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Texas A&M vs. Penn State: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits - First Round
An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 10th-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions (22-13) hit the court as 3.5-point underdogs against the No. 7 seed Texas A&M Aggies (25-9) on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena. The contest begins at 9:55 PM on TBS. Here's what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 7-10 matchup. The matchup's point total is set at 134.5.
Texas A&M vs. Penn State Odds & Info
- Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
- Time: 9:55 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Des Moines, Iowa
- Venue: Wells Fargo Arena
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Texas A&M vs Penn State Betting Records & Stats
- The Aggies' ATS record is 22-10-0 this season.
- This season, Texas A&M has won 19 of its 22 games, or 86.4%, when favored by at least -165 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Aggies, based on the moneyline, is 62.3%.
- Penn State has a 19-12-0 record against the spread this season.
- This season, the Nittany Lions have been victorious five times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Penn State has a 42.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Texas A&M vs. Penn State Over/Under Stats
Additional Texas A&M vs Penn State Insights & Trends
- Texas A&M has gone 8-2 in its past 10 contests, with an 8-2 record against the spread during that span.
- Three of Aggies' past 10 outings have gone over the total.
- Penn State has gone 8-2 in its last 10 contests, with an 8-2 record against the spread in that span.
- In their past 10 games, the Nittany Lions have gone over the total seven times.
- The 73.2 points per game the Aggies average are just 4.8 more points than the Nittany Lions allow (68.4).
- When Texas A&M totals more than 68.4 points, it is 15-5 against the spread and 16-5 overall.
- The Nittany Lions put up an average of 72.3 points per game, 6.1 more points than the 66.2 the Aggies allow to opponents.
- Penn State is 14-5 against the spread and 17-4 overall when it scores more than 66.2 points.
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A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa
By WANJOHI KABUKURU
Associated Press
Over a week after Cyclone Freddy’s second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, officials and aid workers continue to uncover the full extent of the cyclone’s destruction.
In Malawi the death toll has reached 447 people, with 282 others missing and close to 400,000 people still displaced, authorities in the country said. Malawi’s southern region, including the financial capital of Blantyre, was the worst affected. In Mozambique, some 66 people have died and 59,000 are still displaced, according to local authorities.
Many people, including children “are traumatized by the cyclone,” said Palal Areman, from the aid agency Save the Children and based in Blantyre. “They were brought to the hospital with head injuries, broken limbs, and bruises, while others looked worried or had no family members.”
The United Nations emergency fund released $5.5 million to Malawi to assist communities affected by Cyclone Freddy on Monday.
Flooding in the Shire River valley in southern Malawi remains a major impediment to search and rescue efforts, aid agencies said. The World Food Program said Monday 1,500 people had been rescued by boats in Malawi’s flooded river valley.
Cyclones have been worsened by human-caused climate change, with warming temperatures making cyclones, wetter, more intense and more frequent. Richer nations that have industrialized have caused much of the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change with more vulnerable countries often bearing the brunt, a reality which led to a “loss and damage” fund for climate disasters being agreed last year.
“The destruction and suffering that I witnessed in southern Malawi is the human face of the global climate crisis,” said United Nations Resident Coordinator for Malawi, Rebecca Adda-Dontoh. “The people I met with — many of whom have lost their homes and loved ones — have done nothing to cause this crisis.”
Both Malawi and Mozambique were dealing with a cholera outbreak when Freddy hit, heightening fears that the cyclone will worsen the situation in nations where health and relief workers were already stretched thin.
Cyclone Freddy is on course to be the longest-ever cyclone in recorded history, with an expert panel convening to decide if the cyclone has overtaken the current record holder, 31-day Hurricane John in 1994.
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A jury found former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder guilty Thursday in a corruption scheme.
Householder was charged with racketeering, accused of accepting about $61 million in bribes from Akron-based FirstEnergy via dark money group Generation Now, first to make Householder speaker in 2019 and then to pass a $1.3 billion utility bailout.
“As presented by the trial team, Larry Householder illegally sold the statehouse, and thus he ultimately betrayed the great people of Ohio he was elected to serve,” said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker. “Matt Borges was a willing co-conspirator, who paid bribe money for insider information to assist Householder. Through its verdict today, the jury reaffirmed that the illegal acts committed by both men will not be tolerated and that they should be held accountable.”
The jury also found Borges, the former Ohio Republican Party chairman, guilty of racketeering.
The bill was signed into law on July 23, 2019, watering down renewable energy standards and bailing out two energy companies, including FirstEnergy Solutions, which owned two aging nuclear power plans along Lake Erie. FirstEnergy Solutions has since been renamed Harbor Energy.
Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts, a coalition of business, consumer and environmental groups, opposed the bill and tried to gather enough signatures to put it up for referendum in November 2020.
Supporters of the bailout spent more than $16 million on ads, $9.5 million of which came from Generation Now. The organization running the campaign against the referendum told Ohioans that the Chinese were attempting to infiltrate the power grid and take people’s personal information.
In the face of the fierce opposition the referendum attempt failed to gather enough signatures, and the law went into effect on Oct. 22, 2019.
In July 2020, the FBI arrested Householder, as well as Matt Borges, political strategist Jeff Longstreth and lobbyists Juan Cespedes and Neil Clark, who were all accused of funneling the millions in bribes from FirstEnergy through the dark money group Generation Now.
Investigators said the money was spent on positioning Householder as speaker, passing House Bill 6, defeating the referendum attempt and on personal expenses for Householder, including paying off his credit cards, settling an Alabama lawsuit and repairing his Florida home.
Longstreth and Cespedes later pleaded guilty to racketeering and agreed to testify against Householder, while Clark died by suicide in March 2021.
Generation Now also pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy, and FirstEnergy entered into an agreement to escape prosecution by admitting to the bribes and agreeing to pay a $230 million penalty.
During the trial, Longstreth said that after the bailout passed, he and Householder also mounted an effort to make him speaker for the foreseeable future, turning to utilities FirstEnergy and AEP for the $15-20 million he estimated ads would cost. He said that Householder secured pledges of support in February, but that the plans fell apart.
“COVID started in March and then we were arrested in July,” Longstreth said.
In closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Singer argued Householder received millions from FirstEnergy in an undisclosed account, according to the Associated Press.
“It was undisclosed, it was unreported, and he received the money knowing that FirstEnergy Corp. and FirstEnergy Solutions expected legislation in return,” Singer said. “This is called bribery.”
Householder’s defense claimed the case stemmed from an incomplete evidence and government bias.
“The bottom line is that Larry Householder was engaged in political activity, not criminal activity,” Steven Bradley said.
About the Author | 2023-03-09T19:30:34+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/crime/jury-finds-former-ohio-house-speaker-householder-guilty-in-corruption-trial/XDVBURBMT5CR3ACOXCGZRDJ4EQ/ |
Inspired by a sustainable, supersonic future, this high-tech capsule is fit to fly, even at 60,000 feet
DENVER, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the aerospace company building the world's fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability, has announced a collaboration with Ministry of Supply, the MIT-founded apparel company that uses science to create comfortable, innovative and sustainable workleisure clothing. The exclusive capsule collection is inspired by a supersonic future where travel time is halved, sustainability is the standard, and comfort is always in style.
"Flying supersonic is not just a means of transportation—speed resonates with those who value productivity, treasure moments of joy, and believe in the power of science," said Gihan Amarasiriwardena, President and Co-Founder of Ministry of Supply. "We're thrilled to be able to bring this capsule to the world and inspire trips to those far-off destinations unlocked through supersonic flight."
"At Boom, our mission is to make the world dramatically more accessible," said Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer for Boom Supersonic. "Our collection with Ministry of Supply is styled to a future where we can explore the world with much greater efficiency and ease."
The Boom x Ministry of Supply Supersonic Capsule is an exclusive six-piece branded 'system' designed for those on the move. Each piece is designed to offer the ideal blend of engineering, performance, and comfort, and includes:
- The world's fastest blazer. Like the world's fastest and most sustainable supersonic airline, Overture, the Kinetic Blazer is engineered for efficient travel, with warp-knit, wrinkle resistant stretch fabric. Kinetic has broken two Guinness World Records for the fastest half-marathon in a suit, and is crafted by a team that specializes in carbon fiber used for aircraft fuselages.
- Coffee-powered socks. Atlas Crew Socks pair body-mapped cushioning with odor-absorbing, coffee-infused yarn, to maximize freshness from takeoff to touch-down.
- 3D Print-Knit eye mask. Moisture-wicking fabric helps to mitigate dry eyes, designed and knit in 3D to create a form-fitting, light-blocking seal around the eyes for more peaceful overnight trips.
- Travel blanket. Made from 100% recycled material, this blanket is perfectly sized for travel, and moisture-wicking for next-level humidity control, creating a more comfortable microclimate in flight.
- Weekend tote. An all-purpose tote large enough to carry the essentials, designed with tough, nylon-webbed shoulder straps for enhanced durability.
- Travel cup. A vacuum-insulated stainless steel mug keeps your favorite travel beverage at just the right temperature throughout your journey.
The limited-edition supersonic travel capsule collection is available now at Ministry of Supply, while quantities remain. To explore the collaboration, please visit: https://www.ministryofsupply.com/all/boom-x-ministry-of-supply-supersonic-capsule
Boom Supersonic is redefining commercial air travel by bringing sustainable, supersonic flight to the skies. Boom's historic commercial airliner, Overture, is designed and committed to industry-leading standards of speed, safety, and sustainability. Overture will be net-zero carbon, capable of flying on 100% sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at twice the speed of today's fastest passenger jets. Overture's order book, including purchases and options, stands at 70 aircraft, and Boom is working with the United States Air Force for government applications of Overture. Named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2021, the XB-1 demonstrator aircraft rolled out in 2020, and its carbon neutral flight test program is underway. The company is backed by world-class investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Prime Movers Lab, Emerson Collective and Amex Ventures. For more information, visit https://boomsupersonic.com.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The Albuquerque Police Department is investing a shooting that happened near Tingley Beach on Thursday, April 21. Crime Stoppers says a woman was found shot in her car while parked along the bosque trail. APD says the shooting happened around 9 p.m.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at (505) 843-STOP (7867) or p3tips.com/531. | 2022-04-25T22:21:43+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/apd-seeks-information-in-tingley-beach-shooting/ |
At 88, Gloria Steinem has long been the nation’s most visible feminist and advocate for women’s rights. But at 22, she was a frightened American in London getting an illegal abortion of a pregnancy so unwanted, she actually tried to throw herself down the stairs to end it.
Her response to the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade is succinct: “Obviously,” she wrote in an email message, “without the right of women and men to make decisions about our own bodies, there is no democracy.”
Steinem’s blunt remark cuts to the heart of the despair some opponents are feeling about Friday’s historic rollback of the 1973 case legalizing abortion. If a right so central to the overall fight for women’s equality can be revoked, they ask, what does it mean for the progress women have made in public life in the intervening 50 years?
“One of the things that I keep hearing from women is, ‘My daughter’s going to have fewer rights than I did. And how can that be?’” says Debbie Walsh, of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. “If this goes, what else can go? It makes everything feel precarious.”
Reproductive freedom was not the only demand of second-wave feminism, as the women’s movement of the ’60s and ’70s is known, but it was surely one of the most galvanizing issues, along with workplace equality.
The women who fought for those rights recall an astonishing decade of progress from about 1963 to 1973 including the right to equal pay, the right to use birth control, and Title IX in 1972 which bans discrimination in education. Capping it off was Roe v. Wade a year later, granting a constitutional right to abortion.
Many of the women who identified as feminists at the time had an illegal abortion or knew someone who did. Steinem, in fact, credits a “speak-out” meeting she attended on abortion in her 30s as the moment she pivoted from journalism to activism — and finally felt enabled to speak about her own secret abortion.
“Abortion is so tied to the women’s movement in this country,” says Carole Joffe, a sociologist at the University of California, San Francisco medical school who studies and teaches the history of abortion. “Along with improved birth control, what legal abortion meant was that women who were heterosexually active could still take part in public life. It enabled the huge change we’ve seen in women’s status over the last 50 years.” Joffe says many women, like her, now feel that the right to contraception could be at risk — something she calls “unthinkable.”
One of them is Heather Booth. When she was 20 and a student in Chicago, a male friend asked if she could help his sister obtain an abortion. It was 1965, and through contacts in the civil rights movement, she found a way to connect the young woman, nearly suicidal at the prospect of being pregnant, to a doctor willing to help. She thought it would be a one-off, but Booth ended up co-founding the Jane Collective, an underground group of women who provided safe abortions to those in need. In all, the group performed some 11,000 abortions over about seven years — a story recounted in the new documentary “The Janes.”
Booth, now 76, sees the Roe v. Wade upheaval as a chilling challenge to the triumphs of the women’s movement.
“I think we are on a knife’s edge,” she says. “On the one hand, there’s been 50 years of a change in women’s condition in this society,” she adds, recalling that when she was growing up, women could only respond to employment ads in the “women’s section,” to list just one example.
“So there’s been an advance toward greater equality, but … if you ask about where we stand, I think we are on a knife’s edge in a contest really between democracy and freedom, and tyranny, a dismantling of freedoms that have been long fought for.”
Of course, not every woman feels that abortion is a right worth preserving.
Linda Sloan, who has volunteered the last five years, along with her husband, for the anti-abortion organization A Moment of Hope in Columbia, South Carolina, says she values women’s rights.
“I strongly believe and support women being treated as equals to men … (in) job opportunities, salary, respect, and many other areas,” she says. She says she has tried to instill those values in her two daughters and two sons, and upholds them with her work at two women’s shelters, trying to empower women to make the right choices.
But when it comes to Roe v. Wade, she says, “I believe that the rights of the child in the mother’s womb are equally important. To quote Psalm 139, I believe that God ‘formed my inner parts’ and ‘knitted me together in my mother’s womb.’”
Elizabeth Kilmartin, like Sloan, volunteers at A Moment of Hope and is deeply pleased by the court’s decision.
In her younger years she considered herself a feminist and studied women’s history in college. Then, over the years she came to deeply oppose abortion, and no longer considers herself a feminist because she believes the word has been co-opted by those on the left. “No women’s rights have been harmed in the decision to stop killing babies in the womb,” Kilmartin says. “We have all kinds of women in power. Women aren’t being oppressed in the workplace anymore. We have a woman vice president … It’s just ridiculous to think that we’re so oppressed.”
Cheryl Lambert falls squarely in the opposing camp. The former Wall Street executive, now 65, immediately thought back to the gains she made earlier in her banking career, becoming the first woman to be named an officer at the institution she worked for. She calls the court decision “a sucker punch.”
“My thought was, what era are we living in?” Lambert says. “We are moving backwards. I’m just furious on behalf of our children and our grandchildren.”
Lambert herself needed an abortion as a young mother when the fetus was found to carry a genetic disease. “I thought it would get easier, not harder, to have an abortion in this country,” she says.
Now, she and many other women fear a return to dangerous, illegal abortions of the past — and a disproportionate impact on women without the means to travel to abortion-friendly states. Still, many are trying to see a positive side: that as bleak as the moment may seem, change could come via new energy at the ballot box.
“We’re in it for the long haul,” says Carol Tracy, of the Women’s Law Project in Philadelphia.
Steinem, too, issued a note of resolve.
“Women have always taken power over our own bodies, and we will keep right on,” she wrote in her email message. “An unjust court can’t stop abortion, but it guarantees civil disobedience and disrespect for the court.”
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AP Reporter Maryclaire Dale contributed to this report.
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For AP’s full coverage of the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, go to https://apnews.com/hub/abortion. | 2022-06-26T16:48:54+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/a-sucker-punch-some-women-fear-setback-to-hard-won-rights/ |
DETROIT, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) today announced that it will conduct its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Additional details will be provided in the company's proxy statement.
About Ally Financial
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a digital financial services company committed to its promise to "Do It Right" for its consumer, commercial and corporate customers. Ally is composed of an industry-leading independent auto finance and insurance operation, an award-winning digital direct bank (Ally Bank, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, which offers mortgage lending, point-of-sale personal lending, and a variety of deposit and other banking products), a consumer credit card business, a corporate finance business for equity sponsors and middle-market companies, and securities brokerage and investment advisory services. Our brand conviction is that we are all better off with an ally, and our focus is on helping our customers achieve their strongest financial well-being, a notion personalized to what is important to them. For more information, please visit www.ally.com and follow @allyfinancial.
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SOURCE Ally Financial | 2022-10-27T14:55:10+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/10/27/ally-financial-announces-date-2023-annual-meeting-stockholders/ |
God received another angel in Robin Lynn Brown Tunnicliff. Robin was born on April 3, 1952, to John and Donna Brown in Billings. She passed away on Sept. 5.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband Darell on Feb. 10, 2022; and her brother, Bryan Brown. Robin leaves behind her brother, Stephen Brown; her uncle, Lyle Hedin (Dagney); her sister-in-law, Connie Dunn and her daughters: Lynell Gappa (sons Tyler and Klae) and Kaylean Dunn; Bryan's children Alyssa and Joshua; Bryan's former wife, Julie Kautz Brown; and countless friends.
Robin's funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 4125 Grand Ave. Livestream will be available at https://www.kingofglorybillings.com/. Following the service, a celebration of life will be held at Yellowstone Country Club, 3200 Paul Allen Way.
Full obituary is available at www.michelottisawyers.com. | 2022-09-10T06:04:11+00:00 | billingsgazette.com | https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/robin-tunnicliff/article_43fead3e-6b41-5e2b-a50d-fc29aee59bb0.html |
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Kohl's Corporation ("Kohl's" or the "Company") (NYSE: KSS) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Kohl's investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
KSS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Kohl's new strategic framework to "drive top-line growth," "expand operating margin," and become "the most trusted retailer of choice for the active and casual lifestyle" (the "Strategic Plan") was not well tailored to achieving the Company's stated goals; (ii) the defendants had likewise overstated the Company's success in executing its Strategic Plan; (iii) Kohl's had deficient disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, and corporate governance mechanisms; (iv) as a result, the Company's board of directors was able to and did withhold material information from shareholders about the state of Kohl's in the lead-up to the Company's annual meeting; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Kohl's financial condition and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Kohl's during the relevant time frame, you have until November 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Indian author Naheed Phiroze Patel says she's always been drawn to unlikeable characters.
So it's not surprising that Noomi, the strong-willed protagonist of her debut novel Mirror Made of Rain, has a lot of negative qualities.
Noomi tends to do things that can be self destructive – in part due to a painful family history and parental neglect. Her parents' friends include high powered lawyers and business tycoons, whose children know no boundaries. When lines are crossed, elders often look the other way at any misdeeds. It's the kind of India where you can be demoted in social circles if not invited to a high society party.
Patel makes difficult topics like addiction, rape, and shame front and center in her novel. She spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about the book, which came out in India last year and makes its U.S. debut this week.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Interview Highlights
On writing Noomi's character
Noomi is a young woman who grows up in an upper-middle-class Indian family. Her family is ostensibly very modern. The women are allowed to drink. But she has a mother who has not had the support that she needed for her mental health, and she kind of passes down that trauma to her daughter like an inheritance. And Noomi [has to] navigate this really constricting social structure of small-town conservative India and she tries to break free of that mold. [The book] is also about how a person like Noomi is encouraged all the time to look at herself through the eyes of of people watching her, because in India – and I'm sure in other places as well – we have this phrase log kya kahenge, which is basically "what will people say?" And that's such a determining factor for a lot of young women growing up in India and elsewhere.
On portraying women in her book
When we talk about patriarchy or the rights of women, or the state of women in India, we think of the bigger and more ostensibly horrific things like "dowry" that capture the headlines. But there are these small, everyday violences that occur to women, which nobody really talks about – these small microaggressions and the way that society fails women like an undercurrent of patriarchy. And I couldn't stop noticing it. For example, the way society treats female addicts over men. Or the extent [to which] women's anger – and Noomi is a really angry character, and I think her mother is also a very angry person – the way that their anger is pathologized and negated while the anger of men, to a large extent, is kind of mythologized, or deemed righteous.
On Noomi's relationship with her mother, who struggles with addiction
One of the questions I really wanted to explore in the book was how to "mother" when there is a vacuum of support and care. I think that Noomi's mother is left to the wolves in the sense that she's not provided with the support that she needs from her family, and from society in general, to be an adequate or good mother to Noomi. The novel kind of explores what failure to "mother" means, and why it is such a lonely failure. I feel like, when men fail at parenthood, society steps in to help, or there's a lot more empathy. But when a mother fails, she kind of fails all by herself. And Noomi blames her mother for everything and kind of joins in not having any empathy for her mother. Yet she is, in a way, slowly turning into her mother. I felt like that was the most natural organic way to write this relationship.
On how the book was received in India
I was actually really surprised – pleasantly surprised – at how well it was received, but there was also a diversity of opinion about the book, which is also interesting to me. Because some people just really, really did not like Noomi and they felt so angry at her that they wrote in their reviews that they would like to physically assault her. And these were written by women. I thought that was incredibly interesting because I think that Noomi kind of evoked a lot of internalized misogyny. And I found it really interesting to see it bubble up to the surface in that way.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-05-19T11:31:02+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2022-05-19/mirror-made-of-rain-looks-at-how-patterns-of-self-destruction-are-inherited |
Nuspire's second annual study surveyed U.S. CISOs and IT security decision-makers to gauge current challenges, priorities and buying trends
COMMERCE, Mich., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), announced findings from its second annual research study, revealing current challenges, priorities and purchasing trends of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).
"As we've seen in previous years, the current economic conditions have shown how resilient cybersecurity budgets are in the face of business cost reductions. In fact, 58% of respondents indicated their budgets had increased, with 42% planning to increase budgets even more," said Lewie Dunsworth, CEO of Nuspire. "When looking at where CISOs are spending those budgets, we saw a clear focus on optimization of existing security technology, 24x7 threat monitoring and response, and overall security program improvements. It's great to see that security leaders are focusing their resources on optimizing the investments they have already made, which should result in better performance for their programs."
The study also charts how CISOs' and IT security decision-makers' (ITDMs) challenges and priorities have evolved since the first report was published in August 2022. Changes include a significant reduction in concerns over securing a remote workforce and an increased focus on cybersecurity insurance and incident response.
Additional findings from the study include:
- Ten percent of CISOs/ITDMs manage all of their cybersecurity needs in-house.
- CISOs/ITDMs with less than $1 million for outsourcing are more likely not to outsource compared to their peers with larger budgets.
- CISOs/ITDMs report increased confidence in their cybersecurity systems, especially considering their security strategy relative to end-user compliance and peers.
- CISOs/ITDMs are now more concerned with software applications and email/collaboration tools versus end users and endpoints, which topped the list last year.
- The unique challenges and IT pressures of remote work have fizzled out from the benchmark study, making way for greater emphasis on attracting and retaining skilled cybersecurity professionals.
Nuspire's research methodology involved anonymously surveying more than 200 U.S.-based CISOs and ITDMs from large to mid-size enterprise organizations across various industries, including manufacturing, financial services, information technology, healthcare, retail and more.
The "Second Annual CISO Research Report on Challenges and Buying Trends: A Focus on Optimization" is available on Nuspire's website.
About Nuspire
Nuspire is a managed security services provider (MSSP), offering managed security services (MSS), managed detection and response (MDR), endpoint detection and response (EDR) that supports best-in-breed EDR solutions, and cybersecurity consulting services (CSC) that includes incident readiness and response, threat modeling, digital forensics, technology optimization, posture assessments and more. Our self-service, technology-agnostic platform, myNuspire, allows greater visibility into your entire security program. Powered by the self-healing, always on Nuspire Cyber X Platform (CXP), myNuspire will help CISOs alleviate the pain associated with tech sprawl, provide intelligence-driven recommendations, solve for alert fatigue and help their clients become more secure over time. Our deep bench of cybersecurity experts, award-winning threat intelligence and two 24×7 security operations centers (SOCs) detect, respond and remediate advanced cyber threats. Our client base spans thousands of enterprises, from midsized to large enterprises across multiple industries and geographic footprints. For more information, visit www.nuspire.com and follow us on LinkedIn @Nuspire.
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The events in Tennessee on Thursday put a new focus on how the battle over major wedge issues like gun control, abortion and LGBTQ issues are largely playing out in state legislatures across the country.
In a stunning move, the Tennessee state House’s Republican super majority expelled two Democratic representatives for protesting the state’s gun laws on the House floor following a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six people dead.
The news out of Tennessee also comes as state legislatures across the country contend with other contested cultural issues like transgender and abortion rights. On Tuesday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed legislation that would classify gender-affirming health care to minors as a felony crime. Meanwhile in Florida, the state Senate passed legislation that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
“More and more people are starting to understand that what they thought for decades has been a Washington, D.C., problem is actually a Raleigh problem, and a Lansing problem, and a Harrisburg problem, and a Tallahassee problem,” said Simone Leiro, chief communications officer at The States Project, a Democratic-allied group. “Each of these state legislatures being responsible for the day-to-day lives of their constituents is becoming more clear to people every day.”
Christina Polizzi, communications director at the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, argued that much of the attention being shed on state legislatures started with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion at the federal level, last year.
“I think because of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court, who have now kicked abortion rights back to the states, I think that reality is taking center stage and that people are starting to understand how important it is that they know who is in their legislature,” Polizzi said.
The Tennessee statehouse wasn’t the only one to make headlines this week.
In Kansas, state lawmakers voted on Wednesday to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly’s (D) veto of legislation that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports from kindergarten through college. Additionally, Republicans in the state gave the greenlight to legislation on Thursday that would permit parents to bar their children from lessons on LGBTQ issues and topics in the classroom. And in Indiana on Wednesday, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation that bans all gender-affirming care for minors.
Democrats argue that the legislation is a slap in the face to the trans community and blocks progress.
“There is a power struggle that is taking place in this country between individuals who want things to remain as is and as they used to be and those who are really trying to progress,” said Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones (D), the first openly LGBTQ Black person elected to the state’s legislature. “This really has nothing to do with policy. All it is we’re seeing right now is about power.”
And Democrats could not be farther apart than their Republican counterparts on issues being fought out in the culture wars.
“From the Republican standpoint, what you’re seeing is a lot of people have to deliver on their promises in terms of what they ran on, which is pro-Second Amendment, pro-life,” said Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist.
Conservatives and many Republicans have approached the culture wars in the country as a battle to protect “traditional values” pertaining to the family and education.
“Idaho, I believe, is a state that has espoused traditional values,” said Republican Idaho state Rep. Barbara Ehardt. “I believe as legislatures here and in other states that’s where the battle is, because the federal government has done nothing but abandon our American principles and our constitutional principles.”
Ehardt recently sponsored legislation in Idaho that would make it illegal for an adult to help a minor seek an abortion. The Idaho state lawmaker has also been a vocal critic of transgender women competing in women’s sports.
“As we’ve gone along through the last ten years but really the last 20 years, we’ve seen a huge culture shift,” she said, referring specifically to topics being taught in the classroom.
Republicans and conservatives at the state legislature level have been aided by national social conservative groups looking to tout their own agenda from the grassroots.
“States have been really important for social conservatives to build their movement,” said Terry Schilling, the executive director of the conservative think tank the American Principles Project.
“All of these fights have really started at the state level and the states have been very important in building the national coalition,” he continued.
The latest fight at the state level took place on Thursday in Tennessee over gun laws and ended with the expulsion of two Democratic state lawmakers, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. Along with state Rep. Gloria Johnson (D), they were stripped of their committee assignments for participating in a protest following last week’s mass shooting in Nashville. Johnson, who is white, survived expulsion, while Pearson and Jones, who are Black, did not.
“I had to check my phone to make sure it was still 2023 and not 1963,” Jones said when asked about the expulsions.
Tennessee House Majority Leader Majority Leader William Lamberth (R) denied race played a role in the expulsions, saying, “Our members literally didn’t look at the ethnicity of the members up for expulsion.”
But some Republicans say they view the expulsion as an act of retaliation against the political left in a broader sense.
