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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a complaint from a group of health care workers who said they were unfairly discriminated against by Maine's COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
The plaintiffs sued Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and other Maine officials along with a group of health care organizations in the state. The workers argued that the vaccine mandate violated their right to free exercise of religion because it did not provide an exemption for religious beliefs.
Jon Levy, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, wrote Thursday that the vaccine mandate was “rationally based” and that “no further analysis is required.”
“Reducing the number of unvaccinated healthcare workers at designated healthcare facilities in Maine is rationally related to the government’s interests in limiting the spread of COVID-19, safeguarding Maine’s healthcare capacity, and protecting the lives and health of Maine people,” Levy wrote.
The workers had remained anonymous since filing the suit until July, when a federal appeals court in Boston said they must reveal their identities. The workers also argued it was their religious right to decline the vaccine over the belief that fetal stem cells from abortions are used to develop them.
Liberty Counsel, a law firm representing the health care workers, said in a statement on Friday that it would appeal the dismissal. The firm said in a statement that Levy's dismissal was “critically flawed” and “contrary to recent Supreme Court precedent involving COVID restrictions on places of worship and many other Supreme Court decisions.”
The vaccine mandate went into effect in October. The plaintiffs hoped to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the court declined to hear arguments in the suit earlier this year. The high court did not explain its decision at the time.
The lawsuit named some of the largest health care networks in the state as defendants. One of those networks, Northern Light Health, said in a statement on Friday that it had been validated by the court's ruling.
“Our health care organization continues to strive always to act in the best interests of our patients and our staff in these challenging times, and we’re gratified that the court completely validated our conduct in this matter,” the statement said. | 2022-08-20T02:39:10+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Judge-throws-out-Maine-lawsuit-against-COVID-17385898.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo believes in paying it forward, literally — so he joined the producer team of the Broadway play, “Fat Ham.”
Recently, at a curated cookout in New York before the show’s opening night, the Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated actor said his goal is to “hold the door open for Black, queer expression.”
“You give back to the things that you want to promote, so I want theater like this to happen,” Domingo said during an interview with The Associated Press.
“Fat Ham,” the Pulitzer Prize-winner by James Ijames refreshes “Hamlet,” Shakespeare’s tragic tale of the Danish prince, putting him at a modern-day Southern cookout. This version centers around Juicy, a young, gay, Black man disturbed by his mother’s decision to marry the brother of her dead husband, just like Hamlet.
“I felt like this was so beautiful and doing all the things that I hope theater can do. And how it would show Black families how you can reexamine ‘Hamlet.’ And it is a modern inflection in the mouths of people I know. Shakespeare belongs to everyone, and you don’t have to be someone who knows First Folio or anything like that,” Domingo said referring to the original versions of Shakespeare’s plays.
Make no mistake, Domingo has a deep respect for the classics, especially the Rogers and Hammerstein masterpiece “The King and I,” as well as playwrights Eugene O’Neill, August Wilson, and Henrik Ibsen. But he also feels that diverse Black voices need to be heard too.
“As an artist, it’s always been very important to me to make sure that we’re not monolithic in our experience,” Domingo said.
After seeing a performance of “Fat Ham” at the Public Theater, Domingo admits being “so emotionally struck by what was happening” that he let the “powers that be know that I’m very interested in being part of it and helping to move it forward in whatever way.”
Last season, Michael R. Jackson’s “Strange Loop” took home a slew of Tony Awards, including best musical, helping clear the way for a play like “Fat Ham.”
“I think years ago a show like this would not have made it to Broadway,” Domingo said.
The Emmy-winning actor says the pandemic-induced shutdown was a strong catalyst for the inclusive storytelling that audiences are seeing these days on Broadway.
“The pandemic helped shift a lot. I think Broadway had to do some reexamination of who it was and who it wants to be, who is it catering to,” Domingo said, adding: “Broadway, for a long time, was catering to the outsiders.”
He added: “They weren’t thinking about New Yorkers and what people who live here represent who actually make this city up. And I think that New York has been challenged to go back to the service of the people and the that stories matter.”
But Domingo also looks back to a show he did in 2007, “Passing Strange,” as an early bellwether.
“I think many people look to ‘Passing Strange,’ as being such an avant-garde, out-there, beautiful examination of Blackness,” Domingo said of the Tony-nominated musical by Stew. “We feel like it laid waste to all the ‘Hamiltons’ and ‘In the Heights,’ and things like that, to be honest.” | 2023-04-14T05:34:05+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/colman-domingo-wants-theater-like-fat-ham-to-happen-more/ |
(The Hill) — Border Patrol agent Jacob Albarado on Tuesday discussed his experience in rushing the elementary school that was the site of a mass shooting last week in an attempt to save his wife and daughter, who both ultimately survived the attack.
In an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show, Albarado, who was off-duty at the time of the shooting, said that he received a text from his wife, a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary School, that said, “There’s an active shooter. Help. I love you.”
Albarado said he raced to the school in Uvalde, Texas, where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos killed 19 students and two teachers using an assault rifle, in an effort to save his wife, his second-grade daughter and others in his community.
When asked about the scene outside the school during the shooting, which has come under intense scrutiny, Albarado said, “Chaos. Chaos. Everyone was trying to get to the school, people were trying to get everything situated, I was just trying to get toward my wife’s room and my daughter’s room.”
Albarado said that local law enforcement and other members of the Uvalde community recognized him and let him through to help traumatized children climb out of broken windows to escape the school.
“The police were breaking out the windows from the outside and the kids were jumping out through the window,” Albarado said. “As I was coming in, I could just see kids coming out the windows and kids coming my way, so I was just helping all the kids out.”
Albarado, who said he informally sometimes helps coach little league baseball in Uvalde, knew many of the children escaping from the school and said he tried to calm them down as some cried and panicked.
Albarado was brought to tears while discussing his wife’s experience of the situation as two of her fellow fourth-grade teachers were killed.
The Uvalde police force has faced widespread criticism over their response to the shooting after it was revealed that officers waited for over an hour before going into the school building and stopped parents from entering the building.
However, Albarado disagreed with the idea that local police were not working hard enough to save the children inside.
“To me, I believe everyone there was doing the best that they could given the circumstances,” he said. | 2022-05-31T20:01:31+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/border-patrol-agent-recalls-rushing-texas-school-in-effort-to-save-wife-daughter/ |
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PITTSBURGH — Vince Velasquez struck out 10 in seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Hunter Greene and the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Sunday for their seventh consecutive victory.
It was the most strikeouts for Velasquez (3-2) since May 10, 2018, when he had 12 for the Phillies against the Giants. He allowed two hits and walked two.
The Pirates improved to 16-7 for the franchise’s best start since its last division title in 1992. They allowed six runs in the four-game series against Cincinnati after outscoring the Rockies 33-9 across a three-game sweep in Colorado.
It is Pittsburgh’s longest streak since winning 11 straight in 2018.
David Bednar struck out two in the ninth for his eighth save, finishing a four-hitter.
The Pirates jumped in front in the first against Greene (0-1). Ke’Bryan Hayes led off with a double to the gap in right-center. He moved to third on Tucupita Marcano’s single and scampered home when Andrew McCutchen grounded into a double play.
Greene allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two in his best start of the season, but Cincinnati dropped its sixth straight game. The Reds have scored six runs during the slide.
MONDAY’S GAME
Rangers at Reds, 6:40 p.m., Bally Sports Ohio, 700, 1410
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention FIGS, Inc. ("FIGS") (NYSE: FIGS) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (i) FIGS securities between May 27, 2021 and May 12, 2022, inclusive; and/or (ii) FIGS stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with FIGS' initial public offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in FIGS, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
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(NerdWallet) – The Biden administration announced plans for federal student loan relief last month. The plans include the cancellation of up to $10,000 in debt for borrowers who meet income requirements and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. Beyond cancellation, the proposal also extended the pause on loan repayment through the end of the year and introduced a new income-driven repayment plan aimed at lowering monthly payments.
For now, these plans are just, well, plans. And plans can change. Many experts expect the proposal to face legal challenges, so don’t make any big money moves just yet. Here’s what you can do now to prepare for relief, and what it could mean for your budget.
There’s still uncertainty
If the proposal moves forward unchanged, it could still take time for your budget to feel the effects. Loan forgiveness should be automatic for roughly 8 million people because they’ve already supplied income data, according to the Department of Education. The Biden administration aims to make an application available for everyone else by early October. Relief is estimated to come four to six weeks after completing the application.
“There’s still a lot of unanswered questions,” says Kyle Liseno, head of the student loan department at the nonprofit agency American Consumer Credit Counseling. “I’ve been telling people, just kind of stay tuned to studentaid.gov, which is the Department of Education website.” You can also sign up for application notifications on the Department of Education’s subscription page. The application deadline is Dec. 31, 2023. But borrowers are advised to apply before Nov. 15 of this year to get relief before the payment pause ends.
Here’s what could happen if relief withstands legal challenges
It could free up more money for expenses and goals
The newly announced relief plans could erase or reduce a substantial amount of your federal loan debt. (Private student loans are not covered.) The impact on your budget could be massive, especially during a time of heightened inflation and interest rates.
“$10,000 could be a great amount for someone, and it could really help them in terms of just getting back on their feet and getting rid of financial debt,” says Maggie Klokkenga, a certified financial planner in Morton, Illinois.
If you don’t qualify for forgiveness, you’ll still benefit from the pause on loan payments, which has been extended through Dec. 31, 2022 — interest-free. If you keep making payments during the pause, your balance will drop. If you hold off, you can put some of the money you previously spent on payments toward more urgent expenses, such as rent or high-interest debt.
But even if you’re eligible, you won’t be handed a $10,000 check. Klokkenga suggests looking at your previous student loan statements to remind yourself of the minimum payment amount. Then, you can allocate some or all of that amount (depending on how relief impacts your balance) toward saving for an emergency fund and other financial goals, “whether it’s vacation, short term, or whether it’s retirement, long term,” Klokkenga says. “And then you can still have some fun with it, but it’s not to say this is a windfall or that you just won the lottery.”
Liseno says he’s already seen many people pursue financial goals while payments have been paused. “All this deferment has shown that when student loans are off the table, young people are buying homes now. They’re buying cars. That money is going into the economy,” he says.
Think of what you would do with the extra cash if your $300 minimum monthly payment got slashed to $150. Or $0. Klokkenga says using an online tool, such as Utah State University Extension’s PowerPay, can help you create a debt payment or spending plan based on your student loan savings.
You might not feel a difference
Federal student loan payments have been on pause since March 2020. This latest extension should feel familiar.
The relief plan “is going to help a lot of Americans with … their future budgets,” Liseno says. “Because most people haven’t had to pay in almost three years.”
If you took advantage of the pause, you’ve likely already moved money around elsewhere in your budget. Or, if you’ve been responsibly socking the monthly payment amount away in savings, you’ll be accustomed to parting with that money if you still have a balance to pay come January.
Student loan relief plans are still up in the air. It may be tough to predict what will happen with your finances until there’s a clear resolution. In the meantime, stay on top of news and do your best to prepare for different outcomes. | 2022-09-18T18:04:10+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/what-student-loan-cancellation-could-mean-for-your-budget/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the musical contributions of Dick Curless (1932-1995) in a new exhibit focused on the Maine singer's life and career. Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine opens Friday, Jan. 13, and runs through Jan. 7, 2024.
Curless — best known for his 1965 national hit, the truck-driving anthem "A Tombstone Every Mile" — was one of the most versatile and powerfully eloquent singers of his time. Known for his expressive baritone voice and hard-traveled authenticity, Curless placed more than 20 hit recordings on the Billboard country charts.
The exhibit will trace Curless's life and legacy, from his rural Northeast upbringing and popular truck-driving songs of the 1960s and '70s, to his 1995 return to recording with his critically acclaimed final album, Traveling Through.
"Dick Curless sang country music with conviction and commitment," said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. "Though he was not a household name, he was admired by his musical peers from Nashville to Bakersfield, and of course by his many fans nationwide. He created memorable and distinctive music that reflected his working-class roots and life experiences."
Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine will feature a selection of instruments, stage wear and personal artifacts donated to the museum's collection by the Curless family. The exhibit is guest co-curated by music historian and award-winning author Peter Guralnick, who wrote an extensive profile on Curless in his 2020 book "Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing."
Some of the artifacts on display in the exhibit will include:
- Regal archtop guitar – Curless's first guitar, which was given to him when he was a boy by his father's friend Emery Fields, who taught him how to play the instrument.
- Martin guitar – The 1964 Martin D-28 guitar, with rosewood back and sides, was owned and used extensively by Curless.
- Jacket – Curless wore the blue and black floral brocade jacket at his shows and on the cover of The Soul of Dick Curless, his 1966 album of bluesy material reflecting the influence of blues guitarist and singer Josh White.
- Stage wear – The three-piece, pinstriped western suit, with contrasting piping and decorative stitching, was designed for Curless by rodeo tailor Nathan Turk.
- Leather boots – Curless wore the custom-made patent leather boots, which are embellished with Curless's nickname, "The Baron," after the title of one of his songs.
- Adamas acoustic-electric guitar – Curless owned and played the Adamas 1687 acoustic-electric guitar often in the latter part of his career.
- Suede jacket and hat – Curless wore the Pioneer-brand suede jacket with fringe and Stetson hat on the cover of his final album, Traveling Through (1995).
In support of the exhibit opening, Guralnick will lead a discussion exploring Curless's life and music on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the museum's Ford Theater. Joining the conversation will be musician, producer and artist manager Jake Guralnick, Peter's son, who produced Traveling Through for Rounder Records. Chuck Mead, co-founder of country band BR549 and longtime Americana solo artist, will perform briefly in tribute to Curless. Tickets are available here.
About Dick Curless
Born on March 17, 1932, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, Curless was influenced at an early age by the music of Country Music Hall of Fame member Jimmie Rodgers and his father, Phil Curless, a bulldozer operator who could bring family members to tears with his emotive singing.
After his family relocated to Gilbertville, Massachusetts, Curless got his professional start performing at age 17 through local singer Yodeling Slim Clark (Raymond LeRoy Clark), who put him on the radio and dubbed him the Tumbleweed Kid. The following year, Curless quit school just weeks before his high school graduation to go on tour with Clark.
Curless eventually married and settled in Bangor, Maine, and, in 1952, he was drafted and sent to Korea. He got his own radio program on the Armed Forces Korea Network, performing and playing records as the Rice Paddy Ranger. The show became so popular that soon it was broadcast throughout the Far East.
After he was discharged from the army in 1954, Curless returned home and began his recording career at the age of 24 on the Maine-based label Event Records. His initial recording success, including the folk-inflected song "Streets of Laredo," garnered him national television exposure for a full week on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" on CBS.
In 1964, Curless recorded "A Tombstone Every Mile," a doom-filled trucking song that eventually rose to #5 on the country charts. The following year, he was named Most Promising New Male Vocalist by Cash Box magazine and was later signed by Buck Owens's management, production and publishing company. He toured nationally with Owens, appearing in sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.
Curless was eventually nicknamed the Baron of Country Music after his 1966 recording "The Baron," and became well-known for his truck-driving songs, including his hits "Big Wheel Cannonball" and "Hard, Hard Traveling Man." He began wearing a black eye patch, which became an indelible part of his image, when worsening vision in his right eye became too problematic.
He continued to have chart success through 1973. He recorded his final album, Traveling Through, just months before his death in 1995. The album — a rootsy exploration of the sad and spiritual sides of country, blues and gospel music — was an artistic high point and a culmination of Curless's lifelong devotion to country music.
More information about Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine can be found here.
Photos of artifacts featured in Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine can be found here.
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibitions, publications, digital media and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. The museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and is among the most-visited history museums in the U.S. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio B®, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported in part by Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and Tennessee Arts Commission.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.
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The latest on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI:
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says that Pope Francis will celebrate the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday.
It will be an unprecedented event in which a current pope will celebrate the funeral for a former one.
Francis was elected after Benedict resigned in 2013.
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LONDON -- The spiritual head of the Anglican church says that “in his life and ministry, Pope Benedict XVI directed people to Christ.”
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, wrote on Twitter: “I join with Pope Francis and all the Catholic Church in mourning his death. May he rest in Christ’s peace and rise in glory with all the Saints.”
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OSLO, Norway — In predominantly Lutheran Norway, the Catholic bishop of Oslo, Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, called Benedict “the last great theologian of the past 100 years.”
Eidsvig told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that “He masters all the theological subjects. I cannot think of anyone else who does.”
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ROME — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called Pope Benedict XVI a “giant of faith and reason” that history will never forget.
In a statement, she praised his lifelong service to the church and ability to “speak to the hearts and minds of people with the spiritual, cultural and intellectual profundity of his magisterium.”
She said she offered Pope Francis her own personal condolences, and those of the government, in sharing “his pain and that of the entire ecclesial community.”
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BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is paying tribute to the German-born Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as a “formative figure of the Catholic Church.”
Benedict, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, became the first German pope in centuries when he was elected in 2005.
Scholz said on Twitter Saturday that “as the ‘German’ pope, Benedict XVI was a special church leader for many, not just in this country.”
He said that “the world is losing a formative figure of the Catholic Church, a combative personality and a wise theologian.”
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BERLIN — The governor of Benedict XVI’s native German region says that “we are mourning our Bavarian pope.”
Bavarian governor Markus Soeder said on Twitter Saturday that “with him, society is losing a persuasive representative of the Catholic Church and one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century.”
Soeder wrote that “many people in his homeland will remember him not just as pope, but also as a humble pastor.”
He noted that “at the same time, he also had to face responsibility for difficult phases in his work.”
The governor said that “he always carried his homeland in his heart.”
The head of the German Bishops’ Conference, Limburg Bishop Georg Baetzing, said that “an impressive theologian and experienced shepherd is leaving us with the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.”
“We are mourning a personality who imparted hope and direction to the church even in difficult times,” Baetzing said in a statement. He voiced “great respect” for Benedict’s “courageous decision” to resign a decade ago.
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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95.
Benedict was the first pope in 600 years to resign. Benedict had become increasingly frail during his almost 10 years of retirement.
Benedict’s dramatic decision in 2013 to resign paved the way for the conclave that elected Pope Francis. The two popes then lived side-by-side in the Vatican gardens in an unprecedented arrangement that set the stage for future “popes emeritus” to do the same.
The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger never wanted to be pope. But he was forced to follow in St. John Paul II’s footsteps, running the church during a period of scandal and indifference. | 2022-12-31T11:24:46+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Live-Updates-Reactions-to-Pope-Benedict-XVI-s-17686864.php |
No. 22-4-01389-6
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN PIERCE COUNTY
In re the Estate of:
NANCYE KAYE PEDERSON,
Deceased.
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, prior to the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Clerk of this Court. The Claim must be presented within the later of: (i) Thirty (30) days after the personal representative is served or is mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (ii) four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 or 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.
DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court:
August 2, 2022
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
August 8, 2022
RYAN ROBERT OLSONDAY
206 N. Sanderson Way
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
JAMES A. JONES
Turnbull Born & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for Personal Representative
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A 24-hour global charitable fundraising effort and material drive to support the people of Ukraine
Broadcast over Voice of America in 37 languages to over 30 million consumers
U.S. Ambassadors Andrew Young and William Taylor Stress Importance of Helping Ukraine
ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with this year's Ukrainian day of Independence, on August 24th, humanitarians from around the world will participate in One Day for Ukraine: A Day of Compassion and Contribution, a 24-hour global charitable fundraising effort and material drive to support the people of Ukraine, organized by HelpingUkraine.us, streamed over its website, and broadcast over Voice of America in 37 languages to a viewership of over 30 million.
This event will feature documentary-style vignettes on life in Ukraine today, the ongoing need for medical supplies, food, and other necessities for those who remain in Ukraine.
Initiated by Atlanta businessman Emory Morsberger, the effort has quickly grown from an initial mission of developing and delivering supplies to the frontlines into a global powerhouse of charity and compassion.
"We encourage everyone to take a moment out of their day on August 24th to join us at helpingukraine.us and experience the storytelling that this One Day for Ukraine effort will showcase about the continued need, the passion, and the ongoing mission to help the forty-one million people of Ukraine," stated HelpingUkraine.us founder Emory Morsberger.
In the days leading up to the Ukrainian Independence Day, HelpingUkraine.us spoke with Ambassadors Andrew Young, United States to United Nations '77-'79, and William Taylor, United States to Ukraine '06-'09, on the ongoing war in Ukraine, the importance of supporting those fighting for their freedo, and providing aid to those caught in the crossfire.
"I am so proud of the people of Ukraine. I wonder where they get the fire, the courage, the determination – I don't know," reflected Ambassador Young. "But freedom is a constant struggle and you never get to the point where you can take it for granted."
"The international community – particularly the West – understands the importance of Ukraine like never before, understands how important it is that Ukraine wins this war," began Ambassador Taylor. "The Ukrainians are fighting for us. They're fighting for their own democracy, but they are representing democracies all over the world. Ukraine must win."
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AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.
One of more than 3,200 federal family-planning clinics nationwide, Haven serves both English and Spanish speakers, providing contraception, testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and cervical cancer screening, all at low cost or without charge to patients who are anxious, impoverished, or both.
Those patients include teenage girls — under 18 — seeking birth control pills or long-acting contraception.
But under a startling court decision issued in December, a federal judge ruled that such clinics violate Texas state law and federal constitutional rights, effectively cutting off a vital source of health care for young women across Texas.
Permission required
Women's health advocates and health care providers alike have decried the decision by a conservative judge appointed by President Donald Trump who is at the center of other reproductive rights cases. They say it is overly broad and unprecedented. (The ruling applies to the national regulations, but for now is followed only in Texas.)
"We can't even provide contraception for a gynecological issue," said Carolena Cogdill, CEO of Haven Health, adding that the ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has had a chilling effect on care. "We had a young lady come in who had abnormal bleeding, and we wanted to prescribe contraception to help control that bleeding. And we couldn't do it because she was 16." The patient had said her mother would not understand, believing that her daughter was "going to go out and have sex and she just didn't want to go there," Cogdill said.
Texas law has long required that teenage girls have a parent's permission to get prescription contraception. But under the federal program Title X, certain clinics could provide contraception without parental consent. Established in 1970, Title X evolved out of the "War on Poverty" era and passed with broad bipartisan support. The legislation was signed by then-President Richard Nixon, a Republican, to provide family-planning services to low-income people, including minors, with the goal of reducing teen pregnancy.
But in July 2022, weeks after the Supreme Court rescinded constitutional protection for abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Alexander R. Deanda, a father of three adolescent daughters who lives in Amarillo, sued the Department of Health and Human Services. He argued that the government had violated his constitutional right to direct the upbringing of his children.
In his suit, Deanda, a Christian, said he was "raising each of [his] daughters in accordance with Christian teaching on matters of sexuality" and that he could have no "assurance that his children will be unable to access prescription contraception" that "facilitate sexual promiscuity and premarital sex."
In his opinion, Kacsmaryk agreed, writing that "the use of contraception (just like abortion) violates traditional tenets of many faiths, including the Christian faith plaintiff practices."
Moreover, Kacsmaryk, who is a Christian, said the existence of federal clinics operating in Texas, where state law otherwise requires parental permission for teenage girls to receive contraception, posed an "immediate, present-day injury."
"Title X clinics are open most days and, therefore, they post an ongoing, continuous, and imminent risk," the judge wrote.
Religious versus legal arguments
The decision, which referenced Catholic catechisms and fourth-century religious text, stunned legal experts like Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who said it was part of the rising influence of conservative Christian theology in the courts.
"We've seen religious arguments that increasingly come into the courts dressed up as legal arguments," Sepper said. "I think we're seeing a movement that began with a religious exemption, saying 'Let me structure my health care to suit my morals,' and we're moving toward an agenda that says, 'Let me structure all of health care according to my morals.'"
Neither Deanda nor his attorney, Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of Texas' pre-Dobbs abortion ban, responded to requests for comment.
The effects of teenage pregnancy on the arc of a woman's life can be profound. Half of teenage mothers receive a high school diploma by age 22, compared with 90% of young women who do not give birth as teens. Teen births can lead to poor outcomes for the next generation: Children of teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of high school and end up in jail or prison during adolescence.
Dr. Stephen Griffin, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and a practicing OB-GYN, described access to birth control for young women as a "safety issue," adding that many parents underestimate their teenagers' sexual activity.
"We know that people who identify as regular church attendees are more likely to underestimate their child's risk-taking behavior in terms of sex," Griffin said. "We know that parents who feel they have open lines of communication with their children" also underestimate the risk.
Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation and the highest rate of repeat teen pregnancy — more than 1 in 6 teenagers who gave birth in Texas in 2020 already had a child. Health experts say the court decision banning access to contraception is likely to increase those numbers, following on the heels of other restrictions on reproductive health care in the state.
"Abortion is illegal in Texas. Kids aren't getting comprehensive sexual education in schools. A vast [number] of folks in Texas are living without health insurance," said Stephanie LeBleu, acting director of Every Body Texas, which administers the state's more than 150 Title X clinics. "So it does make it very difficult to get sexual health services."
The Biden administration appealed the Texas decision in February. In the meantime, LeBleu said, there is no safety net left here for teens.
"It robs them of their humanity," she said. "It robs them of their future, potentially. And it robs them of their bodily autonomy, and I think young people are more than capable of making decisions about their own health care."
Confidential and controversial
Decades of research shows that teens are more likely to seek sexual health care if they can do so confidentially. But for Texans like Christi Covington, the belief is that the law shouldn't make exceptions even in the hardest cases.
Covington lives in Round Rock, an Austin suburb. She was raised in a large evangelical family and is passing those teachings on to her three children. Leaving aside religious objections to birth control, she said, the family unit should be respected.
"God designed the world for there to be parents and then we have our offspring and that the parents care for those children, and that is design," she said. "And we do see that reflected in nature."
As for birth control, she said, "It feels like a band-aid."
"Let's give them birth control, and then we don't actually have to deal with what's happening in our society where these teens are getting pregnant so quickly and so easily," Covington said.
She added she already is required to give permission for her children's health care, including inoculations. "Honestly, I have to give consent all over the place for my children's other medical care," she said. "Why would we decide that this one area is exempt?"
But Rebecca Gudeman, senior director of health at the National Center for Youth Law, said 60% of teens involve their parents in such decisions.
"They do that not because the law requires them to do that, but because that's what they want to do," Gudeman said.
Some young people, she said, simply can't involve their parents or guardians, including couples like Victoria and Richard Robledo, who began dating — and having sex — when they were both minors. During those early days, Victoria said, she decided to get birth control but couldn't turn to her mother, a devout Catholic, for advice.
"We were a typical Hispanic household," Victoria recalled. "And so usually in households like mine, they don't want to talk about boyfriends or sex or anything like that."
But Victoria found a clinic less than a mile from her high school and was able to obtain birth control free of charge. The couple, now married and living in Clovis, New Mexico, just across the state border, has two children.
Victoria said being able to protect herself from pregnancy as a teenager changed the course of life, allowing her to go to college and her husband to join the military.
"We weren't worried about the fact that we may have a kid," she said. "We both were able to go out and live our own lives."
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Wichita-
Including the cities of Sheppard AFB and Wichita Falls
201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 106.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows around 80. Highs
around 110. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 80s. Highs around 110. Heat index values up to 110.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 105. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
70s. Highs around 105. Heat index values up to 105.
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201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 107.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 105 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the lower 80s. Highs around 110. Heat index values up to 110.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hot. Highs around
110. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
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Including the city of Crowell
201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
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10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 106.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the lower 80s. Highs around 110. Heat index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hot. Highs
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201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
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10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 105.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
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lower 80s. Highs around 110. Heat index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hot.
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Including the city of Vernon
201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 106.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 80. Heat index values up to
105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs around 110.
Lows in the lower 80s. Heat index values up to 110.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hot. Highs
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Baylor-
Including the city of Seymour
201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 104.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 105 to 110.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 80s. Highs 105 to 110. Heat index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
70s. Highs 100 to 105.
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Archer-
Including the cities of Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City,
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201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 104.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Heat index values
up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 105 to 110.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 80s. Highs 105 to 110. Heat index values up to 110.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
70s. Highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up to 105.
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Clay-
Including the city of Henrietta
201 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 105.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 106 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Heat index values
up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 110.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 80s. Highs 105 to 110. Heat index values up to 110.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
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HOUSTON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom-engineered solutions for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy, today announced results for the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2022. All comparisons are to the comparable period in the prior fiscal year, unless otherwise noted.
- Revenues totaled $163 million, an increase of 26%;
- Net Income was $9 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, and included:
- New orders totaled $259 million, an increase of $138 million;
- As of September 30, 2022, backlog was a record $592 million, an increase of 43%;
- Cash and short-term investments as of September 30, 2022, totaled $117 million.
- Revenues totaled $533 million, an increase of 13%;
- Net Income was $14 million, or $1.15 per diluted share;
- New orders totaled $719 million, an increase of 78%.
Brett A. Cope, Powell's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We finished our fiscal year with solid fourth quarter revenue growth of 26% compared to the prior year and $259 million of new orders – the highest total since the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Activity in our core Oil, Gas & Petrochemical markets continues to improve from the pandemic lows, as we booked a large industrial order to support the production of Liquefied Natural Gas. The volume of small to mid-sized project activity continued through the fiscal year end period, spanning across all of our core end markets, resulting in a record $592 million of ending backlog for the business. Strong project execution, higher volume with a favorable mix of services related projects, as well as the recovery of a prior year change order related to a municipal project, all contributed to a gross profit margin of 20.6% in the quarter. This strong performance is in large part a direct result of our focused and deliberate efforts around our strategic initiatives to diversify our business, strengthen our services offerings, emphasize technology and ensure that Powell is positioned for future success."
Revenues for the fourth quarter totaled $162.7 million compared to $135.5 million in the third quarter and compared to $129.5 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Revenues for the full year totaled $532.6 million, an increase of 13% compared to $470.6 million in fiscal 2021.
New orders placed in the fourth quarter totaled $259 million compared to $202 million in the third quarter and compared to $121 million of new orders in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. New orders placed during the full fiscal year totaled $719 million, an increase of 78% compared to $404 million in fiscal year 2021.
Backlog totaled a record $592 million as of September 30, 2022, which represents sequential growth of 18% compared to $503 million as of June 30, 2022, and compares to $415 million as of September 30, 2021.
Net income in the fiscal fourth quarter was $8.7 million dollars, or $0.73 per diluted share, compared to $9.1 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, in the fiscal third quarter, and compares to $3.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. During the fourth fiscal quarter, the Company recognized a non-recurring, after tax gain of $2.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share resulting from the favorable cost recovery attributable to a prior year municipal project.
Net income in the full year was $13.7 million dollars, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.6 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in full year fiscal 2021. During fiscal 2022, the Company recognized three non-recurring events. During the third fiscal quarter, the business recognized a $1.6 million after tax gain through the divestiture of a non-core, industrial valve repair and servicing division within the Powell Canada entity. Secondly, due to the sustained, positive earnings generated out of Powell Canada, the valuation allowance that was previously established against the entity's deferred tax assets was reversed generating a $5.9 million after tax gain. These two events, combined with the aforementioned cost recovery related to the municipal project in the fourth fiscal quarter, contributed $0.80 per diluted share in fiscal 2022.
Cope added, "We are entering fiscal 2023 with a very solid foundation to build upon over the coming quarters. Our record backlog of $592 million provides us with solid volume across all of our operating divisions as we focus on strong project execution and factory efficiencies. Commercially, we remain encouraged by the activity across our Industrial end markets, as well as our continued growth in the Utility and Commercial and Light Industrial end markets. I am optimistic about fiscal 2023 and am incredibly proud of our team's performance during this most recent quarter as well as the resiliency they've demonstrated over the past two years."
