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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
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Change in command of 655 Regional Support Group at Westover base
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A local unit within the U.S. Army Reserve is changing its commands. Family, friends, and the soldiers of the 655 Regional Support Group witnessed a command change from one officer to another on Sunday at the Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee. This celebration is one of the military's oldest traditions. 'We have a long process of selection in terms of our leadership and also military professional development that has led me to this point,' said Colonel Jay Greeley. Driver crashes into JFK Memorial in Holyoke, police seek charges Colonel Greeley joined the military in Virginia 25 years ago, shortly after 9/11. He's been a dedicated citizen-soldier with over two decades of experience in logistics and operations in the U.S. and overseas. His commitment led him to become the new commander of the 655th Regional Support Group, a unit that was established in 2002. The unit has been deployed worldwide to provide direct combat service support, command and control to units under its leadership. 'The commander will oversee this unit that is made up of about 1,300 soldiers throughout New England,' Colonel Sean Sherwood said. It was a position that Colonel Sean Sherwood did not want to let go of. He led the RSG for the last two years, but as he moves on to another commander role in his home state of Hawaii, he believes that the RSG's soldiers are ready for what's next. 'Soldiers here have learned to adapt, push through innovative ways for what we have to do to manage the expectations of the battlefield changes quickly,' Sherwood said. 'And it has changed significantly in the way they think.' Colonel Greeley told 22News he already has a plan for the unit, because the mission of the unit is to function as a command and control headquarters to extend protection over the Combat Support Brigade. 'In the next couple of years, we will really be focused on being ready now,' Greeley said. 'What that means is becoming tactically and technically proficient, doing soldier basic fundamentals of shoot, move, and communicate. So when our nation needs us, no matter where it is in the world, our soldiers are ready.' All of this comes at a perfect time, as the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday this year. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
08-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. and Britain Hail Benefits of Trade Agreement
Gabe Evans during a campaign stop in Greeley, Colo., in October. He wound up winning his seat by less than one percentage point. Representative Gabe Evans, Republican of Colorado, secured his ticket to Washington in November when he defeated a Democratic member of Congress by less than 1 percentage point — just 2,449 votes. Now Mr. Evans, 39, is helping to write legislation that could cement his own ticket back home. The first-term congressman, whose swing district just north of Denver includes 151,749 Medicaid recipients, sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee. The Republican budget resolution that lays the groundwork for sweeping legislation to enact President Trump's domestic agenda instructs the panel, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, to slash spending by $880 billion over the next decade to help pay for a large tax cut. That number is impossible to reach without substantially reducing the cost of Medicaid, the government program that provides health insurance for lower-income Americans. As Republicans in Congress struggle to coalesce around the core pieces of what Mr. Trump calls his 'one big, beautiful bill,' Mr. Evans and other G.O.P. lawmakers from some of the most competitive districts in the country are facing committee votes next week to approve cuts to popular programs that could come back to haunt them politically. And Democrats are gleeful at the prospect of Republican incumbents going on the record supporting the effort. 'These members of Congress won with fewer votes than the number of people in their district on Medicaid,' said Jesse Ferguson, a veteran Democratic strategist and a former spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. 'Voting for this is like being the captain of the Titanic and deciding to intentionally hit the iceberg.' The group includes Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican of Iowa, who also sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee and is on even shakier ground than Mr. Evans, despite having warded off a challenger multiple times. Last year, Ms. Miller-Meeks, who represents 132,148 Medicaid recipients, won her seat by 0.2 percent, or 799 votes. Her local office in Davenport has been besieged by demonstrators concerned about spending cuts. Image Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks's office in Davenport, Iowa, has been besieged by demonstrators concerned about spending cuts. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Also on the panel is Representative Thomas H. Kean Jr., a Republican from a highly competitive district in New Jersey. On the Agriculture Committee, which must find $230 billion in cuts over a decade, Republicans are feuding over how much to slash from federal food assistance programs, with those from competitive seats wary of reductions that could hit their constituents. That panel also includes some of the most endangered Republicans in the House: Representatives Rob Bresnahan Jr., a first-term Republican from Pennsylvania; Don Bacon of Nebraska; Zach Nunn of Iowa; and Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin. Both committees are expected to meet next week to work on and finalize their bills, although that could change if Republicans fail to reach agreement on what cuts should be included. The panels had been slated to meet this week, but pushed off the meetings amid lingering disagreements. 'Many of them have been talking in private to their leadership, telling them that this is a really tough vote for them,' Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota, the ranking Democrat on the Agriculture Committee, said of Republicans. Adding to their dilemma, Mr. Trump has said he does not want to 'touch' Medicaid, and some far-right thought leaders are blaring alarms about cutting the program. 'Medicaid — you got to be careful, because a lot of MAGA's on Medicaid,' Stephen K. Bannon, the former adviser to Mr. Trump, said recently on his 'War Room' podcast. More than 60 percent of Trump voters said Medicaid was 'very important' to their communities, according to a recent KFF poll. As the G.O.P. struggles to cobble together legislation that can please its right flank, which is demanding deep cuts, without alienating moderates who oppose them, many vulnerable lawmakers fear that they are setting themselves up to take a tough vote on something that may never become law. Representative Nick LaLota, a New York Republican who opposes Medicaid cuts, said he and his colleagues had no interest in going through the difficult process of writing and voting for a bill that ultimately could not pass the Senate, which has embraced a fraction of the spending cuts the House has. 'We're not looking to float a trial balloon,' Mr. LaLota said in an interview. 'We only want to vote for something that's real, that's passable by the Senate and that the president will sign.' Image Speaker Mike Johnson was forced this week to drop one of the most aggressive options Republicans were considering to cut Medicaid costs. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Such concerns are one reason that Speaker Mike Johnson was forced this week to drop one of the most aggressive options the G.O.P. was considering to cut Medicaid costs: lowering what the federal government pays states to care for working-age adults who became eligible for the program through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Privately, many Republicans on Capitol Hill said they expected the House to miss its self-imposed Memorial Day deadline to write and pass the bill, and eventually settle on a Senate-approved package of tax cuts that includes no major changes to Medicaid, food assistance or any other popular program. Such an outcome would enrage fiscal conservatives on the hard right, who are demanding that the package not add to the deficit and who could bring down the whole package if they refused to go along. Some vulnerable Republicans who oppose cutting Medicaid said they were still hoping to find other ways to reduce the program's costs, such as imposing work requirements and tightening rules to ensure that undocumented immigrants, who are barred by law from the program, cannot receive any of its services. And they note that there are other proposals to raise the federal revenue needed to offset tax cuts. 'There are ways to cut the Energy and Commerce budget which aren't just health care,' Mr. LaLota said. 'I'm not so fatalistic that it's a tough vote.' But cleaning up Medicaid fraud and tightening rules generate far less money than what the Republican plan requires. And the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday wrote that after estimating the budget impact of four different options for cutting Medicaid, all of them would have the same overall result: 'enrollment would decrease and the number of people without health insurance would increase.' Democrats have for weeks been working to capitalize on the potential impact of the cuts. They targeted vulnerable Republicans with billboards in their districts accusing them of voting to cut Medicaid in order to give billionaires like Elon Musk a tax cut. The National Republican Campaign Committee issued a cease-and-desist letter threatening the companies displaying the billboards with defamation lawsuits if they were not removed. The companies bowed to the threats, a move that Republicans have said proves the charges of Medicaid cuts were wrong by t. 