- A: First, let’s not gloss over the regular season and Tyler Herro being named NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
- A: I’m not sure there have been many over the years with the Heat who have been more old school than P.J. Tucker when it comes to pushing through pain and discomfort.
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Most power outages fixed after thunderstorms hit Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Less than 300 Austin Energy customers are without power Sunday morning after thunderstorms moved through the Austin area overnight. The number of outages was about 4,000 earlier Sunday morning. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for Travis, Hays and most eastern counties in the KXAN viewing area until 4 a.m. The primary concerns for those within the watch are large hail that can be up to two inches in size and damaging 60 mph winds. FORECAST: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday With those winds and frequent lightning come concerns for impact to power lines, according to an Austin energy […]Read more >Similar articles >
Benton County JPs mull adding jail beds as some pitch alternatives
- Benton County's Quorum Court must decide whether to seek voter approval to almost triple the number of beds at the county jail, while some want justices of the peace to embrace alternatives to fixing the jail's crowding problem.
- Holloway said he favors a mental health court, alternative sentencing and diversion programs, but the expansion is necessary for public safety reasons.
Second Opinion: Tired of memorizing so many passwords? Too bad: The alternatives aren’t better yet
- Microsoft’s Windows Hello biometrics program uses FIDO authentication technology to let users log onto devices with a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition.
- In 2019, a breach of biometrics maintained by a security company exposed the data of 1 million people whose companies used fingerprints and facial recognition to provide access to offices and other facilities.
A Whole Age of Warfare Sank With the Moskva
- Berger’s strategic vision is also first-of-its-kind; in the event of a war with China, it imagines a 21st-century island-hopping campaign in which bands of 60 to 70 highly trained, lethally equipped Marines would infiltrate onto islands in the South Pacific to target the Chinese navy with advanced missile systems and other long-range weapons.
- As divest to invest has become the new Marine Corps catchphrase, a bevy of retired generals have spoken out publicly against Berger, in an unprecedented display of disunity among senior commanders.
Pulaski County circuit judge race pits former prosecutor against public defender
- Stallings said her 25-year legal career translates into more than 20,000 cases worked in all areas of the justice system, including family law, probate, civil and criminal law, even all the way to traffic court.
- Stallings, a 12-year adjunct professor at Little Rock's Bowen law school, said as a public defender, she's limited in who she can help because her clients are appointed.
Arkansas’ eviction rate in 2022 is highest in 5 years, data show
- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said last month that about $86 million in federal funding to support housing stability programs wasn't needed in the state's current economy, but data shows evictions are higher throughout the state than they've been in the past five years.
- Kendall Lewellen, Center for Arkansas Legal Services manager of the housing program, said a majority of evictions filed are for nonpayment of rent.
Philly residents deluge Ukrainian refugee family with goods, services, and money. And a giant ham.
- It’s a shock, mother and children said, to discover that Americans will help a family they never met, and a miracle that they found safety in Philadelphia at a moment when millions are trapped in Ukraine or fleeing for their lives.
- Since the story of her family’s frantic escape from Ukraine appeared in The Inquirer on May 6 — she and her three young children landing in the home of strangers, a Mount Airy couple eager to help refugees — they’ve been showered with gifts, services, goods, and money.
Rogers New Technology seniors graduate
- A student speaks Wednesday during the Rogers New Technology High School graduation at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville.
- Rogers New Tech High School celebrated 135 graduates Wednesday at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
Faced with astronomical expectations, Adley Rutschman and the Orioles try to minimize pressure: ‘He’s just a human’
- He wanted Rutschman to pretend this was nothing more than a high school game — that is, to ignore the chants and cheers and commotion that would follow him around Oriole Park at Camden Yards all night.
- In the conversation Brandon Hyde had with Adley Rutschman before Saturday’s game, the Orioles manager didn’t believe his own advice to baseball’s top prospect.
Populist outsider shakes up Colombia’s presidential election
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China’s Markets Are Tested by Foreign Outflows and a Falling Currency
A withdrawal of foreign capital from China and a weaker yuan recall 2015, when Beijing faced a vicious cycle of outflows and currency depreciation. But the comparisons may be overdone. […]Read more >Similar articles >
No one wants to hear it, but another COVID wave is here in Maryland
- Ali Mokdad, a professor in the institute, said so many people have been vaccinated or infected that they are not getting severely ill, though with waning immunity over time, they still can catch the virus if they are exposed.
- Baltimore City and a dozen counties in Maryland, including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard, have moderate levels of community spread of the coronavirus, and public health experts say people should consider wearing masks here, too, given the upswing and the highly contagious nature of the omicron subvariants that are circulating.
Mexico’s Pacific coast flavor can be found at Micheladas Culiacan in KCK
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GG’s Barbacoa Birria Cafe brings Tabasco, Mexico-style dishes to Kansas City
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What the staff at BookBar suggests for your next great read
- From the publisher : Like his bestselling novel, “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires,” Grady Hendrix’s latest is a fast-paced, frightening, and wickedly humorous thriller.
- Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur.
Top Gun
- Then the air traffic controller told the passenger, “Maintain wings level and just try to follow the coast, either north or southbound.”
- There are so many things I couldn’t have done I don’t even know where to begin.
‘America could be truly free’: John Legend on his fight to overhaul the criminal justice system
- Legend, who has spoken openly about the impact of his mother’s stints in jail while struggling with addiction, is advocating at a time when progressive prosecutors are facing intense backlash ; an uptick in gun violence during the pandemic has led conservatives, some Democrats and media pundits to push for a return to harsh punishments and “tough on crime” policies.
- And we need progressive prosecutors who are thinking holistically about the community and making sure we’re not overusing jails and prisons as a solution to everything.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
- VA MEDICAL BUILDINGS: The House has passed the Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (H.R. 7500), sponsored by Rep. Colin Z.
- WORKER TRAINING: The House has passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (H.R. 7309), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., to authorize, through fiscal 2028, about $80 billion of spending on a variety of worker training programs, and create a Labor Department program for career training for ex-convicts.
Nonfiction by Julie Myerson review – fact into incandescent fiction
- In 2009 she published The Lost Child, a work of nonfiction that twinned the story of Mary Yelloly, a 19th-century watercolourist who died from tuberculosis at 21, with an account of Myerson’s eldest son Jake’s increasingly heavy use of skunk marijuana, and the decision she and her husband took to kick him out of the family home when he was 17.
- “I know it’s a novel, but it didn’t feel like one,” the young woman emails.
Maradyth Georgia McKenzie
- The outgoing Junior League of Little Rock (JLLR) president, a real estate agent for The Property Group after years in the nonprofit world, laughs easily and often.
- Through her years working with nonprofits and small businesses, starting her family, restoring old houses and finding her dream career in real estate, she has been constantly building.
As energy prices rise, thousands of Mainers at risk of losing power
- Both Central Maine Power and Versant Power, the state’s two largest electric utilities, are reporting fewer disconnections and overdue bills through early May compared with the same period a year ago.
- Tens of thousands of Mainers have struggled to pay their electric bills over the past two years, resulting in thousands of service disconnections, hundreds of thousands of past-due notices issued and tens of millions of dollars in utility revenue lost.
SunLit Excerpt: In “Alpha,” moments of calm before the Navy SEALs’ world changes
- Eddie had joined the Navy at age nineteen in 1999, two years before the World Trade Center came down, and had been fighting the war on terror ever since under various official names: Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve.
- The clinic was called the Intrepid Spirit Center, and it was made for guys just like Eddie.
SunLit Interview: “Alpha” author David Philipps faced barriers of silence and suspicion
- The excerpt is the prologue of “Alpha” – 10 minutes of calm where the reader has a chance to meet a heroic, decorated Navy SEAL chief named Eddie Gallagher right before the moment that his life, and the lives of his men, are shattered.
- In the course of reporting the story, I realized the story of ALPHA platoon was a gripping saga that said a lot about what it is like to be a professional war fighter in the endless Forever Wars that followed 2001, but also a timeless parable about loyalty and betrayal, and how right and wrong can get so tumbled together that it is hard to know which way is up.
