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Apr 01 2024
News
Diamondbacks place OF Thomas (hamstring) on IL
PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas was been placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a strained left hamstring. Thomas was hurt early in Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies while running down the first base line. He grabbed at his hamstring after passing the base, though he stayed in the game for one more inning before leaving. The Diamondbacks called up
ESPN.comApr 16 2024
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Senator Thomas Hart Benton’s funeral was a three-day affair
ST. LOUIS — Clouds filled the sky on the morning of April 16, 1858. The Missouri Democrat newspaper described the weather as "almost tearful, as if in sympathy." The Chamber of Commerce had resolved that all businesses be closed. Stores and shops were draped in black bunting and American flags. But the streets were alive with crowds of residents, all seeking a glimpse of four plumed black
St. Louis Post-DispatchApr 06 2024
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Cam Thomas, Nets storm past Pistons
April 7 - Cam Thomas scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 113-103 comeback victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday in New York. Dennis Schroder scored 24 points and Noah Clowney added 17 for Brooklyn (31-47), which has won five of its past seven games. The Nets trailed by 15 with 7:49 remaining in the fourth quarter but rallied to take a 104-103 lead with 2:54 left
ReutersApr 18 2024
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Man dies after being partially ejected from van on I-65 in Jefferson County
A man was killed Thursday morning after he was partially ejected from the van he was driving as it overturned and struck a tree on I-65 in Jefferson County, authorities said. Brandon R. Watson, 35, of Madison, was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck around 7:51 a.m., said Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Vu Quang. Watson was driving a 2019 Chevrolet 2500
AL.comApr 01 2024
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14-year-old boy missing in south Jefferson County
A 14-year-old boy reported missing in Jefferson County may be in crisis and not dressed for cold weather, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Nihemiah Rivera was reported missing from the 3600 block of South Depew Street around 5:10 p.m., according to the agency. Rivera is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall; 160 pounds; with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a
The Denver PostMar 19 2024
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Jefferson County school bus involved in crash
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Jefferson County school bus crashed Tuesday morning between Gardendale and Center Point in north Jefferson County. No injuries have been reported from the crash that happened on Valley Terrace, just of Potts Hollow Road. School officials say that the students on the bus have already been picked up and were due to arrive at school before the tardy bell. This is
Fox 6 WBRCNov 24 2021
Opinion
Tearing Down Thomas Jefferson Over Slavery Is Moral Idiocy
You can always count on woke progressives to live up to the worst caricatures of their ideas. Democrats on the New York City Council have now removed a statue of the founder of the Democratic Party, Thomas Jefferson, from the City Council chamber in New York City Hall. The statue has been in City Hall since 1834 (eight years after Jefferson’s death), when it was erected to celebrate his
Dan McLaughlinMar 25 2024
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Vikings keeping Justin Jefferson in the loop on quarterback changes
ORLANDO – The Vikings will try for a second time to finalize a contract extension with wide receiver Justin Jefferson after the team and receiver paused talks without a deal the day before the 2023 season. They've resumed those conversations this winter, with General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah saying Jefferson should be the highest-paid receiver in the league. As they've done so, Kevin O'
Star TribuneApr 13 2024
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Jefferson Parish's schools superintendent just got a big raise. See how much.
The Jefferson Parish School Board this week approved a new four-year contract for Superintendent James Gray that guarantees him a base salary of $321,000 a year, making him the highest-paid school superintendent in the metro New Orleans area. Not only is Gray's base pay more than any other area superintendent, it is more than that of State Superintendent Cade Brumley, who preceded him in the
The Times-PicayuneApr 08 2024
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Man shot dead while driving in Marrero, Jefferson Parish sheriff says
A man was shot dead while he was driving in Marrero Monday night, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
Gunfire was reported at around 6 p.m. in the 6200 block of Lapalco Boulevard, where deputies found a bullet-riddled vehicle crashed into a median near Lapalco's intersection with Sauvage Avenue.
Deputies found the man in the drivers seat with at least one bullet
The Times-Picayune