Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he would like the agency to implement a system of trucks that rounds up immigrants for deportation in a system similar to how Amazon delivers packages around the US “We need to get better at treating this like a business,” the acting Ice director, Todd Lyons, said. He said that he wanted to see a deportation process “like [Amazon] Prime, but with human beings”. His comments were first reported by the Arizona Mirror Lyons was one of a series of Trump administration speakers at the 2025 Border Security Expo at the Phoenix convention center. Other speakers were Trump’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, and the secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem. Read moreSpeakers at the expo praised Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans the 1798 law that was last used during the second world war to intern Japanese Americans Noem promised to expand on its use to more efficiently deport immigrants Homan said “that is a law enacted by Congress, and we are using that”, referring to the Alien Enemies Act. At around the time of the expo, the US supreme court ruled that the Trump administration may continue using the law to deport alleged gang members Homan added that it “bothers him” when judges attempt to prevent him from using the act. He also said that family detention was still “on the table” as a policy Lyons also spoke highly of other new technology being potentially implemented in the deportation process He expressed hopes that the agency could utilize artificial intelligence to “free up bed space” and “fill up airplanes” allowing Ice to deport immigrants at a quicker pace The Ice director also said that he has been working with Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) for access to social security numbers to look for “voter fraud” Several speakers, Homan included, echoed the opinion of having a deportation system that is run like a business, with assurance that the Trump administration is depending on the private sector for completion of its mass deportation agenda. Many representatives from the military-industrial complex were in attendance “Let the badge and guns do the badge-and-gun stuff Trump campaigned heavily on implementing a system of mass deportation, and has spent his presidency so far attempting to deliver on his campaign promises. Data suggests as many as 1,400 people were arrested during or right after Ice check-ins in the first four weeks of his administration. Free newsletterA deep dive into the policies, controversies and oddities surrounding the Trump administration Read moreOne of Trump’s first actions after he was sworn in for his second term was to broaden Ice’s mandate Now all immigrants without legal status are prioritized for arrest including those who have been checking in and cooperating with authorities “Ice’s fantasy of becoming ‘Amazon Prime for deportations’ exposes the infrastructure behind Trump’s deportation agenda: mass removals powered by big tech and data,” Cinthya Rodriguez national organizer for the Latinx advocacy group Mijente Ice has contracted with tech companies to automate policing relying on the dehumanization of immigrant communities “To seek to automate deportations at Amazon-like speed only furthers that harm,” she added “These policies are cruel reckless and driven by white supremacy and greed – not safety.” Avelo Airlines recently said it had signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights for the administration from Mesa Several thousand people signed a petition urging the airline to halt plans to carry out the deportation flights The mass deportations and ongoing cases of people being detained by Ice has caused unease and fear among immigrants and foreign visitors to the US. Recent data suggests that flight bookings between Canada and the US are down by over 70% Lyon County scored three goals in four minutes – the final two by sophomore Boston Mullen – to rally past Heritage Christian Academy 7-6 on Thursday and pick up its first win of the season Grady Walker punched home a penalty kick to bring the Lyons to within a goal Mullen tied the match two minutes later and added the game-winner with 15 minutes left The win snapped a 12-match losing streak for the Lyons dating back to last year The seven goals scored was their most since a 9-0 win at Logan County on Sept In last week’s 7-3 win over Lyon County in Hopkinsville Kallan Davis scored all seven Warrior goals It was Lucas West who scored one of the quickest goals in Warrior history just 20 seconds into the match A goal by Davis in the 10th minute staked the Warriors to a 2-0 lead before Kveon Cain got Lyon County on the board in the 16th minute After Davis again got loose and put HCA up 3-1 Lyon answered with three straight goals to end the first half – perhaps a precursor for the second half Walker scored ahead of a header by Mauro Martinez Furones that knotted the match at 3-3 Cayden Webber scored with three minutes left to give the Lyons a 4-3 advantage at halftime HCA scored the first three goals of the second half as Jayden Nichols scored his first varsity goal ahead of Davis’ two tallies Davis now has 20 goals for the Warriors (1-5-1) who will host University Heights Academy in a Saturday noon district contest Lyon County (1-6) will play at Trigg County on Tuesday in a 5th District battle – the first of two games in nine days between the border rivals and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Manchester United beat Lyon to progress to the Europa League semi-finals but that doesn’t begin to tell the story of a rollercoaster nine-goal thriller of a match at Old Trafford United strolled into a two-goal lead in the first-half thanks to strikes from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot but two strikes for Lyon after the break took the match to extra-time And that was only the beginning of the chaos Lyon took the lead through Rayan Cherki’s pinpoint strike