CSi Weather…

.TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast

winds 10 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs around 90.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows

in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation

60 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

Through mid-week continues to show favorable chances for precipitation, especially around the Tuesday timeframe.

 

From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo: North Dakota State Archives.

This Day In History, June 26, 1924 – Dinehart Garage is open for business. . . Photo at CSiNewsNo.com from the North Dakota State Archives.

Dinehart garage on the corner of Sixth Ave North and Front Street opens for business. They will Sell Hupmobile automobiles and Pennsylvania Tires.

 

Bismarck  (NDDoH)  North Dakota health officials say 12 counties have reported new cases of the coronavirus, including seven positive tests each in Cass and Grand Forks counties. Officials say 32 people were confirmed with COVID-19 in the last day, increasing the state’s total since the pandemic began to nearly 4,000.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats Posted Thurs. June 25

11-a.m.

Positive COVID-19 Test Results
Results listed are from the previous day.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY

  • Burleigh County – 2
  • Cass County – 7
  • Grand Forks – 7
  • McKenzie County – 2
  • Morton County – 1
  • Richland County – 2
  • Rolette County – 1
  • Sargent County – 1
  • Stark County – 2
  • Walsh County – 1
  • Ward County – 4
  • Williams County – 2


BY THE NUMBERS

165,430 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+2,967 total tests from yesterday)

 

99,444 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+755 unique individuals from yesterday)

96,051 – Total Negative (+724 unique individuals from yesterday)

3,393 – Total Positive (+32 unique individuals from yesterday)

After investigation it was found that a previous case from Ramsey County was from out of state.

1.1% – Daily Positivity Rate**

222 – Total Hospitalized (+3 individual from yesterday)

25 – Currently Hospitalized (-2 individuals from yesterday)

3,064 – Total Recovered (+20 individuals from yesterday)

78 – Total Deaths*** (+0 individual from yesterday)

 

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

 

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)     Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Lazy Fish, a new business in Jamestown.  This business is located at 2810 83rd Ave SE just north of Jamestown.

Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name.  For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

Jamestown  (Chamber)   The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce City Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 5th winner of Yard of the Week Program for 2020.  Alex & Amy Hehr of 302 14th Ave. NE,  in Jamestown, has received this award.  Congratulations to them on this beautiful yard and thank you to them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown. Congratulations 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 28th. 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.  The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available 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)    Stutsman County youth 18 years and younger can get free meals this summer in Jamestown.

The free Summer Meals Program, provides the free meals to youth 18 years old and younger, through  the Stutsman County Extension Office five locations.

Those include: Two Rivers Activity Center

Nickeus Park

Leapaldt Park

The Arts Park

Stutsman County Extension Office

Meals are available for pick up from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday through Friday.

Reservations are not necessary. Families can pick up five meals at one time, for the week.

 

Free Summer Meal Program sites:

-Two Rivers Activity Center, through August 19th from 11:30 am to 12 noon, Monday through Saturday

-Nickeus Park, through July 31st from 11:30 am to 12 noon Monday through Friday

-Leapaldt Park, through July 31st from 11:30 am to 12 noon Monday through Friday

-Arts Park, through August 13th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday through Thursday

-Stutsman County Extension, through August 19th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday through Friday.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The motorcycle “Ride to Silence The Stigma,” will take place on Sunday July 19, 2020.  Registration at Stutsman County Harley-Davidson at 11 am Kickstands up at 12:30.

Monte Rodacker says the ride ends in Ypsilanti, ND, with a meal.

Proceeds from last year’s ride went to First Link.  They run the 1-800-273-TALK crisis line for North Dakota and two counties in Minnesota.

Money raised through donations are contributed to prevention of suicide organizations, and to call awareness to suicides and suicide prevention.

