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Chad Allan, founding member of Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

BURNABY, B.C. — Celebrated musician Chad Allan, a founding member of legendary Canadian rock bands the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died. He was 80.Jamie Anstey, vice president of Regenerator Records which reissued a number of his early albums and recordings, says Allan died Tuesday but his family asked friends to delay announcing the news to give them time to grieve privately.Allan had suffered a number of strokes since 2017 and had spent time in hospitals and a care home near his home in Burnaby, B.C.Born Allan Kowbel on March 29, 1943, he adopted the stage name Chad Allan over frustrations with friends calling him “cow bell” and formed his first band while attending high school in Winnipeg.The band took on several name changes, including Chad Allan and the Reflections and Chad Allan and the Expressions, before adopting the Guess Who. Burton Cummings joined the group in 1965 and Allan left the band shortly thereafter over concerns that his exuberant live...

Third-party candidate leaves Mexico’s 2024 presidential race. Next leader now likely to be a woman

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A third-party candidate announced Saturday he is leaving Mexico’s 2024 presidential race, practically ensuring the country ’s next president will be a woman. Samuel García, the governor of the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, said Saturday he won’t run for president in the June 2 elections. He had been polling below 10% in the race, and was given almost no chance of actually winning.That leaves only the ruling Morena party and the opposition coalition’s candidates, both of whom are women. While García’s small Citizen’s Movement party could yet nominate another male candidate, García’s troubled exit suggests the party won’t be able to find anyone of much stature to run.Gov. García’s decision came after one of the wilder chapters in Mexican politics. On Friday, the border state across from Texas briefly saw two interim governors designated to replace García, who had asked for a six-month leave of absence to campaign for president. M...

Bonnie Crombie elected new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

Bonnie Crombie is the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party but it wasn’t the cakewalk many anticipated.The Mississauga mayor needed three ballots to defeat Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith in the race to replace Steven Del Duca, who resigned after last year’s provincial election.Despite being the clear leader after the first ballot Crombie fell 912 points shy of winning outright, sending the race to a second ballot.On the second ballot, Crombie picked up 488 points to put her within a stone’s throw of winning it all while Erskine-Smith gained 472 points and Liberal MP and former provincial cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi finished third after collecting just 341 points, dropping him off the ballot for the final round.In the end, Crombie finished with 6,911 points while Erskine-Smith ended with 6,029.Erskine-Smith and Naqvi had previously reached an agreement to endorse each other as second choices, though their supporters were not obligated to rank them that way.Former Liber...

Julianna Margulies apologizes for claiming Black people were 'brainwashed to hate Jews'

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

(The Hill) — Actress Julianna Margulies apologized Friday for recently claiming Black people were “brainwashed to hate Jews.”“I am horrified by the fact that statements I made on a recent podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I truly love and respect,” Margulies said in a statement to Deadline. “I want to be 100% clear: Racism, homophobia, sexism, or any prejudice against anyone’s personal beliefs or identity are abhorrent to me, full stop,” Margulies continued. “Throughout my career I have worked tirelessly to combat hate of all kind, end antisemitism, speak out against terrorist groups like Hamas, and forge a united front against discrimination. I did not intend for my words to sow further division, for which I am sincerely apologetic.”On the The Back Room with Andy Ostroy podcast last Monday, Margulies claimed that Black people have been “brainwashed to hate Jews” and that a Black lesbian club at Columbia University put signs up saying “No Jews all...

Texas groups say new EPA rule will sharply reduce methane emissions in the state

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Environmental Protection Agency finalized Saturday a rule that it says will sharply reduce the amount of methane and other harmful air pollutants emitted by the oil and natural gas industry. The EPA said the new rule promotes the latest cost-effective and innovative technologies that will prevent an estimated 58 million metric tons of methane emissions over the next 15 years. The organization said in the year 2030 alone, the expected reduction will be equal to 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is more than the annual emissions from 28 million gasoline cars.Methane is considered a climate "super pollutant," as it is more potent than carbon dioxide and contributes to about one third of the warming from greenhouse gases. The EPA said cutting back methane emission is "critical" to slowing the rate of climate change. Some Texas organizations said after the EPA announcement Saturday that the finalized rule is "a major win for the climate and public healt...

