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Yahoo
5 days ago
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Man accused of road rage incident that led to helicopter chase ‘just wanted to scare' driver
A road rage shooting Friday evening escalated to gunfire and a dramatic helicopter chase that ended with an arrest at the suspect's home in Gwinnett County. The incident began near Buford Drive and South Lee Street near Buford, according to police reports, when two drivers got into a confrontation that quickly turned violent. 'One of the drivers honked at the other driver. Some gestures were given. Verbal threats might have been spoken, and one of the drivers produced a handgun and shot at the other,' said Cpl. Juan Madiedo, with Gwinnett County police, told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson. The victim called 911 to report being shot at by another driver at around 4:45 p.m. Officers responded to the area near Interstate 985 and Buford Drive. Police had an advantage in tracking down the suspect thanks to their Air 1 helicopter. TRENDING STORIES: Man tries to carjack 2 victims, police say. Then a good Samaritan jumped in to help GA ringleader of fraud scheme sentenced for creating fake recruiting websites to steal identities Police investigate double shooting that left men injured in Greenbrian Mall parking lot 'Our aviation unit happened to be up in the air at that time. They were quickly dispatched to that call and were able to find the suspect vehicle and not only guide officers to it, but assist in the apprehension of the suspect,' Madiedo said. Video from the helicopter shows the suspect's blue Volkswagen Atlas being followed through a residential neighborhood before the chase ended at Arthur Brodeur's home on Newbridge Circle. Police arrested Brodeur, 62, and found a loaded handgun. They said they also found spent shell casings in his vehicle. The victim told police that he thought the suspect hit his vehicle during the incident, and he tried to get him to pull over. Brodeur told officers that the other driver was getting too close and he 'just wanted to scare him to get [the victim] to leave him alone,' according to the police report. Madiedo warned drivers about the dangers of road rage escalation. 'We know people are armed out here, and that's fine, but please avoid confrontation, if at all possible, and always call 911 if you feel threatened,' he said. Brodeur faces a felony aggravated assault charge and remains in the Gwinnett County Jail without bond.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amid AHCA scandal, Medicaid accountability bill heads to Senate floor
(iStock/Getty Images Plus) Members of a Senate spending panel on Tuesday agreed that there should be more oversight over the state program that pays health care costs for the poor, elderly, and disabled and passed SB 1060. The bill, which heads to the full Senate next, establishes a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight to ensure transparency in the state's Medicaid program, mostly administered through contracts with managed care plans. It would require the Agency for Health Care Administration (AFCA) , which houses the Medicaid program and is charged with oversight, to by July 1 enter into a contract with the the state auditor general to maintain a data-sharing agreement. The auditor general is directed to assist the committee in its work. With time ticking on the 2025 regular session, it's not clear whether the bill will make it through the process, though. That's because the House counterpart, HB 935, has yet to be heard in a committee. Sen. Jason Brodeur said he filed the bill because AHCA increased Medicaid reimbursement rates by $100 million over the amount that the Legislature appropriated in state fiscal year 23-24 to pay the plans. The agency, he said, held authority to increase the rates because Florida law authorizes agencies to make adjustments within 5%. 'So, this bill simply says we're creating a joint committee with our own actuary. So that should we get those kinds of bills presented to us, we have our own folks we can ask to say, 'Is this right?' It may be. Probably is. But if we're going to be spending that kind of money on a program this big, I'd like to have somebody who works for us tell us that's the right number.' The bill comes amid a whirlwind of controversy surrounding AHCA, its role in a Medicaid settlement with health care giant Centene that directed $10 million to Hope Florida Foundation, and the foundation's contributions to political committees fighting a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana. Health care giant Centene writes a $10M check to Hope Florida Foundation Hope Florida Foundation meeting includes warning on tax status The growing controversy, first reported by The Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald, has dominated the 2025 session and played a role in the Senate's decision this week to not confirm two of Gov. Ron DeSantis's choices to run large state agencies: Shevaun Harris as secretary of AHCA and Taylor Hatch as secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Touching on the Hope Florida controversy, Sen. Jason Pizzo asked Brodeur whether the new joint committee would have authority over pre-suit settlements. 'I do not know,' Brodeur replied. Pizzo followed, 'Would you be amenable to taking a look as to whether or not the oversight board would be able to monitor pre-suit settlements of Medicaid overpayments?' Brodeur said he would. 'It sounds reasonable to me, because the entire point of this is oversight to begin with. So whatever oversight that looks like, it should be comprehensive,' Brodeur said. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
New York Times
09-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
With Wayne Gretzky's goal mark gone, how many NHL records are truly unbreakable?
