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Reuters
20 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
U.S. funds Calvert, NYC Comptroller to back Mediobanca's bid for Banca Generali
MILAN, June 5 (Reuters) - Calvert and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander will vote in favour of Italian merchant bank Mediobanca's bid for private bank Banca Generali ( opens new tab on June 16, the two U.S. funds said on their respective websites on Thursday. Mediobanca in April proposed buying Due to the MPS bid and Italian corporate takeover rules, Mediobanca must first seek shareholders' approval to pursue the Banca Generali deal and has called a meeting for June 16 to vote on the plan. Italian tycoon Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, a leading investor in Mediobanca, has expressed a negative view on the Banca Generali bid and is seeking a a delay of the shareholder vote saying key details are still unclear. The two funds did not disclose their stakes in Mediobanca.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
McDonald's tournament run ends in regional semifinals
OBERLIN, Ohio (WKBN) – Tiffin Calvert topped McDonald 14-4 in five innings in the OHSAA Division VII Baseball Regional Semifinals on Tuesday at Oberlin College Dill Field. The Senecas took control in the first inning when they plated five runs. Connor Moyer contributed an RBI double and Cameron Moyer delivered a 2-run home run to left. Cam Moyer finished with 4 hits and 3 RBI in the win. AJ Shoemaker added an RBI groundout, while Jacob Kidwell scored on a throwing error. Calvert added 9 more runs in the third inning. McDonald's tournament run ends with a record of 16-9. Calvert improves to 26-3. The Senecas advance to face Warren JFK in the Division VII Regional Final on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Oberlin College Dill Field. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
McDonald eyes highly-ranked Calvert in regional play
McDONALD, Ohio (WKBN) – Many question marks surrounded the McDonald baseball program when practice officially began at the end of February. Coach Andy Timko recalls, 'We lost six starters, had a lot of spots to fill with a number of young kids taking over. Those [underclassmen] displayed their ability to play well early on.' The Blue Devils excelled down the stretch, winning 12 of their last 14 games, to claim the district title after their 7-1 win over Maplewood on Saturday. The championship was McDonald's first since 1997 – the year the program advanced to the state tournament. 'We haven't been to [the regionals] in a long time,' Timko noted. 'We've talked about it; this is a close-knit team that started gelling [midway] through the season. It really [began] with the move of Josh Srock – from being one of our best pitchers to becoming our catcher – 8 games into the season.' Timko went on to say, 'We kind of struggled early on; we didn't have a catcher, so Josh was forced into it. He's done one a heck of a job – catching and framing balls for his pitchers. He's our leader.' The Blue Devils are composed of one senior Nate Metzinger and a large and talented junior class that features the likes of Srock (15 RBIs), Jaxson Candel (.290 BA, 25 RBIs), Chayse Hickox (13 RBIs), Anthony Larson (10 RBIs) and Brady Klockner (.434 BA, 18 RBIs). The team also has a freshman group that has exceeded expectations with the play of Quinn Schmidt (.484 BA, 31 RBIs) and Nick Larson (.278 BA, 21 RBIs). McDonald's lone sophomore, Brady Shobel, has given Timko a strong arm for his pitching staff. Shobel has accounted for a 6-1 mark and an ERA of 3.25. Schmidt, just a freshman, also has six wins (6-2) and an ERA of just above 3 (3.12). Hickox also has accumulated three wins on the mound this season. 'Brady and Quinn have been absolutely lights out,' Timko said. 'Chayse throws very hard. We've been very fortunate to have those [guys] pitch this year for us.' McDonald (16-8) will take on Calvert (25-3) at Oberlin College at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, in the Division VII Regional Semifinal. The Senecas are riding a 13-game win streak following their district championship conquest over St. Paul – 10-0 – on Saturday. Coach Matt Coleman's team has seven batters, who have 48 at-bats or more and who are hitting for a .333 average or higher. Junior AJ Shoemaker leads the team with a .405 average (32-79). Connor and Cameron Moyer have hit five and two homers during this season, respectively. Connor has driven in 38 runs. Calvert also has six players with double-digit stolen bases as well. Pitching has been a real strength for the Senecas throughout the campaign as they've compiled a 1.58 ERA as a team. Freshman Tucker Coleman (8-0, 1.33 ERA, 62 Ks) and junior Logan Ritzler (6-0, 0.99 ERA, 54 Ks) have each pitched over 42 innings this year while collecting a total of 116 strikeouts. 