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Bismarck (NDAC) North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 82,371 airline passenger boardings during the month of August. This month experienced lower passenger traffic then July, but is still the second highest month of airline passenger demand experienced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last three months, the statewide passenger counts have been sustained at approximately 15 – 20% below pre-pandemic levels.
Jamestown airline boardings in August this year were 969 from August 2020, at 465. Pre-pandemic in 2019 Jamestown boardings were at 1,127.
Year to date, Jamestown boardings through August this year were 6787, compared to 3838 in 2020, and 7471 in 2019
State Aeronautics Executive Director, Kyle Wanner says, “July is historically one of our busiest months out of the year for air travel and so it can be expected to see lower passenger numbers heading into the Fall as leisure travel begins to slow down. Our communities are doing an incredible job in maintaining a high level of air service and we hope to see passenger demand maintain at current levels and then grow, once the holiday season arrives.”
The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.
Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.COVID- 19 stats:
COVID-19 Stats
Wed. Sept. 22, 2021
10:30- a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 6
Total Positives: 1553
Active: 29
Recovered: 1487
Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 73
Stutsman
New Positives: 12
Total Positives: 3963
Active: 67
Recovered: 3803
Breakthrough Incidence Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 120
New childhood cases in Stutsman County, Two.
Total Childhood Cases 20, in Stutsman County, as of Sept. 16, 2021.
New Cases Statewide: 152 new diagnosis of COVID-19 cases in children, age 0-19.
Total Statewide, 1090
North Dakota’s active cases increased by 171 from the previous day and have multiplied more than sixfold since the beginning of August.
Burleigh County, which includes Bismarck, has the most known cases in the state at 741 as of Wednesday. Cass County, which encompasses Fargo, has 575 cases, and Grand Forks County has 253. Rural Hettinger County led the state in cases per capita.
The state’s 14-day rolling average positivity rate is 6.4%, where it has hovered since late August.
- NEW NORTH DAKOTA CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22: 640
- ACTIVE CASES*: 3,310
- DAILY POSITIVITY RATE:3%
- TOTAL KNOWN CASES THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 127,283
- TOTAL RECOVERED THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 122,378
*The Department of Health often amends the number of active cases after they are first reported.
North Dakota
- ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 119
- DEATHS: 2
- TOTAL DEATHS: 1,595
Central Valley Health District Regularly Scheduled Vaccination Clinics And Locations
The Schedule subject to changes depending if the listed vaccination clinic is full. Contact CVHD at 252-8130.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Pop-Up Community Vaccination Clinics
Friday, September 24, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER
Event Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Monday, September 27, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER
Event Time: 9:00am – 11:30am
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA
Event Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Pop-Up COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinics
Various Upcoming Dates
Event Information: These are pop-up community clinics with varying times/locations.
Event Location: Buffalo Mall and S&R Truck Plaza
Drive up clinics at the Buffalo mall are being held on Sundays and Mondays. The event takes place from 1 pm to 6 pm in the Buffalo Mall parking lot located at 2400 8th Ave SW in Jamestown. The clinics are open to anyone 12 years of age and older no appointment is needed you can preregister at https://www.ndvax.org.
For more information, please call CVHD at 252-8130.
More information on Buffalo Mall Vaccination Clinics. and S&R Truck Plaza Clinics, in Jamestown. Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District reminds residents that COVID testing is on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to 1-pm
Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.
Valley City (CCHD) City-County Health District (CCHD) in Valley City will be offering extended hours starting the last week in September and through the month of October. CCHD will be open on Tuesdays starting at 7:00 AM and will also stay open until 6:00 PM on Wednesdays.
CCHD is conducting a mass influenza and COVID-19 clinic on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The mass clinic will be held at the Hi-Liner Activity Center (HAC). The influenza vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and older. And the COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 12 years of age and older. Bring your insurance card and if applicable, your COVID-19 vaccination card. Please call City-County Health District at 701-845-8518 with any other questions you may have or if you would like to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated.”
An annual flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older, with a few rare exceptions.
Washington The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older, all people at high risk of severe disease, and others who are regularly exposed to the virus.
