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Winnipeg Free Press
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘All good things must come to an end': The Who announce North America farewell tour dates
LONDON (AP) — British rock band The Who are to say their final goodbye to North America this summer. Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend confirmed Thursday that they will perform hits from six-decade career during 'The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour,' named after the band's 1971 hit. The band, which by the 1970s had become one of the world's biggest touring bands, easily filling the largest U.S. stadiums, will play their first gig in Florida on Aug. 16, with further dates in cities including New York, Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver, before a final date in Las Vegas on Sept. 28. 'Every musician's dream in the early '60s was to make it big in the U.S. charts,' Daltrey said. 'For The Who, that dream came true in 1967 and our lives were changed forever.' The band went from performing club shows to headlining the Woodstock festival in the U.S. and becoming one of the biggest box-office draw in the world. The band were inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990. Daltrey, 81, and Townshend, two years his junior, have been one of rock's most prolific double acts, surviving the deaths of drummer Keith Moon in 1978 and bass guitarist John Entwistle in 2002. 'Today, Roger and I still carry the banner for the late Keith Moon and John Entwistle, and, of course, all of our long-time Who fans,' Townshend said. 'I must say that although the road has not always been enjoyable for me, it is usually easy: the best job I could ever have had. I keep coming back.' Though Daltrey didn't write songs, he was able to channel Townsend's many and complicated moods — defiance and rage, vulnerability and desperation. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Together, they forged some of rock's most defining sounds: the stuttering, sneering delivery of 'My Generation,' the anguished cry of 'They're all wasted!' from 'Baba O'Reilly,' and the all-time scream from 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' Two albums — 'Tommy' and 'Quadrophenia' — were also adapted into successful films in 1975 and 1979, respectively. Ticket pre-sales will run from May 13 ahead of the general sale beginning May 16. 'Well, all good things must come to an end. It is a poignant time,' Townshend said. 'For me, playing to American audiences and those in Canada has always been incredible.' Daltrey, who said a throat specialist has told him he should have a 'day off' after every gig he performs, and Townshend also revealed there are no plans at the moment for a farewell tour of the U.K. 'Let's see if we survive this one,' Daltrey said. 'I don't want to say that there won't be (a U.K. farewell tour), but equally I'm not confident in saying there will be.'
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Authors fighting poverty visiting Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Some longtime crusaders against poverty are bringing a hopeful message to Binghamton this week. Co-Authors Reverend Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back are launching an organizing tour of Upstate New York at United Presbyterian Church on Chenango Street on Friday. They're also promoting their new book, 'You Only Get What You're Organized To Take: Lessons From The Movement to End Poverty.' Theoharis is the Executive Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice. She has been active in grassroots organizing for the past 30 years. Theoharis says it's essential to have poor people at the center of the organizing effort. 'It was time to document some of those stories, and especially some of the lessons from that grassroots organizing. A lot of times, the stories of poor and low-income people organizing for change are not told,' Theoharis said. The authors say they've included several lessons of success on both a local and national level. One example they highlight, is the decision by the federal government to expand the child tax credit during the pandemic, which lifted millions of people out of poverty. Sandweiss-Back says grassroots heroes and heroines have also proven that change is possible. 'We don't have a scarcity of resources in this country. And that we do have objective abundance all around us. And that it is the responsibility of our government to care for its citizens and to channel that abundance in the direction of the uplifting of entire generations,' Sandweiss-Beck said. Theoharis and Sandweiss-Back say their goal is social transformation that addresses the root causes and solutions to poverty. Doors open at 6 p.m. Friday at United Presbyterian with the presentation beginning at 6:30. The event is free and open to the 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DOGE's ripple effects in the states: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team's latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today's edition, we explore how governors (and candidates for governor) around the country are navigating the recent federal layoffs. Plus, how a measles outbreak could prove politically perilous for President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here. — Adam Wollner President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk's initiative to dramatically slash the federal workforce is increasingly having a political ripple effect at the state level. The job market: For starters, states are putting up 'We're hiring' signs for fired federal workers, as Adam Edelman reports. Governors around the country are attempting to recruit these employees for public and private sector jobs in their states, while providing them with other resources as they exit their current positions and search for their next. It's primarily Democratic governors in blue states who are leading the charge. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul launched the 'You're Hired' initiative this week, specifically targeting federal workers for state government roles who have lost their jobs as a result of the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting efforts. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green recently signed an executive order instituting an expedited hiring process for qualified federal employees who are on their way out and seeking employment in state government positions. One Republican, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, is getting in on the effort too by advertising 250,000 open private sector positions in the state. Virginia, home to approximately 340,000 federal workers, could be one of the states most affected by DOGE's job cuts. The campaign trail: That brings us to the race to replace Youngkin, one of two high-profile governor's races this year. Edelman and Bridget Bowman write that there are signs of how the disruption could shape Virginia's political climate. They spoke with more than a dozen voters around the state who participated in past NBC News polls and said they were not strongly aligned with either party. All were aware of the ongoing federal layoffs, with some expressing deep concern about the effect on Virginia workers and those receiving federal benefits, though most were not yet tuned into the governor's race. Separately, one man named Matthew, who was not comfortable sharing his last name, told NBC News that he expects the recent layoffs of federal workers to factor into his 2025 vote for governor — as the self-described political independent attended his first Democratic Party event a week after losing his own federal government job. He was one of more than 300 Virginians who packed the Arlington library auditorium Tuesday night for a county party town hall on the recent federal layoffs. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the only Democrat in the race, has described the widespread layoffs as an attack on the state's economy. 'This frankly isn't about politics,' Spanberger said in a recent interview with NBC News, later adding, 'It is a chaotic circumstance coming out of this White House and this administration, and it is deeply, deeply damaging to real people and real jobs and real families.' Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican front-runner, has praised the DOGE effort while also pointing to the Youngkin administration's investments in the private sector of the Virginia economy as a reason that fired workers shouldn't fret. Another state-level effect: Meanwhile, Trump's pledge to 'move education back to the states' is causing concern among local officials and lawmakers, who say they are unprepared to take on the responsibilities of the Education Department if it's dismantled. Read more from Edelman and Tyler Kingkade → Trump said that 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico would go into effect Tuesday, alongside yet another 10% layer of duties on China following one that came into effect earlier this month. Trump also said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was 'working hard' to convince him not to impose tariffs on the U.K. at a joint news conference. During an Oval Office meeting, Starmer corrected Trump's claim that European countries who provided aid to Ukraine 'get their money back.' Asked by a reporter if he stands by his earlier comments calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'a dictator,' Trump responded: 'Did I say that? I can't believe I said that.' The Supreme Court last night temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid funding by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been scarce at Health and Human Services headquarters and has not visited a number of agencies since he was sworn in to lead the department, according to one department official. Kennedy has not sent all-staff emails to the department's workforce and has not done anything to address the measles outbreak, the official also noted. 'It's almost like he's still in campaign mode rather than realizing he's head of a large agency and workforce,' the HHS official said. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic, said at President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting Wednesday that his department is tracking an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people and killed an unvaccinated school-age child. But he played down the consequence of the resurgence — 25 years after measles had been thought to be eradicated from the U.S. Trump's decision to tap Kennedy to lead HHS reflected the president's own tortured relationship with Covid-19, mass immunization and a political base that has become increasingly critical of vaccines following the health and economic damage wrought by the pandemic. It also poses a risk to Republican lawmakers in the midterm elections if measles, bird flu, ebola or another disease rips through the country following Kennedy's appointment and the Department of Government Efficiency's cutbacks in foreign and domestic efforts to combat those viruses, according to some GOP strategists. 