Gophers football: Freshman phenom Darius Taylor decides to stay at the U

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

In the NCAA transfer portal era, college football players staying at the same program can be as newsworthy as those who decide to leave.On Saturday, true freshman running back Darius Taylor said he would remain with the Gophers for the 2024 season. Given the precocious start to his collegiate career and the poaching that can occur from big, deeper-pocketed programs, this represents a big win for Minnesota.Taylor’s early success with the Gophers induced warnings from head coach P.J. Fleck that Taylor might leave the U for another school — with name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation a consideration.Comparisons were made to Mar’Keise “Bucky” Irving, a true freshman who left Minnesota via the portal for Oregon before the 2022 season. With the help of the Ducks’ robust NIL collective and the deep pockets of Nike founder Phil Knight, Irving has since had two 1,000-yard rushing seasons for the championship-contending Ducks.But Taylor allayed those comparisons and concerns with a messa...

Ryan Hartman eager to rejoin rejuvenated Wild

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

Ryan Hartman returned to the Wild on Saturday with a new haircut and a new line, but the spirited forward was the same as ever after a 40-minute practice at TRIA Rink.Asked about the televised — but, alas, not subtitled — conversation he had with Detroit’s Mortiz Seider while the two were in the penalty box during a 4-1 loss last Sunday in Detroit, Hartman said, “He asked me to fight, so I said, ‘Let’s fight when we get out of the box,’ and he said no.“So, I called his bluff, I think.”Seider had come to the defense of Alex DeBrincat after Hartman took the Red Wings forward’s feet out front under him. The NHL suspended Hartman two games for the slew foot on Monday, the same day Wild general manager Bill Guerin fired Dean Evason as head coach.“That wasn’t intentional,” Hartman said.Regardless, he has been an observer for the Wild’s first two games under new coach John Hynes, convincing victories against St. Louis and Nashville. When Hartman hits the ice for Sunday’s 1 p.m. puck drop a...

Middleburgh man charged with burglary

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

RENSSELAERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Middleburgh man has been arrested following a burglary investigation, according to the Albany County Sheriff's Office. Patrick Corbett, 43, is facing multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police say that Corbett is accused of entering a home in Rensselaerville on November 29 and stealing multiple items, including two gun safes that contained a total of six firearms, over 3,000 rounds of ammunition, an ATV, hunting equipment, night vision binoculars and a keyboard. On December 1, police executed a search warrant at Corbett's home and located several items that were taken in the burglary. Corbett was then taken into custody. He now faces the following charges:ChargesSecond-degree burglarySecond-degree criminal mischiefThird-degree grand larceny 3 arrested in connection to Schuylerville stabbing Corbett was arraigned at the Town of Rensselaerville Court and was released on probatio...

St. Louis man faces 41 charges in lengthy crime spree

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man faces 41 charges in connection with a month-long crime spree that led to several carjackings and burglaries around the region.St. Louis City prosecutors have charged 37-year-old Romel S. Taylor with 38 felonies and three misdemeanors amid the investigation.Investigators say Taylor is linked to criminal activity in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and the Metro East. A 41-count indictment returned on Friday lists several incidents over the course of 30 days prior to his arrest. Three men charged in St. Charles County trafficking case plead not guilty According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Taylor's month-long crime spree began on Oct. 10 when he stole a Chevy Equinox. It ended on Nov. 9 after Taylor carjacked a victim with his phone inside the vehicle, and authorities pinned the phone's location to track him down. Court documents say Taylor's alleged offenses range from using carjacked vehicles to ram into businesses, robbing a Bank of America ...

Man who avoided prosecution as teen in 13-year-old's killing found guilty of killing father of 2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:55:44 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis man who narrowly avoided prosecution as a teen in the killing of a 13-year-old has been convicted of fatally shooting a father of two during an attempted carjacking.Ramon White, 21, of Pine Lawn, was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder, attempted robbery and two weapons offenses in the July 2020 death of Dwight Henderson, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.It all happened after Henderson, a 32-year-old manager of Amazon delivery dispatchers, went to a gas station. While inside buying water, he spotted a man trying to drive off with his rental car and ran outside. He then tried to grab the robber’s gun and was shot once in the chest.White’s public defender, Jay Kanzler, suggested people in the car with White might have been the culprits. Prosecutors presented DNA evidence tying White to Henderson’s rental car, footage of a police interrogation with White and social media messages that showed White trying to sell a gun two days ...