Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The NBA Draft Lottery is just one week away and that means we almost know where Cooper Flagg will end up once the ping–pong balls determine who has the No here's a pre-lottery and pre-combine mock taking into account team needs which we will do more as we get deeper into the draft US President Donald Trump is pressuring the Mexican government to crack down on Mexican cartels blaming them for fomenting America's drugs crisis He’s threatened tariffs and even military strikes Mexico has sent hundreds of troops to the state of Sinaloa where a war rages between two factions of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel CNN's Isobel Yeung visits the region – speaking to a member of the Sinaloa cartel meeting families impacted by the violence and seeing the work soldiers are doing to destroy drug production in the rural countryside '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" News City Foundry is plunking down more chips on the experience economy with a new arm dedicated to public and private events at its 15-acre site in Midtown. the father and son duo helming New + Found the operation will encompass large events open to the general public; ambient programming (from buskers to bingo) during the week; a “Live Art Market” on Wednesdays in May and June with local performers and creators; and an expanded opportunity for private packages that allow for the use of common spaces and more than one venue in a single event succinct guide to local news from award-winning journalists Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull The Smiths say that events bring not only foot traffic to their existing tenants—City Foundry is 94 percent leased—but also some cultural electricity “We’ve had so many artists reaching out and asking how they can perform here,” says Will Smith “There’s absolutely an economic rationale [for events] but also a commitment to the community and bringing them together.” City Foundry also announced a half-dozen new tenants Five others are scheduled to open in the coming months: Sylvie Dee’s (coffee and ice cream) Urban Fort Play Café (an indoor playspace and children’s store); The Great Big Game Show (a game show experience); The Escape Game (a multi-space escape-room concept); and The Injection Bar (a wellness lounge). The Smiths attribute the burst of leasing interest at least in part to a solidifying proof of concept: Taxable sales in the City Foundry Community Improvement District have more than doubled from $23.3 million in 2022 (the first full year) to $56.2 million in 2024 Steve Smith says that nearly all of the combined $58 million in state and federal historic tax credits for the $344 million development have been monetized and that he expects to arrange for permanent financing on the first phase (which cost $240 million) sometime this year. City Foundry tenants have been hosting these for a while but customers have lately expressed interest in using more than one venue for a single event—say an event that encompasses both Alamo Draft House and 18 Rails—as well as spaces in City Foundry’s common areas Now customers will be able to arrange through a City Foundry events coordinator to combine those elements in package deals But the more frequent type of programming will be public events featuring local artists Steve Smith says one inspiration for that initiative was a string of visits to Covent Garden in London That’s what we’re trying to do—to create that energy.” Why It Matters: City Foundry has quickly become one of the most visited places in St compared to Gateway Arch National Park’s 2.6 million Making first-timers into repeat visitors—and keeping the space activated outside peak hours—is critical to keeping tenants happy and business booming. What’s Next: Those who want to organize public-facing events at City Foundry will be able to apply by responding to a request for proposals, which can be obtained by emailing [email protected]. The Live Art Market artist/sponsor lineup will be announced on May 7. Listen Here Listen Here Listen Here Listen Here DAILY NEWSLETTER Subscribe to the St. Louis Daily newsletter for a smart, succinct guide to local news from award-winning journalists Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull. Start your mornings with a fresh take on the day’s top local news from Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull. No spam, you can unsubscribe anytime you want. Our award-winning content brings readers revealing profiles Start your mornings with a fresh take on the day’s top local news The Aussie rocker added choral touches and a little humor to sweeten his long and heavy set with the Bad Seeds at the Armory There were the usual tunes about midnight-dark souls and violence and unholiness The songs that really hit hardest at Sunday night’s unrelenting Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds concert at the Armory in Minneapolis They didn’t bother recruiting an opening act and performed for nearly three hours. In just one of those hours, they covered more emotional and musical ground than most full concerts, veering between boisterous, soaring, crescendoing epics enhanced by a four-piece choir to more hushed, tender moments that would turn the three-quarters-full Armory close to pin-drop quiet. As is always the case when he’s out with the Bad Seeds, Cave himself covered a lot of ground in the literal sense, too. The lanky, 67-year-old singer would frequently jump up from his grand piano to run onto a walkway that jutted out from the stage, where he would frequently get right in fans’ faces or hold their hands. At one point early in the set during the intensely orchestrated “Conversion,” Cave marched back and forth onstage and vehemently pointed at fans over and over, loudly proclaiming the refrain to each of them: “Stop! You’re beautiful! Stop! You’re beautiful!” He sang it as if he were furious at them for thinking otherwise, too. “Conversion” was one of eight songs in the 23-song set list from the elegantly arranged, emotionally wracked new Bad Seeds album, “Wild God.” The record found Cave coming out the other end of a dark tunnel in which he mourned the deaths of two sons, one just 15. He truly seemed to want to bring light to the rest of the world as he ran in and out of the spotlight Sunday. Having a gospel-tinged quartet of backup singers was just one of many ways levity and a joyful spirit balanced out the sad undercurrent in tunes like the eerily electrified show opener “Frogs” and one of the show’s quieter highlights, “Bright Horses.” Two of the “Wild God” tracks, “Cinnamon Horses” and “Joy,” grew from languid-at-first ballads into triumphal, hands-in-the-air musical climaxes with help from the extra singers and the Bad Seeds’ multi-instrumental approach. This is one rock band that can blend in violin, vibraphones and even timpani the way most bands simply change up guitar pedals. Some of the older tunes that dotted the set list were given new treatment, starting with 2004’s “O Children,” about which Cave said he picked for the tour because “here we are living in a world today that can’t take care of its children.” That was followed by an ultra-manic “Jubilee Street” and muddied, tribal-sounding “Tupelo.” Between the heaviness of both the old and new songs, Cave managed to work in bits of lighthearted humor, too — starting with pretending he thought he was in Milwaukee, and including some biting banter with audience members. The biggest laugh came in the encore when he picked out the murder ballad “Henry Lee” for the first time this tour and had to ask new bassist Colin Greenwood for the song’s musical key. “Colin knows because he’s in Radiohead, and they know stuff like that,” Cave quipped. After “Henry Lee,” all the Bad Seeds walked offstage and left Cave to finish the show by himself with a solo piano version of “Into My Arms,” a song that casts doubt on everything except the power of love. It was the lightest and simplest-sounding song in a long and very hard-hitting performance, and yet it felt like the most powerful one, too. Here’s the set list from Sunday’s Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds concert at the Armory in Minneapolis: Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas. Music Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera plays at the Ordway Music Theater in St Benson Boone’s American Heart Tour will open at Xcel Energy Center on Aug just two years after he played in town at the Fine Line The Grammy-winning Americana star heads to Minneapolis because of Prince originally selected for target practice during a joint military exercise sank unexpectedly on its own Monday off the Philippines’ western coast The former USS Brattleboro took on water while being positioned approximately 30 nautical miles west of San Antonio according to a statement emailed that afternoon by Navy spokesman Lt The ship — a former rescue patrol craft and World War II veteran — had been chosen as a target for fighter-bomber drills during Balikatan the largest annual joint military exercise in the Philippines The Brattleboro was thoroughly cleaned before being towed to sea to minimize its environmental impact the vessel was selected because it exceeded its service life and was no longer suitable for normal operations,” he said The maritime strike portion of the exercise was not affected by the ship’s unscheduled sinking The Brattleboro earned three battle stars during WWII by the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co. according to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships the vessel transported 26 German prisoners — captured U-boat sailors — from Bermuda to Norfolk it was assisting in evacuating wounded troops during the Allied invasion of the Philippines and later performed similar duties during the Battle of Okinawa the Brattleboro served 18 years as a Navy experimental vessel before being decommissioned in November 1965 and transferred to the South Vietnamese navy the ship escaped Vietnam and was incorporated into the Philippine navy in 1976 as BRP Miguel Malvar The ship had been designated as a target for Philippine FA-50PH fighter jets and U.S 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 7vs11 Stanford University Eagles will resume action next weekend at UMass Lowell While I’d been busy writing my fourth and fifth novels my study had mysteriously transformed itself around me into a kind of miniature indoor jungle Everywhere were dusty mountains of scribbled-on pages and precarious towers of folders I began work on my new novel with renewed energy having just had the room entirely refurbished to my own exacting specifications I now had well-ordered shelves up to the ceiling and—something I’d wanted for years—two writing surfaces that met in a right angle even smaller than before (I’ve always preferred to write in small rooms I’d tell anyone interested how it was like being ensconced in the sleeper compartment of a period luxury train: all I had to do was revolve my chair and reach out a hand to get whatever it was I needed One such item now readily accessible was a box file on the shelf to my left marked “Students Novel.” It contained handwritten notes, spidery diagrams, and some typed pages deriving from two separate attempts I’d made—in 1990, then in 1995—to write the novel that was to become Never Let Me Go On each occasion I’d abandoned the project and gone on to write a completely unrelated novel Not that I needed to bring down the file very often: I was quite familiar with its contents My “students” had no university anywhere near them nor resembled at all the sort of characters encountered in The Secret History or the “campus novels” of Malcolm Bradbury and David Lodge I knew they were to share a strange destiny one that would drastically shorten their lives But what was this “strange destiny”—the dimension I hoped would give my novel its unique character The answer had continued to elude me throughout the previous decade I’d toyed with scenarios involving a virus I even dreamt up once a surreal sequence in which a young hitchhiker thumbs down a convoy of vehicles and is given a lift in a lorry hauling nuclear missiles across the English countryside Every conceit I came up with felt too “tragic,” too melodramatic Nothing I could conjure would come close to matching the needs of the novel I felt I could see dimly before me in the mists of my imagination I could feel something important had changed—and it was not just my study I’d grown up under the influence of the university literature courses of the 1970s and the London fiction scene of the 1980s It was an exciting era of high literary ambition characterized by an openness to international and postcolonial currents to any works that gave the appearance of deriving from a “popular” genre Science fiction in particular seemed to carry a mysterious stigma believing it had nothing to offer that could be relevant to my artistic ambitions I belatedly noticed I was no longer a “young writer”—that there was a distinct and exciting new generation emerging in Britain typically fifteen or so years younger than me Some of these authors I read and admired from a distance For instance: Alex Garland (who’d then recently published The Beach) and I began a pattern—still continuing today—of meeting for rambling It was Alex who drew up for me a list of the most important graphic novels I had to read introducing me to the work of important figures like Alan Moore and Grant Morrison Alex was at that time writing a screenplay that would become the classic 2002 zombie dystopia film 28 Days Later He showed me an early draft and I listened in fascination to him discussing the pros and cons of various ways forward my itinerary intersected three times with that of a young English author promoting his first novel The novel was Ghostwritten and his name was David Mitchell—both at that point unknown to me We found ourselves sitting in late-night lounges of hotels in the American Midwest competing to identify tunes the cocktail pianist was playing for us Alongside chat about Dickens and Dostoyevsky On returning home I read Ghostwritten and realized I’d been communing with a monster talent (an assessment that became more or less universal when he published Cloud Atlas three years later) My growing familiarity with these younger colleagues excited and liberated me They opened windows for me I’d not thought to open before they brought to my own imagination new horizons There might have been other factors around at that time: Dolly the Sheep, history’s first cloned mammal, adorning the fronts of newspapers in 1997; the writing of my two previous novels (The Unconsoled, When We Were Orphans) making me feel more sure-footed about taking deviations from everyday “reality.” In any case my third attempt at “the Students Novel” went differently to before I even had a kind of “eureka” moment—though I was in the shower I suddenly felt I could see before me the entire story Oddly I didn’t feel triumphant or even especially excited What I recall today is a sense of relief that a missing piece had finally fallen into place mixed with something almost like queasiness I went about auditioning three different voices for my narrator having each one narrate the same event over a couple of pages she picked one without hesitation—a choice that concurred with my own completing a first draft (albeit in horribly chaotic prose) within nine months I then worked on the novel for a further two years throwing away around eighty pages from near the end In the twenty years since its publication in 2005, Never Let Me Go has become my most-read book. (In hard sales terms, it overtook quite quickly The Remains of the Day despite the latter’s sixteen years head start and the acclaimed James Ivory film.) The novel has been widely studied in schools and universities It has been adapted into a movie (with Carey Mulligan by Alex Garland); a Japanese stage play directed by the great Yukio Ninagawa; a ten-part Japanese TV series starring Haruka Ayase; and most recently a British stage play written by Suzanne Heathcote This has meant that over the years I’ve been asked many questions about the novel and actors wrestling with the task of transferring this story into a new medium it occurs to me that the great majority of them can be gathered into two broad categories The first might be summarized by this question: “Given the awful fate that hangs over these young people or at least show more signs of rebellion?” The second group of FAQs is slightly harder to characterize but essentially comes down to: “Is this a sad I’m not going to attempt here to answer either of the above partly because I don’t wish to give spoilers in an introduction that this novel should provoke such questions in readers’ minds I will however make the following observation—which may possibly make greater sense after you’ve finished the book It seems to me that these most-asked questions about Never Let Me Go arise because of tensions concerning its metaphorical identity Is this story a metaphor about evil man-made systems that already exist today—or are in imminent danger of existing—ushered in by uncontrolled innovations in science and technology is the novel offering a metaphor for the fundamental human condition—the necessary limits of our natural lifespans; the inescapability of aging and death; the various strategies we adopt to give our lives meaning and happiness in the time we have allotted to us It may be both a strength and a weakness of this novel that it often wishes to be both of the above at one and the same time thereby setting certain elements of the story in conflict with one another Lastly: let me make a remark about the book’s title “Never Let Me Go” is the name of a song made popular in the 1950s by Nat King Cole (written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston) I wasn’t familiar with it when writing the novel I happened to see the title written on the sleeve of a jazz album—pianist Bill Evans’s Alone—and was immediately drawn to it what struck me about this title was the sheer impossibility of what was being requested “Please hold me for a long time” would be reasonable But if someone pleads “Never let me go,” they’re not only asking for the impossible; they must know that they’re asking for something beyond anyone’s gift This was why I found these words so moving—why I wished to embed their poignance at the heart of my novel Because there are times when we human beings wish for something we know to be beyond anyone’s reach I’ve come to realize that it’s on this territory—this no-man’s-land between what we desperately yearn for and what we know to be the limits of the possible—that I most like to work as a writer From Never Let Me Go: Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Kazuo Ishiguro an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature Masthead About Sign Up For Our Newsletters How to Pitch Lit Hub Privacy Policy Support Lit Hub - Become A Member Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving Belmont County Board of Elections Director Aaron Moore addresses county commissioners in October 2024 As local voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in Ohio Issue 2 and a few property tax issues Cincinnati’s mayor faces a primary challenge Tuesday from two first-time candidates including the half brother of Vice President JD Vance voters across the state will decide the fate of a 10-year $2.5 billion infrastructure spending ballot measure The notable contests top the list of races on the ballot in Ohio’s off-year municipal primaries had been running unopposed for reelection in the Democratic stronghold until Republicans Cory Bowman and Brian Frank entered the race earlier in the year The mayor’s office is a nonpartisan position so all candidates compete on the same ballot in the primary with the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election which Democrat Kamala Harris carried in the 2024 presidential election with about 57% of the vote Republican Donald Trump received 42% of the Hamilton vote but won Ohio with 55% of the statewide vote The city’s Democratic bent should benefit Pureval in a primary contest with no other Democrats on the ballot Pureval placed first in the 2021 primary with 39% of the vote in a six-person field He won the general election with about 66% of the vote over fellow Democrat David Mann the proposed constitutional amendment known as Issue 2 would authorize the state to issue bonds to finance local infrastructure initiatives dealing with roads Near-unanimous bipartisan majorities in the state Senate and House voted in December to put the measure before voters in Tuesday’s special election although one Republican state senator and four Republican state representatives opposed the measure Issue 2 would continue a funding program that was first enacted in 1987 with support from about 71% of voters It was renewed in 1995 with about 62% in favor then again in 2005 with 54% and most recently in 2014 with 65% Turnout tends to be relatively low in off-year Ohio elections when a pair of ballot measures motivated voters on both sides of the abortion debate to head to the polls This year’s infrastructure bond proposal has a much lower profile than the two 2023 measures Another complicating factor comes from an unlikely source — the state’s two National Football League franchises Tuesday’s infrastructure bond vote has nothing to do with the ongoing debate among state and local officials over stadium funding for the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals But voters unfamiliar with the details of Issue 2 could