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RALEIGH, N.C. & WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2022--

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New Mexico’s state election board has certified results of a primary election that was nearly derailed by county officials amid voter anger and distrust fueled by unfounded conspiracies about vote-counting equipment and election procedures. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday voted to endorsed the election results as members of the state election canvassing board. County commissioners in politically conservative Otero County initially refused to certify local primary election results because of unspecified concerns with Dominion voting systems, a target of widespread conspiracy theories since the 2020 presidential election. That commission relented and certified the primary results under an order from the New Mexico Supreme Court.

In the backdrop of the Orlando Magic’s draft-day choices, which included taking Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick, were questions about how their decisions would impact their short-term future.

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers and center Ivica Zubac have agreed to terms on a three-year, $33 million deal that has no options, according to people familiar with the negotiations but not authorized to speak publicly.

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2022--

According to an NBA source familiar with the situation, the Miami Heat are willing to extend a fully guaranteed contract for the maximum-allowable three years to free-agent power forward P.J. Tucker.

Four months after suggesting those who defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series were sellouts, Brooks Koepka explained Tuesday that he simply changed his mind. Koepka signed with LIV Golf last week for its first event on American soil, which starts Thursday at Pumpkin Ridge near Portland, Oregon. Koepka cited a knee injury that has taken a toll on his body and the desire to spend more time with his family as factors in his decision. He did not mention the multimillion-dollar signing bonuses LIV Golf has given to players or the $20 million purses for its 54-hole, no-cut events.

U.S. health officials are expanding the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus. They also say they are providing more monkeypox vaccine, working to expand testing, and taking other steps to try to get ahead of the outbreak. As of Tuesday, the U.S. had identified 306 cases in 27 states and the District of Columbia. More than 4,700 cases have been found in more than 40 other countries outside the areas of Africa where the virus is endemic.

Police sat one 32-year-old woman was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault as abortion protesters spent about 90 minutes inside the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse during a special session on the state budget. The woman was seen on videos on social media yelling at police and putting her hands on an officer. Authorities say she faces up to a $500 fine and 30 days in jail if convicted of third-degree assault and battery. The woman was one of about 200 protesters at the Statehouse on Tuesday. The protestors did not interrupt the House and Senate as they considered the governor's budget vetoes.

North Dakota lawmakers are investigating a $1.8 million cost overrun on a building leased by the attorney general’s office under the late Wayne Stenehjem. Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Tuesday told the Legislature’s Budget Section that he learned in March of the problem that predates his tenure. Wrigley took office in February when he was appointed to fill the remaining months of Stenehjem, the longtime office holder who died in January from cardiac arrest. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Budget Section approved of two interim legislative committees to probe the lease. Wrigley says Stenehjem and former Chief Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel were told in January 2021 of “a very significant” cost overrun. Stenehjem’s office paid off $1.4 million using its previous budget.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of becoming “a terrorist” leading a “terrorist state” and urged Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations. In a virtual address to the U.N. Security Council, Zelenskyy urged the U.N. to establish an international tribunal to investigate “the actions of Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil” and to hold the country accountable. In urging Russia’s ouster from the 193-member United Nations, Zelenskyy cited Article 6 of the U.N. Charter. Russia’s expulsion, however, is virtually impossible. That’s because as a permanent council member Russia would be able to use its veto to block any attempt to oust it.

Wimbledon got underway this week with the thrilling (albeit brief) return of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams after a yearlong hiatus.

A former Trump White House aide has painted a portrait of a volatile commander-in-chief who lashed out at advisers as his grasp on power was extinguished. Though accounts of the former president’s temper are legion, Cassidy Hutchinson offered previously unknown details about the extent of Trump’s rage in his final weeks of office, his awareness that supporters had weapons with them and his ambivalence as rioters later laid siege to the Capitol. The testimony to the House Jan. 6 committee deepened questions about whether Trump himself could face criminal charges for his conduct and came as Trump weighs running for reelection in 2024.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has returned ownership of prime California beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who built a resort for African Americans but were stripped of the land in the 1920s. The board unanimously approved a motion to complete the transfer of parcels in an area once known as Bruce’s Beach in the city of Manhattan Beach that are now the site of the county’s lifeguard training headquarters and its parking lot. The land was purchased in 1912 by Willa and Charles Bruce, who ran a resort for Black people until the city took the land through eminent domain. The county eventually ended up with the property.

