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NoneConstruction is underway on a unique housing development build in Gananoque that uses onsite robotics and is aimed at addressing the affordable housing crisis through innovation and technology. Developed and funded by Horizon Legacy Group as part of the Marco Polo 100 Digital Build Challenge, this project will deliver 26 stacked townhouse units using advanced robotics, automation, and 3D printing technologies integrated with traditional construction methods. The initiative focuses on reducing construction costs to $100 per square foot, providing a model for affordable and sustainable housing. The project has received unanimous approval from the Gananoque planning committee and council, The development features bachelor, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units, designed to meet diverse housing needs. Horizon Legacy Group will act as the designer, developer, construction manager, owner, and operator of the project. With energy-efficient R-30 insulated wall assemblies and all-electric systems, the buildings are designed to reduce energy intensity by 20 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 67 per cent, meeting and exceeding Ontario Building Code standards. Proponents say the use of robotics is expected to streamline construction processes, consolidating three trades into one and helping to combat labour shortages. The robotic systems are designed to operate outdoors in Canadian climates, integrating software, hardware, and materials to meet structural and safety requirements. Mayor John Beddows and Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark recently took a site tour. [caption id="attachment_2878035" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Gananoque Mayor John Beddows, second from left, and Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark, at right, recently took a site tour of the Horizon Legacy housing development project in Gananoque.[/caption] “They’re trailblazing using robotics in home construction, to complete projects faster and at less cost,” said Clark. Beddows also praised the project, saying this is a living experiment that refines and improves the approach to address the challenges of input costs and skilled trade shortages. This project is scheduled to be completed by Fall 2025. Keith Dempsey is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Brockville Recorder and Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
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Article content FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was consistent with the moratorium imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country,” he wrote on his social media site. “When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department’s operations. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions he may take and said they would be in cases of “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.” He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden. Is it a plan in motion or more rhetoric? On the campaign trail, Trump often called for expanding the federal death penalty — including for those who kill police officers, those convicted of drug and human trafficking, and migrants who kill U.S. citizens. “Trump has been fairly consistent in wanting to sort of say that he thinks the death penalty is an important tool and he wants to use it,” said Douglas Berman, an expert on sentencing at Ohio State University’s law school. “But whether practically any of that can happen, either under existing law or other laws, is a heavy lift.” Berman said Trump’s statement at this point seems to be just a response to Biden’s commutation. “I’m inclined to think it’s still in sort of more the rhetoric phase. Just, ‘don’t worry. The new sheriff is coming. I like the death penalty,”‘ he said. Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades. About half of Americans were in favor in an October poll, while roughly 7 in 10 Americans backed capital punishment for murderers in 2007. Death row inmates are mostly sentenced by states Before Biden’s commutation, there were 40 federal death row inmates compared with more than 2,000 who have been sentenced to death by states. “The reality is all of these crimes are typically handled by the states,” Berman said. A question is whether the Trump administration would try to take over some state murder cases, such as those related to drug trafficking or smuggling. He could also attempt to take cases from states that have abolished the death penalty. Could rape now be punishable by death? Berman said Trump’s statement, along with some recent actions by states, may present an effort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that considers the death penalty disproportionate punishment for rape. “That would literally take decades to unfold. It’s not something that is going to happen overnight,” Berman said. Before one of Trump’s rallies on Aug. 20, his prepared remarks released to the media said he would announce he would ask for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers. But Trump never delivered the line. What were the cases highlighted by Trump? One of the men Trump highlighted on Tuesday was ex-Marine Jorge Avila Torrez, who was sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia and later pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl in a suburban Chicago park several years before. The other man, Thomas Steven Sanders, was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and slaying of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana, days after shooting the girl’s mother in a wildlife park in Arizona. Court records show he admitted to both killings. Some families of victims expressed anger with Biden’s decision, but the president had faced pressure from advocacy groups urging him to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates. The ACLU and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were some of the groups that applauded the decision. Biden left three federal inmates to face execution. They are Dylann Roof, who carried out the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. RECOMMENDED VIDEO
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President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay the law that could ban TikTok until after his inauguration. In an amicus brief, Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer wrote that the future president wants the opportunity to find a solution to the problem “through political means.” The law requiring a ban or sale of TikTok is set to take effect on January 19, 2025 , just one day before Trump’s inauguration. The brief calls the ban date “unfortunately timed”and argues the incoming president should have more time to work on a deal with TikTok. TikTok’s legal team cited a similar concern in its requests for a delay of the ban. The brief also cites Trump’s “dealmaking” experience and his social media platform Truth Social. “President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the Government–concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged,” Sauer writes. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Trump’s stance on a TikTok is much different from the one he took in his first term, when he pursued a ban of the app in 2020 . He also floated the idea that Microsoft could “work out a deal, an appropriate deal, so the Treasury of the United States gets a lot of money” without explaining exactly how such a deal would work. President Trump reversed his opinion on a TikTok ban during his second campaign. He told CNBC’s Squawk Box in March that banning TikTok would “make Facebook bigger and I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people, along with a lot of the media.” The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the ban on January 10. If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.
