To say otherwise is ignorant. They have been a laughing stock year after year, outside of very few seasons when they had a winning record which their fans treat like their Super Bowl. They are a joke, the browns will always brown. Their team name is the color of shit, and they play and manage accordingly. Paul brown cursed them after being good in the 50’s with 8 total teams for competition pre nfl giving false hope to a city destined to be consistent bottom feeders. Their fans got what they deserve, the worst franchise in nfl history while also having your team named the least cool color of all time that is also the same color as shit. When people see brown, they think shit; and that accurately represents the franchise without fail. Ohio is also just flat and boring and no one has ever looked forward to driving through Ohio on a road trip because it’s just a boring state end to end. You are disappointed when you see the welcome to Ohio sign and relieved when you see you are now leaving Ohio sign.
They have done nothing of note since the Super Bowl was introduced. They haven’t won a division title since the 80’s. Their team even moved to Baltimore where they immediately lost the curse and have been competitive nearly every year. Fuck the ravens too but at least they put a respectful product on the field. They’ve never even made an afc championship game, they’ve never even sniffed success. That is hard to do in the 55 of 57 seasons they’ve existed in the nfl (subtracting the two seasons their team moved cities on them bc anywhere is better than Cleveland). The Steelers have been in 16 afc championship games and won 6 of 8 super bowls in that same period. To say there is a rivalry between pittsburgh and Cleveland would be inaccurate, because rivalries have back and forth and somewhat evenly successful outcomes on both sides. The Steelers have completely dominated the browns sans 2-3 years in the history of the both teams. You may have guessed at this point that I am a Steelers fan, you’re got damn right. A model franchise of grit, honor, and success. Factually the most successful organization in nfl history with 6 super bowls.
The browns are a joke and will continue to be a joke until proven otherwise. I’m tired of hearing them being off seasons champs every year just to be the same browns in the end. At least bungals fans know they’ve done nothing and know their place, lovable losers. Time to be concerned if burrow doesn’t show up this year. Kemo Von olhoffen ended the season the bungals had their best chance when Carson Palmer was legit a threat. People forget how good Palmer was until that injury. Browns have never been a threat ever, and need to understand that they are nothing but shit and have never been anything other than brown. I love football, go Steelers and fuck the rest of you afc north fans. Respectfully.

The first one is a faded cherry 2011 I picked up in some shop . This one is my favourite and i play the most . Second one is 70s flying V, recently bought, plays great but not quite resonant as the first one. May be as it gets older, it will be more resonant. I wore out the frets on the first one, started looking for a second guitar. Tried Les Paul/ SG, but Vs are where it is for me .

Ministers apologise and return £7,000 in benefits to woman, 93, with dementia
Government ministers have formally apologised and repaid £7,000 to a 93-year-old woman whom they held responsible for running up benefits overpayment debts even though they were told she had dementia and was unable to manage her affairs.
The case, which the minister for disability, Mims Davies, admitted was “disturbing”, was brought to light by the Guardian as part of its investigation into carer's allowance overpayments.
The agreement to write off the debt of the 93-year-old, whom the Guardian has chosen not to name, comes as ministers have promised to try new ways of sharing information with carers to try to prevent them building up months and years of overpayments.
Read the full article on theguardian.com
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DWP confirmed that it is developing an ‘enhanced notification strategy’ to alert carer’s allowance claimants to possible overpayments
Notifications designed to encourage claimants to report changes in income and so reduce the risk of being overpaid.
As part of its policy paper, Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System: Going Further, that was published earlier this week, the Department says (at paragraph 78) -

'In carer’s allowance we are progressing an enhanced notification strategy as part of our existing commitment to improve customer engagement, building on our existing communications with customers. As part of this notification strategy we are considering all forms of targeted contact to find the most effective and efficient solution, such as exploring the use of targeted text messages or emails to alert claimants and encourage them to contact the Department when the DWP is made aware of a potential overpayment.'

The Department added -

'The new strategy will help claimants understand when they may have received an earnings-related overpayment or are at risk of doing so, and will encourage claimants to contact the DWP to meet their obligation to inform the Department of changes in their income and other relevant circumstances. This will reduce the risk of those customers being overpaid.'

Note: having expressed concern that the DWP had 'done nothing' to stop carers building up huge overpayments of benefit despite knowing what people are earning, Work and Pensions Committee Chair Stephen Timms called on the National Audit Office to investigate problems with the carer's allowance system and, in particular, its failure to prevent or rectify overpayments.
Stephen Timms has also written to Secretary for State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride highlighting concerns about the DWP's lack of progress with overpayments since the previous committee's report in 2019. Mr Timms' letter repeats the committee's recommendation that the DWP increase the rate of carer's allowance and goes on to call for the DWP to review both the amount and the cliff-edge nature of the earnings limit and for the removal of the 21-hour study rule.
For more information, see Policy paper: Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System: Going Further from gov.uk
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Carers UK has welcomed the DWP's plans, noting this is the 'minimum' they've been calling for to tackle carers' overpayments. However, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Emily Holzhausen also highlights that implementing the strategy is 'urgent', asks that the whole issue be moved out of being branded benefits fraud, and that carer's allowance be reviewed as it should be 'modernised to reflect the realities of caring'.
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DWP-commissioned research highlights how the carer’s allowance earnings threshold influences decisions about how many hours carers work
Report also makes clear that the Department was made aware three years ago that there was room to improve claimant understanding and possibly reduce mistakes leading to overpayments by improving its communications.
The research, Experiences of claiming and receiving carer’s allowance, explores how and why people claim carer's allowance; their caring roles; experiences of combining paid work and care; and how well claimants understand the rules associated with the benefit. While carried out in 2020/2021, the research has been published today against a backdrop of calls for the wholescale reform of carer's allowance as a result of evidence that claimants who have earned above the carer's allowance earnings limit have been left with large overpayments and, in some cases, prosecuted for fraud.
While the research found that many claimants in employment felt there was a practical limit to the hours they could work, with many saying it was only feasible to be working part-time due to their caring responsibilities, it also found that -

• the earnings threshold appeared to influence decisions about how many hours some people worked. Even though claimants often denied that the threshold influenced their choices, they acknowledged being mindful to stay below the threshold. One claimant felt he had to refuse shifts at work that would take him over the threshold;
• in another example, the earnings limit led a claimant to reduce her hours as her wages increased, and eventually she was working so few hours that her employer felt it was not worth employing her due to her limited availability; and
• some claimants in paid work felt they might work more hours if not for the earnings threshold, and even suggested tapering the carer’s allowance earnings rule to encourage claimants to work more.

Published on the same day that the Work and Pensions Select Committee said that there has been insufficient progress in addressing the problems with carer's allowance that it highlighted five years ago, the research makes clear that the Department has been aware of the issues for some time. For example, it highlights confusion relating to the complexity of the earnings calculation, including how deductions such as childcare expenses and pension contributions are taken account of, and whether wages can be averaged if you earn more in a particular week.
In addition, with the Chair of the Select Committee Stephen Timms having said recently that the DWP has done nothing to stop carers building up huge overpayments despite knowing what people are earning, and the Committee having called on the National Audit Office to investigate the problems with the system, the research found that -

• poor communication on the part of the DWP meant that not all of those that had been overpaid benefit were clear on the reason for the overpayment;
• some said that while they were initially notified or questioned about an overpayment there was then no follow-up from the Department; and
• when the overpayment was initially raised, several claimants felt that they were spoken to or treated by DWP as though they had intentionally committed fraud when the overpayment had been a misunderstanding.

As a result, the research says -

'... there is room to improve claimant understanding and possibly reduce mistakes leading to overpayments by improving communications around eligibility criteria. Since claimants did not engage with the detail of their benefit regularly, possibly only considering it once a year when they received their annual letter, more frequent communications may improve clarity of knowledge around carer’s allowance.'

