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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "All or Nothing Midday" game were:
03-04-08-09-11-12-14-15-16-19-21
(three, four, eight, nine, eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-one)
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
7-5-9
(seven, five, nine)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
7-5-9
(seven, five, nine)
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays.
The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to the conference’s football and basketball games.
The deals go into effect in 2023, expire in 2030 and eventually will allow the conference’s soon-to-be 16 member universities to share more than $1 billion per year, pushing the total value of the agreements past $7 billion, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because Big Ten and network officials were not disclosing financial details publicly, but the deal is believed to be the richest ever on an annual basis for a college sports property. The large increase in revenue to the conference won’t kick in until the third year of the deal and gradually will increase over the final five years.
“I think what it does, it affords us the opportunity to make sure that we can continually do the things we need to do to take care of our student-athletes, to fortify our institutions, to build our programs,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren told the AP.
The deal sets a new benchmark in the college sports arms race, which is based heavily on TV money. The Southeastern Conference has a deal with ESPN that starts in 2024 and is also worth upward of $7 billion, but over 10 years. That deal was announced before the conference moved to expand to 16 schools with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma.
The Big Ten currently has 14 members, stretching from Rutgers and Maryland on the East Coast to Nebraska across the Midwest, and covering some of the biggest media markets in the country, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
In 2024, Southern California and UCLA are scheduled to join the Big Ten, adding the Los Angeles market to its footprint.
Former Fox Sports President Bob Thompson said adding teams from the second-largest media market in the country (5.8 million homes) had to make the conference even more appealing to TV networks.
Plus, the West Coast schools should help increase what conference can make off its cable network in that part of the country.
“The economics of that alone are rather large,” Thompson said. “If you get 3 million people all of sudden get the Big Ten network as part of their expanded basic (cable package), that’s $3 million a month. Compared to what they had been getting which is like $3 million a year.”
With ESPN out of the equation for Big Ten football after a 40-year relationship, the league is set to lock down three prominent time slots with its network partners.
Fox, which has shared the rights to the Big Ten with ESPN since 2017 and owns a majority stake in BTN, will continue to feature noon Eastern time as its primary game of the day.
Fox and its cable network FS1 will have the rights to more than two dozen football games, at least 45 men’s basketball games and women’s basketball games.
CBS, starting in 2024, will replace the Southeastern Conference game of the week at 3:30 p.m. Eastern — that is moving to ABC — with a Big Ten game.
CBS will carry 14-15 Big Ten football games a season from 2024-29, including a Black Friday game. Unlike with its longtime SEC deal, CBS will not be guaranteed the first selection of football games each week with the Big Ten. Fox, CBS and NBC will hold a draft for games, allowing each network some opportunities for first selection in a given week.
In 2023, CBS will carry seven Big Ten games while it still has the SEC on CBS at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The network will continue to be the home of Big Ten men’s basketball, including the conference tournament semifinals and finals, and it will begin airing the women’s basketball tournament championship.
“When we did our financial analysis, and looked at the major markets — even before USC and UCLA — and the national footprint of the Big Ten, it was a very attractive deal for us,” said Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports. “And I think the money is fair. It’s unprecedented. They’re the largest deals in the history of college football.”
Starting in 2023, NBC will launch “Big Ten Saturday Night” in prime time and broadcast 15-16 games per season. The agreement with NBC also includes eight football games and dozens of men’s and women’s basketball games per season to be exclusively streamed on Peacock, the network’s online subscription service. NBC also has a separate, longstanding broadcast deal with Notre Dame, which remains unaffiliated with a conference.
Each network will air the Big Ten’s championship football game at least once during the length of the deals, with Fox securing the rights to four (2023, ’25, ’27 and ’29).
Warren spent more than two decades working as an executive in the front office of three NFL teams. He said the Big Ten’s vision for its new broadcast deal was modeled after an NFL Sunday, with three consecutive marquee games across three different networks, airing from noon to nearly midnight Eastern.
“I just thought where we were in the Big Ten, we had a very unique opportunity because we have the institutions that could do it,” Warren said. “We have the fan avidity. We have the breadth, we have the historical foundation, that we were in a position to really do something unique with three powerful brands in Fox, CBS and NBC.”
The Big Ten’s alignment with three traditional networks shows that while streaming might be the future, linear television is not dead.
“It may be dying in certain aspects. You could say things like scripted dramas. Sitcoms. But for sports and news, it’s never been stronger,” Thompson said.
“The conferences or leagues are a little reticent to make that big of a jump from the wide, wide distribution of broadcast television,” he added. “Now you’re going to jump to the streaming service, which in the big scheme of things, the numbers are still relatively small in terms of how many people watch and use them.”
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
8-6-0
(eight, six, zero)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
8-6-0
(eight, six, zero)
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| 2022-08-18T20:10:11
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By ROB MAADDI and TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct.
Watson was accused of sexual assault and harassment by two dozen women while he played for the Houston Texans. The league had sought to ban him for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy.
As part of the settlement, which concludes the disciplinary process, Watson will also undergo a professional evaluation by behavioral experts and will follow their treatment program, the NFL said in a statement.
“I’m grateful that the disciplinary process has ended and extremely appreciative of the tremendous support I have received throughout my short time with the Browns organization. I apologize once again for any pain this situation has caused. I take accountability for the decisions I made,” Watson said in a statement released through the team. “My focus going forward is on working to become the best version of myself on and off the field and supporting my teammates however possible while I’m away from the team.”
Asked later if he thinks the settlement is fair, Watson said: “I’m going to keep my opinion to myself.”
The settlement ends months of posturing between Watson’s legal team, the NFL and NFL Players Association.
As part of the settlement, Watson may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston.
“As we have previously conveyed, Deshaun and his representatives have abided by the NFL and NFLPA structure awaiting a final decision and we have respected the process,” team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said in a statement. “Now that a decision on discipline has been reached, we understand this is a real opportunity to create meaningful change and we are committed to investing in programs in Northeast Ohio that will educate our youth regarding awareness, understanding, and most importantly, prevention of sexual misconduct and the many underlying causes of such behavior.”
On Aug. 1, the three-time Pro Bowler was suspended six games by Sue L. Robinson, a former federal judge jointly appointed by the league and union to act as an independent disciplinary officer.
Robinson found the 26-year-old Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy after reviewing an investigation into his actions and called his behavior “egregious” and “predatory.”
Believing the suspension was too light, the league appealed and pushed Watson’s case back to Goodell, who had handled all player discipline in the past. The league previously pushed for an indefinite suspension and hefty fine.
Goodell appointed former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal. Harvey is an attorney who was previously involved in the NFL’s decision to suspend Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games during the 2017 season for domestic violence allegations.
Per the 2020 collective bargaining agreement, Harvey’s decision would have constituted “full, final and complete disposition of the dispute.”
At the owners’ meetings this month, Goodell said the league’s pursuit of a yearlong ban was warranted following its investigation and Robinson’s findings.
“She reinforced the evidence,” Goodell said. “There were multiple violations that were egregious, and it was predatory behavior.”
In her conclusion, Robinson cited Watson’s lack of remorse as a factor in her decision. Watson apologized for the first time “to all the women that I have impacted” before making his Browns’ debut in an exhibition in Jacksonville.
Watson was accused of being sexually inappropriate with the women during massage therapy sessions from March 2020 to March 2021 in Texas. In civil lawsuits filed in Texas, the women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.
Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson, who has denied any wrongdoing. He recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits.
For now, the suspension ends months of speculation about whether Watson would play in 2022 for the Browns, who outbid several other teams, traded three first-round draft picks to the Texans in March and signed the QB to a five-year, $230 million contract.
Watson’s case sparked strong opinions while raising questions about the league’s handling of player discipline and its spotty record of supporting women.
The Browns believe Watson could make them a Super Bowl contender. Without him, they could struggle to simply contend in the AFC North against defending conference champion Cincinnati along with Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
The suspension also means Watson will be idle longer. One of pro football’s elite QBs, he sat out last season in Houston after demanding a trade and before the sexual allegations surfaced.
In her 16-page ruling, Robinson found that the league proved its case that Watson violated three provisions of the conduct policy: sexual assault as defined by the league, posing a genuine danger to the safety and well-being of another and undermining or putting the league’s integrity at risk.
Robinson also pointed out flaws in the league’s conduct policy, saying it was unfair to “identify conduct as prohibited only after the conduct has been committed, just as it is inherently unjust to change the penalties for such conduct after the fact.”
Her punishment was criticized by several organizations, including The National Organization for Women, which called it “unacceptable, insulting and dangerous — but not surprising. The NFL and the multibillion-dollar sports industry have a vested interest in enabling sexual misconduct, assault and violence.”
Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents all 24 women who sued Watson, and Ashley Solis, the first woman to go public with allegations against Watson, decried the original six-game suspension at a news conference in Houston in early August.
Watson has continued to practice while his case made its way through the league’s process.
All along, the Browns’ plan was to turn their offense over to veteran Jacoby Brissett, who has made 37 career starts, during Watson’s suspension. But it’s now possible Cleveland will explore other options at quarterback.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
5-7-5
(five, seven, five)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
5-7-5
(five, seven, five)
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| 2022-08-18T20:10:17
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| 2022-08-18T20:10:20
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By ROB MAADDI and TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo professional evaluation and treatment as part of a settlement with the NFL following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women.
The league had sought to ban Watson for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy. He was accused of sexually harassing and coercing the women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Houston Texans.
Watson signed a $230 million guaranteed contract after being traded to the Browns in March. The three-time Pro Bowler will lose $632,500 in salary this season while serving the suspension, which takes effect Aug. 30.
The settlement ends months of speculation and headed off a ruling from former New Jersey attorney general Peter C. Harvey, who was appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell after the league appealed a six-game suspension issued by disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson.
As part of the settlement between the league and the NFL Players Association, Watson will have to be evaluated by behavioral experts and follow their treatment program, the NFL said.
Watson, who recently apologized for the first time since the allegations surfaced, spoke to reporters after the settlement was issued. He offered more contrition, but also maintained he’s never been inappropriate with women.
“I’ve always stood on my innocence and always said that I’ve never assaulted anyone or disrespected anyone and I’m continuing to stand on that,” he said. “But at the same time, I have to continue to push forward with my life and my career, and for us to be able to move forward, I have to be able to take steps and put pride to the side.
“I’m going to continue to stand on my innocence and keep pushing forward, and I’ve always stood on not disrespecting or sexually assaulting anyone.”
As part of the settlement, Watson may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston.
Along with his $5 million fine, the league and Browns are donating $1 million each to a fund that will support nonprofit organizations across the country to educate young people on “healthy relationships, promote education and prevention of sexual misconduct and assault, support survivors, and related causes.”
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who have been widely criticized for trading for Watson, stood by the QB. They said they expect him to learn and grow from the experience.
“Since Deshaun came into our building in April, he has done everything we have asked of him and more,” Jimmy Haslam said at a news briefing with his wife and Browns general manager Andrew Berry. “And he has been the person, the leader that we expect him to be and I think he understands where he is in his life, it’s a pivotal point, and we as an organization are going to do everything we can to help him not only be the best football player he can be but more important to be the best person he can be.”
On Aug. 1, Watson was suspended six games by Robinson, a former federal judge jointly appointed by the league and union to act as an independent disciplinary officer.
Robinson found the 26-year-old Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy after reviewing an investigation into his actions and called his behavior “egregious” and “predatory.”
Believing the suspension was too light, the league appealed and pushed Watson’s case back to Goodell, who had handled all player discipline in the past. The league previously pushed for an indefinite suspension and hefty fine.
Per the 2020 collective bargaining agreement, Harvey’s decision would have constituted “full, final and complete disposition of the dispute.”
At the owners’ meetings this month, Goodell said the league’s pursuit of a yearlong ban was warranted following its investigation and Robinson’s findings.
“She reinforced the evidence,” Goodell said. “There were multiple violations that were egregious, and it was predatory behavior.”
In her conclusion, Robinson cited Watson’s lack of remorse as a factor in her decision. Watson apologized for the first time “to all the women that I have impacted” before making his Browns’ debut Friday in an exhibition in Jacksonville.
Watson was accused of being sexually inappropriate with the women during massage therapy sessions from March 2020 to March 2021 in Texas. In civil lawsuits filed in Texas, the women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.
Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson, who has denied any wrongdoing. He recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits.
For now, the suspension ends months of speculation about whether Watson would play in 2022 for the Browns, who outbid several other teams, traded three first-round draft picks to the Texans in March and signed the QB to a five-year contract.
Watson’s case sparked strong opinions while raising questions about the league’s handling of player discipline and its spotty record of supporting women.
The Browns believe Watson could make them a Super Bowl contender. Without him, they could struggle to simply contend in the AFC North against defending conference champion Cincinnati along with Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
The suspension also means Watson will be idle longer. One of pro football’s elite QBs, he sat out last season in Houston after demanding a trade and before the sexual allegations surfaced.
In her 16-page ruling, Robinson found that the league proved its case that Watson violated three provisions of the conduct policy: sexual assault as defined by the league, posing a genuine danger to the safety and well-being of another and undermining or putting the league’s integrity at risk.
Robinson also pointed out flaws in the league’s conduct policy, saying it was unfair to “identify conduct as prohibited only after the conduct has been committed, just as it is inherently unjust to change the penalties for such conduct after the fact.”
Her punishment was criticized by several organizations, including The National Organization for Women, which called it “unacceptable, insulting and dangerous — but not surprising. The NFL and the multibillion-dollar sports industry have a vested interest in enabling sexual misconduct, assault and violence.”
Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents all 24 women who sued Watson, and Ashley Solis, the first woman to go public with allegations against Watson, decried the original six-game suspension at a news conference in Houston in early August.
Watson has continued to practice while his case made its way through the league’s process.
All along, the Browns’ plan was to turn their offense over to veteran Jacoby Brissett, who has made 37 career starts, during Watson’s suspension. But it’s now possible Cleveland will explore other options at quarterback.
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Maaddi reported from Florida.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
9-1-4-1
(nine, one, four, one)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
9-1-4-1
(nine, one, four, one)
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| 2022-08-18T20:10:24
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| 2022-08-18T20:10:27
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By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo professional evaluation and treatment as part of a settlement with the NFL following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women.
The league had sought to ban Watson for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy. He was accused of sexually harassing and coercing the women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Houston Texans.
Watson signed a $230 million fully guaranteed contract after being traded to the Browns in March. The three-time Pro Bowler will lose $632,500 in salary this season while serving the suspension, which takes effect Aug. 30.
“My whole life I just have to be able to move forward and that’s the plan,” Watson said shortly after the settlement became public. “I have to be able to move forward with my career, move forward with my family, my personal life and everything.”
The settlement ends months of speculation and headed off a ruling from former New Jersey attorney general Peter C. Harvey, who was appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell after the league appealed a six-game suspension issued by disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson.
As part of the settlement between the league and the NFL Players Association, Watson will have to be evaluated by behavioral experts and follow their treatment program, the NFL said.
Watson, who recently apologized for the first time since the allegations surfaced, spoke to reporters after the settlement was announced. He offered more contrition while maintaining he never has been inappropriate with women.
“I’ve always stood on my innocence and always said that I’ve never assaulted anyone or disrespected anyone and I’m continuing to stand on that,” he said. “But at the same time, I have to continue to push forward with my life and my career, and for us to be able to move forward, I have to be able to take steps and put pride to the side.
“I’m going to continue to stand on my innocence and keep pushing forward, and I’ve always stood on not disrespecting or sexually assaulting anyone.”
As part of the settlement, Watson may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston. He won’t be allowed at the team’s facility during the suspension and will be eligible for reinstatement on Nov. 28.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Watson will not play in any of Cleveland’s preseason games.
