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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of TG Therapeutics, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of TGTX during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: January 15, 2020 to May 31, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: September 16, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/tg-therapeutics-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=30891&from=4
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney investigating Donald Trump rebuffed House Republicans’ request Thursday for documents and testimony about the case, dismissing it as an “unprecedented inquiry” with no legitimate basis.
In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the general counsel for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg slammed the congressional request as “an unlawful incursion into New York’s sovereignty.”
“The Letter only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene,” Leslie Dubeck wrote in the letter. “Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry.”
The Republican chairmen of three House committees on Monday sent a letter to Bragg seeking information about his actions in the Trump case. The Republicans criticized the grand jury investigation as an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.”
The chairmen requested testimony as well as documents and copies of any communications with the Justice Department to be turned over by Thursday. The request came as Republicans in the House quickly rallied around the former president as a grand jury in New York weighs whether to bring an indictment against him.
“If a grand jury brings charges against Donald Trump, the DA’s Office will have an obligation, as in every case, to provide a significant amount of discovery from its files to the defendant so that he may prepare a defense,” Dubeck wrote.
The five-page response from Bragg’s office provides a rare insight into what has remained a secret grand jury process, marking one of the first public acknowledgments that there is a sitting grand jury currently investigating Trump. The DA’s office has adhered closely to centuries-old rules that have kept grand juries under wraps to protect the reputations of people who end up not being charged and to encourage reluctant witnesses to testify.
In proceedings closed to the public and members of the media, grand jurors listen to evidence presented by prosecutors and hear from witnesses. There is no judge present nor anyone representing the accused, and prosecutors do not have to offer any evidence favorable to the defense.
The disclosure comes as the grand jury appears close to finishing its work, after hearing last week from Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, but the timing of a possible decision on whether to charge the ex-president remains uncertain. Prosecutors canceled a scheduled grand jury session Wednesday and planned to hear testimony on other matters Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. But law enforcement in New York has been making preparations for any unrest, should Trump face charges.
The case revolves around hush money payments during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to women who alleged sexual encounters with him. Bragg’s team appears to be looking at whether Trump or anyone committed crimes in New York state in arranging the payments, or in the way they accounted for them internally at the Trump Organization.
On Thursday, one of the GOP chairmen, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, expanded his probe into the handling of the Trump case by demanding testimony and documents from Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne, two former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading the Trump case before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe.
“Last year, you resigned from the office over Bragg’s initial reluctance to move forward with charges, shaming Bragg in your resignation letter — which was subsequently leaked — into bringing charges,” Jordan, an Ohio Republican, wrote in the letter to Pomerantz late Wednesday. “It now appears that your efforts to shame Bragg have worked as he is reportedly resurrecting a so-called ‘zombie’ case against President Trump using a tenuous and untested legal theory.”
Requests for comment from Pomerantz and Dunne were not returned.
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Associated Press writer Michael R. Sisak in New York contributed to this report. | 2023-03-23T17:02:23+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/manhattan-da-rejects-gop-demand-for-info-on-trump-case/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
PhasED-Seq ctDNA detection enables accurate and predictive treatment response monitoring and clinical prognosis in patients with B-cell lymphoma.
AURORA, Colo., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foresight Diagnostics, a leader in minimal residual disease (MRD) detection technology, announced today that three studies utilizing their patented PhasED-Seq technology will be presented at the 64th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2022) taking place December 10-13, 2022, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.
The Foresight Diagnostics MRD platform is based on the sequencing of phased variants (PVs) for ultrasensitive and highly specific tumor-derived cell free DNA (ctDNA) detection from solid tumors and B-cell malignancies. PhasED-Seq enhances specificity by requiring the concordant detection of two or more distinct mutations within a single DNA molecule. This enables PhasED-Seq to more accurately distinguish ctDNA from healthy cell free DNA. PhasED-Seq detects ctDNA at levels below one part-per-million (<.0001%), which enables the detection of cancer relapse up to 200 days earlier than other commercial ctDNA detection methods*. The PhasED-Seq platform has been validated in hundreds of real-world patient samples.
Mark Roschewski, MD, of the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will present data, generated in collaboration with MorphoSys AG, demonstrating that PhasED-Seq's sensitivity exceeded that of PET/CT scans and was highly prognostic for outcomes when used to measure MRD at the end of treatment in five clinical trials of patients with DLBCL.
David M. Kurtz, MD PhD, of Stanford University School of Medicine, has authored a poster presenting data, generated in collaboration with MorphoSys AG, on the use of PhasED-Seq to accurately track therapeutic response and predict clinical outcomes of first line therapy combinations in de novo DLBCL.
Dr. Kurtz will also give an oral presentation of data, generated in collaboration with Tessa Therapeutics, from the CHARIOT phase 2 clinical trial that supports PhasED-Seq ctDNA detection as a viable biomarker to assess risk, monitor response, and predict outcomes in patients with recurrent classic Hodgkin Lymphoma treated with CD30.CAR-T therapy.
"We are very pleased to have been selected by the ASH Program Committee to share these impactful clinical studies utilizing Foresight's PhasED-Seq MRD technology for guiding lymphoma treatments and furthering clinical trials," said Jake Chabon, PhD, CEO and co-founder of Foresight Diagnostics. "Our goal is to provide industry leading MRD sensitivity that can provide actionable information to physicians and pharmaceutical companies to enhance a personalized approach to cancer treatment. We are very grateful to our partners at MorphoSys AG and Tessa Therapeutics for including our PhasED-Seq technology in their clinical trials and demonstrating its superior MRD sensitivity and utility for predicting clinical outcomes. We are also grateful to Dr. Roschewski, Dr. Kurtz, and their teams for presenting this important work at the 2022 ASH Annual Meeting."
Abstract Number: 322
Abstract Title: MRD-Negativity as a Potential Surrogate Endpoint after Frontline DLBCL Therapy: Pooled Analysis of Trials & Implications for Clinical Trial Design
Presenting Author: Mark Roschewski, MD, Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Session Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at 4:45 PM CT; session 627, Theater AB
Abstract Summary: Studies were conducted to compare the predictive value of ctDNA MRD detection to radiographic response and ultimate outcomes including progression free survival (PFS) in patients with DLBCL. Cell-free DNA was profiled using Foresight Diagnostics' PhasED-Seq to identify tumor-associated phased variants (PVs) and these PVs were used to monitor MRD at various interim timepoints and at end of treatment (EOT) in 5 prospective studies including investigational combinations of CHOP or EP[O]CH with acalabrutinib, lenalidomide, obinutuzumab, polatuzumab, and tafasitamab. Results show that detection of ctDNA MRD at EOT using PhasED-Seq is more sensitive than PET/CT and highly prognostic for outcomes in DLBCL. Studies suggest that PhasED-Seq's ultrasensitive 1ppm limit of detection may serve as a surrogate clinical endpoint at EOT and should be routinely used in the analysis of MRD in clinical trials for DLBCL.
Abstract Number: 984
Abstract Title: Ultrasensitive Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Dynamics after Autologous CD30.CAR-T Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory (r/r) Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (CHARIOT Trial)
Presenting Author: David M. Kurtz, MD Ph.D., Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Session Date: Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, 5:45 PM CT; session 704, Hall E
Abstract Summary: The Phase 2 multicenter study, CHARIOT, is investigating the use of CD30.CAR-T cells in cHL patients with progression following 3 lines of therapy. Foresight Diagnostics' PhasED-Seq MRD assay was used to measure ctDNA levels as a possible biomarker at multiple timepoints, including at baseline (pre-treatment), at day 42 post-CD30.CAR-T infusion (D42), and upon progressive disease (PD). Data showed that ctDNA responses correlated with radiographic responses, suggesting that pre-treatment ctDNA levels could be predictive of patient response to CAR-T therapy. Researchers also determined that PhasED-Seq ctDNA analysis is a viable biomarker to assess risk, monitor responses, and predict outcomes in patients with r/r cHL treated with CD30.CAR-T therapy.
Abstract Number: 1519
Abstract Title: Ultrasensitive MRD Profiling Predicts Outcomes in DLBCL after Frontline Therapy with tafasitamab in Combination with lenalidomide and R-CHOP
Presenting Author: David M. Kurtz, MD PhD, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Session Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM CT; session 621, Hall D
Abstract Summary: Studies were conducted to determine if ultrasensitive detection of ctDNA MRD levels could accurately track response and predict curative outcomes following experimental first line (1L) therapy. Serial blood specimens were evaluated from patients enrolled in a randomized Phase Ib study in de novo DLBCL treated with tafasitamab in combination with lenalidomide & R-CHOP (T/LR-CHOP). Cell-free DNA was profiled using Foresight Diagnostics' PhasED-Seq assay, prior to treatment, to genotype each patient's tumor for phased variants (PVs). PV detection was used to monitor MRD in blood specimens collected following 1 cycle, 3 cycles, 6 cycles/end-of-treatment (EOT), and 6-months post-treatment. MRD positivity at each timepoint was associated with likelihood of future progression or death. The results showed that the absence of ctDNA MRD as measured by PhasED-Seq, strongly correlated with durable responses to T/LR-CHOP in DLBCL.
Foresight Diagnostics is a privately held cancer diagnostics company and CLIA-registered laboratory. The company has developed a novel liquid biopsy testing platform for the measurement of minimal residual disease (MRD) that is significantly more sensitive (with a detection limit below 0.0001% or one part-per-million) than existing tests. The improved sensitivity of the Foresight MRD assays can provide actionable information to physicians and biopharmaceutical companies to enable more personalized treatment approaches for patients with solid tumors and B-cell malignancies. For more information, please visit foresight-dx.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
The Foresight MRD platform is based on the Phased variant Enrichment and Detection by Sequencing (PhasED-Seq) technology. PhasED-Seq lowers the error profile of mutation detection in sequencing data by requiring the concordant detection of two separate non-reference events in an individual DNA molecule. By detecting more than one mutation, PhasED-Seq can more accurately distinguish tumor-derived cell free DNA (i.e., ctDNA) from healthy cell free DNA - enabling detection of ctDNA at levels below one part-per-million (<.0001%). PhasED-Seq has been exclusively validated in thousands of patient samples.
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowdworks AI, a leading South Korean data platform for artificial intelligence (AI), is participating in VivaTech 2023, Europe's largest startup and tech event, held in Paris from June 14th to 17th.
Crowdworks provides end-to-end AI data labeling services for companies across industries. Crowdworks uses trained and specialized workforce and patented tools to label various types of data (image, text, video, audio) whilst applying painstaking quality control process. Businesses can leverage Crowdworks' high-quality data to build a well-trained model using fewer data; such model can then be used to automate the rest of the labeling process.
In particular, top AI teams rely on Crowdworks' exceptional data to power their language models. The platform boasts South Korea's largest expert workforce, offering extensive domain expertise, exceptional scalability, and adaptable tools. In this data-centric era, the performance of AI models mainly relies on the quality of data. Following this trend, Crowdworks highlights the significance of the platform worker management system in a digital platform and how it influences data quality and project productivity; it claims that only companies with data and human technology will succeed as an essential platform for future innovation.
Crowdworks has validated the correlation between data quality and the capabilities of data labelers through her data annotator training programme, 'Crowd Academy.' As a result, the company has registered over 180 local and global platform labeler management technology patents, including 'data-based labeler-project auto matching technology' and 'real-time abusive worker monitoring technology. By managing its 500K platform labelers with over 180 profile indexes -- based on their project performances and behavioral data -- Crowdworks delivers high-quality data with maximum efficiency.
Furthermore, listed as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Science and Machine Learning 2022, its technological process has started making its appearance on the global stage.
At the booth, Crowdworks is showcasing the following services and solutions: Crowdworks™️(online data collection/annotation platform), Workstage™️(on-premise/SaaS-based AI data infrastructure solution), MLworks(Foundation model fine-tuning service) and Qualityworks(ground-truth-based verification service). These all together provide end-to-end service that accelerates clients' entire AI model development lifecycle.
Minwoo Park, CEO of Crowdworks, says, "VivaTech 2023 presents an excellent opportunity to showcase our data-centric solution of the highest quality, along with the underlying ML technologies. As Crowdworks has been at the forefront of Korea's AI industry development, we aim to demonstrate our technological process once again on a global scale and thrive as a leading global AI data platform."
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LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) – The Historical Society of Michigan has announced the winners of its 2022 Upper Peninsula History Awards.
Each year, the Historical Society of Michigan presents two U.P.-based awards: the Charles Follo Award for individuals and the Superior Award for historical organizations located in the Upper Peninsula. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the preservation and promotion of U.P. history.
The Upper Peninsula History Awards are usually presented at the Upper Peninsula History Conference. This year, the 2022 Upper Peninsula History Conference will be held virtually. The 2022 History Awards will be presented at the virtual conference on Saturday, June 25.
The Charles Follo Award is named in honor of Charles Follo, a schoolteacher from Escanaba who worked to establish historical societies and promote the history of the Upper Peninsula. This year’s recipient is Theresa Weller of St. Ignace, Michigan. A proud member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Weller has dug deeply into the genealogies of people in the St. Ignace region.
Her work has linked the people of the present with the people of the past and helped countless families connect with their long-forgotten ancestors. Weller’s research into the lives of Native women involved with the Agatha Biddle Band has resulted in public presentations, a genealogy center created for the Michilimackinac Historical Society, the development of the Mackinac Area Genealogy and Family History Facebook page, and the 2021 book release “The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island: The Agatha Biddle Band of 1870.”
The Historical Society of Michigan established the Superior Award in 2006 to recognize historical societies, museums, and other historical organizations that have preserved and advanced U.P. history. This year’s recipient is the Iron Ore Heritage Trail. The 47-mile trail connects walkers, bikers, and other travelers to historic sites across the Central Upper Peninsula. Complete with interpretive signs detailing the region’s iron-mining history, the multiuse trail serves as a place of recreation and education.
The trail starts along the Lake Superior shore west of Marquette. From there, it heads west and south through Negaunee, Ishpeming, Clarksburg, and Humboldt, until reaching its terminus in Republic. At each of the trail’s town detours, educational opportunities await travelers through the path’s various interpretive signage, artwork, and museum sites.
The Historical Society of Michigan is the state’s oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming, and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan’s rich history.
To virtually attend the 2022 Upper Peninsula History Awards on June 25, register here. | 2022-06-07T22:20:40+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/michigan-news/historical-society-of-michigan-announces-u-p-history-awards-winners/ |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.
The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain, would restrict public school instruction on human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and related topics to grades 6 through 12. McClain confirmed at a recent committee meeting that discussions about menstrual cycles would also be restricted to those grades.
“So if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in 5th grade or 4th grade, will that prohibit conversations from them since they are in the grade lower than sixth grade?” asked state Rep. Ashley Gantt, a Democrat who taught in public schools and noted that girls as young as 10 can begin having periods.
“It would,” McClain responded.
The GOP-backed legislation cleared the House Education Quality Subcommittee on Wednesday by a 13-5 vote mainly along party lines. It would also allow parents to object to books and other materials their children are exposed to, require schools to teach that a person’s sexual identity is determined biologically at birth and set up more scrutiny of certain educational materials by the state Department of Education.
McClain said the bill’s intent is to bring uniformity to sex education across all of Florida’s 67 school districts and provide more pathways for parents to object to books or other materials they find inappropriate for younger children.
At the committee meeting, Gantt asked whether teachers could face punishment if they discuss menstruation with younger students.
“My concern is they won’t feel safe to have those conversations with these little girls,” she said.
McClain said “that would not be the intent” of the bill and that he is “amenable” to some changes to its language. The measure must be approved by another committee before it can reach the House floor; a similar bill is pending in the Senate.
An email seeking comment was sent Saturday to the office of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely seen as a potential 2024 presidential candidate. | 2023-03-18T21:41:33+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/florida-bill-seeks-to-ban-girls-period-talk-in-elementary-grades/ |
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Bob Brown, a Pro Football and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, died Friday surrounded by family and friends.
He was 81 years old.
Brown played in the NFL from 1964-1973, was a nine-time All-Pro and was widely regarded as of the best offensive linemen of his era. He played with the Eagles, Rams and Raiders during his prolific 10-year pro career.
He was also named to the NFL's 1960s All-Decade team.
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According to Brown's wife, through a statement from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he suffered a stroke in April. She said he had been in a rehabilitation center ever since.
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"Bob Brown demonstrated different personalities on and off the field," Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said in a statement. "On the field, he was as fierce an opponent as any defensive linemen or linebacker ever faced. He used every tactic and technique — and sometimes brute force — to crush the will of the person across the line from him. And took great pride in doing so.
"Yet, off the field, he demonstrated a quiet, soft-spoken and caring nature that his son, Robert Jr., captured eloquently when he presented his dad for enshrinement in 2004. The Hall extends its thoughts and prayers to CeeCee and Robert Jr. for their loss."
Brown was the No. 2 overall pick in the 1964 NFL Draft after he was named a unanimous All-American in his last season with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The football program has since retired his No. 64.
Brown was also drafted in the first round of the 1964 AFL Draft.
Brown played on the offensive line alongside Gene Upshaw, center Jim Otto and tackles Art Shell and Ron Mix when he was with the Raiders in 1971. Each of those players have also been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The late John Madden, who coached Brown during his stint with the Raiders, once complimented the former offensive lineman's tenacity.
"Bob was the most aggressive lineman that ever played," Madden said via the Pro Football Hall of Fame's official website. | 2023-06-18T02:29:39+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/pro-football-hall-of-famer-bob-the-boomer-brown-dies-at-81/article_5e9ce7c1-5727-5c44-a144-9f9704246f8c.html |
DALLAS – A destructive winter storm marched across the United States on Wednesday, delivering blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains hours after tornadoes touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Five tornadoes were confirmed across north Texas as of Tuesday afternoon based on video and eyewitness reports, but potentially a dozen may have occurred, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, reported.
Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged by the line of thunderstorms, and several people were injured in the suburbs and counties stretching north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. More than 1,000 flights into and out of area airports were delayed, and over 100 were canceled, according to the tracking service FlightAware.
Two people were missing and homes were destroyed Tuesday when a tornado hit Four Forts, Louisiana, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Shreveport, said Sgt. Casey Jones of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office.
“I’m hoping they’re with family somewhere,” Jones said. There were no immediate reports of deaths.
The severe weather threat continued into Wednesday for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
Blizzard warnings stretched from Montana into western Nebraska and Colorado, and the National Weather Service said as much as 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow was possible in some areas of western South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska. Winds of more than 50 mph (80 kph) at times will make it impossible to see outdoors in Nebraska, officials said.
“There’s essentially no one traveling right now,” said Justin McCallum, a manager at the Flying J truck stop at Ogallala, Nebraska.
Forecasters expect the storm system to hobble the upper Midwest with ice, rain and snow for days, as well as move into the Northeast and central Appalachians. Residents from West Virginia to Vermont were told to watch out for a possible significant mix of snow, ice and sleet, and the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon, depending on the timing of the storm.
In the Dallas suburb of Grapevine, police spokesperson Amanda McNew reported five confirmed injuries Tuesday.
A possible tornado blew the roof off the city’s service center — a municipal facility — and left pieces of the roof hanging from powerlines, said Trent Kelley, deputy director of Grapevine Parks and Recreation.
It was also trash day, so the storm picked up and scattered garbage all over, he said.
Photos sent by the city showed downed power lines on rain-soaked streets, as well as toppled trees, damaged buildings and a semitrailer that appeared to have been tossed around a parking lot.
In Colorado, all roads were closed in the northeast quadrant of the state. The severe weather in the ranching region could also threaten livestock. Extreme winds can push livestock through fences as they follow the gale’s direction, said Jim Santomaso, a northeast representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.
“If this keeps up,” said Santomaso, “cattle could drift miles.”
A blizzard warning has been issued on Minnesota’s north shore, as some areas are expecting up to 24 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40 mph. And in the south of the state, winds gusting up to 50 mph (80 kph) had reduced visibility.
National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye in the Twin Cities said this is a “long duration event” with snow, ice and rain through Friday night. Minnesota was expecting a lull Wednesday, followed by a second round of snow.
The same weather system dumped heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada and western U.S. in recent days.
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Groves reported from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press writers Ken Miller in Oklahoma City; Jill Bleed in Little Rock, Arkansas; Sam Metz in Salt Lake City; Trisha Ahmed in Minneapolis; Jesse Bedayn in Denver; Margery Beck in Omaha, Nebraska; and Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this report. | 2022-12-14T06:52:43+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/national/2022/12/14/winter-us-storm-brings-warnings-of-more-tornadoes-blizzards/ |
LONDON (AP) — Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportwear company said would hit its bottom line.
“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.”
The company faced pressure to cut ties with Ye, with celebrities and others on social media urging Adidas to act. It said at the beginning of the month that it was placing its lucrative sneaker deal with the rapper under review.
Adidas said Tuesday that it conducted a “thorough review” and would immediately stop production of its line of Yeezy products and stop payments to Ye and his companies. The sportswear company said it was expected to take a hit of up to 250 million euros ($246 million) to its net income this year from the move.
Adidas is just the latest company to end connections with Ye, who also has been suspended from Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies.
He recently suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast,” among other comments. He was also criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to his Yeezy collection show in Paris.
Ye’s talent agency, CAA, dropped him, and the MRC studio announced Monday that it is shelving a complete documentary about him.
The Balenciaga fashion house cut ties with Ye last week, according to Women’s Wear Daily. JPMorganChase and Ye have ended their business relationship, although the banking breakup was in the works even before Ye’s antisemitic comments.
In recent weeks, Ye has also ended his company’s association with Gap and has told Bloomberg that he plans to cut ties with his corporate suppliers.
After he was suspended from Twitter and Facebook, Ye offered to buy conservative social network Parler.
Demonstrators on a Los Angeles overpass Saturday unfurled a banner praising Ye’s antisemitic comments, prompting an outcry on social media as celebrities and others said they stand with Jewish people. | 2022-10-25T12:33:53+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/adidas-cuts-ties-with-ye-over-antisemitic-remarks/ |
TOKYO (AP) — As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they’ve turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors.
On Sunday, about 20 Okinawan farmers and vendors came to Camp Hansen, a Marine Corps base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, bringing locally grown spinach, pineapples, big lemons and other fresh vegetables and fruits that the U.S. embassy said attracted hundreds of customers.
U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, who proposed the event, said the market brought healthy, local produce to consumers at Camp Hansen, while providing Japanese farmers and businesses with new customers. He bought Okinawan spinach, according to the U.S. Embassy.
“A win-win for all,” Emanuel tweeted.
Fostering good relations with their host communities is important for the U.S. military based in Japan — especially in Okinawa where a heavy U.S. military presence has carried a fraught history.
Emanuel said in a statement he expects to see farmers markets foster a benefit between the Okinawan residents and American servicemembers who are contributing to the defense of Japan. He said he hopes to establish more farmers markets at other U.S. bases across Japan and hold them regularly.
Emanuel, a former congressman who served as former President Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff, tweeted that he later joined Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at a festival of Okinawans gathering from around the world, including Americans of Okinawan descent, held every five years.
Okinawa was reverted to Japan from U.S. occupation in 1972. Today, a majority of the 50,000 U.S. troops based in Japan under a bilateral security pact, as well as 70% of U.S. military facilities, are still in Okinawa, which accounts for only 0.6% of Japanese land.
Many Okinawans who complain about noise, pollution, accidents and crime related to American troops are now concerned about a possible emergency in Taiwan — just west of Okinawa and its outer islands — as an increasingly assertive China raises tensions amid its rivalry with Washington.
Tamaki, who was reelected for his second four-year term in September, supports the bilateral security alliance but has made the reduction of U.S. military bases a key component of his platform.
Sunday’s launch of the farmers’ market on Okinawa came a week after one at the Yokota Air Base in the western suburbs of Tokyo. | 2022-10-30T19:54:58+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-us-uses-farmers-markets-to-foster-ties-at-bases-in-japan/ |
LINCOLN — Lincoln fire chief Josh Vincent said his department's explorer program is making strides.
The Lincoln Fire Department started the explorer program in 2021. It's a part of the Boy Scouts of America's Exploring program and occurs in partnership with Learning for Life. Vincent said the point of the program is to give young people from 14 to 20 practical instruction in what a career in the fire service or emergency medical service is like.
"Essentially, it's a hands-on program for boys and girls from sixth grade to 20," he said.
Vincent said the idea is for the explorers to receive enough hands-on training to ride along with firefighters on calls, though there are restrictions in the name of safety. He said, for one thing, explorers are not allowed to take part in firefighting operations or provide actual medical care but can be on hand to assist.
