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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY… scattered showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thunderstorms today. Strong to marginally
severe storms are possible with quarter size hail and locally
damaging wind gusts to 60 mph the main threats.
Wednesday is expected to be slightly warmer with highs in the 70s
and mostly dry.
Beginning Wed night frequent chances for showers/thunderstorms return
The Potential exists for an active weekend across the Northern Plains
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs motorists that lane Restrictions & Partial Street Closures are set to begin Monday, August 12, 2019, with the water main project. Partial street closures will be in effect, in the NE area between 10th Ave NE and 12th Ave NE and between 4th St NE and Railroad Drive East.
This construction work will continue for the next two months.
Motorist’s should use extreme caution in this area.
Valley City (VCPS) Valley City Public Schools student registration is on Monday, August 12th and Tuesday, August 13th at the Hi-Liner Activity Center (H.A.C).
Community groups and organizations are invited to set up a table and have an opportunity to provide information that will be of benefit to students this coming school year.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Airport boardings in July this year were down just over one percent, at 1,210, compared to 1,225 in July of 2018.
This year through July boardings were 6,344, down nearly 13 percent, from 7,281 through July of 2018.
Jamestown (University of Jamestown News Release) University of Jamestown is one of the 159 best colleges in the Midwest according to The Princeton Reviewâ (www.PrincetonReview.com). The education services company lists University of Jamestown in the Best in the Midwest section of its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted on August 6, 2019, at https://www.princetonreview.com/bestMWcolleges.
Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s Editor-in-Chief, says, “We chose University of Jamestown and the other outstanding institutions on this list primarily for their academics.” He noted that the company considered data from its survey of administrators at several hundred colleges in each region, information from staff visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of college counselors and advisors whose perspectives the company solicits.
He adds, “We also consider what students enrolled at the schools reported to us on our student survey about their campus experiences.”
UJ President, Dr. Polly Peterson says, “We are pleased to once again be recognized by the Princeton Review as a Best Regional college in the Midwest. Our university has a strong reputation for providing a quality education by blending the liberal arts with professional preparation in an environment that promotes student engagement and a commitment to the Christian faith. It is an honor to be recognized nationally for the work that we do.”
Greg Ulland, UJ’s Vice President of Enrollment Management, says, “We appreciate that our efforts to offer students quality and relevant programs have been recognized. University of Jamestown’s Journey to Success approach to education ensures students that they are prepared to enter the workforce and become leaders in their communities upon graduation.”
Established in 1883, the University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Science in Nursing degrees, as well as Master’s Degrees in Education and Leadership, and a Fargo-based Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. The University of Jamestown offers more than 40 areas of study, integrating the liberal arts with sound professional programs. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing them through a student-centered experience.
Jamestown (Chamber) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 11th winner of the Yard of the Week Program for 2019. Charlie & Teresa Stelton of 701 16th St. NE in Jamestown have received this award for week elevan. Join us in congratulating them on their beautiful yard and thank them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown. Congratulations, Charlie & Teresa for a job well done!
The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ends August 31st. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.
To nominate a yard for the Yard of the Week program, please contact the Chamber at 701-252-4830 or stop by our office at 120 2nd Street SE, Jamestown for a nomination form. The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available on our Facebook page or on our website at www.jamestownchamber.com. Forms can be emailed to director@jamestownchamber.com.
All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.
Jamestown (CSi) Members of the Jamestown Choralaires are looking for men with a loving for singing to join the chorus. No experience required.
On Wednesday September 4 at 8:30-p.m., visit them in the Jamestown Middle School bandroom, for more information and find out more. Or contact a Choralaires member.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Art Center’s Oktoberfest committee is well in its planning stages.
Remember to mark your calendar for Saturday, September 14 from 5:30 – 8:30 in the Hansen Art Park. We will have great entertainment, food and (of course) beverages.
OXBOW, N.D. (AP) — The ND Highway Patrol says a man is dead after a semi pulling a baler sheared his car in half.
Authorities say 38-year-old Christopher Bauer of Puposky, Minnesota, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu on a county road south of Oxbow on Friday afternoon when he drove off the road and into a ditch. The car re-entered the road and spun into the path of the semi, which struck the car on the passenger side.
KFGO reports the crash split the car in half and ripped both axles off the truck.
