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Smith & Wesson says goodbye to Massachusetts, hello to Tennessee

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson hosted a grand opening of its new Tennessee headquarters Saturday after moving from its longtime home in Massachusetts to a more gun-friendly state.The company built a new 650,000-square feet headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, as part of a $125 million relocation plan announced in 2021. Tours were offered at the new facility on Saturday.The gunmaker had been located in Springfield, Massachusetts, since the mid-19th century, but company officials have said legislative proposals in that state would prohibit them from manufacturing certain weapons. Massachusetts is known to have some of the country’s strictest gun laws.Smith & Wesson President and CEO Mark Smith spoke at the event Saturday, which drew a large crowd to the new facility, The Daily Times reported.“From where I stand, the next 170 years of Smith & Wesson are looking pretty good,” Smith said. “It is something special here in Tennessee.”He cited a welcoming regulator...

Patriots make series of transactions day before game vs. Saints

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

The Patriots officially placed cornerback Christian Gonzalez on injured reserve Saturday.Offensive lineman Riley Reiff was activated off of injured reserve to take his place on the 53-man roster.The Patriots also elevated defensive lineman Jeremiah Pharms Jr. from the practice squad to fill in additional depth at defensive tackle.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL notes: The Patriots have failed Mac Jones, but they need quarterback to save them anyway New England Patriots | Four most important Patriots players Week 5 vs. Saints New England Patriots | Patriots Extra Points: Rookie has ‘good future,’ Jamie Collins retires, more New England Patriots | Patriots-Saints injury report: Rhamondre Stevenson, Trent Brown among 10 questionable for Sunday New England Patriots | ‘Nut slap’ parody about Patriots QB Mac Jones gets Felger and Mazz in hot water at 98.5 The Sports Hub Outsi...

Treasury Department releases guidance for new EV tax credits

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

By The Detroit NewsThe U.S. Treasury Department released proposed guidance for point-of-sale discounts many consumers will be able to get on electric vehicles beginning Jan. 1, 2024.The consumer discount is one of the significant changes to electric vehicle tax credits implemented under the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats’ climate and clean energy bill that passed last year.The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV is among the vehicles that qualify for the revised electric vehicle tax credit.Under the new law, new vehicle buyers can get up to $7,500 off certain plug-in electric vehicles or fuel cell vehicles if they make less than $150,000 (or $225,00 for heads of households and $300,000 for married couples). Consumers can also get $4,000 off a used EV or fuel cell vehicle priced less than $25,000 if they make less than $75,000 for individuals, $112,500 for heads of households and $150,000 for married couples.New EVs must meet specific thresholds for where their battery components and mi...

Bruins put Jakub Zboril, Oskar Steen and Jesper Boqvist on waivers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

As we inch toward Wednesday’s season opener, an unpleasant but inevitable reality set for three Bruin hopefuls on Saturday.The B’s put three players on waivers — defenseman Jakub Zboril, and forwards Oskar Steen and Jesper Boqvist.“Today’s a hard day. It just is,” coach Jim Montgomery told reporters after the B’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. “Everyone knows you’ve got to get down to a number at a certain point, so that’s why I didn’t particularly love practice.”The B’s currently have 24 signed players in camp, plus Danton Heinen, who is still in camp on a tryout agreement. There is a 23-man roster limit.Surviving the latest rounds of cuts were prospects John Beecher, a center, and defenseman Mason Lohrei, both of whom had good camps, though both could be sent down to Providence without waivers. Forward A.J. Greer, who would have to clear waivers, is also still in camp.Defenseman Ian Mitchell, obtained from the Blackhawks in the...

Power outage closes Brockton’s Good Samaritan Medical Center, patients diverted

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

The Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton stopped accepting some incoming patients Saturday after flooding caused a power outage, according to the city’s emergency management agency.The Brockton Emergency Management Agency said they were at the hospital working on a “major power outage resulting in the closure and evacuation of some areas of the hospital.”“Although the emergency room remains open to walk-in patients, all ambulances are being diverted to other hospitals,” the agency said in a statement just before 4:30 p.m.. “Remember that Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital still remains closed following the fire earlier this year.”BEMA Director Steve Hook said at 4 p.m. that street power had been restored to the entire hospital, “however, only the emergency room has power.”“They cannot perform surgeries, ICU, etc. Walk-in patients are being accepted into the emergency room but ambulances are being diverted. Once some of the electrical equipment is replaced the hospital will ...

