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Valencia St. cyclist struck by city vehicle receives $3.3 million settlement

On Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Supervisors approved a $3.3 million settlement for a cyclist struck by a city vehicle at the intersection of Valencia and 20th streets in November 2019.The settlement is this year's third multimillion dollar settlement for a non-fatal vehicle collision involving a city employee.

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Panthers Game 5 Lines, Pairings

The Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers are set to meet for Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series at TD Garden.The major storyline going into Wednesday night's game is the status of Patrice Bergeron, who missed the first four games of the best-of-seven set.Bergeron was a full participant at Tuesday's Bruins practice and took part in Boston's optional morning skate Wednesday.
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Paris breathes easier as refuse workers' strike called off and rubbish cleared

The smell of spring is in the air in Paris.It makes a change from the stench of overflowing bins that had hung over the French capital for the last three weeks after refuse collectors went on strike and up to 10,000 metric tonnes of festering rubbish piled up on the streets.Hours after the CGT trade union announced it was suspending the industrial action and lifting a blockade of incinerators serving the city, much of the rubbish had gone.
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Pete Carroll makes Seahawks position on Lamar Jackson clear

The Seahawks are staying far, far away from the Lamar Jackson dumpster fire blazing in Baltimore.Pete Carroll and his team want nothing to do with that whole fiasco.A day after Lamar Jackson announced his shocking trade request, several teams have spoken to the media and taken themselves out of the race for Jackson's services.

Starmer's move to block Corbyn from running to be Labour MP approved

Sir Keir Starmer's move to block Jeremy Corbyn from running to be a Labour MP at the next election has been backed by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).A Labour spokesman said the leader's motion passed by 22 votes to 12 on Tuesday afternoon, meaning it is now down to Mr Corbyn to decide whether to run as an independent candidate.

Yousaf has power to govern' Scotland without election, says campaign manager

Humza Yousaf has the power to govern without an election, his campaign manager has said as he faces calls for a ballot from opposition parties.The new SNP leader is expected to be voted into the post of Scottish first minister by MSPs on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the youngest person to hold the position and the first from an ethnic minority background.
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Valencia St. cyclist struck by city vehicle receives $3.3 million settlement

On Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Supervisors approved a $3.3 million settlement for a cyclist struck by a city vehicle at the intersection of Valencia and 20th streets in November 2019.The settlement is this year's third multimillion dollar settlement for a non-fatal vehicle collision involving a city employee.

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Panthers Game 5 Lines, Pairings

The Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers are set to meet for Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series at TD Garden.The major storyline going into Wednesday night's game is the status of Patrice Bergeron, who missed the first four games of the best-of-seven set.Bergeron was a full participant at Tuesday's Bruins practice and took part in Boston's optional morning skate Wednesday.

Paris breathes easier as refuse workers' strike called off and rubbish cleared

The smell of spring is in the air in Paris.It makes a change from the stench of overflowing bins that had hung over the French capital for the last three weeks after refuse collectors went on strike and up to 10,000 metric tonnes of festering rubbish piled up on the streets.Hours after the CGT trade union announced it was suspending the industrial action and lifting a blockade of incinerators serving the city, much of the rubbish had gone.

Pete Carroll makes Seahawks position on Lamar Jackson clear

The Seahawks are staying far, far away from the Lamar Jackson dumpster fire blazing in Baltimore.Pete Carroll and his team want nothing to do with that whole fiasco.A day after Lamar Jackson announced his shocking trade request, several teams have spoken to the media and taken themselves out of the race for Jackson's services.

Starmer's move to block Corbyn from running to be Labour MP approved

Sir Keir Starmer's move to block Jeremy Corbyn from running to be a Labour MP at the next election has been backed by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).A Labour spokesman said the leader's motion passed by 22 votes to 12 on Tuesday afternoon, meaning it is now down to Mr Corbyn to decide whether to run as an independent candidate.

Yousaf has power to govern' Scotland without election, says campaign manager

Humza Yousaf has the power to govern without an election, his campaign manager has said as he faces calls for a ballot from opposition parties.The new SNP leader is expected to be voted into the post of Scottish first minister by MSPs on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the youngest person to hold the position and the first from an ethnic minority background.
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David Pastrnak dealt with shoulder injury against Panthers; What Bruins free agents said about future plans

Bruins "It's definitely painful to not be able to give your 100% and play my game for the series, especially after the year I had."Most NHL players would be happy with lighting the lamp five times over seven postseason outings.Of course, David Pastrnak isn't like most NHL players.And even though the Bruins star winger landed punches against both Alex Lyon and Sergei Bobrovsky during Boston's first-round exit against the Panthers, he believes he fell well short of the lofty standards he set for himself during a 61-goal season.

