full inception, FTW launches for all fashion designers, suppliers, influencers and e-commerce retailers to gather, meet, network and travel to destinations including Paris, Spain and Italy, immersing guests into dynamic and exclusive opportunities to network, keynote speakers, five-star entertainment and expand their getaways with international gateways for business and pleasure - from fine dining to fine discovering. Guest attendees are invited to set sail with designers from Around the World beginning July 2023 with highlights as its annual Red Carpet Awards, 4-minute networking for new and exciting innovations and announcements in the future for fashion abroad. "If Fashion is a language, Style is what we Speak" says Marino. It's Official @fashiontravelweek presented by @celebritycruises was announced Opening Day @ocfashionweek here's a look back @pennyfoskaris doing the honors of cutting the Red Ribbon with @crimson_vice featuring special guest @mskaylacardona from the hit #1 Netflix Show #SellingtheOC wearing collections by @annefontaine Featured Opening Day Designer @coral_castillo @cc.coral Model: @g.iuliaranno Photographer: @stevemanivongstudios
OC Fashion Week® executive producer Kathryn Marino is also celebrating her 10-year anniversary with OCFW® after launching its season this past Sept 6-10th with its finale at World Peace Lake in Aliso Viejo. Marino officially joined the production in 2012, the runway show was founded in 2005 by two students at FIDM who recruited Marino as their consultant.
"For the 10 year tribute, I am so excited to share that OC Fashion Week® recently joined CFDA Connects, an initiative of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and participates at the Associate level."
CFDA CONNECTS is an initiative of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Launched in 2021, CFDA CONNECTS recognizes, promotes, and provides business development support to select Regional Fashion Organizations (RFOs), their Fashion Weeks and the Designers based within these key US markets. "What this means is emerging designers will have more opportunities and access to resources and workshops to support their trade and I'm thrilled that we can offer this kind of unique support," says Marino.
"The CFDA is proud to count Orange County among our CFDA Connects regional fashion organization network. There is tremendous talent across America, and it is the mission of CFDA Connects to bring visibility and support to local designers" says Steven Kolb Chief Executive Officer, Council of Fashion Designers of America/CFDA Foundation, Inc.
Another OC Fashion Week® 10-year marked celebration at was the return of Coral Castillo, the first Orange County Designer to win the Emerging Designer Award. Since then, the designer's appearance on Bravo's Project Runway has earned her further retail respect for her craftsmanship.
"Coral Castillo's collection features an array of stunning pieces that are structured, yet feminine and although entirely done in black, somehow ethereal and light. Coral's designs show a love for texture and layers-dramatic shapes and draping portray a playful relationship with light and opacity" – Blythe Hill
Born in Mexico City, Coral found her passion for designing clothing at a very young age. Her mom was a dressmaker and Coral grew up with the exposure to fine fabrics and custom made clothing. In 2005, Coral started designing for selected clientele, without any guidance or training in fashion. Once she decided to pursue her passion she studied Fashion Design at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco.
Graduating with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, she received honors and was awarded best portfolio for fall 2012. In 2009, she won best overall effect for the Art Institute of California-San Francisco Fashion Show. Other awards include Best of Women's DayWear for Discarded to Divine 2009 and 2010, 1st place in a design competition for OC-Fashion Week in 2011, and in 2013 Coral was recognized as one of the best designers in Orange County. In 2019 Coral won the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator award. In 2018 Coral participated in a series called STITCHED and ended as the winner of Episode 5. Most recently, Coral was a finalist of PROJECT RUNWAY S19. Her work has been published in ELLE us, VOGUE Italia, VOGUE UK, WWD, APPAREL NEWS, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, and LOS ANGELES TIMES.
About OC Fashion Week®
OC Fashion Week® (OCFW) is an International Fashion Week show for emerging fashion designers and established brands, for retail entrepreneurs, as well as digital retail startups. OCFW's mission is to dedicate it's support for fashion designers and the retail business through it's advocacy for fashion tourism as the luxury market of California and through its international partnerships in sourcing and trade. Orange County Fashion Week® is the exclusive international delegate of leading sourcing international suppliers and buyer's trade show Global Sources Fashion and recently became an Associate member of the Council of Fashion Designer's of America's CFDA Connects program.
About Fashion Travel Week: The Art of Travel and Style
Fashion Travel Week is a new travel events and tour group dedicated to its international community of fashion travelers, suppliers and influencers in the retail industries who endorse fashion tourism presented by Celebrity Cruises. The program is produced by OC Fashion Week® featuring a 3-destination tour and itinerary of runways, guest speakers, fashion travel tourism and 4-minute networking with luxury purveyors.
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Celebrity Cruises' iconic "X" is the mark of a fleet of 15 award-winning ships redefining luxury cruise travel with cool, contemporary design and accommodation; dining, spa, and entertainment experiences for modern tastes; and culturally rich and diverse destination experiences, all complemented by warm, personalized service. Celebrity has pioneered many industry firsts at sea, including: the first use of solar panels on a cruise ship; the first to eliminate use of plastic water bottles; the first American female Captain of a cruise ship; the first-ever all-female bridge and officer team sailing; the first West African woman to work on the bridge of a cruise ship; and one of the first legal same-sex weddings performed at sea. Driven by wanderlust and a passion for opening the world, Celebrity journeys to all seven continents, visiting nearly 300 destinations in more than 70 countries. Celebrity Cruises is one of five brands owned by the global cruise company Royal Caribbean Group.
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In honor of International Coastal Cleanup Day, Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled a new art installation at Port Tampa Bay in Florida, featuring a local teen artist and conservationist’s work.
Five sculptures are now showcased at the port’s cruise terminal, all created from discarded coastal trash and highlighting the need for cleaner oceans.
New Sculptures Decorate Cruise Terminal
Five new sea life sculptures by 15-year-old Tampa artist and conservationist Ryan Moralevitz now decorate the Port Tampa Bay cruise terminal, welcoming guests on their way to and from cruise vacations.
The sculptures depict various marine animals – a seahorse, octopus, shark, sea turtle, and dolphin – and are all made of discarded items, including bottle caps, food cans, and metal utensils, crafted together with surprising detail.
Moralevitz has been participating in beach cleanups since he was four years old, and today he sells his artwork to support Ocean Conservancy and Tampa Bay Watch.
Carnival Cruise Line selected Moralevitz’s artwork for the port terminal to help raise awareness for the need to clean up the oceans and interact with marine environments in responsible ways, which is always the focus of International Coastal Cleanup Day, held annually every September.
“International Coastal Cleanup Day is a great opportunity to further our efforts towards a more sustainable future, and we are grateful for Ryan’s commitment to conservation and for lending his talent to make these amazing sculptures possible,” said Richard Pruitt, Carnival Vice President of Environmental Operations.
“Art has the ability to cross barriers and unite us, and by blending art and ocean sustainability, these sculptures will inspire and promote our mission of advancing environmental stewardship while preserving the ocean for generations to come.”
Port Tampa Bay executives, leaders from the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce and Visit Tampa Bay, and representatives from local conservation groups were all on hand for the unveiling and to honor Moralevitz’s work.
“I am extremely appreciative to Carnival and other likeminded companies that strive to make environmentally conscious decisions to keep the oceans clean and thriving,” said Moralevitz.
Moralevitz runs “The Fishes Wishes” project to sell his artwork and support ocean conservation causes, donating all his profits to various conservation organizations. The trash he uses to create his sculptures all comes from local cleanups Moralevitz himself participates in.
His artwork has been displayed at local Tampa restaurants, art galleries, and Super Bowl LV. He has also written and illustrated children’s books to inspire other youth to help with ocean conservation.
Carnival Cruise Line Conservation Efforts
In addition to choosing Moralevitz’s sculptures to decorate the cruise terminal, Carnival Cruise Line also donated $5,000 (USD) to the teen’s conservation initiative through The Fishes Wishes project.
The cruise line is well known for making strides to promote cleaner oceans, from onboard efforts to reduce food waste, single use plastics, and other trash, to the construction of ships with cleaner liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuels, to retiring and scrapping ships at scrapyards with more environmentally safe practices.
Carnival Cruise Line team members, both shipboard and shoreside, also celebrated International Coastal Cleanup Day by participating in a fleetwide cleanup of waterways surrounding home and destination ports.
International Coastal Cleanup Day has been observed annually in September since 1986, and by 2020, more than 1 million volunteers around the globe – including cruise line team members – had removed at least 23 million pounds of trash and debris from beaches and coastlines.
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PITTSBURGH (WPRI) — The Patriots and Steelers are set to renew their rivalry Sunday afternoon, though the matchup may not hold the weight it has over the past two decades.
It’s the first time since 1998 that the two teams will meet without Tom Brady or Ben Roethlisberger under center.
The Patriots are looking to recover after a rough outing in Week 1 against the Dolphins.
Patriots QB Mac Jones is expected to play as he recovers from a back injury. The team will, however, be without RB Ty Montgomery, who was placed on IR with a knee injury.
Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game’s on 12.
Below are some notes and quotes to get you ready for the game:
Notes
- No TJ Watt for the Steelers is a big absence and something that will help the Patriots this week, especially after the offensive performance that New England had against Miami in Week 1
- The Steelers are coming off a big Week 1 win over the Bengals in OT
- The Patriots are 17-16 in the history of the matchup between two teams
Quotes
Mac Jones on the Steelers defense: “I think it’s a super talented defense. Play a lot of different coverages, definitely fly to the ball. Obviously, Minkah [Fitzpatrick] does a great job. I had some experience, he was my former teammate at Alabama, and I have a lot of respect for him and all the guys on their defense. He makes a lot of plays out there. They’ve got play makers all over the field. It’s a really good defense to kind of go against. We don’t get to play against them a lot, but just got to be ready to go and correct the things we want to correct and focus on ourselves.”
Mac Jones on his confidence heading into Week 2: “I think we all feel pretty good about it honestly. I think early on we were trying to iron some things out but, at the end of the day, when we watch the tape, and when everyone does what they’re supposed to do, it’s a good play, and when we don’t, it’s just not a good play. That’s football, and once you get the good plays over here and the bad plays over there and there’s not very many bad plays, then we’ll score points and like you’re saying, the results will come. But, it’s more about, can everybody do their job to stack up good plays. Can I get it to the right guy who makes his yards after catch? Can we block up front the blitzes, the stunts, all that stuff? It’s what we’re just working through and once we can do that, we’ll be good.”
Bill Belichick on the Steelers: “It’s been a while since we’ve seen them. So I’m not as familiar with what some of their other seasons have looked like and so forth. They have good inside rushers. Obviously, [Cameron] Heyward is one of the best in the league. Good outside rushers, [T.J.] Watt, [Alex] Highsmith last week. Then they blitz their secondary a decent amount, enough to keep you honest. And the linebackers are fast, [Devin] Bush, [Myles] Jack, [Robert] Spillane, they’ve got a whole bunch of them. So those guys are very athletic, too. So it’s an athletic defense with some good, powerful people inside.”
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She-Hulk Adds Character Posters for Luke Jacobson and Mallory
This week’s episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law pushed two comics-based characters forward into the spotlight, albeit looking a little different than they did on the page. Mallory Book, longtime rival of Jen Walters, took on her frenemy as a client against Titania’s lawsuit for copyright infringement. And Luke Jacobson, previously a fashion mogul who debuted in the Dakota North Investigates comics, now apparently serves as the MCU’s version of Edna Mode. It would appear Daredevil ditched Melvin Potter, his previous costume designer on the Netflix series, in favor of Jacobson’s larger, more accountable business. Assuming any of that Netflix stuff remains canon, of course.
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If there is any issue that unites most Nigerians at the moment, it is the need to restructure the country. In recognition of the importance of this, the three leading presidential candidates; Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, AtikuAbubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party have at different times spoken of their interest in restructuring the country. But will any of them who emerges as the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election be ready to restructure Nigeria? That is a trillion naira question.
Before the military putsch of January 15, 1966, Nigeria ran as a true federal state. The regions were strong and took full responsibility for determining their destinies. Each region developed at its pace; each was responsible for generating its own resources, merely paying taxes to the centre. No region waited on Lagos, then the Federal Capital, for monthly handouts; none called on the Federal Government to fix any road, furnish any school or equip any hospital. The regions were responsible for determining their own affairs and by so doing contributed to the strengthening of the centre.
But the coming of Major-General Aguiyi-Ironsi as the Head of State put paid to that. Aguiyi-Ironsi, who took over a fragmented country after the coup d’état of January 15, 1966, thought that concentrating powers in the centre would facilitate unity and enhance cooperation among the ethnic groups. So, he came up, on May 24, with the Unification Decree 34 of 1966. The Decree abolished the federal structure of the country and concentrated powers at the centre. With the promulgation of the Decree, the regions, and subsequently the states, were deprived of right to minerals in their states; the Federal Government became the custodian of the country’s treasures and resources.
Although Colonel Yakubu Gowon, who took over from Aguiyi-Ironsi after the July 29 coup of 1966, abrogated Decree 34 and promulgated Decree 59 of 1966, which came into effect on September 1, and returned Nigeria to its federal status, the truth is that nothing really changed. The government at the centre continued to appropriate to itself powers meant for the states. Since then, there has been agitation for the return of the federation’s pre-January 1966 original structure.
When the country returned to democratic government in 1979, the same pattern continued, the unitary-like federal structure bequeathed to the country by the military was sustained by the political class. Even now, the model is still in place.
But the mightiness of the Federal Government has enfeebled the states and enervated the local councils. Since the abrogation of the nation’s federal structure in 1966, development in the country has been very slow, especially at the state and local council levels because the Federal Government is so powerful that it is involved in primary education as well as primary health care. The power of the federal government is such that it maintains rural roads and is saddled with water provision.
This is why there has been so much agitation for the restructuring of Nigeria.
But wait a minute. What does it mean to restructure Nigeria?
The current arrangement confers on the federal government absolute control over the following: accounts of the government of the federation, army, navy, air force, police, arms, ammunition, explosives, aviation, commercial and industrial monopolies, construction and maintenance of federal trunk roads, creation of states, currency, customs and excise duties, defence; election to offices of president and vice-president, governor, or deputy governor, export duties, external affairs, extradition, immigration and emigration, implementation of treaties, labour, maritime shipping and navigation, mines and minerals, nuclear energy, passports and visas, quarantine, regulation of political parties, traffic on federal trunk roads, and water from sources declared by the National Assembly to affect more than one state, among others.
What this means is that whoever heads the Nigerian federal government wields enormous powers and has control over virtually every aspect of our life as a nation. So, to restructure is to disrobe the president of the enormous powers that the office betroths to him.
To restructure the country is to say the President has no control over the police. It is to deprive the President the power to award road contracts outside of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Getting a sitting President to agree to these is herculean.
Human beings love power and very few of them will readily give up powers legitimately acquired. That is why Chief OlusegunObasanjo did not venture into restructuring the country despite being in charge for eight years. That is why those who came after him, including the incumbent, also looked away from restructuring. It will be a forlorn hope to expect whoever succeeds President MuhammaduBuhari in 2023 to give up the powers the constitution confers on him.
The only person in modern history who restructured his country and gave up his powers was the late Mikhail Gorbachev, who as President of the Soviet Union, enacted policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring). The policies eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union between 1990 and 1991. The collapse led to the emergence of strong countries in Eastern Europe but at a great cost to Gorbachev because he lost his preeminence as the president of the USSR.
To expect Atiku, Tinubu or Obi to have the Gorbachev-like mindset is to ask for too much. Therefore, the best way to get the country restructured is to do it piecemeal. If we are expecting a holistic restructuring, I am afraid that may never happen.
So, from 2023, we need to change our strategy. Let us ask Buhari’s successor to restructure the country a bit at a time. We may look at the education system, for instance, and agitate that the federal government should hands off primary and secondary education so that the state and local governments can take care of that. We can also look at the road network and agitate for the handing over of all roads to the state and local governments. Then, we can look at natural resources and move for the federal government to hands off them. It is easy to secure the states’ agreement on these three. If we start with these three and the benefits become obvious to all, it would not be difficult to add more to the list. By the time we take these issues one after the other, we would eventually arrive at having a restructured country.
The best way to eat an elephant is to take a bit at a time.
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Louisiana's 15 game win streak comes to an end vs Rice. The Owls defeat the Cajuns 33-21.
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Chicago-area priest Rev. David Ryan under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of a minor
CHICAGO - The Rev. David Ryan, a pastor at St. Francis de Sales Parish and School, has once again been asked to step away from his pastoral duties following new claims that he sexually abused a minor.
The Archdiocese of Chicago said it would be investigating two new allegations they received Friday against Ryan, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said in a statement. The allegations were also shared with civil authorities.
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The new allegations come a year after an investigation ruled prior allegations against Ryan were unfounded.
In November 2020, Ryan was accused of sexually abusing minors more than two decades ago when he was assigned to Maryville Academy in Des Plaines. The Independent Review Board of the Archdiocese of Chicago investigated the allegations and found insufficient evidence.
Ryan was cleared to return to the parish on Aug. 21, 2021.
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Driver hospitalized with serious injuries after semi hits car in Gurnee
GURNEE, Illinois - A driver was hospitalized after their car collided with a semi in Gurnee on Saturday night.
Gurnee police said that a Toyota collided with a semi at Route 41 and Ferndale Street.
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Man in car shot in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood
CHICAGO - A man in a car was shot in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on Saturday.
Chicago police said that the man, 24, was inside a car on South Yale near West 70th around 2:40 p.m. when a person in another car pulled out a gun.
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Karol Swiderski scores to lead Charlotte past Chicago Fire 3-2
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Yoan Moncada leads Chicago White Sox over Tigers 4-3 in 11 innings
CHICAGO - Yoan Moncada hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run 11th inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 4-3 after losing to the Tigers in extra innings in the series opener.
