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Atlanta Falcons get Lions CB Jeff Okudah for fifth-round pick at position of Giants need

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

The Giants need corners badly, but it was the Atlanta Falcons who landed a former top-3 pick on the cheap.The Falcons acquired Jeff Okudah from the Detroit Lions on Tuesday in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this month’s draft, according to reports.Okudah, 24, the third overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Ohio State, hasn’t lived up to his billing in the pros yet.But he’s a 6-1, 202-pound corner with first-round talent, upside, and a pick-6 on his resume from a Week 10 NFC North win over the Chicago Bears last season.He played in only 10 total games in his first two NFL seasons due to injuries that included a hamstring, a core injury and a torn Achilles.Then Okudah started and played in 15 of the Lions’ 17 games last season with 73 tackles, seven passes defended, two tackles for loss, an interception returned for a touchdown and a forced fumble.The Lions made this decision with Okudah, a draft pick of previous GM Bob Quinn, entering the fourth-year o...

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson goes on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left knee

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

The Chicago White Sox will be without the spark at the top of their lineup for an estimated two to four weeks after placing Tim Anderson on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained left knee.Anderson suffered the injury in the fourth inning of Monday’s 4-3 victory against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. He was near third base for a rundown play and attempted to catch a toss from Hanser Alberto when Twins base runner Matt Wallner collided with him while making a headfirst slide.Anderson remained in the game after the play, but exited in the sixth inning.The two-time All-Star is off to a hot start, hitting .298 with five doubles, four RBIs, five stolen bases, two walks and nine runs in 11 games.He ranks among American League leaders in several offensive categories, including steals (tied for second), doubles (tied for third), multi-hit games (tied for fourth with 5), runs (tied for sixth) and hits (tied for ninth with 14).The Sox will likely shift second baseman Elvi...

5 important tax tips for older adults

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan seniors group.Taxes for the over-65 set can feel more complicated for a variety of reasons: There are often multiple streams of income, some retirees still work part time, and people may be managing required minimum distributions from retirement accounts.“It can happen that people have more income in their later life than they did when they were working,” says Barbara O’Neill, a certified financial planner in Ocala, Florida, and the author of “Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Secur...

5 Tax Tips for Older Adults

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan seniors group.Taxes for the over-65 set can feel more complicated for a variety of reasons: There are often multiple streams of income, some retirees still work part time, and people may be managing required minimum distributions from retirement accounts.“It can happen that people have more income in their later life than they did when they were working,” says Barbara O’Neill, a certified financial planner in Ocala, Florida, and the author of “Flipping a Switch: Your Gui...

Largest Source of Free Money for College Can’t Keep Up

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

Many years ago, one federal grant could cover all tuition and fees for the most at-need college students. And though the rise in the cost of college has slowed considerably in the past decade, the Pell Grant’s impact has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.My mother relied on the Pell Grant — the largest source of federal grant aid — in the 1980s, raising three kids alone and working full time. This was before online classes, and she commuted both to work and then to the next town over for school. Back then, the maximum Pell Grant would cover more than the average tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions. In the early 2000s, I did the same, chasing my undergraduate degree while working in retail and raising my daughter as a single mom. Then, the maximum Pell Grant covered 91% of those costs. Now, a couple of decades later, it covers only 68%. The Pell is not just for non-traditional students like my mom and me, but lower-income traditional students...

Supervisor pass 'no confidence' vote against Nathan Fletcher

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed a vote of "no confidence" against Nathan Fletcher in a move to pressure him to resign from his position immediately.The vote was held during an emergency special meeting Tuesday morning at the County Administration Center.The resolution passed unanimously with Supervisors Joel Anderson, Jim Desmond, Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas voting in favor. Fletcher was not present at the meeting.The board does not have the power to outright remove Fletcher from office, so the vote is essentially a move to put pressure on him to resign immediately, instead of the May 15 date he had previously announced.The full letter requesting the vote of no confidence can be viewed here.Fletcher has been accused of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit by a former Metropolitan Transit System employee.“Because Supervisor Fletcher is not here, not available to respond to questions and concerns by the public and media about his actions,” Var...

Man sought in daytime sexual assault on TTC bus in Scarborough

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a man that allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old woman on a TTC bus in Scarborough.On April 5, investigators received a call for a sexual assault in the Midland Avenue Lawrence Avenue East area.It’s alleged that around 3:30 p.m., a 17-year-old woman boarded an eastbound TTC bus in the Pharmacy Avenue Lawrence Avenue East area. Police said a man later boarded at the Lawrence East SRT station.The man sexually assaulted the woman and then exited the bus in the Markham Road Lawrence Avenue East area.The male suspect is described as 5-foot-11 and was last seen wearing a blue surgical mask, black jacket, grey sweater with a logo on the chest, Nike running shoes, and a black Under Armour backpack.

Request to remove newspaper article among Ottawa’s queries to social-media giants

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

OTTAWA — Newly released documents show that a federal government department asked Facebook and Twitter to delete a newspaper article that it felt contained errors — but both social-media giants denied the request.The request to remove social-media posts that linked to an unspecified Toronto Sun article came from a director of communications at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on Sept. 27, 2021.Documents say that Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada staff believed the article contained “serious errors of fact risking (and) undermining public confidence in the independence of the board as well as the integrity of the refugee determination system.” The board did not respond to questions from The Canadian Press.The social-media companies ultimately said that they were denying the request because the article wasn’t their original content.The Toronto Sun did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Documents tabled in Parliament detail 214 examples...

Greece: Thaw with Turkey should continue after elections

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece said Tuesday it would welcome expanded cooperation with Turkey after both countries hold elections next month ‒ including on energy issues that have been at the heart of decades-old disputes.“Greece is always looking for ways to have honest and sincere cooperation with Turkey,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after talks in Athens with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.Greek and Turkish officials have held a series of high-level meetings in recent weeks, in the wake of devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey in February. They promised to shelve disputes that have caused repeated rounds of tension and even the risk of war over decades.Dendias said Athens would welcome new members of an association of nations in the eastern Mediterranean who cooperate on natural gas development. Turkey is not currently a member.“I want to make clear that we would welcome the participation of other countries in this forum, but on one obvious condition: Respect ...

Italy cuts 2024 growth forecast to 1.5%, citing rates, war

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:53:34 GMT

ROME (AP) — The Italian government on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for next year, taking into account the negative impact of rising interest rates, the effects of the war in Ukraine and localized crises in the international banking and financial system.In its Economic and Financial Document, approved by a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the Italian Treasury forecast that gross domestic product will grow by 1.5% in 2024, down from a previous projection of 1.9% made in November.The 2023 GDP forecast was instead raised to 1% from a previous 0.6%.“We are facing big challenges, from climate changes to a demographic decline in the Italian population, but also significant opportunities to open a new phase of growth for our country,” Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said.The Treasury noted that the Italian economy is showing a “significant dose of resilience and vitality.” The latest indicators — including confidence indices for families and businesses — show that in...