The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of salmonella across 23 states, with reports of hundreds of people being sickened.
The federal agency announced in a release on Friday an additional 87 illnesses, and eight new states had been affected since the last update on the matter Tuesday.
The statement added that as of July 23, a total of 212 people have been infected with the salmonella strain, and 38 of the infections stemmed from new states: Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Virginia.
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The agency noted that a specific source for the salmonella strain has not been identified, and there are currently no advisements against eating or consuming particular foods, nor are there any links to specific retailers that might be supplying contaminated goods.
Infected persons reported illnesses starting between June 19 and July 11. According to the CDC, Salmonella symptoms can take up to two to four weeks to show in patients.
Public health officials are interviewing patients to investigate the origin of the recent outbreak. Thirty-one patients have been hospitalized as a result of infections, and zero fatalities have been reported.
According to CDC state data, Oregon had the most cases of salmonella with 51 reported infections. Utah followed close behind with 40 reported cases.
The agency said symptoms of a salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. People sickened by the bacteria typically have symptoms six hours to six days after being exposed.
The CDC advises anyone who might be experiencing symptoms to call a health care provider and report what they ate a week before becoming ill.
In rare instances, salmonella infections can be fatal. People with weakened immune systems, children under the age of 5 and adults over 65 are more likely to have severe illness symptoms.
Park Region Conference Tournament 1. Osakis 158.5 2. United North Central 156.0 3. New York Mills 155.0 4. Royalton/Upsala 147.0 5. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 123.0 6. West Central Area/Ashby/Evansville 111.0 7. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 83.0 8. Ottertail Central 75.0 9. Browerville 46.0 10. Prairie Valley 42.0
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Notes: Park Region Conference Coach of 2013-14: Brandon Gruchow West Central Area Knights Park Region Wrestler of 2013-14: Mitch Lange Royalton/Upsala 12th Grade 170 Pounds Park Region Conference Tourney Fall Award: Mitch Lange Royalton/Upsala 12th Grade 170 Pounds (2 Falls 1:25) Spirit Award Notes: Bertha Hewitt/Verndale Raiders
The Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale cheerleaders brought home the Park Region Conference Cheerleaders of the Year Award. Pictured are, front row: Rebecca Conn, Kiana Lambert and Taya Peterson. Back row: Arielle Matti, Zoe Zuhlsdorf and Rachel Bertram.
The Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale cheerleaders brought home the Park Region Conference Cheerleaders of the Year Award. Pictured are, front row: Rebecca Conn, Kiana Lambert and Taya Peterson. Back row: Arielle Matti, Zoe Zuhlsdorf and Rachel Bertram.
