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Ex-Schenectady Councilman John Polimeni now a ConservativeKyle Walters doesn’t believe losing a third consecutive Grey Cup means the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ roster should be blown up. The CFL club’s general manager told reporters at his year-end availability Tuesday that reaching a fifth straight championship game by overcoming lots of injuries was a big accomplishment. Even before Winnipeg’s recent 41-24 Grey Cup loss to the Toronto Argonauts, Walters said he was looking forward to next season. “I was excited for next year based on what I’m looking at, compared to years past, where we’ve got more young guys that have contributed that are under contract,” he said. “We’ve got more young players in the building. So, the idea of, ‘This is the end of the road. The team is in a free-for-all downward,’ I don’t think is accurate. “We have a good group of guys and we were in a one-point (Grey Cup) game with 10 minutes left ... before things went downhill.” The Blue Bombers started the season 0-4, moved to 2-6 and finished 11-7 to claim the West Division title. Star receiver Dalton Schoen, veteran linebacker Adam Bighill and backup quarterback Chris Streveler all suffered season-ending injuries and are pending free agents. Negotiating with the team’s 27 unsigned players could be impacted by moves across the league among coaches, personnel staff and players such as quarterbacks, Walters said. The Bombers have given permission for offensive coordinator Buck Pierce to speak to the B.C. Lions and Edmonton Elks about those teams’ vacant head-coaching jobs, he said. Walters also revealed the Ottawa Redblacks were given the go-ahead to talk to Richie Hall about their defensive coordinator vacancy. Hall was a Winnipeg defensive assistant this season after Jordan Younger took over from him as defensive coordinator. Walters said the Bombers received permission to speak to Lions offensive coordinator Jordan Maksymic in case Pierce leaves. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have already been given the OK to talk to Winnipeg assistant general managers Danny McManus and Ted Goveia about the Ticats’ GM opening. “You’re hesitant to have too much conversation with people who may not be in the organization next year, so it’s just been me and (head coach) Mike (O’Shea) in this moment huddled together and talking about next year,” Walters said. He said an NFL team had asked Tuesday morning to work out one Blue Bomber, but he didn’t reveal the player’s name in case he wasn’t aware of the request yet. The Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup in 2019 and ’21, but lost 28-24 to the Montreal Alouettes last year and 24-23 to Toronto in 2022. Winnipeg re-signed placekicker Sergio Castillo last week. Walters said he’d like to have deals done with three or four main players before the end of the year. The team has some up-and-coming young players inked for next year, and injuries gave others valuable experience on both sides of the ball, Walters said. Receivers such as rookie Ontaria Wilson (1,026 yards receiving in 18 games) and Keric Wheatfall (273 yards in seven games) are signed through next season. “The experience that they got was invaluable,” Walters said. Re-signing players who missed time because of injuries can get tricky. “Organizationally, can we approach (their agents) and say, ‘Well, your guy was hurt, he should come back for less money?’” Walters said. “Generally, they don’t view it like that. They view that they’ll be back 100 per cent.” One question mark is the backup to starting quarterback Zach Collaros, who suffered a deep cut to the index finger of his throwing hand late in the third quarter of the Grey Cup. Collaros got five stitches and numbing agent applied to his finger. He returned with a bandage on it, but admitted he had a hard time gripping the ball. “We’ll have to find out who our offensive coordinator is first,” Walters said when asked who might be Collaros’s backup. Terry Wilson, who briefly replaced Collaros in the Grey Cup, and Jake Dolegala are signed for next year.
Democrats are facing backlash for their take on the recent murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. As the head of the country’s largest insurance firm, Thompson's murder, by a suspect police believe bore animosity toward the healthcare industry, sparked some controversial reactions. Some on the Left said his murder brought them “joy” because he represented the “greedy” corporations they believe have oppressed millions of Americans. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) condemned the violence but expressed that “you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands.” Warren indicated during an MSNBC interview that she agreed people are angry “with good reason” at the insurance industry. "The visceral response from people across this country who feel cheated, ripped off, and threatened by the vile practices of their insurance companies should be a warning to everyone in the healthcare system," Warren told the Huffington Post when pressed on social media posts celebrating Thompson’s murder. Warren faced criticism on X for her position, with one user saying the senator “believes that the disgusting act of a crazy communist reflects the hatred of the entire nation for insurance companies.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) also condemned the healthcare industry during a response to Thompson’s death. "I think what the outpouring of anger at the healthcare industry tells us is that millions of people understand that healthcare is a human right and that you cannot have people in the insurance industry rejecting needed healthcare for people while they make billions of dollars in profit," Sanders told the same outlet. Both senators have been rebuked by people who believe they are excusing Thompson’s murder. “We already knew this, but Warren and Sanders have no business being in elected office. They have essentially excused the murder of a healthcare executive, laying the groundwork for additional violence. Disqualifying,” one user said on X. Taylor Lorenz, a journalist who formerly worked for the Washington Post, was also reprimanded after she initially said on Monday that Thompson’s murder sparked “joy” for her. Lorenz’s comments came as she lamented during a Piers Morgan Uncensored interview the “tens of thousands of Americans that [Thompson] murdered” and those who “died because greedy health insurance executives like this one push a policy of denying care to the most