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Wagner chief orders mercenaries to halt march on Moscow

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

MOSCOW – The head of the Wagner force said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood.The announcement from Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to defuse a growing crisis. Moscow had braced for the arrival of the private army led by the rebellious commander. And President Vladimir Putin had vowed he would face harsh consequences.Prigozhin said that while his men are just 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided to turn them back to avoid “shedding Russian blood.”He didn’t say whether the Kremlin has responded to his demand to oust Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin.The announcement follows a statement from the office of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko saying that he had negotiated a deal with Prigozhin after previously discussing the issue with Putin.Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko’s offer to halt the Wagner group’s ad...

Assault charge dropped against Raiders’ Davante Adams for shoving photographer

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor assault charge filed last October against Las Vegas Raiders’ wide receiver Davante Adams after he shoved a photographer to the ground as he left the field following a loss at Kansas City.The case filed in Kansas City municipal court was dismissed June 5, the Kansas City Star reported.Adams’ attorney, J.R. Hobbs, declined to comment.Police in Kansas City, Missouri, have said Adams pushed Ryan Zebley to the ground while running off the field after the Raiders lost 30-29 to the Chiefs on Oct. 10. Police at the time called it an “intentional, overt act” that caused whiplash, a headache and a possible minor concussion.Adams apologized in his postgame comments to the media and later on Twitter.“He jumped in front of me coming off the field. I kind of pushed him. He ended up on the ground,” Adams said after the game. “I want to apologize to him for that. That was just frustration mixed with him really just running i...

'Whiskey plates': How the controversial license plates work and where you can see them

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — In the U.S., roughly 1 million arrests are made annually for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outside of the physical consequences of impaired driving — data shows one person is killed every 45 minutes in a crash involving an alcohol-impaired driver — the legal consequences can be heavy. They can also vary by state. In South Dakota, for example, an impaired driver can lose their driver’s license for at least a month after their first driving under the influence offense. In Wisconsin, a driver can lose their license for six to nine months. If a child is in the car at the time of the offense, that can become a year to a year and a half, plus a jail sentence of five days to six months. In both states, it’s possible nobody knows the driver has been convicted. That isn’t necessarily the case for residents in the state between Wisconsin and South Dakota.  Is the ‘beer befo...

Only one MLB team doesn't have a Pride Night. Why?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

All but one of the 30 of the Major League Baseball teams are hosting Pride Nights this season, most during Pride Month, which celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ culture and rights.The Texas Rangers are the only team without a Pride Night. But they say they are committed to making everyone feel welcome at all games.Have the Rangers ever hosted a Pride Night?No. In September 2003, two years after the Chicago Cubs hosted what is considered the first Pride game, the Rangers invited local LGBTQ+ groups to a game as part of a fundraising event, similar to what they do for all kinds of groups throughout each season. There were some Rangers fans who expressed opposition through a website beforehand and, while not widespread, there were some protests outside the stadium before that game.Texas Rangers starting pitcher Dane Dunning (33) is relieved by manager Bruce Bochy, second from left, in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 23, 2023, in New York. (AP...

Bridge collapse in Montana sends train tankers into Yellowstone River; officials assessing possible hazmat spill

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

(KSVI/NEXSTAR) – A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train that was traveling over it on Monday morning to derail and crash into the water below.No crew members were injured, but gates and portions of the river have been closed over concerns of the potential spill of hazardous material, officials in Yellowstone County have confirmed.Numerous tank cars were partially submerged in the river early Saturday, and railroad crews were at the scene in Stillwater County, near the town of Columbus, about 40 miles (about 64 kilometers) west of Billings. A yellow liquid was pouring out of tank cars, an Associated Press reporter claimed.Several train cars are immersed in the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse near Columbus, Montana, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office initially said the damaged tankers were leaking petroleum products. The agency, however, later cited a...