106 Pounds Championship Noah Becker (BROW) Dec. Jake Nohre (WCA) 4-2 Third Place Ben Johnson (UNC) Dec. Jadon Buntjer (LPGE) 3-2 Fifth Place Cole Scofield (R/U) Dec. Justin Mattocks (PV) 2-0 113 Pounds Championship Trenton Coyer (OSK) Dec. Jeremiah Harper (NYM) 6-3 Third Place Levi Larkin (WCA) Dec. Jose Funes (LPGE) 4-3 Fifth Place Alex Erlandson (OTC) Default Liam Cochran (UNC) 120 Pounds Championship Brendon Coyer (OSK) Dec. Miguel Ambriz (LPGE) 3-0 Third Place Justin Gordon (BHV) Maj. Dec. Joe Jenson (R/U) 14-3 Fifth Place James Holen (OTC) Maj.Dec. Keaton Long (WCA) 13-3 126 Pounds Championship Sam Naddy (OTC) Dec. Austin Haman (NYM) 6-2 Third Place Nicholas Middendorf (LPGE) Dec. Kade LaCoe (UNC) 4-0 Fifth Place Tyler Onstad (WCA) Maj. Dec. Darrin Stoetzel (OSK) 11-0 132 Pounds Championship Tommy Tellers (UNC) Dec. Colton Waldvogel (OSK) 12-1 Third Place Tyler Ehnert (NYM) Dec. Zack Waln (BHV) 1-0 Fifth Place Matt Neu (R/U) Default Dylan Schwartz (OTC) 138 Pounds Championship Ryan Enfer (OSK) Dec. Creg Donabauer (LPGE) 3-2 Third Place Jackson Wollenberg (BROW) Dec. Ethan McCoy (R/U) 6-2 Fifth Place Holton Truax (BHV) Fall Logan Walz (UNC) 2:57 145 Pounds Championship Brady Moulzolf (R/U) Dec. Taylor Ericksrud (NYM) 13-6 Third Place Wyatt Puttonen (UNC) Dec. Kyle Mickelsen (WCA) 4-0 Fifth Place Remington Meagher (LPGE) Fall Garrett Sunder (OSK) 2:41 152 Pounds Championship Royal Crow (WCA) Dec. Sam Tellers (UNC) 3-2 Third Place Shawn Urbanski (R/U) Dec. Kyle Schlosser (PV) 5-3 Fifth Place Noah Minten (OTC) Fall Brady Baker (BHV) 3:27 160 Pounds Championship Brad Kroll (R/U) Dec. Gunner Flynn (NYM) 5-4 Third Place Andrew Cihlar (BHV) Maj. Dec. Tyler Eckman (UNC) 11-2 Fifth Place Noah Thompson (OTC) Fall Nic Shircliff (PV) 1:34 170 Pounds Championship Mitch Lange (R/U) Dec. Dylan Huttunen (UNC) 5-1 Third Place Brian Pyle (NYM) Dec. Nick Bennett (BHV) 6-4 Fifth Place Dillion Borchert (PV) Maj. Dec. Austin Sunder (OS) 13-4 182 Pounds Championships Kyle Lange (R/U) Maj. Dec. Nils Hagen (OSK) 11-2 Third Place Sam Erckenbrack (NYM) Fall Tanner Bacon (UNC) 3:31 Fifth Place Sid Kamrath (WCA) Default Gavin Brendefur (OTC) 195 Pounds Championship Tyler Petron (NYM) Fall Tyler Spanswick (OSK) 5:39 Third Place Hunter Fick (WCA) Fall Charlie Nienaber (BHV) 5:19 Fifth Place Daniel Ukkelberg (OTC) Fall Keegan Cavallero (LPGE) :48 220 Pounds Championship Dillon Card (BHV) Dec. Taylor Carlson (UNC) 2-1 (3X OT) Third place Buzz Miller (WCA) Fall Cole Grabow (NYM) 1:15 Fifth Place Mitch Sunder (OSK) Bye 285 Pounds Championship Dalton Baker (BHV) Peter Hagen (OSK) Third Place Logan Nibbe (PV) Fall Jamie Gaida (BROW) 3:45 Fifth Place Landon Oshie (UNC) Bye
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106 Pounds Noah Becker (BROW) Maj. Dec. Jadon Buntjer (LPGE) 9-1 Jake Nohre (WCA) Maj. Dec. Ben Johnson (UNC) 17-5 113 Pounds Trenton Coyer (OSK) Fall Jose Funes (LPGE) 5:05 Jeremiah Harper (NYM) Dec. Levi Larkin (WCA) 4-0 120 Pounds Brendon Coyer (OSK) Fall Keaton Long (WCA) :55 Miguel Ambriz (LPGE) Dec. Justin Gordon (BHV) 5-4 126 Pounds Sam Naddy (OCT) Fall Darrin Stoetzel (OSK) :58 Austin Haman (NYM) Dec. Nicholas Middendorf (LPGE) 3-1 OT 132 Pounds Colton Waldvogel (OSK) Dec. Tyler Ehnert (NYM) 2-1 Tommy Tellers (UNC) Dec. Dylan Schwartz (OTC) 7-5 OT 138 Pounds Ryan Enfer (OSK) Dec. Logan Walz (UNC) 8-5 Creg Donabauer (LPGE) Dec. Holton Truax (BHV) 11-9 145 Pounds Brady Moulzolf (R/U) Fall Wyatt Puttonen (UNC) 4:30 Taylor Ericksrud (NYM) Dec. Kyle Mickelsen (WCA) 3-0 152 Pounds Royal Crow (WCA) Dec. Shawn Urbanski (R/U) 3-1 Sam Tellers (UNC) Dec. Kyle Schlosser (PV) 5-1 160 Pounds Brad Kroll (UNC) Maj. Dec. Andrew Cihlar (BHV) 12-0 Gunner Flynn (NYM) Fall Tyler Eckman (UNC) 1:49 170 Pounds Mitch Lange (R/U) Fall Dillon Borchert (PV) :47 Nick Bennett (BHV) Dec. Dylan Huttunen (UNC) 10-5 182 Pounds Kyle Lange (R/U) Dec. Sam Erckenbrack (NYM) 9-2 Nils Hagen (OSK) Tech. Fall Gavin Brendefur (OTC) 5:21 195 Pounds Tyler Patron (NYM) Fall Charlie Nienaber (BHV) 5:00 Tyler Spanswick (OSK) Fall Hunter Fick (WCA) 3:43 220 Pounds Dillon Card (BHV) Fall Cole Grabow (NYM) :19 Taylor Carlson (UNC) Fall Buzz Miller (WCA) 3:19 285 Pounds Dalton Baker (BHV) Fall Landon Oshie (UNC) :34 Peter Hagen (OSK) Dec. Logan Nibbe (PV) 2-1
