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Auto industry leaders didn't used to be the sort of folks who talked about transformational change.Car companies tended to hire longtime industry veterans as chief executives, and their talking points would tread the same staid ground: better gas mileage, new design concepts, and other slight changes to the same gas-powered products they had been selling for generations.

When Edward and Hazel Short put their life savings into building their fantasy home on the coast, they hoped it would change their lives for the better and give their two children a fabulous childhood.Instead, more than 10 years on the luxury house is up for sale, the couple's marriage is over and millionaire Mr Short is still paying off some of the money he borrowed for the ambitious building project.

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 16, 2023, 06:59 PM ET

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.LAS VEGAS -- Reappointed U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter admitted "there's work to do" in terms of repairing his relationship with midfielder Gio Reyna.

Gregg Berhalter has been re-appointed head coach of the United States national team, six months after his contract expired while an investigation into his past conduct was ongoing.The 49-year-old was four years into the role when he admitted kicking his wife when they were teenagers.He was investigated by US Soccer, which subsequently found it had "no legal impediment to employing him".

England striker Alessia Russo will leave Manchester United this summer on the expiry of her contract and is closing in on a move to Arsenal.Russo, who won Euro 2022 with England last summer, is now available for free.Women's Super League rivals Arsenal have held talks with Russo and are heavy favourites to sign her.

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Northern Ireland's Jonny Evans is determined to continue playing at club and international level.The 35-year-old is out of contract after suffering Premier League relegation at the end of an injury-plagued season with Leicester City.

Zach Remillard, the 29-year-old White Sox rookie, subbed in for Saturday's game against the Mariners; and he didn't disappoint.Remillard hit the game-tying and game-winning RBIs in the ninth and 11th innings, respectively, to lift the Sox to a series-splitting win.He piggybacked the White Sox to an extra-innings win over the Seattle Mariners, 4-3.

694.That's how many games Zach Remillard, the 29-year-old White Sox rookie, played in the team's minor league system before getting his shot in the majors on Saturday.And, boy, he didn't take it for granted.Remillard hit the game-tying and game-winning RBIs in the ninth and 11th innings, respectively, to lift the Sox to a series-splitting win.

The White Sox (31-41) pulled out a much-needed, extra-inning win against the Mariners (34-35).Thanks to clutch pitching from the entire staff - and South Side rookie Zach Remillard - the Sox can now redeem their road trip with a series win tomorrow.Lucas Giolito did the best with what he had today, and with little-to-no help from the offense, he was able to hold the Mariners to three runs ( two earned).

Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, rookie Bryan Woo struck out nine and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Friday night for their third win in four games.Four Seattle pitchers combined to walk none and strike out 16, including Luis Robert four times and Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn three times each.

Imagine sinking into a plush, comfortable couch after a long day, looking out over an impeccable skyline as the sun sets, the golden hues of your personal sanctuary reflecting the perfect mix of comfort and luxury.Wouldn't it be amazing if this place was your own?This vision isn't just a dream anymore.

In black boots, jeans and an untucked shirt the fund-raiser dress code specified ranch casual Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Saturday tried to persuade Republican voters in Nevada still loyal to former President Donald J. Trump that the party's formula for winning elections was beyond its shelf life.

A slight angle can create a big difference.If you hit up your local commercial gym on any given Monday evening, you'll see that chest training is one of the most popular workouts for many lifters.Two classic lifts regularly used in this high-priority session are the time-tested flat bench press and its close cousin the incline bench press.

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals who have been previously recognized by the HW Editors' Choice Awards.Nominations for HousingWire's Insiders award are open now through Friday, June 23, 2023.Click here to nominate an industry insider a client, colleague, boss or friend it can even be you!

Businesses can contact their target audience using social media in the digital age.Social media can boost your real estate marketing efforts by targeting homebuyers.This article discusses how to target potential homebuyers on social media.Identify Your Target Audience
Before diving into social media marketing, defining your target audience is crucial.

As right-wing legislators accelerate their push for violent measures like banning abortion, outlawing trans health care and shutting down racial justice curricula, they're also advocating for another type of institutional violence: reinstating the death penalty, and making that penalty more likely to be carried out in states where it's already legal.

Nottingham knife attack victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar has been praised for her actions by locals who said she died trying to protect her friend.Ms O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19-year-old students at the University of Nottingham, were fatally stabbed in the early hours of Tuesday.Local school caretaker Ian Coates was also killed in a separate incident as part of the attack in the East Midlands city.