New capital murder indictments have been returned accusing a convicted Dallas-area serial killer of four more deaths. A Collin County grand jury indicted Billy Chemirmir on Tuesday on single capital murder counts in each of the 2017 deaths of four women. The 50-year-old suspect now has been charged with killing 22 older women over a two-year period in Collin County and adjoining Dallas County. He was already convicted in Dallas County of capital murder in the 2018 death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris, for which he was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

BOSTON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) ("Berkshire" or the "Company") announced today the pricing of its offering of $100.0 million of its 5.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2032 (the "Notes"). The Notes will initially bear interest …

Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says she will leave office six months before her third term ends. The Democrat told The Associated Press she is resigning at noon Thursday to spend more time with her husband, who is facing serious health problems. The veteran Democrat was first elected as the state’s top elections official in 2010 after serving 17 years in the Connecticut General Assembly. She said Tuesday it was a hard decision, considering this is an election year. However, the 73-year-old Merrill says she can no longer juggle the job and help care for her husband.

Denise Merrill, Connecticut's secretary of state, says she is resigning Thursday to spend more time with ailing husband.

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to three felony charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Court records show 34-year-old Mitchell Todd Gardner II pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia to civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. Gardner was arrested in Tampa in June 2021. According to the criminal complaint, Gardner was part of the mob involved and used a pepper spray device against officers within a tunnel area at the Capitol. He faces up to 45 years in prison at sentencing set for October.

A former Air Force sergeant linked to an extremist movement and convicted last month in the 2020 killing of a federal security officer in the San Francisco Bay Area has pleaded guilty to killing a sheriff’s sergeant a week after he attacked a federal building. The Santa Cruz District Attorney’s Office confirmed Tuesday that 33-year-old Steven Carrillo pleaded guilty Monday to the murder of Santa Cruz County Sheriff Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller on June 6, 2020. Carrillo is scheduled to be sentenced on August 26 and faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Pop band 5 Seconds of Summer had to cut its performance short Sunday when drummer Ashton Irwin fell victim to "extreme heat exhaustion."

Attorneys for the mother of a dead North Carolina man say body-camera footage shows a police officer shot the unarmed man five times after a chase, paused to call dispatch, and then shot him again. Attorneys for Brandon Combs’ mother on Tuesday called on officials to publicly release the footage and charge the officer involved in the February shooting. Concord police had initially described the shooting as resulting from a “physical confrontation” at a car dealership where the 29-year-old white man was trying to steal a truck. But the attorneys say the footage shows that no struggle ever occurred before the officer opened fire. Concord police didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Walker Kessler will bring a 7-foot-1 presence and prolific shot-blocking ability to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The T-wolves introduced Kessler and fellow draft picks Wendell Moore Jr. and Josh Minott on Tuesday. Kessler flourished as a rim protector last season at Auburn. But Minnesota didn't just draft Kessler to patrol the paint and guard the pick-and-roll. He also has upside as a scorer. Kessler has bloodlines on his side. His father and his uncle were standouts at Georgia in the 1980s and NBA draft picks. His grandfather was a Minnesota native.

Police in the Bahamas say that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three U.S. tourists found dead at a resort in May. Authorities did not provide further details on Tuesday, saying only the deaths were still under investigation. The victims were a couple from Tennessee and a man from Florida whose wife was hospitalized. The couples were staying in separate villas next to each other in the same building at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort on the island of Exuma. It was not clear if the villas had carbon monoxide detectors and if they did, whether they were working.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed into law his eighth and final state budget. The governor on Tuesday gave his blessing to an $18 billion spending plan that uses a record surplus to invest in education and infrastructure while lowering debts and preparing for an economic downturn. The massive spending plan marks a stark change in fortunes for a governor who took office in 2015 amid historic deficits that forced deep cuts to public services. It passed the House and Senate last week with overwhelming bipartisan support for the first time in years.

The Federal Trade Commission says it has sued Walmart for allowing its money transfer services to be used by scam artists who the agency says fleeced hundreds of millions of dollars from consumers. In its lawsuit, the FTC alleges that for years, Walmart failed to properly secure the money transfer services offered at its stores. The agency says Walmart didn’t properly train its employees, failed to alert customers, and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores. The FTC is asking the court to order Walmart to return money to consumers and impose civil penalties on the company. Walmart called the lawsuit factually flawed and legally baseless.

