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BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force in shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, saying it “seriously impacted and damaged both sides’ efforts and progress in stabilizing Sino-U.S. relations.”
The U.S. shot down the balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft.
Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy on Sunday over the “U.S. attack on a Chinese civilian unmanned airship by military force.”
“However, the United States turned a deaf ear and insisted on indiscriminate use of force against the civilian airship that was about to leave the United States airspace, obviously overreacted and seriously violated the spirit of international law and international practice,” Xie said.
The presence of the balloon in the skies above the U.S. dealt a severe blow to already strained U.S.-Chinese relations that have been in a downward spiral for years. It prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to abruptly cancel a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing tensions.
Xie repeated China’s insistence that the balloon was a Chinese civil unmanned airship that blew into U.S. airspace by mistake, calling it “an accidental incident caused by force majeure.”
China will “resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, resolutely safeguard China’s interests and dignity and reserve the right to make further necessary responses,” he said.
U.S. President Joe Biden issued the shootdown order after he was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water, U.S. officials said. Military officials determined that bringing down the balloon over land from an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,000 meters) would pose an undue risk to people on the ground.
“What the U.S. has done has seriously impacted and damaged both sides’ efforts and progress in stabilizing Sino-U.S. relations since the Bali meeting,” Xie said, referring to a recent meeting between Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Indonesia that many hoped would create positive momentum for improving ties that have plunged to their lowest level in years.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning provided no new details on Monday, repeating China’s insistence that the object was a civilian balloon intended for meteorological research, had little ability to steer and entered U.S. airspace by accidentally diverging from its course. She also did not say what additional steps China intended to take in response to Washington’s handling of the issue and cancellation of Blinken’s trip, which would have made him the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have stated that this is completely an isolated and accidental incident caused by force majeure, but the U.S. still hyped up the incident on purpose and even used force to attack,” Mao said at a daily briefing. “This is an unacceptable and irresponsible action.”
Balloons thought or known to be Chinese have been spotted from Latin America to Japan. Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki told reporters Monday that a flying object similar to the one shot down by the U.S. had been spotted at least twice over northern Japan since 2020.
“We are continuing to analyze them in connection with the latest case in the United States,” he said.
Mao confirmed that a balloon recently spotted over Latin American was Chinese, describing it as a civilian airship used for flight tests.
“Affected by weather and due to its limited self-control ability, the airship severely deviated from its set route and entered the space of Latin America and the Caribbean by accident,” Mao said.
Washington and Beijing are at odds over a range of issues from trade to human rights, but China is most sensitive over alleged violations by the U.S. and others of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Beijing strongly protests U.S. military sales to Taiwan and visits by foreign politicians to the island, which it claims as Chinese territory, to be recovered by force if necessary.
It reacted to a 2022 visit by then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by firing missiles over the island and staging threatening military drills seen as a rehearsal for an invasion or blockade. Beijing also cut off discussion with the U.S. on issues including climate change that are unrelated to military tensions.
Last week, Mao warned Pelosi’s successor, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, not to travel to Taiwan, implying that China’s response would be equally vociferous.
“China will firmly defend its sovereignty, security and development interests,” Mao said. McCarthy said China had no right to dictate where and when he could travel.
China also objects when foreign military surveillance planes fly off its coast in international airspace and when U.S. and other foreign warships pass through the Taiwan Strait, accusing them of being actively provocative.
In 2001, a U.S. Navy plane conducting routine surveillance near the Chinese coast collided with a Chinese fighter plane, killing the Chinese fighter pilot and damaging the American plane, which was forced to make an emergency landing at a Chinese naval airbase on the southern Chinese island province of Hainan. China detained the 24-member U.S. Navy aircrew for 10 days until the U.S. expressed regret over the Chinese pilot’s death and for landing at the base without permission.
The South China Sea is another major source of tension. China claims the strategically key sea virtually in its entirety and protests when U.S. Navy ships sail past Chinese military features there.
At a news conference Friday with his South Korean counterpart, Blinken said “the presence of this surveillance balloon over the United States in our skies is a clear violation of our sovereignty, a clear violation of international law, and clearly unacceptable. And we’ve made that clear to China.”
“Any country that has its airspace violated in this way I think would respond similarly, and I can only imagine what the reaction would be in China if they were on the other end,” Blinken said.
China’s weather balloon explanation should be dismissed outright, said Oriana Skylar Mastro, an expert on Chinese military affairs and foreign policy at Stanford University.
“This is like a standard thing that countries often say about surveillance assets,” Mastro said.
China may have made a mistake and lost control of the balloon, but it was unlikely to have been a deliberate attempt to disrupt Blinken’s visit, Mastro said.
For the U.S. administration, the decision to go public and then shoot down the balloon marks a break from its usual approach of dealing with Beijing on such matters privately, possibly in hopes of changing China’s future behavior.
However, Mastro said, it was unlikely that Beijing would respond positively.
“They’re probably going to dismiss that and continue on as things have been. So I don’t see a really clear pathway to improved relations in the foreseeable future.”
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AP journalists Tian Macleod Ji in Bangkok, Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo and news assistant Caroline Chen in Beijing contributed this report. | 2023-02-07T01:29:54+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/ap-china-accuses-us-of-indiscriminate-use-of-force-over-balloon/ |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – In Washington, lawmakers are racing toward an agreement to raise the debt ceiling as the country is approaching a potential default – which could have major negative impacts on the economy.
The United States is only a few days away from the June 1 deadline when the country could potentially run out of money to pay for debts. Additionally, it’s possible the government could be unable to pay for things like military paychecks and Social Security checks.
While negotiators say talks over the debt ceiling are progressing, publicly, neither side seems to be backing down.
“We got to make more progress,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said.
Republican Florida Senator Rick Scott added, “we cannot be raising people’s taxes. We cannot be increasing the size of government. We should be living within our means.”
Republicans continue to demand budget cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
“I do not think it’s right that you borrow money from China to pay people to stay home that are able bodied with no dependents on the couch,” McCarthy said.
Leaders on Capitol Hill say Democrats won’t accept devastating cuts.
Bharat Ramamurti, with the National Economic Council, explained, “whatever the deal is, it’s not going to approach the level of severe cuts that Republicans proposed.”
“I’m afraid that Speaker McCarthy now is playing political poker with somebody else’s money,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said. “People are watching as their 401K’s are going downhill.”
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the cuts could be devastating to children, Medicaid and nutrition programs, adding, “Republicans are driving us down a dangerous road of default.”
The deadline comes as most lawmakers already left Washington for Memorial Day weekend. However, those involved with negotiations say both sides are determined to beat the June deadline.
“It does take a deadline sometimes to drive that compromise,” Ramamurti said.
Lawmakers could be called back to Capitol Hill if a deal is reached. But some of the most conservative Republicans still say they won’t support a compromise that doesn’t meet the level of cuts they want. | 2023-05-26T23:38:43+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/washington/washington-dc/dangerous-road-debt-ceiling-negotiations-linger-as-u-s-inches-to-deadline/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A parolee who murdered 81-year-old philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of a legendary music executive, was sentenced Tuesday to 190 years in a California prison.
Aariel Maynor, 30, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in Los Angeles Superior Court last month and admitted he used an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle to shoot Avant in her Beverly Hills home Dec. 1 and fired several rounds at her security guard as he fled.
Avant was married to Clarence Avant, a Grammy winner known as the “Godfather of Black Music” for mentoring and helping the careers of artists including Bill Withers, Little Willie John, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Maynor shot Jacqueline Avant in the back when she surprised him after he broke into the couple's house during a burglary attempt in which he hoped to steal $50,000, prosecutors said. After fleeing the scene, he broke into a home in the Hollywood Hills and then accidentally shot himself in the foot as he was leaving.
Avant used her money for charities that helped low-income neighborhoods such as Watts and South Los Angeles. She was on the board of the International Student Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Clarence Avant, 91, a concert promoter and manager, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year.
Prosecutors said Maynor had searched for information on Clarence Avant and the couple's address the day before the killing.
Maynor showed no remorse for the slaying, bragging to a friend on a jail phone call about all the news stories about him and laughing, according to a court document filed by Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila.
“You think my mama's seen that?” he asked.
“I don't know, but that's not funny,” the woman, who was not identified, said. "Why are you laughin'? That's somebody's life. That's somebody's family member."
The Avants were married for 54 years and had two children, Alexander Du Bois Avant and Nicole Avant, a film producer and former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas who is married to Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.
After Jacqueline Avant’s death, tributes were paid to her and her charitable work by former President Bill Clinton, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Quincy Jones.
Maynor, who was on parole for his second robbery conviction, bragged to a friend during a jail call that he expected a shorter sentence because prosecutors were not seeking life without parole.
“I'm gonna get out of jail. I'll probably do like 20 ... 25, get out, you feel me?” he said.
Under District Attorney George Gascón, the office did not seek a special circumstance allegation that the killing was committed in the act of a burglary, which could have led to a possible sentence of life without parole.
Instead, prosecutors sought an enhanced penalty under the Three Strikes law where a third serious or violent felony can trigger a life sentence. | 2022-04-19T23:17:29+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Killer-of-LA-philanthropist-gets-190-year-prison-17091583.php |
LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s biggest police department has apologized for the force’s past treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, a move that one human rights activist called a “groundbreaking” acknowledgement that would help build confidence in law enforcement.
The statement Wednesday from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley came after gay rights activist Peter Tatchell launched a campaign calling for all British police departments to apologize for “past homophobic witch hunts,” which continued even after Britain decriminalized private sexual acts between men in 1967.
In a letter to Tatchell, Rowley acknowledged that the way in which police enforced the law “failed the community and persist(s) in the collective memory of LGBT+ Londoners of all ages.’’
“Recent cases of appalling behavior by some officers have revealed that there are still racists, misogynists, homophobes and transphobes in the organization, and we have already doubled down on rooting out those who corrupt and abuse their position,” he said.
Rowley became commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Service in September, pledging to reform a department that had been rocked by a series of scandals, including the arrest of a serving officer for the kidnap and killing of a young woman.
In March, the police force apologized after an independent review found that the department had lost the confidence of the public because of deep-seated racism, misogyny and homophobia.
“I am clear that there is much for us to do,” Rowley said in his letter to Tatchell. “I am sorry to all of the communities we have let down for the failings of the past and look forward to building a new Met for London, one all Londoners can be proud of and in which they can have confidence.”
Tatchell thanked Rowley for being the first U.K. police chief to apologize for the “decades-long victimization” of the LGBTQ+ community.
“His apology is a ground-breaking step forward that will, we hope, spur other police forces to follow suit,” Tatchell said. “It draws a line under past Met persecution. This will help strengthen LGBT+ trust and confidence in the police, encouraging more LGBTs to report hate crime, domestic violence and sexual assault.” | 2023-06-09T04:47:53+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/head-of-uks-biggest-police-force-says-sorry-for-past-treatment-of-lgbtq-community/ |
Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies, an annual bee survey found.
But using costly and Herculean measures to create new colonies, beekeepers are somehow keeping afloat. Thursday’s University of Maryland and Auburn University survey found that even though 48% of colonies were lost in the year that ended April 1, the number of United States honeybee colonies “remained relatively stable.”
Honeybees are crucial to the food supply, pollinating more than 100 of the crops we eat, including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and melons. Scientists said a combination of parasites, pesticides, starvation and climate change keep causing large die-offs.
Last year’s 48% annual loss is up from the previous year’s loss of 39% and the 12-year average of 39.6%, but it’s not as high as 2020-2021’s 50.8% mortality rate, the survey found. Beekeepers told the surveying scientists that 21% loss over the winter is acceptable and more than three-fifths of beekeepers surveyed said their losses were higher than that.
“This is a very troubling loss number when we barely manage sufficient colonies to meet pollination demands in the U.S.,” said former government bee scientist Jeff Pettis, president of the global beekeeper association Apimondia that wasn’t part of the study. “It also highlights the hard work that beekeepers must do to rebuild their colony numbers each year.”
The overall bee colony population is relatively steady because commercial beekeepers split and restock their hives, finding or buying new queens, or even starter packs for colonies, said University of Maryland bee researcher Nathalie Steinhauer, the survey’s lead author. It’s an expensive and time consuming process.
The prognosis is not as bad as 15 years ago because beekeepers have learned how to rebound from big losses, she said.
“The situation is not really getting worse, but it’s also not really getting better,” Steinhauer said. “It is not a bee apocalypse.”
Despite big annual losses the situation is a far cry from 2007 when many bee experts expected an end to managed pollination said U.S. Department Agriculture research entomologist Jay Evans, who wasn’t part of the survey.
“There are threats certainly in the environment and honeybees have persisted,” Evans said. “I don’t think honeybees will go extinct but I think they will always have these sort of challenges.”
Some commercial beekeepers who have succeeded in the past lost as much as 80% of their colonies this past year, while other beekeepers did well, it varied so much, Evans said. Pettis, who has 150 colonies on Maryland’s Eastern shore, had less than 18% loss, saying he used organic acids for mite control.
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor that helps transmit viruses is the chief culprit, but bad weather and queen issues were also big problems in the past year, Steinhauer said. Pesticides also make things worse because it makes bees more vulnerable to diseases and less likely to seek food, she said.
“It really can be like death by a thousand cuts with the most obvious one being varroa,” Steinhauer said.
The mite varroa is a flat creature that crawls on the bee – it would be the equivalent of a frisbee or flat softball on human bodies – Evans said. The mite seems to make it easier for viruses to attack and kill bees, he and Steinhauer said.
It used to take large amounts of varroa, such as in 60% of a colony, to cause virus problems, but now even small infestations at 1% or 2% in a colony can cause massive problems, Steinhauer said.
“We are fighting this evolving enemy,” Steinhauer said.
Another problem is landscapes that have only one crop or homogenous landscapes which deprive bees of food, while pesticides and bouts of extreme weather also have caused problems.
For example in the Washington, D.C. area unusual 80-degree warmth in January brought some bees out of their normal winter routine and then when it turned cool again, they had problems, Evans said.
“The impact of climate change on bee colony survival is real and can go undetected,” Pettis said in an email.
The demand for pollination from commercial bee colonies is growing even as the beekeepers have to work harder to make up for losses, Steinhauer said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 35% of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants and the honeybee is responsible for 80% of that pollination.
“There is this whole side of our agricultural industry that relies on these colonies,” Steinhauer said. “And the fact that every year the commercial beekeepers have to invest so much more effort to keep those numbers up because they have to fulfill those pollination contracts puts a lot of stress on those beekeepers and the bees.” ___
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LOS ANGELES — A shooter stood over a 16-year-old mother clutching her 10-month-old baby and shot and killed them in a brazen attack in a central California farming community that left six dead, a sheriff said Tuesday.
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said the teenager was fleeing the violence early Monday when the killers caught up to her outside the home in Goshen, a central California community of about 3,000 residents in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, and shot the young mother and her child "assassination-style."
The other four victims ranged from 19 to 72 years old, including a grandmother who was shot as she slept. Their autopsies are expected to be completed later in the week.
Authorities said they were searching for two suspects and offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrests.
"None of this was by accident," Boudreaux said during a news conference Tuesday. "It was deliberate, intentional and horrific."
Boudreaux walked back his earlier comments to reporters that the attack was likely a cartel hit, saying that investigators are also looking into whether it was gang violence.
"I am not eliminating that possibility," the sheriff said. "These people were clearly shot in the head and they were also shot in places where the shooter would know that a quick death would occur ... This is also similar to high-ranking gang affiliation and the style of executions that they commit."
Law enforcement is familiar with the home, the sheriff said, citing gang activity there that "has routinely occurred in the past" without giving any specifics.
A family is left in shock
The sheriff's department on Tuesday identified the victims as: Rosa Parraz, 72; Eladio Parraz, Jr., 52; Jennifer Analla, 49; Marcos Parraz, 19; Alissa Parraz, 16; and Nycholas Parraz, 10 months.
Boudreaux said "there was no reason" for the shooters to kill the young mother and her child.
"I know for a fact this 10-month-old baby was relying on the comfort of his mother. There was no reason for them to shoot that baby, but they did," he said.
Samuel Pina said Alissa was his granddaughter and the baby, Nycholas, was his great-grandson.
"I can't wrap my head around what kind of monster would do this," he told The Associated Press on Monday.
Pina said Parraz and her baby were living with her father's side of the family in Goshen, and that her dad's uncle, her dad's cousin, her grandmother and her great-grandmother were also killed.
He said the family is in shock.
"It comes in big waves," he said.
The attack was targeted, sheriff says
Authorities received a call at 3:38 a.m. Monday about multiple shots being fired — so many that it initially seemed like an active shooter situation — at the residence in the town of Goshen, some 170 miles (273.59 kilometers) north of downtown Los Angeles.
It was later determined the person who made the call was someone hiding at the property. Deputies arrived seven minutes later and found two bodies outside the home in the street, and a third body at the doorstep, Boudreaux said.
Deputies found more victims inside the home, including the grandmother. Down the street they discovered the teen mom and her baby. A forensics investigation revealed she had tried to run away before the shooter caught up with her and stood over her and fired multiple rounds into her skull, Boudreaux said.
"It is very clear that this family was a target," he said.
Three people survived and will be interviewed by authorities. They include a man who hid in the home as the killings happened.
"He was in such a state of fear that all he could do was hold the door, hoping he was not the next victim," Boudreaux said.
Police had been at the home earlier in the month
On Jan. 3, a search warrant at the home led to the arrest of Eladio Parraz Jr., a convicted felon who was killed in the shooting Monday — though Boudreaux said Parraz Jr. was not the "initial intended target" and declined to elaborate. Parraz Jr., 52, had an extensive criminal record including driving recklessly to evade arrest, and possessing firearms and drugs, according to prison records.
The search warrant stemmed from a parole compliance check during which investigators found shell casings on the ground, the sheriff said. The occupants refused to let officials inside the home, Boudreaux said.
They returned with a search warrant and arrested Parraz Jr. after discovering ammunition, a rifle, a shotgun and methamphetamine in the home, court records show. He was released on bail four days later.
Rural California is no stranger to drug-related violence. In 2020, seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Riverside County town where the property had been used for an illegal marijuana growing operation — a common practice in that area.
The following year, a man accidentally shot himself while working at his family's illegal marijuana grow in Butte County's Forbestown. His father and two brothers were accused of moving his body to prevent investigators from discovering the grow site.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-19T17:04:22+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/2023-01-18/a-shooter-kills-a-family-including-a-teen-mother-holding-her-baby-in-california |
Kids Coding Franchise Helps Kids Enjoy a Fun-Filled Season Ahead of New School Year
HOUSTON, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beat the heat (and the boredom) this summer at Code Ninjas, the world's largest and fastest-growing franchise where kids learn to code. Code Ninjas offers a wide variety of summer camps for kids 5-14 that integrate video games, robotics and a ton of other tools and technologies to ensure that kids have fun and continue to be inspired outside of their regular school year schedule.
"Though summer has just started, it will be time for the new school year before you know it," says Grant Smith, Code Ninjas VP of Education. "Code Ninjas provides opportunities for kids to learn how to code, but we also foster an environment for kids to be creative. A summer filled with moviemaking in Minecraft, making wearable tech, and creating adventures in game design are just a few examples of the camps offered at Code Ninjas that will give kids exciting memories they can take back to school."
Due to a spike in travel, amusement park and family vacation prices have soared, and summer activities are booking up quickly. With that in mind, summer 2022 is already bringing unexpected challenges to parents trying to fill up their schedule. Code Ninjas has parents covered with a wide assortment of camp curriculum over the summer months that offers parents an option for kids to have fun with fellow campers, learn new skills and beat summer boredom.
Each Code Ninjas center – or Dojo – fosters a safe space for kids to socialize and collaborate in new ways. Code Ninjas camps offer more than just STEM learning; kids get an opportunity to become active users of technology. Campers are given the tools to think critically, create new things and problem solve using the coolest tools and tech.
Everything about Code Ninjas is built around fun, which keeps kids coming back. The curriculum is self-paced, but not self-taught; kids get immediate help and encouragement from Code Senseis™ and fellow Ninjas as they advance from white to black belt, on the nine-belt program that makes up Code Ninjas CREATE. Younger kids can take part in Code Ninjas JR, and all ages are able to take part in summer camps instilling the problem solving and critical thinking skills into the innovators of tomorrow.
For more information on Code Ninjas summer camps in your area, please visit www.codeninjas.com/CampInfo.
Founded in 2016, Code Ninjas® is the world's largest and fastest-growing kids coding franchise. In hundreds of Code Ninjas centers, kids ages 7-14 have fun building video games while gaining life-changing skills in coding, robotics, and problem solving. Code Ninjas offers a robust, game-based curriculum made up of nine belts, just like martial arts. The courses are self-paced, but not self-taught; kids get immediate help and encouragement from Code Senseis (teachers) and fellow students as they advance from white to black belt. The program keeps kids motivated with little wins along the way, and "Belt-Up" celebrations where they receive color-coded wristbands to mark their graduation to the next level. By the time a child finishes the program, they will publish their own app, available to the public on an app store.
Media contact: Bailey Feldman, Fishman PR, bfeldman@fishmanpr.com or (847) 945-1300
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Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek 4th term
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee says he will not seek a fourth term in office. The 72-year-old Democrat made the announcement Monday. Inslee was first elected in 2012 and became only the second governer elected to three consecutive terms. He made a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 on an environmental platform but gained little traction. In a written statement he touted what he described as accomplishments on climate policy, gun violence prevention and family leave benefits. | 2023-05-01T23:33:13+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/news/ap-national/2023/05/01/democratic-washington-gov-jay-inslee-wont-seek-4th-term/ |
TAMPA — Yankees right-hander Ron Marinaccio still gets chills thinking about it.
In just over one year, the Toms River, N.J., native transformed from a wide-eyed prospect with untapped potential in the upper levels of the Yankees’ farm system to an important bullpen piece at the big-league level.
What would the kid that was once shining in Toms River Little League — dreaming of someday pitching in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium — think if he could see himself now?
“It wasn’t until far into my Triple-A season in 2021 that I even thought about the idea of being called up just because it seemed so far away when that year started,” Marinaccio told NJ Advance Media on Sunday. “You can’t really imagine getting to this point honestly. You’re always working. It’s hard to say ‘I’m going to make it’ when you see so many other guys fail.”
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On the mound, the 2022 season couldn’t have been more rewarding. Marinaccio was one of the best relievers in baseball for a stretch last summer, allowing only one earned run in 27.1 innings pitched in a three-month span. Leaning on his 80-grade changeup and indestructible confidence, Marinaccio finished his rookie season with a 2.05 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 44 frames.
It all happened so fast. This time last year, Marinaccio had an auxiliary locker in the Yankees’ clubhouse at Steinbrenner Field, a recent addition to the 40-man roster with an outside shot of making the team. Now, he’s in a permanent locker next to starters Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole.
It wasn’t until this past offseason — while he was rehabbing from a shin injury that kept him out for the playoffs — that Marinaccio was able to take a step back. Back in his hometown in the winter, the former Toms River North High School star endeavored to pay it forward, working as a pitching instructor at a local baseball camp. All of a sudden, Marinaccio was signing more autographs, taking more pictures for social media and answering more questions about how he learned to throw his pitches. He called himself a “glimmer of hope” for those aspiring ballplayers, proof that you don’t have to be a first-round pick or a top-rated prospect to excel at the next level.
“A lot of people have said, you’re the reason why I’m still playing,” said Marinaccio, a product of the University of Delaware. “I went about my business, got a good routine and stuck with it. A lot of guys want to search for results immediately and if they don’t get those results then pivot from there.”
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As much as Marinaccio’s rise was meteoric over the last year and a half, he’s always been on the Yankees’ radar. Asked how much the 27-year-old has grown since his first big-league camp last spring, Yankees manager Aaron Boone chuckled.
“I don’t want to say not a lot because that’s not a great answer, but I was blown away by him last spring,” Boone said. “He jumped and got our attention right away.”
Spend some time around Marinaccio in the clubhouse and you’ll see his shy side. He admitted on Sunday that it’s taking him some time to adjust to life as a Yankee, having random people approach him outside of team facilities. Between the lines, however, Marinaccio is ruthless, often stone-faced as he dismantles opposing hitters. Other than his stuff, that’s what stood out the most to Boone as he watched him rise to the occasion in 2022.
“He’s a little bit of a killer,” Boone said “This guy’s not afraid and he proved that all year long. Like whatever situation, whether he had success — which he had a lot of — or whether he had an outing where he struggled with it, it didn’t affect him.”
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Pregnant woman shot during Plainfield road rage incident; police search for suspect
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Police in Plainfield are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect who shot a pregnant woman during a road rage incident.
Just before 2:15 a.m. on March 1, Avon Police Department officers were called to a report of a person shot in the 2500 block of Solidago Drive near Bradford Road and South County Road 800 East.
Investigators learned the shooting happened in the area of County Road 100 South and Smith Road, which is within the jurisdiction of the Plainfield Police Department.
Plainfield police say the incident began as a disagreement between the driver of a small white cargo van and the occupants of a blue passenger car.
The driver of the van fired a shot at the car, striking a pregnant 20-year-old Avon woman who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
The driver of the car went to a home on Solidago Street, where the woman received first aid from bystanders until medics arrived, according to police.
The woman was transported to a local hospital and, as a result of the shooting, delivered her child early.
“The mother and newborn child were listed in stable condition and the mother has since been released from the hospital,” Plainfield police said in a news release Friday.
Police described the suspect vehicle as a small, white cargo or delivery van with no distinct markings. The van driver was described as a Black male possibly with a large tattoo on his left arm.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Taylor Tritle at 317-754-5228 or by email at ttritle@plainfieldpd.org.
Tips can be left anonymously through the Plainfield Police Crime Tip Line at 317-754-5200 or by calling Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS. | 2023-03-10T18:50:28+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/pregnant-woman-shot-during-plainfield-road-rage-incident-police-search-for-suspect/ |
WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
245 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...Ventura County Beaches and Ventura County Inland Coast.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Very low visibility will create dangerous driving
conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
* WHAT...Visibility one to two miles in dense fog.
* WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa
Barbara County Southeastern Coast.
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches, San Luis Obispo County
Inland Central Coast, Santa Barbara County Central Coast
Beaches and Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast.
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DENVER, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonah Energy LLC ("Jonah"), one of the leading sustainable natural gas producers in the U.S., has successfully executed a large natural gas sales agreement to provide gold standard certified natural gas to a major US natural gas utility company.
The agreement represents a milestone contract for the United Nations' Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 ("OGMP 2.0") certified gold standard natural gas, which recognizes the need for a cleaner produced natural gas product in the marketplace. In 2020 Jonah Energy became the first U.S. operator to sign onto OGMP 2.0 and in 2021 was the first U.S. operator to achieve OGMP's gold standard rating for low emissions and maintained the rating in 2022. The OGMP 2.0 certification process is based on the only comprehensive, measurement-based reporting framework for the oil and gas industry that improves the accuracy and transparency of methane emissions reporting.
The one-year agreement is for 50,000 MMBtu/day and is priced at a premium to the applicable market index.
"Natural gas is a critical element of the future clean energy needs of the U.S. and the globe, but the market needs validation of responsible practices across the supply chain. We are pleased to enter into an agreement with a major utility that recognizes the benefit of a differentiated product produced with quantified low emissions and industry-leading conservation practices. Consumers are asking for cleaner energy supported by transparent reporting and stringent emissions management, and we are responding," said Tom Hart, Jonah Energy's president and CEO.
The International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) is the independent auditor of the OGMP 2.0 standards. Jonah Energy is one of two oil and gas representatives on the Advisory Council to the IMEO, representing all OGMP 2.0 members worldwide.
In addition, Jonah Energy and its counterparty are both members of ONE Future, an organization comprised of 56 companies representing the entire US natural gas value chain committed to a performance-based approach to reducing methane emissions.
"Jonah's natural gas is clearly a premium and differentiated product, with benefits in carbon reduction like other low carbon products on the market. This transaction represents a shift in thinking and recognition that the differentiated natural gas market is beginning to take shape," said Howard Dieter, Jonah Energy's vice president – EHS and Strategic Energy Initiatives.
Uplift Energy Strategy structured and negotiated this transaction and served as Jonah's sole marketing agent.
Jonah Energy actively deploys new thinking and technology to reduce emissions. The strategy consists of handheld, drone based and aerial Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) inspections, utilizing fixed monitors and an artificial intelligence platform to obtain direct emission source detection and quantification.
Jonah Energy's assets and operations are located within the Greater Green River Basin in Sublette County, WY, and consist of over 2,400 producing wells and over 130,000 net acres located in the Jonah Field and surrounding area.
About Jonah Energy LLC
https://www.jonahenergy.com
Jonah Energy is an oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Denver, Colorado and operating in the Jonah and Pinedale Fields in Sublette County, Wyoming. The company is one of the largest privately held natural gas producers in the US and focuses on producing natural gas in an environmentally responsible manner.