Other key findings include that -

• most claimants cared for close relatives, with two in five caring for a child (39 per cent), a quarter caring for a spouse or partner (25 per cent), and one in five (22 per cent) caring for a parent;
• caring was a long-term and high-intensity commitment, with half of claimants (52 per cent) spending 65 or more hours caring per week and more than half (54 per cent) caring for between 5 and 20 years;
• only 16 per cent of carer's allowance claimants were currently in paid work, tending to work part- time in lower paid jobs that they were able to fit around their caring responsibilities, with most (81 per cent) working 20 hours or less a week;
• of those not currently in paid work, seven in ten (69 per cent) said this was due to their responsibilities as a carer, with other barriers including a lack of flexible working options, claimants’ own health and confidence issues; and
• there was a lag between starting caring and claiming carer's allowance, with seven in ten claimants (70 per cent) caring for 5+ years, but only 3 in 10 (34 per cent) having claimed carer's allowance for that length of time.

For more information, see Experiences of claiming and receiving carer’s allowance from gov.uk
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Almost 135,000 people currently have an outstanding carer's allowance debt, with more than £250 million owed in total, according to figures supplied by DWP Minister Paul Maynard
DWP Minister also confirms that women represent 68 per cent of those with an outstanding debt.
Responding to a written question in Parliament from Work and Pensions Committee Chair Stephen Timms, Mr Maynard said -

'As of 14 May 2024, the volume of people who have an outstanding carers allowance debt is 134,800 with a total value of £251 million. This figure represents the total stock and as such the total monetary amount may have been accrued over multiple years. Those who have an outstanding carers allowance debt may no longer be in receipt of the benefit.'

Mr Maynard added that -

'Women make up the majority of carer’s allowance claims, and this is reflected in the proportion of those with an outstanding carer’s allowance debt. As of 14 May 2024, there were 42,800 (32 per cent) males, 91,900 (68 per cent) females and 100 (less than 1 per cent) not identified, with an outstanding carer's allowance debt.'

The Minister also confirmed that, as of November 2023, there were more than 991,000 people in receipt of carer's allowance, consisting of around 271,000 (27 per cent) males and 720,000 (73 per cent) females.
Mr Maynard's written answer is available from parliament.uk
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Total value of benefit overpayments in 2023/2024 increased to almost £10 billion, representing 3.7 per cent of benefit expenditure for the year
New DWP figures also show that official error underpayments remained at around £1 billion, and that people could have claimed more than £3 billion more 'if they had provided accurate information about their circumstances'.
In Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates, the DWP calculates how much money it overpaid or underpaid as a percentage of total benefit expenditure for the year (£266.2bn) - for benefits including universal credit, housing benefit, personal independence payment, employment and support allowance and pension credit - and how many claims were paid an incorrect amount.
Note: the statistics no longer include estimates of claimant error underpayments as these are now published separately, as confirmed in recent DWP guidance.
In relation to incorrect payment rates across all benefits for the financial year ending (FYE) 2024, the figures show that the total rate of benefit expenditure overpaid was 3.7 per cent (£9.7bn), compared with 3.6 per cent (£8.3bn) in 2022/2023. In addition, the total rate of benefit expenditure underpaid was 0.4 per cent (£1.1bn), compared with 0.5 per cent (£1.2bn) in FYE 2023.
Looking in more detail at the figures for individual benefits, the statistics include data showing that -

• for universal credit, expenditure increased to £51.9bn in 2024 with an overpayment rate of 12.4 per cent (£6.5bn) and underpayment rate of 0.3 per cent (£180m), compared to expenditure of £43.4 bn, overpayments at 12.7 per cent (£5.5bn) and underpayments at 0.6 per cent (£240m) in FYE 2023;
• for personal independence payment (PIP), the overpayment rate was at the lowest recorded level of 0.4 per cent (£90m), compared with 1.1 per cent (£200m) in FYE 2023. However, the underpayment rate went up to 0.4 per cent (£80m), from 0.3 per cent (£60m) the previous year;
• for pension credit, the overpayment rate was 9.7 per cent (£520m) in FYE 2024, compared with 6.8 per cent (£330m) in the previous year, with underpayments remaining unchanged at 0.3 per cent (£50m) for both years; and
• for housing benefit, almost £1bn (£980m) was overpaid in FYE 2024 (6.3 per cent of expenditure), compared with £860m (5.7 per cent) in 2023. Underpayments remained stable at 0.4 per cent of spending (£50m in FYE 2024 and £60m in FYE 2023).

In addition to the fraud and error statistics, the DWP has also issued Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024, in line with its decision to remove claimant underpayments from its main fraud and error estimates. The new statistics set out the percentage of benefit expenditure that could have been paid to people with unfulfilled eligibility 'if they had provided the correct information', and show key findings that include -

• the unfulfilled eligibility rate for 2024 is 1.2 per cent of expenditure (£3.1bn), compared with 1.0 per cent (£2.3bn) in the previous year; and
• universal credit, PIP and disability living allowance (DLA) account for around three-quarters of the total value of unfulfilled eligibility (at £730m, £870m and £750m respectively in FYE 2024).

The DWP highlighted that -

'PIP has the second highest unfulfilled eligibility rate [4 per cent] of all benefits and fairly high expenditure [£21.6bn], so due to this combination, PIP accounts for around one-quarter of total unfulfilled eligibility in FYE 2024. DLA has the highest unfulfilled eligibility rate [11.1 per cent] but relatively low expenditure [£6.8m], so even though its rate is higher than PIP, it accounts for a similar amount of total unfulfilled eligibility in FYE 2024. Universal credit has a lower unfulfilled eligibility rate than DLA and PIP [1.4 per cent] but its high expenditure means that it also accounts for a similar amount of total unfulfilled eligibility in FYE 2024.'

For more information, see Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates and Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates from gov.uk
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Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has set out the DWP's plans to scale up its 'fight against fraudsters'
New measures include using machine learning to detect and prevent fraudulent claims, as well as introducing a new Bill to enable benefit fraud to be treated like tax fraud.
Issuing a written statement in the House of Commons on 13th May, Mr Stride said -

'In the continued fight against fraud, today the Government will publish a new paper setting out the progress we have made in tackling fraud and error in the welfare system - Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System: Going Further. The paper sets out the progress we have made in delivering the commitments in the Government's 2022 command paper Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System and it demonstrates where we are going further to protect taxpayers’ money from fraudsters.'

Highlighting that the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, currently before Parliament, will enable the Department to work with third parties such as banks to identify claims that signal potential fraud and error, Mr Stride says that the new measures being introduced include -

• bringing forward a new Fraud Bill in the next parliament to treat benefit fraud like tax fraud, by providing for the ability to make arrests and conduct searches and seizures by warrant;
• exploring a new civil penalty to punish fraudsters, potentially broadening the scope of cases that can receive a penalty when the courts are not prosecuting, and increasing the value of the civil penalty;
• tripling the size of the Targeted Case Review programme to reach almost 6,000 staff with the aim of saving £6.6 billion by 2027/2028; and
• making changes to universal credit including new partly automated checks on self-employed income, new online prompts for claimants to re-declare their circumstances (such as if they have moved in with a partner), and increasing checks on capital when people claim the benefit to ensure they are eligible.

