The St. Louis Blues got absolutely robbed in their Game 3 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks when the officials missed an obvious hand pass , which set up the game-winning goal. The call was later said to not be reviewable considering the refs did not call it a hand pass on the original play, so the damage was done once the call was made. As expected, St. Louis fans are outraged, but they're using that anger for a good cause. A fundraiser for the St. Louis Society for the Blind has been setup after Wednesday night's NHL playoff game between the Blues and the Sharks. https://t.co/SGvmQV18c9   FOX2now (@FOX2now) May 16, 2019 Blues fan John Randall started a fundraiser for the St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired, asking the fans who watched Game 3 on Wednesday night for donations, with a goal of $7,000, in honor of the referee who missed the call. The hand pass occurred just over five minutes into the first overtime when Timo Meier shoveled the puck into the slot for Gustav Nyquist, who then set up Erik Karlsson for the game-winner. Blues fans and players were irate, and St. Louis head coach Craig Berube had nothing to say in his postgame interview. A hand pass by Timo Meier directly leads to Karlsson's winning goal. Tough way to lose this one for the #STLBlues #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/9vNz2sBYVX   SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) May 16, 2019 The GoFundMe has raised almost $2,000 in nine hours of its existence thanks to the furious Blues fans. But unfortunately for the Blues, if one thing is beginning to become a theme in these playoffs, it's that the Sharks keep getting luckier and luckier with each series. Related slideshow: Best of 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs (provided by imagn)


The Planet Bar, a bar on Bardstown Road in the Highlands, closed abruptly over the weekend after the owner was evicted by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Cathy Wright, the bar's owner, said her attorney is "reviewing the documents" and she plans to move to a new, unspecified location. "This has been a ongoing battle since July 2017 fighting landlord, and every (department) downtown every step of the way," she said in a text message to the Courier Journal. "In many ways I am relieved and in others I am sad." The closing follows noise complaints and comes roughly four months after the bar was cited by the city's Alcohol Beverage Control department for violating the rules on nude or nearly nude activities in late March. City ordinances prohibit businesses that sell alcohol from having nude or barely dressed entertainers appear on the premises. Wright told the Courier Journal there had been pole dancers at the bar but "they were dressed." According to court documents, Wright was evicted for violating terms of a May agreement reached with Tom Drexler and Landstar Property Management, the owner and leasing company of the building at 2232 Bardstown Road. Under the agreement, which staved off eviction for the bar in May, Wright paid $11,000 in past due rent and agreed to pay her rent the seventh of each month for June and July. But Wright failed to pay her monthly $5,000 rent payment and additional $500 lease addendum payment for June by the agreed date, according to a filing last month. Wright, however, said her landlord "never deposited" the check. More news: TopGolf fight to continue as Hurstbourne neighbors plan to appeal In the May settlement, Wright had also agreed not to commit any additional Building and Housing or Alcohol Beverage Licensing Violations after the ABC cited the bar for violating the city's nudity rules. But later in May, the ABC issued a violation to Wright for a noise complaint. According to a neighbor, the sound was "so loud that it vibrated the windows" on her house, approximately 400 feet from the bar, at 12:50 a.m. May 27. Wright said the city's noise rules "are way too vague." "One will say if you can talk in normal voice another will say I faintly hear it," she said. According to the city, it is unlawful to make "unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noise" that is manufactured and "plainly audible" at a distance of 50 feet from its point of origination or emanation in most cases, with emergency tools like sirens being an exception. Support local journalism Support stories like this one by becoming a subscriber today! Get unlimited digital access here! This April was not the first time that Drexler, who owns Tom Drexler Plumbing, Air and Electric, and Landstar Property Management had issued an eviction notice to Wright, according to J. Robert Yates, the attorney who represented them. He said the causes for the previous notices were late rent payments, which he and his clients worked through with Wright. But Yates said they could not work with her through "constant violations." "We gave her every opportunity, but we can't have her consistently violate local ordinances that we're getting cited for and basically not pay her rent on time," Yates said. According to Yates, Drexler was previously fined $400 for prior noise complaints. Patrick Carrico, the president of the Belknap Neighborhood Association, said that he heard many complaints from residents noise from the bar. Though he tried to work with Wright, Carrico said she didn't do enough to hamper the noise. "I feel really bad that it came to this, but it was a recipe for disaster," Carrico said. Wright said that while she "made questionable decisions," she believes that the neighborhood association is at least partially responsible for her eviction, stating that it put pressure on the city's ABC, which subsequently put pressure on her landlord. In a Facebook post, The Planet Bar thanked customers for their "encouraging words" and told them to "stay on the look out for our rise!" Also: Louisville Water Co. worker, father of two killed after car slides into him at job site Drexler and Landstar Property Management did not respond to electronic messages and phone calls seeking comment. Contact Ben Tobin at bjtobin@gannett.com and 502-582-4181 or follow on Twitter @TobinBen . Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: https://subscribe.courier-journal.com . This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Planet Bar Louisville closes: Bardstown Road bar owner talks eviction


With a complete game from Adrian Sampson, the doubleheader sweep has Texas up five games over .500 for the first time since 2016 Today was a long day of baseball for the Texas Rangers but it ended up being an outstanding one as they finished off a doubleheader sweep of the Oakland Athletics on the same night they retired all time great Adrian Beltre 's No. 29. BOX SCORES: RANGERS 10, ATHLETICS 5 | RANGERS 3, ATHLETICS 1 Texas trailed in the nightcap 1-0 following a Mark Canha home run in the top of the fourth but from there, Rangers starter Adrian Sampson cruised along while the Rangers were able to eventually solve Oakland starter Chris Bassitt . Sampson   an Adrian, of course   was coming off a career game where he struck out 11 Kansas City Royals in his last outing. He might not be done with career best performances as he finished tonight's outing by allowing just the one run on four hits with one walk and seven Ks in a complete game. After having never collected a big league win, Sampson is 5-3 and has won every outing in his last five dating back to mid-May. The bats were held hitless until a Danny Santana single with one out in the bottom of the fifth but the Rangers were able to capitalize on that hit with a rally which saw them score twice on three singles, a HBP, and a sac fly. A Santana RBI triple in the bottom of the sixth finished off the scoring for both teams and the Rangers had their 3-1 win. With the win, the Rangers are five games above .500 for the first time this season and for the first time since the 2016 season. That's pretty neat. Thanks for the memories, AB! Player of the Game : John Blake, for sure. sup, john blake pic.twitter.com/Wp10loTd4C   nick (@nick_pants) June 9, 2019 Up Next : The Rangers and Athletics will conclude this series with a Sunday afternoon affair. LHP Drew Smyly is listed as the starter for Texas against RHP Frankie Montas for Oakland. First pitch in the finale from The Ballpark is scheduled for 2:05 pm CT. Related slideshow: 2019 MLB season (Provided by imagn)


Christian Wade , an English rugby player assigned to the Bills' offseason roster as part of the NFL's international development roster, believes he has a real chance of making the team when the season starts. Wade told AFP that he is getting the hang of figuring out the playbook and has a far better idea of what a running back's responsibilities are in the Bills' offense than he did a couple months ago. "I've definitely come a long way ," Wade said. "I remember we had seven plays to learn by the end of the week. Now I'm learning 60 plus plays in a day. I'm going in the right direction." Wade said he feels like he can hold his own athletically, as long as he learns the new language of American football. "The playbook for me has been my main focus. I've been like this is the only thing that is going to stop me playing this game," he said. "I definitely focus all my energies on it. To be honest it's probably been one of the easier things to pick up because of all that energy and motivation I put into it." Realistically, Wade is a long shot to make the team, but the teams participating in the international development program can make that international player the 11th man on the practice squad. That gives Wade a good chance to spend a full year in Buffalo, and perhaps make the roster in 2020.


Mack Wilson was a Sione Takitaki fan even before the two became teammates in Cleveland. The rookie LBs got to know each other a little at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. It was there when Wilson - a lightweight, speedy, coverage-oriented backer - took an admiration for the thickly built, downhill attacker that is Takitaki. Wilson talked about his first impression of his future teammate after Monday's practice in Berea. "When I first saw Taki, it was at the combine," Wilson said. "I didn't know who he was. My first impression of him was this guy's got a lot of energy. He was picking up guys, motivating guys." Now they are roommates in their first NFL training camp. Wilson enjoys the camaraderie and friendly competition. He does have one minor complaint about Takitaki, however. Takitaki is intense - even in his sleep. "It can be like (midnight) and I'd be trying to go ahead and get me some rest," Wilson said with a broad smile. "He'll be in there hollering out the plays to himself and going over everything." It's a sharp contrast from the easy-going, soft-spoken Wilson, with his slight southern lilt. He enjoys "going back to the hotel, studying our film together" and the two have set a goal. "We came in together and one day we want to be on the field at the same time playing together." Through the first few days of training camp, the pair is proving that goal can become a reality. They complement one another nicely with their divergent skills on the field, and both Wilson and Takitaki have shown they can make plays in their own ways. MORE: 'Bachelor in Paradise' 2019 cast guide: Meet all 37 contestants 5 takeaways from the Raiders' first depth chart of 2019 season Bears QB coach uses unique analogy to assess Trubisky's deep passes Rookie runner Devine Ozigbo seizing opportunity with Saints Packers CB Tony Brown taking advantage of first-team reps