About Uplift Energy Strategy
https://www.upliftenergystrategy.com/
Uplift Energy Strategy unlocks value for energy producers through physical marketing, midstream expertise, hedge execution, and industry-leading fundamentals analysis. Uplift, through its extensive market network, coordinates with end use participants to realize carbon savings and opportunity for carbon reduction through the purchase of low methane, certified gas.
For further information please contact:
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Monmouth College’s already busy Homecoming weekend will include an opening reception for an exhibit by Galesburg painter and ceramic artist Basia Krol.
Krol’s “Walk with Me” exhibit opens on Friday, September 30 and the artist will be on campus that day at 3 p.m. for a reception and gallery talk. Her exhibit will be on display in the College’s Len G. Everett Gallery on the upper level of Hewes Library and the reception, talk and exhibit are free and open to the public.
Barbara “Basia” Krol was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland. She studied painting and printmaking at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and traveled extensively throughout Europe to study the old masters in all major collections. She earned her master’s degree in studio art in 2000 from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and had her first solo show in her hometown. In 2002, she was awarded three artist-in-residency programs across the United States, in Washington, Georgia and at Studios Midwest, which brought her to Galesburg. She returned to Warsaw to teach art in international schools.
Krol returned to the U.S. in 2004 and became involved in the Chicago art scene by running painting workshops, teaching classes at the Hyde Park Art Center and working on portrait and mural commissions. She had a solo show at the Vanderpoel Museum in Chicago and was also part of a three-person show in the city.
In 2011, Krol returned to Galesburg to raise a family. She has since been involved with the local art community as well as Studios Midwest. She had solo shows at Carl Sandburg College and the Galesburg Civic Arts Center and taught art history at Sandburg for two years. Her artwork is in private collections in Poland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States. She continues to paint and sculpt, as well as teach painting and drawing through workshops and private lessons and judges juried art shows. Recently, Krol has developed a passion for ceramics and says she dreams of buying a kiln and sharing the joy of clay with the local community in her garden studio, “while cats wander about and kids play in the treehouse.” | 2022-09-28T21:51:27+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/gallery-opening-for-basia-krol-at-monmouth-college/ |
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week.
The journey and transition from Germany to Gainesville is not easy.
That is unless you’re Florida Gators swimmer Eric Friese. Friese made the move from Potsdam, Germany, just outside of Berlin, to Gainesville to swim in college for the Gators. And within a day, Friese knew he found his home.
“From the first day it just felt super natural,” Friese said. “Nothing was forced.”
Friese said the friends he made immediately upon his arrival already feel like long-time friends. And he credits Florida’s support staff for making sure he was happy.
Growing up, Friese traveled often across his home country and continent for swim meets. Being away from home is nothing new.
However, he had never spent an extended period of time away from home before moving to Florida. Before he stepped foot on campus, this idea seemed a bit daunting.
“I was a little bit scared,” Friese said. “But once I got here, I got to know the guys and it turned into a home for me.”
Summer Olympics
This past summer, Friese left home once again. This time to a place that every athlete in his position strives to get to; the Olympics.
Friese believes he would not have made it to such a pinnacle if not for the environment on Florida’s team.
“[At Florida], I’m training with the best of the best in the world,” said Friese, an 11-time All-American with the Gators.
Kieran Smith, Bobby Finke and Caeleb Dressel – all are Olympic medalists and all train with Friese at UF.
“I know that when I can compete with them, I’m in the big league,” he said. “That’s world-class.”
In Tokyo, Friese competed for Germany in the 4×100 Free Relay and finished 16th.
Dressel, a former Gator and a seven-time Olympic gold medalist, still trains in Gainesville. His impact on Friese has been tremendous.
“You get better just from being around him,” Friese said.
But getting comfortable around someone Friese had looked up to for so long was not easy at first.
“The first time I met Caeleb, I was super nervous,” he said. “I felt like a fan.”
Stars Align for Friese Landing in Gainesville
A star like Dressel put Florida on the map for Friese. Before Dressel, it was former Gator Ryan Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist, and in Friese’s words, “one of my idols.”
Friese said he did a school presentation on Lochte in middle school.
Little did he know he would soon meet and talk to his idol in Gainesville. Because of Lochte, Friese had an immediate interest in Florida and looking into the school further, the many swimming names he recognized made Florida feel like the perfect fit.
Friese, ranked the 30th-best prospect in the 2019 class, sent just one email to Head Coach Anthony Nesty thinking little of it. Though Friese had no connection to UF, Nesty realized Friese’s talent and swiftly responded and set up Zoom calls to acclimate him to the staff. Before long, Friese was on campus, chatting it up with his idols.
“If Nesty never responded maybe I would have looked into other schools,” he said. “But since he responded, Florida was always my number one.”
Moving nearly 5,000 miles away is never an easy decision. But for a chance to meet his idols, swim with them and train at the highest level, making the far trip to the University of Florida was a choice Friese does not regret. Now it’s time to train for Paris 2024. | 2022-11-18T00:34:51+00:00 | wruf.com | https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2022/11/17/feature-eric-friese-from-germany-to-gator-country/ |
Leaders Nationwide to Share Ideas for Transformational Change to Address Social Determinants of Health
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayors and city leaders are gathering in Washington, D.C. today for the inaugural "Cities of Opportunity Solutions Forum" to explore policy solutions and systemic innovations that address social determinants of health, reduce inequities, and advance equality and economic development within their communities. The Forum is being hosted by the National League of Cities, Urban Institute, and Evidence for Action, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"There are glaring differences in residents' health, well-being, and life expectancy from city to city and neighborhood to neighborhood," said Clarence Anthony, CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities. "But there are transformational efforts underway in communities across the country to address these disparities – which is exactly what we want to bring to light with the Solutions Forum."
The event will feature mayors and city administrators from cities of various sizes, as well as leaders from national organizations to highlight new initiatives in economic development, behavioral health, infrastructure improvement, and targeted budgeting for equitable outcomes. Speakers include:
- Ron Nirenberg, mayor of San Antonio, TX
- Deana Holiday Ingraham, mayor of East Point, GA
- Lily Mei, mayor of Fremont, CA
- Bob Cowell, city manager of Roanoke, VA
- Clarence E. Anthony, CEO & executive director, National League of Cities
- Sarah Rosen Wartell, president, Urban Institute
- Erin Hagan, deputy director, Evidence for Action
Speakers will share insights from their recent efforts to improve community health, well-being, and equity. Other topics include pathways towards racial equity and how philanthropy, government, and health organizations can come together to address concentrated disparities.
"Social, economic, and racial inequities have been entrenched within our communities for too long," said Sarah Rosen Wartell, president of the Urban Institute, "We know there are no easy solutions – but by disaggregating the data, analyzing the drivers of inequality, and sharing ideas, we are taking a step in the right direction."
"One of the most important functions of this forum is that it will bring attention to whether the efforts cities are taking to improve the conditions in which people live, work, play, and interact are working to improve health, well-being, and equity and disrupt broader forces and experiences of racism, discrimination, pollution, and other institutionalized barriers to prosperity," said Erin Hagan, deputy director for Evidence for Action. "We hope that city leaders can learn from one another in this format and ultimately improve population health equity, so all residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible."
The Solutions Forum will take place today, October 7 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET. The event will be available online via livestream. You can register to attend online at this link.
The National League of Cities is the voice of America's cities, towns, and villages, representing more than 200 million people. NLC works to strengthen local leadership, influence federal policy, and drive innovative solutions. Stay connected with NLC on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Urban Institute is a nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to help advance upward mobility and equity. They are a trusted source for changemakers who seek to strengthen decision-making, create inclusive economic growth, and improve the well-being of families and communities. For more than 50 years, the Urban Institute has delivered facts that inspire solutions.
Evidence for Action (E4A) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation administered by the University of California, San Francisco. The program is dedicated to developing the evidence base to align with RWJF's vision to build a Culture of Health and commitment to advance health and racial equity. They do this by funding investigator-initiated research and providing technical assistance to researchers and organizations working in communities to develop and evaluate interventions to address structural barriers to health and equity. E4A grantees conduct innovative, rigorous research on the impact of programs, policies, and practices on health and well-being, with a particular focus on research that will help advance health and racial equity. The views expressed during the event do not necessarily reflect those of the Foundation.
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By ZEN SOO
Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return with a speech Friday that emphasized Beijing’s control over the former British colony under its vision of “one country, two systems” – countering criticism that the political and civic freedoms promised for the next quarter-century have been largely erased under Chinese rule.
Xi praised the city for overcoming “violent social unrest” – a reference to massive pro-democracy protests in 2019 that were followed by a Beijing-driven crackdown that has snuffed out dissent and shut down independent media, aligning Hong Kong more closely with stricter controls under China’s ruling Communist Party.
The shift shocked many in the city of 7.4 million people that Britain returned to China in 1997, after running it as a colony for more than a century. As part of the agreement, China agreed to allow Hong Kong to have its own government and legal system for 50 years.
In the ensuing years, Hong Kong activists pushed back against Chinese efforts to curtail freedoms and even made demands for fully democratic elections, drawing out hundreds of thousands of people for marches in the streets.
Under Xi, that pushback has been silenced. For years, the anniversary of the July 1 handover was marked by an official ceremony in the morning and a protest march in the afternoon. Now, protesters have been cowed into silence in what the Communist Party hails as restoring stability to the city.
Xi said that Beijing has “comprehensive jurisdiction” over Hong Kong, and that Hong Kong should respect Chinese leadership, even as Beijing allows regions like Hong Kong and neighboring Macao to maintain their capitalist system and a degree of autonomy.
“After the return to the motherland, Hong Kong has overcome all kinds of challenges and moved forwards steadily,” Xi said. “Regardless of whether it was the international financial crisis, the coronavirus pandemic or violent social unrest, nothing has stopped Hong Kong’s progress.”
His speech represented the culmination of what China scholar Jeff Wasserstrom has described as a push and pull between two competing visions of “one country, two systems.”
Many in Hong Kong “fought for a more robust understanding of the two systems, to have an idea that there’s a very different lifestyle there,” said Wasserstrom, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and author of “Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink.”
That view, at least for now, has lost out to the narrower one of the Communist Party, which is mainly interested in maintaining the economic advantages of Hong Kong’s capitalist system, he said.
Hong Kong resident Grace Chan saw little reason to celebrate on Friday. “It’s been very difficult for Hong Kong people in recent years,” she said. “I just wanted to relax today and not to surround myself in a negative atmosphere for too long.”
Since the 2019 protests, authorities have used a sweeping national security law to arrest scores of activists, media figures and democracy supporters. They introduced a more patriotic curriculum in schools and revamped election laws to keep opposition politicians who are deemed not patriotic enough out of the city’s legislature.
In its view, China’s Communist Party has restored stability to a city that was wracked with demonstrations seen as a direct challenge to its rule. For Western democracies, Xi has undermined the freedoms and way of life that had distinguished the city from mainland China and made it into a global finance and trade hub.
U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement that China’s policies toward Hong Kong, including the national security law, have “shaken the institutions, rules, and systems that had been the basis of international confidence in Hong Kong.”
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: “We have seen a steady erosion of political and civil rights since the imposition of the National Security Law on June 30, 2020. Authorities have stifled opposition, criminalized dissent and driven out anyone who can speak truth to power.”
Xi warned that there would be no tolerance for foreign interference or traitors meddling in Hong Kong’s affairs. He said that “safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests” is of the highest priority.
“Nobody in any country or region in the world will allow foreign countries or even traitorous forces and figures to seize power,” he said, adding that only by having patriots governing Hong Kong can it ensure long-term stability.
He said that that “one country, two systems” was still a good system that “must be maintained for a long time.”
In the remote village of Tai O, where homes are built on stilts, fisherman Ng Koon-yau is fine with Beijing being in charge.
“Hong Kong is part of China, and I’ve never thought of moving anywhere else,” said Ng, who came from China’s neighboring Guangdong province in the 1950s. “I hope that China will make Hong Kong a better place, where everyone can prosper.”
Xi also stressed the importance of caring for the youth of Hong Kong. Many of the protesters in pro-democracy movements in 2014 and 2019 were students, many disillusioned by not only the loss of promised political freedoms but also an increasingly competitive job market and rising housing costs.
“It is necessary to help the majority of young people solve the difficulties they face in their studies, employment, and in entrepreneurship and property ownership,” he said. “There must be more opportunities created for them to grow and become talents.”
Xi’s trip to Hong Kong was his first outside of mainland China since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in January 2020. He had last visited Hong Kong in 2017 for the 20th anniversary of the handover.
Thousands of guests were required to take daily coronavirus tests and check into quarantine hotels ahead of their attendance at events with Xi.
Xi officiated at the swearing-in of Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on dissent.
“The next five years will be a crucial time for Hong Kong to advance from governance to prosperity,” Lee said.
He has previously indicated plans to follow through on a long unfulfilled requirement for the city to enact its own laws to protect the Chinese government against acts that threaten national security. An earlier initiative was abandoned after large protests in 2003.
Amnesty International warned that Lee’s plans for laws governing state secrets and cybersecurity will likely mirror similar laws in China.
“The extremely broad definition of such laws facilitates arbitrary enforcement, a fact that creates yet more uncertainty and fear for people in Hong Kong,” the group’s Asia-Pacific regional director Erwin van der Borght said.
At a morning flag-raising ceremony — attended by Lee and his predecessor Carrie Lam but not Xi — police officers carrying the Chinese and Hong Kong flags marched into Golden Bauhinia Square with a Chinese “goose-stepping” style, replacing a British-style march. Guests stood at attention as the Chinese national anthem was played.
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Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu in Beijing and news assistant Karmen Li in Hong Kong contributed to this report.
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April CO2 levels were the highest in recorded human history, data shows
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached its highest levels in recorded human history, according to data collected by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been tracking the levels of CO2 using the Keeling Curve, created by Charles (Dave) David Keeling.
As of April 2022, the average monthly CO2 concentration in the atmosphere reached a staggering 420.23 parts per million (ppm). That number is up from 315.00 ppm since the Keeling Curve’s genesis in 1958.
But this is not the first time average global CO2 levels reached a record high. In fact, in 2015, the average carbon dioxide measured by Scripps surpassed 400 ppm for the first time on record, according to Climate.gov.
"It is likely May will be higher still," Pieter Tans, who tracks greenhouse gases for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told Axios.
Why is this significant?
The level of CO2 has been steadily increasing since the Industrial Revolution in 1750. So what does this mean? It means Earth will continue to reach record highs until humans get emissions under control, according to Climate.gov.
Carbon dioxide levels peak every May just before plant life in the Northern Hemisphere blossoms, sucking some of that carbon out of the atmosphere and into flowers, leaves, seeds and stems. The reprieve is temporary, though, because emissions of carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil and natural gas for transportation and electricity far exceed what plants can take in, pushing greenhouse gas levels to new records every year.
Last May, the annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began.
And the average rate of increase is faster than ever, scientists reported.
"Carbon dioxide going up in a few decades like that is extremely unusual," Tans said. "For example, when the Earth climbed out of the last ice age, carbon dioxide increased by about 80 parts per million and it took the Earth system, the natural system, 6,000 years. We have a much larger increase in the last few decades."
The NOAA said the average carbon dioxide level for May 2021 was 419.13 ppm. That’s 1.82 ppm higher than May 2020 and 50% higher than the stable pre-industrial levels of 280 ppm, said Tans.
Scientists believe climate change does more than increase temperatures. It makes extreme weather — storms, wildfires, floods and droughts — worse and more frequent and causes oceans to rise and get more acidic, studies show. There are also health effects, including heat deaths and increased pollen.
"If global energy demand continues to grow and to be met mostly with fossil fuels, atmospheric carbon dioxide is projected to exceed 900 ppm by the end of this century," according to Climate.gov.
"The world effectively has made no serious progress compared to what is required," Tans told Axios. "We really need to focus on decreasing emissions and we haven't had much success globally because the rate of increase of CO2 remains as high as it has been in the last decade."
FILE - Smoke rises from chimneys of wood-processing industrial plants. (Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
What needs to happen to lower greenhouse gas levels
The world is potentially on track to keep global warming at, or a shade below, 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than pre-industrial times, a goal that once seemed out of reach, according to a study published in the journal Nature in April.
That will only happen if countries not only fulfill their specific pledged national targets for curbing carbon emissions by 2030, but also come through on more distant promises of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century, the study said.
This 2-degree warmer world still represents what scientists characterize as a profoundly disrupted climate with fiercer storms, higher seas, animal and plant extinctions, disappearing coral, melting ice and more people dying from heat, smog and infectious disease. It's not the goal that world leaders say they really want: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times. The world will blast past that more prominent and promoted goal unless dramatic new emission cuts are promised and achieved this decade and probably within the next three years, study authors said.
Both goals of 1.5-degrees and 2-degrees are part of the 2015 Paris climate pact and the 2021 Glasgow follow-up agreement. The 2-degree goal goes back years earlier.
The study "examines only this optimistic scenario. It does not check whether governments are making efforts to implement their long-term targets and whether they are credible," said Niklas Hohne of Germany, a New Climate Institute scientist who analyzes pledges for Climate Action Tracker and wasn’t part of this study. "We know that governments are far from implementing their long-term targets."
Limiting warming to 2 degrees is still a big improvement compared to just five or ten years ago, when "everybody laughed like ‘ha we’ll never see targets on the table that bring us closer to 2 degrees,’" said study lead author Malte Meinshausen, a University of Melbourne climate scientist. "Targets and implemented policies actually can turn the needle on future temperatures. I think that optimism is important for countries to see. Yes, there is hope."
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‘I’m late for church’: Bride hitches ride to her own wedding in viral video
(CNN) – A good Samaritan gave a ride to a stranded bride on her wedding day in a viral video posted to TikTok.
Marksteen Adamson was on his way to a reunion when he noticed the bride.
“I saw other cars just passing her and she looked really distressed,” he said.
The bride told him she already had three ride shares canceled on her as she, the guy holding her train and her sister waited.
So off they went in Adamson’s Landrover, headed for Holy Trinity Brompton Church in London.
Some commenters took issue with the bride telling Adamson to “hurry up,” saying she didn’t sound grateful enough.
“I know, but wouldn’t you?,” Adamson said. “She’s 45 minutes late, all she’s thinking is ‘My husband is waiting for me.’”
The bride told Adamson her name was “Anastasia.”
Someone commented that this seemed “like something out of a rom-com.”
When the bride told the vicar about the “gentleman” who picked her up “on the road,” the commenters then turned their attention to him.
“I wanna marry the vicar,” one commenter said.
Adamson was invited to the wedding, but declined saying, he was late for his reunion with friends.
So, he took off for his reunion, telling the bride to “have a fantastic wedding.”
“Thank you so much, God bless you,” the bride said in response.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — The homeless population now has a warm place to stay at all hours of the day to get out of the cold weather in the capitol city.
Thanks to the Missouri Slope Area-wide United Way’s Giving Tuesday campaign, the organization has raised enough money to reopen its doors 24/7.
Dan is currently homeless and is working to get his life back on track. With North Dakota’s winter in full swing being outside for even an hour is extremely dangerous.
“There’s debris and cars you have to pay attention to what’s going on around you and if a car can’t stop it’ll slide right into you,” said Dan.
MSA United Way was asked to temporarily shelter the homeless population back in 2017.
However, the organization realized there was a desperate need for permanent shelter.
“This is a life or death situation. We actually had, in the summertime, had a homeless individual die because of the extreme heat after we weren’t able to be open 24/7,” said Jena Gullo, executive director of MSA United Way.
And now the extreme cold is threatening the lives of the homeless again. But the organization says they are so thankful to be able to reopen their doors.
“It’s going to be thirty below with wind chill this weekend and so we are very very grateful for the community’s help to prioritize this important and immediate need,” said Gullo.
Plus MSA United Way is almost finished with a new center aimed at helping the homeless rise above poverty.
“Since United Way typically focuses on the root causes of poverty and homelessness and different issues in our community, we also built a sender for opportunity,” said Gullo. “So we are going to have multiple services available at our center from experts in their field. So when people need domestic violence counseling or training to prevent that cycle from continuing the abused adult resource center is willing to have office hours here.”
Dan says he never expected to experience homelessness.
“I look at the homeless in a different way,” said Dan. “You know 10, 15 years ago I’d drive by, see someone homeless, and not realize what some of them are going through but being there, it’s a whole new perspective.”
United Way still needs help keeping its day and overnight shelter open. The organization is encouraging donations to help keep the homeless population safe.
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To liven up Memorial Day barbecue, we reimagine the standard mixed grill with inspiration from flavors we’ve encountered in our travels. This includes salmon burgers spiked with Korean kimchi, a spicy, fermented cabbage that boosts flavor while adding crunch. Our beef skewers get a double dose of Chinese spices — first by adding a mixture of toasted cumin, fennel, red pepper, and Sichuan peppercorns to the raw, marinated meat, and later by topping the cooked skewers with the spices to reinforce the layers of flavor. And taking a page from Armenian khorovats (shish kebabs), we marinate pork chops in grated onion and oregano before serving them with saucy charred tomatoes and peppers.
Chinese Beef Skewers (Niu Rou Chuan)
Makes 4 servings
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Don’t trim the fat from the beef before cooking; it adds flavor and helps keep the meat succulent. If you’re using a gas grill, make sure to give it at least 10 to 15 minutes to heat before cooking the skewers. This ensures the meat gets a nice surface char without overcooking the interior.
1½ pounds beef flat iron steak, sliced against the grain into ¼-inch-thick strips
1 tablespoon dry sherry or Shaoxing wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons grape-seed or other neutral oil, plus more for grill grate
2½ tablespoons cumin seeds
2½ teaspoons fennel seeds
1½ teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
Chili oil, to serve (optional)
In a medium bowl, combine the beef, sherry, soy sauce, and oil. Let stand at room temperature while preparing the spice mix and the grill.
In a small skillet set over medium-low heat, toast the cumin, fennel, and Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder and add the pepper flakes. Process until coarsely ground, about 10 seconds. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in 1 teaspoon salt. Measure out 1 tablespoon of the mix and set aside for use as a topping.
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Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for direct, high-heat cooking. For a charcoal grill, ignite a large chimney of coals and let burn until lightly ashed over, then distribute the coals evenly over one side of the grill bed; open the bottom grill vents and the lid vent. For a gas grill, turn all burners to high. Heat the grill, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes, then clean and oil the cooking grate.
While the grill heats, thread the beef onto ten 8- to 10-inch metal skewers, evenly dividing the meat and pushing the pieces together. Sprinkle the spice mixture evenly over both sides of the meat, patting gently to adhere.
Grill until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes, then flip and grill until the second sides are also lightly charred, another 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, sprinkle both sides of the skewers with the reserved spice mix, then drizzle with chili oil (if using).
Salmon and Kimchi Burgers
Makes 4 servings
Achieving tender, nicely textured burgers that hold together can be tricky, but we have developed a technique: We process half of the salmon until smooth; this puree helps bind the remaining roughly chopped salmon and the kimchi. If you like, coat the patties with panko bread crumbs before cooking to create an extra-crispy coating, but the results are still delicious without.
Serve the burgers on toasted buns with our quick kimchi-flecked mayonnaise.
¾ cup cabbage kimchi, drained, plus 2 teaspoons kimchi juice
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4 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, or 1 jalapeño chili, stemmed and quartered, or both
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
12 ounces boneless, skinless salmon fillets, pin bones removed, cut into rough 1-inch chunks
1 tablespoon gochujang
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
¾ cup panko bread crumbs (optional)
3 tablespoons grape-seed or other neutral oil, divided
4 hamburger buns, toasted
Lettuce leaves or sliced tomatoes or both, optional, for garnish
In a food processor, combine the kimchi and scallions, then process until finely chopped, 30 to 60 seconds. Transfer ½ cup of the kimchi mixture to a medium bowl. Transfer the remaining mixture to a small bowl, then stir in the mayonnaise, kimchi juice, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper; reserve the food processor bowl and blade (no need to clean them). Cover the mayonnaise mixture and refrigerate until ready to serve.
To the food processor, add half of the salmon. Process until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping the bowl as needed. Transfer to the medium bowl with the reserved kimchi mixture and stir to combine. To the processor, add the remaining salmon and pulse until chopped, 3 to 4 pulses. Stir the chopped salmon into the kimchi-salmon mixture. Add the gochujang, sesame oil, and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper; stir until well combined.
With wet hands, divide the kimchi-salmon mixture into 4 even portions. Form each portion into a 3-inch patty and place on a large plate. Refrigerate, uncovered, to firm up the patties, about 15 minutes.
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If using panko, put the crumbs in a pie plate or other wide, shallow dish. One at a time, coat the patties with the panko, gently pressing to adhere and reshaping the patties if needed. Return them to the plate.
In a 12-inch nonstick skillet set over medium heat, warm the grape-seed oil until shimmering. Add the patties and cook until browned on the bottoms, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a wide spatula, flip and cook, adjusting the heat as needed, until browned on the second sides, about another 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Serve on the buns with the kimchi mayonnaise, and garnished with lettuce and tomato, if using.
Armenian Grilled Pork With Pepper Sauce
Makes 4 servings
To re-create khorovats, or Armenian barbecue, we marinate thick-cut, bone-in pork chops in a mix of onion and oregano, then grill them with wood chips to infuse the pork with smokiness. Bone-in, blade-end pork loin chops are the best cut for this recipe because they contain a good amount of fat, which keeps the meat moist and flavorful; rib chops will work, too, but because they are leaner, it’s important not to overcook them.
The accompanying sauce for the meat was inspired by the charred, chopped, and stewed vegetables we had in Armenia. It’s excellent with any grilled pork or chicken. You will need an 8-inch-square foil pan for cooking the vegetables. To seed the peppers for the sauce while keeping them intact, cut off the stem end, then insert a paring knife into the pepper and cut the seedy core free of the ribs.
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The wood chips shouldn’t be soaked before wrapping them in foil. Dry chips smoke more readily, which is desirable for quick-cooking foods such as pork chops.
For the pork chops
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, cut into large chunks
3 tablespoons dried oregano
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
4 10- to 14-ounce bone-in pork chops, each 1- to 1½-inches thick
3 cups fruitwood chips (for smoking)
3 tablespoons salted butter, cut into 4 pieces
For the sauce
1 pound plum tomatoes, cored
12 ounces Cubanelle, Hungarian wax, or Anaheim peppers, stemmed, kept whole, and seeded (see headnote)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
12 medium garlic cloves, peeled
4 tablespoons (½ stick) salted butter, cut into 4 pieces, divided
½ teaspoon dried oregano
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
In a food processor, combine the oil, onion, oregano, 2 tablespoons salt, and 1 tablespoon pepper. Process to form a coarse paste, about 1 minute, scraping the bowl as needed. Transfer to a large bowl.
Using a paring knife, make vertical cuts spaced about ½ inch apart into the fat on each chop. Add the chops to the onion paste and turn to coat, rubbing the mixture into the meat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling.
Loosely wrap the wood chips in a 12-by-18-inch sheet of foil, forming a flat packet that’s roughly 7 inches square. Poke several holes in each side of the packet.
Prepare a charcoal or gas grill. For a charcoal grill, ignite a mounded large chimney of coals, let burn until lightly ashed over, then distribute the coals evenly over one side of the grill bed and set the packet on the coals; open the bottom grill vents. For a gas grill, place the packet directly on one burner that will remain on during cooking; turn all burners to high. Heat the grill, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes, then clean and oil the grate. If using gas, turn off one burner, leaving the remaining burner(s) on high.
To prepare the sauce, while the grill heats, toss the tomatoes, peppers, and oil in a large bowl. Place the vegetables on the hot side of the grill, then cover and cook, turning occasionally, until lightly charred all over, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a disposable 8-inch-square foil pan and add the garlic, 2 tablespoons of the butter, and the oregano. Cover with foil, poking a few holes in the foil. Place on the cool side of the grill.
Scrape any excess marinade off the pork chops and place on the cool side of the grill alongside the foil pan. Cover the grill, positioning the lid vents over the pork chops if using a charcoal grill. Cook, without lifting the lid, for 10 minutes.
Move the chops to the hot side of the grill and cook, uncovered and turning occasionally, until well-browned on both sides and the centers near the bone reach 135 degrees or are just barely pink when cut into, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a platter, place 1 piece of the butter (for the meat) on each chop, and tent with foil. Let rest for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, slide the foil pan onto the hot side of the grill, cover, and continue cooking until the vegetables and garlic cloves are completely softened. Using a fork, mash the vegetables until broken down but still chunky. Using tongs, remove and discard any large pieces of vegetable skin that did not break down. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter until melted, followed by the vinegar. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with the pork.
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What are the best ways to warm up in a cold office?
Whether the heater isn’t warm enough to keep up with the frigid temperatures in the winter or the air conditioning is working overtime in the summer, office spaces are known to be cold. And who can focus on work when you’re thinking about cuddling up in bed with a mug of hot chocolate? Plus, cold temperatures can also decrease productivity since the body is expending energy trying to stay warm instead of focusing on important work. So, if you’re always cold in the office, check out these 12 products to help you heat up while you work.
