Subscribe by RSS
CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds becoming southwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Friday another cool day with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s.
On Labor a brief warm up back to more normal temperatures in the 70s and 80s. There is a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday
Next week temperatures slightly below normal once again.
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the Gladstone Inn & Suites at 7:38 a.m. Thursday, where a fire was reported in the fryer, in the kitchen.
When the units arrived smoke was coming from roof of the building.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire damage was confined to the fryer unit.
He said Jamestown Police had evacuated the building before the fire units arrived, as fire fighters extracted smoke from the building, at which time the patrons saying at the hotel were allowed back in.
Lt. Mohr added there was smoke damage kitchen and to the business side of building.
No injuries were reported.
He said the restaurant will be closed the rest of Thursday, possibly longer.
Four City Fire Units and 22 firefighters were on the scene for two hours.
View from the Historic Franklin Roof CAM at 8:09am.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police reports early Thursday morning, a Fargo man led local law enforcement on a high speed chase..
Major Justin Blinsky reports, just after 1-a.m., police responded to a report of a gas drive off without paying from Interstate Tesoro.
The car without license plates drove away going eastbound on 20th Street Southwest in the direction of Holiday Park Village.
A Stutsman County Sheriff’s Deputy’s unit located the vehicle parked in a closed business parking lot a few blocks away from the gas station.
The male driver drove the vehicle from officers at a high rate of speed.
The chase led police through residential areas in the southeast and southwest parts of Jamestown.
The report says the car struck a fence in a residential backyard, which caused significant damage to the fence and the suspect vehicle. The vehicle remained driveable and continued to flee from law enforcement, driving towards and nearly striking a Jamestown Police Squad car while exiting the backyard.
The chase then went down Highway 281 out of Jamestown with speeds reaching in excess of 100 mph. At around 1:51 AM, the vehicle went off-road and became stuck after driving into a slough.
The report says, 24 year-old Brett Meers of Fargo was arrested on suspicion of driving while license was suspended, Felony fleeing or attempting to elude a Peace Officer, Reckless Driving, Theft of Services, and a Felony Arrest Warrant out of Burleigh County.
Meers was taken to the Stutsman County Correctional Center to await formal charges.
Jamestown Police were assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office. The incident remains under investigation.
Valley City (VCPD) Authorities plan to expand the search for Mark Davies today to Ransom and LaMoure Counties.
Yesterday Valley City Police asked for the public’s assistance in locating Davies.
(Facebook.com photo)
Valley City Police said, 40 year old Mark Davies, has been missing since Friday, August 23, 2019.
Police Chief Phil Hatcher says a report from Davies’s family said the last time friends or family members heard from him was on August 23 in Kathryn.
Hatcher says his disappearance is suspicious, because family members told police Davie’s is always with his dog. However, this time he left his home without his dog.
Valley News Live reports a neighbor says the last text they got from him was around midnight, saying he was leaving Kathryn’s Bar and heading home.
Davies drives a 1999 Black Tahoe, North Dakota License Plate: 327 CCM.
The search, including with airplane assistance, continues, along with the investigation, by authorities.
Anyone with information is asked to call Valley City police at 701-845-3110.
Updates continue at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (CSi) On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, a family member who has joined the eyecare staff at Looysen I Care on First Avenue South in Downtown Jamestown spoke about the newly remodeling and expanded building, and the topics of cataract surgery, blue light effects, plus dry eyes.
Dr. Alex Looysen, joined the staff as the second doctor at Looysen I care joining his dad, Dr. Steve Looysen.
In addition to receiving his degree, as an optometrist, Alex has previous experience in the eye care field, before returning to Jamestown, starting his Jamestown practice on July first this year.
Alex talked about the recently remodeled and expanded Looysen I Care building and facility on First Avenue South. In addition to a recent Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting there, a public open house will be held on September 27 this year, where examples of new eye glass frames will be shown.
He added that the hours in Jamestown and Valley City’s office have been expanded, with Alex’s addition to the practice. In Jamestown the phone number is 701-252-EYES, in Valley City 701-845-4444.
Also on our show, Alex talked about recent developments in cataract surgery, and that in addition to the about 10-minute surgery, removing the cataract, vision is also improved. He added that those 50 years old and over, are prone to cataracts due to the aging process, along with those with diabetes. Cataracts cause the vision to become cloudy, and create halos around bright objects.
He added those who view computers for several hours each day, should explore a lense filter for their eye glasses which filters out the LED screen’s blue light, to see the screen more clearly, and protect the eyes.
