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Colorado-based hog producer Midwest Farms faces federal suit on sexual harassment claims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

Midwest Farms, which runs a large hog operation in Colorado, faces a lawsuit by federal officials over claims of sexually harassing and retaliating against female employees.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the business, based in Burlington, after complaints that a male manager entered the women’s dressing room at least three times without knocking.People working closely with the animals must follow a biosecurity plan that requires them to take showers and wear work outfits provided by the company.Another male manager regularly subjected women to vulgar sexual language and sexual propositions, according to the lawsuit. The EEOC said one woman was fired after telling management and human resources that she had been sexually harassed and given bad schedules and jobs because she rejected a manager’s sexual advances.The federal agency said in a statement Friday that such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits e...

Europe’s Big 3 of McIlroy, Rahm and Hovland back up their heavyweight status at the Ryder Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

By ANDREW DAMPF (AP Sports Writer)GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Viktor Hovland got the party started by chipping in on his opening hole in the morning and then sunk a decisive putt on 18 in the afternoon.Jon Rahm made long putts and chips all day long during his two trips around Marco Simone and produced eagles on two of the three finishing holes in the fading light.Rory McIlroy was the only player to earn two points Friday.Europe’s Big Three came through in a big way on the opening day of the Ryder Cup, helping establish a massive five-point lead as Luke Donald’s team attempts to reclaim the trophy following a record loss at Whistling Straits two years ago.“They are superstars. They are studs,” Europe captain Donald said. “They are three of the top four players in the world. You need your superstars firing. You need them playing well. Without that, it’s really an uphill battle.“They stepped up and did what they needed to do...

Piledrivers and body slams take down the house at 1stBANK Center’s last hurrah before the venue folds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

Residents from across the Front Range donned their wrestling masks and extraordinarily large belts to celebrate the final show at Broomfield’s 1stBANK Center for  All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite and Rampage event.AEW, known for its passionate fans and wild professional wrestling performances, delivered on the promise to put on a great show at Wednesday’s event. From pyrotechnics, flying sparks and no small amount of dramatic fights, the event made for an exciting sendoff for Broomfield’s largest event center.Professional wrestlers duke it out at the All Elite Wrestling event at the 1stBANK Center Wednesday. The event wat the venue’s final swan song before closing down.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)In May, Broomfield City Council voted unanimously to end the management and operations contract for the building, after years of “underperformance and underutilization,” according to city staff’s presentation at the May 23 meeting.The center was built to host 180 to 190 events p...

Cale Makar practices for first time during Avalanche camp, ‘confident’ about being ready for opening night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

Cale Makar was a full participant in practice for the first time at Colorado Avalanche training camp, and is ‘confident’ he’ll be ready for opening night Oct. 11 against the Los Angeles Kings.Makar dealt with a variety of injuries last season but said this is a lower-body issue. He had skated each of the past three days, but this was his first full practice with teammates. Makar did not wear a noncontact jersey, like others who are recovering from injuries have.“Over the summer, I’ve done everything I can to put myself in the best spot possible. I feel confident right now, and I’m going to be working towards (opening night),” Makar said. “Just trying to stack good days here.”Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | “I felt it right from day one”: Avalanche newcomers have high praise for team’s culture Colorado Avalanche | After eight years abroad, Brandon Kozun felt a tryout with Avalanche was “time to take a shot” Colorado A...

A doctor was caught in the crossfire and was among 4 killed in a gunbattle at a hospital in Mexico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A nighttime shooting attack on a hospital in northern Mexico has left four people dead, including a doctor, authorities said Friday. The attack happened near midnight Thursday in the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan. The state is home to the drug cartel of the same name. State police said at least three gunmen tried to storm into the hospital, but two were killed in a gunbattle with security personnel. The doctor was apparently caught in the crossfire. A third assailant was wounded, but scuffled with a police officer as he was being taken to another hospital. The wounded assailant grabbed the officer’s gun and shot himself with it, police said. Local media reported that the gunmen stormed the hospital in order to finish off a patient who had been wounded in an earlier gunbattle. However, the state prosecutors’ office said it couldn’t yet confirm that.Sinaloa has been the scene of fighting between various factions of the Sinaloa cartel, i...

