Curious just how far your dollar goes in Worcester? We've rounded up the latest rental offerings via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to get a sense of what to expect when it comes to locating housing in Worcester if you've got $1,400/month earmarked for your rent. Read on for the listings. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 507 Main St. Listed at $1,325/month, this 400-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom spot is located at 507 Main St. The unit offers in-unit laundry, a walk-in closet, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. For those with furry friends in tow, know that cats and dogs are allowed on this property. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. Walk Score indicates that the area around this address is a "walker's paradise," is bikeable and offers many nearby public transportation options. (Check out the complete listing here .) 161 Vernon St. Here's a 1,028-square-foot two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit at 161 Vernon St. that's going for $1,350/month. The unit offers hardwood flooring, granite countertops and a dishwasher. Assigned parking is listed as a building amenity. Pets are welcome. There isn't a leasing fee associated with this rental. According to Walk Score's assessment, this location is somewhat walkable, is somewhat bikeable and has some transit options. (Take a look at the full listing here .) 14 Shepard St. Located at 14 Shepard St., here's a three-bedroom, one-bathroom residence that's listed for $1,350/month. The unit boasts granite countertops. Animals are not permitted. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. According to Walk Score, the area around this address is quite walkable, is fairly bikeable and has some transit options. (Check out the complete listing here .) 29 Duncannon Ave. Listed at $1,364/month, this 750-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom residence is located at 29 Duncannon Ave. When it comes to building amenities, anticipate assigned parking. You can also expect a dishwasher, hardwood flooring and a walk-in closet in the residence. Both cats and dogs are welcome. The rental doesn't require a leasing fee. Per Walk Score ratings, the surrounding area is moderately walkable, is somewhat bikeable and doesn't offer many public transit options. (Check out the complete listing here .) 1213 Main St. Next, there's this two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit situated at 1213 Main St. It's listed for $1,375/month for its 800 square feet. In the residence, you'll find hardwood flooring, central heating and a dishwasher. Animals are not welcome. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. According to Walk Score, the surrounding area is quite walkable, is bikeable and has some transit options. (Take a gander at the complete listing here .) Working with a tight budget? Here are the cheapest rentals recently listed in Worcester . This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Storm Barry threatens repeat of 2016 flooding Emergency responders are bracing for the possible arrival of tropical storm Barry on Friday as it threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season . Barry, the second named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency, warning that the "entire coast of Louisiana is at play in this storm." The warnings came on the same day that a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration report warned Americans of a "floodier" future . More than 2 million people were under some level of advisory or warning as the storm approached. Pence visit, House hearing to examine migrant detention centers The conditions that migrants and refugees face in U.S. detention facilities will be in the spotlight   literally   on Friday as Vice President Mike Pence visits a Border Patrol facility in Texas and lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee hold a hearing on the issue. Overcrowding at the facilities was described as "a ticking time bomb" in a June inspector general's report. While Democrats have lambasted the administration over the treatment of migrants, Pence has accused them of initially denying there was a crisis at the border and then delaying funding for the facilities. Pence says he will bring TV cameras when he visits the McAllen, Texas, facility to prove it is providing needed care, but also to show it "is a system that is overwhelmed." Prefer to listen? Check out the 5 things podcast More information expected after R. Kelly arrested on new charges R&B singer R. Kelly was arrested by federal authorities in Chicago Thursday on new sex crime charges, an official confirmed to USA TODAY. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois said the charges included child pornography, enticement of a minor, and obstruction of justice. The singer, 52, has already been charged with two sets of multiple sex-crimes (including aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault by force, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and aggravated criminal sexual abuse against an accuser who was between the ages of 13 and 17). Kelly's spokesman Darrell Johnson confirmed Kelly had been arrested and said he will hold a press conference early Friday in Atlanta. Wimbledon: Federer-Nadal match to determine greatest ever? The women's final at Wimbledon is set , with Serena Williams reaching her 32nd career Grand Slam final . Williams will play Simona Halep on Saturday. The men's finalists will be decided on Friday. Defending Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic will face Roberto Bautista Agut in the first semifinal at 8 a.m. ET (on ESPN). The semifinal to follow will have a huge impact on each players' legacies . Roger Federer is an eight-time Wimbledon champ; Rafael Nadal has won it twice. This will be the 40th meeting for Federer and Nadal, who have combined to win 38 Grand Slam titles. Alaska faces deadline on severe budget cuts The Alaska Legislature has until Friday to meet a constitutional deadline to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's vetoes of more than $400 million in state spending, including $130 million for higher education. The University of Alaska says it may lay off more than 1,000 and cut dozens of programs if the cuts go through. The legislature met Wednesday to vote on whether to override the vetoes, but only 38 lawmakers convened in the state capital, not enough to reach the necessary 45 votes. The remaining 22 legislators, who support the governor, met at a middle school 800 miles away. Alaska is having money troubles due to a decline in oil production and worldwide oil and gas prices. Contributing: Associated Press This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tropical Storm Barry, Wimbledon semifinals, R. Kelly case: 5 things to know Friday


Need a budget-friendly new spot? Though apartment hunting can be challenging, don't despair just yet   there are deals to be had. So what does the low-end rent on a rental in Adams Morgan look like these days   and what might you get for your money? Walk Score indicates that the neighborhood has excellent walkability, is great for biking and boasts excellent transit options. It also features median rents for a one bedroom that hover around $2,062, compared to a $2,000 one-bedroom median for Washington as a whole. A look at local listings for studios and one-bedroom apartments in Adams Morgan via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide yields a look at what price-conscious apartment seekers can expect to find in this Washington neighborhood. Take a look at the cheapest listings available right now, below. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 2509 Cliffbourne Place NW Listed at $1,450/month, this studio apartment, located at 2509 Cliffbourne Place NW, is 14.5 percent less than the $1,695/month median rent for a studio in Adams Morgan. When it comes to building amenities, expect on-site laundry. Pet owners, inquire elsewhere: this spot doesn't allow cats or dogs. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. (See the complete listing here .) 1884 Columbia Road NW Next, this studio apartment, situated at 1884 Columbia Road NW, is listed for $1,600/month for its 400 square feet. In the unit, expect to find a dishwasher and hardwood flooring. The building features assigned parking and on-site laundry. If you've got a pet, you'll be happy to learn that cats and dogs are permitted. (See the complete listing here .) 2371 Champlain St. NW Here's a one-bedroom, one-bathroom living space at 2371 Champlain St. NW, which, at 500 square feet, is going for $1,640/month. The building features on-site laundry. The residence also includes a ceiling fan and a deck. For those with furry friends in tow, know that cats and dogs are permitted on this property. Look out for a $500 pet fee and $50 pet ren. (See the full listing here .) 2611 Adams Mill Road NW Check out this one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo at 2611 Adams Mill Road NW, listed at $1,950/month. Expect to find air conditioning, hardwood flooring, in-unit laundry and large windows in the unit. Pets are not welcome. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. (Here's the listing .) 1901 Wyoming Ave. NW Finally, this one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment, situated at 1901 Wyoming Ave. NW, is listed for $2,000/month for its 575 square feet. In the unit, you'll find a dishwasher, hardwood flooring, a walk-in closet and stainless steel appliances. Cats and dogs are not permitted. The building features an elevator and bike parking. (See the listing here .) This story was created automatically using local real estate data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Des Moines will build a $5.5 million animal control shelter to replace its current undersized and outdated facility. The new shelter at the intersection of Southeast 14th and Harriett streets will be approximately two times larger than the current location. It will replace the existing facility, located just south of the Des Moines River from its new 5-acre spot. A third-party consultant in 2017 determined that Des Moines' animal control facility, 1615 Southeast 14th St., is ill-equipped to handle the current load of animals coming through its doors and unable accommodate a surge in the pet population as the city grows. The new facility will have extra room to house stray dogs, cats, and other animals, and provide space for a veterinary clinic, adoption center, training room and public education classes. "The project aims to change the public perception of an animal shelter. It's not just a pound anymore," said building architect Tom Trapp, co-owner of Hartman Trapp Architecture Studio. "It really is taking the animal shelter to the next level." The project was discussed Tuesday at the city's Urban Design Review Board meeting. The Animal Rescue League has provided all of Des Moines' animal control services since 2009, handling dog bites, stray and wild animal detainment, and animal cruelty investigations. It will continue those services in the new facility. The 17,000-square-foot building will be located on city-owned property that has been vacant since the 1930s, according to Ryan Moffatt, Des Moines' economic development project manager. It will take advantage of the existing landscape to provide green space for animal training and exercise. The site is in a floodplain protected by a levee. The building will be raised about 3 feet and constructed with durable materials to help address flood resiliency, though Trapp said it will not be flood-proof. Construction on the facility is expected to start in spring 2020, with a target opening date of summer 2021. Moffatt said it is undecided what will happen with the old location. Kim Norvell covers growth and development for the Register. Reach her at knorvell@dmreg.com or 515-284-8259. We've been the news Iowa depends upon since 1849. Help us continue our mission. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Des Moines development: City plans $5.5 million animal control shelter