Note: the Department confirms that final decisions on accepting or stopping a claim will, however, continue to be made by a member of DWP staff.
For more information, see DWP updates Fraud Plan from gov.uk
In response to the above article the Disability News Service reported that the government's fraud policy paper ignores coroner’s concerns over review of disabled woman’s universal credit claim. Read the DNS article on disabilitynewsservice.com
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Less than half of legacy benefit claimants who were sent a migration notice between July 2022 and March 2024 have made a claim for universal credit, according to new figures from the DWP
However, new DWP statistics also show that 60 per cent of households that claimed universal credit have been awarded transitional protection.
In Completing the move to Universal Credit: statistics related to the move of households claiming Tax Credits and DWP benefits to Universal Credit: data to end of March 2024, the DWP sets out figures for the period since July 2022, noting that -

'In the period covered by this bulletin, the vast majority of migration notices have been sent to tax credit households whose likelihood of claiming universal credit and receiving transitional protection may be different from DWP legacy benefit claimants, the majority of whom had not yet been sent a migration notice in the period covered in this bulletin.'

The statistics include that -

• a total of 824,050 individuals (in 540,070 households) were sent migration notices up to March 2024 - up by around 300,000 and 200,000 respectively compared to the totals for December 2023;
• a total of 400,940 individuals (49 per cent of those sent migration notices), living in 275,980 households, have made a claim for universal credit;
• of households that have claimed universal credit, 166,860 (60 per cent) have been awarded transitional protection;
• a total of 238,990 individuals who were sent migration notices are still going through the managed migration process; and
• a total of 184,120 individuals who were sent migration notices have had their legacy benefit claims closed.

Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 is available from gov.uk
Note: the DWP has also published Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 11 April 2024­ which show that there were 6.7 million people on universal credit in April 2024 (300,000 more than the 6.4 million in January 2024) and that half of households on universal credit that received a payment in February 2024 included children.
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Department for Communities also confirms that claimants in receipt of other legacy benefits will be issued with migration notices 'in the coming months'
The Department for Communities (DfC) has confirmed that the 'Move to UC' rollout in Northern Ireland has expanded this week to include people receiving tax credits along with housing benefit.
Announcing the expansion of the process, Deputy Secretary of Work and Health at the DfC Paddy Rooney said -

'We continue to take a measured and carefully managed approach to migrating legacy benefit recipients to universal credit. We have already successfully completed issuing migration notices to tax credit only recipients and we will continue to take every step possible to ensure that everyone receives the help and support they need during this next phase of Move to UC.'

The Department also confirmed that once it has issued migration notices to all those receiving tax credits with housing benefit, the following groups will be contacted in this order -

• people claiming income support;
• people claiming housing benefit only, and those claiming child tax credit with income-related employment and support allowance (ESA); and
• people claiming income-based jobseeker's allowance.

In relation to the bringing forward of managed migration for ESA and ESA/housing benefit claimants in Great Britain, announced by the Prime Minister on 19 April 2024, the DfC says that it is working to assess the impact of this on the region. It also confirms that it will align with the DWP's aim to complete the migration of legacy benefit claimants to universal credit by March 2025.
For more information, see Tax credit with housing benefit recipients next to 'Move to UC' and Rollout of Universal Credit for Tax Credit and Legacy Benefit customers - screening from ni.gov.uk
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57,000 adverse universal credit sanction decisions were made in January 2024, according to new DWP statistics
DWP statistics also highlight that around 95 per cent of decisions are as a result of failure to attend or participate in a mandatory interview.
In Benefit sanctions statistics to February 2024, the DWP reports on both the rate and duration of sanctions for universal credit claimants who are in conditionality regimes where they be applied.
Key findings include that -

• in February 2024, 30.1 per cent of claimants were in conditionality regimes that were subject to sanctions and, of these, 6.52 per cent were sanctioned - down 0.64 percentage points from the previous quarter;
• over the last year, 94.9 per cent of adverse sanction decisions were for failure to attend or participate in a mandatory interview; and
• in February 2024, there were 20,000 completed sanctions in the 4 weeks to 13 weeks sanction duration band, 4,800 in the over 13 weeks to 26 weeks duration band, and 4,000 of over 26 weeks duration.

In addition, while the total number of claimants in conditionality regimes where sanctions can be applied has remained largely stable since May 2022 (currently at 1.95 million), the total number of adverse sanction decisions stood at 57,000 in January 2024, the highest since March 2022.
The DWP notes that -

'Comparisons with universal credit prior to February 2024 ... should not be made. This is because the data sources, methodology and rules of the benefits differ from those used for universal credit currently.'

However, it adds that, following the reinstated duration measures and rate methodology improvements, the data is now determined stable and fit for purpose and, as of May 2024, it is published under the 'Official Statistics' label as opposed to 'in development'.
For more information, see Benefit sanctions statistics to February 2024 from gov.uk
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DWP has admitted missing multiple opportunities to record the 'vulnerability' of a disabled woman whose death was later linked by a coroner to failings at the heart of its UC system
The Disability News Service reported on the case of Nazerine (known as Naz) Anderson, from Melton Mowbray, who died of an overdose in June last year, after receiving a UC review notice.
According to a prevention of future deaths (PFD) report sent to the department by coroner Fiona Butler, the DWP missed six opportunities to record Anderson’s “vulnerability” on its IT system while it was reviewing her universal credit claim, and had failed to act on the mental distress she showed in phone calls about her claim. It also repeatedly failed to act on requests to direct its telephone calls and letters to her daughter.
The DWP admits multiple universal credit failures before disabled woman’s death article is available on disabilitynewsservice.com
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Number of emergency food parcels distributed across the UK by the Trussell Trust has increased by 90 per cent over the past five years
Food charity reports that it distributed more than three million parcels last year, with more than a million of them going to children.
In Emergency food parcel distribution in the UK: April 2023 - March 2024, the Trust says that it distributed 3,121,404 food parcels, the most parcels that it has ever distributed in a financial year, representing a four per cent increase on last year's record-breaking numbers for 2022/2023 and a 94 per cent increase since 2018/2019.
The charity also highlights that the number of parcels provided to children has continued to rise, exceeding 1.1 million in 2023/2024, and that food bank support is provided disproportionately to children, compared to the proportion of children in the UK population. In addition, it notes that pension age households are increasingly likely to need to use a food bank, with food bank support for these households having more than quadrupled between 2018/2019 and 2023/2024 (an increase of 345 per cent), compared to an 81 per cent rise amongst households without someone of pension age.
Also sharing statistics on the reason for referral for an emergency food parcel - which include health, benefit issues, work hour changes, insecure housing, changes in personal circumstances, immigration status and domestic abuse, as well as income and debt levels - the Trussell Trust says -

'Across all households the most common reason for referral was due to issues with income and debt levels. The vital role of the social security system in driving these trends is clear from the fact that the majority (78 per cent) of people referred to food banks were reported to solely have income from the social security system, with a further 8 per cent having earned income as well as income from social security.'

Trussell Trust Chief Executive Emma Revie said -

'It’s 2024 and we’re facing historically high levels of food bank need. As a society, we cannot allow this to continue. We must not let food banks become the new norm ... A supportive social security system is the bedrock on which we end hunger for good. Building on this, we need much more effective employment and financial support for parents, carers and disabled people, and action to ensure everyone can have the security we all need to access opportunities and have hope for the future, through more secure and flexible jobs and investment in social housing. Food banks are not the answer. They will be there to support people as long as they are needed, but our political leaders must take bold action to build a future where everyone has enough money to afford the life’s essentials. The time to act is now.'

For more information, see End of Year Stats from trusselltrust.org
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Employment Minister Jo Churchill has provided a House of Lords Select Committee with an undertaking that the administrative earnings threshold (AET) in universal credit will not be increased again without a 'sound evidence base'
However, Minister's evidence to Lords Committee fails to address its dissatisfaction with DWP's explanation for not publishing robust evidence to support previous increases in the threshold.
Further to the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's report on new regulations that implemented a further increase in the AET from 13 May 2024 - that criticised the ‘inexplicable’ lack of data evaluating previous increases in the threshold in September 2022 and January 2023 - the Committee held a one-off evidence session yesterday to question the Minister and DWP officials.
Introducing the session, Committee Chair Lord Hunt acknowledged that the DWP had agreed to share its informal findings supporting its AET policy. However Lord Hunt added that -

'... similar, no doubt to the material that the Social Security Advisory Committee saw but correctly declined, if information is not available to the House and the public, then we feel unable to consider it either.'