Along with his $5 million fine, the league and Browns are donating $1 million each to a fund that will support nonprofit organizations across the country to educate young people on “healthy relationships, promote education and prevention of sexual misconduct and assault, support survivors, and related causes.”
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who have been widely criticized for trading for Watson, stood by the QB. They said they expect him to learn and grow from the experience.
“Since Deshaun came into our building in April, he has done everything we have asked of him and more,” Jimmy Haslam said at a news briefing with his wife and Browns general manager Andrew Berry. “And he has been the person, the leader that we expect him to be and I think he understands where he is in his life, it’s a pivotal point, and we as an organization are going to do everything we can to help him not only be the best football player he can be but more important to be the best person he can be.”
Haslam was asked if he’s still comfortable with Watson being on Cleveland’s roster.
“Absolutely,” he said. “100%”
On Aug. 1, Watson was suspended six games by Robinson, a former federal judge jointly appointed by the league and union to act as an independent disciplinary officer. She found the 26-year-old violated the league’s conduct policy and called his behavior “egregious” and “predatory.”
Believing the suspension was too light, the league appealed and pushed Watson’s case back to Goodell, who had handled all player discipline in the past. The league previously pushed for an indefinite suspension and hefty fine.
At the owners’ meetings this month, Goodell said the league’s pursuit of a yearlong ban was warranted following its investigation and Robinson’s findings.
“She reinforced the evidence,” Goodell said. “There were multiple violations that were egregious, and it was predatory behavior.”
In her conclusion, Robinson cited Watson’s lack of remorse as a factor in her decision. Watson apologized for the first time “to all the women that I have impacted” before making his Browns’ debut Friday in an exhibition in Jacksonville.
Watson was accused of being sexually inappropriate with the women during massage therapy sessions from March 2020 to March 2021 in Texas. In civil lawsuits filed in Texas, the women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.
Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson, who recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits.
For now, the suspension ends months of speculation about whether Watson would play in 2022 for the Browns, who outbid several other teams, traded three first-round draft picks to the Texans in March and signed the QB to a five-year contract.
Watson’s case sparked strong opinions while raising questions about the league’s handling of player discipline and its spotty record of supporting women.
The Browns believe Watson could make them a Super Bowl contender. Without him, they could struggle to simply contend in the AFC North against defending conference champion Cincinnati along with Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
All along, the Browns’ plan was to turn their offense over to veteran Jacoby Brissett, who has made 37 career starts, during Watson’s suspension. But it’s now possible Cleveland will explore other options at quarterback.
The suspension also means Watson will be idle longer. One of pro football’s elite QBs, he sat out last season in Houston after demanding a trade and before the sexual allegations surfaced.
In her 16-page ruling, Robinson found that the league proved its case that Watson violated three provisions of the conduct policy: sexual assault as defined by the league, posing a genuine danger to the safety and well-being of another and undermining or putting the league’s integrity at risk.
Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents all 24 women who sued Watson, was critical of the NFL’s handling of the case and settlement.
“By settling this matter the way he has, Roger Goodell has proven one of two things: Either his recent rhetoric was utter baloney, or his bark is much worse than his bite,” Buzbee said in a statement. “My belief is that he is nothing more than a paper tiger.
“The message today to all victims is clear, if you believe you have been sexually assaulted by a powerful person, keep your mouth shut and go away. The NFL has certainly demonstrated that its ownership and the organization doesn’t care.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
3-2-8-9
(three, two, eight, nine)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
3-2-8-9
(three, two, eight, nine)
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — David Vassegh thought it would be make good TV to take a ride on Bernie Brewer’s slide before the Los Angeles Dodgers played in Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
It didn’t go quite according to plan.
The Dodgers television and radio reporter said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs when he tumbled and crashed into the padding at the end of his slide down “Bernie’s Chalet,” where Brewers mascot Bernie Brewer takes up residence behind the American Family Field left-field stands. Bernie celebrates Milwaukee homers with trips down the giant, white slide.
“I’ll learn not to do my own stunts from now on,” Vassegh quipped before the Dodgers’ Thursday afternoon game in Milwaukee.
Vassegh is the host of the “Dodger Talk” show that follows Dodgers radio broadcasts and periodically works as a reporter on Los Angeles’ telecasts as well. He was working in his television capacity when he went down the slide twice about four hours before the Dodgers’ Wednesday night game.
The first time, he was filmed at the top of the slide, and everything went fine. Then he went down again, so he could get footage of him coming down.
That’s when the problem occurred. Vassegh went sideways, and his right arm crashed into the padding.
“That time, it went a lot faster,” Vassegh said. “It was a lot slicker the second time. That’s where it got a little out of control at the end.”
Vassegh went to an urgent care facility and was back at work by the fifth inning. Vassegh had his right arm in a cast as he conducted a postgame interview with Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes.
“That one was for you,” Barnes told Vassegh after homering in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory. “I know you had a little accident today on the slide, so we all rallied for you.”
Vassegh was back on the job Thursday, though he says he probably will need surgery when he gets home.
Bernie Brewer greeted him with flowers and a sign that read “0 Days Since Last Incident.” He also gave Vassegh a “Slide Instruction Manual” that read “It’s really not that hard.” Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner sent out a tweet poking fun at Vassegh over the situation.
Vassegh said he received over 200 texts from friends and players since taking his tumble.
“It’s been an outpouring of support — and also comedy at the same time,” Vassegh said.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One of the last remaining official pillars of Guatemala's effort to root out corruption leaves his post this week, following the ouster or departure of a series of other anti-graft campaigners who had shaken the Central American nation's governing class.
Jordán Rodas Andrade was a relatively little-known law professor from a university in Guatemala's sixth-largest city when he was elected as human rights prosecutor by Congress five years ago. He surprised many by allying himself with an anti-corruption effort that targeted many of the nation's most powerful figures.
“People are fed up with corruption,” Rodas said in an interview this week as his five-year term neared its end on Saturday. The ombudsman's post is meant to protect Guatemalans' constitutional rights — a task that can bring it into conflict with other officials.
His repeated court efforts to block government actions so irked then-President Jimmy Morales that he dubbed Rodas “Amparito” — “little injunction.” One of those temporarily blocked Morales’ attempt to expel the leader of the United Nations anti-corruption mission in Guatemala, whose investigations were touching some of Morales’ relatives.
In 2019, Morales finally forced out the U.N.-backed anti-corruption mission that had worked with local prosecutors to root out graft and had led to the imprisonment of several senior officials, including former President Otto Perez Molina.
Under current President Alejandro Giammattei, several Guatemalan prosecutors who worked with that mission and judges who handled those cases have been forced out.
Juan Francisco Sandoval, who led the Attorney General's anti-corruption office was fired in July 2021 and fled to the United States. He said his office had started investigating Giammattei. Authorities later announced they had an order to arrest him. In response, the U.S. government suspended cooperation with the Attorney General's Office.
Rodas said that Giammattei is obsessed with power and has succeeded in co-opting other branches of government and concentrating it “as if he were an emperor.”
“I thought that we had hit bottom with Jimmy Morales, but no. Surprise!,” he said. Giammattei has denied allegations of corruption and bristled at U.S. pressure to choose a different attorney general.
Congress has chosen Alejandro Córdova as Rodas' successor. A former Supreme Court justice, he had been flagged by the Attorney General’s anti-corruption office for meeting with a businessman who has since been arrested for alleged corruption and influence peddling involving selection of judges. Córdova was not investigated. He has the support of the president and the ruling party’s lawmakers.
Rodas’ departure comes three months after Giammattei reappointed Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been a key figure in prosecuting or firing anti-corruption crusaders. The U.S. government canceled her visa and put her on a list of allegedly corrupt actors in the region.
Jorge Santos, coordinator of the Guatemala Human Rights Defenders Protection Unit, a nongovernment organization, said Rodas had expanded the ombudsman's reach, establishing offices to investigate disappearances, especially of people at the hands of security forces, and to defend freedom of expression and human rights activists, Santos said.
“The challenge for the new ombudsman is his great closeness to figures in power and whose impunity continues,” he said. “We hope to see his independence from those figures.”
Rodas' independence gained him political prominence, as well as a long list of enemies. Opponents in Congress made several failed attempts to start a process that could have removed him from office. And lawmakers held his office’s funding hostage for months making it impossible to pay his staff’s salaries.
Rodolfo Neutze, a lawmaker from the conservative Commitment, Renewal and Order party, said Rodas had failed to strengthen the institution and divided Guatemalan society.
“At the present time, many people believe that the ombudsman office is at the service of the leftists or the criminals or anti-family ideas,” Neutze said. “He did some good things that nobody knows about, but he will be remembered for supporting causes that polarized the country.”
His outspokenness has come with threats, from an ultra-right group defending soldiers accused of crimes against humanity and from targets of corruption investigations who have warned that he — like several former anti-corruption prosecutors — will be the one charged with crimes.
Rodas said he worries for his family’s well-being, but not for himself. He didn't rule out entering politics, but has not announced anything.
“I don’t need to go into exile. When I finish I want to dedicate myself to academia where I come from. There’s going to be Jordán for awhile.”
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An anti-abortion coalition in Michigan filed a challenge Thursday against a potential ballot initiative that seeks to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution, claiming that 60 errors in the proposed amendment should disqualify it from the November ballot.
The alleged 60 errors deal with spacing and result in “strings of gibberish,” making the amendment “impossible to understand,” the coalition said in a statement.
The Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative would affirm into Michigan’s Constitution the right to make pregnancy-related decisions without interference. The campaign submitted 753,759 signatures in July to qualify for the November ballot, which was close to double the 425,059 needed.
The Bureau of Elections is in the process of reviewing the petition’s signatures and has until Aug. 26 to submit a staff report outlining its findings and any challenges to the petition. The deadline for any challenges to the petition’s signatures was 5 p.m. Thursday.
The status of abortion in Michigan is expected to drastically impact the battleground state’s November general election, where the state’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection campaigns.
Nationally, abortion opponents were shocked and abortion rights advocates energized by a decisive statewide vote in heavily Republican Kansas earlier this month in favor of protecting abortion access, but it’s not likely to translate into new abortion votes across the U.S. in the November election.
Three other states besides Michigan — California, Kentucky and Vermont — could have votes in November on abortion access, and a fifth, Montana, is voting on a measure that would require abortion providers to give lifesaving treatment to a fetus that is born alive after a botched abortion.
The state’s Board of Canvassers, an independent entity comprised of two Democrats and two Republicans, is expected to meet on Aug. 31 to determine whether abortion access will be on the ballot in November. The Citizens to Support MI Women and Children challenge, which was filed with the Bureau of Elections, calls for the Board of Canvassers to reject the proposed amendment.
The ballot initiative's language was approved by the Board of Canvassers during a March 23 meeting with the condition that an extra “the” be removed from a header. The coalition alleges that the revised version, submitted on March 30, contained the errors and was never approved.
Errors identified by the group include, “DECISIONSABOUTALLMATTERSRELATINGTOPREGNANCY,” and “POSTPARTUMCARE.”
“Some people would say, ‘Oh, they’re just spaces,’ but amending the constitution is pretty serious business and the correct number of typos to put in your constitution is zero,” Christen Pollo, a spokeswoman for Citizens to Support MI Women and Children, told The Associated Press.
Richard Primus, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Michigan Law School, said he believes the amendment’s language could be cleaned up and that typographical problems wouldn’t cause legal issues.
“There’s no reason to think that anyone didn’t understand what the petition was saying,” Primus said. “There have been typographical problems with things drafted for constitutions as long as there have been constitutions in the United States.”
Darci McConnell, a spokeswoman for the Reproductive Freedom for All campaign, said in a statement the group is confident the ballot proposal is in compliance with legal requirements and that a record number of registered voters “have read, understood and signed the petition in support of reproductive freedom for all.”
The challenge came on the final day of a state court hearing to determine whether county prosecutors should be blocked from enforcing the state’s pre-Roe abortion ban. A state judge ruled before the hearing that abortion would remain legal in the state until he made a final determination.
This week’s court hearing stems from a restraining order issued by Oakland County Judge Jacob Cunningham earlier this month following a request of attorneys representing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who favors abortion rights.
Several county prosecutors had planned to begin enforcing the state’s 1931 abortion ban – triggered by the fall of Roe – after an appeals court ruled earlier this month that a preliminary injunction blocking the law only applied to the attorney general's office, not county prosecutors who handle most crimes.
Cunningham heard witness testimony Wednesday and Thursday from abortion experts, providers and the chief medical officer in the state.
The decision following this week’s court hearing will only be temporarily determine whether county prosecutors can enforce the ban, with a more permanent ruling on the legality of abortion in the state expected to come from either the Michigan Supreme Court or from voters in the fall.
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Joey Cappelletti is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A body matching the description of one of the two brothers from Jamaica who went missing last weekend after jumping from a Martha's Vineyard bridge featured in the movie “Jaws” has been found, state police said Thursday.
The body was discovered by a shell fisherman on the edge of a pond on the Massachusetts resort island at about 11:30 a.m., agency spokesperson David Procopio wrote in a statement.
“The body matches the description of Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, who has been the subject of a weeklong ongoing search since he went missing Sunday night," the statement said.
The body of Tavaris Bulgin, 26, Tavaughn’s brother, was recovered on Monday morning.
The Bulgins were seasonal workers at a restaurant on the island where much of the 1975 movie was filmed. They and two friends jumped from the bridge late Sunday night. The other two made it out of the water.
Commonly called the Jaws Bridge, it links the towns of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. Also known as the Big Bridge, it is officially the American Legion Memorial Bridge, and spans an inlet that connects Nantucket Sound with Sengekontacket Pond.
Despite signs prohibiting the activity, thrill seekers are frequently seen jumping from the span.
Authorities have said no foul play is suspected.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro briefly grappled with a heckler and tried to snatch his phone on Thursday, underscoring possible challenges for the sometimes quick-tempered leader to stay disciplined on the campaign trail.
As Bolsonaro spoke to supporters outside his residence in the capital city of Brasilia, social media influencer Wilker Leão used his phone to film himself repeatedly shouting at the president, calling him “coward,” “bum” and the “darling” of a pork-barrel faction in Congress.
Bolsonaro first entered his car, but then reemerged and grabbed the man’s shirt and forearm while reaching for his phone. Security guards pulled Leão away.
The presidential campaign that kicked off Tuesday is expected to be an uphill battle for Bolsonaro, who trails former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in all polls ahead of the Oct. 2 first round vote.
A journalist from news website G1 published a video of Leão's comments and the subsequent altercation.
“Don’t film this, don’t film this,” Bolsonaro told his supporters as Leão was held by presidential security. “It is his right (to protest), but he was being impolite.”
Four minutes later, security allowed Leão to return to the scene and chat with Bolsonaro about politics. The two have spoken several times before, without incident.
“You can talk to me as much as you want,” Bolsonaro told Leão. The two spoke for five minutes until the president decided to go back to his car and leave.
Bolsonaro has had earlier confrontations, often with the press. In 2020, he told a journalist, “I want to punch you in the mouth" and once suggested he'd like to shoot supporters of the rival Workers' Party.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would have what proponents call the nation's most sweeping law to seal criminal records if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation sent to him Thursday by state legislators.
The bill would automatically seal conviction and arrest records for most ex-offenders who are not convicted of another felony for four years after completing their sentences and any parole or probation. Records of arrests that don't bring convictions also would be sealed.
It would take effect in July, and excludes those convicted of serious and violent felonies, and felonies requiring sex offender registration.
Proponents say about 8 million Californians have a criminal or arrest record, or about one of every five state residents. A criminal record can trigger nearly 5,000 legal restrictions in California, many of which can limit job opportunities as well as the ability to get housing and educational opportunities, supporters said.