Park Region Conference Junior Varisity Champions (Round Robin) 85 Pounds Quinn Kern (BHV) 92 Pounds Max Naddy (OTC) 95 Pounds Nate Hart (OTC) 96 Pounds Devin Dean (BHV) 97 Pounds Seth Johnson (OSK) 99 Pounds Ben Naddy (OTC) 105 Pounds Triston Stoetzel (OSK) 107 Pounds Drake Swenson (WCA) 116 Bridger Bettin (UNC) 125 Matt Herzog (R/U) 126 Dawson Quistorff (BROW) 133 Carson Huls (R/U) 136 Zach Ward (PV) 142 Cody Johnson (LPGE) 143 John Flynn (NYM) 145 Trent Cimenski (R/U) 153 Mason Frederichs (NYM) 155 Joel Zimmerman (R/U) 160 Dalton Louden (R/U) 162 Matt Presler (R/U) 170 Matt Powers (BHV) 180 Jacob Thompson (OTC) 285 Logan Olson (UNC) Austin Chyba (BROW)
Click:12 watt street light Last night’s episode of SmackDown Live emanated from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The dark match that took place before last night’s episode of SmackDown Live went on the air saw Becky Lynch defeat Ruby Riott in what was said to be a really good match.
The dark main event that took place after last night’s episode of SmackDown Live went off the air saw Shinsuke Nakamura defeat Dolph Ziggler with the Kinshasa. Nakamura was cheered despite the attacks on Daniel Bryan and WWE Champion AJ Styles earlier in the night during the closing segment of SmackDown Live.
Click:gender reveal cannons “Woken” Matt Hardy has definitely been entertaining over the past few weeks, but fans have been wondering whether or not Jeff Hardy will be joining in on the act or if he will go solo when he returns. It looks like the answer will be revealed soon enough because Jeff Hardy has revealed that he has been cleared by WWE doctors to return to the ring. Hardy confirmed on the Hall of Fame Red Carpet that he is now healed from his injury and is just waiting for an “appropriate idea” before coming back. Hardy also stated that he hopes he will be able to wrestle in an Ultimate Deletion-type of match if WWE ever does decided to do one again. Be on the lookout for Jeff Hardy to return to action very soon.
.@JEFFHARDYBRAND is HERE and cleared to compete!
Very interesting… #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/FTO3KeM7OH
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Fans have gone months without seeing any of the high-flying and captivating action and segments that Lucha Underground has become known for over the past few years. Season 3 of the show ended several months ago and fans have been waiting for more details on season 4 ever since. Production on a fourth season began not too long ago but word on a release date for future episodes had remained completely nonexistent up until just recently. During the ongoing WrestleCon event in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lucha Underground announced that season 4 of their weekly television series will arrive on the El Rey Network starting on June 13th at 8pm ET.
One of the most intriguing aspects of WrestleMania this weekend will undoubtedly be the in-ring return of Daniel Bryan. His tag team match with Shane McMahon against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will be Bryan’s first wrestling match in over three years due to WWE doctors previously forcing him into retirement because of head injuries. Ever since WWE made the shocking announcement that Bryan had been cleared to return, videos have shown him practicing in the ring once again, and the newest video features Bryan giving fans a quick sneak peak at the gear that he plans on wearing at the event. Bryan returns to the ring during WrestleMania this Sunday night.
Members of the European Parliament felt sidelined in talks about the EU’s giant coronavirus recovery fund. Expect them to exact revenge by asserting their authority over the EU budget plan — which, at least theoretically, they could veto.
Led by Parliament President David Sassoli, MEPs on Thursday plan to declare in a resolution that they are ready to “withhold” their consent for the long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), to which the groundbreaking €750 billion recovery plan is attached — until they get a “satisfactory agreement” on a range of issues.
Many MEPs object to big cuts to proposed programs that were part of the overall €1.82 trillion budget-and-recovery package approved early Tuesday morning by the heads of state and government on the European Council. Many also want clearer guarantees about a mechanism to stop the flow of budget funds to countries violating the rule of law.
Some are also demanding greater certainty about new “own resources” — streams of revenue, like a proposed carbon border mechanism or a digital tax, intended to help pay off the joint debt taken by EU countries to finance the recovery fund.
The Parliament’s saber-rattling might be viewed as largely symbolic, given the steep political risk of trying to block a historic deal that was reached after five days of painful and unprecedented negotiations by Europe’s top leaders. Doing so would also expose Parliament to accusations of delaying or stopping a plan designed to help European economies overcome the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Those concerns were evident in behind-the-scenes negotiations over the resolution, in which some parliamentary leaders pushed to soften the draft resolution text from threatening to “reject” the budget plan, to threatening to withhold approval.
A Parliament spokesperson added that it was “clear” that Parliament was “not going to delay the recovery plan.”
“It would be unjustifiable and incomprehensible,” the spokesperson added.
Still, top national and EU leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, are mindful of the requirement to obtain Parliament’s consent, as well as its role in developing the legislative acts needed to implement programs financed by the MFF. Leaders, therefore, regard the objections seriously.
“The president met yesterday with President Sassoli, spoke the whole day with MEPs,” a senior Commission official said at a briefing for reporters on Wednesday. “So we’re very much focused on the European Parliament now.”
Both von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel are expected to attend Thursday’s plenary session in Parliament to discuss the deal.
EU leaders in recent weeks have repeatedly tried to show that they respect the Parliament’s role in the process, including by convening a mini-summit earlier this month with Sassoli and Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, which now holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.
At a dawn news conference Tuesday to announce the blockbuster budget deal, von der Leyen specifically stressed Parliament’s role, as well as the own resources issue, which she knows is a priority for many MEPs.
“Unlike in previous crises, this time member states have not opted for an intergovernmental agreement,” von der Leyen said. “But they have entrusted the European Commission of Europe’s recovery. We will together manage a total of €1.8 trillion. The bulk of the money will be channeled through the programs in which the European Parliament is involved.”
In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs had set a high bar by asking for a €2 trillion recovery package with funds “mostly, through grants,” as well as the introduction of “a basket of new own resources” and the abolition of rebates — the discounts some countries get on their contributions to EU coffers.
That €2 trillion, by historic measures, was roughly double the typical size of the MFF. They also demanded that Parliament be involved “in the shaping, adoption and implementation of the recovery fund.”
The Parliament is clearly not going to get everything it wants. But for MEPs, warning about withholding approval now that a deal has been done is more than just rhetoric; it’s about flexing the muscle of the EU institution widely perceived as closest to citizens.
“We play our role as Parliament,” said Valérie Hayer, a French MEP from the centrist Renew Europe, who is part of the negotiating team for the long-term EU budget and own resources reform. “This resolution is aimed at opening negotiations, and in every negotiation, there are expectations.”
MEPs will not have an opportunity to vote on the EU’s recovery plan itself. But the MFF — to which the recovery package is attached — needs the consent of an absolute majority in Parliament. If MEPs were to veto the MFF, which is likely to come to a vote in December, they would also torpedo the recovery deal.
At a news conference Wednesday, Sassoli made clear that European lawmakers were “very satisfied” with the overall agreement but he complained of “unjustifiable cuts” to come programs in the €1.074 trillion MFF. “There is a proposal on the table, but we want to improve it,” Sassoli said.
Von der Leyen, too, has complained of some of those cuts.
Alexandra Geese, a German MEP from the Greens, cited cuts in research that “are not reasonable” and cuts on health that “are difficult for us to justify.”
“We must have some influence there,” Geese, who also sits on the Parliament’s Committee on Budgets, said.
Peter Liese, an MEP from the conservative European People’s Party, said: “I will make every effort to ensure that we welcome the agreement in principle at our plenary session on Thursday, but reject it in its present form.”
Liese added, “The European Parliament must play a much stronger role in the recovery plan.”
The three Americans headed back to the US after being released by North Korea have thanked President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for securing their freedom.
In a major diplomatic coup for Donald Trump, Kim Dong-cheol, Kim Sang-deok and Kim Hak-seong, who have been imprisoned by the rogue regime for between one and three years, were all released on Wednesday.
"We would like to express our deep appreciation to the United States government, President Trump, Secretary Pompeo, and the people of the United States for bringing us home," the three said in a statement released by the State Department.
"We thank God, and all our families and friends who prayed for us and for our return. God Bless America, the greatest nation in the world."
The exchange came as Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, made a second visit to North Korea in as many months, spending 13 hours on the ground locked in talks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Mike PompeoCredit:
Reuters
Mr Pompeo told reporters on his way back to America that all three men were in “good health” and managed to climb stairs on their own.
He also confirmed that a date, time and location for Mr Trump’s historic meeting with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has been agreed and was now “locked in”.
An announcement is expected in the next few days. Mr Trump said on Wednesday that the Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] that separates North and South Korea will not be the site of the meeting.
Two people familiar with the plans told CNN that Singapore had been chosen as the venue.
In his first reported comments on the summit, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his sit down with Mr Trump "would be a historic meeting" and an "excellent first step" according to state media.
I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health. Also, good meeting with Kim Jong Un. Date & Place set.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2018
Kim Dong-cheol, 64, a South Korean-born American pastor, was arrested in North Korea in 2015 on charges of spying and sentenced to 10 years of hard labour.
Kim Sang-deok, 59, and Kim Hak-seong, believed to be in his 50s, were both working as academics at Pyongyang’s University of Science and Technology were arrested last year on suspicion of “hostile acts” during heightened tensions over North Korea’s rapidly advancing nuclear and weapons programmes.
Following the announcement, the family of Kim Sang-deok, also known as Tony Kim, said they were "very grateful" for his release.
They said in a statement: "We want to thank all of those who have worked toward and contributed to his return home. We also want to thank the President for engaging directly with North Korea. Mostly, we thank God for Tony’s safe return.”
"We appreciate all of the support and prayers of friends and even strangers during this challenging year. You are dear to our hearts. We ask that you continue to pray for the people of North Korea and for the release of all who are still being held."
People watch a TV news report showing portraits of Kim Dong Chul, left, Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song, right in South KoreaCredit:
AP
US officials, including Mr Pompeo, are believed to have been working for months alongside foreign diplomats to secure the detainees’ release.
The goodwill gesture from Pyongyang comes amid a growing détente between North and South Korea, with America pushing for their release before the Trump-Kim summit.
Mr Trump announced the news on Twitter, writing: "I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health.”
The US president was due to greet the US detainees when they arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington DC around 2am on Thursday.
Looking forward to greeting the Hostages (no longer) at 2:00 A.M.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2018
Mr Pompeo flew to Pyongyang on Tuesday and met with Mr Kim – the second time he has seen the North Korean leader in two months – as well as other regime officials.
He assured them that the White House was committed to working with Pyongyang to resolve a standoff over its nuclear weapons and to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
Mr Pompeo extended Washington’s olive branch as he shared lunch with senior official Kim Yong Chol, who is North Korea’s serving director for inter-Korean relations.
Mr Pompeo said according to Reuters: "For decades, we have been adversaries. Now we are hopeful that we can work together to resolve this conflict, take away threats to the world and make your country have all the opportunities your people so richly deserve."
Mr Kim, the senior official, responded by expressing "high expectations the United States will play a very big role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula."
Mr Pompeo’s trip follows a rebuke by North Korea at the weekend over “misleading” claims that Mr Trump’s maximum political pressure and sanctions drove Pyongyang to the negotiating table.
Secretary Pompeo and his “guests” will be landing at Andrews Air Force Base at 2:00 A.M. in the morning. I will be there to greet them. Very exciting!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2018
The North’s official news agency quoted a foreign ministry spokesman warning that the claims were a “dangerous attempt” to ruin a budding détente on the Korean Peninsula, after the country’s leader met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in April.
However, international sanctions over its nuclear and missiles programmes have hit North Korea hard over the past year and Kim is believed to be focusing on rebuilding his flagging economy.
During a parallel meeting on Wednesday with Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, President Moon and Li Keqiang, the Chinese premier, said that North Korea should be guaranteed economic aid if it were to undertake complete denuclearisation.
Kim Dong-cheol
Of all the US nationals held by North Korea over the last 20 years, Mr Kim has spent the longest amount of time in detention.
Kim Dong-chul Credit:
AP
Born in Seoul but a naturalised US citizen, he had been living in China and operated a business in the Rason Special Economic Zone when he was arrested in October 2015, although that was not confirmed until January the following year.
He appeared at a stage-managed press conference in March 2016 and confessed to “trying to steal military secrets in collusion with South Koreans”. Seoul has denied any involvement in the case.
Mr Kim was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour after being found guilty of espionage and other crimes against the North Korean state.
Kim Sang-deok
Mr Kim, also known as Tony Kim, is a Korean-American who had just completed a one-month assignment as a guest lecturer in international finance and management at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology.
Tony Kim was accused of committing unspecified criminal acts intended to overthrow the governmentCredit:
Family of Tony Kim / AP
He was also involved in humanitarian work in North Korea, including transporting foreign aid to areas of the country hardest hit by the flooding in the summer, which killed more than 500 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes.
Mr Kim and his wife were arrested on April 22, 2017 , shortly before they were due to board a flight at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport.
Mr Kim’s wife was subsequently permitted to leave the country, but he has been found guilty of “hostile criminal acts with an aim to subvert the country”.
Kim Hak-seong
Kim Hak-song was taken into custody on May 7 2017, and has since been accused of carrying out “hostile acts” against the North Korean state.
Mr Kim had also been working at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, where he had been involved in agricultural development work.
An ethnic Korean, Mr Kim moved to the US from China in the mid-1990s and studied in California. Colleagues described him as being “devoted” to the development of the North’s agricultural sector so the nation could become self-sufficient in basic foods.
Click:vanilla gifts ROH announced the following:
Coming off the highly successful Honor United Tour, the Best Wrestling on the Planet, Ring of Honor, returns to the UK with the HONOR RE-UNITED TOUR, featuring an eight-man, United States vs. United Kingdom Tournament! The tournament is the First Annual Ring of Honor International Cup with the first round taking place in Edinburgh on Thursday August 16, the Semi Finals and Finals on Saturday August 18 in Doncaster, with the winner challenging for the Ring of Honor World Championship in the Main Event on Sunday August 19 in London!
The tournament marks the first of many anticipated International Cups, all of which possess endless possibilities, including the United States vs. Japan, United States vs. Germany, United States vs. Mexico, and more!
As we have seen from the recent Reach For The Sky, War of the Worlds – UK, and Honor United Tours, Ring of Honor brings in the very best UK stars to compete against its own stars year after year! Previous tours have brought stars like “The Villain” Marty Scurll, Will Ospreay, Mark Haskins, NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis, and others to ROH competition, with all making the most of their opportunities. Will we see a breakout star make the most of this opportunity or will an established star win the first-ever ROH International Cup?
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Current ROH booker and wrestler Marty Scurll has been accused of sexual assault by a woman under the Twitter handle @mystickttn, who was 16 at the time the incident took place after an IPW show in the U.K. in 2015. The woman, who was working for IPW that weekend, wrote that she didn’t have a key to her hotel room, but that Scurll pressured her to go with her back to her hotel and brought her to an empty hallway. “He spent a while saying to me that, ‘We should go back together, let’s go back to the hotel, let’s f—.’ ”
“Once we got outside my room [at the hotel], in this empty, quiet hallway, he sat on a chair and got his penis out and told me to suck it,” she said. “So I did. After a little while he found a cupboard opposite my room, full of sheets. He took me in there and got me to stand up, with my underwear pulled down. Remember, I’m 16 at this time. The whole time that he was getting me into position to stick his unprotected penis inside of me, I was repeatedly saying, ‘I’m so sorry I’m a virgin.’” She said that before Scurll had the chance to penetrate her, her friend arrived and told Scurll to leave.
