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Cartel Twitter use spiked after Musk takeover: report

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

(NewsNation) — Elon Musk’s reduced Twitter safety oversight has allowed Mexican cartel members to flaunt their lifestyles online, post violent content and recruit new members, according to a new study.Several previously banned accounts of known cartel members are again open and active on Musk’s Twitter, according to a report published last week by the Alliance to Counter Crime Online (ACCO). Online, cartel members will often flaunt their crimes, at times boasting publicly that they’re wanted by the FBI while glamorizing their “gangster lifestyle,” according to the report. Illegal crossings at the US-Canada border rising: Official Additionally, high-profile cartel members use the platform to recruit new members and post violent videos, said retired ICE Special Agent Victor Avila. Some accounts are used to send threats to government officials, civilians and rival gang members. "They're terrorizing the rest of the people that are watching these videos — the citizens, the government o...

Coors Light launches beer-flavored popsicle in time for March Madness

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

(WFLA) — Just in time for the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, Coors Light is unveiling its new non-alcoholic "Coors-icles" — a frozen beer-flavored treat for basketball and Coors Light fans ages 21 and older.Starting Tuesday, March 14, customers can buy Coors-icles online, while supplies last. The brand said it will release a limited number of Coors-icles every weekday at noon ET through March 24.(Credit: Coors Light)The company said Coors-icles will only be available during the tournament season.Coors Light is also giving away six-packs of Coors-icles now through April 3. One hundred winners will be selected after the final game on April 4, according to the brand. Find out how to enter here."For passionate basketball fans, March is pure chaos," the beer maker said in its announcement. "It's an emotional rollercoaster, and it's hard to keep your cool when your bracket goes up in flames."The popsicles will also be available at 800 bars nationwide throughout the tournament, ...

Novo Nordisk to cut prices of several insulins

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

Novo Nordisk will start slashing some U.S. insulin prices up to 75% next year, following a path set earlier this month by rival Eli Lilly.The Danish drugmaker said Tuesday that pre-filled pens and vials of long- and short-acting insulins will see list price reductions. They include Levemir, Novolin, NovoLog and NovoLog Mix70/30.Novo also will drop the list price of unbranded products like Insulin Aspart to match the lower price of the branded insulins.The price cuts go into effect Jan. 1. A vial of NovoLog and NovoLog Mix 70/30 will drop 75% to $72.34 from $289.36. FlexPen options will fall to $139.71 from more than $500. Russian jet intercepts US drone over Black Sea, forcing it down Levemir and Novolin vials and FlexPens will drop 65% from their current list prices.List prices are what a drugmaker initially sets for a product and what people who have no insurance or plans with high deductibles are sometimes stuck paying.Patient advocates have long called for insulin price cuts t...

From spring storms to a potential of winter-type precipitation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Morning lows were all in the 40s, including 49° at Camp Mabry and 46° at Austin-Bergstrom. The afternoon will be mostly cloudy to overcast with most highs in the low to mid 60s. We'll see more of the sun Wednesday that will combine with breezy south winds sending most highs to the low to mid 70s. NEW BLOG: How a switch to El Niño could affect hurricane season First Warning: Severe weather threat, colder weatherSpringtime thunderstorms return to the area as early as Thursday afternoon and night. The West Texas Dry Line, a boundary between moist air from the Gulf and dry air from the west, will lead to an increase in showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon. An upper-level trough passing north of our area will send a strong cold front that will enhance thunderstorm development Thursday night.The severe risk facing the area Thursday afternoon and night comes from the potential of strong, damaging winds and hail. The Slight Risk will also include a low threat for ...

Dreamland reopens to public after business revamp

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — An outdoor entertainment center in Dripping Springs has reopened its doors to the public after a business model revamp earlier this year. Dreamland posted on its Instagram account over the weekend that it has reopened to the public and has a new team. This comes after an announcement earlier in the year that the center was revamping to a pickleball-centered business model. Previous story: Dreamland announces pickleball-centered business revamp Dreamland first opened in spring 2021 as an entertainment venue offering miniature golf, disc golf, pickleball and live music along with its kitchen and bar offerings. In January, company officials announced on Facebook it’d be pivoting to pickleball open court and private lessons for the time being.The center reopened to the public this week. It's hosting an event March 18 to "celebrate all the changes," the Instagram post said. From 4-9 p.m., there will be a crawfish boil, glow in the dark dance party and ...