and looked set to knock United out of Europe after Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty But United refused to lie down and meekly accept their fate; Bruno Fernandes pulled a goal back from the spot to keep the home fans on side on both the match and United’s season Ruben Amorim threw everybody into attack in attempt to break the Ligue 1 side’s resistance It worked; Kobbie Mainoo jinked threw the defence to slam home the leveller before Harry Maguire’s back post header made the score 5-4 to United United will now face Athletic Bilbao in the semis and we’ve rounded up nine stats after one of the most famous European nights in the history of the club Cherki has been directly involved in more goals than any other player in the Europa League this season – It’s the most goals and assists by a Frenchman in a Europa League season since Olivier Giroud in 2018-19 (11 goals – Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in 33 goals this season more than any other United player and showing why he is irreplaceable – Casemiro won the penalty in the 114th minute assisted the equaliser in the 120th minute and assisted the winner in the 121st minute – He also won more duels (9) and created more chances (4) than any other United player won possession seven times and won all three of his tackles –  Maguire’s last three goals in all competitions have all been game-winning headers for Manchester United – United are the first team in history to score two goals in the 120th minute of a major European match – While this was also the first game in major European football history to see five goals scored after extra-time –  This is only the second time Manchester United have won a match 5-4 in their entire history with the other coming against Arsenal in February 1958 NEXT QUIZ: Can you name every player to score for Man Utd in the Europa League? The 6 managers Cristiano Ronaldo scored fewer than 10 goals under: Ten Hag 5 top footballers we can’t believe are still awaiting their first major honour 9 footballers who refused to celebrate after scoring against their former club 6 of the most infamous guards of honour in football history: Chelsea 7 free agents we’d love to see in the Baller League UK A combined XI from promoted & relegated clubs that could achieve Premier League survival The clubs with the most league titles in world football: Celtic Michele Kang has completed the purchase of Olympique Lyonnais Feminin (OLF) Kang — who already owns NWSL side Washington Spirit and England Women’s Championship team London City Lionesses — will be the majority owner with a 52.9 per cent stake OL Groupe will own 47.1 per cent of the organisation via OL Association (a public independent association consolidated by OL Groupe) and Olympique Lyonnais SASU Kang will be the president of OLF while Vincent Ponsot former general manager of Lyon’s men’s football The OL Groupe will benefit from minority representation on OLF’s board of directors Described as a “first-of-a-kind transaction” for a mixed French football team the deal aims to “foster the full and independent development of the Olympique Lyonnais women’s team” The record eight-time Champions League and 16-time league winners have a rich history in women’s football but Kang’s focus is to raise the bar even higher by increasing professional standards within the women’s game she identified increasing the quantity and quality of training staff who work solely with the women’s side constructing a training campus dedicated to women’s and girls’ teams and building a new 15,000-20,000 capacity stadium for the women’s team Lyon owner Kang buys London City Lionesses “I am honored to complete this transaction and carry the legacy of Olympique Lyonnais Feminin forward,” said Kang “I can only hope that the ambition and support I provide matches that of the club’s staff I also want to express my appreciation for everyone at the OL Groupe for the collaboration on the project so far and for the years — and hopefully trophies — to come.” who took over Olympique Lyonnais in December 2022 added: “On behalf of all of our family at Olympique Lyonnais I am thrilled to formally welcome Michele Kang as majority owner who added the OL Groupe to his football investments under his holding company Eagle Football continued: “Michele is already a great partner of OL and now she has our complete confidence to pursue an ambitious agenda in support of the No The purchase of OLF follows the agreement reached in May 2023 between Kang and OL Groupe to form a global women’s football organisation the group intends to expand to include multiple women’s football clubs across the world Charlotte Harpur is a football writer covering Manchester United and women's football for The Athletic UK. Follow Charlotte on Twitter @charlotteharpur AFL: St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has addressed the media after the Saints bounce back win over the Dockers at home It turned out to be a tough road trip to Russellville Tuesday night for the Lyon County Lyons The Lyons dropped their 4th straight match as the Panthers scored three goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half to close out a 9-1 win on their home field The game ended shortly after the 60 minute mark due to the 8-goal rule The Panthers took control of the match early on and built a 6-1 lead at the half as they ended a three-match losing streak of their own and Charles Graves scored two goals each to lead the Russellville attack a newcomer to the Lyon County team scored the lone goal with an assist from Mauro Furones Lyon County senior Caden Weber made his return to keeper and had 17 saves on the night Lyon County (1-10-0) is scheduled to be back on the pitch Friday night when the Lyons host Muhlenberg County for Senior Night 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Apollo was on the offensive for much of the contest while limiting Lyon’s scoring chances Jackson Crawford recorded 16 stops in the net for the Lyons