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Colton Herta Captures Pole in Detroit, Looks to Snap Podium Drought
For the second year in a row, Colton Herta will start on pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. In its third year downtown, the race takes place on the nine-turn temporary street course around the Renaissance Center, a Downtown Detroit staple. Last year, Herta struggled on a lap 46 restart and fell out of contention for a win, finishing a lap down in 19th. Fellow Honda driver Scott Dixon would go on to win the race. A few races later, Herta would convert his second pole of the season on a street course to a win in Toronto. Herta's 2024 and 2025 seasons have been marred by strictly horrible luck following him most weekends. This has led to his six-race podium drought to start 2025 following his win in last year's season finale at Nashville Superspeedway. Herta told IndyCar on Fox that he felt the car wasn't strong following Friday's practice, and the tweaks made to it overnight made it a lot more competitive on soft tires. "It was such an unknown, and we were not really strong yesterday with the softer tires," Herta said. "The guys did a great job overnight." It's a big relief. We've been close a few times this year. On making it, not only making it to the fast six but making it on a pole run. Happy to do that, happy to start P1 tomorrow, best seat in the house." David Malukas, who inherited a second-place finish in the Indy 500 last weekend, picks up where he left off, starting P2 in Detroit. Malukas is one of the drivers that have shown love for the new street circuit due to how overly technical it is to run. Malukas did not race it last year, where rain, constant crashes, and attrition led many drivers to form a less positive opinion. Behind Herta on the start will be his Andretti Global teammate, Kyle Kirkwood, the only driver to deny Alex Palou a win in 2025. Kirkwood was nearly four-tenths faster than Herta at the start of his final flying lap, but lost the momentum. "I've never been more disappointed in a third in my life," Kirkwood told IndyCar on Fox. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
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3 Toronto men guilty of 1st-degree murder of 12-year-old boy struck by stray bullet in 2020
Three men on trial for the first-degree murder of 12-year-old Dante Andreatta, who was killed by a stray bullet while walking on Jane Street near Finch Avenue West on Nov. 7, 2020, have been found guilty. The jury also found Rashawn Chambers, Jahwayne Smart, and Cjay Hobbs guilty of five counts of attempted murder in relation to five occupants of a Honda Accord who were being shot at that day. The jury returned with it's verdict at 1 p.m. on Saturday, on its fifth day of deliberations following the five-week trial that began in April. The fatal shooting shocked the city at the time because it involved an innocent child who was walking home from a McDonald's restaurant with his mother when he was shot. In the Crown's closing arguments, assistant Crown attorney Arian Khader argued Chambers, Smart and Hobbs went to 25 Stong Ct. in a stolen vehicle, wearing masks and gloves, to commit murder. Story continues below advertisement The Crown said the fact that Smart and Chambers fired 36 rounds at the Honda Accord was powerful evidence the three accused went there to carry out a murder and called the defence theory that they were there to do a drug rip off 'far-fetched.' Khader told jurors that without Deshawn Daley's testimony about a gun, the defence would have no case. Daley, who the jury heard is in jail for a series of break and enters, testified he pointed a gun out the passenger side window of the Honda when he saw a man running towards the car. Daley said he didn't know the man but thought he saw a bulge in his sweater. He told the jury that after shots rang out, he pulled the gun in and rolled up the window. The Crown said the video evidence does not support Daley's version of events and argued Daley did not have a gun, given none of the eyewitnesses testified to seeing it. The Crown also said the gun could not have been sticking out of the window, given video surveillance showed the passenger window was fully closed. The Crown told the jury Daley should not be believed because what he said was impossible. Daley testified he is scared of people coming after him in jail, which is why the Crown said Daley gave favourable evidence to the accused, to mitigate his role in a conviction. Story continues below advertisement The Crown also argued Smart and Chambers could not have reacted as quickly as they did, letting off 18 rounds each, telling the jury this was a carefully planned and choreographed hit. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy In their closing arguments, Rashawn Chambers' lawyers Monte MacGregor and Amanda Warth argued their client did not commit first-degree murder, nor did he attempt to murder any of the occupants in the silver Honda, calling it a 'chance encounter.' Chambers testified they were drug dealers who went to Stong Court to rip off another drug dealer who believed he was buying a kilogram of cocaine for $60,000. Due to an apparent shortage of cocaine during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chambers said they were planning to give the dealer baking soda packed like a brick of cocaine instead. 'He believed his friend was shot. He believed he was going to be run down as the silver Honda raced towards him. He freaked out and lost control. He shot instinctively, grabbing the gun from his waist and firing. This whole incident lasted for seven seconds,' said MacGregor. MacGregor told the jury if they don't find self-defence applies and Chambers' actions were excessive, he can only be guilty of manslaughter. Richard Posner, Smart's lawyer, argued Smart, who has also admitted to being one of the two shooters, also acted in self-defence when he fired his gun. Posner said Smart was shot at as a 14-year-old child, when he was almost killed lying in bed, and his instinct was to fight not take flight. Story continues below advertisement Smart, also an admitted drug dealer, testified he always carried a handgun and was not carrying a gun with him to kill anyone that day. The shooting was not arbitrary, Posner told the jury, but a reaction to a Glock 26 handgun being pointed towards him. Smart and Chambers testified they got out of the car to prove to Hobbs, who was driving, the occupants of the Honda were not connected to a man named 'KD.' Hobbs had arranged for them to sell the fake cocaine to KD through another friend named Baby, but Hobbs had never met KD before and only knew he was driving a silver Nissan. Smart and Chambers told Hobbs it was the wrong make and model of car and thought the occupants looked like kids. Posner also argued the video evidence was not consistent with a planned ambush. Hobbs' lawyer Craig Zee said his client should be acquitted of all charges, arguing all three were acting in lawful self-defence when Daley pointed a loaded Glock out of the window. Zee called the Crown's theory that it was planned 'purely speculative,' and because the accused did not know the occupants of the Honda, there was no reason to target anyone involved. Zee also urged jurors to believe Daley, who never told police about the gun before because he wanted to clear his conscience. His testimony was corroborated by the three accused. Story continues below advertisement Superior Court Justice Joan Barrett said for Smart and Chambers to be found guilty of first-degree murder, the jury had to be satisfied that the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt the shooting was both planned and deliberate, and they had the state of mind required for murder. Barrett explained for Hobbs, who was driving, to be found guilty of first-degree murder, the Crown had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hobbs knew Smart and Chambers intended to use their firearms, would have perceived bodily harm and drove to 25 Stong Ct. that day to assist in this deliberate act. The Crown must also have proved that he aided them knowing that one or both had the state of mind for murder, The jury did not hear that Smart had a previous conviction for manslaughter from 2013 after a fatal shooting. He was sentenced to 58 days in custody after 672 days of pre-sentence custody and a one-year conditional supervision order. Smart's manslaughter conviction was excluded after the defence successfully argued on a Corbett application. Once Barrett ruled on excluding the manslaughter conviction, Smart testified in his own defence. The jury also did not hear that Hobbs was convicted of second-degree murder for a shooting outside the Bisha Hotel on May 26, 2020. Hobbs was driving the getaway car when Dimarjio Jenkins, also known as the rapper Houdini, was fatally shot. Hobbs was sentenced in March 2024 to a life sentence with a parole ineligibility period of 15 years. Story continues below advertisement The jury also did not hear that roughly 12 hours before Dante Andreatta was shot, there was a shooting outside a motel in Brantford. No one was injured but at the time, but police described the shooting as targeted. Chambers, Smart and Hobbs were charged in relation to that shooting but the charges were later stayed. The Crown in this case did not bring an application to tender evidence of that shooting. A sentencing hearing has been set for July. First-degree murder is a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. The issue a judge must decide on is the sentence for the five counts of attempted murder. Those sentences will run concurrent to the life sentence.