Commenting on the Company's outlook, Michael Metcalf, Powell's Chief Financial Officer said, "As we close out fiscal 2022 and look forward to fiscal 2023, we are very encouraged by the commercial activity that we're experiencing across our core end markets. Considering this, and in addition to our current order book at $592 million, we anticipate revenue growth in most of our key market sectors versus the prior year. Additionally, as a result of the pricing and cost actions that were implemented throughout this past fiscal year, we expect continued improvement in project quality resulting in increased profitability in fiscal 2023. Based upon these dynamics, and accounting for the typical seasonality that we experience during the first fiscal quarter, we anticipate earnings in fiscal 2023 to significantly improve versus fiscal 2022, excluding the non-recurring items."
Powell Industries has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. To participate in the conference call, dial 1-833-953-2431 (domestic) or 1-412-317-5760 (international) at least 10 minutes before the call begins and ask for the Powell Industries conference call. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through December 13, 2022 and may be accessed by calling 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and using passcode 2932915#.
Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call over the Internet by visiting powellind.com. To listen to the live call on the web, please visit the website at least 15 minutes before the call begins to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, an archive will be available shortly after the call and will remain available for approximately 90 days at powellind.com.
Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, designs, manufactures and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control and monitoring of electrical energy. Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, liquefied natural gas facilities, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations and commuter railways. For more information, please visit powellind.com.
Any forward-looking statements in the preceding paragraphs of this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In the course of operations, we are subject to certain risk factors, competition and competitive pressures, sensitivity to general economic and industrial conditions, international political and economic risks, availability and price of raw materials and execution of business strategy. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available from the Company without charge.
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SOURCE Powell Industries | 2022-12-05T22:17:07+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/12/05/powell-industries-announces-fiscal-2022-fourth-quarter-full-year-results/ |
The benefit of adjuvant Verzenio in combination with endocrine therapy continues to deepen with additional follow-up, now demonstrating an absolute improvement in invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and distance relapse-free survival (DRFS) rates of 6.4% and 5.9% at four years, respectively, in patients with HR+, HER2-, node-positive, high risk early breast cancer
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced updated results from the pivotal Phase 3 monarchE trial of adjuvant Verzenio® (abemaciclib) in combination with standard endocrine therapy (ET) for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-), node-positive, high risk early breast cancer (EBC). These data, which include results for investigational uses in the intent-to-treat (ITT) and Cohort 1 populations, were presented today as an oral presentation at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and simultaneously published in The Lancet Oncology.
Data include updated results from a prespecified analysis reflecting a median follow-up of 3.5 years, with all patients having now discontinued or completed the two-year Verzenio treatment period. The absolute increase in invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and distance relapse-free survival (DRFS) continued to deepen in magnitude at four years, to 6.4% and 5.9%, respectively, reflecting improvements from the two- and three-year rates. This IDFS and DRFS benefit was seen across all prespecified subgroups, regardless of Ki-67 score. While overall survival (OS) data remain immature at this time, fewer deaths were observed in the Verzenio-plus-ET arm compared to the ET monotherapy arm (HR=0.929, 95% CI: 0.748, 1.153). There were no new safety findings, and overall results are consistent with the well-established safety profile for Verzenio.
"These results from the monarchE trial provide further evidence of the clinically meaningful benefit that adjuvant Verzenio adds to standard endocrine therapy in patients with high risk early breast cancer, a population with an urgent need to intensify therapy. Moreover, this benefit continues to deepen at four years, well beyond the two-year treatment course with adjuvant Verzenio," said Stephen Johnston, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Breast Cancer Medicine and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (London, U.K.) and lead investigator for the monarchE trial.
The monarchE trial (N=5,637) included women and men with HR+, HER2-, node-positive EBC with a high risk of disease recurrence. The ITT population included patients enrolled to both Cohort 1 and Cohort 2, with Cohort 1 (N=5,120) representing 91% of all enrolled patients. Cohort 1 enrolled patients based on high risk clinical pathological factors (≥4 positive axillary lymph nodes [ALN], or 1-3 positive ALN and either Grade 3 disease or tumor size ≥5 cm). Cohort 2 enrolled patients with 1-3 positive ALN and centrally determined Ki-67 score of ≥20% (defined in the study as "Ki-67 high"). Ki-67 is a marker of cellular proliferation. Ki-67 score was also determined centrally in Cohort 1 patients with a suitable sample, but Ki-67 determination was not required for enrollment in this cohort.
At the July 1, 2022 data cutoff, in the ITT population, the risk of developing invasive disease was reduced by 33.6% (HR=0.664, 95% CI: 0.578, 0.762; nominal p<0.0001). The four-year IDFS rate was 85.8% for patients treated with Verzenio plus ET compared to 79.4% for patients treated with ET alone, reflecting an absolute difference of 6.4% (compared to 2.8% at two years). The majority of the IDFS events were distant metastatic disease. Adjuvant Verzenio also reduced the risk of developing metastatic disease by 34.1% (HR=0.659, 95% CI: 0.567, 0.767; nominal p<0.0001). The four-year DRFS rate was 88.4% for patients treated with Verzenio plus ET compared to 82.5% for patients treated with ET alone, an absolute difference of 5.9% (compared to 2.5% at two years). Consistent with the findings of previous analyses, a high Ki-67 score correlated with increased risk of recurrence, but IDFS and DRFS results showed a similar benefit regardless of Ki-67 status. Data presented at SABCS also included efficacy outcomes in the FDA-approved population, as well as the Cohort 1 population.
OS data remain immature. Fewer deaths were observed in the Verzenio-plus-ET arm (157 [5.6%] of 2,808 patients) compared to the ET monotherapy arm (173 [6.1%] of 2,829 patients) (HR=0.929, 95% CI: 0.748, 1.153; p = 0.50). Fewer deaths due to breast cancer occurred in the Verzenio-plus-ET arm compared to the ET alone arm (117 [4.2%] of 2,791 patients vs. 138 [4.9%] of 2,800 patients). Nearly twice as many patients in the control arm have developed and are living with metastatic disease compared to those receiving Verzenio. Continued follow-up is ongoing until final assessment of OS.
The most frequent adverse events (AEs) were diarrhea, neutropenia, and fatigue in the Verzenio arm, and arthralgia, hot flush, and fatigue in the control arm; the most common Grade 3-4 AEs were neutropenia, leucopenia, and diarrhea in the Verzenio arm and arthralgia, neutropenia, and ALT increased in the ET alone arm.
"The continued strengthening of the adjuvant Verzenio benefit seen at four years further underscores the potential importance of these data for women and men with HR+, HER2-, node-positive, high risk early breast cancer," said David Hyman, M.D., chief medical officer, Loxo@Lilly. "We are pleased with these results and have submitted an application with the FDA to expand our adjuvant indication in the U.S. based on these data."
As previously published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology,1 and subsequently updated in the Annals of Oncology,2 monarchE met its primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in IDFS in the ITT population for patients treated with adjuvant Verzenio plus ET compared to those treated with ET alone. Consistent with expert guidelines, IDFS was defined as the length of time before breast cancer comes back, any new cancer develops, or death. On October 12, 2021, the FDA approved Verzenio in combination with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with HR+, HER2-, node-positive, early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence and a Ki-67 score of ≥20% as determined by an FDA-approved test.3
About the monarchE Study
monarchE is a global, randomized, open-label, two cohort, multicenter Phase 3 study in adult women and men with HR+, HER2-, node-positive resected EBC with clinical and pathological features consistent with a high risk of disease recurrence. A total of 5,637 patients were randomized (1:1) to receive two years of Verzenio 150 mg twice daily plus physician's choice of standard endocrine therapy, or standard endocrine therapy alone. Patients in both treatment arms were instructed to continue to receive adjuvant endocrine therapy for up to 5-10 years as recommended by their clinician. Cohort 1 enrolled patients with ≥4 positive axillary lymph nodes (ALN), or 1-3 positive ALN and either Grade 3 disease or tumor size ≥5 cm. Cohort 2 enrolled patients with 1-3 positive ALN and centrally determined Ki-67 score of ≥20%. The primary endpoint was IDFS in the ITT population (Cohorts 1 & 2). Consistent with expert guidelines, IDFS was defined as the length of time before breast cancer comes back, any new cancer develops, or death. Secondary endpoints were IDFS in patients with high Ki-67 score (in the ITT population and in the Cohort 1 population), DRFS, overall survival, and safety.2,3
About Early Breast Cancer and Risk of Recurrence
It is estimated that 90 percent of all breast cancers are detected at an early stage. Although the prognosis for HR+, HER2- EBC is generally positive, 20 percent of patients will experience recurrence potentially to incurable metastatic disease.4 Risk of recurrence is greatest within the initial two to three years post-diagnosis, particularly in patients with node-positive, high risk EBC.5 Factors associated with high risk of recurrence include: positive nodal status, large tumor size (≥5 cm), high tumor grade (Grade 3), and high rate of cellular proliferation [Ki-67 score (≥20%)].3
Node-positive means that cancer cells from the tumor in the breast have been found in the lymph nodes in the armpit area. Although the breast cancer is removed through surgery, the presence of cancer cells in the lymph nodes signifies that there is a higher chance of the cancer returning and spreading.
About Breast Cancer
Breast cancer has now surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, according to GLOBOCAN. The estimated 2.3 million new cases indicate that 1 in every 8 cancers diagnosed in 2020 is breast cancer. With approximately 685,000 deaths in 2020, breast cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death worldwide.6 In the U.S., it is estimated that there will be 290,560 new cases of breast cancer in 2022.7
Approximately 70 percent of all breast cancers are of the HR+, HER2- subtype.8
INDICATIONS FOR VERZENIO®
Verzenio® (abemaciclib) in combination with endocrine therapy (ET) is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-), node-positive, early breast cancer (EBC) at high risk of recurrence and a Ki-67 score of ≥20%, as determined by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved test.
Verzenio is also indicated for the treatment of HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer:
- In combination with ET (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with HR+, HER2-, node-positive, EBC at high risk of recurrence and a Ki-67 score ≥20% as determined by an FDA-approved test
- In combination with an aromatase inhibitor as initial ET for the treatment of postmenopausal women, and men, with HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer
- In combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of adult patients with HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following ET
- As monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following ET and prior chemotherapy in the metastatic setting
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VERZENIO (abemaciclib)
Severe diarrhea associated with dehydration and infection occurred in patients treated with Verzenio. Across four clinical trials in 3691 patients, diarrhea occurred in 81 to 90% of patients who received Verzenio. Grade 3 diarrhea occurred in 8 to 20% of patients receiving Verzenio. Most patients experienced diarrhea during the first month of Verzenio treatment. The median time to onset of the first diarrhea event ranged from 6 to 8 days; and the median duration of Grade 2 and Grade 3 diarrhea ranged from 6 to 11 days and 5 to 8 days, respectively. Across trials, 19 to 26% of patients with diarrhea required a Verzenio dose interruption and 13 to 23% required a dose reduction.
Instruct patients to start antidiarrheal therapy, such as loperamide, at the first sign of loose stools, increase oral fluids, and notify their healthcare provider for further instructions and appropriate follow-up. For Grade 3 or 4 diarrhea, or diarrhea that requires hospitalization, discontinue Verzenio until toxicity resolves to ≤Grade 1, and then resume Verzenio at the next lower dose.
Neutropenia, including febrile neutropenia and fatal neutropenic sepsis, occurred in patients treated with Verzenio. Across four clinical trials in 3691 patients, neutropenia occurred in 37 to 46% of patients receiving Verzenio. A Grade ≥3 decrease in neutrophil count (based on laboratory findings) occurred in 19 to 32% of patients receiving Verzenio. Across trials, the median time to first episode of Grade ≥3 neutropenia ranged from 29 to 33 days, and the median duration of Grade ≥3 neutropenia ranged from 11 to 16 days. Febrile neutropenia has been reported in <1% of patients exposed to Verzenio across trials. Two deaths due to neutropenic sepsis were observed in MONARCH 2. Inform patients to promptly report any episodes of fever to their healthcare provider.
Monitor complete blood counts prior to the start of Verzenio therapy, every 2 weeks for the first 2 months, monthly for the next 2 months, and as clinically indicated. Dose interruption, dose reduction, or delay in starting treatment cycles is recommended for patients who develop Grade 3 or 4 neutropenia.
Severe, life-threatening, or fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis can occur in patients treated with Verzenio and other CDK4/6 inhibitors. In Verzenio-treated patients in EBC (monarchE), 3% of patients experienced ILD or pneumonitis of any grade: 0.4% were Grade 3 or 4 and there was one fatality (0.1%). In Verzenio-treated patients in MBC (MONARCH 1, MONARCH 2, MONARCH 3), 3.3% of Verzenio-treated patients had ILD or pneumonitis of any grade: 0.6% had Grade 3 or 4, and 0.4% had fatal outcomes. Additional cases of ILD or pneumonitis have been observed in the postmarketing setting, with fatalities reported.
Monitor patients for pulmonary symptoms indicative of ILD or pneumonitis. Symptoms may include hypoxia, cough, dyspnea, or interstitial infiltrates on radiologic exams. Infectious, neoplastic, and other causes for such symptoms should be excluded by means of appropriate investigations. Dose interruption or dose reduction is recommended in patients who develop persistent or recurrent Grade 2 ILD or pneumonitis. Permanently discontinue Verzenio in all patients with Grade 3 or 4 ILD or pneumonitis.
Grade ≥3 increases in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (2 to 6%) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (2 to 3%) were reported in patients receiving Verzenio. Across three clinical trials in 3559 patients (monarchE, MONARCH 2, MONARCH 3), the median time to onset of Grade ≥3 ALT increases ranged from 57 to 87 days and the median time to resolution to Grade <3 was 13 to 14 days. The median time to onset of Grade ≥3 AST increases ranged from 71 to 185 days and the median time to resolution to Grade <3 ranged from 11 to 15 days.
Monitor liver function tests (LFTs) prior to the start of Verzenio therapy, every 2 weeks for the first 2 months, monthly for the next 2 months, and as clinically indicated. Dose interruption, dose reduction, dose discontinuation, or delay in starting treatment cycles is recommended for patients who develop persistent or recurrent Grade 2, or any Grade 3 or 4 hepatic transaminase elevation.
Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) were reported in 2 to 5% of patients across three clinical trials in 3559 patients treated with Verzenio (monarchE, MONARCH 2, MONARCH 3). VTE included deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, pelvic venous thrombosis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, subclavian and axillary vein thrombosis, and inferior vena cava thrombosis. In clinical trials, deaths due to VTE have been reported in patients treated with Verzenio.
Verzenio has not been studied in patients with early breast cancer who had a history of VTE. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and treat as medically appropriate. Dose interruption is recommended for EBC patients with any grade VTE and for MBC patients with a Grade 3 or 4 VTE.
Verzenio can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman, based on findings from animal studies and the mechanism of action. In animal reproduction studies, administration of abemaciclib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis caused teratogenicity and decreased fetal weight at maternal exposures that were similar to the human clinical exposure based on area under the curve (AUC) at the maximum recommended human dose. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with Verzenio and for 3 weeks after the last dose. Based on findings in animals, Verzenio may impair fertility in males of reproductive potential. There are no data on the presence of Verzenio in human milk or its effects on the breastfed child or on milk production. Advise lactating women not to breastfeed during Verzenio treatment and for at least 3 weeks after the last dose because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in breastfed infants.
The most common adverse reactions (all grades, ≥10%) observed in monarchE for Verzenio plus tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor vs tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, with a difference between arms of ≥2%, were diarrhea (84% vs 9%), infections (51% vs 39%), neutropenia (46% vs 6%), fatigue (41% vs 18%), leukopenia (38% vs 7%), nausea (30% vs 9%), anemia (24% vs 4%), headache (20% vs 15%), vomiting (18% vs 4.6%), stomatitis (14% vs 5%), lymphopenia (14% vs 3%), thrombocytopenia (13% vs 2%), decreased appetite (12% vs 2.4%), ALT increased (12% vs 6%), AST increased (12% vs 5%), dizziness (11% vs 7%), rash (11% vs 4.5%), and alopecia (11% vs 2.7 %).
The most frequently reported ≥5% Grade 3 or 4 adverse reaction that occurred in the Verzenio arm vs the tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor arm of monarchE were neutropenia (19.6% vs 1%), leukopenia (11% vs <1%), diarrhea (8% vs 0.2%), and lymphopenia (5% vs <1%).
Lab abnormalities (all grades; Grade 3 or 4) for monarchE in ≥10% for Verzenio plus tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor with a difference between arms of ≥2% were increased serum creatinine (99% vs 91%; .5% vs <.1%), decreased white blood cells (89% vs 28%; 19.1% vs 1.1%), decreased neutrophil count (84% vs 23%; 18.7% vs 1.9%), anemia (68% vs 17%; 1% vs .1%), decreased lymphocyte count (59% vs 24%; 13.2 % vs 2.5%), decreased platelet count (37% vs 10%; .9% vs .2%), increased ALT (37% vs 24%; 2.6% vs 1.2%), increased AST (31% vs 18%; 1.6% vs .9%), and hypokalemia (11% vs 3.8%; 1.3% vs 0.2%).
The most common adverse reactions (all grades, ≥10%) observed in MONARCH 3 for Verzenio plus anastrozole or letrozole vs anastrozole or letrozole, with a difference between arms of ≥2%, were diarrhea (81% vs 30%), fatigue (40% vs 32%), neutropenia (41% vs 2%), infections (39% vs 29%), nausea (39% vs 20%), abdominal pain (29% vs 12%), vomiting (28% vs 12%), anemia (28% vs 5%), alopecia (27% vs 11%), decreased appetite (24% vs 9%), leukopenia (21% vs 2%), creatinine increased (19% vs 4%), constipation (16% vs 12%), ALT increased (16% vs 7%), AST increased (15% vs 7%), rash (14% vs 5%), pruritus (13% vs 9%), cough (13% vs 9%), dyspnea (12% vs 6%), dizziness (11% vs 9%), weight decreased (10% vs 3.1%), influenza-like illness (10% vs 8%), and thrombocytopenia (10% vs 2%).
The most frequently reported ≥5% Grade 3 or 4 adverse reactions that occurred in the Verzenio arm vs the placebo arm of MONARCH 3 were neutropenia (22% vs 1%), diarrhea (9% vs 1.2%), leukopenia (7% vs <1%)), increased ALT (6% vs 2%), and anemia (6% vs 1%).
Lab abnormalities (all grades; Grade 3 or 4) for MONARCH 3 in ≥10% for Verzenio plus anastrozole or letrozole with a difference between arms of ≥2% were increased serum creatinine (98% vs 84%; 2.2% vs 0%), decreased white blood cells (82% vs 27%; 13% vs 0.6%), anemia (82% vs 28%; 1.6% vs 0%), decreased neutrophil count (80% vs 21%; 21.9% vs 2.6%), decreased lymphocyte count (53% vs 26%; 7.6% vs 1.9%), decreased platelet count (36% vs 12%; 1.9% vs 0.6%), increased ALT (48% vs 25%; 6.6% vs 1.9%), and increased AST (37% vs 23%; 3.8% vs 0.6%).
The most common adverse reactions (all grades, ≥10%) observed in MONARCH 2 for Verzenio plus fulvestrant vs fulvestrant, with a difference between arms of ≥2%, were diarrhea (86% vs 25%), neutropenia (46% vs 4%), fatigue (46% vs 32%), nausea (45% vs 23%), infections (43% vs 25%), abdominal pain (35% vs 16%), anemia (29% vs 4%), leukopenia (28% vs 2%), decreased appetite (27% vs 12%), vomiting (26% vs 10%), headache (20% vs 15%), dysgeusia (18% vs 2.7%), thrombocytopenia (16% vs 3%), alopecia (16% vs 1.8%), stomatitis (15% vs 10%), ALT increased (13% vs 5%), pruritus (13% vs 6%), cough (13% vs 11%), dizziness (12% vs 6%), AST increased (12% vs 7%), peripheral edema (12% vs 7%), creatinine increased (12% vs <1%), rash (11% vs 4.5%), pyrexia (11% vs 6%), and weight decreased (10% vs 2.2%).
The most frequently reported ≥5% Grade 3 or 4 adverse reactions that occurred in the Verzenio arm vs the placebo arm of MONARCH 2 were neutropenia (25% vs 1%), diarrhea (13% vs 0.4%), leukopenia (9% vs 0%), anemia (7% vs 1%), and infections (5.7% vs 3.5%).
Lab abnormalities (all grades; Grade 3 or 4) for MONARCH 2 in ≥10% for Verzenio plus fulvestrant with a difference between arms of ≥2% were increased serum creatinine (98% vs 74%; 1.2% vs 0%), decreased white blood cells (90% vs 33%; 23.7% vs .9%), decreased neutrophil count (87% vs 30%; 32.5% vs 4.2%), anemia (84% vs 34%; 2.6% vs .5%), decreased lymphocyte count (63% vs 32%; 12.2% vs 1.8%), decreased platelet count (53% vs 15%; 2.1% vs 0%), increased ALT (41% vs 32%; 4.6% vs 1.4%), and increased AST (37% vs 25%; 3.9% vs 4.2%).
The most common adverse reactions (all grades, ≥10%) observed in MONARCH 1 with Verzenio were diarrhea (90%), fatigue (65%), nausea (64%), decreased appetite (45%), abdominal pain (39%), neutropenia (37%), vomiting (35%), infections (31%), anemia (25%), thrombocytopenia (20%), headache (20%), cough (19%), constipation (17%), leukopenia (17%), arthralgia (15%), dry mouth (14%), weight decreased (14%), stomatitis (14%), creatinine increased (13%), alopecia (12%), dysgeusia (12%), pyrexia (11%), dizziness (11%), and dehydration (10%).
The most frequently reported ≥5% Grade 3 or 4 adverse reactions from MONARCH 1 with Verzenio were diarrhea (20%), neutropenia (24%), fatigue (13%), and leukopenia (5%).
Lab abnormalities (all grades; Grade 3 or 4) for MONARCH 1 with Verzenio were increased serum creatinine (99%; .8%), decreased white blood cells (91%; 28%), decreased neutrophil count (88%; 26.6%), anemia (69%; 0%), decreased lymphocyte count (42%; 13.8%), decreased platelet count (41%; 2.3%), increased ALT (31%; 3.1%), and increased AST (30%; 3.8%).
Strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors increased the exposure of abemaciclib plus its active metabolites to a clinically meaningful extent and may lead to increased toxicity. Avoid concomitant use of ketoconazole. Ketoconazole is predicted to increase the AUC of abemaciclib by up to 16-fold. In patients with recommended starting doses of 200 mg twice daily or 150 mg twice daily, reduce the Verzenio dose to 100 mg twice daily with concomitant use of strong CYP3A inhibitors other than ketoconazole. In patients who have had a dose reduction to 100 mg twice daily due to adverse reactions, further reduce the Verzenio dose to 50 mg twice daily with concomitant use of strong CYP3A inhibitors. If a patient taking Verzenio discontinues a strong CYP3A inhibitor, increase the Verzenio dose (after 3 to 5 half-lives of the inhibitor) to the dose that was used before starting the inhibitor. With concomitant use of moderate CYP3A inhibitors, monitor for adverse reactions and consider reducing the Verzenio dose in 50 mg decrements. Patients should avoid grapefruit products.
Avoid concomitant use of strong or moderate CYP3A inducers and consider alternative agents. Coadministration of strong or moderate CYP3A inducers decreased the plasma concentrations of abemaciclib plus its active metabolites and may lead to reduced activity.
With severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh C), reduce the Verzenio dosing frequency to once daily. The pharmacokinetics of Verzenio in patients with severe renal impairment (CLcr <30 mL/min), end stage renal disease, or in patients on dialysis is unknown. No dosage adjustments are necessary in patients with mild or moderate hepatic (Child-Pugh A or B) and/or renal impairment (CLcr ≥30-89 mL/min).
Please see full Prescribing Information for Verzenio.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about Verzenio (abemaciclib) as a treatment for people with early breast cancer and the timeline for future readouts, presentations, and other milestones relating to Verzenio its clinical trials, and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, as with any pharmaceutical product, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of drug research, development, and commercialization. Among other things, there is no guarantee that planned or ongoing studies will be completed as planned, that future study results will be consistent with study results to date, that Verzenio will receive additional regulatory approvals, or that Lilly will execute its strategy as expected. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from Lilly's expectations, see Lilly's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
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2 Harbeck N, Rastogi P, Martin M, et al; monarchE Committee Members. Adjuvant abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for high-risk early breast cancer: updated efficacy and Ki-67 analysis from the monarchE study. Ann Oncol. 2021 Dec;32(12):1571-1581. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.09.015.
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Biden to appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ during Western trip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Another sign America’s entertainment landscape is returning to normal: President Joe Biden will make his first in-person appearance on a late-night talk show since taking office.
Biden will be a guest Wednesday night on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the White House said.
Kimmel tweeted Sunday: “Our very elected President @JoeBiden visits @JimmyKimmelLive Wednesday night. No malarkey.”
Biden travels Wednesday to Los Angeles to host the Ninth Summit of the Americas, and Kimmel’s show tapes in Hollywood.
In December 2021 Biden appeared virtually on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, his first late-night appearance while in office.
Government leaders from across the hemisphere will gather to discuss economic prosperity, climate change, the migration crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said. Biden will give the summit’s opening address on Thursday.
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HOLLISTON, Mass., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biostage, Inc. (OTCQB: BSTG) ("Biostage" or the "Company"), a cell-therapy biotechnology company with successful "first-in-human" experience in treating esophageal cancer (conducted at the Mayo Clinic and published last August) and FDA approval to commence a clinical trial of the Biostage Esophageal Implant for severe esophageal disease including cancer, today announced that it will release Q3 2022 financial results on November 14, 2022 and host a conference call and webcast on November 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM ET to discuss financial results and business updates for the third-quarter 2022.
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Biostage is a clinical-stage biotech company that uses cell therapy to regenerate organs inside the human body to treat cancer, trauma and birth defects. We have performed the world's first regeneration of an esophagus in a human cancer patient. This surgery was performed at Mayo Clinic and was published in August 2021.
Biostage has 10 issued U.S. patents, 2 orphan-drug designations (which provide 7 years of market exclusivity in addition to any patents), and the possibility of 2 Priority Review Vouchers from the FDA.
Biostage's current goals include raising capital, uplisting from the OTC bulletin board to NASDAQ and beginning its clinical trial for repair of the esophagus in adults.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In the murky waters of an Alabama river, diver Kamau Sadiki said he had to pause before entering the last known slave ship to the United States, where 110 people were confined in hellish conditions.
"You feel the reverberation, the pain and suffering, and the screams and the hollering," said Sadiki, a diver who works with the Smithsonian Slave Wrecks Project. "We do this work to understand the science and archeology and collect all the data we can to help tell the story. But there's another whole dimension here that we need to connect with."
The documentary "Descendant" retells this once-submerged history, intertwining the 2019 discovery of the ship Clotilda with the stories of the descendants of the 110 people aboard. Along the way, it raises questions about the legacy of slavery and what justice would look like 162 years after the ship's voyage.
In 1860 — decades after the United States had banned the importation of slaves — the Clotilda illegally transported 110 people from what is now the west African nation of Benin to Mobile, Alabama. With Southern plantation owners demanding slaves for their cotton fields, Alabama plantation owner Timothy Meaher made a bet that he could bring a shipload of Africans across the Atlantic. The ship was later scuttled to conceal evidence of the the crime.
Slavery ended five years after the arrival of the Clotilda captives. They saved money to start an community that came to be called Africatown. Some of their descendants continue to live there in the historical hamlet deeply tied to its heritage but now surrounded by heavy industry in south Alabama.
Director Margaret Brown said she hopes viewers walk away with "a little bit of history rewritten for them, and they're emotionally moved by the resilience of this community."
"This is a community that has been telling the story, to mostly pass down through generations, for 160 years to keep this history alive."
In the film, descendants discuss their family's effort to not let the Clotilda fade into history, showing home videos of relatives recounting the story to younger generations. Some read from "Barracoon," the posthumously published 1931 manuscript in which former Clotilda captive Cudjo Lewis recounted his story in an interview with author Zora Neale Hurston.
The documentary also puts a focus on environmental challenges surrounding Africatown, with subjects discussing pollution and cancer rates. In wrestling with the economic legacy of slavery, one scene shows a descendant reading Lewis' words while sitting in an antebellum mansion. While the Meaher family did not participate in the film, their name is shown dotting local landmarks. Another scene focuses on the buzz created by the discovery of the ship, raising questions about who will benefit from the discovery.
"I don't want the momentum of the story to just be focused on the ship. It's not all about that ship," descendant Joycelyn Davis says in one scene.
Brown, who is white, was born and raised in Mobile. The story of the Clotilda was kept alive by descendants, but was not taught in any history books when she was a child.
Sadiki said he hopes the story, "becomes part of every history book in this country" despite the "efforts being made to remove these these sorts of stories from our consciousness."
"We really have to get past that shame and silence. What I hope the movie does is insert, not only back in our memory, but back into the curriculum of this nation, the story of the Clotilda," he said. | 2022-10-22T02:00:10+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/saga-of-last-us-slave-ship-finds-life-in-descendant-doc |
‘I’M BACK!’: Trump returns to Facebook after reinstatement
By JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a more than two-year ban. “I’M BACK!” Trump posted on the site weeks after his personal account was reactivated. He also shared an old video clip in which he said: “Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business.” Facebook parent Meta had said in January that it would be restoring Trump ’s personal account in the coming weeks, ending the suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection, when Trump’s supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the peaceful transition of power. His access was restored to Facebook and Instagram on Feb. 9, the company confirmed. | 2023-03-17T21:40:13+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/03/17/im-back-trump-returns-to-facebook-after-reinstatement/ |
Reflects confidence in ePac's unique, digitally enabled business model, providing excellent opportunities to expand Amcor's addressable markets
ZURICH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) (ASX:AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today announced a further strategic investment of up to $45 million in ePac Flexible Packaging ("ePac"), a leader in high quality, short run length digitally-based flexible packaging. The investment will increase Amcor's minority shareholding in ePac Holdings LLC.
Amcor's Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, Ian Wilson, said, "This additional investment reflects our confidence in ePac's entrepreneurial team and their proven ability to rapidly scale in the high growth, often higher value short run segment. Since our initial investment last year, we have been deeply impressed with ePac's focused and innovative business model centered around deploying a very high level of digitalization and customization. ePac's proven digital technologies enable the delivery of exceptional service levels and significantly reduced lead times. These specializations are designed to meet the unique speed to market and service needs of locally based small to medium customers, skill sets that are highly transferable to areas of Amcor's core business.
"We believe this investment complements Amcor's existing digital activities and is well aligned with our vision that packaging will continue to become more personalized and more connected, as well as more sustainable," Wilson continued. "This partnership is an excellent example of our objective to partner with high growth, visionary companies that provide opportunities for Amcor to leverage new innovations and value propositions while generating strong returns for Amcor shareholders. We are excited to be extending our relationship with a highly successful startup and continuing to support ePac's future growth ambitions."
Founded in 2016, ePac has a fast-growing global footprint and is focused on digital printing technologies to service the short run needs of small customers in the consumer goods industry. Annual revenue has grown more than 600 percent over the past three years to a run rate of over $200 million. ePac operates 25 sites globally, all with an identical set-up, offering customers automated quoting, digital printing capabilities and exceptional service times across a number of product specifications.
About ePac
ePac's founders began with a mission to provide locally based consumer packaged goods companies the ability to compete with large brands with great packaging. ePac's customers are predominantly small and medium size companies, many of whom are focused on creating natural and innovative products for consumers. ePac's customers benefit from speed to market, the ability to order to demand, and the latest in connected packaging technology through eConnect.
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Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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VERONA, Italy — Early season merrymakers sipping mulled wine and shopping for holiday decorations packed the Verona Christmas market for its inaugural weekend. But beyond the wooden market stalls, the Italian city still has not decked out its granite-clad pedestrian streets with twinkling holiday lights as officials debate how bright to make the season during an energy crisis.