As Disney Cruise Line gears up with its first new ship sailing from Port Canaveral in more than a decade, the port is already surging ahead of its expected budget nine months into the fiscal year.

Atlanta Braves closer Kenley Jansen has been put on the 15-day injured list because of an irregular heartbeat. It's the latest heart-related issue in the veteran right-hander’s career. The move was made retroactive to Monday when Jansen felt discomfort, manager Brian Snitker said. In November 2018, Jansen underwent a cardiac ablation, a procedure to restore normal heart rhythm. He was first diagnosed with irregular heartbeat issues in 2011 and had an ablation the next year. The 34-year-old Jansen signed a one-year, $16 million deal with the Braves in the offseason. He has gone 4-0 with a 3.58 ERA while converting 20 of 24 save opportunities.

Mexico will play a pair of World Cup warmups in September but is likely to be missing its European-based players because the matches are not on FIFA international fixture dates. No. 12 Mexico will play 21st-ranked Peru on Sept. 24 at Pasadena, California, and No. 17 Colombia three days later at Santa Clara, California. Mexico also announced a Nov. 16 exhibition against 20th-ranked Sweden at Girona, Spain, when the full player pool will be available.

It seems Christian Grey wasn't the only dominant force in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" franchise.

Dozens of trucks were blocked from entering Buenos Aires as part of growing demonstrations against diesel shortages in the latest example of growing fuel protests in South America amid higher international prices as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine. In Peru, truckers continued their strike for a second day demanding lower prices on Tuesday. In Ecuador, the president is calling off negotiations with the largest Indigenous group that has been protesting for more than two weeks after a military officer that was part of a fuel convoy in the Amazon was killed.

Mets ace Max Scherzer had his minor league rehab start with Double-A Binghamton pushed back a day. New York manager Buck Showalter says there has been no setback in his recovery from a strained oblique. Scherzer will be pitching Wednesday on seven days of rest. His first rehab start with the Rumble Ponies was on June 21. Over the weekend, New York dashed speculation that the three-time Cy Young Award winner would be ready to return for Sunday’s game in Miami. The Mets instead announced the 37-year-old would pitch for Binghamton against the Hartford Yard Goats on Tuesday. Showalter said the Mets decided Monday that Scherzer should pitch Wednesday instead.

The man who served as the U.S. Senate’s sergeant at arms and resigned after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has died. Michael Stenger was 71. Two people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press that Stenger died Monday of natural causes. One of the people says he had been diagnosed with cancer and had been ill. Stenger had served in the role as the sergeant-at-arms since 2018 and had previously worked for the U.S. Secret Service for more than three decades. The Senate majority leader at the time, Mitch McConnell, requested Stenger’s resignation the day after the pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol.

Jury of 7 men, 5 women chosen to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz gets death sentence or life.

Buffalo Bills and Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula is “progressing well” while rehabilitating from a health issue. The Pegula family released a statement saying she is resting and they are grateful for the medical professionals providing her care. The statement would not say whether Pegula remains in the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital or specify the medical issue in asking to continue respecting the family’s need for privacy. The statement is the first update on Pegula’s health in two weeks, when the family first revealed she was receiving medical care for what was called some unexpected health issues.

Day 3 at Wimbledon will look a lot like Day 1 with Novak Djokovic, Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray scheduled to play on Centre Court. All three players won their opening matches in the main stadium at the All England Club on Monday. Six-time champion Djokovic will face Thanasi Kokkinakis, Raducanu will be next against Caroline Garcia, and two-time champion Murray will follow versus John Isner. Other top names in action include Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari, Angelique Kerber, Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe. Lesia Tsurenko will face Anhelina Kalinina in a match between two Ukrainian women whose lives have been disrupted by war.

Nick Kyrgios capped his first-round victory at Wimbledon by spitting in the direction of a spectator he said was hassling him. It is part of a recent series of episodes that show that the harassment players have dealt with online for years is now becoming part of their in-real-life experiences. This is not what one thinks of when pondering the supposedly genteel roots of tennis and the purportedly proper atmosphere at dates-to-the-1800s Wimbledon. The tournament is being contested at a place officially called the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

DALLAS — Texas abortion clinics can temporarily resume abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy, following a ruling from a state court blocking the enforcement of pre-Roe laws banning abortion.

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