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Use of APIs is Booming and a Primary Concern for Security and Risk Professionals.
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neosec, the pioneer in discovering and protecting PIs using behavioral analytics, today announced that it has been included in the 2022 Gartner Cool Vendors™ in Application Security: Protection of Cloud-Native Applications report. Neosec, which recently came out of stealth, provides a cloud-based API security platform that provides protection from fraud and abuse. Neosec is one of only three vendors included in this report.
According to the report, "API security challenges are among the main concerns of security and risk management (SRM) leaders, as unmanaged and unsecured APIs create vulnerabilities that could lead to an increase in security incidents." The recommendation by Gartner is to "Improve API security posture by developing a security strategy for threat protection, API security testing, and API access control that uses new approaches and vendor solutions."
Rather than focusing only on vulnerabilities within APIs, Neosec addresses the problem by first identifying all APIs a company has in use, evaluating their risk posture, and monitoring each for meaningful behavioral anomalies that could involve fraud or misuse. Most companies do not have a complete inventory of their APIs, let alone understand the nature of normal API usage. Few have the ability to monitor their APIs to mitigate loss or detect abuse of business processes, financial assets and data within their APIs.
The Gartner Cool Vendor report states "this research does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services."
Neosec's approach is innovative by bringing XDR techniques to API security including:
- Broad discovery of APIs through analysis of all API activity
- Understand the risk posture of every API and identify vulnerabilities or misconfigurations.
- Detect abusive behavior within API traffic using big data, data analytics and behavioral analysis
- Investigation and threat hunting of any threats hiding within APIs traffic
- Response and prevention using customized response playbooks.
"We consider our inclusion in this Cool Vendor report by Gartner as a confirmation of our mission to enable customers to discover, assess, manage and identify potential fraud or misuse of business APIs," said Giora Engel, co-founder and chief executive officer, Neosec. "Strategic business initiatives have brought explosive growth to the number of APIs, turning company systems and data inside out. APIs help drive efficiency and effectiveness while producing an alarming potential for loss, risk and abuse."
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About Neosec
Neosec is re-inventing application security with a powerful platform that unifies security and development teams to protect modern applications from threats. The foundation of the SaaS platform is built on data and analytics to manage security at scale. Neosec prevents threats from abusing the complex network of APIs that connect today's businesses. The platform helps organizations discover every API and audit risk. Neosec has pioneered the use of behavioral analytics to understand normal versus abnormal API usage and delivers powerful threat hunting capabilities. Neosec prevents threats and stops abuse hiding within APIs and brings new intelligence to application security. Neosec is based in Palo Alto, California with R&D in Tel Aviv, Israel. To learn more, visit Neosec.com.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings released wide receiver Adam Thielen on Friday for salary cap relief, ending a remarkable 10-year run with his home-state team as an undrafted underdog.
Thielen was carrying the second-largest cap hit on the club behind quarterback Kirk Cousins. The move will stick the Vikings with more than $13.5 million in dead money for 2023, but they created $6.4 million in additional space.
After making the team out of a rookie tryout camp in 2013 after playing at NCAA Division II program Minnesota State, Thielen worked his way up from the practice squad to special teams to one of the most productive pass-catchers in the league. The native of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, had his best season in 2018 with 113 receptions for 1,373 yards and nine touchdowns. He has 55 touchdowns in 135 games.
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Suspect in Larry Nassar stabbing said ex-doctor made lewd remark watching Wimbledon, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner suspected of stabbing Larry Nassar at a federal penitentiary in Florida said the disgraced former sports doctor provoked the attack by making a lewd comment while they were watching a Wimbledon tennis match on TV, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The inmate, identified as Shane McMillan, was previously convicted of assaulting a correctional officer at a federal penitentiary in Louisiana in 2006 and attempting to stab another inmate to death at the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado in 2011, court records show.
McMillan attacked Nassar in his cell Sunday with a makeshift weapon, stabbing him multiple times in the neck, chest and back before four other inmates rushed in and pulled him off of Nassar, according to the person familiar with the matter.
Correctional officers assigned to the unit at the United States Penitentiary Coleman responded to Nassar’s cell and performed what officials said were life-saving measures. He was taken to a hospital, where he remained in stable condition Wednesday with injuries including a collapsed lung.
Cell doors on most federal prison units are typically open during the day, letting prisoners move around freely within the facility. Because Nassar was attacked in his cell, the incident was not captured on surveillance cameras which only point at common areas and corridors.
McMillan, 49, told prison workers that he attacked Nassar after the sexually abusive ex-U.S. gymnastics team doctor made a comment about wanting to see girls playing in the Wimbledon women’s match, the person said.
The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack or the ongoing investigation and did so on condition anonymity.
Messages seeking comment were left with lawyers who’ve represented McMillan in his past cases.
Sunday’s attack was the second time Nassar has been assaulted in federal custody. He is serving decades in prison for sexually abusing athletes, including college and Olympic gymnastics stars, and possessing explicit images of children.
The attack underscored persistent problems at the federal Bureau of Prisons, including violence, short staffing and an inability to keep even its highest profile prisoners safe.
The Bureau of Prisons insists that there was adequate staffing at the prison where Nassar was stabbed, about 46 miles (74 kilometers) northwest of Orlando, though documents obtained by the AP show one-third of correctional officer positions remain unfilled at the prison.
In a statement Wednesday, the agency said it was “imperative that we increase our staffing levels” and said it was recruiting officers and using financial incentives to try to retain workers. Officials said they are also still working to “tackle the problem violence in our facilities” and have enhanced their security procedures, but would not provide details.
“The BOP takes seriously our duty to protect the individuals entrusted in our custody, as well as maintain the safety of correctional staff and the community,” agency spokesperson Scott Taylor said.
“We make every effort to ensure the physical safety of individuals confined to our facilities through a controlled environment that is secure and humane,” Taylor said. “As we continue to pivot out of a years-long pandemic, there are still challenges to confront and opportunities to improve our agency, protect the lives of those who work for us, and ensure the wellbeing of those entrusted to our custody.”
McMillan is scheduled to be released from prison in May 2046, according to a Bureau of Prisons inmate database and court records, though that could change if he is charged and convicted of attacking Nassar.
McMillan was originally sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in Wyoming to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in 2002. He had been expected to be released next year before his convictions for the Louisiana and Colorado prison attacks more than doubled his sentence.
In October 2006, McMillan punched a correctional officer who approached him in the recreation yard at the United States Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana, while investigating him for a prior inmate assault, according to court records. The blow knocked the officer to the ground and caused cuts and bruising to his face and nose. McMillan was sentenced to an additional five years.
In November 2011, McMillan and another inmate attempted to kill a prisoner at the federal Bureau of Prisons’ Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, according to court records. McMillan and the other inmate stabbed the prisoner 66 times in a recreation area of the prison, known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.” They were each sentenced to an additional 20 years for the attack.
McMillan arrived at the Coleman, Florida, penitentiary last December, according to records obtained by the AP. He’d spent the previous four years at a federal penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona, following stints at federal prisons in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, and adjacent to the Supermax lockup in Colorado, the records show.
Nassar was transferred to Coleman from the Tucson penitentiary in August 2018. His lawyers said he’d been assaulted within hours of being placed in general population at the Arizona prison.
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With new mandate secured, Turkey’s Erdogan likely to continue engaging with both West and Russia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies. But observers predicted that the country’s longtime strongman leader is unlikely to depart from his policy of engaging with both Russia and the West.
Erdogan won reelection Sunday with more than 52% of the vote, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. He must now confront skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis and rebuild in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people and leveled entire cities.
After failing to secure victory outright in the first round of voting on May 14, Erdogan defeated opposition challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who had promised to put Turkey on a more democratic path and improve relations with the West.
A divisive populist and masterful orator who transformed Turkey’s presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office, Erdogan won in part due to the backing of conservative voters. They remain devoted to him for lifting Islam’s profile in Turkey, which was founded on secular principles, and raising the country’s influence in international politics while charting an independent course.
In the runup to the election, Erdogan held off approving Sweden’s entry into the NATO alliance — part of a Western effort to isolate Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine. Erdogan accused Sweden of being too soft on groups Ankara considers to be terrorists, and a series of Quran-burning protests in Stockholm angered his religious support base — making his tough stance even more popular.
With his immediate political future now secure, Erdogan may be willing to lift his objection to Sweden’s membership, which must be unanimously approved. Turkey and Hungary are the only two countries in the alliance that have not ratified the bid.
“Turkey will likely signal it is open to some form of rapprochement, such as by encouraging parliament’s ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO,” said Jay Truesdale, who heads the geopolitical risk consultancy, Veracity Worldwide.
But that doesn’t mean Erdogan plans to abandon his relationship with Russia, on which Turkey relies on for energy and tourism revenue.
“Erdogan has successfully maintained a multi-vector foreign policy, which has enabled him to have constructive relations with Russia, China, and countries throughout the Middle East, even if this has been to the detriment of Turkey’s alliances with the West,” said Truesdale.
That has often put Turkey at the center of major international conflicts and debates: helping to negotiate a deal to restart Ukrainian grain exports and avert global food shortages, intervening militarily in Syria’s civil war, engaging in controversial gas exploration in the Mediterranean, hosting millions of Syrians fleeing violence and then often using those refugees as leverage in negotiations with his European neighbors.
In a reflection of his global ambitions, Erdogan declared in his victory speech Sunday that, with the country marking its centennial this year, the world would see a “Turkish century.”
Erdogan’s tendency to play both sides — such as purchasing Russian-made military equipment and refusing to enforce sanctions against Moscow while also providing drones for Ukraine — has often irked his allies.
But it also often makes him indispensable, as evidenced by the western leaders who rushed to congratulate him, even as they remain concerned about his increasingly authoritarian turn — including crackdowns on free speech and rhetoric targeting the LGBTQ community.
U.S. President Joe Biden said in a message posted on Twitter, that he looks “forward to continuing to work together as NATO Allies on bilateral issues and shared global challenges.”
Washington ousted Turkey from the U.S.-led F-35 fighter jet program, after Erdogan government purchased Russia’s S-400 air defense system. Turkey is now seeking to purchase F-16 fighter jets.
French President Emmanuel Macron, meanwhile, said his country and Turkey “have huge challenges to face together,” including a return to peace in Europe. “With President Erdogan … we will continue to move forward.”
And in a sign that he is also valued by the West’s adversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin attributed Erdogan’s victory to his “independent foreign policy.”
Those policies helped Erdogan maintain his popularity despite significant challenges at home, including an economy battered by high inflation and a devastating earthquake that led to criticism of his government. In his victory speech, Erdogan said rebuilding the quake-struck cities would be his priority.
Erdogan is also likely to press ahead with recent efforts to normalize relationships with countries of the Middle East after fallouts with several regional powers, including Israel, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Erdogan acknowledged in a recent television interview that certain Gulf States, that he did not name had given Turkey financial assistance that helped prop up the country’s economy.
Under intense domestic pressure to evict millions of Syrian refugees, Erdogan has also been trying to mend fences with Syrian President Bashar Assad — after years of backing opposition fighters seeking to depose him.
Erdogan’s government hopes that rapprochement with Assad can lead to the safe repatriation of the refugees. Damascus, however, has said Turkey needs to withdraw from areas in northern Syria that it controls.
While the U.S. and Europe are likely to seek Turkey’s support on some issues, like Sweden’s membership in NATO, observers said the relationship will be remain difficult in other areas, such as Turkey’s accession to the European Union. Those talks are stalled over democratic backsliding under Erdogan and are unlikely to be revived.
“Another five years of Erdogan means more of the geopolitical balancing act between Russia and the West,” wrote Galip Dalay, associate fellow at Chatham House in London. “Turkey and the West will engage in transactional cooperation wherever (Turkey’s) interests dictate it — and it will compartmentalize its relationship.”
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Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul. Cinar Kiper in Bodrum, Turkey, contributed to this report.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – The Kansas City Zoo said its beloved polar bear Berlin has died.
The zoo said Berlin, 33, had recently struggled with hypertension and renal failure, for which there was no cure. Staff at the zoo made the polar bear more comfortable with various treatments, but her health significantly declined Wednesday morning, according to the facility.
Zoo staffers made the decision to euthanize her while she was surrounded by caregivers, after determining there were no more treatment options.
The polar bear was the oldest in the United States, according to the zoo.
Berlin was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in December 1989, just a few weeks after the Berlin Wall fell, which led to her unique name.
She made headlines in 2012 while living at the the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth, Minnesota. The zoo flooded, and Berlin “famously swam to the perimeter wall of her habitat where she waited until staff arrived and discovered her,” the KC Zoo said in a release.
Berlin arrived in Kansas City a few months later and lived at the zoo for over a decade.
“Her animal care specialists commended her big personality and described her as ‘smart
and sassy’ and say she gave all of her caregivers ‘a run for their money!'” the zoo wrote in a statement.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums indicates that the median life-expectancy of a polar bear in an accredited facility is 23.4 years. The species lives only around 15-18 years in the wild, Polar Bears International says.
“The Kansas City Zoo will make its annual contribution from the Zoo’s Conservation Fund to Polar Bears International in memory of Berlin this year to aid in conserving this amazing, vulnerable species and their habitat in the wild,” the zoo said. | 2023-01-14T20:56:16+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/oldest-polar-bear-in-us-captivity-dies-kansas-city-zoo-says/ |
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The government of Mexico says it has arrested – and indicted – six people allegedly linked to the deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history.
The accused members of a ring of people smugglers allegedly had a role in facilitating the transit of 53 citizens of Mexico and Central America to the U.S. border, where the driver of a tractor-trailer picked them up. He allegedly bailed hours later near San Antonio after realizing they had succumbed to sweltering temperatures inside the box.
The Mexican Attorney General’s Office identified the six suspects only by their first name and the initial of their paternal last name. They are Melesio B., Hermelindo B., Adrian B., Sheyla B., Yoana N., and Jessica P. It is not clear if the first four are related.
A Mexican judge indicted the suspects for their “probable responsibility of the crime of aggravated trafficking of people” in connection with the June 27, 2022, migrant deaths north of the border, the AG’s Office said in a statement.
The judge is keeping the six behind bars to prevent flight while Mexican authorities continue their investigation.
U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar on Tuesday hailed the latest development in a tragedy borne out of poverty in rural Mexico and Central America and exacerbated by the greed of migrant smugglers.
“A great example of U.S.-Mexico cooperation. We appreciate (the Federal Attorney General’s) efforts to dismantle human smuggling networks,” Salazar said on social media. “Six people were indicted for the fatal incident in San Antonio, Texas. A step toward justice for the families of (those) who lost their lives.”
In the U.S., four men are being held in connection with the deaths. They include the driver, 45-year-old Homero Zamorano Jr. of Palestine, Texas; and Christian Martinez, 28; Juan Francisco de Luna Bilbao, 48; and Juan Claudio de Luna Mendez, 23. Zamorano faces life in prison or the death penalty on charges of migrant smuggling resulting in death.
Salazar on Tuesday urged foreign nationals considering migrating to the United States to do it through legal pathways.
“I would like to take this opportunity to remind migrants not to place their lives in the hands of smugglers with no scruples. Legal mechanisms are in place to request asylum,” he tweeted. | 2023-02-01T14:19:46+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/mexico-links-alleged-smugglers-to-53-deaths-in-san-antonio/ |
Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had a distinguished career as an athletic administrator, has died, the school announced Monday. He was 80.
Holland died Sunday night, according to the school, which confirmed the death with his family. His health had declined since he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2019 and he stopped taking his prominent courtside seat at Virginia home games.
Holland took over a flailing program in 1974. The Cavaliers had had just three winning seasons in 21 years and Holland created a culture that proved a formula for success: His Cavaliers played rugged defense.
Two of his first three teams finished with losing records but only one more did as Holland compiled a 326-173 record, led Virginia to nine NCAA Tournaments, two Final Fours and the 1980 NIT title. He also guided the Cavaliers to their first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title in 1976 despite a modest 15-11 regular-season record.
Including a five-year stint at Davidson, Holland’s record is 418-216.
His biggest victory, however, likely was luring the nation’s most coveted recruit, 7-foot-4 Ralph Sampson of Harrisonburg, to join the Cavaliers for the 1979-80 season, and it was then that the turnaround took off.
“Terry Holland,” Sampson told The Associated Press in an interview earlier this month when asked what made him choose upstart Virginia over more established suitors. “He was mainly the deciding factor. Good school, good teammates, good education, ACC. I mean, you had Dean Smith and all those people around, but he understood my demeanor and fit what I wanted in a coach. He was the perfect fit for me.”
The Cavaliers won the NIT in Sampson’s freshman season and went to the NCAA Tournament for his last three years, reaching the Final Four in 1981 before losing to North Carolina in the national semifinals.
Sampson, a future Hall of Famer, earned national player of the year honors in each of his last three seasons, and the profile his presence provided surely aided Holland in building his program. Virginia went back to the Final Four in its first season without Sampson, losing in overtime to Houston in the national semifinals, and appeared in the NCAA Tournament in four of Holland’s final six seasons as coach.
Holland also built an extensive coaching tree, with many assistants moving on to become successful head coaches themselves. Among them: Rick Carlisle of the Indiana Pacers, Jim Larrañaga at Miami, Jeff Jones at Old Dominion and former longtime college coaches Dave Odom and Seth Greenberg.
With two daughters of his own, Holland also had an appreciation for the women’s game, former Cavaliers coach Debbie Ryan said.
“He knew that we had to go to Clemson and Georgia Tech, so he helped us to get the league to schedule both of us on the same days to play doubleheaders,” she said. “We would fly down to Clemson, bus to Georgia Tech and then fly back, the men’s and the women’s team together, so that it would save us all that wear and tear.”
He also was always concerned about during the right thing, she said.
“He wasn’t impressed with himself at all,” she said, describing him as a Southern gentleman. “He was just there to make sure these boys became men and they became good men.”
When he stepped down as coach at age 48, it was to return to his alma mater, Davidson, as athletic director, beginning an administrative tenure that would bring him back to Virginia five years later in the same position. In 2001, he moved to special assistant to the president of the university, and in 2004, he began an eight-year stint as athletic director at East Carolina before retiring in 2012.
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A Catholic school in Centennial has disinvited two metro-area Catholic high schools from an upcoming admissions event, saying in a letter to parents that the schools have faculty members supportive of LGBTQ individuals and present a “general antagonism” toward Catholic leaders.
St. Thomas More Catholic School, which teaches preschool through middle school, told Aurora-based Regis Jesuit High School and Englewood’s St. Mary’s Academy that the Catholic high schools are not welcome at an annual admissions event Friday for families seeking high school options, according to letters to the schools’ communities that parents provided to The Denver Post.
In its communication to families last week, St. Thomas More’s pastor, Father Randy Dollins, and Principal Gretchen DeWolfe wrote: “Over the past months, many questions have arisen concerning the current Catholic formation provided at both of those high schools. Because of this, we cannot in good conscience endorse their presence at our school.”
According to the St. Thomas More letter, the allegations against both schools include:
- Some faculty members “explicitly endorse positions on same-sex attraction and gender that are inconsistent with the teachings of the church”
- Some faculty members are antagonistic toward church leaders and institutions “that hold firm to traditional Christian morality and doctrine”
- Leaders at the two schools have been “reluctant to offer correction or guidance” that shows a “desire to cooperate” with the archbishop’s leadership
- The schools have an inclination “to adopt the ideological errors of our age, rather than standing for the truths of our faith”
Officials at St. Thomas More could not be reached Wednesday for comment.
Leaders at St. Mary’s Academy directed a Post reporter to the letter they sent to parents rebutting St. Thomas More’s claims. That letter states St. Mary’s Academy embraces students of all faiths who form their school community and join prayer services, masses and theological studies approved by the Archdiocese of Denver.
“We model respect and understanding of others’ ways of thinking, beliefs, human longings, sorrows and joys,” the letter said. “This teaching allows for a deeper understanding of others and one’s convictions in an increasingly complex, multicultural and multireligious world.”
The letter confirms St. Mary’s was not invited to the event, which the school had attended in past years.
“Sadly, (St. Thomas More Catholic School) made erroneous statements concerning our Catholic formation without any dialogue with St. Mary’s Academy,” the letter said.
Officials at Regis Jesuit High School declined to discuss the matter, but their communication to Regis Jesuit parents called St. Thomas More’s letter “shockingly defamatory,” adding that the school was “completely blindsided by this attempt to impugn the integrity of Regis Jesuit.”
Regis Jesuit’s letter said the allegations made against their school were “outrageous,” untrue and “the continuation of a false, often politically-motivated, narrative being promulgated by a relatively small group of people who question or outright oppose the direction of our school.”
The letter said Regis Jesuit was disappointed to be given no opportunity to discuss the matter with St. Thomas More beforehand.
“In fact, they went so far as to tell us that no amount of ‘detail’ in responding to their allegations of ‘un-Catholic’ practices would change their minds,” the letter said.
Earlier this year, the Archdiocese of Denver confirmed a plan to review the theology curriculum, hiring practices and “Catholic identity” of the high schools under its purview following the retraction of a student publication and the firing of two teachers at Regis Jesuit High School last year,
Two Regis Jesuit teachers were fired in December after administrators removed the winter edition of the school’s student publication from the internet because it featured a student opinion column arguing abortion should remain legal.
The teachers’ firings were followed by an admonishing letter from Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila to the Regis Jesuit community. That letter, dated one day after the firing, called the publication of the student’s column a “failure” and said faculty and staff of Catholic schools must be against abortion.
According to documents obtained by The Post, the archdiocese planned to increase intervention in the region’s Catholic high schools, from providing “a new prompt” for theology teacher applicants during the schools’ hiring processes to asking schools to submit their theology curriculum to the archdiocese. The documents said the archdiocese was creating a process for accreditation to assess the schools’ Catholic identities.
Regis Jesuit and St. Mary’s said they will continue to welcome student candidates from St. Thomas More.
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LONDON (AP) — TikTok on Tuesday rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users as it faces increasing pressure from Western authorities over concerns that material on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be used to push false information.
The company released a reorganized set of community guidelines that include eight principles to guide content moderation decisions.
“These principles are based on our commitment to uphold human rights and aligned with international legal frameworks,” said Julie de Bailliencourt, TikTok’s global head of product policy.
She said TikTok strives to be fair, protect human dignity and balance freedom of expression with preventing harm.
The Chinese-owned app has come under fire in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, where a growing number of governments have banned TikTok from devices used for official business over worries it poses risks to cybersecurity and data privacy or could be used to push pro-Beijing narratives and misinformation.
So far, there is no evidence to suggest this has happened or that TikTok has turned over user data to the Chinese government, as some of its critics have argued it would do.
CEO Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to appear Thursday before the U.S. Congress, where he will be grilled about the company’s privacy and data-security practices and relationship with the Chinese government.
The guidelines, which take effect April 21, were repackaged from TikTok’s existing rules with extra details and explanations.
Among the more significant changes are additional details about its restrictions on deepfakes, also known as synthetic media created by artificial intelligence technology. TikTok more clearly spells out its policy, saying all deepfakes or manipulated content that show realistic scenes must be labeled to indicate they’re fake or altered in some way.
TikTok had previously banned deepfakes that mislead viewers about real-world events and cause harm. Its updated guidelines say deepfakes of private figures and young people are also not allowed.
Deepfakes of public figures are OK in certain contexts, such as for artistic or educational content, but not for political or commercial endorsements. | 2023-03-21T23:44:26+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/technology/ap-technology/tiktok-updates-content-rulebook-as-pressure-from-west-builds/ |
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Biden to meet eastern flank NATO leaders amid Russia worries
WARSAW (AP) - President Joe Biden is wrapping up his whirlwind, four-day visit to Poland and Ukraine by reassuring eastern flank NATO allies that his administration is highly attuned to the looming threats and other impacts spurred by the grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Before departing Warsaw on Wednesday, Biden will hold talks with leaders from the Bucharest Nine, a collection of nations on the most eastern parts of the NATO alliance that came together in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
As the war in Ukraine drags on, the Bucharest Nine countries’ anxieties have remained heightened. Many worry Putin could move to take military action against them next if he’s successful in Ukraine. The alliance includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
“When Russia invaded, it wasn’t just Ukraine being tested. The whole world faced a test for the ages,” Biden said in an address from the foot of Warsaw’s Royal Castle on Tuesday to mark the somber milestone of the year-old Russian invasion. “Europe was being tested. America was being tested. NATO was being tested. All democracies were being tested.”
Biden met Tuesday in Warsaw with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who last week claimed Moscow was behind a plot to overthrow her country’s government using external saboteurs.
Sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania and one of Europe’s poorest countries, the Eastern European nation has had historic ties to Russia but wants to join the 27-nation European Union. Biden in his remarks endorsed Moldova’s bid to join the EU.
“I’m proud to stand with you and the freedom-loving people of Moldova,” Biden said of Sandu and her country in his Tuesday address.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly a year ago, Moldova, a former Soviet republic of about 2.6 million people, has sought to forge closer ties with its Western partners. Last June, it was granted EU candidate status, the same day as Ukraine.
Sandu spoke out last week about a Russian plot “to overthrow the constitutional order.” She spoke out after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country had intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova. Those claims were later confirmed by Moldovan intelligence officials.
Biden’s speech on the Ukraine war came one day after he made a surprise visit to Kyiv, a grand gesture of solidarity with the Ukraine. The address was part affirmation of Europe’s role in helping Ukraine repel Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and part sharply worded warning to Putin that the U.S. won’t abide Moscow defeating Ukraine.
The White House has praised several eastern flank countries, including Lithuania, Poland and Romania, over the last year for stepping up efforts to back Ukraine with weapons and economic aid and taking in refugees.
Biden has given particular attention to Poland’s efforts. The country is hosting about 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees and has committed $3.8 billion in military and economic assistance to Kyiv.
“The truth of the matter is: The United States needs Poland and NATO as much as NATO needs the United States,” Biden said during talks with Duda on Wednesday.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-22T10:14:10+00:00 | wagmtv.com | https://www.wagmtv.com/2023/02/22/biden-meet-eastern-flank-nato-leaders-amid-russia-worries/ |
FBI agents warning against new online scam in Northwest Arkansas
The FBI is seeing an uptick in a new online scam that involves elder fraud, identity theft, computer intrusion, and crypto-currency in Northwest Arkansas.
“We've recently had a couple of victims that have called in claiming to be victims of this scam," Supervising Special Agent Kevin Corlew said. "They've lost upwards of hundreds of $1,000 of their personal funds to scam.”
The scam starts with a pop-up link that provides a phone number to call for help.
“You’ll call that number and then at that point you’re already talking to the bad guys," Corlew said.
The scammer then encourages you to transfer your funds into crypto-currency.
"Once you transfer that money into cryptocurrency, it's gone," Corlew said.
Anthony Monaco is the Special Agent in charge of the Social Security Administration in the Office of the Inspector General.
“It's really important to understand no government and most businesses aren't going to ask you to convert your money into crypto," Monaco said.
There are ways to avoid these types of scams.
“Think about before you're going to click on any link or call a number, like think about the validity of what that could really be and if you're unsure to ask the authorities or to call a legitimate company and verify," Corlew said.
Monaco had a simple piece of advice.
“If it doesn't sound quite right, it probably isn't," Monaco said. | 2022-07-21T22:57:03+00:00 | 4029tv.com | https://www.4029tv.com/article/fbi-agents-warning-against-new-online-scam-in-northwest-arkansas/40681950 |
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A former foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier unconstrained by antiquated ideological and party lines will take on a veteran diplomat with broad voter appeal in Sunday’s runoff for the presidency of ethnically divided Cyprus.
As opinion polls consistently indicated in the run-up to the Feb. 5 first round, former minister Nikos Christodoulides, 49, came out on top with 32% of the vote.
Andreas Mavroyiannis, 66, clinched second place with a surprisingly strong 29.6%, some 3.5 percentage points above Averof Neophytou, leader of the country’s largest party, Democratic Rally (DISY).
The failure of Neophytou, 66, to reach the runoff shocked supporters, cast his future as DISY head into doubt and threatened a deep rift within the center-right party.
A long-time DISY member, Christodoulides has been labelled an “apostate” over his decision run against Neophytou for the presidency, with many party cadres pledging never to vote for him.
Conversely, Mavroyiannis’ backing by DISY’s rival, the communist-rooted AKEL party, has turned off many party faithful who fear he’ll give AKEL a foothold in government.
Both Christodoulides and Mavroyiannis met with Neophytou to seek DISY’s formal support in the runoff, hoping to tap a huge pool of votes. But after a tumultuous executive committee meeting Tuesday, DISY decided not to formally back either candidate, telling members to vote as they saw fit.
The outcome of the first round was a stinging blow to DISY, which effectively formed the government through the decade-long tenure of outgoing president and former DISY leader Nicos Anastasiades.
The new president will face the tough challenge of trying to revive stalemated peace talks with breakaway Turkish Cypriots, who declared independence nearly a decade after the 1974 Turkish invasion that followed a coup aiming at union with Greece. Reunification has confounded politicians for over nearly half a century of negotiations, despite progress on the shape of an overall deal.
