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After arriving in New York City penniless and illegally, Honduran soccer player Nahun Romero has realized the American dream in the Big Apple and run a successful sports school.For a Honduran second-string player working full-time in construction in New York and coaching on the side, Romero’s soccer academy, filled with hundreds of hopeful kids, may have been unimaginable. One of the toughest hurdles he overcame six years ago, when he had to convince parents from ultra-diverse Queens to leave their children with the former Honduran soccer player and bricklayer, who had no money or a sponsor. “He was talking to…
Illustration by Alyssa Phillips, Mosaic 2024. Editor’s note: This story is part of the annual Mosaic Journalism Program for Bay Area high school students. The program is an intensive journalism course. Students in the program report stories and take photos under the tutelage of professional journalists. Society says I’m untouchable, and I agree. I’m a 17-year-old Asian American girl who didn’t choose to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. I dream of being a journalist. I spend most of my time at my high school theater and hanging out with friends late into the night. My SAT scores were very…
Prolific, wise character actor Bill Cobbs dies at age 90NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran character actor Bill Cobbs has died. He was 90. Cobbs became a ubiquitous, wisecracking presence on the big screen in older years, appearing in films like “The Hudsucker Proxy” and “The Bodyguard.” A spokesman for Cobbs said he died Tuesday at his home in California’s Inland Empire, surrounded by family and friends. A Cleveland native, Cobbs was an actor throughout his life, appearing in about 200 films and TV shows, most of them in his 50s, 60s and 70s, when filmmakers and TV producers repeatedly turned…
ST. LOUIS – Chef Rob Connolly is a James Beard Award finalist and his Midtown restaurant Bullrush is rated the number one restaurant in St. Louis. But now fans are dismayed to learn he’s planning to leave Missouri, citing the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ politics. Bulllash has become known for his creative dishes inspired by traditional Ozark cuisine, and Connolly was even invited by the Missouri Tourism Board to visit London to promote Missouri cuisine. “It was a really great event,” he said. It was around this time that Connolly began considering moving his business out of Missouri, where he believes the…
ST. LOUIS – Chef Rob Connolly is a James Beard Award finalist and his Midtown restaurant Bullrush is rated the number one restaurant in St. Louis. But now fans are dismayed to learn he’s planning to leave Missouri, citing the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ politics. Bulllash has become known for his creative dishes inspired by traditional Ozark cuisine, and Connolly was even invited by the Missouri Tourism Board to visit London to promote Missouri cuisine. “It was a really great event,” he said. It was around this time that Connolly began considering moving his business out of Missouri, where he believes the…
The major U.S. stock indexes closed in positive territory, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.04% to 39,127.80 and the S&P 500 rising nearly 0.2% to 5,477.90. The Nasdaq also ended Wednesday’s regular session higher, up nearly 0.5% to 17,805.16.Below are the top stocks that captured the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day.Micron Technology, Inc. M The closing price was $142.36, up 0.88%. The intraday high was $144.07 and the low was $139.54. Micron’s 52-week high and low were $157.54 and $60.5, respectively. The company reported strong third-quarter results, beating analysts’ expectations on both sales and…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1%, closing at 39,127.80. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, closing at 5,477.90. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.5%, to 17,805.16. read moreA choppy trading session on Wall Street on Wednesday left stock indexes hovering near last week’s highs. Notable moves in individual stocks came following earnings reports.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% to close at 39,127.80, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 5,477.90 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index rose 0.5% to 17,805.16.Market moversShipping giant FedEx Corp. jumped 15.5% after reporting better-than-expected profits thanks to job cuts and…
CNN — Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said Wednesday that he did not vote for former President Donald Trump in the state’s Republican primary in March. “I didn’t vote for anybody. I voted, but I didn’t vote for anybody,” Kemp told CNN’s Caitlin Collins on “The Source” the day before the historic presidential debate in his hometown. “So by the time the primaries started, the race was already over,” he continued, later adding: “I always try to go vote and do my part, but at that point, it just didn’t matter that much.” Kemp did not vote for Trump in…
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Stock Market Today: Indian stock markets rose for the third consecutive trading day on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index rose 147 points to close at 23,868, while the BSE Sensex surged 620 points to close at 78,674. The Bank Nifty index rose 264 points to close at 52,870. Across the broader market, the smallcap index ended up 0.15 per cent, while the midcap index lost 0.29 per cent. Thursday Trade SetupsCommenting on the outlook for Nifty today, Nagaraj Shetty, Senior Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, said, “After moving into a range-bound movement in mid-June, Nifty is now experiencing a decisive…