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The family of a Mississippi man who was struck by a Jackson Police Department cruiser in March — but only learned about it six months later, after he was buried — wants his body exhumed, an independent autopsy performed, and a Justice Department investigation.

Dexter Wade, 37, was reported missing by his mother on March 14, but it wasn’t until August 24 that she received word that he was dead.

The Jackson Police Department, which confirmed Wade was hit by a department vehicle, said there was no ulterior motive in delaying next of kin notification.

“While this is a very tragic and unfortunate accident, our investigation did not reveal any malicious intent by any Jackson police officers,” the city of Jackson said in a statement to CNN.

“On March 5, 2023, officers were dispatched to I-55 South for reports of an accident involving a pedestrian. The victim was pronounced dead, but could not be identified at the time. “A few days later, the coroner’s office was able to identify the victim as Dexter Wade through drugs found in his pocket,” the police report said.

Jackson police said efforts to contact Wade’s family were hampered by outdated contact information. The police report says, “Mr.
Wade had expired, and the coroner or coroners had not heard from Mr. Wade’s family could not be reached.

Police acknowledged that investigators failed to connect the missing persons report to Wade’s death. The police report states, “The missing persons officers did not know that the pedestrian victim from March 5th was the same person who went missing on March 14th.”

“Our sincere prayers and condolences go out to the Wade family on the loss of their loved one,” a Jackson police statement said.

However, Wade’s mother is suspicious of that sincerity.

“I asked them for help,” Peterston Wade said. “After a while, they told me they couldn’t find anything. If (authorities) knew his name from day one, if I filed him missing on the 14th, all they had to do was say, ‘Mr. Wade is down at the morgue.’

Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing the Wade family, said Monday he plans to file a motion to exhume Wade’s body from the “popper’s field” where he was buried.

Crump said in a news release that Wade’s current grave is marked with “a pole and a number” in the field. After Wade’s body is exhumed, Crump said, they will facilitate an independent autopsy and then “give him a proper funeral and burial.”

“We’re never going to let Dexter Wade be swept under the rug,” Crump said.

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In Week 8 of the NFL, the (6-1) Kansas City Chiefs look to wrap up their 2023 business with (2-5). Denver Broncos. Just 18 days earlier, the Chiefs beat the Broncos 19-8 in Kansas City for their 16th straight win against their longtime AFC West rival. Snow was predicted for the game — but the storm moved through Denver faster than expected, piling up seven inches. During the opening hours, the sky will be partly cloudy. Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s through the game.

First quarter

The Broncos won the opening coin toss, deferring the decision to the second half. It gave Kansas City its first possession, starting at the 25-yard line after a touchback.

The Chiefs went three quick to start the game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ two drop backs turned into a loss of yards and an incompletion, despite plenty of time in the pocket. The Broncos took over after the punt.

Denver running back Javonte Williams hit the rock and eventually leaned on him to get into the red zone. Then, quarterback Russell Wilson found Williams on a screen pass; The play went from four yards out to give Denver a 7-0 lead.

Kansas City got the offense going first with running back Isiah Pacheco, who broke out of a tackle and gained 19 yards on a handoff to start the drive. Then, Mahomes found wide receiver Justin Watson on the sideline to penetrate Denver territory. After Mahomes eluded tacklers and got a first down, the Chiefs entered the red zone.

A lopsided play set the Chiefs back, eventually leading to a failed third successful field goal. Kansas City led Denver 7-3.

Second quarter

The Broncos continued to attack the Chiefs’ run defense without starting linebacker Nick Bolton. However, linebacker Willie Kay Jr. came up with a strong tackle for a second down. From there, cornerback Trent McDuffie threw a completion to Wilson, leading to a punt.

Looking to score again, a promising Chiefs drive was halted early when wide receiver Marquez Valdez fumbled after a touchdown reception. The Broncos took over in midfield.

On the first play of Denver’s drive, Wilson went 39 yards to wide receiver Jerry Judy — giving him a chance to catch a pass over safety Justin Reid. Two plays later, the two connected in the back of the end zone, giving the Broncos a 14-3 lead.

An ugly start to the game turned ugly when Mahomes threw a few plays with an interception downfield. Cornerback Jaquan McMillan made a stunning grab, setting up the Broncos at the Chiefs’ 48-yard line.

The Chiefs defense stepped up, stopping the Broncos on four downs and getting the ball back. The fourth-down attempt was intercepted by linebacker Drew Tranquille, allowing Wilson to score.

Wide receiver Rushee Rice went 39 yards out to start the ensuing drive, but ultimately missed a crucial block on third down. That cut Denver’s lead to 14-6 and forced the Chiefs to settle for a field goal.