They estimate that 70 million people nationwide face nearly 50,000 legal restrictions based on a criminal or arrest record.
Nationwide, 37 states and more than 150 cities have adopted laws preventing employers from asking candidates about their criminal histories prior to a job offer, according to the National Employment Law Project. This law would go further by automatically sealing convictions for people who meet certain conditions.
Jay Jordan was with some friends 20 years ago in Stockton when they tried to rob someone on the street. Jordan said no one was hurt and no items were stolen, but Jordan got an eight-year prison sentence.
Once he was released, he said his criminal record made it hard for him to rejoin society. He said he tried to become a barber, a used car salesman and an insurance broker, but was barred from each industry because of his criminal record. He could not even volunteer to help at-risk youth.
He later found work as an organizer and now is CEO of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, a criminal justice reform group. But he said others have not been as fortunate as him.
“They're locked out of the economy. And they're not committing crimes, they're just living in poverty and they stay there because they feel like they belong there,” Jordan said. “This (bill) gives them a sense of belonging to become full American citizens again.”
While the bill would not apply to serious or violent felonies, California has a narrow legal definition of violent crimes, including about two dozen of the most serious crimes like murder, voluntary manslaughter, attempted murder, kidnapping, assaults, arson, robbery and extortion.
The bill would apply to offenses like domestic violence, said Republican Sen. Shannon Grove, who joined all Republicans in the Senate and one Democrat — Sen. Melissa Hurtado of Sanger — in voting against the bill Thursday.
“These things are very violent things even though they are not listed as serious and violent in the penal code,” Grove said.
Democratic state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, the bill's author, said in a statement that the lingering criminal records available through background checks create “a permanent underclass.” That can include, among others, “mothers that want to pursue new careers through education, fathers who want to coach, homeowners that want to join their HOA board, couples who may want to adopt, or grandchildren that want to care for their elderly grandparent.”
Seven reform organizations sponsored the bill, including Californians for Safety and Justice, which has pushed for numerous criminal justice like Proposition 47, the voter-approved ballot measure that reduced penalties for certain drug and property crimes in 2014.
Groups that opposed the bill include the 75,000-member Peace Officers Research Association of California, which argued California already offers more limited ways for lower level ex-felons to clear their records.
“By expanding the relief of penalties for all felonies, we are placing our communities at risk," the association said. “By allowing violent criminals back on the street, with their record dismissed, they will have less deterrent to commit another crime.”
Aside from general criminal records, the bill would aid would-be teachers, who under current law must be denied teaching credentials if they have been convicted of a controlled substance offense. The bill would bar the teacher credentialing commission from considering drug possession convictions that are more than five years old and have been expunged. But the commission and school officials would still have access to other convictions dating to 2020.
The bill failed in the Assembly a year ago, with an amended version clearing the chamber in June. Among other things, supporters originally wanted records sealed after two years instead of four. The Senate approved the amendments Thursday on an 28-10 vote, sending it to Newsom.
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PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago police sergeant has been charged in an off-duty incident in which he allegedly pinned down a 14-year-old suburban Chicago boy and pressed a knee to his back after suspecting him of stealing his son's bicycle.
Sgt. Michael Vitellaro faces charges of official misconduct and aggravated battery in connection with the July incident in Park Ridge, police in the Chicago suburb said Thursday.
Vitellaro, 49, surrendered Thursday to Park Ridge police and was taken to the Cook County courthouse in Skokie to await a bond hearing, The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.
A Chicago police spokesperson said Vitellaro was relieved of his police powers on Wednesday.
Park Ridge police did not immediately release Vitellaro’s hometown and it was also unclear if he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
The charges stem from a July 1 incident where the boy was out with friends in Park Ridge. As the youth was holding his bike, he began moving another bike that was blocking his path when the officer confronted him, Antonio Romanucci, an attorney for the teen's family, said last month.
Video provided by Romanucci and the boy's family allegedly shows the off-duty sergeant grab the boy, pin his arms behind his back on the sidewalk and put his knee on the youth’s back.
“He’s taking my son’s bike,” the man is heard saying in the video.
The friends yell back, “No he’s not,” as they help pull the youth from the ground.
Vitellaro placed the boy, who is of Puerto Rican descent, in “an arm bar and forcibly pushed him towards the ground into a prone position” before kneeling on his back, according to a charging document, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Romanucci told the newspaper in July that the incident “is a clear-cut case of racial profiling."
“The off-duty officer is white and the boy was the only person of color in a group of teenagers," the attorney said.
The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability said last month that it was investigating the officer’s actions.
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ROME (AP) — Italian environmental activists staged a second museum protest in as many months, gluing their hands Thursday to the base of one of the Vatican Museums’ most important ancient sculptures, the Laocoon.
The statue wasn’t damaged, said the environmental group Last Generation. Vatican gendarmes removed the three protesters and they were processed at an Italian police station. It wasn’t clear if Vatican criminal prosecutors would eventually take up the case since they have jurisdiction in Vatican City.
The protesters are demanding the Italian government increase its solar and wind power and stop exploring for natural gas and reopening old coal mines in Italy. They affixed a banner to the statue's base reading “No gas, no coal.”
Last month, protesters glued their hands to the glass window protecting Sandro Botticelli’s painting “Spring” in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence. In that case, they were detained and ordered to stay out of Florence for three years, Italian media said.
Last Generation said the group targeted the Laocoon statue, which is believed to have been carved in Rhodes in 40-30 B.C., because of the symbolic story behind it.
According to legend and the Vatican Museums’ own website, Laocoon warned his fellow Trojans against accepting the wooden horse left by the Greeks during the Trojan War. The group said the climate crisis is the modern-day warning that is being unheeded by political leaders.
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court says that under state law, it's OK for judges to award extraordinary damages in a so-called “wrongful life” case where a child has birth defects or disabilities that require extensive care.
The unanimous decision Thursday came in the case of a woman who became pregnant in 2011 after a federally funded health clinic mistakenly gave her a shot of flu vaccine instead of the contraceptive Depo-Provera. Her child was born with a condition that causes cognitive delays, slowed speech and language skills, epilepsy and vision problems.
Following a trial in 2020, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik awarded the child, Sandra, and her parents, Yesenia Pacheco and Luis Lemus, $10 million — $7.5 million for her medical, educational and other expenses, and $2.5 million in damages for her parents.
The federal government was ordered to pay the damages because the Neighborcare clinic is federal funded and serves low-income patients.
The Justice Department appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It argued that because the woman did not seek birth control specifically to prevent the birth of a child with congenital defects, that wasn't a foreseeable outcome of the clinic's negligence. Nor were the child's disabilities caused by the clinic's negligence, the DOJ claimed.
The government said it should be liable only for costs associated with the pregnancy and birth — about $42,000 — not damages for ongoing care and expenses following that birth.
The 9th Circuit asked the Washington Supreme Court to clarify state law regarding negligent reproductive health care, and in a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Mary Yu, the court rejected the government's arguments. She noted that Washington is “one of the few states that recognize a broad range of claims by both parents and children."
Mike Maxwell, an attorney for the family, said the ruling should all but end the case after seven years of litigation, saying, “I don't know what's left to argue about.” He criticized the government for bringing the appeal.
“This whole appeal has served no purpose other than delaying her care and further injuring this child,” he told The Associated Press. “It's been a long road. The government needs to pay.”
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle did not immediately issue a response to the ruling.
The child, who turned 10 this month, continues living with her parents in the Everett area, Maxwell said. She is mostly blind, suffers seizures, falls often and is generally “horribly disabled,” but without the damages awarded by the court being actually paid, her mother and father — who work in fast food and as a janitor, respectively — have been unable to afford care for her.
Pacheco is an El Salvadoran refugee who moved to the U.S. when she was 16. She had gone to the clinic for a quarterly injection of Depo-Provera, a hormone used for birth control, but a medical assistant who had been administering walk-in flu shots all day gave her the flu vaccine instead.
The clinic didn't inform Pacheco of the error until she called to make her next appointment. By then, she was pregnant.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested 28 people linked to a South Los Angeles street gang Thursday on suspicion of federal racketeering, narcotics, extortion and firearms offenses. Ten suspects remain at large.
Members and associates of the gang, called the Eastside Playboys, were arrested as part of six grand jury indictments that stemmed from a four-year investigation called Operation Down the Rabbit Hole, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. The Eastside Playboys allegedly have ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang and prosecutors say they have wreaked havoc in South LA for 50 years.
“Members and associates of this gang have built a criminal enterprise by trafficking in guns and deadly drugs, by extorting business owners, and by terrorizing victims with violent assaults and robberies,” said Amir Ehsaei, the acting assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, in a news release.
Investigators seized nearly 50 guns, $140,000 in cash, 283 kilograms (624 pounds) of marijuana and almost 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of methamphetamine, as well as various amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin. Prosecutors also allege the gang operated two unlicensed marijuana dispensaries.
“Organized street gangs prey upon our communities with violence, intimidation and fear," Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said in the release. "Their tradecraft is furthered by the trafficking of dangerous firearms and narcotics."
One of the six indictments calls the gang a criminal enterprise under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and charges 18 defendants. The indictment includes accusations about the gang's involvement in a March 2020 home invasion robbery of a marijuana dealer at a home in Woodland Hills, as well as the attempted murder of a gang member who was stabbed for betraying the group.
The 28 defendants arrested Thursday are expected to be arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for his role in an international romance fraud scheme, according to authorities in Arizona.
Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that 47-year-old Onovughe Ighorhiohwunu, of Kennesaw, received a 130-month prison term last week for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Ighorhiohwunu was previously convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to launder more than $1.3 million in proceeds obtained from victims of the internet fraud.
As part of his sentence, Ighorhiohwunu was fined $25,000 and ordered to pay full restitution.
Prosecutors said that between July 2019 and May 2020, Ighorhiohwunu participated in a scheme where conspirators with connections to Nigeria used fictitious or assumed online identities to meet victims in the U.S. and get money from them.
The FBI investigated the case that was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tucson.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Even as hundreds of people charged with crimes in Oregon remain deprived of legal representation, a commission tasked with fixing the problem fired the leader of the effort on Thursday.
The action by the Public Defense Services Commission capped an extraordinary week in which Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters took the unprecedented step of firing all the members of the commission. She then reinstated five of them while appointing four new members.
The commission voted six to two to fire the executive director of the Office of Public Defense Services, Stephen Singer. One member was absent.
“This is what happens in Third World tin pot dictatorships,” Singer told the reconstituted panel Thursday before it took the vote. “This is when the ... parliament won’t do the bidding of the chief executive and so the dictator then dismisses the parliament and reconstitutes a new parliament that will be more pliable and do the dictator’s wishes.”
Critics for years have said Oregon’s unique public defense system is in crisis, with far too few attorneys to represent defendants who cannot afford an attorney to represent them. A report by the American Bar Association released in January found that Oregon has only 31% of the public defenders it needs.
Singer was brought in to solve the problem, and he said his ouster would make low-income people charged with a crime, who disproportionately are people of color, suffer the consequences.
“In the end, I’m not the loser. You’re not the losers. The chief justice isn’t the loser. The court system isn't the loser. The real losers here are the clients,” Singer said.
He said Walters had suggested he recruit volunteers, civil lawyers, retired lawyers, retired judges and third- and fourth-year law students to address the backlog of unrepresented defendants. Singer said he refused.
"It’s an extraordinarily reprehensible and unethical way to treat poor people charged with crimes,” he told the commission. “They are not people to be experimented on.”
”Even a misdemeanor criminal case can have significant consequences for the client and can result in deportation," he said. "It has implications for housing, for jobs, for education, access to loans. ”
One of the commissioners who voted against firing Singer was Jennifer Parrish Taylor, a Black woman who is with the Urban League of Portland. She had recommended that an investigation be conducted into Singer's conduct and effectiveness, and said firing him amounted to a lack of due process, since he wasn't able to bring witnesses before the panel and almost half of its members are new and unfamiliar with the situation.
She compared Singer's predicament to low-income defendants who aren't afforded due process because the court system can't find attorneys to represent them.
Oregon’s public defender system is the only one in the nation that relies entirely on contractors: Large nonprofit defense firms, smaller cooperating groups of private defense attorneys that contract for cases and independent attorneys who can take cases at will.
Some firms and private attorneys are periodically refusing to take new cases because of the workload. Poor pay rates and late payments from the state are also a disincentive.
Singer, appearing before the commission via video link, appealed to the new commission to allow him to keep his job and said Walters — an ex-officio permanent, non-voting member of the commission — was threatening the independence of the commission by firing the commission and appointing a new one to do her bidding.
“The commission and its employees, including myself, is supposed to be independent from from the judiciary,” Singer said.
Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation due to a shortage of public defenders filed a lawsuit in May that alleges the state is violating their constitutional right to legal counsel and a speedy trial.
Walters said her personality conflicts with Singer had nothing to do with her actions this week.
“We need to advance the next phase of our work to create the systemic changes and immediate support for those serving and those in need of public defense services in Oregon,” she told the commission on Wednesday.
“I know that emotions are still running high for some,” Walters said. “And there have been accusations and suggestions that personality conflicts were what drove my decision. That’s counterproductive and needs to stop.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects who ransacked a 7-Eleven and threw merchandise at the store's clerk after motorists staged a street takeover outside earlier this week.
A large crowd gathered early Monday as several cars drove recklessly at an intersection in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood south of downtown Los Angeles, police said in a news release Thursday.
Dozens of spectators then ran into the 7-Eleven, “fanning out across the store and grabbing all the snacks, drinks, cigarettes, lotto tickets, and other merchandise,” the police statement said.
At least one man grabbed items from the shelves and hurled them at the store's clerk, who tried to hide and did not intervene.
“He for whatever reason decided to start throwing chips and bananas and stuff at the worker, who basically was just kind of hiding in the corner. He didn’t put up a fight, show any resistance to what was taking place,” police Detective Ryan Moreno told reporters Thursday.
Police released surveillance video and announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrests.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony.
They’ll introduce and present the famous Moon Person trophies alongside performers including Lizzo, Anitta, BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Måneskin, Kane Brown, Marshmello with Khalid, and Panic! At The Disco on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Having multiple hosts is nothing new to the VMAs, which were first anchored by Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd in 1984 and had Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans host in 2000. Other previous hosts include Katy Perry, Arsenio Hall, Jack Black, Russell Brand, Chris Rock and last year, Doja Cat.
LL Cool J is a three-time nominee who won in 1991 for best rap video for “Mama Said Knock You Out,” and was a recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 1997.
Minaj has been nominated and won five times at the VMAs and is nominated in the best hip-hop video category this year. She will also get the Video Vanguard Award this year, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.
Harlow, nominated in 2020 for song of the summer for "Whats Poppin,” is tied for the most nominations this year with seven, including artist of the year and video of the year. He will also make his VMA solo debut performance. At last year’s VMAs, Harlow and Lil Nas X gave the debut performance of “Industry Baby.”
Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar also have seven nominations.
Harlow, Lil Nas X, Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo will compete for artist of the year.
Styles and Doja Cat received the second-most nominations with six. Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each pulled in five.
Fans can vote for their favorite artists across 22 categories online through Friday. Nominations for group of the year and song of the summer will be announced Friday. Voting for best new artist will be active all the way to show time.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A prominent New York-based horse trainer whose Early Voting won this year's Preakness Stakes is facing a domestic violence charge for allegedly pushing a woman down a flight of stairs and trying to choke her, authorities said Thursday.
Chad Brown, 43, was arraigned Thursday morning in Saratoga Springs on a charge of obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor.
Police received a complaint at around 11 p.m. Wednesday from a caller who said “they were in an altercation with Mr. Brown,” Saratoga Springs Police Sergeant Paul Veitch said. Brown was arrested and spent the night in a police holding area pending arraignment.
