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It takes a while for protest movements to establish original soundtracks; in the meantime, folks turn to what I like to call the People's Songbook. That's what happened Monday at Nashville's Legislative Plaza (now colloquially known as People's Plaza or Ida B. Wells Plaza) when word came down that the city's Metro Council had unanimously reinstated the embattled freshman legislator Justin Jones to the state Legislature after his brief removal. Jones, Justin J. Pearson and their fellow legislator Gloria Johnson, collectively known as the Tennessee Three, have galvanized local activists after Jones and Pearson were ousted from the House for allegedly violating the decorum of the chamber. Jones' reinstatement was expected, but the announcement still lit up the crowd. And so the songbook opened.
In the People's Songbook, spirituals sit next to Woody Guthrie's union songs, punk barnburners and hip-hop anthems like Kendrick Lamar's "Alright." Bob Dylan looms large within its pages — he was the right guy at the right time throughout the 1960s' Days of Rage, and even after he retreated into private life, he kept releasing songs that begged to be sung by ragged choirs hastily assembled to meet a historic moment. So it made sense when a group led by Margo Price and Emmylou Harris offered a wildly messy, supremely free version of Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" as the sun set on the crowd that would then accompany Jones back to the Statehouse a short walk away.
This recording is an imperfect bootleg recorded by a protestor; it's not a polished charity single or the big finale at an official event. Andrew Smith, who committed the moment to immortality on a hand-held Sony voice recorder, is a local teacher who blogs and podcasts at Teacher on the Radio. "I am not an engineer, editor or Deadhead-level taper," Smith said after sharing the recording on SoundCloud. But he felt he had to bear witness to the moment, one he describes as "a giddy chill-bump and crazy-crying day." What he captured is musically imperfect yet unforgettable — voices colliding and coalescing, choked with emotion, reinvigorating a song that has sometimes felt overused and making it feel as bracing as the wind.
Price was present at the protest leading up to the expulsion, though contrary to initial reports, it wasn't her megaphone that Jones and Pearson used on the House floor. Harris has given her time to many progressive causes. Joining them were a multi-generational group of fellow travelers, including the bluegrass icon Sam Bush; Price's husband, the indie artist Jeremy Ivey; and the singer-songwriters Mary Gauthier, Melody Walker, Becca Mancari, Jaimee Harris, Crys Matthews and Heather Mae. In a town where celebrities perpetually appear at "once-in-a-lifetime" events with the best sound systems and lighting, this resurrection of a folk-rock chestnut in the name of a forming movement feels genuinely special. Like the spontaneous mini-folk concert that Jones and Dylan's old mentor Joan Baez gave when they met by coincidence in the Nashville airport, this performance made that old songbook come to life.
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J.T. Poston shoots 1-under 69 in round four of the TOUR Championship
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J.T. Poston nearly aces tee shot to 3 feet on No. 9 at TOUR Championship
In the final round of the 2022 TOUR Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-3 9th hole.
J.T. Poston hit 12 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round at the TOUR Championship, finishing at 11 under for the tournament. Poston finished his day tied for 15th at 11 under; Rory McIlroy is in 1st at 21 under; Scottie Scheffler and Sungjae Im are tied for 2nd at 20 under; and Xander Schauffele is in 4th at 18 under.
On the 469-yard par-4 first hole, Poston reached the green in 2 and sunk a 19-foot putt for birdie. This moved Poston to 1 under for the round.
After a tee shot at the green on the 214-yard par-3 11th, Poston missed a birdie attempt from 8-feet taking a par. This left Poston to 2 under for the round.
After a drive to the left side of the fairway on the 389-yard par-4 12th hole, Poston had a 122 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Poston to 3 under for the round.
After a 289 yard drive on the 440-yard par-4 13th, Poston chipped his third shot to 10 feet, which he rolled for two-putt bogey on the hole. This moved Poston to 2 under for the round.
On the 520-yard par-4 14th, Poston had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Poston to 1 under for the round.
On the 211-yard par-3 15th, Poston hit the green off the tee but missed a birdie attempt from 7-feet taking a par. This left Poston to 1 under for the round.
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Smithfield Unites University of Virginia and Virginia Tech for Community Outreach Events to Help Neighbors Experiencing Hunger
SMITHFIELD, Va., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As presenting sponsor of the annual rivalry games known as the Commonwealth Clash, Smithfield® united with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech to recognize two local Virginia food banks for their commitment to providing communities with accessible nourishment through food pantries and meals. As an extension of Smithfield's Helping Hungry Homes program, the brand donated over 60,000 pounds of protein – more than 240,000 servings – to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Feeding Southwest Virginia during the 2022-2023 school year to aid in hunger relief efforts for children, seniors, and families.
"As a Virginia-based brand and longtime supporter of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech athletic departments, we're excited to be sponsoring the Commonwealth Clash for another year and collaborating with both schools on community outreach events," said Jonathan Toms, senior community development manager for Smithfield Foods. "We want to thank the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Feeding Southwest Virginia for their tireless commitment to lighten the burden of food insecurity for many families. We look forward to providing relief to our home state for many years to come."
Representatives from Smithfield® presented the donations during events that took place this week at each respective food bank. Speakers discussed the importance of donations for Virginia communities, which provide valuable center-of-the-plate protein to residents while helping the food banks maintain their current high volume of food distribution. During the events, Smithfield brought its Bacon Bus to provide meals for food bank staff and volunteers to further thank those making an impact locally.
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank serves almost 110,000 people monthly throughout its 25-county and eight-city region. Protein is one of the most requested food items.
"With the high demand for food assistance in our area, we're thankful for this additional support from Smithfield," said Michael McKee, CEO for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. "Receiving these protein donations will help us alleviate hunger and provide hope for families across Central and Western Virginia."
In counties such as Buchanan, Lee and Dickenson, the food insecurity rate is over 19 percent. Feeding Southwest Virginia's donated food supply is down 16% from a year ago, and the organization is purchasing more truckloads of food, which can cost upwards of 40,000 dollars, to meet the needs of the community. Many neighbors in Southwest Virginia are forced to make the impossible choice between food, rent, utilities, medicine and many more expenses.
"We want to thank Smithfield for the generous donation they've provided for us today," said Pamela Irvine, president and CEO for Feeding Southwest Virginia. "With the crucial shift in the economy and supply chain, we're grateful to be given this opportunity so we can continue to serve this essential protein to our neighbors in need."
These two significant donations are part of Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes initiative, the company's coast-to-coast effort to help families and individuals become more food secure. Since 2008, the company has donated hundreds of millions of protein servings to food banks, community outreach programs and disaster-relief efforts in all 50 states. To learn more, visit https://sustainability.smithfieldfoods.com/helping-communities.
About Smithfield
Smithfield® isn't only a leading provider of high-quality pork products. We're a leading provider of the most important part of any meal: premium, high-quality meat. And we take our meat duties seriously. After all, the rest of the meal is just a side dish. Smithfield products were first introduced in 1936 in Smithfield, Virginia, by people who lived for the love of meat. Today, the Smithfield brand stands for craftsmanship, authenticity, and pure passion as we continue to give meat-lovers across the country the deliciousness they crave: our classic bacon, slow-smoked holiday hams, hand-trimmed ribs, marinated fresh pork, smoked meats, and even more meaty magic. All Smithfield products not only meet our customers' high flavor standards but also meet the highest quality and safety standards in the industry. All while being produced right here in the USA. To learn more about the Smithfield portfolio of products, please visit www.Smithfield.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Smithfield® is a brand of Smithfield Foods, Inc.
About Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly.®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30% across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com, and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Verona, Virginia, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is the largest organization alleviating hunger in western and central Virginia. The Food Bank serves an average of 109,500 people per month across 25 counties and eight cities through distribution centers in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Winchester, and Verona. We're serving record numbers of Virginians during a prolonged pandemic and its associated economic impacts through our network of more than 400 community partners, which includes food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, schools, libraries, health care clinics, community centers, and more. We pledge to continue innovating and adapting to secure, store, and distribute more food to more individuals, families, children, and seniors experiencing hunger. The Food Bank is a member of Feeding America®, a national food bank association that supports 200 food banks across the United States providing 6.6 billion meals to tens of millions of people through 60,000 partner pantries. For more information, visit www.brafb.org.
About Feeding Southwest Virginia
Feeding Southwest Virginia is a member of Feeding America®. For the last four decades, the Food Bank's ultimate mission has been to: nourish neighbors, engage community partners, and develop solutions to address food insecurity. The primary function of the Food Bank is to secure and distribute large quantities of food for our neighbors. Approximately $30 million worth of food and grocery-related products are channeled annually through more than 370 food pantries and meal programs in our 26-county, 9-city region. Visit www.feedingswva.org for more information or like us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective Thursday, December 15, 2022, M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) will increase its prime lending rate from 7.00% to 7.50%
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M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
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CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes in Sudan's southern province of Blue Nile have killed 170 people over the past two days, two Sudanese officials said Thursday, the latest in inter-communal violence across the country's neglected south.
The officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media, said the clashes erupted on Wednesday and that there have been no reports that the fighting has ceased.
The province has in the past months been shaken by ethnic violence. Tribal clashes that erupted in July had killed 149 people by early October and last week, renewed clashes there killed another 13, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA.
OCHA had no confirmation of the latest surge and casualties but said the violence has displaced at least 1,200 people since last week.
Earlier in the day, the U.N. agency said that tribal clashes in nearby West Kordofan province that broke out last week killed 19 people and wounded dozens. A gunfight there between the Misseriya and Nuba ethnic groups erupted amid a land dispute near the town of Al Lagowa, OCHA said.
The West Kordofan state governor visited the town on Tuesday to talk to local residents in a bid to de-escalate the conflict before coming under artillery fire from a nearby mountainous area, OCHA said. There were no reports of casualties from the artillery fire.
“Fighting in West Kordofan and the Blue Nile states risks further displacements and human suffering,″ said OCHA.
On Wednesday, the Sudanese army accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, a rebel group active in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan, of being behind the attack on Al Lagowa. The rebel group has not responded to the accusation.
The violence in West Kordofan prompted around 36,500 people to flee Al Lagowa while many who remained sought shelter in the town’s army base, OCHA added. The area is currently inaccessible to humanitarian aid, the agency said.
Eisa El Dakar, a local journalist from West Kordofan, told The AP last week that the conflict there is partly rooted in the two ethnic groups' conflicting claims to local land, with the Misseriya being predominately a herding community and the Nuba mostly farmers.
Much of Kordofan and other areas in southern Sudan have been rocked by chaos and conflict over the past decade.
Sudan has been plugged into turmoil since a coup last October that upended the country's brief democratic transition after three decades of autocratic rule by Omar al-Bashir. He was toppled in an April 2019 popular uprising, paving the way for a civilian-military power-sharing government.
Many analysts consider the rising violence a product of the power vacuum in the region, caused by the military coup last October. The violence has also further imperiled Sudan’s already struggling economy, compounded by fuel shortages caused, in part, by the war in Ukraine. | 2022-10-20T18:09:21+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UN-says-tribal-clashes-killed-19-in-southern-17522519.php |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter.
The real estate investment trust, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, said it had funds from operations of $112.6 million, or 43 cents per share, in the period.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had a loss of $155.9 million, or 66 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, posted revenue of $283.1 million in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $282.4 million.
Uniti expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $1.70 to $1.77 per share.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — If Dr. Mehmet Oz is elected to the U.S. Senate this fall, he’ll be the first Muslim ever to serve in the chamber. It’s something he hardly brings up while campaigning, his Democratic opponent isn’t raising it and it’s barely a topic of conversation in Pennsylvania’s Muslim community.
Even if Muslims know that Oz — the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show” — is a fellow Muslim, many may not identify with him culturally or politically.
And in any case, Muslims aren’t monolithic and won’t necessarily vote for a candidate just because they share a religion, Muslims across the state say — he’ll have to win them over on the issues just as with all voters.
Oz, whose parents emigrated from Turkey, calls himself a “secular Muslim” and has said that the spiritual side of Islam resonates with him more than the religious law side of it.
He is also part of a Republican Party that is a political minority among Muslims and is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who earned the enmity of some Muslims for enacting a 2017 ban on travelers coming to the United States from five predominantly Muslim countries.
For a Republican Party more accustomed to electing white Christians, Oz’s religion is a strange bedfellow. Some Muslims say they have felt an animosity from the party in the past and Muslim candidates themselves have faced attacks from GOP rivals.
In a brief interview, Oz said it is good for the United States’ leadership to show that it can elect Muslims, and it is good for Muslims to see one of their own elected to the U.S. Senate.
That kind of success would reinforce the message that “if you work hard in America, no matter what your heritage we treasure you,” Oz said.
Oz won the GOP’s seven-way May primary in a contest so narrow it triggered a statewide recount and he now faces Democrat John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, in the Nov. 8 election. The contest in the presidential battleground state could help determine partisan control of the Senate next year.
On the campaign trail, Oz follows national GOP talking points, such as trying to pin rising inflation and gun violence on President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats.
Oz rarely discusses his religion and Fetterman hasn’t brought it up — focusing instead on trying to paint Oz as a super-wealthy, out-of-touch carpetbagger from New Jersey.
If Muslims don’t know that Oz is one of them, “that is because of him, really,” said Algassimu Bah, a Philadelphian and immigrant from Sierra Leone. “He hasn’t been talking about his faith. We’ve not heard him.”
Imam Abdul Aziz Suraqah, of the Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, said most members of the mosque probably know of Oz’s faith, but seem no more passionate about Oz than any other candidate.
Imam Abdullah Pocius, who leads a mosque in Philadelphia, said he doubts that most Muslims who vote know that Oz identifies as a Muslim.
“The average American Muslim doesn’t know anything about him, except that he’s a TV doctor,” Pocius said.
Oz was born in the United States to Turkish parents, married an American who is Christian and raised his children as Christians.
In a 2013 interview for the PBS series “Faces of America,” Oz discussed his faith, saying that, while growing up, he became interested in Sufism, a mystical form of Islam that emphasizes someone’s direct connection to God.
Oz described it as “spiritual.”
Sufism is, however, generally viewed negatively by orthodox Muslims, who emphasize strictly following a set of religious laws, said Khalid A.Y. Blankinship, a Muslim and professor of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia.
In addition, Muslims in the United States are diverse — they include converted Americans and immigrants from Asia, Africa and Europe — and many might see Oz’s Turkish heritage as more meaningful to him than Islam, Blankinship said.
When it comes to voting, party loyalty will override religion for the vast majority of Muslims, Blankinship said.
“Most people would not think of supporting him just because he’s a Muslim,” Blankinship said. “And they would look at what is he saying, what are his politics, what is his position going to be.”
Suraqah said he tries to teach Muslims to be principled in their voting choices and to avoid supporting candidates “just because they speak nicely to the Muslim community” or appeal to them as fellow Muslims.
Still, it is important — and remarkable — that a major political party has nominated a Muslim for a Senate seat, Muslims say.
But galvanizing Pennsylvania’s Muslim community might have only a slight effect on the election.
Estimates suggest that Muslims are 1% to 2% of the state’s voters and Pew Research Center estimated in 2017 that two-thirds of American Muslims identified as Democrats, or leaned that way.
That could further isolate Oz from many Muslim voters.
“It is complicated because most Muslims are registered Democrats,” said Wa’el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage, a national Muslim political advocacy organization. “While being a Muslim is nice and it’s good, it is not sufficient and in some cases it doesn’t matter what your faith is if you are not on the right side of the issues.”
Salima Suswell, Emgage’s executive director in Pennsylvania, said she became aware that Oz is a Muslim soon after he launched his campaign.
But, Suswell said his religious beliefs don’t factor into her decision at the polls and that the issues Muslims care about are not limited to “stereotypical ‘Muslim issues.’”
“We know that just because somebody proclaims to be a part of our religious community, it does not mean that they represent our values,” she said.
Issues aside, it’s a problem that Oz doesn’t speak out against Trump as a source of Islamophobia and hate, Alzayat said.
Dr. Nadeem Iqbal, a Pittsburgh-area radiologist who was originally born in Pakistan, said he might be tempted to vote for a Muslim candidate.
But Iqbal wondered if or how Oz practices the religion and he can’t accept Oz’s ties to Trump, who he views as racist, anti-Muslim and empowering America’s extremist and racist fringes.
“And personally,” Iqbal said, “I will not vote for anyone endorsed by Donald Trump.”
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Associated Press writer Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia contributed to this report.
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Follow Marc Levy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/timelywriter. | 2022-08-25T17:05:35+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/ap-ozs-senate-bid-could-be-a-muslim-first-but-is-complicated/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called herself a “Survivor superfan” on Saturday and offered an audience of graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show.
The show has been on television for 23 years and is now in its 44th season. Jackson said she has seen every episode since the show’s second season.
“I watch it with my husband and my daughters even now, which I will admit it’s not easy to do with the demands of my day job. But you have to set priorities, people. And that’s exactly the first lesson that I have for you today,” she told the graduating class of American University’s law school in Washington.
Jackson, the court’s first Black female justice, is coming to the end of her first term on the court. The justices are done hearing arguments for the term and are expected to issue all their remaining opinions by the end of June before going on summer break. Major decisions on affirmative action and President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan have yet to be announced.
In her address, Jackson described “Survivor,” in which contestants are deposited in a remote tropical location and undertake challenges in the hopes of ultimately winning $1 million, as “great fun to watch.” But she also said it holds “a number of broader lessons that are helpful for becoming a good lawyer.”
One lesson, she said, is to “make the most of the resources that you have,” drawing a parallel to when she was a federal public defender and prosecutors always seemed to have more resources. Jackson said she knows “what it is like to commit to moving forward even when the deck is stacked against you” and also talked about a Survivor contestant with a prosthetic leg who nonetheless prevailed at a difficult challenge involving a balance beam.
“My advice to you is to do your best to shut out distractions, use your time wisely and figure out how to make the most of what you have,” Jackson said.
Other lessons from the show are to “know your strengths” and to “play the long game,” she said.
That last piece of advice could serve the liberal justice well on the Supreme Court, where her colleagues include six conservatives and two other liberals, making it unlikely her views will prevail in some of the term’s most contentious cases when they are announced over the next several weeks.
“Season after season, the players who tend to do really well are those who appear to come in with the understanding that this game is about existing both in community and conflict,” she said of “Survivor.”
Jackson said that players who go far are the ones that “choose optimism, lifting the spirits of the other tribe members, no matter what happens.”
“They try to stay as even-keeled as possible, not getting too carried away by dramatic wins or heartbreaking losses,” she said.
Jackson’s commencement address was the first she has given since becoming a justice. The school’s law school dean, Roger Fairfax, is someone she met in college at Harvard University. His wife, Lisa Fairfax, is one of Jackson’s best friends and former roommates and introduced her at her Senate confirmation hearing.
Jackson is also giving a commencement speech on Sunday at Boston University’s law school. | 2023-05-21T19:15:10+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/entertainment-news/ap-supreme-court-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-tells-law-students-survivor-offers-helpful-lessons/ |
Thousands clad in brightly colored festive garb with flouncing feathers and fringes gathered at Expo New Mexico on Friday and Saturday for the Gathering of Nations, billed as the largest powwow in North America.
The jingle of bells worn on clothing and shoes along with the pounding of ceremonial drums filled Tingley Coliseum as Native American and First Nation participants from across the U.S. and Canada converged to celebrate Indigenous culture.
Here are some photos from this year’s 40th Gathering of Nations.
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A retired New York State Supreme Court Justice on Wednesday recommended a two-year suspension for Bob Baffert after the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer's hearing with the New York Racing Association.
The ruling by O. Peter Sherwood is not a final decision. Baffert's camp and NYRA each have seven days to offer rebuttals before a three-person panel rules on his status.
The panel's decision cannot be appealed through NYRA's process, which was developed last year after Baffert sued in federal court to get his initial suspension in the state of New York lifted. That suspension in May came before the Belmont Stakes and after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for a substance that was not permitted in a horse's system on race day.
Churchill Downs suspended Baffert for two years, leaving him unable to enter horses in the Kentucky Derby in 2022 and 2023. Baffert is fighting that ban in federal court.
Baffert on April 3 began serving a 90-day suspension imposed by the state of Kentucky for medication violations. The suspension will be honored in all 38 racing states and would mean no Baffert-trained horses in the Preakness or Belmont.
He already has transferred horses to other trainers so they can run in the Derby on May 7.
Baffert's future at NYRA's three tracks — Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Saratoga Race Course — depends on the panel's final decision.
If Saratoga attorney John J. Carusone, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association executive director Will Alempijevic and New York Race Track Chaplaincy of America leader the Rev. Humberto Chavez take up Sherwood's full recommendation, Baffert would be banned at NYRA tracks until summer 2024.
Medina Spirit tested positive for the corticosteroid betamethasone, which is not allowed in Kentucky on race day, and was later disqualified. The colt finished third in the Preakness two weeks after the Derby.
Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December in California. An exam found no definitive cause of death.
Baffert is a Hall of Fame trainer who won the Triple Crown twice: in 2015 with American Pharoah and in 2018 with Justify.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - AMPD Ventures Inc. (CSE: AMPD) (OTCQB: AMPDF) (FRA: 2Q0) ("AMPD" or the "Company"), a next-generation digital infrastructure provider, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Departure Lounge Inc., a Vancouver, BC-based company offering a range of Metaverse-related technologies, creative, and Web3.0 services ("Departure Lounge") has appointed Monica Morgan as Vice President of Real Estate and Projects.
As progressive technologies such as XR, digital twins, blockchain, and artificial intelligence play an increasingly important role in the planning, implementation, and operation of the built environment, Monica is transitioning from her role as consultant during the early stages of the company's development to join the company on a full-time basis as co-founder.
With almost thirty years of experience working in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including the past seven years as an entrepreneur running her own project management consulting company, Monica brings a unique blend of experience to leverage the technology and creative expertise of Departure Lounge into the planning and creation of blended spaces at the intersection of physical and virtual realities.
An expert in public sector land and real estate development partnership structuring, Monica has spent much of the past twenty years developing public anchors of innovation districts and precincts with multi-sector partners including government, universities, and industry. She has undertaken project planning activities securing billions of dollars of public sector investment for healthcare, hospital, housing, and post-secondary capital projects resulting in significant community, economic, environmental and shareholder benefits.
"Monica adds to the considerable depth of the Departure Lounge's management team with her unique expertise, entrepreneurial approach, and multi-industry contacts," said James Hursthouse, CEO of Departure Lounge. "She has never been afraid to push the boundaries of what is possible and excels at finding new and emerging opportunities to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders on complex projects in new and emerging industry spaces."
"Departure Lounge and its sister company, AMPD Technologies, are addressing some of today's most pressing community and market opportunities at the intersection of land, buildings, and emerging technologies. The combination of sustainable high-performance computing, advanced capture tools and technologies, along with 3D spatial creative and Web3.0 services can generate new and innovative ways of defining a future that we all want to be participating in – it is very exciting," said Morgan.
Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Economic Geography from UBC, combined with her Certified Management Consultant, Project Management Professional and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Building Design and Construction designations. She is a member of the Board of the Vancouver Chapter of Lambda Alpha International (LAI), a global honourary Urban Land Economics Society and is a former Board member and Chair of the Real Estate Committee of Great Northern Way Trust in Vancouver – a partnership between the University of BC, Simon Fraser University, the British Columbia Institute of Technology and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. At Departure Lounge, Monica has responsibility for domestic and international real estate opportunities, partnerships, and projects.
Departure Lounge Inc. was established in June 2021 to combine the founding team's expertise to capitalise on the massive opportunity represented by the ongoing transition to the Metaverse. The company offers innovative tools and technologies to facilitate access to the Metaverse, a creative services team to help build the Metaverse, and a Web3 consultancy team to monetize the Metaverse. Departure Lounge's main facility occupies over 6,000 sq ft of space at Vancouver's Centre for Digital Media ("CDM") and houses the Metastage Volumetric Capture Stage and Move.ai motion capture rig, alongside its creative services team. Departure Lounge was acquired by AMPD Ventures Inc. (CSE: AMPD) in December 2021 and takes full advantage of the high-performance cloud and compute solutions being offered by AMPD Technologies Inc.
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AMPD is a next-generation infrastructure company specializing in providing high-performance computing solutions for low-latency applications. With state-of-the-art, high-performance computing solutions hosted in sustainable urban data centres, AMPD is leading the transition to the next generation of computing infrastructure as 'the hosting company of the Metaverse.' Through a mix of infrastructure as a service ("IaaS") and an upgraded, high-performance cloud offering, we are meeting the low-latency requirements of multiplayer video games and eSports, computer graphics rendering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mixed reality, big data processing, and the as-yet uncharted technological developments of the coming decades. Additional information about the company is available on SEDAR and our website at http://www.ampd.tech.
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Although the forward-looking information is based on our management's reasonable assumptions at the date such statements are made, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. AMPD does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All forward-looking information contained in this news release is qualified by this cautionary statement.
For further information about Departure Lounge Inc., please contact: Kajol Bhatia, Telephone: +1 (604) 916-5823, Email: info@dlxr.ca.
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Which shoulder brace is best?
There’s no such thing as an easy injury to have, but shoulder injuries are among the worst. Some areas of the body can have their motion limited, but the shoulders are in almost constant motion. Even as you walk, your shoulders are moving slightly. That’s why shoulder braces are a great purchase for those afflicted.
The best shoulder brace is the Babo Care Shoulder Stability Brace. It’s durable and easy to adjust, plus it can be used throughout your healing process.
What to know before you buy a shoulder brace
Support levels
Shoulder braces come in three support levels meant to match your activity level.
- Low support braces are best used for those with low activity levels. They mostly immobilize your shoulder, which can make it harder to perform anything other than basic tasks. If your job involves more than desk-related work, you may want a medium support brace instead.
- Medium support braces are the best option for most people. They offer plenty of support while limiting how much your range of motion is reduced. These braces let you perform an average workout and go about your day mostly unaffected.
- High support braces are used by those engaged in rigorous activity. They provide much-needed support while barely affecting your range of motion. If your gym workouts are intense or you play sports, this is the brace you need.
Fit
For a shoulder brace to work, it must fit properly. That mostly means it must be tight without causing discomfort. You also need to consider its bulkiness in relation to your planned outfit. Some braces are thin to be worn under a shirt. Others are thick and can be a challenge to wear with certain clothes.
What to look for in a quality shoulder brace
Adjustability
The best shoulder braces are adjustable so you can avoid an improper fit that can cause more injury. The most basic adjustability in shoulder braces is just a single hook-and-loop strap adjusted by your opposite arm. More complicated braces have multiple points of adjustment involving different kinds of buckles and straps that you might need help getting into.
Compression
All shoulder braces feature some compression by how they’re designed. However, some shoulder braces offer higher levels of compression. Others even have systems such as electric pumps that let you adjust the compression. Look for high or adjustable compression levels if you want to improve your circulation and relieve some pain.
Temperature
Some shoulder braces have pouches that fit gel inserts. Those that do may only have one pouch or they could have multiple. Better braces with gel pouches include the inserts. These inserts can be frozen or heated to provide temperature therapy.
How much you can expect to spend on a shoulder brace
They can cost as little as $15 or as much as $50-plus. Most braces cost $25 or less with better braces usually costing around $40-$50. Few braces cost more than $50, but those that do can exceed $100.
Shoulder brace FAQ
Can I repair a torn shoulder brace?
A. It’s possible, though there’s high risk and little reward in repairing it. Those risks mainly focus on altering its fit, which makes it likely to no longer feel comfortable and can lower its efficacy. An improperly fitting brace can also cause more injury to your shoulder. Additionally, most shoulder braces come at costs low enough that the time and money spent on trying to repair them is greater than simply purchasing a new one.
Can a shoulder brace stretch out?
A. Yes. Most shoulder braces have some degree of stretchiness to provide compression and make it easier to achieve a comfortable fit. There’s no way to combat this stretchiness from loosening over time and it stretches out faster the more you use it. Once you feel your brace has become too loose, it’s time to buy a new one.
What’s the best shoulder brace to buy?
Top shoulder brace
Babo Care Shoulder Stability Brace
What you need to know: This brace is effective but simple and easy to use.
What you’ll love: It has multiple easy-to-reach and easy-to-use adjustment points so you never struggle to get a perfect fit. There’s a small pouch that’s designed to hold gel packs for temperature therapy. The neoprene material makes it soft, nonirritating and breathable. Babo Care offers 24-hour customer support.
What you should consider: It isn’t machine-washable. A few consumers reported it fitting better on larger, bulkier bodies. Others had issues with the hook-and-loop straps weakening over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top shoulder brace for the money
What you need to know: This brace has well-priced and offers some helpful features.
What you’ll love: It’s safe to wear all day and it’s thin enough to leave little evidence of being worn when under a shirt. Sparthos offers a money-back guarantee if you aren’t completely satisfied. It comes in universal or 2XL sizes.
What you should consider: A few customers reported getting rashes from wearing it too long. Others found the placement of certain buckles, namely one under the armpit, to be uncomfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Copper Compression Shoulder Brace
What you need to know: This brace is infused with copper for extra benefits.
What you’ll love: The targeted compression aids in improving conditions such as sprains, dislocation and tendinitis. The copper infusion helps fight off microbial growth and improves moisture wicking to keep the brace cleaner and odor-free for longer. It doesn’t limit mobility and can be worn all day.