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Archaeology isn't the dusty science it was a generation ago. New technologies that once seemed straight out of sci-fi are now peering inside mummy bundles, locating buried traces of buildings, and revealing the ruins of cities hidden by forest canopies. For more than a decade, National Geographic Explorer Sarah Parcak has been on the front line of this revolution, using satellite images to find and explore ancient sites around the globe. Now she's about to take on a new challenge as she focuses her GlobalXplorer citizen-science project on the subcontinent of India. In 2016, Parcak, a professor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, won the first million-dollar TED prize for a big idea. She proposed creating an online platform, called Global Xplorer, to crowdsource the initial assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago. The platform launched on January 1, 2017, allowing anyone in the world with a computer and internet access to help discover and protect remnants of Peru's rich cultural heritage. The results have been staggering. The project has logged more than 80,000 participants from a hundred countries. Volunteers have viewed more than 15 million images, covering some 100,000 square miles, and identified 19,000 sites that were not in Peru's database of archaeological ruins. The finds include 50 new Nazca Lines, the mysterious figures that indigenous people carved into Peru's coastal desert many centuries ago. ( Read why Parcak believes archaeologists have vastly underestimated the size and scale of past human settlements. ) The platform for Peru is still up and running but will be decommissioned when the India project launches by the end of this year, Parcak hopes. If all goes well, the work in India could last for years as the project surveys the country's 29 states and several territories. "India has had relatively little archaeological remote-sensing work done compared to other places, which is what fueled my initial interest," Parcak says. Also, the full extent of India's archaeological work which began officially when British army engineer Alexander Cunningham founded the Archaeological Survey of India in 1861 has never been mapped comprehensively. Parcak expects her project to remedy that. "The good news for us is that India has dozens upon dozens of diverse cultures from different periods of time, often layered over one another," Parcak says. "Wherever we end up going, the crowd's going to be able to see extraordinary things." ( See how satellite images helped reveal Viking settlements in Canada.) Three dozen of India's cultural heritage properties are already listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Parcak thinks there could be tens of thousands of as yet unknown sites mapped as part of this project temples, tombs, forts, roads, and even entire cities. The discoveries promise to be spectacular across a subcontinent that has seen a parade of cultures come and go. India's historical wealth includes 9,000-year-old Neolithic sites, great cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro that belonged to the Indus Valley Civilization (about 3300 B.C. to 1300 B.C.), evidence of Roman-period trading along the southern coast, and a string of northern sites associated with the famed Silk Road, the network of trade routes that for centuries carried luxury goods between the East and the West. Parcak's team is completely rebuilding GlobalXplorer to make it smarter, faster, and more satisfying to use. The new platform will offer an improved tutorial to help volunteers get up to speed quickly, and volunteers will be able to share discoveries and comments with the rest of the Global Xplorer community. Parcak would be thrilled if this new phase of Global Xplorer attracts millions of volunteers, with tens or even hundreds of thousands from India itself. "That would be a huge win for us," she says. ( Here's how to become a space archaeologist. ) In the future, Parcak hopes other countries will contact to her to launch their own crowd-sourced satellite surveys, all of which could run simultaneously on the new, expanded Global Xplorer platform. The possibilities are immense. Parcak estimates that there are at least 12 million potential archaeological sites yet to be discovered perhaps as many as 50 million. That means the sky's the limit for her archaeology-from-space project now that it has gotten off the ground successfully. In her new book, Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes our Past , Sarah Parcak chronicles the history of her field. She includes current breakthroughs that are happening so fast it's hard to keep up, even for her, and she spins a tale about what she thinks archaeology will look like centuries from now. She also weaves in stories from her own career, beginning with the inspiration she found in watching endless reruns of Indiana Jones movies as a child. (It's no accident that her Twitter handle is @indyfromspace .) Her work has taken her from Egypt to Iceland, Cambodia to Canada, and to a lunch with actor Harrison Ford, who plays her cinematic hero. (Yes, she brought a fedora, the kind of hat that Indy wore.)


The Heat and its fans survived Monday night to pray another day, to hang onto hope. You know how this is going to end, though, right? Miami has just enough playoff chance left to make believing a little easier, but still not enough to trust the feeling. Because you know how this is going to end, don't you? Miami beating the awful Orlando Magic here Monday, 100-93, coupled with Brooklyn losing to Chicago, means the Heat has a warm ember left among the cold coals, but still nothing you'd count on catching fire. To make the playoffs Miami must win at Philadelphia on Wednesday, hope Indiana loses Tuesday vs. Washington and Wednesday at Memphis, and hope Brooklyn loses Wednesday vs. Orlando. The latter of those four requirements seems plainly doubtful. But so does Indiana, with everything to play for, losing at home to a Washington team with zero to play for. So you brace yourself mentally. How could you not? The way this weird, limping season has gone, how could it not end with the Heat ultimately being bumped from the playoff party at the last moment? But here's the thing. It doesn't matter much. All this late drama over whether Miami sneaks into the NBA postseason or narrowly misses - who really cares. Missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008 would be sobering. But would a near-certain first-round elimination by No. 1 seed Atlanta be that much greater? The significance coming out of this season, no matter when it ends, is that the next one clearly should be better, with Chris Bosh back healthy, with a full year of Goran Dragic and with a full season of a continuing-to-develop Hassan Whiteside. The optimism moving forward justified by those three things alone should be more than ample consolation for missing the playoffs. Whiteside had 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots Monday, continuing to tease us with what could be emerging greatness. The unearthing and polishing of that 7-foot gem alone, augmented by the acquisition of Dragic, works to shape this season as a positive in a way that somehow still miracle-ing into the playoffs would not. "There's still hope," Whiteside said after the game. He meant hope in the playoff chase. He might also have meant hope for the future. No, the disappointment of this season wouldn't be missing the playoffs, but rather how they were missed. The excuses are lined up waiting in a neat little parade - the only parade this Heat team will deliver this year. Losing the best player in the NBA, LeBron James, to free agency. Losing Bosh for the second half of the season to blood clots. The unrelenting injuries that caused coach Erik Spoelstra to shuffle in 30 different starting lineup combinations, a mind-bending number that tied a franchise record. Those are legitimate reasons for a losing record. But there is no excuse for how this ended. No good one, anyway. No excuse for Miami's fight for the playoffs resulting in nine losses in the previous 12 games before Monday's home finale. That's a stretch run right into a brick wall. No reasonable rationale for losses along the way after blowing leads of 19, 16 and 15 points. Monday was headed for another such debacle, with a 22-point Heat lead frittered down to six with inside of two minutes left. No way to justify how Miami - even with all that went wrong - failed to finish among the eight best teams in a really, really bad Eastern Conference. Just three weeks ago the playoffs seemed a certainty, and a No. 6 seed and favorable first-round matchup seemed possible, even likely. Miami was making the best of the hand dealt it - poised to deny LeBron the satisfaction of thinking the Heat could not make the playoffs without him. Now the last laugh seems to belong to James. The King departed after leading Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals including two championships, and what he left behind unraveled late. "This year has had its challenges," Spoelstra understated. "We've been grinding and fighting." And, lately, collapsing too often as well. Monday was Fan Appreciation Night, by the way, and why not? Bottom line, Heat fans had a much better season than their team did.


NANTUCKET   The man who says actor Kevin Spacey groped him inside a Nantucket bar in 2016 invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on Monday, refusing to testify about the whereabouts of the phone he was using on the night in question. The accuser, whom the Globe isn't naming because he's an alleged victim of sexual assault, took the Fifth through his lawyer in Nantucket District Court. Judge Thomas Barrett said the accuser's decision meant the testimony he gave earlier in Monday's hearing would be stricken. Spacey's attorney, Alan Jackson, called for the case to be dismissed, saying that if the alleged victim won't testify in future proceedings, allowing the case to proceed will simply waste the time and money of everyone involved. "This entire case is completely compromised," Jackson said. "This case needs to be dismissed and it needs to be dismissed today." Prosecutor Brian Glenny asked the judge for at least a week so officials in his office can decide whether to proceed with the case. Glenny said prosecutors "certainly have to consider" whether they want to proceed with the case but said they did not expect to decide Monday. Barrett said that while the case "may well be dismissed," he cautioned that "it's not going to be dismissed today." Earlier Monday, the alleged victim told Spacey's lawyer that he didn't delete any text messages on his phone from the night of the encounter. The accuser conceded on the stand that some data was missing "due to a variety of circumstances," adding that "those circumstances were not related to any deletions." He later invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to answer questions about the current whereabouts of the phone. Asked by Spacey attorney Alan Jackson if former Boston TV anchor Heather Unruh, the mother of the accuser, had instructed the accuser to "get rid of" some texts on the phone, the alleged victim said he couldn't remember but he didn't "believe so." Unruh also took the stand Monday and said the groping allegations brought by her son are "not untrue," to which Jackson replied, "We'll see." Unruh admitted she deleted some material from her son's phone before turning it over to investigators, but she insisted the deleted material wasn't relevant to the case. She said she initially looked through her son's phone after he told her "that he had shot a video of Kevin Spacey sticking his hand inside his pants, so I went looking for that video." The phone, which is currently missing, has emerged as a key issue in the legal saga. Earlier during Monday's hearing, attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who represents Spacey's accuser, told Judge Thomas S. Barrett that his client, his client's father and his mother, Unruh, now do not know what happened to the phone. "We could not locate the phone," Garabedian told Barrett as the judge mulls the contention from Spacey's lawyers that data on the cellphone is essential to defending him against the criminal charge. Garabedian suggested it was not their responsibility to hold onto evidence in the criminal case, but was instead the responsibility of Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe's office to safeguard any evidence while a criminal case is pending. But First Assistant District Attorney Brian Glenny said State Police and his office obtained the phone on Nov. 29, 2017, that it underwent forensic examination on Dec. 14, and that a State Police trooper returned it to either the accuser or the accuser's father on Dec. 18, 2017. Jackson, Spacey's lead attorney, told Barrett that the accuser and the prosecution are both avoiding responsibility for the disappearance of the potential evidence   but the cost is borne by Spacey and his effort to vindicate his claims of innocence. "They are pointing fingers at each other... but guess who loses because of this   that would be us,'' Jackson said. Speaking from the bench, Barrett mused aloud that he expected the defense to ask for sanctions to be imposed on the prosecution because the phone is now lost. "I am not saying there are consequences, but there could be,'' he said. "We will see what happens." Garabedian also offered an explanation for the decision to terminate the civil lawsuit his office filed against Spacey on behalf of the accuser. The case was filed and dismissed "with prejudice" in seven days. His client, Garabedian said, has been on a "roller coaster" of emotions and jettisoning the civil lawsuit was his way of dealing with it. "He wanted only one roller coast at a time   the criminal case,'' Garabedian said. Garabedian also said he has some backup data from the accuser's laptop from 2016 that may assuage the defense concerns. In anticipation of Monday's hearing, a crowd of more than a dozen onlookers gathered across the street from the courthouse, many clutching cellphones and waiting to see if Spacey would appear as he did during the most recent hearing in the case. However, Spacey, whose legal name is Kevin Fowler, did not show up in court. Jackson, his California-based attorney, arrived at the courthouse without his client. According to police reports, the accuser used his phone to record footage of the encounter with Spacey via Snapchat. He also texted and called his then-girlfriend that night. Last month, Spacey made a surprise appearance in court, where his lawyers argued they should be allowed to examine the phone. Spacey's lawyers want to try to extract information they claim was deleted from the device, including text messages they say would help Spacey disprove the allegations against him. Barrett had ordered the phone be turned over to Spacey's lawyers. The charge Spacey faces carries penalties of up to five years in prison or up to 2½ years in jail or a house of correction, and a requirement to register as a sex offender. The accusation emerged about a year before the criminal case began. In November 2017, during an emotional news conference , Unruh accused Spacey of sexually assaulting her son. The accuser, who has a different last name than Unruh, is named in legal filings in the criminal and civil cases. The Globe doesn't identify alleged sexual assault victims without their permission. Spacey's film career has imploded since the fall of 2017, after numerous sexual misconduct accusations. On Christmas Eve 2018, shortly after the Globe published a story online about the opening of the criminal case against Spacey, he surfaced in a bizarre YouTube video in which he appeared to assume the character he'd portrayed in the Netflix series "House of Cards." Spacey was cut from the show's final season amid the wave of accusations. On Saturday, Variety , the entertainment news outlet, reported that British police detectives traveled to the United States in May to interview Spacey about six sexual assault allegations against the actor, who ran London's Old Vic Theatre between 2004 and 2015. Travis Andersen of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. Matt Rocheleau can be reached at matthew.rocheleau@globe.com . Follow him on Twitter @mrochele John R. Ellement can be reached at ellement@globe.com . Follow him on Twitter @JREbosglobe .