Forbes leaving Scottish government for personal reasons, insists Yousaf deputy

Kate Forbes wanted time out of the spotlight to spend time with her family, according to Humza Yousaf's newly appointed deputy, Shona Robison, after his Scottish National party leadership rival announced she would be leaving the Scottish government rather than accept the rural affairs demotion he offered her. Allies of Forbes described the offer a significant step down from her previous position as finance secretary as an insult after Yousaf offered her a role in his new cabinet as cabinet secretary for rural affairs and islands.

Bradley Beal under police investigation in Orlando after fan incident

The Wizards lost to the Magic, 122-112, in Orlando on March 21.(John Raoux/AP)Bradley Beal is under investigation by the Orlando Police Department for alleged battery, according to a police report obtained by The Washington Post, in the wake of a postgame altercation with a fan who claimed to have lost a bet.

A wild weather day in California: The Fujiwhara effect, a bomb cyclone and a landspout warning

(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Even on the heels of an unusual winter of intense rain, wind and snow, the storm that slammed California on Tuesday came with some surprising conditions.The storm was marked by powerful winds in the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Northern California that downed trees, created treacherous commuting conditions, broke windows in downtown San Francisco and caused power outages.

David Pastrnak dealt with shoulder injury against Panthers; What Bruins free agents said about future plans

Bruins "It's definitely painful to not be able to give your 100% and play my game for the series, especially after the year I had."Most NHL players would be happy with lighting the lamp five times over seven postseason outings.Of course, David Pastrnak isn't like most NHL players.And even though the Bruins star winger landed punches against both Alex Lyon and Sergei Bobrovsky during Boston's first-round exit against the Panthers, he believes he fell well short of the lofty standards he set for himself during a 61-goal season.

Forbes leaving Scottish government for personal reasons, insists Yousaf deputy

Kate Forbes wanted time out of the spotlight to spend time with her family, according to Humza Yousaf's newly appointed deputy, Shona Robison, after his Scottish National party leadership rival announced she would be leaving the Scottish government rather than accept the rural affairs demotion he offered her. Allies of Forbes described the offer a significant step down from her previous position as finance secretary as an insult after Yousaf offered her a role in his new cabinet as cabinet secretary for rural affairs and islands.

Bradley Beal under police investigation in Orlando after fan incident

The Wizards lost to the Magic, 122-112, in Orlando on March 21.(John Raoux/AP)Bradley Beal is under investigation by the Orlando Police Department for alleged battery, according to a police report obtained by The Washington Post, in the wake of a postgame altercation with a fan who claimed to have lost a bet.

A wild weather day in California: The Fujiwhara effect, a bomb cyclone and a landspout warning

(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Even on the heels of an unusual winter of intense rain, wind and snow, the storm that slammed California on Tuesday came with some surprising conditions.The storm was marked by powerful winds in the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Northern California that downed trees, created treacherous commuting conditions, broke windows in downtown San Francisco and caused power outages.
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Staffers for Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch seek to unionize

SPRINGFIELD - Two dozen staffers in Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's office said on Tuesday they intend to unionize in a bid for higher wages and better benefits.The staffers, members of the newly-formed Illinois Legislative Staff Association, issued a statement on Twitter saying that since Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, became speaker in early 2021, "it has been more of the same for his legislative employees."

Mother and Three Children Among 7 Found Dead in Oklahoma, Relative Says

Janette Mayo drove two hours to attend a choir recital last Thursday at a middle school in rural Oklahoma.Her granddaughter Tiffany Dore Guess wore a black and gold robe and sang beautifully, Ms. Mayo recalled.The next day, she texted her daughter, Holly Guess, to check on her and Tiffany, but the reply she got unsettled her: We dropped the phones in a mud puddle, she said it read.

Unionized Film and TV Writers Strike in Los Angeles and New York

At issue are pay scales, residual fees and base employment guarantees in the era of online streaming.The Writers Guild of America West building in Los Angeles, California, on May 2, 2023.VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images Unionized film and television writers are on strike Tuesday after a midnight deadline came without a deal with executives of the major producers and streaming giants in Hollywood.

Raab insists safe routes' for Afghans when grilled about pilot facing deportation

Dominic Raab has claimed there are safe and legal routes for Afghan refugees to get to the UK as he was grilled about the military veteran who fought against the Taliban now threatened with deportation to Rwanda.The Independent revealed this week that the Afghan pilot was forced to flee Afghanistan leaving his young family and travel to the UK on a small boat because he could find no safe and legal route out of the country.