STANTON, N.D. (AP) — An 80-year-old man accused of threatening to kill people at a home in Mercer County, leading police on a chase and ramming three patrol cars has pleaded not guilty to 19 charges. A court affidavit says James Higginbotham went to his stepdaughter’s home in Hazen April 4, pointed a gun at adults and children in the house, threatened to kill them and himself and wouldn’t allow anyone to leave. The Bismarck Tribune reports a man in the home was able to get the gun from Higginbotham, who left and then led police on a chase. Authorities say he rammed two patrol cars when he left the house and another when police boxed him in to end the chase.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota utility regulators have reaffirmed their support for Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 4-1 Thursday to reject petitions for reconsideration filed by several Ojibwe bands, environmental groups and the state Commerce Department. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the PUC rejected arguments from project opponents that regulators should consider new evidence that has emerged since they first approved the pipeline two years ago. Line 3 starts in Alberta, Canada, and clips a corner of North Dakota before crossing northern Minnesota en route to Enbridge’s terminal in Superior, Wisconsin.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council is taking steps that might someday do away with the city’s police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The council votes Friday on a proposal to amend the city charter to replace the current department with a “Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention” that would prioritize a “holistic” and “public-health oriented” approach. Several more bureaucratic obstacles would remain for the proposal to make it onto the November ballot, where Minneapolis residents would have the final say. And Friday’s vote comes as a spate of recent shootings in the Minneapolis area has heightened concern from many residents about talk of eliminating police.

Sports…

Senior Babe Ruth Class A West Region

Thursday…

At Mandan

Jamestown 10, Mandan 2

Jamestown 11 Mandan 1  (5-innings)

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Entertainment at this Saturday June 27th  races at Jamestown Speedway, includes more than racing.

After the races, Chuck Christ  will be driving a vehicle through an abandoned trailer, broadside, from a ramp after gaining speed on the track.

Safety precautions will make sure  he isn’t injured in the stunt.

 

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS

Minneapolis   The Minnesota Twins became the latest team to announce positive COVID-19 tests among their players on Thursday, June 25, after having players test positive in recent days. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey said “a few” players had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, declining to go into many more specifics. Prior to that, Falvey said the club had not recorded any positive tests among players, staff or others.

He says, multiple cases were asymptomatic, and none of the players had been training in Minneapolis or at the team’s complex in Fort Myers, Fla., which had been shut down for a deep cleaning after outbreaks occurred at other teams’ facilities.

NFL cancels Hall of Fame game, delays inductions for a year

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL has canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Aug. 6 exhibition game in Canton, Ohio, between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers is the first on-field event the league has canceled during the pandemic. It will now be played on Aug. 5, 2021. Enshrinements for 20 men scheduled for this year now will occur on Aug. 7, 2021. The 2021 inductees will go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame the next day. NFL owners are conducting a virtual meeting Thursday in which the preseason schedule will be discussed. It’s possible the league will reduce the number of exhibition games to two per team from the usual four. Dallas and Pittsburgh would have played five, including the game in Canton.

In other developments related to the coronavirus pandemic:

— Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott says he is feeling “normal” after testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this month. Speaking on a Twitch chat this week, Elliott said he had shortness of breath and a cough for a couple of days. He said he now feels good but hasn’t resumed working out yet. He said he could have been re-tested this week, but decided that it wouldn’t hurt to wait and get more rest first. Elliott’s mother has said the running back had been around someone who had no symptoms, but then tested positive for the coronavirus three days later.

— A person with knowledge of the situation says Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. has tested positive for the coronavirus, a result that came in shortly after the Heat and other NBA teams began mandatory testing in preparation for next month’s resumption of the season. Jones, the reigning NBA slam dunk contest champion, still plans to play when the Heat get back on the floor at the Disney complex near Orlando next month.

— Some people in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins organizations have tested positive for COVID-19. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said on a video conference call that it’s “a delicate subject” and he declined to identify those with positive tests.Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said Minnesota had “a few” players in the organization recently test positive. He said each player is “doing well” in self-isolation at home.

— Churchill Downs says the rescheduled Kentucky Derby and Oaks will run this fall with spectators under strict guidelines to limit crowd density for the race that annually attracts more than 100,000. The 146th runnings of the Oaks for fillies and the Derby were postponed from May 1-2 to Sept. 4-5 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It marked the first time since 1945 that horse racing’s marquee event was not run on the first Saturday in May. Churchill Downs has run its delayed spring meet without spectators.

— New Hampshire Motor Speedway will allow fans in the grandstands and suites for the Aug. 2 NASCAR Cup Series race. Fans will be subject to social distancing requirements and additional health and safety protocols. The race was originally scheduled for July 19.

— The USGA has announced its exemption categories for a U.S. Open that won’t have open qualifying for the first time in nearly a century. That includes taking the top 70 in the world ranking from March 15, the last one before the ranking was frozen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Open usually takes the top 60. The exemption categories announced Thursday include a spot for Phil Mickelson, who was at No. 61 in March. The U.S. Open is the only major Mickelson hasn’t won. The U.S. Open is scheduled for Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot, just north of New York City, the scene of Mickelson’s toughest loss in 2006.

