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Women trying to find safety for her Afghan counterparts
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People sit in a German Bundeswehr airplane at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, as the federal armed forces evacuates German citizens and local Afghans who worked for Germany. (Bundeswehr via AP)
A small group of Vancouver-based Afghan-Canadians are scrambling to help their countrymen and women after the fall of Kabul.
Shortly after U.S. forces withdrew from the country and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled, the Taliban swept into Kabul Aug. 15. Thousands of Afghans who were once promised safety by foreign governments were left stranded in the country, vulnerable and unable to escape.
Former Afghan journalist Zahra Hashemi, who left Kabul for Vancouver six years ago, immediately formed a group amongst her friends to assist both refugees and Afghans stuck in the country. She said one of her concerns is how the federal government is identifying the 20,000 refugees it promised to bring into Canada.
SEE ALSO: Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to their rule
Women and children are at particular risk , she said, adding she has family and friends in the country.
“To be honest, they are terrified.”
To make matters worse, Hashemi said the media isn’t portraying an accurate image of what’s happening on the ground.
“They’re trying to normalize the existence of the Taliban in Afghanistan but it’s not actually like that,” Hashemi said, adding that the terrorist organization is going “door-to-door” and harming people.
SEE ALSO: Diplomats, troops and refugees arrive in Canada as flights resume from Afghanistan
“I received voice messages from not my family, but my friend’s family, they were begging their uncles to come and take them because the Taliban just took one of their family members. She was like 13, 14 years old. It’s terrifying. I’m talking about it and I’ve got goosebumps.”
Speaking to photographs and videos of Afghan’s clinging to American planes as they left Kabul, Hashemi said the memory of Taliban control in 1996 is still fresh.
SEE ALSO: US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos
“They don’t trust them because they have the experience. This is what happened last time when the Taliban took over. They were OK for a month or so but then they started to show their real faces. It’s something they have experienced and that’s why they are terrified.”
Hashemi said her small group, which was only formed on Sunday, are looking to expand. Many of the Afghans applying to become a refugee don’t speak English, and Hashemi said her group needs help assisting Afghans through the process.
Another focus of the group, she said, is assisting refugees once they arrive to Canada.
“Canada is not prepared for this many refugees because there was a decision made very quickly by the government. We’re trying to participate in this process and do as much as we can here because we cannot do anything in Afghanistan.”
To help Hashemi and her group, email samanahashimi4@gmail.com.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71 on Thursday night.
Bonner made 10 of 11 free throws — and Connecticut went 23 for 25 from the line — to help reach 30 points for the first time this season. It was her fifth double-double.
Jonquel Jones added 20 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (17-6) despite being in foul trouble. The Sun turned it over 17 times but outrebounded the Lynx 31-23.
Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota (13-9) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Layshia Clarendon added 15 points and Napheesa Collier scored 11.
Connecticut continues its five-game homestand on Tuesday against Las Vegas in a battle for sole possession of first place. Minnesota lost back-to-back games against Connecticut following an eight-game winning streak.
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MINNESOTA (71)
Collier 4-15 3-3 11, Dantas 0-3 0-0 0, Fowles 8-12 2-2 18, Clarendon 6-12 3-3 15, McBride 3-8 2-2 9, Achonwa 1-1 0-0 2, Carleton 2-4 0-0 6, Shepard 1-2 0-0 2, Banham 0-3 0-0 0, Dangerfield 3-6 0-0 8. Totals 28-66 10-10 71.
CONNECTICUT (82)
Bonner 10-17 10-11 31, J.Jones 7-11 4-4 20, B.Jones 4-10 0-0 8, J.Thomas 2-6 2-2 6, January 1-4 5-5 7, Mompremier 0-0 0-0 0, Charles 1-4 1-1 3, Hiedeman 2-3 1-2 7. Totals 27-55 23-25 82.
Minnesota 14 22 12 23 — 71 Connecticut 17 25 20 20 — 82
3-Point Goals_Minnesota 5-14 (Carleton 2-3, Dangerfield 2-3, McBride 1-4, Banham 0-2, Dantas 0-2), Connecticut 5-14 (Hiedeman 2-3, J.Jones 2-4, Bonner 1-2, Charles 0-2, J.Thomas 0-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Minnesota 22 (Fowles 11), Connecticut 31 (Bonner 11). Assists_Minnesota 18 (Clarendon 8), Connecticut 17 (J.Thomas 7). Total Fouls_Minnesota 24, Connecticut 18. A_3,536 (9,323)
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WHAT WILL SHOHEI DO NEXT?
The Shohei Ohtani road show heads to Cleveland after the two-way superstar thrilled opposing crowds in Detroit.
Ohtani’s Los Angeles Angels — whose playoff chances are slim at one game over .500 — will play two games at the Indians’ home ballpark before both teams head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the Little League Classic on Sunday night.
After that, LA travels to Baltimore for a three-game series against the major league-worst Orioles that’s expected to include Ohtani’s next mound start — perhaps a rare opportunity for Baltimore fans to feel some buzz.
Against Detroit, Ohtani had his longest mound start of the season, winning his fourth consecutive start with an eight-inning performance on Wednesday night. He also hit a towering, 430-foot homer — his major league-leading 40th of the season — that Tigers fans waiting for Miguel Cabrera to hit No. 500 couldn’t help but admire.
Ohtani followed it up with a 2-for-3 day as the Angels rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Tigers on Thursday.
OPTIMISM IN HOUSTON
Astros manager Dusty Baker has reasons to feel good about his AL West-leading club even after an uninspired seven-game trip.
Houston went 3-4 on the road against the Angels and Royals and begins a weeklong homestand on Friday by hosting division rival Seattle. The Astros lead Oakland by 2 1/2 games, which hasn’t escaped Baker’s notice.
“I’ve been scoreboard watching every day,” Baker said. “Scoreboard watching is something I do between innings when I’m not thinking about what to do. We’re just looking forward to the finish line. We have a ways to go, and we haven’t played our best ball yet.”
One thing that’s making Baker sanguine about the future is having Aledmys Díaz in the lineup. Díaz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, including the go-ahead single in the 10th inning of a 6-3 win at Kansas City on Thursday.
“You can tell what (Díaz) means to this club (by looking at) the six weeks he was out,” Baker said.
SUB-BASEMENT
The major league-worst Baltimore Orioles haven’t even come within two runs of a win in the past week.
The Orioles dropped their 15th straight game on Thursday, falling 7-2 to the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. And most of them haven’t been close.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Orioles are the first team since 1900 to lose 15 straight games by multiple runs. The closest Baltimore got was a 6-4 loss to Detroit on Aug. 12.
The Orioles have been outscored 138-42 during the skid, allowing an average of 9.2 runs per game.
After dropping four at Tampa Bay by scores of 9-2, 10-0, 8-4 and 7-2, Baltimore hosts another first-place team for a three-game series this weekend: NL-East winning Atlanta.
The Arizona Diamondbacks had the worst record in the majors for much of the season, but Baltimore now owns that distinction. Arizona is coming off a three-game sweep of Philadelphia and has won six of seven overall.
OCTOBER PREVIEW
Brandon Lowe knows this weekend may not be the last time the Rays face the Chicago White Sox in 2021.
The AL Central leaders visit the AL East leaders for a three-game series starting Friday.
“This is going to be kind of what we’re looking at postseason-wise, I feel like,” Lowe said. “You know the White Sox are going to make it, we feel like we’re going to make it. I think the games are going to be a little bit tougher, it’s going to be a little bit lower-scoring ballgames but it’s going to be a hard-fought battle for the whole series.”
Tampa Bay has won 11 of 14, and perhaps a playoff preview could lure a few more fans to Tropicana Field. In their four-game sweep of Baltimore, the Rays drew a total of 22,754 paying customers — an average of 5,689 per game.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts says he’s feeling “really, really good” and is eager to return soon to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup from a stint on the injured list with 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.
“It’s the first time I’ve felt normal in a long time,” Betts said Thursday after a workout on the field before the Dodgers hosted the New York Mets. “There’s no pain at all. Hopefully, I can stay on this path.”
Betts said his hip had been bothering him since the start of spring training in February. He described the pain as being so intense that it “locked me up pretty good.”
“I hope it just can get through the season and let it heal and not have to worry about it anymore,” he said.
Manager Dave Roberts said Betts could potentially return as early as next week. The Dodgers visit NL West rival San Diego for a three-game series starting Tuesday and return home next Friday to host Colorado. Roberts said Betts would decide whether or not he needs a rehab assignment first.
“Maybe just a couple at-bats and we’ll go from there,” Betts said. “I would like to at least get hot, then cool off, then get hot and get back running around just to make sure. I don’t want to go out there and have to come out of the game.”
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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.
“Now that it’s back in a place where it’s considered an honor and you’re recognized by the highest office in the country is exciting, it’s fun,” Bird said. “It’s not just about meeting the president or hopefully the vice president is there. It’s about the whole experience of being in the White House. Having a day that’s about your team and celebrating what you’ve accomplished.”
In addition to her two previous White House visits, Bird has been invited three other times after winning championships — once with UConn and twice with the Storm — but couldn’t attend.
The Storm, who have won four titles, will be joined by the team’s ownership group and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. The team last visited the White House in 2011.
No NBA or WNBA team has visited the White House since the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 — Barack Obama’s last year in office.
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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 a heated argument in 2015.
Elder, widely seen as the leader in the Republican field running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in next month’s recall election, issued a statement saying “I have never brandished a gun at anyone.” Elder, who is seeking to become California’s first Black governor, noted that he grew up in South Central Los Angeles, an area with high violent crime.
“I know exactly how destructive this type of behavior is,” he said.
Datig’s accusation, first reported by Politico, comes with less than four weeks until the Sept. 14 election and at a time when mail-in ballots already have arrived at voters’ homes. Elder said he intended to “stay focused on the issues” that inspired the recall drive by Republicans upset with Newsom’s progressive policies and handling of the pandemic.
Datig, 51 and a longtime Los Angeles resident, said she worked on Elder’s show and they lived together during their 18-month romantic relationship from 2013 to 2015,. A letter and other records provided by Datig to The Associated Press – including an April 6, 2015, email in which she wrote about the collapse of their engagement — sketched a portrait of an emotionally abusive relationship in which Elder routinely was using medicinal marijuana to excess.
Datig claims Elder was high during the 2015 argument and went to a cabinet where he kept his gun “and made sure it was in my view.”
“He did not point it at me, but he wanted to make sure that I knew that he was checking” to see it was loaded, she told the AP.
Threatening another person with a firearm could be a criminal offense but Datig said she never reported it to police.
Elder did not specifically address that claim about cannabis use in questions submitted to his campaign by AP. His statement in response to Datig’s claims of abuse referred broadly to “salacious allegations.”
“People do not get into public life precisely because of this type of politics of personal destruction. I am not going to dignify this with a response — it’s beneath me,” Elder wrote. A short time later he tweeted: “They’re coming at me with every dirty trick because they know what’s coming on September 14.”
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.
Datig supports one of Elder’s Republican rivals, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Earlier this week Faulconer began targeting Elder for criticism and specifically questioning his attitudes about women, noting among other things that Elder had written that employers should be able to ask women if and when they plan to get pregnant.
Faulconer did not immediately comment on Datig’s claims about Elder.
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.
A March 31, 2015, letter from her attorney to Elder asked for $6,000 in monthly support for Datig for one year, to cover expenses including rent, car and health care costs. She also asked for $195,000 for public relations, marketing and other services she said she provided for his show.
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 (AP) — Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago and turned it over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law, an official said Thursday.
Kelly Tshibaka, a former commissioner in the state Department of Administration and a Republican candidate for Senate, received the license during an event on the Kenai River in 2019.
Records show she received the permit in August 2019, eight months after she moved to Alaska to take the commissioner’s job, the Anchorage Daily News has reported. To obtain a resident fishing license, state law says the person must have lived in the state for 12 consecutive months before applying for a license.
Tshibaka signed the license application, acknowledging she had read the rules for residency. She also indicated on the license that she was a resident for 15 years, 8 months.
A person could be fined up to $300 for knowingly violating the law on fishing licenses, a misdemeanor.
“After a thorough investigation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers into the media reports regarding Mrs. Tshibaka the investigation has been completed and will now be reviewed by the Alaska Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions,” Department of Public Safety spokesperson Austin McDaniel said in an email to The Associated Press.
When asked if it were unusual to involve the special office, he said in a follow-up email that law enforcement regularly works with prosecutors when building cases.
“Due to the circumstances involved with this investigation, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers requested an independent review of the case by the legal experts at the Alaska Department of Law,” McDaniel said.
Tim Murtaugh, a senior adviser to Tshibaka’s campaign, said she attended the 2019 Kenai River Classic in her capacity as commissioner.
He said her confirmation hearings were public and it was well-known she had just returned to the state.
“The event organizers asked if she had a current fishing license, and when she said she didn’t, they issued her one,” Murtaugh said in an email to the AP.
“The form was filled in for a license that expired after one day, going from August 22nd to the 23rd, which is only available to non-residents. This shows clear intent to purchase a non-resident license, not a resident license,” he said.
Tshibaka announced her resignation from the state on March 29, the same day she said she would challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Murkowski, who was critical of former President Donald Trump, was censured by the Alaska Republican Party, which later endorsed Tshibaka in the race. Trump also has endorsed Tshibaka.
Murkowski has not announced whether she will seek reelection next year. However, last month Kevin Sweeney, a consultant to Murkowski’s campaign, said she had raised about $1.15 million in the second quarter of this year and had $2.3 million on hand.
That, Sweeney said, “strongly positions” Murkowski for a reelection bid.
Murkowski on Monday declined to discuss reelection plans.
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Associated Press journalist Becky Bohrer in Juneau contributed to this report.
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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.
Fein ruled that a jury can decide whether a school resource officer should be considered a caregiver and noted that a jury instruction will be included to that effect.
Cruz faces the death penalty if convicted in the Valentine’s Day 2018 massacre in which 17 people were slain and 17 others were wounded. Cruz’s lawyers have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors are insisting that his fate be decided by a jury trial.
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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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20 August 2021 07:00 IST
In the first index of its kind, published on August 20, U.N. children’s agency UNICEF found that almost all the world’s 2.2 billion children are exposed to at least one climate or environmental risk.
The world’s children cannot afford more empty promises at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), youth activists including Greta Thunberg said, after a U.N. report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming.
In the first index of its kind, published on August 20, U.N. children’s agency UNICEF found that almost all the world’s 2.2 billion children are exposed to at least one climate or environmental risk, from catastrophic floods to toxic air.
Last week a U.N. climate panel of the world’s top atmospheric scientists warned that global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, with deadly heat waves, hurricanes and other extreme events likely to keep getting worse.
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Ms. Thunberg, 18, said the UNICEF index confirmed children would be the worst affected, and when world leaders meet in Glasgow in November for COP26 they needed to act rather than just talk.
“I don’t expect them to do that, but I would be more than happy if they could prove me wrong,” she told journalists ahead of the index’s publication on the third anniversary of Fridays For Future, a now-global youth movement that started with her solo protest outside her Swedish school.
Ms. Thunberg was joined by young activists around the world including Mitzi Jonelle Tan, 23, from the Philippines, who spoke of doing homework by candlelight as typhoons raged outside or fearing drowning in her bed as floodwaters filled her room.
After months of extreme weather and dire warnings from scientists, world leaders’ “empty promises and vague plans” were no longer enough, Ms. Tan said.
“There’s no excuse for this COP... to not be the one that changes things.”
Henrietta Fore, UNICEF executive director said young people globally were leading by example, pointing to a survey by the organisation that found nine in ten of them in 21 countries felt it was their responsibility to tackle climate change.
They were more at risk than adults in the “increasingly unrecognisable” world they stood to inherit, she said, being less able to survive extreme weather events and more susceptible to toxic chemicals, temperature changes and disease.
The UNICEF index showed around 1 billion children in 33 mostly African low-emission countries faced a “deadly combination” of extreme weather and existing issues like poverty, making them uniquely vulnerable.
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Srinagar
20 August 2021 07:21 IST
The search operation turned into an encounter after the ultras opened fire towards security forces’ positions, officials said.
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on August 20, officials said here.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khrew in Pampore area of Pulwama district following information about presence of militants there, the officials said.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the ultras opened fire towards security forces’ positions, they said.
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There were no casualties reported so far in the operation on either side, the officials said.
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Sonny Chiba, who played Hattori Hanzo, the master swordsmith in Kill Bill, had been hospitalised near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.
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20 August 2021 06:32 IST
Sonny Chiba, who played Hattori Hanzo, the master swordsmith in Kill Bill, had been hospitalised near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.
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.
Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late August 19, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement on August 20.
Japanese media said had been hospitalised near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.
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Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called “anti-heroes” trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese film The Street Fighter proved popular in the U.S.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse”, or low-budget kitsch cinema, favourites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in Kill Bill.
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film Aces, directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba’s career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
“A true action legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP,” American actor Lewis Tan said on Twitter.
New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan called him “the great Sonny Chiba”.
“Watch one of his films today,” Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a broken heart.
Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood’s most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. Japanese media reports said a wake was being held on August 20, but did not give details of funeral arrangements.
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In the first index of its kind, published on August 20, U.N. children’s agency UNICEF found that almost all the world’s 2.2 billion children are exposed to at least one climate or environmental risk.
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The world’s children cannot afford more empty promises at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), youth activists including Greta Thunberg said, after a U.N. report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming.
In the first index of its kind, published on August 20, U.N. children’s agency UNICEF found that almost all the world’s 2.2 billion children are exposed to at least one climate or environmental risk, from catastrophic floods to toxic air.
Last week a U.N. climate panel of the world’s top atmospheric scientists warned that global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, with deadly heat waves, hurricanes and other extreme events likely to keep getting worse.
Ms. Thunberg, 18, said the UNICEF index confirmed children would be the worst affected, and when world leaders meet in Glasgow in November for COP26 they needed to act rather than just talk.
“I don’t expect them to do that, but I would be more than happy if they could prove me wrong,” she told journalists ahead of the index’s publication on the third anniversary of Fridays For Future, a now-global youth movement that started with her solo protest outside her Swedish school.
Ms. Thunberg was joined by young activists around the world including Mitzi Jonelle Tan, 23, from the Philippines, who spoke of doing homework by candlelight as typhoons raged outside or fearing drowning in her bed as floodwaters filled her room.
After months of extreme weather and dire warnings from scientists, world leaders’ “empty promises and vague plans” were no longer enough, Ms. Tan said.
“There’s no excuse for this COP... to not be the one that changes things.”
Henrietta Fore, UNICEF executive director said young people globally were leading by example, pointing to a survey by the organisation that found nine in ten of them in 21 countries felt it was their responsibility to tackle climate change.
They were more at risk than adults in the “increasingly unrecognisable” world they stood to inherit, she said, being less able to survive extreme weather events and more susceptible to toxic chemicals, temperature changes and disease.
The UNICEF index showed around 1 billion children in 33 mostly African low-emission countries faced a “deadly combination” of extreme weather and existing issues like poverty, making them uniquely vulnerable.
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Fox Nation host Lara Logan charged Wednesday that the US military does not have the "political will" to use their full capability to extract Americans from Afghanistan and they are "at the mercy" of the Taliban on "Fox Business Tonight."
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Fox Nation host and Afghanistan war journalist Lara Logan charged Wednesday that the United States military does not have the "political will" to use their full capability to extract Americans from Afghanistan and they are "at the mercy" of the Taliban.
Logan told "Fox Business Tonight", Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin did not have the "backing" of the Biden administration to exercise the military capability of forces in the region and the U.S. was in a "political trap" because of the agreement that was made with the Taliban.
"We’ve made a political agreement with the Taliban who are now, apparently, dictating to the world’s superpower what they can and cannot do even though they’ve broken their agreement over and over again. They’ve broken it. But the United States wants this so badly, they want the Taliban in power in Afghanistan so badly that they are not prepared to do anything that is going to make the Taliban say you reneged on the deal, and we’re not delivering."
The "Lara Logan Has No Agenda" host pointed out the Afghan Special Forces, who aided U.S. troops, are being hunted by the Taliban and the Biden administration is not focused on the humanitarian and diplomatic "disaster" that is unfolding.
"We’re not talking about how the Taliban and Al Qaeda, by the way, they are allies, have the biometrics of every Afghan that served in the armed forces. They have the names of all those who served the Afghan intelligence agencies. They have everything."
Host Jackie DeAngelis then asked if President Biden will "pull the trigger" and authorize military forces to take action.
"What we do know is when the NSA was watching Taliban gather their forces, we did nothing to stop them," Logan replied. "We know that when the Taliban was going into those [Afghan] cities, we could have are bombed them, we could have used our military capability. The United States did not do that. We know when we saw sensitive military equipment being handed over to the Chinese, when we saw that heading into Iran, the US did not use its military power to stop that. So based on actions so far, there is zero indication that the United States is willing to use the military power that they have, the capability that they have."
Logan reported, "very reliable sources" recently revealed that one of the reasons for the "catastrophe" at Kabul airport is that the United States evacuated Bagram Air Base.
"That was a terrible idea. So whose idea was it? It was the Taliban’s. They demanded that the United States evacuate Bagram Air Base. When the US did that we lost the capacity for air support. We lost the signal's intelligence. There’s a lot of capabilities that go with holding that very significant strategic ground that we gave up, and the Taliban wanted us to give it up. Why? Because this is the symbol of American power, and we want to be sure that you’re leaving."
"The generals, the military opposed it, the State Department pushed for it, and it was a gift to the Taliban," she continued. "The strategic impact was so great that many of those Afghan cities that you saw fall in such a short period of time, that was because of the evacuation in the middle of the night of Bagram Air Base."