With the score 2-2, Elvis Andrus reached on a bunt single leading off the 11th.
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Gregory Soto failed to pick up the bunt on the left side of the mound as automatic runner Selby Zavala advanced to third.
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How a Home‑Made Kung Fu Movie Captured Guwahati’s Imagination
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A Guwahati man, speaking on the phone, steps out of his car on a winter afternoon. A speeding bike barely misses him, his necktie and coat fly for a moment. He yells at the rider, already miles away: Oi! Haga lagise neki? Oi! (loosely translated: Hey! Do you badly need to take a dump?)
When Mahesh Deori spoke these lines on camera at a relative’s request, he had no idea that, in a few months’ time, it would become a mainstay of Guwahati’s youth culture. The film in which it appeared, Local Kung Fu, also went on to mark a watershed moment in Assamese entertainment.
In a state where film-making is starved of both institutional support and audience enthusiasm, an unassuming home-made film occupies a permanent spot in people’s imaginations, influencing speech, mannerisms, conversations – and the idea of entertainment itself.
Made on a budget of less than one lakh rupees, Local Kung Fu released in theaters nine Septembers ago. It stayed on screen for a bare total of five days before an early release of Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Besharam pushed it out of theaters. Despite its short-lived release, about a year later, the film’s dialogues, mannerisms, and characters had all achieved cult status, especially among the youth of Guwahati.
“Discussions among friends in school, between classes and during bus rides, often used to revolve around specific scenes and dialogues from the movie,” recounts Raghu Pratap, an independent filmmaker and writer who grew up in the city.
Adhiraj Kashyap, another independent filmmaker from Assam who is currently studying at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, narrates one incident illustrating the film’s popularity from when he was in school. “I was unaware about the film then – I only watched it a few years after. But I saw another guy… fawn over [one of the film’s actors] like a fanboy. The ‘Number One Under-18 Don’ was already famous,” he says, referencing a character from the film.
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Local Kung Fu was directed by Kenny Deori Basumatary, now a successful filmmaker and actor with his own trademark style. Back then, however, Basumatary was an IIT Delhi drop-out who was experimenting with his filmmaking technique by making short films and music videos on his YouTube channel. When he saw people approaching his uncle, a martial arts instructor, for advice on filming fight scenes, Basumatary decided to combine his love for action, comedy, and his flair for filmmaking. With this confidence, and about Rs. 1,00,000 from his ex-civil servant mother, Basumatary set out to buy a DSLR and write a script around Kung Fu. He cast his relatives and friends, a lot of whom were his uncle’s students.
All these things helped ground Local Kung Fu to its context and bring a freshness and novelty that made the youth of Guwahati connect instantly with it. “When we were writing the script, we decided to not use the flowery language that was the norm in the movies here, and instead chose to keep things conversational,” Basumatary tells me over a phone call. The use of regular Guwahati-speak, at times grammatically inaccurate and peppered with Hindi phrases, helped set the film in a cultural milieu that was instantly recognizable and relatable.
The film’s depiction of Guwahati – it begins with a montage of iconic landmarks of the city – spoke to its youth. The plot centers on a set of young people and some of their middle-aged relatives. Barring one cameo, there is not a single character in the film who’s old. Pratap believes that Local Kung Fu inadvertently documents what it is like for a young person to live in Guwahati.
“Going out in the evening to eat momo with friends, love for pork, young adults drinking alcohol and chewing sikhor (the Gutkha brand), unruly boys moving in gangs perpetually on the lookout for a jeng (a local word for picking a fight) – these were all things that we knew about and spoke about but had never seen depicted on screen before.”
Kashyap echoes this sentiment and goes on to explain the larger cultural context that made the film connect so instantly. “Just a little while before Local Kung Fu came up, mainstream Indian cinema was seeing a sort of rejig. Filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Dibakar Banerjee were setting the scene, moving away from narrating larger-than-life NRI stories. People were warming up to celebrating stories that were local. A year before Local Kung Fu, Anurag Kashyap released Gangs of Wasseypur. That changed a lot of things.”
Kashyap also opines that the various ridiculous characters and unique events that the film is laden with stayed with the audience long after the film ended. These include a local goon and his friends seeking a liquor license, a character forging his identity to his “Malayali-Assamese mix” girlfriend’s local guardians to win them over, a notorious naked thief who allegedly roams around the city with oil rubbed on his skin, a Tansen who is equally adept at singing and fighting, and a scene involving a discussion on how snails and silkworms taste.
But beyond the idiosyncrasies and relatability and even the action, there lies another story behind the success of Local Kung Fu in a state where most people do not watch films. “Only fifty [cinema] halls,” Basumatary explains. People rely on other mediums for entertainment, such as mobile or traveling mass theaters telling stories with song and dance, and “VCD films,” which are direct-to-video masala movies. Those who do go to the theater prefer going for Hindi or English films.
Local Kung Fu thus reached the masses not through its limited lifespan in a movie hall but through piracy and pen drives. Kashyap tells me that the first time he watched Local Kung Fu was on a friend’s computer. Pratap too has a similar story. Piracy ultimately complemented the viewing experience of the movie. Part of Local Kung Fu’s charm came from its low-budget, home-video aesthetic. “The home-video aesthetic really makes the film feel truly local,” Pratap opines.
The film came out in late 2013, a time when very few people owned a computer, and even fewer had access to the internet to seamlessly stream videos in HD. Smartphones were still not the norm.
“Watching a low definition, home-video-style film on your device thus felt like a very familiar and personal experience. I or people I know didn’t think of it as a feature film while watching it, which took away the expectations one would usually keep from cinema,” Kashyap explains.
Basumatary recounts how the film managed to fall into so many unauthorized hands. The first copy was made even before the film was officially released. “We had given the film to a local TV channel. The person who was tasked with keeping it safe watched it, loved it, and ended up making a copy of it on his pen drive. He then showed it to a couple of his friends, who then insisted on taking the movie with them. And the cycle continued.” Sometime after Local Kung Fu left the screens, a dejected Basumatary went back to work in Bombay. When he returned a year and a half later, he discovered that the film had spread like a pyramid scheme among school and college students.
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In this ironic incident of a TV channel worker — expected to be responsible for keeping movies safe –pirating the film and spreading it, lies a paradox that grips Assamese cinema today. Cinema can only be commercially viable if there are people to watch it, but very few people will go to a theater to watch an Assamese movie unless they know for sure that it’s good. Plus, distributors and hall-owners are much keener to screen a big-budget studio film from Bombay or Hyderabad or America since they promise larger returns than films made in Assamese.
To combat the lack of funding, filmmakers have often tried relying on crowdfunding to meet production costs. Basumatary did this for his projects that followed Local Kung Fu, including his latest, Local Utpaat, which came to theaters earlier this year and ran successfully for 13 weeks. However, crowdfunding can only work if a film promises to play to the crowd to an extent. And this comes across in Local Utpaat’s production.
Although the film suffers from various technical flaws – the sound is inconsistent, the plot elements borrow heavily from existing sketches on Heavy Budget (a YouTube channel run by Basumatary’s brother and cousins, employing a similar aesthetic to Local Kung Fu), and the filmmakers place greater emphasis on staying true to the “local” tone and aesthetic than the performances – it works commercially because it delivers exactly what people were expecting in a film by Basumatary.
“The Local Kung Fu aesthetic has now become a brand, so other content creators and filmmakers are trying to copy it, trying to cash in on its popularity,” Kashyap says.
“It is a dangerous trend, for it will saturate the audiences with homogenous content and stunt original thought. Also, eventually, the audience will be so bored by this saturation that they will even stop watching films made by Kenny himself.”
Local Kung Fu’s raging cult-ish success, then, has led to many forsaking creativity or originality in favor of relatability and familiarity of content to gain popularity and short-term commercial viability.
Towards the end of my conversation with him, Basumatary lets on that he wants to make “every genre, every kind of film.” However, he also acknowledges that those films might not work well with the audience or the Box Office, and that he will soon start working on Local Kung Fu 3 to satisfy audiences.
Anurag Kashyap often looks back at the success of Gangs of Wasseypur in regret. In an interview with LiveMint this year, on the film’s 10-year anniversary, he explains, “People keep expecting me to make the same film. It has derailed me in a way. Everything I do is compared to that.” | https://theswaddle.com/how-a-home-made-kung-fu-movie-captured-guwahatis-imagination/ | 2022-09-18T03:34:14Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/how-a-home-made-kung-fu-movie-captured-guwahatis-imagination/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
9/17/22 NRSC Chair, Sen. Rick Scott, on the GOP’s odds of flipping the senate
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Washington, DC – Gray Television White House correspondent and senior national editor Jon Decker interviewed Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), for the second episode of Gray TV’s Midterm Election Series, “Election 2022 Just the Facts,” airing Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18.
Sen. Scott told Decker he was “100% certain” that Republicans would take the Senate in the midterms.
