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Gleyber Torres brings the skills. The two-time MLB All-Star and 2018 American League Rookie of the Year finalist is JBL’s newest global brand ambassador. Torres continues the legacy of JBL enlisting Yankees greats on Team JBL, and the two will work together to create memorable moments and superb sound at Yankee Stadium. “I am passionate about sports, music, fashion and gaming, and JBL is at the center of that as I explore each of them in my life,” said Torres. “Sound can make or break...

VooDoo Beach at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, home of the World Series of Poker, offers guests a unique all-suite hotel experience. Complete with 2,522 all-suite hotel rooms – including the Masquerade suites and the luxurious Palazzo Villas with a private entrance – the property overlooks the Las Vegas Strip and sits one block west of the famed boulevard. Additionally, Rio Las Vegas is home to family-friendly attractions such as the Rio Zipline, an adrenaline-ru...

2021 Ford Bronco 2-door First Edition (Lot #3008) and 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 (Lot #3005), galloped over the Barrett-Jackson Auction block in Scottsdale and raised $1,575,000 for charity on March 26 and 27. One-hundred percent of the $1,075,000 hammer price from the Ford Bronco two-door First Edition benefits National Forest Foundation and Outward Bound, which are part of Ford’s Bronco Wild Fund mission to connect people to the outdoors. The sale price of $500,000 for the 2021 Ford Mu...

Lower income, Hispanic neighborhoods lag on vaccinations An essential worker gets vaccinated at a special event Bashas food stores set up for its workers in Chandler. Overall, 30% of eligible Arizonans have received at least one shot, and about 19% are fully vaccinated, but rates for people of color are lagging. (Source: Cronkite News) By Travis Robertson | April 5, 2021 at 8:49 AM MST - Updated April 5 at 8:49 AM PHOENIX – A March report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...

Former Houston police chief sworn in to lead Miami force April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MIAMI (AP) — The former police chief in Houston was sworn in Monday as the leader of Miamis police department. Art Acevedo, who was born in Cuba, was the first Hispanic person to lead Houstons police department. He becomes Miamis 42nd police chief. “I’m not going to be the Cuban chief. I’m not going to be the Latino chief. I’m not going to be the chief of California or Texas,” Acevedo told a ...

`Misunderstood and hoping to shed toxic image, Brockhouse rides again in San Antonio mayoral contest FacebookTwitterEmail William Luther /William Luther Bouncy like an athletic TED-talker, Greg Brockhouse is objectively handsome, with just the right amount of gray in his hair, often wearing jeans and his HOKA running shoes at campaign events along with T-shirts that yell, “GREG FOR MAYOR.” Brockhouse also is one of San Antonio’s most divisive public figures. To challenge Mayor Ron Nirenbe...

Autism Awareness shades on April 1 in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. The do-good, limited-edition signature series benefits Best Day Foundation – a volunteer organization that helps children and young adults ages 4 -24+ with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun, adventure activities like surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, snow sports, and more. Twenty percent of proceeds from every order will be donated to help support and advocate for individuals with Auti...

Despite federal moratorium, more Texas renters face eviction as state protection lapses Juan Pablo Garnham, Texas Tribune April 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Protesters place furniture and rally outside the Dallas office of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, “to show him the reality of the eviction crisis” in this Sept. 1 file photo. Although the Center for Disease Control renewed its order halting evictions until the end of June, the Texas Supreme Court let state guidelines expire March 31. (Juan ...

Elmhurst school librarian turns page adapting to pandemic KATLYN SMITH, Daily Herald FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Bl...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An office within the Mississippi State Department of Health that...