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☆ The story in Simone Biles’ new floor routine: The ‘big boss of gymnastics’ is back
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Gymnastics Championships are quiet, already anticipating the next big moment, when Simone Biles raises her right fist above her head and knocks downward three times against an invisible barrier. Amid the high-difficulty skills packed into her floor routine, the knocking movement is easy to overlook. No one loved Simone Biles’ floor exercise more than her family. For about 12 seconds, Biles’ routine turns into an expressive dance fit for a stage. Simone Biles performs her floor exercise during the U.S.

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☆ US stockpiles of the rare earth minerals it would need to fight a war against an adversary like China are a mystery, and experts warn it's a problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Kelsey Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Part of the military's mission at home is to keep stockpiles of goods like critical minerals on hand for emergency wartime use. In the dark on the stockpileAlthough the name suggests otherwise, rare earth minerals are not exactly rare — in fact, they're relatively plentiful. The Biden administration began cutting American imports of Chinese rare earth minerals a few years ago in an effort to decrease US reliance on China for critical minerals. Submarines, fighter aircraft, magnets used in missiles, radar systems, and drones all require critical earth minerals for manufacturing. AdvertisementA past report for Congress on rare earth minerals for national defense, for instance, noted that a single Virginia-class submarine requires 9,200 pounds of rare earth minerals, while an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer requires 5,200 pounds.

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Some venues have already sold out of original tickets, but verified resellers, including StubHub and Vivid Seats, have many tickets available. Here's what fans need to know about how to buy Alan Jackson concert tour tickets. How to buy tickets for Alan Jackson 2024 concert tourWith ticket sales beginning on June 7, Alan Jackson's Last Call tour still has original tickets remaining for multiple locations. How much are Alan Jackson tickets? With the singer's neurological condition causing a gap in the Last Call Tour dates, it is unknown whether Jackson will announce further dates and locations.

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☆ Unruly Passenger Who Was Restrained With Duct Tape Faces Record Fine
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An American Airlines passenger who kicked and spit at flight attendants and passengers and attempted to open the cabin door before she was secured to a seat with duct tape has been sued by the Federal Aviation Administration for $81,950, the largest-ever fine issued by the agency for unruly behavior. The passenger, Heather Wells, 34, of San Antonio, was traveling first class from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C., on July 7, 2021, when about an hour into the flight she ordered a Jack Daniel’s and became agitated and said she “wanted out” of the plane, according to a lawsuit filed on June 3 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Ms. Wells began running toward the back of the plane, where she dropped to her knees in the aisle and began “talking incoherently to passengers, before crawling back toward the main cabin,” the lawsuit said. When a flight attendant responded, Ms. Wells “became verbally aggressive and told the flight attendant that she would ‘hurt him’ if he didn’t get out of her way,” according to the court document.

Persons: Heather Wells, Jack Daniel’s, “, Wells, Wells “, didn’t Organizations: American Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth International, Charlotte Douglas International, Western, Western District of Texas Locations: San Antonio, Dallas, Texas, Charlotte, N.C, U.S, Western District

☆ The Momentous Decision New York Almost Made
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Emily Badger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

American cities are shaped by the accumulation of many small choices across time: to put a park here, to lay a sewer there, to rezone this commercial strip or redesign that roadway. But every now and then, a momentous decision is made — to reverse the Chicago River, to construct the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, to move a highway underground in Boston’s Big Dig. And it changes what’s possible for years to come, altering a city’s growth, its economic prospects or the very nature of its public space. Congestion pricing could have been such a turning point in New York, according to proponents for whom the policy promised not just new revenue for mass transit, but also a fundamentally novel approach to reining in the cost of cars in an American city center. Kathy Hochul’s decision to halt it may be remembered as a turning point, too.

Persons: Kathy Hochul’s Organizations: Fort, Gov Locations: Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, New York, American

☆ An American Airlines passenger who was duct-taped to a first-class seat over unruly behavior is being sued by the FAA for $82,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The FAA is suing an American Airlines passenger for $81,950 after a 2021 flight incident. The passenger, Heather Wells, hit a flight attendant and tried to open the cabin door, the suit says. Unruly passenger incidents surged in 2021, and figures still remain well above pre-pandemic levels. AdvertisementA woman who was duct-taped to her seat on an American Airlines flight is facing a lawsuit from the Federal Aviation Administration. The suit said Heather Wells was flying first class from Dallas/Fort Worth to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Persons: Heather Wells, — Organizations: FAA, American Airlines, Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Business Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Patrick Gottsch, Champion of Rural TV Programming, Dies at 70
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A tractor-pulling contest in Rockwell, Iowa. “The Big Joe Polka Show.” A veterinarian discussing how to keep flies off cows. Its programing may not be the stuff of must-see television in urban and suburban America. But RFD-TV, which also carries gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Future Farmers of America convention, occupies an enduring, if narrow, niche on the television spectrum. Mr. Gottsch, whose spinoff properties include the Cowboy Channel, the Cowgirl Channel and Rural Radio, Channel 147 on SiriusXM, died on May 18 in Fort Worth.

