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Berlin — Two days after Andy Reid said Patrick Mahomes would play in Sunday’s AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback reiterated his coach’s sentiment.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. said it will cut about 12,000 jobs, more than 6% of its global workforce, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench after years of abundant growth and hiring. The cuts will affect jobs globally and across the entire company, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told employees in an email on Friday, writing that he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here.” Shares of Alphabet gained as much as 1.8% during premarket trading in New York on Friday after the announcement was made public. The stock has fallen about 30% over the past year.

National nonprofit credit counseling agency Take Charge America shares tips to limit impacts of a potential economic slowdown As Americans assess their financial situations following a challenging year, several economic signs — including continued high interest rates and lingering inflation — are still warning of a possible recession sometime in 2023. “Nobody knows for sure whether we’ll see a recession or not,” said Amy Maliga, financial educator with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency.

Incomplete written guidelines and penalties that had not been updated since 2016. Significant turnover and reductions among staff.

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Proposed bill expands reach of ‘slayer’ statute blocking enrichment of perpetrators Jeremiah Schumacher says his father’s abuse of his mother was a staple of the couple’s 40year marriage and only came to a stop when she died at Hays Medical Center after sustaining traumatic head injuries. Karen Schumacher, 60, had obtained from a judge a protection from abuse order but her sister Susan Rohr said it was “worthless” in curbing violent tendencies of Jay Schumacher, who is awaiting trial on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and mistreatment of a dependent adult.

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday, January 22, Holy Communion, in the absence of a priest, will be held at 9:00 a.m.

Fentanyl called a rising danger for Sedgwick County teenagers Kansas law enforcement officials have sounded the alarm about fentanyl and mental health crises across the state, saying fentanyl is now a greater threat than methamphetamine. Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeffrey Easter said he is still seeing a surplus of inmates suffering from mental illness, waiting in jail for long periods of time to receive treatment.

These days, technology is everywhere. TV’s, computers, phones, and other electronic devices are all competing for our kids’ attention. As a result, it can be easy for kids and families to engage in too much screen time which can cut into hours that could be better spent engaging in active play, sleeping, and social interaction.

HAYS, Kan. — A formal affiliation between Fort Hays State University (FHSU), North Central Kansas Technical College (NCK Tech), and Northwest Kansas Technical College (Northwest Tech) was unanimously approved at yesterday’s Kansas Board of Regents meeting.