And just like that, Wayne Gretzky's unbreakable record has been broken. Well, one of them. Gretzky had more than his share. But for hockey fans of my generation, it really is hard to believe that Alexander Ovechkin actually did it. He broke Gretzky's career goals record. That wasn't supposed to be possible. Advertisement For decades, old-timers like me figured there was just no way anyone could get to 894. Not in the Dead Puck Era, which eventually gave way to the Only Comatose Puck Era. Not when it meant scoring at a 45-goal pace for 20 consecutive seasons. Not in an era where players were bigger and stronger, meaning just staying healthy was a challenge. Not in a league where forwards were supposed to peak in their mid-20s and then give way to the next generation. But here we are. So now we have to ask: What other 'unbreakable' records could we be wrong about? We've had some fun in the past with unbreakable records, as well as a few breakable ones. But today, let's look at some of the sport's marks that have at some point seemed unreachable, and try to figure out if they could actually be in play. Jesse already took a look at Gretzky's other records, and I'm mostly on the same page. I'd argue the nine Hart Trophies is probably unbreakable, given how much modern sportswriters seem to value the novelty of getting new names on their ballots. But I'd agree that the career points and assists records are untouchable, and I like Jesse stopping just short of taking the 92-goal regular-season record off the table. What about the records that aren't Gretzky's? Let's have a look at 15 of the most imposing and determine if we think they can be broken one day. The record: From 1955 through 1962, goaltender Glenn Hall started 502 consecutive games in the regular season (and 50 more in the playoffs). I figured we'd start with an easy one, just to set the baseline. In an era where even workhorse goalies get 15 or 20 nights off, we'll probably never see anyone start 50 straight games again, let alone 500. This one is right up there with the most unbreakable records in all of pro sports. Advertisement Verdict: Unbreakable. Sticking with the goalies … The record: Martin Brodeur's 125 career shutouts is the all-time mark, well ahead of Terry Sawchuk's 103. This one's a tougher call. I'm old enough to remember when Sawchuk's record was considered unbreakable. But the combination of Brodeur's magnificence, his durability and the Dead Puck Era added up to the record being shattered. Could it happen again? It feels unlikely. Brodeur lasted 22 years and hit double-digits in shutouts on four occasions, while nobody in the NHL has had 10 in a year since Marc-Andre Fleury a decade ago. Maybe more daunting, Brodeur often played 70 games in a season, a mark nobody in the NHL has touched since 2016-17. It all adds up to a massive hill to climb — remember, Dominik Hasek had 'only' 81 shutouts, and Patrick Roy just barely hit half of Brodeur's total with 66. All that said, is it possible the next Hasek or Brodeur could arrive someday and challenge the mark, especially if scoring rates plunge again? All we're looking for today is a sliver of possibility, and I think we can find it here. Barely. Verdict: Breakable. That said, let's circle back to that games played record … The record: Brodeur's 1,266 stands well above the field, with Fleury, Roy and Roberto Luongo the only other goalies to even hit 1,000. Brodeur played 20 full seasons, which is almost unheard of for a modern goalie. He had years in which he appeared in 78 games (once) and 77 games (twice) and hit the 70-game mark a dozen times. Fleury is the closest modern equivalent, and he's going to finish 200 games behind Brodeur. This one's an easy call. Verdict: Unbreakable. And for the same reasons, we can lump Brodeur's 691 wins in here, too. OK, enough of those low-life goalies, let's move on to the guys who are fun … The record: Darryl Sittler set the mark with 10 points in a 1976 game. Advertisement Sittler's mark will turn 50 next year. And not only did it manage to survive through the scoring explosion of the 1980s, but nobody has even come within a point of it. There have been 13 regular-season games in which a player has had eight points, plus two more in the playoffs. But nobody else has even managed nine points, let alone Sittler's 10. That said … I mean, one of those eight-point games came from Sam Gagner. Two defensemen have done it. Patrik Sundstrom did it in a playoff game. Two brothers did it in the same game when they were rookies. I'm just saying, if Gagner's best night can get 80 percent of the way there, surely Connor McDavid or Nikita Kucherov are in the realm of possibility. Verdict: Certainly matchable, and probably even breakable, although it would take one of those weird nights where everything broke just right. The record: Bobby Orr was a plus-124 