Chelsea have officially unveiled Frank Lampard as their new head coach, with the former Derby County manager signing a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge. The former England international spent 13 seasons playing for the Blues, racking up an incredible 211 goals in 648 appearances from midfield. After a year-long spell at rivals Manchester City, Lampard enjoyed two seasons in the MLS with the Sky Blues' sister-club New York City, before taking charge of the Rams in 2018. HE'S HOME!  Frank Lampard is the new Chelsea head coach! #WelcomeHomeFrank   Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 4, 2019 A firm fan favourite at the Bridge, the 41-year-old replaces outgoing boss Maurizio Sarri, who has taken up the vacant Juventus job following a turbulent debut campaign in the Chelsea dugout. "I am immensely proud to be returning to Chelsea as head coach," Lampard told the Chelsea website . "Everyone knows my love for this club and the history we have shared, however, my sole focus is on the job in hand and preparing for the season ahead. I am here to work hard, bring further success to the club and I cannot wait to get started." Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia added: "It gives us great pleasure to welcome Frank back to Chelsea as head coach. Frank possesses fantastic knowledge and understanding of the club and last season, he demonstrated he is one of the most talented young coaches in the game. Over to you, boss! #WelcomeHomeFrank pic.twitter.com/vPGpCUSsMX   Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 4, 2019 "After 13 years with us as a player, where he became a club legend and our record goalscorer, we believe this is the perfect time for him to return and are delighted he has done so. We will do everything we can to ensure he has all the support required to be a huge success." Lampard leaves a Derby side facing the prospect of a 12th straight season in the Championship , having lost the 2019 playoff final 2-1 to Aston Villa . "I'm very thankful that I had the opportunity to manage the club." pic.twitter.com/uPZTIyvKg2   Derby County (@dcfcofficial) July 4, 2019 Though the Champions League winner was unable to secure the club's long-awaited promotion back to the Premier League , he received considerable praise for adapting the Rams' style of play and showing faith in youth. In contrasting fashion, Sarri irked Chelsea supporters with his refusal to hand younger players a chance, the Italians' handling of Callum Hudson-Odoi particularly annoying the fanbase. Lampard is likely to have no choice but to field academy prospects, as the Europa League champions have been placed under a transfer embargo by FIFA until start of the 2020 summer window. That should see more patience given to the new Blues boss, as should his popularity amongst supporters, handing Lampard a luxury that escapes most Chelsea coaches. He will have time to mould the team and tweak it, unlike his predecessors, with owner Roman Abramovich renowned for his trigger-happy approach to sacking managers.


Indiana man Kwin Boes, 23, was sentenced Monday in the death of his 11-week-old son Parker, but his day managed to get just a little worse as he left the courtroom. Footage showed him being being attacked by the child's uncle, according to authorities in a 14 News report. Jeremiah Matthew Hartley is charged with battery, said Gibson County Sheriff Tim Bottoms. As seen on footage, he apparently landed a blow, but officials at the scene quickly restrained him. It was an emotional day in court, even without the attack. Kwin Boes was charged in May 2018 with aggravated battery, neglect of a dependent, and domestic battery resulting in death to a person under 14, according to court records reviewed by Law&Crime. Boes allegedly reportedly said that he found the baby on the floor. He suggested that this was caused by the child falling off of a couch and striking his head on the table after wiggling out of a "bobby pillow." The Marion County Coroner's Officer established that Parker died from blunt force trauma to the head consistent with a homicide. Boes pleaded guilty last month to felony domestic battery resulting in death; the other charges were dismissed as a result of the plea deal. Statements from relatives were read in court on Monday. "The pain of losing a child is unbearable, because of him I've lost trust in everyone" -Parker's Mom   Aria Janel (@AriaJanel14News) July 3, 2019 Parker's Grandmother: says in a statement being read into court "we all wonder how much pain you caused to Parker that day" "we won't ever forget what you've done" "baby Parker had the right to live"   Aria Janel (@AriaJanel14News) July 3, 2019 Boes was sentenced to 20 years in prison, which will be followed by five years of probation. Records show no attorney of record for Hartley. [Screengrab via 14 News]


Trusted salary cap database CapFriendly has rolled over its site to the 2019-20 season already, and one of the most eye-grabbing results is just how much trouble the Vegas Golden Knights are already in. Using a projected salary cap ceiling of $83 million, up $3.5 million from this season, at the top of the projected salary list is Vegas, which is already $125K over the cap with more than $83 million committed to just 19 players. A further inspection reveals that the Knights have just one goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury , and six defensemen signed as of now, with no room to make any further additions. GM Kelly McCrimmon and company will have no choice but to shed salary this summer, at the very least just to re-sign restricted free agents such as William Karlsson , Nikita Gusev , Jimmy Schuldt and Malcolm Subban . Any free agent signings beyond that will require further sacrifice. Despite being just two years into its existence, Vegas has already accumulated an incredible amount of salary, mostly due to major contracts handed out to the likes of Mark Stone , Nate Schmidt , Alex Tuch , Shea Theodore , Max Pacioretty , Paul Stastny and Fleury, all signed since this time last year. Golden Knights fans should be prepared for some tough moves, as solving this problem won't be as easy as simply placing David Clarkson on injured reserve. Inaugural Knights such as Jonathan Marchessault , Reilly Smith , Cody Eakin and Colin Miller are among the most likely casualties. Even in the midst of his new team's cap crunch, Gusev is expecting and hoping to re-sign with Vegas. Gusev, whose rights were acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, finally jumped to the NHL late this season after a decorated career in the KHL. The 26-year-old forward burned his one-year entry-level contract despite not playing, and is now a restricted free agent. He tells Russian hockey source Sport-Express, as translated by The Sin Bin, that he likes Las Vegas and feels he owes it to the Knights to re-sign with them if made a reasonable offer. Gusev acknowledges that he will likely receive other offers, either from KHL clubs overseas or in the form of an NHL offer sheet, but he will wait for Vegas' initial offer before making any decisions. What might it cost the Knights to retain their newfound weapon? The interviewer suggested to Gusev that a $4 million Average Annual Value could be the ballpark price and he did not disagree. He would only confirm that he expects a one-way deal, but did not talk specific finances. Overall, Gusev sounded very flexible about getting a deal done and even acknowledged that he would be open to playing in the AHL if that is what is asked of him. That seems like an unlikely route for Vegas to take, but Gusev's attitude at least implies that this negotiation process and first full year in North America should go more smoothly than it did for Vadim Shipachyov . If (when) the Golden Knights are forced to sell off scoring this offseason, Gusev could be an ideal candidate to take on a major role next season. Speaking at a conference today, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman projected the successful growth of betting on hockey by using the Golden Knights as an example, per TSN's Rick Westhead. In Nevada, where sports gambling is legalized, hockey bets grew by 60% in Vegas' inaugural season and by 40% this season. While Nevada, and Las Vegas in particular, is the unofficial gambling capital of the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Murphy v. NCAA last summer allows all states to decide for themselves whether or not to allow for legalized gambling. Many states already have sports books up and running, and many more will soon follow. If the growth exhibited in Nevada in regard to betting on hockey is replicated by other states, it will be a key growth factor for the game and the NHL and one that Bettman will surely try to take advantage of as best he can.