The Committee then questioned the Minister about the Department's failure to publish evidence providing an assessment of the impact of increasing the AET either before or after implementing the change.
In response, Ms Churchill highlighted that the Department did publish a randomised controlled trial evaluation in 2018 providing the highest level of evidence on the impacts of increased in-work conditionality that Ministers have had sight of. When challenged that this evidence is somewhat outdated and 'a bit threadbare' - as it has been relied on for three increases in the AET - Ms Churchill indicated that Ministers also had early sight of unpublished research (a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) study) that compares the experiences of claimants who are just below and just above the AET.
When pressed on the expected publication dates for this and further evidence, Mr Churchill said -

'I have asked for [the RDD study] to be available as soon as it can be, and the date I was given was spring 2024 ... I would like it out the door as soon as possible, so you have more data ... RDD is the next piece, the next building block and then, the longitudinal study will come through in 2025.'

Concluding the session with a final question, Lord Hunt, speaking on behalf of the whole Committee, said -

'... we're looking for an undertaking from you, not to further expand the cohort until the Department can publish robust evidence of its effects. Are you able to give us that undertaking?

Ms Churchill responded -

'So are you alluding to us holding 15 hours or with this latest laying at 18? Because I could certainly say to you, I think with all confidence that at 18, we want to understand the iterations and make sure that we've got a sound evidence base from there.'

NB - the increase in the AET in January 2023 was based, for individuals, on the equivalent of them working 15 hours per week at the National Living Wage, and this week's increase to the equivalent of them working 18 hours per week.
Despite welcoming the Minister's reply, Lord Hunt went on to say -

'... we accept your undertaking, except we are still as dissatisfied as we were because you haven't provided, in the view of the Committee, sufficient explanation yet. We are awaiting this robust evidence, which I think that we now expect in June 2024.'

The evidence session Regulations to increase the Administrative Earnings Threshold (Legislative scrutiny) is available from parliament.tv
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Work and Pensions Select Committee has called on the government to bring forward proposals to compensate women born in the 1950s who suffered as a result of the DWP's communication failures when their pension age was increased, and asks that it does so in the current parliamentary session
Committee chair highlights lengthy delay and urgency for affected women and calls on government to act on Parliamentary Ombudsman recommendations before summer recess.
Writing to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride, Committee Chair Stephen Timms requests government support for 'urgent action' following the Parliamentary Ombudsman's final report in March 2024 which recommended a remedy based on level 4 of its severity of injustice scale, putting awards at between £1,000 and £2,950.
Mr Timms says that the Committee does not seek to question the Ombudsman's proposal for compensation at level 4, but instead has focused on what a remedy may look like -

'The evidence we received indicated support for a rules-based system. This would be a system where payments would be adjusted within a range (based on the PHSO’s severity of injustice scale) to reflect the extent of change in the individual’s State Pension age and the notice of the change which the individual received. This would mean that the less notice you had of the change and the bigger the change in your SPA, the higher the payment you would receive. While not perfect, the advantages of such a system are that it would be: quick to administer; applying known data to a formula to determine the amount due; and relatively inexpensive (compared to a more bespoke system).'

The Committee's recommendation also includes some flexibility for individuals to make the case for further compensation in the event that they have experienced direct financial loss, for example where a woman whose divorce settlement was less than it would have been because it was based on the expectation that she would receive her state pension at 60.
Mr Timms also asks the government to consider -

'... the need for urgent action, given that the Ombudsman started to look at this issue in 2018 and that every 13 minutes a woman born in the 1950s dies ... Implementing a remedy will need parliamentary time, financial resources, and the data and technical systems only available to your department. It cannot happen without government support. We would ask you to bring forward proposals for a remedy by the summer recess.'

Mr Timms' letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is available from parliament.uk
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Why are so many of these Legends missing
Alundra Blayze, Prince Albert, Bam Bam Bigelow, Rick Martel, Road Dogg, Sgt. Slaughter, Sycho Sid, Tatanka, The Great Khali, Brutus Beefcake, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, The Godfather, Earthquake, Typhoon, Junkyard Dog, Buddy Roberts, Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke, Jimmy Garvin, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Larry Zbyszko, Michael Hayes, Tatsumi Fujinami, Terry Gordy, Greg Valentine IRS Virgil Rocky Johnson, Tony atlas, The fabulous mula, Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy, Papa Shango, Billy Gunn, Maven, Eugene, Koko B Ware, Hacksaw Jim Duggin, Jimmy Snuka, Road warrior Animal, Road warrior Hawk, Demolition Ax, Demolition Smash, Marty Jenetty, Paul Orndoff, Mr T, Bob Orton Jr, Doctor D,

