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The cable should be a money-spinner: Vocus forecasts revenue of $550m by the end of 2029, at which point the cable will still have more than a decade of operational life ahead of it.
NBC 6 Reporter Erika Glover spoke with Sheriff Scott Israel about the recent outcry from lawmakers and residents to get him to resign.
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel announced that he will fully cooperate with an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement into how his deputies responded to the Parkland school shooting that left 17 people dead.
In an exclusive interview with NBC 6, Israel also said he will not step down as sheriff, despite a call by 73 Republican Florida lawmakers demanding that he be removed from office. The lawmakers made their demand in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott.
In the interview, Israel chose not to focus on reports claiming that three other Broward County Sheriff’s deputies, in addition to the school’s resource officer, did not go inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when shots rang out.
“We are preparing to take statements from Coral Springs police officers, who allegedly are going to make statements about our deputies or some deputies, two or three deputies not doing what they’re supposed to do. It will be investigated feverishly and thoroughly,” said Israel.
On Sunday, Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran shared a letter with 73 house Republican signatures, calling for Gov. Rick Scott to remove Israel from office.
The sheriff said he’s received thousands of supportive messages from the men and women who elected him. But there’s a growing number of people arguing that it’s inexcusable that Israel’s department missed warning signs about the teenage shooter. Twenty-three calls were made to BSO about the gunman. Two other officers, ...
“I’m the sheriff. My name’s on the door. The people responsible are the ones who took the calls and didn’t follow up on it. As it was with the FBI, as it was with any person,” said Israel.
Israel said that BSO will fully cooperate with the FDLE, as they believe in full transparency and accountability. “This independent, outside review will ensure public confidence in the findings,” said Israel.
Soldiers are to be issued blood-clotting injectors to save lives on the battlefield.
The new autoinjector will allow soldiers to self-administer life saving drugs at the push of a button.
The government plans for the technology, once proven by soldiers, to be used by all first responders in Britain, in a bid to reduce deaths from rapid blood loss such as after knife attacks.
It is hoped the autoinjectors could also be used worldwide, as they can be administered by untrained users such as midwives in less developed nations where experts say a third of postpartum deaths are down to blood loss.
The Defence Secretary said the £5 million investment in the technology would have “an immediate impact in terms of reducing the number of deaths on the battlefield”.
“This funding shows our commitment to ensuring those serving on the frontline get the best treatment as rapidly as possible”.
The human body holds around five litres of blood and if half is lost severe shock can set in, possibly leading to death.
When the body bleeds it naturally forms a clot, but then tries to break down that clot. The autoinjector uses Tranexamic Acid (TXA), a naturally occurring molecule, which prevents the body from breaking down any clots formed after a major trauma.
“This is something you could give to every police officer, lifeguard or other first aider.
Lt Col Wright, a veteran of 12 tours in Afghanistan, says the autoinjectors will be game changing for the battlefield.
“The more severely injured the patient, the more chance this has of saving their life. Take an Afghan example, with two legs blown off, it can save up to 25 per cent of those that would otherwise die. That’s a lot.
“We can get there pretty quickly on a helicopter, but sometimes not quickly enough [and] we can’t teach every soldier to give intravenous access.
“If you put in an autoinjector that automatically fires into the leg, hopefully we can give treatment much earlier and save lives.
“The British army is very familiar with morphine autoinjectors, we’ve used those for years, so while it’s still in soldiers’ institutional memory it should be relatively easy to train them on something like this”.
Police vehicles block North street Langley Mill.
Police and firefighters are currently treating the building blaze in Langley Mill in which three people died as unexplained.
Officers were called to the blaze on North Street, Langley Mill, at 4.04am, today, Sunday, June 21, following reports of a fire.
Derbyshire Constabulary confirmed a man, a woman, and a female infant had died following the fire which badly damaged the property and a car parked outside.
A police spokesman said: “Investigating officers say they are keeping an open mind as to the cause of the fire and have not ruled anything out at this early stage in the inquiry.
Several neighbouring properties were evacuated as the fire caused a gas leak.
A leading figure in the East Midlands Ambulance Service has expressed his and the organisation’s condolences after the deaths.
The fire is reported to have happened at a block of flats where a man, a woman and a baby girl have been reported to have died.
Joe Garcia, EMAS Associate Director of Operations, said: “We responded to a very tragic incident during the early hours of this morning where two adults and an infant died.