Assistant District Attorney Kayla Potter told the judge that Brown pushed the woman down the stairs, pinned her to the floor and tried to choke her before throwing her out of the house.
Brown pleaded not guilty and was released on $2,500 bond, Veitch said. A message seeking comment was left with Brown's attorney.
Brown is well-known in the horse racing community. He owns a horse-racing company called Chad C. Brown Inc., and his horses won the Preakness in 2017 and 2022. He is also a four-time Eclipse Award winner as the nation's best trainer.
Brown has had troubles with the law in recent years. In 2019, Brown was ordered to pay more than $1.6 million after the U.S. Department of Labor found he failed to pay his company staff overtime wages.
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Instagram and Facebook suspended Children's Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about COVID-19.
A nonprofit, Children's Health Defense is one of the most influential anti-vaccine organizations active on social media, where it has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed to control the pandemic.
In a statement, Kennedy compared Facebook's actions to government censorship, even though Facebook is a private company that can set and enforce its own rules about misinformation.
“Facebook is acting here as a surrogate for the federal government’s crusade to silence all criticism of draconian government policies,” Kennedy said.
Children's Health Defense had hundreds of thousands of followers at the time of the suspension, according to a statement from the organization, which also noted that it has sued Facebook over its moderation policies.
Public health advocates and misinformation experts have criticized Facebook for not acting more swiftly to contain potentially harmful misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Karen Kornbluh, director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund, said too many groups like Children's Health Defense have been allowed to flourish on social media for too long. She noted that the group remains on Twitter.
“Today's step is too late and too little,” Kornbluh said, adding that tech companies must address the reasons misinformation spreads so readily on social media.
Facebook and Instagram confirmed the company action on Thursday in a statement to The Associated Press.
“We removed these accounts for repeatedly violating our policies,” a spokesman for Meta, Facebook and Instagram's parent company, told the AP. Under the platforms' policies, suspensions are typically only enforced after multiple violations.
Several state affiliates of Children’s Health Defense remain on Facebook and Instagram despite the ban of the national organization. Kennedy was kicked off Instagram last year but continues to keep an active account on Facebook.
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CUTE: Miniature horse born without use of rear legs takes off running in new wheelchair
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A miniature horse born with little-to-no movement in his rear end can now trot thanks to a new wheelchair.
Turbo was born with two luxating patellas, a congenital defect, according to Road to Refuge Animal Sanctuary in North Haven, Connecticut.
The only way Turbo was able to walk was in a hunched position, with the horse’s total weight being placed on its two front legs.
Turbo’s previous owners contacted “R2RAS” in North Haven for guidance, and it stepped in and offered to give Turbo a fighting chance at its sanctuary.
Megan, the Founder of Road to Refuge and mixed animal vet technician, said she began her organization after working at a veterinary practice. During her time as a vet tech, Megan said she saw a surplus amount of farm animals being brought in to be euthanized. She instead took the animals home with her to give them a second chance.
“I lean towards the special needs ones, the broken ones, the really medical intensive cases,” Megan said.
She said she has cared for blind goats, elderly goats, and a goat named Peaches who also needed a wheelchair for assistance.
Megan said that’s how she got started on the path that led to Turbo’s rescue.
Walkin’ Pets, a New Hampshire-based pet mobility company, said it came across Turbo’s story on social media and drove to the sanctuary, where it donated a wheelchair to Turbo. Before it could even get Turbo fully strapped in, it said the horse took off running.
“Seeing Turbo walk before any assistance and dragging his legs, to being in his cart, I almost started crying,” Megan said. “He was running, bucking – it was all very exciting.”
Megan urged people not to shy away from adopting a special needs animal.
“It’s definitely a road worth traveling,” she said. “They really make a special place in your heart.”
The sanctuary said Turbo’s journey is far from over. As the horse continues to heal, it will need physical therapy, rehab, and possible knee surgery. Anyone looking to help with the medical bills can do so on the R2RAS website here.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Texas man who admitted driving drunk in a speeding sports car that killed a Las Vegas man on a motorized street scooter has been sentenced to six to 20 years in Nevada state prison.
Andrew James Rodriguez, 34, of New Braunfels, Texas, apologized in court Wednesday to the family of Walter “Jay” Anderson, the 58-year-old man killed in the June 2021 crash on a boulevard southwest of the Las Vegas Strip.
“It was an accident, and I never meant to hurt anybody, and I’m sorry for your loss,” Rodriguez said, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty in March to driving under the influence causing death in a plea deal that avoided trial and included his agreed-upon sentence. He was led from the courtroom in handcuffs.
His attorney, Richard Schonfeld, on Thursday called the crash a tragic circumstance and said his client expressed sincere remorse to Anderson’s family.
Anderson was riding a moped, and police said computer data from the 2017 Lamborghini Huracan showed Rodriguez reached 141 mph (227 kph) before decreasing to 127 mph (204 kph) when airbags deployed.
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Family finds remains of 2 children in suitcases they bought at auction, New Zealand police say
NEW ZEALAND (CNN) – Police in New Zealand are investigating after the remains of two children were found in suitcases that were purchased by a family at an online auction.
At a news conference Thursday, police said they were alerted to the case last week when the suburban south Auckland family reported finding human body parts in suitcases they had bought from a storage facility.
The family is not connected to the children’s deaths and was “understandably distressed” by the discovery, police said.
Police said the children, who were likely between the ages of 5 and 10 years old, may have been dead for three to four years.
Investigators are trying to determine their identities and looking for clues into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua said this is no easy investigation due to the emotions involved.
“I really feel for the victims and for the family of these victims, and, you know, right here, right now, there are relatives out there that aren’t aware that their loved ones have deceased, especially two young children,” he said.
Police said the storage company where the suitcases came from is cooperating with the investigation.
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GENEVA (AP) — Europe's embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion showed that it's possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers, and the approach should be replicated to receive those fleeing other nations, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said.
In an interview with The Associated Press, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described the European Union's response as “exemplary," noting that nearly 4 million Ukrainians, mainly women and children, have registered with the bloc's temporary protection system since the start of the war nearly six months ago.
That stands in stark contrast to EU efforts in recent years to keep migrants from Africa and the Middle East from reaching Europe's shores. Some European leaders have sought to differentiate between the plight of Ukrainians and that of other refugees — a distinction that Grandi condemned as “racist.”
“If that’s possible for such a large number of people, and since that has proven so effective, why not use some of these approaches also for other people that are coming to knock at Europe’s doors?” Grandi asked.
Though it was created decades ago, the EU's emergency protection system was activated for the first time this year in response to the flight of more than 6 million Ukrainians over the course of just a few months — the largest exodus of refugees the continent has seen since World War II. It allows Ukrainians to move around the bloc, gives them the right to work, and helps them to access housing, education and health care.
It has been credited with helping Europe avoid setting up refugee camps to house Ukrainians — like the ones that have existed in Greece for years and where thousands of asylum-seekers arriving by boat have often languished.
In the wake of the 2015-2016 refugee crisis, when more than 1 million people, mainly from Syria, arrived in Europe by land or sea, leaders erected fences within the EU to keep many from moving deeper into the continent. The bloc has also spent billions to keep people, including those fleeing persecution and conflict but also poverty, from reaching its shores, giving money to countries like Turkey, Libya and Morocco to stop migrants before they set out.
The number of irregular crossings into Europe fell from its peak in 2015 to under 200,000 in 2021, according to Europe's border and coast guard agency, although it is on the rise again this year. While such crossings often attract significant attention, more than 80% of the world’s refugees are hosted by developing countries, according to UNHCR.
“Heads of government in Europe spent hours, days negotiating where, who should take a hundred people floating on a boat in the Mediterranean," Grandi said, referring to European leaders' inability to agree on how to resettle those who have arrived in recent years in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. "And then contrary to that, millions (of Ukrainians) embraced, accepted, allowed to have access to services in a very effective manner.”
Asked about the different responses, Grandi said he did not think the European governments' policies themselves were racist.
But he added: “Declarations that I have heard from some politicians saying the Ukrainians are real refugees ... and the others are not real refugees. That’s racist. Full stop.”
Grandi did not specify what statements he was referring to, but Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi was criticized by human rights organizations and opposition lawmakers when he used that phrase to refer to Ukrainians fleeing the war earlier this year.
Other European politicians have made similar statements — with some arguing that many people seeking asylum are looking for a better life, rather than fleeing wars, and thus may not qualify for that protection under international law. Some have also defended the differing treatment by saying they have a duty to help fellow Europeans but shouldn’t be responsible for taking in refugees from other continents.
Grandi acknowledged that the issue is complex and some of those heading to Europe are economic migrants. But he stressed effective systems exist to evaluate asylum claims.
Roughly half of Ukrainians who have left the country so far have returned — and many more may eventually do so, although Grandi said some have ended up fleeing a second time.
Still, with no end to the war in sight, the U.N. refugee agency has said the total number of Ukrainians who have left their homeland at some point could reach more than 8 million by December. There are also currently 6.6 million Ukrainians displaced within the country, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Some 2 million Ukrainians have ended up in Russia, whether they chose to or not. An AP Investigation earlier this year revealed many were forced to head there and subjected to human rights abuses along the way. Grandi acknowledged his agency's access in Russia was limited. Of the 1,500 accommodation sites for Ukrainians in the country, UNHCR teams had only been able to visit nine so far, he said.
While the war in Ukraine has attracted global attention and support for those displaced by it, Grandi pleaded with world leaders to remember the other 12 humanitarian crises for which his agency is struggling to raise funds. He especially noted the Horn of Africa, where a prolonged drought and protracted conflicts have not only forced millions from their homes but have also pushed countries ever closer to famine.
“The big problem that we have at the moment is that it tends to marginalize all other crises in which people suffer," Grandi said.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A group of seniors in Kentucky, known as the Prime Time Dancers, has returned to the dance floor.
"We have such a great group of women, and they're just fun to be with," said Cindy Hougland.
"I'll be 70 in September and I feel like I can still move pretty good," said Roslyn Young.
The studio at the Lexington Senior Center is more than just a place for an activity. Led by coach Jode Rose, it has been a lifestyle and routine for seniors.
"If you just sit down, you just waste away," said Young. "Most of my time is either dancing or an exercise group."
The team brings Roslyn back to the days of dance recitals and after-school lessons.
"When I was a child, I used to take dancing classes," she said. "And then I've always loved to dance. I'm from Motown, so you have to dance."
Now, back in stride since the beginning of the pandemic, it's like singing a familiar tune, except this is dancing to a familiar rhythm.
"I'm always moving, whether it's in the grocery store, a doctor's office, I just love music so I'm always dancing," said Hougland.
The Prime Time Dancers aren't just participating for exercise. They have performed at various sporting events and roller derby competitions.
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“I’m here, I’m ready.” That is the defiant message from Primoz Roglic as he prepares to take on the Vuelta a Espana in a bid to win his fourth successive red jersey.
The 32-year-old has been out of action since sustaining a dislocated shoulder and back injury during Stage 5 of this year’s Tour de France, leading to him retiring nine stages later.
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Speaking to Eurosport about his condition Roglic said: “We will see through the race”, if he is ready to compete or not, but in his mind, he feels “healed”.
The race will see the Slovenian go up against fellow former winners Chris Froome and Simon Yates, while Ethan Hayter also provides British interest as he makes his debut.
Roglic has faced criticism from Eurosport cycling expert Jens Voigt, who thinks his tendency to crash leaves him in a position where he will struggle to win another Grand Tour in his career.
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Voigt said, “For my taste, he crashes once too often. Roglic's crash rate is very high, too high. In addition, the accidents were sometimes bad, hurt and he lost a lot of skin in the process.”
Well, the first attempt for Roglic to prove him wrong begins in the Netherlands, where teams take on a 23.3km team time trial on Stage 1 of La Vuelta.
Asked whether his Jumbo Visma team arrive as favourites for the opening section of the race, Roglic said, “I don’t care. I care about the fact that yes, we have to go there, we have to put everything on the road. Our best. Then definitely we can be proud and happy about the result that we will achieve.”
Although keen to make an immediate impact on his return from injury, Roglic knows he is not the only rider who has faced problems in their preparation.
“I mean it’s never, how do you say it, you can imagine always a lot of scenarios so the people has their own problems at the end, but my path it was the way it was”, he said.
"I am super happy actually that I am here, that I could make it to the start."
Looking ahead to what is to come in the race - which moves between the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, ending on September 11, Roglic said he is “really looking actually forward for tomorrow to give it all with my team-mates, with my team and then, hopefully the next days.”
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Police: Mother facing charges after 3-year-old son found dead with drugs in system
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A Kansas City woman is facing charges after police say they found her child unresponsive inside a home earlier this week.
According to court records, the Kansas City Police Department responded to reports of a child who died at a residence on Wednesday.
First responders reportedly found a 3-year-old boy unresponsive and covered up on a bed. Officers said they removed a blanket and saw the boy not moving with discolored feet.
KCTV reports the officers also noted seeing a raised, discolored scab on the boy’s back that indicated a possible infection.
Authorities said the 3-year-old’s body was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital, where lab results indicated he had amphetamines in his system.
The boy’s mother, Michaela Chism, reportedly told police that she had stayed at the residence for about two weeks. She said the people in the home, including herself, consumed controlled substances, including methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Police said Chism told investigators that one evening she woke up and began watching TV and noticed her son was not moving. She went to check on him, and he was unresponsive.
According to court documents, Chism told police her son had died on the couch and was moved to a bedroom when police were initially called to the home for a welfare check.
Authorities said they obtained a search warrant and detectives found drug paraphernalia throughout the residence, crystal-like substances and multiple prescription pill bottles.
Police report Chism has been charged with first-degree child endangerment and first-degree child endangerment involving drugs in the case that remains under investigation.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A commercial truck driver from Ukraine who was taken into custody by immigration officials shortly after he was acquitted of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists will ask for relief from possible removal from the United States, his attorney said at a hearing Thursday.
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, appeared before an immigration judge via video. He is being held in Pennsylvania.
Zhukovskyy was born in Ukraine and came to the United States at age 10. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an immigration detainer on him after the 2019 crash, which was executed following the verdict in New Hampshire on Aug. 9. He had been jailed in New Hampshire since the crash, in which motorcyclists from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island died.
An ICE spokesperson said last week that Zhukovskyy has prior convictions of charges that include drug possession, driving with a suspended license, furnishing false information and larceny.
A phone message seeking comment was left with his attorney.
The judge had asked an attorney representing the U.S. government to file a form that seeks to remove Zhukovskyy from the country. There also was discussion of a bond request for Zhukovskyy and possible mandatory detention.
Another hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Competition has built depth in Florida State's football program. Experience has led to more confidence. Mike Norvell believes the change in his team is mostly due to stability.
The Seminoles aren’t where he wants them to be, yet appreciates how far they have come since his arrival in December 2019. Younger players now are productive veterans and leaders. The culture has also dramatically improved along the way.
“That was one of the things that was critical within our program,” Norvell said. “Coming in a few years ago, there had been so much change. And there was not the consistency and expectation.
“Anybody can point to three head coaches, but there were eight coordinators in a five-year period. Those are all different voices, different expectations, different languages. And then for the leadership, when they don’t grow up within that consistency, it’s hard to have that example. And for us we’ve been able to build that.”
Norvell has often mentioned that FSU was one of the youngest teams in college football in 2020 and ’21. Through three recruiting classes and the transfer portal, Norvell has shaped the roster in his image — with 63 of 85 scholarship players in 2022 being those that he brought in.
Florida State has not had a winning season since 2017 and last played in a bowl after the 2019 season. The Seminoles’ 27 losses in the last four seasons illustrate just how difficult the rebuild has been as well as the realities of roster turnover due to coaching transition, from Jimbo Fisher’s departure for Texas A&M in 2017 to Willie Taggart’s dismissal in 2019.
