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(AP) — Students in Hong Kong have chanted “oppose dictatorship” in a protest of China’s COVID-19 rules. That came Monday after demonstrators on the mainland issued an unprecedented call for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. Demonstrations against China’s strict anti-virus measures spread to several cities over the weekend.
Authorities eased some regulations, apparently as part of an attempt to quell public anger. But the government showed no sign of backing down on its larger coronavirus strategy.
Analysts expect authorities to quickly silence the dissent. About 50 students sang at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and some lit candles to show support for demonstrators in mainland cities. | 2022-11-28T21:05:09+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/china-virus-protests-hit-hong-kong-after-mainland-rallies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-virus-protests-hit-hong-kong-after-mainland-rallies |
By STAN CHOE
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned it could speed up its economy-crunching hikes to interest rates if pressure on inflation stays hot.
The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 307 points, or 0.9%, to 33,117, as of 11:51 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower.
Inflation and what the Fed is doing about it have been at the center of Wall Street’s sharp swings this year. After seeming to be on a steady decline since last summer, reports on inflation last month came in surprisingly hot. So did a suite of other data on the economy, including the job market and spending by U.S. consumers.
That raised fears on Wall Street that inflation is staying stickier than feared and that the Fed will have to raise rates higher than earlier thought. Higher rates can drag down inflation because they slow the economy, but they hurt prices for stocks and other investments. They also raise the risk of a recession later on.
Its chair, Jerome Powell, on Tuesday confirmed those expectations and said the recent data mean “the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated.” He also said in his testimony to a Senate committee that the Fed is ready to increase the pace of its hikes again if needed.
That would be a sharp turnaround after it had just slowed its pace of increases to 0.25 percentage points last month from earlier rate hikes of 0.50 and 0.75 points.
“If the totality of the data were to indicate that faster tightening is warranted, we would be prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes,” Powell said. “Restoring price stability will likely require that we maintain a restrictive stance of monetary policy for some time.”
After sitting at virtually unchanged levels just before Powell’s testimony, stocks fell immediately afterward.
Wall Street had already been convincing itself that higher rates than earlier thought were on the way and that the Fed may even possibly go back to larger rate increases following last month’s data reports.
Since getting last month’s blowout jobs report and other surprisingly strong data, Wall Street has largely abandoned hopes that percolated early this year for a possible cut to interest rates later in 2023. It also upped its forecast for how high the Fed will ultimately take rates before pausing.
That’s been most clear in the bond market, where the yield on the 10-year Treasury topped 4% last week and hit its highest level since November. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans.
On Tuesday, it again approached 4% after Powell’s comments before falling back to 3.96%, where it was late Monday.
The two-year yield, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, climbed to 4.94% from 4.87% and is near its highest level since 2007.
Traders now see roughly even odds that the Fed’s next rate increase will be either another move of 0.25 percentage points or that it will accelerate back to 0.50 percentage points. Just a day earlier, they were betting on a roughly two-out-of-three probability for the smaller increase, according to data from CME Group.
More fireworks may arrive later this week and into next as the Fed gets more data points that will surely help shape its decision making ahead of its next meeting on interest rates later this month.
On Friday will come the U.S. government’s monthly jobs report. Within that, most of the attention will be on how high wages are going for workers. The fear at the Fed is that too-strong gains could lead to more upward pressure on inflation.
Then two reports next week will give updates on how high inflation remains at both the consumer and at the wholesale levels.
The big shifts among investors about where inflation and the Fed are heading have led to sharp movements for markets. In January, stocks rallied and bond yields eased as hope blossomed that inflation would cool and get the Fed to take it easier on interest rates. Then, last month’s torrent of strong data dashed those expectations and sent stocks falling and bond yields jumping.
On Wall Street Tuesday, WW International, better known as WeightWatchers soared after saying it’s getting into the prescription weight loss business with the purchase of telehealth platform Sequence. WW will pay $106 million for Sequence, which served about 24,000 members across the U.S. as of February.
Shares of WW jumped 42.4%.
Stock markets abroad were mixed.
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AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed. | 2023-03-07T18:14:51+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/03/07/stocks-fall-yields-swing-on-worries-about-faster-rate-hikes/ |
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Yatsen Holding Limited ("Yatsen" or the "Company") (NYSE: YSG).
Class Period: November 19, 2020 – March 10, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: November 22, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Yatsen lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/yatsen-holding-limited/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period and in the Offering Documents, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) cosmetic and skincare sales of Perfect Diary and Little Ondine products were substantially declining in the period leading up to (and including at the time of) the IPO, and continued to decline throughout 2021, and (2) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Family of woman critically injured in Oviedo road rage shooting demands answers
An apparent road rage shooting happened late during the Tuesday evening rush hour in Oviedo. The suspect was arrested and charged.
Relatives say the victim, 41-year-old Actavia Beard, is in critical but stable condition.
She underwent surgery Tuesday and her family has been keeping a close watch on her.
They're hurt and asking why did this happen?
"I can't imagine just having a confrontation with someone and your life is almost over,” the victim’s sister, Tiffany Beard, said.
Tiffany Beard says her sister was shot in the torso and has undergone surgery. She lost a kidney and suffered damage to another organ.
“When I saw her yesterday, she got about two words in, yeah," Tiffany Beard said.
Actavia Beard was driving her sister's silver Toyota south on Mitchell Hammock Road around 6:30 p.m. and had stopped for a red light.
Witnesses say the driver behind her honked aggressively, then the two vehicles came to another red light.
Actavia Beard, who eventually got out of the car, and 22-year-old Keegan Johnson who was in the passenger seat of another vehicle got into an argument.
“The dark-colored Chrysler threw something at the woman. She then got very aggressive and picked up whatever it was and threw it at them in the car. Then that's when the dark Chrysler shot them, heard two pops and she's on the ground,” a 911 caller said.
Johnson stood before a judge Wednesday.
He faces aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide charges.
Actavia Beard, who is from the Bronx, New York, is the middle child of 18 siblings and they all want to know why this happened.
“What was it? Did she scare you that much? What happened? What made you pull a gun to a female after you were throwing water bottles?" Tiffany Beard said.
Johnson told police Actavia Beard began to punch him, so he fired his weapon. But witnesses and a witness's cell phone video did not show any punches.
"I don't think whatever she did warranted using deadly force,” Chief Dale Coleman with Oviedo Police Department said.
Tiffany Beard says her family is grateful for the witnesses who stayed, called for help and was able to give police information on the other vehicle.
The driver of the other car was not charged. | 2022-07-02T16:56:01+00:00 | wesh.com | https://www.wesh.com/article/oviedo-road-rage-shooting/40466334 |
Which Indominus rex toy is best?
Children’s fascination with dinosaurs seemingly knows no limits, even when it comes to dinosaurs that are completely made up. “Jurassic World,” a blockbuster film that continued the “Jurassic Park” franchise, introduced a new imposing carnivore in the form of Indominus rex, and it quickly became a fan favorite.
A hybrid of tyrannosaurus and other carnivores, this fearsome foe is a sought after toy for many young fans. The top choice, LEGO Indominus Rex vs. Ankylosaur Set, features the predator battling against an armored herbivore.
What to know before you buy a Indominus rex toy
What is an Indominus rex?
The Indominus rex is a fictional dinosaur created for the movie “Jurassic World.” It is the ferocious villain of the film that battles against the tyrannosaurus and velociraptor while also menacing human characters. It’s noted by its large size, particularly its large head and sharp, exposed teeth. It’s skin also changes shades, but often appears as white or cream-colored with toys. It also appears in the animated series spinoff “Camp Cretaceous.”
Toy type
Jurassic World toys come in a variety of forms, but most fall under the umbrella of action figures. A majority of options are articulated dinosaurs that feature movable components, including legs and jaws. These figurines range in size and detail, though some feature few, if any, movable parts and are intended only for display.
For those who like softer, more cuddly toys, there are plush options available in a variety of dinosaurs, including the Indominus rex. Other types that may loosely fall under the umbrella of toys include board games and coloring books.
Age range
Most Indominus rex toys are geared for children and adolescents. There are some smaller, safer toys aimed at children ages 3-4 that are designed to inspire curiosity and foster creativity. Other toys may be large and more detailed and are best for older children.
What to look for in a quality Indominus rex toy
Authenticity
With the popularity of dinosaur toys, it’s important to buy from trusted retailers and officially licensed brand names. Cheap knockoffs are easy to make and ubiquitous online. Although inexpensive, their quality and safety can’t be verified.
LEGO sets
LEGO has partnered with “Jurassic World” to provide a wide range of builds for young kids, teens and adults alike. These sets feature dinosaurs from films and TV series, including the Indominus rex. Most builds include between 200-700 pieces. Higher piece counts typically increase the challenge and minimum age recommendation.
The dinosaurs in LEGO sets are often made up of only a few pieces, and aren’t like other standard, blocky LEGO creations. Instead, these more lifelong figurines can be played with like regular toys.
Interactivity
Those toys that most appeal to youngsters are likely to feature some element of interactivity. This includes extras like making sounds or moving when activated. Some toys may require batteries to operate electronically and may come with a higher price and need extra care.
How much you can expect to spend on Indominus rex toy
Toys will range in price spending on the size, age-range and type. Most action figures and plush products cost $10-$30. LEGO sets, electronic toys and other games can cost $50 or more.
Indominus rex toy FAQ
What other dinosaur toys should pair with the Indominus rex?
A. The Indominus rex is one of many dinosaurs that populate the Jurassic World franchise. Kids who like this predator may also enjoy the Indoraptor, another genetic hybrid that is featured in “Jurassic World.” The water-bound mosasaur is another common pairing due to their encounter at the end of the film. Any number of other carnivores and herbivores will make for exciting interactive playtime paired with the Indominus rex.
Are dinosaur toys educational?
A. Children’s fascination with dinosaurs allows for plenty of learning and exploration. While the Indominus rex is a fictitious creature, children may be eager to learn about biology, anatomy and paleontology as it relates to dinosaurs. Toys, in general, foster creativity and teach kids how to play independently, cooperate and be responsible for their possessions.
What’s the best Indominus rex toy to buy?
LEGO Indominus Rex vs. Ankylosaurus Set
What you need to know: This mid-range LEGO set features a battle between two powerful dinosaurs and includes over 500 pieces for plenty of creativity.
What you’ll love: This set is great for ages 8 and up. The dinosaur figurines are large and movable, and it also includes five minifigures inspired by the film.
What you should consider: This set is fairly expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Indominus rex toy for the money
What you need to know: This cute and interactive baby Indominus rex offers entertainment and interactivity and is a terrific toy for younger kids.
What you’ll love: Inspired by the kids animated show “Camp Creataceous,” this small Indominus rex features a vocal growl, glowing eyes and moveable jaws. Also included are ribs to chomp on.
What you should consider: This affordable set is best for kids around ages 4-6.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This entertaining figurine from a trusted name in kids toys fosters interaction and creativity.
What you’ll love: The thrashing Indominus rex moves when the tail is pulled. Also included is a tiny raptor toy that lends to creative play. Safely and durably made, this toy is suited for kids ages 3-8.
What you should consider: Kids may want additional toys to create a more exciting scene.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) – A bear caused some concern in Loveland last week when it was seen meandering through a neighborhood. Not long after that, the same furry suspect was found in a parking lot tree, requiring the extraction efforts of wildlife officials.
On Friday, June 24, officials with CPW arrived at the bear-holding tree in the Safeway parking lot, located at North Wilson Avenue and Highway 34.
The 2-year-old female bear had scaled the tree in the Safeway parking lot and was not coming down. The entire rescue effort was caught on camera by CPW.
In the footage, bystanders can be seen gathering nearby.
The nearly 7-minute video from CPW also shows:
- The bear’s tranquilizing
- Her gradual extraction from the tree
- Her transfer to a nearby transport carrier
- The application of the reversal medication for the tranquilizer
- Her release back into the wilderness
“With the help of our wildlife technics and intern… we were able to safely get the bear out of the tree and into this transport carrier here and are about to release it deep into the forest here,” CPW manager Chase Rylands said.
The moment the transport carrier door opened, the sow ran for the hills.
“This will be the best chance for it to have a nice long wild bear life and hopefully, it will be able to stay out of getting into conflicts with humans,” Rylands said. “Everybody wish some luck to this bear and wish it a long and wild life.”
This point is sharpened by another CPW occurrence that was reported Friday morning, when a bear that the agency had attempted to rehabilitate, ended up breaking into a Teller County home, leading to its euthanization.
Be sure to help other members of the bear population avoid meeting the same fate and bear-proof your home with tips given by CPW.
The drought mixed with the late spring freeze has impacted its food sources, which will likely lead to an increase in their encroachment into residential areas. | 2022-07-02T02:21:02+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/cpw-the-safe-way-to-remove-a-bear-from-a-tree/ |
BOSTON and ATLANTA, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) ("Inhibikase" or "Company"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing protein kinase inhibitor therapeutics to modify the course of Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's-related disorders and other diseases of the Abelson Tyrosine Kinases, today announced that it will host a virtual R&D Event on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 11:00 am ET.
The virtual event will feature presentations and an interactive Q&A session from the Company's executive leadership team and highlight key clinical updates and upcoming milestones across the Company's neurodegenerative and oncological pipeline. The event will provide an overview of pre-clinical studies that formed the basis for the ongoing Phase 2a '201' trial for the Company's lead candidate, IkT-148009, a potent, selective, brain penetrant c-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Management will highlight the clinical development strategy for the 201 trial as well as future clinical trials evaluating IkT-148009, including its planned expansion into Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). The Company will round its presentation with the status of IkT-001Pro, a prodrug formulation of imatinib mesylate which is currently being evaluated in a bioequivalence study for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.
A live webcast of the Company's event will be available on the "News & Events" in the Investors section of the Company's website at www.inhibikase.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the presentation.
About Inhibikase (www.inhibikase.com)
Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Inhibikase's multi-therapeutic pipeline focuses on neurodegeneration and its lead program IkT-148009, an Abelson Tyrosine Kinase (c-Abl) inhibitor, targets the treatment of Parkinson's disease inside and outside the brain as well as other diseases that arise from Ableson Tyrosine Kinases. Its multi-therapeutic pipeline is pursuing Parkinson's-related disorders of the brain and GI tract, orphan indications related to Parkinson's disease such as Multiple System Atrophy, and drug delivery technologies for kinase inhibitors such as IkT-001Pro, a prodrug of the anticancer agent imatinib mesylate that the Company believes will provide a better patient experience with fewer on-dosing side-effects. The Company's RAMP™ medicinal chemistry program has identified a number of follow-on compounds to IkT-148009 to be potentially applied to other cognitive and motor function diseases of the brain. Inhibikase is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Investors and others should note that the Company announces material financial information to investors using its investor relations website, press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. The Company intends to also use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube as a means of disclosing information about the Company, its services and other matters and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
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Milton H. Werner, Ph.D.
President & CEO
678-392-3419
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NATO readies military plans to defend against bruised but unbowed Russia
Published 6:22 pm Monday, July 3, 2023
BRUSSELS — Russia’s armed forces are bruised but by no means beaten in the war in Ukraine, a top NATO military officer said Monday, as he laid out the biggest revamp to the organization’s military plans since the Cold War should Moscow dare to widen the conflict.
“They might not be 11 feet tall, but they are certainly not 2 feet tall,” the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, told reporters. “So, we should never underestimate the Russians and their ability to bounce back.”
U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are set to endorse a major shakeup of the alliance’s planning system at a summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius next week.
NATO, as an organization, does not provide weapons or ammunition to Ukraine. It’s sought to avoid being dragged into a wider war with nuclear-armed Russia. At the same time, it is massively reinforcing the security of member countries near Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Around 40,000 troops are on standby from Estonia in the north down to Romania on the Black Sea. About 100 aircraft take to the skies in that territory each day, and a total of 27 warships are operating in the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. Those numbers are set to rise.
Under its new plans, NATO aims to have up to 300,000 troops ready to move to its eastern flank within 30 days. The plans divide its territory into three zones – the high north and Atlantic area, a zone north of the Alps, and another in southern Europe.
Bauer said that NATO’s new planning is based on the strength of the Russian army before President Vladimir Putin launched the war on Ukraine almost 17 months ago. He said the war has depleted Russia’s army, but not its navy or air force.
Of Russia’s ground forces, around “94% is now engaged in the war in Ukraine,” Bauer said.
“What we see in general is that the Russians are careful around NATO. They are not for seeking a conflict with NATO. I think that is a sign that they are very, very busy,” he said. “In the land domain, I don’t think they have a lot of forces available to do anything to anyone else.”
“But we are convinced that the Russians are going to reconstitute,” he said. “We will continue to look at them as a serious threat, in the maritime, and in the air especially, and in space, they are still very, very, capable, let alone of course in nuclear.”
A revolt by Wagner mercenaries in Russia late last month raised deep security concerns in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland after a deal was reached for their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to be allowed to take refuge in Belarus.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that neighboring countries would face a heightened danger if the Wagner Group deploys its “serial killers” just over their border.
Vilnius lies around 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the Belarus border.
Lithuania wants to have a permanent NATO presence on its territory. Germany signaled last week that it would be prepared to base soldiers there if requested. For the moment, though, NATO sees no imminent threat coming from Belarus.
“We’re confident we know what’s going on, and right now we see no changes. But that doesn’t take our eye off what we need to do every day,” Major General Matthew Van Wagenen told reporters. “If we needed to change posture, we could do it rapidly.”
NATO’s 31 member countries took part in a “force generation conference” last week in an effort to understand how many troops and how much equipment the alliance might have at its disposal to respond to any Russian attack, both in the short and longer term.
Both officers were upbeat about the results, although they declined to provide details for security reasons. Experts and some NATO diplomats, however, have expressed doubt about the willingness of member countries to put a total of 300,000 troops on standby.
“I would classify it as highly successful,” Van Wagenen said. “I can assure you, we are in a position right now that we know what’s missing and how we need to grow this in the future.”
In terms of NATO’s ability to execute the plans, should they be needed in the future, Bauer welcomed the expected commitment in Vilnius by Biden and his counterparts to boost defense spending, which should help provide commanders with the equipment they need.
In 2014, NATO committed to move toward spending 2% of GDP on their military budgets by 2024. At their July 11-12 summit, the leaders will set the 2% figure as a spending floor, rather than a ceiling to aim for. | 2023-07-04T08:04:35+00:00 | austindailyherald.com | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2023/07/nato-readies-military-plans-to-defend-against-bruised-but-unbowed-russia/ |
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week to the lowest level in four weeks, a boost for house hunters facing a market held back by persistently high prices and a near-historic low number of homes for sale.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 6.78% from 6.96% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.54%.
The latest move in rates brings the average slightly below the highest level since it surged 7.08% in early November. High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already unaffordable to many Americans.
The pullback in rates follows a modest easing in the 10-year Treasury yield, which climbed above 4% two weeks ago for the first time since early March. The yield, which lenders used to price rates on mortgages and other loans, was at 3.86% in midday trading Thursday. It has been mostly bouncing around 3.79% this week following mixed economic retail sales and labor market data.
Inflation has been on the way down since last summer, which has many on Wall Street expecting the Federal Reserve’s next hike to interest rates, expected next week, will the the last of this cycle.
“As inflation slows, mortgage rates decreased this week,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.
High inflation has driven the Federal Reserve to jack up interest rates since early last year. Beginning with its first hike in March 2022, the central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate to about 5.1%, its highest level in 16 years, before forgoing a hike at its meeting of policymakers last month.
Mortgage rates don’t necessarily mirror the Fed’s rate increases, but tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. Investors’ expectations for future inflation, global demand for U.S. Treasurys and what the Fed does with interest rates can influence rates on home loans.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage remains more than double what it was two years ago, when ultra-low rates spurred a wave of home sales and refinancing. The far higher rates now are contributing to the low level of available homes by discouraging homeowners who locked in those lower borrowing costs two years ago from selling.
The dearth of properties on the market is also a big reason home sales are down 23% over the past six months.
The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with those refinancing their homes, also fell this week, slipping to 6.06% from 6.30% last week. A year ago, it averaged 4.75%, Freddie Mac said.
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APOPKA, Fla., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With its dispensary count well into the teens, Sanctuary Medicinals has rebranded its Florida operations to Sanctuary Cannabis. As such, Sanctuary Cannabis is proud to announce the opening of its fourteenth medical cannabis dispensary in Florida.
Located on Beach Blvd at its intersection with I-295, Sanctuary Jacksonville will host its Grand Opening celebration on October 15. As the first operational Sanctuary dispensary in Duval County, Jacksonville brings the number of Sanctuary locations in Florida to fourteen.
"Jacksonville has been a highly anticipated municipality for us both internally and externally," said Jason Sidman, CEO of Sanctuary Cannabis. "Our patient base has grown significantly in 2022, and we've definitely heard their demands for us to enter the Jacksonville area."
Sanctuary Jacksonville is the company's first foray into Duval County and its northernmost Florida location to date. As part of the company's continued northward push after a string of openings on the southeast coast, Sanctuary has plans to open a second Jacksonville location before the end of the year. The existing Sanctuary Jacksonville is located to the southeast of Southside Estates and just two miles north of the University of North Florida campus.
"We are excited to begin providing the patients of Jacksonville with quality medical cannabis," said Bill Dewar, Chief Operating Officer. "Our Jacksonville opening is an important component of our expansion strategy as we strive to reach new patients in parts of the state where we didn't previously have physical locations," Dewar added.
A Grand Opening event will be held Saturday, October 15, and Sanctuary Jacksonville will keep its usual hours of operation from 9am to 8pm. All registered and first-time patients will receive a 50-percent discount. The company will also be providing food and entertainment for the celebration, beginning at 4:30pm and concluding at 7:30pm.
Sanctuary Cannabis, DBA Sanctuary, is a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis company with operations in Florida, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The company was also recently awarded a provisional retail license in New Jersey. Sanctuary is rapidly expanding into new markets, bringing its high-quality, award-winning products, including flower, vapes, concentrates and edibles, to patients and consumers across multiple states, with a steadfast commitment to creating positive impact in the communities in which it operates.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Thursday to take up a case involving a state law that gives California-based flight crews more generous meal and rest breaks than required by federal rules.
Several Virgin America flight attendants sued to be included under the law, and an appeals court in San Francisco ruled in their favor last year.
Alaska Airlines, which bought Virgin America in 2016, appealed to the Supreme Court, but the justices declined to take up the matter, leaving the lower court’s ruling in place.
The California law requires that workers be free from all job duties for 10 minutes every four hours and for a 30-minute meal break every five hours.
Federal regulations limit flight attendants to a 14-hour work day, but they remain on duty during meal breaks. Airlines argue that if the California law stands, they will need to add crew members on some flights, which would lead to higher fares.
Alaska Airlines, which is based in Seattle, said it was disappointed that the high court declined to hear its appeal. “We’re carefully evaluating how to balance California law with the federal rules that cover airline crew duties,” the airline said in a statement.
The trade group Airlines for America opposes the California law and said Thursday that letting it stand “will result in a patchwork of costly and conflicting state regulations.” It said at least 19 states have laws covering meal and rest breaks.
Lawyers for Alaska Airlines argued this month that the California law would be especially burdensome now, while airlines face labor shortages that are causing them to cancel thousands of flights.
Attorneys for the flight attendants countered that it was laughable to think a law that applies to a limited group of workers would make nationwide labor shortages and flight cancellations any worse.
The flight attendants’ lawyers said the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority to pre-empt state laws only applies to measures affecting airlines prices, routes and services, and that states are otherwise free to regulate working conditions. | 2022-07-01T17:08:11+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/business/ap-business/high-court-declines-to-take-up-fight-over-airline-crew-rest/ |
- Market leader in electric vehicle condition and valuation expects continued growth in used electric vehicle sales as availability increases, retail prices decrease.
- Cox Automotive's Manheim operations processed nearly 9,800 EVs in Q1, a record high and an increase of 40% from Q1 2022.
- Consumers and dealers visited KBB.com and the Manheim Market Report – Cox Automotive sites – more than 10 million times in 2022 in pursuit of trusted electric vehicle values.
ATLANTA, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to data assembled by Cox Automotive, the world's largest automotive services and technology provider, the market for used electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. is beginning to accelerate rapidly as more used EVs become available and buyers snap them up. The rapid growth of new EV sales in the U.S. has been well documented; Cox Automotive is forecasting sales of new EVs in the U.S. will surpass 1 million units for the first time in 2023. In Q1, EV share of the new-vehicle sales is expected to reach close to 7%, a record high. Used EV sales, however, have lagged the new-vehicle market. That is beginning to change.
"Every new vehicle eventually becomes a used vehicle," said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist of Cox Automotive. "Our data sets indicate used EV sales will begin increasing rapidly from here, following a clear path set by new sales. In Q1, our team at Manheim processed a record number of used EVs in the wholesale market. This is an approaching challenge for the industry we've already begun to embrace, as placing a value on a used EV is a new set of skills we all need to develop and refine."
The volume of EV transactions at Manheim, the largest wholesale vehicle marketplace in the U.S., is still relatively low but rapidly increasing. Through Q1, Manheim operating locations across the U.S. processed nearly 9,800 used EVs, an increase of 40% from the same period in 2022. (For comparison, Manheim facilitated more than 900,000 wholesale vehicle transactions in Q1). Typically, with each EV, Manheim will inspect the vehicle, provide a condition report for the sale, and establish a value through the open auction process. Through March 2023, according to the Manheim index, wholesale values of used EVs have increased by 3.7% year over year, compared to the overall index decline of 2.4%.
Retail used electric vehicle sales – EVs sold through a licensed dealership – increased significantly in Q1, according to Cox Automotive data, up 32% year over year, to 42,753 units. (Sales volume estimates do not include private-party, consumer-to-consumer sales). Used EV sales in Q1 2023 represent twice the volume sold in Q1 2021.
Last quarter, the average retail listing price for a used EV was around $43,400, a decrease of approximately 4% from Q1 2022 and well below the average new EV price, which is closer to $59,000. The lower average listing price at retail is likely the result of aggressive price cuts at Tesla, the EV market share leader. As the market leader pushes down prices for new EVs, used-vehicle price follow suit.
Having more used EVs in the market is a key driver of the volume gains, and product availability will rapidly increase going forward. In the first quarter of 2022, 167,000 new EVs were sold, according to estimates by Kelley Blue Book. In Q1 2023, initial estimates from KBB suggest EV sales jumped to more than 225,000, with EVs accounting for approximately 7% of new-vehicle sales.
Cox Automotive is Embracing the Industry Challenge of EV Valuation
As the used EV market gathers speed, Cox Automotive is expanding the art and science of calculating car values to drive confidence and transparency in the electric vehicle market to support the growing demand.
"There is no doubt that the shift to electric vehicles is having a profound impact on the larger automotive market," noted Joe George, president of Cox Automotive Mobility. "As more EVs become used EVs, we are developing our ability to help the industry accurately value each vehicle and, importantly, provide the industry with the services required for the entire lifecycle of an EV, down to end-of-life battery management."
The market leader in vehicle condition and valuation for nearly 100 years, Cox Automotive's retail and wholesale valuation leadership is backed by industry pioneer Kelley Blue Book's acclaimed used car values and the Manheim Market Report, the premier used car industry indicator of wholesale prices. The company's leadership in vehicle condition and valuation extends to electric vehicles.
Dealers and consumers turn to Cox Automotive when an EV price or value is needed. In 2022, dealers visited the MMR website 6.7 million times to assess the wholesale value of a used EV, while consumers visited KBB.com 3.3 million times to assess the retail or trade-in value of an EV. This trust extends to Kelley Blue Book Instant Cash Offer, which recorded a rapid jump in EV traffic. Electric vehicle valuations were provided to more than 19,500 EV owners in Q1 2023, an increase of 144% from Q1 2022.
As more used EVs enter the market, Cox Automotive's pioneering approach to EV battery health scoring and diagnostics will also play a role in setting the foundation for the industry standard in EV battery inspection and valuation. This includes continued research and development around Cox Automotive's EV battery health mobile app at Manheim operating locations.
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive is the world's largest automotive services and technology provider. Fueled by the largest breadth of first-party data fed by 2.3 billion online interactions a year, Cox Automotive tailors leading solutions for car shoppers, automakers, dealers, retailers, lenders and fleet owners. The company has 25,000+ employees on five continents and a family of trusted brands that includes Autotrader®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital™ and vAuto®. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company with $22 billion in annual revenue. Visit coxautoinc.com or connect via @CoxAutomotive on Twitter, CoxAutoInc on Facebook or Cox-Automotive-Inc on LinkedIn.
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Morgue manager accused of stealing, selling body parts
BOSTON, Mass. (WCVB) – Authorities say human body parts were stolen from a morgue at Harvard Medical School in Boston then sold and shipped through the mail.
The stolen parts included bones and heads, which came from cadavers donated to the school for educational purposes.
A federal indictment accuses the morgue’s manager, Cedric Lodge, of stealing portions of dissected cadavers and bringing them to his home in New Hampshire.
Prosecutors said he and his wife, Denise, then sold the body parts.
The indictment also identified alleged buyers Katrina MacLean and Joshua Taylor.
MacLean is accused of reselling remains to buyers in several states.
MacLean, Taylor and the Lodgers are facing charges including conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods.
The Lodgers and MacLean were expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
Another individual, Jeremy Pauley, was arrested last summer for allegedly purchasing remains from MacLean.
He was charged with offenses including abuse of a corpse.
Copyright 2023 WCVB via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-14T19:12:16+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2023/06/14/morgue-manager-accused-stealing-selling-body-parts/ |
Phoenix man in critical condition after stabbing; another man arrested
Phoenix police said they were investigating a stabbing that left one man in critical condition just after midnight on Saturday.
Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, Phoenix police officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the area of 36th Street and Thomas Road. Officers found a man with stab wounds upon arrival, according to police.
The man was taken to a local hospital where he was being treated for life-threatening injuries, police said.