Obviously most of these guys actually had an English VA or two so I went went those, but anyone with an * next to them is someone who's never had an English VA before and THATS when I had to fancast them for this list.(Stehoney is the only one who had an English VA but still has an * anyway on account that I had to take a guess who voiced those things in the .hack quadrilogy since the goblins aren't among the credited voice. Same logic with Ustanak's grunts, so I just made him and Nemesis the same.) Please be sure to let me know what you all think.
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Reiji Arisu(Namco X Capcom): Liam O'Brien*
Xiaomu(Namco X Capcom): Erica Lindbeck*
Jin Kazama(Tekken): Patrick Seitz
Kazuya Mishima(Tekken): Kyle Hebert
Kite(.hack): Mona Marshall
Haseo(.hack): Yuri Lowenthal
Yuri Lowell(Tales of Vesperia): Troy Baker
Flynn Scifo(Tales of Vesperia): Sam Riegel
Ciel Alencon(God Eater): Cristina Vee
Nana Kozuki(God Eater): Cassandra Lee Morris
KOS-MOS(Xenosaga): Bridget Hoffman
Fiora(Xenoblade Chronicles): Carina Reeves
Valkyrie(Legend of Valkyrie): Heather Halley*
Natsu(Soul Calibur): Kate Higgins
Aty(Summon Night): Melissa Gulden
Alisa I. Amiella(God Eater): Kate Higgins
Heihachi Mishima(Tekken): Jamieson Price
Estellise Sidos(Tales of Vesperia): Eden Riegel
Chris Redfield(Resident Evil): Roger Craig Smith
Jill Valentine(Resident Evil): Kari Wahlgren
Dante(Devil May Cry): Reuben Langdon
Vergil(Devil May Cry): Daniel Southworth
X(Megaman X): Ted Sroka
Zero(Megaman X): Johnny Yong Bosch
Hiryu(Strider): T.J. Storm
Hotsuma(Shinobi): Jordan Rosa
Ryu(Street Fighter): Kyle Hebert
Ken Masters(Street Fighter): Reuben Langdon
Chun-Li(Street Fighter): Laura Bailey
Xiaoyu Ling(Tekken): Carrie Keranen
Demitri Maximoff(Darkstalkers): Richard Epcar
Morrigan Aensland(Darkstalkers): Siobhan Flynn
Leon S. Kennedy(Resident Evil): Matthew Mercer
Phoenix Wright(Ace Attorney): Sam Riegel
Maya Fey(Ace Attorney): Abby Trott
Felicia(Darkstalkers): GK Bowes
Captain Commando: Steven Jay Blum*
June L. Milliam(Star Gladiator): Cherami Leigh Kuehn*
Ingrid(Street Fighter): Cassandra Lee Morris*
Akira Yuki(Virtua Fighter): Jay Momet
Kage-Maru(Virtua Fighter): David Rosenthal
Ichiro Ogami(Sakura Wars): Dave Wittenberg
Erica Fontaine(Sakura Wars): Caitlin Glass
Sakura Shinguji(Sakura Wars): Wendee Lee
Gemini Sunrise(Sakura Wars): Laura Bailey
Kazuma Kiryu(Yakuza): Darryl Kurylo
Goro Majima(Yakuza): Mark Hamill
Zephyr(Resonance of Fate): Scott Menville
Vashyron(Resonance of Fate): Nolan North
Ulala(Space Channel 5): Cherami Leigh Kuehn
Axel Stone(Streets of Rage): Joe Bianco
Pai Chan(Virtua Fighter): Evelyn Huynh
Hibana(Nightshade): Kristi Swensson
Leanne(Resonance of Fate): Jessica DiCicco
Segata Sanshiro(Sega Saturn): Eric Bauza*
Ryo Hazuki(Shenmue): Corey Marshall
Chrom(Fire Emblem): Matthew Mercer
Lucina(Fire Emblem): Alexis Tipton
Enemy=
Byaku Shin(original): Mary Elizabeth McGlynn*
Saya(Namco X Capcom): Leah Clark*
Sheath(original): Cindy Robinson*
Dokumezu(Namco X Capcom): Fred Tatasciore*
Dokugozu(Namco X Capcom): Charles Adler*
Zagi(Tales of Vesperia): Roger Craig Smith
Azure Kite(.hack): Mona Marshall
Skeith(.hack): none
Stehoney(.hack): Doug Erholtz*
Kamuz(Legend of Valkyrie): Ray Chase*
T-elos(Xenosaga): Bridget Hoffman
Unknown(Tekken): Edi Patterson
Vajra(God Eater): simulated
Marduk(God Eater): simulated
Sigma(Megaman X): Chris Tergliafera
Vile(Megaman X): Roger Rhodes
M. Bison(Street Fighter): Richard Newman
Juri Han(Street Fighter): Jessica Strauss
Solo(Strider): Dave Rivas
Tong Pooh(Strider): Niki Kernow
Pyron(Darkstalkers): David Kaye
Lord Raptor(Darkstalkers): Scott McNeil
B.B. Hood(Darkstalkers): Karen Strassman*
Nelo Angelo(Devil May Cry): David Keeley
Druk(Captain Commando): John DiMaggio*
Shtrom(Captain Commando): Kevin Michael Richardson*
Shtrom Jr.(Captain Commando): Kevin Michael Richardson*
Nemesis T-Type(Resident Evil): Damon Dayoub
Ustanak(Resident Evil): Damon Dayoub*
Black Hayato(Star Gladiator): Johnny Yong Bosch*
Dural(Virtua Fighter): none
Shadow(Space Channel 5): Tom Clarke Hill
Coco☆Tapioca(Space Channel 5): none
Kurohaganea(Nightshade): Casey Robertson
Robot Axel(Streets of Rage): Joe Bianco
Ranmaru(Sakura Wars): Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Dokurobou(Sakura Wars): Paul St. Peter
Aya-me(Sakura Wars): Karen Strassman*
Ciseaux(Sakura Wars): Chuck Huber*
Metal Face(Xenoblade Chronicles): Timothy Watson
NPC= Chizuru Urashima(original): Nika Futterman*
Aura(.hack): Stephanie Sheh
Miyuki Chan(Ordyne): Carol Lawrence*
Tarosuke(Yokai Dochuki): Nicky Jones*
Otohime(Yokai Dochuki): Karen Strassman*
Sylphie(Forgotten Worlds): Tara Strong*
Ada Wong(Resident Evil): Megan Hollingsheed
Miles Edgeworth(Ace Attorney): Kyle Hebert
Cardinal Garigliano(Resonance of Fate): Dave B. Mitchell
Tiki(Fire Emblem): Mela Lee

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/msn-slideshow/the-pilot-who-dropped-the-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima-refused-a-funeral-and-gravestone.html

Overview

		⚽
Home	Seattle Sounders FC	1
Away	Vancouver Whitecaps	1
Status	Full Time
Venue	Lumen Field
City	Seattle, Washington
Date	Saturday May 18, 2024
Time	07:30 PM PDT

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Lineups

	Seattle Sounders FC	Pos		Vancouver Whitecaps	Pos
	Stefan Frei, #24	G		Yohei Takaoka, #1	G
	Jackson Ragen, #25	CD-L		Mathías Laborda, #2	CD
	Yeimar Gómez, #28	CD-R		Tristan Blackmon, #6	CD-L
	Nouhou Tolo, #5	LB		Javain Brown, #23	CD-R
	Alex Roldan, #16	RB		Pedro Vite, #45	CM-L
	Albert Rusnák, #11	AM		Adrián Cubas, #20	CM-R
	João Paulo , #6	LM		Ryan Raposo, #7	LM
	Cristian Roldan, #7	RM		Alessandro Schöpf, #8	RM
	Raúl Ruidíaz, #9	F		Brian White, #24	F
	Jordan Morris, #13	AM-L		Ryan Gauld, #25	CF-L
	Obed Vargas, #18	AM-R		Fafà Picault, #11	CF-R
	Pedro de la Vega, #10	SUB		Luís Martins, #14	SUB
	Reed Baker-Whiting, #21	SUB		Ali Ahmed, #22	SUB
	Jonathan Bell, #15	SUB		Ralph Priso-Mbongue, #13	SUB
	Daniel Musovski, #17	SUB		Ranko Veselinovic, #4	SUB
	Paul Rothrock, #14	SUB		Isaac Boehmer, #32	SUB
	Cody Baker, #33	SUB		Sebastian Berhalter, #16	SUB
	Andrew Thomas, #26	SUB		Levonte Johnson, #28	SUB
	Daniel Leyva, #75	SUB		Giuseppe Bovalina, #27	SUB
	Dylan Teves, #99	SUB		Belal Halbouni, #12	SUB

Match events via ESPN

• First Half begins.
  
• 8' ⚽ Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  
• 36' 🟨 Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  
• 43' 🟨 João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  
• 45'+3' Halftime
  
• 45' Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  
• 55' 🔄 Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
  
• 65' 🔄 Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Ryan Raposo.
  
• 75' 🟨 Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  
• 76' 🔄 Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro de la Vega replaces João Paulo.
  
• 76' 🔄 Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  
• 88' 🔄 Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  
• 88' 🔄 Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Albert Rusnák.
  
• 89' 🟨 Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  
• 90'+4' 🟥 Second yellow card to Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) for hand ball.
  
