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Thomas Tuchel hired as England head coach ahead of 2026 World Cup and targets 'second star'
Read full article: Thomas Tuchel hired as England head coach ahead of 2026 World Cup and targets 'second star'Thomas Tuchel has been hired as England coach and will take on the challenge of ending the national team’s decades-long wait for a trophy.
Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun eliminate Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever from playoffs
Read full article: Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun eliminate Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever from playoffsAlyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Connecticut Sun sweep Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever out of the playoffs with an 87-81 win Wednesday night.
'We're not robots:' Son Heung-min is the latest top soccer player to raise concerns over schedule
Read full article: 'We're not robots:' Son Heung-min is the latest top soccer player to raise concerns over scheduleTottenham forward Son Heung-min is the latest soccer star to publicly raise concerns over the number of games players are being asked to play.
U.S. Track has dramatic night in 4x100 relay, Khelif gets her gold
Read full article: U.S. Track has dramatic night in 4x100 relay, Khelif gets her goldIt was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.
Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twice
Read full article: Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twiceJordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player on the PGA Tour to twice play alongside someone who shot 59.
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's races
Read full article: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's racesTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas has failed in her challenge against World Aquatics rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races.
Police: Mother, 7-month-old baby found safe after being reported missing
Read full article: Police: Mother, 7-month-old baby found safe after being reported missingThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed Thursday afternoon that a 7-month-old baby who had been reported missing from south-central Florida was found safe.
College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
Read full article: College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policiesFormer Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.
Miami-Dade police apprehend ‘person of interest’ in Kentucky homicide after chase, crash
Read full article: Miami-Dade police apprehend ‘person of interest’ in Kentucky homicide after chase, crashMedics airlifted a person of interest in a Louisville, Kentucky homicide to a local trauma center after a police chase ended in a crash in northwest Miami-Dade Monday morning.
Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam
Read full article: Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beamKayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday.
Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail funds
Read full article: Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail fundsFor years, churches and nonprofits have banded together money to bail out people from jail, often in time for Mother's Day or Father's Day.
A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself
Read full article: A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herselfA Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints says that she also experienced discrimination from district officials.
Video shows North Miami officers rescue baby after mother beat her, police say
Read full article: Video shows North Miami officers rescue baby after mother beat her, police sayNewly-released body camera video shows North Miami police officers arrest Reyanna Icilma Thomas, the 22-year-old mother accused of hitting her baby in a video sent to the child’s father.
‘Stuck with this thing until she dies’: North Miami woman filmed herself hitting baby, cops say
Read full article: ‘Stuck with this thing until she dies’: North Miami woman filmed herself hitting baby, cops sayA North Miami woman is facing a felony child abuse charge after police said she repeatedly hit her 2-month-old daughter and sent a recording of herself doing so to the baby’s father.
Tentative deal is close with Las Vegas hotel workers union amid strike threat, says MGM's CEO
Read full article: Tentative deal is close with Las Vegas hotel workers union amid strike threat, says MGM's CEOThe CEO of MGM Resorts International said in an earnings call that he believed contract negotiations underway Wednesday would lead to a tentative agreement with the Culinary Workers Union.
‘Lifelong’ family friend accused of sexually battering 4-year-old boy in Miami-Dade
Read full article: ‘Lifelong’ family friend accused of sexually battering 4-year-old boy in Miami-DadePolice arrested a northwest Miami-Dade man on a sexual battery charge Tuesday after a boy said his family’s “lifelong friend” tried to “get him to do something nasty” on May 2022, when he was just 4 years old, according to an arrest report.
Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight race
Read full article: Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight raceBreanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.
Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championships
Read full article: Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championshipsGabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships.
Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Elena Delle Donne headline WNBA All-Star reserves
Read full article: Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Elena Delle Donne headline WNBA All-Star reservesWNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches.
Oklahoma women win second straight NCAA gymnastics title
Read full article: Oklahoma women win second straight NCAA gymnastics titleTrinity Thomas of Florida tied the record with her 28th career perfect 10 and Oklahoma won its second consecutive team title at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.
Artists share behind the scenes look at floats created for 46th Annual MLK Parade in Miami
Read full article: Artists share behind the scenes look at floats created for 46th Annual MLK Parade in MiamiArtists share a look at the process to create floats for the 46th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Miami.
Stewart, debuting Thomas help US beat Belgium in WCup opener
Read full article: Stewart, debuting Thomas help US beat Belgium in WCup openerBreanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener.
BSO: Woman arrested for attacking 11-year-old girl near Dania Beach school
Read full article: BSO: Woman arrested for attacking 11-year-old girl near Dania Beach schoolA mother has been arrested after joining in on her daughter’s fight with another girl near a school in Dania Beach, authorities confirmed Friday.
Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in WNBA semifinals series
Read full article: Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in WNBA semifinals seriesDeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoffs semifinal series.