Society Notebook: Maine law firm’s founders go down in history
- Maine Historical Society had its largest and most profitable Maine History Maker Award celebration to date as the nonprofit honored Severin Beliveau, 84, and Harold Pachios, 85, co-founders of the law firm Preti Flaherty, May 6 at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall.
- “Our work focuses on the profound ways that history shapes Maine today,” said Executive Director Steve Bromage, introducing a program that highlighted the immigration stories of both honorees’ families and raised $100,000 for the nonprofit.
‘A deep thinker,’ Mariah ran – even from the help she needed
- In an extensive interview, Kathy described how she and her husband spent years trying to get Mariah help, to meet her needs and provide her with a safe, nurturing home as her mental health crisis and behavioral problems spiraled.
- “(Mental health professionals) need to be educated in the difference between a child of Mariah’s age that needs serious help versus someone who needs to have family communication and parenting skills addressed, and they blur the lines between the two,” Kathy said.
Compton lauded for assisting Alzheimer’s Arkansas helpers
- There are more resources and services available for Alzheimer's patients and their families in Central Arkansas than there are in rural parts of the state, he points out, like in Stone County where the Comptons lived before moving to Little Rock several years ago.
- Compton says his family had resources to help with his mother's care, but he knows that isn't the case for everyone who has a loved one affected by Alzheimer's disease.
Proposed federal changes would hurt charter schools
The DOE proposals would make it more onerous for schools to receive federal startup grants hurt existing charters, which serve mostly Black and Latino families. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Furor followed Malloy from Connecticut to Maine
- “There has been deep erosion of all of the colleges in terms of their basic functionality,” said Stephen Adaire, a sociology professor at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, who served as chair of the faculty advisory committee to the board of regents around the time these changes began.
- Colena Sesanker, a philosophy professor at Gateway Community College in New Haven and a faculty adviser to the board of regents, said she feels the state is treating the system of public higher education like a business instead of a public service – sacrificing quality for cost savings.
Savoring the sweet spot before the summer tourist season
- For her part, Neville said, she will find a way to get downtown during tourist season if it means making a stop at Portland Lobster Company on Commercial Street.
- She said come summer, locals tend to frequent the other Holy Donut locations on Park Avenue in Portland or even Route 1 in Scarborough.
Albanese elected Australia’s leader in complex poll result
Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the changed fabric of the country today. […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘SNL’ highlights Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson in stars’ last episode
- Aidy Bryant and Mikey Day played NSA agents who interviewed Rafferty and her also-abducted pals Cecily Strong and host Natasha Lyonne about their extraterrestrial encounters.
- Later on, departing cast member Pete Davidson dropped by “Weekend Update” to talk about his eight-year tenure.
Forget the baby apps. These are the apps every new parent should have
- I’m part of a writing group with other parents, and several moms mentioned using their notes app and swipe-to-text to write articles one-handed while the baby napped or fed.
- While I may not be able to hand you a pack of burp cloths through a screen, as a third-time mom, I can offer something that’ll help make new parenthood a little less hectic: app recommendations.
Calling out the GOP’s dangerous emboldening of white supremacy
After another racist massacre, Democrats should stop being polite and start getting real about naming Republicans who incite far-right extremism. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Jewish students feel ostracized — and unsupported — over Israel views
When they have reported this to administrators, they have often encountered a refusal to acknowledge and provide redress for their experiences of discrimination. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Boris Johnson Is Undermining Britain’s One Superpower
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Home protests may be only way to get a powerful person’s attention
We citizens may have the power of the ballot box (though not in any meaningful sense with judges), but that opportunity to vote can be years away, while the harm we believe the powerful person is doing may be immediate. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Zero by Jeremy Hunt review – this is going to hurt
- Even today, six years after the dispute limped to an ignominious end (Hunt duly imposed his despised new contract), my casual mention in the doctors’ mess that he has written a book about, of all things, patient safety triggered a volley of anatomically robust invective.
- Its ambition cannot be faulted: “ Zero is a book about how the NHS can reduce the number of avoidable deaths to zero and in the process save money, reduce backlogs and improve working conditions,” Hunt writes.
Biden Urges Hyundai, Samsung to Embrace Union Workers
President Joe Biden encouraged Hyundai Motor Co. to partner with unionized US workers following a meeting with the company’s chief executive. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Letters
- His family requested that memorials to Steve be made to the national or state Democratic Party.
- Steve was a widely admired lawyer and Democratic Party loyalist.
#MeToo is over if we don’t listen to ‘imperfect victims’ like Amber Heard | Martha Gill
- “ If somebody can be brought down by accusations like this,” a White House lawyer said shortly after Christine Blasey Ford ’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh were made public, “then you, me, every man certainly should be worried.”
- The public reaction to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial is what a #MeToo backlash looks like.
Governments Should Stop Trying to Make Gasoline Cheaper
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- Under the dome: Without much fanfare, Gov. Stitt signed legislation on Thursday establishing Service Oklahoma, a revamped department for issuing driver’s licenses, state identification cards and vehicle registrations.
- A group of House Republicans asked state Attorney General John O’Connor to look into “stopping shipments of baby formula to the Southern Border.”
Household art: Tulsa artist creates tiny portraits of local homes
- “I like to capture details, so if bricks are involved, it takes more time,” Witt said, as she sorts through a few subdivisions’ worth of houses that are spread out and stacked up on the work table in her apartment.
- Over the past couple of years, Witt has been — to use her description — meandering through Tulsa neighborhoods with a sheaf of watercolor papers, each about the size of a folded greeting card, and a portable palette of watercolor paints, creating miniature portraits of houses that catch her eye.
Michael Overall: How the Skyride helped Tulsa remain the Oil Capital of the World a little while longer
- Calling them together in 1954, Gifford Parker shocked his three grown children by telling them he was selling the family business, one of the world’s largest drilling companies, which he had started in Tulsa 20 years earlier.
- By 1960, he had negotiated a new lease to let the Tulsa State Fair and the International Petroleum Expo share the same facilities.
Race Massacre exhibit to reopen at library
- A temporary exhibit assembled from the library’s own resources and collections, “TCCL Remembers: Commemorating Tulsa’s Race Massacre with Education, Empathy and Healing” will be available to visitors at Rudisill Regional Library starting Tuesday, May 24.
- The exhibit can also be explored online at tulsalibrary.org/tccl-remembers .
D.C. Digest: Hern calls Homeland Security secretary ‘the worst kind of liar’
- Harsh words: First District Congressman Kevin Hern called Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a liar on Fox radio last week.
- “My elderly constituents end up calling my staff after many failed attempts to call the office at the Social Security Administration,” Hern said during a committee hearing.
Mother Road connects Oklahoma Route 66 Association president to late father
- Rhys Martin, president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, provided six tips for Mother Road travelers:
- “On a beautiful summer day in June of 2013, I purposefully traveled Route 66 for the first time, up to Miami (Oklahoma) to see the Coleman Theater.
Editorial: Welcome, Americans
On Thursday, 20 new members joined an exclusive club. They became American citizens during a ceremony at the Toledo Civic Center Mall. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Can I ask an employer to pay for my move?
- If you’re relocating, be transparent with your employer that you’re moving (yes, even when the job you’re pursuing is remote).
- A: You can certainly ask your employer to pay for your move either by a reimbursement or flat relocation allowance, but I’d keep your expectations in place.
Classic fairy tale takes flight with Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’
- As Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart readies his musicians for a season that celebrates the 90th birthday of Williams, Santora is working with the Boston Ballet Orchestra on what some consider to be Tchaikovsky’s true triumph — Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s “Swan Lake” runs May 26 – June 5 at the Citizens Bank Opera House.
- “John Williams is one of the people that borrowed very heavily from Tchaikovsky’s orchestration techniques,” Boston Ballet music director Mischa Santora told the Herald.
