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Steve Smith's embarrassing career first that shows greatest asset has become glaring weaknessBrighton were booed off after their winless run was stretched to six Premier League games by a frustrating goalless draw against away-day strugglers Brentford. Albion dominated for large periods on a foggy evening at the Amex Stadium and hit the woodwork inside four minutes through Julio Enciso. Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken also made a string of important saves before being forced off injured in the 36th minute, albeit his replacement Hakon Valdimarsson was rarely tested on his Premier League debut. Brentford, who remain without a top-flight away win this term, had an early Yoane Wissa finish ruled out for offside following VAR intervention but barely threatened, despite an improved second-half showing. The Seagulls remain 10th ahead of Monday’s trip to Aston Villa, with Thomas Frank’s visitors a position and two points below moving towards their New Year’s Day showdown with Arsenal. Brighton have plummeted from second place to mid-table amid a poor run of form which has increased scrutiny on head coach Fabian Hurzeler. Seagulls chief executive Paul Barber called for perspective from fans in his programme notes after revealing he revealed emails “full of doom and gloom” following the recent 3-1 home defeat to rivals Crystal Palace. Enciso, one of two players recalled by Hurzeler following Saturday’s 1-1 draw at West Ham, almost gave Albion a dream start. A poor pass from Bees goalkeeper Flekken was intercepted by Carlos Baleba and, following a neat layoff from Joao Pedro, Paraguay forward Enciso curled against the right post. Brentford arrived in Sussex with the worst away record in the division, having previously taken a solitary point from 24 available this term. Flekken saved well from Baleba and then collected a tame header from the unmarked Enciso before the away side thought they had snatched a 13th-minute lead. After being slipped in by Mads Roerslev at the end of a swift counter-attack, Wissa thumped high into the net beyond Seagulls keeper Bart Verbruggen only to be ruled marginally offside. Flekken made further saves from Brajan Gruda and Matt O’Riley before hurting himself keeping out a deflected Kaoru Mitoma cross and being replaced by 23-year-old Iceland international Valdimarsson. Brentford remained on the back foot and, aside from Wissa’s disallowed effort, offered little going forward in a one-sided opening period which somehow ended level. Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke produced a crucial block to deny Wissa as the west London club began the second half brightly before Christian Norgaard’s ambitious effort deflected wide amid groans from increasingly restless home fans. Hurzeler responded with a triple change, introducing Yasin Ayari, Simon Adingra and Yankuba Minteh in place of O’Riley, Gruda and Mitoma. Albion forward Pedro then escaped punishment in the 76th minute after swinging an arm at Bees substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk without making contact before defender Ben Mee became the second visiting player to depart injured. The introduction of Solly March in the 88th minute for his first appearance since suffering a serious knee injury in October last year briefly lifted the mood on the terraces. But, following a frantic five minutes of added time, some Seagulls supporters vented their displeasure at full-time as their club’s wait for victory goes on.
Instead of waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to build an air traffic control tower, Coeur d’Alene Airport decided to build its own. The semipermanent structure built atop a stack of shipping containers will be staffed next summer. “It is really a safety issue,” said Bruce Mattare, Kootenai County commissioner and airport liaison. The general aviation airport in Hayden mostly serves small bush planes, private jets, express cargo and emergency aircraft. Despite having no commercial passenger service, it is the second-busiest airport in Idaho in terms of total flights. Some days during peak season, it has even more flights than Boise or Spokane International Airport. From a traffic standpoint, “a Cessna flight is no different than a Southwest flight,” Mattare said. Most of the time the airfield is “uncontrolled,” meaning pilots coordinate with each other over radio to take off and land. That’s manageable in the winter months, when daily flights drop to about 150. But in the summer, that number rises to 600. “Having a tower to sequence that traffic properly and put them on the right runway – that’s definitely a safer situation,” Airport Director Gaston Patterson said. But it can take a decade to get FAA approval for a permanent tower. So, Patterson thought about interim solutions to deal with the immediate safety risk. For a few weeks during fire season, the U.S. Forest Service contracts air traffic control services at the airport using a mobile trailer. But that setup is less than ideal. From only a few feet off the ground, controllers do not have a clear view of each runway and taxiway. Patterson looked into installing a prefabricated fire lookout tower, but quotes ranged over half a million dollars. Then he thought about popular social media posts he had seen of houses built