A left-leaning Labour MP has claimed a reselection contest has sowed divisions in the constituency party after he lost to a shadow minister.Mick Whitley expressed confusion and disappointment at the National Executive Committee (NEC) decision to hold a vote on the candidacy of his Birkenhead seat.Shadow employment minister Alison McGovern, whose current constituency of Wirral South will be abolished due to a boundary review ahead of the next general election, won the race.

The proprietor of some of Belfast's most iconic bars has said it's all for the city as he has been made an MBE.William Jack, more commonly known as Willie, is the proprietor of venues such as The Duke Of York, The Harp Bar, The Dark Horse and The Friend At Hand.Mr Jack said it was an honour to be made an MBE, but wished to use it as an opportunity to highlight the culture of Belfast.

Leading figures from the arts world in Scotland have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list.Christopher Hampson, chief executive and artistic director of Scottish Ballet, becomes a CBE for services to dance.Peter Lawson, chairman of Scottish Opera, is also made a CBE for services to the arts in Scotland.

Francis X. Suarez, the two-term mayor of Miami who formally announced his entry into the 2024 presidential race on Thursday, is presenting himself as a fresh face for the Republican Party: a 45-year-old in a field led by a septuagenarian, and a Cuban American in a party whose elected officials are overwhelmingly white.

All signs point to the Toronto Maple Leafs keeping head coach Sheldon Keefe behind the bench this season.According to TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger, discussions between Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving and Sheldon Keefe about a contract extension will happen over the summer.Keefe has one year remaining on his existing contract as head coach of the Leafs.

Manchester City Women's manager Gareth Taylor signed a new contract on Thursday, keeping him in charge of the team for another year.But, after a difficult season, that saw the blues fail to land a major trophy and also miss out on Champions League qualification, if this the last opportunity for Taylor to finally make his mark?

England manager Gareth Southgate said he plans to give Trent Alexander-Arnold more opportunities in midfield after the Liverpool right-back starred in his new international role during Friday's 4-0 victory over Malta in their Euro 2024 qualifier.Alexander-Arnold thrived in a hybrid midfield role for Liverpool in the final months of the 2022-23 season and was at his creative best against Malta in his first international start for a year, scoring a long-range goal and playing a part in two others.

Just over a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, 15 sailors assigned to the U.S.S.Philadelphia wrote a letter to a Black newspaper detailing the abuse and indignities they had faced on the warship solely because of the color of their skin.When they enlisted, the Navy had promised training and assignments that would lead to advancement, but the Black sailors soon found that those opportunities did not exist for them.

Supporters pose for a group photo during a rally in support affirmative action policies outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on October 31, 2022.Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wipe out affirmative action in higher education any day now.

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau.This week's issue is written by Natasha Frost, a reporter in Melbourne.What does the transition to a zero-emissions future look like for Australia?This is the topic of Powering Up: Unleashing the Clean Energy Supply Chain, a new book by Alan Finkel, the former Australian chief scientist, released this week.

Q: We are waiting for interest rates to go down before we purchase a home.We have a property in mind.However, on last night's news, the report said two more interest rate hikes would occur this year.My parents' longtime neighbors have passed away.Their home was in a trust.The kids I grew up with have inherited the property.

The Dodgers have made the roster move they were hoping didn't have to come on Friday, officially placing Max Muncy on the injured list with his low-grade hamstring strain.The move is retroactive to Tuesday, when he injured his hamstring in his final at-bat running to first base to leg out a double play.

The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a fourth consecutive series loss as they defeated the Chicago White Sox in a rubber match on Thursday, thanks to the heroics of Chris Taylor and Freddie Freeman.Chicago took an early 2-0 lead when Luis Robert Jr. and Eloy Jiménez hit back-to-back homers off Michael Grove with two outs in the first inning.

Man United have been given the opportunity to sign Goncalo Ramos.Manchester United Football Club are in desperate need of a new striker.That much is obvious.Erik ten Hag made it clear pretty early on that Harry Kane was the dream target.However, the Englishman is looking increasingly likely to remain at Spurs, meaning United will have to look elsewhere.

Burgess Park is not the most beautiful park in the UK.To be honest, it's not even the most beautiful park in its own corner of south-east London.One friend accurately described its charms as like an unfinished late-Soviet-era public space in suburban odz.Given its main feature is neither a garden nor a lido, or a playground, but a bridge that goes nowhere, there are few people who would debate this.