“Our crews were sent to Langley Mill after Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service called for our assistance at around 4am.
“Three ambulances, a paramedic team leader and our Hazardous Area Response Team were sent to the emergency and provided medical support to five patients for smoke inhalation.
“Four patients were taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre and one patient to Royal Derby Hospital.
Fire crews from Heanor, Ilkeston, Eastwood and Ripley were called out to the incident with a high-rise ladder from Ascot Drive station, in Derby.
Police and the fire service have launched an investigation to establish the cause of the fire.
Neighbours reported desperate attempts to rescue the casualties from the three-story building.
A police spokesman said several neighbouring properties had to be evacuated as the fire also caused a gas leak.
Police and the fire service have launched a joint investigation to establish the cause of the fire.
Big Tech returns to the hot seat with executives from Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and others facing Senate questioning on Sept. 26 covering compliance with privacy laws and how they each handle user data.
Will Elon Musk be out as CEO? If so, look out below.
Stocks ended near their lows of the day as President Trump teased a trade announcement after the bell.
Press the flesh and post to Facebook.
Stay diversified and stay the course, there's nothing here that's going to change things longer term.
Amazon is teetering on a trillion-dollar market cap, but its stock has slumped in the last several trading sessions. Is is tech anxiety, trade war tensions -- or neither -- dragging Amazon down? And will those concerns last?
Look for SNAP to make a run higher toward $10.50.
Don't focus on the big tech, there is still value in the technology sector.
The bottom line is that Facebook is a sell, Twitter is right on the edge of becoming a sell, and Alphabet is OK -- as long as it can stay above $1,120.
A few years ago, every tech startup wanted to be the next Uber. Nowadays, many founders have a new superhero, and it's a bookish 50-something in Seattle.
The social media firms have already been dealing with domestic user growth pressures that have little or nothing to do with their political controversies.
Snap desperately needs user growth if it wants to increase its ability to bring in advertising revenue.
Amid all the noise and rubble, Facebook's ad partners are sticking with the platform.
Twitter cites tweets and videos posted Wednesday as well as previous account violations for move against conspiracy theorist.
There's always a tendency when we see these tech sell-offs to play pin the tail on the reason.
If you had to own one, Twitter presents a better risk/reward set-up than Facebook despite Facebook's less expensive valuation.
Jim Cramer: The Death of Web Advertising?
Digital is the way until television can crack that cadence, until newspapers can fulfill those roles.
The market continues steadfast in its refusal to embrace the negative narrative of the headlines.
Investors don't know how to price in the impact of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on tech stocks.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were raked over the coals by lawmakers on Wednesday. Here's what investors need to know.
A second Florida State player has been accused of hitting a woman at a Tallahassee bar. This time, it’s running back Dalvin Cook, who just a few days ago was named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award for the nation’s top player. According to police records, this incident happened on June 23, one day before quarterb...
Earlier today, State Attorney Willie Meggs told the Tallahassee Democrat that what happened was still being reviewed. But later in the afternoon came reports that Meggs’ office was issuing an arrest warrant for Cook. Meggs told ESPN.com that Cook will be charged with misdemeanor battery.
“I told him I had a boyfriend and wasn’t interested,” said the woman, who spoke to ESPN.com on the condition she not be identified. The woman said the argument became heated, and then Cook punched her in the face several times. Her friend ran to a nearby Tallahassee police car, which wasn’t occupied, so the woman calle...
The full Cook report (with the woman’s name redacted) is below.
Update (4:44 p.m.): ESPN reports that Florida State has suspended Cook indefinitely.
Update (7:26 p.m.): Tallahassee police have released the arrest warrant for Cook as well as the probable cause affidavit, which gives more details about what happened.
The woman told police she was talking to another man, not Cook, and he got upset when she said she had a boyfriend. The man started cursing at her, and Cook came over to calm down the situation. The other man walked away but kept yelling at her, she told police. Then Travis Rudolph started a conversation with her that ...
Cook denied hitting her, and his friends said they never saw him hit her. But there were two witnesses who said they saw the punch happen. One man said he saw the woman get punched but he couldn’t identify anyone involved. A second witness, a friend of the woman, saw the punch but might have been intoxicated at the tim...
Recent events at Florida State University involving members of my football team have brought a lot of attention to the school and program. It is important to me that our fans and the public be aware that I do not tolerate the type of behavior that was captured on video and that was most recently alleged. We spend a goo...