The situation has become much more complicated following the 2017 collapse of talks at a Swiss resort that many believed had come tantalizingly close to a breakthrough. Turkey — the only country to recognize the minority Turkish Cypriots’ independence — has since turned its back on a United Nations-backed arrangement for a federated Cyprus. It advocates instead a two-state deal, which the U.N., the European Union, the U.S. and other countries have rejected.
Both Christodoulides and Mavroyiannis were key insiders during the failed 2017 talks, as government spokesman and chief negotiator, respectively. Both have faulted Turkey’s insistence on maintaining a permanent troop presence and military intervention rights in a reunified Cyprus as the main reason for the unravelling of negotiations.
Christodoulides has said he draws the line at those two Turkish demands, while Mavroyiannis has softened his stance to woo leftist voters who believe more could have been done to reach a deal in Switzerland.
Both candidates have also advocated tight fiscal discipline without endangering the country’s social safety net, amid intense public concern over soaring inflation.
Mavroyiannis has fended off suggestions that he would shape economic policies according to the directives of his main backer, communist-rooted AKEL, which is blamed for the profligate spending that brought Cyprus to the brink of bankruptcy a decade ago during the presidency of its former, late leader Dimitris Christofias.
Refocused attention on newly discovered natural gas deposits off Cyprus’ south coast as Europe grapples with an energy crunch has figured prominently in the campaigning. Leveraging that energy potential to nudge the peace process forward has been in play for years. Mavroyiannis has floated the possibility of supplying some of that gas to Turkish Cypriots and Turkey to reignite peace talks.
Concern over migration prompted pledges from both candidates to expedite asylum applications and curb the flow of migrants who arrive in the north, cross a U.N.-controlled buffer zone and seek asylum in the richer EU-member south. Tiny Cyprus is among the top EU countries per capita in asylum applications. | 2023-02-11T06:23:08+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-battle-of-former-diplomats-in-cyprus-presidential-election/ |
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with an Alabama sheriff in a sexual harassment suit involving female corrections officers at an Alabama jail.
The sheriff for Mobile County, Alabama has agreed to a $2 million settlement to resolve a DOJ lawsuit that claimed inmates at the Mobile County Metro Jail were allowed to sexually harass and assault female corrections officers.
A DOJ statement said the officers alleged they were "regularly subjected to severe and pervasive sexual harassment in the workplace by male inmates."
The DOJ says female officers made multiple reports about the harassing behavior to jail leadership but accused the sheriff of not properly considering the complaints or taking action to stop the harassment.
The complaints included accusations that male inmates would "frequently" expose their genitals and make sexual slurs or threaten sexual violence.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said, "Just like any other workplace, jails must take steps necessary to ensure that female employees are not subject to a sexually hostile work environment in any form."
If the settlement agreement is given court approval the Alabama sheriff will be ordered to pay $2.02 million into a fund to be used to compensate the women who said they were harassed or harmed.
The sheriff will also be potentially required to develop an inmate sexual misconduct policy and better train jail employees on the policy.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-04-24T23:45:30+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/doj-reaches-2m-settlement-in-alabama-sheriff-harassment-case |
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) — Hazel McCallion, who led one of Canada’s largest cities into her 90′s, died Sunday, leaving behind a legacy of feisty advocacy and more than three decades of nearly unchallenged leadership. She was 101.
Known affectionately as “Hurricane Hazel,” the longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, a city next to Toronto, was an outspoken political powerhouse.
Word of her death came in a statement from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who said she died peacefully at her home in Mississauga early Sunday morning.
Ford said McCallion, who he called a “dear friend and mentor,” was the definition of a public servant, having led the transformation of the city into a major urban center.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau credited McCallion with leading "the transformation of Mississauga from a bedroom community to the sixth largest city in Canada under her guidance as mayor from 1978 to 2014.”
“My dear friend Hazel was an extraordinary woman who wore many hats: a businessperson, an athlete, a politician, and one of Canada’s – and the world’s – longest-serving mayors. Nicknamed ‘Hurricane Hazel’ for her bold political style, she was unstoppable,” Trudeau said in a statement.
As mayor, McCallion used lower taxes to attract businesses from the city’s more pricey neighbor, Toronto, creating jobs and helping the city grow.
McCallion was widely respected by other politicians, even many of those with whom she did not mince words, and was even more revered by constituents, who voted her into office with landslide victories for 12 successive terms.
She garnered more than 90% of the mayoral vote several terms in a row despite not campaigning for decades, instead asking those who wanted to make a donation to her campaign to give the money to a charity or a cultural fund.
McCallion ultimately decided to bow out at age 93, leaving the mayor’s office 36 years after she was first elected. On her 80th birthday she attributed “toughness” from her rural upbringing in the Gaspe, Quebec, region to her longevity and political success.
“You’ve got to stand up for what you believe in, which I always have,” McCallion said at the time.
Back when she was still a rookie mayor, McCallion cemented her hard-working reputation injuring her ankle while helping evacuate 200,000 residents from their homes after a train derailed and leaked chlorine gas. She continued to hobble to update briefings despite the sprain.
She turned down invitations from Canada's main political parties - the Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats — to run for them federally or provincially, saying politics is far more satisfying at the local level.
Under McCallion’s watch, Mississauga was debt free and one of the best-run cities fiscally.
McCallion was hailed as a hero in 2006 during a police standoff involving a distraught man who was threatening to kill himself. The five-hour standoff came to a peaceful end when McCallion appeared and demanded the man stand down so police, paramedics and fire personnel could attend to more important matters.
A former professional women’s hockey player in Montreal in the 1930s, McCallion was known to keep a pair of skates and a hockey stick in the trunk of her car in case of a pick-up game.
In 2016, Ontario proclaimed McCallion’s birthday, Feb. 14, as Hazel McCallion Day. | 2023-01-29T17:10:22+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/hurricane-hazel-mayor-of-mississauga-into-her-17749717.php |
DALLAS – From speaking at a health equity forum to striking a pose to the beats of a DJ set at a party on a pedestrian bridge, Naomi Green spent one weekend this month jumping from one event in Dallas to another that celebrated Juneteenth and Pride together.
“Sometimes I think the Black community forgets that LGBTQ people are still Black as well,” Green said. “And so we have the opportunity to really celebrate both of those at the same time because just because we’re LGBTQ doesn’t remove our Blackness. We’re both.”
As the lives of LGBTQ+ people are celebrated in June during Pride month, groups have found ways to merge those festivities with America's newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 — over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation — that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they'd been freed. Such gatherings help highlight the struggles against discrimination Black and LGBTQ+ people have faced while celebrating those whose lives are a convergence of both identities in an inclusive atmosphere.
Organizers say it's especially vital to have such events amid a political climate that's been increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ people. Transgender people have been particularly targeted with a growing number of laws and policies including restrictions on gender-affirming care, public bathroom use and participation in sports.
“It’s really important for us to have places where people look like us or people that are … allies of us to all come together and enjoy each other,” said Ahmad Goree, chief operating officer of Dallas Southern Pride, which hosts an annual Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration that brought thousands to the city this year.
Silver Tran attended the Unity Weekend festival and pool party with her wife, brother-in-law and best friend. She said they swam, ate barbecue and caught up with each other.
“You feel more comfortable being there because you are around other members of the LGBTQ community, so you don’t feel awkward or anything,” said Tran, who has attended the event for the last couple of years. “Everyone is just there to have a good time. No one is there to really judge you."
Green, a transgender woman, said she appreciates that Dallas Southern Pride has been inclusive of the transgender community, which has seen several members killed in attacks in the city in recent years. Green said she believes education and visibility will help increase acceptance.
“We pay taxes, we work jobs, we have families, we have people who love us," said Green, a marketing manager for a global firm. "We contribute to society, just like everyone else does.”
Trevon Mayers, senior director of advocacy and community engagement at New York City's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, said adding a Juneteenth celebration to the center's Pride month festivities allows one to consider what freedom looks like “for the intersections of our community.”
“We often talk about the LGBTQ community not being a monolith, and that is also extended to the Black community,” Mayers said. “There are so many nuances and intricacies of what those community members look like and the diversity that exists within that space.”
Diante Webb said he was happily surprised to see so many people he knew at the center's celebration, called Center the Culture: A Queer Juneteenth Block Party. “I was there with a friend and found out I was amongst a lot of friends,” he said.
“I think it’s so important to have spaces where queer people of color can gather," said Webb, an executive assistant at an environmental organization. “There’s not often a lot in even larger cities like New York.”
A screening of “Black Panther” at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver on Juneteenth was part of a lineup of Pride events put on by Black Pride Colorado, a program of Youth Seen, which helps Black LGBTQI people access mental health and wellness services.
The screening, which had an opening that included a drag performance, was the group's first time doing a Juneteenth event, said tara jae, Youth Seen's founder and executive director. Such events provide a place to “have fellowship and just really be seen,” said jae, who uses the pronoun they.
They said queer people often don't feel welcomed at mainstream events. Even at the group's Pride events, they said, attendees seemed to be “on alert” with heightened anxiety.
Dallas Southern Pride got its start in 1997 after LGBTQ+ community members didn't feel like there was a place for them in the celebrations surrounding the annual football matchup in Dallas of two historically Black universities — Louisiana's Grambling State and Texas' Prairie View A&M.
“Back then, there were just no safe places for these community members to go and have a good time," Goree said. “They didn’t feel comfortable going into the majority communities.”
Goree said parties started being organized for LGBTQ+ people during that weekend. In 2016, they incorporated Juneteenth into the celebration.
Dallas Southern Pride's events over Juneteenth weekend included everything from presentations from health experts to dancing late into the night. Booths set up at an evening pool party included a place for people to register to vote and where those taking HIV tests could get free concert tickets.
Outside of Austin on Lake Travis, dozens gathered this month for the Queer Black Women Alliance’s boat party for Juneteenth. Arijah Rashid, the alliance's founder and president, said they grilled, chatted, danced and swam over the course of the evening.
“It’s nice to be able to find community and know that ... you have a safe space to just be,” Rashid said. | 2023-06-29T19:21:47+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/06/29/gatherings-combining-pride-and-juneteenth-give-black-lgbtq-people-a-refuge-where-they-can-celebrate/ |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed a barrage of self-exploding Iranian-made Shahed drones early Thursday morning, according to the Kyiv City Administration.
Nearly ten drones were identified and shot down, the municipal authorities wrote on Telegram.
Explosions were heard in different parts of the city, and debris from intercepted drones fell on five districts of the Ukrainian capital. Some buildings were damaged, and two people hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.
Volodymyr Motus, a 22-year-old resident of an east Kyiv building hit by drone debris, carefully picked his way across the floor a destroyed apartment, his footsteps accompanied by the sound of shattered glass. The mangled furniture was coated in a thick layer of dust.
“I was in my apartment and suddenly I heard a boom, that’s all. Then the alarm went off and I went down to the shelter.”
He said that some people were injured, but they were all alive. | 2023-07-13T20:49:52+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national/ap-international/ap-two-hospitalized-buildings-damaged-in-kyiv-by-russian-drone-strike-overnight/ |
Teaching your child how to ride a bike is a rite of passage for both of you. There are many ways to teach your child and many devices you can use. Among the most common ways to teach are using a balance bike or a tricycle.
Balance bikes have no pedals and instead rely on your child’s foot power. Tricycles have two wheels in the rear and one in front with the three wheels giving them their name. Both devices have their pros and cons and teach different skills.
In this article: Schwinn Balance Bike, Radio Flyer Tricycle and Joovy Tricycle.
Balance bike pros and cons
Balance bikes, as the name suggests, focus on teaching your child balance. Once they push off from the ground and get some speed going, they naturally develop the balance they need to stay upright without worrying about pedaling. And if they struggle with balance, they can easily and immediately drop their feet to stabilize themselves. Balance bikes also are also light due to the lack of training wheels or pedals, so they’re easier to maneuver.
The major downside to balance bikes is that your children grow accustomed to being able to drop their feet to the ground instantly, something much trickier with pedals in the way. There’s also no chance for them to practice the motion of pedaling. Once they graduate to a standard bike, it can take some trial and error to get the hang of pedaling and how pedaling affects balance.
Tricycle pros and cons
Tricycles focus on your child’s leg strength. They’re the most stable teaching tool too, so there’s little risk of falling. This can often mean your child has more fun right from the start since they can just pedal away and steer.
However, tricycles don’t give your child the opportunity to hone their balance. Once they start using a real bike, they can find themselves tipping over easily, which can lead to frustration and kill their desire to learn. They also don’t get the chance to practice takeoffs and safe stopping, which are two of the hardest skills to master.
Cost
Basic balance bikes typically cost around $50. Better bikes can cost up to $100, while the best usually top out at around $150. Basic and better tricycles also tend to cost up to $50 and $100 respectively. However, tricycles can hit higher highs of around $200.
Best balance bikes
This bike has an adjustable seat and adjustable handlebars, so kids of ages 2 to 5 can enjoy it. It comes in blue, green and pink.
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This bike fits kids ages 1.5 to 4 and weighing up to 55 pounds. It comes in three colors with standard wheels and three colors with light-up wheels.
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This bike is for older kids, fitting those aged 3 to 5. The center has a comfortable footrest and the handlebars are cushioned. It comes in three colors and a Peppa Pig-themed design.
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This bike has a little bell on it. This is not only fun for your child to ring, but it also teaches multitasking skills by asking them to ring it while running and riding.
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This bike has little footpads underneath the seat extending from the rear wheel. Those with longer legs may struggle to use them comfortably, though. It comes in seven colors.
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Schwinn is a famed brand, and the quality of the wheels, seat and handlebars don’t leave you asking yourself why. It comes in four colors.
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It has an adjustable seat and handlebars, plus has no-flat tires that you don’t need to pump up. It comes in four colors including pink and blue.
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The rear wheel of this bike starts out doubled to give your child an easier time balancing. Once they get the hang of it, one wheel comes off to challenge them further.
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Best tricycles
This tricycle has a cute duck on the handlebars and comes in pink and yellow. There’s a little trough in the back so your child can haul some toys or bring back something cool they found.
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This is a five-in-one device: a tricycle with and without pedals, a baby walker with and without pedals and a balance bike. It comes in seven colors.
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Fly Wheels Minnie Mouse Tricycle
This has a cute Disney-inspired design with both Minnie and Daisy Duck. It has a 10-inch front wheel that fits children 33 to 35 inches tall. A push button plays sounds.
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This tricycle comes with a handle on the back you can use to push young children while they practice pedaling. It comes in light green and light blue.
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This “Frozen”-inspired tricycle has a rear trough and a front basket with a lid, which is perfect for kids who want to keep a bunch of toys nearby. There’s also a balance-bike version.
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This tricycle is designed to start with children as young as 10 months old and grow with them. It accomplishes this by taking pieces off at a time and slowly giving your child more control.
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Radio Flyer has been a much-beloved brand for decades, and this tricycle lives up to that reputation. It comes with a handle so you can push younger kids along.
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This tricycle can fold down small for easier storage. You can also fold its rear wheel to the center and remove its pedals to change it into a balance bike.
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This tricycle has an adjustable seat so kids of many ages and heights can enjoy it without feeling cramped or struggling to reach the pedals. It comes in five colors.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse.
But the unprecedented mass withdrawal by members of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc dramatically alters the political landscape, throwing government formation talks into further doubt.
It is a huge gamble by al-Sadr, one of the most influential politicians in Iraq with a large street following, leaving his political movement out of parliament for the first time since 2005.
The surprise move is an attempt to break a persistent political impasse eight months after general elections were held.
Al-Sadr emerged as the winner of the October vote, giving him 73 out of Parliament’s 329 seats. It was also a blow for his Iran-backed Shiite rivals who lost about two-thirds of their seats and have rejected the results.
Since then, the two sides have been locked in a cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and the war in Ukraine.
Al-Sadr had been intent on forming, along with his allies, a majority government that excludes the Iran-backed factions. But he has not been able to corral enough lawmakers to get the two-thirds majority needed to elect Iraq’s next president — a necessary step ahead of naming the next prime minister and selecting a Cabinet.
On Sunday, he ordered his lawmakers to resign calling it a “sacrifice” he was making for the good of the country. His cousin and nominee for prime minister, Jaafar al-Sadr, withdrew his candidacy Monday.
“Muqtada’s withdrawal bolsters his political position, and will help him win the sympathy of the disenchanted Iraqi street fed up from politicians and the political process,” said political analyst Ihsan al-Shammari.
“He knows there’s going to be protests in the street, and this will open communication channels with the protesters, making him the only survivor,” he added.
The question now is whether the political parties will be able to form a government with al-Sadr in the opposition.
With the resignation of Sadrist lawmakers, Iranian-backed groups are now expected to hold the majority in parliament.
According to Iraqi law, if a seat in parliament becomes vacant, the candidate who obtained the second highest number of votes in the district takes the seat. In this case, it would be al-Sadr’s opponents from the so-called Coordination Framework, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties and their allies.
“Any government in which Muqtada does not participate will be stillborn,” Shammari said. He also questioned whether the Iran-backed parties would be able and willing to negotiate with Kurdish Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani, with whom there is mutual and deep-seated distrust.
The election was held several months earlier than expected, in response to mass protests that broke out in late 2019 that saw tens of thousands rally against endemic corruption, poor services and unemployment.
Parliament Speaker Mohammed Halbousi said Monday that government formation efforts will continue based on certain “other political understandings,” without elaborating.
A Shiite politician said he expected the political process to go ahead with the Coordination Framework, which will have more than 100 seats after al-Sadr’s withdrawal, seeking to form the next government.
“Negotiations will proceed with the other Sunni and Kurdish blocs,” he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements.
He said the next government may face protests or disturbances in the street, especially from followers of al-Sadr, and its success would depend on the government’s ability to manage it.
A member of parliament from the Coordination Framework who refused to be named admitted they were baffled by al-Sadr’s withdrawal.
“We do not know yet the motives behind Muqtada’s withdrawal. ... This was a surprise for all of us,” he said. The lawmaker pointed out that the resignations took place while parliament was in recess and that there could still be new developments.
“We have a month for parliament to return and everything is possible in this month,” he said. | 2022-06-13T15:08:09+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Iraqi-leaders-vow-to-move-ahead-after-dozens-quit-17237858.php |
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market, will participate in the 16th International Telecoms Week (ITW) 2023, which will be held from May 14th to 17th, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland (US). The company is a Sustainability Partner of the event, which is the world's largest gathering of global executives from across the telecoms and Digital Infrastructure ecosystem, and it will have executives participating in two panels throughout the agenda.
On May 16th, Agostinho Villela, Vice-President of Engineering and CTO at Scala, will be on the panel "Keeping the lights on – How are data centre providers planning for power uncertainty?", in which he will talk about the unique approach of the company to constantly increase energy efficiency. On May 17th, Thiago Pongelupe, Pre-Sales and Product Director at the company, will speak on the theme "FastDeploy: How to grow fast and sustainable" at the ITW innovation stage.
As a Sustainability Partner of ITW 2023, Scala has also supported the MoreTrees Project, developed by UK leading vertically-integrated, global e-commerce technology group and brand owner THG, with the aim of making it easier for individuals, businesses, and their customers to go "greener" and encourage the protection of the environment. In this initiative, 6,000 trees were planted in the region situated along the greater Milihoi channel, in Kenya, which will result in the sequestration of around 1,800 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to the emission of 4,397,400 miles in a standard car.
The project has already planted more than 1 million trees in an area of 1,159 hectares of mangrove forest in the region and is essential for its environmental preservation, guaranteeing adequate conditions for the diversity of marine life and birds and reducing soil erosion in the local. The initiative is also very important for the region's economy and community because the increased forest density is providing storm surge protection for its residents and the availability of wood that is widely exported for use in the tanning industry and raw building material, in addition to being used to make dhows (traditional sailing vessels). The project also counts on the engagement of the local community, as it created 22 working days for an average of 19 local employees per month.
Scala participates in ITW 2023 to share its experience and pioneering approach in implementing sustainable data centers in Latin America since its founding in 2020, based on a robust ESG agenda. Scala has environmental, social and governance sustainability initiatives. Among them: supplying its sites exclusively with renewable energy; permanent search for solutions to obtain maximum efficiency in water and power consumption, with an average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) below 1.40, the lowest in Latin America; support for the higher education of future data center engineers who live in sites' surrounding communities; and compliance with strict sustainability requirements from investors such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Agenda:
International Telecoms Week 2023
When: from May 14th to 17th
Opening hours: from 6 pm to 8pm (May 14); from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm (May 15); from 9 am to 5 pm (May 16); and from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (May 17)
Where: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center – National Harbor, Maryland (US)
More information about the event: https://event.internationaltelecomsweek.com/event/106d28e1-c9ae-41ee-a1ed-a6e26e7a50cb/summary
ITW 2023 events featuring Scala Data Centers:
Keynote Panel "Keeping the lights on – How are data centre providers planning for power uncertainty?"
When: May 16, from 9:00 am to 9:50 am (local time)
Where: Stage 1
Participants: Agostinho Villela, Vice-President of Engineering and CTO of Scala Data Centers; Amar Khan, Head of Network Site Investments at Meta; Guy Willner, CEO & Co-Founder of IXAfrica Data Centers; Mayank Srivastava, CEO of BDx; Scott Hanna, Chief Revenue Officer of Cumulus Data; and Kemal Hawa, Global Head of Digital Infrastructure Practice at Greenburg Traurig (Moderator).
The ITW innovation stage
When: May 17, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am (local time)
Where: Stage 1
Dynamics: 10-minute presentations, with different themes, made by executives representing their respective companies.
Scala Participant: Thiago Pongelupe, Pre-Sales and Product Director at Scala Data Centers.
Other participants: Ben Edmond, CEO of Connectbase; Jay Yass, Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer at Omnispace; Jose E. Puente, CEO of Reality Border; Nicole Nixon, CEO of Listing Central LLC; and Vijai Karthigesu, CEO of Swarmio Media.
About Scala Data Centers
Scala Data Centers is the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market. Headquartered in Brazil and founded by DigitalBridge, it was developed to meet and exceed the growing demand for digital access in Latin America. Scala has a highly qualified team of over 700 professionals and applies a flexible and innovative approach to providing exceptional quality colocation services to hyperscale customers, cloud-based software and service providers, and large enterprises. We customize state-of-the-art solutions for each customer in the construction of the latest generation data centers, with high availability, the best energy efficiency rates, and superior density. All this allied to the best sustainability practices guided by our ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) program. For more information, visit www.scaladatacenters.com.
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BURLINGAME, Calif. and KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinome™ Biosciences, a next generation biomanufacturing company, and Kalsec® Inc, a leading global producer of natural spice and herb extracts for the food and beverage industry, today announced a new partnership to develop and commercialize multiple precision fermentation products. The partnership will deliver naturally produced, highly innovative ingredients with superior quality and consistency, in the most sustainable way possible.
Infinome's GenoScaler™ is a proprietary, ultra-high-throughput, CRISPR-enabled strain engineering platform designed to rapidly optimize microbial strains with vastly improved traits and productivities. Infinome will employ GenoScaler™ to develop ingredient-producing strains and provide Kalsec with these ingredients to validate their performance in food applications.
Kalsec's long history and expertise in creating natural products and solutions for the food and beverage industry will enable it to maximize the benefits of Infinome's microbial strain engineering platform. By working closely with their customers, the development team at Kalsec has identified multiple large product opportunities. R&D teams at Infinome will work with Kalsec to develop sustainable biomanufacturing processes through accelerated strain engineering and process development.
"The lens used to select projects include sustainability, efficiency, and enabling the use of more natural products through new production practices. We have already embraced using Infinome's ground-breaking technology to develop more products in our pipeline to deliver sustainable improvements for our customers," says Dr. Scott Nykaza, Kalsec CEO.
"Infinome's GenoScaler™ is a complete, end-to-end microbial manufacturing platform based on several breakthrough technology developments," said Dr. Richard Fox, Infinome co-founder and CEO/CTO. "Our goal at Infinome is to enable more companies to access the bioeconomy by accelerating the development and reducing the risk and complexity of biomanufacturing. Through advanced technology, strategy, and processes, we are helping to create sustainable solutions with long-term partners like Kalsec."
Kalsec® Inc provides innovative taste and sensory, natural food protection, natural colors and advance hops solutions to the food and beverage industries. We capture the best nature has to offer and utilize the skills, experience and knowledge of our employees to make products look better, taste better and last longer. Kalsec has remained family owned and provides localized support to our global customers. Trusted since 1958, Kalsec is committed to providing value to the food and beverage industry for the next 100 years. Headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S., Kalsec has regional offices, laboratories and sales teams in North America, Europe, and Asia. As a certified B Corp, Kalsec makes ethical and sustainable decisions that serve our customers, employees, communities, and the environment. We are proud to be using our business as a force for good. For more information, visit www.kalsec.com.
Infinome™ Biosciences is developing cost-effective, sustainable solutions for a variety of biomanufacturing applications including food, feed, agriculture, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Infinome uses a proprietary next-generation microbial strain engineering platform, GenoScaler™, that is based on ultra-high-throughput CRISPR+ technologies and the principles of directed evolution, to manufacture and supply ingredients at scale. GenoScaler™ allows unprecedented speed, efficiency, and low development costs to substantially de-risk the process of developing biobased solutions. Founded in 2020, Infinome is headquartered in Burlingame, CA and operates as a subsidiary of Inscripta, Inc. For more information, visit www.infinomebio.com.
Infinome™ Biosciences Contact
Dipnath Baidyaroy
Head of Business and Alliances
Dipnath.Baidyaroy@infinomebio.com
510.709.8242
Kalsec Media Contact
Mark Staples
Executive Director of Global Marketing
mstaples@kalsec.com
269.339.4208
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BEIJING (AP) — Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.
Uncertainty and scattered, unconfirmed reports of lockdowns in at least some Beijing districts have fueled demand for food and other supplies, something not seen in the city for months.
Unusually large numbers of shoppers in the city’s northern suburbs left shelves bare in markets, but customers were relatively few in the center of the city of 21 million, where supplies remained abundant.
Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic.
Improvised quarantine centers and field hospitals hastily thrown up in gymnasiums, exhibition centers and other large, open indoor spaces have become notorious for overcrowding, poor sanitation, scarce food supplies and lights that stay on 24 hours.
A worker in protective suit sprays disinfectant as residents stand in line for their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A worker in protective suit collects a sample from a woman at a coronavirus testing site setup inside a residential compound in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A worker in protective suit keeps watch as a worker welds on a steel frame to install metal barriers in a locked down neighborhood as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record.(AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Workers in protective suits stand guard at a barricade as others prepare for their duties in a locked down neighborhood as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A woman has her routine COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site setup inside a residential compound in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A resident carries her groceries near cashier machines at a supermarket in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A resident looks at fresh produces at a supermarket in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Delivery men prepare to deliver their orders for a supermarket in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Residents buy cooked food from a vendor selling on the street after restaurants were order closed in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A resident wearing a mask pushes a bicycle with her groceries past a store controlling the flow of shoppers in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A resident walks her dog near a restaurant still serving take-outs in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Residents line up for COVID tests in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A delivery man from Freshippo checks his phone before making his rounds in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Residents wearing masks gets onto an electric bicycle near a restaurant still serving take-outs in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A delivery man passes by workers in protective clothing controlling access into a community under lockdown in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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PreviousNextMost residents of the city have already been advised not to leave their compounds, some of which are being fenced in. At entrances, workers clad head to toe in white hazmat suits stop unauthorized people and make sure residents show a recent negative COVID-19 test result on their cellphone health apps to gain entry.
Several university campuses have been closed off and students in lower grades have been shifted to online classes.
Meanwhile, some of Beijing’s grocery delivery services have reached capacity.
An increase in demand combined with a worker shortage left some customers unable to book same-day delivery slots on Friday for food and supplies from popular online grocery services such as Alibaba’s Freshippo and Meituan Maicai.
Online, some Chinese users said some delivery personnel were unable to work because their compounds were locked down. The reports could not be verified.
Alibaba did not immediately comment.
At a Friday afternoon news conference, city government spokesperson Xu Hejian said it was necessary “to strengthen the management and service guarantee” of quarantine centers and field hospitals where people who test positive for COVID-19 or have been in close contact with an infected person are taken by police.
Authorities must “further accelerate” their construction and “coordinate the allocation of space, facilities, materials, personnel and other resources,” Xu said.
Officials have in recent days repeatedly insisted that China must stick with its hard-line “zero-COVID” policy that mandates lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines for anyone suspected of having come into contact with the virus. The policy is seen as taking a harsh toll on the economy and upending lives in many Chinese cities, leading the World Health Organization and others to call for a change in tack — calls the ruling Communist Party has angrily rejected.
While the number of cases and deaths in China is relatively low compared to the U.S. and other countries, the party remains committed to the strategy, which aims to isolate every case and eliminate the virus entirely. Most other governments have eased anti-virus controls and now rely on vaccinations and immunity from past infections to help prevent deaths and serious illness.
Harsher measures have been enacted in many other parts of China, despite the government urging more precise and targeted measures to reduce the social burden and economic costs. Local officials are under intense pressure to prevent outbreaks and often gravitate toward the most extreme measures.
Guangzhou suspended access Monday to its Baiyun district of 3.7 million residents, while residents of some areas of Shijiazhuang, a city of 11 million people southwest of Beijing, were told to stay home while mass testing is conducted.