for the 1970-71 Bruins. Yes, we all know that plus-minus is a flawed stat. But it can still tell us something at the extremes, and there's never been a season more extreme than Orr's plus-124. This one was actually nearly broken by Larry Robinson, who was plus-120 for the 1976-77 Canadiens. Meanwhile, the record for forwards is Gretzky's plus-100 in 1984-85. But wait, those numbers only tell half of the plus-minus story. We can't celebrate the 'plus' part of the equation without also mentioning the minus record. That would be Capitals' defenseman Bill Mikkelson, who was minus-82 for the expansion Capitals in 1974-75. That's a horrifying number. (The worst mark of the cap era is a relatively mild minus-47.) But it actually looks sort of reasonable if you remember the context. Those Caps had a team goals differential of minus-265, so Mikkelson was only on the hook for less than a third of that. Similarly, Orr's Bruins routinely outscored their opponents by well over 100 goals, including a plus-192 mark in that 1970-71 season. You just don't see those sorts of extremes in today's parity-stricken league, which means … Verdict: Unbreakable. Advertisement The record: If you're only counting rings earned as a player, it's Henri Richard's 11. But Jean Beliveau has a total of 17 — 10 as a player and seven more in the front office. These days, we argue about whether a team is a dynasty if they win two Cups in a row. Next. Verdict: Completely unbreakable. The record: Believe it or not, this one belongs to a defenseman. Ray Bourque had 19 shots on goal in a 1991 overtime game against the Nordiques. That easily broke the previous record of 16, held by Rod Gilbert. And nobody else has passed Gilbert since, although he's been tied once. Even Ovechkin, the most prolific shooter of his era by far, never got past 15 in a single game. That said, the one other player to get to 16 was Marian Hossa in 2006, so we're at least talking about the cap era, if only barely. And seeing players get well into the double-digits isn't all that rare; Jack Hughes had 13 in a game in December, and Brady Tkachuk had 12 in a game three times in 2024. That's not all that close to the record, and there aren't any teams in today's league that are as bad as those awful Nordiques were. Still, this feels like Sittler's single-game mark: It would take a night where everything went right, but it doesn't feel impossible. Verdict: Breakable The record: Teemu Selanne debuted with 76 goals in 1992-93. That shattered the previous mark, which was Mike Bossy's 53. That's still the second-highest total ever, by the way. Ovechkin's 52 and Joe Nieuwendyk's 51 are the only other 50-goal seasons by a rookie. Meanwhile, only three players have ever scored more than Selanne's 76 goals in a season — Gretzky (twice), Mario Lemieux and Brett Hull. Ovechkin's 52 in a high-scoring 2005-06 season feels like a reasonable benchmark for modern snipers, and even that's tough. (Auston Matthews has come closest since, and he 'only' had 40.) Getting to the Ovechkin level, and then adding 25 more goals on top of that, seems … difficult. Advertisement Verdict: Completely unbreakable. The records: Paul Coffey's 48 goals in 1985-86 and Bobby Orr's 139 points in 1970-71. Yikes. At first glance, both of these seem out of reach. Orr and Coffey dominate the top of the leaderboard; take them out, and the highest goal total is Doug Wilson's 39, and the points leader is Al MacInnis way back at 103. It's tempting to look at what Cale Makar is doing this year and wonder if he could have yet another level he could get to, especially if the league ever starts handing out power plays again. Then you wonder what happens if the next McDavid/Lemieux-level megastar is a defenseman instead of a forward and scoring inched up a bit, and maybe expansion diluted the talent pool … I mean, maybe, right? A more likely scenario might be that someday we see a star who spends time at both forward and defense depending on the situation. This wouldn't just be a guy who changes position over the course of his career, like Red Kelly or Brent Burns, but someone who can actually be deployed differently shift-to-shift as a matchup nightmare. Sort of like how the Red Wings briefly used Sergei Fedorov, but all the time. Would that count as a defenseman scoring record, though? I'm not sure it would. Verdict: At least theoretically breakable. The record: It was set by some guy named Sidney Crosby, way back in the bygone era of, uh, March. By scoring his 80th point of the year, he became a point-per-game player for the 20th straight season (and counting). It's a genuinely impressive record, but it also feels like the mark should be higher. Granted, not many forwards last 20 years in this league, and far fewer are productive for that entire stretch. But because this is a rate-based stat, it at least doesn't insist