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Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing results
Read full article: Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing resultsA decision by the elections clerk in Michiganโs third-largest city is raising concerns of a slowdown in reporting election night results in a county that is being targeted by both presidential campaigns and includes a competitive congressional race.
Chisholm's second straight 2-homer game helps Yanks top Phils 7-6 in 12 innings for 4th straight win
Read full article: Chisholm's second straight 2-homer game helps Yanks top Phils 7-6 in 12 innings for 4th straight winJazz Chisholm had five RBIs in his second straight two-homer game, Gleyber Torres hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 for their first four-game winning streak since early June.
Police: Patient accuses healthcare worker of racism, threatens her with scissors
Read full article: Police: Patient accuses healthcare worker of racism, threatens her with scissorsPolice officers reported a 27-year-old patient accused a healthcare worker of being racist and threatened to hurt her with a pair of scissors in Broward County.
Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson and Billie Eilish react to 2024 Oscar music nominations
Read full article: Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson and Billie Eilish react to 2024 Oscar music nominationsThe often-nominated Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and sibling duo Billie Eilish and Finneas OโConnell are among the nominees for music awards for the 2024 Oscars.
Pair took $1M for new Davie luxury townhomesโ but the whole thing was a scam, cops say
Read full article: Pair took $1M for new Davie luxury townhomesโ but the whole thing was a scam, cops sayThe signs for a new โFalls of Davieโ development advertised luxury townhome living in the heart of Broward County: a private elevator, high-end finishes and a rooftop summer kitchen were just some of the planned amenities. It was all available just five minutes away from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and starting at $1.3 million per unit.
Workers win raises at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Ohio as contract talks continue
Read full article: Workers win raises at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Ohio as contract talks continueUnionized workers at a General Motors joint-venture electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio will see pay raises while they continue to negotiate a contract.
No harmful levels of PCBs found at Wyoming nuclear missile base as Air Force investigates cancers
Read full article: No harmful levels of PCBs found at Wyoming nuclear missile base as Air Force investigates cancersThe Air Force says no harmful levels of carcinogenic PCBs were found inside the launch facilities at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming.
Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England
Read full article: Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New EnglandA nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window showing a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women has been rediscovered in a Rhode Island church.
Fraud, scam cases increasing on Zelle, Senate report finds
Read full article: Fraud, scam cases increasing on Zelle, Senate report findsIncidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service Zelle, according to a report issued Monday by the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, giving the public its first glimpse into the growing problems at Zelle.
EU says US electric vehicle tax credit could break WTO rules
Read full article: EU says US electric vehicle tax credit could break WTO rulesThe European Union says a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles could discriminate against European producers and break world trade rules.
Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles
Read full article: Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehiclesThe surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles.
โIโll slam that little girl on the floor!โ: Hidden device records teacherโs threats
Read full article: โIโll slam that little girl on the floor!โ: Hidden device records teacherโs threatsNine-year-old Zoe was coming home from school in Miramar with scratches and bruises. The Fairway Elementary School student on the autism spectrum was unable to tell her parents what happened.
James rallies Lakers past Pacers 124-116 after suspension
Read full article: James rallies Lakers past Pacers 124-116 after suspensionLeBron James made the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime and followed with a back-breaking 3 in his return from the first suspension of his career to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana 124-116 on Wednesday night.
Songwriter Diane Warren saves escaped cow from slaughter
Read full article: Songwriter Diane Warren saves escaped cow from slaughterSongwriter Diane Warren has stepped in to save a cow that eluded capture for more than a day after a herd escaped from a Southern California slaughterhouse and stampeded through a suburb.
Maine's blueberry crop faces climate change peril
Read full article: Maine's blueberry crop faces climate change perilMaineโs beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state.
Probe faults mayor, officials for keeping Prude death secret
Read full article: Probe faults mayor, officials for keeping Prude death secretThe report said Singletary told the mayor the officers restrained Prude, but the chief โconsistently deemphasizedโ the role of restraints in Prude's death, and his statements to officials didn't โcapture the disturbing tenor of the entire encounter." AdA lawyer for Singletary said, under a first review of the report, Singletary โwas truthful in his statements" to Warren and other city officials. โHe never participated in any cover-up nor did he intentionally downplay the circumstances" around Prude's death, Michael Tallon said in a statement. Warren told the public Singletary initially told her Prudeโs death was a โdrug overdose,โ but Fridayโs report said he never told her that. His family has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the police department sought to cover up the true nature of Prudeโs death.
Anyone else feeling โpangry,โ or pandemic angry? How to deal with it
Read full article: Anyone else feeling โpangry,โ or pandemic angry? How to deal with itLetโs say youโre following all of the latest public health recommendations, trying your absolute best to keep your family and others safe from COVID-19.