But because the Seminoles often leaned on younger players the last two seasons, they were able to gain experience and learn through mistakes as well as losses. A resolve to turn the program around through its work in offseason strength and conditioning has often been cited by players as shaping the culture.
“We have a lot of leaders in this football team,” quarterback Jordan Travis said. “I can just see it when we do our conditioning. That’s when you see when the leaders come out. Everyone’s exhausted. Someone bends over — it’s not the coach telling someone to stand up. Now it’s the players. You don’t hear anybody complaining. … It doesn’t fall on the coaches. When we lose football games, it’s on us as players. We have to take ownership and responsibility.”
REBUILT RECEIVER ROOM
Norvell upgraded the receiver room by landing four transfers: Mycah Pittman (Oregon), Johnny Wilson (Arizona State), Deuce Spann (Illinois) and Winston Wright Jr. (West Virginia). The transfers have elevated the competition within the room and built chemistry with Travis.
IMPACT DEFENSIVE TRANSFERS
Florida State also landed defensive end Jared Verse (Albany) and linebacker Tatum Bethune (UCF). Verse has been praised for his athleticism and work ethic, but he will have a learning curve as he makes the jump from an FCS school to the ACC. Bethune is frequently cited for his instincts and play-making in scrimmages, and he shores up a position group that has long been viewed as a weakness.
NEW ASSISTANTS, FAMILIAR FACES
Florida State replaced two departing assistant coaches with analysts who were on the staff in 2021. Former Miami coach Randy Shannon is the co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach. Tony Tokarz is now the quarterbacks coach. Alex Atkins, who was the offensive line coach, has added offensive coordinator to his title.
EARLY INJURY
Wisconsin transfer Kayden Lyles was lost for the season to an undisclosed injury, Norvell announced on Aug. 10. Lyles was competing for the starting center job with Maurice Smith.
THE SCHEDULE
Florida State will play three straight ACC teams that are ranked in the preseason: No. 22 Wake Forest on Oct. 1, at No. 13 NC State on Oct. 8 and No. 4 Clemson on Oct. 15. The Seminoles, who also play at No. 16 Miami on Nov. 5, will face two SEC schools that received votes: LSU in New Orleans on Sept. 4 and Florida in Tallahassee on Nov. 25.
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Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has drawn a line under his heated touchline exchange with Chelsea counterpart Thomas Tuchel, while VAR official Mike Dean admitted that he made an error for Spurs’ last-minute equaliser in Sunday's Premier League showdown.
The opposing managers repeatedly clashed during a fiery 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge and things came to a head at full-time, when Tuchel refused to let go of the Italian’s hand and demanded he make eye contact.
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The FA later charged Conte and Tuchel with ‘improper behaviour’, but the Spurs boss is ready to move on from the incident.
“I see that the FA made us, both coaches, a more soft charge, no? And we have to accept it,” Conte said.
“We have to accept and have respect for every decision. But I think sometimes this type of situation can happen.
"It's not the first time, it won't be the last time that two coaches are not in the right way or do not agree.
“But the most important thing is we have to move on, to have respect for each other. And for me, the situation finishes there.”
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The heated end to the game came after Spurs scored a controversial 96th-minute equaliser through Harry Kane.
Chelsea were furious that the goal was allowed to stand, as defender Marc Cucurella had his hair pulled by Cristian Romero moments before the ball flew into the net.
Referee Anthony Taylor did not give a foul, but VAR official Mike Dean has now admitted that the refereeing team got the call wrong.
“In the few seconds I had to study Romero pulling Cucurella’s hair, I didn't deem it a violent act,” Dean wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.
“I’ve since studied the footage, spoken to other referees and, upon reflection, I should have asked Taylor to visit his pitch-side monitor to take a look for himself. The referee on field always has the final say.
“It goes to show that no matter how experienced you are, and I’ve spent more than two decades as a Premier League official, you are always learning.
“It’s disappointing for me as this was one incident in an otherwise very good weekend from our officials. Decisions are debated – that’s the life of a referee.”
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Senator Bob Casey joins AARP Discussion
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey joined AARP Pennsylvania for a roundtable conversation highlighting how older Pennsylvanians will benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which was signed into law by President Biden earlier this week.
"The Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer for our seniors: it will make prescription drugs more affordable, cap annual out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2,000 and will even cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month under Medicare Part D," said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. "Today's discussion showed how much this new law will help Pennsylvania seniors who have struggled with high health care costs. Our work to lower costs for seniors and families continues, and I am proud to join AARP in that fight."
Gathered in AARP Pennsylvania's Harrisburg Office, State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh and Volunteer State President Joanne Grossi, along with Senator Casey and special guests Ginny Boynton of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and Susan Washinger, Community Organizer with PHAN (Pennsylvania Health Access Network) discussed how the bill will help lower prescription drug and health care costs for families across the state.
After decades of calling on Congress to make prescription drugs more affordable, AARP won the fight for Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices and help seniors save money on their medications. The historic new law will lower health care costs for seniors, including capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month for people who use Medicare Part D.
The bill will not only save money for millions of seniors, but it will also save lives by:
- Finally, allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs
- Limiting the cost of insulin to $35/month for people on Medicare
- Penalizing drug companies for raising their prices higher than inflation
- Giving people in Medicare drug plans peace of mind knowing they won't have to pay more than $2,000 a year for their medications
- Making many vaccines, such as shingles, available at no cost in Medicare.
"This was a historic victory on behalf of AARP Pennsylvania's 1.8 million members, but the fight isn't over," said Joanne Grossi, AARP PA's Volunteer State President. "Big drug companies will spend millions trying to overturn the new law so they can keep charging Americans the highest prices in the world. AARP will keep fighting big drug companies' out-of-control prices. We won't back down and we are proud to have Senator Casey join us in this fight."
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLa. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly announced on Thursday, August 18, that 20 people have been charged with voter fraud across the state.
According to the governor, majority of the people that illegally voted were in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade. DeSantis also stated they did not have the right to vote due to being convicted of murder and sexual assault, which is a violation of Florida law.
"Amendment 4 that passed specifically included people who have been convicted of sexual assault and homicide from being able to have an automatic restoration of their voting rights," said DeSantis during the news conference at Broward County's Courthouse. "They did not go through any process, they did not get their rights restored, and yet they went ahead and voted anyway."
DeSantis said the suspects are being charged with election fraud, which is a third degree felony in the state of Florida. They could face a $5,000 fine and up to five years in prison.
DeSantis said Supervisors of Elections are being notified to lookout for such crimes and for illegal immigrants who are voting.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-installed government “expressed openness to arranging a meeting at the right time” between U.N. special envoy Noeleen Heyzer and the country’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the United Nations said Thursday.
U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing told Heyzer during a meeting Wednesday in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw, that in the immediate term “measures would be taken to safeguard her health and well-being.”
Myanmar has been wracked by violent unrest since the army ousted Suu Kyi’s elected government in February last year.
The military takeover prevented Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party from beginning a second term in office, and Suu Kyi has been prosecuted in a string of criminal cases widely seen as politically motivated by the ruling military. She is being held in prison in Naypyitaw and the government has refused to allow her to meet with any outsiders.
On the U.N. envoy's first mission to the strife-torn country, Heyzer called on general Hlaing to urgently halt all violence, support a political path back to civilian rule and democracy, and allow Suu Kyi to return home and to meet with her.
She also reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ extreme concern about Myanmar’s humanitarian, security, economic and political crisis and his call for the release of all political prisoners. And she urged Hlaing to impose a moratorium on future executions, following the recent executions of four political activists that drew worldwide condemnation.
Responding to a question on what Heyzer’s visit achieved, Haq said, “a key outcome” was a commitment by the ruling State Administration Council, which the general heads, “to continue the conversation and openness” to her proposals for urgently needed humanitarian assistance and protection for civilians.
Haq said a follow-up meeting was held with the chairman of the council’s National Solidarity and Peace Negotiation Committee to explore Heyzer’s proposal “for an inclusive forum for humanitarian engagement.” At the meeting, he said, “both sides agreed to work closely on a pilot under the special envoy’s convening role, and explore a humanitarian pause and inclusive delivery of aid in active areas of conflict.”
On Heyzer’s appeal for the release of all children, Haq said, “assurances were given no children under the age of 12 would be detained in prisons or other facilities.” He said Heyzer was also promised that “lighter judgment would be considered for children of the age of 16 and 17.”
Haq did not mention the other issues raised by Heyzer during her two-day visit, indicating that there was little or no progress on her calls to urgently end all violence including ending aerial bombing and the burning of homes and civilian infrastructure, start taking steps to restore civilian rule, release all political prisoners and end executions.
The military takeover was met with massive public opposition, which has since turned into armed resistance that some U.N. experts, including Heyzer’s predecessor, Christine Schraner Burgener, have characterized as civil war. Critics of the military have accused it of carrying out widespread human rights.
Much of the international community, including Myanmar’s fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, have expressed frustration at the hard line the generals have taken in resisting reform. Myanmar’s military rulers agreed to a five-point ASEAN plan in April 2021 to restore peace and stability to the country, including an immediate halt to violence and a dialogue among all parties. But the military has made little effort to implement the plan.
In a statement as she left Myanmar, Heyzer said any progress in Myanmar depends on ending the violence and visible and significant improvements in the lives of the people.
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Alex Noren has reflected on his decision to walk away from the chance to play at the Open.
The Swede was first reserve for the Open at St Andrews, but left two days before the event and jetted over the Atlantic to play in the Barracuda Championship.
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His first thoughts on learning of Rose’s withdrawal were of regret, but he regrouped and made the journey worthwhile by claiming a second-placed finish behind Chez Reavie.
“Through the Scottish Open I came in not playing great but got better and better each day,” Noren told Eurosport. “I thought I was going to get into the Open.
“I was first reserve and was standing there not knowing whether I would get in. It was perfect weather, perfect venue in a perfect town in St Andrews and I thought I cannot be here and not be in the tournament so I was suffering more than anywhere. I said I can’t be here so I just left.
“And when I got some sleep, my friend texted me in the middle of the night and said I would have got in. I was like ‘oh my god’. I slept a few more hours and then started par, bogey at the Barracuda Championship and was thinking ‘what am I doing here?’
“I had a bad first round. I then had three good days and it worked out great.
“I then had three weeks and the best vacation weeks I’ve ever had. I saw my kids more than I see them in a season stretch, so it was great.”
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It was a welcome return to form for Noren, and he has admitted to having a mixed season.
“I came off last season on a high, almost making the Atlanta tournament (Tour Championship) - three spots out,” Noren said. “I did not play so well in the fall. I tried for the Ryder Cup and didn’t make it. After that it was a not so good stretch.
“I then got going again at the end of January and played consistently until May. Then not so good, and now a little better. Overall it is fine.”
Noren is in action this week at the BMW Championship, the second event of the FedEx Cup play-offs.
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STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircastle Limited ("Aircastle") announced the release of its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") Report providing indicators for sustainability topics following the Global Reporting Initiative metrics. The report is available for review under the ESG section of Aircastle's website (www.aircastle.com).
Mike Inglese, Aircastle's CEO, commented, "We're pleased to affirm our commitment to environmentally sustainable aviation solutions and communicate our high standards for compliance, governance and maintaining a transparent business environment. This baseline report provides metrics on the issues that matter most to our stakeholders, and we look forward to reporting on future performance annually in the spirit of continuous improvement."
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Sit down and talk to J.C. LaVerde, or J.C. Defeats, as his friends call him, and you'll immediately see his humble nature.
The former U.S. Air Force pararescueman and now Oldsmar, Florida, firefighter and paramedic knows how to handle stressful situations.
Little did he know he would be in the center of one.
"That thing was huge. That thing wasn't a little gator. It would be funny if it was a little gator," J.C. LaVerde said.
LaVerde was attacked by what he believes was a 12-foot alligator in Lake Thonotosassa on August 3.
He was shooting an instructional video for his company, DefeatX.
His friend unknowingly caught video footage of the attack on his drone from above.
"Later on, all he told me was he heard a scream, and then he didn't know what happened to me," LaVerde said.
LaVerde said almost instantly he knew what was happening.
"With the right stroke, all I felt was scales, teeth, and then right there, I'm like okay. So, what I think I did, what I felt like I did, was that I immediately tried to open its jaws because I knew I was in a gator," LaVerde. said.
Call it instinct, luck, or a higher intervention, but as the two struggled, LaVerde put his hand in the gator's mouth.
"When I felt the teeth, I immediately knew, and then as I opened it, I knew that I either turned it or it turned me, but it was confused just as I was confused, and then it just let go," LaVerde said.
He swam to the dock, hoisted himself up, and was driven to the hospital by a Good Samaritan.
All the while, he called 911 himself and explained what had happened.
"I am not going to put extra stress on somebody that is already driving a bloody man somewhere. Like if I can ease that load off of this lady," LaVerde said.
He underwent an emergency six-hour surgery. He'll need another surgery in the future and wears a helmet to protect the right side of his head.
LaVerde said he understands the lake is dangerous and usually takes precautionary steps before entering the waters, but that day he said he was in a hurry.
"This time, I was just in a rush to get it done just because I was so focused to get it done that I forgot my swim cap. I forgot my goggles," LaVerde said.
Through it all, he remains humble and grateful and has a message for those who may be struggling in their own lives.
"I am perfectly fine. I am actually even better because this gave me a new perspective, you know, and not many people get that," LaVerde said.
"Find your God. Find Him. It's silly. I get that that's scary, I do, but life is a scary place, so you can carry that load by yourself or have someone carry it for you," he said.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho wants to build the nation’s largest research dairy and experimental farm in south-central Idaho, the geographical heart of the sector.
University President Scott Green and school officials in a presentation to Gov. Brad Little and other members of the Idaho Land Board on Tuesday said the proposed Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, or CAFE, will help support growth of the dairy and other industries.
“CAFE will be a leader (for) water usage and environmental quality challenges while supporting the continued growth of the dairy, livestock, cropland and food processing industries,” Green told the board.
The dairy industry is Idaho’s top agricultural sector and ranks third in the nation behind California and Wisconsin. Idaho's main dairy products are milk, cheese and yogurt.
The school wants the Land Board to use $23 million from the 2021 sale of 282 acres (114 hectares), in Caldwell, of endowment land benefitting the University of Idaho's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to buy roughly 640 acres (259 hectares) of farmland in Minidoka County north of Rupert. The $23 million is in a fund controlled by the Land Board.
The presentation on Tuesday was informational and the board is expected to take action on the plan in September.
If the board approves the request, and everything advances as envisioned by the university, the dairy and farm would be fully operating by 2026.
University officials provided a detailed roadmap of the plan under review by the Idaho Department of Lands, which the Land Board directs. The next step is for the plan to be reviewed by the board's investment subcommittee and. If approved, the plan would return to the Land Board in September for a possible decision.
The operation would include an experimental farm and 2,000-cow research dairy in Minidoka County. Classrooms, labs and faculty offices would be constructed in Jerome County near where Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 93 intersect. A food processing pilot plant with a workforce training and education facility would be located at the College of Southern Idaho campus in Twin Falls County.
The issue before the Land Board only involves the experimental farm and research dairy.
The university's proposed site for the research dairy is in the midst of the state's dairy industry. Besides benefitting the dairy industry, school officials also called the plan a critical advancement for the Washington-Idaho-Montana-Utah Regional Program that serves students pursuing veterinary careers.
“Our students will benefit by having access to a world-class facility,” Green said. “Students will gain hands-on experience working with the latest agricultural technologies, and Idaho industry will gain access to the latest advancements and research.”