This Week In Nebraska History
- 1912:Dissatisfied with results of their fight against the Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice interurban street railway, 30 residents of south Bethany organized to build a streetcar line to connect their suburb with the State Farm (later University of Nebraska East Campus) line of the Lincoln Traction Co.
- 1952:Lincoln's new $316,279 51st Street pumping station was scheduled for operation by the first week in June.
I want more control over when we get engaged
Getting engaged is something that I think about and want daily. It feels silly to be this committed, this in love, and live together just to be boyfriend/girlfriend. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Changing how you view menopause
Menopause is a term used to mark the end of a woman’s menstrual cycles. It’s a completelynatural process, but taboo and confusion around the topic can make the experience harderfor women. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Letters to the editor
- It must always be remembered that at the appointed school committee meeting which ushered in the zip code quota plan Chair Alexandra Oliver-Davila texted voting member Lorna Rivera, ”I hate WR (West Roxbury).
- The zip code exam school acceptance policy came to Boston this week.
Ellen DeGeneres signs off from daytime TV
- With that being said, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has been a considerable force in daytime programming.
- Well before some staff members went public with workplace complaints, she had been thinking about stepping away from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for some time, as she indicated to this writer in a 2018 interview for her Netflix special “Relatable.”
Keep the lines of communication open
- Children need clarification where this new baby fits in and ongoing reassurance that their parents still love them and see them as special.
- It’s not uncommon for parents of children from previous relationships to be concerned their children will be overlooked because a new baby was added at the other home.
Mira Nair celebrates re-release of romantic drama ‘Mississippi Masala’
- The Harvard-educated Nair’s second feature after a series of award-winning documentaries is, as its title suggests a “mix of spices,” in this case Black, white and brown characters interacting in the melting pot of the American South.
- “They were very similar in that in Uganda, Asian Indian Africans had never known India.
EDITORIAL: Theory meets reality at the school district
- Last week, the Review-Journal’s Lorraine Longhi reported that, as of March, 39 percent of local public school students were categorized as chronic absentees this academic year, meaning they haven’t shown up to class at least 10 percent of the time.
- Teachers report that the number of kids ignoring homework assignments has increased, and that more middling students don’t bother studying for tests they can take again and again.
This is the end for ‘This Is Us’
- “I know there’s expectation, but beyond that, reading what we’ve already held in our hands, it’s going to deliver.
- We’re truly a family, so in that sense, there’s such an ease to just being able to look at each of them and tell them the truth of what these words really are.”
The last metro? Crossrail and the uncertain future of urban transit
With passenger numbers falling and working patterns in flux, large-scale investment in metro rail could become a thing of the past […]Read more >Similar articles >
RICHARD A. EPSTEIN: Biden and the ghost of Milton Friedman
- Friedman knew that an uncertainty in the value of money, as measured by the rate of inflation, creates massive levels of uncertainty, which in turn, makes it far more difficult for private parties to make long-term contract: Now the dollar no longer functions like a ruler, but as an obstacle.
- But progressives such as Biden propose the exact opposite: Raise taxes so that the wealthiest corporations pay their “fair share,” which will only raise inflation by taking money out of the hands of those who can invest it wisely and putting it into yet another transfer program.
Britney Spears back on the Strip for a quick trip
- Britney Spears has been on the Strip this weekend, staying at Resorts World Las Vegas.
- She’s been joined by her fiance, Sam Asghari ; her agent, Cade Hudson ; and longtime friend Jeff Beacher .
Pregnant women should nix litterbox duty
- We do have two cats and my mother informed me to make sure that my wife does not handle the cleaning of the litter boxes throughout her pregnancy due to the risk of a possible parasite that can be dangerous to the unborn child.
- Cleaning the box daily can also be helpful since, if the cats were to be infected, it takes a few days before the parasite is infectious if shed in the feces.
Creative Khamari, 14, makes his own music
- Legally freed for adoption, Khamari would benefit being part of an energetic and loving family of any constellation, with or without older children in the home.
- The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you.
Schoen: It’s still Donald Trump’s Republican party
- Taken together with J.D. Vance’s upset win in the Ohio Republican primary for U.S. Senate earlier this month — due in large part to Trump’s endorsement — the outcomes of Tuesday’s primary contests indicate that Donald Trump will remain a dominant figure in Republican politics through at least 2024, and could very well become the GOP presidential nominee.
- In the North Carolina Republican primary for U.S. Senate, all candidates jockeyed for the former president’s support at the outset of the campaign — understandably so, as Trump’s backing of Congressman Ted Budd propelled Budd to a landslide victory.
Editorial: City of music for all
Toledo contains a vibrant musical culture. If you’re looking to enjoy live music on the weekend, you can pick out your choice of upcoming musical performances highlighted each week in The Blade. There’s something for every taste from classical to jazz, opera to local rock bands. Many of the performances are free and others are affordable for a night out. […]Read more >Similar articles >
LETTER: Clark County School District kids don’t show up for class
- In this case, the reported causes are sick grandparents and siblings and too many white teachers.
- One teacher explains that because of cuts to child care services “many students often have to stay home to take care of a sick grandparent or younger sibling.”
Don’t let ex push one-sided plan
- He also said we will share our teenage kids equally and since we earn the same there will be no child support.
- He will have to pay support even if you have equal parenting time.
Texas woman attacked by dog with 800-1000 bites greeted by hundreds of supports at fundraiser
The 22-year-old was left disfigured after she was attacked by two dogs that she was hired to care for while the owners were out of town. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Austin-Travis County EMS staging area designated as part of ‘Safer 6th Street’ initiative
Kevin Parker, the ATCEMS commander for special events, said it’s still in the works but this will help with faster response times if an emergency occurs. […]Read more >Similar articles >
RJ Cyler’s career revs up with Amazon’s comedy-drama ‘Emergency’
- Cyler, who at 27 has been acting for a decade (“The Harder They Fall”), is Sean, the best friend of Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins), who’s Princeton bound.
- “When it comes to the people who are perceived to be the people that we actually are, Sean is definitely very loving and very caring, very loyal.
STEVE SEBELIUS: Racism has a body count
- The shootings at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, in which 10 people died, and at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, where one person was killed and four others critically wounded, were each motivated by racial animus, authorities said.
- In Buffalo, the shooter was apparently a believer in the theory that immigrants are seeking to replace white people in the United States.
Aching for answers: From rheumatoid to gout, arthritis comes with aging
Arthritis, according to the two most recent studies, affects fewer Lucas County residents than the national averages. […]Read more >Similar articles >
CLARENCE PAGE: Let’s talk about abortion racial disparities
- If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white person to have one.
- When Roe was decided, polls showed Blacks were less likely than whites to support abortion.
NEVADA VIEWS: Biden’s mirage: The billionaire tax
- While legislators have attempted to propose taxing unrealized capital gains before — including a wealth tax by Sens.
- From a distance, the “billionaires’ minimum income tax” in President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget blueprint appears as a palpable pay-for, raising $360 billion in new revenue over 10 years, helping to reduce the deficit and claiming to help level the wealth gap between the rich and poor.
To the editor: A high stakes gamble
Nice job explaining the story regarding the Toledo Museum of Art’s deaccessioning. I’ve been following it since it was originally announced and have mixed feelings about it. As a long time member of the museum I want to see nothing but the best for this rare institute. In this particular instance I believe we’re all looking at a high stakes roll of the dice. On one hand we’re deaccessioning master works which would no doubt continue to, at minimum, hold their value and, best case, would continue to grow in stature and value. On the other hand, whatever is acquired to satisfy the commitment to diversification serves up a “wait and see” proposition and with the projected millions of dollars at hand for investment in such work(s), it is high stakes gambling indeed. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Winderman’s view: Bam Adebayo does it, with more needed, plus other Heat-Celtics thoughts
- – With their starts, Butler and Lowry both tied Terry Porter for 79th on the all-time NBA playoff list, moving them past Moses Malone and Dennis Rodman for 80th.
- – Butler’s first point moved him past Rick Barry for 79th on the all-time NBA playoff list.