Authorities arrested 54-year-old Reginald Malone in connection with the stabbing. Malone reportedly ran from the scene after stabbing the unidentified man during an argument, according to police.
Officers found Malone and arrested him shortly after he fled the scene, police said. Malone admitted to his involvement in the stabbing in a post-arrest interview, according to a spokesperson for the Police Department.
Malone was booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault, police said. | 2023-02-05T04:38:05+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/02/05/phoenix-man-in-critical-condition-after-stabbing-another-man-arrested/69873982007/ |
BEIJING, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Goldwind achieved an important development milestone by exceeding 100GW of global installed capacity through the successful lifting of several wind power projects in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Guangxi, Yunnan, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, etc. This makes Goldwind the first Chinese WTG manufacturer to reach this milestone. To celebrate this historic occasion, Goldwind held an event to mark the 100GW global installed capacity milestone and launched the new models GWH221-8.X-10 and GWH24X-12.X, setting Goldwind on a new development journey.
Since its establishment, Goldwind has always been deeply involved in the wind power field. With scientific and technological innovation capabilities at its core, the company works together with partners inside and outside the industry to raise the efficiency of renewable energy and accelerate the global energy transformation. At present, Goldwind's business network spans 38 countries across six continents, with eight overseas regional centers in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, and the Russian-speaking part of Central Asia. The company is committed to achieving comprehensive internationalization in capital, market, technology, talents and management. In 2022, Goldwind was ranked first in the Chinese market for the 12th consecutive year with newly installed capacity of 11.4GW and a domestic market share of 23%. It also achieved a global market share of about 15% with newly installed capacity of 12.7GW, also ranking first in the global market.
Goldwind wind turbines are continuously delivering clean energy to societies around the world. The 100GW of installed capacity is equivalent to 11% of the world's wind power installed capacity. This generates approximately 220 billion kWh of green power annually, which is equivalent to the annual power generation of 2.2 Three Gorges Dam, and can provide electricity for more than 76.8 million three-member families for one year or support 477 days of operation for China Railway Highspeed. This achievement also reduces 180 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, which accounts for about 1.6% of the total CO2 emissions in China in 2022, and is equivalent to 100 million cubic meters of forest reforestation, making a significant contribution to global sustainable development and carbon emission reduction.
Wu Gang, the Chairman of Goldwind, said: "The achievement is the joint efforts and persistence of countless practitioners of long-termism. We have received support not only from the Chinese government's far-sighted and forward-looking policies, but also from numerous electricity companies who have adhered to the energy transition strategy for many years and given us trial and error opportunities for our domestic equipment development. The cohesion and collaboration of the Chinese wind power industry chain has also played a crucial role. Standing at this new historical starting point, Goldwind will persist in sincere cooperation with all partners to further promote the high-quality development of the wind power business. We remain fully committed to undertaking the mission of advancing renewable energy and contributing to a green and low-carbon future."
As Goldwind pivots towards high-quality, large-scale development and the market trend of large MW-class, intelligent and green wind turbines, it officially launched its new models GWH221-8.X-10 and GWH24X-12.X, addressing the challenges brought by uncertainties such as unstable wind resources, unpredictable grid fluctuations, scarce development sites and low project construction matching to continue to create value for customers. The new product launches are based on the strategy of providing flexible combinations of products, towers and solutions for different scenarios to achieve improvements in the quality and efficiency of wind power assets. Taking a plain wind farm in the northwest with an annual average wind speed of 7m/s and a project capacity of 200,000 kW as an example for calculation, the new product platforms can reduce the number of turbines for the project by 20% to 40%, investment cost per kW by 8% to 15%, and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) throughout the whole life cycle by 6% to 12%. The new model platform has been awarded a Certification of Compliance for Design Assessment by the China General Certification Center.
Having achieved the 100GW global installed capacity milestone, Goldwind will continue to uphold its philosophy of the "Long-distance Running in Wind Power" and the corporate mission of "Innovating for a Brighter Tomorrow". Goldwind focuses on innovation and breakthroughs in products, technology and services, and remains committed to building an energy foundation to drive a renewable future, and will continue to work closely with partners from all walks of life to create a "golden age" for global wind power.
About Goldwind
As a trusted global strategic partner in clean energy, Goldwind upholds its corporate mission of "Innovating for a Brighter Tomorrow" and is committed to building an energy foundation that drives a renewable future centered on the EOD (Ecology-Oriented Development)+ENERGY clean energy industry model. Since its establishment in 1998, Goldwind has witnessed and contributed to the growth and prosperity of China's renewable energy industry, helping clients worldwide tap into the value of clean energy with comprehensive and in-depth internationalization capabilities. With a business network spanning 38 countries across six continents and about 10,000 employees worldwide, including over 3,000 research and development (R&D) and technical personnel, Goldwind is dedicated to technological innovation, providing reliable products and solutions in energy development, devices, service, and utilization. Goldwind's mission is to help cities and enterprises achieve comprehensive and sustainable economic, ecological and social development.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — New Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said he’s ready to lead a conference that’s on solid footing but insisted there are still hurdles to clear.
The most immediate task, he said, is ensuring a smooth transition when Southern California and UCLA arrive next year.
“There’s a ton of work that has to be done to make sure that we organize it properly,” he said.
Beyond that, he said simply: “As commissioner of the Big Ten, my job is to make sure the conference is as strong in the future as it’s always been. And I’ll just leave it at that.”
The longtime Major League Baseball and TV executive was introduced as the Big Ten’s seventh commissioner on Friday, just over two weeks after he was hired to replace Kevin Warren.
He will lead a conference that in the past year became the first to expand its footprint from coast to coast. The Big Ten also reaped a huge financial windfall, landing about $7 billion in media rights deals through 2030 with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to football and basketball games.
Petitti called the deals an “incredible platform” that’ll “require great execution.”
“There’s a lot of work to do, to make sure our partners are successful, that the the student-athletes are getting the benefit (of the) great media deals,” he said.
Aside from bringing UCLA and USC into the Big Ten fold when they arrive in August 2024, Petitti is arriving into a rapidly changing college sports landscape.
He called for a “national solution” and “federal regulation” of the name, image and likeness (or NIL) arms race that began in June 2021. Lawmakers in some states are looking for schools and their fundraising arms to be directly involved in securing and paying for their athletes’ NIL deals while protecting their athletic departments from NCAA sanctions.
“College athletics is one national ecosystem,” Petitti said. “The Big Ten competes across multiple states. We compete nationally for championships. I think that system deserves a national solution and a national system.”
Petitti also said women’s basketball is “another huge opportunity” for growth and gave a shoutout to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the AP Player of the Year. The women’s NCAA title game between Iowa and LSU drew its biggest viewership ever this year.
“When you see momentum someplace, I think as a leader, your responsibility is to really double down and focus on that because there’s a great opportunity in women’s basketball game right now,” he said.
“In terms of other bigger initiatives, I need more time on the ground before I start thinking about things specifically,” Petitti added.
Maryland President Darryll J. Pines said there were more than 100 applicants and nominees for the job after Warren announced Jan. 12 he was leaving to become president of the Chicago Bears. The list included conference commissioners, athletic directors, school presidents, chancellors, media professionals and professional sports executives.
Pines said the group was whittled down to about 30, then 12 to 14 were interviewed on Zoom before in-person meetings with finalists.
“He wowed us with his knowledge of the challenges facing our industry, intercollegiate athletics, and his track record for finding innovative solutions to complex challenges,” Pines said of Petitti. “He is known as a collaborator and a person who simply simply gets things done.”
Petitti most recently was co-CEO of The 33rd Team, billed as an NFL think tank. He has held executive positions at CBS Sports and ABC Sports, overseeing rights acquisition deals for a variety of sports leagues and college and professional sports events. He played a big role in the creation of the Bowl Championship Series.
He also was the CEO of MLB Network from 2008-2014, leading the launch of the network that, at the time, was one of the biggest. After that, he became MLB’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer from 2014 to 2020, and was involved in all aspects of the league — including leading broadcast and digital media, special events and social media.
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The stage is set for the 2022 World Cup final, and it's going to be a doozy. Lionel Messi and Argentina will take on Kylian Mbappe and defending champions France on Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. ET.
Will Messi equal the feat of Argentina icon Diego Maradona while cementing his status as the GOAT? Or will Mbappe and Co. become the first back-to-back champs since Pele and Brazil did it 60 years ago? However it goes down, we cannot wait for Sunday's showdown at the Lusail Iconic Stadium outside of Doha.
Be sure to check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Qatar. Here's what you might have missed from Wednesday's World Cup happenings, and a look ahead as we count down to Sunday's final.
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World Cup final: Messi, Argentina vs. Mbappe, France
Can it already be Sunday? Well, we have three full days before the World Cup final (and two before the third-place consolation match between Croatia and Morocco), and we'll have plenty to break down and preview before then. But let's look a couple key points before France and Argentina take center stage:
FiveThirtyEight's SPI has Argentina as a slight favorite to win the title over France, at 53% vs. 47%.
The hunt for star No. 3: Both France (1998, 2018) and Argentina (1978, 1986) will be vying for their third World Cup title. Only Germany, Italy (four apiece), and Brazil (five) have more these two sides. Les Bleus and La Albiceleste will also be aiming for their second title outside as non-hosts, with both of Sunday's finalists each having won their first on home soil.
This will be the fourth time the two sides have played in a World Cup match. Argentina beat France in the group stage in 1930 and 1978, while France came out the victors in a round of 16 game four years ago. Overall, Argentina leads the head-to-head series 6W-3L-3D.
Twellman: Messi vs. Mbappe is like LeBron vs. Jordan
Taylor Twellman joins SportsCenter and makes quite the grand comparison between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.
Plenty of starpower on both squads but all eyes will be on Messi and Mbappe. Not only are they teammates at Paris Saint-Germain, but they lead the Golden Boot race as the tournament's top scorer with five goals apiece.
Never before have club teammates finish 1-2 in the World Cup's Golden Boot race. If both finish tied after Sunday's match, then the tiebreaker will be the player with the most assists. If that is also tied, then it's the player with the least amount of minutes played.
Once on the field on Sunday, the 35-year-old Messi will pass Germany great Lothar Matthaus for the most World Cup appearances (26) by a male player. In scoring against Croatia on Tuesay, Messi passed Gabriel Batistuta for the most goals (11) in Argentina men's history, with Maradona having scored eight.
Mbappe is aiming to become the second youngest player with two World Cup titles to his name. It would be an impressive accomplishment for the 23-year-old, with only Pele (two-times winner by age 22) ahead of him.
How will Morocco be remembered for their incredible World Cup run
Rob Dawson praises Morocco's performance at the World Cup after their 2-0 loss to France in the semifinals.
Despite loss to France, Morocco still finish on high note
No matter what the outcome, this Morocco squad had already added their names into World Cup lore by becoming the first team from Africa to reach the tournament's semifinals. The Atlas Lions were also the first team from an Arab nation to reach the final four, and supported the world over for their remarkable campaign.
After beating favored sides Belgium, Spain, and Portugal along the way, Morocco showed that teams outside from the traditional spheres of Europe and South America can compete on the game's biggest stage. It ended in defeat against France on Wednesday, undone by injuries and some uncharacteristic mistakes in defense, but history was made.
Morocco manager Walid Regragui's team arrived in Qatar with prominent players (Chelsea's Hakim Zyech, PSG's Achraf Hakimi) but others such as Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat and Angers playmaker Azzedine Ounahi become breakout stars, and likely earned future moves to bigger clubs.
After conceding an early goal to Theo Hernandez, Morocco gave France several scares prior to Kolo Muani's late goal sealed the match to send Les Bleus to final. Despite the loss, they'll return from Qatar as heroes -- although that won't be for a couple more days. Up next is Saturday's third-place consolation match against Croatia, which on paper may not mean much. But considering it's a chance leave the World Cup on a high note, we can all hope for one last shining moment.
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After a disappointing World Cup and getting knocked out in the quarterfinals by Morocco, free agent Cristiano Ronaldo was seen training alone at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training ground on Wednesday, sources told ESPN. Is this a hint at his return? Or is he simply maintaining his fitness while he looks for a new club? The former Real Madrid star is currently without a club after his second stint with Manchester United came to an end last month. With the January transfer window upon us, the football world will wait to see where Ronaldo will go to next.
Speaking of Manchester United, the Old Trafford side are set to make an enquiry about his Ronaldo's compatriot Goncalo Ramos. The Benfica striker impressed after scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup quarterfinals against Switzerland. Alongside Ramos, there is also an interest in Cody Gakpo, Rafael Leao and Joao Felix at United ahead of the January transfer window.
A final report from the NWSL/NWSLPA investigation shows that misconduct continues in the National Women's Soccer League, a year on from reports of sexual coercion and harassment by coaches. "Inattentiveness, neglect, and concealment allow misconduct to fester," the investigators wrote in the report, which was released on Wednesday. "During this investigation, the Joint Investigative Team received reports of ongoing misconduct at more than half the League's clubs," they added. These reports add to the sense that the NWSL and the USSF are unable to protect players, from abuse or from retaliation for reporting misconduct.
The late Grant Wahl's wife confirmed that the soccer journalist died of an aneurysm while covering a World Cup match. "Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium," she wrote on her husband's Substack. "There was nothing nefarious about his death," she added. Wahl worked for Sports Illustrated and then launched his own newsletter, "Fútbol with Grant Wahl," and a podcast with Meadowlark Media.
What's on next
Croatia vs. Morocco (10 a.m. ET): Both teams will face off for the bronze medal at the 2022 World Cup.
Argentina vs. France (10 a.m. ET): A classic match on paper. Will France defend their title or can Messi finally add a World Cup trophy to his cabinet? | 2022-12-15T01:47:38+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4831991/world-cup-france-argentina-set-for-world-cup-final-messi-mbappe-chase-golden-boot |
With concerns high that snow-laden rooftops could collapse around the Tahoe Basin, one Raley’s grocery store has been preemptively closed.
The Raley’s near Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe was shuttered Saturday as a safety precaution, the city announced. The grocery store is “closed until further notice,” South Lake Tahoe officials wrote on Twitter. “The building has been evacuated due to structural concerns and for the safety of employees and patrons.”
Earlier this week, Tahoe officials cautioned that the excessive snow is “pushing the upper limits of what roofs are expected to tolerate.” With some areas of the Sierra Nevada receiving more than 15 feet of snow since late February, the record-setting snowfall has already led to a death in Placer County and a warehouse collapse in South Lake Tahoe. Officials are concerned that the weight of the existing snow, combined with the heavy and wet snow expected in the current storm, could cause interior drywall to crack, structural beams to buckle or sag and, eventually, roofs to collapse.
The South Lake Tahoe Raley’s is already on borrowed time — the store will close permanently in June. Shoppers in the area do have other options; there are two Grocery Outlets, a Whole Foods Market, a Safeway and some smaller locally owned markets.
A winter storm warning is in effect for the Sierra until Wednesday evening. Through Monday, the National Weather Service is forecasting 4 to 12 inches of snowfall at lake level and 1 to 2 feet in the mountains. A flood advisory is set to expire at 8 p.m. Sunday: “Urban and small stream flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is expected to continue through the early afternoon and subside slowly through this evening,” the weather service said Sunday.
SFGATE Tahoe editor Suzie Dundas contributed to this report. | 2023-03-12T16:51:10+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/tahoe-raleys-closes-amid-california-storm-17834596.php |
The National Guard airman suspected of leaking classified data is in court Thursday. Experts say it will be hard to find a single solution that can prevent a bad actor from leaking classified documents.
WHRO’s Steve Walsh reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-04-27T17:56:24+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/2023-04-27/pentagon-documents-leak-suspect-in-court |
A 22-year-old St. Matthews man is accused of breaking into a Cameron home on Monday, according to Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office warrants.
Shidarius Ahmad Tyre Ellis, of Mack Street, is charged with first-degree burglary, possession of a weapon by a person convicted of a violent felony, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a stolen pistol and first-offense possession of less than one gram of cocaine base.
The break-in was discovered at 5:20 p.m. Monday when a Chimney Swift Circle resident walked into his home, according to a sheriff’s office incident report.
The resident discovered a man in the home who allegedly didn’t have permission to be there, the report said. The resident claims he told the man to leave, but the man refused.
Deputies arrived and called out for the man to leave the home, but he didn’t respond to the deputies’ calls, the report claims.
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Deputies went in the home and found the man in a rear bedroom. They took him into custody without incident.
The incident report claims deputies found a stolen 9 mm Glock 19 and the keys to a stolen 2015 GMC Acadia in the rear bedroom. Deputies found the stolen GMC Acadia in the backyard.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety confirmed that the GMC Acadia was stolen at gunpoint earlier that day on Ellis Avenue. The handgun was stolen in St. Matthews.
Deputies took Ellis to the Orangeburg County Detention Center.
Once there, a corrections officer allegedly found a folded blunt wrapper containing a white powdery substance in one of Ellis’ pockets.
On Tuesday, Calhoun County Magistrate Joseph Teague set Ellis’ bond at $1.3 million.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is continuing to investigate Monday’s carjacking.
Ellis has a 2017 conviction for attempted armed robbery.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison. | 2022-09-22T21:19:39+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-matthews-man-charged-in-break-in-vehicle-stolen-at-gunpoint-in-orangeburg-found-at/article_2e32c750-1fd4-5f68-895f-5a163766811d.html |
The best Easter decor and crafts your kids will love
Even if the weather doesn’t quite feel like it, we’ve officially hopped into spring, the season known for melodic birds, bright blossoms, and the most exciting day for kids, Easter. Some may look forward to spending time with family, while others can’t wait for a home-cooked meal.
From stuffing plastic eggs with popular Easter candy to leaving out Easter baskets filled with goodies to dyeing eggs, there are so many fun activities to plan. If you’re wondering how to celebrate this spring holiday, here are the best Easter decor and craft projects to work on with your kids.
In this article: Creative Roots Paint Your Own Bunny Garden Stone, Idyllic Easter Bunny Spring Wreath and The Original EggMazing Easter Egg Decorator Kit.
How to decorate for Easter
Decorating for Easter isn’t so different from sprucing up the house for other holidays, including a centerpiece, wreath or a color theme. Here are a few fun ideas if you’ve never decorated the house or yard for Easter.
- Color theme: For Easter or spring, opt for soft pastel colors, such as robin’s egg blue, citrus yellow or lavender. These light colors symbolize the start of spring and the celebration of new life, from baby birds to flower buds and everything in between. When picking out Easter decorations, stick with light, airy and something that can easily switch to springtime decor.
- Indoor decor: Dining rooms, fireplace mantles and coffee tables are each excellent locations to spruce up for the Easter holiday. You can also decorate a rustic Easter tree with ornaments or egg garland.
- Outdoor decor: Regarding outdoor Easter decor, nothing is more welcoming to guests than a festive doormat and colorful wreath. You can also set up Easter inflatables in the yard or brighten the patio with Easter decorations.
Easter craft ideas
- Decoupage Easter eggs: Step outside the box and get creative with fun egg crafts that don’t involve hard-boiled eggs and messy dye. Decoupage Easter eggs are appropriate for all ages and will work with whatever arts and crafts supplies you have lying around the house. Eggs are the base of this project, and you can use foam, wood, plastic or papier-mache eggs. Next, apply a thin layer of decoupage or Mod Podge over the entire egg. Lastly, decorate the outside with various supplies, including cute napkins, colorful tissue paper, scrapbook pages, glitter and anything else your heart desires.
- Paper Easter Egg wreath: If little ones want a wreath to hang on their bedroom door just like your home decor, quickly whip up this fun craft using a paper plate as the base. You’ll want to find paper with fun designs and cut out 10 to 15 eggs to glue on the paper plate base. Then, attach a ribbon, and the Easter egg wreath is complete.
Best Easter decor and craft project supplies
Creative Roots Paint Your Own Bunny Garden Stone
With no plaster or messy molding, this bunny garden stone craft makes for an effortless yet fun-filled Easter celebration. Bring your decorative bunny to life by creating a vibrant mosaic pattern using the six included paint colors and brush.
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Idyllic Easter Bunny Spring Wreath
Spruce up your front door just in time for spring with this rustic Easter Bunny wreath made of natural cane twigs. For a splash of color, the bunny is covered in artificial berries in various pastel colors. You can also use it to decorate indoors.
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The Original EggMazing Easter Egg Decorator Kit
Ditch the messy dye and stained hands and opt for this decorating kit that uses markers. The EggMazing holder creates a unique spinning action to help create colorful designs with the included markers. You can also use your own makers or reuse the entire kit year after year.
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Joyin Two-piece Easter Burlap Bags
Whether you’re collecting eggs, creating a centerpiece or searching for the perfect Easter basket to stuff with goodies, these burlap bags with a fun holiday design are fitting for any activity. They’re spacious enough to hold 70 small eggs and are nontoxic and BPA-free.
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Fun Express DIY Papier-mache Easter Eggs
Rather than dying hard-boiled eggs that may go to waste, consider creating a craft with these papier-mache Easter eggs. This set of 12 eggs can be decorated with paint, decoupage, glitter and more fun supplies. Plus, you can also use them for an Easter egg hunt.
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Toodour 4-foot Easter Inflatable Bunny
If you’re hosting an Easter party or a massive egg hunt, don’t get caught without inflatable decor. This 4-foot inflatable Easter Bunny will welcome guests with a festive spirit. Plus, it inflates within one minute and contains LED lights for nighttime activities.
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Hanging Easter Ornament Decorations
Who said ornaments are just for Christmas? This ornament set has six glitter carrots and Easter egg ornaments in fun designs and pastel colors. You can hang them on an indoor or outdoor tree or as a centerpiece at your dinner table.
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Regal Games Sidewalk Tie Dye Egg Chalk
Decorate your sidewalk, driveway and chalkboards with this tie-dye chalk in the shape of an egg. Six chalk eggs are packaged in a cute egg carton, making them fun and easy to transport. Add them to Easter baskets or hide them in the Easter egg hunt.
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Worth checking out
- This Happy Easter Egg Linen Table Runner will add a bright holiday touch to your dinner table, mantle, patio or as a decor piece throughout the house.
- Whether you’re hosting an Easter party or are looking for variety, the Paas Easter Egg Decorating Kit Variety Pack comes with four kits full of dye, stickers, striping bands, crayons or other egg crafting supplies.
- With these 12 Jumbo Plastic Clear Easter Eggs, you can stuff them with bigger toys and treats, decorate with them around the house or use them for crafts.
- Mod Podge is the ultimate crafting supply and can be used for papier-mache, with fabric pieces, paint and more.
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Project aims to help Morehead City better weather severe storms
WINTER GARDEN, Fla., OCEAN, N.C. and MOREHEAD CITY, N.C., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sugarloaf Island, a small island off downtown Morehead City, NC serves as a protective barrier for the town. Yet with every passing storm, Sugarloaf's banks have rapidly eroded, causing grave concern over the island's ability to shield Morehead City from severe storm damage and flooding.
Thanks to the support of North Carolina Senator Norman Sanderson and State Representative Pat McElraft, shielding downtown Morehead City will be well-looked-after. They both helped to champion $2 million in legislative funding allowing a team of experts to identify and design the best shoreline stabilization methods for the island, balancing shoreline protection, public uses, and natural resource conservation.
In July, a partnership was announced between aquatic restoration specialists Sea & Shoreline, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, The Town of Morehead City, NC, and Quible & Associates to design a plan to restore and protect the island.
The project will include wave attenuation devices (WADs®) to reduce erosion and help rebuild the shoreline, seagrass plantings to improve water quality, and a living shoreline to stabilize beach areas.
The many benefits of this project include:
- Reducing erosion allowing shorelines to reestablish
- Enhancing the coastal resilience of Morehead City
- Increasing fish habitat and fishing opportunities
- Increasing ecotourism opportunities
- Enhancing seagrass and water quality
- Preventing tree loss
- Stopping shorebird habitat loss
- Increasing carbon sequestration
According to Morehead City Mayor Jerry Jones, "Protecting and restoring our island has been a priority for this town for years and now, thanks to the State Legislature, we finally have the funding to make it happen. We're looking forward to working closely with the professionals from Sea & Shoreline, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and Quible & Associates to see this project come to fruition."
As the town has not yet secured all funding required to fully complete the project, progress will be made incrementally with the first phase of the restoration estimated at $2M. The project is currently being permitted and construction is expected to start next year.
Sea & Shoreline, LLC is a Florida-based aquatic restoration firm that restores fresh and saltwater habitats to healthy and self-sustaining ecosystems. Services include seagrass restorations, oyster, coral and artificial reefs, dredging, living shorelines, vegetated retaining walls, shoreline stabilizations, and wave attenuation. For more information, please visit seaandshoreline.com, or follow us on social media LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is a member-supported 501(c)3 that focuses on protecting and restoring the North Carolina coast. Since 1982, the Federation has been in the field restoring miles of coastline; training and educating students, adults, and communities to take actions that result in cleaner coastal waters and advocating for an accessible, healthy, productive coast. Created to give a united voice to the need for long-term coastal management, the Federation remains a collaborative, grassroots organization at its heart and brings together traditional and nontraditional organizations, government agencies and businesses in order to achieve what is best for the North Carolina coast and to leave a legacy of clean water for future generations. The Federation has 16,000 supporters and reaches almost 300,000 people directly each year. For more information, please visit nccoast.org, or follow us on social media LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
Morehead City is dedicated to the well-being and safety of our community through exceptional service with a warm coastal smile. Please visit our website www.moreheadcitync.org for more information and follow us on our social media accounts: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament which criticized its military takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear plant soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, an act that has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
Igor Vishnevetsky, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department, told the delayed final meeting of the conference reviewing the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that “unfortunately there is no consensus on this document.” He insisted that many countries — not just Russia — didn’t agree with “a whole host of issues” in the 36-page last draft.
The final document needed approval of all countries at the conference that are parties to the treaty aimed at curbing the spread of nuclear weapons and ultimately achieving a world without them.
Argentine Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen, president of the conference, said the final draft represented his best efforts to address divergent views and the expectations of the parties “for a progressive outcome” at a moment in history when “our world is increasingly wracked by conflicts, and, most alarmingly, the ever growing prospect of the unthinkable nuclear war.”
But after Vishnevetsky spoke, Zlauvinen told delegates, “I see that at this point, the conference is not in a position to achieve agreement on its substantive work.”
The NPT review conference is supposed to be held every five years but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the second failure of its 191 state parties to produce an outcome document. The last review conference in 2015 ended without an agreement because of serious differences over establishing a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction.
Those differences haven’t gone away but are being discussed, and the draft outcome documents obtained by The Associated Press would have reaffirmed the importance of establishing a nuclear-free Mideast zone. So, this was not viewed as a major stumbling block this year.
The issue that changed the dynamics of the conference was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, which brought Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning that Russia is a “potent” nuclear power and that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” He also put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert.
Putin has since rolled back, saying that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” a message reiterated by a senior Russian official on the opening day of the NPT conference on Aug. 2.
But the Russian leader’s initial threat and the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine as well as the takeover of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, renewed global fears of another nuclear emergency.
The four references in the draft final document to the Zaporizhzhia plant, where Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling, would have had the parties to the NPT express “grave concern for the military activities” at or near the facility and other nuclear plants.
It also would have recognized Ukraine’s loss of control and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inability to ensure the plant’s nuclear material is safeguarded. It supported IAEA efforts to visit Zaporizhzhia to ensure there is no diversion of its nuclear materials, a trip the agency’s director is hoping to organize in the coming days.
The draft also expressed “grave concern” at the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities, in particular Zaporizhzia, and stressed “the paramount importance of ensuring control by Ukraine’s competent authorities.”
After the conference’s failure to adopt the document, dozens of countries took the floor to express their views.
Indonesia, speaking on behalf of the Nonaligned Movement comprising 120 developing countries, expressed disappointment at the failure, calling the final document “of utmost importance.”
Yann Hwang, France’s ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, read a statement on behalf of 56 countries and the European Union reaffirming unwavering support to Ukraine and deploring Russia’s “dangerous nuclear rhetoric, actions and provocative statements about raising its nuclear alert level.”
The countries expressed deep concern that Russia is undermining international peace and the objectives of the NPT “by waging its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Russia’s deputy delegation head, Andrei Belousov, said the conference had become “a political hostage” to countries that were “poisoning discussions” with political language on Ukraine and were determined “to settle scores with Russia by raising issues that are not directly related to the treaty.”
“These states, namely Ukraine and the backers of the Kyiv regime, bear full responsibility for the absence of a final positive result,” he said.
Adam Scheinman, the U.S. special representative for nuclear nonproliferation, noted the final draft never named Russia, and he said it understated the situation at the Zaporizhzhia plant “and failed to acknowledge what we all know to be true — that the risk of radiological disaster only exists because of Russia’s war of choice.”
“Russia is the reason we do not have consensus today,” he said. “The last-minute changes that Russia sought were not of a minor character. They were intended to shield Russia’s obvious intent to wipe Ukraine off the map.”
Under the NPT’s provisions, the five original nuclear powers — the United States, China, Russia (then the Soviet Union), Britain and France — agreed to negotiate toward eliminating their arsenals someday and nations without nuclear weapons promised not to acquire them in exchange for a guarantee to be able to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
The draft final document would have expressed deep concern “that the threat of nuclear weapons use today is higher than at any time since the heights of the Cold War and at the deteriorated international security environment.” It would also have committed parties to the treaty “to making every effort to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again.”
Rebecca Johnson, a British nuclear analyst and co-founder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, said that “after weeks of negotiations at a time of war, unprecedented global risks and heightened nuclear threats, it is clearer than ever now that nuclear abolition is urgent and necessary.”
Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association, said: “This NPT conference represents a missed opportunity to strengthen the treaty and global security by agreeing to a specific action plan with benchmarks and timeframes that is essential to effectively address the growing dangers of nuclear arms racing and nuclear weapons use.” | 2022-09-21T14:49:07+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/ap-nuclear-treaty-conference-near-end-with-ukraine-in-spotlight/ |
Hurricane Nicole began approaching the Florida coast Wednesday night, and its impact is expected to be felt across numerous southern states in coming days, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of 10 p.m. ET Wednesday, the storm was about 75 miles east-northeast of West Palm Beach, Florida with maximum speeds of 75 miles per hour. A hurricane warning is in effect from Boca Raton to Flagler County, while a hurricane watch is in place in Lake Okeechobee.
