ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, the wife of the Kansas City offensive coordinator, authorities in Virginia said Monday.The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, where the couple still had a home from Bieniemy’s time coaching the Washington Commanders. They found the 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds, and she was transported to a hospital where she was in stable condition Monday.Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of the couple,…

Two days into a hike he’d looked forward to for 25 years, Patrick Laprise found himself on a boat full of hikers evacuating Vancouver Island’s West Coast Trail.Unrelenting heavy rains had made some parts of the 75-kilometre popular multi-day hiking trail “impassable,” according to Parks Canada. To get to an evacuation…

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is fun but challenging. As a hobbyist baker, I enjoyed the purple category. Blue is a bit wild today. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers. Hints for today’s Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the…

Italy caused a stir when it called to shut Spain out of the EU’s visa-free Schengen travel zone after the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco was overwhelmed this week by more than 60,000 migrant arrivals. This crisis, during which 67 people died, is the largest surge of irregular arrivals…

Chatting with the media in New Jersey, Italian international Willy Gnonto spoke very highly of Leeds United’s US pre-season tour…

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Luxury’s biggest challenge isn’t simply convincing consumers to buy another beautifully made object. Increasingly, it’s persuading them to spend on ownership rather than experience. Hospitality has become fashion’s fiercest rival, entertainment has become retail’s most effective marketing tool and the brands winning attention are those creating communities rather than simply…

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