Wings use dominant third quarter to blow by Lynx
- Minnesota fell to Dallas 94-78 when the Lynx turned a halftime lead into a 15-point deficit after the third quarter.
- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve didn’t hold back on what she thinks of her team’s 1-6 record to start the season after another loss on Saturday.
When I’m not working, I’m helping out family. How do I reclaim some personal time for myself?
- You’ll start finding room to live your own life when you begin asking directly for the things you need and drawing hard lines that keep others out of your personal time and space.
- I feel like I’m drowning but it’s all things other people need.
Mental health advocate raising awareness in her community
- Through her passion project "Mental Health Matters," she works to help people find the resources they need, including social workers, medicine and psychiatric care.
- In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, she hosted an event inviting the community to learn more.
Don Bacon, Tony Vargas turn attention to fall showdown for Nebraska’s 2nd District
- Richard Witmer, a Creighton University political science professor, said the 2nd District race is likely to be the most competitive of all the races on Nebraska's general election ballot.
- Vargas seeks to become the first Democrat to capture the 2nd District seat since the late Brad Ashford, who was elected in 2014 before being ousted by Bacon in 2016.
Heat survive loss of both Jimmy Butler and huge lead, hold off Celtics 109-103 for 2-1 series lead
- On the rare night when the Heat started whole, with point guard Kyle Lowry back from his hamstring strain and power forward back P.J. Tucker from a knee issue, the Heat soon had to find a way to finish in the absence of their scoring leader.
- So Adebayo became their scoring leader, closing with 31 points and 10 rebounds, after scoring a combined 16 in the series’ first two games, including a key late jumper.
Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs
POKROVSK, Ukraine — Concern mounted Saturday over Ukrainian fighters who became prisoners at the end of Russia's brutal three-month siege of Mariupol, as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Fans flood Brooklyn subway stations for Notorious B.I.G. MetroCards on what would’ve been his 50th birthday
- Fans of Biggie Smalls packed subway stations across Brooklyn Saturday to score commemorative MetroCards honoring the late hip-hop rapper’s 50th birthday .
- About 50,000 cards were packed in MetroCard machines at four stations in Brooklyn, which was home to Biggie, aka “Notorious B.I.G.”
Peering into the center of it all
- In 2019, the same team unveiled a similar bright doughnut of matter swirling around a much bigger but more distant supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy called M87.
- The fact that black holes play tricks with time was what captured the imagination of Lia Medeiros, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, and part of the team that used an array of eight telescopes to create the first image of matter swirling around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
‘Stuck’: Elgin neighbors face roadblocks two months after tornado
- They and their neighbor, Susan Carlson, say it's hard to find workers for projects and supplies for fixes and builds.
- When she went back to visit on Saturday, Cielenckis were still waiting on parts so their cars can be fixed.
State removes breakthrough case data from COVID reports
- About a month ago the state Department of Health quietly removed from its weekly epidemiology reports data that compared the most recent four weeks of cases, hospitalizations and deaths among unvaccinated, vaccinated and vaccinated and boosted people.
- The data in that report showed that during the previous four weeks, there were more cases, hospitalizations and deaths among those who had a booster than people who had only received their primary vaccine series.
Even in 6-1 loss to Rays, Adley Rutschman’s Orioles debut brings different feel to Camden Yards
- A pair of Randy Arozarena home runs off Bradish and another from Kevin Kiermaier off Mike Baumann spoiled a night in which Rutschman not only debuted, but also caught two of Baltimore’s top four pitching prospects.
- But little else in Baltimore’s 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in their top prospect’s first major league game was normal.
Chris Bassitt and Mets agree to one-year, $8.8 million deal: ‘I love it here’
- Bassitt said earlier in spring training, when the Mets settled deals with all 13 arbitration-eligible players except for the starting pitcher, that he “doesn’t give a s–-t about his contact” and “that’s why I pay my agent.”
- The 33-year-old right-hander has thoroughly enjoyed his time so far in New York and said he is certainly open to a possible long-term extension with the Mets.
Readers Write: Politics and substance, policing and complaints, arbitration, mining, race and recognition mixups
- If Jensen receives the Republican nomination in the August primary, which appears likely, he and incumbent DFL Gov. Tim Walz will differ sharply on the most significant policy issues facing Minnesota, ranging from abortion to taxation to election administration to public health.
- This year, Minnesotans may be able to cut through the sound and fury surrounding the midterm elections to discover a surprisingly substantive campaign for the state's highest office now that the Minnesota GOP has endorsed Scott Jensen for governor (front page, May 15).
Clackamas County has counted 28% of the ballots so far
- Numbers provided by Clackamas County election officials early Saturday evening showed 72% of the returned voters ballots have still not been counted.
- Even before the election, Clackamas County officials said the vote tally would be slow and delayed because of the smudged bar codes issue that was discovered weeks before the primary.
Dollars for Doses works to get more vaccinated against COVID
CLEVELAND (WJW)— A health clinic held on Saturday on Cleveland’s west side used the lure of cash to try and reach communities that have been reluctant for various reasons to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Counties with highest COVID infection rates in Ohio The “Dollars for Doses” program ispart of a campaign by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and the Young Latino Network to meet people where “they are.” Saturday’sDollars for Doses event was held at the Young Latino Network’s Community Health Clinic on Fulton Road. The program offers participants $100 for the first dose of the COVID vaccine, $50 for the second dose, $25 for a booster […]Read more >Similar articles >
The ‘primary’ cause of our political fevers
- By the 1830s, the political nominating convention emerged to select each party's candidates, who would then compete to win the appeal of voters in a fairly open democracy — at least for white men.
- Robert La Follette of Wisconsin, for example, promoted the adoption of primary elections as a political tool to catapult himself to the governorship, then the Senate and finally to a leading presidential candidacy.
Scoring Minnesota on COVID management
- While those hewing to Minnesota exceptionalism are likely disappointed the state did not top all measures, its overall COVID health metrics are solid nationally and impressive regionally.
- Regionally, Iowa had the lowest case rate, with Minnesota having the second-lowest among the four bordering states.
Judge checks up on services for homeless near Mary’s Kitchen after city takes over
- Carter, center, speaks with Gloria Suess, Mary’s Kitchen, CEO, as Carter checks out the homeless services offered by city of Orange that would replace the ones offered by Mary’s Kitchen on West Struck Avenue on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Orange.
- As Orange Mayor Mark Murphy, back left, and Gloria Suess, back right, Mary’s Kitchen, CEO, look on, United States District Judge David O.
Temporary position led to lifelong passion for Omaha restaurateur Greg Cutchall
- “I don’t think there will ever be anyone quite like him,” said Cutchall’s son, Cory.
- “We’ve been tailgating outside of Memorial Stadium since the late ‘80s,” Cory said.
U.S. sees risk of coronavirus supply rationing without more funds
WASHINGTON — The White House is planning for “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting coronavirus. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Jif peanut butter recalled for salmonella contamination
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The makers of the popular peanut butter brand Jif issued a recall for the product due to potential salmonella contamination. The company said the peanut butter was sold in stores across the U.S. and includes many types and sizes, including creamy, crunchy, natural, and reduced fat. Park outside: Ford recalls SUVs because engines can catch fire The Food and Drug Administration said the recalled peanut butter includes the products with lot codes 1274425 – 2140425. Lot codes are included alongside the "best-if-used-by" date. The FDA defines salmonellaas "an organism which can cause serious and sometimes […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘We never wanted to forget her.’ Markers dedicated for family of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Ann Scott was a former slave who family history says bore scars on her back that looked like the branches of a tree. She was an aunt to internationally acclaimed […]Read more >Similar articles >
SPCO review: Pekka Kuusisto’s many talents soar in ‘The Lark Ascending’ and world premiere of ‘Dreaming a world’s edge’
- In the second piece, Pekka Kuusisto performs the solo violin part in “The Lark Ascending,” by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, originally composed in 1914 for violin and piano, later to be arranged for solo violin and orchestra after World War I.