French police are being accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative authority held a landmark hearing Friday over accusations of systemic discrimination in identity checks by French police. Victims are not seeking money, but a ruling to force deep reforms within law enforcement to end racial profiling.Local grassroots organizations and international rights groups allege that French police target Black people and people of Arab descent in choosing who to stop and check. They filed France’s first class-action lawsuit targeting the nation’s police force in 2021, and the case reached the Council of State on Friday.A decision is expected in the coming weeks.Police officers who corroborate accounts of discriminatory checks are among people cited in a 220-page file submitted by the groups’ lawyers to the Council of State.The hearing comes amid lingering anger over the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin by police during a traffic stop in June. Nahel Merzouk’s d...

2 ‘bank jugging’ suspects arrested in Orange County as incidents continue to increase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

Authorities have arrested two men for stealing from an elderly woman in a case of “bank jugging.” According to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department release, a 79-year-old woman drove to a bank on Bolsa Chica Street in Huntington Beach around 11 a.m. on Sept. 19. The woman withdrew $50,000 in cash and placed the money into an envelope, returned to her car and left the bank. Upon returning to her home about an hour later, she was approached by a suspect who asked for directions to a local hospital, OCSD said. “While the victim was distracted, a second male suspect reached through her right rear window and stole the envelope from her purse,” the Sheriff’s Department release said.  Grand jury indicts Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis for Tupac Shakur’s murder Investigators launched an investigation, and after pursuing multiple leads, they arrested 42-year-old Ionut Marius Andrei and 38-year-old Stefan Romero Oprea, both of Riverside. Both were booked into the Orange...

Grand jury indicts Duane 'Keffe D' Davis for Tupac Shakur's murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Twenty-seven years after the death of rapper Tupac Shakur, a Las Vegas-area grand jury has indicted a man with the icon’s murder, the 8 News Now Investigators confirmed Friday.A Clark County grand jury voted to indict Duane “Keffe D” Davis on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Davis early Friday, prosecutors said.In his book and in several interviews, Davis, who is in his 60s, has said he was in the car with the person who shot Shakur and record executive Suge Knight near the Las Vegas Strip in September 1996. Shakur died six days later from his injuries.During the grand jury return hearing on Friday, Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo said Davis' public statements implicated him, adding Davis allegedly ordered Shakur's death.In July, Las Vegas Metro police searched a Henderson home as part of the investigation, the 8 News Now Investigators first reported. The search near Interstate 11 and W...

One Killed in Multi-Vehicle Collision on State Highway 71 [Bastrop, TX]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

Car vs. Truck Crash on FM 304 Left One Driver DeadBASTROP, TX (September 29, 2023) – A driver died early Friday morning after a multi-vehicle collision at State Highway 71.The fatal accident happened around 1:15 a.m. on September 22nd, on SH 71 and FM 304.According to the authorities, a 2012 Ford Fusion suddenly broke down while westbound on SH 71. The 18-wheeler truck behind hit the Ford Fusion from behind.The driver of the Ford Fusion was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, while the truck driver sustained minor injuries.In addition, another car was involved, and the driver suffered minor injuries.The driver’s identity was withheld until his next of kin was notified. Information about the other two drivers remains undisclosed.At this time, authorities are conducting an active investigation of the crash and will release additional information once available.Sweet James sends out their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the victim. May the lovin...

The Technology of Making Love: Embodied Love Harnesses the Power of Suction Sex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:25:39 GMT

Embodied Love, an organization committed to transforming the way individuals experience love, intimacy, and pleasure, recognizes the profound impact of regulating the nervous system in healing and transforming trauma. In a world where the concept of love is often idealized, Embodied Love goes beyond the superficial notions of fairy tale endings and white picket fences. This is important because the average lovemaking experience is far from a  fairy tale.The average woman in a stable relationship takes approximately 13.41 minutes, give or take 7.67 minutes as the average deviation, to climax from penetration alone once moderate arousal has been established.  Meanwhile, the average man climaxes in 5-7 minutes.  59% of women have faked their climax, 82% do not climax from penetration alone, and there is the orgasm gap from penetration of men reaching orgasm more frequently than women by 30%, with 1 out of 3 women experiencing pain during their last sexual experience and 7.5% of sexuall...