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CONCACAF has announced plans for a new Women’s World Cup qualification tournament structure and a Women’s Gold Cup, aimed at creating more opportunities for elite competition in the region.
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Canada national soccer team members celebrate after winning the women's final gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) AP
CONCACAF has announced a new Women's World Cup qualification tournament structure and a Women's Gold Cup, aimed at creating more opportunities for elite competition in the region.
The CONCACAF W Championship will take place next summer and serve as qualification for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Women's Gold Cup final will be held in 2024, the confederation announced Thursday.
“I think we need to stop talking about women’s football as the future of football. It’s not the future football. It’s the present of football. It is football,” CONCACF President Victor Montagliani said. "And obviously we’re proud that now we have a real ecosystem with a minimum of 195 games, and the ability for whether it’s the US and Canada, who we all know where they are in the world rankings, or whether it’s Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent, who obviously are more developing nations, they all have the opportunity to play.”
The draw for the W Championship qualifiers will be held Saturday, with matches set to start in November. Thirty CONCACAF nations will compete in the preliminary round to be among the six teams to join the confederation's two highest-ranking teams, the United States and Canada, in the W Championship tournament.
In a twist, the winner of the W Championship will qualify for the 2024 Olympics in France, giving greater importance to the final match. In the past, the two winners of the semifinals earned the region's automatic World Cup bids.
Because of the expanded field for the 2023 World Cup, the top two finishers in the group stage of the W Championship earn the region's four automatic berths.
In addition to a spot in the Olympics, the winner of the W Championship will also earn a Gold Cup berth.
Qualification for the Gold Cup will start following the 2023 World Cup, and will include 33 of the confederation's teams except for the region's teams that are playing in the Olympics. Top finishers in the preliminary round will be among the 12 teams that advance to the Gold Cup in the summer of 2024.
The women's Gold Cup will cap a four-year cycle of women's competition that will include a minimum of 195 official matches, which CONCACAF says represents a 118% increase over the previous cycle.
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The New Orleans Pelicans have signed restricted free agent Josh Hart to a three-year extension worth up to $38 million with $12 million guaranteed.
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FILE - In this March 1, 2021, file photo, New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart (3) celebrates his slam dunk with guard Lonzo Ball (2) in the final seconds of the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in New Orleans. The Pelicans have signed restricted free agent Josh Hart to a three-year extension worth up to $38 million with $12 million guaranteed. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) AP
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed restricted free agent Josh Hart to a three-year extension worth up to $38 million with $12 million guaranteed.
The club announced the signing on Thursday without providing terms, but a person familiar with the situation provided the length and value of the contract to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms have not been announced.
New Orleans acquired Hart from the Lakers as part of a three-team trade in 2019 that sent star forward Anthony Davis to Los Angeles and sent Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and multiple draft picks to the Pelicans.
Ball, who also was a restricted free agent this offseason, was dealt to Chicago in an Aug. 2 sign-and-trade that sent Garrett Temple and Tomas Satoransky to New Orleans.
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Hart has played primarily shooting guard and small forward.
Last season, he averaged 9.2 points, eight rebounds and 2.3 assists in 47 games before a hand injury sidelined him for the final 25 games on the schedule. Hart routinely received playing time late in close games, regularly contributing timely 3-pointers, fast-break layups and rebounds.
Hart was the 30th overall pick in the 2017 draft out of Villanova. He has payed in 242 games with 65 starts in four pro seasons, averaging 8.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 26 minutes.
NOTES: The Pelicans also signed guard Jose Alvarado and forward Daulton Hommes to two-way contracts. The 6-foot Alvarado was named Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and second-team All-ACC after averaging 15.2 points, 4.1 assists, and 2.8 steals with the Yellow Jackets last season. The 6-8 Hommes played professionally in Italy last season, averaging 16.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 28 games while shooting 46.8% overall, 42.7% from 3-point range, and 86.3% on free throws.
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2021-08-20 01:44:33+00:00
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Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died at age 81.
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1996, file photo, Chuck Close, 55, using a hand brace to hold his paint brush, adjusts the brush with his teeth while working in his New York studio. Since suffering a partial paralysis in 1988 due to a spinal artery collapse, Close does not have the strength to grip the brush. Close who is best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at age 81. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) AP
Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died. He was 81.
His attorney, John Silberman, said Close died Thursday at a hospital in Oceanside, New York. He did not give a cause of death.
Close, whose professional highlights include a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1973, was known for using a grid structure for the representation of an image in nearly all of his works, which he said helped him break the face down into “incremental units.”
Time consuming and labor intensive, he produced a plethora of paintings that dissect the human face of such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, composer Philip Glass and the artist himself.
His works have been displayed in museums, galleries and even the New York City subway.
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In 2017, Close faced accusations of sexual harassment from some women who said he made inappropriate sexual comments when they had gone to his studio to potentially be models for him in prior years.
He told The New York Times that he had spoken to the women about their bodies as part of evaluating them as models, and apologized for causing any discomfort.
Close, who had been diagnosed with dementia-related conditions in 2013, also had serious mobility issues after suffering a spinal artery collapse in 1988, requiring him to use a wheelchair.
In Close’s work, the “pixilated” images “are filled with tiny abstract colored shapes, individual brushstrokes or even the artist’s fingerprints. When viewed from a distance, the individual marks miraculously resolve into a surprisingly realistic face,” the Akron Art Museum in Ohio said in describing Close’s paintings and prints for an exhibition titled “Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections.”
Born in Monroe, Wisconsin, Close graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle, and received a MFA from Yale University.
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He was married twice, both of which ended in divorce, and is survived by two daughters.
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Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii say this year’s contest will be postponed to February because of increasing COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii said Thursday this year's contest will be postponed to February because of increasing COVID-19 cases in the state.
A statement on the group's website said COVID-19 in Hawaii is worse now than it has been at any point during the pandemic. The race had been scheduled for Oct. 9.
“After deep and careful consultation with county and state officials and other important constituents, we agree: the risks right now are too great to bear,” the statement said.
On Thursday, the state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases hit 713, up 56% from two weeks ago.
Multiple Hawaii hospitals have said their intensive care units are full and have started rescheduling elective surgeries.
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The Ironman competition is considered one of the most important Ironman triathlon events. Participants swim 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers), ride bikes for 112 miles (180.3 kilometers) and then run a marathon, which goes for 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers).
Organizers rescheduled the contest last year too, only to later cancel it completely because of ongoing coronavirus concerns and the risks of international travel. It was the first time in the triathlon's four decade history that the event wasn't held.
The Ironman World Championship is held in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Clay Helton is back for another shot at restoring Southern California to an annual spot among college football’s national title contenders.
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FILE - In this Dec 18, 2020, file photo, Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis (9) throws a pass during the second quarter of an NCAA college football Pac-12 Conference championship game in Los Angeles. About 16 starters return from last season's Pac-12 South champions, led by third-year starting quarterback Kedon Slovis with USC's usual wealth of skill-position talent around him. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) AP
For the sixth consecutive summer, Clay Helton is back for another shot at restoring Southern California to an annual spot among college football's national title contenders.
The fact that Helton has received a half-dozen chances to accomplish this task is still the subject of immense angst in many corners of the Trojans' huge fan base.
But the indefatigably optimistic head coach believes No. 15 USC can build on its strong record in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with a campaign that will put it right back where he has said the school belongs since he got the job six years ago.
“I love USC, because you know what the standard is? Championships,” said Helton, who has won the Pac-12 South twice and the conference title once. “You can be at USC and win every game but one, and if it’s the last one, it’s looked at as a bad season. That’s being at a special place. You can have an undefeated regular season and win the Pac-12 championship, and everybody is sad. That’s a special place to be.”
There is progress, if fans choose to see it: USC finally moved past the successful Sam Darnold era with eight victories in 2019 and a not-quite-as-impressive-as-it-looks record of 5-1 last year, culminating in a home loss to Oregon in the conference title game.
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About 16 starters return from last season's Pac-12 South champions, led by third-year starting quarterback Kedon Slovis with USC's usual wealth of skill-position talent around him. The Trojans also got their first full offseason under Graham Harrell and Todd Orlando, who appear to be the most capable pair of coordinators Helton has ever had on staff.
While there are ample questions about the offensive line and pretty much every level of the defense, USC is the preseason favorite in the South for many good reasons.
But the Trojans are loaded with talent every year, and Helton has that one Pac-12 crown, one Rose Bowl victory and no College Football Playoff appearances to show for it.
Will this be the year USC's bountiful talent finally reaches national championship contention? Helton still believes.
“When you’re at a place that’s won 11 national championships, you know the standards of excellence and you know what’s demanded," Helton said. “We welcome that. That’s why we all came to USC. Our job right now is to get back to that (Pac-12) championship game and to win that game, because it opens the doors to the playoff game and the national championship opportunities.”
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SLOVIS RETURNS
Slovis took steps backward in 2020, with declines in completion percentage, yards per completion, quarterback rating and interceptions per game (seven in six games after throwing just nine in his entire freshman year) accompanying a lack of confidence in his previously injured throwing elbow.
He still showed poise in leading the Trojans to a handful of comeback wins, and he remains one of the West Coast's most accurate and versatile passers. If his offensive line comes through, Slovis has the targets necessary to be a Heisman Trophy contender.
ABOUT THAT LINE
The Trojans lost starting left tackle Alijah Vera-Tucker, who went 14th overall to the Jets. Every other starter is back, yet every job on the line honestly appears to be in competition this month, and it's unclear how effective the unit will be even after the starters are chosen. They weren't dominant in spring football, and Helton has had talent-laden offenses that never got rolling due to line problems.
ORLANDO MAGIC
Despite losing a few contributors to the NFL, the Trojans have a relatively experienced starting defense headlined by linemen Nick Figueroa and Tuli Tuipulotu, star linebacker Drake Jackson and defensive backs Chris Steele and Isaiah Pola-Mao.
What's more, Orlando ran a drastically simplified defense last season, but had time to install his full scheme this year.
“Todd only got six games last year, and you still saw the improvement of our defense,” Helton said. “It's just the opportunity and the time to grow with Coach Orlando. His personality, it’s really rubbed off on our players. There’s an edginess, a toughness, an accountability.”
USC still could be a few injuries away from big problems — particularly in the secondary, where it's mostly freshmen behind the starters.
KOREY HOTLINE
USC landed the top recruit in the country last January, and coaches say defensive lineman Korey Foreman has been making big strides in fall camp. He's almost certain to play a role on the Trojans' defense this season, and they're hoping it'll be a big one.
SCHEDULE
In a huge boost for the Trojans' conference title hopes, they don't play either No. 11 Oregon or No. 20 Washington in the regular season. They also get to face Stanford, No. 24 Utah and UCLA at the Coliseum. Their nonconference schedule isn't easy with their biennial trip to Notre Dame and a late-November visit from Brigham Young.
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Officials in some Kansas communities are battling a rise in COVID-19 cases by mandating masks for kids, issuing emergency orders and requiring vaccines.
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Officials in some Kansas communities are battling a rise in COVID-19 cases by mandating masks for kids, issuing emergency orders and requiring vaccines.
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Kansas has risen over the past two weeks from 605.14 new cases per day on Aug. 3 to 797.14 new cases per day on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
In the Lawrence area, Douglas County leaders approved a health order Wednesday that will require children ages 2 to 12 to wear masks while in indoor public spaces. The decision followed four hours of public comment that included jeering and interruptions from a largely maskless crowd, the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
Douglas County’s health officer, Dr. Thomas Marcellino was momentarily drowned out by laughter and heckling from the crowd when he tried to explain the reasoning for the order. One person called him a liar and disgusting, and some in the crowd started chanting “no more masks.”
One public commenter even compared maskless children being excluded from activities to racial segregation.
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There are various exceptions to the proposed order, including youth with a medical condition, mental health condition or disability that prevents wearing a face covering.
In the Wichita area, hospital status was changed to critical Wednesday, as about 150 COVID-19 patients fill beds there, The Wichita Eagle reports.
Amid the increase, Sedgwick County health officer Dr. Garold Minns is considering proposing that masks be worn again. He said he should reach a decision before the end of the week, although the Sedgwick County Commission will have the final say on any mask mandate.
In the Topeka area, Shawnee County is once again under a state of disaster emergency regarding COVID-19, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
“This is projected to get worse, so in order to not let it get worse, we need to do some mitigation strategies,” said Dusty Nichols, the county’s COVID-19 incident commander.
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He said the declaration’s issuance puts state officials on notice that Shawnee County is “maxed out on resources” in terms of dealing with COVID and might ask them for help. The declaration also sends a message to the public that local hospitals are running low on resources necessary to deal with COVID, Nichols said.
“I’m hoping that people kind of start paying attention to our resource shortages,” he said. “The reason we’re at this level is because mitigation strategies are not working, or they would work if people would follow them.”
In the Hutchinson area, cases also were rising, with 70% of staff out in the treasury and tag departments, according to Reno County treasurer Brenda Kowitz. The Hutchinson News reported that hours have been reduced to address the staffing issues.
Meanwhile, employees of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, will be required to either receive the COVID-19 vaccine or take weekly tests under a new policy that takes effect Sept. 6.
“The Unified Government provides critical services for the community, and we must ensure that we have a workforce that is capable of providing the services upon which the public depends,” Unified Government County Administrator Doug Bach said in a news release.
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Thursday marked two weeks since the murder of Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Shirley. So far, no arrests.
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SURE THEIR SON IS NOT FORGOTTEN. DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER DEPUTY SHIRLEY’S FATHER TALKED ABOUT HIS SON’S DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVING AS AN EMT BEFORE EVENTUALLY JOINING THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. BRIAN SHIRLEY IS CERTALYIN A PROUD FATHER AND ONE NOW STRUGGNGLI WITH THE SUDDEN AND TRAGIC LSOS OF HIS BEST FRIEND. WE CAN’T EXPLAIN TO ANYBODY WHAT WE’RE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE WHEN YOU LEOS A KID LIKE THIS, IT’S IT’S SOMETHING IT DOESN’T COMPARE TO ANYTHING ELSE JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS SON BRIAN SHIRLEY ADMITS. HE STILL PRAYS DAILY FORIS H WALK THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, BRANDON SHIRLEY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WAS WORKING OFF-DUTY AS SECURITY AT ROCKFORD LANE AUTO SALES WHEN HE WAS AMBUSHED AND KILLED THERE WAS NO. GOODBYE. JUST A CRUEL FINALITY OF A LIFE-CUT TRAGICALLY SHORT AT 26. WE DON’T EVER GET TO SEE BRANDON’S FUTURE AND WE DON’T, YOU KNOW, WE DON’T, YOU KNOW, THERE’S NO MORE HSUG TO BE GIVEN OUT NO MORE KISSES ON MY SON’S TEETH. THAT’S FUTURE ACCORNGDI TO HIS FATHER LIKYEL WOULD HAVE INCLUDED CHILDREN. HE AND HIS PARTNER OF SIX YEARS HAD JUST BEGUN TALKING AUTBO ADOPTION AND SHIRLEY PLAN TO COINUENT HIS CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHIT A GOAL OF JOINING THE ATF. HEAS W SET ON A CAREER HELPING OTHERS THE MINUTE. HE WAS BORN TIME. HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. HE COULD HEAR A SIREN ON THE ROAD AND TELL YOU WHAT WAS WE KNEW HE WAS GONNA YOU KNOW DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WASN’T GONNA BE ANY STOPPING WITH IT. STARTED AS AN EMT IN LOUISVILLE HE IS RUSHING OFF TO ANSWE AR CALL TWO YEARS AGO. HE JOINED THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND HE WAS THE FIRST TO RUSH OUT OF THE COURTHOUSE WHEN? WERE FIRED AT JEFFERSON SQUARE PARK. HE TRIED TO SEAV THE LIFE OF TYLER GERTH. HE WAS THAT GUY. I MEAN HE WAS HE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE COMFORTABLE. THEY WERE HELPED. IT’S WHY SHIRLEY CAN’T IMAGINE WHY HIS SON WAS TARGETED POLICE RECENTLY RELEADSE A PHOTO OF WHAT’S BELIEVED TO BE A 2002-2005 GMC OR CHEVY INVOLVED IN THE MURDER, BUT SO FAR NO ARRESTS AND THAT’S MADE AN IMPOSSIBLY DIFFICULT TIME ENVE HARDER. IT WAS ASKED AS THE PUBLIC. EVERYBYOD THAT YOU KNOW SOMETHING PLEASE PASLEE HELP US. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’LL SAY TO HIM. AND UNTIL THERE’S ANSWERS BRI.AN SHIRLEY SAYS THERE CAN NEREV TRULY BE CLOSURE
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Two weeks after losing his son, Brian Shirley spoke to WLKY about his loss, saying in part, "We can't explain to anybody what we're going through because when you lose a kid like this it's something that doesn't compare to anything else."Brandon Shirley, a Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy, was working off duty as security at Rockford Lane Auto Sales when he was ambushed and killed in the early morning hours of August 5.Shirley, a trained EMT, made the call to 911 and actually rendered his own first aid until help arrived but it was not enough. He died a short time later at the hospital.In the video player above: Brandon Shirley's father discusses heartbreak of losing son"We don't ever get to see Brandon's future. There's no more hugs to be given out, no more kisses on my son's cheek," Shirley said of the family's sudden and unexpected loss.That future, according to his father, likely would have included children.Shirley and his partner of six years had just begun talking about adoption. Shirley planned to continue his career in law enforcement, with the goal of joining the ATF. He was set on a career helping others."From the minute he was born to 4 years old, he could hear a siren on the rise and tell you what it was. We knew it was going to be something like this, there wasn't going to be any stopping him with it," his father said.That career started as an EMT in Louisville. Two years ago, Shirley joined the Sheriff's Department. He was recognized for his bravery after he rushed out of the courthouse when shots were fired last summer in Jefferson Square Park. He tried to save the life of Tyler Gerth."He was that guy that went above and beyond for people," his father said.It's why he cannot imagine why his son, 26, was targeted.Police recently released a photo of what is believed to be a 2002 to 2005 model GMC or Chevy truck involved in the murder, but so far no arrests."The only thing we can do is ask the public and ask everybody if you know something to please, please help us," Shirley said.In the video player below: Shirley family asking community for help in finding justiceShirley and his family remain hopeful the same community his son dedicated his life to serving will come forward with information."We're gonna suffer until they get 'em. There's never going to be closure for us and somebody, somewhere has the heart - understands what we're going through, feels for us, and needs to step up and help," he said.Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 574-LMPD. There is currently a $75,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.The Shirley family plans to establish a scholarship at Brandon's high school, to be awarded to a student considering a career in law enforcement. They're also making a push to establish Brandon's Law, which would eliminate bond for suspects in the murders of first responders, keeping them behind bars while they await trial.
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While many kids in America were dreaming of becoming a professional athlete, growing up in Afghanistan, Nadim dreamed of staying alive.
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FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE SCORING A GOAL AT LIN FAMILY STADIUM IS SOMETHING NADIA NADEEM WILL NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED. WHILE MANY KIDS IN AMERICA DREAM OF BECOMING A PROFESSIOLNA ATHLETE GROWING UP IN AFGHANISTAN. NADINE WAS DREAMING OF STAYING ALIVE BOARD OF AFGHANISTAN AND DAUGHTER OF A GENERAL AND AFRICAN ARMY ONE TO TALIBAN GAIN POWER. HE WAS KILLED HER FAMILY’S LIFE SWA THEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN NADEEM ALONG WITH HER FOUR SISTERS AND HEROM M KNEW THEY COULDN’T STAY IN AFGHANISTAN. THERE WAS NO FUTURE. PLACE DAN MOM FOUND SOME PEOPLE WHO COULD GET US OUT OF THE COUNTRY SOLD EVERYTHING. SHE HAD PAID THEM A LOT OF MONEY. IT’S HUMAN SURVIVAL INSTINCT. IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE YOU DO ANYTHING. AND EVERYTHING THE DEMON HER FAMILY MADE IT TO A REFUGEE CAMP IN DENMARK. NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION BUT, SHE YSSA IT WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO HER BECAUSE SHE FOUNHED R FIRST LOVE. SOCCER I SAW TTHA THAT’S HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED AND FOR THE FIRST TIME I SAW GIRLS PLAYING INHE T GAME. THAT WAS THAT WAS A MAGIC MOMENT THAT POINT FOOTBALL. WAS LIKE ALMOST SAVING MY LIFE SOMEHOW, YOU KNOW HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD. I’VE PLAYED FOR SOME OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE WORLD A JOURNEY THAT NADEEM STILL LOOKS BACK ON A MAZE KNOWING WHAT LIFE COULD VEHA BEEN UNDER TALIBAN RULE. I AM PROBABLY EVERYTHING THEY DON’T WANT A FEMALE OR WOMAN TO BE I HAVEY M OWN THOUGHTS. I I MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS I CAN DO THING ANYONE EELSAN C DO THEY DON’T SEE THAT LIKE WOMEN THAT WAY THEY THI THEY’RE IN YOUR INFERIOR A WIFE. SHE THOUGHT NO ONE WLD EOUVER EXPERIENCE AGAIN AS SHE LOOKS AT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AFGHANISTAN NOW, SHE’S UETPS SHE CAN’T DO MORE, BUT GIVE A MESSAGE A MESSAGE. SHE SSAYOT G HER TO THIS PLACE. DON’T LOSE. HOPE KEEP YOUR HOPE DAN HOPE FOR
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Thousands of Americans and Afghans are clamoring to escape Afghanistan.Videos have been surfacing, showing parents and kids climbing over walls to get to safety. The Biden administration said since the end of July, 12,000 people have been transported out of the country, but there are still tens of thousands waiting to get out.It’s a situation that was close to becoming a reality for Afghan refugee and Racing Louisville soccer star Nadia Nadim. While many kids in America were dreaming of becoming a professional athlete, growing up in Afghanistan, Nadim dreamed of staying alive."I was born the daughter of a general in the Afghan army," Nadim said. "When the Taliban came into power, he was killed."It was at that moment when her family's life was turned upside down. Nadim, along with her four sisters and mom, knew they couldn't stay in Afghanistan."There was no future in that place for us," she said. "My mom found some people who could get us out of out of the country, sold everything she had, and paid them a lot of money. It's human survival instinct, if you want to stay alive, you do anything and everything."Nadim and her family made it to a refugee camp in Denmark. Not an ideal situation, but one Nadim said is the best thing that's ever happened, because it was there where she found her first love, soccer."When I was at the refugee camp I saw that that's how the game was played, and for the first time I saw girls playing the game," she said. "That was a magical moment. At that point, the game was almost saving my life. Somehow I've been all over the world, I've played for some of the best teams in the world."A journey that Nadim still looks back on amazed, knowing what life could've been under Taliban rule."I am probably everything they don't want a female to be," she said. "I have my own thoughts, I make my own decisions, I can do everything everyone else can do. They don't see women that way, they think women are inferior."It was a life she thought no one would ever experience again. However, it’s the reality she now sees TV screens for so many of her fellow countrymen and women. She's upset she can't do more, but give a message, a message she says got her to this place."Don't lose hope," she said. "Keep your hope, and hope for the best."Nadim has scored 200 goals representing the Danish national team 98 times. Right now, on top of playing for Racing Louisville, she's studying to become a surgeon.As far as those attempting to flee the country, those who've made it out are being held in nearby countries waiting on where to go next.The Pentagon said it's aiming to evacuate 9,000 people a day. President Biden suggests the military could stay in Afghanistan past the Aug. 31 deadline, until all Americans are evacuated.
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VACCINATED BECOMES MORE URGENT. OUR CLIMB IS RIDAP AND IT IS CONCERNING AND AT THIS RATE WE ARE GOINGO T BE OUT OF HOSPITAL CAPACITY VERY VERY SOON ON THURSDAY. A GOVERNOR ANDY BASHIR REVEALED THE STATE AS SEENTS I HIGHEST COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATE TO DATE AT JUST OVER 12.4 PERCENT AT THE SAME TIME COVID9-1 PATIENTS AND ICU ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH WITH 466 PEOPLE. THISS I HAPPENING AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVEAC VCINES THAT ARE VERY GOOD AT PREVENTING YOU FROM EVER ENDING UP IN AN ICU. WHAT IT AGAIN MESAN IS IT’S THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME IF YOU ARE UNVACCINAT.ED IN THIS PANDEMIC CHALLENGES KENTUCKY HOSPITALS ARE FACING WERE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM OVERWHELMED HEALTH LEADERS MORE THAN 20 FACILITIES ACROSS KENTUCKY HEAV CRITICAL STAFFING SHORTAGES AND PATIENTS IN NEED CANNOT BE TREEDAT PROMPTLY AMID RISING PATIENT VOLUME. I’M DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT WE LLWI NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CARE FOR THE NEXT TRAUMA PATIENT THE NEXT FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAS A STROKE THE NEXT NEIGHBOR HAVI ANG HEART ATTACK. WE’RE ENTERING A TIME WHEN PEOPLE AND WITHOUT COVID-19 ARE GOING TO GET SIOERUSLY HURT. MAY WELL DIE WITH THE STATE OF HOSPITALS THE GOVERNOR PLANS TO ROLL OUT WEEKLY CAPACITY DATA AS A NEW STEP IN THIS PANMIDEC FIGHT, BUT THE PUSH FOR MORE VACCINATIONS IS ONGOING THIS IS SOMETHING WE’RE DOING FOR EACH OTHER. IT’S NOT IT’S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL THING. 'I’S A COMMUNITY THING ALSO, ENCOURAGGIN THE COMMUNITY TO DO ITS PART IS KENTUCKY TOP DOCTOR. STEPHEN STACK. HE SAYS PEOPLE SHOULDIM LIT ER VISITS TO DIRE EMERGENCIES AND CAME FROM GOING THERE FOR A COVID TEST THOUGH. WE CAN’T CONTROL THE ACTION OF OTHERS. THERE ARE MYAN STEPS. WE CAN TAKE TO KEEP OURSELVES AND THOSE WE HOLD DEAR SAFE. THE WORST HARMS OF THIS DEVILISH VISRU CAU
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Gov. Andy Beshear's plea for Kentuckians to get vaccinated is even more urgent as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reach record highs and are straining the state’s hospital systems yet again."Our climb is rapid, and it is concerning," Beshear said. "At this rate, we're going to be out of hospital capacity very, very soon."On Thursday, the governor revealed the state is seeing its highest COVID-19 positivity rate to date at 12.45%. At the same time, COVID-19 patients in ICU are at an all-time high with 466 people, with a significant percentage of those patients being unvaccinated."This is happening at a time where we have vaccines that are very good at preventing you from ever ending up in an ICU," the governor said. "What it again means is that it's the most dangerous time if you are unvaccinated in this pandemic."Challenges Kentucky hospitals are facing were also heard directly from overwhelmed health leaders. More than 20 facilities across the state have critical staffing shortages and patients in need cannot be treated promptly amid rising patient volume."I am deeply concerned that we will not have the capacity to care for the next trauma patient, the next family member that has a stroke, the next neighbor having a heart attack," said Trish Smith, director of the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Command Center. "I urge you to get your COVID vaccination if you haven't do so already."With the current state of hospitals, the governor plans to roll out weekly capacity data as a new step in this pandemic fight, but the push for more vaccinations is ongoing."This is something we're doing for each other; it's not an individual thing, it's a community thing," said Dr. William Moss of Med Center Health.Also encouraging the community to do its part is Kentucky’s top doctor Steven Stack. He says to relieve hospitals right now, people should limit emergency room visits to dire emergencies and refrain from going there for a COVID-19 test."If you do not have an emergency and you don't need to be at the hospital, I strongly advise you to not go to the hospital," Stack said. "Though we can't control the actions of others, there are many steps we can take to keep ourselves and those we hold dear safe from the worst harms of this devilish virus that is causing so much harm."Beshear is declaring Aug. 22-28 Healthcare Heroes Appreciation Week to uplift workers during this difficult time.
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Livestock participants from across the state have been at the Kentucky State Fair since the beginning of the week, but on Thursday, the competition finally got underway.
From rabbits and pigeons to goats and cattle, the West Wing is packed with animals ready to show. The days start early as participants groom their animals.
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"It takes a lot of effort building up to the show and while you're at the show it's a whole lot of work and a lot of getting up early," said Kevin Branstetter with Style Crest Farm in Edmonton.
Branstetter's son is showing dairy cows in the youth livestock competition. He's in the barn getting the cows ready.
"They've been getting washed, then they'll get brushed, get their hair done, ears cleaned and tails combed," Bransetter said.
Branstetter said the entire family looks forward to state fair week each year.
"It really brings us together," Branstetter said. "It's a good reason for the whole family to work together to accomplish our goals."
Shelby and Haley Butler from Spencer County enjoy teaching others about their animals.
"I love watching them look at the cows," Haley Butler said. "I think that's so cool that we've been raised around this but other people haven't."
Most of the animals will be in the West Wing through Aug. 29. Participants encourage people to walk through and say hi.
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Three senators have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. This comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the U.S.