Bauer died at the scene. The truck driver Ryan Ottis, of Kindred, received minor injuries and was taken to a Fargo hospital with minor injuries.
Bismarck (NDHP) Weds Aug 7th, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a ND Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle along Interstate 94 near Exit 157 in North Bismarck for failing to maintain its lane.
During the course of the traffic stop a probable cause search was conducted on the vehicle. A large amount of prescription pills along with other drugs and drug paraphernalia items were located in the vehicle. The driver, identified as Jeremy Moore of Fairview, MT, was arrested and charged for possession with intent to deliver a schedule II drug. This incident remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man for setting seven dumpster fires in Fargo.
Authorities say the man was arrested over the weekend and has admitted to setting the fires in and around the downtown area in the past few weeks.
He’s being held on possible charges of endangering by fire.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo firefighters have rescued a woman from the Red River.
Firefighters responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a woman who was in the river and could not climb the steep shore. She was found about 75 yards (69 meters) downstream from where she entered the water, and was about 25 yards (23 meters) from shore and struggling to stay above water.
A firefighter entered the river as the woman slipped under the water, swam to her and brought her to shore. She was turned over to paramedics on the scene for an evaluation.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who stabbed a vendor inside a Mandan Walmart.
Police got a call about the knife assault just before noon Friday and arrived within minutes. The store was evacuated and closed.
Police say the vendor was approached by a man he did not know. The suspect began yelling and swearing at the vendor and then pulled a knife. The victim received a small cut near one ear and was treated at the scene.
Officers searched the store but could not find him. Police reviewed store video and determined the suspect left the store before officers arrived.
The suspect is described as possibly in his 30s. He was wearing a dark hoodie-type coat with an emblem on it, jeans and a baseball cap.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The huge white tube between Washburn and Underwood that once carried coal over U.S. Highway 83 is coming down.
The Bismarck Tribune reports the tube that for decades served as a landmark along the road in central North Dakota is being removed Monday.
It’s part of a 3-mile conveyor that the Falkirk Mining Co. installed in 1992 to transport coal from its mining operations east of the highway to its handling facilities on the west side. The company last used the conveyor in 2001.
In the years since, Falkirk has relied on large trucks, which can each haul more than 200 tons of coal. The vehicles pass underneath the highway to Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station. The power plant burns it to generate electricity.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children.
Friday’s decision by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act and reverses a Texas-based federal judge. It comes in a case involving non-Indian families in multiple states who adopted or sought to adopt Native American children.
Opponents of the law called it an unconstitutional race-based intrusion on states’ powers to govern adoptions. But the 5th Circuit majority disagreed, saying the law’s definition of an “Indian child” is a political classification.
The decision was a victory for supporters of the law who say it’s needed to protect and preserve Native American culture and families.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — If former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp tries to resurrect her political career, she says it won’t be through a run for governor.
Heitkamp tells the Bismarck Tribune that she won’t run. Heitkamp says she is “just not interested in a running a two-year campaign.”
Heitkamp was reacting to a news story on polling by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on a potential 2020 matchup with Heitkamp.
Republican Kevin Cramer defeated Heitkamp last year in her bid for a second term in the Senate. Heitkamp has worked since her defeat as a political commentator. She’s also serving as co-chairwoman of a coalition advocating for Congress to pass a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
In sports…
Class AA State Amateur Baseball Tournament…
Sunday at Jack Brown Stadium
The Jamestown Greyhounds win the tournament defeating Enderlin 4-3 in the Championship Game.
A Championship Game..
Beulah/Hazen 5 Tolna 3
WNBA…
Emma Meesseman scored a season-high 25 points, Elena Delle Donne had 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 101-78 on Sunday.
Liz Cambage scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 12 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 89-81
Chelsea Gray scored seven of her 26 points in the final 1:25 and the Los Angeles Sparks overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Chicago Sky 84-81
Seattle coach Dan Hughes walked off the court after the Storm beat New York impressed with the atmosphere he just saw.
The game was played at Barclays Center, the first time during the regular season that the Liberty played in Brooklyn. The Storm won 84-69 on Sunday.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Chicago 14, Fargo-Moorhead 7
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) — _ Carlos Santana hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 to win the four-game series and forge another tie for the AL Central lead. Santana also had an RBI single in the third.