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2025 Motocross Hangtown 250 Quals: Haiden Deegan sweeps sessions
Haiden Deegan swept the two qualification sessions for the 250 class and topped the field by half a second. "It will be hot; everybody's got to deal with it, but I'm pretty fit, so I'm not too worried about it," Deegan told Peacock's Jason Thomas. "I usually don't care to pop off in qualifying like this, but I had to this week after a rider shooed me off [the top spot]. We had to send it today." Advertisement Deegan was referencing qualification in Pala, California, when Chance Hymas nipped him on the final lap of the second session. Hymas settled for second in Round 2, but that was only half the story. While the track had appreciably slowed for the second session, Hymas would have preferred to finish ahead of his rival. Other than pride, there was nothing to gain. Nevertheless, Deegan rode a wide line around the track following a red flag for a three-rider crash. Hymas was forced to follow. Ty Masterpool was third on the chart with a time of 1:57.398, which was .897 seconds slower than Deegan. Fourth-place Garrett Marchbanks (1:57.428) and Casey Cochran (1:57.479) rounded out the top five. Advertisement The second qualification session was marred by a red flag involving Hunter Yoder and Trevor Colip. Yoder put his Honda on the dirt at the top of a hill and Colip was unable to avoid the fallen bike. Colip was carted off by the Alpinestars Medical crew for evaluation. More SuperMotocross News Chase Sexton out of Hangtown Betting lines, predictions for Hangtown Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1
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2025 Motocross Hangtown 250 Quals: Haiden Deegan sweeps sessions
Haiden Deegan swept the two qualification sessions for the 250 class and topped the field by half a second. 'It will be hot; everybody's got to deal with it, but I'm pretty fit, so I'm not too worried about it,' Deegan told Peacock's Jason Thomas. 'I usually don't care to pop off in qualifying like this, but I had to this week after a rider shooed me off [the top spot]. We had to send it today.' Deegan was referencing qualification in Pala, California, when Chance Hymas nipped him on the final lap of the second session. Hymas settled for second in Round 2, but that was only half the story. While the track had appreciably slowed for the second session, Hymas would have preferred to finish ahead of his rival. Other than pride, there was nothing to gain. Nevertheless, Deegan rode a wide line around the track following a red flag for a three-rider crash. Hymas was forced to follow. Ty Masterpool was third on the chart with a time of 1:57.398, which was .897 seconds slower than Deegan. Fourth-place Garrett Marchbanks (1:57.428) and Casey Cochran (1:57.479) rounded out the top five. The second qualification session was marred by a red flag involving Hunter Yoder and Trevor Colip. Yoder put his Honda on the dirt at the top of a hill and Colip was unable to avoid the fallen bike. Colip was carted off by the Alpinestars Medical crew for evaluation. More SuperMotocross News Chase Sexton out of Hangtown Betting lines, predictions for Hangtown Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1
Time of India
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Inter-state wood smuggling racket busted in Agra, 4 held
Agra: An interstate wood-smuggling gang was busted in Agra, leading to the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of 19 tonnes of illegal Khair wood worth approximately Rs 50 lakh, police said on Saturday. According to police, the operation took place on Thursday night during routine checks by a team from New Agra Police Station, following a tip-off about banned Khair wood being transported in a truck from Agra to Mathura. Acting swiftly, the police informed forest department and established a checkpoint near Sultanganj crossing on the Agra-Mathura highway. The team intercepted a truck carrying the prohibited wood. Upon questioning, the driver and his accomplices were unable to produce valid permits for the consignment. The truck was seized on the spot, and they were detained. A case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Forest Act, including sections 26, 41, and 42. The accused were identified as Shahid Khan and Jabar Khan, both residents of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh, and Devendra Singh Solanki and Mukesh Yadav, both from Datia district in Madhya Pradesh. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Shubh Aarambh with Honda Shine 125! Honda Learn More Undo Agra DCP (City) Sonam Kumar said, "During interrogation, the accused admitted that they were transporting the wood from Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, to Kangra in Himachal Pradesh via Uttar Pradesh." Two accomplices were traveling in a car ahead of the truck to scout for police or forest department checkpoints and alert the driver. Based on this information, police apprehended them as well. The car was also seized under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, she added.