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The musician said in a tweet on Tuesday that he inquired about his large purchase on multiple occasions but was given such a run-around by the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle and battery cell company, he’s considering canceling his order altogether and picking up a Porsche instead.
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David Crosby is laying into Tesla after he claims he ordered a new ride over six months ago and has yet to receive his wheels.
The musician said in a tweet on Tuesday that he inquired about his large purchase on multiple occasions but was given such a run-around by the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle and battery cell company, he’s considering canceling his order altogether and picking up a Porsche instead.
"So …I am a fan of Elon’s …I think his efforts at getting the humans out into space are exemplary But We ordered our Tesla 7 months ago," Crosby wrote. "They have lied to us 4 times about when we would get it. Lied. We are seriously looking at canceling the order and looking at a Porsche."
Tesla isn’t a stranger to such claims from its customers as many have also pointed to the workmanship of its vehicles although the brand’s latest flagship release, the Tesla Model X Plaid has attempted to mitigate quality control and fitment issues.
HOW ELON MUSK’S ‘SNL’ APPEARANCE CREATED A ‘SEISMIC SHIFT’ FOR HIS PERSONAL BRAND: EXPERT
Meanwhile, Senate Democratic lawmakers called Wednesday for the Federal Trade Commission to launch a probe into Tesla’s "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" systems, citing "serious concerns" regarding what they described as the company’s "misleading advertising" of their features.
TESLA STOCK DROPS AS US GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES AUTOPILOT SYSTEM
In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Ed Markey of Massachusetts argued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have "persistently misrepresented" the capabilities of its vehicles. The lawmakers say the company’s claims pose a potential threat to motorists.
"Tesla and Mr. Musk’s repeated overstatements of their vehicle’s capabilities – despite clear and frequent warnings – demonstrate a deeply concerning disregard for the safety of those on the road and require real accountability," the senators wrote in the letter. "Their claims put Tesla drivers – and all of the traveling public – at risk of serious injury or death."
MUSK'S 'AI DAY' CONFRONTS TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT TESLA'S TECHNOLOGY
The senators called for an investigation just days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a formal probe into Tesla’s Autopilot system. Regulators said they had identified 11 crashes involving Tesla vehicles with Autopilot engaged since 2018.
Tesla has repeatedly defended the safety of its Autopilot system. In April, Musk tweeted vehicles equipped with Autopilot were "now approaching 10 times lower chance of accident than average vehicle."
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American tourists have returned to Florida in numbers higher than pre-pandemic levels.
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Americans are vacationing in Florida at levels higher than even before the coronavirus hit, sparking celebration from the Sunshine State's governor and its tourism marketing firm.
Visit Florida, the official marketing corporation for the state, announced Thursday that during the second quarter of this year, the state hosted 30.6 million domestic tourists. That number is a 216% increase over 2020 and a 6% boost from spring of 2019, before COVID-19 emerged.
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"Florida continues to serve as an example for the country that when you reject lockdowns and unnecessary mandates, your economy will thrive," Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement. "Not only did Florida have more visitors in the second quarter than we did in 2020, but the data shows that domestic visitation has already fully recovered to 2019 levels."
"I’m grateful for the dedication of thousands of Florida business owners, who demonstrated the highest commitment to their employees and their customers, and I’m proud of Visit Florida’s hard work to market the Sunshine State," he continued, adding, "the revitalization of our tourism industry will have a positive impact on every Floridian."
Visit Florida said that a campaign it launched last fiscal year is credited with drawing in $24.5 million in total bookings to the state, $16 million of which were for folks headed to Orlando where Walt Disney World is located.
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While Americans have come flocking back to Florida, tourism from other countries is lagging. Citing ongoing restrictions from other countries, Visit Florida reported that 1.1 million international tourists came to the state in Q2 in a significant drop from the 3.5 million visitors who came from other countries in the second quarter of 2019.
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Cryptocurrency users are already used to exchanging tokens using decentralized exchanges (DEX). In this way, it is possible to convert several cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), into tokens.
So far, DEXs only allow exchanges between tokens of the same blockchain. In this case, Uniswap is the most used for Ethereum tokens and PancakeSwap for Binance Smart Chain (BSC) tokens.
However, a new protocol is allowing the exchange of cryptocurrencies between different blockchains, such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Monero (XMR).
The initiative in question belongs to COMIT, a protocol that has been in development since the beginning of 2021. Its objective is to carry out exchanges between BTC and XMR in a decentralized and therefore non-custodial manner.
Since May, the process has been available to end users and now starts to move thousands of dollars.
Bitcoin DEX
For this conversion platform to work, liquidity is essential. For this purpose, the users themselves would directly provide the liquidity.
The UnstoppableSwap provider is one of the portals that offers a graphical interface that uses the COMIT protocol for decentralized exchanges between blockchains.
Due to the protocol’s own limitations, currently, switches are only made from BTC to XMR. However, users can become XMR providers, thus allowing to sell XMR to BTC.
The functionality has been attracting developers. In this regard, enthusiasts such as analyst Seth offer a series of guides on how to use COMIT and UnstoppableSwap, both to switch BTC and to become a liquidity provider.
According to Miguel Arroyo, COMIT makes use of HTLC signatures, which allow the creation of conditional transactions. Thus, if a certain condition is not met, resources are not released. The solution made this type of exchange possible without intermediaries.
“The challenge of the project was that Monero, within its protocol, did not work with the HTCL companies. For this purpose, COMIT developed an algorithm that serves as an interpreter, bringing this type of signature, typical of Bitcoin, to the Monero network”, said Arroyo.
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© Reuters. Peter Schiff admits the price of bitcoin could reach $100,000 but remains skeptical
Peter Schiff is known for many things, from accurately predicting the 2008 financial crisis to betting on every occasion. But he became known in the cryptocurrency community as a pessimist, taking every opportunity to make negative predictions about the .
When speaking with Natalie Brunell from Coin Stories, the gold enthusiast did not shy away from repeating his negative attitude towards the . For example, he denied the belief that the asset will ever be used as a means of payment by the mass population.
After referring to AMC Entertainment’s (NYSE:) recent decision to accept as a payment tool, Schiff argued that even bitcoin proponents like Anthony Pompliano don’t believe anyone would ever want to spend their money on tickets or popcorn .
In addition, the economist said, for example, that no landlord will decide to accept BTC for rent, as its price is quite volatile. As such, he believes the only merit of bitcoin is that people speculate about it.
For all the negative things Schiff had to say about bitcoin, and they were plenty, he couldn’t dispute the fact that cryptocurrency was in fact among the best performers in terms of dollar prices since its existence. In fact, it has delivered an 8,900,000% return on investment over the past decade and has outperformed the precious metal by a huge margin.
With that in mind, the economist, somewhat reluctantly, had to admit that he should have bought some of the asset when he first heard about it in 2011. On a question about his financial regrets, Schiff said:
“Clearly, I wish I had bought bitcoin when I first heard about it, it was a big mistake. I could have put $100,000 in it – yes I could. I mean, I put $100,000 on other things that didn’t work.
I could have been one of the bitcoin billionaires by now, as I obviously knew this from the start. If I could go back in time, that’s one of the things I would do. ”
In addition, Schiff also talked about potential price increases for BTC. He admitted that it’s entirely possible for him to go up to $100,000 or even $1,000,000 per coin.
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It is not only in Singapore that the NFT market has become the topic of greatest interest to investors. Who noticed this recently was Glassnode, which yesterday (18) released a report on the DeFi market.
According to the report, the NFT OpenSea marketplace has already surpassed $1 billion traded and it is estimated that it will reach $2 billion by the end of August.
Volume traded on Opensea during part of August 2021
NFTs outperforming the Brazilian bitcoin market?
If the projection is confirmed, the NFT market will have traded the equivalent of almost twice the entire last month of the Brazilian bitcoin market.
According to CointraderMonitor, Brazilian bitcoin brokers traded 30,137.41 bitcoins or the equivalent of ~R$5.5 billion at the price at the time. With the dollar at practically R$5.30, the US$2 billion of the dollar will be equivalent to ~R$10.6 billion.
What does this mean for the market?
For Glassnode, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) “remain the leading narrative for Ethereum in today’s market.”
That doesn’t mean we don’t see higher trading volumes on DeFi protocols like Aave, Maker and Compound, which together add up to $42bn in deposits.
What Glassnode probably wants to indicate is that NFTs are attracting a new audience to the Ethereum blockchain.
Since Felipe Neto to Havaianas have already released Non-Fungible Tokens, this increases the use of Ethereum and knowledge about cryptocurrency, since cryptoactive is the preferred platform for launching this new digital phenomenon.
Read more:
Binance dominates Brazil’s billion-dollar Bitcoin trading
DeFi market is an alternative for 68% of Brazilians dissatisfied with banks
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Renner stores suffered a ramsonware-style hacker attack on Thursday (19), which left part of the company’s systems down. Renner’s website and app are down. In a note, the company confirmed the problem.
The amount requested to free up the systems has not been revealed, but information about the attack says it is about $1 billion to be paid in cryptocurrencies.
The report found that the attack was carried out by the same group that invaded Embraer, the RamsonMexx. According to the group’s profile, if the ransom is not paid, the data held by the hackers will be made public.
The extent of the damage is unknown, but a person familiar with the attack told the Bitcoin Portal that 1300 servers were compromised.
What does Renner say
In a statement, Renner said that “it suffered a criminal cyber attack in its information technology environment, which resulted in unavailability in part of its systems and operation and promptly triggered its control and security protocols to block the attack and minimize any impacts” .
According to the company, most of the operations have already been reestablished and the main databases remain preserved.
Ransomware Attacks
A ransomware attack is when a virus infects an institution’s servers and encrypts all files, making any access to the network impossible. To remove encryption, hackers require victims to make a payment in cryptocurrencies, typically Bitcoin (BTC) or Monero (XMR).
Even if the company gives in to blackmail and makes the payment, there is no guarantee that the attackers will keep their promise and give access to the servers. This type of attack also often steals the institution’s sensitive files and uses them as a weapon to demand a larger ransom, threatening to make them public.
Among the recent cases of kidnapping with ransomware is the attack on Kaseya, an IT company located in Florida (USA). Last month, hackers asked for $70 million in bitcoin to return the system to the company, which is connected with customers in several countries. Because of this, the problem generated a ripple effect.
In early May, Colonial Pipeline, the US fuel pipeline operator, also had to face a ransomware attack, but ended up giving cybercriminals 75 bitcoins — about $4 million at the time — a sum that was later recovered by the FBI.
Also in May, JBS Holdings, the world’s largest meat company by number of sales, also paid a ransom of US$ 11 million after the same type of attack.
Attacks in Brazil
In April of this year, hackers attacked the system of the Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul, but the agency’s technical team managed to reverse the situation. At the time, it was not informed if there was a ransom demand, despite rumors.
Last year, in Brazil, several public and private institutions were also targeted by hackers, such as the computer system of the Candiota city hall (RS), the energy company Light, in RJ. At the end of 2019, the port of Fortaleza (CE) was also the target of cybercrime.
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Sonny is very excited to have on Zak Penn this week, who, in addition to being one of the writers of Free Guy, is also a credited writer on a series of HBO classics from my younger days: Last Action Hero, PCU, and Behind Enemy Lines, among others.
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Happy Thursday! It’s rainy here in Washington, and yesterday, we were under a Tornado Warning, and my wife’s flight got redirected from Reagan to Baltimore. South of here, the weather was fine, and I was able to fire up the griddle to make my own version of this. LA Rams fans may have successfully yanked their team back, but now at least they have to deal with these horrific food choices.
Welcome home! Now pay up…. Inside the State Department repatriation program. (Politico)
We have met the enemy. And he is us.
Would-be Capitol Bomber taken into custody. House members seem oblivious as to his causes.
Sometimes, it does take a village…
She’s running… Hoo boy…
Texas follows Florida down the road of pointless litigation. Friend of the newsletter Patrick Hedger observes:
Judge Hinkle’s ruling against Florida was only a preliminary injunction, despite the certitude of his language. The case will undoubtedly be argued and appealed many more times, all at taxpayer expense. To get a sense of how much this could cost, we can look to the budget request Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made for his recent antitrust suit against Google: $43 million.
Texas seems intent on pouring lighter fluid on money to make a point that will be ultimately struck down by the courts. And this makes Texans happy? I guess if it owns the libs.
That’s it for me for today. We’ll see you back here tomorrow, and for B+ members, we’ll see you tonight. Tech support questions? Email support@substack.com. Questions for me? Drop me a line: swift@thebulwark.com
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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.
Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday in a hospital near Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since Aug. 8, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday. It said he had not been vaccinated.
Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called “anti-heroes” trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese film “The Street Fighter” proved popular in the U.S.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse,” or low-budget kitsch cinema, favorites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in “Kill Bill.”
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film “Aces,” directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba’s career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
“A true action legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP,” American actor Lewis Tan said on Twitter.
New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan called him “the great Sonny Chiba.”
“Watch one of his films today,” Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a broken heart.
Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood’s most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in “The Last Samurai” and “Rush Hour 3.”
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. A wake was canceled as a pandemic measure, and funeral arrangements were still undecided, his office said.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW – A 70-year-old Stockton man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in Mountain View more than 20 years ago, police said.
The victim, 20-year-old Michael Wallace, was standing outside his cell at a work furlough center at 590 East Middlefield Road around 10 p.m. on April 27, 2000, when a single shot went through a glass window near the front of the facility and hit him in the chest, the Mountain View Police Department said in a statement Thursday.
The center, which was torn down in 2011, was a place where convicted criminals could serve their sentences, but they could leave during the day to go to work and take care of personal matters, police said.
The shooting might have been the result of mistaken identity, police said. In the months that followed, detectives learned a work furlough employee, Charles Morris, was upset with another employee who he believed was going to be working the night Wallace was shot. One witness recalled seeing Morris and the employee get into a confrontation prior to the shooting.
The employee was not at the facility on the night of the shooting, but another person was present who was similar in appearance, police said. That person was standing in the lobby of the building while Wallace was standing down an adjacent hallway.
Detectives were unable to develop sufficient evidence to move forward with the investigation, and the case eventually went cold, police said.
In 2019, detectives re-examined the case and the possible suspect, Morris, police said.
“Through the thousands of hours of investigation, detectives obtained additional evidence consistent with Mr. Morris’ involvement in this crime,” police said in the statement.
The case was presented to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, which filed homicide charges against Morris.
On Wednesday, detectives arrested Morris at his home in Stockton, police said. He is being held without bail at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose, according to online jail records.
“I remember this case well – I was a detective at the time and assisted in this investigation,” said Mountain View police Chief Chris Hsiung in the statement. “It is incredible to see the hard work and dedication over so many years bring about some closure to the Wallace family.”
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PLACERVILLE — Nick Stocks, battalion chief for the Newport Beach Fire Department, had been asleep for just an hour and a half after a 24-hour shift on the Dixie Fire when his phone rang with new marching orders: He was being moved to a new blaze rapidly tearing through the Sierra Nevada foothills.
So Stocks prepped his truck and headed out with his crew — 22 people and five engines from different Southern California stations — to fight the Caldor Fire, raging through another unfamiliar part of the state.
“It’s not to say we’re used to it,” he said Thursday afternoon near Pollock Pines, a small El Dorado County town where the crew was stationed. “But we’re prepared for it.”
With at least 12 wildfires burning across California — including two massive, fast-moving blazes in Sierra forests — teams are strained for resources, worn thin after more than a month battling the fires, with the worst of the season likely still to come when the Santa Ana and Diablo winds pick up in the fall. Some crews have spent weeks on the front lines of the Dixie Fire; others are hotshot crews that move from fire to fire, sometimes spending just a few days battling the worst of a blaze before moving on to the next.
“I see it in their face,” said Cal Fire Captain Keith Wade from the Caldor Fire base camp in Placerville. “They are tired. They are exhausted. They are being challenged.”
More than 11,000 firefighters — who hail from a mix of federal, state, local and tribal employers — are fighting blazes statewide, including 31 hotshot crews, federal teams who work the hottest sections of fires, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Jon Groveman, though he could not immediately provide the number of people per crew.
California has called upon other states to provide 150 engines to help fight the fires that have charred more than 1 million acres already, said California Office of Emergency Services spokesperson Brian Ferguson. But only 10 of those engines have arrived, from Utah, while three more helicopters and accompanying air crews were provided by Wisconsin, Louisiana and West Virginia.
States that would usually send assistance to California are busy battling their own fires, agency director Mark Ghilarducci said in a news conference this week. Currently, there are about 100 active fires burning in the western U.S. alone.
“There are fires — major fires — in the twelve western states, and resources are really running thin throughout the western United States,” Ghilarducci said.
In California, the majority of firefighters — nearly 6,000 — are battling the Dixie Fire, the second largest in state history, which as of Thursday had burned through 680,000 acres stretching all the way across the Sierra Nevada mountain range for the first time ever recorded. The fire, which broke out in mid-July, is just 35% contained after weeks of unpredictable winds that drove it further into steep, difficult-to-reach canyons and to the valley floor on the eastern side of the mountain range.
The Dixie Fire’s breadth — and the sheer number of people required to fight it — left officials scrambling to redeploy crews to the Caldor Fire when it expanded rapidly Wednesday, threatening towns east of Sacramento and prompting late-night evacuations of thousands.
By Thursday evening, just five days after it started, the Caldor Fire had burned through more than 68,000 acres, including much of the town of Grizzly Flats. It had so far avoided reaching Highway 50, the main road leading up to South Lake Tahoe.
There were only about 250 people assigned to the fire at the start of the week, though that number had increased to 650 by Thursday, Wade said.
“This thing has the potential to go really big, and we need to get people here to address it,” he said.
Thousands of homes are potentially in the fire’s path, mostly in small, rural communities nestled along narrow roads that wind through walls of towering trees. On Thursday, the usually breathtaking views of pine-covered mountains were obscured by a thick layer of smoke.
The incredible speed and ferocity of wildfires in recent years has also changed the methods that crews use to fight the blazes, said Timothy Ingalsbee, a former federal firefighter who is now executive director of the wildfire prevention organization Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology.
Crews have typically stuck with one fire from start to finish, building containment lines around the entire perimeter until it’s out. But for the past two years, high winds and dry vegetation have sent embers sailing past containment lines to dramatically expand the flames’ spread.
In response, fire officials swap hotshot crews between incidents more frequently to defend homes and property, sometimes staying just a few days before hitting the next stop. And it’s debilitating: They arrive at the worst firefights on little sleep, forced to work in places they’ve often never seen before, Ingalsbee said.
“Unlike years past, where with a large fire, the crews can settle in for a long siege, this is kind of run-and-gun,” he said. “But at a cost to other incidents — other wildfires — because the crews are just beat up, and burned out, with battle fatigue, if you will.”
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Map: Cache Fire evacuation near Clear Lake Battalion Chief Dan Wooters with the San Bernardino County Fire Department traveled up to the Caldor Fire early Thursday and was monitoring flames on the far side of Camp Creek, worried they may run up the ravine to homes near Mormon Emigrant Trail.
Wooters guessed he’d be stationed on the Caldor Fire for at least two weeks. It’s hard to be away from home indefinitely as fire season seems to get longer and longer, he said.
But when he sees communities burn — like the destruction of much of Grizzly Flats — he finds himself itching to join crews already out in the field.
“We all understand what we signed up for,” he said. “And we want to serve the communities and protect them as best we can.”
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Gauahar Khan's mother-in-law and Zaid Darbar's mother, Farzana, is admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. The actress' husband recently shared an update about his mother's health with fans. He said that his mom is now out of danger and is doing absolutely fine.
Zaid Darbar shared a family picture on Instagram, in which everyone can be seen wearing a mask. He captioned the snap as, "Hello everybody! My mom is in the hospital but I want y'all to know that it is nothing serious anymore and she is fine. We all are here for her and family is always each other's support system, so we don't have anything to worry about! Get well soon mummy...#allhamdulillah #family."
Ever since the couple shared an update about their mom's health, fans have been sending best wishes to them for her speedy recovery. Talking about the couple, Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar got married on December 25, 2021, in Mumbai. The couple shares a strong bond with their families and never misses any chance to celebrate each moment with them.
Gauahar Khan Reviews Bigg Boss OTT; She Supports Pratik Sehajpal & Slams Ladies For Playing Woman Card
A few days ago, Gauahar Khan celebrated her sister-in-law Moonzarin Darbar's birthday. The birthday celebration pictures went viral on social media, and fans couldn't stop gushing over cute moments from the small birthday bash. Earlier this year, Gauahar lost her father. He had not been keeping well for a long time. After his demise, the Bigg Boss 7 winner Gauahar Khan never misses any chance to remember her dad on every special occasion of her life.
Gauahar Khan's Sister-In-Law Moonzarin Darbar's Birthday Celebration Photos
On the professional front, Gauahar Khan is currently busy with her upcoming web projects. She was last seen in the ZEE5 movie, 14 Phere alongside Vikrant Massey and Kriti Kharbanda. On the other hand, Zaid Darbar is managing his Atrangz Studio in Mumbai.
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Akshay Kumars much anticipated espionage thriller Bell Bottom released in theatres on the national holiday of Muharram on Thursday (August 19, 2021). Amid the COVID-19 scenario prevailing in the country, Bell Bottom battled several odds and finally made it to the big screens.
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Akshay Kumar's much anticipated espionage thriller Bell Bottom released in theatres on the national holiday of Muharram on Thursday (August 19, 2021). Amid the COVID-19 scenario prevailing in the country, Bell Bottom battled several odds and finally made it to the big screens even though it failed to get a release in Maharashtra as the cinema halls are still shut owing to the pandemic.