on players staying healthy. The fact that guys like Gretzky and Gordie Howe couldn't do it should tell us how difficult the mark is to reach. But especially in an era where scoring is on the rise, it certainly doesn't feel impossible. Advertisement Verdict: Breakable, and not just by Crosby next year. The record: The Flyers set the mark to start the 1979-80 season, going 35 games before finally losing. We've seen the records for both consecutive wins and losses set or challenged in recent years, so they're clearly in play. But the Flyers' mark is different territory. There are two reasons for that. The first is parity, or the lack thereof when the Flyers were rolling over the league. That year had seen four teams enter the league in the WHA absorption, to go along with the 11 expansion teams from the 1970s. Many of those teams were very bad, easy pickings for a legitimate contender like the Flyers. But more importantly, you'll notice that this is an 'undefeated' streak, not a winning streak. That's because we still had ties back then. The Flyers won 25 games and had 10 ties during their streak. Nobody beat them, but then again, there was no overtime that season, let alone three-on-three or shootouts. That means some of this gets into semantics, and what exactly we mean by 'undefeated.' Are we counting an overtime loss as a loss? In today's NHL, a team that gets a loser point has still lost, a fact on which everyone agrees except for society's worst monsters. But if you want to change the phrasing a bit and call the Flyers' stretch a points streak, then OTLs wouldn't end it. The 2012-13 Hawks started the season 21-0-3, which didn't quite have those old Flyers sweating but was at least within range. Verdict: If we mean games without a loss, it's unbreakable. If we mean games with at least one point, I think it's in play. And finally, since we just mentioned the 1970s Flyers … The records: Let's end this on a two-for-one. Dave Schultz holds the single-season record with 472 for the 1974-75 Broad Street Bullies, while Tiger Williams has the career mark at 3,971. Advertisement By comparison, the career leader among active players is Tom Wilson's 1,520, and Micheal Haley's 212 minutes in 2017-18 was the last time anyone even got to a third of Schultz's single-season mark. Verdict: Quite possibly more unbreakable than Hall's games streak. (Top photo of Sidney Crosby: Charles LeClaire / Imagn Images)
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Things to know about a potential Trump presidential library in Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's team is already looking for locations for his presidential library, and Florida may be a top contender. A Florida legislator said Monday that the state has a 'high likelihood' of getting its first presidential library. Presidential libraries are significant for post-administration historical archives depicting materials from a former president's term. They require years of planning and don't use federal funding. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Here are a few things to know about a potential Trump presidential library: A Florida bill is trying to set regulations for it The state Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday unanimously backed Sen. Jason Brodeur's bill that he said would 'prevent any municipality or county from imposing frivolous obstacles to the establishment of a presidential library within the state.' Brodeur said other states that built presidential libraries had construction roadmaps created to follow state and local laws, and Florida would need the same. He also said all former presidents are welcome to put a presidential library in Florida, not just Trump. 'I anticipate that this will be a pretty popular attraction. It is somebody who's likely even the most famous developer in the world right now,' he said. Where would it be? Brodeur's bill comes as Trump's team is looking at several South Florida universities — including Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University — as potential spots for a presidential library. A secretary at the FAU president's office said she had not heard of any plans for a presidential library and declined to comment further. Spokespeople for FAU and FIU, and the White House press office didn't immediately respond to messages about possible plans for a presidential library. Traditionally, such libraries are built in the state where a president was born or grew up. Trump, though, was born in New York, which voted against him in three straight presidential elections and which made him the first former president to be convicted of felonies last year. Trump now primarily lives in Florida, and he's filled his administration's ranks with politicians and others from the Sunshine State. The nitty gritty of a presidential library Democrats raised concerns