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Police release new photos as they search for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO NEW YORK (AP) — Two law enforcement officials say a masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose." The official were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke Thursday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Police also released photos of a person they say is wanted for questioning in the ambush the day before of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The words on the ammunition may have been a reference to tactics insurance companies use to avoid paying claims. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are bringing Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol. Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow business titan Vivek Ramaswamy arrived on Capitol Hill for meetings with lawmakers. The two are heading up President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, with its plans to “dismantle” the federal government. Trump tapped the duo to come up with ways for firing federal workers, cutting government programs and slashing federal regulations — all part of Trump's agenda for a second-term at the White House. House Speaker Mike Johnson said there's going to be “a lot of change” in Washington. Hegseth faces senators' concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault. But senators in both parties have also expressed concern about another issue — Hegseth’s frequent comments that women should not serve in frontline military combat jobs. As he meets with senators for a fourth day Thursday, his professional views on women troops are coming under deeper scrutiny. Hegseth said this week that “we have amazing women who serve our military.” Pressed if they should serve in combat, Hegseth said they already do. Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus ISTANBUL (AP) — A Hamas official says that after a weekslong hiatus international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war was within reach. Ceasefire negotiations were halted last month when Qatar suspended its talks with mediators from Egypt and the United States over frustration with a lack of progress between Israel and Hamas. But Bassem Naim, an official in Hamas’ political wing, said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press that there has been a “reactivation” of efforts to end the fighting, release hostages from Gaza and free Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters BEIRUT (AP) — One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre. The slaughter was named for the Syrian city where 10,000 to 40,000 people were killed or disappeared in a government attack that began on Feb. 2, 1982, and lasted for nearly a month. Hama was turned into ruins. The memory of the assault and the monthlong siege on the city remains visceral in Syrian and Arab minds. Now Islamist insurgents have captured the city in a moment many Syrians have awaited for over 40 years. France's Macron vows to stay in office till end of term, says he'll name a new prime minister soon PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stay in office until the end of his term in 2027 and announced that he will name a new prime minister within days. In his address to the nation on Thursday, Macron came out fighting, laying blame at the door of his opponents on the far right for bringing down the government of Michel Barnier. He said they chose “not to do but to undo” and that they “chose disorder.” The president also said the far right and the far left had united in what he called “an anti-Republican front.” He said he’ll name a new prime minister within days but gave no hints who that might be. 7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. According to the U.S. Geological Survey on Thursday, at least 5.3 million people in California were under a tsunami warning after the earthquake struck. It was felt as far south as San Francisco, where residents felt a rolling motion for several seconds. It was followed by multiple smaller aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury. Yoon replaces the defense minister as South Korea's parliament moves to vote on their impeachments SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has replaced his defense minister as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning-but-brief imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets. Opposition parties are pushing for a vote on motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday evening. They hold 192 seats but need 200 votes for the motion to pass. Yoon’s office said he decided to replace Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun with Choi Byung Hyuk, a retired general who is South Korea’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Kim earlier apologized and said he ordered troops to carry out duties related to martial law. The Foreign Ministry also worked to mitigate the backlash and concern over South Korea's democracy. The US government is closing a women's prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement. The agency informed employees and Congress on Thursday that it plans to shutter the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and its deactivate minimum-security prison camps in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. Staff and inmates are being moved to other facilities. The closures come amid an AP investigation that has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons. From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin burst on the scene after trust had withered in the financial system and Washington’s ability to protect people from it. Now, it’s Washington’s embrace of bitcoin that’s sending it to records. Bitcoin briefly surged above $103,000 after President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Paul Atkins, who's seen as friendly to crypto, to be the Securities and Exchange Commission's next chair. The crypto industry, meanwhile, did its part to bring politicians friendly to digital currencies into Washington. It's a twist from bitcoin's early days, when it was lauded as a kind of electronic cash that wouldn’t be beholden to any government or financial institution.
