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Report: Florida SBA moved state pension money into higher risk investments

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

The Florida State Board of Administration is reportedly making a money move considered risky. It hopes it will pay off for some retirees collecting a pension.Over the past few months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has crossed the state, signing into law several bills passed by the state Legislature, making stops around the country and even abroad in anticipation of what could be an imminent presidential run.However, with the attempt to raise his national profile comes new scrutiny.The investigative journalism site The Lever, which identifies itself as an outlet focusing on money in politics, reported that the SBA, which is the DeSantis administration’s pension board, moved state pension money into higher risk investments. These are the pensions earmarked for employees such as firefighters and teachers.“They’re high fee. They have very little transparency,” said Matthew Cunningham-Cook with The Lever, “and some of those private equity and hedge fund managers...

Swifties ready to rock out in the rain for 2nd night of Taylor Swift

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

Taylor Swift fans were rocking their ponchos on Saturday as they got ready to take in the musician’s second of three sold-out “Eras Tour” shows at Gillette Stadium.In total, the shows are expected to bring some 200,000 people to the venue through Sunday night.Police officials have reminded motorists that only those with tickets will be able to get near the stadium during the shows and people should prepare for traffic and seek alternate routes around the area during the concert if possible.All three Swift concerts, featuring Phoebe Bridgers and GAYLE for two shows and Bridgers and Gracie Abrams on Sunday, are set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Even earlier this week, activities around the shows were already in full swing Thursday as fans lined up in the cold to buy official tour merchandise at Gillette Stadium.

Police: 76-year-old man struck by vehicle in Leominster has died

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

A 76-year-old man who was rushed to the hospital by medical helicopter after being struck by a vehicle in Leominster on Friday night has died, officials said. His name has not been released.Officers responding to a reported of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Nichols and Main streets around 9 p.m. found the man seriously injured and a damaged sedan with a smashed windshield, according to Leominster police.The driver who struck the pedestrian stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

3-year-old shot and injured 2 people in Indiana, including man wanted for murder, police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

(CNN) — A 3-year-old child shot and injured two people in Indiana on Thursday evening, which led to the arrest of a man wanted for murder in Illinois, law enforcement told CNN.The child got access to a gun and fired one round, striking two people at an apartment in Lafayette, Lafayette Police Department Lt. Justin Hartman told CNN.Officers responded to a local hospital where the two victims were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after the shooting, Hartman said. One of the victims is the child’s mother, he added. Police did not say how the child was able to access the gun or what type of weapon was used.The second shooting victim, identified as 23-year-old Trayshaun Smith, was a friend of the child’s mother who was visiting the apartment, Hartman said. Smith, a resident of Lafayette, was then arrested on an active murder warrant issued out of Cook County, Illinois, the lieutenant said.CNN has not been able to reach Smith and has been unable able to determine if he...

Ryan O’Hearn’s 3-run homer propels Orioles to 6-5 win over Blue Jays; Grayson Rodriguez bounces back

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

The Orioles led 2-0 Saturday, but their bats went cold in the middle innings as the Blue Jays’ heated up. Toronto took a 5-2 lead into the eighth, and the Blue Jays were four outs away from a comeback win of their own.But Orioles designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn golfed a Jordan Romano slider 406 feet to right-center field to tie the score and send the game to extra innings.In the 10th, Austin Hays’ RBI groundout scored Ryan Mountcastle for the winning run, and Félix Bautista was lights out to strand the automatic runner and deliver the Orioles a 6-5 victory.The series victory for Baltimore (30-16) is their 10th out of the past 12.The Orioles’ first hit came from second baseman Adam Frazier, who roped a line drive to right field that rolled to the wall after Blue Jays right fielder George Springer missed it on his diving attempt. His only out was a check-swing strikeout, after which he and Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah exchanged some not-so-friendly words.O&#...