He said that can lead to having “dry eyes,” where the eye does not produce enough lubrication, for which eye drops are available to alleviate the symptoms, and to check with eye care professionals, the eye drop that is right for you.
Update:
Jamestown (CSi) The hearing regarding of the temporary restraining order requested by North Dakota Soybean Processors against the Spiritwood Energy Park Association, will be continued at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 12, 2019 in East Central District Court in Fargo.
The case will now be heard by Judge Stephanie Stiel following approval of the change of judge motion by SEPA.
Judge Tristan Van de Streek issued the temporary restraining order on August 14, this year.
The temporary restraining order was requested by North Dakota Soybean Processors against the Spiritwood Energy Park Association.
The SEPA Board of Directors had nullified its agreement with North Dakota Soybean Processors, noting delays in the start of the construction of the plant.
North Dakota Soybean Processors sought and received a temporary restraining order prohibiting SEPA from nullifying the agreement.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown Dean of Engagement and Student Affairs Dustin Jensen says attendance estimates from last evening’s Rock The Block event in Downtown Jamestown was put at roughly 4,000, plus.
The annual late summer event from welcomes new UJ students who walk down the hill from UJ in their orange shirts, to join community members downtown.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A teen who pleaded guilty to assaulting an officer during a disturbance at the Youth Correctional Center in Mandan has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison.
Seventeen-year-old Gavin Johnson is one of four teens charged in the January 2018 disturbance. Morton County Assistant State’s Attorney Austin Gunderson says Johnson followed a correctional officer into a closet and assisted another inmate in choking him. Gunderson says one of the two then handcuffed the officer.
The Bismarck Tribune says Johnson earlier pleaded guilty to seven felonies, including assault on a correctional officer, terrorizing and interfering with an emergency call, and two misdemeanors. He entered an Alford plea on the most serious charge of felony aggravated assault. An Alford plea means he does not admit guilt but acknowledges there’s enough evidence for a possible conviction.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Houston company has been found guilty and ordered to pay $2.1 million in fines and restitution in the 2014 death of an Alabama man who died in an explosion while working western North Dakota’s oil patch.
C&J Well Services, formerly known as Nabors Completion and Production Services, pleaded guilty Wednesday of violating safety regulations and causing the death of 28-year-old Marine veteran Dustin Payne, of Hazel Green, Alabama.
Authorities say Payne was welding inside a tank that had not been properly cleaned and vented. The welding equipment ignited vapors, causing an explosion.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland ordered the company to pay $1.6 million to Payne’s estate as well as a $500,000 fine.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 2015 fined the company more than $97,000.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An attorney and former chairman of the North Dakota Supreme Court Disciplinary Board has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a federal judge in North Dakota.
Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer announced Wednesday that Dan Traynor, of Devils Lake, would take over for U.S. District Court Chief Justice Daniel Hovland, who is taking senior status this year. The Senate needs to confirm Traynor’s nomination
Traynor represents the State Bar Association of North Dakota in the American Bar Association House of Delegates and is an elected member of the American Law Institute. He also serves as a member of the state Board of Higher Education.
Traynor earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Dakota.
Peter Welte was confirmed last month for the other federal judgeship in North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has filed a motion to intervene on a proposed expansion of the Dakota Access pipeline.
The tribe, which led original opposition to the pipeline, petitioned for status as an intervenor Wednesday in the case before the Public Service Commission.
Texas-based Energy Transfer wants to double the capacity of the line to as much as 1.1 million barrels daily. The pipeline has been moving North Dakota oil through to a shipping point in Illinois since 2017.
A hearing is set for Nov. 13 in Linton on the proposed expansion.
Standing Rock attorney Timothy Purdon says if the tribe is granted intervenor status, it would allow the tribe to cross-examine the company and call witnesses.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Profits at the North Dakota Mill and Elevator were down more than 25% due to slack demand.
The state-owned Grand Forks mill on Wednesday reported making $10.6 million during its last budget year, which ended in June. That’s down from a $14.2 million profit last year. The mill has posted a profit each year since 2009.
President and CEO Vance Taylor says last year’s proceeds were the seventh-highest in history. But he says a “resurgence in low-carb diets” hurt the mill’s bottom line. The mill sells most of its flour in bulk to bakery customers.
Most of the mill’s profits go into North Dakota’s general fund, which finances a variety of state programs.
