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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A University of Tampa student died after getting into the wrong car early Saturday morning, police said.
The student had been out with friends before taking an Uber home. According to the Tampa Police Department, after getting out of his Uber, the student tried to force his way into the vehicle of another man parked nearby. The driver shot the student in the chest, saying he feared for his life.
The student died at the scene.
In a campus-wide email, the University of Tampa said in part, “Our heartfelt condolences go out to the student’s family and friends, as well as all who were affected by this incident. The University values all members of the community and mourns this tragic loss.”
“It’s so scary and awful that happened,” said freshman student Erika Roberti. “That’s just so bad.”
“It just seems like something that would never happen, especially in this kind of city,” freshman Emily Ollendorff said. “It was very shocking to hear and kind of confusing. We obviously don’t know the full details about it.”
The shooter remained at the scene and is cooperating with detectives, the police department said. Any potential charges would be decided by the State Attorney’s office.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Blake Corum matched a school record with five touchdowns, helping No. 4 Michigan beat Connecticut 59-0 Saturday for its third straight rout to open the season.
Corum is not ready to celebrate.
“I don’t know how good we are,” he acknowledged. “We look good. I feel like we’re going to be great, but I can’t tell yet.
“I can tell from the look of things, the sky is the limit for this offense.”
Corum started the scoring barrage with a 20-yard run on the game’s opening drive and had three 1-yard scores before halftime. His 11-yard touchdown late in the third quarter tied the single-game school record set by Ron Johnson in 1968 and equaled by Hassan Haskins in last year’s win over Ohio State.
The Wolverines (3-0) led 38-0 at halftime before coasting in the second half of a game that looked a lot like their first two tune-ups, when they beat Colorado State 51-7 and Hawaii 56-10.
Is Michigan prepared to begin defending its Big Ten championship?
“We’ll find out, right?” coach Jim Harbaugh said.
J.J. McCarthy was 15 of 18 for 214 yards, a week after Harbaugh said he had won the quarterback competition.
“My mind isn’t racing anymore,” the sophomore said. “Everything’s just slowing down. That’s something that has changed from last year to this year.”
Big Ten championship-winning quarterback Cade McNamara entered late in the first half and was roughed up. He was sacked on the first snap and didn’t play in the second half due to a leg injury.
“He’s probably going to be out for a few weeks,” Harbaugh said.
Without the senior available in the lopsided game, Harbaugh gave several reserve quarterbacks a chance to play.
The Huskies (1-3) had just 64 yards of offense in the first half, had a punt blocked and gave up a punt return for a touchdown over the opening 30 minutes.
“Tough loss, a really good team, a team that is a contender for a national championship and they served it up pretty good to us,” first-year coach Jim Mora said. “The thing I was proud of is the attitude and the effort of our young men. They kept fighting. This is not the situation where you want to play a lot of young guys, but we got to play a ton of young guys and we’re going forward with them.”
Connecticut freshman Zion Turner was 4 of 16 for 17 yards and had 42 yards rushing. The Huskies finished with just 110 yards of offense, going 2 for 14 on third down and earning just six first downs.
“We’ve got to continue to work hard and believe we can make progress regardless of the score,” Mora said.
THAT’S SPECIAL
In the second quarter, Michigan special teams ace Caden Kolesar blocked a punt to set up one of Corum’s touchdowns.
“(Kolesar) ran around the edge, he took the perfect amount of steps and the exact right angle,” Harbaugh said.
Several minutes later, A.J. Henning returned a punt 61 yards for a score.
“It’s very rare to get a block and a return for a touchdown,” Harbaugh said.
THE TAKEAWAY
UConn: Mora is trying to turn around an independent program that won only one game over two years and had just 10 victories during the six seasons prior to his arrival.
Michigan: Harbaugh’s team has not been tested, but it has not played down to inferior competition before starting Big Ten play.
“We’re always competing with ourselves no matter who we’re playing,” McCarthy said.
INJURY REPORT
UConn: RB Nate Carter left with a shoulder injury after he had six carries for 21 yards.
Michigan: LT Karsen Barnhart, who started the opener, RB Donovan Edwards and LB Nikhai Hill-Green did not play due to undisclosed injuries.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Wolverines likely will be ranked No. 4 for the second straight week in the AP Top 25.
UP NEXT
UConn: Plays at North Carolina State on Saturday night.
Michigan: In its fourth straight home game, faces Maryland in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A University of Tampa student died after getting into the wrong car early Saturday morning, police said.
The student had been out with friends before taking an Uber home. According to the Tampa Police Department, after getting out of his Uber, the student tried to force his way into the vehicle of another man parked nearby. The driver shot the student in the chest, saying he feared for his life.
The student died at the scene.
In a campus-wide email, the University of Tampa said in part, “Our heartfelt condolences go out to the student’s family and friends, as well as all who were affected by this incident. The University values all members of the community and mourns this tragic loss.”
“It’s so scary and awful that happened,” said freshman student Erika Roberti. “That’s just so bad.”
“It just seems like something that would never happen, especially in this kind of city,” freshman Emily Ollendorff said. “It was very shocking to hear and kind of confusing. We obviously don’t know the full details about it.”
The shooter remained at the scene and is cooperating with detectives, the police department said. Any potential charges would be decided by the State Attorney’s office.
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LONDON (AP) — Walking off the field at Brentford’s small stadium in west London had a very different feel for Arsenal this time around.
A straight-forward 3-0 win at the 17,000-seat Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday retained Arsenal's spot atop the Premier League table and made it six victories in seven games for Mikel Arteta's side.
Quite a contrast from a year ago, when Arsenal opened the season with a humbling 2-0 defeat at Brentford — which was playing its first topflight game in 74 years — and went on to lose the next two games as well for its worst start to a campaign in 67 years.
“A lot of people described that day as embarrassing but I looked at it as a character-building day,” Arteta said. “You have to learn from those moments and then days like today happen. We are enjoying our football.”
And there’s plenty to enjoy, especially from the team’s newcomers.
Defender William Saliba — who spent the last three seasons out on loan — underlined his status as the team’s new fan favorite with his second goal of the season, while summer signings Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira also scored.
Everton finally has something to enjoy as well: a first win of the campaign.
Frank Lampard's team beat fellow struggler West Ham 1-0 at home in a game with few clear-cut chances for either team. Only two games were played Sunday as Chelsea-Liverpool and Manchester United-Leeds were both postponed due to limited police resources ahead of the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
All Premier League games this weekend paid tribute to the queen with a minute's silence before kickoff followed by a rendition of the national anthem. There was also a minute's applause after 70 minutes at each game in celebration of the queen's 70-year reign.
At Brentford, Saliba headed in a corner in the 17th minute before Jesus scored his fourth goal of the campaign with another header around halfway through the first half. Vieira then marked his first league start by scoring with a long-range effort early in the second.
Vieira started in place of injured playmaker Martin Odegaard and made a strong claim for getting more playing time after spending much of the season on the bench so far.
“We know his talent and why we signed him and what he can bring to the team,” Arteta said. “He is a creative player, he needs to play with his instinct and we need to create as many scenarios as possible for him. The goal here and the way he went about the ugly part of the game, I was really impressed with.”
Arteta even had the luxury of sending on 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri for the last few minutes, making him the youngest player ever to appear in a Premier League game.
Arsenal now heads into the international break one point ahead of defending champion Manchester City and Tottenham. Its next game will be a better gauge of the team's title credentials, as Arsenal hosts Tottenham in the north London derby on Oct. 1.
MAUPAY DELIVERS
Everton's early-season struggles have been largely due to a lack of attacking threat in the absence of injured striker Dominic Calwert-Lewin, with the team scoring just four goals in its opening six games.
Summer signing Neal Maupay finally scored his first goal for Everton against West Ham, and that was enough for a much-needed victory for Lampard's team.
It was a well-taken goal, too, as the Frenchman collected a pass from Alex Iwobi on the edge of the area and used his first touch to set himself up for a volley that snuck inside the near post in the 53rd minute.
“It’s a win that has been a little while coming," Lampard said. “We have been hard to beat recently but we haven’t had that clinical edge in front of goal but today we had that.”
The win lifts Everton to 13th place with seven points, while West Ham — which has only scored three league goals this season — is in 18th on four points.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The buck isn’t stopping.
The value of the U.S. dollar has been on a tear for more than a year against everything from the British pound across the Atlantic to the South Korean won across the Pacific.
After rising again Friday, the dollar is near its highest level in more than two decades against a key index measuring six major currencies, including the euro and Japanese yen. Many professional investors don’t expect it to ease off anytime soon.
The dollar's rise affects nearly everyone, even those who will never leave the U.S. borders. Here’s a look at what’s driving the U.S. dollar higher and what it can mean for investors and households:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAY THE DOLLAR IS STRONGER?
Essentially that one dollar can buy more of another currency than it could before.
Consider the Japanese yen. A year ago, $1 could get a little less than 110 yen. Now, it can buy 143. That’s about 30% more and one of the biggest moves the U.S. dollar has made against another currency.
Foreign currency values are constantly shifting against each other as banks, businesses and traders buy and sell them in time zones around the world.
The U.S. Dollar index, which measures the dollar against the euro, yen and other major currencies, has climbed more than 14% this year. The gain looks even more impressive compared against other investments, most of which have had a dismal year. U.S. stocks are down more than 19%, bitcoin has more than halved and gold has lost more than 7%.
WHY IS THE DOLLAR STRENGTHENING?
Because the U.S. economy is doing better than others.
Even though inflation is high, the U.S. job market has remained remarkably solid. And other areas of the economy, such as the services sector, have been resilient.
That's helped offset worries about a slowing housing industry and other parts of the economy that do best when interest rates are low. That in turn has traders expecting the Federal Reserve to follow through on its promise to keep hiking interest rates sharply, and to hold them there a while, in hopes of knocking down the worst inflation in 40 years.
Such expectations have helped the yield of a 10-year Treasury more than double to 3.44% from roughly 1.33% a year ago.
WHO CARES ABOUT BOND YIELDS?
Investors who want to make more income off their money. And those juicier U.S. yields are drawing investors from all over the world.
Other central banks have been less aggressive than the Fed because their economies seem to be more fragile. The European Central Bank just raised its key rate by the largest amount ever, three-quarters of a percentage point. But the Fed has already raised its key rate by that amount twice this year, with a third expected this upcoming week. Some traders even say a gargantuan hike of a full percentage point could be possible, following a hotter-than-expected report on U.S. inflation Tuesday.
Partly because of that less aggressive bent, 10-year bonds across Europe and other areas of the world offer much lower yields than U.S. Treasurys, such as Germany’s 1.75% and Japan’s 0.25%. When investors from Asia and Europe buy Treasurys, they have to trade their own currencies for U.S. dollars. That pushes up the dollar's value.
A STRONG DOLLAR HELPS U.S. TOURISTS, RIGHT?
Yes. U.S. travelers in Tokyo spending 10,000 yen on dinner will be using 23% fewer dollars than a year ago for the same-priced meal.
With the dollar up sharply so far this year against everything from the Argentine peso to the Egyptian pound to the South Korean won, the dollar is going further in many countries than before.
DOES IT HELP ONLY RICH PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO TRAVEL ABROAD?
No. A stronger dollar also helps U.S. shoppers by keeping a lid on prices for imports and pushing downward on inflation.
When the dollar is rising against the euro, for example, European companies make more euros on each $1 of sales. With that cushion, they could cut the dollar price for their products and still make the same amount of euros. They could also leave the price in dollars alone and pocket the extra euros, or they could find some balance of the two.
Prices for imports fell 1% in August from a month earlier, following July's 1.5% drop, offering some relief amid the nation's high inflation. Prices for imported fruits, nuts and some peels dropped 8.7%, for example. They're down 3% from a year earlier.
A stronger dollar can keep prices in check for commodities generally. That’s because oil, gold and others are bought and sold in U.S. dollars around the world. When the dollar rises against the yen, a Japanese buyer can get fewer barrels of crude for the same number of yen as before. That can mean less upward pressure on oil prices.
SO THERE ARE ONLY WINNERS FROM A STRONG DOLLAR?
No. U.S. companies that sell abroad are seeing their profits get squeezed.
At McDonald's, revenue fell 3% during the summer from a year earlier. But if the dollar's value had simply stayed put against other currencies, the company's revenue would have been 3% higher. Microsoft, meanwhile, said changes in foreign-currency values sliced $595 million off its revenue in the latest quarter.
A string of other companies have given similar warnings recently, and further gains for the dollar could add more pressure on profits. Companies in the S&P 500 index get roughly 40% of their revenue from outside the United States, according to FactSet.
ANY OTHER COLLATERAL DAMAGE?
A strong dollar can put a financial squeeze across the developing world. Many companies and governments in such emerging markets borrow money in U.S.-dollar terms, instead of in their own currencies. When they must repay their debts in U.S. dollars, while their own currencies buy fewer dollars by the day, it can create lots of stress.
WHERE’S THE DOLLAR HEADING FROM HERE?
The dollar's biggest moves may be behind it, but many professionals expect the dollar to at least stay this high a while.
Tuesday's report on U.S. inflation shocked the market and showed it remains more stubborn than expected. That has traders upping bets for Fed rate hikes going into next year. Fed officials have been busy recently reaffirming their commitment to keeping rates high “until the job is done” in breaking the nation’s high inflation, even if it damages economic growth.
That bias toward still-higher rates by the Fed should continue to offer support for the value of the U.S. dollar.
For the dollar to weaken meaningfully, strategists wrote in a BofA Global Research report, "the Fed has to get more concerned about growth than inflation — and we are not there yet."
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Man found guilty of 2019 cold case murder in Capital City
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Claude Kearse has been convicted of the cold case murder of Darius Calvert who was killed in Topeka in 2019 and found in Osage Co. in 2020.
Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay says on Friday, Sept. 16, that Claude Rafael Kearse was convicted of the 2019 murder of Darius Emmanuel Calvert.
In 2021, DA Kagay noted that Kearse was charged with the cold case homicide of Calvert, who had gone missing in April of 2019.
On May 8, 2019, court records indicate that Calvert was reported missing after he had not been seen or heard from since April 26.
During the investigation, officials from the Topeka Police Department reported that Calvert had been murdered in Topeka while his body had been disposed of somewhere else. However, the investigation remained cold until June 2020 when partial skeletal remains were discovered in Osage Co.
In December 2020, court records noted that DNA analysis on the recovered remains had confirmed that it was Calvert.
In March 2021, Kearse was arrested for the crime and charged with a single count of Premeditated Murder in the First Degree.
On Friday, at the end of a 5-day trial, Kagay said a Shawnee Co. jury found Kearse guilty of Murder in the 2nd Degree. He is now scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 30.
The DA said he was pleased with the result of this case and gave credit to the 2-year investigation into Calvert’s disappearance by TPD. Through collaboration between TPD and the DA Cold Case Investigator, he said they were able to revive the case after it had turned cold and all leads had been exhausted.
Kagay also commended the work of those who were involved in the investigation, as well as Deputy DA Will many and the trial team for their work in the prosecution of the case.
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Kyle Busch deserved better than two failed Toyota engines in the first round of NASCAR's playoffs.
But at least Busch knows what happened to end his night at Bristol Motor Speedway and leave him “flabbergasted” at being eliminated from the playoff field.
Martin Truex Jr.? He could only laugh as he stood in the garage alongside his disabled car as fellow Toyota driver Bubba Wallace came in for repairs.
"There’s another one," he said with a smirk. Truex also referred back to Kevin Harvick's words after his car caught fire in the opening playoff race at Darlington three weeks ago.
“What Harvick say?” Truex said of his own Saturday night issue. "Crappy parts.”
At least a dozen of the playoff drivers had some sort of problem with NASCAR’s new Next Gen car at Bristol, where the spec car that has leveled the playing field was exposed for myriad durability issues that have followed it in its entire debut season.
The Ford camp suffered a rash of blown tires, Toyota was plagued by power steering failures, drivers racing for the win were knocked from contention for any number of mechanical gremlins and passing was a most difficult task.
The 12 lead changes were the lowest in more than a dozen years at Bristol, and only four of those passes were under green.
“Just difficult to pass," Harvick said. "The car is way too fast through the corners. Can’t race.”
Harvick was in position to contend for the victory until a wheel fell off his Ford during the final round of pit stops and knocked him from the playoffs.
Now there's a new round of questions surrounding the Next Gen, an industry-wide project to develop a car of single-source parts that both contained costs and helped small teams close the gap on the powerhouse NASCAR organizations. It's worked, as Chris Buescher on Saturday night became the record-tying 19th different Cup winner this season.
Buescher's win marked the first time since this version of NASCAR's playoffs were established that drivers not competing for the title swept the entire round. Erik Jones won at Darlington and Wallace at Kansas; neither is a playoff driver, nor is Buescher, who scored his second career victory in his 250th career start.
But Buescher won by stretching his final two-tire pit stop the last 61 laps of the 500-mile race, as a lack of tire wear (except for that rash of blown right fronts on the Fords) kept runner-up Chase Elliott on four new tires comfortably in his rearview mirror.
The Next Gen has been questioned over safety concerns since rumors of disastrous crash tests during the development phase, and those issues have only ratcheted since July when a crash in qualifying gave Kurt Busch a concussion that has kept him out of competition for nearly two months. Other drivers have reported they are feeling the force of impact during crashes far worse than ever before, and a spate of fires at Darlington led NASCAR to make a series of rules changes.
Now there's a fresh batch of complaints following Bristol, where Harvick, Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Dillon and Tyler Reddick were eliminated from the playoff field.
“We need NextGen 2.0. Just gotta figure out who’s gonna pay for it," Denny Hamlin tweeted. Hamlin is part-owner of the 23XI Racing team that has been without Kurt Busch for nine races.
“Passing was just impossible,” Hamlin said after the race. He, too, had a blown tire at Bristol but felt the difficulty in passing was the larger problem.
“I would like to see the racing improve overall. Some lap time variation a little bit. We’re just running around there and it’s like we’re running faster in the corners than we are on the straightaways," Hamlin said. "We had some steering issues, and it looks like our Toyota teammates also had steering issues.”
Yes, all six Toyotas had a problem, ranging from tires for Hamlin and Christopher Bell, steering issues for Truex, Wallace and Ty Gibbs, and Kyle Busch's engine failure.
And it was a mixed night for Brad Keselowski, who won the first stage of the race for his first stage victory of the season and seemed in position to race for his first win of the season. Keselowski moved from Team Penske to RFK Racing this season to drive with an ownership stake in Jack Roush's team, and he desperately wanted to give RFK its first win.
But then his tire blew while leading with 87 laps remaining and Keselowski's trip to victory lane was to congratulate teammate Buescher. He acknowledged passing was tricky — but said it isn't supposed to be easy — and said NASCAR must continue to work on the Next Gen.
“Would I like to see us continue to work on the cars? Absolutely. I’ve said this to NASCAR and I’ve said it to the media before and I’ll say it again: ‘If the Next-Gen car looks the same as it does this year, then we’ve failed,’” Keselowski said. "We should continue to grow. We should continue to learn. We should continue to make it better. There’s probably some car owners that don’t want to hear it because it costs money to change the cars.
“There’s the ‘everything is wrong with this car’ camp and there’s the ‘nothing is wrong with this car’ camp," Keselowski added. "I’d like to keep working on it. It seems like much, like many things today, that polarization means there’s no room for middle ground. In my eyes, I’d like to see some small tweaks, but I’m thankful and proud of our sport and where the Next Gen car has taken us so far.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Andrea Lee and Lilia Vu both reached No. 1 in the women’s world amateur ranking when they were in college. Now they have a shot at their first LPGA Tour victory.
Vu had four birdies on the back nine and had a 3-under 69 on Saturday and Lee finished strong with a 67 to share the lead with Ayaka Furue (67) of Japan going in the final round of the AmazingCre Portland Classic.
Lee starred at Stanford and said the Columbia Edgewater course reminds her of the Cardinal’s home course with its tree-lined fairways. Vu was an All-American at UCLA who earned her LPGA Tour card back for this year through the Epson Tour.
Furue, who won the Ladies Scottish Open this year, joined them at 13-under 203.
None of them could find much separation with so many players in the mix, and when the day ended, 10 players were within three shots of the lead.
“I’m just going to go out there and have a good time and let the golf do what it will do,” Vu said.
Former Women’s British Open champion Hinako Shibuno had a 66 and was one shot behind along with Paula Reto of South Africa, who had a 67, former Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green (68) and Daniela Darquea of Ecuador, who had a most exciting round of 68.
Darquea holed out for eagle from the fairway on the ninth hole to get back in the game and then finished with a 25-foot birdie putt.
Esther Henseleit of Germany had a 71 and was two shots behind along with Ryann O’Toole (67), while the group three shots behind included Carlota Ciganda of Spain and Maja Stark of Sweden, who played at Oklahoma State.
Stark is playing her first tournament as an LPGA Tour member. She won four times on the Ladies European Tour this year, the last one coming in the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland that was co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and counted as a win.
Stark was one shot behind when she three-putted from about 12 feet on the par-3 16th hole and made what she referred to as a “quick double bogey.” Even so, she’s very much in the mix, just like so many others.
“There’s so many girls around the lead, so I guess it’s going to be like around 20 people still playing for the win,” Henseleit said. “Just try to go out and shoot something low and see if it’s your day tomorrow.”
Also three shots behind was Caroline Inglis, a member at Columbia Edgewater who had plenty of support throughout the entire day.
“It’s so nice. Like I’ll make like a tap-in for bogey or something and they’re like clapping. It’s like, ‘Simmer down.’ But no, it’s nice to have so many familiar faces and have a good crowd cheering me. You don’t get that very often, so it’s pretty special.”
Brooke Henderson of Canada was four shots behind. Nelly Korda had a 69 and was six shots behind. Korda needs to win to have a chance to return to No. 1 in the world.
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Ange Postecoglou opts not to comment on Hoops fans chanting during Queen tribute
Ange Postecoglou preferred not to comment when asked about Celtic supporters chanting throughout a minute’s applause in memory of the Queen ahead of the cinch Premiership game against St Mirren in Paisley.
Some Hoops fans chanted ‘if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands’ while a banner containing the same phrase could be seen in the away end.
Celtic boss Postecoglou had previously expressed the club’s wish that fans be “respectful” during any tributes.
After his side’s 2-0 defeat, the Greek-born Australian said: “I addressed all that in two press conferences, I’m not going to do it in three.
“I get why the interest is there, but I’m a manager at a football club, and I sit at press conferences wanting to talk about football.
“We addressed that matter, we did everything we needed to do, it’s time we moved on.”
The Glasgow club became the subject of UEFA disciplinary proceedings after supporters displayed a ‘F*** the Crown’ banner during Wednesday’s Champions League draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland.
There were also disruptions to tributes at some of Saturday’s Premiership fixtures.
A minute’s silence at Ibrox was disrupted by Dundee United supporters. Boos and derogatory chants could be heard coming from the corner of the stadium housing several hundred United supporters before Rangers played God Save the King.
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In a brief statement, United later stated that they had “reached out to advise our supporters of the pre-match arrangements with the expectation that the minute silence would be observed”.
There were similar reactions ahead of Hibernian’s game with Aberdeen at Easter Road, where boos and chants were audible during a minute’s applause.
The Scottish Football Association had postponed all matches the previous weekend following the Queen’s death and gave clubs the option of choosing whether and how to pay respects when games resumed.
In a joint statement with the Scottish Professional Football League last Monday, the SFA said: “This week, as a mark of respect and in keeping with the period of national mourning, home clubs may wish to hold a period of silence and/or play the national anthem just ahead of kick-off, and players may wish to wear black armbands.”
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A 22-year-old man shot outside of his apartment in North Carolina has been identified as a paratrooper in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg.
Sgt. Nicholas Bobo, 22, of Gordova, Tennessee, was killed Tuesday night at about 11 p.m., according to Fayetteville police.
Officers say they were called to the 900 block of Enclave Dr. for reports of shots fired. When they got to the scene, they say they found Bobo suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of his apartment.
He died from his injuries at the scene, according to reports.
In a release from the 82nd Airborne Division, officials said Bobo was an automated logistical specialist assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion who joined the Army in 2018 and arrived at Fort Bragg in 2019.
His awards and decorations include the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Army Parachutist Badge, Driver Mechanic Badge-Driver Wheeled Vehicle, and Marksmanship Qualification Badge Expert-Carbine
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and his parents.
Investigators say after the shooting, the the paratrooper’s vehicle was taken. They did not believe the shooting was a random attack.
The incident is currently under investigation by Army Criminal Investigation Command and the Fayetteville Police Department.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective S. Shirey at (910) 751-3009 or Crime Stoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).
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Steven Spielberg's autobiographical coming-of-age drama “The Fabelmans" won the Toronto International Film Festival's top prize, the People's Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner.
Toronto's audience award was announced Sunday as the largest North American film festival wrapped up its 47th edition and first full-scale gathering in three years. The return of crowds at TIFF brought the world premieres of a number of anticipated crowd pleasers, including the Viola Davis-led “The Woman King,” Rian Johnson's “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and Billy Eichner's “Bros.”
Toronto's audience award, voted on by festival moviegoers, is a much-watched harbinger of the coming awards season. Each of the last ten years, the TIFF winner has gone on to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars — and often won it. Last year, Kenneth Branagh's “Belfast” triumphed at a much-diminished hybrid Toronto International Film Festival. The year before that, Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland" took TIFF's award before winning at the Academy Awards. Other past winners include “12 Years a Slave,” “La La Land” and “Green Book.”
This year, no film came into the festival more anticipated than “The Fabelmans," Spielberg's memory-infused film about his childhood. In the movie, which Universal Pictures will release Nov. 11, Michelle Williams and Paul Dano play the parents, with newcomer Gabriel LaBelle as teenage Spielberg, Sammy Fabelman. The film scored rave reviews after its premiere.