12-year-old arrested in connection to San Marcos High School bomb threat

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- A 12-year-old was taken into custody Saturday in connection to a bomb threat that prompted a lockdown at San Marcos High School.According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, deputies from the San Marcos Sheriff's Station responded to the school to investigate the threat Friday morning. Sensors to be installed to monitor ‘pungent odor’ near Tijuana River Valley The campus was searched using bomb sniffing canines, and authorities say nothing suspicious was located after a thorough search of school grounds. After a follow-up investigation, San Marcos Sheriff's Detectives identified a possible juvenile suspect from Los Angeles County.Just after 7 a.m., SDSO says detectives served a search warrant at a home in Los Angeles County. During the search, authorities were able to confirm the phone used to call in the bomb threat was in the bedroom of a 12-year-old boy at the residence. Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service from San Diego International Ai...

Boomer Sooner: Gabriel late TD pass as No. 12 Oklahoma beats No. 3 Texas in Red River rivalry

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn’t take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play.Then he saw Nic Anderson in the back of the end zone. “The rest is history,” Gabriel said. Gabriel appeared to do a jump step and connected with Anderson for a 3-yard touchdown with 15 seconds left as 12th-ranked Oklahoma won a battle of unbeatens 34-30 over No. 3 Texas on Saturday in their last matchup at the State Fair of Texas as Big 12 members before moving to the Southeastern Conference.“Just proud of everyone coming together, controlling the chaos,” Gabriel said. “It’s something you dream of as a little kid.”With the SEC commissioner in attendance, but not the Big 12’s, the Sooners (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) and Longhorns played a classic that must have made Greg Sankey thrilled with his new acquisitions.Gabriel completed 23 of 38 passes for 285 yards and ran 14 times for 113 yards and a scor...

Nevada must hold a GOP presidential primary, despite a party-run caucus occurring 2 days later

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada secretary of state’s office will hold a presidential primary for Republican voters, despite the Nevada GOP saying they’ll only honor the results of their party-run caucus to choose the Republican presidential nominee.A second longshot Republican presidential candidate cast their name on the presidential primary ballot Friday, triggering a 2021 state law that requires the Nevada secretary of state’s office to hold a presidential primary for the party.Two presidential nominating contests are now scheduled over the span of three days in February, which could result in widespread confusion for Republican voters. “I don’t have the ability or the opportunity to determine which law or regulation I’m going to follow,” Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said. “That’s not my job as a regulator.”The Nevada Republican Party’s decision to hold a caucus in spite of the state law has elicited criticism — even from within its own ranks — stemming from potential vot...

Washington hires Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen to replace Jen Cohen, who left for USC

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

Washington hired Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen on Saturday to fill its vacant AD position.He will replace Jen Cohen, who left Washington for Southern California in August, not long after the Huskies announced they would be following USC and leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten next year.Now Dannen will oversee that transition at Washington. The school said Dannen will start Monday and a news conference to introduce him at the Seattle school is scheduled for Tuesday.“Throughout this process, the passion, love and spirit of the UW was evident in every conversation, as was the alignment necessary for comprehensive success,” Dannen said in a statement. “We will compete for championships, and we will provide an unmatched experience for our student-athletes. The future has never been brighter for Husky Athletics, and I am humbled to steward the next chapter in our storied history.”The Iowa native has been with Tulane since 2015. He has served on various NCAA committees in...

California governor signs several laws, including a ban on certain chemicals in food and drinks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills into law, including a sweeping mandate requiring large businesses to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to act on legislation that lawmakers sent to his desk. Here’s a look at some of the actions he took on Saturday:FOOD INGREDIENTS BANCalifornia on Saturday became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and other foods and drinks because of their link to certain health problems.Newsom signed a law banning the red dye No. 3 chemical used as food coloring for products like Peeps, the marshmallow treat most associated with Easter. The chemical has been linked to cancer and has been banned from makeup for more than 30 years. The law also bans brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some store brand sodas, and potassium bromate and propylparaben, two chemicals used in baked goods.Newsom said in a signing statement that the additives a...