4 injured, 1 critically, following crash in Brampton | CBC News

Four people were taken to hospital following a crash in Brampton this afternoon, according to Ontario Provincial Police.One person was taken to hospital on Tuesday afternoon with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Brampton.Three others were transported to hospital with minor injuries.(Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC) Four people were taken to hospital following a crash in Brampton Tuesday afternoon, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Coronation parade troops treated to Big Lunch as they prepare for pageant

Presenter Mel Giedroyc has hailed the incredible soldiers who will take part in the King's coronation as she joined them at a barracks in central London for the first Coronation Big Lunch.The actress and comedian tucked into a picnic spread on Tuesday afternoon with guardsmen, troopers, musicians and horses who will play a key ceremonial role across the coronation weekend on May 6 to 8. Britons are being invited to gather with their neighbours and take part in the thousands of Big Lunch street parties that will mark Charles' formal accession to the throne.

Staffers for Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch seek to unionize

SPRINGFIELD - Two dozen staffers in Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's office said on Tuesday they intend to unionize in a bid for higher wages and better benefits.The staffers, members of the newly-formed Illinois Legislative Staff Association, issued a statement on Twitter saying that since Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, became speaker in early 2021, "it has been more of the same for his legislative employees."

Mother and Three Children Among 7 Found Dead in Oklahoma, Relative Says

Janette Mayo drove two hours to attend a choir recital last Thursday at a middle school in rural Oklahoma.Her granddaughter Tiffany Dore Guess wore a black and gold robe and sang beautifully, Ms. Mayo recalled.The next day, she texted her daughter, Holly Guess, to check on her and Tiffany, but the reply she got unsettled her: We dropped the phones in a mud puddle, she said it read.

Unionized Film and TV Writers Strike in Los Angeles and New York

At issue are pay scales, residual fees and base employment guarantees in the era of online streaming.The Writers Guild of America West building in Los Angeles, California, on May 2, 2023.VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images Unionized film and television writers are on strike Tuesday after a midnight deadline came without a deal with executives of the major producers and streaming giants in Hollywood.

Raab insists safe routes' for Afghans when grilled about pilot facing deportation

Dominic Raab has claimed there are safe and legal routes for Afghan refugees to get to the UK as he was grilled about the military veteran who fought against the Taliban now threatened with deportation to Rwanda.The Independent revealed this week that the Afghan pilot was forced to flee Afghanistan leaving his young family and travel to the UK on a small boat because he could find no safe and legal route out of the country.

4 injured, 1 critically, following crash in Brampton | CBC News

Four people were taken to hospital following a crash in Brampton this afternoon, according to Ontario Provincial Police.One person was taken to hospital on Tuesday afternoon with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Brampton.Three others were transported to hospital with minor injuries.(Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC) Four people were taken to hospital following a crash in Brampton Tuesday afternoon, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Coronation parade troops treated to Big Lunch as they prepare for pageant

Presenter Mel Giedroyc has hailed the incredible soldiers who will take part in the King's coronation as she joined them at a barracks in central London for the first Coronation Big Lunch.The actress and comedian tucked into a picnic spread on Tuesday afternoon with guardsmen, troopers, musicians and horses who will play a key ceremonial role across the coronation weekend on May 6 to 8. Britons are being invited to gather with their neighbours and take part in the thousands of Big Lunch street parties that will mark Charles' formal accession to the throne.
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Donald Trump plays golf at his Turnberry course during Scottish visit

Former US president Donald Trump enjoyed a round of golf at his Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire on the second day of his visit to Scotland.Mr Trump took the wheel of a golf buggy as he travelled around the resort on Tuesday afternoon.Earlier in the day, Trump Turnberry staff lined the steps and waved hats which said we make Turnberry great again as they greeted Mr Trump on his arrival.
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Teacher Enoch Burke had tears in eyes after students briefed on gender'

Irish teacher Enoch Burke had tears in his eyes and appeared flustered after students at the school he taught at were briefed on gender issues, a Dublin court heard.The High Court also heard that the school had concerns about further protests from Mr Burke, which was among the reasons he was placed on paid administrative pending the conclusion of a disciplinary process initiated against him.

School had concerns about further protests from teacher Enoch Burke, court told

Concerns about further protests from Irish teacher Enoch Burke were among the reasons he was placed on paid administrative leave by the board of the school he was employed at, a Dublin court has heard.The information was shared during the second day of witness testimony in the High Court, which continued without Mr Burke or a legal representative for him being present.