In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice as energy prices have gone up because of Russia's war in Ukraine: Dim Christmas lighting to send a message of energy conservation and solidarity with citizens squeezed by higher utility bills and inflation, while protecting public coffers. Or let the lights blaze in a message of defiance after two years of pandemic-suppressed Christmas seasons, illuminating cities with holiday cheer that retailers hope will loosen people's purse strings.
“If they take away the lights, they might as well turn off Christmas,” said Estrella Puerto, who sells traditional Spanish mantillas, or women’s veils, in a small store in Granada, Spain, and says Christmas decorations draw business.
Fewer lights are sparkling from the centerpiece tree at the famed Strasbourg Christmas market, which attracts 2 million people every year, as the French city seeks to reduce public energy consumption by 10% this year.
From Paris to London, city officials are limiting hours of holiday illumination, and many have switched to more energy-efficient LED lights or renewable energy sources. London’s Oxford Street shopping district hopes to cut energy consumption by two-thirds by limiting the illumination of its lights to 3-11 p.m. and installing LED bulbs.
“Ecologically speaking, it’s the only real solution,’’ said Paris resident Marie Breguet, 26, as she strolled the Champs-Elysees, which is being lit up only until 11:45 p.m., instead of 2 a.m. as in Christmases past. “The war and energy squeeze is a reality. No one will be hurt with a little less of the illuminations this year.”
It’s lights out along Budapest’s Andrassy Avenue, often referred to as Hungary’s Champs-Elysees, which officials decided would not be bathed in more than 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) of white lights as in years past. Lighting also is being cut back on city landmarks, including bridges over the Danube River.
“Saving on decorative lighting is about the fact that we are living in times when we need every drop of energy,’’ said Budapest’s deputy mayor, Ambrus Kiss.
He doesn’t think economizing on lighting will dissuade tourists from coming to the city, which holds two Christmas markets that attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
“I think it’s an overblown debate,’’ he said.
Festive lights, composed of LEDs this year, also will be dimmed from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. in the old city center of Brasov in central Romania and switched off elsewhere, officials said.
The crisis, largely spurred by Russia cutting off most natural gas to Europe, is sparking innovation. In the Italian mountain town of Borno, in Lombardy, cyclists will provide power to the town’s Christmas tree by fueling batteries with kinetic energy. Anyone can hop on, and the faster they pedal, the brighter the lights. No holiday lighting will be put up elsewhere in town to raise awareness about energy conservation, officials said.
In Italy, many cities traditionally light Christmas trees in public squares on Dec. 8, the Assumption holiday, still allowing time to come up with plans for festive street displays. Officials in the northern city of Verona are discussing limiting lighting to just a few key shopping streets and using the savings to help needy families.
“In Verona, the atmosphere is there anyway,’’ said Giancarlo Peschiera, whose shop selling fur coats overlooks Verona’s Piazza Bra, where officials on Saturday will light a huge shooting star arching from the Roman-era Arena amphitheater into the square.
The city also will put up a Christmas tree in the main piazza and a holiday cake maker has erected light-festooned trees in three other spots.
“We can do without the lights. There are the Christmas stalls, and shop windows are decked for the holidays,” Peschiera said.
After two Christmases under COVID-19 restrictions, some are calling “bah humbug" on conservation efforts.
“It’s not Christmas all year round,’’ said Parisian Alice Betout, 39. “Why can’t we just enjoy the festive season as normal, and do the (energy) savings the rest of the year?”
The holiday will shine brightly in Germany, where the year-end season is a major boost to retailers and restaurants. Emergency cutbacks announced this fall specifically exempted religious lighting, “in particular Christmas,’’ even as environmental activists called for restraint.
“Many yards look like something out of an American Christmas film,’’ grumbled Environmental Action Germany.
In Spain, the northwestern port city of Vigo is not letting the energy crisis get in the way of its tradition of staging the country's most extravagant Christmas light display. Ahead of other cities, Vigo switched on the light show Nov. 19 in what has become a significant tourist attraction.
Despite the central government urging cities to reduce illuminations, this year's installation is made up of 11 million LED lights across more than 400 streets — 30 more than last year and far more than any other Spanish city. In a small contribution to energy savings, they will remain on for one hour less each day.
The lights are Mayor Abel Caballero's pet project. “If we didn’t celebrate Christmas, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin would win,” he said.
Caballero says the economic return is vital, both for commerce and for businesses in Vigo. Hotels in the city and the surrounding area were completely full for the launch of the lighting and are expected to be close to 100% every week.
Germany’s Christmas markets have crunched numbers that could make any lighting Grinch’s heart grow at least three sizes.
The market exhibitor’s association said a family Christmas market visit consumes less energy than staying home. A family of four spending an hour to cook dinner on an electric stove, streaming a two-hour film, running a video console and lighting the kids’ rooms would use 0.711 kilowatt-hour per person vs. 0.1 to 0.2 kilowatt-hour per person to stroll a Christmas market.
“If people stay at home, they don’t sit in the corner in the dark,’’ said Frank Hakelberg, managing director of the German Showmen’s Association. “The couch potatoes use more energy than when they are out at a Christmas market.”
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Associated Press reporters Thomas Adamson in Paris; David McHugh in Frankfurt, Germany; Ciaran Gilles in Madrid; Justin Spike in Budapest; Giovanna Dell’Orto in Granada, Spain; Courtney Bonnell in London; and Stephen McGrath in Brasov, Romania, contributed. | 2022-11-26T13:19:59+00:00 | wtsp.com | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/europe-holiday-energy/507-50685bd5-ae60-46b9-9ec2-d15c4738745f |
Many still missing in Fort Myers following Ian as debris piles complicate search operations
FORT MYERS, Fla. - One of the hardest-hit areas as Hurricane Ian hit Florida last week was Fort Myers. Residents there are just starting to come to terms with the loss of life and property.
On Tuesday, search and rescue operations continued in the Sunshine State, nearly a week after Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane.
"Words can't describe the amount of devastation and human impacts and economic impact to this small beachside community," said Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Ron Martin, where storm surge and winds have decimated the area and neighboring Sanibel Island.
FEARING DEATH, PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE: SANIBEL ISLAND WOMAN SURVIVES IAN'S HISTORIC WRATH
First responders have been working 24/7 for the past week in what they call a complicated mission because of the amount of destruction and debris.
"We have a lot of people who are missing or unaccounted for, and we are committed to finding those people," Martin said.
Meanwhile, the painstaking process of clearing out one's possessions from storm-surge-riddled homes is in full force in surrounding neighborhoods and so is the reality that loved ones were taken by Ian.
"I have a couple friends on the beach that didn't make it, and some that are still missing," Fort Myers Beach resident Scott Safford said. "Hope for the best, fear the worst."
Martin’s team has been on the barrier island of Fort Myers Beach walking and climbing across the rubble. In the days immediately after the impact, they were pulling residents out from under the piles of destruction. It’s been a daunting and depressing process even for veteran first responders.
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"I have been on the job for 30 years," he said. "Tears. Tears was my first reaction if I had to give you a word. Tears streaming down my face for what this storm has meant to my community – the community I have served for all these years."
For many here, the loss of home and business is widespread and creating anxiety and intense grief. Add on the loss of life, and the mental anguish is unbearable.
"Losing a dear, dear friend … he was posting on Facebook, ‘Hey the water is coming in, the water is coming in,’" Safford said. "And his last post said, ‘God, am I scared,’ and that was it. So, like I said, stuff can be replaced – friends can't."
Read more of this story on FOX Weather. | 2022-10-05T22:47:07+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/weather/many-still-missing-in-fort-myers-following-ian-as-debris-piles-complicate-search-operations |
(AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
The judge in Texas on Thursday stayed the termination until legal challenges by Texas and Missouri are settled but didn’t order the policy reinstated and the impact on the program wasn’t immediately clear.
Under President Donald Trump, about 70,000 asylum-seekers were forced to wait in Mexico for U.S. hearings under the policy introduced in January 2019, which President Joe Biden suspended on his first day in office.
The same judge ordered it reinstated last year but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that ruling and sent the policy back for reconsideration. | 2022-12-16T18:27:19+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/us-judge-blocks-biden-bid-to-end-remain-in-mexico-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-judge-blocks-biden-bid-to-end-remain-in-mexico-policy |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday that it has opened several lines of investigation against former President Enrique Peña Nieto, several weeks after the country’s anti-money laundering agency accused the former leader of handling millions of dollars in possibly illegal funds.
Peña Nieto is under investigation for election-related crimes tied to company, money laundering and illicit enrichment, according to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office.
The press statement referred to him only as “Enrique ‘P’” in keeping with Mexican policy of not identifying those accused of crimes. But an official with the prosecutor’s office confirmed that it concerned Peña Nieto.
Peña Nieto governed Mexico from 2012 to 2018 and has since been living in Spain. When the criminal complaint from the Financial Intelligence Unit was announced last month, Peña Nieto wrote in his Twitter account that his money was legally obtained.
No charges have been filed.
Last month, Pablo Gomez, the head of the unit said a company run by Peña Nieto’s family had “a symbiotic relationship” with a firm that received about $500 million in government contracts while he was president.
Tuesday's announcement did not add many details, but it did name Spanish construction company OHL, which has a subsidiary in Mexico, as being involved in a number of the allegations against Peña Nieto. It said charges could come in that investigation in the coming months.
Gomez had also said Peña Nieto received money transfers from a relative, apparently linked to two companies — his family's and one receiving government contracts — for about $1.3 million after leaving office.
In 2016, Mexico’s National Banking and Stock Commission fined OHL the equivalent of more than $4 million over alleged accounting irregularities, the largest penalty ever issued by the body at the time.
OHL's Mexican subsidiary said at the time that it “has always acted with transparency and with the best corporate practices.”
A year earlier, OHL was embroiled in a scandal in Mexico over possible corruption related to highway contracts. Recordings surfaced that purported to show company executives discussing bribes and plotting to raise road tolls. | 2022-08-02T23:19:00+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mexico-s-Attorney-General-investigating-17346721.php |
Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NCAA Tournament First Round
The No. 14 Grand Canyon Antelopes (24-11) will be trying to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they take on the No. 3 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-5) on Friday. This 3-14 matchup in the West Region bracket tips off at 7:35 PM.
In this article, you will check out odds and spreads for the Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon matchup across multiple sportsbooks.
Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon Game Info
- When: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 7:35 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
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Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon Odds, Spread, Over/Under
See the odds, spread and over/under for this matchup across different sportsbooks.
Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon Betting Trends
- Gonzaga has put together a 14-18-0 record against the spread this season.
- So far this season, 19 out of the Bulldogs' 32 games have hit the over.
- Grand Canyon has covered 14 times in 32 chances against the spread this year.
- So far this season, 23 out of the Antelopes' 32 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
Gonzaga Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +1400
- Gonzaga is only sixth-best in college basketball in terms of its odds to win the national championship (+1400), but fourth-best according to computer rankings.
- In terms of their national championship odds, the Bulldogs have experienced the 77th-biggest change this season, falling from +900 at the start to +1400.
- Based on its moneyline odds, Gonzaga has a 6.7% chance of winning the national championship.
Grand Canyon Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +200000
- Grand Canyon is 55th in the country in terms of national championship odds (+200000). However, our computer rankings are significantly less confident, ranking the team 118th, a difference of 63 spots.
- The implied probability of Grand Canyon winning the national championship, based on its +200000 moneyline odds, is 0%.
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NEW YORK — By the numbers, the Jan. 6 committee hearings attracted 20 million live viewers on opening night, 11 million for the first daytime session and nearly 9 million for Thursday’s third installment.
Memorable moments from each hearing are sliced for quick consumption on countless news programs, comedy shows and online, to the point where some have been seen more times later than when they were live.
In many respects, it’s the first congressional hearing in memory that seems specifically designed with modern media needs in mind, said Jeff Jarvis, a City University of New York journalism professor and frequent blogger on the media.
“That has already worked,” he said.
While it’s impossible to know what — if anything — covered in the initial stages of the hearing will stick much beyond the week’s news, there are already breakout moments and characters.
GIULIANI AND ALCOHOL
Receiving wide circulation: snippets where President Donald Trump’s former political director, Bill Stepien, aide Jason Miller and committee member Liz Cheney say that lawyer Rudy Giuliani had too much to drink before advising Trump on election night 2020.
Hours after the allegation had been made, the clips were featured in the monologues of top-rated late-night comics Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel. The shows are typically seen by a combined audience of nearly 5 million people each night, with many more people watching online the next morning. Kimmel accompanied it with a film package of times when Giuliani acted oddly in defense of Trump.
The episode resonated in part because it was a connectable moment in an otherwise very serious story, said Robert Thompson, director of Syracuse University’s Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture.
“Having people who are major figures in a national political setting outed for being wasted is something that people can find immediately understandable,” Thompson said.
BARR’S REALITY
Former Attorney General William Barr’s recorded testimony that he found Trump “detached from reality” with some of his claims about election fraud was the lead in several news stories about Monday’s hearing. It was a vivid and disturbing image of a former president from the man who ran Trump’s Justice Department.
The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts that night all featured the clip of Barr’s comment, and together the three programs typically reach more than 20 million viewers — or double the amount of people who saw the hearing live.
There’s no count of how many times it was repeated on cable news, or estimate of how many people saw it that way.
Two anecdotal examples illustrate the extent to which it was seen online. A clip of the moment posted by Reuters on Facebook was watched 928,000 times, and the clip posted on The New York Times’ Instagram account was seen 404,000 times.
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW
Filmed testimony from Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner has been particularly potent, in large part simply because they come from the family of a man who prizes loyalty.
A clip of Ivanka Trump saying she trusted Barr’s assessment of the fraud allegations amassed more than 1.6 million views in an Instagram post published by The Shade Room, a media outlet that focuses on celebrity entertainment, and 1 million when Bloomberg shared it on Twitter. Twitter posts of the video uploaded by MSNBC and the committee itself got more than 900,000 views together.
A video of her recollection of a phone call her father made to Vice President Mike Pence on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021 was shown on each of the three evening newscasts on Thursday, sometimes accompanied by the colorful descriptions of his language.
Kushner’s halting response when asked about what he had said to his father-in-law about Giuliani — as if he was weighing in real time what it meant to be under oath — became fodder for jokes.
NEW STAR
Previously little-known, former White House attorney Eric Herschmann has become a breakout star this past week for his filmed testimony concerning his conversations with John Eastman, architect of Trump’s failed maneuvering to hold onto power.
Editing his own colorful language, Herschmann recalls saying “are you out of your effing mind?” when Eastman talks the day after the Capitol riot about a potential appeal of Georgia election results. Like a stern parent, he tells Eastman that the only words he wants to hear from him are “orderly transition” and advises him to “get a great f-ing criminal defense lawyer. You’re going to need it.”
Recognizing the testimony’s potential impact, Cheney released it on Twitter the day before it was prominently featured in the hearing, giving it extra attention. That also served to highlight the committee’s finding that Eastman had unsuccessfully sought a presidential pardon.
Politico even did a story on the art hanging on the wall behind Herschmann during his testimony.
CHENEY’S PREDICTION
Cheney’s prosecutor-like outline of the committee’s case at the top of its only prime-time hearing drew wide attention, along with some advice that may live longer than her political career.
“Tonight, I say this to our Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone — but your dishonor will remain,” she said.
The Associated Press’ tweet with video of Cheney making that remark has been seen more than 1 million times.
Someday, depending on how history regards the events of Jan. 6, 2021, it may wind up the moment most recalled, like when it was revealed during the Watergate hearings that John Dean has warned Richard Nixon about a “cancer on the presidency,” Thompson said.
“I see that as the classic quote,” Thompson said.
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Associated Press correspondent Arijeta Lajka in New York contributed to this report. | 2022-06-20T06:18:39+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-moments-resonating-from-the-jan-6-hearings-so-far/2022/06/20/7567b588-f056-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Europe captain Luke Donald will have six picks for next year’s Ryder Cup in Italy.
That’s three more picks than Padraig Harrington had for Europe’s record 19-9 loss to the United States at Whistling Straits last year.
Ryder Cup Europe announced the qualification process for the 2023 event on Tuesday, with three automatic qualifiers coming from the leading players on the European points list and then the top three on the world points list.
The qualification period begins at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth from Sept. 8-11 and runs to Sept. 3 next year, three weeks before the Ryder Cup.
Donald said having six picks gives him “flexibility to ensure we have the strongest lineup at Marco Simone in terms of in-form players, players with Ryder Cup experience, and potential pairings.”
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Family Entertainment Destination and Restaurant Brand Partner with Syracuse University's All-American Sean Tucker
WESTFORD, Mass., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apex Entertainment®, a family entertainment destination for people of all ages, and 110 Grill®, the fastest growing allergy-friendly restaurant brand in the Northeast, both located at Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York, are newly partnered with All-American Syracuse University football running back, Sean Tucker. This new alliance marks the third athlete at the top of their game that the brands have specially selected, thanks to the help of Elite NIL, to raise visibility with and increase community connection to the Syracuse market.
"We're strategic about the relationships we foster between our talent and brands, the alignment has to be there on multiple levels," said Mike Bristol, co-founder and president, Elite NIL. "Sean Tucker is not only one of the top running backs in the country, but he's a wonderful young man whose determination and dedication are attributes that are in sync with the values held in high regard by both Apex and 110 Grill."
After the 2021 policy change from NCAA officials that enables student-athletes to earn money off their names, images and likeness (NIL), there is now a new opportunity for both Apex and 110 Grill to showcase its commitment to supporting the best of the community and honoring excellence in youth. Elite NIL is uniquely fit to create these matches. Prior to Tucker, Elite NIL secured deals with Apex and 110 Grill for both basketball great Buddy Boeheim and lacrosse phenom Megan Carney. Tucker, who broke the Syracuse University program's 42-year-old single-season rushing record last season, is the third athlete to join the program.
"Performing my best during the season requires I remain focused and driven, but that doesn't mean I don't like to have some fun," said Tucker. "Staying active off the field and eating healthy is easy to do when I spend time at Apex or 110 Grill."
Apex Entertainment®, which first opened in Destiny USA in December 2018, is a family entertainment destination. It features 24 bowling lanes and attractions such as a large arcade, laser tag, bumper cars, axe throwing and more. Apex also features a full-service restaurant and boasts the largest meeting space in Destiny USA that is ideal for corporate outings and special occasions such as birthday and holiday parties.
110 Grill®, with its modern American cuisine and commitment to allergy awareness, first opened in Destiny USA in February 2019 and features a spacious dining area, large horseshoe shaped bar, open kitchen and an outdoor patio overlooking Lake Onondaga. 110 Grill® features a unique menu ranging from steaks to salads to burgers and sandwiches, but notably, the entire menu can be made to gluten free.
About 110 Grill®110 Grill® is the fastest growing restaurant brand in New England. With more than 30 locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, 110 Grill is recognized as one of the top allergy-friendly restaurant brands in the United States by AllergyEats and the best Gluten Free Multi-Unit Restaurant by New Hampshire Magazine. Headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, and established in 2014, 110 Grill is part of RAVentures, which owns and operates hospitality brands and real estate and development companies. https://www.110grill.com/.
About Apex Entertainment®
Apex Entertainment® is a family entertainment destination for people of all ages. With four locations in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia, Apex Entertainment is the largest local space for indoor family fun with world class attractions all under one roof. Headquartered in Westford, MA and established in 2017, Apex Entertainment is part of RAVentures, which owns and operates hospitality brands and real estate and development companies. https://www.apexentertainment.com/.
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Rochester concert stampede claims third victim; venue closed
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A third person has died after being injured in a stampede after a weekend rap concert, police said Thursday.
Aisha Stephens, 35, of Syracuse was the only person who remained hospitalized following a Sunday evening performance by Memphis, Tennessee, rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes at the Rochester Main Street Armory. She died Wednesday night.
Two other women, Rhondesia Belton, 33, of Buffalo and Brandy Miller, 35, of Rochester, also died after being caught up in a crush of concertgoers who surged toward the exits after the show.
Police said the stampede may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire.
The city revoked the venue’s entertainment license on Wednesday while authorities investigate.
The armory’s owner has not responded to numerous emailed requests for comment.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-09T18:55:21+00:00 | live5news.com | https://www.live5news.com/2023/03/09/rochester-concert-stampede-claims-third-victim-venue-closed/ |
Redesign Allows for Greater Functionality and Engagement
WALL, N.J., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Having just celebrated the company's 25th anniversary, Student Transportation of America (STA), an industry leader in student transportation, safety and fleet services, is pleased to announce the complete redesign of its corporate website, www.ridesta.com. The website, which offers visitors advanced features, fresh content, and added functionality, was a recent project STA's leadership team initiated in an effort to continue to evolve its services and better address changing community needs.
"After months of planning, we are proud to unveil our new website redesign. We reimagined the way we in which we offer content and are looking forward to better connecting with our audiences through a more user-friendly site," said STA Chief Operating Officer Gene Kowalczewski. "Our Communications and Technology teams understood our goals and challenges. Most importantly, they recognized the importance of improving our website so that it would better serve all of our audiences, including our customers and potential customers; parents and other safety-conscious community members; and potential drivers and other interested employee candidates. We feel the redesign not only delivers a more seamless user experience, but really showcases our company's culture and dedication when it comes to the communities we serve."
The mobile-friendly site brings a fresh take to content with improved functionality and engaging design elements. For school districts, organizations can now access STA's improved Newsroom, learn about STA's history and leadership, or find out more about the STA Family of Companies with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Parents can read about STA's comprehensive safety programs and training, while students are able to download free printables and other activities related to Anti-Bullying, School Bus Safety Week, and more. The new Careers tab features photos of employee events and includes a revolving Employee Spotlight where STA shares the stories of its dedicated team members.
The website update reflects STA's continuous push to remain at the forefront of the industry as innovators and thought leaders, and highlights the value STA places in communicating and being accessible to its customers and community members. The website will also serve as the cornerstone of STA's sustainable recruiting and business development practices.
"We are excited to have a better way to communicate with our stakeholders. This fresh space will give our team the opportunity to be more effective at sharing our story and in turn, more thoughtfully grow the STA Family of Companies," added Kowalczewski.
Founded in 1997, Student Transportation of America (STA) is an industry leader in school transportation, safety and fleet services. STA operates more than 16,000 vehicles, providing customers with the highest level of safe and reliable student transportation, management, logistics and technology solutions throughout the U.S. and Canada. Services are delivered by drivers, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, managers, information technology professionals and others, who are caring members of their local communities. For more information, please visit www.rideSTA.com.
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WISE, Va. – The University of Virginia’s College at Wise might have succeeded in slowing down Barton College running back Jordan Terrell on Saturday afternoon.
However, the Highland Cavaliers failed mightily when it came to containing quarterback Jaquan Lynch of the Bulldogs.
The stealthy sophomore signal-caller rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns in leading the team from Wilson, North Carolina, to a 40-20 win over South Atlantic Conference rival UVa-Wise at Carl Smith Stadium.
A NCAA Division II All-American candidate, Terrell piled up 296 yards on UVa-Wise a season ago and gained 99 yards just last week against 2021 FCS playoff team Davidson.
He was limited to 44 yards on 24 carries against the Cavs.
However, it was the dude wearing uniform No. 0 who emerged as the hero for the Bulldogs.
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“We just took what they gave us and made plays when we had to,” Lynch said. “[Terrell] is the best in the nation and if teams want to take him away, I have to be able to step up.”
Lynch completed just four of his 13 pass attempts (one went for a touchdown) and was intercepted twice, but he was still the difference-maker and wasn’t sacked once.
Running the zone read to perfection, Lynch rushed for more yards on Saturday than he had in Barton’s first two games combined and averaged 11.2 yards on his 13 carries.
“We knew that [Lynch], [Terrell] and [wide receiver Kam Johnson] were their three guys,” said UVa-Wise coach Dane Damron. “I thought we stopped two of them, but we didn’t stop the trigger puller.”
Barton was predicted for a sixth-place finish in the SAC preseason coaches poll, while UVa-Wise wound up seventh. They played like two evenly-matched teams in battling to a 14-14 deadlock at halftime.
However, Barton (2-1) dominated after intermission.
What went wrong over the game’s final 30 minutes for the Highland Cavaliers?
“I mean, everything,” Damron said.
It started when a safety with 8:30 remaining in the third quarter put the Bulldogs ahead to stay and then Kam Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown. A tie game had turned into a nine-point deficit for the Cavaliers in the span of 13 seconds.
“I feel like that was a real momentum change for us,” said UVa-Wise linebacker Trevor Morris, who finished with six tackles and a fumble recovery. “After that we came out a little flat. The problem we’ve had ever since I’ve been at Wise is we’ve always came out a little flat in the second half. Next week [at Limestone] we are going to have it a priority in coming out stronger after halftime. It’s unacceptable and we can’t lose games like that.”
Lynch took care of the rest for the Bulldogs in sealing the deal as he had TD runs of 32 and 3 yards in the second half. He fared much better than his counterpart.
UVa-Wise quarterback Lendon Redwine was crowned homecoming king at halftime, but that is where the fun ended for the former Dobyns-Bennett High School standout.
Redwine was sacked three times and tossed two interceptions over the game’s final two quarters.
Jaevon Gillespie had 99 rushing yards on 11 carries for the Cavs.
“We just have to work to keep our heads up and our attitudes right,” said UVa-Wise wide receiver Dorien Goddard, who finished with four catches for 57 yards. “Mistakes are going to happen, we just have to execute at a higher level.”
UVa-Wise (1-2) has been outscored by an aggregate 54-6 in the second half of its two losses.
“That’s been the story of the football season,” Damron said. “The second half has been absolutely atrocious on the offensive side of the ball. … I’m going to continue to try to fix it. We’ll just keep searching and trying to find the answers. This can define us or it can refine us.” | 2022-09-18T01:24:19+00:00 | heraldcourier.com | https://heraldcourier.com/second-half-dooms-uva-wise-vs-lynch-led-barton/article_9ec4f6cc-36e5-11ed-923f-3b52cf0a9316.html |
A report released by the University of Florida indicates that drought may have ultimately destroyed the ancient Mayan culture.
The report links an observed 200-year cycle in the brightness of the sun.
This is not the first time drought has been linked to solar activity.
Shorter solar cycles of 11 and 22 years also appear to correspond with certain drought cycles, including those here in the Wabash Valley.
Mayan astronomers carefully watched the sun, so perhaps they were aware of its impact on earth’s weather.
Today scientists are watching the sun more closely, also hoping to link certain weather cycles with cycles of the sun. | 2022-05-28T16:10:11+00:00 | wthitv.com | https://www.wthitv.com/weather/kevins-weather/kevins-weather-weather-cycles/article_240707e2-de96-11ec-86c6-73d745cbf369.html |
CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Endodontists has endorsed "Yes on Question 2 in Massachusetts," a ballot initiative on the November 2022 ballot that seeks to reform dental insurance Medical Loss Ratios (MLRs).
While MLRs currently apply to medical plans, the referendum will ensure MLRs also apply to dental plans, establishing an 83 percent threshold and requiring insurers to refund any excess premium to customers.
"Efforts such as the Massachusetts ballot initiative and MLR reform will help ensure patient dollars go to patient care," said Dr. Stefan I. Zweig, President of the American Association of Endodontists. "This can serve as an impetus to improve dental Access to Care and health equity in the state of Massachusetts."
By voting YES on ballot initiative #2, we can help to ensure the Massachusetts Division of Insurance sets a fair MLR for dental plans and requires insurance companies to refund any excess dollars to their customers. Voting YES will also require dental carriers to disclose other financial information each year.
"YES on 2" also is also supported by the American Dental Association, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Massachusetts Dental Society and Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, along with other grassroots voter groups. The American Association of Endodontists is proud to join our friends and colleagues in support of this important initiative.
About the American Association of Endodontists:
The AAE is headquartered in Chicago and represents more than 8,000 members worldwide. Endodontics is one of 12 dental specialties formally recognized by the American Dental Association. The AAE, founded in 1943, is dedicated to excellence in the art and science of endodontics and to the highest standard of patient care. The Association inspires its members to pursue professional advancement and personal fulfillment through education, research, advocacy, leadership, communication and service. For more information about the AAE, visit the Association's website at aae.org. For more patient focused information, visit aae.org/patients.
Contacts:
Kim FitzSimmons, 312-872-0458
Elisabeth Lisican, 312-872-0460
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With two months to go until the midterms, tech companies are getting ready: rolling out fact checks, labeling misleading claims and setting up voting guides.
The election playbooks being used by Facebook, Twitter, Google-owned YouTube and TikTok are largely in line with those they used in 2020, when they warned that both foreign and domestic actors were seeking to undermine confidence in the results.
But the wave of falsehoods in the wake of that election – including the "big lie" that Donald Trump won – has continued to spread, espoused by hundreds of Republican candidates on ballots this fall.
That's left experts who study social media wondering what lessons tech companies have learned from 2020 – and whether they are doing enough this year.
The host of election-related announcements in recent weeks add up to a "business as usual" approach, said Katie Harbath, a former elections policy director at Facebook who's now a fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
The return of familiar playbooks
The platforms are largely taking a two-pronged approach: tamping down misleading or outright false claims, and boosting authoritative information from local election officials and reputable news sources.
In the first case, all four major platforms are leaning on labels to flag falsehoods and, in many cases, direct users to fact checks or accurate information. In some cases, users won't be able to share labeled posts and the platforms themselves won't recommend them. YouTube, Facebook and TikTok also say they will remove some specific false claims about voting and threats of violence.
Platforms are often hesitant to spell out exactly how they enforce their policies to avoid giving bad actors a roadmap. The range of approaches to labeling and removal also illustrates the fraught balance the companies try to strike between letting users express themselves and protecting their platforms from being weaponized – all while facing scrutiny from politicians on both sides of the aisle.
Policies diverge most when it comes to political ads. Twitter and TikTok have banned ads for candidates and about political issues. Google and Facebook both allow them, requiring disclosure of who pays for them. Facebook is once again freezing all new political ads in the week before Election Day but will allow existing ads to continue running.
But defining when an ad or issue qualifies as political isn't straightforward, leaving gaps that experts worry could be exploited.
"It's actually a quite confusing landscape because there is no regulation, there are no standards these companies have to follow," Harbath said. "Everyone is just making the choices that they feel are best for them and their company."
On the flip side, all four platforms are highlighting features that aim to put more reliable information in users' feeds, such as providing information about candidates, voter registration and when and where to cast ballots. That information will also be available in Spanish across platforms.
Branching out beyond English is an important step towards addressing a "glaring omission" in previous elections, said Zeve Sanderson, executive director of New York University's Center for Media and Politics.
In the final days of the 2020 election, Latino voters were targeted with social media posts discouraging them from voting, according to voting rights activists and disinformation experts.
Evidence is mixed on how well platform policies work
Even as social media companies double down on their 2020 tactics, researchers say it's not always clear how effective their interventions are.
In the case of labels, there is mixed evidence about whether they help dispel false impressions, or if, in some cases, they may inadvertently encourage people to double down on those beliefs.
Last year, researchers at NYU analyzed what happened after Twitter labeled some of Trump's tweets before and after the 2020 election as containing misinformation. They found the labeled messages spread even further on Twitter, and also took off on other platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Reddit.
The platforms have given small peeks into what they know about how well their tools work. Twitter has said after it redesigned its misleading information labels last year, more people clicked through to read accurate information.
Facebook, meanwhile, says it will be more choosy about what it labels, after users said labels were "over-used" in 2020. "In the event that we do need to deploy them this time round our intention is to do so in a targeted and strategic way," Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Facebook parent Meta, wrote in a blog post.
But for NYU's Sanderson, that raised more questions the company has not answered.
"What was the feedback? From which users? What do the words 'targeted' and 'strategic' mean?" he said. "It would be really helpful for them to contextualize it within actual details of what their internal research has found."
Moving beyond misinformation "Whac-A-Mole"
What's more, it's hard to know how well the companies enforce their policies – which Harbath, the former Facebook official, described as a "huge gap."