“I think what happened in Tennessee was a chance for Republicans to prove to their base that they’re going to fight back politically,” said one GOP strategist. “When you throw in the Jan. 6 situation and you throw in Alvin Bragg, this was a situation where they’re going to prove to their base that we’re going to fight back politically because you can’t continue to let the Democrats punch you in the face.”
Both conservatives and liberals agree that the battles being waged in state capitals across the country are nowhere near finished and could play a defining role in 2024.
“The idea of 2024 isn’t a matter of excitement, it’s a matter of worry of concern and love of country, and that’s what’s motivating people,” said Ehardt, the Idaho Republican.
Jones, one of the Tennessee Democrats who was just expelled, urged people “to stay awake.”
“Because this is about to be a very interesting ride that we’re about to go on,” he said. | 2023-04-08T11:38:37+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/tennessee-underscores-role-of-state-legislatures-as-political-battlegrounds/ |
Taco-loving woman celebrates 108th birthday
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA/Gray News) – A woman in Louisiana celebrated her 108th birthday with family, continuing to outlive all six of her siblings and her three sons.
“I think it is great I have been here this long,” Christine Homan said.
Homan was born on Dec. 4, 1914, during World War I.
She said she’s adjusted well over the years, watching everything change from cars to technology. Homan stunned computer instructors at the public library by learning email and Microsoft Publisher when was 101 years old.
Homan was born in Kentucky and moved to Louisiana while one of her sons was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base.
She said she’s done a little of everything in her life – working in the crops, at a sewing factory, Sears and Kroger.
“For the most part, I’ve had a good life,” Homan said. “I’ve worked all my life. It’s time to rest.”
The staff at the senior living facility where she has been living for the past three years said at her age, she’s very independent and loves to talk about growing up on a farm in Kentucky.
The wellness director said staff members will try to help her, but she pushes back, saying she’s got it handled.
Homan’s family visits her every day, often bringing her favorite food: hard shell tacos from Taco Bell.
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The Nissan Titan and Nissan Frontier pickup trucks equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission are being recalled because the trucks can slip out of “Park” and roll away, the NHTSA disclosed this week. This is an expansion of a previous recall.
An issue with the transmission can prevent the parking pawl from being engaged, so when a driver shifts the truck into Park it may not actually be in Park. If the driver doesn’t engage the emergency parking brake, the truck could roll away without warning.
The issue affects more than 203,000 newer Nissan trucks. The bulk of the recall encompasses more than 92,000 units of the redesigned Nissan Frontier mid-size pickup truck from the 2022-2023 model years. Yet its predecessor from the 2020-2021 model years is also included because Nissan put the new engine in its old truck. Nearly 59,000 Nissan Titan full-size pickup trucks have been recalled from the 2020-2023 model year.
Most of the affected trucks had been recalled in June, but that recall had been limited to models produced from late 2019 to June 14, 2022. After that fix, Nissan uncovered another issue of the trucks not engaging in Park, and expanded the recall under “an abundance of caution,” Nissan explained in paperwork filed with the NHTSA. During the expanded investigation, Nissan also scrutinized the 2023 Nissan Z sports coupe, but it has not been included in the current, expanded recall.
Other Nissan and Infiniti vehicles equipped with the widespread 9-speed automatic transmission could be affected, with Nissan admitting the ongoing investigation does not have a remedy at the moment. In the meantime, Nissan will advise owners to engage the emergency parking brake until a fix is finalized.
Owners can expect notification by mail as early as Nov. 1. For more info, call Nissan’s customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or visit the brand’s dedicated recall hub.
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Unexpected trio share ride to make Christmas celebrations after flight cancellation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KMAX) – Titus Converse was stranded in the Phoenix airport Friday as a flight delay became a flight cancellation.
“There’s nothing on the website that says there are any available flights – everything is not looking good,” Converse said.
He wasn’t alone. The lines of people trying to rebook their canceled flights grew by the hundreds.
“The line felt like Disneyland without the fun,” Converse said.
But a chance encounter in that not-so-merry line is where Converse’s Christmas adventure home began.
“It feels like we are in a movie,” Converse said.
He started a conversation with two strangers who just so happened to also be Sacramento-bound and a new plan presented itself – they decided to drive.
The trio ditched the airport, loaded up in a rental car together and hit the road for a 12-hour drive home.
“It’s such silly life we are living. I cannot believe this is actually happening,” Converse said.
They took turns driving straight through the night, getting to know each other along the way.
“In today’s day and age you don’t see strangers helping strangers too much,” Converse said.
The generosity meant they all made it home the afternoon of Christmas Eve, a story they’ll never forget.
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Justin Lower delivers a bogey-free 9-under 63 in the first at the Fortinet Championship
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September 15, 2022
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Round Recaps
Justin Lower leads after 18 holes at Fortinet
In the opening round of the 2022 Fortinet Championship, Justin Lower carded a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead over the field heading into Friday. Play was suspended late in the day due to darkness.
Justin Lower hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation during his first round at the Fortinet Championship, and had a good round of putting, with no misses on putts within 10 feet. Lower finished his day tied for 1st at 9 under with Max Homa; Sam Ryder, S.H. Kim, and Byeong Hun An are tied for 3rd at 6 under; and Emiliano Grillo, Greyson Sigg, Nick Taylor, Robby Shelton, Danny Willett, J.J. Spaun, Taylor Moore, Matti Schmid, Scott Harrington, Brice Garnett, Sahith Theegala, and Rickie Fowler are tied for 6th at 5 under.
After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 412-yard par-4 14th hole, Justin Lower had a 97 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Justin Lower to 1 under for the round.
After a drive to right side of the fairway on the par-5 16th, Lower hit his 84 yard approach to 10 feet, setting himself up for a birdie. This moved Lower to 2 under for the round.
On the 375-yard par-4 17th hole, Lower reached the green in 2 and sunk a 19-foot putt for birdie. This moved Lower to 3 under for the round.
After a 302 yard drive on the 575-yard par-5 18th, Lower chipped his third shot to 6 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This was his 3rd under-par hole in a row and moved Lower to 4 under for the round.
On the par-4 first, Lower's 100 yard approach to 13 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This was his 4th under-par hole in a row and moved Lower to 5 under for the round.
After a drive to the right rough on the 424-yard par-4 third hole, Lower had a 109 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Lower to 6 under for the round.
At the par-5 fifth, Lower chipped in his fourth shot from 6 yards off the green, scoring a birdie for the hole. This moved Lower to 7 under for the round.
Lower missed the green on his first shot on the 212-yard par-3 16th but had a chip in from 7 yards for birdie. This moved Lower to 8 under for the round.
On the 557-yard par-5 ninth hole, Lower reached the green in 3 and sunk a 24-inch putt for birdie. This moved Lower to 9 under for the round.
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WASHINGTON (AP) —
The U.S. announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that can launch bridges — allowing troops to cross rivers or other gaps as Russian and Ukrainian forces remain entrenched on opposite sides of the Dnieper River.
The war had largely slowed to a grinding stalemate during the winter months, with Russia and Ukraine firing at each other from across the river. Both sides are expected to launch offensives as temperatures warm.
This round of aid will be drawn from existing U.S. weapons stockpiles so it can arrive in Ukraine faster. The U.S. and allies are trying to rush additional support to Kyiv to best position it for intensified spring fighting.
The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge is a portable, 60-foot (18-meter) folding metal bridge that is carried on top of a tank body. Providing that system now could make it easier for Ukrainian troops to cross rivers to get to Russian forces.
Because Ukraine also continues to face shortages of ammunition in the intense firefight, this aid package, like previous ones, includes thousands of replacement rounds, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm Howitzer rounds. This package also includes demolition munitions and equipment for clearing obstacles to help Ukraine break through dug-in lines.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the U.S. has sent in more than $32 billion in weapons and equipment.
The U.S. is also roughly tripling the number of Ukrainian forces it is training on advanced battle tactics at a base in Germany, to help them punch through entrenched Russian lines. At the Grafenwoehr training area, Ukrainian forces run through a five-week course that prepares them to conduct advanced combined arms maneuvers with Bradley fighting vehicles, M109 Paladins and Stryker armored personnel carriers. The first 600 Ukrainian troops completed the course last month and 1,600 more are in training.
The aid will also include spare parts and equipment for vehicle maintenance and repair.
The announcement comes on the heels of a brief meeting Thursday between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a gathering of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in New Delhi. It was the highest-level in-person talk between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But there was no indication of any movement toward easing the intense tensions between the two nations.
Blinken said he told Lavrov the U.S. would continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Lavrov, who did not mention speaking with Blinken when he held a news conference after the meeting, told reporters Moscow would continue to press its action in Ukraine. | 2023-03-03T20:12:35+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/us-sending-bridge-launchers-to-ukraine-for-spring-17818458.php |
(NEXSTAR) – The price of your average grocery run is nearly 8% higher this year when compared to last, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the prices of everything in your cart aren’t all trending the same: while apples have gotten 5% more expensive, the cost of breakfast cereal is up nearly 25%.
In the meat department, prices aren’t being affected equally either. Chicken and turkey have risen by 17% since last October. Meanwhile, the cost of beef and veal is actually down 3.6%.
What’s behind the divergence in meat prices?
“The increase in chicken prices is mostly due to very strong consumer demand this year along with increased production (mostly feed) costs,” explained Derrell Peel, who teaches agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University and specializes in livestock.
Peel said bird flu isn’t really responsible for driving up the cost of “broilers,” which are chickens raised for meat production, but it has had impacts elsewhere in the grocery store. Avian influenza has wreaked havoc on chickens used for egg production – egg prices are up a whopping 43% year over year – and hit turkeys pretty hard, too. The strain of the flu wiped out 49 million turkeys and other poultry so far this year, the Associated Press reported, leaving turkey prices at a record high.
Rodney Holcomb, also an agricultural economics professor at Oklahoma State University, noted that the cost of chicken feed has also risen, and those costs are passed on to consumers. Not to mention the cost of fuel – consumers are already paying more to fill up their own cars, but they’re also paying for that added cost all the way down the supply chain. “That’s part of increased costs for everything,” Holcomb said.
Beef demand has remained strong, Peel said, so there are other forces at play allowing prices to drop a bit. As the U.S. exports less beef this year, there could be some “jockeying” in the beef markets, with lowered prices to stir up more domestic demand. Earlier this year, Tyson Foods said it would drop some of its meat prices in response to drooping demand for premium cuts.
Since last year, uncooked steaks and roasts have seen the largest drop in prices, and the price of ground beef has stayed about the same. However, “the most expensive middle meats, ribeye and tenderloin have increased this fall,” Peel noted.
One type of meat has seen a massive price spike this year. Lunchmeats cost 19% more than they did a year ago, according to government statistics. Elsewhere in the grocery store, cookies, crackers, white bread, lettuce, frozen vegetables and salad dressing have all seen their prices rise between 15% and 20%. | 2022-11-27T18:36:44+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/chicken-is-up-beef-is-down-whats-going-on-with-meat-prices-right-now/ |
WESTPORT, Conn., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joining young entrepreneurs, Joseph Davide steps into the public eye to debut a dark horse in luxury fashion, DAVIDE.
Joseph Davide credits his intrigue for enterprise to having received a decade-long personal masterclass in pioneering change from his father, high-stakes trial attorney and Italian football club executive Joe Tacopina. Paternal admiration gave him his creed: Success or failure doesn't matter; do not waste the freedom of opportunity to build your own narrative. Joseph Davide's exposure to the Italian soccer league and mystifying reputation as reclusive flunky cultivated a curiosity in him to find out, "what if Marlon Brando was the modern Italian football player?"
Signifying the promising trajectory of a burgeoning magnate, Davide's designs resonate with the desires of the modern fashion connoisseur, imbued with influences of sport and taste for the lavish. His rebellious concept of design has already been worn by high-profile celebrities with a particular thrill for the unconventional, from NFL offensive Rookie of the Year Garret Wilson to nightclub mogul Richie Akiva and red carpet fashion icon A$AP Rocky.
No formal training leaves Joseph Davide navigating the industry fast lane with an autodidact approach to honing an eye for detail and experimenting with the teachings of renowned designers like Mike Amiri, Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Jr. and Rhuigi Villaseñor.
Davide's new SS2023 COLLCTN features 14 collaborative pieces in linen and silk, a denim jacket with leather-bound collar and lining, and heavyweight cotton jersey tees representing the sinewy toughness of the modern Marlon man. Styles are vintage-inspired, boxy, freestyled and stitched to achieve the hand-ripped, acute sleeve look of a brooding icon. One piece particularly bares it all with the never out of style, "Sex Sells." Pieces range from $225 (tees) to $950 (silk trousers) and sizes from S to XL.
The new DAVIDE collection was premiered in a first-look Opening Night VIP gallery experience on June 10, in conjunction with Timothy Oulton, and is currently being featured in a limited-time pop-up studio in the heart of Westport.
The full DAVIDE line is now available at https://www.davideclothing.com/. For more information about Joseph Davide and his fashion line, follow him at @joseph.davide_and @davidedesigns.
Joseph Davide is represented by Untold Management
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The man behind the frenetic, mind-bending memes that TCU has used to celebrate victories this season is an aspiring filmmaker from Maine who roots for the New England Patriots.
Jon Petrie’s official title is coordinator of creative video for TCU’s social media team. He was hired to film an ESPN+ series called “TCU Football: Carter Boys,” documenting this past season in Fort Worth, Texas.
Who knew it would lead to the College Football Playoff?
Petrie only dabbles in memes, but his have gone viral this season and captured the “Hypnotoad” ethos of TCU’s unlikely CFP run.
“The meme background is too much time on Reddit and too much time on Twitter,” Petrie said earlier this week.
The third-ranked Horned Frogs — or Hypnotoads, borrowed from the animated television show “Futurama” — face No. 2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.
The memes started after the Oklahoma State victory that put TCU alone in first place in the Big 12 Conference in mid-October.
“The first one was just trying to come up with as many frog things I could think of,” said Petrie, a recent graduate of the University of Maine.
The posts are a fast-paced compilation of images and sounds that often seem random and disconnected but end up kind of mesmerizing. For a TCU team picked seventh in the Big 12 that won seven straight game by 10 points of fewer, the memes matched the vibe of the season.
“I don’t think a lot of people expected this team to be as good as they were, and that surprise and that excitement, I think is chaotic. And a lot of the way that the games ended,” Petrie said.
“I think the one that really ties it together is the way the Baylor game ended. That’s a very chaotic ending and to lean into that with a very chaotic meme I think is, like, perfect.”
TCU beat Baylor on a last-second field goal when the Frogs ran the kicking team on the field with no timeouts left to come away with a one-point victory to stay unbeaten.
Petrie said he was not surprised the memes caused a buzz.
“The internet kind of runs on shock value and absurdity when it comes to content a lot of the time. And so if you just lean into that, it’s going to pop off,” he said. “I didn’t expect it to be as big as it was, but I didn’t also expect it to flop. I expect it to be well received.”
Because it’s social media, of course, there were some critics who found the memes less than sportsmanlike. The pleasant surprise for Petrie was that the most important people never pushed back.
“What shocked me was the silence from the administrators at TCU. Usually those are the people who are like, ‘you better not push buttons here.’ The fact there was nothing kind of showed a trust in the media team to do what our job is,” he said.
RECRUITING C.J.
Peach Bowl opponents No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Ohio State cross paths on the recruiting trail regularly as they target the best players in the country — including one time in Southern California when quarterback C.J. Stroud was trying to decide where to go to school.
Stroud landed at Ohio State and has gone on to become a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist with the Buckeyes. But he was interested enough in Georgia to persuade head coach Kirby Smart to make the cross-country trip.
“I was so upset (with) my assistant when I had to fly all the way out to California to go out there. I was like, are you sure we’re going to have a chance?” Smart said Friday in Atlanta. “It wasn’t my favorite travel trip when you have to go all the way to Cali, but it was worth it when you got to sit down with that young man and his mom. He was very impressive.”
Stroud made a return trip to Georgia.
“Usually when you get him on your campus, that means you have a shot,” Smart said. “I certainly enjoyed getting to know him and the relationship with him because of the young man he is.”
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NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years in the making, the Liben Family is combining legacy and luxury with the introduction of Chai Travel, an innovative and family-oriented full-service travel company (www.ChaiTravel.com) focusing on high-end leisure and small-to-midsize corporate travel.
Chai Travel was first formed in early 2022 by Michael Liben, Rebecca Liben Levy, and Daniella Liben Pally, the children of Barry Liben, former CEO of Tzell Travel and Travel Leaders. After spending 2022 building a core team and platform, Chai Travel is launching its efforts to attract both established and up-and-coming travel advisors that share its vision of a boutique, attentive, and fun host agency.
In addition to the Liben family, Chai's core team includes industry veterans with over 60 years of industry experience. David Buda will serve as the company's first President, having previously spent more than 35 years as the Executive Vice President of Tzell Travel. Kristine Taras signed on as the Director of Advisor Services and brings 25 years of experience supporting travel advisors, most recently at Travel Leaders' GTC division.
Chai has already secured an affiliation with Virtuoso, the high-end leisure network. In addition, through its partnership with First In Service Travel, Chai has access to premiere hotel partnerships, including Four Seasons, Peninsula, and Mandarin Oriental.
Michael Liben, CEO and co-founder of Chai Travel said "industry consolidation has created a need for independent host agencies and Chai Travel is uniquely positioned to fill that need. We provide advisors with the tools, relationships, and technology they need without sacrificing the family-oriented atmosphere that they want."
Liben continued, "we had a front-row seat to the dedication, heart, and vision that our father brought to his work in the travel business. His guiding principles were simple: put the advisors first, give them everything they need to succeed, and make sure you have some fun along the way. We started Chai Travel to continue that winning strategy."
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Kentucky native wins big on the Price is Right
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One Estill County man heard those iconic words “come on down” when he found himself a part of a Price is Right taping in Hollywood, California.
Daelyn Chaney proudly serves our country, but after a patriotic episode of the Price is Right, he walked away several thousand dollars richer.
Daelyn Chaney, or Bob to his friends, is originally from Estill County, but the coast guard’s got him stationed out in California.
On Monday night, he represented Appalachia on the national stage.
Daelyn says The Price is Right was his favorite game show growing up. And on a day home from school, with a bowl of chicken noodle soup, Bob Barker could help nurse him back to health.
Kelsey Souto: “Did you have a strategy going in? Had you thought about how you were going to tackle this?”
Daelyn Chaney: “No, not at all, and you can tell from my bits that I’m terrible at knowing what stuff costs.”
It’s True. It took several rounds before Daelyn won a chance to stand before Drew Carey.
“There was a firepit on there, I see them all the time at Lowes for around $600. I said that’s the one I got. It was a $3,000 firepit,” Daelyn said. “Where are they getting their firepits?”
When he finally got to try his hand at Plinko, he walked away with $20,000 and moved on to the Showcase Showdown. On the line? A 2022 Bronco.
He says it was an experience of a lifetime. Plus, the 75,000 in cash and prizes didn’t hurt either. However, even with those impressive winnings, he says he will never forget where he came from.
Daelyn hopes next year to put in for some jobs back in the commonwealth so he can get closer to home.
He says he’d love to pass on the Bronco to his daughter one day.
Copyright 2023 WKYT. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-04T23:02:33+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/07/04/kentucky-native-wins-big-price-is-right/ |
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- Minnesota put together a 7-8-1 ATS record last year.
- Vikings games went over the point total 11 out of 17 times last season.
- Despite sporting a bottom-five defense that ranked second-worst in the (388.7 yards allowed per game) last season, Minnesota put up better results offensively, ranking seventh in the by averaging 361.5 yards per game.
- The Vikings went 8-1 at home last year and 5-3 away from home.
- Minnesota won every game when favored (11-0) but only one as the underdog (1-4).
- The Vikings were 8-4 in the NFC, including 4-2 in the NFC North.
Vikings Impact Players
- Kirk Cousins had 29 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions in 17 games last year, completing 65.9% of his throws for 4,547 yards (267.5 per game).
- Also, Cousins rushed for 97 yards and two TDs.
- Justin Jefferson had 128 catches for 1,809 yards (106.4 per game) and eight touchdowns in 17 games.
- T.J. Hockenson had 86 catches for 914 yards (53.8 per game) and six touchdowns in 17 games a season ago.
- In the passing game, K.J. Osborn scored five TDs, catching 60 balls for 650 yards (38.2 per game).
- As a tone-setter on defense, Jordan Hicks posted 130 tackles, 2.0 TFL, three sacks, and one interception in 17 games last year.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
337 PM PDT Wed Aug 24 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast California, including the following
county, Imperial.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Water over roadways.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 337 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have
fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
New River, Carrizo Wash, Salt Creek Slough, Myer Creek, San
Felipe Creek, Palm Canyon Wash and Boulder Creek.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Plaster City, Ocotillo, El Centro Naval Airfield, Mt. Signal,
Mountain Spring, Dixieland, Coyote Wells and Seeley.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
At 341 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across eastern San Bernardino north of Interstate 15 by
Mountain Pass. Flash flooding is ongoing along Interstate 15. CHP
closed Interstate 15 from Nipton Road to Bailey Road.
HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings,
creeks, normally dry washes and roads.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mountain Pass, Kingston Road, and Excelsior Mine Road.
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In a field full of heavy hitters — including Lady Gaga, Rihanna and perennial nominee Diane Warren — RRR's "Naatu Naatu" won best original song at Sunday's Academy Awards, becoming the first-ever song from an Indian film to win the prize.
Songwriters M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose received the Oscar statuettes, but the success of "Naatu Naatu" had many authors, from the stars who danced to it in RRR (N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan) to the vocalists who performed it (Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava) to the choreographer who helped make its video a viral sensation (Prem Rakshith). Unlike its fellow nominees for best original song, "Naatu Naatu" was central to the film from which it came; the song pops up an hour into RRR, soundtracking a fierce dance battle between the film's main characters and a group of stuffy British colonizers.
"Naatu Naatu" was widely considered the frontrunner in this year's field of nominees, which included Lady Gaga's "Hold My Hand" (from Top Gun: Maverick), Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Sofia Carson's "Applause" (from Tell It Like a Woman) and Son Lux, David Byrne and Mitski's "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All At Once). "Applause" was written by Diane Warren, who missed out on a competitive Oscar win for the 14th time without a victory.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-03-13T05:30:02+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2023-03-12/from-viral-dance-hit-to-oscar-winner-rrrs-naatu-naatu-has-a-big-night |
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Utah and Mississippi are not geographically near each other, but they’re standing side by side in a legal effort to have the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, paving the way for states to outlaw abortion. Utah is among the 24 states listed on a brief supporting Mississippi’s test case to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman’s right to have an abortion.
State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 174 during Utah’s 2020 legislative session, which would go into effect if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned and grant each state the ability to determine its own laws on abortion. In October, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a review on the constitutionality of the law on abortion from Mississippi. Their ruling on that case could have an impact on Utah’s abortion trigger law.
Prof. Justin Collings, who teaches constitutional law at the Reuben J. Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, joined ABC4’s Glen Mills for an In Focus discussion. He explained SB 174 in more detail, the circumstances that would activate this law, what the clause about the possible conflict in Utah code means, what the Roe v. Wade ruling says, how it relates to Casey v. Planned Parenthood, and how the Supreme Court’s ruling could affect Utah law.
Merrilee Boyack, chair of Abortion-Free Utah Coalition, shared why she supports the law to ban abortions in the state, how many Utahns she thinks supports a complete ban, whether she thinks a ban would be effective in eliminating abortions, her thoughts on doctors facing a felony for performing abortions under the law, how she feels about people being able to travel to other states to get abortions if the law goes into effect, and whether she thinks the Mississippi case will overturn Roe v. Wade.
Karrie Galloway, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, discussed why she opposes the law to ban abortions in the state, how many Utahns she thinks supports a complete ban, whether she thinks a ban would be effective in eliminating abortions, her thoughts on doctors facing a felony for performing abortions under the law, how she feels about people being able to travel to other states to get abortions if the law goes into effect, and whether she thinks the Mississippi case will overturn Roe v. Wade.
To watch the full IN FOCUS discussion with Prof. Collings, Boyack, and Galloway, click on the video at the top of the article. | 2022-05-30T01:25:27+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/in-focus-utahs-abortion-trigger-law/ |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung’s de-facto leader secured a pardon Friday of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government, an act of leniency that underscored the tech company’s huge influence in the nation.
Lee Jae-yong’s pardon is partially symbolic since he was released on parole a year ago after serving 18 months of a prison term that would have ended in July, and critics say the billionaire has remained in control of Samsung even while behind bars. Still, the pardon will allow the heir to the electronics juggernaut to fully resume his management duties and could make it easier for the company to pursue investments and mergers.
The Justice Ministry said President Yoon Suk Yeol, who as a prosecutor investigated the corruption scandal involving Lee, will issue the pardon Monday, a national holiday when some 1,700 people are set to receive clemency, including other top business leaders.
Lee, 54, was convicted in 2017 of bribing former President Park Geun-hye and her close confidante to win government support for a merger between two Samsung affiliates that tightened Lee’s control over the corporate empire. Park and the confidante were also convicted in the scandal, which enraged South Koreans, who staged massive protests for months demanding an end to the shady ties between business and politics. The demonstrations eventually led to Park’s ouster from office.
While some civic groups criticized the decision, recent opinion polls have indicated South Koreans — years removed from the protests in 2016 and 2017 — largely favored granting Lee a pardon. That reflects the continuing hold Samsung has in a country where it makes not just smartphones and TVs but also issues credit cards, builds luxury apartment buildings and runs the country’s most sought-after hospital.
Business leaders and politicians had also called for Lee’s pardon, which they said would allow Samsung, one of the world’s largest makers of computer memory chips and smartphones, to be bolder and quicker in business decisions by fully reinstating his rights to run the business empire.
Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said the pardons of the business tycoons were aimed at “overcoming the economic crisis through encouraging business activity” at a time when South Koreans are grappling with rising prices, high personal debt and a faltering job market.
Lee’s detractors say he already fully resumed his management duties once out on parole — even though South Korea’s law bans people convicted of major financial crimes from returning to work for five years following the end of their sentences. Former Justice Minister Park Beom-kye defended Lee’s involvement in Samsung’s management, insisting that his activities weren’t in violation of the ban because the billionaire wasn’t receiving wages from Samsung.
In a statement released through Samsung, Lee said he was grateful for “receiving an opportunity to start anew.”
“I want to express my apologies for causing concerns for many people because of my shortcomings. I will work even harder to fulfill my responsibilities and duties as a businessperson,” Lee said.
Lee still faces a separate trial on charges of stock price manipulation and auditing violations related to the 2015 merger.
Among others set to be pardoned is Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, who received a suspended prison term in 2018 on similar charges of bribing Park, whom then-President Moon Jae-in pardoned in December. Chang Sae-joo, chairman of Dongkuk Steel Mill, and former STX Group Chairman Kang Duk-soo will also receive clemency.
A coalition of civic groups, including People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, issued a statement criticizing the move to pardon the business leaders, accusing Yoon of cozying up to “chaebol,” referring to the family-owned conglomerates that dominate the country’s economy.
“President Yoon Suk Yeol’s sell-out (to business) sends a signal to chaebol chiefs that they are free to commit all the crimes they want,” the groups said, accusing Yoon of damaging the rule of law.
Former President Park was convicted of a broad range of corruption crimes, including colluding with her longtime confidante, Choi Soon-sil, to take millions of dollars in bribes and extortion from Samsung and other major companies while she was in office.
She faced a prison term of more than two decades before Moon pardoned her in December, citing a need to promote unity in the politically divided nation. Choi remains in jail. Chang, of Dongkuk Steel Mill, was released on parole in 2018 with about six months left on a 3 1/2-year prison term on charges that he embezzled millions of dollars in corporate funds and used some of it to gamble in Las Vegas.
South Korea’s Supreme Court last year confirmed a suspended prison sentence for Kang, who headed STX from 2003 to 2014, on charges of embezzling corporate funds and other crimes.
A notable exclusion from Yoon’s pardons was former President Lee Myung-bak, who in June was granted a temporary release from a 17-year prison term after prosecutors acknowledged his health problems.
Han, the justice minster, said that the government did not consider the pardons of any convicted politicians or government employees this time, saying that the focus was on the economy.