What you should consider: A few purchasers found it didn’t fit well with most saying it was loose. Others had issues with the hook-and-loop straps being uncomfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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4-H grand champions from northeastern SD to be recognized Saturday at Brown County Fair
Some of the top 4-H'ers in livestock events from across northeastern South Dakota will be recognized Saturday in Aberdeen.
They'll also have a chance to take home some cash.
Folks wanting to see elite animals from 16 counties should add the Brown County Fair's Sweet 16 County Showdown Event to their list of can't-miss events this week. Grand champion beef, swine, sheep and goats will be at the event, which starts at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Holum Expo Building addition.
Youth from Campbell, Codington, McPherson, Brown, Walworth, Edmunds, Faulk, Spink, Potter, Day, Marshall, Roberts, Clark, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel counties are invited.
The regional 4-H show began in Aberdeen in 2018 and has been held annually, with the exception of 2020 because of COVID-19. It begins at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Holum Expo Building addition at the Aberdeen fairgrounds. While there will be four different types of animals that show, each has a market and a breeding category.
Jeff Wolff, co-chairman of the showdown, said the event will feature more than 80 4-H participants showing more than 100 top animals. Each county is able to send up to eight participants, he said, but not all counties will. Those who do not attend will be acknowledged with a short biography during the show.
Wolff said the goal of the event is to honor 4-H'ers who put in countless hours throughout the year getting ready for county fairs and achievement days.
"It's a big recognition event," he said. "More so to focus on the kids with elite animals."
He expects a crowd of close to 1,000 spectators, recalling full bleachers during the 2021 show.
Wolff said the idea for the show came from Iowa where similar regional shows were organized.
"They started these in Iowa about six years ago now. Iowa has eight of them in the state," he said, as well as a final statewide showdown.
In South Dakota, Aberdeen is one of three communities that host regional showdowns. The other two in Salem and Wessington Springs.
Cash prizes are awarded with the grand champion in each division receiving $1,000. Wolff said progressively smaller cash prizes are awarded for each subsequent place. Those prizes are due to support from more than 75 businesses in the region.
"Every kid goes home with something," he said.
Judging this year's entries will be Terry Burks from Bowling Green, Ky. | 2022-08-16T13:46:37+00:00 | aberdeennews.com | https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/16/sweet-16-showdown-2022-regional-4-h-event-brown-county-fair/10303552002/ |
NEW YORK — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said.
New York City police and environmental protection officials isolated and removed the suspicious letter, and testing “determined there was no dangerous substance,” Bragg spokesperson Danielle Filson said. The substance was sent to a lab for further testing, police said.
“Alvin, I am going to kill you,” the letter said, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation and did so on condition of anonymity.
The discovery, in the same building where a grand jury is expected to resume work Monday, came amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from Trump, who is holding the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Hours earlier, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that any criminal charge against him could lead to “potential death & destruction.”
Trump also posted a photo of himself holding a baseball bat next to a picture of Bragg, a Democrat. On Thursday, Trump referred to Bragg, Manhattan's first Black district attorney, as an “animal.”
The building where the letter was found wasn’t evacuated and business mostly went on as usual, with prosecutors coming and going and bicycle delivery workers dropping off lunch orders. The building houses various government offices, including the city’s marriage bureau.
Security has been heavy around the court buildings and district attorney's office in recent days as the grand jury investigates hush money paid on Trump's behalf during his 2016 campaign
Additional police officers are on patrol, metal barricades have been installed along the sidewalks and bomb sniffing dogs have been making regular sweeps of the buildings, which have also faced unfounded bomb threats in recent days.
After Trump called on people to protest his possible arrest, Bragg sent a memo telling his staff: “We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.”
The grand jury, convened by Bragg in January, has been investigating Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment made in 2016 to porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier. Trump has denied the claim. | 2023-03-24T23:08:57+00:00 | niagara-gazette.com | https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/powder-threat-sent-to-manhattan-da-investigating-trump/article_85d77d0e-ca8a-11ed-9cc0-ffe8037f476e.html |
Four consecutive years on the list mark the leading legal consulting and technology firm's remarkable growth
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HBR Consulting LLC (HBR), a trusted advisor to law firms and law departments, has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America, joining an elite group of organizations that made the prestigious list for four consecutive years. Based on three-year revenue growth, the list of the nation's most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success.
Earlier this year, HBR was included in Crain's Chicago Business' "Fast 50," the publication's list of the fastest-growing companies in the region, whether publicly traded or privately held. This is HBR's second year to be recognized on that list, which is based on five-year revenue growth.
"We are delighted to again be recognized on Inc. 5000's annual list," said Nick Quil, HBR's CEO. "This latest recognition is a testament to our team's hard work and our clients' trust and confidence. The pandemic accelerated an evolution in how our clients work and deliver legal services, and we are honored that they have allowed us to help them navigate those ongoing changes."
The repeat recognition of HBR reflects its trajectory of success since its founding in 2011. The firm's growth has been a combination of organic growth and several strategic acquisitions: for example, in 2021, HBR combined with Keno Kozie, a leading provider of information technology design, service, and help desk support to law firms and legal departments. The combined organization brings together more than 700 experts, making HBR the largest and most comprehensive strategy, operations, and technology consulting firm in the legal industry. In the past five years, the firm has nearly tripled the number of employees, while increasing its revenue by 352%. HBR now works with 94 of the Am Law 100 law firms and 70 of the Fortune 100 corporations' law departments.
"We are proud and humbled by this recognition," said Chris Petrini-Poli, HBR's executive chairman. "What is particularly exciting to me is that our growth has been across all areas of our business. Our success has been and will continue to be driven by our clients, whose partnership is at the core of where we are today. Our clients push us to create and seek to acquire new businesses that help meet their and the market's evolving needs, and by responding to them we have grown remarkably."
2022 marks HBR's most significant investments in the business to date across talent, systems, and technology to meet client and market demands. These investments, in turn, have supported the firm's growth. HBR has deepened its leadership bench strength in business and technology and continues to hire at all levels. HBR has invested in the integration of its IT managed services business and Keno Kozie, building on the strengths of the two organizations by investing not only in talent, but also in new and ongoing partnerships with best-in-class technology providers to provide HBR's clients with a continuously updated and monitored, safe and secure IT environment while allowing HBR's team to operate as efficiently as possible. HBR's Advisory business has seen significant growth in its teams that focus on legal organizations' strategy and operations and on data and innovation, both in the number of experts supporting those areas and the engagements they have taken on. At the same time, the business has increased the breadth of its software solutions and managed services supporting law firm procurement and library functions, as well as technology applications.
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SOURCE HBR Consulting | 2022-08-18T14:17:01+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/08/18/hbr-consultings-continued-growth-recognized-again-inc-5000-list-nations-fastest-growing-private-companies/ |
TACOMA, Wash. — This year's annual Tacoma Ocean Fest featured Hawaiian street artist Sean Yoro, who goes by the handle "Hula." From a paddleboard, Yoro created "Malalo," a 15×20 water mural he designed in collaboration with Puyallup elder Connie McCloud.
As festival director Rosemary Ponnekanti described it, the mural explores "themes of indigenous guardianship of land and waters, the fragility of endangered species, and the interconnectedness of all living beings."
"I learned so much about the Puyallup Tribe and just the rich history that has to do with this whole peninsula," Yoro told us. "It's kind of an homage to them and I also found just so many similarities between Hawaiian culture and the Puyallup Tribe and how they lived and survived and sustained the land very responsibly."
Organizers are looking for a permanent place to install the mural.
The festival kicked off Friday night at sunset, with Tacomans creating a magical twilight moment. Some paddled around in boats and on boards all lit up, while onshore others waved brightly lit salmon banners.
Ponnekanti says the twilight event reminds "our world what we need to do to protect them from pollution, climate change, and extinction."
Ocean Fest continues with three nights of ocean-themed movies at the Grand Cinema. There are beach walks with marine biologists this weekend, at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dash Point Park and 3 p.m. Sunday at Titlow Park, and a community clean-up of Swan Creek Park on the 25th and 26th.
"We live on a blue planet," Ponnekanti said. "The ocean makes up 70% of our world, gives 50% of our oxygen, and is essential for clean water and food. It unites cultures and feeds our souls. Tacoma Ocean Fest is a reminder of how precious that is.”
KING 5's Evening celebrates the Northwest. Contact us: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email. | 2022-06-16T01:15:47+00:00 | king5.com | https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/tacoma-celebrates-the-ocean-with-art-film-and-community-activities/281-56586d3c-dce0-43bd-9a4d-8f0733e9a32e |
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 2023 French Open Odds
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune enters the French Open in Paris, France after falling just short at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, dropping the final to Daniil Medvedev. Rune's first match is against Christopher Eubanks (in the round of 128). Rune has the fourth-best odds (+750) to be crowned champion at Stade Roland Garros.
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Rune at the 2023 French Open
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: May 21 - June 11
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Rune's Next Match
In his opener at the French Open, Rune will face Eubanks on Sunday, May 28 at 5:00 AM ET in the round of 128.
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Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Grand Slam Odds
- Wimbeldon odds to win: +1400
- US Open odds to win: +1400
- French Open odds to win: +750
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Rune Stats
- Rune is coming off a defeat in the finals at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, to No. 3-ranked Medvedev, 5-7, 5-7.
- Rune is 52-24 over the past year, with three tournament titles.
- Rune has won one tournament over the past year on clay, with a match record of 16-7 on that surface.
- Over the past year (across all court types), Rune has played 76 matches and 24.7 games per match.
- On clay, Rune has played 23 matches over the past year, and he has totaled 25.1 games per match while winning 53.6% of games.
- Rune has won 23.8% of his return games and 84.0% of his service games over the past 12 months.
- On clay over the past year, Rune has claimed 80.6% of his service games and 26.4% of his return games.
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
649 AM PDT Wed Nov 2 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch.
* WHERE...Peola, Mountain Road, Anatone, Cloverland Road, Soldiers
Meadow Road, Winchester, and Craigmont.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Wednesday morning commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
calling 5 1 1.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge nuclear laboratory trained for.
Staff at the U.S.-funded atomic research lab in northeastern Ukraine spend their days patching up the facility, which has been badly damaged by repeated Russian strikes.
More than a year after missiles first hit, the wind batters boarded-up windows and exposed insulation flaps. When the Associated Press visited this month, debris had been heaped in piles, and rocket parts sat near craters up to 2.5 meters (8 feet) deep. Staff say the site was struck some 100 times with rockets and bombs during the first months of the war, and attack remains a constant threat. Kharkiv, near the war’s front line and the Russian border, is shelled almost daily from the neighboring Belgorod region of Russia.
Before Russia’s invasion, the institute was a jewel in the crown of Ukraine’s highly developed nuclear research sector. Its experimental reactor had opened only six months earlier, designed to offer training and research facilities and to make medical isotopes used in cancer treatment.
While those fearing a nuclear accident have focused their attention on Ukraine’s huge Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is under Russian control, the Kharkiv lab’s small reactor also poses a risk, though so far there have been no leaks.
Mykola Shulga, general director of the institute’s National Science Center, said the damage is “significant — but we are doing repairs on our own.”
“The strikes on this installation were intentional,” Shulga said, in front of a modern gray building whose panels have been ripped off or are pocked with shrapnel holes. “This wall here was hit with seven missiles.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency has also accused Russia of “sustained targeting” of the research lab. A delegation from the agency visited in November and found nearly all buildings on the site were damaged, “many of them probably beyond repair.” IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi called the extent of the damage “shocking” and worse than expected.
The one positive note, IAEA inspectors said, was that there had been no release of radiation from the lab’s small experimental reactor.
Ukraine’s nuclear inspectorate said shelling last year damaged the facility’s heating, cooling and ventilation systems. An electrical substation and diesel generators were destroyed, leaving the site without electricity for a time.
The Prosecutor’s Office and the Security Service of Ukraine have opened criminal cases for alleged war crimes and “ecocide” — one of several proceedings accusing Russia of environmental destruction.
“Have a look,” said Galyna Tolstolutska, head of the department of radiation damage and radiation materials science.
“Here, you see. It used to be control panel. Most certainly it’s of no use anymore,” she said, looking around a room of equipment wrecked when the ceiling was shattered by a bomb. “This entire place was exposed to rain, snow, anything.”
In communist times, the Kharkiv facility’s research helped develop nuclear weapons, making it a Soviet equivalent of Los Alamos in the United States. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the U.S. agreed to fund Ukrainian nuclear research in exchange for Ukraine getting rid of its stockpiles of nuclear bomb-making material.
The U.S. government says the Kharkiv nuclear facility, built in collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, is the first of its kind in the world, “designed to produce medical isotopes, train nuclear professionals, support the Ukrainian nuclear industry and provide experimental capabilities for performing reactor physics, materials, and basic science research.” It started operation in August 2021.
Mark Hibbs, a senior fellow in the nuclear policy program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the lab was “a unique facility” whose damage in the war is a loss to world science.
“It was on the threshold of being able to be operated as a research tool, and then the war came,” he said.
Russia’s invasion reawakened Europe’s fear of nuclear war, and nuclear accident. Fighting has erupted intermittently around Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, sparking fears of a catastrophic radiation leak like the disaster at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine, where a reactor exploded in 1986, sending radiation over a vast area.
Kharkiv does not pose the same level of risk. The Kharkiv reactor was put into a “deep subcritical state” — essentially sent into hibernation — on the first day of the war, and it contains far less nuclear fuel than a power plant anyway. Paddy Regan, professor of nuclear physics at the University of Surrey, said research reactors are typically 100 times smaller than civilian nuclear power reactors.
“These accelerator-driven systems are nothing like civilian nuclear reactors,” Regan said. “They’re futuristic design ideas” aimed at creating “an inherently safe reactor system” without the potential for meltdowns of existing power reactors.
“There’s much more danger from the bombs than from any radiation material,” Regan said.
Still, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has warned of potential “severe radiation consequences and contamination of the surrounding territories,” should the reactor be damaged. Institute staff say radiation could spread for 6 miles (10 kilometers), covering an area home to 640,000 people.
Depending on weather conditions, the pollution could also reach Belgorod, across the border in Russia, said the center’s deputy director, Ivan Karnaukhov.
“They can blow it all up, but it will also affect their Belgorod region, the radioactivity,” he said. “It won’t be Chernobyl, but there will be significant pollution.” ___
Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-05-30T18:45:45+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/international/ap-staff-at-ukraines-experimental-nuclear-site-pick-up-pieces-from-russian-strikes/ |
(NewsNation) — If you’ve found yourself dipping into your savings to deal with inflation, you’re not alone. A Forbes Advisor survey found that two-thirds of Americans say they’re using savings as prices for goods and services continue to spike.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. households started to save. At the end of 2021, Americans stashed away a combined $2.7 trillion, according to Moody’s Analytics.
But as the world reopened, so did wallets.
“I was so inclined to do things now that I had that money saved, and I was like, ‘Cool, great, I have this, so much money,'” California resident Jennifer LaMonaca said. “And now I want to hang out with my friends, I want to go to happy hour, I want to go to brunch. I want to go those places.”
This urge to go out again, combined with soaring inflation caused by strong consumer demand, a hot labor market and outside factors such as the war in Ukraine, have caused people’s rainy day funds to dwindle. The latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows people’s personal savings rates were just under 5.5% in May. That’s very close to its lowest rate since the 2008 recession.
“With inflation the highest it’s been in 40 years, everyone has taken a pay cut. At the same time, we’re all trying to race out, take vacations, go out to happy hours,” said Dan Roccato, a finance professor at the University of San Diego. “That money has to come from somewhere.”
Still, Roccato says, there are a few ways people can start making small changes and build their savings back up.
- Go through your budget: “I guarantee you there’s at least one streaming service that you picked up and I picked up over the course of the pandemic that we probably don’t need. Get rid of it.”
- Defer major purchases: “Now’s not the time to sign up for some big-money buys. Let’s wait on those for a few months at least.”
- Focus on whittling down credit card debt: “A lot of us have credit cards the size of Wyoming. Let’s see if we can get those balances down. That’ll free up some space in our budgets.”
- Add a side gig: “Maybe you got some spare time. You can walk some dogs, babysit some kids, whatever the case may be, but add another stream of income.”
Roccato’s main advice, especially for those living paycheck to paycheck, is to tuck away one’s month’s worth of savings. Then, do the same next month.
“Let’s focus on that baby step,” Rocatto said. “Let’s take it one month at a time.” | 2022-07-06T19:02:24+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/americans-savings-dwindle-as-inflation-continues-to-soar/ |
MANILA, Philippines — A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.
The 7-magnitude quake was centered in a mountainous area of Abra province, said Renato Solidum, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, who described the midmorning shaking as a major earthquake.
“The ground shook like I was on a swing and the lights suddenly went out. We rushed out of the office, and I heard screams and some of my companions were in tears,” said Michael Brillantes, a safety officer of the Abra town of Lagangilang, near the epicenter.
“It was the most powerful quake I’ve felt and I thought the ground would open up,” Brillantes told The Associated Press by cellphone.
At least five people died — mostly in collapsed structures. One villager died when hit by falling cement slabs in his house in Abra, where dozens of others were injured. In Benguet province, a worker was pinned to death after a small building that was under construction collapsed in the strawberry-growing mountain town of La Trinidad.
Hundreds of houses and buildings had cracked walls, including some that collapsed in Abra, where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office less than a month ago, planned to travel Thursday to meet victims and local officials.
Marcos Jr. told a news conference he was in his office at the riverside Malacanang presidential palace complex when the chandeliers began swaying and making clanking sounds. “It was very strong,” he said of the ground shaking.
In a chilling near-death experience, Filipino photojournalist Harley Palangchao and companions were traveling downhill in two vans in Mountain Province when they suddenly heard thunder-like thuds and saw an avalanche of boulders as big as cars raining down just ahead of them from a towering mountain.
Amid screams of his companions in their van to “back up, back up!” the 44-year-old father of three raised his camera in the front seat and snapped what he feared could be the final pictures of his life. The van in front of them was grazed by a boulder, injuring one, but he and others in the second van drove backward fast enough and escaped unscathed.
“I was thinking there should be at least a record if something happened to us,” Palangchao told the AP. “It was a horrific experience.”
The Red Cross issued a picture of a three-story building precariously leaning toward a debris-covered road in Abra. A video taken by a panicking witness showed parts of an old stone church tower peeling off and falling in a cloud of dust on a hilltop.
Patients, some in wheelchairs, and medical personnel were evacuated from at least two hospitals in Manila, about 300 kilometers (200 miles) south of Lagangilang, but were later told to return after engineers found only a few minor cracks on walls.
The quake’s strength was lowered from the initial 7.3 magnitude after further analysis. The quake was set off by movement in a local fault at a depth of 17 kilometers (10 miles), the institute said, adding it expected damage and more aftershocks.
The Philippines lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of faults around the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. It is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.
A magnitude 7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern Philippines in 1990.
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Associated Press journalist Joeal Calupitan contributed to this report. | 2022-07-27T16:44:34+00:00 | newscentermaine.com | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-world/phillipines-earthquake/507-f318be6a-4490-4b44-bc1c-5e0432e61be5 |
Mandan Middle School teachers prepare for the upcoming school year
MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - Teachers have a lot to do before the start of school. Whether it’s decorating bulletin boards or sorting out lesson plans, the first few weeks of August are busy times for educators.
The right teacher can make all the difference in a child’s learning experience, so Mandan Middle School teachers take this prep time very seriously.
“A big thing is making sure to go through all of the students’ files and their information because some have specific allergy needs or learning needs. Certain parents or guardians can’t come to the school. So, all of those things you need to know about each individual student before they come into your room,” said Melissa Long, a 7th Grade LIT teacher at MMS.
Hannah Aiton is getting her classroom ready by watering all of her plants and making sure her classroom supplies are ready for students to get back to teaching.
“Just like the students are, we as teachers are very excited to get back into a routine back onto our schedule and kind of normal school year life,” said Hannah Aiton, 7th Grade Life Science teacher at MMS.
Most of all, a lot of the Mandan Middle School teachers are ready to have their chairs full of students.
“I always look forward to the different students I have. I’m just as excited, if not more than when I first started because I have tips and tricks that I know work,” said Long.
“Well, I’m very excited for the students to come back. I feel like me being a teacher. I’m able to be a mentor, and more than just a teacher to a lot of these students that we have here,” said Taylor Hellman, 8th Grade Earth Science teacher at MMS.
Jene Anderson, an 8th-grade math teacher at MMS, has been teaching for 41 years, so he is well prepared for the school year to start.
“So, it’s kind of routine, not nearly as nervous as I was in my first year, but of course, things have really changed too, so still changing with the times,” said Anderson.
Monday morning, the staff met and will continue with back-to-school tasks, like redecorating their classrooms after they took down decor from the last school year and making sure the school iPads are ready to go for students.
Mandan Public Schools will have their first day of classes Wednesday, and Bismarck Public Schools start Thursday.
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Report: FBI says bomb threat to Texas flight not credible
Posted/updated on: February 18, 2023 at 8:57 amEL PASO (AP) — A law enforcement official says a bomb threat against an American Airlines flight that diverted the plane from the tarmac of a Texas airport Friday was not credible. KVIA-TV reports an FBI official says the passengers on the noon flight from El Paso to Chicago were not in danger. The FBI says there was no known credible threat to the passengers or aircraft, although El Paso International Airport and the FBI’s El Paso office took precautionary safety measures. KVIA reports the flight departed in the late afternoon for Chicago O’Hare International Airport. American Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for additional information from The Associated Press. | 2023-02-18T16:13:50+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1203674 |
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI held one of the world's highest-profile positions but in his final years expressed a desire to be “hidden to the world.” While his body had been on display this week for three days, his funeral Thursday will at least in part respect his wishes for simplicity but also feature some of the pomp reserved for a leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Some rites will take place out of the public eye. There will be other forms of tradition-laden ceremony in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, including national leaders and representatives of various countries' royal families.
Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement, his days mainly devoted to prayer and reflection. This week, as the Catholic Church bids farewell to its 265th pontiff, it will use a mixture of rituals — some ancient, some tweaked for modern times.
Some of the details of the Vatican’s formal farewell.
WHAT COFFINS WILL BE USED?
On Wednesday evening, after the last visitors left St. Peter’s Basilica, where Benedict’s body had been on display, it was to be placed into a coffin hewn from cypress trees in a strictly private moment.
Before the cover is placed atop the coffin, objects identified with Benedict's nearly eight-year-long papacy will be placed inside, the Vatican said. They include medallions and Vatican coins bearing his image that were minted during his papacy and circulated in euro dominations.
A one-page written account of his papacy — known in Italian as a "rogito,'' a word indicating an official deed — is rolled up and slipped inside a cylindrical tube, then placed inside the coffin. Also being buried with Benedict are the palliums, distinguished hallmarks of his clerical career. A slender stole, fashioned from lambs wool by nuns at a cloister in Rome, it is a potent symbol of popes, who are also the bishop of Rome, and, as such pastors of the flock of Catholic faithful.
Benedict had an image of a pallium integrated into his papal emblem. The stole is also bestowed on cardinals and on archbishops. Benedict in his career served as archbishop of Munich in his native Germany and was elevated to cardinal's rank by St. Pope Paul VI in 1977.
At the funeral’s conclusion, Benedict coffin returns to the basilica and is brought down to the grottoes under the main floor. There, near the underground crypt where he chose as his final resting place, the cypress coffin will be placed inside one made of zinc. That coffin in turn will be placed inside a third one, made of oak.
HOW WILL THE FUNERAL UNFOLD?
The coffin will return to the public's view about 8:45 a.m. (0745GMT) Thursday when it is carried out of the basilica. The faithful in St. Peter's Square, who are expected to number at least 60,000, have been invited to recite the rosary aloud. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral, taking his place in front of a canopied altar, and delivering the homily and key invocations.
But celebrating the Mass at the altar will be Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals. For Benedict's funeral, Francis will lead the final rites. Those involve reciting a formal farewell known in Latin as “Ultima Commendatio et Valedictio” and sprinkling the remains with blessed water and incense.
Most of the liturgy in the Mass mirrors those in funerals for reigning pontiffs. There will be one notable exception: past funerals, including John Paul's in 2005, included special "suppliche,'' or prayful implorations — featuring a long litany of the names of saints — reflecting a pontiff's role as Bishop of Rome and also head of the Eastern rite churches.
But because Benedict had retired from the papacy before he died, no such implorations will ring out across the square.
WHERE WILL BE BENEDICT'S FINAL RESTING PLACE BE?
Benedict's remains will go into a crypt where John Paul's tomb had rested. John Paul’s remains were moved upstairs from the grottoes and into the main basilica for his 2011 beatification during Benedict's papacy. Pope Francis declared the Polish pontiff a saint in 2014.
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Nicole Winfield contributed reporting.
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More on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: https://apnews.com/hub/pope-benedict-xvi | 2023-01-05T01:11:28+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2023/01/04/explainer-benedicts-funeral-to-be-simple-but-with-pomp/ |
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Palantir Technologies Inc. ("Palantir" or the "Company") (NYSE: PLTR) of a class action securities lawsuit.
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Another railroad union approves deal, offering hope of avoiding strike
Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday, offering some hope that the contract dispute might be resolved without a strike even though two other unions rejected their agreements last month.
Now that 52% of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers members who voted approved their deal, seven railroad unions have ratified contracts that include 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses, but all 12 have to approve contracts to prevent a strike.
Concerns remain about the possibility of an economically devastating strike because the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen unions voted down their contracts, and many workers say these deals just don't address their quality-of life concerns. No strike is imminent because those unions agreed to return to the bargaining table to try to work out a new deal, but those talks have been deadlocked over the unions' demands for paid sick time and there is a Nov. 19 deadline.
The railroads have rejected union demands for paid sick time because they say the deals they've been offering include higher wages that are intended to compensate workers for the lack of sick time and their other quality of life concerns. The railroads want any deal to closely follow the recommendations made this summer by a special panel of arbitrators that President Joe Biden appointed.
The railroads have also maintained that the unions have agreed over the years to forego paid sick leave in favor of better wages and strong short-term disability benefits.
The group that negotiates on behalf of Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, CSX and other railroads said the deal the Machinists approved includes "the largest wage package in nearly five decades" and implements the recommendations the Presidential Emergency Board made.
The deal the Machinists approved this weekend was the second one they voted on after rejecting their first agreement. This one includes all the raises and an additional paid leave day that was in the original deal, but it also included several additional benefits including a cap on health insurance expenses, an agreement that the railroads will study how much overtime employees are being forced to work and a promise that each railroad will negotiate individually over expense reimbursement.
The railroads also promised the Machinists that they won’t force workers to share hotel rooms when they’re on the road for work.
"Our union recognizes that the agreement wasn’t accepted overwhelmingly, so our team will continue conversing with our members at our rail yards across the nation," the Machinists union's District 19 unit said in a statement. "This agreement is the first step in addressing some of the issues in our industry. Our fight was able to shine a light on the work-life balance issues as well as the lack of proper paid sick leave."
Three other unions are scheduled to vote later this month, including the largest ones that represent engineers and conductors.
The workers represented by the Machinists union generally have more regular schedules than the engineers and conductors who say the railroads' strict attendance policies keep them on call 24/7. And the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers unions won't even release the results of their votes until after the current Nov. 19 deadline in the BMWED talks.
Because of the fears about a possible strike, business groups have urged Biden and Congress to be ready to intervene if both sides can't reach an agreement. Biden played an active role in securing these original deals back in September, and Congress has the power to block a strike and impose terms on the workers if there is a walkout. | 2022-11-06T20:39:05+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/railroad-strike-union-deal-international-association-machinists-aerospace-workers |
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents on Friday to shoot 7-under 65s and share the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational-Bangkok.
Marc Leishman and Ian Poulter were a stroke behind while Kim Sihwan, Brooks Koepka and Morgan Jediah were among those two behind in the 54-hole event.
The tournament is being played on the new Stonehill Golf Club north of downtown Bangkok. The course was created by American designer Kyle Phillips and opened this year.
Dustin Johnson, who leads the money list with just over $12.5 million in five events, shot 70. British Open champion Cameron Smith, who won the last LIV event in Chicago in mid-September, shot 72.
It's the first time LIV Golf is being played outside the United States since its inaugural event in early June near London.
Before the start of play, players learned that they still won't accrue ranking points on the LIV series. The Official World Golf Ranking said in a statement Thursday that it had denied the MENA Tour’s request to immediately add the Saudi-funded series to its schedule.
The OWGR said the MENA Tour did not give it sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the Bangkok tournament and next week's event in Saudi Arabia.
LIV Golf created an alliance with the little-known MENA Tour, which hasn’t run a tournament of its own since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The MENA Tour stands for Middle East and North Africa and is a developmental tour that has been getting the bare minimum of world ranking points since 2016. It has 54-hole events with a 36-hole cut, offering a $75,000 purse.
“I don’t think it really was much of a response. I just hate when you sit on the fence. Just pick a side,” Koepka said Friday. “If it’s yes or no, just pick one. So I’m not a big fan of that.”
Bryson DeChambeau, who shot 69 Friday, said the decision by the rankings group was only “delaying the inevitable.”
