Five players who the Jaguars could target with the No. 17 pick in the NFL draft
The NFL draft is just weeks away and Jacksonvilleโs main focus is on the 17th pick in the first round. While the team did address some major needs in free agency, there is still room for improvement on the roster in several areas.
Florida lawmaker sues campaign manager over โunwanted, unsolicited, inappropriateโ text messages
State Rep. Jackie Toledo, a Tampa Republican who lost a primary bid for a congressional seat in August, has filed a lawsuit accusing campaign manager Fred Piccolo --- a former spokesman for Gov. Ron DeSantis --- of sending her โunwanted, unsolicited, inappropriate and grossly offensive harassing text messages and images.โ
Chicago police critics call for charges in shooting of boy
Viewers reacted with a mix of outrage and grief to newly released bodycam video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old less than a second after the boy dropped a handgun, turned toward the officer and began raising his hands.
Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars
It also clouded the future for 50,000 GM workers whose jobs could become obsolete far sooner than they knew. But President Joe Biden has made development of a U.S. electric vehicle supply chain a key part of his plan to create 1 million auto industry jobs with electric vehicles. AdYet for auto workers, that future could be perilous. Factories will need fewer workers, mainly because electric vehicles contain 30% to 40% fewer moving parts than petroleum-run vehicles. AdDeWitt said auto workers could be retrained to make to electric parts and assemble EVs.
Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars
It also clouded the future for 50,000 GM workers whose skills โ and jobs โ could become obsolete far sooner than they knew. But President Joe Biden has made the development of a U.S. electric vehicle supply chain a key part of his ambitious plan to create 1 million more auto industry jobs with electric vehicles. The more environmentally focused plants of the future will need fewer workers, mainly because electric vehicles contain 30% to 40% fewer moving parts than petroleum-run vehicles. At the century-old transmission plant in Toledo, GM workers make sophisticated six-, eight-, nine- or 10-speed gearboxes. Eventually, those parts will be replaced by far simpler single-speed drivetrains for electric vehicles.
Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students
The milestones I had changed.โComplications and new policies brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have stopped thousands of international students from attending universities in the U.S. this fall, raising concerns that the steep decline could foretell a long-lasting shift for universities that have come to rely on attracting international students. This fall, new international students enrolled at U.S. universities online or in person fell by 43%, according to a survey of more than 700 schools released Monday. The number of undergraduate and graduate international students at Michigan State University was down 20% and the University of Texas fell by 17%, while Arizona State University and Ohio State University each reported declines of 15%. โInternational higher education is under the greatest stress it has been in decades.โThe sudden drop in enrollment will be felt in budgets at colleges because foreign students typically pay higher tuition rates. But U.S. universities are facing increased competition from countries, including Canada and Australia, that are trying to woo more foreign students.
Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop
Disney this week will begin cutting an hour or two out of each day at its four Florida theme parks. Amusement parks across the South that had their seasons delayed by virus outbreaks in the spring deal with a second punch with the summer flareups across the Sun Belt. Cedar Fair Entertainment, which operates those two, has reopened just half of its 13 amusement parks and water parks across North America. Kennywood, an amusement park near Pittsburgh, delayed its opening twice this year, cut ticket prices in half and then decided to end its season early on Labor Day. The safest thing is to finish on a high note.The parks attendance started slow after its July opening but picked up as people began feeling more comfortable with the safety measures in place, he said.
Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness
CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO DANIELLE, N0T DANNIELLE - Danielle Kang watches her drive on the tenth hole during the second round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)TOLEDO, Ohio Danielle Kang returned from a 45-minute rain delay with two straight birdies. By the end of the round Saturday, she was happy to have a share of the lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship. They were at 5-under 139 in the LPGA Tour's first event since the Women's Australian Open on Feb. 16. Inverness is hosting the one-time event, with the LPGA staying in northeast Ohio next week before heading to Scotland. Even (par) is a pretty solid score out here today.No one was on a more wild ride than Kang, the No.
Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golf
Danielle Kang follows through on her drive on the fourth hole during the third and final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)TOLEDO, Ohio Danielle Kang was away from the LPGA Tour for six months during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not to suggest she was without competition. It paid off Sunday when Kang closed with a 2-under 70 and held on for a one-shot victory over Celine Boutier in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness, the first LPGA Tour event since February. I made sure I played golf as much as I did normally, not because I had to but because I wanted to, Kang said. The LPGA Tour stays in northeast Ohio next week for the Marathon Classic.
LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead
Danielle Kang hits her tee-shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2020. Kang finished in the early lead at six-under par. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead
Danielle Kang hits her tee-shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2020. The LPGA Tours much-awaited return from the COVID-19 pandemic brought an immediate sense of its new world. The LPGA Tour remains in northeast Ohio next week before heading to Scotland. The lone Korean among the top 10 -- a rarity given the countrys strength in womens golf -- was Hee Young Park at 70. Definitely had a really good attitude, and it was really fun to be back.The LPGA Tour is not allowing spectators, though that wasnt a problem for Kang.
5 Things to Know for Today
Jennifer Gottschalk, environmental health supervisor of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, retrieves a file in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. She has worked for months with hardly a day off. So many lab reports on COVID-19 cases came in that the office fax machine broke. And she fields countless angry phone calls amid community backlash over coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
5 Things to Know for Today
Jennifer Gottschalk, environmental health supervisor of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, retrieves a file in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. So many lab reports on COVID-19 cases came in that the office fax machine broke. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. HONG KONG ENFORCES NEW SECURITY LAW Police arrest at least two protesters for carrying flags and signs calling for independence in the semiautonomous city. 16 MORE YEARS Thats what Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking in office in a constitutional ballot amid widespread reports of voter pressure and other irregularities.
New energy surrounds effort to raise age for vaping, smoking
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Theres new energy around a Florida bill that would ban all flavored e-cigarettes, as well as raise the age to buy cigarettes or e-cigarettes from 18 to 21. Now, Toledo is reintroducing the Tobacco 21 proposal with the addition of banning flavored e-cigarettes. Tobacco 21 proposal seeks powerful alliesToledo wants to increase the legal age for vaping and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 in Florida. They said they're also working on hammering out the details of the Tobacco 21 proposal with sponsors. The Tobacco 21 proposal ran into several issues during the 2019 session, with the tobacco and vaping industries working to water down the legislation.
Florida lawmaker wants to raise age for vaping, smoking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A state House member wants to increase the legal age for vaping and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 in Florida. Florida lawmakers last year scrapped proposals to increase the legal vaping and smoking age to 21. For instance, while the proposals would have increased the age to purchase tobacco products, they also would have weakened other regulations. "This is a very complex issue," said Matt Jordan, Florida director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. As many as 450 people in 33 states --- including Florida --- have suffered vaping-related lung illnesses.
Cargo plane crashes near Toledo airport, killing 2
Google via CNN(CNN) - A cargo plane crashed into a truck repair facility's parking lot early Wednesday as it approached Toledo's airport, killing two people aboard, officials said. ET outside Bubba's Diesel & Auto repair business just east of Toledo Express Airport, officials with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority said. Two people were found dead aboard the plane, port authority spokeswoman Kayla Lewandowski said. The plane had taken off from Tennessee's Millington-Memphis Airport, and its two occupants were preparing to land when the crash happened, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Because the crash happened away from the airport, other flights there will not be disrupted, Rotterdam said.