Hailing the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance’s win in Maharashtra assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the state has witnessed the triumph of development, good governance and genuine social justice. “Today, development, good governance and true social justice has won in Maharashtra. At the same time, today lies, deceit and fraud have been badly defeated in Maharashtra. Divisive forces have been defeated, negative politics has been defeated, today nepotism has been defeated,” Modi said. “Today, the forces of deception, divisive politics, and family dynasty have been defeated! Today, Maharashtra has strengthened its resolve for a developed India. I congratulate and applaud all BJP and NDA workers across the country,” the Prime Minister said while addressing party workers and leaders at the BJP headquarters here after the results of Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and bypolls were announced. Advertisement Talking about the results of bypolls across 48 assembly and two Lok Sabha seats in 15 states, the Prime Minister said the BJP has increased its strength. PM Modi said that Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan have given strong support to the BJP adding that the people of Assam have once again expressed confidence in BJP. “We have got success in Madhya Pradesh also. NDA’s support has increased in Bihar also. This shows that the country now wants only development,” the Prime Minister said. Mentioning about Jharkhand in his address, the Prime Minister said: “I bow to the people of Jharkhand. We will work even harder for the rapid development of Jharkhand, and every single BJP worker will contribute their utmost efforts towards this goal.” Advertisement
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Top news of the day: India, Kuwait elevate ties to strategic partnership; Mohali building collapse death toll rises to 2, and moreNico Iamaleava passed for four touchdowns and Dylan Sampson rushed for 77 yards and set a school-record for TDs as No. 11 Tennessee rolled to a 56-0 victory over UTEP on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. Sampson scored on a 14-yard TD run early in the second quarter for the game's first points to deliver his 22nd TD of tje season to break the Tennessee single-season mark set by Gene McEvers in 1929. Iamaleava was 15 of 20 for 173 yards for Tennessee (9-2), while Bru McCoy caught a pair of TD passes and Squirrel White and Ethan Davis each had a TD reception. Tennessee moved its all-time record to 2-0 against the Miners, also having blanked the Conference USA school 24-0 in 2018. Jermod McCoy and John Slaughter had interceptions for the Volunteers, while Dominic Bailey recovered a fumble to set up a score. Skyler Locklear was 10-of-19 passing for 50 yards with an interception for UTEP (2-9), while rushing for 37 yards on eight carries. JP Pickles also had a turn at QB for the Miners and was 10 of 15 for 72 yards. Kenny Odom had eight receptions for 70 yards. Both defenses set the tone in the first quarter. The UTEP defense allowed just one first down to the Southeastern Conference team in three ugly series in the opening quarter and only 22 yards. In the second quarter, Sampson ended a 68-yard drive by dashing up the middle for 14 yards for the record-setting score to take a 7-0 lead with 13:22 remaining before halftime. After Bailey's fumble recovery, Iamaleava flipped a screen pass that White took 9 yards to the end zone nearly six minutes later. Davis put the Volunteers up 21-0 when he grabbed a short pass for a 1-yard TD. Iamaleava then found Bru McCoy from 18 yards with eight seconds left in the second quarter for a 28-0 halftime lead. McCoy caught his second TD and Peyton Lewis rushed for a pair for a 49-0 lead in the third quarter, but the biggest roar from Volunteers fans came when it was announced Florida beat No. 9 Ole Miss 24-17, to enhance the Volunteers' College Football Playoff hopes. Cameron Seldon's 3-yard run capped the scoring as the Volunteers finished the season undefeated at home for the second time in four years. --Field Level MediaNone
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UConn women’s basketball remains No. 2 in AP Top 25 poll, Paige Bueckers named Big East Player of the WeekProvident Bancorp, Inc. Adopts Stock Repurchase ProgramIowa followed its lowest-scoring game of the season with a 110-point eruption the next time out. The Hawkeyes will be one week removed from that scorching effort when they host Northwestern in Tuesday's Big Ten opener in Iowa City, but rust won't be the only roadblock for a potential repeat showing. Iowa (6-1) also is bracing for stiffer competition in conference play while navigating an injury to Seydou Traore. The reserve forward suffered a sprained ankle midway through the first half of a 110-77 home rout of South Carolina Upstate on Nov. 26. Also missing frontcourt contributors Even Brauns and Cooper Koch, the Hawkeyes still flexed their resilience and depth. Brock Harding notched a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds and Owen Freeman netted 17 points as five Iowa players scored