“We’ve hit every mark in their criteria, so for us not to get points is kind of crazy with having the top — at least I believe we have the top players in the world,” DeChambeau said. “We certainly believe that there’s enough that are in the top 50, and we deserve to be getting world ranking points. When they keep holding it back, they’re going to just keep playing a waiting game.”
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DEVON, Pa. (AP) — DEVON, Pa. (AP) — Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ZYNE) on Monday reported a loss of $10.1 million in its first quarter.
The Devon, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents per share.
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How to use an epilator
An epilator is one of many hair removal methods that provides a long-lasting, smooth finish. It is inexpensive in the long term and is designed for home use. With an epilator, you no longer have to rely on waxing or shaving to remove hair from your body.
What is epilation?
Epilation is a catch-all term that describes any process that removes body hair from its roots. Popular epilation techniques include:
- Waxing
- Tweezing
- Electrolysis
- Laser hair removal
- Hair removal creams
These techniques often require salon appointments, which can be expensive. Epilators are an alternative for people looking to save time and money.
How does an epilator work?
Epilators are electric tweezers that look like electric shavers. Instead of using razors, however, epilators use a cluster of rotating tweezer blades. These blades grab and pull any hair the epilator rolls over, directly from the root.
Epilators can be used on any type of body hair you’d rather not have. They come in various shapes and sizes and can be corded for dry skin or battery-powered for wet or dry skin use. They typically cost $40-$150. This can work out as a bargain, considering how much you could pay for repeated waxing sessions.
Are epilators painful to use?
An epilator may not be for you if you have a low pain threshold. However, users often report that pain and discomfort subside after multiple uses. This is because hair follicles weaken after repeated plucking.
Allowing excessive regrowth will increase hair strength, causing pain to return. So if you start using an epilator, don’t quit in a hurry.
How to use an epilator
Lack of proper technique can exacerbate pain and limit your epilator’s effectiveness. To navigate the process as painlessly as possible, you need to follow a few simple steps:
- Prep your skin: No matter where you plan to epilate, ensure your hair is the correct length. Most epilators get tangled in hair over an eighth of an inch. To keep things simple, shave or wax three to four days before use. Epilators work best on wet, warm skin. For prep, have a bath or shower immediately before use, as the skin will be relaxed and desensitized.
- Select the speed setting and turn it on: Most models come with two speed settings: slow and fast. Slow speed can help shield beginners from the initial shock from the unfamiliar plucking sensation. However, as with waxing, very little good can come from slowly ripping hair out of the skin. With this in mind, choose your desired speed setting, hit the “on” switch and hold it in your writing hand for optimal control.
- Time to epilate: Once your epilator is turned on, hold your skin taut. This makes it easier for the epilator to pull out the hairs and reduces pain. Slowly move the epilator over your skin in the direction of hair growth. Moving in the opposite direction will cut the hair but fail to remove it from the root.
- Aftercare to prevent ingrown hairs: When the hairs start to grow back, they are more likely than before to get trapped underneath the skin and become ingrown. As soon as they start to grow back, you must begin exfoliating daily for at least a week. Pumice stones, exfoliating mitts and brushes are great for removing dead skin particles, and they can be used in the shower as part of your daily routine.
What you need to buy to use an epilator
This cost-effective epilator comes with a massage roller that can desensitize skin before use. The interchangeable heads also allow you to shave or trim, and results can last up to four weeks.
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This travel-sized epilator is ideal for taking your hair removal method with you wherever you go. The epilator head is washable so you can keep it clean. It also comes with an attachment for using it on sensitive areas of the skin to reduce pain.
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This epilator creates long-lasting results and can adapt to every contour on the body for efficient epilation. It’s also waterproof, so you can perform wet epilation in the shower or bath.
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This pumice stone is great for rejuvenating, cleansing and removing dead skin anywhere on the body to prevent ingrown hairs after epilation. The natural black lava rock offers users a massaging effect that can leave skin as soft as a baby’s.
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Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village is gearing up to release a new album, its first in seven years.
The group, now a duo featuring rapper T3 and producer Young RJ, dropped a new single on Friday, ahead of a new album expected in August.
“Just Like You” is a collaboration with California rapper Larry June and Detroit soul group the Dramatics, who add their silky vocals to the laid-back track.
Slum Village was founded in Detroit in the 1990s by classmates T3, Baatin, and J Dilla, just as the latter’s star as an in-demand beatmaker was rising. While Dilla died in 2006 and Baatin died in 2009, Slum Village has continued with several lineup changes and T3 as the only remaining original member.
The Dramatics were formed in the 1960s in Detroit, and their experience during the 1967 civil unrest in the city was depicted in the 2017 Kathryn Bigelow film Detroit. (The Slum Village collab isn’t their first time working in hip-hop. They also worked with Snoop Dogg, then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, on the retro-inspired track “Doggy Dogg World” on his 1993 debut album.)
In an interview with Revolt last year, Young RJ said the new album might include some music created by Dilla.
“It’s always us first figuring out the direction we want to go sonically and then just making music that feels good,” he said. “We’ve been locking in, and we’ll lock in for the next two or three months until we get it done. There may be some Dilla on there. We have to see what makes the final cut.”
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EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Local Black business owners are sharing their perspectives on what it's like running their own business in the Chippewa Valley.
Tucked into the old Shopko Plaza in Eau Claire is C&T's Soul Food restaurant. It used to be Southside Soul on Mall Drive, but they've since changed names and locations.
"So C&T's Soul Food is a combination of C, which is Chekell and me, T, as in Toine. Most people know me as Antoine, but my mom and family members call me Toine," said Antoine Hill, who owns C&T's with his wife Chekell.
Hill said they have been restaurant owners for three years. He said being a Black business owner in a predominantly white community has been an adventure.
"It's been actually exciting and adventurous because for one, just to be honored and be a Black business is just one thing that I probably never imagined that would have been possible in my lifetime," Hill said.
Shanta Armour-Farley runs Everything Vegan out of her home kitchen in Eau Claire. Her business idea started a few years ago when she learned her son had Down Syndrome and wanted to help him maintain a healthy weight.
"We moved here from Georgia, so I could go up the street and get something vegan for us, but here, it was very hard. So it started off with just baking, and then now it's more it's more catering and baking," Armour-Farley said.
Although she's grateful to serve the area, Armour-Farley wishes to be more part of the conversation when it comes to business opportunities.
"Like when the city of Eau Claire was letting people know about the ARPA funding, I don't really know how they were letting people know because me as a Black business owner, I did not know about it," Armour-Farley said. "Other people that I know that are Black business owners didn't know about it so we would just like to be brought to the table."
Hill echoed a similar sentiment when it comes to partnerships.
"I would say communication. Reach out. I love doing things for the community. I love feeding the homeless. Doing things for children," Hill said.
For people of color who are looking to start their own business, Hill's advice is to continue to "break barriers."
"Continue to think outside the box, to take that leap of faith," Hill said.
"I would say don't quit and reach out to other businesses, other people that look like you because nine times out of ten we're willing to help," Armour-Farley said.
Click here for a link of local Black-owned businesses from CoLab, and click here for a list from the Chippewa Valley Equality Initiative. | 2023-02-16T02:21:15+00:00 | wqow.com | https://www.wqow.com/eye_on_eau_claire/eau-claire-black-business-owners-share-their-experiences-for-black-history-month/article_09adfeac-ad8d-11ed-a37c-5765f9197ab2.html |
I am a lifelong Buffalonian. I grew up on the East Side, and I, along with my family, have personally experienced the disparities that Black people in Buffalo face everyday. I remember when the Tops was built in 2003, after a hard-fought campaign by community organizers to establish a grocery store. My grandfather shopped at Tops, and my father lives nearby to this day.
The white supremacist hate crime at Tops prompted outrage across the country. Yet, our community knows all too well that May’s shooting was not a random act of violence, but a touchpoint in the long history of anti-Black violence and the disregard for Black life that has plagued Buffalo for generations.
Therefore, as we grieve the violence that took the lives of our neighbors, family, friends and fellow Black Buffalonians, we must demand reparations for the past and continuing harms faced by Black Buffalo, and call on our local and state officials to address the need for sustainable housing, better employment prospects, livable wages and changes in policing that improve safety and the quality of life.
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It is no accident that May’s shooting took place on the East Side. Like most American cities, Buffalo is racially segregated due to 20th century anti-Black zoning laws, restrictive covenants, public housing and blockbusting, which made Buffalo an easy target for the shooter’s racism.
Black families were sectioned off on the East Side – economically and socially disenfranchised from moving further west, north, or south. For more than a century, city leaders have extracted resources from East Side residents, while doing little to address the systemic food shortages plaguing Black Buffalonians.
For those of us who grew up in Buffalo, it’s bittersweet. We love our city. We want to hold on to our historic Juneteenth and Kwanzaa celebrations. And we can recall knowing everyone on our block. And yet, we can feel the lack of investment over the years from elected officials at every level of government. The University of Buffalo’s recent report on the socioeconomic progress of the Black community over the past 30 years demonstrates that over three decades, city leaders have failed to address key issues on the East Side that policymakers identified in the early '90s. This lack of systemic change is prevalent despite the presence of a Buffalo native in Albany: Kathy Hochul.
While the Black community is systematically underfunded, the Buffalo Police Department is one of the most well-funded city departments in Buffalo. The BPD received, from Mayor Brown and the City Council, $146 million in the 2020-2021 fiscal year – almost one-third of the city’s overall budget. Despite rampant discrimination, their funding greatly increases the number of officers who have access to top-notch weaponry and surveillance detail. Yet, this did not prevent 10 of our beloved neighbors from being gunned down.
In 2018, my organization, Black Love Resists in the Rust, filed a federal lawsuit against the BPD alleging that the BPD discriminated against minorities by conducting traffic checkpoints in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods from 2014-2017. In this lawsuit, we are pursuing a vision for a new Buffalo: one where the city ends racially biased policing, but also chooses to invest in its people through monetary compensation for those harmed by these checkpoints and the redistribution of funds that improve quality of life.
Therefore, healing from this tragedy does not mean just reopening the Tops grocery store with input from the community, and moving on – it means taking real action by redistributing funds traditionally allocated to traffic, surveillance and other forms of policing, back to our community. It also means investing time and resources into Black neighborhoods across the city, paying beyond a living wage, guaranteeing access to affordable housing, and eradicating racial bias within city government.
It means honoring the memories of those lost by recognizing the forces that brought us to this point – and the incredible possibilities of our future if we acknowledge – and begin the process of mitigating – their harm.
Phylicia Brown is executive director of Black Love Resists in the Rust. | 2022-09-20T20:23:51+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/opinion/another-voice-black-buffalonians-are-long-overdue-for-transformative-change/article_5d08e306-38e3-11ed-bae9-d7e7c69032d7.html |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — This year's Christmas ornament from the White House Historical Association honors the tradition of displaying a gingerbread model of the executive mansion as part of the holiday decorations at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The 2022 ornament — a gingerbread house shaped like the mansion — honors President Richard Nixon’s administration. It was first lady Patricia Nixon who first put a gingerbread house on display in the State Dining Room for the holidays. That was long before the talented White House pastry chefs began making hundred-pound replicas of the executive mansion.
Now, holiday time at the White House would feel incomplete without one.
“Initially these were A-frame houses, but now they are actual White Houses, gingerbread houses built in the shape of the White House," Stewart McLaurin, president of the association, told The Associated Press in an interview. The privately funded association began selling the popular annual White House Christmas ornament in 1981.
The 2022 ornament shows the north and south fronts of a gingerbread White House that is decorated with white piping, red-and-white candies, gumdrops and candy canes. Each ornament comes with a booklet on the history of that particular presidency, and this year's is gingerbread-scented.
The gingerbread White House currently on display for thousands of tourists and guests attending holiday receptions weighs 300 pounds and includes a sugar cookie replica of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, in keeping with first lady Jill Biden's theme of “We the People.”
But it all started in 1969 with Mrs. Nixon and a pastry chef who was German. An A-frame gingerbread house was customary in Germany and one became a fixture for the holidays at the White House.
“Chef Raffert’s Gingerbread Houses were a precious A-framed house that in later years began to add some special touches to reflect the current first family,” such as jelly beans, representing President Ronald Reagan's favorite candy, or replicas of the family's pets, wrote Jennifer Pickens, author of a book about Christmas at the White House.
“They became so popular that during White House tours it actually became necessary to post a Marine guard beside them to stop the quick hand (or teeth) of a child from grabbing a piece,” Pickens wrote.
The gingerbread White Houses are not edible.
Every year since 1981, when first lady Nancy Reagan gave approval, the historical association has designed an ornament honoring a president or a key White House anniversary.
The association is working its way through all 46 presidents. The 2023 ornament will honor President Gerald Ford. McLaurin said he already has approved the design, which will be revealed on Presidents Day in February.
Ornament sales are a big source of revenue for the nonprofit, nonpartisan historical association, which was created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy to help pay for White House restoration and acquisition projects. | 2022-12-07T19:04:51+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/living/article/Christmas-ornament-honors-gingerbread-White-House-17638009.php |
With many people now working some days from home and some from the office, it’s becoming normal to carry your laptop from place to place regularly. Thankfully, there are plenty of cute laptop carrying bags available, so you don’t have to choose between fashion and function.
However, it can still be tough to find the most stylish bags worth buying. Learning more about what to look for in a laptop carrying bag can help you make your purchase.
In this article: Lubardy Laptop Tote Bag, Kenneth Cole Reaction Chelsea Laptop Bag and Bagsmart Quilted Laptop Bag.
Is a laptop bag the same as a laptop case?
A laptop case is usually a zippered, padded sheath that you slip your laptop inside to protect it, while a laptop bag also has carrying straps and compartments to hold other items. You can choose a laptop case and tuck it inside a bag you already own. However, some people find it more convenient to buy a laptop bag for the task at hand.
What are the benefits of laptop carrying bags?
There are many benefits to using a dedicated laptop bag:
- Protects your laptop from physical damage: The obvious benefit of a laptop bag is protection from scratches, dings and other damage if you drop it.
- Protects your laptop in inclement weather: Some bags have a waterproof or weather-resistant design to protect the laptop from rain.
- Convenience: It’s easier to carry your laptop in a bag alongside other necessary items, such as power cords or wireless keyboards and mice.
- Protects the wearer: The extra padding in a laptop carry bag helps prevent injury from carrying a heavy laptop.
- Added storage: Most bags have additional pockets and compartments for storing personal items and documents.
- Organization: A laptop bag helps keep your laptop and accessories organized and easily accessible.
- Security: Some bags help keep your laptop and accessories secure by providing locks and anti-theft features.
What to look for in a laptop bag
It’s important to know what to look for in a laptop carrying bag before you choose which one to buy:
- Padding: A quality laptop bag should have well-padded compartments or sleeves to protect your laptop from damage.
- Water-resistant or waterproof material: This will protect your laptop from rain or any accidental spills.
- Size and weight: Make sure the bag is not too heavy when empty and can comfortably fit your laptop, charger and other essentials. Look at the maximum size of a laptop that any bags you’re considering can accommodate.
- Adjustable shoulder straps: Adjustable shoulder straps make it more comfortable to carry your laptop bag for extended periods.
- Multiple compartments: You might want to look for a bag with numerous compartments to help you organize your items and keep them separate from your laptop.
- Durable material: Bags made from durable materials will more easily stand up to wear and tear from regular use.
- Easy access: Some bags have easier access than others, such as top-loading designs, that let you get to your laptop quickly and easily when you need it.
- Style: If you’re mainly looking for a cute bag, you might want to pay more attention to the style, color and any decorative design features. Of course, everyone has their own style and preferences, so there’s no universal definition of a stylish or attractive bag, and it may take a bit of searching until you find one you love.
Best laptop carrying bags
With a faux crocodile skin design and a choice of more than 10 shades, including gray, brown and purple, this bag is a stylish one. It has a main padded compartment for a laptop of up to 15.6 inches, plus a range of other pockets and compartments for accessories and your everyday essentials.
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Kenneth Cole Reaction Chelsea Laptop Bag
The backpack design of this bag is practical, but it’s also fashionable, with its chevron stitching in a choice of black, navy or olive. It’s spacious and well-padded and fits laptops up to 15 inches.
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Barquisimeto Quilted Laptop Bag
Thanks to the quilted design this bag stands out from similar versions and offers additional padding. It has three main compartments, including a padded tech compartment to hold a laptop of up to 15.6 inches. The array of pockets helps you stay organized.
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If you’re looking for an easily portable bag that isn’t too bulky, this one is an excellent choice. The main compartment houses laptops of up to 15.6 inches and is well-padded for protection. The adjustable shoulder strap has a padded area to keep wearers comfortable on long walks.
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The two-tone design gives this bag an effortlessly stylish look, with a wide range of color combinations, including black and brown, navy and brown and leopard print and black. It fits laptops of up to 15.6 inches in the padded computer pocket and has plenty of room in other compartments for your essentials.
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Although this bag is more utilitarian than some, it’s still stylish in an understated way, with clean lines and a minimalist look. It fits laptops up to 15.6 inches, with plenty of padding to protect them, plus additional room for accessories and personal belongings.
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You have the option to carry this laptop bag like a tote or on a longer adjustable shoulder strap if you find that more comfortable. It’s a practical choice with plenty of storage space, anti-theft features and a built-in USB charging port.
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Travelon Anti-Theft Urban Convertible Laptop Tote
Thanks to the five-point anti-theft security system, this bag is perfect for anyone who worries about security when traveling with their laptop. It has a padded sleeve for laptops up to 15.6 inches, an interior organization panel and a side water bottle pocket.
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Lands’ End Waxed Canvas Messenger Bag
Stylish and rugged, this waxed canvas bag has four compartments, including a laptop sleeve for devices up to 14 inches. It’s water-resistant, which is perfect in inclement weather.
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WARSAW, Poland — Europe’s top court ruled on Thursday that suspension in Poland of a judge who had criticized the government is against the EU’s law and he should be returned to the bench with full pay.
Judge Igor Tuleya was suspended in 2020 and had his pay reduced by a judicial disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court, a body created and controlled by the government. The body had been also used against other judges who had defended judicial independence under the Law and Justice party government that has been in power since 2015.
Tuleya had criticised the government’s actions and had turned to European courts for opinions on the disciplinary actions against him. The Polish disciplinary chamber has since been discontinued because the EU said it violated democratic rules.
That fight is part of a larger rule-of-law dispute that’s costing Poland big money for ignoring the EU’s rulings for judicial independence. Last month, the bloc's high court suspended millions of euros from Poland, adding to some half a billion euros of previous fines.
Tuleya has not returned to work because other judiciary bodies controlled by the government have been blocking his reinstatement.
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Poland had not treated Tuleya in accordance with the law and ordered the government to pay him 36,000 euro ($40,000) in redress. | 2023-07-13T12:32:07+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/13/poland-judiciary-independence-eu-court/5c12a1aa-2170-11ee-8994-4b2d0b694a34_story.html |
How much prison time could Trump face? Past cases brought steep punishment for document hoarders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI investigators who searched Harold Martin’s Maryland property in the fall of 2016 found classified documents — including material at the top secret level — strewn about his home, car and storage shed.
Unlike former President Donald Trump, the former National Security Agency contractor didn’t contest the allegations, ultimately pleading guilty in 2019 and admitting his actions were “wrong, illegal and highly questionable.” But his expressions of contrition and guilty plea to a single count of willful retention of national defense information didn’t spare him the harsh punishment of nine years in prison.
The resolution of that case looms as an ominous guidepost for the legal jeopardy Trump could face as he confronts 37 felony counts — 31 under the same century-old Espionage Act statute used to prosecute Martin and other defendants alleged to have illegally retained classified documents. Even many like Martin who have pleaded guilty and accepted responsibility have nonetheless been socked with yearslong prison sentences.
“When they decide to pursue a willful mishandling case, it’s to send a message: that we take these cases very seriously,” said Michael Zweiback, a defense lawyer and former Justice Department prosecutor. “They almost always are seeking jail time.”
How much prison time the former president could face in the event of a conviction is impossible to say, with such a decision ultimately up to the trial judge — in this case, a Trump appointee who has already demonstrated a willingness to rule in his favor. It’s also hard to know the extent to which other factors — including the logistical and political complications of jailing a former president — might play a role.
The Espionage Act offense is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, though it’s rare for first-time federal offenders to get close to the maximum. But beyond the retention, prosecutors have also identified multiple aggravating factors in Trump’s alleged conduct, accusing him of seeking to enlist others — including a lawyer and aides — to hide the records from investigators and showing off some to visitors. Some of the other counts in the indictment, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, call for up to 20 years in prison.
Justice Department prosecutors in recent years have used the Espionage Act provision against a variety of defendants, including a West Virginia woman who retained an NSA document related to a foreign government’s military and political issues. Elizabeth Jo Shirley pleaded guilty in 2020 to a willful retention count and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
This month, a retired Air Force intelligence officer named Robert Birchum was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to keeping classified files at his home, his overseas officer’s quarters and a storage pod in his driveway.
Many defendants have pleaded guilty, rather than face trial, though not all have gone to prison. Trump — who also faces charges related to hush-money payments in New York state court — has shown no signs that he could be headed toward a plea deal, vigorously insisting he is innocent and personally attacking Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith hours after appearing in Miami federal court Tuesday.
Despite the details in the indictment, Trump does have some avenues to try to contest the charges.
For one thing, he’s drawn Judge Aileen Cannon, who sided with Trump last year in the former president’s bid to appoint a special master to conduct an independent review of the seized classified documents. Citing the “stigma” she said was associated with an FBI search of Trump’s home, she said a “future indictment” based on items that should’ve been returned to Trump “would result in reputational harm of a decidedly different order of magnitude.”
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit unanimously overturned her ruling, which was widely criticized by legal experts as extraordinary and unusually broad.
Over the next several months, Cannon will make decisions that will shape the trial, including how quickly it will happen and whether any evidence will be kept out.
Prosecutors also face the challenge in Florida — where Republicans have made steady inroads in recent years — of a jury pool likely to be more favorable to Trump than if the case were tried in overwhelmingly Democratic Washington, D.C.
Still, “I think that it might very well be that Jack Smith welcomes a Florida jury because if there is a conviction, it will be much harder to say, ‘Well, that jury was somehow anti-Trump,’” said Stephen Saltzburg, a George Washington University law school professor and former Justice Department official.
Experts anticipate Trump’s lawyers to echo the former president’s public remarks in trying to get the case dismissed by arguing he was entitled to have the documents and is the victim of prosecutorial overreach. Trump could also try to block prosecutors from being able to use key evidence, such as notes from his lawyer detailing conversations with the former president.
If the case gets to trial, experts say Trump’s attorneys may attempt what’s called “jury nullification” or try to convince jurors that he should be acquitted even if they believe Trump broke the law because the violation wasn’t serious enough to warrant charges and he is being singled out.
“The theme of the defense can be riddled with suggestions of unfairness and selective prosecution — basically trying to convince a jury that even if the former president did what the government says he did, none of this should have ever ended up in a criminal prosecution,” said Robert Mintz, a defense attorney and former Justice Department prosecutor.
Robert Kelner, a Washington criminal defense lawyer, said while an outright acquittal seems unlikely given the volume of evidence, a pathway for a mistrial exists if Trump attorneys can persuade even one juror to acquit on grounds that the president enjoyed the absolute authority to declassify information.
That authority ended the moment Trump left the presidency, but even so, “some jurors will likely find it hard to rationalize convicting him for something that he previously had the absolute authority (to do) simply because he didn’t file the right forms and do it at the right time,” Kelner said.
In the end, facing a mountain of evidence and the prospect of years in prison, Trump’s best hope may be a tactic he often pursues: Delay, delay, delay, said Cheryl Bader, a former federal prosecutor and head of Fordham University Law School’s Criminal Defense Clinic.
“His best defense may be to try to ride out the election cycle, be elected as president and therefore be in charge of the Justice Department before the case goes to trial,” she said.
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Richer reported from Boston.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-16T00:36:33+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/2023/06/15/how-much-prison-time-could-trump-face-past-cases-brought-steep-punishment-document-hoarders/ |
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — The store closing sales have started at 360 Bed Bath & Beyond locations and 120 Buy Buy Baby locations.
After months of speculation, the retail chain announced in April it would be shuttering all stores. Discounts of 10% to 30% off the lowest ticketed prices are now available for shoppers.
“This is an opportunity to save on household items or stock up on baby essentials at discounted prices. New merchandise is arriving in stores. Top-selling items from the most sought-after brands will be discounted and will sell out very quickly,” said a spokesperson for the liquidation event.
You may want to prioritize using Bed Bath & Beyond or Buy Buy Baby gift cards or store credits soon. The deadline to use them is May 8.
All sales are final during the store closing event. Returns and exchanges are only being accepted for merchandise purchased before April 26.
Do you have a stack of Bed Bath & Beyond coupons? The chain is no longer honoring them, but they can be redeemed at some of the store’s competitors.
Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers known for its seemingly endless offerings of sheets, towels and kitchen gadgets — filed for bankruptcy protection in late April after years of dismal sales and losses and numerous failed turnaround plans.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-05-01T18:57:40+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/bed-bath-beyond-liquidation-sale-has-started-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |
My Amish Home | Adjusting to a new mail schedule
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” — Romans 1:22-25
This Tuesday afternoon is misty and dreary. We need the moisture, and it is a welcome break from the heat wave we had Saturday. Whew! That was a broiler! When I got home from work at noon, the heat index registered at 128 degrees! Yeah, that was warm!
I should have gone out and picked beans, but I was afraid they would cook in the bucket before I was done! Well, not actually. I just didn’t have the energy.
I finally did muster up enough energy to do my laundry. I like to get at least the cleaning rags done, but usually I do all of it. Other than that, I just plain didn’t do much else. Except I had to fix a snack for Sunday afternoon.
The group of girls I was with in our teen years — there are 12 of us — we wanted to go to Raymond and Marlene Millers’ house for their 70th birthdays. We had an afternoon coffee break and finger foods.
We are now all 70, except some are already 71. It was good to visit with all of them again. We just don’t get together very often. Everyone has their own commitments and families.
We are having mail-carrier issues right now. I don’t know if our regular carrier resigned or what, but a week ago, the mail arrived before lunch. That never happens. Then the next day, it was way after 5 p.m. It got some better the rest of the week, and then yesterday, it didn’t arrive until 7 p.m.! Whoa!
I had given up. I had mail in the box, so I went out and brought that in. Then around 6:30 or 6:45 p.m., I saw a carrier at the Lloyds’ box. I figured it would take 30-40 minutes before the mail would come to our box, giving me time to take it back out.
But I had already taken off my boot. Did I really want to put it back on? No. I’d be very careful and just go without. Then, of course, the mail did go. So back out I went. Very carefully. Whew! Nothing happened; it didn’t hurt.
So this morning, I eyed that boot with some trepidation. “You are getting a vacation,” I told it. “I am heartily tired of you!”
I put on my other shoe, which had been feeling quite abandoned and left out by this time. I was fine (mostly). It is still two weeks before I see the doctor. I do believe my foot is healed (mostly). I’ll try to behave and not do anything too stupid.
I did pick the beans yesterday afternoon. I got two buckets full. I am canning those today for daughter Cynthia of Dale. Granddaughters Margaret and Regina are planning to come Friday and Saturday for the school meetings. They want a bed Friday night. I have a few things I want to get done before then, so the place will look a little more presentable and I won’t have to be embarrassed.
If I get this missive out of the way, I can maybe still clean out and defrost at least one refrigerator. I also have to make a casserole for tomorrow. We have a work day planned by granddaughter Brenda.
I thought I might take a breakfast casserole. No, not that. Then I happened to remember, potluck potatoes. Yes! I cooked the potatoes while getting ready to can the beans. I should have cooked an extra potato. I ate almost a whole one with salt and butter. I do love potatoes!
I did make a Peach Cream Pie. The recipe was in last week’s column. I should have made it before submitting the recipe. I would have suggested that if you really, really like nutmeg, it’s OK, but if not, either use cinnamon or none at all. Nutmeg — ick!
In closing, you don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to.
How about a popcorn snack? This is good! We had some Sunday afternoon.
Cheddar popcorn
3 cups oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups cheddar cheese powder
2 cups popcorn kernels
Heat oven to 300 degrees.
Pop popcorn; set aside in a large mixing bowl.
Mix oil, sugar and cheddar-cheese powder. Pour over popcorn and bake in mixing bowl or large roaster for 20 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes, as it burns easily. | 2022-08-03T16:20:45+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/living/food/my-amish-home-adjusting-to-a-new-mail-schedule/article_3c79a381-0979-588c-add4-9e78007e4f01.html |
MIAMI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astral Aviation, headquartered in Nairobi with air cargo operations throughout Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe, has confirmed a multi-year ULD (Unit Load Device) agreement with ACL Airshop, a leading international service partner for outsourced ULD management and customized logistics solutions.
Astral Aviation and ACL Airshop are teamed together to enhance the logistics efficiencies of Astral Aviation's ULD fleet, including the introduction of "ULD Control™" for real-time tracking of ULDs. That, combined with ACL's global Operations Center and the innovative "FindMyULD" mobile App all operate together for better utilization rates and cost efficiencies for client airlines that use ACL's digital suite.