It's a quick turnaround for many of the best players in the world this week, as they make the trip from Northern Ireland all the way back to Memphis, Tenn., for the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Because of the tour's new schedule, the final WGC of the season earned the unfortunate spot after arguably the most grueling major championship of the season, but that has not deterred the top-ranked players from showing up (well, except for Shane Lowry, obviously ). Technically, Justin Thomas is defending his title, though he won it last year when it was still the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone in Akron, Ohio. But the event moved to TPC Southwind in Memphis for this season. The actual defending champion of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational, which is now a WGC, is Dustin Johnson. If it sounds confusing, that's because it is. Thomas and Johnson will play alongside Paul Casey in one of the week's featured groups. They'll go off the 10th tee on Thursday at 1:04 p.m. ET. The other marquee grouping, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Jason Day, will go off the first at 1:59 p.m. ET. RELATED: Why Rory McIlroy's 2019 season at major championships was even worse than you think TV Schedule The Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET, as well as Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. CBS will take over on the weekend beginning at 2 p.m. Leader board Follow all the action from Memphis on the Golf Digest PGA Tour leader board . Thursday Tee Times (all times ET) Tee No. 1 12:20 p.m. -- Max Homa, Kodai Ichihara, Eddie Pepperell 12:31 p.m. -- Adam Long, Tyrrell Hatton, Mikumu Horikawa 12:42 p.m. -- C.T. Pan, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott 12:53 p.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Tony Finau, Matt Wallace 1:04 p.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Thorbjorn Olesen, Haotong Li 1:15 p.m. -- Billy Horschel, Justin Harding, Shugo Imahira 1:26 p.m. -- J.B. Holmes, Alex Noren, Philip Eriksson 1:37 p.m. -- Matthew Wolff, Corey Conners, Ian Poulter 1:48 p.m. -- Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth 1:59 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jason Day 2:10 p.m. -- Kevin Kisner, Patrick Reed, Lucas Bjerregaard Tee No. 10 12:20 p.m. -- Nate Lashley, Sung Kang, Poom Saksansin 12:31 p.m. -- Patrick Cantlay, Marc Leishman, Tommy Fleetwood 12:42 p.m. -- Brandt Snedeker, Cameron Smith, Louis Oosthuizen 12:53 p.m. -- Gary Woodland, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele 1:04 p.m. -- Paul Casey, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas 1:15 p.m. -- Kevin Na, Kevin Tway, Sergio Garcia 1:26 p.m. -- Webb Simpson, Danny Willett, Jim Furyk 1:37 p.m. -- Chez Reavie, Bryson DeChambeau, Matthew Fitzpatrick 1:48 p.m. -- Keith Mitchell, Andrew Putnam, Henrik Stenson 1:59 p.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Aaron Rai RELATED: PGA Tour announces its first daily fantasy sports integration with DraftKings partnership


Formula 1 could switch to carbon-ceramic brakes in the future if it needs to become more road relevant, suggests supplier Brembo. F1 currently used carbon-carbon brake discs as standard, with the material having first been used in grand prix racing in the late 1970s. But the use of the technology has not moved across to mainstream road cars because of the difficulties faced in using carbon brakes in cold or wet conditions if the discs have not been warmed up. However, advances in the use of carbon-ceramics have seen them featured on some new sportscars, and Brembo suggests they could be good enough for F1 use too. "The future of braking systems need not be with carbon-carbon discs," Brembo's performance group CEO Mario Almondo told Motorsport.com. "Brembo sees the application of material that is more applicable to everyday road cars   even high performance ones. I make the example of carbon-ceramic brakes, which have been used in the McLaren Senna after a good partnership. "If in F1 we want to get towards solutions that are closer to our normal products, we could go in that direction." Carbon-ceramic brakes have most of the benefits of carbon-carbon discs but are more durable because the ceramics used in their production helps with thermal shock resistance. The extra life also means there is less carbon dust released during their use, which has environmental benefits. Asked about the possibility of brake discs lasting as many as seven grands prix, Almondo said: "It's possible absolutely. "I will also add that carbon ceramic does not emit [carbon] particles as much, so it would be more green. Yes it is a material that weighs more, but it could have the same performance   even in F1. The weight may be an issue that we face, but it's something we could talk about." F1 is evaluating whether to move to standard brake discs and brake systems from 2021, having launched a tender process last month. Almondo says that Brembo has applied to become the F1 supplier for both elements, with a decision from the FIA on whether or not to pursue with the standardisation expected next week. However, he says the company would prefer for competition to remain among brake suppliers. "Brembo prefers competition to show on the field that we are better than our competitors," added Almondo. "This is our philosophy, it has always been and we do not change our stance. "That said, there are requirements that lead to cost reductions in F1, and the brake systems are not immune from this project."


Jimmy Garoppolo , now fully healthy , is looking to stay that way and live up to his expectations. His expectations. Not those of fans or coaches or the 49ers front office or the $137.5 million contract. "No pressure to live up to it," the 49ers quarterback said in a phone interview Tuesday, while promoting Men's Wearhouse's annual Suit Drive , which provides gently used professional attire to those re-entering the workplace. "It's more I put pressure on myself to perform at a high level, regardless of the situation. I don't know. It's kind of something I was born with or whatever you want to call it. It's the competitor in you. You want to go out there and perform at a high level. That's why we put in all this time, to be honest. You have to. You can't just throw the helmet out there and expect to get a W. You've got to earn it. That's one of the great things about this league is nothing is given. You've got to earn everything you get." Now in his sixth season, Garoppolo is a veteran player. Having started only 10 games, Garoppolo is a young player. Does he feel old or young in football years? "There are moments of both, no doubt about it, especially when the rookies come in," Garoppolo said. "That adds a whole other factor to it, them being younger than my younger brother. It's fun. That's what makes the locker room so great is there are so many different age groups, dynamics, people coming from all over the country. We all come together for one common goal. It's pretty cool." Garoppolo, 27, has played enough that he is convinced he can become the quarterback the Patriots believed they were drafting in the second round in 2014 and the 49ers thought they were getting when they traded with New England to get him in 2017. Now, it's a matter of doing it. "But you have to go out there and prove it," Garoppolo said. "It's a league of you're not going to be given anything. Whether you go out there and earn it, that's up to you."


IBM is wasting little time when it comes to the Internet of Things. The company outlined a major Internet of Things strategy tonight with a series of announcements that included establishing an Internet of Things unit inside of Big Blue and a partnership with The Weather Company , among other moves. The Internet of Things refers to the growing network of sensors on everything from smartphones to jet engines. Instead of an Internet of connected computers, it's an Internet of connected devices (or things) broadcasting loads of data about the devices. The intent of the new initiative is to put IBM at the forefront of the Internet of Things and provide a common platform on top of which customers can build useful applications to take advantage of all that data. IBM suggests that partnerships like the one with The Weather Company and the one announced last year with Twitter are the cornerstones of a strategy to put them on the cutting edge of a burgeoning technology. They are not alone in this endeavor, however. GE has its own Internet of Things platform aimed at the industrial internet, called Predix. The two giants are battling it out for the hearts and minds of developers. Building A Platform IBM has actually had several pieces in place for some time, but it has been fragmented, says Joel Cawley, GM for information and Insights as a Service at IBM. With this announcement IBM is trying to provide a consolidated package of services to build Internet of Things applications. The package includes analytics, a special zone of its own on BlueMix   IBM's Platform as a Service offering   and expansion of what they call their 'IoT ecosystem.' The latter is a set of partners such as AT&T, ARM and The Weather Company. "When I think about this, my business is building service delivery environments. We have been looking for a handful of anchor tenants. Twitter and The Weather Company are great anchor tenants. We can build a lot of stuff around this," Cawley said. And he hinted that these two partnerships were just the beginning. Weather Data Drives Applications How does The Weather Company fit in? It actually has sensors all over the world collecting weather data, says Mark Gildersleeve, president of WSI Corporation, which owns The Weather Company. It gathers data from 100,000 weather stations around the world. Over time it will layer on information from cars and smart phones. It intends to combine all of this information to provide businesses with comprehensive weather data to make better decisions. Insurance companies, power companies, and governments all need weather data to help proactively make better determinations instead of simply reacting to the weather after the fact. By combining The Weather Company's data with IBM's enterprise reach and platform knowledge, companies can build applications to make better use of this information. "We are trying to translate weather into an outcome, a data product," Gildersleeve explained. Cawley's purview is data, which makes sense because the information coming from these sensors is what drives the Internet of Things. Being able to use that data in real time before it becomes stale, is going to be key. This announcement is about IBM wanting to be in front of this, helping companies make use of the data in actual operational fashion. He points to a project IBM did in China monitoring air pollution as something the company could package using the platform components and sell to other countries with a similar requirement. This kind of use case can show customers how they could build their own applications using other types of weather and atmospheric data. The Bigger Picture Tonight's announcement fits in with a much bigger picture of IBM's strategies and priorities moving forward, whether it's Watson processing big data, its cloud strategy or analytics. The partnerships with Twitter and Apple are key components too. It's all part of a broader vision being driven from the top at IBM to transform the company for more modern enterprise requirements. A key piece of this approach is building a platform play across the different categories and IBM wants very much to attract developers to this vision. It appears to be pushing the correct buttons and putting all the right pieces in place, but it remains to be seen whether it can really win the hearts of developers to really drive the company's transformation. Every company wants to be a platform play from startups to big corporations like IBM, but it takes patience and a quality offering to lure developers   much easier said than done.