In this article: Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2, The Comfy Original Wearable Blanket and Amazon Basics 1500W Ceramic Personal Heater.
How to stay warm in the office
Wear layers
Just as you would wear layers when walking outside in cold weather, dressing in layers will also keep you warm in a cold office. For example, women can layer a tank top, T-shirt, long-sleeve blouse, a blazer and even a scarf to fend off the freezing temperatures. Focusing on the base is the most important as it will keep your core warm. Also, don’t forget about warm socks.
Move around
Don’t stay seated for too long. When you move your body or exercise, your muscles heat up as they expend energy. This is why you get hot when you work out. Even if your job requires extended periods of sitting behind a computer, getting up every 30 minutes to an hour will help you stay warm. So, try to make frequent trips to fill up your water bottle or visit that coworker down the hall instead of giving them a call.
Heat up from the inside
Drinking hot tea, cocoa or coffee during the day will help you heat up while you work and slightly increase your body temperature for a short period. Plus, holding a warm mug keeps your hands warm.
Focus on the extremities
Because our core houses vital organs, our body makes it a priority to keep it warm at the expense of our hands and feet. This is why our hands and feet are always the first to feel chilly. Also, since our hands and feet don’t have muscle, which produces heat, these outer extremities cool down much more quickly. So try heating up your hands and feet, and you’ll be surprised how warm your entire body feels.
Best products to keep you warm in a cold office
Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2
Have piping hot coffee or tea available whenever it gets cold with this heated coffee mug. Use the cup alone to keep drinks warm for 80 minutes or all day with the charging coaster. Plus, you can set the temperature, receive notifications, customize presets and more using the app on a smartphone. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
The Comfy Original Wearable Blanket
While it’s helpful to cuddle up in a blanket when it’s chilly, it’s hard to get work done with the constant rearranging. This wearable blanket solves that problem and allows anyone to heat up while they work. It’s available in over 10 colors and designs to match any office decor. Sold by Amazon
Amazon Basics 1500W Ceramic Personal Heater
When all the warm liquids and blankets aren’t enough to fight the chill, this personal heater will get the job done. It’s compact enough to fit under a desk and features an adjustable thermostat. Plus, it automatically shuts off if it’s tipped over or gets too hot, making it safe for the home or office. Sold by Amazon
Snailax Shiatsu Massage Cushion with Heat
Stay warm and relieve work stress simultaneously with this massage cushion. It features four adjustable massage nodes for the full back, lower back or upper back that conform to the curves of the body while adding heat. Sold by Amazon
Pure Enrichment PureRelief Deluxe Foot Warmer
Keep the extremities toasty with this sherpa-lined foot warmer. It features four heat settings between 110 and 140 degrees that are easily adjusted with the LED controller. Plus, the soft fabric is removable and machine-washable to keep it like new. Sold by Amazon
Ditch the thin blanket that lets in the cold and swap it for this heated blanket. Use the controller to adjust the auto-shutoff and six heating levels. To keep it clean, unplug the controller and throw it in the washer and dryer. Sold by Amazon
ValueRays USB Optical Heated Computer Mouse
Don’t stop working to warm up. Instead, use the three settings in this heated mouse to warm up the entire surface, including the palm and fingers. It requires a USB connection and is tested to be safe with computers and people. Sold by Amazon
This versatile heating pad is ideal for a variety of situations, including a cold day at the office. The 12- by 24-inch surface provides extra heat to large muscle groups. Not only is it flexible for multiple uses, but it also has a machine-washable, plush fabric cover for comfort. Sold by Amazon
C.C. Women’s Fingerless Gloves
Wearing fingerless gloves is the perfect way to heat up without stopping valuable work. The soft acrylic keeps the hands warm while leaving the fingers free for typing, scrolling or holding a coffee mug. It also comes in 12 colors to match any outfit. Sold by Amazon
Keep a box of these hand warmers on your desk to use whenever the temperatures drop. Put them in a pocket or rub them between your hands to warm up. These single-use warmers last for up to 10 hours. Sold by Amazon
Thermrup Electric Heated Insoles
It’s essential to keep the extremities warm, and these heated insoles ensure feet and toes are toasty. They utilize a rubber heating element for deep, consistent heat throughout the entire foot. Plus, they’re also washable and feature four heating levels. Sold by Amazon
DeskCycle Under Desk Bike Pedal Exerciser
Exercising is a tried-and-true method for warming up. But if you don’t have time to sneak out for a quick run, opt for this pedal exerciser that fits discreetly under any desk. It’s whisper-quiet, easy on the joints and keeps you moving while you’re working. Sold by Amazon
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(The Hill) – President Biden on Friday called the attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband at their San Francisco home “despicable” and suggested it was a natural progression from lies Republicans have spread about the 2020 election.
“This is despicable. There’s no place in America. There’s too much violence, political violence, too much hatred, too much vitriol,” Biden said at the start of remarks to Pennsylvania Democrats.
“And what makes us think that one party can talk about stolen elections, COVID being a hoax, that it’s all a bunch of lies, and it not affect people who may not be so well balanced?” Biden continued.
“What makes us think that it’s not going to corrode the political climate? Enough is enough is enough. Every person of good conscience needs to clearly and unambiguously stand up against violence in our politics, no matter what your politics are.”
Biden said he’d spoken with Pelosi and helped arrange for her to get back from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco. Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent surgery for a skull fracture and is expected to make a full recovery.
Police said earlier Friday that the suspect in the case violently assaulted Paul Pelosi around 2:30 a.m. Authorities arrived at the home for a “priority well-being check” and found the two men tussling over a hammer. The suspect then gained control of the hammer and used it to attack Pelosi.
The Speaker was not in San Francisco at the time, according to her spokesman Drew Hammill. U.S. Capitol Police said she was in Washington, D.C., with her protective detail.
Before the assault occurred, the man confronted Paul Pelosi and shouted, “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?” according to a source briefed on the attack.
Biden on Friday connected that phrase to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters stormed the Capitol and many sought Nancy Pelosi out.
The attack on Paul Pelosi is the latest instance of political violence that has been on the rise in the United States in recent years.
Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 to try to stop the certification of Biden’s victory after then-President Trump and his allies had claimed for weeks that the 2020 election was rigged and fraudulent.
A man was arrested earlier in June outside of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home while carrying zip ties and weapons. A month later, another gun-toting man was arrested and charged with making death threats outside the Seattle home of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a prominent liberal figure.
Then-Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot during a district event in Tucson, Ariz., more than a decade ago, while Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the Republican whip, was similarly targeted by a lone gunman on a baseball field in Virginia in 2017. Both almost died.
Biden and White House aides have repeatedly condemned political violence, and several Republicans have condemned the attack on Paul Pelosi, including former Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
Vice President Harris, who was also in Pennsylvania on Friday, told reporters that the attack on Pelosi was “an act of extreme violence” and that elected leaders have a responsibility to condemn such acts.
“There’s absolutely room and it is important to have public discourse when there are disagreements about policy,” Harris said. “But what we’ve been seeing recently is so base in terms of the reducing it down to something that I think is beneath the dignity and the intelligence of the American people.” | 2022-10-29T19:06:30+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/biden-connects-despicable-paul-pelosi-attack-to-republican-talk-of-stolen-elections/ |
Ninja or Vitamix blender: which is better?
Whether you want to make daily smoothies or blend icy drinks for a party, a great blender is a must-have kitchen appliance. It can create healthy concoctions for a fraction of the cost of pricey juice bars and specialty stores.
Ninja and Vitamix produce top-of-the-line professional blenders that make blending and cleaning up easy. While both are more expensive than basic blenders, they offer high-powered blending as well as systems that include extra cups and storage.
Ninja blender
Ninja makes an entire line of kitchen appliances that deliver top performance. The company was founded in 1993 and is currently based in Massachusetts. With a strong development team, it’s one of the leaders in appliance innovation.
Many Ninja appliances work as a system, reducing overall cost and storage needs without sacrificing utility. For instance, there are attachments to convert a blender into a food processor, and Duo Systems combine pitcher-style blenders and smaller personal blenders into one easy-to-store appliance.
Ninja also makes individual serving blenders with smaller bases. This is ideal for those who want something compact and affordable for a single serving of smoothie or juice. The individual models are also easier to store because the to-go cup can come off the base and includes a travel lid.
Ninja blender pros
Price is one of the standout pros for choosing a Ninja blender. They are a fraction of the cost of a Vitamix and comparable across most features. Even the highest-capacity Ninja blenders are around $200. These include extras, such as to-go cups and storage containers.
They also have plenty of small-capacity blender models. These come with individual cups that can go right on the base. Even the smaller models have 900-watt motors and multiple Auto-IQ presets.
Ninja blender cons
Some are loud, especially when operating on the highest settings. They also take up a lot of space due to their large, powerful motors and multiple accessories. If you do not use individual storage cups, these can easily get lost in your cabinets.
The blades can dull over time. Replacement parts are easy to order but add to the overall cost.
Best Ninja blenders
Ninja BL610 Professional Countertop Blender
Combining 1,000 watts of power and a 72-ounce pitcher for batch blending, it’s one of the best values from Ninja and can work for everything from crushing ice to pureeing fruits and vegetables. The pitcher is dishwasher safe, making clean-up easy as well. It doesn’t come with the individual containers some of the pricier Ninja models have, but they can be purchased separately.
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This smaller blender is perfect for your daily smoothie. Its Pro Extractor blades grind up fruits and vegetables, while the included personal cup can go right in the dishwasher when you’re done.
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Vitamix blender
It seems a bit unfair to call a Vitamix a mere blender. It can make smoothies and purees just as most blenders. It also purees soup until it is piping hot, makes nut butter and can grate hard cheese to a fine powder.
Vitamix has been making blenders since 1937. Its focus has always been on whole foods and nutrition, a message that resonates with many Vitamix enthusiasts today. Many of its models are used commercially in bars, restaurants, schools and healthcare institutions.
Vitamix blender pros
All Vitamix blenders have 1,200 watts of power and a 2-horsepower motor. The superior power output means they can blend ice and cold items as well as create hot soups. The torque of the motor keeps it from overheating even after five minutes of continuous use.
The blades are made of aircraft-grade stainless steel for maximum durability. The blenders come with up to a 10-year warranty, among the industry’s longest-lasting.
Vitamix blender cons
Vitamix blenders are expensive. The top models cost as much as three times a comparable Ninja blender. That is a lot to pay for slightly higher power and blending capacity.
All Vitamix models are pitcher-style. You can purchase an individual serving cup, but it requires an expensive adapter to be used with the Vitamix base. These additional parts are almost as expensive as the entire Ninja system.
Best Vitamix blenders
Vitamix Professional G Series 750
This is one of the best blenders money can buy, with 10 settings, including some labeled for their use, such as soup or ice. The pulse feature works to keep soup or salsa chunky, and the 64-ounce pitcher is low, which makes it easy to store on a kitchen counter under a cabinet. This is one of the most expensive Vitamix blenders, but it comes with a 10-year warranty so you know you’ll get your money’s worth.
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For those wanting to try a Vitamix, this is half the cost. It has a slightly smaller pitcher at 48 ounces but can still make everything from smoothies to soup.
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Should you get a Ninja blender or Vitamix blender?
Vitamix has the edge on power and features, but Ninja is more budget-friendly. If you plan to use the additional functions of a Vitamix to make soups or nut butter, you’ll be happy with your purchase. For the best value for making smoothies and icy drinks, stick with Ninja.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Move over Instagram (or Snapchat) — the Met Gala was the place to announce pregnancies Monday night, at least if you're Serena Williams or Karlie Kloss.
The tennis legend and supermodel each revealed their pregnancies in interviews on the Met Gala's not-so-red carpet. Williams' announcement had particular poignance given that she stepped away from tennis last year, saying she had to in order to have a second child.
“Believe me,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion wrote in an August essay for Vogue magazine, “I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”
Williams was also afforded more agency in announcing her pregnancy this time, sharing the news alongside her husband Alexis Ohanian in an interview with Vogue livestream host La La Anthony. The first time around, Williams publicly posted a picture in profile on Snapchat, captioned "20 weeks" — which she said was an accident.
Williams, 41, also said in her Vogue essay that she wanted to focus more on her business interests. Their daughter, Olympia, is now 5.
Kloss, 30, sporting black hair, shared her pregnancy earlier in the night in an interview with another Vogue livestream host, Emma Chamberlain, prompting squeals of delight and an offer to babysit from the influencer.
Kloss and husband Josh Kushner also have a son, Levi, who was born in March 2021.
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Top Kentucky Players to Watch vs. Providence - First Round
The Kentucky Wildcats (21-11) and the Providence Friars (21-11) are set to match up in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday at Greensboro Coliseum, with a tip-off time of 7:10 PM ET. When these two squads hit the hardwood, Oscar Tshiebwe and Bryce Hopkins are two players to watch.
In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to keep your eye on in this matchup on CBS.
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How to Watch Kentucky vs. Providence
- Game Day: Friday, March 17
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Arena: Greensboro Coliseum
- Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
- TV: CBS | Watch live on FuboTV
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Kentucky's Last Game
Kentucky lost its most recent game to Vanderbilt, 80-73, on Friday. Antonio Reeves led the way with 22 points, and also had three rebounds and one assist.
Providence's Last Game
In its most recent game, Providence fell to UConn on Thursday, 73-66. Hopkins scored a team-high 16 points (and contributed three assists and seven boards).
Kentucky Players to Watch
Tshiebwe paces the Wildcats with 16.5 points per game and 13.1 rebounds (first in the country), while also posting 1.6 assists.
Jacob Toppin posts 12.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 47.2% from the floor.
Cason Wallace posts a team-high 4.2 assists per contest. He is also averaging 11.6 points and 3.5 rebounds, shooting 44.1% from the field and 34.7% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game.
Reeves averages 14.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
Chris Livingston puts up 6.2 points, 4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, shooting 43.6% from the field.
Providence Players to Watch
Hopkins paces the Friars in scoring (16.1 points per game) and rebounding (8.5), and produces 2.3 assists. He also delivers 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
Devin Carter gives the Friars 13.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. He also averages 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
The Friars receive 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Ed Croswell.
Jared Bynum is averaging a team-best 4.3 assists per game. And he is delivering 10 points and 2.5 rebounds, making 38.8% of his shots from the field and 31.9% from 3-point range, with 1.3 triples per contest.
The Friars get 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game from Noah Locke.
Kentucky Top Performers (Last 10 Games)
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Kim Jong Un's daughter may accompany her father to missile launches, but that doesn't mean she is North Korea's future leader, says a man whose job was once to protect the hereditary regime.
Kim Hyun-woo used to work for North Korea's top intelligence agency. He defected to South Korea in 2014 and is now on his first-ever visit to the United States.
In an exclusive interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, he shared his insights into why he fled the country, possible succession scenarios in the regime, and diplomacy with the U.S. amid mounting tension over North Korea's nuclear capabilities.
During his 17 years at the Ministry of State Security – a career possible only for elite North Koreans with credible social and familial background – Kim served in various divisions, analyzing intelligence data and at one point working at an overseas branch.
The ministry's job, Kim explained, is to "track down, identify and catch what the regime views as hostile agents or hostile activities within the state."
And in North Korea, acts as seemingly mundane as watching a South Korean drama can be considered "hostile" and lead to severe consequences like several years in prison, according to defectors' testimonies.
The ministry's extensive network of agents surveils North Korean people, including high-ranking officials of the military and the ruling party. It is also involved in running political prison camps.
Because of its social control functions, the ministry plays an important role, especially during leadership transitions.
The South Korean intelligence agency reported that dozens of senior North Korean officials were executed in the early years of the current leader Kim Jong Un's regime. Among them was Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Un's uncle, to whom the ministry ordered execution in a special military trial in 2013.
The ministry's immense authority and proximity to power also meant that during the transitional period when Kim Jong Un rose to power in 2011, it experienced turbulent shifts. Former agent Kim Hyun-woo said existing leadership members of the organization were persecuted by newly appointed officials.
Kim feared that he, too, would fall victim to the power struggle, even as he was posted abroad at the time. So he fled with his family and has never returned to his home country.
"Sadly, I do not know what happened to my relatives," Kim said.
Closed borders and a lack of information
Although the ministry's internal conflict drove Kim to defect, the years he spent there also provided him with the information he needed to safely make his way to South Korea.
The experience also informs his current work of researching North Korea at the Institute for National Security Strategy, a Seoul think tank affiliated with the South Korean spy agency, National Intelligence Service.
Firsthand insights into North Korea's political and social system from defectors like Kim are valuable, as information flowing into and out of the country is highly limited, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Strict border lockdowns, imposed on both people and goods in January 2020, forced most of the few international organizations and foreign diplomats to leave, aggravating the information deficiency even further.
In May 2022, North Korea admitted a breakout of COVID-19 among its people for the first time. Three months later, it declared a "final victory" in "exterminating" the virus.
It reported that a total of about 4.7 million people had "experienced fever" and recovered. But experts suspect the country doesn't have public health resources like test kits to even understand the full scope of the pandemic's impact.
Kim Hyun-woo believes "North Korea suffered from [the] pandemic even more severely than other countries, fundamentally because North Korea's healthcare infrastructure is severely deficient."
He remembers that the country had no better option than to close its borders in 2010 when the H1N1 flu pandemic arrived there.
And the North Korean government, Kim said, cannot afford "to be transparent in full data of the impact of the pandemic" and risk political and social instability.
So as the rest of the world moves beyond the pandemic, and with its neighbor South Korea lifting mandatory isolation for patients starting June, North Korea still remains sealed off. Kim said, however, goods had started to make their way in through the border with China last year.
South Korean media reported last year that cross-border cargo trains resumed operations, although at a much lower frequency than before the pandemic.
"To give an example," Kim said about recent imports, "last summer – June and July specifically – we have data that shows construction materials have been shipped from China into North Korea."
Part of the reason may be that building apartments in the capital Pyongyang is one of Kim Jong Un's key construction projects aimed at improving North Korean people's quality of life. In 2021, he vowed to build 10,000 new homes in the city every year for the following five years.
With several high-profile projects like a new general hospital in Pyongyang or an expansive coastal resort in Wonsan-Kalma failing to meet their deadline for completion amid international sanctions, the regime appears to be prioritizing apartments it promised to its elite citizens of Pyongyang.
A question of succession
In November, Kim Jong Un's daughter appeared in public for the first time, accompanying her father to a missile test launch.
The unusual disclosure of a Kim family member who is still a child, and the deferential treatment she received in the state media, stoked speculations that the regime is preparing her and the nation for her succession as the fourth-generation leader.
But Kim Hyun-woo, whose life in North Korea was devoted to upholding the regime, is doubtful.
"Based on what we know about the protocols and the traditions behind North Korea's leadership succession, there is no concrete evidence for us to argue Kim Ju Ae, the daughter, is going to be the next in line," he said.
To designate such a young child as the heir apparent would raise questions about the current leader's conditions and destabilize the regime, he said.
Yet, Kim recognizes North Korea can buck expectations. "Seemingly illogical, irrational decisions have occurred in North Korean politics," he said, adding that Ju Ae's succession "is a distant possibility that I'm not going to completely dismiss out of hand."
If that possibility is realized, he thinks it could indicate an emergency situation requiring an urgent handing down of power.
But for now, Kim Jong Un has been leading the country for more than a decade, despite occasional rumors about health and biting consequences of his pursuit of nuclear development.
A brief attempt at denuclearization negotiations with the United States ended when his summit meeting with Trump in Hanoi in 2019 produced no deal.
Dialogue has mostly ceased between the two countries since. Instead, the two are exchanging increasingly harsh rhetoric as Pyongyang steps up weapons development and armed provocations, while Washington resumes large-scale joint exercises with Seoul and dispatches strategic assets to the region more frequently.
The possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough seems very low, Kim Hyun-woo admits, but he is hopeful.
One reason is North Korea's new foreign minister Choe Son Hui, who replaced Ri Son Gwon last year. Unlike Ri, who is a military negotiation expert, Choe is a career diplomat who has long dealt with the U.S.
Another reason is the continued call for talks from both the South Korean and U.S. leaders.
One recommendation Kim has for them is this: "Especially right now, when there is a diplomatic stalemate at the official channels, in order to create a breakthrough, what we need is a two-track diplomacy ... widening opportunities for informal, indirect private channels of diplomacy."
"Unfortunately, I cannot be involved in informal channels because North Korea views me as a traitor," he said with a chuckle.
When asked if he thinks of himself as a traitor, he paused for a while and said: "That question opens up a wound in my heart."
He doesn't use that label on himself, but he knows he is in the eyes of the North Korean government. And possibly to his family members still in North Korea.
"Even though I am living in South Korea and enjoying the freedom I've wanted, in my heart I still feel sadness for the relatives I had to leave behind," he said.
He prays daily for their safety until the time they reunite.
Vincent Ni, Sarah Handel and Gustavo Contreras contributed to this report. contributed to this story
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So far so good on the severe weather side of things, as our next cold front moves through tomorrow morning into the midday hours.
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You can call it autumn. I call it pasta season. And, while I am generally a “red sauce or hit the bricks” kind of guy, during the fall harvest I can get into a spicy butternut squash and kale penne or a broccoli and walnut pesto over spaghetti. I can get into them even more with an Italian red wine.
Italian reds are ideal pasta season wines. Yes, I am mostly talking about a nice Chianti. But how about a blend of Corvina, Croatina and Merlot? Or maybe a unique Tuscan red? Here are four bottles from Italy that you can drink with red sauce or, if you must, a pesto pasta, box of macaroni and cheese or leftover Hallowen candy (note: all red wines pair well with fun-sized candy bars).
San Felice Il Grigio Chianti Classico Riserva 2019 ($23)
This is your fancy, just-a-bit-pricey entree into the world of Chianti Classico – a dry, red wine made only in Tuscany. Some find the refreshing acidity of Chiantis too much, but once paired with the right pizza, pasta, cheese or fruit, these wines can compete with any red. With its tangy acidity, the Il Grigio is a favorite of wine expert James Suckling. He offers some advice: “Already delicious now, but you should hold this for two years and wait for additional complexity to emerge.” Or put your kids to bed, break into their candy stash and drink it tonight.
Passione Sentimento Veneto Rosso 2019 ($16)
The Montagues and Capulets didn’t get along. Maybe they should have shared a couple of bottles of this Valpolicella blend and a nice wheel of grana padano. Corvina, Croatina and Merlot grapes get along just fine in this wine inspired by Romeo and Juliet’s romance. The ruby red vintage has a wonderfully palate – for those who find Chanti too dry and forceful, this blend is a bit smoother, a bit sweeter and has a soft finish. It’s a perfect Italian red to get you started on the country’s offerings.
Villa Antinori Rosso 2019 ($20)
Italians love grapes, lots and lots of different grapes. Yes, because of Sangiovese’s dominant role in all Chiantis, the grape is Tuscany’s favorite. But this Villa Antinori Rosso features a blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. And it works. This century’s old estate figured out how to expand their wines with dashes and splashes of non-native grapes. The Villa Antinori Rosso tastes as a Tuscan offering should, but it doesn’t have that intimating dry bite. Instead it’s smooth and balanced with medium body, acidity and tannins.
Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione ($58)
If you’ve had a glass of wine alongside something with truffle oil, you may have noticed the truffle flavor walk across the table and sock the wine in the mouth. Your antidote is the Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione – if you can afford it (it is absolutely a splurge). But this wine has the strength to stand up to tough aged cheeses, rich risotto and grilled mushrooms. It might be the Platonic ideal of Chianti Classico: plenty of body but not thick, a punch of acidity with just enough fruit to pull you through it. One reviewer captured it: “The style is extroverted – there is no doubting that – but all the elements are impeccably balanced.”
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Neuralink, one of Elon Musk’s companies, held a demonstration on Nov. 30 that claimed to show a monkey with one of the company’s brain implants typing using only its mind.
Though not as high-profile as other Musk-owned companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter, Neuralink has drawn attention for its lofty ambitions of creating “a fully implantable, cosmetically invisible brain-computer interface” and criticism from animal rights groups about how it tests its product.
On Twitter, a screenshot posted multiple times, claiming to be of a USA TODAY article, contained the shocking headline: "Elon Musk's Neuralink implants have killed nearly 3000 monkeys since last December, 98% fatality rate." But some people responded to those tweets suggesting the images might have been faked.
THE QUESTION
Did USA TODAY report that Neuralink killed nearly 3,000 monkeys?
THE SOURCES
- Gannett, parent company of USA TODAY
- Internet Archive
THE ANSWER
No, USA TODAY did not report that Neuralink killed nearly 3,000 monkeys. The screenshots are fake.
WHAT WE FOUND
The screenshots claim to be of an article written by Bailey Schulz, who is a real reporter for USA TODAY.
However, a look at Schulz’s publishing history at the news outlet shows no such article exists.
VERIFY reached out to Schulz and to USA TODAY’s parent company, Gannett. A spokesperson for Gannett responded with a statement confirming the screenshots were not authentic.
“I can confirm the headline depicted in the image you sent is fake and never appeared on usatoday.com,” the statement read in part. “The original article, written by Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY Money Reporter, was titled, Elon Musk's Neuralink to host a 'show and tell.' What we know about the brain implant startup.”
Gannett said viewers might have also seen the authentic article under the headlines, "Neuralink to host 'show and tell' this week. Here's what to expect." and "Elon Musk's Neuralink to give demo on Nov. 30. Here's what to expect."
The faked screenshots contain a timestamp of Nov. 30. Internet Archive records show the real headline remained consistent from Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. Caches likewise show no evidence of the fake headline on Schulz’s publishing history, or on the USA TODAY Tech page, where the fake screenshots claim the article was posted. The real headline, however, is found on all these pages.
Neuralink has admitted that some monkeys have died during animal testing, but not 3,000. In a blog post on its website addressing accusations of animal cruelty, the company stated eight monkeys had been euthanized during a 2017 collaboration with the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis, for reasons including “one surgical complication involving the use of the FDA-approved product BioGlue, one device failure, and four suspected device-associated infections.”
A nonprofit group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which among other causes advocates against animal testing, has lodged multiple complaints involving Neuralink and its treatment of monkeys and other animal subjects.
One letter specifically referring to the 2017 trials says “at least 23 rhesus macaque monkeys were used at UC Davis in a Neuralink-funded project” and contains documents that support that claim.
But even that letter does not claim Neuralink had close to 3,000 monkey test subjects, let alone that many fatalities.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Clorox Co. (CLX) on Monday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $150 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Oakland, California-based company said it had profit of $1.21. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.31 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 97 cents per share.
The consumer products maker posted revenue of $1.81 billion in the period, which matched Street forecasts.
Clorox expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.05 to $4.30 per share.
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It’s the easiest call of the NBA draft: The San Antonio Spurs won.
That’s not to say other teams didn’t do very well on Thursday, when 58 players were selected as the league’s newest members. But the Spurs being able to take generational French talent Victor Wembanyama puts them at the head of the class.
Some of the teams that also did well: NBA champion Denver, Golden State, Toronto — even with just one pick — and Orlando, which might now be closer to returning to the postseason mix.
A breakdown of which teams had Excellent drafts, those that had Good drafts and others that will have to Wait and See:
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Picks: Dereck Lively II (12, via trade); Olivier-Maxence Prosper (24, via trade).
Dallas got the big man it wanted and created opportunity by moving Davis Bertans. Hard to argue that it wasn’t a good night. And now free agency awaits. Prosper is another player with big potential and was extremely hard to guard at Marquette.
DENVER NUGGETS
Picks: Julian Strawther (29), Jalen Pickett (32, will be acquired via trade), Hunter Tyson (37),
Pickett should have gone in the first round. He’s that good, and the NBA champions just got another do-it-all guy who will also serve as insurance should Bruce Brown leave in free agency.
DETROIT PISTONS
Picks: Ausar Thompson (5), Marcus Sasser (25, via trade), James Nnaji (31)
No matter what, the Pistons were going to get better and deeper on Thursday night. Thompson is incredibly athletic (even by NBA standards) and plays defense with a ton of energy.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Picks: Brandin Podziemski (19), Trayce Jackson-Davis (57, via trade)
Play to your strength, and the Warriors got another shooter to add to the mix with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Podziemski could add something right away, and came to Golden State on the same day that the Warriors swung a deal for Chris Paul by sending Jordan Poole to Washington.
HOUSTON ROCKETS
Picks: Amen Thompson (4), Cam Whitmore (20)
Thompson is a great move and gives Detroit another great option as it builds. If Whitmore is healthy, then Houston got an absolute steal by getting the Villanova forward at No. 20.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Picks: Cason Wallace (10, via trade), Keyontae Johnson (50)
Wallace was great for Kentucky in his lone college season and played perhaps his best game in the Wildcats’ finale in the NCAA tournament. He can score; he didn’t look to score quite often enough at times in college.
ORLANDO MAGIC
Picks: Anthony Black (6), Jett Howard (11)
Paolo Banchero got a couple more shooters to help him out, and the young and talented Magic got more young talent. An excellent night again and it’s time to start thinking about Orlando as a team that should make a run at the play-in — at minimum.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Picks: Victor Wembanyama (1), Sidy Cissoko (44).