potentially conflate the two matters at the ballot box Polling locations across the state will be open from 6:30 a.m Councilwoman Kimberly Hahn will face Craig Petrella in the Republican primary for mayor As no Democrat or Independent filed in the race the winner will most likely succeed current Mayor Jerry Barilla Two villages and two townships within Belmont County will have tax levies to decide The village of Belmont is seeking an additional 1.5-mill continuing property tax for for expenses related to cemetery maintenance and upkeep The village of Flushing is asking voters to renew a 5-mill property tax renewal for five years for providing and maintaining fire apparatus ambulance equipment or other emergency medical services Kirkwood Township has an additional 1-mill five-years levy on the ballot for maintaining and operating cemeteries Wheeling Township has proposed an additional 0.75-mill five-year property tax for current expenses Both Monroe and Harrison counties only have Issue 2 on their ballots Monroe County’s recent Delinquent Land Tax Sale resulted in a record-breaking $937,416.07 in total sales for 31 .. WEIRTON — A man wanted by Weirton police for allegedly stealing a vehicle and firearm earlier this year was .. | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street Reflections of a journalist as he begins his sweet 16th year at Hawaiʻiʻs independent online news source Chad Blair is the politics editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at cblair@civilbeat.org or follow him on X at @chadblairCB Honolulu Civil Beat started publishing 15 years ago today and Iʻve been here as a reporter and editor from the start — actually a month before the launch I’ve told the story of Civil Beat’s origins before, including just five years ago on our 10th anniversary I write this piece in a more reflective mood than the celebratory state I was in five years ago because the state of American journalism has never seemed so dire The world and Civil Beat’s work has changed since 2020 all coming down during an historic presidential election another historic presidential election and our current uncertain and anxious times — tariffs Something shifted tectonically five years ago and I am proud that my colleagues were on top of it The last five years saw major stories on high-profile political corruption cases the Red Hill environmental disaster and the Maui wildfires Indeed, stories we ran in May 2020 alone pointed the way to topics that would lead our coverage through the present day: climate change leaky fuel tanks and raising the hotel tax In May 2024, we were named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for coverage of the Maui fires Hawaiʻi remains very much impacted by and involved with national events It makes me want to state the obvious: We need independent journalism the Trump administration’s policies have directly impacted the islands and demand greater local reporting The state of the media was also very much on my mind as I attended a Society of Professional Journalists conference in San Francisco this weekend The theme was “Reporting In Hostile Times,” and it drew members from SPJ chapters in Hawaiʻi “Journalists today face unprecedented challenges — press freedom is under attack and the media industry is evolving at a rapid pace,” said the promotion for the conference based on just the last 100 days and counting It’s a fair question to wonder whether journalism can survive worries grow that robots are trying to steal the few good media jobs that remain Artificial intelligence was a major topic at the conference as it has been for several years now at all journalism conferences expanded coverage while others cast warnings Here are a few SPJ conference takeaways that chime with Civil Beat’s mission Nonprofit news websites: Trump’s threats to nonprofit organizations including news organizations such as PBS and NPR Some donors are holding back on giving because of fear of retribution Others are evaluating more carefully whether they are getting the biggest bang for their bucks Takeaway: Don’t turn news audiences into commodities It takes time to build trust and build communities Do these things and philanthropy will follow Artificial intelligence: As a member of the original generation of CB journalists My anxiety was eased somewhat at the SPJ conference — although it was unnerving how many Google driverless ride-hailing cars I saw on the streets of San Francisco Takeaway: AI is already being used to scrape data in order to track state governments for trends in legislation to see how lawmakers vote and to analyze election results albeit with spreadsheets and databases and, in my case a pen and yellow pad.) AI is a tremendous time-saver but AI makes many mistakes and human judgment is essential to fact-checking The words “existential,” “seminal,” “unprecedented” and “uncertain” were used a lot at the conference Supreme Court decision in New York Times Co Sullivan that requires public officials to show actual malice on the part of the press in libel cases survive Will the 1971 Pentagon Papers case that defended the First Amendment right of a free press against prior restraint survive the courts are our greatest hope to preserve the Constitution covered Trump back in the president’s Atlantic City casino days He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and co-chair of SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information Committee Peele’s advice to journalists: Work harder electricity and food costs are still exorbitant and homes are still falling into the sea Lack of transparency and accountability in local governance remain Honolulu Civil Beat is a nonprofit organization and your donation helps us produce local reporting that serves all of Hawaii Ideas is the place you'll find essays, analysis and opinion on public affairs in Hawaiʻi. We want to showcase smart ideas about the future of Hawaiʻi, from the state's sharpest thinkers, to stretch our collective thinking about a problem or an issue. Email news@civilbeat.org to submit an idea Sign up for our FREE morning newsletter and face each day more informed Americans of many ethnic backgrounds are celebrating Cinco de Mayo the Mexican celebration of a victory over the French May 5 — despite anxiety and fear over immigration raids Cinco de Mayo — May 5 in English — isn't just about tacos and tequila the holiday celebrates Mexican American heritage honoring Mexican resilience and bravery in the face of strife "Everyone thinks that it's just party time, it's Corona time," Mario García, a Chicanx historian from the University of California at Santa Barbara, shared in a May 2023 interview with USA TODAY "It's OK for people to go out and have a good time on a holiday like Cinco de Mayo — at least they have some sense that it's some kind of a Mexican holiday," García said We should have Cinco de Mayo events that go beyond partying and drinking where we call attention to what the history is." While some major U.S. cities canceled planned events because of immigration crackdown fears, Detroiters went ahead with the city's 60th annual parade on Sunday noticed a different tone at the parade this year which she attributes to the Trump administration‘s policies “It’s usually more cheerful and I’ve been to the parade in the rain before.” Here's what to know about Cinco de Mayo in 2025 although many cities hosted celebrations over the weekend Why people celebrate Cinco de Mayo?Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over the Second French Empire The Battle at Puebla occurred more than 50 years after the country broke free of Spanish rule The reason the battle happened in the first place was because French Emperor Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte wanted to claim Mexico for himself The French sent troops to force President Benito Juárez and the government out of Veracruz The Mexicans prevailed at the end of the day He was elected President of the French Second Republic in 1848 He turned his presidency into an imperial title thanks to a coup on Dec Each color of the flag has an important meaning: Green symbolizes hope; white Trump policies, immigration raids result in Cinco de Mayo parade cancellationsChicago and Philadelphia canceled Cinco de Mayo festivities this year amid fear over immigration crackdowns "There is nothing to celebrate,” Hector Escobar, president of Casa Puebla and the Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce told the Chicago Sun-Times. “People are afraid Additionally a celebration in Flint was canceled due to inclement weather, according to MLive despite the political climate and rainy weather "We've been planning this for the whole year We have not canceled and a cancellation has not gone through our mind and so that's something they've asked us to continue," Elizabeth "Lisa" Gonzalez parliamentarian for the Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit the volunteer group behind the Cinco de Mayo Parade told the Free Press but said he believed it was because of bad weather OPEC+ is implementing another aggressive supply hike this increase solidifies a shift in policy With prospects of further large supply increases in the months ahead the Saudi Energy Minister said speculators need to “watch out” and threatened to leave them “ouching like hell” the target appears to have shifted from speculators to the OPEC+ alliance The Saudis are the driving force behind larger-than-scheduled supply increases to punish members who’ve repeatedly produced above their targets OPEC+ surprised the market back in April with a supply increase of 411k b/d for May the group decided to go with a similarly aggressive supply increase for June OPEC+ was meant to bring back 2.2m b/d of supply over an 18-month period the group has decided to bring back almost 1m b/d of supply There are reports that the Saudis threatened similarly large supply increases in the months ahead if members don't stick to their targets This could mean that the full 2.2m b/d of supply is brought back to the market by the start of the fourth quarter of this year -- 12 months ahead of schedule The oil market has been dealing with significant demand uncertainty amid tariff risks This change in OPEC+ policy adds to uncertainty on the supply side Adding to the uncertainty: the group will decide on output levels month by month OPEC+ will decide July output levels on 1 June The key to knowing how far the Saudis will take what is starting to look like a price war is the nation’s tolerance for low oil prices over time The Saudis need around US$90/bbl to balance their fiscal budget Saudi Arabia will be able to lower its fiscal breakeven level by pumping more this also depends on how much lower prices trade amid increased supply The widening gap between their fiscal breakeven level and current oil prices means that