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Washington – Maybe you didn’t know him, but Alexander “Pat” Gage knew who you were.Gage, a data scientist who credited Sen. Mitt Romney and others with revolutionizing voter outreach, died Wednesday near his hometown of Grosse Pointe after a battle with dementia. He was 74.By many accounts, Gage changed the course of American political history through his work.”I remember 2004,” prominent Republican strategist Karl Rove said in a 2018 video tribute, referring to former President George W. Bush’s narrow reelection victory. “Without the innovations that Alex brought to us in polling and microtargeting, we never would have won states like…

Additional subscription options reduce food waste collection costs and frequency. Chris Tralas, operations manager for Table to Farm Compost, turns over a compost pile at a facility northeast of Durango on June 29, 2023. The composter announced Tuesday it will offer a biweekly service for existing and prospective subscribers who want to compost but don’t have enough material to pay monthly for a weekly compost collection service. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald File) Table to Farm Compost, a composting company that has partnered with the city of Durango, has added biweekly compost collection to its services after previously only offering weekly collections.…

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘s personal assets but dismissed a separate bankruptcy proceeding for the company, leaving the immediate future of the Infowars media platform uncertain. Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting It was a hoax.Judge Christopher Lopez approved Jones’s personal bankruptcy reorganization plan to be converted to liquidation. Judge Lopez, however, dismissed the lawsuit against Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems of Austin, Texas, after Jones’ unsuccessful attempts to reach an agreement with the Sandy Hook Elementary School survivors on a reorganization and continuation plan. Jones had offered to reorganize and continue operating…

CASTLETON, N.D. — When you stop by your local pharmacy to pick up a prescription, there’s a good chance you’ll be served by a trained pharmacist.At Central Cass High School, recent graduates and students completing their senior year of high school will join the first class of pharmacy technicians who have taken classes throughout the year.”I’m studying neuroscience with a pre-med track,” said Alexandria Reid, a Central Cass High School graduate.The students were trained and certified in a new program at Central Cass. Graduates of the program are already working at a pharmacy in Fargo this summer before moving on…

The 60-year-old man, identified by his surname Ruan, told authorities he left the port city of Ningde in Fuzhou province last Saturday and sailed about 250 kilometers (155 miles) over 15 hours before being arrested about 11 a.m. the following day.Lawmakers expressed serious concern that the man, who claimed to be a former naval captain who had left mainland China after falling foul of Beijing, was able to enter the strategically vital Tamsui River, which leads directly into the centre of Taipei.Taiwan Prime Minister Cho Jeong-tae He apologized to the public for the Coast Guard’s negligence and promised to do…

(Bloomberg) — China’s once-powerful consumer is turning reluctant in the face of an economic slowdown, and the shift is particularly painful for luxury stocks.Most read articles on BloombergShares in premium liquor maker Kweichow Moutai, luxury car seller Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. and Nike distributor Top Sports International Holdings Ltd. have all fallen more than 10% this year against rising stock indexes. Analysts blame the slump on a trend of weaker consumption in China, evidenced by weak spending over the Dragon Boat Festival and signs of weakness from the ongoing 618 shopping festival.Consumption remains sluggish despite Beijing’s efforts to stimulate spending,…

Spring Promise: The future looks bright for the UFLIt’s been a long and difficult road for spring pro football over the past decade, but early results suggest the UFL could be the most promising league yet.Viewership figures for the UFL regular season have far surpassed those of spring football in recent years, with regular season games broadcast on FOX, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1. The season averaged 816,000 viewers.The league not only beat the 2023 numbers of the USFL (601,000 viewers) and the XFL (622,000 viewers), but also the USFL’s 2022 performance (715,000 viewers) as its only spring league.The increase…

Graduates of the program have included members of Congress and national campaign managers. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — On Friday, 68 political aspirants graduated from Election School at Yale University’s Election Boot Camp. Women from across the U.S. and abroad spent the five days learning what it takes to run for public office. “This program is a nonpartisan, issue-neutral political campaign training program,” said Patty Russo, executive director of the Yale Campaign School (TCSYale). For almost three decades, TCSYale has been on a mission to increase the number of women in elected and appointed offices in the United States and around…

Weebly co-founders Dan Veltri (left), Chris Fanini and David Rusenko in 2011. Fanini has bought properties from struggling Sonoma developer Kenneth Mattson, including the Sonoma Cheese Factory and Sonoma’s Best.Lacey Atkins/The ChronicleStruggling Sonoma real estate developer Kenneth Matteson has sold more than a dozen Sonoma properties, including two buildings housing well-known companies, to San Francisco software developer and venture capitalist Chris Fannini.AniDel Hospitality, a real estate company owned by Mr. Fanini, announced this week that it had acquired two beloved Sonoma neighborhood anchors, the Sonoma Cheese Factory and Sonoma’s Best Modern Mercantile. A spokesman for Mr. Fanini also confirmed that…

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. cricket team made history by advancing to the second round in its first Twenty20 World Cup appearance after its final group game against Ireland on Friday was canceled.Rain forced the game at Broward County Stadium to be called off without a ball being thrown. Americans become Super Eight They will automatically qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka in 2026.The United States entered this T20 World Cup only as co-hosts with the West Indies, but they took advantage of home field advantage to make a strong first…