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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
19th Birmingham Bowl scheduled for December 29
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The 19th Birmingham Bowl is set for Monday, Dec. 29 at Protective Stadium. The game will feature teams from the SEC, AAC, or ACC. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and will air on ESPN. Participating teams will be announced on Dec. 7. Tickets will go one sale to the public on Dec. 7 as well. For more information, click here. Mark Ingram on College Football Hall of Fame ballot 'As we prepare for the 19th Birmingham Bowl, and our 5th game at Protective Stadium, we look forward to hosting the participating teams, marching bands and fans to experience the unique southern hospitality that only Birmingham can offer,' said Mark Meadows, Birmingham Bowl Executive Director. 'I am also excited about showcasing our community to a national television audience on ESPN.' The 2024 Birmingham Bowl featured Vanderbilt defeating Georgia Tech, 35-27. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Warwickshire farmer has 'written off' crop after a lack of rain
A farmer has blamed a lack of rain through the spring for part of his crop being "written off".Mark Meadows farms arable land in Alderminster near Stratford-upon-Avon, and said his spring wheat "hadn't been growing well" as there had only been one significant rainfall since the seeds were planted in late Met Office said this spring was so far ranking as the driest in over a Meadows added that his ground was "like concrete" and the ruined crop meant he had lost about £3,000. The field was due to be harvested towards the end of August, however Mr Meadows accepted that he had to "start again next year". "It just hasn't rooted as there should have been moisture.""We have lost yield and we can't manage that yield back - there's not enough time now to put a crop in that would be viable this year", he told BBC Midlands Today. The wheat from a nearby field that was planted eight days earlier had benefited from the March rainfall and could still be sold, but Mr Meadows said it was not as mature as he would have liked. Richard Simkin who farms in Essington, Staffordshire, said he could not remember a spring that had been as dry and sunny as this year, however he added that the strawberries he grew had not been strawberries were grown in polytunnels and drip-fed water which had been extracted from a borehole on his land. Although Mr Simkin had not been affected by the drought, he said the sunnier weather meant his strawberries were ready to be picked "at least 10 days earlier than normal".He added that his farm near Wolverhampton also grew pumpkins, which were due to be planted in the next two weeks. The farmer said if the drought continued, he could experience problems with his pumpkin yield. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Washington Post
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors
An Arizona judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case in which Republicans were charged last year for their alleged roles in trying to overturn the 2020 election, potentially jeopardizing the high-profile indictments. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam J. Myers sided with the Republicans and found that prosecutors failed to provide the grand jury with the text of an 1887 federal law that is central to the Republicans' defense. The law, known as the Electoral Count Act, spells out how presidential electoral votes are to be cast and counted. 'We are extremely pleased with the court's ruling, and we think the judge got it exactly right,' said Stephen Binhak, the attorney who spearheaded the effort to get the case back to a grand jury. The decision is a major setback for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D), who promised to appeal the ruling so she could keep the prosecution going. An Arizona grand jury last year indicted 18 people as part of the effort to reverse Joe Biden's 2020 presidential win in the state, including seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump's national campaign and 11 Arizona Republicans, including some who sought to act as presidential electors. Among those who were indicted were White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman. The grand jury accused them of unsuccessfully trying to award the state's electoral votes to Trump instead of Biden even though Biden won the popular vote there. The motion to send the case back to a grand jury was made on behalf of Tyler Bowyer, a Turning Point Action executive and ally of Trump. Trump's campaign and allies also targeted other swing states to try to throw Biden's victory into doubt ahead of Congress's count of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021, which culminated in a riot at the U.S. Capitol. The ruling, filed with the court clerk on Monday, will require Mayes to assemble a grand jury to present the case along with a copy of the Electoral Count Act, attorneys said. The initial presentation of her case took weeks. Mayes plans to appeal the decision to try to get the prosecution back on track. 'We vehemently disagree with the court, and we will file a special action to appeal the ruling,' Mayes spokesperson Richie Taylor said. Paul Charlton, a former U.S. attorney, said it is 'highly unusual' that a motion for remand amounts to a death knell for prosecutions. However, he said, sending cases back to a grand jury for presentation by prosecutors and consideration by jurors, takes time and resources. 'In that regard, it is a successful ploy by defense attorneys,' Charlton said. 'Delay is one of the most effective defenses available.' State prosecutors in four other swing states — Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin — have filed charges against 2020 GOP electors or those who helped them.
