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Maren Morris is getting the hell out of country music: ‘I’ve said everything I can say’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

Maren Morris calls her new two-track EP “The Bridge,” which is just one of several metaphors she deploys in imagining a path out of the world of country music in which she became a star.On “The Tree,” the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter says she’s “done filling a cup with a hole in the bottom”; “Get the Hell Out of Here” opens with the admission that she “watered the garden but forgot to fill the well.”It’s not that Morris, 33, has tired of twanging guitars or neatly cornered rhymes, both of which define the tunes that came out last week, a decade after she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, from her native Texas, first to write songs for established country acts such as Tim McGraw and later to sign a major-label record deal of her own. Rather, she says she’s leaving because of what she views as the country music industry’s unwillingness to honestly reckon with its history of racism and misogyny and to ...

Working Strategies: What to wear to the fair — the college career fair, that is

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

Amy LindgrenFor campus-based students (as opposed to those pursuing online studies), college career fairs have become a fall tradition.One likely reason is that employers are clamoring for access to job-ready students. But credit also goes to campus career centers working hard to keep students connected to post-college opportunities.In last week’s column, we looked at four steps needed to make the most of these events, wherever they might happen: 1) Set your goals; 2) Set aside time; 3) Prepare for conversations; and 4) Prepare your materials.Today we complete this short series with tips for the fair itself: What to wear, how to work the room, what to say and what to do after the event.1. What to wear to the fair: Since this isn’t really a fair (awww), cargo shorts and flip-flops are out. Instead, your goal is to dress professionally without overdoing it.With a regular interview, you have the advantage of knowing what job you’ll be discussing. In that case, the rule is easy: Dress f...

Officer struck by car overnight during traffic stop in Los Angeles

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

An LAPD officer was struck by a vehicle after exiting their squad car early Saturday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers with the Southwest Division attempted to pull over a possibly stolen vehicle around 3:40 a.m. The vehicle took off from the traffic stop and stopped in the area of Western Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard approximately two minutes later, police said.  Police searching for suspects after bar shooting in Downey As two officers got out of their squad car to approach the stopped vehicle, one was struck by a car passing by the area. The officer was rushed to a nearby hospital, where they are listed to be in stable condition. It is not known whether all of the suspects were taken into custody. Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.

Clayton Kershaw floats possibility of retirement as MLB regular season draws to a close

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

Clayton Kershaw is set to make his last regular season start at Dodger Stadium on Saturday against the Giants, and it may serve as his last home appearance for the team. Although a home start in the playoffs next month may be on the horizon for the 35-year-old left hander, whether he will pitch or not in 2024 remains up in the air. Kershaw told the Orange County Register that he hasn’t made a concrete decision regarding his future but that his injuries – especially his recent shoulder issue that sidelined him for six weeks and caused him to miss this year’s All-Star Game – will be a “factor”.  A walk-off win for the Dodgers wasn’t the best story of the night The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and ten-time All-Star is 12-4 this season with a 2.52 ERA. If he were to retire at the end of the season, he would have the second-most strikeouts in Dodgers history.  His last scheduled regular season start will come on Sept. 30 at San Francisco. 

California bounces back, flattens previously undefeated Milpitas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

After a tough three-point setback against No. 4 Pittsburg last Friday, California coach Danny Calcagno had a message for his players.“The mantra for this week was no letdown,” he said.The host Grizzlies (3-2) got the message as they rolled to a 48-6 rout of previously undefeated Milpitas.California built a 28-0 lead in the first quarter, scored all 48 points in the first half and snapped the ball maybe 10 times after intermission thanks to a running clock.“The kids seemed pretty focused,” Calcagno said.Quarterback Jayden Macedo threw four touchdown passes and junior tight end Chase McGill caught two for touchdowns.But the stat of the night belonged to sophomore outside linebacker Carson Fife, who blocked three punts.Calcagno, a veteran coach who led teams at San Leandro High and Chabot College before taking the California job, couldn’t recall having seen that before.None of the blocked punts landed in the end zone, but they all set up the Grizzlies in good field position.California ...