Ryan Blaney was fastest in the Cup Series' final practice session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Blaney posted a top speed of 133.572 mph. He was followed by Denny Hamlin (133.226 mph), Kyle Busch (132.739), Kevin Harvick (132.688) and Martin Truex Jr. (132.646). Brad Keselowski (sixth) and Kurt Busch (14th) each recorded the most laps in the session with 61. Blaney also had the best 10-lap average. Click here for the speed chart. Alex Bowman wrecked in Turns 1 and 2 in the middle of the session. Bowman, who was already in a backup car after he had a driveshaft failure in qualifying Friday, will now go to a second backup car . The No. 88 team will use Jimmie Johnson 's backup car. Matt DiBenedetto 's left-rear tire shredded twice during the session. "Not a lot of warning, I'll tell you that," DiBenedetto told NBCSN after the first tire problem. "I went down into (Turn) 1 and I was passing ( Landon Cassill ), as soon as we got down into the corner I don't know if we ran over something or what but the left rear went down in a hurry." DiBenedetto, who qualified seventh for Sunday's race, was able return to the track to make a lap right before the session ended. We're out of tires so we had to put on a left front from a previous set. Team wants to check for any tire rub issue   LeavineFamilyRacing (@LFR95) July 20, 2019


82% stock/18% bond. That's the current asset allocation of a portfolio that was 60% stock/40% bond a decade ago and hasn't been touched since. For investors who haven't been actively trimming their portfolios' stock positions, it's a good bet that their portfolios are courting more equity risk than they intended them to. And if they've been actively adding to stocks amid the runup, their portfolios might be listing still more heavily toward stocks. I've been beating the drum for at least a few years about how people getting close to retirement and retirees, especially, should consider rebalancing out of equities. While there hasn't been a payoff for taking action on that front (except briefly early in 2018 and again later in the year), paring back equities in favor of bonds can help reduce a portfolio's volatility. That's rebalancing classic: trimming equities and redeploying the assets into bonds in order to reduce the portfolio's volatility level. But there are other types of rebalancing besides scaling back stocks in favor of bonds and other reasons to rebalance beyond volatility reduction. Retirees, for example, might trim stocks and move the proceeds into cash to meet living expenses rather than back into the portfolio; that achieves both volatility reduction and cash flow production. Younger investors may also derive a risk/return benefit from adjusting their portfolios' intra-asset-class exposures. Doing so can add a slightly contrarian, tactical tilt to the portfolio. Right now, for example, long-term-minded investors might derive a benefit from reducing U.S. equity exposure in favor of foreign stocks or scaling back growth in lieu of value. Yet even though rebalancing can deliver multiple benefits, investors often put it off. There's inertia, of course, exacerbated in this case by human beings' natural aversion to messing with a good thing. Additionally, investors may struggle with how to rebalance. They might not have targets to rebalance back to, or they might assume that rebalancing will trigger a tax bill. If you've been meaning to rebalance but haven't been sure where to start, the following steps can help you do so quickly and painlessly. Step 1: Determine what you're trying to accomplish. As discussed above, different investors have different motivations for rebalancing. Knowing what you'd like to achieve can help you identify what type of rebalancing to engage in. The goal: Volatility and/or risk reduction Rebalancing prescription: Asset-class rebalancing If reducing risk in your portfolio is top of mind--you're concerned about market valuations, you know you get jittery during falling markets, and/or you're getting ready to retire--traditional rebalancing among asset classes, such as reducing stocks in favor of bonds, is the right strategy for you. This type of rebalancing tends to reduce risk but won't necessarily enhance returns. There's a simple reason for that: The periods in which stocks outperform bonds (risk-reduction opportunities) outnumber periods in which bonds outperform stocks (returns enhancement opportunities). In light of the fact that risk reduction is the main benefit of this type of rebalancing, you shouldn't make too big a deal of this type of rebalancing if you know yourself to be unfazed by big market drops. R ebalancing isn't essential if you found yourself bellying up to buying opportunities rather than fleeing the falling market d uring the financial crisis or periodic market blips . Life stage is important here, though. Even if you're a notably calm and collected 62-year-old equity investor, if you're closing in on retirement, rebalancing is probably a good idea. That's because new retirees with big equity weightings are particularly vulnerable to bad returns at the outset of their retirements: If they're actively spending from their equity portfolios as they're declining, that has a demonstrated negative effect on the portfolio's sustainability. Use your anticipated portfolio spending to help determine the appropriate allocations you should have to stocks, bonds, and cash, as discussed here. If you don't have enough of the safe stuff, trimming stocks and moving the money into bonds and cash is a smart strategy. The goal: Return enhancement Rebalancing prescription: Intra-asset-class rebalancing As discussed above, rebalancing within asset classes may help increase a portfolio's return potential. The basic idea is that investment styles zip in and out of favor; periodically pulling back on those that have performed well and sending money to those asset types that have underperformed can build a contrarian element into a portfolio and potentially enhance returns. At the moment, for example, small-value stocks have earned less than half the return of mid- and large-cap growth stocks over the past five years. That trend may not reverse itself overnight, but market history suggests that the return gap won't persist indefinitely. Investors can also consider rebalancing among geographies. While foreign stocks have performed well recently, in years past they've been clobbered by U.S. names: Over the past five years, total U.S. stock market indexes have trebled the returns of non-U.S. indexes. That sort of persistent underperformance can provide smart rebalancing opportunities. Investors can further fine-tune their rebalancing efforts by rebalancing between developed- and developing-markets stocks. The goal: Cash flow production Rebalancing prescription: Asset-class and intra-asset-class rebalancing Rebalancing can serve another valuable role for retirees: In addition to reducing portfolio volatility, it can help them find cash for living expenses. With yields still low across asset classes, many retirees have scrambled with traditional income-centric strategies. Today, retirees in search of income can find cash hiding in plain sight in the form of appreciated equity holdings. They can source their cash flows and/or fulfill required minimum distributions by focusing on their most highly appreciated equity holdings--probably those in the growth column of the Morningstar Style Box. Step 2: Find your current asset-allocation and sub-asset-class exposures. Once you've determined your rebalancing goal and what type of rebalancing you plan to engage in, take a look at your current portfolio allocations. Morningstar's Instant X-Ray tool helps you size up your portfolio's actual exposures based on your portfolio holdings. Instant X-Ray doesn't simply take a large-blend fund and slot it in the large-blend square of the style box; rather, the tool looks at each holding's actual composition and slots it in the asset-class pie and investment-style box accordingly. Thus, X-Ray can give you a clear view of what's actually in your portfolio: its aggregate asset allocation, sector exposure, and style-box positioning. Step 3: Compare your allocations to your benchmarks. Armed with your portfolio's true exposures, you can then compare them with your targets. All investors should be operating with some type of blueprint for their portfolios' asset-class exposures, as that decision will be the main determinant of the portfolio's return and risk level. A financial advisor can help you customize your asset mix based on your own situation, or you can look to age-appropriate target-date funds and/or Morningstar's Lifetime Allocation Indexes for guidance. If you're engaging in rebalancing within asset classes, you'll need some benchmarks, too. A total market index can help you gauge style exposures: Today, most such indexes hold roughly 25% in each of the large-cap squares of the Morningstar Style Box, 6% in each of the mid-cap squares, and 2% apiece in the small-growth, -blend, and -value boxes. If you're managing your portfolio's geographic exposures, the U.S. currently constitutes about 55% of the globe's total stock market value. Meanwhile, roughly 10% of the globe's market cap is designated emerging and the remainder developed . Step 4: Focus on tax-sheltered accounts. Selling appreciated securities can lead to tax consequences if you're doing so within a taxable (that is, nonretirement) account. That's why it makes sense to concentrate any rebalancing efforts within your tax-sheltered accounts, where you won't face tax consequences for switching things up. While you don't want to get in the habit of overtrading in your 401(k) or other company retirement plans, where you can dodge both tax and transaction costs when you make trades in such accounts, you may also be able to do so within your IRA. If your taxable account looks particularly problematic--for example, it has way too much equity risk and you plan to retire soon--mind the tax costs before scaling back highly appreciated positions. Investors in the 10% or 15% tax bracket currently pay a 0% capital gains rate, but everyone else is on the hook for capital gains tax. In lieu of triggering a tax bill, see if you can't address your asset-allocation issue by steering future contributions into the underweighted areas of your taxable account. Alternatively, use the specific share identification method when harvesting winners, earmarking high-cost-basis lots for sale rather than lower-cost-basis ones. Step 5: Identify specific candidates for pruning and additions. Finally, identify specific holdings for pruning and addition. Even if your main rebalancing goal is to reduce risk by scaling back your equity exposure, you can also be savvy about which stock holdings you scale back on and which you add to. As noted above, growth stocks have enjoyed a strong runup so far in 2019--and indeed over the past five years--and therefore may be particularly ripe for pruning. Meanwhile, the tamest bonds (short-term and high-quality) have generally performed the worst. You can also use rebalancing to address trouble spots in your portfolio -- for example, trimming the stock that represents an overly concentrated position or selling the equity fund that has seen a succession of portfolio managers in recent years. In so doing, you can reduce risk and improve your portfolio's fundamentals at the same time. Christine Benz is Morningstar's director of personal finance and author of 30-Minute Money Solutions: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Your Finances and the Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds: 5-Star Strategies for Success . Follow Christine on Twitter: @christine_benz.


