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Google Limps Into OpenAI Arms Race With Soft Launch In The UK

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

Charges dropped against former Texas Longhorns defensive back

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

Editor's note: The video above is from KXAN's coverage of Texas basketball's run in the 2023 NCAA TournamentAUSTIN (KXAN) — Charges against former Texas Longhorns defensive back Ishmael Ibraheem have been dropped, according to court documents.Ibraheem was a redshirt freshman and was suspended from the football team in September after he was charged with assault causing bodily injury – family violence and interference with emergency request for assistance. The charges were misdemeanors. Dylan Disu peaking at the right time for Longhorns during March Madness run According to documents, Ibraheem's charges were dismissed after he completed state counseling courses through the Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP)."From the night of his arrest, Ishmael has asserted his innocence. In an effort to expedite a resolution to allow Ishmael to transfer universities, he agreed to complete counseling. Now that his pending criminal charges have been dismissed, Ishmael is solely fo...

Loons make official the addition of attacker Jeong Sang-bin

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

Minnesota United has held an affinity for South Korean players for years, and the club was able to announce the addition of Jeong Sang-bin on Wednesday.The Loons acquired Jeong as attempts to bring other Koreans were unsuccessful, including more-experienced forwards Hwang Ui-Jo and Cho Gue-Sung.MNUFC will pay an approximately $2.5 million transfer fee to acquire the 20-year-old attacker on a permanent transfer. Jeong has signed a three-year contract with the Loons, including a club option for 2026. Jeong will occupy an MLS Under-22 Initiative slot and will require an international roster spot.Jeong went from K-League club Suwon Bluewings to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League last January. He had signed a 4 1/2-year contract with Wolves but couldn’t obtain his work visa and was set on loan to Grasshopper Club Zurich.Grasshopper sporting director Bernt Haas lamented how the club wasn’t able to integrate Jeong. He didn’t score a goal in the Swiss Super League across ...

Coaldale passes county-town IDP bylaw

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

By Nikki JamiesonSunny South NewsCoaldale town council has approved a new IDP between the Town of Coaldale and Lethbridge County.During Coaldale town council’s regular March 13 meeting, a public hearing was held for Bylaw 861-P-01-23, or the Lethbridge County and Town of Coaldale Intermunicipal Development Plan.An IDP helps to provide a framework regarding land use and development in the fringe area between two or more municipalities. The Municipal Government Act (MGA) mandates that two or more councils of municipalities with common boundaries that are not members of a growth region must adopt an Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) through the passing of a bylaw.“Fundamentally speaking, this document is very similar to the previous plan, which was adopted in 2010. The fundamental difference is that the borders are expanded, which is reflective of the annexation that occurred back in 2018,” said Cameron Mills, director of growth and investments for the town, speaking during the pub...

Police make arrests in suspicious Chesterfield death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police have arrested two people in connection to a suspicious Chesterfield death reported on Tuesday. Michael Rougeau, 48, and Michael Natasia, 30, both face second-degree murder charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On March 20, around 2:12 a.m., police responded to State Route 9 near the AuSable Chasm Bridge in Chestertown for reports of a suspicious death. Police found Kenneth Darrah, 37, dead on the riverbank on the north bank of the river. An investigation including Plattsburgh City Police, the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, Essex County Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Border Patrol determined a physical altercation happened on the bridge, which Darrah was stabbed and thrown off of it. Moreau traffic stop leads to drug arrest for three Both were arrested on Tuesday, Rougeau at his house and Natasia in the City of Plattsburgh...

Famed NYC pizzeria 2 Bros. no longer serving $1 slices: reports

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A famed New York City pizzeria is no longer offering its $1 slice to customers after inflation forced it to hike the price by 50%, according to reports. 2 Bros. Pizza is ending the deal at its St Mark's Place location in Manhattan's East Village, according to Eater New York. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The slice will now cost New Yorkers $1.50. Owner Eli Halali told the New York Post that the pizzeria's other locations across the city were already serving the $1.50 slices. The increase is also supposed to hit the Bronx location this week, according to the report. “The biggest issue in recent months was cheese prices stabilizing at a higher average than where they’ve been for the last decade,” Halali told the Post. He said that cheese makes up over 40% of the company’s food costs. Sotheby’s hopes to sell ancient Hebrew Bible for record $30 million Prices on everyday products have increased with infla...

Tenants, legislators rally at Capitol for good cause eviction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Hundreds of people rallied at the state capitol today calling on the government to support tenant protections and affordable housing in the 2024 budget.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Support for exploring good cause eviction, affordable housing and the housing voucher access program was included in both one-house budgets. Good cause measures at the local level have been challenged in the courts, with the State Supreme Appellate Court striking down Albany’s good cause eviction law earlier this year, saying it conflicted with state law. Tenants and legislators are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislature to pass good cause statewide. “Ask people what is it about your business model that requires you to put people out of their homes for no good reason in order to run your business," State Senator Brian Kavanaugh said. Governor Hochul included affordable housing in her budget proposal w...

Albany County talking proposed solar project

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The office of Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is hosting meetings on a potential solar energy installation at 897 Watervliet Shaker Road. The first of these meeting is on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the BOCES Career and Technical Education Center down the street from the proposal site in Colonie, at 925B Watervliet-Shaker Road. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! McCoy said that people who live in Albany will have the chance to learn about the project and give feedback. They'll also be seeking input at the second public information meeting on April 4 at 5:30 p.m. The second installment will be on Zoom with no in-person component, and you must RSVP via email to participate.

Moreau traffic stop leads to drug arrest for three

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A traffic stop in Moreau resulted in three drug arrests on Saturday. Alexia Azan (19, Fort Edward), Joshua Waddell (42, Fort Edward), and Matthew Bennett (40, Queensbury) each face charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Saturday, March 18, around 8:20 p.m., police pulled a car over in Moreau for several vehicle and traffic law violations. Police identified the driver as Waddell and Azan and Bennett as passengers. Following an investigation, police say they found all three possessed drugs, with Bennett also having drug paraphernalia with drug residue.Charges:Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceSecond-degree criminally using drug paraphernaliaAll three were taken to Wilton State Police for processing. They were all issued appearance tickets to return to the Moreau Town Court on April 5 and were later released.

Lake George votes in its next mayor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:16:46 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The village of Lake George is about to undergo a tremendous change. For the first time in 52 years, it's going to have a different mayor. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, village trustee Ray Perry was voted in unopposed as the next mayor of Lake George. Perry will replace Mayor Bob Blais, whose 52-year term comes to an end on Friday, March 31. Blais has been celebrated for his decades of work to turn the village into the tourist destination it is today, culminating last week in the form of a commendation from Warren County, naming March 17 "Mayor Bob Blais Day." Perry has served on the village Board of Trustees since 2007. He works as an independent contractor who works with cell phone service providers around the Lake George region and northeast at large.Perry was not available for comment early Wednesday. Join an evening with historians for A Tale of Two Sagamores Running unoppose...