As per a report in Box Office India, early estimates state that the Akshay Kumar-starrer has got a decent opening on its first day of release. It is being said that the 3D version of the film fared better than the 2D one.
Bell Bottom Box Office Prediction: Will Akshay's Film Rake In Big Numbers With No Release In Maharashtra?
The report stated the spy thriller sold 8,250 tickets with business of 17 lakh nett for day one and 11,500 tickets with business of 24 lakh nett for the weekend for PVR chain of theatres across the country (box office numbers awaited).
One hears that Bell Bottom has managed to mint a better advance figure than this year's previous theatrical releases- Roohi and Mumbai Saga, at around 60-65 lakhs nett. However, it might be a tough task for Bell Bottom to cross the collections of both these movies because of less screen count and 50% occupancy rule for cinema halls.
Earlier, trade analyst Taran Adarsh had told a leading daily that Bell Bottom might rake in 30-35% less amount than its collection on a normal day because of no-show in Maharashtra as the city of Mumbai contributes to 30 per cent of the domestic box office. However, he had lauded the producer's decision to release Bell Bottom in theatres and called it a 'brave step.'
Bell Bottom Director Ranjit Tewari Is Disappointed That The Film Is Not Releasing In Maharashtra
Speaking about Bell Bottom, a report in Bollywoodlife.com states that this Akshay Kumar film has been made on a humongous budget of Rs. 170-180 crore (including printing and advertising). It would be interesting to see if this period thriller manages to cross the 100 crore mark at the box office with its limited theatrical release.
Directed by Ranjit M Tewari, Bell Bottom stars Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Huma Qureshi in pivotal roles.
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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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#post_excerptThese simple tips and tricks can help you to look like a Hollywood star whenever you want, but still not cross your budget limits.
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Looking nice in designer’s clothes for a low price is what almost every woman and many men dream of. If you are one of us you’re probably having one problem – designer clothes are too expensive for you. Maybe you’re right, but what if I tell you how you can get designer clothes without spending a fortune?
There are a few tricks on buying affordable designer clothes that not every shopaholic knows. For the best success, you should collect discounts and coupons, shop in sales and try to shop in the outlets and second-hand stores or even rent clothes for special occasions
Those simple tips and tricks can help you to look like a Hollywood star whenever you want, but still not cross your budget limits.
Use discounts and coupons
Luxury clothes are no longer available only for rich people. Everybody can look like a million dollars even on the budget and without buying shockingly expensive purses, shoes and clothes. You only need to get coupons or discounts.
These days you can find coupons in local newspapers or you can sign up for mailing lists of stores you’re interested in and they will send you coupons directly from time to time.
Many discounts, like the namshi discount code, are available on the internet. Finding coupon codes and other promo offers you’re going to glow in your dream clothes and continue to take a breath away.
Luckily we live in an era when we can find coupons for everything we need from home appliances to clothes and beauty products.
Shop in designer outlets
Designer outlet stores are real gems, there you can find clothes you can pay even 50%, – 80% less than its regular price. Many of those stores are giving their offer online, so you can visit stores virtual if that’s more convenient for you. Savings can be huge if you do proper research.
The main difference between mall (regular) stores and outlet stores is in material quality. Outlets are selling products made of lower-quality material. But the difference is so insignificant that even the sharpest eye cannot tell it.
Check online outlet stores many of them are offering discounts and promo codes which you can use.
Buy on sales
If you’re a true shopaholic or one in the making, you already know how much money you can save buying on sales and how cool pieces of clothes you can find at affordable prices. There are two most common ways on how to buy clothes on sale:
Buy out of season
At the end of every season, stores are making sales for the current collection. Spring collection you’ll find on sale by the end of April. Summer sales usually begin at the end of July since stores are making space for fall collections. You can find fall articles on sale by the end of October and winter’s pieces will be at a lower price in February. Those are roughly predictions, it depends from store to store, but you got the point.
Holidays
On holidays people are spending more than usual on gifts for friends and family and clothes companies know that, so they lower prices and order people to buy more. Depending on culture, those days can be on different dates. Some universal dates are New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Black Friday.
Rent expensive clothes
You need to attend an occasion that requires a fancy look, but your wallet is a little bit thin at the moment and you don’t feel like spending your last money on clothes? No worries, there is a solution for that situation as well.
These days many stores are renting expensive and trendy clothes for reasonable prices. You can even find online webshops specialized in renting designer pieces, and avoid leaving the comfort of your home. Your favorite brands can be just a few clicks away from you. Renting can be a good solution if you get bored easily with the same pieces of clothes or shoes and you always wear something new.
Remember how many times you bought a dress and wore it just one time? Now you have a way to avoid it. The best thing is that many stores of this type are offering discounts for their regular customers, and you can easily become one of them, right?
Buy in a second hand shops
Nowadays awareness of material reuse is more present than ever. People are trying to give a second life to many things, and clothes and shoes are no exception. Even celebrities and influencers emphasize multiple usages of clothes.
There are shops designated for designer clothes where you can find beautiful pieces for no price. Stores often repair, launder and improve items before selling them. The most sold items are purses, elegant dresses and accessories since those things don’t show a lot of wear.
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#post_excerptEveryone has heard the saying, “You are what you eat,” but you’ve probably never heard people say, “You are what you wear.” While this phrase may sound over-the-top, there’s no denying the importance of appearance in the professional world.
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Everyone has heard the saying, “You are what you eat,” but you’ve probably never heard people say, “You are what you wear.” While this phrase may sound over-the-top, there’s no denying the importance of appearance in the professional world.
Your clothing choices will impact the subconscious mind in many ways, especially when you’re interacting with clients for the first time. Knowing a bit about “clothing psychology” could significantly boost your chances of closing a deal.
Clothing Considerations for Professional Attire
Use “Color Psych” to Send the Right Signals
Color patterns are one of the most psychologically potent aspects of our wardrobe. Fashionistas, artists, and interior designers are all well aware that different color combinations give off different emotional responses.
Master Style Coach and Personal Brand Strategist Mary Michele Nidiffer explains how lawyers can use color psychology to impact perception in a meeting with a client or at a hearing in the courtroom. that blue is often associated with trust, while black is linked with severity and authority. Also, specific colors may have deep cultural associations that could give off unique perceptions (e.g., green translates to wealth).
Unfortunately, it’s not easy to give a one-to-one comparison between each color and a specific emotional response. As you may remember from Art 101, every color has complementary and contrasting resonances on the color wheel. The full effect of your color choices depends on whether you use bold contrasts or subdued complementary styles. While building your professional outfit, it’s an excellent idea to analyze how famous artists and advertisers use colors to motivate you or how color combinations make you feel as a viewer.
You should also consider using your eye color in your wardrobe. This simple hack helps your eyes sparkle, which will make it easier for clients to maintain eye contact.
Simplify Your Style — The Value ff Minimalist Wardrobe
Typically, the simpler your style choices, the more likely you’ll be perceived as an authority figure. In fact, many of the world’s most successful people wear shockingly similar wardrobes every day. A key reason for this has to do with time. As the saying goes, “Time is money.” People who have a serious drive to get things done don’t want to spend hours in the closet. While this doesn’t mean you have to be dull and drab, you should be careful about over-accessorizing your wardrobe.
Generally, the most successful attires are carefully thought out and don’t have dozens of frills. Also, the bolder your design choices are, the more careful you have to be in a professional environment. Generally, bright colors and sharp patterns are ideal for casual wear, but not super professional in a work environment.
“Fake It ‘Till You Make It” — How Clothes Affect Behavior
Believe it or not, there is some science behind the meme “Fake it ‘till you make it.” For instance, recent studies suggest that consciously smiling more often will improve your mood. Interestingly, you could also use your clothing to get your subconscious mind in “work mode.”
One of the wildest studies looking into this theory took place at Northwestern University. Two groups were given the same white lab coats and asked to perform the same task. Interestingly, the people who thought they were wearing a doctor’s coat rather than a painter’s smock were far more conscientious.
The easiest way to use this hack to your advantage is to wear clothes that inspire confidence. Choosing clothes you associate with power, authority, and professionalism should positively affect your mood, even if you’re in a rut. The simple act of getting dressed carries a ton of psychological weight, so be sure to keep this in mind if you’re working from home.
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#post_excerptAs an expression of beauty and love, roses have been used in many myths and fairy tales. The flower is a metaphor for emotion, beauty, passion, and true love by Romantic writers and poets.
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As an expression of beauty and love, roses have been used in many myths and fairy tales. The flower is a metaphor for emotion, beauty, passion, and true love by Romantic writers and poets. When it comes to color roses, there are even striped and tipped varieties available in solid colors.
More than 2000 varieties of roses can be found year-round, and many, like what Wedding Design & Flowers by supernovaweddngdesign.co.uk offer, are affordable. Not every rose is scented, even though roses are associated with luxurious fragrances. Three types of roses are most famous for wedding flowers:
Hybrid Tea Roses – the classic, uniformly shaped commercial roses generally seen at your local florist
Spray Roses – a rose with five to ten small heads on each stem and a “natural, garden-grown” look
Garden Roses – expensive, old-fashioned varieties with bushy, open heads and delicious scents
Tulips are known to be associated with the Netherlands, but this flower is actually from Persia. The tulip can be used as a wedding choice because it represents love and happiness. The flower is grown in various shades, including white and cream, pastels, pink, yellow, and peach. Although rare varieties can be expensive, the most common tulips are very affordable during much of the year. The tulip can be used in almost any detail at a wedding, from bouquets and boutonnieres to table arrangements. Three main varieties are commonly used:
Dutch tulips – typically seen at neighborhood florist shops and in gardens
French tulips – expensive and elegant, with extra-long stems and large tapered blooms
Parrot tulips – known for their ruffled, striped petals in intense colors
In the language of flowers, the arum lily is known as “magnificent beauty” because of its elegant trumpet-shaped blossom. In addition to 20th-century photography, the calla lily has been depicted in art nouveau, and Deco works. A big-headed variety with a long, smooth stem is suitable for tall arrangements or presentation-style bouquets, while a miniature version is ideal for small arrangements. Calla lilies are available in several colors, from creamy ivory to yellow, orange, and dark purple.
The lily of the valley is also known as “the ladder to heaven” due to its small bell-shaped flowers. The flower is linked to the goddess of springtime in Norse mythology, but you might remember it from Kate’s wedding bouquet. It’s available most of the year, though it’s more expensive during the spring. While lilies of the valley might be your dream, a more affordable alternative is to use just a few stems to make a bouquet or centerpiece arrangement with its pleasant fragrance and delicate texture. The majority of the people know of the white variety, but there is also a scarce rosy-pink variety.
Having a full bushy head and intense shades of blue, burgundy, pink, and purple, the hydrangea represented “vanity” in the Victorian language. But Don’t worry, if you love hydrangeas, you are not vain. As it grows, one of the most popular varieties changes in color from bubble-gum pink to sky blue, depending on the acid level of the soil. A stem or two of this shrub flower fills out arrangements and bouquets, and a few sprigs make a charming boutonniere. There are shades of white, green, pink, burgundy, and blue in the hydrangea.
The peony is prized for its delicacy and impressive beauty. Cultivated in Asia for more than a thousand years, the peony is available in two main types, the tree peonies and the herbaceous peonies. A bouquet made of peonies can be gorgeous, and the flower can also be used to create beautiful arrangements. The bloom can be found from late spring to early summer but can be imported in the fall.
Are you looking for a less expensive alternative to roses or peonies? The ranunculus is a wedding-ready relative of the buttercup and has multi-petaled petals. The flower was first seen by Westerners in the Far East around the 13th century. Carrying ranunculus is to tell your partner, in the Victorian language of flowers, “I am enamored by your charms.” The ranunculus is a natural for bride or bridesmaid bouquets and can be found in many colors.
The dainty white Stephanotis is an obvious choice for weddings due to its Victorian meaning of marital happiness. Each vine has to be wired individually or placed on a unique holder before it can be arranged. One of the most traditional things a bride can carry is a bouquet of stephanotis flowers. It’s available year-round and moderately priced, but you will have to pay for the labor of your florist.
The English have a love affair with the sweet pea, brought to England from Sicily in 1699. This is an old-fashioned favorite in bouquets for the bride and her bridesmaids due to Its candy-like scent and ruffled blossoms. The sweet pea has many colors, from white to intense pinks and purples, and its fragrance can be substantial.
A sea of beautiful flowers filling your wedding venue may be a part of your dream wedding vision. You are likely very excited to start planning your wedding after viewing so many inspiring images of flower-filled wedding banquet halls on bridal blogs and wedding websites.
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#post_excerptPeople are finally adopting the philosophy that beauty doesn’t have to be harsh on the skin. And there’s no better way to be gentle on your skin than by using natural products.
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Natural skincare is one of the fastest-growing markets in the beauty sector today. It rightfully earns this spot, given the growing number of individuals and beauty enthusiasts keen on maintaining a natural and chemical-free skincare routine. People are finally adopting the philosophy that beauty doesn’t have to be harsh on the skin. And there’s no better way to be gentle on your skin than by using natural products.
Whether this is your first time starting a skincare routine or you’re switching from using chemical-based products to an organic skin care routine with CBD or any other natural ingredient, there are a lot of things you should know before you get started. By keeping yourself well-informed, you can be certain that you’re doing what’s best for your skin’s needs. This way, you can also achieve your intended results for your skin.
This article will serve as a handy guide for you as you start building an organic skincare routine.
A Sample Skincare Routine
One of the most common questions asked about starting a skincare routine is on how to get started. Especially once you’re nearing your 30s, your skin’s collagen and elastin production start to slow down. So, you definitely have to start a skincare routine to give your skin all the nutrients it needs as it ages.
Here’s a sample skincare routine:
Morning
Cleanse your skin—a routine that should be done every morning and evening. A good organic facial wash or cleanser should be enriched with vitamin A, B1, and B2. Exfoliate one to three times per week to remove dead skin without causing any skin irritation. Use a toner, which is needed to remove impurities and rebalance your skin. Moisturize, to prevent the skin from drying up. Use sun protection, as sun exposure can dry up and age the skin fast.
Evening
Repeat the morning routine, only skipping the sun protection. Apply eye cream, as the skin surrounding the eyes is one of the most sensitive areas and also most susceptible to premature aging. Use a night cream or night moisturizer to support the skin throughout the regeneration process.
If you’ve already developed the routine above, converting it to an organic skincare routine simply means using products labeled and certified to be organic in each stage.
A Visit To The Dermatologist May Be Called For
Starting an organic skincare routine isn’t just about how you look, physically. Rather, it’s also about protecting and treating any underlying skin issue you may have. For instance, your face may be sensitive, thus causing it to be acne-prone. Or, you may suffer from eczema or psoriasis. These underlying conditions make it necessary for you to develop a skincare routine specifically tailored for your skin type.
If this is the case, it’s best for you to visit a dermatologist who also advocates for an organic skincare routine. That way, you’ll have the best guidance in selecting products that will suit your skin type and preference for organic ingredients. Most importantly, should your skin start to exhibit any adverse reactions to the products you’re using, stop its use immediately. Organic doesn’t always mean allergen-free, as there are individuals who may have allergies to plant sources.
A Truly Organic Product Will Have A Short Shelf Life
One of the basic characteristics of organic skincare products is that it’s not laden with chemicals and preservatives. So, it’s normal for them to have a shelf life of only three to four months. If a product that claims to be organic has a shelf life that exceeds the usual period, then it might not really be as natural and organic as it claims to be.
If you know you can use up the product within three to four months anyway, then the lack of chemical preservatives and shorter shelf life shouldn’t be an issue.
A Lot Of Skincare Products Will Take At Least A Few Months To Take Effect
Perhaps you’ve started an organic skincare routine today in the hopes of impressing your date tomorrow. However, you should know that the purported effects of your organic skincare products won’t appear overnight. Some organic overnight masks might be helpful in keeping your skin looking fresh and hydrated. But, if you’re looking for more serious and long-term effects, you have to be more patient.
On average, most skincare products will take at least two months before you start to see significant effects on your skin.
Conclusion
The skin is one of the most sensitive organs in the body. But, as sensitive as it may be, it’s also the one that’s exposed to the environment. So, it’s not surprising that if you don’t take good care of your skin, it’ll suffer premature aging. This manifests as wrinkles, acne, and other skin problems.
The best way you can combat this is by developing a good skincare routine. You can even take this a step further by opting for organic skincare. The guide above should iron out any doubts you may have about how you can come up with a good and workable skincare routine.
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FORSYTH, Mo. – The Forsyth School District will be using 52-acres originally donated by the Herschend family nearly ten years ago to develop farmland to expand its agriculture program. Earlier this week, the Forsyth Board of Aldermen approved an exception to the prohibition of the Livestock in the City Law to allow for the development of this property, which will also include the development of additional walking trails for public use. "We were looking for an opportunity to expand the learning of our kids in the Ag program,” said Dr. Jeff Mingus, the superintendent of the Forsyth School District. “This gives us an opportunity for the hands-on experience because now we can take all the content and the knowledge that they're practicing within the classroom and in their shop. We can take it into a real-world setting, and we can involve horticulture, livestock, glade restoration, wildlife preservation... All these things, and we can do it right here in town and we're going to make an element also that the community can take part as well." The new farm will feature an animal science lab that will include a working farm with livestock, a glade project, a forestry site, and other elements to allow students hands-on experience. "There's about eight acres that was at one time native glade, and we're going to try and restore that into its native state,” said Forsyth agriculture teacher, Clint Gailey. Gailey and his fellow Forsyth agriculture instructor, Patrick Holt, toured multiple school districts including Hollister, Sparta, and Ozarks to research new ideas for their new outdoor classroom. "We all have the same goal,” said Gailey. “All these schools are doing an outdoor lab and classroom to make sure these kids can get everything they can get from the high school experience." "You always wonder when you're teaching a kid if they can walk out of that classroom and actually do what you just taught them to do,” said Holt. “Well, we're going to be able to find out. A lot of what we can do in the educational field is testing, and you know in figuring out if they know what they're doing or not. This will be the ultimate test."
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FORSYTH, Mo. – The Forsyth School District will be using 52-acres originally donated by the Herschend family nearly ten years ago to develop farmland to expand its agriculture program.
Earlier this week, the Forsyth Board of Aldermen approved an exception to the prohibition of the Livestock in the City Law to allow for the development of this property, which will also include the development of additional walking trails for public use.
“We were looking for an opportunity to expand the learning of our kids in the Ag program,” said Dr. Jeff Mingus, the superintendent of the Forsyth School District. “This gives us an opportunity for the hands-on experience because now we can take all the content and the knowledge that they’re practicing within the classroom and in their shop. We can take it into a real-world setting, and we can involve horticulture, livestock, glade restoration, wildlife preservation… All these things, and we can do it right here in town and we’re going to make an element also that the community can take part as well.”
The new farm will feature an animal science lab that will include a working farm with livestock, a glade project, a forestry site, and other elements to allow students hands-on experience.
“There’s about eight acres that was at one time native glade, and we’re going to try and restore that into its native state,” said Forsyth agriculture teacher, Clint Gailey.
Gailey and his fellow Forsyth agriculture instructor, Patrick Holt, toured multiple school districts including Hollister, Sparta, and Ozarks to research new ideas for their new outdoor classroom.
“We all have the same goal,” said Gailey. “All these schools are doing an outdoor lab and classroom to make sure these kids can get everything they can get from the high school experience.”
“You always wonder when you’re teaching a kid if they can walk out of that classroom and actually do what you just taught them to do,” said Holt. “Well, we’re going to be able to find out. A lot of what we can do in the educational field is testing, and you know in figuring out if they know what they’re doing or not. This will be the ultimate test.”
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Scattered showers and storms are still on the radar this evening and are moving north. Isolated showers and storms will stick around overnight before things ramp up tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures right now are in the mid to upper 80s, with feels-like temperatures in the 90s. If you are planning a backyard BBQ of your own over the weekend, temperatures slightly increase Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures tonight will bottom out in the upper 60s and low 70s with mostly cloudy skies. The dip of the jet stream has increased the chances for storms and showers as weak disturbances continue to move near the Ozarks. The soupy airmass will be in the forecast for the next several days, which will result in clouds, chances for showers, and locally heavy rainfall. Most of the rain showers will taper off as the sunsets and the instability decreases. More summertime showers and storms are back in the forecast tomorrow and will increase tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s. The chance for scattered storms and rain showers will continue into the weekend. Some of them could have heavier rain, but most areas will pick up around an inch of rain. Highs will be steady in the upper 80s and low 90s. A new heatwave will welcome us into next week, with temperatures increasing into the 90s. The humidity levels will be in the 70s and even a few 80s. These levels will make it feel oppressive outdoors. The soupy air mass lingering in the area will continue to keep those scattered afternoon storms and rain showers in the forecast for the next several days. The heatwave will be felt, Monday as temperatures will be steady in the mid-90s.
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Scattered showers and storms are still on the radar this evening and are moving north. Isolated showers and storms will stick around overnight before things ramp up tomorrow afternoon.
Temperatures right now are in the mid to upper 80s, with feels-like temperatures in the 90s. If you are planning a backyard BBQ of your own over the weekend, temperatures slightly increase Saturday and Sunday.
Temperatures tonight will bottom out in the upper 60s and low 70s with mostly cloudy skies. The dip of the jet stream has increased the chances for storms and showers as weak disturbances continue to move near the Ozarks.