On why his prediction of GOP Senate chances differed from Leader Mitch McConnell’s, Scott said: “Just look at our candidates. I mean, look at them … These guys have great backgrounds. And they’re working hard. They’re running good races.”
When asked why the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has double the money the NRSC does, Scott answered: “Because we did the right thing. I tell people … what you have to do to win races, you can’t wait to define your opponent. So we invested early.”
On whether former President Donald Trump has given enough money to GOP Senate candidates, Scott said: “I want everybody that has any money to give us more money.”
And when questioned about Sen. Lindsay Graham’s abortion ban bill and whether legislation should remain on the state level or be a federal issue, Scott answered: “That’s a decision every senator’s going to get to make.”
Excerpts are below.
Sen. Rick Scott Highlights
On GOP Senate chances
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Give me a sense about your optimism on a scale of one to 10, 10 being absolute certainty – how certain are you that Republicans will retake the Senate?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
“I’m 100% certain we’ll take the Senate. Now the question is, I think we’re at 52+ so we’ll see. I think we’re clearly going to be able to defend Ron Johnson’s lead. Now, you saw the polls yesterday. He’s up four. Even the Democrat poll, Marquette there has him up one. Doc Oz has cut the lead in half in Pennsylvania. So I think if people get to know Fetterman, we’re going to win there. If you look at North Carolina, Budd’s up showing the polls three. Then Herschel Walker’s already up in each of the two latest polls, three. And Adam Laxalt’s up. So I think that’s our 52, plus I think we’ve got a great opportunity in Arizona, Colorado, Washington, New Hampshire. So I think we’re going to have a breakthrough.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Mitch McConnell … does not share your optimism. Just a few weeks ago in Kentucky, he said, ‘I think there’s probably a greater likelihood that the House flips than the Senate.’ Why do you have a different viewpoint than your leader?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Just look at our candidates. I mean, look at them. I mean you’ve got Mehmet Oz, a world-renowned heart surgeon, the top healthcare talk show host in the world. You look at Budd, a very successful congressman, North Carolina. You look at Herschel Walker, Heisman Trophy winner, successful business person. People in Georgia love him. You look at Adam Laxalt, he’s an Iraqi war veteran. He’s a successful state attorney general.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
You look at Blake Master, successful tech entrepreneur. Joe O’Dea started a construction company, successful. You look at Tiffany Smiley. You look at retired General Bolden. These guys have great backgrounds. And they’re working hard. They’re running good races. And let’s look at this” Biden’s numbers are under 40 in every one of those states. This is a referendum on Biden. That’s number 1. Number 2, is we’ve spent our money early, which means we’ve been able to define the Democrats. And they’re under 50 in all these states. Some of them are under 45 so that gives us a big opportunity.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
The people that you’ve just praised so much, in many cases are trailing in their respective races. You mentioned Arizona, Masters is losing. You mentioned Pennsylvania, you have Dr. Oz losing in that state, trailing in every poll that I’ve seen. And I don’t think you can point to one poll in which he’s ahead. And yet you talk about how great your candidates are. And Mitch McConnell, getting back to him again, your leader, has spoken about candidate quality and why you’re having difficulty in some of these races. Do you take issue with that?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Well first, let’s take Dr. Oz. He went through a tough primary. A lot of these guys went through tough primaries, right? So Mehmet went through a tough primary. He had a lot of attack ads against him. But now that he’s in the general election, he’s raised money. We’ve invested early. We’re defining Fetterman. He’s cut the lead way down. The last poll has Mehmet down four.
In Arizona…Blake Masters had a late primary. But let’s look at where Kelly is. Kelly is underwater. Eric Barlow, we beat him. So as long as we go out and define who Blake Masters is, I think he’s going to win.
On Sen. Lindsay Graham’s abortion bill and the Kansas abortion vote
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Does that take you, Republicans, off message when you have a fellow senator that is in a high profile way introducing this type of legislation?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I’m pro-life. I believe there ought to be reasonable restrictions and exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. And I think every campaign-
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Should it be a state’s issue? Should states determine this or do you think, like Senator Graham has suggested it should be a federal issue?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Well, that’s a decision every senator’s going to get to make. The Democrats have made abortion a significant issue, but they don’t want to talk about their position on abortion. Their position on abortion is, and it’s radical, they want to have abortion up to the moment a little baby’s born. They want to say a baby born alive, I can just sit on the side-
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
I don’t know if that’s necessarily true.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
That’s exactly how they voted. They all voted for that. They all voted to say a little baby born alive they’re just going to let starve to death over on the side. And they said, if you are a pro-life healthcare worker, you have to perform an abortion. That’s what they all voted to do. That’s not what the country is. The country is … reasonable restrictions and reasonable exceptions. So every candidate has talked about this. They’ve all taken that position. And there’ll be a decision whether this is done at the states or at the federal level. But I can tell you what I keep talking about is how radical the Democrats are. We all need compassion for what a woman’s going through. But we ought to say, what can we do to make sure we bring life into this country. More life. We love babies in…But what the Democrats have done is just radical and it’s wrong.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
In Kansas over the summer, they had a referendum on the issue of abortion and were you surprised by the results on that referendum? And what does that tell you, Senator, in terms of the energy that Democrats have right now on this particular issue heading into the midterms?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Well, here’s what Democrats are doing. First off, they-
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Did their vote surprise you, first of all?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I wasn’t following exactly what was going to happen in Kansas, but then I think every state has different beliefs about things.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
It’s a red state. So that’s why I say that it’s surprising.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
But every state has their own beliefs about what should happen and that’s great. My state’s going to be different than some other state. We come up here to represent our states. But if you look at it, the Democrats have to talk about abortion. They can’t talk about inflation. They can’t talk about job growth. We lost 242,000 full-time jobs last month. Did you know that? 242,000 full-time jobs. We’re adding part-time jobs, right? Businesses that have to cut back and people that have to go back and get a second and third job. I mean, they can’t talk about the economy, they can’t talk about schools, they can’t talk about Afghanistan, they can’t talk about the border, they can’t talk about crime because it’s all bad issues for them. So there’s all they can talk about.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
It’s Senator Graham actually talking about it. I wouldn’t even be asking this question if he didn’t introduce it this past week, this legislation. He’s the one that’s brought this issue again to the fore.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
No, Democrats have brought the issue to the fore.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Well he did, was introducing an issue that Senator McConnell said most of the conference is not interested in tackling abortion at the federal level. He says most of the conference, and maybe you disagree with the Senator, believes that should be tackled at the state level.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
So if you look at every, look at the Democrats who are running in Pennsylvania. That’s all they can talk about. That’s all they’re talking about. Because they can’t talk about the issues that matter. This has been talked about for months and stopped. Why is Ron Johnson already winning? … Why is Ted Budd winning? Why is Herschel Walker winning and why is Adam Laxalt still winning? And we’re within the march of there in Colorado. We’re down three to five points in Washington. I mean, look at Maggie Hassen, she’s been talking about these issues and her approval numbers are under 45. So we are going to win.
On money
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Let’s talk about money … you, meaning the NRSC, is trailing your respective counterpart, the Democrats, as it relates to money, cash on hand. Why is that? They have double the amount of money you have right now.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Because we did the right thing. I tell people when we got this job, what you have to do to win races, you can’t wait to define your opponent. So we invested early. We actually started defining our opponents back in 2021. We knew our target states. We started defining them then and we started investing significant dollars back in May. That’s why. You think somebody like Ron Johnson, who’s never been ahead in the poll before, in his two races before, he’s leading now because we defined the Democrats. So we’ve invested our money, we raised good money, and if you want to give more money you can text 55404, but we’ve invested and we’ve defined them. That’s why we’re doing well and we’ll continue to raise money. And we’re going to have our campaigns raise money. That’s why we’re in a good position. And look at Arizona, their election was late, their primary was late. And so we’re going to win.
On Donald Trump
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
Would you say that the former president is a leader of the Republican Party?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
What I’ve always said is the voters are the leaders of the Republican Party. In 2010, Republicans all across the country, none of them endorsed me. And guess what? I won because I talked to voters and I talked about the issue that was most important at the time. I had a seven-step plan at 700,000 jobs. And so that’s what I believe in. The voters in every one of these states is going to decide who their primary candidate is and the voters are going to decide who their next senator’s going to be and I believe they’re going to pick Republicans.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
When was the last time you spoke to the former president about the upcoming midterms?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I talk to him every two or three weeks.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
And are you satisfied with the amount of money that he’s contributing, his political action committee is contributing to your Senate races around the country?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I want everybody that has any money to give us more money.
Jon Decker, Gray TV Chief White House Correspondent
Okay, so-
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Everybody.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
He’s raised an incredible amount of money from the political action committee. It seems like he’s hoarding it all. And do you want him to give more of that money to the candidates that you have competing in competitive races?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
That’s a choice he gets to make. Everybody-
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
But you must implore him when you speak to him. Mr. President, can you give some more to these tight races? We’re very close in Georgia, you might say to him. We’re very close.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I told everybody that has money, anybody that had money in their campaign accounts and anything to help our candidates — Help the NRSC. Make sure we win.