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UNVACCINATED IN WISCONSIN, VERSUS THOSE WHO HAVE THEIR SHOT. JO YCE: NEWLY-RELEASED DATA ALSO SHOWS AN ALARMING RISE IN CASES. 12 NEWS’ KENT WAINSCOTT IS HERE TO BREAK DOWTHN E NUMBERS. KENT? KENT: THE NEW DATA FROM DHS SHOWS HOW EFFECTIVE THE VACCINES IS AT PREVENTING SERIOUS IL LNESS, AND ALSO HOW RAPIDLY THE DELTA VARIANT IS SURGING ACROSS WISCONSIN. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NUM.RS IN JULY, NEARLY THREE TIMES AS MANY UNVACCINATED PEOPLE CONTRACT CEDOVID, AS TESTED POSITIVE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE FULLY-VACCINAT.ED AND THE GAP IN HOSPITALIZATIONS IS EVEN GREATER. NEARLY FOUR TIMES AS MANY UNVACCINATED PEOPLE CONTRACTED COVID AND WERE HOSPITALID, COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO ARE VACCINATED. AND PERHAPS THE MOST ALARMING NUMBER IS RIGHT HERE, THE SURGE FROM MONTH TO MONTH WITH THE DELTA VARIT.AN ABOUT 4.5 TIMES AS MANY UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS CONTRACTED COVID IN JULY COMPARED TO JUNE, AND IT’S NEARLY NINE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED WHO CONTRACTED COVID IN LYJU DR. RYAN WESTERGAARD: WE’RE BRACING FOR THE PANDEMIC TO GET WORSE. KENT: STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WITH THE DELTA VARIANT SURGING, NEWLY RELEASED DATA CONFIRMS THAT THE VACCINES WORK. >> WE ARE STILL SEEING MUCH LOWER RATES OF CASES, MUCH LOWER RATES OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND MUCH LOWER RATES OF DEATHS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED. KE:NT BUT A RISE IN CASES AMONG THE FULLY-VACCINATED WHO MAY NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS OR EVEN BE TESTED FOR COVID RAISES ANOTHER CONCN.ER IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD BE MORE WIDESPREAD IN WISCONSIN THANHE T NUMBERS INDICATE? >> I THINK IT’S GENERALLY TRUE OF VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED CASES THAT WE UNDERTEST TH.EM THAT’S BEEN THE MOST DEVASTATGIN ASPECT OF THIS VIRUS, IS ITS ABILITY TO BE CAUSE INCTFEION AND BE HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE BEFORE SYMPTOMS STAR T. JOE:YC BRACING FOR THE WORST. THOSE ARE SOBERING WORDS. KENT, ARE THOSE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RATE OF VACCINIOATNS IN THE STATE? KE:NT THEY’RE ENCOURAGED E STATE HAS TOPPED THE 50% THRESHOLD, BUT THERE’S A CATCH. BECAUSE THE DELTA VARIANT IS MORE INFECTIOUS THAN PREVIOUS VARIANTSHA TT MEANS MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE VACCINATED IN ORDER TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY. THEY SAY EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS WE HAVE TO DO BETTER AND MORE . JOYCE: KENT WAINSCOT
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Related video above: Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin more than doubleThree senators said Thursday they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, a high-profile collection of breakthrough cases that comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States.Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., all said they have tested positive for the virus. Almost every member of the Senate spent long hours together on the chamber's floor last week in an all-night session of budget votes before leaving town for August recess. King said he began feeling feverish Wednesday and took a COVID-19 test at his doctor's suggestion. "While I am not feeling great, I'm definitely feeling much better than I would have without the vaccine," King said. Wicker's office said he tested positive for the virus Thursday morning."Senator Wicker is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is in good health, and is being treated by his Tupelo-based physician," a statement from his staff read. "He is isolating, and everyone with whom Senator Wicker has come in close contact recently has been notified."Hickenlooper announced his positive test a few hours later. "I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I'm grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms," Hickenlooper tweeted. "If you haven't gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it's available too!"The breakthrough cases emerged the day after U.S. health officials announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to Americans. They said the shots are needed to shore up their protection against the delta variant amid signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is waning over time.Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. had announced Aug. 2 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. "Sending best wishes for a speedy recovery to my good friends and colleagues," he tweeted Thursday."If you have not already done so please #GetVaccinated," Graham added.Dozens of members of Congress have reported testing positive for COVID-19. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, 67, died from the disease early this year while Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, R-La., 41, died in December before being sworn into office. d
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University of Louisville tight end Marhson Ford is expected to be a "Swiss Army Knife" for the Cardinal offense
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HOMETOWN. I GROW MORE ULOF FAN. IT BECAME A DREAM COME TRUE TO PLAY FOR MY HOMETOWN U OL.F TIGHT END SIZE ABOUT HE KNEW BEING A CARD WAS IN HIS FUTURE. I HAD TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY ON MYSELF TO YOU KNOW, SEE WHE IRE AM IN THE GAME FOUR CAME TO U OF L A AS WALK-ON SINCE EARNING A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP IN SPRING OF 2019. HIS TEAM SAYS HE’S STILL CARRIES THAT MENTALITY THE WALKING HE’S BEEN PUTTING AT THOSE GUYS LOOK UP TO HIM EVEN THOUGH HE’S PROBABLY NOT THE OLDEST IN THE ROOM, BUT HE MAKES PLAYS AND HE LEADS BYS EXAMPLE. THE THING ABOUT MARSHAWN IS HE JUST WORKSVE ERY DAY? HE DOESN’TE H NEVER SAYS ANYTHING TO US AND NEVER HAS NEVER COMPLAINED. HE JUST COMES IN AND WORKS. WHAT’S AT WORK AND CATCHES TOUCHDOWN PASSES. THAT’S WHAT FORD DOES FOR U OF L COMING INTO HIS THIRD YEAR IN THIS OFFENSE. THE EXPECTATION NOW IS TO BE MORE THAN A TIGHT END. IT’S TO BE A WEAPON. MY SON IS THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE. HE CAN BLOCK IN THE BACK. WE TALKED IN THE BALL RUN MY SON JUST GIVE YOU SO MUCH. MORE THAN WHAT YOU THINK FROM A TIGHTND E ASPECT IN THE FULL BACK. I WANT TO PLAY FASTER NOT LET MY MIND, YOU KNOW, TAKE OVER MY FEET. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ON THE FIELD DOES NOT JUST MY POSITION. NOW THAT OPPOSING DEFENSES WILL HAVE NO IDEA WHERE NUMBER 83 WILL BE ONE THING. THAT’SOR F SURE FORT WILL STILL BE ABLE TO LIVEUT O HIS CHILDHOOD DREAM. EVERYTHING HAS CAME OUT TO WHAT I EXPECTED TO BE. SO IF YOU SURRENDER THE OUTCOME AN PDUT IN THE WORK TO TRUST THE PROCESS
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University of Louisville Cardinal football has high expectations for tight end Marhson Ford, expecting him to be able to line up anywhere for the offense.Coming into this season, he's come a long way since he first stepped onto campus."I grew up a UofL fan," Ford said. "It became a dream come true to play for my hometown."Ford is doing something most can only fantasize about, and ever since his playing days at Ballard High School, he knew being a Card was his future."I had taken an opportunity on myself to see where I am in the game," Ford said.Ford came to UofL as a walk-on and since earning a full-ride scholarship in spring 2019, his team says he still carries that walk-on mentality."Since he's a walk-on, he's been putting in work," Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham said. "Those guys look up to him. Even though he's probably not the oldest in the room, but he makes plays and he leads by example."Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield says he noticed Ford's ability early on. He also noticed his work ethic saying Ford, "never complains. He just comes in and works."Putting in work and catching touchdown passes is the reputation Ford has within the program. In the past two seasons, Ford has had 13 touchdown catches in 23 games.Coming into his third year in the offense, the expectation now is to be more than a tight end, it's to be a weapon. Cunningham describes him as a "Swiss Army Knife," saying there's not much he can't do on the field."He can block, get in the backfield, toss him the ball, run," Cunningham said. "Marshon just gives you so much more than what you think from tight end aspect and fullback."As for Ford, his goal is to play more free this season."I want to play faster. Not let my mind take over my feet," Ford said. "I want to know what everyone on the field does, not just my position."Though opposing defenses will have no idea where No. 83 will be, one thing that's certain, Ford will still be able to live out his childhood dream — one game at a time."Everything has come out to what I expect it to be," Ford said. "So if you surrender the outcome and put in the work to trust the process, then good things will happen to you."Someone who's helped played a role in Ford's progression has been his cousin, Miami Dolphins wide receiver, DeVante Parker.Ford says he works out with the former Card and Ballard grad during the summer.Louisville will begin the 2021 regular season against Mississippi on Labor Day in Atlanta.
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Time was running out for Mohammad Khalid Wardak, an Afghan national police officer who spent years working alongside the American military.
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I don't think people understand the chaos that is raining right now in the capital, uh, the brutality and the efficient, lethal Itty the taliban are using right now to ensure their rise to power. There's been no shortage of people expressing their support and aspirations to continue to support, call it as he comes over and I know that there's gonna be a, that for all the others that come, it's going to be a similar scenario, similar story.
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Time was running out for Mohammad Khalid Wardak, a high-profile Afghan national police officer who spent years working alongside the American military.Hunted by the Taliban, he was hiding with his family in Kabul, constantly moving from place to place as they tried — and failed — several times to reach a rendezvous point where they could be rescued.After at least four attempts in as many days, the family finally was whisked away by helicopter Wednesday in a dramatic rescue — called Operation Promise Kept — carried out under cover of darkness by the U.S. military and its allies, said Robert McCreary, a former congressional chief of staff and White House official under President George W. Bush, who has worked with special forces in Afghanistan.The rescue of Khalid, as he’s called by friends, came after frantic efforts by his supporters in the U.S. military, who said he was a brother in arms who helped save countless lives and faced certain death if found by the Taliban. They sought help from members of Congress and the Defense and State departments.“I don’t think people understand the chaos that is reigning right now in the capital, the brutality and the efficient lethality the Taliban are using ... to ensure their rise to power as they eliminate their greatest threat, which are these military and special police,” said U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. Major Chris Green, who worked with Khalid in Afghanistan.Khalid and his family were unable to get inside the airport where the Taliban controlled the entrances. He was widely known because of his position as police chief in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province and from television appearances, including one in which he challenged the Taliban to a fight, supporters said.Green said he was “incredibly happy ... elated,” when he learned that Khalid and his family were safe, noting that some of his American rescuers had worked alongside Khalid, which he called “serendipitous.” McCreary said multiple allies, including the British, helped, and that Khalid, his wife and their four sons, ages 3 to 12, were “safe in an undisclosed location under the protection of the United States.”Officials said other Afghan partners, including police and military, also deserved to be saved and that more rescue efforts were in progress, but they could not discuss details.Khalid's friends said he had no intention of leaving Afghanistan, and planned to stand with his countrymen to defend his homeland after U.S. forces were gone. But the government collapsed with stunning speed, and the president fled the country.“He fought until he had nothing left to fight with,” Green said. “He was wounded. He was surrounded. His forces were not being resupplied. And echelons above him in the government had already begun to make their exit plan ... and striking deals. So people like him who were fighting were left stranded, and they were left without support.”McCreary said Khalid originally sought protection only for his family while he kept fighting. Khalid and other fighters were completely surrounded by the Taliban last week and their location overrun, McCreary said.When the Afghan government fell, that’s when “we quickly changed gears to also work on getting him to safety.”At one point, rescuers lost contact with Khalid for several days, “and we all assumed that he was killed,” McCreary said. “Just last week, we thought it was over, and then we were just going to ... keep working harder to protect his family.”Khalid's supporters said it would have been unthinkable to leave him behind after his years of partnership with Americans.Khalid came to the rescue in March 2013, when a special forces detachment in eastern Afghanistan’s Wardak province suffered an insider attack. Someone dressed in an Afghan National Security Forces uniform opened fire, killing two Americans.When the outpost was almost simultaneously attacked from the outside, a U.S. commander called on Khalid, who within minutes raced into the valley with a quick-reaction force to defend his American partners.In 2015, when Khalid lost part of his right leg in a rocket-propelled grenade attack, friends in the U.S. military helped get him medical care and a prosthetic leg outside the country. A month later, he was again leading special police operations in Afghanistan alongside the U.S., Green said.Along the way, he helped apprehend al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders. He went on to serve as police chief in Ghazni province and then Helmand province, where he was wounded again last month in a mortar attack and continued to direct the resistance from his hospital bed.Khalid's family has applied for refugee status in the U.S. based on fear of persecution, but it's unclear how long that process might take or if they will be approved. Translators, interpreters and others who worked for the U.S. in Afghanistan are eligible to apply for special immigrant visas, but current Afghan military members or police officers are not, supporters said.His supporters said it was most important to get them out of harm's way and then figure the rest out later. People who are top Taliban targets because of their work with U.S. forces deserve special consideration, McCreary said.“No one wants to live with the guilt of turning our backs or not ... honoring our promises," McCreary said. That commitment and the collaboration it took to rescue Khalid “makes you proud to be an American."
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In a 1963 speech in Chicago attended by Martin Luther King Jr., theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel famously described racism as an “eye disease, a cancer of the soul … making us see the generality of race, but not the uniqueness of the human face.”
The two men met at that assemblage, and from then on, King embraced the Warsaw-born rabbi and writer as an ally in the civil rights movement, calling him “one of the truly great men” and a “great prophet.” In March 1965, they marched together from Selma to Montgomery in support of the constitutional right to vote in the face of racial injustice and segregation.
Heschel said afterward that it felt like his “legs were praying.”
Today many American Jews hold up Heschel as an example of a proud tradition of political activism against anti-Black and other forms of racism. In the summer of 2020, local rabbis continued that tradition by kneeling outside San Francisco City Hall, some wearing tallits and kippahs, during a public protest after the police murder of George Floyd.
But as a new national study commissioned by the Bay Area’s Jews of Color Initiative and released this month shows, American Jews still have plenty of work to do in our own synagogues, schools and community centers.
For us to live up to Heschel’s example, we must start with ourselves.
As J.’s culture editor Andrew Esensten reported last week, the new study found that a vast majority of the more than 1,000 American Jews of color from across the country who filled out the online survey — 80 percent — said they had experienced some form of discrimination in Jewish spaces, be it “microaggressions” or “overt challenges” to their Jewish identities.
One respondent said she felt like she “stuck out” in her predominantly white Jewish community. Another said he felt compelled to keep his “defenses up” in mostly white spaces, preventing him from connecting spiritually as much as he would like. Another said she had to “compartmentalize” sides of herself in white-dominated Jewish places as a mixed Native American and Jewish woman.
Here in the Bay Area, we are lucky to have one of the most racially diverse Jewish communities in the world. And the news is not all bad. The survey also found high levels of connection to Jewish values among Jews of color, and it showed most respondents saying they still feel “a sense of belonging among white Jews.”
Even the existence of Bay Area–based organizations such as the Jews of Color Initiative and Be’chol Lashon (both JOC-led) shows progress, and there’s also a willingness from Jewish philanthropists to back diversity-supporting organizations. The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation took a positive step this summer by welcoming four Jews of color to its board of directors.
And yet clearly, work remains to be done.
Describing racism as an “eye disease,” Heschel said it produces strange symptoms; that those of other races, specifically Black Americans, are a “stranger to many souls.”
Based on the survey results, it’s clear that the American Jewish community is not inoculated against this disease — we feel, at times, like strangers to one another.
As a community, we must actively, not passively, embrace who we are as a people and take personal responsibility for welcoming, and including, Jews of color at every level of the Jewish collective.
As Heschel said, “the most practical thing is not to weep, but to act …”
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Just weeks after U.S. forces and their allies in the Northern Alliance had routed the Taliban from most of Afghanistan, the NY Daily News assigned me to accompany an odd delegation to the country on a 24-hour visit.
It was Dec. 2001, and unlimited new prospects still seemed possible for the ancient land. I took off from JFK in a rickety old Soviet Antonov 225 cargo plane piloted by a crew of Ukrainians on a goodwill visit sponsored by Diageo, the liquor company that produces Guinness Beer and Johnnie Walker scotch, among other spirit beverages.
This was a strange initiative for a liquor company to put together. Maybe they saw a potential new market opening for their products in a country where the Taliban, citing Islamic law, had long ruthlessly enforced a ban on alcohol. But at least on the surface, the company’s heart seemed in the right place: The dubiously airworthy vessel carried 90,000 pounds of rice, sugar, cooking oil, blankets and other goods to be distributed to poor Afghans struggling to survive Kabul’s grueling winter — and six close relatives of New York firemen and cops who had perished just months earlier in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
Dubbed, “From Ground Zero to Ground Zero,” this was an effort, Diageo said, to show the people of Afghanistan that Americans, including those closest to those killed in the 9/11 attack, bore them no ill will.
“We’ve come to tell them we don’t hold them responsible for the actions of a few terrorists,” Detective Thomas McDonald of the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit told me.
But things seemed to go off the rails in subtle ways almost from the start. As the plane taxied on the runway, a group of Afghan and international journalists waited below to document the arrival of the desperately needed humanitarian supplies — surely the photo-op that Diageo had been hoping for. A brother of one of the dead firemen, Joseph Higgins — who was himself a member of the NYFD — disembarked first to deliver some brief remarks on behalf of the group.
A voluble Irish-American Brooklynite, with a clear outer borough accent, the surviving brother described the delivery as the delegation’s own “Christmas present to Afghanistan’s children” as they suffered through one of the country’s harshest recent winters.
I could see the bewildered looks of the Afghan journalists on the tarmac. As urgently as the goods were needed, describing them as a “Christmas present” from an American liquor company seemed like a dubious way to connect with an overwhelmingly Muslim public whose traditionalist and fiercely nationalistic inclinations were a matter of fabled historical record.
I knew this from having lived and traveled in Afghanistan for six months earlier in my life, during the 1970s, shortly after I finished college.
In that very American way, these well-intentioned men had brought their open hearts and good will to the land the British dubbed “The Graveyard of Empires” after their own disastrous retreat from the country in 1842. More than a century later, the Americans made the mistake of thinking that their own good will was enough.
I knew it wouldn’t be then. And I feared what would follow as tens of thousands of similarly well-intentioned American troops and officials were primed to come in after them. Would this end like Vietnam, I wondered?
I had in mind not lines of desperate people trying to climb on helicopters from the roof of the U.S. embassy, but simply the cultural obliviousness of good men and women from across America who came year after year to build something in a land of which they had no understanding. Would they even know, for instance, about the tribal nature of the country that would lead Pashtuns to fear the Americans in roughly equal measure to the degree that secularly-minded Tajiks, Shiite Hazarra and Farsi speakers from Western Afghanistan rallied to their side?
In his luggage, the firefighter Higgins had also brought with him a chunk of twin-towers concrete and a gold bracelet engraved with his dead brother’s name to be buried in the Afghan desert after the group’s departure.
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Amid the Taliban’s total takeover of Afghanistan this week, some had specific concerns about one person: that country’s last remaining Jew, 62-year-old Zebulon Simantov.
Simantov, who has in recent years lived in Kabul’s only synagogue, said earlier this year that he would leave before the Taliban arrived, possibly for Israel. He has also said that the Taliban jailed him during the fundamentalist Muslim group’s last hold on power in Afghanistan, and that they tried to convert him and regard him as an infidel.
Days after the Taliban takeover, Simantov’s whereabouts remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Israeli media has revealed new information about the family situation of the carpet dealer and former restaurant owner who grew up in the city of Herat, including that for decades he has refused to grant his wife a divorce.
Here’s what we know right now.
Many people are trying to help Simantov — but it’s unclear if he wants them to.
Several Jewish organizations have expressed willingness to help Simantov if he wishes to leave. And Mendy Chitrik, chair of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, said he has been in contact with authorities in Turkey, where he lives, about Simantov.
But an employee of a Jewish group told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that a journalist in Kabul contacted Simantov Sunday, and that Simantov told the journalist he would not leave.
Moti Kahana, an Israeli-American businessman, said people interested in getting Simantov out of Afghanistan have reached him after the takeover but that he declined, demanding “personal funding.”
It wasn’t the first time Simantov had tried to extort someone seeking to contact him. “I don’t go under 200 dollars,” one journalist from a German news organization reported him as saying in 2015. Another account from last year has Simantov demanding $500 from an Israeli journalist for an interview, finally settling on $100.
He really liked alcohol, and used to insist journalists who wanted to interview him bring some.
Amie Ferris-Rotman, a British-Jewish journalist who used to work in Afghanistan, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, “He really liked alcohol, and used to insist journalists who wanted to interview him bring some.”
It’s unclear whether Simantov has spoken publicly since the Taliban seized Kabul. An Indian news channel, WION, on Tuesday quoted him as saying that he would not leave Afghanistan, but the report featured archive footage only.
His refusal to divorce his wife has spurred international diplomacy in the past.
Reports about Simantov in the past have noted that his wife and daughters moved to Israel in 1998. On Wednesday, reports emerged in Israeli media that he has refused for more than 20 years to divorce his wife under Jewish law. (Yediot Acharonot in 2010 already reported about the attempts of Simantov’s wife, who lives in Holon near Tel Aviv and has not been named in the Israeli media, to divorce him.)
Under Jewish law, a get, or rabbinic bill of divorce, is required for women to be able to remarry. Women whose husbands refuse to give a get are known as agunot, or chained women, and their plight is seen as a major point of gender inequality in Orthodox Judaism. In recent years, Orthodox rabbis have invested effort to address the issue.
That was the case a decade ago, when Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, offered in 2011 to fly to Kabul to obtain a get for Simantov’s wife. Ferris-Rotman heard about the woman’s attempts to obtain a Jewish divorce certificate from Israeli colleagues.
“I knew Zebulon and I knew Rabbi Goldschmidt, so I tried to see how we can solve the situation,” Ferris-Rotman, who now lives in London, told JTA. She said others had discussed pressuring Simantov in the past.
But Simantov refused to meet Goldschmidt, despite being offered a hard-to-obtain commodity to sweeten the deal. “Even after Amie offered a case of single malt scotch, the man refused,” Goldschmidt tweeted on Wednesday.
We tried with Amie FR, correspondent in Kabul, to get him to agree to write a Get and I was ready to fly to Kabul to administer it. But, even after Amie offered a case of single malt scotch, the man refused…….. @Amie_FR @avitalrachel @ZvikaKlein @SamuelSokol https://t.co/cyLk4TwZuc — Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (@PinchasRabbi) August 18, 2021
In Israel, men determined to be “recalcitrant spouses” can face jail time, and Israeli media said that Simantov is staying in Afghanistan to avoid dealing with his divorce and rabbinic authorities. But a spokesman for the Israeli Chief Rabbinate told JTA he was unfamiliar with a ruling or edict from a rabbinical judge denouncing Simantov as a recalcitrant spouse, or sarvan.
Ferris-Rotman said she had asked Simantov why he wouldn’t grant his wife a divorce. “He would say, ‘Oh, her, I’m done with her,’” she said.
He’s had problems getting along with others before.
“He’s something of a disgruntled old man,” said Ferris-Rotman, who communicated with Simantov in Russian, which he does not speak very well. Simantov, whose main language is Dari, the Afghan dialect of Persian, also speaks broken Hebrew.
Simantov had a famously bad relationship with Kabul’s other remaining Jew, Ishaq Levin, until Levin died in 2005. Speaking about Levin to The Guardian, Simantov said: “The old man was crazy,” screwing a finger against his temple to illustrate the point.
The two lived at opposite ends of the synagogue, the report said, and would only exchange curses. According to stories Simantov has told journalists over time, each man went to the Taliban to accuse the other of criminal behavior. He said the two argued so much in prison that the Taliban released them both — though the group kept a Torah that Levin and Simantov had tried to recover.
One report Wednesday suggested that Daniel Kurtzer, U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005, might also have been involved in Simantov’s divorce diplomacy. But Kurtzer’s recollection suggests that he was likely working on the issue for Simantov’s housemate, Levin.
“What I did was arrange for a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. Army to go to the synagogue in Kabul where this man was living, and to try to persuade him to give a get. The chaplain did get back to me to say that the man was unwilling to do so,” Kurtzer recalled.
The next year, the chaplain was back in Kabul and sought to try again. But he learned that the husband had died, so the woman in Israel was informed that she was no longer an agunah, but an almana, or widow.
His fate under the Taliban is unclear.
Simantov has been a well-known local personality. Journalists came to him regularly and some taxi drivers already knew where he lives in Kabul, where many of the streets have no names.
That means the Taliban knows just what he thinks. Unlike Levin, who said he had no quarrel with the Taliban, only with Simantov, Simantov has been outspoken about his disdain for the Taliban. Ferris-Rotman said that was the case when she lived in Afghanistan, and it was still the case this spring when Simantov conducted an on-air interview.
For now, the Taliban says Simantov should have no reason to fear. On Tuesday, an Israeli journalist from the Kan broadcaster asked Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesperson in Doha, Qatar, whether Simantov would be safe under Taliban.
Shaheen, who said he was not aware that he was speaking to an Israeli publication, said: “We don’t harm minorities. There are Sikhs and Hindus in the country, and they have their religious freedom.”
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With Rosh Hashanah this year beginning at sunset on Labor Day, I’ve combined traditions for a holiday dinner cookout.
A grilled head of cauliflower celebrates the “head of the year.” Apples and honey, symbols of a sweet New Year, make their presence known in the recipe for potato-apple skewers, which are a great accompaniment to the grilled chicken with the mustard-garlic marinade.
If a grill isn’t available, you can make the cauliflower by baking it at 425 degrees after first microwaving it. The skewers and chicken can also be made in a broiler, grill pan or indoor electric grill.
Grilled Whole Spicy Tomato Cauliflower
Serves 6 to 8
Spicy tomato marinade (see below)
1 large (2¼ lb.) cauliflower
Vegetable oil for grill
2 Tbs. chopped parsley
Remove cauliflower leaves. Trim stem flat. Place in microwave-safe dish. Brush on all sides with marinade. Marinate 20 minutes. Pour ¼ cup water into dish. Tent with waxed paper. Cook in microwave on high until a fork can pierce about a quarter of the way through (6 to 12 minutes).
Grease the grill grates. Heat to medium-high. Place cauliflower stem side down. Brush with marinade. Grill 10 minutes. Flip. Brush with marinade. Grill 10 minutes. Brush all over with marinade, wrap in foil, place on grill and turn occasionally. Cauliflower is done when a fork glides through (about 20 to 40 minutes). Serve warm or at room temperature sprinkled with parsley.
Spicy tomato marinade: Mix 2 Tbs. tomato paste with 1 tsp. paprika, ½ tsp. ground cumin, ¼ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. sugar, ⅛ to ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper, ¼ cup fresh lemon juice and ¼ cup olive oil.
Potato-Apple Skewers
Serves 6 to 8
Honey-lemon marinade (see below)
3 lbs. baby potatoes, unpeeled
¼ tsp. salt
1½ lbs. apples, unpeeled
1 medium red onion cut into 1-inch chunks
Vegetable oil for grill
1 to 2 Tbs. coarse sea salt
Place marinade in a large bowl. Have ready 14 long skewers (if bamboo, soaked in water for 30 minutes).
Keep very small potatoes intact; cut others into 1-inch pieces. Steam or microwave in water with ¼ tsp. salt until a fork can pierce about halfway through. Drain. Put in marinade.
Cut apples into 1-inch pieces (discard cores). Stir into marinade. Marinate 20 minutes.
Thread each skewer with a piece of potato followed by apple and red onion, then repeat pattern. (Should make 12 to 14 skewers.)
Grease the grill grates. Place skewers over medium-high heat. Brush with marinade. Cook 4 to 5 minutes until browned. Turn. Brush with marinade. Grill 3 to 5 minutes until potatoes and apples are soft. Serve warm or at room temperature sprinkled with sea salt.
Honey-lemon marinade: Mix together ¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup honey, ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, 1 Tbs. minced garlic, ½ tsp. salt, ½ tsp. ground black pepper and ¼ tsp. rubbed sage.
Mustard-Garlic Grilled Chicken
Serves 6 to 8
Mustard-garlic marinade (see below)
2 Tbs. olive oil
3 lbs. chicken thighs or breasts on bone with skin
Vegetable oil for the grill
3 Tbs. chopped red onion
Remove 1 Tbs. marinade. Mix with 2 Tbs. oil. Set aside. Use fingers to separate skin from chicken. Rub marinade under skin. Rub remainder of marinade on both sides of chicken. Marinate 30 minutes.
Grease the grill grates. Place chicken skin side up over medium-high heat. Brush with marinade-oil mixture. Grill for 10 minutes, flip and brush again. Grill 10 minutes. Repeat as needed. Chicken is done when a cut down to the bone shows no pink but chicken is still juicy. Rest 10 minutes before serving garnished with red onion.
Mustard-garlic marinade: Place in food processor or blender ¼ cup peeled garlic cloves, ¼ cup olive oil, 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice, 2 Tbs. chopped parsley, 1 Tbs. Dijon mustard, ½ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. ground black pepper, ¼ tsp. dried powdered mustard and ¼ tsp. paprika. Process into a coarse paste.
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Four young men have been arrested for shooting and killing a Jewish student in Denver at the end of a violent crime spree Tuesday night. Police say there’s no indication the shooting was motivated by antisemitism.
The victim, Shmuel Silverberg, 18, was an Orthodox Jew who was killed outside Yeshiva Toras Chaim, the religious school where he was studying. But police say that after arresting and interviewing four of the young men suspected of murdering him, it doesn’t appear that he was killed because he was Jewish.
Matt Clark, a Denver police official, said that Silverberg’s death was likely the tragic end of a random string of crimes, allegedly committed one after another that night by the same group of people. None of the suspects, he said, has mentioned the fact that the person they are suspected of killing was a Jew.
Earlier in the night, the group allegedly shot another man while robbing him. They are also suspected of stealing a car and robbing a business. A fifth suspect is still at large.
“After examining the evidence, to include the series of offenses that were seemingly randomly committed, the random victimization that occurred, the close time frame of these events, I do not believe there is a bias motivation to these events,” said Clark, commander of the Denver Police Department’s major crimes division.
“At this point, no one has made mention of the victim’s religion or offered any information indicating they were targeting the school or the Jewish community,” he added. “While I cannot comprehend it, the best explanation we have at this point is that this group of offenders went out and randomly assaulted, robbed, stole from, shot and ultimately killed an individual that evening.”
Silverberg was shot outside the yeshiva, which is located in a quiet residential neighborhood of the city. According to police, he ran away from the attackers, who chased him just inside the school after shooting him. Fellow students tried to perform CPR on him before he was rushed to the hospital, where he died.
Originally from University Heights, a Cleveland suburb with a large Jewish community, Silverberg was studying in Denver as a post-high school student. His family has since moved to Lakewood, New Jersey, where his burial was planned for Thursday.
At a memorial service in Denver, Yeshiva Toras Chaim’s Rabbi Aaron B. Kagan led a tearful opening prayer, followed by anguished, tearful comments from other rabbis, including Rabbi Tzvi Steinberg of Congregation Zera Abraham.
“Shmuely, Shmuely, where are you,” Steinberg said through his sobs. “What are we going to do without Shmuely? We need you! You can’t go away!”
The rabbis’ faces and tears revealed the shock and grief that Silverberg’s death brought to the Yeshiva Toras Chaim community.
They spoke of the “tremendous void” that the young man’s murder has brought to the school, the “infectious smile” that he regularly displayed, his devotion to Torah study, his passionate prayer, his sterling character and the helping hand that he regularly extended to his fellow yeshiva students.
More than one rabbi noted that Silverberg’s love of Torah and Judaism in general set an example not only for his fellow students but faculty members as well. “You came here,” one rabbi said, “to teach us to be better people.”
In the time since the shooting, varying accounts of the incident have circulated around social media, with some suggesting it was motivated by antisemitism despite police statements. A Yeshiva Toras Chaim official told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that for now, the yeshiva is focusing on comforting Silverberg’s family and tending to the wellbeing of its students.
“There are different details and different things that happened,” the official told JTA Thursday morning. “Right now, the yeshiva is focused on making sure that the trauma to the [students] and to the family is taken care of. So we’re working on the mental health aspects of the [students], the rabbis and the Silverbergs.”
The four suspects in the shooting may have met in a juvenile correctional facility, according to police. Clark said that one of them had cut an ankle monitor off of his body before the crime spree, and said that “at least one of the offenders” was subject to an arrest warrant after escaping from custody. It’s unclear if Clark was referring to the same person.
