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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
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'Sell America' Returns as Trump Raises Pressure on Powell
A brief bout of panic consumed markets on Wednesday as the future of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was again brought into question by US President Donald Trump. Bloomberg's Valerie Tytel reports. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
'We dey bury pipo almost everiday now' - man tok afta 27 pipo die fresh attack for Plateau state
Pipo dey live in fear and panic afta one fresh attack wey suspected gunmen carry out kill 27 pipo. Tori be say most of di victims na women and children, for one early morning attack wey happun on Tuesday for Bindi (Jebu) village, Tahoss community, Riyom Local Goment Area of Plateau State northern Nigeria. Plenty oda pipo wound for di attack. National Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders-Association, Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri, yarn give BBC News Pidgin say di incident wey happun don bring back serious worry about how safe rural communities dey for di state. "Around 5pm (WAT) on Monday, our pipo see suspicious movement of some suspected armed Fulani from one settlement wey dem dey call Bangai Fulani for the district. I sharply call di sector commander say na di distress call I receive. "I call back again, dem tell me say dem don already see di suspected Fulani and say military don already take over di area." E add say di attack wey kill 27 pipo including women and children happun on Tuesday. "Around 3am, hundreds of dem enta di whole area. Di vigilante pipo try resist dem, and military position demselves for two different places. Di attack lead to the death of 27 pipo, odas don bin wunjur, and also dem burn some houses." E still tok say up till now, pipo still dey live for fear, and dat one don make dem no fit even do mass burial for di pipo wey die. Mwantiri beg both state and federal goment make dem investigate how security pipo no fit stop di attack even though dem know say security threat dey for di area before di attack. Di Chairman of Riyom Local Gment Area of Plateau State still confam di attack, say e happun wen pipo dey sleep. E tell BBC Hausa say plenty pipo don turn homeless sake of di recent attack. "Di villagers begin dey see torchlights for night, den pipo begin shout. Dem tell security say sometin wan happun. We neva identify all di pipo wey wound finish," e tok. E still add say "Now everiday dem dey bury pipo, and everi wia pipo dey turn internally displaced persons sake of attacks. For now dem dey get help from goment and some NGOs wey dey give dem food, clothes and oda relief items." The local goment chairman beg pipo make dem calm down and no take law for dia hand. "We dey always tok with Fulani and oda tribes as part of di way to find peace. We go still try make dem send more security pipo come di area." Wen BBC News Pidgin contact Plateau State Police Command tok-tok persin, DSP Alfred Alabo, e say dem still dey gada information and dem go release press statement.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
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Fear shouldn't derail Run 4 Roses basketball tournament or city of Louisville
It happened in Louisville, but the panic caused by the fear of an active shooter really could have happened anywhere in America. In fact, police speculated that it occurred, in part, because of raised sensitivities after the Richmond Road Baptist Church shooting in Lexington earlier Sunday. Teenage players, their parents who watched from the stands, coaches and event staff all went running for safety on Sunday at the Run 4 Roses Classic girls basketball tournament held at the Kentucky Expo Center after what Louisville police deemed nothing more than a perfect storm for chaos. Advertisement Police on Monday said a ceiling tile that fell and hit a metal chair caused a loud noise, but on Tuesday retracted that statement. ; an unrelated call about a medical emergency; and a faulty duct smoke sensor that tripped an alarm all happened close enough to send thousands of people running from the courts. In a statement to The Courier Journal, event organizer Tucker Neale explained that noise from the ceiling tile "led to several individuals shouting, 'Shots fired' while fleeing the venue, which led to panic among guests and participants." That's not a Louisville problem. It's a U.S. problem due to having more mass shootings than any other developed nation in the world. But the city still comes out with a net loss because the reality that no shot was ever fired and no one was seriously injured won't match the perception that it is somehow unsafe. That's why the games must go on. Advertisement The players were supposed to only be nervous about normal things like being seen by college coaches, some for the first time, and winning games. The Run 4 Roses, which is partnered with Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League, listed on its website more than 2,000 women's college basketball coaches present representing every level, and that included some of the biggest names in the sport including South Carolina's Dawn Staley. Instead, some were texting loved ones while hunkered down in a bathroom not knowing if they would be hitting send for the last time. No matter what the police investigation revealed, the reality of the entire incident being caused by fear does not erase the fact that the fear was tangible for however many seconds it took people to reach the exits at the Expo Center. There were teams that announced in the aftermath that they would not return to complete the tournament as well as college coaches who said they were done. Advertisement The Run 4 Roses resumed play Monday with tighter security in place, including bag checks and handheld metal detectors to scan patrons. That's the right step to calm nerves and ensure everyone feels safe. When something like this happens, everything needs to be examined and scrutinized from a safety standpoint, starting with the size of the tournament itself. There is a source of civic pride from a place that loves basketball like we do that comes with saying the biggest girls basketball tournament in the nation is held here. The event generates an estimated $60 million in economic impact for the Louisville economy, which makes it second to only the Kentucky Derby in terms of annual sporting events. But could it be too big? Would it be better if it scaled back to