On his responsibility if the GOP loses the Senate
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
You’ve been criticized in terms of running this organization, trying to raise money, recruit candidates. You’ve been criticized for taking time off on vacation in August to go to Italy. You’ve been criticized-
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
Can you imagine? Celebrating my 50th wedding anniversary…
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
I’m just telling you why people would criticize.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
You’ve been criticized for going to Iowa instead of other states in which there are very close Senate races. How do you respond to all this criticism? Is it tough being the person who heads this committee?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I told people exactly what we’re going to do when I took the job and we’ve done it. I said we’re going to raise money. We’re going to invest early. We’re going to make significant investments in digital cause it’s going to pay off now. It’s going to pay off in the next five goals and cycle after that. I’ve said, we’re going to invest in Hispanic outreach. We have Hispanic outreach programs in nine competitive states. I said, we’re going to focus on election security. We’ve done all these things. We break relationships with the NRCC and the RNC and we are going to win.
Jon Decker, Gray TV White House Correspondent
You’re the conquering hero if you win. Absolutely. If you lose, are you the fall guy? Are you the fall guy if Republicans fail to take over the Senate?
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I don’t think anybody, any one person gets credit for winning and any one person is responsible for losing. Although we all want to win.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
So I always tell the candidates, when anybody I talk to, I said, ‘Here’s the deal, you have to win your race’. I said, ‘You have to raise money, you have to get volunteers, you have to build a team’. There could be support through the cavalry. There’s super PACs out there, there’s the NRC out there, but you have to make this happen on your own.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), NRSC Chairman
I’m going to do everything I can and work hard. I do know that Biden helps us every day when he has a party for inflation in the day that inflation is 8.3%. That probably helps us a lot when he continues to leave the border open, that probably helps us a lot. Not good for the country. If you look at everything he’s doing when he says, ‘Oh, if you’re a construction worker, you’re going to pay off the debt of somebody going to an Ivy League school.’ That probably helps us win. It’s not good for the country, but Biden is basically our best advocate for why you do not want to vote for any Democrats right now.
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SPOKANE, Wash. —
El Mercadito visited the Northwestern Museum of Arts and Culture Saturday.
Typically -- Latinos en Spokane hosts the event on the last Saturday of every month in Cannon Park.
But Saturday, the organization brought the event to Browne's addition as a part of Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month.
El mercadito features Hispanic food vendors, merchants and dance.
Latinos en Spokane said El Mercadito is an opportunity to showcase culture and share it with the community.
"Showing are people that the Latino community is a working community, is a nice people that really needed an opportunity to show we have," El Mercadito manager Andres Sanchez said. "So we have a local vendors and it's a great opportunity for the community. Latinos en Spokane started as a Facebook group and then jumped to a nonprofit organization. We're glad to have the opportunity to help hundreds and hundreds of families every month."
When the event's in Cannon Park, Latinos en Spokane hosts vaccine and health clinics, immigration resources and food distributions. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/el-mercadito-comes-to-the-mac/293-5f750726-d25c-47cd-a710-800070d3b66c | 2022-09-18T03:47:11Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/el-mercadito-comes-to-the-mac/293-5f750726-d25c-47cd-a710-800070d3b66c | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to develop floating platforms off the Oregon coast that could create wind-generated electricity to power millions of homes.
The administration is looking to create enough energy with the floating platform technology that generates up to 15 gigawatts of power, enough to power 5 million homes by 2035.
But it's that kind of goal, experts say is needed to push things forward, and make the Pacific Ocean a wind energy producer.
Biden’s team announced plans to support wind towers off the California and Oregon coasts.
The technology is already developed enough to be in use in European waters. And it will fit the Pacific Ocean where deep water doesn't allow towers attached to the ocean floor.
“It's around the corner in the context of a ten year process so we really do need to move,” said Bryson Robertson an Oregon State University associate professor and director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center.
“I think the Biden administration announcement really says, ‘look we're really committed to doing this, we're going to do this in the right way’. But if we go through the process there will be something at the end because otherwise you can't ask these companies to invest,” said Robertson.
Wind generated electricity is already being delivered by turbines attached to the seafloor; there are 6000 of them worldwide including on the U.S. East Coast.
The Pacific Ocean's time is coming with the floating platform technology, said Jason Busch with Pacific Ocean Energy Trust.
“The wind resource in northern California and Oregon is world class. If we can develop offshore wind projects we'll have a very high quality energy resource that will help us meet our state and regional carbon and energy goals, but it will also bring billions of dollars of investment as these projects are developed, of course along with the thousands of jobs that will be associated with this as well,” said Busch.
Robertson said the administration goals are big for the Pacific Ocean and worth making.
“If you want to inspire people you want to drive change, we need to be aggressive, we need to make big statements and we need to push the envelope, because the status quo won't get us to where we need to be in a timeline that's tractable in relationship with our climate change challenge," said Robertson.
Not everyone likes the idea of offshore wind turbines, the commercial fishing industry most notably, according to Busch. So working out differences is part of what needs to happen.
California is set to sign a couple of leases later this year, Busch said. Oregon is a few years behind but areas under consideration are off the coasts of Coos Bay and Brookings | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/oregon-coast-offshore-wind-power/283-012179bb-ae35-4502-93b0-47bb460409b8 | 2022-09-18T03:47:18Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/oregon-coast-offshore-wind-power/283-012179bb-ae35-4502-93b0-47bb460409b8 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SPOKANE, Wash. —
The Spokane River: a city feature that's hard to miss.
“The Spokane river is such an important asset for our community, it flows right through town," volunteer Amanda Richardson said. "I just think its so cool to live in a community that has this beautiful river run right through it.”
But what isn't beautiful, is the trash that can collect in and near the river.
Volunteers said the trash can have harmful effects on ecosystems.
“If you think just one soda can won’t cause any harm, you should think again," high school senior and volunteer Ronan Gortler said. "That one soda can can cause a lot of disturbances for anything living in the water and those living out here as well.”
For six hours each year, volunteers are invited to participate in a city-wide river clean up.
16 service locations are scattered across Spokane, from as far west as Downriver road to as far east as Magnolia St. and Riverton Ave.
Volunteers noted a variety of trash they found during Saturday's clean up.
“Broken glass, scraps of metal, found a shoe, found a backpack, lots of plastic bottles, bottle caps," Richardson rattled off. "A lot of the micro trash that blows around, you see a lot of that down there.”
“The less trash we have out here, including a lot of scrap metal, the more chance we can get our River all cleaned up,” Gortler said.
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TRI-CITIES, Wash.-
The Master Gardeners at the WSU Demonstration Gardens take care of more than just vegetable gardens. At the Demonstration Garden 26 different areas are dedicated to different styles of gardens and have a number of different plants to show people what it takes to take care of them.
The Master Gardeners also help community gardens by mentoring them. They also help fund some gardens to get them off the ground.
"We also have our food garden team that provides garden education and resources for low-income families" said Emmanuel Osafo who oversees the Master Gardener program.
To get help starting a community garden, a group can reach out to the master gardeners with a space in mind for the garden.
The master gardeners look into how well a garden will do based on the amount of space and the amount shade hitting the area.
After a garden starts, Master Gardeners can help mentor the group.
"Being able to produce their own food, being able to feel like they're sustaining themselves and the working relationship between the people that come to that garden it just gives you a good feeling of what life's about," said Dennis Fife, one of the lead Master Gardeners from the program.
The food grown at the demonstration garden gets donated to local food banks.
Fife said, "That's what we're about is helping the community and so everything that's produced needs to go the community and goes to the food bank."
Before trying to start a community garden you may want to see if one near you is looking for volunteers. In the tri-cities area around fifty community gardens started with the help of the Master Gardeners and are being cared for by community members. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/starting-a-community-garden-with-master-gardeners/article_08353f76-36f1-11ed-a840-abb5d3548c1a.html | 2022-09-18T03:48:26Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/starting-a-community-garden-with-master-gardeners/article_08353f76-36f1-11ed-a840-abb5d3548c1a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Climate change: Heatwaves, droughts and floods bring grim taster of future as COP27 looms
This year has become the latest in a series to be characterised by landmark weather extremes.
Experts fear the pattern is set to become the new normal as climate change wreaks increasing havoc on the planet.
Europe has in 2022 had its hottest summer and highest August temperatures ever known, bringing vicious wildfires, severe droughts and extra deaths.
Massive blazes raged across the land in a dozen countries across the European Union, destroying homes, businesses and nature and forcing thousands of people to flee.
There were nearly 2,000 fires across the region by July, more than four times the 15-year average, destroying an area covering 660,000 hectares – more than double the size of Luxembourg – the highest amount of land ever burned in the region by this stage in the summer.
And the season is not over yet, with huge fires being tackled in the Gironde region of France and Andalucia in Spain this week.