Vikings agree to re-sign Garrett Bradbury, restructure Kirk Cousins contract for cap room

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

Center Garrett Bradbury will be snapping the ball again to Kirk Cousins in 2023. But it remains to be seen how much longer after that the combination will remain intact for the Vikings.Minnesota on Tuesday agreed to re-sign Bradbury to a three-year, $15.75 million contract after he became a free agent. But while Cousins is under contract for 2023, the sides did not reach any deal on an extension behind then. So the Vikings have done a simple restructure of Cousins’ deal to create $16 million of cap room for this year.The Vikings took Cousins’ $20 million roster bonus, which was due Friday, and added two voidable years to his contract beyond the two already on his deal. So that $20 million was spread out over the maximum allowed five years, and Cousins’ cap number goes from $36.25 million to $20.25 million for 2023.It now appears that Cousins, 34, will be bound for free agency next March. So it remains to see if he still will be with the Vikings in 2024.Bradbury, ta...

Loons will be without six key players next week versus Vancouver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

Minnesota United’s depth will be tested next week.After the Loons (1-0-1) play Colorado Rapids (0-2-1) on Saturday night, MNUFC will have five starters and one key substitute leaving for duties with their respective national teams. They will miss the home match against Vancouver Whitecaps on March 25.The list: Dayne St. Clair (Canada), Robin Lod (Finland), Bongi Hlongawane (South Africa), Michael Boxall (New Zealand), Kervin Arriaga and Joseph Rosales (Honduras).“We might take that into consideration this weekend,” manager Adrian Heath said Tuesday. “It’s not ideal, but we will pick the team in Colorado with that in mind. Then we will work from there. What we can’t do is maybe risk one or two players who we know are going to be here for the following week.”That means that Heath possibly won’t start or put heavy minutes into players such as Hassani Dotson in Colorado, knowing Dotson will be a key midfield piece with Arriaga and Rosales away next week.The Loons have lacked healthy cen...

MN Senate joins House in passing free school meals for all MN students

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

All Minnesota students will be eligible for free school meals, no matter their family income, under a bill that has passed both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature.The Senate on Tuesday approved the DFL-led legislation, which will cost the state roughly $200 million a year. House lawmakers approved similar language last month and will have to agree to the Senate’s version before sending it along to Gov. Tim Walz, who supports the effort.Sen. Heather Gustafson, DFL-Vadnais Heights, said the bill will ensure children from low-income families can eat at school, even if their parents don’t complete forms showing they’re eligible. And even families that can afford to pay for meals could “use the break,” she said, calculating the savings in her district at $1,872 a year a family with two students.“Look at it like a lunchbox tax cut; it gives money back to families,” she said.The Senate vote was 38-26 as Republicans Zach Duckworth, of Lakeville, Julia Coleman, of Waconia, and Jim A...

Royce Lewis looking forward to coming back from injury even stronger

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

Royce Lewis is ready to play ball.The shortstop has spent most of the past two seasons watching his teammates from the bench — or worse, from afar — as he dedicates his time to strengthening and rehabbing his knee.Very few days have been spent actually playing baseball.“I’m just excited to play. I’ll probably smile when I fly out or strike out,” Lewis said. “I don’t really care. I’d rather strike out four times in a game than sit here and watch everyone hit. It’s so hard to sit there and be on the sidelines.”It’s been a long couple of years for one of the organization’s top prospects, starting when he tore his right anterior cruciate ligament for the first time in February 2021. After returning healthy and slicing through Triple-A pitching, he made a strong impression in the big leagues before retearing his ACL making a catch in center field last May.Months into his recovery, Lewis is eager to return, to show everyone what he can do. The Twins are excit...

Live Nation looking to hire for 2023 concert season at SPAC

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:08 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Interested in working at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center during the 2023 concert season? Starting on March 19, Live Nation will be holding a series of job fairs to fill seasonal positions. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Applicants should apply online before attending a job fair session. On the day of the job fair, enter SPAC through the Hall of Springs gate, follow the signs to The Pines building, and head upstairs to the Nancy DiCresce Room.The job fairs will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 19 and 26, and April 1, 2, and 8. For more information about artists heading to SPAC, click here.