Red Sox relief pitcher Joe Jacques had a long-awaited battle before reaching the big league level this season with Boston.Jacques, 28, landed in Boston's farm system back in December when the Worcester WooSox claimed the left-hander off waivers after three previous seasons of Triple-A experience.Leading up to that point, which positioned Jacques to make his Major League Baseball debut this month.

Jalen Beeks, the pitcher the Boston Red Sox traded for Nathan Eovaldi back in 2018, has been demoted by the Tampa Bay Rays.The Rays on Wednesday optioned Beeks to Triple-A Durham, a corresponding roster move for activating fellow hurler Zack Littell from the 15-day injured list.Littell, interestingly enough, is a former Red Sox pitcher in his own right, appearing in two games with Boston this season before being selected off waivers by Tampa Bay last month.

With returning guest Desmond Zantua of the Through the Island podcast, Mike and Dan remember winger Shane Prince, who counted as a big trade deadline acquisition during a dark time and had one very memorable playoff game.An analytic darling at the time, Prince was seen as a possible steal by GM Garth Snow and a player that just needed more of an opportunity.

In March 2022, New England Patriots defensive back Jonathan Jones took to social media to share a message with the world."'Positionless' football is the future," he wrote on his Twitter account.What prompted that statement is not known, but it very well might have been an early preview of things to come.

Some fans may have baulked at the sight of Trent Alexander-Arnold wearing number 10 - but, to the England full-back-cum-midfielder, it felt completely "natural".Alexander-Arnold started in a midfield three alongside Declan Rice and Jordan Henderson for England's Euro 2024 qualifier in Malta on Friday.

One of Twitch's most popular streamers said on Friday that he was joining a rival streaming platform, Kick, in a significant blow to the Amazon-owned site and a sign of its increasingly strained relationship with content creators.Felix Lengyel, a Canadian known online as xQc, is signing a two-year, roughly $70 million contract, with incentives that could push the total to about $100 million, said his agent, Ryan Morrison.

In an interview with NPR on Thursday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defended the company's plan to start charging for access to its company's data, a move that prompted a 48-hour blackout among thousands of Reddit communities.Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Blavity Inc/Afr Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says a mass protest on Reddit is not going to change the company's plans despite the coordinated boycott upending the popular site and turning thousands of discussion groups dark.

In 1977, Lawanda Jackson and Darcelle XV got dressed up and went downtown."My best girl, she let me borrow her Jefferson High School cheerleading costume.Darcelle had all her white hair, in her glory.We made the news but it wasn't easy."Jackson told the Mercury."They called her all kinds of things, N-word-lover.

It's 11:30 p.m. on a Friday night and from a seat at the long counter at Pinecrest Diner, guests can feel the heat from the burners and flattop grill radiating out of the kitchen.A tiny mountain of hash browns sizzles in a corner of the plancha, ready to be divvied up and scooped onto plates for hungry diners.

The Cats is a local treasure with a storied history.The circa 1896 roadhouse above Los Gatos has been a stage stop, a speakeasy, a bordello, a realty, a sporting goods store and, since 1967, a restaurant and tavern.The latest restaurant chapter is now unfolding along Highway 17.The Cats' new owner is ChefCentury, a culinary venture launched during the pandemic by South Bay entrepreneur Richard Tam, who wanted to provide a lifeline to struggling chefs by supplying them with a fully equipped commissary kitchen where they cooked meals for delivery.

We are less than a week away from the 2023 NBA Draft, and the decision deadline for key Wizards pieces Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis.Kuzma was already almost certainly declining his player option to become an unrestricted free agent.There was more uncertainty regarding Porzingis's decision whether to opt-in for the $36 million contract for next season or test free agency.

The Bradley Beal era in Washington may be coming to a potential end.According to reports per Shams Charania and Joshua Robbins, the Washington Wizards are trying to work a deal that can trade Bradley Beal to a team of his liking, if they decide to move on.Trade rumors have been circulating with Beal since last season.

Daniel Ellsberg, the defense analyst whose unauthorized release of the top-secret Pentagon Papers triggered court battles over freedom of the press and led to calamity for the presidency of Richard M. Nixon, has died.One of America's most famous whistleblowers, Ellsberg died Friday at his home in Kensington, Calif., his family said his death in a statement to the New York Times.

Tents line Fulton Street near City Hall on April 5, 2020.In June, budget battles are underway in the Bay Area's two largest cities, with Mayors London Breed in San Francisco and Matt Mahan in San José pushing for more voter-approved homelessness dollars to go toward temporary housing.(Beth LaBerge/KQED)



A growing number of California mayors are pushing for a realignment of homelessness spending toward shelters and temporary housing in the face of political pressure to clear encampments and deliver visible reductions of people experiencing homelessness.