An LA mansion that was listed for $245 million is now on the market for $195, nearly $100 million less than the original asking price. 11-acre estate has a $195 million price tag In 2018, the Chartwell Estate hit the market at $245 million, making it the most expensive home for sale in the US. Its price tag made it about 960 times more expensive than the typical American home. In June 2019, the home received a $50 million price cut and is now listed at $195 million . Even with the price cut, it is still the most expensive home for sale on the LA market . Sitting on nearly 11 acres, the main home of the Chartwell Estate was designed by Sumner Spaulding in 1930, according to the listing . In the 1980s, the mansion's interiors were renovated by designer Henri Samuel - but no recent photos have been released, keeping the inside of the home a mystery. Before hitting the market in 2018, the mansion was originally priced at $350 million . With no bites, the price was cut by nearly $100 million. The Chartwell Estate isn't the only LA mansion that isn't selling. Another Bel Air mansion, nicknamed "Billionaire," is now on the market for $150 million, marking a roughly $100 million price cut from the original asking price of $250 million. In fact, there are so many over-the-top mega-mansions on the market in Los Angeles that brokers are throwing $100,000 parties in them and making Hollywood-style movie trailers for the homes to attract buyers. Click or swipe through for a look at the estate. The Chartwell Estate sits on 10.39 acres in Bel Air, Los Angeles, one of the most "prestigious residential communities in the city of Los Angeles," according to luxury real estate firm Hilton & Hyland. Source: Hilton & Hyland The 25,000-square-foot mansion has 11 bedrooms, 18 bathrooms, and a ballroom. Source: Realtor The home was built in the 1930s for civil engineer Lynn Atkinson and later purchased by late Univision billionaire A. Jerrold Perenchio. Source: Los Angeles Times Perenchio commissioned French designer Henri Samuel to do a major renovation of the home in the 1980s to emphasize the 18th-century French neoclassical style. Source: Realtor The expansive grounds of Chartwell include manicured gardens and views that span from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. There's also a five-bedroom guest house, a tennis court, and a 12,00-bottle wine cellar. Source: Hilton & Hyland Some might recognize the mansion from its appearance in the opening credits of the CBS sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," which aired from 1962 to 1971. Source: Hilton & Hyland A pool house overlooks Chartwell's 75-foot swimming pool. Source: Hilton & Hyland The property also includes a car gallery that fits 40 vehicles, a five-bedroom guest house, a tennis court, and a 12,000-bottle wine cellar. Source: Hilton & Hyland The mansion's panoramic views span from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. At $245 million, the home was previously the most expensive listing in the US when listed in 2018. And if that seems like a hefty price tag, consider this: Prior to hitting the market, it had been priced at $350 million. Source: Los Angeles Times If the estate had sold at or even near asking price, Chartwell would have destroyed the previous sale record in Los Angeles, which was set by a mansion in Malibu that sold for $110 million in April 2018. However, as of June 2019, the mansion's price has been dropped to $195 million. Source: Business Insider


BMW's Marco Wittmann sealed pole position for the DTM's opening race at Assen. Wittmann's first pole position since the Zolder opener in May came after he edged out Audi's Rene Rast on the first flying runs by just 0.158s thanks to a 1m25.434s lap. That time went unbeaten and the second flying lap runs were delayed when R-Motorsport Aston Martin driver Jake Dennis slowed to a halt at the Ramshoek bend and caused a red flag. Once Dennis's Aston Martin Vantage was towed back to the garage, the session resumed and in the final five minutes, few drivers appeared capable of dislodging Wittmann. Rast's last flyer started promisingly with a first sector that put him in contention for pole but the Audi driver then had a poor second and third sector that left him second on the grid. Audi stablemate Nico Muller had looked set to challenge for pole until he got briefly sideways on the entry to the Geert Timmer chicane and put two wheels onto the gravel, having his laptime deleted. That meant Loic Duval helped seal an all-Audi top four with WRT's Pietro Fittipaldi an impressive fourth for his best qualifying result of his rookie DTM season. BMW's Timo Glock had been Audi's closest challenger during Friday's free practice sessions and he sealed fifth ahead of Muller. Sheldon van der Linde had his best lap deleted in the first runs and headed straight out following the red flag to set a time good enough for seventh on an empty track. Norisring race winner Bruno Spengler was eighth ahead of fellow BMW drivers Philipp Eng and Joel Eriksson. WRT Audi privateer Jonathan Aberdein was 11th ahead of local driver and practice pacesetter Robin Frijns, who had an oil pressure problem. Daniel Juncadella was the leading R-Motorsport driver in 15th, qualifying ahead of Paul di Resta, Ferdinand Habsburg and Dennis, who did not return to the session following his earlier problem. Session results Cla#DriverCarLapsTimeGap 1 11 Marco Wittmann BMW M4 Turbo DTM 6 1'25.434 2 33 René Rast Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 7 1'25.502 0.068 3 28 Loic Duval Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 8 1'25.749 0.315 4 21 Pietro Fittipaldi Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 9 1'25.751 0.317 5 16 Timo Glock BMW M4 Turbo DTM 8 1'25.853 0.419 6 51 Nico Müller Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 9 1'25.855 0.421 7 31 Sheldon Van Der Linde BMW M4 Turbo DTM 9 1'25.856 0.422 8 7 Bruno Spengler BMW M4 Turbo DTM 8 1'26.004 0.570 9 25 Philipp Eng BMW M4 Turbo DTM 8 1'26.056 0.622 10 47 Joel Eriksson BMW M4 Turbo DTM 8 1'26.210 0.776 11 27 Jonathan Aberdein Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 8 1'26.387 0.953 12 4 Robin Frijns Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 10 1'26.454 1.020 13 53 Jamie Green Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 10 1'26.479 1.045 14 99 Mike Rockenfeller Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM 10 1'26.487 1.053 15 23 Daniel Juncadella Aston Martin Vantage DTM 10 1'26.657 1.223 16 3 Paul di Resta Aston Martin Vantage DTM 8 1'26.907 1.473 17 62 Ferdinand Habsburg Aston Martin Vantage DTM 10 1'27.218 1.784 18 76 Jake Dennis Aston Martin Vantage DTM 4 1'27.241 1.807 View full results


Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a sudden live video saying that war with Iran would be "many times worse than the Iraq War," in response to reporting by The New York Times saying that the Trump administration is reviewing a plan to send up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East. The idea was reportedly spearheaded by John Bolton, the president's national security adviser, who served in the George W. Bush administration at the height of the conflict in Iraq. "Sixteen years ago, the U.S. committed one of the worst blunders in history of our country by attacking Iraq," Sanders said in a video recorded live on Periscope and posted to Twitter . He called out Bolton as one of the "leading advocates" of the war, which he called the "biggest foreign policy disaster" in modern U.S. history. "Now, based on that disaster that he help bring about in Iraq, it appears that John Bolton wants a war in Iran," Sanders said. "A war in Iran would, in my view, be many times worse than the Iraq War." The senator said that he was working to build a coalition in Congress to force President Trump to ask Congress for authorization if he wants to engage in military action in Iran. Congress authorized Mr. Bush to take action in Iraq in 2002, but did not formally declare war. Opponents of the war in Iraq argue that President Bush did not have the constitutional authority to essentially declare war in the country. "I am working hard to see if we can get 51 members of the U.S. Senate, as well as a majority in the House of Representatives to make clear that before the President takes any military action in Iran or anyplace else, he must seek authorization from the Congress," Sanders said in the video. "Taking us into a war without congressional authorization would be unconstitutional and illegal." Mr. Trump denied the Times' reporting on Tuesday morning, calling the paper "fake news." "Now, would I do that? Absolutely," Mr. Trump told reporters . "But we have not planned for that. Hopefully, we are not going to have to plan for that. And if we did that, we'd send a hell of a lot more troops than that."


Shopping for a mortgage became easier in early October when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began mandating that lenders provide a new, simplified disclosure form to help consumers compare home loans. This disclosure (see below) is most useful after you've found the home you want and need a solid estimate of borrowing costs from a variety of lenders. But before you get to that stage, you'll need to prove to a seller that a bank will lend you what you need to close on the deal. To avoid miscommunication snarls, you have to understand the difference among lender guarantees. The Prequalification A prequalification is really just to get you started, so you have a ballpark idea of how big a mortgage you can afford. When a bank prequalifies you, it's giving you a preliminary statement of how much you could borrow, based on income and asset information you've provided. It is not based on any hard evidence, because at this point, you haven't given your bank statements or had bank officers request your credit report. (For more information about the prequalification process, watch this Chase Bank video.) The Preapproval When the bank tells you you're prequalified, it may ask for your employer's name and your Social Security number to verify your income and creditworthiness, as indicated by your credit reports. That's to start the mortgage preapproval process. A bank will issue a mortgage preapproval once it has all your documents in hand. These could include income verification from employers, recent tax returns, bank and brokerage statements, and credit reports. The bank will then have a specialist call an underwriter to determine how much you're capable of paying and how big a mortgage loan you can afford. That assessment will result in a preapproval letter from the lender that you can present when you bid for a home. Having a preapproval in hand gives you a jump on other potential buyers. It lets the seller know you're a good candidate, and that the bank is likely to award you a loan. It'll also make you feel more prepared to buy. However, complicating matters, banks don't always define the terms in the same way, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. EverBank, the online lender, for instance, doesn't use the word, "prequalification." Instead, it uses the term "preapproval" for what other banks define as prequalification. And what most banks call a "preapproval" Everbank terms a "credit only approval," which means it has verified your income and creditworthiness. Keep in mind that you're not required to borrow from the bank that issues your prequalification or preapproval. How to get started mortgage-shopping Consider these tips before you shop for a home or mortgage: • Understand what the bank means by preapproval and other terms, and properly communicate to the seller or seller's agent the type of approval you have in hand. • Months before you apply for mortgage preapproval, get at least one of your credit reports. This will allow you to troubleshoot any errors in advance of a bank's review. You are each entitled to a free credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion once a year; go to AnnualCreditReport.com, the official, federally-authorized site managed by the three agencies. Your spouse or partner should pull his or her reports as well. We recommend staggering requests so you get one of the three every four months. That way, you can be generally on top of problems. • When shopping for mortgages, don't worry that your credit score will take a hit due to multiple inquiries by mortgage lenders. Normally, multiple inquiries can affect your credit score, but the three credit reporting agencies consider multiple inquiries in a short period of time for the same reason in this case, mortgage shopping as if they were one inquiry. Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Copyright © 2006-2015 Consumers Union of U.S.