- Like in his playing of Vaughan Williams’ piece written a century before, Kuusisto’s performance of Kahane’s short solo piece for violin utilizes the instrument’s hollowness, rather than fullness.
DJ LeMahieu’s grand slam leads Yankees to 7-5 over White Sox at the Stadium
- The game was marred by allegations from White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson that Yankees designated hitter Josh Donaldson made a racist comment to him by calling him “Jackie,” in reference to Jackie Robinson.
- It was LeMahieu’s third home run of the season and the first grand slam by a Yankee this season.
Over 90 cultures intersect at Salt Lake City’s Living Traditions Festival
- Sara Manandhar, who is a part of the Nepalese Association of Utah, served customers Nepalese cuisine — including dishes like chana masala and chicken momos.
- She said she was proud to represent Ukrainian culture, and that she was happy to display her country’s customs at the event.
Trans activist urges Md. higher-schoolers to demand what they deserve
Gavin Grimm, who sued his Va. school district over bathroom access, spoke at Montgomery County Public Schools' Pride Town Hall. […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘Historic’ changes possible at the Minnesota Legislature — if they can finish in time
- They struck a deal on tax breaks Saturday, but sticking points remained on spending plans for key areas like crime and education.
- Minnesota lawmakers could pass some historic legislation Sunday, including eliminating taxes on Social Security, easing the cost to schools for special education, and raising the pay of caregivers in the struggling long-term care industry.
Agape Movement aims to change hearts in south Minneapolis
- The lessons he learned from that trip stick with him today as he works with a new organization, the Agape Movement, that arose from the ashes of George Floyd's murder.
- Steve Floyd, who'd come to Minneapolis in the 1980s and found his calling as a street outreach worker, helped start a new organization to defuse street tensions.
Following draft combine, what comes next for Orlando Magic with the No. 1 pick?
- “You hate to be too cliché and say, ‘We’re going to go with the best player on the board,’ but I really believe that when you get to this level of the draft, you live by that,” Hammond said.
- Hammond reiterated that Orlando will choose the player the Magic believe will be the best in the long run, not just who fits next year’s team better.
Minnesota lawmakers say they have a deal on what would be largest tax cut in state history
- The plan would eliminate a state tax on Social Security benefits, which has been a priority for the Republican-led Senate.
- On Saturday, House and Senate leaders announced a final tax bill, a major plank in their so-called “4-4-4” deal to spend $4 billion of their historic surplus over the next three years on tax cuts, $4 billion on new spending and leave $4 billion remaining in reserves.
Opinion | Republicans serving up hate on Tuesday’s ballot
- Trump lost that election, and Blanchard and every other thinking Republican knows that.
- Now, she hates transgender kids as much as all the other Republican candidates running for office in Alabama.
USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioned in Duluth port amid ceremony and naval tradition
- Sailors ran aboard the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul at the peak of the ceremony to “bring the ship to life.”
- He wore a cap honoring the first vessel to be named after the Twin Cities, the submarine USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul — decommissioned in 2007.
Memorial bench remembering suicide victims and their loved ones dedicated at Rigby park
- A similar bench memorializing the lives of suicide victims at Community Park in Idaho Falls.
- “(It) gives them a place to ponder and sit and feel like they are wrapped in angel wings,” Community Suicide Prevention board member Bonny Jennings tells EastIdahoNews.com.
The summer Minnesota’s wells dried up
- During last summer's drought — one of the worst in recent memory — private well owners across the Land of 10,000 Lakes filed a record number of complaints with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources about lost access to wells, which provide drinking water for humans and cattle, water for baths and gardens, and hydration for horses.
- DNR official Carmelita Nelson says 99% of the conflicts are resolved between farmers and private well-owners without state involvement because these neighbors generally don't want to damage the relationship or cause financial strain.
Stormy Weekend for Us
- SATURDAY NIGHT: As showers and storms begin to die off into the evening, mostly cloudy skies will prevail for the night.
- While temperatures will stay lower than we’ve seen, rain chances will remain relatively high throughout the week.
Inside the swinging ’60s home where Dennis Hopper’s marriage unraveled
- The house, known as just “1712,” was owned by actress Brooke Hayward and her enfant terrible husband Hopper during eight tumultuous years of marriage, and filled to the brim with her found objects and his collection of contemporary art that, as Joan Didion remarked, “seems the result of some marvelous scavenger hunt.”
- To celebrate Warhol’s arrival on the West Coast, Hopper and Hayward threw a party with members of the art world and actors like Natalie Wood and Peter Fonda.
Relatives of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar dedicate memorial markers at African Cemetery #2
Marcia L. Wilson and Alesia Adams Dell 'Orto, relatives of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, dedicate memorial markers to family in African Cemetery #2 on Saturday […]Read more >Similar articles >
Memorial service held for Beaverton teen Milana Li
- Milana had 2 siblings, including a 5-year-old sister who doesn't understand where Milana went, Lydia said.
- Lydia said she never saw Milana angry.
Dodgers’ Justin Turner could see more time at DH
- “Everyone just thinks, ‘Oh, you’re hitting.’ But you’re really learning a new position because you have to figure out what to do between your at-bats.
- “I think the hardest part about DHing is the amount of time in between at-bats,” Turner said.
Chicago expected to reach ‘high’ COVID-19 level as soon as next week

At the high community level, state and federal health officials recommend wearing masks in indoor public places, including schools, regardless of vaccination status. […]Read more >Similar articles >
As Adley Rutschman joins a young Orioles lineup, the future looks more like the present
- The Orioles’ No. 1 prospect since they took him first overall in the 2019 draft, Rutschman, 24, was batting sixth and catching in manager Brandon Hyde’s lineup for Saturday’s second game of a series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- “I was like, ‘Oh, you guys are that excited I’m off the IL?’” Mountcastle quipped later in the Orioles’ clubhouse, knowing full well that their presence was only the first sign of the fan base’s excitement about Adley Rutschman — baseball’s top prospect — finally joining the major league roster.
Willem Dafoe haunts UW-Milwaukee campus for the first time in more than 40 years, on the eve of receiving an honorary doctorate
- Visiting one of his old haunts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the first time in more than 40 years, Willem Dafoe started off by telling a ghost story.
- Dafoe, the four-time Oscar nominee from Appleton who spent two years as a theater student at UW-Milwaukee in the 1970s, was on campus Saturday before his starring role on Sunday as the featured speaker at the university's 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. commencement ceremonies at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in downtown Milwaukee.
UCF scientists talk space, sci-fi in live MegaCon podcast
The marriage between science fiction and its fans, scientists and others alike, could be seen throughout this year’s MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Turnout in counties with all-mail elections far exceeds statewide average
- Knox County, in northeast Nebraska, moved to vote-by mail in several precincts in 2018 after road construction and a difficulty finding poll workers, Election Commissioner Joann Fischer said.
- Eleven of Nebraska's 93 counties mailed a ballot to every registered voter this year, the Nebraska Secretary of State's office said, up from just four counties that elected to use the method four years ago.
What Donald Trump didn’t count on in Georgia
- THOMASTON, Ga.— Brian Kemp, Georgia’s incumbent governor and a prominent fixture on former President Donald Trump’s enemies list, was clip-clopping around in a pair of cowboy boots in Thomaston on a recent morning, glad-handing his way through an adoring Republican throng at a place called Greatest Generation Memorial Park.
- A recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of likely Republican voters shows U.S. Senate candidate and former University of Georgia running back Herschel Walker with a big lead in his primary race, likely aided by Trump’s endorsement and Walker’s status as a football legend.
Wisconsin Republicans refuse to endorse any of the party’s 4 candidates for governor, a first for the state convention
- Wisconsin Republicans refused to endorse any of the four candidates for governor at their annual state convention for the first time — a symbolic rejection of the political apparatus that has been blamed by its own members for failing to deliver statewide victories in recent years.
- Forty-five percent of votes cast by about 1,500 delegates who gathered in Middleton Saturday for the Republican Party of Wisconsin annual convention voted to abandon the long-established election-year exercise used to signal to voters which candidates are competitive.