The decision paves the way for a quick rollout of the booster shots as soon as this week for millions of people who had their second dose of the vaccine at least six months ago.
The change to the vaccine’s emergency use authorization will allow boosters for groups such as health-care workers, teachers and day care staff, grocery workers and those in homeless shelters or prisons, FDA acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement.
(Prairie Public News CSi 77 Audio) – The Public Service Commission has approved a “service area agreement” between Otter Tail Power Company and Northern Plains Electric Cooperative on who will serve a new crypto-currency facility planned for Stutsman County, just north of Jamestown.
That helps pave the way for Applied Blockchain to build its facility on state highway 20. It would be built in an area normally served by Northern Plains.
The company has a five year agreement with Otter Tail to provide power. It will start with 50 megawatts of power this year, and will ramp up to 100 megawatts next year.
Jamestown (JSDC) The proposed Bison World theme park in Jamestown will be developed and operated as a non profit corporation organized under North Dakota state law.
JSDC, CEO, Connie Ova, says, the incorporated organization will be called “The Bison World Fund.” and will request tax exempt status as a 501 (c)(3) corporation subject to IRS approval.
Connie explains that, “The Bison World Fund will be formed as a non-profit corporation to exclusively benefit the people of North Dakota and tourists traveling through the state. It will be a cultural theme park built upon an educational foundation.”
She stresses the importance of developing Bison World for the public’s benefit and not for the benefit of any private interest or individual, adding, “None of the current donors and supporters want to benefit personally from this project. They only want Bison World to succeed for North Dakota. That says a lot about our community.”
Eide Bailly, of the nation’s leading accounting firms, will continue to assist the project with consulting and advising during the process of requesting tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.
Bismarck (NDDEQ) – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) awarded loans for water and sanitary sewer projects to two communities through the State Revolving Fund Programs in August.
Jamestown received a $1,991,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan to replace portions of the existing water distribution system. As a result, three blocks of pipe will be upsized, and ten blocks will be replaced with the same size pipe. This project will ensure the safe transmission of water for the residents.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides part of the SRF Programs funding, which offers below-market interest rate loans to political subdivisions for financing projects authorized under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. SRF programs operate nationwide to provide funding to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our vital water resources.
Jamestown (JRMC) Miles matter when people are sick.
The New Rockford Eagles Club Aerie 2923 knew this when it gifted $5,000 to Jamestown Regional Medical Center on Sept. 15.
Proceeds from gaming sites including Buck-It’s Bar and Lodge, New Rockford, N.D. and Shamrock Bar & Lounge, Carrington, N.D. make gifts like these possible.
“This is important to the Eagles because we want to give back to causes that support the community. The JRMC Cancer Center is one of those causes,” said Jon Heinz, president of New Rockford Eagles Club Aerie 2923.
When JRMC built its new location in southwest Jamestown, it dreamed of the day it could eliminate miles on the journey to recovery. Each month, the JRMC Cancer Center provides nearly 250 chemotherapy infusions to individuals in the region. In the two years since it opened, the JRMC Cancer Center has save more than 500,000 miles of travel.
“Miles matter because miles are expensive. Miles make a sick person feel sicker,” said JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson. “Miles mean lost work, missed soccer games and empty seats at church.”
Because of generous gifts like this one from the Eagles, the JRMC Cancer Center can improve the quality of life for patients and their families, increase access to under-served communities in central North Dakota and support patients on their cancer journey with state-of-the-art care.
“The JRMC Cancer Center cares for patients from more than 35 communities,” Jackson said. “We are grateful for the generous support from the communities of New Rockford and Carrington.”
To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center, visit www.jrmcnd.com/cancer. To support cancer patients, visit www.jrmcnd.com/giving.
Valley City (CSi) The 2021 Homecoming Coronation will take place at the pep rally, on Friday, September 24, at 2-pm in the Hi Liner Activity Center. All are welcome to attend.