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Laura Anne Cousineau, 58, of Patterson, CA, passed away on December 10, 2024 in Santa Rosa, CA. Laura Anne Cousineau was born in Patterson, CA to Frank and Luisa Gonzales on March 17, 1966. Laura went to elementary & junior high school in Patterson, CA and high School in Modesto, CA. Laura was married to Francisco Arturo Cousineau on May 31, 1996 in Modesto, CA. Francisco is currently employed as a lumber salesman for Mead Clark Lumber Company. Laura worked in the restaurant industry, Medtronic, Agilent Technologies, had her own daycare center for children, and for the past 19 years homemaker to her husband Francisco (Paco) and 3 children Christian, Jasmine, & Angelina. Laura was in charge of and never missed doctor appointments for her 3 children and weekly physical therapy sessions for the children's' cerebral palsy. Her children always came 1st, soccer games, baseball games, cheerleading, and her favorite vacation spot Disneyland. In her spare time she very much enjoyed many arts and crafts, knitting, scrap booking, cooking at home and making homemade Tamales at Christmas time, and visiting with her family in Modesto, California. Laura is preceded in death by her parents Francisco and Luisa Gonzales-Reza. Laura is survived by her husband Francisco Cousineau and her 3 children Christian (18), Jasmine (16), and Angelina (14), sister Yvonne Slayton, brother Louis Gonzales, brother Brian Gonzales, and sister Kathy Gonzales. The family of Laura Cousineau wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Satellite Healthcare Windsor, Sutter Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, St Mary's Chapel-Petaluma, St Eugene's Cathedral, Sacred Heart Church-Patterson, and Daniel Chapel of the Roses. Rosary and Visitation, was held Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95405 Funeral services where held Wednesday December 18, 2024 at St Eugene's Cathedral, 2323 Montgomery Dr. Santa Rosa, CA 95405 and Friday December 20, 2024 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 529 I St Patterson, CA 95363 Burial will be at a later date at Acacia Memorial Park, Modesto, CA. Arrangements are by Daniels Chapel of the Roses.
How to file a Fortnite refund claim with the FTCIn the wake of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, the payment of student-athletes has gotten boatloads of attention. However, an often overlooked part of the agreement is roster limits and how that will impact teams and players. That will soon be evident, and that's why Nebraska's game against Wisconsin on Saturday won't just carry more meaning for the seniors on the roster but also the walk-ons. “Hopefully everyone really embraces this moment because this is kinda the end of an era. If you really think about it, we’ve outlawed, out-legislated the true walk-on programs in college football and this is the last group of kids that’ll do that,” Huskers head coach Matt Rhule said. Follow us on Facebook Related: 'It'll be, definitely, very emotional' — Huskers hope to honor seniors with win on Saturday Currently, Nebraska football has a roster of around 150 players. Starting next school year, the Huskers won't be able to have more than 105 players. That's a huge change, and one that will hit the lowest guys on the depth chart — primarily walk-ons. For Nebraska, where the walk-on tradition deeply embedded in the program, it's also a deep cut that will hurt badly. While there are dozens of well-known Huskers who climbed from walk-on to key contributor over the years, there are even more guys who haven't played major roles but still gave the program their all and lived out their dream as a Nebraska football player. That will be a rarity going forward. “It’s a shame. It’s a real, real, real shame,” Rhule said of the impact roster limits will have on walk-ons. Nebraska's head coach was a walk-on himself at Penn State and says he can't imagine his life if he wouldn't have been able to do that. He also noted the impact it will have on late-bloomers, guys like Huskers linebacker John Bullock and NFL star Haason Reddick, who played for Rhule at Temple. “For a guy like me, that’s absolutely heartbreaking,” Rhule said, adding that it will make an already flooded transfer portal even worse. Related: Huskers can check a lot of boxes vs. Wisconsin but have to end 'shocking' bowl drought Rhule mentioned junior linebacker Grant Buda, a Lincoln Southwest grad, as an example of the types of players who will be impacted by the roster limits. “That guy busts his butt off every day, he’s all Nebraska, every time you watch him and see him and interact with him, he’s smiling and all that stuff," defensive coordinator Tony White said of Buda. "That’s the backbone of programs. Those are the kind of guys that maybe the outside world doesn’t miss but when you’re old and you talk about the things you miss about playing and being the locker room, it’s guys like Grant Buda.” Buda has appeared in just one game during his career — a late opportunity against UTEP to open this season, registering one tackle. He's studying to be a doctor, earning him the nickname "Doc" from coaches and teammates and often making them wonder how he balances his studies with being a walk-on. Unfortunately, Saturday will likely be his and his fellow walk-ons' final chance to suit up for a game at Memorial Stadium. “It’s really gonna be hard,” Rhule said, noting that the walk-on rich program hasn't handed out many preferred walk-on offers this season because, “I don’t wanna make a promise I can’t keep.” Roughly 30 seniors will be honored before Nebraska's game against Wisconsin on Saturday, but don't forget about the guys like Buda, the walk-ons who may be the last of their kind in the changing landscape of college football. Thousands of athletes will start to receive compensation from their schools next year but these are the ones who are paying the price. Related: Huskers rule one senior out vs. Wisconsin, another questionable Dylan Widger-Imagn Images