Lee, a CEO-turned-conservative hero before his fall from grace, was convicted of taking bribes from big businesses including Samsung, embezzling funds from a company that he owned, and other corruption-related crimes before and during his presidency from 2008 to 2013. | 2022-08-12T12:38:19+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/technology/south-korea-to-pardon-samsungs-lee-other-corporate-giants/ |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 2, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
620 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Val Verde
County through 715 PM CDT...
At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Shumla, or 15 miles northwest of Comstock, moving
south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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...
Comstock, Shumla, Seminole Canyon State Park and Pecos River Boat
Ramp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2996 10138 2995 10111 2964 10111 2966 10137
2970 10137 2971 10140 2973 10139 2975 10142
2976 10140 2977 10140 2975 10144 2976 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 004DEG 10KT 2989 10129
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities reviewing a Chinese company’s purchase of land in North Dakota for a wet corn milling plant say more information is needed before they can decide whether the project might be detrimental to national security.
Fufeng Group’s planned $700 million project in Grand Forks is near a U.S. Air Force base, prompting opponents to raise concerns about potential for espionage.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States told Fufeng in a letter this week that the information the company has provided is “insufficient.” The company said in a statement that it has been “open and cooperative” with U.S. officials and will comply with the government’s request for more information.
Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland said Friday that infrastructure work being done by the city for the project would be halted until the review is complete. He said the review is expected to take up to three months.
“I think it’s going to be one of the most highly scrutinized projects from a national security perspective through this process, which is good for everybody,” Feland said.
Amid growing opposition toward the project, Gov. Doug Burgum, and North Dakota U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer — all Republicans — pressed the U.S. government in July to expedite a review to ensure it doesn’t pose a risk to national security.
Feland has said the company, which is privately owned, voluntarily submitted a formal request for a review in July.
The Grand Forks City Council in February gave initial approval to the Chinese agribusiness for its proposed corn-milling facility that officials said could be the largest private sector investment in the community’s history.
Fufeng makes products for the animal nutrition, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, health and wellness, oil and gas, and other industries. It’s a leading producer of xanthan gum. The Grand Forks site would be its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility. | 2022-09-03T19:31:03+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/business/ap-business/ap-us-seeks-more-info-on-chinese-companys-north-dakota-project/ |
Travelers from China must now test negative for COVID to enter the U.S. By Rob Stein Published January 5, 2023 at 3:12 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:50 The U.S. has started requiring all travelers from China to test negative for COVID, even though many experts think it won't help much. Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-01-06T00:24:39+00:00 | kvpr.org | https://www.kvpr.org/2023-01-05/travelers-from-china-must-now-test-negative-for-covid-to-enter-the-u-s |
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5 things to know about Nevada’s economy
Last week the Nevada Economic Forum held a meeting with updates about the state of Nevada’s economy. The Economic Forum is required to provide a forecast of general fund revenue for the next couple of fiscal years, which the governor uses in developing the executive budget. A subsequent meeting in May will guide the Legislature in finalizing that budget.
David Schmidt, chief economist for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, gave a presentation on the state of Nevada’s economy. Here are five key takeaways:
1. Employment has fully recovered from the pandemic
June and July of 2022 were months of strong employment growth, and Nevada is about 11,000 jobs ahead of where it was in February 2020. Employment has recovered more rapidly than it had during the 2007 recession. Most industries have recovered, with the exception of the casino and hotel industry. The food services industry and transportation and utility services have recovered significantly.
The government industry is 96 percent recovered and pays on average $1,452 per week.
The casino industry’s employment rate flattened out after seeing a bump at the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
2. Unemployment is generally low
Nevada has a 4.4 percent unemployment rate, which is relatively high compared to other states. Schmidt said he doesn’t think that’s bad for the economy because it gives workers higher bargaining power and is a more loose labor market.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nevada’s unemployment rate is No. 48 nationally, with only Illinois and the District of Columbia posting worse rates of joblessness.
Nevada’s overall workforce participation is just above 60 percent and is near the lower end of the middle range in the U.S.
Unemployment claims are also low. Nevada is seeing 64 times fewer unemployment claims than it saw at the height of the pandemic, and a very small number of people are filing for claims in any particular week.
3. Wages are rising significantly
The average weekly wage in Nevada’s private sector is $996, ranking 32nd in the country. At the same time, the hours worked in Nevada has declined by 1 percent over the last year, matching what other states have seen.
The industries that have recovered are paying their employees more. The construction industry, for instance, is 105 percent recovered from February 2022 and pays $1,334 per week. The manufacturing industry is 112.4 percent recovered, and pays $1,348 per week.
4. People are quitting their jobs at high rates
For the last year or so, Nevadans have quit their jobs at high rates. In July 2022, 74,000 people were hired and there were 104,000 job openings, but there were 42,000 people who quit their job.
This is less, however, than in September 2021 which saw the highest quit rate, where 62,000 people quit their jobs. The highest month of job hires was June 2020 with 134,000 hires.
“Workers still feel a great deal of confidence about leaving work to either retire potentially or to seek other work. More workers are voluntarily leaving,” Schmidt said.
5. With concerns of national recession, Nevada in a ‘better spot’ than other states
Interest rates are rising rapidly, and more people are concerned about a recession, Schmidt said. But he feels that Nevada is in a “pretty strong place” with a healthy level of unemployment.
He expects to see inflation come down, although it might still affect Nevada for the next year, he said. He hopes to see Nevada’s economy change from a rapid growth to a slower, sustainable pace.
Contact Jessica Hill at jehill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jess_hillyeah on Twitter. | 2022-10-21T22:09:03+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/5-things-to-know-about-nevadas-economy-2661903/ |
Why Jonathan Schoop believes 'it's my time to shine' after Detroit Tigers benched him
HOUSTON — Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop, a 10-year MLB veteran, joked with manager A.J. Hinch that he knows the difference between getting a day off for rest and getting benched.
Schoop has played more than 1,000 games in his career, so he's been around long enough to understand. Hinch benched the 30-year-old in Thursday's series opener against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
He returned to the lineup Friday.
"It was more of a mental day than a physical day," Hinch said. "He didn't need the day off. ... Maybe his good spirit and good attitude will come out with a little bit more production."
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Schoop is hitting .136 (12-for-88) with two doubles, one home run, five RBIs, three walks and 19 strikeouts in 23 games.
"The big leagues are good," Schoop said. "But I'm good. It's time for me to make adjustments and hit now. I got all my outs already. It's time for me to get my hits and help my team win."
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His slow start in 2022 resembles his slow start in 2021, when he hit .190 (15-for-79) with one double, two homers, six RBIs, three walks and 25 strikeouts over his first 23 games. He finished the season with a .278 batting average and 22 homers, earning a two-year contract extension in August.
Schoop, known as a streaky hitter, isn't concerned about his woes in 2022.
But he knows his production must improve.
"I have 80-something at-bats," Schoop said. "I got like 500 more to go, so these 500, it's my time. I got my outs already, so it's my time to shine. Just gotta keep believing, working hard and going out there to compete and have fun. It's going to come."
Schoop has made several adjustments throughout his 23 games this season, often as a product of pressing for hits. After not being in Thursday's lineup, he is going back to the basics in his pursuit of snapping the slump. He enters the game stuck in a 0-for-11 streak.
"Just see the ball and hit it," Schoop said. "Get ready to see the ball."
The lifetime .259 hitter has 981 career hits.
"I think everybody knows I can hit," Schoop said.
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The Tigers have started Schoop in seven of the nine spots in the order: four times batting second, five in third, once in fourth, three in fifth, six in sixth, three in seven and once in eighth.
On Friday, Hinch penned Schoop into the No. 6 spot in the lineup against Astros right-hander Luis Garcia.
And Schoop feels confident he will find success.
"Once it clicks, I'm going to roll," Schoop said. "It's going to be tonight."
Austin Meadows scratched
The Tigers scratched right fielder Austin Meadows with a non-COVID illness. Robbie Grossman shifted from left field to right field, while Willi Castro entered the lineup as the left fielder.
Meadows is hitting .284 with 10 walks and 13 strikeouts in 22 games. He could be available Friday as a pinch-hitter. Hinch won't start Meadows on Saturday against Astros left-hander Framber Valdez.
"We put him in the lineup last night and into today," Hinch said. "When he showed up to the ballpark, he didn't feel well. We had him laying down in the training room and relaxing. We'll see if he's available later tonight."
Who's on first?
For the second time in five games, rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson is riding the bench. He is hitless in his most recent 15 at-bats, along with hitting .091 (3-for-33) with four walks and 13 strikeouts over his past 10 games.
Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020, is adjusting to the big leagues. The 22-year-old crushes fastballs but has a .129 batting average (without an extra-base hit) against breaking balls.
"Tork, again, is a step-by-step learning process for him," Hinch said. "He's going to be fine. He is fine. He did some early hitting. But it was more positive about Harold than it was any concern with Tork."
Utility player Harold Castro, a left-handed hitter, took Torkelson's spot as the starting first baseman for Friday's matchup against Garcia. Across Garcia's three-year MLB career, right-handers have hit .177 against him, while lefties hit .274.
Castro is riding a five-game hit streak.
"It's a little bit about Harold," Hinch said. "I mean, Harold finds a way to contribute every single time that I play him. Facing a guy like Garcia that can handle the right-handed hitters a little bit better, it's a good matchup for him."
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Cats have been roaming in the wild for millennia, but the most recent evidence indicates their domestication happened about 10,000 years ago. There is still some debate about whether felines are truly domesticated, but for now, cats enjoy being around humans.
The common belief is that cats started congregating around grain storage in the Middle East as the full silos attracted rodents. A unique relationship formed from that point, and today there are around 40 distinct breeds. While some still go wandering in the great outdoors, others prefer the comfy life of an indoor cat.
In this article: Garlifden Rabbit-Shaped Cat Bed, BestPet 54-Inch Cat Tree Tower and Bedsure Cat Bed for Indoor Cats.
Make them as comfortable as possible
When felines need to fend for themselves, they employ interesting tactics to get food, water and shelter. Feral and wild cats seek a place to sleep in abandoned buildings or deserted cars, and some even dig shallow holes.
But indoor cats don’t have to rely on their instincts to get some shuteye. Of course, some naughty critters will burrow into clothing or blankets, but that’s mostly just for a bit of fun. It’s up to humans to provide indoor cats with comfortable shelter, plenty of food and water, and a few stimulating toys.
The trick for any pet owner is to ensure their beloved companion is always comfortable. Cats sleep about 12 to 16 hours a day, and while the couch or bed is a perfectly good napping spot, they really appreciate a space of their own.
However, before getting a cat home, you must consider a few things. The most important is your cat’s size and weight. If it struggles to climb stairs or jump on furniture, it’s best to get a cat home that’s low to the ground. Similarly, if the cat is sensitive to temperature changes, you should invest in a cat home with a built-in heating pad.
But a cat home isn’t just for sleeping. Just like humans who do several activities in their homes (and not just sleep), it is always a good idea for the cat home to have surfaces or attachments for stimulation. This can either be a hanging scratch pad on the side, a sisal rope tower on top or a fluffy toy on a string.
Best indoor cat homes your feline friends will love
Garlifden Rabbit-Shaped Cat Bed for Indoor Cats
This adorable cat home is made to look like a rabbit, complete with furry ears on top. It comes in three sizes, with the largest measuring 15.8 by 16 inches, and it’s lined with a soft plush material and ample padding. It has a wide opening, an anti-slip layer on the base and a hanging toy inside.
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BestPet 54-Inch Cat Tree Tower
Any cat will absolutely enjoy this multilevel cat home. Standing 54 inches tall, it has two platforms with a cat home on each and three additional sisal rope towers with plush padding on top. There are several hanging toys and many areas for cats to sharpen their nails.
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Bedsure Cat Bed for Indoor Cats
Your cat will feel like the king of comfort in this cat home. This 16-inch-square cave has a large opening with a fluffy toy on a string, a moderate-sized scratch pad on the side and a plush surface on top for lounging. The bedding on the inside is faux lambswool, and the cat home folds flat for easy storage.
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This cardboard cat home is a quick solution for creating a comfortable space for your cat. The inside floor is a 17-inch scratch pad, and the cardboard house exterior stands 19 inches tall and 13 inches wide. There are little peephole windows on either side, and the house is easily assembled.
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Furhaven Farmhouse Multi-Level Cat Scratcher Hideout
This multilevel cat home, resembling an old farmhouse, is made from sturdy cardboard and easily clips together. There are several large openings and windows for cats to play through, and there’s a mouse on a spring rod.
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Petmaker Animal Print Cat Bed Cave
Perfect for sleeping the days away, this cozy cat home is lined with plush lambswool that will keep your cats warm in winter. Coming in several designs, the house measures 13 inches tall and 12 inches wide and has a large entrance hole. It’s recommended for cats that weigh less than 16 pounds.
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This large cat home has two surfaces for felines to relax and nap. The main compartment is lined with plush fabric and is 16.5 inches wide and tall. At the top is a comfortable surface with a fleece lining that’s machine-washable.
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Ramaetam 2-in-1 Indoor Heated Felt Cat Home
This is the best cat home if your feline friend needs a bit more comfort in the winter. The dome-shaped house stands 14 inches high and 15 inches wide and has a built-in heating pad that connects to a main socket. The dome top is removable for when the weather improves and is easily stored away.
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This elegant cat home is 25 inches long and 15 inches tall. It resembles a large shoebox, with the opening on the longer side. The walls and roof are made from sturdy fabric-lined wood, and it has a plush cushion on the inside. The roof is removable, and the house can also function as a storage container.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) ("WELL" or the "Company"), a digital health company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to provide an update regarding its majority owned subsidiary, Wisp. As the fastest, most accessible sexual and reproductive telehealth service in the U.S. today, Wisp is committed to providing specialized services to address the most intimate of issues from bacterial vaginosis to herpes to birth control and emergency contraception.
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's verdict on Roe v. Wade, Wisp is announcing its commitment to helping people get the healthcare they need and will be donating 1% of proceeds from its emergency contraceptive and birth control categories for the next 2 months in addition to matching employee donations. Proceeds will be donated to Wisp's long-standing partners, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) which advances sex education through advocacy, policy and coalition building and The New York Birth Control Access Project (NYBCAP) which helps break down barriers and increases access, so all New Yorkers are able to obtain the birth control they need. Wisp is also paying travel costs for employees that need support with reproductive health services.
"Since launching in 2018, Wisp's mission has always been to make sexual and reproductive healthcare inclusive, cost-effective, and accessible—for everyone," said Ahmad Bani, CEO. "For this reason, we are working extremely hard to advance and accelerate our product development efforts to introduce new products that improve access to reproductive health."
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling, Wisp saw an unprecedented 3,000% surge in its emergency contraceptive category within 24 hours.
"The decision fueled consumer demand for emergency contraceptives from trusted and reliable sources," commented Dr. Laura Purdy, MD and Wisp Medical Director. "We're committed to continuing to offer patients safe, accessible and convenient options."
For more information on Wisp please visit hellowisp.com.
WELL is a practitioner focused digital health company whose overarching objective is to positively impact health outcomes to empower and support healthcare practitioners and their patients. WELL has built an innovative practitioner enablement platform that includes comprehensive end to end practice management tools inclusive of virtual care and digital patient engagement capabilities as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and data protection services. WELL uses this platform to power healthcare practitioners both inside and outside of WELL's own omni-channel patient services offerings. As such, WELL owns and operates Canada's largest network of outpatient medical clinics serving primary and specialized healthcare services and is the provider of a leading multi-national, multi-disciplinary telehealth offering. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WELL" and trades on the OTCQX under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.'
About Wisp.
Wisp is a US technology leader and innovator whose objective is to make reproductive and sexual healthcare inclusive, cost-effective, and accessible for all. Wisp began by providing discreet sexual health treatments online and has grown to offer a comprehensive menu of products and telehealth services, including prescription medication, OTC prevention, primary care consultations, contraception delivery, and more. Wisp is a growing and profitable company with run-rate revenues exceeding $40M USD and is majority-owned by WELL. To learn more, please visit www.hellowisp.com.
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This news release may contain "Forward-Looking Information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including without limitation Wisp's response initiatives, and commitment plans. Forward-Looking Information is based upon several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies. Forward-Looking Information generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such Forward Looking Information and, which are not guarantees of future performance. WELL's statements expressed or implied by Forward Looking Information are subject to several risks, uncertainties, and conditions, many of which are outside of WELL 's control, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-Looking Information is qualified in their entirety by inherent risks and uncertainties, including: direct and indirect material adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic; adverse market conditions; risks inherent in the primary healthcare sector in general; regulatory and legislative changes; that future results may vary from historical results; inability to obtain any requisite future financing on suitable terms; any inability to realize the expected benefits and synergies of acquisitions; that market competition may affect the business, results and financial condition of WELL and other risk factors identified in documents filed by WELL under its profile at www.sedar.com, including its most recent Annual Information Form. Except as required by securities law, WELL does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole forced people from their homes in the Bahamas and threatened to grow into a rare November hurricane in Florida on Wednesday, shutting down theme parks and airports while prompting evacuation orders that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
Hundreds of people sought shelter in the northwestern Bahamas before the approaching storm, which had already sent seawater washing across roads on barrier islands in Florida.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the center of the sprawling storm make landfall on Great Abaco island around midday with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.
“We are forecasting it to become a hurricane as it nears the northwestern Bahamas, and remain a hurricane as it approaches the east coast of Florida,” Daniel Brown, a senior hurricane specialist at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, said earllier Wednesday.
Nicole is the first storm to hit the Bahamas since Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm that devastated the archipelago in 2019, before hitting Florida.
In the Bahamas, officials said that more than 520 people were in more than two dozen shelters. Flooding and power outages were reported in Grand Abaco.
Authorities were especially concerned about a large Haitian community in Great Abaco that was destroyed by Dorian and has since grown from 50 acres (20 hectares) to 200 acres (80 hectares).
“Do not put yourselves in harm’s way,” said Zhivago Dames, assistant commissioner of police information as he urged everyone to stay indoors. “Our first responders are out there. However, they will not put their lives in danger.”
In Florida, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet that storm surge from Tropical Storm Nicole had already breached the sea wall along Indian River Drive, which runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. The Martin County Sheriff’s office also said seawater had breached part of a road on Hutchinson Island.
Residents in several Florida counties — Flagler, Palm Beach, Martin and Volusia — were ordered to evacuate such barrier islands, low-lying areas and mobile homes. Volusia, home to Daytona Beach, imposed a curfew and warned that intercoastal bridges used by evacuees would close when winds reach 39 mph.
Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s club and home, is in one of those evacuation zones, built about a quarter-mile inland from the ocean. The main buildings sit on a small rise that is about 15 feet (4.6 meters) above sea level and the property has survived numerous stronger hurricanes since it was built nearly a century ago. The resort’s security office hung up Wednesday when an Associated Press reporter asked whether the club was being evacuated and there was no sign of evacuation by early afternoon.
There is no penalty for ignoring an evacuation order, but rescue crews will not respond if it puts their members at risk.
Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort announced they were closing early on Wednesday and likely would not reopen as scheduled on Thursday.
Palm Beach International Airport closed Wednesday morning, and Daytona Beach International Airport said it would cease operations. Orlando International Airport, the seventh busiest in the U.S., was set to close at 4 p.m.. Further south, officials said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport were experiencing some flight delays and cancellations but both planned to remain open.
At a news conference in Tallahassee, Gov. Ron DeSantis said winds were the biggest concern and and significant power outages could occur, but that 16,000 linemen were on standby to restore power, as well as 600 guardsmen and seven search and rescue teams.
“It will affect huge parts of the state of Florida all day,” DeSantis said of the storm’s expected landing.
Almost two dozen school districts were closing schools for the storm and 15 shelters had opened along Florida’s east coast, the governor said.
Forty-five of Florida’s 67 counties were under a state of emergency declaration.
Florida Division of Emergency Management director Kevin Guthrie said Floridians should expect possible tornadoes, rip currents and flash flooding.
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis, who is at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, drew attention to the link between storms and climate change.
“There have always been storms, but as the planet warms from carbon emissions, storms are growing in intensity and frequency,” he said. “For those in Grand Bahama and Abaco, I know it is especially difficult for you to face another storm,”
At 1 p.m., the storm was about 175 miles (280 kilometers) east of West Palm Beach, Florida, and moving west at 12 mph (19 kph) with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 KPH).
Tropical storm force winds extended as far as 460 miles (740 kilometers) from the center in some directions.
It could intensify into a rare November hurricane before hitting Florida, where only two have made landfall since recordkeeping began in 1853 — the 1935 Yankee Hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985.
New warnings and watches were issued for many parts of Florida, including the southwestern Gulf coastline which was devastated by Hurricane Ian, which struck as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 28. The storm destroyed homes and damaged crops, including orange groves, across the state. — damage that many are still dealing with.
In Florida, the “combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline,” the hurricane center said.
Hurricane specialist Brown said the storm will affect a large part of the state.
“Because the system is so large, really almost the entire east coast of Florida except the extreme southeastern part and the Keys is going to receive tropical storm force winds,” he said.
The storm is then expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia on Thursday, forecasters said. It was then forecast to move across the Carolinas on Friday.
“We are going to be concerned with rainfall as we get later into the week across portions of the southeastern United States and southern Appalachians, where there could be some flooding, flash flooding with that rainfall,” Brown said.
Early Wednesday, President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the approaching storm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is still responding to those in need from Hurricane Ian.
At the beach just north of Mar-a-Lago as winds gusts neared 40 mph Wednesday afternoon, numerous people were taking videos of the churning ocean. The normally calm waters had rapid, strong surf with 5-foot breakers.
Denny DeHaven, who works for a Social Security advocacy group, said he lives inland so he’s not too concerned.
“It’s only going to be a Category 1 – the thing I mostly worry about is a power outage,” he said. “The people I worry about are those who live around here after seeing what happened in Fort Myers.” Hurricane Ian brought storm surge of up to 13 feet in late September, causing widespread destruction.
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Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Associated Press reporters Zeke Miller in Washington, D.C., and Terry Spencer in Palm Beach, Florida, contributed to this report. | 2022-11-09T20:01:49+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/ap-tropical-storm-nicole-bears-down-on-the-bahamas-florida/ |
Ani Banerjee, a Canadian, 30-year leader in Human Resources in the technology sector has joined the KnowBe4 team as CHRO.
TAMPA BAY, Fla., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ani Banerjee has joined KnowBe4, provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). A leader in Human Resources for the global technology sector, Banerjee will oversee KnowBe4's HR operations across 11 countries, and will be responsible for developing new initiatives to enhance the company's organizational culture, its recruitment channels, and its diversity, inclusion, and equity (DIE) strategies.
Banerjee's 30 years' experience in innovation and global HR leadership has been at Dell, Yahoo and AOL, throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Prior to joining KnowBe4, he was at VMware for 8 years in a variety of international HR leadership roles, which culminated in his most recent one, as the company's Global HR Head for SaaS Transformation Business Units.
"I came to KnowBe4 in part because the company has a strong, innovative culture, and extremely high caliber staff," Banerjee said. "I saw that within the company people operate as business partners to achieve common goals, which is something of a brass ring for HR. KnowBe4 is clearly one of the leaders contributing to Tampa Bay's emergence as a vibrant high tech hub. It's an exciting time to be involved."
KnowBe4's CEO, Stu Sjouwerman, emphasized the care that went into the choice of Banerjee. "KnowBe4's company culture is a point of pride among our execs and staff. Ani's experience and input have shown us that he is a leader who can further our accomplishments and strengthen our exemplary team. His record of HR leadership in global markets is a particularly strong asset as we launch our next phase of expansion. He is one more example of KnowBe4 attracting the best, the creative experts."
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 52,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense.
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According to Illinois’ tourism office, peak fall colors usually arrive in the second week of October in the Chicago area and along the Mississippi River, with central Illinois seeing peak color in the middle of the month and the southern portion of the state hitting its peak in the final week of the month.
This year however, there is a chance that fall colors could potentially arrive a bit later than usual.
Smoky Mountains, a tourism service that provides information on lodging and other activities around Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has a map that shows its estimated arrival date for peak fall colors across the country, and the picture it is painting for the Chicago area is one taht indicates a later-than-usual peak season.
Kenosha County in Wisconsin and Lake County in Illinois could potentially hit their peaks around their normal times, according to the Smoky Mountains’ map, hitting peak in the first or second week of October.
As for the rest of the state, things appear to be a bit delayed in 2022.
The second week of October could potentially see parts of northern Illinois, including Cook County and most of the area along the Illinois-Wisconsin border, hitting a “partial” color change pattern. Fall colors could also start to emerge in central Illinois during that week, putting it on track to peak later than normal in the month.
In fact, peak color in the Chicago area may not occur until the week of Oct. 24, according to the map. That “peak” belt across the Midwest will also include northern Indiana, including all five Hoosier State counties in the NBC 5 viewing area.
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By Halloween, the Chicago area could be moving past its peak, and a large swath of Illinois, including LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties, could finally see their peak.
By Nov. 7, most of the state will be beyond its peak colors, while southern Illinois should be hitting its stride at that point.
While the science of predicting fall leaf color changes is inexact, there are several factors that could lead to a later-than-usual fall peak in the state. That includes a drier-than-normal stretch of weather, as well as a warmer-than-normal start to fall, which is being predicted by the National Weather Service.
Illinois’ fall color report will be updated as the season draws closer, and residents are encouraged to check frequently for the latest updates on when fall colors will be at their most majestic. The state also includes information on some of the best locations to see the fall foliage, including at Starved Rock State Park and other locations across Illinois. | 2022-09-21T02:50:12+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/map-estimates-when-illinois-indiana-will-see-peak-colors-of-the-2022-fall-season/2945322/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (WIAT) — This month, CBS 42 brought you a new series called Birmingham Forward, taking a look at what’s on the horizon for the Magic City. You brought requests and questions to the table, and we found some answers.
From entertainment to transportation and economic opportunity, our community has quite the imagination for what Birmingham could bring in and offer down the road.
CBS 42 took to social media asking what you want to see in our city. You told us you wanted to see new entertainment options like a jazz and blues festival along with more concerts.
The future of transportation is also a hot topic. Community members commented they would like to see everything from road improvements to new forms of transportation.
Comments requested repaving and added lanes on our interstates. More bus pick up and drop off locations is also on the list with some bringing up a high-speed train to Georgia.
These are all requests city leaders say are coming up in conversations along with the possibility of bringing back former transportation methods like trolleys.
Economic opportunities like a Powerball lottery were in the comments next to restaurant and business options like In-N-Out Burger, TGI Fridays, IKEA and even an aquarium.
We took your requests to those leading the city’s economic charge and they said great projects are coming online, saying hearing you out is what they’re all about
“We’re going to go out there what make sense, right,” said Cornell Wesley, Director for Office of Innovation & Economic Opportunity. “We can’t put a TGI Fridays downtown, but it may make sense for that to be on Roebuck Parkway. So, we hear you, we’re listening to you, and continue to be loud about what you want because ultimately, it’s not me diagnosing Birmingham, it’s me trying to fulfill and adhere to the voices of our community.”
Cornell Wesley said the city has a pipeline of opportunities totaling well over $1 billion with about 89 different projects currently in various stages.
Looking to the future of sports in the Magic City, Birmingham Legion FC is bringing major league soccer into the conversation. Today, the team takes on Charlotte fc in the U.S. Open cup round of 16.
Legion FC said hosting this tournament game is a big deal for our city. This is Birmingham’s first time welcoming a major league soccer team for tournament play.
As one of two USL teams still standing, president and general manager, Jay Heaps, said the excitement is on high for today’s match up.
He said the conversation around soccer has grown since their start five years ago with more people understanding the importance of what their team is doing locally and nationally.
Heaps said improving the fan experience is a priority, noting with their support the sky is the limit for Birmingham Legion FC.
“U.S Soccer has started to look for places for teams to come and play for the U.S. women’s national team or U.S. Men’s national team to come back to Birmingham,” said Heaps. “It was history here. It hasn’t been here for a long time. This is an opportunity to showcase that to U.S. soccer.”