"The companies are like, 'These are our policies, these are all the things that we're going to do.' But they don't talk enough about, 'Okay, but humans are fallible. The technology is not 100% perfect,'" she said.
In the hours after polls closed in 2020, Trump supporters began rallying online under the slogan "Stop the Steal," Facebook removed the first Stop the Steal group on its platform quickly, under its rules against casting doubt on the legitimacy of the election and calling for violence. But more groups kept popping up – and Facebook was unable to keep up.
Researchers warn that the 2020 approach to election falsehoods doesn't address the reality of 2022. Tech companies approach elections as discrete events, typically putting policies in place and then turning them off when the voting is over – even though false claims don't end when the ballots are counted.
"The companies should be doing a lot more to have an always-on policy, because clearly these topics around the integrity of elections are certainly staying in the lexicon and the conversation well beyond Election Day," Harbath said.
The big challenge is for companies to move beyond being reactive and find ways to prevent their platforms from being used to spread these kinds of falsehoods so widely in the first place.
"When it comes to election misinformation and disinformation, platforms are kind of just playing Whac-A-Mole – trying to get on top of something before something else arises," said Spandi Singh, a policy analyst at the Open Technology Institute at the think tank New America.
Editor's note: Facebook parent Meta pays NPR to license NPR content.
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Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61
BOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died. He was 61.
Hoyt died of complications with his respiratory system, his family announced on Monday.
“Rick along with our father, Dick, were icons in the road race and triathlon worlds for over 40 years and inspired millions of people with disabilities to believe in themselves, set goals and accomplish extraordinary things,” the Hoyt family said in a statement.
Rick Hoyt had cerebral palsy, which left him a quadriplegic, but he and his father became as much a part of the Boston Marathon as sore feet or Heartbreak Hill. With Dick Hoyt pushing, the two completed the course 32 times.
The Boston Athletic Association presents a Rick & Dick Hoyt Award each April to someone who exhibits their spirit through advocacy and inclusion.
“Rick Hoyt will always be remembered as a Boston Marathon icon and for personifying the ‘Yes You Can’ mentality that defined Team Hoyt,” the BAA said in a statement. “We are fortunate to have been able to call Rick a friend, mentor, pioneer, and Boston Marathon finisher.”
The father and son pair also participated in more than 1,000 other races, including duathlons and triathlons; in 1992 they completed a run and bike across the U.S. that covered 3,735 miles (6,010 kilometers) in 45 days. In 2013, a statue of father and son was erected near the Boston Marathon’s starting line in Hopkinton.
“It’s hard to believe they both have now passed on but their legacy will never die. Dick and Rick Hoyt have inspired millions around the world,” said Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon and other events that the Hoyts participated in. “We will always be grateful, Rick, for your courage, determination, tenacity and willingness to give of yourself so that others, too, could believe in themselves, set goals and make a difference in this world as you have.” | 2023-05-22T21:02:55+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/05/22/rick-hoyt-who-became-a-boston-marathon-fixture-with-father-pushing-wheelchair-has-died-at-61/ |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An El Paso County grand jury has indicted Democratic state Sen. Pete Lee, chair of the chamber’s judicial committee, on one count of voting outside the district where he resides in 2020, in violation of state law. Lee vigorously denies the charge, an attorney for the lawmaker says.
The Aug. 3 indictment was first announced Tuesday by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office led by Republican District Attorney Michael Allen.
It alleges Lee, whose formal name is Sanford Edmund Lee, “voted giving false information” about his place of residence during the presidential primary on March 3, 2020, The Colorado Sun reports.
Lee declined comment on the charge, saying he’d just learned about it. But he said he'd requested to be removed from interim committees on judicial discipline and behavioral health in the criminal justice system “to avoid having my personal circumstances become a distraction,” according to a statement.
David Kaplan, an attorney representing Lee, said in a statement the charge “will be vigorously challenged.”
The felony charge carries a possible penalty of one to three years in prison and a possible fine of up to $100,000. An initial hearing in El Paso County court was set for Sept. 8.
Lee is not seeking a second term in November's election after being elected to represent his El Paso County district in 2018. He previously served in the House.
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This story hhas been updated to delete an incorrect reference to the Colorado Springs police department. | 2022-08-10T17:41:42+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Colorado-Democratic-state-lawmaker-faces-voting-17364431.php |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The crew of a Greek coast guard patrol boat fired warning shots early Thursday to deter a Turkish coast guard vessel that was trying to ram them in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities in Athens said, as tensions between the two neighbors remain high.
Turkey’s coast guard said its crew fired into the air in response, and added that the Greek vessel was chased away.
A Greek coast guard statement said that “the crew fired warning shots in a secure sector and the Turkish coast guard vessel withdrew” toward the Turkish coast. The coast guard said the shots were fired into the air.
The statement did not make any mention of injuries, or damage to either vessel, during the incident southeast of the Greek islet of Farmakonissi and, according to the Greek coast guard, 1.5 nautical miles (1.7 miles) inside Greece’s territorial waters.
The Turkish Coast Guard offered a different version of events, saying a Greek coast guard boat harassed Turkish fishing boats off the Turkish Aegean coastal resort of Didim, prompting Turkish authorities to dispatch a coast guard boat.
The Turkish boat drove the Greek boat away from the region, enabling the Turkish fishing boats to continue with their activities, it said.
According to the Turkish account, the Greek coast guard boat opened fire into the air while leaving the region prompting the Turkish boat to respond in kind.
The incident comes as relations between Greece and Turkey, historic regional rivals and uneasy NATO allies, have been tenser than usual over the past three years.
The Greek coast guard said its vessel had been on a mission to identify three Turkish fishing boats in Greek waters off Farmakonissi. It said the Greek crew opened fire after “being harassed” by the Turkish coast guard boat, which the statement said “carried out dangerous maneuvers with the intention of ramming” the Greek vessel.
The two countries, which have come to the brink of war three times since 1974, have decades-old disputes over Aegean Sea boundaries and the war-divided eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
But relations have rapidly deteriorated in recent years, with migratory flows from Turkey and offshore gas prospecting in the eastern Mediterranean adding fuel to existing distrust and historic grievances between Greeks and Turks that stretch back for centuries.
Turkish officials are also accusing Greece of militarizing its eastern Aegean Sea islands, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly alluded to invading Greece in recent months. Greece counters that it needs to defend its islands against a possible Turkish attack. | 2023-01-05T20:09:13+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-greek-coast-guard-fires-warning-shots-at-turkish-patrol-boat/ |
A lady compared a baby to a dog in retail stores, and she didn’t understand why dogs are a problem in stores.
Babies are humans. Dogs are animals. Babies wear diapers, but dogs don't, so their naked butts can leave fecal matter in the carts.
When I learned that our corner CVS and Ace Hardware didn’t prohibit customers from bringing their dogs along while shopping, I switched to these stores. Now, instead of purchasing drugs and odds and ends from online sellers, I patronize my neighborhood establishments.
I have seen dog poop and pee from dogs that are not housebroken all over a store, Babies don’t have fur, but dogs do. Dogs shed and can leave hair in the carts. Babies are kept clean. How long has it been since your dog got a bath? Today, this week, a month ago, or never?
A dog has sharp teeth, so they can rip and tear flesh. A baby has no teeth or small teeth, so they can do a lot less harm. I saw a lady with a dog bed and two dogs in the cart. One of the dogs was scratching fleas. Babies don’t have fleas.
Babies and toddlers need to be with their parents, so I have no problem hearing them cry. Dogs are more unpredictable than babies. A dog out of its environment may bark or snap at people.
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True service animals are on leashes and walk beside their humans, not riding in and contaminating carts. Service dogs are well trained, not wrapped in blankets and carried around like babies.
Also, why do you think it’s right to bring your pet into a store when there is a “No Pets Allowed” sign posted at the entrance to the store?
It violates the rights of those who don’t want pee, poop and dog hair in their carts and on the floors of the store, Some people are also allergic to dogs.
Please hire a dog sitter or order online if you can’t leave your untrained dog at home. | 2022-06-15T06:57:29+00:00 | heraldcourier.com | https://heraldcourier.com/opinion/letters/your-view-leave-dogs-at-home-when-shopping-they-are-not-like-babies/article_cb8d212f-607e-5e5c-b676-7248e9d7e236.html |
Which softball is best?
It can be frustrating to show up to a softball diamond on game day only to discover that no one brought a ball. Even if you’re not the team captain, taking the initiative and showing up prepared is always a good idea.
Stocking up on softballs is crucial since they go through wear and tear, and you’ll probably lose a few from time to time. If you’re looking for a high-quality ball, the Rawlings Dream Seam Fastpitch Softball is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a softball
Softball vs. baseball
Softball and baseball are similar, but one key distinction is that a different ball is used for each game. Softballs are much larger than baseballs, measuring 11 to 14 inches and weighing 6 to 7 ounces, and unlike baseballs, which are typically white, softballs often have a yellow cover. They have a solid core and a durable exterior like baseballs, but they’re a bit softer.
Slow-pitch vs. fast-pitch
Slow-pitch softball is a variation of the original fast-pitch game where pitchers lob the ball toward the batter instead of throwing fast underhand pitches. Generally, fast-pitch softballs travel faster and higher when hit, but most manufacturers label softballs so players can tell which game they’re suitable for.
Buying in bulk
Unlike sports like basketball and soccer, there’s a good chance you’ll go through several softballs in a season, whether they get worn out or lost. Buying softballs one at a time is impractical, so it’s best to look for a bundle so you and your teammates can keep the drills going if you lose one.
What to look for in a quality softball
Coefficient of restitution and compression rating
A ball’s COR rating indicates how much it bounces. A ball with a higher rating travels farther and faster, but it’s a good idea to check your league’s rules before buying one, as some have a specific COR requirement for official game balls. However, a lower COR rating is preferable if you’re a beginner looking for a reliable training ball.
A high compression rating indicates that a ball has a hard core and will travel farther when hit off a bat. A high-compression ball is usually the standard for fast-pitch softball, but for slow-pitch, your league may require a ball with less compression.
Sturdy construction
A softball consists of three components: the core, cover and seams.
- The core is typically made of polyurethane, cork or rubber and plays a crucial role in a ball’s COR rating.
- The cover is made of genuine or synthetic leather. Natural leather is more durable and provides a superior grip, but synthetic leather balls are cheaper.
- The seams have red or blue stitching and, depending on the ball, can be raised or flat. Raised seams provide better grip and more spin on throws, making them preferred by most fast-pitch pitchers.
Size
Standard softballs usually come in 11-inch, 12-inch or 14-inch circumference sizes.
- 11-inch softballs: These are standard in youth slow-pitch and some adult coed leagues.
- 12-inch softballs: These are used in adult recreational leagues, but some youth associations use them.
- 14-inch softballs: These are suitable for recreational use, such as casual games and training. However, some leagues use a 14-inch ball.
How much you can expect to spend on a quality softball
You can get a cheap training ball for $4-$8. However, if you want more durable game-certified balls, you can expect to spend $7-$12.
Softball FAQ
When should I replace a softball?
A. If you notice any nicks in the cover or the seams are breaking or coming apart, it’s best to replace a softball.
Why are most softballs yellow while almost all baseballs are white?
A. Softball fields are smaller than baseball fields, and because players have less time to react, a yellow ball is easier to see and track. Also, it’s safer to use a yellow ball in low-light environments.
Is it OK to use a softball to play baseball?
A. No. A baseball bat is designed to hit smaller balls, and softball gloves are too big to field baseballs safely and efficiently.
What’s the best softball to buy?
Top softball
Rawlings Dream Seam Fastpitch Softball
What to know: This ball offers elite performance and is ideal for Amateur Softball Association and high school players.
What you’ll love: This 12-inch ball is made of high-density cork and has a high-grade raised seam construction for improved grip during pitches and throws. It has a durable leather cover, a 375 mph compression rating and a 0.47 COR rating.
What you should consider: It’s not as durable as one might expect for the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top softball for the money
Easton IncrediBall Soft-Touch Softball
What you need to know: This ball has a design and build that makes it great for casual games and training players of all skill levels.
What you’ll love: This 12-inch ball has a polyurethane core with a durable synthetic leather cover for maximum durability and performance. The contrast stitching offers a superior grip during throws, and the highlighter yellow color makes it easier to track fly balls in low-light conditions.
What you should consider: It’s more suitable for indoor play than outdoor, and it’s softer than a standard softball.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of a sheriff’s deputy.
On Saturday, May 27, Charmaine McGuffey, the Hamilton County sheriff, announced the death of Marcus Ziegler. Ziegler was a deputy for the sheriff’s office, and had worked for the department for only nine months, according to a release obtained by 2 NEWS.
The deputy was enrolled at the Peace Officer Academy at Great Oaks.
At this time, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office had not released Ziegler’s cause of death. | 2023-05-27T19:30:55+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/death-of-southwest-ohio-sheriffs-deputy-announced-by-sheriff/ |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow's patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services.
The move comes as the long-running tensions between the two churches exacerbated amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko said Thursday that the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the nearly 1,000-year-old Pechersk Lavra — also known as Monastery of the Caves — in the Ukrainian capital have been taken over by the state after the lease of them held by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) expired on Dec. 31.
On Friday, Tkachenko said that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) — the similarly named rival church — asked for and was granted permission to conduct the service at the cathedral on Saturday when Orthodox Christmas is celebrated.
In 2019, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Moscow’s and most other Orthodox patriarchs refused to accept that designation that formalized a split with the Russian church.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which remained loyal to the Moscow patriarch since the 17th century, declared independence from Moscow's Patriarchate after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The UOC gave Moscow a liturgical cold shoulder by dropping the commemoration of Moscow Patriarch Kirill as its leader in public worship and blessing its own sacramental oil rather than use Moscow’s supply.
But Ukrainian security agencies have claimed that it has maintained close ties with Moscow. They have conducted numerous raids of the church's holy sites, posting photos of rubles, Russian passports and leaflets with messages from the Moscow patriarch.
Prominent Ukrainian Orthodox Church leaders have rejected the allegations of ties with Moscow, insisting that they have loyally supported Ukraine from the start of the war and that a government crackdown will only hand a propaganda coup to Russia.
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Credit: Bela Szandelszky | 2023-01-06T15:45:42+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/ukraine-reclaims-kyiv-cathedral-amid-church-dispute/WJXMYHI2PFERRIOBLTXJ6ZZ5LQ/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A deputy of Florida’s northwestmost county risked life and limb Friday to save a stranded motorist trapped amid torrential downpours and rising flood waters.
Escambia County Deputy William Hollingsworth was on patrol in the early morning hours of June 16 to help stranded motorists caught in rapidly rising waters. Spotting a trapped citizen, Deputy Hollingsworth approached, unaware of the life-threatening incident about to unfold.
Seconds later, the citizen disappeared underwater. Deputy Hollingsworth rushed to his aid but would succumb to the same fate.
For 30 seconds, the two men held their breath as torrents of rainwater sucked them into a drainage pipe traveling underneath the four-lane roadway of Hwy 98. For nearly 100 feet, the men clawed at anything they could reach for a last attempt at life.
Then it was over.
The men emerged on the other side visibly shaken, but otherwise unscathed.
“David! Can you f—— believe what just happened to us?” Deputy Hollingsworth can be heard saying in a body camera video. “David? Just breath buddy. Oh my God. Thank you, Jesus.”
“I almost died,” the man responds while catching his breath. “Did you go through that?”
“I did,” Hollingsworth responds. “I’ve never held my breath like that in my life. Oh God, come here brother.”
The two are nearly brought to tears as they embrace each other.
The men safely returned to the road where other deputies tended to their aid. In the video, the man can be heard refusing ambulance treatment.
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said Deputy Hollingsworth’s body camera footage “is an example of the exceptional courage displayed by the men and women of law enforcement every day.” | 2023-06-18T01:52:36+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/lucky-to-be-alive-florida-deputy-sucked-into-100-foot-drainage-pipe-while-saving-man/ |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reliever Robert Suarez agreed Thursday to remain with the San Diego Padres under a $46 million, five-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
The person spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract hasn’t been finalized pending a physical. Suarez can opt out after three years.
Suarez, a 31-year-old rookie, was having a terrific postseason until allowing Bryce Harper’s go-ahead, two-run homer with no outs in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the NL Championship Series that sent the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series.
Manager Bob Melvin was criticized by some for letting Suarez pitch to Harper instead of using left-hander Josh Hader. Melvin said Hader wasn’t ready when Harper came to bat and that he wanted to get through the final three innings with Suarez and Hader, the Padres’ two best relievers. Melvin said he wanted to get two outs from Suarez in the eighth and the final four outs from Hader. Philadelphia won 4-3.
Suarez was especially impressive in the NL Division Series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, throwing four scoreless innings in three appearances. He pitched two scoreless innings in a wild-card series win against the New York Mets.
He went 5-1 with a 2.27 ERA in 45 appearances during the regular season.
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The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness.
A handful of regular-season titles are already wrapped up. Several are still up in the air.
Top-ranked Houston clinched the American Athletic Conference crown, earning at least a share for the fourth time in five years. No. 4 UCLA has its first Pac-12 championship since 2012-13.
No. 10 Gonzaga and No. 17 Saint Mary’s shared the West Coast Conference title after the Zags’ 77-68 win last weekend. They could meet again in the WCC championship game March 7.
The rest of the major conferences will go down to the wire. A look at the regular-season titles still up for grabs in this week’s AP Top 25:
ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference has turned on its head as perennial powers like North Carolina and Duke have not lived up to expectations.
No. 25 Pittsburgh has been the biggest surprise.
Picked to finish 14th out of 15 teams in the preseason poll, the Panthers enter the final week of the regular season with a half-game lead over No. 16 Miami at 14-4 in conference play.
Pitt (21-8) moved into the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since 2016. The Panthers can clinch their first ACC regular-season title since joining the league in 2013 with wins over Notre Dame on Wednesday and Miami on Saturday.
The Hurricanes (23-6, 14-5), another surprise ACC team, can clinch at least a share of the title with a win over Pittsburgh.
No. 13 Virginia (21-6, 13-5) and Clemson (21-8, 13-5) are still in the mix to share the crown by winning both games this week if Pitt loses twice. One will be eliminated from contention when the Cavaliers and Tigers play each other on Tuesday.
BIG 12
Another season, another Kansas run at a Big 12 title.
The No. 3 Jayhawks (24-5, 12-4) have won six straight games and received eight first-place votes in this week’s AP Top 25.
Kansas has a tough week ahead, facing Texas Tech on Tuesday and No. 9 Texas on Saturday. The Jayhawks pulled out a three-point win at Texas Tech earlier this season and beat the Longhorns by eight.
Texas (22-7, 11-5) is a game back with a matchup against No. 22 TCU on Wednesday. No. 7 Baylor is 1 1/2 games back after beating Oklahoma State on Monday night and closes the regular season at home against Iowa State on Saturday.
No. 11 Kansas State is two games behind the Jayhawks at 10-6, with games against Oklahoma on Wednesday and West Virginia on Saturday.
BIG TEN
No. 5 Purdue (24-5, 13-5) has a share of the Big Ten title and can clinch it outright with a win over Wisconsin on Thursday or Illinois on Sunday.
No. 15 Indiana, which beat Purdue twice this season, No. 21 Maryland, Northwestern and Michigan are all two games behind the Boilermakers at 11-7.
SEC
No. 2 Alabama (25-4, 15-1) has navigated off-court issues to claim a share of the Southeastern Conference title. The Crimson Tide have opportunities to clinch outright against Auburn on Wednesday and No. 24 Texas A&M on Saturday.
Alabama has a two-game lead over the Aggies (21-8, 13-3).
BIG EAST
No. 6 Marquette (23-6, 15-3) has its highest ranking since 1977-78 and has secured a share of the Big East title. The Golden Eagles can clinch outright with a win over Butler on Tuesday or St. John’s on Saturday.
No. 19 Xavier and No. 20 Providence are two games back at 13-5.
MOUNTAIN WEST
No. 18 San Diego State (23-5, 14-2) has a share of the Mountain West Conference title and can earn the outright championship Tuesday against Boise State or Saturday against Wyoming.
Boise State and Nevada are two games back at 12-4.
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Three proposals received for county HVAC repair, replacement
Three companies have responded to Codington County’s request for proposals to manage the project needed to repair and replace the HVAC system at the county’s detention center and courthouse.
Two of the proposals came from national companies with locations in the area – CMTA of Fargo and Johnson Controls of Sioux Falls. The other was provided by West Plains Engineering of Sioux Falls. The proposals ranged from $320,000 to $360,000 to manage a project that’s expected to cost more than $4 million.
Steve Molengraaf, county facilities manager, briefed Codington County commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting. He wants to review the proposals before bringing his recommendation before the commissioners with the hope of awarding a contract within the next two weeks.
Another company, Associated Consulting Engineering of Sioux Falls, had given a bid of $280,000 in mid-December but informed Molengraaf recently its schedule was now too full to offer its services.
Much of Tuesday’s meeting dealt with perfunctory tasks done at the first meeting of a new year. Re-elected commissioners Lee Gabel and Myron Johnson and newly elected commissioner Randy Schweer were all sworn in.
Outgoing commissioner and chairperson Brenda Hanten, who did not run for another term, presided at the meeting’s start but gave up her seat to Schweer once the swearing in duties were completed. Hanten will become county auditor in March, replacing Cindy Brugman, who is retiring.
The commission’s first duties were to elect Gabel, on a 4-1 secret vote, as the new chairman and Troy VanDusen as vice-chairman. VanDusen was the only nominee for the position. A motion to provide Gabel with an additional $100 because of extra duties as chairman died for lack of a second.
The commissioners gave themselves a 5.5% pay increase, the same county employees will receive. Each commissioner will now receive $2,061.56 per month.
The commissioners also upped the salary of Coroner Terry Sorenson, who received $250 per call in 2022. VanDusen’s original motion was to increase Sorenson’s per-call rate by $50. Commissioner Charlie Waterman, citing the 5.5% increase given to employees, provided a counter-motion to lower the increase to $25. The voting saw the $25 increase defeated by a 3-2 vote and the $50 increase approved 4-1. Sorenson will also receive the state rate for mileage.
Sorensen reported that 73 county deaths were investigated in 2022. Forty-six were determined to be by natural causes, 20 were by accident, five by suicide and two were undetermined. Seven autopsies were performed.
In other actions the commissioners, by unanimous vote:
- Approved a memorandum of understanding with county employees who are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees over changes in the sick leave bank and also denying the superintendent, assistant superintendent and administrative assistant access to the county highway department’s sick leave bank.
- Allocated $35,577.60 in state Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Initiative funds to the Watertown Boys and Girls Club. States Attorney Becky Morlock Reeves was on hand to promote the JJRI program and provide recommendation for approval of the allocation.
- Approved county weight and speed limit enforcements of 40 miles per hour for truck speeds and a maximum load limit of 7 tons per axle on all asphalt surfaced roads effective from Feb. 15 to May 1.
- Approved Reliabank Dakota Bank as the county’s source for checking and the depositing of cash, and approved the following banks for the selling of county certificates of deposit and investments at competitive bids – American Bank & Trust, Dacotah Bank, First Bank & Trust, First Premier Bank, First Interstate Bank, Minnwest Bank, Plains Commerce Bank, Reliabank Dakota, SD Fit and Wells Fargo Bank.
- Approved cellphone stipends of $25 or $40 to 28 county employees, a total of $845 per month.
- Approved a notice to bidders for annual highway supplies and weed chemicals.
- Approved the hiring of a sheriff’s deputy to refill a vacancy created by a deputy’s resignation.
- Designated the Watertown Public Opinion and the South Shore Gazette as the legal newspapers for county publications. | 2023-01-05T21:46:01+00:00 | thepublicopinion.com | https://www.thepublicopinion.com/story/news/local/2023/01/05/three-proposals-received-for-county-hvac-repair-replacement/69775610007/ |
Leader with Deep Tech, M&A and Business Development Experience to Drive CBC's Next Stage of Growth
FRESNO, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit Bureau Connection ("CBC" or "the Company"), a provider of credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets, announced today that David Carner has joined the Company as CEO, effective immediately. CBC is backed by Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm.
A strategic and transformative business leader with 30+ years of experience in technology, M&A and business development, Mr. Carner was most recently Senior Vice President of Residential Solutions at MRI Real Estate Software, a global provider of property management solutions for residential and commercial clients. During his three-year tenure at MRI, he successfully completed and integrated many global acquisitions. Prior to MRI, Mr. Carner was Senior Vice President of Residential Solutions at First Advantage Corp., a background screening solutions provider. He previously spent more than 20 years at RealPage, a global provider of SaaS products for the rental housing industry, ultimately serving as President of RealPage's Lending Desk. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.
"Capstreet plans to invest in CBC's growth, both organically and inorganically, and we're pleased to have a new CEO who has a track record of managing business transformation, integrating acquisitions and delivering successful outcomes," said Adrian Guerra, Partner at Capstreet. "We welcome David and are eager to begin working together to implement our strategic plans."
"It's an exciting time to join CBC as the industry sees high demand for innovative technology solutions to drive growth and manage compliance," said Mr. Carner. "I look forward to working with CBC leadership and the Capstreet team to take advantage of these opportunities, with a goal to create greater value for stakeholders and better serve our customers."
CBC offers credit report and compliance solutions to the automotive and general consumer finance industries across the United States. The Company optimizes and automates the consumer finance qualification process through a fast, easy-to-use, and secure software platform made available to its extensive network of software affiliate partners. CBC's products and solutions place a heavy emphasis on compliance and identity verification to support the credit application and credit report process. Please visit www.creditbureauconnection.com for additional information.
Founded in 1990, Capstreet invests in lower middle market software, tech-enabled services, and industrial business services companies. With over 45 platform investments and over 200 add-on acquisitions since inception, Capstreet's investment strategy is focused on utilizing its Capvalue Framework™ to accelerate growth and profitability, and creating long term sustainable businesses. The majority of Capstreet's investments have been with founder- or entrepreneur-owned businesses. For more information, visit the Capstreet website, www.capstreet.com.
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In a court filing this week, Boston Public Schools deflected blame from a massive scandal at the Mission Hill K-8 School that led to the school’s closure last year.
The city’s motion Monday to dismiss a federal lawsuit by two families denies any liability and largely blames the former principal of the school, Ayla Gavins, for not following the district’s policies on special education, student discipline, and bullying. The motion stands in contrast to an outside law firm’s report, commissioned by BPS, that found district officials knew Mission Hill was plagued by problems for years and failed to adequately act, endangering children.
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The filing was Boston’s first response to the lawsuit, which was filed last spring by two families who alleged the school failed to properly act on information to protect their children, one from ongoing bullying and one from repetitive bullying and sexual abuse by fellow students. In its motion, the city argued plaintiffs failed to meet the legal threshold for the district to be held legally liable.
“The City cannot be held vicariously liable under [federal law] for the actions of their non-policymaking employees, such as Gavins,” the motion said.
The district also seemed to blame the Mission Hill governing board — made up of parents and educators — which oversaw Mission Hill because as a pilot school, it had more autonomy than other BPS schools. In its motion, the city said the governing board would have reviewed data on bullying reports as part of Gavins’ performance evaluation.
The lawsuit, which seeks both justice and punitive financial damages against the defendants, does not name the families involved to protect the children and instead uses pseudonyms Joseph Doe and Casey Roe, who attended the school from 2015 to 2019 and 2012 to 2016, respectively.
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The families are suing the district and three of the school’s former educators: Gavins, who retired as principal in 2019 and briefly returned as a teacher; Jenerra Williams, a teacher who later became co-leader; and Nakia Keizer, a teacher. According to the plaintiffs’ complaint, Gavins refused to comply with anti-bullying laws by not reporting incidents to the superintendent’s office and “developed a pattern of blaming the victims of bullying for the conduct of their aggressors.” The two teachers aided her in the effort, the lawsuit says.
BPS and lawyers for Gavins and Williams did not respond to a request for comment. Keizer’s attorney declined to comment.
The lawsuit came after an explosive report in April by the law firm Hinckley Allen that found Mission Hill endangered children by failing to address allegations of sexual abuse and pervasive bullying while also neglecting students with disabilities. The report found the school administration “created a hostile environment” for staff to keep complaints in-house and ultimately deemed the school a “failed” institution. The findings led to the school’s closure in June.
As of May, BPS paid Hinckley Allen $253,287; on Tuesday, the district did not respond to a Globe request for the total amount it paid to the law firm for the investigation.
BPS pursued the investigation after settling a separate federal lawsuit in 2021 with five Mission Hill families, who alleged the district improperly responded to allegations involving a student sexually assaulting other students. After news of the $650,000 settlement broke, BPS received more complaints from other families at the school.
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According to the latest lawsuit, students Joseph Doe and Casey Roe experienced escalating bullying but grew reluctant to report it because the school protected their aggressors and made the situations worse. Parents of both students said Gavins blamed the victims and when parents sought help from district leaders, Gavins appeared to retaliate against them, according to the suit.
While Monday’s court filing laid blame on Gavins, a September report by Hinckley Allen found significant fault by BPS central offices, saying district leaders at the highest levels for years were aware of and failed to thoroughly respond to allegations of mishandled abuse and bullying at the school. The report blamed “a deleterious Central Staff culture,” which led to a breakdown in communication and an indifference at times for the children in their care. It also noted central office staff had shoddy record-keeping practices and a lack of urgency to complaints, forcing parents to resort to litigation and the news media for help.
The district argues a 2015 investigative report on the school was “insufficient to demonstrate that BPS had a custom, policy, or practice” of ignoring bullying or providing special education services to students. The 2015 report blamed Gavins for failing to address issues around appropriate use of restraints of students, but made no findings regarding bullying, the motion said.
But the Hinckley Allen report made clear BPS should have done more than it did after receiving the 2015 report, noting it seemed to fall through the cracks of rapidly changing superintendents.
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The motion leans on parts of the Hinckley Allen investigation that support its argument, saying it found “that the Mission Hill School and Gavins, not the Boston Public Schools, had created and fostered a culture of minimizing bullying complaints and sexualized conduct of students.”
The city also made other legal arguments for why the lawsuit should be dismissed, including that Casey’s allegations that a kindergartner asked to kiss her, see her underwear, and tried to kiss her “are without any gender-based animus.”
“Students, unlike adults, engage in conduct that would not be tolerated among adults because students are still learning how to interact appropriately,” the motion said. “Damages are not available for teasing and name calling even where the names may target differences in gender.”
The city also argued the court should dismiss the families’ claims the district failed to provide their students with disabilities a free and appropriate public education because the families did not “exhaust” all necessary administrative remedies before filing a lawsuit.
Naomi Martin can be reached at naomi.martin@globe.com. | 2023-02-08T00:00:00+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/07/metro/court-filing-bps-deflects-blame-mission-hill-school-bullying-problems/ |
An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said.
Police were called around 9 p.m. to Chickasaw Park in Louisville, authorities said.
"Hundreds of people were in the park at the time of the shooting, when someone started shooting into the crowd, hitting at least six people," Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said.
There were no suspects in custody immediately after the shooting and police asked anyone with information to contact investigators.
"As of right now we have no witnesses," Humphrey said.
"This has been an unspeakable week of tragedy for our city," Mayor Craig Greenberg said at the scene Saturday night, referring to a shooting on Monday in which a gunman killed five Louisville bank employees while livestreaming the attack on Instagram.
"On Monday, we lost five of our fellow citizens to a horrific act of workplace gun violence," Greenberg said. "And now, five days later, we're at another scene of a reckless act of gun violence."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-04-16T13:05:12+00:00 | kvpr.org | https://www.kvpr.org/npr-news/2023-04-16/2-people-have-died-after-a-shooter-in-louisville-opened-fire-in-a-crowded-park |
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How to Watch the Texas Tech vs. Kansas State Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the Big 12 Tournament
Published: Mar. 9, 2023 at 11:13 AM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
The No. 8 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-13) are squaring off against the No. 9 seed Kansas State Wildcats (16-15) in the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday at Municipal Auditorium. The game is scheduled for 6:00 PM.
