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Turner Ashby (Va.) star Micah Matthews is one of the greatest dual-sport stars in the country.The 6-foot-2, 205-pound highlight reel human is rated the nation’s fourth-best athlete in football and the 54th-best overall baseball prospect.On Wednesday, Matthews sealed his commitment, choosing the Virginia Tech Hokies over offers from Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina State, Utah and others. “The reason is because they’re so close to home and I got my first college offer in football,” Matthews said. “It’s been going great since that day last April. I have a great connection with the whole staff, but an even better connection with…

WASHINGTON — A new wave of Democrats on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, including the first Democratic senator to say he should withdraw.Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) wrote in the Washington Post that Biden should drop out of the race “for the good of the country.””We have been asking President Biden for a long time to do many things for many,” Welch wrote in the opinion piece. “It has taken unparalleled selflessness and courage. We urge you to put us first, as you have done in the past, and we urge you to…

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said he was “very concerned” about President Joe Biden’s likely victory in November but downplayed Democratic defections and said he would continue to support Biden. “I’m very concerned. It’s going to be a close race. We all knew that,” Durbin said. Asked whether he thought Biden should step down as the Democratic nominee, Durbin voiced his support. “At this point, I think he has a strong campaign and a strong message, and I believe he’ll move forward, and I’m going to support him,” he said. Durbin also was asked by reporters to respond to comments…

A man who opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Yellowstone National Park diner on the Fourth of July had plans to carry out a mass shooting at an event outside the park, a woman told police.The National Park Service released details of a shootout inside the park on Tuesday that involved more than 20 rangers and left a rifleman dead and a police officer wounded.The Park County, Wyoming, coroner identified the shooter as Samson Lucas Barrier Fussner, 28, of Milton, Florida, an employee of Xanterra Parks and Resorts, a private company that operates lodges in Yellowstone.”Many lives were…

Tuesday night was movie night for season six of “Love Island USA,” and naturally, loyalties were tested, drama unfolded, and kissing scenes were shown.The July 9 episode was tense as Leah was forced to defend herself for once again being “sidelined” following Andrea’s elimination. Leah and Liv got into an argument, and when Jana tried to calm things down, she was yelled at.Aaron was shown making a mess at Casa Amor, and Kendall encouraged Kordell to get along with Dia.This is just the beginning of movie night, as the promo at the end of the episode teased part two, which…

Microsoft and Apple, OpenAI’s two biggest partners in developing ChatGPT, will no longer have advisory roles on the company’s board of directors as U.S. and European governments scrutinize the power big tech companies have over leading artificial intelligence startups.Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, has given him a non-voting seat on the company’s board after a dramatic board shakeup last year saw Chief Executive Sam Altman fired, only to be reinstated days later. Bloomberg News previously reported that Apple would also take on an advisory role after inking a deal last month to integrate ChatGPT into its…

JAIPUR: Finance Minister Diya Kumari on Wednesday said the state government will set up a high-level committee to look into implementing ‘One State, One Election’ in Rajasthan. She said the committee will look into whether elections for urban (municipalities) and rural (panchayat) local bodies can be held simultaneously, following the Modi government’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ slogan. The committee will also assess the changes required in the structure of urban and rural local bodies and cooperative institutions in view of the current population growth in the state. The committee will also make recommendations regarding the creation and delimitation of urban…

A few years ago, while I was researching a book about the ongoing generational shift in the United States, I spoke with Columbia University political scientist Donald Green. In my analysis, we dug into the ways in which younger generations of Americans differ from older ones: they are more diverse and better educated. These characteristics overlap with another differentiating factor: Younger generations are less likely to belong to a political party, yet more likely to support Democratic candidates.Green qualified that distinction.”If you look at the opinion profile of young people, you might be surprised at just how ideologically outcast this…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Three men charged in connection with the death of a New Zealand tourist appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since the attempted robbery at Fashion Island mall in Newport Beach.Arraignments for Leroy Ernest Joseph McCrary, 26, of Los Angeles, Malachi Edward Darnell, 18, of Los Angeles, and Jayden Cunningham, 18, of Lancaster, have been postponed until Aug. 1.They are charged with murder and other offenses in the death of 68-year-old Patricia McKay.In addition to the special circumstance murder charge, McCrary was charged with one count of attempted second-degree robbery and one count of…

Soon after the Indian elections, and with the world’s attention on the US presidential elections scheduled for November, Pakistan is grappling with its domestic problems following the February elections. The country is embroiled in a tumultuous struggle to come out of a severe economic crisis exacerbated by fiscal and administrative mismanagement. Over the past few years, the Muslim League government has been working hard to stabilise the economy. However, tough decisions imposed in the national budget under pressure and consultation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have sent widespread repercussions, sparking protests in almost all sectors of the country. The…