Astral Aviation, in operation for the past 22 years based out of its Nairobi Hub, serves the African continent through efficient and innovative air logistics solutions. As part of its TIACA membership Astral Aviation has benefited through world class innovative solutions via benchmarking with the best in class cargo logistic peers. It is through these global affiliations that Astral Aviation is proud to be part of the initial cohort of launch members for the "Blue Sky Initiative." In addition to Nairobi, Astral Aviation operates to 50 destinations across Africa, and utilizes other key Hubs such as Johannesburg, Liege, Dubai, and Hong Kong. It has interline agreements with over 30 interline partners; along with preferential agreements with the leading global and local freight forwarders; and partnerships with over 25 global GSA's. Astral operates a fleet of F50 (7 tons), DC9F (15 tons), B727-200F (22 tons), B757F (30 Tons), B767-200F (42 Tons) and B747-400F (110 Tons) within its Intra-African, Middle East, Asian and European network.
ACL Airshop is a leader in products and services for the global air cargo industry. Airshop has become a leading one-stop-shop for leasing, sales, repair, and fleet control of Unit Load Devices ("ULDs"), and cargo control devices manufacturing. The company operates around the world on six continents with service capabilities at over 50 of the world's Top 100 cargo hubs. One of the unique aspects of the company's offerings is short-term rentals and leasing solutions for airlines' cargo products requirements—including one-way leasing drop-offs. Coupled to its dominance of short-term custom leasing solutions, ACL Airshop has also added a growing portfolio of long-term multi-year ULD fleet management contracts with an array of air cargo customers. The pairing of short-term customized flexibility and long-term cost-efficiency has become a powerful combination on behalf of air cargo customers such as Astral Aviation.
Sanjeev Gadhia, Chief Executive Officer of Astral Aviation, said: "Astral Aviation values its strategic partnership with ACL Airshop. As we expand our air cargo network, we are enthused to extend their relationship with us through this multi-year agreement."
Steve Townes, CEO of ACL Airshop said: "It is our privilege to serve Astral Aviation with our complete suite of equipment, technology, and logistics services. Astral's unique strengths across Africa are admirably formidable, plus their expanding network of operations to other continents. With the industry's largest independent fleet of Lease-Ready ULDs and our own growing network of service hubs on 6 continents, our objective is to cost-effectively help Astral Aviation keep growing as a trusted leader in air cargo."
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SMArtY Features Many of the Tools on SMArtX, Including Access to World-Class Asset Management Strategies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology and architect of the SMArtX turnkey asset management platform ('TAMP'), today announced the launch of SMArtY, the entirely free wealth management platform designed to meet the unique needs of financial advisors. With powerful features such as intra-day trading, billing services, and access to some of the world's largest and most reputable asset managers' models, SMArtY empowers professionals to achieve their financial goals without the hefty fees of traditional wealth management solutions. The manager-sponsored platform will be launching to the public in September 2023 and professionals can join the waitlist to be one of the first to gain access and receive updates about the platform. (Join HERE)
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Pleasant Valley man has been acquitted of two felony manslaughter counts but convicted of two lesser misdemeanor counts for his role in a 2020 boat crash that killed two people.
A jury found James Theil Sr., 45, guilty Monday of two aggravated misdemeanor charges of involuntary manslaughter counts, but acquitted him of two felony involuntary manslaughter counts, the Quad-City Times reported.
Thiel faces up to two years on each misdemeanor count when he’s sentenced at a later date.
Prosecutors said Thiel owned and was aboard the 35-foot center-console boat in the Mississippi River on Aug. 16, 2020, when it collided with a 19-foot ski boat, killing 52-year-old Anita Pinc and her fiancé, 61-year-old Craig Verbeke, both of Moline, Illinois, aboard the smaller boat. Investigators said a 15-year-old was driving Thiel’s boat at the time of the crash.
Thiel and the teen driving his boat told investigators that the smaller boat crashed into them, but law enforcement's reconstruction of the crash showed that Thiel's boat struck the ski boat from the rear and ran over the top of the smaller boat while speeding at nearly 60 mph (96.5 kph).
Thirteen witnesses on the river testified that they saw Thiel's boat racing another boat before the crash. Thiel and several of his friends testified that Thiel’s boat was not racing with another boat. | 2022-04-26T19:16:54+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Man-convicted-of-misdemeanors-in-fatal-Iowa-boat-17128002.php |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, insisting President Joe Biden is physically fit for a second term as president while refusing to say whether supporters have urged him to run against Biden on the 2024 ballot.
Asked if he believes Biden is “cognitively strong enough to be president,” Newsom said yes, adding that he talks with the president “all the time” and has traveled with him aboard Air Force One.
‘You never answered my question directly,” Hannity responded. “How many times does your phone ping a day, people saying you need to get in this race because they agree with me that he’s not up to the job.”
Newsom stammered somewhat before responding: “I’m not answering.”
Newsom has repeatedly said he has no interest in running for president, saying he completely supports Biden’s reelection campaign. In April, Newsom raised money for Biden during a fundraiser in Washington shortly after the president announced his reelection campaign.
But Newsom has continued to raise his national profile, fueling more speculation that he is laying the groundwork for a presidential campaign beyond 2024. After coasting to reelection as governor in 2022, Newsom took the millions of dollars left over in his campaign account to start a new political action committee.
Newsom said he plans to use the money to support Democrats running for office in Republican-dominated states like Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi. Last week, Newsom said the committee would campaign for a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution to harden federal gun laws.
Fox News said Monday was Newsom’s first interview on the network since 2010, back when Newsom was the mayor of San Francisco. Since then, Newsom has often joined the chorus of criticism against the conservative news outlet from Democrats who object to its coverage of guns and how some of the network’s hosts have embraced former President Donald Trump.
Last year, Newsom conceded that Republicans were “winning right now” in part because he said Democrats were too timid, giving conservatives the most compelling narrative over the airwaves. He has since opted for a more confrontational style — which includes Fox News. Newsom has said he is a regular viewer of the network. Last year, his campaign paid for an ad on Fox News in Florida and urging residents there to “join us in California.”
“We need more of these kinds of conversations, and we need to not just accuse each other of misleading the American people, but I think confront each other in the context of providing opportunities to address some of the facts that are often omitted in terms of the conversations and topics we choose to pick up,” Newsom said.
Monday’s interview had plenty of confrontation, with Hannity and Newsom often talking over each other. Hannity noted California lost population for the first time in its history as a state while Newsom was in office, offering that as evidence that the policies of Newsom and his fellow Democrats have failed. That includes California’s income taxes, with a top rate of 13.3% that is the highest in the nation.
Newsom pushed back that only the wealthy pay that 13.3% income tax rate. He said that top tax rate was established before he was governor, emphasizing that he has opposed new tax increases on the wealthy, including campaigning against a proposal on the 2022 ballot that would have raised taxes on the wealthy to pay for more zero-emission vehicles and to help fight wildfires.
“I’ve never been a profligate Democrat. I’ve balanced budgets. We make the hard choices. I’m a business guy,” Newsom said.
The interview was recorded previously in Sacramento before airing on Monday night. Hannity defended Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ use of taxpayer funds to fly migrants to California.
“You are an open sanctuary state! Why don’t you embrace them,” Hannity asked
“We embrace everybody here,” Newsom said. “I sat down with these migrants. I talked to every single one of them. They were lied to, they were misled.”
But it wasn’t all criticism from Newsom. The governor said he had a good relationship with former Republican President Donald Trump during the coronavirus pandemic, saying Trump “played no politics during COVID with California.”
“I’ve got a lot of critique from the left by saying that,” Newsom said.
While the interview took up the full hour of Hannity’s show on Monday, the two men still had more to talk about. Hannity said the rest of the interview will air later this week. | 2023-06-13T17:09:20+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/politics/california-gov-newsom-spars-with-fox-news-host-hannity-over-biden-immigration-and-the-economy/ |
Updated September 13, 2022 at 11:40 AM ET
As the week begins, here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch this week
Ukraine's counteroffensive is expected to continue, and military analysts will watch for signs of recaptured territory, as well as Russian counterattacks and other moves.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet China's Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
What happened last week
Sept. 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and thanked him as a great friend of the Ukrainian people. The following day, Zelenskyy said he was the first foreign leader to call new Prime Minister Liz Truss. Her office said she accepted his invitation to visit Ukraine soon.
Russia added 25 Americans to its sanctions list, including Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in retaliation for Washington's sanctions against Russian citizens. Moscow banned the celebrities along with U.S. lawmakers, academics and business leaders from entering Russia.
Sept. 6: The International Atomic Energy Agency listed damage to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, in its report following an inspection. It warned military attacks at or from the plant could have catastrophic consequences, even as shelling in the area continued.
Sept. 7: Russia is allegedly buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea, according to a U.S. intelligence report, which Moscow denies.
Sept. 8: Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv. He said the U.S. will provide $2.2 billion in long-term regional security funds to Ukraine and 18 other countries including Baltic states as well as Greece and Poland. On top of that, the Pentagon also announced President Biden had authorized $675 million in arms and military equipment for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy and Putin were both among the foreign leaders to express condolences upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sept. 9: Ukrainian forces advanced in a swift offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region. By the next day, Ukraine said it had recaptured key areas including Izium, as Russia withdrew troops from the town they were reported to be using as a command and supply hub.
Sept. 10: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock paid a surprise visit to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine. Germany has sent howitzers, rocket launchers and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine in recent weeks, and is due to send more as part of a 500 million euro security aid package.
Sept. 11: Owners of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant announced they were shutting down the last working reactor as fighting continued in the area.
In the Kharkiv region, Russia hit Ukrainian power plants and other infrastructure, sparking a big fire on Kharkiv's western outskirts and leaving Ukraine's second-largest city without electricity.
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Traumatized and displaced but determined, kids in Ukraine head back to school.
Ukrainian forces break through Russia's front lines in the east and retake key towns.
How much did Russia's war with Ukraine change in a single weekend?
Here's why the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine has significantly increased.
The last reactor at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has stopped.
Ukrainians prep for winter. If Russia hits heating systems, cities will freeze.
Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens.
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Earlier developments
You can read past recaps here. For context and more in-depth stories, you can find more of NPR's coverage here. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR's State of Ukraine podcast for updates throughout the day.
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(The Hill) – Republicans are favored to flip the House this November given the national mood, as well as the historic headwinds the president’s party normally faces in a midterm election.
Yet Democrats still have a fighting chance, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has energized voters and given the party of President Biden hope that they can stave off a red wave.
Democrats are going on offense in California’s 22nd Congressional District, represented by pro-impeachment Republican Rep. David Valadao, and Nebraska’s 2nd District, represented by Rep. Don Bacon (R). Meanwhile, Democratic retirements in districts like Wisconsin’s 3rd District and Rhode Island’s 2nd District have fueled possible pickup opportunities for the GOP.
Here’s a look at 10 races to watch for in November.
California’s 22nd Congressional District
The race for California’s 22nd Congressional District will determine if another House Republican who voted to impeach former President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection will be defeated or if he will continue on for another term.
Rep. David Valadao is one of two House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump who is running for reelection in November. The other eight either lost their primaries to Trump-backed challengers or chose to not run for reelection.
Valadao is running against Democrat Rudy Salas, a California state assemblyman. Trump did not endorse anyone in the open primary for the seat, and Valadao placed second in the primary and advanced to the general election.
FiveThirtyEight considers the race to be a “toss-up,” with Salas having a slight advantage in its election simulation.
Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) represents one of the handful of districts that Trump and a Democratic House candidate both won in 2020. She was first elected in 2018 by a few points and won reelection in 2020 by about the same margin.
She is facing Republican Tom Barrett, a Michigan state senator and member of the state’s National Guard who has been a vocal opponent of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) use of emergency powers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slotkin has campaigned on being a moderate who worked in the CIA under both Democratic and Republican administrations, while Barrett has criticized her for consistently voting in favor of Biden’s proposals.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up.
Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District
Rep. Don Bacon (R) is fighting for reelection to represent Nebraska’s 2nd District against Democratic candidate Tony Vargas, a state senator. The three-term incumbent won his last election by over 4 percentage points despite the fact that it was the only district in the state to swing for Biden.
Vargas has leaned into issues like abortion in addition to lowering prescription drugs and affordable health care, among others. Bacon has focused on his record working with Nebraskans on issues and tackling issues like the infant baby formula shortage.
This race is expected to be no less competitive, given the district’s current Republican lean. The Nebraska Examiner reported last month that the top House leaders on both sides had visited the state, including House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District
A rematch of the 2020 contest will decide who will represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District for the next two years. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) is running against Republican Thomas Kean Jr. for the second time.
The district has swung back and forth between voting for Democrats and Republicans in recent years and will likely be the closest House race this year in New Jersey, a state where most districts lean comfortably Democratic. For this reason, many see it as a bellwether for how Democrats will do across the country in November.
Malinowski defeated Kean in the 2020 race by only about 5,000 votes, or 1 percent. Malinowski served as an assistant secretary in the State Department during the Obama administration, while Kean, the son of a former governor, served as the minority leader of the state Senate for almost 15 years.
FiveThirtyEight’s election simulation states that Kean is slightly favored to win, but a poll from last month found the candidates tied.
New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District
New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District has been hotly contested in recent years, as no one has held the seat for more than two consecutive terms in almost two decades.
Rep. Chris Pappas (D) is running for his third term against Republican Karoline Leavitt, a 25-year-old former assistant in the Trump administration’s press office. Leavitt defeated Matt Mowers, the Republican nominee for the seat in 2020 who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign and in the State Department, in the GOP primary last month.
Leavitt received endorsements in the primary race from far-right Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (Colo.). Pappas is potentially one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents as Republicans seek to retake the House.
A poll from last week showed Pappas leading Leavitt by 8 points, but one released Wednesday placed his lead at just 1 point, within the margin of error.
Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
The newly drawn 6th Congressional District in Oregon features a matchup between Democratic candidate Andrea Salinas, a state representative, and Republican candidate Mike Erickson, the founder of a consulting firm focused on supply chain and logistics.
On the surface, there are signs that the seat should be more favorable for Democrats given that the data website FiveThirtyEight gives the new district a partisan lean of 7 points for Democrats.
But the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report this week moved its rating from “lean Democrat” to a toss-up, noting that “both parties’ surveys continue to show Republican supply chain consultant Mike Erickson tied or leading Democratic state Rep. Andrea Salinas, an avowed progressive policy wonk who was endorsed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the primary and hasn’t lived in the 6th CD.”
The race is also likely complicated by the fact that Gov. Kate Brown (D) is seen as an unpopular governor within her state, which could add to headwinds for Democrats.
Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District
Democrats have held the seat representing Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District for more than 20 years, but Republicans have a decent chance to win it this year.
Rep. Jim Langevin (D) announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection after holding the seat for two decades, and Democrats nominated Seth Magaziner, the general treasurer of Rhode Island. Magaziner is running against Republican Allan Fung, the former mayor of the city of Cranston.
A Suffolk University-Boston Globe poll released Tuesday showed Fung leading Magaziner by 8 points, 45 percent to 37 percent, while 13 percent said they were undecided. Five percent said they would support an independent candidate. Cook Political Report rates the contest as a toss-up, indicating it could be a key pickup opportunity for Republicans in retaking control of the House.
“Magaziner’s opponent’s a quality opponent,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer admitted while speaking to reporters last month before the House recess. “I think Magaziner’s going to beat him. But, you know, he’s the mayor of a town, he’s pretty popular, and he’s not an extremist. Not every Republican is an extremist, don’t get me wrong. But in the Republican Party, it’s a dwindling number.”
Texas’s 34th Congressional District
Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas) made headlines earlier this year after she won a special election in the state’s 34th Congressional District over Democrat Dan Sanchez, filling the remainder of Rep. Filemon Vela’s (D) term.
But the district Flores currently represents and the 34th Congressional District she’s vying for in November are not the same, and she’s now gearing up for a competitive reelection against Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), whose current House seat pertains to the 15th Congressional District.
The data website FiveThirtyEight gives the seat a partisan lean of plus 17 points Democrat and Politico notes that Biden handedly carried the area in 2020 under the redistricted lines by 16 points.
Washington’s 8th Congressional District
Two-term incumbent Rep. Kim Schrier (D) is fighting for reelection in Washington’s 8th District against Republican candidate Matt Larkin, who once worked in the George W. Bush administration as a speechwriter, according to The Seattle Times.
The district comprises parts of or all of the counties of Snohomish, Chelan, Kittitas, King and Pierce. Despite the fact that Biden won the district in 2020 by 7 percentage points, the data website FiveThirtyEight gives the seat an even partisan lean. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report also rates the seat as a toss-up.
Still, Schrier is not to be underestimated: Her first election in 2018 made headlines given that the district had been under Republican control for decades before she flipped the seat that year.
Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Rep. Ron Kind (D) announced last year that he would not be seeking reelection, leaving the 3rd Congressional District seat in Wisconsin open after serving in the House for 25 years. He was among a group of Democrats who won their seat in a district that was also carried by former President Trump in 2020.
The open seat is now considered one of Republicans’ best pickup opportunities in the House, which features a head-to-head between state Sen. Brad Pfaff (D) and retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden (R), who lost against Kind in 2020 as the GOP nominee.
The data website FiveThirtyEight gives the district a partisan lean of plus nine points Republican and coupled with the fact that Van Orden has an endorsement from Trump, Van Orden has a competitive shot at taking the seat this cycle.
The seat is rated as “lean Republican” by the Cook Political Report, and FiveThirtyEight says Van Orden is favored to win in the election.
Mike Lillis contributed. | 2022-10-19T02:11:36+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/washington-dc/here-are-10-critical-house-races-to-watch-in-november/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury indicted Ohio state Rep. Bob Young on misdemeanor domestic violence and assault charges Tuesday — but he has no plans to resign.
Following a fundraising party earlier this month, the Republican lawmaker struck his wife in the face and threw her cellphone into a pool to keep her from calling 911, according to a Summit County sheriff’s report. Their young daughter witnessed the incident.
Young’s wife then sought “safe haven” in Young’s brother’s home after the alleged assault, according to the report. Young followed her and attempted to enter his brother’s home without permission. As the brother tried to keep him from coming in, Young charged him, and during a struggle, fell through a glass door, the report stated.
Neither Young nor his lawyer returned messages seeking comment. He is subject to several protection orders, meaning he cannot be near or make contact with his wife or her brother, according to court documents.
In an emailed statement, Young asserted that he loves his family but that his “life has been very stressful lately.”
“My behavior, while not criminal, was inappropriate and out of character. I apologize to everyone involved.” Young said in the statement following the misdemeanor charges.
The lawmaker also said he will continue his position as lawmaker, despite c alls from his party’s leader, House Speaker Jason Stephens, to resign.
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The tumultuous season of Indianapolis Colts All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard is taking another detour.
After being ruled out of Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders earlier Friday, the Colts now are planning to place Leonard on injured reserve after a setback in his road back from offseason back surgery, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The decision means Leonard will miss at least four of the Colts' eight remaining games.
Interim head coach Jeff Saturday said Friday that Leonard did not finish Wednesday's workout because something "felt different," with the back and nerve-related issues Leonard has been dealing with since undergoing surgery in June.
"They scanned him and they're working with him, evaluating him," Saturday said of the team's medical staff.
Leonard has played in just three games this season. He made his debut in Week 4 on Oct. 2, but he sustained a broken nose and concussion in that game after a collision that bent his face mask. Leonard returned to action in Week 8 but now will be sidelined again after playing in the Colts' past two games.
It's been a frustrating several months for Leonard, who doctors discovered had a impinged nerve in his back causing lower body pain. Leonard expanded on the slow progress earlier this week.
"Each week I've felt better, starting from my first week of practice, not being able to move and being stiff," he said. "In the past two games, I see myself moving around better. But we're still not there. The nerve still isn't firing in my calf." | 2022-11-11T20:58:33+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35003753/colts-place-linebacker-shaquille-leonard-ir-sources-say |
As a deluge of rain fell on the Monterey County coastline on Thursday morning, Jan. 5, officers from the Sheriff’s Office went door-to-door in the neighborhood of Carmel Point, just north of the Carmel River Lagoon, urging residents to evacuate and find shelter elsewhere.
The area was subject to an evacuation order early Thursday, one that was subsequently downgraded to a warning by the afternoon. Still, residents reported flooding over the course of the day as massive storm swells—estimated at 35 to 50 feet, according to authorities—came crashing into the lagoon from the Pacific Ocean.
Even as skies cleared on Thursday afternoon—offering a reprieve from the “atmospheric river” storm system that has already dumped several inches of rain on Monterey County this week—there were concerns that even higher tides in the evening could prompt more, if not worse, flooding.
“My wife is evacuating, but I’m staying,” says Carmel Point resident Simon Bull, who noted that he would remain behind to monitor the family’s belongings and move them as necessary.
By Bull’s estimation, the Carmel River Lagoon had risen a remarkable seven inches per hour earlier Thursday morning, flooding his neighborhood street just north of the lagoon, which had since been closed to traffic by the police. While those waters had receded as of noon Thursday, Bull expected that the worst was yet to come; he pulled up a tide tracker on his cell phone, which indicated that even higher tides would be arriving by around 9:30pm Thursday night.
“We’ve lived here 11 years and this is the worst flooding we’ve seen,” according to Bull. He noted that the last time the neighborhood had seen such serious flooding two years ago, it was the result of the Carmel River overflowing. This time, however, the area is dealing with an exceptionally strong storm surge—one that has battered the coast with large waves and, in the case of Carmel Point, breached the neighboring lagoon with ocean waters.
Though Thursday’s evacuation order in Carmel Point was eventually downgraded to a warning, county workers remained on site in the neighborhood in the afternoon, barricading streets close to the lagoon with sandbags and pumping out flood water as necessary.
Just about five miles to the south, the Yankee Point neighborhood remains under an evacuation order, issued at about 11:30am Thursday. The area is exposed to high surf, and breaking waves as high as 30 feet were predicted in a high surf warning issued by the National Weather Service. | 2023-01-06T02:32:55+00:00 | montereycountyweekly.com | https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/carmel-point-residents-urged-to-evacuate-as-storm-surge-floods-carmel-river-lagoon/article_daef3cde-8d52-11ed-b306-a748f62dcdd1.html |
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Long-sleeved bodysuit necklines
There are nine primary necklines for long-sleeved bodysuits.
- Crew neck: This round style lands at the base of your neck.
- Square neck: This rests a partial square on your chest.
- Round neck: This sits high on your chest and shows some of your collarbones.
- V-neck: This lands a V anywhere on your chest.
- Cowl neck: This round design gives you a draped neck that rests at any point on your chest.
- U-neck: This places a U anywhere on your chest.
- One shoulder: This has a sleeve on one side and is sleeveless on the other.
- Turtleneck: This encases your neck with extra material you can fold or scrunch.
- Mock neck: This envelops the lower portion of your neck.
Finding your bodysuit size
To ensure that your long-sleeved bodysuit fits, take and record your measurements, then compare them to the manufacturer’s sizing chart. There are four steps to correctly measuring your body.
- Chest: Measure your bustline at its largest circumference.
- Waist: Wrap the measuring tape around the smallest part of your waist, typically around your navel.
- Hips: Stand with your feet hip-width apart and wrap the measuring tape around the largest part of your backside.
- Length: Place the beginning of the measuring tape on the top of your shoulder. Then thread it between your legs and loop it up to meet the beginning of the measuring tape.
What to look for in a quality long-sleeved bodysuit
Compression material
If you want a skin-tight long-sleeved bodysuit, it’s helpful to get one with compression material that contours your body and enhances your shape. You can find them with the material added to one area, such as the abdomen, for tummy control or to the entire bodysuit for all-over firming.
Seamless bottom
Bodysuits’ bottom portions come in various styles, such as thong, brief and cheeky. Regardless of its bottom type, it should be seamless, so you don’t have to contend with unsightly panty lines. After all, for many, the whole point of wearing a bodysuit is to eliminate excess lumps and bumps.
Secure bottom closure
A bodysuit should have a closure that’s comfortable and easy to manage as you put it on and take it off. There are three types.
- Snap: This has a row of two or three snaps that should take a little effort to pull apart, ensuring it won’t pop open unexpectedly.
- Hook-and-eye: This is similar to a bra’s closure and comes with two or three hooks that connect to corresponding eyes for a secure fit.
- Solid: This maintains a solid crotch for those who prefer to get in and out of their bodysuit from its top.
How much you can expect to spend on a long-sleeved bodysuit
While brand, materials and features can affect the price, a high-quality bodysuit typically ranges between $20-$60. However, some designer pieces can cost $100-$250.
Long-sleeved bodysuit FAQ
Should you wear underwear with your bodysuit?
A. That’s your choice. However, if the crotch has a gusset — a breathable piece of cotton fabric that protects you from the bodysuit’s material — it’s safe to wear it without underwear.
How should you wash your bodysuit?
A. To prevent it from fading and pilling, wash it by hand in cold water with gentle detergent and lay it flat to dry.
What’s the best long-sleeved bodysuit to buy?
Top long-sleeved bodysuit
Yummie Madelyn Seamless Bodysuit
What you need to know: This high-necked compression bodysuit hugs your midsection for an ultra-flattering fit.
What you’ll love: It has a seamless full-back bottom for a comfortable, panty-line-free fit and gives you a quick, easy snap closure at the crotch. It’s machine-washable and comes in in four colors, in sizes S-XL.
What you should consider: Some reviewers mentioned that it runs a little small and suggested sizing up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top long-sleeved bodysuit for the money
What you need to know: This breathable turtleneck bodysuit gives you a snug but comfortable fit from top to bottom.
What you’ll love: It slims your arms, waist and hips. The seamless backside offers some coverage, and the crotch has a hook-and-eye closure. It’s hand-washable for easy care, and it comes in sizes S-3XL.
What you should consider: Some people reported that this bodysuit runs about a size too small and suggested sizing up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Didk Sexy Backless Lace Appliques Long-Sleeved Bodysuit
What you need to know: This super-sexy bodysuit has a full-coverage front and an open back.
What you’ll love: It has a rounded neckline, a button closure that sits behind your neck and a delicate lace trim around its open back. It’s a pullup design with a full-coverage backside, and you can wash it by hand. It comes in nine colors, in sizes XS-XXL.
What you should consider: Some buyers said its material is a little thin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The new research platform's actionable interface helps investment professionals deliver personalized advice to clients
CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the launch of Morningstar Research Portal (Research Portal), an investment research platform for financial advisors. Research Portal harnesses Morningstar's independent ratings and research, together with live market data and interactive charting, in an intuitive web-based platform, empowering advisors to bring personalized and timely investment ideas to their clients.
"Clients are looking for more from their advisors as their investment choices increase and the trend toward personalization continues. Research Portal interconnects Morningstar's research with powerful new tools that enable advisors to swiftly identify investments that meet their clients' needs, communicate those recommendations, and then monitor their investments continuously in a seamless way," said Marc DeMoss, head of Morningstar research products. "Morningstar's research and ratings are expanding in line with the evolving motivations of today's investor, and Research Portal helps advisors drive more timely and relevant client conversations."
Research Portal makes the investment insights across Morningstar's full analyst and quantitative coverage universe – more than 140,000 stocks, 320,000 mutual funds, and 24,000 ETFs – easily accessible to advisors via a modern, fast interface. The platform's workflows – such as the Watchlist, Model Portfolios, Pick Lists, and Compare functions – help a user discover and evaluate investment ideas under chosen criteria. Research Portal then keeps users up-to-date on the investments they care about with a dashboard that tracks global market activity and a Calendar feature that displays upcoming events, all of which can be customized for specific universes of investments.
The suite of tools within Research Portal closely connects advisors to Morningstar research so they can personalize their conversations with clients. For example, with Pick Lists, an advisor could reference the Europe Core list when seeking ideas for European exposure. The enhanced screener also has multiple configurable views that make it quick to broadly search for a security across custom filters.
In addition to data analysis, Research Portal can also be used thematically. The Morningstar Insights tab surfaces the latest editorial content from Morningstar thought leaders, grouped by topics like sustainability, policy impact, and retirement. Analyst notes, security and sustainability reports, and more are also available within the platform.
Research Portal is available now to individual advisors and on an enterprise level. It is also integrated within Morningstar Advisor Workstation, replacing Morningstar Analyst Research Center, and within Morningstar Direct, replacing its now-retired Research Portal widget.
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Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak. The pledges come as the early philanthropic response to the disease, which disproportionately affects LGBTQ people, has been fairly muted compared with the early days of COVID-19.
Gilead Sciences, which produces HIV medicines, is providing up to $5 million to nonprofits in the United States and abroad that are working to prevent and treat monkeypox. It will give $350,000 each to GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Black Justice Coalition, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Those nonprofits will collaborate on a public education campaign and create materials about vaccination, treatment, and prevention that can be shared with organizations across the country.
Gilead will also give another $500,000 to NMAC, a nonprofit working to end the HIV epidemic, which will use the money to lead an advocacy campaign focused on ensuring monkeypox vaccines are distributed equitably and to fight vaccine hesitancy. The remaining $3 million will be distributed in grants of up to $50,000 to Gilead’s grantees outside the U.S. that are also seeing a rise in monkeypox cases.