Elsewhere in the majors Sunday:
_ Anthony Bemboom hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning after Kole Calhoun’s solo homer tied it in the eighth, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Boston Red Sox 5-4 for a split of their four-game series. Shohei Ohtani had three hits with a two-run single for Los Angeles.
_Kevin Pillar hit a tiebreaking triple that scored Evan Longoria with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning, closer Will Smith followed with a two-run single in his first career at-bat and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6. Scooter Gennett homered into McCovey Cove and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep to help the Giants take three of four from the Phillies.
Masahiro Tanaka and Aroldis Chapman combined on a four-hitter, Brett Gardner had an RBI double, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 Sunday to end a two-game skid.
Tanaka allowed three hits while pitching into the ninth inning, walking none and striking out four. The right-hander was pulled after Brandon Drury singled to begin the ninth.
Chapman earned his AL-leading 31st save in 36 opportunities.
Toronto’s stretch of 15 straight games with a home run ended, as did New York’s nine-game streak of multi-homer efforts.
_Justin Turner hit two of Los Angeles’ four homers, and Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn YOO) pitched seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball in the surging Dodgers’ 9-3 victory over the Diamondbacks. Turner and Cody Bellinger hit back-to-back homers in the first inning as the Dodgers finished 8-2 on a 10-game homestand with yet another dominant performance,
_Yonder Alonso hit his 100th career homer during Colorado’s four-run sixth inning and German Márquez pitched eight strong innings for the struggling Rockies, who beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 to snap a five-game losing streak. The Rockies won for just the seventh time in 26 games. They are 13-31 since June 21.
_Ryan Yarbrough came within an out of his first career shutout, Eric Sogard hit a solo homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0. Yarbrough retired his final 14 batters and struck out eight while throwing 8 2/3 innings of three-hit ball, but he was replaced after 99 pitches by Emilio Pagan for the final out.
_The Atlanta Braves’ bullpen overcame the residue of a punctured fire extinguisher, with four relievers combining to pitch three nervous innings and finish off the Miami Marlins 5-4. The win came less than 24 hours after the Braves allowed seven runs in the final three innings of a 7-6 loss.
_ Asdrubal Cabrera hit a tiebreaking two-run double against his former team and the Nationals bullpen finally locked down a lead in Flushing, lifting Washington over the streaking New York Mets 7-4. Nationals star Juan Soto sprained his ankle on Cabrera’s bases-loaded hit in the seventh inning and left the game.
_Kris Bryant capped Chicago’s four-run seventh with a three-run homer, and the Cubs rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday for a split of their four-game series. Ian Happ added a solo drive in the eighth as the NL Central leaders recovered after falling behind 3-0 in the fifth..
_ Mike Minor struck out 11 in eight innings, and the Texas Rangers beat Jordan Lyles and the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 to avoid a series sweep. Minor allowed four hits and walked one. José Leclerc finished the four-hitter for his eighth save, securing Texas’ second win in six games.
_ Hunter Dozier and Jorge Soler each homered twice and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-2 for a split of the four-game series between the worst teams in the AL Central
_ Rio Ruiz hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to carry the Baltimore Orioles past Houston 8-7, ending the Astros’ eight-game winning streak in stunning fashion. After Houston scored three runs in the top of the ninth to go up 7-5, the Orioles answered in the bottom half against closer Roberto Osuna. A sacrifice fly by Chris Davis preceded Ruiz’s clutch home run.
_ Chris Bassitt threw seven sharp innings, Matt Olson homered and the Oakland Athletics beat Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Bassitt permitted four hits, struck out seven and walked two. Olson, Robbie Grossman and Chad Pinder had two hits apiece for the Athletics, who are fighting for position in the AL wild-card race.
_ Lane Thomas hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Dexter Fowler also homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9. St. Louis rallied from an 8-4 deficit to sweep the three-game series and move into second place in the NL Central, two games behind the Chicago Cubs.
BASEBALL…TEBOW…
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets minor leaguer and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a cut on his left hand.
The 31-year-old Tebow hit .163 in 77 games during his first season with Triple-A Syracuse but hasn’t played since July 21 after injuring himself fielding a ball in the outfield. The laceration required several stitches. Syracuse’s regular season ends Sept. 2.
This is the second straight year Tebow’s season will end prematurely. The outfielder missed the final two months of 2018 because of a broken bone in his right hand.