creatively out of shipping containers. He crunched the numbers and realized he could build a tower for $300,000. The smallest FAA towers cost $20 million, Patterson said. Although Kootenai County oversees the airport, the airport is self-sufficient and no longer takes any local tax money because it earns enough from user fees. At first, the tower will be used from June through October. Eventually, it could be open year-round. While residents have complained of increasing noise, Mattare said the tower will help by routing air traffic over less populated neighborhoods. “People associate a tower with more traffic,” Mattare said, “but it doesn’t create traffic.” Population growth is what really drives more traffic, he said. The purpose of the tower is purely for safety. Not having a tower is like not having a traffic light at an already busy intersection. Mattare stressed the importance of the airport to the community’s local economy and emergency services. Besides Forest Service air tankers, the airport is also a base for Life Flight Network’s medical air transport. Patterson said it is possible for regular passenger flights to come to the airport in the future, but it wouldn’t be anything like major airlines seen in Spokane. Rather, it would likely be small turboprops with commuter service to close destinations like Missoula, Boise or Seattle. “While something larger could operate here under the right conditions, it would be highly unlikely,” Patterson said. Meanwhile, the airport is still on the FAA’s waiting list for a permanent control tower. If approved, the FAA would pay for the tower and staffing. The shipping container tower is easy to dismantle and could feasibly be sold to another airport, Patterson said. The tower could be a model for other small airports, and Patterson suggested the FAA consider providing something like it to high-traffic airports while they wait for an official tower.At least 106 cases of E. coli have been reported in St. Louis, Missouri, and more than half of the cases involve students, parents and guests of Rockwood Summit High School who attended events where food from Andre's Banquets and Catering was served, according the St. Louis County Executive's Office. At least two people have been hospitalized. The outbreak is linked to five separate events hosted at or catered by the local company, the office said in a statement to CBS News. Two of those were attended by the Rockwood Summit High School community. The current investigation of the outbreak suggests salad is the source of the illness, but officials have not identified the specific ingredient or the timing of the contamination, according to a news release from the state's public health department. The outbreak is being investigated by officials at the department, who are conducting interviews and surveys with event attendees to gather information on what they consumed. Environmental inspectors from the state are also collecting samples to test for the bacteria, identified by the County Executive's Office as the Escherichia coli O157 strain. There are hundreds of strains of E. coli, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. This particular strain is the most common and causes a severe intestinal infection in humans. E. coli symptoms include nausea and stomach cramping, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the Mayo Clinic. It can become serious and those who experience persistent, severe or bloody diarrhea should contact a doctor. Two people in St. Louis have been admitted to the hospital for E. coli infection after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare but serious disease that affects the kidneys and blood clotting system, according to the Missouri's Department of Health. It appears the cases began after a school band event on Nov. 6. Other events linked to the outbreak include a Nov. 7 band banquet, a veterans event on Nov. 8 and funerals on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9, all catered by Andre's, the office of the county executive said. It's the latest E. coli outbreak reported in recent weeks. Organic carrots sold at Whole Foods were linked to 39 cases in 18 states. The FDA issued a recall of the 15-ounce containers of Whole Foods Market-branded organic carrot sticks and organic carrots and celery sticks sold at Whole Foods Market stores in five states: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho and Nevada, according to the announcement by California-based F&S Fresh Foods. Earlier this week, 17 cases of E. coli in Minnesota were linked to ground beef products sold by Wolverine Packing Co., a meat-packing plant located in Detroit. The initial 11 cases were linked to burgers sold at Red Cow and Hen House Eatery, two restaurants in Minneapolis . The Food Safety and Inspection Service said they were first notified of an E. coli-related illness on Nov. 14 and Wolverine Packing Co. has recalled 167,277 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli. Several other food-related illness outbreaks have made headlines in recent months, including a deadly E. coli outbreak in 14 states that was linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders and a salmon recall at Costco last month over salmonella concerns. Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," CBS News' streaming show that focuses on good news.