in double figures. "Coming off a loss, going into Thanksgiving break here, we've got a couple days off coming, it'd be easy to kinda (think), ‘All right, let's relax for this one, guys sit out,'" Harding said. "But I think we really locked in." Northwestern (6-2) overcame 40.8 percent shooting to defeat UNLV 66-61 in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday in Tempe, Ariz. Brooks Barnhizer, a preseason All-Big Ten pick who was sidelined by a foot injury during the Wildcats' first four games, had team highs of 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists. He has scored at least 20 points in three of four games. Northwestern limited UNLV to a 42.1 percent effort from the floor. Matthew Nicholson propelled the defense with two of the Wildcats' seven steals to go with two blocks. "We're a defensive-minded team and, you know, our identity is just getting stops," Barnhizer said. "Everything else will take care of itself. So, the older guys were trying to come out here and do that tonight and I think we did a pretty good job of it." Strong ‘D' helped Northwestern's ball movement, too, as the Wildcats assisted on 15 of 20 made field goals. Northwestern went 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from long range to improve to 3-0 this season when connecting on 40 percent of its 3-point shots or better. --Field Level Media
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NoneBluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk's X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner's support of President-elect Donald Trump, or wanting an alternative to Meta's Threads and its algorithms. The platform grew out of the company then known as Twitter, championed by its former CEO Jack Dorsey. Its decentralized approach to social networking was eventually intended to replace Twitter's core mechanic . That's unlikely now that the two companies have parted ways. But Bluesky's growth trajectory — with a user base that has more than doubled since October — could make it a serious competitor to other social platforms. But with growth comes growing pains. It's not just human users who've been flocking to Bluesky but also bots, including those designed to create partisan division or direct users to junk websites. The skyrocketing user base — now surpassing 25 million — is the biggest test yet for a relatively young platform that has branded itself as a social media alternative free of the problems plaguing its competitors. According to research firm Similarweb, Bluesky added 7.6 million monthly active app users on iOS and Android in November, an increase of 295.4% since October. It also saw 56.2 million desktop and mobile web visits, in the same period, up 189% from October. Besides the U.S. elections, Bluesky also got a boost when X was briefly banned in Brazil . “They got this spike in attention, they’ve crossed the threshold where it is now worth it for people to flood the platform with spam,” said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and a member of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media. “But they don’t have the cash flow, they don’t have the established team that a larger platform would, so they have to do it all very, very quickly.” To manage growth for its tiny staff, Bluesky started as an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February. That period gave the site time to build out moderation tools and other distinctive features to attract new users , such as “starter packs” that provide lists of topically curated feeds. Meta recently announced that it is testing a similar feature. Compared to the bigger players like Meta's platforms or X, Bluesky has a “quite different” value system, said Claire Wardle, a professor at Cornell University and an expert in misinformation. This includes giving users more control over their experience. “The first generation of social media platforms connected the world, but ended up consolidating power in the hands of a few corporations and their leaders,” Bluesky said on its blog in March. “Our online experience doesn’t have to depend on billionaires unilaterally making decisions over what we see. On an open social network like Bluesky, you can shape your experience for yourself.” Because of this mindset, Bluesky has achieved a scrappy underdog status that has attracted users who've grown tired of the big players. “People had this idea that it was going to be a different type of social network,” Wardle said. “But the truth is, when you get lots of people in a place and there are eyeballs, it means that it’s in other people’s interests to use bots to create, you know, information that aligns with their perspective.” Little data has emerged to help quantify the rise in impersonator accounts, artificial intelligence-fueled networks and other potentially harmful content on Bluesky. But in recent weeks, users have begun reporting large numbers of apparent AI bots following them, posting plagiarized articles or making seemingly automated divisive comments in replies. Lion Cassens, a Bluesky user and doctoral candidate in the Netherlands, found one such network by accident — a group of German-language accounts with similar bios and AI-generated profile pictures posting in replies to three German newspapers. “I noticed some weird replies under a news post by the German newspaper ‘Die Ziet,’” he said in an email to The Associated Press. “I have a lot of trust in the moderation mechanism on Bluesky, especially compared to Twitter since the layoffs and due to Musk’s more radical stance on freedom of speech. But AI bots are a big challenge, as they will only improve. I hope social media can keep up with that.” Cassens said the bots' messages have been relatively innocuous so far, but he was concerned about how they could be repurposed in the future to mislead. There are also signs that foreign disinformation narratives have made their way to Bluesky. The disinformation research group Alethea pointed to one low-traction post sharing a false claim about ABC News that had circulated on Russian Telegram channels. Copycat accounts are another challenge. In late November, Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the Security, Trust and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech, found that of the top 100 most followed named individuals on Bluesky, 44% had at least one duplicate account posing as them. Two weeks later, Mantzarlis said Bluesky had removed around two-thirds of the duplicate accounts he’d initially detected — a sign the site was aware of the issue and attempting to address it. Bluesky posted earlier this month that it had quadrupled its moderation team to keep up with its growing user base. The company also announced it had introduced a new system to detect impersonation and was working to improve its Community Guidelines to provide more detail on what’s allowed. Because of the way the site is built, users also have the option to subscribe to third-party “Labelers” that outsource content moderation by tagging accounts with warnings and context. The company didn't respond to multiple requests for comment for this story. Even as its challenges aren’t yet at the scale other platforms face, Bluesky is at a “crossroads,” said Edward Perez, a board member at the nonpartisan nonprofit OSET Institute, who previously led Twitter’s civic integrity team. “Whether BlueSky likes it or not, it is being pulled into the real world,” Perez said, noting that it needs to quickly prioritize threats and work to mitigate them if it hopes to continue to grow. That said, disinformation and bots won't be Bluesky's only challenges in the months and years to come. As a text-based social network, its entire premise is falling out of favor with younger generations. A recent Pew Research Center poll found that only 17% of American teenagers used X, for instance, down from 23% in 2022. For teens and young adults, TikTok, Instagram and other visual-focused platforms are the places to be. Political polarization is also going against Bluesky ever reaching the size of TikTok, Instagram or even X. “Bluesky is not trying to be all things to all people,” Wardle said, adding that, likely, the days of a Facebook or Instagram emerging where they're “trying to keep everybody happy” are over. Social platforms are increasingly splintered along political lines and when they aren't — see Meta's platforms — the companies behind them are actively working to de-emphasize political content and news. ___ The Associated Press receives support from several private foundations to enhance its explanatory coverage of elections and democracy. See more about AP’s democracy initiative here . The AP is solely responsible for all content. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press . 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San Francisco leaders have struck a deal that should keep Urban Alchemy’s ambassadors on The City’s streets, but the future of the organization’s presence there remains unclear. What officials expected to be a noncontroversial expansion of a popular community-ambassador program quickly reopened a long-simmering debate in City Hall in recent weeks. At stake is the livelihoods of hundreds of workers, according to Urban Alchemy, the nonprofit deploying community ambassadors who keep a watchful eye over some of The City’s most challenging streets. But Supervisor Connie Chan , chair of the Board of Supervisors Budget Committee, reignited a discussion about whether Urban Alchemy has proven its efficacy after several years on the job, and whether continuing to pour millions into the nonprofit is warranted as The City faces a looming budget crisis. Urban Alchemy remains nascent compared to other major San Francisco nonprofits. Still, neither The City or Urban Alchemy is able to answer what San Francisco might look like without it. The Board of Supervisors’ budget committee on Wednesday will consider a proposed $7.8 million addition to the $16 million annual Urban Alchemy contract. That figure is expected to be negotiated down to $3.4 million, which should avert layoffs and last the organization through April, according to Chan. Urban Alchemy has warned that it could lay off more than 300 employees if the Board of Supervisors holds up the funding. Chan