A key issue is concern about public vulnerability to the virus. With few having caught COVID-19 or even having been exposed to the virus, only a small percentage are thought to have built up effective levels of virus-fighting antibodies.
China has an overall coronavirus vaccination rate of more than 92%, with most people having received at least one dose. But far fewer older Chinese — particularly those over age 80 — have gotten the shots and the earlier vaccination drive seems to have lost momentum.
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LAS VEGAS, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosmoprof North America, the leading B2B beauty exhibition in the Americas, successfully concluded its 19th edition from July 12-14, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a shift from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center previously. The trade show welcomed attendees from across the globe at its new location across a new two-hall format which saw Cosmopack North America, the only event in the Americas fully dedicated to the entire beauty supply chain, with its dedicated hall for the first time. Throughout the three-day event, 32,000 retailers, distributors, investors, beauty brands, suppliers, and the press connected with over 1,100 exhibiting brands to discover new product launches and facilitate business.
In addition to the new location and two-hall format, the 19th edition also unveiled a new categorization of finished products into four macro categories (hair care, skin care & makeup, nails, and natural products), much to the delight of exhibitors and attendees alike. Alongside these macro-categories were the return of special areas Discover Beauty, Discover Beauty Spotlights, Discover Green, and The Beauty Vanities, in addition to the Country Pavilions, featuring brands organized by international delegations from Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Korea, Morocco, and Spain.
The launch of highly anticipated special areas Discover Black-Owned Beauty, highlighting Black-owned and founded beauty brands that was curated in collaboration with The Beauty International Group, and Beauty Tech, highlighting companies providing the latest technological and digital solutions, made their debuts in the West Hall and North Hall respectively.
The show also saw the return of notable programs such as the Buyer Program, connecting exhibitors with leading retailers, e-commerce platforms, international buyers, distributors, and brands including Aminco, Bloomingdale's, Cos Bar, The Detox Market, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Revlon, Shiseido, and Space NK along with first-time participants Target and Coupang, South Korea's largest online marketplace.
Through CosmoTalks, the global educational program powered by Cosmoprof, the exhibition hosted 12 seminars featuring speakers including top executives from The NPD Group, thirteen lune, Ulta Beauty, Unilever, and more. Entrepreneur Academy, a unique one-day intensive workshop for up-and-coming beauty entrepreneurs, was sold-out, as was the newly offered Cosmopack Education, with each of its nine beauty supply chain-centered sessions standing room only.
Also returning was CosmoTrends, featuring trends showcased among exhibitors, including FILL IT UP (refillable beauty), LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX, SUPERCHARGED SERUMS, TEXTURED TRESSES, ETHICALLY SOURCED, and WFH SPA, and the Cosmoprof and Cosmopack North America Awards, which honored the best in beauty among exhibitors across seven categories live at the event. Both initiatives were conducted in strategic partnership with BEAUTYSTREAMS.
Other notable highlights of the show included Boutique, the onsite sampling bar featuring deluxe-sized samples from 20 brands with proceeds donated to Strength In Beauty (A CUT IT OUT® grant for industry professionals), and the Press Zone, which connected exhibitors with influencers and press from leading publications like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, NewBeauty Seventeen, and Women's Wear Daily for one-on-one meetings. Also, the newly launched Innovation Studio at Cosmopack, showcasing innovation in the beauty supply chain across two installations on the show floor: LIFESCAPES, also in collaboration with BEAUTYSTREAMS, and Packaging Power!, presented by the FIT's Packaging Design BFA Program.
Cosmoprof North America will celebrate its 20th edition at the Las Vegas Convention Center on July 11-13, 2023.
ABOUT COSMOPROF NORTH AMERICA
Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) is the leading B2B beauty trade show in North America and the single most important networking opportunity in the US for all sectors of the global beauty industry. CPNA hosts an annual trade show that encompasses all sectors of the beauty industry across two halls, finished products (Cosmoprof North America) in the West Hall and beauty supply chain suppliers (Cosmopack North America) in the North Hall. CPNA is recognized as the premier launching pad for new beauty brands and introduces revolutionary technologies, product innovations and new channels for distribution, packaging and manufacturing. CPNA is one of the destinations of the Cosmoprof network, today a 360° worldwide platform for the international beauty community, with shows in Bologna, Hong Kong and Mumbai, which all together involve over 370,000 professionals and 7,000 exhibitors from all over the world. For more information, please visit cosmoprofnorthamerica.com.
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Academy and Emmy Award-Winning Non-Profit Media Company Shine Global Will Honor Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Actress Sonia Manzano, and Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate Cydney Brown in LA on Oct. 20
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy and Emmy Award-winning non-profit media company Shine Global announced the esteemed honorees it will recognize at their first-ever Children's Resilience in Film Awards on October 20, 2022 in LA. Shine Global, co-founded by Albie Hecht and Susan MacLaury, will honor pioneering Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard for her commitment to advocating for children's rights; actress and screenwriter, Sonia Manzano for her contributions to children's entertainment; and 2020-21 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate, Cydney Brown, for her work to inspire children and families to speak their truth and fight for change.
Titan Award – Recognizes a leader in the film and TV/media industry who has made a significant impact in advancing children's causes and media for young audiences.
Sonia Manzano is an Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, screenwriter, author, and speaker, whose contributions to children's media spans over five decades. Best known as "Maria" on Sesame Street to multiple generations of viewers across the world, Sonia is a fifteen-time Emmy Award winning screenwriter and the author of numerous acclaimed children's books about Latino families and children's resilience. Most recently, Manzano returned to PBS as the creator of Alma's Way, a new children's show set in The Bronx.
Champion for Children Award – Recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a deep commitment through generous support and engagement to youth and family causes.
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, has shown a deep commitment to advancing children's rights throughout her thirty-year tenure on Capitol Hill. In Congress, she has pioneered protections for children's health through the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act and the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) ACT. Roybal-Allard is also a leading advocate for immigrant families and children, as an original co-author of the Dream Act and the sponsor of the Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) Act.
Youth Activist Award – Recognizes the advocacy of a young person who raises awareness on important topics facing the next generation and has positively affected policy or change in their communities.
Cydney Brown is the former Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate and the award-winning author of "Daydreaming." She has recited her poetry at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Hall, Lincoln University, The Ideas We Should Steal Festival, and she wishes to inspire people to speak their truth and share her poetry with the world.
"There are countless individuals who have committed their lives to shining a light on the challenges youth face, but few have committed themselves to elevating their voices. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, Sonia Manzano, and Cydney Brown are three such people," said Susan MacLaury, executive director of Shine Global. "Despite their varied spheres of influence, each of our honorees has harnessed their power to highlight oft-forgotten issues, amplify youth voices, and make this world shine brighter for the next generation."
In addition to honoring these three individuals, Shine Global will announce the inaugural winner of the Children's Resilience in Film Award at the October 20th ceremony. The nominees include:
- Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13 (Sweden/Denmark/Norway), directed by Engeli Broberg
- LIFT (USA), directed by David J. Petersen
- Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy (Vietnam), directed by Ham Tran
- Scenes From the Glittering World (USA), directed by Jared Jakins
The winner will be selected by a jury panel, including Kay Wilson Stallings, Maria Perez Brown, Amy Kennedy, Scott Feinberg, and Jana Sue Memel and will receive a $25,000 cash prize.
A preview of the nominated films can be viewed here: shineglobal.org/childrens-resilience-in-film-award/.
The first-of-its-kind award will honor the preeminent filmmakers who masterfully highlight and celebrate the inspiring strength, creativity, and power of children across the world. The Children's Resilience in Film Award seeks to shed much-needed light on the uplifting, inspiring stories of children who offer global audiences hope and the talented filmmakers who tell them.
The inaugural 2022 Children's Resilience in Film Award is sponsored in part by media partner The Hollywood Reporter and Paramount Pictures; Sunlight Entertainment, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang; Mattel Inc; pocket.watch; Quest Pacifica; Jim and Kimberly Caccavo; Ellen and Wendell Maddrey; DreamWorks Animation; IMAX; A.JAFFE; and hospitality partner Sunset Marquis Hotel.
Shine Global is a non-profit media company founded by Albie Hecht and Susan MacLaury that gives voice to children and their families by telling their stories of resilience to raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change. We produce inspiring films and compelling content about underserved children. Through tailored distribution and outreach, we connect with our audiences in communities, classrooms, museums, and on Capitol Hill as part of a powerful engagement campaign to encourage social change.
Since its founding in 2005, Shine Global films have won more than 100 major awards, including an Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short Subject for Inocente and an Academy Award®-nomination and two Emmys® for War/Dance. Recent films include the documentary-animation hybrid Liyana, the hit documentary The Eagle Huntress, Through Our Eyes: Homefront which is available on HBOMax, and Home Is Somewhere Else which is currently in festivals.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — After a game that felt like a home run derby, Matt Carpenter expected Sunday could be more of the same. It was not.
Carpenter capped an eighth-inning rally with a tiebreaking, two-run double off the glove of diving centerfielder Mike Yastrzemsk i, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 for a two-game sweep of Major League Baseball’s first regular-season series in Mexico City.
A day after winning an 11-home run thriller 16-11, the Padres overcame a 4-0 deficit with three runs in the fifth and three in the eighth.
“After last night´s game you go to bed thinking that this one was going to be similar and it had a different feeling and we kind of have to play it a more traditional ballgame,” Carpenter said.
In the thin air of Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, 7,349 feet above sea level, the first inning turned into another power display when Lamonte Wade Jr. led off with a home run off Yu Darvish.
Then the game settled down and the crowd, a majority supporting the Padres, went home happy.
“We were really looking forward to the series, we knew it would be really exciting and Mexico City didn’t let us down. The atmosphere was great,” Carpenter said.
Darvish allowed three homers after not giving up any in his first four starts. He allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings with nine strikeouts.
“The home run at the first at-bat really surprised me, but I got some advice from pitching coach Ruben Niebla and I could settle down for a good outing,” Darvish said through a translator. “Under these conditions you realize that there are some pitches that don´t move like you want, and my job was to find the ones that do work.”
San Diego headed home with a 15-14 record after going 6-3 on an 11-day trip.
“I´m not sitting here thinking about the record, but once we get home, being over .500 is significant,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said.
J.D. Davis went deep in the second and Mitch Haniger homered in a two-run third that included an RBI single by Yastrzemski, who is headed to the injured list.
Before a crowd of 19,633, Austin Nola’s two-run homer and Juan Soto’s RBI single against Alex Cobb cut the deficit to 4-3 in the in the fifth.
Tyler Rogers (0-2), who allowed Manny Machado’s go-ahead, two-run homer a day earlier, couldn’t hold the lead and lost for the second straight day.
Juan Soto worked out an eight-pitch walk with one out in the eighth and Xander Bogaerts singled. Camilo Doval relieved, and Jake Cronenworth linked a tying single to right.
Nelson Cruz struck out and Carpenter fouled off three straight pitches before lofting Doval’s fourth straight 100 mph-plus offering into short center. Yastrzemski sprinted in and dived but the ball popped out of his glove as Bogaerts and Cronenworth scored.
Yastrzemski limped off the field, accompanied by manager Gabe Kapler and athletic trainer Dave Groeschner. Yastrzemski strained his left hamstring and likely will go on the injured list, Kapler said.
Luis García (1-2) pitched two hitless innings, and Josh Hader got three straight groundouts to remain perfect in 10 save chances, completing a game that took 2 hours, 52 minutes, down from Saturday’s 3:44.
TROUBLE WITH THE HUMIDOR
The humidor for storing baseballs was at sea level settings and not for an altitude like Mexico City’s. “For several weeks they had a malfunction related to the water levels” Kapler said. “To my understanding it´s not something that you can just flip a switch on and fix. It’s an unforeseen challenge, one that you got to work together to get through the day.”
UNIFORM WATCH
The teams reverted to regular uniforms Sunday, the Padres in home white pinstripes, the Giants in gray, a day after wearing special outfits for the series opener.
CRUZ CONTROL
Cruz hit a drive off the wall in right-center in the second, at 42 years, 303 days becoming the oldest player to triple since Ichiro Suzuki at 42 years, 327 days on Sept. 13, 2016.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: SS Brandon Crawford (right calf) didn’t play after exiting Saturday in the fourth inning. Kapler said Crawford was feeling better.
UP NEXT
Padres: LHP Blake Snell (0-4, 5.48 ERA) is set to start Monday against Cincinnati, which sends RHP Luke Weaver (0-1, 7.71) to the mound.
Giants: RHP Ross Stripling (0-1, 6.89) starts Monday’s series opener at defending champion Houston, which starts RHP Luis Garcia (2-2, 4.00).
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-01T11:36:17+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/sports/padres-rally-for-2-game-mexican-sweep-beat-giants-6-4/ |
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Reidsville police are asking for the public’s help identifying three vehicles after a shooting on Monday.
Around 2:25 a.m., Reidsville officers were sent to the 400 Block of Washington Street when they were told about a shooting.
Arriving officers found a juvenile who had been shot, according to a Reidsville Police Department news release.
The juvenile was taken to a hospital. The victim’s condition is unknown at this time.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Corporal Collins at (336) 347-2343 or anonymously contact Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at (336) 349-9683. | 2023-06-12T21:38:58+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/reidsville-police-asking-for-publics-help-identifying-vehicles-after-juvenile-shot/ |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 7, 2023
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
251 AM CDT Fri Apr 7 2023
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening.
* Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron and Texas. In Texas...
Dallam...Sherman and Hartley.
* 20 Foot Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.
* Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 4.
* Timing...1 PM CDT through 8 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will
create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid
activities that promote open flames and sparks.
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- 'BIRDIESHOT', the blockchain version of 'Friends Shot: Golf for All', launches its global service 'BORA Cup'
- It unveils with prize money of 563,000 USD - the scale of a global top-tier blockchain game tournament
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- METABORA(Co-founders: Gyehan Song & Sangjoon Woo), an affiliate of Kakao Games, which is a global game development & publishing company, launches their casual golf game 『BIRDIESHOT: Enjoy & Earn』 in the global markets on Oct. 5th, and will host the 'BORA Cup' tournament with prize money of 563,000 USD in total.
'BIRDIESHOT', the blockchain version of 『Friends Shot: Golf for All』 in service home and abroad, is a casual golf game where you can make your own golf team and compete with other players in a variety of golf courses around the globe.
You can download 'BIRDIESHOT' from their brand page(https://www.birdieshot.io/) to play it; however, its gaming service is not available in some countries including China, South Korea, Singapore, etc. The pre-registrants who sign in the game and connect the wallet address in the game by October 12th will be rewarded with one RARE-tier 'Coach Con' character, one EPIC-tier random item box, etc.
In celebration of 'BIRDIESHOT' launching, METABORA will host the 'BORA Cup' tournament with prize money of 2.4 million tBORA tokens worth of 563,000 USD (as of October 4th). Total prize will be of the scale of a global top-tier blockchain game tournament.
'Bora Cup' will be held 3 times in total: 1st tournament held from Nov. 1st to 7th; 2nd one from Nov. 15th to 21st; and final one from Nov. 29th to Dec. 12th. Users will compete each other through one-on-one match, and the champion will receive a big quantity of tBORA tokens.
In addition, METABORA will also hold a joint event with Ancient8 and GuildFi – global gaming guilds included in BORA Alliance. In such an event, users will be able to not only get the reward of 580,000 BIRDIE tokens, but participate in a variety of promotional events for game registration, quest achievement, in-game gold accumulation tournament, etc.
Ancient8 manages Vietnam's largest blockchain gaming guild, and enables everyone to build the Metaverse through blockchain software products, guild scholarship, blockchain education, institutional-grade research, and community; and GuildFi is a web3 gaming ecosystem which has secured powerful market position in the APAC region, with more than 280 thousand users and over 50 game partners.
Users can earn the in-game currency GOLD while enjoying BIRDIE SHOT, which can be exchanged with tokens on the BORA PORTAL for profit. Users can also enjoy the game and earn at the same time by trading the characters they have strengthened and converted into NFTs.
Meanwhile, METABORA hyped up expectations for 'BIRDIE SHOT' last April and June, successfully selling out both 'BIRDIESHOT' Character NFTs and Country Club Membership NFTs in advance.
For further information on 'BIRDIESHOT' and 'Bora Cup', you can visit their brand page of 'BIRDIESHOT' seen below; or check upcoming announcements in the game.
#APPENDIX
BIRDISHOT Brand Page: https://www.birdieshot.io/
BORA Portal Site: https://www.boraportal.com/
Press release contacts
Deputy Head Seungmin Lee at METABORA / kelly.meta@metabora.io
Manager Dongwan Ha at METABORA/ allen.meta@metabora.io
About BORANETWORK
As a subsidiary of METABORA, a casual and blockchain game developer, and a developer of blockchain platform BORA, BORANETWORK is servicing user-friendly blockchain-based games and entertainment contents based on a myriad of experiences in development and service.
BORA Platform is associated with various partners across the industries capable of bringing a shift and advance in tokenomics, content and blockchain technology, and covers a range of contents from game to entertainment to guild DAO through an aggressive eco fund investment and partnership. Also, it is developing services optimized to GameFi such as NFT trading, token exchange and DeFi by running BORA Portal.
BORA is a national game/entertainment token with a high liquidity in the market and reinforcing the accessibility of users and services abroad by increasing the listing on global cryptocurrency exchanges and expanding partnership.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Pyotr Kochetkov returned from the minor leagues and made 19 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Thursday night.
Carolina has back-to-back home shutouts and hasn’t allowed a goal in three of its last four games at home.
“Their goalie played really well and (Kochetkov) had to match it,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
Kochetkov was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis for his first NHL action since Jan. 15 after goalie Antti Raanta suffered an injury Tuesday night at Montreal. Kochetkov has four shutouts in 20 appearances this season.
Fans chanted “Koooooch” in appreciation of the goalie’s latest work.
“That’s pretty impressive, just come here and get a shutout,” Svechnikov said.
Kochetkov was rarely tested, seeing only 13 shots in the first two periods combined. He was up to the challenge to stop Joel Farabee’s second-period breakaway.
Kochetkov, a 24-year-old Russian, is one of three Hurricanes goalies with at least one shutout this season.
“Just glad that he came up and found his rhythm,” Carolina defenseman Brett Pesce said.
Kochetkov is tied for the franchise single-season record for shutouts by a rookie. Almost two months in the minors didn’t change his demeanor.
“He’s a confident kid,” Brind’Amour said. “I didn’t see much different.”
Philadelphia’s Felix Sandstrom was a hard-luck loser with 27 saves, though he fell to 1-9-1 this season.
The Flyers have won only one of their last seven games (1-5-1). Their lone power-play chance came with less than nine minutes to play but didn’t convert.
“We have to be patient,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “We have to be simple. We don’t make enough plays. We haven’t made enough plays, and we probably won’t the rest of the season.”
Svechnikov scored his 23rd goal of the season 2:09 into the game on a power play. Martin Necas delivered a pass to Svechnikov, who was waiting in the slot.
The Hurricanes went on three power plays in the first period, but managed five shots on those – and six total shots in the period.
By the end, the Flyers were credited with 22 blocked shots.
“We had a bunch of chances, just didn’t find the back of the net,” Pesce said. “We found a way to win, which is all that matters.”
FIRST IMPRESSION
It was the NHL debut for Flyers forward Tyson Foerster, who was Philadelphia’s first-round draft pick in 2020. Foerster made a goal-saving move by blocking Svechnikov’s rebound attempt in the second period.
He was active for most of his nearly 14 minutes on the ice.
“I thought he was one of the better players with the puck,” Tortorella said. “Poise with the puck. That was his first game against a top team like this, and it’s encouraging.”
NOTES: Flyers D Tony DeAngelo served the first game of a two-game suspension handed down by the NHL for his spearing incident Tuesday night at Tampa Bay. DeAngelo played last season for the Hurricanes. ... Hurricanes D Brent Burns had an assist on his 38th birthday. … The Flyers have just one power-play goal in their last eight games.
UP NEXT Flyers: At Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Hurricanes: Home vs. Vegas on Saturday.
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AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-03-10T03:59:23+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nhl/2023/03/09/flyers-hurricanes-pyotr-kochetkov/31ce1c70-beed-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html |
Former President Trump’s claim that he’ll be arrested in New York on Tuesday is putting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a bind as he moves toward a likely 2024 White House bid, forcing him to reckon with his increasingly tense relationship with the former president.
The bombshell prediction — and Trump’s plea for his supporters to protest the rumored indictment — shook up the nascent GOP presidential primary over the weekend, with some declared and prospective candidates coming out in defense of Trump and casting any pending charges as politically motivated.
DeSantis weighed in on the possible indictment on Monday, breaking two days of silence on the matter that put him in the crosshairs of Trump’s allies, who sought to cast the Florida governor’s reluctance to defend his onetime political benefactor as a show of disloyalty to the GOP’s conservative base.
“I’ve seen rumors swirl. I have not seen any facts yet, and so I don’t know what’s going to happen,” DeSantis said when asked about the possible charges during a news conference. “But I do know this: The Manhattan district attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor and so he, like other Soros-funded prosecutors, they weaponize their office to impose a political agenda on society at the expense of the rule of law and public safety.”
Yet DeSantis’s remarks underscored the delicate political position he finds himself in as he nears a decision on a 2024 presidential bid.
At no point did he mention Trump by name, taking pains to direct his criticism only at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office has signaled that it may be closing in on criminal charges against Trump.
But he also went out of his way to rehash the allegations at the center of the Manhattan investigation, drawing a laugh from the crowd when he referenced “hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair.” And he said he has no interest in getting involved in what he called a “manufactured circus by some Soros DA,” ignoring pleas from some Trump allies to use his power to block the former president’s extradition.
Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist, said that there’s pressure on every GOP candidate to weigh in on Trump’s potential indictment, arguing that long-running efforts to investigate the former president have become something of a unifying theme for the party and its core voters.
“This is something that galvanizes Republican voters because they don’t like to see the law used for political ends,” O’Connell said. “And what has frustrated Republicans across the country, whether they like Trump or not, is this perceived two-tiered system of justice.”
Others, however, said that DeSantis may be better off discussing Trump’s legal troubles as little as possible. Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor, argued that there’s no solid evidence to suggest that Trump will actually be taken into custody on Tuesday, noting that the rumor came from the former president himself.
“The only source for the arrest rumor is Trump himself, so he clearly sees a benefit in promoting the narrative that he’s being persecuted,” Eberhart said. “It may or may not be true, but there’s no upside for DeSantis to jump in early.”
Indeed, Trump made the prediction on Saturday in a post on his social media site, Truth Social, declaring, in all capital letters, that “THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”
The post came after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office reportedly offered Trump the chance to testify before a grand jury hearing evidence in the hush-money case. Such offers typically signal that prosecutors are closing in on an indictment.
One Republican consultant who has been in touch with multiple 2024 hopefuls said that the efforts by Trump’s allies to force a response from DeSantis amounted to a new test for the Florida governor as he prepares for a White House bid.
“Hat tip to the Trump team for forcing him out of his safe area,” the consultant said. “They’re not necessarily trying to boost Trump in the eyes of Republicans so much as they are to make the case that Ron DeSantis isn’t ready for prime time.”
“This is going to test Ron DeSantis’s nascent presidential campaign from a communications perspective in a way that it just hasn’t been tested yet.”
A spokesperson for DeSantis’s campaign did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment on Monday.
DeSantis wasn’t the only 2024 prospect to initially stay quiet on the potential charges against Trump. In fact, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who jumped into the presidential contest last month, still hasn’t addressed the matter.
Neither have former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo or Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), both of whom are actively considering White House bids.
Others, however, quickly expressed solidarity with Trump. Former Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in Iowa on Saturday that the possible indictment of his former boss appears “politically charged,” arguing that “the idea of indicting a former president of the United States is deeply troubling.”
Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy entrepreneur who launched a bid for the GOP presidential nod late last month, took direct aim at DeSantis and Haley on Saturday, calling on both to condemn the actions of law enforcement officials in New York.
But DeSantis’s case is unique, given his status as Trump’s most formidable Republican challenger, at least for the time being. While he hasn’t launched a presidential bid yet, he’s begun laying the groundwork for a campaign and is widely expected to announce his intentions after the Florida state legislature wraps up its annual session in May.
Anticipating a fight for the GOP’s 2024 nod, Trump and his allies have already begun their offensive against DeSantis — one that has played out publicly in the days since Trump predicted his pending arrest.
Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump, criticized DeSantis’s “radio silence” on the looming indictment in a tweet over the weekend. Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest son, urged Republicans in his own post to “pay attention to which Republicans spoke out against this corrupt BS immediately and who sat on their hands and waited to see which way the wind was blowing.”
And even after DeSantis weighed in on the New York investigation on Monday, the former president himself attacked the Florida governor in personal terms in a post on Truth Social before later deleting it.
“Ron DeSanctimonious will probably find out about FALSE ACCUSATIONS & FAKE STORIES sometime in the future, as he gets older, wiser, and better known, when he’s unfairly and illegally attacked by a woman, even classmates that are “underage” (or possibly a man!). I’m sure he will want to fight these misfits just like I do!” Trump wrote. | 2023-03-20T20:35:54+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/desantis-faces-political-minefield-with-possible-trump-indictment/ |
An Australian newspaper columnist has apologized for a story that appeared to accuse actor Rebel Wilson of spoiling his attempts to out her as gay.
In a new column published Monday, Sydney Morning Herald journalist Andrew Hornery says he did not seek to "out" the star, but understands why his email giving a deadline for comment on Wilson's new partner "could have been seen as a threat."
The original story, published on Saturday, prompted outrage on social media, as did a follow up article from the newspaper's editor, who defended the columnist and denied the paper had "outed Wilson."
In Saturday's story, Hornery said he approached Wilson's representatives on Thursday morning with a request for comment on the actor's new relationship with LA leisure wear designer Romana Agruma. He said he gave them "two days to comment."
"Big mistake," Hornery wrote in the Private Sydney column on Saturday. "Wilson opted to gazump the story" (gazump is a British-Australian slang term suggesting one person has unfairly outbid or beaten the other).
He was referring to an image Wilson posted to Instagram Friday morning showing herself and Agruma with the words: "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince... but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove."
The post received thousands of congratulatory comments, but Hornery's column on Saturday suggested he wasn't happy with the actor's post.
"Considering how bitterly Wilson had complained about journalism standards when she successfully sued Women's Day for defamation, her choice to ignore our discreet, genuine and honest queries was, in our view, underwhelming."
He was referring to Wilson's 2017 court action against Bauer Media, the publisher of Australian magazine Women's Day, who she sued for defamation over a number of articles she said depicted her as a serial liar. She was awarded a record-breaking $3.6 million defamation payout, though the figure was later reduced on appeal.
On Sunday, as outrage spread against Hornery's column, Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields wrote his own column headlined "A note on Rebel Wilson" to give "the Herald's view."
"To say that the Herald 'outed' Wilson is wrong," he wrote. "Like other mastheads do every day, we simply asked questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response. I had made no decision about whether or what to publish, and the Herald's decision about what to do would have been informed by any response Wilson supplied."
Wilson later responded to a Twitter thread by another journalist who said the episode was "quite astonishing."
"Thanks for your comments," wrote Wilson. "It was a very hard situation but trying to handle it with grace."
In his apology on Monday, Hornery said: "I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard. That was never my intention. But I see she has handled it all with extraordinary grace."
"As a gay man I'm well aware of how deeply discrimination hurts," Hornery said. "The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else."
The writer also addressed criticism that he seemed annoyed that Wilson had beaten him to his story by coming out on her own terms.
"In trying to tell the story within the story, which is what Private Sydney does, the tone of my column on Saturday was also off. I got it wrong. I allowed my disappointment to cast a shadow over the piece. That was not fair and I apologise," Hornery wrote.
At the time of writing, Wilson had not publicly responded to his apology.
The original column has been taken down.
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Minor league host families, once a pillar of pro baseball, phased out by new CBA
PHOENIX (AP) — Long before David Peralta was a veteran outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was an 18-year-old kid from Venezuela who didn’t speak much English playing minor league baseball in Johnson City, Tennessee.
To call it culture shock would be quite the understatement.
“Even little things, like going to the grocery store, were a challenge,” Peralta said. “That’s why it was so great to have TeriAnn helping.”
TeriAnn Reynolds and her family were part of a little-known but vital piece of baseball’s minor leagues that dates back decades: host families. Players at the lower levels of the minor leagues in places like Johnson City or Lake Elsinore, California, often stayed at the homes of local families instead of apartments or hotels — a way to save money for low-wage players as they transitioned into their lives as pro athletes.
Host family programs were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic over health concerns. Now, they may never return. When minor league players unionized and reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball in March, the league agreed to double salaries and provide guaranteed housing to most players.
The use of host families was officially outlawed.
“While players are sincerely appreciative of the many fans who hosted players in their homes, they’re excited this spring about the first minor league CBA, including salary and housing policy improvements that made the practice unnecessary,” the MLBPA said in a statement.
It’s true that the changes — particularly when it comes to salary — are widely considered positive among players. Many acknowledge that individual living arrangements are also a step in the right direction, particularly for players with spouses and children. The new arrangements are generally viewed as more professional.