"They get to help and learn and watch," Vincent said.
The chief said the program has had some issues getting off the ground because of some shake-ups with the Boy Scouts but is now going pretty strong with five members. He said the young people in the program are starting to learn things like CPR, patient confidentiality, and how to properly use firefighter equipment. Vincent said the advisors from his department are also getting the hang of working with the explorers. He said it's important for everyone to get comfortable with the program.
"We're getting the bugs worked out before next school year," Vincent said, adding that the department plans to look to recruit even more young people to the program in the fall.
The chief said he wanted to get the program going because of the effect being around the fire station had on him at a young age.
"I did this as a kid," he said. "I started here at the fire station very young."
When Vincent was appointed as fire chief, City Councilwoman Sadie Britt, his fourth-grade teacher, said that he had already started cleaning fire trucks and the like at the station when he was in her class. He said he wants to give young people the same opportunity to get involved that he was given.
Vincent said he also wants the program to be a recruitment tool for his department to get local teens interested in careers in EMS and the fire service, especially at Lincoln. The chief said he and the deputy chief are currently the only two people working at Lincoln Fire Department that are originally from Lincoln, and they would like to see that change.
"We want to get more Lincoln people involved in the Lincoln Fire Department," he said. | 2022-06-02T20:36:27+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/lincoln-fire-chief-says-explorers-program-is-getting-ready-to-ramp-up/article_31c5ab4a-e2b0-11ec-bd3a-9f95bd08d630.html |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Huntington Bancshares Inc. (HBAN) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $594 million.
The bank, based in Columbus, Ohio, said it had earnings of 39 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 38 cents per share.
The regional bank holding company posted revenue of $2.09 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.91 billion, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.84 billion.
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Health officials are expressing concerns as poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in Rockland County, New York.
The county first confirmed a case of polio in July, but the fact that the virus was detected in wastewater suggests they could be potentially hundreds of cases. Wastewater samples also found the virus in Orange County, New York.
Earlier this week, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said she was directing resources to the county, including expanding polio vaccinations.
Orange and Rockland County have the two lowest polio vaccination rates among toddlers in New York State, both at around 60%.
A community health official told CNN, “This is a silent killer, like carbon monoxide, and we don't know when it will hit us."
The CDC said that most people infected with poliovirus, the virus that causes polio, do not experience symptoms. In severe cases of polio, it can cause permanent disability and death.
Nationally, 92% of children are fully vaccinated from polio by 24 months, the CDC said. | 2022-08-11T15:23:55+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/officials-weighing-options-as-poliovirus-silently-spreads-in-new-york-counties |
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Shank bookended last year's sports car season by winning the most prestigious endurance race in North America and then the IMSA championship.
In between, he expanded his IndyCar program and followed a scrupulous plan to build Meyer Shank Racing into an elite motorsports organization.
Now he's set to lead Acura into a new sports car era as IMSA opens its season Saturday with the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the twice-round-the-clock endurance race that will debut the first hybrid engines used in North American motorsports. The top GTP class has switched to hybrids this year and Shank is one of two Acura factory teams.
MSR will attempt to defend last year's victory from the pole after Tom Blomqvist's qualifying run — which Shank celebrated as exuberantly as he did last year's IMSA championship. Shank, who has two Rolex 24 wins, and Indy 500 victory and last year's IMSA championship, said the pole-winning run “gives me more joy than I felt in a long time.”
Why?
“Because what happened in the past just does not matter to me or anyone else that pays us. What matters is now what happens here,” Shank said, adding that Honda Performance President David Salters simply told him Shank's job with the Acura “was to go as hard as we can and leave it all out there for qualifying and that’s what we did.”
The No. 60 is clearly prepared and the lineup of Bloomqvist, Colin Braun and endurance drivers Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud paced four consecutive practice sessions and won the pole. Castroneves, who turns 48 in May, is chasing with MSR both a third consecutive Rolex win as well as a record fifth Indianapolis 500.
Castroneves won his first Rolex in 2021 with Wayne Taylor Racing, Shank's top competition in IMSA because both teams want to be Acura's top factory program. Both would also like to expand to two cars and Acura is currently running two cars total parceled between MSR and Wayne Taylor Racing.
But Shank said the switch to hybrid has forged a strong relationship between the two teams, and, now that Taylor has partnered with Andretti Autosport, Shank believes his own IndyCar alliance with Andretti will benefit.
The entire organizational climb — Shank won his first Rolex 24 in 2012 and his second a decade later — has since picked up strong partners in co-owner Jim Meyer, investor Liberty Media, and strong funding from AutoNation and Sirius. Yet he has still got a complex as the underdog team.
“It’s probably my OCD and the problems I have, but I always felt like we were under-looked and not respected,” Shank said. "I’ve always fought for respect and people look at me like I’m crazy. But I’m telling you, there’s always an underlying thing with that with me for some reason.
“I went from Michael Shank Racing to Meyer Shank Racing, Liberty Media is a huge part of my life. These guy's at Liberty, they expect us to win and not lose money. And same with Jim Meyer. There's a pressure, a core pressure from the ownership group, and I take it very seriously.”
Pagenaud, who just completed his first IndyCar season with MSR, praised his boss' enthusiastic approach. Pagenaud had a disappointing debut season with one podium and was 15th in the standings. Castroneves finished 18th in the standings and led Pagenaud in finishes of seventh and eighth at Indy.
Shank has said the team didn't give Pagenaud what he needed to be successful last season, but made gains before the end of the year. Now Pagenaud believes he's got a top-five season in him this year in IndyCar, and the Rolex lineup is confident it can make it back-to-back 24-hour wins.
“I feel like the team, HPD and Acura have done a really nice job making the car better and better every test that we have had. It’s crazy impressive how much more driveable and driver friendly the car is," said Braun, in his first season with MSR. “It’s so much about the team and the work and the efforts those guys have put in. This Meyer Shank Racing group has been working really, really hard to make those big gains and I think it shows in our performance.”
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Former President Donald Trump pleaded 'not guilty' to 37 felony charges during a Miami federal court appearance. Trump is facing charges including obstruction of justice and unlawful retention of defense information.
Outside the courthouse, hundreds of Trump's loyalists gathered to rally in support of the former president.
Trump left Miami after his court appearance. Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with federal crimes
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said U.S. workers will get pay raises next month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour.
Company President CEO John Furner told employees in a memo Tuesday that the pay raises will be reflected in their March 2 paychecks and will come through a combination of targeted and regular annual pay increases.
Workers at 3,000 stores will get raises, increasing average pay to $17.50 an hour from $17. Starting wages currently range between $12 and $18 an hour, depending on location.
The competition for low-wage retail workers remains fierce even as companies scale back on hiring, amid a lingering labor shortage. Walmart and its competitors have raised wages several times in recent years and added benefits to retain workers, including covering in vitro fertilization, fertility testing and financial help with surrogacy and adoption.
The newest pay raises brings Walmart, the country’s largest retailer and biggest private employer, closer to many of its competitors, including Target and Amazon, that have raised their minimum wage to $15 an hour. | 2023-01-24T18:10:53+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/us-walmart-workers-to-get-pay-raises-next-month/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter, Harold Wimmer, President and CEO of the American Lung Association, issued the following statement:
"Today's proposal from EPA to update the national annual limits on particulate matter pollution misses the mark and is inadequate to protect public health from this deadly pollutant.
"Particle pollution kills. It can cause breathing problems, asthma attacks and a host of other harms, from cardiovascular problems to lung cancer to fetal harm. Children, seniors, people with lung or heart disease and people who work outdoors are disproportionately at risk, as are people in low-income communities and many communities of color who are exposed to higher levels.
"The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for criteria air pollutants. The NAAQS for particulate matter, a particularly dangerous criteria pollutant, is currently at levels that do not protect health. Current science shows that stronger limits are urgently needed at the levels of 8 µg/m3 for the annual standard and 25 µg/m3 for the 24-hour standard to protect vulnerable populations.
"We are deeply disappointed that EPA's proposal today did not include a standard of 8 µg/m3 in the proposed range of options for the annual standard. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee recommended a range of standards that included an annual level as protective as 8 µg/m3 and a 24-hour range as protective as 25 µg/m3. EPA did not follow these expert recommendations.
"Rather than actually proposing the science-based, most protective 8 µg/m3 annual level or the 25 µg/m3 24-hour level, EPA is only inviting comments on those protective levels. This falls far short of what is needed to meet the White House's stated goals of furthering public health and environmental justice. The Clean Air Act requires standards that are requisite to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety. EPA must follow the law and strengthen both the annual and 24-hour standard to protect public health.
"Health organizations and experts are united in their ask of EPA to finalize the national standards for particle pollution at 8 µg/m3 for the annual standard and 25 µg/m3 for the 24-hour standard. More protective standards are necessary to drive cleanup nationwide in communities that currently experience unhealthy levels of deadly particle pollution. This is vitally important in communities with a polluting source, like a power plant or port, located nearby. Inadequate standards leave too many communities behind. Strong particulate matter standards are needed to protect public health and further environmental justice.
"A stronger 24-hour standard is also important to better inform the public when air pollution levels are unhealthy. The NAAQS are the basis for EPA's air quality index (AQI), which people nationwide use to plan their activities based on the air quality forecast that day. Right now, EPA's outdated 24-hour standard means that people may be told that the air outside is safe to breathe on a day when it is not. EPA's failure to propose stronger 24-hour standards is a missed opportunity for public health. We note that EPA is proposing updates to air monitoring and the AQI. We will provide detailed comments in support of improving public understanding of air pollution threats in their communities.
"We will file detailed technical comments and provide testimony at the public hearing to urge EPA to strengthen the final standards and to promptly finalize this proposal no later than August 2023. We encourage the public to do the same by taking action today at Lung.org/stronger-standards.
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NWS: Grass fire danger for parts of East Texas
Posted/updated on: October 22, 2022 at 8:29 pmTYLER – The National Weather service has issued a grass fire danger statement for Van Zandt, Hopkins and Rains counties. The statement says there is a critical fire threat near and North of I-20 and near and West of U.S-281. According to our news partner KETK, this is because of a combination of unseasonably warm weather in the low to mid 90’s, low humidity and sustained windy conditions. The National Weather Service also asks for extreme care in outdoor activities. And to avoid outside burning of any kind due to the potential of a grass spreading quickly. | 2022-10-23T04:42:47+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1173918 |
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AUSTIN (KXAN) – NASA announced this week that the Hubble Space Telescope detected what might be a wandering “black hole” nearly 5,000 light-years away in the Milky Way Galaxy. The discovery led NASA to believe that the nearest black hole may be only 80 light-years away. The closest star to our own, Proxima Centauri, is about four light-years from Earth.
The wandering object was detected in the Carina-Sagittarius spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. Earth is located in the Orion spiral arm. It is moving at around 100,000 mph.
NASA says at that speed, the object could travel from the Earth to the Moon in around three hours. It took three days for humans to travel that same distance aboard Apollo 11.
Is it a black hole or… something else?
Two teams worked together to locate the object: Kailash Sahu with the Space Telescope Science Institute out of Baltimore, Maryland, and a team led by Casey Lam of the University of California, Berkeley. They disagree on what it may be: a black hole or maybe a star.
Black holes can not be seen with a traditional telescope. However, Hubble was able to detect the gravity-warping effects caused by the object. We detect these effects when an object passes in front of a star because they literally bend the light of the star.
Based on how the star’s light is altered, we can determine the size of the object moving in front of it. If the light is altered significantly, then it is likely a black hole. If it is only altered slightly and the color of the star changes, then it is likely another star.
Lam’s team believes the object is likely a star, while Sahu’s team believes it is a black hole. The debate surrounds the teams’ methodology. Lam’s team used Hubble, while the other team didn’t.
How are black holes created?
Black holes are born from destruction. They are created when a supermassive star dies. These stars are around 20 times larger than our sun.
As they die, they explode in what is called a supernova. According to NASA, what’s left after that explosion is then crushed under its own gravity. That gravity is so intense that it then sucks everything in around it: even light and time itself.
When that supernova happens, the kickback from the explosion can hurl the black hole into space.
Are we in danger of being sucked up by a black hole?
That’s not likely. While the black hole is moving pretty fast, it’s not moving fast enough to reach our solar system anytime soon. The likelihood of Earth being hit by a black hole, one of the study’s authors told Newsweek, is relatively low. | 2022-06-15T14:22:40+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/hubble-detects-black-hole-wandering-near-our-solar-system/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A historic trial over the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection is drawing to a close, with prosecutors and defense lawyers set to make their final appeals to jurors before they decide the fate of Proud Boys extremist group leaders charged with plotting to use force to keep then-President Donald Trump in power.
A federal jury in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to begin hearing closing arguments on Monday after more than three months of testimony in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants.
Tarrio is one of the top targets of the Justice Department’s investigation of the riot that erupted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress prepared to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election victory over Trump. Tarrio wasn’t in Washington, D.C., that day but is accused of orchestrating an attack from afar.
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The Justice Department has already secured seditious conspiracy convictions against the founder and members of another far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers. But this is the first major trial involving leaders of the far-right Proud Boys, a neofacist group of self-described “Western chauvinists” that remains a force in mainstream Republican circles.
Seditious conspiracy, a Civil War-era charge that is rare and can be difficult to prove, carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The Proud Boys also face other serious charges.
Jurors have heard 50 days of testimony by more than three dozen witnesses since the trial started in January. Two of the five defendants testified, but Tarrio wasn't one of them.
The foundation of the government’s case is a trove of messages that Proud Boys leaders and members privately exchanged in encrypted chats — and publicly posted on social media — before, during and after the Jan. 6 attack.
The messages show Proud Boys celebrating when Trump, a Republican, told the group to “stand back and stand by” during his first debate with Biden, a Democrat. After the 2020 election, they discussed plans to travel to Washington for Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6. And they raged online for weeks about baseless claims of a stolen election and what would happen when Biden took office.
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“If Biden steals this election, (the Proud Boys) will be political prisoners,” Tarrio posted on Nov. 16, 2020. “We won’t go quietly ... I promise.”
Jurors also saw the string of gleeful messages that Proud Boys members posted during the Jan. 6 riot. A group of Proud Boys marched to the Capitol that day. Some entered the building after the mob of Trump supporters overwhelmed police lines.
“Make no mistake,” Tarrio wrote in one message. “We did this.”
Tarrio, a Miami resident, is on trial with Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola. Nordean, of Auburn, Washington, was a Proud Boys chapter president. Biggs, of Ormond Beach, Florida, was a self-described Proud Boys organizer. Rehl was president of a Proud Boys chapter in Philadelphia. Pezzola was a Proud Boys member from Rochester, New York.
Tarrio was arrested in Washington two days before the Jan. 6 riot on charges that he burned a church’s Black Lives Matter banner during an earlier march in the city. Tarrio heeded a judge’s order to leave the nation’s capital after his arrest.
Defense attorneys have vigorously argued that there was no conspiracy and that the Proud Boys had no plan to attack the Capitol. And two key prosecution witnesses — onetime Proud Boys cooperating with the government — both acknowledged that they didn’t know of any such plan.
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The defense attorneys called several current and former Proud Boys to the stand, trying to portray the group as a drinking club that only engaged in violence for self-defense against antifascist activists.
Rehl, the first defendant to testify, said the group had “no objective” that day. Pezzola testified that he got “caught up in the craziness” and acted alone on Jan. 6 when he used a riot shield stolen from a police officer to smash a Capitol window. Pezzola also referred to the proceedings as a “corrupt trial” with “fake charges.”
Prosecutors have argued that Tarrio and the others mobilized a loyal group of foot soldiers — or “tools” — to supply the force necessary to carry out their plot.
Key witnesses for prosecutors included two former Proud Boys members who pleaded guilty to riot-related charges and are cooperating with the government in the hopes of getting lighter sentences.
The first, Matthew Greene, testified in January that group members were expecting a “civil war” as they grew increasingly angry about the election results. The second, Jeremy Bertino, testified in February that he viewed the Proud Boys as leaders of the conservative movement and as “the tip of the spear” after the November 2020 election.
Approximately 20 Proud Boys leaders, members and associates have pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jan. 6 riot. Bertino is the only one to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge.
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The Proud Boys’ defense mirrored arguments made by lawyers for members of the Oath Keepers, who were separately charged with seditious conspiracy. They, too, said there was no evidence of a plan for group members to attack the Capitol.
Several Oath Keepers — including the antigovernment group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes — also took the witness stand in their trials, with mixed results. Over the course of two Oath Keepers trials, prosecutors secured seditious conspiracy convictions against Rhodes and five other members, while three defendants were acquitted of the charge. Those three, however, were convicted of obstructing Congress’ certification of Biden’s electoral victory.
Sentencings for Rhodes and other Oath Keepers are scheduled for next month. Prosecutors have yet to disclose how much prison time they will be seeking. | 2023-04-24T10:17:32+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/24/nation/jury-hear-closing-arguments-proud-boys-leaders-trial/ |
NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Youdao, Inc. ("Yaoudao" or the "Company") (NYSE: DAO). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Youdao and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On May 5, 2022, Youdao issued a press release "provid[ing] an update on its status under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the 'HFCAA')." The press release stated, in relevant part, that "[o]n May 4, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') provisionally named the Company as a Commission-Identified Issuer after the Company filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the SEC on April 28, 2022, which included an audit report issued by a public accounting firm that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the 'PCAOB') has determined that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely." The press release advised investors that "[i]n accordance with the HFCAA, if the SEC determines that a company has filed audit reports issued by a registered public accounting firm that cannot be inspected or investigated completely by the PCAOB for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, the SEC shall prohibit its shares or American depositary shares (the 'ADSs') from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States."
On this news, Youdao's ADS price fell $0.67 per share, or 9.24%, to close at $6.58 per share on May 5, 2022.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after he defeated Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has some unfinished business he wants to to settle with the restive forces of Trumpism.
Biden planned to use a prime-time speech Thursday night at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to frame the November elections, less than 10 weeks away, as part of an ongoing battle for the “soul of the nation.” It’s a reprise of his 2020 campaign theme that he is using now to cast the current stakes in as dire terms as those that sent him to the Oval Office two years ago.
Biden, who largely avoided even referring to “the former guy” by name during his first year in office, has grown increasingly vocal in calling out Trump personally. White House officials say that reflects the urgency with which he views the threat of Trump and his loyalists.
Feeling emboldened by a series of legislative wins, the president is sharpening his criticism of Republicans as the “ultra-MAGA” party — a reference to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan — that opposes his agenda, embraces conservative ideological proposals and spreads Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.
“What we’re seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme ‘MAGA’ philosophy,” Biden told Democrats at a Maryland fundraiser last week. “It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy that underpins the — I’m going to say something, it’s like semi-fascism.”
In Philadelphia, White House officials said, Biden intends to hark back to the 2017 white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which he says brought him out of political retirement to challenge Trump. Biden plans to argue that the country faces a similar crossroads in the coming months.
“The president thinks that there is an extremist threat to our democracy,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday. “It’s not stopping. It’s continuing.”
Biden allies stressed that he was not rejecting the entirety of the GOP and would use his remarks to call on traditional Republicans to join him in condemning Trump and his followers. It’s a balancing act, given that more than 74 million people voted for Trump in 2020.
“I respect conservative Republicans,” Biden said last week. “I don’t respect these MAGA Republicans.”
Larry Diamond, an expert on democracy and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, said calling Trump out for attacks on democracy “can be manipulated or framed as being partisan. And if you don’t call it out, you are shrinking from an important challenge in the defense of democracy.”
Even this week, Trump was posting on his beleaguered social media platform about overturning the 2020 election results and holding a new presidential election, which would violate the Constitution.
Timothy Naftali, a presidential historian at New York University, said it’s not unusual for there to be tension between a president and his successor, but it’s “unprecedented for a former president to be actively trying to undermine the U.S. Constitution.”
“The challenge that President Biden faces is to get on with his agenda while still doing what he needs to uphold the Constitution,” Naftali said. “That’s not easy.”
The White House has tried to keep Biden removed from the legal and political maelstrom surrounding the Department of Justice’s discovery of classified documents in Trump’s Florida home. Biden has taken advantage of some Republicans’ reflexive condemnation of federal law enforcement.
“You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurrection,” Biden said Tuesday in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Biden’s appearance Thursday night was promoted as an official, taxpayer-funded event, a mark of how the president views defeating the Trump agenda as much as a policy aim as a political one. The major broadcast television networks were not expected to carry the address live.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy planned to speak Thursday afternoon in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Biden was born, about “Biden’s assault on the soul of America,” accusing the president of planning to “continue to disparage hard-working Americans.” Previewing his remarks on Fox News, McCarthy, R-Calif., said Biden was “trying to distract from the disaster that he’s created in this country.”
Biden’s trip to Philadelphia will be one of three to the state within a week, a sign of Pennsylvania’s importance in the midterms, with competitive Senate and governor’s races. Trump plans a rally there this weekend.
The White House intended the speech to unite familiar themes: holding out bipartisan legislative wins on guns and infrastructure as evidence that democracies “can deliver,” pushing back on “extreme” GOP policies on guns and abortion that are out of step with most people’s views, and rejecting efforts to undermine confidence in the nation’s election or diminish its standing abroad.
The challenges to democracy have only multiplied since the tumult surrounding the 2020 presidential election.
Lies surrounding that race have triggered a wave of harassment and death threats against state and local election officials and new restrictions on mail voting in Republican-dominated states. County election officials have faced pressure to ban the use of voting equipment, efforts generated by conspiracy theories that voting machines were somehow manipulated to steal the election.
Candidates who dispute Trump’s loss have been inspired to run for state and local election posts, promising to restore integrity to a system that has been undermined by false claims and conspiracy theories. Some have claimed widespread fraud and supported efforts to decertify Biden’s win.
There is no evidence of any widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines. Judges, including ones appointed by Trump, dismissed dozens of lawsuits filed after the election and Trump’s own attorney general has called the claims bogus. Yet Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polling has shown about two-thirds of Republicans say they do not think Biden was legitimately elected president in 2020.
This year, election officials face not only the threat of foreign interference but also ransomware, politically motivated hackers and insider threats. Over the past year, security breaches have been reported at a small number of local election offices in which authorities are investigating whether office staff improperly accessed or provided improper access to sensitive voting technology.
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Associated Press writer Christina A. Cassidy in Atlanta contributed to this report. | 2022-09-01T16:26:59+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-bidens-prime-time-speech-to-call-out-trump-his-loyalists/ |
Largest corporations gather to share ideas and best practices for ESG and CSR initiatives
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EVERFI, Inc., the leading Impact-as-a-ServiceTM education innovator, and Fortune Media (USA) Corporation, a global business media organization, today announced that they are working together on the 2022 Fortune Impact InitiativeTM. The Impact Initiative provides a space for senior executives from Fortune 500® companies to share ideas about shaping Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices for leading companies. EVERFI is the founding partner of the Fortune Impact Initiative, with the Coca-Cola Company, Project Management Institute, and TriNet also partnering on the program.
Executives face more pressure than ever from employees, investors, and customers to act on societal issues and deliver tangible results. With rising expectations of corporations to address topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, and sustainability, the need for new and innovative business ideas and practices with corporate social responsibility at the forefront has emerged. The Fortune Impact Initiative has assembled an Advisory Panel of senior leaders to understand both the priorities of business leaders as well as how they are approaching the integration of ideas and practices into corporate strategy.
"With so many critical issues facing society, companies have an important role to play," said Tom Davidson, CEO and co-founder of EVERFI. "Data-driven societal impact has become a key part of every company's output, and as business leaders, we must step up, lead the charge, and empower people and communities to make a lasting impact. The Impact Initiative offers a unique opportunity for executives to come together and collaborate on the path forward for our organizations."
The Fortune Impact Initiative kicked off with two virtual conversations and a live gathering of executives will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, in November. The live event will allow attendees to build relationships with other leaders and ESG specialists, discuss the most challenging issues society faces today, and build expertise on the implementation and measurement of social impact practices across all areas of business. Topics for discussion include preparing for SEC climate disclosure requirements, racial equality and bias, employee activism, and more. Confirmed speakers at the November event include executives from Cotopaxi, Edward Jones, The King Center, Operation Hope, and Walmart, as well as others. A full list of speakers can be found on the event website.
"Business has always been about creating solutions to challenges we face, and now it is entering a new era of social consciousness," said Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune. "We must embrace this new, more compassionate business model and drive conversations about how we can make business, and the world, better. We are proud to work alongside EVERFI to host the first-ever Impact Initiative and work together with the country's top executives on the most pressing issues facing society."