— World Team Tennis says Venus Williams has committed to play in its three-week season that starts July 12. Williams will be a member of the Washington Kastles. That is one of nine teams that will gather at a resort in West Virginia. Matches normally are played at various sites around the country. Up to 500 spectators will be allowed for each match at a 2,500-seat outdoor court.

— Third-ranked tennis player Dominic Thiem (teem) has apologized for taking part in an exhibition series hosted by Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) where four players have tested positive for the coronavirus. Thiem says “our behaviour was a mistake” and adds he is “extremely sorry.” Thiem is an Austrian who lost to the top-ranked Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final.

— The Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met and Mariner Moose mascots are getting a reprieve. Major League Baseball has reversed a policy it issued last month that banned mascots from ballparks while trying to restrict access and limit contact exposure. MLB now says mascots are welcome, but they’re not permitted on the field.

— Soccer’s governing body FIFA (FEE’-fuh) is using almost $900 million of its cash reserves to help member federations get through the coronavirus pandemic. All of FIFA’s 211 national members will each get a $1-million payment and $500,000 more to spend specifically on women’s soccer. Each of the six continental governing bodies gets $2 million from FIFA’s reserve fund, which held $2.7 billion after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. FIFA says a further $565 million is available for interest-free loans to federations of between $500,000 and $5 million, depending on their audited annual revenue. Continental confederations can access $4 million.

— Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán has tested positive for the coronavirus but a son says the retired fighter has had only mild symptoms so far. Robin Durán said Thursday on Instagram that his 69-year-old father was tested after going to a private hospital with cold symptoms. He says his father still has only cold-like symptoms. Durán had the nickname “Hands of Stone” as a boxer from 1968 to 2001 and held world champhionship belts in four different weight classes during his career. He is remembered for his resounding victory over American boxing idol Sugar Ray Leonard in Montreal in 1980.

MLB-DOMINICAN-TWINS-SANO’

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are opening an investigation into allegations Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sanó participated in the kidnapping and assault of a man. The Twins, however, said they were told Sanó was cleared of the accusations.

Sanó, who signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Twins in January, denies the allegations and has said he is being blackmailed. The player appeared Thursday at a hearing in the Prosecutor’s Office in his hometown of San Pedro de Macorís. The hearing was called so the sides could present their versions of events and seek a conciliation, but none was reached.

No charges have been filed against Sanó.

PGA-TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Mackenzie Hughes shoots 60 to take early lead at Travelers

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Mackenzie Hughes shot a career-low 60 to take the early lead at the Travelers Championship. The 29-year-old Canadian flirted with 59 Thursday as the PGA Tour tried to switch its focus back to golf amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.

TPC River Highlands is no stranger to low scores — Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk) shot a tour-record 58 there four years ago. Hughes was bogey-free and made a 30-foot putt on his second-to-last hole to get to 10 under. But he left his 40-foot birdie try short on the last hole. It was good enough for a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy among the early starters.

FIFA-2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Australia, New Zealand to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup

GENEVA (AP) — Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

The island neighbors beat Colombia 22-13 in a vote Thursday by FIFA’s (FEE’-fuhz) ruling council, which judged them as having the best commercial prospects for women’s soccer. The vote was split along continental lines, with Europe joining South America in voting for Colombia. A third candidate, Japan, withdrew on Monday.

The expanded 32-team tournament — eight more than the 2019 edition in France — is expected to open in July 2023. The winning bid proposed 12 cities, with seven in Australia and five in New Zealand. It includes the main stadium used for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The 2023 tournament will be the first time a World Cup for men or women will be shared across two continental bodies, and the first co-hosted women’s edition. Both Australia, the No. 7-ranked team in women’s soccer, and No. 23 New Zealand will qualify automatically for the tournament.

NBA-HAWKS-CARTER RETIRES

Vince Carter, 43, retires after record 22 NBA seasons

UNDATED (AP) — Vince Carter made his retirement official by announcing on his podcast Thursday that his 22-year NBA career has come to an end. The announcement was largely a formality because the 43-year-old Carter had said many times over the course of the season that this would be his last in the NBA.

His 22 seasons are the most in league history. He became the first NBA player to appear in four different decades. Carter started his career with Toronto, then played for New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Memphis, Sacramento and spent his final two seasons with Atlanta. Carter appeared in 1,541 NBA games, behind only Robert Parish (1,611) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) on the league’s all-time list. He started his career with Toronto, then played for New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Memphis, Sacramento and spent his final two seasons with Atlanta.

