Friends say lawyer Rachelle Bergeron planned to soon return to the U.S. after a challenging stint prosecuting criminals on the Pacific nation of Micronesia, but she was shot and killed as she returned home Monday from a run with her dog.Friends say her husband was inside at the time, baking brownies with a local child the couple was helping care for.The killing has shocked the tiny island of Yap, home to 11,000 people, where Bergeron served as acting attorney general of Yap State. Authorities say they’re investigating the crime, but did not indicate they have arrested any suspects.Bergeron was from Wisconsin and first moved to Yap in 2015 when she took a job as assistant attorney general. She previously worked in Washington D.C., New York and India. … [Read more...] about American prosecutor slain in Pacific nation of Micronesia
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An Inside Look at USA Climbing’s National Team Training Center
The new facility is purpose-built to help American climbers compete on the international stage and prepare for the Olympics Author: John Burgman Publish date: Oct 10, 2019 Over the past several months, as the specifics of how climbing will work at the 2020 Olympics have come into focus, members on the American national team have been hard at work training the requisite combined disciplines of bouldering, lead, and speed. The competitors’ singular goal has been to qualify for the Olympics—and one of them, Brooke Raboutou, has already done that. The new facility that has continually aided members of the team in their Olympic ambitions is the National Team Training Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Competition fans have known about the Training Center for quite some time, but only vaguely. When USA Climbing announced last year that it was relocating from Boulder, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, the first public mention of the facility’s plans was made: … [Read more...] about An Inside Look at USA Climbing’s National Team Training Center
Glacier National Park sees increased September visitation
Published 12:04 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — More than 488,000 people visited Glacier National Park in Montana in September, a 12.5% increase over the same month last year. The Flathead Beacon reports that the National Park Service says so far this year 2.9 million people have come to the park, a 3.5% jump over 2018. The strong September numbers come on the heels of a busy August, when more than 771,000 people visited Glacier. Just two months ago, year-to-date visitation was down more than 3%, with 1.6 million people coming to the park between January and July. One likely reason for the spike in August and September visitation is that for the first time in three years, the park did not have a major wildfire. ___ Information from: Flathead Beacon, http://www.flatheadbeacon.com … [Read more...] about Glacier National Park sees increased September visitation
National Basketball Association
/td>Boston00.000—New York00.000—Philadelphia00.000—Toronto00.000—Southeast DivisionWLPctGBOrlando101.000—Atlanta00.000—Charlotte00.000—Miami00.000—Washington00.000—Central DivisionWLPctGBIndiana201.000—Chicago00.000—Cleveland00.000—Detroit00.000—Milwaukee00.000—WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest DivisionWLPctGBHouston201.000—Dallas00.000—Memphis00.000—New Orleans00.000—San Antonio01.0001½Northwest DivisionWLPctGBUtah101.000—Denver00.000—Minnesota00.000—Oklahoma City00.000—Portland00.000—Pacific DivisionWLPctGBL.A. Lakers101.000—Phoenix00.000—L.A. Clippers01.0001Golden State01.0001Sacramento02.0001½___Indiana 130, Sacramento 106L.A. Lakers 123, Golden State 101Orlando 125, San Antonio 89 Utah 133, Adelaide 36ers 81Maccabi Haifa at Memphis, 3 p.m.Charlotte at Boston, 6 p.m.Shanghai Sharks vs. L.A. Clippers at Honolulu, Hawaii, 7 … [Read more...] about National Basketball Association
NHRA NTK Carolina Nationals Pairings
After Saturday qualifying; race SundayAt Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega, Ala.Lap Length: 2.66 milesCar number in parentheses1. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 192.707 mph. 2. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 192.552. 3. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 192.258. 4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.566. 5. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.551. 6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 191.493. 7. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 191.317. 8. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 191.310. 9. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 191.222. 10. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 191.023. 11. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 190.837. 12. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 190.776. 13. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 190.670. 14. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 190.514. 15. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 190.321. 16. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 190.317. 17. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 190.223. 18. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 189.804. 19. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 189.695. 20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.373. 21. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.335. 22. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189.271. … [Read more...] about NHRA NTK Carolina Nationals Pairings