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Frayed Relationships Between Trump and Dan Coats Reflect Division

The frayed relationship between President Donald Trump and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats reflects broader divisions between the president and the government’s intelligence agencies. Coats is resigning after a turbulent two years in which he and the Republican president were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election. Coats regularly appeared out of step with Trump, who says he plans to nominate a Texas congressman  to replace Coats when he leaves next month.

President Trump Criticizing Al Sharpton

President Donald Trump is criticizing Al Sharpton, a prominent defender of Rep. Elijah Cumminhgs. Over the weekend, Trump lashed out at Cummings, a prominent black congressman, calling his Baltimore-area, majority-black district, a “rodent-infested mess” where “no human being would want to live.” On Monday, Trump also tweeted against Sharpton, a prominent African American media figure who was in Baltimore to hold a press conference condemning Trump. Sharpton responded by calling Trump a bigot.

Conor Lamb Pushing For Fine Forgiveness In Beaver County

U-S Representative Conor Lamb is continuing to push the I-R-S to forgive a sizable fine levied against Beaver County for misfiled payroll tax paperwork. In a letter sent last week, Lamb asked the agency to waive 387-thousand in fines and penalties saying the taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay the price for the mistakes made by an individual. The misfiled paperwork has been corrected and resubmitted. The payroll supervisor that misfiled the paperwork in 2016 and 2018 has been fired.

Three Killed In Northern California Shooting

A 6-year old boy was one of the three people killed when a gunman opened fire at a Northern California garlic festival. “My son had his whole life to live and he was only 6,” his father, Alberto Romero told NBC Bay Area. “That’s all I can say.” Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured in the shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, authorities said.

Robert’s Roadside Inn Celebrates 32 Years

Robert’s Roadside Inn, in Bridgewater, is celebrating its 32nd anniversary this week! Beaver County Radio News Intern, Christina Sainovich, has details…

 

Absentee Ballots Arrive Too Late

Tight deadlines for absentee ballots mean Pennsylvania’s mail-in votes arrive too late to be counted far more often than the national average. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that 4.2% of Pennsylvania’s absentee ballots got to voting offices after the deadline to be counted in the November 2018 election, compared with less than 1% nationally. The Inquirer says the commission figures apparently undercounted the number of Pennsylvania late ballots by at least 1,400.

BOB CASEY ANTI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL

U.S. Senator Bob Casey has introduced a measure that would enhance and expand support, protection, and prevention for Americans affected by family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. The bill strengthens and updates the National Domestic Violence Hotline to better serve underserved populations, such as people who are deaf or hard of hearing, expands prevention efforts and creates a new program that provides resources. More than 10 million people in the United States are abused each year with more than one third of women and men reporting the experience of sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.

Uniontown Man Facing Two Charges

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges are planned against a 37-year-old man after four people were wounded in gunfire in two locations in a Fayette County city. Uniontown police say one person was shot on a city street early Sunday and three people were later shot at a party two blocks away shortly before 4 a.m. One victim was reported in critical condition while three victims had injuries not considered life-threatening.

Deer Goes Airborne After Being Hit By Car

CONNOQUENESSING, Pa. (AP) — State police say a deer struck by a car in western Pennsylvania went airborne and through the windshield of an SUV, killing an Ohio man driving the SUV. The crash occurred late Sunday afternoon on Route 68 in Connoquenessing. Authorities say 53-year-old Anthony McCoppin, of Blawnox, was driving eastbound when he hit the deer. The animal went airborne, directly into the path of the westbound SUV driven by 73-year-old 73-year-old Michael Modjallal of Akron, Ohio. He was killed and his passenger was hurt.

Bucs can’t over come another poor start by Archer, lose Eigth straight

Conforto, Vargas lead Mets over Pirates for 4th straight win
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Conforto sparked New York’s offense with a two-run homer in a six-run first inning against Chris Archer, and the Mets held on to beat the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 Sunday to match their longest winning streak this season at four games.
Jason Vargas (6-5) won a third straight start for the first time since last August, and the Mets completed a three-game sweep. New York improved to 10-5 since the All-Star break, passing Cincinnati, Colorado and Pittsburgh in the standings. The Mets (50-55) started Sunday six games back in the NL wild-card race with six teams in front.
Pittsburgh was 2½ games off the NL Central lead at the break but has lost 14 of 16, including eight in a row.
Given a 6-0 lead, Vargas allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He could be dangled by the Mets ahead of Wednesday’s trade deadline along with fellow starters Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler.
Vargas, a 36-year-old left-hander, can become a free agent after the World Series unless his $8 million club option for 2020 is exercised. Wheeler can go free this fall but Syndergaard is far more valuable — he can’t become a free agent until after the 2021 season.
Jacob deGrom, Wheeler and Steven Matz got the victories earlier in the Mets’ streak. New York starting pitchers had not won four straight games since Robert Gsellman, Matt Harvey, Seth Lugo and Rafael Montero in September 2017.
New York led 8-3 in the ninth before Bryan Reynolds had a two-run homer off Tyler Bashlor and José Osuna hit a two-run drive against Edwin Díaz, who got the next two outs for his 23rd save in 27 chances.
Archer (3-8) allowed five hits and four walks in five innings, raising his ERA to 5.58. He is 0-3 in his last nine starts, 0-4 on the road this season and has allowed 25 home runs, second in the major leagues to 28 off Houston ace Justin Verlander. Archer is 28-47 since the start of 2016 after going 32-32 in his first four seasons.
He threw 48 pitches in the first, falling behind when Conforto hit an opposite-field drive to left and reached 20 homers for the third straight season. Todd Frazier, J.D. Davis and Amed Rosario had RBI singles, and Aaron Altherr added a sacrifice fly. The inning was prolonged when third baseman Jung Ho Kang failed to catch Archer’s throw on a bunt.
Altherr entered as a pinch hitter for Jeff McNeil, who was hit on the right shin by a pitch earlier in the inning.
Jacob Stallings hit a solo homer for the Pirates, who closed to 6-3 in the fifth inning but were hurt by a sloppy game that included three errors and three unearned runs.
Stallings appeared to lose track of outs while running the bases in the fourth, possibly costing a run; Osuna dropped a foul pop near first for an error; reliever Francisco Liriano failed to cover first on Robinson Canó’s rounder to the right side, leading to an usual 3-6-4 double play; and two-time Gold Glove Starling Marté was charged with an error for failing to catch Conforto’s flyout in what became a two-run sixth.
PIITSBURGH PARADOX
Prates manager Clint Hurdle on how to motivate his team: “I’ve used before the Stockdale Paradox. You have to have a sense of reality, but you need to remain optimistic. The harsh reality is we haven’t played well for two weeks. The optimism is, as I said, there’s been six games that we could have won along the way and that flips the record with one hit or one well-placed out.”
SCUFFLING
Canó was hitless in three at-bats against Archer, dropping to 0 for 19 against him. … Kang struck out four times.
FOWL POLES
Citi Field’s foul poles are now fowl poles, with an ad for a chicken company attached to them.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: LF Corey Dickerson missed his second straight game due to left groin discomfort.
Mets: X-rays on McNeil’s shin were negative.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Jordan Lyles (5-7) starts Monday at Cincinnati and RHP Sonny Gray (5-6). Lyles has allowed 16 runs — 13 earned — over eight innings in his last three starts.
Mets: Syndergaard (7-5) is scheduled to start Tuesday at the Chicago White Sox against RHP Reynaldo López (5-9).
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