The Homecoming parade starts at 4pm down Central Avenue and the Homecoming football game at Hanna Field starts Friday, September 24th at 7pm
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A former employee of a Fargo memory care center has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and endangering a vulnerable adult in the death of a resident. Fifty-nine-year-old Rachel Cooper is charged in the death of Gary Pearson, a retired businessman and radio station owner in Grafton. Police were called to Maple View Memory Care for a report of an assault of a patient by a caregiver Aug. 3. According to a criminal complaint, Cooper was cleaning Pearson’s bathroom and that the two appeared to have struggled over the bathroom door. The complaint says Cooper pushed the 78-year-old resident, causing him to fall backward and suffer fatal injuries.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A petition drive to recall four members of the Fargo School Board who have supported measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 has failed. District officials said Wednesday that while the recall group submitted more than the required amount of signatures, many of them were rejected for various errors. That included inadequate signatures, out-of-district addresses, notary mistakes and the lack of city, zip code and date information. Some of those signing petitions listed addresses of Horace, Harwood, Bismarck and Moorhead, Minnesota. Recall Fargo School Board was hoping for a special election in an attempt to oust members Dr. Tracie Newman, Seth Holden, Nikkie Gullickson and Jim Johnson. They have backed virus requirements such as a mask mandate in school buildings.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers have moved to raise the threshold on new legislation that limits spending of federal money by a governor-led panel. The law was passed shortly before the Republican-led Legislature adjourned in April. The legislation came after the Emergency Commission, headed by GOP Gov. Doug Burgum, largely determined how to spend $1.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief the state received last year. Many lawmakers believed the full body should have that responsibility. The law caps the Emergency Commission’s spending authority of federal funds to $50 million and to $5 million in so-called special funds in a budget cycle.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general says his office is not to blame for results of an audit that found nearly three dozen tests given to people allegedly driving under the influence were expired and therefore invalid. The audit released Wednesday found that 34 of more than 8,900 tests analyzed over a two-year period ending were conducted using devices that were faulty or expired. Auditor Joshua Gallion says the results are considered invalid and can be dismissed in court. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says his office provides training and the kits without charge to law enforcement. The training includes ensuring the devices have not expired.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal agency overseeing the environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cut ties with a contractor conducting the analysis, citing a conflict of interest. Chairman Mike Faith and other tribal leaders sent a letter Wednesday to a top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official, taking issue with the Environmental Resources Management, a London-based company that’s doing the review, and its ties to the oil industry. Among their concerns is that the company is a member of the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group that lobbies for the oil industry and has submitted court briefs supporting Dakota Access.
In sports…
Jamestown (JPS) All former Jamestown High School football players, cheerleaders, coaches, student managers and trainers are asked to attend the Homecoming Football game, vs. Valley City on Friday October 1, 2021, at 7-p.m., at UJ’s Hansen Stadium, Rollie Greeno Field.
All will be asked to meet on the field and be recognized at half time.
There will be a post game social at the Jamestown Elks Club after the game.
Wednesday
UJ Baseball
MAYVILLE, N.D. (UJ) –– A four-run first inning helped spark the University of Jamestown baseball team to an 11-5 victory over Mayville State University Wednesday afternoon.
The first three Jimmie hitters reached via walk, then Tanner Shepard (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) singled to center, scoring Reece McKenzie (FR/Gresham, OR) and Andrew Kupec (SO/Peoria, AZ). Julian Sansores (SO/Bellflower, CA) also singled, scoring Tayler Cullen (SR/Santa Rosa, Calif.). With one out, Kendall Yackley (JR/Lynnwood, WA) reached on an error to load the bases, then Connor Mormon (SR/Las Vegas, NV) drove in Shepard with a single, extending the lead to 4-0.
Yackley hit a three-run home run in the third, then Kupec doubled in a run in the fifth. Later in the inning, Kupec came home on an error, and McKenzie scored on a double steal.
Jamestown’s final run came in the eighth as Cullen scored on a wild pitch to make it 11-3. The Comets got a two-run single with one out in the ninth to cut the Jimmie lead to 11-5.
Payson Mills (JR/Blackfoot, ID) started on the mound and went the first four innings for UJ, striking out five and allowing three runs on four hits. Cameron Multer (SO/Greeley, CO) (1-1) pitched three scoreless innings for the win.