The mill began operating in 1922 and is the largest wheat-grinding factory in the U.S.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The group managing a Red River diversion project around the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota metropolitan area has signed an agreement to help a nearby city with costs for infrastructure that will be needed when the channel is built.
The Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority announced Wednesday that it has approved a deal with the city of Horace, located southwest of Fargo, to provide up to $5 million.
Horace is one of the areas most affected by an updated design that was needed in order to receive a permit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The new plan reduces the impact to Minnesota.
The diversion authority continues to deal with other legal challenges to the $2.8 billion project. The Buffalo-Red River Watershed District recently denied a permit and is contesting the DNR permit.
In sports…
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Schools announces that Bank, Invest and Insure Forward of Valley City will be donating $25,000 to support Phase II and the Restoring the Legacy project at Hanna Field. Superintendent, Josh Johnson says the donation from Bank, Invest and Insure brings the total funds raised for Phase II to more than $700,000.
Bank Forward Market President Josh Kasowski says “Bank, Invest and Insure Forward are proud to support Valley City Public Schools and the students, coaches, and our community that will be using Hanna Field in the many years ahead.” He said Bank, Invest and Insure Forward have a proud history of supporting students
The Hi-Liner football team opens the 2019 season this Friday, at Hanna Field.and the Hi-Liners in Valley City.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
St. Paul 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) _ Jonathan Schoop (skohp) drove in four runs with a pair of homers in the Twins’ fourth consecutive victory, 8-2 against the White Sox. Schoop became the seventh Minnesota player with at least 20 home runs this season, tying a major league record. Mitch Garver also homered and Jake Odorizzi (oh-doh-REE’-zee) gave up two runs over six innings as Minnesota maintained its 3 ½-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central.
_ The Indians beat the Tigers for the 13th straight time as Jason Kipnis homered twice and Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR’) also went deep in a 4-2 decision. Lindor finished a triple shy of the cycle to back Aaron Civale (sih-VA’-lee), who gave up two runs and six hits over seven innings. Lindor’s eighth-inning blast broke a 2-2 tie and left Cleveland 14-1 versus Detroit this year.
The Milwaukee Brewers have ended the St. Louis Cardinals’ six-game winning streak and allowed the Chicago Cubs to climb within two games of the first-place Redbirds’ lead in the NL Central.
Keston Hiura (HEER’-uh) homered and drove in three runs as the Brewers knocked off the Cards, 4-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. The Milwaukee second baseman hit a solo homer in the fourth and an RBI double in the eighth to help his team get within 5 ½ games of the division lead.
Jordan Lyles outdueled Jack Flaherty by holding the Cardinals to a run and six hits while striking out nine over 5 1/3 innings. Lyles blanked the Cards until Kolten Wong homered in the sixth.
Flaherty was reached for two runs and five hits over six innings after allowing only one run over his previous five starts.
The Cubs homered three times while building a 10-1 lead off Noah Syndergaard (SIHN’-dur-gahrd) by the third inning of a 10-7 win over the Mets. Ian Happ, Kyle Schwaber and Nicholas Castellanos (kas-tee-AH’-nohs) each hit two-run blasts off Syndergaard, who endured the worst outing of his career.
Schwarber finished with three RBIs and Addison Russell drove in a pair as the Cubs dealt the Mets their fifth straight loss since a five-game winning streak.
_ Freddie Freeman and Matt Joyce each homered and drove in two runs as the Braves whipped the Blue Jays, 9-4 to end a two-game skid. Freeman has 36 home runs and leads the majors with 107 RBIs. The Braves have won nine of 11 and continue to pace the NL East by 5 ½ games over Washington.
_ Max Scherzer (SHUR’-zur) has gone over the 200-strikeout mark for the eighth consecutive season by fanning eight more in the Nationals’ 8-4 romp against the Orioles. Scherzer allowed two runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings, his second start since missing a month with a strained back. Kurt Suzuki homered and drove in four runs in Washington’s sixth win in seven days, one night after the Nats were shut out by the Orioles.
_ Kike (KEE’-kay) Hernandez scored the tiebreaking run on a throwing error by shortstop Luis Urias (oo-REE’-uhs) in the 10th inning as the Dodgers downed the Padres, 6-4. Pitcher Kenta Maeda (mah-EH’-dah) hit a two-run single and allowed two runs and two hits over five innings. Francisco Mejia (meh-HEE’-uh) scored the tying run on a wild pitch before the NL West-leading Dodgers moved 20 games ahead of the second-place Diamondbacks.
