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Busch gets antsy for contract resolution with Gibbs, Toyota

Kyle Busch pulled a yellow M&M’s polo over another shirt before he walked onto the stage to celebrate o ne more victory as a team owner in the NASCAR Truck Series. Busch is down to his final months wearing the M&M’s gear until the shirt gets tossed aside like an old Snickers wrapper. The wait for a new deal with Joe Gibbs Racing dragged on into Pocono Raceway with the two-time Cup champion seemingly no closer to a contract resolution.

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Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot, get $305M in funding

Canadian blockchain technology company Dapper Labs has secured $305 million in private funding, some of it from current and former NBA players, including Jordan, to scale up its virtual NBA trading card site, the company said Tuesday, March 30, 2021. – Canadian blockchain technology company Dapper Labs has secured $305 million in private funding — some of it from current and former NBA players, including Michael Jordan — to scale up its virtual NBA trading card site, the company said Tuesday. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Dapper says NBA Top Shot has rung up $500 million in sales and registered more than 800,000 accounts since its public beta testing phase began in October. Besides the NBA, Dapper partners include Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, and UFC. Current players listed as investors in Dapper include Kevin Durant, Kyle Lowry, Spencer Dinwiddie and Klay Thompson.

New this week: Godzilla vs Kong, 'Concrete Cowboy' & Mahalia

This combination photo shows poster art for the film "Godzilla vs Kong," premiering on HBO Max on March 31, left, "Concrete Cowboy," premiering April 2 on Netflix and "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia," premiering April 3 on Lifetime. (HBO Max/Netflix/Lifetime via AP)Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— Two of cinema’s most famous giants are headed for an old-fashioned big budget clash in “Godzilla vs. Kong,” available on HBO Max for 31 days starting Friday. After a pandemic-induced blockbuster drought, Henry told the AP that the film will be a welcome change of pace. Ad— Legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson gets overdue biopic attention in a Lifetime film debuting Saturday.

Check current road conditions, closures in San Antonio area

SAN ANTONIO – With icy conditions still present on San Antonio roadways, the Texas Department of Transportation has closed all major highways. They include US 281 N and Loop 1604, Loop 410 and IH-10 NW, Loop 410 and US 281, Loop 410 and SH 16, Loop 410 and SH 151, Loop 410 and US 90, US 90 and Loop 1604, SH 151 and Loop 1604, IH 35 ramps connecting to IH 10 and US 90, and IH 37 and Loop 410. Highway closures have been reported along Loop 410 from US 90 to Evers and near the San Antonio Airport. Crews have close upper levels of I-35 and I-10 in downtown San Antonio due to icy conditions. Loop 1604 and Old Corpus Christi; 1630-1866 Block E Loop 1604; Loop 1604 at Quiet Night; IH-10 at Ralph Fair Road, Westbound Lanes; Loop 1604 at FM 1346; 300 block of S Loop 1604 E, Westbound Lanes; S Loop 1604 E, US Highway 281 S, according to the BCSO.

Texas unemployment rate rises to 8.1% in November

Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneLearn more about how to navigate Texas’ unemployment system in our guide for jobless Texans. The unemployment rate in Texas rose to 8.1% in November, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday. That’s an increase from the state’s October rate of 6.9% as Texas, whose businesses have been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, experienced another surge in infections. The state's unemployment rate for November is the latest indicator that the economic recovery in Texas will be slow and staggered. Distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine could impact the unemployment rate in the coming months — though, as Gov.

Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Kyle, officials say

KYLE, Texas – A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Kyle, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon offense. Officials said Roberto Ochoa Jr., 31, has been charged with capital murder and is in custody at the Hays County jail. Officials said anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to call the Hays County Sheriff’s Office at 512-393-7896. RELATED: Juvenile dies in shooting at convenience store in Kyle, HCSO says

Juvenile dies in shooting at convenience store in Kyle, HCSO says

KYLE, Texas – A juvenile was fatally shot at a convenience store in Kyle, Texas late Monday night, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said. Officers were called around 9:40 p.m. to a Poco Loco convenience store in the 700 block of High Road after receiving word of a shooting. According to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, the juvenile male was dropped off at an area hospital with a gunshot wound where he later died. The sheriff’s office said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing and that no other information is available at this time. People with information on the shooting, however, are urged to contact the Hays County Sheriff’s Office at 512-393-7896.