counters The City is draining its budget as it faces a deficit that approaches $1 billion in the coming years. She questions why San Francisco and Urban Alchemy was overspending its budget. “How do we have a balanced approach to our [city] budget, knowing our budget deficit is coming, and not end in a space where we’re going to regret spending this money and to be forced to cut critical and essential services, including for our law enforcement agencies?” Chan asked. She views the November election, in which voters chose Daniel Lurie as their next mayor , as a rebuke of Breed’s leadership and, by association, her response to The City’s social ailments. “What San Francisco voters have demanded is effective city government, and clearly they have said that the outgoing administration is not one, and at this moment I agree,” Chan said. The Mid-Market Foundation, the business organization that administers the contract to Urban Alchemy, explained that the additional spending will help expand the ambassadors’ coverage to Willow Alley, Ellis Street and keep them on the streets later into the evening. No matter what the Board of Supervisors agrees to do on the proposed contract amendment, it’s still slated to expire at the end of June 2025. By that time, the board will have several new members, Chan will likely no longer be the budget-committee chair, and The City will be led by a new mayor — and it’s unclear whether they’ll take the same approach. Initially conceived as a temporary and urgently necessary remedy to pandemic-induced street conditions, The City’s plan for its future with Urban Alchemy remains murky. It’s obvious that the Tenderloin and Mid-Market neighborhoods are not pristine, but it’s also true that workers have slowly trickled back to offices, COVID-era restrictions have lifted, crime is on the decline and overdose deaths are quickly dropping. Lurie, in a statement, told The Examiner, that he’s focused “accountability, service and change.” “I’ll make these difficult decisions next year when I assume office, but I’m committed to maintaining critical services in spite of this difficult budget climate,” Lurie said. “I plan to do that by demanding accountability and measurable results whenever we spend public money.” If The City does want to reup its community ambassador contract, it will require competitive bidding for the first time in nearly four years, according to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. Urban Alchemy’s rapid growth coincided with San Francisco’s stalling out, and the organization capitalized on The City’s need to bring order and cleanliness to streets hollowed out by the pandemic. The City’s homeless services changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, as shelters implemented social distancing and a flood of federal money helped fund San Francisco shelter options, including hotels. Urban Alchemy became a go-to for support — it inked contracts to staff a safe-sleeping site outside City Hall, tiny cabins and hotels to house the homeless. In 2021, Urban Alchemy and The City agreed to a contract that would see the nonprofit’s “practitioners” spread throughout the Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods. Long a source of concern from city leaders, these blocks came under renewed focus as office workers stayed home throughout the pandemic and open-air drug markets became routine. Urban Alchemy’s pitch from the jump was that ambassadors would cover street corners and supplement police officers and security guards, using a workforce that is largely made up of people with experience in the criminal-justice system themselves. Its approach is one rooted in empathy and,the organization contends, has proven effective at lowering crime without resorting to handcuffs and harsh words. Joined by Mayor London Breed, it announced a new study by Stanford University researchers at a Tenderloin press conference in January that found areas covered by Urban Alchemy’s practitioners saw significantly lower crime rates. At that time, the research had yet to be published and peer-reviewed. The Examiner contacted the lead researcher for an update on the paper’s status and, as of press time, had not heard back. Urban Alchemy’s critics argue The City has functionally written the nonprofit — which, though still rooted in San Francisco, has grown to cover seven cities across four states — a blank check. The proposal now in front of the Board of Supervisors would be the fifth time the contract has been amended. It has not been competitively bid since 2021. Urban Alchemy’s contract has earned the ire of labor unions like IFPTE Local 21, which cited Urban Alchemy last year in a treatise on The City’s growing use of contractors to provide services that could be provided by The City — and by unionized workers. The San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s Association has publicly offered to step in, claiming the Sheriff’s Department has been underfunded while funding for ambassador programs like Urban Alchemy’s has stepped up. “Urban Alchemy, while well-intentioned, has demonstrated that it cannot deliver the results San Francisco