“This is the most personal film I've made and the warm reception from everyone in Toronto made my first visit to TIFF so intimate and personal for me and my entire ‘Fabelman' family,'" Spielberg said in a statement read by Cameron Bailey, festival director.
The first runner-up to the prize was Sarah Polley's “Woman Talking,” about the female members of a Mennonite colony gathered to discuss years of sexual abuse. The second runner-up went to Johnson's “Glass Onion," the director's whodunit sequel for Netflix.
Audience in other sections of the festival also vote for People's Choice awards. The festival's audience prize for documentary went to “Black Ice,” Hubert Davis' film about the history of Black hockey players executive produced by LeBron James. The midnight section winner was “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” Eric Appel's music biopic parody co-written with Yankovic and starring Daniel Radcliffe.
“Wow," said Appel in a statement. "I never in a million years thought that our satire of traditional awards films would actually win an award, itself.”
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Inside Chelsea's new-look backroom staff: The assistant who's followed Graham Potter since their days in Sweden, the Brighton legend who spent a decade on the south coast... and the former goalkeeper who's been at Stamford Bridge since 2006!
- Graham Potter's arrival has prompted Chelsea to change their backroom staff
- The ex-Brighton boss has brought five staff members with him from the Amex
- Assistants Billy Reid, Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno Saltor Grau arrive as coaches
- Anthony Barry and Henrique Hilario will stay at Chelsea to team up with Potter
- Potter also brings coach Ben Roberts and recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay
Premier League bosses are like package deals. In modern football, few head coaches enter through the doors of a new top flight club on their own, without the support of their trusted backroom staff behind them.
When Chelsea owner Todd Boehly swooped in to lure Graham Potter away from Brighton with a lucrative five-year deal, the pair would no doubt have discussed which staff members the 47-year-old wanted to bring with him to Stamford Bridge.
On an individual basis, his Cinderella story from the fourth tier of Swedish football to the dizzying heights of the Champions League deserves high praise — although Potter would be the first to admit that his backroom staff had a huge part to play in his meteoric rise.
Chelsea's appointment of Graham Potter has sparked a reshuffle in the Blues' backroom staff
The new head coach launched his Chelsea career with a 1-1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg
Chelsea announced the club's new-look backroom staff ahead of their 1-1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday, which includes five lieutenants from Potter's team at the Amex.
Despite a number of significant alterations following Thomas Tuchel's departure, Chelsea have also retained a couple of key figures in the dressing room in a bid to offer stability during the changeover.
As Potter continues to get to grips with life at Stamford Bridge, Sportsmail has listed and examined the individuals who make up his backroom staff.
Billy Reid - Assistant Manager
Having worked alongside Potter for nine years at Ostersunds, Swansea and Brighton, Billy Reid has taken the role of assistant manager at Stamford Bridge.
His only experience at the helm came between 2004 and 2013, when Reid managed Scottish outfits Clyde and Hamilton Academical, but the Glaswegian has since racked up almost a decade of experience as a deputy.
As Chelsea unveiled the new team on their club website, Potter insisted that Reid's know-how and interpersonal skills would benefit the Blues.
Billy Reid (left) has worked next to Potter for nine years at Ostersunds, Swansea and Brighton
'Billy brings a lot of experience,' he said.
'Really good with people, building connections with people in the club and someone who the players really enjoy working with.'
With the help of Bjorn Hamberg, Reid took charge of Brighton against Leicester in January after Potter tested positive for coronavirus, leading the Seagulls to a 1-1 draw thanks to a late equaliser from Danny Welbeck.
Potter insisted that his experienced assistant excels at 'building connections' with the players
Away from the dugout, the Scot has reportedly supported Potter in various peculiar culture-building exercises.
With the help of local artist Karin Wahlen, Potter had his Ostersunds team and backroom staff perform a ballet to the music of Swan Lake.
Wahlen told Sky Sports in 2020: 'The players hated it at first. But we ended up having a lot of fun and life-time memories. And it gave them courage, too. It's not always the one who is the bravest on the pitch that is bravest on stage.'
Bjorn Hamberg - Assistant Coach
Swedish first-team coach Hamberg has been by Potter's side since the 47-year-old's very first season at Ostersunds.
Aged just 26 in 2011, the young coach joined after growing his reputation as a player-coach with the team he helped establish called BK Bjorner.
Assistant Bjorn Hamberg has worked with Potter since his first few days as Ostersunds boss
Speaking of his long-serving colleague, Potter said: 'I met Bjorn pretty much the first day I arrived in Sweden. We've obviously worked together since and got to know each other very well.
'He's a combination of a good person and a very capable person, so a really important member of the squad.'
Before breaking into football under Potter, Hamberg was a supermarket manager.
Bruno Saltor Grau - Assistant Coach
Establishing himself as a legend at Brighton, Bruno joined the Seagulls from Valencia in 2012 and went on to make 225 appearances for the south-coast club.
Since his retirement in 2019, Bruno has been a key member of the coaching staff at Brighton, looking to consolidate the club's status as a Premier League outfit after winning promotion from the Championship in 2017 under Chris Hughton.
Bruno made a heartfelt farewell to the Brighton fans after deciding to take up arms with Potter at Stamford Bridge.
Bruno Saltor Grau (left) waved an emotional farewell to Brighton following his move to Chelsea
He posted on Instagram: 'I don't know where to start, I don't know what to say. I'm heartbroken, probably like some of you. I have the same feeling that when I left home at 14 to chase my dream. Sure about my decision but broken inside.'
Bruno was the senior player development coach at Brighton and will likely take on similar role at Chelsea, tasked with improving player performance and growth.
Potter said in his interview with Chelsea: 'Bruno has had a fantastic playing career and was a legend at Brighton. Captain, huge personality, really impressive guy.
'He's on the start of his coaching journey but you can tell that he has a great manner, an intelligence, a humility and respect for people and is a top person.'
The Spaniard made 225 appearances for the Seagulls following his move from Valencia in 2012
Anthony Barry - Assistant Coach
A first-team coach for both Chelsea and the Belgium national football team, Anthony Barry has reclaimed his place in the Stamford Bridge dressing room, having never formerly worked with Potter.
The 36-year-old survived in west London despite the departures of Arno Michels, Zsolt Low and Benjamin Weber alongside former boss Tuchel, having joined the club at the start of the 2020-21 campaign.
Barry was set to become Chelsea's interim manager and take charge of last week's clash against Fulham, but the Blues' swift appointment of Potter — and the Premier League's postponement of the weekend's fixtures due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II — denied him of the opportunity.
Anthony Barry (left) has remained at Stamford Bridge to support Potter as an assistant coach
During his playing days, the hard-working midfielder bounced around the English Football League, featuring for the likes of Accrington Stanley, Yeovil Town, Fleetwood Town and Forest Green Rovers, before finishing his career at Wrexham.
Whilst at Fleetwood, Barry famously earned back-to-back promotions alongside Leicester star and Premier League winner Jamie Vardy in 2012.
Henrique Hilario - Goalkeeper Coach
Having been at Chelsea for over a third of his life, Hilario remains one of the goalkeeper coaches at Stamford Bridge, despite Potter's arrival.
The 46-year-old joined the Blues as a player in 2006 and has since spent 16 years at the west London club.
Even during his playing days, Hilario was used to taking on an off-field role at the club, featuring just 39 times for Chelsea in eight campaigns at the club before his retirement in 2014.
Former goalkeeper Henrique Hilario has been with Chelsea as a player and a coach since 2006
In Portugal, he played 160 top flight appearances over a nine-year period.
Potter will be Hilario's seventh permanent manager since becoming a coach at Stamford Bridge, after Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, Antonio Conte, Maurizio Sarri, Frank Lampard and Tuchel.
Ben Roberts - Goalkeeper Coach
Another member of Potter's coaching staff making the trip from East Sussex to the capital, Ben Roberts will join Hilario as a goalkeeper coach at Stamford Bridge.
The 47-year-old held positions at Yeovil and Charlton before joining the Seagulls in 2015 and also holds a degree in sports science.
Due to an injury to former Blues stopper Mark Schwarzer, Roberts featured for Middlesbrough in their FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea in 1997.
Ex-Seagulls coach Ben Roberts will be tasked with helping out-of-form keeper Edouard Mendy
Roberts' key responsibility at the Amex was nurturing and improving first-choice goalkeepers Mathew Ryan and Robert Sanchez, who each made significant improvements following their respective arrivals at Brighton.
Roberts and Hilario will be tasked with sorting out Chelsea's goalkeeper conundrum under Potter, with Edouard Mendy out of form and former record signing Kepa Arrizabalaga out of confidence.
'I'm just really looking forward to working with the goalkeepers here,' Potter said. 'Ben's really enthusiastic about what he does, he's a fantastic person.'
Kyle Macaulay - Recruitment
Finally, recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay has taken up arms with Potter once again having been with him since his Ostersunds days.
The talent spotter unearthed and recruited a handful of hidden gems at Brighton, including Tottenham star Yves Bissouma and Manchester United summer target Moises Caicedo.
During Macaulay's time in Sweden with Potter, the Scot reportedly got involved with the manager's 'culture academy' project. although he was most remembered for his rapping rather than his ballet skills.
Talent spotter Kyle Macaulay was instrumental in recruiting Brighton star Moises Caicedo
According to Sky Sports, the 36-year-old closed out a rap performance with the lyrics: 'Scottish born in 1986, not from the streets but the Highland sticks, that's all I can say to the audience, hey, over and out from Kyle Macaulay.'
Whether it's finding Todd Boehly the next superstar talent, or animating the dressing room with an Eminem-inspired rap, Macaulay will continue supporting Potter as Chelsea's new recruitment analyst.
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(KTLA) – A flight from California to Hawaii was interrupted, but not because of an incident or safety issue. Passengers were instead directed to pay attention to a musical type of in-flight instruction.
On Friday, passengers on the Southwest Airlines flight from Long Beach to Honolulu were surprised with a free ukulele lesson mid-flight.
Guitar Center, the music instrument retailer, organized the lesson. Over the course of the six-hour flight, passengers onboard were taught how to play “Hello, Aloha. How are you?” in its entirety on Hawaii’s most famous instrument.
“I’ve taught students through Guitar Center Lessons since 2014, but never in an airplane,” said Alexandra Windsor, educational affairs specialist for Guitar Center Lessons. “It was inspiring to see how quickly passengers of all ages picked up the ukulele – many with no musical background.”
As the plane touched down in the Aloha State, each passenger deplaned with a special gift: They got to keep their new instruments and a carrying case to keep them safe.
“The ukulele is the perfect instrument for beginners, and it shows just how fun and easy learning something new can be,” said Windsor.
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Instead of taking some time to enjoy the 77-21 rout of Toledo late Saturday, coaches were already into planning for Wisconsin, which the No. 3 Buckeyes will host next week in the first in a slog of nine Big Ten games.
“Next week we have a conference opponent, so everything is going to be even harder,” Day said. “So usually we wait until Sunday to move on. We'll do that as we leave the stadium tonight.”
C.J. Stroud threw five touchdown passes and No. 3 Ohio State rolled up 763 yards on the way to crushing Toledo.
The Buckeyes (3-0) scored on all six of their first-half possessions, with Stroud completing 18 of 20 passes for 297 yards and a pair of touchdown passes each to Marvin Harrison Jr. and Julian Fleming on the way to a 42-14 lead.
Stroud, a Heisman Trophy favorite, completed 22 of 27 passes for 367 yards before yielding to backups late in the third quarter.
“Once we get momentum rolling it’s kind of hard to stop us, he said. “It’s just about execution and taking pride in it. And I definitely think we did that and will continue to build, but it’s going to take more because now we go into Big Ten play, and we got to be more and more focused and stick together and keep rolling.”
The Buckeyes' offensive output was the most since they gained 776 yards in a 77-10 win over another Mid-American Conference team, Bowling Green, in 2016.
Day wanted a dominating performance in the last nonconference game.
“There are a few things here we’ve got to clean up for sure going into conference play, but suddenly you look at the scoreboard, and we’re proud of what we did,” Day said.
TreVeyon Henderson, an AP Preseason All-American, scored on a 7-yard run to put Ohio State on the board in the first quarter, but the second-year back didn't play again because of an unspecified injury that briefly sent him to the locker room.
Day didn't provide details, but he said it was an injury Henderson has been dealing with, and the decision was made to rest him.
Toledo tied it at 7 early on Dequan Finn's 50-yard TD heave on the run to Thomas Zsiros, but the Buckeyes assumed control and ran away with it.
That wasn't for lack of effort on the part of Finn, who made the Rockets' offense at least look respectable. He passed for 153 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 70 and another score.
“This is a top five team in the country, a team that’s been picked by many to win the national championship and as good as offensive skill as we’ll see, and I’ve seen in my entire coaching career,” Toledo coach Jason Candle said.
THE TAKEAWAY
Toledo: Finn is a talented, dual-threat QB with good instincts who's bound to have more fun when the Rockets start their MAC schedule. But the Toledo defense just couldn't slow down the Buckeyes with Stroud at the helm.
“It’s hard to respond,” Candle said. “Some guys have never been beat like that in their lives, including me.”
Ohio State: The placement of many of Stroud's passes just couldn't be defensed, and a few of the throws and catches were spectacular. The bit of rust the third-year quarterback might have brought into the season is gone. He showed why he was a Heisman finalist last season.
MARVELOUS MARVIN
Harrison is on a roll for the Buckeyes. The second-year receiver had six catches for 102 yards — all in the first half — including two acrobatic touchdown passes. That followed seven catches for 184 yards and three TDs in last week’s win over Arkansas State. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 116 yards and a TD and added another score rushing.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
With No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama routing their Saturday opponents, Ohio State is unlikely to move up.
LATE SCRATCHES
Ohio State starting safeties Tanner McAlister and Josh Proctor were not in uniform and announced as unavailable just before the game. Cameron Martinez and Lathan Ransom replaced them in the starting lineup. Defensive lineman Mike Hall Jr. also didn’t play. Day said those players also “were dealing some things” related to injuries and were kept out.
UP NEXT
Toledo: At San Diego State next Saturday.
Ohio State: Hosts Wisconsin next Saturday in Big Ten opener.
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Humidity is generally low for today; it does feel stickier outside today than Saturday, but the difference isn’t huge. The moisture in the air is still low so it’s hard for clouds to form let alone any showers. Humidity increases Monday and is most noticeable in the afternoons.
This warming trend lasts throughout the week, but so does our sunshine. The high pressure that kept us clear most of last week is strong enough to last through Thursday. A few days have more clouds than others. A few spotty afternoon showers can develop; if you have plans outside they can go ahead in most spots. This rain is so light that if it does come to your area it wraps up quickly. Tuesday has the best chance for showers, but those are still pretty light.
To our south Tropical Storm Fiona is still chugging along. The storm is likely to reach hurricane status by Monday. While it is mostly curving away from the US coast some intense rain still makes it to Cuba and the Bahamas. The strong high pressure in our region helps to keep that system away from us.
A cold front coming on Thursday brings temperatures closer to average. Conditions are comfortable for high school football on Friday.
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LONDON — 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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TIRUCHI: There will be power shutdown from 9.45 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. in the following areas served by Vazhavandankottai Sub-station on September 20 in view of maintenance work: Thiruvenkata Nagar, Ganeshapuram, Ganapathi Nagar, C-Sector in BHEL Township, Sokkalingapuram, Immanuvel Nagar, VOC Nagar, Ezhil Nagar, Ayyampatti, Vazhavandankottai, Vazhavandankottai SIDCO Industrial Estate, Thirunedunkulam, Thondaimanpatti, Periyar Nagar, Reddiyar Thottam, Eechankadu, Burma Nagar, and Mangavanam, according to a press release issued by TANGEDCO.
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The city’s civic body is all set to replace the existing streetlights with ‘smart intelligent lights’ to curb energy wastage. It will also set up a Centralized Control & Monitoring System (CCMS) from where the streetlights can be managed.
The new intelligent streetlights will be LED lights, replacing the existing sodium vapour lamps. According to BBMP officials, this will be implemented in another two months in all the eight BBMP zones in the city.
Speaking to The Hindu, a senior BBMP official said, “The civic body recently proposed the project to replace the existing conventional lamps with smart intelligent LED lights to reduce the energy wastage and to track all issues related to the streetlight from the control room.”
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“We will replace the old lamps with new intelligent LED lights on ward roads, arterial and sub-arterial roads and wherever required. In some places, the poles are in place, but there are no lights, while in some places, both poles and lights need to be installed,” the official added.
CCMS in 8 zonal offices
The civic body, which has control over the functioning of streetlights in Bengaluru, will set up the CCMS in eight zonal offices of the BBMP from where the smart lights will be controlled and managed. From the control room, an official can adjust the lighting systems, rather than just flicking a switch.
This will also help save energy as presently in many areas across the city, lights are seen still burning even after during day time.
The project will also help in the maintenance of streetlights, a pain point across the city presently. It will also help the BBMP to note the exact consumption of energy, which is used to define the cost to be paid to the electricity provider and also the exact reason why the light is not working.
The civic body has already begun replacing sodium vapour lamps with LED light in a phased manner across zones. However, these are not intelligent streetlights. There are over 4.85 lakh streetlights in the city.
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(NEXSTAR) – When someone hands you a Double-Double, Animal Style fries and a milkshake at In-N-Out, your eyes probably don’t go straight to the paper packaging.
Distracted by the cheesy fries or juicy burger, you may have missed that there’s a Bible verse printed on just about everything you touch. Not just one verse is referenced, either. There’s a different one on your cup, burger wrapper and fry tray.
Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out Burger, told the Christian Post in a 2019 interview the practice of printing Bible verses on the company’s packaging started with the generation of ownership above her.
“It was my uncle Rich who put the Bible verses on the cups and wrappers in the early ‘90s, just before he passed away,” Snyder said. “He had just accepted the Lord and wanted to put that little touch of his faith on our brand.”
Since taking over, she’s added references to Bible verses to more items, including the fry boat, coffee cups and hot cocoa cups, she said.
On the soda cups you’ll find John 3:16 – the same verse you’ll see printed on the bottom of every Forever 21 bag – which reads, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
But there’s a different one on In-N-Out’s milkshake cups, Proverbs 3:5, which says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
If you order a burger or cheeseburger, you’ll get one verse (Revelation 3:20), but if you get a Double-Double you’ll get another (Nahum 1:7).
The first reads, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
The second reads, “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.”
Snyder says she added Proverbs 24:16 to the fry tray (“For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes”) and John 13:34 to the cocoa cups (“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another”).
No word on if Snyder hopes to add more Bible references to her company’s products. It seems like the napkins are still unclaimed.
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Saints scratch dynamic RB Kamara vs. Bucs with rib injury
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Saints have scratched top running back Alvin Kamara from the lineup against Tampa Bay because of a rib injury that has bothered him since New Orleans’ Week 1 victory at Atlanta. Kamara is one of the New Orleans’ most productive players as both a runner and receiver. But after practicing on a limited basis on Wednesday, he missed practice on Thursday and Friday and was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report. Kamara is among several established skill players ruled out for the game, including Tampa Bay receivers Julio Jones and Chris Godwin. Receiver Tre’Quan Smith is out for New Orleans.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — A man started swinging around an ax in a McDonald’s after getting into a fight with three people early Friday, police say.
NYPD got a call around 2:25 a.m. about a fight in a McDonald’s on the Lower East Side.
Witnesses told police that Micahel Palacios, 31, had a physical fight with three unknown men. A video with over 22 million views on Twitter shows Palacios going into his backpack and removing an ax. Then, officials said he started swinging the axe, breaking tables, shattering glass, and threatening people at the McDonald’s.
Police found a knife in his backpack. He was arrested on the following charges:
- Criminal mischief
- Three counts of menacing
- Two counts of Criminal possession of a weapon
The viral video shows over two minutes of back-and-forth, threats, and assault.
No injuries were reported by the victims.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A 22-year-old man shot outside of his apartment in North Carolina has been identified as a paratrooper in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg.
Sgt. Nicholas Bobo, 22, of Gordova, Tennessee, was killed Tuesday night at about 11 p.m., according to Fayetteville police.
Officers say they were called to the 900 block of Enclave Dr. for reports of shots fired. When they got to the scene, they say they found Bobo suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of his apartment.
He died from his injuries at the scene, according to reports.
In a release from the 82nd Airborne Division, officials said Bobo was an automated logistical specialist assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion who joined the Army in 2018 and arrived at Fort Bragg in 2019.
His awards and decorations include the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Army Parachutist Badge, Driver Mechanic Badge-Driver Wheeled Vehicle, and Marksmanship Qualification Badge Expert-Carbine
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and his parents.
Investigators say after the shooting, the the paratrooper’s vehicle was taken. They did not believe the shooting was a random attack.
The incident is currently under investigation by Army Criminal Investigation Command and the Fayetteville Police Department.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective S. Shirey at (910) 751-3009 or Crime Stoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).
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Blues' Cripps puts WA town on map again
For a town with less than 1000 people, Northampton knows how to produce an AFL star.
Almost 500km north of Perth, Northampton is Western Australia's most extraordinary football factory.
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps put the town of 830 people on the map yet again by claiming his first Brownlow Medal in a thrilling count on Sunday night.
Cripps is one of 10 AFL footballers to have grown up there, while Julia Teakle became Northampton's first elite women's player when she signed with Port Adelaide ahead of the Power's inaugural AFLW season.
Already boasting a combined tally of more than 1700 games, premiership winners and Coleman medallists, Northampton can say one of their own is the AFL's best-and-fairest.
Cripps took time to reflect on his home town less than 20 minutes after he became Carlton's first Brownlow winner since Chris Judd in 2010.
"(Dual Geelong premiership defender) Harry Taylor said there's lead in the water, I don't know how that works," Cripps said.
"One thing I will say is every single player that has come out of there is proud to be from there.
"We're a town of 800 people and to have 11 AFL players, if you talk to any single one of us we're proud to be from Northampton."
Northampton is so proud of its AFL royalty that metal figurines have been created of nine of their heroes outside one of the town's pubs.
Last November, eight of the nine returned home for the special unveiling.
Cripps was joined by recently-retired West Coast great Josh Kennedy, fellow Eagles premiership player Jamie Cripps, former ace Fremantle midfielder Paul Hasleby and Taylor.
Since the figurines were made, towering ruckman Brynn Teakle has debuted for Port Adelaide after being picked up in the 2022 mid-season draft, and cousin Julia also signed with the Power.
NORTHAMPTON'S AFL PLAYERS: Patrick Cripps, Josh Kennedy, Jamie Cripps, Harry Taylor, Daniel Chick, Paul Hasleby, Tarkyn Lockyer, Andrew Lockyer, Liam Anthony, Brynn Teakle, Julia Teakle.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – 103-95-6.
That’s the margin the Green Bay Packers lead the Chicago Bears by in a fierce rivalry that dates back to the infancy of the National Football League.
Big city on the lake versus the small city on the bay. Intense and loyal fan base. More than a century of games between the two franchises have produced the most players whose busts reside in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
From Halas and Lambeau to Butkus and Nitschke. From Starr and Ditka to Favre and Payton. From White and McMahon to Rodgers and Singletary.
The rivals meet again Sunday night at Lambeau Field with Chicago having a slight edge on the young 2022 season, entering 1-0 against 0-1 Green Bay.
“I love the history of this game,” said Rodgers, who is 23-5 as a starter against the Bears. “When I got to this squad, Chicago was beating us in the all-time record. Now we’re up by eight I believe.”
The Packers will be looking to rebound after a season-opening debacle in Minnesota Sunday, while the Bears outlasted the 49ers at rain-soaked Soldier Field to sit atop the NFC North Standings with Minnesota. Matt LaFleur’s team can ill-afford to lose back-to-back games in the division. It’s almost a must-win game for Green Bay with a trip to Tampa on deck next week.
It will be a chance for redemption for the Green Bay defense, which was torched by Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson last week, and the offense, which misfired early and often at U.S. Bank Stadium. The focus and intensity have been increased this week in preparations and practice for Chicago.
And the coaching staff no doubt will make in-game adjustments faster this week. A bright spot: the Packers’ special teams, ranked last in the NFL in 2021, turned in a solid performance against the Vikings.
Rodgers, just 22 of 34 for 195 with no touchdowns and two turnovers (INT and fumble), and the offense may get a boost from the return of tackle Elgton Jenkins, a full-time participant in practice today for the first time this season, and receiver Allen Lazard (ankle), who was also listed as questionable for Sunday’s game on the team’s injury report this afternoon.
Lazard, tackle David Bakhtiari (knee), and guard Jon Runyan (concussion) were limited participants in practice today and listed as questionable. All may be game-time decisions on Sunday.
A major challenge for Green Bay will be slowing the Bears pass rush, which is spearheaded by Robert Quinn who set a franchise record last season with 18.5 sacks. Rookie Dominique Robinson had 1.5 sacks in his NFL debut against San Francisco. Another key will be containing dual-threat quarterback Justin Fields and limiting the explosive plays that haunted the Packers against Minnesota.
Game Prediction
Packers 31, Bears 17
The defense and running game are the keys to this one. LaFleur emphasizes the ground game and gives Jones and Dillon the touches to open up the passing game for Rodgers and his young receivers. Green Bay’s defense contains Fields to pull away in the second half from revved up Chicago squad under new head coach Matt Eberflus.
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Election Day is less than two months away, with early voting in Coconino County beginning on Oct. 12. If you care about the existential threat of climate change, then it’s crucial to vote for State Senator Martin Quezada (D), who is challenging incumbent Kimberly Yee (R), for the position of Arizona state treasurer.