next visits Trigg County for 5th District action on Tuesday 14 Reds prospect Lyon Richardson collects his fifth strikeout over three no-hit Reds infielders combine to turn a triple play I like to find a second project to work on at the same time,” he wrote via email “It ensures there won’t be a lull if locations become difficult to track down for a bit or if I need a respite from working on the project While Lyon was working on “Posted,” his master’s thesis that examined missing- and wanted-person flyers a desk and telephone seemed to interact with a wallpaper mural of a lake scene filled with hot-air balloons and yachts “It became clear that I needed to photograph it and if possible develop a series from it,” Lyon wrote He began scanning his memory for locations that had components of both the real and surreal and titled the series “Landscapes for the People.” and colleagues to help find locations for the series and started peeking inside storefront windows and walking into local businesses looking for ideas “Working on projects like this gets you to interact with people in slightly awkward ways,” Lyon said “I’m basically going into a business and asking a doctor or manager to photograph a wall.” Although the photographs in the series touch on the idea of escapism inside spaces we typically want to flee such as dentist offices and exercise rooms Lyon chose the locations for a number of reasons “My sense of humor is a big part of my personality and I think that comes out in my work with this series in particular … I’m (also) attracted to how we use imagery in our culture especially in the context of what directly surrounds these images and time that these images or objects reveal,” Lyon said Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker to the late Norval and Freda Becker Carver Marilyn worked for her dad at Carver’s Electric and Heating for many years She was a member at Evergreen Baptist Church and loved spending time with her grandchildren and cats she was preceded in death by her husband Richard Lyon (09/06/2013); and a sister Burial to follow at East Lawn Memorial Park Online condolences may be made at www.hadleyfh.com | https://www.mariettatimes.com | 740-373-2121 Livonia Stevenson was proof positive Friday night of the old adage: "It's not how you start The host Spartans were tied 1-1 after one period against South Lyon Unified and led 3-1 after two before exploding for six goals during the final period en route to a 9-1 KLAA Central Division boys hockey win at Edgar Arena Teo Gomulka and Justin Alton both notched a hat trick in the victory ended the game with 1:14 remaining on the eight-goal mercy rule as the Spartans improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Central a third-year varsity player and member of last year's MHSAA Division 1 state runner-up team All three of the senior's goals occurred during the final period "We weren't playing our game," Gomulka said we played Spartan hockey and we got the 'W.' Spartan hockey is hard-nosed We practice the details and it showed today." 0-1) took a head contact penalty just 2:04 into the first period Just five seconds into the Stevenson power play Alton scored off an assist from Alex Walkuski But after South Lyon took another penalty only 43 seconds later Stevenson had a five-on-three power play for 58 seconds but it backfired when Brett Cook knifed in and scored an unassisted short-handed goal at the 4:50 mark to make it 1-1 but give (South Lyon) all the credit in the world," Stevenson coach David Mitchell said We got one early and then that five-minute power play was huge They did a really nice job of disrupting what we were trying to do It was 1-1 and we tried to talk about sticking to our game plan and get a little more pucks inside and be a little more physical and strong inside I think we did a better job of it in the second and the third (periods)." Junior defenseman Connor Jakacki stuffed home a rebound 6:23 into the second period to give Stevenson the lead for keeps Julian Decina and Easton Schlatterbeck drew the assists Julian Decina perfectly timed and batted home a rebound in mid-air After outshooting South Lyon 31-8 through the first two periods starting with Alton's second of the game just nine seconds into the third from Beaune and Walkuski The Stevenson scoring parade continued with Gomulka scoring at 1:11 (from Gray and Ryan McCamant); Gomulka unassisted on a power play at 8:51; Alton at 11:30 (from Gomulka and Julian Decina); Gomulka at 15:08 (from Logan Dunham and Jacob Anderson); followed by Williamson's game-ender "I thought the first period (Stevenson) grinded on us hard and our guys competed," South Lyon coach Bill McCreary said they controlled the play and we were chasing a lot It's a learning opportunity for us and our guys We have to be more consistent and disciplined in our play and get better." Stevenson peppered SLU senior goalie Jared Paugh with an unofficial total of 49 shots "Although our goaltender is a very responsible 'I got to do better controlling rebounds,'" McCreary said our 'D' weren't tying up and we weren't smothering the rebounds." Alton and Gomulka were the biggest thorns in South Lyon's side accounting for two-thirds of Stevenson goal output on the night so it's nice to see him rewarded," Mitchell said "Teo Gomulka is a kid who has all the ability to score goals because I challenged him a little between periods and challenged him to be a little stronger on pucks and He accepted the challenge and took it like any real competitor does He took it a little personally upon himself that he had to be better to help his team and that he did." South Lyon took a total of seven penalties including one five-minute major for kneeing and two others for too many men on the ice "I was really proud of our effort for about half the game," McCreary said "We still need to do better staying out of the box We played half of that first period short-handed You can't play a top team and compete when you're doing