In addition to the networking and roundtable discussions available within the Impact Initiative agenda, attendees will also have their choice of two community experiences. Participants may choose to tour The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, including an opportunity to engage with the Center's Truth and Transformation and DEI executives for an inclusive account of Atlanta's history. Attendees may also select to visit The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change ("The King Center"), a community institution dedicated to educating the world about the life, legacy, and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This will include meeting with The Center's Nonviolence365 trainers for an introduction to and exploration of Dr. King's philosophy and methodology of nonviolence.
To learn more about the 2022 Fortune Impact Initiative, including the full agenda, visit https://fortune.com/conferences/fortune-impact-initiative/.
EVERFI from Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is an international technology company driving social impact through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to mental health to workplace conduct and other critical topics. Founded in 2008, EVERFI's Impact-as-a-ServiceTM solution and digital educational content have reached more than 45 million learners globally. In 2020, the company was recognized as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and was featured on Fortune Magazine's Impact 20 List. The company was also named to the 2021 GSV EdTech 150, a list of the most transformative growth companies in digital learning. Blackbaud, the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, acquired EVERFI in December of 2021. To learn more about EVERFI, please visit everfi.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter @EVERFI.
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SCADAfence is a finalist for the title, "Black Unicorn" in the prestigious awards for cyber security companies with the potential to reach over $1B valuation
RAMAT GAN, Israel, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SCADAfence, the global technology leader in OT & IoT cyber security, today announced that it has been named a finalist in the Black Unicorn Awards for 2022.
The term "Black Unicorn" refers to a cyber security company that is expected to reach a one billion USD valuation as determined by private or public investment. These awards showcase the small group of companies that are believed to have this rare potential. SCADAfence was selected from a large pool of many of the industry's leading providers of cyber security products and services.
We're pleased to name SCADAfence as a finalist among a small, elite group of cybersecurity industry leaders in our annual Black Unicorn awards," said Judges Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of AllegisCyber Capital, Dino Boukouris of Momentum Cyber and Gary Miliefsky of Cyberdefense Media Group.
"We are honored to be named a Black Unicorn for 2022, illustrating our continued ability to successfully combat the next generation of cyber threats on critical infrastructure & manufacturing" said Elad Ben-Meir, CEO of SCADAfence. "We have a world class team at SCADAfence and we are well on track to reach unicorn status."
"I have no doubt that SCADAfence will reach the rarefied level of unicorn status," said Erel Margalit, Founder & Executive Chairman of JVP, SCADAfence's largest investor.
"There are few companies in the cyber security space who have the necessary combination of technical expertise, vision of where they want to go, and commitment to customer experience to reach that valuation. I have no doubt SCADAfence will be one of the extraordinary few to achieve it."
"We are proud of the success that SCADAfence has achieved so far," said Naoki Kamimaeda, Partner at Global Brain, a major SCADAfence investor from Japan. "We are aware of the tremendous potential for continued growth that exists within this company. They are at the forefront of OT security and it's understandable why so many major manufacturing and critical infrastructure organizations continue to choose SCADAfence to secure their networks."
"SCADAfence continues to be a strategic partner, helping our customers more efficiently manage risk by providing a holistic view of their IT and OT environments," said Andre Cuenin, Chief Revenue Officer at Rapid7. "We are excited to watch SCADAfence enter its next stage of growth as they strive to bridge the gap between IT and OT cybersecurity."
About Cyber Defense Awards
This is Cyber Defense Magazine's 10th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Black Unicorn Awards for 2022 on our Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of Allegis Cyber, Dino Boukouris of MomentumCyber and with much appreciation to emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Herjavec Group, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG and David DeWalt of NightDragon.
About SCADAfence
SCADAfence is the global technology leader in OT & IoT cyber security. The SCADAfence platform enables organizations with complex OT networks to embrace the benefits of industrial IoT by reducing cyber risks and mitigating operational threats. The non-intrusive platform provides full coverage of large-scale networks, offering best-in-class detection accuracy, asset discovery and governance with minimal false-positives. SCADAfence delivers proactive security and visibility to many of the world's most complex OT networks, including the largest manufacturing facility in Europe. SCADAfence enables organizations in manufacturing, building management and critical infrastructure industries to operate securely, reliably and efficiently. To learn more, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn.
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It’s no secret that national parks have been wildly popular in recent years. And that trend shows no sign of slowing down, either, according to newly released 2022 visitation statistics from the National Park Service.
Last year, the park service logged an impressive 312 million total recreation visits, which represents a 5% uptick from 2021. That brings the total number of visits to national parks since 1904 to a whopping 15.7 billion.
Digging down even deeper into the data, the park service’s statisticians noticed some subtle shifts in where travelers are choosing to adventure. For example, the group of roughly 330 least-visited parks saw a 4.6% increase in visitation from 2021 to 2022. The eight most-visited parks, meanwhile, only saw a 1.2% increase.
Some of that is a result of the park service’s efforts to limit crowds and long lines by implementing reservation systems, as well as encouraging travelers to visit less-popular parks or venture out during the off-season.
“Many parks with record visitation in 2022 are on what we would call ‘the road less traveled,'” says Chuck Sams, the National Park Service director, in a statement. “The subtle shift in park visitation is good for visitors, good for protecting parks and good for local communities whose economies benefit from tourism dollars.”
Some other fun facts from the 2022 data:
- 75 national parks logged more than 1 million visits
- Nine national parks logged more than 5 million visits
- Three national parks logged more than 10 million visits
But where are people going, exactly? Here’s how the list of the top 10 most-visited parks for 2022 shakes out.
Top 10 Most-Visited National Parks of 2022
10. Glacier National Park: 2.908 million visits
9. Cuyahoga Valley National Park: 2.913 million visits
8. Joshua Tree National Park: 3.06 million visits
7. Yellowstone National Park: 3.29 million visits
6. Yosemite National Park: 3.67 million visits
5. Acadia National Park: 3.97 million visits
4. Rocky Mountain National Park: 4.30 million visits
3. Zion National Park: 4.69 million visits
2. Grand Canyon National Park: 4.73 million visits
1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 12.94 million visits
Top 10 Least-Visited National Parks of 2022
If you’re hoping to get way, way off the beaten path so you can really ditch the crowds, you may be wondering which national parks saw the least visitors last year. Here’s the breakdown.
10. Great Basin National Park: 142,115 visits
9. Dry Tortugas National Park: 78,488 visits
8. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve: 65,236 visits
7. Katmai National Park & Preserve: 33,908 visits
6. North Cascades National Park: 30,154 visits
5. Isle Royale National Park: 25,454 visits
4. Lake Clark National Park & Preserve: 18,187 visits
3. Kobuk Valley National Park: 16,925 visits
2. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve: 9,457 visits
1. National Park of American Samoa: 1,887 visits
Which national park is your favorite?
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Saints close disappointing 7-10 season with 10-7 loss to Panthers
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Saints’ 2022 season ended with a dud. The Panthers beat the Saints on a last-second field goal, 10-7, Sunday (Jan. 8) at Caesars Superdome.
The Panthers swept the Saints in their two-game season series.
New Orleans finished the season with a 7-10 record in the first year under head coach Dennis Allen. It’s the second season in a row the Saints have missed the playoffs.
The Saints’ only points of the contest came courtesy of a Chris Olave 25-yard touchdown reception. It staked the Black and Gold to a 7-0 advantage.
Carolina quarterback Sam Darnold completed just 5 of 15 passes for 43 yards and two interceptions, yet still won the game.
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CVS Health booked a third-quarter loss of more than $3 billion after setting aside money for a potential opioid litigation deal but still beat expectations and raised its 2022 forecast.
The health care giant detailed on Wednesday a planned nationwide settlement of lawsuits over how it has handled prescriptions for powerful painkillers linked to an overdose epidemic.
The company recorded in the recently completed quarter a $5.2 billion pretax charge for the settlement. That covers payments over 10 years, starting next year.
CVS CEO Karen Lynch told analysts Wednesday morning that the company has a “high degree of confidence” that states will accept the deal. She noted that state attorneys general were at the negotiating table when CVS Health began discussions late last month.
Mizuho Securities USA analyst Ann Hynes said in a note that the payments should be manageable for the company and won’t hurt CVS Health’s growth. She also noted that the deal removes a big uncertainty hanging over the stock.
CVS Health also recorded a $2.5 billion loss in the quarter on assets held for sale to write down the company’s struggling Omnicare long-term care business. Lynch told analysts the company was “actively exploring strategic alternatives” for the business.
CVS Health also saw sales growth in the quarter from all three of its main businesses as total revenue climbed 10% to $81.2 billion.
Adjusted earnings, which don’t count one-time items like the settlement, totaled $2.09 per share.
Analysts expected, on average, adjusted earnings of $2 per share on $76.74 billion in revenue, according to FactSet.
CVS operates one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains with nearly 10,000 retail locations. It runs prescription drug plans for big clients like insurers and employers through a large pharmacy benefit management business.
It also provides health insurance for more than 24 million people through its Aetna arm.
Prescription growth fueled an 11% jump in revenue from the company’s largest segment, the pharmacy benefit management business.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic also continues to help sales. Company leaders said they expect more than $3 billion in revenue this year from vaccinations, diagnostic testing for the virus and test kits sold over the counter or without a prescription. But Chief Financial Officer Shawn Guertin cautioned against expecting a similar level of sales going forward.
CVS Health now expects adjusted earnings of $8.55 to $8.65 per share for this year, a higher and narrower forecast than it made in August.
FactSet says analysts predict, on average, earnings of $8.55 per share.
Guertin said CVS Health’s initial goal for 2023 is to grow adjusted earnings to a range of $8.70 to $8.90 per share. The company will provide a detailed forecast early next year.
Analysts are looking for $9.07 per share next year.
Shares of CVS Health Corp., based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, climbed 5%, or $4.63, to $99.25 Wednesday afternoon while broader indexes slipped.
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Follow Tom Murphy on Twitter: @thpmurphy | 2022-11-02T17:51:04+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-cvs-health-tops-3q-expectations-raises-2022-forecast-again/ |
AFC team-by-team betting breakdown: Contender or pretender?
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The Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper analyzes all 16 AFC teams, designating each squad as a contender or pretender.
AFC West
Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs appeared to be on their way to breaking the Super Bowl loser jinx last season before losing to the Bengals in overtime at home in the AFC Championship game. But there is no shame in that. Coach Andy Reid has brought a winning culture to Kansas City. In the four years since quarterback Patrick Mahomes took over, the Chiefs have won at least 12 games each season, became the first team to host four straight AFC title games and appeared in two Super Bowls, winning one. The Chiefs shouldn’t see a drop-off. The departures of receiver Tyreek Hill and safety Tyrann Mathieu will hurt. But as long as Reid and Mahomes are together, the Chiefs will remain a contender.
Los Angeles Chargers: Rookie coach Brandon Staley guided the Chargers to a winning record last season (9-8) and narrowly missed the playoffs, losing their finale to the Raiders in overtime. The results could have been better had Staley followed a couple of basic time-honored football principles — that you don’t have to go for it on every fourth down and that you practice proper clock management. The Chargers have found their franchise quarterback in Justin Herbert. If Staley can eliminate the coaching blunders, the Chargers will be a contender.
Denver Broncos: Eleven. That’s the number of starting quarterbacks the Broncos have had since Hall of Famer Peyton Manning retired after helping Denver win the 2016 Super Bowl. New starting QB Russell Wilson, acquired from the Seattle Seahawks, will be the 12th man. After three losing seasons, the Broncos fired coach Vic Fangio. Taking over will be rookie coach Nathaniel Hackett, who was the Packers’ offensive coordinator the past three seasons. Denver’s defense should be stout, and the addition of Wilson makes the Broncos a contender.
Raiders: Resilient. No word better describes the 2021 Raiders. Coach Jon Gruden resigned after inappropriate emails he had sent were made public. Wideout Henry Ruggs was released after being charged with DUI in a fatal car crash. Special teams coach Rich Bisaccia, who had no NFL head coaching experience, was named interim coach. The Raiders still managed to win 10 games and secure their first playoff berth since 2017. General manager Mike Mayock was fired, and new GM Dave Ziegler hired former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as coach. The Raiders made two huge offseason acquisitions in receiver Davante Adams and pass rusher Chandler Jones. The Raiders are a contender.
AFC East
Buffalo Bills: Thirteen seconds. That was the time left when the Bills took a three-point lead over the Chiefs in last season’s divisional round playoff game. That turned out to be too much time to give Mahomes as Kansas City tied the game and won in overtime. The Bills are the favorites to win the Super Bowl, their season win total is 11½ and they’re favored in 16 of 17 games. Buffalo’s high-powered offense, led by QB Josh Allen, gets all the headlines. But its defense was a bigger story, as it led the league in fewest points allowed (18.3 ppg) and fewest yards allowed (289.2 ypg). Contender.
New England Patriots: Coach Bill Belichick got knocked down in 2020 after the departure of QB Tom Brady, going 7-9. But Belichick got back up off the canvas last season, and New England went 10-7 with rookie Mac Jones under center. Oddsmakers are neutral on the Patriots’ chances to have another winning season, as their win total is 8½. We are more bullish on the Patriots than the oddsmakers. Contender.
Miami Dolphins: Coach Brian Flores was fired after guiding Miami to a 9-8 record last season. In steps rookie coach Mike McDaniel, the 49ers’ offensive coordinator last season. Miami is committed to QB Tua Tagavailoa and acquired Hill to give him a much-needed big-play receiver. Tagavailoa has been injury prone, and his play has been inconsistent. The Dolphins defense was solid last season and returns mostly intact. The uncertainty around McDaniel and Tagavailoa makes the Dolphins a pretender.
New York Jets: The Jets won the draft. Now they have to start winning games. New York went 4-13 last season under rookie coach Robert Saleh and hasn’t had a winning season since 2015. The defense was shredded en route to giving up the most points (29.6 ppg) and yards (397.6 ypg) in the NFL. QB Zach Wilson had a disappointing rookie season. It’s doubtful that Saleh can turn around the losing culture in his second year. Pretender.
AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals: After a 4-11-1 last-place finish in 2020, Cincinnati won the AFC North with a 10-7 record before winning the AFC title and making its first Super Bowl appearance since 1989. The main reason for the dramatic turnaround is QB Joe Burrow, who has an explosive weapon in Ja’Marr Chase, the 2021 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Since 1994, only one Super Bowl losing team has made it back the following year. But as long as they have Burrow behind center, they are a contender.
Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens missed the playoffs last season and finished with their first losing record since 2015. The defense was ravaged by injuries and finished last in the league in passing yards allowed (278.9 ypg). Former MVP QB Lamar Jackson missed five games because of injury. Coach John Harbaugh has built a winning culture, and last season was an outlier. Contender.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Who will replace QB Ben Roethlisberger? The competition is between veterans Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph and rookie Kenny Pickett. The defense, led by 2021 Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt, should be solid. Many are predicting this will be coach Mike Tomlin’s first losing season. Those predictions might be premature. Contender.
Cleveland Browns: The Browns couldn’t build on their 2020 success last season and finished 8-9. Cleveland moved on from QB Baker Mayfield and won the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. But did it really come out a winner? Watson will be suspended for the first 11 games. And when he returns, it will be his first regular-season game in almost two years. Pretender.
AFC South
Tennessee Titans: The Titans went 12-5 last season and won their second straight AFC South title. But Tennessee suffered an early playoff exit for the second straight season. Coach Mike Vrabel has taken the Titans to the postseason in three of his four years, but will be without star receiver A.J. Brown, who was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Titans will continue to feed the ball to running back Derrick Henry. The defense should remain solid. Contender.
Indianapolis Colts: For the fifth straight season under coach Frank Reich, the Colts will be starting a new quarterback in Week 1 in Matt Ryan. Last season, the Colts needed to win one of their final two games to secure a playoff spot. They were favored in each game but lost both. The offense flows through NFL rushing leader Jonathan Taylor. The defense was solid and should improve under new coordinator Gus Bradley. Contender.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The Urban Meyer era in Jacksonville lasted all of 13 games. Enter new coach Doug Pederson, who guided the Eagles to the 2018 Super Bowl title. The Jaguars were last in turnover differential last season at -20 and won only three games. Pretender.
Houston Texans: The Texans have a new coach, Lovie Smith, for the second consecutive season. They are the only team that’s an underdog in all 17 games and have the league’s lowest season win total at 4½. Pretender.
Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter. | 2022-08-29T01:15:40+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nfl/afc-team-by-team-betting-breakdown-contender-or-pretender-2631101/ |
Former President Trump is not expected to be indicted Thursday in connection with the federal investigation probing his efforts to block the transition of power following the 2020 election, according to a court official.
The official said no indictments were returned and none were expected for the remainder of the day in D.C.’s federal district court, where the grand jury has been meeting to review evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe.
The grand jury met Thursday, and jurors appear to still be inside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington behind closed doors.
It remains unclear when the grand jury would convene again. It has tended to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Earlier in the day, Trump’s attorneys met with members of Smith’s office to discuss the investigation. A similar meeting occurred just days before when Trump was indicted in Florida in connection with his handling of classified documents.
“My attorneys had a productive meeting with the DOJ this morning, explaining in detail that I did nothing wrong, was advised by many lawyers, and that an Indictment of me would only further destroy our Country,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Attention on the grand jury intensified after the former president indicated he had received a target letter from the Justice Department, typically a sign that prosecutors are close to seeking an indictment.
Trump on Thursday implied his attorneys at the meeting were given no notice he would be indicted, contradicting reports about the meeting.
“No indication of notice was given during the meeting — Do not trust the Fake News on anything!” | 2023-07-28T01:51:06+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/hill-politics/no-trump-indictment-expected-thursday-court-official/ |
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) – Kalera Public Limited Company is recalling over 600 cases of lettuce due to concerns that the product could be contaminated with salmonella.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 633 cases of Krunch, Butter and Romaine whole-head variety lettuces are included in the voluntary recall. Affected lot codes include 001293 and 001294, and can be found on the label.
Health officials say the affected products were distributed to a small number of retail and food service customers in Florida, who have been notified of the health concern. Kalera said there have been no reports of illnesses.
Salmonella infection commonly causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps that begin anytime between six hours and six days after swallowing the bacteria. Infected people under the age of 5 or over 64, and those with weakened immune systems, may get severely ill and require hospitalization.
The FDA said no other Kalera products are affected by the recall.
Customers or retailers with the recalled products are urged to throw the items away or contact the company for reimbursement at (407) 574-8204 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. | 2022-11-04T15:55:00+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/lettuce-recalled-in-florida-over-possible-salmonella-contamination/ |
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HARRISBURG – A gathering was held in Harrisburg by state officials to celebrate the 32nd Annual Holiday Wish Program which reaches individuals across the state during the holiday by providing gifts and resources to people in need. Andrew Barnes, Executive Deputy Secretary for the PA Department of Human Services,said that caseworkers identify families and older adults in need to take part in the Holiday Wish Program. The participants then select a few gifts they need or would like to receive, and state employees, private organizations, and individuals sponsor a family or individual to ensure they receive the gifts. Representatives from state agencies and the PA National Guard then gather every December to distribute the gifts to hundreds of PA families. The Holiday Wish Program was started in 1989 by a small group of employees within the PA Department of Human Services, which was called the Department of Public Welfare at that time. It has grown now to include several other state departments. | 2022-12-08T23:10:27+00:00 | wdac.com | https://wdac.com/pa-officials-give-through-annual-holiday-wish-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pa-officials-give-through-annual-holiday-wish-program |
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who fled overseas and are involved in activities endangering national security, escalating a high-profile crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
Police said the four are suspected of using companies, social media and mobile applications to receive funds that they then provided to the people overseas. A police statement did not identify the four suspects or the people they allegedly supported.
Local media, including the South China Morning Post, said the four are former members of the now-defunct pro-democracy party Demosisto, which was co-founded by Nathan Law, an activist who is now based in the United Kingdom. The newspaper Ming Pao carried a photo of former Demosisto chairperson Ivan Lam being escorted by police officers.
The Associated Press could not confirm the identities of the four, who authorities said are also suspected of making seditious social media posts. Police said the posts provoked hatred toward the Beijing and Hong Kong governments and advocated independence for the city.
On Monday, police accused eight overseas activists, including Law, of violating Hong Kong’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($127,600) for information leading to each of their arrests. The rewards are the first under the law.
Hong Kong’s leader, Chief Executive John Lee, said the eight, who live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia, will be pursued for life, and that anyone, including their friends and relatives, who offers information leading to their arrests will be eligible for the rewards.
The move by police on Monday quickly drew criticism from Western governments, which took issue with the extraterritorial application of the security law, imposed by Beijing following massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019.
Wednesday’s arrests further intensified a crackdown on dissidents since the protests. More than 260 people have been arrested under the security law, including many of the city’s leading pro-democracy activists.
Local media quoted unnamed sources to report that the suspects were associated with a mobile application called “Mee,” which shares information about pro-democracy businesses. The four were accused of using the platform to secure funds to support Law, the reports added.
Police said they searched the suspects’ homes and office and seized documents and electronic communication devices. The four were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and commit acts with seditious intent, they said.
They said the operation is ongoing, and that they would not rule out the possibility of making further arrests.
Demosisto, which was earlier led by Law and former student leader Joshua Wong, was disbanded on June 30, 2020, the same day the security law was enacted. Law pledged on Facebook then that he would continue to participate in the resistance movement in a personal capacity. | 2023-07-05T22:09:18+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-hong-kong-police-arrest-4-men-accused-of-supporting-people-overseas-endangering-national-security/ |
Johnsonville pork sausage links recalled, may contain black plastic fibers
(Gray News) - Johnsonville, LLC is recalling approximately over 40,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork sausage links that may be contaminated with extraneous materials.
The Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, establishment, is recalling approximately 42,062 pounds of “Beddar with Cheddar” pork sausage links that may be contaminated with thin strands of black plastic fibers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The pork sausage links were produced on Jan. 26, 2023.
The recall includes 14-oz. vacuum-packed packages of “Johnsonville BEDDAR with CHEDDAR Smoked Sausage links MADE WITH 100% PREMIUM PORK” with a Best By 07/11/2023 C35 code date printed on the back.
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 34224″ inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The products were shipped to retail locations in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas.
The problem was discovered after the firm received one consumer complaint about the product containing very thin strands of black plastic fibers.
There have been no confirmed reports of reactions due to consumption of this product.
Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume them and throw the products away or return them to the place of purchase.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-15T23:05:07+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/2023/06/15/johnsonville-pork-sausage-links-recalled-may-contain-black-plastic-fibers/ |
What Riley Moss did in 2021 would be difficult to match. Iowa’s top corner intercepted four passes — two for touchdowns. He captained an elite defense, earned honors as a first team All-American, and positioned himself to be drafted into the NFL.
He lettered all four years, and it was all but a certainty that Moss was going to the NFL — even Kirk Ferentz thought so.
“Riley took it into January, and I really didn’t think he would come back.” Ferentz said.
Until he did.
“This year, no question has helped him in his future. He would love to play in the NFL. My big concern with him coming back, and I’ve told the NFL people this, is, okay, you get a guy back for that year maybe you’re not counting on, so what’s it going to be like? First guy out there on the field every day in spring ball and worked his tail off every day. That’s how he does things.”
Moss didn’t have nearly as flashy of a senior sequel, he had just one interception. Part of it is teams realized throwing at No. 33 was a bad idea. So they started throwing at the other side of the field — to Cooper DeJean, who had five interceptions.
“You didn’t have to worry about much with him, he always did his job,” DeJean said about Moss. “It was a blast playing with him.”
And Moss is a man who marches to the beat of his own drum — and does things his own way. And he’s about to make history, and I’m just stating facts here. There hasn’t been a white cornerback to start an NFL game since 2003, when Kevin Kaesviharn started for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Penn State’s Troy Apke was drafted as a safety in 2018 by the Washington Commanders, and converted to corner in 2021 — and was released early in 2022. Moss hopes to have different fortunes, and there’s one thing already working in his favor: NFL teams view him as a corner. And those who think he’s a safety don’t bother him.
The former two-star who didn’t receive a scholarship coming out of Ankeny has had a chip on his shoulder since his high school recruitment.
“I was a two-star recruit coming out of high school,” Moss said at the NFL combine. I was originally committed to North Dakota State. I had no power five offers, it’s always been me against the world. I wake up every morning and remind myself people don’t want you here.”