the Saudis will have to cut spending and/or tap debt markets These more aggressive supply hikes from OPEC+ mean that the oil surplus will be brought forward leaving the market in surplus throughout 2025 we assumed a balanced market in the second quarter and a small deficit in the third quarter before moving into a large surplus by the final quarter of the year This dynamic is reflected in the ICE Brent forward curve with more of 2025 now trading in contango the key assumption is that OPEC+ continues to increase supply through the third quarter of the year by similar amounts as in May and June Oil prices have reacted negatively to the latest supply increase This is despite the market already expecting a large supply increase The main uncertainty was around how large this increase would be More aggressive supply hikes lower the floor for the market we’ve revised lower our ICE Brent forecast for the remainder of the year from US$68/bbl to US$62/bbl (2Q25-4Q25) This leaves the 2025 average forecast at US$65/bbl This will change if OPEC+ reverses policy once again or if lower oil prices embolden President Trump to take a more aggressive approach toward several sanctioned oil-producing countries The weakness in oil prices will prompt a pullback in drilling activity in the US According to the Dallas Federal Reserve Energy Survey With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trading closer to the mid-US$50s Producer hedging may protect some oil producers initially But US crude oil supply growth in 2025 and 2026 is looking less likely down from a peak of 489 at the start of April Well completions also appear to be trending lower it isn’t guaranteed to translate to production Producers may delay completing these wells in the current low-price environment This would cause an increase in the inventory for drilled A slowdown in the US oil industry also has ramifications for US natural gas supply given that a large amount of this supply is associated with production particularly given the stronger gas demand we’ll see with a ramp-up in US LNG export capacity Larger supply increases mean that more of the Brent forward curve should trade in contango particularly towards the front end of the curve The forward curve had been trading in backwardation through the end of this year But now it only trades in backwardation until September it’s reflecting an increasingly more comfortable market The more aggressive supply increases from OPEC+ should also be supportive for the Brent-Dubai spread The spread was negative for much of the year but recently returned to a premium as more Middle Eastern supply comes onto the market and weighs on Dubai Stay up to date with all of ING’s latest economic and financial analysis If you are acting in a professional capacity and look for investment research, visit research.ing.com Radek Faksa roofs a beautiful shot on the rush for a goal that extends the lead to 3-1 with 35 seconds remaining in the 2nd period FLA@TOR, Gm 1: Knies fires a backhand over Bobrovsky to extend the Maple Leafs lead in the 3rd Panthers at Maple Leafs | Recap | Round 2, Game 1 Mic Drop: The best mic'd up moments from the first round Take a look at the first ever live draft lottery Watch every overtime goal from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs FLA@TOR, Gm1: Nylander wrists it into the cage to put the Maple Leafs up by 2 FLA@TOR, Gm 1: Balinskis rips home a wrister to cut the lead down to 1 in the 3rd FLA@TOR, Gm1: Jones drills in a PPG to put the Panthers on the board FLA@TOR, Gm1: Rielly blasts it into the cage to put the Maple Leafs back up by 2 FLA@TOR, Gm1: Nylander goes five-hole to put Maple Leafs on the board Senators and Maple Leafs clash in First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Mic Drop: Avalanche, Stars conclude back-and-forth series in do-or-die Game 7 STL@WPG, Gm7: Lowry lifts the Jets to victory in double overtime Top 10 Goals from Week 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Wild and Golden Knights battle in First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs STL@WPG, Gm7: Perfetti ties it in waning seconds with his second goal STL@WPG, Gm7: Jets and Blues exchange handshakes at center ice STL@WPG, Gm7: Binnington makes a game-saving stop in overtime STL@WPG, Gm7: Namestnikov blasts home a wrister STL@WPG, Gm7: Faksa restores two-goal lead late in the 2nd STL@WPG, Gm7: Kyrou nets one-handed shot for opening goal COL@DAL, Gm 7: Johnston reacts to scoring the game-winner in Game 7 COL@DAL, Gm7: Stars and Avalanche shake hands at center ice following Stars' victory COL@DAL, Gm7: Rantanen notches first postseason career hat trick for 4-point game COL@DAL, Gm7: Johnston rips it home from a tough angle to the put the Stars on top on the power play COL@DAL, Gm7: MacKinnon doubles the lead early in the 3rd COL@DAL, Gm7: Manson rings one off the post and in for a short-handed goal to open scoring Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINITrack Goes To Duke For Final Regular Season MeetMay 3 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina track and field heads to Duke, for the Duke Twilight meet at Morris Williams Stadium on Sunday, May 4. The live results can be found on Blue Ridge Timing. The team shattered the school record by six seconds and won by more than a second McKynzie Mauney Gracie Bolick Kosi Umerah Ty Castro Sam Romerhaus Myles Scott McKinley Thompson Sam Corley Spencer Williams Ethan Richter Megan Kelleghan Peyton Berryman Vivian Stovall Maddy Kelley Matt Appel Tyler Mayerhoff Brayden Radhuber Skylar Bohlman Evie Culbreath Paul Signorelli Kalani Witherspoon Aaliyah Berry Blaise Atkinson Max Stakun-Pickering Makayla Paige Jocelyn Johnson Maameyaa Nyinah Lea Spindell Trevor Paschall Nick Steed Donovan Calhoun Kate Joyce Julia Moraitis Tiffany Bautista Sydney Campbell Alyssa Hernandez Cassidy Scott Addison Pignetti Maelynn Higgins Ella Auderset Joe Sapone Henry Strand Zech Blake Bryce Kazmaier James Rivera Kathir Balakrishnan Delea Martins Taryn Parks Makayla Paige Sydney Masciarelli Reese Dalton Cassidy Scott Kelsey Harrington Brynn Brown Ciara O'Shea Logan St. John-Kletter Ethan Strand Parker Wolfe Aiden Neal Patrick Anderson Mac Conwell Gitch Hayes Ethan Hogan Jacob Laney Colton Sands Sasha Neglia Noah Breker Parker Wolfe Noah Breker Ethan Hogan 5vs10Stanford University Photo by: Meg KellyGame One Goes to the Cardinal May 02 An official website of the United States government An artist's rendering of NOAA's GOES-19 satellite in orbit the latest and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series officially began operations as GOES East today launch and subsequent post-launch testing of its instruments positioned 22,236 miles above the equator at 75.2 degrees west longitude GOES-16 will now become a backup for NOAA’s operational geostationary constellation maintaining its operational readiness for future use the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Music: “A View From Above” by Jonathan Slott [ASCAP] and Brian Flores [ASCAP]; SEE; Universal Production Music NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, the latest and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, officially began operations as GOES East today. This milestone comes after its June 25, 2024 launch, and subsequent post-launch testing of its instruments NOAA has delivered the full fleet of GOES-R satellites to orbit providing the most sophisticated technology ever flown in space to help forecast weather on Earth,” said Stephen Volz assistant administrator for NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service “GOES-19 supports NOAA’s mission to provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information to promote and protect the nation's security GOES-19 will serve as NOAA's primary geostationary satellite for much of the Western Hemisphere It will track hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic ocean basin volcanic eruptions and other environmental events affecting the contiguous U.S. While GOES-19 has just officially entered operational service, it began sending preliminary imagery and data in September 2024. Near real-time operational GOES-19 satellite imagery can now be viewed at this NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) site. Like its predecessors in the GOES-R Series GOES-19 delivers high-resolution visible and infrared imagery atmospheric measurements and real-time mapping of lightning activity. It is also equipped with space weather instruments to monitor the sun, including NOAA’s first compact coronagraph instrument (CCOR-1). CCOR-1 images the solar corona (the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere) to detect and characterize coronal mass ejections including electricity and satellite communications. CCOR-1 will be the primary source for critical information about impending geomagnetic storm conditions, allowing NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to issue warnings one to three days in advance “CCOR-1 is a game-changer for ensuring our nation is resilient to solar storms allowing us to monitor massive eruptions of energy from the sun in real time,” said Clinton Wallace “With dramatically improved resolution and faster detection it helps us better predict dangerous space weather that can impact satellites ensuring we can protect critical technology and infrastructure like never before.” The GOES-R Series Program is a four-satellite mission that includes GOES-R (GOES-16 The program is a collaborative effort between NOAA and NASA NASA builds and launches the satellites for NOAA NOAA operates the satellites and distributes their data to users worldwide. GOES-19 now joins GOES-18 (GOES West) in operational service the two satellites will continuously watch over more than half the globe from the west coast of Africa to New Zealand and from near the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle the aviation and shipping industries and others. GOES-19 entering operational service comes at an historic moment for the GOES program, coinciding with its 50th anniversary in 2025. Since the first GOES satellite launched in 1975 NOAA and NASA have partnered to advance NOAA’s satellite observations from geostationary orbit. Each successive generation of satellites has brought significant advancements and new capabilities for environmental monitoring NOAA’s geostationary satellite constellation is set to carry on this longstanding mission delivering life-saving data into the 2030s. Learn more about GOES-19 and its capabilities in this Earth from Orbit video Climate, weather and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources John Bateman, nesdis.pa@noaa.gov – The Ports were held to two hits on Saturday night as they were blanked by the Quakes 5-0 to give Rancho Cucamonga the series win for the first six-game series