'Calvert is an extremely good team,' says Timko. 'We have the utmost respect for them. I've been around the game for some time now. Anything can happen. Our kids will give all they have.' 2025 McDonald Blue DevilsCoach: Andy TimkoRecord: 16-8 ResultsBlue Devils 7 Maplewood 1*Blue Devils 6 Bristol 3*Blue Devils 15 Chalker 5*Blue Devils 11 Lowellville 1Blue Devils 15 Lowellville 3Mineral Ridge 9 Blue Devils 4Mineral Ridge 4 Blue Devils 0Blue Devils 11 Western Reserve 3Blue Devils 16 Mathews 4Blue Devils 5 Campbell 0Blue Devils 15 Jackson-Milton 4Blue Devils 8 Blue Devils 3Blue Devils 5 Waterloo 4Blue Devils 1 Niles 0Waterloo 3 Blue Devils 0Lakeview 18 Blue Devils 8Garfield 8 Blue Devils 1Blue Devils 13 Campbell 3Blue Devils 9 Western Reserve 3Springfield 6 Blue Devils 2Springfield 5 Blue Devils 3Niles 8 Blue Devils 3Blue Devils 8 Girard 5Blue Devils 12 Struthers 10 Individual Statistical LeadersBatting AverageQuinn Schmidt – .484 (31-64)Brady Klockner – .434 (33-76)Jaxson Candel – .290 (18-62)Nick Larson – .278 (15-54)Nate Metzinger – .270 (17-63) Home RunsQuinn Schmidt – 1Chayse Hickox – 1 Runs Batted InQuinn Schmidt – 31Jaxson Candel – 25Nick Larson – 21Brady Klockner – 18Josh Srock – 15Chayse Hickox – 13 Earned Run AverageQuinn Schmidt – 3.12Brady Shobel – 3.25Chayse Hickox – 4.20 Pitching WinsQuinn Schmidt – 6Brady Shobel – 6Chayse Hickox – 3 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Epoch Times
24-05-2025
- General
- Epoch Times
A Colonial Conflict That Resulted in the Maryland-Pennsylvania Border
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, requested a charter to begin a colony in the New World. The request was approved by King Charles I in 1632. There is no doubt that Calvert would have been pleased at the news of the approval had he still been alive. Ironically, he died the same year the charter was approved. The charter, which established the colony's boundaries between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay with the 40th parallel as its northern border, therefore, went to his eldest son, Cecil, Second Lord Baltimore. The 26-year-old was now in charge of establishing and governing the Province of Maryland, named after the king's wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. One of the governing principles for the new colony was the freedom of religion—at least between Catholics and Protestants. It was a reflection of the Protestant king's marriage to a Catholic princess. Trouble in England, however, would prove trouble in the colony. Twice, Calvert lost control of the colony for short periods of time due to the outbreak of civil war at home. Nonetheless, he maintained the colony until his death in 1675. The colony remained under the governorship of the Calverts. A portrait of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, with his grandson. Calvert's right hand is holding a map of Maryland that he first published in 1635 to promote his colonization plan. Public Domain Six years after Cecil Calvert's death, William Penn received his charter for 45,000 square miles for his colony, Pennsylvania. In similar fashion, his charter was provided by the king, now Charles II, who had owed Penn's father a substantial debt. Pennsylvania was established as a beacon of religious freedom, a safe haven specifically for the persecuted Quakers, a Christian sect to which Penn belonged. Construction for the city of Philadelphia began almost immediately. The two colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania were established to help alleviate religious tensions that often led to bloodshed. Their geographical situations, however, created a different, but just as deadly type of tension: border disputes. Where Is the 40th Parallel ? Penn's Related Stories 3/2/2024 3/5/2025 A map showing the Maryland and Pennsylvania claims for their northern and southern borders, respectively. The incidental overlapping resulted in a bloody eight-year conflict between Marylanders and Pennsylvanians, ultimately forcing the king to get personally involved. Marylanders contended that the Susquehanna River was Pennsylvania's southwest border, while Pennsylvanians contended that their border, as stated in the charter, was the 40th parallel—though along a nonexistent version of the specific parallel. Several boundary agreements were made and broken almost as quickly. Another agreement was made around 1717 that established a boundary similar to today's. That agreement was soon abandoned, and Marylanders