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Speaking before the union crowd, de Blasio’s unexpectedly high-pitched voice set off laughter within the dining hall. An apparent snafu with the connection made it seem like the mayor had inhaled helium before delivering his remarks. The mayor was trying to extol the virtues of organized labor, though the defective connection overshadowed his appearance. Sixteen other Democratic candidates were scheduled to speak to union members in person at Wednesday’s gathering, which was sponsored by the state’s AFL-CIO chapter, the Iowa Federation of Labor....

He added that David Scanlan, the state’s deputy secretary of state, would take over from him. Gardner was first elected as Secretary of State in 1976. In 2020, he was re-elected to his 23rd term (they are two years each) in the position. Besides a 2018 election where he narrowly won against opponent Colin Van Ostern by just four votes, he won every election over the past four decades with minimal competition, The Associated Press reported....

With less than 10 days to go until Euro 2016 kicks off in France, the final Republic of Ireland squad is now known and there are few surprises. Waiting until the last possible minute, Martin O’Neill announced his 23-man panel in the immediate aftermath of his side’s final tournament warm-up friendly against Belarus - a forgettable game which saw Ireland stumble to an insipid 2-1 defeat - and the mood, as is to be expected in such circumstances where bad news has just been broken, was subdued....

Jackson shared with Sporting News the e-mail sent to him Sept. 4 by a vice president of the NCAA’s Eligibility Center, which acknowledged that the prospective student-athlete had been certified in July as eligible to compete as a freshman at an NCAA institution. But, according to the NCAA representative, the prospect’s core-course GPA and ACT score “met a PSA review trigger.” MORE: SN preseason All-Americans | Kansas signee still not cleared by NCAA Jackson was outraged the NCAA would request the ACT examine the validity of the score and that it would make such a request when there was no evidence of fraud....

The Gunners saw their 30-goal top scorer from 2016-17 head for the exits during the January transfer window as a want-away figure secured himself a switch to Manchester United. Arsene Wenger landed Henrikh Mkhitaryan as part of a swap deal and had already added Alexandre Lacazette to his ranks over the summer. He was, however, to splash out another £55 million on Aubameyang, with the Gabon international snapped up after proving himself to be a prolific marksman at St Etienne and Borussia Dortmund....

Several high-profile Trump supporters and even Vice President Mike Pence pushed back on the Republican incumbent’s comments, but former MLB star Aubrey Huff had a rather different verdict on the speech the president delivered at the White House in the early hours of November 4. “Trump speech wasn’t divisive,” tweeted the two-time World Series winner, who has long been an outspoken Trump supporter. “He’s been fighting fake news for four years and this was no different....

In a series of tweets, Huff took aim at the Black Lives Matter movement and claimed he was proud not to be invited to the franchise’s 10-year celebration of their last World Series triumph. Giants manager Gabe Kapler and several players, including right fielder Jaylin Davis, knelt during the anthem at Oakland Coliseum, as did first base coach Antoan Richardson. Shortstop Brandon Crawford, meanwhile, stood between Davis and Richardson with a hand on each of their shoulders....

“well there u go. Trump supporters don’t even know what they even stand for.. they are just angry and want to yell at people,” O’Day wrote. In the video, people in Maricopa County, Arizona, shouted “count the vote!” In Detroit, Michigan, demanded for the count to be stopped. Trump tweeted on Thursday morning, demanding to stop the count, as mail-in and absentee ballots are still being counted. On Wednesday, he also said that “ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!...

The Tigers finished 14-0 and won a national championship in 2010 before a 12-2 record, SEC championship and BCS championship appearance in 2013. Of course, the 2011-12 seasons and 2014-16 amounted to a mediocre 34-30 record that led to the transition from Gene Chizik to Gus Malzahn. Up. Down. Up. Down. That has been the story of this program. MORE: Two-SEC playoff still alive with Bama, UGA and Auburn...