The soupy airmass will be in the forecast for the next several days, which will result in clouds, chances for showers, and locally heavy rainfall. Most of the rain showers will taper off as the sunsets and the instability decreases. More summertime showers and storms are back in the forecast tomorrow and will increase tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s.
The chance for scattered storms and rain showers will continue into the weekend. Some of them could have heavier rain, but most areas will pick up around an inch of rain. Highs will be steady in the upper 80s and low 90s.
A new heatwave will welcome us into next week, with temperatures increasing into the 90s. The humidity levels will be in the 70s and even a few 80s. These levels will make it feel oppressive outdoors.
The soupy air mass lingering in the area will continue to keep those scattered afternoon storms and rain showers in the forecast for the next several days. The heatwave will be felt, Monday as temperatures will be steady in the mid-90s.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield business owner abruptly closes store due to violence, safety concerns. A Springfield business owner says she is closing up shop rather than continuing to put her staff and customers at risk. The "In And Out-let" is near Kearney and Fulbright, just a few dozen feet away from where a man was shot and killed at a gas station last Friday. "That was it, that was too close of a call. I don't want that to happen to anyone who shops here, who works here. We have been threatened, we've been assaulted, and it's just not worth it," said the store owner Donna Stewart. Stewart says she had been considering closing the store in recent weeks due to increasing criminal activity. She says the deadly shooting was the last straw. "We had a friend working in the back and reported to us that someone was frantically trying to get in the back door, saying, 'I hear you in there, I know you're in there, open the door right now, open the door,' and he said he had been shot. We're not sure if it was the victim or the shooter at the back door," said Stewart. Six days later, Stewart posted on her store Facebook page notifying customers that the In And Out-let will be closing that same evening. Embed post - Redus sent in story suggestions Stewart says she was cautious before moving in, leaving her previous location at Sunshine and West Bypass. Over the past year, the owner tells OzarksFirst she and staff have dealt with shoplifting, threats, and assault. Customers agree, saying they have witnessed some of the shoplifting from the store. "Definitely, I can sympathize; they have a lot of people that shoplift here that I've seen," says customer Heather Rikard. "It's terrible. I don't know how they even stay open because of the troubles they've had," agreed customer Laura Thompson. "We've had a lot of homeless people, drug addicts. They shoot up outside in front of our customers. They come in here all cracked out. They leave needles all over by our dumpster. They use the bathroom by the dumpster. They sleep in it. They set it on fire. We had to pay for a new dumpster. They've broken into cars. They've stolen phones and purses from shoppers. It's just too much," says Stewart. Despite a booming business, Stewart says that the profit is not worth her employee’s and customer’s safety. She says she realizes many loyal customers might be panicking. "We know that we have a lot of people that make a living off of shopping at our store and reselling. And especially during COVId time it really helped some people who lost their jobs. And we feel for those too, we're still going to do some online sales through Marketplace or private shopping to help with that," says Stewart. Stewart says she is working on securing another location in Springfield, but with one year still left on her current lease, she is not sure where or how soon that will happen. For now, she says she plans to focus on private events and her second location in El Dorado Springs.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield business owner abruptly closes store due to violence, safety concerns.
A Springfield business owner says she is closing up shop rather than continuing to put her staff and customers at risk.
The “In And Out-let” is near Kearney and Fulbright, just a few dozen feet away from where a man was shot and killed at a gas station last Friday.
“That was it, that was too close of a call. I don’t want that to happen to anyone who shops here, who works here. We have been threatened, we’ve been assaulted, and it’s just not worth it,” said the store owner Donna Stewart.
Stewart says she had been considering closing the store in recent weeks due to increasing criminal activity. She says the deadly shooting was the last straw.
“We had a friend working in the back and reported to us that someone was frantically trying to get in the back door, saying, ‘I hear you in there, I know you’re in there, open the door right now, open the door,’ and he said he had been shot. We’re not sure if it was the victim or the shooter at the back door,” said Stewart.
Six days later, Stewart posted on her store Facebook page notifying customers that the In And Out-let will be closing that same evening.
Stewart says she was cautious before moving in, leaving her previous location at Sunshine and West Bypass.
Over the past year, the owner tells OzarksFirst she and staff have dealt with shoplifting, threats, and assault.
Customers agree, saying they have witnessed some of the shoplifting from the store.
“Definitely, I can sympathize; they have a lot of people that shoplift here that I’ve seen,” says customer Heather Rikard.
“It’s terrible. I don’t know how they even stay open because of the troubles they’ve had,” agreed customer Laura Thompson.
“We’ve had a lot of homeless people, drug addicts. They shoot up outside in front of our customers. They come in here all cracked out. They leave needles all over by our dumpster. They use the bathroom by the dumpster. They sleep in it. They set it on fire. We had to pay for a new dumpster. They’ve broken into cars. They’ve stolen phones and purses from shoppers. It’s just too much,” says Stewart.
Despite a booming business, Stewart says that the profit is not worth her employee’s and customer’s safety.
She says she realizes many loyal customers might be panicking.
“We know that we have a lot of people that make a living off of shopping at our store and reselling. And especially during COVId time it really helped some people who lost their jobs. And we feel for those too, we’re still going to do some online sales through Marketplace or private shopping to help with that,” says Stewart.
Stewart says she is working on securing another location in Springfield, but with one year still left on her current lease, she is not sure where or how soon that will happen.
For now, she says she plans to focus on private events and her second location in El Dorado Springs.
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The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That's much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That’s much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
“We want to make sure we are taking care of those people who have helped us,” Rep. Rob Wittman said.
The Virginia Republican wants not only U.S. military and their families out safely, but the Afghan translators that helped over the last 20 years. He’s worried they won’t get out in time.
“There are so many SIV – Special Immigrant Visa – applications that the State Department is just overwhelmed,” Wittman explained.
Wittman says, in addition to Special Immigrant Visas, the humanitarian parole option could allow Afghan allies into the United States temporarily.
“We encourage everyone that is there in Afghanistan trying to get out to pursue both of those processes in unison,” he said.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, enters a plane evacuating people, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Capt. William Urban/U.S. Navy via AP )
In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
The Afghan flag remains on the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan’s airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Pentagon says the Kabul airport is secure, but Nexstar’s Washington D.C. bureau asked Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby what they’re doing to make sure U.S. citizens and our allies can even get to the airport.
“There has been no hostile interactions between the Taliban and our forces,” Kirby said Thursday.
And Kirby adds they’ve made something clear to the Taliban.
“Any attack on our people and our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response.”
For now, U.S. troops are still scheduled to be out of the country by Aug. 31. The Pentagon says any change to that deadline would require new conversations with the Taliban.
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In 2012, Sophie Carrigill was a complete beginner at wheelchair basketball. Now she has real hopes of a gold medal – and inspiring a new generation of athletes
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Sophie Carrigill has played wheelchair basketball all over the world for Team GB. She’s been an Olympic torchbearer, won a string of medals and captained her country. But nothing means quite as much as the prospect of Paralympic gold.
In 2016, Carrigill and her team finished a brilliant – but agonising – fourth place at the Rio Games. Now she wants to get on the podium, but the sport she loves has already changed her life. She tells Nosheen Iqbal the remarkable story of her journey from a life-changing accident as a teenager to realising how talented she was, and now a chance of glory at what could be the peak of her career. And she reflects on how much the perception of disability sport has changed since she started out, and how far there still is to go.
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Regional hub in New Plymouth – built on land seized from Māori in 1960 – is up against the likes of New York’s LaGuardia for Unesco’s Prix Versailles
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A tiny regional airport in New Zealand that weaves a Māori story of love and longing into its architecture is in the running for a prestigious design award, up against international heavyweights including New York’s LaGuardia.
Unesco’s Prix Versailles recognises architecture that fosters a better interaction between economy and culture, and includes a range of categories from airports to shopping malls. The finalists for the airport category include the New York LaGuardia upgrade, Berlin’s Brandenburg airport and international airports in Athens, Kazakhstan and the Philippines.
The sixth airport finalist is Te Hono – meaning “to connect” – and is found in New Plymouth, a town with a population of 85,000, on the western shoulder of the North Island.
After six design options were floated, Rangi Kipa – a member of the local Puketapu hapū (subtribe) and lead figure on cultural design, settled upon a story. “The Ascension from the Earth, Descending from the Sky”, tells the story of Tamarau, a celestial being, who was so captivated by the earthly beauty of Rongo-ue-roa, a terrestrial being, that he came down to meet her.
“This story aligns closely with the creation narrative of Te Ātiawa iwi [tribe],” said Rangi.
The terminal’s silver and blue roof cascades in large stepped planes, like the feathers of a large wing, or, Tamarau coming to meet Rongo-ue-roa. Their symbolic and literal joining is represented along the public concourse by a brightly coloured tukutuku panel – traditionally, a woven wall panel that depicts an iwi’s stories.
New Plymouth Airport’s walls carry stories on woven panels called tukutuku. Photograph: Patrick Reynolds
The spine of the building is oriented to represent the journey from the mountain to the river – the main ancestral walking track in this area, and while visitors may notice these aspects of the architecture first, there are many subtle stories told through the details.
Manaakitanga – the Māori concept of hospitality – also influences the design.
Campbell Craig, the project’s architect and associate for design at firm Beca, said the project attempted to challenge western architectural practices that do not bear any relationship to Māori design.
“It was important for Puketapu to welcome and take care of guests in a place that is in many ways the gateway to the region,” said Craig. “The faceted curved forms of the building at the entrance and airside ‘embrace’ travellers, to shelter them from the elements.”
In 1960, the land the airport sits on was confiscated from Māori, under the Public Works Act to build an aerodrome. This was a major source of grievance for the hapū, who had urupā [burial grounds] on the site.
Honouring the iwi’s story is meant to be the first step in righting this wrong.
Māori design and storytelling features throughout the New Plymouth airport. Photograph: Patrick Reynolds
Kipa said: “For the most part, we have been invisible in our own landscape for 160 years, so it’s amazing to have the chance to influence, and give life to, some of the things that make us who we are.”
For Craig, the most heartening aspect of the project was the intensive collaboration between Māori, the airport and the architects, which enabled a sense of collective ownership over it.
“The experience at Te Hono provided a blueprint for working with tāngata whenua [people of the land]”, he said, adding that it would be an approach embedded into all of their future projects.
The airport’s chief executive, David Scott, said the co-design process had resulted in a building that was both functional and of cultural significance. “It demonstrates what can be achieved when we work together as true partners,” he said.
The winners of the Prix Versailles Airports 2021 will be announced at Unesco headquarters in late November.
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State Republicans have scheduled a voting bill hearing for Saturday as the house was able to restore the quorum
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After a 38-day walkout, Texas Democrats who fled the state capitol to block Republican efforts to pass harsh new voting restrictions returned to the floor of the state house of representatives.
The house now has the required two-thirds of members necessary for a quorum to conduct legislative business, and Republicans have already scheduled a hearing on the voting bill for Saturday. The standoff reached a tipping point last week after Republicans authorized law enforcement to find and arrest their missing Democratic colleagues and lead them back to the capitol.
Over the past few days, some legislators who remained in Texas had been nervously hopping from one place to the other to avoid being caught and brought in. Some returned home and resumed their day jobs – which many legislators have in a state where the house meets only once every other year.
Instead of a unified and celebratory return by Democrats, some members lashed out at their colleagues over what they criticized as breaking ranks. Many of the proposed changes to Texas voting that Democrats have railed against for months remain in a bill that already passed the state senate, and Republican governor Greg Abbott could now sign the legislation in a matter of weeks, if not sooner.
Only three new Democrats showed up Thursday, and the vast majority of the more than 50 Democrats who bolted to Washington in July continue to stay away from the Texas capitol. Still, Republican house speaker Dade Phelan said enough were there to achieve a quorum, which in the house is normally 100 legislators.
Growing impatience among Republicans had led to escalating threats that missing lawmakers could face arrest, but officers never appeared to do more than leave warrants at Democrats’ homes.
“It’s been a very long summer. Been through a lot. I appreciate you all being here,” Phelan said. “It’s time to get back to the business of the people of Texas.”
Not all Democrats joined in the holdout, and the newest to come back to the Texas house defended their decision, saying they had successfully pushed Congress on voting rights legislation while pointing to the growing urgency of surging Covid-19 caseloads in Texas. One of them, Garnet Coleman, did not go to Washington because he was recovering from having a leg amputation brought on by an infection.
“One of the things in life is that we have to know what our responsibilities are and we have to work to move something in the direction we want it to be,” Coleman said from a wheelchair while delivering the prayer on the house floor.
But other Democrats who remained absent did not hide their frustration.
“This is how Texas Democrats lose elections,” state representative Michelle Beckley tweeted.
Abbott now has an opening to divert attention from criticism by Texas’ largest cities and school districts over his handling of worsening Covid numbers.
Abbott, who is up for reelection in 2022, had also jammed the agenda of this latest 30-day special session which is nearly half over with other hot-button conservative issues including border security and how race is taught in public schools.
Abbott this week tested positive for Covid-19, although his office had said the 63-year-old governor did not have symptoms. It leaves Democrats much in the same position as when the holdout started: unable to permanently stop the GOP-controlled legislature from setting new limits and rules on how more than 16 million registered voters can cast a ballot.
And federal voting rights protections that Texas Democrats lobbied for while in Washington still face long odds of getting around GOP opposition in Congress.
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WEST POINT TOWNSHIP (WKOW) -- Columbia County Sheriff's Office said two people were injured in a crash on State Highway 60 in West Point Township late Thursday morning.
Authorities said a dump truck carrying rock was traveling eastbound, that's when an unsecured wheelbarrow fell off the truck and onto the road. Another vehicle swerved to avoid the wheelbarrow. The driver overcorrected and ended up in the westbound lane of traffic.
The vehicle collided with a semi. The driver of the semi had swerved to avoid the oncoming vehicle and flipped over into the ditch.
The driver of both vehicles were transported to area hospitals with injuries. The driver of the dump truck cooperated with the investigation.
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Wheelbarrow falls out of truck, leading to crash in Columbia County
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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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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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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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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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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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SAN JOSE, Californie--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le fournisseur de premier plan, de solutions lidar, Cepton, s’est vu remettre au salon Tech.AD Europe de cette
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SAN JOSE, Californie–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Le fournisseur de premier plan, de solutions lidar, Cepton, s’est vu remettre au salon Tech.AD Europe de cette année deux distinctions pour ses innovations, lesquelles viennent s’ajouter au portefeuille croissant de solutions lidar primées de l’entreprise, dans tous les secteurs.
Tech.AD est un salon technique de premier plan en Europe, axé sur les technologies de conduite autonome (autonomous driving, AD) et sur les avancées de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans l’industrie automobile. Le prix annuels de Tech.AD Europe honorent exclusivement les « projets extraordinaires de l’industrie automobile et célèbrent les solutions et innovations exceptionnelles. » Les prix ont été annoncés après l’évaluation des candidatures par un jury composé d’experts en la matière, parmi les plus réputés d’Europe.
Cepton a été distinguée dans la catégorie Utilisation la plus innovante de l’intelligence artificielle et l’apprentissage automatique, dans le développement des véhicules autonomes et de technologies connexes, pour son lidar Nova. Lauréat de la deuxième place dans cette catégorie, le Nova est un capteur lidar miniature révolutionnaire à large champ de vision (field of view, FOV), utilisé pour la perception rapprochée dans les systèmes avancés d’aide à la conduite (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, ADAS), ainsi que les applications de véhicules autonomes (Autonomous Vehicle, AV), et de véhicules terrestres autonomes (Autonomous Ground Vehicle, AGV). Le Nova offre une combinaison particulièrement séduisante, alliant la performance, la compacité, la couverture FOV et l’accessibilité financière, et permet tout un ensemble de cas d’utilisation tels que la détection haute précision des angles morts, la détection des petits objets, l’aide au stationnement automatisé, et l’estimation de l’espace libre autour du véhicule.
Une autre récompense a été décernée à un projet de villes intelligentes basé sur les lidars de Cepton (Surveillance du trafic comme source de données de formation pour les véhicules autonomes), et présenté par le partenaire de Cepton, ALP.Lab, qui a remporté le premier prix dans la catégorie Techniques de test et de simulation en conditions réelles les plus avancées de la conduite autonome. Déployé dans la ville de Graz, le projet d’ALP.Lab utilise le système lidar intelligent de Cepton, Helius®, ainsi que les lidars Vista®-P pour permettre une analyse avancée, en temps réel et en 3D, du trafic et des piétons. Selon ALP.Lab, « l’énorme quantité de temps et d’argent nécessaires à la collecte de données de formation pour le développement d’ADAS/AD peut être considérablement réduite par cette nouvelle technique de lidar, durable, basée sur la perception, et spécialisée dans les routes et les environnements spécifiques susceptibles de générer des conditions de conduite particulièrement difficiles. »
Les prix décernés lors du salon Tech.AD Europe s’inscrivent dans la suite continue des reconnaissances déjà obtenues par Cepton, pour ses innovations lidar. En effet, Cepton a reçu par le passé diverses récompenses pour ses solutions lidar dans de multiples applications, avec notamment le Prix AUVSI XCELLENCE in Innovation en 2019 pour le lidar Sora™ ; le Prix du nouveau produit de l’année, de Security Today en 2019 dans la catégorie Protection périmétrique, pour la première génération d’Helius®, connu sous le nom de Vista-Edge ; le Prix Autonomous Vehicle Technology ACES en 2020, conjointement avec le partenaire de Cepton, Dataspeed, pour le lidar Vista®-P ; et le Prix CES Innovation en 2020 dans deux catégories (Villes intelligentes, et Technologies pour un monde meilleur), pour le système de lidar intelligent Helius®, qui inclut également nos lidars Vista®-P.
Le Dr Jun Pei, PDG de Cepton, a déclaré : « Les récompenses décernées lors du salon Tech.AD Europe n’étaient pas seulement basées sur la sélection du jury, mais également sur le vote de tous les participants à la conférence, qui représentent les principaux équipementiers automobiles, fabricants de véhicules autonomes, fournisseurs de niveau 1, et d’autres organisations de R&D à travers le monde. Nous sommes reconnaissants pour cette distinction et ce qu’elle représente en validant notre contribution à l’innovation continue sur le marché, grâce à notre technologie lidar MMT®. Le rôle des lidars de Cepton dans l’avenir de la mobilité devient de plus en plus évident à l’échelle internationale, et nous sommes ravis de travailler avec des partenaires mondiaux tels qu’ALP.Lab pour faire progresser la sécurité et l’autonomie. »
À propos de Cepton Technologies, Inc.
Cepton fournit des solutions de pointe, intelligentes et basées sur le lidar pour toute une gamme de marchés, notamment l’automobile (ADAS/AV), les villes intelligentes, les espaces intelligents et les applications industrielles intelligentes. La technologie lidar brevetée et basée sur MMT®, de Cepton permet de mettre au point des solutions fiables, évolutives et économiques qui offrent aux applications intelligentes une perception 3D longue portée et haute résolution.
Fondée en 2016 et dirigée par des experts chevronnés du secteur, dotés de plus de deux décennies d’expérience collective dans une large gamme de technologies lidar et d’imagerie de pointe, Cepton est axée sur la commercialisation à grande échelle de solutions lidar haute performance et de haute qualité. Cepton, dont le siège se trouve à San José, en Californie, aux États-Unis, est présente en Amérique du Nord, en Allemagne, au Japon, en Inde et en Chine, au service d’une clientèle mondiale en pleine croissance. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.cepton.com, et suivez-nous sur Twitter et LinkedIn.
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For hacking and stealing nude photos from college students, a New York man was sentenced to three years in prison. After admitting to obtaining dozens of nude
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For hacking and stealing nude photos from college students, a New York man was sentenced to three years in prison.
After admitting to obtaining dozens of nude images from college students, a New York man was sentenced to three years in jail.
According to the Department of Justice, US District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino sentenced 25-year-old Nicholas Faber of Rochester to 36 months in prison on Thursday. Faber was also sentenced to three years of supervised release after completing his jail sentence and ordered to pay the State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh nearly $35,000 in reparations. On February 8, he pled guilty to counts of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Between 2017 and 2019, Faber and co-conspirator Michael Fish hacked into the email accounts of dozens of female SUNY Plattsburgh students. The pair utilized information from the women’s email accounts to get access to their social media accounts, then stole nude images and videos to sell online. According to The Press-Republican, Faber and Fish touted getting the stolen photographs as “wins” in online talks.
After Faber and Fish correctly answered the answers to password reset questions, the email accounts were accessed. They tried to hide their tracks by utilizing a virtual private network, but were immediately discovered during an inquiry launched after one of the victims observed unusual behavior on her accounts. After the illicit plot was discovered, SUNY Plattsburgh paid over $35,000 to investigate and repair security issues.
Faber and Fish are both SUNY Plattsburgh grads who knew several of their victims. The women were contacted by the university to inform them that their accounts may have been hacked. Graduate Katie Lein, who knew Fish but not Faber, told the SUNY Plattsburgh student newspaper Cardinal Points that she was surprised to learn of the security breach, despite the fact that she had little faith in Fish, whom she described as a “stereotypical frat boy.”
“I never imagined he could break my trust in such a way. “I knew he might not be available to pick me up if I called,” Lein told the newspaper. “I knew if someone was creepy toward me in a bar, he wouldn’t have my back. But I knew I couldn’t trust him like that. This is a condensed version of the information.
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After surrendering, the Taliban executes the police chief of Badghis Province. Haji Mullah Achakzai, the police chief of the Badghis region near Herat,
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After surrendering, the Taliban executes the police chief of Badghis Province.