needs,” Ken Lomba, the union’s president, wrote in a letter. “By reallocating funds to the Sheriff’s Office, the city can ensure public safety is managed by trained professionals who have the authority, expertise, and oversight to make a real impact.” Chan, who was heavily backed by unions in her recent reelection victory, makes no secret of her preference for union labor. “Unions provide a safe working environment and a pathway to sustainable employment for workers, absolutely — I think the challenge here is that it seems like the workers are stuck in this short-term contract employment instead of truly [advancing],” Chan said. Despite its detractors, Urban Alchemy has continued to grow. It has a presence in Portland Oregon, Austin, Texas, and now reaches as fast east as Birmingham, Alabama. The organization’s fans have come out in support of it. “Our community has seen great improvement, recognized by residents and our team alike over the past year, we would be devastated to see this improvement regress,” Brooke Engelhardt, general manager of a Market Street apartment building, wrote in a letter to supervisors. “Seeing the kind faces of the Urban Alchemy team outside of our community and in the neighborhood creates a sense of community and safety that are invaluable.” Its presence in San Francisco has become so ubiquitous that it’s difficult to imagine The City without its streets full of Urban Alchemy workers in their trademark all-black outfits. In a show of force, dozens of Urban Alchemy workers filed into the final Board of Supervisors meeting before Thanksgiving, offering tangible evidence of the organization’s scale. But it remains to be seen what The City will do after the contract expires at the end of June. The City and Mid-Market Foundation have contemplated the “ramp-down” plans required under the original contract with Urban Alchemy, but shied away from ever implementing one. Last year, city officials balked at implementing a “ramp-down” plan. During budget hearings, “given the progress on the street conditions and the ongoing need to continue interventions that mitigate further decline and promote pro-social behavior, an immediate ramp-down plan was not in the best interest of the community and could potentially lead to a reversal of progress,” Kate Patterson, an OEWD spokesperson, told The Examiner in an email. But Chan has been able to imagine a future sans Urban Alchemy. She noted that The City employs several ambassador teams, including teams consisting of retired sheriff’s deputies and police officers. Chan — often criticized for being soft on crime — even openly mulls whether the funding for Urban Alchemy could be better spent on additional overtime shifts for police officers to patrol the area.
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Nico Iamaleava passed for four touchdowns and Dylan Sampson rushed for 77 yards and set a school-record for TDs as No. 11 Tennessee rolled to a 56-0 victory over UTEP on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. Sampson scored on a 14-yard TD run early in the second quarter for the game's first points to deliver his 22nd TD of tje season to break the Tennessee single-season mark set by Gene McEvers in 1929. Iamaleava was 15 of 20 for 173 yards for Tennessee (9-2), while Bru McCoy caught a pair of TD passes and Squirrel White and Ethan Davis each had a TD reception. Tennessee moved its all-time record to 2-0 against the Miners, also having blanked the Conference USA school 24-0 in 2018. Jermod McCoy and John Slaughter had interceptions for the Volunteers, while Dominic Bailey recovered a fumble to set up a score. Skyler Locklear was 10-of-19 passing for 50 yards with an interception for UTEP (2-9), while rushing for 37 yards on eight carries. JP Pickles also had a turn at QB for the Miners and was 10 of 15 for 72 yards. Kenny Odom had eight receptions for 70 yards. Both defenses set the tone in the first quarter. The UTEP defense allowed just one first down to the Southeastern Conference team in three ugly series in the opening quarter and only 22 yards. In the second quarter, Sampson ended a 68-yard drive by dashing up the middle for 14 yards for the record-setting score to take a 7-0 lead with 13:22 remaining before halftime. After Bailey's fumble recovery, Iamaleava flipped a screen pass that White took 9 yards to the end zone nearly six minutes later. Davis put the Volunteers up 21-0 when he grabbed a short pass for a 1-yard TD. Iamaleava then found Bru McCoy from 18 yards with eight seconds left in the second quarter for a 28-0 halftime lead. McCoy caught his second TD and Peyton Lewis rushed for a pair for a 49-0 lead in the third quarter, but the biggest roar from Volunteers fans came when it was announced Florida beat No. 9 Ole Miss 24-17, to enhance the Volunteers' College Football Playoff hopes. Cameron Seldon's 3-yard run capped the scoring as the Volunteers finished the season undefeated at home for the second time in four years. --Field Level MediaPlastic Processing Machinery Market Insights: In-Depth Analysis of Key Players and Market Dynamics
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