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State tournament week ahead: Tennis, softball, track and field take center stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

The first of the two primary weeks of the spring state tournament season takes place this week, as champions will be crowned in boys tennis, girls softball and track and field.The team competitions in boys tennis are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, with the individual tournament taking place Thursday and Friday in Minneapolis.All Class A state tennis will be at Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center, while Class 2A is set for the Baseline Tennis Center on the University of Minnesota campus.Mahtomedi is the No. 4 seed in Class 2A, while Eagan is unseeded. Teams are not seeded in Class A, but St. Paul Academy is the top-ranked team and the favorite to repeat.On the individual side, Harding senior Ashton Adesoro is the No. 3 seed in the Class 2A individual bracket. In the doubles draw, Mahtomedi’s Jack Allaben and Brandon Pham are the No. 3 seed.In Class A, St. Paul Academy’s Leo Benson and Maik Nguyen carry the top seed, while Mounds Park Academy’s Aarti Prochnow and Garret...

Chaka Khan and Chuck D to speak, but not perform, at Prince-centric Celebration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

R&B legend Chaka Khan and hip-hop stars Chuck D and Doug E. Fresh will speak, but not perform, at Paisley Park’s annual Celebration, which runs Thursday through Sunday.The event honors the life and work of Prince, who would have turned 65 on Wednesday. Musical guests booked for Celebration include Sounds of Blackness, Mint Condition’s lead singer Stokley, members of Prince’s band New Power Generation, Prince protege Shelby J and Minneapolis youth choir Known MPLS.General admission tickets for the entire weekend are $572, with fees. Single day tickets are available for the first time and are $289.45 for Friday and Saturday. There are also dance parties from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday — the latter will also pay tribute to Tina Turner — and tickets are $113.50. For more details, see paisleypark.com.Chaka KhanPrince and Khan first met in 1977, when he was recording his debut album in Sausalito, Calif. In 1984, Khan released her cover of Prince̵...

Donald Trump lawyers meet with Justice officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump met with Justice Department officials on Monday as a decision nears on whether to bring criminal charges over the handling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate.The Trump lawyers two weeks ago requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to raise concerns about what they alleged was prosecutorial misconduct and overreach by the team led by special counsel Jack Smith. But a defense attorney meeting with Justice Department officials is also often used as an opportunity to try to persuade prosecutors against bringing charges in the final stages of an investigation.It was not clear what was discussed during the meeting, but Trump, in a social media post and talk radio interview, signaled that he was prepared for the possibility that he would be charged and reiterated his attacks on the investigation.A trio of Trump attorneys — James Trusty, John Rowley and Lindsey Halligan — exited the Justice Department headq...

Albany PD searching for missing teen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany police are looking for a teenaged girl who was last seen around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 3 in the area of Sherman Street and Henry Johnson Boulevard. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Aubrey Congeni is 15 years old and described as 5'4" tall, 160 lbs., and has red hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white top, green colored sweatshirt, black leggings and tan boots.Police said they are concerned for her safety. Anyone with information is asked to call Albany police at 518-462-8039.

Cancer drug shortage now affecting many in the Capital Region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Some patients who receive the lifesaving medicine are now being switched to other forms of their drug. NEWS10 has more on what is being done. Lake George considering DRI application “The care of the people in the Capital District is not being compromised,” said Dr. Todd Doyle, President of New York Oncology Hematology (NYOH).  “It is increasingly more difficult to provide the care that they need. The complexity is much greater, but we will not compromise their care and that's not happening now.”St. Peter’s Health Partners says, “Although, like everyone, we are feeling the effects of the Carboplatin shortage in that it has been more difficult to obtain, we have not had to reschedule patients or change patient treatment regimens.”Folks who are receiving treatment may be told their meds are out of supply and they will be switched to another regimen. Director of pharmacy at NYOH, Nancy Egerton, says these drugs are safe replacements. “Studies may have be...