The Original Poster (OP), known as u/ivoryc0ffee, posted about the situation in Reddit’s popular “Am I The A**hole” forum where it received more than 15,400 upvotes and 2,000 comments. The post can be found here. Family Heirlooms According to a 2020 study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Shinola, about 42 percent of Americans have a family heirloom that is over 50 years old. Nearly half of the 2,000 respondents said their family heirloom is their most prized possession, with 29 percent hoping to inherit a piece of jewelry and 32 hoping for an engagement ring....

The free agent lineman from Colorado State, and a survivor of the 2012 theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, was recently signed by the Chargers. “I never stopped and realized this is part of my story,” Golditch said to USA Today. “I shouldn’t push that away, because what I hold on to right now is a story, not just about myself, but about everyone else. I can carry that and represent them through what I do now and how I carry myself....

Hungarian-born Geva, her older sister and her mother all endured the “final solution,” shunted between various concentration and work camps until they were liberated by American troops while on a forced death march weeks before the war ended. At Auschwitz, the trio made it through multiple “selections”—in which Nazi soldiers decided who would be put to work and who would be put to death in the gas chambers. Noticing that those deemed too young were being separated from the older women, Geva’s mother used a scarf to make her youngest daughter—then around 14—look older....

So while 16 hours of scheduled testing Thursday and Friday ended up reduced to just eight hours on Friday for Sprint Cup teams, some left with a feeling of accomplishment. MORE: Earnhardt won’t pick new crew chief | Earnhardt’s No. 3 returns | Stewart has pet pig | Letarte’s move to TV Topping the list was rookie Austin Dillon, who put the historic No. 3 car atop the speed chart early, where it remained for the rest of the day....

UPDATE: Matthews is now the first player in NHL history to score four goals in his debut. No. 4 came just before the end of the second period. PREVIOUS ARTICLE: Auston Matthews arrived as advertised. On the first shot of his first NHL game, the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie, the first overall pick of this year’s draft, scored his very first goal. As if that weren’t enough, he quickly added another, and then another....

To book a spot in Russia, the Socceroos need to defeat Thailand in Melbourne on Tuesday and hope Japan don’t lose to Saudi Arabia in Jeddah - with the latter on the same amount of points but holding a plus-2 goal difference advantage. Finishing third in group B will mean Ange Postecoglou’s side will have to qualify for next year’s tournament through two playoffs, the first of which is against third position in group A - currently Syria on 12 points....

As News.com.au reported, the rural and regional areas of eastern Australia have been hit with an uncontrollable boom in the population of mice over the past six months—and as of late last week, Rebekah Ward and her family are their newest victims. Ward had just returned to her home in Gwabegar, a small town in New South Wales (NSW), on Friday when she saw that the house had been overtaken by a massive blaze....

Federer had one major title to his name the last time he did not feature on center court at Melbourne Park in 2004. He went on to win the title that year, as well as in 2006, 2007 and 2010 as he built his empire of 17 grand slam trophies. But the now world No. 6 has been shunted out to Hisense, as he looks to earn a third-round berth against the 99th-ranked Kavcic....

Bushfires have ravaged Australia in recent months and it led to poor air quality during qualifying for the year’s first major. While organizers have faced criticism over allowing play to continue, Federer was unconcerned and said there should be no suggestions of moving the tournament. AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW: Nadal on course for Federer “Go in the streets, ask the people if they want it to move from Melbourne or from Australia....

The world No. 1’s experience was the clear difference, with Djokovic weathering all kinds of challenges to seal the 7-5 6-2 6-2 win, and his ninth Australian Open title. The incredible victory keeps Djokovic’s immaculate Australian Open finals record intact as the Serbian chases down fellow greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for total Grand Slam title wins. The loss for Medvedev leaves him winless in his two Grand Slam finals, putting a sour end to what was otherwise an excellent Australian Open campaign for the Russian fourth seed....