The increase in cases brings the rate there to 110 people per 100,000—the second-highest in the country, behind Louisiana. In recent weeks the state has seen vaccine rates leap in response to the rise in cases, but state health department figures as of August 13 show that just 36 percent of the state’s total population have been fully vaccinated despite this. The same figure for the whole of the U....
Odis Latham, 47, and Russell Sparks, 48, of Columbus, were detained by officers from the Flowood Police Department on Monday morning after officials from the Mississippi Lottery Corporation said the pair went to its headquarters to claim the winnings, The Clarion-Ledger reported. Police were contacted around 9:20 a.m. after staff quickly identified the scratch-off ticket as fake. Officials said it was far from convincing. “It ended up being a counterfeit ticket, it’s what the industry calls a cut-and-paste,” Jay Ledbetter, director of security at the Mississippi Lottery Corporation," told local media outlet WAPT....
MSU’s loss to South Alabama — a team that went 5-7 and 5-3 in the Sun Belt last season — is surely a black eye for the SEC, especially considering No. 9 Tennessee struggled mightily to win its season-opener against Appalachian State. MORE: College football scoreboard | Top 25 updates The Bulldogs had a chance to win late in the game, but couldn’t pull off the game-winner with a 25-yard field goal....
If Tuesday’s election results hold and Democrats end up securing full control of the executive branch and both houses of Congress, they will be in a position to immediately deliver the $2,000 survival checks President-elect Joe Biden promised people would receive if the party won the two Georgia senate races. Democrats would also have the power to do what Republicans did four years ago: invoke a law that lets lawmakers immediately repeal recent rules enacted by the outgoing administration....
It’s been only three weeks since two incumbent GOP senators lost their seats in a run-off election in Georgia, handing control of the Senate to the Democrats and consigning McConnell to the forlorn post of minority leader. The day after the Georgia run-off, aides say, McConnell was fuming. For four years as the majority leader, he had worked closely with the White House in securing what will be Donald Trump’s most enduring domestic legacy: the appointment of nearly 300 federal judges, and three Supreme Court justices....
“[Capito]’s led several of our colleagues in literally exhaustive efforts to put a bipartisan deal within reach,” the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “An agreement requires that actually each side is willing to give up some of what it wants, and as we learned yesterday, President Biden is unwilling to let go of some of the most radical promises he made to the left wing of his party....
Only 1 percent of nearly 15,000 bills have been enacted into law between January 3, 2019, and now, a new report from watchdog group Common Cause shows. “The House of Representatives passed nearly 10 democracy reform bills, often with bipartisan support, this session, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked debate and markups on all of these bills and refused to allow a vote,” Common Cause’s director of legislative affairs, Aaron Scherb, said....
The Packers (7-3) have gotten the best of the Bears’ (5-5) Trubisky in four out of his five pro starts against Green Bay. On a couple of occasions, the Packers’ pressure has led to rough days for Trubisky. Chicago won’t have much by way of alternatives for “Sunday Night Football” since Nick Foles is officially out with a hip injury. Ahead of free agency in the offseason, Trubisky will try to reverse his trends against the Packers and keep the Bears in the NFC North race....
The Republican, and former presidential nominee, did not share details about his vote, according to Manu Raju, CNN’s senior congressional correspondent. Raju relayed the confirmation from Romney in a tweet posted Wednesday afternoon. “Mitt Romney told me he already voted in the elections but he wouldn’t say if he voted for Joe Biden or wrote someone else in. ‘I did not vote for President Trump,’ he said,” Raju wrote in the tweet....
In the only GOP defection of Trump’s acquittal by the Senate, Romney voted to convict the president on one abuse of power charge. He was the sole lawmaker to break from party ranks to support Trump’s removal on the single article, making him the first senator in U.S. history to vote for the removal of a president from his own party. “The president’s purpose was personal and political. Accordingly, the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust,” Romney said in a floor speech....
Romney previously admitted in an interview with The Atlantic that he maintained a second, secret Twitter account in addition to his official page in order to see what was being discussed in politics (and, it later transpired, chime in with conversations defending himself). “He explained that he uses a secret Twitter account—‘What do they call me, a lurker?’—to keep tabs on the political conversation,” The Atlantic’s article read. “I won’t give you the name of it,” he said, but “I’m following 668 people....
In fact, according to the New York Post, an unidentified source familiar with the situation says the Yankees believed the Astros were using whistles to relay stolen signs to each other during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. “I don’t think it’s any secret they do it,’’ the person said. “They bang pipes. We have heard they have cameras around the park and that some way of communicating originates from their bullpen....
For many, this is their first chance to see baseball’s top prospects and future Rookie-of-the-Year candidates on a big stage. MORE: Top 50 Prospect Rankings MLB All-Star Game 2017: Futures Game report Rays righthander Brent Honeywell was named the game MVP after throwing two dominant innings in which he struck out four and allowed only one baserunner. Honeywell has taken some time to adjust to Triple-A this season (4.54 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 79....
Mike Trout, the lone exception, is part of an Angels squad still hovering around the edge of AL wild-card contention. He’s also perhaps baseball’s best player and a mainstay in All-Star lineups. He has already clubbed 26 home runs this campaign. Watch the MLB All-Star Game live or on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Much like the last time Cleveland-hosted All-Star Game in 1997, when young players such as Nomar Garciaparra and Mariano Rivera participated, the 2019 event will introduce an array of faces that will be new to casual fans nationwide....
To get to MLB Network — the draft’s host — you have to brave the particularly un-scenic New Jersey Turnpike, the worst stretch, north of Exit 13. Then, you have to take some winding backroads through swamp land and strip malls. So, pretty much in the middle of the most benign, un-exciting part of New Jersey — which, folks, is really saying something, trust me — 30 MLB squads are looking for a diamond in the rough....
The team re-signed designated hitter-outfielder Delmon Young to a one-year, $2.25 million contract. Young will have the chance to earn an additional $750,000 through incentives. The dollar figures are according to CBS Sports. MORE: Top baseball moments in 2014 With Cruz in Seattle and Markakis in Atlanta, the Orioles finally made a move to retain one of their outfielders this offseason. Young batted .302/.337/.442 with seven home runs and 30 RBIs in 83 games last season, but he is expected to be an everyday player in an Orioles outfield that currently features Alejandro De Aza and David Lough alongside All-Star center fielder Adam Jones....
Broxton, acquired from the Brewers at the trade deadline, had a 2.66 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings over 26 games with St. Louis. His ERA was almost two full runs better with the Cardinals than was his overall ERA for the season (4.66). MORE: Winter Meetings winners and losers | Top 15 free agents still on the market The Cardinals turned down the veteran’s $9 million option for 2016 and, according to the St....
Despite evolving models that balance the longevity of a player’s contract with a salary worthy of the anticipated production value, teams often fail to find an equilibrium. We will cover three players — a starting pitcher, a position player and a reliever — who may sign eight- or nine-figure contracts that will become a burden for their new clubs. Jake Arrieta MLB Trade Rumors speculates that Arrieta could net a four-year, $100 million contract....
