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Indianapolis Star
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Purdue football adds Division II defensive lineman as grad transfer
Josh Burney is a 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive tackle who played four seasons at Fort Valley State, a Division II program in Georgia. Purdue football dipped down to the Division II level in an attempt to further enhance its defensive front. Former Fort Valley State defensive lineman Josh Burney committed to the Boilermakers on Tuesday. He became the 22nd transfer addition of the spring and the third on the defensive line. Burney, who is 6 foot 4 and 300 pounds, collected 20 tackles, five sacks, one quarterback hurry and one blocked kick over nine games last season. He had recorded two sacks in 19 games over his first three seasons. Purdue had already added former Arkansas defensive lineman Ian Jeffries and former North Texas edge rusher Braylon Charles since the end of spring practice. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Boilermakers needed additional depth on the defensive front after six tackles or rush ends entered the portal since the end of the spring.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Social media star Alysha Burney remembered at Kansas City's Loose Park
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friends, family and fans of a social media star said goodbye at Kansas City's Loose Park Friday night. Alysha Burney died while vacationing in Mexico earlier this month. Family say the 24-year-old died in her sleep of an asthma attack. Family says fans have been reaching out to them to let them know the impact she had on their lives through her videos. That support was certainly evident Friday as more than 100 supporters from across the country congregated in Kansas City, wearing her favorite color, pink. 'I've been watching her videos, I've stared at her pictures,' Burney's mother Anitra Scott said. KC metro among top 3 US cities to suffer most from trade war, Canada says Videos that took the 2023 University of Central Missouri graduate straight to L.A. after graduation, amassing more than five million subscribers on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. 'Alysha was truly one of a kind; she was very authentic, not afraid to be herself, she was very expressive, emotional and sensitive at times,' her brother Charles Burney, who was featured in many of the videos along with their mother, said. 'What you see on camera is how she is in life. She was full of life, laughter, she was always joking,' Scott said. A star on camera, her family says Burney's ultimate dreams were writing and directing. She died just one day before her 25th birthday. Driver caught going 104 mph in 45 mph zone in Overland Park 'We thank you for the life and legacy of Alysha Burney. God, we thank you for the laughter,' her uncle said, praying before they released pink balloons in her honor. 'We love you, Alysha,' those gathered yelled in unison. Burney's brother says Alysha had one more skit already filmed she planned to post after her birthday. He says he's busy editing that final video to post to her social media accounts because he knows that's what she would have wanted. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Australia's Albanese is a negotiator with concern for social issues
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, seeking re-election in a tight race, is a pragmatic leader who pledged to end divisions but was set back by the failure of a referendum on Indigenous people and the headwinds of global inflation. His centre-left Labor government pulled Australia closer to major security ally the United States, committing A$368 billion ($232 billion) to their AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Britain. He also restarted dialogue with China after a diplomatic freeze, saying stabilising ties with Australia's biggest customer was in the national interest. That effort secured the removal of an unofficial boycott of A$20 billion of Australian commodities and the release of a journalist jailed for three years. Those who know Albanese, 62, say he is genuinely motivated by a mix of pragmatism and concern for social justice gained from childhood struggles, when he was brought up in public housing by a single mother on a disability pension. "There is a lovely softness to him. I have seen him cry," said Labor parliamentarian Linda Burney, a long-time neighbour in inner Sydney, who attributed her entry into politics to encouragement from the prime minister. "He has just been a rock in my life," added Burney, who became the first Indigenous person elected to the parliament of New South Wales in 2003, before going on to be Minister for Indigenous Australians in federal parliament. Polling shows Australians are likely to elect a hung parliament, leaving either Labor or the opposition Liberal-National coalition to strike deals with independents to form a minority government. WORKING CLASS BOY MADE GOOD In the 2022 campaign that won Albanese the prime minister's office after nine years of conservative rule, Labor spotlighted his working-class credentials heavily. Albanese was an old mate who had "a socialism of the heart", British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg wrote on social media after the prime minister quoted his lyrics during his first press conference in the role. The