ONION lattes are set to crop up in coffee shops as the odd blend has taken root on social media. TikTokers have been experimenting with unusual ingredients and recipes. 2 Onion lattes are set to be big in 2025 One of the most popular is the onion latte — which has racked up 20 million views this year. Bosses at Reviva Coffee say shops will follow the trend which involves adding cut up or dried onions, shallots or spring onions to a latte . Most have it chilled as an onion ice latte, but some have it heated up for a warm and spicy treat. But the most popular new trend is a “cracking” latte — where chocolate is spread on the inside of a plastic cup and hardened in the fridge. read more on money IN HOT WATER Top TV chef's restaurant chain collapses owing over £500,000 to creditors HEAT ME UP I'm a British Gas engineer here is the £1.97 tool that can save you up to £600 When a coffee is poured inside, the cup is squeezed so the chocolate shell cracks. Clips have gathered 50 million TikTok views. Kinder Bueno lattes attracted 11 million users, caramel “cloud” latte videos were watched five million times and lemon coffee recipe clips had four million views. A Reviva Coffee spokesman said: “Onion coffee shows a bold year ahead for recipe experimentation, blurring lines between bizarre and downright delicious.” Most read in Money IN HOT WATER Top TV chef's restaurant chain collapses owing over £500,000 to creditors SHOPPER'S DELIGHT Fashion chain to open new Glasgow store TOMORROW and there's a treat LIGHTS OUT Shoppers fuming as iconic Glasgow Christmas staple vanishes from busy street UN-BEAN-LIEVABLE Costa hit by shortages as customers complain food is missing from shelves 2 Unusual lattes are getting millions of views of TikTok Credit: Alamy I tried the new Starbucks fall flavor – I hate coffee but this drink made me change my mindThis will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. A Long Island man with Down syndrome has proved that nothing can stop his dreams — as he has built and runs the world’s largest online sock company and has been able to hire a staff filled with others who face similar challenges. John Cronin, 28, co-founded the Farmingdale-based John’s Crazy Socks in 2016 with his family because of his love of wacky socks and has since become a hosiery mogul, selling upward of two million orders with 4,000 designs and donating nearly $800,000 to charities. “I’ve got a very meaningful job here,” the 28-year-old, told The Post. Since hitting it big in the stocking market, Cronin has had many honors, such as being invited to speak to Congress and the United Nations on behalf of those with differing abilities. The local entrepreneur, who often travels for speaking engagements, even developed a friendship with the late President George HW Bush. The two would send each other socks. Cronin, a Huntington resident and former Special Olympian, began his enterprise after struggling to find a job after high school, he said. The young man approached his family and insisted they start a sock company because he would collect wacky ones while on vacation. “I know how fun it is, and I wanted to share that. I couldn’t be the only one who wanted to buy them,” Cronin said. He now runs the business with his parents, Mark and Carol, and his older brother, Jamie. Orders range from prints that raise awareness for causes such as Down syndrome and autism to socks that celebrate different holidays and snacks. They also sell crowd favorites with Harry Potter and SpongeBob themes. Cronin wears many hats in his role and does whatever the company needs. He also created a special Down syndrome awareness sock, among other designs. Early success came as he stole the show and hearts of customers. Initially, Cronin would often hand-deliver socks. “John would walk up to a house and be invited in for ten minutes,” his mother Carol, 66, who handles bulk orders, told The Post. “One time, he even came back with a $10 tip.” Now servicing 89 nations, each fulfillment still gets a personal touch by being packed with a special note and candy. Cronin is known professionally as the brand’s “chief happiness officer.” The fun-loving co-founder — he recently wrote “Let’s Go Mets” to a Pennsylvania customer who ordered Phillies socks — boasted that Jeff Bezos isn’t doing that. A chance to shine As the business grew, so did Cronin’s mission. He made it a pillar objective to give employment opportunities to others with differing abilities. Cronin personally knows how hard it can be to land a job. “I couldn’t do it without them,” Cronin said. “They work so hard, and they make it possible to show [what people like us can do].” Cronin’s brother Jamie, 31, oversees the warehouse personnel. It is currently at 35 for the busy holiday season. He quickly recognized that staff is held to the same standard and task intensity as anyone else. Given the high order volume, Jamie also stressed the need for efficiency and worker independence. “We are a for-profit business at the end of the day,” he told The Post. Carol added that their hard-working employees’ error margin is well below 1%. The numbers relay a mighty sentiment from Jamie’s “second in command, ” Gary Rottkamp, 57, who has autism. He strongly believes those with differing abilities deserve a fair shot at work. “They should give people a chance to see if they can do the job correctly,” Rottkamp told The Post. “It’s best for business.” Rottkamp has worked at John’s Crazy Socks for seven years. The reason is simple. “It’s fulfilling to me,” he said. “The people here are wonderful.”