Heaps said there is a history of teams moving up from USL to major league soccer, saying this could become a possibility in the future with the right support and success for Birmingham’s team. | 2023-05-24T14:31:54+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/cbs-42-cares/cbs-42-birmingham-forward-series-highlights-publics-hope-for-the-magic-citys-future/ |
The report spotlights growth and rental trends in the current economy, Build-for-Rent opportunities, and the booming Nashville market
BETHESDA, Md., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today the release of its latest Multifamily Outlook Report—an exclusive look at the apartment market amid last year's historic growth, recent developments from monetary tightening to the war in Ukraine, and more. The report provides the latest market trends and insights backed by proprietary data from Zelman & Associates, the leading housing research firm in the country.
In this edition of the Multifamily Outlook Report, we:
- Examine the state of the U.S. economy: Despite inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical unrest, the underlying fundamentals are strong, with several positive trends and indicators.
- Provide a rental market forecast from Zelman & Associates: After historic revenue growth and returns, can multifamily anticipate another robust year?
- Host a Q&A with Zelman & Associates Managing Director Peter Carroll: He shares how the Cristo Rey Corporate Work Study Program benefits both companies and students.
- Profile—and demystify—Build-for-Rent: Comprised of single-family homes built for renters from the ground up, this space attracted over $50 billion in capital in 2021 alone.
- Spotlight the Nashville market: The city's multifamily sector led the nation in new construction growth rates last year. How is innovation turning Music City into a rising tech titan?
To learn more about the current state of the multifamily industry and read our data-backed predictions for the future, download the report.
About Walker & Dunlop
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology makes us more insightful and valuable to our clients, providing an unmatched experience every step of the way. With over 1,400 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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Project Expected to Extend Through 2027, Supporting Multi-Year Visibility and Growth Opportunities
HOUSTON, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) announced today that it has been selected by Xcel Energy as its prime constructor to manage all construction activities for the Colorado's Power Pathway high-voltage electric transmission project in Colorado. Quanta's scope of work on the project consists of the construction of approximately 610 miles of 345 kV transmission infrastructure, consisting of up to six segments and spanning more than a dozen counties, primarily in eastern Colorado, and includes the installation of four new substations and the expansion of four existing substations. The project is designed to increase the reliability of the state's power grid and enable future renewable energy development in Colorado, including approximately 5,500 megawatts of new wind, solar and other resources that Xcel Energy plans to add through 2030.
Duke Austin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quanta Services commented, "Quanta has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Xcel Energy and this project builds on our partnership. The project represents an innovative model and collaborative approach with Xcel Energy that we believe is a ground-breaking path for Quanta to continue to provide collaborative infrastructure solutions to our customers. As a result, we believe our design and constructability plan enhances safety during construction and positions us to provide schedule, quality and cost certainty for this important project."
"We are excited to move forward with Quanta Services on the Colorado's Power Pathway project, a monumental investment to build reliability in our transmission system and enable access to significant renewable energy resources in Colorado," said Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy-Colorado. "We look forward to collaborating with Quanta as we advance this critical project."
Certain segments of the project are expected to be completed in 2025, with other segments expected to be completed in 2026 and 2027. Preconstruction activities are expected to begin immediately, with construction on the first segment scheduled to begin in mid-2023. Quanta expects to include the estimated revenue for the project in the remaining performance obligations and backlog associated with its Renewable Energy Infrastructure Solutions segment for the fourth quarter of 2022.
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Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and producing and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources at competitive prices. For more information, visit xcelenergy.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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MOSAIC Study is First to use MRI to Assess Inflammation in Peripheral Joints and Entheses in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Exploratory Analysis Examines Effects of Otezla on Cardiometabolic Parameters
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced new research examining the use of Otezla® (apremilast) in psoriatic arthritis, including the Phase 4 MOSAIC study and an exploratory analysis of cardiometabolic risk factors, which are commonly elevated in patients with psoriatic disease. The findings will be presented at the 2023 European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR), taking place May 31-June 3 in Milan, Italy.
"Research presented at EULAR sheds new light on psoriatic arthritis and the role of our oral medication Otezla," said Ponda Motsepe-Ditshego, vice president, Global Medical at Amgen. "Using MRI, the MOSAIC study visually captured an improvement in inflammation and no significant change in structural progression, with the effects being greater in patients with moderate as opposed to high disease activity."
MOSAIC Phase 4 Study
Unlike X-ray imaging – commonly used to assess joint damage caused by psoriatic arthritis – MOSAIC used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a more sensitive tool for imaging inflammation, which begins early and continues throughout the disease course in joints and entheses (sites where tendons or ligaments attach to bones). MOSAIC evaluated Otezla's effect on joint inflammation and structural progression of psoriatic arthritis measured by MRI.
"MOSAIC is the first study to use MRI to assess inflammation in peripheral joints and entheses in a clinical trial, and shows MRI offers a promising way to measure inflammatory disease activity in patients with this condition," said Professor Mikkel Østergaard, M.D., Ph.D., DMSc, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. "The results of this study are encouraging, as they provide important insights about Otezla treatment and its efficacy on both clinical and inflammatory manifestations of psoriatic arthritis."
In MOSAIC, a multicenter, single-arm, open-label study, patients with active psoriatic arthritis who were treated with Otezla for 48 weeks had MRI of the hand (contrast-enhanced) performed at baseline, week 24 and week 48. The study evaluated change from baseline in the composite score of hand bone marrow edema (BME), synovitis and tenosynovitis in fingers 2-5, assessed by the psoriatic arthritis MRI score (PsAMRIS) at week 24 (the primary endpoint). Total inflammation score, comprised of BME, synovitis, tenosynovitis and periarticular inflammation in fingers, as well as structural progression, were also assessed.
Patients treated with Otezla had improvements in both clinical and MRI measures of inflammation up to week 48. Detailed findings include:
- Inflammation improved, reflected in the mean change from baseline in the composite inflammation score of BME, synovitis, and tenosynovitis as assessed by PsAMRIS for the full analysis set (n=98), which was -2.32 (-4.73, 0.09) at week 24 and -2.91 (-5.45, -0.37) at week 48. Significant improvements at week 24 and 48 in the per protocol population (n=94) were also observed.
- No significant structural progression was observed with Otezla. Total damage score – a measure of disease progression – including bone erosion, showed no significant change at weeks 24 and 48.
- In addition, patients with moderate disease activity as measured by Clinical Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis (cDAPSA) experienced greater reductions in inflammation with Otezla as compared to those with high disease activity.
- Common treatment-emergent adverse events were diarrhea (33.6%), nausea (12.3%), headache (10.7%), nasopharyngitis (7.4%) and dyspepsia (6.6%).
Findings will be presented Friday, June 2 at 12:10 p.m. CEST: POS0226, Poster Tour Session: Apremilast Reduces Inflammation as Measured by MRI of the Hand in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Primary Results from the Phase 4 MOSAIC Study.
Otezla's Effect on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Psoriatic Arthritis
A second EULAR presentation includes data evaluating the effects of Otezla on cardiometabolic parameters (low- and high-density lipoprotein [LDL, HDL], body mass index [BMI] and HbA1c levels) in 781 patients with psoriatic arthritis at 52 weeks. The post-hoc exploratory analysis of data from five pooled Phase 3 trials (PALACE 1-4, ACTIVE) showed Otezla treatment was associated with improvement in cardiometabolic parameters across psoriatic disease activity groups. Among the findings reported:
- Mean LDL in the overall population at baseline decreased by 2.0 mg/dL on average at week 52; 52.3% of patients moved from the high LDL category (≥160 mg/dL) at baseline to borderline (>129 – <160 mg/dL) or normal (≤129 mg/dL) at week 52; and 38.3% changed from borderline high to normal LDL levels.
- Mean BMI was 30.3 kg/m2 in the overall population at baseline and decreased by 0.5 kg/m2 at week 52; 9.0% of patients changed from the obese category (≥30 kg/m2) to the overweight category (25 – <30 kg/m2) and 12.3% of patients changed from the overweight category to the normal category (<25 kg/m2).
- 50.4% of patients who had prediabetes changed to normal HbA1c levels and 40.0% moved from diabetes to prediabetes at week 52.
Findings will be presented Saturday, June 3 at 10:30 a.m. CEST: POS1527, Poster Session: Effects of Apremilast on Changes in Cardiometabolic Parameters by Diabetes and Obesity Status in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.
About Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory form of arthritis, which can cause swelling, stiffness and pain in and around the joints that worsens over time and can decrease physical function. It is estimated that nearly 38 million people worldwide have psoriatic arthritis.1 Around a third of people living with psoriasis may go on to develop psoriatic arthritis.1 If left untreated, psoriatic arthritis can cause disability.
About Otezla® (apremilast)
Otezla® (apremilast) is an oral small-molecule inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) specific for cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). PDE4 inhibition results in increased intracellular cAMP levels, which is thought to indirectly modulate the production of inflammatory mediators. The specific mechanism(s) by which Otezla exerts its therapeutic action in patients is not well defined.
Since its initial FDA approval in 2014, Otezla has been prescribed to more than 840,000 patients worldwide.2
Otezla® (apremilast) U.S. INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
Otezla® (apremilast) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy.
Otezla is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.
Otezla is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with oral ulcers associated with Behçet's Disease.
Otezla® (apremilast) U.S. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Contraindications
- Otezla® is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to apremilast or to any of the excipients in the formulation
Warnings and Precautions
- Hypersensitivity: Hypersensitivity reactions, including angioedema and anaphylaxis, have been reported during postmarketing surveillance. If signs or symptoms of serious hypersensitivity reactions occur, discontinue Otezla and institute appropriate therapy
- Diarrhea, Nausea, and Vomiting: Cases of severe diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting were associated with the use of Otezla. Most events occurred within the first few weeks of treatment. In some cases, patients were hospitalized. Patients 65 years of age or older and patients taking medications that can lead to volume depletion or hypotension may be at a higher risk of complications from severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Monitor patients who are more susceptible to complications of diarrhea or vomiting; advise patients to contact their healthcare provider. Consider Otezla dose reduction or suspension if patients develop severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting
- Depression: Carefully weigh the risks and benefits of treatment with Otezla for patients with a history of depression and/or suicidal thoughts/behavior, or in patients who develop such symptoms while on Otezla. Patients, caregivers, and families should be advised of the need to be alert for the emergence or worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts or other mood changes, and they should contact their healthcare provider if such changes occur
- Weight Decrease: Monitor body weight regularly; evaluate unexplained or clinically significant weight loss, and consider discontinuation of Otezla
- Drug Interactions: Apremilast exposure was decreased when Otezla was co-administered with rifampin, a strong CYP450 enzyme inducer; loss of Otezla efficacy may occur. Concomitant use of Otezla with CYP450 enzyme inducers (e.g., rifampin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin) is not recommended
Adverse Reactions
- Plaque Psoriasis: The most common adverse reactions (≥ 5%) are diarrhea, nausea, upper respiratory tract infection, and headache, including tension headache. Overall, the safety profile of Otezla in patients with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis was consistent with the safety profile previously established in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
- Psoriatic Arthritis: The most common adverse reactions (≥ 5%) are diarrhea, nausea, and headache
- Behçet's Disease: The most common adverse reactions (≥ 10%) are diarrhea, nausea, headache, and upper respiratory tract infection.
Use in Specific Populations
- Otezla has not been studied in pregnant women. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk of fetal loss.
Please click here for Otezla® Full Prescribing Information.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
Amgen is one of the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also part of the Nasdaq-100 index. In 2022, Amgen was named one of the "World's Best Employers" by Forbes and one of "America's 100 Most Sustainable Companies" by Barron's.
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References
1 National Psoriasis Foundation. Psoriasis Statistics. Available at: https://www.psoriasis.org/psoriasis-statistics/. Accessed May 18, 2023.
2 Amgen Data on File. March 2023.
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Report: Dog contracted monkeypox from its owners
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:56 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - A monkeypox case in France appears to have spread from humans to a dog.
According to a case published in the Lancet Medical Journal, two men who live in the same household contracted the virus.
About two weeks later, their dog, a four-year-old Italian greyhound, started to have symptoms of monkeypox and tested positive.
The couple said they co-slept with their dog.
This is believed to be the first human-to-dog transmission of the monkeypox virus.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, a bid that will likely require him besting Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to earn the Republican nomination.
While Republicans have controlled the Legislature since 2011 and won a majority on the state Supreme Court last November, they have struggled to enter the Executive Mansion. The GOP has won just one gubernatorial general election since 1992, and winner Pat McCrory served for just four years.
Folwell, a former legislator, school board member and state unemployment office chief who was first elected treasurer in 2016, said he would bring competence to operating government in a fiscally sound manner and look out for working people if elected.
“The root word of ‘governor’ is to govern, and what that means is to be the CEO of the biggest business in the state,” Folwell told The Associated Press in an interview. “And based on my track record of saving lives, minds and money, I’m uniquely qualified to do that.”
The state constitution prevents Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper from seeking a third consecutive term.
Folwell had said in September that he was strongly considering a run for governor after encouragement from several Republicans. He revealed his plans first at Saturday’s Republican Party convention for Forsyth County, where he lives.
The disclosure came two days after Robinson said he’d hold an April 22 rally at an Alamance County race track, where he’d make a “special announcement” about 2024.
Robinson’s campaign adviser declined to reveal his specific plans, but Robinson has said previously that he was fairly certain that he’d run for governor.
Robinson, who was elected the state’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020 in his first run for office, released an autobiography last year and is a popular speaker at conservative churches and events.
Attorney General Josh Stein announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in January, taking direct aim at Robinson for speeches in which critics say he disparaged LGBTQ+ people, women and abortion rights. Last week, Robinson criticized churches that fly a “rainbow flag.”
Robinson hasn’t apologized for certain remarks, saying he wasn’t attacking the LGBTQ+ community — but rather it was a judgment on reading materials in the public schools. He also said he can separate his religious views from his governmental responsibilities. But some Republicans are worried about whether Robinson can win the general election in the closely divided state.
Folwell had already criticized Robinson’s governing style months ago.
At his announcement, Folwell pointed out that the public didn’t even know who Robinson was a few years ago. Since then, Folwell said, Robinson has “spent all this time attacking people instead of attacking the important problems that our citizens are facing.”
Folwell, meanwhile, said he’s attractive to voters because they feel like as an elected official “I’m doing the right thing on their behalf.”
“They’re going to respond to somebody who speaks to them like adults,” he added.
Folwell said his timing to get in the race had nothing to do with Robinson’s upcoming announcement — he wanted to reveal his plans first to his fellow local Republicans.
Folwell, 64, ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2012 before winning his current statewide job four years later.
While treasurer, he’s focused upon efforts to curb health care costs for state employees and retirees and for the poor as a way to improve their well-being. As McCrory’s unemployment office chief he helped carry out system reforms and implement new technologies.
The state treasurer manages the state’s investments and its massive government employee pension funds. His office also oversees the health insurance program for state workers and teachers and their dependents.
The State Health Plan has been sued over its decision — defended by Folwell — to decline covering gender-affirming treatments for transgender employees and their children.
While delivering the Republican response to Cooper’s State of the State address earlier this month, Robinson focused on his life story while promoting fiscal responsibility and respect for law enforcement and public school teachers.
Folwell also talks about growing up in poverty. Folwell said his young adulthood included working as a trash collector and in motorcycle shops before going to college and becoming a CPA. He then worked for an investment firm.
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., also has expressed interest in a gubernatorial bid. Candidate filing for the March 2024 primary is held in December, but anyone else seeking to challenge Robinson will feel pressure to enter this spring.
At the end of 2022, Folwell reported $47,000 in cash in his campaign account, compared to $2.2 million held by Robinson’s campaign. | 2023-03-25T16:46:46+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-political/north-carolina-treasurer-running-for-governor-in-2024/ |
Harry Kane maintained his strong run of scoring form since the World Cup to lead Tottenham into the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Also in the early games, Southampton ousted fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace thanks to a 2-1 win and Kelechi Iheanacho scored for 2021 champion Leicester in its 1-0 win at fourth-tier Gillingham.
Kane has scored four goals in four games since the World Cup, where he missed a late penalty in England’s 2-1 loss to France in the quarterfinals. Three days ago, he netted twice in Spurs’ 4-0 win at Palace.
The 29-year-old Kane is still looking to win a first trophy in his career, with Tottenham last claiming a major piece of silverware on 2008.
Southampton’s come-from-behind win — secured by Adam Armstrong’s goal after a goalkeeper mistake — will come as a relief for its manager, Nathan Jones, who is already under pressure barely two months after taking the job.
The result ended a run of three losses, all in the Premier League, for Southampton. The team’s two wins under Jones have come in cup competitions.
Defending champion Liverpool hosts top-flight rival Wolverhampton and Newcastle plays a third-tier Sheffield Wednesday on a day when there are 22 games in the third round, the stage where teams from England’s top two divisions enter the famous old competition.
Manchester United beat Everton 3-1 on Friday to kick off the third round.
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DENVER -- The Western Conference finals were billed as two superstar-laden, high-octane offensive powerhouses going head-to-head for a chance to play for Lord Stanley's Cup.
Colorado and Edmonton already managed to surpass even those lofty expectations.
In Game 1 of their best-of-seven series Tuesday, the Oilers and Avalanche threw it back to the NHL's roaring, scoring 1980s heyday in a back-and-forth affair where literally no lead was safe. A combined 14 goals and 84 shots added up to an 8-6 win for Colorado, and admittedly left everyone a little shell-shocked.
"We score a goal, then we give up a goal on the next shift," Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft recounted after Game 1. "They go up, we find a way to claw back in the last minute of the [first] period, then we give up a goal immediately off a faceoff. That's a dangerous hockey team over there, we understand that. [And] we can all be better."
To recap: Evander Kane and J.T. Compher traded the series' first goals 36 seconds apart in the first period and we were off to the races. When Compher scored his second goal, at 6:20 of the second, Colorado went up 6-3 and Edmonton goalie Mike Smith was pulled. It was 7-4 Avalanche entering the third, with Connor McDavid getting on the board, and the Oilers weren't done. Derek Ryan and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins closed the gap to 7-6 before Gabriel Landeskog's empty-netter iced it for Colorado.
All that scoring left us needing some time to pause for reflection. Is this how the entire series will go, just an endless barrage of chances where the last team to beat the goalie wins?
Is that level of output sustainable? Or even desirable?
History suggests there's some stabilization ahead. Then again, these teams are layered with generational and emerging talents determined to reach a Cup final.
So, can the Avs and Oilers keep this up? Here are some factors for and against the Western Conference onslaught continuing:
For: Scoring DNA
What did both Edmonton and Colorado do well in the regular season? Score goals.
The Avalanche averaged the fourth-most goals per game in the league (3.76); the Oilers had the seventh most (3.48).
What have they both done to excellent success in the playoffs? Score goals.
Colorado paces all playoff teams in that category (4.64); Edmonton is right behind at 4.46.
This time of year is about accentuating strengths, which means the likes of McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Leon Draisaitl are going to steer their respective ships. When they do, it's all about fast-paced, quick transition attacks often ending in a celebration.
Why change things now?
"They're really a dangerous team," MacKinnon said. "[McDavid and Draisaitl] looked amazing as always, but their depth was solid and we have to do a better job with that. Definitely have some things to clean up, but happy we got the win."
McDavid admitted the "run and gun feel" isn't always the preferred method, but it's one the Oilers excel at, as evidenced by the comeback they nearly completed Tuesday.
"[The Avalanche are] a real good team," he said. "You give them chances, they're going to bear down and score. We've got to defend. At the same time, we found a way to get six [goals]."
And let's not forget the numbers being produced in the postseason by this series' best players. McDavid has 29 points, Draisaitl is at 28, Makar has 16 and MacKinnon 15. It's otherworldly stuff. Offensive success is why -- in large part -- these teams are here in the first place.
Against: Coach knows best
It's not that Colorado coach Jared Bednar didn't like what he saw in Game 1. He's just not convinced it's the recipe for long-term success. Not without some heavy defensive improvements.
"You're not going to win a lot of playoff games when you give up six or seven [goals]," he said Wednesday. "There will be adjustments made and I would expect it to tighten up. I certainly look at the goals and scoring chances that we gave up. Whenever you're giving up a scoring chance, there's a mistake. It's really that simple."
Woodcroft couldn't agree more. He harped on Edmonton's many defensive zone miscues, which Colorado used to build its lead. The Oilers can't rely on more frenzied rallies to bail them out.
"We don't feel that we executed at the level we know we can execute at," Woodcroft said. "There are things we have to clean up. We found a way to fight our way back, but we got way behind early. That doesn't set us up for success. Our execution and attention to detail with our checking and in our fundamental defensive skills can improve."
That's a message the Oilers sounded ready to hear.
"I don't think we played well enough defensively," Cody Ceci said. "But we showed a lot of character in trying to make it a close game. We had some chances late, but we gave up way too many goals to win that game."
For: Crease chaos reigns
The series is one game old. All four goalies have already made an appearance.
And neither coach could (or would) commit on Wednesday to his starter for Game 2.
How's that for stability?
Smith came out midway through the second period in Game 1 after allowing six goals on 25 shots (.760 save percentage). Mikko Koskinen played well from there, stopping 20 of 21 shots (.952) as the Oilers desperately fought their way back.
Meanwhile, Colorado's Darcy Kuemper exited in the second period with an upper-body injury and would not return. He ended the night with 13 saves (.813). Backup Pavel Francouz fared slightly better, filling in with an 18-save performance (.857).
Bednar would say only "we'll see" when asked about Kuemper's availability for Game 2. The severity of the injury will determine that.
Woodcroft wouldn't put his weight behind the incumbent Smith, telling reporters the team will "determine Mike's status and Mikko's status [Thursday]."
Was this gamesmanship? Maybe. But even so, it was not a ringing endorsement for the Oilers' goalie situation. Smith has oscillated between brilliant and baffling in the postseason, holding Edmonton in games with superb saves, then leaking goals at the worst times. Can he continue to hold the confidence of his team?
The series could become a battle of the backups. Would that open the offensive floodgates further? Koskinen hasn't started a single playoff game to date, and Francouz has only one under his belt from Colorado's first-round sweep of Nashville.
It's an equation that favors the goal scorers.
Against: Recent history says it can't last
There's no real comparable to what Colorado and Edmonton did in Game 1.
Since 2006, the most goals in a single Western Conference Final game were the 10 scored by Vancouver and San Jose in Game 2 in 2011. And since 2006, no team had scored more than seven goals in a game until the Avalanche did it Tuesday.
Perhaps this series really is just different. It was only one night, though, and years of past outcomes suggest that level of scoring is not sustainable.
Historically, conference finals haven't had major swings of offensive momentum. The series that started out goal-heavy (such as the West in 2019, when St. Louis and San Jose notched 24 goals through the first three games) tended to see that taper off (only 14 goals between those clubs in the next three games).
More often, it's been the opposite scenario, where low scoring prevails in the early going (the average number of goals scored in a Game 1 since 2006 is four). The goals start rising as the series continues and the urgency increases (or perhaps as fatigue sets in).
The Avalanche and Oilers each showed their hand in Game 1. They had their fun driving up and down the ice and scoring at will. The prospect of that being a one-off display is real, though.
For: Deep attacks
Colorado and Edmonton are more than just their top lines.
Game 1 proved that.
The Oilers' second and third units made key contributions on the scoresheet, with McLeod's timely second-period response and Ryan's first postseason tally early in the third setting the tone for Edmonton's push.
Compher and Cogliano played a similar role for Colorado with goals that proved pivotal when the final buzzer sounded.
These lineups have impressive versatility as well. Players are finding their groove.
Woodcroft has been able to swap Kane for Hyman (whose nine postseason goals outpace McDavid's eight) on the Oilers' first unit when necessary. Nugent-Hopkins has scored in two of his last three games, after being shut out since Game 3 of the first round. And Woodcroft on Wednesday noted Jesse Puljujarvi's improved play.
On the plus side for Colorado (and extreme negative for Edmonton) is that Rantanen may finally be rolling. He'd been snake-bit in the playoffs, scoring only one empty-net goal prior to lighting the lamp in Game 1. If that's a sign of things to come for the winger who potted 36 goals in the regular season, look out.
These sides may well get past 14 goals one night.
Against: Fun to watch, not to play in
Fans love to watch a high-scoring hockey game.
Playing in one though, especially this late in the playoffs, is a different experience. Even though Game 1 came out in Colorado's favor, the prevailing mood afterward was surprisingly somber.
"We gave them a lot of options that we weren't giving up these past two series, even," Makar said. "They have a lot of skilled players and we need to mark those guys. Definitely not the way you want to play games with these guys. We can be better defensively, and it's obviously tough when the game opens up [like that]."
A roller coaster of in-game emotion might be exciting in February. Not so much in June. Coaches undoubtedly preached good defensive habits going into Game 1 and those weren't on display. When players recognize that and know how quickly this shot at a Cup can disappear, change of some sort feels inevitable.
"We weren't happy with the position we were in being down three goals and we don't want to be in that spot [again]," Nugent-Hopkins said. "There's specific things that we will go through that we didn't do well enough and have to correct."
Getting that buy-in -- for Edmonton or Colorado -- could change the complexion of this series in a hurry.
Then again, would it just mean fewer total goals scored? Or increase the potential for lopsided victories as one offense heats up over the other?
If Game 1 taught us anything, it's that just about anything is possible in this series. | 2022-06-02T11:28:20+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34021612/2022-stanley-cup-playoffs-avalanche-oilers-western-conference-final-get-even-wilder |
HOUSTON (AP) — Astros reliever Phil Maton revealed Tuesday that he broke his right pinkie when he punched a locker in frustration after Houston’s regular-season finale and will miss the postseason.
Maton had surgery Monday to repair the fractured finger on his pitching hand.
The Astros announced earlier Tuesday that Maton and another veteran reliever, Will Smith, had been left off the roster for the AL Division Series against Seattle.
The 29-year-old Maton gave up two hits, including a single to younger brother Nick Maton, and two runs while recording one out in the eighth inning of Houston’s 3-2 win over Philadelphia last Wednesday.
“I was upset with how my outing went, and it’s kind of shortsighted and ultimately selfish and it’s one of those things that I hope doesn’t affect our team moving forward,” Maton said Tuesday.
Smith, who was acquired from the Braves at the trade deadline, had a 3.27 ERA in 24 appearances for Houston this season. Maton had a 3.84 ERA in 67 games.
The Astros put rookie right-hander Hunter Brown on an ALDS roster with 12 pitchers and carried an extra position player — rookie infielder David Hensley.
The rest of Houston’s pitchers are Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez, Lance McCullers Jr., Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier, Ryne Stanek, Ryan Pressly, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Hector Neris.
Brown, Hensley, Montero and Neris are making their playoff debuts as are rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena, infielder Mauricio Dubon and utility player Trey Mancini, a six-year veteran acquired this summer from Baltimore.
Houston will carry two catchers, eight infielders and four outfielders against Seattle.
The Mariners went with the same roster they used for the wild-card series. They will carry 12 pitchers, three catchers, five infielders, four outfielders and utility players Adam Frazier and Dylan Moore.
Their pitching staff for this series includes Logan Gilbert, Luis Castillo, Diego Castillo, Matthew Boyd, Matt Festa, Matt Brash, George Kirby, Andres Munoz, Penn Murfee, Robbie Ray, Paul Sewald and Erik Swanson.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland,” died Saturday. He was 97.
Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home, surrounded by loved ones, said his daughter, Nell Minow.
“He wanted to be at home,” she told The Associated Press. “He had a good life.”
Though Minow remained in the FCC post just two years, he left a permanent stamp on the broadcasting industry through government steps to foster satellite communications, the passage of a law mandating UHF reception on TV sets and his outspoken advocacy for quality in television.
“My faith is in the belief that this country needs and can support many voices of television — and that the more voices we hear, the better, the richer, the freer we shall be,” Minow once said. “After all, the airways belong to the people.”
Minow was appointed as FCC chief by President John F. Kennedy in early 1961. He had initially come to know the Kennedys in the 1950s as an aide to Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956.