The 2007 Heisman Trophy-winner is in his third year of professional ball and first in Triple-A after a three-year stint at quarterback in the NFL. He has batted .223 with 18 homers in 287 minor league games.
NFL-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) _ The Minnesota Vikings have acquired a new kicker in a trade with Baltimore. Kaare Vedvik has kicked and punted for the Ravens, which were set at the position with standouts Justin Tucker and Sam Koch. Vedvik spent the entire 2018 season on the non-football injury list for Baltimore after he was injured in an assault.
San Francisco 49ers tackle Shon Coleman will likely miss the entire season with a serious injury to his right leg suffered in the exhibition opener.
The team said Coleman had surgery Sunday for a broken fibula and dislocated ankle. Coleman is expected to be placed on season-ending injured reserve.
Coleman was hurt on San Francisco’s opening drive of the game Saturday night against Dallas when teammate Najee Toran fell into his leg on a running play. His leg was placed on an air cast on the field and Coleman was taken off on a cart.
In other NFL news:
_ Cornerback DeAndre Baker, the last of the New York Giants’ three first-round draft picks, sprained his left knee in practice Sunday. Baker injured the knee doing individual drills early in the non-contact portion of the workout.
_ New York Jets kicker Chandler Catanzaro has retired after a shaky start to training camp. The 28-year-old signed with New York during the offseason for a second stint with the team. He struggled with consistency during camp, and then missed two extra points in the Jets’ 31-22 preseason-opening loss to the Giants. The Jets signed kicker Taylor Bertolet to replace Catanzaro.
_ The Buffalo Bills have signed veteran defensive end Sam Acho and released guard Vlad Duccasse. Acho has eight seasons of NFL experience and spent the past four with the Chicago Bears. Acho was released by Chicago in March. Duccasse is a nine-year veteran who had one season left on the three-year contract he signed with Buffalo in 2017.
_ Titans rookie wide receiver A.J. Brown has returned to practice after hurting his left leg on the opening day of Tennessee camp.
_Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake has died. He was 62. The team said Drake, who joined the coaching staff in 2018, died early Sunday morning. Drake, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, played collegiately at Western Kentucky. He spent one season in the Canadian Football League .
_ Arizona Cardinals executive Ron Minegar has been arrested Saturday on suspicion of DUI. The 60-year-old Minegar is the Cardinals’ executive vice president and chief operating officer.
PGA-NORTHERN TRUST
Reed delivers clutch putts to win FedEx Cup opener
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Reed rallied from a two-shot deficit with three straight putts on the back nine at Liberty National that allowed him to win The Northern Trust and end 16 months without winning since his Masters title.
Reed closed with a 2-under 69 for a one-shot victory over Abraham Ancer. The victory moves him to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup, assuring he will be at the Tour Championship in two weeks for a shot at the $15 million prize.
LPGA TOUR
Hur wins Ladies Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Mi Jung Hur won her third LPGA Tour title with a brilliant final round at the Ladies Scottish Open on Sunday.
The South Korean carded a closing 5-under 66 in wet conditions at The Renaissance Club to finish 20-under 264, four shots ahead of compatriot Jeongeun Lee and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn (juh-TAN’-uh-garn).
GYMNASTICS-US CHAMPIONSHIPS
Biles soars to 6th US gymnastics title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Simone Biles messed around and got a triple-double. And just about everything else too on her way to a sixth U.S. women’s gymnastics title.
The Olympic champion began her preparation for the 2020 Games by drilling her boundary pushing triple-twisting, double-flip (aka the “triple-double”) at the end of her first tumbling run on floor exercise Sunday night. of the world has become.
Biles had a two-day all-around total of 118.500, nearly five points clear of Sunisa Lee in second and almost eight points ahead of Grace McCallum in third. The 22-year-old took the top scores on floor, vault and balance beam and placed third on bars, bouncing back from a sloppy set Friday that left the greatest gymnast on the planet and admitted perfectionist seething.
ATP-MONTREAL
Rafael Nadal wins 5th Roger Cup title, beating Medvedev
MONTREAL (AP) — Rafael Nadal won his fifth Rogers Cup title, beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday in just 70 minutes.
The 33-year-old Nadal won the event for the third time in Montreal. The first came in 2005 at age 19 over Andre Agassi, and the second in 2013. Nadal won in Toronto in 2008 and 2018.