Thinking of seeing a therapist? 7 things to consider before your first session
Read full article: Thinking of seeing a therapist? 7 things to consider before your first sessionItโs OK to be sad. Everyone feels "off" sometimes, whether that means, sad, angry or frustrated. Those are normal human emotions. But what about if you feel more than sad? Have you considered seeing a therapist?
Sen. Warren's 'Pinkie Promises' to be published this fall
Read full article: Sen. Warren's 'Pinkie Promises' to be published this fallThis combination photo shows cover art for "Pinkie Promises," by Elizabeth Warren and illustrations by Charlene Chua, left, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 4, 2021. (Godwin Books via AP, left, and Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)NEW YORK โ Sen. Elizabeth Warren has not forgotten the many young people she befriended during her 2020 presidential run. The Massachusetts Democrat has a picture book out this fall called โPinkie Promisesโ in honor of a favorite campaign ritual. โThe pinkie promises Iโve made with thousands of girls will stay with me always,โ Warren said in a statement Wednesday. AdA portion of the authorโs proceeds for โPinkie Promisesโ will be donated to several Massachusetts chapters of Girls Inc., a nonprofit that encourages girls to โbe strong, smart, and bold, through direct service and advocacy.โ
Rochester officers who pepper-sprayed 9-year-old suspended
Read full article: Rochester officers who pepper-sprayed 9-year-old suspendedRochester, New York police released two body-camera videos of officers restraining the girl. According a local news outlet, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren expressed her concern for the child. (Rochester Police Department via AP)The city of Rochester has suspended police officers seen in body-camera videos spraying a chemical โirritantโ in the face of a distraught and handcuffed 9-year-old girl, officials announced Monday. The city did not specify how many officers were suspended. โThere is no conceivable justification for the Rochester police to subject a 9-year-old to pepper spray, period," NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said Monday.
LeVert, Pacers await test results before plotting next move
Read full article: LeVert, Pacers await test results before plotting next move(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)INDIANAPOLIS โ Caris LeVert said Tuesday he was awaiting additional test results on a small mass in his left kidney before establishing a treatment plan or a timeline for his Indiana Pacers debut. Indiana acquired LeVert as part of a four-team, blockbuster trade that sent All-Star James Harden from Houston to Brooklyn. The Rockets sent the 6-foot-6 guard to the Pacers in exchange for Victor Oladipo. Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard announced the results of the physical Saturday. LeVert spent his first 4 1/2 seasons with Brooklyn after the Pacers selected him in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft.
Mass on kidney to keep LeVert out indefinitely for Pacers
Read full article: Mass on kidney to keep LeVert out indefinitely for PacersBrooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert (22) brings the ball upcourt in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)INDIANAPOLIS โ The Indiana Pacers will be without newly acquired Caris LeVert indefinitely after an MRI showed a mass on his left kidney during a physical to complete this week's blockbuster four-team trade. โOn behalf of my family and myself, we want to thank the Indiana Pacers for their support and guidance," LeVert said in a statement. LeVert was expected to replace Oladipo and help replace forward T.J. Warren, who is out indefinitely after having surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. โWe acquired Caris because of who he is as a young man first and foremost," Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said. Plus, LeVert is signed through 2022-23 as are three other Pacers starters.
Rochester mayor pleads not guilty in campaign finance case
Read full article: Rochester mayor pleads not guilty in campaign finance caseRochester Mayor Lovely Warren walks out of city court after her arraignment in Rochester, N.Y., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Warren, who has faced calls to resign over her city's handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude at the hands of police, pleaded not guilty Monday to campaign finance charges dating to her 2017 reelection campaign. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)ROCHESTER, N.Y. โ Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who has faced calls to resign over her cityโs handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude at the hands of police, pleaded not guilty Monday to campaign finance charges dating to her 2017 reelection campaign. โShe welcomes the opportunity for the public to see whether the district attorneyโs charges hold water,โ attorney Joseph Damelio said outside court after the proceeding. Supporters who gathered outside court said they still have faith in Warren.
Rochester mayor indicted in campaign finance probe
Read full article: Rochester mayor indicted in campaign finance probeRochester Mayor Lovely Warren was indicted Friday on charges she broke campaign finance rules and committed fraud during her reelection campaign three years ago, adding another layer of crisis in a city that has been reeling over its handling of a police killing. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley also announced charges against Warrenโs campaign treasurer, Albert Jones Jr., and the treasurer of her political action committee, Rosalind Brooks-Harris. The Democrat is midway through her second term as the first female and second Black mayor of Rochester, a city of more than 200,000 by Lake Ontario. Elections officials began fielding complaints about Warren's campaign finances in 2017, when Warren defeated two challengers in a Democratic primary prior to her reelection. โLovely Warren is still the mayor of the city of Rochester,โ she said.