that." Stevenson starting goalie Will Tragge played into the third period before backup Derek Dudek came on to finish the game with 5:53 left "We're always a work in progress," Mitchell said "We're still a younger team that needs to grow We focus on a process to try and get better I think we got better as the game went along today and we need to continue to do that Grace VanBoven will graduate from South Lyon High School June 12 having learned some extraordinarily hard lessons already in her young life who died when Grace was just 9 years old and in fourth grade Grace’s mother lost her battle with cancer a fight that had begun when her daughter was just 7 her child showed a determination to succeed and is the winner of the 2021 Perseverance Award for a South Lyon High School graduating senior “I think my mom would be really proud of me,” VanBoven said "I will graduate in the top 10 of my class and I’m going to U of M I think she would be really proud of everything I have done so far.” which also includes her dad Andy and siblings Emma moved into the South Lyon school district when Grace was in first grade Michelle VanBoven was “incredibly caring fun to be around and the life of the party,” Grace remembers she went through six months of treatment and was then in remission but the cancer returned by the time Grace was in third grade She remembers skipping school to go see "The Lion King" in the theater with her mom the same day she had a radiation treatment for the cancer which had metastasized in its return Grace VanBoven had to grow up very quickly ensuring her own homework was done accurately without assistance “I wanted to make it easier for my parents,” she said “The priority needed to be making it better for my mom I wanted to do everything I could so I wasn’t something they had to worry about.” a month before Grace’s 10th birthday Grace had watched her mother’s fight for life for nearly three years and now faced her own challenges without her mom She didn’t want to share with others that her mother had died ‘Can your mom take us to do this?’” she recalled “I was never comfortable making it known that my mom had passed away I don’t want people to have sympathy for me I don’t want it to change people’s perspective… I still grew up in a great home It’s terrible and I wish I could change it but I don’t like people feeling bad for me.” VanBoven says school has come naturally to her and she is on track to attend medical school thanks to her “exceptional” South Lyon High economics teacher Eric Davis VanBoven had to work a little harder to overcome some shyness What got her out of her comfort zone was her job at Dick’s Sporting Goods and extracurricular activities including participation on the student council and mentoring other students as a member of the LINK Crew she wrote in her essay application for the Perseverance Award shaped in great deal by circumstances she would not choose I’ve struggled with knowing that I am enough for myself and for her… Looking back I can tell you that I do know it’s not my fault; it’s just the way the world works I will never stop trying to make her proud in anything that I do.” which selects one winner from each high school each year to honor with the Perseverance Award and the accompanying $1,000 college scholarship certainly believes Grace VanBoven is the embodiment of their award it brings us to tears to read the stories of these kids,” Rachael Showerman  “It’s difficult to choose their stories are so powerful and inspiring and one that we discuss with students is perseverance.. We celebrate kids from all different backgrounds with all different interests especially those who have really difficult challenges and persevered to overcome them They’re both super powerful incredible stories.” VanBoven plans to surprise her father with the news on Honors Night “My dad is an incredible human being,” she said “There was a point in time I liked to argue with my dad a lot He is an amazing dad and I couldn’t ask for a better one When she walks across the stage to accept her diploma While she won’t hear her mom in the crowd VanBoven wrote eloquently of how she envisioned her graduation imagining a warm hug from her mother as the ceremony ends with the scent of her perfume surrounding her “I’d look up to see tears in her eyes as she thought about another one of her kids growing up,” VanBoven wrote “and she’d whisper to me: you did it.” Contact reporter Susan Bromley at sbromley@hometownlife.com or 517-281-2412. Follow her on Twitter @SusanBromley10 By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use had fought for equal rights since the 1950s Trailblazing lesbian activist Phyllis Lyon, an advocate for LGBTQ rights since the 1950s Lyon "died peacefully at her home in San Francisco ... of natural causes," according to The Bay Area Reporter. "Few individuals contributed more to issues impacting LGBTQ civil rights and the rights of elder Americans than Ms began their relationship in 1952 in Seattle and moved to San Francisco the following year they and three other lesbian couples founded the Daughters of Bilitis the first lesbian political and social organization in the nation a monthly magazine featuring political articles Founding the organization and the magazine "were acts of immense political courage at a time of unchecked harassment and violence directed at 'homosexuals,' largely at the hands of law enforcement and political officials," the Reporter points out The women influenced political and religious leaders to become more supportive of LGBTQ people They were active in San Francisco's Alice B to sponsor legislation outlawing employment discrimination against gays and lesbians They also fought for the decriminalization of homosexuality in California Martin and Lyon helped bring marriage equality to the state as well. They were among the couples who sued for equal marriage rights in the case that led the California Supreme Court to strike down the state's ban on same-sex marriage