The university with its own money has already purchased about half of the 640 acres (250 hectares), and the Idaho Dairymen's Association purchased the other half.
The association plans to donate it to the university after the Land Board approves the university's plan. The land overall is valued at about $6 million.
The $23 million the university is seeking would be used to buy the land and make it endowment land. The remaining money could be used for buildings and site improvements, such as grading and nutrient management lagoons.
Endowment land is land Idaho received at statehood from the federal government to generate money for various institutions, mainly public education. The endowment land is divided among the beneficiaries and one of them is the University of Idaho's Agricultural College.
The overall cost of the dairy and farm, including cows, machinery and infrastructure, is about $50 million. The remaining $27 million not covered by the $23 million request to the Land Board would come from various sources, including $10 million from the state, a potential $6 million from the U.S. Agricultural Research Services, the Agricultural College and donations.
The dairy industry faces challenges on numerous fronts, including what to do with dairy farm waste and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The research dairy could develop ways to create byproducts to deal with those problems, school officials said.
"The dairy industry nationwide has set a goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050," Brent Olmstead, assistant dean for the Agricultural College, told the board. “The dairy industry has no idea how to do that at present. CAFE will provide an opportunity for research to get Idaho's dairy families to a point where they can reach that goal.”
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Rob Huff’s WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup dream is on course to come true following his second victory of the season at WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst earlier this month.
That result in Race 2, plus his fifth place in Race 1, meant the Zengő Motorsport star left Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin, a strong third in the standings.
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“If we finish in the top three of the standings, it will be a dream come true for the team and something that’s totally unexpected by not just the team, but everyone else on the grid I think,” said Huff, the winner of the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2012.
Huff, who continues to dominate the WTCR Trophy for independent racers, only concluded his deal to continue with Hungarian team Zengő on the eve of the 2022 season, making the achievements so far all the more remarkable.
“We’re massively punching above our weight,” Huff continued. “One week before the season started we didn’t think we were going to be racing. We did a day-and-a-half of testing and that’s all we’ve had this year. To be able to put in the results we’re putting in and getting the performances we’re getting is because of a team that’s totally glued together. It’s super-tight, super-motivated and there’s just no pressure. There were no expectations on us pre-season so to be where we are feels like we’re on the flying carpet and enjoying every moment. Hats off to the team for giving me a car I can perform in.”
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak released its FY21 Sustainability Report that showcases sustainability projects across Amtrak's regions and operations. Throughout the report are details of Amtrak's measured progress against annual and long-term sustainability goals that encompass greenhouse gas emissions, diesel fuel and electricity usage.
"Driving sustainability at Amtrak means transforming the customer experience, reducing our carbon footprint and expanding service to new markets across America," said Stephen Gardner, CEO at Amtrak. "Recognizing the urgency to act now, Amtrak is out to change the way our country moves."
Today, intercity travel on Amtrak is cleaner and more sustainable than most alternatives. On average, Amtrak service is 46% more energy efficient than travel by car and 34% more efficient than domestic air travel. On the electrified Northeast Corridor, Amtrak travel emits up to 83% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to car travel and up to 72% less greenhouse gas emissions than flying. Our fully electrified service also provides the environmental benefit of zero tail pipe emissions which improves air quality in the dense urban areas we serve.
Highlights from the report include:
- Cleaner, more climate-friendly equipment: A significant share of Amtrak's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)-provided funding will support the procurement of new train equipment. On the NEC and various State-Supported routes, this equipment will include new trainsets, including some dual-power equipment that can run on electric or diesel and other dual-power equipment that can run on battery or diesel. On Long-Distance routes, IIJA funds will support the continued procurement of fuel-efficient, Tier 4-compliant ALC-42 locomotives, which emit 89% less nitrogen oxide and 95% less particulate matter than the diesels that they are replacing.
- Expansion of energy-efficient passenger rail service: Large increases in population and travel demand, demographic shifts, congestion and changing travel preferences mean that Amtrak's legacy route network does not fully meet the changing needs of the traveling public. For example, Texas and Florida, the nation's second and third most populous states, have a combined population of just over 50 million, but those two states are served by just six Amtrak routes, some of which do not operate every day. In FY21, Amtrak released a corridor vision called Amtrak Connects US, to develop and expand intercity passenger rail corridors. Providing intercity passenger rail service to the 50 largest metropolitan areas, Amtrak's vision aims to add service to 160 new communities, create 39 new routes and enhance 25 routes. A historic investment in expanding passenger rail, IIJA funding signifies the important role trains play in the future of sustainable transportation.
- Improved capacity, reliability and performance on existing routes: Guided by the Northeast Corridor Commission's Connect NEC 2035 service development plan, the IIJA investments will make the Western Hemisphere's busiest, highest-speed rail corridor an even more efficient, effective and resilient mode of transportation—taking countless cars off the road, driving down carbon emissions and showing what sustained, robust funding for rail could achieve in other parts of the country.
- Acela solar-powered gates: In 2021, Amtrak designed and deployed innovative, solar powered technology to improve security on our Northeast Corridor (NEC) Right of Way (ROW), prior to the upcoming launch of the historic new Acela service, advancing safety and sustainability together.
"Providing high-quality, low-carbon rail service that takes people out of cars and planes is one of the most efficient ways to drive emissions reductions," said Dennis Newman, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Planning & Accessibility at Amtrak. "Through more and better service, we will give additional people a chance to pitch-in and fight the climate crisis by choosing rail."
For more information about Amtrak's approach to sustainability, please visit amtrak.com/sustainability.
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Even though he is out of office, Donald Trump continues to influence politics as much as anyone else, and this week's primary races, particularly in Wyoming, have highlighted that.
On Tuesday, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney was trounced by Trump-endorsed attorney Harriet Hageman as she lost by more than 30 percentage points with more than 90% of the vote counted.
According to analysis by the Washington Post, that loss appears to be the second worst for a House incumbent in the last 60 years.
Hageman was endorsed by Trump after Cheney became a vocal opponent of the president’s claims that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen.
“Trump has a very important name right now within the Republican Party. It’s a key thing and you can see it in a lot of contests, a lot of Republican primaries right now,” said Seth Masket, director of the Center for American Politics at the University of Denver. “There are a few cases where just his endorsement seems to get a lot of donors interested in helping out and getting that candidate a lot of donors being very enthusiastic.”
So far this year, former President Trump has endorsed more than 200 Republican candidates. For comparison, former President Obama endorsed 81 ahead of the first mid-term primary following his last year in office in 2018.
In many races, Trump-backed candidates have either run unopposed or against little-known, poorly-funded opponents, but in others, the endorsements have highlighted the continued strength of the Donald Trump brand. Trump’s endorsement helped J.D. Vance win a crowded Ohio GOP Senate primary in May, and it did the same for Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, where he won the GOP Senate primary in June.
“We don’t see this sort of thing, usually, from other former presidents,” said Masket. “It’s actually pretty rare to see this. You might have to go back to someone like Teddy Roosevelt 100 years ago to find someone this interested in shaping and re-shaping a party after he left office.”
With Liz Cheney’s defeat in Wyoming’s Republican primary on Tuesday, eight of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump have either lost their primary races or are retiring.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football players penalized for targeting can have part of their punishment appealed, players faking injuries to stop the clock might not get away with it like they used to and blocking below the waist has been restricted further.
All are among the changes that will go into effect this season, which starts with 11 Bowl Subdivision games Aug. 27.
Targeting, generally defined as leading with the helmet to make forcible above-the-shoulder contact with an opponent, continues to carry with it a 15-yard penalty and the ejection of the flagged player. Players ejected in the second half are required to sit out the first half of the following game.
The new rule allows the conference office to request a review from the national coordinator of officials for a second-half targeting foul. If it's obvious a player was incorrectly penalized for targeting, the player would be cleared to play in the first half of the next game.
In an attempt to crack down on teams awarded an injury timeout after a player fakes an injury, schools and conferences will be able to report questionable scenarios to the national coordinator of officials. The coordinator will provide feedback. Any penalties levied would be up to the conference office or school involved.
The NCAA, hoping to decrease knee injuries, will now allow blocking below the waist only by linemen and stationary backs inside the tackle box, the area between the normal offensive tackle spots and extending backward to the goal line.
Other rule changes:
— If a ball carrier simulates a feet-first slide, officials will declare the runner down at that spot. The move came after a fake slide that Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett used to help clear his path for a long touchdown run in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
— Defensive holding will remain a 10-yard penalty but will always carry an automatic first down.
— The replay official will address any clock adjustment and status only when a ruling is overturned with less than two minutes in the second or fourth quarters.
— Illegal touching by an originally ineligible player is penalized 5 yards from the previous spot and now includes loss of down.
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Grant Slated to Upgrade Food Bank's Technology
ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta Community Food Bank announces a $200,000 grant from Kroger stores. The grant will be used to update the nonprofit's technology with a new CRM system. The new system will help easily identify current needs and serve the Food Bank's agencies and clients more effectively.
The Food Bank anticipates saving approximately 50% on current annual support costs with the upgrade. By using a cloud-based solution, it will also reduce costs associated with hardware and maintenance and improve data management and reporting by combining client, agency, and supplier data into a single data structure.
"Kroger's investment will significantly improve how the Food Bank does business and is able to operate daily," said Kyle Waide, President & CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. "We are grateful to partners like Kroger for helping us better serve our food-insecure neighbors."
In addition to the grant, Kroger has donated close to 4 million pounds of food this past year – the equivalent of 3.3 million meals – from 8,170 individual donations through their retail operations, fulfillment center and general donations. The grant project was financially assisted by The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation.
"The updated technology combined with the unwavering commitment of the Atlanta Community Food Bank and community volunteers will help achieve our mutual vision of communities free of hunger and waste," said Kroger Atlanta Division President Victor Smith. The grant is evidence of Kroger's commitment to its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social and environmental impact plan, which aims to develop a more efficient, equitable, and charitable food system.
With one in ten people – including one in seven children – in the Atlanta community living in food insecurity, hunger remains a pressing issue that has a significant impact on the lives of many people. Individuals and families served by the Food Bank face daily challenges in ensuring they have enough food to last the day, week, or month.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank works to end hunger with the food, people and big ideas needed to ensure our neighbors have the nourishment to lead healthy and productive lives. Far too many people in our own community experience hunger every day, including children, seniors and working families. Through more than 700 nonprofit partners, we help more than 715,00 people get healthy food every year. Our goal is that all hungry people across metro Atlanta and North Georgia will have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them. It takes the power of our whole community to make that possible. Join us at ACFB.org.
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2018 that has given more than $30 million to organizations, innovators, and changemakers to address the fundamental absurdity in our food system: 35% of food produced in the U.S. is wasted, yet 42 million Americans experience hunger. The Foundation was formed to support initiatives that create communities free of hunger and waste.
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A huge atlas moth was spotted in Washington state in July, which has officials there questioning whether there are additional moths in the area.
Its wingspread is 10 inches long and normally lives in tropical environments. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said when the moth was spotted, it was the first time the atlas moth was found in the United States.
State officials said, “It is also a federally quarantined pest – meaning it is illegal to obtain, harbor, rear, or sell live moths whether adults, eggs, larvae, or pupae without a permit from USDA.”
“This is normally a tropical moth. We are not sure it could survive here,” Sven Spichiger, WSDA managing entomologist, said. “USDA is gathering available scientific and technical information about this moth and will provide response recommendations, but in the meantime, we hope residents will help us learn if this was a one-off escapee or whether there might indeed be a population in the area.”
With its massive wingspan, Spichiger called the moth “stunning.”
“This is a ‘gee-whiz’ type of insect because it is so large,” Spichiger said. “Even if you aren’t on the lookout for insects, this is the type that people get their phones out and take a picture of.”
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MURSKA SOBOTA, Slovenia (AP) — Former United States international Heather O'Reilly scored just four minutes into her Women's Champions League debut to give Irish team Shelbourne a 1-0 win over Slovenian club Pomurje on Thursday in the first round of qualifying for the group stage.
O'Reilly came out of retirement at the age of 37 in order to play in the competition for the first time, which she said was the only thing missing on a resume that includes three Olympic gold medals and a World Cup victory.
She retired from internationals in 2016 and from club soccer in 2019 before announcing her return last month.
In Slovenia, O'Reilly scored with a header that looped over the goalkeeper after the Slovenian team failed to clear a cross into the area just four minutes into the game.
“What a dream come true," O'Reilly said in an interview posted online by the club. "Playing in the champions League was such a life dream for me, and so I can’t believe it actually happened today. And to add to it, obviously to score, and that being the game winner is just amazing. ... I didn’t think it was going to be possible in my career.”
Shelbourne advances to a playoff final against Icelandic club Valur on Sunday where the winner will enter the second round of qualifying for the 16-team group stage.
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A judge considering whether the Department of Justice is compelled to release additional documents following last week’s search at President Donald Trump’s resort home in Florida ruled portions of the documents can be made public. Scripps and several other major media companies motioned last week to have the documents released.
Last week, the Department of Justice, with the consent of Trump’s legal team, released the search warrant and inventory. The warrant indicated that the DOJ was investigating three possible crimes involving classified documents leaving the White House and being stored at Mar-a-Lago. The inventory confirmed that investigators seized 11 boxes of classified documents, some considered top secret.
The DOJ expressed concerns that releasing additional documents would jeopardize its investigation.
Judge Bruce Reinhart said a redacted version of the affidavit can be released. The judge added that there are portions of the affidavit that can be released without jeopardizing the investigation.
"I'm not prepared to find that the affidavit should be fully sealed based on the record he has now,” he said, according to CNN.
The judge gave the DOJ a week to submit its redactions.
Generally, search warrants are sealed during ongoing investigations. Affidavits are even more protected as they could indicate the rationale behind the search warrant.
Attorney General Merrick Garland argued that because Trump had confirmed the search publicly and the immense public interest in the case, the public should examine the search warrant.
But going one step further by releasing the affidavits and supporting documents was a step too far for the DOJ.
"The redactions necessary to mitigate harms to the integrity of the investigation would be so extensive as to render the remaining unsealed text devoid of meaningful content, and the release of such a redacted version would not serve any public interest," the DOJ argued to Reinhart.
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The Big Ten's new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference's top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays.
The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to the conference's football and basketball games.
The deals go into effect in 2023, expire in 2030 and eventually will allow the conference's soon-to-be 16 member universities to share more than $1 billion per year, pushing the total value of the agreements past $7 billion, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because Big Ten and network officials were not disclosing financial details publicly, but the deal is believed to be the richest ever on an annual basis for a college sports property. The large increase in revenue to the conference won't kick in until the third year of the deal and gradually will increase over the final five years.
“I think what it does, it affords us the opportunity to make sure that we can continually do the things we need to do to take care of our student-athletes, to fortify our institutions, to build our programs,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren told the AP.
The deal sets a new benchmark in the college sports arms race, which is based heavily on TV money. The Southeastern Conference has a deal with ESPN that starts in 2024 and is also worth upward of $7 billion, but over 10 years. That deal was announced before the conference moved to expand to 16 schools with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma.
The Big Ten currently has 14 members, stretching from Rutgers and Maryland on the East Coast to Nebraska across the Midwest, and covering some of the biggest media markets in the country, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
In 2024, Southern California and UCLA are scheduled to join the Big Ten, adding the Los Angeles market to its footprint.
Former Fox Sports President Bob Thompson said adding teams from the second-largest media market in the country (5.8 million homes) had to make the conference even more appealing to TV networks.
Plus, the West Coast schools should help increase what conference can make off its cable network in that part of the country.
“The economics of that alone are rather large," Thompson said. “If you get 3 million people all of sudden get the Big Ten network as part of their expanded basic (cable package), that's $3 million a month. Compared to what they had been getting which is like $3 million a year.”