Minow laid down his famous challenge to TV executives on May 9, 1961, in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, urging them to sit down and watch their station for a full day, “without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit-and-loss sheet or rating book to distract you.”
“I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland,” he told them. “You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, Western bad men, Western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence and cartoons. And, endlessly, commercials — many screaming, cajoling and offending.”
As he spoke, the three networks were just about all most viewers had to choose from. Pay television was barely in the planning stage, PBS and “Sesame Street” were several years away, and HBO and niche channels such as Animal Planet were far in the future.
The speech caused a sensation. “Vast wasteland” became a catch phrase. Jimmy Durante opened an NBC special by saying, “Da next hour will be dedicated to upliftin’ da quality of television. … At least, Newt, we’re tryin’.”
Minow became the first government official to get a George Foster Peabody award for excellence in broadcasting. The New York Times critic Jack Gould (himself a Peabody winner) wrote, “At long last there is a man in Washington who proposes to champion the interests of the public in TV matters and is not timid about ruffling the industry’s most august feathers. Tonight some broadcasters were trying to find dark explanations for Mr. Minow’s attitude. In this matter the viewer possibly can be a little helpful; Mr. Minow has been watching television.”
CBS President Frank Stanton strongly disagreed, calling Minow’s comments a “sensationalized and oversimplified approach” that could lead to ill-advised reforms “on the ground that any change is a change for the better.”
For the criticism over his speech, Minow said he didn’t support censorship, preferring exhortation and measures to broaden public choices. But he also said a broadcasting license was “an enormous gift” from the government that brought with it a responsibility to the public.
His daughter, Nell Minow, told The Associated Press in 2011 that her father loved television and wished he would have been remembered for championing the public interest in television programming, rather than just a few words in his much broader speech.
“His No. 1 goal was to give people choice,” she said.
Among the new laws during his tenure were the All-Channel Receiver Act of 1962, that required that TV sets pick up UHF as well as VHF broadcasts, which opened up TV channels numbered above 13 for widespread viewing. Congress also passed a bill that provided funds for educational television, and measures to foster communications satellites.
In a September 2006 interview on National Public Radio, Minow recalled telling Kennedy that such satellites were “more important than sending a man into space. … Communications satellites will send ideas into space, and ideas live longer than people.” On July 10, 1962, Minow was one of the officials making statements on the first live trans-Atlantic television program, a demonstration of AT&T’s Telstar satellite.
Children’s programming was a particular interest of Minow, a father of three, who told broadcasters the few good children’s shows were “drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence and more violence. … Search your consciences and see if you cannot offer more to your young beneficiaries whose future you guide so many hours each and every day.”
Minow resigned in May 1963 to become executive vice president and general counsel for Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. in Chicago.
Nell Minow said her father also was instrumental in getting presidential debates televised, starting with Kennedy and Richard N. Nixon, after watching Stevenson struggle to use the new medium during his 1956 presidential run.
“Minow was appalled by … the whole charade of having to image-make on television,” said Craig Allen, a mass communications professor at Arizona State University who wrote a 2001 book about Minow.
In 1965, Minow returned to his law practice in Chicago, and later served as board member at PBS, CBS Inc. and the advertising company Foote Cone & Belding Communications Inc. He was director of the Annenberg Washington Program in Communications Policy Studies of Northwestern University.
He also gave Barack Obama a summer job at the law firm, where the future president met his wife, Michelle Robinson. Minow also was one of Obama’s earliest supporters when the then-Illinois senator considered running for president, Nell Minow said.
Television is one of our century’s most important advances “and yet, as a nation, we pay no attention to it,” Minow said in a 1991 Associated Press interview.
He continued to push for reforms such as free airtime for political ads and more quality programming while also praising advances in diversity in U.S. television.
“In 1961, I worried that my children would not benefit much from television. But in 1991 I worry that my grandchildren will actually be harmed by it,” he said.
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Former Associated Press writer Polly Anderson in New York contributed to this story. | 2023-05-06T22:26:05+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ex-fcc-chief-public-tv-advocate-newton-minow-dead-at-97/ |
WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 31, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
413 AM PST Sat Dec 31 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...
The Flood Advisory will expire at 415 AM PST early this morning for
portions of central and northern California, including the following
areas, in central California, Placer. In northern California,
Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado and Nevada.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 400 AM PST Sunday for a
portion of northern California.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northern California, including the following
county, Napa.
* WHEN...Until 1000 AM PST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas. River or
stream flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 417 AM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. This will
cause urban and small stream flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena, Calistoga, Yountville,
Angwin and Deer Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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LONDON, UK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Atlas Corp. ("Atlas") (NYSE: ATCO) plans to release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, after the market closes on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Atlas plans to host a conference call for all shareholders and interested parties at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, to discuss the results.
To attend the conference call or webcast, participants should register online at ir.atlascorporation.com/events-and-presentations, and you will be provided with details to access the event. To avoid delays, participants are encouraged to register a day in advance or at a minimum 15 minutes before the start of the call. A replay of the call will also be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the call and accessible until August 10, 2023, on the same webpage.
Conference Call and Webcast Information:
Atlas is a leading global asset management company, differentiated by its position as a best-in-class owner and operator with a focus on disciplined capital deployment to create sustainable shareholder value. We target long-term, risk-adjusted returns across high-quality infrastructure assets in the maritime sector, energy sector and other infrastructure verticals. For more information visit atlascorporation.com.
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Bed Bath & Beyond store in Upstate among 87 more closing
Published: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:47 AM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Bed Bath & Beyond announced Monday that they are closing another 87 stores, including one in the Upstate.
The decision comes weeks after the home goods retailer said it was on track to close 150 stores. In a business update this month, the company said they have “substantial doubt” about their ability to continue operating.
The Bed Bath & Beyond store on West Blackstock Road in Spartanburg is among the locations that will be closing. A store in North Charleston is also closing.
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BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiangsu Daelim Electric Co. LTD(here inafter Daelim) successfully obtained the transformer UL/cUL certification in this year. The UL/cUL certification is a mandatory requirement in the distribution transformer industry in the US and Canada market. In order to get this certification, Daelim needs to design and manufacture this sample transformers to pass the all the type testings, but also the key accessories must meet the UL certification requirements. Fortunately, because Daelim has strong technical strength and quality control, it overcame all the testings.
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HARRISONVILLE, Mo., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction of the first phase of the new Mills Cancer and Rheumatology Center at Cass Regional Medical Center is now complete.
Infusion therapy capacity has expanded from five to seven bays. The new bays are more spacious and each has windows featuring views of the hospital's Healing Garden.
"The new infusion center is beautiful and very nicely done," said oncologist/hematologist Jaswinder Singh, MD, who leads the cancer care team at Cass Regional. "It offers compassionate treatment close to home, with care that is comparable to any academic medical center."
"It is a beautiful addition to an already top-notch facility," agreed rheumatologist Kevin Latinis, MD, PhD. "The design with large windows overlooking the gardens makes the experience of getting infusions for rheumatic disorders and cancer therapy a bit more cheerful."
Construction of the Mills Cancer and Rheumatology Center began in March of this year and was made possible in part by a donation from Harrisonville businessman Bill Mills. The next phase of construction will involve renovating the former infusion space, which will become the new waiting area.
"The Cass County community has a lot to be proud of with this facility and we are looking forward to the next stages of enhancement of the rheumatology and oncology clinics," Latinis added.
The entire project is scheduled for completion in mid-2023.
As a critical access hospital, Cass Regional Medical Center maintains a 21-bed medical/surgical unit, a four-bed intensive care unit, and a 10-bed behavioral health unit. Services provided by Cass Regional Medical Center include emergency care; general and specialty surgery; and rehabilitation services which include nationally-recognized cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes education programs. The hospital offers advanced diagnostic capabilities such as MRI, CT and PET-CT scanning, digital and 3-D mammography, nuclear medicine and a nationally-accredited sleep study lab.
Specialists in nearly 20 different areas treat patients on the Cass Regional campus in either the medical center or the adjoining Rock Haven Medical Mall, which is home to Cass Regional's Rock Haven Specialty Clinic, Cass Regional Orthopedics, and Harrisonville Medical Clinic (family medicine, general surgery, and ear, nose and throat). The Wound Center at Rock Haven Specialty Clinic provides comprehensive treatment for chronic, slow-to-heal and serious wounds. Cass Regional also operates five additional family medicine clinics in the communities of Archie, Garden City, Kingsville, Peculiar and Pleasant Hill. For more information, visit www.cassregional.org.
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ARLINGTON, Va., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) awarded BlueHalo a base $45.7M prototype Other Transaction Authority (with $30.2M in options) for the development of the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) system. Leveraging a long corporate heritage in directed energy and optical targeting and tracking systems, along with recent rapid deployments of the company's Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) LOCUST, BlueHalo will provide an Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) mounted 20-kilowatt class laser weapon to defend against the growing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) threats in the battlefield. AMP-HEL will provide additional overmatch capabilities to protect Division and Brigade Combat Teams.
"BlueHalo prides itself on being the protective ring around our forces. The AMP-HEL system will deliver a paradigm changing capability to our military, providing highly maneuverable protection for our warfighters on the ground so that they can achieve mission success and return home safely," said Jonathan Moneymaker, BlueHalo Chief Executive Officer. "AMP-HEL is the next instantiation of BlueHalo's proven LWS expertise. Our LOCUST LWS has successfully engaged and defeated numerous drone threats across a wide variety of background, clutter, slant range, and threat conditions. BlueHalo is honored to work alongside RCCTO as we continue to build an enduring platform, develop capabilities to address near-peer and asymmetric threats faced by our nation, and solidify our position as a leader in the Counter-UAS market and a proven alternative prime for our customers."
Last year, BlueHalo delivered its LOCUST laser system to the RCCTO for integration into the Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) prototype, which deployed as the first operational High Energy Laser (HEL) Counter-small UAS (C-sUAS) capability overseas. The LOCUST laser system combines precision optical and laser hardware with advanced software, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) algorithms, and processing to enable and enhance the directed energy "kill chain", which includes tracking, identifying, and engaging a wide variety of targets with its hard-kill HEL.
"AMP-HEL marks another historic step for the deployment of more HEL systems and the modernization of our national defense capabilities," said Trip Ferguson, BlueHalo Chief Operating Officer. "Through our layered defense solutions like LOCUST, BlueHalo continues to meet the toughest challenges with soldier-centered technology and inspired engineering–safeguarding our warfighters and nation."
The AMP-HEL award and successful deployment of the P-HEL system are just the latest in a string of disruptive innovations from BlueHalo's layered defense solutions that are transforming national security.
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BlueHalo is purpose-built to provide industry-leading capabilities in the domains of Space, C-UAS and Autonomous Systems, Cyber, and AI/ML. BlueHalo focuses on inspired engineering to develop, transition, and field next-generation capabilities to solve the most complex challenges of our customers' critical missions and reestablish our national security posture in the near-peer contested arena. www.bluehalo.com
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilders have pumped the brakes on new single-family home construction this year, a trend that’s likely to extend into 2023, according to several forecasts.
Single-family housing starts were running at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of about 1.16 million properties in January, when the average rate on a 30-year mortgage hovered below 4%. By October, starts had slowed to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 855,000, as long-term mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time in two decades, crushing many would-be homebuyers’ purchasing power.
The slowdown has single-family housing starts set to fall for the first time in 11 years, with another pullback likely in 2023.
Carl Reichardt, a homebuilding analyst at BTIG, forecasts that single-family housing starts will drop about 11% this year and double that in 2023, before climbing 5% in 2024.
A homebuilding industry forecast released this week by Fitch Ratings has a similar outlook, calling for a 10% in single-family housing starts this year and declines of 13% and 5% in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
“We expect 2023 to be a challenging year for U.S. homebuilders as persistent affordability issues will lead to housing demand continuing to weaken,” Robert Rulla, senior director at Fitch Ratings wrote in the report.
Single-family home construction had risen steadily since 2012, before surging during the first two years of the pandemic as ultra-low mortgage rates fueled demand.
“Now we’re getting a correction,” said Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders.
He predicts homebuilding will start to recover in 2024, and that mortgage rates will ease back from current levels to a range between 4.5% and 6% by 2025.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the fourth week in a row this week to 6.33%, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago it was 3.1%.
Reichardt at BTIG cautions against drawing parallels between the last housing slump and this one, noting that in October the inventory of both previously occupied homes and new-construction properties is about half of what it was in October 2005, just after the historical peak in housing starts overall.
As such, Reichardt expects the housing market will avoid a “negative feedback loop” where lower prices cause more forced home sales and increase inventory — as long as there’s isn’t a significant increase in job losses.
Still, he’s expecting a 40% drop in homebuilders’ earnings per share next year due to the housing slowdown.
Homebuilder stocks are already down sharply this year as the housing slump deepened. But Reichardt recently raised his stock price targets and has “Buy” ratings on D.R. Horton, Lennar and PulteGroup. | 2022-12-08T20:51:04+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/business/ap-gimme-shelter-fewer-homes-being-built-as-builders-pull-back/ |
Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, resigned under pressure Tuesday following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior, sparking a Vatican investigation.
Pope Francis accepted Bishop Richard Stika’s resignation, according to a one-line statement from the Vatican. No replacement was immediately named. At 65, Stika is still 10 years below the normal retirement age for bishops.
His departure, after 14 years as bishop of Knoxville, closes a turbulent chapter for the southern U.S. diocese that was marked by a remarkable revolt by some of its priests, who accused Stika of abusing his authority and protecting a seminarian accused of sexual misconduct. They appealed to the Vatican for “merciful relief” in 2021, citing their own mental health, sparking a Vatican investigation that led to Stika’s resignation.
In media interviews, Stika has strongly defended his actions and his leadership and said he worked to bring unity in the diocese.
In addition to the priests’ complaints, Stika is the subject of at least two lawsuits that accuse him of mishandling sexual abuse allegations and seeking to silence the accusers. In one, a former employee at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville — who uses the pseudonym John Doe — accused a seminarian there of harassing and raping him in 2019.
The suit filed in Chancery Court in Knox County says Stika should have known the seminarian was dangerous because he had been accused of sexual misconduct previously. Instead, Stika encouraged the accuser’s friendship with the man, and the accuser felt pressure to comply for fear of losing his job, it says.
Even after the former employee accused the seminarian of rape, Stika let the seminarian live in his home and steadfastly defended him, the suit says. Stika also told multiple people that the seminarian was innocent and that the accuser was the aggressor, it says. In addition, Stika removed an investigator who was looking into the allegations, replacing him with someone who was the father of a priest and never talked to the accuser, according to the lawsuit.
In a second lawsuit, a Honduran immigrant seeking asylum in the United States accused a priest in the diocese of locking her in a room and sexually assaulting her after she went to him for grief counseling in 2020. The woman went to the police, and the diocese was aware of the accusation but took no action against the priest until after he was indicted on sexual battery charges in 2022, according to the lawsuit.
The suit accuses the diocese of spreading rumors about the woman that led to her being shunned and harassed in the community.
The woman, who uses the pseudonym Jane Doe, filed a civil suit against the diocese. The diocese, in turn, hired a private detective to investigate her. The detective illegally obtained her employment records and told police that she had committed employment fraud, according to the lawsuit.
The suit claims the diocese was trying to either intimidate her into dropping both lawsuits or get her arrested and deported.
Around the same time, a group of priests from the Diocese of Knoxville sent a letter to Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio who serves as a representative for Pope Francis in the United States.
In the letter dated Sept. 29, 2021, the priests appealed for “merciful relief” from “the suffering we’ve endured these past 12 years” under Stika.
Those years have been “detrimental to priestly fraternity and even to our personal well-being,” the letter states. It goes on to describe “priests who are seeing psychologists, taking anti-depressants, considering early retirement, and even looking for secular careers.”
The Vatican authorized an investigation of the diocese, called an “apostolic visitation,” that took place in late 2022.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-27T10:41:15+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/06/27/bishop-knoxville-tennessee-resigns-following-allegations-he-mishandled-sex-abuse-allegations-priests-complaints/ |
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The U.S. District Court of Kansas has ordered 17 Sonic Drive-In locations in Kansas to stop violating child labor regulations. It comes after federal investigators found, for the second time in a year, that the owners and operators of the franchisees illegally allowed children to work longer and at times not permitted by law.
The court’s action follows investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division into employment practices by BBR Investments LLC of Newton and its owner, Richard Benard.
The department assessed the company with $41,998 in civil money penalties in September 2022 after investigators found the employer violated federal law by allowing 50 teens – ages 14 and 15 – to exceed the number of hours allowed weekly and work later than the law permits at Sonic locations in Hutchinson, McPherson and Newton.
The division began another investigation the following month and found violations at the company’s Sonic location in Valley Center and ongoing violations at the locations in Hutchinson, McPherson and Newton. The investigation found BBR continuing to allow 44 child labor violations like those found in prior investigations. The division also determined that children under the age of 16 operated fryers without automatic devices to lower and lift fry baskets, which is prohibited under federal law. The department then assessed BBR with $97,070 in additional penalties.
To resolve the violations found in the investigations, BBR and Benard paid the department $139,068 in civil money penalties.
On May 25, 2023, Judge Toby Crouse issued a consent order and judgment requiring BBR and Benard to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act after the department filed a complaint in response to the employers’ repeated violations.
“Learning new skills in the workforce is an important part of growing up, but we must protect children and ensure their first jobs are safe,” explained Acting Wage and Hour Division District Director Kathy Rodriguez in Kansas City, Missouri. “The Department of Labor is determined to make sure a teenager’s work experience does not endanger them or impair their educational opportunities.”
“The Fair Labor Standards Act allows for developmental experiences but restricts when and how long these young people can work and what dangerous jobs must be avoided so their safety and well-being are never compromised,” Rodriguez added.
The FLSA prohibits 14- and 15-year-old employees from working later than 9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day and past 7 p.m. for the remainder of the year. Additionally, they cannot work more than 3 hours on a school day, more than 8 hours on a non-school day or more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session. The law also prohibits children from operating motor vehicles, forklifts and using other dangerous equipment.
To learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, click here. For confidential compliance assistance, employees and employers can call the agency’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243), regardless of where they are from. | 2023-06-01T14:47:15+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/feds-order-kansas-sonic-locations-to-stop-child-labor-violations/ |
(NewsNation) — As the nation reels in the wake of a series of tragic mass shootings, President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Thursday night on the need for Congress to act to pass laws to combat gun violence.
“He’s going to renew his call for action to stop the epidemic of gun violence that we’ve seen in Uvalde and in Tulsa and in Buffalo in just a few short weeks,” said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She said Biden did not plan to announce any new executive actions and that “tonight’s speech is going to focus on what Congress needs to do.”
As debate over federal gun legislation divides the nation, a renewed call for tougher gun laws has permeated Washington following mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed; Buffalo, New York, where 10 people died in and outside of a supermarket, and most recently, Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain opened fire at a hospital, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself.
When Biden visited the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, he was met with chants of “do something” as he departed a church service, Biden pledged: “We will.”
Democrats first attempted to respond to the mass shootings with a domestic terrorism bill in the Senate last week that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety. The bill was blocked.
The House now is swiftly working to put its stamp on gun legislation.
The Democratic legislation, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, was quickly added to the legislative docket and a vote by the full House could come as early as next week.
But partisan positions were clear at a Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday on the legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.
The bill also would make it a federal offense to import, manufacture or possess large-capacity magazines and would create a grant program to buy back such magazines.
The legislation builds on the Biden administration’s executive action banning fast-action “bump-stock” devices and “ghost guns.”
However, with Republicans nearly all in opposition, the House action will mostly be symbolic, merely putting lawmakers on record about gun control ahead of this year’s elections.
The Senate is taking a different course, with a bipartisan group striving toward a compromise on gun safety legislation that can win enough GOP support to become law.
Any legislative response to the shootings will have to get through the evenly divided Senate, where support from at least 10 Republicans would be needed to advance the measure to a final vote.
A group of senators has been working privately this week in hopes of finding a consensus.
No major gun legislation has passed the Senate in years — even after the devastating massacre of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
The Senate did, however, approve a modest measure to encourage compliance with background checks after a church shooting in Texas and the Parkland school shooting in Florida.
The Hill and The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-06-02T23:50:45+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/biden-to-call-for-legislation-that-combats-gun-violence/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a U.S. Army sergeant charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an armed protester in Texas in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.
Sgt. Daniel Perry was working for a ride-sharing company in July 2020 when he turned onto a street and into a large crowd of demonstrators in downtown Austin.
Perry’s attorneys said he acted in self defense when he shot and killed Garrett Foster, 28, after protestors banged on his car. Foster pointed a weapon at Perry, the sergeant's attorneys say, and Perry fired from inside his vehicle.
Perry, who was stationed at Fort Hood, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of Austin, was indicted in Foster's death on charges of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct, a misdemeanor, in 2021. The trial comes after attempts from Perry’s team to throw out the case over the past year.
Clint Broden, who represents Perry, confirmed that jury selection began but did not comment further on the case.
In video that was streamed live on Facebook, a car can be heard honking before several shots ring out and protesters begin screaming and scattering. Police can then be seen tending to someone lying in the street.
When Foster was killed, demonstrators in Austin and beyond had been marching in the streets for weeks following the police killing of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25, 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against the Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd, who was handcuffed, repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe.
Floyd's killing was recorded on video by a bystander and sparked worldwide protests as part of a broader reckoning over racial injustice. | 2023-03-27T23:48:07+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/jury-being-chosen-for-sergeant-charged-in-protest-17863265.php |
Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints odds: NFL Week 9 point spread, moneyline, over/under
The Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints play on Monday, Nov. 7, in the final game on the NFL Week 9 schedule.
The Ravens are a 3.5-point favorite, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
The Ravens are -175 on the moneyline in the game.
The Saints are +135.
The over/under for the game is set at 47.5 points.
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WARRICK CO., Ind. (WEHT) – The Indiana State Police released more information about the Tuesday pursuit on I-64.
ISP says on March 7, around 11:05 a.m., police were informed that Brandon Freeman, 33, of Nashville, was traveling east on I-64 in a gold car from the Illinois state line and was wanted out of Tennessee for a federal weapons charge.
Police say around 11:17 a.m., Indiana State Police First Sergeant Helmer spotted the vehicle traveling east on I-64 near SR 65 and tried to stop it. ISP says Freeman failed to stop, continued traveling east at a high rate of speed, exited onto US 41 south for a brief distance before making a U-turn and continuing east again on I-64.
ISP says Senior Trooper Finney was able to deploy stop sticks at the 33 mile-marker causing the vehicle to slow down and eventually drive off the roadway on the southside at the 36 mile-marker. Police say as soon as the vehicle came to a stop, Freeman exited and ran south into a wooded area.
Officers set up a perimeter and requested air support and SWAT to respond. ISP says at around 12:40 p.m., Indiana State Police SWAT entered the wooded area and within an hour found Freeman hiding near a log.
ISP says Freeman was arrested without further incident and taken to the Warrick County Jail. Police say he had a Federal Warrant for a Weapons Offense was charged with Resisting Law Enforcement as a felony charge and Resisting Law Enforcement as a misdemeanor charge. | 2023-03-07T22:39:41+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/isp-tennessee-fugitive-arrested-after-chase-on-i-64/ |
Tax credits for individuals and businesses are up for grabs as negotiations on a year-end spending deal come down to the wire.
The possible credits range from an expansion of the child tax credit (CTC), which was beefed up during the pandemic and ate away at child poverty rates in the U.S., to incentives for companies to invest more in research.
Negotiators on both sides of the aisle say they’re working on tax provisions and that getting a spending deal done is a high priority before a new Congress arrives in 2023 and voting dynamics on Capitol Hill become harder to predict.
Though support for the various tax provisions doesn’t break down perfectly along party lines, Democrats for the most part are arguing for credits geared toward low-income workers and families, while Republicans want extensions of the Trump administration’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allow businesses to keep more of their money.
Some of those business provisions have received support from Democrats in the past, namely a write-off for research expenses traditionally used by companies in the pharmaceutical, defense and manufacturing sectors.
But analysts say that Democrats are now holding back support for the research write-off in the hopes of getting more on the CTC as well as the earned income tax credit, worth thousands of dollars to low and middle-income families.
“What’s happened is Democrats have said, ‘Hey, we like the business changes that you guys want to make, but we’re not going to go along with them unless you agree to do something about the child tax credit and the earned income credit,” Howard Gleckman, an analyst with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said in an interview with The Hill.
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet (Colo.) said in a statement Monday to The Hill that “We shouldn’t extend corporate tax breaks without an extension of the Child Tax Credit. I believe we can get to a responsible, common sense agreement to expand the Child Tax Credit this year, and my priority is for any expansion to cover as many of the 19 million children who are left out of the current credit as possible in a meaningful way.”
“I have always believed that in the end this would be bipartisan and that my Republican colleagues would provide input,” Bennet added. “We are considering any vehicle to get this done this year, including in an omnibus package.”
Some Republicans have expressed frustration with this negotiating tactic from Democrats.
“Democrats support the R&D tax credit – they voted for it overwhelmingly as part of ARPA [The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]. It’s a bipartisan thing. Now they’re trying to pretend it’s just a GOP thing, which is confusing,” a Republican aide on the Ways and Means Committee told The Hill.
The battle over business and low-income tax credits may be holding up a major retirement bill that has wide-ranging bipartisan support and also includes some significant changes to U.S. tax laws. These include an increase in the age at which rich retirees would start being taxed on their savings that would cost the government $9.6 billion over ten years.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) told reporters last week that the retirement bill could be “worked out with one final meeting.”
“And there would be broad consensus to pass it,” he said. “The question is whether it’s held off for other issues, and we can’t move it because other issues don’t allow us to move it.”
“There’s certainly a lot of interest in the Democratic caucus” on tax issues, particularly the CTC, Cardin added. “But I think that’s tied into other types of tax changes that may be coupled with it. The pension bill does not offer leverage on any of these issues. It’s just a bill that’s supported broadly by both parties, so there’s no leverage in holding that bill up.”
Congress has less than two weeks to pass legislation to keep the government funded, or risk a shutdown under a looming Dec. 16 fiscal deadline.
There is pressure on both sides to pass a larger omnibus funding bill for fiscal 2023 this month, but lawmakers are still debating over whether Congress should instead pass a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded at fiscal 2022 levels through early next year.
The idea, pushed by Republicans in both chambers, would allow lawmakers to put off new government funding until the House ushers in a new GOP-led majority, prompting strong opposition from Democrats.
But the proposal has also met resistance from other Republicans who say Congress should pass an omnibus before January, citing concerns about funding for defense and national security.
The intraparty rift has Republican leaders toeing a delicate line, as lawmakers struggle to finalize an overall agreement on spending amid partisan clashes that spell trouble for potential tax credits.
Top Republicans pushing for an omnibus have made demands for spending reductions outside of defense while specifically pointing to the domestic spending passed in Democratic-backed reconciliation bills without GOP support these past two years.
While negotiators have a list of sticking points to hash out for a bipartisan deal, Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, named social spending as a key issue in talks.
Shelby told reporters that social spending is “part of” the trouble keeping negotiators from getting to yes, warning lawmakers “might not get anything” if Democrats push for parity in levels of growth for defense and nondefense spending discussions.
“They’ve already gotten billions of dollars out of reconciliation for a lot of social programs,” said Shelby, who retires next month and is among a group of Republicans who have been pushing for Congress to pass an omnibus before the year’s end.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday he met with Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and that “the Senate’s work on funding the government … continues.”
“Leader McConnell and I have confirmed the importance of getting this done,” he said. | 2022-12-12T13:31:29+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/hill-politics/negotiators-dig-in-over-tax-credits-in-spending-bill/ |
The winning numbers for Monday's $1 billion Powerball jackpot are 19, 13, 39, 59 and 36 with a red Powerball of 13.
The jackpot is the fifth-largest in U.S. history behind another Powerball prize and three Mega Millions lottery game jackpots. The biggest prize was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won by three ticket holders in 2016.
Although the advertised top prize will be an estimated $1 billion, that is for winners who receive their winnings through an annuity paid over 29 years. Winners almost always opt for cash, which for Monday’s drawing will be an estimated $497.3 million.
