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Revealing some direction for Minnesota United’s roster in 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

Minnesota United’s plans for 2024 are starting to come into focus.As the Loons await the arrival of new Chief Soccer Officer Khaled El-Ahmad in early January, the club’s current group of leaders, with assistance of El-Ahmad in England, have identified areas of the roster they would like to reinforce in the short term and when they plan to go bigger with its vacant Designated Player slot.Before the 2024 season, MNUFC will look to add pieces along its back line — center back and left back — and bring in a defensive midfielder, the Pioneer Press understands.These are the obvious areas of need on the current roster after contract decisions were announced Dec. 1.The club has been encouraged by recent negotiations with current starting defensive midfielder Wil Trapp, a source said Tuesday. If Trapp were to come back next season, it would be below the $850,000 guaranteed compensation he received last year, per the MLS Players’ Association.Trapp, who will be 31 in January, is set to become ...

Eagan City Council votes in favor of land-use amendment of former Blue Cross Blue Shield site

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

The Eagan City Council voted on a contentious land-use amendment proposal late Tuesday.Johnson Brothers Liquor Co., the third-largest wine distributor in the nation, is eyeing the former Blue Cross Blue Shield site for its new corporate headquarters and warehouse distribution facility and, after a vote from the Eagan City Council, the 55-acre parcel at 3535 Blue Cross Road is one step closer to being rezoned as “industrial development.”Neighbors of the former Blue Cross Blue Shield campus have spoken out against the proposal, citing traffic issues, air and noise pollution and the loss of green space. Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire said that the council had received 133 pages of email correspondence regarding the proposal.Tuesday night nearly 30 Eagan residents took to the microphone to echo those concerns and bring up others such as potentially negative impacts to property values, outdoor recreation spaces, trees and wildlife.The concept plan for the proposed distribution warehouse includ...

Cambridge CSD $11.28M capital project approved

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday, voters approved Cambridge Central School District's $11.28M capital project by a margin of 416-255. According to the school district, the project will provide no additional tax impact to the community. Construction is set to begin in the summer of 2025. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Highlights of the project include creating an entrance and lobby area, renovating classrooms near the auditorium while reconstructing a formal auditorium in its current space, and abating asbestos throughout the impacted areas. “We are greatly appreciative of the public support of this important capital project,” said Interim Superintendent Ken Facin. “Cambridge Central School has always been a focal point of our community and we are thankful for the positive vote for a new auditorium at CCS. The benefits of this project for our students, faculty, staff, and community will now be realized. Thank you Cambridge communi...

Rock band Black Veil Brides to perform in Albany

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The rock band Black Veil Brides is coming to Albany. The band is set to perform at Empire Live on May 7 at 7 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! This stop is part of Black Veil Brides' "Bleeders" tour. The bands Creeper, Dark Divine, and Ghostkid will be the opening acts. Black Veil Brides is best known for the songs "In The End," "Knives and Pens," and "Wake Up."The artist presale is happening now, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, December 15 at 10 a.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website.

Police search for missing Des Peres teen

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

DES PERES, Mo – The Department of Public Safety is seeking public assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old from Des Peres, Missouri.Rory Stewart, the missing juvenile, is 13 years old, stands at 5'6", and weighs 95 pounds. He has green or hazel eyes and brown hair. He was last seen around 11:30 p.m. last night near the Lillian and Lindemann residential areas.Stewart was wearing a brown sweatshirt with white lettering and red roses. He left on a black mongoose bike.Anyone with information about Rory Stewart's whereabouts is urged to contact 911 immediately.