Monday's market sell-off was inspired by the escalating trade war with China coupled with Friday's Uber IPO fiasco, CNBC's Jim Cramer said. "Whenever there's a huge, highly visible initial public offering that implodes, it discredits the entire asset class," the "Mad Money" host said. "That's exactly what happened after the failed Facebook IPO in 2012. It's happening again right now." The ride-hailing app, which closed Monday nearly $8 off its $45 debut, is largely to blame for the disappointing debut, Cramer said. The technology platform had terrible timing entering public markets, he said. "You're supposed to come public when your business is red hot. But Uber waited too long," he said. "The ride-sharing company's growth has been slowing for a while now, and they just had another decelerating quarter." The stock will continue to be under pressure until management can get the company on the road to profitability, Cramer said. Uber's share price was unable to get a good pop once it began trading Friday because it there was not enough demand on the market for the equity, he added. IPOs are usually tailored toward big institutions where money managers buy most of the shares in the actual deal. That's followed by individual investors, who bid up the sock in the aftermarket, Cramer said. "However, at $45, most professionals weren't interested because they knew Uber was slowing," he said. Furthermore, it did not help that the company went public "just as Trump started his tariff increases and that spread panic among potential buyers." That wouldn't have mattered if the IPO had been priced correctly, Cramer said. Monday blues Wall Street is nearly oversold and investors should get ready to load up on names that can withstand the threat of higher tariffs, Cramer said. "Today, the market turned against everything but the soft goods stocks … That kind of move tends to only last for three days, and this was day two," the host said. "Tomorrow   day three   by the end of the day, the buyers usually start circling back to stocks with no Chinese exposure. Think FANG: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and [Google's] Alphabet." After another day of extreme selling   the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.38%, S&P 500 tumbled 2.41%, Nasdaq Composite retreated 3.41%   Cramer argued it should be safe to start buying among the rubble on Tuesday. The best picks may be in the managed care, insurance and telecommunication spaces. "Of course, there are other issues. Most of the upcoming wave of IPOs will be curbed by the collapse of the Uber deal," he said. "Short term, that's a bummer. Long term, it's fantastic because the last thing we need right now is more stock supply." Get more on Monday's market action here Prepared for tariffs Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber said that the company shuffled its operations over the past year in anticipation of high tariffs on imports from China. The home goods retailer made adjustments over the past year believing that tariffs on Chinese imports could reach 25%. "I think that you're better off preparing for the worst," she said in a one-on-one interview with Cramer in San Francisco. "Unfortunately that pessimism has come true, and we are more prepared." Find out where the furniture retailer is shifting operations here Twitter ads Twitter Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said that boiling trade tensions between the United States and China could affect a lot of businesses, but he expects their advertising success with Chinese companies to continue. Although the social platform is banned in China, Chinese firms rely on Twitter to advertise their brands elsewhere in Asia and other parts of the world, he said. "That's been a great business for us," Segal said in a sit-down interview with Cramer in San Francisco. Twitter's mission is to allow users to explore topics and events that people care about. That creates a space that advertisers are hungry to leverage, he said. Read more here No direct impact Workday CEO Aneel Bhushri told Cramer the software maker does not have a presence in China, so it is safe from any tariff costs. However, the company has multinational clients across the globe that could feel effects of the prolonged trade war between the world's largest economies. "I don't think we'll feel a direct impact from the trade talks, with the one caveat that some of our largest U.S. and European multinationals have exposure to China," he said. "When times get tough they tend to slow some of their investments, but we haven't seen that." Cramer's lightning round: Fox is a 'good stock,' but I prefer Disney In Cramer's lighting round , the "Mad Money" host zips through his thoughts about callers' stock picks of the day. Village Farms International Inc.: "That's a cannabis stock. I mean I don't know if that's exactly a blue chip like Merc or Phizer. Maybe we hold off for now." Sailpoint Technologies Holdings Inc: "We're going to have to hold off on that one, too." Magellan Midstream Partners LP: "I know it well. We had Mr. [CEO Michael] Mears on. He's actually been one of the few energy people willing to come on air. My problem is this ... we've gotta get the government to deregulate so that Mr. Mears can make as much money as possible   6.6% yield ... but I don't want you in [that group]. Those are some of the worse-acting stocks in the market." Read more from CNBC's Jim Cramer and other top money experts Disclosure: Cramer's charitable trust owns shares of Facebook, Alphabet, and Amazon.com. Questions for Cramer? 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Four high school senior girls in Fort Collins missed their graduation ceremony over the weekend -- all over a prank involving condoms.


The season does not begin today, but if it did Penn State would be without one of its best players. Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin confirmed to the press at Big Ten media days that defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos and running back Journey Brown are presently suspended for a "violation of team rules" dating back to spring practice. The suspension is slated to end Aug. 1. Gross-Matos, a junior, led Penn State in sacks (eight) and tackles for loss (20) while registering 54 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery on the season. He enters the year a candidate for the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award . "I talk to him all the time," Franklin told Lions247 of Gross-Matos, despite the suspension. "[He is] doing great." Brown, also a junior, posted eight carries for 44 yards and a touchdown in 2018.


Video by TicToc BERLIN  Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was ousted by parliament in a no-confidence vote Monday following a scandal that had brought down his coalition government. Kurz, 32, who came to power in 2017 as the world's youngest elected leader, was removed from office in a vote in which the opposition Social Democrats and his onetime partner   the far-right Freedom Party   turned against him. Kurz was the first Austrian leader to be ousted via a no-confidence vote in the country's postwar history. But the conservative's exile from the nation's most powerful office may be temporary; he already had announced elections slated for September, and polls show that his party holds a commanding lead. In European Parliamentary elections Sunday, his People's party won a resounding victory, suggesting voters don't hold him responsible for the controversy that befell the Freedom Party. The far right's support shrank in the Sunday balloting, with the Freedom Party falling to a distant third place. Kurz has led one of the European Union's smaller members   Austria's population is just under 9 million   but he has played an outsize role in the continent's politics during his brief run in power since elections vaulted him to the top job in late 2017. Derided by critics as "Trump in a slim-fit suit," the young politician had won fans among many in the U.S. president's orbit by reinvigorating his once-stodgy party and adopting many of the ideas, policies and slogans of the far-right. Kurz took a hard line on immigration, advocating tougher policies aimed at stopping the flow of asylum seekers into Europe. He also aggressively fought culture wars, pushing through a ban on Islamic headscarves in primary schools. But unlike the continent's populist politicians, Kurz generally avoided inflammatory rhetoric and presented himself as a modern conservative who, while clearly to the right of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is still rooted in the European mainstream. After the 2017 election, Kurz opted for a coalition with the Freedom Party rather than another of the "grand coalitions" between centrist parties that have dominated Austria's postwar era. That government collapsed this month after a video emerged of Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache appearing to dangle lucrative state contracts before a mysterious Russian woman who had identified herself as an oligarch's niece. The scandal   known as "Ibiza-gate" for the Spanish island where the recording was filmed   highlighted the close relationship between the Freedom Party and Russia. It also presented an unflattering portrait of Strache, who flirted with the woman and boasted of his dream to turn Austria's news market into one akin to Hungary's. Austria's neighbor is dominated by pro-government outlets owned by friends and associates of the autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban. It is still not clear who made the video. Its existence was first reported by German outlets Der Spiegel and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Strache resigned after the video emerged. Kurz then attempted to fire the interior minister, a Freedom Party member, and the other far-right ministers resigned in protest. The Social Democrats spearheaded Monday's no-confidence vote, arguing that Kurz should be held accountable for his poor judgment in choosing to align with the far right. Before the vote, Kurz had accused his critics of engaging in "a game of revenge," while noting in reference to the upcoming election that, "at the end of the day, the people will decide." Austria's president must now choose an interim chancellor and administration until a new government can be formed after the September vote. griff.witte@washpost.com


KEY BISCAYNE, FL   A Florida diver was seriously injured Saturday morning when he suffered a possible shark bite near Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne. "This morning at 7:58 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a report of a diver who was possibly bitten off shore by a shark near Bill Baggs State Park," said the agency's Erika Benitez. The park is located at 1200 Crandon Blvd. She said the injured diver was brought to shore by Good Samaritans. "This person was transported by a group of boaters to the park where Miami-Dade Fire Rescue then responded and later transported the injured patient as a trauma alert." WPLG-TV showed video of the man being taken into Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center. "A trauma alert means that the patient had serious traumatic injuries due to the possible shark bite," Benitez explained. "This person was later transported by ground to the closest trauma center." Watch as Benitez discusses the possible shark attack below courtesy of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue: While shark attacks are rare, Benitez said there are precautions that beachgoers and divers can take to minimize the possibility of getting bitten by a shark. "Always swim in a group," she said. "Sharks most often attack lone individuals. Try not to swim far from shore. Doing so will make it very difficult to get assistance in case of an emergency." She also suggested that people avoid swimming at night when sharks tend to be most active. "Do not enter the water if you are bleeding," she added. "Sharks can quickly trace it back to its source."