in 2008. They married as soon as that ruling went into effect, on June 16 of that year -- the first same-sex couple married in San Francisco and with Robin Tyler and Diane Olson of Los Angeles one of the two first same-sex couples married in California voters passed Proposition 8 to temporarily revoke marriage equality in the state but it was eventually struck down in court They had been married once before, in 2004, when Gavin Newsom and they were the first couple to receive a license Courts later made the city cease performing same-sex marriages and invalidated the unions Marriage rights actually hadn't been a high priority for Lyon and Martin "We hadn't given it much thought," she said "We were much more interested in making sure that gays and lesbians could have jobs and not get fired from them just because they were gays and lesbians And the same with housing and the same with almost everything." then executive director of the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights asked them to be the first same-sex couple married in the city Lyon's other achievements included cofounding the National Sex Forum and working as a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality She and Martin also collaborated on the 1972 book Lesbian/Woman in which "many lesbians found a positive description of lesbian lives for the very first time," the Reporter notes "We lost a giant today," California State Sen "Phyllis Lyon fought for LGBTQ equality when it was neither safe nor popular to do so played a crucial role winning the rights and dignity our community now enjoys We owe Phyllis immense gratitude for her work "Phyllis Lyon is truly an iconic figure in the history of LGBTQ and women's rights Her life was marked by courage and the tenacious belief that the world must and could change She and her love of over 50 years moved from the shadows to the center of civil life and society when they became the first couple to marry in California after Prop Few individuals did more to advance women's and LGBTQ rights than Phyllis Lyon From the moment I started as legal director at NCLR Our monthly lunches gave me the chance to learn at their feet about my own history and the story of much or our movement I got to be a part of not one but two weddings with them but am comforted knowing she and Del are finally together again." chief of staff at the Los Angeles LGBT Center also released a statement: "There are many who can rightfully claim that they helped build the modern movement for LGBTQ rights there are few who can claim so central a role as Phyllis Lyon and her wife While the loss of Phyllis makes this a profoundly sad day I hope we can focus on the groundbreaking impact she and Del had on our community from the founding of the Daughters of Bilitis to their hard-fought battles to transform the National Organization for Women into a lesbian-inclusive organization and their activism on behalf of LGBTQ seniors but we will always feel her presence in the continuing march toward full equality and justice for the LGBTQ community." The family asked that memorial donations be made to San Francisco's Lyon-Martin Health Services a clinic serving the LGBTQ community and named in honor of the couple were activists and mentors before there was a movement or community Phyllis Lyon, an LGBTQ rights pioneer who, with her longtime partner, was among the first same-sex couples to marry in California when it became legal to do so in 2008, has died at her San Francisco home A photo of the couple from the the 2003 film No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon Photograph: Allstar/Sundance ChannelLyon lived her life with “joy and wonder” a longtime friend and former executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights She said Lyon and her wife Del Martin were activists and mentors long before there was a movement or community “Before cellphones they always had their phone number listed in the phone book in case any young or terrified LGBTQ person needed help or support,” she said “And they fielded dozens of calls over the years.” Kendell said Lyon died on Thursday of natural causes California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, who granted the couple the city’s first same-sex marriage license in 2004 while serving as mayor of San Francisco “Phyllis – it was the honor of a lifetime to marry you & Del,” he wrote in a tweet on Thursday “Your courage changed the course of history.” Phyllis and Del were the manifestation of love and devotion. Yet for over 50 years they were denied the right to say 2 extraordinary words: I do.Phyllis—it was the honor of a lifetime to marry you & Del. Your courage changed the course of history.Rest in Peace my dear friend. pic.twitter.com/emQYfKWQnk Lyon was a journalist who met her lifelong love They co-founded with other lesbian couples the Daughters of Bilitis a political and social organization for lesbians They published a national monthly for lesbians and in 1972 Newsom referenced her death at his daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic Thursday Newsom was a newly elected mayor of San Francisco in 2004 when he decided to challenge California’s marriage laws by issuing licenses to same-sex couples His advisers and gay rights advocates had the perfect couple in mind to be the public face of the movement who had by then been together more than 50 years were secretly swept into the clerk’s office They exchanged vows before a tiny group of city staff members and friends according to a 2008 Associated Press story so we were left to be by ourselves like we wanted to be,” said Martin Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon exchange rings during their wedding ceremony officiated by Gavin Newsom (center) at City Hall in San Francisco Photograph: Marcio José Sánchez/Associated PressA wedding portrait of the couple cradling each other in pastel-colored pantsuits with their foreheads touching drew worldwide attention the state supreme