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Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris , a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across Oklahoma remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — a period of historical turbulence. Harris chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1969 to 1970 and helped unify the party after its tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago. “Fred Harris showed us what is possible when we lead with both heart and principle. He worked to ensure everyone had a voice and a seat at the table,” said Alicia Andrews, chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. Harris appeared at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this year as a guest speaker for the Oklahoma delegation, where he reflected on progress and unity. "Standing alongside him in Chicago this summer was a reminder of how his legacy continues to inspire,” Andrews said. Kalyn Free, a member of the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma and the DNC, said that there is no one else in public service whom she admired more than the former senator. “He was a friend, a mentor, a hero and my True North. Oklahoma and America have lost a powerful advocate and voice,” Free said in a statement. “His work for Indian Country will always be remembered.” “Senator Harris truly was an Oklahoma treasure and was ahead of his time in so many ways,” said Jeff Berrong, whose grandfather served in the state Senate with Harris. “He never forgot where he came from and he always remained focused on building a society that would provide equality of opportunity for all.” Harris served eight years in the state Senate before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served another eight years before his 1976 presidential campaign. State party leaders commemorated his work on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, or the Kerner Commission, to investigate the 1960s riots. Harris was the last surviving member of the commission. Shortly after his presidential campaign, Harris left politics and moved to New Mexico and became a political science professor at the University of New Mexico. —- Lathan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.1. **Audi e-tron GT**: Audi's electric vehicle lineup continues to expand with the introduction of the e-tron GT. This sleek and stylish electric sedan offers impressive performance coupled with Audi's signature luxury and craftsmanship. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, the e-tron GT represents Audi's commitment to an electrified future.
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Malegaon (Maharashtra), Nov 23 (PTI) In a closely contested election, Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has retained the Malegaon Central assembly seat, winning by a razor-thin margin of 162 votes. This victory in the north Maharashtra constituency marks a significant turnaround for Khalique, who previously enjoyed a commanding lead in the 2019 elections, winning by over one lakh votes. Khalique, an Islamic scholar, received a total of 1,09,653 votes this time, narrowly defeating his nearest rival, Asif Shaikh Rasheed of the Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra party, who got 1,09,491 votes. There were a total of 13 candidates contesting in this Muslim dominated constituency. Barring Khalique and Rasheed, two other candidates -- Shaan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed of Samajwadi Party and Ejaz Baig Aziz Baig managed below 10,000 votes. Other remaining candidates were below 1,000 votes. This election marks Khalique's third term as an MLA. He initially represented the Malegaon Central seat in 2009 as a member of the Jan Surajya Shakti party. However, Khalique faced a setback in the 2014 elections when he contested under the banner of the Nationalist Congress Party and lost. His return to the assembly in 2019 under the AIMIM banner solidified his political presence, and despite the significantly reduced margin this year, he has once again emerged victorious. The results highlight the competitive nature of the Malegaon Central constituency and underscore Khalique's resilience in maintaining his position amidst changing political dynamics. (This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)In conclusion, the partnership between Amazon and Intuit represents a significant step forward in supporting the financial health and growth of small businesses. By combining their strengths and expertise, these two industry giants are empowering entrepreneurs and small business owners with the tools and resources they need to succeed in today's competitive business environment. As the collaboration unfolds, it is clear that small businesses stand to benefit greatly from this innovative partnership.
Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris , a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across Oklahoma remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — a period of historical turbulence. Harris chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1969 to 1970 and helped unify the party after its tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.The people that president-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All of them could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a new political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans' health — from health care and medicines to food safety and science research. And if Congress approves, at the helm of the team as Department of Health and Human Services secretary will be prominent environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine organizer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By and large, the nominees don't have experience running large bureaucratic agencies, but they know how to talk about health on TV . Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pick Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a talk show for 13 years and is a well-known wellness and lifestyle influencer. The pick for the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, and for surgeon general, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, are frequent Fox News contributors. Many on the list were critical of COVID-19 measures like masking and booster vaccinations for young people. Some of them have ties to Florida like many of Trump's other Cabinet nominees: CDC pick Dr. Dave Weldon represented the state in Congress for 14 years and is affiliated with a medical group on the state's Atlantic coast. Nesheiwat's brother-in-law is Rep. Mike Waltz , R-Fla., tapped by Trump as national security adviser. Here's a look at the nominees' potential role in carrying out what Kennedy says is the task to “reorganize” agencies, which have an overall $1.7 billion budget; employ 80,000 scientists, researchers, doctors and other officials; and affect the lives of all Americans. The Atlanta-based CDC, with a $9.2 billion core budget, is charged with protecting Americans from disease outbreaks and other public health threats. Kennedy has long attacked vaccines and criticized the CDC, repeatedly alleging corruption at the agency. He said on a 2023 podcast that there is "no vaccine that is safe and effective,” and urged people to resist the CDC's guidelines on if and when kids should get vaccinated . Decades ago, Kennedy found common ground with Weldon , the 71-year-old nominee to run the CDC who served in the Army and worked as an internal medicine doctor before he represented a central Florida congressional district from 1995 to 2009. Starting in the early 2000s, Weldon had a prominent part in a debate about whether there was a relationship between a vaccine preservative called thimerosal and autism. He was a founding member of the Congressional Autism Caucus and tried to ban thimerosal from all vaccines. Kennedy, then a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, believed there was a tie between thimerosal and autism and also charged that the government hid documents showing the danger. Since 2001, all vaccines manufactured for the U.S. market and routinely recommended for children 6 years or younger have contained no thimerosal or only trace amounts, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine. Meanwhile, study after study after study found no evidence that thimerosal caused autism. Weldon's congressional voting record suggests he may go along with Republican efforts to downsize the CDC, including to eliminate the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which works on topics like drownings, drug overdoses and shooting deaths. Weldon also voted to ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs as an approach to reduce overdoses, and the National Rifle Association gave him an “A” rating for his pro-gun rights voting record. Kennedy is extremely critical of the FDA, which has 18,000 employees and is responsible for the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs, vaccines and other medical products — as well as overseeing cosmetics, electronic cigarettes and most foods. Makary, Trump’s pick to run the FDA, is closely aligned with Kennedy on several topics . The professor at Johns Hopkins University who is a trained surgeon and cancer specialist has decried the overprescribing of drugs, the use of pesticides on foods and the undue influence of pharmaceutical and insurance companies over doctors and government regulators. Kennedy has suggested he'll clear our “entire” FDA departments and also recently threatened to fire FDA employees for “aggressive suppression” of a host of unsubstantiated products and therapies, including stem cells, raw milk , psychedelics and discredited COVID-era treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Makary's contrarian views during the COVID-19 pandemic including the need for masking and giving young kids COVID vaccine boosters. But anything Makary and Kennedy might want to do when it comes to unwinding FDA regulations or revoking long-standing vaccine and drug approvals would be challenging. The agency has lengthy requirements for removing medicines from the market, which are based on federal laws passed by Congress. The agency provides health care coverage for more than 160 million people through Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, and also sets Medicare payment rates for hospitals, doctors and other providers. With a $1.1 trillion budget and more than 6,000 employees, Oz has a massive agency to run if confirmed — and an agency that Kennedy hasn't talked about much when it comes to his plans. While Trump tried to scrap the Affordable Care Act in his first term, Kennedy has not taken aim at it yet. But he has been critical of Medicaid and Medicare for covering expensive weight-loss drugs — though they're not widely covered by either . Trump said during his campaign that he would protect Medicare, which provides insurance for older Americans. Oz has endorsed expanding Medicare Advantage — a privately run version of Medicare that is popular but also a source of widespread fraud — in an AARP questionnaire during his failed 2022 bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania and in a 2020 Forbes op-ed with a former Kaiser Permanente CEO. Oz also said in a Washington Examiner op-ed with three co-writers that aging healthier and