Even at home the weather has been unusually dry and blisteringly hot.
This summer was England’s joint-hottest ever and the fourth-hottest for the UK overall.
In July, a red ‘danger to life’ alert was issued over searing heat, indicating a national emergency, with thermometers reaching 40C for the first time in history.
People in the hottest places were advised to stay at home and not travel unless they had to, while there was major disruption to transport and other services.
The unprecedented heatwave saw temperature records smashed in Scotland, Wales and England, reaching new highs of 34.8C, at Charterhall in the Scottish Borders, 37.1C at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire and 40.3C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
Ordinarily, when heat records are broken during hot spells, they do so in only a few places and by fractional degrees.
But the UK’s previous highs were exceeded in multiple locations and by large margins.
Scientists said the extreme heat would have been impossible without a boost from man-made climate change.
The prolonged hot spell compounded already arid conditions after a particularly dry start to the year.
In Scotland water extractions were suspended at rivers in Fife, Aberdeenshire, East Lothian and the Borders because levels had fallen so low.
At the same time official droughts were declared in regions of southern England, with hosepipe bans put in place to conserve water supplies.
Farmers have warned there could be shortages of some food crops this winter as a result of the challenging growing conditions.
And the story has been similar in many other locations across the world.
According to the latest climate bulletin from Copernicus, an arm of the European Union’s space programme, the global average temperature for August took joint third place in the list of highest ever recorded.
Central and eastern China were hotter than normal for all of the past three months, while North America also experienced one of its warmest summers.
Conditions were drier than usual in central North and South America and across central Asia as well.
Other regions, however, have been exceptionally wet.
Increased rainfall has hit south Asia – particularly Pakistan, where record rainfall has been causing catastrophic flooding that has already killed more than 1,400 people and left millions of others homeless.
The country was lashed with more than three times the usual volume of rain for the time of year, making it the wettest August since 1961.
New analysis by a team of leading international climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group has blamed industrial activities and the use of fossil fuels for the intense rainfall.
“What we saw in Pakistan is exactly what climate projections have been predicting for years,” said Friederike Otto, from the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and Environment at Imperial College London.
“It’s also in line with historical records showing that heavy rainfall has dramatically increased in the region since humans started emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
“And our own analysis also shows clearly that further warming will make these heavy rainfall episodes even more intense.
“So while it is hard to put a precise figure to the contribution of climate change, the fingerprints of global warming are evident.”
Much of Scandinavia, areas of central and south-eastern Europe, Greece and western Turkey have also been wetter than average this summer.
The most recent assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), first published late last year, concluded the occurrence of extreme events is unprecedented in the observed record and will increase as the planet heats up.
It states: “Human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe.
“Evidence of observed changes in extremes such as heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts and tropical cyclones, and, in particular, their attribution to human influence, has strengthened.”
Each decade since the 1980s has been warmer than the previous one, and this pattern is expected to continue.
Average global temperatures could reach as much as 4C higher than in our horse and cart days, perhaps more.
The seven warmest years have all been since 2015, with 2016 and 2020 tied as the hottest.
Last year was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1C above pre-industrial level – edging closer to the 1.5C warming limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change
And it looks like the hot trend has no sign of abating as September unfolds.
As well as more frequent extreme weather, unnaturally high concentrations of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are causing a range of other impacts, including sea level rise and ocean acidification.
Researchers have warned that multiple tipping points – thresholds from where there is no going back – could be triggered if global temperature rises more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, but there are significant risks at even the current levels of heating, around 1.2C since the 1850s.
Scientists at the University of Exeter say the planet is already in the danger zone for five climate tipping points – melting of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, widespread abrupt permafrost thaw, collapse of convection in the Labrador Sea, and massive die-off of tropical coral reefs.
And from then on, other impacts will only increase – and accelerate.
If all this sounds apocalyptic, it is.
The problems facing the planet and our species cannot be overstated. Climate change has been described as the greatest existential threat to humankind.
The last time earth was hotter was at least 125,000 years ago, while atmospheric carbon dioxide is at its highest level in two million years or longer.
The planet’s temperature has shot up faster in the past 50 years than in any comparable period, while the oceans are warming at a rate not seen in at least 11,000 years.
The world’s top climate scientists have agreed 2C of heating will spark catastrophic and irreversible climate destruction, leading to mass extinctions, altered seasons and threatening the survival of millions of people.
Hence the aim is to keep temperature rise below that deadly figure – ideally no more than 1.5C.
But there’s more bad news.
The World Meteorological Organisation has warned there is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5C for at least one of the next five years – and the likelihood is increasing with time.
The United Nations body said there is a 93 per cent likelihood of at least one year between now and 2026 becoming the warmest on record, knocking 2016 from the top ranking.
It’s now ten months since Scotland hosted the UN climate summit COP26, which culminated in the historic Glasgow Pact – signed by nearly 200 global leaders, agreeing to ramp up emissions reductions and to phase down coal power.
Prior to the conference, experts predicted the world was on track to massively overshoot 2C – perhaps reaching 4C or more.
Since Glasgow, taking mitigation pledges and 2030 targets into consideration, estimates have been revised down to around 2.4C.
So, as we head towards COP27, being held in Egypt in November, there is a dauntingly massive mountain to climb.
The main objective of the meeting is to turn pledges into action, emphasising the need to “move from negotiations to implementation through specific, measurable, impactful initiatives to be delivered and implemented on the ground”.
The world still has a chance to do this by taking immediate and drastic action to slash emissions.
But, as we’ve been warned, it is now or never.
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Queen Elizabeth II death: Princess Anne in a powerful balance of grief, duty and daughterhood
In a week of deep family grief, public mourning and heavy ceremony, Princess Anne played the steadiest and strongest of hands.
She led from the front, the male-heavy lines of monarchy and pageantry parted by the Queen’s only daughter, who paid tribute to her mother and Queen in unprecedented style that balanced both personal tenderness and professional endurance.
After accompanying her mother on the complex and emotional journey from Balmoral to Buckingham Palace and spending two days in London, the Princess Royal was back in Scotland by helicopter on Thursday morning to undertake royal work, attending a meeting with charity heads and gathered public at Glasgow City Chambers before a trip to a care home in Galashiels.
If grief was in the Princesses’ bones, it did not show up in her demeanour.
Diane Millar, senior support worker at Waverley Care Home, said: “The princess seemed really calm, she was so nice – she probably made us feel calm. She took time to speak to everyone. Those who were able stood up and curtsied to her. It was a lovely visit.”
The Princess Royal was with her mother, with whom she had a close bond, in the final 24 hours of the monarch’s life. The Queen had chosen her daughter to accompany the funeral cortege on an unprecedented six-hour funeral procession to Edinburgh on Sunday, where Anne received her mother’s coffin at the Palace of Holyroodhouse with a curtsy.
The Princess continued her journey behind her mother’s coffin on foot along the Royal Mile on Monday before becoming the first woman to take part in the Vigil of the Princes, held at St Giles' Cathedral, that night. She then returned by air to England with Elizabeth II the following day.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Princess Royal said: “It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys. Witnessing the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys has been both humbling and uplifting.”
Anne’s ties to Scotland are long and true, and have helped shape both her personal character and public manner.
Described as a woman of great humour, stoicism, adventurous heart and dancing moves, she is said to have taken much of her mannerisms and predilections from her father Prince Philip.
From a young age, Anne was sailing around the west coast of Scotland with her father and brothers on the ocean going yawl, Bloodhound, exploring waters around Arran in the south to Lewis in the north.
It was on such journeys that her love of lighthouses was formed, with the Princess still enjoying annual inspection visits with the Northern Lighthouse Board on their ship NLV PHAROS. She has been the organisation's patron for 30 years.
"Princess Anne said dreamily that she would love to sleep aboard a ship for the rest of her life,” according to biographer Helen Cathcart.
As a girl, the Princess herself described the “blissful” sound of silence when the engine was turned off.
She wrote: “The only sound is the rush of water, relaxing and hypnotic. You have this utterly detached sensation that I have only otherwise experienced on a galloping horse – a feeling of contentment, of being in the hands of the fates of the elements.
“If it is blowing, then sailing becomes a fight, a battle against all that the wind and waves can throw of you.
"You become part of your ship, testing your skills not against anyone else, but against nature and the person you would like to be.”
Life at sea has, apparently, prepared the Princess for life on dry land.
Mike Bullock, chief executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board, said it was a “huge honour” to have such “an experienced yachtswoman and a great supporter of the UK maritime sector” as its patron.
Mr Bullock said Princess Anne joined inspections most years.
He said: “This involves landing by boat or helicopter, sometimes involving a scramble across rocks or a long hike to get to a lighthouse and invariably requires full waterproofs, pungent midge repellent and a packed lunch.
