STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has been allowed to enter a pretrial program to resolve a reckless driving charge stemming from a crash this summer in Connecticut.

A state Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that McMahon could enter the program if he made a $1,000 charitable contribution and only drove if properly licensed and insured. If he does that, the reckless driving charge and another charge of following too closely will be dismissed in one year.

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McMahon was accused of causing a July 24 crash on the Merritt Parkway in Westport that wrecked his Bentley and damaged two other cars, state police said. No one was injured in the crash, and the other drivers did not object to McMahon’s application for the pretrial program.

The police report said McMahon was driving northbound on the parkway, also known as Route 15, when he rear-ended a BMW and crashed into wooden guardrail. A car traveling in the southbound lanes struck debris from the crash that flew over the guardrail.

McMahon did not speak during the brief hearing. His attorney, Mark Sherman, said afterward that “not every car accident is a crime. That’s what happened here, an accident.”

McMahon stepped down as WWE’s CEO in 2022 amid a company investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, last year, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit remains pending.

McMahon bought what was then the World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a worldwide phenomenon. Besides running the company with his wife, Linda, who is now the U.S. education secretary, he also performed at WWE events as himself.

Golfers get ready, Minnesota’s second-ever Topgolf, located in Woodbury, will open Thursday, Oct. 30, according to Topgolf.

The golf entertainment facility, located on Bielenberg Drive near Interstates 94 and 494, will feature 102 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays on three levels, with lounge furniture or high-top tables for groups to interact with other players, according to Topgolf. It will also use Topgolf’s Toptracer technology, which traces the flight path, distance and metrics of golf balls.

“Here at Topgolf, we’ve made socializing a sport through a blend of technology and entertainment – and that’s just the game,” their website reads. “There’s no pressure to have a good golf swing or score a lot of points. It’s all about everyone having fun.”

Golf isn’t all the location offers: Football fans can also share in the excitement as the venue features a football game simulator, using golf clubs. The venue hopes to draw fans to watch games live while trying out food, drinks and entertainment opportunities, according to Topgolf.

Topgolf Woodbury will have a full-service bar and restaurant, more than 140 HDTVs, fire pits and music, according to the company.

Private event spaces and a rooftop terrace can also be rented out for celebrations and events, according to Topgolf.

According to Woodbury assistant community development director and city planner Eric Searles, the new golfing entertainment facility is anticipated to hire more than 300 people.

Other family-friendly and fun-focused venues are on the way near Topgolf Woodbury. Main Event, a new arcade and entertainment hub owned by Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, is set to open later this year. A new PGA Tour Superstore has opened about a mile and a half south of the new TopGolf and ParT Barn, a new restaurant and golf-simulator venue, is set to open later this year about two miles east in Lake Elmo.

To book a game or for more information on Woodbury Topgolf, visit topgolf.com/us/woodbury.

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The legislation prohibits property owners or managers from using software that relies on private information to set rents, what lawmakers say amounts to price-fixing and artificially inflates the cost of housing.

A “for rent” sign in Brooklyn. (Photo by Jeanmarie Evelly)

Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign a slate of housing-related bills into law on Thursday, including legislation that bans landlords from using certain algorithm-based software to set rents—what critics say amounts to collusion and price-fixing—and another aimed at tackling racial bias in home appraisals.

The move makes New York one of the first states in the nation to target the use of rent-setting software, which Hochul first announced as a priority in her State of the State address earlier this year. This month, California passed a broader ban on algorithmic pricing, and a slew of cities have also prohibited the practice when it comes to housing costs.

The bill’s sponsors, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal and State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, argued in a City and State op-ed in June that the use of real estate management software like RealPage—the target of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit under the Biden administration in 2024—allows landlords to access propriety information, like lease renewal rates, in order to inflate rents and maximize profits.

“If landlords were meeting in person to discuss their prices, make changes based on what they learned from each other, and agree on a set of prices that most benefits them, then we would call that what it is, price fixing, and it would be illegal under both federal and state law,” the lawmakers wrote at the time.

“With today’s [bill] signing, New York’s antitrust laws have been updated to reflect the deleterious impact that algorithms can have on tenants and the real estate market,” Rosenthal said in a statement Thursday.

Other legislation signed this week by the governor—who has until the end of the year to act on hundreds of bills the state legislature passed before its session ended in June—aims to combat discrimination in the home appraisals process.

A 2022 study from a sociologist at the University of Illinois Chicago, first reported on by Bloomberg CityLab, looked at nationwide housing data and found that “homes in white neighborhoods were appraised as worth $408,000 more, on average, than similar homes in
comparable communities of color.”

This practice exacerbates an already stark racial wealth gap, Gov. Hochul’s said in a press release Thursday. The newly signed bill, sponsored by State Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Bronx Assemblymember George Alvarez, makes it a violation of the state’s Human Rights Law to discriminate based on race, creed, sexual orientation and other factors when providing real estate appraisals.

Another bill Hochul signed onto Thursday will expand a 2019 law regarding security deposits to cover more tenants. The earlier change requires landlords to return a security deposit, or the reminder of the deposit after damages, within 14 days of a tenant moving out. The rule previously applied only to renters in market-rate apartments; it will now include those in rent-regulated units.

“With this legislation, we’re opening more doors to homeownership and strengthening protections for renters—because every New Yorker deserves the fair chance to build a better life in a home they can afford,” Hochul said in a statement about the bills.

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Section football brackets were released across all classes Thursday. Here are the East Metro section seedings with matchups and dates, with St. Thomas Academy, Mahtomedi and Hill-Murray all nabbing No. 1 seeds in their respective sections.

Section quarterfinals are slated for Tuesday.

The brackets will be updated here weekly.

Every section bracket can be found on the MSHSL website.

Class 5A, Section 3

Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 21

No. 4 Apple Valley vs. No. 5 Burnsville

Semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 25

No. 1 St. Thomas Academy vs. Apple Valley/Burnsville

No. 2 Hastings vs. No. 3 Two Rivers

Final on Friday, Oct. 31

Semifinal winners

Class 5A, Section 4

Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 21

No. 4 Highland Park vs. No. 5 Central

No. 3 Tartan vs. No. 6 Harding/Humboldt

Semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 25

No. 1 Mahtomedi vs. Highland Park/Central

No. 2 Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Tartan/Harding

Final on Friday, Oct. 31

Semifinal winners

Class 4A, Section 3

Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 21

No. 4 Simley vs. No. 5 Johnson

No. 3 North St. Paul vs. No. 6 Chisago Lakes

Semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 25

No. 1 Hill-Murray vs. Simley/Johnson

No. 2 South St. Paul vs. North St. Paul/Chisago Lakes

Final on Friday, Oct. 31

Semifinal winners

Class 3A, Section 4

Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 21

No. 4 Breck vs. No. 5 Brooklyn Center

No. 3 Concordia Academy vs. No. 6 Minneapolis Camden

No. 2 St. Croix Lutheran vs. No. 7 St. Agnes

Semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 25

No. 1 Minneapolis North vs. Breck/Brooklyn Center

St. Croix Lutheran/St. Agnes vs. Concordia Academy/Minneapolis Camden

Final on Friday, Oct. 31

Semifinal winners

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