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Chestnut Health Services hosting open house today in Maryville, Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

MARYVILLE, Ill. - Chestnut Health Systems is holding an open house this evening to show off their new services.The Behavioral Health Center in Maryville, Illinois opened 30 years ago. Over the decades, they've completed two expansion projects adding more patient beds. Hearing on short-term rental regulations today Now they've added psychiatric services, a crisis residential unit, substance use detox center, and primary health care. They plan to open a pharmacy in Maryville soon.

Kareem Jackson’s belief in Broncos coach Sean Payton inspired decision to return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

Broncos safety Kareem Jackson has played for four different head coaches during his NFL career. Sean Payton is unlike anyone he has been around.Jackson came away impressed by Payton’s meticulous coaching style and how he taught the game during the Broncos’ OTAs and minicamp. While Jackson watched the former New Orleans Saints coach implement his game plan during Denver’s offseason program, the 13-year veteran realized he’s never worked with a football mind like Payton.“It’s no disrespect to any of my other coaches,” Jackson said. “(Payton’s) attention to detail (and) the way he’s teaching everybody…the younger guys (might) not understand it now. I know later on they will appreciate it. Some of the things that he’s doing now, I haven’t experienced.”For Jackson, that only reinforced his decision to return to Denver. The 35-year-old defensive back said the lure of unfinished business and the opportunity to play for Payton were the reasons he returned to Denver.“...

What we know about the missing Titanic-bound tourist submarine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

A search is underway for a deep-sea vessel that went missing with five people aboard after it dived toward the deteriorating wreck site of the Titanic ocean liner.The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search for the small craft, named Titan, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The remote area is where the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.This was OceanGate Expeditions' third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of Titanic since 2021. The sunken ship is about 2.4 miles (3.8 kilometers) below the surface.This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. On Monday, June 19, 2023, a rescue operation was underway deep in the Atlantic Ocean in search of the technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century earlier. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP, F...

Opinion: Democrats, GOP prove they don’t care about what voters want

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

This week, it was reported that a group of leading Democratic strategists and former officials — including President Joe Biden’s former chief of staff — met recently with anti-Trump Republicans to hatch a plan to “subvert” a third option for the 2024 presidential race from the group No Labels, which I lead.To be clear, this was not a meeting about how to beat No Labels on the merits (which we would welcome). Rather, it was a meeting about how to find and exploit legal technicalities, silence supporters interested in our approach and raise money for a campaign against us.This collusion between leading members of the two parties is, in truth, not all that surprising. It proves what many of us have been saying for years: that instead of working together to solve actual problems, these leaders and operatives are aligned only when it comes to protecting their duopoly in a bitterly polarized country.But Americans want to see more choices. A record number of voters are now abandoning the t...

Opinion: In the global struggle with populism, elections are a salve

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

As Donald Trump’s star rises again even with multiple criminal indictments looming, many observers fear that anti-establishment populism in America is no longer just a flirtation, but a feature of our democratic system.More generally, it has become common to think that democracies anywhere — with their open public spheres, majoritarian institutions and propensity for a frustrating incrementalism — have fueled the rise of populist leaders and demagogues. Examples of the success of “strongmen” leaders abound in Brazil, Hungary, India, Italy, Turkey, El Salvador and the United States.But it is equally possible that the very attributes of democracy that have invigorated populism are also those that will ultimately moderate its spread. Democracies’ transparent public spheres expose populists’ corruption, and the separations of power in a democracy tend to hold populists responsible for failures of governance.New evidence suggests that elections — the hallmark of democracy itself — may be...