Their grade was secured at the very moment that the last ping-pong ball appeared at the lottery last month. Wembanyama was a no-brainer, and now it’s up to the Spurs to start the real work — get him into the gym, see how he fits, and figure out what the plan is going forward.
TORONTO RAPTORS
Pick: Gradey Dick (13)
Dick showed up to the draft in a red-and-black jacket — a nod to Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” and his Kansas roots. The color scheme will work in Toronto as well. Dick is a pure shooter, and no team can have too many of those. The jury’s still out on what the Raptors will be this coming season, but this kid will be a rotation piece.
UTAH JAZZ
Picks: Taylor Hendricks (9), Keyonte George (16), Brice Sensabaugh (28)
Hendricks is what an NBA big pretty much is now; a power forward who can also defend centers. George was the Big 12 rookie of the year at Baylor and is a proven scorer. He’s good from the line, has 3-point potential and can get to the rim. There’s some work to do, but he’s a serious prospect.
BROOKLYN NETS
Picks: Noah Clowney (21), Dariq Whitehead (22), Jalen Wilson (51)
Clowney is an athletic big from Alabama whose game is still a bit unfinished. Whitehead has enormous potential and was highly recruited by Duke, but foot issues are a concern. Wilson was the Big 12 player of the year at Kansas. The Nets likely didn’t choose three elite programs accidentally. Lot to like here.
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Picks: Brandon Miller (2), Nick Smith Jr. (27), Amari Bailey (41).
Miller made sense over Scoot Henderson because the Hornets have a point guard already. But Henderson might be the more NBA-ready player.
INDIANA PACERS
Picks: Jarace Walker (8, via trade), Ben Sheppard (26), Julian Strawther (29), Mojave King (47, via trade), Isaiah Wong (55)
Walker plays hard on both ends, and this is rare to say, but he might play harder on defense than he does on offense. And getting Wong — the ACC player of the year — so late is a steal.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Picks: Kobe Brown (30), Jordan Miller (48)
Brown is a strong player, addicted to rebounding, and probably needs to improve considerably on the offensive end. Miller did a little of everything for the Miami Hurricanes in their run to the Final Four.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Picks: Jalen Hood-Schifino (17), Maxwell Lewis (40, via trade).
Hood-Schifino got NBA coaching in college last season; Indiana is coached by Mike Woodson. He’s a winner; his high school teams won, his Indiana team went to the NCAA Tournament and he’ll obviously benefit from time with LeBron James.
MIAMI HEAT
Pick: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (18)
A four-year college player whose game got more complete each year, Jaquez has a notorious work ethic that should fit in quite well with the Eastern Conference champions.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Pick: Jordan Hawkins (14)
Hawkins was a big part of UConn’s team that won the national title last spring, earning his way onto the All-Tournament team. New Orleans got a winner.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Picks: Scoot Henderson (3), Kris Murray (23), Rayan Rupert (43).
Henderson has shown that he’s NBA-ready. The Blazers drafted well. But really, the only question now is whether Damian Lillard is happy or not. Murray is the twin brother of Sacramento’s Keegan Murray and had a big season for Iowa — averaging just over 20 points per game.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Picks: Bilal Coulibaly (7, via trade), Tristan Vukcevic (42)
The Wizards are starting over, and on the day they also agreed to acquire Jordan Poole from Golden State they just happened to get a French player. (No, not that one.) But Coulibaly is highly touted by No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, and that’s enough of an endorsement for us.
ATLANTA HAWKS
Picks: Kobe Bufkin (15), Mouhamed Gueye (39, via trade), Seth Lundy (46)
Bufkin had a great second half of the season at Michigan, and left-handers always provide defenses with an extra challenge. The best way to describe his game is this: He doesn’t do much wrong. Very solid, can help the Hawks in a lot of ways.
BOSTON CELTICS
Picks: James Njaji (31, via trade), Jordan Walsh (38, via trade)
Still only 18, Njaji started playing the game about seven years ago and is not even close to reaching his potential yet. Big prospect.
CHICAGO BULLS
Pick: Julian Phillips (35, via trade)
The Bulls had to forfeit what would have been their pick because of free-agency violations last summer, and swung a deal with Boston to land the Tennessee wing.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Pick: Emoni Bates (49)
He was touted as a star since basically middle school, had more than his share of promising moments in college, and now has to really prove himself.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Picks: Gregory Jackson II (45), Tarik Biberovic (56)
Prospects. They’re not expected to provide any real help anytime soon.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Picks: Andre Jackson (36, via trade), Chris Livingston (58)
Jackson was a big part of UConn’s national championship. He’s only going to benefit from being around Giannis Antetokounmpo every day.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Picks: Leonard Miller (33, via trade), Jaylen Clark (53)
Miller had a lot of big moments playing with Scoot Henderson and the G League Ignite this past season. Athleticism is tough to ignore.
NEW YORK KNICKS
No picks.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
No picks.
PHOENIX SUNS
Pick: Toumani Camara (52)
Given the trades that they’re making, this might be one of their last picks for quite some time. There’s nothing wrong with not valuing the draft, but giving up on it entirely is a dangerous game to play too often.
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Picks: Colby Jones (34, via trade), Jalen Slawson (54)
Jones has skills the Kings crave; great shooter, great passing and great vision. A young Kevin Huerter-type in those regards.
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Alaska school board mandates moment of silence in district schools
PALMER, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A school board in Alaska recently voted in favor of mandating a moment of silence during the first period of classes.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District School Board voted in favor of a new board policy in a meeting on Wednesday, KTUU reported.
Board Policy 6117 mandates a moment of silence between one to two minutes at the start of each school day. The policy was introduced by board President Ryan Ponder in August.
“The School Board finds that in the hectic society of today, too few persons are able to experience even a moment of quiet reflection before plunging headlong into the activities of daily life,” the board policy draft reads. “Young persons are particularly affected by the absence of an opportunity for a moment of quiet reflection. The School Board finds that our youth, and society as a whole, would be well served if students in schools were afforded a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day.”
The policy states that the principals would require homeroom or first period teachers in all grades districtwide to set aside at least one minute, but no more than two minutes, of silence. During this time, students are not allowed to interfere with other students’ participation, and teachers are not allowed to suggest how a student chooses to utilize that time.
The proposal received the support of the majority of the school board, passing 5-1 when put to a vote Wednesday evening.
“The policy encourages parent involvement in their student’s day and has the opportunity for parents to discuss with their students something that they can reflect on once a day for 60 seconds,” Ponder said at the meeting.
District 6 member Dwight Probasco, who vocalized his opposition to the policy when it was introduced, was the sole vote against its implementation. He believes the policy cheapens that for which moments of silence are typically reserved for.
“Usually those are for special events, like Veteran’s Day, Memorial Days, or the death of an individual,” Probasco stated to the board. “I feel ... you do something like this every day, you devalue the value of it.”
When asked by Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani when the new policy would go into effect, Ponder responded that it would be no later than the start of the second quarter of this school year, which starts at the end of October.
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Robby Shelton shoots 1-over 71 in round four of the Cadence Bank Houston Open
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November 13, 2022
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November 13, 2022
Robby Shelton hit 13 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, finishing at 3 over for the tournament. Shelton finished his day in 52nd at 3 over; Tony Finau is in 1st at 16 under; Tyson Alexander is in 2nd at 12 under; and Ben Taylor is in 3rd at 11 under.
After a 290 yard drive on the 496-yard par-4 12th, Shelton chipped his third shot to 7 feet, which he rolled for two-putt bogey on the hole. This moved Shelton to 1 over for the round.
After a 298 yard drive on the 406-yard par-4 13th, Shelton chipped his second shot to 3 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Shelton to even for the round.
On the 503-yard par-4 18th, Shelton had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Shelton to 1 over for the round.
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(NEXSTAR) – It can be infuriating to score a cheap flight, then watch the savings melt away thanks to a carry-on baggage fee – but do airline gate agents have an incentive to charge you?
In the case of at least one U.S. airline, the answer is yes.
In the wake of multiple TikTok videos claiming that customers were forced to pay fees despite having items that fit in the personal baggage checker, Frontier confirmed to Nexstar in a statement that agents do receive a commission, but only to incentivize team members “to ensure compliance with the bag size requirements to ensure all customers are treated fairly, including the majority who comply with the rules.”
Frontier, like other low-cost airlines, offers ticket prices that are often substantially lower than other airlines but makes up that money with limited amenities and fees for anything other than a personal item.
As for the strict carry-on policies of low-cost airlines, some see them as a good thing. “Good for Frontier! I wish all airlines would do the same,” one person wrote in a travel forum. “I’m tired of seeing other travelers lug on their clearly oversized bags, then having trouble finding space for my very modest undersized carry-on.”
Just like Frontier, Spirit includes one small personal item with the fare, but anything over that comes at a cost. The Florida-based airline did not respond to multiple requests for comment on whether or not its gate agents receive a commission for carry-on fees.
There’s no legal problem with having a commission system for gate agents, however, a source familiar with the situation told Nexstar that if those employees are found to be charging a fee without cause, that would be a violation of the law.
Jetblue, another low-cost airline, told Nexstar that they do not incentivize gate agents with commissions on fees.
While not a U.S.-based budget carrier, Ryanair told Nexstar in a statement that gate agents do not make a commission on excess baggage fees. In 2013, the Daily Mail reported that the Irish carrier incentivized ground service providers at many airports “to levy correct excess baggage charges.”
But what about so-called “full service” and other carriers?
“We certainly do not offer commission to our gate agents for catching oversized carry-ons prior to boarding,” a United spokesperson told Nexstar in a statement.
Southwest, American, Hawaiian, and Delta also confirmed that they don’t provide commissions on fees for oversized carry-ons. | 2023-06-03T16:19:25+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/do-airline-gate-agents-have-an-incentive-to-say-your-bag-is-too-big/ |
Woman allegedly broke into Robert De Niro’s home, tried to take Christmas gifts, reports say
Published: Dec. 19, 2022 at 8:07 AM PST|Updated: 8 minutes ago
(Gray News) - A woman was arrested early Monday morning after breaking into legendary actor Robert De Niro’s townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, local media reported.
Shanice Aviles, 30, was arrested after she was spotted entering the actor’s home at around 2:45 a.m. Eastern. Police said she was spotted taking Christmas presents from under the tree and putting them in a bag.
The actor was at home the time of the break-in but didn’t know what was going on, NBC New York said.
Aviles was being followed because she was wanted in connection with six other burglaries, ABC New York said. Media reports described her as a repeat offender.
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Stefan Kalb was in the middle of a meeting around 1 p.m. on Thursday when a fellow company executive sent him a panicked Slack message: "Do you know what's happening at SVB?"
Kalb, the CEO and co-founder of Seattle-based food management startup Shelf Engine, had been following news of a bank run at Silicon Valley Bank. Droves of depositors were attempting to pull out as much as $42 billion from the bank on Thursday alone, as fear spread that the bank was teetering on the brink of collapse.
The bank seemed to be on firm financial footing on Wednesday. The following day, it appeared to be under water.
For Shelf Engine, a 40-person startup founded in 2015 that uses artificial intelligence to help grocery stores reduce food waste, this was a big problem.
Not only did Silicon Valley Bank help the company process checks and payments, but millions of dollars of the startup's cash was locked up in the bank.
Kalb sprung into action. He and his team quickly opened an account at JPMorgan Chase and attempted to wire transfer every last penny out of Silicon Valley Bank.
"Unfortunately, our wire was not honored and our money is still at Silicon Valley Bank," Kalb, 37, said in an interview on Friday. "We woke up this morning hoping the money would be in that JPMorgan bank account, and it was not."
While he declined to disclose the exact amount that he had deposited at SVB, he noted that Shelf Engine has raised around $60 million from investors since the company was founded. "It was a very large sum of money," he said of the transfer that he attempted to make over the weekend.
That pregnant pause, between hitting send and waiting to see whether the transfer went through, is illustrative of the nail-biting state of limbo that many tech startups found themselves enduring in recent days. Silicon Valley Bank's implosion is the largest American bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.
The collapse triggered a crisis for tech startups, which have relied on the Santa Clara-based bank for decades. Silicon Valley investors, executives, and lenders immediately began ringing alarm bells about a potential doomsday of mass layoffs and the demise of hundreds of startups.
On Saturday, more than 5,000 startup CEOs and founders pleaded with federal officials for support. Startup execs worried whether they would be able to pay their employees without access to their funds at Silicon Valley Bank.
"We are not asking for a bailout for the bank equity holders or its management; we are asking you to save innovation in the American economy," the founders and CEOs wrote in their petition. "Silicon Valley Bank's failure has a real risk of systemic contagion."
Garry Tan, president and CEO of the startup incubator Y Combinator, sounded particularly alarmed in a conversation with us over the weekend. "If the government doesn't step in, I think a whole generation of startups will be wiped off the planet," he warned, as the specter of bank runs and wholesale collapses haunted his industry.
The Government Steps In
Well, the government did end up stepping in. On Sunday, the Biden administration announced that all of Silicon Valley Bank's customers — whether they were insured or not — will have full access to their deposits. It was a highly unusual move by federal officials to backstop billions of dollars in uninsured money, reflecting widespread fears that the bank's collapse could lead to greater panic.
With one eye in the rear-view mirror, and mindful of the series of events that led to the 2008 financial crisis, federal regulators said Sunday that they were taking those emergency measures to prevent contagion at other small and regional banks.
Silicon Valley Bank was not connected to the rest of the financial system by a complicated network of credit derivatives, in the way that Lehman Brothers and other troubled banks were in 2008. But the prospect of more spooked depositors pulling their money out of their bank because it might be suffering the same kind of stresses as SVB still worried the government. It was a scenario nightmarish enough for the federal authorities to act decisively to try and prevent what they thought could turn into another financial crisis.
The move on Sunday wipes out investors but also protects customers, by effectively waiving the $250,000 ceiling on federal deposit insurance for Silicon Valley Bank. Some observers are calling it a bailout. But the Biden Administration insists it is not. A senior Treasury official on Sunday stressed that Silicon Valley Bank's investors will not be provided with any relief.
"The bank's equity and bondholders are being wiped out. They took a risk as owners of those securities. They will take the losses," the official said. The Federal Reserve also announced on Sunday that it is taking new steps to make funding available to banks to cushion any potential risk prompted by Friday's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
In the United Kingdom, meanwhile, the British Treasury and the Bank of England announced early Monday that they had facilitated the sale of Silicon Valley Bank's UK subsidiary to HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, for just one British pound. The move ensured the security of an estimated $8.1 billion of deposits.
The U.S. rescue plan taps the FDIC reserve fund to make all SVB depositors whole, regardless of whether they were technically protected by the program, officials said. They noted the reserve has at least $100 billion in it, and took pains to stress that no taxpayer dollars will be used in this special intervention.
Silicon Valley Bank wasn't the only lender to go bust over the weekend. Signature Bank, a New York-based lender that focuses on the crypto market, was shut down by New York regulators on Sunday. Government officials said all customers of the bank will get their money back, too, regardless of how much they have in their accounts.
Signature's demise follows the failure of another crypto-focused bank, San Diego-based Silvergate, which announced last Wednesday that it had decided to wind down its operations and pay back depositors.
Bank failures are not unheard of, but America hasn't seen any since 2020. And now there's been three in one week, a frequency we haven't seen since the financial crisis back in 2008.
"Today we are taking decisive actions to protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in our banking system," federal officials said in the statement on Sunday. "This step will ensure that the U.S. banking system continues to perform its vital roles of protecting deposits and providing access to credit to households and businesses in a manner that promotes strong and sustainable economic growth."
Regulators act amid fears of contagion
One reason that Silicon Valley Bank's meltdown was such a shock — and elicited such a stunning response from the government — was because of its speed.
Speaking on MSNBC, former FDIC chief Sheila Bair — who helmed the regulator during the 2008 financial crisis — said bank failures and takeovers usually happen over days and weeks, not hours and minutes.
Welcome to bank runs in the age of social media and digital transactions.
Silicon Valley Bank's stock price plummeted on Thursday, and trading of its shares was halted early on Friday. Hours later, California banking regulators shuttered the bank, and appointed the FDIC as receiver, with control of nearly $175 billion in customer deposits.
In some ways, Silicon Valley Bank was a victim of its own success. During the pandemic, the tech sector's boom led to a surge in deposits at the bank, which then invested a large chunk of the cash into long-term U.S. government securities.
That seemed smart at the time — long-term government debt is generally considered to be about the safest investment you can make. But the value of those securities began to slide after the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates aggressively to fight inflation.
Those rate hikes came just as there was a contraction in funding for startups. Tech companies were spending company cash fast, but struggling to raise money. So they began dipping into their deposits, withdrawing more and more cash from their Silicon Valley Bank accounts.
SVB, like all banks, is required to keep certain amounts of cash on hand. In order to top up its own reserves, the lender was forced to sell some of its investments. But those bonds, safe as they were, were worth a lot less on the open market, because newer bonds had higher interest rates. When the bank sold its bonds, then, it had to take a loss. A huge loss, in fact: a total $1.8 billion.
The announcement of that disastrous bond sale freaked the bank's customers out. They saw the bank losing money, and wondered whether this might crash its stock price and maybe make it fail. An unusually large number of those depositors were companies, not individuals, and most had more than the federally protected $250,000 in their accounts. So they rushed to get their money out.
Alarmed by the sight of a Silicon Valley stalwart in trouble, venture capitalists began running to withdraw their funds from the bank. Peter Thiel's prominent Founders Fund, for example, advised customers to pull deposits out of the bank immediately, adding momentum to a bank run that set off the bank's swift collapse.
An 'existential risk' to innovation and competition in America
Founded over a poker game in 1983, Silicon Valley Bank became the go-to lender for tech startups that appeared too risky in the eyes of larger, more traditional banks. Eventually, Silicon Valley Bank would come to do business with nearly half of all U.S. tech startups backed by venture capitalists.
"If you're a high-growth startup, you can't get a credit card from a normal credit card provider, you can't get a loan from a big bank, but Silicon Valley Bank would give you that," Shelf Engine's Kalb said. "It's these services that startups couldn't get elsewhere."
Silicon Valley Bank did business with well-known tech companies including Shopify, Pinterest, Fitbit and thousands of lesser-known startups, in addition to established venture capital firms, like Andreessen Horowitz.
Roku, the TV streaming provider, was among the companies caught in the middle, to the tune of $487 million, it said in a regulator filing on Friday. "At this time, the company does not know to what extent the company will be able to recover its cash on deposit at SVB," officials at Roku wrote of what amounts to about 26% of the company's cash.
Garry Tan of Y Combinator, which helped launch startups like Airbnb, Reddit and Instacart, said it wasn't the Rokus of the world that could be most threatened by SVB's collapse. Instead, it's the scrappy startups that were already fighting to stay alive amid a challenging fundraising environment that could suffer most going forward, because most other banks might find them too risky to do business with.
Tan says startup leaders were reaching out to him nonstop after Silicon Valley Bank failed. He says they were all expressing fear and dread, worrying about what they believed were inevitable layoffs, or even the end of their companies.
"Founders are texting me now and saying they don't know how to make payroll next week. Will they have to take out personal loans to keep the business running? Do they have to furlough workers?" Tan said, noting those were the services that SVB provided small startups; services that they may not be able to get at other banks going forward. "This can be an existential risk to competition and innovation in the American economy for the next decade."
The Intervention
The government's announcement that the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund will be used to make every SVB depositor whole has much of Silicon Valley breathing a sigh of relief. That's because the FDIC usually only insures individual accounts of up to $250,000. That cap has prompted some multimillionaires to spread their money around and open multiple accounts, each maxing out at $250,000. But most people don't do that. And companies rarely do.
Moreover, unlike big bulge-bracket banks like JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America, which have big retail and corporate business lines, SVB had relatively few retail customers. Most customers of the bank were tech startups and firms tied to the venture capital world. And more than 90% of the bank's deposits were above that $250,000 cap.
No wonder there were fears of contagion and panic. But administration officials and financial regulators worked through the weekend to find a way to shore up confidence in the banking sector before business opened on Monday, when depositors might start trying to withdraw all their cash from their banks.
On Monday, President Biden gave a speech, asserting that his administration's quick actions have ensured that "the banking system is safe." He made a point of noting, again and again, that "no losses will be borne by the taxpayers" and that he will work to make sure those responsible for this fiasco will be held accountable.
But who is actually responsible?
Depositors, who failed to insure their cash properly, and then panicked and pulled their money out of Silicon Valley Bank before taking a breath?
The bank's management, for not effectively managing their bond portfolio and churning it as interest rates rose?
The Federal Reserve, for hiking interest rates and devaluing so many banks' investments, or for being too lax in preventing banks from taking on risk?
Federal and state regulators, for not keeping a closer eye on banks' investments and anticipating the effects of a fast-rising interest rate environment on the financial system?
Congress, for watering down the Dodd Frank bill, and allowing banks to have cash cushions that clearly aren't cushiony enough to deal with a sharp downturn?
Donald Trump for signing into law a rollback of certain regulations in Dodd Frank?
Bill Clinton for signing the repeal of the Glass Steagall Act of 1933?
The banking lobby, for pushing for less regulation and lighter capital buffers?
We'd hate to be the ones making that call.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-03-14T17:21:03+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/2023-03-14/the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank |
(NEXSTAR) — Have you noticed any unusual appearances — or disappearances — in your Apple Music application? You may be among some other users who say phantom playlists that don’t belong to them are showing up in their libraries.
Alternatively, some users say their own playlists (and saved songs) have disappeared completely. According to various Reddit threads, the phenomenon has been reported before and there doesn’t appear to be a clear fix. Technology outlet The Verge and Apple news site 9to5Mac both note that the issue only seems to affect the Apple Music app on iOS (desktop).
Nexstar reached out to Apple for comment and/or any possible guidance for users who may encounter this issue.
“Found this random song uploaded to my library,” one Reddit user explains in a thread. “I didn’t add this.” One reply offered consolation that while at least the song that was reportedly added was a “banger,” they had “zero clue what’s going on, but I assume that Apple Music iOS is glitching out.”
As some Redditors have recommended to others, turning off iCloud syncing and then turning it back off may stop the issue from recurring. It’s currently unknown whether the reported issue is tied to iCloud services directly, however.
As Forbes reports, late last year some iCloud users reported a similar issue in their iCloud accounts — users reported finding corrupted videos and photos of strangers from unknown sources in their own albums. The issue later appeared to be resolved, however.
While the swapping of playlists and vanishing of saved songs may seem small, some online have pointed out potential security questions the reported bug could raise.
“I mean, I’d call it a kinda ‘priority one most serious possible’ bug,” one user said. | 2023-03-22T17:52:54+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/apple-music-bug-mystery-playlists-vex-some-users/ |
Sunday, April 2–Wednesday, April 5, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldrige Foundation President and CEO Al Faber announced that registration has opened for the 34th Quest for Excellence® Conference, Sunday, April 2–Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center. You may register today with this link.
In 2022, Congress added "Community" as the 7th Category of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards. This is the first expansion of the awards since Health Care and Education were added in 1998 and the Nonprofit category was added in 2005. This new category reflects the continuing evolution and adaptation of the Baldrige Framework and builds upon the success experienced in other sectors of the economy. This year, Quest will shine a light on best practices in innovation and healthy, thriving communities during its Monday and Wednesday plenary sessions. You will learn practical solutions from subject-matter experts to help your organization achieve breakthrough performance and results. Quest will also feature presentations by Baldrige Award-winning health care organizations, including Adventist Health White Memorial, GBMC Healthcare, Inc., Mary Greeley Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, and Southcentral Foundation. Learn how these organizations have achieved high performance in the face of today's challenges in the health care sector.
Conference Highlights
Baldrige Foundation Leadership Awards
The Baldrige Foundation's Leadership Awards will be presented during the Foundation Awards Luncheon held as part of the annual Quest for Excellence® on April 4, 2023. There are twenty-five award recipients this year including two recipients of the E. David Spong Lifetime Achievement award which recognizes individuals who have performed truly extraordinary service that has changed the world, and inspired others to do the same. This year's recipients are Lowell C. Kruse, Baldrige Award Recipient CEO and Cofounder of Communities of Excellence 2026, and Richard A. Norling, Baldrige Award Recipient CEO and Cofounder of Communities of Excellence 2026.
Keynote Presentation by Donald Berwick
The Wednesday plenary session will kick off with a keynote presentation by Donald Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Former Administrator, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Berwick is one of the leading scholars, teachers, and advocates in the world for the continual improvement of health care systems.
Monday Innovation Plenary Session
The Monday plenary session will kick off with a keynote presentation by Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney. The learning then continues with a plenary session featuring the senior leaders of five former Baldrige Award Recipients who will speak on the topic of innovation in a Ted-talk style format and participate in an interactive panel discussion.
Wednesday Communities of Excellence Plenary Session
Wednesday morning will feature a session showcasing the Communities of Excellence 2026. Attendees will learn directly from communities that are striving to achieve positive and sustainable results to key areas of community performance such as educational attainment, economic vitality, health, and safety.
Attendees will also take advantage of conference sessions and activities including:
- A welcome reception on Sunday, April 2 that will give attendees the opportunity to network with members of the Baldrige community, including Award recipients, Examiners, Judges, Overseers, Fellows, Foundation members, and Alliance program representatives.
- An opening keynote presentation by Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney.
- An innovation plenary session, featuring leaders of five former Baldrige Award Recipients who will speak on the topic of innovation in a Ted-talk style format and participate in an interactive panel discussion.
- 40 concurrent sessions on Monday and Tuesday will feature former Award recipients and other high-performing organizations of all sectors speaking on relevant topics of interest, such as leadership and social responsibility, workforce issues, and customers and strategy.
- A closing plenary session showcasing the Communities of Excellence 2026.
- Baldrige Criteria Pre-Conference Workshops on the afternoon of April 2 for beginner and intermediate users of the Baldrige Criteria.
- Opportunities to network with and learn from Baldrige recipients, applicants, examiners, Alliance for Performance Excellence program representatives, Communities of Excellence participants, as well as Baldrige experts and practitioners in all sectors.
- Opportunities to meet the Quest sponsors.
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You can register and book your hotel room today through Showcare, the official conference registrar and housing bureau. So, don't delay in reserving your seat.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will highlight the importance of 'Breaking Barriers by Example' during its 45th anniversary celebration and annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC22) on Aug. 8-9 in Concord, North Carolina. The two-day, in-person event will offer attendees a scholarship golf tournament, business matchmaking for members, targeted workshops, and a luncheon with three diverse CEOs. Attendees can enjoy daylong networking and an evening jazz/art reception sponsored by Wells Fargo. The title sponsor for the scholarship golf event is Ally, and the title sponsor for BOC22 is SONOCO.
As part of the Council's 'Next Generation of Our Work' series, BOC22 is also hosting a business pitch competition for high school or college students under the age of 25, who have a business idea or innovation to launch into the marketplace. Joining them will be hundreds of MBEs, Corporate Partners, Subject Matter Experts, guest presenters, and community partners coming together to build relationships and expand partnerships in supplier development.
The Tuesday luncheon panel will feature Howard Coker, President & CEO of SONOCO; Ying McGuire, CEO and President of NMSDC; and youth entrepreneur Gabby Goodwin, CEO and Founder of Gabby Bows. Conference presenters also will share their experiences of overcoming obstacles and paving the way for others as part of a series of panels, workshops and presentations on breaking barriers in business.
CVMSDC President and CEO Dominique Simpson Milton said: "There are so many powerful stories from our Corporate Partners and MBEs about the challenges they've faced to become successful and open doors for others. This year's theme of Breaking Barriers by Example will inspire and encourage everyone in attendance to persevere and commit to the mission of economic growth and wealth creation for MBEs."
The Carolinas-Virginia MSDC is a non-profit corporation chartered to enhance business opportunities for minority-owned companies by providing support through developing mutually beneficial networking opportunities with Corporate Partners and promoting minority business development. For more information or to register for BOC22, visit cvmsdc.org or send an email to: info@cvmsdc.org.
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MORAGA, Calif. — Aidan Mahaney scored 18 points and took the game over in crunch time, leading No. 18 Saint Mary’s to a 78-70 overtime win over the No. 12 Gonzaga men’s basketball team Saturday night for the Gaels’ 12th straight victory.
Mahaney scored or assisted on 19 of 21 points in a stretch that started with the Gaels (21-4, 10-0 West Coast Conference) trailing by four points with five minutes to play in regulation.
The freshman put Saint Mary’s in control in overtime when he banked in a three-pointer and then found Mitchell Saxen with a no-look pass for a layup that made it 70-64.
The Bulldogs (19-5, 8-2), who didn’t trail for the final 37 minutes of regulation, couldn’t catch up and fell two games behind in the conference race.
Drew Timme scored 23 points to lead Gonzaga but got little help offensively from the rest of his team.
Saxen added 15 points for Saint Mary’s and Alex Ducas scored 14.