Haji Mullah Achakzai, the police chief of the Badghis region near Herat, Afghanistan, was executed by the Taliban on Wednesday.
Achakzai can be seen blindfolded, crawling down on his knees as he was encircled by Taliban members who shot him multiple times in a video that went viral on Twitter on Thursday.
According to Afghan security advisor Nasser Waziri, who personally knew Achakzai, the gang shared the footage through a Taliban-related network. According to Waziri, the footage was authenticated by other police officers and government officials.
The insurgents have been on the hunt for Achakzai, who fought alongside the Afghan civil government against the Taliban for a long time before the terrorists gained control of the country.
Waziri stated, “He was encircled by the Taliban and had no choice but to surrender yesterday night.” “As a high-ranking intelligence official, the Taliban targeted Achakzai.”
Achakzai is one of many civil government employees targeted by the Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan rapidly.
Waziri and other top advisers recently established up an online private group chat with up to 100 Afghan officials who formerly worked for the civil government, according to Waziri. This group includes governors, local government officials, high-ranking police officers, and senior advisers, among others.
He explained that the goal of this communication line is to check on each individual’s whereabouts and ensure that they are secure and out of reach of the Taliban.
According to Waziri, they use VPNs to enter the group and then erase their messages afterwards. They also have inside information on where the Taliban will strike next and who they will target.
According to Waziri, the Taliban were able to obtain information, images, fingerprints, and national identification documents when they were able to hack into the Afghan intelligence database to hunt down government officials. They began “door-to-door investigations” on Monday.
According to Waziri, the Taliban identifies targeted individuals through families by conducting a door-to-door investigation. They threaten and abuse the families of those individuals in order to force them to reveal their whereabouts.
As the Taliban recently visited several of Waziri’s family members in Nurstin, Afghanistan, one of Waziri’s acquaintances, a district governor who has not been recognized for security concerns, has been hiding in Kabul.
“They [the Taliban]kidnapped the family. This is a condensed version of the information.
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If you can believe it, school is almost back in session! It’s time to raise your game now that majority of the United States is returning to in-person schooling this autumn. There will be no more dull books or useless planners. Make sure your child gets off to a good start on the first day of school by making sure he or she has the necessary supplies.
For some of the top back-to-school renovations for the 2021-22 school year, keep reading. The prices listed may change over time, as they always do.
11 Upgrades for Back-to-School Colorful Florals on the Big Happy Planner
The Big Happy Planner is well-known for creating fantastic weekly and monthly planners for teachers, but who says students can’t join in the fun? The Big Happy Planner (with vibrant florals) has 18 months of weekly planners and a dashboard style for various to-do lists and errands, making it suitable for both adults and children. The divisions of this 4.6-star planner have lovely floral designs and shiny foil embellishments. “If you appreciate color, extensive information, and lots of space for planning your days, this is the calendar for you!” stated one Michaels.com reviewer.
Michael’s sells it for $19.99.
Lunchbox Rover Stainless Steel
Toss out your old lunchboxes, since stainless steel bento boxes are currently in vogue. The Rover Stainless Steel Lunchbox is both practical and lightweight, featuring five sections for a range of foods and snacks. PlanetBox’s best-selling lunchbox, which has a 4.6-star rating, is nontoxic and dishwasher-safe, and it also comes with a five-year warranty and two leak-proof containers—the Big Round Dipper and the Little Round Dipper—that are perfect for storing “wet” meals like yogurts, soups, and dips. “Such a terrific eco-friendly option for my kids,” one PlanetBox.com reviewer commented. It’s simple to open, and the several separate places for their lunches work perfectly.”
PlanetBox is selling it for $48.95.
Eco Highlighter Pencils by Stubby Pencil Studio
Plastic highlighters are a thing of the past. If you haven’t already, the Stubby Pencil Studio Eco Highlighter Pencils are the perfect enhancement for studying and taking notes. Each highlighter is actually a neon-colored pencil that is responsibly created in Austria from managed forests and has just a natural finish, making it completely biodegradable. (This excludes plastics, ink, and, most importantly, volatile organic chemicals.) These highlighters have been around for a long time. This is a condensed version of the information.
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Ian Alan Olson, a QAnon supporter, has pleaded guilty to firing paintballs at Army reservists. In March of 2021, a Wisconsin man and QAnon follower pleaded
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Ian Alan Olson, a QAnon supporter, has pleaded guilty to firing paintballs at Army reservists.
In March of 2021, a Wisconsin man and QAnon follower pleaded guilty to assaulting two uniformed US Army personnel.
Ian Alan Olson, 31, of Nashotah, Wisconsin, was charged with offenses in federal court in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Olson will be sentenced before United States District Judge Brett H. Ludwig on November 18, 2021. He could be sentenced to two years in prison.
Olson arrived at the Wisconsin Army Reserve Center in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, on March 15, 2021. He allegedly exclaimed, “This is for America,” and fired paintball pellets from an orange “AR-15 like” paintball pistol at two members of the US Army Reserve after exiting his car, which was decorated in QAnon slogans. Both Army Reserve members were on active service at the time.
Olson was 15 feet away from both Army reservists, thus none of the paintball pellets fired from the gun harmed them.
According to a court affidavit, Olson’s rifle appeared to jam after he fired the rounds. “Olson allegedly exclaimed, “You’re lucky it jammed,” or words to that effect, after the gun jammed.”
The reservists, one of whom is a law enforcement officer, tackled Olson to the ground and kept him there until law enforcement authorities arrived, according to the affidavit.
Olson made “unsolicited comments” after being arrested, according to the FBI, including comments regarding a recent trip to Washington, D.C. on March 3.
According to the affidavit, Olson approached a National Guardsman at the Capitol and told him he was “maybe going to do something crazy foolish tomorrow,” and requested the soldier not to shoot him.
Olson remarked after being stopped by Capitol officers that he planned to “try the National Guard tomorrow to see if they were loyal to the people or to the president.”
According to the affidavit, “Olson communicated his knowledge that if he was shot by the National Guard, he would know the National Guard was faithful to the President; if Olsen was not shot, he would know the National Guard was loyal to the people.”
Officers said Olson’s car was covered in QAnon decals, including orange spray-painted “Qs” and the QAnon words “Trust my plan” and “WWG1WGA” (which is an acronym). This is a condensed version of the information.
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As the number of COVID cases rises, Alabama hospitals are running out of ICU beds. As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in Alabama, hospitals are running out
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As the number of COVID cases rises, Alabama hospitals are running out of ICU beds.
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in Alabama, hospitals are running out of ICU beds, leaving over two dozen severely ill patients waiting in emergency rooms for a bed.
With only 36% of its people completely vaccinated, Alabama has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. It reported “negative 29” ICU beds on Wednesday, a warning of what could be coming for other states with low inoculations.
“This is our first time here. In terms of our ICU bed capacity, we are truly in unprecedented territory,” AHA President Donald Williamson told WSFA 12 News, an NBC affiliate in Montgomery, on Tuesday.
Hospital workers have been forced to transform hallways, ordinary patient rooms, and emergency spaces into areas where they can treat patients in need of ICU beds, according to WHNT, a CBS affiliate in Huntsville.
“This could have been avoided if we had increased immunization rates,” Williamson continued.
Of July, Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey attributed the surge in COVID-19 cases in her state on those who refuse to get vaccinated, saying they “are letting us down.”
There are now 645,851 COVID-19 instances reported in Alabama, with an average of 3,728 cases every day.
One in every five American I.C.U.s had reached or above 95 percent bed occupancy in the week ending Aug. 12. According to the New York Times, the majority of the hospital occupancy crisis is centered in the South.
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Burkina Faso is mourning once more after a jihadist massacre. Burkina Faso, a poor Sahel country, was once again plunged into sadness on Thursday, as the death
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Burkina Faso is mourning once more after a jihadist massacre.
Burkina Faso, a poor Sahel country, was once again plunged into sadness on Thursday, as the death toll from suspected jihadists the day before grew from 49 to 80, including 65 civilians.
An AFP journalist witnessed the national flag being lowered to half-mast for three days of mourning at the parliament, president, and government offices in Ouagadougou, as the severe casualties renewed worries about the country’s military forces.
Several television and radio stations modified their programming to include songs honoring the military and security forces.
Although some raised sharp questions about the country’s security crisis, newspapers and internet media used a black edging of grief around their front pages.
“The days have come and gone over the last five years, but the Burkinabe people sees no difference,” claimed Wakatsera, an online publication in Burkina Faso.
“The flags are raised and then nearly immediately lowered to half-mast to mourn new victims, civilians and/or servicemen, killed in attacks by armed individuals who are almost never identified,” it stated.
“The grief will endure 72 hours this time. “How about the next day?”
For the past six years, the landlocked country has been hammered by Islamist attacks from neighboring Mali, the epicenter of a deadly insurgency that began in 2012 and has since spread to Niger.
Thousands of military and civilians have killed in the three nations, and more than two million people have left their homes, according to UN data.
More than 1,500 people have died and 1.3 million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso alone.
According to communications minister and government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura, 65 civilians and 15 gendarmes were murdered in the attack on Wednesday in the town of Gorgadji in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region.
The place is in the so-called three-border area, where the three countries’ borders intersect – and where Al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State are active.
According to the government, security personnel killed 58 “terrorists” and the others fled, with the government expressing its “congratulations to the defence and security forces” for the action on Thursday.
It was the country’s third significant attack on troops in the last two weeks, highlighting the country’s under-equipped and under-trained military forces in the face of a highly mobile foe.
More than 90 people have killed in attacks in the north and northeast of the country since the beginning of August.
In the northeast village of Solhan, gunmen slaughtered at least 132 people, including children, over the course of one night on June 4. It belonged to Burkina Faso. Brief News from Washington Newsday.
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On the Mexican border, US agents discover a "enormous" drug tunnel with its own railroad. Authorities from the United States and Mexico have discovered a
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On the Mexican border, US agents discover a “enormous” drug tunnel with its own railroad.
Authorities from the United States and Mexico have discovered a “enormous” tunnel used by drug traffickers to disguise their activities in a village near the US-Mexico border, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to ICE, the tunnel is equipped with an electric hoist, ventilation, and railroad lines.
When the tunnel was discovered, it reached three feet into the United States, but the traffickers had not yet excavated an exit on the American side.
The 183-foot-long dig in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, is close to Calexico, California, according to ICE. According to the agency, it is 22 feet underground and carves a passage roughly 4 feet high and 3 feet wide.
Cardell T. Morant, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego, said, “These types of tunnels enable drug traffickers to conduct unlawful activities essentially undetected across the US-Mexico border.” The major investigative arm of the US Department of Homeland Security is that subagency.
“Finding and closing these tunnels is a big setback for drug trafficking organizations because it eliminates their ability to carry drugs, guns, and people across the border,” Morant said.
No suspects have been detained in connection with the tunnel or drug-related offenses, according to the US government. A request for comment from the agency was not returned.
According to the Department of Justice, other drug-related enforcement operations in the region include the July 27 sentence of Luz Irene Fajardo Campos, a Mexican national linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. She was sentenced to 22 years in prison in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for her role in a worldwide drug-trafficking conspiracy.
Cheri Oz, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Phoenix Field Division, said, “With this sentencing, we chopped the head off the serpent.”
In January 2020, the US Border Patrol uncovered the longest criminal cross-border tunnel ever discovered along the southwest border.
Homeland Security Investigations praised the Mexican government for its help in the continuing probe after locating the latest tunnel. The public was also invited to report any tunnels to a Tunnel Task Force anonymously.
More than 7,100 special agents are assigned to 220 localities around the United States by Homeland Security Investigations. This is a condensed version of the information.
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In Texas, an anti-vax mother's dying wish is for her children to be vaccinated. After losing her husband to the virus and catching it herself, a Texas mother of
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In Texas, an anti-vax mother’s dying wish is for her children to be vaccinated.
After losing her husband to the virus and catching it herself, a Texas mother of four declined the Covid-19 vaccine, but her last desire was clear: get her children immunized.
Lydia Rodriguez, 42, a piano instructor in La Marque, died on Monday, two weeks after her husband, Lawrence Rodriguez, 49, died of the illness.
Dottie Jones, Rodriguez’ cousin, informed local news station ABC13 that the pair did not believe in immunizations. It was too late when Rodriguez changed her mind.
“One of the last things she told her sister before she was intubated was, ‘Please make sure my children get vaccinated,’” Jones recalled. “If she had been vaccinated, she would be there for her kids right now.”
As the Delta variety spread rapidly across the country, the couple was among tens of millions of Americans who had yet to take a single dosage of the Covid vaccine.
Only 59.6% of eligible Americans are fully vaccinated against the virus, owing to political opposition in areas like Texas to the government’s huge immunization drive.
As the number of cases rises, US regulators approved a third Covid shot for all adults in the country this week. In late September, the booster will be available.
Jones, a nurse, said she tried unsuccessfully to persuade Rodriguez to be inoculated.
She stated, “It just crushes my heart that people believe the disinformation that’s out there.” “People are dying as a result of disinformation, and we need to spread the truth.”
Jones started a fundraising drive to aid the couple’s children, and she chose to make the tale public in order to raise awareness and encourage people to be vaccinated.
“This is happening in our family right now, and it is a true narrative of what may happen,” Jones added. “I’m not attempting to frighten anybody. I really want people to know that this virus is genuine, and the Delta form is unlike anything we’ve seen before.”
Delta has become the dominant strain of the virus in Texas, one of America’s largest states, and mortality have risen substantially, primarily among the unvaccinated.
Vaccinations, on the other hand, have increased in recent weeks across Texas, which is a positive indicator. Nearly 55 percent of Texans over the age of 12 are now fully vaccinated, and 66 percent have had at least one dose, according to official data.
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A gay bar is suing a comedian who claims the bartender drugged her. The Abbey, a homosexual bar in Los Angeles' West Hollywood district, has filed a lawsuit
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A gay bar is suing a comedian who claims the bartender drugged her.
The Abbey, a homosexual bar in Los Angeles’ West Hollywood district, has filed a lawsuit against Haely White, a comedienne who accused the bartender of drugging her drink in public.
White claimed on August 3 that she was “severely drugged by a bartender” during her July 29 visit to The Abbey via social media. According to the bar’s lawsuit, she ordered her social media followers to “spread the news” and boycott the establishment.
However, security footage from White’s July 29 visit allegedly revealed that neither Abbey personnel nor anyone else interfered with her drink, according to the pub. White allegedly did not change her original social media post, which had already been shared several times online, even after the bar allowed her to see the film, according to the bar’s lawsuit.
The comedian and the club eventually reached an agreement that released White from any liability if she issued an updated statement on her different social media platforms by 4 p.m. local time on Saturday, August 14, according to Spectrum News.
However, according to the bar’s lawsuit, she failed to post the statement as promised. A following social media post effectively revoked her correction, according to the report.
The pub denied that the two bottles used to make her drink were tampered with in any way, according to her correction statement. The bottles had previously been used to create cocktails for other customers, she claimed the pub informed her. She noted that the pub had received no further reports of drugging from anyone whose cocktails included the same chemicals.
White’s statement then apologized for her false claims and promised to fire any employees who were harmed or threatened as a result of them. She stated, “I feel their actions reflect that they care about the safety of their patrons and take steps to make their establishment safe.”
Hello there – I’d like to provide an update after a long week. To read the entire statement, tap and scroll. pic.twitter.com/2zxKLxUaKN
— August 15, 2021, Haely White (@HaelysComet)
White, however, apparently issued a follow-up comment to the correcting remark on Instagram after it was released.
She said in her statement that camera footage from the bar showed her collapsing off her booth seat and being helped out of the bar by a friend shortly after. This is a condensed version of the information.
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The path to the Women’s World Cup has been redesigned by the reigning champions, the United States.
The United States, a two-time reigning champion, will have a new qualifying road for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, thanks to revisions revealed by CONCACAF on Thursday.
The CONCACAF W Championship will debut in 2022, followed by a first 12-team Women’s Gold Cup in 2024, according to the governing body of North American football.
The W Championship qualifiers will begin in November, with 30 teams competing for a spot in the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the 2024 Paris Olympics.
CONCACAF’s head of women’s football, Karina LeBlanc, stated, “These new competitions will be game-changing for women’s football in CONCACAF.” “In Concacaf, we are creating a platform for female footballers to thrive.”
The top two teams in the area, the United States and Canada, will have byes into the W Championship. From November through April, six groups of five nations will compete in group stage play, with the group winners joining the US and Canada in the event.
The eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals and qualifying for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Third-place teams will go to the intercontinental playoffs for a spot in the Women’s World Cup.
The winner of the 2022 W Championship qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics. In September 2023, the runner-up and third-place teams will compete in an Olympic play-in series for another berth in Paris.
The first two qualifiers for the 2024 Women’s Gold Cup will be the teams that book Olympic slots in France.
In 2015, the United States won the Women’s World Cup in Canada, and in 2019, the United States won the Women’s World Cup in France. Since the event’s inception in 1991, the American ladies have won four titles and have never finished worse than third.
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After that, LA travels to Baltimore for a three-game series against the major league-worst Orioles that’s expected to include Ohtani’s next mound start — perhaps a rare opportunity for Baltimore fans to feel some buzz.
Against Detroit, Ohtani had his longest mound start of the season, winning his fourth consecutive start with an eight-inning performance on Wednesday night. He also hit a towering, 430-foot homer — his major league-leading 40th of the season — that Tigers fans waiting for Miguel Cabrera to hit No. 500 couldn't help but admire.
Ohtani followed it up with a 2-for-3 day as the Angels rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Tigers on Thursday.
OPTIMISM IN HOUSTON
Astros manager Dusty Baker has reasons to feel good about his AL West-leading club even after an uninspired seven-game trip.
Houston went 3-4 on the road against the Angels and Royals and begins a weeklong homestand on Friday by hosting division rival Seattle. The Astros lead Oakland by 2 1/2 games, which hasn't escaped Baker's notice.
“I’ve been scoreboard watching every day,” Baker said. “Scoreboard watching is something I do between innings when I’m not thinking about what to do. We’re just looking forward to the finish line. We have a ways to go, and we haven’t played our best ball yet.”
One thing that's making Baker sanguine about the future is having Aledmys Díaz in the lineup. Díaz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, including the go-ahead single in the 10th inning of a 6-3 win at Kansas City on Thursday.
“You can tell what (Díaz) means to this club (by looking at) the six weeks he was out,” Baker said.
SUB-BASEMENT
The major league-worst Baltimore Orioles haven't even come within two runs of a win in the past week.
The Orioles dropped their 15th straight game on Thursday, falling 7-2 to the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. And most of them haven't been close.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Orioles are the first team since 1900 to lose 15 straight games by multiple runs. The closest Baltimore got was a 6-4 loss to Detroit on Aug. 12.
The Orioles have been outscored 138-42 during the skid, allowing an average of 9.2 runs per game.
After dropping four at Tampa Bay by scores of 9-2, 10-0, 8-4 and 7-2, Baltimore hosts another first-place team for a three-game series this weekend: NL-East winning Atlanta.
The Arizona Diamondbacks had the worst record in the majors for much of the season, but Baltimore now owns that distinction. Arizona is coming off a three-game sweep of Philadelphia and has won six of seven overall.
OCTOBER PREVIEW
Brandon Lowe knows this weekend may not be the last time the Rays face the Chicago White Sox in 2021.
The AL Central leaders visit the AL East leaders for a three-game series starting Friday.
“This is going to be kind of what we’re looking at postseason-wise, I feel like,” Lowe said. “You know the White Sox are going to make it, we feel like we’re going to make it. I think the games are going to be a little bit tougher, it’s going to be a little bit lower-scoring ballgames but it’s going to be a hard-fought battle for the whole series.”
Tampa Bay has won 11 of 14, and perhaps a playoff preview could lure a few more fans to Tropicana Field. In their four-game sweep of Baltimore, the Rays drew a total of 22,754 paying customers — an average of 5,689 per game.
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Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in “Kill Bill.”
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film “Aces,” directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba’s career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
“A true action legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP,” American actor Lewis Tan said on Twitter.
New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan called him “the great Sonny Chiba.”
“Watch one of his films today,” Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a broken heart.
Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood’s most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in “The Last Samurai” and “Rush Hour 3.”
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. A wake was canceled as a pandemic measure, and funeral arrangements were still undecided, his office said.
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Caption This Sept. 30, 2008, photo shows Japanese actor Sonny Chiba in Osaka, western Japan. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills, acting in more than 100 films, including “Kill Bill,” has died late Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. He was 82. (Kyodo News via AP) Credit: Uncredited Credit: Uncredited
Caption In this June 1998, photo, Japanese actor Sonny Chiba waves from a horseback in Kanazawa, west of Tokyo. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills, acting in more than 100 films, including “Kill Bill,” has died late Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. He was 82. (Kyodo News via AP) Credit: Uncredited Credit: Uncredited
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But Julian Castro, secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration, tweeted that he doubted the Justice Department would want to defend a law with "an incredibly racist history."
Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou and an aide did not immediately respond to messages about the ruling.
Forsman called Du’s order groundbreaking for its thoroughness. Du, a Vietnamese immigrant, was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama and sworn in in 2012.
“I think it will have implications because it’s going to be difficult to get around her reasoning,” Forsman said of the court order. “It’s a little hard to get around a statute that was called the ‘Wetback Act’ by the people enacting it.” The derogatory term often refers to Mexican migrants who have entered the country illegally, but it's also used to disparage all Hispanics.
Du said she considered written and oral arguments and expert testimony about the legislative history of the law from professors Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien of San Diego State University and Kelly Lytle Hernández of the University of California, Los Angeles.