Historically, this race has been a sleeper. But this year is very different. The two candidates have opposing views on ESG, a framework for evaluating the Environmental, Social, and Governance impacts of businesses on society. Environmental factors include, but are not limited to, direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, stewardship over natural resources, and resiliency against climate risks such as flooding and fires. Investment managers factor ESG data into their decision-making. It is a critical part of their risk management responsibilities.
Treasurer Yee opposes using ESG factors in managing risk and making investment and financial decisions for Arizona, arguing that ESG factors are not financial. Candidate Quezada, on the other hand, believes that ESG factors, such as those related to climate change, are indeed financial and can be used to assess material financial risks. At this critical juncture, we strongly urge a vote for Martin Quezada for state treasurer because we need someone in this position who believes that managing risk includes recognizing that climate change is a real economic threat. The evidence of this in Flagstaff, Coconino County and across the world compounds daily.
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Udupi police have arrested an online food delivery boy from Manipal on charges of selling cannabis. According to police, he was selling drugs by wearing the dress of an online food delivery giant and actually worked for it. In addition, two of his accomplices who are from Palakkad in Kerala, have been arrested and 1.2 kg of cannabis worth ₹30,000 has been seized from them.
The Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime police said while they were questioning some persons who were arrested recently on charges of consuming cannabis, they revealed information about an online food delivery boy who was selling cannabis to them by wearing t-shirt of an online food delivery giant. The police found him to be Devi Prasad, 23, from Lakshmindra Nagar in Manipal, who was residing with two other youths from Kerala, Ravi Shankar and Anjal Baiju, in a house in Manchi village in Manipal.
After closely watching the movement of Devi Prasad, the CEN Police arrested him while he was selling cannabis at a spot between Indrali and Manchi spoting the dress of the online food delivery giant. Based on Prasad’s information, the police arrested the other two.
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The police said the investigation has so far revealed that Ravi Shankar, 22, and Baiju, 21, from Palakkad, were trafficking cannabis in a train from Kerala and stocking it in the house. Devi Prasad was selling it to peddlers and consumers, including several college students, in packets.
Search is on for one Ranjit and other persons associated with the three arrested persons, the police said.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Akshay M. Hakay said the police have continued their vigil on persons dealing with cannabis. In the last one month, police have registered more than 100 cases against persons who were found positive for consuming cannabis. “It is from these persons we are finding information on peddlers and other persons associated with the drug trade,” he told The Hindu.
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Many low-resource areas of the world are short on medical technology, including incubators. So why not turn parents into pseudo-incubators? When a baby is born prematurely, a good way to help the baby survive and thrive is simply to hold it close to a parent's naked chest. No technology needed!
That's the essence of kangaroo care.
It's a method of holding the baby, clad only in a diaper, right up against a parent's bare chest for skin-to-skin contact. In 1978, physician researchers Edgar Rey Sanabria and Héctor Martínez-Gómez introduced the technique at the maternity ward of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Bogota, Colombia. They were hoping to find a way to reduce the country's high death rate for premature infants — approximately 70% at the time.
The name conjures up the way that kangaroo moms hold their offspring in their pouch.
Formerly, these premature babies were placed in incubators — when they were available — to control the infants' temperatures, provide an optimal amount of oxygen and keep them away from disturbing loud noise and bright lights. But resource-poor countries have precious few incubators, and babies were dying for lack of technology.
The Colombian researchers found that parent-child snuggling had benefits similar to incubators.
Kangaroo care works, researchers believe, because the infants pick up heartbeat and breathing rhythms from the parents' bodies, helping to stabilize their own heartbeat and breathing. The body warmth of a parent also helps control the baby's temperature.
The researchers published their results in the 1983 Spanish language journal Curso de Medicina Fetal. They presented their results that year at a UNICEF conference: The babies in kangaroo care sleep more, and cry less, than those in incubators.
UNICEF, recognizing the potential of kangaroo care, began distributing information on the technique worldwide.
According to a study by the World Health Organization, starting kangaroo parental care immediately after birth has the potential to save up to 150,000 infant lives each year.
Since 1983, the practice has slowly spread around the world – for low-weight full-term babies as well as preemies and in wealthy nations as well as resource-poor countries. Fathers are being recruited as well – babies don't care which parent is the kangaroo.
The latest country to encourage this practice is Ivory Coast, where in 2019 the infant mortality rate for children under 12 months was 59 deaths per 1,000 births. By comparison, the average infant mortality rate in industrialized countries was 4 deaths per 1,000 births; the U.S. rate was 6 deaths per 1,000 births.
In 2019 with the help of UNICEF, the University Hospital Medical Center at Treichville in Abidjan, the largest city in the country, opened its first kangaroo care ward. In the ward, referred to by the World Health Organization as a mother-infant ICU, the mother is available to the baby around the clock. This intensive care unit is under the guidance of pediatrician Dr. Some Chantière. It's a pilot program to educate mothers and fathers in a technique not widely known in the country.
"There was a lot of death and lack of knowledge on how to take care of premature babies among the parents we were discharging, so we had to start this," says Chantière. "We knew about the program from its roots in Colombia. Before the program, 60 to 70% of all the premature children that would come out of the NICU boxes [or incubators] would die. Now we are saving over 90%."
The new program is "of critical importance in reducing the mortality of premature babies and can influence hospitals from the public to private sector in Cote d'Ivoire," says Dr. Berthe Evelyne Lasme-Guillao, associate lecturer of pediatrics at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny and head of the neonatology department at the CHU hospital in Yopougon.
She believes kangaroo care is a perfect fit for Cote d'Ivoire because of the high infant death rate and the dearth of medical technology, including incubators. "Programs like this can be adapted anywhere with dedicated and trained people," say Lasme-Guillao.
Dads are being trained in the technique, too, according to Mark Vincent, UNICEF representative in Cote d'Ivoire. "The fathers see the importance of the close proximity of the babies to the mother's body," he says. "They realize they can do it as well."
In April, I was able to interview and photograph a number of couples who have participated in the Ivory Coast's pilot program of kangaroo care at the Treichville hospital.
These are the stories of the moms and dads – and babies – I met.
'It was what we had to do and it saved my child's life"
Not all kangaroo care starts in a hospital. Bru Adjen learned the program at home. His wife, Inzuwe Rose, gave birth to twins. The son weighed over 4 pounds but the daughter weighed only 2.7 pounds, making her a strong candidate for kangaroo care. Inzuwe Rose learned the technique in the hospital's ward and brought the knowledge home with her when her daughter had reached 4 pounds and could be released. She taught the technique to her husband.
He had never seen mothers, much less fathers, use kangaroo care. "The start was strange for me, but over time I got used to it," he says. "It was what we had to do and it saved my child's life."
"It creates a link to my child and brings me closer with my wife"
Pastor Kubyes Abuwaka lives in the northern Yopogoon district. His wife, Abuwa Kristien, gave birth to twins. The boy, born weighing 2.6 pounds, died in the incubator. He and his wife feared they would lose their daughter, who weighed 2.7 pounds at birth, as well.
But when mother and daughter were admitted to the hospital's mother-infant ward, their girl gained weight rapidly. By the time she reached 4 pounds, she was discharged to continue the program at home.
"I saw the benefit, and I have been doing kangaroo care with my wife for a month and a half," says Abuwaka. "We both do it. It creates a link to my child and brings me closer with my wife."
The snuggling technique, he says, has made him a better father. "I want other fathers to take part in this. I know fathers have time issues with work, but it is important to get more involved helping mothers."
"I started taking part ... to give the love of a father to my children"
Ablodie Kouwasi, 35, gave birth five weeks prematurely to triplets. Each baby weighed under 4 pounds. Soon after birth, one infant died.
The surviving babies went into two of the hospital's scarce incubators long enough to stabilize their breathing and heart rates before coming out to make room for other infants in need. But Kouwasi and her husband, Yappe Pako, could only take their daughter, Ambo Mari Este, home. Their son, Ambo Crisostome, had contracted malaria and had to stay in the hospital.
But without the support of the incubator, neither infant thrived. Their baby girl lost weight at home, and while their son recovered from malaria, he did not gain weight.
The hospital staff suggested kangaroo care, and mother and her two infants were admitted to the kangaroo care ward. The couple learned the techniques of skin-to-skin care, and mom was on hand around the clock.
It worked quickly. "My wife has been doing it for three weeks, and now my son is healthy, and gaining weight. My daughter gained all her lost weight back, and more,"says Pako. "I started taking part myself to give the love of a father to my children."
"I love it because I can walk with them and have them with me"
I met Day Adeline, 40, when her babies were two weeks old. "My twins were born at 32 weeks, both under 1.3 kilograms (3 pounds)," she says. "The doctors say I cannot walk outside [and risk contracting an illness] to make sure they do not get sick. I have to stay inside this room." But she loves to walk with them. Holding one at a time, bare skin to bare skin, she walks laps in the small ward to pass the time, and to get her own exercise. "The kangaroo experience has been good. I love it because I can walk with them and have them with me, and it encourages growth." When the babies reached 4 pounds, she was able to go home with them. Doctors say it typically takes 2 to 3 weeks of kangaroo care before a newborn can leave the ward.
"I can see my children growing"
Youal Emmnual, 15, is in 9th grade. Her twins, born at 32 weeks, both weighed under 3 pounds. Mother and babies were all admitted to the kangaroo care ward, where Emmnual was happy to be taken under the wings of some older mothers. In addition to the education provided by hospital staff, some of the older mothers in the ward form a kind of impromptu village, passing their knowledge and experiences on to younger mothers. "There is a community in this ward," says Emmnual. "The other mothers are always here for me. I can see my children growing. I will be here for another week or two. I want to go back home to continue school. I will continue to do kangaroo at home."
"I want to be an advocate for the program in my community"
While Aluneumua Kalmel, 40, is taking care of her premature son in the kangaroo ward, her grandmother watches her other three children at home. "In this community that we have formed we do everything together," she says of the ward. "When one person wakes up, we all wake up to help each other. We eat together, and we make sure we are all looking out for each other. We have formed a village. We like it so much, even if we didn't need to be here, we would want to stay. It's safer and healthier for the child. If we were home alone, we would not have this knowledge. When I am out of here, I want to be an advocate for the program in my community. I have seen how it has saved children."
"I need to learn about this [kangaroo care] so I can take care of my child"
Weighing just 2.7 pounds, the baby girl had no name when I met her in April, 2022 in Cote d'Ivoire. Her mother, Diara Subs Aisha, was following a common local practice among parents to put off naming premature babies until they're confident the infants will survive. On her first day in the mother-infant kangaroo ward at the hospital, Aisha waits to take a class, her baby on her chest, as the infant pokes a tiny hand from under a blanket.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds is a freelance photographer based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He was a staff photographer and editor with AFP. He worked as the Reuters chief photographer in Sri Lanka and as a Gulf News staff photographer in Dubai. He has also worked as an emergency logistics coordinator for Doctors Without Borders and a National Forest Service firefighter in Oregon on a hotshot crew.
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BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on Friday made fruitful achievements by signing the Samarkand Declaration and a raft of documents and statements for not only regional countries but also the international community, showing the world the organization's and regional countries' joint pursuit of stability and development amid a complicated global geopolitical situation.
The prospering organization is becoming a stronger force in upholding international order by appealing to more countries to join in, and playing a more important role on the global economic stage, such as serving as a stabilizing force of international energy and food markets. The region is working closely in doubling down on efforts in fighting terrorism in this region. The SCO represents an ideal international relationship that countries have long desired, said experts.
President Xi on Friday attended the restricted session of the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. While delivering a keynote speech, he pointed out that since its founding more than 20 years ago, the SCO has upheld the Shanghai Spirit and succeeded in exploring a new path for the development of international organizations.
Xi also outlined several priorities going forward for the SCO state members, including staying committed to the Shanghai Spirit and enhancing solidarity and cooperation, maintaining strategic independence and safeguarding regional stability, pursuing inclusiveness and shared benefits in promoting development cooperation, and advancing the SCO expansion process and strengthening SCO institutions.
Zhu Yongbiao, executive director of the Research Center for the Belt and Road and director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at Lanzhou University, told the Global Times on Friday that the fruitful contents of the Samarkand Declaration showed that the SCO is marching toward becoming a more international organization from a regional organization, while its membership expands along with the member states' issues of interest.
The Shanghai Spirit upheld by the SCO members could also be applied in dealing with international issues, Zhu said.
On Friday, SCO member states signed the Samarkand Declaration and issued statements on safeguarding global food security and energy security, addressing climate change, and maintaining a secure, stable and diversified supply chain.
Besides traditional regional security and development cooperation, the Samarkand Declaration also contained various international issues such as concern over unilateral protectionist actions that undermine the multilateral trading system. It also demonstrated that the SCO has become more mature and contributed more to the international governance system and improvement of the global order, Zhu said.
Calling for joint efforts to counter terrorism is an important part of the declaration. It noted that based on each country's laws and coordination, state members are working to form common principles and stances on creating a unified list of banning terrorist, separatist and extremist activities.
The upgrading of various anti-terrorist institutions to a comprehensive security threat center as well as joint statements on issues including food security and climate change are a natural expansion after 20 years of the organization's development, and is also a necessary move amid new security challenges facing the region, Zhu said.
In addition to stressing joint efforts on countering terrorism, the Samarkand Declaration has also expressed member states' concerns over the security of outer space and other controversial fields.
"Member states stand for keeping outer space free from weapons of any kind and state the major importance of the unfailing implementation of the existing legal framework envisaging only the peaceful use of outer space," the document says.
The SCO's proposals on international issues have greatly boosted the UN's significance and inclusiveness, as many international mechanisms represent the will of developed countries but do not give full consideration to developing countries, according to Zhu.
Growing bigger with a better future
One of the most important achievements reached in Samarkand is the expansion of member states. The SCO was founded with six members in 2001 and has since expanded to eight, in addition to having four observer states and six dialogue partners. On Friday, a memorandum of obligations on Iran's SCO membership was signed, and the SCO members began a process to admit Belarus to the SCO.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt will formally become SCO dialogue partners with the signing of relevant documents, and negotiations will be held on granting Bahrain, the Maldives and other states' the status of dialogue partner.
Chinese analysts said that more countries are expected to apply to become full members of the SCO due to its growing attraction.
The attraction of SCO is that it helps member states safeguard their independence and sovereignty, provides them with broader space for cooperation, and enhances their international voice and influence. It also helps members effectively cope with changes in the international and regional situations, hedge external pressure and respond to security threats, and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, Zhao Huirong, an Eastern European studies expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Friday.
Zhao said China and Russia, as founding members and permanent members of the UN Security Council, have an important leading role in the development of the SCO, and the two countries have common interests in promoting peace and development in the region, and putting forward many initiatives. The two countries have established a high level of strategic partnership of coordination, which to a large extent guarantees the stable development of the SCO, Zhao said.
SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming told media recently that many other countries have also expressed the hope that they can become members, observer states or dialogue partners.
The Shanghai Spirit, which features mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, is increasingly important in the current international environment amid hegemony and small cliques, and more countries that prefer multilateralism and peaceful development are attracted by the SCO as the organization can maintain unity and solve stability and development issues in the region, Yang Jin, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
Zhou Rong, a senior researcher at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of the Renmin University of China, said that the SCO has evolved from an organization mainly focusing on border safety cooperation to incorporating nations from a wider geographical context.
"It will become an organization that represents the emerging nations, which will play a pivotal role in safeguarding world stability and peace," Zhou said.
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(NerdWallet) – If asked to picture a payday lender, you might think of a storefront in a strip mall with green dollar signs and neon slogans like “everyday’s payday.” You probably don’t picture a mobile app that advertises on TikTok and sports a colorful logo.
But cash advance apps like Earnin and Dave provide advances with the same borrow-and-repay structure as payday lenders, and consumer advocates say they carry similar risks. Both are fast, no-credit-check options to bridge an income gap or ease the pressure of inflation.
Neither is an ideal first choice for borrowing fast cash, but knowing their differences can help you save money and avoid damaging your finances.
Cash advance apps work like payday loans
Like most payday loans, a cash or paycheck advance app lets you borrow money with no credit check. You’re also required to repay the advance, plus any fees you agreed to, on your next payday.
A single pay cycle is usually not enough time for borrowers to repay a payday loan, so many people fall into a pattern of getting another loan to pay the previous one, says Alex Horowitz, principal officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts.
App users may find themselves in a similar cycle. A 2021 study from the Financial Health Network found that more than 70% of app users get advances consecutively. The study doesn’t say why users reborrow, but Horowitz says the behavior is notably similar to payday loans.
“Direct-to-consumer wage advances share DNA with payday loans,” he says. “They’re structured alike, they have repeat borrowing and they’re timed to the borrower’s payday, giving the lender a strong ability to collect.”
Apps may offer more flexibility
Payday lenders and paycheck advance apps both collect repayment directly from your bank account. If your account balance is too low when they withdraw funds, you could incur an overdraft fee, says Yasmin Farahi, senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending.
An app might try to avoid overdrawing your account. Mia Alexander, vice president of customer success at Dave, says the app reviews users’ bank accounts before withdrawing repayment. If repayment will put the balance close to zero or negative, the app may not withdraw funds, she says.
However, apps commonly include language in their user agreements that even if they try not to overdraw your account, they aren’t responsible if they do.
In states where payday lending is allowed, it’s unlikely that a payday lender will offer a free, unsolicited payment extension, as some apps say they do. Some states require payday lenders to offer no-cost extended payment plans to struggling borrowers, but a 2021 report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says that some lenders misrepresent the plans or don’t disclose them.
Also unlike payday lenders, apps don’t make collection calls. If a user revokes access to their bank account to avoid repayment, the app won’t try to collect the funds. The user just can’t get another advance until they repay the previous one.
Payday loans cost more
Payday loans tend to have high, mandatory fees, while apps often don’t. Instead, they charge small fees that users can opt into throughout the borrowing process. Those fees can add up, but they’re usually less than what payday lenders charge.
For example, an app might charge a monthly subscription fee, or a fee for instant access to funds. Most cash advance apps also ask for a tip for the service.
The fee on a $375 payday loan is most commonly about $55 in a two-week period, Horowitz says. Because cash advance app fees are mostly optional, you can easily keep the cost below $10.
Earnin user Sharay Jefferson says she used payday loans in the past, but she switched to a cash advance app because it’s a cheaper way to cover bills and unexpected expenses.
“If you get a payday loan for $200, you’re going to pay maybe three-something back,” she says. “With Earnin, I’m going to have to pay back that $200, plus whatever I decide to tip them. It’s way less expensive.”
Technically, apps aren’t lenders
Regulators like the CFPB haven’t classified paycheck advance apps as lenders, despite their similarities to payday lending.
Earnin CEO and founder Ram Palaniappan says the app is more like a payroll service or ATM because it facilitates access to your own funds. Earnin requires users to upload a time sheet showing they’ve worked enough hours to have earned the cash advance amount. Other apps scan a user’s bank account for income and expenses to determine whether they qualify for an advance.
Farahi says apps should be treated like creditors, meaning they would follow the Truth in Lending Act, which requires creditors to disclose an annual percentage rate. An APR lets consumers compare costs between financing options. For example, users could compare a cash advance app’s APR to a credit card’s and choose the most affordable one.
“People still need to know what the actual cost of credit is and be able to evaluate it and truly compare that cost against other options,” she says.
Apps would also have to adhere to applicable state lending laws. Currently, 18 states and Washington, D.C., have maximum interest rate caps that could limit app fees, she says.
Cash advance app vs. payday loan: Which is better?
If you urgently need cash, you may have better alternatives than payday loans and advance apps, Farahi says.
Local nonprofits and charities can help with basic food and clothing needs. A family or friend could loan you money without charging extra fees. If you have a few hours to spare, a side gig could generate as much money as a typical payday loan or cash advance app.
If the choice is between an app and a payday loan, the app is probably the better option because:
- It’s cheaper.
- It may not trigger an overdraft fee.
- If you don’t repay it, the app won’t send you to collections.
A cash advance from an app is unlikely to leave you in a better financial spot, Farahi says. But it may be a little less likely than a payday loan to leave you worse off.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
8-8-9-9, WB: 5
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
8-8-9-9, WB: 5
(eight, eight, nine, nine; WB: five)
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anthony Rizzo returned to the New York Yankees lineup for Sunday's series finale against Milwaukee, his first game since Aug. 31.
Rizzo had been on the injured list because of headaches that occurred following an epidural injection to his lower back. He played first base Sunday and hit second behind Aaron Judge.
“He adds that formidable left-handed bat,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s a leader on the field and he’s kind of an anchor for us over there at first base. We’re getting one of our cornerstones back.”
Rizzo entered hitting .225 with 30 homers and 70 RBIs in 117 games.
Outfielder Estevan Florial was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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When nearly 80,000 Afghans arrived in the United States, refugee resettlement agencies quickly became overwhelmed, still scrambling to rehire staff and reopen offices after being gutted as the Trump administration dropped refugee admissions to a record low.
So the U.S. State Department, working with humanitarian organizations, turned to ordinary Americans to fill the gap. Neighbors, co-workers, faith groups and friends banded together in “sponsor circles" to help Afghans get settled in their communities.
They raised money and found the newcomers homes to rent, enrolled their children in schools, taught them how to open bank accounts and located the nearest mosques and stores selling halal meat.
Since the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Kabul last year, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans has helped over 600 Afghans restart their lives. When Russia invaded Ukraine, a similar effort was undertaken for Ukrainians.
Now the Biden administration is preparing to turn the experiment into a private-sponsorship program for refugees admitted through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and is asking organizations to team up with it to launch a pilot program by the end of 2022.
The move comes amid increasing pressure on President Joe Biden, who vowed in a 2021 executive order to increase opportunities for Americans to resettle refugees and restore the U.S. as the world’s safe haven. The Trump administration decimated the refugee program, which traditionally tasks nine resettlement agencies with placing refugees in communities.
Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensure a door remains open no matter who is elected.
“I think there is a real revolution right now that is happening in terms of American communities and communities around the world that are raising their hands and saying, `We want to bring in refugees,'” said Sasha Chanoff, founder and CEO of RefugePoint, a Boston–based nonprofit that helped jumpstart the effort.
It comes as the number of people forced to flee their homes topped 100 million this year, the first time on record, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The pilot program will incorporate lessons learned from the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, which was developed as an emergency measure to accelerate the resettlement of Afghans, with many languishing on U.S. bases. But the pilot program will differ because it is intended to be “an enduring element of U.S. refugee resettlement," a U.S. State Department spokesperson said in an email to The Associated Press.
The pilot program will match regular Americans with refugees overseas who have already been approved for admission to the U.S., the spokesperson said. Later, the plan will let Americans identify a refugee overseas and apply to resettle them.
Canada has used private sponsorship for decades to augment its government program.
Chanoff said the new model should also be in addition to the traditional U.S. government refugee program, which has admitted only about 15% of the 125,000 cap Biden set for the budget year that ends Sept. 30. The Biden administration has been slow to beef up staff and overcome the huge backlog, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to advocates.
Those numbers exclude the roughly 180,000 Afghans and Ukrainians who were mostly admitted through humanitarian parole, a temporary legal option that was intended to get them in quicker but left them with less government support.
Regular Americans helped fill that need, Afghan families say.
Under the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, participants underwent background checks, received training and developed a three-month plan. Each group had to raise at least $2,275 for each person who was resettled, the same allocation the U.S. government gives agencies for each refugee.
Mohammad Walizada, who fled Kabul with his family, said five days after he was connected to a sponsor circle with the Four Rivers Church in New Hampshire, his family moved into a furnished home in Epping, a town of about 7,000 residents.
Meanwhile, Afghan friends and relatives spent months on U.S. bases waiting to be placed by a resettlement agency, he said. Many ended up in California, staying in hotels because of the lack of affordable housing, and with just three months of government assistance.
He said his sponsor circle gave his family 10 months worth of rent and a car, and someone still checks on him, his wife and six children daily. Each circle gets a mentor who coaches them from WelcomeNST, an organization created in 2021 to help Americans resettle Afghans and now Ukrainians. The organization offers a Slack channel for circles and partners with the resettlement agency, HIAS, which connects them to caseworkers when needed.
The New Hampshire team has more than 60 members helping people like Walizada.
“I feel like I have a lot of family here now," Walizada said.
To be sure, regular Americans have always helped resettle refugees, but not at this scale since the 1980 U.S. Refugee Act created the formal program, experts say.
A similar outpouring of goodwill happened when the Biden administration launched Uniting for Ukraine, which allows Ukrainians fleeing the war into the U.S. for two years with a private sponsor. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the program, received more than 117,000 applications through August.
Hundreds of Americans have formed teams to resettle Ukrainians, including in Wyoming — the only state that has never allowed an official refugee resettlement program.
“We just wanted to be able to do something and we have such a beautiful community here,″ said Darren Adwalpalker, pastor at Highland Park Community Church in Casper, who formed a group that sponsored three Ukrainians who arrived to the city of 60,000 in June.
Adwalpalker got support from humanitarian group Samaritan’s Purse.
“Without private sponsorship, this would not have been possible for a lot of these communities with tremendous resources and goodwill to do this,” said Krista Kartson, who directs its refugee programs.
With $3,000, the pastor said his group provided an apartment for six months for the one Ukrainian who stayed in Casper. Just about everything else — grocery store gift cards, furniture — was donated.
“One of the things I’ve learned is that the whole idea of a resettlement office isn’t that significant” if there are people on the ground willing to help, said Adwalpalker.
“We’ve got dentists working on their teeth. We have doctors seeing them. We have lawyers helping with their immigration paperwork.”
Rudi Berkelhamer, a retired biology professor, wanted to help because her grandparents fled attacks on Jews in the early 20th century in what is now Ukraine.
She was connected to a sponsor circle in Irvine, California, through HIAS, which requires a six-month commitment. Circle members had a week to get to know each other and draft a plan before they were matched to an Afghan family — a young couple and their 3-year-old son — in February.