TWEET FALLOUT

Pro softball team suffers fallout after GM’s anthem tweet

UNDATED (AP) — One of America’s top pro women’s softball teams is in an uproar after a tweet by their general manager regarding the national anthem.

The now-deleted tweet by Connie May, general manager of the Houston-based Scrap Yard Dawgs, included the Twitter handle for President Donald Trump as it noted the team’s players were standing for the anthem and respecting the flag. Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other athletes have kneeled during the anthem to protest racial injustice, angering Trump.

The fallout has been swift. All 18 Scrap Yard players, including some members of the US national team, have walked out and say they won’t play for the team. The USSSA Pride, another independent team, said its games will be postponed until further notice in support of the Dawgs’ players.

ALABAMA FOOTBALL-ANTIRACISM VIDEO

Alabama players, Saban appear in anti-racism video

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama football team released an emotional video on Thursday speaking out against racism and ending with the message that “all lives can’t matter until Black lives matter.”

Head Coach Nick Saban (SAY’-bihn) and many prominent players, both Black and white, appear in the video that was written by Alabama left tackle Alex Leatherwood. The video begins with the players saying, “We are a team, Black, white, brown. Together, we are a family. We are brothers who represent ourselves, our families, our hometowns, our university and our country.”

The video ends with the message, “all lives can’t matter until Black lives matter.”’ Some commenters offered to “happily take” season tickets from anyone who was offended by the video.

ACC-SWOFFORD RETIRING

ACC Commissioner Swofford to retire in June

UNDATED (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford is retiring after the 2020-21 academic year, ending his tenure after 24 years.

The 71-year-old Swofford has been commissioner of the ACC since 1997, the longest run in that position in the history of the 67-year-old conference. The former North Carolina athletic director took over as commissioner of a nine-team league. In the years that followed, Swofford directed the league through multiple waves of expansion that first turned the ACC into a 12-team league by 2005 and ultimately reach 15 teams by 2013. The conference also launched its own network last August.

NFL-TITANS-MOVES

Titans lure Birch from NFL office, add 2 other executives

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have lured Adolpho Birch away from the NFL office to join their front office and hired two other new executives. The Titans announced Thursday that Birch is their new senior vice president for business affairs and chief legal officer.

Birch spent the past 24 years with the NFL with his last role senior vice president for labor policy and league affairs. He had been involved with labor negotiations, managing the NFL’s drug testing program, government relations, sports betting and the league’s critical response team. His late father was the first Black on the Tennessee Supreme Court, and Birch earned his law degree at Vanderbilt.The Titans also hired Surf Melendez for a new position as creative director, and Dan Werly is their new general counsel. Melendez has worked for the Miami Dolphins and Adidas. Werly had been general counsel for Nashville Soccer Club the past year.

MLB-MARINERS-DRAFT PICKS

Mariners sign 3 draft picks, including top selection Hancock

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners signed three of their draft picks Thursday, including first-round selection Emerson Hancock.

Along with Hancock, the Mariners signed second-round pick Zach DeLoach and fifth-rounder Taylor Dollard. Hancock, who was taken with the No. 6 overall pick, was one of the top collegiate pitchers in the country at Georgia. He was 8-3 with a 1.99 ERA during his sophomore season with the Bulldogs and made four starts during his abbreviated junior season.

DeLoach, an outfielder from Texas A&M, led the Cape Cod League in hitting last summer with a .353 batting average.

Dollard, a right-handed pitcher from Cal Poly, was 1-0 in four starts this season. As a sophomore last year, Dollard was 5-0 with a 2.89 ERA. Dollard never suffered a loss in 42 career appearance at Cal Poly.

Also:

— First-round draft pick Pete Crow-Armstrong and the New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with a $3,359,000 signing bonus, the slot value for the 19th overall selection in the amateur draft. The 18-year-old center fielder from California hit .514 in 10 games for Harvard-Westlake High School before his senior season was stopped due to the coronavirus. Crow-Armstrong has elite defensive skills in center with Gold Glove potential, according to scouts and evaluators, and a top-of-the-order profile as a hitter. Both his parents are accomplished actors. His mother, Ashley Crow, played young Billy Heywood’s mom in the 1994 film “Little Big League.” The Mets also announced a deal with speedy outfielder Isaiah Greene, the 69th overall pick.