“Importantly, the government does not dispute that Section 1326 bears more heavily on Mexican and Latinx individuals,” the judge said in her 43-page order dismissing the June 2020 criminal indictment of Gustavo Carrillo-Lopez.
Carrillo-Lopez was arrested in Nevada in 2019 after having been deported in 1999 and again in 2012, according to prosecutors. His federal public defender, Lauren Gorman in Reno, did not immediately respond Thursday to an email.
The judge said she saw no publicly available data about the national origin of people prosecuted under Section 1326, but cited U.S. Border Patrol statistics showing that more than 97% of people apprehended at the border in 2000 were of Mexican decent, 86% in 2005, and 87% in 2010.
“The government argues that the stated impact is ‘a product of geography, not discrimination,’ and that the statistics are rather a feature of Mexico’s proximity to the United States, the history of Mexican employment patterns and the socio-political and economic factors that drive migration,” Du wrote. “The court is not persuaded.”
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AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Supreme Court has declined to block restraining orders against Gov. Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban.
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MORE ON THE PANDEMIC:
— U.S. schools open amid record coronavirus delta wave
— Maine Sen. Angus King tests positive for virus
— Africa WHO official knocks nations that 'hoard' vaccines
— 4 of Florida's 5 largest school districts to require masks
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
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.
Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the cards in the last week as they arrived in small packages.
An agency spokesperson said there were between 135 to 150 packages found in Anchorage, all sent by the same person in China. Each package contained a small number of the fake cards, between 20 to 90 cards.
A high volume of counterfeit vaccination cards have been detected nationwide.
Another 3,600 fake cards were found recently at cargo facilities in Memphis. Federal law enforcement officers are investigating.
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HONOLULU -- 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.
On Thursday, the state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases hit 713, up 56% from two weeks ago.
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.
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.
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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.”
In addition, Brown announced weekly testing for health care workers will no longer be an option for those who want to avoid vaccination. The only opt-out of the requirement is either a medical or religious exemption.
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ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican governor issued an executive order Thursday banning cities from requiring businesses to enforce local pandemic restrictions.
But what impact, if any, the measure would have on new mask requirements in Atlanta, Savannah and other cities was not clear.
At a news conference, Gov. Brian Kemp said his order will prevent local governments from forcing businesses to be the city’s mask and vaccine police. He said he was concerned about measures in Atlanta and Savannah. Both cities have mask requirements, but it was not immediately clear that either would be affected by the governor’s order.
The order comes amid an explosion in COVID cases in the state.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — 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 new cases per day on Aug. 3 to 797 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.
In the Wichita area, hospital status was changed to critical Wednesday, as about 150 COVID-19 patients fill beds there, The Wichita Eagle reports.
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DENVER -- Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper announced Thursday that he has tested positive for a “breakthrough” case of COVID-19.
The first-term Democrat issued a statement saying he tested positive after experiencing mild symptoms and is self-isolating at the direction of the attending physician for the U.S. Congress, Dr. Brian P. Monahan.
Infections and illnesses can happen even after being vaccinated. Experts say vaccination could help make any illnesses less severe. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that newer versions of the coronavirus could be a factor in “breakthrough” cases.
Hickenlooper, 69, is a former brewpub entrepreneur, Denver mayor and two-term governor who defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in the 2020 election.
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CLAYTON, Mo. — A judge on Thursday issued an order barring St. Louis County from enforcing a mask mandate while a lawsuit against it is litigated.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page issued the mandate last month, prompting the County Council to vote to rescind it. Page maintained that the mask requirement nonetheless remained in effect.
Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo then issued a temporary restraining order, finding that the state was likely to prevail in its argument that current law gives the council the authority to terminate the mask requirement. That order was in effect only until a decision was made on a preliminary injunction.
Ribaudo was critical of some who had claimed victory after the temporary injunction was issued.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee hospitals warned Thursday that the intensive care units are full in nearly every hospital in the state’s major metropolitan areas.
The Tennessee Hospital Association said in a statement that the hospitals with full ICUs are the same ones that normally accept transfers of sicker patients from smaller hospitals.
Hospital officials are pleading with Tennesseans to get vaccinated and wear masks.
Meanwhile, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona warned Tennessee in a letter sent Wednesday that Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of mask mandates might violate federal law.
Separately, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt School of Medicine report released Thursday found that hospitalizations have increased more than tenfold in a little more than a month, the fastest rate of increase seen during the pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s top prosecutor on Thursday sued the state’s capital city over a school mask mandate that officials allege violates state law.
The city of Columbia’s school mask order conflicts with a state budget requirement that went into effect July 1 and bans school districts from using appropriated funds to require face coverings, State Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a complaint filed with the South Carolina Supreme Court.
The lawsuit comes as average daily cases of COVID-19 have risen by more than 60% over the last two weeks, with hundreds of students across the state already required to quarantine for exposure to the virus.
Earlier this month, Columbia’s city council ratified an ordinance mandating the use of masks in the city’s elementary and middle schools for at least the beginning of the school year.
The Republican attorney general said days later that the emergency ordinance should be “rescinded or amended," but city leaders said the mandate doesn’t violate state law because city, not state, funds are being used.
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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey will require all teachers, school administrators and other staff who have not been vaccinated to produce twice-weekly negative COVID-19 tests once schools reopen and resume in-person classes on Sept. 6, the president said.
Speaking following a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said universities would also demand regular PCR tests from unvaccinated students and teaching staff.
People who have not been vaccinated and want to travel on buses and planes or to go to concerts, theaters and cinemas will also face mandatory COVID-19 testing, Erdogan added.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the tests would be conducted free-of-charge at state-owned hospitals.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says unvaccinated students and those who don’t disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status will be required to get tested for the coronavirus twice a week.
In a message to the community, the university says 87% of students have attested they are fully vaccinated. Those who become fully vaccinated and report their status to the university will no longer have to face twice-weekly testing.
The move comes as the state witnesses its worst levels of transmission of the virus in months.
North Carolina on Thursday registered more than 7,000 daily COVID-19 cases, the highest in seven months. More than 3,000 people are hospitalized in the state with COVID-19, the most since Jan. 28.
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PHOENIX — A northwestern Arizona school district has banned employees from discussing vaccination status or mask- wearing with students.
The Mohave Daily News reports the governing board for the Colorado River Union High School District made the decision this week. The edict carries no repercussions for administrators, staff and teachers who violate it. That will be up to the district’s superintendent, who supported the motion.
The school board’s gag rule is rare. Vaccines and masks remain contentious topics across Arizona as students return to school.
On Thursday, the state reported 3,546 confirmed coronavirus cases and four more deaths.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday, a day after he began feeling ill, his office announced.
King, an independent, says he’s definitely “not feeling great” but doing better than if he hadn’t been vaccinated.
“I am taking this diagnosis very seriously, quarantining myself at home and telling the few people I’ve been in contact with to get tested in order to limit any further spread,” King said in a statement.
The 77-year-old King says throughout the pandemic, he’s worked to protect himself, family and staff through masks, social distancing, a “work-from-home mindset. ” He’s used Zoom meetings and, until recently, was driving instead of flying to Washington, D.C.
He urged people to follow guidance from health professionals and “get vaccinated if you haven’t been.”
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SEATTLE — Authorities say there are more people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Washington state than at any time during the pandemic.
Cassie Sauer, president of the Washington State Hospital Association. says there were 1,240 people with coronavirus in state hospitals. The previous highest number was about 1,100 in December.
Sauer says until the recent uptick in cases and hospitalizations due to the delta variant, the COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the state had been holding steady at 300 to 350 people. The numbers began increasing in early July and have been doubling about every two weeks.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Four of the five largest school districts in Florida are defying an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis barring them from imposing strict mask mandates in schools.
Board members took action Wednesday after seeing the numbers in Hillsborough and Palm Beach counties. School began a week ago and already thousands of children have been sent home because teachers and classmates are infected with the delta variant of the coronavirus.
Veterans Affairs Dr. J. Stacey Klutts says it’s necessary to wear masks indoors and avoid large group gatherings. He says unprotected students sitting for hours in classrooms could rapidly spread infection.
Statewide, Florida reported 23,335 new infections for Tuesday, according to the CDC. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dashboard reported 17,096 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients.
DeSantis, a Republican, also is in an escalating power struggle with the Democratic White House. After President Joe Biden ordered possible legal action Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department raised the possibility of using its civil rights arm against Florida and other states that have blocked public health measures meant to protect students.
Caption This 2021 photo provided by Children’s Health shows Francisco Rosales, 9, and his mother, Yessica Gonzalez, in the intensive care unit at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. The day before he was supposed to start fourth grade, Francisco was admitted to the hospital due to severe COVID-19, struggling to breathe, with dangerously low oxygen levels and an uncertain outcome. (Adriana Lantzy/Children’s Health via AP) Credit: Adriana Lantzy Credit: Adriana Lantzy
Caption Broward County Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright greets students Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2021 in at North Lauderdale Elementary School. More than 261,000 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students headed back to school to begin the 2021/22 school year. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Credit: Joe Cavaretta Credit: Joe Cavaretta
Caption A COVID-19 testing tent is setup in front of Les Grands Magasins department store, in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant) Credit: Adrienne Surprenant Credit: Adrienne Surprenant
Caption A sign on the door in reference to a health pass needed to enter, at a store, in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant) Credit: Adrienne Surprenant Credit: Adrienne Surprenant
Caption FILE - In this June 18, 2021, file photo, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, speaks at Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor, Maine. King tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, a day after he began feeling under the weather, his office announced. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Credit: Robert F. Bukaty Credit: Robert F. Bukaty
Caption Visitors wear face coverings, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Portland, Maine. COVID-19 continues to spread in Maine at increasing rates due to the highly transmissible delta variant. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Credit: Robert F. Bukaty Credit: Robert F. Bukaty
Caption People wait during the vaccination process as Gov. John Bel Edwards tours the University of Louisiana campus vaccination site as part of the university's Shot for $100 campaign, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Lafayette, La. (Scot Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP) Credit: Scott Clause Credit: Scott Clause
Caption FILE - In this June 28, 2021, file photo Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits the Bly Fire Camp, on the southern edge of the Bootleg Fire, in Klamath County, Ore. Oregon's governor said Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 she will send up to 1,500 National Guard troops to hospitals around the state to support healthcare workers as the COVID-19 surges amid the rapid spread of the Delta variant. The first group of 500 Guard members will be deployed next Friday to serve as material and equipment runners in the most stricken hospitals and to help with COVID-19 testing. (Arden Barnes/The Herald And News via AP, File) Credit: Arden Barnes Credit: Arden Barnes
Caption Fifth grader Karson Spencer waits in his car to enter Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy on the first day of school Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP) Credit: Mike Simons Credit: Mike Simons
Caption A man poses for a souvenir photo with his face positioned on a superhero cutout with a hashtag that reads in Spanish: "I've been vaccinated", during a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for people between the ages of 18 to 29, in Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Credit: Eduardo Verdugo Credit: Eduardo Verdugo
Caption Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to reporters following a news conference, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Reynolds lashed out at President Joe Biden Thursday after he ordered his education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students against COVID-19. Reynolds, a Republican, has signed a bill into law that prohibits school officials from requiring masks, raising concerns as delta variant virus cases climb across the state and schools resume classes soon. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Credit: Charlie Neibergall Credit: Charlie Neibergall
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Six University of Kentucky football players have been charged with first-degree burglary, with one also accused of first degree
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The release stated that on March 6 three individuals entered a private party uninvited at a residence and were asked to leave. They became upset and threatened to return, the release added, and came back a short time later with additional individuals.
They forced their way inside and one suspect was observed pointing a firearm at a victim, the release stated.
Kentucky's athletic department said in a statement that: “The institution and athletics department take these matters very seriously. We are closely evaluating this issue before determining next steps.”
All six players were part of the 2020 recruiting class with McClain, Tisdale and Williams seeing action in many of Kentucky's games last fall.
McClain rushed 16 times for 62 yards in 11 contests. Tisdale had 20 tackles and nine assists in 10 games, while Williams had three stops in nine contests.
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PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Dry and windy weather dogged firefighters’ efforts to contain destructive fires that are devouring the bone-dry forests of
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Fire managers were rushing resources to the fire growing on steep slopes in a forested region southwest of Lake Tahoe. More than 650 firefighters and 13 helicopters were assigned to the blaze, and air tankers from throughout the state were flying fire suppression missions there as conditions allowed, authorities said.
“The hope is with the additional resources and personnel on scene, we can really start to build that box around this fire and start the containment," said Keith Wade of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Evacuees from the Caldor Fire found refuge in places like the Green Valley Community Church in Placerville, west of the fire, where they set up tents and trailers in a parking lot. Adrian Childress, 7, painted pictures to pass the time and a special tent was set up for people who wished to pray.
In Omo Ranch, close to where the fire started, a bulldozer ripped out trees to build a fire line and stop the blaze from spreading south.
While nearly the entire town evacuated, Thurman Conroy and his wife, Michele, stayed behind to protect their house and their business, Conroy General Store. But they were prepared to flee if the fire gets too close.
“The fire wants us bad because it’s made every attempt it can to get out of that canyon and up this way,” Thurman said. “So they keep beating it down. And it’s just ... it's resilient, it’s stubborn, it won’t go away. That’s all we can do.”
California’s fires were among 104 large, active blazes Thursday in 12 states, mostly in the West, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. Those fires combined have scorched nearly 4,000 square miles (10,360 square kilometers).
Climate change has made the West warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists.
Drought, heat, low humidity and winds have left California vegetation ready to burn this summer. More than two-dozen new fires erupted Wednesday alone. All but two were quickly contained.
One small but destructive blaze burned through a mobile home park and reduced an estimated 50 homes to ashes in Lake County, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of San Francisco. Elsewhere in the northwestern region of the state, two big fires continued to burn in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Meanwhile, Pacific Gas & Electric said Thursday that it had restored power to nearly 50,000 Northern California customers whose power was shut off Tuesday to prevent new fires from being ignited if electrical lines were damaged during high winds. The utility said it found at least 10 instances of weather-related damage, including four that potentially could have caused fires if the utility hadn't de-energized power lines.
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Caption Firefighter Paul Schlange, left, confers while fighting the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Firefighters confer while fighting the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Firefighters refill water while fighting the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Central Calaveras firefighter Ryan Carpenter extinguishes flames from the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Central Calaveras firefighter Ryan Carpenter extinguishes flames from the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption People sit under a tent at the the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., as the Caldor Fire continues to burn. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Vehicles are parked at the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., as the Caldor Fire continues to burns. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Adrian Childress, 7, opens a tent flap at the the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., after his family fled the Caldor Fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Julie Price points while talking to another evacuee at the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., after fleeing the Caldor Fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Adrian Childress, 7, paints at the the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., after his family fled the Caldor Fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Twins Myles Muir, 7, and Matthew Muir, 7, from left, blow bubbles at the the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., after their family fled the Caldor Fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Cats Mia and Kesh, from left, rest at the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., as the Caldor Fire continues burning. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Grayson Howard plays the guitar while helping friends who evacuated to the the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., as the Caldor Fire continues to burn. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Credit: Ethan Swope Credit: Ethan Swope
Caption Fire retardant coats a fire truck after the Cache Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Clearlake, Calif. The blaze destroyed dozens of homes. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Credit: Noah Berger Credit: Noah Berger
Caption Firefighter Bryan Eisenbeisz extinguishes hot spots at Cache Creek Mobile Home Estates where the Cache Fire leveled dozens of homes on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Clearlake, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Credit: Noah Berger Credit: Noah Berger
Caption Sheriff's Deputy McCabe searches Cache Creek Mobile Home Estates where the Cache Fire leveled dozens of residences on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Clearlake, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Credit: Noah Berger Credit: Noah Berger
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Beavercreek residents gathered at the local school board meeting to protest and support the school's mask requirements for K-6 students.
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Another resident said she and other parents do not plan to comply. “You are prepared to dig in your heels. So are we,” she said.
Others spoke in favor of the mask mandate, or simply called for reason. Preston, a sixth-grader at Jacob Coy Middle School, spoke at the meeting to the assembled crowd of adults. The boy has a heart condition that has prevented him from participating in activities, and “feeling like a normal kid,” he said, because of safety concerns around the coronavirus.
“Everyone around me has to wear a mask to keep me and everyone else safe, or I cannot participate in anything: sports, school,” he said. “Please remember me the next time you think about wearing a mask.”
During a presentation, officials said that the district would continue monitoring the pandemic, and that the policy is subject to change.
“Our policy for masking is not set in stone,” said Jo Ann Rigano, president of the Beavercreek board of education. “If masking saves just one child’s life, it is worth it. I will always err on the side of safety to protect our kids.”
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The area around Hite's Cove was the site of a hard rock gold mining operation in the mid-19th century.
The bodies were transported to the coroner’s office in Mariposa for autopsies and toxicology exams, Mitchell said.
The State Water Resources Control Board said Thursday it was testing waterways in the area for any toxic algae blooms.
The couple were known to be avid hikers. Their friend, Mariposa real estate agent Sidney Radanovich, said Gerrish was a San Francisco-based software designer who, with his wife, “fell in love with the Mariposa area” and bought several homes there, a residence for themselves and rental investments.
"They were such a loving couple. They loved each other quite a bit," Radanovich told the San Francisco Chronicle. "He loved showing the baby all sorts of things and explaining them to her."
The sheriff’s office was investigating the deaths along with the California Department of Justice.
Sheriff Jeremy Briese said chaplains and staff were counseling family members.
“My heart breaks for their family,” he said.
The remote area where the bodies were found had no cellphone service, Mitchell said. The hiking trail ran through an area of forest known particularly in springtime to have spectacular wildflower displays.
Caption Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese gives an update on the investigation into the deaths of three family members and their dog in the Hite Cove area of the Sierra National Forest in Mariposa County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of a Northern California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail, authorities said. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP) Credit: Craig Kohlruss Credit: Craig Kohlruss
Caption A remote canyon area northeast of the town of Mariposa, seen on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, is reported to be the area where a family and their dog were found dead on Tuesday, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of the Northern California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail, authorities said. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP) Credit: Craig Kohlruss Credit: Craig Kohlruss
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MASON, Ohio (AP) — No Novak, no Roger, no Rafa doesn’t mean winning his second Western & Southern Open championship will be easy for top-seeded Daniil
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Osaka repeatedly punched her left thigh with her left wrist and talked loudly to herself, trying to get herself going, but she was impassive as she shook hands at the net with the giddy Teichmann.
Top-ranked Ash Barty rolled through the first 10 games of her match with defending champion Victoria Azarenka in a 6-0, 6-2 win to reach the women’s quarterfinals.
“I think sometimes the scoreline in tennis can fool you,” Barty said. “Though it seemed like a quite convincing scoreline in the match, each and every game had crucial poits and I was able to win most of those.”
Former tournament women's champion Karolina Pliskova advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Jessica Pegula.. Olympic champion and third-seeded Alexander Zverev also moved on, beating Guido Pella 6-2, 6-3, while Roland Garros-finalist and second-seeded Stefano Tsitsipas was pushed by Lorenzo Sonego to three sets before prevailing, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Medvedev bounced back up after a nasty fall early in the second set and went on to close out the win.
“You can’t see this on video, but my racket got between my legs and hit the back of my calf,” Medvedev said. “I don’t know how that happens. I actually have a bruise on my calf. A bruise is a bruise. It’s nothing serious.”
The second-ranked Russian, the winner last week in Toronto, won when Dimitrov double-faulted on match point. Medvedev has been on the court for only 2 hours, 28 minutes while winning his first two matches in straight sets after a first-round bye.
Medvedev is the first player not named Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray to crack the top two since July 18, 2005. Injuries and other issues kept Djokovic, Federer and Nadal from competing this year.
While his matches have been short, Medvedev feels winning will go a long way.
“The more matches I can win in these two tournaments that are similar to New York, the more confidence you have,” he said. “Confidence is the big key. It’s good coming there knowing that you’re capable of playing good. Now, I know it’s possible. A Grand Slam is a Grand Slam. They’re tough. Opponents want to beat you. You hope you show your best tennis.”
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Caption Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, reacts against Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster) Credit: Aaron Doster Credit: Aaron Doster
Caption Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Jil Teichmann, of Switzerland, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Credit: Darron Cummings Credit: Darron Cummings
Caption Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, returns to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster) Credit: Aaron Doster Credit: Aaron Doster
Caption Jil Teichmann, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Credit: Darron Cummings Credit: Darron Cummings
Caption Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Jil Teichmann, of Switzerland, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Credit: Darron Cummings Credit: Darron Cummings
Caption Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot to Jil Teichmann, of Switzerland, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Credit: Darron Cummings Credit: Darron Cummings
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One of the most important aspects of any business is its branding. Gone are the days when businesses could carry on their operations without giving much attention to their branding. The branding serves as the foundation for their marketing and sales efforts, and hence the stronger the branding foundation, the more fruitful will be the marketing efforts.
However, branding is not as easy as it seems, especially in the present digital era. Brands knowingly or unknowingly make certain mistakes that can prove quite costly on a long or even short-term basis. As a designer, you would share a larger share of responsibility of ensuring that the branding foundation of the business is done in a robust manner. Unfortunately, there is a set process for going out the branding exercise, and many companies in a rush to start their business skip a few steps that result in hampering their business. To help you avoid such a scenario, we have compiled a list of common branding mistakes which you should avoid as designers.
1. Not Having a Branding Plan:
Branding is not just about quickly designing logos and business collaterals. It needs to be taken far more seriously. Therefore a proper branding plan should be created irrespective of the size of the business. Unfortunately, many small firms think that they are too small for such branding exercises, and this is something that they should do when they grow a bit. But they fail to realize that branding is something that creates the identity of the business, and it is not advisable to keep changing it.