living longer could help fix the U.S. budget deficit because people would work longer and add more to the gross domestic product. Neither Trump nor Kennedy have said much about Medicaid, the insurance program for low-income Americans. Trump's first administration reshaped the program by allowing states to introduce work requirements for recipients. Kennedy doesn't appear to have said much publicly about what he'd like to see from surgeon general position, which is the nation's top doctor and oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Service Corps members. The surgeon general has little administrative power, but can be an influential government spokesperson on what counts as a public health danger and what to do about it — suggesting things like warning labels for products and issuing advisories. The current surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, declared gun violence as a public health crisis in June. Trump's pick, Nesheiwat, is employed as a New York City medical director with CityMD, a group of urgent care facilities in the New York and New Jersey area, and has been at City MD for 12 years. She also has appeared on Fox News and other TV shows, authored a book on the “transformative power of prayer” in her medical career and endorses a brand of vitamin supplements. She encouraged COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, calling them “a gift from God” in a February 2021 Fox News op-ed, as well as anti-viral pills like Paxlovid. In a 2019 Q&A with the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation , Nesheiwat said she is a “firm believer in preventive medicine” and “can give a dissertation on hand-washing alone.” As of Saturday, Trump had not yet named his choice to lead the National Institutes of Health, which funds medical research through grants to researchers across the nation and conducts its own research. It has a $48 billion budget. Kennedy has said he'd pause drug development and infectious disease research to shift the focus to chronic diseases. He'd like to keep NIH funding from researchers with conflicts of interest, and criticized the agency in 2017 for what he said was not doing enough research into the role of vaccines in autism — an idea that has long been debunked . Associated Press writers Amanda Seitz and Matt Perrone and AP editor Erica Hunzinger contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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It was fourth-and-7 early Saturday night under the Hofstra lights. Massapequa had the ball at the Farmingdale 17, down six in overtime in the Nassau I championship game. What to do? Offensive coordinator Mike Ambury had an idea. It was a play that got put in about three weeks ago, a play that never had been tested in a real game. It involved quarterback Joey Diesso and running back Tyler Villalta, but not in a way that you would think. “[Ambury] schemes things up and puts the ball in our kids’ hands, and he’s as creative as can be,” coach Kevin Shippos said. “He said, ‘Everyone’s keying on Tyler. Why don’t we put in a play with Tyler throwing to Joey?’ ” So Diesso got open in the left side of the end zone, Villalta threw it to him and Diesso hung on — tie score. After scoring first in overtime, Farmingdale had gone for two and failed, so when Massapequa’s Chris Bascetta booted the extra point, the celebration was on. Third-seeded Massapequa overcame a sensational 313-yard, five-touchdown rushing effort by Josh Kama and earned a 35-34 victory over its rival, No. 1 Farmingdale, to successfully defend its Nassau I title. Massapequa won its 10th straight game since an opening loss to Oceanside. “It feels amazing,” Villalta said. “All the hard work. I’m so proud of this group.” Massapequa will try to capture its second straight Long Island Class I championship when it faces Floyd in a game tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at Stony Brook’s LaValle Stadium. “We’re going to do our best to do what we did last year,” Diesso said after throwing for 134 yards and three touchdowns. Farmingdale had to settle for just being in this title game and a 9-2 finish after taking that lead in OT. “A tough one to lose,” Dalers coach Buddy Krumenacker said. And a great one to win. “It means everything,” Diesso said. “After the first game of the year, we lost and I was trying everything in my power to get back here.” Diesso said he wasn’t that surprised about the last-hope play, thinking that “they aren’t expecting something like this, game on the line . . . the ball was in the air and I just watched it into my arms.” Villalta, who had rushed 25 times for 119 yards, said, “I just knew it was a pitch-and-catch with one of my best friends.” Bascetta still had to win it. “Honestly, I just thought of it as a regular extra point, not a game-winner,” the junior kicker said. The Dalers began OT at the Massapequa 20 in a 28-28 game. Kama took a handoff on the first play, found running room on the right side and took the ball to the end zone. Krumenacker went for two, but the running play was stopped. “What we were thinking was that we’d go for two because I really believed that if we went for one and [Shippos] scored, he would then go for two to end the game,” Krumenacker said. “So we were going to get the number to eight.” And you know what? It didn’t work out, but Krumenacker’s belief was correct. “To tell you the truth, if they had kicked an extra point and we scored, we were going for two,” Shippos said. Farmingdale led 21-14 at halftime thanks largely to TD runs of 59, 3 and 67 yards by Kama. Diesso threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Anthony DiNello in the third quarter, but it was 28-21 Dalers after Kama’s 14-yard TD run late in the quarter. “He plays like that all the time,” Krumenacker said. “What you saw was Josh Kama.” Diesso scrambled on fourth-and-9 at the Farmingdale 11 and made it to the end zone with 6:22 left in the fourth quarter. Bascetta tied it, setting up the first overtime championship game in Nassau I in 25 years. “I wouldn’t say I was worried we were going to lose [at any point],” Diesso said. “ . . . I have full confidence in my team and myself that we can do anything together.” Brian Heyman covers high school, college and pro sports. He joined Newsday in 2021 and previously worked as a sportswriter for The Journal News in White Plains and The Hudson Dispatch in Union City, New Jersey. His work has appeared in The New York Times, MLB.com and Baseball Digest magazine.Percentages: FG .440, FT .926. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.49ers QB Brock Purdy, DE Nick Bosa out, Brandon Allen to start at Green BayCalifornia to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites
Her mother couldn't help but chuckle softly at the melodrama unfolding before her. She had seen her husband in this drunken state many times before, pouring out his feelings and fears in a tangled mess of words and tears. But there was something different about this moment, something tender and poignant that touched her heart.In the wake of the US Election, tabletop creators and fans are leaving the Elon Musk-owned X for alternatives like Bluesky . While alternatives like Thread and Mastodon have also seen growth during this social media exodus , Bluesky’s unique combination of content curation tools, moderation protocols, and general ease of use have provided an opportunity for tabletop creators to rebuild communities that align with their ethics and goals. The micro-blogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, was once heralded as a digital town square and played a pivotal role in jumpstarting the careers of many within the tabletop industry. Since being purchased by Elon Musk in October 2022 for $44 billion , the site has faced a number of significant changes — including, but not limited to, laying off 80% of its employees , turning verification badges into a paid system , inverting and dismantling moderation protections (in line with Musk’s “ free speech absolutism ”), a documented rise in hate speech as well as misinformation , and the involvement of Musk in the re-election of Donald Trump — causing users to abandon the once vital community and industry hub. According to NPR , after the election, over 115,000 X users had deactivated their accounts by November 19. Others have kept their accounts, to prevent potential imitators, while making statements indicating their social presence will predominantly live “where skies are bluer.” Bluesky, which launched in early 2023, has grown from 9 millions users in September to 21.2 million users at the time of publication, with a growth rate of roughly 8 new users per second. Among those include vast swaths of the tabletop ecosystem, who are using the new platform’s tools to reconnect with their community and rebuild their audience, while protecting themselves from bad actors. Bluesky’s lack of any centralized algorithm is both a benefit and barrier to new users. Instead of engagement farming through controversial posts, users compile “feeds” that can offer a curated series of posts around a central topic. Additionally, any Bluesky user can compile a “starter pack,” a collection of accounts under a single umbrella that users can mass follow — or block — rather than searching for individual posters. According to the independently created aggregation tool Bluesky Directory , there are currently 40 different feeds and over 200 starter packs specifically for tabletop games, with the vast majority of those focusing on tabletop roleplaying games. These discoverability and curation tools, however, can also be utilized to target marginalized individuals, which is a growing concern as the site becomes more popular — though Bluesky’s powerful (if imperfect) moderation tools like blocking and reporting offer significant safeguards that Twitter lacked. While many small to mid tier creators have found a home on the platform, this influx includes publishers like Paizo and Kobold Press , platforms like D&D Beyond and DriveThruRPG , and personalities like Aabria Iyengar , Matt Colville , Chris Perkins , and the cast of Critical Role . It’s unclear how the migration to Bluesky will impact tabletop creators in the long run, though in the immediate future, many are glad to be on a platform that is not adjacent to the levers of an incoming administration with stated authoritarian goals . Whether Bluesky will provide a sense of community and opportunity early Twitter once did, or be able to maintain stability amidst such massive growth, has yet to be seen. Gaming News Tabletop Games
hile some teams continue to or better seeding to secure home-field advantage in the last two weeks of the regular season, the will essentially have before their next meaningful game. With their dominant -their largest margin of victory this season-the . This means the road to the in New Orleans will go through Kansas City for the AFC teams. Kansas City Chiefs Still Eye Record-Breaking Season With the win, the dating back to last season. They also , becoming just the eighth team in NFL history to record - the first since 2015 Panthers. Heading into their next game in Denver, the Chiefs will likely be looking to tie 2007 Patriots as the team with the . The Patriots finished that season , the second team ever to do so in the regular season, as the did it in 1972, but they finished 14-0. It's worth noting that the NFL is expanding its schedule from 17 weeks to 18 weeks starting in 2021. The records continue to pile up for the Chiefs as they chase the , . But for the Chiefs, Brady's 2007 season also . Despite his surreal season, it ended with to Eli Manning and the Giants. Heading into their next meeting, , but will likely sit this one out, with expected to step in and break the single-season win record. will likely choose to rest his stars, including , who is on pace for in a season. Even if the Chiefs lose to the Broncos - who, unlike Kansas City, - the Chiefs' focus will remain solely on their quest for a historic three-peat. Chiefs Prioritize Winning Over Style in 2024 The wins as in years past, but the Chiefs are focused on what matters most: . The extra rest for Mahomes will be a blessing for the Chiefs, especially after the . Additionally, we can expect to see the , as he's proven time and time again. After all, he holds the record for Plus, it's highly likely that the Chiefs won't face the Bills or Ravens until the - the two teams that pose the biggest threat to Andy Reid's team, especially since the of the season. I'm not a Chiefs fan but we might witness history in February. at the most critical point of the season, with . He has also completed - opponents should fear him and bring their A-game. also returned at the perfect time to bolster the passing attack alongside , who is chasing his first ring, and the aforementioned . Finally, the running back duo of and promises to be a nightmare for opponents in the playoffs, making the Chiefs a very well-rounded team as the since last season.Motherwell man looks to shock Rangers again and go viral for right reasons