loss for the Ports this season Both hits for Stockton (14-12) came via singles into center by Carlos Franco who was making his first start at first base as a member of the Ports It was just the second time this season the Ports had been shutout the other coming in Stockton’s lone loss in Visalia this year in a 1-0 defeat labor-intensive first inning before settling in He allowed two runs in a 34-pitch first frame on a walk and two hits He got around a two-out bloop single in the second when Cesar Franco made a diving grab on another shallow fly ball to end the inning Then the former Texas A&M Aggie had back-to-back three-up-three-down innings in the third and fourth But a double followed by one-out triple from Mike Sirota would make it 3-0 Quakes and chase Dettmer before Aidan Layton wrapped up the fifth Ryan Magdic struck out the side in the sixth but the Quakes plated an unearned run in the seventh to go up 4-0 and scored on a wild pitch in the eighth for their 5-0 lead Davis Diaz extended his on-base streak to 17 games the hard way when he was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning It’s just the second series loss for Stockton when factoring in dropping two of three in Fresno to start the 2025 campaign 0.00) will start for the Quakes and Ports will roll out LHP Wei-En Lin (1-0 Single game tickets, mini plans, and group outings are all on sale for the 2025 season. For more information, call the Ports front office at 209-644-1900 or email at [email protected] ShareSaveCommentInnovation HealthcareNIH Lab Studying Deadly Pathogens Goes Offline Over Safety Issues. Is The Public At Risk?ByMark Kortepeter Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights Mark Kortepeter covers infectious disease and public health topicsFollow AuthorMay 04 06:09pm EDTShareSaveCommentCenters for Disease Control (CDC) scientist in a protective air-tight suit pipetting specimens Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) communication director for NIH’s office of research services noted “This decision follows identification and documentation of personnel issues involving contract staff that compromised the facility’s safety culture prompting this research pause.” The IRF’s director an experienced scientist and expert on hantaviruses No further information on the cause of the safety stand-down has been reported by the NIH; however, Fox News subsequently cited an anonymous source who stated the cause was a “lover’s spat” between facility researchers where one individual poked holes in another’s protective equipment the official indicated.” The NIH public affairs office did not respond to a query for more information High consequence pathogens are “serious and deadly agents that pose a substantial threat to domestic and global security.” Many are difficult to treat and frequently do not have a preventive vaccine they require specialized containment facilities to study them safely because they are known to infect laboratorians Some additional examples include Marburg and Lassa viruses and anthrax bacteria These are some of the deadliest infectious pathogens on the planet with death rates that can range from approximately 25 to 90% Laboratories that work with human or animal samples are categorized at different “biosafety levels,” from BSL-1 to BSL-4 with each increase in level corresponding to increasingly dangerous pathogens and concomitant increases in required safety measures Most hospital microbiology labs work at the BSL-2 level but those disease can be handled safely by working under a microbiology safety cabinet (or “hood”) with HEPA filtration wearing gloves and a lab coat and washing your hands when you leave the lab The biggest risk to the laboratorians would be through a splash or penetration of the skin with a sharp instrument or needle we cross into a level where “containment” measures are needed to protect the laboratorians Pathogens at this level are known to infect through the air and therefore require specialized air handling and personal protective equipment such as a respirator and gowns as well as decontamination measures upon exiting the lab usually have a specific vaccine or treatment we separate the person from the pathogen by either a fully encapsulated “space” suit or by working with the organism inside a glove box Pathogens at this level are usually highly deadly and generally have limited or no vaccines or treatments Lassa and Marburg are handled under BSL-4 precautions There are many reasons to study these pathogens Some are considered possible biological weapons threats Others cause disease in endemic regions around the world These pathogens are deadly and can cause outbreaks so there has been a concerted effort in the military at the NIH and academic institutions to 1) understand the ecology of where they exist in nature 2) determine how they spread and cause disease and 3) develop countermeasures hitching a ride on an animal or inanimate object and through deliberate release The most likely is through human exposure from a lab accident where a laboratorian becomes infected in the lab with something contagious and once they become ill the idea that a laboratorian would intentionally compromise a colleague’s protective suit thus putting them at potential risk of infection with a deadly agent is unconscionable and incredibly serious unless the individual whose protective suit was breached became infected there is no risk to the public from a pathogen In my own personal experience working in a containment laboratory and managing laboratory safety stand-downs these can be mandated after a specific safety breach has been identified a general attitude or “culture” of the institution has been lax regarding safety procedures or even in response to a specific political issue or new safety mandate the first thing that happens is an assessment of what the problem is and if anyone is at risk either with safety protocols or how the workers are following them then re-training of the individuals or the entire institute is undertaken If there are mechanical problems with the facility such as autoclaves or other methods to decontaminate instruments or other equipment it is in the best interest of the institute to provide more information on what led to the stand-down it is difficult to make a true assessment of public risk and also to reduce speculation as to the actual cause A stand-down can cause significant disruption to ongoing experiments especially if they include work with animals that have received a vaccine or that have been infected with a specific pathogen the key is to get to the root of the problem restore the public trust and resume the important work as soon as feasible Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 5/3/2025 9:25:00 PM – The Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse team made it three straight Centennial Conference Championships with a 12-7 win versus the rival Bullets on Saturday The Diplomats' back-to-back CC titles mark just the second time in program history the team has won three consecutive Centennial titles with the first being a span of five straight times lifting the trophy from 2007 through 2011 The team's 11th Centennial Conference Championship in program history now makes it four of the past five years that F&M has captured the conference title This year's championship celebration was additionally special because it marked the first time since the 2011 season that F&M won the regular season title and then got to hoist the trophy on its home field Franklin & Marshall outscored the Bullets during three of the four quarters and never trailed after Lambeth's second goal of the game tied the score at two-all during the first quarter Cassilly's 50th goal of the season gave F&M its first lead of the afternoon while her 51st of the season put her side up 4-3 with 10:52 in the second quarter as the hosts would lead the rest of the way Cassilly and Lambeth led those efforts with three ground balls each the Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse team earned the Centennial Conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament which begins next weekend The Diplomats will be making their 29th appearance all-time in the national tournament The team has made back-to-back Final Four appearances during the 2023 and 2024 seasons F&M will find out its path to an NCAA title with the NCAA selection show which will be streamed this Monday at 10:30 a.m Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here and more – will combine to present unprecedented coverage of the 261st FC Barcelona-Real Madrid ElClásico beginning Thursday Coverage of the weekend will begin Thursday with live editions of ESPN Deportes’ Ahora o Nunca (4 p.m.) and ESPN FC (5:30 p.m.) originating from a remote studio overlooking the picturesque Port Vell in Barcelona The studio will host all ElClásico-themed programs and segments on Thursday and Friday The shows will relocate to Barcelona’s Estadi Olímpic Luís Companys in the Montjuic neighborhood on Saturday and Sunday 261st ElClásico Schedule – Live Programming: Digital Soccer News and Information Platforms Need Photos? Click the logo and sign up for access to the ESPN Images Library looking at the old sites of where part of the conclave happened Will Wagner goes yard for his first hit of the season with the Herd against the Iowa Cubs Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person The Alabama House of Representatives approved a statewide bill that would transition municipal water works boards of a certain size into regional boards the bill only impacts the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) Supporters of the bill believed a change was necessary to improve Birmingham Water Works those in opposition viewed the bill as an unfair dilution of the City of Birmingham's authority to appoint directors to the Board Senate Bill 330 would terminate the current Board of Directors for the utility The City of Birmingham's power to select board members would be reduced the Mayor of Birmingham and Birmingham City Council select six of nine directors city leaders would choose two of at least seven members "Today is a difficult and frankly sad day for us in the City of Birmingham and our region vital asset literally stripped from the residents of our area when we have invested in that asset That asset has turned around and built these outlying communities Many of our suburbs literally would not exist if it weren't for the City of Birmingham's investment in the waterworks board for those very folks who benefited from the city's investment it is a sad day for this thought of regional cooperation," said Rep "To have our city and our leadership be cast as incompetent or unable to do what they need to do is unacceptable." The BWWB and some Jefferson County lawmakers contend SB330 would create an