It has been nearly three months since anyone hit all six numbers and took the lottery’s top prize, with a $206.9 million jackpot win in Pennsylvania on Aug. 3. Thanks to Powerball’s long odds of one in 292.2 million, there have now been 37 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
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(The Hill) – Interesting. Frustrating. Potentially even “credible.”
But nothing that science can work on in its current form.
That was how physicists and astronomers interviewed by The Hill described recent allegations that the U.S. government has been hiding evidence of multiple alien crash sites.
To take those claims beyond buzzy conjecture, the country needs a plan to acquire more hard data, scientists said.
On Wednesday the House Oversight Committee will hold controversial hearings about “unidentified aerial phenomena,” or UAP.
Those hearings will focus on eyewitness accounts by U.S. military pilots of what have appeared to be strange craft moving in ways that known human technology cannot, and on the broader claims of a cover-up made by former Air Force and intelligence official David Grusch.
The hearings are part of a broader — and unusually bipartisan — congressional mainstreaming of a long-taboo question: Has the U.S. military made contact with craft or creatures from another world?
In July, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation that would require the Pentagon to release any information it has gathered around contact with “non-human intelligences,” among other UAP.
But as an old scientific saying goes, the plural of anecdote isn’t data — and scientists told The Hill that the trouble with all these claims by Grusch and others isn’t that they’re impossible.
It’s that while they are compelling, they give the scientific apparatus almost nothing to work with.
In June, Grusch told NewsNation that as an official with the Defense Department’s National Reconnaissance Office looking into UAP, he became aware of a secret “crash retrieval” program to which he was denied access.
“These are retrieving non-human origin technical vehicles, you know — call it spacecraft, if you will — non human, exotic origin vehicles that have either landed or crashed?” Grusch said.
Beyond his own status as a decorated veteran and former intelligence officer, Grusch was unable to provide any hard evidence for his claims — though he says he was shown classified documents, he has not released them.
But he said the Pentagon has up to a dozen alien spacecraft — complete with the bodies of pilots.
When Grusch’s interview first aired, one prominent astronomer described his immediate response as “frustration.”
“It’s so exciting, but it’s another example of personal testimony, and nothing beyond that,” said David Kipping, an astrophysicist at Columbia University who specializes in the search for life on worlds around other stars.
Congress is right to be intrigued, Kipping said. Grusch’s claims built on years of leaked Pentagon videos and eyewitness accounts of what appear to be aircraft behaving in bizarre and even otherworldly ways.
These have attracted attention at the highest levels of Congress and the Defense Department for decades: In 2017, the New York Times released evidence of a secret Pentagon UFO-spotting program begun at the behest of onetime Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada.), and in 2020, the Pentagon itself released three grainy videos of UAP.
These are part of a larger investigation within the military, which included an unclassified 2021 report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
“In a limited number of incidents, UAP reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics,” officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence wrote in that report — though they emphasized that natural explanations existed.
And a 2023 follow-up to that report identified more than 170 instances worthy of further study — including some which “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities.
All that, Kipping said, suggests that “something strange is going on.”
As a member of that internal UAP Task Force, Grusch is “a credible source,” Kipping added.
“There’s no reason to believe [he] is lying or disingenuous.”
But after 70 years of UFO culture wars, conspiracy theories and cynicism, “it is not enough to move the needle to have another anecdotal account,” Kipping said.
The questions Americans should ask about allegations of possible alien contact are the same ones they should ask of any new and dramatic claims, said Melissa Finucane, a sociologist at the RAND corporation and vice president of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
“The first question I asked myself is: What is the motivation of the communicator sharing this information? Why are they sharing it? Do they have training or expertise? Could they have a bias?”
“And who benefits if we don’t apply a rigorous, systematic scientific approach to the claims?”
Finucane said other important questions about new claims are whether they’re “transparent” — arising from a public data set that scientists can double check — and whether they stem from sufficiently “independent” sources to rule out the risk of cross-contamination — or collusion — which could make claims less credible.
On almost every front except (possibly) the question of personal credibility, Grusch’s and the Pentagon accounts offer the same scientific problems inherent to anecdotes or isolated reports, scientists told The Hill.
“There’s nothing hard there,” David Spergel, an astrophysicist and the head of NASA’s internal advisory team on UAP.
Gruch’s claims, Spergel said, offer “no locations, no sites. It’s reports of reports.”
If the military does have such data, they need to release it, said Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb.
“If there are really objects from beyond earth, they should be shared by all humans. You can turn it into a matter of national security — ‘let’s have an advantage compared to other nations’ — but this is completely inappropriate.”
“If you do this, then you are not a true scientist,” he said. “You are a politician.”
But it’s also possible, Loeb conceded, that Grusch is wrong — that he is lying or was himself misled, possibly in an attempt to cover up secret (but very human) weapons programs.
“It’s hearsay. It could be fabricated; or it could be that some sections developed special weapons that they don’t want us to think the U.S. has.”
The broader problem with all eyewitness UAP accounts — even those from the military — is that “we have no idea what the false alarm rate is,” said Kipping of Columbia.
Kipping’s point is that some amount of mistaken identity is a constant feature of human life, and that when people encounter unexplained phenomena, they tend to slot it into culturally familiar categories.
This, he noted, is why UFO sightings are a largely American phenomenon — in the U.K., where he comes from, people are more likely to think the anomaly they saw was a ghost.
Kipping explained that even in a world without alien visits, pilots will still see unexplained phenomena sometimes — some of which they will report, and some (presumably smaller) portion of which will remain unexplained.
And without understanding how common the “anomalous phenomena” reported by pilots are, and how often they turn out to truly be unexplainable, we can’t really know how significant the Pentagon’s leaked videos really are.
If sightings of anomalies that ultimately prove to have other explanations happen “once a century, UAPs are really interesting because the recent sightings are way above baseline,” Kipping said.
“But if the number of mistakenly-identified UAPs is comparable to the number that we’re actually seeing, then we’re done — then none of them are likely, legit, and it’s probably just a sequence of errors.”
The 2021 Pentagon report similarly complains that data from fighter jet cameras and spooked pilots raises questions it cannot provide answers for.
The conclusion that without a comprehensive data-set, there’s no way to answer the question of how unusual the findings are has groups both public and private debating how to put such records together.
Spergel’s group will likely advise NASA to invest in gathering UAP data that is “well-calibrated, verifiable and testable” if it is to have any hope of making sense of the reports, he told The Hill.
Meanwhile, public and private institutions are working on a broad-based new push to get data related to extraterrestrial life — from new monitoring programs to “space archeology” and the U.S.’s own interstellar research mission — that might allow scientists to draw usable conclusions about both UAP and the possible existence of alien life.
Grusch’s claims that the government has sufficiently intact spacecraft for federal agencies to have pulled technology — and the remains of pilots — from them is plausible on at least one level, said Kipping, the Columbia astronomer: Intelligent alien life forms, if they do exist, may have reason to come to Earth.
Kipping said that if he were an extraterrestrial biologist studying Earth, this would be a great time to do so. “We face many existential threats, with problems like nuclear disarmament, climate change, transition to AI — so there are things about coming now that might make sense.”
Looking outward, Kipping added, that’s where he would want to check out: civilizations on the precipice and how they transition — or fail.
“If you’re going to monitor [our] planet at any time in its entire history, this is the most interesting,” he said.
And if aliens did want to study Earth at this “special phase in our development”? They wouldn’t have much choice but to send a ship, Kipping said.
In support of this point, he noted that earthbound scientists are trying to send a probe to the nearest solar system — the Breakthrough Starshot initiative — in part to investigate whether an apparently rocky, earthlike planet, there is in fact as friendly to life as it seems.
As a scientist who looks for alien life in the cosmos himself, Kipping is very aware of the shortfalls of using a telescope to do so. To remotely view the surface of another planet from light years away would require a telescope “larger than a star” — in which case, he noted, the subjects would be able to detect it reflecting light back at them. | 2023-07-24T22:52:19+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/heres-what-scientists-say-about-whistleblower-claims-that-pentagon-has-evidence-of-alien-crashes/ |
US Supreme Court says Alabama can carry out execution
Published: Sep. 22, 2022 at 9:34 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A divided U.S. Supreme Court says Alabama can proceed Thursday night with the execution of an inmate convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting.
Justices in a 5-4 decision vacated an injunction that had prevented the lethal injunction of Alan Miller from going forward.
Lower courts had blocked the lethal injunction after Miller’s attorneys said the state lost his paperwork requesting an alternative execution method.
Miller was convicted of killing three people in a 1999 workplace rampage.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force following its president’s trip to the U.S., the island's Defense Ministry said Monday.
The Chinese military earlier had announced three-day “combat readiness patrols” as a warning to Taiwan, a self-ruled island which China claims as its own. The actions follow President Tsai Ing-wen’s delicate diplomatic mission to shore up Taiwan's dwindling alliances in Central America and boost U.S. support, a trip capped with a sensitive meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. A U.S. congressional delegation also met with Tsai over the weekend in Taiwan after she returned.
China responded to the McCarthy meeting by imposing a travel ban and financial sanctions against those associated with Tsai’s U.S. trip and with increased military activity.
Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, a total of 70 planes were detected and half crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial boundary once tacitly accepted by both sides, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. Among the planes that crossed the median were 8 J-16 fighter jets, 4 J-1 fighters, 8 Su-30 fighters and reconnaissance planes.
That followed a full day between Friday and Saturday, where eight warships and 71 planes were detected near Taiwan, according to the island's Defense Ministry. The ministry said in a statement it was approaching the situation from the perspective of “not escalating conflict, and not causing disputes.”
Taiwan said it monitored the Chinese moves through its land-based missile systems, as well as on its own navy vessels.
In addition to combat readiness patrols, China's People's Liberation Army would hold “live fire training” in Luoyuan Bay in China's Fujian province opposite Taiwan, the local Maritime Authority announced over the weekend.
China’s military harassment of Taiwan has intensified in recent years with planes or ships sent toward the island on a near-daily basis, with the numbers rising in reaction to sensitive activities.
Taiwan split with China in 1949 after a civil war. China's ruling Communist Party says the island is obliged to rejoin the mainland, by force if necessary. Beijing says contact with foreign officials encourages Taiwanese who want formal independence, a step the ruling party says would lead to war. | 2023-04-10T03:37:32+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/politics/article/china-military-displays-force-toward-taiwan-after-17887830.php |
NASA discovers most distant black hole with potentially more lurking in deep space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using the Webb Space Telescope, but that record isn't expected to last.
The black hole is at the center of a galaxy dating to within a mere 570 million years of the Big Bang. That’s 100 million years closer to the beginning of the cosmos than a black hole identified in 2021 by a Chinese team using a telescope in Chile.
Webb already has spotted other black holes that appear to be even closer to the Big Bang nearly 14 billion years ago, but those findings are still under review, said University of Texas at Austin astronomer Steven Finkelstein, one of the lead researchers. The finding has been accepted for publication by the Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Because the signals from this particular black hole are weak, more observations are needed, according to the Texas-led team.
There are untold numbers of dormant black holes, some even more distant than this one. But without any glowing gas, they are invisible, Finkelstein said.
Detected in February, this particular one is active and actually puny as black holes go — equivalent to about 9 million times the mass of our sun. That's close in size to the one in our own Milky Way galaxy, according to the team.
Using Webb, the team also spotted two other small black holes from the early universe, dating to around 1 billion years after the Big Bang. The observations suggest that these downsized versions may have been more common as the cosmos took shape than previously thought.
"There are probably many more hidden little monsters out there waiting to be found," Colby College’s Dale Kocevski, who was part of the team, said in an email.
Launched in late 2021, Webb is the largest, most powerful telescope ever sent into space. Its first images and science results were released by NASA with much fanfare a year ago this week.
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BERLIN (AP) — German police rounded up dozens of people including a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a former judge Wednesday, accusing the suspects of discussing the violent overthrow of the government but leaving unclear how concrete the plans were.
A German official and a lawmaker said investigators may have detected real plotting, drunken fantasizing, or both. Regardless, Germany takes any right-wing threat seriously and thousands of police officers carried out pre-dawn raids across much of the country.
“We’re talking about a group that, according to what we know so far, planned to violently abolish our democratic state of law and an armed attack,” on the German parliament building, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said.
Sara Nanni, a lawmaker with the Green party, part of the German government, suggested the group may not have been capable.
“More details keep coming to light that raise doubts about whether these people were even clever enough to plan and carry out such a coup,” Nanni said in a post on the social network Mastodon. “The fact is: no matter how crude their ideas are and how hopeless their plans, even the attempt is dangerous!”
Federal prosecutors said the group is alleged to have believed in a “conglomerate of conspiracy theories consisting of narratives from the so-called Reich Citizens as well as QAnon ideology. ” Adherents of the Reich Citizens movement reject Germany’s postwar constitution and have called for bringing down the government, while QAnon is a global conspiracy theory with roots in the United States.
The Reich Citizens scene has been under observation by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency since 2016. Authorities estimate that the loose-knit movement has about 21,000 adherents.
Prosecutors said the suspects also believe Germany is ruled by a so-called “deep state.”
One of the alleged ringleaders arrested Wednesday is Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, a 71-year-old member of the House of Reuss who continues to use the title despite Germany abolishing any formal role for royalty more than a century ago.
Federal prosecutors said Reuss, whom the group planned to install as Germany’s new leader, had contacted Russian officials with the aim of imposing a new order in the country once the German government was overthrown. There is no indication that the Russians responded positively.
Police also detained Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, a judge and former lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Alternative for Germany, which is known by its acronym AfD, has increasingly come under scrutiny by security services due to its ties with extremists.
AfD’s co-leaders, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel said they had only learned of the alleged coup plans through the media, and condemned them.
“We have full confidence in the authorities involved and demand a swift and comprehensive investigation,” they said in a statement.
Chief federal prosecutor Peter Frank said some 3,000 officers were involved in the raids conducted at 150 sites in 11 of Germany’s 16 states.
Officers detained 22 German citizens on suspicion of “membership in a terrorist organization,” prosecutors said. Three other people, including a Russian citizen, were held on suspicion of supporting the organization, they said. An additional 27 people were under investigation.
One of those arrested was a soldier serving on the support staff for Germany’s special forces unit KSK in the southwestern town of Calw. The unit has received scrutiny over what officials called some soldiers’ far-right beliefs.
Along with detentions in Germany, prosecutors said one person was detained in the Austrian town of Kitzbuehel and another in Italy.
The latter suspect, a 64-year-old German citizen who is a former officer in the German army special forces, is accused of being part of a criminal organization that aimed to “subvert the German democratic order by any means – including criminal – and replace it with another unidentified form of state,” police said in a statement, adding that extradition proceedings were underway.
“Of course, there are many people who grandstand and tell confused tales stories after drinking alcohol,” German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said. “In this case, however, there were such strong suspicions that the group wanted to take violent action that the investigating judge at the Federal Supreme Court ordered the investigative measures to be taken.”
Some of the group’s members had made “concrete preparations” to storm Germany’s federal parliament with a small armed group, according to prosecutors.
Wednesday’s raids showed that “we know how to defend ourselves with full force against the enemies of democracy,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said.
“The investigation offers an insight into the depths of the terrorist threat within the Reich Citizens milieu,” Faeser said. “Only the further investigation will provide a clear picture of how far the coup plans had come.”
Officials have repeatedly warned that far-right extremists pose the biggest threat to Germany’s domestic security. This threat was highlighted by the killing of a regional politician and the deadly attack on a synagogue in 2019. A year later, far-right extremists taking part in a protest against the country’s pandemic restrictions tried and failed to storm the Bundestag building in Berlin.
Faeser announced this year that the government planned to disarm about 1,500 suspected extremists and to tighten background checks for those wanting to acquire guns as part of a broader crackdown on the far right. | 2022-12-08T02:37:13+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-report-25-people-detained-in-far-right-raids-across-germany/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Alarmed by the closure of a rural hospital earlier this year, California lawmakers on Thursday voted to loan $150 million to struggling medical centers in the hope of preventing a cascade of similar failures across the state.
The only hospital in Madera County closed in December, leaving the community of nearly 160,000 people with no medical center within a 30-minute drive. The closure was a startling reminder of the plight of many community hospitals in mostly rural areas of the country that have struggled to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic.
Since then, hospitals in El Centro, Montebello, Hawkins and Visalia have all teetered on the brink of collapse, with one declaring bankruptcy and another being taken over by a state university to prevent its closure. A report last month paid for by the California Hospital Association warned that 20% of the state’s more than 400 hospitals were at risk of closing.
California lawmakers typically don’t approve new spending until June following months of debate and negotiations with the governor’s office. But the crisis is so severe that legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to go ahead and spend this money now, pledging to do more later in the year when the budget is finished.
“I don’t think people are appreciating what’s going on out there. I am very worried,” said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association, an industry trade group.
The pandemic upended hospitals across the country. While many were inundated with COVID-19 cases, patients for other things — like elective surgeries — dried up. Since then, rising inflation and labor costs have made it difficult for hospitals to recover.
In California, the problem has been compounded by an increase in the number of people who get their health care costs paid for by the government. The state’s Medicaid rolls increased dramatically during the pandemic, a combination of emergency rules to make the program more accessible and a decision by Democrats to make all low-income adults eligible for the program regardless of their immigration status.
While more people are on Medicaid, how much Medicaid pays hospitals has stayed the same. On average, for every dollar a hospital spends to care for someone, Medicaid gives it 74 cents back, Coyle said.
That’s a problem for hospitals like Kaweah Medical Center in Visalia, where most of its patients are on either Medicaid or Medicare. Nestled in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the hospital serves a mostly agricultural community made up of low-income farmworkers.
Before the pandemic, the hospital would turn a modest profit of 3% or so each year, according to CEO Gary Herbst. But since 2020, Herbst said the hospital has lost $138 million. It has about $218 million in debt that a credit ratings agency recently downgraded to “junk” status.
The hospital is supposed to have at least 90 days of operating cash on hand at any time. Before the pandemic, the lowest it ever got was 110 days. At the end of March, it dropped to just 62 days. Herbst said the hospital has lost $39 million through the first nine months of the fiscal year, or more than it lost in all of last year combined.
Herbst said he hopes the hospital will break even next year because of various cost-cutting measures, including laying off about 200 people and cutting back on services. That includes cutting the number of elective procedures for Medicaid patients by 35% because, he said, on “every one of those procedures we lose money.”
“If you were an outpatient surgeon who did 10 elective (Medicaid) surgeries a month, you can only do six now. And you have to put your other patients on a waiting list,” Herbst said.
The state will give out the $150 million in the form of interest-free loans to nonprofit or public hospitals that meet certain conditions. The state will prioritize loans for medical centers in rural areas and those that have a disproportionate number of patients on Medicaid, the joint state and federal government health insurance program for the poor and the disabled.
The $150 million likely won’t be enough to fix the problem. Herbst, CEO of Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, said his hospital needs $50 million — one-third of the money available — to give it “some breathing room.”
During legislative hearings this week, lawmakers pledged their intent to offer more money in June when the state budget is finished.
“This is just a beginning. It’s antiseptic ointment on the cut. We haven’t even started with the Band-Aid,” said state Sen. Anna Caballero, a Democrat whose district includes the Madera Community Hospital that closed.
But it’s unclear how much more the state could pay. The California Hospital Association has asked for a one-time payment of $1.5 billion. But California has a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit, limiting the state’s ability to approve new spending.
One idea is to bring back a tax on managed care organizations, private companies that administer the state’s Medicaid program. The tax triggers more Medicaid payments from the federal government. The last time it was in place, it saved the state $1.5 billion. The tax expired in 2020, but Newsom and some lawmakers want to bring it back.
The Newsom administration says it plans to use some of that new tax money to increase payments to hospitals for Medicaid patients. But those increases wouldn’t happen until next year at the earliest.
“Any business plan or business model that gets reimbursed 74 cents on every dollar that you spend is a pathway to bankruptcy,” said state Sen. Shannon Grove, a Republican from Bakersfield. | 2023-05-04T19:52:39+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/health/ap-health/california-lawmakers-ok-emergency-loans-to-failing-hospitals/ |
Alex Bowman will return for the NASCAR season finale after missing five races with a concussion suffered in a crash in the new Next Gen car.
Hendrick Motorsports said Bowman will be back in the No. 48 Chevrolet next weekend at Phoenix Raceway, his home track. The team said the Tucson native was medically cleared to return following a Thursday evaluation by Dr. Micky Collins, clinical director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program.
Collins became a NASCAR driver favorite following his treatment of Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. It was Earnhardt's own struggle with concussions that helped Bowman get his ride at Hendrick as Earnhardt's injury replacement.
Bowman suffered his concussion in a Sept. 25 crash at Texas Motor Speedway. The injury knocked him out of the playoffs.
“We’re thrilled Alex is 100% and will have the opportunity to race at his home track,” said Jeff Andrews, president and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports. “Throughout this process, he’s been incredibly diligent about following the advice of his doctors and prioritizing his health.”
Noah Gragson will drive for Bowman this Sunday for a fifth consecutive race. The No. 48 team had already prepared for Gragson to race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia when Bowman's medical clearance came through.
“Due to the timing, everyone agreed it was best to stick with our plan for Martinsville and allow the team to fully prepare for Alex’s return next weekend,” Andrews said. “We’re grateful to Noah for stepping in and doing a terrific job under difficult circumstances."
Bowman and Kurt Busch are the only two drivers to miss races this season with concussions, both suffered in crashes that had been seemingly routine in NASCAR's old car. Both cars hit the wall from the rear, but the new Next Gen was built to be so durable that a large percentage of the energy in rear impacts is absorbed by the driver.
Busch has not raced since and said he's retiring from full-time competition. At least two other drivers have suspected they've had concussions.
NASCAR has been working on a fix to the stiffness in the rear of the car and, after Bowman's concussion caused the drivers to begin publicly attacking NASCAR's slow response to the issue, series leadership began meeting weekly with drivers to discuss safety concerns.
Any fixes won't be applied until next season.
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Updated July 23, 2023 at 8:43 AM ET
Alex Parra has always been athletic — before being diagnosed with Stage 2 osteosarcoma, he was training to compete at the high school state swimming championships.
"I always wanted to just be as active as I possibly could, Parra said. "I really just wanted to prove to people that I can do all these things."
Parra, 22, is planning to run the San Francisco marathon on crutches Sunday to raise awareness about the high cost of athletic prosthetics, which are often not covered by insurance and can cost more than $50,000.
"If you want to go on a run, you have to spend $90 on running shoes. But if I want to go on a run I have to spend $35,000," Parra said.
Parra, who lives in Roseville, CA, had his right leg amputated at the age of 16. Two years later, the cancer came back in the form of Stage 4 lung cancer, which has an 8% survival rate.
Parra, who goes by @Alex1Leg on TikTok and other social media platforms, has been sharing his story since 2021. He says it's a way for him to share how he's navigating the world and connect with people who might be going through similar experiences.
"When I had cancer, I didn't really tell people how I was feeling," Parra said. "I think now, sharing my story and telling people how I felt has made me look at my experience differently."
His videos of him completing his cancer bucket list and sharing how his life has changed since cancer have millions of views. Parra says he wants to use this platform to bring attention to the struggles that people with amputated limbs deal with.
It's why he's running the San Francisco marathon on crutches without his running blade.
Parra was able to pay for his prosthetic running blade with a grant from the Challenged Athletes Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps people purchase sports prosthetics like running blades and racing wheelchairs.
"Running with my blade feels amazing," Parra said. "It's just a surreal experience because I never thought I'd be able to afford it."
Without the running blade, running is a lot harder for Parra. While training, he was using the same crutches he got from the hospital seven years ago. He said, surprisingly, his leg didn't get sore.
"The first thing that gave out when I was doing training was just my hands," Parra said. "My whole body felt completely fine, but just my hands were all busted up."
Parra says he got new crutches and thicker gloves for the actual marathon on Sunday. He says he probably won't be able to complete the marathon in the allotted six hour time limit, but he doesn't plan to give up after six hours.
"I think I can finish it in seven hours. I'm hoping eight is the max," he said. "My assumption is that the finish line will be gone, everyone. They'll be all packed up and will be home, but I'll go over my own finish line."
This audio story was edited by Ally Schweitzer. The ditigal version was edited by Erika Aguilar.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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Miami Heat President Pat Riley has a longstanding belief: After 20 games, a team knows its identity.
He’s right. And after 20 games, title contenders are usually known as well.
Think of this as the end of the season’s first quarter. That’s basically where the NBA is right now, with teams starting to approach the 20-game mark. There’s much basketball left to be played, but 20 games has proven — almost without fail — to be more than enough of a sample size when determining which teams have a legitimate shot at a championship.
The numbers show it. The teams know it, too.
“We look at 20 games,” Phoenix coach Monty Williams said. “It can get stretched out a bit if you have injuries, but for the most part, your identity and who you are is pretty much set. You’ve gone through the league to a degree. … You kind of have an idea of who you are, where you need to improve, your strengths from a numbers standpoint, and then the players pretty much have an idea of what kind of team you’re going to be.”
In 2005-06, Miami had the league’s 13th-best record through 20 games; the Heat were just 10-10, though few knew at the time Riley was about to return as coach. In 1997-98, Chicago — then winners of five of the league’s last seven titles— was 11th-best in the NBA through 20 games; the Bulls looked bored and were 12-8.
Those are the only two instances of an eventual NBA champion not being in the top 10 in terms of record that deep into a season. (In fairness, there were a few seasons without 10 teams back in the early days, but play along.)
That’s bad news for a lot of teams right now.
Each of the last 16 champions have had no worse than the fifth-best record through 20 games.
Golden State last season, best record through 20 games. The 2018-19 Toronto Raptors and 2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers, best record through 20 games. The 2014-15 and 2016-17 Warriors, best record through 20 games.
They all won titles.
That’s good news for the Boston Celtics, who are well on their way to having the best record in the NBA at the 20-game mark this season. That’s not great news for the Warriors, who are 8-10 and 11th in the West — but are still well within striking distance of everyone. That’s also not great news for the Heat, who finished with the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference last season and are 7-11 now with a slew of key players hurt.
“We need to figure out what it’s going to take to win and figure out what everybody needs to do differently, more consistently,” Golden State guard Stephen Curry said. “Forget the road record, you can’t even find a sustainable period of success when habits start to form and we’re in a position where we’re feeling good about ourselves. We’re still searching and chasing a little bit.”
The Celtics aren’t chasing. They’re among those being chased. The team with the best record through 20 games has won the title 34 times in the league’s first 76 seasons.
“You have to be able to make each other better whether you have the ball or not,” said Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla, who in the span of less than two months has gone from being an assistant coach, to the person in charge after the Ime Udoka suspension, to the coach of a team that’s a popular pick to win the NBA title. “And our guys are bought into making each other better if they have the ball or not. It’s cool to watch.”
The Celtics should be the first team not to write off anyone. They were 10-10 through 20 games last season and wound up in the NBA Finals, where they fell to Golden State in six games.
Besides, rallies from near the middle to the top have happened before.
The 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs were ninth-best after 20 games; the 1998-99 Spurs were eighth-best, and both those clubs went on to win titles. During Michael Jordan’s first championship season, 1990-91, the Bulls were 10th in the league after 20 games.
And in the NBA’s initial two seasons, the first two champions got off to slow starts. The 1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors were fifth-best out of 11 teams through 20 games; a year later, the Baltimore Bulls were fourth-best out of eight teams.
And this year, let’s face it, mediocrity reigns. It’s still early. Not enough time has passed for anyone to truly separate themselves. A five-game winning streak could send some clubs vaulting up the standings. A five-game slide could send some teams into a freefall.
So, maybe this will be the season when a team can buck the trend, shake off a slower-than-anticipated start and become a contender after all.
But in games, the team that leads after the first quarter usually wins.
In seasons, it tends to go the same way. And the first quarter is about to end. If a team is going to get into the race, this would be a good time to get into gear.
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Tim Reynolds is a national basketball writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at treynolds(at)ap.org
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So you want Bill Murray in your movie?
Get in line.
The veteran actor is notoriously hard to pin down.