The second-ranked Spanish star won his 83rd singles title and third of the year, following clay victories in Rome and at the French Open. He extended his tour record for Masters 1000 titles to 35, two more than top-ranked Novak Djokovic.
ATP-TORONTO
Williams retires because of injury as Andreescu wins Rogers
TORONTO (AP) — Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years when Serena Williams retired because of an injury.
Andreescu was up 3-1 in the first set when Williams called for a medical timeout.
Less than a minute later, the chair umpire announced that Williams was retiring from the match, handing Andreescu her second WTA Premier title of the season.
NASCAR-MICHIGAN
Kevin Harvick wins NASCAR Cup race at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) _ Kevin Harvick has won a NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway for the second straight year, giving him two victories this year and 47 in his career.
The Stewart-Haas Racing driver pulled away from the competition in his Ford and finished more than a second ahead of Denny Hamlin.
Kyle Larson was third and was followed by Martin Truex Jr., Daniel Suarez and Kyle Busch in the Consumers Energy 400.
In world and national news…
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a morning fire in Pennsylvania claimed the lives of five children and sent another person to the hospital.
Lt. Szocki of the Erie Police Department said the victims died in a fire in Erie reported at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday.
Chief Guy Santone of the Erie Fire Department says the victims ranged in ages from 8 months to 7 years.
The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership lists a daycare at the fire address. Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny told the Erie Times-News that detectives are working to determine whether any of the victims were staying at the daycare.
Chief Fire Inspector John Widomski told The Erie Times-News that a woman who also lives at the residence was flown to UPMC Mercy for treatment. Fire Chief Guy Santone told the paper that a neighbor was also injured.
NEW YORK (AP) — France’s government wants prosecutors to open an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s links to France following his death in a Manhattan jail cell.
The secretaries of state for women’s rights and protecting children said in a statement Monday that it is “fundamental” to launch an investigation in France so that his death “doesn’t deprive the victims of the justice they deserve” and to protect other girls from “this kind of predator.”
U.S. authorities say Epstein had a residence in Paris and used a fake Austrian passport to travel to France in the 1980s. The French statement didn’t elaborate on other links to France.
The high-flying U.S. financier was accused of sexually abusing underage girls for years and charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty.
The Paris prosecutor’s office did not immediately comment.
NEW YORK (AP) — The apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has brought new scrutiny to a chronically understaffed federal jail in New York.
The financier’s death Saturday is also the latest black eye for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons following last year’s fatal beating of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in federal custody.
The Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan is so short-staffed that the BOP is offering correctional officers a $10,000 bonus to transfer there from other federal lockups.
For more than a decade, the union representing correctional officers has warned of what it describes as “unsound” and “dangerous” staffing levels at federal prisons.
Attorney General William Barr announced the FBI and the Justice Department’s inspector general will investigate Epstein’s death.
The 66-year-old Epstein had been jailed on federal sex trafficking charges.
HONG KONG (AP) — The chief executive of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways says there will be “disciplinary consequences” for employees involved in “illegal protests,” as the airline joins a slate of businesses that have appeased and apologized to China in recent days over political flaps.
Rupert Hogg’s comments Monday came just hours before the Hong Kong airport announced it was shutting down after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators occupied the main terminal.
Hogg warned in an internal memo to employees that the company has a “zero tolerance approach to illegal activities,” referring apparently to protests unapproved by the police force.
Companies from luxury fashion brands to bubble tea shops have been under pressure to distance themselves from protesters and declare their support for the ruling Communist Party’s position on Hong Kong.
NEW DELHI (AP) — An uneasy calm is prevailing in Indian-administered Kashmir as people celebrate a major Islamic festival during an unprecedented crackdown after India moved to strip the region of its constitutional autonomy and imposed an indefinite curfew.
All communications and the internet remained cut off for an eighth day Monday.
News reports say authorities will allow Eid al-Adha prayers at neighborhood mosques during the day but will not permit large congregations to avoid anti-India protests.
The security lockdown appeared aimed at avoiding a backlash in India’s only Muslim-majority region where most people oppose Indian rule. The restrictions had been briefly eased on Friday for residents to attend mosque prayers, and people also were allowed to shop for the Eid festival on Saturday and Sunday.
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