Silver Alert for missing 79-year-old man discontinued

CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas – UPDATE: A Silver Alert for a missing 79-year-old man from Kyle, Texas has been discontinued. According to the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, Robert “Bob” Mohler has been found. ---(Original Story)The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 79-year-old man with a cognitive impairment. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Mohler’s disappearance poses a credible threat to his own health and safety, due to a cognitive condition. If you have any information regarding Mohler, contact the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office at 512-398-6747.

Robert Redford's son, James, dies of liver cancer at 58

LOS ANGELES – James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died. Kyle said her husband’s liver disease returned two years ago and the cancer was discovered in November last year while he waited on a liver transplant. “We’re heartbroken,” his wife wrote about her husband, who was called Jamie. He expressed gratitude for a liver transplant that saved his life in an HBO documentary “The Kindness of Strangers” in 1999. He also established the James Redford Institute in 1995 for Transplant Awareness to raise money and distribute tools to increase awareness about the shortage of organ donors.

Teen accused of killing 2 thrust into debate over protests

By the end of the night, prosecutors say, Rittenhouse had killed two people and severely wounded a third. To some, Rittenhouse is a domestic terrorist whose very presence with a rifle incited the protesters. The commander of the force said Friday over 1,000 guard members had been deployed, and more were on the way. In the scuffle, lasting just seconds, Rittenhouse shoots a third person armed with a handgun, according to the complaint. He later turned himself in in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois, according to Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis.

Tropical Storm Kyle Forms Over The Northwest Atlantic

Location 185 miles SE of Atlantic City New Jersey Wind 40 mph Heading ENE at 17 mph Pressure 29.77 Coordinates 71.7W, 37.7NDiscussionAt 500 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kyle was located near latitude 37.7 north, longitude 71.7 west. Kyle is moving toward the east-northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h). A continued east-northeastward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected for the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Kyle is forecast to become post-tropical by late Sunday or early Monday.

Sports jumps on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass

However, none of the four major North American sports leagues the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball were among the businesses that applied, according to the data. The data showed businesses that applied for and received loans, though some may not ultimately have taken the funds. An AP survey completed in May found 32 U.S. Olympic sports organizations about 70% of all federations had applied for PPP loans. With their seasons shut down, more than a dozen minor league baseball teams turned up on the PPP rolls. The Big South Conference, Conference USA, Southland Conference and Big Sky Conference all listed less than two dozen full-time employees, according to the data.

Eagle Pass graduate dedicates rap video to class of 2020

I have something to say please lend me your ear.”Those are the opening lyrics to Kyle Luna’s “Our Future’s So Bright” rap video he created on YouTube. “I’ve been seeing my classmates doing, saying things like our graduation is not the same or that it’s pretty much ruined,” Kyle said. “Those were the best.”He also hopes that when life can go back to normal, his classmates remember to use this microscope in time as a way to view their day to day lives. Kyle says he does not consider himself as a rapper or musician, making the music videos is something he has enjoyed doing for school projects. Kyle will be going to the University of Texas in the Fall and plans on majoring in electrical engineering.

Analysis: An accidental lesson on public health and politics in a pandemic

Eddie Gaspar/The Texas TribuneEditor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. Greg Abbott voices rising concern about the seriousness of the pandemic, state leaders are detailing another phase of extensive reopenings. At the beginning of this week, Abbott changed the key from major to minor at a sobering Monday news conference. In social terms, opening the schools could set loose a lot of people who were sent home for their own safety last spring. The announcement of a return to classes landed right in step with Abbotts acknowledgement that the risks of the pandemic are rising.

Police search for hit-and-run driver that killed San Antonio man in San Marcos

SAN MARCOS – UPDATE 3/4/20:(Previously)San Marcos police are looking for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Saturday. Someone called 911 at 1:27 a.m. Saturday to report a man lying on the side of the road in the 200 block of S. Guadalupe Street. The victim, who has been identified as Eligio Vasquez, 69, of San Antonio was transported to Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle where he was pronounced dead. San Marcos police said pieces of a vehicle were located at the scene and investigators obtained still photos from security cameras at nearby businesses. The truck could have minor damage to the front right of the vehicle and may have a missing wire radio antenna on the right side of the hood.