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The law was unanimously passed in the Tennessee House Monday, News Channel 9 reported. Cecilia Williams came up with the idea for the bill after a drunk driver killed her 30-year-old son Cordell, 25-year-old daughter-in-law-to-be Lacey and four-month-old grandson Cordell II in Missouri on April 13, 2021, News Channel 9 reported. The law is named “Bentley’s Law” after the eldest of the couple’s two surviving children. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 28 people in the United States die each day in drunk-driving crashes....

That was life for Eric DeCosta and the Ravens — the defending AFC North champion Ravens, it’s easy to forget — as NFL free agency officially began. Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell did, in fact, exit the Steelers, and a wave of newcomers led by Odell Beckham Jr. arrived in Cleveland. By comparison, the Ravens looked as if they were playing catch-up. Even when they later reeled in two big free agents that fit needs specific to their roster and philosophy and to their division battles (Mark Ingram, Earl Thomas), the verdict was not in yet on whether they were still the chaser or the chased....

BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter Last week Malaysia heralded the first time ever the country changed its federal government, following its fourteenth general election. The Pakatan Harapan (Hope Alliance) coalition of parties defeated the Barisan Nasional (National Front), who had been ruling Malaysia continuously since it obtained independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. Malaysians rejoiced in the change of power at the federal level, but they also welcome the political tsunami at the state level, when seven states that had been held by the National Front, are now in the hands of the Hope Alliance, excluding Kuala Lumpur which is run by the federal government, on top of Selangor and Pulau Pinang that had already been governed by the Alliance....

“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last,” she said proudly as the first woman and the first woman of color to hold one of the highest positions in the U.S. government. “Because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.” Now, another glass ceiling has been shattered as the Miami Marlins have tapped Kim Ng to be their next general manager....

The ruling was for a case that came from San Juan County where an “emergency department technician,” also licensed as an emergency medical technician, took blood samples at San Juan Medical Center in Farmington for a DWI investigation. The case was one of six with similar happenings. The defendants argued that under the state Implied Consent Act, emergency department technicians were not qualified to draw blood. The defendant in this case, Brian Adams, cited a statute that states “only a doctor, a nurse, and some technicians” are permitted to take blood samples in DWI investigations, according to KRQE....

State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said the state was quickly heading into having to decide which patients could be treated at hospitals, as hospitals nationwide struggle to find enough beds for COVID-19 patients. “We’re going to have to choose who gets care and who doesn’t get care,” Scrase said. “And we don’t want to get to that point.” The number of coronavirus patient hospitalizations in New Mexico jumped by more than 20 percent in one day....

New Mexico’s primary is expected to be held in June. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico’s Secretary of State, requested that polling places be closed on that date and mail-in ballots be used instead of voting at the polls in person. Coronavirus-centered public health guidelines in New Mexico, which include a limitation on mass gatherings and the closure of non-essential businesses, are expected to remain in place until at least the end of April....

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several new DMTs to treat MS in the last few years. The emergence of these drugs has been a remarkable step in changing the outlook on living with MS. It has also provided patients with multiple options for treating their disease. This article will review these newer DMTs, including how they work, their common side effects and contraindications, and their dosing schedule....

The grants were for art exhibitions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Virginia Commonwealth University, both featuring the work of widely exhibited contemporary artists. Both shows contain images of body parts, including genitalia (though the show in Virginia has only a single, tiny photo of a penis). None of the art seems particularly outrageous, but Radice told Congress earlier this month she would veto sexually explicit art. A number of arts advocates voiced dismay....

Resilience Force, a nonprofit that trains workers to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, provided training to 100 people in New Orleans. Most of the workers had been earning minimum wage at service jobs before the pandemic hit. Saket Soni, the group’s executive director, said a high proportion of people who received training were people of color and immigrants. They are workers who are usually underpaid and are willing to put themselves at risk to complete their jobs....

MORE: Must-see photos from Australia | Federer loses in third round | Sportal’s live coverage Halep has won 16 straight sets since losing the very first of her campaign in Shenzhen earlier in January, before going on to win the title. Still with Wilson but brandishing a different model, Halep, 23, said she was pleased with her output using her new frame. “It has more control, you know, also power I have with it....

“You are in the belly of the enemy,” the man from Canada warned, and cautioned his audience to be careful whom they spoke to. “The oppressors are everywhere.” Once it was clear they all understood, the jazz musician bent to his knees, clutched the visitor’s hand and took a solemn oath. He pledged to be “one of Islam’s soldiers … on the road to jihad.” The doctor allegedly did the same....

“We’re fighting for the livelihoods of American workers, and we must continue to cut through every piece of red tape that stands in our way,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. “With millions of Americans forced out of work by the virus, it’s more important than ever to remove burdens that destroy American jobs.” The full text of Trump’s executive order wasn’t immediately signed or released to the media....

In a historic, but underreported move this summer, the U.K. government issued its first tranche of penalties pursuant to a new human rights sanctions regime. As London stands up its first autonomous economic measures due to Brexit, there is a need for close coordination on sanctions not just with the European Union, but with the world’s most powerful sanctions authority—the U.S. Treasury Department. Such coordination can have the added benefit of narrowing the transatlantic gap over contentious policy issues, like Iran....

“I fundamentally think the Conservative party is the party of law and order. Full stop,” Patel told The Daily Mail, in her first interview since Boris Johnson appointed her home secretary on July 24. “Offenders should be fearful of committing any criminal activities on our streets,” she said. The Home Secretary is a cabinet position — in light of his recent election, Johnson recently implemented a massive shake-up of the cabinet — that is responsible for immigration and citizenship in the United Kingdom....

That’s up almost 19 percent from the same time last year when prices broke $36,000 for the first time, the Associated Press reported. Auto price increases are driving up U.S. inflation, J.D. Power said. “September results show that there are simply not enough vehicles available to meet consumer demand,” said Thomas King, president of data and analytics at J.D. Power. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....

Speaking to CNN on Monday morning, Adams said investigators are probing reports that frequent false alarms may have led residents to ignore the alarm system as Sunday’s blaze ripped through the Bronx apartment building. “We’re going to look at that system and ensure that the alarm system didn’t repeatedly malfunction,” Adams said of the fire, which local leaders say is the city’s worst in decades. According to Daniel Nigro, commissioner of the city’s fire department, a malfunctioning electric space heater in the bedroom of a third-floor apartment was the cause of the fire....

Earlier this week, Sen. Kevin Parker of Brooklyn proposed SB S6722 — the “New York collegiate athletic participation compensation act” — which would allow student-athletes to profit off their image. He later told ESPN he added an amendment that mandates college athletic departments equally spread 15 percent of their annual revenue among their student-athletes. MORE: California athletes move step closer to profiting off name, likeness, image Parker’s proposal comes after California passed a bill — which he says his is modeled after — that allows in-state student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness....

The former Liverpool gaffer signed a three-year contract with the St James’ Park outfit in March 2016, and although they went on relegation that term, he guided them back to the top-flight, winning the English Championship title in the process. This season, despite a poor start, the four-time Premier League champions have seen their stock rise having climbed to the tenth spot in the log, with 41 points from 35 games, thus securing their place in the top division next season....