But Andrew Muscato, the New Jersey producer behind the new Apple TV+ film “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” had a history with him.
Muscato, who lives in Jersey City, directed “New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization,” the 2021 concert film showcasing the final night of Murray’s 2018 tour of music and theater at the Acropolis in Greece with cellist Jan Vogler, violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez.
Besides Murray, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” stars Zac Efron as John “Chickie” Donohue, a man on a quest to bring beer to friends fighting in the Vietnam War. The movie, based on a true story and released Sept. 30 on Apple TV+, filmed in New Jersey and Thailand.
Murray, 72, plays a small role, but it’s an important one.
“He does kind of set the whole plot in motion,” Muscato, 36, says of Murray’s grizzled bartender, dubbed the Colonel.
Donohue, now 81, was a 26-year-old merchant seaman and ex-Marine from Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood when he took up the Colonel’s challenge to deliver beer to soldiers. The bartender was rankled by the ongoing protests of the Vietnam War. He wanted the servicemen to know they had support back home, and Chickie saw the far-out proposal as a personal call to duty.
“I always thought that if Bill Murray was my local bartender and he suggested bringing beer to guys in a war zone, he’d be pretty persuasive,” Muscato tells NJ Advance Media. “I think most people would be convinced by Bill Murray to do something that outrageous.”
It helped that Murray had previously worked with the director, Peter Farrelly, in the 1996 film “Kingpin.”
Some who have seen “Beer Run” said they didn’t realize it was Murray at first glance. The actor adopted a “long disappeared” Inwood accent to become the Colonel.
“He really pulls it off,” Muscato says.
The Colonel criticizes what he sees as negative coverage of the war, unconvinced the public needs to be exposed to what’s happening in Vietnam. Chickie is inclined to agree with him before he sets out for on his beer quest.
“Bill’s character represents this World War II mindset that I think a lot of people back then from that generation had,” Muscato says. “There was this prism where a lot of people kind of misguidedly looked at Vietnam through the lens of World War II, which it was not.”
In the film, Chickie’s trip and the Tet Offensive make him see what’s really going on, and his perspective changes.
A sudsy reunion
Before “Beer Run,” Muscato mostly worked on documentaries, such as “The Zen of Bobby V” (2008) for ESPN, which follows former Mets manager Bobby Valentine, who became a producer of his films.
Writer Joanna Molloy first told Muscato the story of Donohue’s epic adventure in 2014.
“It sounded like it would make a great movie,” he says.
Muscato’s mother had come of age in an Irish American community in Newark that reminded him of Chickie’s Inwood.
“I always grew up with people telling these tall tales,” he says.
And this one seemed almost too good to be true. But photographic evidence existed, and the guys in the story, Chickie included, were still around.
Muscato, who grew up in Basking Ridge, went on to make a short “Greatest Beer Run Ever” documentary produced by Pabst Blue Ribbon, the brand of beer Chickie took to Vietnam in 1968. At the same time, Donohue was collaborating with Molloy to write a book about his unlikely war story.
That book, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War,” was self-published in 2017 before it was picked up by William Morrow/HarperCollins in 2020 and became a bestseller.
Farrelly adapted the book for film with Brian Hayes Currie. In 2019, their work on the controversial “Green Book” won the Oscar for best picture and best screenplay. Pete Jones (“The Leisure Class”) joined them as a writer on “Beer Run.”
Muscato’s short film with PBR, released in 2015, reunites Chickie with soldiers he successfully delivered beer to — the same men who are pictured at the end of Farrelly’s film.
In “Beer Run,” which premiered earlier this month at the Toronto International Film Festival, Oscar winner Russell Crowe co-stars with Efron and Murray. He plays Arthur Coates, a photojournalist in Vietnam who opens Chickie’s eyes to the realities of the war and media coverage on the ground.
The filmmakers use creative license to compress the timeline of Chickie’s Vietnam trip, during which he was stranded in the country during the Tet Offensive.
Muscato is excited that former Secretary of State John Kerry and renowned TV producer Norman Lear have praised “Beer Run.” The producer says the movie is not as “cynical” as other films about the war, though it does present the critical views of protesters and journalists.
Filming in his own backyard
New Jersey served as the filming location for a good chunk of “Beer Run.” The movie filmed locally for three weeks, from Halloween to just before Thanksgiving.
The Brass Rail, a pub on Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen, stands in for Doc Fiddler’s, the Inwood bar where the Colonel works and where Chickie and his pals are regulars. St. Joseph’s Church in Paterson becomes Chickie’s local parish in the movie.
Apartment scenes were filmed in Newark next to Branchburg Park, and other scenes depicting a union hall and funeral home were filmed in Jersey City. The city’s Van Vorst Park serves as the site of Vietnam War protests where Chickie fights with his sister and others who oppose the war.
Before the pandemic, New Jersey actually wasn’t on the radar as a potential filming location, Muscato says. But improved tax incentives, which put the state in competition with popular filming locations like Georgia and other spots in the South, lured the production.
The change proved to be a boon for making the film look like New York, given similarities in the look of buildings in North Jersey.
“The fact that I got to show off my town, so to speak, in Jersey City, to all the crew that was in here from California was just kind of the the icing on the cake,” says Muscato, who’s hosting a Q&A following a screening of “Beer Run” on Thursday, Oct. 6 at The Village at SOPAC in South Orange.
“[For] the department heads who were from California who had never been here before, I think Jersey City was a total revelation in the proximity of New York City, but also the architecture, the quality of life,” he says. “So it was great from a filming standpoint, but also just it was a great place to be living for about three weeks while we were shooting the movie.”
In the course of making the movie, Muscato also learned of more local connections within the cast, proving that old truism: It’s a small Jersey world.
Actor Deanna Russo, who plays a war correspondent opposite Crowe and Efron, hails from Bernardsville, just down the road from Muscato’s childhood home in Somerset County.
Matt Cook plays Lt. Habershaw, who is utterly convinced Chickie must be working for the CIA. Cook hails from Long Beach Island, where Muscato’s family has a home.
“My parents and Matt’s parents live 10 blocks from each other,” he says.
Zac Efron, a case of beer and 2 hours
The real Chickie really did get mistaken for a CIA agent — his mustache seemed to be a tip-off, Muscato says, since enlisted military couldn’t have facial hair.
“The important thing about Chickie was that he’d be charismatic, and he’d be somebody that you want to root for,” Muscato says. “Because as misguided as he may be despite his good intentions, you still want to see this guy pull it off.”
In Efron, 34, he sees an actor with enough charm to accomplish just that. Known for films like “Neighbors,” “Hairspray” and “The Greatest Showman,” he got his start in “High School Musical.”
Muscato thinks “Beer Run” could endear Efron to older audiences. As he watched the monitor every day during filming of the two-hour war story, he kept circling back to one thought:
“Zac is a true movie star.”
Farrelly, meanwhile, is famously associated with road movies and films that prominently feature long drives, from “Dumb and Dumber” to “There’s Something About Mary,” “Green Book” and “Kingpin.”
Though Chickie starts out taking a ship and continues with helicopters and planes, the war film is one big trip.
“I think Pete just inherently likes these kinds of travelogue stories because they do represent these kind of journeys of discovery and these people who are fish out of water,” Muscato says.
A fish out of water — with a hefty supply of beer packed into a green bag.
Yes, it’s not really about the beer, as Muscato will tell you, which is also what Chickie says to Crowe’s character in the movie.
But it always seems like Chickie has more cans hidden in that bag, like someone was restocking the thing.
Even after sharing beers with the soldier friends he’s somehow able to connect with overseas, there’s a remainder of one.
Just how did he keep so much PBR at the ready? (Chickie has said he had about 18 cans.)
While there’s no official can tally mentioned in the movie, Muscato eyeballed it.
“I think if you add it up, it’s kind of a case of beer.”
“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is streaming on Apple TV+ and in select theaters. Andrew Muscato will be at a Q&A following a screening of the film Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at The Village at SOPAC (One SOPAC Way) in South Orange; sopac.cinemalab.com.
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Here & Now host Scott Tong speaks with former Detroit police chief and one of the city’s first Black police officers, Isaiah McKinnon. McKinnon gives his take on lessons learned from federal oversight of the Detroit Police Department, which began in 2003 and lasted about a decade after the Detroit Free Press uncovered officers used excessive deadly force, took part in illegal dragnet arrests and improper detentions.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway.
Meanwhile, the Republican-led Idaho Legislature is asking for permission to intervene in the federal case, just as it has done in three other abortion-related lawsuits filed in state courts.
The complex legal maneuvering playing out in Idaho is becoming increasingly common in red states as the American landscape of reproductive care continues to feel the aftershocks from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning decades of abortion rights rulings. Judges in the neighboring states of Montana and Wyoming were weighing similar requests, with the Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday keeping three abortion laws on pause and the Wyoming judge expected to issue a ruling soon.
“If allowed to go into effect, the Idaho law will cause significant irreparable harm, including to the public health of patients across Idaho,” Justice Department attorney Lisa Newman wrote in court documents filed Monday.
The Justice Department sued Idaho last week over the state’s strict abortion ban, saying it would force doctors to violate the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a federal law that requires anyone coming to a medical facility for emergency treatment to be stabilized and treated.
The law enacted in 2020 and set up as a “trigger law” automatically takes effect on Aug. 25 now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned its landmark abortion rights ruling nearly a half-century after Roe v. Wade.
The law criminalizes all abortions, and anyone who performs, attempts or assists with abortions can face two to five years in prison in addition to losing their health care license. However, physicians who perform abortions to save a patient’s life, or in cases of rape or incest, can use that information as a legal defense during the criminal trial.
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals that receive federal Medicare funds to provide stabilizing medical treatment to patients experiencing medical emergencies. Some of those patients are pregnant, the Justice Department said, and in some situations that emergency stabilizing treatment involves terminating a pregnancy.
Idaho has 52 Medicare-certified hospitals that together received approximately $3.4 billion in Medicare funds during the 2018, 2019 and 2020 budget years, according to the lawsuit, including about $74 million that was attributed to the hospitals’ emergency departments.
Idaho’s law is “far narrower” than the federal law, the Justice Department contends, and and puts physicians in impossible positions when they have patients with ectopic pregnancies, dangerously high blood pressure, serious infections and other life-threatening conditions.
“Even in cases where termination of the pregnancy is necessary to prevent the patient’s death, the Idaho law requires a physician to risk arrest and prosecution for each abortion performed because the law affords only an ‘affirmative defense’ that the physician must prove at trial,” Newman wrote for the federal government. “By threatening physicians with criminal prosecution — even when they provide treatment in emergency, life-threatening situations as federal law requires — Idaho’s law penalizes and discourages such treatment, and thereby conflicts directly with federal law.”
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s office has not yet responded to the lawsuit in legal filings, but Wasden issued a statement last week calling the lawsuit “politically motivated” and criticizing the Justice Department for not first seeking a “meaningful dialogue” with state officials on the issue.
The Idaho Legislature asked permission to formally intervene in the case on Monday.
“The Legislature has unique understandings and insights into Idaho emergency room abortions (the only type of abortions at issue here) that will also assist this court in the just resolution of this civil action,” the legislature’s privately hired attorneys, Daniel Bower and Monte Neil Stewart, wrote.
Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill did not say in court documents when he would make a ruling on the Justice Department request to put the abortion ban on hold, but did set out a timeline requiring that “friend of the court” briefs like those from the Legislature be filed by Aug. 19 in the case.
The state of Idaho is also fighting three other abortion-related lawsuits in the Idaho Supreme Court. Those lawsuits, filed by a regional Planned Parenthood affiliate and a family doctor, take aim at the state’s near-total abortion ban, another abortion ban that begins after six weeks of pregnancy, and a law allowing potential relatives of an embryo or fetus to sue abortion providers for at least $20,000.
Those cases are still pending in court.
In Wyoming, attorneys argued Tuesday over whether Wyoming’s abortion ban should continue to be suspended amid a lawsuit contesting the new law.
Four women, including two obstetricians, and two nonprofits, including one that planned to open a Casper women’s health and abortion clinic that was firebombed in May, filed the Wyoming lawsuit. Wyoming’s law would allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and serious medical complications but the ban would force pregnant women in such circumstances and their doctors to grapple with the risk of prosecution, they argue.
Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens, in Jackson, showed sympathy with those arguments in temporarily suspending Wyoming’s abortion ban hours after it took effect July 27. After hearing similar arguments again Tuesday, Owens plans to rule no later than Wednesday on whether to continue to suspend the law.
Meanwhile in Montana, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a temporary injunction blocking three abortion laws passed by the 2021 Legislature from taking effect while a legal challenge plays out.
The challenged laws would have banned abortions passed 20 weeks, eliminated tele-health services for medication abortions and require abortion providers to offer patients the opportunity to listen to the fetal heart tone or view an ultrasound before performing an abortion.
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Associated Press writers Amy Beth Hanson in Helena, Montana and Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Wyoming, contributed. | 2022-08-09T23:04:42+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/justice-department-asks-judge-to-pause-idaho-abortion-ban/ |
Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and were sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years.
The flight plummeted into a gorge on Sunday while on approach to the newly opened Pokhara International Airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, killing at least 70 of the 72 people aboard. Searchers found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder on Monday, and combed through debris scattered down the 300-meter-deep (984-foot-deep) ravine in search of the two missing, who are presumed dead. One body was found earlier Tuesday.
The voice recorder would be analyzed locally, but the flight data recorder would be sent to France, said Jagannath Niraula, spokesperson for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority. The aircraft’s manufacturer, ATR, is headquartered in Toulouse.
The French air accident investigations agency confirmed it is taking part in the investigation, and its representatives were already on site.
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The twin-engine ATR 72-500t, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was completing the 27-minute flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to the resort city of Pokhara, 200 kilometers (125 miles) west.
It’s still not clear what caused the crash, less than a minute’s flight from the airport in light wind and clear skies.
Aviation experts say it appears that the turboprop went into a stall at low altitude on approach to the airport, but it is not clear why.
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From a smartphone video shot from the ground seconds before the aircraft crashed, one can see the ATR 72 “nose high, high angle of attack, with wings at a very high bank angle, close to the ground,” said Bob Mann, an aviation analyst and consultant.
“Whether that was due to loss of power, or misjudging aircraft’s energy, direction or the approach profile, and attempting to modify energy or approach, that aircraft attitude would likely have resulted in an aerodynamic stall and rapid loss of altitude, when already close to the ground,” he said in an email.
The aircraft was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals and four crew members. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France. Pokhara is the gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular hiking trail in the Himalayas.
On Tuesday afternoon, over 150 people gathered at Tulsi Ghat, a cremation ground on the banks of the Seti River in Pokhara, to mourn Tribhuwan Paudel, a 37-year-old journalist and editor at a local newspaper, who died in the crash. As a priest lit the funeral pyre, close friends of Paudel came together to reminisce.
Rishikanta Paudel said Paudel always celebrated his successes. “He would cry with happiness whenever I did something good ... I still feel like he might call me any time now and ask how I am."
Bimala Bhandari, the chairperson for the Federation of Nepali Journalists in Kaski district, described Paudel as driven and passionate about the development of Pokhara.
“He was dearest to all journalists here because of his nature,” said Badri Binod Pratik, a friend and journalist who taught Paudel. “The accident has taken him away from us ... I am crumbling since the day of the crash.”
Funerals for other victims, many of whom were from the area, are expected in the coming days. They include a pharmaceutical marketing agent who was traveling to be with his sister as she gave birth, and a minister of a South Korean religious group who was going to visit the school he founded.
On Monday evening, hundreds of relatives and friends were still gathered outside a local hospital. Many consoled each other, while some shouted at officials to speed up the post mortems so they could take the bodies of their loved ones home for funerals.
Aviation expert Patrick Smith, who flies Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft and writes a column called “Ask the Pilot,” cautioned that a lot of details are still not known about the crash, but said that the plane “appears to have succumbed to a loss of control at low altitude.”
“One possibility is a botched response to an engine failure,” he told The Associated Press in an e-mail.
The man who shot the smartphone footage of the plane’s descent said it looked like a normal landing until the plane suddenly veered to the left.
“I saw that and I was shocked … I thought that today everything will be finished here after it crashes, I will also be dead,” said Diwas Bohora.
The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights since the late 1980s. Introduced by a French and Italian partnership, the aircraft model has been involved in several deadly accidents over the years. In Taiwan, two accidents involving ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 aircrafts in 2014 and 2015 led to the planes being grounded for a period.
Nepal, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains including Mount Everest, has a history of air crashes. Sunday’s crash is Nepal’s deadliest since 1992, when all 167 people aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane were killed when it plowed into a hill as it tried to land in Kathmandu.
According to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety database, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946.
The European Union has banned airlines from Nepal from flying into the 27-nation bloc since 2013, citing weak safety standards. In 2017, the International Civil Aviation Organization cited improvements in Nepal’s aviation sector, but the EU continues to demand administrative reforms. | 2023-01-17T13:01:39+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/flight-data-from-nepal-crash-sent-to-france-as-cause-remains-unknown/3046899/ |
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum about an original copy of Emancipation Proclamation it is displaying for Juneteenth.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum about an original copy of Emancipation Proclamation it is displaying for Juneteenth.
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LONDON (AP) — With Manchester City easing toward another big English Premier League victory, the only question still lingering an hour into the game was whether Erling Haaland would get in on the scoring.
Of course he would.
Haaland netted his 15th league goal in the 65th minute to put the finishing touches on a 4-0 win over Southampton on Saturday, taking the Norway striker’s remarkable scoring streak to 10 straight games in all competitions.
“Incredible weapon for us, a big threat,” City manager Pep Guardiola said of Haaland.
The win lifted City two points ahead of Arsenal before the Gunners’ game against Liverpool on Sunday. City is the only team still unbeaten after nine rounds.
Haaland has been in such prolific form that going without a goal for more than 60 minutes is enough to raise eyebrows these days. His teammates were happy to fill the void, though, with Jose Cancelo and Phil Foden making it 2-0 by halftime before Riyad Mahrez netted the third in the 49th.
And after Haaland missed a couple of chances he normally puts away, he showed again that he simply cannot be contained. Cancelo pulled the ball back from the left and Haaland sent a first-time strike into the net. He has been held scoreless in just one match all season.
“I am so upset with him,” Guardiola joked. “He didn’t score three goals!”
Chelsea kept up its recent momentum under Graham Potter, beating manager-less Wolverhampton 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, while Tottenham ended a difficult week beating Brighton 1-0.
American forward Christian Pulisic made the most of a rare start for Chelsea by making it 2-0 in the 54th minute, after Kai Havertz opened the scoring deep into first-half injury time. Armando Broja added the third.
Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa made his debut for Wolves but had little impact on the game before being taken off after less than an hour — getting a big ovation from the home crowd.
Newcastle climbed up to fifth place with a 5-1 win over Brentford. Newcastle was again without injured record signing Alexander Isak but he was hardly missed as its attack tore Brentford apart at times. Bruno Guimaraes scored twice.
Also, Bournemouth came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 at home with its prospective new owner watching on. American businessman Bill Foley was in the stands at Vitality Stadium amid reports that he is close to completing a takeover of the club.
Brighton hosted Tottenham in the late game.
GOOD WEEK FOR POTTER
Chelsea seems to be adapting well to Potter’s ideas, even though they can change quickly from game to game.
Potter made seven changes from Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League win over AC Milan and changed his tactical system to boot. Chelsea still looked fluid and overwhelmed Wolves, missing a number of chances before Havertz headed home a cross from Mason Mount just before the break.
Pulisic looked especially resurgent after a difficult start to the season, and forced a stellar save from Jose Sa with a long-range strike towards the top corner after a well-worked team move.
But the American got his goal shortly after the restart with a delicate chip past the goalkeeper from a tight angle.
Potter is unbeaten in four games as Chelsea manager since taking over from the fired Thomas Tuchel. The Blues are on a three-game winning streak in all competitions.
“The week we’ve just had has been fantastic,” Potter said. “We’ve made some steps with the group with how we’re acting.”
SPURS WIN FOR VENTRONE
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris walked over to the away fans after the final whistle in Brighton holding up a team shirt with “Gian Piero” on the back.
This win was for Gian Piero Ventrone, the team’s popular fitness coach who died this week at the age of 61.
“It’s been a difficult week to say the least, and it was nice to get the win today,” said striker Harry Kane, who scored the only goal with an instinctive header in the 22nd minute.
Kane reacted quickly to get his head onto a cross from Son Heung-min and steer in his eighth league goal in nine matches. Tottenham bounced back from a loss to Arsenal in the north London derby last weekend and a disappointing 0-0 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League in midweek.
Tottenham is third in the standings, three points behind Man City, with Chelsea another four points behind in fourth having played a game less.
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How to make health a priority in 2023
(CNN) - Before you ring in 2023, set yourself up for success in the new year by focusing on your health now. Instead of one huge change, start with the basics.
”Jan. 17 is the average day that the American breaks their resolution, so make small steps. Make small changes that are sustainable,” said Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic.
Kopecky adds that you should schedule wellness visits with your primary care provider.
“Check on your blood pressure, cholesterol and if at risk, get diabetes screening,” he said.
Routine screenings for cancer are also key to maintaining good health. You should also arm yourself with knowledge by making your health a part-time job.
”Get a blood pressure cuff at home and have it linked to your iPhone or smartphone so it’ll record the pressures. Know your medicines. Keep a list on your smartphone. Know what they are and why you take them,” Kopecky said.
He says to pick a day or week to focus on a healthy habit so it is not overwhelming.
”What’s important? What you eat. Next is how much activity you have. Physical activity. Next, is your sleep. That’s one of the forgotten risk factors,” he said.
Finally, get vaccinated.
It is not too late to get a flu shot or updated COVID-19 booster if you are eligible.
Kopecky says this can actually reduce your risk of cardiovascular problems.
”When we get the flu or we get COVID, we get a lot of inflammation in our body and that then can lead to problems with the lining of our arteries where they start to block up and have blood clots which can lead to a heart attack or a stroke,” he said.
Kopecky says having a daily goal can help you focus on achieving health improvements. For example, set a goal of being active one day. Next, focus on eating more fruits and vegetables and then, try cutting back on alcohol or getting better sleep. He says small changes add up to big improvements.
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Five top targets ahead of 2022 NFL trade deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
There is still a long way to go in the NFL season, but it’s time for teams to make some moves.
Contenders have begun looking at ways to bolster their rosters, while struggling teams may want to swap talented players for future assets. Organizations have until the Nov. 1 trade deadline to make deals with other teams, so expect the moves to pick up through the rest of October.
The Cleveland Browns pushed the first domino of trade season by acquiring linebacker Deion Jones from the Atlanta Falcons while swapping late-round 2024 draft compensation. Jones is a former Pro Bowler, but there are more prominent players who could be switching jerseys between now and Nov. 1.
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Here are five of the top potential trade candidates right now:
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers already started a fire sale with their coaching staff, and it might not be long before it reaches the roster.
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The organization fired head coach Matt Rhule following a 37-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. Carolina is now 1-4 and would get the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft if the season ended today. Getting that selection would give the team the chance to draft whichever quarterback it wants next spring, and it can begin shipping out top players to increase the chances of a premium first-round pick.
Brian Burns, D.J. Moore and Robbie Anderson could all help a winning team, but no name in Carolina shines brighter than Christian McCaffrey. The former All-Pro is looking more like his old self after injury-filled 2020 and 2021 seasons. His injury history – along with the $39.175 million on the next three years of his contract – could scare some suitors, but he could be a game-changer on whichever team gives the Panthers an offer they can’t pass up.
Kendrick Bourne, WR, New England Patriots
Kendrick Bourne was a positive contributor in his first season with the New England Patriots, but his role has decreased significantly in 2022.
Bourne has just 10 catches for 139 receiving yards and zero touchdowns in the Patriots’ first five games. A Week 5 win over the Detroit Lions marked the first time he played more than half of the team’s offensive snaps, per FantasyPros. The wideout was seen getting into an animated discussion with Bill Belichick during the game, though the head coach praised him on Monday.
Six receivers suited up for New England against the Lions, so the team has the potential to offload someone at the position. Nelson Agholor, who is second on the team in receiving yards, could be another name to watch in trade discussion.
Kenny Golladay, WR New York Giants
It has been an eventful season for Kenny Golladay, but it certainly hasn’t translated to an on-the-field impact.
Golladay had two receptions for 22 yards in Week 1 and has not caught a ball since. He reportedly cleared out his locker following a Week 2 win in which he played two snaps. He saw the field more in Week 3 but again went without a catch. Making matters worse, he missed the New York Giants’ Week 5 London game due to a knee injury.
The wideout signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Giants in the 2021 offseason, and the team reportedly is willing to pay the “bulk of his contract” that would be sent along with Golladay in a potential trade. The Detroit version of Golladay might still be in there somewhere, but it remains to be seen if a team is willing to make that bet.
Robert Quinn, DE, Chicago Bears
Robert Quinn could be the top prize for any team looking to make a defensive upgrade ahead of the 2022 trade deadline.
The three-time Pro Bowler enjoyed a vintage season in 2021, racking up 18.5 sacks and four forced fumbles. He has come back to earth this year, as he has one sack through Week 5.
The Chicago Bears are 2-3 with a chance to reach .500 against the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football in Week 6. If the Bears begin to slide further in the standings, it might make sense for them to offload Quinn, who is under team control through 2024.
Clelin Ferrell, DE, Las Vegas Raiders
Clelin Ferrell may not be living up to the billing of a No. 4 overall draft pick, but he could still intrigue a team seeking help in the pass rush.
Ferrell has only registered 3.5 sacks since the start of the 2020 season, his second in the NFL. He has not started a game for the 1-4 Las Vegas Raiders yet this season and only has four tackles across five games.
The Raiders likely wouldn’t get much back in a Ferrell trade since he will become a free agent after the season, but that might incentivize a team to take a shot on a former first-rounder and see what he can prove during the rest of the season. | 2022-10-11T19:08:25+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/five-top-targets-ahead-of-2022-nfl-trade-deadline/2880492/ |
New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology
Washington — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology so it can decide what regulations may be necessary to protect drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
In an interview Wednesday, Steven Cliff, who was confirmed last month as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the agency is assessing crash data recently reported by automakers and tech companies.
Any new regulations NHTSA may impose would fill what critics say is an urgent need to address the growing use of driver assisted systems on U.S. roads. The systems have been linked to crashes involving deaths and serious injuries, though they also have enormous potential to prevent crashes. There are no federal regulations that directly cover either self-driving vehicles or those with partially automated driver-assist systems such as Tesla’s Autopilot.
Before developing any new federal standards, Cliff said, NHTSA wants to to better understand how driver-assist and autonomous technology should perform.
Cliff spoke Wednesday to The Associated Press in his first on-the-record interview since being confirmed by the Senate.
He said that when he first joined the agency in February 2021, he was surprised to discover that NHTSA had no data on automated vehicle crashes. As a result, Cliff said, he challenged the agency to require such reporting. Last month, NHTSA released data from July 2021 to May, concluding that automated vehicles were involved in nearly 400 crashes. | 2022-06-29T16:29:51+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/06/29/new-nhtsa-chief-agency-scrutinize-auto-driver-technology/7767494001/ |
The family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against them and their employer, attorneys said Thursday.
Ben Crump, whose firm often handles civil rights cases and frequently represents the families of Black men killed by police, is representing 35-year-old Earl Moore’s family in the lawsuit against Peter Cadigan, Peggy Finley and LifeStar Ambulance Service. Speaking to reporters, Crump said police video of the paramedics’ interactions with Moore showed “barbaric” behavior.
“We saw it with so many tragedies in America,” Crump said, referencing killings of Black men by police, including George Floyd. “It’s just so tragic that now this pattern seems to be spilling over to the first responders, to the EMTs. When you look at that video, the reason it’s so shocking is because they offer Earl no consideration.”
Prosecutors have separately charged Cadigan and Finley with first-degree murder, accusing them of tightly strapping Moore on a stretcher after Springfield police who initially responded to a 911 call at Moore's home requested an ambulance. Under Illinois law, a first-degree murder charge can be filed when a defendant “knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm.”