The Broncos continued to run through the teeth of the Chiefs’ defense; Williams drove through arm tackles for 15 yards to convert on a second down. Two completions later, Denver faced a third down, and defensive end Mike Danna ended the drive with a sack. The Broncos had to punt.

Kansas City drove to midfield just before the two-minute warning, with wide receivers Megan Hartman and tight end Travis Kelce in prime scoring position. Out of halftime, Kelce got a big completion in the red zone, but Mahomes was stripped in the pocket, leading to the team’s third turnover of the first half.

Denver tried to score with less than 40 seconds left in the second quarter, but it was stopped when defensive end George Karloftis forced Wilson to fumble. The ball is recovered by Willie Kay Jr.

Two plays later, kicker Harrison Butker nailed a 56-yard attempt to cut the Chiefs’ deficit to 14-9 at halftime.

In the third quarter

The Chiefs’ defense tried to get the ball back quickly, setting up a third down — but the Broncos converted with Courtland Sutton’s impressive grab on cornerback L’Jarius Snead. This set up the run game to drive Denver into midfield.

A few plays later, defensive end Charles Omenihu’s third-down sack was negated by a holding penalty on Snead. That gave Denver new life, with a Wilson scramble that put the Broncos inside the Chiefs’ 15-yard line. However, the Kansas City defense tightened up, ending in Karloftis’ second sack.

On fourth down, the field goal attempt was blocked by safety Justin Reid — who flew off the edge of the line with great time to play.

The Chiefs tried to take advantage of good field position to push the midwicket with the help of another big catch by Justin Watson. However, on third down, a long pass to Watson fell incomplete this time. The team punted from the Broncos’ 42-yard line.

Denver took over, with a fourth-quarter possession and a few first downs under their belt.

Fourth quarter

The Broncos moved the chains again with a defensive penalty in Kansas City, with Snead drawing his third penalty of the game for pass interference. That and another quick completion moved the Broncos to the Chiefs’ side of the field, but a sack by linebacker Leo Chenel pushed Denver back enough for them to punt.

However, McGall Hartman muffed the punt, giving the Broncos possession at the Chiefs’ nine-yard line. Two plays later, a scrambling Wilson found Sutton in the corner of the end zone, giving the Broncos a 21-9 advantage with 10 minutes left.

Injuries

Safety Justin Reid was down after competing for a deep pass in the second quarter. He quickly returned to the game.

Linebacker Willie Kay Jr. injured his tailbone at one point and was questionable to return in the fourth quarter.

Special groups

Kicker Harrison Butker made a 23-yard field goal in the first quarter. He made his 34th kick in the second quarter. Just before halftime, Patkar nailed a 56-yard attempt.

Punter Tommy Townsend returned his first punt 49 yards in the first quarter. In the third quarter, the second punt of the game was downed at the nine-yard line.

Punt returner Mecole Hartman set up a Denver touchdown in the fourth quarter.

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has lashed out at his critics after Hurricane Otis ripped through Mexico’s Pacific coast last week as a Category 5 storm.

Obrador took aim at those who said they were exaggerating the devastation caused by the hurricane, saying they were spreading false information. The storm has so far killed three dozen people, destroyed homes and other structures and flooded the cities of Acapulco and Guerrero last week.

“They are circling like vultures, they don’t care about people’s pain, they want to hurt us because there must have been a lot of deaths,” he said. Video message On X, formerly Twitter, the announcement was made on Saturday.

Otis took Mexico and forecasters by surprise after developing into a Category 5 storm Tuesday night into Wednesday last week with sustained winds of 165 mph. It was initially predicted to make landfall as a tropical storm, but instead became the strongest landfall in the eastern Pacific, according to the Associated Press (AP).

Obrador later suggested that some critics had misrepresented the death toll in his 24-minute video message, saying Defense Minister Rosa Isela Rodriguez was providing updated death tolls “without lying.”

As of Saturday, 39 people had died, Rodriguez said, noting that the cause of death was “asphyxiation due to drowning.” The death toll could continue to rise over the next two days as first responders continue to search the waterways for victims and survivors.

As the storm caught many by surprise, many people took to boats in what was expected to be a tropical storm. The government said on Saturday that at least 10 people were missing.

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Oct 28 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers reached a tentative labor agreement with Chrysler-owner Stellandis ( STLAM.MI ) on Saturday, the UAW said, moving closer to securing record pay raises and ending Detroit’s first simultaneous strike against three automakers.

The deal with Stellantis will follow the template set by the UAW and Ford ( FN ) days ago, including a 25% pay raise in a 4-1/2-year contract.

