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Colorado in top 25 states for gun-related deaths

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

DENVER (Stacker) — When it comes to gun-related deaths in the United States, 2020 was unfortunately a banner year, recording the highest number of gun-related deaths ever in a single year, driven by a surge in firearm-related homicides.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent findings, overall firearm-related deaths rose 15% over 2019 numbers to reach more than 45,000 nationwide, while firearm-related homicides went up 35%. In terms of the national rate of gun deaths based on population, per-capita numbers actually decreased (13.6 deaths per 100,000 people) from their historical peak (16.3 per 100,000) set in 1974, largely due to the rise in the overall population—more than 100 million since the 1980 census. Nonetheless, both the number of gun-related homicides and suicides reached levels not seen since the early 1990s.Investigating firearm-related deaths also helps highlight public health crises, particularly as related to suicide. Suicides accounte...

Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ singer and songwriter, dead at 71

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

(CNN) — Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits like “What You Won’t Do For Love” and “Open Your Eyes,” has died, according to a statement from his wife, Mary Caldwell.He was 71.“Bobby passed away here at home. I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years,” Mary Caldwell’s statement, shared on his verified Twitter account, read in part.She said Caldwell had been dealing with health issues for some time.Caldwell’s hit song “What You Won’t Do For Love” hit the Billboard 100 charts after its release in 1978. Artists including Tupac Shakur, Common and John Legend have all sampled his music.Questlove, who collaborated with Common on “The Light,” which sampled Caldwell’s “Open Your Eyes,” shared a tribute to the late artist on Instagram, describing how he tried to work wit...

Georgia Tech to face Florida State in 2024 opener in Dublin

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech and Florida State will open the 2024 season in Dublin, Ireland.The Aer Lingus College Football Classic matchup announced Wednesday will mark the second time that two Atlantic Coast Conference teams have opened the season in Ireland. Georgia Tech beat Boston College 17-14 in the 2016 opener in Dublin.The game, scheduled for Aug. 24, 2024, at Aviva Stadium, will make Florida State’s first international game. Georgia Tech will serve as the home team.“This is an incredible opportunity for our student-athletes at Florida State and Georgia Tech to expand the reach of ACC football and play in front of an international audience,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said.Georgia Tech coach Brent Key said the game is “a unique chance for our student-athletes to experience a new culture, for our fans to support us at an incredible destination and for Georgia Tech to further promote our Institute, athletics department, students and alumni on a global stage.”Florida S...

Miami’s Cavinder twins reach March Madness after transfer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Women’s basketball practice at Miami had been over for 30 minutes. Most of the coaches were gone. Almost all the players were gone. The scoreboard had long been turned off.The Cavinder twins were still working.Haley and Hanna Cavinder made their way around the 3-point arc, one shooting, then the other, over and over with a couple male practice players rebounding. The guys didn’t have to do much, since most every shot went through the net with a soft swish.“What nobody knows about the twins,” Miami coach Katie Meier said, “is that they’re gym rats.”NCAA Tournament-bound gym rats, that is, with ninth-seeded Miami playing eighth-seeded Oklahoma State on Saturday at Indiana in the Greenville 2 Region. The twins are major influencers with 4.4 million followers on TikTok alone, two of the bigger stars of the NIL era in college athletics, a pair of 22-year-olds who didn’t set out to get famous through short videos. They’re as serious about basketball as they are j...

Trump allies file ethics complaint against Gov. DeSantis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Allies of former President Donald Trump have filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis, a leading potential 2024 primary rival, of violating campaign finance and ethics rules with a shadow run for the White House. DeSantis’ office called it a “frivolous and politically motivated” charge.The 15-page complaint filed Wednesday by MAGA Inc., a Trump-supporting super political action committee, asks the commission to investigate Florida’s Republican leader for allegedly “leveraging his elected office and breaching his associated duties in a coordinated effort to develop his national profile, enrich himself and his political allies, and influence the national electorate.” The complaint was shared with The Associated Press.It says DeSantis is “already a de facto candidate for President of the United States,” citing the governor’s meetings with donors, outreach by allies to potential staff an...