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Moore’s mother, Rose Washington, said losing her only son has been unimaginably painful.
“They tied him down like some kind of animal and killed him,” she said. “My baby suffocated because of their actions.”
Edward Unsell, Cadigan's attorney, said he had not seen the suit yet but a civil lawsuit had been anticipated. As for the murder charge, Unsell said he doesn't believe prosecutors have probable cause against Cadigan.
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W. Scott Hanken, Finley’s attorney, also called the criminal charge unwarranted, saying, “What happened may be negligent, but it's not a criminal act and certainly not first-degree murder.”
A woman who answered the phone at LifeStar Ambulance Service's office and did not provide her name declined to comment.
Experts in emergency medicine have said the Springfield case is a rare instance of prosecutors filing criminal charges against emergency medicine providers. Another prominent example is pending in Colorado, where a grand jury in 2021 indicted two paramedics along with three police officers for manslaughter and other charges in the death of a Black man, Elijah McClain.
Cadigan and Finley remain in the Sangamon County jail on $1 million bond each. They appeared via video for a brief court appearance Thursday, but no additional details of the case were discussed. They were scheduled to appear again Friday morning.
After Sangamon County prosecutors filed the charges this month, Springfield police released the videos which show a woman inside Moore's home telling police that he is in withdrawal from alcohol and hallucinating. Police then call for an ambulance.
When Finley arrives she enters the bedroom, where Moore is on the floor. Soon after, she yells at him to sit up and asks repeatedly for his birth date.
“Sit up,” she says. “You know what, I am not playing. Sit up. Quit acting stupid. Sit up. Sit up now. I am not playing with you tonight.”
“You’re gonna have to walk cause we ain’t carrying you,” she adds.
Once outside the house, the video shows Cadigan forcefully putting Moore onto his stomach on the stretcher and both paramedics tightening straps across his back.
Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarlette has said he asked Illinois State Police to investigate after learning that Moore died after arriving at the hospital. An autopsy report listed Moore’s cause of death as homicide by compressional and positional asphyxia. | 2023-01-19T21:00:00+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/paramedics-ambulance-company-sued-for-springfield-mans-death/3049773/ |
Alligator bites man at Alexander Springs, swim area closed
ALTOONA, Fla. (WCJB) - Just weeks after a park was closed to relocate an alligator, a man was bitten while swimming at a spring in the Ocala National Forest.
National Parks Serice officials say around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, an aggressive alligator bit a man at the Alexander Springs Recreation Area. The man was snorkeling went the animal attacked.
He suffered puncture wounds and cuts. He was able to take himself to the hospital.
The 7.5-foot alligator was removed.
RELATED: Alexander Springs closed again due to alligator activity
The swim area of the park is temporarily closed as a result of the attack. Earlier this month, the park was closed for the relocation of a different alligator.
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LONDON (AP) — Westminster Hall is both a scene of constant movement and the quietest place in London.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on its purple-draped platform — a catafalque — is the fixed point at the center of the vast medieval hall, the oldest part of Britain’s Houses of Parliament. Around it, people flow in two lines in a silent river of humanity.
The first mourners were admitted Wednesday evening, after the queen’s casket was borne to the hall in a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace. The hall will be open round-the-clock until Monday morning, when Elizabeth’s funeral will be held in nearby Westminster Abbey.
It was a chance for ordinary Britons — plus a sprinkling of dignitaries and tourists — to pay last respects to the country’s longest-reigning monarch, who died Sept. 8 at 96 after 70 years on the throne.
The mourners moved at a steady walk, down steps under the great stained-glass window at one end of the hall, then past the flag-draped coffin that’s capped with the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a wreath of flowers. There were parents with children, couples hand in hand, veterans with medals clinking on navy blue blazers, lawmakers and members of the House of Lords.
Some wore black dresses or dark suits and ties, others jeans and sneakers. Most had waited many hours to get there, in a line that snaked for several miles along the River Thames, but the journey past the casket took just a few minutes.
From outside came the muffled chatter of everyday life, the occasional siren from the busy streets. Under the soaring hammerbeam roof inside, there was only the muffled sound of shoes on a carpet newly laid over the flagstone floor.
“The overwhelming atmosphere was very somber but beautiful as well,” said Roma Quinn from Kent in southern England. “Her crown was glistening. And it was just really lovely and very respectful.”
The movement stops every 20 minutes so that the ceremonial guard around the coffin can change.
On Wednesday, Beefeaters from the Tower of London and members of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in magnificent plumed helmets stood guard. When they changed shift, the hall briefly rang with the clanking of breastplates.
After filing past the casket, most mourners paused to look back before going out through the hall’s great oak doors. Some wiped away tears; others bowed their heads or curtseyed before returning to the world outside.
One sank onto a knee and blew a farewell kiss.
Ann Nottle, who came from Wiltshire in western England, said the experience was “absolutely overpowering.”
“They changed the guards over and then we were allowed to walk past the queen’s casket,” she said. “It was so tiny. ”
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The kids are all right.
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh won the women’s 200 butterfly for her first title at the world swimming championships on Wednesday before 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici claimed his second.
Popovici won the men‘s 100 freestyle to add to the 200 freestyle he won on Monday. He is just the second man to achieve the double at a worlds, after Jim Montgomery of the United States in 1973.
The 15-year-old McIntosh clocked 2:05.20 – a world junior record – in the 200 butterfly to pip the three Olympic medallists to the title.
McIntosh finished 0.88 seconds ahead of American Hali Flickinger and 1.12 ahead of China’s Zhang Yufei. American Regan Smith was 1.59 behind in fourth.
Popovici, who set a world junior record of 47.13 in qualifying for the 100, had to fight hard to edge France’s Maxime Grousset by 0.06 seconds in the final with a time of 47.58.
Canada’s Joshua Liendo Edwards, who was leading at the halfway stage, took the bronze.
Two-time defending champion Caeleb Dressel didn’t race after withdrawing from the rest of the competition with an unspecified medical condition earlier Wednesday.
Kylie Masse claimed Canada’s second gold and third medal from three finals on the fifth night of racing at the worlds by winning the women’s 50 backstroke in 27.31 – 0.08 ahead of American Katharine Berkoff and 0.09 ahead of French swimmer Analia Pigree.
Masse became the first swimmer from Canada, male or female, to win three golds at a worlds.
The 20-year-old Léon Marchand then continued his remarkable competition by winning the men’s 200 individual medley in 1:55.22, lowering the French record he set in the semifinals.
Marchand finished 0.49 ahead of American Carson Foster, 1.00 ahead of Japan’s Daiya Seto and 1.21 ahead of Chase Kalisz.
It was Marchand's second gold at this worlds after the men’s 400 medley on Saturday, when he almost took Michael Phelps’ world record, and his third medal after silver in the 200 butterfly on Tuesday.
“I was a little tired this morning,” Marchand told journalists.
The women’s 4x200 freestyle final was scheduled for later Wednesday.
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Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds’ proposed plan to save the Colorado River
By Ella Nilsen, CNN
(CNN) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system's collapse would portend for the West's major cities, farmers and Native tribes.
In the draft analysis, the US Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation offers two different scenarios for how to slash water usage should the levels in Lakes Mead and Powell continue to plummet, with the immediate goal of keeping enough Colorado River flowing through the Glen Canyon and Hoover dams to supply hydroelectric power to hundreds of thousands of customers.
But the implications of the analysis go far beyond hydropower.
The Colorado River provides water and electricity to more than 40 million people in seven states: Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and California. Decades of overuse, combined with years of drought worsened by the climate crisis, have spurred a sharp drop in water levels in recent years at Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation's largest reservoirs that power Hoover and Glen Canyon and provide water for drinking and agriculture to millions.
In both of the federal government's scenarios, states, farms and tribes could be forced to cut nearly 2.1 million more acre-feet of their Colorado River usage in 2024, on top of existing water-conservation agreements struck in past years.
That is an enormous amount of water, roughly 684 billion gallons and nearly equivalent to what the entire state of Arizona was expected to use from the Colorado River this year.
The Interior Department is expected to make a final decision on the cuts -- and how and when they would be implemented -- later this summer.
After an epic winter full of record-breaking snow and flooding rainfall in the West, state water officials have said the pressure is easing to find an immediate solution to the Colorado River's woes. But Deputy Interior Sec. Tommy Beaudreau told CNN that the department didn't consider this year's historic winter in its analysis.
"While it's encouraging, it's great, the long-term trend here has been continued drought and water shortages," Beaudreau said. "But there's a chance even with a good water year that it just kind of pushes the curve out a few months and we have to continue our planning process accordingly."
What the cuts would mean for cities, farmers and tribes
As pressure mounts for the federal government to come up with a fair deal for water users, Camille Calimlim Touton, the Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, said Tuesday in a news conference that the Colorado River "is one community comprised of 40 million people and landscapes that need us to get this right."
Touton and other officials spoke Tuesday in front of Lake Mead's dramatic bathtub ring, showing how much the water levels there have fallen.
And while the extent of the water cuts is the same in the two main scenarios, the difference lies in who would bear the brunt of the cuts.
In one, major Western cities -- including Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix -- would take the vast majority of the water cuts if Lake Mead levels were to plummet further, because these cities have a lower priority claim to the water, compared to farmers and Native tribes.
And it would be a major blow to those cities; 90% of Las Vegas' water supply comes from the river, while Phoenix's water supply is about 40% Colorado River water, for example.
"For purposes of the analysis, we show what the effect would be," Beaudreau told CNN, adding he hopes the stark figures help spur an agreement among seven basin states.
The other scenario examines what would happen if the water cuts are spread equally among cities, farmers and tribes alike -- an option that some high-priority water users have warned could result in a prolonged, high-stakes court battle between states and the federal government.
There is also a third scenario the feds offered: Do nothing. But that is not an option states or the federal government are seriously considering as the Colorado River continues to decline.
Beaudreau called the no-action option the "most severe" for the river basin, but said it was important to include to emphasize why more cuts are so critical should water levels plummet further.
The federal government is trying to paint a picture that shows what a future with less water would actually look like, Beaudreau said, in hopes that sparring states can come together with a short-term agreement on cuts.
"There has been a lot of negotiation and conversation among the states and with the Interior Department, but a lot of it's been conceptual and abstract," Beaudreau told CNN. "Putting things down on paper to give direction I think will meaningfully move the conversation."
Arizona's top water official Tom Buschatzke said the federal plan "presents multiple paths forward, but those paths have dire consequences."
"In some cases, it may spur opposition or even litigation," Buschatzke said at Tuesday's news conference. "Instead, let us accelerate our discussions in the basin for a collaborative consensus-based outcome."
California's lead negotiator in the Colorado River talks, JB Hamby, echoed that sentiment, and said Arizona, California and the other states are looking to "develop a true, seven-state consensus in the coming months -- ideally in the next 45-day period."
The two main scenarios may also not be what is finalized later this summer, as states continue to negotiate among themselves. And a third, less-severe option could ultimately emerge based on how water levels in Lakes Mead and Powell respond to this winter's rain and snow, as well as water cuts that are already being implemented across farms and cities in the Southwest, Beaudreau said.
Administration officials are incentivizing water cuts across agriculture in exchange for federal dollars. Last week, Beaudreau and other administration officials announced the first deal it signed in a series of short-term agreements to fallow water-intensive farmland and keep more water in Lake Mead. More fallowing agreements, some of which are still being negotiated, could be coming in the next few weeks.
The result of those programs could change the landscape enough by late summer that the feds could ramp down the extent of the water cuts in their final decision.
"It all depends on how much the shortages are," he said. "If there's conservation in the system that keeps water in Lake Mead, and we have to make minimal shortage reductions on top of [existing drought guidelines], that is an accomplishment in and of itself."
A combination of those fallowing agreements and the good winter rain and snow are expected to raise elevations in Mead and Powell in the short term, which could stave off bigger cuts. State negotiators have told CNN they hope the good winter helps take some of the immediate pressure off and gives them more time to come to an agreement on water cuts.
Beaudreau said that while he hopes the seven states can strike a short-term deal, he doesn't yet know whether than can be achieved. If not, he reiterated Interior is prepared to act and implement cuts itself to keep the system from crashing.
"I think this is a step towards facilitating what I hope is some consensus coming out of the basin, but it also shows at the end of the day, the [Interior] Secretary will do what's necessary and responsible to keep the system operating," Beaudreau said.
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Holliston police are asking the public for information about six newborn puppies that were found abandoned in a box Friday night.
The puppies were left in a box on the side of Cedar Street sometime between 8 and 9 p.m., police said in a statement. It is illegal to abandon animals in Massachusetts, police said.
Animal control is taking care of the puppies, all of which may be less than a week old, police said. They are not currently available for adoption.
Anyone with information about the abandoned pupplies can contact Holliston police at 508-429-1212, Detective Ciara Maguire at maguire@hollistonpolice.com, or the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at lawenforcement@mspca.org.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Blumhouse evil-doll horror film “M3gan” got off to a killer start, debuting with $30.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates, while “Avatar: The Way of Water” continued its box-office reign in the top spot.
Universal Pictures’ “M3gan,” about a robot companion built for a young girl after her parents are killed in a car accident, rode strong buzz and viral dancing memes to an above-expectations debut. In the low-budget slasher, starring Allison Williams, Blumhouse and producer James Wan crafted Hollywood’s first hit of the new year, likely spawning a new high-concept horror franchise.
Audiences gave the PG-13 film a “B” CinemaScore — though reviews (94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) were stronger for the modern, techy twist on a “Child’s Play”-like thriller. It added $10 million internationally.
But while “M3gan” drew audiences largely in 2D showings, large-format screens continued to be soaked up by James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The 3-D three-hour sequel remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week in U.S. and Canadian theaters with $45 million in sales.
Cameron’s sci-fi spectacle has now surpassed $500 million domestically and $1.7 billion globally. After dominating the otherwise lackluster holiday corridor, the “Avatar” sequel is nearly matching the original’s pace; the 2009 “Avatar” scored $50.3 million in its fourth weekend. “The Way of Water” already ranks as the seventh highest grossing film ever, not accounting for inflation — a total particularly owed to its strong overseas performance. The film’s $1.2 billion in international ticket sales exceeds that of any film released since the start of the pandemic.
“M3gan” was the only new film in wide release, though Sony Pictures’ “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks, played in 637 theaters after first launching in four theaters. The film, a remake of the Swedish film “A Man Called Ove,” managed a solid $4.2 million ahead of its nationwide release on Friday.
Third place went to “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” with $13.1 million in its third week of release. The animated Universal Pictures sequel has tallied $87.7 million in three weeks, plus $109.7 million internationally.
While many awards contenders have struggled in recent months at the box office, Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” is proving a modest exception. The A24 indie starring Brendan Fraser ranked seventh in its fifth week of release with $1.5 million and a cumulative total of $8.6 million — a good return for a film that cost an estimated $3 million to make.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Avatar: The Way of Water,” $45 million.
2. “M3gan,” $30.2 million.
3. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” $13.1 million.
4. “A Man Called Otto,” $4.2 million.
5. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” $4 million.
6. “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” $2.4 million.
7. “The Whale,” $1.5 million.
8. “Babylon,” $1.4 million.
9. “Violent Night,” $740,000.
10. “The Menu,” $713,000. | 2023-01-08T20:40:15+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/entertainment-news/ap-m3gan-dolls-up-with-30-2m-while-avatar-stays-no-1/ |
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Musgrove pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Wilson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBP_Hill (Outman). WP_Musgrove.
Umpires_Home, James Hoye; First, D.J. Reyburn; Second, John Libka; Third, Edwin Jimenez.
T_3:12. A_43,994 (40,222). | 2023-05-08T03:57:07+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/l-a-dodgers-5-san-diego-2-18084894.php |
Biden praises Greece for leadership after Russia invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday thanked Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his country’s “moral leadership” in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the two held talks at the White House on Monday about the ongoing conflict.
The visit by Mitsotakis comes as he was in Washington to mark a COVID-delayed commemoration of the bicentennial of the start of the Greek War of Independence, a more than eight-year long struggle that led to the ouster of the Ottoman Empire. The president and first lady Jill Biden were set to host Mitsotakis and his wife, Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis, later Monday at a White House reception to mark the bicentennial.
But the celebratory moment was shadowed by the most significant fighting on the continent since World War II, and as Biden seeks to keep the West unified as it pressures Russia to end the war.
“We are now facing united the challenge of Russian aggression” Mitsotakis said at the start of his Oval Office meeting with Biden. The prime minister added that the U.S.-Greek relationship was at an “all time high.”
As Europe looks to ween itself off of Russian energy, Mitsotakis has pushed the idea of Greece becoming an energy hub that can bring gas from southwest Asia and the Middle East to eastern Europe.
A new Greece-to-Bulgaria pipeline — built during the COVID-19 pandemic, tested and due to start commercial operation in June — is slated to bring large volumes of gas flow between the the two countries in both directions to generate electricity, fuel industry and heat homes.
The new pipeline connection, called the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, will give Bulgaria access to ports in neighboring Greece that are importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG, and also will bring gas from Azerbaijan through a new pipeline system that ends in Italy. Russia announced last month it was cutting off natural gas exports to Bulgaria and Poland over the countries’ refusal to pay in rubles.
The Oval Office meeting with Biden also comes after Greece, a fellow NATO nation, last week formally extended its bilateral military agreement with the United States for five years, replacing an annual review of the deal that grants the U.S. military access to three bases in mainland Greece as well as the American naval presence on the island of Crete.
Mitsotakis has expressed support for Finland and Sweden seeking membership in the NATO defense alliance, a development welcomed by much of the 30-nation group with the notable exception of Tukey, which remains locked in a decades-old dispute with Greece on sea boundaries and mineral rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday again voiced some objections to accepting Finland and Sweden, accusing the two countries of supporting Kurdish militants and others whom Turkey considers to be terrorists.
“Neither country has an open, clear stance against terrorist organizations,” Erdogan said at a joint news conference with the visiting Algerian president. “We cannot say ‘yes’ to those who impose sanctions on Turkey, on joining NATO, which is a security organization.”
Mitsotakis in an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday expressed optimism that Turkey, in the end, won’t hold up Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO and addressed speculation that Erdogan might use the moment to win concessions from the Biden administration on weapons sales or other matters.
“This is not really the right time to use a NATO membership (application) by these two countries to bargain for other maybe issues that someone may have on their mind,” he said.
In addition to his address to Congress, Mitsotakis is scheduled on Tuesday to be honored at a luncheon hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and will meet with members of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues and members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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BEIJING (AP) — China says president and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping was holding talks Thursday with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in Beijing, amid frictions over trade, Russia and Taiwan.
The official Xinhua News Agency gave no details about the discussions Thursday. However, EU officials say the one-day visit is devoted to seeking a balance between the EU’s wish for more exports to China and the need to be firm with Beijing in the defense of democracy and fundamental freedoms.
In recent years as China grew its global clout, the EU has increasingly come to see the nation as a strategic rival.
Michel’s visit is also an opportunity for the 27-member bloc to show a united front after German Chancellor OIaf Scholz made a solo visit to China in early November.
During that trip, Scholz urged China to exert its influence on Russia and raised human rights concerns. Michel will try to build on those discussions as the EU seeks to stand its ground against an increasingly assertive and authoritarian China, which has tacitly backed Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine while attacking sanctions and expanding its footprint in the Western Pacific.
The visit also comes amid high tensions over self-governing Taiwan, which China has threatened to invade, and follows a United Nations report that said China’s human rights violations against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in its Xinjiang region may amount to crimes against humanity.
Increasing numbers of politicians from the European Parliament and EU member nations have been visiting Taiwan, sparking anger in Beijing. Lithuania’s decision to upgrade relations with Taipei prompted Beijing to freeze ties and ban trade with the Baltic nation.
At the same time, Michel will seek to improve the EU’s economic standing in the world’s second largest economy, which has seen significantly slower growth partly as a result of rigid anti-COVID-19 restrictions that also limited Michel’s visit to just one day.
The EU has an annual trade deficit in goods and services with China amounting to about 230 billion euros. It specifically seeks to reduce its dependence on China for tech equipment and the raw minerals used to make items such as microchips, batteries and solar panels.
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SOURCE The Alliance | 2022-08-24T15:34:52+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/24/alliance-closes-skills-gaps-empowers-employees-with-transformative-lampd-opportunities/ |
Today's Birthday (11/18/22). This is your year for physical energy, action and growth. Faithful domestic efforts provide lovely results. Enjoy the spotlight this autumn, before winter collaboration requires reorientation. Springtime energizes your health, work and fitness, leading you to reconsider summer personal plans. Lasting benefits reward practice.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Stick to what's working with your physical health routines. Don't fix what's not broken. Maintain practices. You're building strength, energy and endurance, step by step.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Play close to your vest. Avoid risk. Stick to logical, basic moves. Save the tricky stuff for later. Guard an ace up your sleeve.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Family comes first. Domestic dreams and visions of perfection could seem distant. Manage chores and logistics. Prepare meals and share them. Listen and grow.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Intellectual puzzles offer fake options, dead ends and circular logic. Persistence and determination pay. Clarify the facts. Sort truth from fiction. Win a valuable prize.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Follow a practical financial path. Stick to basics. Avoid frills, waste or frivolous expenses. Illusions dissipate. Steady discipline builds and strengthens your position.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Make good your escape. Avoid distractions or silly arguments. Find a secret spot to enjoy your own diversions. Advance passion projects. Relax and have fun.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Indulge in private reflection. Enjoy traditions, legends and stories from your family's past. Guard heirlooms and treasures. What's ahead? Consider what you'd love to happen.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Others vie for your attention. Ignore fantastic schemes, cons or tricks. Choose reliable collaborators. Help develop and advance plans for your team. Focus your support.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Keep your professional objective in mind. Avoid risky business or get-rich-quick schemes. Stick to practical priorities for steady, long-term growth. Learn and teach simultaneously.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A challenge or barrier could block your investigation. Sort facts from fiction. Leave misconceptions behind. Words can be deceptive. Run a reality check.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Replenish reserves. It's not a good time to gamble. Resist the temptation to splurge on unnecessary stuff. Collaborate to increase income and reduce expenses.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Practice patience, especially with your partner. A challenging situation could disrupt things. Reality clashes with fantasy. Clarify misunderstandings. Romantic tension could send sparks.
Horoscopes are provided for entertainment purposes only.
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BONN, Germany (AP) — A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to ” net zero ” as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published Monday.
The idea behind net zero is to stop adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere, either by preventing the emissions in the first place or removing an equivalent amount through natural or technological means. Scientists say the world needs to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) compared with pre-industrial times.
The net-zero goal has gained traction in recent years. While 149 countries have such targets, up from 124 in late 2020, the number of publicly listed corporations aiming for net zero increased from 417 to 929, according to the Net Zero Stocktake report compiled by experts from four independent research organizations.
“You can see cities talking about net zero, companies talking about net zero. And if you go to supermarkets, you see climate-neutral or carbon-neutral products,” Takeshi Kuramochi, one of the report’s authors, said. “But then you don’t know what exactly they mean and whether they’re really contributing to this transition to global net-zero emissions.”
Unlike with national targets, the criteria for net-zero efforts at the sub-national or company level aren’t clearly defined.
The authors decided to apply a basic checklist to corporate claims, based on a United Nations campaign called Race to Zero. This includes setting interim targets and covering all the emissions a company is responsible for, including those caused by the use of its products.
Less than 5% of the companies examined passed the test, said Kuramochi, a senior climate policy researcher at the Germany-based NewClimate Institute.
Questionable claims about their environmental efforts have landed a number of companies in hot water recently, with fossil fuel firms in particular accused of greenwashing by excluding some of the emissions caused by their business — particularly the burning of oil and gas by consumers — from their tally.
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority last week censured Spanish oil and gas company Repsol for an ad about its net-zero plans that was “likely to mislead” consumers. A complaint against energy giant Shell was also upheld, with the body saying that ads failed to make clear how much of the company’s business results in high emissions.
“Evidence of misleading or outright greenwashing climate claims provided by independent research will only increase in the future,” Kuramochi said. “I expect to see a lot more litigation cases in the coming years.”
He said it might be more effective for companies to focus on achieving the biggest emissions cuts they can as soon as possible rather than using creative accounting to meet net-zero goals.
“If they are to commit to more robust and transparent targets, that would be better than outright greenwashing in the name of net zero,” Kuramochi said.
The report was compiled by experts at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit of the University of North Carolina’s Data-Driven EnviroLab, the NewClimate Institute and Oxford Net Zero.
It follows a separate peer-reviewed study published last week in the journal Science that raised questions about the credibility of net-zero targets at the national level.
Its authors say taking government pledges at face value risks exaggerating the likelihood that warming can be capped at 1.5 degrees Celsius. Taking into account current policies and only those net zero targets deemed “high confidence” would put the world on a path to be 2.4 degrees (4.3 degrees Farenheit) warmer than the late-19th century average, they found, greatly increasing the harmful effects from climate change.
The study, released as negotiators from almost 200 countries held U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, proposes that national net-zero plans should be set in law, lay out a clear path with near-term targets and include sector-specific goals.
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Follow AP’s coverage of climate issues at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment | 2023-06-12T15:25:18+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/science/ap-science/more-companies-setting-net-zero-climate-targets-but-few-have-credible-plans-report-says/ |
WATERLOO – University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and other members of the UNI leadership team visited the John Deere Waterloo Operations facility Thursday for an annual meeting with Waterloo Factory Manager Becky Guinn and other members of John Deere’s management team in Waterloo. Nook and the UNI contingent toured Deere’s tractor cab assembly facility and discussed the university’s decades-long partnership with John Deere.
“The University of Northern Iowa and John Deere have collaborated for more than 50 years in the greater Waterloo-Cedar Falls area and surrounding counties,” said Nook. “Becky and her team at Deere’s Waterloo Works have embraced our passion for supporting education at all levels. UNI strives to continue serving as a good steward of Deere’s generosity as we both seek to meet the workforce needs of Iowa, in addition to enhancing quality of life and diversity initiatives in our shared footprint.”
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During the last 50-plus years, John Deere has funded scholarships, enabled building renovations, sponsored programming and more.
Deere is the largest private employer of UNI graduates, with almost 1,300 alumni reporting employment. Deere is also consistently one of UNI’s top five recruiting partners in terms of internships and student employment opportunities. | 2023-01-13T01:30:17+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/university-of-northern-iowa-leaders-visit-john-deere/article_afe60bd3-b299-571f-9bcf-a189c0cdc1da.html |
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is taking part in what she’s dubbed “hot labor summer,” appearing on the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) picket line Monday outside of Netflix’s Manhattan offices.
“We have workers all across the country — either currently on strike or gearing up to be on strike — because at the end of the day we are all facing the same challenge, which is an unacceptable, unprecedented concentration of wealth and corporate greed in America,” Ocasio-Cortez said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“But we know that the way that we bust that up is by standing together in solidarity,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Noting another potential strike after talks between shipping giant UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters fell apart earlier this month, Ocasio-Cortez exclaimed, “Your fight right here is what’s gonna bust this thing wide open.”
“Direct action gets the goods, now and always,” she told the crowd to cheers.
“The only way that we can do this is by showing them that we are stronger — that our solidarity is stronger than their greed, that our care for one another will overcome their endless desire for more,” the 33-year-old lawmaker said.
The WGA strike began in May, while SAG-AFTRA, the actors guild, started its own in mid-July. Both of Hollywood’s two striking unions are attempting to gain wage increases and better working conditions for their members.
Ocasio-Cortez, a then-political newcomer, was the focus of a 2019 documentary that aired on Netflix, called “Knock Down the House.”
Outside Netflix’s offices Monday, she condemned “greedy” CEOs and other corporate executives.
“Frankly, while this is a fight against AI,” Ocasio-Cortez said, referring to artificial intelligence, which the unions have said is a potential threat to its members’ livelihoods, “more than AI, this is a fight against greed.”
“This is a fight against the endless pursuit of more wealth.”
—Updated at 3:33 p.m. | 2023-07-24T23:56:02+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/hill-politics/ocasio-cortez-joins-writers-and-actors-on-the-picket-line-direct-action-gets-the-goods/ |
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