_ J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) was 3-for-5 with a triple and a solo homer as the Phillies blew out the Pirates, 12-3. Cesar Hernandez also had three hits and drove in three for Philadelphia, and teammate Corey Dickerson added a solo blast. Vince Velasquez bounced back from a forgettable outing by going five innings and allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
_ Rookie Aristides Aquino (ar-ehs-TEE’-deez ah-KEE’-noh) belted his 13th homer and Anthony DeSclafani worked a season-high seven innings to carry the Reds past the Marlins, 5-0. Aquino opened the scoring in the first inning with a three-run shot that allowed him to tie Cody Bellinger’s National League record for the most home runs by a rookie in a single month. DeSclafani limited Miami to two hits and a walk with eight strikeouts.
_ Hunter Dozier smacked a two-run homer and added a tiebreaking, RBI single in the seventh to send the Royals to just the seventh win in their last 22 meetings with the Athletics, 6-4. Ryan O’Hearn also went deep to help Kansas City overcome home runs by Marcus Semien and Mark Canha (KAN’-ah). Oakland still has a one-game edge over Tampa Bay for the second AL wild card.
_ The Astros won their sixth in a row as George Springer broke a tie with a bloop RBI single in a three-run seventh that carried them to an 8-6 win over the Rays. Springer drove in a pair, Yuli Gurriel (YOO’-lee gur-ee-EHL’) belted a two-run homer and Alex Bregman was 3-for-4 with an RBI as Houston prevented Tampa Bay from pulling into a tie for the second AL wild card. Gerrit Cole kept his 11-game winning streak intact, although he left the game trailing 4-3 after allowing four runs while striking out 14 over 6 2/3 innings.
_ James Paxton beat his former team and the Yankees banged out four more homers in a 7-3 win at Seattle. Paxton walked five over five innings but allowed only one hit: Kyle Seager’s two-run homer in the fourth. Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) and Mike Ford went deep for the Yankees, who have hit 70 home runs this month and 250 already this season.
_ The Red Sox have an 18-game home run streak after Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) went deep twice in a 7-4 win at Colorado. J.D. Martinez got things rolling with a two-run blast in the third and Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) homered in the ninth. Eduardo Rodriguez lasted five innings and allowed three runs in moving to 16-5.
_ The Rangers posted a 3-0 shutout of the Angels as Ariel Jurado (yoo-RAH’-doh) pitched six innings of two-hit ball to earn his second victory since June. Delino DeShields reached over the center field fence to make a spectacular homer-stealing catch. Nick Solak singled home the first run in the top of the sixth, two innings before Isiah Kiner-Falefa added a two-run double.
MLB-INDIANS-CARASCO
Carrasco scheduled to return
UNDATED (AP) _ Indians manager Terry Francona says the team plans to activate right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco from the 60-day injured list Sunday.
The 32-year-old Carrasco has been out of major league action since late May, when he was diagnosed with leukemia. He has made three rehab appearances so far with Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus, permitting one run while striking out six hitters across 3 2/3 innings.
Francona told the MLB Network Radio about the planned move Wednesday.
TENNIS-US OPEN
Serena, Federer stagger to third round; Venus out
NEW YORK (AP) _ Serena Williams and Roger Federer each experienced a frustrating first set before advancing to the third round of the U.S. Open.
Williams made key adjustments to her serve and straightened out her other strokes before completing a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 win against 17-year-old American Caty McNally. The eighth-seeded Williams avoided what would have been her earliest loss in 19 appearances at the U.S. Open
The 121st-ranked McNally had never won a match at any major tournament until Monday.
Federer fell behind for the second time in three days before rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Damir Dzumhur (DAM’-eer ZOO’-mur). Federer also lost his opening set against a qualifier on Monday before advancing.
Top seed Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) battled through shoulder pain while disposing of Juan Ignacio Londero, 6-4, 7-6, 6-1. Djokovic received treatment throughout the match before joining Federer in the third round.
Men’s No. 7 Kei Nishikori (nee-shee-KOHR’-ee) needed four sets to get past American Bradley Klahn.
No. 12 Borna Coric pulled out with a lower back strain, giving a second-round walkover to Grigor Dimitrov. That leaves just six of the top-12 men’s seeds still alive at Flushing Meadows.
Venus Williams was dispatched in the second round as fifth seed Elina Svitolina (svih-toh-LEE’-nah) earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory. The 39-year-old Williams fought off five match points in a 22-point game to hold serve before Svitolina improved to 13-3 in Grand Slam matches this year.