The east and west coasts of Florida, as well as the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina, are expected to have tropical storm conditions Thursday, causing storm surges and "large and damaging waves along the Atlantic coast," the NHC said.
"Do not focus on the exact track of Nicole since it is a large storm with hazards extending well to the north of the center, outside of the forecast zone," the NHC said.
The Associated Press reported that 45of Florida's 67 counties were under a state of emergency declaration.
The Appalachian Mountains could also experience some flooding Friday, which could extend all the way up to New York and Pennsylvania.
Hurricane season in the Atlantic is typically a six-month period from June 1 to Nov. 30, and peaks between mid-August and late-October, according to the Florida Climate Center.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Debate surrounding Florida's new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Republican presidential candidate and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult – even impossible – for many transgender adults to get treatment.
Eli and Lucas, trans men who are a couple, followed the discussions in the Legislature, where Democrats warned that trans children would be more prone to suicide under a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and Republicans responded with misplaced tales of mutilated kids. Eli said he and his partner felt "blindsided" when they discovered the bill contained language that would also disrupt their lives.
“There was no communication. … Nobody was really talking about it in our circles,” said Eli, 29.
Like many transgender adults in Florida, he and Lucas are now facing tough choices, including whether to uproot their lives so that they can continue to access gender-confirming care. Clinics are also trying to figure out how to operate under regulations that have made Florida a test case for restrictions on adults.
Lucas, 26, lost his access to treatment when the Orlando clinic that prescribed him hormone replacement therapy stopped providing gender-affirming care altogether. The couple also worries about staying in a state that this year enacted several other bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
“My entire life is here. All my friends, my family. I just got a promotion at my job, which I’m probably not to be able to keep,” Lucas, who works in a financial aid office at a college, said. “I’m losing everything except Eli and my pets moving out of here. So this was not a decision that I took lightly at all.”
The Associated Press is not using Eli’s and Lucas’ last names because they fear reprisal. While their friends and families know they are trans, most people who meet them do not.
The new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking trans health care sign an informed consent form. It also requires a physician to oversee any health care related to transitioning, and for people to see that doctor in person. Those rules have proven particularly onerous because many people received care from nurse practitioners and used telehealth. The law also made it a crime to violate the new requirements.
Another new law that allows doctors and pharmacists to refuse to treat transgender people further limits their options.
“For trans adults, it’s devastating,” said Kate Steinle, chief clinical officer at FOLX Health, which provides gender-affirming care to trans adults through telemedicine. Her company decided to open in-person clinics and hire more physicians licensed in Florida in order to continue to provide care to patients who have already enrolled, even though that represents a major change to the company's business model.
Eli has been seeing a physician for years and therefore still has access to care. But SPEKTRUM Health Inc., the Orlando clinic that prescribed Lucas hormone replacement therapy, has stopped providing gender-affirming care.
“There are a lot of people looking for care that we’re no longer legally able to provide,” said Lana Dunn, SPEKTRUM Health’s chief operating officer.
Florida has the second-largest population of transgender adults in the U.S., at an estimated 94,900 people, according to the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. It used state-level, population-based surveys to determine its estimates. Not all transgender people seek medical interventions.
At least 19 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. But restrictions on adults haven't been part of the conversation in most places. Missouri's attorney general tried to impose a rule in that state, but it was pulled back.
Florida is “the proving ground of what they can get away with,” Dunn said.
Her organization treats about 4,000 people — most in Florida and some out-of-state telehealth patients, she said. While SPEKTRUM has bolstered its mental health services since the law passed, it and other organizations heavily rely on nurse practitioners to provide care.
Dunn estimates that 80% of trans adults in the state were getting their health care from a nurse practitioner and now have lost access.
"Right now what we’re seeing in the community is just chaos,” Dunn said.
The law also contains language that she said could scare off doctors who would be otherwise willing to treat trans patients, such as a 20-year statute of limitations to sue over care they provide.
As a trans woman herself, Dunn is grappling with losing her own access to hormones while trying to provide support to terrified patients. That's taken “a significant emotional toll,” she said.
“Not only am I faced with this lack of care for myself but a lot of people within the community are also facing the same thing, and they’re reaching out to me for guidance,” Dunn said. “So I’m doing my best to help guide people and console them, but nobody’s really reaching out to me saying, ’How are you doing? Are you OK?'”
Lucas, who transitioned eight years ago when he was 18, anticipates running out of hormone treatments in June. In the best case scenario he can foresee now, he will be able to get a new prescription in August. He fears he might start to get his period again.
“It’s just going to be extremely difficult mentally to have your body changing in a way that doesn’t align with your brain,” Lucas said.
Eli and Lucas have switched to a month-to-month lease and tentatively plan to relocate to Minnesota in November. They said they would leave sooner if they can afford it and started an online fundraiser to help. Moving with their dog and two cats increases the expense and difficulty of finding a new place.
“I just never thought it could happen this way, this fast and to us,” Eli said.
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Beaty reported from New York City and Schoenbaum reported from Raleigh, North Carolina.
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New book details the steps to help families live comfortably in retirement
HONOLULU, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caine and Jasmyn Nakata, president and vice president of Milestone Wealth Management, hope to change lives with their first book, "Don't Let Your Retirement Drift Away." They used their 36+ years of combined experience guiding clients and creating plans to help achieve their retirement goals and leave a financial legacy for their families.
The Nakatas take readers through retirement planning strategies using real-world examples and personal experiences. They touch on the topics of taxes, Social Security, long-term care, life insurance, annuities, estate planning and leaving a legacy.
"We want to help readers start planning now so they can retire comfortably when that time comes," Caine Nakata said. "We help them have hope now and leave hope for their family's financial future."
At Milestone Wealth Management, the Nakatas connect with their clients to learn everything about their finances in order to create the right financial plan. They want their clients to have a clear picture of what their retirement could look like. They feel successful when they give people the tools they need to make educated financial decisions.
"If one person reads this book and it changes their perspective on the importance of planning, then we have accomplished what we set out to do when we wrote this book," Jasmyn Nakata said. "We want to help everyday people, not just those who have a lot of money in the bank."
"Don't Let Your Retirement Drift Away" is available exclusively on Amazon. For more information, contact Jasmyn Nakata at knakata@milestonewealthhi.com or (808) 638-4080.
Milestone Wealth Management helps clients live the retirement they have always wanted in Hawaii. The husband and wife team help create meticulously planned strategies, using a variety of investment and insurance services to help address any financial needs or concerns. Learn more at https://milestonewealthhi.com/.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, May 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
445 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL KERR AND NORTHWESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES...
At 444 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Mountain Home, or 24 miles southeast of Junction, and is nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Doss, Harper, I-10 Near The Kimble-Kerr County Line and The
Intersection Of I-10 And Us 290.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hamilton County in central Texas...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 443 PM CDT, several severe thunderstorms area located across
the county. These are moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Vista, and Lanham.
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
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Cheyenne student graduates from College of Saint Mary
Rachel Morman of Cheyenne graduated from College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, with a doctorate in Occupational Therapy.
Nicolas Vite named to Upper Iowa University 2023 Spring Dean's List
Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, has announced the Dean's List for the 2023 spring semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student.
The honored students include Nicolas Vite, a Criminal Justice major from Cheyenne.
Students from Cheyenne named to USF Spring 2023 Dean's List
The University of Sioux Falls congratulates more than 550 students who made the Spring 2023 Dean's List. Two students from Cheyenne made the list:
- Garrett Oswald, majoring in Business Administration and Psychology
- Megan Lofink, majoring in Art Education
To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours and earn a term GPA of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
Cheyenne resident named to President's List at Gonzaga University
Ryan Stampfli, of Cheyenne, is among students who have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2023. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed.
Area students earn recognition at Utah Tech University
In a display of academic achievement, nearly 10 percent of Utah Tech University students earned President's List recognition for the Spring 2023 semester.
Inclusion indicates students' strong commitment to their academic pursuits, as they must achieve a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher for the President's List. Students are also required to complete a minimum of 15 credits.
Local Utah Tech students who earned President's List recognition for the Spring 2023 semester included:
- Corey Gardner of Kimball, Nebraska
- Numark Ricafranca of Cheyenne
Additionally, Zach Condie of Wheatland was among the 1,240 students awarded inclusion on the Utah Tech Dean's List for the Spring 2023 semester. For inclusion on the Dean's List, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 to 3.89 and complete a minimum of 15 credits.
Sackman named to Spring 2023 BSC President's Honor Roll
Joshua Sackman, Cheyenne, has been named to the Bismarck State College President's Honor Roll with a 4.00 GPA for the Spring 2023 semester. The college is located in Bismarck, N.D.
Students must maintain at least a 3.50 grade point on a 4.00 scale while enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of classes to qualify for the BSC President's Honor Roll.
Hastings College spring 2023 Dean’s List includes two from Cheyenne
Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, has announced the Dean’s List for its spring 2023 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework.
Tiena Chu and William Wallace, both of Cheyenne, were included on the Dean's List. Chu attained a 4.0 GPA.
Rodriguez named to Mount Marty University Spring 2023 Dean's List
Trenton Rodriguez of Cheyenne is among the Spring 2023 Dean's List honorees at Mount Marty University in Yankton, S.D.
The Dean's List honoree at Mount Marty University is defined as a full-time undergraduate student completing a full-time load of graded coursework with a minimum term grade point average of 3.5.
Alexandria Rinne of Cheyenne earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree
Alexandria Isabella Million Rinne of Cheyenne was among a record 3,669 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 19-20.
Rinne earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Baylee Delbridge earns Dean's List honor at Lee University
Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, congratulates Baylee Delbridge of Cheyenne on earning Dean's List honors during the Spring 2023 semester.
Dean's List recognition is earned by full-time, undergraduate students with a semester grade point average between 3.7 and 4.00.
Students recognized for Spring 2023 term honors at Concordia University
Concordia University in Nebraska recently named 223 students to its honors list for the Spring 2023 semester. Students who earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing at least 12 credit hours qualify for the honors list.
Area students named to the honors list include:
- Nathaniel Mars of Kimball, Neb.
- Jennifer Gillotti of Cheyenne
- Rachel Battershell of Wheatland
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Cheyenne students make SNHU Winter 2023 President's List, Dean's List
Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the Winter 2023 President's List and Dean's List. The winter terms run from January to May.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List.
- Danielle Peech of Cheyenne
- Brandon Andretti of Cheyenne
- Elisha Rivera of Cheyenne
- Kenneth Jarvis of Cheyenne
- Sarah Post of Cheyenne
- Triasha English of Cheyenne
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List.
- Blair Durham of Cheyenne
- Samantha Schutte of Cheyenne
- Terry Tobler of Cheyenne
- Erin Schumacher of Cheyenne
Luke Anderson inducted into Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Luke Anderson of Wheatland was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Anderson was initiated at United States Air Force Academy.
Anderson is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.
Torrington student makes Dean's List at Rocky Mountain College
Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, is pleased to announce the undergraduate honor rolls for the 2023 spring semester. The Dean’s List includes the students who earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.60 to 3.99 for the semester.
Tyne Stokes of Torrington was among Wyoming students named to the Dean's List, attaining a 4.0 GPA.
Mya Halverson named to Spring 2023 Dean's List at Belmont University
Mya Halverson of Cheyenne qualified for the Spring 2023 Dean's List at Belmont University in Nashville. Dean's List eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. | 2023-06-08T21:16:22+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/cheyenne-area-students-honored-by-colleges-universities/article_abd13d0a-0636-11ee-85e9-4300b3a9af0b.html |
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo shut its doors to visitors Friday after one of its aquatic birds tested positive for avian flu, the facility said.
A routine check on a hamerkop — a medium-sized wading bird — that had died last week found that it tested positive for the disease.
The zoo will remain closed for the time being as a “precautionary” measure, the zoo said. In the meantime, caretakers are working to quarantine and separate the remaining bird populations.
“The primary goal is to prevent the spread of avian flu,” Berlin’s climate ministry said.
Zoos in other German cities, including Greifswald, Karlsruhe, Rostock and Heidelberg, have also recently been hit with cases of avian flu. | 2022-11-18T22:37:46+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/health/ap-health/ap-berlin-zoo-closes-to-visitors-over-bird-flu-case/ |
1 killed when business jet encounters severe turbulence
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence, killing a passenger and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport, officials said Saturday.
Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, said Sarah Sulick, spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board.
The NTSB, which launched an investigation, was interviewing the two crew members and surviving passengers, and the jet’s cockpit voice and data recorders were sent to NTSB headquarters for analysis, Sulick said.
A Federal Aviation Administration database showed the jet was owned by Conexon, based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company declined to comment Saturday.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-04T16:51:48+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2023/03/04/1-killed-when-business-jet-encounters-severe-turbulence/ |
A look at what’s happening around the majors on Friday:
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TROUT’S TOWN
Angels star Mike Trout is likely to have a big rooting section at Citizens Bank Park all weekend for a series against the Phillies.
Trout is from the South Jersey city of Millville, about an hour’s drive from Philadelphia. Now 30 years old and in his 12th big league season, the three-time MVP has played just two games in Philly — the last time was 2014 after Los Angeles’ scheduled set there in 2020 was canceled because of the pandemic.
Trout spoke this week at Yankee Stadium about how much he enjoys returning to the area where he grew up, be it talking to fans about his favorite Eagles or running into old pals at the Wawa convenience store.
“It’s pretty special going back,” he said.
Bryce Harper and the Phillies are eager, meanwhile, to beat the Angels.
The Angels have won 12 in a row against Philadelphia — the longest active winning streak by any big league team against a single opponent and the longest such win streak in the history of interleague play, the Elias Sports Bureau said.
FLYING JAYS
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays have won eight in a row going into this weekend’s series against Minnesota.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (2-1, 3.48 ERA) is set to start the opener for Toronto. Righty Chi Chi Gonzalez is expected to make his season debut for the Twins.
The Blue Jays will see if outfielder George Springer can return to the lineup. He’s missed two games because of a non-COVID-19 illness. Toronto, however, put lefty Hyun Jin Ryu on the 15-day injured list because of a sore forearm.
IN THE SWING?
Marcus Semien has hit two home runs in his last six games after going homerless in his first 43 games this season for Texas.
The 31-year-old Semien signed a $175 million, seven-year contract with the Rangers after hitting 45 homers last year for Toronto, the most ever for a major leaguer primarily playing second base.
Semien is batting just .194 with 18 RBIs. He hit .265 with 102 RBIs for the Blue Jays last season.
Semien, who homered in a loss Thursday to Tampa Bay, and the Rangers host Seattle this weekend.
BÁEZ BENCHED
Slumping Tigers shortstop Javier Báez has been benched the last two games, with manager A.J. Hinch giving the Detroit newcomer time to reset physically and mentally.
Baez, who signed a six-year deal for $140 million deal in the offeason, has his lowest batting average (.197) since he was a Chicago Cubs rookie in 2014. He’s also just three home runs and 13 RBIs in 40 games.
The Tigers have won seven of nine after a slow start. They begin a three-game series at Yankee Stadium with rookie right-hander Elvin Rodriguez facing New York ace Gerrit Cole (4-1, 3.12 ERA).
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-03T22:08:42+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national-sports/leading-off-angels-star-trout-set-to-draw-a-crowd-in-philly/ |
Louisiana’s Republican-majority House voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor’s veto on a bill banning sex reassignment surgeries and treatments for minors.
The state House of Representatives voted 75-23 to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto and reinstate House Bill 648, or the Stop Harming Our Kids Act, which would prohibit doctors in Louisiana from performing gender-reassignment surgeries and prescribing or administering hormones and puberty blockers to minors.
The override needs at least 26 votes in the state senate to pass.
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Republican state Rep. Gabe Firment, who sponsored the bill, previously described the bill to Fox News Digital as "veto proof" due to GOP majorities in both chambers.
"Thanks to the bi-partisan support of the Louisiana State Senate, we are one step closer to protecting children in Louisiana from experimental chemical and surgical sex change procedures. HB648 has passed both chambers of the state legislature with veto-proof majorities, and the people of Louisiana have made it clear that our children are worth fighting for," Firment said.
Edwards vetoed the bill on June 29, writing in his veto message that the bill tramples on "parental rights" and "denies healthcare to a very small, unique, and vulnerable group of children."
Edwards said sex-change surgeries on minors are not occurring in his state, and that the bill is being fueled not by evidence of a growing problem, but by "propaganda and misinformation generated by national interest groups."
The governor also handed down vetoes on HB 81, which would require educators to use students’ pronouns associated with their sex at birth, and HB 466, which would ban discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation in K-12 classrooms.
The House failed on a 67-29 vote to override Edwards’ veto of HB 81 Tuesday, the Advocate reported. | 2023-07-19T01:30:03+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/louisiana-republicans-vote-to-override-governor-s-veto-on-minor-gender-surgery-ban/article_2a372186-3f91-5c41-b455-376f77145d48.html |
Authorities have officially released the name of only one person who died in Monday’s pileup along Interstate-55 south of Springfield.
But the family and friends of Mike and Amy Zinchuk of Champaign have confirmed the couple was among those killed.
The Zinchuk’s leave behind three children. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help with funeral expenses and family support.
Debbie Rodriguez of Champaign organized the page.
“It is with great sorrow and shock that I am creating this GoFundMe for the children of my dear friend Amy Zinchuk and her husband Mike,” she wrote.
She said Amy was a piano teacher who had a positive impact on many she worked with through weekly lessons.
“Amy and Mike loved their children with everything they had. Now, these 3 children are dealing with the shock and heartbreak of losing their parents and are left with the responsibility of taking care of their funeral and many other unexpected immediate expenses. Please consider donating to this special family who is grieving and needs help during this most difficult time. Thank you for your love and support,” she said.
As of Thursday afternoon, the page had surpassed the $10,000 goal, but was still accepting donations.
An obituary said the couple was married for more than 30 years.
“Mike and Amy left behind their three children, who grew up in Champaign. Known for their penchant for big, friendly dogs, Mike and Amy also left behind two Alaskan Malamutes, Odin and Storm,” it said.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled May 5, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Champaign.
Illinois State Police announced Shirley Harper, 88, of Franklin, Wisconsin, also died in the accidents.
A total of seven people died when dust from recently plowed fields blew across the interstate, resulting in low visibility. A total of 72 vehicles, both commercial and passenger, were involved in crashes that occurred in both directions.
Authorities have asked for the public’s help in identifying two victims whose vehicles were damaged to a point where registration information was unavailable.
More than three dozen people were hurt. Illinois State Police continue their investigation. | 2023-05-04T20:54:43+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-05-04/champaign-couple-among-i-55-dust-storm-victims |
CT New York NY Zone Forecast for Saturday, June 11, 2022
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233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
CTZ005-120800-
Northern Fairfield-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Less humid with lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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CTZ009-120800-
Southern Fairfield-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
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CTZ006-120800-
Northern New Haven-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Less humid with lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
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CTZ010-120800-
Southern New Haven-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts
up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
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CTZ007-120800-
Northern Middlesex-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper
50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Less humid with lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
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CTZ011-120800-
Southern Middlesex-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts
up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
$$
CTZ008-120800-
Northern New London-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper
50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to
20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
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CTZ012-120800-
Southern New London-
233 AM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Even though you might feel like everyone else has perfect skin, we promise they don’t! No one does. Not even the people on magazine covers.
While a little color on your cheeks is attractive, a lot of color is another story. Facial redness can be caused by a variety of different reasons. While redness can simply happen from your interactions with everyday things like spicy foods, extreme temperature swings, dry skin, caffeine or even stress, it can also be a sign of an underlying issue, such as an allergy, shingles or lupus.
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One of the most important things you can do to keep your skin healthy is to wear sunscreen. Not only will it help protect you from getting a sunburn, but it can also lessen the chance of the sun triggering common problems like dry skin, eczema and skin cancer.
Beware of other triggers. Rosacea and eczema sufferers may experience redness after drinking alcohol, exercising, using products with fragrance or taking a hot shower.
How to Combat Skin Redness
Try a redness-neutralizing cream or serum. Those with rosacea or another forms of red-toned discoloration can neutralize redness with a green-tinted moisturizer or serum.
Camouflage it with a special concealer. The best color-correcting palette will mask blemishes, under-eye circles and other skin imperfections. Sets can include just a few shades or several, but typically have variations of yellow, blue, green, pink and purple.
The color green, in particular, neutralizes the redness in your skin. Apply green concealer onto the most concentrated areas of redness and blend. A little can go a long way. Then follow with foundation and a light dusting of translucent powder.
If you’re shopping around for one, check out our selection of the best color-correcting palettes that have been vetted by a team of experts.
Opt for soothing ingredients. Reach for products that contain redness-reducing ingredients such as witch hazel, tiger grass, aloe, niacinamide and chamomile.
While skin redness can be annoying, it can be reduced by eliminating triggers and taking color-correcting measures, either with creams or concealers. Nearly everyone is prone to occasional bouts of redness. If all else fails, don’t hesitate to visit a dermatologist that does patch testing to help determine if it’s allergy related. They can prescribe anti-inflammatory creams or antibiotics, or recommend products that can help.
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WE HAVE GOT THEM ALL HERE. LINDA, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK HERE. CLARK, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ALL MY SPEECH. [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, I’VE GOT TO CUT IT DOWN THE SHORT STUFF HERE. I DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE TO USE. THIS IS THE TIME I JUST -- I DON’T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT. THIS IS ROUGH, ROUGH, ROUGH. ON AUGUST 24, A DAY THAT LEN PASSED AWAY, MY PHONE BEGAN TO RING OFF THE CLOCK. FROM 6:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL ALL DAY. PEOPLE WERE CALLING ME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. TALKING ABOUT LEN. ALL THE TV NETWORKS AROUND THE COUNTRY RECALLING ME, WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT LEN. I INTERVIEWED WITH RADIO, TV. IT’S A BAD TIME. LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, I GOT A PHONE CALL. FROM LINDA. TALKING TO ME ABOUT MY LOSS. I TALKED TO HER ABOUT LEN. IT WAS STRANGE. I SAW THE PHONE CALL. I HAD A BUDDY THAT CALLED ME AND TOLD ME AND SAID, BOBBY, WHY DON’T YOU JUST GIVE IT A REST? HANG UP AND GET SOME REST. BUT WHEN I SAW THE PHONE CALL COME IN FROM LINDA, IT SAYS LENNY DAWSON. I HAD TO TAKE THAT PHONE CALL. HI HAD TO TAKE THAT PHONE CALL. -- I HAD TO TAKE THAT PHONE CALL. THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD. I LOST MY PAM. I LOST JIM LYNCH. NOW LEN. IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT -- IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME. OK. 60 YEARS AGO, LINDA AND I MET AS STRANGERS. WE MET IN A STRANGE CITY. IN THE 60 YEARS WE CHANGED IT. FROM STRANGERS TO BROTHERS. KANSAS CITY BECAME OUR HOME. MOST PEOPLE REMEMBER LENNY AS THE ALL-PRO, HALL OF FAMER, SUPER BOWL WINNING QUARTERBACK. OTHER REMEMBER LENNY HAS A HALL OF FAMER BROADCASTER AT KMBCAND THE CHIEFS AND HBO. I REMEMBER LENNY AS THE MAN, AS MY FRIEND. WE HAD MUCH IN COMMON. WE WERE GREAT TEAMMATES. WE LIKED TO WIN. WE LIKED TO HAVE FUN. WE LOVED KANSAS CITY. WE STAYED HERE, NEVER LEFT. WE BOTH HAD JOBS WHILE WE WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL. HE WORKED AT KMBC. I WORKED AT GENERAL MOTORS. AFTER THE PLAYING DAYS WE BOTH REPRESENTED THE CHIEFS ORGANIZATION. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, THE CHIEFS ALUMNIS, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BOTH BE NFL HALL OF FAMER’S. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT LEN AND I ALSO -- WERE PROBABLY GOING DOWN ALL THREE HALL OF FAMER’S FROM THE SAME TEAM IN THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME. ME AND LENNY ALSO HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN COMMON. WE BOTH SCORED NINE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE NFL. [LAUGHTER] AFTER FOOTBALL, WE WERE TRAVELING TO THE COUNTRY, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. WE GREW CLOSER TOGETHER THROUGH THE YEARS. OH MAN. I HAVE SO MUCH ABOUT LENNY. HE WAS ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE, THE FANS THAT SUPPORTED US. HE ALSO KNEW THAT HE RESPECTED NOT JUST HIMSELF BUT THE CHIEFS ORGANIZATION AND LAMAR HUNT AND THE HOT FAMILY. HE ALWAYS CONDUCTED HIMSELF AS IT WAS LAMAR WAS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. IT IS EASY FOR A GREAT PLAYER TO BE POPULAR WITH YOUR FANS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF HIS PLAYING. ON THE FIELD. BUT TO BE POPULAR ANOTHER 47 YEARS AFTER RETIREMENT IS A REFLECTION ON YOU -- NOT JUST HIS PLAYING, BUT AS A HUMAN BEING. I KNOW LENNY WAS A GREAT HUMAN BEING. AND A GREAT FRIEND. I HOPE, LINDA, LISA, LENNY JUNIOR WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME COMFORT IN KNOWING HOW MUCH HE WAS LOVED BY THOSE WHO KNEW LENNY. HE WILL BE MISSED. I WILL BE JOINING HIM. WE WILL BE PLAYING BALL AGAIN LATER. THANK YOU.
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Former Chiefs quarterback, sports broadcaster Len Dawson honored in Memorial Service
Video above: Chiefs legend Bobby Bell speaks at Len Dawson's memorial service"I am the seventh son of a seventh son. And all my life they said, 'Hey, that's great. That's good luck.'"A memorial service was held Friday for former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and sports broadcaster Len Dawson. The memorial service, which was open to the public, was held at the Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City. The Pro Football Hall-of-Fame quarterback died on Aug. 24 at the age of 87. For decades Len Dawson was the cornerstone of Kansas City's favorite football team, leading the Chiefs to the team's first Super Bowl in 1967 and the first Super Bowl win in 1970.After football, he would continue an award-winning career as a sports broadcaster at KMBC 9, on the radio, and on network and cable television, but it was his stardom on the field that Chiefs fans will never forget.Len Dawson Memorial Service SpeakersA number of friends and former co-workers spoke about Len during the service:Clark Hunt, Chiefs Chairman and CEOBobby Bell, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Chiefs teammate Adrian Allison, Pro Football Hall of FameKevin Harlan, sports broadcaster who worked with Len at the Chiefs Radio NetworkDan Israel, Chiefs Radio Network Executive ProducerDino Dinovitz, former KMBC General ManagerSarah Smith, former KMBC General ManagerJohn Crumley, KMBC employee and long-time friend of LenCongressman Emmanuel Cleaver II
Video above: Chiefs legend Bobby Bell speaks at Len Dawson's memorial service
"I am the seventh son of a seventh son. And all my life they said, 'Hey, that's great. That's good luck.'"
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A memorial service was held Friday for former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and sports broadcaster Len Dawson.
The memorial service, which was open to the public, was held at the Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City.
The Pro Football Hall-of-Fame quarterback died on Aug. 24 at the age of 87.
For decades Len Dawson was the cornerstone of Kansas City's favorite football team, leading the Chiefs to the team's first Super Bowl in 1967 and the first Super Bowl win in 1970.
After football, he would continue an award-winning career as a sports broadcaster at KMBC 9, on the radio, and on network and cable television, but it was his stardom on the field that Chiefs fans will never forget.
Len Dawson Memorial Service Speakers
A number of friends and former co-workers spoke about Len during the service:
Clark Hunt, Chiefs Chairman and CEO
Bobby Bell, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Chiefs teammate
Adrian Allison, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Kevin Harlan, sports broadcaster who worked with Len at the Chiefs Radio Network
Dan Israel, Chiefs Radio Network Executive Producer
Dino Dinovitz, former KMBC General Manager
Sarah Smith, former KMBC General Manager
John Crumley, KMBC employee and long-time friend of Len | 2022-09-16T19:01:46+00:00 | koat.com | https://www.koat.com/article/len-dawson-memorial-service-kansas-city-chiefs-former-quarterback/41249795 |
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Megawatt Lithium and Battery Metals Corp. (CSE: MEGA) (FSE: WR20) (OTCQB: WALRF) (the "Company" or "Megawatt") technical team has completed a field visit to the Artic Fox & Isbjorn Projects in central Northern Territory, Australia, to further evaluate the exploration potential for rare earth elements ("REE") identified in a recent desktop study.
At Arctic Fox, the team identified ample outcrop prospective for REE covering a large portion of the property (Figure 1), while the six primary anomalies from the historic stream sediment survey will be subject to a comprehensive surface sampling and mapping campaign in the coming months.
During the visit, 12 rock-chip samples were taken which represent the veining and immediate country rock of some of the ridges observed in the tenure. Notably, the technical team believe mineralisation could occur in either the quartz veining and/or the altered country rock.
David Thornley-Hall Chief Executive Officer commented: "Our technical team has done an excellent job reconciling the findings from their recent desktop study with field observations. Notably, the Artic Fox Project has ample outcrop that could be prospective for REE mineralisation, while more work needs to be done on the Isbjorn Project. The technical team will review all the findings in-depth and begin planning a comprehensive surface sampling and mapping campaign to both properties that should commence in the next few months."
The main objectives of the reconnaissance site visit were:
- Ascertain clear and efficient access routes to the primary target areas (Figure 2).
- Identify and sample significant outcrop for mineralization styles targeted.
- Determine logistics required to conduct a comprehensive exploration campaign.
Overall, the technical team determined access to the Arctic Fox Project is first rate via a well-maintained sealed road then a network of private tracks within the tenure.