Editor's note: The opinions in this article are the author's, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. When he called the Republican-controlled Virginia Legislature to the state Capitol for a special session this week, Virginia's Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam wasn't really attempting to make changes to the state's gun laws that would have stopped the murderer who killed a dozen people in Virginia Beach in May. In fact, despite his claims to the contrary, Northam was simply playing gun control politics . He was crassly using the deaths of victims to push the current national agenda of those who want to blame guns and law-abiding gun owners for the actions of criminals and the mentally ill. The Republicans called Northam on this obviously political ploy. With their one-vote majorities in the state House of Delegates and Senate, they cut the special session short. It lasted only 90 minutes. GOP-LED VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ABRUPTLY ADJOURNS GUN SESSION Republican lawmakers wisely referred all of the gun control bills submitted to the special session of the Legislature to the bipartisan state Crime Commission. This will enable the proposals to be studied, so lawmakers can actually craft legislation that would help save lives. By declining to vote on a long list of gun control proposals, Virginia legislators reminded us of what is really preventing America from coming together in a bipartisan way on this issue: Americans are divided between three wildly different gun cultures. First, there is the freedom-loving, law-abiding, gun rights culture that upholds the responsible use of guns for hunting, sport and self-defense. This includes nearly all of the more than 100 million gun owners in America today. Over 5 million people who are part of this culture are members of the National Rifle Association, where I serve as editor in chief of the NRA's magazine America's 1st Freedom . Second, there is the criminal culture that thrives in spite of, or even because of, government attempts at restricting our constitutional right to bear arms. And third, there is the part of the culture   including many members of the mainstream media   that is made up of people who have no experience with firearms, but who fear guns out of ignorance. This group often exhibits a complete unwillingness to even try to understand American freedom. Worse still, this last group is actively blaming the gun rights segment of the American citizenry for the unlawful actions of the second part   the criminals and the mentally ill. This sets the stage for the culture war now underway. The most disturbing part of this issue is there are good solutions available, but the mainstream media have no interest in them, as they require us to focus on the actual problem   the criminal element in our society and the mentally ill. The mainstream media, instead, are waging a political war. They want to win power for their preferred political party. They have little interest in doing honest reporting on gang violence and how we can make inner city communities safer. They have little interest in devoting more resources to helping us find and treat the small percentage of mentally ill people who might do violent things. To the mainstream media, doing any of that would require us to focus on what they view as marginalized communities, many of which have high minority populations. It is more politically expedient for them to instead blame people who largely don't vote for Democrats and who mostly live outside of inner city communities where gang-related homicides are a serious problem. The same can be said for focusing on the relatively few members of American society who are violent due to serious mental health issues. Those people can be hard to find and diagnose. It is much easier and more politically advantageous for the mainstream media to simply blame gun ownership. Meanwhile, things that might have actually stopped the Virginia Beach murderer   at least before he killed a dozen people   require us to allow average citizens to utilize their constitutional right to bear arms. To stop something as random as a person who doesn't have a criminal record   yet suddenly and for unfathomable reasons decides to perform an evil act   people need their right to self-preservation, as granted to us by the Second Amendment of our Bill of Rights. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Virginia's political disagreement on this issue demonstrates what is happening nationally. Will we continue to waste resources, media time and more as we allow the mainstream media to unfairly blame America's law-abiding gun owners for the actions of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill? Criminals almost always use illegal guns to commit their crimes. This is hardly the fault of average gun owners in America or their guns. Criminals and a small percentage of the mentally ill are the cause. We need to focus our resources on the actual problem. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE BY FRANK MINITER


The UFC's assembly line keeps churning with UFC on ESPN 4 the latest in an endless supply of Saturday events. Fortunately, the UFC's return to San Antonio features enough intriguing matchups to give even the most burned-out fans a reason to tune in, not the least of which is the welterweight main event between former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and red-hot Brit Leon Edwards . UFC on ESPN 4 takes place Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The card airs on ESPN. Without further ado, let's get to the six burning questions that must be answered at UFC on ESPN 4. **** Can a red-hot Leon Edwards seize the moment in his biggest spotlight? It's a well established pattern at this point: Some fighters, whether because of their perceived marketability or reaction to the amount of noise they make on social media, get put on the fast track to success. Then there are those who the UFC seems content to just have as another name on the roster, until they win so many fights in a row they can no longer be denied. Such is the case for Edwards (17-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who's had to scrape and claw for every bit of attention he's received. Edwards (29-11 MMA, 18-9 UFC) has won seven consecutive bouts in the UFC welterweight division and nine of his past 10. His only main event to this point was a Fight Pass-streamed win over Donald Cerrone last year in Singapore that, let's be honest here, few of you watched. So now Edwards finally has the chance to seize the day, in the main event of an ESPN-broadcast card in a bout with the always dangerous dos Anjos, who is looking to reestablish himself after going 1-2 in his past three fights. With a loss, you can be sure the UFC will go back to just using Edwards as a name on European shows. Win, though, and the company can no longer deny his presence on the short list of top 170-pound contenders. Can Juan Adams deliver in a fight he wanted? Juan Adams has made it clear for quite some time he's wanted a fight with Greg Hardy . And he's also made clear why: Just as the controversy over the UFC's use of the former NFL All-Pro player seemed to be slowly becoming part of the background noise, Adams wants to make sure no one forgets Hardy's history of domestic violence. That's why Adams (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) called out Hardy (4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), calling him a "bully" and reminding everyone about his past. And he's also not dancing around the fact that Hellen Keller and Mr. Magoo can both see that the UFC has been protecting Hardy with hand-selected opposition. Adams now has the chance he wanted. Arjan Bhullar outgrappled him to hand him his first loss 10 weeks ago. Hardy's highly unlikely to use a similar gameplan. Adams likes to stand and bang, with all five wins via first-round knockout. Hardy has proven, if nothing else, he has hellacious power. Will Adams be the guy who stands up to the schoolyard bully? We'll find out. Has Alexander Hernandez learned his lesson? With a pair of wins in his first two UFC fights, including a knockout of Beniel Dariush in under a minute, Alexander Hernandez marked himself as one to watch in the UFC lightweight division. Then Hernandez (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) got the big fight he wanted in Donald Cerrone, on the first-ever ESPN UFC broadcast. The Texan also made the regrettable decision from there to try to troll one of the sport's most beloved fighters, inferring that he was old and his best days were behind him. The end result was the classic scenario of the veteran serving the brash upstart a large slice of humble pie, as Cerrone picked Hernandez apart before finishing him. Hernandez still has a bunch of potential and is being served up a a solid chance at his footing when he meets another plucky veteran in Francisco Trinaldo (23-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC). He'll never get a better opportunity to show he's learned the lessons "Cowboy" taught. 11 years later, can the Andrei Arlovski-Ben Rothwell rematch live up to the first fight? One of the low-key great fights in MMA history was the battle between Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell at Affliction: Banned in 2008. The duo threw down with reckless abandon before Arlovski won via flying-knee knockout in the third round. (Arlovski went for another flying knee next time out against Fedor Emelianenko, and that one didn't go so well, but we digress). Eleven years to the weekend after that legendary night in Anaheim, Calif., the duo gets back at it. Arlovski (27-18 MMA, 16-12 UFC), in the majority of his recent fights, has tried to outpoint his way to victory, hopefully thereby banking another win bonus and avoiding the chopping block. Rothwell (36-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC), well, he hasn't won a fight since submitting Josh Barnett three-and-a-half-years ago. But who knows? Back at Affliction: Banned, Arlovski had been cast off by the UFC, and Rothwell was simply trying to find his place after the IFL folded. Both have something to prove here, too. Maybe those are the right ingredients to recreate the magic. How legit is Irene Aldana? In a bantamweight division starving for fresh contenders, Irene Aldana seems to have it all. She's won three straight fights. Two fights ago, her UFC 228 scrap with Lucie Pudilova earned "Fight of the Night." Then her third-round armbar of Bethe Correia was a gutsy finish to a fight Aldana (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) might have been losing, displaying heart and tenacity under fire. The Guadalajara native could be the first big breakthrough Mexican women's competitor. Which means the UFC is putting her in a big, featured spot Saturday night against former bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington (9-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) … oh wait, update, this fight is being buried on the preliminary card. Anyway, with Aspen Ladd losing in 16 seconds last weekend, and the UFC going to be understandably hesitant to grant Germaine de Randamie another title fight after she walked away from the featherweight belt, Aldana seems the best option the company has at the moment to build someone up at 135. Who knows? If she has yet another exciting fight this time, maybe she'll start getting a real push from the company. Can Ray Borg catch a break? There are few more sympathetic figures in the UFC than Albuquerque's Ray Borg . Occasionally, some of his problems have been of his own making, like three weight misses. Others, though, have been simply unfair, from his role as an innocent bystander in Conor McGregor's bus attack to his baby boy's ongoing health issues, around which the entire MMA community rallied. Borg (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) returns for a bantamweight bout against Gabriel Silva (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on Saturday. He hasn't won a fight since defeating Jussier Formiga in March 2017. Regardless of your leanings in this fight, here's wishing "The Tazmexican Devil" an uneventful fight week and a chance to step into the cage fully healthy. For more on UFC on ESPN 4 , check out the MMA schedule . MORE: Is Tacko Fall an NBA player? Here is the case for why... and why not Dan Le Batard delivers impassioned rebuke of racist 'send her back' chant despite ESPN rules Dan Le Batard Rips Trump and 'Send Her Back' Chants What made Bills hiring of Ken Dorsey a crucial hiring Ranking the Packers' position groups from weakest to strongest


The Houston Rockets are trying to deal another blow to their biggest rivals. NBA writer Sean Deveney reported on Thursday that the Rockets are among the teams expected to pursue Golden State Warriors free agent big man Kevon Looney. Deveney also lists the Pelicans as another such team but notes that the Dubs are hoping to quickly lock up Looney, a favorite of head coach Steve Kerr, once free agency officially begins. Looney, who is still only 23 years old, averaged 6.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in just 18.5 minutes per game for the Warriors last season. His versatility helped unlock some potent frontcourt lineups, and his two-way impact was massive for them down the stretch of the playoffs. The Rockets are toying with the possibility of trading their current center , and a player like Looney would be an ideal, cost-effective replacement of sorts if they are able to snare him away from Golden State.