• 90'+4' ⚽ Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  

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Overview

		⚽
Home	San Jose Earthquakes	0
Away	Orlando City SC	1
Status	Full Time
Venue	PayPal Park
City	San Jose, California
Date	Saturday May 18, 2024
Time	07:30 PM PDT

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Lineups

	San Jose Earthquakes	Pos		Orlando City SC	Pos
	William Yarbrough, #25	G		Pedro Gallese, #1	G
	Rodrigues , #26	CD-L		Wilder Cartagena, #16	CD
	Bruno Wilson, #4	CD-R		Rodrigo Schlegel, #15	CD-L
	Vítor Costa, #94	LB		David Brekalo, #4	CD-R
	Carlos Akapo, #29	RB		Felipe , #8	CM-L
	Hernan Lopez, #23	AM		Dagur Dan Thórhallsson, #17	CM-R
	Carlos Gruezo, #7	LM		Nicolás Lodeiro, #14	AM
	Jackson Yueill, #14	RM		Facundo Torres, #10	LM
	Jeremy Ebobisse, #11	F		Iván Angulo, #77	RM
	Amahl Pellegrino, #9	AM-L		Luis Muriel, #9	CF-L
	Cristian Espinoza, #10	AM-R		Duncan McGuire, #13	CF-R
	Preston Judd, #19	SUB		Mason Stajduhar, #31	SUB
	Tanner Beason, #15	SUB		Jack Lynn, #27	SUB
	Daniel Munie, #24	SUB		Abdi Salim, #28	SUB
	Jacob Jackson, #98	SUB		Yutaro Tsukada, #34	SUB
	Paul Marie, #3	SUB		Rafael Santos, #3	SUB
	Jack Skahan, #16	SUB		Favian Loyola, #95	SUB
	Niko Tsakiris, #30	SUB		Kyle Smith, #24	SUB
	Benjamin Kikanovic, #28	SUB		Martín Ojeda, #11	SUB
	Alfredo Morales, #6	SUB		Jeorgio Kocevski, #33	SUB

Match events via ESPN

• Kickoff
  
• 16' 🔄 Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jack Lynn replaces Duncan McGuire because of an injury.
  
• 45'+5' First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 0, Orlando City SC 0.
  
• 45' Start 2nd Half
  
• 63' 🔄 Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
  
• 63' 🔄 Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  
• 63' 🔄 Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  
• 70' 🟨 Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  
• 79' 🔄 Substitution, Orlando City SC. Rafael Santos replaces Facundo Torres.
  
• 79' 🔄 Substitution, Orlando City SC. Martín Ojeda replaces Dagur Thórhallsson.
  
• 83' 🔄 Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Hernán López.
  
• 83' 🔄 Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Vítor Costa.
  
• 89' ⚽ Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Orlando City SC 1. Jack Lynn (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Martín Ojeda following a fast break.
  
• 90'+2' 🔄 Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Luis Muriel.
  
• 90'+2' 🔄 Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jeorgio Kocevski replaces Jack Lynn.
  

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	2	4
STL	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5		7	14	1	8

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Nolan Gorman homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.	1-0
T4	Rafael Devers homers (8) on a fly ball to center field.	1-1
B7	Lars Nootbaar grounds out, first baseman Dominic Smith to second baseman Vaughn Grissom. Masyn Winn scores. Dylan Carlson to 3rd. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.	2-1
T8	Rob Refsnyder doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jarren Duran scores.	2-2
B8	Iván Herrera singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Nolan Arenado scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.	3-2
B8	Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Alec Burleson scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.	4-2
B8	Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Iván Herrera scores.	5-2
B8	Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Nolan Gorman scores. Brendan Donovan scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Rob Refsnyder.	7-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Miles Mikolas against the Red Sox	0:07
Bullpen availability for St. Louis, May 18 vs Red Sox	0:07
Bullpen availability for Boston, May 18 vs Cardinals	0:07
Bench availability for St. Louis, May 18 vs Red Sox	0:07
Fielding alignment for St. Louis, May 18 vs Red Sox	0:11
Bench availability for Boston, May 18 vs Cardinals	0:07
Starting lineups for Red Sox at Cardinals - May 18, 2024	0:09
Breaking down Nolan Gorman's home run	0:12
A deep dive into Nolan Gorman's home run	0:11
Rafael Devers: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
A deep dive into Rafael Devers' home run	0:11
Breaking down Miles Mikolas' pitches	0:04
Miles Mikolas' outing against the Red Sox	0:25
Breaking down Kutter Crawford's pitches	0:04
Kutter Crawford's outing against the Cardinals	0:23
Ceddanne Rafaela's diving catch	0:16
Nolan Arenado's barehanded play	0:27
Nolan Gorman's solo homer (7)	0:30
Miles Mikolas K's Jarren Duran	0:06
Field view: Nolan Gorman's solo home run	0:29
Kutter Crawford K's Paul Goldschmidt	0:07
Rafael Devers' solo homer (8)	0:27
Masyn Winn's diving stop	0:28
Nolan Arenado's sliding grab	0:17
Miles Mikolas fans four over five innings	0:59
Kutter Crawford fans five over 5 2/3 innings	1:00
Lars Nootbaar's RBI groundout	0:28
David Hamilton's diving play	0:18
Brendan Donovan throws out Romy Gonzalez after review	0:30
Rob Refsnyder's game-tying RBI double	0:29
Iván Herrera's go-ahead single	0:24
Nolan Gorman's RBI single	0:19
Masyn Winn's sac fly	0:21
Lars Nootbaar's RBI single	0:22

Linescore	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	2	4
Cardinals	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5		7	14	1	8

FINAL: 7-2 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: JoJo Romero (W, 1-0)(BS, 1)
• Red Sox Losing Pitcher: Justin Slaten (L, 2-2)

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Miles Mikolas against the Red Sox
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, May 18 vs Red Sox
• Red Sox: Bullpen availability for Boston, May 18 vs Cardinals
• Bench availability for St. Louis, May 18 vs Red Sox
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, May 18 vs Red Sox
• Bench availability for Boston, May 18 vs Cardinals
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Red Sox at Cardinals - May 18, 2024
• Red Sox: Starting lineups for Red Sox at Cardinals - May 18, 2024
• Cardinals: A deep dive into Nolan Gorman's home run
• Cardinals: Breaking down Miles Mikolas' pitches
• Cardinals: Breaking down Nolan Gorman's home run
• Cardinals: Miles Mikolas' outing against the Red Sox
• Red Sox: A deep dive into Rafael Devers' home run
• Red Sox: Breaking down Kutter Crawford's pitches
• Red Sox: Kutter Crawford's outing against the Cardinals
• Red Sox: Rafael Devers: Home Run Statcast Analysis
• Red Sox: Ceddanne Rafaela's diving catch
• Cardinals: Nolan Arenado's barehanded play
• Cardinals: Nolan Gorman's solo homer (7)
• Cardinals: Miles Mikolas K's Jarren Duran
• Cardinals: Field view: Nolan Gorman's solo home run
• Red Sox: Kutter Crawford K's Paul Goldschmidt
• Red Sox: Rafael Devers' solo homer (8)
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn's diving stop
• Cardinals: Nolan Arenado's sliding grab
• Cardinals: Miles Mikolas fans four
• Red Sox: Kutter Crawford fans five
• Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar's RBI groundout
• Red Sox: David Hamilton's diving play
• Cardinals: Brendan Donovan throws out Romy Gonzalez after review
• Red Sox: Rob Refsnyder's game-tying double
• Cardinals: Iván Herrera's go-ahead single
• Cardinals: Nolan Gorman's RBI single
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn's sac fly
• Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar's RBI single
• Cardinals: Kyle Leahy turns two for the final out
• Cardinals: Cardinals rally to score five in the 8th

Winners

LG l Sonix (Sonic) vs Tarik (Greninja) Liquid` Riddles (Kazuya, Terry) vs LG l Marss (Zero Suit Samus, Greninja) Big D (Ice Climbers) vs Sisqui (Samus, Dark Samus) LG l MkLeo (Joker, Roy, Byleth) vs M0tsunabE (Falco) Stride l SHADIC (Corrin) vs Syrup (Steve, Ness) Ho3K l John Numbers (Wii Fit Trainer) vs Liquid` Dabuz (Rosalina & Luma, Olimar) LG l Tweek (Diddy Kong) vs CF l ChunkyKong (Donkey Kong) POW?! l Monte (Mr. Game & Watch) vs Cosmos (Pyra/Mythra)

