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Each week during the school year, the Naples Daily News will select players who stood out from the previous week based on a combination of coaches reports and school nominations sent to sports@naplesnews.com and our own coverage. These athletes will be voted on every Monday on naplesnews.com, and readers can vote for who they think worked the hardest. Winners of the Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week voting sponsored by Elevate Home Services will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. To learn more about the winners,…

Election Day is just three weeks away.Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are addressing voters across the United States as the 2024 election draws to a close. Harris spoke with radio host Charlemagne the God in key states such as Detroit, Michigan.President Trump spoke in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday night while visiting another key battleground state that could decide the race for the White House.Check out live coverage on USA TODAY Network.President Trump urges supporters to ‘get out and vote’ in GeorgiaDonald Trump headed to Atlanta on Tuesday night to give his standard stump speech and commemorate…

A 26-year-old man from England has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge while trying to climb a pylon to create content.The mayor’s office said in a news release Sunday that the unidentified man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha bridge, about 110 miles southwest of Madrid. Climbing the bridge over the Tagus River on the outskirts of the town of Talavera de la Reina in central Spain is “totally prohibited” and the city council says it “cannot be done under any circumstances,” a news release said. said. ”The deceased was accompanied by another 24-year-old British man, and according to a…

More than a quarter of college applicants have ruled out a school based solely on a state’s political climate, a new study finds. And those concerns extend into the political realm. The study found that liberal applicants excluded colleges in states with restrictive abortion laws and permissive gun laws. Conservative students are avoiding schools in states with permissive LGBTQ laws and permissive criminal laws. The findings come from a study released Monday by Art & Science Group, a consulting and research firm serving the higher education sector. “When students say, ‘I don’t care if I rule out a state or…

Congratulations to last week’s Athlete of the Week, Isabella Cottrill of North Bay Haven.Bay County sports last week featured a number of upset wins and surprising performances. The News-Herald is back with its “Athlete of the Week” survey, which highlights standout athletes from across Bay County.The players listed here were selected through a combination of coach recommendations and match performance.We would like to thank our readers and fans for taking part in our surveys throughout the year. Be sure to share the survey with your friends, family, and teammates on social media.To report scores and stats, or to nominate the…

BEIRUT/CAIRO – Israel on Saturday ordered further evacuations and targeted new strongholds in northern Lebanon after a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in the escalating conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.The Lebanese Ministry of Health said at least 15 people were killed and 37 injured in Israeli airstrikes across three different regions in Lebanon. One of the locations targeted was the town of Deir Bila in northern Lebanon, which had not been attacked before.The Israeli military also announced that Hezbollah fired about 320 projectiles from Lebanon toward Israel on Saturday, without providing further details. The area around…

WASHINGTON – If polls are any guide, and there are plenty of questions about them, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is far better off than he was at this point in 2020 or his winning 2016 White House campaign. Things are better now.Yes, Trump is trailing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in most polls. But the most important caveat is that he lost to the incumbent vice president by a narrower margin than he did in the first two general elections he faced — according to pollsters in both races. It received a higher score from actual voters.To be sure,…

The high school football season in Southwest Florida was suspended last week due to Hurricane Milton. So what are the teams doing to prepare for the Week 8 game, and how will that impact Week 9 and beyond?As schools in Lee and Collier counties announced they will open Monday, here’s what we know as of Saturday at 3:30 p.m. This file will be updated as more matches are scheduled or cancelled.SWFL football match moved to MondayNaples, South Fort Myers, 7:30 p.m. Aubrey Rogers, Lely, 7:30 p.m. Barron Collier, Bonita Springs, 7:30 p.m. (scheduled)SWFL football game moved to FridayLemon Bay in…

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke about the kind of leader she would be in an emergency. That’s not great. Florida is about to be hit by its second major hurricane in two weeks, but instead of offering any help she can, Harris has harsh words for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.DeSantis on Monday called approaching Hurricane Milton a “monster” and urged residents in its path to evacuate as soon as possible. Meanwhile, he remains busy overseeing cleanup efforts for Hurricane Helen, which claimed the lives of an estimated 20 Florida residents. In other words, DeSantis is so…

Luxury garages head to Sauk Rapids.The 404 Garage Condo, which broke ground Wednesday, will feature a private luxury garage for storing large items such as cars and boats, and may also include a bathroom and living area.The first phase of construction will include 10 units and a clubhouse, providing members of the gated community with a common area with a golf simulator, bar and multiple televisions.Sauk Rapids Community Development Director Todd Schultz said at the Sept. 3 Planning Commission meeting that the units would be valued at $200,000 as single-family homes. Each unit will also have plumbing for a bathroom…