court voided the unions before overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage in 2008 among the first couples to do so in the state The Guardian reported at the time that Lyon called the ceremony “exciting” and “over very fast … four minutes?” adding that the couple did not wear white or carry bouquets “We wore what we wore the last time,” Lyon said “That was simpler than trying to buy something new – God forbid.” Del Martin died weeks after their second wedding at age 87 and graduated from the University of California where she was editor of the heralded Daily Californian newspaper Lyon was a police reporter in Fresno and a reporter at the Chico Enterprise-Record during the 1940s Family and friends are planning a celebration of her life The Swiss and French cities want to add more electric buses to their public transportation fleets They have ordered 121 and 127 articulated and double-articulated electric buses The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess will deliver a total of 248 electric buses to France and Switzerland it will provide 127 articulated electric buses to Lyon and 121 articulated and double-articulated electric buses to Lake Geneva over the next four years Lyon has agreed to an investment package that includes the purchase of modern trolleybuses and enables its vehicles to serve routes previously reserved for diesel buses The city will thus extend the network of overhead lines the trolleybuses rely on battery power only The first vehicles will go into operation next year The TPG (Transports Public Geneve) will take delivery of a complete mobility solution as the deal also includes the charging infrastructure The first Hess buses will hit the road in Geneva in 2025. Moreover, the contract has an option of up to 241 additional vehicles by 2030, which is also the year by which TPG wants to fully electrify its fleet. Hess already won a contract over 119 extra-long and tram-like electric buses with TPG in 2022 Hess is known primarily for its trolleybuses (with overhead wires) but also has models that run entirely battery-powered. That is what i.e. Geneva has opted for. Due to the high demand for its electric bus systems, Hess is further expanding its capacities in Bellach, Solothurn, and the new plant in Portugal hess-ag.ch (in German) I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology — The convicted sex offender charged with the 1975 murders of Sheila and Katherine Lyon has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree felony murder was sentenced to 48 years in prison Tuesday as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors The disappearance of the two girls — daughters of former WMAL broadcaster John Lyon Mary — sparked fear in the region and marked a turning point in attitudes about child abduction and safety The girls’ bodies have never been found prosecutors said Welch will plead guilty to the unrelated sexual assaults of a young girl in Prince William County Welch will begin serving his Virginia prison sentence when he completes a Delaware sentence for sexually abusing a child In a brief statement after Welch pleaded guilty “We just want to say simply: Thank you,” he said “And it’s been a long time and we’re tired Welch’s prison term is essentially a life sentence Bedford County commonwealth’s attorney Welch could be eligible to leave prison early because Virginia offered parole at the time the girls were killed The state has since abolished its parole system Nance said he believed the case to be one of the oldest cold cases prosecuted in the U.S where authorities never recovered the bodies of the victims Prosecutors alleged Welch burned at least one of the sisters’ bodies in a fire on the property of his family members on Taylor’s Mountain Welch has never acknowledged killing the girls during more than eight interviews with Montgomery County detectives The plea agreement to felony murder holds Welch responsible for the girls’ deaths even though he did not admit to participating who Lloyd Welch claimed sexually abused at least one of the girls was still a ‘person of interest.’ “With the intensive investigations that have taken place I’m no longer comfortable calling any other individual a ‘person of interest,'” Nance said and Bedford Sheriff Mike Brown labeled Richard Welch last week Welch gave law enforcement a final proffer containing details about the case state’s attorney for Montgomery County said the case has haunted the region for decades “That day in March was the day we lost our innocence,” he told reporters during the news conference “We began to rear our children differently We began to think differently about what we could do I guess there’s no way to turn that clock back but the entire region was affected by this case.” McCarthy said he will not prosecute Welch for the Montgomery County abduction of the girls at the request of John and Mary Lyon who told him they wanted the case to be over WTOP’s Jack Moore contributed to this report Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with WTOP since 1997 He says he looks forward to coming to work every day even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area an idea needs to incubate for a little while before it turns into a full-fledged project For Mark Lyon Lyon photographed a frozen car wash bay wall and said he was attracted to the symmetry and decor of the space he began shooting car washes in earnest around the New York Hudson Valley and New England areas eventually creating a series titled “Bay Views.” Lyon said that although he is drawn to car washes that appear to have been abandoned most of the 24-hours self-service washes he shoots are still functioning He also isn’t in a rush to make many of the images in “Bay Views.” Because he relies on natural light Lyon said he sometimes waits for years to get the shot he sets up in his mind and often revisits the location in different seasons to see how the light moves through the fog or snow “Sometimes all the