While a host family was better than an air mattresses in an overcrowded apartment, the preference for players is certainly to be in a furnished unit with adequate living space.
Not that players aren’t wistful about the end of host family programs.
“The good was much better than anything bad,” Peralta said. “Sometimes, you felt sort of obligated to hang out, but I figured that was the least I could do considering they let me into their home. Honestly, it was a great experience.”
Reynolds hosted players for more than a decade, including a handful of eventual big leaguers like Peralta and Donovan Solano. She said it was a wonderful experience — outside of a few “cantankerous kids” — and is sad that more families won’t be able to experience it.
Reynolds’ ability to speak Spanish was a huge plus in a place like Johnson City, which for years was the rookie league franchise for the St. Louis Cardinals. It was among the lowest levels of the minor leagues, filled with 17- and 18-year-olds, some of whom had never been in the United States.
“The thing I loved the most was being able to call a player’s family in the Dominican Republic, Colombia or Venezuela and let their parents know that their son was in a good place,” Reynolds said. “Sometimes the families would be able to make the trip to the U.S., and it was always so great to meet them.”
The role of host families varied from place to place, but for most, it was pretty basic. Players usually got a room, a bed and access to a few good meals each day. Reynolds said she usually had one or two players at a time, but there was one summer that six players were staying at her house because it was a better option than one of the local hotels.
“It was like a giant party all the time,” Reynolds said laughing. “It wasn’t ideal, but it was so much fun.”
Lora and Matt Greco hosted players in Lake Elsinore — a Class A affiliate for the San Diego Padres — for three seasons from 2017-19. Their tenants included future big-league pitchers Joey Lucchesi and David Bednar.
The Grecos are originally from Pennsylvania and Bednar was born in Pittsburgh, so the connection was instant. One weekend, Lora knew Bednar had a day off so she made a spread of Pittsburgh-area food favorites.
“He did a video chat with his family back home, showing them everything,” Lora said, laughing. “I was just glad to make him feel at home.”
The Grecos said Lucchesi used to stop at a gas station on his way home from games, pick up a movie from a Redbox in the parking lot, and then come home for a family movie night.
“If there’s no host families, you lose a little of that personal connection,” Lora said. “We’re very disappointed.”
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Chafin said he had fond memories of the summer he stayed with a family in Visalia, California, in 2012 when he was in Class A. That family loved to hunt and fish — which was right in Chafin’s leisure wheelhouse — and he said the friendship continues to this day.
“I can’t speak for everyone, but for me, I wouldn’t have changed a thing,” Chafin said.
That long-lasting connection was a common refrain for both players and families. Peralta said he invited the Reynolds family to his wedding nearly a decade after he stayed at their house.
Linda Pereira worked for the San Jose Giants — a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants — for 52 years until 2021. One of her main roles was overseeing the franchise’s host family program. She hosted a handful of players in emergency situations over the decades but mostly made sure players were matched with good families.
“When I would give players the choice between a hotel or a host family, nine out of 10 wanted to stay with a family,” Pereira said. “When you open your home, you’re opening your heart. I’m so sad it’s not continuing.”
Tiffany Fuentes and her family hosted San Jose players from 2012 to 2019, including six future big leaguers — catchers Joey Bart and Trevor Brown, outfielder Adam Duvall, and pitchers Sam Coonrod, Trevor Brown and Tristan Beck.
Beck made his big-league debut earlier this year and the Fuentes family was present in San Francisco.
“Just watching him warm up, the tears start flowing,” Fuentes said. “It’s just very emotional, knowing how hard they’ve worked to get to this point.”
Fuentes said her family stays in touch with all the players they’ve hosted, going to weddings, All-Star Games and even the World Series. Duvall made it for the Braves in 2021 and invited the family out for a game.
“We have a sign in our house that says ‘Enter as strangers, leave as friends,’ but really, it should say family,” Fuentes said.
The host family arrangement lasted for so long in the minors that it’s a bond between current and former players. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo recalled a summer in 1987 spent in Toledo, Ohio, playing Class A ball after he was drafted out of UCLA.
He said the host family he stayed with was great, but there was one problem: The ceiling fan in his room squeaked so loud that he was always worried he’d wake up his hosts when he came home from a night game.
So he’d creep downstairs to the basement — where it was cooler anyways — and go to sleep on the couch.
“Looking back on those days,” Lovullo said. “That was the minor league experience.”
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this story.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy consumer and retail industry press releases from PR Newswire, including consumers' drinking trends and H&M's new Stranger Things collection.
NEW YORK, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the consumer and retail industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Drizly's Annual Consumer Trend Report Finds Americans Drinking Out Less, Shaking Up Their Summertime Sips, and Embracing At Home Entertaining
The fifth annual nationwide survey from Drizly uncovers consumers are reaching for more red wine this summer, ready-to-drink cocktails are becoming a year-round staple, and inflation is prompting a return to at home bartending and gatherings. - H&M Previews Stranger Things Kids Summer Collection with a Limited Time Immersive Experience in H&M Loooptopia on Roblox
The Stranger Things inspired summer collection features relaxed and easy summer separates, retro prints inspired by the 80's and 90's and graphic t's as well as varsity style jerseys and effortless surfer inspired sets. The 24 piece capsule collection offers a size range for kids 8-14yrs old and will be available to shop in stores and online at www.hm.com. - Thomas Ashbourne Introduces 'The After Hours' Espresso Martini, Neil Patrick Harris's New Venture into Craft Cocktails
"I love an espresso martini for its smooth and bold taste, and its ability to be both sophisticated and the life of the party all at the same time…who wouldn't want that?" says Harris. - The Liberation of "Taco Tuesday" Begins: Taco Bell Fights to Cancel Existing Trademark Registrations
Taco Bell believes "Taco Tuesday'' should belong to all who make, sell, eat, and celebrate tacos. How can anyone Live Más if they're not allowed to freely say "Taco Tuesday?" It's pure chaos. - 5. Pacsun Raises the Bar for Resale and Streetwear with Launch of Second PS Reserve Space in Los Angeles
"Since its inception two years ago, PS Reserve has become the go-to destination for the latest in resale streetwear fashion, and it's great to see the initiative grow and be able to give our community more access to it in-store, in addition to online," said Richard Cox, VP of Men's Merchandising at Pacsun. - Wendy's Partners with Pipedream to Pilot Industry-First Underground Delivery System for Mobile Orders
By connecting the Wendy's kitchen to an Instant Pickup portal positioned outside the restaurant, this first-of-its-kind delivery system is designed to provide digital customers with a fast and convenient pick-up option without having to leave their car. - Jennifer Aniston's Haircare Brand LolaVie Announces First Retail Partnership with Ulta Beauty
Monica Arnaudo, chief merchandising officer, Ulta Beauty, said, "With beauty enthusiasts continuing to prioritize their personal values, we're proud to exclusively offer a brand that aligns so seamlessly with conscious-minded consumers seeking effective solutions that are both good for people and the planet. - Toys"R"Us® Takes Flight: WHP Global and Duty Free Americas Partner to Open First Toys"R"Us Airport Store
Jerome Falic, CEO of Duty Free Americas, said, "Toys"R"Us is a globally recognized brand beloved by millions of families, and we are confident that the store at DFW will become a must-visit destination for travelers." - This Summer's Gonna Be a Blast: Limited-Edition HARD MTN DEW Baja Blast Variety Pack® Features Three New Versions of Fan Favorite Flavor; Appoints One Lucky Fan "Chief HARD Officer"
The brand is officially declaring this summer as the summer of HARD MTN DEW Baja Blast and is unlocking exclusive ways for fans to get in on the fun, including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hold a coveted position on the team. - Denny's Fan Favorite Super Slam Returns for Big Classic Breakfast Around the Clock
The Super Slam, which is a featured item on Denny's "All Day Diner Deals" value menu, includes two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs cooked to order, two bacon strips, two sausage links, and crispy hash browns. - Ernesta Launches Beta Program, Offering Custom-Sized Rugs Across the U.S.
Ernesta provides designer quality, custom-sized area rugs, crafted to fit your room perfectly. The Beta launch allows consumers to select and size their own rug for the first time, continuing Ernesta's momentum after the overwhelming success of its invitation-only Alpha program earlier this year. - Pepsi® and Bad Bunny Invite Consumers Nationwide to "Press Play On Summer" with New Campaign
The "Press Play On Summer" offer provides unlimited listening on Apple Music with the purchase of select limited-edition PepsiCo beverages. - TextbookRush.com Steps up as Amazon Stops Providing its Textbook Rental Services; Becomes the Primary Source with Low Prices and Years of Industry Expertise
Since 2002, TextbookRush.com has built on a nearly 30-year heritage of book buying and selling experience that started at The Ohio State University in 1994 with retail brick-and-mortar stores. Today, TextbookRush.com has grown into a trusted brand used by college students nationwide.
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With Wednesday’s long-awaited announcement forgiving the debts of certain student borrowers, President Joe Biden hopes to give Democrats a boost in this fall’s midterm elections. Whatever the short-term political gains, the decision is a costly mistake — and one that the administration will almost certainly come to regret.
The new policy provides relief to more than 90% of the 45 million Americans carrying federal student-loan debt. The White House estimates that 20 million borrowers would see their ledgers wiped clean altogether. Yet student-loan forgiveness of any kind is highly regressive, benefiting those who graduated college at the expense of the roughly 60% of Americans who didn’t. An analysis released on Tuesday found that roughly 42% of the benefits of student loan forgiveness would go to the wealthiest two-fifths of Americans, with the bottom fifth receiving just 12%.
If anything, those figures understate the extent to which this giveaway harms working-class and poor Americans. The combined impact of canceling debt and extending the repayment freeze will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. Worse, by depriving the government of expected revenue, it will reduce funding available for investments in K-12 and early childhood learning that would do far more to promote economic opportunity and future growth.
While loan forgiveness won’t put cash in borrowers’ pockets, it still risks fueling inflation by encouraging consumers to spend money they would otherwise have put toward paying off their debts. And wiping out debt now will only encourage students to take out still-bigger loans in the future, reducing incentives for colleges to hold down tuition costs — thus, in all likelihood, making higher education even less accessible for the middle class.
About the best that can be said of this decision is that it could’ve been worse: Progressives had pressured the White House to cancel as much $50,000 in debt per borrower, with no income caps — an even bigger bonanza for the rich and those with graduate degrees. That this order was advanced under a dubious legal rationale — and will surely face challenges in court — only emphasizes that the administration’s goals are more political than practical.
What now? At a minimum, Biden needs to remove any lingering ambiguity about the end of the repayment freeze and make clear that all borrowers will have to resume making loan payments at the start of 2023. The administration should do more to protect taxpayers, for instance, by narrowing the public-service loan forgiveness program, which allows workers in public-sector and nonprofit jobs to wipe out their remaining student-loan balances after making 10 years of payments. Biden’s income-driven repayment plan would allow current and future borrowers to make monthly payments of 5% of their discretionary incomes, half the current amount; the Education Department should work to make it easier for borrowers to enroll in the program and pay automatically, which would reduce their likelihood of default.
These steps would help to limit the damage, but only up to a point. With one announcement, Biden has undermined any commitment to fiscal discipline, reinforced his party’s reputation for catering to elites, created a significant moral hazard, and likely made higher education less affordable for a generation. Canceling these debts may well please parts of Biden’s base. But everyone else will be stuck footing the bill.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Moore County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Eastern Hartley County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Hartley, or 17 miles south of Dalhart, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.
Hail damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Hartley and Channing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Caldwell and southern Bastrop Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Rosanky, or 13 miles east of Lockhart, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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.
Locations impacted include...
Bastrop, Smithville, Cedar Creek, Rosanky, Wyldwood, Camp Swift,
Upton, Phelan, Delhi, Bastrop State Park, Hills Prairie, Rockne,
Watterson, Red Rock, Buescher State Park, Taylorsville, Togo, Tilmon,
String Prairie and Alum Creek.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2973 9742 2980 9760 3020 9746 3005 9703
2979 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 218DEG 26KT 2981 9746
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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President Joe Biden touring Detroit Auto Show Wednesday
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Among the people who plan to be in attendance for the Detroit Auto Show is President Joe Biden, who plans to visit the city Wednesday.
Biden has been venturing beyond Washington D.C. in recent months, making stops in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts over the past month. Detroit will be one of several stops he's made to Michigan since becoming president.
FOX 2 will stream the president's remarks later Wednesday.
In addition to Biden, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will also be in attendance at the auto show.
The political star power making their way to Michigan is part of a larger effort by the administration to highlight the country's push toward electric vehicles. Biden, a self-described "car guy" made beefing up American auto manufacturing into the electric vehicle industry a big part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
READ MORE: Mayor Mike Duggan test drives what attendees can experience at Detroit Auto Show
Selling it to the populace will be Biden's next goal as the midterm election season kicks into gear.
Want more auto show content? Find everything to know about visiting the iconic event here. | 2022-09-14T17:01:46+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/president-joe-biden-to-visit-the-detroit-auto-show-wednesday |
Who are the youngest quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Jalen Hurts’ ascension could augment yet again.
The young Philadelphia Eagles star has taken his game to a new level in 2022, thus seeing him become an irreplaceable piece to the team’s run to Super Bowl LVII.
The 2020 second-round pick will become one of the youngest quarterbacks to start in a Super Bowl when his Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Glendale, Ariz., but what about the youngest to have won it all?
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Let’s take a look at who the youngest signal callers to win the Super Bowl are ahead of Hurts’ debut in the big game:
Who are the youngest quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl?
On Super Bowl Sunday, Hurts would be 24 years, six months and five days old. Should the Eagles lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy that day, Hurts would become the fourth-youngest QB to win the Super Bowl.
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Here are the other quarterbacks who led their team to the promised land at a young age:
1. Ben Roethlisberger, Super Bowl XL
Big Ben is the youngest QB to win the Super Bowl, having done so in 2006 when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. Roethlisberger was just 23 years, 11 months and three days old in the win, making him the only signal caller that age to hoist the Lombardi.
2. Patrick Mahomes, Super Bowl LIV
Hurts’ opponent in 2023 is someone who has been on the right side of history before. Mahomes led a stunning fourth-quarter comeback against the San Francisco 49ers to lift his Chiefs to a 31-20 victory in Super Bowl LIV. Mahomes was 24 years, four months and 16 days old. He was also the youngest to win Super Bowl MVP after his performance. This season, he was the oldest starting quarterback in the AFC bracket.
3. Tom Brady, Super Bowl XXXVI
You figured this name would appear at some point in this list. Brady’s journey to G.O.A.T status launched in this moment, when he helped the New England Patriots beat Kurt Warner and “The Greatest Show on Turf” St. Louis Rams 20-17. He was 24 years and six months on the dot.
4. Russell Wilson, Super Bowl XLVIII
Wilson and the “Legion of Boom” had no trouble dismantling the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII en route to a commanding 43-8 win. The Seattle Seahawks’ defense swarmed Denver, and Wilson kept the ball ticking to bring home the franchise’s first ever Lombardi trophy. He was 25 years, two months and four days old – and is now a member of the Broncos. | 2023-02-06T21:03:23+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/who-are-the-youngest-quarterbacks-to-win-the-super-bowl/3064706/ |
84-year-old man drowns while fishing on the lake, authorities say
TUNICA, Miss. (Gray News) – An 84-year-old man died while fishing with another man on Beaver Dam Lake in Mississippi, according to the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office.
One of the fishermen’s sons called authorities around 10 p.m. Monday to report his father and another man had gone fishing and not returned home.
The caller said he had located their vehicle at a boat ramp but was unable to make contact with them.
Several agencies worked together to search for the missing men.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies found 78-year-old Andrew Williams around 1:10 a.m. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and has since been released.
A little over an hour later, 84-year-old Willie Taylor was found dead. His body was taken to the Mississippi Crime Lab, pending an autopsy.
Authorities do not suspect foul play. No details were provided on how the men ended up in the water.
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China Live chef and owner George Chen teased the opening of a rooftop bar above his China Live restaurant on Instagram this past weekend. The photo, which features actors Sandra Oh and Michelle Yeoh, was taken back in April when they were in town for the opening of Yeoh’s film “Everything Everywhere All At Once” at the San Francisco Film Festival. But the rooftop bar likely won’t open at least until summer of 2023, according to Eater SF.
“I just posted that on Instagram for fun, saying, ‘Hey, roof deck coming,’” he told Eater SF. “...a lot of people still ask me about it.”
Chen said the roof has about 5,000-square-feet of space and “unobstructed” views of the entire city and the surrounding Bay Area.
A lot of work remains before this idea comes to fruition, though. Chen will have to work with city of San Francisco, as well the building management company of 644 Broadway St., Cypress Properties Group, for the proper permits to a rooftop bar.
This seemed to always be part of the plan at the China Live emporium. Chen even had plans drawn up for the idea back in 2014. China Live officially opened it’s doors in March, 2017, but the ambitious rooftop project has faced years of delays.
If everything goes as planned, he said to expect “a space with drinks, small bites, space heaters and fire pits, and potentially a veranda with a retractable canvas covering.” | 2022-05-23T21:37:02+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/San-Francisco-China-Live-to-open-rooftop-bar-17193079.php |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020.
Dubbed the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, the project aims to develop a spacecraft in the coming years and then launch it in 2028 to study various asteroids.
“This mission is a follow up and a follow on the Mars mission, where it was the first mission to Mars from the region,” said Mohsen Al Awadhi, program director of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt. “We’re creating the same thing with this mission. That is, the first mission ever to explore these seven asteroids in specific and the first of its kind when it’s looked at from the grand tour aspect.”
The UAE became the first Arab country and the second country ever to successfully enter Mars’ orbit on its first try when its Hope probe reached the red planet in February 2021. The craft’s goals include providing the first complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers and helping answer key questions about the planet’s climate and composition.
If successful, the newly announced spacecraft will soar at speeds reaching 33,000 kilometers (20,500 miles) per hour on a seven-year journey to explore six asteroids. It will culminate in the deployment of a landing craft onto a seventh, rare “red” asteroid that scientists say may hold insight into the building blocks of life on Earth.
Organic compounds like water are crucial constituents of life and have been found on some asteroids, potentially delivered through collisions with other organic-rich bodies or via the creation of complex organic molecules in space. Investigating the origins of these compounds, along with the possible presence of water on red asteroids, could shed light on the origin of Earth’s water, thereby offering valuable insights into the genesis of life on our planet.
The endeavor is a significant milestone for the burgeoning UAE Space Agency, established in 2014, as it follows up on its success in sending the Amal, or “Hope,” probe to Mars. The new journey would span a distance over ten times greater than the Mars mission.
The explorer is named MBR after Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as the vice president and prime minister of the hereditarily ruled UAE. It will first make its way toward Venus, where the planet’s gravitational pull will slingshot it back past the Earth and then Mars.
The craft will eventually reach the asteroid belt, flying as close as 150 kilometers (93 miles) to the celestial boulders and covering a total distance of 5 billion kilometers (around 3 billion miles).
In October 2034, the craft is expected to make its final thrust to the seventh and last asteroid, named Justitia, before deploying a lander over a year later. Justitia, believed to be one of only two known red asteroids, is thought to potentially have a surface laden with organic substances.
“It’s one of the two reddest objects in the asteroid belt, and scientists don’t really understand why it’s so red,” said Hoor AlMaazmi, a space science researcher at the UAE space agency. “There are theories about it being originally from the Kuiper Belt and where there’s much more red objects there. So that’s one thing that we can study because it has the potential for it to be water rich as well.”
The MBR Explorer will deploy a landing craft to study the surface of Justitia that will be fully developed by private UAE start-up companies. It may lay the groundwork for possible future resource extraction from asteroids to eventually support extended human missions in space — and maybe even the UAE’s ambitious goal of building a colony on Mars by 2117.
“We have identified different key areas that we want startups in the private sector to be part of, and we will engage with them through that,” said Al Awadhi. “We understand that the knowledge we have in the UAE is you know still being built. We will provide these startups with the knowledge they need.” | 2023-05-29T21:38:39+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-uae-announces-groundbreaking-mission-to-asteroid-belt-seeking-clues-to-lifes-origins/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former president and state officials from across the country.
Federal prosecutors have cast a wide net, asking witnesses in recent months about a chaotic White House meeting that included discussion of seizing voting machines and about lawyers’ involvement in plans to block the transfer of power, according to people familiar with the probe. They’ve discussed with witnesses schemes by Trump associates to enlist slates of Republican fake electors in battleground states won by Democrat Joe Biden and interviewed state election officials who faced a pressure campaign over the election results in the days before the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
It is unclear how much longer special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation will last, but its gravity was evident Tuesday when Trump disclosed that he had received a letter from the Justice Department advising him that he was a target of the probe. Such letters often precede criminal charges; Trump received one ahead of his indictment last month on charges that he illegally hoarded classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
Though it’s not known when charges might come, the scope of the inquiry stands in stark contrast to Smith’s much narrower classified documents investigation. The vast range of witnesses is a reminder of the tumultuous two months between Trump’s election loss and the insurrection at the Capitol, when some lawyers and advisers aided his futile efforts to remain president while many others implored him to move on or were relentlessly badgered to help alter results.
A spokesperson for Smith declined to comment about the target letter or the interviews that prosecutors have conducted.
Even before Smith inherited the election interference probe last November, Justice Department investigators had already interviewed multiple Trump administration officials, including the chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence and former top lawyers at the White House, scrutinized post-election fundraising and seized as potential evidence the cellphones of numerous lawyers and officials.
Since then, Smith’s team has questioned senior administration officials including Pence himself before a grand jury in Washington. He’s also conducted interviews with a wide array of witnesses outside the federal government, including Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani as well as election officials in states where Trump associates waged fruitless challenges to get results overturned in the Republican incumbent’s favor.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who was personally lobbied by Trump to “find 11,780 votes” to overtake Biden, has been interviewed by Smith’s team, as has Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, according to their representatives.
Wisconsin’s top elections administrator and election leaders in Milwaukee and Madison have spoken with federal investigators. And former Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, who silenced a call from the Trump White House as he was publicly certifying Biden’s narrow victory in the state, has been contacted by Smith’s team, a spokesperson said.
One person familiar with Smith’s investigation said prosecutors in recent months have expressed interest in the ordeal of Ruby Freeman, a Georgia election worker who along with her daughter recounted to the House of Representative’s Jan. 6 committee how their lives became upended when Trump and allies latched onto surveillance footage to level since-debunked allegations of voter fraud.
Smith’s team has subpoenaed Raffensperger’s office for any “security video or security footage, or any other video of any kind” from State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2020, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Associated Press. That’s the video Giuliani and other Trump allies have claimed showed Fulton County election workers, including Freeman, pulling “suitcases of ballots” from under a table. Georgia officials have called those claims false.
A consistent area of interest for investigators has been the role played by Trump-allied lawyers in helping him cling to power, according to people familiar with the investigation who, like others interviewed for the story, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal probe.
John Eastman, a conservative law professor, advanced a dubious legal theory that said Pence could halt the certification of state electoral votes to block Biden’s win. Another lawyer, Sidney Powell, promoted baseless claims of voter fraud and pushed an idea — vigorously opposed by Trump’s lawyers at the White House — that Trump had the authority under an earlier executive order to seize state voting machines.
Charles Burnham, a lawyer for Eastman, said Tuesday that his client had not received a target letter. “We don’t expect one since raising concerns about illegality in the conduct of an election is not now and has never been sanctionable,” he said. A lawyer for Powell declined to comment.
Multiple witnesses have been asked about a heated Dec. 18, 2020 meeting at the White House in which outside advisers, including Powell, raised the voting machines idea, people familiar with the matter said. The meeting, which devolved into a shouting match, featured prominently in the House Jan. 6 investigation, with former White House official Cassidy Hutchinson memorably describing it as “unhinged.”
Giuliani, a Trump lawyer who participated in the meeting and who spearheaded legal challenges to the election results, was asked about that meeting during a voluntary interview with Smith’s team and also detailed to prosecutors Powell’s involvement in failed efforts to overturn the election, according to a person familiar with his account. Giuliani has not received a target letter.
Giuliani’s interview was part of what’s known as a proffer agreement, the person said, in which a person speaks voluntarily with investigators while prosecutors agree not to use those statements in any criminal case they might bring. Prosecutors have worked to negotiate similar arrangements with other witnesses.
As prosecutors dig into efforts by Trump allies to thwart Biden’s victory, they’ve focused on the creation of slates of fake electors from key states captured by Biden who were enlisted by Trump and his allies to sign false certificates stating that Trump had actually won.
Smith’s team has also focused on Trump’s efforts to punish officials from his administration who contradicted his false election fraud claims.
Chris Krebs, who was fired by Trump as director of the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency after vouching for the integrity of the 2020 vote, was interviewed by prosecutors about the perceived retaliation, according to a person familiar with the questioning.
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Associated Press writers Kate Brumback and Christina A. Cassidy in Atlanta, Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis., Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix, Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Mich., and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report. | 2023-07-20T12:37:56+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trumps-target-letter-suggests-the-sprawling-us-probe-into-the-2020-election-is-zeroing-in-on-him/ |
Teen collapses during baseball practice, coaches save his life with CPR
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC/Gray News) – Coaches at a high school in Missouri jumped into action when a student-athlete collapsed during baseball practice.
It started out as a normal hitting practice when 17-year-old Davis Dwight was gearing up for the start of the fall season with Coach Nik Crouch.
But before the first swing, practice took a turn – Davis went into cardiac arrest and his coaches said they couldn’t feel a pulse.
Coach and former catcher for the Kansas City Royals Mike MacFarlane and Crouch began chest compressions right away.
“What we were trying to help him with for 12 minutes felt like an absolute eternity,” Crouch said.
Those 12 minutes saved his life.
“Other than seeing my children born, it was probably the most emotional day I’ve ever had,” MacFarlane said.
Davis spent nearly a week in the hospital – five of those days in the ICU. He has since been released from the hospital and one of his first stops was to thank his coaches.
“I turn the corner and I just see him. You see the face. It was an incredible moment to see him. He looked great. His smile, it just lit up my life heavily,” Crouch said.
It will take time before Davis can return to practice, but he is just thankful to be alive.
Copyright 2022 KMBC via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-17T19:01:27+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2022/08/17/teen-collapses-during-baseball-practice-coaches-save-his-life-with-cpr/ |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
2-4-4-7
(two, four, four, seven)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
2-4-4-7
(two, four, four, seven) | 2022-06-17T00:25:35+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17247518.php |
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with realtor Mark Alston about the DOJ's record-breaking settlement with City National Bank after it was accused of redlining and racially discriminatory mortgage practices.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with realtor Mark Alston about the DOJ's record-breaking settlement with City National Bank after it was accused of redlining and racially discriminatory mortgage practices.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81.
Sanders, who launched his career playing alongside John Coltrane in the 1960s, died in Los Angeles early Saturday, said the tweet from Luaka Bop, the label that released his 2021 album, “Promises.” It did not specify a cause. A phone message to Luaka Bop in New York was not immediately returned.
“We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away. He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace,” said the label’s message on Twitter, accompanied by a heart emoji.
Among the saxophonist’s best-known works was his two-part “The Creator Has a Master Plan,” from the “Karma” album released in 1969. The combined track is nearly 33 minutes long.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1940, Sanders began his early musical life by playing drums, then the clarinet in church. In high school, he began renting out the school saxophone. After high school he moved to Oakland, California, where he intended to attend art school. But he soon moved to New York to join the city’s avant-garde jazz scene. He hitchhiked his way across country, he told The New Yorker magazine in 2020.
Arriving in 1962, he could hardly afford the New York life. “I was trying to survive some kind of way,” he told the magazine. “I used to work a few jobs here and there, earn five dollars, buy some food, buy some pizza. I had no money at all.”
In 1965, he joined Coltrane’s band. “I couldn’t figure out why he wanted me to play with him, because I didn’t feel like, at the time, that I was ready to play with John Coltrane,” Sanders said. “He always told me, ‘Play.’ That’s what I did.”
When Coltrane died, Sanders continued playing for a time with his wife, Alice Coltrane. He also started leading his own bands. His most commercially successful work came for Impulse Records, including the renowned “Karma” album.
After more than a decade of performing but not recording albums, Sanders released the much-admired “Promises” in 2021, with producer Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra. Rolling Stone called it “both startlingly minimal and arrestingly gorgeous.”
Known for his style of so-called spiritual jazz, Sanders, still actively playing, confessed in the 2020 New Yorker interview that “a lot of (the) time I don’t know what I want to play.
“So I just start playing, and try to make it right, and make it join to some other kind of feeling in the music,” he said. “Like, I play one note, maybe that one note might mean love. And then another note might mean something else. Keep on going like that until it develops into — maybe something beautiful.” | 2022-09-25T11:40:40+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/entertainment-news/ap-pharoah-sanders-influential-jazz-saxophonist-dies-at-81/ |
Zac Appointed Leading Food Company's Newest Board Member and Chief Brand Officer
PARK CITY, Utah, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak, the fast-growing food brand known for its 100% whole grain and protein-packed breakfast and snacking products, and actor/producer Zac Efron are joining forces to further Kodiak's brand, growth, and impact on the planet. Zac joins the Kodiak team as its first Chief Brand Officer, with plans to put his unique spin on new product innovations, brand strategy, national brand campaigns, and Kodiak's giving-back initiatives. He also becomes a shareholder in the company and has joined Kodiak's Board of Directors.