Battenfeld: A big win for Donald Trump in Massachusetts Republican convention fight
- The conservative Diehl got 71% of the endorsement vote, bashing his opponent Chris Doughty, who won just 29% — enough to at least win a place on the September primary ballot.
- Massachusetts Republican delegates left little doubt about where they want the party going, giving a resounding win to Donald Trump-backed Geoff Diehl in the gubernatorial convention battle.
Mental Health Youth Forum addresses students’ needs
- With everything from the COVID pandemic to a rise in hate crimes and escalating gun violence, behavioral health providers say it's more important than ever that the younger population has an outlet to not only share what they're experiencing but also to get help if they need it.
- The first youth mental health forum was held in 2020 just before COVID.
Josh Donaldson’s comment to Tim Anderson leads to the benches clearing in the Chicago White Sox’s loss to the New York Yankees
- That’s when Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said Donaldson “made a disrespectful comment.”
- 2019, he came out with an interview that he said he was the new Jackie Robinson of baseball, he’s going to bring back fun for the game, right?
New app aims to transform the foster care system by helping parents and caseworkers
The FosterShare app streamlines the paperwork process for families and caseworkers, increasing efficiency in the foster care system. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Father was trying to reclaim custody of boy found slain in trunk in Mound
- Family members blamed Dakota County social workers for not protecting the child, who was placed in foster care for nearly a year after the boy's mother failed to properly care for him, interviews and court records show.
- The mother of a slain six-year-old boy is under arrest on suspicion of murdering him after police found his body in the trunk of her car, according to court records and interviews with family members.
The Oz and McCormick campaigns are already fighting over undated Pa. mail ballots as Senate primary recount looms
- As the final votes are tallied — counties are required to submit unofficial, as-close-to-final-as-possible results to the Pennsylvania Department of State by 5 p.m. Tuesday — county elections officials will be making decisions as to which ballots to count or reject.
- As the vote count continued, Contres said, it would fight the McCormick campaign’s attempt to get undated mail ballots counted.
Del Valle ISD hosts Austin’s first bilingual Entrepreneurship Conference
Studies show students who learn or know another language show heightened executive functions, attention control, cognitive inhibition and working memory. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Cuba Nostalgia 2022 opens its doors in Miami
Cuba Nostalgia 2022 Festival opened its doors at the Fair Expo Center in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Attendees can enjoy 14 themed pavilions with emblematic buildings from the streets of Havana, art exhibitions, memorabilia, and food. […]Read more >Similar articles >
UT-San Antonio reaches Texas Tier One status, allowing access to state funds for research
- The University of Texas at San Antonio is the latest public university to achieve the distinctive statewide Tier One status, which qualifies the school for access to $6 million in state funding annually to help attract prominent scholars and improve university research initiatives.
- In Texas, universities reach Tier One status under Texas’ National Research University Fund when they spend more than $45 million on restricted research over two years and meet four of six requirements two years in a row, including awarding more than 200 doctorate degrees every year and enrolling a “freshman class with high academic achievement.”
3 Air Force cadets who refused vaccine won’t be commissioned
As of Saturday, the Air Force is the only military academy, so far, where cadets are not being commissioned due to vaccine refusal. […]Read more >Similar articles >
3 Air Force cadets who refused vaccine won’t be commissioned
- Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor’s degrees, the academy said Saturday.
- Academy spokesman Dean Miller said that a fourth cadet who had refused the vaccine until about a week ago, decided to be vaccinated and will graduate and become an Air Force officer.
Northwest Las Vegas teen gets horse through Make-A-Wish
- Bailey King, of northwest Las Vegas, asked the foundation for a horse three years ago when her family moved to the valley, giving them the space to care for the animal.
- Scott Rosenzweig, president and CEO of the Las Vegas-based nonprofit, said King was the 62nd recipient of a wish in the valley this year.
Rodrigo sells out the Cosmopolitan in Strip headlining debut
- Olivia Rodrigo began a song introduction Friday night with, “Years ago, when I was 16 years old …”
- Actually, the crowd knew every word to every song Rodrigo performed.
Austin Pets Alive! in need of assistance after flooding at its Parvo Puppy ICU
APA! said the ward is flooded with sewage water and it needs people to pick up parvo-negative dogs before 6 p.m. Saturday. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The heat across much of the country isn’t normal for this time of year

In much of the country, it feels like midsummer this weekend, with high temperatures that may break records. And it’s not even Memorial Day. […]Read more >Similar articles >
APA! asks for public’s help after sewer clog causes flooding in parvo ward
AUSTIN(KXAN) — Saturday afternoon Austin Pets Alive! took to Twitter to ask for the public’s help after a clog caused the parvo ward in the shelter to flood. In the tweet, it said people were needed to help pick up and foster parvo negative dogs. According to APA, there were 45 dogs in the parvo unit, so far it has gotten four out of the shelter with 22 still needing a temporary home. The dogs currently being treated for parvo were moved to another ward within parvo. In a statement, APS asked people to keep the dogs for up to two weeks. To provide help, fill out this form. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Father was trying to reclaim custody of slain boy found in trunk in Mound
- Family members blamed Dakota County social workers for not protecting the child, who was placed in foster care for nearly a year after the boy's mother failed to properly care for him, interviews and court records show.
- The mother of a slain six-year-old boy is under arrest on suspicion of murdering him after police found his body in the trunk of her car, according to court records and interviews with family members.
Mitt Romney: The West must prepare for Putin’s worst weapons
- Even the CIA director, William Burns, has warned of the possibility that Putin could use a tactical nuclear weapon, even if there is no “practical evidence” right now to suggest it is imminent.
- Some will conclude that to avoid provoking Russia — and thus avoid the prospect of a possible Russian nuclear strike — we should pre-emptively restrain Ukraine from routing the Russian military.
$100,000 awarded to Tohono O’odham basket weaver in support of career growth
- Terrol Dew Johnson, a Tohono O'odham basket weaver whose work is displayed in permanent collections in the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, was awarded $100,000 from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation for his emerging art among craftspeople and artists across the country.
- In addition to basket weaving, Johnson is a community activist who helped revive farming of traditional foods on the Tohono O'odham Nation in hope of reducing the number of diabetics, which is at epidemic proportions.
Universities warn of extreme heat expected during Sunday’s commencements
University officials warned people to be prepared for extreme heat at commencements Sunday, as forecasters predict record-setting high temperatures in Boston and Worcester. […]Read more >Similar articles >
New data shows South Florida is at high risk of COVID transmission. There was an error.
South Florida is actually at a high COVID community transmission level, and has been since at least Thursday. A data error from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was […]Read more >Similar articles >
COVID rates: Lowest to highest in all 36 counties
- Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 infection rates in your state.
- But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
Celebrities, digital token enthusiasts gather in Minneapolis for first NFT convention
- "Gary is the guy," Delmadi said, standing in a more-than-hour-long line to meet Gary Vaynerchuk, chief guru of the VeeCon Conference, which drew more than 6,000 people from around the world to U.S. Bank Stadium this weekend.
- Not Mila Kunis, Eva Longoria, Spike Lee or Snoop Dogg — all special guests at an inaugural conference in Minneapolis touting non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, as the Next Big Thing.
A grizzly bear encounter during ‘a perfect day’ at Grand Teton National Park
- Elk (singles, small groups and even a large herd), a couple of deer and even a prong-horn antelope added to the beautiful mountain scenery as we headed to Colter Bay Picnic area.
- As we approached the Pilgrim’s Creek area, the camp of cameras was active with two rangers trying to keep the photographers in check.
Metro briefs: Dakota County releases plan for Veterans Memorial Greenway
- Dakota County shared plans for its Veterans Memorial Greenway project — a 10-foot wide, multi-use trail that connects Lebanon Hills Regional Park and the Mississippi River in central Dakota County — at a May 10 meeting, opening the 45-day public comment period on the project.