elements are cooperative on the first visit but I still have a tendency to want to go back and explore what else might happen,” he said “A big part of what I’m looking for is the balance of interior and exterior light In some locations where there is an interesting view I just have to wait for the circumstances to be correct.” Shooting at night also helps to create a somewhat lonely feeling within the images and Lyon said he shoots with relatively long exposures based around “the flickering cycle of a street light or (on) traffic patterns.” “I established early on that I would not use any image that features my own cast shadow or use any image that has car light trails in it I think avoiding these elements has had the effect of creating a slower and quieter reading of the images.” Lyon’s previous series, “Landscapes for the People,” featured on Slate last year also focused on a quieter part of life: murals inside office spaces He is drawn to the passing of time in his work but said he isn’t necessarily focused on nostalgia objects and spaces that show their age,” he said “I think the ‘quietness’ in my work comes from photographing spaces designed for our interaction without any figures present; the viewer can occupy these photographic spaces and create their own visual narratives.” Olympique Lyon takes down Nice in Ligue 1Two brilliant assists from Thiago Almada finished off by Ryan Cherki and Ghanaian forward Ernest Nuamah secured a 2-0 victory for Olympique Lyon at the Allianz Riviera against Nice Lyon continues its strong run and moves closer to the European spots in Ligue 1 as they had the chance to jump into second place—still held by Marseille despite their loss to Lens with four straight wins and six games unbeaten Lyon absorbed Nice's pressure and struck at the perfect moment The introduction of Ryan Cherki in the 77th minute for Nemanja Matic along with Ernest Nuamah replacing Malick Fofana earlier who slotted it past Marcin Bulka to break the deadlock just two points behind Lille (5th) and Monaco (4th)—the last Champions League spot Nice (3rd) stays three points behind Marseille (2nd) in a tight race at the top Rounding out the club’s kit set for the season Adidas has unveiled the new Lyon third shirt It was designed in a collaboration between the brand With not a hint of green in sight adidas have released the Olympique Lyon 22/23 third shirt which has been designed in collaboration with Nuits Sonores an electronic music festival based in Lyon The jersey represents the town’s many facets (lights togetherness) and celebrates common values between these different stakeholders such as knowledge transmission bringing them all together under one uniting message: “Lyon is our culture”  the selected design will also feature on the LDLC ASVEL teams’ away kit for the 2022-23 basketball season As a nod to the Nuits sonores’ visual identity which pays tribute to the roots of its flagship genre of electronic music the new jersey combines graphic black lines with hints of mauve it is intended to be inclusive and uniting The Lyon 22/23 third shirt will be available soon at adidas.fr Arriving with a design that symbolises the bond uniting the club to its fans Olympique Lyon have unveiled and then debuted their new 22/23 away shirt from adidas in their back-to-back preseason friendlies with Dynamo Kyiv Continuing their long-standing partnership that runs until 2025 adidas and Olympique Lyon have unveiled the club’s new 2023/24 home strip which arrives in Les Gones’ traditional colours adidas once again drop the Lyon home and away shirts for the upcoming campaign at the same time The 21/22 home shirt sees a return to a classic look for the French side while the away shirt ventures into new territory With his contract at Arsenal having expired Alexandre Lacazette has made the switch back to Olympique Lyon a club he originally joined in 2003 at the age of 12 and the club have used his unveiling to also reveal their new home shirt for the 22/23 season adidas launch the Olympique Lyonnais 20/21 home and away shirts Contrasting clean looks feature across both with callouts to the 70 year celebration on the home shirt Juventus have unveiled their new third shirt for 22/23 from adidas and it will make its debut on Sunday 11 September when they host Salernitana at the Allianz Stadium Rolling the clock back to the 95/96 season Olympique Lyonnais and adidas have revealed a new adidas Originals collection which features a remake of the home jersey from that campaign – one of the most iconic in the club’s history Looking to help the French Ligue 1 side build on what has been a reasonably successful season adidas launch the Lyon 2019/20 home and away shirts providing strong looks when the side play at the Lyon Olympic Stadium or on the road Sign up to our newsletter and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the world of Creative Soccer Culture Lyon County sex worker Alice Little was the highest paid courtesan within in the state for 2019 and was named “Companion of the Year” for the third consecutive year works in Lyon County's Mound House brothels The title of “Companion of the Year” is awarded to the highest-earning courtesan from the company’s network of Nevada bordellos making Little the most financially successful licensed prostitute in the United States Little brought in about $1.2 million in 2019 more than twice that of the second-highest earning sex worker “It still hasn’t really sunk in yet,” she said “I recently found out I book more than some of the brothels in an entire year and it was definitely really exciting.” With a seven-figure sales record for three years in a row Little attributes her considerable success to her dogged work ethic and an overall positive shift in America’s perception of sex work while acknowledging that sex workers still have a struggle ahead in the fight against the stigma surrounding the profession.  