When Twitter started, it did not know it would be so huge; still, the team has put in a lot of time and resources in sorting out their branding. As a result, today, when they are one of the biggest social media platforms, they are still able to carry on with a strong branding identity. Hence it is always advisable to create a well-charted branding plan. This should include immediate goals of brand identity and how the business wants its brand to be perceived after 5 and 10 years. The business vision of the brand should be well reflected in this branding plan.
2. Underestimating the Importance of Visual Identity:
Many brands make the mistake of thinking that a logo is just another image that will be associated with the brand. This doesn’t seem right and deters the overall branding exercise of the business. When you as a designer set out to create the company’s brand, you need to layout the visual identity requirements. This will include creating the logo, variations of the logo to be used on different applications, and other visual elements like brand theme, favicon, and much more. Then, based on the branding plan, make this exhaustive list and create visually appealing designs for them.
The visual feel of the brand is important and also has to be relevant. As the business owner, your aim should be to create a visual identity that has a lasting impact on the user/customers and provides a good brand recall. We have witnessed firsthand the power of visual branding for so many brands over the years where they reach a stage where their logo or brand element becomes synonymous with the brand itself. When you are able to achieve this, you can say that your branding exercise has been successful.
3. Designing a Vague Logo:
There is a long list of the dos and don’ts for logo designing. Both designers and clients need to understand that logo designing is an art in itself and needs to be taken seriously. Brands invest huge amounts of time and resources for their logos. With the advent of digital media, logos have become all the more important as their application increases multifold. The process of logo design should start from understanding the brand, its products/services, and the values that the business stands for. As a designer, you should also carry out market research and have brainstorming sessions with the decision-makers to gather their aspirations. No matter what you do, try avoiding the following common logo designing mistakes:
Making the logo too complicated for viewers to understand
Using illegible fonts for the logo or tagline
Adding a long tagline at the bottom of the logo
Not accounting for the scalability of the logo
Using a symbol or imagery that is not at all relevant to the brand
Plagiarizing logo design from another brand
Wrong choice of color combination for the logo
A logo serves as the brand’s first impression, and hence you need to make sure that you get it perfect. Also, you will have to reach a consensus with the client to make sure that the logo is creative enough and, at the same time, meets the business requirements.
4. Operating without Brand Guidelines:
Just like the branding plan, all businesses need to have a brand guidelines document. This will serve as the much-needed guiding document for all the branding exercises. As a designer, there are good chances that the project may end once you complete your brand designing. But the client will continue to use the designs for years. Hence, this document will guide them on how they can use the logo or branding theme and other elements. The brand guidelines document should include the following:
Brand story: Mission, Vision and brand aspirations
Logo: Its variations, mockups, and rules for using the logo
Color Palette: The color codes to be used along with primary & secondary color options
Typography: Which fonts are to be used for headers or paragraph text
Imagery: What type of images will be used for the brand
Voice: Whether the brand will be affirmative, or classy, or use a quirky tone
Iconography: What would be the style of icons that will be used
It would be ideal to spend a good time on this document, brainstorm with the client, and get their sign-off so that they have a clear idea of their brand journey.
5. Not Maintaining Brand Consistency:
One of the biggest and most common mistakes that brands make is not being consistent across different mediums. This was not the case in the initial days as brands just had print media as a form of expression. But today, with digital marketing at its peak and social media presence considered as a virtual representation of the brand, companies need to take brand consistency very seriously. If they fail to do so, they will not be able to deliver on their brand promise or create a strong brand image.
Follow the brand guidelines wherever possible, as that will ensure that you stay consistent with the brand elements. On social media, you need to make sure that your visual content remains consistent. If you are using light pastel colors, then use it across all the designs. Visual consistency is valued a lot on Instagram, where creators take a lot of care of their page. Along with visual consistency, one also needs to take care that the brand is talking in the same tone across mediums. You can’t come across as young and cool on Instagram and then highly formal on Facebook. Users tend to notice all these things these days.
6. Forcing Trends on the Brand Design:
As a designer, you will always have the pressure of imbibing the latest design trends in branding. But you need to stay clear of this temptation and use the trends only if they make sense for the brand. For this, you should always keep a tab on the latest trends in the industry. When on a new assignment, it will help to carry out market research to see what other competitors are doing in terms of designing. This will give you a better understanding of the brand and the present market.
Once you have done the research, you can pick and choose which trend works best for you based on the nature of your brand. For example, using dreamy gradients is one of the trends right now, and you can use that if you are working on a cosmetic brand. But you can do the same when making something for a gym. There you would want to follow the ongoing trends of heavy fonts on dark backgrounds.
7. Not being Inclusive Enough:
Being inclusive is considered to be an advantage, especially when it comes to B2C companies whose target audience is the younger population. The youth take inclusivity very seriously. A lot of major brands, including Victoria’s Secret, have realized that and are now altering their branding and marketing plans to become as inclusive as possible. Hence it is better to ensure inclusivity during the initial branding stage itself.
As a designer, you first need to check that whatever you are designing is not offending anyone. Once you have checked that, then you should see if the design is inclusive enough. There may not be much scope in visual elements like logos and other icons. But you can boost inclusivity appeal through the use of the right imagery. Also, make sure that the tone and the words you use are inclusive. Using gender-neutral words is quite a trend that young people like.
8. Not Standing Out of the Crowd:
After carrying out the entire branding exercise keeping the above points in mind, if your brand can still stand out from the crowd, you have failed somewhere. The entire idea of branding is to make sure that your brand is separated from the rest of the competition and shown in the best possible way. This will help the business reap the advantages of investing in the branding exercise.
As a designer, the onus will be on you to ensure that the brand is able to come out on top of all the industry trends. It would be best if you made sure that the visual elements are not very common. Please do not use stock images or designs to create the logo, as these would be common, and your logo or designs will not have an exclusive feel. Try to be as original as possible and at the same time imbibe the brand values so as to make the branding elements unique and a true reflection of the brand.
9. Failing to Respond to Brand Changes:
No matter how hard the designers and clients try to create a unique brand, it may be a chance not working well with the target market. Something could be off somewhere, and that would know when you have started using the visual elements. For example, the logo might be too abstract or bold, or the tagline may not be hitting the right notes. You have to be ready for such a scenario.
The key here is not to be stubborn enough and trace back the branding part. If you stick to the wrong branding, then you will be doing a lot of harm. Rather you should take the feedback constructively and quickly take corrective actions. Many major brands have come with branding updates only to realize that they are either not received well or are not as effective as they thought. They have been quick to realize this and come up with a new set of branding that has helped them.
10. Not Delivering Final Files in a Good Folder Structure:
Designing an array of branding collaterals can be a taxing task and may go on for months. As a designer, you need to make sure that you ensure a proper file management process. The logo design will have a dozen options. You need to adhere to a strict version control policy so as not to goof up. The same goes for all the other designs.
Having a set of guidelines for managing your designs can help you in all the projects. Also, once you reach the end of the project, make sure you deliver all the requisite files to the client. This will include all the open files, auxiliary files, and output files in the client’s formats. This will help you build a better customer relationship and reduce your liability of retrieving them if the client needs them.
Designers shoulder the maximum responsibility of ensuring a strong solid foundation of branding of companies. There will be times when you would find yourself in a creative conflict with the client. It would be best if you put the company’s greater good as a top priority and adhere to the requirements. At the same time, you should ensure that the design is unique and creative.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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OXFORD, Ala. (KION) A man in Alabama is recovering from a leg injury and smoke inhalation after a lift he was on caught fire.
The Oxford Fire Department said firefighters were called to a Harley Davidson location when the lift made contact with power lines and the man in the lift was stuck about 25 feet from the ground.
Crews determined that the lift was on fire and that there was no safe way to get the man down, so they said they made a makeshift safety net out of a tent.
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Tucson police say charges are pending against the impaired driver of a vehicle that hit a pedestrian in a convenience store parking lot who later died. Police have identified the victim of Tuesday night’s collision at a Circle K on East Grant Road as 29-year-old David Lamberto. They said Thursday that an initial investigation determined Lamberto had been sitting, squatting and acting erratically in the parking lot before he was struck at about 8:30 p.m. The Ford 500 hit him and proceeded to drag him as it pulled into a parking space. Investigators say the driver’s impairment and the pedestrian’s erratic behavior contributed to the death.
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN
The US Education Department announced Thursday it will cancel $5.8 billion in outstanding student loans for borrowers who are unable to work because of permanent disabilities.
More than 320,000 “total and permanent disability” borrowers will benefit from the move, the agency said in a press release, and hurdles for relief will become automatic for those who qualify moving forward.
“Today’s action removes a major barrier that prevented far too many borrowers with disabilities from receiving the total and permanent disability discharges they are entitled to under the law,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.
The statement continued: “From day one, I’ve stressed that the Department of Education is a service agency. We serve students, educators, and families across the country to ensure that educational opportunity is available to all. We’ve heard loud and clear from borrowers with disabilities and advocates about the need for this change and we are excited to follow through on it. This change reduces red tape with the aim of making processes as simple as possible for borrowers who need support.”
The announcement brings a considerable overhaul to a student loan program that had long been maligned for its complex rules, including the need for borrowers to submit proof of their disability and face a three-year-long monitoring period of their income.
The Education Department said Thursday that qualifying borrowers will be identified automatically through a Social Security Administration data match and that the agency will pursue permanently eliminating the monitoring period — which the Biden administration waived this spring — in October.
House Education and Labor Committee chairman Rep. Bobby Scott, a Democrat, celebrated the announcement in a statement Thursday. “In just eight months, the Biden Administration has delivered student loan relief for hundreds of thousands of eligible borrowers and restored Education Department’s focus on serving the best interests of students, families, and our economy, ” he said.
“I look forward to working with the Administration to continue supporting students and making higher education accessible and affordable for all Americans,” Scott added.
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has faced pressure from Democrats for broad debt forgiveness, including calls to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower. Biden has resisted the pressure so far but has said he would support a move by Congress to cancel $10,000 per borrower.
Earlier this month, the Biden administration extended the pandemic-related suspension on federal student loan payments one last time until January 31.
Biden has also directed Cardona to write a memo on the president’s legal authorities to cancel debt. An executive action that broadly forgives federal student loans would be unprecedented, but a memo from lawyers at Harvard’s Legal Services Center and its Project on Predatory Student Lending says the Department of Education has the power to do so.
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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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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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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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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas are disclosing that a terrorism investigation led to the arrest last September of a man now jailed pending trial in what police called an apparent plot to mount a mass casualty attack. Jail and court records showed that 27-year-old Lacy Walthour was being held Thursday on $1 million bail and is getting a new lawyer to represent him on 26 felony explosives and weapons charges. The Las Vegas Review-Journal says officers found a gun parts, a 3D printer, body armor and and homemade step-on explosive devices in Walthour’s northwest Las Vegas home. Police say they learned Walthour had been involved in local racial justice protests in the summer of 2020.
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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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For authentic Portuguese dining, we take a trip to Fall River, where nearly half the residents can trace their family roots to Portugal. That includes Chef Manuel Ferreira and his brother, Victor DaSilva, who run Sagres, New England's oldest Portuguese restaurant.
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Authentic food from a variety of countries is closer than you think (no airplane needed)! Anthony Everett dines on Portuguese food in Fall River; Brazilian-inspired hot dogs in Metro West and Dominican hamburgers in Jamaica Plain. Much more wanderlust, flavorful food, and creative cocktails are on the menu tonight.
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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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"Anyone can still get the virus and spread it, and it spreads most easily indoors," the city's health and human services director said.
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The city of Somerville has become the latest Massachusetts community to require all people to wear face coverings in indoor public settings regardless of whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccination. The Board of Health approved the mask mandate that will take effect on Friday. As with previous masking orders, children under the age of two are exempt.“The most important thing everyone should do right now to slow the spread of COVID-19 is get vaccinated if you have not done so yet," Somerville’s health and human services director Doug Kress said in a news release. "But the next thing we all need to do is mask up inside in public spaces again because anyone can still get the virus and spread it, and it spreads most easily indoors."With a population over 75,000, Somerville reported just over 130 new COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, with a positivity rate of 1.52 percent, below the state average, data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health showed. State health data shows 73 percent of all residents in the city are fully vaccinated, with 79 percent receiving at least one dose of the vaccine.
The city of Somerville has become the latest Massachusetts community to require all people to wear face coverings in indoor public settings regardless of whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccination.
The Board of Health approved the mask mandate that will take effect on Friday. As with previous masking orders, children under the age of two are exempt.
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“The most important thing everyone should do right now to slow the spread of COVID-19 is get vaccinated if you have not done so yet," Somerville’s health and human services director Doug Kress said in a news release.
"But the next thing we all need to do is mask up inside in public spaces again because anyone can still get the virus and spread it, and it spreads most easily indoors."
With a population over 75,000, Somerville reported just over 130 new COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, with a positivity rate of 1.52 percent, below the state average, data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health showed.
State health data shows 73 percent of all residents in the city are fully vaccinated, with 79 percent receiving at least one dose of the vaccine.
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Police said a female victim was shot in the head by another person Thursday night in the area of 50 Garfield Avenue in Chelsea, Massachusetts.Chelsea police chief Brian Kyes said the suspect then ran from the area on Wesley Street toward Revere Beach Parkway. The shooting happened along a residential street after dark Thursday. Kyes released a surveillance photo of the suspect. The photo showed a person who was wearing a dark puffy coat with hair that appeared to be tied up in a bun. Kyes urged people in the area to remain indoors. Anyone with any information about the shooting or suspect is urged to contact Chelsea police.
Police said a female victim was shot in the head by another person Thursday night in the area of 50 Garfield Avenue in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Chelsea police chief Brian Kyes said the suspect then ran from the area on Wesley Street toward Revere Beach Parkway.
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The shooting happened along a residential street after dark Thursday.
Kyes released a surveillance photo of the suspect. The photo showed a person who was wearing a dark puffy coat with hair that appeared to be tied up in a bun.
Kyes urged people in the area to remain indoors.
Anyone with any information about the shooting or suspect is urged to contact Chelsea police.
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FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS)– Can you play an instrument? How about 9.1 instruments at the same time? For ‘The One Man Band’ Marc Dobson it’s all in a days work. Dobson is from Florida and is one of the top one man bands in the world. He can be found playing state and county fairs, as […]
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FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS)– Can you play an instrument? How about 9.1 instruments at the same time? For ‘The One Man Band’ Marc Dobson it’s all in a days work.
Dobson is from Florida and is one of the top one man bands in the world. He can be found playing state and county fairs, as well as theme parks and sometimes private parties. Showtimes at the State Fair of West Virginia are at 1:30, 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. in front of the lumberjack show.
Equipped with a six piece drum kit, guitar, harmonica and a beautiful voice, Dobson dazzles the audience with his ability to play all at once, while incorporating humor and fun into his act. His favorite moments are when something unexpected happens, and he tries to find the humor and turn it into a comedic moment. Dobson also likes knowing that he can make a lasting impression on fans young and old.
“Parents will write me around Christmas time and say, ‘Hey, my kid asked for a one man band drum kit like yours for Christmas.’ Moments like that, where I know that I’ve left a lifetime memory and influence to a young person, good or bad, those mean a lot to me.” Dobson said.
Dobson also holds the record for the longest distance ever gone by a one man band. He walked 120 miles to the Florida state fair playing his drum kit the entire way. It took him eight days to complete the journey.
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No. 12 West Virginia women’s soccer opened the fall season up with a smashing 4-0 win over Buffalo at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Saturday. The Mountaineers were dominant from whistle to whistle, maintaining 66 percent possession throughout the contest. WVU notched two goals in each half from both veterans and newcomers — but still, […]
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No. 12 West Virginia women’s soccer opened the fall season up with a smashing 4-0 win over Buffalo at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Saturday.
The Mountaineers were dominant from whistle to whistle, maintaining 66 percent possession throughout the contest. WVU notched two goals in each half from both veterans and newcomers — but still, Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown walked off the pitch unsatisfied.
“It’s 90 minutes of West Virginia soccer, I thought we played 45. We’re not a young team anymore, we have to set the tone,” she said. “We have to execute just our jobs, and I thought in the first half, it wasn’t as sharp as we could have been.”
After a few attempts on net from WVU, Julianne Vallerand put the first score on the board with an easy finish off an assist from freshman winger Dilary Heredia-Beltran 25 minutes into the game. The junior forward Vallerand made the start at striker for the first time in her career, after making appearances at both fullback and wing in her first two seasons.
The veteran presence stayed strong through the first half when Lauren Segalla notched her first goal of the year in the 31st minute after tapping in a ground cross from left back Mackenzie Aunkst — a junior setting up a senior.
“Every forward wants to get that monkey off their back and they got it early,” Izzo-Brown said. “And we got a shut-out, so I’m pleased with that. Really, no mistake cost us.”
A pair of new faces added insurance in the second half, starting with graduate transfer midfielder Maya McCutcheon. The former Oklahoma Sooner made a run into the box and composed herself for an unassisted curling finish to put WVU up by three.
Freshman Rhea Kijowski sealed the deal for WVU in the 87th minute, putting away a pass from fellow freshman Leah Sparacio to give the final insurance goal to the Mountaineers. In total, five freshmen contributed minutes to the Mountaineers, including two starters in Heredia Beltran and Annika Leslie.
“Dilary, she’s a very dynamic player and she’s somebody that we know is very capable of doing her job at a very high level,” Izzo-Brown said. “And again, coming here and playing here is different. She represents US Soccer at the youth national level, but you know what, it doesn’t matter when you come here, you’ve gotta grind and you’ve gotta figure it out.”
Kayza Massey got the start in goal and played the first 72 minutes. She wasn’t tested much, though, making just one save before Izzo-Brown sent Maddie Murphy out to finish the final 18 minutes. Murphy finished the clean sheet with one more save for WVU.
Unfortunately for the Bulls, goalie Emily Kelly made just one save on the five shots on net she faced in the contest.
This Mountaineer victory was the first athletic event on campus without a capacity limit since the end of the men’s and women’s 2019-20 basketball seasons. WVU pulled in a capacity of 708 fans — not nearly a program record, but not out of the ordinary for an early-season clash — and Izzo-Brown was happy to see some fans back in the stands.
“It’s been real tough,” she said. “I just think everybody to get out and enjoy a good soccer game on a good night, I think we need a lot of those.”
WVU gets its chance on a quick turnaround, as the schedule is back to its normal two-games-per-week cadence. The 12th-ranked Mountaineers look ahead to Sunday, when they face No. 4 Virginia at 2 p.m. ET at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. That game will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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The Eagles Project, an Eagles tribute band, will not be performing in Maysville, according to information from the Maysville Players.
The event scheduled for Sept. 4, 2021, at the Washington Opera House has been canceled. Those who have purchased tickets will be contacted promptly for reimbursement, a spokesperson for the Players said.
Despite the cancellation, the Players hope the community will join the group in looking forward to the Players’ Mainstage 60th Anniversary Season offerings including The Sound of Music (Oct. 7-11 and 14-17), A Christmas Story (Dec. 9-12 and 16-19), Mary Todd: A New American Musical (Feb. 17-20 and 24-27), Failure, a Love Story (May 12-15 and 19-22), and the Y.E.S. (Youth Experiences Series) Summer 2022 production of Alice in Wonderland, the Musical (July 28-31) — all at The Washington Opera House.
The McNeill Music Series 2021-2022 featuring genres of live music from classical piano to rock, Bluegrass, and jazz will be announced soon, along with Maysville Players’ new Maysville After Dark productions, a Second Season calendar filled with more live music, standup comedy, poetry slams, improv comedy troupes, and even a piano bar event.
Maysville Uncorked, the Players’ annual wine festival, and fundraiser takes place Saturday, Aug. 28, from 4-10 p.m. on Market Street with live music and entertainment, great art, and wine from area wineries.
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South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the second straight day Friday amid little signs of letup, triggering the extension of the toughest level of virus restrictions for two more weeks. The country added 2,052 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,001 local infections, raising the total caseload to 232,859, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The daily case...
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South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the second straight day Friday amid little signs of letup, triggering the extension of the toughest level of virus restrictions for two more weeks.
The country added 2,052 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,001 local infections, raising the total caseload to 232,859, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The daily caseload reached 2,152 the previous day, the second-largest number recorded since the COVID-19 outbreak in January last year after posting a record high of 2,222 on Aug. 11.
Daily cases exceeded 1,000 for the first time on July 7 and have stayed above 1,000 for 45 days in a row.
The country added six more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 2,197. The fatality rate was 0.94 percent.
While the current social distancing measures were set to expire Sunday, authorities decided to maintain the curbs until Sept. 5 as the fourth wave of the pandemic has yet to come under control.
The greater Seoul area, encompassing the capital, Gyeonggi Province and the western port city of Incheon, will be under the Level 4 social distancing rules, while most other regions will be subject to Level 3.
Restaurants and cafes in regions under Level 4 distancing rules will be required to close at 9 p.m., an hour earlier than the current 10 p.m. curfew starting Monday.
Since early July, South Korea has been grappling with the current wave of the pandemic amid the fast spread of the more transmissible delta variant and slow vaccinations.
The greater Seoul area, the epicenter of the latest wave of the outbreak and home to half of the country's 52 million people, has been under the Level 4 rules, the highest in the country's four-tier system, since July.
The southern resort island of Jeju and some other regions have also been under the toughest virus restrictions.
On top of slow vaccinations, a delay in the vaccine supply by US drugmaker Moderna Inc. has also prompted the decision to extend the current virus curbs.