- County releases plan for Veterans Memorial Greenway
Chapman University celebrates the success of thousands of grads
- Melanie Tran of Long Beach carries her dog, Subie, as they walk in the procession during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022.
- Dean Ron Jordan, left, of the School of Pharmacy poses for a photograph with Melanie Tran, right, of Long Beach, as her dog, Subie, checks out her diploma during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022.
From the farm: It’s time to shear the highlanders
- Some Highlanders, like Ferdinand the bull and Kavi, the cow, shed their winter coats without help, while June Bug and Nora need a vigorous brushing to remove theirs.
- Cattle need industrial-size clippers that require expensive removable blades.
How many kinds of pho can you find in Minneapolis? Ask Ka Vang
- "I want to work with the tools and resources that Meet Minneapolis has to uplift BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, People of Color] businesses and change the narrative of who Minneapolis is, who can come to Minneapolis, and the potential of what Minneapolis can be to Minnesota."
- Sahan Journal recently spoke to Vang about her goals for Meet Minneapolis, the work that needs to happen to bring racial healing to the city, and her favorite Minneapolis destinations.
Paisley the potbelly is sweet and curious
Breed: Potbellied pig Ever considered adopting a pig? Paisley would be happy to join your family. (Courtesy of Saving Animals & Healing Hearts) Age: 1.5 years Gender: Spayed female Paisley’s story: Paisley is sweet and is the first to sneak up on people to get belly rubs before her siblings get into the act. She’s curious and can’t wait for every day to begin; so many things to sniff and discover! She’ll be first to greet you when you get home. Potbelly pigs are very smart and make great house pets. Adoption fee: $150 Adoption procedure: Call Saving Animals & Healing Hearts at 760-961-5600 (voice only) or email sahh4life@gmail.com […]Read more >Similar articles >
Innovation at wastewater plant propels St. Cloud to renewable energy leader
- The treatment center is also poised to be the first wastewater facility in the world to produce green hydrogen fuel and pure oxygen on-site, as well as run the first program in the country to capture carbon from exhaust and be able to sell the end product for building materials.
- "St. Cloud is clearly one of the cities that's defining what a clean energy future can look like," said Frank Kohlasch, climate director for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Mass and Cass community groups call for decentralization, Engagement Center closure
- A group of Mass and Cass-area neighborhood groups is planning to bring the city a list of proposals designed at reining in the issues flaring up in the area, including pushes to permanently close the engagement center, further decentralize services and set an end date for the use of the Roundhouse Hotel services.
- The South End-Newmarket-Roxbury Working Group on Addiction, Recovery, and Homelessness, which restarted last year as a community effort after the city-run Mass and Cass Task Force ground to a halt and collapsed, intends to hash over 10 recommendations to them deliver to the powers that be at the city and state.
‘So represented’: Hundreds of Kansas Citians celebrate AAPI month in Columbus Park
More than 300 people gathered Saturday in Columbus Park, where the smell of basil and fried rice wafted from a food truck and performers took to the stage as part […]Read more >Similar articles >
Law in the Marketplace: Can emails be contracts?
- It will meet this test if you have the authority to represent your businesses and if, taken together, your words and Joe’s in the transcript address and resolve all of the key terms reasonably essential to your deal.
- So if you’re a business owner, you have to answer the question whether something you say to a customer, a supplier or another third party in an email or a Zoom call can bind you as if it were set forth in a written contract.
On the trail: Cavanaugh aiming to make jump from NH Senate to Executive Council
- “That’s why I’m running,” Cavanaugh told the Monitor the day after he announced his bid for the five-member council, which serves as New Hampshire’s elected board of directors and has the final say in the governor’s judicial and executive branch nominations and state contracts.
- Gatsas, who served for nearly a decade in the state Senate and eight years as Manchester mayor, has represented the Executive Council’s District 4 since his election in 2018.
She was told surgery would cost about $1,300. Then the bill came: $229,000

This past week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Lisa Melody French did not have to pay the nearly $230,000 for the spinal-fusion surgery she underwent in 2014. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The bitter and the sweet: A downtown Minneapolis bakery’s first week
- After four years of work, planning and painstakingly perfected peach cobbler, Lutunji's Palate was open for business.
- "I kept moving," said Abram, who quickly installed stronger locks on her shop, where her workdays start around 5:30 a.m.
Damaged tree limb removal and cleanup after spring snow storm is underway
- For residents and private property owners, Golden has opened a tree limb collection site off of Golden Gate Canyon Road just west of Newstar Way. The disposal site will be open for two weeks.
- In Denver, property owners are responsible for downed trees and branches on their private property and within the adjacent public right-of-way, according to city officials.
Vintage Views: The elusive Uncle John Virgin
- John Virgin was a Concord native and lived his life in a most simple way, somewhat of a mystery it was only known that he served under General William Henry Harrison as a soldier during the War of 1812.
- Uncle John was indeed well liked, the people of Concord made every effort to assist this older war hero in any way they could.
Tornado warning issued for Huron County
NORWALK, Ohio — A tornado warning has been posted for most of Huron County until 6 p.m. by the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Rare 1939 Detective Comics issue that introduced Batman approaches $1.5M record as auction winds down
- A rare copy of Detective Comics #27 — the issue that introduced the world to Batman in 1939 — is set to fetch more than $1 million at auction this weekend and could flirt with a record for that edition.
- The record public sale for a copy of the same issue is $1.5 million, made in 2020, according to auction house.
Abortion dominates legislative session
- “I think the Oklahoma State Senate Democrats are quite disappointed in the amount of funding that is not going to public education this year,” said Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa.
- Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, said the measure providing funds to eliminate the more than 5,000-person waiting list was one of the most important bills ever passed.
US air force academy cadets denied commission over vaccine refusal
- For refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, three US air force academy cadets won’t be commissioned as military officers, though they will receive college degrees, a spokesperson for the school said Saturday.
- The statements from Miller were a reminder that the air force’s was the only US military academy as of now who was preventing its cadets from being commissioned as officers because of vaccine refusals.
Outdoor Expo brings crowds despite threat of storms
Despite a thunderstorm threat, crowds turned out Saturday for canoeing, tree-climbing, games, and more at the Outdoor Expo at Side Cut Metropark along the Maumee River. […]Read more >Similar articles >
CDC urges adults 50 and older to get a second COVID-19 booster
- The CDC said it was changing its advice because of a steady rise in infections over the past month, coupled with "a steep and substantial increase in hospitalizations for older Americans." New confirmed cases surpassed an average of 100,000 a day again this week, according to a New York Times database — a number considered an undercount.
- In another warning of growing COVID risks, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the agency's director, said Friday that more that 45% of Americans now live in areas where transmission rates are high enough that they should at least consider wearing a mask in indoor public settings.
Report: Samsung could be planning to expand in the Austin area
Documents reportedly filed with both the Taylor and Manor school districts indicate Samsung is seeking additional tax breaks. […]Read more >Similar articles >
AFROPUNK outfits are legendary, and Miami did not disappoint. See photos of the styles.
AFROPUNK is all about freedom of expression. From the Star Trek costumes to plant headpieces to the neck rings, Planet AFROPUNK Live: Miami brought out a wide array of people […]Read more >Similar articles >
Sunday shows preview: White House combats baby formula shortage, defends policies amid inflation
- Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson (Ark.), who said earlier this month that he is considering a bid for the White House in 2024 and has also recently criticized Biden over inflation, will appear on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
- Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who will appear on will appear on "Fox News Sunday," countered in a statement last week, saying: “Every time Joe Biden lies about his failed economic record, he is insulting every struggling American family and small business owner.
Bingham County’s chief deputy prosecutor hired as new magistrate judge
- SODA SPRINGS – An Idaho Falls man has been hired as a new Magistrate Judge in Caribou County.
- Cousin earned his bachelor’s degree from Adams State and his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law. Since 2016, he’s been a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Bingham County and currently serves as the Chief Deputy.
Tax deal reached in final weekend of session at Minnesota Capitol
- But its fate could be tied to an additional $4 billion in proposed spending on classrooms, public safety and health care, which legislative negotiators continue to spar over with time running out.
- In the deal, Republicans secured the elimination of state taxes on social security income, a top priority they've been pushing at the Capitol for years.
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Tito’s invited all dogs named Tito to a mixer
Austin-based Tito’s Handmade Vodka used the event on Saturday to raise money for a nonprofit pet rescue organization. […]Read more >Similar articles >
USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioned for duty in ceremony at Duluth Port
- The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul, a speedy combat ship built for near-shore missions, was put into active service during a ceremony Saturday morning at the Port of Duluth, the first time a U.S. Navy warship was commissioned in Minnesota.
- "We are so proud of the name — the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, one of a handful of politicians and military leaders who spoke during the commissioning ceremony.
The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, explained
- The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act is meant to help alleviate rising gas prices; the national average gas price reached $4.45 per gallon last week — a record high for the US.
- It is difficult to know how much of an increase in oil and gas production — which lawmakers like Rep. Porter are demanding — would be enough to alleviate current price-gouging concerns, or even if it would help address the gas crisis at all.
The last abortion clinic in Mississippi only employs out-of-state doctors. Two are from Massachusetts.
For now, Roe still stands. And the Pink House remains open, kept afloat by countless volunteers, dedicated staff, and seven out-of-state doctors, who perform the abortions that local doctors refuse, often for fear of harassment or the loss of local job opportunities. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Sweet, snuggly Chihuahua Linus will make you smile
Breed: Chihuahua Age: 3 months Gender: Male Linus’ story: Linus was born in a shelter in Los Angeles. His mother, a baby herself, has found her forever home. Linus is small and sweet and gets along well with the other dogs in his foster home. He loves to snuggle and will bring lots of smiles to your face. Adoption fee: $500, includes vaccinations, microchip and neuter Adoption procedure: Contact Kim with Greendog Foundation at 714-319-0802 or emailgreendogfoundation@gmail.com. Related Articles Local News | Dogs pair with school police to support students’ mental health in Garden Grove Unified Local News | Get out your hiking boots and […]Read more >Similar articles >
Lincoln Memorial temporarily closed to clean mess left by celebrating university graduates
NPS claims celebrating graduates left broken bottles, spilled wine and champagne covering the steps of the national monument. […]Read more >Similar articles >
UCF offers Daytona Beach Mainland 2024 safety Zay Mincey
- The recent history of success for Mainland players at UCF was highlighted by the self-proclaimed fastest man in college football Adrian Killins, who finished his UCF career as the fifth-best rusher in UCF history with 2,459 career rushing yards and 25 touchdowns.
- The last few players rom Daytona Beach Mainland High to play for UCF turned out to be quite productive.
Abbott CEO: We’re sorry about the formula shortage. Here’s what we’re doing to fix it.
The closed plant is on track to open the first week of June. By the end of June, we will be supplying more formula to Americans than we were in January before the recall. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Howie Carr: Biden keeping up employment at the gaffe factory, at least
- Now Brandon says, “I want you to enjoy the rest of the recession.”
- At the White House or on the road, Dementia Joe must sometimes introduce other people.
Coast Guard rescues three men clinging to a buoy after their boat sinks off Tampa’s coast
Three men can thank the Coast Guard for their safety on Saturday after a St. Petersburg boat crew rescued them as they clung to a life buoy in the open […]Read more >Similar articles >
With closed-toe shoes, 4,000 volunteers clean up in ‘One Seattle Day of Service’

On a sunny Saturday in Seattle, 4,000 volunteers clean up the city they unabashedly said they love. The naysaying national media? “They don’t understand.” […]Read more >Similar articles >
EastChase Farmers Market’s Open for the Summer
- The market this year is said to be bigger and better than ever with all of the new vendors.
- Suzanna Edwards, the Vice President Marketing for Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors, stated that everything at the market, including produce and honey, were grown or made locally.
State has given Boston Public Schools draft report on receivership, progress
- The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has delivered a draft report to Boston Public Schools about whether the district has made progress over the last few years or whether the state should appoint a “receiver” to take control of it, a city official said — though the contents of the document remain tightly under wraps.
- Cara Candal, senior fellow in education policy at the Pioneer Institute, a conservative Boston think tank, said that a receivership would come at a perfect time, when Boston’s superintendent will step down on June 30 with roughly $314,000 severance pay after a $75,000 search.
INL’s MARVEL engineer develops nuclear test reactor at lightning speed
- Arafat convinced INL leadership and DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy to fund the project, with support from the DOE Microreactor Program and the National Reactor Innovation Center.
- Rather, he’s a nuclear engineer leading developer of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation project at Idaho National Laboratory.
She was told surgery would cost about $1,300. Then the bill came: $229,000.
This past week, after a years-long legal battle, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Lisa Melody French did not have to pay the nearly $230,000 for the spinal-fusion surgery she underwent at St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster in 2014. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Report: South Florida Counties Have High COVID Levels, Despite CDC Numbers
- A report issued Friday by the state Department of Health said the state had a reported 60,204 new COVID-19 cases during the week of May 13 to Thursday.
- Meanwhile, the Department of Health report said 74,330 Florida residents had died of COVID-19 as of a Thursday count.
The Rich Get Sicker In the Vomitous Cannes Comedy Triangle of Sadness
- In the five years since his film The Square won the Palm d’Or here at the Cannes Film Festival, Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund seems to have spent some time watching Bravo’s yacht crew reality show Below Deck: Mediterranean, scrolling through Instagram with a frustrated huff and an eyeroll, and, like the rest of us, looking on as the uber-rich got even uber-richer at the expense of so many others.
- At least, that’s suggested by his new work, Triangle of Sadness, a film that evokes Swept Away, The White Lotus, and myriad other rich people satires, only with a lot more vomit.
All of South Florida moves into high COVID risk category after ‘processing error‘ in state’s data
- “Of note, Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach Counties should have appeared in the high CCL category, and Osceola County should have appeared in the medium CCL category,” the CDC footnote reads.
- All three South Florida counties have high COVID-19 community levels, despite the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control showing the region having medium levels.
Attorney General Keith Ellison easily wins DFL endorsement for second term
- The first-term attorney general took office in 2019 with a campaign theme of helping people "afford their lives and live with dignity and respect."
- Attorney General Keith Ellison won the DFL Party endorsement for a second term Saturday, a contest viewed to be among the most challenging for the party on the statewide ticket this fall.
Biden signs $40B for Ukraine assistance during Asia trip
The funding is intended to support Ukraine through September, and it dwarfs an earlier emergency measure that provided $13.6 billion. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Photos: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduation
- Crowe II covers Rensselaer County for the Times Union.
- He writes about Troy, US Census, northeastern Albany County and whatever else comes up.
Russia retaliates against Finland by cutting off gas supply
The cut was easier for Finland than it will be for other E.U. nations. Natural gas accounts for 5% of total energy consumption for Finland’s 5.5 million people. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Benches clear again between White Sox, Yankees as Josh Donaldson drama continues
- White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, who Donaldson had collided with and had words with last week, ran in to join the heated conversation and the benches and bullpens cleared.
- It’s becoming a true soap opera between Josh Donaldson and the White Sox. This time it was catcher Yasmani Grandal who took issue with the Yankees designated hitter as he walked to the plate in the fifth inning on Saturday.
Heat’s Bam Adebayo says he has more ‘stuff to get mad at’ after All-Defensive vote
- Hours after being relegated to the NBA All-Defensive second team, Adebayo spoke ahead of Saturday night’s Game 3 against the Boston Celtics about a different type of one-point decision.
- But, Adebayo said, the three consecutive second-team nods means he is a constant in the conversation.
Looking Glass: Hey, I think I know how to get some quick cash
- A 55-year-old man has failed the standardized college exam to attend Sichuan University in China 24 times since 1983.
- A man who reported to police that his pickup truck was stolen in Hilliard, Ohio, was arrested when the cops found out that the truck wasn’t even his as he had stolen it five days earlier.