Eight different Jimmies had a hit, and the Comets were charged with six errors.
Jamestown, now 2-2 this fall, return to action at Jack Brown Stadium on September 29, hosting Mayville State in a nine-inning game at 6 p.m.
MLB…
— The Twins were 5-4 winners over the Cubs as Max Kepler homered twice and rookie Joe Ryan struck out a season-high 11 over five innings. Chicago lost for the ninth time in 11 games.
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays were able to clinch their third straight American League playoff berth on Wednesday, but not before sparking a little controversy.
Austin Meadows hit a three-run homer during a six-run third that propelled the Rays to a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays. Meadows’ blast occurred long before teammate Kevin Kiermaier was hit by a pitch, which appeared to be retribution for scooping up a Toronto scouting report two days earlier.
Reliever Ryan Borucki was ejected by umpire Joe West for hitting Kiermaier, and pitching coach Pete Walker was tossed for arguing. Borucki said the pitch slipped out of his hand.
On Monday, Kiermaier picked up a scouting card that fell off the wristband of Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk during a play at the plate and refused to give it back.
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls drove in two runs apiece as the Rays improved to an AL-best 94-59. Six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a four-hitter.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— The Yankees completed a three-game sweep by scoring four runs in the eighth to beat the Rangers, 7-3. Gleyber Torres doubled home the tiebreaking run and Gary Sanchez added a two-run homer as New York slid a half-game ahead of Toronto for the second AL wild card. Kyle Higashioka (hih-gah-shee-OH’-kah) doubled home a pair for the Yankees.
— The Red Sox’s 12-5 pounding of the Mets keeps Boston two games ahead of the Yankees for the first AL wild card. Kyle Schwarber homered twice, drove in four and scored four in support of Chris Sale, who struck out eight in five innings. Alex Verdugo (vur-DOO’-goh) and Jose Iglesias each had two RBIs in the Bosox’s seventh win in a row.
— The Astros moved closer to another AL West crown by scoring four times in the 12th inning of a 9-5 decision over the Angels. Jake Meyers singled home the tiebreaking run and scored on Jose Altuve’s (al-TOO’-vays) two-run double as Houston reduced its magic number to three for its fourth division crown in five years. Yordan (yohr-DAHN’) Alvarez smacked a two-run homer and finished with three hits and three RBIs for the winners.
— Kyle Seager hit his 35th home run and the Mariners moved within 2 1/2 games of the second AL wild card by defeating the Athletics, 4-1. Ty France also went deep and Seattle extended its winning streak to four games with their third straight win over Oakland. Chris Flexen struck out eight and limited the A’s to one run on three hits over seven innings for his 13th win.
— The Giants lead the NL West by two games over Los Angeles after Kris Bryant and Buster Posey led their offense in an 8-6 win at San Diego. Bryant lashed a three-run double and Posey had four hits while scoring three times. Tyler Rogers surrendered two runs in the ninth before retiring Fernando Tatis (tah-TEES’) Jr. with the tying run on base for the final out.
— Sam Hilliard lined a three-run homer and C.J. Cron had four hits for the Rockies in a 10-5 thumping of the Dodgers. German Marquez supplied a two-run double but was reached for five runs and six hits over four innings for Colorado. The Rockies tagged Walker Buehler for five runs and seven hits in just 3 2/3s.
— The Cardinals earned their 11th straight win as Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt homered early in their 10-2 dismantling of the Brewers. Winning pitcher Miles Mikolas (MY’-koh-lahs) gave up two runs and four hits in a season-high seven innings, helping St. Louis take a 4 1/2-game lead for the second NL wild card. Brett Anderson was torched for six runs over 1 2/3 innings as Milwaukee’s magic number stayed at three for clinching the NL Central.
— Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman homered as the Braves ripped the Diamondbacks, 9-2 to keep their three-game lead over Philadelphia atop the NL East. Adam Duvall also hit one over the wall, but he was called out for passing Riley between first and second. Ian Anderson pitched two-hit ball over six-plus innings of Atlanta’s fourth consecutive win.
