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It should be remembered that Jamestown and Valley City were sports rivals a century or so ago. That would explain why the description of a baseball game between Minot and Valley City was especially harsh on the Barnes County players. According to the writers of The Jamestown Alert, Valley City’s ballpark admission “was taking money under false pretenses.” And the event was only “alleged” to be a baseball game. Alert writers even bemoaned the weather, noting that it was a perfect day for baseball. “It was a pity that the torrents of rain did not fall in the first inning…

Amsterdam city council has voted to ban cruise ships in an attempt to limit mass tourism and fight pollution. As a result of the ban, the main cruise terminal on the IJ River could close. No timetable or specific plan was announced. “Polluting cruise ships are not in line with our city’s sustainable ambitions,” Ilana Rooderkerk, local leader of the D66 party, said in a statement posted on its website. Meanwhile, in a statement, the port says: “We have taken note of the council’s appeal that they do not see space for cruise ships in the city of the future…

Watch KCRA 3 News at 7am here Saturday Updated: July 22, 2023 at 6:50 AM PDT KCRA 3 carries the morning news online on Saturday, July 22, while the 151st Open Championship airs on NBC. You can watch the morning news live in the player above. KCRA 3 carries the morning news online on Saturday, July 22, while the 151st Open Championship airs on NBC. You can watch the morning news live in the player above. Source link

WWhen Covid-19 materialized as a serious threat, Richard Burr took action. As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the North Carolina Republican had access to information about the pandemic that was not available to the American public. It unloaded hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stocks, including investments in the hospitality industry that were likely to be hit hard. Burr also contacted his brother-in-law, who made his own stock dump. After announcing the trades, Burr resigned as chairman of the intelligence panel. But it was not charged with a crime For reporter Matt K Lewis, the story is part…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To receive it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — For any Republican presidential candidate not named Donald Trump, holding the first primary debate on August 23 in Milwaukee is an essential obstacle to overcome. It provides the first, and for many candidates perhaps the only, opportunity to make their voice heard on the national stage. It remains to be seen whether Trump will appear in the debate, which will air on Fox News, but many of the candidates are getting creative and stretching campaign finance…

Comment on this storycomment My name is Janet. I am a recovering workaholic. Almost two years ago I stopped working full time and transformed my life. After decades as a jaded, 24-7 Washington political reporter, I retired and became a freelance writer, leaving more time to pursue other interests and try new things. It has been fantastic for my physical and mental health. I loved my career, but it consumed me. The phone calls came and went at all hours. The pings and news alerts got on my nerves non-stop. All my waking hours, I checked Twitter as thoughtfully as…

CARBON COUNTY – A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported near Edgar on Friday afternoon, shaking several homes and businesses. The US Geological Survey website it showed the quake struck at 1:57 p.m., with the epicenter three miles north-northwest of Edgar. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that it received several calls of a “large explosion” in the far north of the county before confirming the earthquake. Several comments on the post suggest it was heard as far north as Park City and as far south as Bridger. There are no reports of major damage at…

Some residents of residential northeast Sundre initially thought they heard gunshots as the RCMP emergency response team was deployed. SUNDER – Residents of a northeast Sundre subdivision were shocked as they began their daily routine this morning to hear what some initially thought were gunshots or explosives when RCMP raided a suspected drug house. “I didn’t see much, but we heard things,” said Kim Free, who lives a block away from a property on 10th Ave. NE, where an RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT) was deployed just after 7 a.m. on Friday, July 21. “In the beginning there were sirens…