Jeck New hearing ordered over California ban on private prisons
Mexico hasn t had a figure skater compete at the Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games when Riccardo Olavarrieta and Diana Encinas fought for gold. On Tuesday, Donovan Carrillo ended the country s dry spell by competing in the men s short pr stanley cup ogram in Beijing. Many people told me during the beginning of my career that this was a crazy dream, Carrillo said, according to the Olympics website. People were always laughing or telling me it wasn t possible for a Mexican to qualify. The stanley cup 22-year-old figure skater s performance on Tuesday qualified him to advance to the free skate, which makes him the first ever figure skater from Mexico to do so, the Olympics website said. Dreams do come true! 128525; 128247;: @DonovanDCarr pic.twitter/mtkAZMmxbMmdash; Olympics @Olympics February 8, 2022 His short program on Tuesday set to the songs Black Magic Woman and Shake It by Santana won him an overall score of 79.69. Towards the end of his performance, Carrillo skated with his hands over his heart. This is for my family and all Mexico, he said, according to the Olympics website.The athlete, born in Zapopan, Jalisco, said his training has been difficult. Carillo said his family struggled to pay for his lessons and, at times, to find practice facilities. He is known for stanley cup training at a shopping center rink during public sessions, the Olympics website said. Carrillo hopes his history-making performance at the Olympics encourages other at Ugzl Grieving father pushes for textalyzer to combat distracted driving
FLINT, Mich. -- Michigan offered fresh bottled water for state employees in Flint starting in January 2015, although residents were told that tap water was safe to drink until last fall, a state official said.Flint residents are now warned to drink only filtered or bottled water because of lead contamination in the city s supply.Caleb Buhs, a spokesman for the agency that manages state buildings, said w yeezy ater coolers were introduced at the State Office Building after Flint flunked some drinkin yeezy g water standards that weren t related to lead. Flint may be months away from safe drinking water 02:46 We have provided it continuously. That was a decision we made as the building owner in Flint, said Buhs. Buhs said state employees in Flint can also use drinking fountai af1 ns.Progress Michigan, a liberal group critical of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, released state emails Thursday describing how water was being provided to the building. On Friday, Snyder was asked water being provided to state employees in Flint last year. I had no knowledge of that taking place, he said. Lawsuit demands Flint replace all lead pipes in water system 02:15