The deal includes an agreement to reopen Stellandis’ assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, where the company will now build midsize trucks, UAW President Shawn Fine said in a video posted on social media.

Fine also said he would expand the UAW strike at General Motors’ ( GM.N ) Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant. “We are disappointed by GM’s wanton and reckless refusal to come to a fair agreement,” he told Reuters in a statement.

Stellantis’ Belvidere factory closed earlier this year, leaving 1,300 workers out of work. Sources said the factory, which has become a rallying point for the union’s bargaining campaign, will reopen based on expected state and local tax incentives.

UAW President Shawn Fine vowed to reverse the shutdown. The Biden administration and the state of Illinois have offered grants that will help retool the factory. The Illinois legislature acquired 170 acres of land adjacent to the mill.

The temporary contract agreement will include provisions for the use of temporary workers, with Stellandis agreeing to a significant investment, the sources said.

The deal is expected to include investments in other U.S. plants, including the Trenton engine plant, the sources said. The Trenton complex, located south of Detroit, built six-cylinder engines. Some of the facilities date back to 1952.

About 45,000 of the nearly 150,000 union members at the Detroit Three eventually joined the strike — which has entered its seventh week — and has cost the industry billions of dollars.

Increased costs

Fine repeatedly accused the Detroit Three automakers of enriching executives and investors while ignoring workers and said a UAW victory would help blue-collar workers across the country.

The Detroit automakers argued that the UAW’s demands would significantly raise costs compared to foreign brands such as EV leader Tesla ( TSLA.O ) and Toyota Motor ( 7203.T ) and were non-union.

Ford expects the new contract to add $850 to $900 to labor costs per vehicle. Before UAW and the Detroit Three automakers began bargaining, Tesla had labor costs of about $20 an hour, analysts said.

The UAW said the Ford contract would represent a total wage increase of more than 33% when collective and cost-of-living factors are factored in. The contract will start with an initial increase of 11%.

For the union and the Detroit Three, the long-term success of the new deal depends on whether the UAW, Tesla and other non-union automakers can organize or push to raise wages and reduce the cost advantage they take. Competing with Detroit Brands.

EV regulations

The strike, which began in relatively unimportant plants that made pickup trucks and SUVs, spread to the big earners.

The UAW eventually struck against eight plants, most recently GM’s Arlington, Texas, assembly plant that makes the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, Ford’s Kentucky truck heavy-duty pickup plant, and Stellandis’ Ram pickup plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

The UAW’s initial demands included 40% wage increases, cost-of-living adjustments tied to inflation, job or wage guarantees, lower wages for less senior workers and limited benefit pensions.

The UAW and automakers were also negotiating future wages and union policies for electric vehicle battery plants planned by the automakers and their South Korean battery partners.

Both GM and Ford have recently said they are slowing their EV buildouts as demand for these cars declines.

The UAW’s campaign for a record deal coincided with union efforts to win big pay raises at Hollywood and delivery giant UPS ( UPS.N ). That has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden and Republican rivals, who are eyeing Michigan and other major auto manufacturing states as key to their 2024 campaign strategies.

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Acapulco, Mexico, Oct. 27 (Reuters) Acapulco, Mexico, was ravaged by Hurricane Otis this week, killing at least 27 people and leaving thousands of residents without food. And water.

Otis hit Acapulco early Wednesday morning with winds of 165 mph (266 km/h), flooding the city, tearing roofs off homes, shops and hotels, submerging vehicles, and cutting communications and road and air links.

The cost of the devastation left by the Category 5 storm was estimated at billions of dollars, and more than 8,000 members of the armed forces were sent to recover the affected port.

“Now, the money is of no use to us because there is nothing to buy, everything is looted,” Rodolfo Villacomez, a 57-year-old Acapulco resident, said after Otis tore through the city. “It’s a total mess. You can hear him bellowing like a bull in here.”

On Thursday evening, people took away food, water and toilet paper from the shops. “We came to get food because we don’t have any,” one woman told Reuters.

Reuters video showed people carrying boxes from the devastated supermarket and loading cars. Inside, the shelves were bare.

“There were acts of looting in some places because of the state of emergency,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday, urging residents not to take advantage of the situation.

Elsewhere, household waste was strewn among dilapidated deck chairs and nests of faded trees outside dilapidated houses.

Speaking at a regular press conference, Lopez Obrador said the government would help people in the city of nearly 900,000 in the southern state of Guerrero, one of Mexico’s poorest.

However, many citizens said that this assistance was not enough.