Summer warning: Prolonged breath holds can cause shallow water blackouts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

The story of her husband’s tragic death isn’t easy to tell, but Michelle Brislen knows the dangers of shallow water blackouts are an important message to share – especially as summer break gets underway.“It was definitely part of my healing process. It still is,” Brislen, a San Clemente High School marine science teacher, said of sharing how her husband, Drew, died while he was out diving alone off Laguna Beach in 2011. “I felt it was so urgent, and I still feel that way. It’s so important.”That’s why Brislen visited to speak to the San Clemente Junior Lifeguards camp, to teach them of the dangers of shallow water blackouts, also known as underwater hypoxic blackouts, a silent killer of even the most experienced pool and ocean swimmers.Michelle Brislen, a marine science teacher at San Clemente High School, spoke to a group of junior lifeguards on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Laylan Connelly, SCNG/Orange County Register) “I don’t want to scare the kids,” Brislen said on a recent day...

Actor Julian Sands still missing after weekend search on Mt. Baldy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

By Alli Rosenbloom | CNNThe search for British actor Julian Sands, who was first reported missing in January after going hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains, resumed on Saturday, according to a news release on Monday from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.The release stated that officials “continued ongoing search efforts in the Mount Baldy wilderness for missing hiker Julian Sands. Unfortunately, Mr. Sands was not located.”Over 80 search and rescue volunteers, deputies and staff participated in the search efforts, which were supported by two helicopters and drone crews as volunteers searched in “remote areas across Mount Baldy and conducted aerial search and assessment efforts,” according to officials.The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department shared videos of the helicopters and air support participating in the search on its  Twitter page.pic.twitter.com/yeJjZlX51P— San Bernardino County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) June 19, 2023Officials said Monday that “des...

Simple, 1-skillet chicken breast dinner evokes summer in Provence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

Sunny southern France, known for swaying fields of purple lavender buds, also is flush with all manner of aromatic herbs. Tarragon, fennel, savory, sage, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, thyme, mint, oregano and more grow wild.Any combination of them can make up the dried seasoning blend called herbes de Provence, a one-stroke flavor booster that evokes Mediterranean summer — and was introduced to Americans in the 1970s by Julia Child.We use it to great effect with bone-in chicken breast in this simple skillet dinner from our book “Tuesday Nights Mediterranean,” which features weeknight-friendly meals from the region. Before searing just the skin side of the chicken, we toss the blend with garlic, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, zucchini and capers. We then sear the chicken and nestle it into the vegetables to roast in a 475℉ oven.Deglazing the pan with half a cup of dry vermouth is ideal for creating a sauce out of the flavorful browned bits left in the pan after searing the chicken. Dry...

Alibaba nombra nuevo presidente y CEO en la mayor reorganización empresarial de su historia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

(CNN) — Alibaba está reemplazando a Daniel Zhang como presidente y CEO de la compañía a medida que el gigante tecnológico chino experimenta la mayor reorganización de su historia.Joseph Tsai, vicepresidente ejecutivo y cofundador de Alibaba, sucederá a Zhang como presidente, dijo la compañía este martes. Eddie Wu, presidente de la unidad de comercio electrónico Taobao y Tmall Group, sucederá a Zhang como director ejecutivo.Ambos nombramientos entrarán en vigencia en septiembre, y Zhang continuará desempeñándose como presidente y CEO de la unidad de nube de Alibaba.Esta es la segunda vez que Alibaba experimenta un cambio importante en el liderazgo ejecutivo en unos pocos años después de que el cofundador Jack Ma se retirara en 2019. Y se produce solo unos meses después de que la empresa anunciara su mayor reestructuración en 24 años.La compañía dijo en marzo que se dividiría en seis unidades separadas, que incluyen nube, comercio electrónico, logística, medios y entretenimiento...

Virginia primaries are open: Rising stakes ahead of November’s election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:16:49 GMT

In Loudoun County, WTOP's Neal Augenstein is providing updates from a polling station.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) In Loudoun County, WTOP's Neal Augenstein is providing updates from a polling station.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Party primaries are in full swing throughout Virginia, with voters selecting candidates for top prosecutor, state legislature, county board and more, ahead of a potentially game-changing election this November.Polls are open throughout Virginia until 7 p.m. Tuesday. Use this tool to find out where to vote. Remember to bring a valid form of identification with you, such as a Virginia driver’s license, U.S. passport, recent utility bill or student card — head here for a list of acceptable forms o...