eight-member board of directors with the Shelby County Commission selecting two members said the new configuration would provide for a seven-member board with the Shelby County Commission selecting one member The discrepancy stemmed from a provision that allows the governing body of each county where the regional board owns a major reservoir located principally within the county Lake Purdy is in Shelby and Jefferson County sponsor said today it was a seven-member board We've got legal readings so far that have it at a seven Go out and get a survey of the reservoirs to figure out which county has the majority of water in that reservoir?" Datcher asked Roberts stated that only the Blount County Commission would be able to select a director under this provision Inland Lake supplies more than half of the water for the water system The remaining appointments are as follows: Customers in the City of Birmingham make up 41% of Birmingham Water Works' customer base Nearly 92% of customers are in Jefferson County Datcher anticipated legal action related to the new board configuration for not accurately representing the customer base The bill's sponsors disagreed with the breakdown of customer locations specifically the percentage of customers in the City of Birmingham "I know a lot of statistics have been put out the City of Birmingham says all the time that during the daytime their population is 150% of what the nighttime population is That means people from the suburbs are coming in The citizens of Birmingham that the board is serving primarily is 195,000 divided by 755,000 which is 25% every day," explained Rep an elected official could be appointed as a director An appointing authority may also appoint themselves or a member of an appointing group Directors must be residents in a county serviced by a regional board The bill defines term limits for directors The legislation would require most directors to have financial "The purpose is to form a regional board that will give the customers better service and long-term stability," Carns said during the debate on the House floor As SB330 made its way through the legislative process some of the negative history surrounding the water utility was discussed That negative history included issues with billing and former board members informed lawmakers that improvements had been made over the past nine months They argued changing the makeup of the board would halt those improvements and planned infrastructure projects In addition to changing the composition of the Board SB330 would require regional board members to undergo annual training on ethics laws establish the duties and prohibited actions of a board mandate the hiring of a consulting engineer and require the preparation of specific financial and statistical reports to be made available to the public Democratic lawmakers believed that elements of SB330 could have been addressed within the Jefferson County delegation as a local issue rather than through a statewide bill Carns noted that the water works system impacts multiple counties and local legislation cannot cover more than one county Democrats and one Republican offered several amendments on the House floor Clair County have representation on the board as the utility has customers in the county The BWWB provided the following statement after SB330's passage: No changes were made to the bill in the House of Representatives Its passage by the body sends the bill to Governor Kay Ivey for her signature The act would become effective immediately Birmingham Water Works has 30 days to transition to a regional board Cristiano Ronaldo's wait for a major trophy in Saudi Arabia is set to continue as Al Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday who signed for the Riyadh club in December 2022 Kawasaki will face another Saudi Arabian team, Al Ahli in Saturday's final with both teams looking for a first continental title "We have made a lot of mistakes and this has cost us the match," Al Nassr coach Stefano Pioli said "It is always very difficult to lose in a semifinal they played at a very high level and the problem was that we were not disciplined We committed a lot of mistakes and we didn't play at our full capacity." Kawasaki was ahead after just 10 minutes thanks to a spectacular volley from Tatsuya Ito who later admitted to being star-struck by the faces among the opposition Cristiano Ronaldo was left frustrated after Al Nassr crashed out of the Asian Champions League semifinals. Clicks Images/Getty Images"Al Nassr have Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and such big names and in that game at some moments there were difficulties for us to play against them," said Ito "They were attacking well but I was happy to be on the pitch with them tonight Before we went on the pitch they were next to me Just before the half-hour mark, former Liverpool star Mané scored for Al Nassr to make it 1-1 Ronaldo headed against the woodwork but it was Kawasaki who scored next restoring its lead three minutes before the break through Yuto Ozeki Al Nassr continued to attack but fell further behind after 76 minutes as Akihiro Ienaga scored from close range the Riyadh club could not get the equalizer "I understand the criticism of the tactics and at this kind of level we knew the style of our opponent but we were not good at applying the tactics and the style we trained on," Pioli added we were no different than in the previous match Two-time finalist Al Ahli reached the final by beating fellow Saudi Pro League team Al Hilal 3-1 on Tuesday Information from The Associated Press and Reuters was used in this report Wacha's gem goes awry in 7th as Witt's hit streak comes to an endMay 3rd BALTIMORE -- Michael Wacha checked off another item on his proverbial to-do list for the year on Friday pitching into the seventh inning for the first time this season While the result, a 3-0 Royals loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards wasn't what he wanted coming off his first win of the year in his prior start -- in a 162-game regular season “He was outstanding,” manager Matt Quatraro said Getting into the seventh inning without allowing a run against that lineup is pretty impressive.” Wacha worked around baserunners expeditiously in the first allowing just four hits through his first six innings -- with the help of two double plays He didn’t walk a batter until he was already in a hole in the seventh which was also the only frame in which he allowed any extra-base hits “They came out pretty aggressive and swinging early and often,” Wacha said getting some double plays there in the first couple innings get back in the dugout as quickly as we could pitch count was down and we were attacking early Just kind of unraveled in the seventh there.” While Wacha was limiting damage from the mound, Dean Kremer was doing the same for the Orioles. The Royals managed just four hits on the night, two apiece from Michael Massey and Freddy Fermin. Bobby Witt Jr. finished the night 0-for-4, halting his hit streak at 22 games The lack of run (and hit) support didn’t necessarily hurt Wacha who treats each of his starts as if it’s a 0-0 game all along But it didn’t help when that seventh inning rolled around “Was cruising there up until the seventh,” Wacha said just put too many pitches over the middle and they didn’t miss them.” The trouble began with a leadoff double from Adley Rutschman which was followed by a two-run home run from Ryan O’Hearn -- just the second long ball Wacha has allowed this year After giving up a double to Ryan Mountcastle (who later came around to score) and that walk -- with a lineout sandwiched in between -- Wacha’s day was done at 83 pitches He allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings for his second quality start in a row and he’s the guy that we know he’s going to game plan We know he’s going to get stronger as the year goes on because of his work ethic Entering the opener in Baltimore, Wacha had completed six innings just once this season: in his previous start last Saturday vs That sixth inning had been a sticking point for the veteran righty getting pulled in the middle of the frame in his prior four April starts entering that outing vs Wacha has twice proven that he can handle the sixth Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball Next up: tackling -- and defeating -- that seventh inning his next time out hopefully with some more backing from his offense in the process Scarlet Oak Racing and Titletown Racing Stables’ graded stakes-winner Dontlookbackatall will look to defend her title in Sunday’s Listed $150,000 License Fee a six-furlong outer turf sprint for older fillies and mares The License Fee [Race 3] is one of four stakes slated for Sunday’s 10-race card $175,000 events in the Westchester [Race 9] the Beaugay [Race 8] and the Vagrancy [Race 7] Dontlookbackatall looks to add to her consistent 16-6-6-0 record that includes a Grade 3 victory in the 5 1/2-furlong Caress presented by Albany Med Health System in July at Saratoga Race Course The neck victory over her now-stablemate Danse Macabre – which garnered a career and field-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure – capped a strong three-race win streak last summer that began with her first career stakes victory in this event over Gal in a Rush followed by another narrow win in the restricted Power by Far at Parx Racing The Pennsylvania-bred Peace and Justice 5-year-old makes her first start since November when off-the-board in the local Autumn Days She returned to the work tab in mid-March at Payson Park Training Center where she most recently covered a half-mile in 48.80 seconds on Friday over the dirt son of and assistant to Christophe Clement said he is pleased with the way Dontlookbackatall is coming into the race “It is always a bit of a question mark to bring them off a long layoff which is always a great sign for turf sprinting fillies Dontlookbackatall holds a respectable 6-2-1-0 record over the Big A turf where she also captured an allowance in September 2023 ahead of a game runner-up effort to Danse Macabre in the Glen Cove Clement said Dontlookbackatall is plenty versatile as she boasts wins with a variety of tactics She is a versatile and good filly,” Clement said if something happens and we want to call an audible who engineered each of her stakes-winning trips Clement will also send out the useful Love Appeals [post 3 Dylan Davis] for her seasonal bow as well for owner and breeder Moyglare Stud Farm The Speightstown 5-year-old was last seen finishing off-the-board in the six-furlong Holiday Inaugural in December over the Turfway Park synthetic ending a four-race streak of in-the-money stakes performances Her 4-year-old campaign included a pair of tidy stakes scores notching a one-length win in the five-furlong Incredible Revenge in