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Today in Sports Aug. 14

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1903 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Jim Corbett in the 10th round to retain his world heavyweight title in San Francisco. 1936 — In Berlin, the U.S. wins the first Olympic basketball gold medal with a 19-8 win over Canada. The game is played outdoors on a dirt court in a driving rain. Joe Fortenberry leads the U.S. with seven points. James Naismith, the inventor of the game, presents the medals. 1959 — The formation of the American Football League is announced in Chicago. Play will begin in 1960 with franchises in six cities with the probability of adding two more teams. 1977 — ...

Gladstone residents say lawsuits consume city funds

Local News

GLADSTONE — Longtime Gladstone residents stood at the podium in City Hall on Monday to express their frustrations with lawsuits that one individual continues to file against the city for a number of different matters. There are currently five lawsuits pending in Delta County 47th Circuit ...

It's "plein" to see

Local News

ESCANABA — On Monday, a group of artists gathered at the marina in Escanaba for a first-of-its kind event: an en plein air painting event co-hosted by the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center and the Escanaba Yacht Club. "En plein air" is a French term to describe the act of painting ...

Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features

Business News

Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones, with slimmer cameras that include more a powerful zoom and artificial intelligence features designed to help users accomplish things with fewer taps and swipes. With the improvements, the search giant hopes to give users a reason to buy new models and expand the number of people using its AI tools. "Google continues to tout new software features, primarily around AI, as the reason to upgrade," said Forrester senior analyst Andrew Cornwall. He noted the company has added a way to extract photos from videos, a ...

Gladstone Public Safety chaplains complete crisis management training

Community

GLADSTONE — Gladstone Public Safety recently completed specialized crisis training which included members of the Chaplain/Liaison program alongside downstate first responders. The participants completed the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training at the Gladstone Public Safety Department from July 27 to 29. Over the course of the three-day training event, participants learned six core elements of crisis management, including assessment and triage of people in crisis, listening skills, individual crisis intervention, informational group processes, interactive group ...