He’s got the speed of an NFL corner — the former track star in high school ran a 4.45 40-yard dash (12th best among 25 cornerbacks who tested at the combine). Moss also ran the seventh best 10-yard split. On top of that, Moss is a 6-foot-1 corner who can make plays in the run game.
Moss isn’t just a “unique” corner, if you want to call him that — he’s a coveted one. ESPN analyst Todd McShay has Moss going in the second round — 56th overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The general consensus seems to be that he could go as high as the second round, and as low as the fifth:
ESPN (Todd McShay): second round, 56th overall, Jacksonville Jaguars
CBSsports.com (Ryan Wilson): fifth round, 146th, New Orleans Saints
NFL.com (Chad Reuter): fourth round, 128th, New York Giants
The Athletic (Dane Brugler): fourth round, 128th, New York Giants
As for a comp, let’s get creative. I mean, it’s not like I can be lazy and compare him to another white NFL corner, which the media often does with basketball stars. Let me do my best to channel my inner NFL nostalgia.
NFL comparison: Chidobe Awuzie
I was thinking about Ronald Darby or Ross Cockrell. But, I like to think about the upside when it comes to the Hawkeyes — and this feels right. Awuzie was a highly touted prospect coming out of Colorado (60th overall to the Cowboys in 2017), but missed a handful of games in college and has also missed significant time in the NFL.
However, Awuzie turned out to be an effective player. The measurables to Moss are quite similar: Moss (6-foot-1, 193 pounds) and Awuzie (6-foot, 202 pounds) ran nearly identical 40 times (4.45 vs. 4.43). Now, let’s find Moss a landing spot.
Blake’s official prediction: Detroit Lions, third round, 81st overall.
Dan Campbell needs to fix his defense that surrendered the third-most passing yards in the NFL in 2022. The Lions also played the fifth-most zone coverage of any team, and Moss played excellent as a No. 1 corner in Phil Parker’s zone-heavy scheme.
Detroit’s making an active effort to improve their secondary, signing former Steelers veteran Cameron Sutton and moving off former No. 3 overall pick Jeff Okudah.
But to wrap this all together, the Riley Moss story began at Ankeny as a two-star recruit and will end playing professional football. He’s just one of the many examples of Iowa football transforming unheralded talent into All-American nominees. Riley Moss carries the Tiger Hawk just like anybody else that’s played at Kinnick in the black and gold.
For more Hawkeyes coverage, follow @HawkeyeHQ on Twitter and Facebook. | 2023-04-26T01:37:40+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawkeye-headquarters/its-me-against-the-world-hawkeyes-riley-moss-embraces-connotations-ahead-of-nfl-draft/ |
The list of premium features that the Pixel Buds Pro offer are likely to give them a future as an industry leader
The Google Pixel Pro Earbuds have hit the market, and audiophiles are raving about the features and sound quality that make them contenders for other top-selling options.
You may be familiar with Google’s Pixel Buds A-Series, which is competitively priced and produce decent sound. However, if you want a memorable listening experience, the Pixel Buds Pro are next-level truly wireless earbuds that may very well earn a spot among other top earbuds in their class. For your convenience, we’ve also included information about Apple Airpods Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, Sony Noise Canceling and other popular options in this article.
Pixel Buds Pro versus Pixel Buds A-Series
One of the biggest selling points of the Pixel Buds A-Series is the cost. At about half the price of the Pixel Buds Pro, they are a good choice for anyone on a budget who wants notable sound and some user-friendly features, including Google Assistant, reliable Bluetooth connectivity and up to 24 hours of listening time with the case. However, the Buds Pro outshines its more affordable cousins with these and a host of new features. The ones that impressed us the most will likely convince you to try these premium wireless earbuds.
Active noise cancellation
The Pixel Buds Pro is the first Google earbuds to offer active noise cancellation. Proprietary Silent Seal technology blocks outside noises for an immersive listening experience. The result is clear, balanced audio quality.
Transparency Mode
Transparency mode is also a new feature for Google buds. Thanks to specialized microphones, this function allows you to hear outside noises when necessary without interfering with the sound quality produced by the Buds Pro.
Volume EG
This intuitive feature automatically adjusts the lows, middles and highs of sounds every time you adjust the volume. The result is balanced sound regardless of how soft or loud you like it.
Long battery life
Another thing that will impress you about Google’s newest earbuds is the battery life. You’ll get around seven hours or more with the ANC engaged and up to 31 hours when it’s turned off. Additionally, Buds Pro charges quickly and is compatible with wireless charging for even faster performance.
Multipoint connectivity
If you like pairing your earbuds with more than one device, you’ll love that the Buds Pro has multipoint connectivity. It’s seamless to set up and navigate from device to device and is a must-have feature for multi-taskers.
Moisture resistance
Not only are the Buds Pro moisture-resistant, but so is their charging case. This is an improvement from the Buds A-Series.
Comfortable fit
The Buds Pro has flexible ear tips that adjust to the shape of the ear. Additionally, built-in sensors prevent a heavy or plugged feeling in the ear canals. The result is a customized fit that lasts through hours of wear.
Stylish design
While sound quality and fit are important for earbuds, so is the design. Google’s flagship buds have an attractive, low-profile look and are available in several stylish colors to fit your mood and personality.
Other earbuds to consider
Considering the features Google Pixel Pro Earbuds have to offer, they are definitely worth the investment. However, they aren’t for everyone. Whether you are looking for a pair from a different brand or one that is available at a lower price point, several other truly wireless earbuds are worth considering.
Airpods have long been popular among sound enthusiasts for their clear, balanced sound and outstanding noise cancellation. Like the new Pixel Buds Pro, they also have transparency mode that allows you to hear surrounding noises. The comfortable fit is also a welcome feature.
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These wireless earbuds stand out for their lightweight design, making them extremely comfortable. At about 29 hours, they rival the Buds Pro battery life. The crisp, clear sound also has awesome bass. Although they are lacking when it comes to resisting moisture, this isn’t a deal-breaker for most users.
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Immersive sound and impressive noise canceling technology put these Sony wireless earbuds at the top of the list of competitors. They charge quickly and wirelessly and have reliable Bluetooth connectivity that rarely experiences drops. These features come at a price, as they are one of the priciest options available in this class.
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The lack of touch controls may be a deal-breaker for some users, but these earbuds have features that make up for what they don’t have. You’ll get decent audio quality, a waterproof build, long battery life and a trim, comfortable fit.
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Although affordable, Studio Buds by Beats offers active noise canceling and transparency mode features. They also do a good job resisting moisture, pair with ease and offer excellent compatibility with both Android and Apple.
Don’t let the bulky design of these earbuds deter you if you want many features in an affordable package. More than 30 hours of battery life, gaming functions and active noise cancellation are part of their notable feature set.
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These earbuds stand out for their easy-to-use controls that simplify choosing your favorite settings. They offer a stylish design and comfortable fit plus active noise canceling and transparency mode. Their numerous features compensate for the average battery life that you’ll get per charge.
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Family Friday: Events for Fourth of July weekend
Published: Jun. 30, 2023 at 6:01 PM EDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
(WFSB) - We are heading into a jam-packed holiday weekend full of events dedicated to our country that end with fireworks shows!
6th Annual Flag Field for Heroes
- Saturday, July 1
- Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry
- Opening Ceremony at 11 a.m.
- Flags displayed July 1 – 29
- Free event
- Saturday, July 1 at 4 p.m.
- City Pier at Thames River Heritage Park
- Learn military history on the river
- Arrive 20 minutes before the cruise
- Advance purchase tickets are cheaper, kids 3 and younger are free
Family Fun Festival
- Shoreline Church, Old Lyme
- Saturday, July 1 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Kids games, face painting, live music
- Proceeds benefit “With A Smile Foundation”
Copyright 2023 WFSB. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-30T22:41:11+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2023/06/30/family-friday-events-fourth-july-weekend/ |
Katharine McPhee and David Foster may have a budding musician on their hands.
The American Idol alum shared a sweet video of the couple's 16-month-old son, Rennie, playing happily on a pint-sized drum set to her Instagram story this week, calling him a "drummer boy."
Apparently, the toddler's passion for pounding away at the drums knows no limits, as McPhee jokingly shared another video of Rennie playing in his pajamas with the caption "Good Morning" and an Instagram sticker of a man rubbing his temples.
She also shared a cute image of Rennie donning sunglasses and covering his ears with the caption, "OK mom. please stop talking politics now." The adorable post came after a series of videos advocating for the election of Los Angeles mayoral candidate, Rick Caruso.
Rennie is the first child for McPhee and the sixth for Foster, who has five adult daughters from previous relationships. The couple gushed to ET about their littlest one in an interview earlier this year.
"Having so much fun, it's just great being a mom. I love it, absolutely," McPhee said. "I mean, last night was a little rough, the time...he was up and then you know, when you're traveling with the kid, you have your moments where you get over-tired and frustrated, but it's just so precious because it's just a moment in time that is not going to last forever, so, in my perspective I just cherish."
"She's a fantastic mother," Foster added. "An amazing mother, and we are having the best time."
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FITZWATER, Sr., Larry A.
86, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, peacefully with his family by his side. Larry was born November 2, 1935, in Springfield, Ohio, to Clarence Edward Fitzwater and Evelyn Mae (Crellin) Fitzwater. He was a veteran, served in the Marine Corps, and a member of St. Teresa Parish. Survivors include four children, Linda (John) Klenke, Larry (Sandy) Fitzwater Jr., John (Cindy) Fitzwater, Greg (Kim Ackley) Fitzwater; 11 grandchildren, Jennifer, Jeffery (Liz), Elizabeth (Brian), Sara (Kevin), Lauren (Chris), Charity, Colby, Kristen (Chris), Dalton (Britney), Amanda (Jeffrey), Ellie; 9 great-grandchildren; one sibling, Ronald "Andy " Fitzwater (Carolyn); one brother-in-law, William "Bill" Hamilton; one sister-in-law, Margaret "Peggy" Potts; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Barbara of 64 years; two brothers, Donald "Amos" Fitzwater and Clarence E. "Nick" Fitzwater; and sister, Rose Steiger. Larry made a successful 30 year career for himself as a Tool & Die Machinist at Taylor Manufacturing, while also finding time to do part-time electrician work on the side. He was an active member of the Springfield community and belonged to many organizations including the Elks Lodge 51, Eagles FOE 397, K of C 624, and was a past Grand Knight of K of C 3737. He was a member of the Catholic Central Boosters, ran Klutter Kloset for several years and was a Green Blazer recipient. He was an avid bowler, euchre player, and had a passion for fishing and hunting. Above all he was best known as a loving and proud father and grandfather. We want to thank the employees at Hearth and Home at El Camino for their loving care and support. There will be a memorial service celebrating Larry's life at CONROY FUNERAL HOME, Friday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. The visitation will be held two hours prior, from 10:00 am -12:00 pm. Burial will be at St. Bernard Cemetery directly following. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Teresa Church, Catholic Central Boosters or Knights of Columbus 624. | 2022-07-24T06:30:15+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/fitzwater-larry/D4JODBEDORDMLDLHMK2U52JHTM/ |
Facility Includes Potential Expansion of Notes up to $80 million
Provides Multiple Years of Funding to Enhance Asset Platform
MCLEAN, Va., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN), a leader in next generation GPS, today announced the closing of a private offering (the "Offering") of $50 million aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Secured First Lien Notes (the "Notes") due December 2026 to a group of lenders (the "Lenders"), including Whitebox Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group, and Clutterbuck Capital Management, on May 9, 2023. The Lenders will also have the exclusive option to purchase an additional $20 million of Notes on the same terms for 30 days following the close. The facility provides the ability to issue up to a maximum $80 million aggregate principal amount of Notes.
"Our ability to secure multiple years of financing with modest equity dilution is a testament to the value of our asset base and resilient PNT capabilities," said Ganesh Pattabiraman, NextNav Co-founder and CEO. "We are very pleased to have a strong syndicate of blue-chip lenders who are aligned with our vision for NextNav. This new funding provides significant runway to actualize our strategic priorities, and efficiently maximize the full value of our asset-rich platform for shareholders and customers."
The Notes will mature on December 1, 2026, and pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 10.0% per annum, with the first payment being due on December 1, 2023. A minimum of 50% of each interest payment due on the Notes must be paid in cash, with the rest payable in cash or stock at the company's discretion. The Notes are guaranteed on a first lien senior secured basis by NextNav's domestic subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the company and its domestic subsidiaries. In addition, the noteholders will receive fair market value warrants to purchase common stock for cash at an aggregate exercise price of $40 million and represent approximately 12.5% ownership on a fully diluted basis. The Warrants are partially callable beginning in 2025 depending on the prevailing stock price.
B. Riley Securities acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NextNav on the financing. NextNav was represented by Hogan Lovells; Calfee, Halter & Griswold represented the Lenders.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or Warrants described in this press release, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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Sturgis V-Twin Visionary motorcycle show
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Sturgis rally is giving people the opportunity to show off their bike hobby through a show that anyone can join.
Motorcycle culture is alive and well and evolving. Shows like the one that V-Twin visionary is hosting are more popular now in the middle of the US than they used to be.
“Before that kind of took almost a decade to kind of get to the middle of the country I think… kind of like a pie crust the guys on the outside on the coast are kind of the innovators and it moves in,” said Jeff Holt the owner of V-Twin Visionary.
With more people wanting to participate in shows like this one it is hard to find a bike to start with.
“Anybody that wanted to get into the hobby that… you know… take your time see what you want to do with your bike pick your favorite bike and go wild it man,” Holt recommended
For Holt events like the V-Twin Visionary bike, a show means more than just showing off your bike.
“Being able to see friends make new friends look at bikes from all over the world really. People customize bikes in their own flavors and their own special personalities are put into all these bikes and I just love that,” said Holt
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TX Brownsville TX Zone Forecast for Friday, March 3, 2023
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National Weather Service Brownsville TX
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
TXZ253-041700-
Southern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission,
and Weslaco
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs
in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ255-041700-
Inland Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Lows
around 70. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ355-041700-
Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ455-041700-
Cameron Island-
Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ252-041700-
Starr-
Including the cities of Rio Grande City and Roma
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ254-041700-
Inland Willacy-
Including the city of Raymondville
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph,
diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ354-041700-
Coastal Willacy-
Including the city of Port Mansfield
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ248-041700-
Zapata-
Including the city of Zapata
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ249-041700-
Jim Hogg-
Including the city of Hebbronville
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs
in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ250-041700-
Brooks-
Including the city of Falfurrias
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of
fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower
90s. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ353-041700-
Northern Hidalgo-
Including the city of San Manuel
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ251-041700-
Inland Kenedy-
Including the city of Sarita
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph,
diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs
in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ351-041700-
Coastal Kenedy-
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs
in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ454-041700-
Willacy Island-
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ451-041700-
Kenedy Island-
355 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Some Battle Creek residents will be experiencing a water shut-off this week.
As crews replaced fire hydrants and valves around the city, water shut-offs are planned for four areas on Thursday and Friday.
However, the city says no roads will be closed.
The following areas will be affected on Thursday from 8am-3pm.
- Miller Avenue, between W. Willard Avenue and W. Spaulding Avenue
- Oakley Street, between Bedford Road N. and Miller Avenue
- W. Spaulding Avenue, between Miller Avenue and Bedford Road N.
The following areas will be affected on Friday from 8am-3pm
- Kendall Street N., between Parkway Drive and Helen M. Montgomery Avenue | 2023-01-18T23:04:21+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/calhoun/water-shut-offs-planned-as-battle-creek-crews-update-hydrants-valves |
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Newfield National Bank is now collecting non-perishable foods and school supplies in all 11 branches throughout Gloucester and Cumberland counties.
All donations will be given to locally run food banks and local school districts. To find the nearest location, go to NewfieldNationalBank.bank.
List of easily distributed food are as follows: pastas, peanut butter, jelly, corn flakes (cereal without sugar), oatmeal, canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned meats, rice, canned chicken noodle, vegetable or tomato soups, dried noodles, potato flakes, cranberry juice, granola bars, crackers, Bisquick, instant coffee, tea, and any low-sugar, non-perishable food item.
List of back-to-school supplies: backpacks, crayons, yellow highlighters, glue sticks, soft tissues, pump hand sanitizers, sharpened pencils, pencil boxes, disinfecting wipes, folders, composition books (colored marble), pens, two pocket folders, and three-ring subject notebooks (one & three subject).
For questions or more information, please call Newfield National Bank at 856-692-3440, ext. 1206. | 2022-08-30T19:09:10+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2022/08/newfield-bank-collecting-food-and-school-supplies.html |
Student confessed to hoax bomb threat on Texas flight
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A high school student confessed to sending a hoax bomb threat via AirDrop that resulted in an American Airlines flight being diverted from the tarmac at a Texas airport last week, authorities said.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said that while the flight was taxiing on Friday at El Paso International Airport, passengers got a message on their Apple device via AirDrop saying: “I have a bomb would like to share a photo.” In the statement released Monday, The agency said that because of that message, the aircraft taxied back to a gate.
The Department of Public Safety said that an investigation resulted in the identification of the juvenile, who confessed to sending the AirDrop. The agency said evidence supporting the confession was found on the suspect’s cellphone.
A bomb squad search of the aircraft, passengers and luggage did not find any explosives and the threat was deemed not credible, the agency said.
The Department of Public Safety said the El Paso County attorney agreed to prosecute the juvenile for false alarm or report, and the juvenile was released to the custody of the El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department.
Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh confirmed that the juvenile was a student returning from a school-sponsored mission trip near the Texas-Mexico border. School spokesman Brian Cook told WTAE television station in Pittsburgh that the student’s message was meant to be a joke.
There were 125 passengers and eight flight crew members on American Airlines Flight 2051, which was headed to Chicago.
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(CNN) — As a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and started firing, one student said his wounded teacher texted 911 for help.
Daniel, 9, alongside his mother, Briana Ruiz, told CNN the gunman fired several shots into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by his teacher, and the bullets fired struck the teacher as well as a classmate.
The deadly rampage at Robb Elementary marked at least the 30th shooting at a K-12 school in just the first five months of this year. It was the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
Daniel survived by first “hiding under a table next to the wall.” He said he could see the gunman through the door’s window.
“I could still see his face,” the boy said. “I could see him staring at people in front of me.”
Daniel later climbed out of a broken window to escape, cutting his hand on some glass, he said, and the two people injured in his class would survive.
But his cousin, Ellie Garcia, was in a different classroom. She was one of 19 children and two teachers killed in the worst school shooting in a decade, and less than a week later, major questions remain about the timeliness of the law enforcement response and whether more children could have been saved.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has laid out a timeline of the Tuesday shooting, showing the gunman was in a classroom with students for more than an hour before he was shot and killed by a Border Patrol tactical response team. Officers arrived at the school within minutes, but the commander on scene decided to wait over an hour for reinforcements, even as children locked inside the room with the gunman called 911 and begged for police help.
Video taken from the outside of the school during the incident, obtained by ABC News, includes what appears to be dispatch audio informing officers on scene a child is calling 911 from a classroom.
“Advise we do have a child on the line,” the dispatcher says. “Child is advising he is in the room full of victims.”
The video indicates police at the scene were informed at least one child remained alive inside the classrooms.
CNN has not been able to independently confirm the video/audio. The source of the video is unclear and it is unclear at what point in the incident the audio is heard. CNN has reached out to authorities to answer questions about this audio.
Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw told reporters Friday there were at least eight 911 calls from at least two separate callers from inside the school, covering a span of nearly 50 minutes.
At the request of Uvalde’s mayor, the US Department of Justice announced it will conduct an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
“The goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events,” the DOJ said in a statement Sunday.
Alfred Garcia, whose daughter was killed in the shooting, told CNN he was in “disbelief” over how much time elapsed during the shooting before it ended and shared his frustration with authorities’ response.
“It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that it just took too long to get in there and, you know, had they gotten there sooner, and someone would have taken immediate action, we might have more of those children here today, including my daughter,” he said.
Two funerals set for today
Funeral services for two victims are set to take place at local funeral homes Monday. Visitation and Rosary for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza will take place Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and services for 10-year-old Maite Yuleana Rodriguez will take place at Rushing Estes Knowles.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Uvalde Sunday to pay their respects, attending Mass and laying flowers at a memorial for the victims. The two also met privately with family members of the victims as well as first responders.
In an interview with CNN affiliate KSAT, Texas state Senator Roland Gutierrez said Biden told him “we’re going to look to raze that school, build a new one.” Gutierrez said there is a federal grant process for schools like Columbine and other schools to raze these schools. Sandy Hook Elementary was rebuilt after the 2012 shooting, for example.
“What kind of world are we living in that legislation was created for razing these schools?” Gutierrez asked during the interview.
According to Gutierrez, Biden also told him, “I’m not going away … I’m gonna bring you resources … look to getting real money for mental health care.” There is only one psychiatrist in Uvalde, according to the senator.
Law enforcement response called into question
The actions undertaken by first responders — or lack thereof — during the shooting has been a focal point for those who say more should have been done sooner.
Law enforcement officers in Texas are trained to intervene quickly, according to active shooter guidelines in the state’s commission on law enforcement 2020 training manual obtained by CNN. The manual states an “officer’s first priority is to move in and confront the attacker.”
“As first responders we must recognize that innocent life must be defended,” it says. “A first responder unwilling to place the lives of the innocent above their own safety should consider another career field.”
Seven officers arrived at the scene within two minutes of the shooter firing in the classroom. Three officers approached the locked classroom where the gunman was, and two officers suffered graze wounds from bullets fired from behind the door, DPS said. Officers then stationed down the hallway.
Border Patrol agents belonging to a specialized unit arrived at the scene around 12:15 p.m., roughly 45 minutes after the gunman began shooting. The officer in charge had already made the determination the subject was barricaded in the room, according to a source familiar with the situation.
The team then did not breach the classroom for at least another 30 minutes, according to the timeline provided by DPS. Because the Border Patrol often serves in a support role, they will defer to the agency on command, according to the source.
A 911 call placed at 12:16 p.m., according to DPS, from a girl in one of the classrooms where students were shot told the operator eight or nine students were still alive.
When asked Friday why officers didn’t move in sooner, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said “it was believed at the time that the subject was stationary and barricaded,” adding they believed “there was no risk to other children.”
“On retrospect, from where I’m sitting right now — clearly there was kids in the room, clearly they’re at risk,” McCraw said. “There may be kids that are injured, that may have been shot but injured and it’s important for lifesaving purposes to immediately get there and render aid.”
Community comes together
In the wake of the shooting, an outpouring of support to those in the community is being provided.
Carlos Hernandez, whose restaurant is a mile from Robb Elementary, wrote on Facebook hours after the shooting, “There’s no possible way I can open my kitchen with a broken heart and have fun doing it.”
On Thursday — his 33rd birthday — Hernandez decided to cook for the community, whipping up favorite dishes, including wings, mac-and-cheese and fried fish tacos.
Within two hours, Hernandez had given away more than 60 family-sized platters to feed mourning families and neighbors who are still learning how to cope with the tragedy inflicted on their tight-knit community.
“It’s a real tough situation, I’m just trying to show the kids that they do have us as their backbone and a support system,” Hernandez told CNN. “We always provide, whether there is an incident or no incident.”
Elsewhere in Uvalde, the El Progreso Memorial Library has become a place of healing.
On Wednesday, just a day after the shooting, children’s librarian Martha Carreon sat in front of rows of little faces, reading, singing, and giggling with the children, taking them away to a safe place far from the school where many of them became witness to horror.
“We want our building to be a safe space, a refuge that is a quiet, calm and cool haven,” El Progreso Memorial Library director Mendell Morgan told CNN.
Along with psychologists who will be available every weekday for children and adults to talk to, there will also be massage therapy practitioners, volunteers for arts and craft activities, pianists to play soothing music, and even magicians to hold professional magic shows.
“This is a strong community where we have true care and concern for one another,” Morgan said. “Many, if not most here, hold fast to their faith believing in God, that good is stronger than evil and light is stronger than dark.” | 2022-05-30T17:30:54+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/a-9-year-old-describes-escaping-through-a-window-during-the-uvalde-school-massacre-as-anger-mounts-over-police-response/ |
City of Cullman unveils new sports and events facility
CULLMAN, Ala. (WAFF) - The City of Cullman unveiled a new sports and events facility Wednesday morning including renderings and specifics about the facility.
The new sports and events facility will feature 10 tournament-level basketball courts, 19 volleyball courts, nine baseball/softball fields, five soccer fields, an events center, a wellness center, a regional water park and an indoor aquatics center.