In terms of observed geology, there several areas of ample outcrop with many parallel to sub-parallel, low but steep ridges repeating throughout the tenure. Further, several multiple, parallel quartz veins of varying thickness, texture, structure, mineralogy and colour were observed and sampled individually.
The country rock in between the veins varied from amphibolites, coarse grained granites, meta-sediments and metamorphosed granites/granite contacts. Notably, the veining/alteration observed potentially is the source REE anomalies highlighted in the review of the historical stream sediment survey. In addition, the technical team believes there is potential that pegmatites could be located within the tenure during a more comprehensive mapping and surface sampling campaign.
The main access to the tenure is via a well-maintained sealed road then via private tracks.
Four rock chip samples were taken at Isbjorn which were all located at borrow pits where enough overlying soil had been removed to expose lateritic gravels, silcrete and/or calcrete nodules.
Further work, which includes using a drone to traverse the tenure may be completed to determine if there is any significant outcrop and if it contains mineralisation.
(The data disclosed in this news release related to sampling results is historical in nature. Megawatt has not undertaken any independent investigation of the sampling nor has it independently analysed the results of the historical exploration work in order to verify the results. Megawatt considers these historical sample results relevant as the Company will use this data as a guide to plan future exploration programs. The Company's future exploration work will include verification of the data through further analysis.)
Mr. Geoffrey Reed (MAusMM (CP)) (MAIG), Consultant for the Company, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure or Mineral Projects and has reviewed the scientific and technical information in this press release.
All scientific and technical information in this news release has been prepared by, or approved by Geoffrey Reed, (MAusMM (CP)) (MAIG), Consultant for the Company. Mr. Reed is a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
The data disclosed in this news release related to sampling results is historical in nature. Megawatt has not independently analyzed the results of the historical exploration work in order to verify the results. Megawatt considers these historical sample results relevant as the Company will use this data as a guide to plan future exploration programs. The Company's future exploration work will include verification of the data through further sampling.
MegaWatt is a British Columbia based company involved in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The Company holds a 100% undivided interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR on all base, rare earth elements and precious metals, in the Cobalt Hill Property, consisting of eight mineral claims covering an area of approximately 1,727.43 hectares located in the Trail Creek Mining Division in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Additionally, the Company has acquired an 80% interest in a company that indirectly holds a 100% interest (subject to a 2% NSR) in two prospective silver-zinc projects in Australia, being the Tyr Silver Project and the Century South Silver-Zinc Project (see press release dated August 13, 2020), an indirect 100% interest (subject to a 1% NSR) in and to certain mining tenements in Northern Territory and New South Wales, Australia prospective for nickel-cobalt-scandium and rare earth elements. The Company holds a 100% interest (subject to a 2% NSR) in and to the Route 381 Lithium Property, comprised of 40 mineral claims located in James Bay Territory, north of Matagami in the Province of Quebec, covering 2,126 hectares (see press release dated February 3, 2021) and a 100% interest in 229 additional mineral exploration claims prospective for lithium, also in the James Bay area of Quebec covering an area of 12,116 hectares or 121 square kms.
Investors can learn more about the Company and team at https://megawattmetals.com.
The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This press release includes "forward-looking information" that is subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Forward-looking statements may include but are not limited to, statements relating to the trading of the Company's common shares on the Exchange and the Company's use of proceeds and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties normally incident to such events. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future events and that actual events or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward- looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent management's best judgment based on information currently available. No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release.
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The White House has announced an official plan to address the "emerging threat" of fentanyl combined with xylazine, a drug combination proven lethal in an increasing number of Americans.
Though the opioid fentanyl has already been an action item for the White House, its association with the non-opioid drug xylazine created a worsening issue to tackle.
Xylazine was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1972 for use in animals as a sedative and analgesic, but it's not approved for use in humans. Its use, however, rose in all four U.S. census regions between 2020 and 2021, according to the DEA.
A report released last month shows the monthly percentage of illegally manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths with xylazine detected increased 276%, from 2.9% to 10.9%, between January 2019 and June 2022.
With the increased use came increased overdose deaths, with a 1,127% jump in the South and more than 100% in all other regions. And besides death, xylazine's combination with fentanyl has been associated with severe morbidity, including deep flesh wounds and even limb amputation.
The combination was formally designated as an emerging threat in April — an action that prompts multiple federal follow-ups, including the response plan released Tuesday. Its goal is to reduce xylazine-positive drug poisoning deaths by 15% in at least 3 of 4 U.S. census regions by 2025.
"There is an urgent need to determine the source of xylazine and how to reduce the illicit supply; to develop evidence-based testing and overdose response protocols; and to determine how to treat those who have become dependent on the dangerous fentanyl and xylazine combination," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy or ONDCP.
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The ONDCP's response plan lists multiple actions the federal government will take to address the drug combination including testing methods, data system management and prevention efforts.
Though xylazine testing is already being done, it's uneven across the U.S. The plan says forensic testing will now become standardized and scaled up, with hopes of better understanding xylazine's prevalence alone or in combination with other drugs. New tests will also be developed and deployed for clinical settings, and tests will be further deployed within communities, with special focus on those who indicate they could have used xylazine before.
There will also be enhanced epidemiological data processes to track the spread and impact of xylazine-fentanyl, including by using wastewater testing and by assessing where social disparities are present, which could lead to xylazine use, the report says.
Because xylazine isn't an opioid, it isn't affected by reversal agent naloxone, which does affect fentanyl. That's partly why a treatment framework will now be a focus, including withdrawal treatment and overdose strategies with which first responders, service providers and the public will be equipped.
Besides those three efforts, the plan details how the xylazine supply chain and research into the drug will occur, with interception and monitoring plans in the near future.
"While this plan outlines action steps the federal government will pursue to address this threat, we need a whole-of-society effort to save lives," the plan stated. "Partnering with the community, especially community-based programs with experience working with individuals actively using fentanyl adulterated with xylazine, will be critical for maximum impact."
The ONDCP's next step to tackle the emerging threat is to issue implementation guidance to agencies within 120 days of the April designation. The agencies then have to provide a specific report as to how they will implement the guidance within 60 days, and finally, the ONDCP has to publish a national implementation report on the response plan.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-07-11T09:35:21+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/white-house-announces-plan-to-fight-fentanyl-laced-with-xylazine |
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Woodland Hills, California-based Leavitt Insurance Services of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Leavitt offers commercial property/casualty insurance as well as employee benefits consulting to clients in the Southwest US. Teri Frankel, Kenneth Blaich and their team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher's Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations, and Charlie Isaacs, head of Gallagher's West region employee benefits consulting operations.
"Leavitt is a highly regarded agency whose culture aligns with ours, and their expertise across a variety of niches will strengthen our capabilities in the region," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "I am very pleased to welcome Teri, Ken and their associates to our growing, global team."
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Gallagher provides these services in approximately 130 countries around the world through its owned operations and a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
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Enjoy a warm fire no matter where you’re headed with one of these portable fire pits
There’s something about a roaring fire that sets the perfect mood for a party or gathering. But if you’re getting together with friends at the park, a festival or a campsite, you’ll need a fire pit that you can take on the go.
Some portable fire pits are more versatile than others, so you can cook food in addition to enjoying the light and warmth from the fire. You can also choose from both propane– and wood-fueled pits, depending on where you’re headed and what the fire regulations in the area are. Many options have a convenient tabletop design that folds down for transport.
If you’re interested in buying a fire pit you can take to the park, beach or campsite, check out these portable fire pits that create the right atmosphere for any party.
Shop this article: UCO Flatpack Portable Stainless Steel Grill and Fire Pit, Camplux Portable Propane Fire Pit, Solo Stove Bonfire Fire Pit
What to look for in a portable fire pit
Weight
A portable fire pit shouldn’t be too heavy, or you’ll have a tough time lugging it in and out of your car and to your party site. Some portable models weigh as little as 5 pounds, but others weigh as much as 30 pounds. In general, it’s best to choose a fire pit weighing no more than 20 pounds to ensure you can easily transport it wherever you need it to go.
Keep in mind that propane fire pits are usually heavier than wood-burning fire pits because of the propane tank’s weight. They’re easier to light, though, so you may want to put up with the added weight for the more user-friendly operation.
Folding design
Some portable fire pits have a foldable design, so they disassemble quickly when you want to take them on the go and fit easily in a bag or the back of your car. You can find some fire pits that fold completely flat, making them the easiest to pack and store. Other models have folding legs, so they aren’t as compact. But they often come with a carrying bag that makes transporting them easier.
Best portable fire pits
Under $100
UCO Flatpack Portable Stainless Steel Grill and Fire Pit
This durable stainless steel fire pit and grill is available in small and medium sizes and folds to just 1.5 inches thick. It takes only 30 seconds to set up and has a stable base with wind-break sides to keep the fire burning even in windy conditions. Sold by Amazon
$100 to $150
Flame King Portable Propane Outdoor Gas Fire Pit
This propane fire pit takes only minutes to set up and doesn’t require any tools for assembly. It has a self-igniting system, so you can start your fire quickly. It also comes with a UV and weather-resistant cover and a fabric handle to make it easier to transport. Sold by Amazon
Camplux Portable Propane Fire Pit
This lightweight fire pit assembles quickly without any tools at the park or your campsite, so it’s an excellent portable option. It uses propane, allowing for a clean, smokeless burn. It also comes with natural lava rocks to enhance the look of the flames. Sold by Amazon
$150 to $200
Camp Chef Redwood Portable Propane Gas Fire Pit
This sturdy, portable propane fire pit has a matchless ignition and produces smokeless flames for a fuss-free fire. It’s made of heavy-gauge steel and features a heat control knob that easily adjusts the temperature. It also comes with a carrying bag. Sold by Backcountry
Ignik Outdoors FireCan Portable Fire Pit
This compact fire pit can be set up nearly anywhere and creates a safe fire by elevating it above the ground. It has mesh sides to improve airflow for larger flames and comes with a hose that has an adjustable regulator. The legs collapse for easy storage, too. Sold by Amazon
Outland Living Portable Propane Fire Pit
This propane fire pit allows you to enjoy a lively fire without any mess afterward. It’s lightweight and easy to set up, so you can take it wherever you go. It also features matchless auto-ignition, allowing you to start your fire without any hassle. Sold by Amazon
This fire pit folds up for easy transport and storage. It has durable steel construction and ventilated side panels to block the wind. It also comes with a grilling grate for cooking. Sold by Backcountry
$200 and up
This stainless steel fire pit has a double-walled design that helps improve airflow and the burning process. It has an ash pan that prevents clogs and keeps the ground from getting too hot. It weighs just 20 pounds, too. Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
This lightweight fire pit has built-in handles that make it easy to carry to the park, beach, lake or campsite. It’s made of 16-gauge stainless steel and has a weatherproof powder-coated exterior for improved durability. It also has an ash pan for easy cleanup. Sold by Amazon
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LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner and his wife have filed for bankruptcy in Nevada, citing up to $50 million in debts to dozens of creditors.
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing offers a glimpse into the couple’s financial problems, including money owed to no fewer than 50 people and companies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
They filed for bankruptcy Dec. 30, months after a Wisconsin company sued Lehner for $4 million, claiming the NHL player and his father failed to make any payments last year on a business loan.
Both Lehner and his father, Michael, are listed as principal members in a Nevada business license filing for Solarcode, a limited liability corporation doing business in multiple states, including Nevada and Arizona.
Solarcode in January 2022 agreed to a four-year repayment plan with Eclipse Service but missed its first five payments, leading the Wisconsin company in late June 2022 to sue in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee.
An attorney for Lehner did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
Lehner’s debts also included missed payments for a collection of rare snakes he purchased for $1.2 million in 2017, according to the bankruptcy filing. Lehner keeps the snakes at his reptile farm in Plato, Missouri.
He and his wife, Donya, estimate their assets are worth up to $10 million.
Lehner, 31, signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Knights in 2020, but the Swedish hockey player has spent the 2022-23 season recovering from hip surgery. | 2023-01-17T01:43:35+00:00 | niagara-gazette.com | https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/vegas-goalie-lehner-files-for-bankruptcy-cites-50m-debt/article_e86e7506-95f8-11ed-8931-1b7d92909db4.html |
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2-year-old found wandering alone; mother didn’t want to call police, arrest report says
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - A Middletown woman whose 2-year-old son was found wandering in only a diaper Thursday morning says she did not want to call police when she noticed her toddler was missing because of a prior child neglect report, the arrest report says.
Middletown police officers were dispatched to the area around 5:30 a.m. after they received a report that a toddler was found on a woman’s porch.
When police arrived, they found the non-verbal toddler who they say was wearing only a dirty diaper in 50-degree weather, and his feet appeared to be dirty like he had been walking outside, the incident report said.
The report said the woman told officers she received a notification from her Ring doorbell, looked at the video, saw the toddler on her porch, brought him inside and called police.
A Middletown officer wrote in the incident report that they were unable to figure out where the 2-year-old lived, so they took the boy to the police department and contacted Butler County Children Services.
A Headstart employee called the Middletown Police Department after recognizing the toddler from a post on the department’s Facebook page and provided information about the boy’s mother, who police identified as Charlas Pendergraft, according to the incident report.
The officer’s report says dispatch tried to contact Pendergraft multiple times, and when she called back around 7 a.m., Pendergraft said she was not aware her son was missing.
Pendergraft then came to the police department and reportedly told officers that she and the 2-year-old were watching TV and later she realized he was missing. She and the boy’s father tried to find the toddler but were unable to locate him, according to the incident report.
“Charlas advised that she did not contact the police about her missing 2-year-old because in 2019 she had been issued a summons for endangering children due to her other son who had gotten out of the residence and was missing. She advised that she did not call because she did not want to get in trouble due to the prior incident,” the report said.
Pendergraft was arrested and booked into the Middletown City Jail for endangering children, police say.
Butler County Children Services placed the toddler with his biological father as well as three other juveniles who live in the home, the incident report said.
Copyright 2023 WXIX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-29T17:06:31+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2023/05/29/2-year-old-found-wandering-alone-mother-didnt-want-call-police-arrest-report-says/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the rare teams that have a running back in his 30s on their roster.
Jerick McKinnon is one of the few running backs that has played almost 10 years in the NFL at the running back position.
The 31-year-old was a key piece in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl run with his receiving tools and pass-blocking prowess. What mattered the most to the Chiefs, though, was his presence as a veteran in the locker room.
So when his contract expired after the end of the season, McKinnon tested the free agency waters and had a few teams interested. But he ultimately returned to KC for his third season as a Chief.
“I was somewhere I wanted to be. I said that last year,” McKinnon said. “Felt the same way this year. You know, the whole free agency, trying to get things done, get on the same page is always a process, but fortunately, I was able to come back. This is where my heart is, and excited to be here again.”
McKinnon is one of the few veterans that has missed field work in OTAs and minicamp. The Chiefs have let McKinnon have a longer offseason to preserve him for the regular season.
“Last year was a long year. I was fortunate to make it through the whole season, every game. But that definitely takes a toll on you going into Year 10, older guy. Good thing about being here, the coaching staff, medical staff, everybody’s on the same page with coming up with a plan to make sure I’m good to go with the season,” McKinnon said.
McKinnon joked about being named captain ago as one of his goals for the season, but the Atlanta, Georgia native has always been about the team, and another Super Bowl is all he really strives for.
That’s the reason he took a knee in Super Bowl 57 to preserve the win instead of a touchdown for himself.
“God is good. God is great. He put me in that moment for His purpose. I did what I had to do, so I’m glad … to be called a champion. We get our rings tomorrow. I’m excited about that, and it’s going to be good,” McKinnon said.
With second-year running back Isiah Pacheco working his way back from injury, McKinnon may look to be depended upon heavily at the beginning of the season, along with Clyde Edwards-Helaire and undrafted rookie Deneric Prince.
That makes McKinnon’s return crucial to the continued success of the Chiefs’ running backroom. | 2023-06-15T02:18:27+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/sports/chiefs/chiefs-fossil-rb-jerrick-mckinnon-grateful-to-be-back-in-kc/ |
BERLIN (AP) — A 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) fund to strengthen the German military cleared its final legislative hurdle on Friday, winning approval from parliament’s upper house.
The decision clears the way for the government to move ahead with a massive procurement drive that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Parliament’s upper house, which represents Germany’s 16 state governments, signed off on the plan a week after the lower house gave its blessing. Scholz’s governing coalition held lengthy negotiations with the main opposition Union bloc to secure wide backing ahead of the votes.
Scholz announced the fund on Feb. 27, three days after Russia invaded Ukraine, and said that Germany would now spend over 2% of its gross domestic product on defense — a NATO target on which it has long lagged. The government and the opposition agreed that defense spending would meet the 2% target “on a multi-year average,” with help from the special fund.
Officials acknowledge that the German military, the Bundeswehr, has for years suffered from neglect and in particular from aging, poorly functioning equipment.
Among other things on the shopping list, the defense ministry says it will buy 60 Chinook CH-47F transport helicopters, made by Boeing. The government also wants to buy up to 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to replace aging Tornado aircraft.
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Mark O'Connor's story starts ordinarily enough. He grew up in a suburb of Seattle, where his father scraped by as a construction worker and his mother taught dance.
But everything changed when he finally got a fiddle for his eleventh birthday. He had begged for the instrument for three years, until his parents were finally able to purchase one for $50 from a local musician.
"I had a sense that I could communicate what I was thinking through it, through the music. I sensed the joy and the depth of it," O'Connor tells NPR's Leila Fadel. "Right away, I was attracted to the blues music on the fiddle, which ends up having an incredible history going back hundreds of years... I was really living this folk music history, even as a young child."
It was the start of a journey against the odds chronicled in O'Connor's memoir published this month, Crossing Bridges, with its accompanying photo book and CD of childhood recordings.
O'Connor, who already had a couple years of classical and flamenco guitar playing behind him, at first picked up tunes by ear, "self-taught, self-motivated to learn." He quickly caught the attention of Benny Thomasson, who helped develop the Texas style of fiddling and just happened to have retired in another part of Washington state. O'Connor would spend his weekends learning from the Texan master.
Thomasson "taught me creatively and really pushed me to come up with my own improvisations, my own renditions of old tunes," O'Connor recalls. "This is such a fantastic way to express for a child to have a unique voice already without even having to really try and search for it, because he encouraged it. And my mother did, too."
The musician, who has gone on to develop his own method of teaching fiddling based on American folk music, stressed the importance that mentors can play in the life of a child by breaking down barriers.
"It was really the creativity that enabled me to have an enjoyable life in music where I would have been just possibly another child prodigy, kind of washed up by the time they were 16 or 17 and burnt out because it was all about technical issues," he said. "With fiddling, it was half chops and half the the heart and soul of it. And that was the magic."
Within the space of a year, O'Connor racked up wins at fiddling contests across the country, made his Nashville debut at the Grand Ole Opry and became the youngest musician to sign a contract with Rounder Records.
As a teen, O'Connor outperformed amateur and professional musicians many times his age – on the fiddle as well as on guitar and mandolin. He was such a serial winner that the National Guitar Flatpicking Championships instituted the "Mark O'Connor Rule," a five-year ban for winners, after he won that contest the second time in a row.
O'Connor eschewed traditional categories, shifting from bluegrass and country to jazz and rock, joining the David Grisman Quintet and Dixie Dregs (previously known as The Dregs), as well as touring with renowned French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. He collaborated with fellow musicians like Wynton Marsalis, Dolly Parton, Jonny Cash and James Taylor.
He also branched out into classical, composing symphonies and concertos played by orchestras from Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and London. O'Connor says his Fiddle Concerto has been performed more than any other violin concerto composed in the last 60 years.
He's also shared the Carnegie Hall stage with leading classical violinists Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell and Midori. An album featuring a recording of his own "Appalachia Waltz" with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and bassist Edgar Meyer topped the Billboard classical music chart in 1996. And the fiddler composed a piece performed by competitors for the 2021 Menuhin International Violin Competition that he dedicated to the late star violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
But O'Connor's remarkable journey was filled with challenges: violent outbursts from his alcoholic father at home, severe bullying at school and jealousy on the road. These struggles also prevented him from experiencing stage fright.
"I was predisposed back home to be fearful of most things. It turned out that music allowed me to not be frightened. It was a revelation that my life could change in this way," he writes in the memoir.
"I wanted to write this book about creating an escape for troubled children through the arts, through music," he said in the interview, "because it's a way to get out of your fraught household or hard, difficult times at school or with friends and and music, which transported me to a better place as a little kid."
When O'Connor first began collecting prizes, he faced taunts from his classmates for playing the fiddle that sometimes turned violent. In one incident, a group of five or six older kids beat him up and left him in a cast on his right leg for two months. A few years later, some of those kids had snuck into the building and sat in the back of the music room as he played.
"I realized how powerful music is. I didn't even have to say a word to them. I could just play my music for them," O'Connor said. "And I often wondered that if more children carried an instrument around, how much safer they could be, because I think that music is a connector in our society."
This interview was conducted by Leila Fadel, produced by Chad Campbell and edited by Olivia Hampton. To hear the broadcast version of this story, use the audio player at the top of this page.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-02-15T15:22:08+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/2023-02-14/prodigal-fiddler-mark-oconnor-celebrates-50-years-of-music-with-memoir |
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Eight hours a day and six days a week, 48-year-old Lisa Olson searches for a job from her home in Virginia Beach. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Regent University where she worked for 19 years.
Ten years ago, the scene was dramatically different when she was interviewed by Nexstar’s WAVY.
“Hello, my name is Lisa Olson. I’m the Career Services and Quality Manager at Regent Univesity’s Robertson School of Management and I am Hampton Roads,” said Olson for the closing line in her segment.
Last year, Olson joined the ranks of the unemployed when her position at Regent, a job she loved, was eliminated.
Olson was hopeful the pandemic-inspired work-from-home trend would bode well for her since her daily routine requires a few extra steps. She has applied for about 400 jobs and has sat for some seventy interviews. Not one job has been offered.
“I have experienced quite significant rejection in these last probably 11 months. It’s been very discouraging and very disheartening,” said Olson.
Crestfallen, she turned to WAVY for help in her 11-month-long effort to find a job.
The story of her life began on an unknown day in 1974. One morning, doctors at a hospital in southern India opened the doors of the facility only to discover someone had abandoned an infant on the steps of the hospital. That little girl, with no known name, was born without hands and legs. It was suspected the child was exposed to Thalidomide, a drug that was given to pregnant women in America in the 1950s and 1960s to treat nausea. Thousands of children were born with severe deformities.
The infant’s case was presented to a panel of doctors who discussed a grim prognosis.
“The head of pediatric medicine told his staff to euthanize me,” said Olson in an interview from her motorized wheelchair. “He believed my body would weaken and I would die of a hospital [based] infection. Out of all the doctors, there was one doctor, an intern in pediatric medicine, who jumped to his feet and said God had a purpose for my life and the hospital then washed their hands off me.”
From southern India, the young intern and a colleague took a 37-hour trip (two buses and two trains) to a mission in Northern India.
“He carried me in a basket with another male intern and, other than for their specific medical training, they did not know how to care for a baby,” said Olson.
The women of the mission gave the infant with no arms and no legs a new name.
“They changed my name from Lekhia to Manyata which means accepted in the Marathi language. Lekhia meant writer in the Marathi language and I ended with a journalism degree not knowing the meaning,” said Olson.
With pen-in-mouth, Olson uses a pen tip to activate the keystrokes needed to complete job applications.
She believes prospective employers, while conducting background investigations, have learned of her disability: Total Amelia, which means no arms and no legs.
“So I believe my disability plays in prospective employers not hiring me,” said Olson as she prepped for a remote interview.
Eleven months into the job search process, she feels unwanted – even as just under 11 million jobs are unfilled in America.
She has a plea to prospective employers:
“I believe I have great interpersonal skill sets, a journalism degree and I love serving people.
I have the heart to serve people who are struggling, hurting, and who feel lost in this world. And I pray you will give me an opportunity.” | 2023-03-20T17:45:55+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/woman-without-arms-and-legs-doesnt-want-empathy-she-wants-a-job/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An Alabama woman who reportedly vanished off the side an interstate is home safe, but the investigation has yielded new pieces of evidence police described as “highly unusual” on Wednesday.
Carlee Russell, 25, became the focus of national attention when she called police to report a child walking along I-459 near Hoover, Alabama, on July 13. Police arrived where Russell had reported seeing the child, but found her car empty.
She was subsequently declared missing, and a widespread search began.
On Wednesday, Hoover Police Chief Nicholas Derzis revealed search history that had been taken from Russell’s phone before her disappearance.
The police chief said the alleged searches included:
- Tuesday, July 11, 7:30 a.m. – “You have to pay for an Amber alert”
- Thursday, July 13, 1:03 a.m. – “How to take money from a register without being caught”
- Thursday, July 13, 2:13 a.m. – “Birmingham bus station”
- Thursday, July 13, 2:35 a.m. – A search for a one-way ticket from Birmingham to Nashville with a departure date of July 13
- Thursday, July 13, 12:10 p.m. – A search for the movie “Taken”
Police said they also found other searches on her phone that they would not release “out of respect for her privacy.”
Police said they also found two searches on Russell’s work computer related to Amber alerts, including one related to the maximum age of an Amber alert.
“We want to talk in facts, and I do think it’s highly unusual that the day that someone gets kidnapped, that seven to eight hours before that, that they’re searching the internet, Googling the movie ‘Taken’ about an abduction,” he said. “I find that very strange.”
Before her disappearance, police said surveillance video shows her picking up food from a local restaurant and picking up granola bars and Cheez-Its from a Target store. She also took a bathrobe and roll of toilet paper from her work, Derzis said.
When police arrived at the scene of her alleged abduction, they found her wig and cell phone in the grass near the car. Her purse and Apple Watch were in the car, as well as the food she ordered from the restaurant. However, the food she bought from Target and the things she took from work were not found in the area, Derzis said.
Police also said Wednesday they could not find any evidence of a child walking along the interstate in the area, nor had they received any reports of a missing child. Derzis said the only call dispatchers received about a child walking along I-459 that night was from Russell. They played the 911 call for reporters to hear.
Listen to Carlee Russell’s 911 call here:
Two days later, on July 15, Russell returned home “on foot.” Her family told police that she had walked home. She was later taken to a Birmingham hospital for treatment where she told police she had been abducted.
According to Derzis, Russell reported she was abducted while checking on the child she described in the 911 call. She said a man came out of the trees, grabbed her, made her jump a fence and get into a car. She said she was then kept in a trailer of a tractor-trailer, which she allegedly escaped from on foot, but was captured, put in a car and taken to a house as she was blindfolded.
Her parents had also told Nexstar’s WIAT they believed she was intentionally lured out of her car and abducted on the interstate.
“It’s very clear that she was abducted from the phone call that she last had with one of our relatives. They heard her scream,” Russell’s mother, Talitha Robinson-Russell, told WIAT the day before her daughter returned home.
Another aspect of the case Derzis questioned was where Russell was during her initial call to police. He said that according to cell phone data, she traveled 600 yards in her car while she was on the call with police, claiming she was following a child during that time.
“To think that a toddler, barefoot, that could be 3 or 4 years old, is going to travel six football fields without getting in the roadway, without crying … it’s just very hard for me to understand,” he said.
Derzis said Russell reported she was held captive in a house, where she was made to get on a bed where her captors could take pictures of her. She then described being fed cheese crackers the next day by an unidentified woman.
Russell told police that while they were driving her in another car, she was able to escape while on the west side of Hoover. Derzis said that Russell had $107 in her right sock when she was found at home.
In an interview on the “Today” show Wednesday – before the police press conference – Russell’s mother said her daughter was dealing with the “trauma of people just making completely false allegations about her.”
Derzis said officers were seeking to interview Russell for a second time about what happened, but had not been able to as of Wednesday.
“Let me say up front that this investigation is not over, and we are working this case for the 49 hours that Carlee Russell was missing,” Derzis said. He said investigators had no reason to believe there was any threat to public safety.
“We’ll figure it out, I promise you that,” he said. “We’ll figure it out.” | 2023-07-19T23:37:34+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/alabama-woman-had-highly-unusual-search-history-before-her-disappearance-police-say/ |
Cold air is moving into Siouxland
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Good morning and happy Thursday, Siouxland! We are starting off on the milder side this morning, with most of Siouxland in the 50s. This morning’s wind is on the calmer side out of the west northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour, while we are seeing mostly clear skies this morning.
Today, we will see our highs only get into the mid to upper 50s, while a few spots could get into the low 60s for the day. Our wind for today will start off on the calmer side, but throughout the day it will start to pick up as the cold front passes through Siouxland. We could see wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour across the region. We will see some clouds pass through Siouxland, but for the most part, we will see mostly sunny skies for today.
Tonight, the cold air really settles into Siouxland. We will see temperatures drop fast across the region. Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s and low 30s across Siouxland with wind out of the north-northeast at 10 to 25 miles per hour. So, we could see some wind chills tonight.
The biggest focus will be the cold temperatures tonight. We already have a Freeze Watch going into effect tonight at 12:00am until 10:00am tomorrow. As of now, the Freeze Watch only applies to two counties: Lyon and Lincoln County. On top of that, we have a chance of seeing some frost across Siouxland tonight. No frost advisories or watches as of right now, but we will keep you updated if something is issued.
Friday will be the coldest day of the week. We will only get into the low 50s across Siouxland with our wind out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Friday night will be another cold night, with all of Siouxland likely to see below freezing temperatures. No freeze watches or warnings as of right now, but we will likely see those into Friday.
The good news is that by this weekend we will see much warmer temperatures.
I’ll have all the details in my complete forecast coming up on News 4 Today!
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FYBR) resulting from allegations that Frontier Communications may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Frontier Communications securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=17738 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On July 14, 2023, The Wall Street Journal issued an article entitled "I Was Really Sick, And I Didn't Know From What", which discussed illnesses affecting telecoms workers who have been exposed to toxic lead.
On this news, Frontier Communications stock declined by $1.93 per share, or 11.9%, to close at $14.31 on July 14, 2023.