The Gaels have been the only team really to challenge the Bulldogs in the WCC for more than the past decade, with their 10 wins against Gonzaga since the start of the 2009-10 season more than triple the second-best team.
This was the 10th time these teams have met when both were ranked, with Gonzaga winning eight of the first nine. But the Gaels came into this one as the favorite for a change and followed up last year’s home win over the Bulldogs with another one.
Saint Mary’s played from behind for most of the night as Gonzaga got out to an 11-point lead in the first half.
But the Gaels got back into it late in the second half with Mahaney converting a three-point play and Logan Johnson hitting a three-pointer to cut an eight-point deficit to two with less than six minutes to play.
Mahaney, who started the game 1 for 10, then hit four straight drives to help Saint Mary’s tie it at 57 with 3:22 to play.
The teams traded baskets in the final minute of regulation with Julian Strawther hitting a floater with 33.8 seconds left and Saxen answering with 5.5 seconds remaining for Saint Mary’s to send it to overtime. | 2023-02-05T07:02:58+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/gonzaga-bulldogs/no-18-saint-marys-prevails-vs-no-12-gonzaga-men-in-overtime/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Source: Lawyer invited to testify before Trump grand jury
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer who previously advised Michael Cohen, the key government witness in the hush money payment investigation into Donald Trump, has been invited to appear Monday before a Manhattan grand jury that is considering potential charges against the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Robert Costello had advised Cohen before the two had a falling out, and is prepared to offer testimony to the grand jury attacking the credibility of Cohen’s statements, according to the person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret legal proceedings.
Costello had contacted a lawyer for Trump saying that he had information that contradicted Cohen’s current statements and that could be exculpatory for Trump, the person said. The lawyer brought it to the attention of the district attorney’s office, which last week subpoenaed Costello’s law firm for records and invited him to provide testimony on Monday afternoon.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment on Sunday. Prosecutors have not said when they expect to conclude their work or when or if Trump might be charged. The former president claimed in a post on Saturday that he would be arrested on Tuesday, though people close to him later said that he had been given no updates from prosecutors.
The New York Times first reported on Costello’s expected appearance before the grand jury.
Cohen is a former lawyer and fixer for Trump who has been a key witness in District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation, meeting regularly with prosecutors and appearing before the grand jury earlier this month.
Cohen served prison time after pleading guilty in 2018 to federal charges, including campaign finance violations, for arranging the payouts to porn actor Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal to keep them from going public. Trump has denied the affairs.
Costello is a veteran New York lawyer who has represented Trump allies including his adviser Steve Bannon and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Costello’s connection to Cohen was highlighted in the report of special counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated links between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as well as efforts to obstruct the probe.
According to the Mueller report, Cohen began speaking with Costello in April 2018, days after the FBI raided Cohen’s home, hotel room and office. Amid public speculation about whether Cohen would begin cooperating with investigators, Costello emailed Cohen to reassure him that he had had a “Very Very Positive” conversation with Giuliani and that “you have friends in high places.”
Cohen has waived his attorney-client privilege with Costello, which would allow Costello to describe their conversations, the person said.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-19T22:09:53+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2023/03/19/source-lawyer-invited-testify-before-trump-grand-jury/ |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Iscoe Law Firm, one of Florida's leading personal injury attorney teams, knows that Uber and similar ridesharing accidents have changed the way people travel daily.
In cases where Uber drivers cause accidents, one may be able to pursue compensation from the driver's personal insurance policy, Uber's insurance policy, or a combination of both. Whether Uber's insurance covers their drivers depends on what the driver was doing at the time of the crash.
"After an Uber accident you are likely entitled to compensation under your Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance," says Gary T. Iscoe, Esq. Founding Partner of Iscoe Law Firm. "If your injuries and other losses are substantial, however, you can usually seek compensation from the at-fault party's insurance policy."
If the driver's Uber app was off during the accident, Uber's insurance provides no coverage. As a victim, you need to make a claim on the driver's personal auto insurance policy.
If the app is on and the driver is waiting for a request, Uber's insurance provides 3rd party liability coverage to its drivers if the driver's own insurance does not apply. The policy limits for this coverage are $50,000 for bodily injury, up to $100,000 per accident, and $25,000 for property damage per accident.
If an accident occurs while the Uber driver is picking up passengers or providing a ride, Uber's insurance provides $1,000,000 in 3rd party liability coverage.
Since 1991, Gary T. Iscoe, a Trial Lawyer, has been dedicated to holding the powerful accountable for taking advantage of the powerless. From representing clients in severe injury cases, wrongful death cases, class actions, and other lawsuits including medical malpractice, and product liability. Gary and his team understand Florida's complex personal injury laws.
Iscoe Law fights hard for the injured and holds auto insurers like State Farm, Allstate, Progressive, GEICO, Liberty Mutual accountable for the pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages suffered by its clients.
Iscoe Law offers a free initial consultation at one's home, office, hotel, or hospital. For more information or schedule a free consultation, call 800-800-6500 or visit www.iscoelaw.com
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SOURCE Iscoe Law | 2022-07-22T11:26:14+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/07/22/iscoe-law-reveals-your-rights-an-uber-accident/ |
Hivebrite recognized for its commitment to creating a workplace where its people can thrive.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hivebrite, a leading community engagement platform, earns a place on Built In's prestigious Hybrid Best Places to Work list.
The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes and honors remote-first employers and companies in large tech markets across the US.
Built In determines the winners using company data on compensation and benefits. The program also considers criteria including remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI, and other people-first cultural offerings to reflect the benefits candidates are increasingly searching for on Built In.
"We are incredibly proud to be recognized for our efforts to enable our people to thrive both professionally and personally. Offering an outstanding product and service to our customers starts with our people reaching their full potential.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace and offer a flexible hybrid work policy and benefits package that strongly align with our core value of community," said Desiree Shrode, US Human Resources Manager at Hivebrite.
The French company employs more than 120 people and 30 nationalities are represented in the team. The company's headquarters are in Paris and it has offices in New York and Sydney.
US-based employees benefit from excellent medical, dental, and vision plans and coverage, a 401(k) matching program, an Open PTO policy, and a 100% paid maternity/ caregiver leave policy. Other key benefits include an adoption assistance program, medical travel reimbursement, and a Nomad Program.
"It's my honor to congratulate this year's Best Places to Work winners," said Sheridan Orr, Chief Marketing Officer at Built In. "These exemplary companies understand their people are their most valuable asset, and they've stepped up to meet the modern professional's new expectations, including the desire to work for companies that deliver purpose, growth, and inclusion. These winners set the stage for a human-centered future of work, and we can't wait to see that future unfold."
"Hivebrite's hybrid work policy offers the best of both worlds. The ability to work from home most days means I can get a lot done without distraction or having to worry about commuting. In contrast, my in-office days allow for bonding and spontaneous brainstorming with colleagues that just can't be replicated when working remotely," said Ahmed Gewiley, Customer Success Manager at Hivebrite.
The fast-growing company has ambitious plans for 2023 and is looking for talent to reinforce all of its teams. Hivebrite encourages anyone looking for a new adventure to view its career page.
Hivebrite is an all-in-one community management and engagement platform.
It empowers organizations to launch, manage, and grow fully branded private communities. Hivebrite is completely customizable and provides all the tools needed to strengthen community engagement.
Over 900 organizations worldwide, including American Heart Association, JA Worldwide, Earthwatch, the University of Notre Dame, and NYSE, use Hivebrite to build and engage vibrant communities.
Built In is creating the largest platform for technology professionals globally. Monthly, millions of the industry's most in-demand professionals visit the site from across the world. They rely on our platform to stay ahead of tech trends and news, learn skills to accelerate their careers and find opportunities at companies whose values they share. Built In also serves 2,000 customers, innovative companies ranging from startups to those in the Fortune 500. By putting their stories in front of our uniquely engaged audience, we help them hire otherwise hard-to-reach tech professionals. www.builtin.com
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — August 15th is the nation of India's Independence Day. Local organizations are getting ready to celebrate and share their culture with the community.
This year is really special because it marks the 75th year of India's Independence Day and after two years of waiting because of the pandemic, the Festival of India is finally coming back.
The Indian Association of Buffalo represents over 3,000 families living in Western New York. It was formed four decades ago.
Their goal is to promote Indian Culture to future generations and the community. One way they are going this is by hosting their 4th Independence Day event at Canalside on August 13.
There will be yoga and cultural performances. You can get henna tattoos and buy traditional Indian clothes, jewelry, and art.
There will also be Indian food and other kinds of food you can try.
Rimi Das with the India Association of Buffalo said the community has been so welcoming to her since she first arrived and now she looks forward to sharing her culture with the community.
"Six years ago, when I came to buffalo for the first time as a student, my only worry was that I'll have a culture shock. I may not be able to fit into the culture here, but I am so glad that all the cities I chose Buffalo because it has been so friendly, not just the American culture, but it is so accepting of all cultures from all continents of the world. For a second, I didn't feel like I am thousands of miles away from home," Das said.
She said if anybody wants to experience India, August 13th is the day to do so.
Festival of India will be at Canalside on August 13th from 12:30 PM to 9 PM.
It's the Village of Williamsville that is hosting their first ever India's Independence Day Parade. It's extra special this year because it marks the 74th year of India's Independence Day.
The Council of Heritage and Arts of India, also known as CHAI, is hosting its events. This organization has been around for five years.
Their goal is to also share their cultural heritage and in doing so, bring everyone together.
A few years ago, they installed a Gandhi Monument and now, they are hosting their first parade. Organizers said they are also excited to share their diverse Indian culture with the community.
"In India of course, with North, South, East, West. It's very diverse. That's why this is a beautiful opportunity to bring all of those cultures together," one CHAI member, said.
"If you travel five miles, like 5 miles or even 15 miles, you are just completely in a different state, different culture, different cuisine. So to me, seeing all of that outside of India is a huge deal. And so to have that starting in Buffalo is huge for our community of Indians here and also other cultures of the community, how we can bring everyone together. That's a big deal," Smitha Chutke, co-founder of CHAI, said.
One member of CHAI will be dressed as Mother Teresa and another will represent Mahatma Gandhi.
On August 13, the event will start at 10 AM at Williamsville South High School. There will be remarks and festivities. Then, the parade will start at 11 AM.
On August 14, there will be a raising of an Indian flag at the Gandhi Monument at John James Audubon Parkway. That event starts at 10 AM.
All event organizers invite the community to come out, enjoy and also wear traditional attire. | 2022-08-12T22:21:12+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/daybreak/wny-to-mark-indias-75th-year-of-independence-western-new-york/71-c4e97998-07c5-4de9-8fea-151b13dded10 |
NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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New York (Manhattan)-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Bronx-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Northern Queens-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming north after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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NYZ178-081600-
Southern Queens-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Southeast
winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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NYZ075-081600-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Richmond (Staten Island)-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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NYZ177-081600-
Northern Nassau-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Southern Nassau-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs
around 50. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Northwest Suffolk-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to
25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
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Southwest Suffolk-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs around 50. South winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Breezy with
lows in the mid 40s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
40 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
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Northeast Suffolk-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
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.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 40.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
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NYZ081-081600-
Southeast Suffolk-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Near steady
temperature in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs
around 40. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
NYZ071-081600-
Southern Westchester-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest
15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
NYZ070-081600-
Northern Westchester-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast with gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
NYZ069-081600-
Rockland-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Light and
variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph with gusts up to
25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest
after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
NYZ068-081600-
Putnam-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. East winds around
5 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
NYZ067-081600-
Orange-
359 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain with a slight chance of
freezing rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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CA Medford, OR Zone Forecast for Friday, June 10, 2022
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681 FPUS56 KMFR 110918
ZFPMFR
Zone Forecast Product for Southern Oregon and Northern California
National Weather Service Medford, OR
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
CAZ080-112300-
Western Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Somes Bar, Happy Camp, Callahan, Etna,
Fort Jones, Greenview, and Scott Bar
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Chance of rain
early this morning, then chance of showers in the late morning
and afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the southwest around 5 mph well after midnight.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6500 feet in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the west late in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level 6000 feet in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 60s to
lower 70s. Lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s to lower 70s.
$$
CAZ081-112300-
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Hilt, Klamath River, and Yreka
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Slight chance of rain early this morning, then chance of
showers in the late morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s
to mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around
5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow level
7000 feet in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph
late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level 6000 feet in the evening. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the north around 5 mph well after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid
40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
$$
CAZ082-112300-
South Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir, and McCloud
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with showers after midnight. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest well after midnight. Chance of showers 10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 50s to mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
west 10 to 15 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Snow
level 6500 feet in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s to lower
40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to
10 mph well after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s to lower
40s. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to mid
40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
$$
CAZ083-112300-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Pondosa, Bray, and Tennant
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with showers after midnight. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers
10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 50s to lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph late in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level 6000 feet in the evening. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph well after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower
30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
$$
CAZ084-112300-
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-
Including the cities of Newell, Tulelake, Dorris, and Macdoel
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to west around 15 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 50.
West winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph late in the
evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 60.
South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to west 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Snow
level 6000 feet in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Breezy. West
winds 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph late in the
evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph late in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the
lower to mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear, warmer. Lows in the mid 30s
to lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower to mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid
70s.
$$
CAZ085-112300-
Modoc County-
Including the cities of Day, Lookout, Adin, Alturas, Canby,
Davis Creek, and Likely
217 AM PDT Sat Jun 11 2022
.TODAY...Sunny early this morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower to mid
50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph
decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower
to mid 60s. Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
west 20 to 25 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy
after midnight. Snow level 7000 feet in the evening. Lows in the
lower to mid 30s. Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the
northwest 10 to 15 mph late in the evening and overnight. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Areas
of frost in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the
lower to mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
$$
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Mineola Zoo breaks silence on federal investigation
Posted/updated on: June 2, 2023 at 3:54 amMINEOLA – Mini ‘S’ Exotic Zoo is closed to the public now but offered encounters with nearly one-hundred animals. Recently, they have been dealing with federal officials investigating conditions at the zoo. An April inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture revealed what they described as filthy and unsafe conditions for dozens of animals. “There’s always another side to another story,” said Mandy Miller, who works for the zoo.
According to Mini ‘S’ Exotic Zoo, the inspection came after an ex-employee-turned whistleblower alerted advocates about a lack of animal care at the facilities. The USDA conducted an investigation that found several violations at the zoo, including the death of a marmoset who was let out of an enclosure and was then electrocuted in a rat trap. Miller said the death of the animal was due to former employees not doing their job. The report asked for extensive cleaning of enclosures, proper training for employees and enough staff for the amount of animals they keep.
Now, Miller says Smith and the rest of the zoo says they are in constant contact with the USDA with getting the facilities up to the standard for their animals. Miller tells KETK the USDA took none of their animals away but they are working on decreasing the number of exhibits at the zoo. | 2023-06-02T09:55:14+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1231906 |
One of the Oath Keepers on trial on a charge of seditious conspiracy is Jessica Watkins, a former Army soldier who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack.
Copyright 2022 NPR
One of the Oath Keepers on trial on a charge of seditious conspiracy is Jessica Watkins, a former Army soldier who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
549 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Denton
and southwestern Collin Counties through 630 PM CDT...
At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Frisco. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3321 9657 3298 9658 3299 9693 3321 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 031DEG 3KT 3311 9678
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities planned to release more details Friday about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself.
The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames. Sheriff’s Capt. Nicholas Lennie declined early Friday to give the ages and names of those killed, but confirmed that they were adults.
The shooter appeared to have shot himself after shooting the women, but details would not be released until a planned news conference outside the church, Lennie said. The church is located near Interstate 35, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Des Moines.
Cornerstone Church released a statement confirming that the women killed were “young members of our community," but did not give other details about the victims or shooter, citing the ongoing police investigation.
“Our hearts break for all involved, and we are praying for everyone affected, especially the family of the victims,” the church said in the statement. The church also planned to hold a prayer service for the victims Friday.
The shooting follows mass shootings across the nation in recent weeks that have roiled the country. Those include last week’s shooting by an 18-year-old gunman, who killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and an attack Wednesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a gunman killed his surgeon and three other people at a Tulsa medical office. On May 14 in Buffalo, New York, a white man carried out what officials say was a racially-motivated attack on a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood, killing 10 people. | 2022-06-03T14:45:59+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Officials-Man-fatally-shot-2-women-self-in-Iowa-17217207.php |
HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motiva Enterprises LLC ("Motiva") announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 6.85% senior notes due January 15, 2040 (CUSIP Nos. 61980AAD5 (144A) and U61999AC9 (Reg. S)) (the "Notes"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated the date hereof (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery attached to the Offer to Purchase (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery"). As of September 6, 2022, there was $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding. The tender offer is referred to herein as the "Offer." The Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are referred to herein collectively as the "Offer Documents."
Certain information regarding the Notes and the pricing for the Offer is set forth in the table below.
The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 12, 2022, unless extended (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Expiration Date") or earlier terminated. The "Tender Offer Consideration" for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be determined in the manner described in the Offer Documents by reference to the fixed spread for the Notes specified in the table above plus the yield based on the bid-side price of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified in the table above at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 12, 2022, unless extended.
Holders must validly tender (and not validly withdraw) or deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for their Notes at or before the Expiration Date in order to be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration. In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the Offer will receive accrued and unpaid interest on the purchased Notes from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). Motiva expects the Settlement Date to occur on September 14, 2022. Notes tendered by Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase are expected to be purchased on September 16, 2022, the fourth business day after the Expiration Date, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
Tendered Notes may be withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 12, 2022. The consummation of the Offer is neither conditioned upon any minimum amount of Notes being tendered nor is it subject to a financing condition, but is subject to, and conditioned upon, the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described in the Offer to Purchase. Motiva intends to use cash on hand to fund the aggregate consideration and accrued interest for all Notes validly tendered (and not withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and accepted for purchase by us, and to pay all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Offer.
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The student suffered from a delusional fear that a faculty member meant to cause him harm. A poem he wrote, discovered on his computer, envisioned deadly violence. The University of Southern California also learned the student had bought a gun in the apparent belief he needed to protect himself.
Threat assessment has become an increasingly vital task during the past two decades at colleges and universities across the country. Teams of internal experts field tips, sift through evidence, and conduct quiet investigations to determine whether a student or an employee could turn violent, or would benefit from help. Almost always, the cases they monitor remain hidden from public view — unless calamity strikes.
The shooting last Sunday at the University of Virginia that left three students dead and two others injured has generated sharp scrutiny of how the 26,000-student school in Charlottesville responds to potential threats. The suspect, U-Va. student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., came to the attention of the university’s threat assessment team in mid-September after another student said Jones told him he had a gun.
There was no specific threat tied to the remark, U-Va. officials said, nor did Jones’s roommate see him with a gun. But U-Va.’s threat assessment team also learned that Jones had been convicted of a misdemeanor concealed-weapon violation last year, officials said, and Jones refused to cooperate when U-Va. investigators tried to learn more. He apparently did not disclose the offense, contrary to university rules. Officials emailed him on Oct. 26 to say that he faced imminent disciplinary action. Such internal proceedings — involving punishment for breaking student conduct rules — often take weeks or months to resolve.
There is no national count of the number of colleges and universities with threat assessment teams. But most colleges now have such a group, said John Ojeisekhoba, president of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. A few states, including Virginia, require them.
These teams have grown more common since the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech, and Ojeisekhoba said they’re needed more than ever. In the past year, the association has seen a significant rise in cases that needed scrutiny.
“We’re very concerned,” Ojeisekhoba said.
Mass shootings in the U.S.
- A mass shooting is defined as any event where four or more people — not including the shooter — are injured or killed.
- Most perpetrators of mass shootings are men. Most gun deaths continue to be from suicides and homicides, with men making up the majority of both perpetrators and victims.
- So far, in 2022 there have been nearly 600 mass shootings.
- In 2021, there were 700 mass shootings.
- In 2020, there were 610.
- In 2019, there were 417. Before that, the Gun Violence Archive tracked fewer than 400 mass shootings a year since 2014.
- Try to stay down, small and out of sight.
- Move away from the gunfire as quickly as is safe.
- Hide behind a wall, if possible.
- You can call or text 988 for the National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if you’re experiencing any kind of crisis (it’s not just for suicidal thoughts).
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U-Va. is not the only university reeling from recent violence. Four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed last Sunday in a rental home, devastating and frightening the 11,000-student campus. Officials were racing to investigate the mysterious attack and did not identify a suspect in the immediate aftermath. They warned Wednesday that they cannot say there is no ongoing threat to the community in Moscow, Idaho.
Experts say mass shootings are frequently premeditated. “These offenders don’t just ‘snap,’ but rather engage in a systematic progression of behavior or pathway before the actual event occurs,” according to a recent analysis for the campus law enforcement association. There are many variations on the path from contemplation to action, but they all begin with some ideation toward violence. The key is to identify people on that trajectory, the analysis found, and “disrupt that process.”
Ojeisekhoba cited an example at a college in California where a student got upset in class and made a hand motion as though firing a gun at someone. A concerned classmate reported it. Through a threat assessment, Ojeisekhoba said, officials found a cache of weapons the student had amassed, and specific targets the student had identified.
Kicking out a student doesn’t necessarily extinguish a threat.
At the University of Arizona, a student named Murad Dervish was reported for harassment and threats to staff members at the building, according to court records. The university expelled him and banned him from school activities. Staff were told to call for help if they spotted him on campus.
On Oct. 5, someone called 911 when Dervish was seen entering a building where he had studied under Thomas Meixner, the head of the Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Department, according to police. There, he allegedly shot and killed Meixner. He has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree burglary, possession of deadly weapon by prohibited possessor, and three counts of endangerment.
An attorney for Dervish did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
After the killing, Robert C. Robbins, president of the university, told the campus community on Oct. 17 that the university has had a threat assessment management team for nearly 20 years, “since the tragic killings of three University employees.” He said any member of the community can reach out to the multidisciplinary team to report threats. Several days later, Robbins announced that a retired FBI agent would be joining the team.
Threat assessment teams are about much more than law enforcement. Experts say the best units bring together campus police, student affairs, residential life, faculty, counseling and psychological services and other key elements of a university.
Sometimes they are merged with student-care teams dedicated to preventing suicide. Sometimes they are separate.
U-Va. counts at least 12 representatives on its threat assessment team. The state law that requires the teams at public colleges and universities was enacted after the Virginia Tech massacre. Many private colleges also have created such teams.
U-Va. Police Chief Timothy J. Longo Sr., a member of the university’s threat assessment team, told reporters Monday that the student affairs office had “made efforts” to contact Jones in the weeks before the shooting about the report of his gun possession. U-Va. spokesman Brian Coy said the threat assessment team moved to escalate the Jones case for disciplinary action after he “repeatedly refused to cooperate” with university officials seeking information.
“It’s always helpful” to speak directly with the people who may pose the threat, said Dave Okada, president of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. “It’s going to vary based on circumstances. Can you orchestrate having a conversation with them without being threatening? There may be times when you may not want to.”
U-Va. declined after Longo’s news conference to make available for interviews any officials affiliated with its threat assessment team. It also declined to answer numerous written questions about its handling of the Jones case, including whether officials knocked on the door of the student’s campus residence in an effort to talk with him.
Several security experts reached by The Washington Post declined to share opinions about U-Va.’s handling of the Jones case because they don’t know much about the details of what happened.
S. Daniel Carter, a campus safety consultant based in Georgia, said it appeared from U-Va.’s disclosures that the university took multiple steps in the assessment of Jones.
“It sounds like they did it by the book,” Carter said. “They had information. They acted on information.” Still, he said, there were unanswered questions. “If everything was done by the book, and something catastrophic happens, it may be time to revisit the book.”
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), at U-Va.’s request, plans to appoint a special counsel to review the university’s response to the shooting and interactions with Jones beforehand. Among the questions, U-Va. President James E. Ryan said, is “whether we did all we could to prevent or avoid this tragedy.” He pledged to share the results when the review is complete.
Universities deal with dozens or even hundreds of cases a year. Many actively encourage students and employees to report threats.
Virginia Tech, which has about 37,000 students, said its threat assessment team handled 509 cases in 2020 and 492 last year. Some of those are cases involving potential suicide threats, the university said.
At George Mason University, with 39,000 students, the threat assessment team as of Wednesday was tracking 38 active cases of potential threats, said Juliet Blank-Godlove, dean of students and co-chair of the team. The team meets weekly, or more often if needed. “If something comes up, we don’t wait,” she said.
It is hard to measure the performance of these teams.
“Success is when there’s not a tragic incident,” Blank-Godlove said. “And there could be situations where perhaps an intervention stopped a tragic event, but we won’t know that, and we’d be speculating if we said it did.”
Blank-Godlove called the U-Va. shooting “absolutely tragic.” Like some other experts, she said she could not comment further on the case because she didn’t know the details. “My guess is that there’s more things we’re not aware of,” she said.
Gene Deisinger, a consultant who helps train threat assessment teams in Virginia, Illinois and elsewhere, cautioned that gun issues are not simple. “Lots of people have weapons, and there’s some that have misdemeanor convictions, and the vast majority of those don’t go on to commit critical acts of violence,” he said.
Often when there is a campus shooting, Carter said, hindsight turns up issues that require more scrutiny. “Unfortunately, we learn lessons about what we didn’t know.”
After the shooting, one U-Va. student was shocked to discover that he had just been assigned to live with Jones next semester. That student’s mother, who showed The Post evidence of the housing assignment, spoke on the condition of anonymity to guard the student’s privacy. The student has since been reassigned to another room. But the mother said she wondered whether the threat assessment involving Jones and guns was flagged or considered when the housing assignment was made. “My husband and I really need some questions answered,” she said.
U-Va. did not respond to questions from The Post about the mother’s account.
Marlon Lynch, vice president for public safety and police chief at Michigan State University, said an allegation that a student had a gun would be addressed by the department of police and public safety. It would make contact directly, Lynch said, seeking to determine the credibility of the allegation and an appropriate response. “If a roommate says, ‘Yes, I saw them with a gun,’ ” in a dorm, he said, the department would want to make sure the roommates and other students living there are safe, and then attempt to make contact without creating a dangerous situation.
In most cases students are compliant, Lynch said, but investigators could get a search warrant if needed.
After Jones was arrested, a search of his residence found a rifle and a handgun, according to Virginia State Police.
Prince, of USC, said margins for error are thin. “If we don’t do the right thing, we could have terrible outcomes.” Effective threat assessment, he said, requires a major institutional commitment. “Identifying risk is easy. Identifying true risk is a challenge.” | 2022-11-19T11:16:04+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/19/uva-shooting-threat-assessment-team/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white former Nashville police officer who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as the man was fleeing on foot has been released from jail, his attorney confirmed Thursday.
Andrew Delke had been serving time at a jail facility run by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. He spent 18 months at the jail, Delke’s attorney David Raybin said.
Last July, Delke pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2018 death of 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick as part of an agreement with prosecutors and received a three-year sentence. The deal allowed him to be released earlier with standard jail credits, but he couldn’t pursue parole or appeal the case.
“Mr. Delke appreciates the strong support he received from the Fraternal Order of Police and many citizens,” Raybin said in a statement.
Hambrick’s mother, Vickie Hambrick, spoke at the parole meeting in Nashville earlier this year and continued to allege that the process leading to Delke’s plea deal had been unfair, secretive and racist. The Hambrick family has said they did not know about the plea deal until after it was done. At the time the deal was announced, Delke was about to face trial for a first-degree murder charge.
At the 2021 plea hearing, Vickie Hambrick sobbed, screamed, cursed and knocked over a courtroom lectern in an scene that briefly delayed the hearing before the judge accepted the plea agreement.
An attorney for Hambrick’s family did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.
Nashville’s Metro Council has approved a $2.25 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by Hambrick’s family.
Delke’s attorneys have argued the officer followed his training and Tennessee law in response to “an armed suspect who ignored repeated orders to drop his gun.” Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk has countered that Delke had other alternatives, adding that the officer could have stopped, sought cover and called for help.
The shooting caused enough backlash that Nashville voters have since installed a community oversight board for the city’s police department. | 2022-10-28T05:31:15+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-us-news/ap-ex-officer-convicted-in-fatal-shooting-out-of-nashville-jail/ |
DENVER (AP) — USA Swimming has added technology to its abuse-reporting systems that will allow better communication between those coordinating investigations and reporters who want to remain anonymous.
The organization announced a deal with RealResponse on Monday, which is international Safe Sport Day.
One feature in RealResponse's technology is the ability to exchange information with anonymous reporters via text without the reporters having to identify themselves. Though organizations can often act more decisively when victims or witnesses attach their names to reports, anonymous reporting is crucial because often victims fear retribution if their names become public.
RealResponse has developed technology that allows reporters to file reports about abuse via text and for those who receive the reports to follow up while the name of the reporter remains concealed.
“Previously, we could receive an anonymous report, but we had no way to follow up with that individual if we had additional questions or didn’t have enough information, or wanted to let them know what we were doing to follow up,” said Abigail Howard, who oversees the director of USA Swimming's safe sport program.