Teacher Enoch Burke had tears in eyes after students briefed on gender'

Irish teacher Enoch Burke had tears in his eyes and appeared flustered after students at the school he taught at were briefed on gender issues, a Dublin court heard.The High Court also heard that the school had concerns about further protests from Mr Burke, which was among the reasons he was placed on paid administrative pending the conclusion of a disciplinary process initiated against him.

School had concerns about further protests from teacher Enoch Burke, court told

Concerns about further protests from Irish teacher Enoch Burke were among the reasons he was placed on paid administrative leave by the board of the school he was employed at, a Dublin court has heard.The information was shared during the second day of witness testimony in the High Court, which continued without Mr Burke or a legal representative for him being present.
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Sibling, 5, fatally shoots 16-month-old brother in northwestern Indiana

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment, authorities said.The older sibling accessed a handgun inside the Lafayette apartment on Tuesday afternoon and fatally shot the boy, who was identified as Isiah Johnson, police said late Tuesday.

'Outraged and disappointed': Parent allegedly assaulted Boston school bus driver, officials say

Schools The parent of a Boston Public Schools student allegedly attacked a school bus driver on Tuesday.The parent of a Boston Public Schools student allegedly assaulted a school bus driver on Tuesday afternoon - an incident that left Superintendent Marky Skipper feeling "outraged and disappointed," as she told bus drivers in a letter.

Sibling, 5, fatally shoots 16-month-old brother in northwestern Indiana

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment, authorities said.The older sibling accessed a handgun inside the Lafayette apartment on Tuesday afternoon and fatally shot the boy, who was identified as Isiah Johnson, police said late Tuesday.

'Outraged and disappointed': Parent allegedly assaulted Boston school bus driver, officials say

Schools The parent of a Boston Public Schools student allegedly attacked a school bus driver on Tuesday.The parent of a Boston Public Schools student allegedly assaulted a school bus driver on Tuesday afternoon - an incident that left Superintendent Marky Skipper feeling "outraged and disappointed," as she told bus drivers in a letter.
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Out-of-state PAC backing conservative school board candidates hasn't disclosed spending

A New York-based political action committee backing conservative candidates in local school board races in Illinois next Tuesday has not disclosed what it's spending on mailers that began arriving in Chicago-area mailboxes last week as required under state law, according to Illinois state election officials.

Odell Beckham at NFL owners' meetings talking to teams - ProFootballTalk

Odell Beckham is doing what Lamar Jackson should be doing.The free agent receiver arrived at the Biltmore in Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon.He warmly greeted his former head coach with the Browns, Kevin Stefanski, during a random encounter upon his arrival.Beckham later was seen having a brief discussion with Jets General Manager Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh.

Michel Houellebecq sex film to be released despite attempt to stop it

A Dutch art collective can release an experimental erotic film showing the French novelist Michel Houellebecq having sex with young women in spite of the author's attempt to stop its circulation, an Amsterdam court has ruled.Amsterdam's district court on Tuesday afternoon dismissed a legal complaint by Houellebecq and his wife Qianyun Lysis that had aimed to curb the distribution of the film KIRAC 27 by Keeping It Real Art Critics, as well as a trailer that was uploaded on the art collective's website last month but has since been taken down.

Rishi Sunak to be grilled by MPs on small boats and Brexit

Rishi Sunak will be grilled by a committee of senior MPs on the juddering economy, his planned crackdown on small boats and post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.The prime minister faces a 90-minute cross-examination by the Commons liaison committee on Tuesday afternoon, the only group which gets to question the PM.

Braves place Kyle Wright on IL to begin season, Nick Anderson called up

As expected, the Braves have placed right-handed starter Kyle Wright on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.Nick Anderson, who was optioned to minor league camp last week, has been recalled and will begin the year in the bullpen.Over the weekend, it was reported both Jared Shuster and Dylan Dodd would open the season in the Braves' rotation.

Windows break at multiple San Francisco high-rises during storm

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Windows from multiple high-rises in San Francisco broke as an " explosive " cyclone swept through the region Tuesday.While unusually powerful winds knocked down power lines, trees and even semitrailers, windows broke at four separate high-rise structures: 50 California St., Salesforce East, the notorious Millennium Tower and 1400 Mission St., a mixed-use residential building in the Mid-Market area, Patrick Hannan, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, told SFGATE.

UCLA will need new defensive strategy if Adem Bona, David Singleton out vs. Gonzaga

(David Zalubowski / Associated Press)

Mick Cronin has plenty of film of his teams playing Gonzaga.A few seconds aren't approved for all audiences.Rewatching UCLA's 2021 Final Four loss on Monday night, the Bruins coach hit pause as soon as Johnny Juzang's putback tied the score with 3.3 seconds left in overtime.
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