The search for missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis continues in the small Brazoria County community of Rosharon on Wednesday as a skeleton crew from Texas EquuSearch scours the area where her mother's boyfriend once worked a mail route, organizers said. Although after Wednesday, Texas EquuSearch might suspend its operations in the search for Maleah until something more substantive turns up, founder Tim Miller said. "It is frustrating. We've been here before with other cases," Miller said. "We're trying to evaluate what to do after today. We're seriously flirting with the idea of suspending the search at the end of the day. We're hoping some new information comes in." Derion Vence, the embattled boyfriend of Maleah's mother who faces charges of tampering with a corpse, reported the girl missing May 4, only to have his claims that she was abducted break down as the Houston Police Department continued their investigation. Blood linked to the girl's DNA was found inside the family's apartment in the 9800 block of South Kirkwood Drive where Maleah lived with her mother, Brittany Bowens, and Vence, her fiancé, police said. Adding to the grim prospect that Maleah may have been killed is that two police dogs sniffed out "the scent of decomposition" in the silver Nissan Altima that Vence was driving the night of the girl's reported disappearance, documents state. The car was found in a Missouri City parking lot with a gas can and a laundry basket in the trunk. Vence worked as a mail carrier, Miller said, and had a route in the Rosharon area. Equusearch has received several tips over the last few days indicating she might be in the area, or somewhere in Fort Bend County. Miller said that Vence once indicated to family that he would hide a body in the marshy area. "He actually said to his mother-in-law a year ago, he said, 'man, if I ever killed anybody, I've got some places down in Rosharon where they'd never find the body,'" Miller said. He corroborated that with family members, he said. He offered his support to family and community members grappling with Maleah's disappearance. "This is a baby," Miller said. "This baby did not choose where it's at right now and doesn't want to be where it's at right now. It's heartbreaking. We're human. I wish we weren't. I wish we didn't have feelings. Unfortunately, we do. I don't want our emotions to get in the way. At times, that happens. God bless her. We're not going to quit. We may suspend, but we'll never quit." As the search continues, community supporters have organized a balloon release in Maleah's honor Wednesday night in Missouri City. Organizers are meeting at Oyster Creek Park at 4033 Texas Highway 6 at 7 p.m.. Jay R. Jordan covers breaking news in the Houston area. Read him on our breaking news site , Chron.com , and our subscriber site , HoustonChronicle.com | Follow him on Twitter at @JayRJordan | Email him at jay.jordan@chron.com | Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message


Alex Albon says that the Monaco Grand Prix was the first race so far in 2019 when his Scuderia Toro Rosso team finally fulfilled its potential. Albon made Q3 and qualified 10th, and eventually finished eighth, right behind his own teammate Daniil Kvyat. Read Also: Toro Rosso not getting results it deserves - Albon Both drivers beat the team's previous season best of ninth, and it was also the first time this year that both made the points. The result allowed Toro Rosso to overtake both Renault and Alfa Romeo in the constructors' championship. Albon said the team got everything right after some frustrations in recent races, such as the pit mix-up in Barcelona that delayed both cars. "Top 10 for us, that's pretty much all we can ask for," Albon told Motorsport.com. "I think this is the first weekend where we've come away with the points we deserve as a team. "As a team effort from the beginning of the weekend to the end we did everything we were supposed to, and it went very well." However Albon   who was a stunning sixth in FP2 on his first day in an F1 car in Monaco   believes he could have started higher up the grid. "The weekend started off well, and then I just lost the rhythm a bit in qualifying," Albon added. "Like most teams, I found it just felt different out there, with that day in between. It just took a while   maybe inexperience   to adapt my driving to the track. "It's a shame, because I think on Sunday the pace looked pretty strong. I know the team were saying take it easy out there, because I do like to push the edge a bit! "Obviously there was a lot of tyre management involved, and the team did a great job with the strategy."


The Falcons dealt with injuries to several key players on their way to a 7-9 record in 2019 and one of those players believes that a return to health will mean a return to a winning record in Atlanta. Safety Ricardo Allen went down with a torn Achilles in the third week of the season, which meant Atlanta was out both of their starting safeties as Keanu Neal tore his ACL. Running back Devonta Freeman and linebacker Deion Jones also missed big chunks of the year and Allen believes having the quartet back to health is going to pay off for the Falcons. "I think when we just get back to full strength, we just do what we do ," Allen said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. "We know who we are, we know what team we have. We have a lot of the same players and we know what we can do." The Falcons defense tumbled from 2017 to 2018 and the injuries were certainly a factor in the drop in production on that side of the ball. Between better health and Dan Quinn taking over as defensive coordinator, the team hopes the formula works out to their advantage this time around.


In many ways, the story of the Belvedere is the story of Central Park itself. Included in legendary landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's original 1858 vision for the park, it was completed in 1872 and offered visitors a truly "beautiful view" (as its name means in Italian) of the park from a perch atop Vista Rock. At its best, the Belvedere, which is located in the middle of the park just off the 79th Street Transverse, captured what Central Park Conservancy president and CEO Elizabeth W. Smith described as "a feeling of respite from the urban density that the park represented for everyone who came here." But the Belvedere's eventual descent into a graffiti-covered eyesore by the 1970s was symptomatic of New York City's broader urban decay. Now, thanks to an extensive Conservancy-led renovation project, the Belvedere is poised to further entrench its status as Central Park's signature architectural attraction once it reopens to the public on June 28. The 15-month, $12 million effort is both a restoration of the castle-like structure to its original splendor and a modernization effort aimed at preserving and enhancing the Belvedere for generations to come. "What's old is new again both in terms of modern infrastructure and the re-creation of details that have been lost for the better part of a century," says Christopher Nolan, the Central Park Conservancy's chief landscape architect, of his team's efforts. "The structure has really become both a historic one and a very contemporary one at the same time." History was indeed a useful guide for the project. The team constructed a faithful recreation of a decorative wooden tower, reclaiming a spot at the northwest corner of the pavilion that it occupied from 1870 to 1872. The Conservancy also consulted historic drawings of the terrace to reintroduce checkerboard-style bluestone pavers. Windows, first installed when the U.S. Weather Bureau took over the space in 1919 and later updated by the Conservancy in both 1983 and 1995, were reimagined as well: Clear glass panes will attempt to more faithfully recapture the unobtrusive open-air views that its architects originally intended. In addition to restoration and repairs, the infrastructural elements of the project draw from more contemporary design inspirations, with an eye toward improving strength and sustainability. New waterproofing and drainage systems were installed in order to mitigate the damage to the solid masonry structure caused by leaks; a minimalist, movable lighting system to tastefully light the "interior" spaces will also make its debut. In order to improve the interior climate control of the stone structure, a closed-loop geothermal ventilation system was introduced by drilling 400 feet down into the Vista Rock upon which it sits. Depending on the season, the earth's consistent 50-to-60-degree temperature at that depth can warm or cool water as it's pumped through pipes and into the Belvedere's air system, allowing for zero-emission climate control. With so many impressive elements to display, it's no surprise that the Central Park Conservancy wants to show off the new and improved Belvedere by illuminating the space from below at night. "It will be a magnificent nighttime venue for New Yorkers," says Smith. "You can light up midtown as much as you want, and nothing's going to compare to looking at the Belvedere at night." Given how well the Belvedere captures Central Park's storied history while also pointing a way toward the future, it's hard to argue with that.


