Timeliness:
This article was posted an hour ago therefore it is a new fact to the audience.
Bush to start airing TV ads in New Hampshire
The Jeb Bush presidential campaign hits the television airwaves for the first time next week via a $500,000 ad buy targeting new New Hampshire.
“This is the first step in a multi-week process where we will be expanding our advertising in New Hampshire and the other early states,” the Bush campaign said in a statement.
The New Hampshire primary in February is considered a crucial contest for Bush, who has been slipping in many recent polls behind the front-running Donald Trump.
An initial set of ads will run Sept. 9-29, starting with one stressing Bush’s record as Florida governor “and his plan to change the culture in Washington,” the campaign said.
The statement added: “This initial $500,000 buy will include Boston broadcast television, WMUR and statewide cable in the Granite State and run from 9/9 to 9/29, with 15 percent of the initial placement dedicated for targeted online advertising.”
Proximity:
We live in austin Texas and this event is happening at UT which is in Austin. We are close to the event that is occurring.
After rough 2014, Swoopes still starting QB at Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Speaking softly with a group of reporters the day he was announced as Texas' starting quarterback against No. 11 Notre Dame , Swoopes deflected a chance to puff out his chest and had to be goaded into reluctantly declaring — kind of — that the 2015 Longhorns are "his team."
"Everybody looks to the starting quarterback" to be the leader, Swoopes said. "But that wasn't my focus, which was to be the best I can be."
Swoopes talked about wanting to improve, staying within himself and making sure to "do my part."
He sounded a lot like the 2014 Swoopes, which is exactly what the Longhorns don't want on the field.
Thrust into the starting role before he was ready, Swoopes struggled all season in 2014. The worst came at the end in blowout losses to TCU and Arkansas.
That prompted coach Charlie Strong to open the starting job to competition with redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard. Strong also talked about changing the offense to a spread attack, which seemed to play right into the mobile Heard's strengths as a runner.
All signs pointed to Heard getting a shot to unseat Swoopes as the starter.
But by the end of spring, Swoopes still had the lead on the position. By summer, Strong was telegraphing that Swoopes was his No. 1 and made it official on Monday.
Swoopes was nonchalant about winning the biggest battle of training camp, even though it didn't appear to be much of a fight. He said he seldom thought about the daily competition.
"I wanted to get better and compete with myself. The coaches and everybody have seen the work I put in," Swoopes said.
The question is whether he made a great leap forward or if Heard failed to capitalize on an opportunity. And did Strong and offensive coordinators Shawn Watson and Joe Wickline really embrace the spread?
Swoopes made it sound like the Texas offense will look a lot like the ground-and-pound attack of last season when Texas went 6-7.
"We're doing a lot of the same stuff, we're just doing it faster," Swoopes said.
The Longhorns' 2014 offense was among the worst in the Big 12, averaging just 21.4 points. Swoopes played a big part in that dubious distinction, throwing 11 interceptions against 13 touchdowns and coughing up some costly fumbles. It came to a head with his five turnovers against TCU. In the bowl game against Arkansas, Texas managed just 59 total yards.
Swoopes took the blame from fans for most of it. He was neither the runner the fans wanted to the passer the Longhorns needed.
"Last year wasn't the year anybody wanted," Swoopes said.
But he also had his defenders. Watson, his position coach, nearly came to tears when describing how hard Swoopes worked in the offseason. And his teammates describe a new quarterback in the huddle, even if his public persona appears the same.
"We're all rallying around him. That guy has done a complete 180, and for the better," senior running back Jonathan Gray said.
Swoopes faces some of the same challenges he did last year. Texas will start two freshmen offensive lineman. He's got to find a new go-to receiver. And he'll have to find any tendency to look over his shoulder for Heard.
Strong said Heard will play against Notre Dame, suggesting the Longhorns have drawn up specific plays or situations for him.
But Swoopes will get the start. The Longhorns will be his team when they take the field against the Fighting Irish.