"But Her Royal Highness’s interest in our work extends far beyond visiting lighthouses. She is always keen to meet and chat with the technicians, engineers and ship’s crew, who work tirelessly on the frontline to get the job done and keep open the waterways on which we depend. Our staff really appreciate having the support of a patron who truly understands the importance and necessity of what they do."
Princess Anne managed press and public attention from a early age and launched herself into royal duty, driving a double decker bus around a training school in Essex on her first solo engagement, aged 18. Soon after, she was on a helicopter to visit a North Sea drilling rig, dressed in a red trouser suit.
Her public profile soared when in 1974, aged 23, she was targeted in a £2 million kidnap plot when Ian Ball, armed with a handgun, tried to get Anne out of her car. “Not bloody likely,” was the typically calm and assured response.
In 1977, the princess came third “out of nowhere” in a Gallup poll on the World’s Most Admired Women, which coincided with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Her mother was ranked first and Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, came second.
Where the press attention was less easy for the Princess to endure was at horse trials, the competitions that led to her compete in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games on her mother’s horse, Goodwill, after taking team and individual gold at the Three-Day European championships in 1971 and silver in 1975.
In event programmes, she appeared simply under the name Ms J Smith to deter photographers.
As patron of Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), a role she has held since 1986 while a passionate fan of the national team, her understanding of elite sport is appreciated by both Scotland players and management.
A statement from SRU said: “Throughout the ensuing 36 years, she has been steadfast and unwavering in her support and we are always delighted to welcome her and her family to international or club matches.”
Steadfast and unwavering. Two words taken to the heights of their definition by the Princess Royal this week.
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Queen Elizabeth II death: Could the Commonwealth survive if members become republics?
The Commonwealth could still continue to exist without a British monarch at its head if all member states opted to become republics, a Scottish academic has said.
Andrew Williams, emeritus professor in the international relations department at the University of St Andrews, and former editor of the Commonwealth Journal, said the organisation could thrive politically, culturally and as a trade body if key governments, including those of the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, committed to it.
Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week, has long been said to be the “glue” that holds to Commonwealth together, sparking questions over its future now the new monarch, King Charles III, is at its head. However, there is a difference between being part of the Commonwealth – a voluntary association of 54 independent countries, almost all of which were formerly under British rule – and having the British monarch as head of state.
"There's no real reason why the head of the Commonwealth should have to be a British monarch,” said Prof Williams. “The Queen's death might lead to the loosening of ties with Britain of the Commonwealth. It doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the Commonwealth if they all became republics. But, they would have to decide whether they wanted the King or the Queen of Britain to be a part of the Commonwealth. And that’s not down to us. In fact, it's down to them.”
He pointed to recent anti-monarchy demonstrations in Edinburgh, held while the Queen was lying at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral last week.
"Obviously [if that happened] there'd be a break with the Imperial past, which is not terribly popular anyway,” he said. “When we've seen with some of the demonstrations in Edinburgh, there's been a definite anti-colonial element to it.”
Although the Commonwealth itself has grown – the last two countries to join the grouping were Gabon and Togo earlier this year – the number of member states which have already declared themselves republics has too.
India paved the way for countries to remain members without the British monarch as a head of state, when it was granted permission to remain, but become a republic in 1948. Barbados was the most recent country to follow suit, in November last year.
While the Queen was head of state for as many as 32 countries in her 70-year reign, by the time of her death, just 14 other than the UK remained, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Five other countries – Brunei, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malaysia and Tonga – are monarchies with their own individual monarchs, and the rest are republics.
This week, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda declared he would go ahead with a referendum on becoming a republic, while Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, indicated in July he would also support a poll of his citizens. The prime minister of Jamaica has also said there is “no question” that it should become a republic.
Although New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said she believes her country's relationship with the monarchy would “deepen” under King Charles, she has also said she thinks the nation will head towards becoming a republic “in time”. Canada's Justin Trudeau, however, has said the issue is not a current priority for his government.
Prof Williams said he believed the Queen’s death could act as a catalyst for change within the organisation. It places emphasis on a country's use of the English language and cultural links. However, many cultural schemes, such as Commonwealth scholarships for citizens, have been scaled back in recent years.
The Commonwealth Games, too, which was hosted in Glasgow in 2014, has come under fire in recent years, with some commentators complaining high-level sportspeople are no longer competing.
He said: "Personal popularity makes a big difference and Queen Elizabeth II had an enormous advantage in that she was loved, not just in Britain, but by everybody, more or less, across the world.
"I've heard a lot of people say ‘who knows what's going to happen when she dies?’ She now has and I'm not really sure how it's going to pan out. I hope that it does continue, but I'm a bit worried.”
Global respect for the Queen outside of world politics – even Russian president Vladimir Putin, who has not been issued an invitation for her funeral, described her as having “authority on the world stage” in his tribute on the day of her death – has become even more evident in recent days.
Dozens of heads of state and representatives are expected to attend her funeral tomorrow, including at least ten leaders of countries which are in the Commonwealth.
Among those due to be at the service in Westminster Abbey are Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia – which rejected becoming a republic in 1999 – New Zealand’s Ms Ardern, Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica, and Mr Trudeau of Canada.
President Droupadi Murmu of India – whose citizens total almost half of the population of Commonwealth – is also expected to be there. In recent years, India has moved away, politically, from western alliances, joining the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation five years ago – an alliance of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan and Pakistan.
Amitabh Mattoo, an international relations expert based in Delhi, said he believed the Commonwealth, which hosts the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, where heads of states and government discuss matters of “mutual interest”, offers countries another opportunity for international diplomacy outside of the formal political groupings.
"We are living in the age of multi-lateral diplomacy, where states want a podium to express their views, advance their interests and shape global norms,” he said. “With its diverse membership drawn from across continents, the Commonwealth provides precisely such a forum.”
Prof Williams said the UK Government needed to lead by example within the Commonwealth if it was to survive the changes.
"The signs of British Government support for it have not been great for a long time,” he said. “[More countries might become republics] if they also see the lukewarm nature of the British Government towards it. If the British Government doesn't put its money where its mouth is, it's not going to give a very good example to anybody else.”
He pointed to the decision to replace a separate Commonwealth Ministry with an “add-on” to the Foreign Office, creating the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1968.
"It was much more important [previous to that] and was given a much higher profile,” he said, adding the importance of trade with Commonwealth countries – which at the beginning of the Queen's reign was four times the size of that with Europe – had been set aside after the UK joined the European Commission in 1973. Recent figures from the UK Government show Commonwealth nations now account for 9.4 per cent of the UK’s total trade.
“Now we've left the EU, I think [re-establishing historic trade ties] is what Liz Truss was trying to do, but so far, there has not been much emphasis on the Commonwealth, rather Asia,” said Prof Williams. “If this Government wants to do something positive for the Commonwealth, they could start bigging it up – but I haven’t heard any bigging up yet.”
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CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md.- A crew member aboard a cruise ship sailing in the Chesapeake Bay was airlifted off the ship Friday night after suffering a medical emergency.
Maryland State Police say around 7 p.m. that a crew member on board the Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship, was experiencing a serious medical emergency and needed immediate aerial evacuation.
A rescue technician from Trooper 6 was deployed onto the deck of the ship where a patient assessment was done and determined that the patient required evacuation to a higher level of care at a medical facility.
The patient was removed from the deck of the ship and into the aircraft.
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Stephen Kingsley sends out a strong Hearts message over Europa Conference League table, Fiorentina and Motherwell
It’s aesthetically pleasing for anyone connected with Hearts to study Europa Conference League Group A right now.
Istanbul Basaksehir sit top on six points with the Edinburgh club second on three. RFS and the traditionally-strong Fiorentina are third and fourth respectively with one point each after two matchdays.
The fact only two games have been played is prominent in Stephen Kingsley’s mind, one reason why the Hearts defender won’t spend much time poring over the section. The other is today’s Premiership match at Motherwell.
Thursday night’s 2-0 win against RFS in Latvia properly rekindled the fire in Hearts following six defeats in seven games. Nonetheless, European competition is now parked as domestic assignments return. Back-to-back ties against Fiorentina can wait until next month.
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“I don't think we can really look at the table, even though that's probably what the Hearts fans will be doing just now,” said Kingsley. “We need to take the positives and learn from Thursday because I think we can do better.
“Fiorentina is a massive club and it's a massive challenge playing against them. We know we can compete if we are on it. We need to be strong in and out of possession. If we do that, we've got every chance.
“Nights like Thursday are brilliant, especially getting the two goals and the clean sheet. It's massive for the positivity and atmosphere in the group. We got a great result and now we need to back it up with a win on Sunday.
“We need a good performance. We didn't get the results we wanted at Motherwell last season. All eyes are on that now. We can't afford to think about travelling back or tiredness, we need to be 100 per cent ready for Sunday. After that game we can have a rest but all eyes are on Sunday now.”
Hearts must conduct more enforced defensive changes after Craig Halkett’s hamstring injury resurfaced during his comeback outing in Riga. Lewis Neilson, his replacement on 22 minutes, is favourite to start at Fir Park.