On July 17, 2023, The Wall Street Journal released an article entitled "Environmental Groups Ask Epa To Shield Public From Abandoned Lead Cables", which discussed how environmental groups were requesting that the EPA respond to the reports that telecom companies such as Frontier Communications were leaving toxic lead cables around the country.
On this news, Frontier Communications stock fell a further $2.26, or 15%, to close at $12.05 on July 17, 2023.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game, The Associated Press has learned.
The new event will replace the full-contact showcase started in 1951. It will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. The 2023 Games will be held in Las Vegas, and the flag football game at Allegiant Stadium is Sunday, Feb. 5.
Peyton Manning and his Omaha Productions company will help shape programming and promote the event’s content throughout the week. Manning, a 14-time Pro Bowl pick during his Hall of Fame career, will provide his perspective and will also be a part of the coaching staff for flag game.
“The Pro Bowl is something that we’ve been looking at for a while, really continuing to evolve,” NFL executive Peter O’Reilly told The Associated Press. “Coming out of last year’s game, we really made the decision based on a lot of internal conversations, getting feedback from GMs and coaches, getting a lot of feedback from players. We think there’s a real opportunity to do something wholly different here and move away from the traditional tackle football game. We decided the goal is to celebrate 88 of the biggest stars in the NFL in a really positive, fun, yet competitive way.
“The feedback very directly from guys who had been in the Pro Bowl recently was to keep the construct of the week, make sure you’re having that multi-day element. It was overwhelmingly positive both from players as well as from clubs.”
The Pro Bowl debuted in January of 1951 in Los Angeles and stayed there for 21 seasons before the game moved to different cities from 1972-80. Hawaii hosted from 1980-2009, and the game has had several homes in the years since, including Miami, Phoenix, Orlando and Las Vegas.
Quality of play in the Pro Bowl has often been criticized. Players, understandably concerned about getting hurt, treat it as an exhibition more than competition. A flag football game could increase competition while avoiding potential injuries resulting from tackling, blocking and hitting.
The NFL has a major interest in flag football. The league partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games in July with an eye on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“You tap into all the stuff that feels great about Pro Bowl week, the skills, the helmets off, the engagement and then culminate that, keeping the AFC-NFC construct, in something that’s really important, which is flag football and that opportunity to have the best athletes in the NFL out there playing this game that is so much about the future of our sport,” said O’Reilly, the league’s executive vice president, club business and league events. “It’s been an evolution, but coming out of Las Vegas last year, we really focused on how do we reinvent and celebrate our all-stars even better.”
The league plans to announce the new format on Monday.
“The Pro Bowl has always been a time to step back and celebrate the game of football with teammates, fans and family,” Manning told the AP. “I’m thankful I can continue to be part of the week as all of us at Omaha Productions work with the NFL to reimagine The Pro Bowl Games. Making Sunday’s game a flag football game is great to see. Youth football has been extremely important to me, and knowing NFL FLAG will help grow this sport, I hope boys and girls can see themselves playing the same game as the best players in the world.”
Fan voting will still help determine the AFC and NFC team rosters. Tom Brady has the most invitations to the Pro Bowl with 15. Four players got 14 invites, including Manning. The East-West Shrine Bowl will be held at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, Feb. 2.
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More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-09-26T19:05:30+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/sports/ap-nfl-ends-pro-bowl-skills-competitions-flag-game-instead/ |
In case you missed some of the top headlines from the area this week, we have a list of some of them below. Then we continue with some of the top stories from around the Nexstar Nation.
A popular ice cream and fast food chain is opening in Big Flats later this year, according to town officials.
Two workers suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a structure in the HOST Terminal industrial park in Horseheads collapsed Tuesday afternoon.
State Police out of Montour Falls responded to a single-vehicle fatal accident in Schuyler County this past weekend, July 9, 2022.
In late June, Kristin M. Bellinger, 39, turned herself in to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office investigators after a warrant was issued for her arrest. The warrant came after a lengthy investigation into a complaint that Bellinger had sex with a 13-year-old boy over a period of time in 2019.
One man has been arrested in connection to a gang assault that allegedly left a 17-year-old with broken bones in Corning last month.
A Watkins Glen man was sentenced in court on Thursday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his former employer over the course of almost seven years
Crews broke ground on a multimillion-dollar wood building materials manufacturing facility in Bath Tuesday, the start of a year-long process expected to eventually bring dozens of jobs to the county.
A missing 6-year-old non-verbal boy with autism and Down syndrome was found dead in Virginia on Monday morning, according to a local volunteer fire department.
The General Motors Corporation is recalling about 682,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain SUVs.
As Americans await a decision on widespread student loan forgiveness from the Biden administration, some have already been able to have some or all of their debt erased.
Millions of families with children were able to qualify for the expanded child tax credit under last year’s pandemic relief bill, meaning they received a monthly payment of as much as $300 per child. Some lawmakers are now hoping to bring those monthly child tax credit payments back, despite concerns from one nonpartisan agency.
The family of Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old wounded in the Highland Park parade shooting, said the boy is now in critical condition.
Hundreds of state employees in Virginia have resigned from their jobs amid the start of a new telework policy.
Four bodies pulled from a pond on the south side of Indianapolis on Tuesday evening have been confirmed to be those of a missing Indianapolis man and his three young children.
While Americans await the Biden administration’s decision on federal student loan forgiveness, the Education Department is encouraging millions to consider applying for a forgiveness program that’s already in place.
San Diego is known for many things including the area’s incredible beaches, near-perfect weather, Comic-Con, and Balboa Park, just to name a few. But “America’s Finest City” is also known for a large population of an adorable and incredibly protective creatures: sea lions.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet was blown off the flight deck of the Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman, according to the Navy.
Actress Q’orianka Kilcher has been charged in Los Angeles County with workers’ compensation fraud, officials announced Monday.
Ivana Trump has died at 73, according to her ex-husband, former President Trump. | 2022-07-16T14:05:08+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/top-stories/top-stories-from-the-past-week-july-16th-2022/ |
AFC title game will be at neutral site if Bills vs. Chiefs
(AP) - The AFC championship game will be played on a neutral site if the Chiefs and Bills reach that point.
Buffalo’s 35-23 win over New England on Sunday coupled with Kansas City’s 31-13 victory at Las Vegas on Saturday means the No. 1 seed Chiefs (14-3) can’t host the conference title game against the Bills (13-3) because the teams played an unequal number of games.
NFL owners approved a resolution Friday that implemented new rules for this postseason in response to the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night.
The Bills were trailing the Bengals 7-3 in the first quarter when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated after making a tackle. The league chose to cancel the game to avoid disrupting the start of the postseason and impacting the remainder of the playoff field.
The 24-year-old Hamlin is breathing fully on his own while also able to speak, though he was still listed in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. His neurological function was deemed excellent on Saturday.
If the Bills would’ve defeated the Bengals, they would have earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs because a 24-20 win in Kansas City in October gave Buffalo a tiebreaker edge. Instead, the Bills finished with the No. 2 seed and will host the Miami Dolphins (9-8) in a wild-card game next weekend.
The Bills lost a thrilling overtime game at Kansas City in the divisional round last year. The Chiefs have hosted the last four AFC championship games, going 2-2. They would host it again if their opponent is not Buffalo.
Cincinnati’s 27-16 win over Baltimore eliminated the rule change that called for a coin flip to determine home-field advantage for the Ravens-Bengals matchup in an AFC wild-card game. The Bengals (12-4) will host the Ravens (10-7) next weekend. The Bengals had criticized the coin flip proposal, and running back Joe Mixon mocked it Sunday by flicking a coin and kicking it after scoring a touchdown.
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All 12 law firm partners make prestigious publication's 2023 listing
HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce that the respected legal media company Lawdragon has singled out all the partners at the firm for excellence in commercial litigation.
"It is especially satisfying to see that all our partners made this list," said Hicks Thomas partner John Thomas. "Knowing how much hard work my colleagues put in for our clients, it is a great feeling to know that those efforts are being recognized by the team at Lawdragon."
This is the first year that Lawdragon has published a list of leading commercial litigators, but the guide presents several top 500 guides each year highlighting lawyers and firms based on practice area.
The inaugural best litigators guide features lawyers primarily from the defense side of the following practice categories: Antitrust, Securities, Financial, M&A, Product Liability, Mass Tort, Intellectual Property, White Collar, Cybersecurity, Energy, and Government Investigations.
Hicks Thomas attorneys honored by Lawdragon for their commercial litigation work include:
- John B. Thomas
- J. Stephen Barrick
- John J. Deis
- Courtney E. Ervin
- Eric Grant
- Robin L. Harrison
- Stewart Hoffer
- Gregg C. Laswell
- Stephen M. Loftin
- Paul L. Mitchell
- Jay Old
- Allen H. Rustay
Mr. Thomas and Mr. Grant are also being recognized for excellence in Intellectual Property litigation.
Lawdragon honorees are chosen based on an open nomination process, independent journalistic research, and a rigorous vetting process from a team with more than 100 years of experience in legal reporting and analysis, along with editorial advisors who specialize in litigation practice. The complete Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Litigators in America can be viewed here.
Founded in 1997, Texas-based Hicks Thomas LLP is a premier litigation firm representing plaintiffs and defendants across the nation. With offices in Houston, Austin, Beaumont, Amarillo, and Sacramento, California, the firm provides in-depth experience in cases involving oil and gas, environmental, complex commercial, toxic tort, construction, products liability, corporate governance, securities, banking, insurance coverage, transportation, trade secrets and business litigation. Visit the firm at http://www.hicks-thomas.com.
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Start your week smart: Bank collapse, oil drilling, astronauts return, Russia, Pence
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN
Where does the time go? No, seriously … where? While many of you were sleeping, the Time Fairy paid a visit and snatched an hour away. If you’ve ever wondered how the whole “spring forward” and “fall back” situation came about, here’s your answer.
And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart.
The weekend that was
• Silicon Valley Bank collapsed after a stunning 48 hours in which a bank run and a capital crisis led to the second-largest failure of a financial institution in US history. California regulators closed down the tech lender and put it under the control of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• The Biden administration is set to approve ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, according to a congressional source. Supporters say it would be a much-needed new source of revenue and jobs. Opponents say the project poses health and environmental risks.
• A group of Russian wives and mothers called on President Vladimir Putin to stop sending their husbands and sons “to the slaughter” for the war in Ukraine by forcing them to join assault groups without adequate training or supplies.
• Former Vice President Mike Pence made his most blistering comments yet about Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during remarks at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC.
• The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.
The week ahead
Monday
Following an issue with a battery fire during testing, Ford will restart production of its popular F-150 Lightning electric pickup. By then, the truck will have been out of production for about a month. Ford has sold 18,000 Lightning pickups since production started in the spring of 2022, and had nearly 200,000 reservations for the truck by the end of 2021 when the reservation system was closed.
Japan will drastically ease Covid-19 mask-wearing guidelines for public transportation, schools and theme parks. The move comes ahead of the Japanese government’s decision to downgrade Covid-19 to the same level as the seasonal flu on May 8. Japan fully reopened its borders to overseas visitors last October after more than two years of pandemic restrictions, ending one of the world’s strictest border controls.
Tuesday
We’ll get the latest snapshot of inflation with the Consumer Price Index for February. Prices surged in January — but continued to ease on a year-over-year basis. The CPI will follow last week’s stronger-than-expected February jobs report. The Federal Reserve has been trying to slow the economy and crush the highest inflation in 40 years for almost a year now, but the labor market continues to impede those efforts.
It’s also Pi Day, when serious and not-so-serious math geeks celebrate the mathematical concept that begins with 3.14 … aka 3/14 … aka March 14. And bonus fact that illustrates that the universe has a sense of humor: March 14 is Albert Einstein’s birthday.
Wednesday
The FAA will convene a safety summit with aviation experts and airline industry representatives. The summit follows a series of recent aviation safety incidents, including near collisions and a technological breakdown that led to the first nationwide ground stop since the 9/11 attacks.
And as any Shakespeare fan will tell you, March 15 is the Ides of March — so beware … “Et tu, Brute?”
One Thing: Fly the stressful skies
In this week’s One Thing podcast, CNN transportation correspondent Pete Muntean explains what to expect from Wednesday’s FAA safety summit following a series of close calls and runway incursions across the country. Listen for more.
Photos of the week
Check out more images from the week that was, curated by CNN Photos.
What’s happening in entertainment
TV and Streaming
The 95th Academy Awards will air live tonight at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. in Los Angeles). Jimmy Kimmel, who will take the stage as the host for the third time, says he’s ready for anything — even another slap. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which has already taken home a boatload of awards this season, leads with 11 nominations. “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” followed with nine nominations each.
And Season 3 of “Ted Lasso” premieres Wednesday on Apple TV+, with new episodes streaming weekly.
In Theaters
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” opens Friday, starring Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu, Grace Caroline Currey and Helen Mirren — yes, that Helen Mirren. “Shazam” comes from DC Studios, which, like CNN, is part of Warner Bros. Discovery.
What’s happening in sports
At a glance …
The final round of the Players Championship tees off today. Scottie Scheffler leads the field at 14 under par.
The third round of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament begins later this morning.
And today is Selection Sunday for the 2023 Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments — the prelude to March Madness. The men tip off on Tuesday with the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio, and the tournament continues through to the Final Four in Houston and the national championship game on April 3. The First Four games of the 2023 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament start Wednesday, and the national championship game will be played in Dallas on April 2.
Quiz time!
Looking for a challenge? Take CNN’s weekly news quiz here to see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 32% of fellow quiz fans have gotten eight or more questions right. How will you fare?
Play me off
‘Naatu Naatu’
“Do you know … Naatu?” It’s a question that ignites an epic song and dance number that’s nominated for original song at the Oscars tonight. “Naatu Naatu” won best original song at this year’s Golden Globes — the first win for India. (Click here to view)
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WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The judge allowed Bannon to stay free pending appeal and also imposed a fine of $6,500 as part of the sentence. Bannon was convicted in July of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols handed down the sentence after saying the law was clear that contempt of Congress is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of at least one month behind bars. Bannon’s lawyers had argued the judge could’ve sentenced him to probation instead.
The House panel had sought Bannon’s testimony over his involvement in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Bannon has yet to testify or provide any documents to the committee, prosecutors wrote.
Prosecutors argued Bannon, 68, deserved the longer sentence because he had pursued a “bad faith strategy” and his public statements disparaging the committee itself made it clear he wanted to undermine their effort to get to the bottom of the violent attack and keep anything like it from happening again.
Prosecutors asked the judge in his case to impose a hefty sentence of six months in jail, while Bannon’s lawyers have argued their client deserves a sentence of probation. The statutes for contempt of Congress each carry a minimum sentence of 30 days behind bars, but Bannon’s lawyers argue the judge could just sentence him to probation and not send him to jail.
The defense, meanwhile, said he wasn’t acting in bad faith, but trying to avoid running afoul of executive privilege objections Trump had raised when Bannon was first served with a committee subpoena last year. The onetime presidential adviser said he wanted to a Trump lawyer in the room, but the committee wouldn’t allow it.
Many other former White House aides have testified with only their own counsel. Bannon had been fired from the White House in 2017 and was a private citizen when he was consulting with the then-president before the riot.
Bannon also pointed out that he had offered to testify after Trump waived executive privilege. But that was after the contempt charges were filed, and prosecutors say he would only agree to give the deposition if the case was dropped.
Prosecutors have pushed for the maximum fine, saying Bannon had refused to answer routine questions about his income and insisted he could pay whatever the judge imposed. | 2022-10-21T16:32:05+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/steve-bannon-sentencing/507-ec9e4b8b-fdb6-4a28-90a1-86f61040c920 |
TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF) will release its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Bret Kidd, President and CEO, and John Karnes, CFO, will host a conference call and audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET the same day.
Webcast Information
The live audio webcast will be available at: https://app.webinar.net/b1AYZ8A2LOj
Dial-in Information
- To access the call from Canada and U.S., dial 1.888.664.6383 (Toll Free)
- To access the call from other locations, dial 1.416.764.8650 (International)
Replay Information
Webcast replay will be available for 365 days at: https://app.webinar.net/b1AYZ8A2LOj
Telephone replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on November 10, 2022, until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 17, 2022, at: 1.888.390.0541 (Toll Free North America) or 1.416.764.8677.
Conference ID: 41630519 and Replay Passcode: 630519
Quarterhill is a leading provider of tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry, as well as, through its Wi-LAN Inc. subsidiary, a leader in Intellectual Property licensing. Our goal is global leadership in ITS, via organic growth of the Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC) and International Road Dynamics, Inc. (IRD) platforms, and by continuing an acquisition-oriented investment strategy that capitalizes on attractive growth opportunities within ITS and its adjacent markets. Quarterhill is listed on the TSX under the symbol QTRH and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol QTRHF. For more information, visit www.quarterhill.com.
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Logitech Brio 4K webcam review
Webcams are becoming increasingly popular for both work meetings and catching up with friends or family. However, many integrated laptop webcams don’t have the best quality. The Logitech Brio 4K webcam offers impressive picture quality of up to 4K resolution, so you don’t have to put up with a grainy picture.
It also claims to have an easily adjustable field of view, a frame rate of up to 90 frames per second and a microphone with background noise suppression. We wanted to try out these features to see if they were up to scratch, so we tested the Logitech Brio 4K webcam, and this is what we discovered.
Testing the Logitech Brio 4K webcam
We want to know how products truly perform out in the real world, so we have a group of testers who try items in their own homes for an extended period. This lets us discover any quirks or weaknesses more easily, which might not be apparent during a cursory lab test.
For this article, our tester is a visual artist who uses their webcam for their creative work, video chats and other communication. They tried the Logitech Brio out in a range of scenarios and conditions to see how it fared.
What is the Logitech Brio 4K webcam?
The Logitech Brio is an external webcam capable of achieving a 4K resolution. It’s designed to clip onto your computer monitor or laptop’s screen to stream and record video. You can use it for all kinds of functions, including Skype or Zoom calls, livestreaming and creating video content. It’s made to work well in a range of lighting conditions.
Logitech Brio 4K webcam price and where to buy
The Logitech Brio has a retail price of $199.99, but you can often find it for around $150. It’s available at Amazon or Staples.
How to use the Logitech Brio 4K webcam
This webcam is extremely easy to use. Simply plug it in using the cables provided and it’s ready to go out of the box. You’ll need to download the Logi Tune app to change the settings or you can use a free third-party program called Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).
Logitech Brio 4K webcam benefits
Quality autofocus
The autofocus works smoothly, easily adjusting itself to keep your image sharp. We only had a few issues with the focus when we got significantly too close to the camera.
Good in all kinds of lighting
We tested this webcam in natural, artificial and low-light conditions and found that it adjusted easily to whatever we threw at it. Of course, the picture quality is slightly inferior in low lighting compared to natural lighting, but it’s still impressive.
Decent sound quality
The built-in microphone picked up sound well and was more than good enough for average use. That said, streamers or people creating professional-quality video content may want to use external condenser microphones or similar.
Adjustable frames per second
You can use the app to adjust the FPS. The highest FPS looks extremely smooth but takes a lot of bandwidth, while the lowest FPS looks somewhat grainy. The midrange settings offer an excellent balance of picture quality and practicality.
Changeable field of view
You can change between 90-degree, 78-degree and 65-degree fields of view, depending on whether you want a narrow focus or a wide angle to fit more on the screen. Changing between them is simple with the Logi Tune app.
Logitech Brio 4K webcam drawbacks
Colors may need some adjustment
We found some of the colors didn’t pop the way we wanted to with the out-of-the-box settings. However, you can play around and adjust them to your liking.
The clip could be improved
The provided clip that attaches the camera to your monitor or laptop isn’t the best. It slipped a few times while we were using it.
It doesn’t remember settings
This webcam can’t store your settings, so you’ll need to make any adjustments and set the field of view and FPS each time you use it.
Should you get the Logitech Brio 4K webcam?
If you’re looking for a serious upgrade to your integrated webcam, the Logitech Brio 4K webcam is an excellent option. It’s a versatile choice for work and personal use. While it isn’t cheap, it offers good value considering the quality, and it’s a worthy investment. That said, a cheaper option will suffice if you only want to make the occasional Zoom call.
Consider other products
Razer Kiyo Pro Streaming Webcam
Streaming and recording in uncompressed 1080p resolution video, this webcam is extremely smooth, without stutters or distortions. It does well in low light and has a high-dynamic resolution option to make the colors pop.
Sold by Amazon
With its professional-quality lens and high-end sensor, you get incredible clarity and a smooth picture from this webcam. It gives you uncompressed video, so you’re in control of how it looks.
Sold by Amazon
A great choice for anyone looking for an affordable option, this webcam is reliable without breaking the bank. It has a built-in light and some handy features, such as autofocus and a privacy cover.
Sold by Amazon
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Establishing Shot: Leo Sun
Like the MGM lion’s roar that opens a new world on the silver screen, the transit of the sun into Leo starts up a new story. We will ease into the change with the next four days as a sequence to establish typical daily life. Then comes what’s known to screenwriters as “the inciting incident,” a moment from which everything will change.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your mind gives you words and pictures, sounds and stories, and that is the experience you live inside. Not everything your mind mixes in will be true or helpful. So, pick and choose what you think will keep you moving along in light.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To experience the poetry of life requires a breadth of soul and a wide array of experiences. It’s wonderful to think and feel deeply, though when this goes in a painful direction it doesn’t feel like the tremendous asset it is.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Anyone trying to distract you from your work and goals is prioritizing their own needs over yours. The ones who are on your side want you to succeed in the ways you desire and wouldn’t dream of tempting you in another direction.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s a child or childlike person who needs what you can offer. Give generously. Though you will not be repaid, at least not directly, you will also become much richer for having offered this kindness.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your work needs exposure. Show the world who you are and let the world show you the needs and niches you can fill. Fresh ideas, people, lifestyles and locations are out there for you because you’re willing to take a risk.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It may be hard for someone with natural social talents to understand but participating in groups takes skill that some don’t have. Your compassion will be appreciated, and your style will be imitated by those eager to learn.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s strange how we sometimes forget to acknowledge the very people who do the most for us, or at least try to. You’ll get the chance to make up for any oversights or mistakes that may have recently occurred.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You want to know that the other person will be there and be loyal. This is not too much to ask, though it may not be the right time to ask for it, at least not directly. Can you say it without words?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are times you have succeeded because of something outside of yourself going in your favor, but right now it’s all on you. You’ll count this among your most satisfying accomplishments, run entirely on internal resources.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You want to be dazzled and are therefore looking out for any source of potential amusement in your world. You’ll find yourself looking into bright eyes, hoping to see the spinning wheels of a mind at work.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Most attraction follows the principle of “It takes one to know one.” The qualities you value, like humility, patience, charm and humor, are also in you. Even if you don’t have them to the extent you want to, the seeds of virtue will grow.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have time for play, levity, laughter, exercise and relaxation. You have time to be creative and also to do nothing. You have time for anything you say is important. You have time because you make time.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 22). The sweet music of a relationship will be the soundtrack giving zest to daily life. Your enthusiasm will bring brightness to everyone around. Also: an electrifying event gets you used to a new scale of excitement; you’ll apply a skill, make more money and contribute significantly to something that matters to you. Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 29, 1, 15 and 18.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger in the New York City subway, leading to the other rider’s death, turned himself in to authorities Friday on a manslaughter charge that could send him to prison for 15 years.
Manhattan prosecutors announced Thursday they would bring the criminal charge against Daniel Penny, 24, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, 30.
Penny turned himself in at a Manhattan police station Friday morning.
Neely’s death, captured on video by a freelance journalist, has raised an uproar over many issues, including how those with mental illness are treated by the transit system and the city, as well as crime and vigilantism.
Thomas Kenniff, one of Penny’s attorneys, said Penny turned himself in “voluntarily and with the sort of dignity and integrity that is characteristic of his history of service to this grateful nation.”
In a brief statement to reporters outside the police station, Kenniff said that he expected an arraignment later Friday and that the process “will unfold from there.”
Asked how Penny was feeling, Kenniff said his client “is dealing with the situation, like I said, with the sort of integrity and honor that is characteristic of who he is and characteristic of his honorable service in the United States Marine Corps.”
Penny’s attorneys have said he acted in self-defense when he restrained Neely.
According to an onlooker, Neely, who is Black, had been screaming and begging for money aboard the train, but had not gotten physical with anyone.
Penny, who is white, was questioned by police in the aftermath but was released without charges.
Friends of Neely said the former subway performer had been dealing with homelessness and mental illness in recent years. He had several arrests to his name, including the 2021 assault of a 67-year-old woman leaving a subway station.
A second-degree manslaughter charge in New York will require the jury to find that a person has engaged in reckless conduct that creates an unjustifiable risk of death, and then consciously disregards that risk.
The law also requires that conduct to be a gross deviation from how a reasonable person would act in a similar situation. | 2023-05-12T14:37:14+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/marine-veteran-who-fatally-choked-nyc-subway-rider-surrenders-on-manslaughter-charge/ |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting in the Netherlands late last year, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to establish “a common lunar reference time,” said the space agency’s Pietro Giordano, a navigation system engineer.
“A joint international effort is now being launched towards achieving this,” Giordano said in a statement.
For now, a moon mission runs on the time of the country that is operating the spacecraft. European space officials said an internationally accepted lunar time zone would make it easier for everyone, especially as more countries and even private companies aim for the moon and NASA gets set to send astronauts there.
NASA had to grapple with the time question while designing and building the International Space Station, fast approaching the 25th anniversary of the launch of its first piece.
While the space station doesn’t have its own time zone, it runs on Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, which is meticulously based on atomic clocks. That helps to split the time difference between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, and the other partnering space programs in Russia, Japan and Europe.
The international team looking into lunar time is debating whether a single organization should set and maintain time on the moon, according to the European Space Agency.
There are also technical issues to consider. Clocks run faster on the moon than on Earth, gaining about 56 microseconds each day, the space agency said. Further complicating matters, ticking occurs differently on the lunar surface than in lunar orbit.
Perhaps most importantly, lunar time will have to be practical for astronauts there, noted the space agency’s Bernhard Hufenbach. NASA is shooting for its first flight to the moon with astronauts in more than a half-century in 2024, with a lunar landing as early as 2025.
“This will be quite a challenge” with each day lasting as long as 29.5 Earth days, Hufenbach said in a statement. “But having established a working time system for the moon, we can go on to do the same for other planetary destinations.”
Mars Standard Time, anyone?
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- The deal brings sophisticated forensic accounting and dispute resolution capabilities to Cherry Bekaert
- It expands Cherry Bekaert's geographic footprint, adds office in New Orleans
RALEIGH, N.C., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cherry Bekaert (the Firm) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Legier & Company (Legier), a boutique forensic and litigation consulting firm specializing in forensic accounting, business interruption services, expert witness testimony, and dispute advisory services, through the deployment of enhanced technology and specialized data analytics capabilities. The addition expands the Firm's geographic footprint in the Southern United States by adding a location in New Orleans.
"Legier, one of the most experienced firms in Louisiana, will help solidify our forensic accounting and dispute resolution practice area," said Michelle Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC. "We look forward to working with the Legier team. Their specialized expertise in forensic accounting across many industries adds to our growing capabilities."
Legier was founded in 1984, offering management consulting and advisory services to clients across the states of Louisiana and Texas. As a recognized leader in forensic and litigation consulting for over 30 years, Legier has provided expert witness, business interruption, and advisory services to law firms and large multinational, publicly traded corporations.
Legier's Founder, William R. Legier, views the consolidation with Cherry Bekaert as an ideal way to supplement their current service offerings. The integration of Legier into Cherry Bekaert will provide Legier's current clientele access to an array of services previously unavailable to them.
"Our leading forensic and dispute advisory offerings—combined with Cherry Bekaert's broad portfolio of transaction advisory services—allows us to now provide end-to-end support to our clients. We help them by building and proving stronger cases and utilizing complex data to resolve business issues. It's an exciting new chapter for us," said Legier. "Our people—many of whom have been with us for more than 20 years—are excited to move forward with Cherry Bekaert. The acquisition will expose our team to new skills and clients and provide a strong foundation for additional development and growth."
This acquisition will help law firms, insurance companies, financial institutions, and other entities perform lost profits analysis, damages, disputes and expert witness testimony. Clients of Cherry Bekaert will now have access to Legier's suite of specialized services, including property damage assessment; surety services; forensic consulting services; and added forensic accounting, economics, and corporate restructuring services.
"The acquisition of Legier is a strategic step that provides the foundation to build our forensic accounting and dispute advisory offerings in the U.S. and meet the escalating demand in the market," stated Scott Moss, Cherry Bekaert's Private Equity Industry Leader and Transaction Advisory Practice Leader. "Businesses are navigating disruptive challenges, and we're dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value. Together, we meet this need."
Allan D. Koltin, CEO of Koltin Consulting Group who advised both sides on the merger commented, "Legier is recognized as one of the preeminent forensic boutiques in the country and was sought after by many suiters. Ultimately, they chose Cherry Bekaert because they felt it was a great cultural and strategic fit for their people and their clients. The ability to scale the practice over a broader geography was another factor in their decision."
About Cherry Bekaert
Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. "Cherry Bekaert" is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide business advisory and non-attest services spanning the areas of transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity and tax. We exercise a deliberate curiosity to know our clients' industries and work collaboratively to create shared success. For more details, visit cbh.com/disclosure.
Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at cbh.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
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NEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict.
The amended lawsuit was filed in Manhattan by Carroll’s lawyers, who said Trump “doubled down” on derogatory remarks about the former Elle magazine columnist during a cable television appearance a day after the verdict.
“It is hard to imagine defamatory conduct that could possibly be more motivated by hatred, ill will, or spite,” they wrote of Trump’s remarks at a CNN town hall. “This conduct supports a very substantial punitive damages award in Carroll’s favor both to punish Trump, to deter him from engaging in further defamation, and to deter others from doing the same.”