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Texas Tech vs. Kansas State Scoring Comparison
- The Wildcats score an average of 70.8 points per game, only 3.5 more points than the 67.3 the Red Raiders give up.
- Kansas State is 14-7 when it scores more than 67.3 points.
- Texas Tech's record is 17-2 when it gives up fewer than 70.8 points.
- The 69.4 points per game the Red Raiders record are only 0.7 more points than the Wildcats give up (68.7).
- When Texas Tech puts up more than 68.7 points, it is 10-4.
- Kansas State is 11-4 when giving up fewer than 69.4 points.
- This season the Red Raiders are shooting 37.6% from the field, 4.7% lower than the Wildcats concede.
- The Wildcats' 39.7 shooting percentage is 6.1 lower than the Red Raiders have given up.
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The focus in NASCAR has yet to shift to the actual playoff racing as only three events remain to crown a new Cup champion.
But as the series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway, the conversation over safety concerns has shifted to retaliation and what is over the line. Bubba Wallace has been suspended for Sunday’s race for intentionally wrecking reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson last week in a dangerous act of retaliation that NASCAR and most of Wallace’s competitors found over the line.
Retaliation has been an ongoing issue across all three of NASCAR’s national series this season with drivers either seeking payback on the track or after in physical confrontations. Wallace shoved Larson several times after their crash.
The Wallace incident collected fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell, who is eligible for the championship and dropped to last in the eight-driver playoff field after he was crashed at Las Vegas last Sunday. Wallace had to apologize to Bell and the entire Toyota group of teams and drivers, and the incident now follows NASCAR into the middle race of the third round of the playoffs.
“I definitely think that the penalties need to be severe,” said Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing. ”I feel like over the last couple years, it kind of got out of hand a little bit just because I think guys have felt comfortable to do certain things and know there are probably not going to be major repercussions.
“I think (NASCAR is) trying to get the ball back in their court to where they have a little more control probably. Which I think is probably needed. Look at how we race at the end of these road course races, there’s just no respect a lot of times, things like that.”
Briscoe raced his way into the round of eight two races ago on the final lap on the hybrid road course/oval at Charlotte with a frantic last-gasp drive that eliminated Larson from the playoffs by two points. But NASCAR has alleged that Briscoe’s SHR teammate Cole Custer deliberately held up traffic to help Briscoe gain positions, and SHR’s appeal of its $200,000 in fines and indefinite suspension of Custer’s crew chief will be heard next week.
Briscoe is not alone in believing NASCAR had to act on the Wallace incident. Veteran Kevin Harvick posted on social media the sanctioning body needs to “protect us from ourselves.” Harvick admitted he’s been in his share of retaliatory incidents.
Harvick indicated NASCAR needs tough leadership to get the drivers back in line.
“I’ve been guilty of several of these instances you see happening but I also had an iron fist of (NASCAR vice chairman) Mike Helton waiting for me after I’d acted like a fool,” Harvick wrote. “I believe an iron fist is needed going forward and that will trickle down.”
BELL DISAPPOINTMENT
Bell was the most consistent driver in the first round of the playoffs, but faltered in the second round to be pushed into a must-win situation at Charlotte to advance into the round of eight.
Now he’s last in the standings because he was crashed in the brawl between Wallace and Larson, and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is feeling rather down about his chances to make it to the championship finale. Only four drivers will race for the Cup title at Phoenix in next month’s season finale, and Joey Logano last week grabbed the first spot.
“It’s definitely been the highest of highs and the lowest of lows pretty back-to-back-to-back,” Bell admitted. “But with that being said, I feel like I’ve always done a really good job throughout my career of managing my emotions whenever it comes time to perform at the level that I have to perform at.”
Bell had said he was deflated before winning at Charlotte and thought the victory gave him fresh momentum to make a run at the title. Now he knows he’s a longshot to make the championship four, as he’s below the cutline with William Byron, Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney.
“Just sad and disappointed because we had it in the grasp of our hands, or at least we had a good finish at Vegas well within reach,” he said. “We did everything that we needed to do to put ourselves in position to go race for a championship in Phoenix and that’s gone now. It’s going to be very, very difficult to get there.
“I feel more optimistic now that time has passed, and I feel good about Homestead and competing for a win at Homestead. But I was definitely very sad. Very, very sad.”
Joe Gibbs Racing, meanwhile, recently signed the 27-year-old to a multi-year contract extension.
ODDS AND ENDS
NASCAR is expected to hold a third consecutive safety briefing with drivers on Saturday at Homestead. The briefings began at Charlotte two weeks ago to address safety concerns surrounding the new Next Gen car. Alex Bowman and Kurt Busch are both sidelined with concussions. … Tyler Reddick, who has already been eliminated from the playoff field, is the FanDuel favorite to win Sunday. … Rivals believe Denny Hamlin should be a strong contender based on an open test held at Homestead last month.
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Which inflatable baby bathtub is best?
When bath time rolls around, an inflatable baby bathtub can save you time and energy. It is a great alternative to bathing the baby in the sink, is much more accommodating to an infant’s small size than a full-size tub and uses much less water at a time than a full-size bathtub. It’s lightweight and portable, and it has soft edges that will keep your little one safe and secure.
For a tub that can get the job done, check out the Pawsky Portable Inflatable Bathtub for its convenience and reliability — it even comes with its own air pump.
What to know before you buy an inflatable baby bathtub
Size
The whole point of an inflatable baby bathtub is that it’s smaller than the average tub. All inflatable bathtubs are foldable, making them perfect for use at home or on the go. The average size is about 35 by 25 inches, but if you’re tight on surface space, smaller tubs can measure around 20 by 10 inches.
Inflation process
Just like with inflatable pool floats, there are two ways to inflate a baby bathtub. The first is doing it the old fashioned way by blowing into the hole until it’s full. This is practical and free, but it can take longer and leave you winded. The second way is with a manual or electric air pump. A pump is faster and more convenient, but it means that you’ll have to bring both tub and the pump if you intend to travel.
In some cases, an inflatable tub comes with a pump so you don’t have to purchase one separately.
Cleaning and maintenance
A baby bathtub should be cleaned at least once a week. Use soap and water or a vinegar spray to prevent mold. It’s best to do this right after the tub is used so there’s as much time as possible between cleaning the tub and putting your baby back in it. Hanging the tub up to dry also helps keep it clean — many inflatable tubs have a suction ring hoop specifically for this purpose.
What to look for in a quality inflatable baby bathtub
Safety
A good inflatable baby bathtub comes with top-notch safety features. This includes an anti-slip surface to keep your baby from sliding down into the water, a back panel angled to support them as they sit upright and an optional saddle horn that fits between their legs if they need extra help sitting up. Some tubs have a built-in water temperature display so you’ll know if the water is too hot before your baby’s sensitive skin comes in contact with it.
Pockets and storage
The most practical baby bathtubs have built-in pockets or compartments for storing basics, such as a bottle of baby wash or bath toys. This helps you keep everything on hand during bath time so you don’t have to worry about forgetting something in another room or on an unreachable countertop. It also lets you put toys away or pull them out as needed without leaving them floating in the tub or taking them out and getting water on the floor.
Built-in drain plug
A built-in drain plug at the bottom of the tub means you can drain it without having to lift, flip and dump a bathtub filled with water. Just make sure when you use this feature that the tub has somewhere to drain. An easy way to do this is to place the inflatable tub inside a regular tub or shower so that when you drain it, the dirty water won’t spill onto the floor.
How much you can expect to spend on an inflatable baby bathtub
Most inflatable baby bathtubs cost $13-$30.
Inflatable baby bathtub FAQ
What is an inflatable baby bathtub made out of?
A. Most inflatable tubs are made from nontoxic polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, plastic. It’s lightweight and free from the chemical compound bisphenol A, also known as BPA.
At what age will a child outgrow an inflatable baby bathtub?
A. A baby’s size affects how long they can use the tub. You’ll probably want to switch to a larger tub by or around 6 months old, but some inflatable tubs can be used for children up to 3 years old.
What’s the best inflatable baby bathtub to buy?
Top inflatable baby bathtub
Pawsky Portable Inflatable Bathtub
What you need to know: This non-toxic PVC inflatable bathtub measures 38.5 by 25.2 inches and comes with a free air pump.
What you’ll love: It has a textured bottom to prevent slipping and a storage bag on the side. It is durable, has a built-in drain plug and comes in green or pink.
What you should consider: It has to be re-inflated frequently.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top inflatable baby bathtub for the money
Mommy’s Helper Inflatable Froggie Bathtub
What you need to know: This padded inflatable bathtub measures 27 by 18 inches and comes in a fun green and white frog print.
What you’ll love: There’s a saddle horn for baby’s legs to keep them from sliding and a built-in drain plug for emptying water. It’s compact, portable and easy to use while traveling.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have any pockets, and an air pump is not included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Free Swimming Portable Inflatable Bathtub
What you need to know: This durable PVC inflatable bathtub is blue with a bear face illustration on the back, and it measures 32.3 by 22.4 inches.
What you’ll love: It adjusts to accommodate a growing baby and includes a saddle horn and head pillow. It has a built-in drain plug and a side pocket for storage.
What you should consider: Some users said it was difficult to inflate. An air pump is not included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The holiday break is usually a quiet time in college basketball, many of the top teams playing small-conference schools at home or taking extra time off before conference schedules start in full.
The season isn't quite there yet and this week is loaded with marquee games, including two involving No. 16 UCLA.
The big day is Saturday when No. 4 Alabama faces No. 15 Gonzaga in Birmingham, Alabama, No. 6 Tennessee is at No. 9 Arizona and No. 8 Kansas hosts No. 14 Indiana. UCLA also faces No. 13 Kentucky in New York on Saturday after playing at No. 20 Maryland on Wednesday.
The most intriguing game Saturday might be No. 5 Houston at No. 2 Virginia.
The Cougars (9-1) lead the nation in scoring defense (49.7 points per game) and field goal defense (33.8%) despite losing to Alabama last week. The Cavaliers love to grind out possessions and are 13th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 57.9 points per game.
First one to 50 wins?
The Alabama game is the Zags' latest against a high-level opponent.
Gonzaga (7-3) has dropped in the AP Top 25 after starting at No. 2 in the preseason, thanks to losses to No. 7 Texas, top-ranked Purdue and No. 11 Baylor. The Zags do have wins over No. 13 Kentucky and Michigan State on their resume.
Saturday's game won't be easy.
Alabama (8-1) climbed four spots in this week's poll after joining Oklahoma in 1990 as the only teams to beat two No. 1 teams in the same season. The Crimson Tide outlasted North Carolina in four overtimes on Nov. 27 and proved it was no fluke by topping Houston 71-65 on Saturday.
The Tennessee-Arizona game will be a head-butting of strengths.
The Volunteers (9-1) are one of the nation's best defensive teams, leading the country in 3-point defense (20.2%) while ranking in the top six in scoring defense, field goal percentage against and steals.
Arizona (8-1) leads the nation with 91.2 points and 21 assists per game.
Tennessee looked unstoppable while building an 18-point lead against No. 20 Maryland on Sunday, then had to hold on down the stretch for a 56-53 win. The Wildcats bounced back from a loss to Utah with lopsided wins over California and No. 14 Indiana.
The Hoosiers (8-2) get another massive test playing the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse. Indiana allowed Arizona to go on a 17-0 run in Las Vegas, rallied to make it close and faded down the stretch without stellar freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino due to a back injury.
Kansas (9-1) has been solid after winning its fourth national title last season, its only loss coming to Tennessee in the Battle 4 Atlantis title game. The Jayhawks have wins over No. 12 Duke and No. 22 Wisconsin, and they blew out rival Missouri last weekend.
UCLA (8-2) may have the toughest task of all, facing two ranked teams in the same week for the second time this season.
The first go-round didn't go so well. The Bruins lost by nine to No. 18 Illinois and by five to No. 11 Baylor in Las Vegas. UCLA has won five straight since, including victories over Stanford and Oregon to begin its Pac-12 schedule.
Maryland (8-2) has looked good in its first season under coach Kevin Willard, but has lost its last two games.
The Terrapins allowed Wisconsin to score 13 straight points, but held the Badgers without a field goal over the final 4:03 before losing 64-59 last week. Maryland then fell into another hole against Tennessee in Brooklyn before pulling together another rally that came up short.
After the Terps, the Bruins face maybe an even tougher test.
Kentucky (7-2) has been dominant at times and its only losses were to Michigan State in double overtime and to Gonzaga in Spokane. The Wildcats also figure to get strong support at Madison Square Garden.
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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month and Melanoma Monday, the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA), announced its new $6.3 million commitment to fund melanoma research, supporting 24 scientists at leading academic and medical institutions across the US and Europe. MRA-funded research spans the entire spectrum of the disease including melanoma prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and metastatic disease. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and the fifth most common cancer in the United States with nearly 100,000 new cases of melanoma that will be diagnosed in the U.S. alone in 2023.
"As the largest non-governmental funder of melanoma research, MRA is uniquely positioned to accelerate research needed to better prevent, treat, and ultimately cure melanoma," says MRA Chief Executive Officer Marc Hurlbert, PhD. "MRA-funded investigators are leading the charge and have been involved in every major breakthrough in the field over the last decade. We remain tremendously grateful for MRA's generous donors, partners, supporters, and volunteers, who each year ensure MRA's ability to fund lifesaving research."
MRA funds a diverse array of researchers. This year's newly funded awards include the focus areas of:
- Understanding how melanoma develops and progresses to advanced disease, and novel approaches to detection, diagnosis, and disease monitoring.
- Developing innovative immunotherapy treatment approaches and strategies to overcome treatment resistance.
- Advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches for predicting recurrence of early-stage melanomas.
- Exploring novel targets for new treatment development.
- Determining how melanoma metastasizes to various body tissues with a particular emphasis on the brain and central nervous system.
- Studying rare melanoma subtypes including acral and uveal/ocular melanoma.
The funding will support eight (8) Established Investigator Awards, 11 Young Investigator Awards and five (5) Pilot Awards. The grant applications were selected by MRA's Grant Review Committee made up of world-renowned scientists and physicians through a rigorous peer review process and approved by the MRA Board of Directors. Including the current awards, MRA has now directly invested over $150 million to accelerate melanoma research.
"We congratulate this outstanding group of scientists, and we are excited by the innovative and meritorious proposals that they put forward," said MRA Chief Science Officer Joan Levy, PhD. "The melanoma research community has transformed our understanding of melanoma biology and the progression and treatment of the disease, but additional investment in basic and translational research is essential to keep the momentum."
2023 Melanoma Research Alliance Grant Awards
Established Investigator Awardees
The MRA Established Investigator Awards supports established luminaries and scientists with a record of accomplishment of scientific excellence, breakthroughs, and productivity.
Memory T cell responses in primary melanoma
MRA Established Investigator Award, collaboratively funded by University of Michigan
Christina Angeles M.D., The University of Michigan
Armoring CD8+ T cells against energetic deficiency in melanoma
Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma – MRA Established Investigator
Award
Timothy Bullock Ph.D., University of Virginia
Therapeutic targeting of Hdm2/HdmX E3 ligase in melanoma
MRA Established Investigator Award
Julio Camarero Ph.D., University of Southern California
Genetic mechanisms early melanoma progression
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation – MRA Established Investigator Award
Adam Dupuy Ph.D., The University of Iowa
Mechanisms underlying the oncogenic role of ORAI2 in melanoma
MRA Established Investigator Award
Stefan Feske M.D., New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Dissecting the mechanisms of melanoma cell adaptation to the brain
MRA Established Investigator Award
Eva Hernando Ph.D., New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Precision, plasma-only, melanoma ctDNA residual disease monitoring
Ellen and Gary Davis – MRA Established Investigator Award
Dan Landau M.D., Ph.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Sustaining metabolic fitness of antitumor CD8+ T cells
MRA Established Investigator Award
Bin Zhang M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Young Investigator Awardees
The MRA Young Investigator Awards empower the next generation of early career researchers. In addition to funding bold new ideas, MRA's Young Investigator Award program is also a training ground for researchers as they prepare for the future of their science careers.
Harnessing the immunomodulatory effects of NK cells in melanoma
Bristol Myers Squibb – MRA Young Investigator Award
Kevin Barry Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Dissecting the dynamic immune ecosystem during melanoma evolution
Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma – MRA Young Investigator Award
Diego Chowell Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Vaccine-tunable TME-restricted CAR T therapy for long-term melanoma control
Bristol Myers Squibb – MRA Young Investigator Award
Leyuan Ma Ph.D., The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dissecting melanoma brain metastasis and response to immunotherapy
MRA Young Investigator Award
Eva Perez-Guijarro Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Catabolic plasticity in acral melanoma metastases and drug tolerance
The Black Family – MRA Young Investigator Award
Vito Rebecca Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Bioengineering approaches for advancing targeted-immunotherapy in melanoma
MRA Young Investigator Award
Tanmoy Saha Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital
Multi-modal machine learning for early-stage melanoma recurrence prediction
L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty – MRA Young Investigator Award
Yevgeniy Semenov M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Image-based three-dimensional radiation dosimetry for Ac-225-MTI-201
ASTRO – MRA Young Investigator Award
Chris Tichacek Ph.D., H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Resolving the spatial clonal architecture of acral lentiginous melanoma
L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty – MRA Young Investigator Award
Meng Wang Ph.D., The University of California, San Francisco
Monitoring early response to immunotherapy with ultrasensitive plasma WGS
The Black Family – MRA Young Investigator Award
Adam Widman M.D., Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Tumor immune evasion through STING-mediated T cell death in melanoma
MRA Young Investigator Award
Jianjun Wu Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Pilot Awardees
The MRA Pilot Awards provide early support for conceptually novel, exploratory, high risk and high impact projects with the potential to change the face of melanoma research and treatments.
The CoREST repressor complex as a mediator of RNA splicing and tumor growth
Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma – MRA Pilot Award
Rhoda Alani M.D., Boston University
Epigenetic determinants of melanoma progression and immunotherapy response
The Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation – MRA Pilot Award
Alfonso Bellacosa M.D., Ph.D., The Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center
Identifying genetic sex biasing factors in melanoma progression
The Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation – MRA Pilot Award
Nora Engel Ph.D., Temple University
Targeting ASAP1-induced transcription factors in metastatic uveal melanoma
ACIS – MRA Pilot Award in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma
Shannon Odelberg Ph.D., The University of Utah
A drug-binding assay platform to optimize therapies for RAS-mut melanomas
MRA Pilot Award
Poulikos Poulikakos Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
About Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) stands as the largest non-profit funder of melanoma research. Founded in 2007 by Debra and Leon Black, MRA's mission is to end suffering and death due to melanoma by advancing the world's most promising science and research. MRA provides critical funding for melanoma cancer research that propels advances in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, metastasis, and survivorship. MRA-funded researchers have been behind every major melanoma research breakthrough. Since MRA's inception, more than 15 new therapeutic approaches for melanoma have earned FDA approval. MRA is recognized as one of the most fiscally efficient non-profits in the country. Because MRA's Founders generously cover 100% of MRA's administrative and operating costs, every dollar donated is invested directly into MRA's scientific and research program. For more information, please visit: www.CureMelanoma.org.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
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DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints from Honda Civic drivers that their steering can stick, causing a momentary increase in effort and increasing the risk of a crash.
The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 238,000 Civics from the 2022 and 2023 model years.
The agency says it has 145 complaints about the problem, which happens mostly at highway speeds. The complaints came over the past 11 months and occurred mostly on vehicles with low miles.
An increase in steering effort can cause an overreaction or inability to avoid a road hazard, the agency said in documents posted Tuesday on its website.
NHTSA has no reports of crashes or injuries from the problem.
The agency will determine how many vehicles are affected and how severe the problem is. A recall is possible.
Honda said that it will cooperate with the investigation, which is in its early stages and may not lead to a recall. The company also is doing an internal review.
The company says most of the Civics should be under warranty, and that if any owner feels something is not right, they should contact their dealer.
Last week, Honda announced it would be recalling a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly.
The recall covers some of the automaker's top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey and the 2019 Insight. Also included is the Acura RDX from the 2019 and 2020 model years. | 2023-03-21T16:06:21+00:00 | newscentermaine.com | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-world/reports-of-steering-glitch-on-newer-honda-civics/507-25b78d36-94f4-4b1d-821f-dae8ed67a9aa |
Jury: Officer must pay man’s family $4.4M in fatal shooting
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black driver during a struggle inside a car must pay his family $4.4 million. An Ohio jury made the award Tuesday, finding that Euclid officer Matthew Rhodes acted recklessly when he climbed into 23-year-old Luke Stewart’s car and shot him as Stewart drove away in 2017. The shooting had inflamed racial tensions in Euclid, a Cleveland suburb, and a grand jury declined to indict Rhodes after hearing evidence from prosecutors. The jury’s finding stemmed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Stewart’s mother. | 2022-11-02T15:45:57+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/11/02/jury-officer-must-pay-mans-family-4-4m-in-fatal-shooting/ |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. , Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haig Partners LLC, the leading buy-sell advisory firm to auto, heavy truck and RV dealers in the U.S., served as the exclusive advisor on the sale of a majority stake in John Elway's Crown Toyota to Swickard Auto Group. John Elway's Crown Toyota, located in Ontario, CA, has been one of the highest selling Toyota dealerships in the US for many years.
The total value paid for John Elway's Crown Toyota is believed to be the second highest all-time for a dealership franchise in the U.S.
John Elway's Crown Toyota is owned by National Football League Hall of Famer John Elway, Mitch Pierce Dan Grubb, and Paxton Gagnet. John Elway's Crown Toyota regularly sells between 6,000 and 7,000 new vehicles per year. In addition, John Elway's Crown Toyota has frequently been awarded to the Toyota President's Cabinet, a status achieved by only 12 dealerships per year. This "best of the best" award reflects excellence in sales performance, customer satisfaction and other operational measures. One key in the store's success is the "one-price" sales method that John Elway's Crown Toyota has used for many years that provides pricing transparency and allows a purchase to be completed in less than an hour in many cases.
Mitch Pierce, President and Partner at Elway Dealers, and John Elway, Partner at Elway Dealers issued a joint statement, "It has been a great honor to work with an incredible team to build John Elway's Crown Toyota into one of the top performing Toyota dealerships. We thank all those who have contributed to its mighty success. But we are not retiring! We continue to own an equity stake in Crown Toyota and we want to continue to build our dealership group in the Mountain States and the Southwest. We enjoy the car business and are investing for the long-term. Many thanks to Alan Haig, who knew the one, very best, counterparty for us out of all the buyers in the market. His knowledge of the landscape of auto retailers is remarkable and his commitment to confidentiality and ability to navigate a smooth and successful transaction were invaluable for us during this process."
Swickard Auto Group owns 31 dealerships located in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Texas. The group was founded by Jeff Swickard in 2014 and has grown rapidly to become one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States. Swickard Auto Group ranked #64 on the 2021 Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups list. It generated $1.6B in revenue on the sale of 31,510 new and used vehicles.
Jeff Swickard stated, "We are excited to acquire this outstanding dealership and have Mitch and John as minority partners. John Elway's Crown Toyota is well known for its high volume and focus on guest experience, and we plan on keeping it that way. Paxton Gagnet, who has been the GM-Partner for many years, will continue to lead the dealership. I'd like to thank Alan Haig for helping Mitch Pierce, John Elway, and I to put this transaction together. Alan was instrumental in helping us shape the strategic partnership between our teams and providing insight into how we could work collaboratively on this type of opportunity, the first of its kind for our group."
Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners said, "This is a special transaction for me. I have known Mitch Pierce since 1996 when I came out with Mike Maroone to acquire his Toyota store in Arizona for AutoNation. We have been friends ever since. And Jeff Swickard has also become a close friend in the industry as we have had the opportunity to work on several transactions together. Jeff has developed an impressive management team and built one of the highest performing dealership groups in the US in less than a decade.
"I compliment him on this transaction, which reflects a growing trend towards partnerships in our industry. We are seeing dealers interested in selling some, but not all of their ownership in dealerships or dealership groups. They want liquidity or capital for future growth, but don't want to sell out completely, so they are willing to take on a partner. And we are seeing new investment firms that are seeking to put large amounts of capital to work inside dealership groups through minority or majority investments, but not full purchases. Given how capital intensive our industry is, our team at Haig Partners believes that this marriage between operating talent and deep-pocketed investment firms will be increasingly common.
"Finally, this transaction demonstrates that Toyota is perhaps the most desired brand in the industry today. Toyota is fully committed to supporting its retailers and is not dabbling in the agency model or other ideas that could harm both the retailer and the OEM. The Toyota dealership business model is superb with high new and used vehicle sales and excellent fixed operations that allow dealers to make strong profits. Plus, customers can choose from a wide variety of top-quality vehicles. Toyota's long-term commitment to the health of the dealer is a key reason that Toyota sells more vehicles than any other OEM. It's truly a win-win-win for the customer, the dealer and the OEM."
The team at Haig Partners has been involved in the purchase or sale of 67 dealerships in California and 33 Toyota stores nationwide, far more than any other team. Haig Partners has advised on the sale of 31 dealerships nationwide so far in 2022.
James Barone of Ferruzzo and Ferruzzo provided legal counsel to Elway Dealers and Michael Fletcher of Tonkon Torp provided legal counsel to Swickard Auto Group.
Haig Partners LLC helps dealers to maximize the value of their businesses when they are ready to sell. The team at Haig Partners has unmatched experience with executives from leading retail dealer groups and financial institutions. They have advised on the purchase or sale of more than 575 dealerships for over $9.0 billion, more than any other firm. Haig Partners leverages its expertise and relationships to lead clients through a confidential and customizable sales process that also maximizes the value of their businesses. They author the Haig Report, the leading industry quarterly report that tracks trends in auto retail and their impact on dealership values, and are co-author of NADA's Guide, "Buying and Selling a Dealership." For more information, visit www.haigpartners.com.
Transaction Contact:
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Haig Partners
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Media Contact:
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®, the leading provider of desktop T-ray imaging scanners, has announced enhancements for inmate mail security designed to make it even easier to detect drugs and contraband smuggled into corrections facilities via postal mail
without opening it. Postal mail is a leading method of concealing illicit drugs and contraband. The influx has increased the exposure risk for mail screeners and correctional officers to harmful substances as well as inmate overdoses and deaths.
New MailSecur® features include improved visualization of drug-laced paper, mobile operation via an optional long-life battery pack, and video documentation of the screening process. All of these features were developed specifically for the corrections market with input from leading state departments of corrections (DOC) to further their mission of keeping staff and inmates safe via effective mail screening for dangerous substances.
"We're excited to bring our corrections customers new options that substantially impact a crucial part of their interdiction strategy," stated Noah Loren, chief production officer, RaySecur. "Our T-Ray imaging platform provides the software and hardware flexibility required to react to customer feedback quickly. With MailSecur, correctional facilities have an effective and safe solution for screening inmate mail that can evolve and scale with their needs."
RaySecur has added software capabilities to the drug-laced paper detection interface to provide insights on the saturation level of the paper. Now the MailSecur unit will automatically scan the paper inside of a sealed envelope and dynamically visualize the level of anomalies within the full stack of mail in a matter of seconds. Normal, untreated paper is displayed as green, while anomalies indicating areas laced or soaked in drugs appear as yellow or red regions in the scan. Having this information before opening the letter eliminates the risk of accidental exposure, reducing the time required to screen legal mail by up to 80% for a major state DOC.
Legal mail screening often must be conducted in front of the inmate, which places correctional officers at serious risk of injury while moving inmates from their cells to a screening room. Customers can now purchase a battery pack and mobile cart option for MailSecur, allowing the system to be wheeled to an inmate's cell to conduct the screening, removing the need to transfer the inmate. The optional power supply provides up to 24 hours of run-time, while the rugged cart allows for multi-surface maneuverability. Operators can now easily take the MailSecur scanner anywhere in the facility to conduct mail screening.
To expedite reporting and collection of evidence, MailSecur now offers dual-camera, timestamped video recording of the mail screening process. The onboard deck camera captures activities on the screening bed while the integrated T-ray camera simultaneously records video imagery of the contents concealed in the mail. These synchronized videos, documenting evidence chain of custody, can be used during a further investigation or for legal prosecution.
With MailSecur, users see what's inside their mail or small parcels without opening them. The scanner is easy to use – simply holding an unopened mail item in the field of view provides a real-time 3D video of contents concealed within it, including drug-laced papers. This advanced imaging capability is built on safe T-ray technology that allows operators to freely manipulate the objects to gain alternate views for a detailed inspection in a matter of seconds. This approach is markedly different from other screening technologies, like X-ray, which uses harmful radiation and requires specialized training and certification to interpret the 2D scans accurately.
MailSecur is deployed at several state-level corrections facilities, including Virginia, Wisconsin's Division of Adult Institutions, and South Dakota, among others. It is also used by county and local police departments, such as Louisville Metro. Attendees of the American Correctional Association (ACA) 155 Congress of Correction in Orlando, Fla., on January 29 to 31, can see the new functionality in action. Visit RaySecur in Booth #807
About RaySecur
RaySecur® is revolutionizing security imaging with the world's first DHS Safety Act-designated T-ray scanners, remote analysis, and threat detection solutions. RaySecur's flagship product, its award-winning MailSecur®, is a desktop scanner used by leading Fortune 500 companies, heads of state, and government agencies to detect mail-borne threats. RaySecur and MailSecur are RaySecur, Inc. trademarks. For more information, visit www.RaySecur.com.
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RaySecur
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — After a long competition, the Browns have announced their new Dawg logo.
The logo won a fan competition that lasted several weeks. The Dawg logo also has several different nods to the team’s history and the city of Cleveland within it.
Shortly after the logo was unveiled, Fanatics released some merchandise with the new logo, giving fans an opportunity to wear the new Dawg logo before training camp opens at the end of July.
Among the items available are hats from 47 Brand featuring the new logo. Each of the hats cost $29.99, and orders will ship no later than June 29. The hats come in orange (pictured above), brown, charcoal and white.
There is also a charcoal-colored trucker hat with the new Browns logo on it, which is pictured below and also costs $29.99.
If you’re looking to get a shirt with the logo on it, check out this Fanatics branded gray T-shirt, pictured below, for $29.99.
Also available is a women’s V-neck T-shirt with the new logo, which also costs $29.99. Fanatics also has the logo shirt available in a hooded sweatshirt. You can get a men’s or women’s Dawg logo hoodie in gray for $69.99.
To make your shopping experience easier, here are index pages for all of the Cleveland Browns merchandise:
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In July, the concern was premature. In August, urgency was misplaced. Even earlier this month, patience remained prudent.
But now, a month before NBA teams play games for real, it is not hyperbole to say the clock is ticking on Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat when it comes to a potential rookie-scale extension for the 2019 first-round pick.
The deadline is Oct. 17.
The impact transcends salary.
And, to a degree, the playing field has changed since the extension window opened July 1.
Foremost, the least impactful element of the decision process from the Heat perspective is the degree to which Herro merits the extension, which assuredly, based on the rest of the NBA market this offseason, would exceed an average of $25 million per season, an extension that would begin in 2023-24.
With Herro the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, such is the market price. He will get at least that money, be it in the coming month or next summer when he otherwise would stand as a restricted free agent.
Instead, the primary component weighing on the decision from the perspective of the Heat front office has to be this: Is there a possibility, or even more to the point, the probability, of a franchise-altering trade between now and next summer?
Because once Herro is extended, he ostensibly is removed from the trade market until the 2023 offseason, due to what would be the “poison pill” element of that extension.
While arcane (and we hate doing math here), the “poison pill” provision does not allow a team to sign a player for a huge raise and then immediately turn around and trade him at the higher salary. Instead, an extended Herro would go out at the average of his extension plus his already locked-in $5.7 million 2022-23 salary, but could be replaced only at his current salary. And in trades involving teams operating above the salary cap (which, at the moment, is just about every NBA team), that math becomes practically impossible.