ViiV Healthcare, another pharmaceutical company focused on HIV treatments, will make $500,000 in grants to nonprofits in the United States helping with outreach, education, and testing related to monkeypox.
Both companies have a history of helping LGBTQ people deal with health issues and supporting people who have HIV/AIDS or are at risk of getting it.
Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, director of learning and partnerships at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, said she is not aware of any other major grants for the disease.
“It’s possible, and this has been my prediction from the beginning, that a lot of the funding for monkeypox is going to be very local,” she said. “It will be community foundations and small corporations giving to organizations in their own city or town.”
That smaller scale of giving is in stark contrast to the billions of dollars in funding that foundations and corporations gave in the early days of COVID-19. By May 2020, U.S. grantmakers had given $6 billion in response to the coronavirus spread, according to Candid.
The differences in giving for COVID-19 compared with monkeypox in part stems from differences between the diseases. COVID-19 was a new, not fully understood virus that spread aggressively and could be fatal. Monkeypox is a disease that has been around for decades, spreads through close physical contact, and is very rarely fatal, according to the CDC. Gulliver-Garcia said that the difference also can be attributed to the fact that the current monkeypox outbreak so far has largely affected men who have sex with men.
“This, for me, is very reminiscent of the late ’80s, early ’90s, when HIV and AIDS were considered to be a queer disease,” she said. “Mainstream media didn’t pay a lot of attention.”
Government and mainstream philanthropy only began to take more action, she said, after HIV and AIDS began to spread more broadly.
Because the philanthropic response has been limited, LGBTQ nonprofits and health centers on the front lines responding to monkeypox have struggled to finance their work. Leaders said they had to find money in their budgets to pay for the monkeypox response since few grants are available. Their efforts also have been hampered by a limited supply of vaccines and the spread of misinformation, several nonprofits told the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Gilead’s decision to donate to nonprofits was prompted by concerns its officials were hearing from grantees starting in May, said Jane Stafford, executive director of corporate giving at Gilead.
Stafford said grantees told her and colleagues, “We need dedicated funding that we can use to put out education, to have vaccine clinics, to make sure that we have enough (personal protective equipment) for staff that are currently working, and then, in some cases, to provide funding for temporary staff to come in and help these organizations.”
With more than 14,000 cases of monkeypox reported across the country, California, Illinois, and New York have joined the federal government in declaring states of emergency.
The outbreak has largely affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, although the virus can be spread to anyone through close, skin-to-skin contact. About 94% of people who have tested positive had sexual or intimate contact with men within the three weeks before their symptoms began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As a result, LGBTQ organizations with experience serving gay and bisexual men and health providers that treat patients with HIV/AIDS are helping. According to federal government estimates, 41% of people who have gotten monkeypox so far have also been HIV positive.
One of the biggest obstacles health providers have faced is the sparse supply of vaccines. The United States had only 2,400 doses of the vaccine on hand when the outbreak began, which would have been enough to vaccinate just 1,200 people. The Biden administration ramped up supply, recently announcing an additional 1.8 million doses will be available. The demand still has outmatched the number of available vaccines, according to federal health officials.
As of August 16, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation had distributed about 1,300 vaccines. And about 11,780 people are on the nonprofit’s waitlist of eligible recipients. TPAN, a health provider in Chicago that serves people with HIV and those at risk of getting it, has distributed 400 doses. But the demand has been triple that amount, according to Kara Eastman, the organization’s CEO.
Racial disparities in the vaccine rollout also remain a persistent challenge. In New York City, where monkeypox cases have been particularly high, Black people received just 12% of the doses despite making up 31% of those at risk of contracting the disease, the city’s Health Department reported.
Daniel Driffin, a consultant with NMAC working on an equitable monkeypox response, said he worries that people will get frustrated and stop seeking chances to get vaccinated.
Nonprofits and health providers responding to monkeypox have also seen a strain on their resources after dealing with COVID-19.
“It has been both a time-intensive and a resource-heavy response that has not seen a financial support behind it in the same ways that we saw happening early on (with COVID-19),” said Tyler TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The organization has tapped into its budget to create a hotline to field questions about monkeypox and pay more staff to host vaccine clinics during the evenings and weekends.
TPAN in Chicago held an online appeal to raise funds that attracted $3,000 in donations to deal with monkeypox.
“This is a time for philanthropy to step up and identify groups that they are already supporting and offer up resources to help us,” Eastman of TPAN said. “Because while this is being inaccurately categorized as something that’s impacting only one group in the country right now, it’s a public-health issue.”
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Government revision shows economy shrank 0.6% last quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its initial estimate. It marked a second straight quarter of economic contraction, which meets one informal sign of a recession.
Most economists, though, have said they doubt the economy is in or on the verge of a recession, given that America’s job market remains robust, with strong hiring, low unemployment and widespread openings. Still, inflation is near a four-decade high and is punishing consumers and businesses. And the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to tame inflation through steep interest rate hikes are raising the risk of an eventual recession.
In its revised estimate Thursday, the Commerce Department calculated that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — contracted last quarter, though less than the 1.6% annual decline in the January-March period. In its previous estimate for the April-June quarter, the government had estimated that the economy had shrunk at a 0.9% rate.
Consumer spending, which accounts for nearly 70% of U.S. economic activity, grew last quarter, but at a slower 1.5% annual pace, down from 1.8% from January through March.
By contrast, government spending and business investment declined. And inventories tumbled as businesses slowed their restocking of shelves, shaving 1.8 percentage points from GDP.
Rising interest rates hammered the housing market. Home construction plunged 16.2%.
In its drive to curb inflation, the Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate four times this year by increasingly large increments. By raising borrowing rates, the central bank is making it costlier to take out a mortgage or an auto or business loan. The idea is that consumers and businesses will borrow and spend less, thereby helping cool the economy and slow inflation.
In the meantime, signs of economic weakness are growing. The rise in borrowing costs has weakened the housing market, in particular. Sales of both new and existing homes are down sharply, and the pace of home construction in July sank to its lowest point since early last year. Similarly, retail sales were flat last month, with inflation and higher loan rates forcing many households to spend more cautiously.
Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Fed is aiming for a “soft landing,” whereby the economy slows enough to reduce hiring and wage growth without causing a recession and lowers inflation back to the Fed’s 2% annual target. But by tightening credit even while the economy has slowed, the Fed is heightening the risk that its rate hikes will trigger a downturn. The surge in inflation and fear of a recession have eroded consumer confidence and fanned public anxiety about the economy.
In recent weeks, inflation pressures have begun to slow modestly, driven by a steady drop in gas prices from their lofty highs, along with lower measures of overall inflation. In July, consumer prices were 8.5% more than they were a year earlier, down from a 9.1% year-over-year jump in June. And on a monthly basis, prices were unchanged from June to July.
Still, the costs of many necessities, notably food and rent, have shown little sign of moderating and continue to squeeze millions of households.
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American Airlines is reportedly removing first-class cabins and replacing them with business-class seats on international flights.
CNN reports that American's Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja told investors that "first class will not exist" on those flights because there's a lack of demand for the seats. An airline spokesperson clarified Raja's comments to The Hill, saying he was only referring to the Flagship First program.
It's billed as the airline's "most exclusive" accommodations with seats that lie back and "chef-inspired" dining options on international flights. There is no change to domestic. flights.
American Airlines released its third-quarter earnings on Thursday. It reported a record quarterly revenue of $13.5 billion.
“Demand remains strong and it’s clear that customers in the U.S. and other parts of the world continue to value air travel and the ability to reconnect post-pandemic," said American’s CEO Robert Isom. | 2022-10-20T19:30:00+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/american-airlines-reportedly-ditching-some-first-class-seats |
Think skipping out on sleep will help your grades? Think again
Keeping a hectic schedule and depriving your body of sleep may seem normalized to some as an increasing number of adults don’t get adequate sleep. But far from being normal or desirable, sleep deprivation carries negative health consequences. If nothing else, skipping out on sleep will lead to sleeping through lectures, which can tarnish your reputation with your professors and impact your grades.
Since quality sleep and a regular sleep schedule are essential for good health, creating better habits surrounding sleep now is an excellent investment in your long-term well-being. Prioritizing optimal sleep will improve your academic, social and work life, and small shifts can greatly impact your ability to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.
Why getting a good night’s sleep is important
Getting a full night of sleep is essential for all people, and it’s especially important for college students under the age of 25, whose brains are still developing.
There are many reasons to prioritize getting enough sleep, including:
- Sleep deprivation has negative effects on your hormones and brain function.
- Getting enough sleep has been linked to better academic performance and higher grades because students who get enough rest have more energy to study for exams and focus while working on assignments.
- Students who get enough sleep each night have increased retention and better memory, leading to better performance on exams.
- Getting enough sleep regulates your metabolism and can overall make you healthier. People who get enough sleep are also able to exercise more.
- Getting enough sleep has been shown to lead to better risk evaluation.
- Getting proper sleep has a positive effect on mood and general outlook and decreases irritability and stress.
- Getting enough sleep is essential for a healthy immune system and will help you get sick less often.
How to get a good night’s sleep as a college student
Keep a regular sleep and wake schedule
Does your schedule vary dayto-day as you balance classes, work, study sessions and your social life? While balancing a lot can get in the way of good sleeping habits, being well-rested will actually make it easier to navigate your daily life. Your body’s rhythm will change to match your schedule, which will improve your sleep quality.
There are several ways you can modify your life to stick to a consistent schedule.
Evaluate your daily schedule
If juggling too much is disruptive to your sleep schedule, take inventory of what you do with your time.
Make a list of everything you have to do for school and work, plus social activities. Block off time for all that you do in a planner to make it easier to manage your time.
If you have too much on your plate, dial back where you can. Are you choosing classes during times of day that work for you? Does your work schedule support your academic and health goals? Look for places where you can modify your schedule to make it more intuitive.
Stick with a routine
Sleeping in on the weekends can make it harder to wake up in the morning and lead to grogginess.
Try to develop a routine and stick with it. If you find yourself hitting snooze to avoid the stress of getting ready in the morning, streamline your routine by planning ahead of time.
Lay out your clothes the night before, plan what you’ll have for breakfast and write out your to-do list and schedule for the day the night before.
Don’t go to bed too early
If you find yourself becoming drowsy after dinner, try doing something to stay awake like tidying your living space, talking to a friend or roommate, going for a leisurely walk or listening to upbeat music.
Use natural light during the day to promote a good circadian rhythm
Your body uses natural light to regulate its circadian rhythm, so it’s important to get enough sunlight. Try adding natural light to your morning routine by having your coffee by the window or by going for a walk first thing in the morning.
Throughout the day, look for opportunities to go outside. If you eat lunch at the campus dining hall, is there patio seating? Can you pack a sandwich and eat it at a picnic table?
Try opening your curtains when at home or sitting by a window when studying at the library.
If you’re struggling to get enough light during cold months, a Happy Light stimulates sunshine to increase your energy and help you fall asleep 83% faster.
Limit artificial light to fall asleep faster
Put down your device at least an hour before bed to allow your brain to produce melatonin and regulate your sleep-wake cycle. Resist the urge to fall asleep texting or watching television. If you need to study before bed, try relying on books and doing your screen-reliant studying during the day.
A pair of blue light-blocking glasses will stop blue light from reaching your brain and impacting your body’s production of melatonin. While you should still avoid devices immediately before bed, using these glasses during the evening is beneficial.
Try holistic sleep aids and supplements for sleep
Natural sleep aids can help you fall asleep at night. Check with your doctor before using a new supplement or sleep aid, even those that are natural and non-habit forming.
Chamomile
Chamomile tea tastes sweet and floral and isn’t likely to lead to grogginess in the morning. You can also try Yogi Bedtime Tea, a blend of chamomile and other herbs.
Melatonin
Melatonin is the body’s sleep hormone and can be taken in 5mg tablets to promote sleep. One study showed a 15% improvement in sleep as a result of melatonin supplementation. Be careful when taking melatonin, as some people experience drowsiness the next morning.
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element essential for over 600 processes in the body. Take magnesium in the form of a supplement to promote relaxation and sleep.
One of the most popular ways to take magnesium for sleep is in the form of the supplement Calm, which is an anti-stress drink that restores healthy magnesium levels and promotes sleep. It can be made into a warm beverage and mixed with lemon for a soothing nighttime ritual.
Lavender
Lavender has been shown to lead to increased feelings of calm and relaxation and to induce sleep. Try diffusing lavender essential oil before bed, using a lavender bath bomb or even applying lavender lotion to fall asleep.
Meditate and practice mindfulness to promote calm and fall asleep
Practicing mindfulness and relaxation techniques before bed improves the quality of your sleep and helps you fall asleep faster. It promotes a general sense of well-being and calm, as well.
Listen to a guided meditation before bed or play calming music or ocean waves through noise-canceling earbuds.
Try a hot shower or bath
Taking a shower or bath before bed can help you fall asleep faster. Try using sleep-supporting bath products like lavender bubble bath or lavender conditioner.
Limit caffeine and alcohol
Many college students rely on caffeine in the morning to feel energized to take on the day, and caffeine offers benefits like enhanced focus and alertness.
Drinking caffeine within six hours of the time you intend to go to sleep can negatively alter your sleep patterns and worsen sleep quality because caffeine is a stimulant that inhibits your body’s ability to relax and produce sleep hormones. It’s best to only drink caffeine in the morning.
Craving a cup of coffee after your evening classes? Try a cup of decaf instead.
Likewise, drinking alcohol can disrupt your sleep cycle by disrupting melatonin production. Avoid alcohol throughout the week and before bed if you’re struggling to fall asleep at night.
Top products to help you get a good night’s sleep
InnoGear Essential Oil Diffuser
Creating a relaxing bedroom environment will help you fall asleep faster. This essential oil diffuser can be used with relaxing essential oils like lavender to make you feel at ease and ready for bed.
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Bamboo Electronics Charger Station
Having a hard time putting down your phone an hour before bed, and are instead scrolling deep into the night? A designated docking station will help you stick to a hard no-phone-at-bedtime policy. This electronic docking station works with multiple devices and looks chic.
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Muse Apothecary Pillow Ritual Lavender Calming Pillow Mist
One of the easiest ways to use lavender to promote sleep is to spray on your pillow before bed. Spritz this aromatherapeutic lavender essential oil blend onto your pillow and blanket to promote relaxation and sleep naturally.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, according to Saudi media, marking another milestone toward restoring ties and lowering tensions between the powerful Gulf neighbors. It comes seven years after the two cut off diplomatic ties in a rivalry that has reverberated across the region.
The reopened embassy could ease travel between the countries as they work to resume direct flights, increase trade and restore business ties. Although Saudi Arabia has not yet reopened its embassy in Tehran, Iranian pilgrims will be able to apply more easily for Saudi visas for the hajj pilgrimage and the smaller umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, once ties are fully restored.
News of the reopening was confirmed Tuesday by the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news network. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted on Monday saying that Iranian diplomats had already started helping Iranian pilgrims with the upcoming hajj, which starts later this month. He said Iran's consulate will also reopen in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this week.
The two countries agreed in March to restore ties in a deal brokered by China, though both sides had been in Iraqi- and Omani-mediated talks for years prior.
The deal clinched by Beijing is part of a broader realignment reshaping the region, including Saudi Arabia's decision to begin restoring ties with Syria, which is backed by Iran, and its steps toward ending its long-running war in Yemen against Iranian-backed Houthis.
Saudi Arabia has since invited Iran's president to visit the kingdom, according to Iranian officials, although Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the invitation. The two countries' foreign ministers have met face-to-face.
The rapprochement has even prompted discussions between Egypt and Iran to boost their diplomatic ties. That effort is being mediated by Oman, whose leader recently visited Cairo and Tehran.
Iran's embassy reopened the same day that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to arrive in Saudi Arabia, where he has vowed to push for normalization with Israel.
Blinken also told a gathering of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington on Monday that Iran poses a grave danger to Israel, and that while the Biden administration believes in diplomacy, "all options will be on the table" to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Saudi Arabia, too, remains deeply concerned about Iran's nuclear program, as well as the reach of its drones and missiles that the U.S. said were behind a major attack on Saudi oil facilities in 2019.
Ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran were severed in 2016 after a mass execution in Saudi Arabia that included Nimr al-Nimr, a popular Saudi Shia cleric. He had led anti-government protests demanding greater rights for the minority Muslim sect in the predominantly Sunni Muslim country.
His execution prompted protests in Tehran and the ransacking of Saudi Arabia's embassy there, leading to the rupture in ties.
The kingdom has continued to carry out mass executions and has executed Shia protesters in the years since.
A number of have been executed in recent weeks, according to official Saudi statements and rights groups monitoring the cases.
Three Saudi men from the country's Shia-populated Eastern Province were executed on Sunday after being found guilty on charges of terrorism and assaulting security personnel. One of the men had also been charged with rape.
Late last month, the kingdom executed two Shia Bahraini men after they were convicted on terrorism and protest-related charges, following what Amnesty International said was a "grossly unfair" trial. Three other men from the Shia-dominated region of Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia were also executed in May on similar charges related to terrorism. The executions have received coverage in Iranian media.
Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia, along with other Gulf countries, continues to use overbroad provisions contained within terrorism laws to suppress dissent and target religious minorities.
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A walk can be a good time to reflect on a journey.
On a stroll through the Durango, Colorado, mobile home park she moved to when she was 13, Alejandra Chavez stops at the unit her parents owned.
“They bought it for $3,000,” she says.
Chavez moved to southern Colorado from Mexico to live with her parents, who worked multiple jobs to make ends meet.
“The American dream is hard,” she says.
Chavez says it can be hard to find affordable housing in Durango. The average home goes for more than $700,000, according to Zillow.
For many, a mobile home is one of the few affordable options when looking for a place to live.
“We work in restaurants, some of our neighbors are nurses we have dentists, we have housekeeping,” Chavez says, describing the importance of the workers who live in her park when it comes to the local economy.
In many mobile home parks, residents own the units they live in but still pay rent to a landlord for the land it sits on.
To investors, mobile home parks are a real estate opportunity.
Mobile Home University, which teaches investors how to buy and operate mobile home parks, says buying a mobile home park can create a return of more than 20%. That's higher than what the average annual return typically is on the stock market.
For those who live in mobile home parks, the purchase of land can mean a spike in rent. (https://www.denver7.com/news/national/investors-fueling-rise-in-mobile-home-rent)
“People here in West Side, they already have two jobs to support their family you know,” Chavez says.
In 2021, when West Side’s previous owner put the park up for sale, the residents who lived there found a way to buy it for more than $5.5 million. They got financial support from the nonprofit Elevation Community Land Trust.
West Side’s residents also took advantage of a law in Colorado that says when a park is going to be sold, the owner must give residents a set number of days to come up with an offer to buy it. In 2022, the law changed from 90 days to 120.
Twenty states have similar laws, according to the National Consumer Law Center.
“When we came here, we looked at the housing, and yikes,” says mobile home park resident Karen Pontius.
Pontius lives at the Animas View mobile home park about ten miles from West Side in Durango.
She and her neighbors banded together in 2021 and bought their park for roughly $15 million when it was up for sale.
They were helped by the non-profit ROC USA which has helped establish mobile home co-ops across the country. (https://rocusa.org/)
Instead of a landlord calling the shots on rent, a board of residents makes the call.
“We make decisions about our park ourselves instead of an investor in New York City making those decisions,” says Animas View resident John Egan who is now on the board of directors for ROC USA.
While laws that give residents a chance to buy their land exist, it’s still an uphill battle when a park is put up for sale.
Since 2020, residents in only five parks have been able to purchase their land while more than 100 have been sold in Colorado, according to state records.
Chavez leads the co-op in charge of West Side. She’s working to make sure the opportunity this park gave her will continue.
“Living in a mobile home park, I’m not ashamed to be living in a mobile home park,” Chavez says. "I’m proud even, I’m proud of living in a mobile home park.” | 2023-01-27T20:05:53+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/facing-rising-rents-mobile-home-park-residents-are-buying-their-land |
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired veteran forward Maurice Harkless in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
The Thunder also received a 2029 second-round pick and another draft consideration from the Hawks in exchange for Vit Krejci.
The 6-foot-9 Harkless averaged 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 47 games with Sacramento last season. He was traded by the Kings to the Hawks in July.
Harkless made his NBA debut with Orlando in 2012. He has career averages of 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 621 games, also playing for Portland, Miami, the Los Angeles Clippers and New York Knicks.
The 22-year-old Krejci was a second-round pick in the 2020 draft. The 6-foot-8 guard played in 30 games during his rookie season with Oklahoma City, averaging 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds.
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‘Ted Lasso’s’ best life lessons: A guide to living as told in three seasons
By Dan Heching, CNN
(CNN) — Quickly becoming the soccer coach America didn’t know it needed, Ted Lasso is making his final appearance on the pitch after three uproarious seasons, when the Apple TV+ series of the same name comes to an end this week.
Emmy-winning “Ted Lasso” was more than just a feel-good series, it was rather a full-on demonstration of the power of positive thinking, with Coach Lasso – played by star, co-executive producer and co-show developer Jason Sudeikis – delivering credos and idle observations that bettered our view of the world and people around us.
And while Lasso himself – the down-home American football coach who suddenly found himself across the pond coaching English football to Richmond AFC – became famous for his folksy insight (there’s even a Twitter dedicated to his inspirational/aspirational mustache), those life lessons ultimately came from all the wonderful players of “Ted Lasso.”
A brief summary of some of the series’ most insightful lines follows below.
Meet a “challenge” head on, but with the willingness to grow
“Success is not about the wins and losses. It’s about helping these young fellas be the best versions of themselves on and off the field,” Lasso said of coaching. That’s not to say he wasn’t encouraging as well, like when he once remarked to his team, “Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.”
“You say impossible, but all I hear is ‘I’m possible.’”
One of his simple and cheeky phrases – almost as simple as his most famous one-word line, seen below – Ted’s delivery of little nuggets like this, with a nod and smile, could make anyone melt just a little and do their absolute best. Even the terrifyingly gruff Roy Kent.
Make whatever your passion is your “life”
Dani Rojas, the perpetually smiling Mexican striker on the Richmond team played by actor Cristo Fernández, immediately became known for this trademark motto, “Football is life.” And while it was the simplest of phrases, both it and Rojas came to exemplify an unshakable, eternally optimistic commitment to the pursuit at hand – whatever it may be.
“Don’t you dare settle for fine!”
Speaking of Roy Kent, the moment in Season 2 when Rebecca’s date leaves her for the evening, and she asks Roy and Keeley what they think of him, Kent shows his true colors when he dismisses Keeley’s opinion of the guy in question as being just “fine.” “You deserve someone who makes you feel like you’ve been struck by f—ing lightning,” he exclaims, in true Roy Kent fashion. The moment also gets a lovely little smile from Keeley, who indeed has that kind of effect on him.
Make sure you have your own “Diamond Dogs”
With the state of men’s and boys’ mental health slowly becoming part of the conversation – and a recent study on how many men tend to be loners – the sight of Lasso and his best buddy Beard, along with Leslie, Nate and later Roy and Trent Crimm taking time to share with each other about their struggles in love and life was something to behold. Creating a stable forum for sharing and support among friends should be par for the course for anyone. Minus the silly howling.
“If you just figure out some way to turn that ‘me’ into ‘us’…the sky’s the limit for you.”
It might be hard to remember at the end of the series, but star player Jamie Tartt started out the show as a rather obnoxious prima donna who didn’t have the faintest concept of what it meant to work constructively with a team member. He was one of Lasso’s earliest challenges, and the coach’s advice and approach was crystallized in a remark that was useful to us all: “Jamie, I think that you might be so sure that you’re one in a million, that sometimes you forget that out there, you’re just 1 of 11. And if you just figure out some way to turn that ‘me’ into ‘us’…the sky’s the limit for you.” It’s advice well worth heeding, and heed it Jamie does over the course of the rest of the series.
“Unless you make thoughtful amends, you will stink forever”
The Christmas episode from Season 2 – which has quickly become a classic Christmas staple – showed Roy and Keeley helping his adorable but dentally-challenged niece Phoebe (the brilliant, scene-stealing Elodie Blomfield) with her unfortunate and rancid breath. The end of the episode takes a nod from that other Christmas classic “Love Actually,” and during the sequence in which Phoebe forgives the boy who bullied her about said “medically bad” breath via cue cards outside his door, this valuable piece of advice is included.
Breathe through a panic attack
It of course takes a lot to be a guiding light and a stalwart of positivity, as seen with Ted Lasso and his struggle with the onset of panic attacks. Much like the extremely vulnerable scene in last year’s “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” watching a character deal with a scary situation like a panic attack can be upsetting, but informative. When he feels one coming on, Ted sits and does his best to breathe, and later makes sure to seek help in the form of the team’s therapist, Dr. Sharon.
“I hope that either all of us, or none of us, are judged by the actions of our weakest moments, but rather the strength we show when and if we’re ever given a second chance.”
One of the central plot points in “Ted Lasso” Season 3 is Nate’s estrangement from the team, and how his grudge is not reciprocated by Ted, but by Beard. In last week’s episode, Ted took Beard aside to highlight the importance of second chances, and it’s a speech for the ages – one which later causes Beard to make a stark revelation about his own life, thereby thawing things out between him and Nate and setting the stage for a teary reunion in the series finale.
“Believe”
Never has a show managed to grab one single word and make it evoke so much, becoming an actual plot device upon which a whole season hung (there’s Nate again, ripping up the beloved and famous “Believe” sign on camera – and then waiting hours and hours to make a clean getaway). The word “believe” is now synonymous with the show, but also with what it stood for – having faith and being open and courageous enough to remain so, even in face of impossible odds. In the words of Ted himself: “I think it’s the lack of hope that comes and gets you. See, I believe in hope. I believe in belief.”
Some other golden Lasso-isms:
“Point is, a lot of times, the right idea is just sitting behind a couple of the wrong ones.”
“I shouldn’t bring an umbrella to a brainstorm.”
“The idea behind every trick play is to have chaos rain down upon your opponents and stun them. Much like the lava did to those poor folks in Pompeii.”
“What I can tell you is that with the exception of the wit and wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes, not much lasts forever.”
“I believe in Communism. Rom-communism, that is. If Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan can go through some heartfelt struggles and still end up happy, then so can we.”
“Boy, I love meeting people’s moms. It’s like reading an instruction manual as to why they’re nuts.”
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SEATTLE (AP) — A 48-year-old Seattle man arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal was released from jail Wednesday.
King County prosecutors said Seattle police released him because they couldn’t say with certainty that he told the congresswoman to go back to India or that he threatened to kill her, The Seattle Times reported.
Court records show Seattle police on Wednesday obtained a temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order to require the man to surrender his firearms and concealed pistol license, citing concerns about escalating behavior toward Jayapal and increasing mental health struggles.
The investigation is ongoing. Prosecutors have not declined to file a criminal case but don’t currently have evidence to prove a hate crime was committed, said Casey McNerthney, a spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors have 72 hours, not including holidays and weekends, to file criminal charges against a person in custody. If charges are not filed by then, the person must be released from jail.
“In a time of increased political violence, security concerns against any elected official should be taken seriously, as we are doing here,” McNerthney wrote in an email Wednesday. “The investigation is ongoing and our office is working with police investigators to make sure we understand the full extent of the suspect’s actions to build the strongest case possible."
In 2016, Jayapal became the first Indian American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrat heads the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A spokesperson for Jayapal didn’t immediately respond to an email from The Seattle Times requesting comment Wednesday.
Seattle police arrested the man outside Jayapal’s house in the Arbor Heights neighborhood at 11:25 p.m. Saturday after she called 911 and reported an unknown person or people were in a vehicle using obscene language, according to the probable cause statement. She told a dispatcher her husband thought someone may have fired a pellet gun, the statement said.
Officers found the man standing in the the street with his hands in the air and a handgun holstered on his waist, the probable cause statement said.
A neighbor told police she heard the man yell something to the effect of, “Go back to India. I’m going to kill you,” the statement said. The neighbor also saw and heard the man drive by Jayapal’s residence at least three times, yelling profanities, according to the statement.
A detective met with Jayapal’s husband, who provided video clips from their home-security system, according to the protection order petition. In one clip, the last part of the word “India” can be heard, followed by an expletive-laced rant directed at Jayapal, the petition said. In another clip, the man can be seen approaching the house while yelling profanities about being Jayapal’s neighbor, followed by the sound of metal.
The detective couldn't be sure if the sound was from a handgun being racked or metal tent poles as the man tried to put up a tent on Jayapal’s property, the petition said.
Police learned the man sent an email to Jayapal’s public account in January, saying he didn’t like her because of her “perceived political wrongdoings,” the petition said. He has also driven by her house and shouted obscenities at her multiple times since late June, according to the petition.
The petition notes the man told officers he wanted to purchase an assault-style rifle for protection but denied saying anything about Jayapal’s ethnicity or threatening to kill her.
The man’s mother told police her son recently hadn’t been eating or sleeping and struggling with pain from a workplace injury and with managing his mental health, according to the petition. She told police it was not a good idea for her son to have access to guns.
Within 14 days of a temporary protection order being issued, a full hearing is held before a judge during which a respondent can challenge it. The judge then decides whether to deny or grant a permanent order, which bars the respondent from owning or buying firearms for one year. | 2022-07-14T05:44:09+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Man-accused-in-threats-to-kill-Rep-Pramila-17304049.php |
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendors of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released Tuesday from NASA’s powerful new telescope.