White man seeks forgiveness in attack on Black family's home
Read full article: White man seeks forgiveness in attack on Black family's homeA 24-year-old white man has been charged with ethnic intimidation and other counts for firing shots into the Hall's home just north of Detroit after the family put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)WARREN, Mich. โ A white man accused of firing shots into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window asked for forgiveness during a court hearing Thursday. Frederick told Judge Michael Chupa that he wanted Eddie and Candace Hall to forgive him, though he didn't specify what he did to make him seek their forgiveness. Outside, they discovered the swastika and found that someone had written โterrorist Black Lives Matter,โ โnot welcomeโ and a phrase containing an expletive on their pickup truck. A neighborโs home surveillance video showed a masked and hooded man carrying what appears to be a handgun outside the Halls' home.
Police leaders pressed Rochester to keep Prude video secret
Read full article: Police leaders pressed Rochester to keep Prude video secretFILE- In this March 23, 2020 image made from police body camera video provided by Roth and Roth LLP, a Rochester police officer puts a hood over the head of Daniel Prude in Rochester, N.Y. After seeing the video, Warren emailed Singletary that she was โoutragedโ at the conduct of the officer who pressed Prude's head against the ground, Mark Vaughn, and that he should face an immediate disciplinary investigation. In an unsent draft of that email, Warren excoriated Singletary for having โgrossly underplayedโ Prude's death by first describing it to her a drug overdose. โQuite frankly, I would have expected the Chief of Police to have shown me this video in March,โ Warren wrote in the draft. His family has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the police department sought to cover up the true nature of Prudeโs death.
Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude death
Read full article: Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude deathROCHESTER, N.Y. โ Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief and suspended her top lawyer and communications director Monday in the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. โThis initial look has shown what so many have suspected, that we have a pervasive problem in the Rochester Police Department,โ Warren said. โI have apologized to the Prude family and this community for the failures that happened along the way, including my own,โ Warren said. โAs mayor, I own these failures.โRoj said he accepted the suspension, but claimed he was not aware of what happened to Prude until Aug. 4. He said Singletary told him in an email of an ongoing criminal investigation and that the mayor was already informed.
Naked with 'spit hoods' on, protesters decry Prude's death
Read full article: Naked with 'spit hoods' on, protesters decry Prude's deathROCHESTER, N.Y. Naked except for spit hoods in a reference to the killing of Daniel Prude, several protesters sat outside Rochester's police headquarters Monday morning to push for police accountability, local news outlets reported. Seven police officers were suspended Thursday, and state Attorney General Letitia James said Saturday she would form a grand jury and conduct an "exhaustive investigation into Prude's death. Warren and Police Chief LaRon Singletary have faced calls for their resignations over the delay in releasing details of Prudes death. Protesters gathered in a Rochester park Monday evening before moving to the city's Public Safety Building by nightfall, for a sixth consecutive night of demonstrations. On Sunday, police said more than 1,000 protesters marched to the Public Safety Building on a night more peaceful than the rest, with community elders acting as a buffer between officers and protesters.
Mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude's death
Read full article: Mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude's deathWarren suspended the seven officers involved in Prude's death last week after his family released police video from the March night when he was restrained on a city street. "The mayor and RPD must stop these warfare tactics now.The marches took place as New York's attorney general announced Saturday that a grand jury would investigate Prude's death. Protesters have called on Warren and Singletary to step down over the delay in releasing details of Prude's death. They've also demanded police accountability and legislation to change how authorities respond to mental health emergencies. But she said the city will double the availability of mental health professionals and work with Rochesters Commission on Racial and Structural Equity, or RASE, to re-envision the police department and how it responds to mental health crises.
Officers suspended in suffocation death; protesters unswayed
Read full article: Officers suspended in suffocation death; protesters unswayedRochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspensions at a news conference Thursday amid outrage that city officials had previously kept quiet about Prude's death. Journalists were among those hit by pellets during the confrontation, which came on the second day of peaceful demonstrations over Prude's death. The mayor said she only became aware that Prude's death involved the use of force on Aug. 4. Warren said the seven officers would still be paid because of contract rules and that she was taking the action against the advice of attorneys. Prude's death happened just as the coronavirus was raging out of control in New York and received no public attention at the time.
Heat stifle Warren, close in on No. 4 seed with 114-92 win
Read full article: Heat stifle Warren, close in on No. 4 seed with 114-92 winWarren scored 12 for Indiana on 5 for 14 shooting in 29 minutes. Victor Oladipo scored 14 and Malcolm Brogdon added 12 for Indiana. Butler fouled Warren on the next possession, Warren taunted him with some clapping after the call and got ejected. He guarded Warren on 25 possessions Monday; Warren scored only two points on 1 for 3 shooting during those trips. Heat: Play Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
Warren scores 39, Pacers surge past Lakers late, 116-111
Read full article: Warren scores 39, Pacers surge past Lakers late, 116-111Warren scored 18 in the first quarter, one off the franchise record he tied in a bubble-opening win over Philadelphia a week ago, before getting held without a shot in the second quarter. TIP-INSLakers: After Justin Holliday opened the second quarter with a 3 that pushed the Pacers' lead to 13, the Lakers went on a 22-5 run for a 46-42 lead. James scored six straight points on layups to start the run and later hit a 3. Pacers: Indiana's JaKarr Sampson had back-to-back putback dunks in the first quarter to finish a run to a 32-17 lead. ... Aaron Holiday had seven points and matched James with a game-high seven assists.