According to the City of Cullman, there will also be room for 7,000 spectators near the volleyball courts.
The City of Cullman says the facility will have an estimated economic impact of $20 million annually. At Wednesday’s unveiling event, the Mayor of Cullman along with Cullman City Councilmembers and the director of the parks and recreation department spoke to the community.
The unveiling event took place at the Cullman City Hall and featured renderings of the new sports and events facility that is being planned. According to the City of Cullman, the facility is scheduled to be opened in 2024.
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tests positive for COVID-19
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tested positive on Saturday for COVID-19, according to the White House.
Sullivan typically has frequent contact with President Joe Biden but last was in contact with the president early last week, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Sullivan had been keeping his distance from Biden after “a couple” of people he had been in close contact with had tested positive for the virus, the official said.
Adrienne Watson, a National Security Council spokeswoman, said Sullivan “is asymptomatic and he has not been in close contact with the president.”
The White House confirmed on Thursday that Biden had tested negative that day. White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Biden has been tested more recently. | 2022-06-19T13:30:33+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/biden-adviser-jake-sullivan-tests-positive-covid-19/40338357 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant finished with 17 points and five assists in his return to action after a league-imposed suspension and Jaren Jackson Jr. had season-high 37 points and 10 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Houston Rockets 130-125 on Wednesday night.
Desmond Bane finished with 20 points and Tyus Jones 14 for Memphis, and each added seven assists.
Jalen Green finished with 32 points to lead the Rockets, while Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 31. Kevin Porter had his second career triple-double and first of the season with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Alperen Sengun scored 25 for Houston.
Morant, who did not start, was back in action after missing nine games — eight because of an NBA suspension. The NBA assessed the suspension after a live stream from a Denver-area strip club earlier this month showed Morant briefly waving a firearm. Morant underwent counseling at a Florida facility for stress relief during the suspension.
The two-time All-Star guard, who entered the game after a timeout with 3:05 left in the first quarter in place of starter Tyus Jones, ended up playing 24 minutes and shot 6 for 13 overall and 5 for 6 from the line. He also had four rebounds.
The game was a tight affair, particularly in the third quarter when the Rockets connected on nine of their first 10 shots, including all five from 3-point range. That gave Houston a brief lead until Memphis went on a 12-4 run.
Still, the game was within one possession with the three minutes remaining. Memphis stretched the advantage to seven in the final minute to preserve its fourth straight win and seventh in the last eight games.
The Rockets stayed close in the first half as Martin and Green scored 16 apiece and Sengun added 15. Still, Memphis was able to go 10 of 24 from outside the arc while shooting 54% for a 75-64 lead.
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Rockets: F Jae'Sean Tate missed his second consecutive game, this time listed with left knee soreness. ... Shot 51% in the first half as Sengun, Matin and Green were a combined 18 of 28.
Grizzlies: Dillon Brooks was suspended for Wednesday’s game after picking up his 18th technical foul in Monday's win over Dallas. ... Have won 10 straight at home. Memphis' last loss at FedExForum was Feb. 5 to the Toronto Raptors.
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The teams play the second game of their two-game series in Memphis on Friday night.
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Transaction Makes Marriott International the Largest Hotel Company in the Caribbean and Latin America
BETHESDA, Md., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the City Express brand portfolio from Hoteles City Express, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: HCITY). With this acquisition, Marriott International has entered the affordable midscale segment and is launching its 31st brand, City Express by Marriott.
"We are thrilled to expand our portfolio into the fast-growing affordable midscale segment," said Leeny Oberg, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development, Marriott International. "Our goal is to be everywhere our guests want us to be, with the right property in the right location at the right price point. The City Express brand acquisition is an important first step as we enter this attractive segment, allowing us to provide a wider range of choices to our guests, as well as more growth opportunities for our owners and franchisees."
Marriott has a strong track record of growing regional brands, and a successful history of leveraging the company's global development engine and revenue systems to expand into new markets. The award-winning Marriott Bonvoy loyalty platform as well as innovative digital travel services, including Marriott.com and the Marriott Bonvoy mobile app, deliver value to guests and drive direct bookings.
"With this brand acquisition, we have significantly grown our presence in the Caribbean and Latin America, particularly in secondary and tertiary markets, making us the largest hotel company in the region," said Brian King, President, Caribbean and Latin America (CALA), Marriott International. "We see meaningful opportunity to further expand the City Express brand in the CALA region as well as in other locations."
The existing City Express hotel portfolio, consisting of approximately 150 properties, is now part of Marriott's franchise system. These properties include urban, suburban, and extended stay offerings in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Chile, and enjoy exceptional brand recognition among Latin American travelers. The transaction has increased Marriott's presence in the CALA region by approximately 45 percent, to over 480 properties across 37 countries.
The City Express brand portfolio consists of five sub-brands: City Express, City Express Plus, City Express Suites, City Express Junior, and City Centro. In the coming months, the City Premios loyalty program is expected to be retired as it is integrated into the Marriott Bonvoy platform.
"The opportunity this transaction represents for our customers and City Premios and Marriott Bonvoy members is significant," said Diana Plazas, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, CALA, Marriott International. "But what is equally exciting is the opportunity to introduce new customers to our broader portfolio of brands through City Express offerings. We look forward to welcoming new guests to the entire Marriott Bonvoy portfolio."
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About Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. As of year-end 2022, the company's portfolio encompassed nearly 8,300 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 138 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly awarded travel program. For more information, please visit our website at www.Marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.MarriottNewscenter.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on Twitter and Instagram.
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As a standout for the Woodhaven softball team that holds a 20-3 record, Grace Usher is used to winning. Thanks to voting support from her fans, Usher can add another victory to her résumé as she was voted the Metro Detroit Athlete of the Week for May 2-7 competition.
In what was the closest voting race of the spring so far, Usher collected of the 18,705 of the 61,269 total votes, good for 30.53 percent of the poll’s total. That was just enough to edge out the 18,433 votes (30.09 percent) collected by Detroit U-D Jesuit sprinter Jaiden Reed. Eight of the 13 athletes on the poll collected over 1,000 votes while the top four all had over 5,000. | 2022-05-13T15:50:48+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/05/grace-usher-of-woodhaven-softball-is-voted-metro-detroit-athlete-of-the-week.html |
NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Playstudios, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYPS) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants who: (a) purchased, or otherwise acquired securities of Playstudios between June 22, 2021 and March 1, 2022, both dates inclusive, including, but not limited to, those who purchased or acquired Playstudios securities pursuant to the offering of the private investment in public equity; (b) held common stock of Acies as of May 25, 2021, and were eligible to vote at Acies' June 16, 2021 special meeting who exchanged their shares of Acies stock for shares of Playstudios stock pursuant to the merger of Acies and Old Playstudios; and/or (c) purchased or otherwise acquired Playstudios common stock pursuant to or traceable to Acies' documents issued in connection with the June 2021 merger.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: June 6, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Playstudios, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Playstudios was having significant problems with its flagship game, Kingdom Boss; (ii) Playstudios would not be releasing Kingdom Boss as expected; and (iii) Playstudios had not revised its financial projections to account for the problems it had encountered with Kingdom Boss. As a result of defendants' wrongful conduct, Class members paid artificially inflated prices for their Playstudios securities and suffered substantial losses and damages.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Playstudios, Inc. you have until June 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Playstudios, Inc. securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the MYPS lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/playstudios-inc-loss-submission-form?id=27802&from=4.
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German central bank scales back HQ revamp, citing costs and home working
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank is scaling back plans to revamp its Frankfurt headquarters, citing a sharp rise in construction costs and the fact that many of its employees want to continue working from home. The Bundesbank started work on modernizing its 50-year-old main building in 2022. It said Wednesday that it is “recalibrating” plans to create more room for employees, and will now add only one new building, an office block with about 5,000 square meters or nearly 54,000 square feet of space. It said that, starting in June, it will allow staff to work up to 60% of their working hours from home. The reduces the need for office space at the bank itself by about 40%. | 2023-05-24T17:08:25+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/05/24/german-central-bank-scales-back-hq-revamp-citing-costs-and-home-working/ |
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Behavioral Health, Inc., an expanding network of evidence-based mental health, substance use and eating disorder treatment centers, has announced the appointment of Dr. Joseph Garbely, D.O., DFASAM, FAPA as Medical Director of Brookdale Premiere Addiction Recovery, a DBH treatment center in Scotrun, Penn.
Dr. Garbely is an Internist, board-certified Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine specialist whose areas of expertise include addiction, mental health, medication-assisted treatment, treatment innovation, family therapy, co-occurring issues, detoxification and prescription drug addiction, among others.
With 24 years of experience in addiction medicine, he has an extensive background in treating substance use disorders, including such disorders in healthcare professionals, executives and pilots. He has also worked to develop treatment programs for psychiatric patients involving a 12-step philosophy.
"Dr. Garbely is a renowned and respected industry leader on both the local and national level. His expertise as a practicing clinician, educator and behavioral health executive will be a huge asset to Brookdale, and we are very fortunate to have him join us as our medical director," says Brookdale CEO Amy Durham.
Established in 2019 Brookdale Premier Addiction Recovery sits lakeside on 100 acres in the Pocono Mountains. The sprawling campus is most known for sophisticated clinical treatment with amenities including indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, volleyball court, basketball, and full recreational center for a holistic approach to healing the mind, body and spirit.
Previously, Dr. Garbely served as the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Executive Vice President of Medical Services and Chief Medical Officer at Caron Treatment Centers in Pennsylvania. During his tenure there, he created a research center and spearheaded a high-level initiative to establish a resident training program and addiction medicine fellowship to educate and train physicians in addiction medicine. He graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1990.
Additionally, he is a Clinical Associate Professor at Penn State College of Medicine, an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine, a member of the medical staff at Reading Hospital, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and the Chairman of the Physician in Training Committee of the ASAM, an ex-officio member of the ASAM Board of Directors and a member of the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine. Among his many achievements, Dr. Garbely has won numerous teaching awards on a local and national level, including the American Psychiatric Association's Helen Ruske, M.D. Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching.
Whether it's on the local or national level, Dr. Garbely believes the primary challenges to the nation's opioid crisis are largely the same. "We need to shape both the public and physician perception of alcohol and drug addiction. While much progress has been made over the last two decades in addressing the stigma associated with the chronic disease of addiction, clinically known as substance use disorder, it still remains at a level that discourages many of those who need treatment from seeking it. We're not at the point yet where substance use disorder is treated in the same way as other chronic diseases such as heart disease or diabetes," he says.
Another challenge is educating more medical professionals about the science of addiction medicine. "Too many people who want evidence-based addiction treatment are not getting it. A lack of funding is part of the problem but it's also a lack of education on the part of physicians, notably primary care doctors. I was trained as an internist and know that there's a profound lack of training available to doctors who are the frontline of the addiction crisis. The answer is to encourage all medical schools to include addiction medicine as regular part of their curricula, and to provide currently employed primary care physicians with access to continuing education about the latest medical-assisted treatments and other innovative strategies for substance use disorders," says Dr. Garbely.
Everyone deserves a happy, rewarding life. That's why Discovery Behavioral Health has made evidence-based, outcome-driven healthcare accessible and affordable since inception. With a full continuum of care – detoxification, medical residences, residential treatment centers, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, psychiatric and addiction medicine, TMS, virtual and telehealth services, we can offer the right care at the right time for adults or teens struggling with mental health, substance use or eating disorders. We are a contracted provider with 100 payers and other managed care organizations. Our portfolio of more than 154 treatment centers includes service lines in successful operation since 1985. When treatment is complete, our patients become part of Discovery's growing family of alumni, connected through free aftercare programs, support groups, activities, and a caring community. Because when quality behavioral healthcare is within reach, so is happiness.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is spending $11 million on education programs promoting wider use of “red flag” laws that are designed to temporarily take guns away from people who are deemed at risk of harming themselves or others, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
The money was included in the state budget he approved nearly a year ago, but the programs are now getting underway.
Newsom announced the funding on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and as he continued promoting California's gun control efforts as a national model in response to recent mass shootings, including in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Uvalde, Texas; and Buffalo, New York.
California approved its red flag law in 2014 after an earlier mass shooting. It allows police, loved ones and others to ask judges to approve what are formally known as gun violence restraining orders that temporarily bar someone from possessing firearms if they are found to be a risk to themselves or others.
Similar intervention programs are in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
But a report last year by the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis Health said most people aren't aware that the orders are an option.
The new 18-month outreach program is designed to expand their use.
It includes $5 million to local domestic violence organizations for community outreach; $5 million for a statewide education program, including to communities most at risk of gun violence in several languages; and $1 million to expand an existing San Diego-based program to provide education and training for district attorneys and law enforcement groups statewide. | 2022-06-04T00:14:08+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/California-spends-11-million-to-promote-red-17218749.php |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center has received permission to provide care for burn patients, months after another hospital closed the only other burn center in the state.
The governing board for the state's eight public universities met Thursday and approved the medical center's request to operate a burn center on UMMC's main campus in Jackson.
“This approval confirms our commitment to providing complex care to burn patients so they can receive timely care close to home and with the trusted expertise of the Mississippi’s only academic medical center,” Dr. Alan Jones, associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs, said in a news release. “We want to keep burn care in Mississippi for Mississippians.”
A burn center at a Jackson hospital, Merit Health Central, closed in October. That center had 13 burn intensive care patient rooms, 20 burn step-down unit patient rooms and a 12-room outpatient clinic.
State legislators previously directed UMMC to establish a burn center. The medical center will collaborate with the Mississippi State Department of Health to finalize accreditation of the Mississippi Burn Center, according to the news release. | 2023-01-19T20:27:42+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Mississippi-board-approves-operation-of-burn-17728698.php |
The Department of Justice on Friday argued that an appeals court should overturn the ruling appointing a special master to review the more than 10,000 documents seized by the FBI during an August search of former President Trump’s home.
In a filing before the 11th Circuit, the Department of Justice (DOJ) picked apart a lower court’s ruling in favor of Trump as well as the former president’s argument that he should be afforded a third party to review the evidence collected at Mar-a-Lago.
“The uncontested record demonstrates that the search was conducted in full accordance with a judicially authorized warrant, and there has been no violation of Plaintiff’s rights — let alone a ‘callous disregard’ for them. Plaintiff has failed to meet his burden in establishing any need for the seized records — indeed, a substantial number of them are not even his—or in establishing any irreparable injury in their absence,” the DOJ wrote in its brief.
The filing comes after the Department of Justice won an initial battle before the 11th Circuit, which agreed to siphon off some 100 classified records from the special master review in an opinion that also suggested Florida-based federal district court Judge Aileen Cannon erred by appointing one in the first place.
The department said Trump failed to demonstrate and Cannon failed to weigh fully each aspect of the legal tests necessary before a court can impose limits on a federal investigation. That includes whether officials displayed a “callous disregard” for someone’s rights, and whether they would be “irreparably injured” by failing to get the return of their property — neither of which Trump can justify, the department said.
The brief rehashed many of the arguments the DOJ first relayed to the district court — that Trump cannot use executive privilege to block the functions of the current executive and that he has no claim to presidential records as his personal property.
But it also made more forceful claims about why it needs the records, both classified and unclassified, to aid the investigation.
The DOJ detailed how unclassified records, and the way classified records were mixed in with them, is itself evidence.
“The dates on unclassified records may prove highly probative in the government’s investigation. For example, if any records comingled with the records bearing classification markings post-date Plaintiff’s term of office, that could establish that these materials continued to be accessed after Plaintiff left the White House,” the DOJ wrote.
“In short, the unclassified records that were stored collectively with records bearing classification markings may identify who was responsible for the unauthorized retention of these records, the relevant time periods in which records were created or accessed, and who may have accessed or seen them,” the department continued.
The Department of Justice also pointed to Trump’s claims he may have declassified the records, which is not a central issue for any of the crimes weighed by the DOJ, noting that “in his myriad filings, however, Plaintiff has never actually represented—much less offered evidence—that he declassified any of the seized records.”
The government also rehashed why it believes Trump has no claim to any of the records.
“Plaintiff cannot invoke executive privilege to bar the Executive Branch’s review and use of its own records,” the DOJ wrote.
“Any assertion of executive privilege would similarly be made against ‘the very Executive Branch in whose name the privilege is invoked.’”
The government also dismissed Trump’s claims that some of the records could be considered his personal property under the Presidential Records Act.
“That claim is dubious, not least because the entire purpose of the PRA would be defeated if a President could simply designate all of his official records as ‘personal’ ones,” the DOJ wrote.
“Plaintiff plainly would not be entitled to the return of evidence solely on the ground that the evidence belonged to him when it was seized. If that were the case, evidence rooms nationwide would soon be emptied.”
Updated at 6:08 p.m. | 2022-10-14T23:26:41+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/hill-politics/doj-asks-appeals-court-to-throw-out-appointment-of-trump-special-master/ |
LONDON (AP) — British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to data released on Tuesday.
In a review of the outbreak published last week, Britain’s Health Security Agency said there were “no signs of a decline” in the monkeypox epidemic and that the virus “continues to be transmitted primarily in interconnected sexual networks of gay, bisexual, or men who have sex with men.” The agency said 97% of cases fell in that category and that there was no evidence of sustained transmission beyond that.
Scientists warn that anyone who is in close physical contact with someone who has monkeypox or their clothing or bedsheets is at risk of infection, regardless of their sexual orientation.
British scientists estimate the outbreak is doubling in size about every two weeks and said it’s likely cases are being undercounted. They said that in nearly 80% of cases, there is no information about whether or not the person had contact with a confirmed case, meaning the virus is spreading undetected.
Scientists have noted that people with unusual symptoms, including only a single lesion, have been detected in the outbreak and say there have also been reports elsewhere of people with no symptoms carrying monkeypox. About 10% of infected people in the U.K. have been hospitalized, but there have been no deaths reported.
British experts said the virus has been spreading through close or sexual contact and that there has been no evidence of airborne transmission.
The Health Security Agency said the number of cases and countries identifying monkeypox “continues to increase steeply,” saying that infections beyond Africa have also been primarily seen in gay and bisexual men. It said there had been three cases of monkeypox in children, who are more likely to suffer serious disease.
Last month, the World Health Organization declined to declare monkeypox a global health emergency, but said it would revisit its decision soon. It said its evaluation of the outbreak could change if there are cases among sex workers, if the virus continues to spread rapidly or if more severe disease is seen.
People with monkeypox often experience symptoms like fever, body aches and a rash; most recover within weeks without needing medical care.
In central and west Africa, where the disease has been endemic for decades, the disease mostly affects people who come into contact with infected wild animals, like rodents or primates. There have been about 1,500 reported cases of monkeypox, including 70 deaths, in Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 9.600 cases of monkeypox worldwide in nearly 60 countries, most of which had not previously reported the disease. | 2022-07-12T17:46:56+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/health/ap-health/uk-monkeypox-cases-rise-to-1735-with-most-cases-in-london/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — It was feast or famine at the Broadway box office as 2022 wound down, with eye-popping revenue for popular shows — including a staggering new Broadway record for “The Lion King” — not lifting all strugglers.
Twenty-one of the 33 shows available broke the $1 million mark for the week ending Sunday, and “The Lion King” made history with the biggest haul ever — an astonishing $4,315,264 over nine performances for a 25-year-old show with no stars.
“The Music Man” was close behind with two high-wattage stars in Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman — $3,971,531 over nine shows — followed by “Wicked” with $3,152,679. The top average ticket price went to “The Music Man” with $285.80, just about a dollar more than “The Lion King.”
All shows bar one — “A Christmas Carol” — saw their numbers grow over the week ending Sunday. However, the usual bump was barely evident for “Topdog/Underdog,” with just $345,567 over eight shows, and “Ohio State Murders” pulling in just $311,893 to a half-empty theater over nine performances despite the presence of six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. A revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy “Between Riverside and Crazy” starring the rapper Common pulled in just $260,085.
Box office numbers had been treacherous for new works even before the holidays — early closing notices were posted for shows like “Almost Famous,” “KPOP,” “A Strange Loop” and “Ain’t No Mo’.” The Broadway stalwart “The Phantom of the Opera” previously announced it would close in 2023 after 35 years. That announcement was met with a ticket spike.
The data is a reminder that Broadway has not fully rebounded from the pandemic, which wiped out live theater for 18 months and dried up its lifeblood — tourism.
Tom Kirdahy, a veteran producer behind the current starry revival of “The Piano Lesson” and the upcoming “New York, New York,” said audiences are steadily coming back and could be back to normal by spring.
“It’s very clear that buying patterns are different, but it’s equally clear that audiences are craving good work, and I think the challenge is to remind people that New York is actually a safe place to be and that theaters are safe places to be,” he said.
The 33 shows running on Broadway grossed $51,912,862 last week, the biggest seven-day period since the last week of 2019, when the box office earned $55,765,408. The holiday period is especially rough on performers and crew members who are usually asked to staff extra performances.
While January and February are among the bitterest months on Broadway, many producers were popping champagne after the latest numbers. The 26-year-old revival of the musical “Chicago” earned its biggest weekly total with $1,299,404 and “The Piano Lesson” starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks became the highest-grossing August Wilson play on Broadway in history last week.
The Lea Michele-led revival of “Funny Girl” set a new box office record at the August Wilson Theatre with $2,405,901. And the new musical “& Juliet” broke the box office record at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, grossing $1,639,788 for nine performances. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” broke the house record at the Lyric Theatre, grossing $2,671,191 for its eight-performance week.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — “We the People” is Jill Biden’s holiday theme with White House decorations designed for “the people” to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors and do-it-yourself creations that have turned the mansion’s public spaces into a winter wonderland.
“The soul of our nation is, and has always been, ‘We the People,’” the first lady said at a White House event honoring the volunteers who decorated over Thanksgiving weekend. “And that is what inspired this year’s White House holiday decoration.”
“The values that unite us can be found all around you, a belief in possibility and optimism and unity,” Jill Biden said. “Room by room, we represent what brings us together during the holidays and throughout the year.”
Slideshow: White House Christmas Decorations 2022
Public rooms are dedicated to unifying forces: honoring and remembering deceased loved ones, words and stories, kindness and gratitude, food and traditions, nature and recreation, songs and sounds, unity and hope, faith and light, and children.
A burst of pine aroma hits visitors as they step inside the East Wing and come upon trees adorned with mirrored Gold Star ornaments bearing the names of fallen service members.
Winter trees, woodland animals and glowing lanterns placed along the hallway help give the feeling of walking through snow.
Likenesses of Biden family pets — Commander and Willow, the dog and cat — first appear at the end of the hallway before they are seen later in the Vermeil Room, which celebrates kindness and gratitude, and the State Dining Room, which highlights children.
Recipes contributed by the small army of volunteer decorators spruce up the China Room’s mantel. Handwritten ones — for apple crisp and pizzelle, an Italian cookie — are family recipes shared by the first lady.
Aides say she was inspired by people she met while traveling around the country and by the nation’s founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
A copy of the Declaration of Independence is on display in the library, while the always-show-stopping 300-pound (136 kilogram) gingerbread White House this year includes a sugar cookie replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the documents were signed.
The executive pastry chef used 20 sheets of sugar cookie dough, 30 sheets of gingerbread dough, 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of pastillage, 30 pounds (14 kilograms) of chocolate and 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of royal icing to create the gingerbread and sugar cookie masterpiece.
A new addition to the White House collection this year is a menorah, which is lit nightly during the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah. White House carpenters built the menorah out of wood that was saved from a Truman-era renovation and sterling silver candle cups.
Some 50,000 visitors are expected to pass through the White House for the holidays, including tourists and guests invited to nearly a month’s worth of receptions. Among them will be French President Emmanuel Macron, who will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday and be honored at a state dinner, the first of the Biden administration.
More than 150 volunteers, including two of the first lady’s sisters, helped decorate the White House during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The decorations include more than 83,000 twinkling lights on trees, garlands, wreaths and other displays, 77 Christmas trees and 25 wreaths on the White House exterior. Volunteers also used more than 12,000 ornaments, just under 15,000 feet (4,500 meters) of ribbon and more than 1,600 bells.
Some of the decorations are do-it-yourself projects that the first lady hopes people will be encouraged to recreate for themselves, aides said. They include plastic drinking cups turned into bells and table-top Christmas trees made from foam shapes and dollar store ramekins.
Groupings of snowy trees fill corners of the East Room, which reflects nature and recreation, and scenes from four national parks are depicted on each fireplace mantel: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah.