Lucas Giolito pitches 6 solid innings in a 5-1 Chicago White Sox win against the Kansas City Royals — their 4th victory in 5 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

One of the most important pitches came early Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field.Trying to preserve a one-run lead, Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito faced Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth inning.With the count full, Giolito went with a changeup, and Fermin swung and missed.“We wanted to go (with) a backdoor-type changeup, and it was one of those ones that kind of floated out of my hand high, those don’t generally work anymore, but it worked in that situation so I’ll take it,” Giolito said. “It wasn’t the best executed pitch, but it ended up working out.”Giolito followed Michael Kopech’s outstanding outing Friday with a nice one Saturday, allowing one run in six innings as the Sox beat the Royals 5-1 in front of 23,984.“Gio did a heck of a job,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “Made pitches when he needed to. Just absolutely pitched. I can’t say enough ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie all about making dreams come true for girls and young women

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

Without the support from her community, Lisa Leslie says she wouldn’t have been able to transform the love she had for basketball as a child into a playing career that ranks amongst the best of all time.Now, Leslie is focused on making sure all girls and young women receive the same support so they can make their own dreams come true.On a rainy Saturday afternoon in Boston, Leslie hopped on an indoor bike and led a group of dozens of women that gathered for a class at Rev’d Indoor Cycling in Copley Place. The 45-minute session raised funds for Dream Big!, a city-based nonprofit that provides funds and items to help girls from low-income backgrounds participate in sports.“I have been empowered by women all my life, especially my mom who was a single parent,” Leslie told the Herald. “No matter what I do, I’m always going to use my voice, my platform to be able to give back and be a role model.”A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and a four-time Olympian, Leslie serves as chief str...

Boston officials shut down locations of Mexican restaurant chain Los Amigos amid ‘salmonella outbreak’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

Rodent droppings don’t belong on pineapple cans, a bag of pinto beans, beverage holders and storage stables and the floor, so when Boston Inspectional Services found the opposite at Los Amigos Mexican Grill, it ordered the restaurant in West Roxbury to close.The West Roxbury closure on Friday came after inspectors forced the local Mexican restaurant chain to shut down its spot in Brighton, where they found “multiple reports of a foodborne illness from items consumed at this location.”The Boston Public Health Commission is investigating what they say is “an emerging salmonella outbreak” connected to the Brighton location.A BPHC spokesperson said residents who visited the location between May 12 and 18 to check themselves for symptoms of Salmonella infection, ranging from fever to diarrhea and abdominal pain.The Centers for Disease Control estimates that the bacteria causes about 1.35 million infections and 420 deaths in the United States ech year and that food is the source for most ...

Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Robert Marion Berry, an Arkansas Democrat who served seven terms in Congress and was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy for farmers and elderly residents, has died. He was 80.Berry, who was known as “Marion,” died Friday, his family confirmed in a statement Saturday. A cause of death was not provided. “With his signature quick wit and way with words, he lived his life in service to others,” said Berry’s son, Mitch. “He truly believed that the role of government was to help people, and it was a charge he took very seriously. He was generous with his time and talents as his dozens of mentees can attest.”Berry was first elected to Congress in 1996 but decided against reelection in 2010 for health reasons. He underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor in July 2011. A licensed pharmacist and farmer, Berry was elected to represent the 1st District in eastern Arkansas after serving in President Bill Clinton’s administration as a s...

Scorsese debuts ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ in Cannes to thunderous applause

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:57:29 GMT

CANNES, France (AP) — Martin Scorsese unveiled “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Cannes on Saturday, debuting a sweeping American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma. Scorsese’s latest — starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro — is one of his most ambitious. Adapting David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, it stretches nearly three and a half hours and cost Apple $200 million to make. Nothing has been more anticipated at this year’s Cannes Film Festival than “Killers of the Flower Moon” — a historical epic, a bitter crime film and a Great Plains Western — which appeared to meet those expectations. It drew a lengthy standing ovation and repeated cheers for Scorsese, 80, who premiered his first film at Cannes since 1985’s “After Hours.” “We shot this a couple of years ago in Oklahoma. It’s taken its time to come around but Apple did so great by us,” Scorsese said, addressing th...