The unveiling from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope began Monday at the White House with a sneak peek of the first shot — a jumble of distant galaxies that went deeper into the cosmos than humanity has ever seen.
Tuesday’s releases showed parts of the universe seen by other telescopes. But Webb’s sheer power, distant location from Earth and use of the infrared light spectrum showed them in a new light that scientists said was almost as much art as science.
“It’s the beauty but also the story,” NASA senior Webb scientist John Mather, a Nobel laureate, said after the reveal. “It’s the story of where did we come from.”
And, he said, the more he looked at the images, the more he became convinced that life exists elsewhere in those thousands of stars and hundreds of galaxies.
With Webb, scientist hope to glimpse light from the first stars and galaxies that formed 13.7 billion years ago, just 100 million years from the universe-creating Big Bang. The telescope also will scan the atmospheres of alien worlds for possible signs of life.
“Every image is a new discovery and each will give humanity a view of the humanity that we’ve never seen before,’’ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday, rhapsodizing over images showing “the formation of stars, devouring black holes.”
Webb’s use of the infrared light spectrum allows the telescope to see through the cosmic dust and see faraway light from the corners of the universe, scientists said.
“We’ve really changed the understanding of our universe,” said European Space Agency director general Josef Aschbacher.
The European and Canadian space agencies joined NASA in building the telescope, which was launched in December after years of delays and cost overruns. Webb is considered the successor to the highly successful, but aging Hubble Space Telescope.
Some of Hubble’s most stunning images have been shots of the Carina nebula, one of the bright stellar nurseries in the sky, about 7,600 light-years away. Webb project scientist Klaus Pontoppidan decided to focus one of Webb’s early gazes on that location because he knew it would be the frameable beauty shot. The result was an image of a colorful landscape of bubbles and cavities where stars were being born.
“This is art,” Pontoppidan said. “I really wanted to have that landscape. It has that contrast. We have the blue. We have golden. There’s dark. There’s bright. There’s just a sharp image.”
On tap for release Thursday: A close-up of Jupiter that shows one of its faint rings and a few of its moons, he said.
Also among the new shots:
— Southern Ring nebula, which is sometimes called “eight-burst.” Images show a dying star with a foamy edge of escaping gas. It’s about 2,500 light-years away. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. “This is the end for this star, but the beginning for other stars,” Pontoppidan said. As it dies, it throws off parts that seed the galaxy with elements used for new stars, he said.
— Stephan’s Quintet, five galaxies in a cosmic dance that was first seen 225 years ago in the constellation Pegasus. It includes a black hole that scientists said showed material “swallowed by this sort of cosmic monster.” Webb “has just given us a new, unprecedented 290 million-year-old view of what this Quintet is up to,” Cornell University astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger, who wasn’t part of the Webb team, said in an email.
— A giant planet called WASP-96b. It’s about the size of Saturn and is 1,150 light-years away. A gas planet, it’s not a candidate for life elsewhere but a key target for astronomers. Instead of an image, the telescope used its infrared detectors to look at the chemical composition of the planet’s atmosphere. It showed water vapor in the super-hot planet’s atmosphere and even found the chemical spectrum of neon, showing clouds where astronomers thought there were none.
The images were released one-by-one at an event at NASA’s Goddard Space Center that included cheerleaders with pompoms the color of the telescope’s golden mirrors.
“It moves you. This is so so beautiful,” Thomas Zurbuchen, chief of NASA’s science missions, said after the event. “Nature is beautiful. To me this is about beauty.”
The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away last December from French Guiana in South America. It reached its lookout point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth in January. Then the lengthy process began to align the mirrors, get the infrared detectors cold enough to operate and calibrate the science instruments, all protected by a sunshade the size of a tennis court.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has sentenced a former British ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation to a year in prison for failing to register her residence, a diplomat who has been following her case said Friday.
Independent media in the military-controlled country and the website of BBC’s Myanmar-language service also reported the court’s action.
The diplomat said former envoy Vicky Bowman’s husband, a Myanmar national, was also given a one-year sentence for the same offense. The diplomat insisted on not being identified because he was not authorized to release such information. Neither Myanmar’s military government nor the British embassy have publicly confirmed the court’s action.
The couple were arrested on Aug. 24, the military government announced last week. It said Bowman, who served as the British envoy in 2002-2006, was detained for failing to inform the authorities last year when she and her husband moved from their registered address in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, to Kalaw township in Shan state in east-central Myanmar.
It said she and her husband, Htein Lin, were charged under the Immigration Act and the Foreigners Registration Rules. It said Bowman, who has applied for a visa to do business in Myanmar, was charged with breaching visa rules because she did not comply with regulations governing foreigners.
Since 2013, Bowman has been heading the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, which says its goals include the promotion of human rights through responsible business in Myanmar.
The charge against Bowman has been widely seen as a pretext for cracking down on her for views the government may have considered critical, although her business was operated as a consultancy and did not play a notably vocal role in public affairs. | 2022-09-02T10:14:48+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/diplomat-myanmar-gives-ex-british-envoy-1-year-prison-term/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Powerball: Tips for choosing winning numbers (and what you shouldn't do)
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night is up to $1.6 billion – setting a new lottery prize record ahead of Saturday drawing. While your odds of actually winning aren't great, experts have some tips on how to choose your numbers and which strategies they say you should avoid.
MOST COMMON POWERBALL NUMBERS
According to lottonumbers.com, the most common numbers picked in the past are (white balls):
- 61: Drawn 78 times
- 32: Drawn 77 times
- 63: Drawn 73 times
- 21: Drawn 73 times
- 69: Drawn 71 times
- 36: Drawn 70 times
- 23: Drawn 70 times
- 39: Drawn 69 times
- 62: Drawn 69 times
- 59: Drawn 68 times
As for the most drawn red Powerball, those include:
- 24: Drawn 45 times
- 18: Drawn 42 times
- 4: Drawn 36 times
- 13: Drawn 34 times
- 21: Drawn 34 times
- 10: Drawn 33 times
- 6: Drawn 33 times
- 26: Drawn 33 times
- 19: Drawn 32 times
LEAST COMMON POWERBALL NUMBERS
According to KNTV, the least common powerball numbers are 26, 34, 13, 46, 4 and 24 (based on the last seven years of data). The least common Powerball numbers are 23, 12, 15, 7, 16 and 20.
SHOULD YOU PICK BIRTHDAYS AS YOUR POWERBALL NUMBERS?
Many people choose family or friends birthdays as their ‘lucky’ Powerball numbers, but experts say this strategy limits your number range between 1 and 31 – and if you've checked out the most common numbers drawn, you'll see that cuts you off from the top three numbers on the list.
RELATED: Powerball payout calculator: How much would you get after taxes if you won?
Richard Lustig, who has won seven lottery grand prizes told Forbes: "If you pick your own numbers and only play birthdays and anniversaries, you’re splitting the pot with 20-40 people. If you spread the numbers out across the whole track, you’ll either be the only winner or will split it with only one or two people."
DON'T GO WITH A QUICK PICK
While you could argue that Powerball numbers are chosen randomly so why not let a computer do the same for you, Lustig says that quick picks always give you a different set of numbers, therefore your odds are always going to be that their worst.
"There is a common misconception that the odds of winning differ depending on whether you choose your own numbers or go for a Quick Pick," Powerball.net reports. "That is not true; your chances of winning are exactly the same in both cases."
A drawing will be held Saturday night, Nov. 5, at 10:59 pm. for the Powerball prize, which hasn’t been won in more than three months. That string of 39 consecutive drawings without a winner is a reflection of the tough odds of winning a jackpot, at 1 in 292.2 million. | 2022-11-04T18:12:25+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/powerball-1-5-billion-jackpot-these-are-the-most-and-least-common-numbers-drawn |
Republican Ryan Zinke, who served as the Interior Secretary during the Trump administration, is projected to win a seat in Congress.
The Associated Press called the race at 10:31 a.m. ET.
Zinke defeated Democrat Monica Tranel, an attorney, in the contest for Montana’s 1st Congressional District.
The representative-elect oversaw a number of efforts to increase energy development and roll back Obama-era environmental restrictions.
He left his post in 2018 amid multiple ethics investigations. The Interior Department’s internal watchdog released two reports this year saying that Zinke failed to abide by ethics rules and misled investigators, respectively. Those findings were referred to the Justice Department, which declined to prosecute him and Zinke has denied wrongdoing.
This will not be Zinke’s first stint in Congress; before joining the Trump administration, he was also a member of the House of Representatives. At the time, however, he represented the entire state, though Montana has since picked up an additional seat and was split into two congressional districts. | 2022-11-10T16:47:44+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/hill-politics/zinke-former-trump-administration-official-wins-montana-house-race/ |
The Senate on Tuesday passed a GOP-led effort to overturn the District of Columbia’s new policing bill, the second time this year Congress is sending a measure nixing a D.C. criminal justice reform to President Biden.
Senators voted 56-43 on the resolution of disapproval, which needed 50 votes to pass. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) sided with every Republican in favor of the measure.
The White House has announced it opposes the repeal effort.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) was the lone senator who did not vote.
The D.C. policing bill would cement police accountability measures that were temporarily put in place following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. It passed the D.C. City Council in December. Among other things, the council’s bill bans chokeholds and would increase public access to body camera footage.
The House voted to advance the disapproval resolution 229-189 last month, with 14 Democrats voting with every Republican. Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) and Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) introduced the resolution.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) led the effort in the Senate for the GOP, saying in a floor speech before the vote that the bill in question makes it more difficult for police officers to do their job. He said the legislation “bans or severely restricts ordinary law enforcement practices,” including using riot gear to disperse violent crowds, and it makes the process more arduous for officers to use lethal force to protect themselves and others.
Vance also added that multiple officers’ organizations oppose the council’s effort.
“It’s why they believe it makes them less safe, and it’s why we have to go in a different direction in this community,” Vance continued. “We should be proud of this incredibly beautiful city. The people sent us here to do a job, and they sent us here to do that job proudly, and it’s hard to do it if we are surrounded by crime and we are surrounded by lawlessness.”
The latest effort to overturn a D.C. criminal justice measure comes months after Biden signed a resolution blocking the D.C. bill that would have lowered sentences for some violent crimes, including carjackings and robberies. The crime bill would have also increased jury trials for misdemeanor offenses.
More than 30 Democrats joined Republicans in the Senate to pass that resolution after Biden, who initially expressed opposition, changed his mind and said he would sign it.
The situation created headaches in the House, though, because the reversal gave Republicans the ability to criticize swing district Democrats who voted with the White House’s initial plan.
Republicans have viewed crime as a political winner, especially as it looks to retake both the White House and the Senate in 2024 after what will be a four-year hiatus. | 2023-05-16T20:27:20+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/senate-passes-repeal-of-dc-policing-bill/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said Thursday.
Meisner died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Eagles said in a statement. He was 77.
The bassist had endured numerous afflictions in recent years and personal tragedy in 2016 when his wife, Lana Rae Meisner, accidentally shot herself and died. Meanwhile, Randy Meisner had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had severe issues with alcohol, according to court records and comments made during a 2015 hearing in which a judge ordered Meisner to receive constant medical care.
Called “the sweetest man in the music business” by former bandmate Don Felder, the baby-faced Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in the early 1970s to form a quintessential Los Angeles band and one of the most popular acts in history.
“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band,” the Eagles’ statement said. “His vocal range was astonishing, as is evident on his signature ballad, ‘Take It to the Limit.’”
The band said funeral plans were pending.
Evolving from country rock to hard rock, the Eagles turned out a run of hit singles and albums over the next decade, starting with “Take It Easy” and continuing with “Desperado,” “Hotel California” and “Life In the Fast Lane” among others. Although chastised by many critics as slick and superficial, the Eagles released two of the most popular albums of all time, “Hotel California” and “Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975),” which with sales at 38 million the Recording Industry Association of America ranked with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as the No. 1 seller.
Led by singer-songwriters Henley and Frey, the Eagles were initially branded as “mellow” and “easy listening.” But by their third album, the 1974 release “On the Border,” they had added a rock guitarist, Felder, and were turning away from country and bluegrass.
Leadon, an old-fashioned bluegrass picker, was unhappy with the new sound and left after the 1975 album “One of These Nights.” (He was replaced by another rock guitarist, Joe Walsh.) Meisner stayed on through the 1976 release of “Hotel California,” the band’s most acclaimed record, but was gone soon after. His departure, ironically, was touched off by the song he cowrote and was best known for, “Take It to the Limit.”
A shy Nebraskan torn between fame and family life, Meisner had been ill and homesick during the “Hotel California” tour (his first marriage was breaking up) and was reluctant to have the spotlight for “Take It to the Limit,” a showcase for his nasally tenor. His objections during a Knoxville, Tennessee, concert in the summer of 1977 so angered Frey that the two argued backstage and Meisner left soon after. His replacement, Timothy B. Schmit, remained with the group over the following decades, along with Henley, Walsh and Frey, who died in 2016.
As a solo artist, Meisner never approached the success of the Eagles, but did have hits with “Hearts On Fire” and “Deep Inside My Heart” and played on records by Walsh, James Taylor and Dan Fogelberg among others. Meanwhile, the Eagles ended a 14-year hiatus in 1994 and toured with Schmit even though Meisner had played on all but one of their earlier studio albums. He did join group members past and present in 1998 when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and performed “Take It Easy” and “Hotel California.” For a decade, he was part of World Classic Rockers, a touring act that at various times included Donovan, Spencer Davis and Denny Laine.
Meisner was married twice, the first time when he was still in his teens, and had three kids.
The son of sharecroppers and grandson of a classical violinist, Meisner was playing in local bands as a teenager and by the end of the 1960s had moved to California and joined a country rock group, Poco, along with Richie Furay and Jimmy Messina. But he would remember being angered that Furay wouldn’t let him listen to the studio mix of their first album and left the group before it came out: His successor was Timothy B. Schmit.
Meisner backed Ricky Nelson, played on Taylor’s “Sweet Baby James” album and befriended Henley and Frey when all were performing in Linda Ronstadt’s band. With Ronstadt’s blessing, they formed the Eagles, were signed up by David Geffen for his Asylum Records label and released their self-titled debut album in 1972.
Frey and Henley sang lead most of the time, but Meisner was the key behind “Take It the Limit.” It appeared on the “One of These Nights” album from 1975 and became a top 5 single, a weary, plaintive song later covered by Etta James and as a duet by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
Meisner’s falsetto voice was so distinctive it became a defining part not only of the Eagles but the entire California sound.
Meisner’s “high harmonies are instantly recognizable and cherished by Eagles fans around the world,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said in a statement.
In a pair of 2015 episodes of the parody series “Documentary Now!” about a faux-Eagles band, Bill Hader’s mustachioed, ultra-high-voiced character is clearly inspired by Meisner.
“The purpose of the whole Eagles thing to me was that combination and the chemistry that made all the harmonies just sound perfect,” Meisner told the music web site www.lobstergottalent.com in 2015. “The funny thing is after we made those albums I never listened to them and it is only when someone comes over or I am at somebody’s house and it gets played in the background that is when I’ll tell myself, ‘Damn, these records are good.’”
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AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report. | 2023-07-28T23:37:50+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-randy-meisner-founding-member-of-the-eagles-and-singer-of-take-it-to-the-limit-dies-at-77/ |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – The shooting at an elementary school in Nashville has reignited the debate over gun laws in the U.S.
Following yet another school shooting, the Senate Chaplain prayed for Congress to take action.
“When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers,” said Senate Chaplain Barry Black.
Democrats say that action should be renewing the federal ban on assault style weapons and high-capacity magazines, which they argue would save the lives of victims and law enforcement officers.
“We’re asking law enforcement to run towards AR-15 weapons. You cannot support weapons of war on our streets and support law enforcement at the same time,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said.
Rep. Lieu bashed Republicans for blocking gun reform efforts and for postponing a hearing about gun regulations.
“They’re hiding because they know that the talking points they’re spewing are simply not true,” Lieu said.
But Republicans, like Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagarty, accuse Democrats of politicizing the shooting.
“Politics in Washington always seizes upon any crisis,” Sen. Hagerty said.
The GOP also rejects calls for new gun laws.
“If I thought that would solve the problem, I’d be for it. But it won’t,” Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) said.
However, President Biden says assault weapon bans are effective – adding, “there’s a moral price to pay for inaction.” | 2023-03-28T22:12:41+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/washington-dc/republicans-accuse-democrats-of-politics-amid-gun-reform-calls/ |
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DENVER (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev had 26 saves through overtime and stopped two more in the shootout to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night.
Evan Rodrigues beat Ilya Sorokin with a backhander for the only goal in the shootout, spoiling a 46-save effort for the Islanders’ goaltender. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen had a career-high 10 shots on goal.
“I feel like I have good deception and good hands and I feel like if I sell it hard enough I can get a goalie to buy it and it’s worked out for me,” Rodrigues said.
The shutout was Georgiev’s second of the season and 10th of his career.
New York completed the Western Conference portion of its five-game road trip, which wraps up at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers on Thursday.
The playoff-like matchup was in contrast to the teams’ first meeting, a 5-4 home win for the Islanders on Oct. 29.
“You kind of got the feeling the way both goalies were playing that the first goal would probably be the difference-maker,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said.
Martin Kaut, recalled from Colorado of the AHL earlier Monday, nearly scored on the Avalanche’s first power-play chance, early in the second period. Though Colorado didn’t score on the man advantage, the momentum shifted after that.
The Avalanche had a second opportunity midway through the second when Zach Parise went off for tripping. Colorado had three quality shots on Sorokin but he came up with big saves.
The Avalanche outshot New York 15-7 in the second and continued to carry the play in the third. Val Nichushkin and Rodrigues had prime chances midway through the period that Sorokin turned away.
Sorokin bounced back from allowing five goals on 29 shots in his start at Arizona on Friday night.
“There were a couple of pretty odd bounces in Arizona that you can’t do anything about,” Parise said. “He’s played great and he played great again tonight.”
Colorado forward Andrew Cogliano went to the locker room late in the third period after hitting the boards in the New York zone. Cogliano’s right skate got tangled with Parise’s left skate and he went into the boards with his right shoulder.
“We’ll see how he presents in the morning and we’ll have a better idea on the timeline,” Bednar said.
HONOR CODE
Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar earned integrity points with an unselfish gesture. Late in the first period Makar went down behind his net as Mathew Barzal tried to get the puck from him with his stick. The referee put up his arm indicating a delayed penalty on Barzal but Makar waved his glove to tell the ref he slipped and a penalty wasn’t warranted.
“I think I would have felt a lot less guilty if I didn’t say anything than if I did,” Makar said. “I apologize to (my teammates). I don’t plan on doing that again.”
Makar may get good-natured grief from his teammates but he got respect from the Islanders.
“Just an honest player who wants to beat you fair and square,” New York coach Lane Lambert said.
NOTES
The Avalanche acquired F Denis Malgin from Toronto in exchange for F Dryden Hunt. ... New York G Semyon Varlamov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury suffered in the third period of Saturday’s 5-2 win at Vegas. ... Colorado’s Kurtis MacDermid returned to the lineup after missing 16 games with a lower-body injury.
UP NEXT
Islanders: At the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Avalanche: Host Montreal on Wednesday night.
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Biscuits Power Past Lookouts, 9-4
Montgomery scores five in sixth inning to pull away from Chattanooga
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Biscuits (46-44) and the Chattanooga Lookouts (48-41) were locked in a stalemate early, but it was the Butter and Blue that pulled away with a 9-4 victory on Tuesday night at AT&T Field.
The action did not begin until the second inning when Mason Auer and Heriberto Hernandez recorded a pair of RBI-doubles off Thomas Farr (0-1) to take the lead for Montgomery. However, Chattanooga would not be outdone as Daniel Vellojin tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom frame with a two-run home run off Patrick Wicklander (3-1).
Hernandez extended his on-base streak to 18 games with the double, making it the fourth-longest active streak in the Southern League. If the right fielder can reach base in his next four games, it would tie the season-long set by Austin Shenton earlier this season.
A sacrifice fly from Jose Torres gave the Lookouts a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning, but momentum would shift in the sixth. The Biscuits used RBI-forceouts from Logan Driscoll and Tanner Murray along with a pair of RBI-knocks for Hernandez and Evan Edwards to take a 7-3 lead into the final stretch.
Chattanooga responded in the bottom of the seventh with a sacrifice fly from Blake Dunn, but Ronny Simon neutralized it in the next frame with his ninth home run of the season to make the score 8-4.
An RBI-double from Tristan Peters put Montgomery ahead 9-4 in the top of the ninth, and Chris Gau retired the side in order to clinch the series opener. Wicklander earned the win while Farr recorded the loss, with the former allowing only three earned runs off six hits over five innings pitched.
Despite bringing in an RBI, Murray was unable to record a knock to extend his hit-streak to seven games. However, Tristan Peters was able to extend his hit-streak to six games, which puts the left fielder four games away from tying the team-long set by Mason Auer.
The Biscuits and the Lookouts will resume their series on Wednesday, July 26 with first pitch scheduled for 6:15 PM CT, and features a pitching matchup of Logan Workman (1-2) for the Butter and Blue against Sam Benschoter (3-7) for the Lookouts.
The next homestand is set for August 8, as Montgomery will take on the Birmingham Barons. The series will include National Dollar Day on Tuesday, August 8; Beer Lovers Day on Wednesday, August 9; a Lazy Day T-Shirt Giveaway on Thirsty Thursday August 10; a Bacon Biscuit Bucket Hat Giveaway on Friday, August 11; Halloween Night & MAX Fireworks on Saturday, August 12; and a Lil’ Crumbs Backpack Giveaway presented by Whataburger.
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Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced the update during the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, conference in Montreal. The union’s hundreds of members include government agencies from around the world, and it’s one of the planet’s widest-reaching environmental networks.
The IUCN uses its Red List of Threatened Species to categorize animals approaching extinction. This year, the union is sounding the alarm about the dugong — a large and docile marine mammal that lives from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean.
The dugong is vulnerable throughout its range, and now populations in East Africa have entered the red list as critically endangered, IUCN said in a statement. Populations in New Caledonia have entered the list as endangered, the group said.
The major threats to the animal are unintentional capture in fishing gear in East Africa and poaching in New Caledonia, IUCN said. It also suffers from boat collisions and loss of the seagrasses it eats, said Evan Trotzuk, who led the East Africa red list assessment.
“Strengthening community-led fisheries governance and expanding work opportunities beyond fishing are key in East Africa, where marine ecosystems are fundamental to people’s food security and livelihoods,” Trotzuk said.
The IUCN Red List includes more than 150,000 species. The list sometimes overlaps with the species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, such as in the case of the North Atlantic right whale. More than 42,000 of the species on the red list are threatened with extinction, IUCN says.
IUCN uses several categories to describe an animal’s status, ranging from “least concern” to “critically endangered.” IUCN typically updates the red list two or three times a year. This week’s update includes more than 3,000 additions to the red list. Of those, 700 are threatened with extinction.
Jane Smart, head of IUCN’s Centre for Science and Data, said it will take political will to save the jeopardized species, and the gravity of the new listings can serve as a clarion call.
“The news we often give you on this is often gloomy, a little bit depressing, but it sparks the action, which is good,” Smart said.
Pillar coral, which is found throughout the Caribbean, was moved from vulnerable to critically endangered in this week’s update. The coral is threatened by a tissue loss disease, and its population has shrunk by more than 80% across most of its range since 1990, IUCN said. The IUCN lists more than two dozen corals in the Atlantic Ocean as critically endangered.
Almost half the corals in the Atlantic are “at elevated risk of extinction due to climate change and other impacts,” Beth Polidoro, an associate professor at Arizona State University and red list coordinator for IUCN.
Unsustainable harvesting and poaching have emerged as threats to abalone, which are used as seafood, IUCN said. Twenty of the 54 abalone species in the world are threatened with extinction according to the red list’s first global assessment of the species.
Threats to the abalone are compounded by climate change, diseases and pollution, the organization said.
“This red list update brings to light new evidence of the multiple interacting threats to declining life in the sea,” said Jon Paul Rodríguez, chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
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Nominations Will Be Unveiled on December 12, 2022
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association® (HFPA), dick clark productions (dcp) and NBC today announced the Golden Globe® Awards will air live coast-to-coast on NBC and Peacock on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.
The Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. It is one of the few awards ceremonies to recognize both motion picture and television achievements. NBC has a long-standing history of broadcasting the Golden Globe Awards and will be televising this year's show as part of a one-year agreement, which allows the HFPA and dcp to explore new opportunities for domestic and global distribution across a variety of platforms in the future.
"We recognize the HFPA's commitment to ongoing change and look forward to welcoming back the Golden Globes to NBC for its landmark 80th Anniversary in January 2023," said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
"We are thrilled to announce the return of the Golden Globe Awards on NBC and to hosting the 'Party of the Year' for audiences around the world who have been waiting for its return," said Helen Hoehne, President of the HFPA. "It's great to be back at the Beverly Hilton for the must-see celebration recognizing the best in film and television. The HFPA remains committed to important changes and supporting programs which prioritize diversity, inclusion, and transparency. See you on January 10!"
The HFPA recently announced the introduction of 103 new voters to its ranks, marking the first time international-based voters have been added to the voting pool. This diverse voting body is now represented by 62 different countries around the world. Combined with the current HFPA membership, the total Golden Globe Awards voting body is now 52% female, 51.5% racially and ethnically diverse, with 19.5% Latinx, 12% Asian, 10% Black and 10% Middle Eastern.
Proceeds from the broadcast provide funding for the HFPA's philanthropy and charitable giving programs. This year, the HFPA awarded more than $4.5 million to 93 programs and organizations.
These donations support a diverse range of nonprofit organizations that help underserved communities and programs, as well as universities and colleges. In addition, the grants support film restoration projects both in the United States and overseas, as well as journalism programs that provide aid and assistance to journalists across the globe.
"We have seen first-hand the dedication of the HFPA as it continues to modernize and act on its important mission," said Adam Stotsky, President of dcp. "We're excited to produce the show that kicks off award season and supports so many here in Los Angeles and impacts artists across the globe."
Listed below is the timetable for the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards:
- Monday, November 7, 2022: Deadline for Motion Picture and Television Submissions
- Monday, December 12, 2022: Nominations Announced
- Tuesday, January 10, 2023: Live Broadcast of the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards
ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION:
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 – then known as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association – by a group of entertainment journalists based in Los Angeles. During World War II, the non-profit organization established a cultural bridge between Tinseltown and millions around the world seeking an escape and inspiration through entertainment. The HFPA continues to do so today with a membership representing more than 55 countries. Since 1944, the group has hosted the annual Golden Globe Awards – the premier ceremony which honors achievements in both television and film. The licensing fees from the Golden Globe® Awards has enabled the organization to donate more than $50 million to more than 70 entertainment-related charities, film restoration, scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts over the last three decades. Its efforts include support for diversity programs in partnership with advocacy groups promoting greater access in Hollywood aimed at underserved communities. For more information, please visit www.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@GoldenGlobes), Facebook (www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes), Instagram (@GoldenGlobes), and in Spanish on Twitter (@globosdeoro), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/globosdeoropaginaoficial).
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ABOUT NBC
NBC's 2022-23 drama slate is highlighted by the trifecta of "Chicago Fire," "Chicago Med" and "Chicago P.D."; the Thursday trio of mothership "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU" and "Law & Order: Organized Crime"; and second-year hit "La Brea." The reimagined "Quantum Leap" starring Raymond Lee, launches this fall. The comedy lineup includes new series "Lopez vs. Lopez" and the updated "Night Court." Returning to NBC this season will be comedy favorites "Young Rock," "American Auto" and "Grand Crew." Unscripted series include four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition hit "The Voice," perennial #1 most-watched summer series "America's Got Talent," athletic showcase "American Ninja Warrior" and recent hit "Password." In late night, NBC regularly delivers #1 broadcast results with "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," "Late Night with Seth Meyers," which recently earned its first Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, and the iconic franchise "Saturday Night Live."
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WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions about race, Rhode Island’s role in the slave trade and the place of women in 19th century New England society.
The window installed at the long-closed St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Warren in 1878 is the oldest known public example of stained glass on which Christ is depicted as a person of color that one expert has seen.
“This window is unique and highly unusual,” said Virginia Raguin, a professor of humanities emerita at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and an expert on the history of stained-glass art. “I have never seen this iconography for that time.”
The 12-foot tall, 5-foot wide (3.7 meters by 1.5 meters) window depicts two biblical passages in which women, also painted with dark skin, appear as equals to Christ. One shows Christ in conversation with Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus, from the Gospel of Luke. The other shows Christ speaking to the Samaritan woman at the well from the Gospel of John.
The window made by the Henry E. Sharp studio in New York had largely been forgotten until a few years ago when Hadley Arnold and her family bought the 4,000-square-foot (371-square-meter) Greek Revival church building, which opened in 1830 and closed in 2010, to convert into their home.
When four stained-glass windows were removed in 2020 to be replaced with clear glass, Arnold took a closer look. It was a cold winter’s day with the sunlight shining at just the right angle and she was stunned by what she saw in one of them: The human figures had dark skin.