NHL-DRAFT LOTTERY

Red Wings have shot to win NHL lottery to draft Lafreniere

The once-proud Detroit Red Wings hope to win the NHL draft lottery, giving them a shot to select Canadian Alexis Lafreniere.

Detroit desperately needs a boost after easily being the worst team in the league during the pandemic-shortened season that was put on ice in March.Lafreniere, an 18-year-old winger, is the consensus top prospect available and appears to be talented enough to potentially help next season and for years to come.

The Red Wings and the rest the league will find out Friday night which team will be fortunate enough to have an opportunity to take him. Detroit has an 18.5% chance of having the No. 1 pick overall in the draft, on a day to be determined, after trailing every NHL team by at least 23 points and finishing 61 points behind the league-leading Boston Bruins.

SOCCER-CHAMPION-LIVERPOOL

Liverpool clinches league title, ends 30-year drought

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The 30-year wait is over. Liverpool is champion of England again.

Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 on Thursday, ending an agonizing title drought without the players even having to take the field.

Instead, the Premier League crown was secured when Chelsea beat second-place Manchester City 2-1, a result that means City can no longer catch Liverpool with seven games remaining.

For the city of Liverpool, this has been a party three decades in the making, but the ongoing restrictions caused by the coronavirus meant fans were unable to celebrate in large crowds.

Only a few dozen fans were outside Anfield as the final whistle blew at Stamford Bridge, setting off fireworks and chanting.

PARAPLEGIC ROWER DIES

Paraplegic rower found dead during California-Hawaii voyage

HONOLULU (AP) — The body of a paraplegic woman rowing from California to Hawaii was headed to Tahiti after she was found lifeless in the water over the weekend,

The Coast Guard said a friend of Angela Madsen, 60, contacted the Coast Guard Sunday after not hearing from her for more than 24 hours. Madsen, who had been at sea for 59 days, was about 1,145 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, when she was last heard from. The Coast Guard reached out to commercial vessels in the area of Madsen’s last known location and asked an Air National Guard flight crew headed from California to Hawaii to fly over the area. An air crew found her tethered to her vessel. The Polynesia, a ship in the area, retrieved her body.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A job applicants’ skills could soon take priority over a college degree for federal workers. President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring practices. That’s the word from Trump administration and industry officials. Trump is set to sign an executive order on Friday outlining this new direction for the federal government, which is the nation’s largest employer. The White House isn’t eliminating degree requirements altogether but instead will stress skills in jobs where having a degree is less important. Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior adviser, says the shift will help diversify and improve the workforce.

 

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after U.S. regulators removed some limits on the ability of banks to make investments. London and Frankfurt opened higher while Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney also rose. Chinese markets were closed for a holiday. Investors were encouraged by the U.S. decision to expand the ability of banks to pursue a wider variety of investments to help shore up slim profits amid low interest rates. Meanwhile, the United States reported its economy shrank by 5% in the latest quarter, and forecasters expect worse in the present period. China and other governments are due to report June trade, factory output and other indicators starting next week.

 

LONDON (AP) — For the second night running, police officers in London have been attacked by revellers after trying to disperse crowds at an unlicensed music event. A night after clashes in the south London district of Brixton following another street party, which left 22 police officers injured, London’s Metropolitan Police said officers had to attend further unlicensed music events, block parties and raves. Police said a gathering in Notting Hill in west London was dispersed by around 2 a.m. Friday. And though there were no confirmed reports of serious injury, it said objects had been thrown at police officers.

 

LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that the government has the power to close beaches and other public spaces in England amid growing concerns over the public’s adherence to coronavirus social distancing rules. Following widespread rule-breaking that has seen beaches crammed, illegal street parties in London and a mass celebration in Liverpool after fans gathered to celebrate the soccer team’s first league title in 30 years, concerns are mounting that people are no longer taking a risk-averse approach to the virus. And with the hot weather set to continue through Friday, there’s a potential for more mass gatherings that run counter to the restrictions.

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will weigh in this November on whether to expand a landmark data privacy law, alter a decades-old law that limits property taxes on businesses and exempt ride-hail giants Uber and Lyft from a new state labor law. They are among 11 measures Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified on Thursday for the Nov. 3 ballot. Two are constitutional amendments that would overturn the state’s ban on affirmative action and another to restore the voting rights of people with felony convictions who are on parole. A referendum will ask voters to decide whether the state should eliminate cash bail.