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Former New Hampshire state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former state senator was accused Thursday of lying in order to get a COVID-19 relief loan for his casino and using the money to buy luxury cars for himself and his wife, a Republican leader in the New Hampshire House.The allegations against former Sen. Andy Sanborn were announced by the attorney general’s office, which reviews the owners of charitable gaming businesses every five years. Sanborn owns the Concord Casino within The Draft Sports Bar and Grill in Concord and is seeking to open a much larger venue a few miles away, but the state lottery commission is now moving to permanently ban him from operating any such business.In an email, Sanborn said he strongly disagrees with the commission’s findings and welcomes the chance to challenge them at a hearing.“I have full confidence our actions were transparent and in complete accordance of the law,” he said.In the meantime, federal authorities have been notified, and the state has begun a criminal invest...

Revs midfielder Noel Buck to compete for England’s Under-19 team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

New England Revolution midfielder Noel Buck, 19, has frequently reiterated his ambitions to play in the English Premier League.The Revolution’s homegrown product from Arlington has been tendered a unique opportunity to present himself to the discerning British soccer public and gain an international cap in the process.Buck has been called up to compete for England’s Under-19 Men’s National Team for a pair of friendlies at Oliva Nova Sports Center in Valencia, Spain. England will face Germany on Wednesday and Switzerland on Sept. 9.Buck will be in uniform when the Revolution (13-5-7) host Austin FC (9-12-5) of the Western Conference on Saturday night (7:30) at Gillette Stadium.“I’ve been in talks with them a bit but there was nothing official until recently,” said Buck following Friday morning’s practice at the Revolution’s training facility in Foxboro.“It is pretty cool and obviously a big honor for me and I’m really excited. We will see what the level is, but I’m obviously expectin...

Ta’Kiya Young’s family urges officer’s arrest after video shows him killing the pregnant Black woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON (Associated Press/Report For America)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities on Friday released bodycam video showing a police officer fatally shooting Ta’Kiya Young in her car in what her family denounced as a “gross misuse of power and authority” against the pregnant Black mother.Sean Walton, an attorney representing Young’s family, said the video clearly shows that the Aug. 24 shooting of the 21-year-old woman was unjustified and he called for the officer to be fired and charged immediately. Walton also criticized police for not releasing the video footage for more than a week after the shooting. “Ta’Kiya’s family is heartbroken,” Walton said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The video did nothing but confirm their fears that Ta’Kiya was murdered unjustifiably … and it was just heartbreaking for them to see Ta’Kiya having her life taken away under such ridiculous circums...

Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Lauren Sausser | (TNS) KFF Health NewsSally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.Nix has struggled with a combination of autoimmune diseases since 2011. Brain and spinal surgeries didn’t ease her symptoms. Nothing worked, she said, until she started intravenous immunoglobulin infusions late last year. Commonly called IVIG, the treatment bolsters her compromised immune system with healthy antibodies from other people’s blood plasma.“IVIG turned out to be my great hope,” she said.That’s why, when Nix’s health insurer started denying payment for the treatment, she turned to Facebook and Instagram to vent her outrage.“I was raising Cain about it,” said Nix, 53, of Statesville, North Carolina, who said she was forced to pause treatment because she couldn’t afford to pay more than $13,000 out of pocket every four weeks. “There are times when you simply must call out wrongdoings,” she wrote on Inst...

Mayo Clinic Minute: Why kids with epilepsy need a seizure action plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Jason Howland | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News NetworkEpilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. And it’s common. It’s estimated that 1 in 26 people develop the disorder, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. It affects people of all genders, races and ages, including children.And as school is starting across the country, Dr. Anthony Fine, a Mayo Clinic pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, says it’s important that parents be proactive and make sure their students have something called a seizure action plan.“Seizures are scary … there’s always a momentary panic, what do I do? And so having a plan laid out, this is what to do when this child is having a seizure, it kind of prepares everyone,” says Dr. Fine.He’s talking about a seizure action plan.“It’s either a handwritten or typed out form that describes what this child’s seizure types are, their contact information for their families, their doctor’...