Supreme Court denies Broward ministry’s petition over ‘hate group’ designation
Read full article: Supreme Court denies Broward ministry’s petition over ‘hate group’ designationThe Supreme Court recently declined to review a Broward County megachurch’s petition to review the high standard that public figures and entities face during defamation lawsuits.
Students at Fort Lauderdale school surprised with free college scholarships
Read full article: Students at Fort Lauderdale school surprised with free college scholarshipsAt Fort Lauderdale’s Madeleine Halmos Academy and Jack & Jill Learning Center, all 87 students and future graduating 5th graders are set to receive two-year Florida college plan scholarships.
Penn's Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAAs
Read full article: Penn's Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAAsLia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship.
Transgender Penn swimmer Thomas ends Ivy meet with 3rd title
Read full article: Transgender Penn swimmer Thomas ends Ivy meet with 3rd titleUniversity of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won her lone individual matchup of the week with Yale's Iszac Henig at the Ivy League championship, edging Henig to win the 100-meter freestyle.
Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID
Read full article: Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVIDThe surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients.
S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearing
Read full article: S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearingA bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by mail got a hearing in the Republican dominated Legislature.
Head and Neck Cancer Patients Benefit From Robotic Surgery
Read full article: Head and Neck Cancer Patients Benefit From Robotic SurgeryDr. Giovana Thomas is a head and neck oncologic surgeon at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Director of the Robotic Surgery Program for the Department of Otolaryngology at UHealth. For more information about how our team at Sylvester treats head and neck cancers, click here or visit the UHealth blog. Bruce went to see Dr. Giovana Thomas, a head and neck oncologic surgeon at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Director of the Robotic Surgery Program for the Department of Otolaryngology at UHealth. Transoral robotic surgery means a faster recovery for patients often eliminating the need for further therapies. “They did a wonderful job through the surgery, and especially with robotic surgery, which really was a lifesaver,” says Bruce.
Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super Bowl
Read full article: Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super BowlSarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)NEW YORK – Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. “Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female Super Bowl official,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., the NFL's executive vice resident of football operations. "Her elite performance and commitment to excellence has earned her the right to officiate the Super Bowl. This will be the first Super Bowl for Coleman as well as Thomas and second for Cheffers, Bryan, Baynes, Hall and Paganelli.
Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care
Read full article: Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing carePrimary Health will turn three more facilities into COVID-19 clinics by Dec. 30 and has plans to change over more if needed. “I'm not at the hospitals,” said Dr. David Peterman, a pediatrician and CEO of Primary Health Medical Group. Health care workers would have to choose who gets treatment and who doesn’t. Nickolas Orr was one of two soldiers meeting patients in their cars outside the Primary Health clinic. Meanwhile, inside the Primary Health clinic, Thomas, the physician assistant, put on sterilized protective equipment as workers sanitized an exam room before the next patient.
Bach issues gentle plea for Olympians to get vaccinated
Read full article: Bach issues gentle plea for Olympians to get vaccinatedIOC President Thomas Bach wearing a protective mask talks to journalists during a visit to Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP)TOKYO – As he toured the Athletes Village on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics — if a vaccine is available. In a more private setting, Bach has spoken directly about Olympic athletes’ responsibility to consider the vaccine. In an on-line session last month with the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission, Bach was asked — among other things — if athletes would be “forced” to be vaccinated. As well as the 11,000 Olympic athletes, there could be tens of thousands of officials, judges, VIPs, and media and broadcasters traveling to Japan for the games.
The Latest: Memphis expanding capacity for football games
Read full article: The Latest: Memphis expanding capacity for football gamesMemphis fell out of the AP Top 25 after a loss at SMU last weekend in the Tigers’ first game since their opener Sept. 5. Memphis recently laid off 19 people inside the athletic department, with furloughs planned through the end of the current fiscal year. ___The Cincinnati Bengals will be allowed to double their home crowd to 12,000 for the remaining six games at Paul Brown Stadium. The next possibility for hosting fans for the Vikings would be the Detroit game on Nov. 8. Colbert started 13 games last season and recorded 61 tackles, an interception and four pass breakups.
The Latest: Thailand withdraws from Thomas and Uber Cups
Read full article: The Latest: Thailand withdraws from Thomas and Uber CupsThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Thai badminton federation says it has withdrawn from the Thomas and Uber Cups after high-profile players pulled out because of concerns regarding COVID-19. The federation says the absences of former world champion Ratchanok Intanon, No. 3-ranked mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai and others meant the country couldnt field a team in the Oct. 3-11 world teams event in Denmark. Thailand badminton federation president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul says player safety and health has always been our priority concern. We respect the players decision.The Badminton World Federation said last month the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals would go ahead in Aarhus, Denmark, despite an overhaul of the tournament calendar following the shuttering of international competition during the coronavirus pandemic.