In the Blue Room, the official White House Christmas tree — an 18 1/2-foot (5.6-meter) Concolor fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania — is decorated to represent unity and hope with handmade renderings of the official birds from all 57 territories, states and the District of Columbia.
The State Dining Room is dedicated to the next generation — children — and its trees are decorated with self-portrait ornaments made by students of the 2021 Teachers of the Year, “ensuring that children see themselves” in the décor, the White House said.
Hanging from the fireplace in the State Dining Room are the Biden family Christmas stockings.
“We the People” are celebrated again in the Grand Foyer and Cross Hall on the State Floor, where metal ribbons are inscribed with the names of all the states, territories and the District of Columbia.
As part of Joining Forces, her White House initiative to support military families, Jill Biden was joined by National Guard leaders from across the country, as well as National Guard families. Her late son, Beau Biden, was a major in the Delaware Army National Guard.
She met before the event with children from National Guard families, telling them she wanted to hear their stories because “you have served right alongside of your parents and you deserve to have your courage, and your sacrifice, recognized, too.”
The White House noted that the holiday guide book given to visitors was designed by Daria Peoples, an African American children’s book author who lives in Las Vegas. Peoples is a former elementary school teacher who has written and illustrated a series of picture books to support children of color, including those who have experienced race-based trauma. | 2022-11-28T23:36:11+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/photos-we-the-people-at-heart-of-white-house-holiday-decorations/ |
Cypress, Calif. Production Facility to Close by July 2023
PHOENIX, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero emission transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, today announced that it is moving its battery manufacturing from Cypress, Calif. to its Coolidge, Ariz. manufacturing facility. The move, which the company expects to complete by early Q3, brings Nikola's truck assembly, fuel cell power module assembly, and battery module and pack production under one roof and includes battery line automation geared toward improving quality and increasing efficiencies.
The company intends to maintain manufacturing operations in Cypress through the end of Q2 2023, while it brings its production capabilities in Coolidge online and works through a detailed transition plan to prevent manufacturing disruptions.
"This decision reinforces our commitment to finding ways to optimize our cost structure and create a sustainable business model," said Michael Lohscheller, Nikola Corporation President and CEO. "We remain focused on meeting our 2023 milestones, including pack and module production targets."
A battery engineering presence is expected to remain in California at a separate facility to focus on the development of Nikola's next generation battery management system software and modules.
Nikola completed the acquisition of Romeo Power on October 14, 2022.
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero tailpipe emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
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SAN ANTONIO — Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio, officials said.
A city worker at the scene was alerted to the situation by a cry for help shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Police Chief William McManus said. Officers arrived to find a body on the ground outside the trailer and a partially opened gate to the trailer, he said.
Of the 16 taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses, 12 were adults and four were children, said Fire Chief Charles Hood. The patients were hot to the touch and dehydrated, and no water was found in the trailer, he said.
Three people were taken into custody, but it was unclear if they were absolutely connected with human trafficking, McManus said.
Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States, and the investigation was being led by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, McManus said.
Those in the trailer were in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas, according to an official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the information had not been authorized for public release.
It may be the deadliest tragedy among thousands who have died attempting to cross the U.S. border from Mexico in recent decades. Ten migrants died in 2017 after being trapped inside a truck that was parked at a Walmart in San Antonio. In 2003, 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio.
Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s amid a surge in U.S. border enforcement in San Diego and El Paso, Texas, which were then the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
Before that, people paid small fees to mom-and-pop operators to get them across a largely unguarded border. As crossing became exponentially more difficult after the 2001 terror attacks in the U.S., migrants were led through more dangerous terrain and paid thousands of dollars more.
Heat poses a serious danger, particularly when temperatures can rise severely inside vehicles. Weather in the San Antonio area was mostly cloudy Monday, but temperatures approached 100 degrees.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a renewed push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law on Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in that chamber. Some GOP senators are already signaling support.
The legislation started as an election-season political effort to confront the new Supreme Court majority after the court overturned abortion access in Roe v. Wade, raising concerns that other rights were at risk. But suddenly it has a shot at becoming law. Pressure is mounting on Republicans to drop their longstanding opposition and join in a bipartisan moment for gay rights.
"This legislation was so important," Schumer said as he opened the Senate Wednesday.
The Democratic leader marveled over the House's 267-157 tally with 47 Republicans — almost one-fifth of the GOP lawmakers — voting for the bill late Tuesday.
"I want to bring this bill to the floor," Schumer said, "and we're working to get the necessary Senate Republican support to ensure it would pass."
Political odds are still long for the legislation, the Respect for Marriage Act, which would enshrine same-sex and interracial marriages as protected under federal law. Conservatives including House GOP leaders largely opposed the bill, and the vast majority of Republicans voted against it.
But in a sign of shifting political attitudes and a need for an election-year win, some Republicans are signaling there may be an opening. Few Republicans spoke directly against gay marriage during Tuesday's floor debate in the House. And Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was notably silent when asked about the bill, saying he would take a look if it comes to the Senate.
"I'm going to delay announcing anything on that issue," McConnell said, adding he would wait to see if Schumer brings it forward.
So far, the legislation has just two Senate Republican co-sponsors, Susan Collins of Maine and Rob Portman of Ohio. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina are among others closely watched for possible support.
In all 10 Republican senators would need to join with all Democrats to reach the 60 vote threshold to overcome a GOP filibuster.
"We're seeing progress on this, and I'll take progress," Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the bill's chief sponsor, told reporters at the Capitol.
The No. 2 Republican, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, was doubtful Tuesday, calling the proposed legislation little more than a political message.
Social issues including same-sex marriage and abortion have sprinted to the top of the congressional agenda this summer in reaction to the Supreme Court's action overturning Roe v. Wade, a stunning ruling that ended the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion access. It set off alarms that other rights conservatives have targeted could be next.
While Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, insisted the Roe v. Wade ruling pertained only to abortion access, it demonstrated the new conservative muscle with three Trump-era justices tipping the court's balance. A concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, who has gained stature in the new majority, raised questions about gay marriage and other rights.
"We take Justice Thomas – and the extremist movement behind him – at their word," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the House debate. "This is what they intend to do."
Both Pelosi and Schumer criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who said over the weekend that the Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell vs. Hodges decision upholding gay marriage was "clearly wrong."
The Respect for Marriage Act was rushed to the House floor in an election year with polling showing a majority of Americans favor preserving rights to marry, regardless of sex, gender, race or ethnicity, a long-building shift in modern mores toward inclusion.
A Gallup poll in June showed broad and increasing support for same-sex marriage, with 70% of U.S. adults saying they think such unions should be recognized by law. The poll showed majority support among both Democrats (83%) and Republicans (55%).
Approval of interracial marriage in the U.S. hit a six-decade high at 94% in September, according to Gallup.
McConnell, the Republican leader, is eager to regain control of the Senate, now evenly split 50-50, and his views on whether his party should support or oppose the same-sex marriage protections will almost certainly be viewed through that political lens.
Incumbent Republican senators seeking to win reelection and GOP candidates running for office may want a chance to support the gay marriage issue that is popular with many voters. Strong Republican-led opposition could be seen as detrimental to the party's candidates in swing states that McConnell needs to win to regain control.
One Republican hopeful, Joe O'Dea, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado, said he was glad to see the same-sex marriage bill pass in the House.
"You've got a lot of politicians in both political parties who spend way too much time trying to tell people how to live their lives. That's just not me. I live my life. You live yours," O'Dea said. "Let's get on with solving the huge challenges facing the American people."
Still, some vocal leaders in the Republican Party, including Cruz and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, both potential presidential candidates, have indicated likely opposition to the legislation.
The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal the Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act, which put into federal law the definition of marriage as a heterosexual union between a man and woman. That 1996 law was largely overshadowed by subsequent court rulings, including Obergefell vs. Hodges in 2015, legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
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Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri and Mary Clare Jalonick and Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report. | 2022-07-20T20:32:54+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/pressure-on-senate-gop-after-same-sex-marriage-passes-house |
The Justice Department issued a scathing critique of the Louisville Metro Police Department after a nearly two-year review it launched into the force following the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the findings Wednesday, the same day the Justice Department announced it will review the Memphis Police Department policies on the use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in response to the police beating death of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old motorist died Jan. 10, three days after his violent arrest.
The Memphis review was requested by the city’s mayor and police chief, the Justice Department said; the agency already opened a civil rights probe of Nichols’ death.
Meanwhile, a judge ordered that the release of video and other information in the Nichols case, initially set for Wednesday, must be delayed so lawyers can review it.
The Justice Department also said it will examine the use of specialized units around the country and produce a guide for police chiefs and mayors on their use.
The Justice Department found that the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department "engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of their rights under the Constitution and federal law."
The report said the Louisville police department "discriminates against Black people in its enforcement activities," uses excessive force and conducts searches based on invalid warrants. It also said the department violates the rights of people engaged in protected speech, such as the street protests in the summer of 2020 after Taylor's death. Garland said some officers assaulted people with disabilities and called Black people disparaging names.
"This conduct is unacceptable, it is heartbreaking," Garland said. "It erodes the community trust necessary for effective policing and it is an affront to the vast majority of officers who put their lives on the line every day to serve Louisville with honor."
The sweeping probe announced in April 2021 is known as a "pattern or practice" investigation — examining whether there is a pattern of unconstitutional or unlawful policing inside the department. The city will sign a negotiated agreement with the Justice Department and a federal officer will monitor the progress.
Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, said Wednesday that she remains upset it took so long to feel some vindication. "It's heartbreaking to know that everything you've been saying from day one has to be said again," she said.
One of Palmer's attorneys, Lonita Baker, said she was encouraged by the Justice Department's findings but it's "unfortunate that it took the murder of Breonna Taylor and protest after protest after protest through 2020 to come to this point."
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the city "has wounds that are not yet healed."
"We have to come to terms with where we've been, so we can get to where we want to be," Greenberg said.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was roused from her bed by police who came through the door using a battering ram after midnight on March 13, 2020. Three officers fired shots after Taylor's boyfriend, fearing an intruder, shot an officer in the leg. Taylor was was shot several times and died at the scene.
The no-knock drug warrant used to enter her home is now part of a separate federal criminal investigation, and one former Louisville officer pleaded guilty to helping falsify information on the warrant. No drugs were found in Taylor's home. Two more officers are charged in the warrant probe, and a third, Brett Hankison, is charged with endangering Taylor and her neighbors with his shots into her apartment.
The Justice Department's report on Louisville police said Black motorists were more likely to be searched during traffic stops, and officers used neck restraints, police dogs and Tasers against people who posed no imminent threat. Garland cited one incident where two officers threw drinks at pedestrians and recorded the encounters in 2018 and 2019. Both officers face federal charges.
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson applauded the findings. "While Congress continues to fail our country with police reform, at least the Department of Justice is taking their jobs seriously. Today marks a meaningful step toward police accountability and — should Congress now decide to step up — police reform," Johnson's statement said.
He added that the group lauded Garland and the Justice Department for continuing a "pursuit of justice" and added, "Congress should take a page from their book, do their jobs, and pass the legislation necessary to save innocent lives."
Louisville settled a number of lawsuits related to Taylor's death, including a $12 million payment to her family that ended a wrongful death lawsuit.
Garland mentioned some reforms the city adopted, including a law banning the use of "no-knock" warrants in 2020. The city also started a pilot program to send behavioral health professionals to some 911 calls, expanded community violence prevention efforts and sought to support health and wellness for officers, the report said.
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AMES, Iowa — Erik Stevenson scored 23 points, Joe Toussaint added 19 off the bench and West Virginia rallied late to beat Iowa State 72-69 on Monday night.
Gabe Kalscheur scored a season-high 26 points to pace the Cyclones (17-12, 8-9), who have lost four straight. Jaren Holmes had 16 points.
Stevenson and Toussaint both scored 11 first-half points to lead West Virginia to a 35-27 lead at intermission. Toussaint sank all four of his shots, including three from 3-point range. Kalscheur scored 11 for the Cyclones, but he was limited to seven-plus minutes after picking up three quick fouls. Stevenson scored the first nine points for the Mountaineers and Kalscheur notched the first seven for Iowa State.
Stevenson hit a jumper to open the second-half scoring, but Kalscheur answered with a 3-pointer to spark a 16-4 run and the Cyclones pulled even at 41 with 15:12 left to play. Stevenson followed with a rebound basket, but Holmes drilled a 3-pointer to give Iowa State its first lead, 44-43, since it led 17-15 midway through the first half.
A Holmes layup gave Iowa State its biggest lead at 58-51 with 8:44 remaining. West Virginia chipped away and used two free throws by Matthews to take a 65-64 lead with 2:10 to go. Matthews followed with a dunk and Toussaint sank two foul shots to give the Mountaineers a 69-64 lead with 20 seconds left. Kalscheur hit a 3-pointer 10 seconds later, but Toussaint hit two more free throws to preserve the win.
Neither team separated itself shooting-wise, but the West Virginia bench outscored the Cyclones’ subs 28-13.
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Iowa State: The Cyclones close out the regular season at No. 7 Baylor on Saturday.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers end regular-season play at home on Saturday against No. 11 Kansas State.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 787th career goal to break Gordie Howe’s record for scoring with one team, but the Arizona Coyotes scored three times in the third period to rally for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
Nick Ritchie had two goals, including the tiebreaker with 36 seconds remaining, and Josh Brown also scored for Arizona, which trailed 2-0 early in the third. Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 34 shots.
Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist for Washington, which has lost four straight (0-2-2) while giving up a lead in each. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.
“No excuses, obviously,” Ovechkin said. “It starts from us leaders, and we can’t blame (injuries) on it. Every player who plays in the NHL has some level to play, and obviously, we miss those guys. But right now, the situation is we have to pull on the rope with all our hands and don’t panic and don’t think it’s over. We just have to bounce back and play together as a team and as a group.”
With the Capitals on their third power play of the game, Ovechkin fired a one-timer off a pass from Trevor van Riemsdyk past Vejmelka with just under 9 minutes left in the second period to open the scoring. It moved Ovechkin past Howe for the most goals with one franchise in NHL history.
“Obviously, it’s a huge moment,” Ovechkin said. “The last couple games, it was big milestones and unfortunately, we didn’t get the win, but it’s a special moment and it’s nice to have both my kids, my wife, all the fans (here). My parents watched in Moscow. So it’s a special moment.”
Ovechkin is now 14 goals away from tying Howe for second on the NHL’s all-time goals list and 107 from Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. The 289th power-play goal of his career extended his point streak to five games.
Mantha made it 2-0 at 3:23 of the third with an unassisted goal before the Coyotes began their comeback.
Brown got Arizona on the board as he scored on easily after Kuemper collided with Christian Fischer and Connor McMichael battling in front. The goal was challenged for goaltender interference, but it stood after a review.
Ritchie tied it at 9:45 with a shot that went off the crossbar and completely across the goal line. The goal light had gone on, but play continued and there no goal was called on the ice. During an ensuing stoppage in play, the officials reviewed it and credited the tally.
Ritchie then got the winner in the final minute as he crashed the net and buried a rebound for his second of the game and sixth of the season.
“We’re down 2-0 and we just stayed with it,” Coyotes head coach Andre Tourigny said. “We kept going and scored big goals and (found) a way to win.”
INJURIES
Washington also suffered another big loss as defensemen Dmitry Orlov suffered a lower-body injury in the second period and did not return. The Capitals are now down eight skaters, with Orlov joining Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson, T.J. Oshie, Connor Brown, Carl Hagelin, Beck Malenstyn and John Carlson on the shelf.
UP NEXT
Coyotes: At Buffalo on Tuesday night to continue a 14-game trip.
Capitals: Host Connor McDavid and Edmonton on Monday night.
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Online Degree Programs Continue to Gain Recognition and Popularity with Professionals
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerge Education, one of the nation's premier marketing and recruiting firms for higher-educational institutions, and Concordia University Chicago (CUC) extended their working relationship with a renewed partnership agreement. Partnering since 2015, these two organizations have enrolled more than 1,500 students in top-ranked master's and doctorate degree programs.
"The last few years have proven to be difficult for many private institutions due to a myriad of factors, including changes to modality, obstacles in how students are marketed to (with respect to privacy), as well as post-COVID related challenges," said James M. Hunter, PhD and CEO of Emerge Education. "We are proud to work alongside clients like Concordia-Chicago to help them market the exceptional online degree programs they continue to offer to working professionals. We are grateful for the confidence their team has in us."
Through the renewed contract, Emerge Education will continue to market and provide recruitment services for several of Concordia-Chicago's online master's and doctorate degree programs aimed at working adults. The programs consist of an MBA, which allows students to specialize in one of eight concentrations; a master's and PhD/EdD in Organizational Leadership; a Doctorate in Business Administration, and a CSBO Management Endorsement.
"Our partnership with Emerge Education is a testament to Concordia-Chicago's tireless commitment and mission to deliver high-quality, online degrees to adult learners," said Dr. Kathryn Wozniak, Assistant Provost for Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. "By continuing our work together, we are fulfilling the needs of working professionals as they advance in their careers."
Dr. Hunter added, "Enrollment in online degree programs continues to gain momentum nationally. This renewed contract is a perfect example of the industry growth, as well as the prominence of Emerge Education and Concordia University Chicago in higher education."
Emerge Education is one of the nation's leading marketing and recruiting firms for higher-educational institutions. The Emerge Education team combines decades of higher education experience and strives to always maintain the integrity and quality of its partners' academic reputation and brand. The firm collaborates with its partners by investing its own capital and service resources to support lead generation, marketing, and recruiting, allowing its partners to focus on what they do best: educating students. For more information about Emerge Education and its innovative approach visit www.emergeedu.com.
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Concordia-Chicago's faithfulness to its Lutheran identity, commitment to vocation and dedication to providing a transformational education within the context of high-quality academic programs, along with its close proximity to the city of Chicago, all combine to make CUC an ideal destination for students locally, nationally and from around the world. Learn more about CUC's commitment to higher education rooted in the Gospel at CUChicago.edu.
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Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca
SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium.
But it also called to mind the release of Keiko — the star of the movie “Free Willy” — more than two decades ago. Keiko’s return to his native Iceland vastly improved upon his life in a Mexico City tank, but he failed to adapt to the wild and died five years later.
He is the only orca released after long-term captivity.
Advocates say their experience with Keiko will inform how they plan for Lolita’s return. But they also stress the differences between their cases.
While they hope to bring Lolita — also known as Tokitae, or Toki — to a whale sanctuary among the Pacific Northwest’s many islands, she might never again swim freely with her endangered family, including the nearly century-old whale believed to be her mother.
Here’s a look at Tokitae’s story.
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HOW DID TOKI WIND UP IN CAPTIVITY?
Native American tribes revere orcas, considering them their relatives.
White settlers had a different view. Fishermen reviled the “blackfish” as competition for salmon and sometimes shot them.
That began to change in 1965, when a man named Ted Griffin bought a killer whale that had been caught in a fisherman’s net in British Columbia and towed it to the Seattle waterfront. The whale — Namu — became a sensation.
Namu soon died from an infection, but Griffin had set off a craze for capturing the Pacific Northwest’s killer whales and training them to perform, as The Seattle Times recounted in a 2018 history. Griffin corralled dozens of orcas off Washington’s Whidbey Island in 1970. Several got caught and drowned when opponents cut the nets, intending to free them.
Many orcas remained nearby, declining to leave as their clan members were hauled out of the water. Among those kept was 4-year-old Tokitae, later sold to the Miami Seaquarium.
By the early 1970s, at least 13 Northwest orcas had been killed and 45 delivered to theme parks around the world; Toki is the only one still alive. The roundups reduced the Puget Sound resident population by about 40% and helped cause problems with inbreeding that imperil them today.
Outrage over the captures helped prompt the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
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WHY BRING TOKI HOME?
Lolita, now 57, spent decades performing. Last year the Miami Seaquarium announced it would no longer feature her under an agreement with regulators. The 5,000-pound (2,267-kilogram) animal lives in a tank 80 feet by 35 feet (24 meters by 11 meters) and 20 feet (6 meters) deep.
Whales are intelligent, social creatures, and activists have long dreamed of returning Tokitae to her family.
The whale believed to be Toki’s mother is the matriarch of L-pod, one of three clans that make up the so-called southern resident killer whales, a genetically and socially distinct population that frequents the Salish Sea between Washington and British Columbia. There are 73 southern residents remaining.
Plans call for bringing Lolita to a netted whale sanctuary of about 15 acres (6 hectares). She would be released into an enclosure the size of a couple football fields within that sanctuary, where she would be under round-the-clock care.
“The first objective is to provide her the highest quality of life we can,” said Charles Vinick, a founder of the nonprofit Friends of Toki as well as executive director of the Whale Sanctuary Project. “Whether or not it becomes the dream of having her reunite with L-pod is something we have to rely on Lolita to show us.”
Because the southern residents are endangered, advocates would have to obtain additional permits if they ever wanted to return Toki fully to the wild. Advocates would likely have to show that introducing another aging whale to feed wouldn’t burden the population further.
With financial backing from Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, they have agreed to support Lolita long term, whether she’s reintroduced or not.
For Raynell Morris, an elder of the Lummi Indian Tribe in Washington and a board member of Friends of Toki, the whale’s return is fundamental.
“Until she’s returned to her family, our family is broken,” Morris said. “When she comes home, the web of life will be repaired and restored, and our people will be repaired and restored.”
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HOW DO YOU MOVE A 2.5-TON WHALE?
When all the pieces are in place — which could take two years — Lolita will be placed on a stretcher. She’ll be lifted by crane into a tank placed on a truck, and the truck driven to a cargo plane.
She’ll be flown to Washington, loaded onto a barge, floated to the sanctuary, and lowered by crane into her new home.
Toki’s transportation tank will be filled with fresh water — salt water could ruin the plane in the event of a leak. Her caregivers will protect her skin with ointment.
Advocates will work with Washington’s Department of Natural Resources to pick the sanctuary site.
There, Toki can begin recovering the strength she might need to rejoin wild orcas, to relearn to hunt and to travel around 100 miles (161 kilometers) per day.
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WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM KEIKO?
Keiko was about 2 when he was captured in 1979. He spent time in Iceland and Canada before being sold in 1985 to a theme park in Mexico City, where he lived in a tank filled with tap water mixed with salt.
In 1993 he was featured in “Free Willy,” prompting a campaign by schoolchildren to get him released. A facility was built at the Oregon Coast Aquarium where the emaciated Keiko could recover before his return to Iceland.
Keiko gained about 1,000 pounds (453 kilograms) in his first year in Oregon.
Vinick, who helped manage Keiko’s return, noted that it was always designed as a reintroduction effort. Keiko was in his early 20s — still young for an orca — when he was brought to Iceland in 1998. To teach him to hunt, trainers would launch fish around his pen with a sling shot. Eventually they began escorting him on longer swims in the open ocean.
While Keiko would approach wild orcas at times, he would return to his trainers’ boat and generally sought out humans. He swam to Norway on his own — a journey of nearly 1,000 miles (1,609 km). But there again he was attracted to boats and people, and he died, apparently of pneumonia, at about age 27.
“We already knew how easy it is to capture whales,” Vinick said. “What we learned with Keiko is how difficult it is to put one back.”
Malene Simon of the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, who conducted a scientific review of Keiko’s release, said she was pessimistic about Lolita’s chances to learn to hunt after 52 years of being fed by humans.
Still, Tokitae has some advantages. She was slightly older when she was captured, so she would have been already learning to hunt, and she might have more memory of her family songs. Further, researchers know who her family is, unlike with Keiko.
“It’ll be therapeutic for her, and she’ll get healthier,” said Howard Garrett, president of the board of the advocacy group Orca Network. “This is a step toward righting a great wrong that humans have done.”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coach Jimbo Fisher is going into his sixth season at Texas A&M and last before Texas becomes a league rival again. Fisher said that will be great for both college football along with Texas and the Aggies to renew an old rivalry.
Fisher was in attendance on the first day of the Southeastern Conference Media Days on Monday.
First, he has to manage expectations and this final season in the SEC West, which Fisher called “the best league in ball, in the SEC period.” He has to guide Texas A&M through seven straight SEC games starting with Auburn on Sept. 23 and trips to Tennessee and Mississippi.
Fisher also hired Bobby Petrino in January as offensive coordinator. Asked who will be calling plays during games, Fisher said Petrino was hired for a reason.
Texas A&M is trying to bounce back from a 5-7 season where five losses came by a combined 19 points.