Berkelhamer shuttled furniture to the family’s home and got them set up with computers and cellphones. Others got them bus passes.
The father — a mechanical engineer who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan — found work at a parachute factory. The mother is taking English classes, and their son is attending preschool.
Berkelhamer sees the family every two weeks. This summer, she went to a museum with the mom and another circle member to paint parasols and have lunch. She plans to keep helping.
“It is not just the necessities; it is doing those kinds of things that make it so meaningful,” she said.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of AI graduate students in several prestigious international universities concluded their participation in the second edition of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence, which concluded yesterday in Riyadh and visited Masmak Palace in the center of Riyadh to be briefed on the history of the capital.
The students represented six countries joined by several Saudi scholarship students in the same specialization. Their participation came within the knowledge exchange initiative launched by "SDAIA" and hosted 19 male and female students of different nationalities including the US, the UK, India, Jordan, Algeria, South Korea, and Nigeria, who study at prestigious international universities and institutes, including the Sorbonne University in Paris, Oxford University, University College London, Durham University, Nottingham University, Sussex University in the UK, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA, and King's College London.
Through this initiative, SDAIA aimed to attract global capabilities in artificial intelligence and to enhance the role of distinguished youth based on the Kingdom's Vision 2030, and its aspirations to enable them to lead the future of artificial intelligence in the Kingdom, the region, and the world.
On this occasion, SDAIA President, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghamdi explained that the knowledge exchange initiative was designed to achieve several benefits, including engaging visiting students in knowledge exchange dialogues to explore opportunities for future cooperation, and introducing them to the Kingdom's efforts in pioneering the data and artificial intelligence and the future of the sector during a journey that Saudi students will lead with their peers from international universities.
He stressed that "SDAIA" aims through the initiative to build qualitative partnerships that support its efforts in data and artificial intelligence and help attract global capabilities that achieve qualitative addition to the Kingdom, adding that the initiative contributes to activating the distinguished role of Saudi youth and engaging them in a real dialogue that develops their leadership spirit and shows their knowledge capabilities. Al-Ghamdi said that this will enhance the Kingdom's position in data and artificial intelligence, noting that the initiative provides the opportunity to exchange knowledge and explore opportunities for future cooperation through a constructive dialogue that brings together Saudi youth and foreign graduate students.
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Robinson's 3 TDs power No. 21 Texas over UTSA 41-20
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Bijan Robinson ran for 183 yards and three touchdowns, Jahdae Barron returned an interception 44 yards for a score in the third quarter and No. 21 Texas beat UTSA 41-20 on Saturday night.
Texas trailed 17-7 in the second quarter then rallied to tie it by halftime. Robinson's 78-yard touchdown run gave Texas the lead, and Barron’s interception return put the Longhorns up by 11 to snuff the Roadrunners’ bid for an upset that would have been the biggest win in the history of a rising program that has only been playing football since 2011.
"I don't think our team blinked for a second," Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. "We battled through the early start woes."
Hudson Card got the start at quarterback for Texas (2-1) in place of the injured Quinn Ewers. Card had his own struggles with an ankle sprain during the week and wasn't announced as the starter until game time. He still finished with 161 yards passing and even scampered for a 32-yard run in the fourth quarter.
"I was just kind of doing treatment all week," Card said. "I had a pretty good feeling I was going to play."
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Texas jumped into the national rankings on the strength of its close loss a week earlier to then-No. 1 Alabama, but found itself quickly down by 10 as UTSA (1-2) followed a surprise onside kick with a trick play touchdown pass to Zakhari Franklin.
Texas eventually wore down the Roadrunners, last season's C-USA champions behind a rushing attack that rolled up 298 yards. Robinson put the game out of reach with a 41-yard touchdown run with 9:36 left that made it 38-20. Roschon Johnson added 81 yards rushing and scored Texas’ first touchdown.
"We have to carry the team right now," Robinson said.
THE TAKEAWAY
UTSA: Quarterback Frank Harris was frustrating Texas with his ability to elude a steady pass rush, find the creases in coverage and keep the drives moving with his legs. Then one misfired pass swung the game when Harris floated a short pass that was tipped right to Barron who had an open field for the interception return. Harris finished with 222 yards passing and 38 rushing.
The interception, key penalties that extended Texas drives and a late fourth-down drop were all "self-inflicted mistakes" the Roadrunners couldn't overcome, he said.
"All those things were things we had control of," Harris said. "We'll grow from this."
Texas: Even when the Longhorns have questions at quarterback, having Robinson to rely on can deliver a lot of answers. He won't often have easy going behind an offensive line that starts two freshmen. But his ability to squirt through tight spaces, spin and launch into breakaway speed make him a constant threat.
"We needed to run the ball, clearly we had a bit of a quarterback situation going on. Sometimes when you run the ball, it doesn’t happen right away. Over time it starts to break," Sarkisian said. "Right before the first play of the second half ... I just told him to run through these guys, enough with the dancing."
POLL POSITION
A solid, steady win with a backup quarterback and big plays from it's best players put Texas in position to keep climbing. It's just a matter of how far as the Longhorns get ready to start Big 12 play.
EJECTION APPEAL
Sarkisian said he'll appeal to the Big 12 a targeting penalty that got linebacker DeMarvion Overshown ejected early in the fourth quarter with a facemask-to-facemask hit on Harris. Sarkisians said he was told the quarterback was deemed a defenseless player. If the targeting isn't overturned, Overshown will miss the first half of Texas' next game.
HYPE VIDEO
Several days before the game, UTSA released a pregame hype video that featured a Roadrunners player on the Texas campus, most notably spinning a football in the shadow of the iconic clock tower. It was noticed by the Longhorns.
"We didn't really care," Robinson said. "We understand they wanted to try to get in our heads."
UP NEXT
UTSA hosts Texas Southern next Saturday.
Texas starts Big 12 play next Saturday at Texas Tech.
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Mitchell Whitley — a Greensboro native and Raleigh resident — visited Mount Airy earlier this year, spending a few hours one Sunday afternoon in town.
He also visited Elkin in the spring, and more recently swung back through Surry County to spend a few hours in Pilot Mountain — and he has hopes of getting back to this part of the state to tour Dobson.
He’s also visited nearby Sparta, North Wilkesboro, and other towns flung across North Carolina, from the mountains to the coast. All totaled, Whitley has visited more than 150 towns in North Carolina, specifically meeting with the mayors of each community.
That is his goal — to meet with the mayors of North Carolina’s incorporated towns and cities.
All 551 of them.
His purpose? That’s a bit nebulous, though Whitley said he wants to learn more about what challenges local municipal governments are facing, how they are overcoming those obstacles, and he wants to be “A better advocate for local issues.”
He’s also developed a cool-looking website called Mitchell’s Mayors and he has his sights set on writing a book about his experiences once he has done.
Given that the project is a weekend-only pursuit, he probably has a few years before his work will be available on bookshelves.
“I’ve spent all my college years following political opportunities,” he said, explaining he volunteered for several state and federal campaigns, and interned for Sen. Thom Tillis, at the U.S. Secretary of Labor office in Washington, D.C., as well as for six months in the North Carolina General Assembly.
“But I never got a chance to experience municipal government.”
So, Whitley said he figured the best way to learn about local government, to get a feel for what challenges and opportunities face towns large and small, was to meet with mayors of those towns and cities. All of them.
“So, I started calling up mayors, seeing if they would meet with me. I thought they could give me great insight.”
This month marks a full year since starting his quest. Early on, he was free to visit a few towns during weekdays, but he was soon working fulltime, thus visiting the mayors became an every-weekend project.
In January, he visited Mount Airy and spent a couple of hours with Mayor Ron Niland. Unlike most mayors Whitley has met, Niland has served as a town manager and as a contractor offering services and advice to other towns, thus his experience was a little wider.
“We were one of his early visits,” Niland recently recalled. “It was a very interesting visit, he came up, it was actually on a Sunday. I met him down at city hall…I enjoyed our visit, we spent an hour, hour and a half, talking about issues in the city, other cities. This is a great undertaking; I think it’s kind of an interesting project.”
At that time, Whitley was out doing his thing, along with his father who is accompanying him on the trips, but few knew about his project.
“I encouraged him to do a web page, which I think he’s done,” Niland said. “He’s stayed in contact with me occasionally, mostly through messaging, particularly when he runs into a mayor that knows me.”
“My visit was amazing,” Whitley said of his time in Mount Airy. “My dad had been there plenty of times, but I’d never been there before. To visit the town that Mayberry is written after is really something special.”
He said despite the day being overcast and cool, he was surprised at the number of people shopping on Main Street downtown.
He particularly felt meeting with Niland was educational.
“He spent so many years in roles as town managers in other communities, working for towns across…the state. It gave him a really great idea and perspective of how he could come in as mayor and work well with people…positively get things done on behalf of everybody. When a mayor has experience like that, it’s great, they can get a jump start.”
Whitley was particularly impressed with the planned hotel and visitor center downtown, part of the larger Spencer’s reclamation project.
“I’m excited for your town, more people should be able to come and stay and learn just how special your community is.”
Whitley was equally complimentary of his time in Pilot Mountain, meeting with Mayor Evan Cockerham.
“I had been to the mountain, of course, to the state park, but I had never been to the town.”
He said Cockerham spent time with him, talking about changes in the town, all of the weekend events scheduled throughout the year, and walked him to what he called a “very, very good restaurant,” the Tilted Ladder.
“I hadn’t heard of his project until he reached out to me,” Mayor Cockerham said of their Aug. 27 visit. He was impressed with the scope of Whitley’s plan.
“It’s kind of a daunting task to make contact with every mayor, much less visit with them. I just thought it was a very fascinating project, I had never heard of anything that dealt with municipalities on that kind of scale. He spent a few hours with me…The majority of the questions were about 50/50, about my personal story, what leads someone to become a mayor, and then he gave me an opportunity to tell the story of our community, what brought us to the point we are today.”
Thus far, Whitley is nearly a third of the way through his goal of meeting all the mayors — and he has already come across some unexpected tales and people.
“There’s a lot of things that stand out,” he said of the towns he has already visited. Among those is being asked to drive the mayor’s car in a Christmas parade; meeting a man who worked on Air Force 1 for seven different presidents; learning of an as-yet unsolved passenger jet crash in the town of Bolivia in 1960; one of the largest Americana memorabilia collections in the U.S. — including a crushed beer can from the plane flight the band Lynyrd Skynyrd was riding when it crashed; a paranormal museum; and a mayor who spends some of his spare time hunting for Big Foot.
“Who would ever be able to see something like that unless he took the opportunity to travel across the state, talk to people in the communities?”
Whitley said the project has evolved since he began. First, it was just about meeting with the mayors, learning about their towns. Since starting, he’s begun the website Mayor Niland suggested, and has added plans for the book.
Whether the visits might springboard Whitley into a political career he can’t say.
“I don’t know myself exactly,” he said of any potential future in politics. “I wouldn’t want anyone to think the only reason I’m doing this is because I want a political career. I’m doing this because I love our state and I want to listen and learn from the mayors, be a better advocate for them.”
Mitchell’s Mayors, including photos and some information on all the towns Whitley has visited, can be found at: https://www.mitchellsmayors.com/
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For the first time, Sun Shuttle will expand its services and provide public transportation to the Picture Rocks area.
The one-year pilot program will launch on Oct. 24, a news release from Sun Shuttle said. Since at least 14% of the Picture Rocks population has unmet transportation needs, community members have spoken up about the importance of public transportation to provide access to social services, medical services and employment opportunities.
“The Regional Transportation Authority has listened to residents of Picture Rocks and their call for public transportation,” RTA Executive Director Farhad Moghimi said in the news release. “We are interested in working with the community through this pilot project to test the interest in using Sun Shuttle. We encourage residents to provide their input at the upcoming meeting to be part of the process to deliver the best possible service to the community.”
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The pilot program will provide service to destinations such as the park-and-ride at the local Dollar General, Safeway, the Tucson Premium Outlets and connection points to additional transit routes.
“This pilot program is part of our ongoing commitment to providing quality transit service throughout southern Arizona,” Moghimi said. “The shuttle service will be open to anyone, and will be a great time to try this neighborhood transit option.”
Program managers will use the pilot program to assess the success of the service and evaluate how to best serve the area after the year-long pilot, the news release said. The transit fares for the service will remain free through Dec. 31.
Community members are encouraged to attend an input meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, as transit planners are working out the schedule and frequency of the new service and need help from the public. The meeting will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Picture Rocks Community Center, located at 5615 N. Sanders Road.
Jamie Donnelly covers breaking news for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com
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A San Antonio police officer fatally shot a man during an arrest on Sunday, according to authorities.
Police had been called to the city’s west side after being contacted by the man’s family, who had told authorities he had 11 warrants for his arrest, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters.
When police spotted the man around 9 a.m. as he was riding his bicycle, he began to fight with officers, McManus said.
During the struggle, the man is accused of pushing himself away from the officers and then yelling, “I have a gun. I’m going to shoot” before allegedly reaching for his waistband, McManus said.
One officer fired three shots, hitting the man. The officer, a 13-year-veteran of the police department, suffered a broken hand during the struggle with the man, authorities said.
The man, whose name was not immediately released by authorities, died at the scene. No weapon was found on him.
Authorities on Sunday continued their investigation into the shooting.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-2-3
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
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Kourtney Kardashian is keeping it real.
On Sept. 17, the Kardashians star posted on Instagram behind-the-scenes pics from her photo shoot for her recent ad campaign for her new Lemme nutritional supplements. She wears a nude strapless bra and matching underwear from what appears to be her sister Kim Kardashian's SKIMS brand, and in one photo she puts her hand over her stomach, which spurred similar sentiments from many users.
"Wait a minute," one person wrote, "did I miss that she's pregnant?"
Kourtney responded, "Nope, but you're missing a woman's body."
Many other fans rushed to praise the Poosh founder over her look, including her sister Khloe Kardashian, who wrote, "Goodness you're gorgeous."
One user commented, "Real body! So refreshing." Another wrote, "Beautiful mama, embrace your curves, It's reality and your gorgeous."
This is not the first time Kourtney, a mother of three, has clapped back at pregnancy speculation. Last November, after an Instagram users asked her if she had a "preg belly" in a bikini pic she posted, the reality star commented, "Are we really gonna do this every time I post a photo?"
The repeated speculation comes about a year after Kourtney and Travis Barker began trying to have a baby together, months before tying the knot in May.
The Kardashians star—who shares kids Mason Disick, 12, Penelope Disick, 10, and Reign Disick, 7 with ex Scott Disick—and the Blink-182 drummer—dad to stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 23, and children Landon Barker, 18, and Alabama Barker, 16—documented their IVF journey on the debut season of The Kardashians earlier this year.
However, in an interview with WSJ. Magazine, published Sept. 12, Kourtney revealed that she had taken a pause on the road to baby No. 4. "We started an IVF journey, but I stopped," she said. "It was a lot. I took a break to just focus on our wedding and getting married."
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
7-7-5
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-6-0-2
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-6-0-2
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ATLANTA (AP) — The manager for the rapper Ludacris faces a murder charge in Atlanta in connection with a June shooting.
The Atlanta Police Department said Chaka Zulu, whose legal name is Ahmed Obafemi, turned himself in to face charges Tuesday. Atlanta news outlets report that he was released on bail the same day. Police said they also secured warrants charging him with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and simple battery.
Gabe Banks, a lawyer for the longtime music executive, issued a statement expressing disappointment in the decision to bring charges. Banks said evidence clearly shows Zulu — who was injured in the incident — defended himself while being attacked by at least four other people in the June incident.
Zulu was among three people shot in the June 26 gunfire at a parking lot in the Buckhead area. One person died.
Banks’ statement said Zulu defended himself with a firearm he is licensed to carry.
“It is not lost on Mr. Zulu that someone lost his life, but had Mr. Zulu not lawfully defended himself, Mr. Zulu would have been killed that night,” the statement said.
Killed in the June shooting was 23-year-old Artez Benton, whose family described him as ambitious, hard-working and dedicated to his family. “He did everything right,” his father, Artis Benton, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after the shooting. ” I never thought that this would be the end for him.”
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Will Reichard points to the sky every time he makes a kick for Alabama, and he’s made many.
Reichard and the Tide beat Louisiana-Monroe 63-7 on Saturday, a week after the biggest kick of his career gave him yet another chance to thank his father.
Gary Reichard spent countless hours every weekend coaching his son in soccer and kicking. Activities he had to learn from scratch himself to tutor his son, talking to experts, watching videos and reading any book he could find on the subject.
Gary Reichard was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2016. He died at age 53 that March 28 when his son was in ninth grade.
“He was my kicking coach. He was my soccer coach,” Will Reichard said. “I definitely wouldn’t be here without him at all. We would go to the field every weekend just like most dads with sons do. But he took it to a whole other level.”
One way he coped with the loss was riding the family’s golf cart a mile to the high school and spending hours launching kick after kick on a lonely field.
Now, he pays tribute after every kick and still goes through the same pregame routine.
“The pregame is always really special to him,” said Reichard’s mother, Dana. “He goes through that and thinks about his dad.”
She recently came upon a notebook charting in detail his every kick, everything from the yardage to what quadrant of the uprights it went through or where the ball went on misses.
The miniature soccer ball on a glass case that used to rest on his dad’s nightstand now sits on the dresser in Reichard’s Tuscaloosa condo.
Those lessons and workouts have paid dividends for both Reichard and Alabama.
His success has flipped the script for Tide kickers, long regarded as the Achilles’ heel of Saban’s otherwise dominant Alabama teams.
Reichard is a four-year starter — including an injury-shortened freshman season — who has made 44 of 53 field goals, an 83% clip. He was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award in 2020 when he made all 14 field-goal attempts and was perfect on 84 extra points.
Saban said Reichard has been one of his most consistent players.
“Will has been a consistent performer for us for several years now,” Saban said. “I’ve never been around a guy who had a perfect season. He actually had a perfect season as a kicker.”
Yes, perfection as an Alabama kicker. It’s no joke.
The most famous example of costly failed kicks pre-Reichard was the four misses in the so-called Game of the Century against LSU in 2011, a 9-6 overtime loss.
Reichard remembers watching that game with family and friends at home.
Then there was the Kick Six some two years later, when a long field goal fell short and Auburn’s Chris Davis returned it 109 yards on the final play. And that’s just the short list.
Alabama’s kicking woes became almost a national punch line for a team that did everything else so well. And rather than intimidating Reichard, it drew him to Tuscaloosa. As Dana, who remarried over the summer, said of that kind of self-confidence, “He lets his faith be bigger than his fear.”
During a Zoom call with Saban when Reichard committed to Alabama, she told the coach that she wanted him to have confidence when sending him out for a kick.
“That was always something that’s always motivated me since I’ve been here and is going to continue to motivate me to try to turn that around,” Reichard said, adding that he wants to help “keep Alabama an elite special teams program.”
“It’s not a good position when you’re on a team and everyone thinks that you’re the worst position group on the team,” he said. “That’s something that drives all the specialists here every single day.”
Then again, Alabama kicking woes are old news these days.
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LONDON, UK — Prince Andrew has paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, saying he will forever treasure “your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence.”
Addressing the late monarch as “Mummy, Mother, Your Majesty” in a statement, Andrew said “it has been an honor and privilege to serve you.”
Andrew, 62, said “I have found your knowledge and wisdom infinite,” adding: “I will miss your insights, advice and humor.”
Andrew, the third of the queen’s four children, has been relieved of official royal duties and stripped of his honorary military titles over his friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
He reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with a woman who says she was trafficked by Epstein and filed a U.S. lawsuit accusing the prince of sexual assault when she was 17. Andrew denies the allegations.
More than half a year after the settlement was announced, Andrew's presence as the royal family mourns Elizabeth has placed him back in the spotlight. According to the BBC, a 22-year-old man was charged last week after the prince was heckled during a solemn procession in Edinburgh.
Andrew and the queen's other three children stood vigil at her coffin Friday, followed by a similar vigil Saturday by her eight grandchildren.
TEGNA's Val Lick contributed.
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A Facebook Page Calls Out Bad Maine Drivers
Pay attention on the roads, you never know who may be watching!
Maine driving can be a very stressful and anxiety-filled experience, especially during the winter months. I will never forget driving home from work one day on I-395 from Brewer to Bangor. I was doing about 60 mph when a giant truck flew by me, and the driver didn't bother to clean the ice and snow off of their vehicle, so sheets of it came flying at my windshield, and it basically whitewashed me. I drove the following 3 or 4 seconds terrified, but, hey, I made it out alive. Although those few seconds felt like a lifetime!
Well, if you have ever experienced something like this, there is a place you can go to see all sorts of bad driving choices from people all over the state of Maine.
Maine's Idiot Spotters is a group of 20,000 members on Facebook that is endlessly entertaining.
On a daily basis, people upload pictures of awful parking jobs that they spot while about and about. And let me tell you, there is plenty to look at.
And thanks to the invention of the dashboard camera in vehicles, many a bad decision by motorists has been captured for everyone in the group to see. Whether it be speeding, blowing through red lights, or stop signs, passing cars in a single lane, or making the choice to pull an ill-advised U-Turn, this page has it all.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-9-3-4
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DALLAS — Police are working to identify a pedestrian that died after being hit by an SUV on Saturday night.
According to a police sergeant, this happened at around 9 p.m. in the 3800 block of East Illinois Avenue.
The sergeant said a man was walking on Illinois and used a crosswalk while the "no crossing" light was on. Another man was driving westbound on the avenue when he struck the victim in the middle of the roadway.
The driver stopped immediately and stayed at the scene, police said. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
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LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Two small airplanes collided in midair near Denver on Saturday, killing three people, authorities said.
It wasn’t known what might have caused the crash between the four-seater Cessna 172 and the Sonex Xenos, a light, aluminum, homebuilt aircraft that can seat two.
Nearby residents who heard the crash and rushed outside told CBS affiliate 9News in Denver they were surprised the planes could have struck each other on such a clear morning.
One of the planes crashed in a field, the other in a stand of trees, near Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Denver. Two people were found dead in one wreckage, and one person in the other, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The NTSB said a preliminary report would be released in about 15 days.
The collision happened just before 9 a.m. Saturday. The identities of the victims were not immediately released.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
4-2-3-4
(four, two, three, four)
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4-2-3-4
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Barbecue, pizza and reality TV could be the winning ingredients for Dwayne Thompson, a pitmaster from Alabama.
Thompson, who lives in Alabaster, is the founder of Big Daddy Bomb BBQ Sauce. The chef, a New Orleans transplant, is all about hearty seasoning and the rich, smoky flavors of barbecue. Thompson will showcase his culinary skills -- along with his outgoing personality -- on reality TV this week, appearing in a new Hulu streaming series, “Best in Dough.”
The first three episodes debut on Monday, Sept. 19. On Episode Three, titled “Smoking the Competition,” Thompson faces two other experienced pitmasters and vies for a $10,000 prize.
“Best in Dough,” a 10-episode series, asks a trio of pizza enthusiasts to compete in two challenges on each episode. The first challenge requires the contestants to work outside their comfort zones; the second allows them to create pizzas that are right in their wheelhouses.
Contestants in the first three episodes also include Italian grandmothers (Episode One, “Nonnas”) and social media influencers (Episode Two, “Eyes on the Pies”). Future episodes will feature college students, mother-daughter teams, pizza champs, Midwest chefs and more.
Wells Adams, known for his appearances on “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” hosts the show and serves as one of the judges. Chef Daniele Uditi leads the judging team, which includes chef Millie Peartree, bread baker and author Bryan Ford and comedian Eunji Kim.
A “people’s panel” weighs in on each episode, as well, casting a group vote that sometimes serves as a tie-breaker.
Thompson, who moved to Alabama in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, also runs a catering business, operates a food truck and does pop-up events. He started marketing his barbecue sauce in 2015; it can be found at Piggly Wiggly and other stores.
Along with Big Daddy Bomb BBQ Sauce, the online store for Big Daddy Sauces offers Shake & Rub All Purpose Seasoning, pre-cooked Boston butts and a variety of Big Daddy merchandise.
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In reply to the Gentleman' who lives in the NW Side, I would resoundingly stack every complaint listed by him against the overwhelming cruelty Arizona has placed on every woman in this State who, under State Law, will be forced to carry a pregnancy to term. Thousands of women are going to go to the polls and vote Democratic, not because they agree with the Democratic ticket, but because they hate forced pregnancy!
Jean Tencza
Rio Rico
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Texas Tech linebacker Bryce Ramirez was carted off in the first quarter Saturday night at No. 16 North Carolina State with an apparent serious leg injury.
Ramirez was injured when teammates tackled Wolfpack running back Jordan Houston, with the pile rolling over Ramirez’s left leg that was planted in the turf. The leg bent below the knee and was twisted abnormally as he laid on the grass, with team training staffers using a towel to cover the lower left leg as they began treating him.
The game was stopped for roughly 10 minutes before he was lifted onto the cart. Ramirez was alert and multiple N.C. State players came by to offer a fist tap or well-wishes before he left with 4:02 on the clock.
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Queen's jubilees chronicled changing times in Britain
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London (AFP) – Queen Elizabeth II was the only British monarch to celebrate silver, golden, diamond and platinum jubilees, marking 25, 50, 60 and 70 years on the throne.
Here is a look back at how the celebrations marked the constants and changes in British society, and Britain's relationship with its royal family.
1977 Silver Jubilee
The celebrations saw nationwide street parties as people strung up British flag bunting and brought their tables into the road for patriotic communal parties.
An estimated one million people saw the monarch's carriage procession through London.
The sovereign reiterated her vows of service, started a chain of beacons across the country and made a boat trip along the River Thames.
A rare crown, a 25 pence coin, was minted and the London Underground's new stretch was named the Jubilee Line.
"These 25 years have seen much change for Britain," Queen Elizabeth said.