vulnerable people.” Thompson’s death “feels like justice in this system when somebody responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans suffers the same fate as tens of thousands of Americans," Lorenz added. Host Piers Morgan asked Lorenz: “How can this make you joyful? This guy is a husband, he’s a father, and he’s been gunned down in the middle of Manhattan.” A report from Network Contagion Research Institute found that six of the top ten most-engaged posts on X about Thompson's murder on the day it occurred “either expressed explicit or implicit support for the killing or denigrated the victim.” “If we had universal healthcare like Bernie Sanders proposed, no one would be shooting insurance CEOs,” one user said . “This needs to be the new norm,” another user wrote, “EAT THE RICH.” Alex Goldenberg, a top adviser at the institute, said that the murder is “being framed as some opening blow in a broader class war, which is very concerning as it heightens the threat environment for similar actors to engage in similar acts of violence,” in comments to the New York Times. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a conservative voice in Congress, also expressed concern on Tuesday that Thompson’s murder had turned his suspected killer, Luigi Mangione, into a “hero” and launched a left-wing “political movement.” "I've been watching this unfold, and I believe it's the beginning of a political movement," Greene said during an interview with Real America's Voice. "What I'm more concerned about is we've seen the Left push for socialized medicine for years, you know?" "Bernie Sanders had Medicare For All," she continued. "I hope this doesn't turn into where they take this guy they're praising ... and make him some sort of hero that they all worship and then pick up the mantra and go after other people." Other conservative commentators, including Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh, have criticized the "radical left-wing" for its stance on Thompson's murder in warnings that political violence "may be coming back." Circumstantial evidence surrounding Thompson’s murder indicated that the gunman bore ill will toward the health insurance industry. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Bullet casings left behind by the shooter at the crime scene had the words “depose,” “deny,” and “delay” written on them. The words are likely a reference to the similar "three Ds of insurance,” “deny,” “delay,” and “defend,” which are tactics used by insurance companies to avoid paying claims. The words also mirror the title of a book that denounces healthcare insurers, which became an Amazon bestseller following the shooting. Mangione suffered from chronic back pain and is believed to have undergone spinal fusion surgery last July. At the time of his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Monday, Mangione was found with a handwritten document that criticized healthcare companies for putting profits above care, expressed ill will toward corporate America, and included a passage saying, "Frankly, these parasites had it coming.”Lewandowski joins Ronaldo and Messi in Champions League 100-goal club. Haaland nets 2 but City draws
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None1 2 3 Times News Network Ludhiana: What started as a routine drive back home from school turned into a nightmare for a man and his two children. While driving his motorcycle, the man strayed into a pile of loose earth heaped around an open manhole in Eastman Chowk, Giaspura. The mound shifted, sending him and the children sliding down into the gaping hole right in the middle of traffic. Fortunately for them, the road was crowded and passersby lost no time to come to the rescue. CCTV footage of the incident, which also went viral on social media, shows a group of startled people gathering around the manhole soon after the three fell inside. For some time, they could be seen in fervent discussions, after which someone fetched a ladder. The video showed the two kids being dragged out and attended to by concerned residents. While Good Samaritans saved the day, the MC shifted the blame on the contractor working in the area. The civic body is getting a road constructed at this location and the operation and maintenance cell is raising the level of manhole slabs. Officials said that the contractor handling the work ignored safety measures. The negligence could prove fatal for the victims, who have sustained injuries. The incident took place at around 1.30pm. After they were rescued from the manhole, passersby took the victims to the nearest hospital. Meanwhile, the incidents sparked considerable public outrage, with people asking why there was no barricading around the manhole and why officials responsible were not present at the spot. Many wondered what would have happened if the incident took place at night, with no one around. MC executive engineer Parshotam Lal said, “The matter has come to my knowledge. When the video went viral, the contractor gave the plea that he had done barricading but the bike rider still entered the road. We will issue a notice to the contractor and warn contractors to avoid such negligence in future.” We also published the following articles recently Step carefully: Manhole menace continues in city Dangerous, damaged manholes plague Lucknow's Mahatma Gandhi Marg, especially near popular public spaces like Kargil Shaheed Park, posing a severe threat to pedestrians. Residents express fear and recount near-misses due to missing or broken covers. Tragic incidents, including fatalities, underscore the urgency. Authorities blame theft and plan to replace iron covers with cement ones, while also pursuing legal action. Step carefully: Manhole menace continues in city Dangerous, damaged manholes plague Lucknow's Mahatma Gandhi Marg, especially near popular public spaces like Kargil Shaheed Park, posing a significant threat to pedestrians. Residents express fear and recount near misses due to missing or broken covers. Tragically, similar hazards have led to fatalities in other city areas. Theres no trace of Coimbatores manhole-cleaning robots bought for Rs2cr in 2020 Five robotic manhole cleaners, purchased by the Coimbatore city corporation for 2.12 crore in 2020, remain unused. Untrained workers and outsourcing complications have stalled their deployment, while manual scavenging continues, endangering workers. A new tender is expected to finally put the robots, intended to improve safety and efficiency, into operation.
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