The names of the offenders are Isaiah Freeman and Aden Sides, both 18, Noah Loepp-Hall, 19, and Seth LaRhode, 21. According to local news reports, LaRhode was previously sentenced to five years in juvenile detention for shooting his friend in the head with a stolen gun in 2017. Police are still searching for a fifth suspect, Samuel Fussell, 19.
A local Anti-Defamation League director, Scott Levin, said in a statement that Silverberg’s murder has shocked his community, even if he wasn’t killed because of antisemitism.
“While police do not believe the victim was targeted because of his Jewish identity, the shooting has certainly shattered a sense of peace and calm in the community,” said Levin, the ADL’s Mountain States regional director. “We continue to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Shmuel Silverberg and extend our support to the entire Yeshiva Toras Chaim community.”
Chris Leppek of the Intermountain Jewish News contributed reporting.
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What shows should you watch if you like American Horror Story? We've put together a list of scary anthologies, spooky shows, and other series from Ryan Murphy to watch while you wait for AHS Season 10.
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American Horror Story has been so successful for creator Ryan Murphy and FX, that both seem intent on making the show until they're in their graves. In fact, the franchise recently expanded to Hulu with the standalone anthology American Horror Stories, and American Horror Story: Double Feature, the series' tenth season, is coming to FX in less than week, on Aug. 25. The show also served as the inspiration for Murphy's award-winning American Crime Story franchise, and FX recently expanded the portfolio to include American Love Story and American Sports Story. That's a lot of American stories!
Still, if your first love is for horror and things that keep you up at night -- or if you simply are just super into Ryan Murphy anthology series (hey, we all have our things) -- here are more series, from campy thrillers to deeply unsettling dramas, that should satisfy your thirst.
End your browsing nightmare with TV Guide's recommendations for every mood
Looking for more recommendations of what to watch next? We have a ton of them! And if you're looking for more hand-picked recommendations based on shows you love, we have those too.
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Always looking to show off your gothic horror knowledge? You'll feel at home with Penny Dreadful. Over three seasons, the series, set in Victorian London follows Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) and Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) as they set out to rescue Murray's daughter and Vanessa's childhood friend who's been kidnapped by someone or something sinister. Along the way, they befriend or battle lots of familiar faces for fans of gothic horror literature like Dr. Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway), Dracula (Christian Camargo), and Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney). There's also witches, vampires, and other creatures that go bump in the night. It's gruesome and strange and full of an endless roster of interesting characters to meet. [Watch on Showtime, Netflix]
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If you're looking for an anthology series that's a little more psychological thriller and less, well, in-your-face-AHS horror, Castle Rock is a great option. It only aired for two seasons, but even within that short time frame it feels like a fully realized horror universe and that's because it came with an advantage: It has the works of Stephen King as its built-in mythology. Although each season tells a different story, both take place in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine, and both are filled to the brim with people, places, themes, and callbacks every King fan will recognize. Lizzy Caplan as Misery's Annie Wilkes in Season 2 is a real standout, and the Season 1 standalone episode "The Queen" is widely considered to be the series' best. [Watch on Hulu]
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Well, if you're looking for a show to haunt your dreams, you've found it. Any horror show with creepy kids is already 10 times scarier than one without, and Servant definitely has that... with an even creepier twist. Servant, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, tells the story of Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose), a woman who's had a psychotic break after the death of her baby, and in an attempt to help her heal, she and her husband Sean (Toby Kebbell) use a lifelike doll that they keep in their home. Dorothy believes the doll is their actual son, so you know it's really pushing the boundaries of that creepy scale. But it's only once they hire a deeply unsettling nanny, Leanne (Nell Tiger Free), that things start getting really weird. Like, (SPOILER!) that-doll-may-be-turning-into-a-real-baby weird. And while the premise of the show has that shock value, it's the quiet, claustrophobic way in which the series is shot (the action mostly takes place within the couple's Philadelphia townhouse) that gives it that extra chill-inducing vibe. [Watch on Apple TV+]
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Who doesn't love a good old fashioned ghost story? Netflix's The Haunting of anthology series has given us two thus far, but Hill House from Season 1 reigns supreme (although those melted face ghosts from Bly Manor will certainly leave an impression). It's not just the scares that set Season 1 apart -- although there are several moments that will have you jumping -- but how seamlessly the horror aspects work into the emotional story of the Crain family, forever changed the summer they move into the titular mansion in 1992. The story alternates between that time and the state of the family in the present, where the now-adult Crain siblings are haunted by both the supernatural and some very real world, internal turmoil that adds some heart and heft to the proceedings. If you remain unconvinced, just wait until you reach the season's high note in Episode 6, "Two Storms," an installment that is not only a technical wonder -- it plays out in a way that feels like one continuous shot -- but a perfect blend of horror and heartbreak. [Watch on Netflix]
Courtney B. Vance, Jurnee Smollett, and Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country Eli Joshua Ade/HBO
Let's talk monsters, shall we? And that's both supernatural monsters and monsters of the human kind, because HBO's Lovecraft Country, based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name and adapted for television by Misha Green, tackles both. Set in the 1950s, the series follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he travels through Jim Crow-era America in search of his missing father Montrose (Michael K. Williams) with his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) and friend (and show-stealer) Letty (Jurnee Smollet). Along the way they fight racists and monsters and monsters who turn into racists. And then things get weird. [Watch on HBO Max]
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If you're not already watching Evil, you're doing it wrong. The series hails from the never boring duo that brought us The Good Wife and The Good Fight, Robert and Michelle King, and just as you'd expect, Evil provides the unexpected. It's a weird and wild procedural that follows a team of three assessors investigating possible demonic possessions and miracles for the Catholic Church: Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), a forensic psychologist and a mostly non-believer; Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi), a contractor, techie, and resident skeptic; and priest-in-training, a man of faith and turtlenecks David Acosta (Mike Colter). Yes, Evil provides some truly wild and terrifying cases of the week -- many making thought-provoking and biting social commentary as is par for the course with the Kings -- but it's also building a complex and creepy mythology that continually adds layers to the series. There's demons and angels and unhinged children and hairy horned beast therapists. In short, there's something for everyone here. [Watch on Netflix, Paramount+]
Carnivále HBO
Season 4 of American Horror Story was the Freak Show edition and it focused on a whole bunch of horrifying things that went down at a circus, which makes sense because the circus is inherently creepy -- I'm not interested in what you're selling, clowns, OK? For more weird stuff happening under the big top, there's HBO's Carnivàle. The series follows a traveling circus during the 1930s Dust Bowl and strikes a startlingly different tone than American Horror Story. It's dense, with a complicated and continuously growing mythology. It's surreal, full of characters having visions, and other-wordly, seemingly impossible, many times sinister events taking place. It is both bleak and biblical as it grapples with real-world problems of life following the Great Depression and the epic on-going battle between good and evil. If any of that sounds good to you, you're in for a treat. [Watch on HBO Max]
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There's a healthy amount of shows about witches out there (Charmed, A Discovery of Witches, Motherland: Fort Salem to name a few of the more recent witchy outings), but perhaps the one that comes closest to the camp of American Horror Story: Coven is Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Based on the characters from the Archie comics and wildly different from the other Sabrina TV adaptation, the more wholesome Sabrina the Teenage Witch, this version of the part-human, part-witch story, led by Kiernan Shipka as the titular Sabrina, embraces the dark side of the Sabrina universe. Yes, there's still Aunt Hilda (Lucy Davis) and Aunt Zelda (Miranda Otto) and at one point a love interest named Harvey (Ross Lynch), but there's also a lot of Satan worshipping and ruling over hell, and battles between good and evil forces, too. So, like, a little different from the Sabrina you might be familiar with. [Watch on Netflix]
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Michael Becker/FX Networks
For fans of Ryan Murphy's anthology series format who are ready to take a break from horror for a while (it's for your health), American Crime Story should fit the bill. Each season, American Crime Story does a deep dive into a different true life event. Season 1, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, told the story of, you guessed it, O.J. Simpson's murder trial from all sides and includes standout performances by Murphy regular Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark, Courtney B. Vance as "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit" defense lawyer Johnny Cochran, and Sterling K. Brown as co-prosecutor Christopher Darden, among others. The second season turned its focus on the 1997 murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace (Édgar Ramírez) at the hands of serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss). If neither of those true crime stories do it for you, perhaps you'll be interested in the long-awaited third season of the series, Impeachment, covering Bill Clinton's (Clive Owen) White House sex scandal. Beanie Feldstein takes on the role of Monica Lewinsky, who also happens to be a co-producer on the series. That iteration of the anthology arrives September 7. [Watch Season 1 on Netflix, Season 2 on Netflix]
American Horror Story is streaming on Netflix. American Horror Story: Double Feature premieres Aug. 25 on FX.
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Ed Sheeran has confirmed the release of his = album.
The follow-up to 2017's blockbuster ÷ album is released via Asylum/Atlantic on October 29. ÷ has 3,738,463 UK sales to date according to the Official Charts Company.
“= is a really personal record and one that means a lot to me,” Ed Sheeran said in the announcement. “My life changed greatly over the past few years – I got married, became a father, experienced loss, and I reflect on these topics over the course of the album. I see it as my coming-of-age record, and I can’t wait to share this next chapter with you.”
Sheeran has dropped new single Visiting Hours.
It follows the release of lead single Bad Habits, which has spent seven weeks at No.1.
The = tracklisting is below:
1. Tides
2. Shivers
3. First Times
4. Bad Habits
5. Overpass Graffiti
6. The Joker And The Queen
7. Leave Your Life
8. Collide
9. 2step
10. Stop The Rain
11. Love In Slow Motion
12. Visiting Hours
13. Sandman
14. Be Right Now
Click here for more on the new album campaign from Atlantic.
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TuneCore has unveiled Sarah Wilson as the new head of its UK operation. The former Beggars Group executive arrives after serving at Universal Music UK and The Orchard.
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TuneCore has unveiled Sarah Wilson as the new head of its UK operation.
The independent digital music distributor is owned by Believe, and Wilson’s new role comes with additional oversight of Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. She will report to TuneCore’s VP, president, international Faryal Khan-Thompson.
Over the past year, TuneCore has expanded its reach, going from operating in seven countries to 14, across four continents. Based in London, Wilson will focus on managing and building the company’s artist roster, partnerships and expansion.
She most recently served at Universal Music UK as vice president, international marketing and at The Orchard in artist services. Previously, Wilson spent 13 years at Beggars Group, ascending to director of international.
There is so much potential for continued expansion Sarah Wilson, TuneCore
Sarah Wilson said: “I am thrilled to take on this wonderful role at TuneCore, a dynamic and future-facing company. Coming off the back of a growth phase during lockdown there is so much potential for continued expansion in the territories I’m overseeing. I expect the current business landscape to change rapidly over the next few years. I’m grateful to Faryal and the team at TuneCore/Believe for inviting me into their fold and can’t wait to dive in!”
Faryal Khan-Thompson added: “As TuneCore continues to grow internationally, it is important to have strong leadership in place overseeing the UK, one of the world’s biggest music markets. With Sarah, we have an experienced executive with deep roots in the UK music industry and I’m looking forward to working closely with her to build TuneCore’s global footprint.”
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Music Export Growth Scheme applications open for next round of funding
Applications for the next round (20) of Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) funding will open at 10am on August 24 and close at midnight on September, 27, 2021.
The Music Export Growth Scheme exists to boost British music exports by supporting small to medium sized music companies as they build on the commercial potential and profile of their artists in overseas markets. This latest round of the scheme run by the BPI is funded through the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
Since its launch in 2014, around £4 million has been awarded by the scheme in response to up to 300 applications that have successfully supported largely independently-signed artists in generating £51 million in UK music exports – a return of £12 for every £1 invested.
Successful applicants will be notified at the end of October and announced in November. Applications that promote artists and genres of all backgrounds are encouraged and can be made by any UK SME company in support of overseas touring or promotional activity. Funding for up to 60% of planned total budgets will be considered.
British artists and their UK labels currently account for around 1 in every 10 global streams. Earlier this year the BPI published its report All Around The World, setting out how, with government support and record label investment in artists and new music, annual British music exports could double to £1 billion by the end of the decade.
A diverse range of artists and genres have been supported over the past six years, including BRITs and Hyundai Mercury Prize winner Dave and fellow Mercury Prize winners Wolf Alice and Young Fathers. Others successfully backed include Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ezra Collective, Nina Nesbitt, Black Midi, YolanDa Brown, Ghetts, Tom Speight, Sarathy Korwar, and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Chris Tams, BPI director of International overseeing the MEGS programme, said: “The Music Export Growth Scheme is playing its full part in boosting British music exports, but, in an increasingly competitive global music market, the vital role it plays is needed now more than ever. We want to build on its success and on the diversity of indie artists and music genres that the Scheme has supported to date by encouraging eligible companies representing artists of all backgrounds and styles to apply.”
Eligible music companies and self-releasing artists can submit their application here.
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UMG will provide worldwide distribution, publishing and licensing for the Moonbug Music label and its hugely popular kids and family music catalogues, including CoComelon, Little Baby Bum and Blippi, which currently generate more than 150 million monthly streams across Moonbug brands.
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Kids' TV and music brand Moonbug Entertainment signs global deal with Universal Music Group
Moonbug Entertainment and Universal Music Group have announced an exclusive global partnership.
Under the terms of the agreement, UMG will provide worldwide distribution, publishing and licensing for the Moonbug Music label and its hugely popular kids and family music catalogues, including CoComelon, Little Baby Bum and Blippi, which currently generate more than 150 million monthly streams across Moonbug brands.
The multi-year partnership will see the companies work closely together to reach new audiences globally, explore new opportunities to improve the accessibility of kids’ music for parents as well as infants, toddlers and other key learning phases through optimisation of voice-activated technology and in-home devices, playlisting and other innovations.
UMG will also work closely with Moonbug to maximise the impact of its catalogue through sync and licensing for its hugely popular IP, through Universal Music Publishing (UMPG) worldwide.
Over the past three years, the award-winning global entertainment company behind some of the world’s most popular kids’ titles has built a global family audience through its hugely popular shows, as well as the educational and behavioural-themed songs.
Moonbug currently has two of the Top 20 most-watched YouTube videos in history. Its Bath Song from CoComelon has been viewed more than 4.4 billion times.
With this exclusive agreement, UMG will leverage its expertise in publishing, distribution and its global network of 300-plus partners and DSPs to bring Moonbug’s library of audio entertainment to families all over the world, supported by UMG’s operations worldwide.
Kids' music consumption has increased dramatically across streaming services in the past two years, particularly in the early childhood phases (1-5 years old). The rapid adoption of voice-enabled devices globally in the home has meant that children are engaging with music at a younger age than ever before. As families spent more time in the home due to the pandemic, new behaviours were established, with children increasingly able to access music utilising in-home technology via premium streaming subscription services.
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with a respected and influential industry powerhouse like Universal Music Group to expand the possibilities of our music content,” said René Rechtman, co-founder and CEO of Moonbug Entertainment. “Music plays a critical role not only in our company’s growth strategy but also in childhood development. We look forward to the possibilities for our already popular nursery rhymes and songs, and the new music that we’ll produce together.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group, said: “We are delighted to partner with Moonbug Entertainment, reinforcing UMG’s position as the leading distributor and publisher of kids music globally. We have seen tremendous growth in the kids and family segment in recent years, thanks to advances in streaming and voice-technology. We look forward to working with Rene and the talented Moonbug team to amplify the reach of their catalog to families around the world, and to further improve the accessibility of music for children of all ages.”
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A total of 1,891 people who normally attended live music events prior to the Covid crisis took part in an audience survey assessing attitudes about the return of gigs, including asking what precautions people had taken, or would like to see taken, around their visits to live music events.
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Music Venue Trust reveals survey results for first month of reopening
The Music Venue Trust has revealed the results of a series of surveys during the first month of the full capacity reopening of grassroots music venues.
A total of 1,891 people who normally attended live music events prior to the Covid-19 crisis took part in an audience survey assessing attitudes about the return of gigs, including asking what precautions people had taken, or would like to see taken, around their visits to live music events.
The findings showed that 91.3% of attendees had chosen to take an additional personal precaution to support their safety; double vaccination, testing or immunity, with 36.8% of attendees taking more than one precaution. Moreover, 76.3% of people attending live music events are double vaccinated (compared to 61.3% for the general population) and 8.9% of live music fans wanted to see mandatory certification of health status as a condition of entry to grassroots music venues.
However, only 2.1% of live music fans wanted to see certified double vaccination as the sole mandatory condition of entry. A mix of mandatory certification options, displaying vaccination, testing or immunity, was more strongly supported.
These survey results clearly demonstrate a will by the live music community to create safe spaces Mark Davyd, Music Venue Trust
In addition, 221 grassroots music venues took part in a survey about the precautions they had taken around opening and the attendance at their events, while 100 grassroots music venues were selected, with case rates and transmission rates in their locality mapped, to explore if the full capacity reopening had a discernible impact on local case rates.
As for the grassroots venues themselves, 67.5% reported advance ticket sales were down on pre-Covid levels and 61.7% said turn up on the night (advanced sales and walk up) had also decreased, and 52.1% of grassroots music venues reported bar take was also down compared to the same period.
When social distancing restrictions were lifted on July 19, 39,950 cases were reported nationally, but four weeks later, the number of reported cases had declined to 28,438, with daily national case rates declining by 28%. In further encouraging news for the sector, in the local areas around a representative sample of 100 grassroots music venues, case rates declined by 39%.
Mark Davyd, CEO of Music Venue Trust said: “The response from venues, artists and audiences to the Covid threat has been incredible. These survey results clearly demonstrate a will by the live music community to create safe spaces, to take personal responsibility for ourselves and each other, and to act to Reopen Every Venue Safely. It is particularly striking that local case and transmission rates around grassroots music venues, far from exponentially increasing as was predicted, have, in reality, exceeded the decline in rates witnessed nationally.”
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.— Nuvve Holding Corp. (“Nuvve”) (Nasdaq: NVVE), a global technology leader accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform, announced today that it has deployed 16 Nuvve PowerPort charging stations for Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) in the San Francisco Bay Area. The charging infrastructure will help MDUSD operate new electric buses recently acquired through a Carl Moyer Program grant aimed at reducing emissions from heavy- duty vehicles.
MDUSD serves 29,000 students across more than 50 school sites, including sites with a disadvantaged population, and was relying on old, aging diesel buses that were costing the district significant dollars to keep on the road. By working with California-based Blue Bird Corporation dealer, A-Z Bus Sales, the district was awarded $3.4 million to update their fleet to electric.
“We wanted to take advantage of the funding available for the sake of our students. We now know diesel buses cause issues both inside and outside the bus, especially for students with asthma or other respiratory problems,” said Mt. Diablo Transportation Coordinator, Cristian Lepe. “The grant came at just the right time to update our fleet with new, cleaner technology and helped us save money we would have spent maintaining the existing buses.” Lepe has been working to electrify MDUSD’s fleet since 2017 and is looking forward to adding more electric buses to his fleet in the future. “Electric is where schools need to go, even if there is fear of the unknown.” Lepe continued. “I’ve started to build a community with other school districts where we can learn from each other and rely on experts like Nuvve. We all have to do our part to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve a better carbon footprint. It’s the right thing to do for our students and our community.”
Nuvve provided 16 Level 2 AC charging stations outfitted with its intelligent software to help manage the fleet’s charging needs. Instead of opting for a “dumb charger” that simply pulls energy from the grid to the vehicle and would cost more to operate, MDUSD chose Nuvve for its low cost, flexibility, and fleet management options. Nuvve’s Level 2 AC solution charges bus fleets at off-peak times when utility rates are low and allows fleet managers to view vehicle charging and generate monthly reports. These features give fleet managers visibility into how to maximize charging efficiency and cost savings.
“Mt. Diablo’s strategy of using grant funding along with Nuvve’s charging solution to help lower their total cost of operation is a smart one to electrify as many buses as possible in the near term,” said Gregory Poilasne, chairman and CEO of Nuvve. “Nuvve is working with the entire electrification ecosystem, including OEMs, to accelerate the adoption of cleaner rides for kids across North America.”
The site was designed and constructed by Veteran Power Infrastructure (VPI), a leading provider of engineering, procurement, and construction services across the west coast. VPI worked with RC Electric to complete the installation, pushing the project ahead of schedule to provide MDUSD ample time to ready their fleet for the start of the new school year.
“It was a pleasure to collaborate with Nuvve, MDUSD, and our utility partners to support the transition to greener bus fleets,” said Jason Yohn, VPI project manager. “It’s a win for everyone involved, especially for students and the greater community.”
Nuvve recently announced the official launch of its joint venture with Stonepeak Partners, Levo Mobility (Levo) which will provide fully financed options with no upfront costs for school districts to electrify their fleets. Levo will provide electric buses, a V2G charging solution powered by Nuvve, and charging infrastructure maintenance in a leasing model so schools can electrify their fleets immediately to achieve cost savings instead of having to wait for grants or other funding. The 360-degree solution from Levo provides a one-stop shop for districts looking to make the switch to electric.
About Nuvve Holding Corp.
Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: NVVE) (Nuvve) is accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Its mission is to lower the cost of electric vehicle ownership while supporting the integration of renewable energy sources, including solar and wind. Nuvve’s Grid Integrated Vehicle, GIVeTM, platform is refueling the next generation of electric vehicle fleets through intelligent, bidirectional charging solutions. Since its founding in 2010, Nuvve has launched successful V2G projects on five continents and is deploying commercial services worldwide by developing partnerships with utilities, automakers, and electric vehicle fleets. Nuvve is headquartered in San Diego, California, and can be found online at www.nuvve.com.
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Two children were taken to the hospital after a vehicle rear-ended an Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District school bus north of McAllen, Texas, and fled the crime scene, reported KRGV.com.
The school bus was reportedly transporting 13 children was hit by a Chevy Blazer that was speeding. Authorities have asked the public to be on the lookout for the motorist.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, two children were admitted to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Related: Fiery Crash with School Bus in Georgia Leaves One Dead
Related: Ohio School Bus Crash Prompts Mock Casualty Training with First Responders
Related: Students Injured After SUV Crashes into Florida School Bus
Related: School Bus Driver Dies Following October School Bus Crash
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In preparation for National School Bus Safety Week that will be celebrated Oct. 18-22, the American School Bus Council (ASBC) announced the winner of its 2020-2021 poster contest.
Huyen Pham, a student at Northbrook Middle School in Atlanta, won this year’s theme, “Be Safe – Know the Danger Zone.” In a press release, the ASBC explained that the danger zone “is an area outside of the bus where children are in the most danger of being hit, either by another vehicle or their own.”
The danger zone extends at least 12 feet from the front of the bumper and rear of the bus, and 10 to 12 feet from the left and right side of the bus. The area to the left of the driver’s seat is also considered dangerous due to passing vehicles.
Pham was selected from entries submitted in 13 different states and will be showcased during this year’s National School Bus Safety Week.
Thousands of school districts in over 40 states normally participate, but the contest was disrupted last year by COVID-19. As a result, ASBC stated that the entry deadline was extended from mid-September 2020 to the end of this past February, with the goal of selecting division winners and overall winners before the end of last school year.
“But because school schedules were so significantly different than prior years, with many students and teachers engaging entirely online, ASBC members decided to select one overall winner from posters that were submitted by March 1, 2021” ASBC stated in the release.
Related: N.Y. Transportation Leaders Utilize Technology to Combat School Bus Driver Shortage
Related: Florida School District Short Over 100 Bus Drivers at Startup
Related: Students on Georgia Bus Route Quarantined After Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported
Related: ASBC Celebrates Pupil Transportation Employees Virtually During Love the Bus Month
Related: ASBC Seeks Special Recognition of School Bus Industry Feats During COVID-19
In addition, the ASBC will be awarding prizes to every student who drew a poster that was submitted by the deadline, and any late entries for the 2021 content will be included in the 2022 contest in a separate category.
The theme for the 2021-2022 poster contest is “1 bus + 1 driver = a BIG Impact on Education.” Entries may be submitted anytime between Aug. 16 and next April 1. A panel of judges will select winners in each five divisions, as well as an overall winner by May 1 of next year.
Editor’s Note: Are you celebrating National School Bus Safety Week? If so, send all pictures and comments to taylor@stnonline.com.
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amila Cabelo wanted to write an apology post for using racist phrases on social media in the past. The singer, formerly of Fifth Harmony and one of the most well-known pop stars, wrote that she is sorry for using words that could have hurt someone: “” When I was younger I used a language that I am deeply ashamed of. “
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Camila Cabelo wanted to write an apology post for using racist phrases on social media in the past. The singer, formerly of Fifth Harmony and one of the most well-known pop stars, wrote that she is sorry for using words that could have hurt someone. The singer explained that she did it when she was little and that now, at 22, she has grown up and realized, over time, that it was a wrong attitude: “When I was younger I used a language that I am deeply ashamed of and of which I will repent forever. She was rude and ignorant and once I understood both the weight and the true meaning behind this horrible and offensive language I was ashamed of having used it. “
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Why Camila Cabello was accused of racism
In the past, in fact, Camilla Cabello was accused of using offensive language and racist especially in his posts on a now deleted Tumblr account. In these days, however, the case has returned to topicality, with some users of social networks who have reposted some of those posts and for this reason the singer considered it appropriate to intervene and publicly apologize for what she did when she was younger. In the past, the pop star had intervened to ask fans for more attention to these issues: it happened when following an interview in which the former groupmate Normani Kordei had spent a few words, according to the fans, to talk about Camila, sparking an exaggerated reaction from her fans who forced her to unsubscribe from Twitter. Camila intervened precisely to defend her colleague with a post stigmatizing “all forms of hatred, racism and discrimination against anyone”.
Camila’s apologies
“I apologized at the time and I apologize even now. I never wanted to hurt anyone and I think from the bottom of my heart – said the singer – (…). Now I am 22 years old, I am an adult, I have grown up and aware of the pain that this attitude brings with it. These mistakes do not represent who I am now or who I have always been. I have always fought and I fight for love and inclusiveness and my heart has never had and will never have a single ounce of hate. “Camila Cabello released her album” Romance “in December – after collaborating with her boyfriend Shawn Mendes in “Senorita” – and has announced a tour that on June 24 will touch Italy for the first time with an exhibition at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan.
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For the well-known pop star the problems are not lacking: he ends up under investigation for an alleged dispute with the housekeeper in his home
New problems for Britney Spears, always at home. This time, the pop star finds herself fighting against the housekeeper. What is happening? According to what we read on People, has come under investigation in the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department for an alleged accident at home. The captain has already confirmed to the well-known portal that Britney is a suspect in an investigation, after that an employee reported witnessing an assault inside his home.
“He hit her during a fight”, it seems he denounced. A source close to Spears, however, is keen to point out that none of this is true. The report released by this employee would be a complete invention. Another insider says Britney hasn’t hit anyone during this house fight. It appears the housekeeper was holding her cell phone and Spears tried to snatch it from her hands.
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Meanwhile, the pop star’s lawyer has not yet commented on the incident. According to what it reveals TMZ, the dispute allegedly occurred when the housekeeper took Britney’s dog to the vet. The two would discuss the welfare of the four-legged friend. And at this point that the singer allegedly hit the woman dropping her cell phone. Initially, the housekeeper apparently called the police and then went to the sheriff’s station.
This incident is reported only a few days after that father Jamie Spears announced that he would step down from the role of legal guardianwhen the time is right.
To achieve this result, however, all interested parties – the lawyer said – should be encouraged by the Court to meet to resolve the outstanding issues.
For some time now, Britney demands the removal of her father from the position of guardian and accuses him of abuse of protection. There are many fans who took to the streets to protest and ask for help so that Spears could take back her life. It was born like this the #FreeBritney movement.
Even well-known faces immediately lined up on the side of the pop star, without holding back. And here it is Jamie Spears suddenly decided to step back, although the Los Angeles Courthouse judge took his side.
Now for Britney new problems seem to have arisen, which will always have to resolve in front of a judge.
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Courteney Cox Faces Her Demons in Starz's Horror Comedy 'Shining Vale': See First Photos
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Courteney Cox Faces Her Demons in Starz's Horror Comedy 'Shining Vale': See First Photos
Courteney Cox is facing her demons, maybe, in Starz's Shining Vale.
The horror comedy, which launches early next year, follows a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town, where they settle into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. The twist: No one seems to notice except for Pat (Cox), who's convinced she's either depressed or possessed. Starz released new photos from the upcoming series during the virtual summer Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday.
Cox plays former "wild child" Patricia "Pat" Phelps, who came to fame by publishing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol women's empowerment novel. Pat is clean and sober but unfulfilled 17 years later. Still struggling to finish her second novel, Pat isn't having sex with her optimistic husband, Terry (Greg Kinnear), and her teenage kids are acting out. A faithful wife until she had an affair with the hot handyman who came over to fix the sink while her husband was at work, she makes a desperate attempt to save her marriage and decides to move the family into the large, old house in the suburbs. Everyone has demons, but for Pat, they may be real.
Cox said she wanted to be a part of Shining Vale "for many reasons, starting with Sharon Horgan and [showrunner] Jeff Astrof -- just such talented people."
"I love to be scared and I love to laugh and this is such a unique combination of these two things, this genre I've never seen before," Cox added during the virtual panel, which was broadcast from the Warner Bros. lot where they're busy filming the finale. "It deals with real-life issues, family, infidelity, mental illness. It was just so rich and funny and great. And I was so exited to be considered."
Earlier on Thursday, Cox shared photos on Instagram from the WB lot, the same place she spent a decade making Friends, holding a script of Shining Vale while lounging on the iconic comedy series' couch. The actress acknowledged during the panel that she's filming on one of the same stages as Friends for the Starz show, but isn't using the same dressing room as before.
Cox revealed that she showed Friends co-stars Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston her new show over the weekend and "they were so scared they couldn't watch." "But Lisa has never seen anything [scary], like no Screams, nothing. She's petrified of everything," Cox said when asked why her Friends should check out Shining Vale. "I think because it's funny and it's different and unique and I think they'll want to see their friend do something different."
Additional cast members include Mira Sorvino as Rosemary, who is either Pat’s alter ego, a split personality, her id, her muse or a demon trying to possess her; Merrin Dungey as Kam, Pat’s oldest friend and book editor, as well as Gus Birney and Dylan Gage as Gaynor and Jake, Pat and Terry’s teenage kids.
Check out the first photos from Shining Vale below.
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FCFT expressed their support for an all-staff vaccine requirement at county public schools, with weekly testing as an alternative.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Fairfax County Federation of Teachers has put out a statement expressing their support for an all-staff vaccine requirement at county public schools, with weekly testing as an alternative.