'All national Democrats have are pathetic lies and fear-mongering tactics to distract from their failures,' a spokesman for the committee, Mike Marinella, said in a statement. Image Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr., a first-term Republican from Pennsylvania, campaigning last year. Credit... Eric Lee/The New York Times Mr. Evans, for his part, has been trying to thread the needle by criticizing the way his state administers Medicaid, charging that it has paid millions of dollars to deceased people and undocumented immigrants. 'The overall goal is to be able to protect the program by cutting out the fraud, waste and abuse,' he told a Colorado public radio station last month. He declined to comment for this article. Ms. Craig said her hope was that some center-leaning Republicans would stand up to their leaders and simply draw a red line on any cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Medicaid. 'The real question is whether the moderates on my committee are really going to take this to the mat and fight these cuts or if they're going to cave,' Ms. Craig said. For newcomers to Congress like Mr. Evans and Mr. Bresnahan, the situation has echoes of the difficult position that Representative Marjorie Mezvinsky, a one-term Democratic congresswoman from Pennsylvania, faced in 1993 when she voted for President Bill Clinton's budget after originally opposing it because it did not include enough spending cuts. As she cast the deciding vote, Republicans knew they were witnessing a political death. On the House floor, they chanted, 'Goodbye, Marjorie!' She was defeated the following year.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Pilgrim's® Teams Up with Tony Hawk to Turn His Pro Skating Moves into Pro Snacking Moves
Tony is embracing his nugget-loving persona and showing off a new set of nugget-forward skateboarding tricks in a video series fans can find on Instagram and TikTok. In a new partnership with Pilgrim's Chicken, Tony "Bawk" is turning his Pro Skating moves into Pro Snacking tricks and debuting the Pilgrim's x Tony Hawk Bawk Board to show fans bold new ways to eat their nuggets. With Pilgrim's bold and flavorful new takes on nuggets and wings like the Cheesy Jalapeño and Chicken Pot Pie Loaded Nuggets, Garlic Parm Crispy Wings, and fan favorite Popcorn Chicken, consumers no longer have to settle for bland, forgettable chicken. Together, the frozen chicken brand and legendary skateboarder are reimagining how to snack and rewarding fans for following suit with a chance to win a limited-edition skateboard deck, signed by Hawk GREELEY, Colo., May 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tony Bawk is ready to roll! Pilgrim's®, the frozen fully cooked chicken brand known for crave-worthy chicken nuggets and chicken wings, is teaming up with the Birdman himself, Tony Hawk (now known as Tony "Bawk"), to show skateboarders and nugget fans alike how to snack like a pro. Together, the duo created the Pilgrim's x Tony Hawk Bawk Board, a one-of-a-kind, limited-edition skateboard deck, that can be used on the halfpipe to pull tricks or serve as the ultimate snack board for munching on Pilgrim's nuggets. Fans can enter the Pilgrim's Pro Snacker Giveaway on social media for a chance to win one of 10 limited-edition boards signed by Tony, with one lucky fan also taking home the ultimate prize - a year's supply of chicken nuggets! As it turns out, skateboarding and Pilgrim's chicken nuggets have a lot in common. Both take risks, lean into the bold, and never settle for boring. Over his legendary career, Tony Hawk has become synonymous with skateboarding and is now channeling that same fearless spirit with his new "pro snacker" persona. In a new series of videos featuring some archival footage, "The Birdman" puts a snacking spin on iconic skateboarding tricks—inspired by Pilgrim's crispy, delicious nuggets. From the 'Bawk n' Roll' to the 'Freehand Nugget,' and every sauce fanatic's dream, the 'Trippy Dippy,' these tricks take classic skateboarding moves and give them a delicious twist—turning big air into big flavor, smooth grabs into smooth dips, and perfect landings into the perfect bite. "You don't have to be a pro skater to become a pro snacker," said Hawk. "Teaming up with Pilgrim's to bring some crispy chaos to the halfpipe has been a nostalgic and delicious collab." Starting today, Pilgrim's is giving 10 lucky fans the chance to win an exclusive Pilgrim's x Tony Hawk Bawk Board, signed by the legend himself. All fans need to do is show off their best pro snacking moves — whether you stack your nuggets high, double dunk into sauces for maximum flavor or toss em' up and catch in your mouth, there's only one rule: don't be boring! To enter, fans can:
