Note: Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the junior varsity games with Alva have been canceled. Varsity action has been moved up with the girls tip at 5 p.m. followed by the boys. The Boomer basketball teams open a two-game homestead on Tuesday with Alva coming to Boomer Fieldhouse. Then on Friday, it will be homecoming night as the Boomers host Clinton. Woodward comes into the week after finishing up play in the Jones Tournament on Saturday. The girls took third place with a 56-42 win over Heritage Hall behind a 37-point night by Thessaly Pfeifer. Jocelyn Treece added 11 points as ..read more

His older sister, Brenda, who currently runs the business, said the video showed a prolonged, fierce struggle between the two men all over the lobby. “He kept coming at him, he really wanted the gun back,” she said of the gunman. The younger Mr. Tsay, a computer coder who mans the ticket office a few days a week at the ballroom started by his grandparents, said it was around 10:35 p.m. Saturday that he turned to face the gunman, whom he didn’t recognize. He had never seen a real gun before, but could tell that it was a deadly weapon, he said. “My heart sank, I knew I was going to die ..read more

MOORHEAD — Moorhead’s Adam Jenkins was among the 36 players announced last week on the Minnesota Mr. Basketball Committee’s watchlist for the 2022-23 season. Seeing his name among the talent that comprises the list was an honor, Jenkins said. “It’s a really big honor for me and I’m really happy and excited about it,” Jenkins said. “I know I’ll have to go up against a lot of good talent and great players that I’ve played against. I’m just really excited I’m on it and happy to be one of the people mentioned.” Jenkins, an MSUM signee, also understands the history behind the award, with several ..read more

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is poised to sue Alphabet Inc’s Google as soon as Tuesday regarding the company’s dominance over the digital advertising market space, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu) Read more ..read more

BISMARCK – Mayors in the Red River Valley are hopeful the North Dakota Legislature will move ahead with requested funding for a water supply project and save the cities some money in the process. Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski joined Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis to talk about the Red River Valley Water Supply Project and the need for the project to move forward during a Senate Appropriations hearing on Jan. 19. The Red River Water Supply Project is an effort to “provide an emergency water supply to central and eastern North Dakota during times of water scar ..read more

MOORHEAD — In her home studio that doubles as her living room, there was the sound of brush strokes Monday, Jan. 23, as artist Bailey White was in the middle of an abstract piece of art, soon to be in the hands of a Giving Hearts Day donor. “(W)e’re probably about 30 hours in,” White said as she painted. What started as a simple, blank piece is nearly complete and ready for bidding. “This is like a water scene and this is kind of like a Mother Nature motif,” White said, describing the painting. White was named the Giving Heart’s Day Artist of the Year. “This is so wonderful,” said Dakota Med ..read more

Australian Open news: Djokovic caves in to medical team appeal as Kyrgios shows knee wound  Express Read more ..read more

Topline Replacing time on the couch with less than 10 minutes of moderate or intense physical activity can have a positive impact on cognitive function among middle-aged people, according to a new study published on Monday, as research grows on the effect that just a few minutes of physical activity each day can have. Just a few minutes of intense or moderate physical activity can improve cognitive skills among … [+] middle-age people, according to a new study. Getty ImagesKey Facts Researchers evaluated the daily physical activity of more than 4,400 people in the U.K. between the ages of 4 ..read more

Banks last week announced in their earning calls plans to continue pulling back on auto lending as interest rates constrained vehicle sales amid improved supply. Citizens Bank, Fifth Third and PNC Financial all saw declines in their auto portfolio. Citizens Bank, for one, expects a $3 billion runoff of its auto book in 2023, and […] Read more ..read more

Microsoft has extended its partnership with OpenAI, announcing an additional “multiyear, multibillion-dollar” investment in the San Francisco artificial intelligence lab behind the experimental online chatbot ChatGPT. The two companies did not disclose the specific financial terms of the deal. Previously, Microsoft was in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter. With the new deal, the tech giant hopes to remain at the forefront of generative artificial intelligence — technologies that can generate text, images and other media in response to short ..read more