USA Swimming plans to make the technology available to its approximately 400,000 members.
The national governing body is a defendant in several lawsuits claiming it failed to protect them from abuse by coaches. In 2010, USA Swimming's former executive director, the late Chuck Wielgus, was accused of ignoring or downplaying dozens of cases of sexual abuse. Around 150 swimming coaches have since been banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which was created in response to cases in swimming, gymnastics and other Olympic sports.
Though not affiliated with the SafeSport center, RealResponse started offering its own technology five years ago to help organizations streamline reporting and keep better track of the way they process and resolve cases. At times, organizations get into legal trouble because there's insufficient documentation to show how they responded when told about a case.
The mission, says the company's founder, David Chadwick, is “providing a safe space for people to speak up and doing it in a really accessible and easy to use way and, frankly, helping leaders of these organizations identify issues faster before they become bigger crisis.”
RealResponse has deals with more than 100 college sports programs, a handful of NFL teams and the National Women's Soccer League. In the Olympic realm, USA Swimming joins USA Track and Field, US Equestrian, USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency among the organizations that have signed on.
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Christine Hoyer, Chief Development Officer for Special Olympics Ohio, kicks off the launch of betJACK in the state of Ohio by placing the first bet at betJACK – Ohio's Sportsbook at JACK Cleveland Casino joined by Scott Lokke, General Manager of JACK Cleveland Casino and Chad Barnhill, Chief Operating Officer, of JACK Entertainment, looks on.
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In this bonus episode of Hot off the Wire, we look back at some of the top headlines from the week in the world of sports and entertainment.
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- Ozzy Osbourne had to cancel his tour.
- One year after retiring and unretiring, legendary quarterback Tom Brady calls it quits for good this time.
- Notable deaths this week include actor Cindy Williams and NHL great Bobby Hull.
- And some changes are coming to daytime television.
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Arizona AG won't defend law making it harder to film police. That should tell you something
Opinion: Attorney General Mark Brnovich is taking a pass on going to court to explain why Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican-run Legislature are within their rights to chip away at our rights.
When it comes to taking away our rights, the Arizona Legislature has, once again, outdone itself.
This time, by passing a law so blatantly unconstitutional that not even the state’s attorney general will defend it.
Attorney General Mark Brnovich, it seems, has no interest in defending a state law that would make it more difficult for bystanders to record police activity.
Put another way, he’s taking a pass on going to court to explain why Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican-run Legislature are within their rights to whittle away our rights.
Courts have recognized the right to record police
The new law, scheduled to take effect on Sept. 24, would make it a crime, under most circumstances, to video police activity at close range. The Arizona Republic, along with other media organizations and the ACLU, have sued the state, hoping to prevent the law from taking effect.
Of course, the law is a blatant violation of the Constitution, but don’t take my word for it.
Legislators were warned by their own staff attorneys that what they were doing was likely unconstitutional.
Seven federal appellate courts – including that Ninth Circuit that covers Arizona – have recognized that we have a First Amendment right to record police officer encounters.
So naturally, our leaders decided to undermine that constitutional right.
House Bill 2319, should it take effect later this month, would make it a crime to photograph or video the police within eight feet of a law enforcement activity.
Lawmaker says it's about protecting officers
It comes just a year after the Justice Department opened an investigation into the Phoenix Police Department following reports of excessive force.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his August 2021 announcement of the probe, said the goal is "to promote transparency and accountability.”
“This increases public trust, which in turn increases public safety," he said. "We know that law enforcement shares these goals.”
So much so, in fact, that Rep. John Kavanagh, a former police officer, introduced HB 2319.
Another view:Why Gov. Ducey should have vetoed police filming bill
The Fountain Hills Republican has said the law barring close-range filming of police is all about protecting officers from distractions.
“I can think of no reason why any responsible person would need to come closer than 8 feet to a police officer engaged in a hostile or potentially hostile encounter,” he wrote, in an op-ed for The Republic. “Such an approach is unreasonable, unnecessary and unsafe, and should be made illegal.”
But it’s already a crime to interfere with a law enforcement activity.
Brnovich says he's not defending that
This law essentially gives the police license to forbid people from recording police encounters with the public. It is all about sending a strong message to bystanders and journalists as they reach for their cellphones: Don’t even think about it.
Now comes Brnovich, declining to defend the state against the media’s lawsuit. In a court filing, Brnovich wrote that it’s up to legislative leaders to find someone to defend them if they want their law to take effect Sept. 24.
It’s not every day that you see the state’s chief legal officer refuse to defend the state’s laws, especially when that official is named as a defendant.
Brnovich, in his legal filing, doesn’t say whether he believes the law is unconstitutional, only that he doesn’t see any reason why he should have to defend it.
“Plaintiffs have come nowhere close to establishing that there is any sort of threat of enforcement by the attorney general,” he wrote.
Brnovich said that if legislative leaders want their law defended they should get help from county prosecutors, the ones who presumably would enforce it.
And find somebody else to pay for it in the event they lose.
“The attorney general will oppose any award of attorneys’ fees or costs against him in any capacity given that he is not litigating the constitutionality of the statute,” his court filing said. “Plaintiffs have provided no basis to name him as a defendant, and plaintiffs did not provide any notice or ask him for his position before filing this suit and preliminary injunction.”
We'll be paying for lawmakers' defense
Legislative leaders will have to scramble to find someone to defend their new law.
“This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Senate President Karen Fann told Capitol Media Services’ Howard Fischer, who reported Monday on Brnovich’s filing. Fann said she plans to consult with Senate staff attorneys “to see whether we should pursue it on our own.”
Presumably, not the same Senate attorney who warned her and her fellow Republicans at that time that what they were doing was probably illegal.
Chris Kleminich, a Senate staff attorney, advised the Senate Rules Committee that the bill “does bring up questions relating to First Amendment and freedom of expression” and that “recording of law enforcement activity has been recognized by federal courts as following within that First Amendment right.”
The Senate’s response was to approve the bill on a 16-12 party-line vote.
So, now Republican legislators will presumably hire someone to defend them, hoping to put the case on the long and costly road to the U.S. Supreme Court, which, of late, has shown a tendency to rob us of certain constitutional rights.
Ironic, isn’t it? With Brnovich taking a pass, we’ll be paying for an attorney to defend our leaders’ right to take away one of our rights.
Reach Roberts at laurie.roberts@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LaurieRoberts.
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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will overhaul packaging labels for the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B, that women can take after having sex to prevent a pregnancy.
The federal agency said it will remove references on the contraception's packaging that claim, without scientific evidence, that the pill prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb.
The new labels are intended to further distinguish the emergency contraception — also known as the morning after pill — from abortion pills, which end a pregnancy after a fertilized egg has implanted in the lining of a woman's uterus.
In a memo released Friday, the FDA clarified that taking Plan B pills is not the same as an abortion, a fact that has long been understood in the medical community.
"Evidence does not support that the drug affects implantation or maintenance of a pregnancy after implantation, therefore it does not terminate a pregnancy," the FDA said in its statement.
The agency added that the emergency contraception works similarly to birth control in preventing pregnancy, but contains a higher dose of levonorgestrel. The pill prevents ovulation.
About a quarter of women say they've used emergency contraception pills at some point, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control released last year.
Still, concern has swirled that access to emergency contraception such as Plan B might be limited in some states, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion this summer. Nevada's Republican governor-elect said he'd consider banning the pill during a debate this year. School clinics in Idaho also prohibited the pills under a law banning public funding for "abortion related services" last year.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Plan B for use up to 72 hours, or three days, after unprotected sex. Women are able to get the emergency contraception over the counter.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.
The Biden administration partially implemented the change last year, announcing it would no longer enforce a long-standing requirement that women pick up the medicine in person. Tuesday’s action formally updates the drug’s labeling to allow many more retail pharmacies to dispense the pills, so long as they complete a certification process.
The change could expand access at both brick-and-mortar stores and online pharmacies. Women can get a prescription via telehealth consultation with a health professional, and then receive the pills through the mail, where permitted by law.
Still, the rule change’s impact has been blunted by numerous state laws limiting abortion broadly and the pills specifically. Legal experts foresee years of court battles over access to the pills, as abortion-rights proponents bring test cases to challenge state restrictions.
For more than 20 years, the FDA labeling had limited dispensing to a subset of specialty offices and clinics, due to safety concerns. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA temporarily suspended the in-person requirement. The agency later said a new scientific review by agency staff supported easing access, concurring with numerous medical societies that had long said the restriction wasn’t necessary.
Two drugmakers that make brand-name and generic versions of abortion pills requested the latest FDA label update. Agency rules require a company to file an application before modifying dispensing restrictions on drugs.
Danco Laboratories, which sells branded Mifeprex, said in a statement the change “is critically important to expanding access to medication abortion services and will provide healthcare providers” with another option for prescribing the drug.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists called the update an “important step” forward.
“Although the FDA’s announcement today will not solve access issues for every person seeking abortion care, it will allow more patients who need mifepristone for medication abortion additional options to secure this vital drug,” the group said in a statement.
More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
The FDA in 2000 approved mifepristone to terminate pregnancies of up to 10 weeks, when used with a second drug, misoprostol. Mifepristone is taken first to dilate the cervix and block the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. Misoprostol is taken 24 to 48 hours later, causing the uterus to contract and expel pregnancy tissue.
Bleeding is a common side effect, though serious complications are very rare. The FDA says more than 3.7 million U.S. women have used mifepristone since its approval.
Several FDA-mandated safety requirements remain in effect, including training requirements to certify that prescribers can provide emergency care in the case of excessive bleeding. Pharmacies that dispense the pills also need a certification.
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An espresso machine is a must-have for caffeine enthusiasts. Unlike coffee machines, which are only used for one drink, espresso machines open up a world of possibilities. Machines with built-in milk frothers are more versatile than those without, and a few really stand out.
In this article: Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine, Calphalon Temp iQ Espresso Machine and Mr. Coffee Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
What is a milk frother?
Milk frothers are used to give milk a foamy consistency. This foamy milk mixture is ideal for cappuccinos, lattes and more. Frothed milk can also be used to create latte art.
Different types of milk frothers can create different textures. Some produce a creamy milk mixture, whereas others make your milk fluffy. Most frothers built into espresso machines use air or steam, but some froth by whisking the milk at high speeds.
How to use a milk frother
Frothing milk increases the liquid’s volume, so if you fill the container too full, you’re likely to make a mess. That’s why you should start by filling a cup only about a third full.
Use cold milk, even if it’s to be used for a hot drink. Cold milk tends to froth better than warm milk, and you’ll have more time to work with it.
Once you have your cold milk in a container, set your espresso machine to its frothing mode. You may need to purge the wand to release built-up water. After purging the water into your drip tray, insert the wand in your milk and press the frothing button.
What to consider when buying an espresso machine with a milk frother
- Ease of use: Even if your primary goal is to find a device with a good milk frother, consider how easy it is to use. Some espresso machines have built-in grinders and other features that keep things simple. On the other hand, those with various manual steps can be difficult to use.
- Ease of cleaning: Machines with all the bells and whistles are nice, but they can be a headache if they’re challenging to clean. Consider one with dishwasher-safe components and self-cleaning cycles.
- Additional features: Machines with built-in grinders and tampers offer enhanced versatility.
Espresso machine FAQ
Q. What are the three types of espresso machines?
A. Most machines are either semi-automatic, automatic or super-automatic.
- Semi-automatic espresso machines use an electric pump to activate the piston, meaning you won’t have to exert as much strength to brew a drink.
- Automatic espresso machines are similar to semi-automatic machines, but they have built-in timers that automatically stop the water flow.
- Super-automatic machines do nearly everything for you, meaning they are the easiest to use and most consistent. Still, these machines tend to be the most expensive.
Q. What is the difference between espresso and coffee?
A. Espresso is thicker and more intense than coffee because you use more grounds and less water. It is often used in lattes, cappuccinos and other caffeinated drinks, although some people prefer it by itself.
Q. Can you froth milk without a milk frother?
A. Yes, but your results may vary. Milk frothers work by agitating the milk. You can achieve a similar effect by stirring it vigorously or pouring it in a jar and shaking it.
Which espresso machine has the best milk frother?
Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
This consistently produces great espresso and frothed milk. It has a built-in grinder, so you can experience the freshest-possible drinks every time. The frother lets you control the milk’s texture, making it an ideal choice for latte art.
Sold by Amazon
Calphalon Temp iQ Espresso Machine
This easy-to-use machine has multiple temperature settings and produces enough pressure to ensure a flavorful espresso. Most reviewers were impressed with the quality of the steam wand. The large portafilter ensures your grounds get wet enough to maximize flavor extraction.
Mr. Coffee Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
This features an automatic milk frother rather than a steam wand. Most buyers were impressed with the frother, although some said it used too much milk. It’s more affordable than most of its competitors.
Philips 3200 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine
This fully automatic espresso machine comes in three configurations, including one with a steam wand and one with an automatic milk frother. It couldn’t be any easier to use. It keeps itself clean and rarely needs to be descaled.
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Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee and Espresso Machine
This compact machine comes with a separate milk frother. It uses pods rather than grounds. Many were impressed with how well the frother works. It takes up less counter space than most.
Sold by Amazon
Other milk frothers worth considering
This is easy to use and has four milk-frothing settings. The exterior stays cool to the touch. It has a sleek design and is available in black and white.
Capresso Froth Max Milk Frother
This features a large-capacity pitcher and three convenient milk-frothing settings. It stays cool while in use. Many of the components are dishwasher-safe.
This convenient hand-held milk frother doesn’t take up much counter space. It froths milk in just around 20 seconds. It’s battery-operated and available in 21 colors.
Ninja Coffee Bar Easy Milk Frother
This manual frother is easy to use and features a microwave- and dishwasher-safe glass beaker. It only takes a few seconds to get frothy milk. It’s quieter than most automatic frothers.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Zulay Executive Series Milk Frother
It’s affordable compared to most other frothers. Additionally, it comes in a stylish box, making it an excellent gift.
Sold by Amazon
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BEIJING (AP) — Americans are increasingly seeing China as a world superpower and a threat, though growing numbers perceive it more as a competitor than an enemy, according to a survey released Thursday.
The Washington-based Pew Research Center said that negative views of China reached a new high, with 82% of Americans having either somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable views of the country, a 6 percentage point increase from last year.
About two-thirds of U.S. adults said that China’s influence in the world is getting stronger, and two-thirds also consider China’s power and influence a major threat to the United States.
At the same time, the proportion of respondents who saw China as an enemy has dropped since January. Currently, 62% of Americans see China as a competitor and 25% as an enemy, while in January 54% chose competitor and 35% said enemy — almost exactly the same as the prior year.
The shift may be a temporary one influenced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Laura Silver, a senior researcher at Pew, said it’s likely that the war has changed how people define what is an enemy, as opposed to a competitor.
The survey of 3,581 people was taken from March 21 to 27, about a month into the Russian invasion. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.
The opposite shift occurred in the share of Americans who called Russia an enemy. Some 70% of Americans now see Russia as an enemy, up from 41% in January, according to Pew.
“With a clearer sense that what Russia is doing demarcates it as an ‘enemy,’ there has been a corresponding shift in thinking China is more of a competitor,” Silver said.
On the official level, however, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calls China the U.S. military’s leading long-term challenge and the U.S.-China relationship has become more strained on many levels since the start of President Joe Biden’s term in January 2021.
Biden has been placing more emphasis on the Indo-Pacific region and has repeatedly criticized China for military provocations against Taiwan, human rights abuses against ethnic minorities and efforts to squelch pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. U.S. officials also have expressed concern about signs that China is increasing the size of its nuclear arsenal, although it remains far smaller than America’s.
With China so far refusing to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s partnership with Moscow was identified as the most serious problem for the U.S., with 62% of people polled saying it was.
By contrast, only 35% said the tensions between China and Taiwan were a very serious problem for the U.S. China’s human right policies were named a very serious problem by 42%, and 26% said mainland China’s Hong Kong policies were a very serious problem for the U.S.
Silver said that changes in news coverage and global events probably affect how Americans view China, noting that human rights was a greater concern last year.
“Negative views of China have been high and growing for much of the last four years but what factors seem most salient has ebbed and flowed,” Silver said.
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Rising reported from Bangkok. | 2022-04-29T00:42:38+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/survey-americans-increasingly-see-china-as-a-threat/ |
KOKOMO, Ind. — Police in Kokomo arrested two people they say used an online escort service as part of a scheme to steal a man’s possessions.
Police say they were contacted by a male victim on May 3. The man told them he was robbed after meeting a woman from an escort and prostitution website.
The victim had arranged to meet the woman at a home in the 400 block of N. Indiana Avenue. He says he was robbed by a male and a female while at the residence. The victim told police he was shot at, physically attacked, and forced to leave everything behind at the home, including his clothes, phone, and wallet.
Police searched the home on May 6 and found evidence that led to the arrest of Suzanne Anderson, 34, and Jeffrey Penner, 37, both of Kokomo.
Anderson was arrested for possession of meth, fraud, criminal recklessness, theft, and prostitution.
Penner was arrested for fraud and possession of meth.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Dustin Spicer at 765-456-7194 or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017. | 2022-05-10T14:05:43+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/kokomo-pd-thieves-used-prostitution-to-lure-victim/ |
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Plane carrying Joran van der Sloot lands in Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The plane carrying Joran van der Sloot has landed at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport Thursday, June 8 around 2 p.m.
Van der Sloot is accused in the disappearance of Mountain Brook teen Natalee Holloway during a high school graduation trip to Aruba in May 2005.
He is back in the U.S. to face criminal charges, according to Holloway’s family. Beth Holloway says the government of Peru agreed to temporarily extradite van der Sloot to Birmingham to face federal wire fraud and extortion charges related to an alleged attempt to extort the Holloway family for money in exchange for details about how Holloway died, and where her remains are located.
Van der Sloot was being held in a prison in Peru for the murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores.
Natalee Holloway’s body was never found and no one is currently charged in her death.
The arraignment of van der Sloot will take place Friday, June 8, in the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse.
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Finland has been approved as a member of NATO after Turkey voted on its membership Thursday. Finland could become a member of the alliance in the coming days.
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Finland has been approved as a member of NATO after Turkey voted on its membership Thursday. Finland could become a member of the alliance in the coming days.
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A typical day for Monica Kelsey includes fielding calls and emails from groups hoping to install a safe haven baby box.
One day, she held a press conference announcing the discovery of a baby found inside the devices on Indy’s south side.
North of the city at the Carmel Fire Department, three babies have been surrendered in two months.
"Once we noticed that there was a baby in here, it's just a quick turn," firefighter Victor Andres said. "We drop the plexiglass down and reach in, pull out baby, make sure baby's breathing, happy, healthy."
Once a baby is placed inside the box, the device locks and sends a series of alerts to first responders.
"The box is also heated," Kelsey said. "It's also cool, you know, so the temperature on the inside of the box stays about 75 to 84 degrees."
Since its launch in 2016, 21 babies have been surrendered to boxes across the country, and 121 have been handed off directly.
"I saw, you know, just a bundle and just an arm moving and realized that you know, it's a baby," Andres said. "There is a surrealness there."
For Kelsey and some of these firefighters, the mission is personal.
"When I was just a baby, my mother surrendered me over," "There was no safe haven, surrender laws or anything, but she found a way to surrender me over to someone else."
Kelsey was adopted, but she didn’t know she was abandoned and that her mother was the victim of rape until she was older.
"When I finally started to accept the fact that I was unwanted and thrown away like trash, I had to kind of dig deep and find my purpose," Kelsey said.
All 50 states and D.C. have some sort of safe haven law, which allows a person to legally surrender an infant at a safe facility like a hospital or fire station. Kelsey says the boxes add the touch of complete anonymity.
"It takes the face-to-face interaction away, the shame, the judgment, all of that, but allows her to save her child's life," Kelsey said.
According to the National Safe Haven Alliance, a group that advocates for such laws, more than 4,500 infants have recovered safely since the laws took effect in 1999.
Critics of the laws say they remove fathers from the process and don’t offer adequate resources to people in crisis or who would rather have an abortion.
Kelsey says she’s heard the criticism but contends the boxes are not a solution for abortion or a reaction to the recent Supreme Court ruling.
"If some states continue with abortion, you know, let them do that," Kelsey said. "If they… states that do outlaw abortion, these are your legal options now. I don't know if we're going to get busier, but I can tell you the phones are going crazy, and so are the emails."
She says the only thing that matters now is the mission.
"When a mother basically says, 'I want what's best for my child, and it's not me,' that's heroic," Kelsey said.
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CARY, N.C., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Remaining steadfast in its commitment to social responsibility and innovation, AI and analytics leader SAS continues prioritizing corporate citizenship to guide its business and climate strategy. Improving the world through the power of trustworthy technology is part of SAS' vision as a company – and through innovative solutions for its customers.
In addition to helping customers with their green business initiatives and sustainability needs, SAS has a long-standing reputation for supporting clean energy and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) while also using its software to address economic, social and environmental issues. SAS has also received numerous awards for its innovative social good initiative, which used artificial intelligence and baseball to help kids improve their swing while boosting their data literacy through the Batting Lab.
"As a leader in social responsibility, SAS strives to help our communities and customers with their environmental, social and governance initiatives," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "SAS has seen firsthand the impact our technology can have on protecting the environment, improving health outcomes, addressing bias and tackling other global priorities."
Leading through environmental excellence
For SAS, an environmentally friendly workplace incorporates a sustainable business model that supports the Paris Climate Accord and fosters employee curiosity and creativity. As a corporate sustainability leader and advocate, SAS works closely with employees, suppliers and customers to reduce its environmental footprint with programs focused on energy conservation, emissions management, pollution mitigation, water conservation, green building and other initiatives. SAS brings both its renowned analytic expertise and powerful software solutions to develop smarter and more efficient operations while passing those insights and tools to its customer for their business strategies.
In 2022, SAS' top environmental achievements included:
- Earned ISO 14064-3 limited assurance for 2018 base year recalculation and 2022 calendar year GHG emission inventories.
- Awarded LEED Platinum existing building recertification for SAS Building Q. This is the third SAS building to earn the US Green Building Council's highest performance award.
- Expanded baseline GHG inventory to include emissions across all scope 3 categories material to the way SAS conducts business.
- Increased 2030 target from 50% to 52.6% as part of SBTi target revalidation.
- Received Science Based Targets initiative validation for SAS' 2050 net-zero emission reduction target.
- While post-pandemic operations increased emissions across all scopes in 2022, emissions are still down 41.7% from the 2018 base year.
- Despite expected post-pandemic increases in business travel, emissions are down 79.8% compared to the 2018 base year.
- Achieved 60% carbon use intensity from base year - down 19% the past year.
- Diverted 68.3% of operational and an astounding 99.9% of construction waste from landfills globally.
- Generated 3.4 million kWh of clean, renewable energy from rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems.
Improving society through positive contributions
SAS has always been motivated by challenges to use its technology to ignite positive change and create a brighter future. SAS' social innovation initiative works to find creative ways to accelerate global progress and move the world toward a more sustainable future. By supporting the Data for Good movement, SAS encourages using data in meaningful ways to solve humanitarian issues around poverty, health, human rights, education and the environment. In addition, the SAS Data Ethics Practice (DEP) continues to expand, increasing efforts to bring trustworthy AI to customers and pursuing new Data for Good initiatives.
Contributing to meaningful work is just part of the award-winning workplace culture that is dedicated to treating employees like they make a difference and focusing on their well-being. SAS' supportive and inclusive reputation has been recognized for decades through numerous accolades and awards.
SAS also seeks ways to invest in the larger global community through its philanthropic philosophy of supporting data literacy and education initiatives for all. This can be seen by SAS' commitment to developing relevant resources for data literacy. In 2022, more than 273,000 educators and learners took advantage of free SAS® software offerings. Also, 45,000 educators and students attended live global academic events and accessed free learning resources such as SAS Skill Builder for Students, an online portal for students to launch their analytics careers. For higher education and adult learners, SAS established more than 50 new partnerships with college and university programs around the world.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese low-cost carrier Zipair is changing the design on its tail from the letter “Z,” which resembles the symbol on Russian tanks.
Zipair President Shingo Nishida made the announcement this week at Narita Airport near Tokyo. He acknowledged the resemblance and the confusion it might invite, noting the “invasion of Ukraine.”
For now the letter has been covered with a decal design. By the year’s end the airline will update the livery on all of its aircraft.
The carrier is part of the Japan Airlines, or JAL, group and was set up in 2018. It operates four Boeing 787-8 aircraft, with fights connecting Narita with Bangkok, Seoul, Honolulu, Singapore and Los Angeles. | 2022-06-18T01:53:12+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/japans-zipair-changes-logo-to-nix-perception-of-russia-link/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos arrives on the House floor most days to deliver short speeches — celebrating women-owned small businesses, a special high school in his district or raising concern about various countries in crises.
At other times he can be seen dashing through the halls of the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers do, from one meeting to the next. He once passed out doughnuts to the press corps staking out his office.
Far from being chastened by the widespread criticism, mockery and rejection that Santos has received after having admitted to fabricating many aspects of his life story, the newly elected congressman is breezily carrying on in Congress. He is refusing calls for his resignation all while rewriting the narrative in real time.
For Santos, it’s an unusual up-is-down approach that would have been almost unthinkable in an earlier generation but one that signals the new norms taking hold amid the deepening of a post-truth era in Congress.
“I was elected by the people to come here to represent them, and I do that every day,” Santos told The Associated Press in a brief interview off the House floor.
“It’s a hard job. If I said it was easy, I’d be lying to you — and I don’t think that’s what we want, right?”
Pressed about the idea of a post-truth era, Santos said, “I think truth still matters very much.”
Perhaps not since Donald Trump launched his presidency with exaggerated claims of the crowd size at his inauguration has an elected official arrived in Washington and sought so brazenly and defiantly to convince the public of reality different than the one before their very eyes.
Santos is coming of political age at a time of an unmooring in civic life, when a duly-sworn member of the U.S. Congress can persevere, business as usual, despite having admittedly lied to voters about his resume, experience and personal life as he ran for elected office.
While Santos faces a crush of investigations — by the House Ethics Committee and a county prosecutor in New York — as well as questions from earlier charges in Brazil, where he lived for a time, he appears unmoved by the challenges.
Just a few days ago, Santos filed paperwork to potentially seek reelection.
“It used to be that when a politician lied, and they got caught, they were ashamed — or there was some sort of accountability,” said Lee McIntyre, the author of “Post-Truth” and a research fellow at Boston University.
“What I see in the post-truth era is not just that people are lying or lying more, it’s that they’re lying with a political purpose,” he said. “The really scary part is getting away with it.”
At stake is not just “truthiness,” as comedian Stephen Colbert once called falsehoods in public life, but broader questions over the expectation of truth-telling from political leadership.
Santos has admitted he had portrayed himself as someone he was not — not a college graduate, not a Wall Street whiz, not from a Jewish family of Holocaust survivors, not the son who lost his mother in the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.
In the time since, more questions have flowed, including about the origins of a $700,000 loan he made to his campaign for Congress and his own reported wealth.
Fellow Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of New York, a freshman who won election last fall from the neighboring Long Island district, said: “I don’t think it’s the state of politics. I think it’s state of an individual — and the state that he’s in is one of delusion.”
D’Esposito has introduced a pair of bills that would prevent elected officials from profiting off wrongdoing and said he is working with others to ensure Santos is not “the face of our party. We’ve made it very clear. He’s not our brand. He’s not part of us.”
While Santos did remove himself from his committee assignments while the investigations are underway, he has withstood the pressure from Republicans to resign and from Democrats to be expelled from office.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who won a slim Republican majority with just a few seats to spare, has said the voters elected Santos and “he has a right to serve.” If wrongdoing is found, Santos could be removed from office, he said.
“He should have resigned a long time ago,” said Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the Democratic president of the freshman class who sponsored the resolution to expel Santos.
“This is not just Democrats saying this and his Republican colleagues in New York,” Garcia said in an interview. “Nobody wants him in D.C.”
But Santos appears emboldened as his profile has risen, even being parodied on “Saturday Night Live.” He has introduced his own bills in Congress — including one to require cognitive tests for presidents — and is trying to move on.
“I’ve owned up to it, and I came clean on it,” he said referring to the public apologies he made in December.
When President Joe Biden arrived to deliver the State of the Union address last month, Santos infuriated colleagues by situating himself on the center aisle — the place to see and be seen greeting the high-profile guests. He was scolded by fellow Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who said it was improper for Santos to be “parading in front of the president” and others.
“Senator Romney just echoed something I heard my entire life, right, coming from a minority group, coming from a poor family: Go to the back room and shut up. Nobody cares to hear about you,” Santos recalled. “Well, I’m not going to do that.”
Santos often turns the tables, engaging in the whataboutism that has become commonplace in modern politics — the verbal somersault of equating one’s actions with those of others, even when they are not quite comparable situations.
“You know,” Santos said, “have you ever not told a lie? Think hard.”