Moderna recently notified the government it will supply less than half of the 8.5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine planned for August.
The supply setbacks have raised doubts over the government's plan to administer at least the first shot to 70 percent of the population, or 36 million people, by September and to achieve herd immunity in November.
As of Friday, 24.81 million people, or 48.3 percent of the population, had received their first shots of COVID-19 vaccines, the KDCA said.
The number of fully vaccinated people stood at 11.10 million, or 21.6 percent.
Of the locally transmitted cases, Seoul reported 549 new cases, and Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital city, identified 633 new patients. The southeastern port city of Busan reported 131 more cases, and Incheon, 40 km west of Seoul, added 117 cases.
The number of new imported cases came to 51, raising the total to 13,045.
The number of patients with serious symptoms across the country reached 385, down from 390 a day earlier, the KDCA said.
The total number of people released from quarantine after making full recoveries was 202,775, up 1,540 from a day earlier. (Yonhap)
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The South Korean economy is facing continued uncertainty about domestic demand as the latest flare-up in COVID-19 cases is hurting face-to-face service sectors, the finance ministry said Friday. In its monthly economic assessment report, the ministry said the country's exports remain robust and the job market has extended improvements amid an economic recovery. "But uncertainty over domestic demand has continu...
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The South Korean economy is facing continued uncertainty about domestic demand as the latest flare-up in COVID-19 cases is hurting face-to-face service sectors, the finance ministry said Friday.
In its monthly economic assessment report, the ministry said the country's exports remain robust and the job market has extended improvements amid an economic recovery.
"But uncertainty over domestic demand has continued, centering on in-person service segments, due to the flare-up in COVID-19 cases," the Ministry of Economy and Finance said in the Green Book.
In recent months, private consumption picked up as the economic recovery strengthened. But the recent spike in virus cases and the toughest virus curbs are feared to dampen improving domestic demand, potentially sapping economic recovery momentum.
South Korea is grappling with the fourth wave of the pandemic, with the number of daily virus cases topping 1,000 for the 45th straight day.
The country added 2,052 new COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total to 232,859. It reported a record high of 2,222 on Aug. 11.
Since July 12, the greater Seoul area, home to half of the country's population of 52 million, has been under the toughest social distancing rules, which include business restrictions and a ban on private gatherings of three or more people after 6 p.m.
July data on domestic demand pointed to mixed trends. Credit card spending grew 7.9 percent on-year last month, marking the sixth straight month of gains. Sales of department stores and online spending at retailers increased on-year.
But domestic sales of automobiles fell 14.9 percent on-year, marking the fifth consecutive month of declines, and the index gauging consumer sentiment dipped for the first time in July since December.
The ministry said card spending did not decline amid the current wave of the pandemic in a stark contrast from consumption patterns shown during previous flare-ups in virus cases.
"Given that people's mobility did not fall sharply and online consumption expanded, the impact of (the virus resurgence) on consumption appears to have waned," Kim Young-hoon, a senior ministry official, told a press briefing.
Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said last week the potential economic fallout of the current wave of the pandemic will likely be large starting in August.
The government expected Asia's fourth-largest economy to grow 4.2 percent this year. The Bank of Korea forecast economic growth of 4 percent.
Kim said the government thinks the Korean economy appears to be on a growth path due to robust exports despite the flare-up in COVID-19. (Yonhap)
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South Korean big companies' investments expanded nearly 5 percent in the first half of the year thanks mainly to a semiconductor boom, a corporate tracker said Friday. Global tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and 331 other large firms in Asia's fourth-largest economy invested a combined 82.8 trillion won (US$70.3 billion) in the January-June period, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, according to CEO Score. Compa...
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South Korean big companies' investments expanded nearly 5 percent in the first half of the year thanks mainly to a semiconductor boom, a corporate tracker said Friday.
Global tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and 331 other large firms in Asia's fourth-largest economy invested a combined 82.8 trillion won (US$70.3 billion) in the January-June period, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, according to CEO Score.
Compared with the pre-pandemic first half of 2019, the figure was up 12.6 percent.
The first-half increase was powered by big capital spending by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix Inc., another local chip giant.
Samsung Electronics' investment soared 26.7 percent on-year to 25.1 trillion won in the six-month period, which accounted for nearly 30 percent of the total. In particular, Samsung spent 20.9 trillion won on expanding its chip facilities.
SK hynix's investment totaled 7.5 trillion won in the first half, up 40.5 percent from a year earlier.
Investments by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix took up nearly 40 percent of the total capital spending by the big companies.
Companies in distribution, pharmaceuticals and nine other industrial sectors also increased their investments in the first half from a year earlier.
But petrochemical, auto and state-run companies cut back on their investments. State power monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. invested 6.8 trillion won, the largest among public firms but down 2.7 percent from a year ago.
Leading chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. saw its first-half investment tumble 18.1 percent on-year to 2.6 trillion won, with top automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s investment sinking 13.6 percent to 2.5 trillion won. (Yonhap)
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JW Marriott Hotel offers ‘Truly Flavors’ promotion Flavors, the luxury buffet dining establishment at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, is offering the “Truly Flavors” promotion, with a special selection of pass-around dishes that celebrate the restaurant’s variety of cuisines. The promotion began Monday and runs to Sept. 30, featuring freshly cooked dishes served by the chefs. Dishes are de...
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JW Marriott Hotel offers ‘Truly Flavors’ promotion
Flavors, the luxury buffet dining establishment at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, is offering the “Truly Flavors” promotion, with a special selection of pass-around dishes that celebrate the restaurant’s variety of cuisines.
The promotion began Monday and runs to Sept. 30, featuring freshly cooked dishes served by the chefs. Dishes are decided daily, chosen from among filo pastry lamb chops, macaroni with a three-cheese bechamel sauce and mushroom risotto infused with rich aromas. The dessert menu includes apple strudel and creme brulee, which are also included in the promotion.
Prices range from 115,000 to 130,000 won. For inquiries, call (02) 6282-6267.
Grand Josun Jeju offers ‘Autumn Breeze’ package
Grand Josun Jeju’s “Autumn Breeze” package offers a stay in a room with a balcony facing the view of oreum, the small defunct volcanos on Jeju Island, and a morning buffet for two. The package also includes a 50,000 won voucher to spend within the Grand Josun Jeju’s facilities, including its restaurants and bars.
For guests staying more than two nights, a picnic basket packed with three types of sandwiches and beverages are provided. The baskets should be ordered an hour prior to pickup at the hotel’s Lounge and Bar, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The package starts at 400,000 won and reservations are available through the end of November. For inquiries, call 1811-0511.
Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel offers ‘Stay Fun & Safe’ package for families
The “Stay Fun & Safe” package at Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel offers an upgraded deluxe room with a view of Incheon’s Songdo Central Park and breakfast for two children and two adults at its Feast restaurant.
A family pandemic safety kit is provided, which includes KF-94 masks for adults and children, hand sanitizer and mask straps.
Board games with a theme of traveling around the world are included in the package to be enjoyed in the room, and the hotel’s indoor swimming pool is also accessible.
The full package is priced at 170,000 won and reservations can be made at (032) 835-1000.
L’Escape Hotel collaborates with EMK Musical Company
L’Escape Hotel in Seoul is collaborating with EMK Musical Company to offer the “L’Escape-Marie Antoinette” package.
Package guests will stay one night in L’Escape Hotel’s French-themed room and attend a musical for two from a choice of four offered with the package. The four musicals are “Marie Antoinette,” “Xcalibur,” “Rebecca” and “Mata Hari.”
Package prices range from 380,000 won to 450,000 won. The offer is valid until Sept. 24. For reservations, call (02) 317-4000.
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Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival The Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival is taking place at the Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Center in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, from Sept. 24-27. The festival celebrates Korea’s unique celadon, “buncheongsagi.” Programs promoting buncheongsagi, including cooking with buncheong ceramic pots and pottery making, will be available. The event is free to ...
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The Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival is taking place at the Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Center in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, from Sept. 24-27.
The festival celebrates Korea’s unique celadon, “buncheongsagi.” Programs promoting buncheongsagi, including cooking with buncheong ceramic pots and pottery making, will be available.
The event is free to visitors of all ages.
More information can be found at festival.buncheong.net.
Rose of Sharon Exhibition
The Rose of Sharon Exhibition is taking place at the Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, through Sunday.
The festival seeks to offer a chance for visitors to learn about the national flower, with nearly 100 variations as they walk through the garden. Various summer flowers other than the rose of Sharon are available for flower-loving visitors as well.
A special event is organized for visitors to earn extra tickets by posting photos of the flowers on their Instagram account.
Visitors of all ages are welcome, and admission fees vary according to age group.
Updated information can be found at www.morningcalm.co.kr.
Gwangalli Eobang Festival
The Gwangalli Eobang Festival will take place at Gwangalli Beach in Busan from Oct. 15-17.
The annual spring festival has been postponed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by Suyeong-gu and managed by the Busan Suyeong-gu Festival Organizing Committee, the event shares traditional fishing culture from the Joseon era and offers cultural experiences in a folk village.
The visitors can experience various programs, including a parade, concert, musicals and bare-handed fishing.
More information can be found at www.suyeong.go.kr.
Daegu Colorful Festival
The Daegu Colorful Festival will take place in the area of Gukchaebosang-ro in Daegu from Oct. 23-24.
The two-day event offers performances and many art programs for all visitors to enjoy and participate in. Street performances are also scheduled, with the Colorful Parade being the highlight of the festival.
Additional information can be found at www.cdf.or.kr.
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Sinkhole (Korea) Opened Aug. 11 Comedy Directed by Kim Ji-hoon Although he has an annoying neighbor (Cha Seung-won), office worker Dong-won (Kim Sung-kyun) is very happy that he finally has become a homeowner after saving up for more than 10 years. Dong-won invites his co-workers over to his new place for a housewarming party, but the next morning the building falls into a giant sinkhole. The Suicide Squad (US) Ope...
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Comedy
Directed by Kim Ji-hoon
Although he has an annoying neighbor (Cha Seung-won), office worker Dong-won (Kim Sung-kyun) is very happy that he finally has become a homeowner after saving up for more than 10 years. Dong-won invites his co-workers over to his new place for a housewarming party, but the next morning the building falls into a giant sinkhole.
The Suicide Squad
(US)
Opened Aug. 4
Action
Directed by James Gunn
Intelligence officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) assembles two Task Force X teams -- colloquially known as the Suicide Squad -- that comprise Belle Reve penitentiary inmates. They receive an assignment to destroy a Nazi-era laboratory that houses a secret experiment known as “Project Starfish.”
Escape from Mogadishu
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Set in 1991 Somalia, South Korean Ambassador to Somalia Han Shin-sung (Kim Yoon-seok) and National Security Planning Agency agent Kang Dae-jin (Jo In-sung) are competing against North Korean Ambassador (Heo Jun-ho) for South Korea’s membership in the United Nations. When a civil war breaks out in the African country, the South and North Korean diplomats have to cooperate to escape the country together.
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South Korea decided to extend restrictions on the business hours restaurants and cafes under the toughest social distancing restrictions by one hour, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced Friday, as the country struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants and cafes in regions under Level 4 social distancing rules, the highest in the country's four-tier system, will be required to close at 9 p.m., an hour...
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Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum speaks during an interagency meeting on COVID-19 at the government office complex in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)
South Korea decided to extend restrictions on the business hours restaurants and cafes under the toughest social distancing restrictions by one hour, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced Friday, as the country struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Restaurants and cafes in regions under Level 4 social distancing rules, the highest in the country's four-tier system, will be required to close at 9 p.m., an hour earlier than the current 10 p.m., starting Monday.
The government, however, decided to allow private gatherings of up to four in restaurants and cafes if the party includes two people who are fully vaccinated and have undergone a 14 day immunity-forming period.
The readjustment was announced as the government decided to extend its tough social distancing restrictions for two more weeks.
The greater Seoul area, encompassing the capital, Gyeonggi Province and the western port city of Incheon, will remain under Level 4 distancing rules, while most of other regions will be subject to Level 3 until Sept. 5.
Workers at facilities with high risk of coronavirus infections will also be subject to regular preemptive tests, Kim added.
"The fierce flame of the fourth wave of COVID-19 still remains in place," Kim said, adding that authorities plan to strengthen administrative penalties for violations of virus curbs.
The prime minister also stated that the central government will consolidate the management and uses of hospital beds across the nation to better treat patients and swiftly secure more beds by working together with local governments.
Kim reiterated that the next two weeks will be critical in the country's battle against the pandemic and asked for the people's cooperation, especially as schools reopen for the fall semester this month. (Yonhap)
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Samsung Electronics Co. regained the No.1 spot in chip sales in the second quarter of the year, surpassing its archrival Intel Corp. for the first time in almost three years, on the back of robust sales of memory semiconductors, a report showed Friday. The South Korean tech giant logged $20.29 billion in chip sales in the April-June period, up 19 percent from a quarter earlier, according to the latest McClean Report...
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The headquarters of Samsung Electronics Co. in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)
Samsung Electronics Co. regained the No.1 spot in chip sales in the second quarter of the year, surpassing its archrival Intel Corp. for the first time in almost three years, on the back of robust sales of memory semiconductors, a report showed Friday.
The South Korean tech giant logged $20.29 billion in chip sales in the April-June period, up 19 percent from a quarter earlier, according to the latest McClean Report released by market researcher IC Insights.
Samsung, the world's largest memory chipmaker, racked up $19.26 billion in integrated circuit (IC) sales, while $1.03 billion came from optoelectronic, sensor and discrete (OSD) sales.
IC Insights said strong demand and rising prices for DRAM and flash memory products helped Samsung to displace Intel Corp. for the first time since the third quarter of 2018 when the memory market was in boom.
Intel posted $19.3 billion in chip sales in the second quarter, up only 3 percent from the first quarter.
IC Insights predicted with solid demand of memory chips continuing in the current quarter, Samsung is likely to defend its No. 1 position in the third quarter with sales of $22.3 billion, beating Intel by $3.5 billion.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's No. 1 foundry firm, remained the third largest semiconductor supplier in the second quarter with sales of $13.31 billion, up 3 percent from a quarter earlier.
South Korea's SK hynix Inc. took fourth after its sales grew 21 percent quarter-on-quarter, the highest among the top 10 vendors, to $9.21 billion followed by US memory giant Micron Technology Inc., whose sales expanded 16 percent from the first quarter to $7.68 billion.
The report showed semiconductor sales from the top 10 firms rose 10 percent quarter-on-quarter to $95.5 billion in the second quarter, beating the total industry average growth of 8 percent.
Of the top 10, six firms were headquartered in the United States, followed by two each in South Korea and Taiwan. The latest ranking included four fabless companies -- Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom and MediaTek. (Yonhap)
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South Korea plans to unveil a set of measures later this month to stabilize consumer prices ahead of next month's fall harvest Chuseok holiday, a senior government official said Friday. First Vice Finance Minister Lee Eog-weon said the government will take actions to curb rising prices of farm products, if needed, in the run-up to the holiday scheduled for Sept. 20-22. Demand for vegetables, eggs and other foodstuf...
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SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to unveil a set of measures later this month to stabilize consumer prices ahead of next month's fall harvest Chuseok holiday, a senior government official said Friday.First Vice Finance Minister Lee Eog-weon said the government will take actions to curb rising prices of farm products, if needed, in the run-up to the holiday scheduled for Sept. 20-22.Demand for vegetables, eggs and other foodstuffs usually rises in South Korea ahead of the Chuseok holiday as people prepare holiday meals for family gatherings.The country's consumer prices grew more than 2 percent for the fourth straight month in July on higher prices of farm and oil products.The consumer prices grew 2.6 percent in July from a year earlier, accelerating from a 2.4 percent on-year gain, according to the statistics agency.Prices of agricultural, livestock and fisheries products rose 9.6 percent on-year in July, led by increased consumption and supply shortages.Prices of eggs jumped 57 percent even as the country has reported no cases of bird flu since April.The government plans to import 100 million eggs in both August and September in a bid to help stabilize high-flying egg prices.The finance ministry said upside risks to inflation linger as weather conditions could worsen due to hot weather and typhoons, and oil prices may further rise.This file photo, taken July 27, 2021, shows a section of egg sales at a discount store in Seoul. (Yonhap)
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South Korean star Kim Sei-young has a share of the first round lead at the final major of the 2021 LPGA season. Kim shot a five-under 67 to open the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland, on Thursday (local time). She is tied at the top with Nelly Korda of the United States, world No. 1 and Olympic gold medalist, and Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden. Kim, world No. 4, picked up six birdies, i...
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In this Action Images photo via Reuters, Kim Sei-young of South Korea hits a shot during the first round of the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland, on Thursday. (Yonhap)
South Korean star Kim Sei-young has a share of the first round lead at the final major of the 2021 LPGA season.
Kim shot a five-under 67 to open the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland, on Thursday (local time). She is tied at the top with Nelly Korda of the United States, world No. 1 and Olympic gold medalist, and Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden.
Kim, world No. 4, picked up six birdies, including three in a row starting at the par-5 fifth, and had her lone bogey at the par-4 15th.
Kim will try to become the first South Korean to win an LPGA major title this year. The last time South Korea didn't produce an LPGA major champion was 2010.
Kim has recorded at least one victory since her Rookie of the Year campaign in 2015, but the 12-time winner has yet to reach the winner's circle in 13 tournaments so far in 2021.
Kim was one of four South Koreans at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament and finished tied for ninth there, seven strokes behind Korda. Kim said playing at the Olympics still boosted her confidence.
"I couldn't get the medal, but I learned a lot from there," Kim said. "I got good momentum from there for this week."
Four players are tied for fourth place at four-under 68, including the reigning US Women's Open champion Yuka Saso.
Park In-bee, the top-ranked South Korean in the field this week at No. 3, shot a 70 to find herself tied for 11th place with 10 others. (Yonhap)
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Twelve people affiliated with US Forces Korea (USFK), including seven service members, have tested positive for the new coronavirus this week, the US military said Friday. A service member and a family member at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 after developing symptoms, while five troops and two family members at the base were found to have been i...
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This file photo, taken Aug. 5, 2021, shows military vehicles at US military base Camp Casey in Dongducheon, 40 kilometers north of Seoul. (Yonhap)
Twelve people affiliated with US Forces Korea (USFK), including seven service members, have tested positive for the new coronavirus this week, the US military said Friday.
A service member and a family member at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 after developing symptoms, while five troops and two family members at the base were found to have been infected after coming into contact with people who tested positive earlier, according to USFK.
A service member on a temporary duty to USFK and two family members at US Army Garrison Daegu in the southeastern city of the same name have also tested positive after providing a screening sample as part of the military's contact tracing, it said.
"All 12 individuals are currently in isolation at a facility designated for confirmed COVID-19 cases at USAG Humphreys or Osan Air Base," USFK said in a release.
The latest cases raised the total number of infections reported among the USFK-affiliated population to 1,253. (Yonhap)
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South Korea's producer prices gained 0.7 percent on-month in July due to a modest rise in prices of food and energy, extending their monthly gains for the ninth straight month, central bank data showed Friday. The producer price index, a barometer of future consumer inflation, stood at 110.02 in July, compared with 109.22 a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The July index advanced 7.1 percent fro...
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This file photo shows a shopper selecting eggs at a discount store in Seoul. (Yonhap)
South Korea's producer prices gained 0.7 percent on-month in July due to a modest rise in prices of food and energy, extending their monthly gains for the ninth straight month, central bank data showed Friday.
The producer price index, a barometer of future consumer inflation, stood at 110.02 in July, compared with 109.22 a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).
The July index advanced 7.1 percent from the previous year, the BOK data showed.
The prices of agricultural goods rose 2.4 percent on-month in July, and the prices of livestock goods also gained 2.4 percent from the previous month, the BOK said.
The prices of coal and petroleum products reported a 5.1 percent on-month gain last month.
In July, consumer prices grew more than 2 percent for the fourth straight month on higher prices of farm and oil products, indicating a build-up in inflationary pressure amid an economic recovery.
The consumer prices rose 2.6 percent on-year in July, accelerating from a 2.4 percent on-year gain the previous month, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.
The pickup in inflation was due largely to last year's low base, and the tight supply of farm and livestock products, according to the statistics agency.
Compared with a month earlier, inflation rose 0.2 percent last month, switching from a 0.1 percent on-month decline in June. (Yonhap)
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South Korean stocks opened higher Friday as bargain hunters sought oversold stocks after the benchmark index plunged by almost 2 percent the previous day. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) rose 5.68 points, or 0.18 percent, to 3,103.51 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. Stocks rebounded after the Kospi retreated nearly 2 percent Thursday, marking biggest daily loss since Feb. 26, and t...
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Stock market in South Korea (Yonhap)
South Korean stocks opened higher Friday as bargain hunters sought oversold stocks after the benchmark index plunged by almost 2 percent the previous day.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) rose 5.68 points, or 0.18 percent, to 3,103.51 points in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Stocks rebounded after the Kospi retreated nearly 2 percent Thursday, marking biggest daily loss since Feb. 26, and the lowest closing price since early April.
Investors remained wary for market jitters about an earlier-than-expected tapering timeline by the US Federal Reserve.
Most tech large caps bounced back to positive terrain, while financials trimmed their gains.
Market kingpin Samsung Electronics added 0.27 percent, and No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix traded flat.
Internet portal operator Naver increased 1.18 percent, and pharmaceutical giant Samsung Biologics gained 1.33 percent.
Top automaker Hyundai Motor retreated 0.97 percent, but leading chemical firm LG Chem climbed 1.34 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,174 won to the US dollar, up 2.2 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)
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