Does the City of Austin pay for the Austin, DPS partnership?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin announced Thursday it would resume its partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety on Sunday, July 2. The partnership was put on pause May 14 so troopers could be sent to the Texas border.The initiative is called the Austin Violent Crimes Task Force and involves assigning DPS troopers to patrol Austin streets to buttress the Austin Police Department while there are still hundreds of vacancies. The goal of the initiative is to be more responsive to Austin citizens concerned about their safety, to reduce violent crime and to reduce road fatalities. One KXAN viewer sent a Report It, asking if the City of Austin has to pay for the increased support since DPS is aiding a city entity.An Austin Police spokesperson told KXAN that the partnership doesn’t incur any cost toward the City of Austin or the Austin Police Department. The Texas Department of Public Safety said The Austin Violent Crimes Task Force is funded through regular state...

Your Money: A perspective on achieving purposeful goals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

Bruce Helmer and Peg WebbAs advisers, we spend a lot of time and effort helping clients set goals. That’s because goals are foundational to financial decisions around investments, asset allocation and income planning.On one of our recent weekly radio shows on WCCO in Minneapolis (AM 830), we invited our long-standing friend Doug Lennick to discuss the connection between achieving purposeful goals in life, and how these need to be tied to values.Doug is the founding CEO of think2perform, a high-performance leadership development firm, and is widely recognized as an expert in the art and science of human behavior. Following is an abstract of our discussion, edited for length and clarity.Doug’s latest book is “Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It: 8 Essentials to enhance your leadership impact at work, home, and anywhere else that needs you.”Doug, your latest book draws a strong connection between self-awareness and goal achievement. Why is that?Self-awareness is about the ways ...

Rockies Journal: D-backs showing Colorado how to build a winner

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

If the Rockies want to see how to turn things around, it would behoove them to look about 900 miles to the southwest.That’s where they’ll find the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team that lost 110 games in 2021 but currently leads the National League West with a 46-31 record. The Rockies (30-48) are stuck in the basement again, 16 1/2 games behind the D-backs.Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall has repeatedly said that he thought the team was another year from turning things around, but the players proved him wrong. The D-Backs look like the real deal, right now.The team from Phoenix rose from the ashes of truly bad baseball. In 2021, they finished 55 games out of first and were outscored by 204 runs. Fifth-year manager Torey Lovullo was on the hot seat, but the D-backs decided to give him a one-year, prove-it contract. They improved to 74-88 last season, showing a spark of promise.On June 4, Arizona announced that Lovullo was receiving a contract extension through 2024. The ma...

Coordinated metro area law enforcement crackdown on expired vehicle tags

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

Metro area police will participate in an upcoming enforcement campaign targeting expired vehicle tags and unregistered vehicles.The campaign starts Sunday and runs through July 1, according to an Aurora Police Department news release. The Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas county sheriff’s offices will join Aurora police in conducting the program.APD is partnering w/ @AdamsCoSheriff, @ArapahoeSO & @dcsheriff on an enforcement campaign targeting unregistered vehicles and significantly expired registrations. The enforcement period begins Sunday and lasts a week.NEWS RELEASE: Aurora Police, Partner Agencies Announce… pic.twitter.com/IG4UQdq6GV— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) June 21, 2023“Officers will be on the lookout and ticketing motorists driving vehicles that are unregistered or significantly expired by more than three months,” the release said. The fine for driving on tags that are expired by 60 or more days or for driving on an expired temporary permit is $93, ac...

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Coup Targets Putin and His “Oligarchic Clan”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:35:41 GMT

Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, addresses his units withdrawing from Bakhmut, the city captured from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on May 25, 2023.Photo: UPI/Alamy Live NewsRussian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a full-scale coup attempt against Russian President Vladimir Putin late Friday and early Saturday morning, as his mercenaries took control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, which serves as a key military hub for Russian combat operations for the war in Ukraine.Forces from the Wagner Group, Prigozhin’s private army, moved east from Ukraine, where they had been fighting alongside the Russian Army, and took over Rostov. By Saturday, they were reported to be moving north toward Moscow. There were reports of fighting between Wagner and the Russian military near the Russian city of Voronezh, which is between Rostov and Moscow. By the time this article was published, Wagner forces were moving north into the area around Lipetsk, only some 250 miles from...