With ESPN out of the equation for Big Ten football after a 40-year relationship, the league is set to lock down three prominent time slots with its network partners.
Fox, which has shared the rights to the Big Ten with ESPN since 2017 and owns a majority stake in BTN, will continue to feature noon Eastern time as its primary game of the day.
Fox and its cable network FS1 will have the rights to more than two dozen football games, at least 45 men's basketball games and women's basketball games.
CBS, starting in 2024, will replace the Southeastern Conference game of the week at 3:30 p.m. Eastern — that is moving to ABC — with a Big Ten game.
CBS will carry 14-15 Big Ten football games a season from 2024-29, including a Black Friday game. Unlike with its longtime SEC deal, CBS will not be guaranteed the first selection of football games each week with the Big Ten. Fox, CBS and NBC will hold a draft for games, allowing each network some opportunities for first selection in a given week.
In 2023, CBS will carry seven Big Ten games while it still has the SEC on CBS at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The network will continue to be the home of Big Ten men's basketball, including the conference tournament semifinals and finals, and it will begin airing the women's basketball tournament championship.
“When we did our financial analysis, and looked at the major markets — even before USC and UCLA — and the national footprint of the Big Ten, it was a very attractive deal for us," said Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports. "And I think the money is fair. It’s unprecedented. They’re the largest deals in the history of college football."
Starting in 2023, NBC will launch “Big Ten Saturday Night” in prime time and broadcast 15-16 games per season. The agreement with NBC also includes eight football games and dozens of men’s and women’s basketball games per season to be exclusively streamed on Peacock, the network’s online subscription service. NBC also has a separate, longstanding broadcast deal with Notre Dame, which remains unaffiliated with a conference.
Each network will air the Big Ten’s championship football game at least once during the length of the deals, with Fox securing the rights to four (2023, ’25, ’27 and ’29).
Warren spent more than two decades working as an executive in the front office of three NFL teams. He said the Big Ten's vision for its new broadcast deal was modeled after an NFL Sunday, with three consecutive marquee games across three different networks, airing from noon to nearly midnight Eastern.
“I just thought where we were in the Big Ten, we had a very unique opportunity because we have the institutions that could do it," Warren said. "We have the fan avidity. We have the breadth, we have the historical foundation, that we were in a position to really do something unique with three powerful brands in Fox, CBS and NBC.”
The Big Ten's alignment with three traditional networks shows that while streaming might be the future, linear television is not dead.
“It may be dying in certain aspects. You could say things like scripted dramas. Sitcoms. But for sports and news, it’s never been stronger,” Thompson said.
“The conferences or leagues are a little reticent to make that big of a jump from the wide, wide distribution of broadcast television," he added. "Now you’re going to jump to the streaming service, which in the big scheme of things, the numbers are still relatively small in terms of how many people watch and use them.”
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Peers name veteran trial lawyers among best for personal injury, product liability litigation
DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peer lawyers in Texas and the research staff at Best Lawyers in America have selected veteran trial lawyers Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, Tim Newsom and John Burkhead among the nation's best for their representation of individuals in personal injury and product liability litigation.
The Best Lawyers honors are only the latest recognition for the firm, which has built a national reputation for representing individuals in catastrophic personal injury lawsuits against trucking and transportation companies, pipeline operators, oil and gas companies, the operators of dangerous worksites, automakers, and manufacturers of defective products.
One of the legal industry's oldest and most respected peer-review guides to the legal industry, Best Lawyers compiles its list from surveys of tens of thousands of attorneys nationwide followed by a rigorous vetting by the magazine's research staff.
Mr. Branson is among an exclusive group of practitioners who have been honored by Best Lawyers annually since 1987. For the 2023 edition, he is recognized for his expertise in personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, medical malpractice and commercial litigation.
In addition to the Best Lawyers honors, Mr. Branson is a Lawdragon Hall of Fame honoree and has been named among the Top 10 lawyers in the state by Texas Super Lawyers every year since 2007. He is the recipient of the Texas Bar Foundation's Ronald Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award and has been named to D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas Hall of Fame, Texas Lawbook's "Lions of the Bar," the National Law Journal's "50 Most Influential Lawyers in the U.S.," and D CEO's "Dallas 500: The Most Powerful Business Leaders."
Ms. Branson earned Best Lawyers honors in both personal injury and commercial litigation. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers annually since 2012. In addition, her professional accolades include the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Texas Super Lawyers and D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas.
Mr. Newsom earned 2023 honors for his representation of plaintiffs in high-stakes personal injury disputes. In addition to Best Lawyers, he is a repeat Texas Super Lawyers honoree with rare double certification in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law. He is active in leadership positions in legal and professional organizations and currently serves as president-elect of TEX-ABOTA, the Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
For the second year, Best Lawyers has honored Mr. Burkhead among its "Ones to Watch," a list that recognizes early and mid-career practitioners. He has been selected by Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars every year since 2016 and has also been honored among the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers.
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson represents clients in cases involving complex product liability, catastrophic injury, truck accidents, commercial air crashes, electrical and gas explosions, and truck and auto catastrophic injury. To learn more visit http://www.flbranson.com.
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COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia elderly woman who went missing for four days is back home with her family, all thanks to a toddler.
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office issued a missing person's report on Wednesday for 82-year-old Nina Lipscomb, who went missing on Aug. 9. According to the report, deputies searched the area Lipscomb, who has Alzheimer's, was last seen, but she wasn't located.
That's where a toddler named Ethan comes in.
On Friday, the almost 2-year-old was outside with his mom, Brittany Moore, chasing bubbles around. When his mom noticed that something in the nearby woods was catching his attention when he ran towards their fence, CBS affiliate WGCL-TV reported.
At first, she couldn't see what Ethan was looking at, who had pointed to and said, "feet," Moore told the news outlet. But when she crouched down, she noticed a pair of feet.
Moore called for help, and when first responders arrived, they realized the person Ethan had found was Lipscomb, the news outlet reported.
On Aug. 12, the sheriff's office announced that Lipscomb had been found alive. The authorities said she was "conscious and alert" and was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Young said he knew when joining the Texas Rangers as general manager in 2020 that his partnership with president of baseball operations Jon Daniels might not go beyond this year.
The departure of Daniels was no less emotional for Young, or jarring considering it came just two days after they sat next to each other in a news conference explaining their decision to fire manager Chris Woodward.
With the off-field shakeup of the Rangers apparently complete, Young is left with the task of finding a new manager and charting the direction of the roster with Texas on pace for a sixth consecutive losing season.
“It’s just been kind of recollecting our thoughts, recentering our focus as a group, honoring (Daniels), appropriately celebrating him,” Young said, “but also getting our ducks in a row in terms of the next steps and what we need to finish out this week, this month, this season and prepare to best position ourselves going into this offseason.”
From the time he was hired 20 months ago, Young knew Daniels' contract was up after this season. He refused to question the timing of owner Ray Davis' decision not to renew the contract and part ways with Daniels now.
Young also seemed unconcerned that he wasn't aware of Davis' plan with Daniels until the day the decision was announced.
“It's not my decision. It's for Ray to decide,” Young said. “He had to do what he felt was best for our organization. He's been unbelievably supportive. (Daniels) would say the same. (Daniels) has been nothing but glowing in how he feels about Ray.”
Young knows because he had contact with Daniels several times in the 24 hours after Daniels was let go, including a text with a photo of Daniels in a Rangers visor on his morning run Thursday.
Asked how Daniels was doing, Young cut his answer short in an apparent effort to keep his emotions in check.
“He’s been a tremendous partner, a mentor,” Young said. “There’s been a lot of emotions, tears, a lot. I love him. And that was he was a big part of why I came here. That said, I knew that this moment may come.”
The 6-foot-10 Young is a Dallas native who played played baseball and basketball at Princeton. He pitched in 13 major league seasons with five teams. His big league debut was with the Rangers in 2004, and he won a World Series title with Kansas City in 2015.
Young's search for a manager will include Tony Beasley, Woodward's interim replacement. Beasley was Young's second manager as a pro in the minor leagues, and is the longest-tenured member of the Texas coaching staff in his eighth season.
Now Young knows he won't be sharing that search with Daniels, who had been with the Rangers since 2002 and oversaw a seven-year stretch (2010-16) that included four AL West titles.
“I would say (Daniels) and I divided and conquered, but he exposed me to everything,” Young said. “Negotiated contracts, I’ve made trades, I’ve handled the draft, free agency. I’ve seen the whole cycle two times through now. I'm humble enough to know this is an immense job.”
The task is a bit taller with what is now the longest stretch of losing seasons since the franchise moved to Texas 50 years ago. Young says it's too early to say whether he'll split some of those duties the way Daniels shared them with him.
“That partnership extended beyond just me and (Daniels),” Young said. “We have a tremendous team, we’ve got great people, we’re doing great things and we have a vision and we’re going to continue that vision. So it doesn’t change in terms of losing (Daniels) as one of our partners. It’s an opportunity for all of us to step up and continue to progress and improve.”
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Chris Hamilton, Paul Wingo, Ray T. Khirallah, Jr. and Grant P. Boston honored for personal injury litigation expertise
DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trial law firm Hamilton Wingo is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been selected to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, the nation's oldest and one of the most respected peer-review guides to the legal industry.
Since 2019, co-founder Chris Hamilton has earned Best Lawyers recognition for his work representing plaintiffs in personal injury and product liability litigation. Known for tenacious courtroom advocacy, Mr. Hamilton along with attorney Ray T. Khirallah, Jr. recently won a record $7.37 billion negligence verdict against Charter Spectrum. Other successes include a $25 million settlement in a federal False Claims Act case. The legal industry has repeatedly recognized Mr. Hamilton for his expertise with honors on top-lawyer lists such as Texas Super Lawyers.
Firm co-founder Paul Wingo is recognized for his representation of plaintiffs in personal injury litigation, which has resulted in hundreds of millions in recoveries for clients. His work has earned legal industry accolades, such as listings in Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars.
Mr. Khirallah joins the Best Lawyers list for the second consecutive year, honored for his expertise in plaintiffs' personal injury litigation. A veteran litigator, he has secured multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in oilfield, 18-wheeler and premises liability cases. Mr. Khirallah has earned repeat honors from peers for his legal expertise, including Texas Super Lawyers.
Associate attorney Grant P. Boston is a first-time honoree by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work with plaintiffs in personal injury litigation. The designation highlights attorneys who have five to nine years in legal practice and exemplify outstanding professional excellence.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Frustrated that his congregation didn't buy him a luxury watch, a pastor in Missouri called them "poor, broke, busted and disgusted" during a recent sermon.
According to The Washington Post and NBC News, a video clip of the Aug. 7 sermon posted on TikTok showed Rev. Carlton Funderburke of the Church at the Well in Kansas City telling his congregation he was upset they weren't "honoring" him with a Movado watch.
“That’s how I know you still poor, broke, busted and disgusted, because of how you been honoring me,” Funderburke said in the video, according to the news outlets. “I’m not worth your McDonald’s money? I’m not worth your Red Lobster money? I ain’t worth your St. John Knit — y’all can’t afford it nohow. I ain’t worth y’all Louis Vuitton? I ain’t worth your Prada? I’m not worth your Gucci?”
He later informed them during the sermon that the watch could be bought at Sam's Club.
"And y'all know I asked for one last year. Here it is all the way in August, and I still ain’t got it," he said in the clip, the news outlets reported. "Y'all ain’t said nothing. Let me kick down the door and talk to my cheap sons and daughters."
According to the news outlets, the video was posted by the digital media company The Kansas City Defender.
On Tuesday, The Church at the Well posted a video of Funderburke apologizing for his "inexcusable" remarks.
"Though there is context behind the content of the clip, no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words," Funderburke said.
Funderburke added that he has privately apologized to the church.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Jared Bernhardt traded in his stick for the pigskin.
Just two years after being honored as the nation's top college lacrosse player, Bernhardt has taken on the challenge of making it as an NFL receiver with the Atlanta Falcons.
“It's very difficult," he conceded. "You're at the top of the sports world, the elite of the elite. That's kind of what brought me to it, competing against the best. I'm just trying to come out here and give it my all. That's all I can really ask for.”
If the Falcons were a lacrosse franchise, the 24-year-old Bernhardt would undoubtedly be one of their best players.
He starred for five seasons at Maryland, where he helped the Terrapins to a national championship as a freshman and was honored with the sport's version of the Heisman Trophy after his record-setting senior year.
He left College Park as the school's career leader with 202 goals and 290 points.
Now, he's the longest of long shots on the gridiron, chasing a dream he laid out with his father Jim Bernhardt, who coached at the high school, college and NFL ranks before his death in 2019.
Jared Bernhardt has played football before, both in high school in his native Florida and last year after transferring to Ferris State, a Division II college in Michigan. But he was an option quarterback, never a receiver.
So, not only has he given up his best sport, he's trying to make the NFL at an entirely new position.
“There's a lot of changes,” Bernhardt said after a practice this week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “Obviously, it's a transition. But no excuses out here. You've got to come out here and do your job.”
Despite being a neophyte at receiver, Bernhardt doesn't look entirely out of place.
In Atlanta's first preseason game, he hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Desmond Ridder with 90 seconds remaining to give the Falcons a 27-23 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Bernhardt appeared to be relying on some of his lacrosse skills as he suddenly darted toward the middle of the end zone, muscled away from a defender and cradled the desperation throw just inside the goal line.
Asked if he was channeling his lacrosse days when he hauled in that TD pass, Bernhardt replied, “A little bit.”
“Everyone wants to say the agility, the change of direction, and there are things like that," he added. “But I think football is in its own category. There's so much you've got to learn, especially being a receiver, just the craft of it, the routes, processing the plays and everything.”
Falcons coach Arthur Smith looks at Bernhardt more as a football player changing positions than a guy attempting to master an entirely new sport, noting that he guided Ferris State to a national title last season.
In the championship game, Bernhardt rushed for three touchdowns and 148 yards — while never attempting a pass — in a 58-17 rout of Valdosta State.
Even with that pedigree, Smith has been impressed with how Bernhardt is soaking things up.
“I’ll say it’s been pretty eye-opening to see how quickly he’s made the transition,” the coach said. "I’ll give him credit there. The other night (against the Lions), you can see his spatial awareness as he went to box a guy up to get to the top of the route. So I’m excited to keep working with him.”
Bernhardt misses lacrosse. He still keeps up with the sport, including the recent competition at the World Games. His brothers are playing now. So are many of his friends.
He smiles a bit when asked if he might return to his former sport if this NFL thing doesn't work out — especially with lacrosse under consideration for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“I may leave you with a dot-dot-dot on that one,” he said coyly. “But fingers crossed (on the Olympics). The sport keeps growing. I love to watch it anytime I can. I think it has a good shot. That would be something really big for the sport.”
As for the NFL, the Falcons might be Bernhardt's best opportunity to pull off his improbable quest. They are going through a major rebuilding job and have scant depth at receiver behind first-round draft pick Drake London.
Even with those factors working in his favor, it would be a huge surprise for 6-foot-1, 195-pound Bernhardt to make the regular-season roster. His best bet is probably to earn a spot on the practice squad, which would give him a chance to hone his receiving skills while working during the week against players such as A.J. Terrell, one of the league's best cornerbacks.
If nothing else, Bernhardt has drawn plenty of attention in training camp.
Everyone loves an underdog story at this time of year, when all dreams seem possible.
When Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot saw Bernhardt surrounded by a group of reporters after practice, he couldn't resist taking a little poke.
“You're doing media now?” Fontenot yelled toward the lacrosse-turned-football player. “I love it!”
Bernhardt dropped his head, a bit embarrassed by the attention.
