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GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Grand Island Town Mayor Pete Marston is searching for the person responsible for the vandalism of his business sign that reportedly happened Thursday night. “This is 100 percent because I’m a politician. I’m an elected supervisor,” he said. “There are 100 signs here, and they chose mine for a reason.” Someone spray painted the message “Drain the swamp.” “This is ironic because I’m a Republican,” he said. Marston spent hours cleaning up the sign after it was vandalized. He’s owned a business called Marston Power Equipment on Grand Island Boulevard for more than 20 years…

The U.S. men’s national soccer team is in desperation mode at Copa America 2024 and faces a must-win situation against CONMEBOL powerhouse Uruguay on Monday night.The USMNT’s momentum train toward the 2026 World Cup — which will be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — derailed in Thursday night’s 2-1 loss to Concacaf rival Panama. Compounding the frustration of that setback was the red card issued to the team’s dynamic forward Tim Weah, who was dealt a two-game suspension for the infraction.Despite a tournament-opening win against Bolivia, the U.S. is in serious danger of not advancing out of the…

Nearly everyone in the courtroom was glued to the edge of their seats as Chief Justice John Roberts delivered his opinion in President Trump’s immunity case. All eight justices present (Justice Neil Gorsuch was absent today) looked toward the gallery while introducing the opinion.Roberts listed the president’s various official duties, including commanding the nation’s military, appointing judges (including to the Supreme Court, he said), and overseeing international diplomacy. “Not all of a president’s actions are within the scope of his official duties,” Roberts said, but those that are must be protected. “The president must be able to govern without risk…

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, July 1: Apni Party leader Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today urged the Central government to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before holding state elections in the state.Addressing a party members’ meeting, Altaf Bukhari stressed that the state’s condition must be the same as it was before August 5, 2019, and said a state like Delhi is not acceptable to the Apni Party.”The status of Jammu and Kashmir must remain the same as it was before August 5, 2019. Any attempt to distort its status or impose a Delhi-like statehood is unacceptable to…

For years, President Biden has responded to opponents who question his ability and fitness to run for president again at age 81 and serve in the office until age 86: “Pay attention to me.”But since tens of millions of Americans watched Biden’s gaffes in Thursday’s debate in real time, Biden has essentially adopted a new line: “Trust me.””Folks,” he said the following night at a fundraiser in New York, “I wouldn’t be running again if I didn’t believe in my heart that I could do this job.”It’s a cliché political strategy that smart campaigns engage with voters on their behalf…

If you want to find potential multi-baggers, there are often underlying trends that can give you clues. Typically, you will want to look at growth trends. return Return on Invested Capital (ROCE) and associated expansion base It has invested over 100% of its invested capital. This shows that the company is a compounding machine and can continually reinvest earnings back into the business to generate higher returns. Keystone Electric (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (SZSE:301448) The return trend isn’t all that surprising, but let’s look a little more closely. Understanding Return on Invested Capital (ROCE) For those who don’t know, ROCE is…

Attachments Rainfall was recorded in isolated places of the country (Malam Jabba, Saidul Sharif, Mirpur Khas, Mithi, Thatta, Chor, Lahore, Zhob, Resbela and some areas of Potohar and Kashmir) during this week (22nd-30th June 2024). Spatial distribution of rainfall is shown in Figure 5. Figure 6 shows deviation of rainfall from normal (1991-2020). Most of the areas received above normal rainfall except Kashmir, central and northern Punjab and coastal areas of Baluchistan where rainfall was below normal. Average temperature was above normal in most of the country except few stations at Bahawalnagar, Multan, Sibi, Paddidan, Jiwani, Dir, Chitral, Gupis and…

A woman counting a pile of coins.Baona | E+ | Getty ImagesWhile post-pandemic revenge spending continues, in some parts of the world the exact opposite is happening: revenge saving.Instead of spending on impulse purchases, young people in the world’s second-largest economy are saving like crazy. Young people are probably feeling the same thing as everyone else: the economy isn’t doing so well.Christopher BederGavekal DragonomicsSo why are young Chinese becoming increasingly cautious about spending?”Younger people are probably feeling the same thing as everyone else: the economy is not doing as well,” said Christopher Beder, associate director of China research at Gavekal…

The Americans know their Copa America survival is on the line when they face Uruguay in their final Group C match on Monday.After a heartbreaking loss to Panama last time out, the U.S. had no choice but to beat a Copa America favorite to stay in the tournament or suffer an embarrassing and disappointing exit from the group stage on home soil.It’s still possible for the U.S. to reach the quarterfinals without beating Uruguay, but that scenario would require Panama to drop points to Bolivia, an outcome considered highly unlikely. Bolivia has had dismal results thus far, losing by multiple…

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Klay Thompson, a key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty, has agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks that includes a player option.The deal was part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that was finalized Monday night. The Mavericks reportedly sent two second-round picks in 2025 and 2031 to Golden State as part of the deal.The framework for a sign-and-trade that would ultimately send Klay Thompson to Dallas and Josh Green to Charlotte has been finalized, sources said, but the amount of money coming back to the Warriors has yet to be…