Kurtenbach: Three Big 49ers Things — Shanahan and Lynch’s new contracts don’t change a thing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

Another win, another 30-point outburst for the 49ers, who are now 3-0 on the season.Per the NFL, these Niners are the first team since the 2007 Patriots to score the same amount of points in the first three games of the season.Those Patriots, you might remember, went 16-0 in the regular season.Can these Niners do them one better, 17-0?I think so.But while you chew on that, here are a few cooler takes following the Niners’ Thursday Night Football win.Clandestine contractsRelated ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | 49ers reward Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch with contract extensions San Francisco 49ers | Kurtenbach: My boldest prediction yet — these 49ers will go 17-0 San Francisco 49ers | Giants learn blitzing Brock Purdy isn’t the answer in loss to 49ers San Francisco 49ers | 49ers report card: Offense beats blitzing Giants but Bosa-led defense excels, too San Francisco 49ers | Andrew Luck is in on the Civil...

Former USPS worker charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from mail

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from the mail.Prosecutors said 43-year-old Hachikosela Muchimba, of D.C., was charged with mail theft and bank fraud in a D.C. District Court for the two-year-long scheme, according to a Friday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s OfficeBetween October 2021 and last March, Muchimba stole checks from U.S. mail on his delivery routes, changing the name of the recipient on them to his own and depositing the amounts into a bank account under his name, according to the news release.He was a USPS mail carrier since 2016 and was placed on leave in March “as a result of his alleged involvement of loss of mail and funds,” prosecutors said.According to court documents, Muchimba can be seen on bank surveillance video making multiple ATM transactions and depositing the stolen checks into his account.Many of these false checks were originally from the U.S. Treasury, according to th...

16 cars derailed after freight train goes off tracks in Hyattsville

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

Sixteen cars derailed when a freight train went off the tracks in Prince George’s County, Maryland, early Saturday morning.Prince George’s County Fire and EMS said firefighters were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and Emerson Street in Hyattsville shortly after 1:30 a.m. to find a CSX train with its locomotive on its side.A spokeswoman from CSX told WTOP that an “unknown quantity of plastic pellets” were released from the cars that derailed.No one was reported injured. Officials said there was no fire or gas leaks detected and that there is no threat to the public.Hazmat units stayed on scene to clean up a “small fuel spill,” according to the fire department.The spokeswoman with the transportation company said it’s working with Prince George’s County first responders to develop a plan to restore operations in the area.WTOP Traffic reports that Baltimore Avenue between Decatur Street and Crittenden Street is closed due to the tra...

Las cinco propuestas clave de Juan Schiaretti como candidato presidencial en las elecciones en Argentina

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

(CNN Español) — “Queremos un país normal”. Así comienza la plataforma electoral de Hacemos por Nuestro País que lleva como candidato a presidente al gobernador de la provincia de Córdoba Juan Schiaretti, que se presenta como una opción peronista no kirchnerista acompañado de varios desencantados con el liderazgo de la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, como su candidato a vice, el ex ministro de Transporte y del Interior, Florencio Randazzo.“Argentina debe recuperar el funcionamiento institucional correcto y esto significa respetar a rajatabla la Constitución, las leyes de independencia de poderes, la libertad de prensa y hay otro elemento que me parece que está jugando en contra a que nuestro país pueda superar la dificultades y que es la grieta, que también inventó el kirchnerismo hace más de 12 años y que lamentablemente el gobierno de Mauricio Macri entró en esa grieta y fue seguramente uno de los motivos por los cuales él fracasó”, sostuvo en un encuentro de l...

Georgia scores late try to deny Portugal a first Rugby World Cup win in thrilling draw

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:04 GMT

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Georgia denied Portugal a first-ever win at the Rugby World Cup by scoring a 78th-minute try to snatch an 18-18 draw on Saturday.Replacement hooker Tengizi Zamtaradze’s try from the back of a rolling maul wasn’t converted by Luka Matkava, and Portugal had one more chance for a landmark victory when Georgia gave away a penalty for obstruction off the restart.With the clock in the red, fullback Nuno Guedes pulled his kick wide.Still, Portugal gained its first points at a Rugby World Cup in its sixth match in the tournament, having lost all four pool games in 2007 and opened this World Cup with a 28-8 defeat to a second-string Wales.Os Lobos recovered from being 13-0 down after 32 minutes on the back of two blistering tries by winger Raffaele Storti.They didn’t concede another point until Zamtaradze’s try.Georgia’s record of winning at least one match at every Rugby World Cup since 2007 is under threat now, with games against Fiji and Wales to come.This was Port...