A nine-person jury two weeks ago decided Trump had sexually abused Carroll at an upscale Manhattan department store in early spring 1996. It also found that Trump had made false statements that damaged her reputation after she went public with her allegations in a 2019 book.
Carroll testified during the trial that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room. Trump, who is campaigning for the presidency, did not attend the trial or testify.
The jury decided Carroll hadn’t proved she had been raped, but found that Trump had sexually abused her. Trump continues to deny that the attack happened. He said Carroll made up the allegation to help sell her book.
Joe Tacopina, a Trump lawyer, declined to comment on the new legal claim.
Carroll defamation claims against Trump have proceeded in two separate lawsuits, one decided in the trial that just concluded, and another that previously dealt only with derogatory remarks that Trump made in 2019 while he was still president.
That lawsuit, which has been tied up in still-unresolved legal appeals, is the one to which Carroll, 79, has added her new claims.
Carroll’s lawyers asked for a speedy resolution “while she remains in good health and before Donald Trump’s time and attention are consumed entirely by his presidential campaign.”
A spokesperson for the U.S. government lawyers declined to comment.
Carroll’s lawyers added that “Trump was motivated by purely personal reasons, rather than presidential or official reasons,” saying he “implied that Carroll was too ugly for him to sexually assault, falsely stated that Carroll had previously lodged fake allegations of sexual misconduct against other men, and invented a baseless narrative that Carroll fabricated her accusation for money, to promote a book, or to further a political conspiracy — without possessing or pointing to one iota of support for those claims.”
In the new claim, Carroll’s lawyers said Trump, “undeterred by the jury’s verdict, persisted in maliciously defaming Carroll yet again” at the CNN event.
“He doubled down on his prior defamatory statements, asserting to an audience all too ready to cheer him on that ‘I never met this woman. I never saw this woman,’ that he did not sexually assault Carroll, and that her account — which had just been validated by a jury of Trump’s peers one day before — was a ‘fake,’ ‘made up story’ invented by a ‘whack job.’ Those statements resulted in enthusiastic cheers and applause from the audience on live TV,” the lawyers wrote.
They added: “Trump used a national platform to demean and mock Carroll. He egged on a laughing audience as he made light of his violent sexual assault, called Carroll names, implied that Carroll was asking to be assaulted, and dismissed the jury’s verdict vindicating Carroll.” | 2023-05-23T20:57:56+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/ap-e-jean-carroll-adds-trumps-post-verdict-remarks-to-defamation-case-seeks-at-least-10m/ |
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Motoko Rich of 'The New York Times' about the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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GRANDVIEW, Mo. (WFAF) — A Missouri woman says it has been almost three months since her husband was laid to rest and still there’s no headstone.
Colleen and Bennie Asberry prepaid for burial services at 12 Gates Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, Missouri. They wanted to be side-by-side, sharing a headstone.
But Colleen Asberry was told because of how the contracts were written, the cemetery cannot place the headstone there until she, too, dies.
“He was the light of my life,” Colleen Asberry said. “We’d been married 28 years. We’ve been together 35, and we did everything together.”
But in May, Bennie Asberry died.
“We all were there when he took his last breath, and it was just — It still hurts me to talk about, you know, to see him go like that,” Colleen Asberry said.
Less than two weeks later, Bennie Asberry was buried at 12 Gates.
“That’s when I was informed that the headstone would not be laid until after I died,” Colleen Asberry said. “That doesn’t make sense to me. When I took out the policy neither one of us knew who was going to go first.”
Each person had a prefunded funeral agreement done through insurance. Each was paid in full.
In Colleen Asberry’s contract, there is a $980.80 charge for a “gray grass marker.”
It’s not on Bennie Asberry’s, and that’s the problem.
Todd DeMint of Meyers Funeral Chapel, which is not involved in the Asberry case, said prepaid burials are beneficial. But he said items like the headstone should be paid for separately, perhaps put in a third contract with each of the two names.
“If they wrote separate contracts, which they have to do in the state of Missouri, if they put the headstone under one of them, then you’ve got to have the right person pass away first for that headstone to be completed,” DeMint said.
DeMint said people need to know specifically what they’re asking for and vocalize it when arranging prepaid services.
“When you’re purchasing something, and you have goods and services, it needs to be in black and white what those goods and services are, and you need to know what your expectations are once it’s time to fulfill that contract,” DeMint said.
Nexstar’s WDAF spoke with the cemetery Monday and was told Colleen Asberry could cash-surrender her policy and use some of that money to pay for a new headstone. The cemetery said the remainder of the cash would go back into the pre-need policy.
But Colleen Asberry fears cashing out will cost her money, and she’s not spending another dime out-of-pocket.
The cemetery declined to be interviewed.
“I just want the best for him,” she said. | 2022-08-23T20:26:45+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/woman-wont-get-prepaid-headstone-for-husband-until-she-also-dies/ |
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to spread salt on a long driveway from the comfort of your vehicle," said an inventor, from Blackstock, Ontario, Canada, "so I invented the SOLEM. My design saves time by eliminating manual hand salt-spreading procedures."
The invention provides an effective way to evenly spread salt with any private automotive vehicle. In doing so, it offers an efficient alternative to manually spreading salt along long driveways. As a result, it helps to melt snow and ice and it increases safety during winter weather conditions. The invention features a practical design that is easy to attach and use so it is ideal for individuals with longer private driveways in rural areas. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TRO-711, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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ROME, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The opening whistle has blown for the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award. This morning, the Salone d'Onore at CONI (the Italian National Olympic Committee) in Rome hosted a press conference announcing the celebration dedicated to the values of sporting ethics. The Fair Play Menarini Foundation, which organises the prestigious recognition, revealed the winners and details of this year's programme.
The Award, which began in 1997, will see outstanding personalities — in terms of sporting achievements and capacity to act as ambassadors of the essential principles of "fair play" — gathering in Florence and Castiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo). With fifteen categories and sixteen winners, the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award brings together exceptional stars of water sports from around the globe, particularly swimming and diving from "la Divina", Federica Pellegrini, to Australian "race of the century" phenomenon Ian Thorpe and record champion Tania Cagnotto. There are also plenty of VIPs from the world of football, with renowned Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa and two heroes of the pitch, Massimo Ambrosini and Roberto Donadoni. Another legendary footballer this year is Fabrizio Ravanelli, who will be receiving the Paolo Rossi Special Award in the Youth Role Model Category, a title bestowed on the award last year in memory of the 1982 World Cup champion who passed away in 2020. The list of extraordinary talents involved in the upcoming edition also includes Australian motorcycle champion Casey Stoner, Alessandra Perilli, the target-shooting champ who brought home San Marino's first-ever Olympic medal, and former volleyball player and trainer Marco Bracci. Alongside them are taekwondo athlete Vito Dell'Aquila, winner of a gold medal at Tokyo 2020, and Stefania Constantini, who gave Italy its first-ever Olympic medal for curling with a gold in the mixed doubles. The duo of Giacomo Bertagnolli and Andrea Ravelli will also bring their impressive achievements in Paralympic Alpine skiing to the Fair Play Menarini International Awards. But it is not only professional athletes who will receive awards. The Franco Lauro Special Award Narrare le emozioni (Narrating Emotions) will go to journalist Giorgio Porrà, while Beatrice Coradeschi is the promising young taekwondo athlete who has won the Fiamme Gialle Special Award Studio e Sport (Study and Sport).
"I can't believe that we've made it to the 26th Fair Play Menarini International Awards", remarked the President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, Giovanni Malagò. "I am proud of you all for what you do and the message you send, and I am impressed by your capacity to bring these sporting legends together to receive their awards. You are truly unique. Long live Fair Play, the Foundation, sport and Italy."
"With the Fair Play Menarini Award, we hope that the younger generations will draw inspiration and take an example from the fairness of the awarded champions. - say Lucia and Alberto Giovanni Aleotti, shareholders and members of the Menarini Board – We remember Marcelo Bielsa who called upon his players to let their opponents score, believing that fair play is more important than what might have been an unfair goal. That match ended in a tie, but Bielsa will always be remembered for that noble gesture which we are proud to celebrate today."
"We are very excited about the list of winners in the first awards organised by us" announced Antonello Biscini, Valeria Speroni Cardi and Ennio Troiano, the Board members of the Fair Play Menarini Foundation. "The event's first quarter-century may be behind us, but our attention is focused on the future and how best to celebrate this and all subsequent editions, which will be packed with surprises and sporting greats. Menarini will continue to promote the values of Fair Play through the achievements of sport's top champions in the hope that these values will become an ever-greater part of society as a whole."
While remaining true to the traditions of its long history, the three days of the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award will take an ambitious new approach. One of the most important changes concerns the locations. Florence will be where these sports legends come together, in Palazzo Vecchio's Salone dei Cinquecento, for the talk show I campioni si raccontano (Champions Tell Their Stories), led by Ivan Zazzaroni and broadcast live on TV on the RTV38 channel on the evening of Tuesday 5 July. Then, there will be that the traditional Menarini gala dinner will be held in Florence in Piazzale Michelangelo on Wednesday 6 July.
The award ceremony presentation has been entrusted to Lorenzo Dallari and Rachele Sangiuliano and will be held in Castiglion Fiorentino in the magnificent setting of Loggiato Vasariano in Piazza del Municipio on Thursday 7 July, with a live TV broadcast on Sportitalia.
The categories and winners of the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award are:
- Category: Carriera Fair Play (Career in Fair Play) — ROBERTO DONADONI
- Category: Fair Play — MASSIMO AMBROSINI
- Category: Lo sport oltre lo sport (Sport Beyond Sport) — GIACOMO BERTAGNOLLI and ANDREA RAVELLI (a single award with two plaques)
- Category: Il Gesto (The Gesture) — MARCELO BIELSA
- Category: Sport e vita (Sport and Life) — CASEY STONER
- Category: Una vita per lo sport (Lifetime Achievement in Sport) — MARCO BRACCI
- Category: Personaggio mito (Legendary Figures) — IAN THORPE
- Category: SUSTENIUM Energia e Cuore - Personaggio mito (Legendary Figures) — FEDERICA PELLEGRINI
- Category: Paolo Rossi Special Award Modello per i giovani (Youth Role Model) — FABRIZIO RAVANELLI
- Category: I valori sociali dello sport (Social Values in Sport) — VITO DELL'AQUILA
- Category: Promozione dello sport (Promotion of Sport) — ALESSANDRA PERILLI
- Category: Un sorriso per la vita (A Smile for Life) — TANIA CAGNOTTO
- Category: I valori educativi dello sport (Educational Values in Sport) — STEFANIA CONSTANTINI
- Category: Franco Lauro Special Award Narrare le emozioni (Narrating Emotions) — GIORGIO PORRÀ
- Category: Fiamme Gialle Special Award Studio e Sport (Study and Sport) — BEATRICE CORADESCHI
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CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins said he’s “in a good place right now” after hearing from Damar Hamlin’s mother about his improvement on Thursday.
“Obviously it’s been hard, just because you know I had something to do with the play (and) whatnot,” Higgins said in his first public comments since Hamlin collapsed and the game was suspended. But “everyone has been making me feel whole again. I talked to his mom and everything is OK, he’s doing good, so I’m in a good place right now.”
Higgins said Hamlin’s mother told him “she’s thinking of me and praying for me and things like that.
“And suddenly she’s telling me that he’s OK. And just all the positive stuff,” the third-year wideout said. “I mean it feels good just knowing that he’s OK, he’s doing better, and it makes me feel better inside.”
Higgins said it took him a beat or two after the play on Monday night to notice something was seriously wrong. Replays showed Hamlin stand up after tackling Higgins and a few seconds later fall straight backward.
“Me being a football player, I’m thinking he just flopped, one of my guys bumped him,” Higgins said. “I just seen the fall. I looked again, and I seen what happened, and I just turned my head and trying not to think about it. So I knew it was something crazy and something tragic.”
Medical personnel got Hamlin’s heart started again with CPR and defibrillation. An ambulance rolled onto the field, and he was rushed to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
“You know, it was hard (to see),” Higgins said. “Obviously, (I) wasn’t in a good place to play the rest of that game, so I’m kind of glad that we chose not to play.”
Higgins’ Bengals teammate Tyler Boyd is a friend of Hamlin’s from the Pittsburgh area. Both played at Pitt. Boyd said he knew something was wrong when he tried to talk to Hamlin after the collapse.
“I was trying to speak to him, and he wasn’t giving me anything,” Boyd said. “And just seeing that, and then (I) just kind of went shocked. But it still didn’t hit me yet, you know, because that’s a football play. But once everybody was coming over, and it was getting kind of serious. It kind of touched me in a way to where, man, you just can’t take things for granted. You know, like, regardless of who we’re playing against, that’s my brother, no matter what. You know, I grew up with him.”
Higgins said it was an emotional release to get back to practice on Wednesday and Thursday. The Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens in the regular-season finale on Sunday.
“It’s hard to forget about, but at the end of the day we are professional football players,” he said. “We do have a job to do, and you just have to shift your focus and focus on the Ravens.”
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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say that they have arrested a 35-year-old German citizen who has four outstanding arrest warrants on him for fraud and cybercrime, three from Germany and one international.
The Thessaloniki police’s organized crime and human trafficking division announced Saturday they had found over 1,000 photos and videos of child pornography in the suspect’s cellphone when he was arrested Thursday.
The man, who had settled in Greece since 2019, was jailed pending review of the extradition requests. He also faces a Greek prosecutor next week on charges of impersonating both a German and a Greek police officer.
The suspect, whose mother was Greek, had been showing what proved to be a fake German police officer’s ID on across northern Greece, claiming he was a part of a special unit investigating networks of pedophiles. He also impersonated a Greek policeman, recently checking into a hospital wearing a police uniform, which was found in his home.
Police say they also found in the suspect’s car and home two license plates purporting to be from German state vehicles, at least one of which was fake, as well as fake salary payment statements from German state authorities. | 2022-11-20T04:57:57+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/ap-greek-police-nab-german-suspect-sought-on-4-arrest-warrants/ |
It’s all about the speed: Avoyelles’ Decareyn Sampson ran for 5TDs and 257 yards against Bunkie
MOREAUVILLE, La. (KALB) - Avoyelles’ Decareyn Sampson rushed for five touchdowns and 257 yards last Friday against Bunkie.
“My speed really sets me apart. As soon as I hit the sideline, I just leave everybody,” said Sampson.
Once he finds a hole in the defense, no one can catch him. In just four games, Sampson has 778 yards on the season, as he leads the team with 11 rushing touchdowns.
“I just go score whenever I get the chance,” said Sampson. “I have to get my blocks to develop.”
Sampson suffered a broken ankle last season in Week 10, which cost him to miss the playoffs but that turned into motivation this season.
“Since I couldn’t finish last season, I have to do it this season, and I have to go,” said Sampson. “Once Coach Boone gives me the ball, he tells me to go score. So, I am going to go score for him.”
Sampson may only be a junior, but his best friend and quarterback, Nick Casugay, said his determination makes the difference as he plays on both sides of the ball.
“He tries his hardest on the field and off the field,” said Casugay. “He is overall a good person, so he deserves it. He sets an example, even though he doesn’t really talk a lot. He is not good at talking, but he does set the example. He tells us when you mess up, you have to come back better, don’t let it put you down. In school, he makes good grades, so that is also a good example.”
As one of the Mustangs’ weapons on offense, Coach Andy Boone said he always has high expectations for Decareyn.
“He is here on time, he works hard and he always has a good attitude. That is a big thing right there, a good attitude,” said Coach Boone. “He is smart, a very smart football player and has a high IQ. He doesn’t show a lot of emotion, but when he does, it means something. When you see some of the things he is doing, he is taking the coaching well, just the little tips I am giving him. You see it on the field, and he will score, and he will come by and say, ‘I got you, coach.’ He trusts me, and we have a big trust between us. It is exciting. I think he is going to break 2,000 yards this year easily.”
Decareyn Sampson continues to be a key weapon on the Mustangs’ offense week in and week out.
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2 jackpots hit at Las Vegas Strip casinos within 12 hours
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Two lucky guests at properties on the Las Vegas Strip hit massive jackpots within 12 hours this week.
According to a news release from Caesars Entertainment, at about 11 p.m. Thursday, an unidentified guest hit a jackpot worth $240,000 while playing video poker at Caesars Palace.
Then, at about 8 a.m. Friday, guest Curtis Rodgers of British Columbia won $363,128 after hitting a Mega Jackpot playing Ultimate Texas Hold ‘em poker at Harrah’s Las Vegas. However, Rodgers didn’t stop there. The company says Rodgers then won another $12,500 on the Fortune bet.
According to Caesars, Rodgers “was visiting Las Vegas on a business trip and plans to try his luck again on the casino floor with his winnings.”
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:
03-08-10-14-16-29-30-36-41-44-48-52-61-67-68-72-74-75-76-78
(three, eight, ten, fourteen, sixteen, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-six, forty-one, forty-four, forty-eight, fifty-two, sixty-one, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, seventy-two, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-eight) | 2022-06-29T02:47:25+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-10-game-17272881.php |
Initiative reflects TT growth into new asset classes
CHICAGO and LONDON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, and Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, announced today that the firms have partnered to substantially and rapidly broaden TT's cryptocurrency offering on a global basis by leveraging the Talos infrastructure and market connectivity from directly within the TT® platform. The agreement represents the first major strategic partnership propelling TT's expansion into multiple asset classes, including cryptocurrencies, and provides a significant opportunity for TT's global customer base to access Talos' extensive, market-leading cryptocurrency trading solutions.
Announced at the International Derivatives Expo (IDX) in London, the first phase of the partnership agreement intends to give TT clients ready access to 14 additional cryptocurrency markets in Q3 2022, beyond the four already offered directly through the TT platform. Later phases of the partnership will incorporate more of Talos' trading services seamlessly onto the TT platform.
TT CEO Keith Todd said: "Our acquisition by 7RIDGE late last year has given us the ability to make a substantial investment into broadening our offering into new asset classes, including through partnerships with the most innovative and reliable firms with domain expertise. Among our first priorities is becoming a primary hub for crypto trading, giving our clients the array of choices, premier functionality and liquidity that has been a hallmark of our exchange-traded derivatives offering."
"We're incredibly excited to partner with Trading Technologies and Keith's team to help power institutional access to digital assets," said Talos co-founder and CEO Anton Katz. "Trading Technologies has earned its high repute within the traditional institutional trading infrastructure space, and together we will be able to bring institutional-grade digital asset services to this long-established community with a level of familiarity and quality to which they are accustomed."
Jason Shaffer, TT's EVP Product Management, who is leading the firm's new cryptocurrency initiative, said: "We're delighted to partner with Talos, which has the trust of the world's leading institutions and a powerful foothold, infrastructure and track record in the evolving crypto space. Institutional demand continues to build for this asset class, along with a need for reliable technology partners to help facilitate adoption. Combined with Talos' infrastructure, our proven technology will help our clients participate in the crypto space with ease and confidence."
TT began offering access to cryptocurrency spot and derivatives markets in 2018, building native connectivity to markets including Coinbase, BitMEX, Bakkt and Deribit. TT has also supported trading of bitcoin futures and options on CME Group since those products launched. The new partnership with Talos vastly expands on TT clients' ability to trade on a broad range of digital asset markets, alongside other asset classes, including with Binance, Bitstamp, ErisX (now part of Cboe Global Markets), FTX, Gemini, Kraken and others.
About Trading Technologies
Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com) creates professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions for a wide variety of users, including proprietary traders, brokers, money managers, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), hedge funds, commercial hedgers and risk managers. In addition to providing access to the world's major international exchanges and liquidity venues via its TT® trading platform, TT offers domain-specific technology for cryptocurrency trading and machine-learning tools for trade surveillance.
About Talos
Talos powers digital asset trading strategies globally. Engineered by a team with unmatched experience in building institutional trading systems, the Talos platform is trusted by the largest and most sophisticated market participants and their end clients for its performance, reliability and security. Its growing network of services – trading platform, lending marketplace, data and analytics, and portfolio and settlement tools, all offered directly or through service providers on a white-label basis – enable clients of all types to transact end-to-end without concern for unnecessary intermediary risk or potential conflicts of interest. Talos has offices in New York, London, Sweden and Singapore. For additional information visit www.talos.com.
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DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a gleeful gallop around the court.
In the biggest matchup of her life, the dazzling point guard from Iowa had done it all — poured in 41 points to set a record for the highest-scoring NCAA Tournament semifinal, ended the perfect season of South Carolina and, most importantly, put her Hawkeyes into the championship game.
Clark overwhelmed the reigning champions with another sensational show from start to finish, helping Iowa stop the Gamecocks’ 42-game winning streak 77-73 on Friday night in the Final Four.
“We had nothing to lose. I have all the confidence in the world in this group, and they believe right back in me, and that’s all you need,” Clark said. ”All we do is believe in one another and we love each other to death, and that’s what a true team is. If you want an example of a team, that’s what this is.”
The spectacular junior became the first women’s player to post back-to-back 40-point performances in the NCAA Tournament. She now has the Hawkeyes in a spot they’ve never been in before — one victory away from a national championship.
They’ll have to beat another SEC team to do that as Iowa (31-6) will face LSU in the title game on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers beat Virginia Tech in the other national semifinal.
It’s the Tigers’ first appearance in the title game as Kim Mulkey became the second coach to take two different teams to the championship game.
“I love me some Caitlin Clark,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “We’ve been talking about being mission-focused a lot this year, and we had a game plan and these guys executed so well. That is South Carolina we just beat, folks. Amazing.”
Thanks to the riveting play of Clark and the historic year by South Carolina, this was one of the most talked about and highly anticipated matchups in women’s Final Four history,
The game lived up to the hype surrounding it— the best player vs. the best team — much to the delight of the sellout crowd of over 19,000 fans.
“Tonight showed how fun women’s basketball is,” Clark said. “I’m sure some people wished this was a series of seven games.”
Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina (36-1) had kept on winning since taking last year’s title.
“I don’t think we felt pressure to win the game, we just didn’t perform,” Staley said. “And that hasn’t been us all season long.”
“I don’t think our players felt pressure, any other pressures besides wanting to win another basketball game,” she said.
This was Iowa’s first appearance in the Final Four in 30 years. The last time the Hawkeyes advanced this far was 1993 under coach C. Vivian Stringer, whose team lost to Ohio State in overtime.
Clark wowed the crowd that included Harper Stribe, a young fan of the team who has been battling cancer. She was featured in a surprise video that informed the Hawkeyes’ star that she was the AP Player of the Year.
Clark has created quite a stir since going to college in her home state. She led the nation in scoring twice and last weekend had a game for the ages, recording the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA history to lead the Hawkeyes to the Final Four.
Now she has them on the doorstep of more history.
Trailing 59-55 entering the fourth quarter, South Carolina scored the first five points to take the lead. Clark answered right back with two deep 3-pointers and an assist to Monika Czinano to give the Hawkeyes a 67-62 lead.
South Carolina got within 69-68 on Raven Johnson’s 3-pointer before Clark got a steal for a layup with 3:32 left. Neither team scored again until star Aliyah Boston was fouled with 1:37 left. She made the second of two free throws.
Clark then scored another layup on the other end out of a timeout to make it a four-point game. After a layup by Zia Cooke with 58 seconds left, the Hawkeyes ran the clock down with McKenna Warnock grabbing a huge offensive rebound off a Clark miss with 18 seconds remaining.
Clark hit two free throws after South Carolina fouled her with 13.5 seconds left. They were her 38th and 39th point, moving her past Nneka Ogwumike for the most in a Final Four semifinal game.
After a putback by Johnson with 9.9 seconds left got the Gamecocks within 75-73, Clark sealed the game with two more free throws.
The loss ended a tremendous season for the defending champion Gamecocks, who were trying to become the 10th team to go through a season unbeaten.
“It was physical. You’ve got to give them a lot of credit,” Clark said. “They’re a tremendous team, they’ve had a tremendous year, obviously so well-coached.”
Cooke led the Gamecocks with 24 points. Slowed by foul trouble, Boston had just eight points and 10 rebounds as the Hawkeyes packed the paint, brazenly daring South Carolina to shoot from the outside. The defense seemed to bamboozle the Gamecocks, who finished 4 for 20 from behind the 3-point line. They couldn’t take advantage of their 49-25 rebounding edge that included 26 offensive boards.
1,000-POINT CLUB
Clark became the sixth player to score over 1,000 points in a season. She joined former Hawkeyes star Megan Gustafson, breaking her school mark of 1,001. Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist also reached that milestone this season. Kelsey Plum, Jackie Stiles and Odyssey Sims were the others to do it.
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More AP coverage of March Madness: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 | 2023-04-01T21:01:16+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/sports/ap-sports/clark-iowa-end-perfect-south-carolina-season-in-final-four/ |
YWCA Boulder County and partnering advocacy groups will host a march for reproductive health rights on Saturday in downtown Boulder.
Participants are asked to meet at 9 a.m. in front of the Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St. on the Pearl Street Mall. The march will start at about 9:45 a.m. following a short opening program.
The march is in response to the recent leaked draft of the Supreme Court opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade may be overturned.
“We’re ready for this fight and have proudly defended a woman’s right to make decisions about her body for more than 50 years,” Debbie Pope, CEO of YWCA Boulder County, said in a statement. “Abortion bans disproportionately impact young women and young women of color, push young women out of the workplace, limit their education and careers, and would significantly undermine all the progress women have made during the last 50 years.”
The event is free but organizers are asking that attendees register for the event beforehand at action.ywcaboulder.org/campaign/reproductive-rights-advocacy-may-2022/c406189. | 2022-05-10T20:54:39+00:00 | coloradodaily.com | https://www.coloradodaily.com/2022/05/10/ywca-boulder-county-reproductive-health-rights-march/ |
SEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. scored 20 points, PJ Fuller added 10 points, and Washington overcame a sluggish, mistake-filled start to pull away for a 69-52 win over Weber State on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.
Brooks, a transfer from Kentucky, appeared more than capable of taking on the scoring load that was vacated with the graduation of Terrell Brown Jr., who was the top scorer in the Pac-12 last season. Brooks hit 6 of 15 shots and grabbed seven rebounds. He would have had an even bigger debut but was just 7 of 13 at the foul line.
Keith Dinwiddie Jr. led Weber State with 14 points, 12 coming in the first half. Steven Verplancken Jr. added 12 points for the Wildcats.
Washington used a pair of big runs to build an advantage the Wildcats couldn’t overcome. Washington closed the first half on a 15-1 run and took a 31-23 lead at the break as Weber State missed its final 12 shot attempts of the half. It was an ugly first half overall as the teams combined for 23 fouls and 21 turnovers.
Midway through the second half, Washington used an 8-0 spurt to build an 11-point lead after the Wildcats had pulled within 41-38. The run was capped by a big block from center Franck Kepnang and Cole Bajema’s ensuing 3-pointer.
Bajema and Jamal Bey both added nine points for Washington. Washington starting guard Noah Williams didn’t play the second half due to a leg injury. He had four points in 18 minutes.
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HANGZHOU, China, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Village Inc. (HKEX: 9899, "NetEase Cloud Music" or the "Company"), a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China, today announced that it has signed a music licensing agreement (the "Agreement") with Beijing Time Fengjun Culture and Entertainment Development Co., Ltd. ("TF Entertainment"), enriching the Company's growing portfolio of music services and reinforcing its presence among the younger generation.
Under terms of the Agreement, NetEase Cloud Music is authorized to use a wide range of TF Entertainment's catalog, introducing more quality music from artists such as TFBOYS, TNT (Teens in Times), and TF Family. Through the cooperation, both parties will also jointly work to promote artists by leveraging their respective networks, and forging deep partnerships across the entertainment industry. TF Entertainment is one of China's leading entertainment groups which focus on developing and training idols that resonate with younger generation.
As one of China's leading online music platforms, the unique music community atmosphere, highly interactive user base and strong user stickiness has made NetEase Cloud Music a preferred destination for young Chinese users. By leveraging the Company's content, innovative technology, and popularity among its thriving fanbase, the TFBOYS "Daylight Travel" 7th Anniversary Concert held on its platform in August 2020 attracted 786,000 peak concurrent viewers, setting the record title for "the most live viewers for a pay per view music concert on a bespoke platform." The concert's success demonstrates NetEase Cloud Music's continual innovation and connection among its younger user base, as well as its ability to bring quality music experiences and exciting content to this important constituency in an evolving digital era.
Established in 2009, TF Entertainment has been focusing on talent development. Among its popular artists, TFBOYS is one of TF Entertainment's most popular idol groups, which consists of three members: Karry Wang, Roy Wang and Jackson Yee. Debuting in 2013, the boy band quickly became a Chinese pop-culture sensation. Following this success, the seven-member boy group Teens in Times (TNT) hit the music scene in 2019 and gained widespread popularity and reached mainstream media status. TF Entertainment-developed artists also include TF Family and more.
NetEase Cloud Music has been actively expanding its copyright partnerships through various cooperation with more music copyright owners to further enrich its vast content offering across a wide array of genres. Devoted to further diversifying the platform's content library, NetEase Cloud Music caters to diverse and evolving audience tastes with a mission to bring more quality content to music enthusiasts in China.
About Cloud Village Inc.
Launched in 2013 by NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), Cloud Village Inc. (HKEX: 9899) is a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China. Dedicated to providing an elevated user experience, Cloud Village Inc. provides precise, personalised recommendations, promotes user interaction and creates a strong social community. Its focus on discovering and promoting emerging musicians has made Cloud Village Inc. a destination of choice for exploring new and independent music among music enthusiasts in China. The platform has been recognised as the most popular entertainment app among China's vibrant Generation Z community.
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Northwestern Mutual's Planning & Progress Study reveals Americans with an advisor are much more confident about their financial future, yet only 37% work with one
Advisors are Americans' most trusted source for financial advice – more than loved ones, friends, news, FinTok and Reddit
While older Americans want an advisor with sophisticated expertise, younger generations prioritize advisors who understand them, save them time, and keep them up-to-date on innovations
MILWAUKEE, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans say their financial planning needs improvement and that having a financial advisor boosts confidence, yet only 37% work with one according to Northwestern Mutual's 2023 Planning & Progress Study.