Zac has been a long-time fan of Kodiak's products and is eager to bring Kodiak into new territory. He is passionate about inspiring Kodiak's loyal consumers to explore nature, elevate the food they eat, and give back to worthy causes. He also comes with valuable insights thanks to his globe-trotting exploration of sustainable agricultural practices and life-long focus on wellness and fitness.
"We're really excited to welcome Zac and his valued perspectives to Kodiak," said Joel Clark, Kodiak's Co-Founder and CEO. "We've all watched Zac build a life of adventure that prioritizes wellness from the inside out, which he attributes in part to his belief in real food, making this collaboration feel so right. His global reach, passion for the outdoors, and focus on balanced nutrition makes him an ideal partner. We are teaming up to influence the future of food and keep America wild for future generations."
"My fast-paced lifestyle requires the right food and a good amount of protein, which is why I love Kodiak's products," said Zac. "Having the chance to be a part of Kodiak's team in a much bigger way is super inspiring to me."
Zac's already rolled up his sleeves to work on Kodiak's new products, campaigns, and conservation efforts that will launch throughout the year.
"It's awesome to work with Zac," said Matt Leeds, Partner at L Catterton – the global consumer investment firm which backs Kodiak. "We see a uniquely authentic fit between Zac's priorities and Kodiak's principles, and we're excited to see this collaboration come to life."
Stay tuned and follow along on social: @zacefron and @KodiakCakes.
With a delicious portfolio of 100% whole-grain, protein-powered flapjack and waffle mixes, frozen waffles and flapjacks, oatmeal, baking mixes, on-the-go cups, and a variety of snacking products, Kodiak provides its loyal consumers with great-tasting, nourishing options. Headquartered in Park City, Kodiak was built on a mission to enable healthier eating and active living. The brand began when eight-year-old Joel Clark began selling his family's hand-milled flapjack mix door-to-door from a little red wagon, and Kodiak is now proudly sold in more than 26,000 doors nationwide. For more information about Kodiak, please visit www.kodiakcakes.com or follow the adventure on Instagram @KodiakCakes.
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QINGDAO China, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense's L9H Laser TV has been recognized by Tom's Guide as the 'Best big-screen TV' in this year's TV category which makes it possible to bring a big-screen experience into any room that has ample wall space.
The Tom's Guide Awards celebrate the very best products across a wide range of categories. After testing and reviewing hundreds of devices and services over the past year, the team of editors and experts help consumers find the best products to buy.
This year, the award-winning L9 Series Ultra-Short Throw Trichroma Laser TV further transforms the viewing experience with some stunning upgrades. The triple laser configuration provides a staggering 3000 ANSI lumens of brightness and with Dolby Vision HDR, promises astonishing contrast and detail. With the addition of Google TV, ATSC 3.0 and Wi-Fi 6e compatibility, the L9 delivers all content impeccably. The included, upgraded and easy to install Ambient Light Rejecting (ALR) Hi-gain screen also delivers incredible brightness and a clear and realistic image in any lighting conditions. It's easy to see why the editors at Tom's Guide selected this product ahead of its competitors.
From manufacturing to technological innovation. Its 'Go tech, and Beyond' pursuit of providing technological innovation to millions of families globally, aims to bring excellent experiences to people's lives. The brand's global influence and sustainable development is fast accelerating Hisense's progress towards becoming a world-class brand and first-class enterprise.
Hisense Laser TV brings the biggest home cinema experience to consumers with more vision protection and lower energy consumption, courtesy of its new laser and ultra-short throw projection technologies. With the popularity of Laser TV growing, from January to May, Hisense experienced a Laser TV sales increase of 54.2% year-on-year in the overseas market and numbers continue to rise.
About Hisense
Hisense is a leading global home appliance and consumer electronics brand. Hisense's business covers multimedia products (with a focus on Smart TVs), home appliances, and IT intelligent information. Recently, Hisense has grown rapidly and is now operating in more than 160 countries.
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(NewsNation) — The manhunt to find Ayman al-Zawahiri stretched back more than 21 years and ended this weekend after a drone strike killed the top Al-Qaeda leader at a safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Al-Zawahiri was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. He succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda following his death at the hands of U.S. forces in 2011.
Al-Zawahiri had been in hiding for years and the operation to locate and kill him was the result of “careful patient and persistent” work, a senior administration official told reporters.
The reconnaissance operation was in the works for months but escalated at the start of this year after officials gathered critical information about the safehouse at which al-Zawahiri was staying in Kabul. Intelligence began to go up the chain of command in April and President Joe Biden was briefed periodically during May and June, officials said. Information detailing al-Zawahiri’s routine and living conditions were shared as well as detailed plans of the building he was staying in.
A formal, detailed briefing was given on July 1, and the president and the vice president were “deeply engaged” and asked questions about minimizing risks to civilians, according to officials. Biden gave final approval for the strike last Thursday.
The United States does not have any formal diplomatic relations with Afghanistan. The drone strike and the potential repercussions are complicated by the Doha Agreement, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Afghanistan violated, NewsNation’s Tom Dempsey explained.
“It was an exchange between the U.S. and Afghanistan where the U.S. would withdraw its forces, as long as Afghanistan would not be a safe harbor for Al-Qaeda in the country. So Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Taliban violated that agreement because intelligence leaders showed that the Taliban knew that I was worried he was staying in the country of Afghanistan, and the U.S. gave no warning of this attack to the Taliban,” Dempsey said on “Morning in America.” “So again, relations were strained even before all this, but this strike barely, probably going to make things even more strained between the two countries mentioned.”
“In the face of the Taliban’s unwillingness or inability to abide by their commitments, we will continue to support the Afghan people with robust humanitarian assistance and to advocate for the protection of their human rights, especially of women and girls,” Blinken said in a statement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-08-02T15:12:13+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/how-did-the-us-kill-top-al-qaeda-leader-ayman-al-zawahiri/ |
VALLETTA – Malta on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, just two days after two key suspects reversed course and pleaded guilty to the murder on the first day of their trial.
The archbishop of the small Mediterranean island nation, Charles Scicluna, celebrated a morning Mass in the small Bidnija church near where Caruana Galizia lived. Sunday’s daylong commemoration also includes a silent gathering at the site of the bombing, an evening demonstration organized by civil society organizations calling for justice and a vigil at a makeshift memorial to her in front of Valletta’s law courts.
Caruana Galizia, who had written extensively on her website “Running Commentary” about suspected corruption in political and business circles in the EU nation, was killed Oct. 16, 2017, when a bomb placed under her car detonated as she was driving near her home. The murder shocked Europe and triggered angry protests in Malta.
A 2021 public inquiry report found that the Maltese state “has to bear responsibility” for the murder because of the culture of impunity that emanated from the highest levels of government. But as recently as last month, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights had decried the “lack of effective results in establishing accountability.”
When the trial opened Friday for brothers George Degiorgio, 59, and Alfred Degiorgio, 57, the alleged hitmen reversed their pleas and pled guilty to carrying out the murder and were sentenced to 40 years in prison apiece. The sentencing brought to three the number of people serving time, after Vincent Muscat pleaded guilty last year for his part in the murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The government and opposition both welcomed Friday’s sentencing as a step forward, but said full justice still needed to be delivered.
“Daphne still cannot write her blog, enjoy her children and grandchildren, potter in her garden or be with her loved ones,” the president of the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola, wrote on social media. “Today is not justice, it is a small step. Now for those who ordered and paid for it, those who protected them and those who spent years doing everything imaginable to try to cover it up.”
Caruana Galizia, 53, was a top Maltese investigative journalist who had targeted people in then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s inner circle whom she accused of having offshore companies in tax havens disclosed in the Panama Papers leak. She also targeted the opposition. When she was killed she was facing more than 40 libel suits.
There are other court cases currently under way in Maltese courts relating to the murder.
Yorgen Fenech, a top businessman with ties to the former government, is awaiting trial following his 2021 indictment for alleged complicity in the slaying and for conspiracy to commit murder. His arrest in 2019 sparked a series of mass protests in the country that culminated with Muscat’s resignation.
Fenech had entered not-guilty pleas to all charges in the pre-trial compilation of evidence. Two other men have been accused of supplying the bomb and are currently undergoing a pre-trial compilation of evidence. They have pleaded not guilty.
A self-confessed middleman, taxi driver Melvin Theuma, was granted a presidential pardon in 2019 in exchange for testimony.
The Maltese government issued a statement after the Degiorgios' guilty pleas on Friday, calling it an “important step forward” in delivering justice for a case that “represents a dark chapter in Malta’s history.” The statement said the government was committed to delivering “full justice to the Caruana Galizia family, and to the Maltese people.”
The leader of the opposition, Bernard Grech, also said the sentencing was “another step towards justice.” But he said on social media: "We must continue insisting for the whole truth to come out, We want justice to be carried out in full.”
One of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sons, Matthew, said outside the courthouse on Friday that he was “relieved” that the two brothers had been convicted and sentenced. “Now it’s about the remaining cases,” he said. | 2022-10-16T10:36:09+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/world/2022/10/16/malta-marks-5-years-since-journalist-killed-seeks-justice/ |
Italian mayor invites ousted Florida principal to Florence following 'David' statue controversy
The mayor of Florence has invited Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of a Florida school embroiled in controversy over a sixth-grade lesson on Michelangelo's "David," to visit Italy after she was forced out of her job last week.
Writing to Twitter on Sunday, politician Dario Nardella said he would "personally invite" the American educator to Florence, where the statue is located, to "give her recognition on behalf of the city," adding that "art is civilization and whoever teaches it deserves respect."
The move comes after Carrasquilla resigned from her position at Tallahassee Classical School following complaints over a lesson that featured Michelangelo's famous nude sculpture of the biblical figure David.
Although the former principal told a local media outlet that one parent had complained the lesson was "pornographic," the school insists she was reprimanded for failing to follow procedure – alongside other unspecified disagreements – and not because the 500-year-old statue itself was considered indecent.
In a recent interview, chair of the school's board Barney Bishop III told CNN that Carrasquilla was given a choice between resigning or being terminated from her position because she had neglected to inform parents about the lesson's content beforehand. "She was not let go because of Michelangelo's 'David' lesson," Bishop said, adding that the picture has been shown in previous years' art classes.
"We aren't trying to ban the picture," he said. "We think it's beautiful, but we are going to make sure the concept of parental rights is supreme in Florida and at our charter school."
Despite the school's protestations, its decision has prompted outcry from observers who believe Carrasquilla's removal was an act of censorship. In a tweet preceding his invitation to Florence, which is also Michelangelo's birthplace, Mayor Nardella stated that "mistaking art for pornography is just ridiculous."
The controversy comes in the wake of last year's Parental Rights in Education Act, backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which introduced stricter controls on what can be taught in public schools. Described by opponents as the "Don't Say Gay" act, due to its restrictions on how teachers address sexuality and gender, the legislation also gives parents at Florida's public schools the right "to receive effective communication from the school principal as to the manner in which instructional materials are used to implement the school's curricular objectives."
Bishop said that Tallahassee Classical School's board agreed with DeSantis' approach, claiming that it "does not mean that parents are telling us what we are going to teach their children."
"We are going to make sure that parents specifically know what we are going to show their kids, what we are going to talk to their kids about and any keywords that might be a triggering event," he added. "This gives parents the opportunity to say, 'Wait a minute. My child isn't old enough to hear that,'" he added.
Both Bishop and the school's former principal said that parents had not been given prior notice about its Renaissance art lesson. Carrasquilla informed the same local media outlet that two parents complained about not being notified in advance, though she later told CNN that disputes between her and the school went beyond – and predated – last week's controversy. | 2023-03-27T16:16:07+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/david-statue-controversy-italian-mayor-florida-principal/43428914 |
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It's a five-question Thursday as we dive into the Browns Mailbag.
What is Desmond Bryant's future on the D-line after missing 2016? -- Anthony L., Columbus
That's to be determined, and it's too early to tell at this stage of OTAs. Wednesday's glimpse at the Browns' defense revealed plenty of four-man fronts, so that would mean Bryant could be tasked with playing in the middle after multiple seasons as a 3-4 defensive end. It wouldn't be that radical of a change for him; just different than what he did before in Cleveland. He was arguably one of the Browns' best defensive players in 2015, when he led the team with six sacks, and was poised to take on a leadership role before his unfortunate, offseason injury.
"I want to work on being more of a better leader," Bryant said last June. "This is the first time that I am an elder statesman in the D-line room. With that, I get a little more responsibility. On and off of the field, I just want to be more vocal with the guys, let them know what I am thinking more, which I haven't really done as much in the past."
With David Njoku being a little bigger than Terrelle Pryor was, could we see him as a wide receiver more than usual? -- Dave B., Rochester, N.Y.
It's hard to define "more than usual" with the ever-evolving tight end position. Even though Gary Barnidge looked much more like a traditional tight end than Njoku does, he was used like a wide receiver all sorts of times last season. Njoku's longest catch of his college career came when he was lined up in the slot, as he streaked down the field for a 76-yard, over-the-shoulders touchdown, so he can clearly be a threat in that capacity. Njoku, though, is more than just a pass-catcher. He's been lauded for his blocking skills by both Browns front office executives and his former tight ends coach at Miami. He's a bona fide offensive weapon who will be used in a variety of ways by an offensive coordinator (coach Hue Jackson) who doesn't shy away from getting creative with his playmakers.
Where is Scooby Wright III? I checked the roster on ClevelandBrowns.com and he is not on it. He made last year's roster and then was cut, but I would have thought we put him on the practice squad. -- Norman B., Sierra Viata, Arizona
Wright, a former seventh-round pick by the Browns, was signed off Cleveland's practice squad by the Cardinals in December. He appeared in four games with the Cardinals and made eight tackles. He remains a member of their 90-man roster heading into the 2017 season.
Do you see the team bringing in another free-agent veteran, like Anquan Boldin, to show the young receivers on the team how to prepare and play with the game with fire? -- Jim C., Wadsworth
Nothing can be ruled out with the Browns at this stage of the offseason. Even though the team is one of the league's youngest, if not the youngest, and is focused on building a young core of players who are expected to be a part of the franchise for years to come, the front office did not hesitate to add a major piece to the defense with the signing of eight-year veteran Jason McCourty. Hue Jackson was asked specifically Monday about veteran Victor Cruz at the wide receiver position, which has one veteran (Kenny Britt) and a majority of first- and second-year players.
"We've had discussions about any player that's out there -- not just Victor -- but all of them and see if they fit," Jackson said. "We're a young football team and we're probably more young at that position you mentioned than anything. And if we feel like a guy can help us, we'll continue to explore those opportunities."
Some notable free agents at the position include Boldin, Cruz, Vincent Jackson, Eddie Royal, Stevie Johnson and Jordan Norwood.
Can we expect one or more of the players drafted in 2015 to have a breakout year in 2017? -- David S., Akron
It's safe to say Danny Shelton's breakout season came last year, so he's eliminated from this discussion. That leaves fellow first-rounder Cam Erving, second-round pick Nate Orchard, third-rounders Xavier Cooper and Duke Johnson, fourth-round safety Ibraheim Campbell and sixth-round tight end Randall Telfer.
The player to keep an eye on here -- when it comes to dramatic improvement from the previous season, at least -- is Orchard, who missed most of last season with an ankle injury. He took snaps Wednesday at defensive end, the position he played at Utah. Orchard, who led the nation in sacks as a senior, was an outside linebacker in Cleveland's 3-4 the previous two seasons. Erving and Cooper will be locked in competitions for snaps while Johnson is expected to have the same role he's had alongside Isaiah Crowell since he arrived in 2015. Campbell is among the numerous players competing at safety while Telfer has established himself as one of Cleveland's better blocking tight ends. | 2022-09-06T00:31:24+00:00 | clevelandbrowns.com | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-mailbag-are-the-browns-done-adding-veterans-to-the-roster-18895757 |
School bus driver arrested for DUI after crashing bus into utility pole, police say
Published: Jan. 3, 2023 at 2:32 PM EST|Updated: 34 minutes ago
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) – A school bus driver in West Virginia was arrested in connection to a crash that sent six students to the hospital in September.
According to West Virginia State Police, Walter Collie, 43, was arrested Tuesday for DUI with a minor and DUI causing injury.
State police said Collie was under the influence of drugs when he crashed the school bus into a utility pole on Sept. 12.
Officials said about 40 students were onboard at the time of the crash. Six students were injured and sent to the hospital.
Further information has not been released.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A thirst for rare bottles of bourbon appears set to cost the executive director and other top officials of Oregon’s liquor and marijuana regulating agency their jobs.
An internal investigation by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, obtained by The Associated Press via a public records request Wednesday, concluded that Executive Director Steve Marks and five other agency officials had diverted sought-after bourbons, including Pappy Van Winkle’s 23-year-old whiskey, for their personal use.
The officials were paying for the whiskey, which can cost thousands of dollars a bottle, but they had used their knowledge and connections at the commission to obtain them, and consequently deprived members of the public of the spendy booze, the investigation said. And that violated Oregon statutes, including one that prohibits public officials from using confidential information for personal gain, the commission’s investigation said.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday asked the agency’s board of commissioners to remove Marks and the other implicated officials, alleging they “abused their position for personal gain.”
“This behavior is wholly unacceptable. I will not tolerate wrongful violations of our government ethics laws,” Kotek said in her letter to the board of commissioners.
In his responses to questions from the investigator, Marks denied that he had violated Oregon ethics laws and state policy. However, he acknowledged that he had received preferential treatment “to some extent” in obtaining the whiskey as a commission employee. Marks and the other officials said they never resold the whiskeys they obtained.
“This incident underlines the importance of having public accountability,” said agency spokesperson Mark Pettinger. “The OLCC will need to work on rebuilding and restoring our public trust … and adhere to Oregon’s ethics laws.”
After taking office last month, Kotek, a Democrat who was a long-serving Oregon House speaker, asked for Marks’ resignation, but no reason was announced. Kotek said she learned of this business about the bourbon afterward.
The board of commissioners is appointed by the governor and in turn selects the executive director, according to a commission spokesman. The commissioners’ next regular meeting is next Wednesday. The agency is the state’s third-largest revenue generator.
Kotek has asked Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to conduct an independent civil investigation into the extent of any wrongdoing and recommend stronger protocols for ensuring ethics laws are followed. | 2023-02-09T13:35:16+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/ap-heads-may-roll-in-oregon-agency-due-to-love-for-rare-bourbon/ |
WINDSOR, Conn. and BANGALORE, India, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Global, one of the world's leading engineering services firms, today announced that Raytheon Technologies has recognized Quest Global Services NA Inc. with a Premier Award for performance in 2022 and overall excellence in Business Management and Cost Competitiveness. The Premier Award is an annual recognition platform under the Raytheon Technologies Performance+ Program to recognize suppliers with superior performance and that have provided exceptional value to Raytheon Technologies in one of the four key categories: Cost Competitiveness, Technology & Innovation, Business Management, and Collaboration & Customer Service.
The selection of Quest Global to receive the Premier Award underscores the company's continued commitment to excellence and its ability to surpass expectations in delivering innovative solutions and cost-effective services. By consistently providing exceptional value, Quest Global has set itself apart from its peers and earned this well-deserved recognition.
Quest Global's achievement can be attributed to its unwavering dedication to collaboration, productivity improvements, and the delivery of high-quality support to Raytheon Technologies. Through its cost-effective solutions and a focus on enhancing productivity, Quest Global has made a significant difference for its clients and has consistently exceeded performance expectations.
Commenting on the award, Andrew Lewis, Global Business Head (Aerospace & Defense), Quest Global, said, "It is an absolute honor to be recognized and to have received the Premier Award as part of the Performance+ Program from Raytheon Technologies. This award is a true testament to the successful partnership and collaboration between Raytheon Technologies and Quest Global. It is a great pleasure to work with a world-class organization and together provide solutions that advance technology and innovation in the Aerospace and Defense Industries."
Quest Global's steady commitment towards delivery and operational excellence has contributed significantly to its customer's success across the globe. This prestigious recognition by Raytheon Technologies further underlines its ability to provide outstanding outcomes while ensuring unwavering quality consistently.
About Quest Global
We are Quest Global. We're in the business of engineering, but what we're really building is a brighter future. It's not just what we do, but why we do it that makes us different. We believe engineering has the unique opportunity to solve the problems of today that stand in the way of tomorrow. For more than 25 years, we have strived to be the most trusted partner for the world's hardest engineering problems. As a global organization headquartered in Singapore, we live and work in 17 countries, with 67 global delivery centers and offices, driven by 17,500+ extraordinary employees who make the impossible possible every day.
Quest Global delivers world-class end-to-end engineering solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and digital expertise. By bringing together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise, we are able to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most critical and large-scale challenges across the aerospace & defense, automotive, energy, hi-tech, healthcare, medical devices, rail and semiconductor industries.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone.
The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. Orders for Chinese factories that sell electronics to the United States could dry up. Swiss investors who own U.S. Treasurys would suffer losses. Sri Lankan companies could no longer deploy dollars as an alternative to their own dodgy currency.
“No corner of the global economy will be spared’’ if the U.S. government defaulted and the crisis weren’t resolved quickly, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
Zandi and two colleagues at Moody’s have concluded that even if the debt limit were breached for no more than week, the U.S. economy would weaken so much, so fast, as to wipe out roughly1.5 million jobs.
And if a government default were to last much longer — well into the summer — the consequences would be far more dire, Zandi and his colleagues found in their analysis: U.S. economic growth would sink, 7.8 million American jobs would vanish, borrowing rates would jump, the unemployment rate would soar from the current 3.4% to 8% and a stock-market plunge would erase $10 trillion in household wealth.
Of course, it might not come to that. The White House and House Republicans, seeking a breakthrough, concluded a round of debt-limit negotiations Sunday, with plans to resume talks Monday. The Republicans have threatened to let the government default on its debts by refusing to raise the statutory limit on what it can borrow unless President Joe Biden and the Democrats accept sharp spending cuts and other concessions.
US DEBT, LONG VIEWED AS ULTRA-SAFE
Feeding the anxiety is the fact that so much financial activity hinges on confidence that America will always pay its financial obligations. Its debt, long viewed as an ultra-safe asset, is a foundation of global commerce, built on decades of trust in the United States. A default could shatter the $24 trillion market for Treasury debt, cause financial markets to freeze up and ignite an international crisis.
“A debt default would be a cataclysmic event, with an unpredictable but probably dramatic fallout on U.S. and global financial markets,’’ said Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy at Cornell University and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
The threat has emerged just as the world economy is contending with a panoply of threats — from surging inflation and interest rates to the ongoing repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the tightening grip of authoritarian regimes. On top of all that, many countries have grown skeptical of America’s outsize role in global finance.
In the past, American political leaders generally managed to step away from the brink and raise the debt limit before it was too late. Congress has raised, revised or extended the borrowing cap 78 times since 1960, most recently in 2021.
Yet the problem has worsened. Partisan divisions in Congress have widened while the debt has grown after years of rising spending and deep tax cuts. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the government could default as soon as June 1 if lawmakers don’t raise or suspend the ceiling.
‘SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE SYSTEM’
“If the trustworthiness of (Treasurys) would become impaired for any reason, it would send shockwaves through the system … and have immense consequences for global growth,’’ said Maurice Obstfeld, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.
Treasurys are widely used as collateral for loans, as a buffer against bank losses, as a haven in times of high uncertainty and as a place for central banks to park foreign exchange reserves.
Given their perceived safety, the U.S. government’s debts — Treasury bills, bonds and notes — carry a risk weighting of zero in international bank regulations. Foreign governments and private investors hold nearly $7.6 trillion of the debt — roughly 31% of the Treasurys in financial markets.
Because the dollar’s dominance has made it the de facto global currency since World War II, it’s relatively easy for the United States to borrow and finance an ever-growing pile of government debt.
But high demand for dollars also tends to make them more valuable than other currencies, and that imposes a cost: A strong dollar makes American goods pricier relative to their foreign rivals, leaving U.S. exporters at a competitive disadvantage. That’s one reason why the United States has run trade deficits every year since 1975.
CENTRAL BANKS’ STOCKPILES OF DOLLARS
Of all the foreign exchange reserves held by the world’s central banks, U.S. dollars account for 58%. No. 2 is the euro: 20%. China’s yuan makes up under 3%, according to the IMF.
Researchers at the Federal Reserve have calculated that from 1999 to 2019, 96% of trade in the Americas was invoiced in U.S. dollars. So was 74% of trade in Asia. Elsewhere outside of Europe, where the euro dominates, dollars accounted for 79% of trade.
So reliable is America’s currency that merchants in some unstable economies demand payment in dollars, instead of their own country’s currency. Consider Sri Lanka, battered by inflation and a dizzying drop in the local currency. Earlier this year, shippers refused to release 1,000 containers of urgently needed food unless they were paid in dollars. The shipments piled up at the docks in Colombo because the importers weren’t able to obtain dollars to pay the suppliers.
“Without (dollars), we can’t do any transaction,” said Nihal Seneviratne, a spokesman for Essential Food Importers and Traders Association. “When we import, we have to use hard currency — mostly the U.S. dollars.’’
Likewise, many shops and restaurants in Lebanon, where inflation has raged and the currency has plunged, are demanding payment in dollars. In 2000, Ecuador responded to an economic crisis by replacing its own currency, the sucre, with dollars — a process called “dollarization’’ — and has stuck with it.
THE GO-TO HAVEN FOR INVESTORS
Even when a crisis originates in the United States, the dollar is invariably the go-to haven for investors. That’s what happened in late 2008, when the collapse of the U.S. real estate market toppled hundreds of banks and financial firms, including once-mighty Lehman Brothers: The dollar’s value shot up.
“Even though we were the problem — we, the United States — there was still a flight to quality,’’ said Clay Lowery, who oversees research at the Institute of International Finance, a banking trade group. “The dollar is king.’’
If the United States were to pierce the debt limit without resolving the dispute and the Treasury defaulted on its payments, Zandi suggests that the dollar would once again rise, at least initially, “because of the uncertainty and the fear. Global investors just wouldn’t know where to go except to where they always go when there’s a crisis and that’s to the United States.’’
But the Treasury market would likely be paralyzed. Investors might shift money instead into U.S. money market funds or the bonds of top-flight U.S. corporations. Eventually, Zandi says, growing doubts would shrink the dollar’s value and keep it down.
GOVERNMENT’S STRATEGY IF DEBT CAP IS BREACHED
In a debt-ceiling crisis, Lowery, who was an assistant Treasury secretary during the 2008 crisis, imagines that the United States would continue to make interest payments to bondholders. And it would try to pay its other obligations — to contractors and retirees, for example — in the order that those bills became due and as money became available.
For bills that were due on June 3, for example, the government might pay on June 5. A bit of relief would come around June 15. That’s when government revenue would pour in in as many taxpayers make estimated tax payments for the second quarter.
The government would likely be sued by those who weren’t getting paid — “anybody who lives off veterans’ benefits or Social Security,’’ Lowery said. And ratings agencies would likely downgrade U.S. debt, even if the Treasury continued to pay interest to bondholders.
The dollar, though it remains dominant globally, has lost some ground in recent years as more banks, businesses and investors have turned to the euro and, to a lesser extent, China’s yuan. Other countries tend to resent how swings in the dollar’s value can hurt their own currencies and economies.
A rising dollar can trigger crises abroad by drawing investment out of other countries and raising their cost of repaying dollar-denominated loans. The United States’ eagerness to use the dollar’s clout to impose financial sanctions against rivals and adversaries is also viewed uneasily by some other countries.
So far, though, no clear alternatives have emerged. The euro lags far behind the dollar. Even more so does China’s yuan; it’s hamstrung by Beijing’s refusal to let its currency trade freely in global markets.
But the debt ceiling drama is sure to heighten questions about the enormous financial power of the United States and the dollar.
“The global economy is in a pretty fragile place right now,’’ Obstfeld said. “So throwing into that mix a crisis over the creditworthiness of U.S. obligations is incredibly irresponsible.’’
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AP Writer Bharatha Mallawarachi in Colombo, Sri Lanka, contributed to this report. | 2023-05-23T13:31:26+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-international-news/ap-what-it-would-mean-for-the-global-economy-if-the-us-defaults-on-its-debt/ |
Jan. 23 was not the best day for protecting San Antonians from pollution, but it was a good day. On that day, the CPS Energy board of trustees voted 4-1 for a future generation plan that will end the utility’s burning of coal to generate electricity by 2028.
The vote was a victory. The J.K. Spruce plant, the only remaining coal plant in the CPS Energy portfolio, has been a scourge. It has sat on our city’s South Side for decades and is the most significant source of pollution in San Antonio.
Now what?
While this vote was welcome news, it was not the end of a reliance on fossil fuels. This fight was always going to be a marathon, and those of us who want a clean energy future have miles to go.
The downside of the approved generation plan is that it keeps our city tied to fossil fuels. The plan, called Portfolio 2, will shut down one coal-burning unit, Spruce 1, while converting the other one, Spruce 2, to use fracked natural gas until 2065. That is at least another 40 years of fossil fuel pollution, starting when the gas is fracked and burned at Spruce every day.