CULTURE WAR The Louvre in Paris is hosting some of Ukraine's most treasured works of art that were secretly evacuated from Kyiv to shield them from the war.Their exhibition at the world's best-known museum highlights the role played by culture and heritage as Ukraine resists Russian attempts to deny both its past and present.

We've selected five architecture, design and sales job roles based in New York available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at OMA, Kiehl's and Leong Leong.BIM coordinator at OMAOMA is seeking a BIM coordinator with experience working on large-scale projects in the US.The architecture studio renovated Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Manhattan, topping it with a three-storey glass extension.

SimpleNexus, a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents, announced this week a new integration with Empower, the loan origination system (LOS) from Black Knight.This bidirectional integration, available to financial institutions, including independent mortgage banks nationwide, enables real-time sharing of loan application data, milestone updates, and documents.

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U.S. Soccer's search for a men's national team manager ended Friday exactly where it began six months ago, with Gregg Berhalter in charge of preparations for the 2026 World Cup.The federation announced Berhalter's re-signing Friday after its board approved the decision Thursday.

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Having grown up in England and played in the Arsenal academy, Folarin Balogun knows something about passionate soccer rivalries.But it's unlikely even that background prepared for him what he experienced Thursday when he made his U.S. national team debut in a 3-0 win over Mexico in a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal that ended with both teams missing multiple players to red cards.

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Where to stay in Granada?For such a small city, there are a lot of amazing options!Do you want to feel like you've stepped back in time in the picturesque, whitewashed "village" of the Albaicín?Maybe you prefer five-star luxury at the city's stunning Parador?Or perhaps a more bohemian bed and breakfast downtown, or one of Granada's many excellent budget hotels?

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Four years ago, Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was facing questions about the votes he had cast at City Hall - and whether they could financially benefit his spouse.The Times had found that Price had repeatedly voted on matters that affected firms listed as clients of Del Richardson & Associates, the consulting firm owned by his wife.

At night, she had looked at the twinkling lights of her home city, just a mile or so away but a world apart.For months, she had been kept away by the dangers of Russia's war in Ukraine, stranded on a river island, after the front line shifted while she was on vacation.To feed her children, she fished in the Dnipro River and scavenged for canned goods in abandoned summer homes.

A broad coalition of groups in Atlanta has launched a referendum to give voters a chance to say whether they want the controversial police and fire department training center known as Cop City built in a forest southeast of the city.The effort requires organizers to collect about 70,000 signatures from Atlanta registered voters in 60 days.

Ukraine's largest oil and gas producing company hopes to end the country's reliance on petroleum imports and wants Canadian businesses to pitch in.Ukrnafta executive vice-president Denys Kudin is in Canada this week in between stops in Vienna, Washington D.C. and Houston, courting investors willing to help the country rejuvenate its mature oil fields.

Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images Danilo Gallinari is staying with the Boston Celtics.The forward exercised the $6.8 million option on his contract for the 2023-24 season.ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski relayed the news from Gallinari's agent, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports Management, on Thursday.This will give Gallinari an opportunity to suit up for Boston for the first time after he signed with the team ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.

McKee Voorhees & Sease is seeking a licensed Patent Attorney/Agent to join the firm's expanding Chemical and Biotechnology practice group.Preference for candidates with hybrid work arrangements based out of Des Moines, IA.Remote work arrangements will be considered for ideal candidates.Successful candidates will work with senior associates/patent agents, partners, and directly with clients in all phases of patent prosecution, including patent preparation, prosecution, and international portfolio management.

While the big league club was busy sweeping both games of a doubleheader, it was a bit of a disappointing day down on the farm.Augusta was the only one of Atlanta's minor league affiliates to bring home a win on Wednesday as Gwinnett's late comeback came up short, Mississippi fell in extras and Rome fell.

Audio producer Listen, the leading independent podcast and radio company in the UK, has announced its acquisition by global podcast group PodX.With Listen's market-leading position and reputation in the UK, this deal is a milestone acquisition for PodX.For Listen, it will super-charge the company's next phase of growth and give the company global reach.

Former New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones died Wednesday morning at the age of 82, according to KLTV 7.He had lung cancer.Jones, who has been credited with the invention of the touchdown spike, which is commonplace in the modern NFL, was a two-time Pro Bowler, an All-Pro and spent the majority of his seven-year career with the Giants.