"I've said the guy that wins the quarterback position has to win over the team," Strong said. "And he's won over the team. It's going to be fun to watch him."
Prominence:
This student/individual was the first to do something and so is now being recognized for her newsworthy accomplishment.
Columbia student becomes first woman to free climb "murder wall" in Swiss Alps
Pick your classes. Stock up on study snacks. Buy a shower caddy. These are just a few things the average college student might do the week before the semester begins.
But if you’re Sasha DiGiulian, you’re gearing up for the school year by setting some serious records.
On Aug 29, the 22-year-old professional rock climber became the first woman to free climb the perilous Magic Mushroom route up the North Face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps. She and her climbing partner, Carlo Traversi, were the first American team to make the ascent. Known as the “murder wall,” the climb is one of the most difficult in the Swiss Alps — and DiGiulian respects that.
“There were definitely points on the climb where I would feel almost paralyzed by fear,” she says. “It hit me in waves, realizing the extent of the danger that the Eiger actually has to climbing it.”
Although she and Traversi arrived in Switzerland Aug 1, they didn’t summit until the Aug. 29, largely due to inclement weather conditions. Storms can roll in unexpectedly on the Eiger, she says, which increases the danger of rock fall.
“And when they’re large chunks of rock, no helmet is going to protect you,” DiGiulian says.
In addition to the threats of dangerous weather and falling rocks, DiGiulian says she also had to overcome the pure physical exhaustion that comes along with a challenge like the Eiger.
Impact:
This event could cause the audience to worry about an attack, or a spy mission that China could be planning. This has a negative effect on the audience.
Chinese ships pass through U.S. territorial waters off Alaska
WASHINGTON — The five Chinese naval ships that sailed off the coast of Alaska and through U.S. territorial waters this week have left the area and moved into open waters in the Pacific, the Pentagon said Friday.
The Chinese ships did not pose a threat and operated within international norms when passing through U.S. territorial waters, the Pentagon said. Territorial waters extend 12 miles from the coast.
“This was a legal transit of U.S. territorial waters in accordance with the law of the sea conventions,” said Cmdr. Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman.
It was the first time the United States has seen Chinese naval ships in the Bering Sea , said Mark Toner, a State Department spokesman. The passage coincided with President Obama 's historic trip to Alaska this week.
The ships' passage came as China's naval activity in the Pacific has unnerved a number of U.S. allies in the region, including Vietnam and the Philippines .
The Chinese ships were participating in an exercise with Russia and headed into the Pacific after passing through the Aleutian Islands , which extend south from Alaska into the Bering Sea.
Conflict:
Two opposing forces, a county clerk and a couple were fighting about gay marriage rights and there was a dispute. (physical and emotional)
With Ky. clerk in jail, gay couples receive marriage licenses
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Same-sex couples began receiving marriage licenses Friday in Rowan County, Ky., a day after the county clerk was sent to jail for refusing to issue the licenses.
At least three couples received licenses Friday.
William Smith and James Yates were the first same-sex couple to obtain a license from Deputy Clerk Brian Mason on Friday morning.
Yates and Smith had an emotional embrace at the counter as soon as the clerk handed them a license. They shared the same a few moments later with Yates' parents outside, where supporters chanted "love has won."
The couple said they were elated and overwhelmed to obtain their license, a day after Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court order allowing gay marriage.
Yates said no one wanted Davis in jail, they just wanted her to provide the paperwork, and the couple didn't expect to be first in line Friday.
"This means, at least for this area, that civil rights are civil rights," he said. "We're very happy."
A second couple, Tim Long and Michael Long, also received a marriage license Friday.
The Longs said they had a commitment ceremony in 2008, and Michael Long had his name changed. But they wanted to be legally married in their home county, and after being denied once, they held up their license to reporters before heading back to work.
"We feel like we are accepted, like everyone else," Tim Long said, calling the day "very significant" for equal rights.