The woman also detailed a previous relationship she had while underage with IPW founder and former promoter Dan Edler, whom she alleges raped her before this incident took place. Edler sold the promotion in 2017, which shows a common theme of male wrestlers in positions of power in the U.K. taking advantage of underage female trainees.
The woman’s father, @JBizzleBeard on Twitter, who worked for IPW at the time, has since tweeted out a series of messages between him and Scurll where Scurll admited to kissing the girl and said it happened because he was drunk. In his message to the father, Scurll admited kissing the woman when she was 16. “I got trashed after the IPW party and kissed her,” he said. “Complete idiot and complete mistake. I apologies. I didn’t mean to disrespect you. I feel ashamed. Nothing like that will ever happen again. I’m sorry, man.”
The woman has gone on to accuse several wrestlers of sexual abuse and grooming in the U.K. on her Twitter account. She mentions she ended up leaving the wrestling business at the age of 16. She went on to allege incidents of sexual assault and rape in the U.K. involving Joey Ryan, Paul Robinson, James Davis, Ryan Smile, and Damian Dunne.
Today, Marty Scurll responded to the allegations on Twitter, asserting that the encounter was legal and consensual. “Although I truly believe that our encounter was consensual, and the fact that the encounter was legal is almost not the point,” he said. “I understand that she now views our encounter as part of a bigger problem within the wrestling community.”
“What concerns me at this moment is that from what I have been reading, she is a fan of wrestling and was made to feel unsafe within that community,” Scurll wrote. “This is not acceptable. I also understand that people have been attacking her on social media, and I implore you to please stop. She has a right to her voice and it is our responsibility to listen.”
ROH has yet to comment. PWTorch reached out for comment yesterday and have not heard back.
You can read @Mystickkttn’s tweets on Scurll and her father’s screenshots of his conversation with Scurll as well as Scurll’s response to the allegations below:
#speakingout MARTY SCURLL He sexually abused me when I was 16 and intoxicated. pic.twitter.com/MolRM0j28I
— kitten (@mystickttn) June 22, 2020
I can’t just sit on these messages after my daughter has spoken out once again. I can only support her and back her up. What more can I do? pic.twitter.com/SysWWZlpte
Germany’s health minister warned Monday against social gatherings and parties even as Europe appears to largely have a handle on the spread of coronavirus.
Politico reports that Jens Spahn said he didn’t want to be a “party pooper,” but cautioned against such events anyway.
“I’m really not a party pooper or a spoilsport … but now is not the time for this,” said Spahn, according to the news outlet.
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Spahn’s comments come as Germany remains one of Europe’s success stories in terms of total coronavirus infections and related deaths; around 200,000 Germans have been infected since the beginning of the pandemic, and fewer than 10,000 deaths have been recorded.
His remarks also follow near-daily viral images and videos of U.S. citizens returning to pre-pandemic behavior in recent weeks, packing beaches, rivers and even amusement parks to beat the summer heat despite warnings from health officials about the possible spread of coronavirus.
Many U.S. states, including Florida and Texas, have continued to see rates of new coronavirus infections spike, causing some to pause plans to reopen nonessential businesses and public spaces.
“I had to undergo a knee scope on my left knee to clean out some of the gunk that built up over the past few months after the ACL/Meniscus repair” she wrote, saying that the reason for the scope was that there was a bump in the knee that was causing her to have issues. That issue has now been fixed.
She also noted that her rehab was heating up, and credited the WWE Performance Center staff for her rehabilitation.
“Genuinely don’t know what I would do without the amazing medical staff at the PC,” she wrote. “They push me to give me all 100% of the time but are always there to help/comfort me when I feel like I just want to quit or if I feel like I have no more to give!”
Nox injured her ACLduring a match against Rhea Ripley in a Mae Young Classic quarterfinal match back in August. She had just come back from an ACL injury in her other knee that kept her out for a year.
She noted in the post that she hopes to be back by next summer.