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LIVE: Officials speak after Illinois dust storm causes fatal crashes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. - A blinding dust storm led to a deadly crash involving more than 70 vehicles along Interstate-55 in south central Illinois. Tuesday morning, I-55 has completely reopened 19 hours after shutting down.This all happened on I-55 in Montgomery County, north of Farmersville, and south of Divernon. Crews have been in the area non-stop since the crash took place. Authorities said at least six people were killed and 37 others taken to hospitals after the crash happened shortly before 11:00 a.m. A total of 72 vehicles were involved, including some 20 commercial vehicles and many passenger cars.We're told two tractor trailers exploded from the wreck. Illinois state Police shared that high winds blew dust onto 55 from nearby farm fields, creating blinding conditions leading to the pile up.Investigators explained the first crash took place on northbound 55 then at the same time numerous crashes took place southbound on the highway. The wrecks all happened between milepo...

Jonas Brothers coming to St. Louis in 2023 tour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Jonas Brothers are coming to St. Louis this summer, likely to be one of the hottest tickets in town. The Jonas Brothers are set to play Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Enterprise Center at 7:30 p.m.The band announced a 2023 tour consisting of 36 U.S. and Canada shows on Tuesday. St. Louis is the band's ninth stop on the tour. I-55 reopened after dust storm causes fatal Illinois crashes Tickets will go on sale May 12, 2023 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster. Click here to keep track of tickets. The Grammy-award winning Jonas Brothers dropped a new single during the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City last weekend. The concerts will come as the band releases its new album called "The Album," also on May 12. The band consists of three brothers - Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas - who have dropped several pop rock hits since 2005.

Kiszla: Sorry, Mr. Joel Embiid. But we all know Nikola Jokic is real MVP of everyday Budweiser-drinking peeps.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

If anybody except Nuggets center Nikola Jokic wins the MVP, we all should demand a recount.But let me tell you something, brother. Want to know the last man in the NBA universe that will be sweating the results when the winner is revealed Tuesday?It’s the same Joker that dropped 39 points on Phoenix in the playoffs Monday night and incited the Ball Arena crowd to chant “Nugs in four!” during a celebration of a 97-87 comeback victory.“Hopefully it’s going to be a sunny day, so I can be in the swimming pool,” said Jokic, revealing where his head will be when the league’s most prestigious individual award is announced.How on brand is that? On a beautiful spring afternoon in Colorado when Jokic could become the first player since 1986 when some dude named Larry Bird was saluted as the league’s MVP three seasons in a row, Jokic will consider it a victory if he doesn’t get sunburned.His level of concern about the voting results?“Zero interest,” Jokic said.I’m not a gambling man, but if La...

Former shareholders sell their 30% stake in Russia’s largest children's goods retailer Detsky Mir

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

A consortium led by Alexey Zuev, the founder of kids goods retailer Korablik, has acquired a 29.9% stake in Detsky Mir, the top children's goods retailer in Russia and Kazakhstan. The purchase was made from former Detsky Mir shareholders Pavel Grachev and Mikhail Stiskin, who have sold their entire stake in the company.Both Pavel Grachev and Mikhail Stiskin have previously resigned from the company's Board of Directors. “I am confident that the Company is strongly positioned to bolster its market leadership and broad regional ambitions while our industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Taking into account the Company’s well-established business model and its importance for the entire Russian children's goods industry, I fully share the Company's focus on organic growth and support its proposed transformation into a private business”, commented Mr Zuev.In 2022 Pavel Grachev and Mikhail Stiskin also left their posts as CEO and senior vice president, finance and strategy...

Announcement: CAN.HEAL – getting faster wins against cancer more widely, for patients and society 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

A new European attempt is under way to get more traction from the enormous international efforts devoted to combating cancer.The huge advances in diagnosis and treatment brought by rapid advances in science and technology have brought significant improvements, backed by major investments in research and the numerous initiatives and projects and actions that have been set up around the world.But the outcome is still sub-optimal, and cancer continues to ravage society in Europe and beyond.  CAN.HEAL, a programme funded by the EU, is driving a radical commitment to collaborate across disciplines and territories not just to advance innovation, but to bring it speedily into effective use in healthcare systems.Cancer care can now be tailored to the specific needs of individual patients, but this approach has to be nitrated into healthcare systems so that patients – and healthcare finances – obtain the resulting benefits.The adoption of innovative medical interventions can provid...

Boxing without borders: Umar Kremlev on politics and co-operation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

Umar Kremlev, the president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), recently spoke about the future of boxing at a press conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. During the conference, Kremlev emphasized the need for cooperation and compromise in the sport of boxing, and highlighted the IBA's commitment to helping athletes and National Federations develop the sport.During the press conference, Kremlev emphasized that boxing should be kept out of politics and that cooperation and compromise are essential for the sport's development. He noted that boxing is a friendly family that will continue to grow regardless of political strife. Kremlev spoke about the issue of interaction between the IBA and the IOC, stressing that each organization should focus on its own responsibilities without interfering with each other and athletes' interests.The IBA has always been open to dialogue, and a commission has been created to interact with the IOC. Kremlev mentioned that the investigation into ...

Bauer a celebrity in Japan despite sexual assault claims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local department store is to unveil a seven-story poster of the former Cy Young Award winner on its facade.Bauer was unwanted this season by Major League Baseball teams — at least no club signed him though he was eligible to play — after claims of domestic violence and sexual assault. However, he's a baseball celebrity in this famous port city in Japan, with few questions asked about his past — and his answers readily accepted.Small replica posters of the department store version dot train stations around town spelling out “Bauer” in English with the message in Japanese — “He's here.”“My face is too big,” Bauer said recently, breaking into a seldom-seen laugh with reporters. “It's very cool. It's very cool. Growing up as a kid you see professional athletes and movie stars on billboards like that; kind of cool for me to be there myself.”Bauer...

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Can the Oakland A’s beat ’62 New York Mets’ record for futility?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

After two years of trading away their best players and re-stocking the roster with journeymen veterans and mid-level prospects, the A’s roster has the look of an expansion team. And they are playing like one.They are 6-23 after 29 games, being outscored by historic proportions, lacking so much as a single victory from a starting pitcher and still looking for back-to-back wins as a team. After a 5-4 walk-off victory Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds, the A’s will be gunning for that elusive two-game winning streak Tuesday when they open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners.A fan watches from the stands with a bag over his head during the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) A long, dreary season was universally expected, what with all the trades leaving a payroll of about $59 million, by far the lowest in the baseball, and a farm system that ...

Can California’s economy avoid a recession?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:37 GMT

There’s little doubt California’s economy is cooling – but will it tumble into recession?It’s no secret that much of the ongoing business malaise can be tied to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool an overheated U.S. economy and tame an ugly bout of inflation. The Fed’s rate hikes are an especially powerful economic depressant to California’s high-cost economy.Don’t forget, this kind of economic management often ends with a recession. California’s economic downturns of the early 1980s and 1990s, the dot-com crash of 2000, and the Great Recession were all preceded by sharp increases in interest rates.So can California avoid what might seem like the inevitability of yet another Fed-induced downturn?How slow?Look at some signals of the cooldown.California’s gross domestic product grew just 0.4% last year. Only coronavirus-chilled 2020 was a more lethargic year for state businesses since the 2008-09 Great Recession.California home s...