The statement, sent out on Monday, went on to suggest that Fairfax County Public Schools work with the county health department to make COVID testing and vaccinations easily accessible for students and staff. They also expressed their support for the current mask mandate.
“FCFT members are looking forward to being back with our students soon in our classrooms, buses, and cafeterias. Our members are concerned, however, about what precautions will be taken to ensure the safety of FCPS employees and the students in our care, many of whom are not yet eligible for the vaccine,” the statement reads.
FCPS is also asking that large, in-person gatherings be reduced and that staff meetings be offered either fully virtually or in a hybrid setting in order for staff to participate virtually by choice.
“Our members also ask for respect from our employer as we enter our third school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, a time that has been incredibly challenging for all educators.”
The Federation went on to ask that all in-person gatherings, such as social events, outside of work are optional, as well as events like Open House and Back to School night. The members also expressed concern regarding quarantine requirements and the depletion of personal sick days; asking that “admin leave be provided for any staff member asked by the health department to quarantine due to an exposure at work.”
The statement also emphasized members’ requests for open and clear communication and respect.
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'Diary of a Future President' Stars on Season 2 and the Finale's Intriguing Ending (Exclusive)
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'Diary of a Future President' Stars on Season 2 and the Finale's Intriguing Ending (Exclusive)
Spoiler alert! If you have not watched season 2 of Diary of a Future President, details from the finale are included.
Future president Elena Cañero-Reed is ready to be a leader -- at her middle school.
Disney+'s Diary of a Future President recently dropped its second season, which continues Elena's (Tess Romero) origin story as the 13-year-old Cuban American enters the seventh grade and recounts her journey through excerpts from her diary, charting the ups and downs of middle school as she begins her path to becoming President of the United States (played by executive producer Gina Rodriguez). As Elena embarks on her new mission -- to be elected student rep -- the theme of finding your voice (and how to use it) weaves in and out of everyone's narratives this year.
"Every character is growing up a little bit in their own way," creator Ilana Peña tells ET. "At the end of season 1, Elena has the realization, 'I could be a leader.' In season 2, she learns what that means to be a leader and ultimately, that it's not about her. She learns to use her voice and her power for good."
"On the flip side, Bobby is also learning to use his voice but he's learning in a totally different way," Peña notes. "Bobby had a revelation of his own about his identity and sexuality, but Bobby is not a character who shares very much. Bobby is not a character who is super vulnerable with himself or with people he loves. In season 2, those walls start to come down and he learns the importance of using his voice and learns the value that comes with that. They're both learning to use their voice in different ways."
For the actors, having two seasons under their belt living in their characters' shoes meant they became much more in tune with their respective paths.
"Elena's growing up this season," Romero tells ET of Elena's journey, adding that she personally "related to her shifting dynamic with her mother." "Even how Tess and Bobby's relationship evolves. As me and my sister get older, we still fight and we are still mean to each other, but we talk to each other more about our lives and have grown closer as we grow up."
"With the Bobby and Elena relationship, I can definitely relate to that because when we were younger, me and my brother used to fight a lot more and get on each other's nerves. Now we've really developed a friendship. I mean, he's my best friend. I feel like that's what's happening with Bobby and Elena in season 2," co-star Charlie Bushnell, who plays Elena's older brother, tells ET. "Bobby is really trying to figure out who he is and every teen can relate to that because every teen is trying to figure out who they are."
Though Elena's desires to be elected seventh grade student rep is bumpy and rife with challenges (she questions whether student office is right for her), Romero credits the lessons her character learns throughout the process as an eye-opener for her to ultimately go all-in.
"She gradually realizes the reasons why she's doing this, all of the good things, and why she wants to run for student rep and be a leader in the first place," the actress says. "Then she comes back to it and she's fighting really hard for this position because she thinks she can do a lot of good and help a lot of people out. It's been really cool to watch her journey in that regard."
Even though audiences know Elena eventually ends up as the President of the United States, "it's been really interesting to see how she gets there," Peña says.
As the series is loosely inspired by her own life, Peña admits "it's mirrored my own journey as a showrunner and as a leader." "I didn't come in season 2 with the brazenness that Elena came into seventh grade with, but I was learning this is how you be a boss, every voice is valuable, lift up those around you, you're only as good as your collaborators," she reflects. "We were writing those lessons for Elena to learn too. And it's something that I never really expected -- that my own journey would mirror Elena so much. Now I'm seeing her future more clearly because I've stepped into a leadership role myself. So her path is being formed as my path is being formed."
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On the other side, Bobby goes on a poignant, but powerful journey, as he comes to terms with his sexuality in season 2, ultimately reaching a place where he feels comfortable and safe to open up to Elena, his family members and friends about his truest self. Bushnell said the season 1 finale, where Bobby struggled to tell his friend and teammate, Liam (Brandon Severs), his true feelings for him, marked "the beginning of Bobby's journey."
"Especially in that last mirror scene in the last episode of season 1 when he comes out to himself and he's like, 'I'm chill with this. This is who I am,'" Bushnell recalls. "We definitely explore that more in season 2 and like Elena, he has high expectations for high school and things don't go as he hoped. In those scenes when Bobby is honest with his feelings with Elena and [his mom] Gabi and opens up to them, I really wanted to have that be as realistic and truthful and meaningful as possible. Before filming those scenes, some of the crew members shared their coming out stories with me and that was really helpful to hear their experiences. I'm so grateful to Ilana Peña and Gina and everyone for giving me the opportunity to play this character and tell this story."
By the sophomore finale, Bobby goes on a date with his crush, C.J. (Donovin Miller), and the two share a sweet kiss. "Bobby's just super comfortable with who he is and he's proud of who he is and he definitely, as you can see within episode 2x05 and 2x09, he's very open with his feelings," Bushnell says. "His story is so important because there are so many kids around the world who are just like Bobby, who are going through something similar to Bobby and for them to watch this show and see themselves in the character and feel represented onscreen, it's amazing."
Adds Peña: "It was really meaningful to weave Bobby finding his voice with his coming out because they're both meaningful journeys for him and they inform one another. It wasn't until he was comfortable opening up that he could open up about who he was. We really tried to guide his journey with that. He wasn't about to tell anybody until he was ready to talk. I think that his sister was a big part of that, his mom, Sam, but also C.J. and Liam and his friends. He was given a supportive environment in which to grow and he thrives."
Of course, Diary of a Future President ends the season with a few untied threads -- first, with the results of the seventh grade election. Was Elena elected student rep? Her cryptic reaction to the phone call can be read a multitude of ways.
"Your guess is as good as mine!" Romero says. "The writers don't even know if she won or not. If season 3 happens, fingers crossed, then we can figure out what happened for Elena. I'm happy she got to that point. It's very exciting. Actually when we filmed it, I did about a thousand takes of just, 'Wait, what?' 'Wait, what?' 'Wait, what?' Gina would stand next to the camera and shout out, 'You won!' 'You lost!' 'Cardi B just gave you a thousand dollars!' 'Wait, what?'"
Not to mention the potential triangle forming between Bobby, C.J. and Liam now that Liam is aware of Bobby's feelings for him. "Oh, that was a doozy," Peña says of the Easter egg of a reveal. "I hope that people keep watching. There's so much more we can do."
Season 2 of Diary of a Future President is streaming now on Disney+. For more, watch below.
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2021 MTV VMAs Announce Foo Fighters as First-Ever US Global Icon Award Honorees
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2021 MTV VMAs Announce Foo Fighters as First-Ever US Global Icon Award Honorees
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards have got another confession to make... the Foo Fighters will be the first-ever recipients of the US Global Icon Award!
MTV announced the news on Thursday that the Dave Grohl-fronted rock band will accept the award when the annual awards show kicks off live from the Barclays Center in New York City on Sept. 12.
"Hailing from MTV's Europe Music Awards ('EMAs'), the uber prestigious Global Icon Award celebrates an artist/band whose unparalleled career and continued impact & influence has maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond," a press release states. "The 'VMAs' will honor the Global Icon who has left an indelible mark on the musical landscape and continues to influence, inspire and evolve. Past recipients include Queen, Eminem and Whitney Houston, among others."
The Foo Fighters have been nominated for three VMAs this year, including Best Rock for "Shame Shame." They're also set to perform, marking their return to the iconic VMAs stage for the first time since 2007.
The honor comes a year after Lady Gaga was presented with the first-ever Tricon Award, recognizing her accomplishments and position as an icon in music, TV and fashion.
This year's MTV VMAs are set to be the music event of the year, with a slew of A-list performers including Camila Cabello, Lil Nas X, Lorde, Machine Gun Kelly and Olivia Rodrigo.
Cabello is set to deliver a must-see performance of "Don’t Go Yet," following her steamy duet of "Senorita" with Shawn Mendes in 2019, while Machine Gun Kelly and Lorde will both be taking the stage for world premiere performances.
MGK will perform his new hit single, "Papercuts." Lorde is expected to sing songs from her latest album, Solar Power, dropping Aug. 20.
The show is also set to honor some of the year's biggest and most successful artists, with Justin Bieber leading the pack as this year's most-nominated performer.
The 2021 MTV VMAs will air live from the Barclays Center in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. In the meantime, hear highlights from last year's ceremony in the video below.
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Kelly Clarkson Is Looking Forward to 'Moving On' From Ex Brandon Blackstock, Source Says
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Kelly Clarkson Is Looking Forward to 'Moving On' From Ex Brandon Blackstock, Source Says
Kelly Clarkson is looking forward to the future. More than a year after the 39-year-old singer filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock, a source tells ET that she's "ready to put her marriage behind her and move on from her ex."
"Kelly is thankful for her relationship with Brandon, she learned a lot about herself and had two perfect kids," the source says of the couple's 7-year-old daughter, River, and 5-year-old son, Remington. "Kelly is looking forward to moving on and successfully co-parenting with Brandon."
As for the ongoing divorce proceedings, the source says that Clarkson "is extremely happy her prenup was held up, and she gets what she worked so hard for."
The Voice coach's prenuptial agreement was validated by a judge earlier this month, despite 44-year-old Blackstock's attempt to contest it. The prenup segregates all assets and income derived during the pair's marriage, and gives the singer possession of the Montana ranch that Blackstock is currently living on.
Clarkson's legal victory came after a judge ruled that she will pay Blackstock $150,000 per month in spousal support, and $45,601 in child support.
"She’s not happy to be paying $150K to Brandon in spousal support, but is hoping once the divorce is finalized that amount will be lowered," the source tells ET of Clarkson.
The singer, who previously asked the court to restore her last name from Blackstock to Clarkson, filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage. She won primary custody of their children in November 2020.
When ET spoke with Clarkson in February, she revealed that she'd already penned 60 "really great and really honest" songs about her split, though she was unsure if she'd ever release them.
"There's just a lot of questions that I have to answer before releasing it for myself, you know? Whether that be business-wise or personally or whatever," she explained. "Whatever happens though, it is such a gift. Like, I don't know how anybody, I'll just be real with you, goes through grief like divorce, any kind of grief, any kind of loss, without having an outlet like this."
"I have written, like, 60 songs, it is an insane amount of getting it out. I think that's a blessing in itself," Clarkson continued. "Anytime you go through some life, it's such an awesome thing to have that outlet, regardless of whether people hear it or not."
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How 'Ted Lasso' Changed the Game for First-Time Emmy Nominee Hannah Waddingham (Exclusive)
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How 'Ted Lasso' Changed the Game for First-Time Emmy Nominee Hannah Waddingham (Exclusive)
In a year where nothing was typical about the TV landscape, Ted Lasso may have been the biggest shock of all. A streaming sitcom about English football, inspired by commercials from 2013 for NBC Sports' coverage of the Premier League, starring Jason Sudeikis and a cadre of talented British performers typically known for more serious fare, the Apple TV+ original is now an awards season record-setter, earning 20 Emmy nominations and breaking the record for most nods for a comedy series in its first season.
To be fair, it was also a surprise for Hannah Waddingham, who earned her first for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. The acclaimed West End actress and three-time Olivier nominee certainly left an impression with her role as the menacing Septa Unella on Game of Thrones, but it's on Ted Lasso as Rebecca Welton, the newly divorced owner of AFC Richmond, the club that hires Sudeikis' titular American football coach to try his hand at the European iteration of the game, that she's truly gotten the chance to showcase her massive talent on TV.
"I've never watched something that I'm in where I've been so startled by its general thoughts and themes and how it's all been put together," Waddingham shares with ET. "I literally sat there at the end of the first episode and just went, 'Oh my god,' I just hadn't prepared myself for what the show was."
On a different kind of series, the character would have been set up as a more predictable antagonist archetype. Rebecca hires Ted as an act of revenge, hoping he will fail miserably and ruin the club her philandering ex-husband loves so dearly and lost to her in their split. But it's immediately evident -- thanks in part to a subtly stellar performance by Waddingham -- that there is more to her than an adversarial foil to the endearing "aw-shucks" energy that Sudeikis brings to Richmond's new gaffer.
"I don't think I've ever felt so much passion -- and not aggression, but deep, deep-seated passion -- about a character, ever in my professional life," the actress says. "She is such a precious jewel to me, because there are so many layers to her. I've been afforded the luxury of playing a part where she literally can change in one sentence.”
She adds, “To be given the opportunity to speak the words of these unbelievable writers and make the audience feel differently about her within one sentence, I worry that it will never happen again for me, because the writing is just breathtaking.”
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While Rebecca and Ted are very much at odds when the series begins, they also have some crucial commonalities. They're both finding their way through the other side of a failed marriage and learning how to reset their lives after unexpected heartbreak. And despite Rebecca's determination to foil Ted's progress at every opportunity, she is also charmed by him almost immediately, and repeatedly. As season 1 progresses, it's clear the pair shares a meaningful connection -- he assures her that she's not the only one who can see her ex-husband for the conniving snake, and she, in turn, is the one to comfort him in the midst of a terrifying panic attack.
That makes it all the more heartbreaking when Rebecca's initial plan to sabotage the club ultimately succeeds, with Richmond's losing record forcing their relegation after a heartbreaking loss to Manchester City. The emotional crux of the betrayal comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which is, unsurprisingly, the episode for which garnered Emmy attention for Waddingham.
After first comedically failing to confess the truth to Ted, Rebecca is surprised in her office by a visit from her ex, Rupert (Anthony Head, in a spellbinding bit of villainy), who announces that he and his much-younger fiancee are expecting a child. He lands the blow with an extra bit of venom, telling his ex-wife in so many words that his previous protests about procreation were less about not wanting children, and more not wanting them with her.
Left reeling in her office, Rebecca makes her way downstairs to the locker room -- in a tracking shot that allows Waddingham to masterfully convey every ounce of her character's anguish and tenuous composure. She enters Ted's office and blurts out her confession beginning with a simple belief, one that seems to have shaped her life, both personal and professional, in ways that maybe she can't even understand: "I'm a f**king b**ch," she tells him blankly, matter-of-fact.
"That whole passage feels like a meandering river to me where she's hit by rocks and then the water takes her right to where she needs to go," Waddingham says of the sequence, naming it her most memorable moment of the show's lauded first season.
She recalls crafting Rebecca's turn in that moment as a dawning realization, recognizing the trauma of the "just absolute putrid poison that [Rupert] has dripped in her ear for years and years -- it's damaged her and she's therefore damaging everyone else."
"You find her from the back of her neck, turning into that closeup shot of her thinking, 'Do you know what? I can't get any lower, I can't feel any lower, my life is on its knees, I need to go and confess to this lovely man who doesn't deserve this,'" the actress notes. "She's had the final slap around the face, and I feel like it makes a cog in her brain finally shift, like, 'What are you doing, girl? What are you doing?'"
But the fallout isn't what Rebecca -- or viewers, for that matter -- expected at all. Ted is surprised by the news, of course, but in a subtly brilliant bit of acting by Sudeikis, softens from the shock almost instantly, offering not acceptance, but forgiveness. That's the breaking point for Waddingham's character, who is brought to tears by the kindness and counters Ted's offer of a handshake with a fierce hug.
"There was a vulnerability and a need in Rebecca to be loved and have someone put their arm around her and go, his very line that he says, 'Divorce is hard,'" the actress says of the moment. "He was saying that to her [all season]," she adds. "He says that to her without saying it to her. In episode 1, he says, 'How are you holding up?' That's him saying, 'Divorce is hard,' but she doesn't hear it."
The season ends with heartbreak on the pitch, but a resolve for the future between the two heads of AFC Richmond. And as the show entered its second season, it was important to Waddingham that while Rebecca is no longer openly antagonistic, she's still dealing with the effects of her past and her own complexities of character -- or, as the actress sums it up, "I love the fact that she is absolutely flailing."
"We leave her at a point where, yes, she has had an epiphany that where she is is better if she's happy and trying to win, with Ted," she recalls of the season 1 finale. "She's realized that she can get herself out from underneath Rupert's grasp, but I didn't want to arrive in season 2, which is only five or six months later, and find that that epiphany was totally realized and that she was this completely different, super confident, swaying-hipped woman."
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"I'm glad that we find her absolutely being the figurehead of that team, and woe betide anyone that tries to screw over her boys because she'll rip their heads off, but in her own life, as so many of us are, if you have suffered trauma of whatever kind with a loved one, then it is hard to move on and find someone to replace them or someone completely new that removes you from them altogether," Waddingham observes.
It is easier to heal, of course, with good people on your side, and one of the unexpected benefits of Rebecca embracing her role with AFC Richmond is the found family she's gained: Ted, the staff and players, and, most especially, an unlikely female confidante in Juno Temple's Keeley Jones, a WAG turned PR whiz who is always there to give Rebecca a shot of confidence when she needs it.
"That was the easiest of all," Waddingham recalls of the instant connection and chemistry she felt with Temple, which is easy to see onscreen. "There was no evolution there, because she and I met and had a completely zen moment of understanding. Even though we're completely different generations and different backgrounds and she, of course, has been a huge star from an early age and I had been, you know, burrowing away in my theater work and stuff. We met, understood each other immediately, understood what each other brought to each other's table."
"And so coming into season 2," she adds, "I feel she and I, because we'd seen the response to the Keeley-Rebecca relationship, we were wanting to nurture that and really observe that to be such a great little jewel in our hands, hugely precious."
Rebecca, as we see her in season 2, is a world away from the pilot. Professionally confident, finding her way in the dating world, but most importantly of all, reconnected to her life. Waddingham plays her with an easier smile, and a renewed spark behind the eyes, in progress, but embracing the journey.
"She has all these people who are very upfront with her now, but whom she knows love her to bits, and that is not something she's used to," Waddingham notes. "She has to let it in."
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How Paul Bettany Rediscovered His Love of Comedy With 'WandaVision' (Exclusive)
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How Paul Bettany Rediscovered His Love of Comedy With 'WandaVision' (Exclusive)
Paul Bettany never could have predicted the spell WandaVision would cast. Even now, he tells ET, "We always thought that we were going to be the sort of kooky cousin that was kind of niche." The Falcon and the Winter Soldierwas supposed to be Marvel Studios' entrée into streaming and set the precedent for what the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be on the small screen, and then WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda and Bettany as Vision, would follow suit and break that mold. "When it all flipped, I was a little apprehensive," Bettany admits. "But I was so heartened to see it embraced in the way that it was."
The show marked Bettany's fourth time donning purple body paint to play the sage synthezoid (following as many outings voicing Tony Stark's faithful A.I., J.A.R.V.I.S.), yet WandaVision has come to mark another, even less anticipated milestone: His first major awards nomination, with the 50-year-old up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
"It came as a huge surprise and a very welcome one. I was pretending not to care about it, but it turns out I did," Bettany says. "Marvel is the job that just keeps on giving. It's been such a great ride. It's been so lovely to actually have something really substantial for both Lizzie and I to do, and it was such a lovely explosion of creativity from everybody involved."
Bettany is the first to admit he never imagined that his regular Marvel gig would be what led to possibly winning a statuette, though it's sinking in more and more amid the hustling and bustling of the awards circuit. (He's taking time out from a family vacation in Greece for this very call. "The water is 88 degrees today," he happily reports.) Still, Bettany says, "When I started looking at a script, I thought that was a real opportunity there for me."
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Unlike past outings portraying Vision, because of the very structure of the series -- which sees Wanda and Vision navigating life in the suburbs through the prism of classic sitcoms -- Bettany was tasked with playing Vision by way of Dick Van Dyke from The Dick Van Dyke Show, Michael Gross from Family Ties and Bryan Cranston from Malcolm in the Middle. That meant he had to rediscover the essence of the android.
"I did question, ‘How am I going to make him remain Vision?’" Bettany says. "But I realized that Vision's always been in the process of becoming. He's born of Ultron and J.A.R.V.I.S. and Tony Stark -- his kind of father -- and by the second movie, he's less of an ingénue, and certainly by Infinity War, he's really self-possessed. So, I realized the crux of Vision is decency and he lives for Wanda and a sort of desire to understand humanity, and then I realized, well, if you throw a bit of Dick Van Dyke in there, it can survive it. And that was it."
In the process, he also made rediscoveries about himself as an actor. "I had not done comedy in years, since the days of Wimbledon," he points out. (Funnily enough, that 2004 rom-com is how Bettany met Jon Favreau, who eventually cast him as J.A.R.V.I.S. in 2008's Iron Man.) "I made Wimbledon and a film called A Knight's Tale, and I realized how much I loved [comedy]. And I haven't done it for a long time, and then to do it in front of a live studio audience " -- as in WandaVision's premiere episode, an homage to sitcoms of the 1950s -- "it was a real challenge for me. I think it made me feel bolder."
Bettany's proudest moment of the series comes in the second episode ("Don't Touch That Dial"), after Vision inadvertently swallows a wad of gum that gunks up his organs -- or whatever -- and he performs in the town's charity talent show inebriated. "I really loved the drunk magic scene, which was, as you can probably imagine, terrifying," he says. The sequence is Vision at his most Dick Van Dyke-like. "I went back and watched the shows, and I was like, 'Oh, f**k. This guy is a master at pratfalls and physical comedy.' And so [I was] really letting go and trying to shake off the calcification of 20 years acting in this business, or however long it's been, and just going for it."
That is the one time he'll brag about himself, and only when pressed to do so. He is, of course, proud of the "What is grief, if not love persevering?" scene -- but because of how he, series creator Jac Schaeffer, writer Laura Donney and Schaeffer's assistant collaborated to crack that line, which may have single-handedly earned the episode ("Previously On") one of WandaVision’s three Emmy nominations for writing. He's also proud of his scene partners, Olsen and Kathryn Hahn, who have been recognized in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, respectively, with their trio becoming the first Marvel actors nominated for performances in a Marvel project.
"I think that you're right that they're often overlooked in that regard," Bettany says of past performances within the MCU that weren't able to break through the superhero glass ceiling. "But the truth is anybody who's made even a single movie will look at those movies and know how devilishly hard they are to make."
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In the end, Marvel's would-be kooky cousin -- a series that begins as a send-up of The Dick Van Dyke Show and ends with a witchy, city-leveling MCU super-battle -- earned 23 total nominations, making it one of the most Emmy-nominated shows of the year. WandaVision's nicheness was resonant, something Bettany is still working to wrap his mind around.
"There's something about that show that I think is so devilishly clever that Jac Schaeffer did, of talking about a woman's grief and that woman happens to be a witch. She is facing an unsolvable problem, which is grief and the loss of loved ones, and so she solves it by bringing them back but bringing them back in a sitcom world where the bedrock of sitcoms is all seemingly insoluble problems are eminently soluble if you cling together with your loved one. I mean, that's what all of Dick Van Dyke Shows are. It was so clever to have a show that unwrapped in that way, and that's why I think it resonated for people," he muses, then laughs. "It also happens to be a bunch of people living in a bubble, you know what I mean? Which I think we were all going through."
Because WandaVision completed filming under COVID-19 safety precautions and then dropped on Disney+ amid the ongoing pandemic and the Emmy nominations were announced as cases surge yet again, they've not yet had the chance to properly celebrate their accomplishments. "There was no wrap party. There was none of that." Like the rest of us, the stars of WandaVision have had to make the best of things virtually. "There were just Zoom calls from people going, 'Yay!' It's unfortunate," Bettany says, "but we'll tie one on Emmy night." A magical night for a magical show? Wanda herself couldn't have conjured up a more fitting finale.
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The 'Below Deck' Season 9 Trailer Is Here!
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The 'Below Deck' Season 9 Trailer Is Here!
Season 9 of Bravo's Below Deck is missing one major crew member -- Captain Lee Rosbach. In a sneak peek of all the drama to come this season, for the first time in the show's history, Captain Lee isn't in charge.
In the teaser that dropped on Thursday, Captain Lee is heard saying he has "a condition" and that "the whole boat is your ballgame now." Captain Sean Meagher steps in to oversee the ship with a hands-on management style, but it isn't sitting well with the crew. First officer Eddie Lucas reacts to the shocking news, bluntly telling cameras, "F**k my life."
"We're leaving the dock with a new captain, a new crew, tensions are high," Eddie says.
"Come back to me, Captain Lee. Come back to me, boat daddy," he also begs at one point.
Captain Lee does eventually come back, but it appears he fires someone.
"If I have to do your job, what do I need you for?" he asks during a tense meeting. "Pack your bags."
Aside from Eddie, chef Rachel Hargrove also returns for season 9, and she still has a serious beef with Eddie, accusing him of "viciously attacking [her] integrity and character." New cast members include new chief stewardess Heather Chase, as well as stews Jessica Albert and Fraser Olender and deckhands Jake Foulger, Rayna Lindsay and Wes O’Dell, who engage in some steamy "boat-mances."
Below Deck season 9 premieres Monday, Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
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'Lovecraft Country' Star Aunjanue Ellis on Being Liberated by Hippolyta's Journey (Exclusive)
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'Lovecraft Country' Star Aunjanue Ellis on Being Liberated by Hippolyta's Journey (Exclusive)
After earning her first Emmy nomination in 2019 for her stunning performance in When They See Us, Ava DuVernay’s limited Netflix series about the Central Park Five, Aunjanue Ellis picked up her second, equally deserved nomination for HBO’s timely horror series, Lovecraft Country, created by Misha Green and executive produced by Jordan Peele.
In the now-canceled show’s first season about an extended family and friends navigating the real-life terrors of America’s Jim Crow era and equally frightful supernatural horrors inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, the 52-year performer played Hippolyta, the unexpectedly widowed mother whose defiance of social norms and aspirations for her own adventure takes her out of this world.
But when Ellis first read the pilot, which Hippolyta is not the focus of, there was no clear indication where things would go for her. “I didn’t know, at least from that information that I had from the pilot, what kind of journey she would go on, or even who she would be,” she tells ET by phone. All she really knew was that Hippolyta was a mother, a homemaker and an astronomer.
It wasn’t until she got to Atlanta, where most of the filming took place, that Ellis became fully immersed in the world that the writers had created and saw just how “strange and fantastical” things would get. “I trusted what Misha Green wanted to do,” the actress says. “I knew this was her vision and I trusted her vision.”
In fact, that’s rare for Ellis, who says it’s not often she’s on projects where she doesn’t have questions from the beginning. “So you can’t fully embrace it because you don’t necessarily trust what you’re doing,” she explains. But here, even with rumors about what episode 7 (“I Am”) would be, she “left that all at the door… and it was extremely liberating.”
And when it finally came time to read the script for the standout episode, in which Hippolyta opens a portal to another dimension and journeys through space and time, Ellis was not disappointed. “If I had had expectations, it would have exceeded them,” she says.
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In a pivotal moment for the character, Hippolyta realizes that she can be whoever she wants as she befriends Josephine Baker in the 1920s, battles for power among the Dahomey Amazon in the late 1800s, leads the defeat of Confederate soldiers during battle, and reconnects with her dead husband, George (Courtney B. Vance, with whom she reunites with on the upcoming AMC series 61st Street) as they forage on a different planet.
“Hippolyta is someone who hides herself, in a way, and hides behind this persona that she has to embrace because she’s a Black woman in the ‘50s because she wants to be a good wife and wants to be a good mother,” Ellis says. And by the end, the character embraces her true self, a “discoverer” with fabulous blue hair. (“Let me tell you, I got so much love for that blue hair,” she later shares.)
When it comes to filming all the different vignettes, including overcoming an ankle injury in order to dance with the flappers in Paris, Ellis doesn’t have a favorite. “I was delighted to do all of it,” she says. “I loved falling in love with Josephine Baker. I loved the Amazon warrior stuff.”
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But what she loves most is how audiences, especially Black women, responded to the episode. “When you hear about Hippolyta’s erasure and how she feels about it, so many women responded to that,” she says. The episode resonated so strongly with viewers that Ellis and the episode’s co-writer, Shannon Houston, found themselves attending conferences just to discuss “I Am” with women. “That shows me that what we did went beyond the page.”
Since first premiering in August, amid the re-emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement and renewed attention around the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, which is also featured in season 1, Lovecraft Country was not only an ambitious, fanciful story, but it was also topical and unafraid to confront forgotten traumas in American history. “It gave voice to a lot of what people were feeling,” Ellis says.
And for the actress, the series met her metric for success, which includes critical response and high viewership. “Lovecraft Country checked both those boxes, as far as I know,” says Ellis, who heard credible rumors at the beginning of the year that the series would be getting picked up for a second season. So it came as a surprise to the actress when HBO announced on July 2 that it had been canceled. “It was an absolute shock, actually.”
Revealing that she would have happily returned as Hippolyta or another character, if the series went the anthology route, Ellis says, “I wish there had been a continuation because I think it would have been exciting to see where Misha’s vision would’ve gone and what she would have done with these characters or other characters and other lands that I know she would have created.”
So when, a few weeks later, it was revealed that Lovecraft Countrygarnered 18 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and one for Ellis for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, “it was a bit of a roller coaster,” the actress says, adding that she was “blown away” by the recognition of her performance.
“When I was nominated for When They See Us, I never ever believed in my lifetime that I would ever get nominated for anything. I had been nominated for things but nothing like an Emmy before. And I just had sort of decided that it would never happen. And I was OK with that, and I would just have another kind of career,” Ellis humbly says. “But then it happened and now it’s happening again.”
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How Evan Peters Navigated a 'Head Trip' Making 'Mare of Easttown' and 'WandaVision' (Exclusive)
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How Evan Peters Navigated a 'Head Trip' Making 'Mare of Easttown' and 'WandaVision' (Exclusive)
Not many performers can say they were at the center of TV’s two most shocking and zeitgeisty moments of the year. But thanks to his spoilery roles on WandaVision and Mare of Easttown, Evan Peters, who earned his first Emmy nomination for the latter, can do just that. “It feels very cool to be a part of it,” the 34-year-old actor tells ET by phone.
“But I’ve got to give the credit to Kevin Feige for coming up with the idea,” he continues, referring to the president of Marvel Studios and master planner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which now includes the limited series about longtime characters Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany).