So it’s not about whether Herro can claim a starting position. It’s not about whether he can show in camp upgraded defense from what was offered last postseason. And it’s not about staying healthy over the next month, after being lost for crucial stages last postseason.
From the Herro side, being forced to wait to facilitate the team’s greater good might seem a bit fishy, considering the sacrifices he already has made by remaining in a reserve role. But Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the Heat front office need bait in order to cast the widest possible trade net. That makes a non-extended Herro chum.
Not only does deferring a decision allow the Heat to play the market until the Feb. 9 NBA trading deadline, but it would allow an acquiring team to set the terms of Herro’s next contract, as they acquire right-of-first-refusal for 2023 restricted free agency.
At the moment, the NBA market has grown practically silent since the Kevin Durant (staying) and Donovan Mitchell (traded) situations were settled.
But that doesn’t mean that the Indiana Pacers don’t continue the rebuild at some point and move off of Myles Turner, or that John Collins doesn’t come to an even greater realization that the Atlanta Hawks offense is becoming even more backcourt driven behind Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. And Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal can say all the right things, but what happens when the losing ensues?
On the other hand, with the NBA recently announcing a significant jump in next summer’s salary cap, it will mean teams will be flush with cap cash come July. That could leave the Heat negotiating against more than themselves should Herro be allowed to enter restricted free agency. Phoenix Suns restricted free agent Deandre Ayton got an offer sheet in July from the Pacers, so Herro assuredly would find one of his own next summer.
Since Herro’s selection out of Kentucky at No. 14 in 2019, the thought was that he could serve as a part of a Heat bridge to the future alongside fellow former Wildcat Bam Adebayo, who swiftly received his Heat five-year, $163 million rookie-scale extension during the compressed 2020 offseason. Herro turns 23 in January; Adebayo turned 25 in July.
But with Jimmy Butler having turned 33 this past week, and with Kyle Lowry 36, this also is a team living in the moment. Extend Herro now, and the moment possibly would be gone to augment that Butler-Lowry base.
The one element that tends to be overstated is the emotional aspect of being forced to wait. That was the storyline throughout last season with Ayton and the Suns. Now Ayton said the concern is a nonstarter. The money will come for Herro, with the only question of when. (Although the potential injury element is not as easily put aside.)
So with each day, now that the clock is ticking, that a Herro extension is tabled, consider instead the trade possibilities.
Because the Heat certainly are weighing just that.
IN THE LANE
FIRE STOPPER: Before all heck broke loose with his team over the Robert Sarver report and ensuing NBA suspension of his team’s owner, former Heat forward James Jones, now the Phoenix Suns’ general manager, found himself having to deal with a smaller fire in the form of the social media of former Heat forward Jae Crowder. Amid the possibility of losing playing time the final season of his Suns contract, Crowder has been posting of seeming interest in a trade back to the Heat. That led to Jones offering his thoughts on NBA social media. “It’s noise. It’s noise, I don’t read into people’s actions. I don’t read to their actions, their words,” Jones told the Arizona Republic. “Like there’s so much noise. So much lack of context that goes with conversations. You get into this rabbit hole of trying to decipher and filter out the noise and figure out what’s real and what’s true and what context and what setting. It’s just a fruitless exercise. To me, it’s all noise. And when you can eliminate the noise, you get back down to what we’re doing. Playing basketball. Competing. Most of that stuff becomes irrelevant. I don’t pay attention to it, to be honest with you.”
THE REAL DEAL: Jones also offered clarity in his interview regarding the Suns and Heat being listed as preferred trade destinations this summer by Durant, who instead was pulled from the trade market by the Brooklyn Nets. “Brooklyn wanted to keep Kevin Durant in Brooklyn,” Jones said. “And that’s why he’s in Brooklyn and not on some other team. But as far as with us, I get it. It’s always a great topic of discussion, but the one thing people forget is that when you’re talking about trades, or any player acquisition, the team that has the player has to be willing to move the player. And so, if they’re not moving the player, which they didn’t, it’s just conversation and it’s great discussion. Great interest for the NBA fan base and the team fan base.” One has to wonder, in light of the Sarver situation, whether Jones will be commenting much going forward about the Suns being a preferred trade destination.
FULL CIRCLE: Speaking of the Heat as a trade partner, while much of the follow-up to Mitchell being acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers has been about the New York Knicks losing out on the former Utah Jazz guard, there also had been considerable Heat speculation as part of the process. It turns out that Mitchell was golfing in Miami Beach when he was informed of the trade. During his Cleveland introductory media session, Mitchell revealed his reaction in that moment when informed by agent Austin Brown, “I was like, ‘Wow, we’ve got a talented group that was third in the East and then obviously injuries came about and that’s before I got here. Now we can only look to do more and better and just continue to win and build. We’re young, but we’re hungry. We’re ready.”
SUMMER DAYS: In addition to Jamal Cain, Jamaree Bouya and Orlando Robinson making it to the Heat camp roster, two others from the Heat summer roster have found NBA camp landing sports, Javonte Smart with the New Orleans Pelicans and Jaden Adaway with the San Antonio Spurs, with Kyle Allman listed as returning to France.
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$4 million. Maximum James Johnson has earned in any of his 12 NBA seasons other than the four-year, $60 million contract he signed with the Heat in 2017. Johnson this past week agreed to a minimum-scale non-guaranteed tryout contract with the Pacers, after being waived ahead of last season’s playoffs by the Nets.
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- Data from Phase 1b/2 trial in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), per September 12th announcement, show durable responses to treatment and support initiation of ONSEMBLE, a randomized Phase 2 trial in KRAS/NRAS-mutated mCRC
- Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $114 million as of September 30, 2022, provide projected runway into 2025
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging PLK1 inhibition to develop novel therapies across a range of cancers, today announced financial results and recent highlights for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
"We recently announced Phase 1b/2 data that demonstrate onvansertib's ability to generate durable responses in KRAS-mutated mCRC patients, with various underlying mutations, when combined with standard-of-care FOLFIRI/bevacizumab. In addition, we observed an increase in objective response rate and progression-free survival in the bevacizumab-naïve subgroup of patients, providing key learnings to maximize ovansertib's therapeutic and commercial potential," said Mark Erlander, PhD, chief executive officer of Cardiff Oncology. "In the fourth quarter we plan to activate ONSEMBLE, a randomized Phase 2 trial in our lead KRAS/NRAS-mutated mCRC program. This trial is designed to corroborate the robust signal of efficacy provided by the Phase 1b/2 results and position onvansertib for a possible accelerated approval opportunity by demonstrating its contribution over standard-of-care alone."
Dr. Erlander continued, "With a clear strategic focus and projected cash runway into 2025, we believe we are well positioned to generate value from each of our programs in the coming months and years."
Recent highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 include:
KRAS/NRAS-mutated mCRC Program:
ONSEMBLE, a Phase 2, open-label, randomized trial for second line treatment of KRAS/NRAS-mutated mCRC, on track for activation in Q4 2022
The Company designed the ONSEMBLE trial to corroborate the robust efficacy signal observed in the Phase 1b/2 trial of onvansertib plus standard-of-care (SoC) FOLFIRI/bevacizumab in second-line KRAS-mutated mCRC, demonstrate onvansertib's contribution above SoC alone and confirm the optimal dose. ONSEMBLE is expected to enroll approximately 150 patients who will be randomized 1:1:1 to receive SoC alone, SoC plus 20 mg onvansertib, or SoC plus 30 mg onvansertib, with onvansertib administered on days 1-5 and 15-19 of 28-day treatment cycles. The primary endpoint of the trial is objective response rate (ORR). Progression-free survival (PFS) and duration of response (DoR) will be key secondary endpoints. Activation of the trial is expected in Q4 2022, and topline data are expected in 2H 2024.
Phase 1b/2 mCRC data show durable response to treatment across multiple KRAS-mutation variants, as well as an objective response rate and median progression-free survival that substantially exceed those observed in historical control trials
Data from the Phase 1b/2 trial of onvansertib plus FOLFIRI/bevacizumab in second line KRAS-mutated mCRC were presented during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 and on a company webcast on September 12, 2022. Key data and conclusions featured in these presentations include:
- Objective response rate (ORR) across all evaluable patients was 35% (n=48) as compared to an ORR of 5-13% observed historically1-4, and the median duration of response (mDoR) across all evaluable patients was 11.7 months
- Median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 9.3 months across all evaluable patients, as compared to mPFS of ~4.5 – 5.7 months observed historically in combination trials that included the standard-of-care FOLFIRI with bevacizumab1-4
Subgroup analysis from Phase 1b/2 mCRC trial shows improved ORR and mPFS in bevacizumab naïve patients
A recently reported subgroup analysis from the ongoing Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of onvansertib plus FOLFIRI/bevacizumab in second line KRAS-mutated mCRC showed an ORR of 69% and mPFS of 13.5 months in bevacizumab naïve patients (n=13). These data compare favorably to historical control trials in mCRC, which show an ORR of approximately 25% and a mPFS of approximately 6.9 months in bevacizumab naïve patients4-9. The observed increase in ORR in bevacizumab naïve patients in the Phase 1b/2 trial was seen consistently across all patient characteristics and demographics. Based on these findings, the Company plans to stratify for prior bevacizumab exposure within the randomization of the ONSEMBLE trial and conduct preclinical studies to explore the apparent synergy between onvansertib and bevacizumab.
Data presented at the ESMO conference suggest combining onvansertib with irinotecan (a component of FOLFIRI) overcomes irinotecan-resistance in RAS-mutated mCRC
Findings from Cardiff Oncology's Expanded Access Program (EAP) of onvansertib in KRAS-mutated mCRC as well as preclinical data from patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of irinotecan-resistant, RAS-mutated mCRC were featured in a poster at the ESMO Congress 2022. Highlights from the presentation include:
- EAP patients with prior irinotecan treatment (43 of 51) showed clinical benefit following treatment
- The combination of onvansertib and irinotecan showed significantly greater anti-tumor activity compared to onvansertib monotherapy in 5 of 6 tested PDX models of irinotecan-resistant, RAS-mutated mCRC
Collectively, these results support the observed mDoR in Cardiff Oncology's ongoing Phase 1b/2 trial in KRAS-mutated mCRC and suggest onvansertib may combine with irinotecan to overcome mechanisms driving intrinsic and refractory resistance.
Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) Program:
Preliminary data provide early signal of efficacy and compare favorably to historical control trials
Preliminary data from five evaluable patients in an ongoing open-label Phase 2 trial of onvansertib in combination with nanoliposomal irinotecan and 5-FU in second-line metastatic PDAC showed one patient achieving an initial partial response (PR) and three patients achieving stable disease (SD). Based on prior clinical studies, the historical ORR and mPFS for second-line mPDAC patients are 7.7% and 3.1 months, respectively10,11. All four patients achieving a PR or SD remained on study without disease progression as of the data cut-off date and all have shown tumor shrinkage from baseline. Additional data from the ongoing Phase 2 trial are expected in mid-2023.
Investigator-initiated Trials
Trials in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) enrolled first patients
A single-arm, Phase 1b/2 trial of onvansertib in combination with paclitaxel in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic TNBC recently enrolled its first patient at Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Preliminary data from the trial are expected in late 2023 or early 2024. For more information, please visit NCT05383196.
A single-arm, two-stage, Phase 2 trial of onvansertib monotherapy in patients with relapsed SCLC recently enrolled its first patient at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Preliminary data from the trial are expected in mid-2023. For more information, please visit NCT05450965.
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results:
Liquidity, cash burn and cash runway
As of September 30, 2022, Cardiff Oncology had approximately $114 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments.
Net cash used in operating activities for the third quarter of 2022 was approximately $7.5 million, an increase of approximately $2.0 million from $5.5 million for the same period in 2021. Based on its current expectations and projections, the Company believes its current cash resources are sufficient to fund its operations into 2025.
Operating Expenses
The overall increase in research and development expenses was primarily related to chemistry, manufacturing, and controls ("CMC"); and clinical pharmacology studies to support the development of our lead drug candidate, onvansertib. Salaries and staff costs increased primarily due to additional hires in senior management and our clinical operations team.
The overall increase in selling, general and administrative expense was primarily due to higher salaries costs from merit increases and additional new hires. An increase in D&O insurance costs also contributed to higher selling, general and administrative expenses in the current period, offset by a reduction in recruiting fees from the prior period.
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About Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
Cardiff Oncology is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging PLK1 inhibition to develop novel therapies across a range of cancers. Our lead asset is onvansertib, a PLK1 inhibitor we are evaluating in combination with standard-of-care (SoC) therapeutics in clinical programs targeting indications such as KRAS/NRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC), as well as in investigator-initiated trials in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). These programs and our broader development strategy are designed to target tumor vulnerabilities in order to overcome treatment resistance and deliver superior clinical benefit compared to the SoC alone. For more information, please visit https://www.cardiffoncology.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified using words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Cardiff Oncology's expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Cardiff Oncology's current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are several factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, clinical trials involve a lengthy and expensive process with an uncertain outcome, and results of earlier studies and trials may not be predictive of future trial results; our clinical trials may be suspended or discontinued due to unexpected side effects or other safety risks that could preclude approval of our product candidate; risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses; uncertainties of government or third party payer reimbursement; dependence on key personnel; limited experience in marketing and sales; substantial competition; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; dependence upon third parties; and risks related to failure to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations. There are no guarantees that our product candidate will be utilized or prove to be commercially successful. Additionally, there are no guarantees that future clinical trials will be completed or successful or that any precision medicine therapeutics will receive regulatory approval for any indication or prove to be commercially successful. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in Cardiff Oncology's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Cardiff Oncology does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Cardiff Oncology Contact:
James Levine
Chief Financial Officer
858-952-7670
jlevine@cardiffoncology.com
Investor Contact:
Joyce Allaire
LifeSci Advisors
212-915-2569
jallaire@lifesciadvisors.com
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A’s Fisher, Kaval meet with lawmakers in Carson City
Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher and team President Dave Kaval are in Carson City on Wednesday meeting with legislators on Senate Bill 509, which lays out a public-private partnership between the state, Clark County and the MLB club.
The A’s brass meeting with lawmakers comes following the joint hearing on SB509 by the Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means on Monday.
The two were noticeably absent from the five-hour meeting that saw various notable figures present the team’s ballpark funding plan.
The A’s are seeking up to $380 million in public money to go toward the construction of a planned $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat retractable roof ballpark on the Tropicana site.
That would be comprised of $180 million from the state in transferable tax credits, of which $90 million would be repaid via a sports entertainment improvement district set up around the stadium site.
Clark County would be responsible for $145 million, of which $120 million would be generated by the tax district, with $25 million going toward infrastructure improvements.
That tax district would generate funds via the various taxes that would be generated on the stadium site.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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ROME (AP) — Far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned antisemitic graffiti directed at her main rival on Thursday, ahead of a visit to Italy by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his first since Meloni’s victory last year.
The graffiti, which included a swastika, appeared on a wall in the city of Viterbo and was directed at Elly Schlein, the new leader of the opposition Democratic Party. Schlein, whose American father is Jewish, has been the target of antisemitic attacks throughout her political career.
In a statement, Meloni expressed solidarity with Schlein, calling her a victim of a “shameful and indecent act,” and saying the “offensive” graffiti “is to be condemned with absolute firmness.”
Her office issued the statement as Netanyahu was heading to Italy on Thursday to meet with Meloni, hoping to leave behind one of Israel’s worst domestic political crises but facing the potential for protests in Rome as well.
Netanyahu’s planned overhaul of the judiciary has sparked two months of nationwide protests, with opposition surging and business leaders saying the overhaul will be ruinous for the country. Netanyahu and his allies say the powers of the country’s unelected judiciary must be curbed. His opponents say the changes will destroy the country’s system of checks and balances and push it toward authoritarianism. They also say Netanyahu, on trial on corruption charges, has a conflict of interest.
The Israeli leader was forced to travel by helicopter to the Tel Aviv airport Thursday to catch his flight to Rome after protesters blocked his route to the airport. After arriving in Rome, he is to visit the Jewish Museum in Rome’s ghetto and meet with the city’s Jewish community.
In a brief statement before taking off, Netanyahu said rallying international pressure against Iran’s nuclear program was the main goal of his meeting with Meloni. He also expressed hope that that a compromise could be reached with his domestic opponents on the judicial overhaul.
Protests against his judicial overhaul were planned for Friday in Rome, according to the Saving Israeli Democracy group.
Pro-Palestinian protesters also planned a demonstration Thursday to denounce recent Israeli operations against Palestinians that have amounted to the worst violence in the occupied West Bank in years.
In an interview published Thursday in Rome daily La Repubblica, Netanyahu said the protests were evidence of the strength of Israel’s democracy.
He said that during his visit he hoped to improve relations with Italy, including on the economic front, and suggested Israel could provide Italy with natural gas as Italy seeks to diversify its energy imports to reduce reliance on Russia.
Asked about the neo-fascist roots of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, Netanyahu said he paid attention to whether such political forces “have learned the lessons of history.”
“I have no doubt that Meloni and other leaders of her party have learned it, as they clearly condemn antisemitism and anti-Zionism. This is fundamental,” he said.
Meloni, whose right-wing coalition won national elections in September, has made several gestures reaching out to the Jewish community amid questions about her party, which has its roots in the post-World War II neo-fascist Italian Social Movement. She has repeatedly spoken out against antisemitism and met with members of the Jewish community.
The Schlein graffiti was not the only antisemitic act that was reported Thursday. The word “Jew” in Italian was written on a wall in Ferrara, a northern city with an ancient Jewish community that was made famous by the novel and film “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.” | 2023-03-09T18:58:50+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/israels-netanyahu-flies-to-rome-as-meloni-condemns-swastika/ |
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary’s government will be asked to provide explanations and details about its role in the transfer to the country of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by Russia, the European Union’s executive arm said Wednesday.
The liberation of the POWs has created further tensions between Ukraine and Hungary’s government, which is led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and is one of the most friendly toward Moscow of the EU’s 27 nations. Budapest has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the bloc’s sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine has blamed Hungary for barring access to the prisoners, and the country’s foreign ministry said it wasn’t informed about the negotiations leading to their liberation.
“It is very important that the relevant Hungarian authorities involved in this case, and active in this case, explain to their Ukrainian counterparts what happened, how it happened, what was the role of Hungary, who was involved, who was not involved, how this was managed,” European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said earlier this week that its attempts to establish direct contact with the prisoners have failed, and that they were kept in isolation.
“This, as well as the information received from the relatives of some of them, shows that the assurances of the Hungarian authorities about the allegedly free status of Ukrainian defenders in Hungary are not true,” it said.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said the prisoners can move freely and communicate with whomever they want. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, three of them have been brought back to Ukraine on Tuesday,
Zoltán Kovács, Hungary’s state secretary for international communication, said that the Hungarian government had nothing to do with the liberation of the prisoners, who are ethnic Hungarians from the western Ukrainian region of Transcarpathia.
“The cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta had led to the release of 11 prisoners of war, without the involvement of the Hungarian government,” he said.
Budapest has vocally opposed sanctions against Moscow, arguing they have done more damage to EU countries than to Russia, and has refused to provide Ukraine with weapons or allow their transfer across its border with Ukraine.
Earlier this year, Szijjártó called on Ukraine’s government to respect the rights of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Transcarpathia, where he said ethnic Hungarians had recently been victims of “concentrated attacks” by local authorities.
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Justin Spike contributed to this story from Budapest, Hungary.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-06-22T01:15:02+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/what-was-hungarys-role-in-freeing-ukrainian-pows-from-russia-the-european-commission-wants-to-know/ |
LONDON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Commodities Holdings Ltd's (GCHL) globalCOAL, the leading online physical trading platform for thermal and metallurgical coal, will list Fastmarkets' Free On Board Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Premium Hard Coking Coal (FOB DBCT PHCC) index on the globalCOAL trading platform as an option for index-linked trades. Fastmarkets, the industry-leading price reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities provide price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining, and new generation energy markets. Fastmarkets specializes in providing pricing data and strategic insights for its customers in complex, volatile, often opaque markets.
Fastmarkets' FOB DBCT PHCC index is a key benchmark index for metallurgical coal prices, and its listing on globalCOAL will provide market participants with a transparent and reliable pricing reference for spot and term trades. The collaboration also marks the start of a closer working relationship between globalCOAL and Fastmarkets, with the two companies planning to explore other areas of co-operation in the future.
Martin Abbott, CEO of GCHL commented: "With the ever-increasing dependency on robust risk management tools, index-linked trades are becoming more popular on our trading screens. We are delighted to support the market's requirement for choice by offering optionality on our screen to index-link trades to Fastmarkets' coking coal index."
"We are pleased to partner with globalCOAL on their platform," Andrew Wells, global steel and ferro-alloys editor of Fastmarkets, said. "The globalCOAL platform is a leading online trading platform for physical coal, and its reach and functionality will help to further the adoption of the Fastmarkets FOB DBCT PHCC index as a benchmark index. We look forward to working closely with globalCOAL in the future to support the development of the coal market."
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Fastmarkets is the industry-leading price reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining, and new generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a 130-year history built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 500 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium and Finland.
ABOUT GLOBALCOAL
GlobalCOAL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Commodities Holdings Limited, is the leading online trading platform for physical coal. The platform provides a secure and efficient environment for buyers and sellers to trade coal, and it offers a wide range of features and services, including price discovery, risk management, and logistics support. GlobalCOAL is headquartered in London, UK, and it has offices in Singapore.
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ONE OF TODAY’S most pressing concerns is: How do we define success? Is it money? Achievement in business? Philanthropy? Family?
The answers are illuminated in the astonishing 135-year-old story of Northwest pioneer Cashup Davis, the charismatic homesteader who was inexplicably obsessed with building a grand hotel on top of Eastern Washington’s Steptoe Butte when only a few hundred settlers lived in the region.
Most of us yearn to take a risk in life: start a business, go to college, move somewhere, ask someone special on a date. But we often don’t because we listen to the doubters.
Cashup never listened to the doubters. Ever. His real-life story gives us a compelling historical glimpse of difficult times and can serve as inspiration for anyone of any age and in any endeavor.
In the late 1800s, Cashup became one of Washington’s first national celebrities. He was a British immigrant who befriended Native Americans during wars with U.S. troops. He achieved fame and fortune with his stagecoach stop in the hardscrabble Palouse region. But when trains put stagecoaches out of business, Cashup dared to risk it all — by building that lavish hotel. Everyone told him he was nuts. He did not listen. He was brash, confident, wily, fun-loving and could charm anyone.
This story is told through the eyes of Cashup’s great-grandson Gordy Davis. The two never met, but Cashup is Gordy’s “secret mentor.” As Gordy achieved substantial success in his own life (he now focuses on philanthropy), he seemed to yearn for a better understanding of his good fortune by asking me to investigate Cashup’s story.
So our journey began. What we found was not what anyone expected. Gordy, a tough-talking, thick-fingered, cigar-chomping farm boy, was brought to tears.
We uncovered a story of how repeated success can blind you to risks, and to other joys in life. Yet hard work and determination still win the rewards.
The grand lessons of Cashup Davis are there for the taking — even today. | 2022-08-05T14:41:27+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/in-the-hills-of-the-palouse-and-in-his-life-pioneer-cashup-davis-aimed-high-no-matter-the-risks/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
House Democrats are moving to protect access to abortion pills after a federal judge in Texas blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a drug that can be used for abortions and to manage early miscarriages.
Reps. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) reintroduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act on Monday, which would reaffirm the FDA’s approval authority for abortion medication over state laws. It would also protect doctors’ ability to provide abortion medication through telehealth.
The legislation, which uses non-binding “Sense of Congress” language, is unlikely, however, to move in the Republican-controlled House.
“A woman’s right to choose is one of our country’s foundational freedoms,” Ryan said in a statement. “These deeply personal and private medical decisions should be made by women and their families, not by extremist judges, courts, or politicians.”
“My priority is protecting abortion access for women in New York and across the country. This legislation will reaffirm the FDA’s approval authority and protect doctors who use telemedicine to prescribe medication abortion,” he added.
The legislative push comes three days after a federal judge in Texas issued a stay that halts the prescription and distribution of mifepristone, which has been available to consumers for more than two decades. The FDA has appealed the decision.
District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by former President Trump, sided with an anti-abortion group that had argued that the FDA improperly rushed its approval process, leading to an unsafe drug regimen landing on the market. Mifepristone was first approved in 2000.
In a separate case, a U.S. district judge in the Eastern District of Washington state blocked the FDA from “altering the status quo and rights as it relates to the availability of Mifepristone” in 17 states and Washington, D.C., contrasting with the Texas ruling.
The issue could reach the Supreme Court.
Fletcher — who represents Texas’s 7th congressional district — railed against the ruling from her home state.
“Once again, Texas is at the epicenter of attacks on the health and freedom of Americans with the unprecedented district court decision which, if enforced, would be devastating to women and families across our country and to our established drug-approval system,” she said in a statement.
“It is critical that we do everything we can to preserve and protect the FDA’s authority to approve safe and effective medication, including abortion medication,” she added. | 2023-04-10T18:40:20+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/hill-politics/house-democrats-move-to-protect-abortion-pill-access-after-texas-ruling/ |
Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to a U.S. intelligence finding released by the White House on Friday.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that U.S. intelligence officials believe a plant in Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone could be operational early next year. The White House also released satellite imagery taken in April of the industrial location, several hundred miles east of Moscow, where it believes the plant “will probably be built.”
President Joe Biden’s administration publicly stated in December that it believed Tehran and Moscow were considering standing up a drone assembly line in Russia for the Ukraine war. The new intelligence suggests that the project, in the Yelabuga region of Tatarstan, has moved beyond conception.
Iran has said it provided drones to Russia before the start of the war but not since.
Kirby said that U.S. officials also have determined that Iran continues to supply the Russian military with one-way attack drones made in Iran: The drones are shipped via the Caspian Sea, from Amirabad in Iran to Makhachkala, Russia, and then are used by Russian forces against Ukraine.
As of May, Russia had received hundreds of one-way attack drones, as well as drone production-related equipment, from Iran, according to the White House.
“This is a full-scale defense partnership that is harmful to Ukraine, to Iran’s neighbors, and to the international community,” Kirby said. “We are continuing to use all the tools at our disposal to expose and disrupt these activities including by sharing this with the public — and we are prepared to do more.”
Kirby said the Democratic administration on Friday would announce a new advisory meant to help businesses and other governments put in place measures to ensure they are not inadvertently contributing to Iran’s drone program. The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom in recent months all have issued rules designed to cut off the flow of drone components to Russia and Iran.
The Biden administration has repeatedly publicized intelligence findings that detail how Iran is assisting the Russian invasion.
The persistent drip of intelligence findings from the administration is intended to detail what U.S. officials say is a deepening defense partnership between Russia and Iran. It’s also part of a broader administration effort to spotlight Moscow’s prosecution of its war in Ukraine in hopes of further promoting global isolation of Russia.
The White House last month said Russia was looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Tehran.
The Biden administration last year first publicized satellite imagery and intelligence findings that it said indicated Iran sold hundreds of attack drones to Russia. For months, officials have said the United States believed Iran was considering selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, but White House officials have said they do not have evidence a deal was consummated.
The White House has noted that Iran also has weapons flowing its way from Russia.
Iran is seeking to purchase additional military equipment from Russia, including attack helicopters, radars, and YAK-130 combat trainer aircraft, according to the White House. In April, Iran announced that it had finalized a deal to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia. | 2023-06-09T18:31:34+00:00 | winknews.com | https://winknews.com/2023/06/09/white-house-says-iran-is-helping-russia-build-a-drone-factory-east-of-moscow-for-the-war-in-ukraine/ |
DUBLIN, Ohio, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bound Tree Medical, the nation's leading supplier of pre-hospital equipment and supplies has signed an agreement to distribute the Warrior line of blood and fluid warmers manufactured by QinFlow Inc. (Quality in Flow).
With North American operations headquartered in Plano, TX, QinFlow's mission is to eliminate the challenge of warming blood and IV fluids across the entire continuum of care prior to administering them to patients, to allow emergency care professionals to focus on what they do best – saving lives.
"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with QinFlow and to offer the Warrior line of blood and fluid warmers to EMS agencies across the country," said Rob Meriweather, President, Emergency Preparedness at Bound Tree. "Research has shown that whole blood administered to trauma patients greatly improves patient outcomes and we are committed expanding our product offering to support these lifesaving protocols in advanced trauma care," he continued.
Trauma resuscitation management has evolved over the years with a more nuanced understanding of the injured patient's physiologic state of shock. In traumatically injured patients, whole blood administration initiated in the prehospital setting may improve early shock severity, coagulopathy and survival, which is why QinFlow and Bound Tree are committed to expanding the accessibility of these types of products for expansion of these lifesaving programs in the EMS market. To learn more about whole blood administration, visit www.boundtree.com/whole-blood-program.
"We are extremely excited to launch this partnership with Bound Tree Medical," said QinFlow Inc. CEO, Ariel Katz. "As a leader in the pre-hospital space, Bound Tree Medical is a highly trusted one-stop shop to thousands of agencies. This is particularly valuable when implementing pre-hospital blood programs, which require investment in equipment, consumables, and – as importantly – education. This partnership will therefore support the rapid expansion of pre-hospital blood programs across the United States and ensure agency access to our top-performance Warrior lite device."
About Sarnova and Bound Tree Medical
Sarnova is the leading national specialty distributor of healthcare products in the emergency medical services (EMS) and acute care markets. The company consists of six major business units: Bound Tree Medical, Cardio Partners, Allied 100, Digitech, Emergency Medical Products and Tri-anim Health Services. Bound Tree Medical is a leading, nationwide distributor of emergency medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals to EMS, fire and other first responders. For more information, visit www.sarnova.com.
About QinFlow Inc.
Since 2009, QinFlow has worked to develop and perfect a proprietary fluid warming technology that delivers unparalleled levels of warming efficiency. The company's flagship line of products – the Warrior – provides front-end rescue teams, first response teams, critical care transport teams, and emergency care professionals within various hospital settings with a high performance, reliable, simple to operate and completely portable blood and IV fluid warming device that operates in all environmental conditions to avoid hypothermia and save lives. For more information, visit www.qinflow.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it's taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.
The move to bypass some environmental review could cut years off the normal approval process required to cut smaller trees in national forests and use intentionally lit low-intensity fires to reduce dense brush that has helped fuel raging wildfires that have killed up to 20% of all large sequoias over the past two years.
“Without urgent action, wildfires could eliminate countless more iconic giant sequoias,” Forest Service Chief Randy Moore said in a statement. “This emergency action to reduce fuels before a wildfire occurs will protect unburned giant sequoia groves from the risks of high-severity wildfires.”
The trees, the world’s largest by volume, are under threat like never before. More than a century of aggressive fire suppression has left forests choked with dense vegetation, downed logs and millions of dead trees killed by bark beetles that have fanned raging infernos intensified by drought and exacerbated by climate change.
The forest service's announcement is among a wide range of efforts underway to save the species found only on the western slope of Sierra Nevada range in central California. Most of about 70 groves are clustered around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and some extend into and north of Yosemite National Park.
Sequoia National Park, which is run by the Interior Department and not subject to the emergency action, is considering a novel and controversial plan to plant sequoia seedlings where large trees have been wiped out by fire.
The Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act, which also includes a provision to speed up environmental reviews like the forest service plan, was recently introduced by a bipartisan group of congressmen including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, whose district includes sequoias.
The group applauded Moore's announcement Friday but said in a statement that more needs to be done to make it easier to thin forests.
“The Forest Service’s action today is an important step forward for Giant Sequoias, but without addressing other barriers to protecting these groves, this emergency will only continue,” the group said. "It’s time to codify this action by establishing a true comprehensive solution to fireproof every grove in California through the SOS Act and save our sequoias.”