19-year-old indicted for trafficking China-made Glock switches in Illinois

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A Cahokia Heights, Illinois, man was arraigned Monday in federal court for allegedly scheming to import Glock switches from China to St. Clair County.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Carlos Akins, 19, ordered 30 machine gun conversion devices (MCDs) from China between late 2022 and January 2023.These devices are small, about the size of a nickel, and can convert a standard, semi-automatic pistol into a fully-automatic weapon.According to the indictment, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Chicago discovered a package containing 10 MCDs (or Glock switches) en route to an East St. Louis address in December 2022.CBP notified the Illinois State Police. State troopers and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives went and arrested Akins at that address. Person dragged onto front lawn, killed during home invasion on Sunday morning Following the arrest, prosecutors claim ...

NBA Finals roundtable: Should Nuggets replace Michael Porter Jr. in starting lineup with Bruce Brown?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

Mark Kiszla, sports columnistThe championship series is a bad place to have a crisis of confidence, and Nuggets coach Michael Malone clearly doesn’t trust Michael Porter Jr. Rather than assign blame for this uneasy relationship, I’d like to focus on how to beat the Heat. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra adjusted his lineup prior to Game 2. Is Malone willing to do the same? I know Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth thinks Bruce Brown is too small to take major minutes away from MPJ. But if Miami is hurting Denver from the perimeter with off-ball screens and 3-point shots, having Brown on the floor makes more sense, especially when Porter is clanking jumpers. Would benching MPJ wreck a fragile relationship with Malone? I don’t know. But I feel confident about this: Malone can be proactive, or he could wait until Denver loses Game 3, then have no choice but to shake things up.Bennett Durando, sports reporterToo early for that. Game 1 was proof that Porter can be a winning...

Broncos CB Damarri Mathis looks to solidify starting role in Year 2 after up-and-down rookie campaign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

Life as a rookie in the NFL is rarely easy.Broncos cornerback Damarri Mathis learned that lesson in predictable ways and surprising ones during the 2022 season.Stepping in for injured Ronald Darby in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Mathis drew four defensive pass interference penalties as Justin Herbert and company picked on the first-time starter playing across from All-Pro Pat Surtain.Mathis’ season ended in Week 17, when he suffered a concussion against Kansas City. The next day, Mathis watched helplessly as one of his closest college teammates at Pitt, Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin, went into cardiac arrest on the field after a hit to the chest.Mathis now can look back on that day and Hamlin’s ensuing, miraculous recovery, with a sense of relief, though it still hits close to home.“It was scary when it happened,” Mathis told The Post. “I’d never seen anything like that before in football. I’m glad to see his journey and see him continue to play football and get back on th...

Young white sharks more common along Southern California coast than previously thought, study finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

California State University Long Beach’s Shark Lab has documented just how close and how often juvenile white sharks are approaching swimmers and surfers off the Southern California coast.Researchers used drones to document the activity across 26 Southern California beaches for two years.They often found young white sharks coming very close to people and the people never even noticing.The good news: In all the interactions they documented, researches didn’t find any shark bites.The sharks are currently flocking to Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County and Del Mar in San Diego County, where 20 interactions a day were documented, researchers said.In some cases, a shark came within 60 feet of a swimmer or surfer.Several sharks swim near the Southern California shore in this undated photo. (Patrick Rex)A shark circles an unsuspecting boarder in this undated photo. (Patrick Rex)A shark swims near unsuspecting boarders in this undated photo. (Patrick Rex)A shark circles an unsuspecting boar...

Is there really a market for a $3,500 Apple headset?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:32 GMT

Shares of tech giant Apple fell about 1% Monday despite a slew of product announcements, including a $3,500 headset for augmented and virtual reality.What is Wall Street saying about the company's much-anticipated new gadget?Best guess, traders are wondering who this product is for. At $3,500, it doesn't seem to be targeting gamers, who many tech analysts have long said would be at the forefront of virtual-reality adoption.It also doesn't seem to be pitched as a revolution in home entertainment. Anyone who can afford the hefty price tag of Apple's Vision Pro headset probably already has a state-of-the-art home-theater setup.So who is this for? Developers? OK, fine. But that's not nearly a large enough market to justify the millions that went into creating the device.So that's one question mark.Another is whether there's much interest in, or need for, augmented and virtual reality. Facebook parent Meta has invested billions into getting this market off the ground, and so far has noth...