Halfway through its run, the actor, who played a version of Quicksilver in the X-Men movies, appeared as Pietro, Wanda’s deceased twin brother previously portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Ultimately, this Pietro was just an out-of-work actor used as a pawn to manipulate the grieving heroine. But it didn’t put a stop to the countless theories and debates about the crossing over of film universes and implications for the future of both franchises.
“Getting me in the show that way I thought that was such a very interesting, sort of shocking, and almost weirdly meta -- I hate that word -- kind of way to do it, which I thought was really cool. And I was honored,” Peters says.
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Perhaps even more shocking than Pietro knocking on Wanda’s door was the unexpected and untimely end to Peters’ turn as Detective Colin Zabel on the HBO limited cop drama created and written by Brad Ingelsby and starring Kate Winslet as Detective Mare Sheehan. But again, the actor also hands over all the credit to Ingelsby for “writing the arc of Colin,” he says. “That was all from him.”
While the captivating story about a hardened, small-town detective, who is tasked with investigating the murder of a teenage girl while trying to keep her own life from falling apart, is all from the mind of Ingelsby, it was Peters who brought Colin to life onscreen, surprising many longtime fans with a restrained and grounded performance -- which is admittedly a far cry from some of his most notable work on Ryan Murphy’s long-running anthology series, American Horror Story.
“I just love to go big. I think it’s so fun, and some of my favorite actors are very big actors. But this was an opportunity to go the opposite direction,” Peters says, noting that Colin had a lot of different layers to him that he thought would be a challenge to play. And given the nature of the series, “we wanted to make it very natural and real and sort of toned down,” the actor continues. “It was an opportunity to take everything down a notch and be a little more still and subdued.”
The ultimate goal, Peters says, “was to make it as real as possible.” And in the end, it gave him the chance to bring more of himself -- “How I am in my everyday life” -- into the performance. “That was a little bit of a switch out from some of the other things that I’ve done,” he says, before adding with a laugh, “You know, I can sometimes go big.”
And if there was one pivotal moment in episode 3 (“Enter Number Two”), where he could have been big, perhaps erroneously, it’s the much beloved bar scene, during which a drunk Colin confesses to his own shortcomings and inadvertently endears himself to Mare, establishing a potential romantic connection between the two. Instead, it’s a shining moment for Peters, who gets to steal some of the spotlight from Winslet’s commanding performance.
“In the scene, he’s showing his cards and showing his true self and what he’s going through. And I wanted to make sure that we were hitting this idea that he’s not where he wants to be in his life and he feels really distraught by that,” he says, adding that director Craig Zobel gave him the time and space not only to find and capture that, but also improvise and experiment within the performance.
“The opportunity to play around in a scene, especially with Kate, where you feel like, ‘Ahh, I got to get it right. You know, it’s got to be perfect.’ And so you’re trying to measure up to that bar and I was grateful that she let me do that,” he adds.
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Although Winslet was a supportive screen partner who inspired Peters to be at his best, the actor was unable to live with her and their other co-stars, who all shared a house in Pennsylvania, where the series filmed after production resumed during the pandemic.
Holed up in a hotel room in Philadelphia, Peters “was pretty solo” during the shoot largely because he was traveling to and from Atlanta, where WandaVision was also filming at the same time. However, the experience “lent itself well to Colin’s feeling like an outsider,” the actor says. “I was alone a lot of the time, and Colin was probably alone a lot of the time, too.”
While Peters filled his time in Philadelphia by watching the A&E series The First 48, The Silence of the Lambs and “other crime stuff” or listening to John Mayer on repeat, it was a far cry from the reruns of Full House and Malcolm in the Middle he watched in Atlanta as he prepared for “this really over-the-top, fun performance” on WandaVision.
“It was a little bit of a head trip and I had to sort of compartmentalize,” he says, admitting it ended up being a fun challenge. “It was nice to take a little break from the serious drama and go have some fun. And then take a break from that and go back to getting a little bit more serious.”
While WandaVision was just limited to one season, the success of Mare of Easttown has led fans clamoring for more and hopes it will get another season much like Big Little Lies before it. And following the finale, Ingelsby told ET if he comes up with a great idea, then they would definitely try to make a second installment.
At this time, nothing has been confirmed, but one can’t help wondering if Peters has any remorse about playing a significant character who he could have easily reprised if he hadn’t been killed. “I’m very happy and pleased with the arc of Colin. I was excited by the idea that it was one and done, and the way that he dies was always something that was sort of shocking and really jarring and felt very real,” Peters says. “I was enticed by the idea of playing that character and going through all the things that he goes through and then have it be cut short.”
That said, “I hope they do another one because I would love to watch it and see Kate do it again,” he says, adding that they could “do a flashback, with Colin at another bar.”
And at the end of the day, the actor is “grateful that people responded to the show the way that they did.” Not only was Mare of Easttown a rare watercooler hit, the series garnered 16 Emmy nominations, including his for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, which “is pretty surreal,” Peters says. “Knock on wood we get to go to the event and celebrate with everybody and raise a glass to the show and everybody who worked so hard on it.”
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The district sent a message to parents apologizing in advance for the inconvenience, warning of possible delays.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — With the first day of school in Fairfax County just four days away, Fairfax County Public Schools is urging parents to walk or drive their children to school rather than put them on a bus.
The district said in a statement on Facebook Thursday it is dealing with a bus driver shortage, as many other districts nationwide are also experiencing.
“As a result, there may be delays impacting bus routes across FCPS starting Monday, 8/23,” the FCPS Facebook post read. “If you can walk with or drive your child (and perhaps a neighbor’s), please do.”
A spokesperson for the district said it is offering new drivers $2,000 signing bonuses.
Parents/Caregivers: You may have heard that FCPS, along with many other school districts nationwide, is experiencing a bus driver shortage. As a result, there may be delays impacting bus routes across FCPS starting Monday, 8/23. (1 of 3) — Fairfax Schools (@fcpsnews) August 19, 2021
“We all knew it was coming because we've been told we're over 300 drivers short,” Hollie Smith said.
Smith said she was a school bus driver for FCPS for three years and put her resignation in this week.
“We had a certain number of open runs every day, which means there are kids and bus stops and routes for our schools every day with no driver assigned to them," Smith shared about her experience during the previous school year. "So they have what's called floaters where there are certain drivers that go to all different areas, so we'd have to have floaters come in to make sure that those kids got picked up and brought to school.”
A spokesperson for the district says they can't give the number of bus drivers they're down this year, but said it's certainly lower than last.
FCPS is actively recruiting new drivers.
Until the vacancies are filled, parents are creating contingency plans to get their kids to school on time if the bus is delayed.
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'Hacks' Breakout Carl Clemons-Hopkins on Making History With Their Emmy Nom (Exclusive)
While starring the legendary Jean Smart as longtime stand-up comic Deborah Vance, HBO Max’s Hacks cultivated several breakout stars when it first premiered in May, including series regular Carl Clemons-Hopkins, who plays Marcus, Deborah’s overly dedicated chief operating officer. Not only has the actor, who identifies as nonbinary and goes by the pronouns they/them, earn their first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, but they made history in the process as well.
“It still hasn’t, a hundred percent, sunk in yet,” Clemons-Hopkins tells ET. “But what I can say is that it’s an incredible honor and I’m very humbled.” They add, especially when it comes to gender and race, “I’m excited that it is causing conversations with some people that a lot of societal boundaries we put around ourselves are really unnecessarily and unhelpful… It’s really exciting to be a part of something that is sparking so many new but necessary conversations.”
Beyond that, the recognition is very humbling for the rising star, who previously appeared on TV in recurring roles on Chicago Med and The Chi in the few years prior to joining Hacks. While very much a newcomer compared to someone like Smart, Clemons-Hopkins has a commanding presence that exudes depth and maturity, especially as their character grows and becomes more layered as season 1 unfolds.
“It’s a slow-burn journey. I think he’s someone who doesn’t have too much going on in his life, so we don’t see much of him at the beginning. But as life starts to turn, he goes through a bit of an awakening and has to take more of an active role in what he wants and doesn’t want,” Clemons-Hopkins says, adding that they’re really happy that they had the patience to go on that ride with Marcus.
“I knew at the beginning that Hacks was going to go onto his personal life. What I didn’t know was how or timing-wise,” they say, initially happy to just have the job. “But it was very relieving when someone tells you they’re going to do something and they do it.” So when the scripts started coming in, they were excited they not only had more to do, but they were getting to learn so much about their character.
In fact, unlike other examples of vey tertiary, gay assistants seen onscreen, Marcus is a “fully realized, very human, very full individual character on top of such an incredible and engaging and hilarious story,” the actor notes.
And over the course of the first 10 episodes, audiences see Marcus’ world upended when Deborah hires a new writing assistant named Ava (Hannah Einbinder) and finds herself leaning less on him day to day. This suddenly frees him of this work that he’s long put ahead of himself and leads him to taking a chance on romance by asking out Wilson (Johnny Sibilly), a water maintenance worker in Deborah’s neighborhood.
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When it comes to Marcus’ budding relationship with Wilson, there’s a great moment in episode 8 (“1.69 Million”) that mixes comedy and romance in such a sweet and unexpected way as the two navigate just how committed they are over dinner. At one point, Marcus gets up to wash his hands and makes his way out to the valet before turning back and finishing the meal with Wilson.
“I’m so glad he did,” Clemons-Hopkins says. But in that moment, they explain, “it’s a deeper and fuller fear of commitment,” especially for someone like Marcus, who is not used to leisure time, is afraid that he won’t be able to connect with Wilson on a certain level. “If you’re someone who’s comfortable with your own feelings, with that time with yourself and your truth, then it’s easier to make the leap. But for Marcus, it was totally unexpected.”
In the end, the biggest wedge in their relationship is Marcus’ inability to confront Deborah about his work-life balance. In the finale, Marcus finally works up the courage to demand what he wants and needs out of her professionally, but before he does, she offers him a CEO position in her company.
“He was risking his working relationship with the possibility of telling Deborah how he felt and having that immediately counter with a work promotion, he immediately ran to the shelter he needed,” Clemons-Hopkins says, adding that the moment says a lot about Marcus. “He prioritizes work above himself.” And the consequence of that is possibly losing Wilson for good.
“I don’t know how it’s going to play out,” the actor says when it comes to what’s next for season 2. “For me, it’s all how he gets off of the couch. We’ve left him promoted and heartbroken on the couch, being comforted by his mother. And at some point, he has to get up.”
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While the actor waits to hear more about what’s in store for Marcus when the show returns to HBO Max, Clemons-Hopkins can next be seen as Jameson in Candyman, Jordan Peele’s sequel to the 1992 horror film of the same name, which tells the story of a vengeful spirit who kills anyone that summons him by saying his name five times while facing a mirror.
Filmed in Chicago prior to the pandemic, Clemons-Hopkins describes being on set as an “incredible” experience. “I get to play this character, who, as far as I’m concerned, is a nonbinary artist. And they’re against the protagonist, which makes me happy,” they say. “And what’s funny is that was my first foray into a freeing character. Like, ‘I know I can make this mine. I could be awkward and weird.’”
Not only was it a satisfying experience, but it is another example on top of Marcus of the various types of characters they hope they get to portray onscreen. “I’m very excited about the prospect of continuing to expand the possibility and range of storytelling. I’m excited to move forward and I’m excited to break against archetypes and stereotypes and really try to have some fun,” Clemons-Hopkins says. And with their Emmy nomination, “I’m hopeful it can help guide me to very different characters, very unseen characters. I’m excited for it to hopefully be a helpful tool in the journey of what I want to do.”
ET’s “Standout Performances” recognize the best of the 2020-2021 TV season. See more of our favorites below:
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Wildlife, nature and dog photographer, Dennis Glennon, talks about his photography and shares 5 tips on how to snap the perfect photo of your pet.
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MAHWAH, N. J. -- Wildlife, nature and dog photographer, Dennis Glennon, talks about his photography and shares 5 tips on how to snap the perfect photo of your pet."It's cute. You know, I like cute. Cute and dramatic. I like to make people smile so when I see animals doing cute things, I really try to capture that," Glennon said.1. Think backwards - set up your location, time and lighting first.2. Good lighting - keep the sun over your shoulder to light up your pet.3. Bring assistance - you could never have too many helping hands on a photoshoot!4. Bring treats - you can bribe your pet to do anything for a treat!5. Use props - place your pet in items they cannot climb out of such as carts, tractors or flower beds.Pro-tip: if you never show anyone the bad photo, they'll think you're really good!Glennon also wrote a children's book titled "Buddy's Magic Window" that features his real-life photos and has already won two self-publishing awards."Kids and parents and grandparents are loving it. They love it because you don't see too many children's books with real photos. They're real," he said. "My whole premise was, I just want to make people smile. I really didn't care about anything else. I just wrote it from the heart. That's really what I did.""Buddy's Magic Window" is available on Amazon or www.DennisGlennon.com Even with countless photos and a children's book, Glennon does not plan on stopping any time soon."I'm pretty humble about my photography like this is what I do, I've done it. To me it's a gift and I like to share it," he says. "There's no better feeling, it's fantastic."For more on Glennon's work, visit his website , follow him on Instagram @dennisglennon or Facebook at Dennis Glennon Photography
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Free COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered when people order at some Chicago McDonald's restaurant locations on the South Side.
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Englewood neighborhood lags behind others in vaccination rates
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Free COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered when people order at some Chicago McDonald's restaurants.A South Side franchise owner is teaming up with city health officials to help convince hesitant customers to get vaccinated.Serving up fries inside and vaccines outside, Yolanda Travis knew her three restaurants would be prefect locations to get more people vaccinated."A lot of people don't like to leave the community so I said, how can I make this available to people within my community around my restaurants," she explained.After reaching out to the Chicago Department of Public Health, Travis is hosting her 3rd vaccine event with CDPH. Thursday's location was at her very busy 47th & Cottage Grove restaurant."That is a blessing, if she didn't think of it, I would never have did it because I was not going to go searching for a place to get it," said Quintin Johnson, who received her first dose.Johnson, 61, got off the bus right in front of the restaurant and was met by one of the many vaccine recruiters working the corners, shouting "Vaccine shot, come get the vaccine shot."Joyce Miller was walking home when she was talked into getting the shot. Fear and believing false rumors about the vaccine is why the 64-year-old waited until now."I had no intentions of doing it, then my kids kept saying Mama, then I couldn't get the hugs, I couldn't be around them," Miller said after receiving her first dose.While the Biden administration announced boosters for all Americans 8 months after their first dose, Chicago's Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Thursday the city will continue to focus on getting people their first shots - especially in African American neighborhoods with low vaccination rates.CDPH Public Health Administrator Antonio King worked the drive-thru line talking some people into getting the shot."For areas we know there is a deficit in the community, we come out and those numbers have risen," King said.Yolanda Travis will continue to hold future McDonalds events until the vaccination numbers in her community keep rising. Besides the convenience, a couple incentives always help. On Thursday, the newly-vaccinated walked away with a $25 gift card from the city and a McDonald's free lunch.
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EMBED >More News Videos ABC7's Ravi Baichwal got the ride of a lifetime with the Blue Angels in a Navy F-18 Hornet during Friday's Chicago Air and Water Show Preview.
EMBED >More News Videos Watch ABC7's Terrell Brown take the ride of his life with the Blue Angels.
EMBED >More News Videos Meteorologist Cheryl Scott had the chance to go skydiving with the U.S. Army Golden Knights ahead of their 2019 Chicago Air and Water Show performance.
EMBED >More News Videos A lucky passenger was hand chosen to take a flight with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. ABC7 Chicago's Rob Elgas also took a ride in the F-18 Hornet.
EMBED >More News Videos "We condensed 'Soaring Wildcat' to 'Soar Cat,' which seems fitting when riding along with 'Whiskers.'" Kirsch said.
CHICAGO (WLS) --is this weekend, and ahead of the popular summer event, ABC7's Jesse Kirsch took to the sky with some of the best: The U.S. Navy Blue Angels."My head might still be spinning after almost an hour aboard Blue Angel #7," Kirsch said.Kirsch takes us along as he experiences breathtaking panoramas and acrobatics so intense, he says it's "beyond words."The flight is all thanks to Lieutenant Julius Bratton, whose sign is "Whiskers" because he's "curious like a cat.""I took you through just about everything you can do in a jet," Lt. Bratton said.The acrobatic crew is known for their loops and rolls, especially one maneuver that puts the jets just 18 inches apart.The moves are part of their performance that will look incredible from the Chicago lakefront, but what you definitely can't see or feel on the ground are what Kirsch politely calls the "mind-numbing G forces" that are felt in the cockpit as the fighter jet accelerates in new directions.Think of Gs as supercharged gravity, making your body feel really heavy and making it tough for your heart to pump blood to the brain.Jordan Walls, #7's crew chief, gave Kirsch a quick lesson, teaching him special breathing techniques which include flexing his leg core and neck muscles to help him stay awake during the ride.He was even prepared for what the Blue Angels call the "bonus ride," in case they needed to eject - which, luckily, didn't happen.Strapped in from ankle to shoulder with 'more room than coach," Kirsch joked, he was able to monitor his flight to see how fast they were going and how many Gs they pulled."I'm a little kid again," he said.At one point, for about 20 seconds, he even experienced zero-G, which is the weightlessness of space."That is so cool," said Kirsch.They also hit .95 mach as they approached the speed of sound, making the next part a blur, he said.Barely slowing down, they then pull straight up on a max performance climb before Whiskers sneaks into vertical rolls.At max speed, they felt 7.5 times the force of gravity.While Kirsch barely held on from passing out, Whiskers incredibly kept flying the jet under those same pressures.This year the Blue Angels are celebrating their 75th anniversary of stunning audiences, but what's new in 2021 is seeing them flying an FA-18 Super Hornet along the Chicago lakefront.Whiskers said the newer jets have more powerful engines and can travel farther."The aircraft is larger, so it may appear more in your face -- because it appears that way, you may feel the power, but it is largely the same routine," Whiskers said.They are also including moves like the max performance turn, which once again, pushes the fighter jet to the limit.Despite a wild ride, Kirsch said he not only kept his lunch down, but also managed to stay awake the entire time."We condensed 'Soaring Wildcat' to 'Soar Cat,' which seems fitting when riding along with 'Whiskers.'" Kirsch said.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former Chicago police officer who was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for lying to judges to get search warrants so he and his partner could steal drugs and money has been officially fired from the department.The decision to fire former Officer David Salgado came during the Chicago Police Board's meeting Thursday night.David Salgado was sentenced to 71 months after a hearing in a federal court in Chicago in July 2020.Salgado and former Sergeant Xavier Elizondo were convicted in 2019 of using fake search warrants to raid homes and steal cash and drugs. They faced charges of conspiracy to commit theft, deprivation of civil rights, embezzlement and obstruction of justice.Elizondo was sentenced last year to seven years and three months in prison."The defendants fundamentally betrayed the trust placed in them by the public and the state's criminal justice system," the assistant U.S. attorneys argued in a sentencing memo. "The defendants not only harmed individual victims, but they also impaired the public's confidence in law enforcement."
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DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Six people were shot in Durham within minutes of each other on Wednesday night, and one woman said she called Durham 911 six times before someone answered the phone.
The first shooting happened near the intersection of Wabash Street and Ridgeway Avenue in the McDougald Terrace public housing community, where four people were shot and one of those individuals was killed.
Police said 30-year-old Larry Wynne Jackson Jr. died a short time after he was transported to the hospital. A man and a woman were also transported after they were shot.
A woman was treated at the scene with a graze wound to her foot.
The second shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Linwood Avenue where two people were shot.
Ashley Canady was outside her apartment at McDougald Terrace when she heard the shots ring out during the first shooting.
“I panicked, I immediately started grabbing the kids, it was a lot of mayhem going on,” Canady said.
She said she tried to call 911, but she said it took her a while to get through.
“I called 911 six times, finally on the sixth time, I actually got someone from 911,” Canady said.
While she was trying to get ahold of 911, she said she and others in the community began rendering aid to Jackson, who had been shot while working on a car on Wabash Street, and another woman nearby had also been shot.
“We were just holding wounds, we were just talking to them, trying to keep them alert,” Canady said.
She said her neighbors at McDougald Terrace were the first responders and she argues that no one should have to call 911 that many times to get through.
“I know you guys are understaffed, but there’s still no excuse for it,” Canady said.
Currently there are 25 vacant positions at the 911 call center.
During Thursday afternoon’s Durham City Council work session, Councilman Mark-Anthony Middleton asked if the council could revisit where the city is with 911 operator staffing after multiple people called 911 to report Wednesday night’s shooting but could not get through.
Middleton asked City Manager Wanda Page if Durham would consider asking the Raleigh Wake Call Center to help them answer 911 calls again.
From December 2020 to the end of May, Raleigh Wake 911 helped Durham answer an average of 1,900 calls a month. In May, the city had 26 vacancies in its 911 call center.
On June 1, the city told CBS 17 they had enough call takers to get the job done.
“Our staffing levels now are back to where they were in late summer of last year,” said Bo Ferguson, Deputy City Manager for the city. “We’re back to where we were in October and September and in those months, we were very successful at handling all of Durham’s call volume.”
But during the city council work session on Thursday, she said it was Raleigh-Wake’s decision to no longer assist them back in June.
“The Raleigh call center wanted us to end that kind of relationship and so were required to do it,” Page told council.
Middleton said the city should consider seeking help from somewhere until they are able to bring on more staff.
“I can’t imagine governing a city where folks are calling 911 and they’re not getting a response,” Middleton said. “I think that’s an emergency situation that requires immediate attention.”
CBS 17 reached out to the city of Durham about the residents’ concerns after they said they were not able to get ahold of 911 to report Wednesday night’s shooting.
The city said between 9:15 p/m. and 9:45 p.m., the city received 81 calls as people were calling about the two shootings.
The city said any time the center receives heavy volumes of calls like these, callers may experience delays but should stay on the line and their call will be answered.
Some residents have also reported getting recordings when they are waiting for a 911 operator to pick up.
The City of Durham is investigating these claims, as they said 911 callers should not be hearing recordings.
City officials said efforts are continuing to recruit more 911 operators.
Durham City Council will further discuss the staffing situation at the 911 call center at their next city council work session in September.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Elder, a talk radio host and a leading Republican candidate in California’s recall election, denies his ex-fiancee’s accusation that he once displayed a gun to her during a heated 2015 argument. Alexandra Datig worked on Elder’s show when they were engaged and lived together. In documents provided to The Associated Press, Datig described an emotionally abusive 18-month relationship with Elder. She said she never reported the gun incident to police and moved out after they agreed on a financial settlement. In a statement Thursday, Elder said he “never brandished a gun at anyone.” He didn’t address her other claims. Elder is among 46 candidates in the election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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If you’re planning to travel to Mexico, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The basics
Mexico is open to travelers. There is no need to provide a negative PCR test or quarantine on arrival, though most resorts ask guests to fill out health questionnaires.
The land border between Mexico and the United States is closed for nonessential travel through at least August 21. However, air travel is allowed.
American travelers should remember they will need a negative Covid-19 test result taken 72 hours or less before travel to return to the US. The US Embassy says results for PCR and antigen tests are reliably available within 72 hours in Mexico.
As of August 19, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed Mexico’s travel advisory rating at level 3 — “high” risk. Level 4 is “very high” risk. The CDC advises travelers to be fully vaccinated before traveling to Mexico.
What’s on offer
You’ll find incredible food, sensational beaches, quaint towns and historical remains. While the beach resorts around Cancun attract the bulk of visitors, those who want more than a fly and flop go for Mexico City’s cultural heft, the coastline of Baja California and traditional towns such as Oaxaca.
Who can go
Mexico has some of the world’s loosest border restrictions with anyone allowed to travel by air for business or leisure.
What are the restrictions?
Travelers to the country must complete a health declaration form and scan the QR code it generates on arrival. There is no need to take a test before departure or undertake any form of quarantine. Those concerned they may have symptoms should ask for the Sanidad Internacional health organization.
The land border with the United States remains shut to all but essential travel. People trying to enter through the southern border with Guatemala and Belize may also be denied entry for nonessential travel.
What’s the Covid situation?
Mexico has had around 3.15 million cases of Covid-19 and about 250,500 deaths as of August 19 (although some believe the actual numbers are higher). President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has come under fire for taking a laissez-faire approach to the virus. Restrictions have not been far reaching and life has gone on as normal for many, which critics say has led to high death and infection rates.
As of August 19, Mexico had administered almost 78.8 million doses of vaccine, or about 61 doses per 100 people. Cases have been spiking dramatically in recent weeks, back up to levels that even surpass what was seen in January.
What can visitors expect?
Mexico has a four-tier traffic light system of restrictions, with red signifying maximum restrictions, orange limiting capacity in public spaces and at work to 30%, yellow allowing for all work to resume and public gatherings to take place, and green meaning there are no restrictions in place. See a color-coded map here.
As of August 19, most states were categorized as orange or red. Only one state — Chiapas — was green.
Quintana Roo, where popular tourist destinations Cancun and Playa del Carmen are located, was listed as orange. Baja California Sur, home to Cabo San Lucas, was also orange. Mexico City was listed as red.
Visitors are likely to find situations differ depending on where in the country they travel, with local restrictions and curfews varying. See the Local Resources section of the US Embassy website for specific information.
Useful links
Sanidad Internacional
Covid-19 government page
US Embassy in Mexico
Our latest coverage
Find out how Mexico is trying to balance its health needs vs. an economy heavily dependent on tourism by clicking here.
Ever wondered what it was like to move to Mexico in a pandemic? Kim Kessler did. So did this adventurous couple, who booked an Airbnb together for several months despite being virtual strangers.
If you’re not ready yet to take the plunge, you’ll find inspiration with the prettiest towns in the country and an insider’s guide to tequila.
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN
It’s been a month since England dropped most of its coronavirus restrictions, a move that was welcomed by much of the country’s hard-pressed business sector but criticized by thousands of scientists as a “dangerous and unethical experiment.”
In an open letter published in the Lancet medical journal, they argued that a rising number of Covid-19 cases, the new Delta variant and the fact that a large part of the UK population was not yet fully vaccinated made the move too risky.
But the government was determined to push ahead.
It removed all limits on mixing and allowed venues like nightclubs and sports stadiums to open at full capacity starting on July 19. Face masks are no longer required apart from in a few specific locations, such as airports and hospitals. And as of Monday, fully vaccinated people are no longer required to quarantine after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
A month on, it’s becoming clear that while vaccination works, the reopening has come at a cost.
“The UK is averaging around 90 deaths a day from Covid. Our reopening has been far from an unqualified success,” said Kit Yates, co-director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath.
While the death toll is much lower than it was at the peak of the pandemic, when as many as 1,300 people were dying every day, experts like Yates say it’s still unnecessarily high.
And with roughly 800 Covid-19 patients ending up in hospital each day, the UK’s public health system is once again under pressure and unable to provide non-emergency care at the level that is needed, Yates said.
“There isn’t capacity to carry out all the routine treatment that’s necessary. As a result people are missing out on lifesaving treatment,” he said.
The number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment has risen to 5.5 million in July from 4.4 million in February 2020, according to NHS Providers.
“If there was one lesson I wish other countries would take from watching the UK’s attempt to reopen is that vaccines are not the whole solution to the problem,” Yates told CNN.
“Yes, they make a huge difference, but if you want to keep on top of this disease then you need to back vaccines up with other tried and tested public health measures: Mask mandates in indoor public spaces, ventilation in schools and work places, a functioning, locally-driven test, trace and isolate system in combination with support for isolation,” he added.
Cases dropped, then rose again
Epidemiologists expected the reopening would lead to an increase in the number of people becoming infected with the coronavirus — but this didn’t happen, at least not immediately.
While the number of new cases increased just before the restrictions were lifted, it went down in the first few weeks after the reopening. This unexpected drop was likely down to the fact that contacts between people didn’t increase as rapidly as some predicted, and because the Euro 2020 football tournament, which led to a spike in cases, ended on July 11.
“Thankfully, although technically we’ve lifted restrictions, the UK looks a very different place than it did before the pandemic. My workplace is still practically deserted. It’s quite clear that people are not behaving as they were before the pandemic,” said Mark Woolhouse, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh.
“There’s an awful lot of scope for people to change their behavior more to allow more transmission of the virus in the future. Whether they will, we don’t know — predicting people’s behavior in the face of an unprecedented pandemic is a fool’s game, really,” he said.
The spike in cases before the reopening meant a large number of people were in quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive. More than 2 million people were “pinged” by the track and trace app in July alone, according to the NHS.
On top of that, the school summer vacation got underway in England on July 16.
Christina Pagel, director of the Clinical Operational Research Unit at University College London, said it has now become clear that schools played an important part in the overall picture, adding that cases in children have been halving every week since the beginning of the holidays.
But while the overall infection levels dropped in the first few weeks after the reopening, they have started creeping up again.
“In the last two weeks, cases in adults have started going up again, and more than you would know just from looking at the numbers, because they’re kind of masked by the big drops in cases in children,” Pagel said.
She said the increase in cases is worrying, because July and August are precisely the months when it should be easier to keep infection levels down.
“We’re still in a situation where we have a lot of cases and a lot of poor health from Covid, so I think there is kind of a bit of trepidation about what happens when we go back to school in September,” she said.
While hospitalizations in the UK are on the rise, the proportion of people who end up in hospital now is much lower than it used to be, thanks to vaccination.
“In January, before the vaccination program really got into full swing we were maybe seeing upwards of 10% of cases going on to be hospitalized. Now that figure is down to between 2% and 3%, so vaccines are making a huge difference,” Yates said.
The data also shows that while overall vaccination rates matter, the key is in the detail.
The UK has fully vaccinated 60% of its total population, according to Our World in Data, while in the US, that figure stands at 51%, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the overall rate is similar, the US has more unvaccinated elderly people who are more vulnerable to the disease.
“In the over-50s, in our vulnerable populations, we have 90% to 95% fully vaccinated. And that’s making a really big difference. So we do have a lot of hospitalizations, but it’s nowhere near as high as it could be,” Pagel said, referring to the UK population.
“And if you look at places like Florida, which is seeing unsustainable hospitalizations, this is because they have a higher number of people who are still vulnerable, so even though they have high vaccination rates overall, it’s not helping them as much because of how its distributed in their population,” she added.
According to the Florida Department of Health, 79% of people aged between 60 and 64 and 86% of people above the age of 65 have been vaccinated.
Kids on the front line
In England, next month’s return to school is a major risk, because most kids won’t be vaccinated against the disease.
The UK medicines watchdog, the MHRA, has approved the Pfizer and Moderna shots for children and teenagers aged 12 and above, but only clinically vulnerable teenagers have been able to get the shots so far.