Red Bull says it is heading to this weekend's German Grand Prix with some "confidence" about its chances judging by its strong pace at Silverstone. Although the team failed to take a podium at the British GP thanks to a collision between Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, its form throughout the race indicated that it had the second fastest car behind Mercedes there. Considering that Red Bull's engine supplier Honda is still playing catch-up against Mercedes and Ferrari, such a strong performance at the fast Silverstone circuit has delivered a boost heading to F1's double header in Germany and Hungary that should suit it even more. "We have confidence going to Hockenheim given the performance [at Silverstone]," said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. "After Monza it is one of the most power sensitive circuits on the calendar. You are flat out on the lap for pretty much the equivalent of the entire Barcelona lap. So that is encouraging for us, and certainly for a circuit like Hockenheim that is less power sensitive." Horner said that Silverstone showed that Red Bull was not losing too much time on the straights, and was also a good match for Ferrari in the corners. "To be this close to Mercedes around that type of track that we know is power sensitive, and to be able to follow the Ferraris as close as we were able to through Maggotts, Becketts and Copse, Max was able to take some serious momentum behind the Ferraris there, and that is usually the sign of a pretty decent car." Read Also: Verstappen: Red Bull "not too far away" on the straights Aston Martin ready to up F1 involvement should Honda quit Red Bull's form in recent races has been lifted by some small updates in the car   including a change to the front wing   which has helped deliver a better platform for its drivers. And Horner has suggested that the true potential of its package was not even on display at Silverstone, thanks to a throttle lag issue in qualifying and then fighting with the Ferraris in the race. "I think the last couple of races we have started to get some performance on the car and it has been working well," added Horner. "I think we definitely have unlocked some potential. "The car behaved very well at [Silverstone] and high speed/low speed has been competitive. For Max to have been as close to the pole time as he was even without the [throttle] hesitations, maybe he would have got even closer. "And then in the race we didn't see his true pace because he spent it stuck behind a Ferrari for 99% of it." Read Also: Tech insight: The caped crusaders of the F1 paddock


Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Stockton. Red Robin flies coop after three years STOCKTON   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews in north Stockton closed Friday for good. Read the full story on Recordnet.com . PD: 10 firearms seized from Stockton streets over weekend The Stockton Police Department recovered multiple weapons and made several arrests during different incidents within three days. Read the full story on KCRA . 3-alarm fire rips through Stockton furniture store An investigation is underway after a three-alarm fire ripped through a Stockton furniture store early Monday morning. Read the full story on CBS Sacramento . Stockton man: 100-mph chase, weapon charge, $5M bail STOCKTON   A 19-year-old man is in San Joaquin County Jail in lieu of more than $5 million bail after it is alleged he fled from a traffic stop. Read the full story on Recordnet.com . Delta College Announces Finalists For Superintendent/President Post The candidates' complete bios will be posted on the Delta College website. The College will hold community forums for both candidates on June 10, with the first forum at 11 a.m. and the second forum at noon on the Delta College Stockton campus. Read the full story on The Escalon Times . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


PARIS   The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 6:43 p.m. Venus Williams' 22nd appearance at the French Open did not last long. The 2002 runner-up lost her opening match at Roland Garros for the second year in a row, beaten 6-3, 6-3 by ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina in 1 hour, 13 minutes. The 38-year-old Williams lost in the first round for the fourth time in the last seven years at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. Wiliams was broken in seven of her nine service games. ___ 5:20 p.m. A year after upsetting Novak Djokovic in a stunning run to the semifinals, Marco Cecchinato is out after the first round. French wild card Nicolas Mahut came back from two sets down in a 2-6, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over the 16th-seeded Italian. It was the first men's match on the new Court Simonne Mathieu and Mahut seemed to thrive off the support from the home fans. ___ 4:31 p.m. Playing his first match at Roland Garros since 2015, Roger Federer had no problem reaching the second round of the French Open. Back on the refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier on the opening day of the clay-court event, the 20-time Grand Slam champion defeated French Open debutant Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Federer missed the French Open in 2016 because of a back injury and then skipped the event to focus on Wimbledon. He won the title in Paris 10 years ago to complete a career Grand Slam. "I missed you, thanks very much for the welcome," Federer said to the crowd after concluding his match. "I was quite tense at the start." ___ 3:17 p.m. Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime has pulled out of the French Open because of an injury. Organizers said the No. 25-seeded player has pain in his left abductor muscle and will be replaced in the main draw by Spanish lucky loser Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Auger-Aliassime is ranked a career-high 28th and reached the Lyon Open final this week. ___ 12:21 a.m. Angelique Kerber won't complete a career Grand Slam this year. The three-time Grand Slam winner lost in the first round of the French Open on Sunday, beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Anastasia Potapova on Court Philippe Chatrier. Kerber's preparations for Roland Garros, where she never advanced past the quarterfinals, were hampered by a right ankle injury she suffered at the Madrid Open. The 81st-ranked Potapova sealed the opening set with a crosscourt backhand winner and broke twice at the start of the second. Kerber saved two match points before shanking a forehand wide sealing her fate. Kerber, the No.5-seeded woman in Paris, won the Australian Open and US Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2018. ___ 11:50 a.m. Tennis and tropical plants, an incongruous mix beautifully blended on the new Court Simonne Mathieu at Roland Garros. The airy, sunken arena with two tiers of seating and surrounded on all four sides by steamy tropical greenhouses saw its first match on the opening day of the 2019 tournament. Set amid historic greenhouses, the arena had a difficult birth because of initial fierce opposition to its construction. But the finished result is a triumph of taste and splendid architecture, with the glass and steel structure blending seamlessly into its surroundings. About half of the seats were occupied for the first match, with former champion Garbine Muguruza facing Taylor Townsend. ___ 11:35 a.m. French Open organizers say American player Sam Querrey has withdrawn from the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. Querrey, who was set to take on Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez in the first round, has been replaced in the main draw by lucky loser Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland. A Wimbledon semifinalist in 2017, the 62nd-ranked Querrey cited an abdominal problem as the reason for his withdrawal. ___ 11:15 a.m. The year's second Grand Slam is underway. Under sunny skies, former No. 1 Angelique Kerber lost the first two games to 81st-ranked Anastasia Potapova in the opening match on Court Philippe Chatrier. The French Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that Kerber has never won. On Court Suzanne Lenglen, 11th-seeded Marin Cilic is facing Thomas Fabbiano. Also, 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza is up against 96th-ranked American Taylor Townsend in the first match at the tournament's newest stadium, Court Simonne Mathieu. ___ 8:45 a.m. Roger Federer is in action on the opening day of the French Open. Returning to play at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, Federer opens against 73rd-ranked Lorenzo Sonego in the third match on Court Philippe Chatrier. Also Sunday, 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza faces 96th-ranked American Taylor Townsend in the first match at the tournament's newest stadium, Court Simonne Mathieu. Sixth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Federer at the Australian Open, plays Maximilian Marterer. Others in action include: seventh-seeded Kei Nishikori; last year's semifinalist Marc Cecchinato; last week's Italian Open champion Karolina Pliskova, Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens. The French Open is the only one of the four Grand Slam tournaments to begin on a Sunday. ___ More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports


Niclas Gronholm leads the Canadian round of the World Rallycross Championship at the end of day one, despite losing time in traffic in his opening two qualifying races at Trois-Rivieres. The Hyundai i20 driver took an early joker lap in his Q1 race from second in a bid to overhaul leader Anton Marklund, but after dropping valuable time in traffic, Marklund was able to beat Gronholm at the joker merge on the final tour. Gronholm wound up sixth. Having then been beaten into the lead of his race in Q2 by Marklund's GCK teammate Guerlain Chicherit, Gronholm again ducked into the joker on the opening tour, and despite dropping time behind Latvian campaigner Janis Baumanis before the Fiesta driver removed himself from the equation with a lap three joker, Gronholm leapfrogged Chicherit and set the best time to move into top spot. Gronholm's ascendancy was in part thanks to Q1 victor Andreas Bakkerud losing out to Marklund and teammate Liam Doran at the start of the first race in Q2, when the track was at its slipperiest thanks to light rain between the sessions. Doran had been second overall in Q1, then pulled off an impressive outside move through the loose-surface turn four on Marklund for the race lead on the first lap of their Q2 encounter, but he was slowed by a technical issue and is eighth at the close of the day. Bakkerud meanwhile, despite being eighth in Q2 held onto second overall, with Chicherit third thanks to a second best time in Q2. It was a solid day for the five-car GCK squad. In a third Renault Megane, Rokas Baciuska passed Krisztian Szabo on the final lap of his race in Q1, before dropping down the order when he was handed a five-second track limits penalty. With the race order reversed by random draw for Q2 (the fastest drivers from Q1 running in the first race), Baciuska won the final race of the day and was third fastest, lifting him back into the semi-final paying positions. Championship leader Kevin Hansen also fell victim to a track limits infringement, a five-second penalty in Q2 placing him 11th in the session, to add to his 10th best time from Q1 after the Hansen MJP driver got held up in traffic. His teammate, brother and closest points rival Timmy Hansen also had a difficult day. Fifth in Q1 after a close race with Timur Timerzyanov, the older Hansen sibling then took a lap one joker in his Q2 race, but made a mistake in the slippery conditions, touched a tyre barrier and lost ground to the pack ahead. 14th time in the session leaves the Swede 11th, one place ahead of Kevin. Classifications after Saturday: ClaDriverChassisQ1Q2QP 1 Niclas Gronholm Hyundai i20 38 50 88 2 Andreas Bakkerud Audi S1 50 36 86 3 Guerlain Chicherit Renault Megane RS 37 45 82 4 Anton Marklund Renault Megane RS 40 38 78 5 Timur Timerzyanov Hyundai i20 42 35 77 6 Timo Scheider Seat Ibiza 36 40 76 7 Janis Baumanis Ford Fiesta 35 39 74 8 Liam Doran Audi S1 45 29 74 9 Rokas Baciuska Renault Megane RS 29 42 71 10 Krisztián Szabó Audi S1 32 37 69 11 Timmy Hansen Peugeot 208 39 30 69 12 Kevin Hansen Peugeot 208 34 33 67 13 Cyril Raymond Renault Clio RS 33 31 64 14 Oliver Bennett Mini Cooper 28 34 62 15 Guillaume De Renault Clio RS 30 32 62 16 Jani Paasonen Ford Fiesta 31 27 58 View full results