Losers

Night Shift l WebbJP (Sheik) [Sonix] vs MK l Longo (R.O.B.) [Justinbyleth] jake (Steve) [Amaryllis] vs Moist l Kola (Roy) [Marss] Moist l Light (Fox) [Big D] vs SmU5h l Burst (Yoshi) [M0tsunabE] Soar (Steve, Pokémon Trainer) [Light] vs NS l BeastModePaul (Hero) [M0tsunabE] NVR l Candle (Olimar) [SHADIC] vs NS WIN l Anarchy (Greninja) [Dabuz] Capitancito (Mii Gunner) [Candle] vs Ouch!? (Wolf) [Dabuz] CF l Anathema (R.O.B.) [Tweek] vs Quandale Dinglelingleton (Steve) [Cosmos] 26R l Onin (Steve) [Monte] vs Empire Gaming l Jakal (Wolf) [ChunkyKong]

Top 32 Bracket

33rd

Sam (Steve) [Tarik, Longo] GuyGuy (Luigi, Greninja) [Steffen, WebbJP] Free Agent l PkChris (Ness) [Tarik, Kola] DTL l Steffen (Steve) [Riddles, jake] Seesaw (Incineroar) [Syrup, Anarchy] Raccoon l Cody (Peach) [Silver, Candle] MRG l Kaninabe (Fox) [Seesaw, Ouch!?] YES! l Grease All Mighty (Snake) [John Numbers, Capitancito] Miaxi (Fox) [ChunkyKong, Quandale Dinglelingleton] ApolloKage (Snake) [Monte, Anathema] WIN l Lima (Bayonetta) [Cosmos, Jakal] IcyMist (Samus) [Anathema, Onin] CR l LampShady (Bowser Jr.) [Sisqui, Burst] CTR MOTW l Pharaoh (Yoshi) [MRW, Light] Wheezer (Kazuya) [Sisqui] Ultra UTA l Beastly (Diddy Kong) [MkLeo, Soar]

49th

SmU5h l Thorn (Hero) [Kola, Longo] smasher1001 (Mega Man) [Marss, GuyGuy] Jogibu (Captain Falcon) [Sam, PkChris] Yoda Cage (Bowser Jr.) [Thorn, jake] NS l Panther Zoboomafoo (Fox) [Karflo, Anarchy] NE Catway l Pacha BordeHopper (Palutena) [Seesaw, Cody] UGS l IceKnight (Greninja) [Grease All Mighty, Kaninabe] RS4TS l Grape (Snake) [Dany, Capitancito] CS3 l Andrik (Captain Falcon) [Lima, Quandale Dinglelingleton] TR MBeniS l Marvale (Palutena) [Onin, ApolloKage] NS l Gamer (Donkey Kong) [Monte, Jakal] VGY l M.Pop0 (Rosalina & Luma) [Tweek, IcyMist] ARJAY!!! (Samus) [MkLeo, Burst] Armadillo (Lucario) [Beastly, Pharaoh] VGY l Jun (Palutena) [elijmin, Wheezer] Element l Shoe (Zero Suit Samus) [Big D, Soar]

65th

Amaryllis (Bayonetta) [Marss, Longo] Pressure l Cornball (Sora) [Steffen, Thorn] sammm (Inkling) [Kola, GuyGuy] OC l Remrin (Mewtwo, Wario) [Riddles, smasher1001] CS3 l Marvelous_Marco (Toon Link) [Remrin, PkChris] PKRS l Selkie madra rua (Pyra/Mythra, Palutena) [GuyGuy, Jogibu] Rian (Falco) [WebbJP, Yoda Cage] MBS l Justinbyleth (Byleth, Steve) [Sonix, jake] TCS l Dany (Wolf) [Ouch!?, Zoboomafoo] PowPow (Sonic) [Candle, Anarchy] NerdCedric (Kirby) [John Numbers, BordeHopper] CnF l Cube (Mr. Game & Watch) [Grease All Mighty, Cody] king_chris Silver (Zero Suit Samus) [DQ vs Syrup, DQ vs IceKnight] Q (Joker) [Capitancito, Kaninabe] Terroxas (Sora) [Anarchy, Capitancito] Karflo (Cloud) [SHADIC, Grape] Connor (Steve) [Onin, Quandale Dinglelingleton] MSU l cal (Pokémon Trainer) [Gamer, Andrik] EMG l Blacktwins13 (Pichu, Pyra/Mythra) [Miaxi, ApolloKage] ODSY l ScrubbedOut (Mii Swordfighter) [Rawk, Marvale] Toad (Peach) [Marvale, Jakal] IJC l Neo (Corrin, Palutena) [Miaxi, Gamer] NS l NotBrayden (Mario) [Andrik, IcyMist] OBI l Rebecce HugeUrsalunaLover901 (King Dedede) [ChunkyKong, M.Pop0] FC l Chronos (Snake) [BeastModePaul, ARJAY!!!] 716 l Fresh (Pac-Man) [Armadillo, Burst] Galint l Lemmon (Joker) [Wheezer, Armadillo] elijmin (Shulk) [MkLeo, Pharaoh] MRW (Incineroar) [LampShady, DQ vs Jun] Light (Yoshi) [Beastly, Wheezer] my gf l isohel (Link) [Burst, Shoe] Player 4 OUTTA POCKET OUTTA MIND (Peach) [Chronos, Soar]

97th

XG l Tamaふゆ / TamaFuyu (Pyra/Mythra, Byleth) [Riddles, Longo] Grimturtle (R.O.B.) [Rian, Cornball] NE l Smokk (Roy, Snake) [Sam, sammm] Alibi (Mii Gunner) [PkChris, smasher1001] NS l maidan BIGTTARFAN600 (Ike) [Sonix, Marvelous_Marco] Binoo (Inkling) [Rian, madra rua] Catalyst (Joker, Shulk) [Jogibu, Yoda Cage] HandballNat (R.O.B.) [Tarik, jake] Sylyx l REDJOHN (Bayonetta) [IceKnight, Zoboomafoo] Tipi (Bayonetta) [NerdCedric, PowPow] Baki (Ike, Cloud) [Terroxas, BordeHopper] Avacyn (Dark Pit, Pit) [Ouch!?, Cody] soh (Pyra/Mythra) [SHADIC, IceKnight] Gomakenpi l Ai Bozino (Ryu, Mr. Game & Watch) [John Numbers, Q] FzP l TabSoda (Yoshi) [Kaninabe, Terroxas] MBS PEAK l SEEL (Ice Climbers) [Mr, Grape] NE l Venom (Ken) [M.Pop0, Connor] NS l XIFL BIGBIGTTARFAN600FAN600 (Roy) [Nutty Burger, cal] Gronk (Greninja) [Lima, Blacktwins13] Slate (Snake) [Matcha Maiko, ScrubbedOut] MBS l Nathaniel (Sheik) [Venom, Toad] RLz l Jams Nutty Burger (R.O.B.) [Anathema, Gamer] Reyluno (Bayonetta) [Neo, NotBrayden] Daybreak Matcha Maiko (Wolf) [Quandale Dinglelingleton, HugeUrsalunaLover901] Asaaj (Joker) [Light, ARJAY!!!] BRE l Moo (King K. Rool) [Shoe, Fresh] Von_Stache (Mr. Game & Watch) [Burst, Lemmon] Hoe (Meta Knight) [BeastModePaul, Pharaoh] UGS l Syphir (Falco) [Light, Jun] BTraytor (Bowser Jr.) [Big D, Light] MBS l MEGA CHAD (Mr. Game & Watch, Wii Fit Trainer, Steve) [Sisqui, isohel] NadiA (Pikachu) [MRW, OUTTA POCKET OUTTA MIND]