Persons: “, Joe, Hee, Patrick Gottsch, Gottsch Organizations: Future Farmers of, Cowboy Channel, Rural Radio Locations: Rockwell , Iowa, America, Future Farmers of America, SiriusXM, Fort Worth

☆ The US has a rich drag history. Here’s why the art form will likely outlast attempts to restrict it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Most of those efforts failed, but they have fueled harmful rhetoric around drag performers and the art form itself. Barbara Alper/Getty ImagesDrag has become increasingly visible in recent years through mainstream shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and popular public events such as drag brunches, drag bingo and drag queen story hours, in which drag performers read children’s books to young audiences, often at libraries. Pickle reads from a book during the Drag Queen Story Hour program at a Los Angeles library in 2019. These lawmakers falsely claim that drag performers “groom” or sexualize children, of which there is also no evidence. It’s why Alaska Thunderf**k, the blonde bouffanted winner of the second season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” first got into drag – to make art that wasn’t bound by rules.

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☆ Home prices are cooling nationwide. These 4 cities are leading the declines.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The share of US homes seeing price declines has hit its highest level since 2022, Redfin said. It could be a sign that national price growth will soon start softening. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMore than 6% of US homes are seeing price declines, the biggest share since November 2022, according to a new Redfin report.

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☆ Craft cocktails, mountain bikes and art: Walmart's hometown is booming, and getting more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

— When Gil Curren's family moved into a run-down farmhouse in Walmart's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1971, the now-retail giant wasn't yet a decade old. Craft cocktails, hipster coffee shops and chef-driven restaurants have popped up around the city. Realtor Kristen Boozman, who works for Sotheby's, helps clients search for homes in the Bentonville area, including many buyers who are relocating from another city. Home values have shot up in the Bentonville area. A Walmart spokeswoman said the Walton Family Foundation funds and advocates for affordable housing projects in the Bentonville area.

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☆ Walmart rolls out new training programs for skilled trades as it tries to fill high-demand roles
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Walmart on Wednesday said it will offer new training programs and certifications to fill high-demand roles across its business, such as HVAC technicians, opticians and software engineers. The retail giant aims to retain market share gains, particularly in the grocery department, during a period of high inflation. Walmart also kicked off a $9 billion project to upgrade and modernize more than 1,400 of its stores, representing more than a quarter of the total Walmart stores across the country. The company's total annual compensation for the median employee was $27,642 in the most recent fiscal year, according to the company's 2024 proxy report. Those skilled trade jobs pay between $19 and $45 per hour, said Lo Stomski, the company's chief talent officer.

Persons: Lo Stomski, Stomski, it's Organizations: Walmart, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Target, Amazon, Workers Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, Bentonville , Arkansas

☆ I 'escaped' Texas for Tennessee. I loved the food and tech scene, but got tired of the heat and rising property taxes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jim Ward, a 61-year-old who works in cybersecurity and moved from Dallas, Texas, to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2022. AdvertisementAfter 20 years of living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, my wife and I finally escaped to Tennessee two years ago. As far as geography goes, in the Dallas area, the terrain is predominantly flat with few trees. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWhile living in Texas, I had a job that required a lot of traveling. AdvertisementOur quality of life has improved in TennesseeThere are certainly several similarities between Tennessee and Texas, but I also see a lot of differences.

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☆ Simone Biles wins ninth national all-around title, sweeps event titles at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

FORT WORTH, Texas — What do you get for the nine-time national all-around champion who has everything? Simone Biles earned the Texas token as a trophy Sunday night after clinching the top spot at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships with a total score of 119.750 (60.450 on Day 1, 59.300 on Day 2). Biles capped her winning all-around performance on the uneven bars, coasting through in her typical speedy fashion to score a 14.400. Tokyo silver medalist Jordan Chiles climbed to fifth in the all-around standings behind a big 14.100 floor routine while 2020 floor Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey finished seventh.

