Defending champion Miki Sudo of Florida won her 10th title in the women’s division at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, the Associated Press reports. Sudo, 38, ate 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes and set a new world record for women. Competitors came from more than a dozen states […]
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In France’s high-stakes legislative election, a Jewish candidate faces and fights hate and division
IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France (AP) — Amid market stalls heaped with fresh foods, the shopper walked past the young candidate campaigning for votes in France’s high-stakes and torrid legislative election but then paused and doubled back to give Shannon Seban a piece of her mind. What happened next is becoming depressingly familiar for the 28-year-old candidate, who […]
UPS agrees to sell its freight-brokerage division for less than it paid for the business in 2015
ATLANTA (AP) — United Parcel Service said Sunday it agreed to sell its Coyote Logistics division to RXO for just over $1 billion — less than it paid for the freight-brokerage company in 2015 — to focus more on its core package-delivery business. UPS said it expects to close the sale by the year if […]
PRC transportation division to move to NMDOT
Jun. 11—The start of July will mean a few less duties for the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Beginning July 1, per state law, most of the transportation division at the PRC moved over to the New Mexico Department of Transportation. Three sections or bureaus will change from PRC to NMDOT oversight : the Applications […]
House, Senate plan hearings on problems at Division of Parole and Probation
Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees rally Tuesday at a Division of Parole and Probation office in Catonsville. The union issued nearly a dozen demands for improved safety and staffing following the May 31 death of Parole Agent Davis Martinez, the first agency employee to die in the line of […]
Judge slams Coeur d’Alene man who livestreamed Second and Division shooting for antagonizing homeless people
Jun. 10—An Idaho man antagonizing people near Division Street and Second Avenue in Spokane as he livestreamed it on his YouTube channel had multiple chances to leave before he shot and seriously injured a person Friday night during a confrontation, according to court records. Prosecutors have charged 36-year-old Hoyt Webb, of Coeur d’Alene, with shooting […]
New Jersey’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control reviewing liquor licenses held by Trump’s golf courses
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is reviewing the liquor licenses held by former President Donald Trump’s golf courses in the state following his criminal conviction in New York, the agency confirmed. Trump holds three active licenses for Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck, Lamington Farm Club and Trump National […]
Commander of IDF’s Gaza Division resigns citing October 7 attack
The commander of the Gaza Division of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Brigadier-General Avi Rosenfeld, has announced his resignation, taking responsibility for the Hamas attack mounted from the Gaza Strip on October 7 last year. “On October 7, I failed in my life’s mission to protect the Gaza border communities. Everyone has to take responsibility […]
Tensions boil over with shooting at troubled intersection of Second and Division
Jun. 8—A person is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting broke out Friday evening near the troubled intersection of Second Avenue and Division Street in downtown Spokane, police said. Spokane Police Officer Daniel Strassenberg said one person was shot, but their condition wasn’t immediately clear. Streets in the area could be seen cordoned off […]
Tensions boil over with shooting at troubled intersection of Second and Division
Jun. 7—A person is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting broke out Friday evening near the troubled intersection of Second Avenue and Division Street in downtown Spokane, police said. Spokane Police Officer Daniel Strassenburg said one person was shot, but their condition wasn’t immediately clear. Streets in the area could be seen cordoned off […]
Oleksandr Usyk keen to return to cruiserweight division after Tyson Fury rematch
Oleksandr Usyk is considering a cruiserweight comeback after his rematch with Tyson Fury. Usyk added Fury’s WBC belt to his WBA, WBO and IBF titles with a split-decision victory in May, which made the Ukrainian the first undisputed world heavyweight champion for almost a quarter of a century. The 37-year-old is due to face Fury […]
Mayor Lisa Brown declares emergency for Spokane overdose hotspot at Second and Division
Jun. 4—Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown declared a city-wide emergency on Tuesday over the amount of opioid usage in the area of Second Avenue and Division Street. The area, long considered a crisis point by first responders, is often a spot where drug users openly smoke fentanyl and use other narcotics. It’s also a hotspot for […]