In 2019, the San Antonio City Council approved a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, known as CAAP. By CPS Energy’s acknowledgment, the CAAP’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 is impossible to reach if Spruce burns fracked gas for another four decades.
Yes, the campaign to #ShutDownSpruce will succeed, but with an asterisk representing the tons of methane emissions Spruce will generate.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who also sits on the CPS Energy board, expressed a willingness to revisit the generation plan in the coming years. It was a welcome statement, even if Nirenberg voted in favor of Portfolio 2 instead of Portfolio 9, which placed a greater emphasis on renewable energy sources and would have shut down gas usage by 2035, putting us on track to meet all of the CAAP goals.
Those of us who have spent years advocating against burning coal and for the closure of Spruce are more than willing to examine alternatives to gas, including battery storage and adding more renewable sources, such as wind and solar, to meet our energy needs.
We must continue to explore distributed energy resources such as rooftop solar and battery storage. Weatherization and energy efficiency programs such as CPS Energy’s STEP — Sustainable Tomorrow Energy Plan — reduce energy demand and save customers money on their bills. These programs make our grid more resilient and help the utility avoid building more gas infrastructure.
Two years ago, I wrote another guest column for this paper cautioning against half-measures to close Spruce. Trading one polluting fossil fuel for another is a half-measure.
We must continue to work toward a fossil fuel-free future that protects the climate and provides us with cleaner air. The CPS Energy vote gets us only part of the way. Bold action will take us to the finish line.
The Spruce vote was a good day. The very best day will be years from now when someone throws the switch and puts an end to burning coal and gas in San Antonio.
DeeDee Belmares is a CPS Energy Rate Advisory Committee member and the San Antonio climate justice organizer for Public Citizen’s Texas office. | 2023-02-02T17:59:36+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/commentary-cps-energy-is-ditching-coal-but-now-17759692.php |
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TEMPE, Ariz. , June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona (MHIA) unveils a state-of-the-art online virtual marketplace of factory-built homes available in Arizona. The comprehensive consumer platform allows Arizona homebuyers the capability to browse, select, tour, and shop Arizona manufactured homes and modular homes for sale in Arizona.
MHIA's new website, ArizonaHousing.org will allow people shopping for a home to learn more about Arizona's manufactured and modular homes, view floorplans, get price quotes, find lenders and communities, and even take 3D tours of new homes available for sale.
"Today, people start their home buying experience online in order to focus on what they really need and want," said Tom Dunn, MHIA's President. "This is a unique online experience allowing Arizonans to shop for and find a new home or community that fits their lifestyle and budget."
About The Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona
The Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona is the trade association representing the factory-built housing industry in the Grand Canyon State. The Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona (MHIA) not only serves the interests of our members in the Arizona factory-built housing industry but the interests of the prospective homebuyer as well. With a membership of over 100 individual businesses, the MHIA has become a potent force in Arizona, respected by both the government and the private sector. What this means for the prospective homebuyer is lower costs, fewer restrictions, more options, and fewer worries.
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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Paul Casey birdied his last three holes for a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead with Jason Kokrak on Friday as the second season of Saudi-funded LIV Golf began at Mayakoba.
Casey was 5 under through 10 holes before he lost ground with a double bogey on the par-4 second hole. He responded with a hat trick of birdies to close out his round on the El Camaleon golf course at the resort south of Cancun.
Kokrak played bogey-free, chipping in for one birdie and holing a couple of lengthy putts.
They were two shots clear of Peter Uihlein, Talor Gooch and Carlos Ortiz, one of two Mexican players who are part of the 48-man LIV roster.
Mayakoba previously hosted a PGA Tour event in the fall from 2007 until November, when the resort moved over to LIV Golf.
Dustin Johnson, who won the points list and its $18 million bonus last year while leading his 4Aces to the team title, was slowed by consecutive bogeys in the middle of his round. He was part of the group at 68.
Casey plays for the Crushers, and three of their four scores added to 10-under par for a three-shot advantage over Johnson’s squad and the Smash team that is captained by Brooks Koepka.
LIV caused a major disruption in golf last year by spending some $2 billion in bonus money to attract big names. The PGA Tour suspended those players, leading to a lawsuit.
The four-month offseason brought some additional players, though the highest-ranked of the lot was Thomas Pieters at No. 35 in the world. The Belgian said he only joined when a spot became open because Hudson Swafford is having hip surgery and will be out for the remainder of the season.
Pieters opened with a 76. None of the newcomers were among 17 players who broke par. Danny Lee had a 71.
Phil Mickelson had three straight birdies early in his round but had to settle for a 72.
The 54-hole event with a shotgun start will be on linear television for the first time Saturday as part of its broadcast partnership with The CW Network.
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-25T07:09:11+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/ap-casey-kokrak-share-lead-as-liv-golf-begins-season-in-mexico/ |
Which Halloween face paint kits are best?
Buying a quality face paint kit is one of the best ways to customize a Halloween costume. The best Halloween face paint kits include paints that are nontoxic and are easily applied. The top choice for a kit that contains paint that goes on effortlessly is the Blue Squid Paint Kit for Kids – 22 Colors.
Other Halloween face paint kits offer hypoallergenic formulas for young children and those with sensitive skin, and some are formulated to be stronger and sweat-resistant so they won’t deteriorate and lose their vivid coloring if they come in contact with water. Here is a breakdown of the best Halloween face paint kits on the market.
What to know before you buy a Halloween face paint kit
Starter Halloween face paint kits
For casual face painting on Halloween, a starter kit should do the trick. Basic Halloween face paint kits come with a few colors, brushes or sponges and may even contain glitter. The paint in a starter kit will either be water-based, oil-based or alcohol-based.
Professional Halloween face paint kits
Face painting for a large group will require a professional Halloween face painting kit. Professional Halloween face painting kits contain higher-quality paints, brushes and accessories than starter kits and carry a higher price tag. A professional Halloween face painting kit may also include stencils, glitter gel and detailed guide books to execute specific makeup looks.
Sensitive skin
Face paint that is worn on the skin for prolonged periods prevents the skin from breathing and may irritate sensitive skin. Since paint pigment is designed to cover the skin, it can also get stuck in pores, which leads to acne, rashes and other skin irritation. Water-based paints are considered the best for sensitive skin. The water-based paint formula washes clean with soap and water. Though water-based face paint will not offer the best coverage or brightest colors, it also causes the least skin irritation.
What to look for in a quality Halloween face paint kit
Glitter
Loose craft glitter should never be used with Halloween face paint. Insead, purchase cosmetic glitters formulated with special ingredients that are nontoxic and safely stick to skin. Avoid use of glitter around the eyes, nose or mouth to decrease the likelihood of ingestion or skin irritation.
Face paint crayons
Face paint crayons offer highly saturated colors with either water-based or oil-based paints. Before purchasing, double check that face paint crayons are nontoxic and select brands that are hypoallergenic if skin sensitivity is an issue. Oil-based face paint crayons are formulated to last longer than water-based face paint crayons due to the highly saturated coloring. Keep in mind, however, that oil-based face paints are not recommended for sensitive skin or young children. Oil-based paint crayons are also more difficult to remove from the skin than water-based paint crayons.
Halloween face paint brushes
The most common Halloween face painting brush, often included in starter kits, is a synthetic round brush. This brush can be used for detailed line work such as swirls. Face paint sponges are recommended to apply makeup to larger areas that do not require detail. Then a face paint brush is the ideal choice to fill in detail over the sponge-painted areas.
Halloween face paint sponges
Face paint sponges are flexible enough to reach the various crevices of the face that need to be covered by Halloween makeup. The triangular sponge is a popular shape for evenly applying Halloween face paint. While it is difficult to do detailed lines, shapes and symbols with face paint sponges, they are the best tool for broad makeup coverage. Sponges are also a useful tool to apply paint over stencils.
How much you can expect to spend on Halloween face paint kits
A standard Halloween face paint kit will cost between $15-$25, depending on makeup palette size and how many accessories are included.
Halloween face paint kit FAQ
What are glitter tattoos?
A. A complement to face painting, a glitter tattoo is a sparkling temporary tattoo that is made with a stencil template. Body glue and color glitters are applied to the skin to produce a glitter tattoo that lasts until it’s removed with mineral oil or baby oil.
How long does face paint last?
A. The majority of face paint manufacturers indicate unopened paint has a shelf life of 36 months. It is recommended that once face paint is opened, it should be used within 18 months.
What’s the best Halloween face paint kit to buy?
Top Halloween face paint kit
Blue Squid Face Paint Kit for Kids – 22 Colors
What you need to know: A large and inclusive paint kit with 22 washable face paints, 24 reusable stencils, 100 gems, hair chalk pens, body glitter, brushes, sponges and a design booklet.
What you’ll love: Cosmetic-grade face paint that is hypoallergenic and paraben-free, which is ideal for young children and those with sensitive skin.
What you should consider: This water-based paint wears off easily from sweat and rain.
Where to buy: Amazon
Top Halloween face paint kit for the money
Face Paint Kit for Kids by Zenovika
What you need to know: Specially designed for both children and adults, this large kit includes 15 face paints, 60 reusable stencils, brushes, sponges, glitter, hair chalk and an instructional booklet.
What you’ll love: The makeup is easy to apply, and the instructional booklet breaks down complicated looks into easy-to-follow steps.
What you should consider: This water-based paint offers thinner coverage than oil-based paints.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Face painting crayons for Halloween makeup, body paint, sporting events and festivals. Face painting crayons are best for those who can freehand designs without stencils.
What you’ll love: The crayons have broad tips that produce consistent and smooth paint strokes. They can also be firmly gripped and do not break easily.
What you should consider: Due to their tip size, crayons are not ideal for painting small details.
Where to buy: Amazon
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COLORADO, USA — As we wave a fond farewell to summer, we look ahead to a new season full of festive, outdoor events celebrating the harvest and cooler days.
Autumn's arrival next week brings the glorious smell of roasting chiles, the crisp taste of seasonal beers and ciders, and the stunning yellows and reds of changing leaves across Colorado.
This September weekend sees festivals in Littleton, Northglenn, Sterling, Vail, Pagosa Springs, Kittredge, Telluride, Denver and more. There are three Oktoberfests planned across Colorado and six college football games.
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Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans
DENVER — Let's ride, Broncos Country! Russell Wilson is aiming for his first win in orange and blue this Sunday. The Denver Broncos host the Houston Texans at 2:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Northglenn Pirate Festival
NORTHGLENN — The Northglenn Pirate Festival is back this Septembarrr weekend. The festival begins with Pirate Night on Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. with live music, sword fighting, dinner and drinks. The main Pirate Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17 is for kids, families and individuals with crafts, activities, bounce houses, pirate demonstrations, character appearances and Carboard Boat Regatta. See the festival schedule at ThePirateFest.com.
Fall Fest
BOULDER — The annual Fall Fest on Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder takes place Friday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Sept. 18. This fall tradition features arts, crafts makers, beer garden, children's activities and live music. A handmade artisan market has 100 makers selling home goods, fine art, ceramics, skin care products, leather goods, pet goods and artisanal food.
Summerset Festival
LITTLETON — The sun may be setting on summer, but there's still time to experience a fun, outdoor community festival. The 2022 Summerset Festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 17 at Littleton's Clement Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be craft and vendor booths, kids activities, a car show, live entertainment and beer garden with 12 local breweries.
Broomfield Days
BROOMFIELD — The annual Broomfield Days is Saturday, Sept. 17 with family activities and entertainment at Midway Park. The day includes a 5K race, clown contest, parade, trade fair, canine competitions, craft festival, food booths, three stages of entertainment and demonstrations.
Miners Day
FREDERICK — Miners Day returns Saturday, Sept. 17 to celebrate Frederick's mining heritage. The annual event offers fun and entertainment including a parade, burro race, vendors, food trucks, activities, contests and live entertainment. New in 2022 is an Electric Vehicle Car Show. Miners Day will conclude with a concert and fireworks display.
Kittredge Canyonfest
KITTREDGE — The annual Kittredge Canyonfest will be held Saturday, Sept. 17. The day offers games, silent auctions, arts, crafts, food, drinks, entertainment and vendors. The festival will be held at Kittredge Community Park, adjacent to Highway 74, on the west end of the town of Kittredge.
Sugar Beet Days
STERLING — The annual Sugar Beet Days will be held on the Historic Logan County Courthouse Square on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18. The event features live entertainment and food, arts and craft vendors from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. Michael Martin Murphey performs Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Logan County Courthouse Square Gazebo.
Florence Pioneer Days
FLORENCE — The 94th annual Florence Pioneer Days celebration begins with the Florence Pioneer Day Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Pioneer Park will have food, drinks, games, goodies, traders and music. Tractor pulls are planned Saturday and Sunday.
Taste of the Middle East Festival
AURORA — The 3rd annual Taste of the Middle East Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Aurora Municipal Center's Great Lawn. The festival showcases the food, music, art and dance of Middle Eastern cultures in Colorado. There will be performances from George Nehme, Tony Eid, Rita Farah Fahmeh, Samer Murad and dance performances by Maysa Mais & Ashraf Obossria Skirt. Festival admission is free and VIP tickets are available online.
Loveland Chocolate Festival
LOVELAND — The Loveland Chocolate Festival features six hours of chocolate sampling, shopping and entertainment. There will be chocolate and beer pairing and samples, samples, samples. The festival, which kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, is your source for chocolate fountains, chocolate truffles, chocolate fudge, chocolate martinis, chocolate cupcake, chocolate brownies and more. Grab your tickets at COChocolateFests.com.
Denver Oktoberfest
DENVER — The 52nd annual Denver Oktoberfest returns Friday, Sept. 17 for the first of two weekends of stein-lifting fun in downtown Denver. In addition to stein-hoisting there will be food, bier/beer, live music, brat-eating contest and more. The party will be located between 20th and 22nd on Larimer Street in the Ballpark neighborhood near Coors Field. The celebration runs Friday to Sunday this weekend... and next weekend as well. General admission is free, but Octoberfest steins and VIP tickets can be found at TheDenverOktoberfest.com.
Vail Oktoberfest
VAIL — With a gorgeous mountain backdrop and "European flair," the Vail Oktoberfest has been named one of the ten greatest Oktoberfest celebrations in the United States. The festival, which runs Friday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Sept. 18 in Vail Village, will have Bavarian fare including brats, schnitzel sandwiches and pretzels. On the schedule this weekend are stein-lifting competitions, adult keg-bowling contests, bratwurst-eating contests, Bavarian costume contest and live music. Vail Oktoberfest is free and open to the public at Vail Village.
Oktoberfest in the Mountains
DILLON — Bust out your lederhosen for the annual Oktoberfest in the Mountains at Arapahoe Basin. The event at Mountain Goat Plaza will have live music, dancing, beer, brats and pretzels from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 with free chairlift rides all weekend.
Erie Biscuit Day
ERIE — The Erie Historical Society holds its 20th annual Erie Biscuit Day on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon on Briggs Street in downtown Erie. The free event features biscuits and gravy, homemade stew, live music, craft booths, historic photos and more. Attendees will receive two biscuits, two sausages, sausage gravy and a choice of coffee, milk or juice.
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
TELLURIDE — The 28th annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is a celebration of blues, funk, jam bands, indie, rock, gospel and soul music. This weekend's music lineup includes Gov't Mule, Buddy Guy, Ceelo Green, The War and Treaty, Tab Benoit, John Hiatt & The Goners and more. There will be food and craft vendors, kids activities, late-night club shows and craft beer. The festival runs Friday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Sept. 18. Tickets are sold at TellurideBlues.com.
Breckenridge Wine Classic
BRECKENRIDGE — The annual Breckenridge Wine Classic offers food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries and locally made products. The three-day event runs Thursday, Sept. 15 to Saturday, Sept. 17, with grand tasting sessions hosted at Beaver Run Resort at the base of Peak 9. Reserve your tickets online.
Colorado Mountain Winefest
PALISADE — The annual Colorado Mountain Winefest returns to Palisade this Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Riverbend Park. This festival features winery tours, wine field tours, wine dinners, wine pairings, educational seminars and wine and chocolate tastings.
Walk to End Alzheimer's
DENVER — Held annually in towns across the country, the Alzheimer's Association's Walk to End Alzheimer's aims to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's care, support and research. Denver's City Park will be home to a walk this Saturday, Sept. 17. On-site registration will begin at 7 a.m., followed by a ceremony at 9 a.m. and the walk immediately following. You can also register online at Act.Alz.org. A Walk to End Alzheimer's is also planned Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Pueblo Riverwalk at 10 a.m.
Fritzler Farm Park
LaSALLE — Fall begins early this weekend at Colorado's original and premier corn maze. Fritzler Farm Park opens for the 2022 season beginning Sunday, Sept. 18 with more than 15 attractions plus its famous corn maze. There will be pedal go-carts, pumpkin patch, human foosball, corn pit, spider web, tetherball, ball zone, slide mountain, face painting, yard games, beer garden and more. Fritzler Farm Park opens for the season Sunday and will remain open through Sunday, Oct. 30. The farm's haunted attractions and "Scream Acres" open Friday Sept. 23 at dusk. Tickets can be purchased at FritzlerFarmPark.com.
Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms
LITTLETON — If you're looking for a festive fall tradition, consider the Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms. The seven-acre corn maze corn maze is perfect for adults, while the little ones can explore the corn mini-maze. There will also barrel train rides, escape rooms, food vendors and more. The Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms opens Friday, Sept. 16 and will be open at various times through Sunday, Oct. 30. Tickets can be found at BotanicGardens.org.
13th Floor Haunted House
DENVER — 13th Floor Haunted House opens for the season on Friday, Sept. 16. Celebrating 15 years of scares in the Mile High, this season brings terrifying twists and turns, new characters and new add-on attractions that are sure to thrill. Enter if you date — at 3400 East 52nd Avenue. You can purchase tickets at 13thFloorHauntedHouse.com.
NEWSical The Musical
DENVER — "NEWSical The Musical" tackles everything from the lowest depths of reality television to the highest office in the land. The winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical, the ever evolving, always changing, up-to-the-minute musical comedy plays at The Garner Galleria Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex through Sunday, Sept. 25. For tickets and showtimes, visit DenverCenter.org.
B-17 Texas Raiders Showcase
ENGLEWOOD — A fleet of iconic World War II aircraft, led by the B-17 Flying Fortress Texas Raiders, will soar into Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport this weekend. The B-17 Texas Raiders Showcase will have six days of cockpit tours and warbird flights from Saturday, Sept. 17 through Thursday, Sept. 22. The showcase also features the SB2C Helldiver and SNJ / T6, both of which are from the Commemorative Air Force.
Art on the Green
GREENWOOD VILLAGE — Art on the Green runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept.18 at Curtis Center for the Arts. This free all-Colorado art fair features dozens of artist booths, food trucks and live music.
Colorfest
PAGOSA SPRINGS — Pagosa Springs' Colorfest begins Friday night with the Pagosa Wine and Food Festival. A mass balloon ascension is set for Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. with over 40 balloons lifting off over the Pagosa Lakes area. The 5K Color Run & Walk on Saturday will be a color-filled adventure for runners starting at 8 a.m. As the sun sets Saturday, the annual balloon glow will accompany the Bands & Brews Festival in Town Park.
Denver Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show
DENVER — The Denver Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show at the National Western Center is the largest single mineral, fossil, gem and jewelry show in the country with 11 miles of tables and 525,000 square feet of selling space. More than 500 dealers will be selling mineral specimens, fossils, dinosaurs, gems, gemstones, lapidary, cabochons, artisan and antique jewelry, beads, crystals, meteorites, metaphysical, gold, silver, turquoise, Native American items, art, miner’s rough, tools and supplies. The event and parking are free. This show will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Sept. 18.
Estes Park Arts & Crafts Festival
ESTES PARK — The 47th annual Arts & Crafts Festival is back this weekend at Estes Park’s Bond Park. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18.
Saguache Fall Festival & Quilt Show
SAGUACHE — The 29th annual Fall Festival & Quilt Show arrives Saturday, Sept. 17 in downtown Saguache. The festival begins at 10 a.m. with arts and craft vendors including the Saguache Sagebrush Quilters. There also will be a silent auction and live music.
New American Arts Festival
AURORA — The New American Arts Festival is an 15-day event that celebrates Diversity and Inclusivity in the performing arts. The free festival has more than 50 performances of theatre, dance, storytelling, magic, music and spoken word at various venues.
Fort Collins Historic Homes Tour
FORT COLLINS — The 38th annual Historic Homes Tour takes place Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Poudre Landmark Foundation will hold the in-person event at five private residences and two historic city-owned properties. The tour centers around the Midcentury Fort Collins neighborhood on Meeker and Buckeye, near the original Water Pik building. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on tour day.
Day Out With Thomas
GOLDEN — Thomas the Tank Engine, the world's most popular train engine, is in Golden for two more weekends. Day Out With Thomas features rides with a full-size Thomas engine, live entertainment, scavenger hunt, hay bale maze, stage shows, sing-a-longs and photo opportunities. The event is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 17, Sunday, Sept. 18, Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25.
Mamma Mia Sing-Along
DENVER — 9th & Colorado and its AMC Theatres will host a free "Mamma Mia" sing-along outdoor movie screening on Saturday, Sept. 17. Bring your blankets, chairs and picnics for this ABBA-inspired hit. The best ABBA or Grecian costume will win a prize.
Breckenridge Film Festival
BRECKENRIDGE — One of the oldest film festivals in the country opens Thursday, Sept. 15 and continues through Sunday, Sept. 18. Since 1981, the Breckenridge Film Festival has celebrated the art of filmmaking with independent films, premieres, receptions, educational programs and retrospectives honoring featured guests. This year's 41st annual festival will have films screened across multiple venues. Head to BreckFilmFest.org to purchase festival passes.
Superhero Run/Walk
GREELEY — The 10th annual Superhero Run/Walk is Saturday, Sept. 17 in Greeley with a 10K, 5K and 1-mile run. Caped crusaders, serious runners and families can all take part at the event, held at St. Michael’s Town Square. Superhero Run and Family Carnival information and registration can be found at RunSignUp.com.
So Long to Summer 5K/10K
PARKER — Enjoy the end of a Colorado summer with a workout with family and friends followed by a reward of pancakes. The So Long to Summer 5K/10K begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at Salisbury Park in Parker. You can register at ParkerRec.com.
Run the Rockies Road 10k and Half Marathon
FRISCO — The 46th annual Run the Rockies Road 10k and Half Marathon will be held Saturday, Sept. 17. The 10K and Half Marathon starts at Copper Mountain, continues through the Ten Mile Canyon on the Summit County Recreational Path and ends on Frisco’s Main Street. To volunteer or for more race information, please visit TownOfFrisco.com.
Equinox Marathon, Half Marathon, 5 Mile
LARIMER COUNTY — Runners have been working all summer for races like Sunday's Equinox Marathon, Half Marathon and 5 Mile. The half marathon will again start at Mishawaka Amphitheater. All races will finish at the bottom of the canyon, about one-half mile west of Ted’s Place and Highway 287. Registration for the 9th running of the Fall Equinox Marathon, Half Marathon and 5 Mile can be completed online.
Cruisin' the Canyon Fall Color Truck, Motorcycle & Car Show
CREEDE — If you're looking to catch some fall colors this weekend, consider the drive along the Upper Rio Grande towards Creede. The drive of red, gold and yellow landscapes leads to the Cruisin' the Canyon Fall Color Truck, Motorcycle & Car Show. Downtown Creede will have dozens of vintage vehicles. Saturday's car show opens at 9 a.m. with an awards show at 3 p.m.
Fall Harvest Car Show
FORT MORGAN — The annual Fall Harvest Car Show kicks off Friday, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. in downtown Fort Morgan. The show then continues Saturday and Sunday with music, door prizes, food vendors, shopping and cool cars. See the schedule at FallHarvestCarShow.org.
Colorado School of Mines vs. Adams State
- Saturday, Sept. 17, 1 p.m.
- Rex Stadium, Alamosa
- Tickets at ASUGrizzlies.com
South Dakota Mines vs. Colorado Mesa
- Saturday, Sept. 17, 1 p.m.
- Stocker Stadium, Grand Junction
- Tickets at CMUMavericks.com
Western Colorado vs. CSU Pueblo
- Saturday, Sept. 17, 2 p.m.
- CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl, Pueblo
- Tickets at GoThunderwolves.com
Air Force vs. Wyoming
- Friday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m.
- Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie
- Tickets at GoWyo.com
Aspen Ruggerfest
ASPEN — The 54th Aspen Ruggerfest runs Thursday, Sept. 15 to Sunday, Sept. 18. The four-day rugby tournament hosts between 30 and 40 teams at Aspen's Wagner Park. There is no charge to watch the action as fans come from afar to watch and enjoy Aspen's stores, hotels, restaurants and bars at the end of each day. To learn more about the tournament and to view the event schedule, check out Aspen-Ruggerfest.com.
Keith Urban
DENVER — Country music superstar Keith Urban brings "The Speed of Now World Tour" to Colorado this weekend. Urban will be joined by Colorado native Ingrid Andress and one half of Florida Georgia Line, Tyler Hubbard, at a concert at Ball Arena in Denver on Friday, Sept. 16. Ticketmaster.com is the place for tickets.
Iron Maiden
DENVER — Iron Maiden is back in North America. The English heavy metal band brings "The Legacy of the Beast World Tour" to Denver's Ball Arena on Saturday, Sept. 17. Iron Maiden will be joined by special guest Trivium at the show. The 2022 tour includes songs from Iron Maiden's new studio album "Senjutsu" being played live for the first time, as well as a decades-spanning set of fan favorites. For tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com.
Odesza
GREENWOOD VILLAGE — Electronic music duo Odesza bring "The Last Goodbye Tour" to Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17. The all-ages concerts will also feature special guests Sylvan Esso, Elderbrook, and NASAYA. The Grammy Award nominated duo said this summer's tour will be its largest headlining tour to date.
Lany & Surfaces
GREENWOOD VILLAGE — Los Angeles-based trio Lany perform at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre pavilion-only show on Sunday, Sept. 18. General admission lawn tickets are not available at the moment. The concert also features Surfaces and Annika Bennett.
Red Rocks
DENVER — There is no better venue for live music in the country than Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre! The Red Rocks 2022 concert schedule is still growing and even features some concerts postponed from 2020.
- Thursday, Sept. 15 - The Head and the Heart
- Friday, Sept. 16 - Greensky Bluegrass
- Saturday, Sept. 17 - Greensky Bluegrass
Movies this weekend
The horror film “Barbarian” won last weekend's box office battle, nearly earning back its $10.5 million budget in its first weekend. Long-running Hollywood fare, “Bullet Train” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” occupied the three and four spots.
More quiet weeks lie ahead before "Halloween Ends" and 'Black Adam" arrive in October.
New movies this weekend
- The Woman King
- Pearl
- God's Country
- Running the Bases
Last weekend's box office
- Barbarian — $10 million
- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva — $4.4 million
- Bullet Train — $3.2 million
- Top Gun: Maverick — $3.1 million
- DC League of Super-Pets — $2.8 million
- The Invitation — $2.6 million
- Lifemark — $2.2 million
- Beast — $1.8 million
- Minions: The Rise of Gru — $1.6 million
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — $1.3 million
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Teen calls 911 from McDonald’s freezer, hears mom on the other line
NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) – A 16-year-old girl was working at a McDonald’s in New Orleans when she said an armed woman came into the restaurant and locked employees in the freezer.
When Tenia Hill called 911 from the freezer, a comforting voice was on the other line – her mother.
“Mama, please hurry up. She got a gun,” the teen told her mom in a desperate call for help.
Teri Clark, the teen’s mom, was supposed to be off work but had decided to stay late and help staff. She was able to keep her daughter calm and provide critical information to get police officers to the scene.
“Where it broke me down was when my child said, ‘We are in the freezer.’ I said, ‘In the freezer?’” Clark said. “While I was taking on the call, tears came down my face. I am still trying to do my job, and I did the job to the best of my ability.”
Clark went to the McDonald’s after the police arrived to make sure her daughter was OK.
In her 24 years working as an assistant operations manager, Clark said she had never gotten a call from a family member, but this experience has made her and her daughter closer.
“I was very worried because I didn’t want my mom to have to bury her youngest child,” Hill said. “I could have lost my life, but she saved my life. I was very happy.”
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HAMILTON, ON, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Emily Nichols no longer wants to be "one of the guys".
June 23rd is International Women in Engineering Day, and Nichols is using the occasion to highlight the benefits of re-engineering our everyday communication habits. The professional engineer says embracing gender-neutral language is one small step everyone can take toward a more inclusive and equitable society.
In a TEDx talk delivered recently at McMaster University, Emily Nichols used the intersection of her life experiences in engineering, manufacturing, agriculture, and professional speaking to challenge stereotypes around gender norms. She invited the audience to find creative ways to use welcoming and inclusive language in everyday conversations.
"Changing our language can indeed change our world", she says. "My enthusiasm for less-gendered language reflects my desire for a less-gendered world. One where we aren't held to feminine beauty standards every day, and don't have to be 'one of the guys' to be seen, heard, and valued in the world of work."