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☆ Gabby Douglas ended her bid to return to the Olympics. She’s still a champion in my eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Opinion Onnie Willis Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Her painful backstory was a good part of the reason why I, like many other gymnastics fans, pulled hard for Gabby Douglas when she announced her return to elite gymnastics. Had she made the team, Douglas would have been the oldest American woman to compete in gymnastics at the Olympics since 1952. Ross, a teammate of Douglas’ in London, was the youngest member of the “Fierce Five” that won team gold at that Olympics. And if she can’t make the national championships, she can’t make the US Olympic team. Dominique Moceanu, the diminutive, dynamic athlete on the “Magnificent Seven” 1996 Olympic gymnastics team, paralleled Douglas’ journey in some ways.

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☆ Where Canada's 'super pigs' are most likely to invade the US — and potentially cause millions of dollars in damage
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewResearchers have warned that Canadian "super pigs" could soon invade the US, potentially causing millions of dollars in damage — and four states in particular are especially at risk. The researchers used data from GPS collars on feral pigs to follow their movement patterns and determine their invasion potential. Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty ImagesBrook called the super pigs an "environmental train wreck." According to USDA estimates, feral pigs already cause $2.5 billion worth of damage to US agriculture annually. So, regardless of what you've heard, it's unlikely you can shoot your way out of a super pig invasion.

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☆ Simone Biles enjoys impressive start at Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Issy Ronald | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Simone Biles’ quest for a record-extending ninth US Gymnastics Championship title began on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. Biles finished the night on the floor and scored a 15.200 to solidify her lead and enter Sunday with a great chance to win the title. Biles’ fellow all-around Olympic champion Suni Lee finished in fourth place Friday, while reigning Olympic floor champion Jade Carey finished in eighth place. All podium training sessions will be available to watch on FlipNow.tv – USA Gymnastics’ streaming service – while Peacock, NBC and CNBC will broadcast the main sessions. More viewing details are available on the USA Gymnastics website.

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☆ Simone Biles steps up Olympic preparation at Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Simone Biles continues her journey to a third Olympic Games as she competes at this week’s Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships. All podium training sessions will be available to watch on FlipNow.tv – USA Gymnastics’ streaming service – while Peacock, NBC and CNBC will broadcast the main sessions. More viewing details are available on the USA Gymnastics website. Suni Lee competes in the balance beam at the Core Hydration Classic. She took the balance beam title at the Core Hydration Classic with a score of 14.600.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Lee, Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Gabby Douglas, Peacock, Charly Triballeau, Biles ’, Shilese Jones, Chiles Organizations: CNN, Games, Tokyo Games, Olympic, Paris Olympics, NBC, CNBC, USA, YouTube, Getty, Tokyo Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Paris, AFP

☆ All charges dropped against golf champ Scottie Scheffler in Louisville case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Scottie Scheffler hits from the 6th tee during the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 23, 2024. Kentucky prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all criminal charges against golf champ Scottie Scheffler related to his controversial arrest May 17 as he tried to drive into the club hosting the PGA Championship in Louisville. "Based on the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr. Scheffler," Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell told a judge. O'Connell also said, "Mr. Scheffler's characterization that this was, quote, 'a big misunderstanding,' unquote, is corroborated by the evidence." Scheffler, 27, who is the world's top-ranked golfer, had faced charges of felony assault on a police officer and reckless driving in the case.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Charles Schwab, Scheffler, Mike O'Connell, O'Connell, Bryan Gillis, Gillis, Steve Romines Organizations: Colonial Country Club, Mr, Louisville, Valhalla Golf, ESPN Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Kentucky, Louisville, Jefferson

☆ Texas weather: 1 million customers are without power in the tornado-ravaged state as storms slam Dallas and Houston
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Storms unloaded hurricane-force wind gusts across the Dallas area, with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport recording a wind gust of 77 mph early Tuesday as power outages in the area started to skyrocket. KTVTThe power outages started to ramp up early Tuesday morning in the Dallas area, then extended south with the storms as they roared across the state, according to PowerOutage.us. Large hail, lightning and wind gusts as strong as 80 mph are the main threats with any storm. Dallas is the second major Texas city to have critical power infrastructure damaged by severe weather in less than two weeks. Storm damage is seen in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area on May 28, 2024.

Persons: Houston’s George, Storms, Clay Jenkins, Grant Cruise, Oncor, “, ” Cruise, it’s, Jenkins, Andy Rose Organizations: CNN, Dallas Fort Worth International, Dallas, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental, White House, National Weather Service, Sunday, Houston, “, Dallas County, Texans Locations: Texas, Dallas, Houston, Terrell , Texas, PowerOutage.us, Dallas County, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Fort Worth, Harris County, Fort Worth , Texas

☆ Damaging Winds and ‘Very Large Hail’ Hit Central Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Remy Tumin | Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Another round of powerful storms brought rain, high winds and large hail to Texas on Tuesday, causing hundreds of thousands of utility customers to lose power and ground stops to be put in place for several hours at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Just as the region was recovering from deadly tornadoes over the weekend, sirens rang out early on Tuesday morning, as the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for areas east of Dallas that expired at 8:15 a.m. local time. “Take cover now!” said a message early Tuesday from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. The storms included damaging winds, with gusts as high as 70 miles per hour, and hail the size of golf balls, the Weather Service said on social media.