"No longer an imperial power, we have been coming to terms with what this means for ourselves and for our relations with the rest of the world," she said.
#photo1She said developments in science, technology and medicine had improved people's lives, not to mention television.
In a more neighbourly age, communities held sports events, competitions, fetes, parades and fundraisers.
The celebration was a ray of light amid the economic gloom -- but not everyone joined in.
The Sex Pistols released their punk anthem "God Save The Queen" and sailed past parliament to perform it in a notorious stunt.
2002 Golden Jubilee
Following the turbulent 1990s and a plunge in the monarchy's popularity, newspapers predicted the event would be a flop marked with cynicism and apathy.
However, the golden jubilee brought back the feel-good factor and allowed Britons to show their support for the royal family once again.
#photo2The sovereign lost her sister princess Margaret in February and her 101-year-old mother queen Elizabeth in March, triggering public sympathy.
Street parties were back, though not on the scale of 1977.
A pop concert in the Buckingham Palace garden was crowned by Queen guitarist Brian May playing the national anthem on the roof as a million people filled the streets outside.
The monarch's grandsons, Princes William and Harry, were seen in public with their future stepmother Camilla for the first time.
#photo3A Buckingham Palace balcony appearance was topped by a Concorde flypast.
"Anyone who can remember what things were like after those six long years of war, appreciates what immense changes have been achieved since then," Queen Elizabeth said.
"I think we can look back with measured pride."
2012 Diamond Jubilee
The jubilee was part of a golden summer for Britain, with the London 2012 Olympics taking place in July and August.
The June 2-5 celebrations were inspired by jubilees past, with a river pageant, beacons, a thanksgiving service and a pop concert.
The pageant of 1,000 boats was the largest flotilla on the Thames in 350 years. An estimated 1.2 million people lined the riverbanks to watch, despite torrential rain.
#photo4The monarch's husband Prince Philip, on the lead barge, subsequently spent five nights in hospital with a bladder infection.
The concert, in front of Buckingham Palace, was put together by Take That's Gary Barlow.
An estimated 8.5 million people took part in Big Jubilee Lunch gatherings, which replaced street parties.
#photo5The Houses of Parliament's clock tower was renamed the Elizabeth Tower and the Olympic Park also took on her name.
The Buckingham Palace balcony appearance featured just Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and his family, signalling the monarchy's future direction.
"I dedicate myself anew to your service," Queen Elizabeth said, calling it "a time to give thanks for the great advances that have been made since 1952 and to look forward to the future with clear head and warm heart."
The event was a hit on the monarchy's social media channels.
2022 Platinum Jubilee
The June 2-5 celebrations proved the final public celebration of Queen Elizabeth's reign.
The 96-year-old was without Prince Philip, who died in 2021.
Britain was now out of the European Union, with a cost-of-living crisis bedding in.
Queen Elizabeth only made limited appearances due to her mobility issues, but she appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony using a walking stick.
#photo6Jubilee beacons were lit in every Commonwealth capital.
The Royal Mint released commemorative crowns, now worth £5.
In a country gripped by TV baking contests, the Platinum Pudding competition was won by a lemon Swiss roll and Amaretti trifle combination.
The Platinum Party at the Palace concert memorably kicked off with Queen Elizabeth interacting with a computer-generated Paddington Bear, tapping the "We Will Rock You" beat on her teacup.
Four hundred drones formed a light show over the palace.
#photo7"While I may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all; and I remain committed to serving you to the best of my ability," the monarch said.
Queen Elizabeth died three months later.
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(iSeeCars) – Be prepared. There’s a reason why the Boy Scouts adopted this simple motto, which can apply to all areas of life. And one area where it’s crucial to be prepared is in your car, because regardless of how reliable your vehicle is, it will inevitably break down and you’ll likely be far from the comforts of home when it does. To help drivers prepare for all unexpected scenarios, we’ve developed a helpful guide of things to keep in your car. These essential items could make all the difference when ensuring your breakdown is benign versus catastrophic. Some of these items will help you travel more comfortably during your day-to-day driving as well.
We hope your vehicle doesn’t leave you stranded on the side of the road, but we recommend these 24 things to keep in your car just in case.
1. Up-to-Date Registration
We’ll start with the obvious one here. You’ll need your car registration if your vehicle doesn’t break down. There’s always the chance that you’ll be going a tad over the speed limit or unknowingly take a turn at a red light when you weren’t supposed to, and a police officer will happen to be watching. More importantly, however, is the off-chance that you’re in an accident. Your registration will be a necessity in this instance as well. In either instance, you will need proof of your registration. If you don’t have that proof, you can receive a citation or a fine. If your registration isn’t current, you can be pulled over for having an expired registration. This will result in a harsher penalty than simply not having proof of a current registration, and your penalty will depend on how long your registration has been expired. In the most extreme case, your vehicle could be impounded. Always be aware of when your registration is set to expire, and make sure you renew it before that happens.
2. Insurance Card
Car insurance is mandatory in 49 of 50 states. The exception is New Hampshire, where it is not required as long as you can show financial responsibility. To show that you are compliant with your state’s law you should always have your proof of insurance with you. Not only is it the law, it is also a necessity should you ever get in an accident. Proof of insurance varies with your insurance company and can be in the form of an ID card or in a document. It must contain your policy number, effective dates, your vehicle description and VIN, and name of the policyholder. Online versions of these documents are also available, so you can save them on your phone for easy retrieval instead of keeping the physical version in your glove compartment. However, we recommend having a physical version handy along with the electronic version.
3. Owner’s Manual
Another item that should be a mainstay in your glove box is your car’s owner’s manual. This will include helpful information like what your tire pressure should be and what certain warning lights mean. You never know when you’ll need it, so you should always have it accessible. Modern cars often include a ditigal version of the owner’s manual, but just like registration, we recommend a paper copy as backup, and you can often request these from the manufacturer or a site like Helminc.com.
4. Spare Tire/Tire Jack
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of the roads, waiting to take a nice big chunk out of one of your tires, or poke something really sharp into one. Unless your vehicle is equipped with run-flat tires, these occurrences can quickly put an end to your travel plans. So, unless you want to pay a tow truck to come and haul your vehicle to the nearest service station, you’ll want to make sure your spare tire is always properly inflated (something you can ask any shop to do whenever your vehicle is in for service), and your tire jack is in proper working order. You should also have the correct tools to change a tire, including a lug wrench. AAA members can call to have their tire replaced with their spare, though you will likely have to wait a long time.
5. Tire Pressure Gauge
Keeping with the tire theme is a tire safety gauge. While modern vehicles have warning indicators to let you know if your pressure is low, it’s important to have a tire pressure gauge to ensure you fill your tire up to the correct PSI.
6. Tire Pump and Sealant
Keeping wth the tire theme, you can also go a step further and have a portable tire inflator so you never have to rely on air from a gas station. If you have a minor puncture, filling the tire with air and sealing it will allow you to safety drive to your destination.
7. Jumper Cables/Emergency Road Kit
Did you know some car batteries only last for two years? While three to four years is the norm for battery life, a dead battery can come without warning, especially during the winter months. While jumper cables are a necessity, the full emergency road kit is a strong recommendation. Most emergency kits, which can be purchased on Amazon or at any big-box retail store, will come with a small array of tools, such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and pliers, as well as road flares, fluorescent reflective triangles, hose tape, and those jumper cables. The jumper cables will come in extremely handy if you have a habit of leaving your headlights or dome lights on. Either thing can drain the life from your battery in as little as a few hours depending on the age and strength of your vehicle’s battery.
8. Blankets
This may seem like a silly thing to have in your car if you live in a warm place like Florida, Texas, or Southern California; but blankets come in handy for more than just keeping you warm. Say you break down on a road that’s covered in dirt, gravel, mud, grime, or some sticky substance you dare not guess about. Laying a blanket down to get on the ground and see what’s wrong, or simply to change a tire, can save your clothes, knees, and back a whole lot of trouble. Of course, there’s always the keeping warm thing, too, if you live in an area where it gets cold.
9. Washer Fluid
We suggest always keeping a gallon of washer fluid in the trunk. Chances are you’ll never need it, until that one time when a semi throws three inches of mud and muck on your windshield and you hit the windshield wiper button only to hear that familiar buzz…and get nothing. Pulling over and grabbing the washer fluid from the trunk is much easier than dumping whatever drink you have in the cup holder on your windshield and trying to scrub it clean with your shirt.
10. Flashlight
Some of those emergency road kits we talked about earlier do come with a flashlight; however, most don’t. A flashlight will not only come in handy if you happen to break down at night and need to see under your hood or around your car, but it’s also very handy for keeping oncoming traffic away from your vehicle if you don’t happen to have road flares or markers. A flashlight can also come in extremely handy if a passenger needs to find something in the vehicle at night while you’re driving. Driving with the dome light on is still illegal in most states. Just make sure you check the batteries in it often.
11. First Aid Kit
In times of crisis, a first aid kit can literally be a lifesaver. This one should need no explanation whatsoever. If you’re bleeding, a spare tire isn’t going to do much for you, but band aids will.
12. Cell Phone Charger
Having a dedicated phone charger that remains in your car is a lot more convenient than bringing one with you on long road trips or when you think you’ll be out of the house for a while. Sometimes we neglect to charge our phone the night before or accidentally run an app in the background that drains your battery. Regardless of the circumstance, you don’t want to be without your only lifeline should you break down and need to call for help. You may also rely on your phone as a GPS system, and you don’t want to be at the mercy of your phone battery to get you safely to your destination.
13. Duct Tape
Duct tape is one of the most versatile items out there. Just like it can come in handy for temporary (or even permanent) household repairs, it can be very helpful should something break on your vehicle. Say you sideswipe a pole, or if you were the victim of a hit-and-run and your mirror comes loose. Duct tape can keep it in place until it can properly be repaired. You can also use it to temporarily halt leaks in your roof or sunroof to mitigate or prevent costly water damage.
14. Ice Scraper
If you live somewhere with inclement winter weather or even somewhere where it snows infrequently, you should always have an ice scraper in your car. You can get one that is attached to a snow brush so you have everything you need to remove snow and scrape ice off your vehicle. Driving with compromised sight lines can present a hazard to you and other drivers on the road. And in areas with extreme snowfall, keeping a shovel in your trunk to remove snow around your vehicle can also be helpful.
15. Paper Towels and Tissues
Paper products may not save you from danger, but they can certainly make any ride more comfortable in the event of a spill, an unexpected runny nose, or an extra messy drive-through order. If you travel with children, these are even more essential. Baby wipes, even if you don’t have a baby, also prove effective to help clean up spills and messes.
16. Spare Change
You should keep spare change or an emergency stash of cash somewhere in your car. While most parking meters now allow you to pay with a credit card, there are still some holdouts that require change. You may also come across an unexpected toll.
17. Fire Extinguisher
This item is one that you will hopefully never have to use, but it’s important nonetheless. Because vehicles can catch fire during an accident, a fire extinguisher can help put the fire out before help arrives. Modern fire extinguishers are available in extremely small sizes without sacrificing effectiveness, so there’s no excuse to forego this item, even in smaller vehicles or sports cars.
18. Multi-tool
A multi-tool is a small toolkit that includes common tools in a compact package that can fit right in your glove box. It includes scissors, a screwdriver, wrench, knife, and can/bottle opener to cover your bases should you need a tool.
19. Water Bottles
Water bottles can save your life if you are stranded and in need of hydration. In less extreme circumstances, like unforseen traffic, having water handy can make the ride more comfortable. Just make sure your water bottle can withstand extreme temperatures.
20. Non-Perishable Snacks
It’s a good idea to have an easy-to-eat snack handy in the event that hunger strikes. Suggestions include energy bars, nuts, or crackers.
21. Escape Tool
An escape tool is another item you will hopefully never need, but it can provide peace of mind knowing it’s there. An escape tool can cut through a seatbelt and can break window glass from the inside. These can also be lifesavers if you encounter a car accident with someone trapped in their vehicle.
22. Umbrella
Even if there is no rain in the forecast, you never know when you’re going to be caught in an unexpected shower.
23. Hand Sanitizer
Hand sanitizer is top-of-mind during the global pandemic, and it should remain a mainstay in your vehicle even after the pandemic ends to help prevent the spread of infectious germs.
24. Kitty litter
If you live in an area where icy conditions occur, having kitty litter in your trunk during the winter can be very helpful. It can provide the necessary traction to get out of an icy parking spot or driveway. You don’t need a whole bag though, as it can weigh down your vehicle. A smaller container filled with kitty litter should be sufficient in most cases.
25. Reusable Grocery Bags
Not only are plastic grocery bags banned in some states, but they are also bad for the environment. Having a stash of reusable grocery bags in your trunk will come in handy for trips to the store and can also hold more items than the typical single-use grocery bag.
While there’s something satisfying about an empty trunk and a minimally-filled glove compartment, these empty spaces will leave you unprepared during an emergency or inevitable on-the-road inconvenience. Hopefully you will never need to use these emergency items, but you can rest assured knowing that you have them accessible.
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Helen Woodward Animal Center Invites Fidos to Fetch Waves at Longest Running Canine Surf Competition
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif., Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's back! Today, the longest running doggie surf competition returns to Del Mar Dog Beach, raising life-saving funds for orphan pets at Helen Woodward Animal Center. SurFURS and gromMUTTs are eager to dive into action and fetch top dog honors at the ultimate summer-closer. Over 50 surfing dogs are expected TODAY, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. PST at Del Mar Dog Beach for the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon presented by Blue Buffalo.
The temperatures will stay hot to close-out the dog-days of summer and so will the competition out on the waves. Helen Woodward's Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon was the first-of-its-kind, turning 'dogs on surfboards' into a platform to raise life-saving funds and reminding the world that "man's best friend" can do phenomenal things.
Hoping to join a coveted list of "Top Surf Dogs," the surfing canines will compete in 10 minutes heats. SurFURs will show off their skills before a panel of judges consisting of surf pros and aficionados. Furry comPETitors will be judged on the length of their ride, wave technique, enthusiasm and confidence on the board. First, second, and third place winners will be awarded for each weight class and the first-place winners will move on to the finals – Best-In-Surf.
Dogs and their best pals will also compete in the Freestyle Surf Contest where points are awarded for creativity! The crowd-favorite heat often features tandem rides for furry friends, dogs and their favorites human, eye-catching tricks and costumes!
The fun doesn't stop once on shore. Spectators will not want to miss other family-friendly activities including live beach tunes, the crowd-pleasing Canine Costume Contest (This year's theme is "sporting legends!"), a FREE special Kid's Activity area, the BARKet Place featuring a variety of exhibitor booths, a free agility course for dogs to try out, and the exciting awards ceremony!
In addition to the joy and amazing athleticism of the event, Helen Woodward Animal Center's Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon is especially unique because 100 percent of the proceeds supports Helen Woodward Animal Center's orphan pets and programs.
Portions of today's competition will be streamed live on https://www.facebook.com/helenwoodwardanimalcenter/ and Instagram.com/hwac at 8:30 a.m. PST.
For more information on the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon, visit animalcenter.org/surfdog2022 or call 858-756-4117.
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'NFL Sunday Ticket' outages anger fans for 2nd straight week
For the second straight week, DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package is experiencing problems for those trying to view games through the app or online
DirecTV's “NFL Sunday Ticket” package malfunctioned for the second straight week, causing fans trying to watch through the app or online to miss entire games.
DirecTV said via social media that customers trying to stream the 1 p.m. EDT games were unable to through the app. Shortly after 4 p.m. EDT, they said that the server problems were fixed and that streaming could resume.
That came too little, too late for those trying to view the seven early games.
When server problems created havoc last week, DirecTV said in a statement: “We fumbled the ball yesterday. We missed the opportunity to deliver an exciting day of football. If you were affected by the difficulties, we will reach out to make this right. We thank you for your patience while we work on this!”
This is the final season that DirecTV will be the exclusive carrier of “Sunday Ticket." Amazon and Apple are among the bidders for the package of out-of-market games after commissioner Roger Goodell said during the summer that he expected a new carrier.
DirecTV extended its contract in 2014 and pays $1.5 billion per season. The new package is expected to fetch at least $2.5 billion per year.
DirecTV is expected to remain in the running for a package that can be sold to bars and restaurants.
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MILWAUKEE (AP)New York Yankees right-hander Frankie Montas will undergo an MRI on his shoulder a day after lasting just 3 1/3 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.
Montas said after the Yankees’ 4-1 loss Saturday night that he’s confident the MRI won’t show any significant issues.
”Today when I woke up, I thought it was going to be worse, but it was just like normal soreness from pitching,” Montas said.
Boone said he didn’t believe the shoulder issue was necessarily bothering Montas before Friday’s game.
”I think it could have had something to do with last night, but as far as I know, he’s been good and healthy into that,” Boone said. ”Even last night, according to him, it was fairly minor.”
Boone acknowledged that he was ”at least a little bit concerned” and said right-hander Domingo German likely would step into the rotation if Montas has to miss any time. Right-hander Luis Severino is scheduled to start Wednesday against Pittsburgh after recovering from a strained right lat that has sidelined him since July 13.
Montas was 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 19 games with Oakland before the Yankees acquired him. The 29-year-old had been dealing with shoulder inflammation in early July, as his July 21 start against Detroit was his first appearance since July 3.
Boone said the Yankees didn’t have any major concerns about Montas’ shoulder at the time they acquired him.
”Obviously we knew he was coming off an injury that only cost him 17 days,” Boone said. ”But, yeah, everything would have suggested that he was healthy.”
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KOZACHA LOPAN, Ukraine (AP) — In a dank basement behind the local supermarket, metal bars cordon off a corner of the room to form a large cell. A dirty sleeping bag and duvets show three sleeping spots on top of sheets of Styrofoam for insulation from the damp earth floor. In the corner, two black buckets served as toilets.
A few meters (yards) outside the barred cell, three dilapidated chairs stand around a table, cigarette butts and pumpkin seed husks littering the floor around them.
Ukrainian authorities say this was a makeshift prison where Russian forces abused detainees before Ukrainian troops swept through the border village of Kozacha Lopan in a major counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region this month. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said more than 10 such “torture chambers” have been discovered in the region since the hasty withdrawal of Russian troops last week. The claims of what occurred in the room could not be independently confirmed.
Kozacha Lopan, whose edge lies less than two kilometers (just over a mile) from the Russian border, was retaken by Ukrainian forces Sept. 11.
In a statement posted Saturday on its Telegram channel, the prosecutor’s office of the Kharkiv region, in whose jurisdiction Kozacha Lopan lies, said the room seen by AP journalists was used as a torture cell during the occupation of the area. It said Russian forces had set up a local police force that ran the prison, adding that documents confirming the functioning of the police department and implements of torture had been seized. The statement said an investigation was being conducted.
Images the prosecutors released showed a Russian military TA-57 telephone with additional wires and alligator clips attached to it. Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of using the Soviet-era radio telephones as a power source to shock prisoners during interrogation.
In his nightly address to the nation Saturday, Zelenskyy mentioned another location, at the railway station in Kozacha Lopan, where he said “a room for torture and tools for electric torture was found.”
Viacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi municipality to which Kozacha Lopan belongs, pointed AP journalists on Sunday to a semi-basement of the train station, where he said interrogations had been carried out.
Members of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, or DSNS, checked on Sunday for unexploded devices and booby traps but found none.
A sandbag barrier stood outside the stairs leading down into two small rooms. The first room was furnished with three tables and numerous stairs, a faded icon of the Virgin Mary on one table, two books on another, including a novel by Russian literary critic and philosopher Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky.
Jumbles of wires and cables littered the floor, a small fridge stood in the corner. In a narrow adjoining room, a row of wooden cabinets stood open and mostly empty, and a mattress lay on the top bunk of a bunk-bed, a pair of discarded flip-flops and shoes on the floor.
It was impossible to independently confirm what occurred in the rooms.
Zadorenko, who is from Kozacha Lopan himself and whose mother stayed in the village during the fighting, said Russian forces tortured locals, and also limited the communications of those living there and took away their documents, including his own mother.
“She was unable to evacuate and leave, they knew she was my mother so they kept her. Some of the physical tortures were applied to her and she was under psychological pressure,” he said.
“People went through hard times, a lot of locals whose fate is unknown until today, lots of locals have died, lots of people were forcibly evacuated to the Russian federation,” he added.
Burial sites have been found in some areas where Russian forces were pushed out, most notably in the city of Izium, where Ukrainian officials say more than 440 graves have been found near the city’s cemetery. Zelenskyy has said they contain the bodies of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, showing signs of violent deaths, some possibly from torture.
Vitalii, a commander in the National Guard, said his team is hunting for graves of possible victims of abuse at the detention center in Kozacha Lopan. He asked to be identified by his first name only for security reasons.
The team is also recovering bodies on the battlefield, which are lying where they fell on farm fields or inside burned-out tanks. The Russian army was pushed back across the border into Russia after holding the area for months. But artillery shells still whistle through the air, fired from inside Russia and landing with resonating thumps and billows of black smoke on Ukrainian territory.
Despite the shelling, a small group of soldiers winds its way along a rutted mud track to where a dead Ukrainian combatant lies, spotted by a drone used to search for bodies and shallow graves.
“It’s a risk. We are always risking our lives and at any moment there might be some shell flying in from the territory of Russia,” Vitalii said.
The dead Ukrainian is lying on his back in body armor and helmet, a cap beneath it to block out the sun. The body has been there for a long time.
They document the scene and lift the remains into a body bag before heading farther along the track to a charred Russian tank. It takes only one of the team to carry away the body bag holding the remains of the Russian found inside.
Autopsies will follow, and the details of the sites recorded and passed on to investigators looking into potential war crimes, Vitalii said.
Throughout this border area, where fierce battles raged, villages bear the devastating scars of war: houses bombed and burned, roads pitted with bomb craters, smashed cars lying by the roadside.
Residents who fled during the height of the fighting have been returning to see what became of their homes.
Nothing is left of Alina Orobchenko’s home in the nearby village of Prudyanka but four broken, fire-blasted walls. The entire house in which she lived for 30 years was turned into a jumble of burnt, twisted rubble. Nothing was salvageable.
“It’s really hard to decide what to do next, it’s impossible to plan for the future,” the 47-year-old schoolteacher said as she picked her way over the smashed roofing tiles and piles of masonry.
“We’ve already cried out all our tears,” Orobchenko said. “But now we know we need to overcome this, and get on with our lives.”
Outside the blackened, smashed front windows, her pink and red roses have bloomed among the weeds and wreckage.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you know a lifelong boxing fan, chances are you know somebody with rosy retrospection.
That’s the term for the psychological phenomenon that leads people to believe the past was much better than the present.
Rosy retrospection inflicts many people who closely watched the boxing greats of the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s. Most modern fighters don’t stand up to their memory of giants from an era when boxing attracted more of the world’s top athletes and reigned supreme on sports pages and television with passion and drama.
Boxing has declined in overall popularity from its peerless height, and the natural inclination is to assume the quality of the sport has declined as well. Canelo Álvarez’s clear unanimous-decision victory over Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night is the biggest fight currently on the boxing calendar for the second half of 2022, but its lack of primal pleasures left some fans wondering if that’s the best boxing can do.
“I think we had a great fight,” Álvarez insisted afterward. “Not every fight can be a knockout. That’s just boxing. That’s the way it always is. We had blood. We fought hard. My fans are happy.”
Canelo is correct, actually: The good old days weren’t always good, and modern boxing has plenty to offer — even if the sport’s most recent showcase event didn’t deliver that punch in the gut.
This third meeting between two of the current era’s greatest champions was not a viscerally thrilling bout, and neither fighter scored so much as a knockdown in the entire trilogy. The 40-year-old Golovkin looked slower than ever, and Canelo grew weary in the late rounds while nursing an injured left wrist.
All three bouts were still elite-level competition between two beloved fighters with worldwide fame and bulging bank accounts from their popularity — but in a sport built on blood, sweat and toughness, a bout without serious damage or drama just won’t satisfy a large portion of the boxing public.
“This is high level, the best fight for boxing,” Golovkin said afterward. “Look at his face. Look at my face. It’s high level because we trained well, and this shows that we did a very good fight, very good quality.”
Those fans with rosy retrospection seem to expect a violent classic in every big night, forgetting about the countless megafights that have underdelivered over the decades. Even the greatest multi-fight rivalries have flopped in their finales before, from Sugar Ray Leonard’s anticlimactic third victory over Roberto Durán in 1989 to Rafael Márquez’s unsightly finish of a worn-out Israel Vázquez in 2010.
Boxing doesn’t have as many giants, and its truly transcendent events are fewer and farther between. But few live sporting events can still match the pure excitement of attending a big fight night: When Golovkin shook off his slow start and began to connect with Canelo in the late rounds Saturday night, T-Mobile Arena was in a frenzy.
What’s more, only the rosiest retrospection could blur a fan’s vision of the outstanding fighters and compelling matchups in the sport’s near future.
Outstanding fighters abound in nearly every weight class, and champions are rising from more spots on the globe than at any time in the sport’s history. In the past decade, women’s boxing has grown from a disrespected sideshow to a viable career for dozens of fighters competing at previously unseen levels of ability.
Jermell Charlo, Naoya Inoue and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez have all produced spectacular knockout victories in title fights this year. Dmitry Bivol pulled one of the most surprising upsets in recent history when he battered Álvarez four months ago, and the Russian light heavyweight fights again in November.
It’s true that the rest of the 2022 boxing schedule doesn’t currently have a fight as theoretically compelling as Álvarez-Golovkin — but it might soon. The two most tantalizing matchups of the fall still haven’t been finalized.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. are closing in on a deal for a welterweight title meeting that would be arguably the biggest fight of the year. After years of promotional squabbles kept them apart, the perpetually underappreciated Crawford and the supremely talented Spence could get together in a bout that would match two of the world’s best fighters at a point near their professional peaks.
British heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are negotiating a deal to meet Dec. 3 in what would be yet another blockbuster during a half-decade of impressive action in the sport’s glamour division.
Add in ring returns by Vasyl Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez this fall, and boxing clearly has the potential for plenty of memorable action in a sport that’s very much alive.
Even if it can’t match some fans’ memory of the glory days in boxing’s past.
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Tagovailoa, Dolphins rally from 21 down to beat Ravens 42-38
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns, four of which came during a spectacular fourth quarter, and the Miami Dolphins rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 42-38 on Sunday.
Tagovailoa’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Waddle with 14 seconds left completed the incredible comeback after Miami (2-0) trailed 35-14 with under 13 minutes remaining.
Tyreek Hill had touchdown catches of 48 and 60 yards during that rally, the latter of which tied the game with 5:19 to play.
Justin Tucker kicked a 51-yard field goal with 2:18 remaining to put Baltimore ahead, but that was far too much time for Miami’s offense, which the Ravens (1-1) didn’t come close to stopping in the final quarter.
The Dolphins overcame a spectacular performance by Jackson, who threw three first-half touchdown passes and then gave Baltimore its 21-point lead with a 79-yard TD run in the third. Jackson threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns.
The Ravens got into position for Jackson to throw a desperation pass at the very end, but that fell incomplete.
Tagovailoa was intercepted twice in the first half, but he more than made up for that. Waddle had 11 catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns, and Hill had 11 for 190 yards and his two TDs.
Devin Duvernay returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and the Ravens never trailed until the final seconds.
They would have scored a TD on all four of their offensive possessions in the first half if not for a fumble near the Miami goal line.
The Dolphins couldn’t recreate their exceptional defensive effort of a season ago, when their blitz wreaked havoc on the Baltimore offense. The Ravens lost that game 22-10 in their lowest-scoring game of the season.
Jackson put the Ravens up 14-7 with a short pass over the middle that Rashod Bateman turned into a 75-yard touchdown. Later in the second quarter, he threw for TDs of 1 yard to Mark Andrews and 12 yards to Demarcus Robinson.
Then Jackson’s most spectacular play came near the end of the third, when he faked a handoff and breezed through a big hole up the middle and past the Miami secondary. The touchdown was the longest run of Jackson’s career, and it also put him over 100 yards rushing, a record 11th time he’s done that. He previously shared the mark for quarterbacks with Michael Vick, who had 10 100-yard games on the ground.
Jackson became the first quarterback in NFL history with both a touchdown pass and a touchdown run of at least 75 yards in the same game. He finished with 119 yards on nine carries.
Duvernay, who caught two touchdown passes in a season-opening win over the New York Jets, showed why he’s been an All-Pro returner, taking the kickoff 103 yards to open the scoring. Tagovailoa drove the Dolphins into Baltimore territory, but Marcus Williams created a turnover with a remarkable display of concentration. He jumped in front of Hill to break up a pass, and while lying on the ground, he reached out to catch the falling ball before it hit the ground.
The Ravens drove to the 1-yard line, but after a third-down touchdown run by Jackson was overturned on replay, the Baltimore quarterback lost control of the ball on what looked like a quarterback sneak attempt on fourth down.
Miami drove 94 yards and tied it at 7 on Tagovailoa’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Waddle.
With the Ravens up 21-7, Tagovailoa’s deep pass was picked off — again by Williams — and that gave Baltimore a chance to score once more before halftime.
Tagovailoa threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Mike Gesicki to make it 28-14 in the third, and his 2-yarder to River Cracraft in the fourth made it 35-21.
INJURIES
Baltimore LB Steven Means was carted off in the second quarter with an ankle injury, and Duvernay entered concussion protocol late in the game.
UP NEXT
Dolphins: Host the Buffalo Bills next Sunday.
Ravens: At the New England Patriots on Sunday.
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AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District this year, but his brand of politics is.
In a race that will help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden will defend his seat against Republican former Rep. Bruce Poliquin and independent candidate Tiffany Bond. The race is a rematch for Golden and Poliquin, who ran for the same seat in 2018, when Golden emerged victorious by a razor-thin margin.
The appeal of Trump-style politics has grown in the district since then despite the fact it is represented by Golden, a moderate Democrat. Poliquin, who represented the 2nd District as a moderate Republican from 2014 to 2018, has shifted his own messaging rightward to try to take advantage of those headwinds.
The result is a race that could be an indicator of Trump’s continued influence on swing districts and rural politics.
Voters in the district are taking notice. Mary Hunter, a Democrat and retired academic who lives in the city of Lewiston, thinks Golden is still the right candidate for the district. She said she’s voting for him in part because she’s concerned about Democrats losing control of Congress. And she’s aware Trump is still a big influence on a lot of voters in her district.
“Most people are kind of red team or blue team. I think Jared is doing his best to move to the middle. He’s very centrist,” Hunter said. “Whether that will serve him, I don’t know.”
But in Auburn, a nearby city of about 23,000 in the 2nd District, Coastal Defense Firearms owner Rick LaChapelle said he’s planning to vote for Poliquin. LaChapelle, a Republican city councilor in Lewiston, said he respects Golden but feels the Democratic Party has become too extreme.
“His party is too radical. He cannot overcome the strength of his party, so you have to change the party,” LaChapelle said.
The district, one of two in Maine, includes the state’s second- and third-largest cities — Lewiston and Bangor — but is mostly made up of vast rural areas in northern and western Maine. It also includes the state’s Down East coastline and is home to Maine’s traditional industries such as lobster fishing, logging and potato and blueberry farming.
The district is also geographically the largest in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River, and it is far more politically mixed than the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District in southern Maine. Trump won the 2nd District in 2016 and performed even better in the district in 2020, though he lost the statewide vote both times because of overwhelming margins in the 1st District, centered in liberal Portland.
Poliquin has focused his campaign on issues such as curtailing immigration and protecting gun rights. It’s a shift from his earlier campaigns, which focused more closely on controlling taxes and protecting rural jobs, though he continues to tout those issues. His website has warned of liberals who want to defund law enforcement and push critical race theory in schools, and boasted of his work with Trump when he served in Congress.
“I came out again from semi-retirement because our country and our state are in deep trouble,” said Poliquin, who was once an investment manager and served two years as Maine’s state treasurer.
Golden, a Marine Corps veteran, has long positioned himself as a moderate who supports the 2nd Amendment and works to safeguard industries such as commercial fishing and papermaking. He’s continuing that approach this time around.
Golden has shown a willingness to buck his own party over the years, including coming out against President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan in August. His positions have sometimes won him crossover endorsements from groups that often back Republicans, such as when he received the backing of the state’s largest police union in July.
The union also endorsed Republican former Gov. Paul LePage, who is running for his old job. Golden said he expects voters to reward him for standing up to the Democratic Party leadership on issues such as the nearly $2 trillion climate and health care bill the House passed in 2021. He voted against the bill. He subsequently voted for the slimmed-down $740 billion measure that passed Congress last month.
“In the last two years, I don’t know of anyone who has been more independent, and more willing to stand up to their own party, than I have been,” Golden said. “I’m not trying to strategize ‘How do I hold on to the Democratic voters or to the Trump voters?’”
The race will include the use of ranked-choice voting, which Golden needed to win the seat in 2018. Bond, who came in third in 2018, said independent voters in the race will be the ones who decide it. She said she’s focusing her campaign on issues such as improving health care access and addressing climate change.
Bond said she expects ranked voting will play a role again this time around.
“I was the candidate who got all the votes that neither party could,” she said.
The race is likely to be much closer than Golden’s 2020 reelection victory, said Mark Brewer, a political scientist at University of Maine. Golden won that election handily over Republican Dale Crafts.
It’ll be closer this time in part because of national backlash against Democrats over issues such as inflation, Brewer said. But it’ll also be closer simply because the 2nd District is unpredictable, he said.
“It’s the kind of district that has a lot of the people Trump made his appeal to in 2016. Relatively rural, largely white working class voters who have a sense of grievance, economic grievance,” Brewer said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that this race is going to be closer than Golden’s last race.”
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The story has been corrected to show that Golden voted for the $740 billion climate and health care bill passed last month. He voted against a previous, more expansive bill in 2021 labeled the Build Back Better Act.
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We asked our tech expert about the iPhone 14
Apple continues improving its fan-favorite formula with each new device they release. The latest iPhone has a range of new features and four versions from which you can choose. Still, is it worth upgrading if you already have the iPhone 13? To learn more about the device and its features, we sat down with our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez.
Everything you need to know about the iPhone 14
What makes the iPhone 14 stand out?
Apple’s latest iPhone has better cameras than its predecessors. This Pro version’s main sensor has more pixels and a faster aperture, meaning it can capture higher-resolution images than the iPhone 13. Additionally, the front camera is designed to take better low-light photos and has an autofocus feature. Apple also introduced a new video action mode to enhance stabilization when you’re in motion.
According to Vazquez, “the iPhone 14 is more ‘evolution than revolution,’ which I’m 100% OK with in this case. The crash detection feature is something I think everyone should consider in terms of early adoption, as it allows you to send an SOS if you can’t reach 911.” The crash detection feature can determine when you’ve been in a severe car crash; it displays and reads a notification that lets you make an emergency call and calls automatically if you don’t respond in 20 seconds. The SOS is sent via satellite, so it works even if you don’t have a mobile signal.
Apple also removed its physical SIM card trays for its new release. Instead, you’ll use an eSIM that’s easier to set up than a traditional SIM. eSIMs also enable you to have up to eight SIM profiles on a single device, meaning you can keep your work and personal numbers separate without buying two phones.
iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone is releasing the iPhone 14, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max and 14 Plus. Per Vazquez, “The big difference is the chip inside. Apple’s strategy is to have standard model iPhones use the last-gen pro chip and introduce a new chip in the newest pro models.”
The iPhone 14 Pro also features a dynamic island feature that lets you see system-wide alerts, notifications and operations at the top of your device. This feature makes it easier to interact with your apps and makes use of previously-wasted space. The Pro models also have better cameras; the Pro camera system features a 48-megapixel main camera with a 6 times optical zoom range, whereas the iPhone 14 has a 12-megapixel main camera with a 2 times optical zoom.
Is the iPhone 13 still worth considering?
The iPhone 13 has an emergency SOS feature, although it requires an active mobile signal to work. Its camera is nearly identical to the iPhone 14 but doesn’t have autofocus. Both devices use the A15 Bionic Chip, although the iPhone 14’s chip has a 5-core GPU.
When asked about the iPhone 13, Vazquez said, “The 13 is definitely worth considering, as is the 12. One of the big leaps people should consider is whether a device has 5G. As 5G becomes more widespread, they’re decommissioning LTE towers. Most things I like about the 14 are true on the 13 as well. If you have a 13, it’s worth upgrading to an iPhone 14 Pro. On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine you’ll notice a difference if you switch from the 13 to the 14.”
iPhone 14 FAQ
How much does the iPhone 14 cost?
A. The iPhone 14 costs $799 on the low end, whereas the 14 Pro has a low-end price of $999. The iPhone 14 Plus costs $899 on the low end, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max costs at least $1,099.
What is the maximum storage on an iPhone 14?
A. The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus can be purchased with 128 gigabytes, 256GB or 512GB of storage space. The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max can be purchased with up to 1 terabyte of storage.
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GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Bob MacIntyre might have just played his way onto Europe’s Ryder Cup team.
The Scottish lefty beat U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick on the first hole of a playoff to win the Italian Open on the Marco Simone course outside Rome that will host next year’s event against the United States.
“This is what I want. This is my only goal for the season — to make that Ryder Cup team,” MacIntyre said. “I think I’ve made a good start.”
Ryder Cup qualification points for Europe’s team started being awarded last week at Wentworth.
It was only the second victory of the 26-year-old MacIntyre’s career but it came against a quality field that included European tour leader Rory McIlroy, who finished fourth after hitting his tee shot on the drivable 16th into the water.
MacIntyre posted a 7-under 64 for the best finishing round Sunday and finished regulation tied at 14 under (270) with Fitzpatrick, who won his first major title at Brookline, Mass., in June.
In the playoff on the 18th hole, MacIntyre sunk a birdie putt from a few feet to clinch it after Fitzpatrick had gotten into trouble by driving into the rough.
“This means everything,” MacIntyre said. “I was down and out two or three months ago. I didn’t know what I was doing. Didn’t know where to go. But I spoke to the right people and there’s so much hard work gone into this.”
MacIntyre’s only previous win came nearly two years ago in Cyprus. He tied for fourth at the 2019 Italian Open at nearby Olgiata.
Victor Perez of France finished third, one stroke behind, after missing a birdie putt on 18; and McIlroy ended up two strokes back.
Europe captain Luke Donald, who finished tied for 34th, was quick to praise MacIntyre.
“Massive congratulations,” Donald tweeted. “Showed a lot of guts and resolve in the playoff to get it done.”
“I played with Bob last week in Wentworth,” Donald told The Associated Press. “Looks like a strong player, but a strong mind — he looks very fearless on the golf course, which you’ll need in a Ryder Cup. It’s a pressure-packed situation.”
The U.S. romped to a record rout over Europe in Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, last year, and Donald appears interested in adding some new players to his team.
“There’s a lot of young talent out there,” Donald said. “It’s a great opportunity for them to show me what they have and to be a part of that team come 12 months.”
From Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2023, Marco Simone will become the third venue in continental Europe to host the Ryder Cup after Valderrama in Spain (1997) and Le Golf National in France (2018).
The hilly Marco Simone course was completely redesigned a few years ago with the Ryder Cup in mind and proved to be a serious test this week across all sorts of weather — including heat, rain, wind before Sunday’s perfect conditions.
“It’s been a really good test,” Donald said. “Obviously a very strong field and scoring has been not easy.
“Some of these guys who are likely to be in the Ryder Cup team next year would have seen everything this week. So I think that’s good that they’ll be very prepared.”
Thick rough and tall grass lining the narrow fairways were designed to favor Europe’s team.
“Start of this week, I didn’t think this was going to be (my) style of golf course,” MacIntyre said. “(But) I was able to control my golf ball with wedges and irons and even the hybrid that went into the bag last week.”
Coming from the whisky town of Oban on Scotland’s coast, MacIntyre also plays a local game called shinty that is similar to field hockey.
“It’s a sport that’s close to my heart. My family have all played it (for generations),” he said, adding that he feels “lucky” to have chosen golf as his primary sport.
Fitzpatrick nearly produced an albatross when his second shot on the par-5 12th from 212 yards hit the pin. While Fitzpatrick finished off his eagle from four feet, MacIntyre was starting to struggle a couple of holes ahead on 14 when he found the rough and bogeyed.
But MacIntyre pulled it back together and birdied on 18 to put the pressure on Fitzpatrick in regulation.
“I hit a terrible shot and was back against the wall, and again, just got a dogged attitude, never give up, if I get punched, I punch back,” MacIntyre said. “The birdies coming in were massive and thankfully I got in the playoff.”
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PALI LEHOHLA | Obey the sangoma all you like, but privatisation is not the answer to SA’s woes
It’s time the country familiarised itself with economics and discipline
Beware of the deleterious impact of the sangoma law of compliance. The sangoma always wins. Almost five years since my departure from running the national numbers, I have had a chance to use them and have discovered how useful it is to have such an arsenal at one’s disposal. I have been reflecting on my accidental journey to accidentally landing that crucial national task. For lack of a better description, call it a game of chance wrapped in sangoma mysticism...
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Parents who were arrested after allegedly encouraging their son to fight students sue school
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Parents who were arrested last year and accused of encouraging their son to fight other students at a Tennessee high school, filed a lawsuit Thursday saying that their son was assaulted first and not protected by school officials, WVLT reported.
They are asking for $5,000,000 in damages, according to the lawsuit.
Knox County, the Board of Education, Farragut High School’s principal, two school resource officers and a deputy with the sheriff’s office were named as defendants in the documents.
Brent and Monica Pelusio say that their son was assaulted by a group of five athletes last September.
“During the assault, [the minor] was repeatedly hit and punched, including to his head and face,” the report said.
The next day, the parents say when they arrived to pick their son up from school, they saw him surrounded by approximately 10 or more students.
During the incident, the parents said that a school resource officer did not act at the beginning, but pepper sprayed their child once he tried to defend himself against the assault.
The school resource officer said in a 2021 police report that she was outside directing traffic when she heard and saw several students and Monica Pelusio yelling and causing a disturbance in the parking lot.
The officer said she recognized that a fight was about to start, so she ordered them to stop numerous times, but they refused. Brent Pelusio then allegedly entered the disturbance and yelled for his son to fight another juvenile, officials said.
Both parents were ordered by the officer to return to their vehicle three times but continued, and encouraged their son to fight, according to the 2021 police report.
The officer said a fight between Brent and Monica Pelusio’s child and another student broke out despite numerous orders to stop.
The parents were accused of refusing to stop their son from fighting and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child, according to authorities.
As a result, the child and parents were arrested and charged. No members of the group were charged due to the incident, according to the documents.
The charge against the child was dismissed.
The parents have sued for a “violation of their right to be free from illegal seizure and prosecution.”
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How to dress like a grown up with Shane Watson: Prep up your look with this season’s Power Tank
- The tank top we’re talking about — call it a sleeveless sweater if it helps — has come a long way since its Bay City Rollers days
- Shane Watson says that the tank top has managed to shake its quirky retro image
- UK-based fashion expert advises using the item to show off statement sleeves
Sometimes the name of an article of clothing goes by, puts you off. I wouldn’t wear culottes, for example, but I’m happy in cropped trousers — culottes by another name.
I don’t mind ‘tank top’ (I loved the 1970s), but I know it’s a trigger for many women who wore theirs, first time around, with a pointy collared nylon blouse, bell bottoms and a mullet. And that’s a pity because they’re missing out on one of the most useful items you can have in your wardrobe today.
The tank top we’re talking about — call it a sleeveless sweater if it helps — has come a long way since its Bay City Rollers days and even since it bounced into the fashion top ten last year.
Now it has shed its quirky, retro image (you can still get a jolly patterned tank top, but they’re the exception) and neatened up, and evolved into a smart, layering piece.
Kendall Jenner pictured wearing a black tank top, matching skirt, and silver heels. Jenner proves that the tank top is shaking its quirky retro image
More and more of us are wearing tank tops as we’ve discovered they are an instant sharpener — you look more pulled together in a trim sleeveless sweater over your shirt — not to mention ideal for inbetween seasons, when a third of a sweater is needed.
For work it can be hard to look smart in sweaters, jackets can be too hot, shirts on their own, too under-dressed, but all of the above issues are solved by a lightweight tank.
Whitney Port is pictured here in a grey tank top, acid wash skinny jeans and flip flops in LA
I like the way a tank gives an ordinary shirt a preppy punch (a dash of preppiness is a shortcut to looking smart this autumn), but also how it contains you. The reason we all love a gilet in winter is they give us a bit of definition; the same is true of a tank top, only it’s a lot more versatile and, providing it comes in a midweight knit — not too flimsy but not bulky either — tank tops can be very flattering.
This is once again the autumn of the show-off sleeve and the smart tank allows you to reveal the balloon sleeves of your blouse while keeping the look neat and work friendly.
The tank top we’re talking about — call it a sleeveless sweater if it helps — has come a long way since its Bay City Rollers says Shane Watson (pictured)
It also means you can wear all your pretty summer tops well into the autumn. For this you simply need a tank that finishes neatly on the shoulders — nothing with slim straps and certainly not cutaway scoop shoulders. Cos does a black V-neck vest (£59, cos.com). The same rule goes for oversize shirts: wear the tank top longer in the body, with side slits, and let the shirt tails peep out underneath.
Marks & Spencer does a long-line V-neck style in cable knit camel (£29.50, marksandspencer.com) and a cream crew-neck style with cap sleeves (£22.50), while Kin has a looser-fit shape, also capsleeved, in navy (£45, johnlewis.com).
Cap sleeves make the look a bit more elegant and grown up and work well with wideleg trousers — though not if you’re planning to wear a jacket.
Round-neck tanks look best in shorter lengths, wear them with waisted trousers or skirts. A tank top that drapes softly over a waistband prevents you from looking too tucked in.
Tanks also add texture — so you’re not all shirt and suiting — as well as colour. I wouldn’t wear a bright pink shirt with my trouser suit, but I might wear one of Zara’s bright knit tanks (£19.99, zara.com) this winter when colour is a way of making tailoring look new.
Don’t worry, though, you don’t have to go that far to reboot your look: La Redoute’s ecru tank top would lift a dark shirt and trousers (£25, laredoute.co.uk) and a roundneck cream tank always looks smart with black or navy.
When it comes to the evening (no reason to stop wearing your smart tank after dark), a tank is a clever way of tidying up a creased work blouse. Or you could wear a textured one like Cos’s boucle cream vest (£45) on its own, under a jacket, with gold chains.
I like Cos or Boden for the casual end of smart casual and Me+Em when you need to look smarter. Me+Em does a range of tank tops from clean edge V-necks (£115, meandem.com) to more luxurious lace-stitch vests to wear over a satin blouse with midi skirts and boots or wide-leg trousers. If only everything were this simple.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Graham Gano kicked a 56-yard field goal with 3:34 to play and the Giants beat Carolina 19-16 Sunday, giving New York its first 2-0 start since 2016 and sending the Panthers to their ninth straight loss.
Gano also hit from 52, 36 and 33 yards and Daniel Jones found rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger on a 16-yard touchdown pass as the Giants responded in the second half after being booed off the field at halftime of a 6-6 game.
Baker Mayfield hit DJ Moore for a 16-yard touchdown for a 13-6 lead early in the second half for the Panthers (0-2). Eddy Pineiro kicked field goals of 31, 32 and 38 yards for Carolina, the last one tying the game at 16-all with 10:40 to play.
Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 72 yards on 21 carries, had runs of 10 and 8 yards as the Giants responded with an 11-play, 37-yard drive to take the lead. It was much like New York's late drive in its season-opening win over Tennessee.
The Panthers got the ball back, gained 12 yards and were forced to punt, allowing the Giants and Jones (22 of 34 for 176 yards) to close out the game after the quarterback scrambled for a first down on third-and-6.
Christian McCaffrey led the Panthers with 15 carries for 102 yards. Mayfield finished 14 of 29 for 145 yards.
The Panthers' losing streak is the longest active skid in the NFL. Matt Rhule is 10-25 as Carolina's coach.
The Panthers tried to hand the game to the Giants early. Chuba Hubbard, replacing the injured Andre Roberts, fumbled the opening kickoff and then receiver Robbie Anderson coughed up the ball on the next series after a catch at his own 40.
Despite great field position, the Giants were shut down by Carolina's defense — New York was held to 60 yards in the first half — and settled for two field goals.
INJURIES
Panthers CB Donte Jackson and backup DT Bravvion Roy were ruled out in the second half with hamstring injuries. ... Leonard Williams, the Giants' best defensive lineman, hurt a knee in the third quarter and left the game. ... New York had four starters out: OLBs Kayvon Thibodeaux (knee) and Azeez Ojulari (calf), WR Wan'Dale Robinson (knee) and CB Aaron Robinson (appendicitis).
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The Panthers open a three-game homestand against the New Orleans Saints next Sunday. The Giants play their second game in a three-game homestand when they face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, Sept. 26.
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SAN DIEGO — When nearly 80,000 Afghans arrived in the United States, refugee resettlement agencies quickly became overwhelmed, still scrambling to rehire staff and reopen offices after being gutted as the Trump administration dropped refugee admissions to a record low.
So the US State Department, working with humanitarian organizations, turned to ordinary Americans to fill the gap. Neighbors, co-workers, faith groups, and friends banded together in “sponsor circles” to help Afghans get settled in their communities.
They raised money and found the newcomers homes to rent, enrolled their children in schools, taught them how to open bank accounts, and located the nearest mosques and stores selling halal meat.
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Since the US military’s withdrawal from Kabul last year, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans has helped more than 600 Afghans restart their lives. When Russia invaded Ukraine, a similar effort was undertaken for Ukrainians.
Now the Biden administration is preparing to turn the experiment into a private-sponsorship program for refugees admitted through the US Refugee Admissions Program and is asking organizations to team up with it to launch a pilot program by the end of 2022.
The move comes amid increasing pressure on President Biden, who vowed in a 2021 executive order to increase opportunities for Americans to resettle refugees and restore the United States as the world’s safe haven. The Trump administration decimated the refugee program, which traditionally tasks nine resettlement agencies with placing refugees in communities.
Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensure a door remains open no matter who is elected.
“I think there is a real revolution right now that is happening in terms of American communities and communities around the world that are raising their hands and saying, `We want to bring in refugees,’” said Sasha Chanoff, founder and chief executive of RefugePoint, a Boston–based nonprofit that helped jumpstart the effort.
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It comes as the number of people forced to flee their homes topped 100 million this year, the first time on record, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The pilot program will incorporate lessons learned from the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, which was developed as an emergency measure to accelerate the resettlement of Afghans, with many languishing on US bases. But the pilot program will differ because it is intended to be “an enduring element of US refugee resettlement,” a State Department spokesperson said in an e-mail to the Associated Press.
The pilot program will match regular Americans with refugees overseas who have already been approved for admission to the United States, the spokesperson said. Later, the plan will let Americans identify a refugee overseas and apply to resettle them.
Canada has used private sponsorship for decades to augment its government program.
Chanoff said the new model should also be in addition to the traditional US government refugee program, which has admitted only about 15 percent of the 125,000 cap Biden set for the budget year that ends Sept. 30. The Biden administration has been slow to beef up staff and overcome the huge backlog, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to advocates.
Those numbers exclude the roughly 180,000 Afghans and Ukrainians who were mostly admitted through humanitarian parole, a temporary legal option that was intended to get them in quicker but left them with less government support.
