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Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picksOne of the most popular places to play soccer in Northern Nevada is about to hit its busy season. Talents Athletic Center has become a staple for many in the community over the last decade and its familial atmosphere makes it a popular spot that many frequent throughout the year. Managing partner Shams Mobaligh says his main focus it to have a space for members of the community to come after work or to get away from home where they can feel comfortable. “The main focus of the ownership of this business is to have the doors open for the community. To have people that come in here and enjoy an evening,” said Mobaligh. One of the main draws to Talents is the indoor soccer leagues, which are available for men, women and children. The leagues are so popular, the business can be forced to make some tough decisions as daylight fades and the colder weather comes in. Mobaligh says in the winter Talents will have to turn teams away who want to participate in league games due to an increase in demand. The business – 2749 N. Carson St., Suite B, next to Harbor Freight Tools – will be full seven days a week in the winter as indoor soccer leagues ramp up. A big reason why demand for playing time is so high is based around the environment Talents is able to create with its clientele. Food and drinks are available for anyone playing or watching, and families will gather throughout weeknight evenings to take in the action inside the walled soccer pitch. “It looks kind of closed up, but it’s safer than outside,” said Mobaligh. “It gets dark. A lot of these people they work until 6 p.m., so it makes sense for them to come here and enjoy tacos and beer and something after the game.” The indoor soccer arena spans most of the length of the building and is lined with a wall on the west side along with glass panels on the east side to keep the ball in play. Above the glass is netting to catch any errant shots of deflected kicks. Given the small arena, shots on net can come from up close or from down on the other side of the field. Though the walls keep the ball in a limited area, the freedom to take defenders one-on-one is much more common in indoor soccer. AVAILABLE LEAGUES AND COMMUNITY OFFERINGS Talents offers youth leagues from 6U up through 14-and-under along with women’s, men’s, co-ed and masters league. In the winter, the men’s league can feature as many as 36 teams from Carson, Minden, Tahoe and Reno. Meanwhile, the youth leagues will bring in anywhere from 400 to 500 kids. They also offer a flag football league as well. Youth leagues tend to run on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings while the adult leagues compete during the week. As Mobaligh eluded too, the atmosphere extends beyond the walled arena. Out front, folks can be found cooking tacos, making the entrance into the facility one of the best smelling places in town. The food can be such a draw that the parking lot becomes just as much of a community place as inside the building itself. If that’s not enough to draw you in, a chance to score a few goals may be the next allure. The family atmosphere isn’t just built around the soccer leagues either. If league registration costs are burdensome, Mobaligh said that Talents understands that sometimes people may need some extra time to make payments. Talents prides itself on its flexibility and they said that’s a big reason why players continued to come back year-after-year. The business also lends itself to the community in times of need, too. Mobaligh said three to four times a year the space will be able to be used for free for families in need of raising funds for medical bills or funeral costs. If interest folks want to throw a party, that’s available too. The business also has plenty of entertainment options available and the space can be rented as well. Along with the leagues, Talents offers a place for families to get together to watch games and host other parties and events, too. A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN The youth leagues are where one local player initially found his interest in the sport. Justin Gonzalez Cruz, a sophomore at Carson High School, first learned how to play soccer at Talents. He says he’s continued to play in leagues at Talents because of the environment. “It’s a friendly atmosphere. It’s something different because they have a little store. You know a lot of people there,” said Gonzalez Cruz. Gonzalez Cruz now plays on Carson High School’s junior varsity team, but he said he wouldn’t have had the same introduction to soccer if not for Talents. “I started playing there. If it wasn’t for Talents, I wouldn’t be playing soccer now here at Carson High School,” Gonzalez Cruz said. He first started playing at the age of seven and has continued to play at Talents over the years. The pace of the game is what continues to draw him in. “It’s fast. It’s really different from outdoor soccer,” he said. He’s also seen firsthand how family friendly the business can be and has taken advantage of the food options available. OTHER OPTIONS Families can rent out event space in the back or host parties where the staff will close the building for special occasions. Along with the ability to play soccer, the field can also be rented for flag football, too. “The field is good. There are no potholes or anything like outside,” said Mobaligh. The event space can be rented for various events from gatherings to birthday parties and other occasions. The “star package” is the cheapest option for birthday parties and can have up to 12 guests for 90 minutes of uninterrupted enjoyment. If interested parties are looking for longer times or more guests the package options go up in price to $250 or $300. All the packages include pizza, drinks, personalized decorations, party supplies, a bounce house as well as setup and cleanup. The banquet hall in the back of Talents can be rented out for other events, too. Talents also says rental prices for the banquet hall can be done at an hourly rate and discounts can be given for multiple hours or around other purchases for the space such as alcohol, beverages and food. The banquet hall is available on the weekends to avoid interference with the league schedule during the week. Along with the amenities, the business also has an in-person and online store. There’s a laundry list of items available from jerseys and cleats to soccer balls, backpacks, shin guards and hats. Everyone who plays at Talents or through AYSO can receive a discount on store purchases. All the league standings and schedules can be found through their website. For information visit www.talentsathleticcenter.com or call 775-220-8610.Demise of ‘woke’ would make society poorerStruggling video game retailer and notorious meme stock GameStop has revealed its intention to close a significant number of stores across the United States after shutting down 300 locations in the previous year. One analyst noted, “GameStop has virtually no chance of returning to profitability in its core business.” The Daily Mail reports that GameStop, the well-known video game retailer, is facing challenging times as it grapples with declining sales and profitability. The company recently announced its plans to close a substantial number of stores nationwide, following the closure of 300 locations last year. The number of stores that will shut down is not yet known. This move comes