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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri professional sports teams on Thursday submitted more than 340,000 voter signatures to put a ballot proposal before voters to legalize sports betting this November. did. The campaign featured Fred Bird, the Cardinals’ mascot, Slugger of the Royals, and Louis, the St. Louis Blues’ mascot. Oversized birds, lions and blue bears waved enthusiastically as they carried boxes filled with voter signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State’s office in Jefferson City. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will now have to verify voter signatures before the proposal officially appears on the ballot. Approximately 180,000 signatures…

WASHINGTON – A Donald Trump fanatic who assaulted police officers with pepper spray and called for more violence while confessing in the third person after the Capitol attack was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in federal prison and a $200,000 fine. It was.Ryan Nichols pleaded guilty in November to one felony count of obstructing official business and one felony count of assaulting a police officer in the performance of his duties. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, spoke out about Republicans’ “ridiculous” false claims about the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced Nichols to…

In honor of National Small Business Week, small business success stories are being celebrated across central and upstate New York. Onondaga Community College’s Small Business Development Center has selected eight small businesses of the year, one for each county it serves. These include Clean and Glo Cleaning Services in Syracuse and Broadwell Hospitality Group in Oswego County. SBDC Regional Director Bob Griffin says the formula for success varies from business to business.“Certainly sticking to the basics, understanding cash flow and how it impacts the business, and getting the right product and the right service to the right consumer in the…

Though pickleball reigned supreme last summer, it’s tenniscore that’s taking home the trophy for 2024’s sportiest fashion trend. If the social media frenzy around Zendaya and Law Roach’s looks on the Challengers press tour wasn’t convincing enough, the intel I gathered from E! News correspondent and Milk Makeup co-founder Zanna Roberts Rassi proves that the tenniscore trend is on the ascent. “The rise of tennis celebrities like Coco Gauf and influencers like Morgan Riddle are contributing to the growing popularity of tennis culture, where we see tennis skirts, polos, and pleats move from the court to the streets,” says Roberts…

Inside a one-story clinic about 60 miles from the Georgia state line, Kelly Flynn’s staff has been providing abortions to women from across the Southeast since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022. .But on Tuesday, the Women’s Choice Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., was seeing the last patient who was exempted from Florida’s strict new abortion law, which takes effect Wednesday. The law prohibits most abortions after about six weeks, before many people realize they are pregnant. Some came from Mississippi and Louisiana. Flynn said one of her clients is a college student who found out she…

The structure of the U.S. political system prevents the will of a feminist, multiracial majority from being reflected in the policies most Americans want from their government. March 26, 2024, outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether to limit the use of mifepristone, a drug used in nearly two-thirds of abortions nationwide. Demonstrators protesting. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Lightrocket via Getty Images) About two dozen states ushered in a new era of abortion bans after the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent and abolished the constitutional right to abortion. Now, even more extreme policies are the…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Apple shares rose on Thursday after sales for the first three months of 2024 exceeded analysts’ downside expectations, even as sales in China fell from a year earlier.The company on Thursday reported revenue of $90.75 billion for the past quarter, down 4% from a year ago but slightly above consensus estimates of $90.3 billion. Apple also announced an additional $110 billion in stock buybacks and raised its quarterly dividend by 4%.Services revenue, which includes the App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Pay, showed strong…

Pakistan will play three matches in Ireland from May 10 to 14, followed by a four-match T20I series against England, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from May 22. Watch every match of the Men’s T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports this June 21:28, UK, Thursday 2nd May 2024 Pakistan have recalled fast bowler Haris Rauf and all-rounder Hasan Ali for this month’s T20 tour of England and Ireland. Rauf has been injured since February and is still working his way back to full fitness, while Ali – currently playing for Warwickshire on an overseas contract -…

story link #20 Boston College (9-6, 5-3 PL) vs. #11 Army West Point (11-2, 6-2 PL)Date: Friday, May 3rd | 4pm Venue: Mitchie Stadium | West Point, New York twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAXThe Boston University men’s lacrosse team continues its quest for its second conference title in three years when the Terriers take on top-seeded and host Army West Point in the Patriot League semifinals on Friday at Mitchie Stadium.Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tournament history The Terriers have advanced to the semifinals in all but one of their seven tournament appearances, but…

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat vacated by his mother, while he is likely to field a supporter of the Congress leader from Amethi. Officials said Thursday. The party has not yet announced its candidates. An electoral district in Uttar Pradesh.Friday is the last day to submit candidates for the seats that will go to the polls on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase general election.In response to a question, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Jairam Ramesh said only that the deadline for filing…