Michigan head coach Juwan Howard is still learning the ropes of college basketball. The former NBA star and assistant coach took the Wolverines head coaching job in late May as he's trying to figure out the subtle nuances that come with recruiting. Howard appeared to commit a secondary NCAA violation on Monday during a radio appearance on the Jim Rome Show. In an interview with guest hosts the Sklar Brothers   known for their comedic take on sports; "Cheap Seats" is an underrated gem   Howard was asked about Michigan recruit Franz Wagner, the younger brother of former Wolverines star Moritz Wagner. Since Franz is uncommitted, and could stay overseas instead of playing college basketball, Howard speaking publicly about his future recruiting decision is technically an NCAA violation. "Our communication has been great," Howard said of Franz on the show. "Right now, he is making a decision if he is going to play with his national team to represent his country in the (FIBA) World Cup championship tournament. I highly recommend that he does. That's a chance of a lifetime. "At the end of the day, we've been communicating on whenever that process is over with, we'd love to have him on campus, wear a Michigan jersey just like his brother, and at some point compete for the University of Michigan and help this team in any way possible, and become a student-athlete at the university." The Sklar Brothers were jokingly pushing Howard to announce Franz's potential commitment on the show as they are Michigan alums who are former classmates with the Fab Five standout. Clearly, the question-and-answer of this particular part of the segment is light-hearted and not Howard trying to give a hard pitch on the air. Michigan will likely report a secondary violation with the NCAA   which usually results in a slap on the wrist. If anything, it's a learning experience for Howard as he continues to figure out the NCAA's rules. Perhaps the most interesting part of Howard's answer, however, is Franz's potential decision timeline. The national team dilemma for the FIBA World Cup is an interesting one as the event doesn't start until late August. It means that Germany, where the Wagners are from, will likely have to make some national team decisions soon before training camp begins   which could lead to a potential decision from Franz on playing at Michigan. H/t: Dylan Burkhardt of UMHoops.com


The Tampa Bay Rays took extreme measures to try and slow down the hot-hitting Jorge Polanco. RELATED: Twins win Polanco doubled to each gap early in the Minnesota Twins' 5-3 win over the Rays on Friday night. In between the doubles, he tried to bunt for a hit but was thrown out. After seeing Polanco double to each gap, the Rays tried a new strategy later in the game against him. Tampa Bay went with four outfielders and just three infielders, putting one infielder on the left side of the field. Four man outfield   covering the gaps   against Polanco pic.twitter.com/HXsGStCmjq   LaVelle E. Neal III (@LaVelleNeal) June 1, 2019 Polanco struck out in the at-bat, so something worked. He was intentionally walked in the ninth and finished the game 2-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI. On the season, the 25-year-old is batting .338 with 14 doubles, five triples and nine home runs this season. Related slideshow: 2019 MLB season (provided by imagn)


