Month: June 2023

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates game scheduled for 12:35 p.m. at PNC Park has been pushed back to 1:20 p.m. After discussions with MLB, MLBPA, we have made the decision to move forward with our game today. Today’s game will start at 13:20. We will continue to closely monitor air quality index levels around the stadium and respond accordingly. — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 29, 2023 Air quality is again an issue for much of the area with air pollution levels high enough to make extended outdoor activities difficult for some people. A Code Red air quality alert is in…

WORCESTER, Mass. – A man who brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, Amanda Dabrowski, in a crowded Worcester restaurant in 2019 was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Carlos Asencio, 32, initially refused to enter the courtroom, but after being dragged away by a group of bailiffs, he told the judge that he had decided to waive his right to be present during the sentencing. Charles #Ascension being sentenced today for Amanda’s murder #Dabrowski. Asencio initially refused to enter the room. Once in the courtroom, he decided to write a statement. You waive your right to be in the courtroom during sentencing….

The US Supreme Court handed down a major decision on affirmative action on Thursday, striking down the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts he wrote in the majority opinion that “A benefit to a student who overcame racial discrimination, for example, must be related to that student’s courage and determination.” “Or a benefit to a student whose heritage or culture motivated him to assume a leadership role or to achieve a particular goal must be tied to that student’s…

BREAKING NEWS: Erik ten Hag ‘BLOCKS Tom Heaton from moving to Luton’ in an indicator that David de Gea will leave the club TOMORROW as Man United risk starting the season with just one senior goalkeeper. By Sam Brookes for Mailonline Published: Jun 29, 2023 at 10:33 am EDT | Updated: 11:01 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2023 Erik ten Hag has reportedly refused to allow Tom Heaton to join Luton, with Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea set to leave the club tomorrow. De Gea’s contract expires on Friday and, after United made a contract switch, he could leave after…

In his second historic sentence in a year, the Washington Post reports that the US Supreme Court has ruled that race cannot be used in college admissions, which will not only change the direction America’s universities and colleges take on race and admissions, but which may also affect decades of historical cases related to the problem. The breakdown of the decision has not yet been made public, but with six conservative justices on the Court, it is not unimaginable to believe how this decision was made. The ruling involved a self-styled Harvard University group Students for fair admissionwhich accused the…

by: Marc Ethier on June 29, 2023 | 1 views June 29, 2023 The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Harvard and UNC in a pair of cases that will effectively end the practice of race-based admissions at US colleges and universities Affirmative action is dead, killed by the US Supreme Court. On Thursday (June 29), the court released its opinions in a pair of highly charged cases stemming from challenges to admissions processes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Both lawsuits alleged discrimination against Asian students, and both were filed by a group called Students for…

Arizona’s Pinal County elections director has resigned after less than a year on the job, saying county supervisors had tried to politicize elections in the jurisdiction east of Phoenix. Pinal County confirmed Geraldine Roll’s resignation in a brief note posted online Tuesday, with County Manager Leo Lew thanking Roll for her service “during very difficult times and for the improvements she identified and began to implement “. The role could not be located Wednesday for comment. SUPREME COURT PAUSES LOUISIANA’S REDISTRICT CASE THAT COULD EXPAND BLACK VOTING POWER In a letter released by Pinal County, Roll said she was subjected…

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. – The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of a rather daring crime. Deputies said he broke into two houses of worship to steal. “He said someone just walked into the church,” said James Oney, the senior pastor of Liberty Baptist Church. Oney told FOX 5 he couldn’t believe it when he got the call from the sheriff. “It was a shock, in a sense. It’s a church, so you wouldn’t expect someone to come in and take things out of your church,” Oney said. Dae’jon Blackmon, 25, has been charged with battery on…