— Bryce Harper threw out the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning to keep the Phillies ahead in a 4-3 decision over the Orioles. The game was tied 2-2 in the seventh before Jean Segura hit a sacrifice fly and J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) added an RBI single. Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer for the Phils, who began the day three games behind the NL East-leading Braves.
— Juan Soto provided three hits and three RBIs as the Nationals beat the Marlins, 7-5. Soto also walked twice to tie Bryce Harper’s single-season team record of 130.
— Three games were postponed by rain. The Tigers and visiting White Sox will make up their game on Monday afternoon, as will the Pirates and Reds in Cincinnati, along with the Indians and Royals in Cleveland.
NFL-NEWS
Bucs could be without Brown Sunday
UNDATED (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Antonio Brown has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and could miss this week’s road game against the Rams.
The 33-year-old receiver is the second player from the active roster the defending Super Bowl champions have placed on the COVID-19 list this week, joining reserve linebacker and special teams captain Kevin Minter. They can be reinstated with two negative tests for COVID-19 performed at least 24 hours apart.
In other NFL news:
— Texans rookie quarterback Davis Mills will make his first career start Thursday night against a Panthers defense that ranks first in the NFL. Mills made his debut in the second half of a loss to Cleveland last Sunday after Tyrod Taylor was injured.
— Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (TOO’-ah tuhng-ah-vy-LOH’-ah) has fractured ribs and won’t play Sunday when the Dolphins visit the Raiders. Miami coach Brian Flores did not want to offer a timetable for a potential return but said Tagovailoa is already improving. Jacoby Brissett will start against Las Vegas.
— Justin Fields is set to make his first start for the Bears Sunday against Cleveland as Andy Dalton recovers from a left knee injury. Coach Matt Nagy says Dalton remains the team’s No. 1 quarterback, and the plan is for him to be the starter when he is healthy.
— Browns coach Kevin Stefanski did not rule out Odell Beckham Jr. for Sunday’s game against Chicago. That clears the way for the star wide receiver to make his season debut and play for the first time since undergoing knee surgery last year. Cleveland is thin at the position after playing wideout Jarvis Landry on injured reserve with a sprained knee ligament.
— The Jaguars have signed cornerback Nevin Lawson to a one-year contract. Lawson gives the team an experienced veteran in case CJ Henderson can’t play against Arizona because of a groin injury.
COLLEGE SPORTS-OHIO STATE-DOCTOR
Judge throws out several suits against OSU
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State’s failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson wrote that while it’s indisputable Strauss abused hundreds of young men, he agreed with OSU’s argument that the legal window for such claims had passed.
Strauss-related lawsuits against OSU filed this year by dozens of other plaintiffs appeared to still be pending, with no dismissal or other new rulings appearing on those dockets as of last night.
NBA-
UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas less than a week before training camp.
Owner Glen Taylor announced that the Timberwolves “parted ways” with Rosas in a two-sentence statement gave no explanation for the dismissal after just two seasons.
Rosas became the first Latino to run an NBA team when he was hired by the Timberwolves in May 2019. Rosas previously had a long tenure in the front office with the Rockets.
— The Bulls have exercised rookie scale contract options for the 2022-23 season on guard Coby White and forward Patrick Williams. White averaged 15.1 points and 4.8 assists in his second NBA season. Williams delivered 9.2 points and 4.6 rebounds a game as a rookie after being drafted with the fourth overall pick in 2020.
— The league has fined Warriors owner Joe Lacob $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule with comments he made about 76ers guard Ben Simmons. Lacob said the Warriors had no interest in the disgruntled Sixers guard.
NHL-NEWS
Kane cleared of throwing games, gambling on NHL contests
UNDATED (AP) — The National Hockey League says it has found no evidence supporting allegations that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane gambled on league games or negatively impacted his team’s contests.
Those allegations were made by his wife, who is divorcing Kane and, according to the NHL, refused to participate in the investigation. The league says the investigation found no evidence to corroborate allegations that Kane gambled on NHL games or ‘threw’ hockey games.