Dulce Rivera lived for the one hour a day she was allowed to walk outside on a patch of concrete surrounded by metal fencing. The 36-year-old transgender woman from Central America was locked in solitary confinement at a New Mexico detention center that housed immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For 23 hours a day, she remained alone in a cell, with no one to talk to and nothing to distract from her increasingly dark thoughts. "You never know what day it is, what time it is," said Rivera, who has struggled with mental illness. "Sometimes you never see the sun." Rivera was placed in isolation because of allegations, later determined to be unfounded, that she had kissed and touched other detainees, records show. Nearly four weeks into her stint in solitary, she lost her will to live. She fashioned a noose from a torn blanket and hanged herself from the cell's ceiling vent   only to be saved by a passing guard. Rivera was rushed to a hospital. Upon her return to the detention center, she was labeled a suicide threat and placed back in solitary, under even more restrictions. Rivera's case is not unique. Thousands of others were outlined in a trove of government documents that shed new light on the widespread use of solitary confinement for immigrant detainees in ICE custody under both the Obama and Trump administrations. The documents paint a disturbing portrait of a system where detainees are sometimes forced into extended periods of isolation for reasons that have nothing to do with violating any rules. Disabled immigrants in need of a wheelchair or cane. Those who identify as gay. Those who report abuse from guards or other detainees. Only half of the cases involved punishment for rule violations. The other half were unrelated to disciplinary concerns   they involve the mentally ill, the disabled or others who were sent to solitary largely for what ICE described as safety reasons. A Guatemalan man spent two months in solitary confinement at a county jail in Maryland. The reason: he had a prosthetic leg. A mentally ill Ukrainian man was put in isolation for 15 days at a detention facility in Arizona. His offense: putting half a green pepper in one of his socks. In nearly a third of the cases, segregated detainees were determined by ICE to have a mental illness, a population especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of isolation. "We have created and continue to support a system that involves widespread abuse of human beings," said Ellen Gallagher, a policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Gallagher, who is speaking publicly for the first time, has spent the past five years trying to sound the alarm within the federal government about the rampant use of solitary confinement on vulnerable people in ICE custody. "People were being brutalized," she said The data, along with a review of thousands of pages of documents, including detention records and court filings, and interviews with dozens of current and former detainees from across the globe - India to Egypt to Nicaragua - offers an expansive look at how the practice of solitary confinement has been used in the nation's civil immigration detention system. The bulk of the records, which document solitary cases between March 2012 and March 2017, were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and shared through a partnership with NBC News and five other news organizations. The agency's own directives say that placing detainees in solitary - or "segregated housing," as the agency calls it - is "a serious step that requires careful consideration of alternatives." Vulnerable detainees, such as the mentally ill, should only be placed in segregation as a last resort, according to ICE policy. But the documents raise questions about whether ICE is following its own guidelines. Gallagher, for her part, is convinced that it is not. "Solitary confinement was being used as the first resort, not the last resort," she said. The newly-obtained data documents 8,488 cases of immigrant detainees placed in isolation over the five-year period. But those figures represent only a portion of all the instances of solitary confinement in ICE's vast network of detention centers. According to ICE, the agency only tracks cases in which detainees have a "special vulnerability," such as the mentally ill, or were put in solitary for more than 14 days. One out of every 200 detainees spend time in isolation for at least two weeks, according to ICE data. In a statement to NBC News, an agency spokesperson defended its use of the practice. ICE "is firmly committed to the safety and welfare of all those in its custody," the spokesperson said. "The use of restrictive housing in ICE detention facilities is exceedingly rare, but at times necessary, to ensure the safety of staff and individuals in a facility. ICE's policy governing the use of special management units protects detainees, staff, contractors, and volunteers from harm by segregating certain detainees from the general population for both administrative and disciplinary reasons." The spokesperson added that ICE uses such practices to ensure that detainees "reside in safe, secure and humane environments and under appropriate conditions of confinement." "Can you please help me?" As the name suggests, solitary confinement separates individuals from the general population, housing them alone in a cell where their movements and privileges are highly restricted. In isolation, they are typically locked down for at least 22 hours a day, with limited access to recreation or contact with other human beings. Depending on the restrictions, individuals in solitary can be limited or outright denied access to phone calls, visitation, books, or personal items, such as photographs of loved ones. The experience, according to those who have lived it, can be harrowing. Some current and former detainees told NBC News that their time in isolation drove them to attempt suicide or commit other acts of self-harm. The detainees described a wide array of suffering, including night terrors, flashbacks, anxiety, depression, insomnia   psychological trauma that lasted long after their release from custody. "After that first or second week, I lost my mind," Ayo Oyakhire, a 52-year-old Nigerian, said of his nearly seven weeks in isolation at the ICE unit in Atlanta's jail. "Sometimes I feel like someone is choking me. I have flashbacks, like I'm still confined in that little room." "I am not normal," said Karandeep Singh, a 29-year-old Sikh from northern India who was moved to solitary confinement in the El Paso Processing Center in Texas, after he refused meals to protest his impending deportation. Singh said that after more than two weeks in isolation, he bashed his head into his cell wall in an attempt to kill himself. "It was mental torture," Singh said. Several states have enacted restrictions on the practice, or banned it outright for certain populations, including juveniles and the mentally ill. Texas recently banned "punitive" solitary as punishment for breaking the rules. In Colorado, state inmates cannot be held in solitary confinement for longer than 15 days. President Barack Obama banned the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons. Experts say even short stays in isolation can cause severe, and long-lasting, psychological and physical damage. The United Nations special rapporteur on torture has said that solitary confinement can amount to "torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," and that isolation for more than 15 days should be banned, except in exceptional circumstances. The number of immigrants in custody has reached historic levels, with a daily average of 50,000 immigrants in more than 200 detention centers across the country, including county jails and facilities operated by private prison providers. Those in ICE custody are not facing criminal charges, and their detention is not intended to be punitive. They are in custody for civil immigration violations such as overstaying their visas or being in the country illegally. Some are awaiting deportation or court dates. Some are asylum seekers. Similar to a criminal setting, officers in ICE facilities must sometimes manage detainees who are dangerous, or who fight or otherwise misbehave, or who are at risk of harm to themselves or others if left in general population or not kept under close observation. Some detainees, such as the elderly or disabled, may require special medical care that facilities, such as county jails, are not equipped to handle. But NBC News found that immigrant detainees are also put in solitary for minor offenses, such as consensual kissing, or for offenses that stem from mental illness, such as acts of self-harm. Joselin Mendez, a transgender woman from Nicaragua, was twice sent to solitary for minor disciplinary infractions, including an instance when she argued with an officer. Mendez said he refused to speak Spanish to her, and she cannot speak English. "I felt afraid and anxious, and I would tremble and sweat and I would ask, 'Why is this happening?'" Mendez said of her time in solitary. Hunger strikers, LGBT detainees, and people with disabilities have been put in isolation   referred to as "protective custody" in these cases   sometimes because they requested it, but sometimes not. Kelly, a 22-year-old transgender woman from Central America whose last name NBC News is withholding at her request, spent four months in protective custody at the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center in northern Louisiana, beginning in late 2017. "The only thing told me was that it was because of the way I looked," she said in a phone interview from the privately-run Cibola County Correctional Center in New Mexico. "They claimed it was for security reasons….I told them from day one that I didn't want to be locked up almost 24 hours a day, alone in a cell, without medical attention." "Every time I closed my eyes, when I was trying to sleep, I began to have nightmares, horrible memories, things that I didn't want to remember," added Kelly. "It's still happening to me." Detainees with mental illness put in isolation include more than 50 instances of self-harm. In at least 373 instances, those in solitary were on suicide watch, a highly-restrictive form of solitary. A suicidal Iraqi man was placed in solitary at a Michigan detention center after he cut himself with a razor. He was ordered to spend 30 days in isolation - not for his own safety - but as punishment for a "weapons offense and self mutilation." More than 60 disabled detainees were placed in isolation solely because they required a wheelchair or some other aid. A Pakistani man who needed a hard cast to heal his injured hand was put in isolation for eight days. His jailers said the cast posed a "security risk." ICE took alternating views of that risk when justifying the decision to put him in solitary. At one point, it noted that the cast "poses potential danger" and "has potential to be used as a blunt object during altercation." But it also noted that his damaged hand and sling "could also hinder his ability to defend himself in general population." Ilyas Muradi, a 30-year-old longtime U.S. resident from Afghanistan, has spent most of the last four months in solitary at ICE's South Texas Detention Complex. He said he was accused of entering a shower without authorization, and threatening a guard. Muradi denied that he threatened a guard, but acknowledged having gotten into multiple fights with other detainees last year. He said he believes guards are now punishing him simply because they don't like him   and is frustrated because he doesn't know what he can do to be released from solitary. His attorney in early May sent a letter to ICE pleading for his client's release from isolation. In one way, Muradi is among the lucky ones. In fewer than 11 percent of the solitary reports did the detainee have a lawyer. Even for those, in more than 270 instances, ICE did not notify the attorneys that their clients were placed in solitary. This includes six times when detainees were in isolation for more than half a year. "I don't know what's going on," an anguished Muradi told reporters in a phone call from the detention facility. At the end of another call, he broke into sobs, asking "Can you please help me?" 'People were being brutalized' In February 2014, Gallagher, the DHS employee, came across ICE logs detailing the placement of detainees in solitary confinement. She said she couldn't believe her eyes at first: the agency was using the punishing conditions of isolation on civil detainees routinely, and often with little apparent justification. Her alarm grew as she reviewed cases of the mentally-ill placed in isolation for reasons that included attempting suicide, being the victim of a physical attack or exhibiting behavior related to their mental illness. "I came to believe that many of the fact patterns featured in the segregation reports and in the other documents that I reviewed fell within the description of what had been deemed torture," said Gallagher, who was at the time a policy adviser for DHS's Civil Rights and Civil Liberties office. In one of the cases, a detainee jumped from the top of his bunk bed onto a cement floor in an attempt to harm himself. He then attempted to strangle himself with a towel. He was sentenced to 15 days in solitary. In another, a detainee was sentenced to 45 days in solitary after officials discovered one anti-anxiety pill hidden in a book he was reading. One of the most troubling cases was that of a man who had so deteriorated during a year in and out of solitary, that he had to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Once he returned to the detention center, she said, he threw his own feces at a guard and was subsequently sentenced to more than 13 months in isolation. Over several months, Gallagher tracked individual cases and gathered reams of documentation. She began to lose sleep, plagued by a series of questions: "How can this be happening? What can I do to bring this to someone's attention?" Now convinced that ICE was violating its own rules and endangering the lives of detainees, she embarked on a years-long effort to reform the agency's practices. In a succession of memos first circulated internally at DHS and then sent to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel   an independent agency where federal employees can file complaints of wrongdoing they think have been ignored   Gallagher alleged that abuses of solitary confinement at ICE had become "urgent and at times life-threatening." In one memo, Gallagher describes seeing records of ICE detainees moving "chronically back and forth from the general population to administrative or disciplinary segregation, with periodic, crisis-oriented admissions to psychiatric hospitals punctuating their return to the same disturbing cycle." ICE's internal guidelines explicitly require detention officials to document what alternatives to isolation were considered in certain cases. Gallagher often found no evidence that ICE had done so. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that its Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties had examined ICE's use of isolation through complaint investigations, working groups and other advice and feedback. The office has worked with ICE "to improve policy and reduce unnecessary use of segregated housing for ICE detainees," the spokesperson said. The office said that, in 2016, it collaborated with ICE to implement Obama-era recommendations issued by the Justice Department on improving solitary confinement. DHS's inspector general in recent audits has raised concerns about "improper and overly restrictive" isolation, "multiple violations" of ICE policy leading to needless solitary confinements, and record keeping so sloppy that mentally ill detainees may be subjected to extended stays in isolation that would pose a threat to their health. Gallagher's memos prompted two top lawmakers from different sides of the aisle   Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and then-Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn.   to write a previously-unreported letter in 2015 outlining concerns over ICE's use of solitary confinement. "Recent information obtained by the (Senate Judiciary Committee) suggests that ICE continues to place many detainees with mental health concerns in administrative or disciplinary segregation   also known as solitary confinement   contrary to agency directives that limit the use of segregation for the mentally ill," read the letter to Jeh Johnson, who was President Obama's homeland security secretary. Believing she has exhausted her options for sounding the alarm within the government, Gallagher agreed to share her story with NBC News. Without public action, "this same set of circumstances will not stop," Gallagher said. "And I think it will actually get worse." "I tend to think that staying silent does not honor the pain of the people who have been treated in this inhumane way," she added. "If I were to stay silent given what I know, that I would in effect be giving up on the people that are stuck in those cells." 'He wanted to die' At least 13 detainees who later died in ICE detention have spent time in solitary, according to records dating back to 2011. An NBC News analysis of ICE death reports shows that the agency acknowledged missteps for at least eight of them. Seven of those detainees died in their isolation cells, including six who committed suicide. The seventh wasn't given his anti-seizure medication. Clemente Ntangola Mponda, a 27-year-old man from Mozambique, was put in solitary at the Houston Contract Detention Facility in Texas for more than half of 2012. "Mponda told mental health staff he was tired of being in segregation and that he wanted to die," according to an ICE detainee death report. Mponda continued to be held in isolation, though the justification would remain murky, ICE later determined. For three months, prison officials violated rules by not providing justifications or details for why he continued to be held in solitary. In August 2013, he was back in isolation for more than two weeks because of a fight. Prison staff didn't notice he grabbed extra medication pills. Although he had previously talked about killing himself, officials did not check on him. With no one watching, Mponda killed himself by swallowing the pills. Moises Tino-Lopez, 23, from Guatemala, died in 2016 in an isolation cell in the Hall County Department of Corrections, in central Nebraska. ICE would later determine that "no justification was documented for charging Tino with disciplinary violations and placing him in" solitary. Once in isolation, the facility did not ensure he got needed anti-seizure medication. He then died from a seizure. 'It has been such a long time behind those walls' Even before she landed in solitary at the Cibola County Correctional Center in New Mexico last June, Dulce Rivera's life was marked by tumult. She said her mother abandoned her when she was 10 years old, leaving her homeless. Rivera spent her early teens on the streets of violence-ravaged cities in Honduras and elsewhere, battling drug addiction and mental illness. She arrived in the U.S. at age 16 and was granted permanent residency in 2000. The transgender woman was placed in ICE custody in 2017 after a criminal conviction in California for second-degree robbery violated her residency in the U.S. Her suicide bid came in June. After she was transported back from the hospital, Rivera was outfitted with a heavy green smock that couldn't be fashioned into a noose. She was still locked alone for nearly all day in conditions that further ate away at her fragile mental state. "They take off all your clothes, and they put you in a cell that is more terrible," Rivera said. CoreCivic, which runs the Cibola facility, said that it is contractually required to follow ICE's detention standards. "We're committed, as we have been for three decades, to creating a safe environment for the individuals ICE entrusts to our care," CoreCivic spokesperson Amanda Gilchrist said, "and to following all federal guidelines on the appropriate accommodation of transgender detainees." Rivera was abruptly released from ICE custody last April after her lawyer filed a legal action challenging her detention. No country would accept Rivera, who had no birth certificate or identifying information from any nation, and ICE couldn't hold her indefinitely. By then, Rivera had been moved to the El Paso Processing Center in Texas. In all, she spent roughly 11 months in solitary confinement at the two facilities, records show. "They just tell me, 'Miss Rivera, we gotta let you go,'" she said of that day of her release. "And I just start crying. It has been such a long time behind those walls." Rivera is now living at her sponsor's home, a modest one-story house a few minutes drive from New Mexico's Organ Mountains. Her bedroom is a far cry from the isolation cells she lived in for nearly a year. The desert sunlight filters through her window and spills over the soft comforter on her bed. Most of the time, Rivera can barely contain her sunny, upbeat personality. As she settles into her new life, she's been spending time with a network of supporters, including a close circle of transgender friends. But a small part of her, she said, remains broken. Nightmares still plague her. In one, she sees an officer looming over her in the dark. "You think you're still living there," Rivera said. This story was developed by NBC News as part of a collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. The partnership includes five other news organizations: Univision and The Intercept in the United States; Grupo SIN of Dominican Republic, Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción in Mexico and Plaza Publica in Guatemala.