“I see a different chip on their shoulder, and I see a demeanor and a leadership within that group that’s been excellent,” Fisher said.
Higher Expectations for Kelly
Brian Kelly and LSU face much higher expectations going into his second season as coach.
He can look in the mirror for raising those standards after winning the Southeastern Conference ‘s Western Division title in his debut year. The success of fellow LSU coaches in their second seasons didn’t help either.
Not one little bit.
“Certainly at LSU, all we can think about is championships after what Jay Johnson did in baseball and Kim Mulkey in basketball,our success in gymnastics,” Kelly said Monday at his second Southeastern Conference Media Days.
Kelly views the challenge as opportunity going into the SEC’s final season with divisions as LSU and Texas A&M chase Alabama as most likely challengers to Nick Saban’s traditional stranglehold on the West before Texas and Oklahoma join the league in 2024.
He made clear his Tigers have to keep improving to compete in college football’s best conference. That won’t be easy no matter how excited they are about going 10-4 in 2022 and beating Alabama to reach the SEC championship game before losing to eventual national champ Georgia.
“The foundation of success is built in consistency,” Kelly said. “Alabama and Georgia continue to hold that mantle of consistency in terms of playing for championships, and that’s what we’ll be looking to be at LSU, is playing for championships consistently, year in and year out.”
The SEC kicked off the first of its four days talking football Monday in Nashville, an event postponed from 2021 so Music City could team together to throw a big party for the league where the motto is “It Just Means More” with a free concert in the Lower Broad entertainment district on Tuesday night.
Commissioner Greg Sankey opened up this event noting three SEC teams have combined to win four straight football national titles and five different teams have won 13 of the past 17 national championships.
Sankey also mentioned the SEC led all conferences for a 17th straight year with the most players drafted by the NFL at 62.
Everyone in the SEC and college football currently are chasing Georgia, the reigning back-to-back national champ. LSU will only have a chance to measure up against the Bulldogs if they defend their division title and reach the league title game in Atlanta on Dec. 2. They lost to Georgia 50-30 in that game last year.
“If we continue to do what we’re doing, we’re going to have a roster that can compete against Georgia, and then it’s just a matter of getting it done on the playing field so everybody then can assess they’ve closed the gap,” Kelly said.
One thing in LSU’s favor this season is the Tigers host Texas A&M on Nov. 25 after losing 38-23 on the road. That snapped a five-game winning streak for Kelly that included a 32-31 win over Alabama. But LSU also must visit Alabama on Nov. 4.
Kelly has quarterback Jayden Daniels among eight starters back on offense. The LSU coach has a bigger challenge on defense replacing seven starters. Running back Josh Williams said the national titles won by two other LSU coaches in their second seasons have brought a lot of expectations.
“We would love to make everybody happy and win the national championship and have that cycle continue,” Williams said. “It would be amazing.”
Red River Rivalry returns
DALLAS — The Red River Rivalry is back.
The name, that is. The game itself never went anywhere.
Allstate was announced Monday as the new title sponsor of the Texas-Oklahoma football matchup played every year at the Cotton Bowl amid the Texas State Fair in Dallas.
And with it comes the return of the “Red River Rivalry” nickname for the game, ditching the unpopular “Red River Showdown” used since 2014. The game was long known as the Red River Shootout before being changed to the Red River Rivalry in 2005.
The rivalry dates to 1900 and this year’s meeting on Oct. 7 will be the 119th matchup between the Longhorns and Sooners. It will be the last for both schools as members of the Big 12. Texas and Oklahoma move to the Southeastern Conference starting in 2024.
This year’s Allstate Red River Rivalry will be broadcast on ABC. Texas lead the series 63-50-5.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, will report its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results on Monday, February 13, after the U.S. financial markets close for trading. In conjunction with this announcement, Blackbaud will host a conference call on Tuesday, February 14, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the company's financial results.
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Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points as they beat Tottenham 2-0 in the north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
The league leaders burst into a commanding first half performance, profiting from a Hugo Lloris own goal before a stunning Martin Odegaard strike put daylight between the two sides. While Spurs recovered in the second half, their improved performance remained futile -- failing to score against Arsenal for the first time since 2017.
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Spurs had a scare on seven minutes as Lloris took too long to clear his lines with Gabriel Martinelli expeditiously bearing down. Eddie Nketiah won the ball after a flick on from Martinelli but the striker could only fire against Lloris.
Antonio Conte's side and Lloris in particular did not heed the warnings of their slow start and Arsenal took the lead on 14 minutes through an own goal by the France goalkeeper.
- Arsenal finally title favourites after emphatic win over Spurs
A long ball over the top by Thomas Partey found Bukayo Saka free on the left. The 21-year-old's relatively tame cross deflected into the torso of the flailing Lloris and over the line.
Arsenal had not beaten their north London rivals away from home since 2015, but they were rampant in their first half display and inflicted wave-upon-wave of attacks on the hosts' backline.
"It is about time. It felt amazing," Arsenal captain Odegaard told Sky Sports. "We remembered what happened here last time and we wanted to play a better game and show a different side to us. We enjoyed the game.
"We are in a good position, there is no doubt about that. We've got to stay humble and keep working hard. You saw the difference in the first and second half today so we have things to improve. We have to keep going."
Partey was inches from doubling the lead for Mikel Arteta's side in spectacular fashion as he lashed a volley from outside the area against the right post.
The visitors' incessant pressure resulted in a second goal as Odegaard scored for the eighth time this season on 36 minutes in spectacular style.
Arsenal had the measure of Spurs in every department, and as Saka again found space on the right, he set the ball through to Odegaard in space in the centre, who took time before striking a low effort into the far corner from 20 yards.
Aaron Ramsdale was forced into a save by Harry Kane on the stroke of half-time as Spurs scrambled their second chance on goal.
Conte's side have regularly been rescued by good second half performances this season and they were quick out of the blocks soon after half-time. Kane saw an effort well saved by Ramsdale before Ryan Sessegnon's strike from a tight angle was also kept out.
But Spurs' forward efforts remained without a finishing touch as Arsenal's defence stood firm in keeping the hosts at bay despite a late spell of pressure.
After the full-time whistle, goalkeeper Ramsdale appeared to be kicked by a Spurs fan behind the goal, sparking a melee between both teams.
Arsenal are top of the Premier League with 47 points from 18 matches, capitalising on Manchester City's defeat at Manchester United on Saturday to extend their lead at the summit. Spurs remain fifth, now five points from the top four. | 2023-01-15T19:31:11+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=638012 |
(The Hill) – Three men were convicted on Wednesday of all charges against them over supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in 2020.
The jury found Joe Morrison, his father-in-law Pete Musico and Paul Bellar guilty of providing material support for terrorist acts, gang membership and carrying or possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony.
The men are members of the Wolverine Watchman, a far-right paramilitary group. Several others arrested in connection with the plot were also members of the group.
A jury previously convicted two men, Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., of conspiring to kidnap Whitmer in August. Another jury was unable to reach an unanimous conclusion on Fox and Croft and acquitted two other defendants.
The Associated Press reported that Morrison, Musico and Bellar held gun drills in a rural county with Fox, who led the plot and despised Whitmer.
Prosecutors argued the men were hoping to incite a civil war with the kidnapping.
Whitmer was ultimately unharmed, and the men were arrested before the plot could be set into motion. FBI informants and agents infiltrated the plan early on.
FBI Special Agent Mara Schneider, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Detroit field office, said in a release from the Michigan attorney general’s office that the defendants believed violence was an appropriate way to address ideological grievances.
“Today’s verdict sends a clear message they were wrong,” Schneider said. “Violence is never the answer, and the FBI remains committed to investigating and holding accountable anyone who seeks to further an ideological cause through violence.”
The defense argued that the three men cut off their ties with Fox before the Whitmer plot developed and noted that they did not travel to northern Michigan to overlook Whitmer’s home or participate in a weekend training session inside a “shoot house,” according to AP.
The three men are scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 15 and will remain in jail while they await sentencing. | 2022-10-26T18:50:56+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/3-men-convicted-of-supporting-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer/ |
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SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. officials announced Tuesday that two U.S. states reliant on water from the Colorado River will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought.
The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict levels at Lake Mead, the largest U.S. reservoir, will plummet even further than they have. The cuts will place officials in those states under extraordinary pressure to plan for a hotter, drier future and a growing population. Mexico will also face cuts.
Lake Mead is currently less than a quarter full and the seven states overall that depend on its water missed a federal deadline to announce proposals on plans cut additional water next year.
The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people across seven states in the American West as well as Mexico and helps feed an agricultural industry valued at $15 billion a year. Cities and farms across the region are anxiously awaiting official hydrology projections — estimates of future water levels in the river — that will determine the extent and scope of cuts to their water supply.
And that's not all: Officials from the states are also scrambling to meet a deadline imposed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to slash their water use by at least 15% in order to keep water levels at the river's storage reservoirs from dropping even more.
Together, the projections and the deadline for cuts are presenting Western states with unprecedented challenges and confronting them with difficult decisions about how to plan for a drier future.
While the Bureau of Reclamation is "very focused on just getting through this to next year," any cutbacks will likely need to be in place far longer, said University of Oxford hydrologist Kevin Wheeler.
"What contribution the science makes is, it's pretty clear that that these reductions just have to have to stay in place until the drought has ended or we realize they actually have to get worse and the cuts have to get deeper," he said.
The cuts are based on a plan the seven states as well as Mexico signed in 2019 to help maintain reservoir levels. Under that plan, the amount of water allocated to states depends on the water levels at Lake Mead. Last year, the lake fell low enough for the federal government to declare a first-ever water shortage in the region, triggering mandatory cuts for Arizona and Nevada as well as Mexico in 2022.
Officials expect hydrologists will project the lake to fall further, triggering additional cuts to Nevada, Arizona and Mexico next year. States with higher priority water rights are not expected to see cuts.
Reservoir levels have been falling for years — and faster than experts predicted — due to 22 years of drought worsened by climate change and overuse of the river. Scorching temperatures and less melting snow in the spring have reduced the amount of water flowing from the Rocky Mountains, where the river originates before it snakes 1,450 miles (2,334 kilometers) southwest and into the Gulf of California.
Already, extraordinary steps have been taken this year to keep water in Lake Powell, the other large Colorado River reservoir, which sits upstream of Lake Mead and straddles the Arizona-Utah border. Water from the lake runs through Glen Canyon Dam, which produces enough electricity to power between 1 million and 1.5 million homes each year.
After water levels at Lake Powell reached levels low enough to threaten hydropower production, federal officials said they would hold back an additional 480,000 acre-feet (more than 156 billion gallons or 592 million cubic meters) of water to ensure the dam could still produce energy. That water would normally course to Lake Mead.
Under Tuesday's reductions, Arizona will lose slightly more water than it did this year, when 18% of its supply was cut. In 2023, it will lose an additional 3%, an aggregate 21% reduction from its initial allocation.
Mexico is expected to lose 7% of the 1.5 million acre-feet it receives each year from the river. Last year, it lost about 5%. The water is a lifeline for northern desert cities including Tijuana and a large farm industry in the Mexicali Valley, just south of the border from California's Imperial Valley.
Nevada is also set to lose water — about 8% of its supply — but most residents will not feel the effects because the state recycles the majority of its water used indoors and doesn't use its full allocation. Last year, the state lost 7%.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A Lenoir City man isn’t giving up his dream to build a restaurant that he can pass down to his granddaughter despite a suspected arson destroying the building he planned to house it in.
Law enforcement continues their hunt for answers after two barns were destroyed in a fire in Lenoir City. The TBI and the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office believe the fires were set on purpose.
It turns out this isn’t the first hurdle one of these property owners has had to face since he purchased the property.
The barn that sits at 11025 Hotchkiss Valley Road East used to be an old cattle farm but when Ricky Miles bought the land he had big dreams of wanting to make it into a restaurant.
He’s run into some hurdles over the past several years but he says that’s not stopping him from making his dreams into reality.
Miles started buying his now 41.5-acre farm in sections starting in 1983.
The family that originally owned the property across the street from his first purchase wasn’t so happy when Interstate 75 was cutting their property in half. However, where they saw problems, Miles saw an opportunity.
“Ever since I bought the property, I was always interested in having that piece down there with the barn on it,” Miles said. “Because I always thought that, what the family thought, was the worst thing that ever happened could be one of the best things that ever happened if it was turned into a restaurant.”
He was making good progress, too. He had renderings drawn up and was putting his own sweat equity into the project. However, those plans were halted when a semi truck ran into the barn back in 2019.
Miles was just starting to work on other projects on the property and starting to fix that damage when the barn caught fire earlier this month.
He said neither of these setbacks is going to stop him from rebuilding.
“I’ll be 76 years old in April but I intend to put it back just like I said I was going to do to start with.”
“I had such high hopes for it originally and I’d hate to just abandon it,” Miles added.
He said his granddaughter Amber is the one who keeps him going on the project because one day he’ll pass it all on to her, making his dreams become her reality.
Miles said he’s not looking for any financial help from the community. He just hopes that getting his story out there will help authorities find out who may have burnt his barn down so he can continue to finish his project.
The TBI is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
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DENVER — Another round of snow has led to a mess on Colorado's roads.
The cold front that brought an initial blast of snow Thursday morning will continue to bring snow to the Denver metro area, foothills and mountains into Friday.
Roads across the region will be icy, snowy and slick throughout the Thursday evening and Friday morning commute.
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Larimer County for Larimer and Weld counties.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect Thursday for parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Weld, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Larimer, Boulder, Jackson, Grand and Broomfield counties, as well as the Elkhead and Park mountains in northern Colorado.
The National Weather Service (NWS) and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) urge travelers to slow down and use extra caution.
CDOT plow crews are in full shift and will be plowing and treating state maintained roads throughout the storm and afterward as necessary. CDOT said more than 100 plows are out in Region 1, with many more deployed across the state.
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The Denver metro area could get two to five inches of snow with higher amounts in the foothills west of Denver. Some locally higher amounts are possible north and west of Denver, perhaps including Boulder.
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- Code 15/Passenger Traction Law: All passenger vehicles must have appropriate all-weather tires with 3/16-inch depth. Vehicles must have one of the following: winter tires, tires with mud/snow (M+S) designation, chains or alternative traction devices such as an autosock. 4WD and AWD vehicles must have winter tires or all-weather tires.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister Sunday promised sweeping measures to tackle climate change — which has affected millions across the country — including plans to meet a third of the country’s electricity demands using renewable energy.
Climate change for years has compounded the woes of the troubled country. Droughts and increased water salinity have destroyed crops, animals and farms and dried up entire bodies of water. Hospitals have faced waves of patients with respiratory illnesses caused by rampant sandstorms. Climate change has also played a role in Iraq’s ongoing struggle to combat cholera.
“More than seven million citizens have been affected in Iraq … and hundreds of thousands have been displaced because they lost their livelihoods that rely on agriculture and hunting,” Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a speech to open the two-day Iraq Climate Conference in Basra.
Al-Sudani said the Iraqi government is working on a national plan to tackle climate change that consists of a series of measures it hopes to take by 2030. The plan includes building renewable energy plants, modernizing inefficient and outdated irrigation techniques, reducing carbon emissions, combating desertification, and protecting the country’s biodiversity.
Among the projects is a massive afforestation initiative, where Iraq would plant 5 million trees across the country. Iraq also hopes to provide one-third of the country’s electricity demand through renewable energy instead of fossil fuel.
Al-Sudani said he is hoping to organize a regional conference on climate change in Baghdad in the near future as well.
Developments in neighboring countries have also compounded Iraq’s water woes.
Iraq relies on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for nearly all of its water needs. They flow into the country from Turkey and Iran. Because those countries have constructed dams that have either blocked or diverted water, shortages have worsened in Iraq.
Climate change and its impact on Iraq’s water resources and agriculture also comes at an economic cost, destroying people’s livelihoods and making it more likely for Iraq to hike up its imports for basic staples that were once heavily produced in the country, such as wheat. The government once subsidized seeds, fertilizer and pesticides to soften the blow of increasing costs on wheat farmers and maintain a high level of production, but slashed them two years ago. | 2023-03-12T21:16:34+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/international/iraqi-pm-promises-action-to-tackle-crippling-climate-change/ |
WASHINGTON – You know you've made a cultural impact when Henry Kissinger quotes your own joke back to you. That's what happened to Billy Crystal, one of five iconic artists selected for this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
The others selected for the lifetime artistic achievement award are rapper and actor Queen Latifah, opera singer Renee Fleming, 1970s music icon Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick. All will be honored with the traditional gala celebration at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 3.
Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter called this year's crop of inductees “an extraordinary mix of individuals who have redefined their art forms.”
Crystal, 75, came to national prominence in the 1970s playing Jodie Dallas, one of the first openly gay characters on American network television, on the sitcom “Soap." He went on to a brief but memorable one-year stint on “Saturday Night Live” before starring in a string of movies, including massive hits like “When Harry Met Sally... ,” “The Princess Bride” and “City Slickers.”
But the character he says seems to most resonate with fans is "SNL" talk show host Fernando Lamas.
“After all these years, I still get ‘You look marvelous’ the most,” Crystal told The Associated Press, citing the character's catchphrase. “I sat next to Henry Kissinger on a plane one time, and even he said it to me.”
Crystal, who also received the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy in 2007, joins an elite group of comedians to earn both the Twain prize and the Kennedy Center Honor: David Letterman, Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett and Neil Simon. Bill Cosby also received both honors, but they were rescinded in 2018 following his sexual assault conviction, which later was overturned.
Warwick shot to stardom in the 1960s as the muse for the superstar songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. She said her pride at receiving the honor will be mixed with “a bit of sadness because Burt and Hal won’t be there.” Bacharach died in February, and David died in 2012.
Warwick's discography includes a multidecade string of hits, both with and without Bacharach, that includes “I Say a Little Prayer,” “I'll Never Love This Way Again” and “That's What Friends Are For.”
At age 82, Warwick also cheerfully disregards a bit of Kennedy Center tradition: acting humble and shocked at receiving the honor. In an interview with the AP, Warwick said she absolutely deserved it and had wondered at times what was taking so long.
“As my son said the other day, ‘Congratulations, and it’s about time,'” Warwick said. “I told him everything happens when it's supposed to happen.”
Fleming, 64, is one of the prominent sopranos of her generation, with a string of accolades that includes a National Medal of Arts bestowed by then-President Barack Obama, a Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music. Kennedy Center Honors recipients receive personalized tributes and performances from their peers, and Fleming has performed at previous ceremonies honoring jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Van Cliburn.
“There's nothing else like this in the U.S.,” she said of the Kennedy Center Honor. “I really was hoping one day to get one.”
Fleming is also part of an obscure bit of Kennedy Center Honors trivia, having performed along with fellow 2023 honoree Queen Latifah at the 2014 Super Bowl. Fleming sang the national anthem while Latifah performed “America the Beautiful.”
Latifah has been a star since age 19 when her debut album and hit single “Ladies First” made her the first female crossover rap star. She has gone on to a diverse career that has included seven studio albums, starring roles in multiple television shows and movies and an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for her role in the musical film “Chicago.”
She also became an iconic presence for gay women of color, despite refusing to publicly comment on her sexuality or personal life for decades. But in 2021, while accepting a lifetime achievement award at the BET Awards, she acknowledged her partner, Eboni Nichols, and their son, Rebel, and ended her speech with the declaration, “Happy Pride!”
Latifah, 53, received the news of her honor while on the set of her TV show “The Equalizer” and said she appreciates the Kennedy Center's efforts to embrace hip-hop. The cultural center has established its own division of hip-hop culture and made LL Cool J a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017.
“It's important because hip-hop is a uniquely American artform,” she said, “just like jazz, just like blues, just like rock and roll.”
Gibb, 76, shot to global fame as part of one of the most successful bands in the history of modern music: the Bee Gees. Along with his late brothers Robin and Maurice, the trio launched a nearly unmatched string of hits that defined a generation of music.
“I've thought about it from time to time,” Gibb said of the Kennedy Center Honor. “But it would have been arrogance to expect it. ... I do wish my brothers were here for this, too.”
Somewhat obscured at the time by the hairy chests and falsettos of their disco peak was the enduring brilliance of Gibb's songwriting. He said he's deeply gratified to find his songs living on in multiple covers by modern artists including Alison Krauss, Keith Urban and Jason Isbell. | 2023-06-22T12:22:17+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/entertainment/2023/06/22/billy-crystal-and-queen-latifah-headline-this-years-class-of-kennedy-center-honors-recipients/ |
DALLAS (AP) — Teri Moren has led Indiana to some unprecedented heights this season.
The team won its first Big Ten regular season championship in 40 years, rose to No. 2 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll and earned the school’s first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Moren was honored Thursday as the AP women’s basketball Coach of the Year, the first time she has won the award. She received 12 votes from the 28-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top 25 each week. South Carolina’s Dawn Staley was second with eight votes. Utah’s Lynne Roberts received five and Virginia Tech’s Kenny Brooks three.
Voting was done before the NCAA Tournament.
“I think a lot of people were like this is going to be a year where Indiana is reloading, rebuilding, they won’t be as good as they had been the year prior. We were picked third in the Big Ten,” Moren said.
Moren was surprised by her team, who told her she won in an elaborate ruse.
“Anytime you can share it with people that made it happen. the staff, the players, the most important people who have been instrumental in the season and this award is special. I was speechless.”
Moren accepted the award at the Final Four, sharing the stage with AP Player of the Year Caitlin Clark to complete a Big Ten sweep.
The team has come a long way from when Moren was a young girl growing up in southern Indiana. She was a diehard fan of the Indiana basketball team. The men’s one that is.
She would attend men’s games with her family when she was a kid and was a big fan of coach Bob Knight. She has a constant reminder of the Hall of Fame coach in her office as a picture of his infamous chair-throwing incident hangs by the door. Moren said it’s the last thing she sees before heading to practice.
As far as the women’s team, they just weren’t very good. Times have changed, as Moren has built the program into a blue-collar team that focuses on defense and is a consistent Top 25 team the last few seasons, appearing in the poll for 75 consecutive weeks starting with the preseason one in 2019-2020. That’s the fourth-longest active streak.
Before that, the Hoosiers had been ranked for a total of six times.
“People still talk to me about living in Bloomington and they couldn’t afford a ticket to the men’s game. Not that they settled, but became women’s basketball fans. At that moment, you could walk in and find any seat you wanted and watch women’s basketball,” Moren said.
“There were 300-400 people in the stands, now to what it is today, it’s an unbelievable thing to watch it grow. Things you dream about to see fans and bodies up in the rafters.”
The Hoosiers had six of the school’s top 10 most attended games this season, including crowds of over 13,000 fans for the first round of the NCAA Tournament and 14,000 for the second round game — a shocking loss to Miami.
“It stings right now, but that last game doesn’t define our season,” Moren said.
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NEW DELHI — (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations meeting in India on Monday are poised to address critical global economic challenges, including the threats posed by climate change and rising debt among low-income countries.
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the two countries were working together to further the G20 agenda. They spoke after holding talks on the sidelines of the summit, a sign of the importance of their countries' relationship at a time of tension with China.
“The world is looking to the G20 to make progress on key challenges like climate change and pandemics as part of our work to strengthen the global economy and to support developing countries,” Yellen said ahead of the meetings in Gandhinagar, a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
Sitharaman said a priority for the G20 and India, which is hosting the summit this year, is strengthening global development banks and reaching a consensus on “intractable issues associated with rising indebtedness of low and middle-income countries.” Yellen added that it was vital to “press for more ambition and specific reforms” with respect to global development banks.
Both leaders emphasized the need to tackle debt issues facing low- and middle-income countries and to improve the multilateral debt restructuring process.
Sri Lanka and Ghana defaulted on their international debts in 2022, roughly two years after Zambia defaulted. And more than half of all low-income countries face debt distress, which hurts their long-term ability to function and develop.
The meetings of finance minister and central bank governors will conclude on Tuesday.
A meeting of G20 finance chiefs in India's technology hub of Bengaluru in February ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document.
Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time soon after a trip to Beijing. She reiterated the deepening ties between the two countries on Monday and said "the United States and India are among the closest partners in the world."
India’s longstanding relationship with Russia has also loomed as the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine continues despite U.S. and allied countries’ efforts to sanction and economically bludgeon Russia’s economy. India has not taken part in the efforts to punish Russia and maintains energy trade with that country despite a Group of Seven-endorsed price cap on Russian oil, which has seen some success in slowing Russia’s economy.