“All the shops are closed or destroyed,” said Raul Busto Ramirez, 76, an engineer who works at the Acapulco airport. He blamed the shortage on looting and said people were running out of cash because the ATMs were not working.

The government released little information on the dead and injured, saying only four others were missing. Some officials privately expressed concern that casualties would rise.

Letitia Murphy said she began to worry when she lost touch with her ex-husband and her father, 59-year-old Briton Neil Marshall, who was in Acapulco when Otis struck.

Murphy said she found out about his death on social media after residents found her body near where she was staying.

“We can’t even get information about him,” he told Reuters by phone. “It’s terrible that we don’t know what to do.”

The Mexican and British governments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Another weather system that could produce more heavy rain is expected to strengthen over Central America in the days ahead, moving back toward southern Mexico.

‘We’re lucky’

Mexican officials said Otis was the most powerful storm to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast. It surprised forecasters, gathering strength at an unexpected speed before making landfall, surpassing initial predictions.

However, López Obrador said: “We were lucky.”

“Even in the fury of the cyclone, nature, the creator, protected us,” he added. “There is a lot of material damage but fortunately we have not recorded many deaths.”

An air bridge between Acapulco and Mexico City was set up on Friday to evacuate tourists, after authorities restored the city’s stricken airport to operation.

The government has yet to estimate the cost of Otis, but Enki Research, which tracks tropical storms and models their damage costs, sees it likely to be “close to $15 billion.” López Obrador urged insurance companies to speed up payments.

Governments sent messages of solidarity to Mexico, and Pope Francis offered his condolences on Friday.

US President Joe Biden offered his condolences to the victims of the hurricane in a brief statement Friday evening, pledging his “full support” to the Mexican government, as well as pledging to help ensure the safety of US citizens in the region.

State power utility CFE said Friday it had restored 50% of electricity service in Guerrero and Mexican telecommunications company America Mo had restored nearly 60% of cell service.

Jeff, a 65-year-old Canadian in Acapulco, said he was trapped in the city and worried about how to survive the coming days because “all the stores have been looted.”

“The devastation here is unbelievable,” he said. “There’s nothing going on except people trying to scavenge whatever they can to survive the next couple of weeks or months.”

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Earlier this month, Samsung announced new products to end 2023. One of those new products is the Galaxy S23 FE, along with some new tablets and a pair of earbuds. It looks similar to the other S23 phones released earlier this year, but it has some lower specs and a cheaper price. When Samsung announced the S23 FE on October 3, it said the phone would be available for $600.

However, something seems to have changed between then and now. The Galaxy S23 FE officially went on sale on October 26, but it won’t cost the $600 that Samsung said it would. If you buy the phone from the Samsung website, You will pay $630 For the base model with 128GB of storage – an incidental $30 increase. Samsung hasn’t previously confirmed how much the 256GB variant will cost, but it’s currently listed on Samsung’s site for $690.

But here things get even weirder. You can buy the 128GB Galaxy S23FE for the original price of $600 on Amazon and Best Buy. It’s the same phone that Samsung sells on its website, just $30 cheaper.

What is the reason for this sudden price increase? We’re not really sure. Plans for smartphone releases change all the time, from changed specifications to different launch dates. However, I can’t think of another time when a phone was announced at one price, then launched at a different price, without any explanation as to why that happened.

While the $30 increase isn’t the end of the world, it does put the Galaxy S23 FE in a bad spot. Now just $70 off and parting ways, the Google Pixel 8 is one of the best smartphones we’ve reviewed all year. That pushes it ever so slightly closer to the regular Galaxy S23’s $800 retail price. While $630 isn’t a terrible price for everything the Galaxy S23 FE has to offer—a 120Hz AMOLED display, triple-camera system, and 4,500mAh battery—the value proposition is a little worse than we expected. Again, the price change is only applicable if you buy the phone directly from Samsung.

After reaching out to Samsung about it, the company told Digital Trends that the S23 FE still starts at $600, but that price is only for the carrier version, while the new $630 price is for the unlocked model. It clearly doesn’t explain why Amazon and Best Buy are specifically selling “unlocked” versions of the phone for $600. We reached out to Samsung for further clarification and got this:

“We are excited to offer the Galaxy S23 FE at the lowest launch price for a Galaxy FE smartphone – offering our consumers the ultimate combination of value and performance. The Galaxy S23 FE is available through our channel partners for $599 through carriers, as well as national retailers such as Best Buy and Amazon. Unlocked for $599.

It all boils down to this. If you buy the Galaxy S23 FE at Amazon, Best Buy or your carrier, it costs $600. If you buy from Samsung’s website, you will have to pay $630. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but for whatever reason, Samsung decided to handle it.

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