France’s public schools will enforce a dress code banning robes worn by some Muslims, president says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

PARIS (AP) — French students won’t get past the door if they show up for school wearing long robes, President Emmanuel Macron made clear Friday, saying authorities would be “intractable” in enforcing a new rule when classes resume next week. French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced at a news conference four days ago that robes worn mainly by Muslims, known as abayas for girls and women and khamis for boys and men, would be banned with the start of the new school year on Monday.Macron addressed the dress code for the first publicly after visiting a professional school in the Vaucluse region of southern France “We know there will be cases” of students testing the rule, the president said, including ones trying to “defy the republican system.” Macron said they would not be able to slip into class, stressing that “we will be intractable on the subject.”The education minister described girls and boys wearing the robes i...

NFL’s RedZone channel will be available for streaming. But it’s going to cost you

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Stephen Battaglio | Los Angeles Times (TNS)NFL RedZone, the popular cable channel that shows every scoring play of the league’s Sunday afternoon games, is coming to a streaming device near you.The NFL announced in August it will make the RedZone channel available in the higher priced version of NFL+, the subscription-based streaming service it introduced last year. The league’s NFL Network channel will be available to stream on the lower-priced NFL+ offering.The new features come with a significant price hikes, which take effect for the upcoming season.The NFL introduced NFL+ last year for $4.99 a month. The price will now be $6.99, as NFL Network joins the service that includes streaming of local market games and nationally televised prime time contests. A full season will cost $49, up from $39 a year ago.RedZone will be added to NFL+ Premium, which is increasing from $9.99 a month to $14.99, a 50% surge. The price for a full season will go up from $79.99 to $99.99. NFL...

Sources: Patriots swap one rookie wide receiver for another

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

The Patriots are making a wide receiver swap on their practice squad.The Pats are signing undrafted rookie wide receiver T.J. Luther and releasing another UDFA rookie wideout, Thyrick Pitts, in a corresponding roster move, according to sources.Luther, a Gardner-Webb product, was waived by the Jets on Tuesday. The 5-foot-11, 189-pound wide receiver took a Top-30 visit with the Patriots before the draft but wound up signing with the Jets in April. He was targeted six times but didn’t catch a pass during the preseason.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots mailbag: Tyquan Thornton’ standing in receiver mix amid latest IR stint New England Patriots | Patriots sign ex-Eagles WR to practice squad before opener vs. Philadelphia New England Patriots | Patriots WR Demario Douglas aiming to ‘make a statement’ in NFL debut New England Patriots | Source: Patriots claiming QB Matt Corral off waivers from ...

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Reducing teen’s risk of diabetes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

(TNS) Mayo Clinic News NetworkDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 40-year-old overweight woman diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a little over a year ago. I have become more mindful about the food our family eats, limiting sugar and incorporating more fruits and vegetables into meals at home. Recently, though, I learned my 14-year-old daughter has been “snacking” on spoons of granulated sugar daily. What can I do to reduce her risk for diabetes and reduce her addiction to sugar?ANSWER: Adherence to a strict diet can be challenging, regardless of the reason. While the road may be bumpy, you should be proud of your efforts to manage your illness and set a good example for your family to be more healthful.Having received a diagnosis of diabetes certainly makes you more aware of sugar, but ingesting a lot of sugar will not directly cause a diagnosis of diabetes.The body uses sugar as fuel and diabetes is a condition where the body has trouble managing blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes h...

Red tide, bioluminescent waves roll into parts of San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The red tide is back and it's rolling what appears to be electric blue waves into parts of San Diego's coastline.Scripps Institution of Oceanography captured aerial images this week of a red tide along Del Mar's Pacific edge. While speaking from Scripps Pier, Drew Lucas, an associate professor with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, explained the science behind this marvel. New local bike park offers downhill riding for thrill seekers "You'll see a red tide if you come to the beach. You look out, you'll notice that the water is extremely red-colored, rust-colored. And it has to do with an accumulation of millions and millions and billions of cells of an organism called Lingulodinium polyedra (L. poly), which is a dinoflagellate -- a type of plankton," Lucas explained.Red tide is a general name for the discoloration that results from the algae bloom.A red tide near a Del Mar mooring was spotted quickly moving landward during the last week of August. (Photo: Quinn Mon...