The world is so distracted by the entertainment,by their own amusement,they are more concerned about the entertainment in their life..They become more self entitled of their own stupid life,of what to post on instagram,or the song in their post,of what the best song,what Drake and Kendrick and other clowns like boxer do and post,the match of Mike Tyson vs Logan Paul,that they distracted from the fact a horrendous crime against another human just like me and you,are being done,that the devil done unveil and start killing the whole hospital and kids,and they do it without remorse just like a true evil,well they are Evil,I think it is not our problem to decide their intention but to stop them…A shitty World🥲don’t call yourself human if you don’t care about human life

King and Queen of the Ring
Match #1: Chad Gable def. Sami Zayn (c) and Bronson Reed (Triple Threat Match; Intercontinental Championship)
Match #2: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan (Women's World Championship)
Match #3: Gunther def. Randy Orton (King of the Ring Final)
Match #4: Nia Jax def. Iyo Sky (Queen of the Ring Final)
Match #5: Cody Rhodes def. Logan Paul (WWE Championship)
Clash at the Castle
Match #1: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Santos Escobar (WWE Championship)
Match #2: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c) def. Piper Niven & Chelsea Greene (WWE Women's Tag Team Championship)
Match #3: The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, & Tonga Loa) def. LA Knight & R-KO (Falls Count Anywhere Match)
Match #4: Becky Lynch (c) def. Lyra Valkyria (Women's World Championship)
Match #5: Drew McIntyre def. Damian Priest (c) (World Heavyweight Championship)
Money in the Bank
Match #1: Sami Zayn def. Sheamus, Jey Uso, Braun Strowman, Logan Paul, LA Knight, Carmelo Hayes, and Randy Orton (Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match)
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Match #5: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. CM Punk (World Heavyweight Championship) - NO CONTEST, Sami Zayn cashes in MITB Briefcase mid-match
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Summerslam
Match #1: Jey Uso def. Chad Gable (c) (Intercontinental Championship)
Match #2: Liv Morgan def. Becky Lynch (c) (Women's World Championship)
Match #3: DIY def. A-Town Down Under (c), The Street Profits, and R-KO (Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match; Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
Match #4: LA Knight def. Logan Paul (c) (United States Championship)
Match #5: Sami Zayn (c) def. Finn Balor and Damian Priest (Triple Threat Match; World Heavyweight Championship)
Match #6: Nia Jax (c) def. Bianca Belair (w/ Jade Cargill) (WWE Women's Championship)
Match #7: Drew McIntyre def. CM Punk (Unsanctioned Match)
Match #8: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman) (WWE Championship)

Athletics @ Royals - Sat, May 18

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-3 Royals

Links & Info

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	Athletics Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Toro - 3B	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	.298	.351	.447
2	Bleday - CF	5	0	1	0	0	2	4	.241	.317	.420
3	Rooker - DH	5	0	2	1	0	3	3	.277	.356	.562
4	Langeliers - C	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.223	.284	.518
5	Soderstrom - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.280	.357	.480
	a-Nevin - RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.313	.356
6	Gelof - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	.183	.246	.312
7	Brown, S - RF	3	1	1	2	0	1	2	.179	.233	.313
	b-Davis, J - 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.234	.303
8	Schuemann - SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.235	.329	.368
9	Ruiz, E - LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.200	.270	.382
	c-McCann - PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.404	.571
	1-Harris, B - PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.314	.359
	Totals	38	3	11	3	1	13	20

Athletics
a-Grounded out for Soderstrom in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Brown, S in the 8th. c-Singled for Ruiz, E in the 9th. 1-Ran for McCann in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Gelof (3, Lugo, S); Langeliers (7, Lugo, S). HR: Brown, S (4, 2nd inning off Lugo, S, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Bleday; Brown, S 4; Gelof 2; Langeliers 2; McCann; Rooker 2; Schuemann 2; Toro 2. RBI: Brown, S 2 (11); Rooker (29). 2-out RBI: Rooker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soderstrom; Brown, S; Rooker; Langeliers. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: (Schuemann-Soderstrom).

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.243	.290	.389
2	Witt Jr. - SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.290	.353	.492
3	Pasquantino - 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.231	.309	.404
4	Perez, S - C	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	.333	.400	.549
5	Massey - DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.270	.272	.461
6	Velázquez - RF	4	0	2	1	0	1	2	.228	.290	.354
	1-Blanco - RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.356	.439
7	Melendez - LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.182	.238	.358
8	Frazier - 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.187	.295	.253
9	Isbel - CF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.218	.262	.361
	Totals	34	5	11	5	0	4	11

Royals
1-Ran for Velázquez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Melendez (8, Stripling); Garcia, M (10, Stripling); Massey (5, Stripling). HR: Isbel (4, 7th inning off Erceg, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Garcia, M 3; Isbel 4; Massey 3; Melendez 2; Pasquantino; Perez, S; Velázquez 2; Witt Jr. RBI: Isbel (12); Pasquantino (26); Perez, S 2 (36); Velázquez (12). 2-out RBI: Pasquantino. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Frazier; Melendez. GIDP: Melendez. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: Witt Jr. (4, fielding). DP: (Pasquantino).

Athletics Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Stripling (L, 1-8)	5.0	9	4	4	0	2	0	87-62	5.19
McFarland	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	4.26
Erceg	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	16-12	3.50
Kelly, M	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	2.88
Totals	8.0	11	5	5	0	4	1

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lugo, S (W, 7-1)	5.2	6	2	2	1	10	1	96-66	1.79
Schreiber (H, 11)	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	24-17	1.27
Zerpa (H, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	1.47
McArthur (S, 11)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	4.35
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	1	13	1

Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Stripling 87-62; McFarland 6-3; Erceg 16-12; Kelly, M 11-8; Lugo, S 96-66; Schreiber 24-17; Zerpa 9-6; McArthur 17-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stripling 6-1; McFarland 2-0; Erceg 1-1; Kelly, M 0-2; Lugo, S 5-1; Schreiber 2-1; Zerpa 2-0; McArthur 0-0.
Batters faced: Stripling 24; McFarland 2; Erceg 4; Kelly, M 4; Lugo, S 24; Schreiber 7; Zerpa 3; McArthur 5.
Inherited runners-scored: McFarland 1-0; Schreiber 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ryan Additon. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Gabe Morales.
Weather: 87 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:10 PM.
T: 2:19.
Att: 22,014.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
May 18, 2024

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Esteury Ruiz. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	2-0 KC
Top 2	Seth Brown homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Zack Gelof scores.	2-2
Bottom 5	Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seth Brown. Maikel Garcia scores.	3-2 KC
Bottom 6	Nelson Velázquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder JJ Bleday. Michael Massey scores.	4-2 KC
Top 7	Brent Rooker singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Abraham Toro scores. JJ Bleday to 2nd.	4-3 KC
Bottom 7	Kyle Isbel homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.	5-3 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	Salvador Perez's two-run single (00:00:17)
OAK	Seth Brown's two-run home run (4) (00:00:23)
KC	Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single (00:00:16)
KC	Seth Lugo strikes out 10 over 5 2/3 innings (00:00:55)
KC	Nelson Velázquez's RBI single (00:00:21)
OAK	Brent Rooker's RBI single (00:00:15)
KC	Kyle Isbel launches a solo homer (4) (00:00:27)
KC	Seth Lugo's 10th strikeout (00:00:07)
OAK	Ross Stripling strikes out Salvador Perez (00:00:07)
KC	James McArthur secures Royals' 5-3 win (00:00:23)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Athletics	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	11	0	9
Royals	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0			5	11	1	5

Decisions

• Winner: Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79)
• Loser: Ross Stripling (1-8, 5.19)
• Save: James McArthur (11, 4.35)

Division Scoreboard

CWS 1 @ NYY 6 - Final
MIN 4 @ CLE 11 - Final
DET 8 @ AZ 2 - Top 8, 2 Outs
Next Royals Game: Sun, May 19, 01:10 PM CDT vs. Athletics
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