It’s what McIntyre calls a classic “disinformation tactic” designed not to bring clarity but confusion, and avoid accountability.
Asked if he was here to stay, Santos said, “I’m here to do the job I was elected to do for the next two years.”
But will he run for reelection? “Maybe.” | 2023-03-17T13:26:20+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/national/santos-refuses-to-quit-brazenly-says-truth-still-matters/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff raised a fist, then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was standing and screaming. Gauff’s U.S. Open opponent, Zhang Shuai, covered both ears with her hands to shield them from what she described later as a “Boom!” of sound.
Gauff and her fans were reacting excitedly to quite a point, one in which the 18-year-old Floridian raced to her right for a defensive forehand, then changed directions to sprint and slide into a backhand that drew a netted volley from Zhang. Just four points later, Gauff was a quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows for the first time.
Gauff, the French Open runner-up in June, came back in each set to beat China’s Zhang 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday to become the youngest American to make it this far at the U.S. Open since Melanie Oudin was 17 in 2009.
“Here, I can’t hear myself scream. Makes me want to do it more. I think I’m feeding off the momentum a lot. I enjoy it,” said No. 12 seed Gauff, who meets No. 17 Caroline Garcia of France on Tuesday. “New York is bringing out a side of me that I haven’t had since I was 15, so it’s nice.”
Nick Kyrgios is playing much better than he ever has at Flushing Meadows, too, building off the momentum of his run to the Wimbledon final in July, and he eliminated defending champion and No. 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night.
The 23rd-seeded Kyrgios was up to some of his usual behavior — warned for cursing, yelling at his guest box, playing to the crowd — but he also outplayed Medvedev in a high-quality match.
“I’m just glad I’m finally able to show New York my talent,” said Kyrgios, never past the third round at the U.S. Open until now. “I haven’t had too many great trips here.”
He’ll play No. 27 seed Karen Khachanov on Tuesday, when the other’s men’s quarterfinal on the top half of the bracket is 2022 French Open runner-up Casper Ruud against 2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini.
Medvedev will relinquish the top spot in the rankings after the U.S. Open, with Ruud joining Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz as players with a chance to replace him.
After trailing 5-4 in the opening set, then 5-3 in the second, which she was a point from losing, Gauff was buoyed by spectators who cheered her every point and chanted “Let’s go, Coco!” as the end neared. She improved to 4-0 in Ashe this year after having never previously won a match at the biggest arena in Grand Slam tennis.
How loud was it?
“It got so racuous in there that I got a headache. I had to take an Advil,” said Gauff’s father, Corey. “I kept pinching myself. I’m like, ‘My gosh, all of these people here for my daughter.’ You dream about this, but you never know if you’re going to realize that. She was pumping herself up and they responded to her. It sent chills up my spine.”
Zhang, at 33 the oldest woman to reach the fourth round, said it was more noise than she’s ever heard at a match.
She praised Gauff’s play, calling her “a superstar” and adding: “Everything is very good. She’s so much younger than me. Her energy is so much better. She’s faster. She’s powerful.”
They competed mostly from the baseline, and the longer the exchanges, the more success Gauff found: She claimed a 45-26 edge in points that lasted five or more strokes.
Garcia is coming off a hard-court title at Cincinnati and stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by defeating No. 29 Alison Riske-Amritraj of the U.S. 6-4, 6-1.
“I’m super excited, actually, to play Coco — in U.S., in New York, quarterfinal of a Slam. It’s great,” Garcia said.
The other quarterfinal on that half of the women’s field will be between Ajla Tomljanovic, the player who beat Serena Williams in the third round, and No. 5 Ons Jabeur, who was the runner-up at Wimbledon. Tomljanovic got past Liudmila Samsonova 7-6 (8), 6-1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in a matchup between unseeded players, while Jabeur defeated No. 18 Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (1), 6-4.
Tomljanovic is a 29-year-old Australian who is now into her third Grand Slam quarterfinal after making it that far at Wimbledon the past two years. On Wednesday, Tomljanovic beat Williams in three sets in what is expected to be the last match of the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s career.
In Gauff-Zhang, the whirring of the Ashe retractable roof being pulled shut accompanied the start of the second set because of showers that started soon after, and it took a while for the artificial lights to reach full strength. The match proceeded, even though it was rather dark — and quite humid — indoors.
Zhang started getting a bit better of the back-and-forth midway through the second set, and when she hit a backhand winner of her own, she broke to lead 5-3.
Last year’s U.S. Open doubles champion — she and Sam Stosur beat Gauff and Caty McNally in the final — served to force a third set, and was a point away from getting there, but Gauff steeled herself and stood her ground.
That set point was frittered away when Zhang sent a backhand long. Gauff smacked — what else? — a down-the-line backhand winner for her third break point of that game, then delivered a good return to a corner that drew a long backhand to make it 5-4 and start a four-game, match-closing run.
Everyone’s known how talented Gauff is for a while now. After all, at 15, she became the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history in 2019, beat Venus Williams in the first round of the main draw and made it all the way to the fourth. There have been more steps along the way, more achievements — last month, she became the second-youngest doubles No. 1 in WTA history — and her ever-developing game — the most notable recent improvements were to her forehand and second serve — keeps carrying her closer to the top of the singles rankings and closer to a Grand Slam title.
And at this point, having the full sport of more than 20,000 folks in Ashe doesn’t hurt, either.
“She’s found a home there,” Dad said. “I hope she’s going to play there for the rest of the tournament.”
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AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston contributed to this report.
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More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-09-05T14:41:03+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-ruud-set-for-u-s-open-quarterfinals-clash-with-berrettini/ |
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference’s slogan, “It just means more,” could soon refer to the number of football games the league schedules.
SEC coaches and athletic directors have been meeting this week at a resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Atop the agenda is whether the conference schedule should expand from eight to nine games when the league itself grows from 14 to 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma.
Whether a decision comes by the time the spring meetings wrap up Friday is still to be determined — and seeming more unlikely at the end of Wednesday’s sessions.
“We’ve got some questions still to answer,” Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “We’ve got more work to do.”
The SEC presidents, who have final say on schedule change, meet Thursday with the ADs. Sankey said the executive committee would be updated on the discussions and the conference was in no rush to make a decision, but would not commit to whether the group would vote.
“Wait till Friday,” he said.
Even those in the conference who have generally been supportive of playing more league games acknowledge it’s a move that comes with potential complications.
“Eight has worked very well for our conference,” Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said Wednesday. “You’ve seen how we’ve scheduled (for future seasons) and we’ve added Power Five, Autonomy Five, games to our schedule. Now we did that based off of thinking we were going to continue to play eight games.”
The scheduling model choices have been whittled down to two: Nine games with three permanent rivals for each team and six opponents that would rotate over a four-year cycle or a model more similar to what the SEC uses now — eight games with one annual rivalry and the other seven opponents rotating.
Regardless of the number of games the SEC plays among itself, Sankey said this week the league is heading toward scrapping its divisional format when Oklahoma and Texas jump on board.
The Big 12 schools are currently scheduled to join the SEC in 2025. The Longhorns and Sooners are contractually bound to the Big 12 until then and it could cost tens of millions of dollars to break the deal even a year early.
Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said at the Big 12 meetings in Dallas the SEC has gotten feedback from the newcomers on scheduling discussions.
“The SEC has been very thoughtful about engaging both Oklahoma and Texas in conversations about scheduling models for all sports,” Castiglione said.
Even though the SEC might not implement a new format until 2025, a decision needs to come fairly soon so its schools can adjust or get out of game contracts for nonconference games that have been signed years in advance.
Long before the SEC decided to expand there were complaints in the conference about how infrequently some teams from across its East and West divisions play each other.
The most glaring example: Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012 and still has not hosted Georgia.
Dumping divisions would help fix that — and it seems to be a trend throughout major college football.
The Pac-12 already tossed out its divisional format for the coming season and the Atlantic Coast Conference appears headed to do the same by 2023. The Big 12 and Big Ten are also considering how best to structure their conferences and determine a champion in future seasons.
The Big 12 is adding four new members as soon as 2023 and could be a 14-team league until Texas and Oklahoma depart. The current 10-team Big 12 has been playing without divisions and matching the top two teams in its final standings in its football championship game for several years.
“You go back now and look at the results and the history and that kind of proved to be the right call,” West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons said. “So we don’t want to screw that up as we move forward.”
Adding another conference game in the SEC would also help increase the frequency with which teams play, but it come with downside.
With a nine-game schedule, every other year teams would play more road conference games (five) than home games (four). Plus, an extra conference game is a guaranteed additional loss for half the teams each season.
For some schools, adding an extra degree of difficulty to competing in what has been the toughest conference in the country is not ideal. While Alabama and Georgia aspire to play for national championships every year, consistently stringing together winning seasons is the goal for other programs.
“You have each team, each program sees itself differently based on where it’s at what it does and where it can be,” Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said.
Fisher also said he would welcome an annual game with former Big 12 and Southwest Conference rival Texas.
Byrne said it would make sense for the SEC to drop its requirement that each school schedules at least one Power Five nonconference opponent per season if the league does go to a nine-game schedule.
Another issues is the uncertainty of the future of the College Football Playoff. CFP expansion talks fell apart last year, leaving the four-team format in place through the 2025 season.
There is no playoff format for beyond 2025.
“I think a lot of what we have to do right now is not only look at what’s right for our institution, which we’re all going to do, but also what’s right for the game of football,” Byrne said. “What’s right for college athletics as a whole as this is evolving very dramatically right now.”
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LONDON (AP) — Reports that up to 100 staff at King Charles III’s former residence could lose their jobs have drawn criticism of the British monarchy, within days of his accession to the throne.
The Guardian newspaper reported Tuesday that dozens of staff at Clarence House, Charles’ former official residence, were given notice that their jobs were on the line. The report said the notices came in the midst of a busy period of transition as Charles and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, move to Buckingham Palace after Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday.
The Public and Commercial Services Union called the royals’ decision to inform staff of job cuts during a period of mourning “nothing short of heartless.”
“While some changes across the households were to be expected, as roles across the royal family change, the scale and speed at which this has been announced is callous in the extreme,” the union’s general secretary, Mark Serwotka, said
Britain is in a national period of mourning until Monday, when the queen’s state funeral will be held.
In a statement, Clarence House said that following Charles’ accession, operations of his and Camilla’s household “have ceased” and “as required by law, a consultation process has begun.”
“Our staff have given long and loyal service and, while some redundancies will be unavoidable, we are working urgently to identify alternative roles for the greatest possible number of staff,” the statement added.
The Guardian said one unnamed member of Charles’ staff told the newspaper that “everyone is absolutely livid … people were visibly shaken by it.”
The criticism added to negative press for the 73-year-old monarch after two videos showing him visibly irritated by a leaky pen and a pen holder went viral on social media in recent days.
In one video, Charles was seen losing his temper at a leaking pen while he was signing a visitors’ book in front of cameras in Northern Ireland, where he was visiting Tuesday on the latest leg of his royal tour of the U.K.’s four nations.
Charles was heard exclaiming “Oh god I hate this!” and muttering “I can’t bear this bloody thing … every stinking time.”
The video came after another pen-related incident on Saturday, when the new monarch was seen gesturing in irritation at his staff when a pen holder got in his way as he signed a document during his accession ceremony.
Charles has been under intense media scrutiny and had a grueling schedule since his mother’s death in Scotland on Thursday. He and Camilla flew from Scotland to London for his accession ceremony and a visit to Parliament to address legislators, before flying back to Scotland where he walked behind the queen’s coffin.
He then jetted to Northern Ireland on Tuesday and returned to London the same night, in time for the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday.
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CRT investors and reinsurers gain new valuation insights
PEEKSKILL, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CRT Hub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chasen Enterprises and specialty provider of data, tools and analytics for the structured finance industry, is pleased to announce it has entered into an alliance with Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc. ("AD&Co"), a provider of risk analytics and consulting for residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities. Through this new arrangement, CRT Hub will integrate AD&Co's LoanDynamics Model into its platform giving Credit Risk Transfer ("CRT") investors and reinsurers the ability to leverage AD&Co's mortgage credit model and forecast prepayment, delinquency, default, and loss severity on Agency CRT Securities, Reinsurance and Mortgage Insurance Linked Notes.
"With a focus on transparency and inter-operability, CRT Hub is well positioned to become the market leader in CRT risk management analytics," said Andy Chasen, Founder and President of CRT Hub. "Our strategy over the long term includes expansion into additional structured products, as we strive to provide greater products and services for the marketplace. The alliance with an industry leader like AD&Co is part of this client-focused game plan to deliver superior insights."
CRT Hub provides users with the ability to analyze and generate cashflows from a comprehensive library of credit risk transfer securities and reinsurance transactions issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and various mortgage insurers. The deal models incorporate key transaction components including information on the underlying reference pool, the liability structure, and such waterfall components as key dates, trigger tests and call provisions.
"Our industry leading LoanDynamics Model (www.ad-co.com/loandynamics) is a perfect addition to the CRT Hub," said Michelle Stepien, Vendor Relations Manager at AD&Co. "With deep knowledge of mortgage insurers, especially the GSEs, and a commitment to continuously updating our model to ensure maximum valuation outputs, CRT Hub users should benefit from our insights."
About CRT Hub
CRT Hub is an open environment for data, tools and analytics. The platform supports cashflow generation of credit risk transfer securities and reinsurance transactions based on user inputs for CPR, CDR, Severity, Delinquency and Rates. The inputs can be entered as simple scalars, individual vectors, or as multiple vectors ("scenarios"). CRT Hub allows users to integrate user-provided third-party scenarios or users can access predictive models available on the Hub from leading market vendors. The CRT Hub website offers users the ability to analyze an individual securitization, a specific bond, or a reinsurance transaction. Multiple holdings can be combined with use of the Hub's portfolio functionality which also allows the user to run portfolios in multiple scenarios simultaneously. For more information, visit www.crt-hub.com or contact: Bob Miller at robert.miller@chasenenterprises.com.
About Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc.
Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc. is known for its leadership in the development of financial research and analytics, mortgage-backed securities product development, valuation and hedging, housing policy and GSE reform, and credit risk transfer transactions. AD&Co develops and licenses prepayment and credit models, as well as risk measurement tools that are used as benchmark analytics by a roster of the world's largest and most successful financial institutions including top mortgage and commercial banks, insurance companies, mortgage insurers, reinsurers, credit unions, broker-dealers and investment management firms. For more products and services information, visit www.ad-co.com and for direct inquiries contact support@ad-co.com. For media inquiries, contact Ashlea Bonds at ashlea@ad-co.com.
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STURBRIDGE, Mass. (WWLP) – Road work is expected to cause delays on Route 131 Thursday night due to paving equipment and crews.
According to a social media post by Sturbridge Police Department, crews are expected to be working on the road from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
MAP: Route 131 (Main Street) in Sturbridge
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Ukraine school spurns Russian claim of troops killed there
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city dismissed claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there, saying Monday that a rocket merely blew out windows and damaged classrooms.
Russia specifically named the vocational school in Kramatorsk as the target of an attack in the almost 11-month war. The Russian Defense Ministry said its missiles hit two temporary bases housing 1,300 Ukrainian troops in the city, killing 600 of them, late Saturday.
Associated Press reporters visiting the scene in sunny weather Monday saw a four-story concrete building with most of its windows blown out. Inside, locals were cleaning up debris, sweeping up broken glass and hurling broken furniture out into a missile crater below.
A separate, six-story school building was largely undamaged. There were neither signs of a Ukrainian military presence nor any casualties.
Yana Pristupa, the school’s deputy director, scoffed at Moscow’s claims of hitting a troop concentration.
“Nobody saw a single spot of blood anywhere,” she told the AP. “Everyone saw yesterday that no one carried out any bodies. It’s just people cleaning up.”
She said that before the war began last February the school had more than 300 students, most of them studying mechanical engineering, with most lessons moving online when Russia invaded.
The students “are now in shock,” she said, adding, “What a great facility it was.”
Ukrainian officials on Sunday quickly denied the Russian claims it had lost a large number of soldiers in the attack.
Despite the absence of any evidence that hundreds of Ukrainian troops died in the strike, Moscow wouldn’t budge. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said reports from the scene didn’t shake senior officials’ faith in defense authorities.
“The Defense Ministry is the main, legitimate and comprehensive source of information about the course of the special military operation,” Peskov said in a conference call with reporters, using the Kremlin’s term for the war.
During the war, both sides have regularly claimed killing hundreds of each other’s soldiers in attacks. The claims can seldom be independently verified because of the fighting.
Moscow’s allegations may have backfired domestically, however, as some Russian military bloggers criticized the Kremlin’s claims about the Kramatorsk strike.
The Institute for the Study of War think tank said the bloggers “responded negatively to the Russian (Ministry of Defense’s) claim, pointing out that the Russian MoD frequently presents fraudulent claims and criticizing Russian military leadership for fabricating a story ... instead of holding Russian leadership responsible for the losses accountable.”
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said the strikes on Kramatorsk were retaliation for Ukraine’s attack in Makiivka on New Year’s Eve, in which at least 89 Russian soldiers gathered at a temporary barracks died, according to Moscow. Ukrainian authorities said the death toll in that attack ran into the hundreds.
It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin’s forces since the war began more than 10 months ago and an embarrassing loss.
Such revenge strikes have occurred before. When Ukraine in early October struck a bridge linking the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula with Russia, damaging an important supply artery for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine and hitting a key symbol of Russian power in the region, the Kremlin sent a first massive barrage against Ukraine’s energy facilities. It was billed as retaliation for the bridge attack and heralded a period of relentless bombardments against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Ukraine’s presidential office reported Monday that at least three civilians were killed and 12 others wounded in the country over the previous 24 hours as nine Ukrainian regions in the southeast of the country were shelled.
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HORSE RACING
Horse deaths cast shadow
as Triple Crown shifts to Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Horse racing's Triple Crown moves on to the Preakness with horse deaths at Churchill Downs casting a big shadow. Seven horses have died at the track since April 27, including Derby entrant Wild On Ice. Freezing Point and Chloe’s Dream were euthanized after injuries before Saturday’s Kentucky Derby that was ultimately won by Mage. Five sustained catastrophic leg injuries, while two succumbed from causes yet to be determined. The question for now is how the stunning occurrence of fatal injuries at the cathedral of horse racing affects the sport with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes following over the next month. And, how horse racing responds.
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Rays beat Yanks 8-7 in 10 innings
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gerrit Cole failed to hold a six-run lead, allowing his first two home runs of the season, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 8-7 on Isaac Paredes’ 10th-inning single to take two of three from New York. Anthony Rizzo and Harrison Bader homered for the Yankees, who led 6-0 before Tampa Bay scored twice in the fifth and five times in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead. The major league-best Rays (28-7) improved to 19-3 home. Last-place New York has lost 10 of its last 16 games and at 18-17 trails the Rays by 10 games.
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Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, has died. He was 73. The A’s said Blue died Saturday but didn't give a cause of death. Blue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA. He finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA ad 2,175 strikeouts over 17 seasons. He was 22 at the time he won MVP, the youngest to win the award.
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Lakers, Heat surging in series through defensive superiority
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The NBA just completed its highest-scoring regular season in 53 years, with its teams scoring a record 282,127 points while a record 20 players made at least 200 3-pointers. And now two low-seeded playoff teams are surging toward the conference finals with dominant defense. The Lakers and the Heat are two of the best defensive teams in a league that has rarely been more offense-oriented, and both veteran-led groups turned in sterling defensive performances to claim 2-1 series leads. Miami hosts the Knicks and Los Angeles hosts the Warriors on Monday night with a chance to seize control. | 2023-05-07T23:35:17+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/on-the-sidelines/article_c7f881b0-4afe-5d83-bf8f-d216d6c7b843.html |
Hello, Voi, Lime, Gogoro, and Bolt lead the Contenders category; Recognized competitors offer superior customer experience and strong commitment to rider safety
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shared electric micromobility is a relatively new phenomenon that has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, bringing sustainable transportation to cities around the world. A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the competitive landscape for companies providing shared electric micromobility services with e-bikes, e-kick scooters, and seated e-scooters.
Shared micromobility users have been drawn to the ease and convenience of renting these vehicles, the speed advantages over other road transportation when travelling through congested cities, and their relatively low usage costs. According to a Leaderboard report from Guidehouse Insights, Berlin-based TIER is the leading competitor in providing shared micromobility services. The company has a solid market presence in more than 260 cities across 22 countries and three global regions, with a strong product portfolio providing shared e-kick scooters, e-bikes, and seated e-scooters.
Hello, Voi, Lime, Gogoro, and Bolt lead the Contenders category; they are well established and recognized competitors with high-quality products, a sizeable customer base, and wide geographic reach. They have implemented practices and technologies to improve rider safety and have partnered with key micromobility stakeholders, including city authorities, to provide important integrations to benefit their riders.
"The popularity of shared micromobility platforms has helped to increase the adoption and public awareness of electric two-wheel vehicles (E2WVs)," says Sagie Evbenata, senior research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "However, despite the strong prospects for shared micromobility, it is a competitive market in an early growth phase that has mostly negative margins and that requires high CAPEX. Therefore, achieving profitability and commercial sustainability remains a considerable challenge."
Recent global developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and rising energy prices are expected to continue stimulating demand. Other trends that are increasing the appeal and commercial sustainability of shared micromobility include increasing deployments of safety technologies, greater connectivity features to improve the customer experience and rider safety, and the emergence of battery swapping, according to the report.
The report, Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard: Shared Micromobility Providers, examines 13 of the leading companies providing shared electric micromobility services with e-bikes, e-kick scooters, and seated e-scooters for a range of criteria under the two main categories of Strategy and Execution. One company ranked as a Leader, seven as Contenders, and five as Challengers. As these rankings are a snapshot in time, the ratings are likely to change over time as this nascent market matures, relevant policies and regulations are developed, and consumer needs evolve. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
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(The Hill) – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s suggestion of a cage match on Wednesday with a simple request.
“Send Me Location,” Zuckerberg said in an Instagram story, featuring a screenshot of Musk’s original challenge.
The Twitter CEO said on Tuesday that he was “up for a cage match if [Zuckerberg] is,” after hitting back at a post about Meta’s forthcoming Twitter competitor.
“I’m sure Earth can’t wait to be exclusively under Zuck’s thumb with no other options,” Musk tweeted.
Another user warned Musk to “be careful,” noting that the Meta CEO “does jiu jitsu now” and spurring the Twitter CEO’s cage match remark. Zuckerberg reportedly won two medals at a jiu jitsu tournament last month, according to CNN.
Meta’s upcoming app, which could potentially be named Threads, is the company’s “response to Twitter,” Meta chief product officer Chris Cox told employees earlier this month, The Verge reported.
“We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run, that they believe that they can trust and rely upon for distribution,” Cox said, according to The Verge. | 2023-06-22T13:11:56+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/mark-zuckerberg-responds-to-elon-musk-cage-match-suggestion-send-me-location/ |
Alabama vs. San Diego State: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits - Sweet 16
A Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (31-5) and No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs (29-6) will determine one of the squads heading to the South Region bracket final when it tips off on Friday at KFC Yum! Center, tipping off at 6:30 PM, airing on TBS. Sportsbooks think Alabama will emerge victorious in this one, naming the as 7.5-point favorites. The over/under is 136.5 in the matchup.
Alabama vs. San Diego State Odds & Info
- Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
- Time: 6:30 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Louisville, Kentucky
- Venue: KFC Yum! Center
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Alabama Betting Records & Stats
- Alabama and its opponents have gone over 136.5 combined points in 23 of 33 games this season.
- The average total in Alabama's contests this year is 150.5, 14 more than this matchup's over/under.
- The Crimson Tide are 21-12-0 against the spread this season.
- Alabama has been the favorite in 29 games this season and won 27 (93.1%) of those contests.
- Alabama has been at least a -350 moneyline favorite 20 times this season and won all of those games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Alabama has a 77.8% chance to win.
Alabama vs. San Diego State Over/Under Stats
Additional Alabama Insights & Trends
- Alabama has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall over its past 10 contests.
- In their past 10 contests, the Crimson Tide have gone over the total five times.
- The Crimson Tide record 82.3 points per game, 19.2 more points than the 63.1 the Aztecs give up.
- When Alabama scores more than 63.1 points, it is 17-9 against the spread and 26-3 overall.
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Republicans are urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to reset his media strategy, arguing that a less antagonistic approach to legacy and mainstream news organizations is needed to counter former President Donald Trump and define the 2024 race on DeSantis’s own terms.
The Florida governor for years has largely cloistered himself in the world of conservative media — Fox News, Newsmax and a suite of other friendly, right-leaning outlets — while often feuding with more mainstream organizations and journalists.
But with Trump embarking on a more aggressive media campaign, even DeSantis’s allies say that he may need to rethink and repair his relationship with the press if he hopes to shape the narrative of his presumed 2024 presidential campaign.
“I would like to see DeSantis broaden his media hits to include more mainstream media,” said Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor backing DeSantis for the GOP’s 2024 nomination. “I certainly understand the temptation to stick to conservative outlets, but he needs to broaden his message so he can pull more people into his tent.”
Another donor who’s leaning toward supporting DeSantis said the Florida governor “doesn’t need to play nice with CNN” or other networks, even if he does open lines of communication with them.
“You go on these shows, you do these interviews to show that you can take on the media,” the donor said. “Nobody did more mainstream media than Donald Trump in 2016, yet he was credited by the base for simultaneously standing up to media bias.”
DeSantis isn’t a candidate yet, though all signs point to a campaign. He spent Saturday attending GOP fundraising events in Iowa, and his Tallahassee-based political shop moved out of the Florida Republican Party headquarters and into a new office this week. A formal campaign announcement could come as soon as the next two weeks.
DeSantis’s team has also begun inviting top donors and supporters to Miami for an event later this month, according to a person familiar with the plans, offering another sign that he’s closing in on a likely campaign.
DeSantis isn’t a stranger to the media. Mainstream networks, newspapers and magazines have been covering his political rise for months, or even years.
Yet he’s also sustained weeks of attacks from Trump and his allies, and his poll numbers have flatlined in recent months, with some Republicans saying it’s time for the governor to take a more direct approach with the mainstream media in order to regain control of his political narrative.
“I don’t think anyone would claim DeSantis’s coverage has been very good in recent weeks, in part because he’s not engaging the media,” said Alex Conant, a Republican strategist who served as communications director for Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign. “The media is going to cover you whether you want them to or not, but shaping the coverage actually requires engaging with them.”
A spokesperson for DeSantis’s political operation declined to comment for this story.
Meanwhile, Trump has embraced the media, much in the same way he did during his successful 2016 presidential campaign, intent on keeping himself in the news as much as possible. Over the past several weeks, he sat for an interview with the popular “Full Send” podcast, took part in a town hall on CNN and granted an interview to The Messenger, a just-launched news startup.
Conant said that Trump’s enthusiastic approach to the media may be helping his chances.
“I think part of why Donald Trump is doing better in the polls is because he’s returned to his 2016 strategy of engaging the media at every turn,” Conant said. “It’s not just the CNN town hall. It’s bringing along print reporters on his airplane and sitting down for interviews he wouldn’t have done in 2020.”
“He understands that to improve his coverage he needs to insert his message into it, and that requires engagement.”
Trump isn’t the only 2024 hopeful hitting the media circuit.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who’s moving toward a presidential campaign, has sat for interviews with ABC and CNN; Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who’s set to announce a bid next week, has sat down with NBC News and CBS News. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has done countless interviews with various newspapers and TV networks.
For his part, DeSantis has long maintained a contentious — at times, outright hostile — relationship with mainstream and legacy media outlets, often accusing prominent organizations and journalists of bias and reporting inaccuracies. Just this year, he pushed the state legislature to approve a measure making it easier to sue media organizations, though legislation never came to pass.
Yet DeSantis has a team of communications professionals lining up behind him.
Never Back Down, the main super PAC backing the governor for the 2024 nomination, as well as DeSantis’s own political team, have brought on several veteran communications staffers to handle media relations and outreach. Key members of the governor’s team recently sat down with Politico in Tallahassee, and he barnstormed Iowa over the weekend with a bevy of reporters in tow.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), one of four U.S. House members who have endorsed DeSantis, brushed off questions about the governor’s media strategy, quickly noting that he hasn’t even jumped into the 2024 race yet and has been busy meeting with voters and party leaders in early-voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire.
“The governor has been being the governor. He’s not a candidate, right?” Roy said. “Now, you got a whole lot of people who have been announcing support. You got a massive number in Iowa; you had 50 in New Hampshire that are apparently on the brink of coming out.”
“There’s a hell of a lot of support for the governor out there, and the media will catch onto that pretty quick,” he added.
Yet there may be a political payoff for taking an all-encompassing approach to dealing with the media, Doug Heye, a longtime GOP strategist, said.
“If you’re a candidate trying to get your message out, you need to go to a broader audience,” Heye said. “There’s a lot of primary voters who aren’t going to the same network all day every day.”