Women’s second seed Ash Barty and No. 3 Karolina Pliskova (PLIHSH’-koh-vah) each cruised to a straight-sets victory to reach Round 3. American and tenth seed Madison Keys was a 6-4, 6-1 winner against Lin Zhu.
Rain altered Wednesday’s schedule, forcing the postponement of all matches except those in the two main show courts with retractable roofs.
Meanwhile, the ATP says it will look into a comment by Nick Kyrgios (KEER’-ee-ohs) that the men’s tour is “corrupt” to determine whether it fits under its rules governing a “major player offense.”
Asked after his first-round win at the U.S. Open whether his recent fine of $113,000 for various rule violations at a tournament earlier this month affected him mentally as play at Flushing Meadows approached, Kyrgios replied: “Not at all. ATP’s pretty corrupt, anyway, so I’m not fussed about it at all.”
NBA-LAKERS-COUSINS-THREAT
Lakers, NBA investigating threat claim against Cousins
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA say they’re investigating a claim that center DeMarcus Cousins threatened violence against a former girlfriend.
TMZ released an audio recording Tuesday in which it says Cousins threatens to shoot Christy West, the mother of their 7-year-old child.
The Lakers issued a statement saying they “take this claim seriously.” The team and the NBA both say they’re gathering information and looking into the allegations.
Cousins got married to another woman last weekend in Atlanta.
NFL-NEWS
Browns’ RB Hunt won’t be with team during suspension
UNDATED (AP) _ Suspended Browns running back Kareem Hunt won’t be permitted inside the team’s facility while serving his eight-game ban for physical altercations.
A league spokesman said Hunt can’t be at the facility starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, the deadline for teams to submit their 53-man rosters.
Hunt was suspended for two off-field incidents, one in which he shoved and kicked a woman. The team had asked the NFL to allow Hunt to be around teammates, arguing he could use the extra support.
Hunt signed with Cleveland in March after being released by Kansas City in December.
In other NFL news:
_ San Francisco running back Jerick McKinnon has had another setback in his return from a knee injury. General manager John Lynch told flagship radio station KNBR on Wednesday that McKinnon’s return to practice the previous day was “not encouraging.” McKinnon tore his right ACL a week before the start of last season.
_ The Bills have signed kicker Stephen Hauschka (HOWSH’-kuh) to a two-year contract extension through 2021. Hauschka was entering the final season of the three-year contract he signed in free agency in 2017. The 34-year-old has 11 seasons of NFL experience and has converted 86.4 percent of his field goal attempts, which currently places him seventh on the NFL list.
_ The Colts have agreed to send cornerback Nate Hairston to the Jets for a sixth-round pick, a deal that is pending a physical.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-FSU/BOISE STATE
Dorian could wipe out FSU-Boise game
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Boise State and Florida State expect to make a decision Thursday about their season opener, which could be affected by Hurricane Dorian.
The neutral-site game is scheduled to be played Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida. Dorian gained hurricane strength earlier Wednesday and is forecast to become a powerful storm in the next few days.
Officials could consider starting the game earlier Saturday or canceling it altogether.
NHL-NEWS
Cam Ward signs 1-day contract, retires with Hurricanes; Sabres Hunwick to miss season
UNDATED (AP) _ Goalie Goalie Cam Ward has signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes so he can retire as a member of the team he helped lead to a Stanley Cup.
General manager Don Waddell called Ward “a cornerstone for this organization for more than a decade.”
The 35-year-old Ward won the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the 2006 playoffs and holds numerous club records for goalies, including 318 victories, 668 regular-season games played, a .557 winning percentage and 27 shutouts.
In other NHL news:
_ Buffalo Sabres defenseman Matt Hunwick is expected to miss this season due to a neck condition that bothered the 12-year veteran for much of last season. General manager Jason Botterill based Hunwick’s prognosis on offseason medical evaluations in making the announcement about two weeks before the Sabres report to training camp.
WORLD CUP-US ARRIVES
At last: The US arrives in China for the World Cup
SHANGHAI (AP) — After a month of practice and years of planning, the U.S. men’s basketball team has arrived at the World Cup.
An all-night flight from Sydney to Shanghai that landed early today brought the two-time defending World Cup champion Americans to China’s most-populous city, where they’ll play three first round games starting Sunday. It took more than 10 hours of flying time, then another two-plus hours for the team to clear customs and finally reach its hotel.