The data finds that two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe their financial planning needs improvement, a 4 percentage-point uptick from the previous year. This was especially true among younger adults (79% for both Gen Z and Millennials, up 5 percentage points from last year for each generation). One factor driving this could be the current economic landscape. Nearly one in five people (18%) say that recent economic uncertainty has led them to either begin working with a financial advisor or plan to work with one at a later date.
"Financial uncertainty is up in 2023, and the question for many Americans is what to do about it," said Tim Gerend, chief distribution officer at Northwestern Mutual. "The good news is many are taking action to plan and tapping advisors for help in an increasingly complex financial environment so that they can reach their goals."
Financial advisors boost confidence
The research shows that people who work with an advisor have significantly higher levels of confidence across a range of areas, including being prepared for unplanned expenses (31 percentage points higher), being able to retire when the time comes (29 percentage points higher) and achieving long-term financial security (28 percentage points higher).
"When Americans ground their financial future in a custom-built plan and an expert advisor instead of in their own gut feelings, the confidence boost can be tremendous, and the improved financial outcomes can be just as significant," said Gerend. "Financial advisors can help people in so many ways they might not realize – managing debt, building and protecting wealth, estate planning and more."
Advisors are considered the most trusted source for financial advice
Americans say that financial advisors are the most trusted source of financial advice, outpacing spouses, family members, business news, friends and social media.
While Gen Z and Millennials may spend a significant amount of time on social networks, the vast majority are not turning to those channels for trustworthy financial guidance. Both groups ranked financial advisors among the most trusted sources of financial advice – #1 for Millennials and #2 for Gen Z, second only to family members.
"FinTok and meme stocks inspired many young people to get excited about building wealth, but it's clear that they are turning to advisors for advice they can trust," said Gerend. "At Northwestern Mutual, the average age of our new clients is 32, and we see the enthusiasm these generations have for working with an advisor to create wealth and protect it from risks."
Older Americans want an advisor with expertise, while younger generations prioritize advisors who align to their values, save them time, and keep them up-to-date
The data finds two leading reasons people turn to advisors for financial guidance: for their professional expertise and to help them maintain a long-term view that keeps them on track to achieve goals (both at 48%). Interestingly, Gen Z and Millennials were more likely than other generations to turn to an advisor for help aligning their finances with their values, saving time and keeping up to date on things like changes to the tax code.
Additionally, when selecting an advisor to work with, respondents said they prioritize someone who understands their life stage priorities (54%) and who has a long track record of experience (51%). When looking across generations, however, priorities begin to differ. Gen Z and Millennials, for example, place a higher premium on working with an advisor who is tech-forward and demographically similar to them.
"What we know is that people form long-term relationships with their advisors lasting 20, 30 or 40 years, and it's clear that younger generations are expecting empathy just as much as they're expecting financial expertise," said Gerend. "For someone to feel comfortable sharing their dreams and worries with an advisor, there needs to be a human connection rooted in trust and understanding, and that's something our industry should continue prioritizing."
In forthcoming data sets, the 2023 Planning & Progress Study will explore wide-ranging issues facing Americans spanning financial wellness, planning, inter-generational conversations, and more.
About The 2023 Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study
The 2023 Planning & Progress Study was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Northwestern Mutual among 2,740 U.S. adults aged 18 or older. The survey was conducted online between February 13 and March 2, 2023. Data are weighted where necessary by age, gender, race/ethnicity, region, education, marital status, household size, household income, and propensity to be online to bring them in line with their actual proportions in the population. A complete survey methodology is available.
About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 165 years. Through a comprehensive planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important. With more than $558 billion of total assets being managed across the company's institutional portfolio as well as retail investment client portfolios, nearly $35 billion in revenues, and $2.2 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than five million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. Northwestern Mutual ranked 111 on the 2023 FORTUNE 500.
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (investment brokerage services), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (investment advisory and services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are advisors. Only those representatives with "Advisor" in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory services.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling self-help author Marianne Williamson, who brought quirky spiritualism to the 2020 presidential race, has announced she’s running for president again, becoming the first major Democrat to challenge President Joe Biden for his party’s nomination in 2024.
Williamson, 70, is formally kicking off her campaign with an event in Washington on Saturday. Without mentioning former President Donald Trump, she noted in a weekend Facebook post that his unconventional White House win makes it “odd for anyone to think they can know who can win the presidency.”
“I’m not putting myself through this again just to add to the conversation,” Williamson wrote. “I’m running for president to help bring an aberrational chapter of our history to a close, and to help bring forth a new beginning.”
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Williamson running against a sitting president from her own party would be the longest of long shots under any circumstances. But that’s especially true this cycle, as the Democratic establishment — and even potential presidential hopefuls who could have competed with Biden from the left or middle — has closed ranks with remarkable uniformity behind the president.
Williamson says she plans to follow her Washington announcement with travel to states voting early in the Democratic primary. That includes New Hampshire, where she’s suggested she’d participate in the state’s primary if it defies Democratic National Committee rules and holds the nation’s first presidential nominating contest despite the party making South Carolina its leadoff state for 2024.
“I feel my forty years being up close and personal with the trauma of so many thousands of individuals gives me a unique perspective on what is needed to help repair America,” Williamson wrote. “We need a politics that treats not just symptoms, but cause. That does not base itself on the crass imperatives of endless corporate profit, but on the eternal imperatives of our principles and values.”
Biden hasn’t yet announced a formal reelection bid that aides say is likely to come in the next few months. First lady Jill Biden recently told The Associated Press that there was “pretty much” nothing left for the president to do but pick a time and place to announce his reelection bid. Biden himself, though told ABC that “there’s too many other things I have to finish in the near-term before I start a campaign.”
A spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey and purveyor of physic memorabilia online, Williamson spent about a year seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
One of her signature proposals was a plan to create a U.S. Department of Peace. She also advocated that the federal government pay massive financial reparations to Black Americans as atonement for centuries of slavery and discrimination.
She suspended her campaign in the weeks before 2020′s leadoff Iowa caucus and later endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 bid. He finished second in the Democratic primary against Biden.
The author of more than a dozen books and an unsuccessful independent candidate for Congress from California in 2014, Williamson first made a name for herself on the national political stage during the 2016 presidential race. That’s when she was a vocal support of Sanders’ progressive challenge of eventual Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
This time, she evoked a theme Biden used frequently before last fall’s midterm elections, when Democrats showed surprising resilience. The president argues that American democracy is under threat from extreme “MAGA Republicans” loyal to Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. Williamson said the nation’s political traditions may not endure today’s threats.
“If we don’t preserve the blessings of democracy today,” she wrote in her Facebook post, “we should expect the threat of authoritarianism later.” | 2023-02-28T21:19:29+00:00 | centraloregondaily.com | https://centraloregondaily.com/marianne-williamson-joe-biden-2024-primary/ |
"My Greek Table's" Diane Kochilas Celebrates Launch May 21 and 22 at Booth #812 with Mediterranean Recipes to Inspire and Expand Flavorful Menu Options
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grecian Delight Kronos Foods, a leading producer of Mediterranean Foods, today announced its new line of authentically prepared, fully seasoned, pre-marinated, cooked, and sliced proteins, ReadyCarved™ Global Proteins. The new offering is available now and for tasting at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show, booth 812.
"My Greek Table" creator and award-winning cookbook author, Diane Kochilas is debuting three Mediterranean and Greek-inspired recipes with the new proteins at the NRA, as part of her long-standing partnership with Grecian Delight Kronos Foods.
Featuring Beef & Lamb Gyro slices, Mediterranean Chicken, Pork Al Pastor, and Chicken Shawarma, ReadyCarved™ Global Proteins build on the traditional ethnic flavors of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Hispanic cuisines. According to a 2021 Mintel survey, Gen Z and Millenials are opting for greater diversity in their cuisine, and restaurateurs are looking for a mix of mainstream and emerging flavors. More than 64 percent of consumers agree that the right marinade can make meat taste great.
"Generations of consumers have a growing appetite for ethnic foods, so combining authentic flavors and ingredients into everyday dishes is a fool-proof recipe for success," said Kochilas. "The Grecian Delight Kronos team and I have a mutual love and respect for traditional Greek and Mediterranean foods. , they are the perfect partner to champion Greek heritage, culture, and food."
Kochilas tapped into her Mediterranean and global flavor profiles to create these recipes to help inspire restaurants and chefs looking to fill a need for diverse dishes that don't require additional prep time. Starting May 21st, she will be at the NRA Show booth 812 for live demonstrations and samplings of:
- "Gyro Bolognese over Pasta"
- "Chicken Shawarma Stuffed Mushroom Caps"
- "Mediterranean Chicken Pita Spring Rolls"
ReadyCarved™ proteins address the operational need of foodservice operators having fewer, younger, and less experienced staff. Since the protein is already seasoned, marinated, fully cooked, and sliced, there is no staff time needed to prepare this protein, saving time, labor, and money. It is estimated that total savings of one hour per day, or 5 - 15 hours a week of staff time.
ReadyCarved™ proteins are available at Dot Foods.
About Grecian Delight Kronos Foods
Grecian Delight Kronos Foods is a leading provider of authentic Mediterranean Foods, including gyros, specialty meats, pitas, flatbreads, tzatziki, hummus, spreads, falafel, ready-to-eat proteins, plant-based proteins, and value-added bakery products. Product offerings can be found via foodservice and retail industries throughout the U.S. For more information, please visit www.gdkfoods.com.
About Diane Kochilas
Diane Kochilas is one of the world's foremost experts on Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. She is the host, creator, and co-producer of My Greek Table, the award-winning cooking-travel show about Greece that airs nationally on Public Television. She is an award-winning author of more than 18 books on Greek-Mediterranean Cuisine and runs the Glorious Greek Kitchen on Ikaria Cooking School every spring and fall on the island. She has been on the forefront of bringing healthy Greek and Mediterranean cuisine to an American audience for more than 25 years.
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In the weeks after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, police faced mounting criticism from the public as the investigation appeared to be at a standstill.
In fact, court documents show, a team of local and state law enforcement officers, along with a slew of FBI agents, were working meticulously through the holiday season to catch the alleged killer.
Weeks before making an arrest on December 30, investigators began setting their sights on Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old PhD student in criminology at a nearby university who has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
"I bristled in the days after the arrest when people questioned whether police had the right man because a PhD candidate in criminal justice would be too smart for this crime," said John Miller, a CNN law enforcement analyst and former New York Police Department deputy commissioner. "You can teach a master's class on how to do a complex criminal investigation based on this case."
'We cannot say there is no threat'
The brutal nature of the November 13 killings set off a wave of fear and anxiety in Moscow, a small college town on the Idaho-Washington border that had not reported a murder in seven years.
Police found the door to the off-campus residence open and the bodies of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin in rooms on the second and third floors. Two other young women were in the three-floor, six-bedroom rental at the time but were not injured, according to police.
Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt told CNN she saw "lots of blood on the wall" when she arrived at the scene. She said there were multiple stab wounds on each body, likely from the same weapon. One victim had what appeared to be defensive stab wounds on the hands.
Moscow police initially told the public the attack was targeted and there was no threat to the community. Days later, however, Police Chief Jason Fry backtracked: "We cannot say that there is no threat to the community," he said. Many students began to leave town.
The chorus of criticism grows
Authorities remained tight-lipped, withholding details of the crime and some of the leads they were tracking. For weeks, law enforcement officials said they had not identified a suspect or located the murder weapon.
Jim Chapin, the father of Ethan Chapin, said in a November 16 statement that the lack of information from the university and local police "further compounds our family's agony after our son's murder."
"For Ethan and his three dear friends slain in Moscow, Idaho, and all of our families, I urge officials to speak the truth, share what they know, find the assailant, and protect the greater community," the statement said.
As frustrations continued to mount, pundits and relatives of the victims became even more critical of the apparent lack of progress in the case.
"It takes a while to put together and piece together that whole timeline of events and the picture of really what occurred," Idaho State Police spokesman Aaron Snell said on November 22, nine days after the killings. "A lot of this the public doesn't get to see because it's a criminal investigation. But I guarantee you behind the scenes, there's so much work going on."
One day later, Steve Goncalves, Kaylee's dad, told CNN he was focused on securing justice for his daughter, despite the dearth of information.
"We all want to play a part in helping, and we can't play a part if we don't have any real substantial information to work from," he said.
Asked what he'd heard from local police, Goncalves said, "They're not sharing much with me." He suggested Moscow police might be limited in what they can share.
Local police willing to 'take it on the chin'
One bit of information initially not shared publicly was that a review of surveillance footage from the area around the home brought to investigators' attention a white sedan, later identified as a Hyundai Elantra, according to a probable cause affidavit released Thursday in the case against Kohberger.
By November 25, law enforcement in the area had been notified to be on the lookout for such a vehicle, the affidavit said.
And several days later, officers at nearby Washington State University, where the suspect was a graduate student in the criminal justice program, identified a white Elantra and subsequently found it was registered to Kohberger.
This was just part of the behind-the-scenes work in a complex quadruple homicide investigation where any hint to the public about a suspect or the various leads police are following can cause it to fall apart, according to experts.
"We don't want to tip off suspects or spook them so that they end up going on the run. We don't want them trying to get rid of evidence or destroy things," said Joe Giacalone, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a retired NYPD sergeant who directed the department's homicide school and the Bronx cold case squad.
"There's a lot of people in the public that need to apologize to the police department," Giacalone said. "That Moscow, Idaho, police chief took a beating and he kept on moving ahead."
Miller agreed: "They were willing to take it on the chin, from the public, from the press, from local critics, in order to keep the case clean and keep the investigation going."
Witness account was not revealed until arrest
One crucial clue not shared by police was that one of the two roommates who survived told investigators she saw a masked man dressed in black in the house the morning of the attack, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The roommate, identified in the document as D.M., said she "heard crying" in the house that morning and a male voice say, "It's ok, I'm going to help you." D.M. said she then saw a "figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose walking towards her," the document said.
"D.M. described the figure as 5' 10" or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows," according to the affidavit. "The male walked past D.M. as she stood in a 'frozen shock phase.'"
Kohberger's driver's license information, which was reviewed by investigators in late November, turned out to be consistent with the description provided by the surviving roommate, the affidavit said, noting specifically his height and his "bushy eyebrows."
Armed with driver's license and plate information, investigators were able to obtain phone records that indicated Kohberger's phone was near the victims' residence at least 12 times between June 2022 to the present day, the affidavit said.
Those records also showed that Kohberger's phone was near the crime scene again after the killings, between 9:12 a.m. and 9:21 a.m., the document said.
Multiple agencies came together
"For weeks before the arrest, so called experts, pundits and some in the press criticized the Moscow police for not being up to the task and for not having an arrest," Miller said. "It's not like 'Law & Order,' 'Blue Bloods' or 'CSI.'"
From the morning the murders were discovered, Miller said, the Moscow police knew they needed help and brought in the state police homicide squad and the FBI.
"What the Moscow police had, that the FBI and the state police could never have, was they knew the area," Miller said. "They knew the community and they knew the people and they had a very engaged community. But the FBI brought technical prowess and expertise. And what the state police brought was experience in homicide investigations and a state-of-the-art lab."
By mid December the public criticism of the police department continued to grow as few details of the investigation were made public.
But the court documents show that investigators worked through the holidays to build their case, which included DNA found at the scene of the killings and at the Pennsylvania home of Kohberger's family.
"The general public tends to think all of this happens overnight," said retired FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole. "You have a group of investigators from different agencies coming together and working together. It's very challenging."
Affidavit reveals key case details
Investigators learned that Kohberger received a new license plate for his Elantra five days after the killings, the affidavit said, citing records from the Washington State Department of Licensing.
At the scene of the killings, investigators found a tan leather knife sheath on the bed next to one of the victims, the affidavit said. On its button snap, the Idaho State Lab would later find a single source of male DNA.
Late last month, Pennsylvania law enforcement recovered trash from Kohberger's family home in Albrightsville, according to the affidavit. That evidence, too, was sent to the Idaho State Lab.
The DNA in the trash is believed to belong to the biological father of the person whose DNA was found on the sheath, the document said.
On December 29, authorities requested an arrest warrant for Kohberger on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary, according to the affidavit.
The next day, a Pennsylvania State Police SWAT team moved in on the Kohberger family home. They broke down the door and broke through windows in what is known as a "dynamic entry" -- a rare tactic used to arrest "high risk" suspects, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Kohberger was booked into the Latah County jail last week after being extradited from Pennsylvania. The affidavit, with many previously unknown details of the case, was released Thursday as the suspect made his first court appearance in Idaho.
Kohberger did not enter a plea and he is due back in court on Thursday. A court order prohibits the prosecution and defense from commenting beyond the public records of the case.
Moscow police "took a lot of criticism and a lot of heat in those seven weeks after the incident," University of Idaho Provost and Executive Vice President Torrey Lawrence told CNN. "And I'm just so thankful that they stayed committed to that case and to sharing only what they could share so that they didn't disrupt the investigation... If they had shared more, we could wonder would Mr. Kohberger have been able to elude them."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As former CIA Director David Petraeus recently told the House Intelligence Committee about the needs of the agency’s workforce, one of the committee’s youngest members flashed a knowing smile and began to nod.
Abigail Spanberger spent almost a decade as a CIA operations officer. Now, she’s a third-term Democratic congresswoman from Virginia who was just named to one of two committees that oversees the work of America’s spy agencies.
The relationship between Congress and the U.S. intelligence services can be uneasy and is often adversarial. That’s especially true now as lawmakers demand answers about classified documents found in the private possession of two presidents and the Biden administration’s response to a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
Years of high-profile fights over intelligence matters have taken a toll, with some Republicans accusing the agencies of being part of a “deep state” controlling U.S. politics.
Spanberger, 43, is part of a small group of former intelligence officers to have been elected to Congress. Like others with access to America’s top secrets, she will be called on to review intelligence matters in private and explain what she can to fellow lawmakers and the public.
“I know the lingo. I know the language. I know the culture,” Spanberger told The Associated Press in a recent interview in her office. “I hope that helps me do my job better. But I’m sure there will be points of frustration probably for me and for them, frankly speaking.”
She rejects talk of a “deep state” and called on other lawmakers not to promote conspiracy theories about intelligence or the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
“The reality is other countries perceive that and they perceive that in a way that can’t be good,” she said. “As a former intelligence officer, I know that countries are watching us. I know because I wrote up those reports — you know, ‘there’s fighting with these two factions and this is what it means.’”
At least two other former CIA officers became members of the committee — Republicans Will Hurd of Texas and Porter Goss of Florida, who was chairman before being named CIA director in 2004 under President George W. Bush.
In an interview, Goss described his experience with overseeing intelligence while in Congress as “frustrating.”
“The tensions are greater than when I was there,” he said, blaming polarization both in Congress and within the spy agencies. “Most of the intelligence community doesn’t understand Congress and most of Congress doesn’t understand the intelligence community.”
Spanberger’s background in intelligence and her moderate politics representing a swing district south and west of Washington will be assets on the committee, Goss and Hurd said.
“She’s trustworthy,” said Hurd, who left Congress after the 2020 election. “Even when you don’t agree on something, you’re able to build trust with her, which is something I always appreciated. She’s someone that works hard and is focused on the mission. She doesn’t get overwhelmed by stuff.”
The daughter of a nurse and a federal law enforcement officer who also served in the Army, she says she was drawn to national service and the idea of learning new languages and cultures. Spanberger was a postal inspector before joining the CIA in 2006.
As an operations officer, Spanberger worked on cases ranging from counterterrorism to nuclear proliferation. The specifics of her cases remain classified.
Charlotte McWilliams met Spanberger when they were trainee officers before going to the CIA’s academy in rural Virginia known as “The Farm.” They were both sent on to overseas postings — Spanberger in Europe, McWilliams in Africa — and bonded over their shared experiences doing clandestine work while becoming new mothers at the same time.
“It was wonderful to have this dear friend who was working hard to kick butt as much as she could, professionally and personally at the same time,” McWilliams said in an interview.
After eight years, Spanberger had several choices for her next posting, from Kenya to Costa Rica. She says it was her daughter, then in kindergarten, who asked them if they could move back to Virginia. She decided ultimately to leave the CIA.
A few years later, during the 2016 presidential election, she started to discuss with her friends the possibility of running for office.
She ultimately targeted the congressional seat held by then-Rep. Dave Brat, who had stunned House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary four years earlier. Part of what informed her decision, she said, was her experience of “always being the one who believed that somebody somewhere was using the information I was collecting in really a productive way.”
“I said I want to be the one who’s making good, informed decisions for the district,” she said.
But not everyone felt she should run for Congress. When Spanberger went to a Democratic Party event to recruit and train future women candidates, McWilliams says, she was told by officials in Washington and Richmond, Virginia, that she should consider running a smaller race, perhaps for school board.
“She did have to listen to her gut,” McWilliams said. “Even in that place where the whole point is they’re experts and they’re going to guide you, she had to advocate for herself.”
Spanberger defeated Brat in 2018, winning a hotly contested race in which Republicans questioned her national security credentials and a stint as a substitute teacher at a school funded by the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington. A previous application she submitted for a security clearance was obtained by a conservative political group and shared with the press.
She’s since won two more close races and been raised as a possible candidate for Virginia governor. She has cut a centrist profile and criticized more liberal Democrats who have identified themselves as “socialist.”
In the weeks since she was named to the intelligence committee, Spanberger says she’s already recognizing some of the names and programs in the classified materials she’s receiving. As a case officer, one of her responsibilities was to help inform the briefers who went before Congress.
She intends to push for more support for current and former officers who have reported illnesses consistent with a possible directed energy attack, in what’s broadly become known as “Havana syndrome.” The CIA last year deemed it unlikely that Russia or another adversary mounted a campaign to attack American officials with microwaves or other energy. Investigations are ongoing, as are stepped-up efforts to identify and compensate people who have reported cases.
Marc Polymeropoulos is a fellow former operations officer who retired after suffering symptoms consistent with Havana syndrome. He says Spanberger brings an insider’s knowledge of the challenges faced by the CIA and other agencies, from recruitment and retention to whether U.S. intelligence agencies are developing enough Chinese speakers and evolving how they does business in a world of advanced technologies and the ubiquitous surveillance of cellphones.
He says Spanberger shouldn’t be assumed to reflexively defend the agencies because she worked for one.
“If you want to be a plumber, you’ve got to know about plumbing,” he said. “She’ll know how to fix things.” | 2023-02-17T19:13:10+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/political-news/ap-politics/ap-after-serving-in-cia-lawmaker-now-has-role-overseeing-it/ |
Dr. Chet Mays, recently named Best Doctor in Louisville, opens new plastic surgery practice.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Chet Mays, board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, has opened a new plastic surgery practice in Louisville, KY. Dr. Mays specializes in a full range of surgical and non-surgical procedures.
Mays Plastic Surgery and Med Spa offers innovative technology such as Motus laser, Skinwave and Morpheus8 to improve skin quality non-surgically. Procedures available include cosmetic injections, facial rejuvenation surgery, mommy makeovers, cosmetic breast surgery, tummy tucks, liposuction, after weight loss surgery and more. Visit maysplasticsurgery.com for a complete list of procedures.
"It has been my dream to operate my own practice." says Dr. Mays. "I consider myself an artist in the operating room and find joy in helping my patients improve their appearance."
Dr. Mays' practice includes Lead Nurse Injector, Trina Holmes, RN. Trina offers an array of injectable services such as Botox and dermal fillers to keep her patients looking and feeling rejuvenated. Trina is offering an introductory special of 20% off all cosmetic injections through February 28, 2023.
Mays Plastic Surgery and Med Spa is accepting new patients and is located at 13806 Lake Point Circle, Suite 101, Louisville, KY 40223. To schedule an appointment, call 502-576-6918 or visit maysplasticsurgery.com. Join Dr. Mays and his team for a grand opening celebration on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 5 – 7 pm.
Mays Plastic Surgery and Med Spa, owned and operated by Chet Mays, MD, is Louisville's newest premier plastic surgery practice. Dr. Mays and his team of aesthetic experts perform high-quality surgical and non-surgical services. Mays Plastic Surgery and Med Spa is committed to providing exceptional patient care and offering innovative technology to perform the most advanced procedures.
Dr. Mays is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, earning the distinction of membership in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. During his career, he has been honored with ExpertInjector™ status, #fanfavorite surgeon, 40 under 40, and multiple Top Doc awards. Dr. Mays' additional memberships include the Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons and is a contributing editor for The Plastic Surgery Channel.
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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's biggest night is back. Stars will arrive Sunday afternoon at the champagne carpet for the 95th Oscars to celebrate this year's finest achievements in film.
Host Jimmy Kimmel kicks off the official action at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) sharp, but there is plenty of pre-show coverage to enjoy as well.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards.
What time do the Oscars start?
The Oscars ceremony begins at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
What time does red carpet coverage start?
While the Oscars carpet isn't actually red this year, there will still be pre-show coverage of celebrity arrivals on both ABC and E! on cable.
ABC kicks off a full day of Oscars coverage at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific with "Countdown to Oscars 95: The Red Carpet Live." The Oscars pre-show starts at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 p.m. Pacific on ABC.
"E! Live from the Red Carpet" will start at 5 p.m. Eastern/2 p.m. Pacific on E!
What channel are the Oscars on?
The Oscars ceremony will be broadcast on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com or the ABC app with a cable provider login.
You can also watch the show on other streaming services like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV and others.
How long is the ceremony?
While the length of the ceremony fluctuates year to year, it generally runs around three hours.
The longest Oscars telecast ever was the 74th Oscars in 2002, with a running time of 4 hours, 23 minutes.
The shortest Oscars was the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 with a running time of 1 hour, 40 minutes. | 2023-03-12T12:34:11+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/events/oscars/what-time-do-the-oscars-start-2023/507-9b5e4eae-2754-4915-94d7-f51cf27b4eec |
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, as well as the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Along with these awards, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center received recognition under the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. The awards recognize Long Beach Medical Center's commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart failure and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center earned the awards by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure and stroke patients, ensuring they receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies. Before discharge, patients also receive education on managing their overall health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.
"MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center is committed to improving the quality of care for our heart failure and stroke patients by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines and streamlining processes to ensure timely and proper care for heart failure and strokes," says Ike Mmeje, chief operating officer, Long Beach Medical Center. "Implementing the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines initiatives programs make it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis."
Long Beach Medical Center also is recognized on the association's Target: Heart FailureSM Honor Roll, Target: StrokeSM Elite Plus, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. To qualify for these recognitions, Long Beach Medical Center must meet additional quality measures.
"We are pleased to have been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association," says Joe Kim, chief medical officer, Long Beach Medical Center. "Research has shown that hospitals adhering to these clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative have seen fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates."
The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center is a leader in cardiovascular diagnostics, treatment and innovative research. Long Beach Medical Center is a Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, which means that the hospital is focused on providing highly specialized stroke care.
About MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center:
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has been providing the community with compassionate, quality health care for more than 100 years. While leading in specialized care, research and education, Long Beach Medical Center has an outstanding record of innovation and medical advances, along with numerous accolades. Long Beach Medical Center is ranked no. 8 in the Los Angeles Metro Area by U.S. News & World Report, and has earned Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. With leading centers for cancer, heart, rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurology and trauma, physicians and surrounding hospitals continually refer to its accredited programs. For more information, visit memorialcare.org/LongBeach.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 6 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The caddie for an amateur in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am collapsed on the 11th fairway Friday and was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
The PGA Tour did not release the name of the caddie or whether he was working for country singer Lukas Nelson or Pebble Beach businessman Geoff Couch.
Nelson told ESPN the caddie was doing better as he was taken by ambulance to Montage Health for further tests.
Max McGreevy and Beau Hossler were the PGA Tour players in the group and had just teed off when the caddie collapsed.
They came off the course and were allowed to warm up before resuming their second round. McGreevy and Hossler returned to the 11th hole at Pebble Beach after the last group came through to finish the round.
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PRO BASKETBALL
Durant has played in just three games — all on the road — since coming to the Suns in a blockbuster trade deadline deal that sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and other draft compensation to the Brooklyn Nets.
The 13-time All-Star slipped on the floor during pregame warmups while getting ready for the team’s game against Oklahoma City. It was supposed to be his home debut.
DALLAS — Luka Doncic had an MRI that showed no significant issues with his bothersome left thigh, easing some concerns for the Dallas Mavericks that the All-Star might miss major time as they push for a playoff spot, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said.
That person spoke of condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because there was no announcement from the team about Doncic’s status. He is averaging 33 points a game, and made an early exit a day earlier. ESPN first reported the MRI result.
Doncic said after leaving in the third quarter Wednesday night in a 113-106 loss at New Orleans that he could barely run and was in too much pain to be effective. He has said that he first noticed the thigh issue when he woke up after a game about three weeks ago.
TACOMA, Wash. — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a Washington parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items, his attorneys said.
The 53-year-old Kemp was arrested by Tacoma police Wednesday for investigation of a drive-by shooting, He was released from jail Thursday afternoon without charges having been filed. The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office said it would not file charges pending further investigation.
In a written statement, a Kemp attorney, W. Scott Boatman, said Kemp’s vehicle was broken into Tuesday night and several items were taken — including an iPhone. Kemp tracked the phone’s location to an occupied car at the Tacoma Mall, and when Kemp confronted the individuals inside, they shot at him, and he returned fire, Boatright said.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WASHINGTON — Patrick Ewing was fired as basketball coach at Georgetown after the latest in a series of rough seasons at the school he led to a national championship as a player in the 1980s.
Ewing was never a head coach at any level of the sport until getting the job with the Hoyas in 2017, and he leaves after a half-dozen years with a record of 75-109. His last game was an 80-48 loss to Villanova on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, the arena where the 60-year-old Ewing was a star for the NBA’s New York Knicks.