As heat waves continue to emerge and peak hurricane season is on its way soon, homeowners should prepare for power failures and flash flooding which could take down your access to electricity for several days. Many coastal areas are still prone to flooding from storms, tornadoes and hurricanes even though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, will be below normal. The NOAA is predicting a 70% chance of 6 to 11 named storms with winds of 39 mph or higher, including three that become hurricanes. "A below-normal season doesn't mean we're off the hook," said NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan. "As we've seen before, below-normal seasons can still produce catastrophic impacts to communities." As hurricane season begins, consumers should start prepping their homes by checking their supplies and current homeowner's and auto insurance coverage. Avoid waiting until the last minute to buy flood or wind insurance, because some companies require you to purchase it 30 days before it becomes effective. Homeowners should take photos of their home and valuable items and download the pictures to a website so they can retrieve it remotely in the aftermath of a storm for an insurance claim. Developing a current inventory of your possessions with their make and model numbers can speed up a claim and verify losses for your income tax return, said Jim Gustin, a senior property specialist at The Travelers Companies, the Harford, Conn. insurance company. Tasks Prior to a Storm... Stocking up on food, bottled water and other essential items such as prescription drugs for a week is important, said Peter Duncanson, director of disaster restoration training for ServiceMaster Restore, a Memphis, Tenn.-based residential disaster restoration company. Create an emergency container filled with cash, a first aid kit, batteries and blankets. Make sure you add spare phone chargers and fill up your vehicle's gas tank. "Estimate that each family member will need a gallon of water every three days and have a ready supply of nonperishable foods," he said. Ensure Your Data Is Not Vulnerable... Start by backing up your data on a regular basis. Digital encrypted copies of your paperwork which contains personal or financial information like insurance policies, account numbers, pay stubs and even W-2s come in handy, said Brian Berson, CEO of FileThis, a Mill Valley, Calif.-based automated digital organization platform that fetches and organizes personal documents from your computer or mobile devices. "While businesses have IT specialists who carve out sophisticated disaster recovery plans, consumers usually don't think about having a plan in place for a disaster," he said. "Free apps like Evernote or FileThis keep digital copies of important documents in the cloud, which means disasters can't destroy personal data as it is not stored on local computers or filing cabinets." Communication During a Storm ... While texting has become more readily available after a storm or hurricane has landed, don't expect it to work all the time. Cell phone towers are often damaged and temporary cell sites on trucks may not be available in your area. Appoint a meeting location to meet just in case you get separated. Depending on where you live, venting about your power outage via a tweet might get your electricity restored faster. A platform created by OMNETRIC, a joint venture of Siemens, the German engineering company, and Accenture, the Irish consulting firm, extrapolates public data from social media and combines it with real-time weather, GPS, photos and information from customers submitted via Facebook or Twitter. Working with San Diego startup DataCapable, the company implements the data to determine where the outages are, finds the closest repair truck and gives the team more visual information to assess the repair before they arrive. "Utility repair crews often approach the scene without full knowledge of what may have caused the outage, what potential challenges or dangers may be present and what tools may best suit the necessary repairs," said Wade Malcom, CEO of OMNETRIC Group North America, based in Minnetonka, Minn. "The technology gives utilities access to the time stamp, GPS coordinates and visual clues, providing a repair crew with a 360 view of field conditions." If the storm knocks out your power for days or weeks, a power inverter can come in handy by using your vehicle as a power source. They allow a car's battery to run a variety of electronic devices, including phones, laptops and cameras, said Arthur Romero, an owner in the Houston area of seven Batteries Plus Bulbs, a Hartland, Wis.-based battery supply company. "Be sure to purchase extra power inverters for your car," he said. "They come in a range of sizes and power capacities, with a starting price of about $20. Get your vehicle battery tested to make sure it will work for you during a storm." Purchasing LED flashlights might be more economical, because they use the least of amount of power and some of these lanterns and flashlights can last up to 200 hours on one set of batteries, Romero said. It may seem like a throwback to another decade, but a battery-powered, two-way or hand-crank radio can be extremely handy to give you weather updates and evacuation instructions. If all your electronic devices are out of power, the radios can give you other information such as the time and information such as road closures. In the Aftermath of a Storm ... After assessing the situation, take photos to document the damage. One of your first calls should be to your insurance agent or a company which can assists in the cleanup process. "Begin water cleanup and removal within 24 to 48 hours to avoid mold and further water damage," said Duncanson. Mold growth in your home is a major concern, because it can lead to health problems such as asthma and upper respiratory tract symptoms, said Robert Weitz, a certified microbial investigator and founder of RTK Environmental Group, a Stamford, Conn. environmental testing firm. A certified mold inspector can test and assess the damage. Recovery after an immense storm is unpredictable, said Gabriel Lugo, franchise operations director of 911 Restoration, a Van Nuys, Calif. restoration service company. "Damage from a simple flooding can be taken care of in three to seven days depending on the level of destruction, but the worst effects from a hurricane can take months to fully recover from," he said.


Sebastien Bourdais and Graham Rahal get into each other on Lap 178 of the Indy 500, causing a multi-car wreck behind them and taking several cars out of the field.


By Pete Blackburn Listen, I'm all for taking the time to celebrate an awesome goal, but this Mozambique futures team may have gone a little overboard after a free kick score during a recent tournament match. The goal was impressive and definitely worth celebrating, but their excessive celebration was ultimately so wild that it wound up effectively erasing the great goal. While the entire team   including the goalkeeper   celebrated with some of their fans, play resumed and the opposing team netted the equalizer on a vacant net from a long range strike. Those would wind up being the only two goals scored in the entire game, so you could say it was a pretty costly brainfart. [ Watch the video here ]


Editor's note: The opinions in this article are the author's, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. The big border headline this week was that U.S. authorities arrested or turned away more than 144,000 people at the southwest border in May , including more than 100,000 family units and children, far exceeding previous monthly totals this year and putting us on pace for illegal immigration levels not seen in 13 years. The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended on average 4,200 people a day last month and now has more than 19,000 people in custody. These numbers tell us the migrant crisis is deepening, despite efforts by the Trump administration and the Mexican government to contain it. But beyond the numbers is something yet more disturbing, a reality not often reflected in media coverage of the crisis: the border itself is spinning out of control. For one thing, it has become an incredibly dangerous place for migrants. In just the past week, two migrants died shortly after being taken into U.S. custody: a 33-year-old Salvadoran man, who had a seizure within minutes of his arrest, and a 40-year-old Honduran woman, who collapsed less than a half-hour after crossing the border. Last Saturday, a transgender woman from El Salvador died four days after being released from U.S. custody. Two weeks ago, a Guatemalan teenager died at a Border Patrol station from what appears to be influenza. Many others have died, or nearly so, trying to cross the border. Last month, an infant drowned in the Rio Grande when a raft carrying migrants capsized. On Thursday, a Guatemalan woman died in the Arizona desert after falling ill and being left behind by the group she was traveling with. On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents resuscitated a six-month-old boy after rescuing him and his mother from the river. A week ago, agents rescued a double amputee and a paraplegic after smugglers on the Mexican side threw them into the water. As a result of migrant caravans originating in Central America, large groups continue to show up on the border. In the past eight months, Border Patrol has encountered more than 180 groups of 100 people or more, up from 13 last year and just two the year before that. The largest group, which crossed the border in downtown El Paso, was more than 1,000 people. More than 2,200 people were arrested in El Paso on Memorial Day , including a group of 430. The borderlands have always been a hotbed of brazen criminality, but federal authorities say the volume of people now coming across illegally is sapping its ability to combat ongoing drug and human trafficking operations, which continue apace. Two weeks ago, U.S. authorities in Arizona tracked and seized an ultralight aircraft carrying a half-million dollars' worth of meth and fentanyl. Agents continue to find smuggling tunnels up and down the border. On Monday, a 23-year-old man, a U.S. citizen, was killed in a firefight at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California. Afterward, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found two Chinese nationals hidden in the man's truck. Mexico Is Responding to Tariff Threats With a Heavy Hand As the situation deteriorates, Mexico has suddenly sprung into action mostly with what amounts to window dressing. In response to President Trump's threat to impose punitive tariffs on Mexican imports if the government doesn't do more to prevent illegal immigration, Mexico has ordered 6,000 National Guard troops to its southern border with Guatemala , promising it will quickly reduce the numbers of Central Americans crossing that porous border (it won't). Mexican authorities also arrested two organizers of a controversial activist group that's been behind several large caravans, and on Wednesday apprehended a group of 1,000 migrants in southern Mexico who said they were headed to the United States to claim asylum. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan was in Guatemala last week working out a plan to assist in the tracking and interdiction of smuggling networks in that country. Dozens of DHS agents and investigators have been dispatched to Guatemala for this purpose, and according to one news report, Guatemala's ambassador to the United States recently told a Democratic member of Congress that his country would welcome U.S. troops to help secure the northern border. It's hard to say where all this is leading. Mexican and American officials say they are nearing an agreement that would deport Guatemalan asylum-seekers who enter the United States to Mexico, and send Honduran and Salvadoran migrants to Guatemala, but it's unclear if such a scheme would satisfy Trump, or survive a challenge in the courts. What's clear, for now, is that the crisis is entering a new and uncertain phase. As pressure mounts to do something about the sharp spike in illegal immigration, and Mexico puts pressure on criminal smuggling networks and cartels that are profiting off the crisis , we should expect more confrontation at the border and throughout Mexico, and, for those trying to get into the United States more danger and uncertainty.