August at Monmouth Park and a similar victory in the aforementioned Autumn Days over course and distance in November “She has been improving all of the time for the past two years She is moving very well at the moment and she has run well at Aqueduct." who holds a 14-5-1-4 record with $346,165 in earnings is similar to her stablemate in both her consistency and versatility "She is more than capable of figuring it out with the pace,” Clement said but a lot will have to do with the field and the pace of the race You expect Dontlookbackatall to be forwardly placed and Love Appeals to come from off the pace but I wouldn't be surprised to change it up Steep opposition to the Clement pair will be provided by Tracy Farmer’s Time to Dazzle [post 6 whose sophomore campaign included a graded triumph in Woodbine’s Grade 3 Ontario Colleen in July The 4-year-old Not This Time gray was a dominant pacesetting winner of the one-mile Ontario Colleen taking the early lead under Sahin Civaci and never looking back en route to a 4 1/2-length triumph that yielded a career-best 91 Beyer She followed with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Grade 2 Music City at Kentucky Downs 1 1/4 lengths behind the victorious Simply in Front and in the local Listed Glen Cove with an even effort Time to Dazzle was a $310,000 purchase at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and is a half-sister to multiple stakes-winner Sir Genghis Three Diamonds Farm’s multiple graded stakes-placed Buttercream Babe [post 2 Joel Rosario] seeks a breakthrough stakes triumph after five previous stakes placings the 4-year-old Twirling Candy bay has hit the board in three graded events landing a neck short to finish second in the Grade 3 Surfer Girl as a juvenile at Santa Anita Park and a half-length third when taking on males in the Grade 2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in August at the Spa She closed out her campaign with three more outings that included a third in the Grade 2 Valley View in October at Keeneland Buttercream Babe was a $180,000 purchase at the 2023 OBS Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and is out of the stakes-placed Mr a half-sister to Grade 3-winning millionaire New York Central and Grade 2-winner Corfu Completing the field are multiple stakes-placed Hollywood Walk [post 4 Mychel Sanchez] for trainer Michael Trombetta; last-out local main track optional claiming-winner On Command [post 7 Katie Davis] for trainer Amelia Green; and four-time-winner Weehawken [post 1 Save Us Melania has been entered for the main track only America’s Day at the Races will present live coverage and analysis of the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet on the networks of FOX Sports. For the broadcast schedule and channel finder, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule/ NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont at the Big A, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com Author Holly Wainwright reflects on her decade-long friendships with the women she met in a strip-lit shopping mall when her first child was a newborn We knew it was coming. The camping trip when the kids would be up later than the parents, adult ears tuned in not for tears and temperatures but for tent zips flicking up and down at midnight, our alcohol audited and phone trackers at hand. This past Easter weekend, it arrived. The count was the same: 11 adults, 14 kids. The destination was new, but not unusual. A classic Australian campground – powered sites, a well-worn kitchen and a toilet block with a code it takes days to remember. A tepid, kidney-shaped pool and a sandy track to a beach stretching away in all directions. The babies that brought us all together are now 15 year olds spread out at different high schools across two states These gangly teenagers were once babies in arms at a mothers’ group meeting in a strip-lit shopping mall in eastern Sydney anxious new mothers sitting in a circle on hard Formica chairs working up the nerve to go first about sleep schedules and shredded nipples and poo All the questions were really the same question: Is this normal Six women from my mothers’ group have been camping together every Easter for 10 years New humans have been born during that time and now trail around after the “big kids” on scooters Kids play in the river on one of the group’s camping tripsAnd a lot more has changed too we’d been thrown together because we lived in the same two postcodes Now one family flies in from Tasmania and my lot drive from the small regional town we moved to four years ago There has been illness and loss and diagnoses There have been years where someone was pregnant Years when someone was on the edge of a nervous breakdown (my hand is up) years when marital relations at the camp have been strained on one of the very best weekends of the year Not everyone from the original mothers’ group stayed entirely bonded Although there were no major explosions or fractures the bubble of early motherhood pops and splits in many directions Families moved out of the tiny units they’d squeezed themselves into to maintain their city addresses at different times and with various levels of intensity Our ability to all get together for coffee on a Wednesday morning – holding each other’s babies while we peed and with someone almost always in tears – was short There’s a cliche that mothers’ groups are rife with toxicity it was never thatOur long-weekend group is just one subset Even within it there are bonded pairs and groups of threes people who are in each other’s lives and group chats daily Others who only turn up at major events – birthdays ending with 0 In He Would Never, the novel I wrote inspired by our tradition, the annual camping trip was first decided over group text, but for us I think it was actually the men – introduced to each other at kids’ birthday parties over the years – who made the first trip happen, just when the group could have faded away. And in the book, one of the men, rather than adding to the connective glue of this little community, is actively trying to pull it apart, so threatened is he by the strength of female friendship. Despite all that has changed, we still do. Last week we talked about the things all parents of teenagers do when they sense they’re in a “safe space”. About technology, of course. Whether any rules of ours can help guide them through an online world that feels opaque to us. We talked about sex, booze, drugs, respect, consent, shame, sport and school. We shared imaginings of where our children could be in another few years. Read moreWe don’t only talk about the kids Into those three days we cram conversations about work and relationships and ageing parents About health and mental health and ambition and money and stress About our imaginings of where we see ourselves in another few years about the things we learned the kids got up to while we were sleeping with 16-year-olds and memories of that first meeting – how lucky we were to make it into that particular room on that particular day with these particular women We discuss when their partners will be allowed to join happy in our shared delusion that this trip will always be as precious to them as it is to us Holly Wainwright’s novel, He Would Never about a mothers’ group that camps together every year ARLINGTON, Texas -- Corey Seager was activated from the injured list Saturday after the Texas Rangers lost eight of the 10 games the five-time All-Star shortstop missed because of a right hamstring strain Seager went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a run scored while serving as Texas' designated hitter in the Rangers' 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners He was hitting .286 with four homers and six RBIs when he got hurt He had hit .370 with three of those homers over a 12-game span before straining his right hamstring while running to first base against the Athletics on April 22 The two-time World Series MVP missed the minimum time on the IL Infielder Jonathan Ornelas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to make room on the roster for Seager The Rangers scored 29 runs during their 2-8 stretch without Seager with more than half of those runs coming when they had a season-high 15 against the A's on Tuesday They scored only 14 runs in the other nine games They lost 13-1 on Friday night in their series opener against the AL West-leading Mariners Texas entered the game last in the American League with 104 runs scored The Rangers dropped to 16-18 after dipping under .500 on Friday for the first time since losing to Boston in the season opener June 25th the GOES-U satellite successfully launched at 5:26 pm EDT Watch the live coverage of the event below NOAA’s GOES-U is the fourth and final satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R Series the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental monitoring system The GOES-R Series provides advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements, real-time mapping of lightning activity Following a successful on-orbit checkout of its instruments and systems NOAA plans to put GOES-19 into operational service GOES-19 will be positioned to monitor weather systems and environmental hazards affecting most of North America including the continental United States and Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean to the west coast of Africa the satellite will be known as "GOES East.” these satellites will watch over more than half the globe – from New Zealand to the west coast of Africa and from near the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle The current GOES East (GOES-16) will become an on-orbit backup for advanced detection and monitoring of environmental phenomena that directly affect public safety and our nation’s economic health and prosperity GOES-U is the last of the GOES-R Series satellites which are planned to operate into the 2030s NOAA is working with NASA to develop the next generation of operational satellites in geostationary orbit called Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) GeoXO will provide new and improved observations of the atmosphere and ocean to help address emerging environmental issues respond to the effects of Earth’s changing climate and improve forecasting and warning of severe weather and hazards. NOAA and NASA have partnered to develop NOAA’s geostationary satellites as part of the most sophisticated weather-observing and space weather monitoring satellite system in the world GOES-U will be the fourth and final satellite in the GOES-R Series and a bridge to a new age of advanced satellite technology – GeoXO Converts energy from the sun into electricity to power the satellite Measures the magnetic field in the upper portion of the magnetosphere electron and heavy ion fluxes in the