Georgetown went 7-25 this season, including 2-18 in regular-season conference play, a schedule capped by a 40-point loss to Creighton. Ewing presided over a 29-game Big East losing streak that began in March 2021.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self will miss the Big 12 Tournament after going to the emergency room Wednesday night for what doctors called “a standard procedure,” and it’s uncertain whether he will be back for the NCAA Tournament.
Dr. Steve Stites, the chief medical officer at the University of Kansas Health System, said Self did not have a heart attack, which some outlets had reported, but that he remained a patient Thursday. Stites also did not describe the nature or extent of the procedure, though Self is expected to make a full recovery.
The Hall of Fame coach is 60.
Assistant coach Norm Roberts led the No. 3 Jayhawks to a 78-61 win over West Virginia in the quarterfinal round.
BERKELEY, Calif. — California fired basketball coach Mark Fox following the worst season in school history.
The Golden Bears finished 3-29 in Fox’s fourth season following a 69-52 loss Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament against Washington State. Cal set a school record for losses and worst winning percentage in a season.
Cal went 38-87 in Fox’s tenure, ending his final season on a 16-game losing streak.
WASHINGTON — Mike Brennan was fired as basketball coach at American University after going 125-166 across 10 seasons.
American was 17-15 this season, finishing with a double-overtime loss to Lafayette in the Patriot League semifinals on Sunday.
GOLF
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey managed to avoid stress and bogeys Thursday in The Players Championship for an 8-under 64, making him an unlikely leader on a TPC Sawgrass course that rarely fails to deliver a surprise.
Ramey had a one-shot lead over two-time major champion Collin Morikawa in mild conditions. Roughly half the field was at par or better. That doesn’t mean it was devoid of drama.
Hayden Buckley made an ace on the famed island green at the 17th, a hole he had only seen on TV until he arrived this week for his Players Championship debut.
Aaron Wise lost four balls in a span of two holes — in the water on the 17th, and then three straight tee shots in the drink left of the 18th fairway, where he closed with a 10, one short of the record for highest score on the closing hole.
Rory McIlroy had his highest score in just over a year. The 2019 Players champion opened with a 6, closed with a 6 and was pretty ordinary in between on his way to a 76.
Ramey had no such problems, putting for birdie on all but two holes during the slightly more peaceful morning conditions. He qualified for his first Players by winning in the Dominican Republic last year against a weak field held opposite the Dell Match Play.
Taylor Pendrith and Ben Griffin were at 67, while Justin Suh also was at 5 under with three holes to finish before darkness suspended play.
Scottie Scheffler led the group at 68. He was part of the marquee group that featured the top three players in the world — Jon Rahm at No. 1 had a 71 and McIlroy is at No. 3. All of them have a chance to end up at No. 1 even without winning.
JUPITER, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ former girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement she signed with golf’s biggest star in a legal dispute that involves allegations of an abrupt breakup after six years together.
The court documents have come to light a month before Woods, whose comeback from injuries has restored his popularity, returns to Augusta National to play in the Masters.
Attorneys for Woods’ former girlfriend, Erica Herman, are asking for clarity on what she can and cannot say, according to documents filed in Martin County.
Woods’ agent at Excel Sports Management, Mark Steinberg, has not responded to a phone call and a text message seeking comment.
NAIROBI, Kenya — American John Catlin and South Africa’s and Dylan Mostert each shot 7-under 64 to share the first-round lead in the European tour’s Kenya Open.
Catlin had an eagle and five birdies at Muthaiga Golf Club. Mostert had eight birdies and a bogey.
FOOTBALL
NEW YORK — The San Francisco 49ers added an NFL--high seven compensatory picks in the draft next month, giving them 11 total selections.
The NFL awarded 37 compensatory picks to 16 teams for the April 27-29 draft in Kansas City, Missouri. Picks are awarded to teams in the third-through-seventh rounds with 32 of the picks based on teams losing more or better free agents than they acquired last offseason and the other five given for minorities hired as head coaches or general managers for other organizations.
The 49ers got three of those five diversity picks in the end of the third round as rewards for developing Robert Saleh, Martin Mayhew, Mike McDaniel, Ran Carthon and DeMeco Ryans in the last three hiring cycles.
TENNIS
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray remained unbeaten this season in matches that go to a deciding third or fifth set by coming back to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 across more than three hours in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Murray, a 35-year-old who has an artificial hip, faced a pair of break points while serving at 15-40 and already trailing 4-3 in the final set. Convert either of those chances, and Etcheverry would have served for the victory.
But 2009 Indian Wells runner-up Murray managed to hold there, beginning a three-game, match-ending run against Etcheverry, a 21-year-old from Argentina who is ranked 61st after reaching the final in Santiago, Chile, last week.
Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem was beaten 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) by Adrian Mannarino. The French player won the last three points of the tiebreaker to edge Thiem, the 2019 Indian Wells winner.
SOCCER
NEW YORK — A former Fox executive was convicted of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-executive was acquitted.
A Brooklyn federal jury deliberated four days before returning the verdicts. Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Fox International Channels, was convicted. Carlos Martinez, who headed the Latin America affiliate, was acquitted.
Defense lawyers said the former Fox execs were framed by an admitted criminal who was trying to minimize his own punishment. | 2023-03-10T07:02:02+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/10/sports-briefs/3f821264-bf0f-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html |
Tourists received no health and safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand’s most active volcano ahead of a 2019 eruption that killed 22 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
There were 47 people on White Island, the tip of an undersea volcano also known by its Indigenous Maori name Whakaari, when superheated steam erupted on Dec. 9. Most of the 25 people who survived were severely burned.
The island’s owners, brothers Andrew, James and Peter Buttle, their company Whakaari Management Ltd. and tour operators I.D. Tours NZ Ltd. and Tauranga Tourism Services Ltd. went on trial Tuesday in Auckland District Court for allegedly failing to adequately protect tourists and staff.
Prosecutor Kristy McDonald said in opening the prosecution case that the eruption at the popular tourist destination was not predictable but was foreseeable. The 20 tourists and two tour guides who died were given no warning of the risks, she said.
“They were not given the opportunity to make any informed decision about whether they wanted to take the risk of walking into the crater of an active and unpredictable volcano that had erupted as recently as 2016,” McDonald said.
“The business of tourism on Whakaari was a risky business. It involved tours to an active volcano, taking people to the heart of the crater in circumstances where no one could predict when an erupting might occur, and if an eruption did occur, those on Whakaari were likely to die or suffer very serious injury. And tragically, that risk was realized,” she added.
Of those killed, 14 were Australians, five were Americans, two were New Zealanders and one was a German.
McDonald said the company that owned the volcano failed to understand the risk, failed to consult with tour operators on the hazards, failed to ensure appropriate personal protective equipment was provided to tourists and staff and failed to provide an adequate means of evacuation.
The company left tour operators to monitor the changing risk. An eruption on April 27, 2016, occurred at night without warning when no one was on the island. That should have prompted the owner to review the risk assessment, McDonald said.
McDonald said warning tourists of the dangers “would obviously not be good for business.”
“However, profit should never come before safety,” she said.
A honeymooning U.S. couple who survived the eruption with severe burns, Matt Urey and Lauren Barham of Richmond, Virginia, are listed as the first witnesses to testify.
They were among 38 tourists who had traveled from Australia aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Ovation of the Seas and were on the volcano when it erupted.
Three helicopter tour operators pleaded guilty last week to safety breaches.
Each of the companies faces a maximum fine of 1.5 million New Zealand dollars ($927,000). Each of the brothers charged faces a maximum fine of 300,000 New Zealand dollars ($185,000).
The trial being heard by Judge Evangelos Thomas without a jury is scheduled to run for 16 weeks. | 2023-07-11T03:23:53+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-new-zealand-prosecutor-alleges-tourists-were-not-warned-before-volcano-eruption-in-2019-killed-22/ |
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Hikers found human remains Saturday in a Southern California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared five months ago, authorities said.
The body discovered around 10 a.m. in wilderness near Mount Baldy was transported to the coroner’s office for identification next week, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Sands, an avid hiker and mountaineer, was reported missing January 13 after setting out on the peak that rises more than 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) east of Los Angeles. The region was pounded by severe storms during winter.
On Friday, his family released its first statement since Sands’ disappearance.
“We continue to hold Julian in our hearts with bright memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts, and as an original and collaborative performer,” the statement said.
Sands, a 65-year-old British-born actor best known for his role in the 1985 film “A Room With a View,” is married to journalist Evgenia Citkowitz and has three adult children.
A June 17 search for Sands, the eighth organized search since his disappearance, was unsuccessful, authorities said. | 2023-06-25T02:04:57+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/entertainment-news/human-remains-found-in-california-mountain-area-where-actor-julian-sands-disappeared-5-months-ago/ |
Dear Annie: My neighbor, who has become one of my very best friends, just moved to a city four hours away. I’m devastated. We used to meet up nearly every night for a cocktail on the porch or a walk around the neighborhood. We both promised to keep in close touch, but I have barely heard from her at all in the month that she has been gone. I feel like I have been tossed aside, that she was only friends with me out of convenience. I’m not sure what to do. -- Left Alone
Dear Left Alone: That’s lovely that you live in such a neighborly community! Do you have other neighbors you get along with? Perhaps you could get to know them better by bringing over baked goods or organizing a block party.
In terms of your relationship with your neighbor who moved away, try to give her some grace. Moving is stressful. Once she is settled in her new place, why don’t you give her a call and make plans to visit her? A new walking route could be just what you need to get out of your rut.
Dear Annie: I’m writing regarding “Three’s Company,” who feels uncomfortable around her future brother- and sister-in-law and their girlfriend who now lives with them and their children. You were correct to say that only the people involved know what really goes on in a relationship. I am sure you will hear from others, but polyamory can mean long-term, committed relationships. Just because they don’t look like what the concerned sister-in-law believes they should look like doesn’t make them wrong and it doesn’t mean they are doomed. If the couple was already dealing with infidelity beforehand, as was mentioned in the letter, then monogamy was not working for them. Maybe consensual non-monogamy will work for them if they are being open about what they need.
Many poly people actively spend time learning to better communicate with their partners. I have been in a loving polyamorous relationship for 24 years. My partners care for me and support each other when I have been seriously ill. Even the nuns in the nursing home I was in for a while said they had never heard of it before but that I had the best support system they had ever seen.
Three’s Company should consider supporting her sister-in-law, and maybe she will learn that love may look different for the thruple, but that doesn’t make it wrong. Also, the children may now have another trusted adult to turn to when they need help with homework or are frustrated with their parents. Love is beautiful in many forms. -- Pleased to Be Poly
Dear Pleased: Thank you for sharing your insights. You’re right that there is an abundance of love out there, and it looks different for everyone. There are certainly details about the thruple’s situation that we don’t know. I hope their dynamic is as loving and supportive as the one you have with your partners.
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KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) — Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and wounded 17 Tuesday in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan’s capital city, police said.
The blasts, which happened in rapid succession, were being investigated and more casualties were feared, according to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran and the city’s Emergency Hospital. Several of the wounded were in serious condition and some had been treated and released.
The explosions occurred inside the Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School and near the Mumtaz Education Center several kilometers (miles) away, both in the predominately Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. There were no immediate reports of casualties at the education center.
Guards in the narrow street leading to the two-story high school said they saw 10 casualties. Inside the school, an Associated Press video journalist saw walls splattered with blood, burned notebooks and children’s shoes.
The AP spoke to several private guards in the area but they refused to give their names, fearing repercussions from the Taliban security force cordoning off the area.
It appeared a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the sprawling compound, which can house up to 1,000 students, witnesses said. It wasn’t immediately clear how many children were in the school at the time of the explosion.
The school is teaching students only until grade 6 after Afghanistan’s hard-line Taliban rulers went back on a promise to allow all girls to attend school.
No one immediately claimed responsibility. The area has been targeted in the past by Afghanistan’s deadly Islamic State affiliate, which reviles Shiite Muslims as heretics.
Save the Children in Afghanistan issued a statement “strongly condemning ” the attack and saying “no school should be deliberately targeted, and no child should fear physical harm at or on the way to school.”
The U.N.’s high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, said on Twitter he joined the world body’s special representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, in offering condolences to families of the victims. He said the attack against the school was “horrific and cowardly.”
The Islamic State affiliate known as IS in Khorasan Province, or IS-K, has previously targeted schools, particularly in the Shiite dominated Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood. In May last year, months before the Taliban took power in Kabul, more than 60 children, mostly girls, were killed when two bombs were detonated outside their school, also in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood.
IS has presented the biggest security challenge to the country’s Taliban rulers, who swept into Kabul last August as the United States ended its 20-year war.
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Associated Press writers Rahim Faiez and Tameem Akhgar in Islamabad and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report. | 2022-04-20T02:43:00+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/multiple-blasts-near-kabul-school-hurt-at-least-7-children/ |
Inmates raise $8K to help send terminally ill child to Disneyland
DELANO, Calif. (KBAK) - Prisons and puppies are not two things you usually see together, but a program is changing that at a California prison.
Pawsitive Change is a program that allows inmates with good behavior to train dogs and prepare them to be adopted.
“This program teaches empathy and compassion. They are responsible for someone else,” said North Kern State Prison Warden Kelly Santoro.
Pawsitive Change is one of 32 programs that encourage good behavior at the prison.
The group involved is also going beyond just training dogs; they sponsored a food drive that raised money to send a child with a terminal illness to Disneyland.
“We cannot grant wishes without community support. And it is a wonderful opportunity to see this community come together to support this wish,” Ashley Sodergren, with Make-A-Wish, said.
Officials said inmates could spend up to $100 with the money they put towards their food sponsoring the child’s Disneyland trip.
“I think I maxed out and spent my $100 on Chinese food. It was pretty amazing when we found out that it was going to send a child to Disneyland,” said inmate Maurice Skinner.
The inmates raised more than $8,000 to grant a young boy his biggest wish – meeting Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.
“It’s really cool to be able to know that we can make a positive difference in our society even though we are in prison,” said inmate Curtis Krueger.
Copyright 2022 KBAK via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-17T23:08:32+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/06/17/inmates-raise-8k-help-send-terminally-ill-child-disneyland/ |
The Arizona Cardinals trusted Kyler Murray's football ability so much that they were comfortable giving the quarterback a contract that was worth nearly a quarter billion dollars.
Now — after an ample dose of embarrassment for the organization — the Cardinals have also decided they trust him to study.
The Cardinals announced Thursday that they've removed an addendum to Murray's $230.5 million, five-year contract that mandated at least four hours of “independent study” during game weeks.
“After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,” the team said Thursday in a statement. “It was clearly perceived in ways that were never intended. Our confidence in Kyler Murray is as high as it’s ever been and nothing demonstrates our belief in his ability to lead this team more than the commitment reflected in his contract.”
Earlier Thursday, Murray burst through the locker room door, marched up to the podium for an impromptu media session and declared that there have been no “shortcuts” to success during his football career, no matter what provisions the Cardinals included in his new contract.
It was a rare show of public emotion for Murray, who vociferously defended his football study habits a few days after the NFL Network reported the unique addendum. The two sides agreed to the contract on July 21, making Murray one of the league's highest-paid quarterbacks at $46.1 million per season.
Murray is used to criticism about his game. That's part of the territory. He'll take heat for a bad throw, bad decision, bad body language or even his height at a listed 5-foot-10.
But his work ethic?
“To think I can accomplish everything I’ve accomplished in my career and not be a student of the game, and not have that passion and not take this serious, it’s disrespectful and almost a joke,” Murray said. “I’m honestly flattered that y’all think that, at my size, I can go out there and not prepare for the game and not take it serious.”
So that begs the question: Why did the team feel the need to add the addendum in the first place?
Murray — and the team — haven't really given a clear response.
“If you want to talk about football, we'll talk about football,” Murray said.
The addendum was unexpected for several reasons, including that coach Kliff Kingsbury and teammates have never voiced public displeasure with Murray’s preparation for games. The quarterback has certainly had a few bad games during his three-year pro career, but knowledge of the playbook was never in question.
Even Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers was surprised when he heard about Murray's study mandate.
“I think I just raised my eyebrows up like this,” Rodgers said, demonstrating. “That was the reaction. Yeah, I was happy to see him get paid. One thing I did see was I think his average salary per year was about on par with the salary cap of the Oakland Athletics, so I think he can definitely smile knowing he made the right choice.”
Murray — and the team — have endured a lot of criticism and jokes over the past few days. Fans and pundits have wondered why the Cardinals would spend $230.5 million on a quarterback if there are questions about his study habits.
Murray said there's nothing wrong with the way he prepares. Teammates seemed to agree, with tight end Zach Ertz saying that “Kyler knows the playbook better than anyone on this team."
“There's multiple different ways to watch film,” Murray said. "There's many different ways to process the game, there's many different ways quarterbacks learn the game and break the game down. Of course, I watch film by myself. That's a given. That doesn't even need to be said.
“But I do enjoy and love the process of watching the game with my guys, the quarterbacks, my coaches.”
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Oklahoma, Murray took time Thursday to list his ample accomplishments on the football field over the past decade, from a 43-0 record in high school, to a Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma to his Pro Bowl selections in the NFL. There's also the fact that he was a top-10 selection in both the NFL and Major League Baseball drafts.
He said none of that would have happened if he didn't have a good work ethic.
“I'm not 6-7, 230, and I don't throw the ball 85 yards,” Murray said. “I'm already behind the 8-ball and can't afford to take any shortcuts.” | 2022-07-29T16:20:30+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/sports/cardinals-remove-kyler-murrays-independent-study-addendum |
- New Clan PVP Content Revealed for MIR4!
SEOUL, South Korea, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MIR4's new PVP content, Bicheon Heist, will be revealed June 28, 2022.
"Defend the Darksteel or be Heisted!"
Adding new excitement to the MIR continent, Bicheon Heist will occur every Friday from 10pm to 11pm starting July 1. Bicheon Castle's underground Darksteel vault has been opened and the clan that rules over Bicheon Castle, together with their allies, must defend against the schemes of the Heisters who seek to plunder Darksteel from the vault. Top 20 clans in the server that are not allied with the Defenders are able to participate as Heisters.
If the Heisters destroy the Iron Gate blocking the entrance to the Darksteel vault and defeat the menacing Master Guardian 'Cheol Mujin' who guards the Darksteel, numerous Darksteel Boxes will be theirs for the taking. Additional rewards such as Legendary Treasure Pieces, Mystic Stones, and Darkened Stones containing materials required to craft Legendary-grade Spirit Treasures can also be obtained.
Exclusive missions for Expedition content have also been added. Players can experience more diverse missions across servers and will receive bountiful loot to help progress their characters as they complete these missions.
Dark Crown Prince Wooska, a new Legendary Wind Spirit will also be introduced through the update. This Legendary Wind Spirit is extremely tough and highly specialized in physical defense. To commemorate the release of the Dark Crown Prince Wooska, a Special Summon tab will become available until the July 26th update. When a Legendary Spirit is summoned through the Special Summon during this period, players will have a 100% chance of obtaining the new Spirit, Dark Crown Prince Wooska.
From my battle to our war! More information about MIR4 can be found on the official site.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Plex, a global streaming media platform, grew its monthly active users (MAU) to 16 million with billions of minutes watched and nearly tripled its annual ad revenue thanks to an extensive year of innovation. During the year, Plex introduced major product updates to enhance the streaming experience, doubled its FAST programming, and expanded its programming and viewership internationally.
Launch of Discover
In April, Plex launched Discover and Universal Watchlist, product features that made Plex the first and only streaming platform where users can easily search for and maintain a cross-platform watchlist of essentially any movie, documentary, or TV show ever made. In just nine months, 24 million titles have been added to Watchlists in Plex, consisting of more than 450,000 unique titles. The top watchlisted programs were largely franchises, in order: Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Thor: Love and Thunder.
Additionally, millions of shows and movies have been deeplinked from Plex, with the top destinations being Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Plex, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies & TV, and Hulu.
Partner Growth
With a focus on providing content everyone can enjoy, Plex doubled down on partnership efforts in 2022. This year saw the launch of content on Plex from A24, Hallmark, Hearst, FOX, E.W. Scripps, Local Now, NBC Universal, PBS, Vevo, and more. These partnerships not only enhance Plex's content offering, but demonstrate its commitment to providing a diverse range of free, high-quality entertainment for all types of viewers.
The Rise of FAST
As one of the first platforms to focus on free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, FAST viewership nearly doubled on Plex in 2022, with billions of minutes of FAST content watched. FAST channels on Plex now stand at over 300, with the top performing channels being A+E's Crime 360, Hallmark Movies & More, and The Walking Dead on Stories by AMC.
Rapid International Growth
With content in 239 countries and 81 languages, Plex has, since its founding, focused on catering to its global audience. In 2022, minutes viewed more than doubled year-on-year in Australia, Canada, Mexico, UK, and South Africa. Minutes viewed in Spain grew 2X, with Brazil growing 3X. The international growth is largely attributed to a focus on new partners that provide highly engaging international content, including Rakuten, BBC, eOne, VVS, Trinity, and more.
About Plex
Plex is the most comprehensive entertainment platform available today. A one-stop destination to stream movies, TV shows, and music, Plex solves the streaming media struggle by making it quick and easy to find and play any movie or TV show being streamed online. Plex is the first and only streaming platform to offer free ad-supported movies, shows, and Live TV, paired with the ability to easily search for any title ever made and create a customized watchlist for all the movies and shows you're interested in watching, regardless of where they are being streamed. Plex has partnered with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Warner Brothers Discovery, NBC Universal, Paramount, AMC, A+E, BBC, Lionsgate, Hallmark Media, E.W. Scripps, A24, Relativity, Hearst, and Crackle. Acting as one window into all streaming services and a user's personal media library, Plex serves up the most relevant content for all of its users.
The company is independently owned, backed by Intercap and Kleiner Perkins. For more, visit https://www.plex.tv, follow @plex on Twitter, or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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LUBBOCK, Texas – A landscaping style designed to save time and money continues to gain popularity in hot, dry climates.
Xeriscaping, as it’s called, is nothing new. The idea is relatively simple, too: Replace the grass and any plants that require excessive watering from your property, and replace them with rocks, turf or native plants that are more adaptable to drought conditions.
Not only is xeriscaping an environmentally conscious choice, as it saves water and promotes native vegetation, but it could even be cost-effective in the long run, saving on unnecessary irrigation or landscaping costs.
“It’s easier [and] not as frequent of maintenance is required, I think is the big thing,” said Matthew Helm, an employee at King Nursery in Lubbock.
King Nursery’s employees say they’re seeing an uptick in customers wanting this type of landscaping for their lawns. Helm said he suggests some of Texas’ native plants, including noemexicana agave and blonde ambition grass, which make a great combination. Adding some Drift roses — a style that’s relatively easy to grow — will give the space a pop of color, Helm said.
Xeriscaping is also great for the colder months, according to experts, as desert-type plants are harder to kill.
Aubrey Spear, the director of Water Utilities for the City of Lubbock, is a fan of xeriscaping.
“We really call it more of a ‘smart’ scape,” Spear said. “We can use that ‘smart’ scape to help everything look really good and still conserve water.”
The cost to xeriscape varies from yard to yard, but can usually be reduced if the homeowners themselves are willing to put in some work. Some municipalities may even offer classes, like those at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District in Utah. Many cities in dry, hot states even offer sustainable landscaping rebates, Nexstar’s KTVX reports.
Not ready to give up on grass? There are plenty of other options for reducing water usage, according to KTVX, like installing smart sprinkler controllers or setting up drip irrigation systems, which deliver water more directly at the root of the plants. | 2022-07-31T15:01:30+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/what-is-xeriscaping-growing-trend-could-save-time-water-and-money/ |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies clashed with Iran and its ally Russia over Western claims that Tehran is supplying Moscow with drones that have been attacking Ukraine — and the U.S. accused the U.N. secretary-general of “yielding to Russian threats” and failing to launch an investigation.
At a contentious Security Council meeting Monday on the resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers, the United States and Iran also accused each other of responsibility for stalled negotiations on the Biden administration rejoining the agreement that former President Donald Trump pulled out of in 2018.
Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani insisted Iran’s negotiating team exercised “maximum flexibility” in trying to reach agreement and even introduced an “innovative solution to the remaining issues to break the impasse.” But he claimed the “unrealistic and rigid approach” of the United States led to the current stalled talks on the 2015 agreement, known as the JCPOA.
“Let’s make it clear: pressure, intimidation and confrontation are not solutions and will get nowhere,” Iravani said.
Iran is ready to resume talks and arrange a ministerial meeting “as soon as possible to declare the JCPOA restoration," Iravani said. “This is achievable if the U.S. demonstrates genuine political will … The U.S. now has the ball in its court.”
Speaking before Iravani, U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said “the door to negotiations remains open” for a mutual U.S.-Iranian return to full implementation of the JCPOA. But he said, “Iran’s own actions and stances have been responsible for preventing that outcome.”
In September, a deal that all other parties had agreed to was “within reach” and “even Iran prepared to say yes," Wood said, “until at the last minute, Iran made new demands that were extraneous to the JCPOA and that it knew could not be met.”
He said Iran's conduct since September — notably its failure to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, and the expansion of its nuclear program “for no legitimate civilian purpose" — has reinforced U.S. skepticism “about Iran’s willingness and capability of reaching a deal, and explains why there have been no active negotiations since then.”
At the end of the council meeting, Wood asked for the floor to refute Iravani, saying it's “a fact" that Iran’s extraneous demands and rejection of all compromise proposals are the reason why there has not been a return to mutual compliance with the JCPOA.
“So let me just simply say, The ball is not in the U.S. court," Wood said. “On the contrary, the ball is in Iran’s court.”
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward, whose country remains a party to the JCPOA, told the council Iran’s nuclear escalation is making “progress on a nuclear deal much more difficult.”
“Today, Iran’s total enriched uranium stockpile exceeds JCPOA limits by at least 18 times, and it continues to produce highly enriched uranium, which is unprecedented for a state without a nuclear weapons program,” she said.
In addition, Woodward said, “Iranian nuclear breakout time has reduced to a matter of weeks, and the time required for Iran to produce the fissile material for multiple nuclear weapons is decreasing.” She said Iran is also testing technology that could enable intermediate and intercontinental range ballistic missiles to carry a nuclear payload.
U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the council “the space for diplomacy appears to be rapidly shrinking.”
She pointed to an IAEA report that Iran intends to install new centrifuges at its Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant and to produce more uranium enriched up to 60% at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant — a level close to that needed for a nuclear weapon. Iran also removed all IAEA equipment monitoring JCPOA-related activities.
DiCarlo called on Iran to reverse all steps outside JCPOA limits, and on the United States to lift sanctions on Iran outlined in the nuclear deal, and extend waivers on Iranian oil trading.
Iran’s Iravani emphasized that all of Iran’s nuclear activities “are peaceful” and said Iran is ready to engage the IAEA to resolve outstanding issues on nuclear safeguards.
As for what he called the “unfounded allegation” that Iran transferred drones to Russia in violation of the 2015 resolution, Iravani stressed that all restrictions on transferring arms to and from Iran were terminated in October 2020. So he said Western claims that Tehran needed prior approval “has no legal merit.”
Iravani also insisted that drones were not transferred to Russia for use in Ukraine, saying “the misinformation campaign and baseless allegations … serve no purpose other than to divert attention from Western states’ transfer of massive amounts of advanced, sophisticated weaponry to Ukraine in order to prolong the conflict.”
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called allegations of Iranian drone deliveries to his country for use in Ukraine “patently concocted and false.” Russia is well aware that Ukrainian representatives “have been unable to provide Tehran bilaterally any documentation to corroborate the use by Russian military personnel of Iranian-origin drones," he said.
Wood, the U.S. envoy, told the council that Ukraine’s report of Iranian-origin drones being used by Russia to attack civilian infrastructure has been supported “by ample evidence from multiple public sources” including a statement by Iran’s foreign minister on Nov. 5.
He insisted that Iran is barred from transferring these types of drones without prior Security Council approval under an annex to the 2015 resolution.
For seven years, Wood said, the U.N. has had a mandate to investigate reported violations of the resolution, and he expressed disappointment that the U.N. Secretariat, headed by secretary-general Guterres, has not launched an investigation, “apparently yielding to Russian threats.”
Russia’s Nebenzia reiterated Moscow’s contention that investigations are “an egregious violation” of the resolution and the U.N. Charter “and the U.N. Secretariat should not bow to pressure from Western countries.”
Guterres told a news conference earlier Monday, when asked about criticism that the U.N. hasn’t launched an investigation of Iranian-made drones in Ukraine, that “We are looking into all the aspects of that question and in the broader picture of everything we are doing in the context of the war to determine if and when we should” conduct an investigation. | 2022-12-20T05:47:16+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/US-and-Iran-clash-over-Russia-using-Iran-drones-17665745.php |
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President Joe Biden revealed late Monday that he was asked by former President Jimmy Carter to deliver his eulogy.
“He asked me to do his eulogy,” President Biden told reporters, before adding, “Excuse me, I shouldn’t say that.”
This was according to a White House pool report.
Carter entered hospice care last month after a “series of short hospital stays.” Carter and his family have not given any updates on his health since the Feb. 18 announcement.
President Biden said he recently spoke to Carter.
“I spent time with Jimmy Carter, and it’s finally caught up with him, but they found a way to keep him going for a lot longer than they anticipated because they found a breakthrough,” President Biden said.
At age 98, Carter is the oldest former president in U.S. history. He also had the longest post-presidency ever.
President Biden last visited Carter in April 2021 in Plains, Georgia, three months after President Biden took office.
President Biden was a U.S. senator during Carter’s 1977 to 1981 presidency.
“He reminded me that I was the first person to endorse him outside of Georgia,” President Biden said following his 2021 visit to Georgia. “And we sat and talked about the old days. And he introduced me to a friend of his -- a reverend who he wanted me to get to know. And Rosalynn was great too. We just had a nice time.” | 2023-03-14T12:27:28+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/news/national/biden-reveals-president-carter-asked-him-to-deliver-eulogy |
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