in committee hearings about whether local residents would bear the costs of the library's construction. Brodeur said all costs of building the library, including the planning costs, would fall to the president and library archives. In December, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million toward a Trump presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit. In the agreement, ABC News described the payment as a 'charitable contribution' to an escrow account being managed by Trump's attorney. That's would amount to a small fraction of the overall cost of building the library. For example, former President Barack Obama's library in Chicago was estimated to cost $830 million as of 2021. What would a Trump presidential library house? Little is known about what would be in a Trump presidential library, but materials in these libraries usually include documents, artifacts or items significant to a president's administration. Earlier this month the Justice Department returned the boxes coming from the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home in 2022 for classified documents. Trump said in a Truth Social post that these boxes were being sent to Florida, where they 'will someday be part of the Trump Presidential Library.'
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Things to know about a potential Trump presidential library in Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's team is already looking for locations for his presidential library, and Florida may be a top contender. A Florida legislator said Monday that the state has a 'high likelihood' of getting its first presidential library. Presidential libraries are significant for post-administration historical archives depicting materials from a former president's term. They require years of planning and don't use federal funding. Here are a few things to know about a potential Trump presidential library: A Florida bill is trying to set regulations for it The state Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday unanimously backed Sen. Jason Brodeur's bill that he said would 'prevent any municipality or county from imposing frivolous obstacles to the establishment of a presidential library within the state.' Brodeur said other states that built presidential libraries had construction roadmaps created to follow state and local laws, and Florida would need the same. He also said all former presidents are welcome to put a presidential library in Florida, not just Trump. 'I anticipate that this will be a pretty popular attraction. It is somebody who's likely even the most famous developer in the world right now,' he said. Where would it be? Brodeur's bill comes as Trump's team is looking at several South Florida universities — including Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University — as potential spots for a presidential library. A secretary at the FAU president's office said she had not heard of any plans for a presidential library and declined to comment further. Spokespeople for FAU and FIU, and the White House press office didn't immediately respond to messages about possible plans for a presidential library. Traditionally, such libraries are built in the state where a president was born or grew up. Trump, though, was born in New York, which voted against him in three straight presidential elections and which made him the first former president to be convicted of felonies last year. Trump now primarily lives in Florida, and he's filled his administration's ranks with politicians and others from the Sunshine State. The nitty gritty of a presidential library Democrats raised concerns in committee hearings about whether local residents would bear the costs of the library's construction. Brodeur said all costs of building the library, including the planning costs, would fall to the president and library archives. In December, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million toward a Trump presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit. In the agreement, ABC News described the payment as a 'charitable contribution' to an escrow account being managed by Trump's attorney. That's would amount to a small fraction of the overall cost of building the library. For example, former President Barack Obama's library in Chicago was estimated to cost $830 million as of 2021. Little is known about what would be in a Trump presidential library, but materials in these libraries usually include documents, artifacts or items significant to a president's administration. Earlier this month the Justice Department returned the boxes coming from the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home in 2022 for classified documents. Trump said in a Truth Social post that these boxes were being sent to Florida, where they 'will someday be part of the Trump Presidential Library.'