Despite this, the U.S. has increased ties with India and courted its leaders. President Joe Biden hosted a White House state visit honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June, designed to highlight and foster their partnership. The two leaders pronounced the U.S.-India relationship never stronger and rolled out new business deals between the nations.
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KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner testified at her drug possession trial in Russia that an interpreter translated only a fraction of what was being said while she was detained at Moscow's airport in February and that officials told her to sign documents, but "no one explained any of it to me."
In her first testimony in the trial under questioning from the prosecution, Griner also said that besides the poor translation at the airport, she received no explanation of her rights or access to a lawyer during the initial hours of her detention. She said she used a translation app on her phone to communicate with a customs officer.
Griner has been held since mid-February after police said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. She has pleaded guilty to the charges but says she had no criminal intent in bringing them into the country and packed in haste for her return to play in a Russian basketball league during the WNBA's offseason.
At one point in her testimony, her tone turned emotional as she said she has always followed the rules and tried to never let down her team.
“My career is my whole life,” she said. “I dedicated everything -- time, my body, time away from my family. I spent six months out of the year away from everybody, and with a huge time difference.”
Her arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine later that month. The slow-moving trial and Griner’s five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States, which has formally declared her to be “wrongfully detained” — a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Griner, 31, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Trials in Russia proceed even after a guilty plea, and there has been speculation that her admission was a bid to move the legal process along in hopes of a possible prisoner swap.
At the start of Wednesday's session, Griner’s lawyers asked that she be allowed to testify outside the cage that is standard for defendants in Russian courts, arguing it was too small for the 6-foot-9 (206-centimeter) athlete to testify while standing. The judge denied the request but allowed her to speak while seated.
During her testimony, the Phoenix Mercury standout and two-time Olympic gold medalist described making a grueling 13-hour flight to Moscow from Arizona while recovering from COVID-19. Griner said she still does not know how the cannabis oil ended up in her luggage but explained she had a doctor’s recommendation for using it to address chronic pain from her sports injuries.
“I still don’t understand to this day how they ended up in my bags,” Griner said, adding that she was aware of the Russian law outlawing cannabis oil and that she had not intended to break it.
“I didn’t have any intent to use or keep in my possession any substance that is prohibited in Russia,” Griner said, adding that she understood the charges against her.
"With them being accidentally in my bags, I take responsibility, but I did not intend to smuggle or plan to smuggle anything into Russia,” she said.
She recalled being pulled aside at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Feb. 17 after inspectors found the cartridges.
Along with an interpreter who provided only a bare-bones translation, Griner said she received neither an explanation of her rights nor quick access to her lawyer, but instead was presented with some papers.
“There were documents that I had to sign,” she said. “I can only assume that they were about the search and the cartridges.”
A woman who presented herself as an interpreter only told her where to sign, but did not “explain the contents,” Griner said, and “I didn’t know exactly what I was signing.”.
She said her rights "were never read to me, no one explained any of it to me.”
At one point, she got on her phone "and I contacted my spouse, my sports agent and my club team’s translator” in Yekaterinburg, where she plays for a club in the Ural Mountains city.
“Nothing was ever explained to me thoroughly at all,” Griner said. “There was a lot of short words – ‘sign here’ - and at that point, I felt like being held against my will so that’s why I contacted my family and my agent and asked for legal representation.”
After several hours, she was finally allowed to hand over her personal belongings to a lawyer before being led away in handcuffs, Griner said. She said she received only a cursory translation of the charges against her during the investigation.
Griner described other instances of language confusion when an interpreter struggled to properly translate the accusations against her during a meeting with a detective.
“The translations weren’t very good,” Griner said. “I remember one time him receiving stacks of paper that he was supposed to translate to me, and he looked at them for a brief moment and (his) exact words were: ‘Basically you are guilty.’”
Griner’s lawyer, Maria Blagovolina, told reporters after Wednesday’s session that Griner “repeatedly underlined that she had no intention to bring the forbidden substances into Russia.”
The next trial session was set for Aug. 2. Griner's trial began July 1 in the Moscow suburb of Khimki where the airport is located, and it is unclear how long it will last. The court has held five previous sessions that were short, and her detention has been authorized until Dec. 20.
On Tuesday, a Russian neuropsychologist testified about global use of medicinal cannabis, which is illegal in Russia. Griner’s defense team has submitted to the court a U.S. doctor’s letter recommending she use cannabis for pain.
Griner said Wednesday she used medicinal cannabis for relief from pain due to injuries sustained during her career, adding that it is widely used in the U.S. because it has fewer negative effects than some other painkillers
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said last week that the legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational use in parts of the U.S. had no bearing on what happens in Russia.
Elizabeth Rood, the U.S. Embassy’s charge d’affaires who has been attending the trial, said American officials "are going to continue to monitor the case of Ms. Griner very closely, as well as the case of all U.S. citizens detained or in prison in Russia.”
Some of Griner's supporters contend she is being held in Russia as a pawn, possibly for a prisoner swap. U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe last week said: “She’s being held as a political prisoner, obviously.”
Russian media have speculated that Griner could be exchanged for prominent Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, who is imprisoned in the United States, and that Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia for espionage, may also figure in an exchange.
U.S. officials have not commented on the prospects for such a trade. Russian officials have said no exchange could be discussed until the conclusion of the legal proceedings against Griner.
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No. 8 Tennessee’s high-powered offense too much for No. 25 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - No. 25 LSU (4-2, 2-1 SEC) had no answer for No. 8 Tennessee’s (5-0, 2-0) high-powered offense on Saturday, Oct. 8.
The Volunteers snapped a five-game losing streak to the Tigers with their 40-13 win.
LSU had two special team miscues in the first quarter that gave Tennessee 10 points. The first was a muff by Jack Bech on the opening kickoff and it led to a Jabari Small one-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter, a 58-yard punt return by Dee Williams set up a field goal to give the Vols an early 10-point lead.
Later in the second quarter, a failed fourth-and-one by the Tigers set up a 45-yard touchdown strike from Hendon Hooker to Jalin Hyatt to make it a 20-0 lead for the Volunteers.
LSU was 0-for-3 in the first half on fourth downs. Each of those failed attempts led to points for the Volunteers.
The Tigers finally got on the board late in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Josh Williams. The score capped off a 96-yard drive to cut the lead to 20-7.
Tennessee added to its lead on the opening drive of the third quarter, as Hooker hooked up with Hyatt for the 14-yard score to make it 30-7.
The Volunteers added another seven points on a five-yard touchdown by Small to make it 37-7 late in the third quarter.
Kayshon Boutte got his first touchdown reception of the season in the fourth quarter on a five-yard pass from Jayden Daniels to make it 37-13.
The Volunteer totaled 503 yards of offense and converted 7-of-16 third downs.
Small led the way on the ground for Tennessee with 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Hooker was 11-for-19 passing in the first half for 153 yards and a touchdown and finished the game with 239 yards and two touchdowns.
The Tigers will travel to Gainesville, Fla. to take on the Florida Gators on Saturday, Oct. 15.
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian branch of the environmental group Greenpeace on Friday announced it would close after the authorities declared Greenpeace International to be an undesirable organization.
A statement from the national prosecutor-general’s office said it had determined that Greenpeace posed “a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation” and pointed in particular to the conflict in Ukraine.
“Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian Federation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, Greenpeace activists have been engaged in anti-Russian propaganda, calling for further economic isolation of our country and tougher sanctions,” it said.
But Greenpeace’s Russian office said, “We are sure that the declaration of Greenpeace International as an undesirable organization is due precisely to the fact that we tried to prevent the implementation of plans that are destructive to nature and in many cases did it successfully.
“This decision makes it illegal for any Greenpeace activity to continue in Russia. Therefore, the Russian branch of Greenpeace is forced to close,” it said on its website.
Amsterdam-based Greenpeace International said it had no immediate comment. Since launching the Ukraine operation in February 2022, the Russian government has intensified its crackdown on dissent and toughened legislation against critics.
The authorities have methodically targeted people and organizations critical of the Kremlin, branding many as “foreign agents”, declaring some as “undesirable” and prosecuting those found to have discredited the military.
The dissident former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city was found guilty Friday of such discrediting, but avoided a prison sentence.
Yevgeny Roizman, 60, a sharp critic of the Kremlin, is one of the most visible and charismatic opposition figures in Russia. He enjoyed broad popularity while serving as mayor of Yekaterinburg, a city of 1.5 million people in the Ural Mountains.
Roizman, who was mayor from 2013 to 2018, was arrested last August on charges of discrediting the Russian military, under a new law adopted after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Prosecutors at the time singled out a video broadcast Roizman made in July 2022 in which he criticized Russia’s intervention.
Last year, Russian courts repeatedly fined Roizman on similar charges in an administrative court. Under the law, repeat offenses can be tried in a criminal court.
While the charge of discrediting the Russian military could carry a prison sentence, a Yekaterinburg court on Friday instead fined Roizman 260,000 rubles ($3250), in line with a request made the day before by the prosecution.
The ex-mayor told reporters Friday that he didn’t plan to appeal the verdict, which he described as “an acquittal in the current conditions.”
Russian courts have regularly handed out fines and, occasionally, prison terms for public criticism of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.
A top opposition figure, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was convicted last month of treason and sentenced to 25 years in jail over public speeches against the military operation. Human rights organizations and Western governments denounced the verdict and demanded Kara-Murza’s release. Amnesty International declared the 41-year-old to be a prisoner of conscience.
Another prominent Kremlin critic, Ilya Yashin, was sentenced last year to eight and a half years in prison on charges of spreading false information about the military.
In March, a Russian court also convicted a father over social media posts critical of the military operation and sentenced him to two years in prison. His 13-year-old daughter, who drew a sketch at school expressing distress over Moscow’s actions, was sent to an orphanage before being taken to live with her estranged mother. | 2023-05-19T20:14:50+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/ap-russia-targets-greenpeace-in-crackdown-on-dissent-but-kremlin-critic-roizman-avoids-prison/ |
Current and former Yale students are suing the university for allegedly pressuring them and others to drop out due to their mental illnesses.
In a Wednesday lawsuit, nonprofit Elis for Rachael, which helps Yale students with mental health struggles, and two other students detailed accounts saying Yale pressured them to leave school after a suicide attempt, or else they would force them to withdraw.
The suit filed in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut is seeking for Yale to be forced to change its policies around students who have mental illnesses, and for their current actions to be deemed illegal.
In a statement, Yale said it is confident its policies are legal but has also “been working on policy changes that are responsive to students’ emotional and financial wellbeing.”
Yale’s alleged discrimination came to light earlier this month when The Washington Post detailed experiences of several students who attempted suicide and had Yale officials pressure them to leave school while they were in the hospital.
While one student was in the hospital, she told the Post she was forced to have a Zoom meeting with Paul Hoffman, the psychologist in charge of student mental health at Yale, who said the school would “strongly recommend” a medical withdrawal.
The lawsuit states Yale has told students they would involuntarily withdraw them if they did not take the recommendation to do it on their own.
Students who withdraw for medical reasons are barred from Yale’s campus and are not refunded for costs for the semester even if it is an involuntary withdrawal, according to the suit.
The lawsuit says the process to reenroll is also challenging, as students have to go through a similar process of when they first applied to Yale and tell the school what they did during their medical leave, along with completing some coursework before returning.
“When we make decisions and set policies, our primary focus is on students’ safety and health, especially when they are most vulnerable. We believe in creating and sustaining strong and sensible support structures for our students, and in many cases, the safest plan includes the student’s parents and family. We have taken steps in recent years to simplify the return to Yale for students on medical withdrawals and to provide additional support for students,” Yale’s statement reads.
The Post report caught the attention of lawmakers, with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) writing a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday expressing concerns about colleges’ involuntary leave of absence policies.
“Involuntary [medical leave of absence] policies can be coercive and exclusionary for some students. Involuntary MLOAs have occurred after students have disclosed mental health disabilities to counselors or fellow students and, in some cases, over the objections of students who wish to remain enrolled and on campus,” Markey wrote.
Markey, who cited the Washington Post report in the statement, is calling on the officials to issue guidance on involuntary medical leaves for students “that protect students’ access to higher education and strengthen nondiscrimination protections when they need medical leave.” | 2022-11-30T22:59:31+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/yale-facing-lawsuit-over-alleged-discrimination-against-students-with-mental-illness/ |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge Tuesday, giving more time for an antitrust review of the deal.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco ruled in support of a temporary restraining order sought by the Federal Trade Commission that will stop Microsoft from closing the deal.
In a court filing Monday, the commission had sought both a restraining order and injunction to stop Microsoft’s acquisition of the California company behind hit games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga.
Microsoft, maker of the Xbox game system, has spent months trying to win worldwide approval for the merger. While a number of countries have approved the acquisition, regulators for two important economies — the U.S. and the U.K. — have taken action to stop it, arguing it could suppress competition in the video game market.
The judge said her order temporarily blocking the deal “is necessary to maintain the status quo” while the Federal Trade Commission's legal cases against it are still pending. The bar for issuing an urgent restraining order is lower than it is to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A hearing on the commission's request for an injunction is set for June 22.
The trade commission already took Microsoft to court last year to block the merger, but that case was brought to the U.S. agency's in-house judge in a trial set to start Aug. 2.
The commission said it brought its case to a federal court this week because it was concerned that Microsoft was trying to imminently close the deal before the trial begins, which would make it "difficult, if not impossible” to reverse course if the acquisition was later found to be illegal.
Microsoft said in a written statement late Tuesday that “accelerating the legal process in the U.S will ultimately bring more choice and competition to the gaming market."
“A temporary restraining order makes sense until we can receive a decision from the Court, which is moving swiftly,” the company said.
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Credit: AP | 2023-06-14T03:21:30+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/microsofts-planned-activision-blizzard-merger-temporarily-blocked-by-us-judge/OARXXBLCFNF2TA4PRUADNHXO6E/ |
The Storm Team 11 forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with some showers rolling into the area tonight with a low of 47 degrees.
There are wind advisories issued for the East Tennessee mountains in Greene County. This area could see wind gusts of 40 mph and gusts of 50 mph. This is in effect until 8 am.
Saturday starts off cloudy as more widespread showers make their way into the area in the afternoon and evening hours. The chance of rain is 80% with a high of 61 degrees.
For New Year’s Eve, showers will start to taper off just in time for the clock to strike midnight. The low will be 44 degrees.
We will start off 2023 with sunny skies and a high of 63 degrees!
Partly cloudy skies are forecast for Sunday night with a low of 42 degrees.
Monday will be mostly sunny with a high of 65 degrees.
Clouds will start to move back into the area Monday night with a low of 50 degrees.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon and evening hours. The chance of rain is 80% with a high of 67 degrees.
Showers will continue through Tuesday night. The low will be 54 degrees.
Wednesday will have a 60% chance of showers and storms and a high of 63 degrees.
The sunny skies return next Thursday with a high of 51 degrees.
And temperatures start to cool down by next Friday with a high of 49 degrees.
Have a great night and a Happy New Year! | 2022-12-31T04:04:44+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/wjhl-weather/last-day-of-2022-brings-the-region-a-soggy-end-to-the-year/ |
China calls Biden comments calling leader Xi a dictator ‘extremely absurd and irresponsible’
BEIJING (AP) — China has called reported comments by President Joe Biden describing Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible.”
The new clash of words comes just over a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that sought to break the ice in a relationship that has hit a historical low.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday said Biden’s comments at a fundraiser in California “go totally against facts and seriously violate diplomatic protocol, and severely infringe on China’s political dignity.”
“It is a blatant political provocation. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and opposition,” Mao said at a daily briefing.
“The U.S. remarks are extremely absurd and irresponsible,” Mao said.
Blinken’s visit, during which he met with Xi, was aimed at easing tensions between the two superpowers but appeared not to have achieved any solid results.
Biden, at the fundraiser on Tuesday night local time, said that Xi was embarrassed over the recent tensions surrounding a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had been shot down by the Air Force over the East Coast.
“That’s a great embarrassment for dictators. When they didn’t know what happened,” Biden said.
Mao reiterated China’s contention that the balloon was intended for meteorological research and had been blown off-course accidentally.
“The U.S. should have handled it in a calm and professional manner,” she said. “However, the U.S. distorted facts and used forces to hype up the incident, fully revealing its nature of bullying and hegemony.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-21T08:59:36+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/06/21/china-calls-biden-comments-calling-leader-xi-dictator-extremely-absurd-irresponsible/ |
Biden says classified document found in ‘personal library’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden acknowledged on Thursday that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his “personal library” at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, along with other documents found in his garage, days after it was disclosed that sensitive documents were also found at the office of his former institute in Washington.
Biden told reporters at the White House that he is “cooperating fully and completely” with a Justice Department investigation into how classified information and government records were stored. He did not say when the latest series of documents were found, only that his lawyers’ review of potential storage locations was completed Wednesday night. Lawyers found the first set on Nov. 2, days before the midterm elections, but only publicly revealed that development on Monday.
Richard Sauber, a special counsel to the president, said after the initial documents were found by Biden’s personal lawyers, they examined other locations where records might have been shipped after Biden left the vice presidency in 2017.
Sauber said a “small number” of documents with classified markings were found in a storage space in Biden’s garage in Wilmington, with one document being located in an adjacent room. Biden later revealed that the other location was his personal library.
Biden said the Department of Justice was “immediately notified” after the documents were located and that department lawyers took custody of the records. The first batch of documents had been turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration.
Regardless of the Justice Department review, the revelation that Biden potentially mishandled classified or presidential records is proving to be a political headache for Biden, who said former President Donald Trump was “irresponsible” for keeping hundreds of such records at his private club in Florida.
The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has requested that intelligence agencies conduct a “damage assessment” of potentially classified documents. Ohio Rep. Mike Turner on Thursday also requested briefings from Attorney General Merrick Garland and the director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, on their reviews by Jan. 26.
“The presence of classified information at these separate locations could implicate the President in the mishandling, potential misuse, and exposure of classified information,” Turner wrote the officials.
Earlier this week, the White House confirmed that the department was reviewing “a small number of documents with classified markings” found at the Washington office. Biden’s lawyers had discovered the material at the offices of the Penn Biden Center and then immediately called the National Archives about the discovery, the White House said. Biden kept an office there after he left the vice presidency in 2017 until shortly before he launched his Democratic presidential campaign in 2019.
The revelation that additional classified documents were uncovered by Biden’s team came hours after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged questions about Biden’s handling of classified information and the West Wing’s management of the discovery.
She had said Wednesday that the White House was committed to handling the matter in the “right way,” pointing to Biden’s personal attorneys’ immediate notification of the National Archives.
But she refused to say when Biden himself had been briefed, whether there were any more classified documents potentially located at other unauthorized locations, and why the White House waited more than two months to reveal the discovery of the initial batch of documents. They were found Nov. 2, days before the midterm elections.
“As my colleagues in the Counsel have stated and said to all of you yesterday, this is an ongoing process under the review of the Department of Justice. So we are going to be limited on what we can say here,” Jean-Pierre said.
The Justice Department is reviewing the records that were found at the Penn Biden Center and Garland has asked John Lausch, the U.S. attorney in Chicago, to review the the matter, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press this week. That person also was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Lausch is one of the few U.S. attorneys to be held over from Trump’s administration.
Biden has said he was “surprised to learn that there are any government records that were taken there to that office” but his lawyers “did what they should have done” when they immediately called the National Archives.
The revelation also may complicate the Justice Department’s consideration of whether to bring charges against Trump. The Republican is trying to win back the White House in 2024 and has repeatedly claimed the department’s inquiry into his own conduct amounted to “corruption.”
There are significant differences between the Trump and Biden situations, including the gravity of an ongoing grand jury investigation into the Mar-a-Lago matter.
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Associated Press writer Nomaan Merchant contributed to this report.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-12T16:31:31+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/01/12/white-house-classified-documents-found-bidens-home/ |
Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Denver are warning travelers and shoppers to avoid public free phone charging portals, warning that “bad actors” use these to install malware and tracking software onto computers and phones.
“Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices,” FBI officials announced in a tweet.
“Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead,” the FBI officials said.
The free public charging stations have multiplied in recent years as operators of airports, including Denver International Airport, increase services to accommodate growing numbers of people in transit. Hotel operators and shopping center managers also have installed the charging portals, and FBI officials warned these too could lead to the installation of unwanted surveillance software and malware onto computers and smartphones.
Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels or shopping centers. Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices. Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead. pic.twitter.com/9T62SYen9T
— FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) April 6, 2023
Denver International Airport officials on Thursday could not immediately be reached.
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AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races, world cycling governing body the UCI said Friday.
The decision came after American rider Austin Killips became the first openly transgender woman to win an official cycling event earlier this year.
“From now on, female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women’s events on the UCI International Calendar — in all categories — in the various disciplines,” the international federation said in a statement.
The UCI said the ban, starting on Monday, was necessary to “ensure equal opportunities.”
Killips rode to victory in the fifth stage of the Tour of the Gila, one of the marquee U.S. stage races. Her victory provoked a negative reaction by some cycling fans and former racers despite the 27-year-old athlete having adhered to a policy put in place by the UCI last year requiring transgender athletes to have serum testosterone levels of 2.5 nanomoles per liter or less for at least 24 months before competing in women’s events.
The UCI said Friday it “has taken note of the state of scientific knowledge, which does not confirm that at least two years of gender-affirming hormone therapy with a target plasma testosterone concentration of 2.5 nmol/L is sufficient to completely eliminate the benefits of testosterone during puberty in men.”
It also noted the difficulty to “draw precise conclusions about the effects” of gender-confirming hormone therapy.
“Given the current state of scientific knowledge, it is also impossible to rule out the possibility that biomechanical factors such as the shape and arrangement of the bones in their limbs may constitute a lasting advantage for female transgender athletes,” the UCI added.
Despite the ban, UCI president David Lappartient said “the UCI would like to reaffirm that cycling — as a competitive sport, leisure activity or means of transport — is open to everyone, including transgender people, whom we encourage like everyone else to take part in our sport.
“I would also like to reaffirm that the UCI fully respects and supports the right of individuals to choose the sex that corresponds to their gender identity, whatever sex they were assigned at birth. However, it has a duty to guarantee, above all, equal opportunities for all competitors in cycling competitions.”
Governing bodies in track and field and swimming have barred athletes who underwent male puberty from competing in international women’s events.
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Volkswagen Group held an investor presentation last week in which it provided an update on plans for a highly modular electric vehicle platform known as the Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) that will eventually underpin most vehicles across the automaker’s portfolio of brands.
The SSP platform was first announced in 2021 by former VW Group CEO Herbert Diess, who at the time said the platform would debut in 2026 in a compact model from the Volkswagen brand, code-named Project Trinity. However, current VW Group CEO Oliver Blume delayed the platform’s introduction pending a review on all major projects, which he initiated after replacing Diess in 2022.
During the recent investor presentation, VW Group said the SSP platform is back on track for a 2026 introduction—and with improved performance. The automaker didn’t say in what vehicle it will debut, however.
According to VW Group’s presentation, the SSP platform will support power outputs ranging from 160 hp to more than 1,740 hp. It will also offer automated driver-assist technology rated at Level 4 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability, the automaker said. Level 4 means a vehicle can handle itself without driver intervention for extended periods.
The SSP platform will also use many more standardized parts compared to current platforms used by the automaker, including the battery, which will have a common cell and require only 12 minutes for a charge from 10-80% when using a DC fast charger. The common cells will be used across roughly 80% of VW Group’s vehicles, and will primarily be supplied by VW Group’s own battery company known as PowerCo, which was established in 2022.
The use of standardized parts means VW Group will be able to slash manufacturing costs of its EVs to the point that most SSP-based EVs will have similar margins as comparable gas-powered vehicles. According to the automaker, capital expenditure and development costs of vehicles based on the SSP platform should be around 30% lower than comparable vehicles based on VW Group’s current MEB platform designed for mainstream EVs.
Certain brands will also be given responsibility to develop different versions of the SSP to help accelerate development. The VW brand will be responsible for versions underpinning minicars and other small models. Audi will develop versions for the compact and mid-size segments, and Porsche will develop versions for large segments. At least one version being developed by Porsche, dubbed the SSP Sport, will underpin a new three-row SUV that Porsche plans to launch around 2027. Porsche will also have its own EV platforms for sports models like the electric 718 due around 2025 and a potential electric hypercar due in the second half of the decade.
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- FIA reveals ESV entry-level electric racing platform rules | 2023-06-27T01:20:24+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/automotive/internet-brands/vw-group-ssp-ev-platform-due-in-2026-with-12-minute-charging/ |
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