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☆ Grayson Murray: Korn Ferry Tour’s Harry Higgs reflects on how best to remember US golfer, who died on Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US golfer Harry Higgs, who plays on the PGA Tour’s developmental tour, delivered a powerful speech on Sunday after winning the Visit Knoxville Open in which reflected on how best to honor Grayson Murray following his death at the weekend. Murray’s death was announced by the PGA Tour on Saturday, a day after the 30-year-old withdrew from competition, citing illness, at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. Higgs poses with the trophy after winning the Visit Knoxville Open. 2 in the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, virtually ensuring his automatic qualification for the PGA Tour in 2025. “Say something nice to a loved one and say something nice to somebody you don’t know and try to accomplish that daily.

Persons: Harry Higgs, Grayson Murray, Charles Schwab, “, ”, Higgs, Grayson, Murray, Brennan Asplen, it’s, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, PGA, Visit Knoxville, Knoxville Open’s, Visit, Holston, Country Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Knoxville , Tennessee, Visit Knoxville

☆ Deadly storms turn northeast with 68 million at risk of severe weather on Memorial Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Patrick Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Flash flooding alerts were in place for 9 million people, mostly in Tennessee, Kentucky and southern Indiana. At least 68 million people were under severe weather warnings on Memorial Day, as storms turned toward the Northeast after claiming the lives of at least 19 people and leaving half a million homes and businesses without power across the central United States. Some emergency phones lines had been damaged and were not operational, Kentucky State Police said, according to NBC affiliate WNKY of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Monday's weather warnings come after a torrid night across southern states and in the Great Plains. Weather watchers posted pictures from Missouri and Kentucky showing huge, ominous funnel clouds as well as golf ball-sized hailstones.

Persons: Cindi Watts, Evan Garcia, Mike Morgan, Michelle Grossman, Brian Spurlock Organizations: REUTERS, NBC, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Getty, Kentucky State Police, Tornadoes, NWS, National Weather Service, Lone Star State, West, Associated Press Locations: Temple , Texas, U.S, Colorado, Rand, Denver, Jackson, Tennessee , Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, East Coast, Carolinas, Pennsylvania, New York, United States, INDIANAPOLIS, Indianapolis , Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, Bowling Green , Kentucky, Great, Texas, Oklahoma, Valley View , Texas, Fort Worth, West , Florida

☆ A boomer moved from Texas to Missouri for her retirement thinking everything would be cheaper. She was 'so wrong.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She said nearly everything is more expensive in St. Louis compared to Dallas, from groceries to gas to various taxes. Census data shows that between 2021 and 2022, about 494,000 people moved out of Texas, while over 668,300 people moved in. Nearly 9,200 people moved from Texas to Missouri during this period. AdvertisementTheir son attended the University of Missouri, where her husband went, and he settled in St. Louis. AdvertisementThey looked around St. Louis for two years but couldn't find much on the market.

Persons: Donna, Louis, Missouri Donna, St . Louis, It's, didn't, she's, She's, it'll Organizations: Service, Texans, Lone Star State, University of Minnesota's, Texas, Air Force, University of Missouri Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, St, Texas, Missouri, Europe, St .

☆ Grayson Murray’s parents confirm the golfer died by suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Professional golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide, his parents confirmed in a statement released through the PGA Tour. It’s a nightmare.”The statement continued, “We would like to thank the PGA Tour and the entire world of golf for the outpouring of support. It provides free and confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people in suicidal crisis or distress. For crisis support in Spanish, call 1-888-628-9454. For support outside of the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided by the International Association for Suicide Prevention.

Persons: Grayson Murray, ” Eric, Terry Murray, wasn’t, Grayson, ”, Charles Schwab, Murray, Keegan Bradley Organizations: CNN, PGA, Tour, Sony, Keegan, IMG, Prevention, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Raleigh , North Carolina

Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. The Louisville Metro Police Department released video from a police dashcam showing two officers escorting a handcuffed Scottie Scheffler last Friday. Our position is the same as it was last Friday: Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong. What we know about the arrestDespite the arrest, Scottie Scheffler finished the PGA Championship tied for 8th place. The officer, identified as Gillis, stopped Scheffler and “attempted to give instructions,” the report states.

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