“That’s not to suggest that we’re going to see ‘The Ron DeSantis Hour’ on Lawrence O’Donnell,” he added. “But there are other places that he can devote time to.”
Caroline Vakil contributed. | 2023-05-17T15:02:49+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/hill-politics/gop-pushes-desantis-to-reset-media-strategy-as-trump-news-dominates/ |
CARTHAGE, Ill., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sullivan Auctioneers Collector Car Division astounds the automotive hobby community once again with a highly successful 100% No Reserve online auction held on July 17 in Carthage, Illinois. This auction showcased a diverse collection of 298 No Reserve collectible vehicles. The highest-selling vehicle of the event was a driver-quality 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440cid/375hp, which achieved an impressive sale price of $186,250.
The auction received a significant global response from car enthusiasts, with engagement from tens of thousands of different IP addresses in the bidding process. Among the participants, a sizable portion consisted of new users, with the total event count including more than one million attendees.
"The strength of no-reserve collector car auctions online is truly remarkable," expressed Joe Sullivan of Sullivan Auctioneers. "We observed a diverse and high-quality docket that generated exceptional sales through the BigIron auction platform. This successful auction further attests that selling without a reserve is undeniably the most effective method to achieve the highest return."
The top four vehicles that commanded significant attention and fetched remarkable prices at the auction were:
- 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440cid/375hp: $186,250
- 1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible: $137,280
- 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback: $109,250
- 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T: $105,000
Registered bidders can review all auction results by visiting the Jul 17, 2023 - Sullivan Collector Car Auction page.
Franklin Langham, Vice President of BigIron, Sullivan Auctioneers parent company, remarked, "As with all our auctions, our diverse dockets cater to a wide range of collector car enthusiasts, and we are committed to maintaining this variety to appeal to everyone's preferences. Since its inception in 2006, Sullivan Auctioneers has conducted 32 collector car auctions, and under Joe Sullivan's guidance, they have done an outstanding job of building the Collector Car Division."
"Every summer, the car auction keeps amazing us! This year was no different – it's a place where car enthusiasts can get great returns," commented Craig Hoyer, Sullivan Auctioneers Auction Manager.
To access the complete range of auction listings, visit bigiron.com and sullivanauctioneers.com. Bidders can secure their spot by registering to bid at bigiron.com/Register. This straightforward process ensures a hassle-free registration, enabling bidders to participate in upcoming auction events.
About BigIron: BigIron is a leading online auction platform that connects buyers and sellers of farm equipment, construction equipment, transportation equipment, industrial machinery, real estate, livestock, and collector cars. With a commitment to providing exceptional customer experiences, BigIron continues to revolutionize the way people engage with the auction process. For more information, visit bigiron.com.
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New York, California AGs investigating NFL over allegations of workplace discrimination, hostility
Posted/updated on: May 4, 2023 at 12:46 pm(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are investigating the NFL over allegations of workplace discrimination and hostility, their offices said Thursday.
The joint investigation will examine the workplace culture of the NFL and allegations by former employees of gender discrimination and retaliation.
Those allegations first surfaced in a February 2022 report in The New York Times that said more than 30 former female NFL employees were retaliated against after they had filed complaints with human resources.
Two months later, James sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him to address the alleged inequity.
"No person should ever have to endure harassment, discrimination, or abuse in the workplace," James said. "No matter how powerful or influential, no institution is above the law, and we will ensure the NFL is held accountable."
As part of the investigation, the attorneys general subpoenaed the NFL seeking information regarding allegations of gender pay disparities in compensation, harassment and gender and race discrimination.
"We have serious concerns about the NFL's role in creating an extremely hostile and detrimental work environment," Bonta said. "No company is too big or popular to avoid being held responsible for their actions."
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RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) will webcast its conference call on February 1, 2023, following the release of its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 after market close on that date. The conference call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by Candace C. Formacek, Vice President and Treasurer.
A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on a listen-only basis at www.universalcorp.com. A replay of the webcast conference call will be available at that site through May 1, 2023. A taped replay of the call will also be available from 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February 1st through February 14, 2023, at (866) 813-9403. The telephone replay identification number is 778598.
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Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a global business-to-business agri-products supplier to consumer product manufacturers, operating in over 30 countries on five continents. We strive to be the supplier of choice for our customers by leveraging our farmer base, our commitment to a sustainable supply chain, and our ability to provide high-quality, customized, traceable, value-added agri-products essential for our customers' requirements. We find innovative solutions to serve our customers and have been meeting their agri-product needs for more than 100 years. Our principal focus since our founding in 1918 has been tobacco, and we are the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Through our plant-based ingredients platform, we provide a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce high-quality, specialty vegetable- and fruit-based ingredients as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for the food and beverage end markets. For more information, visit www.universalcorp.com.
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Canada has released new guidelines making clear less is best when it comes to drinking. Public health officials there issued the guidelines showing how even the old standard of one or two drinks a day poses increased risks of cancer and heart disease.
Here & Now's Scott Tong talks with one of the authors of the new guidelines Dr. Tim Naimi, professor at the University of Victoria School of Public Health and Social Policy.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Climate Solutions Prize (CSP), powered by JNF Canada in partnership with Start-Up Nation Central, and KKL-JNF, is an annual initiative to incentivize climate innovation and academia by granting over $2.3 million in prizes to researchers and startups developing solutions to help solve the global climate crisis. Launched in 2020, CSP is the most comprehensive initiative established to support Israeli research and innovation addressing climate change.
The Breakthrough Research Prize proposes to galvanize Israel, also known as the Start-Up Nation, to curb the climate crisis. It aims to support and inspire increased research and development for breakthrough climate solutions by awarding the best and the brightest not-for-profit researchers and/or organizations throughout Israel with the prize's funding and recognition. The prize of $1-Million USD will be granted to a maximum of three (3) researchers, annually, in recognition of their work on promising solutions to our climate crisis.
The Startup Track component of this initiative includes an investment of $1M from Capital Nature aiming for tomorrow's best-in-class Israeli Climate-Tech companies. In addition to the two main prizes, a series of challenges that offer investment, cash prizes, and exposure to Israeli tech companies are launched. Each Startup Challenge is led by a different industry leader including: Continental, E.ON, ESIL, Italgas, Takeda and The Temasek Foundation. Significant support to the initiative is provided by AWS, Bidra VC and Skipso who will be force multipliers in the process and in the value proposition for applicants.
Israeli companies are invited to submit their breakthrough, innovative solutions by applying here.https://climatesolutionsprize.com/competitions.asp?id=84 Applications will be accepted until July 31st and the winners will be announced at the Climate Solutions Festival set to be held in Israel at the end of November.
This year's CSP Startup Track and challenges are:
- Capital Nature $1M Flagship Investment companies with innovative solutions validated outside the lab addressing climate needs in the fields of New Energies, Sustainable Mobility, Built Environment and Circular Economy.
- Disruptive Decarbonization Prize led by Temasek Foundation looking for innovative decarbonization solutions to help urban cities remove carbon emissions at scale.
- Energy Solutions for Industry & Buildings led by E.ON looking for new and innovative solutions to help drive the decarbonization journey for the company's customers.
- Italgas Challenge: Decarbonizing Energy Distribution Infrastructure looking for innovative technologies to decarbonize distribution infrastructure, including analytics and data management tools, new materials and processes, network wide monitoring, sustainability and energy management, and more.
- Sustainable Materials for Automotive Applications Challenge led by Continental AG: looking for innovative sustainable plastics for automotive applications.
- Takeda Challenge: Addressing Plastic Waste in the Plasma Industry - looking for solutions that reduce single-use plastic waste, including both medical waste and non-hazardous waste.
- ESIL Early-Stage Funding Competition - for early-stage Climate Tech startups looking to scale. ESIL offers an initial NIS 1 million in investment with follow-on investment opportunities, pilot and POC opportunities, a funded visit to COP28, and more.
"We are proud to spearhead this concept and are incredibly pleased with the strong support from our partners in government, industry, and academia to make this a game-changing initiative," said Jeff Hart, Executive Chair of the Climate Solutions Prize.
Galith Levy, Chief Climate Solutions Prize Officer, added: "The world needs a diversity of solutions to reverse climate change, and we believe Israel can be a world leader in this area. The Climate Solutions Prize can help accelerate the development of Israel-made solutions that have a global impact."
"Our mission is to introduce and advance Israeli innovation to global leaders while responding to pressing challenges, including climate change. Currently, Israel is home to more than 850 technology companies that are already developing solutions for climate challenges, including energy transition, carbon tech, transportation, logistics, cleaner industry tech, food and land use, water solutions and many more," said Start-Up Nation Central CEO, Avi Hasson. "As a recognized leader in developing advanced solutions to global challenges, Israeli innovation is at the forefront of the fight against climate change. By offering diverse solutions, we aim to tackle one of the most urgent crises of our time."
"KKL-JNF has decided to be proactive in the battle against the Climate Crisis" said KKL-JNF's Chief Scientist, Dr. Doron Markel. "The Climate Solution Prize, a wonderful collaboration between JNF Canada and KKL-JNF, is part of these efforts. The prize will be awarded to break through research that has a significant impact on reducing Green House Gas emissions or increasing its absorption. Last year winners were at the highest scientific level internationally, I am waiting in anticipation to see who will win this year's prize and what contribution the winning research will have to the fight against the Climate Crisis".
The 2023 Israeli Climate Tech Landscape Map details leading companies with solutions addressing the climate crisis. Full report on the activity of the climate sector in Israel is available here.
For all information about the Climate Solutions Prize, please visit www.climatesolutionsprize.com
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rodney Rice played. But Hunter Cattoor did not.
And their team has now lost five consecutive games.
Virginia Tech's outside shooting fizzled Wednesday night in an 82-72 loss to Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome.
"We've got some work to do," Tech men's basketball coach Mike Young said after the loss.
The Hokies (11-6, 1-5 ACC) were just 3 of 19 from 3-point range against Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense, tying for the Hokies' fewest 3-pointers and worst 3-point field-goal percentage (15.8%) in a game this season.
"They have long wings on the outside. They like to extend that 2-3 [zone]," said Rice, a freshman reserve guard who made his Tech debut Wednesday. "We tried to find gaps to pass through or attack. We should have done more of that."
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Tech made only two 3-pointers in the first half and just one in the second half.
"Didn't shoot it well, but I thought the ball got in great spots," Young said. "You've got to ring the bell. You've got to make shots. That's just the bottom line.
"Certainly against Syracuse, with Jesse [Edwards, a 6-foot-11 center] down there, who has made himself into quite a fine defender, we've got to have more than two [Sean] Pedulla 3s in the first half. And I thought we had great shots."
Cattoor, a starting guard who is the team's 3-point ace and best perimeter defender, missed his fourth straight game with a bruised elbow. He might have helped contain Orange guard Joseph Girard III, who had 24 points Wednesday.
"Hunter on Monday was full-go [for [practice]. … [But] about 30 minutes into it, his body language said everything. And he gave it the best he could," Young said.
"He's probably guarding Girard [if he played Wednesday] and the number of screens that he's coming off, and that contact, was a concern. We haven't cleared that hurdle yet."
The Hokies will now be idle until next Wednesday's visit to Virginia.
"Knowing that we had a week between Syracuse and Virginia, I think if we err, let's err on the side of giving him another week to heal," Young said. "The only concern I had was could we hurt him and set him back?"
The Hokies could have used Cattoor's offensive talents Wednesday. Tech guards Pedulla, Darius Maddox, MJ Collins and Rice combined for just four of Tech's 29 baskets.
Rice was rated the No. 45 player in the high school graduating class of 2022 by ESPN. But he broke his right ankle in August while working out back home in Maryland. He underwent surgery that month.
"I sat out for a few months, slowly got back into it. Took my time with it," Rice said. "Stayed smart. Didn't want to rush back. … Had a lot of patience."
He was glad to be back in action Wednesday.
"I haven't played [in a game] in a long time, close to a year, so it was definitely great to get my feet under me," Rice said. "I've been doing well in practice, so I tried to carry it on to the game."
Rice made three steals but was just 1 of 9 from the field, including 0 of 5 from 3-point range.
"I just needed to get my feet under me," Rice said. "I'm a shot maker at the end of the day. I hit shots. And it'll be better in the future, for sure." | 2023-01-12T23:40:44+00:00 | heraldcourier.com | https://heraldcourier.com/virginia-tech-folo/article_693c06be-92b9-11ed-b42f-f3ef86b321ef.html |
The former manager of a New Jersey strip club was a fugitive Thursday after a jury convicted him this week for his role in the repeated rape of a dancer, who was drugged before the video-recorded sex assaults, prosecutors said.
Luis Guzman, 43, of Clifton, allegedly encouraged the Nov. 5, 2012 rapes and recorded more than an hour of the abuse at Mr. B’s Gentlemen’s Club in Passaic, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.
The dancer was drugged by one of the mangers, leaving her “mentally incapacitated and physically helpless,” and assaulted by six people during an after-hours party at the Wall Street club, the prosecutor said.
A Passaic County jury on Wednesday convicted Guzman of aggravated sexual assault, conspiracy to commit the assaults, being an accomplice to sexual assault and multiple related offenses following a four-week trial.
Guzman was in court for testimony in his trial but failed to appear for closing arguments and jury deliberation, according to Valdes. His bail was revoked after the verdict and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. A defense attorney listed for Guzman could not be immediately reached.
Co-defendants Michael Ramirez and Trystal Lozada were previously convicted in the case and sentenced to 30 and 20 years in state prison, respectively, prosecutors said. Another co-defendant, Miguel Delacruz, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the woman and was sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
A fourth person, Ashley Maldonado, also pleaded guilty and was scheduled to be sentenced for her role in the crimes in October.
Two remaining men charged in the sex assault, Brian Guzman and Fernando Vaquero, fled before trial in 2016 and remain at large, according to authorities.
Prosecutors noted the woman reported the assaults to Passaic police within 12 hours and underwent a toxicology and sexual assault exam at a local hospital. Investigators also recovered video footage from the attacks, which was presented as evidence to the jury.
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Noah Cohen may be reached at ncohen@njadvancemedia.com. | 2022-07-01T01:42:07+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/ex-nj-strip-club-manager-becomes-fugitive-after-being-convicted-in-drugging-rape.html |
How to choose the best fairy house
You can put a little whimsy in your life with a tiny enchanted house for fairies, gnomes and sprites to live in right in your own backyard. A fairy house should match the spirit of the mythical and legendary wee creatures — vivid imaginations, playful souls and magical powers. Fairy houses may look like tiny cottages, windmills, treehouses, tree stumps or old boots — all styles that attract fairies.
What is a fairy garden?
Fairy gardens are a bit of miniature magic and mystery in your very own yard. The purpose of a fairy garden is enjoyment, either in the form of relaxation and meditation or as a place to let your imagination run wild with fairies, sprites and other magical creatures. Add to yours with some of the many fairy garden accessories and it becomes an outdoor playhouse.
Are fairy houses only for fairies?
With doors and window that open, fairy houses make fine, roomy places for ladybugs to live as well as providing shelter for tiny frogs and toads.
Where can my children learn more about fairies?
Your kids can look up everything about fairies in folklore field guides such as “A Natural History of Fairies” and learn about fairy anatomy, life cycles, habitats and famous fairies from around the world.
Fairy houses
Most fairy houses are less than a foot tall, just the right size for fairies. There are many fanciful designs, but most are made to stand up to the rigors of the outdoors, especially those that are made of resins that are waterproof and won’t corrode.
Best fairy houses
You can place this 7.5-inch-tall mushroom cap fairy house on the ground or use the keyhole in the back to hang it from a tree trunk. The front door opens, a friendly snail sits on the roof and a cute peekaboo kitten looks out the window.
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This 7-inch-tall tree house has the look of stone with a thatched roof, shutters and a door that opens. It comes with a sitting fairy holding a frog that is a possible prince and a standing fairy with a lantern to guide other fairies to their new home.
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Teresa’s Collections Boot Fairy House
This old boot looks like the one that belonged to the old lady who lived in a shoe. It is 8.8 inches tall, covered with flowers and succulents, and emits a soft glow at night after charging with its solar panel during the day.
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Ovewios Fairy House with Solar Lights and Ornaments
This 11.4-inch-tall house looks as if it was made from a tree, with three stories, a stone stairway, a leafy canopy for a roof and flowering vines growing up the trunk. A lovely fairy clad in lavender swings from the biggest branch on the tree.
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Fairy house kits
Kids interested in handicrafts will enjoy making their own fairy houses from kits. They get the satisfaction and pride of craftsmanship while making a one-of-a-kind fairy house.
Best fairy house kits
Wild Pixy Resin Fairy House and Garden Kit
This solar-powered house lights up at night. It comes with a working door, bench, chair, bridge with stepping stones, glow stones, toadstools — and a fairy.
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My Fairy Garden Nature Cottage
This charming cottage is made from a flower pot and kids use the included soil and seeds to grow a real garden on the rooftop balcony. This cute little house with a water barrel is a great home for your garden’s ladybugs, too.
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Rolife Wooden Fairy House Model Building Kit
Follow the instructions included with this clever 1/24-scale kit to build the frame and assemble the components. Kids have hours of fun crafting and assembling fairy houses with the included wood, fabrics, threads, beads and paint.
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Fairy house accessories
A house is a good start on your fairy garden, but to make it really come to life and to personalize the design, choose from a variety of garden accessories and turn your fairy house into a little fairy village.
Best fairy house accessories
Haraqi 108-Piece Miniature Fairy Houses with Garden Accessories
You get three micro-houses just over an inch tall and handcrafted with impressive detailing. All the colorful accessories are made of durable, waterproof resin, including ladybugs, owls, rabbits, cows, elephants, chickens, ducks, turtles and a fence, bridge, pond, tower and street lights.
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Mood Lab Fairy Garden Fish Pond Kit
Set up this pond right outside your fanciful fairy house. You get a koi pond with five fish, a lily leaf and frog, a swan and a footbridge. Place the sitting sisters and the fairy with bird so they dip their toes in the pond or dangle their legs from the bridge.
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Judge sides with ConocoPhillips Alaska in well data dispute
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge has ruled that data from wells drilled by ConocoPhillips Alaska on federal lands on Alaska’s North Slope — including wells that are part of a major oil project the company is pursuing called Willow — can remain confidential for now.
This week’s decision by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage comes as the Biden administration weighs whether to approve the project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The company says Willow could produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day.
Willow has become the subject of fierce debate. While the project has widespread political support in Alaska, environmentalists have urged the Biden administration to reject the project, saying it is at odds with President Joe Biden’s climate pledges.
The mayor of the city of Nuiqsut, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) from the project, is also among those who has expressed concerns with it.
The project has garnered union support in Alaska and support from a number of Alaska Native leaders and groups with ties to the North Slope who have cast the project as an economic benefit to the rural region.
ConocoPhillips Alaska last year sued the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, seeking to block the commission from releasing data from five wells, three of which are in the Willow project. The company argued the release of the data would infringe on ConocoPhillips Alaska’s rights under federal law and the federal leases. The commission oversees oil and gas drilling in the state.
According to court records, terms within the company’s leases with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management specify that the federal land management agency will withhold well data from the public during the duration of the lease. Each lease is for an initial 10 years and subject to renewal or extension.
The company also received permits from the commission. State law calls for the commission to hold confidential well information filed with it for two years following the completion of a well. But attorneys for ConocoPhillips Alaska said in court documents that the law also allows for an extension. They say the state Department of Natural Resources commissioner denied an extension request.
Attorneys for the company said that if the data were publicly disclosed, the company’s “competitive advantage resulting from its investment in the leases and drilling, for which it took on the risks of failure and paid tens of millions of dollars, will be lost.”
The Alaska Department of Law, which represented the commission, in court filings said the two-year period of confidentiality had passed and urged Gleason to dismiss the case.
Gleason said the case boiled down to whether federal law pre-empted state law regarding public release of the well data. She ruled that state disclosure laws that would allow for public disclosure of the data sooner than that which is permitted by federal law were pre-empted.
The Department of Law is reviewing the decision, department spokesperson Patty Sullivan said Friday.
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Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday.
Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to the team’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants.
“Happy opening day, Sox fans. Just want to let you know I’m starting my last round of chemo today so I’ll see you guys on the South Side soon. Play ball,” he said.
Hendriks, a three-time All-Star, announced the diagnosis in January.
General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won’t have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments. He said the two relievers are on the 15-day injured list rather than the 60-day IL “for a reason.”
“We are headed the right away and currently have a very real chance of having them both back prior to 60 days into the year,” Hahn said.
Hendriks was third in the majors with 37 saves and made his third All-Star team last season. He led the American League with a career-high 38 saves in 2021, after leaving Oakland to sign a $54 million, three-year contract with the White Sox.
Hendriks has 115 saves and a 3.81 ERA over 12 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Kansas City, Oakland and Chicago. | 2023-04-03T20:52:55+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-chicago-white-sox-liam-hendriks-20230403-ofbdobhkdnfl3mryml5krpurvq-story.html |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young left the No. 2 Crimson Tide’s game against No. 20 Arkansas midway through the second quarter Saturday after an injury to his throwing shoulder.
The Heisman Trophy winner came off the field after Alabama’s fifth drive ended at its own 42, favoring his right arm and holding it close to his body after attempting a pass that went incomplete.
Young, who had already thrown a touchdown pass and run for a score, threw his helmet down before entering the medical tent on the Alabama sideline.
He was then seen leaving the field, running up the tunnel with his arm still pressed close to his side.
On the drive before Young exited, he was sacked for a 4-yard loss by Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders, a teammate of Young’s with the Crimson Tide last year. Young landed awkwardly on his front side during the sack but returned for the next drive.
Alabama coach Nick Saban told CBS in a halftime interview that Young had a shoulder injury, but the severity was unknown.
With Alabama up 28-7, Young returned to the sideline after halftime in full uniform. He did not re-enter the game on Alabama’s first second-half possession.
Young threw for 173 yards before he left with 10:42 remaining in the first half.
Jalen Milroe came in for Young and scored a rushing touchdown on Alabama’s next offensive possession to put the Tide up 21-0.
Milroe threw for a touchdown later in the second quarter and started Alabama’s first series of the second half.
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Las Vegas police investigate shooting near Fort Apache, Blue Diamond
Published: Oct. 24, 2022 at 3:34 PM PDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting near Fort Apache and Gomer Roads that occurred just after 12:00 Monday afternoon.
LVMPD tell FOX5 officers responded to the scene to find a car with four people inside. Nobody inside the vehicle was shot, police said.
Two of the passengers received minor injuries from broken glass.
Police said no arrests have been made.
It is unclear what led up to the shooting.
This is a developing story as the investigation is ongoing. Check back for updates.
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The manager for Charlie Crist’s gubernatorial campaign was arrested shortly before he resigned from the campaign this week, according to court records, in an apparent domestic violence case.
Austin Durrer was charged with second-degree assault on Tuesday in Cambridge, Md., according to court records. A woman listing the same address as Durrer, Jackie Whisman, was also criminally charged with second-degree assault for an incident on the same date, and Durrer’s name was listed as a “complainant” in her case in online court records.
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Free feature allows anyone to discover sales-ready accounts in just minutes
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Account-based marketing platform RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, today announced RollWorks In-Market Account Finder, a new free capability to help organizations discover sales-ready accounts within minutes.
In-market buying signals are often invisible to B2B marketing and sales teams. But in this environment where fewer companies are buying due to economic headwinds, go-to-market teams cannot afford to not know and not take action. The RollWorks In-Market Account Finder gives marketing and sales teams access to proprietary intent data from RollWorks Keyword Intent that is often unavailable—free of charge. RollWorks provides this powerful data in an easy-to-implement format so teams can execute on the insights right away.
"As B2B marketers continue to grapple with resource efficiency, it will be even more critical to identify accounts that are actually in-market to buy," said Jodi Cerretani, VP of Revenue Marketing, RollWorks. "The availability of RollWorks' new In-Market Account Finder feature is an easy, free way to help organizations address economic headwinds head on. By having more buying signals at their fingertips, teams can narrow in on high-fit, in-market accounts and make outreach far more efficient and effective."
RollWorks In-Market Account Finder Leverages the Power of Keyword Intent
In December 2022, RollWorks created a new standard in intent data with the debut of Keyword Intent. When combined with best-in-class Bombora Intent and G2 buyer intent, RollWorks Keyword Intent provides corroborating sources of intent and the best possible results that give organizations more certainty that an account is actually in-market.
The RollWorks Keyword Intent feature within In-Market Account Finder allows users the granularity and flexibility necessary to uncover purchasing signals unique to their business - giving them more precision as they build their target accounts.
To access RollWorks In-Market Account Finder, simply enter your brand name, product name, or competitor name, define your ideal customer profile, and RollWorks handles the rest. Early benefits organizations are seeing:
- Receive a list of high-fit, high-intent accounts ready to be actioned by sales and marketing teams
- Test the effectiveness of ABM methodologies - without a financial commitment
RollWorks partners will also use In-Market Account Finder to give their clients and prospects access to in-market data to help identify in-market accounts. "We are sending RollWorks' In-Market Account Finder to our entire client roster," said Christopher Nault, Founder, Growth Marketing Firm. "Having the ability to generate a target list of companies that are already looking for your service or product gives your sales team a perfectly timed introduction outreach, removing the largest roadblock in new logo acquisition."
Go to RollWorks to define your ideal customer and discover your in-market accounts today.
About RollWorks
RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, offers ambitious B2B companies an account-based platform to align their marketing and sales teams and confidently grow revenue. Powered by proprietary data and machine learning, RollWorks' solutions address the needs of organizations large and small — from those with best-in-class ABM programs to those just beginning their exploration. By empowering teams to identify their target accounts and key buyers, reach those accounts across multiple channels, and measure program effectiveness in their system-of-record, RollWorks is an indispensable platform for marketers and sellers who believe that an account-based approach is just good business. To learn more visit www.rollworks.com.
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Ukraine's war is now concentrated near its eastern border. And that is where the country's president appeared over the weekend. Video released today shows Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting front-line troops. He's wearing his signature green army T-shirt. He urges his troops to win, though, not at any cost. He asked them to stay safe when they can, since the land means nothing without its people. NPR's Greg Myre is following the visit.
GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Obviously, this was not announced in advanced. He traveled to near the town of Severodonetsk. That's very much within Russian artillery range. This city has been the scene of the heaviest fighting the past couple of weeks. So he was just a few miles west of those troops. But also, Russian troops were pretty close in the north and the south. He was really in the thick of it. He met with troops. He stopped in two other towns as well. He met civilians also and said, quote, "I'm proud of everybody I met, everyone I shook hands with, everyone whom I connected with." Now, this is hundreds of miles from the capital, Kyiv. And he presumably traveled by road - really reflects the critical phase of fighting in the east right now.
INSKEEP: Well, let's talk about that. What makes this a critical phase?
MYRE: Well, the Russians have really concentrated their firepower in - not only in the east, but in a pretty particular part of the east, around this city of Severodonetsk. The Russians have been advancing. And just a few days ago, even the Ukrainian leaders were saying Russia had about 80% of this city. It appeared likely to fall over the weekend. Ukraine said they pushed back, recaptured part of the city. And even just before we spoke this morning here, the political leader came out and said, Ukraine is suffering some setbacks. So this is a very tough fight for this city, the absolute focal point of the war right now.
INSKEEP: So Zelenskyy was near there. It is, of course, pretty significant that the president goes so near the front lines. But we should mention, Greg, that because of Russian missiles, Zelenskyy is always within Russian range. And wasn't there some evidence of that in Kyiv?
MYRE: Yeah. Absolutely, Steve. Kyiv hadn't come under attack for more than a month. And that lull ended at dawn on Sunday morning when four Russian cruise missiles slammed into four separate buildings at a large railway compound that repairs broken train cars. Now, the Russians said they destroyed tanks and armored vehicles. The Ukrainians said this wasn't true. And they invited journalists to come see for themselves, including me. We found caved-in roofs, collapsed brick walls. Everywhere you walk, there was glass crunching underfoot. One building was still smoldering, but we saw absolutely no sign of weapons.
INSKEEP: So something was destroyed but maybe not what the Russians claimed. Of course, Kyiv remains under Ukrainian control. What is happening in parts of the country that are under Russian control?
MYRE: Right. We don't hear much about that because once the Russians take over, it becomes a bit of a black hole. Let's talk for a moment about Mariupol. I think many of our listeners remember the heavy fighting there that took place before the Ukrainians surrendered. We spoke with the mayor, Vadym Boychenko. He's here in Kyiv but still in touch with citizens. And he said life there is just miserable beyond words.
VADYM BOYCHENKO: (Non-English language spoken).
MYRE: So he's saying that the water system is broken. It's almost impossible to find drinking water. Food is scarce. There's no electrical power or cellphone service. And Russia is blocking residents from leaving, so all in all, a terrible situation there.
INSKEEP: NPR's Greg Myre is in Kyiv. Greg, thanks for the update.
MYRE: My pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2022-06-13T06:06:49+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-06-06/kyiv-hit-by-russian-airstrikes-as-information-from-mariupol-is-throttled |
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