I remain committed to educating our young men and holding them accountable for their actions.
Florida State is a great university. Our fans and supporters deserve better than to hear of actions that are not consistent with the school’s proud history and national stature.
We will do better. I will not tolerate anything less.
(May 5, 2007) Buffett expects "suffering" in the subprime mortgage market, but doesn't see it as a "huge anchor" for the economy. Munger partially blames "evil and stupid" accountants. He and Buffett also debunk the commonly-held belief that volatility is a measurement of risk, and Buffett explains why he is "outsourci...
Berkshire's per-share book value soared 18.4 percent higher in 2006, topping the S&P's 15.8 percent gain. The company's $16.9 billion increase in net worth was seen as a record for any American business not involved in a merger. In his letter, however, Buffett had a "confession." After big storm-generated losses the pr...
What’s the right margin of safety?
CEO salary negotiations aren't "a fair fight"
"History has shown that these conditions don't persist indefinitely"
Derivatives will "cause a lot of trouble in due course"
"We're not looking for someone to teach"
"Associate with people better than you are"
A person receiving Supplemental Security Income must have a qualifying disability and less than $2,000 in assets, or $3,000 if married. That asset tally excludes a primary residence, one car, burial funds or a few other exceptions.
Social Security Disability Insurance is not restricted by assets, but an applicant should have worked 40 quarters in a job covered by Social Security or one quarter of his or her adult life to be fully insured, including 20 quarters or five years of the past 10 leading up to disability.
Some applicants can seek both benefits — more than one-fourth of SSI recipients also collect another Social Security benefit, according to recent reports.
The SSI benefit is capped at $733 a month and can be reduced or even eliminated by other income. Disability insurance, meanwhile, paid an average of $1,146.42 a month to workers with disabilities in 2013 and more than $11 billion a month to all qualifying workers, spouses and adult children.
Michigan residents collected about $468 million per month.
About half the 310,000 Michigan residents who left the labor force in the past decade may have landed in a federal assistance program for disabled adults — meaning many are unlikely to return to work even if the economy continues to improve.
Just under 514,000 people — one of every 12 adults aged 18-64 statewide, and one of every 10 people in Michigan's current labor force — collects either Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income or both, according to the most recent data from the Social Security Administration.
In fact, Michigan has the seventh-largest population of such beneficiaries and had the fifth-largest increase in recipients for the 10-year period ending December 2013. And that's even though it's only the 10th most populous state — and the only state whose total population fell during that period.
Experts say much of the uptick in benefit claims is attributable to the state's demographics. Manufacturing and construction employees have more physical work demands and are more vulnerable in recessions, which is also when benefit applications tend to climb. But critics of the program say some growth is fueled by len...
Data shows that states with a more native-born workforce and a smaller immigrant population tend to create more disability claims — simply due to the work history requirements under the federal program. About 77 percent of Michigan residents in 2012, or 7.5 million people, were born in the state, more than any other st...
But whatever the reasons individual workers qualify for benefits, the program tends to become a permanent exit from the workforce. Disability insurance recipients are almost 15 times as likely to leave the program by reaching retirement age, and shifting into another benefit program, than by finding gainful new employm...
Mark Warshawsky, visiting scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and co-author of an April paper on the disability crisis, said the program faces administrative problems as much as demographic ones.
Warshawsky contends federal criteria in recent years give too much weight to age, English language proficiency, education and other nonmedical criteria. Even its medical criteria for disability are not updated enough to account for improved medical technology or labor force trends, he said.
"When some of these criteria were created years ago, there was a level of rigidity in the workforce then, little fluidity between jobs. And not speaking English well could create a huge disadvantage," he said.
"Everything has changed in those years, people are working later in life, more languages are spoken, and there is not the same rigidity. If we had the money in the program, maybe we could weather the effects of these changes. But we don't."
But other experts say the peculiarities of Michigan's work-age population make for more claims.
"There is a good deal of research that suggests once you get onto those benefit programs, very few get off," said Donald Grimes, senior research associate at the University of Michigan Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy, which tracks economic and employment data.
"But another big factor here was the big population of baby boomers in their 50s and 60s — that's the prime age cohort that applies for disability. You also have a tremendous decline in the labor participation rate by 16-24 year-olds, and brain drain among young workers," which skews workforce percentages toward more d...

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