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• minnpost.com19 minutes ago
• Several Minneapolis beaches close due to E. coli contamination
• Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. For BringMeTheNews, Tommy Wiita says, “Three beaches are closed in Minneapolis as of Wednesday due to E. coli contamination. The beaches — Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach, Bde Maka Ska 32nd Street Beach, and Lake Hiawatha Beach — have been shuttered after workers who test the waters found that bacteria levels exceeded state-specified guidelines, according to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Lake Hiawatha Beach also had a blue-green algae advisory issued in June. Cedar Lake Point Beach also closed...
• mercurynews.com31 minutes ago
• At 27, former Morgan State star Tiwian Kendley isnt ready to give up his NBA dream: Im going to earn it
• Tiwian Kendley has plenty of memories of his time with the Morgan State men’s basketball program. There was his 40-point, 10-rebound performance in an 85-82 double overtime win against Manhattan on Dec. 7, 2016, that made him only the fourth player in school history to touch the 40-point benchmark. Kendley one-upped himself with a stat line of 41 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in a 96-95 overtime loss to Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 19, 2018. In addition to dropping 30 points or more seven times, he also recorded...
• the-sun.com1 hour(s) ago
• Millions to receive direct payments worth up to $700 from $1billion pot by the end of the year
• MILLIONS of taxpayers in South Carolina are reportedly in line to receive a rebate worth up to $700 by the end of the year. The payments, which could total almost $1billion, were approved by lawmakers in June. 1Millions of taxpayers in South Carolina could receive rebates by the end of the yearCredit: Getty Officials estimate that around 1.5million people could receive rebates. South Carolinians must file their 2021 state income tax return by October 17 if they want to be eligible for the cash. Rebates are set to be issued...
• motherjones.com2 hour(s) ago
• Medical Boards That Can Strip Abortion Providers of Licenses Are Stacked With Republican Donors
• Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2010, a group of anti-choice activists sent several complaints to Iowa’s medical board, demanding the agency end a popular telemedicine abortion program. Run by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the program helped patients in rural clinics access safe medication for ending their pregnancies without traveling hours to a city. The anti-choice activists claimed, inaccurately, that not having a doctor physically present to hand people the pills was a threat to...
• Heavy.com10 hour(s) ago
• Nets Proposed Historic Trade in Ongoing Kevin Durant Trade Discussions
• Getty Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets. What could have been? The Brooklyn Nets have been looking for a deal for Kevin Durant for over a month, and in one of the latest reports from the Boston Globe, the Nets proposed a truly historic trade with the Boston Celtics.  “Brooklyn initially tried to pry both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown from Boston. That proposal went nowhere, of course. The source confirmed recent reports that Brooklyn later shifted its focus to a...
• dailyvoice.com12 hour(s) ago
• GW BRIDGE SCARE: Claim Of 'Sniper' With Rifle On Nearby Building Deemed A Prank
• Vehicle and foot traffic onto the upper level of the George Washington Bridge was temporarily stopped Wednesday after police received a call from a purported sniper who claimed to be taking aim from a nearby building. The 6:30 p.m. call turned out to be a swatting prank by someone from outside the country who claimed to have a rifle, responders said. Port Authority police, the NYPD and their colleagues from Fort Lee rushed to the bridge. The NYPD Aviation Unit was requested. Authorities quickly determined that the call was bogus...
• dailyvoice.com12 hour(s) ago
• GWB BRIDGE SCARE: Claim Of 'Sniper' With Rifle On Nearby Building Deemed A Prank
• Vehicle and foot traffic onto the upper level of the George Washington Bridge was temporarily stopped Wednesday after police received a call from a purported sniper who claimed to be taking aim from a nearby building. The 6:30 p.m. call turned out to be a swatting prank by someone from outside the country who claimed to have a rifle, responders said. Port Authority police, the NYPD and their colleagues from Fort Lee rushed to the bridge. The NYPD Aviation Unit was requested. Authorities quickly determined that the call was bogus...
• mercurynews.com12 hour(s) ago
• Crime and Public Safety | Wyoming car crash led federal agents to massive Santa Clara methamphetamine storage facility, with in-house cook, feds say
• SAN JOSE — A solo vehicle accident 1,100 miles from the Bay Area was the first domino to fall in an investigation that led federal agents to a Santa Clara warehouse believed to be an “active methamphetamine conversion site,” court records show. On Aug. 3, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided a warehouse on the 600 block of Martin Avenue in Santa Clara, where they found “processed and unprocessed” methamphetamine as well as the makings of a laboratory designed to convert it from liquid to crystal form, according to recently unsealed...
• alternet.org13 hour(s) ago
• How sanctions are fueling the fire at Cuba’s Matanzas oil storage facility
• On August 5, a major oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, 65 miles east of Havana, was hit by lightning. A tank that contained 25,000 cubic meters of crude oil caught fire after being struck. Since then, an enormous fire has been raging in Matanzas. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Ávalos Jorge, deputy head of Cuba’s fire department, said that it was impossible to estimate when the fire would be completely extinguished. This tremendous explosion and hard-to-control fire has led to several people being reported missing (including firefighters), many others injured with...