the public discourse surrounding sex work has increased considerably,” Little said we saw democratic presidential hopefuls speak openly about sex work making the legal status of prostitution a legitimate campaign issue.” Prostitution is currently criminalized in the United States where prostitution is legal in the form of regulated brothels located in several rural counties throughout the state and Cory Booker recently spoke publicly about their stance on sex work and this past year there were highly publicized movements to decriminalize prostitution in New York State and Washington D.C.,” Little said lawmakers introduced a bill for the 2020 session that aims to decriminalize sex work in the state of Vermont.” “As discussions around prostitution are increasingly pushed to the forefront by legislators and advocates Americans from coast to coast are compelled to challenge their previous perceptions about the virtue of sex-for-money transactions between consenting adults My sales figures indicate that people in this country are progressively embracing the services offered by sex workers I’m not a supermodel … I’m proud of the work that I do and I’m honored to be publicly recognized as a successful prostitute.”  Amy Alonzo covers Mason Valley and rural Nevada. 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Here's how you can support local journalism.  AdvertisementHow was your experience today Olympique Marseille Comes Back with 10 Men Against Olympique LyonOlympique Marseille pulled off an impressive 2-3 victory against Olympique Lyon in Matchday 5 of Ligue 1 while Lyon's scorers were Duje Caleta-Car and Ryan Cherki The first half was dominated by Lyon's offensive power especially after Marseille went down to 10 men just five minutes in Duje Caleta-Car scored in the 53rd minute to give Lyon the lead coach De Zerbi made the right substitutions Ulisses Garcia then scored to put Marseille ahead 1-2 in the 82nd minute Lyon pushed forward and found the equalizer in the 90+3 minute thanks to Ryan Cherki Jonathan Rowe drove the ball to the edge of the box and blasted it into the net securing the comeback victory for Marseille at 2-3 Olympique de Marseille stays in second place in the Ligue 1 standings with 13 points while Olympique Lyon drops to 14th place with only four points the city’s annual festival of lights has been opened by France’s new prime minister a year after it was cancelled following the Paris attacks Lyon’s festival of lights has been opened by France’s new prime minister amid tight security a year after the the city cancelled the annual event following terrorist attacks in Paris Bernard Cazeneuve, who was appointed prime minister earlier this week millions of visitors will demonstrate the resilience that is the strength of your city and our country.” which originated in Lyon in the mid-19th century has grown over the past 10 years into a major cultural event attracting millions of visitors Dozens of light installations have been concentrated into the central areas of the city this year in order to tighten the security operation Cordons have been erected around the Presqu’île Last year the mayor of Lyon cancelled the light extravaganza following attacks on the Bataclan theatre and other places in the capital on 13 November in which 130 people were killed a single projection and a candle-lit procession in Lyon honoured the victims of the attacks Un songe forain installation. Photograph: Brice Robert PhotographeDeputy mayor George Képénékian said there had been a further debate on whether to hold the festival this year following the attack in Nice in July in which 86 people were killed when a truck was driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day no one will decide for us how we will live We cannot allow common barbarians to impose a way of life on us,” said Képénékian France’s ministry of interior supported the decision to hold the festival and had provided additional security forces Platonium Photograph: Brice Robert PhotographeThe festival will be shorter than in previous years – taking place over three nights rather (8-10 December) than the customary four – and with installations lit from 8pm until midnight About 1,100 security personnel are being deployed and 40 checkpoints have been set up around the area but we are well organised,” said Képénékian Lyon’s Fête des Lumières was first celebrated in 1852 when people lit candles to thank their patron saint In 2014 it attracted about 3m visitors from all over the world to a city whose core population is 500,000 this year’s festival includes installations created by Chinese light designers About 40 Installations have been mounted in the city “I hope next year we will be able to go back to four nights,” he said Football Shirt News - Olympique Lyonnais Kit 09/10 by Umbro - 29/07/09 Olympique Lyonnais will begin their assault on regaining the Ligue 1 title wearing new home and away football kits made by Umbro Since the 2001 season Lyon have been dominant in French football winning a record seven straight ligue 1 titles last season their crown was taken by Bordeaux so Olympique Lyon will begin the 2009/10 season with a fresh approach The new Olympique Lyon home shirt continues the white/blue/red colourway although for 09/10 the stripe is now horizontal and not vertical The 09/10 away football shirt has an all new black and orange colourway and both new Umbro football shirts feature the clubs mascot on the back of the shirt Throwing some retro love the way of the women’s game adidas and Olympique Lyon have revealed a new Originals Icon lifestyle collection Inspired by the elements and the people who have shaped the city's history PUMA have revealed the 23/24 home and away shirts for Olympique de Marseille Looking back to the 70s for design inspiration PUMA have unveiled the Olympique Marseille home shirt for the 22/23 season The jersey sees a return of the blue colouring that was famously worn 50 years ago Sign up to our newsletter and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the world of Creative Soccer Culture.