provide better security? Or does it just need more security to begin with? Advertisement All fair questions, and they should be asked before moving on. But here's the answer. No one was in danger Sunday. Perception is a problem for Louisville, and truthfully, the city still hasn't recovered from the Breonna Taylor tragedy. Far too many people, especially on social media, are eager to pounce on that narrative and go viral off bad news. One online account, which will remain nameless because I don't want to promote their ignorance, was all too ready to dive into the worst-case scenario. Its posting of the news included a stock image of a masked man pointing a gun. And even after users passed on info that police reported no shots were actually fired, the post remained up with the account actively refuting the new information. Advertisement It's no surprise that by the time Monday morning rolled around, the quiet conspiracies from bad-faith actors began to bubble including those alleging a cover-up. The negative tropes can't overshadow the incredible hospitality we show here. No city, regardless of size, embraces sporting events like Louisville does. Different iterations of this tournament have been held in other cities including Orlando and Nashville, but Louisville brings the total package for the event that those places just can't. It's affordable to stay for the tournament in ways that Disney World and the Country Music capital left a long time ago. The Expo Center itself stores and assembles all 88 courts used for the event. And the number of spectators who just attend because they love basketball is second to none. Advertisement The Run 4 Roses tournaments belong here. And, hopefully, the unfortunate hysteria of Sunday's phantom shooter doesn't change that at all. Reach sports columnist C.L. Brown at clbrown1@ follow him on X at @CLBrownHoops and subscribe to his newsletter at to make sure you never miss one of his columns. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Run 4 Roses basketball tournament: Event needs to remain in Louisville
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Police: Kentucky Expo Center evacuation caused by falling ceiling tile, medical emergency
A falling ceiling tile and a simultaneous medical emergency are now believed to be the cause behind an evacuation at the Kentucky Exposition Center July 13, Louisville Metro Police officials said in a statement. Emergency calls were made to area first responders when several visitors believed an "active aggressor" was on the property and sounds similar to gunshots were heard. Investigators later determined no shots had been fired on the property. "We believe a ceiling tile fell and hit a metal chair causing a loud noise," LMPD spokesperson Matthew Sanders said in a statement July 14. "Coincidentally, a woman was having a medical emergency. We believe those two incidents caused the mass panic." Alarms sounded inside the Expo Center, prompting attendees of the Run 4 The Roses girls basketball tournament to exit the facility. A duct smoke sensor triggered the indoor alerts, Expo Center officials said in a July 14 statement. "Our system review is ongoing, but we wanted to confirm that the fire system is not utilized for alert purposes beyond smoke detection," the statement read. "The fire system is routinely inspected and complies with the State Fire Marshal's Office and (National Fire Protection Association) life safety standards." Some evacuees sustained "minor injuries" while they were attempting to leave the facility, LMPD officials previously stated. Run 4 The Roses games resumed July 14 with new security measures in place after play was suspended the previous day. Upon arrival, players, coaches and spectators will be screened by security officers using handheld metal detectors and bag checks will also be conducted. The tournament is planned to continue through July 15. LMPD's Homeland Security unit continues to investigate the incident jointly with Expo Center officials, Sanders said. More: LMPD reports no shots fired at Expo Center following 'active aggressor' investigation Reach reporter Leo Bertucci at lbertucci@ or @leober2chee on X, formerly known as Twitter This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Run 4 The Roses 2025: No shots fired, panic caused by falling tile
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Police: Kentucky Expo Center evacuation caused by falling ceiling tile, medical emergency
A falling ceiling tile and a simultaneous medical emergency are now believed to be the cause behind an evacuation at the Kentucky Exposition Center July 13, Louisville Metro Police officials said in a statement. Emergency calls were made to area first responders when several visitors believed an "active aggressor" was on the property and sounds similar to gunshots were heard. Investigators later determined no shots had been fired on the property. "We believe a ceiling tile fell and hit a metal chair causing a loud noise," LMPD spokesperson Matthew Sanders said in a statement July 14. "Coincidentally, a woman was having a medical emergency. We believe those two incidents caused the mass panic." Alarms sounded inside the Expo Center, prompting attendees of the Run 4 The Roses girls basketball tournament to exit the facility. A duct smoke sensor triggered the indoor alerts, Expo Center officials said in a July 14 statement. "Our system review is ongoing, but we wanted to confirm that the fire system is not utilized for alert purposes beyond smoke detection," the statement read. "The fire system is routinely inspected and complies with the State Fire Marshal's Office and (National Fire Protection Association) life safety standards." Some evacuees sustained "minor injuries" while they were attempting to leave the facility, LMPD officials previously stated. Run 4 The Roses games resumed July 14 with new security measures in place after play was suspended the previous day. Upon arrival, players, coaches and spectators will be screened by security officers using handheld metal detectors and bag checks will also be conducted. The tournament is planned to continue through July 15. LMPD's Homeland Security unit continues to investigate the incident jointly with Expo Center officials, Sanders said. More: LMPD reports no shots fired at Expo Center following 'active aggressor' investigation Reach reporter Leo Bertucci at lbertucci@ or @leober2chee on X, formerly known as Twitter This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Run 4 The Roses 2025: No shots fired, panic caused by falling tile