He'd rather talk about where he's hoping to go, not where he's been.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine has revealed that Bitcoin of America is one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Bitcoin of America is one of the leading operators in the cryptocurrency industry. The popular operator has won this award 2 years in a row. To date, they have around 2500 plus BTM locations across 31 states and are constantly expanding.
Bitcoin of America recently reported significant growth this year. In January, the company had a total of 1,623 BTMs. Since, they have seen about a 54% percent increase in their numbers. They are even about to hit a major achievement of 3000 plus BTMs. Bitcoin of America has also seen enormous growth in their number of employees. Last year the company reported having around 26 employees. To date, they have around 40.
Bitcoin of America announced a ton of updates to their BTMs in 2022. The popular operator added Bitcoin Cash to their BTMs in June. They also added Zcash in July. Bitcoin of America also added Dogecoin and Shiba Inu in April. They are constantly making updates to their BTMs to add coins that are high in demand. Bitcoin of America also offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin options online and at their BTM locations.
The company launched back in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. To become part of the Bitcoin of America location expansion, simply visit their host page on their website. Local businesses have the opportunity to start earning passive income and take advantage of free marketing.
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NBC News correspondent Richard Engel revealed Thursday that his six-year-old son has died.
"Our beloved son Henry passed away. He had the softest blue eyes, an easy smile and a contagious giggle," Engel posted on Twitter. "We always surrounded him with love and he returned it, and so much more."
Engel documented his son's journey with Rett syndrome, a genetic neurological disorder that causes developmental delays. In March, he posted that his son had "taken a turn for the worse."
Months later, however, Engel posted a video of his son appearing to make progress.
"Henry was able to briefly support himself in a seated position during physio for the first time in a long time," Engel said. "Go Henry!"
Texas Children's Hospital, where Henry was being treated, posted a tribute to the six-year-old on Thursday.
"His loving and endearing smile, and the way he connected with his eyes, stole my heart from the time I met him," said Dr. Huda Zoghbi. "His quiet fight against this terrible disease was incredible."
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MASON, Ohio (AP) — American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals on Thursday.
Swiatek, a two-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t gotten past the round of 16 in four tournaments since winning Roland Garros in June.
The win was the 24th-ranked Keys’ first in six matches against a top-ranked opponent. She had never won a set against a No. 1 player.
After dropping the first set and losing the first five games of the second, Swiatek rallied to win four straight, fighting off one match point before Keys clinched with a forehand winner to the ad court off a shot that clipped the net.
Swiatek won her first two matches against Keys, including 6-1, 6-0 earlier this year at Indian Wells.
“Obviously, there were a couple of games where I had match point,” Keys said in an on-court interview. “She beat me pretty badly the last time we played, so I was happy to get the win.”
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova advanced to the women’s quarterfinals with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 win over 2022 Wimbledon finalist and fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur.
No. 1 Daniil Medvedev advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Denis Shapovalov. Medvedev is trying to shake off a second-round loss to Nick Kyrgios last week in Montreal and hone his game for the upcoming U.S. Open.
Eleventh-seeded Taylor Fritz became the first man to reach the quarterfinals, edging sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-5.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blockchain Capital, LLC announced the appointment of Tony Schmidt as Chief Operating Officer & Operating Partner. Mr. Schmidt will be responsible for optimizing firmwide operations while working with senior management in overseeing organizational priorities and developing and executing the firm's ongoing strategic roadmap.
"With over 17 years of experience in defining operations, technology, processes, and the integration of strategic initiatives for some of most reputable private capital firms, Tony has a proven record of achieving measurable results and his industry expertise will be critical in continuing to build our best-in-class operational framework", said Brad Stephens, Founding Partner.
Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Mr. Schmidt was a Controller of Finance and Operations at Spectrum Equity where he managed the financial operations of the funds while spearheading systems optimization, new platform implementations and other operational initiatives across the firm. Prior to Spectrum Equity, Mr. Schmidt consulted for some of the largest and most reputable global private capital firms in addition to working in positions at JPMorgan and TA Associates. During this time, he managed portfolio reporting, led operating model assessments, software selection and implementation, and business process design and automation. Tony earned a B.S. in Accounting & Business Administration from Northern Kentucky University and continued his musical studies as an accomplished pianist at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
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Based in San Francisco, Blockchain Capital is the first dedicated venture capital firm to invest exclusively in the blockchain technology sector. Founded in 2013 by Bart and Brad Stephens, Blockchain Capital has funded over 165 founders with the principal mission of helping these entrepreneurs build world-class companies and projects based on blockchain technology.
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EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) — A small plane made a hard landing near San Diego on Thursday.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the plane landed on Greenfield Drive and came to rest under the Interstate 8 overpass around 10:30 a.m.
It's unclear what caused the pilot to land on the roadway.
The pilot was taken to the hospital to be evaluated. There are no reports of injuries on the ground.
In a tweet, El Cajon Police advised the public to avoid the immediate area due to the police and fire department response.
This story was originally reported by Jermaine Ong on 10news.com.
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The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year, while still developing plans to launch a professional league.
The PWHPA on Thursday announced its fall schedule will open on Oct. 14 and feature a five-weekend series plus a special event, with details — including locations — to be announced later this month. The stops will feature four teams of 25-player rosters drawn from the PWHPA’s membership of 43 Olympians, 75 players with national-level experience and newcomers who have just completed their college careers.
In the meantime, the PWHPA said it continues working toward establishing its own professional league, without providing any further details by citing a non-disclosure agreement in place with its corporate partners and sponsors.
The PWHPA in May reached an agreement with tennis great Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter to work on establishing what would become North America’s second women’s pro hockey league.
Tentative plans have the new league featuring six teams, with players paid an average salary of $55,000, and starting as early as January.
The PWHPA would compete with the Premier Hockey Federation, which is entering its eighth season, and expanding to seven teams with the addition of Montreal.
The PWHPA was established in 2019 after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded, and its members have balked at playing for the PHF, which was formerly called the National Women’s Hockey League.
As in the past, PWHPA players will be based in Boston, Minnesota, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary, Alberta, where they will have access to training and practice facilities.
What’s different this year is how the four teams’ rosters are selected. Rather than representing their respective hubs, players will be ranked and distributed evenly among the four teams to even the level of competition.
“We continuously look for ways to increase opportunities for our players to compete as we move torwards our ultimate goal of a professional league,” PWHPA chief Jayna Hefford said in a released statement. “We also want to continue to provide an exciting product for hockey fans to enjoy, and we’re confident this will be our biggest, most competitive season to date.”
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Additional valet service creates more capacity at some of the busiest stations and complements City of Boston's free 30-day pass offer
BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To help support Metro Boston residents during the upcoming Orange and Green Line shutdowns, Bluebikes title sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) will sponsor additional valet service at four Bluebikes stations, expanding accessibility to the public bike share system at peak usage times. Bluebikes is owned by the system's 11 municipalities and operated by Lyft.
With an expected increase in Bluebikes ridership during the Orange and Green Line closures, the valet service will help expand bike and dock availability at some of the busiest stations and provide an accessible and alternative mode of transportation during the shutdowns. The additional valet support, sponsored by Blue Cross and in partnership with the City of Boston, will be available to riders at select Bluebikes stations weekdays from Monday, August 22, through Friday, September 16, during the hours of 7-11 am and 3-7 pm. To find real-time valet service locations, please visit the System Map on the Bluebikes website or the Bluebikes app and look for the Valet icon at your destination station to confirm service is active.
"We're committed to promoting accessible, healthy transit options in our communities, including through continued collaboration with our partners across the Bluebikes municipalities," said Jeff Bellows, vice president of corporate citizenship and public affairs at Blue Cross. "We hope that our support of Bluebikes will help support greater Boston residents through the MBTA shutdowns."
In conjunction with the additional valet support during this time, the City of Boston has also announced free 30-day Bluebikes passes during the MBTA closures to further support the community. To access free passes, which are available beginning August 19, residents can download the Bluebikes app or navigate to Bluebikes.com/join and select a Monthly Membership. Existing Bluebikes users can log into their online account and select "Renew Membership." Current monthly members with auto-renew turned on will not be charged for the new pass this month.
Blue Cross is in the fifth year of a six-year Bluebikes title sponsorship, which launched in May 2018. Through its partnership with the municipal owners of Bluebikes, Blue Cross continues to support system growth and accessibility, including station expansions, upgrades, and additional bikes, and is pleased to be able to support the city of Boston during this scheduled MBTA maintenance.
Bluebikes is public transportation by bike. The system is jointly owned and managed by the Cities of Boston, Cambridge, Everett, Salem and Somerville and the Town of Brookline. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is the system's title sponsor. Riders can find 400 stations and 4,000 bikes across 11 municipalities in Metro Boston. Since 2011, more than 14 million trips have been taken by bike share. For more information about Bluebikes, visit bluebikes.com.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Rhode Island man vacationing in Wisconsin has died after he fell more than 70 feet while attempting to walk across a rising drawbridge in Milwaukee.
According to a Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office report, 77-year-old Richard Dujardin of Providence, Rhode Island, was walking across the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge with his wife Monday afternoon when it began to rise, NBC affiliate TMJ4 reported.
The report said his wife, Rose-Marie Dujardin, made it across the bridge. However, Richard Dujardin, who was looking at an iPad while walking, was still in the middle when it began rising, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
"The lights, bells, and arms came down at each end of the bridge," the report said according to the news outlets. "However, Richard was hard of hearing, and it is thought that he didn't notice them."
The report states that the 77-year-old tried to catch up to his wife, but couldn't, so he grabbed onto the side railing but lost his grip and fell 71 feet to the pavement below, the news outlets reported.
According to the report, the news outlets reported that Richard Dujardin suffered head trauma and died from his injuries at the scene.
The bridge is controlled by the city's Department of Public Works, the Associated Press reported.
In a statement to the news outlets, Interim Commissioner of Public Works Jerrel Kruschke said the operator was "fully trained," and is in his fourth year as a bridge operator and had opened bridges hundreds of times.
Kruschke added that the bridge operator was on leave and that he "was connected with the City’s Employee Assistance Program for counseling," the newspaper reported.
Milwaukee Police said in a statement that there is no suspicion of a criminal act, but the investigation was ongoing, the Associated Press reported.
Rose-Marie Dujardin told TMJ4 that her husband of 54 years was a reporter at the Providence Journal.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she indeed was female after poring through school records dating back to kindergarten.
Association spokesman David Spatafore told lawmakers that the girl and her family weren’t told of the investigation to spare them embarrassment and “to keep the matter private,” the Tribune reported Thursday.
The revelation comes as at least 12 Republican-led states — including Utah — have passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Supporters of the bans say transgender girls have an unfair advantage because they were born as stronger males and could deny girls places on sports teams.
There have been almost no cases of potential competitive advantages in K-12 sports in states passing the bans, including Utah. Its ban is being challenged in state court.
Spatafore told a legislative hearing on transgender athletes Wednesday that the parents of the second- and third-place finishers in a competition last year filed a complaint with the association after the girl won first place in an event "by a wide margin,” the Tribune said.
The girl's school reviewed her high school record and determined she was registered as female. The Utah high school association asked the school to “double check,” Spatafore said, and officials contacted her middle and elementary schools to review files.
“The school went back to kindergarten,” Spatafore said, “and she’d always been a female.”
Spatafore refused to reveal the student’s grade, school or sport to protect her identity. He said the student and her family weren’t told because it might be offensive to them and that the parents would have been contacted “if needed.”
Spatafore said the association has looked into other complaints involving transgender athletes in its efforts to comply with the Utah law, which went into effect in July. Some complaints include "when an athlete doesn’t look feminine enough,” he said. None of the complaints have been verified.
Lawmakers didn't question the process during the hearing, the Tribune reported.
Before the ban, Utah had one registered transgender female athlete competing last year on a high school girls' team, Spatafore said.
In a lawsuit, three transgender girls and their parents claim the outright ban passed by the Republican-majority Utah Legislature wrongly keeps their children from participating in the sports. Their attorneys argue it violates provisions of the state constitution that prohibit discrimination and guarantee equal rights and due process.
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Most Americans admit they use social media at least once a day, but they also believe platforms like Facebook and Twitter are doing more to divide the nation than bring us together, according to research by NYU and the University of Cambridge.
Experts are now speaking out to allow a better understanding of where this division comes from, and what things unite us on social media platforms.
“The advent of social media has changed the information environment dramatically for individuals,” said Phillip Fernbach, a professor at the University of Colorado specializing in cognitive science research.
“It’s not so much the internet, but rather that the internet is always on us,” said Samuel Jay, a professor of communication studies at MSU Denver. “I think it’s a compelling argument in this shift and how we access that and what it does to us as a society. It is insanely steep curve that has occurred over the last 25 years when it comes to technology and access to information – and what I think is so wild is how fast things change.”
This is the age of social media—where you go to update your life, stay connected with friends and family, and now, where a lot of Americans go to get their daily news and information.
"I think you can think of social media as you can think of any tool,” said Toby Hopp, a professor at The University of Colorado specializing in digital media research. “A hammer for instance: I can hang art on my wall, fix things that need to be fixed. But I can also swing that hammer just as wildly. I can put holes in my living room or hit myself in the head. That's how I look at social media is that it's a mix of good and bad."
According to the Pew Research Center, about 53% of people said they get their news from social media.
Because we tend to be caught up daily on current events via social media or digitally, a lot of Americans think that this can be doing more to divide us than unite us. In fact, 64% percent of Americans believe that socal media platforms do more to divide us.
"We have taken to using information and feelings that use to be so specific to our private and personal lives, and we've really made the personal political now,” Jay said.
“One problem is that happens on both sides of the aisle,” Fernbach said. “So, people on both sides tend to have strong opinions on these issues and lose the nuance. And things aren’t black and white; sometimes they’re gray and we can lose that. Because we get into this habit of arguing from this position that we have.”
Social media services give users a platform to share their thoughts, especially political ones. Whether it's climate change, COVID, or racial and social issues.
However, some of this divide according to experts is due to the access to information, but more so, misinformation.
Another reason for this division is that people tend to discuss their political views only with those who align with their ideology.
"When we're arguing about these complicated issues, as individuals we actually don't know that much about them,” Fernbach said. “We might feel that we understand them to a certain degree but they're often complex and yet, everyone that you talk to online seems to have strong opinions on these complex issues. So, then the questions come up of why do people have such strong opinions, a lot of my research delves into that. When we're part of a community, that has a particular position, just by virtue of participating in that community, we tend to feel like we have a better understanding of that issue better than we do."
However, there are sparks of uniting over causes on social media, particularly when a tragedy happens.
"You see that social media allows to collectively grieve to collectively organize around a problem or a tragedy,” Hopp said. “Whatever character these tragedies take on, you see time and time again people want to be a positive voice around a problem. Social media does allow that, that's not something we can say doesn't matter because it does matter."
To become more united, experts suggest limiting their time on social media, and read through information and formulate their own opinions based on facts that overrules misinformation.
“I think that we need to take a step back from that, and understand that social media isn’t really real life,” Hopp said. “The negative opinions that it invokes or perspectives that it pushes us towards having, it’s not healthy for society in general but for us as individuals.”
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WFO RENO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 18, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Plumas County in northern California...
* Until 345 PM PDT.
* At 1251 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the Beckwourth Burn Scar. Up to 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Beckwourth Burn Scar. The debris flow can consist
of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dixie Valley Road, Frenchman Lake, Frenchman Campground, Spring
Creek Campground and Big Cove Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Warning for a recent burn area means that flooding
and/or debris flows are imminent or occurring. Residents living in
or immediately downstream should take immediate precautions to
protect life. Quickly move away from the burn area only if it is
safe to do so, otherwise shelter in place and move to a second story
or the highest location in your home to stay out of the path of
fast-moving water and debris flows.
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