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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Florida Panthers injury updates as team returns to practice ahead of Stanley Cup Final
The Florida Panthers returned to the ice for practice at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday ahead of their Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers, which begins Wednesday at Rogers Place (8 p.m., TNT, truTV, Max). They did so without three regulars in forwards Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and A.J. Greer. Of the three, Panthers coach Paul Maurice said 'the only question mark is Greer' entering the Final. 'We'll list him as day to day,' Maurice said. Greer did not finish two of Florida's final three games of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes due to undisclosed injuries. He missed the final 4:02 of Game 3 after appearing to tighten something up late in that game, a 6-2 Florida win. He did not play in Game 4 and then exited the Panthers' 5-3 series-clinching win on Wednesday early in the third period, not taking the ice for the final 18:35 of the contest. Through 12 postseason games, Greer has three points (two goals, one assist) in addition to logging 45 hits while averaging just 7:47 of ice time. Luostarinen, who did solo work on a separate sheet of ice Saturday with skills coach Max Ivanov while the team practiced on the main rink, left Game 5 in the first period after missing an attempted hit on the boards. The 26-year-old forward has been one of Florida's surprise stars this postseason, logging 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in 17 games while being a critical player on Florida's penalty kill. 'He should be fine,' Maurice said after the game. 'I'm not a doctor. ... We don't think this is serious. We think he'll be right and ready.' Lundell hasn't missed a game this postseason and was on the ice for 14:06 in Game 5. He scored the Panthers' go-ahead goal in Game 5 during the second period and has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 17 games.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Long unsolved SC triple homicide case featured on true crime site. How to watch
A triple homicide at a Greer bank unsolved for 21 years this month is getting a new look on True Crime News. The website, a division of Warner Brothers, posted a video depicting the events of May 16, 2004 when Sylvia Holtzclaw, a teller at Blue Ridge Savings Bank; Eb Barnes, a physics professor at the University of South Carolina Upstate and his wife Maggie, who worked for the National Beta Club in Spartanburg were shot to death with a 40-caliber Glock. David Holtzclaw, son of Sylvia, said he is grateful that after so many years the case is still being publicized. 'We will never quit searching for the person or people responsible for this heinous crime!' he said on Facebook. Over the years, law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies thought they were close to solving the case. Some 700 tips were received. The investigation was hampered by little physical evidence. No sign of a struggle. None of the small amount of money the killer got away with was marked. NASA technology was used to identify a car seen on surveillance video going toward the bank and leaving minutes later around the time police received an alert that a bank robbery was in progress. General Motors engineers determined the car was an Oldsmobile Alero, a car used primarily by car rental companies that was made for four years in the late 1990s-early 2000s. A year after the murders, Greer police learned a man had been pulled over in Georgia driving a red Alero that had been stolen from a rental car company at the Columbia airport not long before the murders. The man was Emerson Wright, wanted for arson and robbery by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. A Glock was his weapon of choice. He was able to flee. Wright was pulled over again in 2005 but shot himself when officers approached. Chief Matt Hamby, who was one of the first officers on the scene that day, told True Crime News they were never able to interview Wright and they have no other suspects. David Holtzclaw told The Greenville News in 2015 he has used every tactic he can to keep the murders in the public eye, Facebook, YouTube video, a billboard near the now-closed bank. 'Somebody knows,' he said.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Trump reignites tariff war, says China 'totally violated' deal
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China Friday, arguing that Beijing had "totally violated" a tariff de-escalation deal, while saying he expects to eventually speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump's comments came after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with China were "a bit stalled," in an interview with broadcaster Fox News. Top officials from the world's two biggest economies agreed during talks in Geneva this month to temporarily lower staggeringly high tariffs they had imposed on each other, in a pause to last 90 days. But on Friday, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: "China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US," without providing further details. The impasse came as China's slow-walking on export license approvals for rare earths and other elements needed to make cars and chips fuelled US frustration, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Key to the tariff de-escalation pact was a demand that China resume rare earth exports, the report added, citing sources familiar with the matter. Earlier Friday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC: "The Chinese are slow-rolling their compliance, which is completely unacceptable." While Greer did not go into specifics, he noted reports that Beijing continues to "slow down and choke off things like critical minerals and rare earth magnets," adding that the US trade deficit with China is still "enormous." Greer said that Washington was not seeing major shifts in Beijing's behaviour. Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that with China failing to fulfill its obligations, "that opens up all manner of action for the United States to ensure future compliance." On Thursday, Bessent suggested that there could be a call between Trump and Xi eventually. Trump told reporters Friday afternoon: "I'm sure that I'll speak to President Xi, and hopefully we'll work that out." US stock markets closed mixed, after fluctuating in the day on jitters that Trump could return to a more confrontational stance on China. Washington is also in "intensive talks" with other trading partners, Greer told CNBC, saying he has meetings next week with counterparts from Malaysia, Vietnam and the European Union. The meetings come as he heads to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) talks in Europe. "The negotiations are on track, and we do hope to have some deals in the next couple of weeks," Greer said. Washington and Tokyo are making progress towards a deal, Kyodo News reported, citing Japan's tariffs envoy Ryosei Akazawa. Akazawa, who met with Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, expects another round of talks before mid-June. But Trump's tariff plans are facing legal challenges. A US federal trade court ruled this week that the president overstepped his authority in tapping emergency economic powers to justify sweeping tariffs. It blocked the most wide-ranging levies imposed since Trump returned to office, although this ruling has been stayed for now as an appeals process is ongoing. The decision left intact, however, tariffs that Trump imposed on sector-specific imports such as steel and autos. Greer said it was important to get through the legal process so partners have a "better understanding of the landing zone." Since Trump returned to the presidency, he has slapped sweeping tariffs on most US trading partners, with especially high rates on Chinese imports. New tit-for-tat levies on both sides reached three digits before the de-escalation this month, where Washington agreed to temporarily reduce additional tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 per cent to 30 per cent. China, meanwhile, lowered its added duties from 125 per cent to 10 per cent. The US level is higher as it includes a 20 per cent levy that Trump imposed on Chinese goods over the country's alleged role in the illicit drug trade – an accusation that Beijing has pushed back against.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