Work planned to begin as soon as this summer in 12 groves spread across the Sequoia National Forest and Sierra National Forest in would cost $21 million to remove so-called ladder fuels made up of brush, dead wood and smaller trees that allow fires to spread upward and torch the canopies of the sequoias that can exceed 300 feet (90 meters) in height.
The plan calls for cutting smaller trees and vegetation and using prescribed fires — intentionally lit and monitored by firefighters during damp conditions — to remove the decaying needles, sticks and logs that pile up on the forest floor.
Some environmental groups have criticized forest thinning as an excuse for commercial logging.
Ara Marderosian, executive director of the Sequoia ForestKeeper group, called the announcement a “well-orchestrated PR campaign.”
He said it fails to consider how logging can exacerbate wildfires and could increase carbon emissions that will worsen the climate crisis.
“Fast-tracking thinning fails to consider that roadways and logged areas ... allows wind-driven fires because of greater airflow caused by the opening in the canopy, which increases wildfire speed and intensity,” he said.
Rob York, a professor and cooperative extension specialist at forests operated by the University of California, Berkeley, said the forest service's plan could be helpful but would require extensive followup.
“To me it represents a triage approach to deal with the urgent threat to giant sequoias,” York said in an email. “The treatments will need to be followed up with frequent prescribed fires in order to truly restore and protect the groves long-term.”
The mighty sequoia, protected by thick bark and with its foliage typically high above the flames, was once considered nearly inflammable.
The trees even thrive with occasional low intensity blazes — like ones Native Americans historically lit or allowed to burn — that clear out trees competing for sunlight and water. The heat from flames opens cones and allows seeds to spread.
But fires in recent years have shown that although the trees can live beyond 3,000 years, they are not immortal and greater action may be needed to protect them.
During a fire last year in Sequoia National Park, firefighters wrapped the most famous trees in protective foil and used flame retardant in the trees' canopies.
Earlier this month, when fire threatened the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park, firefighters set up sprinklers.
Flames burned into the grove — the first wildfire to do so in more than a century — but there was no major damage. A park forest ecologist credited the controlled burns with protecting the 500 large trees.
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Credit: Carlos Avila Gonzalez | 2022-07-23T02:38:05+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/us-takes-emergency-action-to-save-sequoias-from-wildfires/K367GKWSTNA2HH4SCRBRUKSSD4/ |
President Biden on Tuesday will proclaim two vast swaths of land – one in Nevada, the other in West Texas – as national monuments, a designation that effectively preserves a total of nearly 514,000 acres of land from new development.
Biden also will start the process to designate 777,000 square miles around the Pacific islands southwest of Hawaii as a National Marine Sanctuary. Part of this area includes an existing marine national monument.
Biden had pledged to conserve more land when he took office. But lately, he has come under intense criticism from environmental groups for approving a new oil drilling project in Alaska. Some environmentalists argued the Willow project violated the administration's climate and conservation goals, even though the administration also announced it will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean.
Biden's first new national monument was Camp Hale - Continental Divide, which he designated in Colorado in October.
@POTUS @JoeBiden is expected to designate #AviKwaAme a national monument. Today on @180099Native, we get an update on the sacred space also known as Spirit Mountain with Alan O'Neill from @NPCA and Taylor Patterson from @nva_nevada.https://t.co/wTbIQKXNop pic.twitter.com/4NZIFZJ2d0
— nativeamericacalling (@180099native) March 13, 2023
Avi Kwa Ame is considered sacred ground
In Nevada, the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument – also known as Spirit Mountain – is considered sacred by a dozen tribes. Advocates say would help preserve ancestral native lands.
It is home to one of the world's largest Joshua tree forests, and provides habitat for desert bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, and Gila monster lizards.
Biden first said he intended to protect it in November at the White House Tribal Nations Summit. "When it comes to Spirit Mountain and its surrounding ridges and canyons in southern Nevada, I'm committed to protecting this sacred place that is central to the creation story of so many tribes that are here today," he said at the time.
.@POTUS, it's time that you protect Castner Range. This land contains historical significance, helps reduce the effects of climate change, and will help increase the quality of life in the Borderland region. The time to act is now!
— Castner Range National Monument (@CastnerRangeNM) February 15, 2023
Photography by Mark Clune#Castner4Ever pic.twitter.com/T0uQZQahdH
Castner Range is an old firing range that's part of Fort Bliss
In Texas, Biden will preserve the Castner Range National Monument, near El Paso. It is part of Fort Bliss, and was a training site until 1966. The site has ancient rock imagery, cultural deposits and historic military locations. The land needs to be remediated because of unexploded munitions.
Advocates pushing to make Castner Range a national monument have argued it would increase access to nature for more people in the community.
Biden will make the proclamations official during a conservation summit at the Interior Department.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mako Mining Corp. (TSXV: MKO) (OTCQX: MAKOF) ("Mako" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional high-grade drill results from an area located approximately 50 meters ("m") southwest of the current open pit mining operations at the San Albino West Pit in northern Nicaragua (the "SW Pit").
In 2022, a total of 13,284 m in 99 drill holes have been completed at the SW Pit. Most of the drilling intersected mineralization within, or immediately outside, the current permitted pit.
Recent drilling has confirmed gold mineralization over an area of approximately 530 m x 600 m (strike x dip) compared to approximately 50 m x 50 m (see drill plan below) that was previously identified in the 2020 mineral resource estimate as the SW Pit.
A technical report for the current mineral resource estimate at San Albino is available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and available on the Company's website at www.makominingcorp.com (see press release dated October 19, 2020).
- 36.65 g/t Au and 29.5 g/t Ag over 3.1 m (Estimated True Width – "ETW")
including 46.89 g/t Au and 35.8 g/t Ag over 2.2 m - 25.94 g/t Au and 34.6 g/t Ag over 4.1 m (3.6m ETW)
including 37.81 g/t Au and 48.7 g/t Ag over 2.7 m
The objectives of the SW Pit drilling are to identify additional mineral resources and increase the overall size of San Albino Gold deposit within the currently permitted pit limits, and to test extensions of the mineralization beyond the pit limits.
Comprehensive drilling and detailed mapping of the area have identified multi-stage deformation events, with the latest represented by northeast to southwest faulting. The current interpretation indicates the faults may have displaced the vein in a manner that has upthrown blocks across the faults, bringing the mineralized zone closer to surface than the previous down dip projections indicated, increasing the potential for additional open pit mineral resources.
Akiba Leisman, CEO of Mako states: "The drill intercepts highlighted in this press release (including 36.65 g/t Au over 3.1 m ETW) are showing higher than average grade-thicknesses, at open pittable depths, at the edge of our permitted pit and directly underneath our mining contractor's temporary workshop. As shown in the attached longitudinal section, the strike direction of this zone is open to the southwest, where, due to topography and the plunge of the mineralization, the vein is getting shallower in this direction. All intercepts are close to current infrastructure, and in some cases closer to the plant than where we are mining now. A drill rig is being positioned over 200 m further up-plunge to the southwest, which could significantly increase the scale of the SW Pit if continuity is proven."
Drill hole SA22-659 intersected multiple intervals of high-grade, near surface gold mineralization, including 36.65 g/t Au and 29.5 g/t Ag over 3.1 m (ETW), 80 m below surface (see attached longitudinal section). This drill hole is collared approximately 58 m along strike from drill hole SA22-615 (see attached drill plan) which intersected 42.91 g/t Au and 38.3 g/t Ag over 4.50 m (4.1m ETW) 35.5 m from surface (see press release dated June 22, 2022). In addition, this hole intersected a mineralized interval grading 29.90 g/t Au and 27.7 g/t Ag over 1.0 m (0.9 m ETW), 58 m from the surface.
SA22-663, collared between the two drill holes mentioned above and approximately 30 m along strike from drill hole SA22-615, intersected multiple mineralized intervals (see table below), including 25.94 g/t Au and 34.6 g/t Ag over 4.1 m (3.6 m ETW), approximately 70 m below surface. The same drill hole intersected two, previously reported intervals grading 36.50 g/t Au and 51.3 g/t Ag over 1.10 m (0.7 m ETW) and 9.09 g/t Au and 11.3 g/t Ag over 2.0 m (1.5 m ETW), at vertical distances from surface of 22 m and 35 m, respectively. Both drill holes confirmed continuity of multiple high-grade gold bearing structures to the northeast along strike and indicate potential to further expand near surface mineral resources.
In addition, the Company received results for four drill holes from scout drilling at the San Albino North target which lies immediately to the north of the San Albino gold deposit straddling two concessions, San Albino-Murra and Potrerillos. Three drill holes intersected anomalous gold intervals, but below an internal cut-off grade (1.0 g/t Au). The other hole did not intersect any significant mineralized intervals.
Note: The mineralized intervals shown above utilize a 1.0 g/t gold cut-off grade with not more than 1.0 m of internal dilution. * Previously reported intervals. **Widths are reported as drill core lengths. ***Estimated True Width is estimated from interpreted sections. In addition to the drill holes presented in the table above, the following drill holes returned only anomalous values: SA22-596, SA22-598, SA22-599, SA22-628, SA22-635, SA22-636, SA22-661, SA22-594, SA22-595 and PO22-06. In addition to the drill holes presented in the table above, the following drill holes returned no significant values: SA22-597 and PO22-07.
Drill core was continuously sampled from inception to termination of the entire drill hole. Sample intervals were typically one meter. Drill core diameter was HQ (6.35 centimeters). Geologic and geotechnical data was captured into a digital database, core was photographed, then one-half split of the core was collected for analysis and one-half was retained in the core library. Drill core samples were kept in a secured logging and storage facility until such time that they were delivered to the Managua facilities of Bureau Veritas and pulps were sent to the Bureau Veritas laboratory in Vancouver for analysis. Gold was analyzed by standard fire assay fusion, 30 gr aliquot, AAS finish. Samples returning over 10.0 g/t gold are analyzed utilizing standard Fire Assay-Gravimetric method. The Company follows industry standards in its QA&QC procedures. Control samples consisting of duplicates, standards and blanks were inserted into the sample stream at a ratio of 1 control sample per every 10 samples. Analytical results of control samples confirmed reliability of the assay data.
John M. Kowalchuk, P.Geo, a geologist and qualified person (as defined under NI 43-101) has read and approved the technical information contained in this press release. Mr. Kowalchuk is a senior geologist and a consultant to the Company.
On behalf of the Board,
Akiba Leisman
CEO
Mako Mining Corp. is a publicly listed gold mining, development and exploration company. The Company operates the high-grade San Albino gold mine in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, which ranks as one of the highest-grade open pit gold mines globally. Mako's primary objective is to operate San Albino profitably and fund exploration of prospective targets on its district-scale land package.
Statements contained herein, other than historical fact, may be considered "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The forward-looking information contained herein is based on the Company's plans and certain expectations and assumptions, and includes, without limitation, the objectives of the SW Pit drilling program; that management believes that an increase in the mineral resources at the SW Pit area at San Albino is likely as a result of the drilling program; the Company is getting the SW Pit ready to be its next mining area; further drilling could lead to a significantly increase in the scale of the SW Pit if continuity is proven;
; and that the Company can operate San Albino profitably in order to fund exploration of prospective targets on its district-scale land package. Such forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including, without limitation, the risk that the ongoing results of the drilling program do not result in a significant increase in scale of the SW Pit or mineral resources at the SW Pit area; that the SW Pit does not become the Company's next mining area;; political risks and uncertainties involving the Company's exploration properties; the inherent uncertainty of cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expense; commodity price fluctuations and other risks and uncertainties as disclosed in the Company's public disclosure filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof, based on information currently available and is included for the purposes of providing investors with the Company's expectations regarding the Company's drilling program at San Albino gold project, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Mako does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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ATLANTA, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Court TV has renewed the original true-crime series "Someone They Knew With Tamron Hall" for a second season and has added it to its primetime schedule weeknights at 7 p.m. ET. The show now serves as lead-in for the network's flagship program "Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan" (8-10 p.m. ET).
Hosted by Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV host, journalist, and author Tamron Hall, "Someone They Knew" stories are told from the points of view of the people impacted by the case, including lawyers, jurors, members of law enforcement and the victim's family and friends. Using new interviews, archival footage and re-creations of the crime, the goal of each episode is a balanced story from victim to verdict. Hall is not only a seasoned crime reporter and true crime author, she is also committed to sharing stories consistent with the Court TV lineup.
Court TV has had a strong start to the year with the success of "Someone They Knew" and live coverage of the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case. The network's coverage of Depp vs. Heard nearly quadrupled the audience for the networks' live trial coverage as compared to the pre-trial period (+278%). Daily streaming hours more than quintupled during this same period (+415%). More than 500,000 viewers – the most since the network relaunched in 2019 – tuned into Court TV to watch the verdict in the trial on Wednesday, June 1.
"Court TV is on pace for its most-watched year yet," said Ethan Nelson, acting head of Court TV. "Viewers tuned in for every second of our insightful coverage and expert analysis of the Depp-Heard trial and they have also embraced 'Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall.' We are looking forward to having Tamron in primetime as well as the compelling cases we're planning to air in the months ahead."
Source for Depp vs. Heard trial viewing data (4/11/22-5/27/22) vs. prior four weeks: Linear TV - Nielsen, live + same-day viewing. Reflects total viewers 2+ M-F 9a-7p. Streaming - Google Analytics, O&O CTV, FAST and O&O Web data. Includes data for Court TV.com, Android TV, Roku, Vizio & Fire TV. Does not include FAST data from Pluto TV.
Media contact: Jim Weiss, 770-672-6504, jim.weiss@scripps.com
Court TV (@CourtTV) is devoted to live gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting, and expert analysis of the nation's most important and compelling trials. The network is available to 97% of U.S. television homes free and over the air via digital antenna, on cable, on mobile with the Court TV app and online at CourtTV.com. It is also carried on connected TVs, including Samsung TV Plus and Vizio, and an expanding array of streaming services and apps, including YouTube TV, SiriusXM, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Sling and Uma. Court TV is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Fever are just focusing on this season and not dwelling on the past.
Indiana (0-2) lost its 20th consecutive game dating to last year with Sunday’s 90-73 loss to New York. That tied the Tulsa Shock for the longest losing skid in WNBA history. Indiana also owns the third-longest losing streak
“We poured our mess out in our first team meeting,” Indiana first-year head coach Christie Sides said. “We’re not talking about last year. We’ve got to figure out how to find that win.”
Indiana hopes that victory comes next Sunday in its next game when the Fever visit Atlanta.
“(We’re) 0-2. That’s all that matters,” Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell said. “I can’t help what history says. (Stinks) to be a part of it. I feel we are in transition and changing and I do my best to lean on that.”
Mitchell was part of the team last season that lost its final 18 games. She already feels a shift in the organization.
“Culture has been big for our program and organization,” she said. “I think from an internal standpoint, we’ve changed in such a positive way.”
With nine first- and second-year players on the roster, including No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston, the Fever are excited for the future. Boston, who had a tremendous amount of success in college playing for Dawn Staley at South Carolina, had 15 points in Sunday’s loss.
“I’d say there is nothing but positivity around here right now,” said Fever second-year forward NaLyssa Smith, who had 16 points and 12 rebounds Sunday. “Everyone is excited for our future.”
While the team knows the future is bright, Sides wasn’t happy with the present. Indiana got off to another slow start for a third straight game.
The Fever trailed New York by 22 after one quarter. That came after Indiana was down by nine at the end of the first quarter against Connecticut in the opener Friday. Indiana also struggled in a preseason game against Dallas, getting off to a slow start as well.
“This is our third straight start where we got off to a bad start in the first quarter,” Sides said. “We can’t keep digging ourselves a hole in the first quarter.”
Sides also wasn’t happy with the defensive effort of her team.
“If you can’t play defense you can’t play for the Fever,” she said. “At this point, we’ve got to establish our defense at the defensive end of the court. That’s what we’re going to do and there’s going to be five people that are gonna play in the game that can do that.”
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AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-23T01:25:24+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/sports/ap-young-indiana-fever-focusing-on-present-during-20-game-skid-and-not-their-losing-past/ |
Braves vs. Padres Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - April 9
Published: Apr. 9, 2023 at 1:42 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Sunday's contest between the Atlanta Braves (6-3) and the San Diego Padres (5-4) at Truist Park has a projected final score of 3-2 based on our computer prediction, with the Braves securing the victory. First pitch is at 7:10 PM on April 9.
The probable starters are Dylan Dodd (1-0) for the Atlanta Braves and Seth Lugo (1-0) for the San Diego Padres.
Braves vs. Padres Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
- Where: Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Braves vs. Padres Score Prediction
Our pick for this matchup is Braves 3, Padres 2.
Total Prediction for Braves vs. Padres
- Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
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Braves Performance Insights
- This season, the Braves have won four out of the seven games in which they've been favored.
- Atlanta has entered seven games this season favored by -115 or more and are 4-3 in those contests.
- The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Atlanta has scored the sixth-most runs in the majors this season with 44.
- The Braves' 3.15 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
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Stripling perfect through 6, Jays avoid sweep, beat O’s 6-1
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer broke a scoreless tie with a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 behind a stellar effort by Ross Stripling. Springer’s liner to center was career hit No. 1,000, and Toronto poured it on from there. Santiago Espinal followed Springer with a two-run double, and Alejandro Kirk capped the Blue Jays’ six-run seventh with another two-run double. Toronto won for the third time in 11 games. It broke through against the Orioles’ bullpen after Stripling carried a perfect game into the seventh. Baltimore could have moved into an AL wild-card spot with a win. The Orioles are 10-5 in August. | 2022-08-18T00:57:36+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/news/ap-business/2022/08/17/stripling-perfect-through-6-jays-avoid-sweep-beat-os-6-1/ |
Updated June 4, 2022 at 7:31 AM ET
A man was fatally shot at his home in Wisconsin on Friday and a suspect was discovered in the basement with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in what appeared to be a plan to target people connected to the judicial system, Wisconsin's attorney general said.
Attorney General Josh Kaul refused to name the victim or the suspect, but said the shooting appeared to be a "targeted act" and that the gunman had selected targets who were "part of the judicial system." They were found in a residence that a neighbor and public records said belonged to a retired county judge.
Investigators don't believe any one else is at risk any longer, but an investigation involving the FBI and the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation is ongoing, Kaul said during a news conference.
"The information that's been gathered indicated that it was a targeted act and that the targeting was based on some sort of court case or court cases," Kaul said.
The Juneau County Sheriff's Office received a call that two shots were fired at a home in New Lisbon at approximately 6:30 a.m. Friday, according to the Division of Criminal Investigation. The caller had fled the home where the gunman had entered and made the call from another nearby home.
Donna Voss, a neighbor, told The Associated Press local police on Friday morning instructed her to stay in her home. She said she heard law enforcement on a loudspeaker telling the man to surrender and leave the home.
The Division of Criminal Investigation said in a news release that law enforcement officers outside tried to negotiate with the gunman, but after that failed they entered the home shortly after 10 a.m. The Juneau County Special Tactics and Response Team found the 68-year-old homeowner dead and a 56-year-old man in the basement with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a medical facility.
Kaul said the man is in critical condition.
For Voss, the shooting came as a shock in a usually quiet neighborhood where houses sit alongside farmland and wooded lots, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Madison.
"It's unbelievable and really freaky," she said.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-04T11:38:28+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2022-06-03/a-wisconsin-man-died-in-a-targeted-attack-on-the-judicial-system-says-state-ag |
Trump countersues woman who accused him of rape
Published: Jun. 28, 2023 at 8:43 AM CDT|Updated: 52 minutes ago
(CNN) - Former President Donald Trump is now suing E. Jean Carroll for defamation.
The counterclaim filed Tuesday night is the latest in his yearslong legal battle with the former magazine columnist.
It comes weeks after a jury found he defamed and sexually abused Carroll but did not rape her, as she had alleged.
In his lawsuit, Trump alleges Carroll defamed him when she appeared on CNN the morning after the jury awarded her $5 million in damages, and she responded to a question saying “Yes, he did” rape her.
Trump has moved for a new trial.
Carroll’s lawyer says the filing is Trump’s latest effort to delay accountability.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-28T14:36:28+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/06/28/trump-countersues-woman-who-accused-him-rape/ |
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — US Rep. George Santos of New York faces charges of wire fraud, money laundering and lying to Congress.
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- Do you know this person? Police are asking Texans to help | 2023-05-10T13:44:54+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/politics/article/alert-us-rep-george-santos-of-new-york-faces-18090656.php |
229, Josh Jacobs, LAS at SEA 11/27 (OT) (33 att., 2 TD)
219, Derrick Henry, TEN at HOU 10/30 (32 att., 2 TD)
178, Justin Fields, CHI vs. MIA 11/6 (15 att., 1 TD)
173, Austin Ekeler, LAC at CLE 10/9 (16 att., 1 TD)
167, Kenneth Walker III, SEA at LAC 10/23 (23 att., 2 TD)
164, Saquon Barkley, NYG at TEN 9/11 (18 att., 1 TD)
161, Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. DET 10/9 (25 att., 0 TD)
161, Jonathan Taylor, IND at HOU 9/11 (OT) (31 att., 1 TD)
157, Jalen Hurts, PHI vs. GB 11/27 (17 att., 0 TD)
157, Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. HOU 9/25 (20 att., 2 TD)
156, Travis Etienne Jr., JAC vs. DEN 10/30 (24 att., 1 TD)
154, Josh Jacobs, LAS at KC 10/10 (21 att., 1 TD)
153, Joe Mixon, CIN vs. CAR 11/6 (22 att., 4 TD)
152, Saquon Barkley, NYG vs. HOU 11/13 (35 att., 1 TD)
151, Rashaad Penny, SEA at DET 10/2 (17 att., 2 TD)
147, Justin Fields, CHI vs. DET 11/13 (13 att., 2 TD)
147, Jonathan Taylor, IND at LAS 11/13 (22 att., 1 TD)
146, Saquon Barkley, NYG vs. CHI 10/2 (31 att., 0 TD)
144, D'Andre Swift, DET vs. PHI 9/11 (15 att., 1 TD)
144, Josh Jacobs, LAS vs. LAC 12/4 (26 att., 1 TD)
144, Josh Jacobs, LAS vs. DEN 10/2 (28 att., 2 TD)
143, Josh Jacobs, LAS vs. HOU 10/23 (20 att., 3 TD)
143, Aaron Jones, GB at BUF 10/30 (20 att., 0 TD)
143, Miles Sanders, PHI vs. GB 11/27 (21 att., 2 TD)
141, Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL at SEA 9/25 (17 att., 1 TD)
141, Nick Chubb, CLE at CAR 9/11 (22 att., 0 TD)
139, Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI 11/3 (27 att., 0 TD)
138, Aaron Jones, GB vs. DAL 11/13 (OT) (24 att., 1 TD)
134, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. LAC 10/9 (17 att., 2 TD)
134, Miles Sanders, PHI vs. JAC 10/2 (27 att., 2 TD)
132, Aaron Jones, GB vs. CHI 9/18 (15 att., 1 TD)
131, Tony Pollard, DAL vs. CHI 10/30 (14 att., 3 TD)
131, Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. LAC 10/2 (14 att., 1 TD)
130, D'Onta Foreman, CAR vs. ATL 11/10 (31 att., 1 TD)
128, Derrick Henry, TEN vs. IND 10/23 (30 att., 0 TD)
127, Leonard Fournette, TB at DAL 9/11 (21 att., 0 TD)
122, David Montgomery, CHI at GB 9/18 (15 att., 0 TD)
120, Jeff Wilson Jr., SF at CAR 10/9 (17 att., 1 TD)
120, Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. NO 9/11 (22 att., 1 TD)
120, James Conner, ARI vs. LAC 11/27 (25 att., 0 TD)
119, Lamar Jackson, BAL vs. MIA 9/18 (9 att., 1 TD)
119, Kenyan Drake, BAL at NYG 10/16 (10 att., 1 TD)
119, Dalvin Cook, MIN at BUF 11/13 (OT) (14 att., 1 TD)
119, Jeff Wilson Jr., MIA vs. CLE 11/13 (17 att., 1 TD)
118, D'Onta Foreman, CAR vs. TB 10/23 (15 att., 0 TD)
118, Nick Chubb, CLE at ATL 10/2 (19 att., 1 TD)
118, D'Onta Foreman, CAR at ATL 10/30 (OT) (26 att., 3 TD)
116, Breece Hall, NYJ at GB 10/16 (20 att., 1 TD)
116, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. TB 11/27 (OT) (26 att., 1 TD)
115, Derrick Henry, TEN at KC 11/6 (OT) (17 att., 2 TD)
115, Tony Pollard, DAL at GB 11/13 (OT) (22 att., 1 TD)
114, Travis Etienne Jr., JAC vs. NYG 10/23 (14 att., 1 TD)
114, Derrick Henry, TEN at IND 10/2 (22 att., 1 TD)
113, Raheem Mostert, MIA at NYJ 10/9 (18 att., 1 TD)
113, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. PIT 9/22 (23 att., 1 TD)
113, D'Onta Foreman, CAR vs. DEN 11/27 (24 att., 0 TD)
112, Taysom Hill, NO vs. SEA 10/9 (9 att., 3 TD)
111, Dalvin Cook, MIN vs. ARI 10/30 (20 att., 1 TD)
110, Aaron Jones, GB vs. NE 10/2 (OT) (16 att., 0 TD)
110, Saquon Barkley, NYG at JAC 10/23 (24 att., 0 TD)
109, Josh Jacobs, LAS at DEN 11/20 (OT) (24 att., 0 TD)
109, Kenneth Walker III, SEA at ARI 11/6 (26 att., 2 TD)
109, Travis Etienne Jr., JAC vs. LAS 11/6 (28 att., 2 TD)
108, Jamaal Williams, DET vs. SEA 10/2 (19 att., 2 TD)
108, Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs. NO 9/25 (25 att., 0 TD)
107, Daniel Jones, NYG at JAC 10/23 (11 att., 1 TD)
107, Lamar Jackson, BAL at NE 9/25 (11 att., 1 TD)
107, Isiah Pacheco, KC at LAC 11/20 (15 att., 0 TD)
106, Samaje Perine, CIN vs. KC 12/4 (21 att., 0 TD)
105, Tony Pollard, DAL at NYG 9/26 (13 att., 0 TD)
105, Brian Robinson, WAS vs. ATL 11/27 (18 att., 0 TD)
105, Rachaad White, TB vs. SEA 11/13 (22 att., 0 TD)
103, Alvin Kamara, NO vs. SEA 10/9 (23 att., 0 TD)
102, Christian McCaffrey, CAR at NYG 9/18 (15 att., 0 TD)
102, Derrick Henry, TEN at WAS 10/9 (28 att., 2 TD)
101, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. CIN 10/31 (23 att., 2 TD)
100, Kyler Murray, ARI at SEA 10/16 (10 att., 0 TD)
100, James Robinson, JAC at LAC 9/25 (17 att., 1 TD) | 2022-12-07T15:50:08+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/NFL-Top-Performers-Rushing-17637235.php |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg disease.
Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases were identified in the western region of Kagera and the government had managed to control its spread to other regions.
Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in bats and spreads between people via close contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, or surfaces, like contaminated bed sheets. Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people.
Marburg outbreaks and individual cases have in the past been recorded in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Ghana, according to the World Health Organization.
Kenya and Uganda are on high alert due to the recent cases in Tanzania.
WHO representative Zabulon Yoti, who spoke during the Tanzania health ministry press briefing, praised the government for what he called its swift response and transparency.
The acting director of the African Union’s public health agency, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, tweeted that Africa CDC would deploy immediately to strengthen response and limit the spread of the disease.
The rare virus was first identified in 1967 after it caused simultaneous outbreaks of disease in laboratories in Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Serbia. Seven people died who were exposed to the virus while conducting research on monkeys.
There are no authorized vaccines or drugs to treat Marburg, but rehydration treatment to alleviate symptoms can improve the chances of survival. | 2023-03-22T16:33:36+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/health/ap-health/tanzanian-officials-confirm-5-dead-from-marburg-disease/ |
LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Embark Technology, Inc. f/k/a Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II ("Embark" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EMBK).
Class Period: January 12, 2021 – January 5, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 31, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the Company had performed inadequate due diligence into Legacy Embark; (2) Legacy Embark and the Company following the Business Combination held no patents and an insignificant amount of test trucks; (3) accordingly, the Company had overstated its operational and technological capabilities; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company had overstated the business and financial prospects of the Company post-Business Combination; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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CHICAGO (WGN) — Walmart plans to close four of its stores in Chicago by mid-April, the company announced Tuesday, adding to more than a dozen locations the retailer has already closed this year.
Affected Chicago stores will close on Sunday, April 16. Walmart officials cited profit margins as the reasoning behind the closing.
“The simplest explanation is that collectively our Chicago stores have not been profitable since we opened the first one nearly 17 years ago – these stores lose tens of millions of dollars a year, and their annual losses nearly doubled in just the last five years. The remaining four Chicago stores continue to face the same business difficulties, but we think this decision gives us the best chance to help keep them open and serving the community,” a press release stated.
So far this year, Walmart has closed or announced plans to close nearly two dozen locations.
The retailer first confirmed closures in early February, affecting nearly half a dozen locations across three states. A week later, Walmart confirmed two more stores would be closing, one each in Florida and Arkansas. By late February, Walmart had announced the closure or impending closure of nine stores in six states.
The closures were attributed to profitability concerns and “several factors” following “thorough review [processes],” according to statements shared with Nexstar and local affiliates.
Following Tuesday’s announcement, Walmart has now closed or plans to close more than 20 stores across 12 states and Washington, D.C.
Seven of the roughly two dozen store closures by Walmart this year are in or near Chicago. Earlier this year, the retailer closed all of its stores in Portland, Oregon, and its remaining pick-up and delivery locations in Bentonville, Arkansas and Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Walmart began testing these pick-up and delivery locations in 2014, according to Business Insider. The company started with a location in Bentonville before expanding to Metairie, Louisiana, in 2017, and Lincolnwood in 2019. The retail giant appears to be abandoning the model with the closure of the Bentonville and Lincolnwood locations, and last year’s closure of the Metairie location.
According to a company spokesperson, Walmart plans to take what it learned at these pick-up locations and apply it to pick-up and delivery operations at surrounding stores.
Here are the stores that have been closed or are set to close so far this year:
- 3701 SE Dodson Road, Bentonville, Arkansas
- 99 H Street NW, Washington D.C.
- 6900 US Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park, Florida
- 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, Georgia
- 835 M.L.K. Jr Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii
- 8431 S. Stewart Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
- 4720 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
- 2844 N. Broadway Street, Chicago, Illinois
- 2551 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, Illinois
- 17550 South Halsted Street, Homewood, Illinois
- 12690 South Route 59, Plainfield, Illinois
- 840 N. McCormick Boulevard, Lincolnwood, Illinois
- 3701 Portage Road, South Bend, Indiana
- 1200 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
- 301 San Mateo Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1123 N. Hayden Meadows Drive, Portland, Oregon
- 4200 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
- 24919 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, Texas
- 11400 Hwy. 99, Everett, Washington
- 10330 W. Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“This decision was not made lightly and was reached only after a thorough review process,” a Walmart spokesperson previously told Nexstar. “We have nearly 5,000 stores across the U.S. and unfortunately some do not meet our financial expectations. While our underlying business is strong, these specific stores haven’t performed as well as we hoped.”
The closures aren’t necessarily uncommon. Walmart has, in recent years, closed a handful of “underperforming” stores across multiple states without many additional details, Insider reports.
Walmart did not immediately disclose whether additional stores are set to close. | 2023-04-12T23:22:26+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/walmart-closing-locations-across-12-states-this-year-heres-where/ |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Documents released Tuesday provided a scathing account of what authorities called the “blatantly unprofessional” conduct of five officers involved in the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop last month — including new revelations about how one officer took and shared pictures of the bloodied victim.