What do tariffs mean for entrepreneurs? The Small Business Owner's Guide to Trump's Trade War As stock markets churn and economists fret, the United States has jumped into a full-scale trade war with China. After negotiations for a new trade deal came to a halt in May, President Trump's 10% tariff slapped onto some $200 billion in Chinese goods is jumping to 25%, with China promising its own round of retaliatory tariffs on American exports. America is currently in the midst of a truly impressive growth trend that can be traced all the way back to the aftermath of the financial crisis. And yet, escalating conflict over trade with the world's most populous country has some worried about how the American economy will be affected   particularly its life-blood: small business owners. So, here's a closer look at the trade war and what small business owners should understand about it. What Are Tariffs? One potentially confusing aspect for a lot of Americans is the word "tariff" itself   it isn't exactly in the popular lexicon. So, simply put, a tariff is a tax levied on goods made in another country   usually targeting a specific trade partner. They have twin benefits in that they raise revenue for the government and they boost sales for domestic industries by making foreign-made goods more expensive, comparatively. What Is a Trade War? If tariffs existed in a vacuum, the downsides they produce would be fairly limited. Unfortunately, they do not, and the country that has tariffs slapped on their exports usually doesn't take the taxes laying down. More often than not, that second country enacts their own set of counter tariffs to punish the goods being imported from that first country. And, if that leads to an escalating series of tariffs and counter tariffs, well, you've got yourself a trade war. Trade wars inevitably increase prices for consumers and make it harder for producers to export their goods, so it's bad news for most people in the short term. But, if one side can leverage that economic pain into important trade concessions from the other, it can end up being worthwhile for the winner. What Started the Trade War? It's clear that China has engaged in a number of unfair trade practices for years, but just how America should respond hasn't been as obvious. And the election of President Trump has meant a major change of tack in terms of American strategy. Instead of trying to influence Chinese policy purely through diplomacy and international trade organizations, the Trump administration has taken a new, very aggressive approach. By levying tariffs on imported Chinese goods, the administration is hoping to put pressure on China and ultimately force them to accept a trade deal that will force them to change some of their trade practices. What Is China Doing That's So Bad? China has a variety of policies that are especially troubling, not just to the United States but most of the world. Among those are forcing foreign companies to hand over valuable technology before they can do business in the country, or requiring foreign companies to form a partnership with a Chinese company. There are also long-term complaints surrounding China's efforts to devalue its currency and create competitive advantages for its industries by offering heavy government support. And, of course, issues surrounding intellectual property are top of mind as well. In a 2017 report, the IP Commission estimated the annual cost to the American economy from counterfeit goods, pirated software and theft of trade secrets as being anywhere from $225 billion to $600 billion a year. Next Up: Trump's Tariffs Are Killing More Than 450,000 Jobs What Sort of Demands Is the US Making? The official demands being made by the Trump Administration target some of the trade practices that are the most damaging to American companies. Those include ending "forced technology transfers"   when an American company is required to relinquish proprietary technology to the Chinese before they can do business there. They also want China to end its policy that requires American companies to form joint ventures with Chinese companies before they can do business there, a sterner effort to stop industrial espionage against American companies, stop subsidizing domestic companies in high tech industries, reduce obstacles to American agricultural goods and a commitment to reduce the trade deficit   the difference between how much America imports from China and exports to China. How Long Will It Last? There's really no way of knowing for sure how long the trade war will last. If either country is simply posturing to get a better deal in the end, it might only require a few months of the standoff before cooler heads prevail and a deal can be reached. However, by that same token, hardliners in both countries might be inclined to toe the line on this issue as long as it takes to get what they want, something that could mean the trade war could stretch out for years. At this point, there's no certainty surrounding how things will play out, but it's worth planning for the tariffs to be around for a while. Who Is Paying For This? You are. Much as the President likes to say that the money collected from tariffs is being paid "by China," that's simply not true. The actual levies are being paid by the importers, i.e. fellow Americans. Of course, in most cases, their response is simply to raise prices and pass the cost along to the consumers. So, while the changes are incremental, most American consumers are spending just a little bit more on most of the things they buy. Taken collectively, it can add up to a lot of money people won't have to spend elsewhere. How Much Is This Costing American Consumers? It's never easy to lay out precisely how tariffs are affecting people because they can either help or hurt depending on the industry you're in. However, one thing that is clear is that it generally translates to higher prices for the average American as goods from China are hit by taxes and goods from America can boost prices to still be competitive. All in all, estimates about the cost to the American economy come to about $4.4 billion a month according to one Princeton study   or $419 per household over the course of a year. How Much Is This Costing Small Businesses? Which small business you're in has everything to do with how you're affected by this trade war. If you make products for sale in the United States that are typically competing with Chinese-made competitors, this trade war could be working out well for you. You can either improve your market share while the competition costs more, or improve your profits by increasing prices. However, most other small businesses are likely going to be feeling the impact. If you make things that are exported to China and hit by tariffs, you should probably expect a decline in business as your goods grow less competitive with the domestic alternatives. And, if you sell goods to the general public, your customer base is likely to be spending more money elsewhere and have less left over for you. Will the Booming Economy Bail Out Small Business Owners? Of course, it is important to keep the context in mind. Sure, the trade war is likely to mean there's a little less money for people to spend at their local small businesses. However, the odds are good that that's more than counter-balanced by the effects of record-low unemployment and roaring growth at present. Economics involves a lot of different moving pieces and how they all fit together can be complex. Of course, the next important question is whether the negative impacts of a trade war will be enough to accelerate the approach of the next recession. That is, though, entirely hypothetical. However, there are definitely fears among some economists that ratcheting up the trade war could hamper the economy enough to reverse the current trend or accelerate the coming recession. If that's the case, the impacts could become much more acute for small business owners. What Does This Mean for Farmers? The news for America's original small business owners   family farmers   is unequivocally bad. While the Trump administration is clearly arguing that it will be good in the long term, even the trade war's most vocal advocates seem willing to admit that there's some very real short-term pain being felt by farmers big and small. That's because agricultural products are among the chief targets of Chinese tariffs on American goods, including the recent decision to halt soybean purchases entirely by the Chinese government. Those new tariffs are combining with a few other factors to drive the price of soybeans and other crops down, seriously cutting into the bottom line of most farmers. There have been efforts to relieve this   most notably $28 billion in aid spread out over two different bills   but farmers are likely the hardest hit by the trade war. What Other Industries Are Hurting the Most? Agriculture, as mentioned previously, is likely getting the worst of it, but that's hardly the only industry that's getting hit hard. Plenty of other businesses large and small that depend on imports from China are facing new costs. And that's not always going to be so simple. In the era of a global economy, supply chains are often twisted and complex. Something that's made in America might still use materials imported from elsewhere, meaning an array of goods are affected indirectly as well as directly. Among the hardest hit industries are agriculture and retail. And while the tariffs on aluminum and steel are part of a separate trade fracas, anyone manufacturing goods that use either metal is dealing with higher prices for materials. In some cases, though, different tariffs muddy things considerably. A company like Whirlpool, for instance, is benefiting from tariffs on Chinese-made appliances while also getting hit by the tariff on aluminum and steel that makes it pricier for them to make their washers and dryers. What Industries Are Benefiting? Of course, Newton's second law also applies to economics, as often as not. For every loser, there is likely to be a winner somewhere. So, while the crashing price of soybeans represents something of a disaster for farmers growing soybeans, it's a huge boon to ranchers or dairy farmers who just got a major price break on their feed. Likewise, if you're a domestic toy or appliance maker, you're likely to benefit from being able to raise prices on your goods or enjoy a competitive advantage over the foreign competition. Where Do Small Businesses Fit In? Unfortunately for American small business owners, you're most likely getting hurt by the tariffs   at least a little   without a lot of chances to benefit from the biggest benefits from a win in the trade war. Many of the concessions demanded by the Trump administration would primarily benefit the sort of large, international companies that do a lot of business in and/or with China. That doesn't apply to all small businesses. Clearly, any small business that's exporting to China should see some benefit if there are major concessions from their government. And farmers large and small are likely to benefit from China agreeing to buy more soybeans. However, the improvements for the economic conditions for small businesses are likely to be more modest. Does This Make Any Sense? This won't necessarily be entirely clear until the final deal is reached. Clearly, there's plenty of debate in the present about the wisdom of the strategy, but without a clear sense of how this all ends, it's hard to say if the strategy is worthwhile. It's certainly true that many American businesses and almost all American consumers are losing in the short-term. However, whether or not the short-term pain is ultimately worth it has everything to do with where the trading relationship between China and the United States lands when the dust settles. Major concessions by China could have more than enough long-term value to the economy and trade that they make up for the present difficulties. However, there's no guarantee that China will make any concessions, let alone ones big enough to make up for the short-term economic pain inflicted on American farmers, business owners and consumers. So, just how wise this course of action ends up being is anyone's guess at this point. Click through to read about what a 70% tax on the rich would look like in every state . More on Taxes Trump Declares Trade War Victory, but Americans Will Still Pay More The Trade War Is Costing You $915   Here's Why Trump's Tariffs and Target Are Killing Dollar Tree


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RACINE -- More than three days after Officer John Hetland was shot and killed, the suspect is still on the run. Local businesses are now stepping up hoping someone comes forward. The reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspect increased to $48,500, officials announced Thursday. The reward breaks down as follows: $20,000 from the FBI $15,000 from Andis Company in Racine $8,500 from Crime Stoppers of Racine County $5,000 Wisconsin Professional Police Association On Thursday evening, we learned even more donations were coming in, and while officials were still tallying the donations, it was expected the total would exceed $45,000. Suspect in fatal shooting of off-duty Racine Police Officer John Hetland Officials also announced funeral arrangements for Officer Hetland, with a visitation set for Tuesday, June 25 and funeral services set for Wednesday, June 26. Officer Hetland, a 24-year veteran of the Racine Police Department, was killed as he intervened during an armed robbery at Teezers bar near 20th Street and Lathrop Avenue on Monday night, June 17. Body of fallen Officer John Hetland departs medical examiner's office If you have any information regarding the identity of this person, or any information regarding this crime, officials asked that you please contact Crime Stoppers at 888-636-9330, 262-656-7333 or (800) 807-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous. A fundraising account in support of Officer Hetland was created by the Racine Police Department. CLICK HERE to learn more.     ©2019 WITI-TV, Milwaukee Visit WITI-TV, Milwaukee at www.fox6now.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


The winger scored at least 30 goals and 74 points from 2015-17 with Chicago. Artemi Panarin is not coming back to Chicago, reports David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. Panarin , who turns 28 in October, is a highly sought after free agent this summer after scoring at least 80 points in each of the last two seasons with the Blue Jackets . It was a dream scenario for some Blackhawks fans to see Panarin to return to Chicago, where he scored at least 30 goals and 74 points on the second line with Patrick Kane from 2015-17 before being sent to Columbus in a blockbuster trade in June 2017. The Panthers , who hired former Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville this spring, have long been believed to be the favorites to land Panarin. According to Evolving-Hockey's updated salary projections , Panarin is expected to command an eight-year contract with a $11,172,683 million annual salary cap hit. The Blackhawks have $16.48 million in cap space prior to re-signing any of their players that are set to be free agents.