US trade representative: China ‘slowrolling' compliance with deal
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer slammed China for not fulfilling their compliance under a trade agreement wagered in early May. Greer says Beijing's leaders have not pulled back on countermeasures as discussed nor have they released the flow of the country's rare Earth magnets being used to manufacture futuristic technology. 'We moved, as the president just said, very quickly, no one can deny that the United States did exactly what it was supposed to do, and the Chinese are slowrolling their compliance, which is completely unacceptable and has to be addressed,' the trade representative said during a Friday appearance on CNBC. On May 12, the Trump administration said the U.S. would drop its baseline tariff rate on Chinese goods from 145 percent to 30 percent and China agreed to lower its tariff to 10 percent from 125 percent. However, the president fumed at foreign leaders on Friday for failing to uphold their end of the deal. 'Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual. Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!!' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!' Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to have a call at some point to discuss discrepancies, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks have been 'a bit stalled' on Thursday. Greer said China's holdout has forced the administration to take negotiations public. 'We've actually been quieter, frankly, than they have, to some degree. But the president's comments today, obviously, as we're watching the market, you know this is, this is complicating things,' he told CNBC. 'I would say there you know, lot of different ways to deal with folks. You make every effort to be diplomatic and professional and to do things behind closed doors, you know. But at some point, you know, the impact on the US economy, or the trade relationship, becomes such that it's hard to withhold that anymore.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- The Journal
Trump claims China has 'totally violated' tariff de-escalation deal with the US
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has accused China of violating a tariff de-escalation deal, while saying he expects to eventually speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His comments came hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with Beijing were 'a bit stalled' in an interview with broadcaster Fox News. Earlier this month, the world's two biggest economies agreed to temporarily lower staggeringly high tariffs they had imposed on each other, in a pause to last 90 days. But today, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: 'China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US,' without providing further details. He told reporters this afternoon: 'I'm sure that I'll speak to President Xi, and hopefully we'll work that out.' Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that with China failing to fulfill its obligations, 'that opens up all manner of action for the United States to ensure future compliance.' US stock markets closed mixed, after fluctuating in the day on jitters that Trump could return to a more confrontational stance on China. Market jitters On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher, while the S&P 500 index was flat, and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3%. 'If it weren't for the trade war, the market would be feeling pretty good,' said Tom Cahill of Ventura Wealth Management. Advertisement 'Inflation is definitely moving in the right direction,' he added, referencing the Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge, which cooled more than expected last month, according to fresh data published today. In Europe, London and Germany's major indices ended higher, while France's CAC40 closed lower, following declines in Asian markets earlier in the day. 'If President Trump does slap tariffs back on Chinese imports to the US… we may see demand for US assets, and the dollar, severely impaired by a chaotic and undiplomatic approach to trade policy,' said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB. Earlier, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC: 'The Chinese are slow-rolling their compliance, which is completely unacceptable.' While Greer did not go into specifics, he noted reports that Beijing continues to 'slow down and choke off things like critical minerals and rare earth magnets,' adding that the US trade deficit with China is still 'enormous.' Greer said that Washington was not seeing major shifts in Beijing's behavior. Forthcoming deals? Washington is also in 'intensive talks' with other trading partners, Greer told CNBC, saying he has meetings next week with counterparts from Malaysia, Vietnam and the European Union. The meetings come as he heads to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) talks in Europe. 'The negotiations are on track, and we do hope to have some deals in the next couple of weeks,' Greer said. Washington and Tokyo are making progress towards a deal, Kyodo News reported, citing Japan's tariffs envoy Ryosei Akazawa. Akazawa, who met with Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, expects another round of talks before mid-June. But Trump's tariff plans are facing legal challenges. Related Reads White House complains of 'judicial coup' after US court blocks Trump's sweeping import tariffs 'Wait and see': Taoiseach says Trump's extension on tariff threat could stifle economic growth Trump says 50% tariffs on EU delayed until 9 July after 'very nice call' with von der Leyen On Wednesday, the New York-based Court of International Trade ruled that the tariffs were unconstitutional, and that Trump did not have the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose them. The White House bit back at the decision, calling it 'blatantly wrong' while accusing the court of attempting to 'usurp' Trump's authority. However, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday temporarily reinstated Trump's sweeping measures, requesting instead that both sides issue written arguments on the matter before a final ruling is made by next month. Greer said it was important to get through the legal process so partners have a 'better understanding of the landing zone.' Since Trump returned to the presidency, he has slapped sweeping tariffs on most US trading partners, with especially high rates on Chinese imports. New tit-for-tat levies on both sides reached three digits before the de-escalation this month, where Washington agreed to temporarily reduce additional tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 30%. China, meanwhile, lowered its added duties from 125% to 10%. The US level is higher as it includes a 20% that Trump imposed on Chinese goods over the country's alleged role in the illicit drug trade – an accusation that Beijing has pushed back against. The high US-China tariffs, while still in place, forced many businesses to pause shipments as they waited for both governments to strike a deal. With reporting from © AFP 2025 Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... 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