'If you're cutting a program, that increases the potential for something to go wrong — you're going to own it,' said one GOP strategist who has worked on presidential, Senate and House campaigns. 'Maybe the measles thing is the canary in the coal mine. ... This is a small example of a potential problem. This has real-life consequences, and that's the part that is politically perilous.' Read more → More health news: A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled.🌎 'A fundamental shift': Western officials say Trump's moves to embrace Russia and castigate Ukraine have rattled U.S. allies around the world – and could ultimately benefit China. Read more → 🚫 Not welcome: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Andrew and Tristan Tate, the influencer brothers who face charges in Romania of human trafficking and sexual intercourse with a minor, were not welcome in the state. Read more → ✅ The ayes have it: Three Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted with Republicans to advance Lori Chavez-DeRemer's nomination to be labor secretary. Rand Paul was the lone GOP senator to oppose her. Read more → 🔵 In the spotlight: Freshman Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will deliver her party's response to Trump's joint address to Congress next Tuesday. Read more → That's all From the Politics Desk for now. Today's newsletter was compiled by Adam Wollner and Faith Wardwell. If you have feedback — likes or dislikes — email us at And if you're a fan, please share with everyone and anyone. They can sign up . This article was originally published on
NBC News
27-02-2025
- Business
- NBC News
DOGE's ripple effects in the states: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team's latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today's edition, we explore how governors (and candidates for governor) around the country are navigating the recent federal layoffs. Plus, how a measles outbreak could prove politically perilous for President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Adam Wollner How Trump and Musk's job cuts are reverberating in the states President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk's initiative to dramatically slash the federal workforce is increasingly having a political ripple effect at the state level. The job market: For starters, states are putting up 'We're hiring' signs for fired federal workers, as Adam Edelman reports. Governors around the country are attempting to recruit these employees for public and private sector jobs in their states, while providing them with other resources as they exit their current positions and search for their next. It's primarily Democratic governors in blue states who are leading the charge. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul launched the 'You're Hired' initiative this week, specifically targeting federal workers for state government roles who have lost their jobs as a result of the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting efforts. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green recently signed an executive order instituting an expedited hiring process for qualified federal employees who are on their way out and seeking employment in state government positions. One Republican, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, is getting in on the effort too by advertising 250,000 open private sector positions in the state. Virginia, home to approximately 340,000 federal workers, could be one of the states most affected by DOGE's job cuts. The campaign trail: That brings us to the race to replace Youngkin, one of two high-profile governor's races this year. Edelman and Bridget Bowman write that there are signs of how the disruption could shape Virginia's political climate. They spoke with more than a dozen voters around the state who participated in past NBC News polls and said they were not strongly aligned with either party. All were aware of the ongoing federal layoffs, with some expressing deep concern about the effect on Virginia workers and those receiving federal benefits, though most were not yet tuned into the governor's race. Separately, one man named Matthew, who was not comfortable sharing his last name, told NBC News that he expects the recent layoffs of federal workers to factor into his 2025 vote for governor — as the self-described political independent attended his first Democratic Party event a week after losing his own federal government job. He was one of more than 300 Virginians who packed the Arlington library auditorium Tuesday night for a county party town hall on the recent federal layoffs. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the only Democrat in the race, has described the widespread layoffs as an attack on the state's economy. 'This frankly isn't about politics,' Spanberger said in a recent interview with NBC News, later adding, 'It is a chaotic circumstance coming out of this White House and this administration, and it is deeply, deeply damaging to real people and real jobs and real families.' Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican front-runner, has praised the DOGE effort while also pointing to the Youngkin administration's investments in the private sector of the Virginia economy as a reason that fired workers shouldn't fret. Another state-level effect: Meanwhile, Trump's pledge to 'move education back to the states' is causing concern among local officials and lawmakers, who say they are unprepared to take on the responsibilities of the Education Department if it's dismantled. Trump said that 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico would go into effect Tuesday, alongside yet another 10% layer of duties on China following one that came into effect earlier this month. Trump also said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was 'working hard' to convince him not to impose tariffs on the U.K. at a joint news conference. During an Oval Office meeting, Starmer corrected Trump's claim that European countries who provided aid to Ukraine 'get their money back.' Asked by a reporter if he stands by his earlier comments calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'a dictator,' Trump responded: 'Did I say that? I can't believe I said that.' The Supreme Court last night temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid funding by midnight. With RFK Jr. at his side, a measles outbreak could prove 'politically perilous' for Trump By Jonathan Allen, Julie Tsirkin and Laura Strickler Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been scarce at Health and Human Services headquarters and has not visited a number of agencies since he was sworn in to lead the department, according to one department official. Kennedy has not sent all-staff emails to the department's workforce and has not done anything to address the measles outbreak, the official also noted. 'It's almost like he's still in campaign mode rather than realizing he's head of a large agency and workforce,' the HHS official said. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic, said at President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting Wednesday that his department is tracking an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people and killed an unvaccinated school-age child. But he played down the consequence of the resurgence — 25 years after measles had been thought to be eradicated from the U.S. Trump's decision to tap Kennedy to lead HHS reflected the president's own tortured relationship with Covid-19, mass immunization and a political base that has become increasingly critical of vaccines following the health and economic damage wrought by the pandemic. It also poses a risk to Republican lawmakers in the midterm elections if measles, bird flu, ebola or another disease rips through the country following Kennedy's appointment and the Department of Government Efficiency's cutbacks in foreign and domestic efforts to combat those viruses, according to some GOP strategists. 'If you're cutting a program, that increases the potential for something to go wrong — you're going to own it,' said one GOP strategist who has worked on presidential, Senate and House campaigns. 'Maybe the measles thing is the canary in the coal mine. ... This is a small example of a potential problem. This has real-life consequences, and that's the part that is politically perilous.' More health news: A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
New Self-Help Book by Silicon Valley Tech Entrepreneur Highlights the Overlooked Mental Health Crisis Affecting Men
"How to Be OK" is a must-read guide for anyone needing a new approach to combat addiction TAHOE CITY, Calif., February 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Mark Gogolewski's new self-help book, released this week in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle formats on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, highlights the overlooked mental health crisis facing men, especially high achievers, providing readers with innovative insights on overcoming addiction and mental health crises, aiming to reshape the definition of the term "addict." In "How to Be OK (When You're Supposed to Be OK But You're Not)," which was published by Lisec Ghostwriting, Gogolewski writes about his personal struggle to overcome addiction, offering reflections about how men experience these problems differently. "Men's struggles with mental health are tangled up in their masculinity," he said. "Rather than try to ignore or even criticize that, I wanted to tackle it head on and give advice to men in a language they understand right now." Research shows that men struggle more with addiction and untreated mental illness. According to recent studies, men are twice as likely to binge drink as women and three times as likely to die from alcohol-related issues. In "How to Be OK," Gogolewski says that many men struggle with traditional therapy and 12-step programs and details his experiences trying everything from skydiving to ayahuasca to fight his addiction. Among the many words of wisdom, he explores the common struggles men face in his book and offers helpful advice, such as finding a therapist who understands their particular needs. "A lot of important advice for men facing addiction and other mental health issues is inadvertently packaged in ways that men resist," added Gogolewski. "I hope that by talking to men as men, we can get them the help that they really need." Mark Gogolewski is a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, investor, filmmaker, and father of two based in Tahoe City, Calif. He has achieved notable success in the tech industry, including selling Denali Software to Cadence Design Systems for $315 million and Nvelo to Samsung for an undisclosed amount. This is his first book. Founded in 2011, Lisec Ghostwriting is the premier ghostwriting and concierge publishing experience for subject matter experts to turn their knowledge into a tool that converts readers into clients. View source version on Contacts Lisec Ghostwriting Alison Beckwith, 202-536-7174, alison@ Sign in to access your portfolio