The best way to cook steak for holiday parties

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

By Genevieve Ko, The New York TimesThere’s an undeniable urge to roar — or at least growl — when setting a thick steak into a ripping hot pan. Hearing the hard hiss of the sizzling fat is satisfaction enough, but then the smell of charred meat follows fast, and it’s pure pleasure from there.And no cut delivers a bigger cooking thrill — or better eating — than bone-in rib-eyes with their generous marbling and primal richness. Butchered from the same part of the cow as prime rib, the steaks have the tenderness of the roast but with a salty crust in every bite. I love serving them for parties, especially around the holidays, and have had to figure out a technique that works when hosting guests.Searing is intense cooking and, unlike grilling outdoors, best done when alone. Holistically, it’s a solitary meditation between you and the meat. Practically, it’s not great having people crowd around the stove when you need to focus and when smoke and hot fat spews and shoots out of...

I-25 near Pueblo to close for train bridge repair after derailment

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

Interstate 25 north of Pueblo is set to close for a night while BNSF Railway crews repair the bridge damaged in the Oct. 15 train derailment.Both sides of the interstate will be closed at mile point 107 from 7 p.m. Dec. 18 to 6 a.m. Dec. 19 for the repairs, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced in a news release Wednesday morning.A truck driver was killed in the derailment after 30 train cars left the track and spilled both cars and coal across I-25 just before 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 four miles north of Pueblo, between mile markers 106 and 107.Crews will replace the bridge overnight Dec. 18 and reinstall guardrails, paving and striping.CDOT recommended drivers use Colorado 115 as a detour route but noted that highway is also undergoing a construction project, so some areas will have reduced speeds and lane limitations.There is also a width restriction in place on Colorado 115, so wide-load drivers with vehicles over 11 feet wide should use other highways: eastbound drivers ...

Nikola Jokic on controversial ejection vs. Bulls: “Sometimes what I said is not even a technical”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

CHICAGO — Reggie Jackson didn’t hear what Nikola Jokic said. So, as confusion spread across the court and across the crowd at United Center, he asked the referee.What Mousa Dagher told Jackson, and what he repeated to the Denver Nuggets’ coaching staff moments later at halftime, only added to the collective bewilderment.The Nuggets (16-9) escaped Chicago with a 114-106 win over the Bulls on Tuesday night, but in order to complete a perfect back-to-back, they once again were unexpectedly required to play the second half without their superstar center. Jokic was ejected for the second time in three weeks after aggressively challenging Dagher on a no-call.“We won both the games, so maybe that’s the key,” Jokic deadpanned afterward. “Maybe that’s the way to go.”The reigning NBA Finals MVP was thrown out with 1:08 remaining in the second quarter, the ejection coinciding with his first technical foul. Generally, a player’s first ...

Ohtani’s $700 million contract a surprise? Not to this journalist

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

So $700 million for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was a surprise?Not to my trusty spreadsheet.Back in July, this “unicorn” athlete who oddly excels at pitching and hitting – then with the Angels – was headed toward free agency after the season ended. Speculation swirled about the heft of his future payday. I could not resist the mathematical opportunity.My guess: a $701 million contract over 10 years, perhaps the most generous estimate one could find.Last week, we learned the Dodgers and Ohtani agreed to a record-smashing $700 million deal – though most of it will be deferred and paid in the decade after his 10-year playing commitment ends.My science was relatively simple, as I wrote five months ago: “All the spreadsheet did is take what teams are currently paying top stars and extrapolate those salaries to account for this peerless, two-way phenom.”Let’s say there were doubters. The Washington Post claimed such lofty estimates seemed “extraordinarily high for a player who recently tu...

Stanford added to US Civil Rights investigation into antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:22:38 GMT

By Janet Lorin and David Voreacos | BloombergStanford University and Rutgers University are among US universities now being investigated by the US Education Department for discrimination.The agency updated its Office of Civil Rights website Tuesday, adding to a growing list of schools that already included Harvard University, Columbia University, Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania and Cooper Union. Investigators have opened at least 20 investigations into antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.Title VI of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination based on race, color or national origin in institutions that receive federal funding. While the Education Department could withhold funding from schools, it typically seeks to negotiate settlements.Related ArticlesEducation | Stanford launches emerging-tech project co-led by Hoover Institution’s Condoleezza Rice Education | US college campuses h...