“I don't know how many centre-half partnerships I've had this season but that's just the way it is due to injuries,” admitted Kingsley. “It's difficult for us as players having that kind of inconsistency in your back line.
“I must admit, I thought Lewis did well coming on that early in the game. I thought he dealt well with the pressure, especially on the ball. He made some great interceptions and kept the ball really well for us as well, so all credit to him.”
At 19, Neilson is a prodigious talent who should only improve with experience. "Even taking age out the equation, coming on in a game so early is always difficult,” said Kingsley. “Coming away from home against the size of the RFS boys, when you are 19 years old it's going to be tough. I felt he stood up and did well.”
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Donald Trump looked to stall Democratic Senate candidate Tim Ryan's attempt to win over his supporters with a Saturday rally in Ohio, telling the audience that the Democrat is no friend of the Trump movement even if he is "acting as though he is my friend on policy."
Trump's appearance in support of Republican Senate candidate JD Vance is the latest stop on his tour to aid the candidates he helped win contentious Republican primaries. Trump has used his endorsement to help Senate candidates such as Vance, Blake Masters in Arizona and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania emerge from crowded Republican fields. But these nominees have since struggled to pivot to the general election, beset by depleted campaign coffers and poor post-primary fundraising, forcing the former President to come to their aid once again.
As influential as Trump has been in Republican primaries, his influence in a general election remains uncertain. But Republicans working to take back the Senate now find themselves in a scenario under which the candidates Trump helped nominate are now central to any hope of controlling the chamber in 2023.
To do just that, Trump has hit the road. The former president headlined a rally two weeks ago in Pennsylvania, where Oz spoke and the former President lauded the celebrity doctor, albeit briefly. Trump is scheduled to lead an event in North Carolina on Friday with US Rep. Ted Budd, the state's Senate nominee, who has the former President's endorsement, and later in Michigan with a series of candidates he has backed.
In Ohio, Ryan is mounting a stronger than expected challenge to Vance by distancing himself from some Democratic policies and embracing aspects of Trump's tenue. Ryan has run ads criticizing his own party, suggested President Joe Biden shouldn't run for reelection and -- in acknowledgment of Ohio's recent rightward shift -- stressed the need for Democrats to win over Trump voters.
"I agreed with Trump on trade," Ryan said in a television ad over the summer. "I voted against outsourcing every single time."
Trump has clearly taken note of Ryan's strategy -- his rally on Saturday was in Youngstown, the heart of Ryan's congressional district.
"He looked at my poll numbers. I think he is running, JD, on an I love Donald Trump policy," Trump said of Ryan, adding, "He doesn't like me, and I don't like him. He has been terrible."
By rallying in Youngstown, Trump is stepping into the area that shaped Ryan. Raised in nearby Niles, Ohio, Ryan has represented the community for all his political career, making it and surrounding Mahoning County synonymous with his brand of union-backing Democratic politics. But Mahoning has tilted toward Republicans after being a Democratic stronghold for years: Trump in 2020 was the first Republican presidential nominee to win the county since Richard Nixon in 1972.
"I won his area by a lot," Trump said, adding, "We won Ohio twice. ... We won it in two landslides and now we have to give JD a landslide."
One way Ohio Democrats have looked to win over Trump voters is by casting Vance as a phony, repeatedly noting that as recently as 2016 the now Trump-endorsed Senate candidate criticized the former president.
"Yeah, he said some bad things about me," Trump said with a smile, acknowledging Vance's past criticism. "But that was before he knew me. And then he fell in love."
Trump's remarks were littered with his trademark grievance politics. The former president said, "for six straight years I have been harassed, investigated, defamed, slandered, and persecuted" like no president in history, adding that people are "not just coming after me, they are coming after you through me."
His complaints were not just about Democrats, though. While complaining about inflation, Trump said, "Mitch McConnell better get on the ball and stop it in the Senate. He is like a Democrat."
And Trump also put the onus on Vance to stand up to the Senate Republican leader and "get him out of there."
"Mitch McConnell is a disgrace and I hope you are going to do something about it, JD," Trump said, putting Vance in an awkward position given Senate Majority PAC, a group with close ties to McConnell, was forced to reserve $28 million in television ad time in Ohio, an outlay no Republican would have expected for the race earlier in the cycle.
By the end of June, Ryan had raised $21.8 million in the 2022 cycle, compared with only $3.5 million for Vance. The Democrat entered the second half of the year with a 5-to-1 cash advantage over his GOP opponent.
And in Vance's case, the money issues extend beyond his own fundraising.
To get through the primary, Vance needed the outside support of billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel, who poured millions into a pro-Vance super PAC. The money Thiel spent to boost Vance even warmed Trump to backing the Republican candidate.
But once Vance emerged from the primary, Thiel stopped spending on his pro-Vance effort, causing significant rifts between the PayPal co-founder and Republicans such as McConnell, who has lobbied Thiel to spend more on Senate campaigns.
Much of Trump's speech focused on his personal politics more than Vance or others. Trump continued to tease a 2024 run -- something he has been doing for months.
"I ran twice, I won twice," Trump said, before adding that he "may have to do it again."
The crowd erupted as Trump continued to lie about the 2020 election, a sign of how election denial is still a key motivator for the former president's followers.
"Stay tuned, everybody. Stay tuned," he added.
Trump was scheduled to begin speaking at 7 p.m. ET, the same time as the Ohio State Buckeyes kicked off against the Toledo Rockets less than 200 miles away in Columbus. Vance, who graduated from Ohio State, said he thought the rally would be over at 8:30 p.m. ET so that people could leave and watch the second half. Trump began speaking at 7:44 p.m. ET and didn't end until 9:25 p.m. ET -- when the Ohio State game was well into the third quarter with Ohio State leading 49-21.
Trump acknowledged the Ohio State football game, saying, "you have a football game going on and it didn't effect this crowd."
Democrats responded to the Trump rally by primarily dismissing it as less important than the Ohio State game.
"I was too busy watching football, but I'm sure whatever San Francisco phony JD Vance and his out-of-state allies tried to talk about in a half-empty stadium would've rang hollow with all the Ohioans who were also busy tuning into the Ohio State-Toledo game," said Jordan Fuja, a Ryan spokeswoman who was at the Ohio State game on Saturday night.
The scene around the event was like most other Trump rallies, where some of the former President's most fervent acolytes milled about as his devout supporters stood in line for hours to get in. Those acolytes included Mike Lindell, who said Tuesday that the FBI served him with a grand jury subpoena for the contents of his phone as part of an investigation into a Colorado election security breach.
Trump did not mention Lindell from the stage.
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LOS ANGELES — For the third straight game, USC found transfer receiver Jordan Addison for a first-quarter touchdown.
On a first-and-goal from the Fresno State 2, Addison ran a button hook, cutting outside as quarterback Caleb Williams rolled to his right. Williams’ throw was low, but Addison dove and came up with the ball for the score.
It was Addison’s fifth receiving touchdown of the season after a pair of two-TD performances to start the year.
Addison, last year’s Biletnikoff winner who transferred from Pitt in May, is putting the USC record book on notice through three games. The single-season record for touchdown receptions is 16, set by Mike Williams in 2003 and tied by Dwayne Jarrett in 2005.
Addison almost had a second receiving touchdown in the first half, reaching the ball out over the pylon. But after a review, the officials ruled that the ball was out of bounds when it crossed the goal line.
USC led 21-10 after the first half, with Addison making five catches for 51 yards.
Haskins starts at LT
Transfer lineman Bobby Haskins got his first start as a Trojan at left tackle against Fresno State.
Courtland Ford had gotten the nod the first two games of the season but rolled his right ankle at the end of the Stanford game. Ford warmed up in pads with the team prior to the Fresno State game Saturday, but Haskins manned the blind side for most of the game.
Haskins left the game in the second quarter after his left arm was checked by trainers. He was replaced by Mason Murphy for a third-and-19. Fresno State end David Perales immediately burned past Murphy and sacked quarterback Caleb Williams for a 14-yard loss.
Haskins returned for the next series, but gave up a sack on his first play back.
Byrd flies at the edge
With starting rush edge Romello Height (shoulder) out for Saturday’s game, Wyoming transfer Solomon Byrd got the starting nod over sophomore Korey Foreman.
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KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry TRD, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 32nd
What are your thoughts? This doesn’t seem like a place where you have an engine issue.
“Definitely. It just goes with our year. I don’t even know what to say. I’m flabbergasted. I just feel so bad for my guys. They don’t deserve to be in this spot. They work too hard. We are too good of a group to be this low – down on the bottom, fighting for our lives just to make it through. Two engine failures in three weeks, that will do it to you. I really feel bad for all of Rowdy Nation, everybody at M&M’s, Interstate Batteries, Rowdy Energy, all of the partners that get us going every week. This is not our normal.”
Are you going to stick around and see if you are able to make to Round 2 here?
“If I get done with my media obligations, and NASCAR releases me, I’m going to the house. I’ve got kids at home.”
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