first in his family to attend university, Albanese studied economics and engaged in student politics. But by 2024, media headlines focused on his A$4-million ($2.5 million) purchase of an oceanfront house in New South Wales, amid a housing affordability crisis that has become the dominant theme of the 2025 election. Despite delivering early on core promises to boost childcare funding and lift wages of low-income workers, Albanese was hampered as global inflation caused by the war in Ukraine drove up energy prices and interest rates, said Frank Bongiorno, a professor of history at the Australian National University. Burney, who sat in cabinet meetings, said Albanese worked with his team to craft household relief measures such as energy bill rebates that were "just crucial in terms of seeing Australia through very difficult times". Albanese has been called over-cautious after setting a two-term strategy for what he wanted to achieve, said Bongiorno, who added it was uncertain if he would get another chance at the job. "There hasn't been a one-term federal government in Australia since 1932, the depression era," Bongiorno said. Labor's 2025 election promises feature tax cuts and a centrepiece pledge of A$8.5 billion more for healthcare under a revitalised Medicare. Albanese's passion for the National Rugby League, a sport he discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump on their first telephone call in 2025, eventually dovetailed with geopolitics. Australia pledged A$600 million ($378 million) to bring its Pacific Islands neighbour Papua New Guinea into the league and fund its team - if it rejected security ties with Beijing. PNG leader James Marape said in February he would "forever appreciate" Albanese's support to create the first national team. As prime minister, Albanese staked significant political capital on improving the position of Australia's Indigenous peoples. He pushed ahead with a national referendum in 2023 seeking to recognise them in the constitution, despite opposition by the conservative Liberal-National coalition. Albanese said he accepted responsibility after more than 60% of Australians voted "No". "That was an enormously damaging episode to the government, it sapped its confidence, it sapped its sense of purpose, it made the government for the first time look like a loser," said Bongiorno, who has authored a book on the Labor Party. Albanese's policy themes owe a debt to Bob Hawke, Labor's longest-serving prime minister, in whose reformist government he worked as a research officer, after being elected president of the party's youth wing at 22. Hawke launched the universal health scheme Medicare and took steps towards a treaty with Indigenous people but ultimately failed to deliver it. Albanese was at the centre of managing Australia's last minority government, as Leader of the House for Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard, between 2010 and 2013. "If it is a hung parliament, his leadership, his negotiation skills and his experience in the political arena is going to be absolutely critical," said Burney. ($1 = 1.5883 Australian dollars)
Reuters
28-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Who is Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister seeking re-election?
SYDNEY, March 28 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, seeking re-election in a tight race, is a pragmatic leader who pledged to end divisions but was set back by the failure of a referendum on Indigenous people and the headwinds of global inflation. His centre-left Labor government pulled Australia closer to major security ally the United States, committing A$368 billion ($232 billion) to their AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Britain. He also restarted dialogue with China after a diplomatic freeze, saying stabilising ties with Australia's biggest customer was in the national interest. That effort secured the removal of an unofficial boycott of A$20 billion of Australian commodities and the release of a journalist jailed for three years. Those who know Albanese, 62, say he is genuinely motivated by a mix of pragmatism and concern for social justice gained from childhood struggles, when he was brought up in public housing by a single mother on a disability pension. "There is a lovely softness to him. I have seen him cry," said Labor parliamentarian Linda Burney, a long-time neighbour in inner Sydney, who attributed her entry into politics to encouragement from the prime minister. "He has just been a rock in my life," added Burney, who became the first Indigenous person elected to the parliament of New South Wales in 2003, before going on to be Minister for Indigenous Australians in federal parliament. Polling shows Australians are likely to elect a hung parliament, leaving either Labor or the opposition Liberal-National coalition to strike deals with independents to form a minority government. WORKING CLASS BOY MADE GOOD In the 2022 campaign that won Albanese the prime minister's office after nine years of conservative rule, Labor spotlighted his working-class credentials heavily. Albanese was an old mate who had "a socialism of the heart", British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg wrote on social media after the prime minister quoted his lyrics during his first press conference in the role. The first in his family to attend university, Albanese studied economics and