From there, a few hours of relaxing awaited before an afternoon practice.
OBIT-LEOZ
Longtime FIFA official Leoz, indicted in US, dies at 90
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Nicolás Leoz, a long-time South American soccer executive and FIFA official who had been under house arrest in Paraguay fighting extradition to the United States, has died. He was 90.
Leoz’s lawyer, Ricardo Preda, told The Associated Press his client died Wednesday after a cardiac arrest linked to age-related ailments.
Leoz had been under house arrest for the last four years. He was indicted in 2015 in the U.S. Justice Department’s sweeping investigation of bribery and financial corruption linked to broadcasting and sponsorship rights for soccer competitions.
In world and national news…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Dorian is moving over open waters after doing limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, though forecasters warn it is gaining strength and probably will grow into a dangerous storm while heading toward Florida’s east coast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday Dorian is expected to strengthen into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as it stays well to the east of the southeastern and central Bahamas over the next two days. The forecast calls for the storm to pass near or over the northern Bahamas on Saturday and close in on Florida by Sunday afternoon.
The storm was a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday when it swirled through the islands of the northeastern Caribbean, causing power outages and flooding in places no major damage.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of struggling Democratic presidential hopefuls are bracing for bad news as the window to qualify for the party’s next debate closes quickly.
In order to appear on stage in Houston next month, candidates have to reach 2% in at least four approved public opinion polls while notching 130,000 unique campaign donors by the end of Wednesday.
Billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer is the closest to securing a slot, needing only one qualifying poll. But two polls released Wednesday did little for him, or any of the other candidates on the bubble.
That raises the likelihood the debate will feature 10 candidates, making it the first in this election season to be held on a single night. Earlier debates featured 20 candidates split across two nights.
LONDON (AP) — Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson has announced her resignation, the day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended Parliament in a move widely criticized by political opponents.
Davidson cited family reasons, having recently started a family. But the timing of her decision, coming so soon after Johnson’s seismic decision raised questions.
In her resignation speech Thursday, Davidson said that with a Scottish election looming in 2021, she realized it would have been too difficult to be away from her family.
Davidson says she stands behind Johnson’s efforts to get a Brexit deal.
SALEM, Oregon (AP) — Amid a growing number of attacks by domestic extremists, efforts to have them labeled as terrorists or to criminalize domestic terrorism are gaining momentum.
A Republican senator and a Democrat in the House of Representatives have drafted bills to make domestic acts of terrorism a federal crime while some Republicans are calling for an anti-fascist movement known as antifa to be designated as a domestic terrorist organization.
Only foreign groups can be labeled terrorist organizations. The U.S. State Department maintains that list , currently comprising 68 groups — none of which is white supremacist.
It is illegal for a person in the U.S. to knowingly provide “material support or resources” to a foreign terrorist organization.
CAIRO (AP) — A Yemeni commander says airstrikes have hit government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 30 troops.
Col. Mohamed al-Oban, a commander of the special forces in Abyan province, says the troops were headed toward Aden on Thursday when the airstrikes took place.
He didn’t say who was behind the strikes, saying only the planes were from the Saudi-led coalition.
Officials in the UAE, which is also part of the coalition that has been fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels since 2015, declined to immediately comment.
The attack comes a day after government forces pushed into Aden to try and retake the city from UAE-backed southern separatists, their ostensible allies in the coalition against the Houthis.
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese state media has published photos of the country’s Hong Kong-based troops’ armored carriers and a patrol boat undertaking what they call a routine rotation.
State news agency Xinhua said the 22nd rotation of the People’s Liberation Army’s Hong Kong garrison took place in the early hours of Thursday.
Nearly three months of fiery pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong have sparked concerns that the military will be deployed in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong garrison previously published a promotional video with scenes of soldiers facing off with people dressed like protesters.
Xinhua said the soldiers in the new rotation were educated on Hong Kong’s laws and vowed to defend the nation’s sovereignty. Troops stationed in Macao, another special administrative region, also completed a rotation Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has retracted his story about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump’s finances and apologized for reporting it — just as Trump’s lawyer demanded.
O’Donnell says, however, he still doesn’t know whether or not the story is true.
The cable news host said Tuesday night that a source had told him that Deutsche Bank documents showed that Russian oligarchs had co-signed a loan application for Trump.
He reported the single-source story even while admitting it had not been verified by NBC News.
Comments are closed
Sorry, but you cannot leave a comment for this post.