BOULDER, Colo. — Travis Hunter is a throwback-type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all over it. The Colorado Buffaloes' two-way standout (see: unicorn) even celebrates at an elite level, unveiling imaginative dance moves following touchdowns and interceptions, some of which include the Heisman Trophy pose. It's one of the many awards he's in line to win. Hunter is the The Associated Press college football player of the year, receiving 26 of 43 votes Thursday from a panel of AP Top 25 voters. Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty finished second with 16 votes and Arizona State running back Cameron Skattebo received one vote. "Couldn't do what I do without my team," Hunter said in an email on a trip to Las Vegas for an awards ceremony. "So I view being up for these awards as team awards." People are also reading... A player with his particular set of skills doesn't come around that often. He's a flashback to the days of Charles Woodson at Michigan or Champ Bailey at Georgia. Or even his coach, Deion Sanders, a two-way star in the NFL. The prospect of significant playing time on both sides of the ball is what led Hunter to join Sanders at Jackson State and why he followed Sanders to Boulder. "Coach Prime was the only coach who would consider allowing me to do what I'm doing," said Hunter, who's expected to be a top-five pick next spring in the NFL draft, possibly even the No. 1 overall selection. "He did it and knows what it takes — how much you have to be ready on both sides of the ball." Want to fuel Hunter? Simply tell him he can't. "I'm motivated when people tell me I can't do something," Hunter said. "That I can't dominate on both sides of the ball. I want to be an example for others that anything is possible. Keep pursuing your dreams." Hunter helped the 20th-ranked Buffaloes to a 9-3 record this season and a berth in the Alamo Bowl against No. 17 BYU (10-2) on Dec. 28. He played 688 defensive snaps and 672 more on offense — the lone Power Four conference player with 30-plus snaps on both sides of the ball, according to Colorado research. Hunter has already won a second straight Paul Hornung award as the game's most versatile player. He's up for the Walter Camp (player of the year), Maxwell (most outstanding player), the Biletnikoff (best receiver) and Bednarik (top defensive player) awards. And, of course, the Heisman, where he's the odds-on favorite to win over Jeanty this weekend. Hunter can join the late Rashaan Salaam as the only Colorado players to capture the Heisman. Salaam won it in 1994 after rushing for 2,055 yards. Hunter wasn't a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to the nation's top defensive back. That drew the wrath of Sanders, who earned the award with Florida State in 1988 and vowed to give his trophy to Hunter. Hunter's high school coach, Lenny Gregory, knew he had a special player the summer of Hunter's freshman year. Gregory, then the coach at Collins Hill in Georgia, had a conditioning test for his players — run six 200-yard dashes with a minute rest in between. Defensive backs had to complete each in under 32 seconds. Hunter never even got winded. He played safety/cornerback and receiver as a freshman and helped Collins Hill to a state title his senior season. "I remember just talking to colleges the spring of his ninth-grade year and telling coaches that this kid's going to be the No. 1 player in the country," recounted Gregory, who's now the coach at Gordon Central High in Calhoun, Georgia. "They'd look at him and laugh at me, 'What are you talking about? This scrawny kid? He's not big enough.' I was like, 'Just watch. Just watch.'" Hunter finished the regular season with 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns as a receiver. On defense, he had four interceptions, broke up 11 passes and forced one crucial fumble, which secured an OT win over Baylor. Overall, Hunter had 92 receptions and allowed 22. He hauled in 14 receiving TDs and allowed just one. He was responsible for 53 first downs and gave up just six. He was targeted 119 times by Shedeur Sanders & Co. but only 39 times by opposing QBs. Hunter's likely final game in Boulder, a rout of Oklahoma State, was a three-touchdown, one-interception performance. "I'm used to seeing him do all this spectacular stuff," Shedeur Sanders said. "I'm used to all this stuff — you all are just now seeing it on national stage." Be the first to know