engaged in student politics. But by 2024, media headlines focused on his A$4-million ($2.5 million) purchase of an oceanfront house in New South Wales, amid a housing affordability crisis that has become the dominant theme of the 2025 election. Despite delivering early on core promises to boost childcare funding and lift wages of low-income workers, Albanese was hampered as global inflation caused by the war in Ukraine drove up energy prices and interest rates, said Frank Bongiorno, a professor of history at the Australian National University. Burney, who sat in cabinet meetings, said Albanese worked with his team to craft household relief measures such as energy bill rebates that were "just crucial in terms of seeing Australia through very difficult times". Albanese has been called over-cautious after setting a two-term strategy for what he wanted to achieve, said Bongiorno, who added it was uncertain if he would get another chance at the job. "There hasn't been a one-term federal government in Australia since 1932, the depression era," Bongiorno said. Labor's 2025 election promises feature tax cuts and a centrepiece pledge of A$8.5 billion more for healthcare under a revitalised Medicare. Albanese's passion for the National Rugby League, a sport he discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump on their first telephone call in 2025, eventually dovetailed with geopolitics. Australia pledged A$600 million ($378 million) to bring its Pacific Islands neighbour Papua New Guinea into the league and fund its team - if it rejected security ties with Beijing. PNG leader James Marape said in February he would "forever appreciate" Albanese's support to create the first national team. As prime minister, Albanese staked significant political capital on improving the position of Australia's Indigenous peoples. He pushed ahead with a national referendum in 2023 seeking to recognise them in the constitution, despite opposition by the conservative Liberal-National coalition. Albanese said he accepted responsibility after more than 60% of Australians voted "No". "That was an enormously damaging episode to the government, it sapped its confidence, it sapped its sense of purpose, it made the government for the first time look like a loser," said Bongiorno, who has authored a book on the Labor Party. Albanese's policy themes owe a debt to Bob Hawke, Labor's longest-serving prime minister, in whose reformist government he worked as a research officer, after being elected president of the party's youth wing at 22. Hawke launched the universal health scheme Medicare and took steps towards a treaty with Indigenous people but ultimately failed to deliver it. Albanese was at the centre of managing Australia's last minority government, as Leader of the House for Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard, between 2010 and 2013. "If it is a hung parliament, his leadership, his negotiation skills and his experience in the political arena is going to be absolutely critical," said Burney. ($1 = 1.5883 Australian dollars)
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Popular Black Influencer's Family is Clapping Back at Rumors Following Her Death in Mexico
Fans are mourning the loss of a popular social media content creator who passed away in Mexico just one day before her 25th birthday. Alysha Burney died in her sleep on March 2 while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, according to Fox4KC. But while her followers mourn Burney's untimely passing, her family claims that not all of the details circulating about her death are true. The Kansas City native, known for her hilarious 'Bad Girls Club' parody skits, was a popular social media content creator, with over 580,000 followers on Instagram and over 2 million on TikTok alone. Alysha's brother, Charles Burney, who was with her at the time of her death, said she died in her sleep after having an asthma attack. He addressed some of the online speculation that the promising young star died as a result of drug use and warned those spreading disinformation that they would be dealt with in court. 'It is extremely difficult seeing all of the false narratives trying to defame her legacy and we are ready to take legal action for those continuing to spread false information regarding her passing,' he wrote in a March 10 Instagram post. Burney told Fox4KC that his sister did not use drugs and was laser focused on going after her goals. 'She was not selfish with her knowledge and was a very open book about her journey. She will always be dearly loved, and her legacy will live on forever,' he said. 'She does not do drugs. She was a self-loving and happy individual who cherished her life and was looking forward to the upcoming year's plans. She was in Mexico to celebrate her birthday. She was a very classy young woman.' Charles Burney said his sister, who graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a degree in Digital Media Production, had been living in Los Angeles trying to establish herself as a writer and director. He added that she wanted to use her knowledge and experience to help other aspiring creatives from her hometown. 'Her lifelong goal was to be a writer and a director. Another goal she had was to return to Kansas City, open a production studio, and help other young creatives from Kansas City get to where she was,' he told Fox4KC. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