President Donald Trump's visit to Milwaukee Friday will include a stop at an aerospace company. President Trump will tour and give remarks at Derco Aerospace Inc., a Lockheed Martin Company, according to a White House official. That official also said the president will be advocating for the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and tout his administration's efforts to grow the economy and create millions of jobs. He also plans to attend a fundraiser hosted by the Republican National Committee. A Wisconsin GOP spokesman said the party learned of the visit Monday morning. According to an invitation obtained by WISN 12 News, lunch at the event starts at $2,800 per person. A photo opportunity with the president is $25,000 per couple. The invitation says a ticket for the president's event begins at $70,000 and goes up to $100,000. Funds raised go to the Trump "victory fund," which are not tax deductible. This will be the president's sixth visit to Wisconsin during his administration. The president was in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for a rally on April 27. WISN 12 News is gathering more information about this developing story. Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app or our email newsletters . Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube READ MORE: President Trump's MKE visit to tout strong economy, job creation CHECK OUT WISN: Get the top Milwaukee news weather and sports. With the day's biggest stories and ones you may have missed, our Wisconsin news team has you covered.


The Boston Celtics lost their two best players from last season in Kyrie Irving and Al Horford as well as who may have been their most consistent player in Marcus Morris but after an offseason that saw them net five rotation players, it appears that the league at large has renewed their confidence in the Celtics' ability to be a championship-contender. In ESPN's offseason power rankings, the Celtics were ranked seventh and given the third-highest ranking among Eastern Conference teams, behind the top-ranked Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers. After a busy opening to the offseason, the Bucks stand atop our latest NBA Power Rankings ⤵ pic.twitter.com/zY2enOytvw - ESPN (@espn) July 15, 2019 The jury is obviously still out on whether Kemba Walker, Enes Kanter, Grant Williams and Carsen Edwards can replace what the Celtics would have been missing without Irving, Horford, Morris and Terry Rozier but there's a great reason to believe Boston will be a better team than they were last season. Though Walker doesn't have Irving's efficiency and Kanter doesn't provide Horford's floor spacing or defense, Williams and Edwards may even be better than Morris and Rozier. Further, young wings in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown could take a step forward as scorers in the wake of Irving's departure, particularly if the Celtics opt to start the game with Brown and Kanter in separate units. Rookie wing Romeo Langford, a talented scorer with plenty of defensive upside, is an x-factor addition to Boston's roster and what moves the needle for them enough to be a more talented squad as a whole than they were last season. One thing is certain though and that's that chemistry, or a lack thereof, doesn't threaten to disintegrate the team's current hopes of being in playoff- or championship-contention. Walker's leadership and uplifting attitude have been highlighted ever since the Celtics showed an interest in signing him and the rookies brought to the roster all have great attitudes and have been willing to play whatever role that's been asked of them. Kanter is simply a team player. Whether the Celtics are a better team than the Portland Trail Blazers (led by the elite backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum) and Utah Jazz (who added Mike Conley Jr. in the offseason) is debatable. The New Orleans Pelicans four-man unit of Zion Williamson, Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram may also be able to give Boston's four-man unit of Walker, Tatum, Brown and Gordon Hayward a run for their money. Nonetheless, it's an encouraging sign to see that Boston's roster-building efforts demand this much respect. With the way the offseason started, it wouldn't have been surprising if the Celtics ended up with the seventh-lowest ranking but they flipped a daunting situation on its head and it should pay major dividends for the ball club in 2019-20. MORE: Roundup: Lindsey Graham's Comment; Lunar Moon; NASA Sets Sights on Mars; Austin Butler Poker player argues over dealer chip counting error during crucial all-in hand at WSOP Main Event Giants' Saquon Barkley feels disrespected by Madden NFL 20 rating New Grady Jarrett contract lays groundwork for Kenny Clark, Packers POLL: Who was the 2018-19 ALL-USA Boys Athlete of the Year?


The stereotype is that older people are leery of technology and lag behind their digital native grandchildren. But statistics from the Pew Research Center find that 58 percent of those over 65 use the Internet, up from 15 percent in 2000. And the numbers are even higher for more educated and affluent seniors and younger retirees . Someone who leaves the workforce today may have already worked 30-plus years with computers, and even people in their 90s are embracing smartphones, tablets, social media and other technologies. Plus, new technology is making it easier for older people to stay in touch with far-flung family, live independently and get help when they need it. "The more mobile it is, if it's usable by young people, it's usable by seniors," says Leslie Smith, president and CEO of SeniorNet, which provides computer education to seniors in person and online. "They use it to communicate with family and friends. They're using it the same way that a lot of young people are using it," says Smith, a retired IBM business development executive. Younger retirees' tech needs aren't much different from those of their children. They participate in social media , use the Internet for research, text and email to keep up with friends and family and use Skype or FaceTime for video calls. "There's a big difference between a 65-year-old and an 85-year-old," says Andrew Carle, executive-in residence and founding director of the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. "At 65, they're pretty tech savvy. … There's a tipping point around 75 or 80 where it goes into more assistive technology." Technology also has the potential to make it easier for seniors to live independently, with devices that can monitor medication management, locate a lost Alzheimer's patient or sense when someone has fallen. "There's a lot of research and interest going into technology for seniors," says Kari Olson, chief innovation and technology officer for Front Porch, a not-for-profit that provides support services for senior communities. "It's usually designed to make sure that the older adult living alone has connection and help when needed." Here are 10 tech tools for older adults: 1. Smartphone. More than 78 percent of Americans over 65 have cell phones, according to Pew data, though only 30 percent have smartphones. SeniorNet, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, has seen its users' interest move from computers to mobile devices and tablets. In addition to using apps that appeal to all ages, such as email, news weather and social media, seniors can use apps to track their blood pressure, deliver medication reminders or play brain-enhancing games. 2. Tablets and e-readers. Many seniors are replacing their computers with tablets , which give them bigger screens for video conferencing with family, using email, sharing photos and doing Internet research. "They're using them in lieu of the desktop computer," Smith says. Reading books with either a tablet or an e-reader provides an option to make the type larger. 3. GPS. Whether it's a standalone unit or part of a smartphone, the Global Positioning System technology makes it easier for seniors, like young people, to find their way around. This is particularly helpful for people who retire to a new city or even move into a new neighborhood. 4. Skype or Facetime. Video call apps are particularly popular with seniors who have grandchildren and other family who live far away. "These interactions don't replace the face-to-face interaction but they can supplement it," Olson says. 5. Fitness trackers . Wearable fitness monitors make it easy for older adults to monitor activity and sleep, ensuring that they get enough exercise. "The more informed people are about their own health and well-being, the better decisions they make for themselves," Olson says. 6. Medication monitors. New medication systems alert users when it's time to take medications, repeat the alert if the medication isn't taken within a certain time and call a caregiver if more time passes. Some are combined with medical alert systems that use cellphone technology and contact first the older person, then a friend or family member who has been programmed in ahead of time and then emergency response. "Medication errors are the No. 1 cause of hospitalizations in people over 75," Carle says. "It's an important issue at that age." 7. Smart watches. Stylish watches are replacing the old "I've fallen and I can't get up" pendants, which many seniors refuse to wear. A watch by Live!y, for example, not only is an alarm button, but also includes a medication reminder, fitness tracker, optional activity sensors for the home and will pair with a cellphone for use away from home. Plus, a fall detector is coming soon. UnaliWear expects to debut a smart watch next year that will include a voice-activated system to guide you home or find you if you become unresponsive. 8. Online estate repository. The online service Everplans is one option for creating a digital archive that includes wills, trust, passwords, advance directives, information about your home and more, with options to share information with family members. 9. Transportation apps. The ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft are designed to appeal to the digital natives who solve every problem with smartphone apps. But they also can be invaluable to seniors who no longer drive. In San Francisco, a new startup called Lift Hero is positioning itself as a ride-sharing service for the elderly, hiring medical professionals and students and training them to meet the needs of older passengers. 10. GPS insoles. A new product called the GPS SmartSole is an insole that can go into the shoes of someone with Alzheimer's so he can be easily found if he wanders off. You can set a perimeter and get a notification if the person leaves that area, plus track him via the GPS in the insoles. Similar technology exists in watches, but people with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia often are resistant to new devices they have to wear.