International Women in Engineering Day highlights the achievements and challenges that women face in navigating the profession. Nichols says those hurdles have a negative impact on recruitment and retention. A benchmarking report released last year by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers found 'there are clearly systemic barriers limiting women's participation in the field and driving some talented engineers toward other lines of work'. The World Economic Forum reports that globally, only 15% of engineers are women.
"Words shape our world, and I want to encourage everyone to choose their words deliberately", says Nichols. "Even Jeff Probst of the hit CBS reality show Survivor has dropped the word "guys". This is a change we can all make. It applies well beyond STEM and the trades."
Emily invites organizations everywhere to continue the conversation on this important topic. She is available for interviews in person and from her multimedia studios located in Hamilton, Ontario.
Emily Nichols works with organizations that want to equip their technical teams with human skills, so they can be better problem solvers, team players, and leaders. A professional engineer with decades of experience in manufacturing, Emily connects easily at all levels of organizations. And she makes learning fun!
Watch Emily's TEDx talk, visit emilynichols.com, and follow Emily on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $73 million.
On a per-share basis, the Orlando, Florida-based company said it had net income of 60 cents.
The company posted revenue of $948 million in the period.
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Miles Smith IV is an assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College in Michigan. He wrote this for the Chicago Tribune.
Since 2004, the number of Americans who identify as political independents has skyrocketed. In the first decade of the 21st century, nearly two-thirds of American voters affiliated with one of the two major parties. Now, this figure is less than half, and there are slightly more political “independents” than either Democrats or Republicans.
“It was never unusual for younger adults to have higher percentages of independents than older adults,” Jeff Jones, an analyst with Gallup Polls, told Axios in April. “What is unusual is that as Gen X and millennials get older, they are staying independent rather than picking a party, as older generations tended to do.”
The rise in political independents is part of a larger trend. Jones argues that it’s due to a broad “disillusionment with the political system, U.S. institutions and the two parties, which are seen as ineffectual, too political and too extreme.”
Axios proposed that antsy, unsatisfied independent voters were the reason that control of the White House, Senate or House has flip-flopped between the two parties almost every election since just 2004. The American electorate’s disaffiliation from both major parties is not novel, but it’s an indication that the electorate is disenchanted with their present options.
While they’re not constitutional creations or even intrinsically necessary to the life of a republic, political parties serve an important purpose in the life of democracies as invaluable intermediary institutions in American political life.
As political philosopher Harvey Mansfield argues, although parties are not a part of the formalized constitutional structure, they “appear to be part of the Constitution in the informal sense.” General agreement among political philosophers and political scientists asserts that parties, although not mentioned in the Constitution, “are necessary to the working of the Constitution.” Parties, in the modern world, “are now accepted as legitimate, even respectable instruments of free government.”
While parties became a respectable part of American political life, their acceptance was not inevitable. The first so-called parties in the United States — the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists — were more like loosely affiliated clubs of politicians with broadly aligned political aims. They didn’t have headquarters or workers (let alone even mascots).
George Washington declared his ambivalence about parties, stating that although he wasn’t a party man, he hoped they would be reconciled if they were to become a fact of life in the American political system. Washington identified with the Federalists, but he worked to be seen as above faction.
The lack of formal parties didn’t mean that Americans lived in a blissful society without any political divisions. However, when Thomas Jefferson’s election in 1800 ended over a decade of relatively unified control of the federal government by the Federalists, some commentators termed the switch in faction a de facto revolution.
In the formal, official sense, parties began during the Jacksonian era. Loosened voting requirements and the full removal of requisite land ownership meant that by the 1830s, most white men could have a say in their leaders at the national level. The old informal party structures of the Federalist era worked for the narrow electorate of the late 18th century but were made obsolete by the mass politics of the 19th century.
Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson’s vice president who succeeded him as president in 1837, wrote a treatise on parties and proposed that they form an organic part of political and social life in republics: “The two great parties of this country, with occasional changes in their names only, have, for the principal part of a century, occupied antagonistic positions upon all important political questions.”
Parties help make political traditions, according to Van Buren. Men of similar political dispositions, he argued, naturally joined together in political associations. Fathers gave their political beliefs to their sons, and those sons likewise joined the parties their fathers were a part of. Parties, therefore, were not only natural; they were also customary. Van Buren proposed that party identification was even deeper than marital ties or preferences of religious denomination. Devotion to parties had, he said, “as a rule, been a master-passion of their members.”
The post-Jacksonian legacy of parties indicated that they strengthened the political process by directing the energy of the party faithful. In the 1850s, however, both major parties broke apart over the primary issue of the era: slavery. The Whig Party — successor to the Federalists — fell apart because the Northern and Southern members couldn’t agree on slavery policy.
The party structure resettled in the late 1850s, with the Republicans largely replacing the Whigs, but the disaffiliation from the original major parties suggests many lost faith in the ability of such parties to do their job. A similar phenomenon appears to be occurring today.
It’s tempting to hope for a republic without parties. Yet a more realistic hope, and one that is consistent with American democracy, is for better parties that restore the voters’ trust in the democratic system.
Constant telemedia coverage and a primary process that rewards celebrity more than statesmanship hamper both major parties’ institutional control and party discipline. The perennial hope of third-party success has been proved illusory. The solution to a healthy party system and a healthy political system at large will need to come from one or both of our present major parties. | 2023-05-09T15:21:26+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/09/opinion/opinion-contributor/americans-independent-political-parties/ |
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Christmas is just around the corner. Advocating water health, Waterdrop has selected a few gifts for friends and family. It is well known that water accounts for roughly 60% of the human adult body, and it is essential to body functions and also is a key factor to measure the health.
Health is always the first thing for any human being. Anything good is discounted in the absence of health. Waterdrop, an advocate for water health, believes that health cannot be realized without healthy water. Waterdrop has spot-on holiday gifts for every person on the list.
When choosing a gift for friends or bestie, this Waterdrop pitcher is absolutely an ideal one! This pitcher is compact in size and perfect for the fridge, and is fashionable and attractive. Customers can put it anywhere they want, like home and office. Furthermore, it comes with 5 color options including elegant pink, classic white, refreshing blue, lucid yellow and young green, and each color brings a unique experience. Because of its fashionable look, this pitcher is very popular among influencers and has gained massive exposure on social media. Of course, its popularity lies in its powerful filtration, and this pitcher can reduce chlorine, fluoride and other contaminants to make water taste better.
For loved parents or married friends, this Waterdrop water filter dispenser is a must-have. Made from BPA-free and lead-free materials and certified by NSF, this dispenser has a larger capacity of 20 cups, which can meet demands of a whole family for water. Besides its large capacity, this dispenser has outstanding filtration capability. With the adoption of 5-stage filtration, this pitcher can reduce 97.4% of chlorine, heavy metal ions, mercury, copper, taste and odor and the like to improve the water taste and brings clean, healthy water to people.
Love them, and bring them health. Of course, if people want a product with better filtration effects for their parents, this Waterdrop tankless reverse osmosis system must be the first option! With 9-stage filtration including an RO membrane and UV sterilization, this RO system can reduce over 1,000 harmful substances in the water, making the water taste like spring water.
Christmas 2022 is approaching, and Waterdrop Christmas promotion is also on the way. There is the biggest discount of $149. Dedicated to providing trusted, innovative appliances for families all over the world, Waterdrop is always here to safeguard people's water health.
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Mega Millions swells to $1.1B after 3-month losing trend
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone break the trend Tuesday night and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot?
Regardless of how long it takes, the odds of winning the top lottery prize don’t change, and they’re formidable at 1 in 302.6 million. But someone will eventually match all six numbers and win the jackpot, which now ranks as the fifth-largest in U.S. history.
The drawing is set for 11 p.m. EST but it usually takes a couple hours before it’s clear if there is a winner.
The $1.1 billion prize is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity with 30 payments over 29 years. Winners usually prefer cash, which for Tuesday night’s drawing would be an estimated $568.7 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A pair of new studies presented as abstracts today at the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) annual meeting report that daily prune consumption has promising effects on several biomarkers related to cardiovascular health. Conducted in postmenopausal women and men 55 years and older, the studies reveal:
- In men, long-term prune consumption improved HDL cholesterol and the total cholesterol to HDL ratio, while decreasing oxidative stress and the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP).
- In older women, long-term prune consumption had no negative effect on various metabolic measures related to heart disease risk including total cholesterol, total triglycerides, fasting glucose, and insulin levels.
The results of both studies were presented at the ASN annual flagship meeting in Boston, MA. The ASN convenes researchers, practitioners, global and public health professionals, policymakers and advocacy leaders, industry, media, and other related professionals to advance nutrition science and its practical application.
"Currently, there are a limited number of randomized controlled trials conducted in aging men and women that explore the relationship between prune consumption and cardiovascular-related blood biomarkers," said Mary Jane De Souza, PhD, FACSM, FANK, Distinguished Professor, Pennsylvania State University, and principal investigator of the postmenopausal women study. "We want to advance the research on this topic area to better understand how prune consumption relates to cardiometabolic health outcomes, especially in the aging population that often experiences an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease."
Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death in the United States1 and risk factors include high cholesterol levels, diabetes, obesity, and aging.2 One of the primary dietary recommendations to lower cardiovascular disease risk is to consume a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.3 As a whole fruit with no added sugars, prune consumption may support healthy dietary patterns and promote better outcomes related to cardiovascular health.
"It is exciting to see research on prune consumption and cardiovascular health expand," says Andrea N. Giancoli, MPH, RDN, Nutrition Advisor, California Prune Board. "While all fruits and vegetables provide essential nutrients, prunes make for an easy, convenient and versatile snack or recipe ingredient that is accessible year-round and can help support consumers' cardiovascular health goals."
These two studies represent the latest additions of research on prune consumption and human health. Previous research has shown that daily prune consumption can help support gut health, bone health, and weight management.
References:
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (2023, January 18). Leading causes of death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023, March 21). Know Your Risk for Heart Disease. https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/risk_factors.htm
- American Heart Association (n.d.). The American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations. https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/aha-diet-and-lifestyle-recommendations
ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA PRUNE BOARD
The California Prune Board was established in 1952 to represent growers and handlers under the authority of the California Secretary of Food and Agriculture. California is the world's largest producer of prunes with orchards across 14 counties in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Promoting a lifetime of wellness through the enjoyment of California Prunes, the organization leads the premium prune category with generations of craftsmanship supported by California's leading food safety and sustainability standards. California Prunes. Prunes. For life.
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PHOENIX, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Army veteran William E. "Hap" Carty, an industry pioneer and the first U-Haul® employee, will be recognized posthumously as the Business Community Grand Marshal in Friday's annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade.
The longtime Tempe resident passed away in June at age 95. Members of the Carty family will take part in the parade, and U-Haul Team Members will wear shirts with his image on the back.
U-Haul, veteran-founded in 1945 and headquartered in Phoenix since 1967, remains a top U.S. veteran-friendly employer and a staple of the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, which is presented by the nonprofit group Honoring America's Veterans.
The DIY moving and self-storage company will again showcase its fleet of moving trucks with the popular U.S. Armed Forces SuperGraphics® on the sides to honor veterans and active military personnel. This year, the U-Haul entry will also feature a special truck saluting Carty.
Nicknamed for being a happy child with a big smile, Hap helped his brother-in-law, U-Haul co-founder and Navy veteran L.S. "Sam" Shoen, build the Company's first 10 rental trailers in 1945 while on leave from the Army.
Carty joined U-Haul as its first official employee the next year. He served as Board Chairman of U-Haul International and president of U-Haul during a 43-year career. Carty spent half of his life in the East Valley and was instrumental in opening the U-Haul Technical Center when Tempe was mostly undeveloped desert in 1970. Home to the only R&D facility of its kind in the world, the Tech Center signaled business expansion for Tempe – and the entire Valley.
"This is our 26th annual parade, and we've had longtime support from U-Haul," stated Paula Pedene, executive director of Honoring America's Veterans. "When I saw that Hap Carty had passed away earlier this year, I contacted (U-Haul) and asked if they would be willing to let us honor Hap as a Business Community Grand Marshal. U-Haul has helped us for so long. We wanted to do something in return.
"For nearly 20 years, U-Haul has printed our parade programs. They give us a truck to put the programs in, and we hand out the programs to the Boy and Girl Scouts who distribute the programs to people along the route. We are so grateful to U-Haul, and to all our sponsors for helping to make this beautiful parade a reality."
The parade begins at 11 a.m. on Friday. The route starts on Central Avenue just south of Bethany Home Road, turns east on Camelback Road, and then south again on 7th Street. The parade ends near Indian School Road alongside the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center.
More than 45,000 spectators and 2,500 marchers are expected to be in attendance.
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 895,000 rentable storage units and 76.6 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
Contact:
Jeff Lockridge
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E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK) – The Arkansas State Police has released footage of a pursuit involving troopers that ended with a motorcyclist bursting into flames.
ASP investigators said the incident started just after 1 a.m. on October 13 when a trooper said he saw a black sport bike without a license plate on Asher Avenue in Little Rock and began a pursuit.
The trooper said the chase continued through Little Rock, on sides streets as well as Interstates 630, 30 and 40, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles per hour and finally ending up in north Little Rock.
Footage obtained through the Freedom of Information Act appears to show troopers pursuing the motorcycle through the interstates and streets, with the bike appearing to head into oncoming traffic multiple times.
Troopers reported they followed the motorcyclist to a grassy area near Allen and Chandler street where the troopers said the man got off the motorcycle and started to run away.
The trooper dashcam footage shows a trooper yelling at the man to stop and saying he was deploying his stun gun. That appears to be the point at which the man becomes engulfed in flames.
State investigators claim the man had a bottle of gasoline in his backpack, causing the fireball that quickly spread on the man.
Troopers could be seen running back to their vehicles, returning with fire extinguishers to put out the fire on the man. Troopers were able to knock down the fire on the man and place him under arrest.
Authorities said the man was rushed to the burn unit at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and that he is currently stable and expected to survive.
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Records from the Arkansas State Police show the man is facing multiple charges, including felony fleeing, first-degree reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. | 2022-10-22T02:19:49+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/arkansas-police-chase-ends-with-motorcyclist-engulfed-in-fireball/ |
SOMERVILLE -- A very close call for people riding in an Amish buggy this week in the town of Somerville.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department says one person received just minor injuries after the buggy was sideswiped by a passing car.
It happened just before 8 Monday morning on route 17 in Somerville.
Deputies say a Jeep compass being driven by a 24-year-old Friendship woman tried to pass the buggy, but ended up striking the left rear wheel, causing it to dislodge.
A passenger in the buggy suffered minor scrapes, but no one else was hurt including the horse. | 2023-06-22T18:15:13+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/amish-buggy-sideswiped-by-car/article_3df4a9a0-1119-11ee-9196-272812f50f51.html |
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy scraped out meager growth in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum as stubborn inflation raises the price of groceries and erodes people’s willingness to spend paychecks that are failing to keep pace.
Friday’s less-than-stellar increase of 0.1% from the previous quarter follows disappointing growth estimates from the U.S., which kept alive fears of a looming recession in the world’s largest economy.
The 20 countries that use the euro currency picked up a little speed from January through March after zero growth in the last three months of 2022. The eurozone avoided a winter recession thanks to mild weather that alleviated pressure on natural gas supplies.
European governments and utilities also scrambled to line up additional sources to heat homes, generate electricity and power factories after Russia cut off most of its supply to the continent over its war against Ukraine.
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, turned in disappointing zero growth from the previous quarter. After a contraction of 0.5% at the end of 2022, the country is in the “recession danger zone,” said Carsten Brzeski, chief of global macro at ING bank.
Ireland shrunk 2.7%. Spain and Italy performed better, both growing 0.5%, while France managed a 0.2% expansion thanks to exports. The standout was Portugal, which needed a bailout during the eurozone debt crisis a decade ago, shining with 1.6%.
European industrial activity has picked up, and China’s reopening from COVID-19 restrictions has boosted the outlook for global economy. But the U.S. disappointed, growing at an annualized rate of 1.1%, or 0.3% compared with the quarter before. In Europe, the mild weather also allowed an early start to construction activity.
Inflation, however, is holding back consumer spending, with wage increases only partly offsetting how much more people have to pay for groceries, clothing and more. Higher food prices have taken over from energy as a key driver of inflation, running at a painful 15.5% in March as energy costs dropped 0.9% from a year ago.
Interest rate increases by the European Central Bank aimed at getting inflation under control also will weigh on growth by making credit more costly for purchases or business investment.
“Easing supply bottlenecks, lower energy prices and signs of global economic resilience offset weakness in private consumption, with real household incomes still struggling under the weight of high inflation,” wrote Rory Fennessy, European economist at Oxford Economics.
“We don’t expect growth to pick up meaningfully over the course of 2023,” he added.
Annual inflation in the eurozone eased to 6.9% in March from 8.5% the month before but is well above the ECB’s goal of 2% considered best for the economy. So-called core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, also hit a record 5.7%.
With fears that inflation is becoming entrenched in the economy longer term, the bank is likely to deliver another rate increase at its policy meeting Thursday.
Credit may get even tighter after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S. and the forced takeover of Credit Suisse by rival Swiss bank UBS. The turmoil could increase market and regulatory scrutiny of bank finances and make them less likely to risk lending. That could help ease inflation but also weigh on economic growth.
Germany on Friday said annual inflation dipped slightly to 7.2% in April, from 7.4% a month earlier, with double-digit increases in food prices keeping up the pressure on costs. France’s rate hit 5.9% this month, a bump from 5.7% in March. The European Union will release figures for the entire eurozone on Tuesday. | 2023-04-29T02:40:55+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/business/ap-business/europes-economy-ekes-out-slight-growth-at-start-of-2023/ |
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Professional cyclists will descend on the streets of Peachtree Corners on April 26 within the "living laboratory" environment of the city's Curiosity Lab. The cyclists will participate in a series of races as part of "Speed Week," a premier week-long event on the USA Cycling professional circuit that draws cyclists from around the world, including Olympic medalists and world and national champions.
The Curiosity Lab Criterium is more than a bike race – it will incorporate technologies designed to improve roadway safety for vulnerable road users (VRUs). Real-world testing of the technologies will take place during the Criterium, and spectators will see the technology working in real time.
Louis Svehla, Communications Director for Curiosity Lab and the city of Peachtree Corners, says the event is a great opportunity for the public to see the type of work that goes on at the lab. "Curiosity Lab is a living laboratory helping design the city of the future," said Svehla. "This race is a natural extension of what we do."
Derrick Grissom, General Manager for Clearwave Fiber, said he is thrilled that Clearwave can help bring attention to the event.
"We provide the Fiber that runs throughout Technology Park, which makes the real-world testing possible. Curiosity Lab has been a great partner of Clearwave Fiber for many years and we immediately saw the benefit of the Criterium for the city," Grissom said. "We knew an event like this would be beneficial to the community, its businesses, and residents."
Svehla said the work at the Curiosity Lab wouldn't be possible without community partners like Clearwave Fiber.
"I can't say enough about how much Clearwave Fiber's partnership means to the city and the lab. It makes sense that Clearwave is the Elite Sponsor for this event. Local investing is always what they've done. We weren't out to get a bunch of sponsors bunch of sponsors, but to get the right ones. To have Clearwave Fiber support us and the community, more than a banner at the race but the individual excitement all the way down to their employees being part of the event," Svehla said. "You don't find partners like that every day. Clearwave Fiber supports the city and the mission, and that type of partnership is the lifeblood of what we're doing here."
Grissom says Clearwave Fiber wants to be more than just an Internet provider. "We want to be a crucial thread in the fabric of the communities we serve," he said. "We believe in truly making an impact and giving back, supporting local events and non-profits, being active in local chambers of commerce and connecting with the communities and our customers."
The Curiosity Lab Criterium Cycling Race is a six-race series and will begin at 3:30 p.m. with the women's amateur division and conclude with the men's professional division beginning at 8:10 p.m. The event will include many family-friendly activities including food trucks and exhibits featuring new cycling and safety technologies. There will also be kids' races at 5:45 p.m. (in three age categories of 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8) along a 100-yard flat course in front of city hall. For more information, visit www.peachtreecornersga.gov.
About Clearwave Fiber
Clearwave Fiber is an internet service provider that operates a nearly 6,000 route-mile Fiber network serving communities across the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. With an emphasis on exceptional customer care and community engagement, the fast-growing company delivers advanced telecommunications solutions, providing fiber to business, enterprise and residential customers in Illinois, Kansas, Florida and Georgia. Committed to deploying 100% fiber internet service to 500,000 homes and businesses across the country by the end of 2026, Clearwave Fiber employs more than 500 and is based in Savannah, Ga. Learn more at ClearwaveFiber.com, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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BERLIN (AP) — Gusts of wind of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) hit areas in western and northwestern Germany on Thursday after the national weather service warned that heavy storms could bring the possibility of tornadoes.
Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia, one of the states hit by a deadly flash flood last July, issued an official storm warning Thursday.
Meteorologists said a storm front moving eastward from neighboring France could result in “extreme” rainfall in central Germany on Friday. There was also a risk that supercells could form, increasing the risk of tornadoes, they said.
Germany, like many of its European neighbors, has experienced a warmer, drier spring than usual this year, with little rainfall and lots of sunshine.
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Follow all AP stories on climate change issues at https://apnews.com/hub/climate. | 2022-05-19T18:49:27+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/germany-braces-for-strong-storms-possible-tornadoes/ |
Americans will get a little more time to share Netflix passwords with family members as the streaming video service announced Wednesday changes in several other countries.
The changes affect customers in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain. Netflix previously made changes in Latin America. The changes mean that users must set up their primary internet connection.
Netflix’s standard service will allow for two simultaneous streams, as customers can create up to five profiles. The company said customers in the same household can continue watching simultaneous streams.
They also say customers can continue using Netflix while on vacation.
Those in countries affected by the change can add an extra member subaccount for up to two people they don’t live with — each with a profile.
At some point, these changes could impact U.S. customers.
"Part of it is just what we call casual sharing, which is people could pay, but they don't need to, and so they're borrowing somebody's account," said Gregory K. Peters, Netflix co-CEO. "So our job is to give them a little bit of a nudge and to create features that make transitioning to their own account easy and simple."
Analysts at Cowen Inc. estimate that by adding in that extra fee for account-sharing users in North America, Netflix could make an additional $721 million in revenue this year. | 2023-02-08T20:29:57+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/netflix-announces-crackdown-on-password-sharing-but-not-yet-for-us-customers |
Ferrari will run its original prancing horse emblem on its Formula One cars at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix to mark 90 years since it first appeared on a Scuderia Ferrari racing car.
The famous logo made its debut on an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MMs entered by the company's founder Enzo Ferrari at the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours on July 9, 1932. The cars took a one-two victory and the logo remained in place on Scuderia Ferrari cars thereafter.
Ferrari's prancing horse insignia initially belonged to an Italian fighter pilot, Francesco Baracca, who flew with it painted on his planes during World War I and shot down 34 enemy aircraft.
The link to Ferrari comes from Enzo's older brother, Dino, who worked on the ground crew of Baracca's squadron.
Dino died from disease during the war and Baracca was shot down in 1918, but once the fighting ended a chance meeting between Enzo Ferrari and Baracca's father, Count Enrico Baracca, led to the creation of one of the best-known logos in world.
"From that first meeting another followed with the mother, Countess Paolina," Ferrari later wrote. "It was she who told me one day, 'Ferrari, put the prancing horse of my son on your racing car. It will bring you luck.'
"I still keep the photograph of Baracca with the dedication by the parents in which they entrusted me with the emblem. The horse was, and has remained, black, but I myself added the yellow background, this being the colour of Modena."
Other than Ferrari's account of the meeting, there is very little evidence to support the story, and some historians argue it was made up by Ferrari to add a deeper meaning to the now-famous logo.
One reason for the scepticism is that there was a period of nine years between the meeting and the first time a prancing horse appeared on a Scuderia Ferrari race car.
Another reason is that it may not have been a Baracca family crest at all but in fact the horse of Stuttgart that Francesco Baracca had added to his war plane after shooting down a German fighter using the same logo.
Regardless of its provenance, the logo became a permanent fixture on the engine covers of the Alfa Romeos run by Scuderia Ferrari in the 1930s. It then made a return when Ferrari started producing his own cars from 1947 onwards. | 2022-07-09T13:06:56+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/34216152/ferrari-run-original-prancing-horse-logo-austria |
Strong majorities of Americans oppose laws banning medication abortion, disagree with judges overturning Food and Drug Administration approval of prescription drugs, don't have much confidence in the Supreme Court and don't think justices should serve lifetimes appointments, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Monday.
The finding come as the Supreme Court left in place — for now — access to the drug mifepristone, which is used in early stage abortions. That's unlikely to be the final word on the drug, as challenges relating to it are expected to again come before the high court, possibly as early as some time next year — right in the middle of a presidential election.
The Friday decision also comes nearly a year after the Supreme Court overturned the guaranteed right to an abortion in this country with its Dobbs ruling — and sent an earthquake through U.S. politics.
A lower court decision to nullify FDA approval of mifepristone is woefully out of step with public opinion, according to the NPR poll. By a 64%-to-35% margin, respondents in the survey of 1,291 adults said they oppose laws banning access to medication abortion. The poll was conducted from April 17 to 19, before the Supreme Court's decision, and has a +/- 3.4 percentage point margin of error.
A majority (55%) of Republicans also oppose those types of laws, complicating GOP politics, which has struggled to figure out how to message around abortion — in a unified way — since the Dobbs ruling.
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The original Texas ruling, and legislative efforts like it in red states, have split Republican elected officials. Republicans on Capitol Hill were largely silent about the decision, except for a few ardent opponents of abortion rights and others who thought it went too far.
"We are getting it wrong on this issue," South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace said on CNN earlier this month. "We've got to show some compassion to women, especially women who've been raped. We've got to show compassion on the abortion issue because, by and large, the — most of Americans aren't with us on this issue."
Mace faced protests in South Carolina over her comments.
Judges and FDA approval
When it comes specifically to whether people think judges should be able to overturn FDA approvals, 6 in 10 said they should not (36% said yes, 61% said no.)
Republicans, however, were split, with 51% saying they should be able to, but a significant percentage, 45%, said they should not.
Little-to-no confidence in the Supreme Court
Six in 10 respondents said they have not very much or no confidence in the Supreme Court, continuing a trend of declining trust in the once-vaunted institution.
Just 37% said they have a great deal or good amount of confidence in the court, while 62% said they opposite. It's the lowest level of confidence in the poll in the five years Marist has been asking the question.
There is a clear divide by party, however. A majority of Republicans (53%) do have confidence in the court, but only 39% of independents and 24% of Democrats do.
Notably, there's a significant divide between Republican men and women on this question — 61% of Republican men say they mostly have confidence in the court, but just 44% of Republican women do, 54% say they do not.
That makes sense, considering the conservative victories at the court in recent years. Former President Trump was able to reshape the court by appointing three justices — after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blocked former President Obama from replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
As a result, this has been the most conservative court in decades, and it has delivered conservative decision after conservative decision — from guns and voting rights to LGBTQ rights and abortion.
Wanting major change for justices' tenure
Supreme Court justices have lifetime appointments.
But two-thirds say they should only serve for a limited time — not for lifetime appointments.
Just 30% say justices should continue to be allowed to serve as long as they want, while 68% say they should serve for only a limited time.
Even 57% of Republicans and 54% of Trump backers say so.
But that's mostly because of the opposition from Republican women. A slim majority (53%) of GOP men support the lifetime appointments, but only 28% of GOP women do.
The divide between Republican men and women, however, shouldn't be interpreted as GOP women being more supportive of abortion rights. Republican women less opposed to law banning medication abortion, for example, than Republican men.
Fifty-nine percent of Republican men were opposed, while Republican women were split — 51% were opposed, 49% supported those types of laws.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-04-24T10:01:32+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2023-04-24/poll-two-thirds-oppose-banning-medication-abortion |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A woman was arrested in South Korea on Thursday on two murder charges from New Zealand, where the bodies of two long-dead children were found last month in abandoned suitcases, authorities said.
Authorities didn’t immediately say if the 42-year-old suspect was the dead children’s mother. New Zealand police had earlier told their South Korean counterparts that the mother might be living in South Korea.
South Korean police detained the woman in the southeastern port city of Ulsan, based on a South Korean court warrant issued after New Zealand requested her provisional arrest as part of an extradition process, according to South Korea’s National Police Agency and Justice Ministry.
The unidentified woman covered her face with the hood of her coat as officers escorted her outside an Ulsan police station and put her in a car headed for the capital, Seoul, where she was expected to be questioned by prosecutors.
New Zealand authorities must submit the formal request for her extradition to the South Korean Justice Ministry within 45 days. The ministry will then decide whether to proceed with an extradition review at the Seoul High Court to rule whether she would be sent to New Zealand.
New Zealand police said the South Korean warrant was in connection with two charges of murder, and they have asked South Korean authorities to keep the woman in jail until she is extradited.
“To have someone in custody overseas within such a short period of time has all been down to the assistance of the Korean authorities and the coordination by our New Zealand Police Interpol staff,” Detective Inspector Tofilau Fa’amanuia Vaaelua said in a statement.