“The skin tones were nothing like the white Christ you usually see,” said Arnold, who teaches architectural design in California after growing up in Rhode Island and earning an art history degree from Harvard University.
The window has now been scrutinized by scholars, historians and experts trying to determine the motivations of the artist, the church and the woman who commissioned the window in memory of her two aunts, both of whom married into families that had been involved in the slave trade.
“Is this repudiation? Is this congratulations? Is this a secret sign?” said Arnold.
Raguin and other experts confirmed that the skin tones — in black and brown paint on milky white glass that was fired in an oven to set the image — were original and deliberate. The piece shows some signs of aging but remains in very good condition, she said.
But does it depict a Black Jesus? Arnold doesn’t feel comfortable using that term, preferring to say it depicts Christ as a person of color, probably Middle Eastern, which she says would make sense, given where the Galilean Jewish preacher was from.
Others think it’s open to interpretation.
“To me, being of African American and Native American heritage, I think that it could represent both people,” said Linda A’Vant-Deishinni, the former executive director of the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. She now runs the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence’s St. Martin de Porres Center, which provides services to older residents.
“The first time I saw it, it just kind of just blew me away,” A’Vant-Deishinni said.
Victoria Johnson, a retired educator who was the first Black woman named principal of a Rhode Island high school, thinks the figures in the glass are most certainly Black.
“When I see it, I see Black,” she said. “It was created in an era when at a white church in the North, the only people of color they knew were Black.”
Warren’s economy had been based on the building and outfitting of ships, some used in the slave trade, according to the town history. And although there are records of enslaved people in town before the Civil War, the racial makeup of St. Mark’s was likely mostly if not all white.
The window was commissioned by a Mary P. Carr in honor of two women, apparently her late aunts, whose names appear on the glass, Arnold said. Mrs. H. Gibbs and Mrs. R. B. DeWolf were sisters, and both married into families involved in the slave trade. The DeWolf family made a fortune as one of the nation’s leading slave-trading families; Gibbs married a sea captain who worked for the DeWolfs.
Both women had been listed as donors to the American Colonization Society, founded to support the migration of freed slaves to Liberia in Africa. The controversial effort was overwhelmingly rejected by Black people in America, leading many former supporters to become abolitionists instead. DeWolf also left money in her will to found another church in accord with egalitarian principles, according to the research.
Another clue is the timing, Arnold said. The window was commissioned at a critical juncture of U.S. history when supporters of Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and their Southern Democrat opponents agreed to settle the 1876 presidential election with what is known as the Compromise of 1877, which essentially ended Reconstruction-era efforts to grant and protect the legal rights of formerly enslaved Black people.
What was Carr trying to say about Gibbs’ and DeWolf’s links to slavery?
“We don’t know, but it would appear that she is honoring people of conscience however imperfect their actions or their effectiveness may have been,” Arnold said. “I don’t think it would be there otherwise.”
The window also is remarkable because it shows Christ interacting with woman as equals, Raguin said: “Both stories were selected to profile equality.”
For now, the window remains propped upright in a wooden frame where pews once stood. College classes have come to see it, and on one recent spring afternoon there was a visit from a diverse group of eighth graders from The Nativity School in Worcester, a Jesuit boys’ school.
The boys learned about the window’s history and significance from Raguin.
“When I first brought this up to them in religion class, it was the first time the kids had ever heard of something like this and they were genuinely curious as to what that was all about, why it mattered, why it existed,” religion teacher Bryan Montenegro said. “I thought that it would be very valuable to come and see it, and be so close to it, and really feel the diversity and inclusion that was so different for that time.”
Arnold hopes to find a museum, college or other institution that can preserve and display the window for academic study and public appreciation.
“I think this belongs in the public trust,” she said. “I don’t believe that it was ever intended to be a privately owned object.” | 2023-05-14T23:17:35+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/stained-glass-window-shows-jesus-christ-with-dark-skin-stirring-questions-about-race-in-new-england/ |
SYDNEY, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Infrastructure Hub welcomes the launch of the G20's Pandemic Fund to address pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, particularly in vulnerable countries, GI Hub Chief Executive Officer Marie Lam-Frendo said.
"The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that across the world, countries were tragically unprepared to manage a global health crisis.
"The G20's Pandemic Fund will help ensure sufficient, long-term, and better coordinated financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and strengthen the capacity of low- and middle-income countries' health systems.
Investment is critical
"The inadequate global response to COVID-19 was a result of decades of underinvestment in health systems and infrastructure.
"Despite recent modest growth, due to pandemic control activities, private investment in health infrastructure has been on a downward trend for years, the social sector (which includes hospitals) accounted for only 6% of total private investment in infrastructure projects from 2010 - 2020.
"Adequate infrastructure investment is critical to improving health system capacity and pandemic response and management. Especially in emerging markets and developing economies, where lower levels of existing infrastructure exacerbate the challenges of capacity to respond to pandemics.
Addressing large gaps in financing preparedness
"It's reassuring to see the international community come together with political will and consensus to launch the Pandemic Fund - this is a testament to multilateralism, even in challenging times.
"I congratulate Indonesia's and Italy's leadership under their individual G20 presidencies for developing and launching the Pandemic Fund and securing the foundational and current donors.
"I see this step as a golden opportunity for pandemic prevention, response strategies, and health systems to be strengthened in countries where it's needed the most.
"We're ready to support the G20, in our role as their dedicated infrastructure entity, to ensure this opportunity builds resilience and improves pandemic readiness, particularly in countries' with low health infrastructure investment."
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Impact of at home learning, increase in digital resources spur growth
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a just-published report by SIMBA Information, the size of the K-12 instructional supplemental materials market was estimated at $3.8 billion in 2020 and forecast to increase to $4.6 billion in 2024. That growth represents a CAGR of 5.3% over the four years, and a corresponding rise in the market share of supplemental materials from 43.9% of the total K-12 instructional materials market in 2020 to 45.7% in 2024.
In the report, K-12 Supplemental Materials Market, released on July 1 2022, SIMBA attributed the growth and forecasted rise to a variety of strong and continuing forces, including a much greater availability of digital instructional materials, the huge amount of teaching resources easily available on the open Web, the rise of Open Education Resources (OER), and current best practices for teaching and learning-specifically the focus on student engagement and inquiry based learning—which can motivate teachers to look outside their standard basal texts to meet those standards.
The largest recent force for the growth of this market though has been the necessities forced upon teachers and parents while children were learning at home during the pandemic which motivated both parties to be creative in locating stimulating and appropriate teaching resources on the Internet that were geared for online learning.
Despite the ongoing high interest in locating and integrating supplemental teaching materials, researchers have found a disturbing high percentage of the more "unregulated" online sources: e.g., those found on virtual resource pools or simply retrieved from a basic Google Web search-presenting serious quality and alignment to standards problems. The State of K-12 Instructional Materials 2022 outlines the specific flaws uncovered and provides examples of how third parties, including traditional educational instructional materials, could play a role in assisting schools and individual teachers in in choosing the highest quality and most appropriate supplemental resources for their classroom.
Other key issues covered in the report include a breakdown of the supplemental materials market by key subjects and geographies; what teachers look for when selecting supplemental materials, including a breakdown by subject, and a look at how, where and why teachers search for supplemental materials.
Also provided are profiles of leading large and smaller leading educational publishers of supplemental materials. Key companies profiled include Discovery Education, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Renaissance Learning, Savvas, Scholastic, and Stride Learning.
An Appendix to the report provides sample guidance materials on how to choose supplemental materials from two sources: a State education agency and a school district.
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Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to reinstate student debt plan
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The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president's student debt cancellation plan, according to a Thursday legal filing warning that Americans will face financial strain if the plan remains stalled in court when loan payments are scheduled to restart in January.
The Justice Department is fighting to keep Biden's plan alive after it was halted by two federal courts in recent weeks. On Thursday it asked a federal appeals court in New Orleans to suspend a decision striking down Biden's plan, and in the same filing it announced plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a St. Louis appeals court that halted the plan.
Biden’s plan promises $10,000 in federal student debt forgiveness to those with incomes of less than $125,000, or households earning less than $250,000. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, are eligible for an additional $10,000 in relief.
Keeping the debt relief on hold would leave the government with an “unnecessarily perilous choice,” the administration argued in its filing Thursday. If it restarts student loan payments as planned on Jan. 1, millions of Americans will get billed for debt that was promised to be canceled. But if the government extends the payment pause, it will cost billions of dollars in lost revenue.
It builds on arguments the administration made in other filings this week, warning that many Americans won't be able to pay their student debt bills in January if the cancellation plan remains halted.
For typical borrowers, monthly payments would be $200 to $300 higher than they would be if Biden’s plan goes through, the Education Department said. The strain could lead to soaring default rates, which have increased by an average of twentyfold in the wake of other natural disasters.
“We anticipate there could be an historically large increase in the amount of federal student loan delinquency and defaults as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Education Undersecretary James Kvaal said in a Tuesday filing. “This could result in one of the harms that the one-time student loan debt relief program was intended to avoid.”
Biden's plan has drawn a flurry of legal challenges, which have seen mixed results. Opponents of debt forgiveness have asked the Supreme Court to intervene at least twice after their cases failed in lower courts. The Supreme Court rejected both requests.
In its new filing, the Justice Department asks an appeals court to lift a decision from U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman striking down Biden’s plan. Pittman, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump and is based in Fort Worth, Texas, ruled last week that Biden's plan oversteps his presidential authority and usurps Congress' powers to make laws.
It stemmed from a lawsuit brought by two borrowers who are not eligible for relief under the parameters of Biden’s plan. The program was separately halted by a St. Louis court after six Republican-led states said it would harm financial institutions.
Almost 26 million people already have applied for the relief, with 16 million approved, but the Education Department stopped accepting and processing applications last week after the plan was ruled illegal.
The White House says it will prevail in court, but the barrage of lawsuits has thrown Biden’s plan into jeopardy. It’s now uncertain whether 40 million borrowers who were promised debt relief will have to start making payments on that debt in January.
The biggest risk is for 18 million borrowers who were told their entire loan balance would be canceled. Even if payments restart, those borrowers might think they’re in the clear and ignore the bills, the Education Department has warned.
Borrowers who fall behind on payments can face heavy consequences, including damage to their credit scores and the withholding of wages and tax refunds.
Advocates and some Democrats in Congress are pressuring Biden to extend the payment pause until all legal challenges are resolved, despite his previous assurance that the freeze would end after Dec. 31.
In a Tuesday filing, the Education Department said it’s “examining all available options.” But it warned that extending the pause could cost the federal government “several billion dollars a month in unrecovered loan revenue.”
The freeze already has cost the federal government more than $100 billion in revenue, according to a July report by the Government Accountability Office. Critics caution that another extension could worsen inflation and increase the risk of economic recession.
In a separate action targeting student debt, the Education and Justice departments announced a new policy aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get student loans canceled in bankruptcy court.
When borrowers in bankruptcy try to get their federal student loans canceled, lawyers for the government have typically moved to block it.
Advocates have long complained that only a tiny fraction of borrowers in bankruptcy succeed in getting their student loans erased, and many lawyers won't even take those cases on. As a presidential candidate, Biden promised to fix the problem.
The Justice Department on Thursday sent new guidance to its attorneys clarifying when they can support a borrower's request for student debt forgiveness. Judges still have the final say, but the department said its guidance will lead to “fairer, more consistent results.”
Separately, a federal judge on Wednesday approved an Education Department settlement that will cancel $6 billion in student debt for borrowers who say they were defrauded by for-profit colleges. The deal was proposed in June but was delayed amid a challenge by several schools.
A federal judge in San Francisco concluded that the settlement is fair. Advocates and the Biden administration applauded the approval, while a for-profit college industry group promised to appeal the decision.
Under the settlement, the Education Department agreed to cancel loans for about 200,000 borrowers who went to one of more than 150 for-profit colleges and later applied for cancellation because of misconduct by their schools.
It stems from a 2019 lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of intentionally stalling the loan relief program while it rewrote the rules. | 2022-11-17T23:50:30+00:00 | 4029tv.com | https://www.4029tv.com/article/biden-administration-to-ask-supreme-court-to-reinstate-student-debt-plan/41997106 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peak Support is excited to announce that it has won Best Outsourcing Provider of the Year at 2022 International Customer Management Institute Global Contact Center Awards. The award is given to teams that showcase a high level of commitment to elevating customer and team experience.
Peak Support has experienced significant growth in 2022. Our biggest differentiator from other BPOs is our ability to serve clients in a high growth stage. Peak Support's specialty is assisting clients whose needs are ever-changing, pivoting alongside them while providing white glove service with a human touch. Our experienced team can forecast and consider upcoming trends and otherwise serve as a strategic partner in client decision making. Peak Support provides customized customer support solutions to align with the unique goals of clients in all industries.
"We started Peak Support in 2015 after we were laid off," said Jonathan Steiman, CEO of Peak Support, who started the company with Bianca Lazaro and Hazel Abijay in 2015. "We knew we had something - strong working relationships, deep personal connections, and a desire to do something significant. To be recognized as the Best Outsourcing Partner by the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), a leading publication in our industry, is a big deal. It's the result of our talented and tireless team showing up, diving in and staying at it for our world-class clients."
John Yanez, Chief Operating Officer of Peak Support, said, "We understand that our clients' needs are unique. They Peak Support meets clients where they are at and evolves with them. This award is a testament to our incredible team, which is deeply driven by providing an exceptional customer experience for our clients and their customers."
"I'm so proud of our team for earning this award," said George Tillotson, Senior Director, Sales. "I think that internally at Peak Support, we know how dedicated we are to our clients' success. However, it's fantastic to be recognized publicly by ICMI, and have an award to show for all of our efforts."
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations meeting in India on Monday are poised to address critical global economic challenges, including the threats posed by climate change and rising debt among low-income countries.
The finance minister of India, which is hosting the global grouping, said the G20 will focus on strengthening the global economy as growth remains uneven and below average.
“What we need are coordinated international efforts to navigate this challenging period,” Nirmala Sitharaman said in her opening remarks ahead of the meetings being held in Gandhinagar, a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
Earlier on Monday, Sitharaman and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the two countries were working together to further the group’s agenda. They spoke after holding talks on the sidelines of the G20 meetings, a sign of the importance of their countries’ relationship at a time of tension with China.
“The world is looking to the G20 to make progress on key challenges like climate change and pandemics as part of our work to strengthen the global economy and to support developing countries,” Yellen said.
Sitharaman said a priority for the G20 and host India is strengthening global development banks and reaching a consensus on “intractable issues associated with rising indebtedness of low and middle-income countries.” Yellen added that it was vital to “press for more ambition and specific reforms” with respect to global development banks.
Both leaders emphasized the need to tackle debt issues facing low- and middle-income countries and to improve the multilateral debt restructuring process.
Sri Lanka and Ghana defaulted on their international debts in 2022, roughly two years after Zambia defaulted. And more than half of all low-income countries face debt distress, which hurts their long-term ability to function and develop.
The meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors will conclude on Tuesday.
A meeting of G20 finance chiefs in India’s technology hub of Bengaluru in February ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document.
Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time soon after a trip to Beijing. She reiterated the deepening ties between the two countries on Monday and said “the United States and India are among the closest partners in the world.”
In a statement, she said the U.S. was looking forward to working with India on an “investment platform to deliver a lower cost of capital and increased private investment to speed India’s energy transition.”
India’s longstanding relationship with Russia has also loomed as the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine continues despite U.S. and allied countries’ efforts to sanction and economically bludgeon Russia’s economy. India has not taken part in the efforts to punish Russia and maintains energy trade with that country despite a Group of Seven-endorsed price cap on Russian oil, which has seen some success in slowing Russia’s economy.
Despite this, the U.S. has increased ties with India and courted its leaders. President Joe Biden hosted a White House state visit honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June, designed to highlight and foster their partnership. The two leaders pronounced the U.S.-India relationship never stronger and rolled out new business deals between the nations. | 2023-07-18T01:10:32+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-in-india-g20-finance-chiefs-set-to-address-global-challenges-like-climate-change-and-rising-debt/ |
Duke coach Kara Lawson said her team played with a men’s basketball for the first half of a loss to Florida State last Sunday.
The 16th-ranked Blue Devils lost to the Seminoles 70-57 in Tallahassee, Florida — the team’s second Atlantic Coast Conference loss of the season.
After her team beat Pittsburgh 53-44 on Thursday, Lawson ended her news conference by speaking animatedly about Sunday’s game.
“This would never happen in a men’s game. This would never happen. It’s embarrassing for our sport,” she said.
The circumference of a women’s ball is about an inch smaller than a men’s ball and it is typically 2 ounces lighter. While it may not seem like a lot, that’s a big difference.
Lawson said throughout the first half, Duke players were “complaining about the ball.” The Blue Devils were 7-for-34 from the field in the opening 20 minutes of that game. They were 12 for 38 in the second half. Florida State made 10 of its 30 shots in the first two quarters and 14 of 31 in the second half.
“To have a game that, at the end of the season, could be the difference between a seed, between a title, my players don’t deserve that and neither do their players,” Lawson said. “It’s a complete failure. And you can figure out who the people I’m talking about that failed the sport and our players and both teams.”
Lawson said assistant coach Winston Gandy went to the scorer’s table at the half to check on the ball when he realized what the problem was. She said the game officials changed the ball to start the second half.
“We have concluded through our investigation that it was a men’s ball,” Lawson said. ”The conference and Florida State is saying that it wasn’t.”
Lawson said that she wanted to appeal the game but the conference wouldn’t let her.
“Let me be clear: Florida State beat us. They beat us playing with a men’s ball in the first half and a women’s ball in the second half. But I can’t say if we’d have played with a women’s ball in the first half and the second half that we would have won. But they can’t say that either,” Lawson said.
Lawson said that the ACC has instituted a rule change under which players have to confirm the correct ball during the captains’ meeting before the tipoff.
“It’s very frustrating that (the game) … was not treated with the utmost respect that players on both teams deserve,” she said.
This wasn’t the first time this has happened in women’s basketball. In 2017, the College of Charleston played home games and practiced with men’s balls for most of its season until the error was was discovered.
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For the fifth time in four years, Israelis went to the polls, and once again, no clear victor immediately emerged.
Exit polls by Israeli media gave former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist and religious allies a slight edge early Wednesday, but the final tally could change as the official count is conducted.
Already, there was talk that a small Arab nationalist party could play spoiler, leaving Netanyahu and his opponents evenly split in Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, and putting the country on track for yet another election early next year.
Meanwhile, a Jewish ultranationalist faction was projected to become the third-largest party in the Knesset. It would gain unprecedented clout in a Netanyahu-led government — but only if one can be formed.
Here’s a look at where the election results stand.
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WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF ISRAEL’S ELECTION?
Official results won’t be published until later this week, but exit polls carried out by Israel’s three main TV channels projected that Netanyahu and his allies will win 61 to 62 seats in the 120-member Knesset, just enough to form a government.
His opponents, an array of parties from across the political spectrum currently led by caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, a political centrist, were projected to win 54 seats.
A small Arab nationalist party, Balad, was reportedly close to the electoral threshold of 3.25% of the vote. If it passes that threshold, it would gain four seats and erase Netanyahu’s edge. If it falls short, those votes would be wasted, strengthening Netanyahu’s camp.
No political party has ever won an outright majority in Israel, so larger parties like Netanyahu’s Likud must assemble majority coalitions with smaller ones, which can involve weeks of negotiations. That process can only really begin once the official results are in.
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WHAT WAS THE MAIN ISSUE IN ISRAEL’S ELECTION?
This election, like the previous four going back to 2019, was largely centered on Netanyahu, who is on trial for serious corruption charges and remains a deeply polarizing figure.
Netanyahu was Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, holding the office for 12 straight years — after an initial three-year run in the 1990s — before being ousted by a broad but fragile coalition last year.
His supporters view him as a champion of Israel’s nationalist right and a master statesman who is the victim of a witch hunt by political opponents in Israel’s judiciary, law enforcement and media.
Netanyahu’s critics view him as a crook who threatens Israel’s democratic institutions by placing his legal woes above the national interest.
With the focus on Netanyahu, Israel’s decades-long conflict with the Palestinians has been left on the back burner in recent elections, even as violence has steadily risen and hard-liners on both sides have gained popularity.
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WHO ARE THE FAR-RIGHT POLITICIANS GAINING INFLUENCE IN ISRAEL?
The only clear winner from the elections so far is Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right politician who has moved from Israel’s ultranationalist fringe to the mainstream as the country has drifted rightwards over the past two decades.
His Religious Zionism faction, formally led by another far-right figure, Bezalal Smotrich, is projected to win 14 to 15 seats and emerge as the third-largest party in the Knesset. If Netanyahu forms a government, Ben-Gvir is expected to request a Cabinet post as the minister in charge of police.
Ben-Gvir is a disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane, an anti-Arab racist who called for the mass deportation of Palestinians and stripping Arabs of Israeli citizenship. His Kach party was banned in Israel and outlawed as a terrorist organization in the United States, and Kahane was shot dead in 1990.
Ben-Gvir, who was convicted of incitement and supporting terrorism years ago and has represented Jewish extremists facing similar charges, has been careful to publicly distance himself from Kahane’s most extreme beliefs.
But he has still called for the deportation of Arab lawmakers, the death sentence for convicted terrorists and greater immunity for Israeli security forces battling Palestinian militants.
Ben-Gvir also makes frequent, provocative appearances in areas where Israeli-Palestinian tensions are running high, often exacerbating them before TV cameras. Last month he brandished a handgun in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood while shouting at police to fire on Palestinian stone-throwers.
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WHAT WOULD A NETANYAHU-LED GOVERNMENT LOOK LIKE?
If the exit polls hold and Netanyahu is able to form a government with his natural allies, it would be the most extreme right-wing coalition in Israel’s history.
Any peace negotiations with the Palestinians, which collapsed shortly after Netanyahu last ascended to the premiership in 2009, would be virtually unthinkable. That could heighten tensions with the Biden administration, which supports a two-state solution, as well as Israel’s allies in the U.S., particularly the more liberal Jewish-American community.
A Netanyahu-led government could enact reforms that would make his legal woes disappear, something that critics say would undermine Israel’s democracy and the rule of law.
Netanyahu’s supporters have sought to tamp down such worries, saying any changes to the legal code would not apply in his case and that he can rein in more extreme coalition partners like Ben-Gvir. But that could prove difficult if — as the polls project — Religious Zionism accounts for a quarter of the coalition’s seats in parliament.
If Netanyahu fails to form a government, the country will most likely head to elections again in March, potentially giving him yet another shot at returning to power. | 2022-11-02T01:29:57+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/explainer-who-won-israels-latest-election/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world |
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July 2022, the IRS published a report on its Strategic Plan for the years 2022 through 2026. The report features many lofty goals, including increasing service capabilities, consolidating enforcement efforts, recruiting a more advanced workforce, and modernizing existing infrastructure.
All these proposed efforts are based upon 80 billion of investment into the IRS from the federal government via the Biden administration and the Inflation Reduction Act, which comes with strings attached. To be clear, the IRS would not benefit from budget enhancements if the government did not believe they could make back that money and more through civil and criminal tax enforcement actions and other aggressive adjustments to strategy including the planned hiring of 87,000 IRS agents and huge investments into technology.
Therefore, many taxpayers are rightly concerned about the increased chance that they could soon face an audit or criminal tax investigation.
The IRS' five-year strategy was announced through Publication 3744, which can be found in its entirety on the agency website. The plan was developed by the strategic planning team within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. According to the document, the report included input from IRS leaders and employees, advisory groups, and other key stakeholders, including the Department of the Treasury.
The strategy centers around four key "goals," as the report describes them: service, enforcement, people, and transformation.
The IRS suggests that the first goal of their five-year plan is to provide quality and accessible services to enhance the taxpayer experience. As the tax code becomes increasingly more complicated, so too does compliance. This affects those taxpayers in underserved community populations at a substantially higher rate. Not only are these taxpayers more likely to struggle with remaining compliant with the tax code, but they are also much less likely to actually obtain the benefits that are baked into the tax code for their own interests.
A critical aspect of the service goal is growing the IRS' digital service capabilities. More and more taxpayers and tax preparation professionals are growing to expect the government to shift to online services that represent a more accessible channel of communication and disclosure for taxpayers across the country.
According to a Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey Report from 2020, four of the top five IRS services that are most important to taxpayers are digital services. In their strategic plan, the IRS makes it clear that they intend to expand their outreach and service areas to account for the underserved by making use of developing technologies.
Though the current administration has poured funding into the IRS, the agency remains overburdened with a workload that is difficult to meet while using past strategies. All the while, the technological sophistication of tax evaders grows.
Among the IRS' responses contained in their five-year strategy is the plan to proactively identify current and emerging fraud schemes using real-time intelligence and analytics. This will involve the consolidation of fraud-related compliance efforts to streamline operations and better allocate resources.
The IRS' Office of Fraud Enforcement has also been investing in top-tier blockchain tracing and virtual currency analytics tools for compliance agents, such as the tracing software that the government began licensing from Coinbase last year. The new Virtual Currency Learning Academy provides all IRS personnel with unlimited access to various levels in training on cryptocurrency, blockchain tracing, and anti-money laundering compliance, as well as several other topics.
One of the less discussed issues plaguing the IRS today is the rising rate of attrition and retirement. More than 60% of the current agency workforce will be eligible for retirement within the next six years. According to data in the report collected by the Partnership for Public Service, the IRS' attrition rate is 7.3%, much higher than the average attrition rate across federal agencies of 5.8%.
To counter this, the IRS is implementing recruitment and succession planning strategies and lobbying for additional funding from congress to support federal hiring initiatives.
Simply keeping the workforce at an even level will not be enough to achieve the IRS' goals, however. The report emphasizes the IRS' continued reliance on cooperation with the tax community and international partners.
As its final goal for the next five years, the report stresses the importance of adapting the federal agency to facing new threats and challenges. These include developments in technology, a growing taxpayer base, and accounting for cyber threats.
Within the transformation goal, the report breaks the steps down into four key focuses: redesigning systems to maximize existing efficiencies, modernizing infrastructure, increasing digitalization, and improving data-driven decision making.
This is all centered upon the IRS' ability to keep its collection of personal and financial information secure against complex cyberattacks. The report projects that technological and security investments will help to ensure that the IRS has the capability to handle an increase on the roughly 1.4 billion cyberattacks that it mitigates every year.
Across the various goals that the report lays out, the common thread among them all is an increase in directed and strategic funding. When the federal government makes such a substantial financial commitment, it does not do so without expecting something in return. The government is relying on the increased capabilities of the IRS to close the tax gap through improved services and effective enforcement practices. This is the only way that the government will get back more money than what they will spend on obtaining these goals.
Therefore, it would be logical to assume that the IRS will do everything in its power to find tax debt to collect and act on it. Taxpayers should expect a significant uptick in IRS activity over the next five years that will affect many who have never dealt with such issues before.
If you are concerned about the possibility of an IRS audit or criminal tax investigation into you or your business and past filings, it is important to assess all possible options to avoid such a situation.
The federal government's voluntary disclosure programs provide an avenue for taxpayers who are aware of noncompliance in their filing history to come forward with additional information without being coerced into doing so through audit or criminal tax investigation. By using the voluntary disclosure option, many taxpayers avoid can avoid or reduce the penalties and fines that they might otherwise face if the government had to seek out the violations themselves.
However, voluntary disclosure may not be right in every situation. Firstly, if a criminal investigation is already underway, your decision to voluntary disclose will likely have no effect on the consequences and may even end up doing more harm than good. It is always important to discuss your situation with a seasoned Dual Licensed Criminal Tax Defense Lawyer and CPA, even if you made a genuine and honest mistake.
If you have failed to file a tax return for one or more years or have taken a position on a tax return that could not be supported upon an IRS or state tax authority audit, eggshell audit, reverse eggshell audit, or criminal tax investigation, it is in your best interest to contact an experienced tax defense attorney to determine your best route back into federal or state tax compliance without facing criminal prosecution.
Note: As long as a taxpayer that has willfully committed tax crimes (potentially including non-filed foreign information returns coupled with affirmative evasion of U.S. income tax on offshore income) self-reports the tax fraud (including a pattern of non-filed returns) through a domestic or offshore voluntary disclosure before the IRS has started an audit or criminal tax investigation / prosecution, the taxpayer can ordinarily be successfully brought back into tax compliance and receive a nearly guaranteed pass on criminal tax prosecution and simultaneously often receive a break on the civil penalties that would otherwise apply.
It is imperative that you hire an experienced and reputable criminal tax defense attorney to take you through the voluntary disclosure process. Only an Attorney has the Attorney Client Privilege and Work Product Privileges that will prevent the very professional that you hire from being potentially being forced to become a witness against you, especially where they prepared the returns that need to be amended, in a subsequent criminal tax audit, investigation or prosecution.
Moreover, only an Attorney can enter you into a voluntary disclosure without engaging in the unauthorized practice of law (a crime in itself). Only an Attorney trained in Criminal Tax Defense fully understands the risks and rewards involved in voluntary disclosures and how to protect you if you do not qualify for a voluntary disclosure.
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Which portable basketball hoops are best?
A portable basketball hoop can give you and your kids years of activity, engagement and happiness, whether you want to practice your shooting, play with your kids or host some neighborhood pick-up games. The Spalding The Beast Portable Basketball Hoop is an exceptional portable basketball hoop.
