Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and forward Draymond Green missed Thursday night’s game against the Suns, with coach Steve Kerr calling it a “brutal back to back.”
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and forward Draymond Green missed Thursday night’s game against the Suns, with coach Steve Kerr calling it a “brutal back to back.”
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Kerr: ‘Very easy’ call to have Curry, Green sit out
MICHIGAN, United States (AP) — Michigan election officials yesterday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.
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There is hope for the PNPMark Golding’s logical elevation to the presidency of the Opposition People’s National Party offers hope to the embattled party, for a revival of its fortunes in its search for State power.
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Sunday Brew — November 8, 2020
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A statewide coalition of veterans organizations is urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to reopen the state’s veterans’ posts and halls that have been closed since March due to the pandemic. In a letter sent to Newsom last week, members of the California State Commanders Veterans Council (CSCVC) said despite providing critical services to veterans such as processing claims for healthcare and disability benefits, veterans posts are still not eligible to open because they are classified as bars. According to the CSCVC, veterans’ posts have been mistakenly categorized as bars under California’s reopening guidelines due to the fact many of the posts hold a restrictive, membership-only veterans’ liquor license. The group says such as classification puts veterans’ posts at the back of the line for reopening, and could delay critical access to services for many veterans. From March to September, the VFW Service Department saw a drop of over 850 veterans’ claims – a decrease of $2.2 million – owed to veterans and their families for their service, according to John G. Lowe, State Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California. “Our posts are not halls with bars, but rather hubs within our communities providing a wide range of essential programs and services to help veterans of every generation,” he said. “Posts’ closures have had devastating impacts on our ability to provide vital assistance to veterans, especially in rural and smaller communities.” Bars that do not offer meals remain closed statewide under Newsom’s executive orders that date back to March. The group is requesting that posts be allowed to reopen so long as they comply with ABC and county health restrictions, regardless of the status of the counties in which they are located.
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OPPOSITION SENATOR Sophia Frazer Binns has recommended that consideration be given to introducing a levy on blank CDs and DVDs, to support Jamaica’s creative industries.She said the proposal, made during her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate last week Friday, was necessary to help to ensure the harnessing of the full potential of the industry for the benefit of all participants.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ) has penned an open letter offering its services and expertise to Prime Minister Andrew Holness following the scandal that has engulfed the State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam in recent weeks.The refinery’s Human Resources Manager Yolande Ramharrack has been embroiled in allegations of nepotism at the State-owned oil refinery since the controversy started.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – New Jersey’s official state flower is the violet; its state animal is the horse; now, it may be getting a state microbe. Yes, the Garden State may be getting a germ. “I think it fits for New Jersey. Us to have a state microbe is kind of just saying that germs fit us very well,” Jersey City resident Wendell Senatus told CBS2’s Meg Baker. Some may see it as yet another reason why New Jersey gets a bad rap. But others say it’s an honor. Streptomyces griseus was discovered in the Garden State in the early 1900s and helped create the world’s first antibiotic for tuberculosis in 1943. “I hope the trend turns out to be contagious. It definitely should spread. We need to infect all the other states in the union,” Browns Mills resident Tim Schwanitz said. “I think microbes should get more recognition, because they do a lot for the community,” said a Wall Township woman. Rutgers University professor Douglas Eveleigh told Baker “a microbe is a lovely little bacteria.” “I’ll put in a New Jersey plug in that it came from New Jersey soil,” he added. That’s right, Jersey dirt with healing powers. “It hit tuberculosis, which at that time was probably the biggest killer in the world,” said Eveleigh. “It’s done uncalculable things for humanity, it’s essentially saved millions of lives,” associate professor Jeff Boyd added. Rutgers professors Albert Schatz and Dr. Selman Waksman received a 1952 Nobel Price for helping to cure the deadliest disease of their time. “Kids will learn about the state bird, the state bug, and now they learn about the state microbe. Just another part of our would and another branch of science to be explored,” said Daniella Slomko, of Woodbridge. Science lovers say have a “germy” state has its benefits. The state voted unanimously in favor of the bacterial bill. Now, it’s on to the Assembly for a vote.