The government said Sunday that 16- and 17-year-olds will be offered the vaccine by next week, but there has been no announcement on inoculation for younger children.
“We will see lots of students meeting up indoors in schools at which few or no mitigations have been put in place … we should expect to see further rises in transmission when this happens, which will inevitably lead to more cases, more hospitalizations and tragically more deaths,” Yates said.
Deepti Gurdasani, a clinical epidemiologist and senior lecturer in machine learning at Queen Mary University of London, has long been critical of the government’s approach to the reopening, arguing that the plan put children at unnecessary risk.
“They may not individually get hospitalized or die at the same rate, but if enough of them get infected, then a large number will still get hospitalized and sadly, some will die. And they do get long Covid,” she said, pointing to data released by the Office for National Statistics earlier this month, which showed that 34,000 kids aged 17 and under are suffering from long Covid, with 22,000 of them saying their illness is having an impact on their day-to-day activities.
“These are not mild cases … 7,000 have had persistent symptoms for more than one year. That’s not mild,” she said.
Pagel said that while schools don’t appear to be major drivers of new infections when overall community transmission levels remain low, they become a problem when Covid levels are higher — as they are right now in the UK.
“Every other high income country is doing at least one of three things … they are either vaccinating adolescents, or they’re keeping in mitigation (measures) in schools such as masks and social distancing, isolation and (investing in) ventilation, or they’re keeping community transmission low … most of them are doing two of those things. We’re not doing any of them,” she said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts says he’s feeling “really, really good” and is eager to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup from a stint on the injured list because of right hip inflammation. The All-Star outfielder has been on the IL since Aug. 8. He was diagnosed with a bone spur in his hip and recently received a second cortisone injection. Betts says his right hip had been bothering him fro the start of spring training in February. He describes the initial pain as being so intense that it “locked me up pretty good.”
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the former school resource officer accused of hiding during a Florida mass school shooting will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent. The Sun Sentinel reports that Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein declined to dismiss the child negligence charges against former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson. Peterson had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder and faces a possible death sentence if convicted.
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By Whitney Wild, Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN
A man with a history of supporting former President Donald Trump and who has said “all Democrats need to step down” was arrested Thursday after an hours-long standoff near the US Capitol during which he claimed to have an explosive device.
Police have identified the suspect as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry of Grover, North Carolina. The incident prompted multiple buildings in the area to be evacuated Thursday as authorities responded to an “active bomb threat investigation,” the US Capitol Police wrote on Twitter.
USCP said in a news release later Thursday that no bomb was found in Roseberry’s truck but that he did possess suspected bomb-making material. DC Police said in a tweet that the vehicle he was driving had been “cleared,” and that road closures near the scene have now been lifted. USCP Chief Tom Manger, who told reporters on Thursday that authorities couldn’t yet identify a motive, said that so far there is “no indication” Roseberry was acting with others.
Roseberry had been live-streaming from the scene, Manger said. A roughly half-hour Facebook video showed him inside a truck, holding a cannister that he said was a bomb and speaking about a “revolution.” The video and Roseberry’s Facebook profile have since been removed.
On Roseberry’s now-removed Facebook page, he frequently made pro-Trump posts and posted videos from Trump’s “Million MAGA March” on November 14.
In video posted Thursday, Roseberry called himself a “patriot.” He said he doesn’t care if Trump ever becomes president again but also that he thinks “all Democrats need to step down.”
Roseberry’s son, Christopher Roseberry, told CNN on Thursday that he didn’t fully understand what motivated the actions of his father and that he didn’t know about his plans to go to Washington.
“He was home last night and I guess my stepmom woke up this morning and he was gone,” Christopher Roseberry told CNN. “It was just a normal day, but it’s not.”
Christopher Roseberry said his father expressed political frustrations with him after the November election. “Since Biden got elected he’s just been like, man … he doesn’t like change, I reckon. … I tried to tell him … ‘Who cares what goes on up there in DC? Worry about what you’ve got down here.’ I tried to tell him that and he’s like, ‘No, I’m sticking up for my country. We need to get the country back to the way it was,'” he said.
He said his father did not mention violence though, adding, “He just said, ‘I want to make a change.'”
Roseberry’s mother recently died, which his son said may have added to his frustration. Manger mentioned the loss during an earlier news conference, adding, “there were other issues that (Roseberry) was dealing with.”
Multiple buildings evacuated
Roseberry drove a black pickup truck onto the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress at 9:15 a.m. ET, claiming he had a bomb and displayed what looked like a detonator to the officer on the scene, according to the chief.
Negotiators were in communication with Roseberry and were trying to come to a “resolution,” Manger told reporters at a press conference earlier Thursday near the Capitol.
The pickup truck Roseberry drove to the scene does not have license plates, sources told CNN.
Two Library of Congress buildings — the Jefferson and the Madison — and the Cannon House Office Building were evacuated earlier Thursday due to a suspicious vehicle in the vicinity, according to alerts sent to staffers viewed by CNN.
Staffers in the Madison and Jefferson buildings on Thursday were alerted by email to remain calm and relocate — and not to exit toward First Street. Those in Cannon were advised to relocate to the Longworth House Office Building using the Capitol’s underground tunnels.
The Senate and House are not in session, and most lawmakers are not currently in their offices.
The Supreme Court was also evacuated on the recommendation of US Capitol Police, according to a spokesperson for the court, which is closed to the public because of Covid-19.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thanked the officials who responded to the incident in a statement later Thursday, writing: “The immense gratitude of the Congress is with all law enforcement officers who today and all days sacrifice to keep the Capitol Complex and those within it safe.”
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the bomb threat on Capitol Hill, according to a White House official, who said the President “is receiving regular updates from law enforcement” on the matter.
Officials sound alarm over online rhetoric
Officials have been sounding the alarm over online extremist rhetoric that is strikingly similar to the buildup to the January 6 Capitol insurrection, with increasing calls for violence linked to conspiracy theories and false narratives.
CNN reported last week that Homeland Security Intelligence chief John Cohen said that although the conspiracy theories vary, there has been an ongoing narrative focused on the false premise that the presidential election was illegitimate. That narrative is paired with an increase in calls for violence to rectify the situation.
“It’s very similar to the stuff we saw prior to January 6,” said Cohen, the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis senior official performing the duties of the under secretary. But the comments have stopped short of specific dates and threats, he noted.
Nonetheless, the department recently issued a new terrorism bulletin warning the public about increasingly complex and volatile threats days after it alerted state and local authorities to an increase in calls for violence online tied to election-related conspiracy theories. The bulletin highlighted the potential for violence surrounding the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as well as upcoming religious holidays.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Wildlife Troopers have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former state official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago. Troopers turned the investigation over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law. Kelly Tshibaka is a Republican candidate running for Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s seat who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. She had only lived in the state eight months when she received the license, not 12 as required by law. Her campaign adviser says the license was only good for one day and the intent was clear to get a nonresident license.
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(CNN) — El noreste de Estados Unidos sentirá los impactos de la tormenta tropical Henri, que tal vez incluso toque tierra, sugieren los modelos computarizados de pronósticos. Pero si realmente llegara a tocar tierra, esto no sucedería hasta el domingo hacia el lunes, y pueden cambiar muchas cosas en ese período.
“El punto más importante aquí es que todavía es demasiado pronto para saber exactamente qué tan cerca estará el centro de Henri de la costa de Nueva Inglaterra”, dice el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés).
Incluso si Henri no llega a la costa, la marejada de la tormenta podría causar olas altas y corrientes de resaca potencialmente mortales.
Sin embargo, el pronóstico oficial del NHC afirma que es posible que toque tierra en Nueva Inglaterra, desde Connecticut hasta Maine.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un tornado, una tormenta tropical y un huracán?
“Se debe señalar que a medida que Henri gana latitud y se mueve cerca de Nueva Inglaterra, se espera que el campo de viento se expanda”, dice el NHC en su última actualización. “Por lo tanto, se recuerda a los usuarios que no se concentren en los puntos exactos del pronóstico, ya que los impactos se extenderán lejos del centro”.
El NHC también señala que es probable que este fin de semana se requieran alertas y advertencias para ubicaciones dentro del cono. Es posible que se emitan mañana.
El modelo europeo prevé una tormenta más débil con los mayores impactos en Cape Cod, Nantucket y Martha’s Vineyard.
El modelo estadounidense acerca el centro de la tormenta a la costa. Esto haría que los impactos fueran más grandes desde el este de Long Island hasta Maine.
Sigue la trayectoria de Henri en tiempo real
No ayuda que los modelos de pronóstico del tiempo parezcan estar desordenados en lo que respecta a la trayectoria prevista de Henri.
Massachusetts, que podría recibir un impacto directo, puede esperar vientos dañinos, marejadas ciclónicas y lluvias fuertes, entre otros potenciales peligros.
“Ten en cuenta que las mareas serán astronómicamente altas este fin de semana a lo largo de ambas costas”, dice el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS, por sus siglas en inglés) en Boston. El momento es importante porque las mareas de la fase lunar ya serán más altas de lo normal, por lo que cualquier marejada ciclónica por encima de eso podría desencadenar una mayor inundación costera. “La trayectoria nos dirá en última instancia qué línea costera está en mayor riesgo (si la costa este o la sur) o si ambas estarán en riesgo”, dijo el Boston NWS.
Se espera que los vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical en la costa de Massachusetts comiencen el domingo por la mañana, por lo que el NWS insta que se hagan todos los preparativos necesarios antes de ese momento.
Aunque los modelos pueden variar sobre cuáles serán los impactos exactos de Henri, siempre es mejor estar preparado en caso de que las tormentas azoten el terreno.
Los impactos probables de Henri
“Generalmente, con las tormentas tropicales el mayor impacto es el de las lluvias que causen inundaciones”, dijo Margaret Curtis, meteoróloga del NWS en Portland, Maine.
Gracias a los remanentes de la tormenta tropical Fred, sobre gran parte de Nueva Inglaterra caerán lluvias fuertes hoy. También hay posibilidades de lluvias adicionales en gran parte del noreste este fin de semana, por lo que las inundaciones serán una preocupación incluso antes de que la tormenta tropical Henri potencialmente golpee el área. Pero Curtis explica que también hay otras preocupaciones.
Aumenta la probabilidad de una temporada de huracanes por encima del promedio, según la NOAA
“En la costa, el oleaje alto y los embates fuertes pueden generar inundaciones y erosión costeras”, dijo Curtis.
Y el oleaje alto, así como las corrientes de resaca, no se limitarán solo al noreste. Comunidades costeras desde Carolina del Norte hasta el Atlántico de Canadá podrían experimentar “olas y corrientes de resaca potencialmente mortales”, según el NHC.
Here are the 11 am AST Key Messages on Tropical Storm #Henri. The storm is expected to be near southern New England on Sunday and Monday, and interests there should monitor its progress. See https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB for details. pic.twitter.com/NdPbRtlJNA — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 19, 2021
Se espera que se realicen lanzamientos adicionales de globos meteorológicos en gran parte de la costa este. Estos lanzamientos brindan información adicional sobre cómo podría influenciar la atmósfera en la trayectoria pronosticada de Henri.
“Los aviones cazadores de huracanes que toman muestras de la atmósfera alrededor de la tormenta probablemente desempeñarán un papel más importante que los lanzamientos adicionales para ganar precisión y confianza en los próximos resultados del modelo”, dice Chad Myers, meteorólogo de CNN. “Es demasiado pronto para determinar qué hará la tormenta a esta hora, pero que toque tierra como un huracán y luego el centro se detenga sobre la tierra provocando tremendas inundaciones parece ser el peor de los escenarios en algunos de los resultados del modelo actual”, explica.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has issued a ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional. Her order issued Wednesday found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on “racist, nativist roots” and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou in Nevada didn’t immediately respond to messages about whether the government will appeal.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including “Kill Bill,” has died. He was 82. His office says he died in a hospital while being treated for COVID-19. Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, doing many stunt scenes himself. His overseas career took off after “The Street Fighter” proved popular in the United States. American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse” favorites and cast him as master swordsmith Hattori Hanzo in “Kill Bill.” Chiba’s career was also boosted by the boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although with a dirtier fighting style.
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Torrance, Calif.’s Elias Emerson (21) celebrates as he returns to the dugout after scoring during the second inning of a baseball game against Hooksett, N.H., at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Hooksett, N.H., second baseman Jacoby Acevedo (5) tags out Torrance, Calif.’s Dicen Miyake (20) during the sixth inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)
Hooksett, N.H.’s Ryson Michaud (19) celebrates after stealing second, then going on to score on errors during the third inning of the team’s baseball game against Torrance, Calif., at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Torrance, Calif.’s Elias Emerson (21) steals second as the ball gets away from Hooksett, N.H.’s Keith Townsend during the second inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Torrance, Calif.’s Skylar Vinson (14) celebrates as he returns to the dugout after scoring on a single by Elias Emerson during the second inning of a baseball game against Hooksett, N.H., at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
The sun sets behind Lamade Stadium during a baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament between Torrance, Calif., and Hooksett, N.H., in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Torrance Little League team jumped out to an early lead and beat New England, 10-2 Thursday night in its first-ever appearance in the Little League World Series.
The West Regional Tournament runner-up had the largest margin of victory on the first day of the competition.
Andrew Nuruki had a pair of hits and drove in two runs for Torrance. Elias Emerson had a single, a walk, drove in two and scored two.
Gibson Turner pitched into the fourth inning, didn’t allow an earned run and struck out five.
Torrance will play on Saturday, facing Ohio (a 1-0 winner over Tennessee on Thursday).
This story will be updated.
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A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has denied a lawsuit that sought to change the way the county conducts recall elections — but the folks behind the suit say they want to keep fighting.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, which was the defendant in the lawsuit, declined to respond to the ruling.
The lawsuit centered on Long Beach’s Measure A election last March. The measure, which passed by 16 votes out of nearly 100,000 cast, indefinitely extended the 10-year, 10.25% city sales tax that voters passed in 2016.
The Long Beach Reform Coalition sought a recount at the time, but Los Angeles County’s new voting system made the process much more expensive than it had been in the past — and much more expensive than the county’s own handbook estimated. (Based on figures from the handbook, the recount would have cost anywhere from $20,000 to $84,000, but officials later informed the group the sum would likely top $200,000.)
The rise in costs, county officials have said, was because fewer workers were available amid the height of the coronavirus pandemic — meaning the process would take much longer — but also because of the new voting system that debuted during the March 2020 elections.
With that system, ballots can now be dropped off anywhere in the county and they’re no longer sorted upon receipt. That sorting is no longer necessary to count votes for every county election at once, but it remains a must for a recount of an individual election — and that labor is part of the cost.
After initially believing the LBRC could fund the recount based on the old estimates, the organization quickly had to abandon its efforts because the costs were so prohibitive, according to its members.
So the Long Beach Reform Coalition sued Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan, seeking a recount of Measure A “at a reasonable cost” and for the county to sort ballots upon receipt so that recount elections would not be as costly in the future.
“The Registrar wants us to pay upwards of $200,000 or more (itself just a guesstimate on his office’s part) to sort out his ballots,” LBRC spokesman Ian Patton said earlier this year. “We feel that is clearly a County responsibility, because the County implemented a new voting system with no mechanism for ballot sorting.
“Recounts must be conducted by precinct, according to state law, and so the question of who pays the titanic bill for the overwhelming physical labor required to sort out that absurd mountain of millions of mixed up ballots,” he added, “is what’s at issue in this case.”
Logan’s office has repeatedly declined to comment on the case, but court documents have shown county officials arguing the new process — and higher costs — are entirely lawful.
The law, in fact, requires Logan’s office to charge recount requestors for the full cost of the process, his attorneys have argued, so the public doesn’t have to pay for it.
“The Registrar’s actions are not arbitrary or capricious, as recount procedures and the manner by which cost estimates are determined have remained the same, and there are no legal requirements that voting models or systems consider recount costs,” his attorneys wrote in a June 7 filing. “The Registrar’s ministerial duty thus compels him to estimate and charge Petitioners for all costs, including the retrieval and organization of ballots into precincts, which costs would not have been incurred but for the recount.”
Judge Mitchell Beckloff, it seems, agreed with the county’s argument.
In his Friday, Aug. 13, ruling, Beckloff wrote that the Long Beach Reform Coalition’s assertion that voters have a right to a recount is “overstated.”
The law “provides a voter with the right to request a recount,” he wrote. “Other statutes condition the voter’s ability to obtain that recount, including the statutory requirement a requestor advance the costs of the recount” to the Registrar-Recorder’s office.
In fact, Beckloff wrote, because requestors must, by law, bear the cost of a recount so the public doesn’t have to, the county followed through with its own legal duty by charging what it did.
The legal fight, though, may not end with Beckloff’s ruling.
“I can say that I very much want and intend, if at all possible,” Patton said in a Thursday email, “to appeal this decision.”
Patton said the ruling showed “a complete lack of understanding of the County Registrar’s deceptive accounting practices when calculating the estimated recount costs, where they shoehorned the massive new ballot sorting process into cost estimate tables.”
There were several “instances in this order,” he said, “of what to me appeared to be just plain confusion on the part of the court.”
While it’s not immediately clear that the coalition will, in fact, appeal, Patton said the group will have more in-depth discussions with its attorneys on how to proceed next week.
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DEL MAR — Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, known in most quarters as “Big Money Mike” because of his penchant for winning the big stakes races, isn’t ready to ride off into the sunset just yet.
Smith turned 56 earlier this month and he’s been blessed to ride some of the all-time greats in the sport like Justify, Zenyatta, Skip Away, Arrogate, Azeri and Songbird. But he’s not finished, not even close to calling it a career.
“I’m still learning. I’m still having fun, trying to figure out how to be as consistent as possible,” Smith said this week as he prepares to ride Royal Ship, the 7-2 second choice on the morning line, in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar for another Hall of Famer, trainer Richard Mandella.
They’ve both won Del Mar’s signature race four times, but this is the first time they’ve teamed up together in the big one.
“We both got four, so I’d like to go to five together,” Smith said. “He’s run quite a few in here and I’ve ridden quite a few in here, but we’ve never teamed up. So it’s kinda cool that we are this year.”
It’s that competitive fire in his belly that keeps Smith going. He keeps himself in excellent shape and enjoys riding the $8,000 claiming races as much as he does the major stakes races.
“If I get beat in the big one, if I can just win that last claiming race, I feel like I’m back again,” he said with a laugh. “Every horse means a whole lot to their connections. It’s not just about me and the horse. There’s a lot of people who put in a lot of time and a lot of money. … It’s nice when you can make everybody happy. It doesn’t happen too often, but when it does, it’s a good feeling.”
But what about when that fire in his belly goes out?
“I don’t think it will ever be out of me,” Smith said. “I think someone’s just gonna have to drag me off and say that’s it. I’ve always thought, well maybe someday I’ll wake up and it (competitive fire) won’t be there, but it just seems to be getting stronger and stronger. I don’t think it’s ever going to go. In fact, the more people tell me it’s going to go away or it’s getting close, the more the fire flames. I just wanna keep going.”
He said he enjoys the horses as much as ever.
“I love being able to help one win the big one, help develop them and get them to that place,” Smith said. “There’s nothing quite like it when you’re able to get it all together and pull it off. It’s a pretty cool feeling, and you can’t feel that anywhere else. You’ll never get that rush on your couch or surfing or anywhere else. You gotta be surfing on a horse. That’s the best place to be.”
As for Royal Ship, a victory Saturday would make the man who has won more Breeders’ Cup races (26) than anyone the king of the Pacific Classic. He’d break a tie with the late Garrett Gomez for most victories in the race that will be run for the 31st time this year.
“I love Del Mar,” Smith said. “Any kind of record that you can have here, I would just be so honored to have. I’m blessed to be tied for (the record), and I’d love to have it all my own.I’m tied with a great man, God rest his soul. Garrett Gomez was like my little brother. I would like to just give him a punch in the arm and tell him, ‘I got one over on you.’”
Royal Ship goes into the Pacific Classic off a third-place finish in the San Diego Handicap on July 17, behind Express Train, the 3-1 favorite Saturday, and Tripoli. There are nine horses entered, and seven are graded-stakes winners.
“I’m still looking for a race that I think this horse that I’m riding has in him,” Smith said.
“I’ve always thought he’s better than what he’s been running, and he’s started to train like that now. I know if he runs his A race … just running the way he’s been running, he’s gonna be a horse to reckon with. But if he’ll jump up and give me that one that I know is in himthen I can see him running extremely well.”
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Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Saturday Aug. 14 Smith says the race’s distance of a mile and a quarter will be a major help.
“A mile and a sixteenth (San Diego Handicap’s distance) ain’t a sprint, but it would play more to a sprint side than say a mile-and-a-quarter side,” he said. “We kinda found out about this horse that he’s got stamina. He stays, and stays, and stays and stays and that’s where he gets the better of most of them. He can keep on running.”
Just like Smith keeps on riding. Get used to it, too, because he’s not ready to hang ’em up.
“I’m really competitive,” he said. “I love horses. I love the competition. I love riding still. I love getting the opportunity to ride for great owners and trainers and amazing horses. I’m living the life. I should be paying to do this stuff, not getting paid. I still wanna ride so bad. I see no stopping me yet.”
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The waning days of July amounted to a sea change for the Angels’ bullpen.
Left-hander Tony Watson, a trusted high-leverage reliever, was traded to the Giants. Another veteran lefty, Alex Claudio, was released. Right-hander Dylan Bundy moved back into the starting rotation.
The three veterans were replaced by Jose Quijada, Austin Warren and Sam Selman, whom the Angels acquired from the Giants for Watson. Warren had never appeared in a major league game. Quijada and Selman had 52 big league appearances between them. Outside of closer Raisel Iglesias, the bullpen roles were in flux.
Since Aug. 1, the bullpen has been a pleasant surprise. Their 3.46 earned-run average is down from 4.77 before. They’ve allowed fewer walks and home runs on a per-inning basis, while striking out more batters and leaving more runners stranded on base.
Between the sixth inning Saturday and the second inning Thursday ― a span of five games in three cities ― the Angels’ bullpen threw 15 consecutive innings without allowing a run. It’s been a boon for Manager Joe Maddon, and it’s not limited to one or two individual performances.
“There are more options,” Maddon said. “Obviously Warren has definitely made an impact. (Rookie Andrew) Wantz can make an impact too. (Steve) Cishek’s been throwing the ball as good as I’ve seen. (Junior) Guerra has gone from just wanting to pitch long to pitching at anytime. (Mike) Mayers, here’s a guy who’s absolutely resurfaced. His last three outings are exactly what he looked like in the mini-season last year. Quijada, we know he has a big arm, but now all of a sudden he’s throwing strikes and he’s able to get righties with his changeup too. Selman is a really nice Swiss Army knife who can do things against both sides.”
Iglesias was unavailable Thursday. The task of closing out a 13-10 win fell to Warren, who was making his ninth major league appearance. He retired all six batters he faced ― including future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera ― on a mere 17 pitches.
After notching his first career save, Warren said he would be keeping the game ball for himself.
“My confidence is pretty high right now,” the 25-year-old right-hander said. “I’ve gotten into some big situations. I love getting the ball in situations like that. I hope I keep getting the ball in situations like that.”
ROTATION ANNOUNCED
The Angels will keep their starting rotation in order for their three-game series against the Indians. Right-hander Jaime Barría and left-hander Reid Detmers will start Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, opposed by left-hander Sam Hentges and right-hander Triston McKenzie, respectively.
Sunday’s game will be played at Little League headquarters in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a national broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2. Rookie left-hander Jose Suarez will take the ball for the Angels against another rookie, Cleveland right-hander Cal Quantrill.
“(Suarez) doesn’t really get over-amped about anything in a sense, in a good way,” Maddon said. “I’m sure he’ll handle it well. It’s a minor league setting. It’s a neat ballpark. Once he gets out there and warms up I think it’ll be familiar to him. I was there a couple years ago and thought the field was prepped really well. The lights were good.”
Pitcher Patrick Sandoval returned to California for further testing on his back. The left-hander’s season is in jeopardy after suffering a left lumbar stress reaction. … Right-hander Alex Cobb, on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his wrist, has resumed a throwing program and “didn’t feel anything” Wednesday, Maddon said. … The Angels signed right-handed pitcher Jimmy Herget, who elected free agency Sunday after being designated for assignment by the Rangers, and assigned him to Triple-A Salt Lake. Herget, 27, allowed four earned runs in four games out of the Rangers’ bullpen this season.
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Angels RHP Jaime Barría (2-1, 4.71 ERA) at Cleveland LHP Sam Hentges (1-4, 7.95 ERA), 4 p.m. Friday, Bally Sports West, 830 AM
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A North Carolina man is in custody after police say he drove to Washington, D.C. and put parts of nation’s capital on lockdown by telling police he had a bomb.
The Gray Television Washington News Bureau was there when the truck that police say belongs to Floyd Ray Roseberry was towed away, hours after the standoff began.
It all started just after 9 a.m. Thursday when they say Roseberry parked his car on the sidewalk just outside of the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building.
“The driver of the truck told the responding officer on the scene that he had a bomb,” explained Chief Tom Manger of the U.S. Capitol Police.
Law enforcement then evacuated the Jefferson Building and Cannon House Office Building. People in a second library building, the Madison Building, were told to shelter in place.
Roseberry posted a video on Facebook where he was seen holding what looks like a large canister. In the video, Roseberry also talked about wanting President Biden and other Democrats to leave office. He claimed that he wasn’t working alone and that there were four other explosive devices placed around Washington, D.C. Police say they found no evidence to support that claim.
After about a five-hour standoff, Roseberry gave himself up to police.
“We tried to negotiate with Mr. Roseberry,” explained Manger. “We first started doing that with a whiteboard writing messages back and forth...He got out of the vehicle and surrendered, and the tactical units that were close by took him into custody.”
Most lawmakers were not on Capitol Hill as it is August recess, so most of the people affected by the lockdown and evacuations where Capitol Hill or Library of Congress staff.
This is the second major security event to happen near the Capitol since the Jan. 6 riots. In April, a man drove into a Capitol barricade, then stabbed two officers before being fatally shot. Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans lost his life in that attack.
Capitol Police say investigators are working closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia to determine charges.
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PANACEA, Fla. (WCTV) - For decades, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium has been a favorite spot of school field trips and tourists. A chance to see marine life up close and personal. But, the lab isn’t just about providing a few hours of fun, it’s also collecting important specimens for research across the country.
Blue waves lap at Cypress Rudloe and Ethan Delada’s boat as the two reel in their net, searching for fish, crabs, sea urchins and more.
“We’ll use scuba diving, we’ll use crabbing, so we’ll set up crab traps, we’ll also use a bean trawl or a common name is a shrimp net to catch these specimens. We also use a scallop drag,” Cypress Rudloe, Managing Director with the Gulf Specimen Marine lab explained.
Cypress takes his boat into Apalachee Bay, then casts the scallop drag into the water, letting it skirt along the sandy bottom. Afterward, they pull the net in and sort through their catch.
“Every time it’s like opening up a present, you don’t know what’s going to come up out of the water, it’s always something new, like probably a couple of months ago we pulled out a sea horse that was about that big and it was neon orange.” Ethan Delada, an Aquarist/Collector with the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab remembered.
The marine lab, fishing to help universities study and teach the mysteries of the Gulf of Mexico.
“If you’re a professor studying something like sponges and you’re trying to teach your kids about something called cellular reaggregation where the sponges can actually be shredded to an individual cell and then they grow back. You’re going to call us up and we’re going to ship you four different species of sponge.” Rudloe described.
Some scientists, even use the specimens in medical research.
“So there are literally hundreds of medicines that are either tested on some of these animals or developed from some of the chemical mechanisms they use and it all starts with us going out on a boat,” Cypress said.
Gathering creatures from northern Florida and enhancing research across the country.
If you’d like to see some of the marine life caught by Cypress, you can find the specimen on display at the marine lab.
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MIRI (Aug 20): The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) has set several conditions as a guide to the police in approving inter-district travel to the public in this division.
Among others, inter-district travel in Miri is only allowed for emergency situations including the death of immediate family members, namely wife, husband, children, parents and parents-in-law; as well as for medical reasons where a patient is allowed to be accompanied by not more than two persons.
The public are also allowed to go for inter-district travel for the purpose of appointments at health facilities where a patient is allowed to be accompanied by not more than two persons, as well as for vaccination purposes where non-independent vaccine recipients are allowed to be accompanied by not more than two companions.
In addition, inter-district travel is also allowed for essential services as outlined in the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan.
Also allowed are inter-district travel for official purposes, and family visits (husband or wife visiting spouse or parents visiting children aged 18 and above).
Those who wish to return to their villages to take care of their livestock or for gardening are also allowed to cross districts, with permission from the Agricultural Department.
Inter-district travel is also allowed for residents in the rural areas if they wish to go to Miri city to buy necessities, according to their vehicle’s capacity.
For official work purposes, those applying for inter-district travel must have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccination and require a police permit or a letter from their employers.
However, an emergency situation does not require them to have completed two doses of vaccination.
Members of the public wanting to obtain a police permit are also reminded to show a patient record card or doctor’s referral letter if they wish to go for inter-district travel for an appointment at a health facility (emergency/non -emergency), and show a doctor’s confirmation letter if they have contraindications to the vaccine.
“These conditions set have already been approved by the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and will be a guide to the police in approving inter-district travel permits in the Miri Division,” said MDDMC in a statement yesterday.
MDDMC added that inter-district travel permits would not be approved for any personal matters including visiting extended family members, attending family reunions, celebrating festivals, hunting or cockfighting, and camping or hiking.
Inter-district travel is also not allowed for those who wish to participate in any social activities such as feasts, engagement or wedding ceremonies and receptions, aqiqah ceremonies, ‘doa selamat’, ‘tahlil’ or ‘ngetas ulit’, anniversary or birthday celebrations, reunions, retreats or other social gatherings.
These conditions were outlined by the MDDMC via a Zoom meeting chaired by its minister-in-charge Datuk Lee Kim Shin recently, in line with the movement restrictions under the SOP for Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan.
“In this regard, members of the public who want to apply for inter-district travel permit to cross Miri, Subis, Marudi, Beluru and Telang Usan districts in the Miri Division must comply with the conditions set by MDDMC.
“This decision was taken to place Miri Division on alert, remain vigilant and not complacent with the current situation as well as to curb the spread of Covid-19,” explained MDMC.
MDDMC also reminded members of the public to remain vigilant and always strictly adhere to the SOPs.
“Individuals who have completed full Covid-19 vaccination still need to be careful and adhere to the SOPs set by the government,” added MDDMC.
The meeting was also attended by acting Miri Resident Jamalie Busri, Miri division health officer Dr P. Raviwharmman A/L Packierisamy, Miri Hospital director Dr Jack Wong Siew Yu, as well as representatives of departments and agencies under MDDMC.