He said the investigation had been “very challenging” and that inquiries were continuing both in New Zealand and abroad.
Vaaelua said police weren’t going to comment further as the matter was now before the courts. Authorities in New Zealand typically don’t comment on pending court cases in order to avoid the possibility of influencing the outcome.
The children’s bodies were discovered last month after a New Zealand family bought abandoned goods, including two suitcases, from a storage unit in Auckland in an online auction. Police said the New Zealand family had nothing to do with the deaths.
The children were between 5 and 10 years old, had been dead for a number of years, and the suitcases had been in storage for at least three or four years, according to police.
South Korean police say the woman was born in South Korea and later moved to New Zealand, where she gained citizenship. She returned to South Korea in 2018, according to immigration records.
South Korean police say it was suspected she could be the mother of the two victims, as her past address in New Zealand was registered to the storage unit where the suitcases were kept for years.
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Perry reported from Wellington, New Zealand. | 2022-09-15T22:00:15+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/world-news/ap-international/ap-woman-arrested-in-s-korea-after-bodies-found-in-new-zealand/ |
Monday night in Ohio, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan meets his Republican challenger, author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, on the debate stage. It's their second and final encounter.
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Monday night in Ohio, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan meets his Republican challenger, author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, on the debate stage. It's their second and final encounter.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-10-17T11:55:12+00:00 | kunm.org | https://www.kunm.org/2022-10-17/its-been-a-pretty-contentious-debate-season-for-senate-midterm-races |
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Additional coins are available now.
PLANTATION, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TradeStation Crypto, Inc. ("TradeStation Crypto"), an award-winning,* self-clearing online brokerage for trading cryptocurrencies, is proud to announce the expansion of its services by adding trading support for six additional coins to its trading platform. The coins below are now available to TradeStation Crypto clients:
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- Maker (MKR)
- Shiba Inu (SHIB)
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost.
The two companies behind the iPhone and the software that powers Android phones on Tuesday submitted a proposal to set standards for combatting secret surveillance on Apple's AirTag trackers and similar gadgets. The concept also has the backing of Samsung, which sells the most Android smartphones worldwide, as well as tracking products similar to the AirTag such as Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee.
The $30 AirTag has become a popular item since its 2021 release, helping users pinpoint the locations of a wide variety of lost property. But stalkers have also deployed AirTags and similar products to shadow former love interests and other people who don’t realize they are being tracked.
“Bluetooth trackers have created tremendous user benefits, but they also bring the potential of unwanted tracking, which requires industrywide action to solve,” said Dave Burke, Google’s vice president of Engineering for Android.
Apple and AirTag hope to have a plan in place by the end of this year to thwart stealth tracking. The solution would be distributed through software updates to iPhones and Android phones.
Erica Olsen, the senior director of National Network to End Domestic Violence’s Safety Net Project, applauded the effort to set an industry standard that she believes will help protect survivors of abusive relationships and other people that have been targets of stealth technology. “These new standards will minimize opportunities for abuse of this technology and decrease the burden on survivors in detecting unwanted trackers,” Olsen said. | 2023-05-02T18:00:46+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/apple-google-partner-to-combat-creepy-tracking-tactics/4JNRYHMOWRA53AESKCUYAXHQMQ/ |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points, rookie Zia Cooke added 14 and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury 94-71 on Friday night in Griner's first WNBA game since being jailed in Russia.
Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots in 25 minutes. She has been free since December when she was part of a high-profile prisoner swap after spending months in a Russian jail.
Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February 2022 after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.
Cooke shot 5 of 6 from the floor and made both her 3-pointers in her league debut in front of Dawn Staley, her former college coach. Cooke was taken 10th overall by the Sparks in the draft after starring at South Carolina.
The Sparks led 54-41 at halftime, having pulled away in the second quarter after what began as a close game.
Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points for the Sparks, who had five players in double figures.
Among those in attendance were Magic Johnson, Pau Gasol, Byron Scott, Robert Horry, Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham. Vice President Kamala Harris visited both teams in their locker rooms before the game.
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AP Sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-20T06:44:09+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/la-sparks-defeat-griner-mercury-94-71-in-wnba-18109919.php |
FRESNO, Calif. (AP)Callum McRae had 21 points in Sacramento State’s 59-53 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night.
McRae also added six rebounds for the Hornets (6-5). Zach Chappell had 13 points and Akolda Mawein scored nine.
Jordan Campbell led the Bulldogs (3-7) with 13 points and two blocks. Isaiah Hill added 11 points and Donavan Yap scored eight.
McRae had 19 points in the second half for Sac State, which led 24-23 at intermission.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2022-12-18T19:34:31+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ncaa-basketball/mcrae-leads-sacramento-state-over-fresno-state-59-53/ |
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple way to find your phone in the dark," said an inventor, from Goldthwaite, Texas, "so I invented the SMART GLOW. My design enables you to easily see your phone on a nightstand, inside a large purse or in other dark places."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved bumper case for a cell phone. In doing so, it would illuminate without a battery or power source. As a result, it ensures that the phone can be easily located in the dark. It also provides added protection. The invention features a unique design that is easy to use so it is ideal for cell phone owners. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Austin sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-ASP-256, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – No. 16 Michigan Tech never led in the GLI Third Place Game until Arvid Caderoth scored 1:24 into overtime for a 3-2 victory over No. 11 Michigan State Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. The Huskies improved to 12-6-3 and 5-2 in non-conference games.
“I’m extremely proud of the guys after a couple of good meaningful meetings today,” Tech coach Joe Shawhan said. “I believe in our players, and we just need to continue to grow as a group by putting the team first. The bounce back after last night is incredible. Michigan State is a really good team and our leaders stepped up today.”
Tech trailed for most of the night. Down 2-1 late in the third, the Spartans were called for a penalty after Kyle Kukkonen was elbowed in the head. Coach Shawhan pulled Blake Pietila for the extra attacker and the Huskies answered when Brett Thorne scored the game-tying goal with 1:13 left on a shot through traffic. Jack Works and Ryland Mosley assisted on Thorne’s second of the season.
“I didn’t see much. It was a loose puck that I just shot,” Thorne said. “I got a lucky deflection, but I’ll take it.”
MSU (13-8-1) was whistled for tripping early in the 3-on-3 overtime. The Spartans had a bad line change and Brett Thorne found Ryland Mosley for a long stretch pass. Mosley fed it over to Caderoth for the tap-in game-winner for his first of the season.
“It was a really good pass by Brett and then Mosley is a good player and made it easy for me,” Caderoth said. “It was two good players making it really easy for me.”
The Spartans got on the board 15:38 into the game when Jesse Tucker scored on a breakaway, going five-hole on the goaltender. Viktor Hurtig assisted on the play.
The Huskies tied it up after a shot from the point through traffic by Jake Crespi was tipped in by David Jankowski 3:22 into the second. Jack Works also assisted on Jankowski’s fourth of the season.
MSU retook the lead on a goal by Daniel Russell 14:25 into the second. Karsen Dorwart and Christian Krygier added assists.
Tech outshot MSU 38-33. Blake Pietila made 31 saves, winning his 11th game of the season. Dylan St. Cyr had 35 saves for the Spartans. His biggest save came 7:00 into the third when there was a huge scramble in the crease. The puck rested next to the post but the Spartans cleared it.
“The atmosphere here was insane,” added Thorne who was named to the GLI All-Tournament Team. “For our fans to travel to see us was awesome. It was a letdown last night but getting the win today was an amazing feeling.”
“Thank you to all the fans for coming and especially the band,” Caderoth said. “It was amazing to play out there yesterday and today.”
GLI ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
F – Jason Polin – Western Michigan (MVP)
F – Ryan McAllister – Western Michigan
F – Mitch Deelstra – Ferris State
D – Brett Thorne – Michigan Tech
D – Aidan Fulp – Western Michigan
G – Cameron Rowe – Western Michigan | 2022-12-29T07:31:01+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/sports/ncaa/caderoth-scores-in-ot-for-gli-win-over-11-michigan-state/ |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Remember the grasshopper invasion of 2019?
Swarms of locusts invaded Las Vegas at the end of July 2019, taking over the strip and blotting out streetlights, and now they may be returning.
“They were just chirping and chirping and chirping at a very shrill level,” said Trish Nash, a resident of Henderson, Nevada, located near Las Vegas.
Nash spent hours trying to figure out where this noise was coming from in her Henderson home before discovering a group of insects made their way into her vent, garage, and laundry room.
“So what I did was contact a pest control company and I asked them what their thoughts were about this and they explained that it’s nothing they really can do,” she said, “You can’t control them with a service because they’ll continue to come.”
Sightings aren’t just limited to Henderson. Nevada residents report seeing these insects in Summerlin, Mountains Edge, Centennial Hills, North Las Vegas and the Thomas and Mack parking lot at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Could Las Vegas see another infestation? Field biologist Marija Minic said it’s possible.
“I think 2019 was a different year because it was a lot drier, Minic told KLAS. “We had more monsoons this year, more rains so I don’t honestly believe it’ll be that bad, but it could get worse.”
Minic said readily available food sources grasshoppers feed on like other smaller insects and plants are keeping them thriving, along with a change in climate conditions. She said don’t be surprised if you continue to see grasshoppers stick around.
With a short lifespan, grasshoppers, locusts and crickets are also food sources for birds and lizards.
Minic said these insects are harmless, adding that if you come across them, it’s best to leave them alone. | 2022-09-27T19:27:13+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/are-hordes-of-grasshoppers-invading-las-vegas-again/ |
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.’s net income rose 19% in the second quarter as the company pulled together enough computer chips to boost factory output and sales.
The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said Wednesday it made $667 million from April through June, compared with $561 million a year earlier.
The company stuck with its full-year outlook for pretax earnings of $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion and it still expects 10% to 15% growth in vehicle sales to dealers for the full year. It also boosted its dividend from 10 cents per share to 15 cents per share starting in the third quarter, the level it was before the pandemic.
But Chief Financial Officer John Lawler said the automaker is modeling several scenarios in case the economy slips into a recession. He says Ford is better prepared for a downturn than in the past thanks to lower expenses and a stronger model lineup.
It’s also in the midst of a major transformation of the business that will include white-collar job cuts. CEO Jim Farley told analysts Wednesday that the company is too complex and its costs aren’t competitive. It also has too many employees in some areas.
“We have skills that don’t work anymore,” he said. “We have jobs that need to change.”
The company, he said has too many versions of its internal-combustion vehicles. It plans to create more models off the same electric vehicle underpinnings, spending capital on areas that affect customers such as software, digital displays and automated driving systems, Farley said.
Areas that will see cuts will be decided by examinations of work flows, Farley said.
Ford has realigned itself into three business units, one for electric vehicles, another for commercial vehicles and another for internal-combustion vehicles.
Lawler said the company’s factories are still slowed by the global shortage of computer chips, which he expects to improve in the fourth quarter.
“Given the constraints that we have, demand is still higher than we can supply,” he said.
Ford also is experiencing higher raw materials costs and general inflation, which Lawler expects to ease in the second half.
The company is planning for macroeconomic problems, with the next issue being energy shortages in Europe due to Russia limiting natural gas supplies. Ford, he said, has 550 parts-supply companies in high risk areas of Europe, with 130 sending parts to North America.
“I think we’re well prepared for the things we can predict, but it’s always a new day,” he said.
Ford’s stock jumped 6.3% in after-market trading following the earnings report.
From April through June, adjusted earnings per share were 68 cents, beating Wall Street estimates of 45 cents, according to FactSet. Revenue was $40.19 billion, also beating analyst estimates of $36.87 billion.
Sales in the U.S., Ford’s most profitable market, rose just under 2% for the quarter. That boosted profits when coupled with strong demand and high prices for trucks and SUVs.
Lawler said Ford’s sale prices rose about 6% last quarter from the prior year, and the company is not seeing any falloff in consumer demand. With average U.S. vehicle selling prices around $45,000, Lawler said there could be some moderation in prices during the second half of the year. | 2022-07-27T23:02:11+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/ford-2q-profit-up-19-on-strong-prices-sales-increase/ |
Hidalgo County reports one coronavirus-related death, 1,318 cases of COVID-19
Hidalgo County on Tuesday reported one coronavirus-related death and 1,318 cases of COIVD-19, according to the report from the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department.
The report covers the three-day period of Friday, June 24 through Monday, June 27.
The people who reportedly tested positive are in the following age groups:
The county also reported that 77 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, including 56 adults and 21 children.
Of the 77 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 10 are in intensive care units. They include seven adults and three children.
Across Hidalgo County school districts, no new staff members and students tested positive for the virus.
Since the pandemic began, 3,925 people have died due to the virus in the county.
There are currently 2,341 reported active cases of COVID-19 in the county. | 2022-06-28T23:49:59+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-reports-one-coronavirus-related-death-1-318-cases-of-covid-19 |
After announcing in September that it had expanded its partnership with Walmart by nearly doubling the number of stores in which its jewelry and accessories are available nationwide, Claire’s has now added a partnership with Macy’s, including the department store’s Oakbrook Center location.
Claire’s is well known, especially among tweens and teens. And shoppers at the new Oak Brook store, one of more than 20 nationwide that opened in mid-November inside of Macy’s locations, will have access to the brand’s hair accessories, jewelry and cosmetics.
The move into Macy’s is a way that Claire’s continues to grow its consumer products partnerships business, diversifying its retail footprint, reaching consumers where they live and shop, and driving brand awareness, according to information from Claire’s.
“Macy’s and Claire’s are two iconic brands in fashion with a long-standing commitment to being destinations for inspirational and accessible style for generations of consumers,” Ryan Vero, chief executive officer of Claire’s, said in a statement. “We help celebrate special moments, and with this partnership, we are combining our brand power to reach new customers and serve them with the latest on-trend accessories in time for the holiday shopping season and beyond.”
For Macy’s, bringing Claire’s into some of its stores is a good fit.
“Macy’s is the ultimate destination for trends and fashion,” Stephen Moore, Macy’s senior vice president of merchandising, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to partner with Claire’s to expand our jewelry and accessories assortment and give our customers even more ways to own their style.”
Claire’s struggled in the mid-2010s, closing stores in malls and eventually filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018. Since then, the company has turned its finances around, filing for an initial public offering of $100 million in September 2021. The company was publicly held before its private equity backer at the time, Apollo Global Management, took it private in 2007. As of April 2022, the company operated more than 1,500 stand-alone stores in North America.
In February, the company reported net sales of nearly $1.4 billion in 2021, a growth of 53% over 2020 and a growth of 9% over 2019. Sales at its retail partners were 70% higher than in 2020.
Chuck Fieldman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press. | 2022-11-29T16:18:34+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-claires-macys-tl-1201-20221129-kdywwnunkfaarni6g5wybnigtu-story.html |
NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2022, which have been posted to the Investor Relations section of the SiriusXM website at https://investor.siriusxm.com/financial-information.
The company will also host a live webcast for investors at 8:00 a.m. ET. The webcast will be hosted by SiriusXM's Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Witz, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sean Sullivan. The live webcast can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of SiriusXM's website at https://investor.siriusxm.com/. An archive of the webcast will be available on the company's website after the call for a limited time.
About Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America with a portfolio of audio businesses including its flagship subscription entertainment service SiriusXM; the ad-supported and premium music streaming services of Pandora; an expansive podcast network; and a suite of business and advertising solutions. Reaching a combined monthly audience of approximately 150 million listeners, SiriusXM offers a broad range of content for listeners everywhere they tune in with a diverse mix of live, on-demand, and curated programming across music, talk, news, and sports. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP)The Los Angeles Dodgers signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal on Thursday and invited him to spring training.
The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason.
Heyward, who was injured at times last season, put up the worst offensive numbers of his career, batting .204 and with 10 RBIs and one home run in 137 plate appearances. However, he’s a valuable defender in the outfield.
The deal reunites Heyward with first baseman Freddie Freeman. They came up through the Atlanta Braves system and have remained friends ever since.
Heyward was a leader in the Cubs’ clubhouse, helping them win the 2016 World Series.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-12-09T23:02:38+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/mlb-baseball/dodgers-sign-of-jason-heyward-to-minor-league-deal/ |
General Motors is making some performance-related job cuts among some of its salaried employees and executives.
The Detroit automaker did not specify how many jobs would be eliminated, but did say it would impact a relatively small number of workers.
GM has 81,000 salaried employees worldwide.
In an internal memo sent to employees, Chief People Officer Arden Hoffman said that the impacted workers started leaving the company as of Tuesday.
In January GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra said during an earnings call that the automaker planned for $2 billion in cost savings over the next two years.
“The areas we’re focusing on include continuing to reduce complexity in all of our products, and reducing corporate overhead expenses across the board. I do want to be clear, though. We’re not planning layoffs. We are limiting our hiring to only the most strategically important roles and will use attrition to help manage overall head count,” she said at the time. | 2023-03-01T17:36:04+00:00 | 9and10news.com | https://www.9and10news.com/2023/03/01/gm-making-performance-related-job-cuts-for-salaried-workers/ |
"Proust had his madeleine, I have chicken," writes Jacques Pépin at the start of his new memoir. Pépin, who has been cooking since he was 13, says no ingredient brings him more joy than chicken. Except — perhaps — the egg.
"As a chef, I stand in awe of the humble bird's contributions to world cuisine. As an artist, I marvel at the iridescent colors and varied beauty of its plumage," Pépin writes.
In the kitchen, he can transform scrambled eggs into a dinner party for 50 — or a simple, delicious meal for one. With his paintbrush, the fowl become expressive and colorful — sometimes they look like majestic birds and sometimes they look like pineapples.
Now 86 years old, Jacques Pépin has a Lifetime Emmy award for his various television projects, 16 James Beard Awards, and France's Legion of Honor. He has cooked with Julia Child and for former French president Charles de Gaulle. Pépin has authored more than 30 cookbooks and spent his career showing millions of Americans how good food can both nourish and spice up our lives.
His new book is called Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef's Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird.
Jacques Pépin spoke about his long career and his art with NPR's Scott Simon. Here are excerpts from that conversation, edited in parts for clarity and length.
On cooking, eating and painting chicken
Being born in Bourg-en-Bresse, for me the Bresse chickens are considered one of the greatest chickens in France. They are beautiful white chickens with blue feet and a red comb, so bleu, blanc, rouge — the color of the French flag. Anyone who comes to Bourg will have chicken. From cold chicken in aspic, to chicken with cream sauce and tarragon, to pâté. It's a very democratic meat. It exists from truck stops to three-star restaurants with truffles under the skin.
I realized I was doing a fair amount of illustrations of chicken and so I decided to do a book of chicken.
There are similarities [between painting and cooking]. Without any question, I am better at cooking because I am better trained. When you work at a restaurant, someone orders chicken sauteed with morels, whatever. And then 15 minutes later you have another order and you have like six, eight, 10 orders of the same dish, the same evening, it will never be the same exactly. Maybe it's a bit thicker. It looks a bit dry, you put two tablespoons of water. I react to what the food looks like. Taste, adjust, taste, adjust.
And to a certain extent the similarity with the painting, for me. When I start a painting, often I don't know where I'm going too much, but at some point it takes hold of me. And then I react to it. I put that color, shape just because it feels good. So similar, to a certain extent, to the process of cooking.
On cooking for French President Charles de Gaulle
At the time it was another world. The cook was really at the bottom of the social scale. You tried to sneak behind the door to see the guests, but if anyone came to the kitchen it was probably to complain about something.
When you deal with state dinners, like with [President] Eisenhower, then you deal with the protocol usually. Otherwise, during the week, on Monday I'd usually sit down with [Madame Yvonne de Gaulle] and do the menu for the week. And certainly on Sunday they were very devout Catholics. So after church it was the family dinner, children, grandchildren and so forth. So at that point they ate what they wanted, the way they wanted. Madame de Gaulle [would say], "I want a leg of lamb, not too rare, it's no good for the president."
I remember the foreign minister came back from Russia with, like, three cans of two kilos each of beluga caviar. So we had caviar in the kitchen for a while. And at some of the points de chasse présidentiels, hunting ground in Rambouillet and so forth, they would sometimes bring me, like, eight, 10, 12 pheasants. Which I had to pluck to do pâté. Otherwise ... it was pretty mundane.
On cooking with Julia Child
I had a friend of mine, Helen McCullough, a food editor. Helen told me, "Oh, I have that woman from Boston here. She's coming next week. You want to cook?" I said, "Yeah, sure." She said, "She's a very tall woman. She has a terrible voice." So that was, of course, Julia. So we became friends in 1960. So we were friends for half a century, basically. And that means that we argued all the time, but we drank a lot of wine, too.
I started doing a show at KQED. I did 13 series of 26 shows. So that's hundreds of shows. [After the first two shows] they said, "You have to do it on time. It's too expensive to edit." So it was like 29 minutes of cooking, I had like three recipes to do, sometimes four. So you have a guy going by with a sign: 14 minutes, 12 minutes, 9 minutes, 3 [minutes], wrap up. So it could be pretty stressing. When we did it with Julia, she said, "OK, we're going to cook and when it's finished, we'll tell you." I think some of the shows were over an hour.
The second thing is — usually when you do a television series, you come with at least the manuscript of a book so that the back kitchen has an idea of what you're going to do. There, we had no recipe. She told me to do a list — a list of what you want to do. I did a list of, I don't know, 80 or 100 recipes. And she did the same thing. And I think maybe three of my recipes made it in the whole thing [laughs]. But I didn't care. With Julia, we had no recipe, no time frame. We had a bottle of wine. So it was a fun show.
What he cooks today
[I still enjoy cooking], maybe not as much as I used to. You know, your metabolism changes, certainly at my age. When you're a young chef you tend to add to the plate. To add more garnish. Add this, that. As you get older you have that type of process where you kind of eliminate more and get closer to maybe something more essential.
If I'm left with a beautiful tomato from my garden, a bit of coarse salt, and olive oil, I don't need more embellishments. So, yes, I cook still, but very simple stuff. I had some clam last night. Pigs feet in the old style with breaded and mustard on top.
I still have a glass of wine, put the bread on the table. It's less sophisticated than my [late wife Gloria] would have done — she would set up the table by herself with flowers and so forth. But we still set up the table and sit down and enjoy a meal.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-10-01T13:40:04+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-10-01/americas-most-famous-french-chef-on-the-art-of-the-chicken-and-a-life-well-lived |
5 things to do in downtown Shreveport
Face your fears on Texas Street, sing to Sondheim, Revel in art, food, and fun! Become a downtown VIP with your Red River Revel wristband and belt a tune until the Lake Street Bar mic is turned off and the band goes home. Find fun and make it yours in our #CoolDowntown.
1.Enjoy Sondheim sublime with Melissa Errico and The Music of Stephen Sondheim at the Strand Theatre. Errico, a Tony-nominated Broadway star, will be performing works from what has been called the ‘best all-Sondheim album ever recorded”. From West Side Story to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sondheim’s works still move us. When: Fri., Sept. 30, 8 pm. Where: The Strand Theatre, 619 Louisiana Ave. Cost: $29/$49. Info: threstrandtheatre.com
2.It’s a Nightmare on Texas Street the month of October at Robinson Film Center. Our downtown theater & bistro has campy, spooky fun in store, including a shadow cast of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! The month of fright starts with a Friday Night Freakout and Starship Troopers. Practice your evil laugh and let’s get ghoulish! When: Starts Fri., Sept. 30, 10 pm. Where: Robinson Film Center, 617 Texas St. Cost: $8.50/$10.50. Info: robinsonfilmcenter.org
3.She’s big, she’s bold, she’s brassy, and she’s back! The 46th annual Red River Revel returns to downtown with art, music, food, and children’s activities. Shop more than 75 juried artists, listen to more than 55 musical acts, enjoy more than 100 food options. What does that add up to? Eight days of nonstop fun! When: Sat.- Sun., Oct. 1-9, Open each day at 11 am. Where: Festival Plaza, 101 Crockett St. Cost: Some days free/various. Info: redriverevel.com
4.Become a downtown VIP with Revel Plus. Your digital armband (use it instead of paper coupons this year) gets you downtown deals galore at 23 restaurants, shops, clubs, and entertaining venues. Use Revel+ to get in free, score specials, get in the running for a $500 prize, all the while supporting local businesses. When: Sat.- Sun., Oct. 1-9. Where: All over downtown. Cost: Free with your Revel digital armband. Info: downtownshreveport.revel-plus
5.Tune it up at Open Mic with the Gumbo Delux Band at Lake Street Bar! Show your memory skills with all eight minutes of American Pie (and then debate the meaning), or croon one of the Rat Pack’s best. While there, enjoy food, Sunday Night Football, and adult beverages, too! When: Open Mic is 1st & 3rd Sundays, 7-9 pm. Where: Lake Street Bar, 315 Lake St. Cost: $10 cover. Info: Fb/lake street bar | 2022-09-30T08:45:17+00:00 | shreveporttimes.com | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/30/5-things-to-do-in-downtown-shreveport-september-30/69526777007/ |
Matt Coronato scored with 5:10 remaining in the third period Monday to snap a tie and lift the United States past Germany 3-2 at the World Championship in Tampere, Finland.
The U.S. scored twice in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit and improved to 3-0 in Group A (nine points). Casey DeSmith (Pittsburgh) made 30 saves.
Coronato, the 13th overall pick in 2021 who played just one game for Calgary this season, scored on a power play on a pass from Scott Perunovich (Springfield, AHL).
“That was a gutsy effort and I’m really proud of our guys,” Team USA coach David Quinn said. “That was our third game in four days against a really good German team.”
Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde is an assistant for the U.S.
Defenseman Ronnie Attard (Philadelphia) of White Lake, Mich., opened the scoring at 5:39 of the second period during a delayed penalty. His one-timer from below the point deflected in off the skate of a German defender.
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider had one assist, three shots and a plus-1 rating while logging a game-high 23:44 in ice time for Germany, which has no points and has lost all three of its games in regulation.
Red Wings prospect Carter Mazur had no points, one shot and an even plus-minus rating in 11:31.
In other games Monday:
Canada 2, Slovakia 1 (SO): Jack Quinn scored in the eighth round of the shootout and Canada improved to 2-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) and remained in first place in Group B with eight points.
Red Wings center Joe Veleno had no points, no shots, an even rating and won 9-of-14 face-offs for Canada.
Samuel Montembeault (Montreal) made 23 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped 6-of-8 shooters in the shootout for Canada.
More: U.S. has no trouble handling Hungary | 2023-05-15T17:30:13+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2023/05/us-remains-perfect-at-worlds-after-comeback-win-over-germany.html |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday that it has removed the Sackler family from the full name of its medical school after decades of donations from the makers of OxyContin.
The move came after years of petitions to pull the longtime donors’ name from the campus while the Sacklers faced extensive lawsuits for their role in the opioid epidemic.
Last month an American court approved a plan for the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of legal claims connected to the opioid epidemic while shielding the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, from additional lawsuits.
The university said that “the Sackler family has kindly agreed to remove their name from the Faculty of Medicine” in order to allow new donors a chance to put their name on it, while it “gratefully acknowledges the multi-decade contributions of the Sackler family.”
The Sacklers have been donors to the university for 50 years, it said. According to an Associated Press investigation in 2019, the Sackler family had donated millions to academic institutions, including hundreds of thousands of dollars to Tel Aviv University — even as they faced growing scrutiny for helping fuel the opioid crisis in the United States. | 2023-06-22T19:43:00+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/health-2/ap-health/tel-aviv-university-removes-sackler-family-makers-of-oxycontin-from-medical-schools-full-name/ |
-Earnings Call Scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET on August 15, 2023-
GUANGZHOU, China, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HUYA Inc. ("Huya" or the "Company") (NYSE: HUYA), a leading game live streaming platform in China, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2023 unaudited financial results on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, before the open of U.S. markets.
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on August 15, 2023 (8:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on August 15, 2023).
For participants who wish to join the call, please complete online registration using the link provided below 20 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive the conference call access information, including dial-in numbers, a personal PIN and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.
Participant Online Registration: https://register.vevent.com/register/BIcf80892cbf63431d9fde07053cb07bd4
Once complete the registration, please dial-in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the earnings call and enter the personal PIN as instructed to connect to the call.
A live webcast of the earnings call will be accessible at https://ir.huya.com and a replay of the webcast will be available following the session.
About HUYA Inc.
HUYA Inc. is a leading game live streaming platform in China with a large and active game live streaming community. The Company cooperates with e-sports event organizers, as well as major game developers and publishers, and has developed e-sports live streaming as one of the most popular content genres on its platform. The Company has created an engaged, interactive and immersive community for game enthusiasts of China's young generation. Building on its success in game live streaming, Huya has also extended its content to other entertainment content genres. Huya's open platform also functions as a marketplace for broadcasters and talent agencies to congregate and closely collaborate with the Company.
For more information, please visit: https://ir.huya.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
HUYA Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86-20-2290-7829
E-mail: ir@huya.com
Piacente Financial Communications
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: huya@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
Piacente Financial Communications
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: huya@tpg-ir.com
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SOURCE HUYA Inc. | 2023-07-25T10:46:15+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2023/07/25/huya-inc-report-second-quarter-2023-financial-results-tuesday-august-15-2023/ |
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