In other NHL news:
— The Sabres have agreed to terms with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on a three-year, $18 million contract. The 6-foot-3 Swede has 18 goals and 107 points in 197 games since Buffalo took him with the first pick in the 2018 draft. Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes is now the only prominent restricted free agent defenseman still unsigned.
— Goalie Cal Petersen has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract extension with the Kings. Petersen went 9-18-5 last season for the struggling Kings, but established career-bests in goals-against average and save percentage.
— The Blues have promoted Peter Chiarelli (shih-REH’-lee) to vice president of hockey operations. Chiarelli takes over for Dave Taylor, who is now a senior adviser under president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong. They are also bringing back former coach Ken Hitchcock as consultant.
— Florida Panthers top-line defenseman Aaron Ekblad says he’ll be on the ice when the Panthers formally begin practice Thursday. Ekblad broke his left leg in a scary on-ice incident almost six months again. He has been skating for several weeks and does not expect to be limited as camp begins.
— Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman (EYE’-zur-muhn) says forward Tyler Bertuzzi (bur-TOO’-zee) is Detroit’s only unvaccinated player. Bertuzzi won’t be able to play in the team’s nine games in Canada unless federal laws there change. Bertuzzi is in line to forfeit over $450,000 of salary for that time because NHL protocols allow teams to suspend unvaccinated players when they are not available to participate.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS
CFP expansion stalls as commissioners sort through issues
UNDATED (AP) — A plan to expand the College Football Playoff has stalled.
The CFP management committee was not able to formulate a consensus Wednesday on whether to grow the postseason format from four to 12 teams. The committee will reconvene next week, with college presidents joining online. No vote is expected.
A plan to increase the playoff was unveiled in June. Concerns have been raised about some of the details, including how many games a team would end up playing in a season.
TENNIS-OSAKA
Osaka to skip Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open, set for October 4-17 at Indian Wells.
The move was expected after Osaka indicated following her U.S. Open loss this month that she planned to take another extended break from tennis.
The four-time Grand Slam champion has dropped from first to eighth in the WTA rankings while sitting out several tournaments since withdrawing from the French Open due to mental health issues.
In world and national news…
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials say many of the thousands of Haitian migrants camped in the small Texas border town of Del Rio are being released in the United States with notices to appear in immigration court or to an immigration office. The criteria are unclear. The move undercuts the Biden administration’s public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion to Haiti.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pushing in person for fellow Democrats to hasten work on his “build back better” agenda. Biden and congressional Democrats are laboring to bridge party divisions that threaten his big proposals. In hours of back-to-back meetings Wednesday at the White House, Biden told them to come up with a framework and topline budget figure they can live with soon, even next week. The House is to vote soon on the first part of Biden’s plan — a nearly $1 trillion public works package. That vote Monday now serves as a deadline.
BEIJING (AP) — Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts might send shockwaves through global financial markets appear to be easing as creditors wait to see how much they might recover. Shares of Evergrande Group, one of China’s biggest private sector conglomerates, rose 18% in Hong Kong after the company said it would pay interest to bondholders in China. The company gave no sign whether it would make a payment due Thursday on a separate bond abroad. As details of Evergrande’s $310 billion in debt became clearer, economists said despite likely losses for Chinese banks and other creditors it appears a default would not feed through to financial markets abroad.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to build a new type of drone military aircraft in Australia. Boeing says it has selected Queensland state as the final assembly point for its unmanned Loyal Wingman planes. The first test flights were completed earlier this year. It’s the first military combat aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in half a century. The announcement comes less than a week after the U.S., Britain and Australia announced a new security alliance that will supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. The deal was condemned by China and has heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.
(AP) World shares are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the U.S. economy later this year. Benchmarks rose in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and most other markets. Tokyo was closed for a holiday. The U.S. central bank indicated it may start raising its benchmark interest rate sometime next year, earlier than it envisioned three months ago. Shares in Evergrande, one of China’s biggest private real estate developers, rose after it said it will make a payment due Thursday. That appeared to ease concerns about heavily indebted Chinese real estate developers and potential ripple effects of possible defaults.
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