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SIBU (Aug 20): A permit from Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is required for owners of residential houses and shophouses prior to commencement of renovation works, says Councillor Joseph Chieng.
Chieng, chairman of SMC Building Control and Town Beautification Standing Committee, said the requirement was made based on the amended renovation permit policy, which comes with immediate effect.
“For building renovation that fails to apply for the permit and has been found to be depositing building materials on roadsides or carparks, shall be compounded with a minimum RM500 under the Anti-Littering Compound.
“In cases where the permit period has expired but renovation is still on-going, the applicant is required to renew the permit,” Chieng told a press conference via Zoom platform yesterday.
He, however, said this was not a new policy but one that had been amended to strengthen to make it more comprehensive.
“The Building Control and Town Beautification (BCTB) Standing Committee has decided to do some amendments and come up with an amended policy, to cover from the stage of application for permit, right down to the end of renovation.
“We want to make sure building wastes are dumped into Kemuyang landfill. This is the purpose of the amended renovation permit policy,” he said.
He said there were cases of certain irresponsible contractors who simply disposed construction/renovation wastes at roadsides, council’s bin centre, or even at carparks, creating many problems.
Chieng gave an assurance that the council was always ready to assist those who want to carry out renovation works.
The application forms for the permit can be obtained at UTC Sibu, council’s building control section at level 21, Wisma Sanyan and also can be downloaded from SMC website.
Chieng said applicants have to pay for the renovation permit fee to deposit building materials, which shall be calculated based on RM50 per square meter per month.
Applicants are also required to place a security deposit of RM1,000 with the council, which is refundable.
Among other things, Chieng said applicants must choose one of the council’s contractors for bin rental and to pay rental fees on three-day usage and RORO bins size used from each contractor’s bins supplied.
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BINTULU (Aug 20): The new cabinet needs both the government and the opposition to work together in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and save the economy, said Democratic Action Party (DAP) Bintulu branch publicity secretary Chiew Chan Yew.
He said the failure of the cabinet in fighting the war against Covid-19 the last 18 months is proof that a cabinet comprising only of the ruling coalition could not contain the pandemic
“Our politics cannot just dwell on personal political agenda, hand out of projects, money but have to go back to the basics of what we as a political party are here for and what are our values.
“We can only implement our policy fully when the ruling party and opposition work together in the cabinet at this moment.
“We have seen in the past how many of our policies and plans were not implemented fully when only the ruling party was in the cabinet and as a result Covid-19 soared,” said Chiew when asked on the formation of a new government under the ninth prime minister.
He called on the new government not to repeat the same mistake again.
He said the cabinet in fighting this Covid-19 war must include opposition members.
“If we still rely only on the ruling party to govern our country, we can see no breakthrough, the results of the past 18 months say it all.
“Though now that we have a new prime minister and cabinet, it is no more than ‘new wine in an old skin bag’, no one can really harbour much hope or dare desire for,” Chiew said.
In ordinary times Chiew added perhaps a single ruling party cabinet would be able to function but, in the face of the threats of so many deaths from Covid-19 and with the next general election is still 18 months away the ruling party and the opposition must work hand in hand now to save lives and the economy.
“Education is another matter which the government must solve during the pandemic,” he said.
For the past year, he said students have not been able to go back to school and by the look of the seriousness of the pandemic they may not be able to get back to school for a long time.
Chiew believed the whole world is watching the absurd political developments in the country.
“Being in the opposition we will stand firm on our ground to play our role to check and balance making sure that the government will listen to the voices of all our people when implementing their policies,” he said.
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KUCHING (Aug 10): Operators of driving schools in Sarawak must strictly comply with the latest specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), Minister of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) Datuk Lee Kim Shim said.
He added that during its meeting on Tuesday (Aug 17) the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had approved the proposal from the ministry and JPJ Sarawak to permit the reopening of driving schools in the state based on the new specific SOPs.
“Strict compliance by management and operators of the driving schools, workers, driving instructors/tutors and candidates or learners are required.
“The new specific SOPs are also available at the MOTS website,” he said in a statement yesterday.
According to Lee, all driving schools are responsible to submit the following information to their respective (nearby) Road Transport Department (JPJ) offices for verification and arrangement before they are allowed to reopen for business and provide services.
Besides that, the premises operators, workers, driving instructors/tutors must have completed their two doses of Covid-19 vaccination.
For now, all learners/candidates must have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccination before they can be accepted by the driving schools. However, after Aug 31, it will be mandatory for all learners to have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccination before they can be accepted by the driving schools.
As proof of vaccination, the management and premises operators, workers, driving instructors and tutors as well as learners/candidates for driving licences must show their Covid-19 Vaccination Digital Certificate or Covid-19 Vaccination Card.
“The Road Transport Department (JPJ) Sarawak is responsible to ensure strict compliance with the new SOPs by all driving schools.
“In this connection, JPJ will carry out regular site visits and spot checks on the management and premises operators, workers, driving school instructors/tutors and learners/candidates for driving licences to ensure strict adherence to the SOPs.
“We trust that the new specific SOPs will help to ensure that driving schools can operate in an environment that is safe against infection and spread of Covid-19,” added Lee.
He said the reopening of driving schools will help in mitigating the economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the livelihood of all stakeholders involved and their related supply chain.
“For the moment, the reopening of driving schools for southern zone covering Kuching, Serian and Samarahan divisions is postponed until further notice due to the high positive cases of Covid-19. However, other zones or divisions in the state will proceed once JPJ has checked the compliance level with the SOPs by the driving schools.
“On behalf of all the 34 driving schools in Sarawak, I would like to thank the Sarawak government and SDMC for allowing the reopening of the driving schools under Phase 3 of the NRP in Sarawak,” said Lee.
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KUCHING (Aug 20): The decision by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to support Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister is akin to a circumvention of the election results on May 9, 2018, opined special assistant to Sarawak DAP chairman, Michael Kong Feng Nian.
He said the people voted against Umno during the 14th General Elections, and the people should always remember that at the end of the day, GPS is a party doing all of Umno’s biddings in Sarawak.
“GPS may have rebranded itself from BN Sarawak, but a leopard never changes its spots.
“Just weeks ago, Lo Khere Chiang (Batu Kitang state assemblyman) had the cheek to ask DAP Sarawak to declare its stance about a hypothetical scenario of co-operating with Umno.
“Not only GPS is always in partnership with Umno, recently GPS has chosen to side with PAS as well. This has been confirmed today when all the GPS MPs are reported to have supported PN’s nominee, Ismail Sabri’s bid to be the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
“It is time for GPS leaders particularly those from SUPP to break their silence on the recent statutory declarations signed in support of Umno’s Ismail Sabri,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
Kong added recent events had allowed GPS to rewrite history by supporting Shafie Apdal as a Prime Minister candidate.
“With Shafie Apdal helming the country coupled with his desire to enforce MA63 for Sabah, it was the perfect opportunity for Sarawak to support a leader who has the will to achieve a common goal. However, as lamented by Shafie, GPS refused to support his bid.
“Questions are aplenty particularly whether GPS is indeed serious about getting back our rights pursuant to MA63 or are they just interested in embarking on another shopping trip to London?,” he said.
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MIRI (Aug 20): The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Transport and Road Transport Department (RTD) Sarawak to reopen driving schools in the state.
The reopening of driving schools in the southern zone covering Kuching, Serian and Samarahan divisions, however, is postponed until further notice due to the high positive Covid-19 cases there.
Driving schools in other divisions will proceed once the RTD has checked the standard operating procedures (SOP) compliance at the schools.
According to a press statement from Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin, the reopening would be based on the new specific SOP under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).
Strict compliance by management and operators of driving schools, their workers, instructors/tutors and candidates is required.
”We trust that the new specific SOP will ensure that driving schools can operate in an environment under Phase 3 NRP in order to safeguard all stakeholders from Covid-19,” said Lee.
According to the new SOP, all premises operators, workers and driving instructors must have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccination.
”For the moment, all learners must have at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccination before they can be accepted by the driving schools. However, after Aug 31, it will be mandatory for all learners to have completed 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccination before they can be accepted by the driving schools.
”The management and premises operators, workers, instructors and tutors as well as learners for driving licences must show their Covid-19 Vaccination Digital Certificate or Covid-19 Vaccination Card,” he said.
”On behalf of all the 34 driving schools in Sarawak, I would like to thank the Sarawak government and SDMC for allowing the reopening of the driving schools under Phase 3 NRP in Sarawak,” he said.
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KUCHING (Aug 20): A community leader here opines that the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) should do away with the distinction between essential and non-essential sectors, if it decides to impose a lockdown in the city to flatten the curve of Covid-19.
Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng said if a lockdown is to be imposed here, it ought to be a full lockdown, which is to say that all activities must be put to a stop.
“Not only should SDMC stop distinguishing essential from non-essential but the lockdown must be full in the sense that all activities are to stop for at least two weeks,” he told The Borneo Post here yesterday.
Tan said if a total lockdown is enforced, civil servants should be mobilised to distribute food aid to the people here.
“Mobilise your civil servants by getting them to deliver food aid door-to-door. Some of our civil servants are working from home and this is almost equivalent to no work but still getting their pay and allowance.
“During a lockdown, they should be mobilised to deliver food aid to every doorstep to break the chain of Covid-19 infections,” he pointed out.
He suggested that the authorities come up with a schedule to help make sure the delivery of food aid to every household is done in a systematic manner.
He said the schedule should also ensure that no household will be left out.
“For example, a civil servant is assigned 200 households in a residential area. If only one household of the 200 is missed, then it can be considered a slight negligence. But if over 20 households are left out, then it indicates a problem.”
Tan said he will be supportive of imposing a lockdown because it seems to him that cases can be detected everywhere here now.
“You don’t know where the cases are and the virus is everywhere. To me, it’s either a total lockdown or no lockdown,” he added.
He also observed that the majority of Covid-19 cases reported here were fully vaccinated individuals.
In view of this, he wondered if this was because vaccinated persons already had some sort of virus inside their body system and hence they tested positive.
“I am not a medical expert, yet I cannot help but wonder why so many of the vaccinated ones tested positive. Perhaps the medical experts should do a research,” he said.
At the time of writing, the SDMC has not issued a statement on what transpired at its meeting called at 11am.
The meeting is believed to discuss pandemic-related matters including a lockdown here to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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KUCHING (Aug 20): The Congress Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak agrees that face-to-face Teaching and Learning (PdP) should be postponed to October.
Its chairman Omar Bahrein Unin expressed his support due to the Covid-19 situation especially at southern zone of Sarawak which high number of positive cases reported daily.
“This situation is very worrying as Covid transmission in this zone has spread to almost all districts, remote and scattered villages. Delta Variant which is known to spread rapidly is worrying not only to students but also the general public if school reopens in September,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
He added that central and northern zones is relatively under control, Cuepacs Sarawak was of the opinion that reopening of schools be postponed to avoid any unpredictable situations.
“However, if areas in other zones are safe, Cuepacs Sarawak leave it to the government to decide whether to reopen the schools earlier,” he said.
He added that Cuepacs Sarawak sympathised with students forced to follow Home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) and understood their various constraints, difficulties and shortcomings.
“We hope parents and teachers will continue to play their important role in educating the children. We also hope that working parents manage their time well and attend to their children’s learning,” he said.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s picks for the Cabinet lineup, if he becomes the prime minister as expected, will be his first and likely most difficult hurdle to keep his volatile coalition intact until the 15th general election, analysts said.
Before Ismail Sabri’s nomination, the parties in the hastily-forged pact have clawed at each other in a power tussle that has dragged on for 17 months and ended with the collapse of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
That animosity was brought to a temporary halt this week after a truce was seemingly reached between Umno and Bersatu, likely as a result of the splinter party agreeing to take a backseat role as part of a concession made to secure its own political continuity.
But there is always risk that tension could creep up again if Ismail Sabri, one of Umno’s three vice-presidents, does not institute a power-sharing arrangement that would appease the allies that had helped put him in office.
“Like Muhyiddin before him, Ismail Sabri will remain beholden to his allies who have given him the position,” said Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, associate director at Vriens & Partners, a public policy, government affairs & political risk consultancy.
“Muhyiddin and Bersatu may still play a role in this new government, and allies like PAS and Gabungan Parti Sarawak will want to collect when the time is right,” he added.
“Within his party, Ismail will have to balance between exerting control as prime minister and making sure he abides by Umno’s rules (instructions).”
That itself could prove tricky since this will be the first time a sitting prime minister from Umno is not also the party president.
Observers believe this could fuel mistrust between two factions with competing interests. There are talks that Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, whose political clout has waned since he was put on trial for a litany of corruption charges, may feel threatened by Ismail Sabri’s newfound power.
But news that Zahid agreed to back Ismail Sabri suggested that concessions have been made, likely on the understanding that the latter’s position as prime minister would be temporary.
Umno has stated that its support would be conditional upon the agreement that a provisional government would be formed to focus on managing the Covid-19 crisis, and it must immediately call for a general election once things stabilise.
“The fact that Zahid et al backed Ismail despite his actions before Muhyiddin resigned indicates concessions were made, and that Ismail Sabri is unlikely to have complete autonomy or discretion once he assumes the post,” said Shazwan.
Ismail Sabri is expected to face pressure to pick a Cabinet lineup that can regain confidence of a public that was disillusioned with the PN government’s pandemic response.
Speculation that he could nominate Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, who was home minister under the PN government, as his deputy has fuelled expectations that his Cabinet may consist of the same people who handled the health crisis with mixed results.
“Granted that is a new government but it’s the same people. It could be seen as a mere Cabinet reshuffle with Ismail Sabri seen on top,” said Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
“This same Cabinet will be (seen as the same) as those that screwed up the pandemic response and incapable of reviving the economy. If they continue with this, the popular revulsion will continue or even expand beyond Umno (supporters).”
There is risk that the coalition would crumble from within as parties seek to distance themselves from a government that is seen as struggling with the public health crisis when the general election nears.
“Appointments of those who have experience navigating through crises are important. However, the challenge facing Ismail Sabri is similar to what was faced by Muhyiddin: he must reward his immediate bedfellows for their undivided support,” said Shazwan.
Muhyiddin, who rose to power after Bersatu defected from Pakatan Harapan, formed a Cabinet of 32 members to placate allies and stave off a potential revolt.
PN was said to have a razor thin majority of just 115 seats in Parliament’s Lower House, which the anti-Muhyiddin faction in Umno leveraged to threaten for concessions.
Now, Ismail Sabri could lead the same volatile government susceptible to threats from either Bersatu, PAS, GPS or even within his own party Umno.
James Chin, professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania, said even if it remains intact heading into the next general election, it was unlikely to stay that way once Parliament is dissolved.
Instead, full-blown political rivalry that could end in multi-cornered fights between the three main Malay parties would likely be renewed, he predicted.
“The only reason why Barisan Nasional was able to remain stable for decades was because Umno was the only dominant Malay party. There can never be two dominant Malay parties,” Chin said.
He predicted this would eventually end in a merger of the two as the members of both parties were ideologically compatible. — Malay Mail
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Umno vice -president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is eligible to become Malaysia’s ninth prime minister based on his experience in managing the country in hard times, said party secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
The Pontian MP is of the view that Ismail Sabri has the expertise in the administration of the country since he took the oath as Minister of Defence in March 2020 before being appointed Deputy Prime Minister in July 2021.
“I have been following Ismail Sabri’s political leadership and it has been proven when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, he was the senior minister who announced the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and was an expert in the fight against Covid-19.
“He was also the Opposition Leader in Parliament when Pakatan Harapan ruled for 22 months before this and was later appointed Deputy Prime Minister. These experiences are enough to enable him to be elected as the ninth prime minister,” he said when appearing as guest in ‘Ruang Bicara’ programme on Bernama TV today.
If the Bera MP is elected, Ahmad said Ismail Sabri should discuss and seek the advice of the Umno Supreme Council or Political Bureau on developing policies for the people. — Bernama
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KUCHING (Aug 20): Special grants under Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 for hawkers will be given in the next few weeks.
Jong Yean Pin of SUPP Kuching branch said since the implementation of BKSS 6.0 in June, many eatery operators asked when they would be receiving the special grant.
“The special grant shall be given to successful applicants (for those who have not received the grant) in August via Sarawak Pay for those who submitted from June 1 to 30.
“After checking with the relevant department in MBKS, we are pleased to inform that the special grants will be released to everyone in the next few weeks. So please be patient,” he said after visiting Song Kheng Hai Hawkers Centre Wednesday.
Meanwhile, he said feedbacks received from those who have received the grant that it (grant) had come timely to ease their difficulties in this trying time.
“That’s good to hear, and at the same time, I will be checking on the situations in other businesses like barbers, market stall operators in Padungan as well,” he said.
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KUCHING (Aug 20): Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How has urged the state government to make Sarawakian homes the safe havens for children.
The Parti Sarawak Bersatu lawmaker made this call yesterday in light of the spread and transmission of Covid-19 including its Delta variant in Sarawak having reached an alarming and critical level.
He said the week-to-week number of positive cases detected was a huge jump from 5,081 (Aug 6 to 12) to 7,413 (Aug 13 to 19), marking an increase of 46 per cent.
“However, more positive cases should and could have been detected if more tracing had been conducted because the average positive rate had been increased from 12.8 per cent to 15 per cent,” he said in a statement.
Quoting the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), See said the Delta variant detection rate in Sarawak had increased sharply from 50 per cent on Aug 3 to 73 per cent statewide and 90 per cent in Kuching Division on Aug 10.
“It is worrying because the Covid-19 rates climb as the Delta variant spreads rapidly throughout Sarawak and the figures have shown that it is very likely for a fully vaccinated person to be infected by the Delta variance and pass it on other vaccinated person and those not vaccinated.
“It is of significant concern to Sarawak because the Ministry of Health (MoH) had revealed that as of Aug 10, Sarawak has recorded 272 Delta variant cases, out of 424 cases nationwide. For the next five days, another 43 Delta variant cases have since been recorded,” he pointed out.
He observed that scientists and health experts had been on high alert to watch out on the viruses mounting another metamorphosis to become even more transmissible or even better at evading resistance following the global concern on the Delta variant.
“My biggest concern is the disclosure by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian that a total of 832 cases of the Covid-19 positive cases were recorded in Sarawak from Aug 1 to 12 were young children aged six and below.
“And there were 773 cases aged between seven and 12 and 673 other cases aged between 13 and 17 recorded during the same period. Together, they amounted to 2,278 cases or 29.29 per cent of all the cases detected in those 12 days,” he said.
According to See, it is dreadful to realise that it remains unknown what are the long-term health effects of being infected with the Covid-19 virus, especially for young children.
Given this, he said the Sarawak government, SDMC and MoH must quickly devise a plan and strategy to safeguard the health of Malaysian children aged 18 who remain unvaccinated.
“Since the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has approved the Pfizer-NTech Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 12 and above, and it is in the revised National Immunisation Programme to vaccinate these children, the Sarawak government must quickly demand for the immediate vaccine rollout in Sarawak to inoculate the 240,000 children within the age range of 12 to 17.
“It makes no sense to wait for national exercise to vaccinate all children aged 16 and 17 in September and those aged 12 to 15 thereafter. Since the highly transmissible Delta variant is found mostly in Sarawak, we must immediately inoculate our Sarawakian children since the Pfizer-NTech Covid-19 vaccine are available now,” he asserted.
As such, See urged the state government to immediately procure 500,000 doses of Pfizer-NTech Covid-19 vaccine, either from the national health body or other suppliers, to commence the inoculation exercise at once.
He said Sarawak needs to inculcate and raise the awareness of Sarawakian parents on the need to create a safe haven in their homes for the safety and health of their children.
“The adults may be fully vaccinated and though it may decrease the risk of severity and deaths on infection, they should always be reminded that the children at home are not vaccinated and are at risk upon infection. Therefore, we have to be on high alert when we return home from work or activities outside.”
In view of this, he suggested that adult Sarawakians – even after they reach home – wear clean masks and disinfect themselves before entering their residence, immediately go for bath and put their clothes in the laundry before coming into contact with their children at home.
“Let us all play our part in safeguarding and protecting our children from the harm of the Covid-19 virus and its variants. They are invaluable assets to our future and the future of Sarawak,” See added.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Bursa Malaysia plans to launch East Malaysia crude palm oil contract this October.
According to Reuters, the contract is expected to benefit traders in the country’s two largest palm oil producing states and the exchange of its derivatives.
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (BMD) manages the Malaysian Crude Palm Oil Futures Contract (FCPO), which sets the global price benchmark for the cheapest and most widely used edible oil in the world.
Meanwhile, the new contract to be launched, the East Malaysian Crude Palm Oil Futures Contract (FEPO), will provide a greater price advantage to the East Malaysian market, where crude palm oil is usually sold at a discount to current prices in Peninsular Malaysia.
“We are definitely excited about (this contract)… East Malaysian production has already accounted for almost 45 per cent of Malaysia’s total (palm oil) output, even though Peninsular Malaysia’s FCPO is the global price benchmark.
“It will provide more trading opportunities and arbitrages into the market,” said BMD chief executive officer Samuel Ho.
The FEPO contract is similar to the existing palm oil contract, but with a longer trading session and half the position limit.
It will cater for physical deliveries in the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak through three designated ports.
Malaysia is the world’s second largest palm oil producer and exporter after Indonesia.
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KUCHING (Aug 20): Nearly 60 per cent of the 291 Covid-19 cases reported in Kuching Division yesterday were fully vaccinated individuals, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian.
“While 172 of the total cases from Kuching have completed both doses of the vaccine, 20 others have received their first dose of the vaccine.
“A total of 97 from Kuching’s total infections yesterday were not eligible for vaccination, and 11 others have not been vaccinated,” he said in a Facebook post last night.
Dr Sim, who is Local Government and Housing Minister, said 48 cases of the total infections in Kuching were linked to family clusters, 37 others connected to workplace clusters, and 36 others to social clusters.
He added that 38 other cases were connected to the Medan Niaga Satok Cluster.
“Besides, a total of 161 cases from the total infections in Kuching District were detected through close contact tracing in 143 locations,” he said.
In Samarahan, Dr Sim said 16 of the total 126 cases reported in the district were symptomatic during testing.
While seven cases were connected to the Bandar Riyal Cluster, eight others were detected through active case detection (ACD), he said.
“In Serian, 173 cases of the total 183 reported there were detected through close contact tracing in 50 locations,” he said.
Dr Sim added that 17 of the total cases were symptomatic during testing and one other case was detected through ACD.
Yesterday, Sarawak recorded 1,206 Covid-19 cases, of which 952 cases or 78.94 per cent were asymptomatic.
Kuching continued to top the infections list with 291 cases followed by Serian (183 cases) and Samarahan (126 cases).
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Experts say Taiwan can no longer rely on typhoons and heavy rain to supply water and must find alternatives.
Taipei, Taiwan – Every year on May 8, the Japanese engineer Hatta Yochi is honoured as a deity for overseeing the construction of the Wushantou Reservoir and the Chianan Irrigation Canal that transformed Taiwanese agriculture a century ago by allowing the government to store and transport rainwater.
This year, however, as incense and flowers were left at a statute of Hatta at Wushantou, his beloved reservoir was at half capacity while others like it fell as low as 10 to 15 percent as Taiwan faced one of its worst droughts ever.
As an island, Taiwan is dependent on the annual typhoon season to bring enough rainwater to meet its domestic and industrial needs, but it was forced to scramble after a typhoon failed to hit last year for the first time in decades, worsened by limited rainfall.
Domestic water use was rationed while thousands of trucks transported water to supply its lucrative semiconductor industry, angering farmers because much of that water had been earmarked for them.
While Taiwan’s reservoirs were eventually refilled after heavy rain – so much so that it led to flooding in the south – experts have said the island’s recent troubles are just a taste of what is to come with climate change.
“What seems to be happening in Taiwan is the severity of drought is increasing. It’s not just that they are getting less rain, it’s that they are incredibly dry for longer period of times, so they are now in situation where they have to look at solutions like those in countries that have traditionally have issues with water supply,” said Nneka Chike-obi, a director of sustainable finance at Fitch Ratings.
A man stands in heavy rain caused by Tropical Storm Choi-Wan in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei in early June [File: Sam Yeh/AFP]
Typhoons meet about half of Taiwan’s annual water needs, but they will be less reliable as climate change has already begun to affect not only their pathway across the Asia Pacific, but also their intensity, according to a groundbreaking report released this month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
“Right now, the IPCC report says in the Pacific, typhoon pathways will go north and that means while on average three to four typhoons hit Taiwan now, it will maybe be less in the future. It’s a warning to Taiwan. Climate change is not only about this year next year but 10 years or 20 years later,” said Chi-Ming Peng, the founder WeatherRisk, Taiwan’s first private weather-focused company. “Every year, it’s the same cycle. When we have drought issues, we talk and push the government we need to do something. But later, when the rain comes, everything will stop.”
Thirsty agriculture, industry
Tackling Taiwan’s water crisis will be politically difficult for the government.
Their reservoirs can only hold 6.2 billion tonnes of water, according to the Taiwan Water Resource Agency, but sediment takes up to 25 to 30 percent of capacity in many of them.
Building new dams would be politically unpopular due to their environmental damage, while cutting down on water would require tinkering with two of Taiwan’s biggest industries – farming and chipmaking.
More than two-thirds of the island’s water is used by the agricultural sector, much of which goes towards the twice-yearly cultivation of rice in flooded fields and tropical fruit.
Reducing water use would require farmers to adopt new methods of irrigation like precision irrigation, but this could be a challenge in an industry dominated by small-holders whose average age was 62 in 2015, according to Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture.
People take photos on the exposed riverbed of Taiwan’s Touqian river, a main water source for Hsinchu Science Park where major semiconductor companies are based, in March [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]
They also have had few incentives in the past to change because water was so cheap – with one tonne costing roughly 30 US cents.
Wang Yi-fung, the deputy director-general of the Water Resource Agency, told Al Jazeera the government is considering paying farmers to switch one of their rice harvests to a less water-intensive crop, and also plans to invest in smart irrigation gates that will reduce water leakage, another key issue in domestic and agricultural use.
The government is also looking to novel methods like technology that can measure soil moisture to reduce water waste as well as traditional ones like wastewater reclamation plants, similar to those used on Taiwan’s outlying islands, as well as digging more deep water wells.
“In Taiwan, the climate change impact is twofold: one is we will have many, many more flooding events, and on the other hand we will have more and more droughts. For us, the Water Resource Agency, the future challenge is getting bigger and bigger,” Wang said.
During the recent drought, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry was the focus of international media attention as the world faced a chip shortage as their production capacity fell due to a lack of water.
Consuming about 20 percent of Taiwan’s water, some of the tech sector’s needs could be met by a new desalination plants that will turn seawater into fresh water, but there are concerns about the price. At about $1 per tonne it could be unaffordable for anyone other than companies like TSMC, Taiwan’s largest chipmaker.
Chiang Ming-lang, director of the Water Resources Agency’s northern region, takes photos of the Baoshan second reservoir with low water levels during an island-wide drought, in Hsinchu, Taiwan in March [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]
Chike-obi said if Taiwan were to divert water again to the tech industry during a drought, it might not meet the same understanding by domestic users and farmers who had to limit their use. Similar scenarios have caused unrest in places such as India when farmers were asked to limit water use.
“The financial fortunes of the agricultural sector are really going to be hit hard if Taiwan faces another drought next year. The question will be, ‘How are we going to make this work for everybody not just the semiconductor industry?’ The average person is not going to be as willing to make continued sacrificed if next year is dry and the year after is dry.”
However, seeing Taiwan’s most important industry struggle could be the wake-up call that some may need to fully understand and address the very real dangers that Taiwan faces from climate change.
“Seeing such a high-value tech sector be impacted is interesting and I think that’s why this story about Taiwan has gotten a lot of interest. People are realising climate change isn’t just something that happens to farmers in California when it doesn’t rain, or fires in Australia, but it impacts high-value products that are economy has become reliant on,” she said.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —
More than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards have been confiscated at cargo freight facilities at the Anchorage airport as they were being shipped from China, officials said Thursday.
Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the cards in the past week as they arrived in small packages, said Jaime Ruiz, an agency spokesperson.
There were between 135 and 150 packages found in Anchorage, all sent by the same person in China, Ruiz said. The packages contained small amounts of the fake cards, about 20 or 25 each.
The cards confiscated in Anchorage closely resemble the authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certificates given out by health care workers when U.S. citizens receive their vaccinations, the agency said. However, this shipment had cards that exhibited low-quality printing.
The seizure comes as a cottage industry for counterfeit cards has sprung up online to accommodate people who say they won’t get vaccinated for either personal or religious reasons.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are heading to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are heading to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship.
The team was formally invited by President Joe Biden to visit Monday afternoon. The Storm play at the Washington Mystics on Sunday.
“I think for a very long time, up until 2016, going to the White House was an honor. It wasn't necessarily political. It was to meet the president of the United States. The person who holds that office acknowledging your team's success,” said Seattle guard Sue Bird, who will be making her third trip to meet a president. “It was an incredible honor. Even when you watch a movie like ‘Forrest Gump,’ I'm dating myself a little bit, you understand in that movie what an incredible honor it was. It wasn't political. I think that all shifted in 2016.”
With former president Donald Trump out of office, Bird said she was happy to be going back. Many WNBA players including Bird have been outspoken in their embrace of social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, which Trump characterized as violent, radical ideology. Trump was also critical of Bird's fiancee, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during
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“Larry Elder doesn’t have the judgment or character to lead our state,” Faulconer said in response to Datig’s allegations.
Another Republican in the race, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, said in a statement that he found Datig's claims disturbing.
“I believe that any woman who comes forward deserves to be heard, and Ms. Datig’s deeply troubling account should be treated with the utmost seriousness. Mr. Elder should be given every opportunity to respond,” he said.
Elder entered the race in July and Datig said she waited until now to come forward because she initially didn't think he would be competitive.
“I didn’t take it seriously but when Larry started to trend and become the frontrunner, I became extremely concerned,” she said.
The documents provided by Datig described months of emotional distress from the unraveling romantic and business relationship. “I feel trapped and afraid,” she wrote in the mail.
Datig also provided the AP with a copy of a confidentiality agreement she signed in 2014 barring her from speaking about the “personal and business affairs” of Elder and his business, Laurence A. Elder & Associates, Inc. She said she was breaking it to go public with her accusations.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards have been confiscated at cargo freight facilities at the Anchorage airport as they were being shipped from China.
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Organizers rescheduled the contest last year too, only to later cancel it completely because of ongoing coronavirus concerns and the risks of international travel. It was the first time in the triathlon’s four decade history that the event wasn’t held.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says all teachers, educators, support staff and volunteers in K-12 schools must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The announcement was made Thursday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the state and as hospitals near capacity.