Smith said the process has been frustrating and upsetting.
It was the sixth time that Yates and Smith had sought a license. Yates said they already have two dates in mind for a wedding at a family home.
Rowan County issued a little more than 200 marriage licenses last year, roughly two every three workdays.
Tim Long, 51, said he is torn over Davis and feels sorry that she is in jail, "but she done it to herself." He said it's sad that couples have to battle so much spite to get basic rights.
For April Miller and Karen Roberts, another couple who received a marriage license in Rowan County, they understood the enormity of the moment.
"We know this is bigger than just us," said Miller in an interview. "We have a handful of clerks around the country who are not listening to what the law is."
Miller, a 54-year-old Morehead State University education professor and Roberts, a teacher, said they'd been together 11 years before joining the lawsuit to force Davis to issue the license.
Signing the forms as cameras clicked, Miller said, "Oh my gosh, I'm so excited." Miller said they plan to marry in a small ceremony.
They said they did not view themselves as heroes and were not feeling triumphant over Davis, who was jailed Thursday.
"We should have been able to get this the first day we walked in," Miller said. "This is about the rights of everyone."
Earlier Friday, Davis' husband, Joe, said she was in good spirits and is prepared to remain in jail for months.
Outside the Rowan County Courthouse , Joe Davis called U.S. District Judge David Bunning a bully for jailing his wife Thursday for contempt of court.
"She won't resign I promise you," he said. "Until something gives, she'll be there."
Media outlets from across the country had descended on the courthouse early, surrounding Yates and Smith with cameras and questions. The couple was clearly feeling smothered as they tried to hurry out of the spotlight.
Human Interest:
This is drama happening in todays world. It surrounds everyone living in America and is always on the news.
Is this how Miranda Lambert feels about love after splitting from Blake Shelton?
The newly single Miranda Lambert seemed to lighten up after her split from Blake Shelton in July, but this recent Instagram post is pretty heavy.
The Smokin’ and Drinkin’ singer posted this pic on Thursday after being touched by some New York City street art that says, “Protect yo heart.” And she captioned the pic:
“I don’t normally lay on the sidewalk in NYC….Words move me….words make me move.”
In the photo, there is an emphasis on the word “Art” so Lambert might’ve been thinking about her music, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the singer felt guarded after her decade-long relationship just ended.
Novelty:
People are attracted to a loose tiger running around a neighborhood. This is a strange event and not very important. Therefore it is an unusual event that people are attracted to.
Abandoned tiger cub found wandering around Calif. neighborhood
An abandoned tiger cub was found wandering the streets of a California neighborhood on Thursday.
The three-month old male was turned into the Ramona Humane Society in San Jacinto , Calif., by a woman who said she found the cub wandering through her Hemet , Calif., neighborhood.
The shelter posted a video of the cub drinking water on Facebook. The group said, "as an open admission shelter we [accept] all animals including this tiger found in our community."
Department of Fish and Wildlife later transferred the cub 70 miles to an exotic animal sanctuary in Phelan, a little over an hour from Los Angeles. The cub is suffering from a hernia and was declawed, according to Joel Almquist, the owner of Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary, where the cub is now staying. Almquist said when large cats are declawed the procedure involves cutting through bones, tendon and nerves.
"Declawing does a lot of damage to cats," Almquist told USA TODAY Network. He said the sanctuary plans on working with a reconstructive surgeon to ensure the cub does not have chronic pain.
"They can't put claws back in but at least their feet work again, and they are not in pain," he said.
In California, a person must have a special permit to own a tiger, according to Almquist. He said tigers that are bred in captivity are typically not full-blooded Siberian or Bengal tigers, so many times zoos won't take the animals.
"Zoos won't take tigers if they don't know the bloodline, so he will be living his life in a sanctuary," He said, adding, "hopefully here."
He said the cub will stay at the sanctuary while wildlife officials conduct an investigation
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