Finland gears up for Turkey’s NATO blessing, as Sweden gets left behind

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

BRUSSELS — Turkey is expected to greenlight Finland’s NATO membership in the coming days — while leaving its running mate Sweden in limbo. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö announced Wednesday he will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul on Friday, as Ankara edges closer to signing off on Helsinki’s NATO aspirations. “It was known that once President Erdoğan has for his part made the decision concerning the ratification of Finland’s NATO membership, he would wish to meet and fulfill his promise directly from President to President,” Niinistö said in a statement.“The Turks have hoped that I be present when they announce this decision. Of course, I accepted the invitation and I will be there to receive his expression of will,” he said. NATO’s 30 member countries formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the military alliance last summer, but Turkey and Hungary have dragged out the ratification process. A...

Rodgers plans to play for Jets in 2023, awaits Packers’ move

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay as the four-time NFL MVP quarterback waits for the Packers to trade him.Rodgers made his comments during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM. The 39-year-old Rodgers said he believes the Packers want to move on and make 2020 first-round pick Jordan Love their starting quarterback.“At this point, as I sit here, I think since Friday I’ve made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention was to play for the New York Jets,” Rodgers said. “I haven’t been holding anything up at this point. It’s been compensation the Packers are trying to get for me, kind of digging their heels in.”Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy has acknowledged the team granted the Jets permission to talk to Rodgers. The Jets sent a contingent that reportedly included owner Woody Johnson, coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas to Rodgers’ home in Southern Cal...

Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pills

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

By SEAN MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONE (Associated Press)AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas appointed by former President Donald Trump is considering a request by a Christian conservative group to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s more than 2-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.The Alliance for Defending Freedom asked Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk on Wednesday for an immediate order that would revoke or suspend the drug’s approval. Such a step would be an unprecedented challenge to the FDA, which approved mifepristone in combination with a second pill as a safe and effective method for ending abortion in 2000.Lawyers for the FDA are expected to argue that pulling mifepristone from the market would upend reproductive care for U.S. women and undermine the government’s scientific oversight of prescription drugs.Kacsmaryk has given each side two hours to argue their position in the high-stakes court case. Mifepristone’s manufa...

Heat living in the moment, except when it comes to Kyle Lowry

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

When it comes to the Miami Heat, Erik Spoelstra’s talking points have been pointed, that this is go time, a moment to be seized, victory the only acceptable answer.Unless the conversation is about Kyle Lowry.Then it has been about walking before running, easing back, more significant days ahead.“We’re going to build this,” Spoelstra said, with the Heat facing the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at Miami-Dade Arena. “We want to set him up for success.”When the 36-year-old veteran point guard played 36 minutes in his Saturday night return from a 15-game absence due to knee pain, Spoelstra said he got ahead of himself in that overtime road loss to the Orlando Magic.Monday night, Lowry was down to 19 minutes in the home win over the Utah Jazz.“I came in with a mindset and Kyle was on the same page with me, that we were going to get this under control,” said Spoelstra, who returned Lowry in a reserve role, after the 36-year-old veteran...

Source: Patriots showing interest in Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:50 GMT

A day after losing their best receiver, the Patriots are looking at a new No. 1 target.According to a source, free-agent wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster is drawing serious interest from the receiver-needy Patriots.Smith-Schuster, 26, is coming off a rebound season in Kansas City, where he caught 78 passes for 933 yards and three touchdowns last year. His addition would help offset the loss of Jakobi Meyers, who left to sign a 3-year deal with the Raiders on Tuesday. Smith-Schuster would jump to the top of the Pats’ receiver depth chart, joining DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne and Tyquan Thornton.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots move to retain restricted free agent OT Yodny Cajutse on 1-year deal New England Patriots | Patriots reportedly signing veteran OT Riley Reiff, expect him to start New England Patriots | How Devin McCourty helped the Patriots create cap space in retirement New England Patriots | Patri...