• dailyvoice.com14 hour(s) ago
• 1 Injured, Building Evacuated After Oven Explodes In Calverton
• One person suffered injuries when an oven exploded at a Long Island building. The incident happened at Stony Brook Universitys Food Business Incubator at Calverton on Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. Police were called to the building, located at 4603 Middle Country Road in Calverton, at about 9 a.m. for a fire investigation, authorities said. The person who suffered injuries was treated for a laceration to the head and other potential injuries, and she was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. Other people were...
• Heavy.com15 hour(s) ago
• NASCAR Productions Announces Massive Construction Project
• Getty NASCAR productions will move to a new facility in 2024. NASCAR is making some big moves for the future. The sanctioning body has announced that it will soon start construction on a massive facility that will serve as the new home of NASCAR Productions. NASCAR announced the news with a press release on August 10. This new 58,000-square-foot facility will be next to the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., and it will house 125 approximately NASCAR Productions and MRN employees. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place...
• alternet.org16 hour(s) ago
• Democrats release optimistic ad championing Joe Bidens historic legislative accomplishments
• The Democratic National Committee released a new ad this week promoting President Joe Bidens recent string of major legislative victories. The sixty-second spot is narrated by MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough and pushes a positive message for voters to consider in the final three-month stretch before the hotly contested November midterm elections. Look at these Democrats. A 50-50 split Senate and you look at Joe Biden. Suddenly you have this huge climate change plan, this huge plan to lower drug costs, to help Medicare recipients, Scarborough, a former United States Congressman...
• mercurynews.com16 hour(s) ago
• Real Estate | Historic Hayes Mansion hotel in San Jose completes $20 million revamp
• SAN JOSE — The iconic Hayes Mansion in San Jose has completed a wide-ranging renovation that has completely revamped its lobby, rooms and suites, and added a new restaurant, the hotel said Wednesday. The Hayes Mansion is now part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, an upscale lodging brand that features a collection of independent and unique hotels and resorts, executives said. “We look forward to welcoming back our esteemed guests and organizations who have made Hayes a premier and unique historic destination,” said Jeff Carpenter, general manager, Hayes Mansion...
• theblaze.com16 hour(s) ago
• Protesters demand Boston change name of historic Faneuil Hall
• “This name, Faneuil, shackles us to our past and locks us from our future. Today let us pray in the name of all those known and unknown who once were scorned on the auction block here that we will break the shackles that bind us still and that we will forge a new vision of the beloved community as yet we must become in one voice together. Let us all say amen.” Faneuil Hall was gifted to the city of Boston in 1742 by Peter Faneuil, a wealthy merchant who...
• dailyvoice.com16 hour(s) ago
• Suspicious Powder At Bergen County Board Of Elections Brings Hazmat Team
• A suspicious powder in an envelope sent to the Bergen County Board of Elections brought a hazmat team to the county administration building in Hackensack on Wednesday. One person was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and was released after being evaluated, responders said. A county Hazardous Materials Unit tested the substance and determined it wasnt harmful, Bergen County Director of Communications Derek Sands said. It turned out to be powder from a fire extinguisher, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said, adding that there wasnt any criminal nexus that required...
• dailyvoice.com16 hour(s) ago
• Suspicious Powder At Bergen County Board Of Elections Clears Building, Bring Hazmat Team
• A suspicious powder in an envelope sent to the Bergen County Board of Elections forced the evacuation of the county administration building in Hackensack on Wednesday. One person was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and was released after being evaluated, responders said. A county Hazardous Materials Unit tested the substance and determined it wasnt harmful, Bergen County Director of Communications Derek Sands said. The area was cleaned and the building at 1 Bergen County Plaza was reopened for business, Sands said. One person was taken to Hackensack University Medical...
• mercurynews.com17 hour(s) ago
• Business | What to expect at the D23 Expo from Disney theme parks
• The Disney theme parks pavilion at the D23 Expo in Anaheim will offer sneak peeks at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure coming to Disneyland, the continuing transformation of Epcot in Florida and new “Frozen” experiences bound for the Disney cruise line. Disney Parks and Experiences will host a series of panels, presentations and the Wonderful World of Dreams pavilion on Sept. 9-11 during the D23 Expo 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Wonderful World of Dreams pavilion at the D23 Expo will spotlight new attractions currently under development by Walt Disney...
• CNBC21 hour(s) ago
• Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner since 2021 ending pause over manufacturing flaws
• In this article BAAn employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the companys final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.Travis Dove | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoeing delivered its first 787 Dreamliner in more than a year on Wednesday, ending a pause on handovers of the jetliners that was sparked by a series of manufacturing flaws. American Airlines took the first delivery from Boeings 787 factory in South Carolina, the carriers CEO Robert Isom said in an Instagram post. The...
• CNN24 hour(s) ago
• Around 4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility looking for new homes
• (Reuters)About 4,000 beagles are looking for homes after animal rescue organizations started removing them from a Virginia facility that bred them to be sold to laboratories for drug experiments.Its going to take 60 days to get all of these animals out, and working with our shelter and rescue partners across the country, working with them to get these dogs into eventually into ever-loving home, said Kitty Block, president and chief executive of the US Humane Society.Shelters from South Elgin, Illinois to Pittsburgh have begun receiving the dogs, which will get...