Churches organize Juneteenth events in South Florida
Read full article: Churches organize Juneteenth events in South FloridaRhonda Thomas, of the New Generation Baptist Church in Opa-locka, said Fridays Juneteenth will be marked with public memorial services and marches in South Florida. Juneteenth, a nationwide event, is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day and the Black Fourth of July. Yates (L) and his sister Daijha Yates, members of Child of God, sing during the Juneteenth, Black Independence Day celebrations at Nichol Park on June 19, 2004 in Richmond, California. Here is the list of events in South Florida:Broward County: 6:15 p.m. at Ingalls Park, 735 SW First St., in Hallandale Beach. South Miami-Dade: 12 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 11111 Pinkston St., in Richmond Heights.
A force trained to safeguard peaceful protests turns on them
Read full article: A force trained to safeguard peaceful protests turns on themDemocratic lawmakers want answers about the clubbing, punching and other force deployed by some Park Police in routing protesters from the front of the White House on Monday. Bernhardt in the letter took responsibility for asking for the National Guard deployment at federal monuments in the Washington protests. White House officials and others in the administration had pinned the decision on Barr. The White House and the Park Police have emphatically denied that tear gas was used to clear the demonstrators Monday. Theres millions of people who come to the White House every year, Thomas said of the protest space.
Cancer survivor first person to swim English Channel 4 times non-stop
Read full article: Cancer survivor first person to swim English Channel 4 times non-stopSarah Thomas, a breast cancer survivor, has broken a world-record by swimming the English Channel four times non-stop, in just over 54 hours. (CNN) - An American cancer survivor has become the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop. "Huge congratulations to Sarah Thomas on swimming the English Channel 4x continuously." He added: "Sarah Thomas has overcome 5 major hurdles to become the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop: 1. During the swim, Thomas relied on a diet of protein recovery drinks filled with electrolytes and caffeine, she told the BBC.
Prince Harry praises gay rugby star forced to reveal HIV status
Read full article: Prince Harry praises gay rugby star forced to reveal HIV status(CNN) - Britain's Prince Harry has thrown his support behind Gareth Thomas, after the Welsh rugby star was forced to go public with his HIV-positive status. Thomas, who came out as gay in 2009, was told he had HIV, a virus that attacks the body's immune system, during a routine sexual health check-up. "Even though I've been forced to tell you this, I choose to fight, to educate and break the stigma around this subject." Harry is well-placed to help Thomas challenge misconceptions about living with HIV. The Duke of Cambridge, who is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, told followers on his Kensington Palace Instagram account: "Courageous as ever -- legend on the pitch and legend off it.
Hong Kong protest song becames unofficial 'anthem'
Read full article: Hong Kong protest song becames unofficial 'anthem'HONG KONG - In glitzy malls across Hong Kong, people are spontaneously breaking into a song. But over the past week, demonstrators have adopted a new, unifying approach: singing the newly-created protest anthem, "Glory to Hong Kong." On LIHKG, an online Reddit-like platform popular with Hong Kong's protesters, some have even called the song Hong Kong's "national anthem." In an article Thursday, pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao described the anthem as "the song of Hong Kong independence" which was being used to brainwash people. But while the song is patriotic, it isn't about encouraging a separatist movement, said Ma Ngok, an associate professor of Hong Kong politics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Lead in Newark's water has mom worried 5-year-old 'being poisoned'
Read full article: Lead in Newark's water has mom worried 5-year-old 'being poisoned'Though human skin does not absorb lead from water, Thomas fears Bryce could accidentally ingest the water that flows into the family's home while playing. A truck from the city's emergency management office delivered pallets of bottled water on sweltering Wednesday afternoon. referring to an incident one day earlier when city officials did not distribute bottled water that had an expired best-by date. Tappins was with Lorraine Macklin, 68, who hauled away two packages of bottled water in a mini shopping cart. "We declared a public health emergency after significant denial and dismissal, but once we knew there were problems, everybody got bottled water.
Kamala Harris unveils $100 billion black homeownership plan
Read full article: Kamala Harris unveils $100 billion black homeownership plan(CNN) - California Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled a $100 billion plan to invest in black homeownership -- a proposal the 2020 presidential candidate said that, if elected, would set in motion her broader plan to tackle the US racial wealth gap. Under Harris' proposal, homebuyers who rent or live in historically redlined communities can apply for a federal grant of up to $25,000 to assist with down payments or closing costs. Harris' policy proposal also aims to prevent discrimination in home sales, rentals and loans by promising to strengthen and strictly enforce anti-discrimination laws. She's grateful that Harris' proposal could provide young black people with more options. Circling back to the strides that black woman have made in the country, Harris grounded her candidacy in that of black activists and politicians.