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Regular Americans helped fill that need, Afghan families say.
Under the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, participants underwent background checks, received training, and developed a three-month plan. Each group had to raise at least $2,275 for each person who was resettled, the same allocation the US government gives agencies for each refugee.
Mohammad Walizada, who fled Kabul with his family, said five days after he was connected to a sponsor circle with the Four Rivers Church in New Hampshire, his family moved into a furnished home in Epping, a town of about 7,000 residents.
Meanwhile, Afghan friends and relatives spent months on US bases waiting to be placed by a resettlement agency, he said. Many ended up in California, staying in hotels because of the lack of affordable housing, and with just three months of government assistance.
He said his sponsor circle gave his family 10 months worth of rent and a car, and someone still checks on him, his wife, and six children daily. Each circle gets a mentor who coaches them from WelcomeNST, an organization created in 2021 to help Americans resettle Afghans and now Ukrainians. The organization offers a Slack channel for circles and partners with the resettlement agency, HIAS, which connects them to caseworkers when needed.
The New Hampshire team has more than 60 members helping people like Walizada.
“I feel like I have a lot of family here now," Walizada said.
To be sure, regular Americans have always helped resettle refugees, but not at this scale since the 1980 US Refugee Act created the formal program, experts say.
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A similar outpouring of goodwill happened when the Biden administration launched Uniting for Ukraine, which allows Ukrainians fleeing the war into the United States for two years with a private sponsor. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the program, received more than 117,000 applications through August.
Hundreds of Americans have formed teams to resettle Ukrainians, including in Wyoming — the only state that has never allowed an official refugee resettlement program.
“We just wanted to be able to do something and we have such a beautiful community here,″ said Darren Adwalpalker, pastor at Highland Park Community Church in Casper, who formed a group that sponsored three Ukrainians who arrived to the city of 60,000 in June.
Adwalpalker got support from humanitarian group Samaritan’s Purse.
“Without private sponsorship, this would not have been possible for a lot of these communities with tremendous resources and goodwill to do this,” said Krista Kartson, who directs its refugee programs.
With $3,000, the pastor said his group provided an apartment for six months for the one Ukrainian who stayed in Casper. Just about everything else — grocery store gift cards, furniture — was donated.
“One of the things I’ve learned is that the whole idea of a resettlement office isn’t that significant” if there are people on the ground willing to help, said Adwalpalker.
“We’ve got dentists working on their teeth. We have doctors seeing them. We have lawyers helping with their immigration paperwork.”
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Rudi Berkelhamer, a retired biology professor, wanted to help because her grandparents fled attacks on Jews in the early 20th century in what is now Ukraine.
She was connected to a sponsor circle in Irvine, Calif., through HIAS, which requires a six-month commitment. Circle members had a week to get to know each other and draft a plan before they were matched to an Afghan family — a young couple and their 3-year-old son — in February.
Berkelhamer shuttled furniture to the family’s home and got them set up with computers and cellphones. Others got them bus passes.
The father — a mechanical engineer who worked with the US military in Afghanistan — found work at a parachute factory. The mother is taking English classes, and their son is attending preschool.
Berkelhamer sees the family every two weeks. This summer, she went to a museum with the mom and another circle member to paint parasols and have lunch. She plans to keep helping.
“It is not just the necessities; it is doing those kinds of things that make it so meaningful,” she said.
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NY Mayor Eric Adams calls for ‘coordination’ with GOP governors, WH on bused migrants
Posted/updated on: September 18, 2022 at 4:04 pm(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday called for more "coordination" with the federal government and Govs. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, and Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who are busing and flying newly arrived migrants to blue states across the country.
"I traveled to Washington last week, spoke with Sen. [Chuck] Schumer, Sen. [Kirsten] Gillibrand and other lawmakers and sat down with Biden administration to talk about -- how do we coordinate?" Adams, a Democrat, told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, referencing New York's two Democratic senators.
"Their goal is to make sure that we get resources and coordination that's needed. … These migrants and asylum-seekers are not coming to any particular city. They're coming to America. This is an American crisis that we need to face," Adams said.
His comments come as Abbott has sent some 11,000 migrants from Texas to Chicago, New York and Washington in protest, Abbott has said, of Democrats' southern border policies. He most recently bused dozens of migrants to Vice President Kamala Harris' residence -- and DeSantis, embracing a similar strategy, last week flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, which numerous critics denounced as a stunt.
Adams, whose city has accepted migrants bused up from Texas, on Sunday said New York had a "moral and legal obligation" to provide shelter and aid people who come there after entering the U.S.But he accused Abbott of declining to collaborate on efforts to transport the migrants, despite Abbott's office initially agreeing otherwise.
“We've reached out and stated that, 'Let's coordinate and work together so we can deal with this crisis together. They refused to do so," Adams said, adding, "I don't think it was politically expedient for them to coordinate. It was more to do this, basically, showmanship."
El Paso, Texas, Mayor Oscar Leeser who oversees a border city, also appeared on "This Week" on Sunday and expressed concern about the number of migrants coming across the southern border. But he said it was important to treat people entering the country humanely -- and to think of the work as a joint effort.
"The people are not coming to El Paso. They're coming to America," Leeser said.
When pressed by Karl, Mayor Adams insisted New York would remain a "sanctuary city" and that migrants who arrive will be cared for. (Karl noted that both Abbott and DeSantis declined to appear on "This Week" and discuss immigration.)
"This city has always been the sanctuary city, and we've always managed those who wanted to come to New York City to pursue the American dream," Adams said. But, he said, "We're not asking for people all over the country to send people to New York merely because they don't want to take on their responsibility to help those who are seeking this American dream. That is not what we're asking for."
"Let's coordinate in that fashion like we've done with other large communities we have in New York City, where we're able to coordinate, get sponsors, work with our nongovernmental organizations. That is what crisis calls for," Adams said. "It calls for coordination."
Asked by Karl if he planned to accept Abbott's invitation to visit the border, Adams declined to answer directly and pivoted to criticizing Abbott's "political ploy" by sending migrants away.
Mayor Leeser told Karl that the number of migrants coming to El Paso continues to increase, with the city seeing roughly 2,000 migrants in a single day last week. But he emphasized that they would be treated compassionately as they are transported to their final destinations after being processed by government officials.
"That's been really important, that we don't send anyone where they don't want to go, we make sure we help them," Leeser said. "We put them on the buses with food and make sure they get to their destination and make sure that we always continue to treat people like human beings."
Asked by Karl if he was aware of how the Biden administration planned to handle the ongoing migration -- as Republican leaders like Abbott stress they feel the White House has no plan -- Leeser cited his own strong relationship with Border Patrol. But he said the issue affected more than his city.
For their parts, Abbott and DeSantis have argued Democratic-led states and cities away from the southern border aren't doing enough amid the high border crossings, with DeSantis warning that the flights to Martha's Vineyard are "just the beginning efforts."
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Spain wins EuroBasket title, topping France for gold
Juancho Hernangomez scored 27 points, his brother Willy Hernangomez added 14 and won tournament MVP honors, and Spain topped France 88-76 on Sunday to win the EuroBasket gold medal.
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BERLIN (AP) — For Spain, almost all of the names on the national team’s roster have changed in recent years.
The expectations didn’t. And neither did the results.
Juancho Hernangomez scored 27 points, his brother Willy Hernangomez added 14 and won tournament MVP honors, and Spain topped France 88-76 on Sunday to win the EuroBasket gold medal.
It was Spain’s fourth European championship in its last six tries, all those golds coming under coach Sergio Scariolo.
Lorenzo Brown scored 14 points and had 11 assists for Spain, while Jaime Fernandez scored 13.
Evan Fournier led France — which also dropped the gold-medal game at the Tokyo Olympics to the U.S. last summer — with 23 points, with Thomas Heurtel scored 16 and Guerschon Yabusele added 13.
Rudy Gobert was held to only six points on just two shots from the field for France.
“Spain played better from start to finish," Fournier said. “They had a clear game plan and we did not execute ours well enough. ... We never really had control of the game. They just played better, man, period."
This was supposed to be a rebuilding summer for Spain. Pau and Marc Gasol, the longtime leaders of the program, retired from international following a quarterfinal loss to the U.S. at the Tokyo Games. Sergio Gonzalez also decided last summer was the right time to walk away, after 16 years with the national team. Sergio Llull and Ricky Rubio, two more of veterans, couldn’t play because of injuries.
The winning tradition simply continued anyway. Spain is now the reigning Basketball World Cup (won in China in 2019) along with EuroBasket champion. It has also medaled in 10 of its last 11 EuroBasket appearances.
For France, it was another medal — and another instance of coming up a bit short of the shiniest medal. France's last major crown came in winning EuroBasket in 2013. Since then, the French have won two bronzes at the World Cup (2014, 2019), a bronze at EuroBasket (2015), silver at the Tokyo Olympics, and now, silver again.
The difference was clear: Spain held a massive 35-7 edge in points off turnovers.
“Today, obviously, we have lost the gold," France coach Vincent Collet said. “They executed their plan perfect."
Juancho Hernangomez was 6-for-6 from 3-point range in a 6-minute span of the second quarter, helping Spain extend what was a 23-14 lead into a 45-26 edge with just about 3 minutes left in the half.
It was perhaps a mildly unlikely source for a 3-point barrage. He had made a total of 12 3′s in his eight previous games in this year’s EuroBasket tournament, and his high in any NBA game is six.
An 11-0 run helped France cut what had been a 21-point deficit to just 47-37 at the half — and the momentum carried into the third quarter.
Yabusele’s jumper with 6:52 left in the third got France within 49-46, and everything seemed to be shifting.
But Spain held on. Juancho Hernangomez’s seventh 3-pointer with 7:29 left made it a 71-61 game, and the outcome wasn’t in doubt again.
BRONZE MEDAL
GERMANY 82, POLAND 69
In the bronze-medal matchup earlier Sunday, Dennis Schroder scored 26 points and host Germany held off Poland.
It was Germany’s first EuroBasket medal since winning silver in 2005. Poland matched its best finish in the event since 1971.
“They told me it’s 17 years since Germany won a medal,” Germany coach Gordie Herbert said. “It’s kind of fitting that Dennis Schroder’s number is 17. It’s been an unbelievable honor to coach these guys from Day 1.”
Johannes Voigtmann scored 14 for Germany.
“We worked hard for it,” Schroder said. “It’s an unbelievable feeling to come out third in the EuroBasket.”
Michal Sokolowski led Poland with 18 points, with Jakub Garbacz scoring 12 and A.J. Slaughter finishing with 10 points and 10 assists.
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(iSeeCars) – Be prepared. There’s a reason why the Boy Scouts adopted this simple motto, which can apply to all areas of life. And one area where it’s crucial to be prepared is in your car, because regardless of how reliable your vehicle is, it will inevitably break down and you’ll likely be far from the comforts of home when it does. To help drivers prepare for all unexpected scenarios, we’ve developed a helpful guide of things to keep in your car. These essential items could make all the difference when ensuring your breakdown is benign versus catastrophic. Some of these items will help you travel more comfortably during your day-to-day driving as well.
We hope your vehicle doesn’t leave you stranded on the side of the road, but we recommend these 24 things to keep in your car just in case.
1. Up-to-Date Registration
We’ll start with the obvious one here. You’ll need your car registration if your vehicle doesn’t break down. There’s always the chance that you’ll be going a tad over the speed limit or unknowingly take a turn at a red light when you weren’t supposed to, and a police officer will happen to be watching. More importantly, however, is the off-chance that you’re in an accident. Your registration will be a necessity in this instance as well. In either instance, you will need proof of your registration. If you don’t have that proof, you can receive a citation or a fine. If your registration isn’t current, you can be pulled over for having an expired registration. This will result in a harsher penalty than simply not having proof of a current registration, and your penalty will depend on how long your registration has been expired. In the most extreme case, your vehicle could be impounded. Always be aware of when your registration is set to expire, and make sure you renew it before that happens.
2. Insurance Card
Car insurance is mandatory in 49 of 50 states. The exception is New Hampshire, where it is not required as long as you can show financial responsibility. To show that you are compliant with your state’s law you should always have your proof of insurance with you. Not only is it the law, it is also a necessity should you ever get in an accident. Proof of insurance varies with your insurance company and can be in the form of an ID card or in a document. It must contain your policy number, effective dates, your vehicle description and VIN, and name of the policyholder. Online versions of these documents are also available, so you can save them on your phone for easy retrieval instead of keeping the physical version in your glove compartment. However, we recommend having a physical version handy along with the electronic version.
3. Owner’s Manual
Another item that should be a mainstay in your glove box is your car’s owner’s manual. This will include helpful information like what your tire pressure should be and what certain warning lights mean. You never know when you’ll need it, so you should always have it accessible. Modern cars often include a ditigal version of the owner’s manual, but just like registration, we recommend a paper copy as backup, and you can often request these from the manufacturer or a site like Helminc.com.
4. Spare Tire/Tire Jack
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of the roads, waiting to take a nice big chunk out of one of your tires, or poke something really sharp into one. Unless your vehicle is equipped with run-flat tires, these occurrences can quickly put an end to your travel plans. So, unless you want to pay a tow truck to come and haul your vehicle to the nearest service station, you’ll want to make sure your spare tire is always properly inflated (something you can ask any shop to do whenever your vehicle is in for service), and your tire jack is in proper working order. You should also have the correct tools to change a tire, including a lug wrench. AAA members can call to have their tire replaced with their spare, though you will likely have to wait a long time.
5. Tire Pressure Gauge
Keeping with the tire theme is a tire safety gauge. While modern vehicles have warning indicators to let you know if your pressure is low, it’s important to have a tire pressure gauge to ensure you fill your tire up to the correct PSI.
6. Tire Pump and Sealant
Keeping wth the tire theme, you can also go a step further and have a portable tire inflator so you never have to rely on air from a gas station. If you have a minor puncture, filling the tire with air and sealing it will allow you to safety drive to your destination.
7. Jumper Cables/Emergency Road Kit
Did you know some car batteries only last for two years? While three to four years is the norm for battery life, a dead battery can come without warning, especially during the winter months. While jumper cables are a necessity, the full emergency road kit is a strong recommendation. Most emergency kits, which can be purchased on Amazon or at any big-box retail store, will come with a small array of tools, such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and pliers, as well as road flares, fluorescent reflective triangles, hose tape, and those jumper cables. The jumper cables will come in extremely handy if you have a habit of leaving your headlights or dome lights on. Either thing can drain the life from your battery in as little as a few hours depending on the age and strength of your vehicle’s battery.
8. Blankets
This may seem like a silly thing to have in your car if you live in a warm place like Florida, Texas, or Southern California; but blankets come in handy for more than just keeping you warm. Say you break down on a road that’s covered in dirt, gravel, mud, grime, or some sticky substance you dare not guess about. Laying a blanket down to get on the ground and see what’s wrong, or simply to change a tire, can save your clothes, knees, and back a whole lot of trouble. Of course, there’s always the keeping warm thing, too, if you live in an area where it gets cold.
9. Washer Fluid
We suggest always keeping a gallon of washer fluid in the trunk. Chances are you’ll never need it, until that one time when a semi throws three inches of mud and muck on your windshield and you hit the windshield wiper button only to hear that familiar buzz…and get nothing. Pulling over and grabbing the washer fluid from the trunk is much easier than dumping whatever drink you have in the cup holder on your windshield and trying to scrub it clean with your shirt.
10. Flashlight
Some of those emergency road kits we talked about earlier do come with a flashlight; however, most don’t. A flashlight will not only come in handy if you happen to break down at night and need to see under your hood or around your car, but it’s also very handy for keeping oncoming traffic away from your vehicle if you don’t happen to have road flares or markers. A flashlight can also come in extremely handy if a passenger needs to find something in the vehicle at night while you’re driving. Driving with the dome light on is still illegal in most states. Just make sure you check the batteries in it often.
11. First Aid Kit
In times of crisis, a first aid kit can literally be a lifesaver. This one should need no explanation whatsoever. If you’re bleeding, a spare tire isn’t going to do much for you, but band aids will.
12. Cell Phone Charger
Having a dedicated phone charger that remains in your car is a lot more convenient than bringing one with you on long road trips or when you think you’ll be out of the house for a while. Sometimes we neglect to charge our phone the night before or accidentally run an app in the background that drains your battery. Regardless of the circumstance, you don’t want to be without your only lifeline should you break down and need to call for help. You may also rely on your phone as a GPS system, and you don’t want to be at the mercy of your phone battery to get you safely to your destination.
13. Duct Tape
Duct tape is one of the most versatile items out there. Just like it can come in handy for temporary (or even permanent) household repairs, it can be very helpful should something break on your vehicle. Say you sideswipe a pole, or if you were the victim of a hit-and-run and your mirror comes loose. Duct tape can keep it in place until it can properly be repaired. You can also use it to temporarily halt leaks in your roof or sunroof to mitigate or prevent costly water damage.
14. Ice Scraper
If you live somewhere with inclement winter weather or even somewhere where it snows infrequently, you should always have an ice scraper in your car. You can get one that is attached to a snow brush so you have everything you need to remove snow and scrape ice off your vehicle. Driving with compromised sight lines can present a hazard to you and other drivers on the road. And in areas with extreme snowfall, keeping a shovel in your trunk to remove snow around your vehicle can also be helpful.
15. Paper Towels and Tissues
Paper products may not save you from danger, but they can certainly make any ride more comfortable in the event of a spill, an unexpected runny nose, or an extra messy drive-through order. If you travel with children, these are even more essential. Baby wipes, even if you don’t have a baby, also prove effective to help clean up spills and messes.
16. Spare Change
You should keep spare change or an emergency stash of cash somewhere in your car. While most parking meters now allow you to pay with a credit card, there are still some holdouts that require change. You may also come across an unexpected toll.
17. Fire Extinguisher
This item is one that you will hopefully never have to use, but it’s important nonetheless. Because vehicles can catch fire during an accident, a fire extinguisher can help put the fire out before help arrives. Modern fire extinguishers are available in extremely small sizes without sacrificing effectiveness, so there’s no excuse to forego this item, even in smaller vehicles or sports cars.
18. Multi-tool
A multi-tool is a small toolkit that includes common tools in a compact package that can fit right in your glove box. It includes scissors, a screwdriver, wrench, knife, and can/bottle opener to cover your bases should you need a tool.
19. Water Bottles
Water bottles can save your life if you are stranded and in need of hydration. In less extreme circumstances, like unforseen traffic, having water handy can make the ride more comfortable. Just make sure your water bottle can withstand extreme temperatures.
20. Non-Perishable Snacks
It’s a good idea to have an easy-to-eat snack handy in the event that hunger strikes. Suggestions include energy bars, nuts, or crackers.
21. Escape Tool
An escape tool is another item you will hopefully never need, but it can provide peace of mind knowing it’s there. An escape tool can cut through a seatbelt and can break window glass from the inside. These can also be lifesavers if you encounter a car accident with someone trapped in their vehicle.
22. Umbrella
Even if there is no rain in the forecast, you never know when you’re going to be caught in an unexpected shower.
23. Hand Sanitizer
Hand sanitizer is top-of-mind during the global pandemic, and it should remain a mainstay in your vehicle even after the pandemic ends to help prevent the spread of infectious germs.
24. Kitty litter
If you live in an area where icy conditions occur, having kitty litter in your trunk during the winter can be very helpful. It can provide the necessary traction to get out of an icy parking spot or driveway. You don’t need a whole bag though, as it can weigh down your vehicle. A smaller container filled with kitty litter should be sufficient in most cases.
25. Reusable Grocery Bags
Not only are plastic grocery bags banned in some states, but they are also bad for the environment. Having a stash of reusable grocery bags in your trunk will come in handy for trips to the store and can also hold more items than the typical single-use grocery bag.
While there’s something satisfying about an empty trunk and a minimally-filled glove compartment, these empty spaces will leave you unprepared during an emergency or inevitable on-the-road inconvenience. Hopefully you will never need to use these emergency items, but you can rest assured knowing that you have them accessible.
If you’re in the market for a car, you can search over 4 million new and used cars with iSeeCars’ award-winning car search engine that helps shoppers find the best car deals by providing key insights and valuable resources, like the iSeeCars VIN check report.
This article, 25 Things to Keep in Your Car, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com.
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte will bid a final farewell to their great-grandmother the Queen at her state funeral service tomorrow.
Second-in-line to the throne George, who is nine years old and a future King, and his younger sister Charlotte, seven, will walk with their parents the Prince and Princess of Wales behind the Queen's coffin as it is carried through Westminster Abbey for the start of the service. Their attendance, confirmed in the full order of service for tomorrow's state funeral, will be the first time the two young royals have been seen in public since the death of their beloved great-grandmother, who they called 'Gan Gan'. However, their younger brother Prince Louis, who is just four, does not seem set to attend, given his tender age.
Also in the procession behind the coffin through the Abbey will be King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at the head, followed by Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex.
Following behind the Queen's children will be William, Kate, George and Charlotte, while directly behind will be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Peter Phillips and the Earl of Snowdon as well as the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent.
In the congregation they will join other royals, world leaders, heads of state and royalty from around the world.
At the end of the service, George and Charlotte will leave the ceremony in a procession behind the coffin once more - walking with their parents as they leave the Abbey.
Later they will join their parents along with the other royals and the 800-strong congregation at the committal service in St George's Chapel in Windsor.
Earlier this week, William and Kate shared an update on how their three children were dealing with the news of the Queen's death while viewing floral tributes and chatting to wellwishers outside the late monarch's Sandringham estate.
One crowd member says she had been told by the royal couple that George understood the loss of his great-grandmother, while Charlotte and Louis understood less.
One well-wisher said: "Kate said they were keeping this as normal as possible for the children.
"She says the children were settling in well to their new school and Kate was grateful for the support.
"I joked I had to be quick because I had to do the school run and she said she was heading back to London to do it as well."
The remarks came after Kate revealed the sweet and poignant comment made by Louis after learning of his great-grandmother's death last week.
While speaking to the public outside Windsor Castle at the weekend, the Princess said her youngest child had commented, "she's now with Great-Grandpa".
Members of the public at Windsor said they saw Kate fighting back tears as she told them about the sweet comments.
The three children are amongst 12 of the Queen's great-grandchildren, who also include Harry and Meghan's son and daughter Archie and Lilibet, the latter of which is named after the late monarch's nickname.
You can now buy Friday's historic Daily Mirror commemorating the death of the Queen here: mirror.co.uk/commemorative.
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As Congress reconvenes, Iowa Republicans are supporting measures they say will keep the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act in check.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this week that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, or TIGTA, agreed to her request to audit Internal Revenue Service employees. Hundreds of IRS employees, including tax collectors and criminal investigators, have failed to pay their own taxes, Ernst said, including 300 employees who are “repeat offenders.”
“We have a real problem if the IRS staff who enforce the tax law aren’t paying their own taxes and can’t even understand how to properly fill out their own tax forms,” Ernst said on the Senate floor Thursday.
The audit request comes as the IRS prepares for an expansion through the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping $740 billion spending bill signed into law in August. The legislation, which also includes green-energy incentives and limits on pharmaceutical costs, increases the IRS budget by nearly $80 billion over a decade. The largest portion of that funding, more than $45 billion, will go toward expanding enforcement – hiring more IRS agents, providing legal support and improving technology to enforce financial laws.
Ernst called for President Joe Biden to reconsider hiring 87,000 IRS agents, and instead address the “double standards” of the service. She cited TIGTA reports from 2017 and 2019 which found the IRS rehired previously terminated employees and did “little” to discipline others who failed to file federal tax returns. If even IRS agents can’t figure out how to properly file their taxes, she said, simplifying the tax code should take priority over enforcement.
“Washington’s misplaced priorities are creating problems for the rest of America,” Ernst said. “No one in Iowa that I talk to is begging for more IRS auditors.”
Iowa’s other Republican congressional leaders have also pushed back against the Inflation Reduction Act. U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said the best way to combat inflation, which rose again in August according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, is for the government cut costs.
“Everything has become more expensive since President Biden took office and rammed through trillions in wasteful spending,” Hinson said in a statement. “Despite high prices hurting family budgets and forcing people to dip into their savings to stay afloat, President Biden and Speaker Pelosi can’t seem to stop spending.”
Iowa representatives support veteran-care bills
Iowa U.S. representative from both parties praised legislation passed through the U.S. House earlier this week to improve Veteran Affairs benefits. The five bills include measures updating the VA’s home loan appraisal process, increasing compensation rates for some benefits to reflect inflation, and extending the timeframe for G.I. bill educational disbursements.
U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra and Mariannette Miller-Meeks both voted for all five pieces of legislation.
“As a grateful nation, we must always ensure that our veterans and their families receive the highest quality healthcare, education, and benefits that they have rightfully earned,” Feenstra said in a statement on the legislation.
U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowa’s only elected Democrat in Washington, backed one of the pieces of legislation that passed: the Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act. In 2020, the VA estimated nearly 15,000 people whose family members died in service are owed more than $155 million in undisbursed life insurance benefits. The act aims to modernize the VA’s process of finding and paying survivors of deceased veterans while shortening the timeframe for the department to contact and pay beneficiaries.
Axne said that getting veterans’ family members the money they are owed is “the least we can do” in honoring their military service.
“Our nation’s veterans dedicated their lives in service to our country, and the last thing they should worry about is whether their families will be financially secure when they pass,” Axne said in a statement.
When the legislation passed, Miller-Meeks drew attention to a resolution she co-sponsored earlier this year designating the week of Sept. 18 “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.” Gold Star families are immediate family members of a military service member who died in conflict. These actions both honor and help members of the military and their families, she said.
“As a veteran, one of my top priorities in Congress has been to improve support for our men and women in uniform both during and after their service,” Miller-Meeks said in a statement. “Our servicemembers risk their lives to defend our freedoms, and we should do everything in our power to ease their transition to civilian life.”