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More than 100 people have now accused Dr. Richard Strauss of abuse, Ohio State says
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Former Ohio State athletes speak out on doctor’s alleged sex abuse
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City has suspended its use of speed cameras to crack down on dangerous driving near schools after lawmakers in Albany were unable to renew the program. The state law authorizing the cameras expired Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. when state lawmakers couldn’t come to an agreement on extending the use of the 120 cameras before they wrapped up their annual session last month. In a last-ditch effort Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined advocates at a rally to urge the State Senate to keep the city’s speed camera program alive and to return to Albany and act on a bill. Sonia Russo’s 4-year-old daughter Ariel was killed as the little girl was being walk to her day care in June of 2013. The tragedy was one of several cases that led to a camera enforcement test program. City officials credit the devices with decreasing speeding violations in school zones. According to officials, where the cameras are placed by schools speeding has gone down 60 percent. “Right now, compared to last year, we are at 22 fewer fatalities, which is a pretty, pretty dramatic place to be,” said Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and de Blasio blame the Republican-led Senate for failing to renew the measure. The legislation passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly last month. Republicans instead offered a bill for more red lights and stop signs around schools and have suggested more police officer patrols. Sen. Martin Golden, who is holding a Brooklyn news conference on the speed cameras Wednesday afternoon, recently threw his support behind keeping the cameras going. About a week ago, CBS2’s Marcia Kramer demanded answers from him. “Is there any reason why the State Senate of New York can’t go back and pass this bill before the deadline?” she asked. “No,” Golden replied. “So why don’t you do it?” Kramer asked. “That’s exactly what I’m trying to do,” he said. In response, the governor said in part: “Maybe he should hold a protest in front of Senator Flanagan’s office and demand he bring his own conference back to Albany to vote for speed cameras on the merits, like they should have done in June.” So far Republicans have balked at the request to return, blaming Cuomo for the impasse. Only 20 mobile cameras will now be operational, and the mayor says those are set to expire in about a month. Calling state senators back to Albany can be done by the Senate Majority Leader or by the governor. After all the finger pointing, some advocates say they don’t care who does it as long as it gets done. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. ET
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Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala are part of a $37 million investment round in multigame esports organization Swift, the parent company of Team SoloMid and its affiliated businesses, it was announced Tuesday.
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Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala are part of a $37 million investment round in multigame esports organization Swift, the parent company of Team SoloMid and its affiliated businesses, it was announced Tuesday.
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Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala are part of a $37 million investment round in multigame esports organization Swift, the parent company of Team SoloMid and its affiliated businesses, it was announced Tuesday.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The fight to insure that yeshiva students get a proper secular education is going to federal court. A yeshiva advocacy group had sued to stop New York State from implementing the so-called “Felder amendment,” an 11th hour deal to appease a state senator who was holding up the budget, reports CBS2’s Marcia Kramer. Critics are focusing their ire at Brooklyn state senator Simcha Felder, who threw the state budget negotiations into chaos and held up passage until he got an amendment to lower the bar on the amount of secular education required for yeshiva students. “He took the state budget process and abused it, and used it to get an amendment that doesn’t pass muster under the constitution,” said attorney Eric Huang. “It creates a carve out that specifically targets Orthodox Jewish schools. “It has an improper legislative purpose,” he added. Huang represents YAFFED, Young Advocates For Fair Education, which has waged an intense battle to make sure that yeshivas give their students instruction in English, math and other state-mandated subjects. YAFFED founder Naftali Moster was sent to one of these yeshivas. “I knew very basic English, very little math, that was it,” said Moster. “Basically I could string together a broken sentence in English.” He says tens of thousands of New York students are being shortchanged, an estimated 52,000 in New York City and 26,000 upstate. According to the Associated Press, an estimated 115,000 children attend Orthodox Jewish yeshivas in New York state. Many of the roughly 275 schools provide a full secular curriculum but the group estimates about 83 in New York City and 38 elsewhere in the state do not. Chaim Wigter is one of them, saying with no secular education, life was a dead-end. “Being in that school, I had no prospects,” said Wigter. “None of the kids really had any prospects. There was no such thing as having a dream job… you either become a rabbi or stay in yeshiva for the rest of your life.” The suit seeks to stop Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state officials from enacting the Felder amendment. A Cuomo spokesman said the law “sought to balance the unique needs of yeshivas with the high educational standards we require for every New York student, and we remain committed to achieving that balance.” “For too long lawmakers have turned a blind eye to this issue and allowed ultra Orthodox leaders to run their school with impunity,” said Moster. Moster also claims the city has dragged its feet in investigating his complaint, made three years ago, and that 39 yeshivas did not meet state standards. The city Department of Education told CBS2 they have visited just 15 yeshivas, the same number they reported visiting last winter. Senator Felder said he would have no comment about the yeshivas. Parents for Educational and Religious Liberty in Schools, which is not a party to the lawsuit, issued a statement to the AP saying the lawsuit “recycles many false claims about yeshivas that were previously made in Tweets, Facebook posts and press releases.” It said that the New York City Department of Education and the state’s education department were familiar with the curriculum in the schools. “We are confident that those who have made education their lifework will not be swayed by the inaccurate picture today’s lawsuit portrays,” it said. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness arrived in Namibia yesterday for what his office said was the first official State visit by a Jamaican head of Government to that country.
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