The officer, Demetrius Haley, stood over Nichols as he lay propped against a police car and took photographs, which Haley sent to other officers and a female acquaintance, according to documents released by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.
“Your on-duty conduct was unjustly, blatantly unprofessional and unbecoming for a sworn public servant,” the Memphis Police Department wrote in requesting that Haley and the other officers be decertified.
Haley’s lawyer declined to comment, and lawyers for the other four officers either declined to comment or did not respond to requests from The Associated Press.
The five officers — Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith and Emmitt Martin III — have all been fired and charged with second-degree murder. The new documents offer the most detailed account to date of each officer’s actions.
Another officer has also been fired and a seventh has been relieved of duty in connection with the latest police killing to prompt angry nationwide protests and an intense public conversation about how police officers treat Black residents.
As many as 13 Memphis officers could end up being disciplined, officials said Tuesday.
The newly released documents are part of a request by the Memphis Police Department that the five officers who have been charged with murder be decertified and prohibited from working in law enforcement again. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis signed each of the five requests to decertify the officers.
Haley, who was driving an unmarked car and wore a black sweatshirt hoodie over his head, forced Nichols from his car using loud profanity, then sprayed him directly in the eyes with a chemical irritant spray, according to the statement.
“You never told the driver the purpose of the vehicle stop or that he was under arrest,” it states.
Haley did not have his body camera on when he stopped Nichols but was on a phone call with someone who overheard the encounter.
Nichols ran from the officers but was apprehended again a few blocks away. At that point, Haley kicked him in the torso as three other officers were handcuffing him. Other officers kicked Nichols in the face, punched him or struck him with a baton. According to footage captured on a utility pole camera, one of the officers appears to quickly take a photo of Nichols on his phone as flashlights are shined on him.
“You and other officers were captured on body worn camera making multiple unprofessional comments, laughing, bragging about your involvement,” the decertification charges against Mills said.
They added, “You admitted you did not provide immediate medical aid and walked away and decontaminated yourself from chemical irritant spray,” and further accused Mills of later failing to give Nichols’ mother an accurate account of what happened.
Martin claimed Nichols tried to snatch the officer’s gun from his holster after another officer forced him out of the vehicle, with Martin helping by grabbing Nichols’ wrist. However, video evidence doesn’t corroborate the gun-grab claim, the documents said.
Audio from a body camera did not capture Nichols using profanity or making violent threats — instead, he appeared calm and polite in his comments to the officers. Martin, meanwhile, cussed at Nichols and threatened to knock him out as he commanded Nichols to put his arm behind his back.
Martin also failed to disclose in a required form that he punched Nichols in the face and kicked him multiple times, and instead added in his later statement to investigators that he gave “body blows,” the documents said. Video showed Martin kicking Nichols repeatedly and punching him in the face five times while two officers held Nichols’ arms.
Police deemed Martin’s oral and written statements deceitful, the charges said.
A hearing officer wrote of Justin Smith: “You admitted you struck an unarmed and non-violent subject with a closed fist two to three times in the face because you and your partner were unable to handcuff him. … You sprayed the subject with your chemical irritant spray and also held the individual’s arm while other officers kicked, punched and pepper sprayed him several times.”
In a letter from Smith included in his file, he defends his conduct, stating that Nichols was “violent and would not comply.”
Bean was accused of holding Nichols by one arm while another officer pepper sprayed and beat him with a baton. It also notes that his indifference to Nichols’ distress in the aftermath was reported by a civilian who took video of the incident.
Nichols died three days after the beating. His family attended the State of the Union address Tuesday as guests of first lady Jill Biden.
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Associated Press reporters Kimberlee Kruesi in Nashville and Gene Johnson in Seattle contributed. Mattise and Loller reported from Nashville. | 2023-02-08T19:33:00+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/ap-memphis-officer-took-shared-photos-of-bloodied-tyre-nichols/ |
There's little appetite for a 2020 rematch in the coming presidential election, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as majorities of registered voters within each party say they'd rather see someone new nominated in 2024.
About 6 in 10 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they want their party to nominate someone other than former President Donald Trump in 2024 (62%), while a similar 59% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they'd like to see someone other than President Joe Biden at the top of their ticket in the next presidential election. When pressed, though, a majority of Republican-aligned voters who say they'd like someone other than Trump to win the nomination indicate they would ultimately vote for him if he did emerge as the nominee. An even larger majority of Democratic-aligned voters with a similar opposition to Biden as their party's nominee say they would vote for him in a general election if he won their party's primary.
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Support for another Trump bid for the presidency among Republican-aligned voters has declined across three CNN polls on the topic this year. In January, the poll found a near-even split: 50% said they hoped Trump would be the nominee and 49% wanted someone else. By July, 44% wanted Trump to be the party's nominee, and now, 38% say the same.
The steepest drops in support for a Trump bid came among older Republican-aligned voters (from 55% of Republicans and Republican-leaners 65 or older supporting a Trump bid in January to 37% in support of one now), White voters with college degrees (from 31% backing Trump in January to 16% now) and those who describe themselves as very conservative (from 65% behind a Trump bid then to 42% now).
Among those who want someone other than Trump to be the nominee, 47% have a specific alternate candidate in mind, including 38% who singled out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. No other potential nominee was named by more than 1%. The survey also finds DeSantis' favorability among Republicans and Republican-leaning independent voters overall outpacing the former president's ratings: 74% view DeSantis favorably and 7% unfavorably, while 63% have a favorable view of Trump and 28% an unfavorable one.
Despite tepid support for Trump to win the nomination, the survey finds the former president would likely enjoy majority backing among Republican-aligned voters in the general election if he did emerge as the party's candidate. About two-thirds of those who want someone else to be the nominee also say they would definitely (36%) or probably (30%) vote for Trump if he did become the party's nominee. In total, roughly 8 in 10 Republican-aligned voters either want Trump to be the nominee (38%) or say they would likely vote for him if he won the party's nod(41%).
About half of Republican-aligned voters (52%) say that Trump has had a good effect on the Republican Party, down from 69% who felt that way in March 2021. A third (33%) say he's had a bad effect, and 15% that he hasn't made much difference.
Slightly increased appetite for Biden as the nominee run since the summer
The share of Democratic-aligned voters who would like to see Biden as their party's nominee has rebounded somewhat from the low point it reached in CNN's polling this summer, when just 25% said they wanted Biden to be the nominee. Still, fewer now say that they'd like Biden to be the nominee (40%) than felt that way in January (45%).
Compared with January, there's been a steeper increase in support for nominating someone other than Biden among Democratic-aligned voters of color (from 43% to 53%) than among White voters (from 57% to 63%) and among independents who lean toward the Democratic Party (from 60% to 77%) than self-identified Democrats (from 48% to 53%). Younger Democratic-aligned voters are also notably less supportive of a Biden-led presidential ticket than are older voters (74% of those younger than 35 would like to see someone else at the top of the ticket compared with just 43% of those age 65 or older).
Among Democrats who say they'd like someone else as the party's nominee, nearly three-quarters (72%) say they have no one specific in mind. Among those who do name another candidate, 5% mention Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, 4% California Gov. Gavin Newsom, 4% Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 3% Vice President Kamala Harris and 2% Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Biden's favorability among his partisans outpaces favorable views of two other Democrats who are possible contenders for the presidential nomination: Harris and Newsom. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters, 83% have a favorable view of Biden, and 11% an unfavorable one. Harris scores a 66% favorability rating, with 14% holding an unfavorable view, and Newsom a 45% favorable rating with 9% unfavorable and 46% with no opinion of him.
Even those Democrats who are not fully on board with a Biden run for a second term still largely say they would back him if he did become the party's nominee. Among the 59% of Democratic-aligned voters who would prefer another nominee, about half, 51%, say they would definitely vote for Biden if he became the nominee and another 28% say they would probably back him. All told, 86% of Democrats either support Biden for the nomination or say they would likely vote for him in the general election if he were the nominee.
A narrow majority of Democratic-aligned voters, 53%, see Biden as having had a good effect on the Democratic Party, while 9% say he's had a bad effect and 38% say that he hasn't made much difference.
More broadly, though, the poll suggests a Biden bid for a second term might begin on shaky ground. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the president does not deserve reelection (62%), while only 37% say he does. Republicans and Republican leaners are near universal in their view that he should not be reelected (94% say he does not deserve a second term). Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, 70% say the president does deserve a second term, 28% that he does not. Biden's sharpest critics within the party are again the youngest members of his party: Only 56% of those younger than 35 who align with the Democratic Party say Biden deserves a second term, compared with 80% among those age 50 or older who are Democrats or Democratic-leaners.
At the same time, the poll finds multiple measures of Biden's popularity improving. Overall favorable views of the president stand at 42% favorable to 52% unfavorable. It's a negative rating, but a shift toward the positive since this summer when only 36% held a favorable view. Findings from the same poll released earlier this week showed an uptick in Biden's approval rating, from 41% just before the election to 46% now. Beyond those two measures, nearly two-thirds of adults say they see Biden's views and policies as generally mainstream (63%) rather than too extreme (37%), about the same as in a CNN poll in late summer 2021.
Trump has seen no such shift in his favorability rating. Just 31% in the new poll rate him positively, the smallest share to do so since before he was elected president, while 60% hold an unfavorable view. And a broad majority say they see Trump's views and policies as too extreme -- 68% say so, including 45% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents -- while only 32% see the former president as generally mainstream.
This CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS on December 1 through 7 among a random national sample of 1,208 adults drawn from a probability-based panel. Surveys were either conducted online or by telephone with a live interviewer. Results among the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.6 points; it is larger for subgroups.
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LOS ANGELES — More than 140 roosters were euthanized after Riverside County sheriff's deputies busted an illegal cockfighting event in Jurupa Valley, authorities said.
At around 10:36 p.m. on Friday, deputies responded to a call about an illegal cockfighting gathering on Troth Street. When deputies arrived at the home, 200 people scattered, and 143 birds were found caged throughout the property, many of them dead or severely injured, Sgt. Patrick Samosky said in a statement.
John Welsh, a Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesperson, described the scene as chaotic when deputies arrived. People were scrambling away from the property in attempt to escape, and some of the bird cages were crushed in the stampede, he said.
Welsh said all 143 birds needed to be euthanized because the department "cannot adopt out such birds as they are valuable and they would almost always end up back in a cockfighting ring."
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"These birds are bred to be fighting birds," Welsh said. "So you can't take these 143 birds and put them on a farm. They're just going to peck each other to death."
Welsh said some of the birds found still had fighting blades strapped around their bodies and wings with plumbers tape, which posed additional dangers to animal control officials attempting to capture them.
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On a recent Saturday afternoon at Le Midi, the crowd was mostly tapping away on laptops over coffee, but at 5:30 p.m. the computers snapped shut, couples arrived for date night, and wine and prosciutto hit the tables. Welcome to l’heure de l’apéro, Le Midi’s reason for being.
“My favorite part of the night is when you first sit down to have a glass of wine and a little bite,” says Craig Perman (Perman Wine Selections), who opened Le Midi with sommelier Seth Wilson (Aba, Booth One) in September. “We’re taking inspiration from the experiences you have in Europe. You’re there with a few other tables, surrounded by the products, and the owners are there telling you about the wines.”
You’ll find Perman and Wilson doing just that. Their wine program focuses on European offerings, like those of Le Midi, the region in southern France that’s bounded by Italy and Spain (the bar’s name also nods to the French word for “midday” — its doors open at noon every day but Monday, when it’s closed). They emphasize small-production wines, too. “We research the farmer and make sure they are meticulously taking care of the grapes, vines, and facilities,” Wilson says.
You can drink onsite, or buy a bottle to take home or to a nearby BYOB like Wazwan. To do Le Midi right, you’ll need snacks to go with that wine or spritz, and the menu, conceived by Ashlee Aubin (Pompette) and executed by James Calvin, features cheeses, charcuterie, and bites like crostini with tuna belly, white asparagus, and olive tapenade. Perman and Wilson make sure you also have the option to end your night at Le Midi. “You can come have a glass of amaro or a tea from Rare Tea Cellar and a coffee from Sparrow,” Perman says. “That is really important for us, especially in a neighborhood filled with restaurants.” 2108 W. Division St., Wicker Park | 2022-12-21T12:46:30+00:00 | chicagomag.com | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/january-2023/drinking-french/ |
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Minimal impacts from Ian in North Georgia tonight; nice weekend ahead
A Wind Advisory is out for parts of North Georgia until 8pm
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Wind advisory continues through 8pm for East and Northeast Georgia. Areas in the Wind Advisory could see wind gusts up to 40 mph. Otherwise, we’ll see a slight breeze tonight as low temperatures drop to the low 50s.
Rain chances and totals remain low in North Georgia, as Ian remains well to our East. There is only a 20% chance of a stray shower late tonight through early Saturday morning for far East Georgia. No rain is forecast for Metro Atlanta and the rest of the viewing area. Saturday will be nice, with highs in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY FORECAST:
A stray shower possible in far East or Northeast Georgia Saturday morning, otherwise no rain in Saturday’s forecast. Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s.
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A Gorgeous week ahead! Sunday will be mostly sunny and nice with highs in the mid 70s. Highs will stay in the 70s through Wednesday of next week. Skies remain dry with plenty of sunshine....enjoy!
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SAN DIEGO — No one disputes that the Navy shares blame for the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard, the $1.2 billion amphibious assault ship that was consumed by flames in San Diego in July 2020 as officers failed to respond quickly and its crew struggled with broken equipment.
Prosecutors say the young sailor was angry and vengeful about failing to become a Navy SEAL and being assigned to deck duty, so he ignited the ship to send a message.
Defense lawyers said in their closing statements that the Navy was determined to pin the worst noncombat Navy disaster in recent memory on someone — and the sailor they picked, Mays, might be the wrong guy who now is facing a possible life sentence. There is no physical evidence tying the fire to Mays.
It’s now up to the lone Navy judge, who presided over the nine-day trial at Naval Base San Diego, to decide.
Mays, who was charged with arson and the willful hazarding of a ship, says he’s innocent.
The prosecution says Mays ignited cardboard boxes early that Sunday morning in a lower vehicle storage area on the vessel -- which was docked while undergoing $250 million in maintenance work -- to drive home his text earlier to his division officer that the ship was so cluttered with contractors’ stuff it was “hazardous as (expletive).”
The prosecutor, Capt. Jason Jones, acknowledged in court a Navy report last year that concluded that the inferno was preventable and unacceptable, and that there were lapses in training, coordination, communications, fire preparedness, equipment maintenance and overall command and control. The failure to extinguish or contain the fire led to temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees (649 Celsius) in some areas, melting sections of the ship into molten metal that flowed into other parts of the ship.
Jones told the judge there is no doubt the Navy “loses the ship” that morning, but Mays is to blame for igniting it.
“That sucker punch from behind, that’s what the Navy could have never prevented,” he said.
Defense lawyers say the trial only exposed a shoddy probe by government investigators who rushed to judgement and failed to collect evidence showing that the culprit also could have been lithium ion batteries or a sparking forklift instead of arson. The investigators took no notes, no photos of either of those other potential causes, they say.
“Seaman Mays pointed out that there were fire hazards on this ship, and now he’s facing a court-martial for arson,” Lt. Cmdr. Jordi Torres, the lead defense attorney, said.
Torres said the Navy case hinges on the testimony of one sailor, Seaman Kenji Velasco, who has changed his account over time.
The day of the fire, Velasco told no one that he saw anyone go down below, even in case a fellow shipmate’s life might be in danger with the blaze roaring up from the ship’s belly at the time, the defense pointed out.
It wasn’t until days later that he told investigators he saw someone he didn’t recognize in coveralls and carrying a bucket go to the area. Then he said he thought it was Mays and he heard him say sarcastically “I love deck.” Then he later said he was “100 percent” sure it was Mays.
Meanwhile, investigators discounted another sailor’s account, Torres said. She testified at the trial that she saw another shipmate run out of the lower vehicle storage area that morning after the fire started, the defense said.
According to the defense, that sailor was also disgruntled and had Googled information about heat scales related to fires. A military handwriting examiner also matched the sailor’s script to graffiti on a port-a-potty wall that read: “I did it. I set the ship on fire,” with a drawing of a ship in flames.
Prosecutors said he showed proof he researched that for a novel he was writing about a dragon, and they say cellphone tracking and other evidence showed he was off the ship before the fire started.
The prosecution also said investigators found no scientific data to back the theory that batteries or a forklift malfunction sparked the inferno, while testimony from fellow shipmates bolstered the case against Mays along with his own words when he was being escorted in handcuffs and blurted out, according to the sailor escorting him to the brig: “It had to be done. I did it.”
The defense said Mays, known for being flippant, was being sarcastic after denying doing it more than 150 times during 10 hours of questioning by investigators. | 2022-09-29T22:27:44+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lone-judge-to-decide-if-navy-proved-sailor-ignited-warship/2022/09/29/68d8c370-403d-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html |
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Though the Insight Women’s Center sits at the epicenter of a reinvigorated battle in the nation’s culture wars, the only hint of its faith-based mission to dissuade people from getting abortions is the jazzy, piano rendition of “Jesus Loves Me” playing in a waiting room.
The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature is considering allocating millions of dollars in state funds to similar anti-abortion centers that persuade people to bring their pregnancies to term by offering free pregnancy tests and sonograms, as well as counseling and parenting classes taught by volunteers. They’re also considering offering millions more in income tax credits for donors supporting what they call “crisis pregnancy centers.”
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year and gave control of abortion policy to the states, it led to bans and restrictions in some states, and executive orders and laws protecting access in others. Those debates continue, but perhaps less noticed is how this change refueled the renewed battle over taxpayer money.
Supporters say the effort shows abortion opponents are addressing families’ social and financial needs. But critics say the amount of new funding proposed for organizations like Insight — either in direct funding or tax credits for their donors — fall far short of what’s necessary to improve people’s access to health care and address ongoing poverty.
“You funnel money through a short-term solution that makes it appear as though you are doing something,” said Alesha Doan, a University of Kansas associate professor who has studied and written books about abortion politics.
Increasingly, liberal cities and states are funding access to abortion, including telemedicine, which has seen a notable rise with more than half of U.S. abortions now done with pills rather than surgery. Meanwhile, states with GOP legislatures and governors are looking to put more taxpayer money into organizations that talk people out of ending their pregnancies.
Legislative committees held hearings Thursday on proposals for a 70% income tax credit to donors who support anti-abortion centers, with a cap of $10 million in total credits. A Senate committee might vote this week.
It’s similar to a longstanding Missouri law that provides income tax credits to donors supporting anti-abortion centers. Arizona has such a law, and Mississippi’s Republican House speaker is trying to expand a cap on tax credits to $10 million from the $3.5 million authorized last year.
Arkansas and Oklahoma are considering adding similar tax credits, according to the National Right to Life Committee.
In Missouri, donors to anti-abortion centers have received $15 million in total state tax credits over the past five years, and one state analysis estimates the centers served about 43,000 people last year.
Abortion opponents have operated centers like Insight for decades, and the practice of conservative-led states offering financial aid to them predates Dobbs — the decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade.
On the abortion-rights side, Oregon lawmakers last year created a $15 million abortion-access fund, with the first $1 million going to a nonprofit that covers the costs of patients’ travel and procedures. California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Washington have also allocated or are considering offering public funding for abortions or related services.
In New Mexico last year, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pledged $10 million in state funds to the construction of a new abortion clinic.
Morgan Hopkins, president of the abortion-rights advocacy group All(asterisk) Above All praised the funding. “Budgets are a reflection of our values,” she said.
Kansas already provides grants to programs that provide prenatal care, and encourage people to carry their pregnancies to term. But it spends less than $339,000 in a state budget of $24 billion on the program — and made only two grants totaling less than $74,000 to anti-abortion centers.
Now, some abortion opponents talk about emulating Missouri’s more than $8 million annual funding, plus the income tax credits.
Abortion rights supporters are frustrated that the push for such support is coming so soon after an Aug. 2 statewide vote that decisively rejected a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would have allowed legislators to greatly restrict or ban abortion.
“I have general concerns that we’re not respecting what was the very clear will of voters,” said state Sen. Ethan Corson, a Kansas City-area Democrat who serves on the Senate tax committee.
Abortion rights advocates say the centers lure patients away from abortion clinics with free services, give them inaccurate medical information and counseling from people who are not trained therapists. Some see funding them as a political gesture designed to make abortion bans look less harsh.
Abortion opponents argue that centers like Insight offer patients a wide range of prenatal and post-birth classes, in addition to other help. They also argue that boosting funding for free services after the August vote is a promise not to abandon parents and families.
In Lawrence, where the nearest abortion clinic is a 40-minute drive away, 28-year-old Korbe Bohac is still visiting the Insight center nearly 8 months after her son Winston was born. She told legislators the classes and counseling make her a better, more confident parent — and helped preserve her mental health. She called it “a safety net.”
The Insight center, which is only a few miles from the University of Kansas, has two sonogram nurses, and a doctor and radiologist sometimes volunteer their time. But services depend mostly on about 50 volunteers. The $340,000 annual budget is mostly supplied by private donations, but the organization received a community development grant in 2014 to launch parent education programs.
Center staff said that although they do not refer clients to abortion providers, they discuss abortion as an option. They said some patients who met with them went on to have abortions, though this is not possible to verify given patients’ privacy protocols.
Insight has two separate waiting rooms — one for its educational programs and one for medical services. Executive director Bridgit Smith said one reason is that it keeps pregnant patients from being influenced by seeing babies and toddlers.
Smith said she believes the proposed tax credit would increase donations, helping Insight start a maternity home for people without shelter.
“We’re trying to build strong individuals and strong families. And isn’t that what we all want?” Smith said. “Even for the woman that doesn’t choose to parent, we still want her to be strong and healthy after the decision.”
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Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.
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Consumers are facing soaring food and home heating prices.
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A group led by Canadian businessman Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators.
The team announced Tuesday that Andlauer and his group will purchase 90% of the club from the Melnyk family. The deal is reportedly worth nearly $1 billion, which is “give or take” what Commissioner Gary Bettman expected the team in Canada’s capital to sell for.
“Michael represents everything we could have hoped to find coming into this process — a passionate owner who is committed to Ottawa,” Senators chairman and governor Sheldon Plener said in a statement announcing the sale. “We believe it is a momentous day for the National Capital Region.”
Anna and Olivia Melnyk, daughters of late former owner Eugene Melnyk, will retain 10% interest. Melnyk died of an undisclosed illness in March 2022 at age 62.
Andlauer, 57, is the founder and CEO of a health care group with transportation options for that sector and started a private equity company based in Toronto. He owned the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs from 2004-2015, then purchased the Ontario Hockey League’s Belleville Bulls and moved them to Hamilton.
He has been alternate governor for the rival Montreal Canadiens since purchasing a share of the storied franchise in 2009. Andlauer must sell his interest in the Canadiens before his purchase of the Senators is complete, a process that also includes being approved by the NHL’s Board of Governors.
“I believe that the Senators’ fanbase is one of the most passionate in the league, and I’m excited to take the franchise’s success both on and off the ice to the next level,” Andlauer said. “The short and long-term future of the team is incredibly bright, and I look forward to getting to know the team, the fanbase and the community.”
Forbes values the Senators at $800 million, 24th out of the NHL’s 30 teams.
“I’ve always felt that we’ve been undervalued, so this, to me, is just an affirmation that our franchises are more valuable than Forbes or Sportico or many investment bankers have said,” Bettman said recently. “While people focus on the revenue side, the system we have that gives every team an opportunity to compete is something that we don’t think, historically, we’ve been given enough credit for on the value proposition.
“Our competitive balance is extraordinary, and that should somehow be equating to higher values. I think you’re beginning to see that.”
The Senators sale garnered plenty of interest, including competing bids from the likes of movie star Ryan Reynolds, Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd and rapper Snoop Dogg.
The team instead went to Andlauer and minority owners, who will now be tasked with finding a downtown site for a new arena to replace the suburban rink that has been the Senators’ home since 1996.
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With files from The Canadian Press.
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Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the beloved dancer and resident DJ on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has died, his wife confirmed in a statement to E! News. He was 40 years old.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," Allison Holker said. "Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans."
Holker continued, "To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt. I am certain there won't be a day that goes by that we won't honor his memory. We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our three children.
She concluded her statement by sharing a message for her husband, writing, "I will always save the last dance for you."
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A representative told NBC News Boss died by suicide without sharing further details. NBC News has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department and the coroner for comment.
Boss and Holker often shared choreographed dancing videos on their social media accounts. Just two days before his passing, the couple posted a video of them dancing together to Alicia Keys' "December Back to June."
In 2008, Boss first two-stepped onto the national stage while competing on Season 4 of "So You Think You Can Dance." He was a runner up and became a frequent presence of the show, later serving as an All-Star and team captain on multiple seasons.
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Boss started DJing for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2014. He eventually became a co-executive producer and frequent guest-host.
He told "Entertainment Tonight" earlier this year that he was having a hard time preparing to say goodbye to the show after it was announced that DeGeneres would be ending the daytime talk series at the end of the 19th season.
"I think the closer that it's getting to the end, naturally, as we do, you start to miss it and you start to soak in all of the little moments where you go, 'Well, maybe I'm not quite ready to say goodbye just yet,'" he said.
Before the "Ellen" show wrapped, Boss signed on to host E!'s "Clash of the Cover Bands," a music competition series featuring celebrity judges including Meghan Trainor and "American Idol" alum Adam Lambert. E! Network aired one season of the show in late 2021. At the time, Boss said he was having "so much fun" shooting the show.
"I feel like I've got the greatest position because the judges, Ester, Meghan and Adam, they kind of have the hardest job because the talent is serious," Boss said. "For me, I just get to come out and be a cheerleader for everybody. Honestly, it was so much fun. It was literally like a concert every episode."
No official date for Season 2 has been reported, and with no official cancellation announced, the network has to confirm that there will even be a second season.
Boss is survived by his wife Allison Holker and their three children, Zaia, 3, Maddox, 6, and Weslie, 14.
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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. | 2022-12-14T17:35:48+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/stephen-twitch-boss-the-ellen-show-dj-dead-at-40/2930808/ |
DETROIT – Claressa Shields is perhaps in the prime of her career, establishing a big enough name as a two-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion in three weight classes to headline the first boxing card in the six-year history of Little Caesars Arena in the Motor City.
The undisputed middleweight champion became the first woman to earn a seven-figure payday in her last two fights and is expected to make another $1 million Saturday night when she faces top-ranked contender Maricela Cornejo in the home of the Detroit Red Wings and Pistons.
Shields grew up poor in Flint, Michigan, and has earned enough money to become rich at 28.
Still, she laments the gender inequities in boxing.
TV and streaming deals are 10 to 20 times more lucrative for men than women, according to Shields' promoter, Dmitriy Salita. Typically, male boxers make about $3 million per fight while female fighters just recently started getting seven figures for a night in the ring, while some earn more and many make much less.
“We don’t get the equal TV time, the equal promotion, equal pay," Shields said earlier this week in an interview with The Associated Press. “That’s what I’ve been trying to do with my platform, make sure I get all of that.”
Shields is boxing in a marquee event in part because sports-streaming service DAZN stepped up enough financially to help facilitate the fight.
Women in boxing have shown they can sell out big arenas, as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano did 13 months ago at New York's Madison Square Garden, but they're not compensated as well as men in the same sport.
“It’s like any other profession where the women still haven’t caught up,” said Jackie Kallen, a 77-year-old former boxing publicist and manager, who was commissioner of the International Female Boxing Association when it was founded in 1997. “It’s got a ways to go.
"They take a beating just like the men. They bleed just like the men, but they don’t get paid just like the men.”
Boxing Hall of Famer Christy Martin, whose bloody nose in the ring 27 years ago landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated, said she would've never imagined women in the sport headlining cards in big-time arenas as they do now.
Martin, though, said the lack of a deep talent pool limits opportunities.
“If you look back at the real old-timers in the sport, they would fight every other week,” the 54-year-old Martin said in a telephone interview from Texas. “Now, we're lucky to see champions once a year.”
Shields (13-0, 2 knockouts) turned pro in 2016 after becoming the first U.S. boxer — female, or male — to win consecutive Olympic gold medals and is averaging two fights a year. Cornejo (16-5, 6 KOs) replaced Hanna Gabriels (21-2-1, 12 KOs) last week in the 160-pound division title fight after the Costa Rican was removed from the card due to results from a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test in May.
Shields' last boxing match was last year in London, where she topped Britain's first all-female card and beat Savannah Marshall in a sold-out arena.
Making the most of her finite fame, Shields plans to compete in mixed martial arts for a third time later this year with the Professional Fighters League.
“To have to fight mixed martial arts on the side just to pick up the money because there’s not enough money in boxing, that makes me sad because that’s not really her sport,” Kallen said.
While it may seem like another sign female boxers face financial challenges, Shields insists it's simply part of her mission to be known as “The Greatest Woman Of All Time,” now and in the future.
“It’s an opportunity that I can do something that’s different and special," said Shields, who is 1-1 in MMA. "Being the GWOAT, isn’t just about boxing. It’s about my life and being able to go outside the box.
"I don’t know another world champion who is fighting against MMA fighters and taking that risk.”
Shields' manager, Mark Taffet, who previously led HBO's pay-per-view division, said Shields competing in boxing and MMA is like Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson juggling jobs in the NFL and Major League Baseball at the same time.
“We thought, particularly as a woman who wanted to make a statement about how great she was, that having her participate like Deion and Bo did would separate her from women and men," Taffet said. "And, it separates her as an athlete for the ages.”
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More AP boxing: https://apnews.com/hub/boxing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-06-02T10:52:24+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/sports/2023/06/02/claressa-shields-fighting-for-gender-equality-for-women-boxers/ |
MILWAUKEE — A 32-year-man died after he and his two young children were involved in a bad crash near 76th and Florist on June 26.
According to a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family, Taylor suffered a traumatic brain injury from the crash. The fundraiser explains he was put in a medically induced coma but later that week was not showing any signs of improvement. Three days after the crash, doctors told family members he was brain dead.
"Thursday the 29th our family was sadly told Taylor was brain dead. We moved him to comfort care and had to make the worst decision of our lives to end life support. Taylor passed away at 545pm surrounded by his family and loved ones. We all hugged him, held him and his hands for hours crying, telling him we loved him and how sorry we were for this happening. Taylor absolutely did not deserve this," according to the GoFundMe.
They have a $20,000 goal for funeral and burial costs.
A man and two children were injured in a three-vehicle crash near 76th and Florist around 1 p.m. on Monday, June 26. According to Milwaukee police at the time, a vehicle traveling eastbound on Florist attempted to make a left turn on 76th Street when it collided with a second vehicle that was traveling westbound.
The collision caused the vehicles to collide with a third vehicle.
The driver of the turning vehicle, a 32-year-old Milwaukee man, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Two passengers in that vehicle, a three-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy, had to be extricated. They were transported to the hospital with serious, but non-fatal injuries.
"The kids sustained serious injuries and my brother had life-threatening injuries," according to the fundraiser.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 22-year-old Milwaukee man, was arrested for license violation.
The allegedly offending driver is facing three charges from the accident, according to the family.
"We are fundraising for his funeral and burial cost. We want to have a nice memorial and have a place his kids and his loved ones can always visit him. We are also fundraising for the medical bills while he was in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at Froedtert. Taylor did not have insurance and being his immediate family we can’t imagine how high those bills will be. Our family would greatly appreciate all your love, support and prayers as we just lost our mother a couple months ago and now him. Taylor will be missed so much. Him and our other brother Scott were best friends. They were together everyday. Taylor was an awesome dad, the best brother, the funniest uncle and the sweetest son. He was too young to die and we are just so devastated. He was just the greatest of all time and his presence will be missed tremendously. Thank you for taking the time to read this and please donate if you’re able to help. Also, most importantly, if you’re able to share our story that would help more than you could imagine. Thank you again. The Poirier Family," according to their GoFundMe.
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