Iowa Capital Dispatch is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Iowa Capital Dispatch maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Kathie Obradovich for questions: info@iowacapitaldispatch.com. Follow Iowa Capital Dispatch on Facebook and Twitter.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised his country there would be no letup in the counteroffensive that has reclaimed towns and cities from Russian troops, as shelling continued Sunday across a wide stretch of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy ran through a list of towns that Ukraine has taken back in its lightning push across the northeast.
“Maybe now it seems to some of you that after a series of victories we have a certain lull,” he said in his nightly video address. “But this is not a lull. This is preparation for the next series… Because Ukraine must be free — all of it.”
Ukraine’s military command said its forces secured the eastern bank of the Oskil River on Saturday. The river, which flows south from Russia into Ukraine, had been a natural break in the newly emerged front lines since Kyiv’s counteroffensive began.
As Russian shells hit towns and cities over the weekend, the British defense ministry warned that Moscow is likely to increase attacks on civilian targets as it suffers battlefield defeats.
“In the last seven days, Russia has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure even where it probably perceives no immediate military effect,” the ministry said in an online briefing. “As it faces setbacks on the front lines, Russia has likely extended the locations it is prepared to strike in an attempt to directly undermine the morale of the Ukrainian people and government.”
Russian fire killed four medics attempting to evacuate a psychiatric hospital in the Kharkiv region on Saturday, said governor Oleh Syniehubov. Two patients were wounded in the attack in Strelecha, he said.
Overnight shelling also hit a hospital in Mykolaiv, a significant Black Sea port, regional governor Vitaliy Kim said. And five people had died over the past day in Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, one of two Ukrainian regions that Russia recognizes as sovereign states, governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said.
The separatist forces that control much of Donetsk said Ukrainian shelling of a prisoner-of-war colony in Olenivka killed one prisoner and injured four. More than 50 POWs were reported killed in a July attack on the Olenivka prison; Russian and Ukrainian authorities blame each other.
A Washington-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War, said Russian forces in Donetsk continue to conduct “meaningless operations” on villages as opposed to reinforcing the front line.
A top Vatican envoy and his entourage came under fire as they were distributing humanitarian supplies in Ukraine, the Vatican news service said on Sunday. It reported no injuries.
The incident took place near the city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, and forced Vatican Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and others to take cover.
“For the first time in my life, I didn’t know where to run. Because it is not enough to run, you have to know where to go,” said the Polish-born cardinal, whose office makes charitable contributions in the pope’s name.
Three people were wounded in nighttime shelling of Nikopol, across the river from Europe’s largest nuclear power station, said regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was captured by Russian forces in March, but is operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off a week ago after repeated power failures because shelling put crucial safety systems at risk.
Meanwhile, prosecutors in Kharkiv are accusing Russia of torturing civilians in one village that was recently freed. In an online statement, they said they found a basement where Russian forces allegedly tortured prisoners in Kozacha Lopan, near the border with Russia.
In images they released, they showed a Russian military TA-57 telephone with additional wires and alligator clips attached to it. Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of using the Soviet-era radio telephones as a power source to shock prisoners during interrogation. It was not immediately possible to verify the Ukrainians’ claims.
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CONWAY, Ark. — One person is injured after a disturbance early Sunday morning at Conway Commons.
The victim was shot, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The shooter and three others ran away from the scene after crashing a vehicle while trying to leave, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Conway Criminal Investigations Division at (501) 450-6130.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police announced Sunday that they had arrested two suspects in connection with a shooting on Southeast 82nd Avenue earlier this month that left one man injured.
According to a police statement, officers responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 to a shooting in the 3300 block of Southeast 82nd, just north of Southeast Powell. They arrived to find an adult man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim was taken to a local hospital and ultimately survived his injuries. In the aftermath, investigators from the Portland Police Bureau's Enhanced Community Safety Team identified a juvenile male and 24-year-old Charlie Hernandez as suspects in the shooting.
Police obtained an arrest warrant for both the juvenile and Hernandez, and the latter was taken into custody Friday at his parole officer's office.
On Saturday, ECST investigators learned that the juvenile suspect, a 17-year-old, had been spotted in the 4600 block of North Fessenden Street. Detectives started surveilling the area while Portland police tactical teams prepared and served a search warrant.
PPB said that the juvenile suspect was taken into custody without complication, and detectives found evidence related to the shooting at the scene.
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office also helped Portland police serve a search warrant at a home in the 7000 block of Southwest Canyon Drive, where police said they found more evidence.
The teen suspect was booked into the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center on charges of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm. Hernandez, currently booked into the Multnomah County jail, faces a similar list of charges and a parole violation.
Portland has been facing an ongoing uptick in shootings and gun violence. Between January and July of 2022, PPB responded to 788 shootings. There were 721 shootings during the same time frame in 2021, 373 in 2020 and 233 in 2019.
Portland also saw a record-breaking 90 homicides in 2021. Of that number, 68 people died in shootings. There have been at least 58 homicides in the city so far this year, the vast majority of them the result of gun violence.
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Mother pleads guilty to abandoning 5-year-old nonverbal son with autism
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - An Indiana woman pleaded guilty to child endangerment Monday for abandoning her 5-year-old nonverbal son with autism in Colerain Township, Ohio, earlier this year.
Heather Adkins, 33, was indicted in March on kidnapping and endangering children charges that could have put her in prison for a maximum of 11 years.
But now, in exchange for the plea deal, the kidnapping charge was dropped and she faces a sentence of five years probation to three years in prison.
She is scheduled to be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Jennifer Branch.
Adkins drove from Indiana to Tennessee in February to drop off two of her three children with a friend and then abandoned her son on the way back in Colerain Township, according to Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters.
She drove to Copper Creek Lane on Feb. 17 and “basically kicked the kid out of the car,” Deters has said.
The boy was left in the pouring rain on a cold night on a road without sidewalks, according to Deters.
Passing motorists spotted the soaking wet child and called 911 around 9 p.m., according to court documents and recordings of 911 calls.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Deters said back in March when Adkins was indicted, ”to imagine what this nonverbal, 5-year-old boy went through. I’m certain he was confused and hurt. His mother, being the person with whom he totally depended upon, dumps him on a dangerous road - in the pouring rain - to fend for himself, 70 miles from his home.”
Once the boy was in the care of the police, they shared his photo with WXIX and other media, asking for help to find his family.
Shelbyville residents saw the photos and recognized the child as Martin Thomas Adkins.
The boy’s mother was arrested in Kentucky two days later on an unrelated outstanding warrant.
She initially claimed in a jailhouse interview that she left her son with a friend and did not abandon him.
“I didn’t. That’s why he was left there, and I’m to go back there, so he knows that I never left him. It’s just going to take a long time for him to trust me again and for me to trust myself as well,” she said.
Her story changed several times as she spoke with WXIX from the jail in Georgetown on Feb. 20.
She even claimed at one point she never left him in Colerain Township, saying he was with his brothers at her friend’s house in Tennessee.
Adkins eventually admitted she left her son alone:
“No, I didn’t leave him with anyone. I knew I would be forgiven. It would take a long time. I just had to be able to get rid of one last demon. All the burdens that I’ve carried for all these years that were never meant to be mine.”
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The Viola Davis-led action epic “ The Woman King ” easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, surpassed expectations and earned $19 million in ticket sales, according to estimates from Sony on Sunday.
“The Woman King” was released by Sony and TriStar in 3,765 locations and carries a reported production budget of $50 million, which was co-financed by eOne. The film, about the Agojie, the all-female army of the Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa in the 1800s, got glowing reviews after its debut at the Toronto Film Festival. It currently boasts a 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And theatrical audiences seem just as enthusiastic, giving it a rare A+ CinemaScore suggesting that word of mouth will be strong in the coming weeks.
“This one has great reviews, an epic story and a great star in the lead role,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. “People want to go to the movie theater and audiences are back in the habit of expecting new movies in theaters.”
The horror movie “Barbarian,” a 20th Century Studios release, took second place in its second weekend with $6.3 million.
It was a jam-packed week for new releases at the domestic box office that included the A24 horror prequel “ Pearl,” Searchlight’s starry mystery pic “ See How They Run,” NEON’s David Bowie documentary “ Moonage Daydream,” Paramount and Miramax’s “Confess, Fletch,” with Jon Hamm, and Focus Features’ “The Silent Twins.” But even though most boasted good reviews, it was still a slower week for the business overall.
“See How They Run,” a 1950s-set murder mystery with Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell, is estimating a $3.1 million domestic debut from 2,404 locations.
Ti West’s “Pearl” also took in estimated $3.1 million. A24 released the film starring Mia Goth as a farmgirl who dreams of movie stardom on 2,935 screens. The first film “X” opened $4.3 million in March and the studio has already greenlit a third film, “MaXXXine.”
Brett Morgen’s Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream,” meanwhile, debuted exclusively on IMAX screens this weekend, where it made $1.2 million in North America and landed in 10th place.
“This may not be a blockbuster-filled corridor, but this is a great weekend,” said Dergarabedian. “There’s all this talk of the post summer doldrums or slowdown, but there’s a lot of new movies out there. You just have to look for the gems.”
Next week will see the release of Olivia Wilde’s much-discussed “Don’t Worry Darling,” which could give a boost to the box office. But blockbuster numbers likely won’t return until October and even November when the superhero movies return with “Black Adam” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Woman King,” $19 million.
2. “Barbarian,” $6.3 million.
3. “Pearl,” $3.1 million.
4. “See How They Run,” $3.1 million.
5. “Bullet Train,” $2.5 million.
6. “Top Gun: Maverick,”$2.2 million.
7. “DC League of Super Pets,” $2.2 million.
8. “The Invitation,” $1.7 million.
9. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $1.3 million.
10. “Moonage Daydream,” $1.2 million.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A 22-year-old Indiana woman was arrested early Sunday morning in Bloomington after police say she hit a person on an electric scooter, killing them.
Officers were called around 2 a.m. for a crash investigation at the intersection of N. Walnut and E. 12th streets. There, bystanders described a car involved in the crash quickly fleeing north on Walnut, the Bloomington Police Department said.
Near the intersection, officers found a 20-year-old male lying in the road. The unidentified victim was taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital, BPD said, where he was pronounced dead.
At the scene, an IUPD officer spotted the suspect vehicle near the intersection of Lincoln and 19th. BPD officers arrived to find a black 2012 Mercedes-Benz with a damaged windshield. A heavily damaged electric scooter was also found nearby.
BPD said a security officer who was driving near the crash area described seeing a car that sounded like it was dragging something while driving north on Lincoln Street.
The witness told officers that the car stopped at the intersection of 19th where a woman, later identified as 22-year-old Madelyn N. Howard of Crown Point, and a man exited the car.
Bystanders, BPD said, started telling Howard that she was dragging an electric scooter along with the car. Witnesses also said the bystanders had helped Howard free the scooter from under the car prior to IUPD arriving.
Howard, police said, failed dexterity tests on scene and was taken into custody. She was then taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital for a blood draw and subsequently moved to the Bloomington Police Department for questioning.
Area security cameras from a nearby business show the car Howard was allegedly driving went onto the sidewalk east of Walnut Street, with police saying the car appeared to be going fast. A person walking on the sidewalk is then seen jumping into the grass to avoid being hit by the car just before the car hit another person on an electric scooter.
Howard was arrested on two charges:
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in death, a Level 4 felony, and
- Leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury or death while intoxicated, a Level 3 felony.
Howard is being held in the Monroe County Jail.
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Israel has escalated military arrests and raids in the West Bank as a new cohort of Palestinian militants seems to be gaining strength. Scores of Palestinians have been killed.
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WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Pressure increases on Gareth Taylor as Aston Villa lose to Manchester City... while Ashleigh Neville scores wonder strike as Tottenham beat Leicester
- Aston Villa beat Manchester City, with City boss Gareth Taylor under pressure
- Ashleigh Neville scored a brilliant goal in Tottenham's victory against Leicester
- Paul Konchesky's West Ham outfit managed to secure a win against Everton
There was plenty of entertainment on Sunday following the return of the Women's Super League.
Sportsmail's Kathryn Batte assesses the key talking points from Sunday's games.
Manchester City suffered an opening-day defeat at Aston Villa to increase the pressure on boss Gareth Taylor.
Gareth Taylor is under increased pressure after Manchester City's defeat to Aston Villa
There is concern around the blue half of Manchester after losing key players in the summer and their performance at Villa did little to quell those anxieties.
Alisha Lehmann gave the hosts the lead with a composed finish after City had given the ball away on the edge of their box. Things got worse for the visitors when they failed to clear a corner and new Villa signing Rachel Daly volleyed in for 2-0.
After a poor start City rallied before half-time when Laura Coombs pulled a goal back from the edge of the box.
Ashleigh Neville scored a wonder strike as Tottenham Women won against Leicester
The momentum shifted in the visitors' favour as Khadija Shaw drew City level in the 53rd minute before Coombs netted again to put the away side in front for the first time.
But Villa produced their own comeback as Kenza Dali made it 3-3 minutes later after pouncing on a poor pass from Steph Houghton.
Daly then grabbed the winner with a tap-in in the 76th minute to complete a perfect debut and a huge win for Carla Ward's side.
Paul Konchesky's West Ham United Women's team managed to get the better of Everton
A wonder strike from Ashleigh Neville set Tottenham on their way to a 2-1 victory over Leicester.
The defender hit a 40-yard strike into the top corner and Drew Spence doubled Spurs' lead before half-time.
Spence then scored at the other end to give the Foxes a route back into the game but they were unable to find an equaliser.
Paul Konchesky won the battle of the new managers as his West Ham side beat Brian Sorensen's Everton.
Lisa Evans scored the only goal when she headed in from a corner just before half-time.
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Biden to host 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves at the White House.
Biden is getting in the Sept. 26 visit with just about a week before the 2022 regular season wraps up and playoffs begin. The Braves beat the Houston Astros in six games last year. The Braves are in second place in the National League East standings with 91 wins. Post-season begins Oct. 7.
The president, regardless of party, often honors major league and some college sports champions with a White House ceremony, typically nonpartisan affairs in which the commander in chief pays tribute to the champs’ prowess, poses for photos and comes away with a team jersey.
Those visits were highly charged in the previous administration. Many athletes took issue with President Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric on policing, immigration and more. Trump, for his part, didn’t take kindly to the criticism from athletes or their on-field expressions of political opinion.
Under Biden, the tradition appears to be back. He’s hosted the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks and Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the White House.
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Valdez has MLB-record 25th quality start, Astros down A’s
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez set an MLB record with his 25th straight quality start, and Yordan Alvarez and Martin Maldonado had four RBIs each to help the Houston Astros build an early lead in an 11-2 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Alvarez drove in three runs with a double in Houston’s five-run third inning and padded the lead with an RBI double the sixth inning. He extended his hitting streak to a season-high nine games, piling up nine hits, four home runs and nine RBIs in the series, in which Houston took three of four.
Valdez (16-5) allowed four hits and two runs with seven strikeouts in six innings to pass Jacob deGrom (24 in 2018) for the most consecutive quality starts in a single season in MLB history. Valdez, who threw his first career shutout in his last start, is 15-4 during this streak, which began April 25.
Maldonado tied a career-high with his first four-hit game since 2015 and scored four times for the first time in his 12-year career. He singled three times before smacking a three-run homer to the seats in left field with two outs in the seventh to make it 11-2.
The Astros jumped on rookie Ken Waldichuk (0-2) early as he was tagged for five hits and five runs in 2 2/3 innings in his fifth career start.
Dermis Garcia had a two RBI double in the sixth, but the Athletics couldn’t get much else going on offensively as they lost for the fourth time in six games. They didn’t get a hit until Shea Langeliers singled with one out in the fifth, but Valdez sat down the next two batters.
Nick Allen and Tony Kemp hit consecutive singles to start the sixth before Garcia’s double scored them both to cut the lead to 7-2.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: OF Ramón Laureano was placed on the injured list with a strained right hamstring. INF Jordan Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to take his spot on the roster. Diaz made his major league debut and got his first hit on a single with one out in the seventh.
UP NEXT
Athletics: JP Sears (2-2, 5.13 ERA) starts for Oakland in a three-game series against Seattle. The Mariners haven’t announced their rotation for the series.
Astros: Houston’s Luis Garcia (12-8, 4.04) opposes Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.77) in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.
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(iSeeCars) – Getting your engine oil changed regularly is one of the most important things you can do for your vehicle. Not only does this routine maintenance extend the life of your engine, but it also prevents most powertrain warranties from becoming null and void. There are lots of auto care locations that offer this service, but not all oil changes are created equal. What are the best places to get an oil change? We break down the options to help you make this important decision.
What Does An Oil Change Include?
When you get your oil changed, the engine oil and the filter should both be replaced. While it isn’t a requirement, if you don’t change the filter, the new oil will go in clean and come out dirty, negating much of the point of an oil change. A standard oil change typically includes a chassis lube, new oil, and a filter, along with draining the old oil and replacing it with new oil, replacing the filter, and lubricating the chassis.
Finding the Best Oil Change: Things to Consider
Quality of Work:
When deciding on the best place to get your oil changed, you should choose a place that does high-quality work. Even though an oil change is a fairly simple process, not all service providers uphold the same standard of quality. For instance, some big box retailers offer oil changes at a low price. But they certainly don’t specialize in automotive work. Wouldn’t you rather go to a car care location that employs automotive service professionals?
Price:
Price is another consideration. Unfortunately, this is the factor that influences the decision most of the time. Many people see a coupon or a flyer for a quick, cheap oil change and take advantage of the offer. While it’s true that price should play a role in your decision, paying extra to have the work performed by a qualified professional is a sound investment. Like many services, the cheapest option is likely not the best option.
Oil and Filter Brands:
The next factor is oil and filter brands, which can be a matter of personal preference or specified by the manufacturer. If the manufacturer specifies and oil type and you want to ensure warranty coverage it’s best to follow the manufacturer’s guidelines. There are people who swear by certain brands, like Mobile, Pennzoil, or Valvoline. If you’re more comfortable with a particular brand of oil or filter, either choose a shop that uses these particular brands or buy your own oil and bring it to the shop when you drop off your vehicle. Some shops might order whatever brand you’d like from the local auto parts store if you call in advance. There could be an added cost for this level of service.
All the Extras:
The last factor is what we’ll call the x-factor. This is all the additional services you receive that can be found at a full-service center. Do they wash your car afterwards? Can they have you in and out in a reasonable amount of time? Can you get a free tire rotation and brake inspection if you need it? Do they check your tire pressure, air filter, and top-off fluid levels like washer, brake fluid, power steering oil,and coolant? Will they replace your wiper blades or flush your radiator? These are all questions that can factor into this decision if you want something beyond a basic oil change.
Type of Oil: Conventional Oil Vs. Synthetic Oil
Regardless of where you get your oil changed you’ll be asked if you want conventional oil or synthetic oil. Synthetic oil is more expensive, but is it a necessary upsell? A synthetic oil change is better for your engine than a conventional oil change. While conventional oil is suitable and provides adequate performance, the higher-quality synthetic oil offers better long-term engine protection.
While conventional oil (i.e., mineral oil) can provide adequate lubrication performance, it can’t compete with the overall engine performance and protection provided by synthetics. There’s also the option of full synthetic or a synthetic blend. Full synthetic oils provide the best protection.
Another benefit of synthetic motor oil is that it generally lasts longer than conventional oil. However, the recommended intervals between oil changes varies by brand and if you have a new vehicle warranty you’ll want to follow the manufacturer’s interval levels regardless of what type of oil you’re using.
High-Mileage Oil
High-mileage engine oils are designed for vehicles that have at least 75,000 miles on the odometer and have ingredients to help preserve older engines. They have special seal conditioners that can help prevent leaks. While high-mileage oils won’t repair existing leaks or engine problems, it will help keep a well-maintained engine running longer.
Best Places to Get an Oil Change
1. A Reliable Independent Local Service Center
We all know a place that’s been recommended by a friend or family member for our automotive needs. A small, or sometimes not-so-small, privately-owned service center that is known for high quality service. If you haven’t found one in your town, you can ask around and look on community forums. This is a shop that basically does all required car maintenance services. These auto repair shops are great because they typically only hire ASE Certified technicians and can still come in lower in price than most dealerships. And since they are privately owned, their tire-and-lube technicians are trained in-house. Owners of these shops know how important word of mouth is for their business, so they are often trustworthy businesses to deal with. But never take a single person or written review as your only indicator. Dig into the shop’s online ratings and comments before you decide to use it. Being a service center, it usually isn’t hard to find one that will include a free tire rotation and brake inspection either, since they do make their money fixing cars and all.
2. Your Vehicle Dealership
In terms of quality, this is usually the top-of-the-line. Not only will your dealership have factory-trained technicians, but there’s no technician more familiar with your particular make of vehicle than someone who works on them all day every day. There’s also the safety of knowing that he/she may be able to tell if there are any other problems with your vehicle through a computer diagnostics check and a short drive around the block that usually comes with a dealership oil change. This can nip unknown problems early before they get to be truly expensive to fix. This doesn’t mean that other service providers can’t use these methods, it’s simply that dealership technicians typically work on the same make of vehicle every day; they will know more about what to look for on certain models than general technicians would. Many dealerships also offer little perks like a free car wash after service, but dealers are going to be the priciest choice on this list.
3. Big Name Service Station
By this one we mean a place like Sears Auto Service Center or Wal-Mart’s Tire and Lube Express, or any national chain auto shop that isn’t just a quick lube but, instead, offers additional mechanical services. In terms of quality, this one can be hit or miss. Many of these shops have a high turnover rate for technicians and employ young and inexperienced technicians. As for price, this is the middle of the road. The biggest drawback is that many of these chains only use certain types of oil and filters, so if you’re picky about your parts it may cost you extra.
4. Lube Stop, Jiffy Lube, Pep Boys, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Any Other 10-Minute Oil Change Service
Remember when your mother told you that it’s better to take your time and do something right than to have to do it twice? That still seems like a pretty good rule. Quick-stop oil change stations are convenient, but they also suffer the highest turnover rate and least experienced technicians. Because they specialize in providing quick service, sometimes quality can suffer. Oil filters can get stuck, grease fittings can go bad, and drain plugs strip out. When you’re rushing to get a job done, little problems like these can turn into big problems if they’re dealt with hastily. Unless you’re in a pinch or know someone personally who works at one of these stations whom you can trust to work on your vehicle, the quick-stop oil change stations are not the best choice.
5. Do It Yourself
In terms of cost and quality, this one is all up to you. The big question is, do you have the necessary time and knowledge to DIY? As we said before, an oil change is a simple thing, but problems can occur. Most of these problems can be avoided altogether by doing your own work, but you should know what you’re doing for safety’s sake if none other. If you’re a technician or car junkie, and you can safely perform the oil change on your own, this is the cheapest option, and the quality of work is totally in your hands – as long as you’ve got the time and expertise.
Bottom Line:
When choosing an oil change place, you should always do your research and go with your gut. Whether you’ve had a good experience at an instant oil change service, or have a trusted mechanic to do the job for you, what’s most important is that you change your oil according to your car’s owner’s manual using the correct oil at the right time intervals. Remember that low oil or compromised oil from not changing your car’s oil on a timely schedule could damage your engine and shorten the life expectancy of your vehicle.
More from iSeeCars:
- Why is My Check Engine Light On?
- What is a Powertrain Warranty?
- What’s the Cost of Brake Pads and Rotors?
This article, Best Places to Get an Oil Change, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com.
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PONTOTOC, Miss. (WTVA) - Pontotoc County Coroner Kim Bedford confirmed to WTVA that law enforcement in Pontotoc County are investigating a fatal Saturday night shooting.
According to Pontotoc County Coroner Kim Bedford 17 year old Matthew Westmoreland was found shot to death in the front yard of his home on Morris Lane.
Coroner Kim Bedford pronounced him dead at 9:30 pm.
His body will be sent to Pearl for an autopsy.
Law enforcement made an arrest but did not release any names.
This is a developing story.
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Democratic candidate for attorney general Andrea Campbell continued her “we’ll see” approach to whether or not she’ll debate her Republican opponent before November’s general election this weekend.
“We are not doing seven debates,” Campbell told WCVB’s Ed Harding and Janet Wu on their Sunday politics show On the Record.
“We’ll see,” Campbell said when asked if she would meet at all.
Her opponent, Cape Cod Attorney Jay McMahon, challenged Campbell to seven or eight debates before the general election.
Despite being clear she will not meet the Republican for the once-a-week debates he challenged her to, Campbell hasn’t agreed to meet her opponent at all before voters decide which of them should be the state’s highest law enforcement official.
Campbell says she’s already debated McMahon. That’s true if she counts a candidates forum in late August. But that event included Campbell and her Democratic rivals in the primary, along with McMahon, at an Attorney General Candidates Forum hosted by Quinsigamond Community College and the Worcester County Bar association.
But that hour-long conversation was not billed as a debate, nor was it conducted like one, and McMahon was outnumbered by potential opponents three–to–one.
Campbell acknowledged Sunday that debates do have value, but still wouldn’t say if she would meet McMahon now that both of them have won their primaries.
“We’ll see about future debates,” she said, encouraging people to view the August forum.
“Right now the priority is to get out there, we’ve been getting more attention on the race which is good, to remind folks to get out and vote and to most importantly meet people where they are, so they see us and hear from our campaign and we’ll go from there,” she said.
McMahon said Campbell is dodging debates because she doesn’t want to be challenged on the issues.
“Our opponent is clearly afraid to debate. She is concerned that people will learn about her atrocious positions on crime, her lack of compassion for the victims of crime, her desire to defund the police and her support for illegals having drivers licenses,” McMahon said last week when issued his debate challenge.
The general election will be held on November 8.
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