as part of GameStop’s comprehensive store portfolio optimization review, which aims to streamline operations and adapt to the changing retail landscape. According to the company’s filing with the SEC, net sales have dropped by 20 percent, now standing at $860 million compared to $1.08 billion in 2023. Despite still generating income, GameStop’s core business operations continue to decline, as noted by Wedbush analysts. They stated, “GameStop has virtually no chance of returning to profitability in its core business.” The exact locations slated for closure have not been determined yet, as the company’s review process is still ongoing. However, GameStop anticipates that the number of store closures may exceed those of previous years. The retailer, founded in 1984, has been struggling to maintain its foothold in the market as consumers increasingly shift towards digital downloads, streaming services, and online shopping for their gaming needs. In March, GameStop reported the closure of 287 stores worldwide over the past 12 months, reducing its physical presence to just over 4,000 locations. The announcement led to a 15 percent drop in the company’s shares, with a further decline of more than seven percent in September. As more stores are expected to close, GameStop is exploring the introduction of new services and products to expand its market reach. One such initiative is the collaboration with Collectors Holdings through its Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) division, which allows GameStop to become an authorized PSA dealer. This partnership enables the retailer to offer trading card authentication and grading services at select stores nationwide. However, Wedbush analysts remain skeptical about the impact of this new addition on the company’s overall performance, noting that it follows “failed attempts at an omnichannel strategy and at NFT trading.” The analysts also highlighted the significant decline in annual revenue, with hardware and accessory sales plummeting by 28 percent and software sales falling by 15 percent. Additionally, collectible sales have experienced a 3.7 percent decrease, according to Retail Dive. Beyond the United States, GameStop has announced plans to cease operations in Germany by the end of the current fiscal year. The company is also slowing down its activities in Italy after completely withdrawing from Ireland, Austria, and Switzerland in 2023. GameStop was the epicenter for the meme stock craze of 2021 that caused severe losses for financial firms betting against the company’s future. As recently as June of this year, the company’s shares spiked based on meme stock trading. Read more at the Daily Mail here. Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship.

Washington — Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, the top Democrat on the bipartisan House task force investigating the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump, said he's concerned that "there's a culture of silence" at the Secret Service that prevents agents from speaking out when they should. "I was struck by the stories in the recount of the specific actions of officers and agents on the ground that day," Crow said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "There were some heroic ones, but there were also a lot of examples of people that knew that something was wrong and they didn't say anything." The task force, which the House voted to establish earlier this year, in recent days wrapped up its work probing security failures surrounding the July 13 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Sept. 15 foiled attempt in West Palm Beach, Florida. In the wake of the initial attack, the Secret Service came under intense scrutiny, leading to the resignation of its director. Last week, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe testified before the panel in its final hearing, where he acknowledged the Secret Service's failure to adequately secure the area in Butler, noted "critical gaps" within the agency's operations and said "we did not meet the expectations of the American public, Congress, and our protectees." He noted that it has been his "singular focus to bring much-needed reform to the Secret Service. He added that the agency is "operating in a heightened threat environment, with expanding protection requirements." "The responsibilities of the Secret Service are critical to the national security of the United States," Rowe said, adding that "our agency is not defined by one failure, but by our ability to learn from mistakes." Task force chairman Rep. Mike Kelly, a Pennsylvania Republican whose district includes Butler, said the agency lacks the leadership it needs. And he argued that when the Secret Service was brought under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security, "they took away their identity — their exclusivity." "When you're the best of the best, when you're the elite of the elites, if you lose that, then all of a sudden you just become part of a team," Kelly said on "Face the Nation." "That was a huge mistake." On the July 13 attack, Kelly said the Secret Service failed "at every step of the way." "They failed from the first thing, from the picking of the site, the preparing the site to the coordination of the site, the ability to communicate," Kelly said, adding that there was no team meeting before the event, and local law enforcement wasn't included in the planning. "On July 13, there was a lack of professionalism, there was a lack of concern, there was a lack of coordination, and the ability to communicate is the one thing I'll never understand," Kelly said. "You knew you couldn't talk to each other. Why did you go forward?" Crow said important questions remain about the shooter in Butler and would-be shooter in West Palm Beach, saying that the task force submitted numerous requests to the Justice Department and FBI about their motivations. Crow claimed that the requests have been denied because the criminal investigations are ongoing, calling it an "unacceptable position" and accused the agencies of trying to "stonewall" Congress on the issue. The Colorado Democrat argued that when it comes to the Secret Service, there is a "systematic problem here." He noted that although there are "plenty of extraordinary agents and officers" in the Secret Service, there was a "failure of mission" in Butler. "The structure, the personnel, the staffing of the Secret Service hasn't changed in years, at the same time as we are now asking them to do things that they didn't do a decade ago," Crow said, saying the tempo of the job leaves agents without time for adequate training. "We are not developing their skills and their training, and I think you see the results of that." Meanwhile, Kelly said the task force has been working since Day One to try to help restore trust and confidence in the Secret Service, which he said was likely at "the lowest ebb" in its history. And he acknowledged the relentless pressure on the Secret Service. "You've got to be ready every single moment for anything that could possibly happen. Is that a difficult task? Yes, is it almost impossible?" Kelly said. "But you know what's not impossible, our dedication to the fact that we're going to do the best we can do every single day to ensure that the American people have the faith and trust and confidence they must have in us." Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.

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