Teachers are the latest to be added to the growing statewide vaccine mandate, which also includes health care workers and state employees. They must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 or six weeks after a COVID-19 vaccine receives full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, whichever is later.
“There are those who will disagree with the actions I’m taking today,” Brown, a Democrat, said during Thursday’s press conference. “But school is starting across the state and COVID-19 poses a threat to our kids. Our kids need to be protected and they need to be in school. And that’s why I’m willing to take the heat for this decision.”
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are asking the public for information about a Hungarian man who traveled to Las Vegas and whose vehicle was found at Grand
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are asking the public for information about a Hungarian man who traveled to Las Vegas and whose vehicle was found at Grand Canyon National Park.
The family of Gabor Berczi-Tomcsanyi, 45, reported him missing to Las Vegas police. Authorities determined he recently traveled to the Grand Canyon as part of an extended trip to the U.S. Southwest, Grand Canyon spokeswoman Joelle Baird said Thursday.
The silver Honda Accord he was driving was located at a Grand Canyon visitor center on Aug. 9, with his belongings in it. Searches by ground and from the air at the park's South Rim and below the rim have turned up no sign of him so far, Baird said.
“We don't really have any additional clues that would lead us to other areas of the park where he might be,” she said.
Las Vegas police Officer Aden OcampoGomez said Berczi-Tomcsanyi was reported missing July 29 and that he stayed at The Mirage resort on the Strip.
Investigators believe Berczi-Tomcsanyi arrived at the Grand Canyon's South Rim on July 19. He did not have a backcountry permit or lodging reservations at the park, Baird said. It's not uncommon for vehicles to be parked in any of the lots for weeks at a time, she said.
Officials are urging anyone who saw him or interacted with him recently to contact investigators at the Grand Canyon. He was believed to be traveling alone.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno, in an order issued Wednesday, found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on “racist, nativist roots” and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
“Anybody who works in federal courts knows the statute,” Franny Forsman, retired longtime chief of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Nevada, said Thursday. “There really are a large number of cases that have been brought over the years under that section. They’re mostly public defender cases.”
Section 1326 of the Immigration and Nationality Act makes it a crime for a person to enter the U.S. if they have been denied admission, deported or removed. It was enacted in 1952 using language from the Undesirable Aliens Act passed by Congress in 1929. Penalties were stiffened five times between 1988 and 1996 to increase its deterrent value.
Forsman said she expected the government will appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead will have to convince a jury
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead will have to convince a jury that he wasn't criminally negligent, a judge ruled Thursday.
Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein declined to dismiss the child negligence charges against former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Peterson, 58, had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors have said that Peterson failed to come to the rescue as Cruz was making his way through the school’s hallways. The law that Peterson is accused of breaking specifically applies to caregivers, but defense attorneys argued during a hearing Wednesday that a law enforcement officer doesn’t fit the legal definition of a caregiver.
Prosecutors are arguing that school resources officers are inherently different from other law enforcement officers and should be considered caregivers.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
The indictment charges Tony Navarrete with six felony counts related to sexual contact he's accused of having with a boy. He's charged with one count for alleged contact with a second boy.
Navarrete is a Democrat who represented parts of west Phoenix and Glendale. He resigned from the Senate on Aug. 10. He released a statement that day saying, “I adamantly deny all allegations that have been made and will pursue all avenues in an effort to prove my innocence.”
The first victim, a now-16-year-old boy, told Phoenix Police detectives that Navarrete molested him starting when he was 12 or 13 years old and continued until he was 15. A police probable cause statement said he admitted the crimes in phone call with the boy recorded by police.
He was arrested Aug. 5 and released on $50,000 bond two days later. A prosecutor said at his initial court appearance that he faced a mandatory minimum of 49 years in prison if convicted of all charges.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will chose a replacement to serve the remainder of his Senate term.
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TJ-DF acquits former president of the Court of Human Rights accused of assaulting his ex-wife – 19/08/2021 – World
The first criminal chamber of the Federal District Court of Justice acquitted this Thursday (19), by 2 votes to 1, the former president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Roberto Caldas, convicted last year, in trial, on charges of assaulting his ex-wife, Michella Marys.
The decision can be appealed.
The case came to light in 2018 and led Roberto Caldas to resign from his post as a court judge.
According to the indictment filed at the time, Marys claimed to have been brutally assaulted on at least four occasions and repeatedly called a “bitch”, “safa” and “bitch”. She recorded audio recordings of fights with her then-husband and took photos in which she appears with bruises.
Caldas was convicted in August 2020 by Judge Jorgina de Oliveira Carneiro e Silva Rosa, of the First Court of Domestic and Family Violence Against Women in Brasilia. She sentenced him to 6 months and 23 days in prison, in open regime, but suspended conditional execution, the defendant being a primary and the sentence not exceeding two years.
“THE [Primeira] To classify [do TJ-DF] understood that there was no evidence of the existence of the de facto routes and of the threat and that there had been no attempted unlawful embarrassment, “Caldas’s office said in a statement , moments after Thursday’s decision.
In an interview with Folha, in 2018, Caldas said his ex-wife was the one who was abusive in the relationship. He is said to have had extramarital affairs with two employees of his household, but has denied being harassed against them (another charge against him). About the audios in which he called his ex-partner “dog”, “safada” and “bitch”, among other insults, he said he was “deeply sorry”.
Marys’ lawyer Pedro Calmon also said in a statement released Thursday that he would appeal the ruling to higher courts.
“The vote of the judge rapporteur [Carlos Pires Soares Neto, que acabou vencido] it was clear, precise and underlined the enormity of the existing evidence supporting the conviction. The other judges, although having recognized the authorship and the materiality of the facts […], opted for doubt in favor of the accused, mistakenly understanding that the evidence would not be sufficient to convict.
Calmon said he would file special and extraordinary appeals to the Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court. “Roberto Caldas was not acquitted for having denied the paternity of these acts. He was acquitted for a technicality.”
Caldas advisers say the lower court’s conviction was based on false accusations. “Roberto Caldas celebrates the achievement of justice. After three years of false accusations that were brought to destroy his reputation, the truth is finally emerging.”
In 2012, Caldas was elected to compose the tribunal, which he chaired between 2016 and 2017. The lawyer was also a member of the Public Ethics Commission of the Presidency of the Republic from 2006 to 2012, under the terms by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. and Dilma Rousseff, of PT.
The American Convention on Human Rights provides that the judges chosen to compose the tribunal must be “elected in a personal capacity from among jurists of the highest moral authority, of recognized competence in human rights matters, who fulfill the conditions required for the exercise of the highest judicial functions “.
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The Brazilian government is seeking a place on humanitarian flights to rescue two citizens who are in Afghanistan and who have asked for help to leave
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The Brazilian government is seeking a place on humanitarian flights to rescue two citizens who are in Afghanistan and who have asked for help to leave the country after the takeover by the Taliban.
The removal of Brazilians is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to interlocutors, who spoke on condition of anonymity, six Brazilians contacted the Itamaraty consular area and said they were in Afghanistan. Of that total, two requested help to leave the country.
The group is mostly made up of people with family ties in Afghanistan who have not recently arrived in the area.
The Taliban’s conquest of local power, consolidated with the capture of the capital, Kabul, on Sunday (15), created scenes of chaos, with the United States and other Western governments rushing to repatriate diplomats and citizens.
Thousands of Afghans who have collaborated with these nations and who fear the fundamentalist group’s new regime have also flocked to the airport in an attempt to leave the country – in episodes that have left people dead and injured.
On Monday (16), the government of Jair Bolsonaro had issued a statement in which he expressed his “deep concern at the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan and the serious violations of human rights” due to the conquest of power by the Taliban.
In the statement, the file indicates that there is no trace of Brazilians living or in transit in Afghanistan. Brazil does not have an embassy in the country today. The diplomatic mission responsible for dealing with issues related to Afghanistan is located in Islamabad (Pakistan).
This Thursday (19), Folha showed that Brazil has facilitated the asylum process for Afghans who want to come to the country fleeing the fundamentalist group and is considering granting humanitarian visas to people of that nationality, as it did it with the fleeing Syrians. of civil war.
Today, there are few Afghan refugees on Brazilian territory: 162 already recognized and 49 processes underway, according to updated data from the Ministry of Justice. An increase in the number of people leaving Afghanistan is now expected, and Brazil may be an option for some of them, especially those who already have family members or acquaintances here.
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About 20 State Department officials working at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on July 13 sent an internal memo to Secretary Antony Blinken and another seni
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About 20 State Department officials working at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on July 13 sent an internal memo to Secretary Antony Blinken and another senior cabinet official warning of the potential collapse of the government. Afghan capital shortly after August 31, the deadline for the US withdrawal. troops.
The information was published by the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (19), based on reports from a US official and someone familiar with the diplomatic representation telegram.
The note, sent through the State Department’s confidential channel, warned of the Taliban’s rapid seizure of territory and the subsequent downfall of Afghan security forces. The report also contained recommendations on how to mitigate the crisis and speed up the evacuation, depending on the vehicle, and called on the ministry to use harsher language to describe the atrocities committed by the extremist group.
In May, there had already been reports of fighters surrounding military posts in the countryside, leaving surrender or death as an option for village chiefs.
The contents of the telegram are revealed after the Chief of Staff of the United States, Mark Milley, claimed on Wednesday (18) that intelligence reports did not indicate that the fall of the Afghan government with the advance Taliban arrive so quickly. .
“There was nothing that I or anyone else had seen that indicated a collapse of the military and government in 11 days,” the general said at a press conference with the Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin – the first of the two since the Islamic fundamentalist group returned to power.
A report by the American newspaper The New York Times, however, pointed out that intelligence agencies had predicted that if the fundamentalist group took cities, a cascading collapse could quickly occur and the Afghan security forces were at great risk of disintegration. In public, however, President Joe Biden said it was unlikely to happen so quickly.
In July, reports questioned whether the Afghan government could retain the capital. On the 8th of this month, Biden said the accident was unlikely and that there would be no chaotic evacuation of Americans, as at the end of the Vietnam War.
The departure of planes from the capital’s airport after the seizure of power on Sunday (15) was however marked by desperate people trying to board and planes with hundreds on board. At least seven dead, and confusion continued Wednesday, with 17 injured.
The warnings raise questions about why members of the Democratic government and military planners in Afghanistan appear unprepared to deal with the Taliban’s final advance on Kabul, including the failure to provide security. airport and to send thousands of additional troops back to the country to protect the remaining United States. Withdrawal.
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One of the Neapolitan mafia bosses has been arrested in Dubai and is awaiting an extradition request before being taken to Italy. Raffaele Imperiale,
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One of the Neapolitan mafia bosses has been arrested in Dubai and is awaiting an extradition request before being taken to Italy. Raffaele Imperiale, 46, was arrested in a joint Interpol and Europol operation after six years on the run from justice, during which time he was placed on the list of most dangerous fugitives from the European country.
According to a statement from the Italian police released on Thursday (19), Imperiale was captured on the 4th by the Emirati authorities. For the agents, the criminal, considered “a leading figure in international drug trafficking and money laundering”, fled to the Middle Eastern country in 2016.
The same year, two paintings by Van Gogh (1853-1890), stolen from the Dutch painter’s museum in Amsterdam 14 years earlier, were found in one of the drug trafficker’s properties in Naples.
The works “Congregation leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen” and “View of the sea in Scheveningen” have an estimated value of 50 million euros each (316 million BRL), according to the investigators who recovered them.
Imperiale, in addition to being involved in international drug trafficking and money laundering, maintains close ties with the Camorra, an Italian criminal organization allied to the Sicilian Mafia. “An excellent result which once again demonstrates the capacity of our police forces to fight crime,” said Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, 67, of the arrest of the criminal.
The criminal, who belongs to the Amato-Pagana clan, began his career in the 1990s in Amsterdam, initially running a shop selling and consuming marijuana. There he formed alliances with Dutch traffickers, according to the newspaper La Repubblica. Then, for years, he devoted himself to building “an impressive network of traffickers, especially cocaine”.
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Via video call, Fazal Ahmed speaks with a friend in Afghanistan, who shows two bullet holes in the wall and family belongings tied with ropes, ready t
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Via video call, Fazal Ahmed speaks with a friend in Afghanistan, who shows two bullet holes in the wall and family belongings tied with ropes, ready to escape. Still on his cell phone, Ahmed’s brother, the rabbi, shows a photo of his smiling wife, her hair covered in a printed scarf, and says he fears for her and her son, who are still in Kabul.
Nearby, a family friend, Ahmed Jaber, says he was taken with the school class as a child to watch executions in the public square. And engineer Zabiullah says he’s particularly worried about his sister, who is a potential Taliban double target as a journalist and wife.
In Canindé, a neighborhood in the north of São Paulo, Afghan refugees remember their stories and fear for their relatives and friends who remain in the country, now under the violent domination of the Islamic fundamentalist group. They are found in the Fazal family’s butcher’s shop, which sells halal meat (processed according to Islamic tradition).
The biggest concern today is Rabi’s wife and son, 27. He says he tried three times to get them to come to Brazil, but couldn’t get a visa. “I have already asked a lot, I have been to Itamaraty, to organizations. Nobody listens to me, ”he says, who hardly knows his son except through pictures and videos – he left the country when the child was 10 days old.
Ahmed, 28, was the first of the family to arrive in Brazil in 2012. Six years later his wife, children, parents and brother came.
His cell phone keeps beeping, with videos of Taliban violence sent by friends. Most have the date stamped on the recording, an attempt to prove that they are performing now, not 20 years ago when the group also ruled the country.
“They cut off people’s hands on very small things. Yesterday they closed a girls’ school. They enter people without permission, steal everything. If they see a pretty girl, they say, “This is mine, I’m going to marry her.” It is happening now. In Kabul, ”he said, exasperated.
According to him, there is a curfew after 9 p.m. At home and in fear, women picked up old family burqas to reuse them. Men wait for their beards to grow before they venture out onto the streets – the Taliban do not allow beards to be trimmed.
A friend of hers who lives in Kabul calls by video call. It’s dark in the Afghan capital, but Atif says he’s not going to sleep as he stands guard with a gun he got from a police friend. He says he’s never handled a gun before, but needs them to protect his family.
The day before, the Taliban broke down the door of a neighbor’s house and stole everything inside, in addition to beating men and women, reports Atif, in English. Says he recorded a video of the scene and sends it. The brutality is shocking.
He then shows two bullet holes in the wall. “They came in, beat my brother. They didn’t see any money to steal, so they took her cell phone and said, “Tomorrow we’ll be back.
The family installed eight cameras outside, but six were broken, he said, showing the screen with a picture of the two that remained. There is only food left for five days and they added water to the soup to make it work because they can’t go to the market – most of them are behind closed doors anyway.
Atif’s grandfather has a bleeding foot and they don’t know if they should take him to the hospital because they don’t know if he will be taken away by the Taliban or if there will be doctors who will. will work. A family friend at the end of her pregnancy will likely need to have the baby at home for the same reason.
The Taliban have also taken over the banks, he says, and no one can take the money they had in their account – the day before the city was taken, long lines were seen at the counters. automatic, trying to remove as much as possible.
Atif says that in the morning he went out to smoke a cigarette and was slapped in the face. “A Taliban drove by and said, ‘We are the government now. And in our government, you cannot smoke. ‘ He then shows a bunch of mats tied together. “If someone comes, it’s their turn to run,” Ahmed explains.
The problem is where. Afghans need visas to go almost anywhere in the world, and the airport is surrounded – images of desperate people hanging from planes have become a symbol of desperation to escape the new regime.
“Everyone is stuck there, waiting to die,” says Ahmed. “They are trying with us, with friends from England, the United States. They want to go to any country, they just need to get out of there.
Wearing traditional clothes of the Pashtun ethnic group, the majority in Afghanistan, Ahmed and Rabi’s father says that under the other Taliban regime, between 1996 and 2001, he fled with his family to Pakistan. The Taliban are also Pashtuns, and Fazal Rahim feels the need to explain himself. “But I’m not the Taliban, you see, we don’t agree with them.”
There are few Afghans living in Brazil: a total of 162 recognized as refugees and 49 awaiting a decision on their case.
One of them is Ahmed Jaber, 28, who tells Folha the “worst story of his life”: “I studied and they [os talibãs] they went to our school and took everyone to see the dead in the streets, ”he said, referring to the public executions.
Jaber claims he was a translator for the US military for three months, but was unable to get a visa to migrate to the US because the document was only granted to those who provided services for at least two years. He then went to Dubai and then to Brazil, in 2014. He still has not succeeded in bringing his wife and son together.
Zabiullah, 30, arrived the same year. A telecommunications engineer, he now sells clothes at the Brás Dawn Market in São Paulo. Her mother was a teacher and can no longer work. The sister, a television journalist and mother of two, was taken by the family to the outskirts of town. “Those who worked with the media used to do bad stories about the Taliban and now they are suffering from their badness,” he said.
He hopes that Brazil will simplify the conditions for family reunification. “Now everything is closed over there, it is difficult to put all the documents away.”
In the metropolis of Natal, Afghan Abdul Fattah Rabiei, 35, fears that what happened to his family under the other Taliban regime could be repeated with a cousin and his daughters. Fattah saw his father, a former government official, arrested and tortured by extremists. The mother, a teacher, and the sister, then a student, were banned from attending school.
He was 13 when the group came to power in his hometown of Mazar-i-Sharif.
The family applied for asylum in Iran, but Fattah remained in Afghanistan. Until 2001 he studied in schools dominated by the doctrine of the Taliban and it was only years later, when he went to university in Turkey, that he was aware of the oppression. extremists.
“We didn’t know anything because there was very strong control. Men could go to school, but not think freely.
Despite the promise of peace announced by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, Fattah is not convinced that there will be violence. “They haven’t changed, as they would like us to believe. The leaders are the same, they are the same.
In Turkey, Fattah was a cultural mediator in humanitarian missions and met his wife, the Brazilian Gedilana Rabiei, who worked for the NGO Médecins sans frontières. In 2018, when the couple’s son was born, they moved to Brazil.
Fattah has not been able to sleep since the Taliban took power. “I think about my loved ones, the people of my country, the deaths that can happen. Afghans do not deserve the Taliban. People don’t support them, ”he says.
For him, it is difficult to keep hope where he was born. “We want peace, we want a prosperous country, a country without poverty, without violence. But sometimes it seems impossible and it saddens me a lot.
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From her intimate single, “homecoming queen?,” to her forthcoming book of poetry, Kelsea Ballerini has been making it a point recently to be vulnerable and authentic in her art. But that hasn’t always come easily to her.
The singer admits to People, “I think it’s a journey. I think it’s always evolving. I have days where I feel insecure and days where it’s hard. I’m human.”
Kelsea also knows how important it can be for those in the public eye to be transparent about their insecurities and vulnerabilities with fans. As an example, Kelsea says she’s proud of pop superstar Lizzo, who has recently faced an onslaught of racist and sexist comments on social media, and opened up to her fans about how hurt she was by the messages.
“When someone, especially with Lizzo’s platform, is able to say, ‘I’m human and even though I try to put my most confident self forward..As a public figure, this hurts my feelings.’…I think when someone at that level is able to do that, it normalizes it,” Kelsea explains.
“It helps every person that’s at home crying because some troll on the Internet told them they looked bad in whatever form or fashion. It makes them go, ‘It’s not just me. I’m not alone,’” the singer continues.
Most recently, Kelsea celebrated her journey to self-love in partnership with clothing brand Aerie as part of their #AerieReal campaign, which seeks to empower people to celebrate what they love about themselves.
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Keith Urban celebrates all the dreamers, drifters and wildcards out there in “Wild Hearts,” his breezy new summer anthem. The song arrived on Thursday, and it’s the first taste of new music fans have gotten from the singer since he dropped The Speed of Now Part 1 in 2020.
“Has anyone told you you’ll never amount to anything? / You’re just wasting your time chasing / This tail-of-a-dragon kinda dream?” Keith questions in the song’s second verse. “But I’m here to tell you anything can happen in this life / If you got the heart and the passion / And a God-lit fire inside…”
“To all of the lost ones who aren’t really lost ones, this song is for you,” Keith explained on social media this week, referencing one of the lyrics in the chorus.
Keith hasn’t shared any more details about the song, and it’s unclear whether the arrival of “Wild Hearts” signifies more new music ahead.
In addition to putting out his own new album last year, Keith’s been a featured guest on some exciting collaborations recently. He joined Jimmie Allen for a rendition of “Boy Gets a Truck” on the younger singer’s Bettie James Gold Edition album.
Also, when Taylor Swift dropped her re-recorded “Taylor’s Version” of Fearless back in April, Keith sang on two “From the Vault” tracks, duetting with Taylor on “That’s When” and lending some harmonies to “We Were Happy.”
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Fans can now officially start counting down the days until they can see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill together on the small screen.
The pair are co-starring in 1883, the prequel to the Yellowstone TV series, which will premiere on December 19 on Paramount+. In addition to Tim and Faith, the cast features Sam Elliott and a number of other yet-to-be-announced actors.
Yellowstone returns November 7 on the Paramount Network, and another series that takes place in the same universe, Mayor of Kingstown, launches November 14 on Paramount+.
Tim and Faith’s involvement in 1883 was first announced early this month. At the time, it was revealed that the country star couple will play James and Margaret Dutton, the “patriarch and matriarch” of the family.
“This is truly a dream job,” Tim said. “[Show creator] Taylor [Sheridan] has found a way of storytelling that brilliantly creates these epic dramas and family sagas with so much depth and creativity. The Duttons are tremendous characters and it’s so thrilling to be able to bring them to life.”
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Could Old Dominion have new music coming down the pipeline? It certainly seems plausible, according to a cryptic series of Polaroid snaps posted to their social media.
Over the past couple of days, the band shared two slides filled with pictures tagged as being shot in Asheville, North Carolina. Some of the images show the band hanging out, goofing off and having a good time, while others appear to be studio shots, hinting that they might be at work on a new project.
“Tequila,” the band mysteriously titled one series of images. “Therapy,” they wrote in the caption of the other.
Perhaps most tellingly, one Polaroid appears to feature snippets of lyrics from the band’s current single,“I Was on a Boat That Day,” which they’ve said they wrote in Asheville. The same image includes a drawing of a cross-eyed bear, a clear reference to that song’s lyric, “Drunk as a skunk eating lunch with a cross-eyed bear.”
“I Was on a Boat That Day,” which came out earlier this summer, is the lead single from OD’s as-yet unannounced fourth studio project When it arrives, it’ll follow their self-titled album from 2019.
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Next week, the stars will come out to pay their respects to Charley Pride as part of a tribute special airing on CMT.
Called CMT Giants: Charley Pride, the event features Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Luke Combs and many more of country’s biggest stars as they offer their renditions of some of Pride’s best-loved hits.
Before the full show airs, you can get a sneak peek at the tribute. CMT just released Darius Rucker’s performance of “Someone Loves You Honey,” a tender ballad that was an album title track and hit single for Pride in 1978.
In addition to Darius and the many stars who’ll take the stage in Pride’s honor, others — including the country legend’s widow, Rozene — will also appear to share personal memories of Charley as part of the special.
Pride died in December 2020 at the age of 86 of complications of COVID-19. A Mississippi native who was a pro baseball player before launching his country career, he became country music’s first Black superstar, and the first Black inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. His hits include “Kiss an Angel Good Morning,” “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone,” “You’re My Jamaica” and many, many more.
CMT Giants: Charley Pride will premiere on August 25 at 9 p.m. ET on CMT.
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The Academy of Country Music Awards is forgoing broadcast television in 2022 in favor of an Amazon Prime livestream.
It’s the latest development in a dramatic series of twists and turns for the country music awards show, which most recently aired on its longtime broadcast network home of CBS in April. But following that event, the Academy parted ways with the network after failing to agree on deal-renewal terms.
Now, it’s set to become the first-ever mainstream awards show to livestream exclusively.
“We are thrilled that the Academy of Country Music Awards are first to take this giant step toward the future of awards shows with Amazon Prime Video,” Damon Whiteside, the Academy’s CEO, says in a statement.
The exact date and location of next year’s ACM Awards will be announced at a later time. As always, the 2022 ACMs promise to bring together country music’s top artists for a packed show full of collaborations, world-television-premiere performances and other unforgettable moments.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday said he won’t call lawmakers back to work this year to redraw the state’s congressional districts, setting up a compressed timeline for candidates running for the U.S. House in 2022.Parson told reporters gathered at the Missouri State Fair that he doesn’t plan on calling a special legislative session this year. Some lawmakers involved in the redistricting process had expected he would do so. “I don’t anticipate a special session at all for the remainder of the year unless we had to do that,” said Parson, a Republican.That means state lawmakers won't be able to debate and vote on new boundaries for Missouri's eight U.S. House districts until they return to the Capitol in January for their annual session. Candidates can begin filing for office on Feb. 22. But potential candidates often prefer to know the new district lines well in advance, so they have time to decide whether to run and to begin organizing their campaigns. State Rep. Dan Shaul, who is chairman of the chamber's redistricting committee, said he was disappointed by the governor's decision but plans to hold interim committee meetings nonetheless with the goal of having a proposed map ready in January. “I would like to do it in a special session so our total focus is committed to the proper drawing of maps for the state of Missouri," said Shaul, a Republican from Imperial. "If we do it in regular session, our focus will not be there - it will be divided.”All states must redraw their U.S. House and state legislative districts based on 2020 census data, which was released last week. In Missouri, state lawmakers create congressional districts. Citizen commissions draw state legislative districts.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol said a fatal crash Thursday on northbound Interstate 435 at Midland Drive was caused by a tire blowout.The crash was reported at 3:06 p.m.The highway patrol said the truck was heading north on the highway when its left rear tire blew out. The driver hit a guardrail and then the truck went over the bridge, rolling twice before landing in a creek.The 24-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A passenger in the truck, identified as Gomez Humberto-Perez, 43, died in the crash, according to authorities.
The Kansas Highway Patrol said a fatal crash Thursday on northbound Interstate 435 at Midland Drive was caused by a tire blowout.
The crash was reported at 3:06 p.m.
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The highway patrol said the truck was heading north on the highway when its left rear tire blew out. The driver hit a guardrail and then the truck went over the bridge, rolling twice before landing in a creek.
The 24-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A passenger in the truck, identified as Gomez Humberto-Perez, 43, died in the crash, according to authorities.
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Three senators have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. This comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the U.S.
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UNVACCINATED IN WISCONSIN, VERSUS THOSE WHO HAVE THEIR SHOT. JO YCE: NEWLY-RELEASED DATA ALSO SHOWS AN ALARMING RISE IN CASES. 12 NEWS’ KENT WAINSCOTT IS HERE TO BREAK DOWTHN E NUMBERS. KENT? KENT: THE NEW DATA FROM DHS SHOWS HOW EFFECTIVE THE VACCINES IS AT PREVENTING SERIOUS IL LNESS, AND ALSO HOW RAPIDLY THE DELTA VARIANT IS SURGING ACROSS WISCONSIN. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NUM.RS IN JULY, NEARLY THREE TIMES AS MANY UNVACCINATED PEOPLE CONTRACT CEDOVID, AS TESTED POSITIVE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE FULLY-VACCINAT.ED AND THE GAP IN HOSPITALIZATIONS IS EVEN GREATER. NEARLY FOUR TIMES AS MANY UNVACCINATED PEOPLE CONTRACTED COVID AND WERE HOSPITALID, COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO ARE VACCINATED. AND PERHAPS THE MOST ALARMING NUMBER IS RIGHT HERE, THE SURGE FROM MONTH TO MONTH WITH THE DELTA VARIT.AN ABOUT 4.5 TIMES AS MANY UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS CONTRACTED COVID IN JULY COMPARED TO JUNE, AND IT’S NEARLY NINE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED WHO CONTRACTED COVID IN LYJU DR. RYAN WESTERGAARD: WE’RE BRACING FOR THE PANDEMIC TO GET WORSE. KENT: STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WITH THE DELTA VARIANT SURGING, NEWLY RELEASED DATA CONFIRMS THAT THE VACCINES WORK. >> WE ARE STILL SEEING MUCH LOWER RATES OF CASES, MUCH LOWER RATES OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND MUCH LOWER RATES OF DEATHS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED. KE:NT BUT A RISE IN CASES AMONG THE FULLY-VACCINATED WHO MAY NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS OR EVEN BE TESTED FOR COVID RAISES ANOTHER CONCN.ER IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD BE MORE WIDESPREAD IN WISCONSIN THANHE T NUMBERS INDICATE? >> I THINK IT’S GENERALLY TRUE OF VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED CASES THAT WE UNDERTEST TH.EM THAT’S BEEN THE MOST DEVASTATGIN ASPECT OF THIS VIRUS, IS ITS ABILITY TO BE CAUSE INCTFEION AND BE HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE BEFORE SYMPTOMS STAR T. JOE:YC BRACING FOR THE WORST. THOSE ARE SOBERING WORDS. KENT, ARE THOSE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RATE OF VACCINIOATNS IN THE STATE? KE:NT THEY’RE ENCOURAGED E STATE HAS TOPPED THE 50% THRESHOLD, BUT THERE’S A CATCH. BECAUSE THE DELTA VARIANT IS MORE INFECTIOUS THAN PREVIOUS VARIANTSHA TT MEANS MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE VACCINATED IN ORDER TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY. THEY SAY EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS WE HAVE TO DO BETTER AND MORE . JOYCE: KENT WAINSCOT
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Related video above: Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin more than doubleThree senators said Thursday they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, a high-profile collection of breakthrough cases that comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States.Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., all said they have tested positive for the virus. Almost every member of the Senate spent long hours together on the chamber's floor last week in an all-night session of budget votes before leaving town for August recess. King said he began feeling feverish Wednesday and took a COVID-19 test at his doctor's suggestion. "While I am not feeling great, I'm definitely feeling much better than I would have without the vaccine," King said. Wicker's office said he tested positive for the virus Thursday morning."Senator Wicker is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is in good health, and is being treated by his Tupelo-based physician," a statement from his staff read. "He is isolating, and everyone with whom Senator Wicker has come in close contact recently has been notified."Hickenlooper announced his positive test a few hours later. "I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I'm grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms," Hickenlooper tweeted. "If you haven't gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it's available too!"The breakthrough cases emerged the day after U.S. health officials announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to Americans. They said the shots are needed to shore up their protection against the delta variant amid signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is waning over time.Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. had announced Aug. 2 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. "Sending best wishes for a speedy recovery to my good friends and colleagues," he tweeted Thursday."If you have not already done so please #GetVaccinated," Graham added.Dozens of members of Congress have reported testing positive for COVID-19. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, 67, died from the disease early this year while Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, R-La., 41, died in December before being sworn into office. d
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