and Pennsylvanians continued their dispute to the point of bloodshed. Encroaching Cresap Thomas Cresap was born in 1694 in Yorkshire, England. He immigrated to Maryland as a young man. He married Hannah Johnson of Baltimore County in 1727, ultimately settling near her family along the Susquehanna River. Hired as a land agent by Fifth Lord Baltimore, Cresap acquired 150 acres. He and his family moved in 1730 to the river's west shore. He began his ferry business called Blue Rock Ferry. It seems Cresap, under the direction of Lord Baltimore, began the ferry service to compete directly with the Pennsylvanian John Wright. Wright had begun Wright's Ferry shortly before Cresap's arrival. The direct competition was not the only aspect of Cresap's move that ruffled Pennsylvanian feathers; it was the fact that Cresap was doing so in lands claimed by Pennsylvania, as records showed he was conducting business four miles north of the actual 40th parallel. Cresap, who by now had acquired a reputation as a frontiersman, an Indian trader, and all-around ruffian, was fully aware of the border dispute and his current place in it. He had earned his nickname as the 'Maryland Monster' by Pennsylvanians. In 1731, his mere presence was enough to have him attacked. Three shots were fired across the Susquehanna, though not at him, but signaling that a party on the other side needed a ride. He and his ferry worker rowed over to ferry three men across the river. As they made their way across, the men grabbed his worker, pushed Cresap into the river (presumably hoping he would drown), and rowed back over to their original side, retaining Cresap's flatboat and worker. Cresap survived and presented before a judge in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, requesting a warrant to arrest the men. The judge demurred, telling Cresap that ultimately he had no right to be ferrying in his current location. It was only one of Cresap's many clashes with locals and local authorities over the next five years. 'Root Out the ... Villains' Samuel Blunston was a land surveyor for Lancaster County and a good friend of Wright. He was commissioned to survey areas that would later become Northern York, Cumberland, and Franklin Counties. Having conducted these surveys in 1732 and 1733, he returned to create a pre-warrant system for future Pennsylvania settlers. Blunston, too, was caught in the middle of this border dispute along the Susquehanna, leading him to Blunston recommended a defense of the border, especially at Wright's house, which he noted as the area's 'only garrison.' There had already been a bloody skirmish in Wright's wheat field. Another would take place in 1735. In January 1734, the sheriff of Lancaster attempted to arrest several of Cresap's tenants, but Cresap fired at the sheriff's men, leaving one wounded. A second attempt was made to arrest Cresap that same month with similar results (though according to a deposition by John Ross, of Lancaster County, a man wounded in the leg during this second attempt ultimately died). Cresap's Arrest In September 1736, hundreds of Marylanders and Pennsylvanians formed companies, threatening a battle. At one point, some of the Maryland soldiers broke into the homes of their adversaries and robbed them. A battle, however, never commenced. In November 1736, the border dispute earned the name Cresap's War. Pennsylvanians accused Cresap of murder. It was enough of a charge to garner a company of 24 armed men, led by the sheriff of Lancaster County, to march onto Cresap's property, surround his house, and demand his surrender. Cresap, with his family and several others inside, resisted the call to surrender. The Pennsylvanians decided to take it a leap further—they set the house on fire. The inhabitants fled the house, though not safely, as several were wounded and one killed by the firing Lancaster men. Cresap was arrested and hauled to prison in Philadelphia. Exemplifying his defiant and ruffian attitude, Cresap looked around the city and comically stated, 'This is one of the prettiest towns in Maryland.' Order of the King The attack on Cresap's home was enough to force King George II to intervene. The Maryland Council received the king's The word of the king was enough. It was during this week in history, on May 25, 1738, that the 'Governors of the respective Provinces of Maryland and Pensilvania' Illustration of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveying the Mason-Dixon line, circa 1763–1768. Public Domain It was a few years before land negotiations made further headway. These included the 1744 Treaty of Lancaster between Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Iroquois Confederation. In 1763, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, surveyors hired by the Penn and Calvert families, began their four-year survey. The survey, which established borders between four colonies—Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia (now West Virginia), became known as the Mason-Dixon Line. Cresap served two years in a Philadelphia prison, more for serving as a linchpin during the border conflict than for allegedly committing murder. Released after the peace agreement, he lived until 1790, favored and unfavored by various groups in the colonies. Pennsylvanians despised the 'Maryland Monster,' the Native Americans called their trading partner 'Big Spoon' in appreciation for always having food readily available, British officers during the French and Indian War held him in low regard, and in Maryland, Never miss a This Week in History story! 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Politico
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Dems prep ‘big beautiful' battleground attacks
Presented by Our Sun. Our Power. READY, AIM: California Democrats are loading up their midterm ammo after the state's swingiest House Republicans voted for a budget megabill that would likely cause millions of Medicaid recipients to lose their coverage. Every California Republican voted in favor of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' early this morning, including three of the delegation's most vulnerable members: Central Valley Rep. David Valadao, Orange County Rep. Young Kim and Riverside County Rep. Ken Calvert. GOP leaders needed all hands on deck — and a last-minute assist from President Donald Trump — to get the bill to the Senate. It narrowly passed, on a 215-214 vote. (Just two Republicans voted against it, two voted 'present' and two were absent.) Senators are pledging to make major changes to the legislation, which will send it back to the House for another vote. But Democrats are already writing the 2026 campaign ads tying GOP members to major Medicaid cuts. 'In the dark of night, Congressional Republicans rubber-stamped Trump's destructive budget,' said Rusty Hicks, California Democratic Party chair, in a statement. Hicks called out Valadao, Kim, Calvert and Northern California Rep. Kevin Kiley, saying they've 'spent this year hiding from their constituents.' 'They can't hide forever,' he said, '2026 is right around the corner.' The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said the vote represents 'complete abandonment of everyday Americans in favor of billionaires' and that Valadao, Kim and Calvert are 'ripping away health care from millions of Americans.' Playbook reached out to staff members for Valadao, Kim, Calvert and Kiley. Kim, Calvert and Valadao's teams shared statements. Kiley couldn't be reached for comment. The budget bill adds work requirements for those enrolled in the federal low income health care plan, and eligibility changes could mean 3.4 million Californians will lose coverage under Medi-Cal, the state's version of the program, according to a Tuesday memo from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office based on an analysis from the state Department of Health Care Services. It would also punish states like California that allow undocumented immigrants to enroll in government-funded health care plans using state money. Republicans are celebrating the bill's tax cut provisions and defending the Medicaid changes as minimal, saying they won't strip coverage from 'our most vulnerable populations.' Fiscal hawks had pushed for deeper cuts to the program. Statements from Valadao, Calvert and Kim argue the bill protects crucial health care benefits for children, seniors, individuals with disabilities and pregnant women, groups that wouldn't be subject to work requirements. Calvert said the bill would 'strengthen the program by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.' Kim said the legislation 'makes life more affordable and strengthens Medicaid services for our most vulnerable Americans who the program was intended to serve.' 'Enough with the disingenuous hysteria coming from Washington Democrats,' she said. Valadao said he plans to work with the Senate to protect Medicaid and food assistance 'for those who need them most.' The Central Valley representative, who for weeks had warned his colleagues against steeper cuts to the program, is keenly aware of the political risks surrounding his vote. Nearly 64 percent of residents in Valadao's district — about 492,500 people as of last August — are Medi-Cal recipients. He lost his 2018 reelection bid during Trump's first term after voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. 'Am I concerned with the way this plays? Yeah, every vote we take can be spun,' Valadao told POLITICO earlier this month. 'I imagine whatever decision we make, even if it cuts $1, it'll be the most dramatic dollar ever, and the most important dollar ever to this program.' IT'S THURSDAY AFTERNOON. This is California Playbook PM, a POLITICO newsletter that serves as an afternoon temperature check on California politics and a look at what our policy reporters are watching. Got tips or suggestions? Shoot an email to lholden@ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY PLUGGED IN: California will sue the Trump administration to protect the state's vehicle emissions rules, our Camille von Kaenel reports. Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would file the lawsuit whenever Trump signs off on Congress' vote on Thursday to overturn California's phase-out of gasoline-fueled cars and trucks. It would mark his 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration this year. 'The federal government's overreach is illogical,' Bonta said in a press conference in Sacramento. 'It's politically motivated, and it comes at the expense of Californians' lives and livelihoods.' The Senate earlier on Thursday voted 51-44 to overturn the Biden administration's approval of two of California's latest vehicle rules using the Congressional Review Act, changing the Senate's rules to proceed with the vote despite the finding of the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office that the waivers were beyond the reach of the CRA. The Trump administration is expected to sign the resolutions into law in the coming weeks. IN OTHER NEWS NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT: State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes released the negative results of a urine test to POLITICO last night as proof that she had been wrongly accused of driving under the influence of drugs. 'The accusation that I was driving under the influence is utterly false,' she said in a statement. 'I take this matter seriously and in the interest of transparency, I am releasing my hospital exam report and hospital lab results.' The drug screening she provided showed that a sample from the lawmaker came back with undetectable levels for a list of drugs including cocaine, THC and opiates. The report indicates the sample was taken at 4:27 p.m. on May 20, over 24 hours after authorities said they responded to the crash in Sacramento. A hospital exam from the day of the crash showed that Cervantes told doctors she had been T-boned on the passenger side of her car by another vehicle and complained of back, hip and knee pain. The exam notes she was not prescribed any medication and that her blood alcohol level was less than .01 percent. The Sacramento Police Department referred questions to the district attorney's office, which did not provide further comment. — Nicole Norman OK GOOGLE, NOW WHAT?: There are still many unanswered questions after California and Google announced Wednesday they're reducing the scope of a landmark initiative to bolster local journalism with both state and private funds. The initial deal last year was hailed as a landmark arrangement that could set a precedent for other states seeking to prop up struggling newsrooms decimated by lost advertising revenues as readers turn to aggregation sites such as Google News. Such concerns have been particularly acute in California, where outlets like the Los Angeles Times, the state's largest newspaper, have seen mass layoffs in recent years. The new downsizing has already drawn vocal criticism from some media advocates. Our colleagues on the POLITICO Pro California Decoded team unpacked what we do and don't know about the new plan: For instance, could the state Legislature intervene? Who controls the funding? And how in the world is OpenAI involved? Read the full breakdown from Christine Mui and Chase DiFeliciantonio. WHAT WE'RE READING TODAY — Trump's pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is expecting a baby in the fall. (Los Angeles Times) — In his first American appointment, Pope Leo XIV makes Michael Pham the bishop of San Diego. (San Diego Union-Tribune) AROUND THE STATE — The San Jose City Council has created a policy allowing new councilmembers to more easily gain access to social media accounts run by their predecessors. (San Jose Mercury News) — The Riverside Parks and Recreation Department will spend $10 million to update 15 parks across the county. (The Press-Enterprise) — Santa Ana City Council is considering whether to notify the public about planned ICE activity in the area. (The Orange County Register) — compiled by Nicole Norman