No shortage of points scored inside the NBA's bubble
Read full article: No shortage of points scored inside the NBA's bubbleScoring numbers are soaring inside the NBAs bubble, where the restarted season is happening at Walt Disney World. Games on average have seen nine points more than what had been the norm this season. There was a six-game NBA schedule on Feb. 21, 1988, and all the teams playing that night scored at least 110 points. That hadnt happened, on a day of five or more games, again in the NBA until July 31 the second day of bubble games. And the fact that, you know, the skill sets of NBA players are increasing exponentially by the month.
Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble
Read full article: Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubbleIf that wasnt enough, the quality of play is so good that its almost like the NBA hadnt stopped playing for 4-1/2 months. In all honestly, its better than I was expecting ... talking about all the teams in general, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. So, you see some of the talents these guys have are coming out.The numbers inside the bubble are ridiculous. Try 36 points again, 18 rebounds and eight assists in the Bucks loss to Houston on Sunday night. The Rockets beat the Mavs 153-149 in overtime Friday and then tried 61 3-pointers to tie an NBA regulation-game record Sunday.
Warren scores career-high 53 as Pacers beat 76ers 127-121
Read full article: Warren scores career-high 53 as Pacers beat 76ers 127-121I just wanted to be aggressive, do what I do best, Warren said. Tobias Harris scored 30 points for Philadelphia, and Ben Simmons had 19 points and 13 rebounds. But the leading trio for the Sixers wasn't enough to overcome Warren, who matched a franchise record with 19 points in the first quarter. He punished us tonight from the beginning of the game on.The Pacers got the restart-opening win without two starters. The Sixers were down 35-29 after the first and had eight turnovers, including two each from Embiid and Milton.
Buttigieg camp raises doubt about Nevada results
Read full article: Buttigieg camp raises doubt about Nevada resultsPete Buttigiegโs campaign is raising questions about the results of Nevadaโs caucuses and asking the state Democratic Party to address more than 200 reports of problems allocating votes Saturday. The campaign is calling for the party to release more detail of the votes and address concerns before releasing final results. Bernie Sanders won Nevadaโs caucuses, with Joe Biden a distant second and Buttigieg in third. Buttigiegโs deputy campaign manager Hari Sevugan says in a statement that the campaignโs own data shows a โrazor thinโ margin for second place and questioned whether the โirregularities and a number of unresolved questionsโ could change the final results. The party did not respond to a message Sunday seeking comment on the letter.
Early UAW votes on ending GM strike mixed
Read full article: Early UAW votes on ending GM strike mixedThe Warren Technical center, in Warren, Michigan, which is made up mostly of engineers, voted 85% in favor of the deal. It also passed easily at a metal stamping plant in Saginaw, Michigan, and a transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio. The tentative deal reached last week would pay members an $11,000 signing bonus and raise hourly pay for veteran workers 6% over the life of the contract, to $32.32. The deal also will allow many temporary workers to become permanent employees, which will significantly improve their pay and benefits. And the union got GM to drop its demand that workers pay a much greater percentage of their own health care costs.
GM halting production at Detroit-area plant this week
Read full article: GM halting production at Detroit-area plant this weekJustin Sullivan/Getty Images(CNN) - General Motors' 78-year-old transmission plant in Warren, Michigan, is halting production this week. The Detroit-area plant is one of five in North America that GM last year announced would suspend operations as part of the company's business transformation. The Warren plant opened in 1941 and has been operated by GM since 1958. "We appreciate their commitment and hard work to build the highest quality possible into each and every transmission produced at Warren Transmission Operations," GM said. GM describes the plant of being "unallocated," meaning the plant isn't completely shutting down for now.
Patients learn to live with incurable blood cancer
Read full article: Patients learn to live with incurable blood cancerThe 74-year old Pembroke Pines woman has never missed an annual physical, which always includes a comprehensive blood screening. The results of the follow-up led to a diagnosis of a blood cancer called Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, or CLL. "More than 80 percent of the patients diagnosed with CLL don't have symptoms at diagnosis," he said. Even if it becomes symptomatic, Ahmed said CLL is actually a type of leukemia that most people live with, rather than die from. If and when blood work shows the cancer is becoming aggressive, doctors can then plan a treatment strategy.