What to know before you buy a portable basketball hoop
Portable basketball hoop materials
The most common materials for backboards include polycarbonate, acrylic, tempered glass, molded plastic and wood. Polycarbonate backboards offer a true rebounding effect and are more durable than other synthetic options. Acrylic backboards are also durable and known for their true rebounding effect, but are less durable than polycarbonate.
Tempered glass is considered the top material for a backboard. It is the most pricey backboard option, but the glass is strengthened through a chemical and thermal process, which makes it the NBA’s top choice.
Molded plastic is a solid backboard option due to simple installation, but it’s less durable than other choices. Wooden backboards are fairly durable and cheap.
Basketball nets are usually made of polyester with polypropylene, braided cotton/nylon or chain-link metal.
Think about the cost of installing a basketball hoop
If you choose a professional in-ground basketball hoop rather than a portable one, it could cost $450 or more to hire someone to install it for you, including the cost of materials, labor and visits from the professional. Keep this in mind when choosing between a portable basketball hoop and an in-ground option.
Learn how to assemble a portable basketball hoop
It can be difficult and daunting to assemble a portable basketball hoop. It’s usually best to have at least two people help with assembling it, due to its weight and size. You can either assemble it in a garage or outside, but you need at least 11 feet of overhead clearance. Make sure to follow the instructions carefully.
What to look for in a quality portable basketball hoop
Size
Most basketball hoop rims are regulation size. The hoop can be raised up to a height of 10 feet when needed, but the size of the backboard itself can widely vary.
Materials
There are various materials available for the base and frame of a portable basketball hoop. Each has a huge effect on its durability and rigidity.
Playability
What are you looking for in a portable basketball hoop? Do you simply want to play for fun, or do you want to develop a professional experience for yourself or your child? If you want to create a more professional experience, look for a hoop similar to NBA regulation hoops.
How much you can expect to spend on a portable basketball hoop
The most affordable portable hoops cost less than $100, while mid-range hoops go for less than $250 and high-end hoops cost more than $1,000.
Portable basketball hoop FAQ
How do you maintain your portable basketball hoop?
A. Keep unnecessary materials like lawn trimmings away from the hoop’s pole to prevent rust. Clean the backboard from time to time with a damp cloth, ideally cotton and, if the backboard is clear, a glass cleaner. And if you do see rust forming on any part of the hoop, sand the rusted area and paint it with outdoor gloss paint.
How can I keep the backboard from shattering?
A. You may have seen backboards shatter in an NBA game, but it doesn’t happen often in lower-level competition. Still, if you think a player in your games might dunk that fiercely, consider a hoop with a polycarbonate backboard. These also provide an excellent rebound surface.
What are the best portable basketball hoops to buy?
Top portable basketball hoop
Spalding The Beast Portable Basketball Hoop
What you need to know: This sturdy, feature-packed hoop is the perfect option if you want portability and high performance.
What you’ll love: It features a screw-jack system that adjusts the height up to 10 feet, a 55-gallon fill base, an extremely sturdy rim and a tempered glass backboard reinforced with aluminum trim.
What you should consider: This portable basketball hoop is very heavy, according to many consumers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top portable basketball hoop for the money
Silverback NXT Portable Basketball Hoop
What you need to know: This mid-tier hoop is perfect for tight spaces.
What you’ll love: This inexpensive hoop can be adjusted up to 10 feet and assembled in only 90 minutes. It comes with a breakaway rim and a fill base on wheels for simple transport.
What you should consider: The backboard has no trim around the edges.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Lifetime 71522 Competition XL Portable Basketball Hoop
What you need to know: This hoop features a classic design and a portable fill base with a 35-gallon capacity.
What you’ll love: This hoop has a double-spring compression rim perfect for shooting and a polycarbonate backboard that is both bouncy and sturdy.
What you should consider: It can sometimes tip over, according to reports.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 1, 2022
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605 FPUS54 KCRP 020927
ZFPCRP
Zone Forecast Product for South Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
TXZ343-022300-
Coastal Nueces-
Including the cities of Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ443-022300-
Nueces Islands-
Including the city of Port Aransas
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Areas of fog this morning. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A
40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ243-022300-
Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Robstown, Tuloso, and Bishop
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ234-022300-
Victoria-
Including the cities of Victoria and Bloomington
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, increasing to north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ239-022300-
Webb-
Including the cities of Laredo, Bruni, and Orvil
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds around 5 mph, increasing to 5 to 10 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ242-022300-
Inland Kleberg-
Including the cities of Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo,
and Riviera
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ342-022300-
Coastal Kleberg-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing
to south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ442-022300-
Kleberg Islands-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, increasing to south this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A
30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ344-022300-
Coastal San Patricio-
Including the cities of Portland and Ingleside
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing
to south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Temperature falling into the lower 70s in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ244-022300-
Inland San Patricio-
Including the cities of Sinton, Mathis, Taft, and Odem
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ245-022300-
Coastal Aransas-
Including the cities of Rockport and Fulton
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph,
increasing to northeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Temperature falling to around 70 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ345-022300-
Aransas Islands-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Patchy fog this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ346-022300-
Coastal Refugio-
Including the cities of Bayside and Austwell
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south this afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph,
increasing to northeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, diminishing
to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Temperature falling into the
lower 70s in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A
40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Temperature falling to around 70 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ246-022300-
Inland Refugio-
Including the cities of Refugio and Woodsboro
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 5 mph, increasing to south this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ247-022300-
Inland Calhoun-
Including the city of Long Mott
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph,
increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Temperature falling into the
lower 70s in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Temperature falling into the lower 70s in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ347-022300-
Coastal Calhoun-
Including the cities of Seadrift, Port Lavaca, and Port O Connor
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of
showers, mainly this morning. Not as cool with highs in the lower
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph,
increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ447-022300-
Calhoun Islands-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of
showers, mainly this morning. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of fog. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70.
$$
TXZ233-022300-
Goliad-
Including the city of Goliad
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, increasing to north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Warmer with highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs around 80.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ232-022300-
Bee-
Including the cities of Beeville, Skidmore, Pettus, and Pawnee
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing
to south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ241-022300-
Jim Wells-
Including the cities of Alice, Orange Grove, and Premont
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ231-022300-
Live Oak-
Including the cities of George West and Three Rivers
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Not as
cool with lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Warmer with highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ240-022300-
Duval-
Including the cities of Freer, Benavides, and San Diego
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 5 mph, increasing to south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ229-022300-
La Salle-
Including the cities of Cotulla and Encinal
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Warmer with highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ230-022300-
McMullen-
Including the cities of Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, and Tilden
327 AM CST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Warmer with highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
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US government ponders the meaning of race and ethnicity
(AP) - Nyhiem Way is weary of people conflating African American and Black. Shalini Parekh wants a way for South Asian people to identify themselves differently than East Asians with roots in places like China or Japan. And Byron Haskins wants the U.S. to toss racial and ethnic labels altogether.
“When you set up categories that are used to place people in boxes, sometime you miss the truth of them,” said Haskins, who describes himself as African American.
Way, Parekh and Haskins’ voices are among more than 4,300 comments pending before the Biden administration as it contemplates updating the nation’s racial and ethnic categories for the first time since 1997.
There’s a lot to consider.
Some Black Americans want their ancestors’ enslavement recognized in how they are identified. Some Jewish people believe their identity should be seen as its own ethnic category and not only a religion. The idea of revising categories for ethnic and racial identities, both in the census and in gathering demographic information between head counts, have fueled editorials and think-tank essays as well as thousands of written comments by individuals in what is almost a Rorschach test for how Americans identify themselves.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is set to decide on new classifications next year and is hosting three virtual town halls on the subject this week.
Some conservatives question the process itself, saying the overarching premise that Americans need more ethnic categories will only accelerate Balkanization.
“By creating and deepening sub-national identities, the government further contributes to the decline of one national American identity,” wrote Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, in his personal comment posted on the OMB web page seeking public input.
That view contrasts sharply with those who say previous categories have overlooked nuances.
“This is certainly a singular moment and opportunity to greatly improve and enhance the accuracy and completeness of the data,” Mario Beovides, director of policy and legislative affairs for the NALEO Educational Fund, said during a recent forum.
The proposed changes would create a new category for people of Middle Eastern and North African descent, also known by the acronym MENA, who are now classified as white but say they have been routinely undercounted.
The process also would combine the race and ethnic origin questions into a single query, because some advocates say the current method of asking about race and separately about ethnic origin often confuses Hispanic respondents. With the revisions, the government would try to get more detailed answers on race and ethnicity by asking about country of origin.
Another proposal recommends striking from federal government forms the words “Negro” and “Far East,” now widely regarded as pejorative. The terms “majority” and “minority” would also be dropped because some officials say they fail to reflect the nation’s complex racial and ethnic diversity.
Several Black Americans, like Way, whose ancestors were enslaved, said in public comments to the OMB that they would like to be identified in a category such as American Freedmen, Foundational Black Americans or American Descendants of Slavery to distinguish themselves from Black immigrants, or even white individuals born in Africa, as well as reflecting their ancestors’ history in the U.S.
Way also recommended substituting the word “population group” for “race.”
Conflating “African American” with “Black” has “blurred what it means to be an African American in this country,” Way, who works for a pharmaceutical company in Athens, Georgia, said in a telephone interview.
Haskins, a retired government worker from Lansing, Michigan, suggested eliminating race categories like “white” and “Black” since they perpetuate “deeply rooted unjust socio-political constructs.”
Instead, he said people should be able to self-identify as they wish. When his sociologist daughter points out the difficulty of aggregating such data into something useful to address inequalities in housing or voting, or tailoring health or education programs to the needs of communities, he tells her, “Go crazy at it. That’s what you’re being paid for.”
“You need to search for the truth and not just stay with the old categories because someone decided, ‘That is what we decided,’” Haskins said.
Parekh is asking the government to distinguish South Asians from East Asians.
“When these groups are assessed together, one loses a lot of important granularity that can help differentiate issues that are specific to one group and not another,” Parekh said.
The MENA community appears to be having a related problem, based on several comments to OMB. Without its own category, the group’s political power is diluted. People could benefit from cohesive representation, especially if identities were taken into account in drawing political districts, advocates said.
It comes down to something even more personal for Houda Meroueh, who described herself to the Biden administration as a 73-year-old Arab American woman.
“When I go to the doctor’s office I do not feel they have the information necessary to understand my medical history or my culture,” she said. “For all these reasons I want to be counted as who I am. Not as white.”
Jordan Steiner said ethnic categories should be expanded to include not only MENA, but other groups like Jews who often regard themselves not only as members of a religious group but an ethnic one too.
Jessica Aksoy commended the proposals to expand the categories, saying she often felt limited about which boxes to check as someone of Turkish, European and Jewish heritage.
“Recognizing our differences is honoring and celebrating the rich melting pot of America,” Aksoy said. “The face of America is changing, and this initiative is for progress in recognizing that.”
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ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A two-vehicle crash that occurred Monday afternoon has left a Springville man dead.
According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Jos Hoehn Jr., 86, was a passenger in a Kia Soul when it was hit by a Dodge Avenger. He died due to his injuries.
The crash occurred around 4:38 p.m. on I-59 near the 164 mile-marker, approximately three miles west of Springville. The drivers of both cars were transported to local hospitals for medical treatment.
ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division will continue to investigate. | 2022-10-18T22:32:33+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/traffic/springville-man-killed-in-st-clair-county-crash/ |
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Authorities in Qatar acknowledged on Thursday that three firefighters died last week during what officials say was a routine exercise unrelated to the upcoming World Cup.
Officials had declined to comment publicly on the deaths when they occurred. Local media reported that the three firefighters were Pakistani nationals who died when a crane collapsed.
Qatar has been under intense international scrutiny over its treatment of migrant workers as it prepares to host the world’s biggest sporting event later this month.
Col. Jabr Hammoud Jabr al-Nuaimi, a spokesman for Qatar’s Interior Ministry, told reporters that the three died during a “normal, standard training exercise” and that their families would receive compensation.
Qatar, like other Gulf Arab nations, relies heavily on migrant workers, who make up some 95% of its labor force. It has enacted a number of labor reforms in recent years that have been welcomed by the U.N. and rights groups. But those groups say exploitation is still widespread and more should be done to protect workers from wage theft and harsh conditions.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — University of Oregon President Michael Schill will assume that office at Northwestern University this fall, the Evanston school's board of trustees announced Thursday.
Schill has led Oregon since 2015. He previously served as the law school dean at the University of Chicago and at UCLA. He earned a degree in public policy from Princeton University and a juris doctor degree from the Yale Law School.
"I am thrilled, honored and humbled to join Northwestern, one of the world’s most prominent universities,” Schill said in a news release. “Northwestern has a long tradition of educating the brightest minds and pushing the boundaries of research and innovation.”
Schill said he looked forward as the school's 17th president to building Northwestern’s standing as an innovation hub for the Chicago area, Illinois and the nation.
His selection comes 16 months after Northwestern President Morton Schapiro announced his retirement after more than a decade leading the university. Rebecca Blank was named Schapiro’s successor last October, but she announced last month that she was diagnosed with cancer and would be unable to become president.
Peter Barris, the incoming chair of the Northwestern trustees. chaired the presidential search committee.
The selection of Schill "was informed by his deep commitment to research and academic rigor, his focus on student access and success, his commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and demonstrated administrative leadership,” Barris said in the news release.
Law professor Jide Nzelibe was a faculty representative on the search committee.
“Schill completely immerses himself in his environment, prioritizing faculty and academic excellence, as well as student quality and accessibility across all backgrounds," Nzelibe said. "He is a president who will go above and beyond what is expected.”
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Showings of Pixar’s ‘Lightyear” banned in United Arab Emirates
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters.
The decision by the UAE comes as Malaysia also reportedly will ban the film, raising the possibility other Muslim-majority nations could follow suit on one of Disney’s biggest animated films of the year as the film industry comes out of the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Emirates, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, announced through its Media Regulatory Office of the country’s Ministry of Youth and Culture that the film would not be opening in the country this Thursday.
The film “is not licensed for public screening in all cinemas in the UAE, due to its violation of the country’s media content standards,” the office said in a tweet. “The office confirms that all films screened in cinemas across the country are subject to follow-up and evaluation before the date of screening to the public, to ensure the safety of the circulated content according to the appropriate age classification.”
The office did not elaborate on the tweet and did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press. The tweet included an image of the film’s poster, with the profile image of its main character Buzz Lightyear with a “no” symbol over it in red.
Movie theaters in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, had already advertised showtimes for the film. But over the weekend, a social media campaign with the Arabic hashtag “Ban Showing Lightyear in the Emirates,” caught the attention of conservative Emiratis. They described showing a lesbian couple on screen as being against their culture and religion.
The movie, with actor Chris Evans voicing the inspiration for the Buzz Lightyear action figure from the “Toy Story” films, includes a female character voiced by actress Uzo Aduba kissing her female partner.
The UAE, like many other countries in the wider Mideast, is a Muslim-led nation that criminalizes same-sex relationships. The U.S. State Department warns that Islamic, or Shariah, law in the UAE can include the death penalty for same-sex conduct, while Dubai can levy a 10-year prison sentence and Abu Dhabi allows for up to 14 years.
However, such prosecutions are rarely reported and LGBTQ individuals do live in the skyscraper-studded city-state of Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates.
The $200 million “Lightyear” is expected to be a major draw for Disney, with analysts estimating it could gross over $100 million in its first weekend.
Studios have allowed censors to cut films in global distribution for content in the past, including in the Mideast market. Recently, Disney has faced protests from activists and its own staff over what they described as CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida legislation that opponents dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in late March signed the bill, which forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
The moment had been earlier cut from the film but was restored after Pixar employees protested Disney’s response to Florida’s bill.
The movie also may be banned in Malaysia as well. The Star, the country’s top English-language newspaper, cited an anonymous, nongovernment source as saying that Lightyear will not be shown in Malaysian cinemas. No reasons were given. A newspaper in the Persian Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain similarly has speculated the film wouldn’t be shown there.
Officials from Malaysia’s Film Censorship Board and the Home Affairs Ministry, as well as The Walt Disney Co., could not be immediately reached for comment.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-13T21:39:16+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2022/06/13/showings-pixars-lightyear-banned-united-arab-emirates/ |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vial introduces a new member joining their Oncology CRO Advisory Board. Eric Jonasch, MD, is a Genitourinary Medical Oncology Professor and Physician at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Dr. Jonasch will act as a scientific advisor for Vial's Oncology CRO alongside members Dr. Antoni Ribas, Dr. Guru Sonpavde, and Dr. Neeraj Agarwal. Dr. Jonasch brings over thirty years of experience in Genitourinary Medical Oncology and cancer research to the board. In addition to Vial's Oncology CRO Advisory Board, Dr. Jonasch is a Medical Advisory Board Member for Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) Family Alliance. He's also a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
Vial is a tech-enabled CRO offering cutting-edge clinical trial management services that deliver faster, more superior trials for sponsors. Vial's CRO reimagines clinical trials by leveraging technology and their deep relationships with industry experts, allowing them to identify pain points and gain a more profound understanding of the unique needs during a trial. Vial's mission is to empower scientists to cure all human diseases through innovative technology that delivers efficiency.
"In the world of oncology, there is still so much to discover for our patients. To do this — we need to be able to conduct efficient and accurate clinical research studies. The challenge is, establishing platforms that permit efficient trials from start to finish. Vial's mission to create faster, higher-quality trials through their tech-enabled CRO is one I can get on board with," said Dr. Jonasch.
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About Vial: Vial is a tech-enabled, next-generation CRO that promises faster and higher-quality execution of trials. The Vial Contract Research Organization (CRO) delivers on the promise of faster trials through its innovative technology platform that powers trials end-to-end from site startup to database lock. The key to Vial's tech-enabled platform is Vial's modern, intuitive Electronic Source and powerful tooling for CRAs that enables considerable efficiencies. Vial operates across multiple Therapeutic Areas (Dermatology CRO, Ophthalmology CRO, Oncology CRO, and Gastroenterology CRO). Vial is a San Francisco, California-based company with over 125 employees and has run over 750 trials from Phase I through Phase IV.
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A Few Showers
Published: Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:11 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Hit and miss showers will be possible again on Friday afternoon into the evening. Rain chance is low and most areas will stay dry. Into the weekend temperatures fall through the 60s and into the 50s with partly to mostly sunny skies. Next week looks dry with highs staying in the 50s early before warming up into the 70s by the middle of the week.
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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man who boasted about the success of his dog breeding business online found himself in a fight for his own life after authorities said he was kidnapped by three suspects who wanted a cut of the profits for themselves.
Deputies said a Port St. Lucie man was kidnapped at his own home after three men posing as interested dog buyers robbed and assaulted him, demanding he hand over the large amounts of cash he boasted about online.
Authorities said the “dangerous saga” lasted roughly two days and moved through various locations before the suspects kidnapped the man and forced him to drive to a location that required the group to travel through Martin County.
While the group was driving, authorities said the victim, who was forced to drive, saw deputies patrolling the highway.
“He intentionally committed a traffic infraction in hopes of being pulled over,” the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. “It worked.”
When deputies stopped the vehicle, they said the victim was afraid to say he was being kidnapped but had a look of despair when deputies issued him a warning and sent him on his way.
“The victim then used a hand motion in hopes that the deputy would pick up on his fear,” the sheriff’s office added. “The deputy did, and ordered the man to step away from the car.”
After deputies spoke with the victim, the three suspects were arrested.
Detectives verified the victim’s story and confirmed the incident was in fact a “brazen kidnapping.”
When deputies searched the vehicle, they said they found guns, knives and large amounts of cash.
Tsdekiel Sellers, 22, of Atlanta; Benyahveen Radcliffe, 22, of Buffalo, New York; and Kashaveeyah Bragdon, 22, of Tallahassee, Florida were all charged with unlicensed carry of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, providing a false name, kidnapping, assault, home invasion, false imprisonment, and witness tampering. | 2022-06-20T02:04:32+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/kidnapped-man-drove-erratically-in-hopes-of-being-pulled-over-sheriff-says/ |
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncopeptides AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: ONCO), a biotech company focused on research and development of therapies for difficult-to-treat hematological diseases, today announces the estimated market potential for Pepaxti® in Europe. The potential assumes that the Company's pending type 2 variation submission to the European Medicines Agency based on OCEAN data, will be approved by the agency, and enable patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma access to the drug in an earlier treatment line. Furthermore, the market potential assumes that price negotiations will reflect the degree of innovation of the drug and the clinical benefit to the patients.
"The approval of Pepaxti in EU and EEA-countries in August, set the stage for a new and exciting phase for Oncopeptides," says Jakob Lindberg, CEO of Oncopeptides. "With the ongoing launch in Germany we are entering a European market with potential revenue of approximately 1.5-2.0 billion SEK, based on a type 2 variation label."
The European Commission has granted Pepaxti, in combination with dexamethasone, Marketing Authorization in the European Union and countries in the European Economic Area, for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior lines of therapies, whose disease is refractory to at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, and who have demonstrated disease progression on or after the last therapy. For patients with a prior autologous stem cell transplantation, the time to progression should be at least 3 years from transplantation.
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The information in the press release is information that Oncopeptides is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person above, on November 9, 2022, at 07:57 (CET).
About Oncopeptides
Oncopeptides is a global biotech company focused on research and development of therapies for difficult-to-treat hematological diseases. The company uses its proprietary Peptide Drug Candidate platform, PDC, to develop compounds that rapidly and selectively deliver cytotoxic agents into cancer cells. On August 18, 2022, the European Commission granted Pepaxti® (melphalan flufenamide, also called melflufen) Marketing Authorization in the European Union and countries in the European Economic Area, in combination with dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior lines of therapies, whose disease is refractory to at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, and who have demonstrated disease progression on or after the last therapy. For patients with a prior autologous stem cell transplantation, the time to progression should be at least 3 years from transplantation.
Oncopeptides is developing several new compounds based on its technology platforms. The company is built on a Swedish innovation and is listed in the Mid Cap segment on Nasdaq Stockholm with the ticker ONCO. More information is available on www.oncopeptides.com.
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PARIS – Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote.
Opposition parties were expected to start procedures later Friday for a no-confidence vote on the government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. The vote would likely take place early next week.
Macron ordered Borne on Thursday to wield a special constitutional power to push the highly unpopular pension bill through without a vote in the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament.
His calculated risk infuriated opposition lawmakers, many citizens and unions. Thousands gathered in protest Thursday at the Place de la Concorde, which faces the National Assembly building. As night fell, police officers charged the demonstrators in waves to clear the Place. Small groups then moved through nearby streets in the chic Champs-Elysees neighborhood,. setting street fires.
Similar scenes repeated themselves in numerous other cities, from Rennes and Nantes in eastern France to Lyon and the southern port city of Marseille, where shop windows and bank fronts were smashed, according to French media.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told radio station RTL on Friday that 310 people were arrested overnight. Most of the arrests, 258, were made in Paris, according to Darmanin.
The trade unions that had organized strikes and marches against a higher retirement age said more rallies and protest marches would take place in the days ahead. “This retirement reform is brutal, unjust, unjustified for the world of workers,” they declared.
Macron has made the proposed pension changes the key priority of his second term, arguing that reform is needed to make the French economy more competitive and to keep the pension system from diving into deficit. France, like many richer nations, faces lower birth rates and longer life expectancy.
Macron decided to invoke the special power during a Cabinet meeting a few minutes before a scheduled vote in the National Assembly, where the legislation had no guarantee of securing majority support. The Senate adopted the bill earlier Thursday.
Opposition lawmakers demanded the government to step down. If the expected no-confidence motion passes, which requires approval from more than half of the Assembly, it would be a first since 1962 and force the government to resign. It would also spell the end Macron's retirement reform plan.
Macron could reappoint Borne if he chooses, and a new Cabinet would be named. If the motion does not succeed, the pension bill would be considered adopted. | 2023-03-17T10:31:33+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/world/2023/03/17/anger-spreads-in-france-over-macrons-retirement-bill-push/ |
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a safer, more comfortable way to temporarily leave a pet in a vehicle," said an inventor, from Thoreau, N.M., "so I invented the AIR MILO. My design would help keep the pet dog or cat cool in the summer or warm in the winter."
The invention provides an effective way to change the ambient temperature of a vehicle interior for pet safety. In doing so, it allows for additional airflow within a vehicle. As a result, it helps to prevent the vehicle interior from overheating and it provides peace of mind for pet owners. The invention features a practical design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for pet owners.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-RKH-370, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Nobody was guarding UConn’s best player. So Adama Sanogo spun the ball to get his fingers just right, set his feet behind the 3-point line and splashed in the shot. Then, less than a minute later, he did it again.
It was as much basketball clinic as highlight video — and all of it perfectly fitting for the Huskies, who are methodically steamrolling through a March Madness bracket that has been a free-for-all everywhere else.
UConn doled out another drama-free beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title.
“There’s a lot of teams that want to play Monday,” Sanogo said. “It means a lot to us.”
Jordan Hawkins overcame his stomach bug and scored 13 for the Huskies, who came into this most unexpected Final Four as the only team with any experience on college basketball’s final weekend and with the best seeding of the four teams in Houston — at No. 4.
Against fifth-seeded Miami, they were the best team on the court from beginning to end. Starting with three straight 3s — one jumper from Hawkins and two of those set shots from Sanogo — UConn took a quick 9-0 lead and never trailed.
“This is something that I worked on all summer, especially shooting,” Sanogo said.
On Monday in the title game, the Huskies will face San Diego State, which became the first team to hit a buzzer-beater while trailing in a Final Four game for a 72-71 victory over Florida Atlantic. UConn was an early 7 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
“They’re one of the best teams in the country,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said of the Aztecs. “And I think it’s fitting that both of us kind of earned our way into this title game.”
But while the early game was an all-timer, the nightcap was simply more of the same from the Huskies (30-8).
The 13-point win was UConn’s closest since the brackets came out. The Huskies are the sixth team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to reach the title game with five straight double-digit victories. It’s an impressive list of behemoths with a knack for closing: Four of the first five went on to win the championship.
Some thought Miami (29-8), with the nation’s fifth-ranked offense and four players who have scored 20 points at least three times this season, might be the team to slow this Huskies juggernaut. Not to be.
Isaiah Wong led the ’Canes with 15 points on 4-for-10 shooting. Harassed constantly by Sanogo, 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan and the rest of Connecticut’s long-armed, rangy perimeter players, Miami, which came in with the nation’s fifth-best offense, shot 25% in the first half and 33.3% for the game.
“Obviously what we tried to do not only didn’t work, I couldn’t even recognize it,” Miami coach Jim Larranaga said. “Offensively we were out of sync, but defensively we were too.”
Not that UConn was all boring. The Huskies enjoyed their own sort of buzzer-beater in the form of a 3 from Alex Karaban that sent the Huskies jogging into the locker room with a 13-point lead at halftime.
They built it to 20 before the first TV timeout of the second half. By then, Jim Nantz, calling his last Final Four, could start saving his voice for Monday.
Miami did get it under double digits a few times, but this never got interesting.
Not helping: Hurricanes guard Nijel Pack missed about five minutes after managers had trouble locating a substitute for a busted shoe. Pack finished with eight points, and Jordan Miller, who hit all 20 shots he took from the floor and the line in Miami’s Elite Eight win, went 4 for 10 for 11 points. Only one Miami player made more than half his shots.
“I’m a defensive guy first and foremost,” Hurley said. “I just love the way we guarded them. They’re one of the best offenses in the country, and we really disrupted them.”
UConn had five blocks, including two from Sanogo, and 19 assists, led by eight from Tristen Newton — both signs of the sort of all-around effort the Huskies have been putting in since the start of February, when they began the bounce back from a six-loss-in-eight-games stretch that halted their momentum.
That cold stretch is a big reason they were seeded only fourth for March. Now, it’s April and the number UConn is thinking about is “5” — as in, a fifth title that will come if it can keep this up for one more game.
“Maybe it was a little bit delusional,” Huskies guard Andre Jackson Jr. said, “but we always knew we were the best team in our mind.”
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AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 | 2023-04-02T12:01:18+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/uconn-puts-final-four-beatdown-on-miami-72-59/ |
Bergeron scores twice as Bruins beat Sabres 3-1
By JOE YERDON
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored two goals and Brad Marchand had two assists, leading the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Jakub Zboril scored his first NHL goal for Boston, and Keith Kinkaid made 30 saves. The Bruins won for the 10th time in 11 games. Bergeron closed it out when he scored with 1:49 remaining in the third period. It was his seventh goal of the season. Tage Thompson scored his 11th goal in Buffalo’s fifth consecutive loss. Craig Anderson made 27 saves. | 2022-11-13T12:08:35+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/news/ap-business/2022/11/12/bergeron-scores-twice-as-bruins-beat-sabres-3-1/ |
Palmview police chief resigns
The city of Plamview accepted the resignation of their police chief, and awarded him $45,000 in severance.
Former Palmview police Chief Gilbert Zamora resigned Monday. The department’s public information officer will take over the position until the city finds a permanent replacement.
Questions concerning what led to Zamora’s resignation were deferred to the city’s attorney, who did not respond Tuesday evening. | 2022-07-27T05:40:44+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/palmview-police-chief-resigns |
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