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ABC News
21-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Guam legislature set to debate pursuit of US statehood
There's debate in Guam over whether it should persuade the US Government to grant it statehood. The territory's decolonization committee says any move must be determined by the people. Guam's legislature is set to debate a non-binding resolution to pursue statehood, following a proposal put forward by Senator Parker Williamson earlier this year. The territory is listed by the UN for decolonization and last year became an associate member at the Pacific Islands Forum. "I wasn't surprised a call for statement," said Melvin Won Pat Borja, the Executive Director of Guam's Commission on Decolonization. "The current status of Guam as an unincorporated territory is an inequitable status to like statehood," he added. "My primary focus is that the Chamorro people's right to self determination doesn't take a back seat to a particular preference."
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Salt Lake City relaunches ‘palooza' to tackle pesky spring potholes
This winter was one of Salt Lake City's least snowy on record, but that didn't stop seasonal roadway damage from happening. A mix of heavy moisture and temperatures bouncing back and forth from record-breaking to below-freezing still wreaked havoc on the 1,905 miles of road the city manages. 'The freeze-thaw cycle, in addition to the stress put (on the asphalt) by driving on the roads, leaves behind many potholes at the end of the season — very noticeable, some of them,' said Jorge Chamorro, director at Salt Lake City's Public Services Department, as he stood by a weathering road near the Jordan River trail in Glendale on Wednesday morning. And while flowers are blooming, trees are budding and birds are singing, spring can be a nightmare for drivers. 'This is one of the worst times of the year to drive,' said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. 'Every mile matters because we have residents, businesses and visitors that use all of them.' Moments later, she pitched in as a road crew got to work filling in some of the cracks in the road with asphalt. This week marks Salt Lake City's third annual 'Pothole Palooza,' during which the city's Streets Services Division puts all its resources into repairing as many damaged spots as possible in a week. They've already filled over 3,300 potholes since Monday and hope to match or break last year's mark of 6,759. The event was created in 2023 after the state's record-breaking snowfall created all sorts of road problems, but it became popular enough to bring back. The city recently invested in a truck that holds all the repair equipment in one vehicle to help crews move to each site faster and reduce the number of vehicles impacting roadways. Yet, since the city deals with so many roads and miles of lanes, Chamorro said his department relies heavily on public feedback on what areas need repairs. People can report potholes through the city's app or website, or by calling 801-535-2345, and teams will add it to the list. Online users are asked to share the location of the problem area, submit a photo and other relevant details. Residents can also track progress online through a city website. Although the palooza ends on Friday, the city still plans on filling many more potholes in the summer months. It just might take a little longer for crews to respond. The city ended up repairing more than 38,000 problem areas in 2024. Even though SB195 will hold up some roadway construction projects originally planned for this year, Mendenhall said it shouldn't impact any pothole repair work later this year. 'We have a crew throughout the year that dedicates solely their time to filling potholes,' Chamorro adds. 'We have a goal that between 48 and 72 hours, that pothole gets filled.'
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Two college baseball teams had lost 141 games in row combined. Then they met.
Two college baseball teams took the field Tuesday having lost a combined 141 games in a row. The astounding losing streak finally ended. Well, for one of them. Lehman College defeated Yeshiva University 7-6 in extra innings in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader between the Division III schools. The Lehman Lightning had lost 42 consecutive games entering the contest played at Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck, New Jersey, before the victory over the Yeshiva Maccabees. Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York, suffered its 100th straight defeat. The game was tied 6-6 after the completion of the seven scheduled innings and Yeshiva did not trail until the final run was scored. Lehman, located in the Bronx, scored the winning run in the top of the eighth when it opened the inning by loading the bases with three singles and a runner scored when Lehman's Elias Fermin got hit by a pitch. Lehman's Justin Chamorro, who pitched a compete game, retired Yeshiva in order in the bottom of the eighth and struck out two of the hitters. Yeshiva, which fell to 0-19 this season, last won during a doubleheader sweep over John Jay on Feb. 27, 2022. Lehman's last victory had come May 9, 2023 when it beat Baruch College 7-4. The longest losing streak in college baseball history was set by the Caltech Beavers, who lost 207 games in a row between 1996 and 2007. On Tuesday, the Maccabees took a 2-0 lead over the Lighting after the first inning thanks to two hits and two fielding errors by Lehman. The Maccabees extended their lead to 5-1 with four hits in the bottom of the second before Lehman rallied and tied the game with two runs in the top of the seventh. Chamorro said he remained determined, even as Lehman fell behind by four runs early. 'I wasn't going to get out of that game regardless,'' he said. 'Truthfully, I wasn't going to let my coach take me out. Not one pitch, nope. If I had to go out 12 innings, I would've went out all 12 innings, I promise you that." Chamorro, a senior, said ending the losing streak was 'crucially important'' for the Lightning. 'I felt a tremendous relief after, when everything ended,'' he said. 'It's what we needed for our morale.'' Some fans were bundled up at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex, used by Yeshiva for its home games. The temperature was 44 degrees with a 22 mph wind at the time of the first pitch. "Being on a losing streak is tough, especially a lengthy one,'' Lehman head coach Chris Delgado said before the game in a statement provided by the school. 'As many people will measure success by the number of tallies in the wins column. However, results don't determine the type of program that we have. 'With the new coaching turnover, we're rebuilding a program that's establishing a strong foundation of excellence and integrity. Going into Tuesday's game we're going to prepare for Yeshiva the same way we prepare for any other opponent. No matter what the records show they're still an opponent and we must respect them as competitors. We will do our best to play hard, execute, and come out victorious."