magnetosphere Contains a number of communication subsystem antennas for data relay cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) activity continuously over the Americas and adjacent ocean regions Primary instrument for imaging the Western Hemisphere’s weather Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS): Detects solar flares and monitors solar irradiance that impacts the upper atmosphere Images the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere to detect and characterize coronal mass ejections Observes and characterizes complex active regions of the sun solar flares and eruptions of solar filaments The bill paves the way for minimum wage to increase to $15 an hour as well as establishing a paid sick leave requirement which raised the minimum wage in the state to $13.75 with a further increase to $15 an hour starting at the beginning next year officially went into effect Thursday across Missouri The proposition was passed last November with a 58% vote from voters throughout the state In addition to the adjustment in minimum wage the Proposition also institutes a new requirement for all Missouri businesses and organizations requiring all businesses to provide paid sick leave Each business is required to give their employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours that they work The court's ruling centers on Proposition A's summary statement and fiscal note Have the latest local news delivered every morning to start your day informed In a vote Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the proposition's passage in the election saying its ballot summary was not misleading the proposition has drawn criticism for containing components of minimum wage and paid sick leave with opponents saying it violates the Missouri Constitution The constitution says ballot initiatives may contain only one subject; opponents say it contains two which would remove the paid sick leave requirement from Proposition A For additional information related to Proposition A, the Missouri Department of Labor and industrial relations has an in-depth look of the changes the Proposition is bringing as well as a few Frequently Asked Question examples To report an error or typo, email news@komu.com Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawling Now film-makers are hoping he can do the same for other destructive environmental practices that the world’s best-known living naturalist describes as “draining the life from our oceans” The industrial fishing method of bottom trawling is the focus of a large part of Attenborough’s latest film he says these vessels tear the seabed with such force “the trails of destruction can be seen from space” He also condemns what he calls “modern day colonialism at sea” operating off the coasts of countries reliant on fish for food and livelihoods A white fish trawler in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway Attenborough criticises industrial fishing in the Ocean film Photograph: Tina Norris/ShutterstockIndustrial fishing has killed “two-thirds of all large predator fish” trawlers may be “removing the foundation of an entire ecosystem” Sharks and turtles that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs may not survive hundreds of thousands of industrial trawling vessels which compete with marine life and coastal fishing communities in “every corner of the ocean” In railing against such widespread fishing practices Attenborough has “gone a lot further” than he has before one of the film’s directors and co-founder of Silverback Films who has worked with Attenborough for more than 40 years He knows how much the public trusts him and how careful he has to be So he absolutely has gone a lot further with this than before “He is very sure that this is an opportunity for the world.” The film’s most dramatic scenes include world-first footage showing bottom trawlers, including a scallop dredger off the south coast of Britain and another in Turkey. Clouds of carbon-capturing sediment are churned up and fish and other marine life leap in vain to escape heavy beams smashing their way across the sea bed The idea of bulldozing a rainforest causes outrage Surely you would argue it must be illegalDavid Attenborough“The idea of bulldozing a rainforest causes outrage yet we do the same underwater every day,” says Attenborough “Surely you would argue it must be illegal.” Scholey says Attenborough’s role as a storyteller has helped people understand the natural world “What David has succeeded at doing is remaining trusted by everyone that it is the seas that cover more than 70% of our planet that should be the focus of our concern: “I now understand that the most important place on Earth is not on land but at sea,” he says with humanity draining the life from the ocean.” Attenborough’s message is that this target needs more action Free newsletterGet a different world view with a roundup of the best news A fisher empties a net full of haddock in New England Photograph: Jeffrey Rotman/AlamyScholey compares the rise of industrial fishing with commercial whaling both of which have driven species “to the point of collapse” Amid the anti-whaling protests of the 1970s and 80s, it was thought whale populations, some hunted to the brink of extinction, might never recover. But an agreement by the International Whaling Commission in 1982 stopped commercial whaling, and species are now thriving. Read more“Success is possible,” Attenborough attests from the deck of a vessel “I’ve seen it on a global scale once before.” says: “There is an element of wake-up call but really it’s a story of hope and recovery.” The film shows inspirational stories of ocean recovery in places where destructive fishing is banned and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument “The ocean can recover faster than we can ever imagine: it can bounce back to life,” says Attenborough Ocean will be available on Hulu and Disney+ later this year alleging he was helping run a criminal sex trafficking operation As Combs arrives for his day in court May 5 ‘Coercive control' is the phrase you won't hear about at the Diddy trial. Why it's still important. What federal charges does Diddy face?Combs is charged with two counts of sex trafficking two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering Federal authorities claim Combs turned his "multi-faceted business empire" into a "criminal enterprise" in which he and his associates engaged in kidnapping A psychologist will testify about domestic violence at Diddy's trial. Why that matters Racketeering is the participation in an illegal scheme under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute government to prosecute organizations that contribute to criminal activity Using RICO law, which is typically aimed at targeting multi-person criminal organizations, prosecutors allege that Combs coerced victims through intimidation and narcotics to participate in "freak offs" — sometimes dayslong sex performances that federal prosecutors claim they have video of Diddy on Trial newsletter: Step inside the courtroom with USA TODAY as Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sex crimes and trafficking charges. Subscribe to the newsletter The federal charges against Combs echo some of the allegations in the more than 70 civil lawsuits filed against him Diddy's star-studded parties were cultural extravaganzas: Inside the White Party If convicted on the racketeering charge, Combs could face life in prison while the statutory minimum sentence for sex trafficking is 15 years and for transportation to engage in prostitution is a maximum of 10 years He has been in jail since his arrest on Sept Candelario (spine strain) goes on IL; Reds call up Petty for G2 startApril 30th CINCINNATI -- Before Wednesday's split doubleheader vs. the Cardinals, the Reds placed struggling corner infielder Jeimer Candelario on the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder/outfielder Tyler Callihan from Triple-A Louisville Pitching prospect Chase Petty (No. 6 in the organization, No. 99 overall) was brought up from Louisville to be the 27th man and start Game 2 The club also has decided not to put left fielder Austin Hays on the IL for now as he battles a left hamstring issue Candelario, who was batting .113 with a .411 OPS and two home runs in 22 games, was diagnosed with a lumbar spine strain. On Monday, he was benched by manager Terry Francona but Candelario reported the injury on Tuesday morning The diagnosis came after an MRI on Tuesday night but it is not known how much time the 31-year-old switch-hitter could miss "I think we just want to calm it down first and let the timetable be how he feels and not us putting something on it," Francona said It appears that Hays might have hurt his hamstring scoring from first base on Gavin Lux's RBI double in the sixth inning of Monday's 3-1 win over St. Louis but a decision was made to keep Hays on the active roster his bat is huge in our lineup," Francona said we want to let him at least explore maybe not going on the IL who already missed the Reds' first 16 games on the IL with a left calf strain has boosted the lineup since his April 15 activation He is batting .365 with a 1.143 OPS and five homers in 13 games Callihan, 24, started in left field and went 0-for-2 in Cincinnati's 6-0 loss in Game 1 in his MLB debut “It’s everything you dreamed of and worked for since you were a kid "And to have all my buddies in the room Callihan was Cincinnati's third-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and was once a Top 30 prospect including a left index finger contusion that cost him two months last season with Double-A Chattanooga batting .271 with a .758 OPS and eight homers before finishing the season with four games with Louisville the Reds protected Callihan on the 40-man roster and he was in big league camp for the first time at Spring Training “Being in the big league clubhouse was definitely good," Callihan said "It got me acclimated to the guys and what winning baseball looks like and hard effort all the time Callihan was batting .303/.410/.528 with four homers and 12 RBIs in 24 games Left field was a position that was introduced to him in 2024 after a Minor League career mostly at second base “I’m kind of excited to see if he can help us win a few games.” was the Twins' first-round pick in 2021 and he was traded to the Reds for Sonny Gray in March 2022 He is 0-2 with a 3.48 ERA in five starts for Louisville this season With the Reds' rotation depth already tested by injuries to No. 2 prospect Rhett Lowder (right elbow strain) and Carson Spiers (right shoulder impingement) Petty earned the opportunity for his first big league promotion He’s a young kid with a really bright future But we do think the present is kind of exciting.” Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball.