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OWINGS MILLS, Md., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: UUU) today announced results for its fiscal third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2022.
For the three months ended December 31, 2022, sales increased approximately 8.3% to $5,758,661 compared to sales of $5,319,014 for the same period last year. The Company reported net income of $341,312, or $0.15 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $35,351 or $0.02 per basic and diluted share for the same period last year.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2022, sales increased approximately 6.5% to $16,251,106 versus $15,259,235 for the same period last year. The Company reported net income of $435,776, or $0.19 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $157,688 or $0.07, per basic and diluted share for the corresponding 2021 period.
"The primary reasons for the sales increases during the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022, were improvements in deliveries from China and less port congestion in Long Beach, California. The primary reasons for the increases in net income during the three and nine-month periods were lower selling, freight, advertising and professional expenses, partially offset by the higher cost of electrical components due to continuing supply chain issues." said Harvey Grossblatt - President and CEO.
UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of safety and security devices. Founded in 1969, the Company has an over 54-year heritage of developing innovative and easy-to-install products, including smoke, fire and carbon monoxide alarms. For more information on Universal Security Instruments, visit our website at www.universalsecurity.com.
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Contact: Harvey Grossblatt, CEO
Universal Security Instruments, Inc.
(410) 363-3000, Ext. 224
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Zachary Mizener
Lambert & Co.
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SOURCE Universal Security Instruments, Inc. | 2023-02-17T01:52:10+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/02/16/universal-security-instruments-reports-third-quarter-results/ |
Kaiser Permanente health care leader, educator, innovator, and culture change champion leads one of the state's largest multispecialty medical groups
SEATTLE, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new era has launched for the Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG), with the selection of its new executive medical director, Linda Tolbert, MD, JD, EdD, MPH, who officially began her position on May 15, 2023.
Dr. Tolbert now leads one of Washington's largest multispecialty medical groups, with over 1,300 clinicians caring for more than 600,000 Kaiser Permanente members. She succeeds Paul Minardi, MD, who served in this role since 2019. Dr. Minardi is now executive vice president and chief executive officer of the KP Medical Foundation, the nonprofit organization created to organize expertise, systems, resources, and standards to manage ambulatory care operations in Kaiser Permanente's Washington and Colorado markets.
"We're proud to welcome Dr. Tolbert to lead the WPMG team. As the first Black woman to serve as executive medical director at Kaiser Permanente, she brings 30 years of expertise serving our patients as an inspired provider, leader and educator. She will partner closely with KP Washington regional president, Angela Dowling, to deliver on the Kaiser Permanente mission for our members, clinicians and communities," said Michael Maxin, MD, Chair of the WPMG Board of Directors.
Dr. Tolbert joined Kaiser Permanente in 1993. Over the course of her career at Kaiser Permanente, she has successfully introduced and implemented initiatives to improve clinician and patient experience, innovate and streamline operational efficiencies, work as a champion for culture change, and deliver technological transformations to extend and improve care.
"It feels like all my experiences to date have prepared me for this calling," said Dr. Tolbert. "I am honored to have the opportunity to work together with the talented people of WPMG, and through our affiliation with the KP Medical Foundation, to serve our patients and clinicians."
Dr. Tolbert has more than 20 years' experience in operations, leadership, and strategy development. Prior to her new role, she served as the Regional Chief of Dermatology at Southern California Permanente Medical Group and as an assistant professor of Clinical Science and inaugural Chair of the Faculty Advisory Council at the Bernard J. Tyson Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.
Dr. Tolbert received her medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Howard University College of Medicine and in dermatology at Los Angeles County King/Drew Medical Center. She earned her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1996 and her Master's in public health from University of California, Los Angeles in 2002. Dr. Tolbert received her doctorate in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California in 2020. She is board certified in dermatology and internal medicine.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.6 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org.
Contact: Linnae Riesen, linnae.m.riesen@kp.org
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SOURCE Kaiser Permanente | 2023-05-18T22:13:26+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2023/05/18/dr-linda-tolbert-selected-executive-medical-director-washington-permanente-medical-group/ |
An American driver is set to enter Formula 1 for the first time since 2015, when Alexander Rossi last drove for former team Marussia.
Current Formula 2 driver Logan Sargeant is set to join Williams in 2023 after securing enough points in the 2022 F2 season to gain an FIA Super License, which he achieved on Saturday at an F2 race in Abu Dhabi.
Sargeant, 21, already drove for Williams during practice rounds at several grands prix in 2022 as part of the team’s young driver academy. The team announced in October he would have a seat in 2023 if he earned his Super License, which is a requirement for F1, and on Monday the team finally made it official with confirmation of Sargeant’s signing.
“It’s a huge honor and a dream come true to be given this opportunity to compete in Formula 1 with Williams Racing,” Sargeant said in a statement.
Sargeant fills the seat of Nicholas Latifi, who has left F1 now that the 2022 season has concluded. Sargeant’s teammate at Williams in 2023 will be current driver Alex Albon.
With the formal announcement of Sargeant’s seat at Williams, the 2023 driver lineup is now complete. Sargeant will be joined next season by fellow rookies Nyck de Vries, who joins AlphaTauri, and Oscar Piastri, who joins McLaren. Nico Hülkenberg is also set to return to F1 as a full-time driver with Haas. To make way for these new drivers, Sebastian Vettel, Mick Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo, and Latifi are all leaving the sport, though some, like Ricciardo, have expressed a desire to return in future seasons. There are rumors Ricciardo is already close to signing a deal with Red Bull Racing for a reserve driver role. Schumacher may also end up as a reserve driver for Mercedes-Benz AMG, a team he has close ties with, one which is in need of a reserve driver.
Update: This article has been updated with confirmation of Logan Sargeant’s signing with Williams.
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BOISE, Idaho — An 11-year-old Boise boy is raising awareness -- and money -- to help build homes for people in need.
Ollie Andrus is like most kids; he thinks outside the box.
In fact, his mom says he is always coming up with grand ideas and wanting to create fun projects.
“This is all his doing, his building, everything, coming up with the idea,” says his mom, Erika Andrus. “sometimes I just can’t stop him, and I don't stop him and he just goes.”
Ollie spent hours constructing his cardboard shelter just as Habitat for Humanity builds homes for the community.
His creativity didn’t stop there.
“Well I was kinda bored and I was going to sit in and I was like maybe I should do something while I'm sitting here, so I was like maybe I can raise money for some kind of charity,” Ollie Andrus.
After getting the idea to spend 24 hours in a box, he and his family worked to get the word out to the community with fundraising flyers and social media posts.
“It was keeping him busy, and when he said it was going to go to charity, I was like go for it,” says Erika Andrus.
Ollie’s original goal for fundraising was about $100, but after the community’s response was so positive, he upped his goal to $1000.
Once Habitat for Humanity, Ollie says he may want to use his talents and volunteer to build a house.
“I’ll give the money but it would be fun to help build it too,” says Andrus, “for people who don’t have houses.”
The family says they’ll continue to accept donations via Venmo @Erika-Andrus until Thursday at Noon. | 2023-06-29T03:20:02+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/boise-boy-turns-summer-project-into-fundraiser-for-habitat-for-humanity |
PARIS (AP) — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the French Open, the final singles match of his professional tennis career, and he wiped them away with the black sweatband on his left wrist.
They were not there because of the right shoulder that was so painful he couldn’t properly swing his racket by the end of a 6-7 (8), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (0) loss to No. 8 seed Casper Ruud on Tuesday in Court Philippe Chatrier. They were there because he knows he is done trying to win matches, done hearing the supportive roars from spectators, done experiencing the highs and lows of a professional tennis career that featured a spot at No. 5 in the rankings, a run to the 2008 Australian Open final and France’s first Davis Cup title in 16 years — but also a series of injuries.
He’s been limited to a total of 18 matches since the start of 2021, turned 37 last month, has a family now and knew this trip to Roland Garros would be the perfect way to bid adieu.
“It was pure madness today. One of the best atmospheres I have seen in my career (for) my last match. I couldn’t have asked for something better,” Tsonga said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better script, apart from the fact that I could have won.”
He appeared to have a chance to extend the match by breaking to go up 6-5 in the fourth set. But at the end of that game, he wrenched his shoulder, and that was that. Ruud quickly broke back, and Tsonga was visited by a trainer, who tried to help the situation but could not. During a three-minute medical timeout, a band in the stands got fans to clap and chant “Jo! Jo!” to the rhythm of a drumbeat, then played “La Marseillaise” as some in the seats sang along to France’s national anthem.
When play resumed, Tsonga could barely even serve, tapping the ball at barely more than 60 mph (100 kph) — less than half as fast as the booming offerings he was known for — and even tried hitting one shot left-handed as the tiebreaker ended in a shutout. No matter. The locals gave Tsonga a prolonged standing ovation, and he went up near the net, knelt and rested his forehead on the ground, creating a splotch of the rust-colored clay on his face.
Asked later what he’ll miss the most as he leaves the sport, he replied: “The adrenaline, stepping on a big court like this one. Adrenaline you can feel when you have 15,000 people shouting your name.”
It all offered the most compelling moments of Day 3, which included first-round victories in the men’s bracket for U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, 2021 French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas, No. 7 seed Andrey Rublev and No. 24 Frances Tiafoe, who had been 0-6 at Roland Garros.
Danish teenager Holger Rune eliminated No. 14 Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
The fourth-seeded Tsitsipas dropped the opening two sets before getting past Lorenzo Musetti 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier as the calendar flipped from Tuesday to Wednesday and the temperature dipped to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 Celsius). A year ago, Tsitsipas blew a two-set lead in the final against Novak Djokovic.
“Mentally, I don’t know what it was, exactly, but I was not there. I was somewhere else,” he said about his start against Musetti. “And I was frustrated with myself. What did I do to kind of feel that way or deserve that in an opener like this in a Grand Slam, you know? I think I was really focused too much on the future, thinking about other things instead of really being fully present in what I was doing at that time.”
Women who advanced to the second round included 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko, 2018 champion Simona Halep, No. 7 seed Aryna Sabalenka, No. 9 Danielle Collins, No. 11 Jessica Pegula and No. 22 Madison Keys.
Tsonga leaves with 121 wins in Grand Slam matches, a record for a French man. It is a tough time for tennis in the land of the French Open: For the first time since 1980, there were zero men or women from the country seeded in the tournament.
Another member of Tsonga’s talented generation — Gilles Simon, who won a five-setter against No. 16 seed Pablo Carreño Busta that ended past 1 a.m. on Wednesday — has said he will retire at the end of the season. Yet another, Gael Monfils, missed Roland Garros because he needs heel surgery — although he was there Tuesday for a postmatch retirement ceremony in Chatrier, along with so many folks who mean so much to Tsonga: other players; a group of his coaches dating to when he was a kid; his wife and children; his parents.
There were video tributes from the greatest four male players of this era — Novak Djokovic (who called Tsonga’s retirement “a big loss for professional men’s tennis”), Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray (“You’ve been a great ambassador for the sport,” he told Tsonga) — and a series of speeches.
“You’ve been an inspiration to me and many young players around the world,” said Ruud, a 23-year-old from Norway who joked about being sad at age 10 when his favorite player, Nadal, lost to Tsonga at the Australian Open. “Thank you for all the memories.”
No. 3 seed Paola Badosa, whose 6-2, 6-0 victory over France’s Fiona Ferro followed Tsonga vs. Ruud in Chatrier, said she got “super emotional” watching the whole scene. Later, she ran into Tsonga as they were doing interviews and told him kiddingly she was upset that all the hullabaloo over him delayed the start of her match — then asked him to pose with her for a photo.
He obliged.
What awaits Tsonga now? He said he’ll need to have medical tests Wednesday on his shoulder, which he said was in bad enough shape he couldn’t hold his baby.
But Tsonga took pride from playing — well, trying to play — until the end, rather than conceding the match.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t finish the way I want to finish, but I finished on the court, playing like I did all my career, running after the ball,” Tsonga said. “It was emotional for me. And anyway, it’s going to stay a good moment in my head. Yeah, in a way, I finished like I wanted to finish.”
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AP Sports Writer Ken Maguire in London contributed to this report.
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More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-05-25T03:19:16+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/sports/adieu-jo-french-salute-injured-retiring-tsonga-at-open/ |
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) —
U.S. consumer confidence edged lower in May as Americans’ view of their present and future prospects dimmed in the midst of persistent inflation.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 106.4 in May — still a strong reading — from 108.6 in April.
The business research group’s present situation index, which measures consumers’ assessment of current business and labor conditions, also fell in May to 149.6 from 152.9 in April.
The expectations index, based on consumers’ six-month outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, also declined in May, to 77.5 from 79 in April. It was above 80 in February and remains a weak spot in the survey.
President Joe Biden will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday as soaring inflation continues to carve up Americans’ earnings.
The meeting Tuesday will be the first since Biden renominated Powell to lead the central bank and weeks after the Senate confirmed a second term. The White House said the pair would discuss the state of the U.S. and global economy and especially four-decade high inflation, described as Biden’s “top economic priority.”
The Federal Reserve raised its main borrowing rate by a half point in early May, the main mechanism for combatting inflation. Multiple rate hikes, with the possibility of more half-point increases, are expected this year.
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with rising costs for just about everything negating Americans’ pay raises.
The Labor Department reported earlier in May that consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago. That was below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, which was the highest since 1981. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3% from March to April, the smallest rise in eight months.
U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in the months ahead.
Consumers were again slightly less optimistic about the labor market, even as U.S. employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.6%. That’s the lowest rate since the pandemic erupted two years ago and just above the half-century low of 3.5% that was reached two years ago.
Purchasing intentions for big-ticket items — cars, homes and major appliances — all cooled slightly, the Conference Board said. Rising costs remain the top concern for consumers, as their inflation expectations were mostly unchanged from April’s elevated levels.
“Looking ahead, expect surging prices and additional interest rate hikes to pose continued downside risks to consumer spending this year,” said Lynn Franco, the Conference Board’s senior director of economic indicators. | 2022-05-31T17:59:44+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/us-consumer-confidence-slips-in-may/ |
Tyson Foods recalls nearly 94K pounds of ground beef products sold at select stores
(Gray News) - A popular supermarket chain based in southwestern Texas announced a ground beef recall.
H-E-B announced on Wednesday that Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 94,000 pounds of ground beef due to the product possibly containing a foreign matter, mirror-like material.
According to the supermarket, the recalled products include 5- and 10-pound chubs of Hill Country Fare 73% lean ground beef, and 5-pound chubs of H-E-B 80% lean ground chuck.
The beef products were sold at H-E-B, Joe V’s, Mi Tienda, and Central Market stores in Texas. According to the recall, the beef products had a freeze-by date of Nov. 25.
H-E-B said the recalled products have been removed from store shelves.
According to the recall announcement, no other ground beef products have been affected by the voluntary recall, and no injuries have been reported.
Consumers with questions may call the Tyson Consumer Relations department at 1-800-643-3410. H-E-B customers who purchased the recalled products can return them to the store for a full refund. Customers with any questions may contact H-E-B Customer Service at 1-800-432-3113.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-17T03:48:50+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/11/17/tyson-foods-recalls-nearly-94k-pounds-ground-beef-products-sold-select-stores/ |
LYNDON, Wis. (WFRV) – One person is dead and another person is seriously injured following a two-vehicle, head-on crash in Sheboygan County Saturday night.
According to a release from the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, the Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center got a call at 10:52 p.m. about a vehicle driving the wrong way on State Highway 57.
Authorities say the incident led to a two-vehicle, head-on crash on State Highway 57 near County Road N in the Town of Lyndon.
The driver going in the wrong direction was pronounced dead at the scene and was later identified as 69-year-old Scott K. Hartenberger.
The driver of the other vehicle, a woman from Cedar Grove, was taken by ambulance to the Aurora Medical Center Grafton with what officials say were serious injuries.
At this time no other details are available and the incident remains under investigation.
Local Five will update this story if more information is released. | 2023-06-27T18:14:51+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/sheboygan-county-crash-kills-one-person-seriously-injures-another/ |
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — When the shooting began at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Mario Jimenez’s son was in the classroom next door. The 10-year-old saw his teacher and a friend hit by bullets that passed through the wall. Now, Jimenez worries the boy will never again feel secure in a classroom.
“I don’t think these kids are going to feel safe going back to school no matter what they do. They’re supposedly protected by the system, and they know the system failed them,” he said.
In the aftermath of the May shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers, poor decisions by law enforcement have attracted widespread criticism, but the Uvalde school system is also taking its share of the blame for basic failures — unlocked doors, a spotty alert system and lax enforcement of rules. Now, incensed parents and politicians want concrete safety solutions as the attack becomes part of a larger conversation about how to prepare students for emergencies without potentially inflicting an emotional toll with active-shooter drills.
An investigative report released Sunday by the Texas Legislature found the district did not treat maintenance issues like broken doors and locks with urgency. For instance, the lock on the door to one of the classrooms where the shooting occurred was known to be faulty, and the House committee concluded the shooter likely entered the room through that unlocked door.
The House committee found “a regrettable culture of noncompliance by school personnel who frequently propped doors open and deliberately circumvented locks” at Robb Elementary. The report said school administrators and district police tacitly condoned the behavior, noting that the school suggested the practice “for the convenience of substitute teachers and others who lacked their own keys.”
At an Uvalde school board meeting this week, parents and families were outraged at the oversights. Jazmin Cazares, whose younger sister Jacklyn was killed, asked what the school district would do to make students feel safe returning.
“How am I supposed to come back here? I’m a senior. How am I supposed to come back to this school?” Cazares asked the school board Monday. “How are you going to make sure I don’t have to spend 77 minutes bleeding out on the school floor like my little sister did?”
At the same meeting, Rachel Martinez declared herself unwilling to send her daughter, Layla, back to school after the armed intruder snuffed out 21 lives — and any confidence she had that Layla would be safe.
“This failure falls on all of you,” Martinez told the board at the three-hour meeting. “When you go home and lock your doors tonight, remember: That shouldn’t be a luxury.”
The vast majority of U.S. school systems conduct lockdowns and active-shooter drills that, in some cases, include simulated gunfire and blood as children crouch quietly out of sight. But the drills are only one part of the equation, according to experts.
Amy Klingman, founder of the Educator’s School Safety Network, said the impulse to double-down on simulations or buy the latest gadgets is understandable, but those responses can be part of larger plans that include enforcing the basics, like locking doors and training staff. Drills can emphasize securing a classroom or quickly evacuating children in a variety of scenarios, such as a parent without legal custody attempting to take a child.
“Why does history keep repeating itself? Because we keep doing the same thing,” Klingman said. “We keep emphasizing only active-shooter response, and we don’t make daily operational safety a part of what we do.”
The Uvalde report exposed another potential flaw: Sounding the alarm too regularly can diminish vigilance and lull schools into a false sense of security.
The school’s proximity to the border with Mexico meant frequent lockdowns whenever Border Patrol agents or state police troopers were in the area attempting to apprehend migrants. Between February and May, the school experienced nearly 50 lockdowns or security alerts.
“After a period of time, you would have that diminished expectation of vigilance … ‘Oh, here’s another. We’re doing it again,’” said Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers. Schools with that many alerts might consider a tiered system that distinguishes between threat levels, he said.
But not all employees even received alerts because of poor Wi-Fi or phones that were turned off or in a drawer. Some employees would have had to log in to a computer to get the message, the report found. Others didn’t understand how to use the system, said Ben Adams, a Uvalde coach.
“It was introduced to us in a short, 10-minute presentation before school started,” Adams said at the meeting.
Elizabeth Ruiz, the mother of three children in the Uvalde schools, said the students at Robb Elementary did “so many, so, so many” lockdowns this year but believes improving the physical safety of the building — having a single point of entry and requiring scannable identification — would do more than potentially frightening drills.
“Yes, the kids needs to have the drills, but it needs to be more than, ‘Go under a table,’” Ruiz said.
For years, some parents and teachers have warned that the drills are traumatic for students, whose mental health has become even more of a concern on the rebound from COVID-19 disruptions.
“It’s not about trying to scare people straight,” Klingman said. “It’s about doing the right things that make a difference.”
Jimenez worries that continuing to practice active-shooter drills will further traumatize his son and other children who lived through the shooting, “because in their minds they’re probably already thinking, ‘This isn’t going to protect me.’”
Jimenez isn’t impressed by the school district’s plans to fix locks and install cameras. He’d like to see the buildings change to key-card access and for the schools to “hire actual security — people who will do their job.”
He hopes teachers and administrators at schools across the country see what happened in Uvalde and improve security before tragedy strikes again.
“None of the parents here want to send their kids to school,” Jimenez said.
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Thompson reported from Buffalo, N.Y., and Ma reported from San Francisco.
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More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting. | 2022-07-20T21:54:05+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/outcry-after-uvalde-focuses-on-school-failures-solutions/ |
BOZEMAN — In Montana State’s 124-year history, the Bobcats have only played McNeese State once — November 30, 2002 — during the first round of the FCS playoffs.
The Cowboys made it to the championship that year, but that season ended up being a turning point for both programs. Montana State has grown into a powerhouse amongst the FCS while McNeese State hasn’t won a playoff game since.
However, in head coach Brent Vigen's words.. “Tradition doesn’t just go away.”
“If you’ve had it over time at your institution, to light that fire it doesn’t necessarily take years," Vigen explained. "It just takes gaining a little momentum. We have to live in the moment of where this team is right now. Don’t look at maybe where they’ve been the last couple of years or whatever record-wise. Expect them to be playing a different brand of football that maybe we’ve been looking at from this most recent season.”
Between two hurricanes, academic sanctions, and four head coaches in five years – it’s safe to say McNeese State has had their fair share of battles recently.
Last fall, the Cowboys went 4-7 marking back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in 33 years.
“They’re coming off a coaching change, so there’s uncertainty as far as what we’re going to see on Saturday," Vigen added.
This game will mark a new era of football for McNeese State under the leadership of Gary Goff who spent the last three years at Valdosta State leading the Blazers to back-to-back conference titles and a trip to Division II National Championship game.
“They made the hire they did because of the success that he had had at Valdosta and there’s an expectation that this staff has to win like they’ve been winning," Vigen explained.
Goff brings over an entirely new staff – six from Valdosta State – but that’s not the only fresh thing about this program.
More than half their roster is new this fall making game-planning more difficult.
“It’s not a team where you can look just at their tape from last year and say this is exactly what they’re going to be," Vigen stated. "You can’t just look at Valdosta’s film necessarily and say this is exactly how they’re going to be. It’s got to be a blend of schemes from some different places and also the talent that they do return.”
One of those returners is linebacker Kordell Williams who led the Cowboys in tackles (100) last fall, and with the return of two vets — Mason Kinsey and Accord Green — on the line, McNeese State has sights set on remaining as the Southland’s top rushing defense.
“We’re really unsure what they’re going to throw us on defense - what kind of front," sophomore quarterback Tommy Mellott said. "We’ve been preparing for three and four down. I think we’re excited for the opportunity and we’re going to get after them for sure.”
Offensively, the Cowboys return their top rusher in Deonta McMahon, but the headline this fall has been the quarterback battle, which are both transfers from the FBS.
Cam Ransom from Georgia Southern will get the start Saturday, but the Virginia Tech transfer Knox Kadum is also expected to see the field as well.
“I think it’s pretty open-minded right now, but I know they were explosive at Valdosta," Vigen said. "I’m certain that they aim to be in this move to McNeese.”
McNeese versus Montana State kicks off under lights Saturday at 6 p.m. | 2022-09-03T01:31:15+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/sports/big-sky-conference/montana-state-bobcats/montana-state-faces-revamped-mcneese-state-in-season-opener |
Insights and Innovation is the first Buy Now, Pay Later forum for banks and credit unions unlocking their own solution for cardholders
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- equipifi, a fintech company providing banks and credit unions with a white label Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution, announced that Insights and Innovation, the first BNPL forum for financial institutions, will be taking place on August 23, 2023.
Insights and Innovation is an exclusive event for banks and credit unions that are unlocking their own BNPL for their cardholders. The forum covers industry insights, consumer behavior analysis, case studies from financial institutions, and user stories for bank BNPL.
"The financial institutions attending our forum are committed to bringing the best and safest product to their cardholders," said Bryce Deeney, CEO and cofounder of equipifi. "They understand that launching split payments on the debit card is no longer a nice-to-have. It is a necessary capability to grow debit card engagement and accounts, particularly with next gen consumers."
Bank BNPL, or BNPL offered to consumers from their primary financial institution, has seen a surge in uptake in 2023. The cardholder's relationship with their bank or credit union allows a seamless integration between their purchasing and banking experience. They are also extended pre-qualified BNPL offers that align with their financial goals and the institution's risk tolerance. This is a trusted alternative to BNPL solutions from third-party fintech and large tech companies, following the regulatory guardrails for consumer data protection and financial health.
"Credit unions like us are leading this wave of innovation," said Jessica Hernandez, VP of Operations at Generations Federal Credit Union. "When our members show us that they prefer a particular payment method, and we know that this payment method is safer and more convenient coming from their credit union, then that is what we are going to provide them."
BNPL volume is projected to surpass $100B in the US by 2024, with Insider Intelligence projecting 59 percent of Gen Z, 53 percent of Millennials, and 41 percent of Gen X is using it in some form by 2026.
About equipifi
equipifi is a fintech SaaS powering banks and credit unions with split payment capabilities on their existing debit cards. This is a white label Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution for financial institutions that aligns with consumer purchase habits, payment preferences, and financial goals. The equipifi platform seamlessly integrates with financial institutions to deepen customer engagement, grow market share, increase revenue, and provide a single place to view, accept, and manage BNPL plans on their existing banking app. For more information, please visit www.equipifi.com.
About Generations FCU
Generations Federal Credit Union (GFCU) was founded in 1940 to serve employees of the City of San Antonio, expanding to serve SA Fire Department and SA Police Department employees. GFCU now serves over 50,000 Consumer and Commercial members with multiple branch locations and virtual banking services, and holds $693.7 million in assets. Members enjoy competitive dividends and loan rates with low fees, and nationwide access through shared branching and electronic services. GFCU seeks to enhance the quality of life throughout its eight-county Field of Membership by promoting financial well-being, as well as through supporting and volunteering with community-serving organizations.
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Copper and Stevens to faceoff tonight in Wilson's hometown of Chicago
CHICAGO, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sporting Goods Co., the Official Ball of the WNBA, today announces the latest additions to its roster of athletes, Kahleah Copper of the Chicago Sky and Azura Stevens of the Los Angeles Sparks. As teammates, Copper and Stevens won a WNBA Championship in 2021 with the Chicago Sky in the city Wilson has called home for more than 100 years. Tonight, they will face off as opponents at Wintrust Arena.
"Wilson has been a proud supporter of the WNBA for the past two seasons as the official ball of the league," said Kevin Murphy, General Manager, Wilson Team Sports. "As the women's game continues to grow, we're thrilled to take our commitment a step further by adding these two outstanding players to our roster of professional ambassadors."
Copper, a two-time WNBA All-Star and WNBA Finals MVP, continues to build her legacy in Chicago basketball history. Committed to pushing sport forward through game-changing innovation, Wilson will unlock player feedback and insights by playtesting current and future Wilson basketball products with Copper.
"I am so excited to join the Wilson team; a brand that has been a huge part of the WNBA and that has been around the game of basketball since it began," said Copper, Chicago Sky guard-forward. "As an athlete that has competed in Chicago for seven years, it is incredibly special to align with a brand rooted in this city."
Stevens, a WNBA All-Rookie Team selection in 2018, recently joined the Los Angeles Sparks after spending three seasons with the Chicago Sky. In addition to a basketball deal with Wilson, Stevens will also test and wear Wilson sportswear to continue helping the brand build upon its women's basketball apparel category.
"It feels surreal to be partnering with Wilson in this capacity; I have always been a fan of their basketballs, but their new sportswear collection is really something special," adds Stevens, Los Angeles Sparks center. "I look forward to working with the Wilson team as we both continue to grow the women's game."
Copper and Stevens join Wilson's roster of incredible athletes, with a global ambassador network spanning basketball, football, golf, tennis and more. For more information and to shop Wilson's latest basketball collections, please visit wilson.com.
About Wilson:
Chicago, USA-based Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is the world's leading manufacturer of high-performance sports equipment, sportswear and accessories. The Company brings more than a century of innovation to sport at every level of play. It uses player insights to develop products that push equipment innovation into new territories and empower athletes at every level to perform at their best. Visit www.wilson.com for more information.
In Basketball, Wilson is the supplier of Official Game Basketballs for the National Basketball Association® (NBA), the Women's National Basketball Association® (WNBA), National Collegiate Athletic Association® (NCAA) for March Madness and the Final Four, Basketball Champions League (BCL), Basketball Africa League (BAL), FIBA 3x3 and approximately 39 High School State Associations.
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Philanthropist and style authority Rachel Roy joins lineup of the day-long Recharge Summit, dedicated to celebrating the year of "The Comeback" of moms to the workforce
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 2022 is the year of the comeback for working moms. Following the unprecedented exit of 1.1 million women from the labor force over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, talent marketplace and mother's advocacy organization The Mom Project is hosting a special, day-long virtual event in support of getting moms back to work.
Taking place on "Mother's Monday" (May 9, 2022), a nationwide celebration about redefining motherhood and work celebrated the day after Mother's Day, the 2022 ReCharge Summit is a fully interactive experience, designed to inspire mothers who are looking for employers of choice, and connect world-class companies with incredible, diverse talent who can take their business to the next level.
Headlining the Summit is philanthropist and style authority Rachel Roy, founder and creative director of her eponymous brand and Kindness Is Always Fashionable, a platform to help women artisans around the world create sustainable income for their families and communities. Her keynote address, "ReCharging Your Dreams Fearlessly Over 40," will draw on her longtime advocacy of individuals using their voice and designing the life they want to live.
"I'm thrilled to be delivering the keynote speech at this year's ReCharge Summit, particularly at this critical juncture for women and working mothers," says Roy. "Mothers are the cornerstone of their families, communities, and in the workplace. I hope to encourage mothers to stand up, speak up, and fearlessly pursue their dreams, even in the face of incredible challenges. I know that The Mom Project is driven by this same ethos."
In addition to Roy, attendees will hear from mothers moving their careers forward, panel discussions on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and hear from leaders at The Mom Project, including Founder and CEO Allison Robinson.
"The Mom Project's mission feels more timely and meaningful than ever," says Robinson. "Though the backslide in women's employment over the past two years has been stark, I'm incredibly hopeful and motivated to take action on behalf of mothers. This year's ReCharge Summit is an opportunity to both celebrate moms and provide them with the resources, education, and connections they need to fire up their careers and unlock their fullest potential. With her entrepreneurial background and longtime advocacy on behalf of women, Rachel Roy is a natural fit to deliver an inspiring opening keynote."
The ReCharge Summit takes place on Monday, May 9, 2022. More information about the event can be found on the official website.
About The Mom Project
The Mom Project is the leading platform for moms to discover their economic potential. Serving over 750,000 moms and 5,000 companies through its robust suite of hiring, education and retention solutions, The Mom Project is supporting mothers in finding success on their own terms. The Chicago-based company was founded in 2016 by Allison Robinson, who serves as CEO, and has raised $116M in funding to date. Serena Williams joined The Mom Project as a Strategic Advisor in 2020 to further mobilize the mission.
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CARLSBAD, N.M. (WHTM) — Police are looking for three search and rescue dogs stolen from a New Mexico woman earlier this month.
Dr. Kim Lark is alleging her estranged husband Jon Green stole her car and three dogs two and a half weeks ago in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She was at a hospice meeting where she’s gone every Thursday morning for the past 10 years. That’s when she heard her dogs barking.
“I jumped up. I ran out of the building. And I saw my car backing up with my dogs barking and then speeding away with a small SUV following it,” Lark said.
She says all three dogs, Zero, Storm and Felony are certified search and rescue animals.
According to the Texas Association for Crime Stoppers, Green is wanted out of New Mexico for 10 felonies including the car theft of Lark’s red 2015 Ford Expedition with the dogs. He’s considered armed and dangerous.
“It’s really disturbing. And when he broke in and took my car keys he also took my mom and dad’s checkbook. So he’s been forging checks all over the –I don’t even know where– the United States,” Lark said.
“Felony is eight. Storm is seven. Zero is four. And they go to work with me every day at the office. My patients miss them. I miss them terribly,” Lark said.
Felony was trained at Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia to find victims who may be alive.
“She’s very special. She really didn’t like the police program. She didn’t like to bite people. She didn’t like the guns. But she’s a perfect search and rescue dog,” Lark said.
The missing dogs are also causing a problem for local officials working to find victims or someone who may be lost. Without Zero and Storm, there are no cadaver dogs in her area.
“A call went out last week, and local law enforcement was looking for a cadaver dog,” Lark said.
There’s a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the return of all three dogs. The dogs are considered valuable because of the countless hours of work that goes into training them. | 2022-06-01T11:29:56+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/search-rescue-dogs-stolen-in-new-mexico/ |
PHOENIX — ABC15 has obtained a list of 70 polling places that had issues printing ballots on Election Day in Maricopa County.
The locations are spread across the Valley and even some areas outside the Valley.
The locations had issues with the Ballot on Demand printers, not the tabulation machines.
See the full list of locations in the interactive map below:
According to a spokesperson for the elections department, the issue was with the printer fuser, not the ink or toner.
In an email to ABC15, election officials said, "The printers have three profiles, one for the ballot, one for the receipt, and one for the envelope. The ballot “media weight” setting was set to heavy, as recommended, and the receipt and envelope was not."
Maricopa County officials have repeatedly said that they had a backup system in place for any scenarios like this. This includes placing ballots in what's considered 'Door 3' inside the voting location.
In total, election officials say there were 17,000 ballots placed into what's called 'Door 3' and some of those were the ones with printer issues. We have also learned that some in 'Door 3' had other errors because voters used the wrong pens, or they used checkmarks for candidates instead of filling in the ovals. | 2022-11-17T23:46:11+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/political/elections/map-70-polling-places-that-had-ballot-printer-issues-on-election-day |
(WWLP/Nexstar) — Taxpayers may need to prepare for smaller tax refunds in 2023. According to the Internal Revenue Service, refunds could be smaller because taxpayers didn’t receive stimulus payments this tax year.
As explained by CNBC, your refund is based on taxable income calculated by subtracting itemized deductions from your gross income. The IRS is also warning taxpayers not to rely on receiving their tax refunds by a certain date, “especially when making major purchases or paying bills.”
If you want your refund faster, you should electronically file an error-free return and request your payment via direct deposit, the IRS says.
There will be some major changes to tax deductions and credits for tax year 2022 (to be filed in spring 2023) as many expanded benefits of the American Rescue Plan go away. TurboTax is reminding filers to know which credits will be reverted or retired for filing, including changes to the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.
Standard deductions for your 2022 and 2023 taxes will be higher after the Internal Revenue Service raised them to account for inflation. That means the dollar amount taxpayers can hang on to will increase for many.
For further information on 2022 filing year credits and deductions, visit the Internal Revenue Service. The deadline to file 2022 taxes will be Tuesday, April 18, 2023. | 2022-12-04T03:30:07+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/you-may-receive-a-smaller-tax-refund-in-2023-heres-why/ |
Utah horse returns home to owner after 8 years of running with wild mustangs: 'It’s a miracle'
Utah native Shane Adams experienced a number of big life changes over the course of eight years — the same period of time that his beloved horse, Mongo, had been missing from home.
Adams went through a divorce, lost his home and suffered a major brain injury due to a life-threatening car crash. Then, in September, he finally received some amazing news: His horse Mongo was found.
"[I thought], ‘There is no way. You have got to be kidding me,’" Adams told Fox News Digital of his reaction to learning the news about Mongo.
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"It didn’t even seem real … To have him back is still not real," he said.
Adams, 40, grew up riding and training horses his entire life, but he had never experienced as strong a bond as he had with Mongo, he said.
Shane Adams leads his horse Mongo as family members accompany him. One of his nieces is riding Mongo in this image, with son Owen tucked right in front of her. (Shane Adams)
"He is very special and has always been a part of my life," he said.
On March 31, 2014, Adams said an ordinary camping trip in the West Desert — two hours from Salt Lake City — took a turn for the worse.
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Adams said he heard the rustling of horses in the early morning hours outside his tent and peeked out amid the commotion. He saw Mongo, his half-Quarter and half-Percheron bred horse, breaking loose and running after a group of wild Mustangs in the area.
Adams rushed to get ready and chase after Mongo but was caught up in a snowstorm.
2 DOGS, A HORSE, COW AND GOAT ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR 'AMERICA'S FAVORITE PET'
"I thought he’d just come right back. That was his mentality — he never went far. I didn’t think he would ever be gone," said Adams.
Shane Adams poses with his horse Mongo and his children, Owen and Anna (left). Mongo (circled on the right) is believed to have been running with wild mustangs during his years away from home. (Shane Adams/Lisa Reid)
For three years, Adams never stopped searching for his horse.
Every weekend, he said, he went out looking for Mongo; his father Scott Adams accompanied him.
In August, his father passed away, Adams said.
"I really wish my dad was here to enjoy this," he said. "My dad went out looking with me every time."
Adams got in touch with the Bureau of Land Management in Utah (BLM Utah) and the local brand inspector, and said he did everything he could to ensure people were aware that Mongo was missing.
Shane Adams, right, smiles as he stands with Mongo, along with his brother, Dakota Adams, and his niece, Roslyn Adams. (Shane Adams)
As time went on, said Adams, he went back to his old job as a foreman for a large construction company. His position required him to be more present and active at work.
"You can’t run a 100-million-dollar job and be gone and only work two days a week because you’re [out] chasing wild mustangs," he said.
By 2017, Adams had given up hope and concluded that Mongo died. Team members at BLM Utah were also unsure as to what had become of the horse.
"Since we didn’t capture [Mongo] in 2017, we did not know what had happened. We thought maybe he was gone," said Lisa Reid, public affairs specialist at BLM Utah, headquartered in Salt Lake City.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II HAD A LIFELONG LOVE OF HORSES, ADORED THE 'COUNTRY LIFE'
Then, on Sept. 27 of this year, Adams received a Facebook message request from a BLM Utah employee.
The person said Mongo had been found.
Shane Adams poses with Mongo, along with his children, Owen and Anna. (Shane Adams)
Mongo had been brought in on the last day of gathering on Dugway Proving Ground — a high-security location in Utah — after BLM Utah was granted permission to extend their gather due to an excess amount of horses, Reid said.
She added that BLM’s horse specialist immediately knew Mongo was unlike the horses surrounding him, largely due to his size — and that hunch was further confirmed when he was brought back to the trap site.
Mongo did not try to flee or fight like most of the horses. He settled down quickly, a sure sign of a domesticated horse, said Adams.
DOGS CRY TEARS OF JOY WHEN REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS: NEW STUDY
BLM Utah's horse specialist recognized Mongo and remembered the story, according to Reid.
The team then reached out to the local brand inspector after discovering Mongo’s brand on his left shoulder had been covered up with winter fur.
That's how they were able to acquire Adams' information. "It was definitely an inner agency effort," Reid said.
Adams said that when he received the Facebook message, he called BLM Utah. The next day he drove for four hours to pick up Mongo — the horse he hadn't seen in eight years.
BABY SLOTH REUNITED WITH MOM AFTER RESCUERS REPLAY ITS CRIES
Mongo had lost over 400 pounds and was not as stout as he had been eight years earlier — but Adams knew this was his special friend.
Adams said he expected to see Mongo in a skittish state after years of running with wild mustangs. Mongo, however, hadn't forgotten the things Adams had taught him.
Shane Adams rides Mongo, as his kids follow behind on the family ponies. (Shane Adams)
He even walked right into the trailer Adams had hitched to the back of his truck.
Adams said that reuniting with Mongo was a dream come true and a much-needed victory — "this was really good, the only positive thing to happen to me in two years," he said.
Reid said, "It was exciting [for it] to be eight years later and a horse that we knew was missing [had] actually come in and [was] reunited with his owner."
Shane Adams' daughter, Anna, leads Mongo through the streets of Utah. (Shane Adams)
Adams said Mongo has enjoyed returning to his domesticated life because it means he gets to enjoy his favorite treat again: Sour Patch Kids.
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When asked how his late father would feel about this long-awaited reunion, Adams said, "My dad would be all sorts of excited. He would be tickled pink."
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Adams spends the days watching over Mongo and sharing his love for horses with his two kids, Owen, 11 and Anna, 8. | 2022-11-21T01:16:41+00:00 | fox9.com | https://www.fox9.com/news/utah-horse-returns-home-years-running-wild-mustangs |
We’ve been reporting on a new target in the culture wars: Banks and other financial companies conservatives slam as “woke.” They push a lefty, big-government agenda, according to conservative entrepreneur and commentator Vivek Ramaswamy, who’s running for president.
As Ramaswamy’s argument goes, these closet Wall Street liberals strong-arm the companies they invest in to be politically correct. Under the cover of an investment strategy with an acronym: It’s ESG — environmental, social and governance investing. But many firms actually doing ESG have said that this is a total misrepresentation.
Host Scott Tong speaks with John Streur, president and CEO of Calvert Research and Management, who has been ESG investing for decades. He makes the case that ESG investing is about measuring risk and making good business decisions, not about politics. Tong also speaks with Ramaswamy and Calvert research director Hellen Mbugua.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-04-27T19:40:38+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/2023-04-27/investor-argues-esg-investing-is-about-measuring-risk-not-politics |
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican primary voters in Arizona and Kansas on Tuesday are deciding whether to elevate loyalists to former President Donald Trump who support his false claims that he won the 2020 election and send them to the general election.
The GOP primary elections for secretary of state are the latest this year to feature candidates who doubt the security of their states’ elections despite the lack of evidence of any problems widespread enough to change the results. Republican voters elsewhere have split on sending those candidates to the November ballot.
A secretary of state primary in Washington includes several Republican and unaffiliated candidates, including one who has made voter fraud claims without evidence. Washington state has a primary system in which the top two vote-getters make it to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
The Democratic candidates in all three states reject the premise of a stolen 2020 presidential election and warn that victories in November by any of those who promote conspiracies would endanger free and fair elections. In all three states, the secretary of state is the top election official.
In Arizona, a major battleground for president and the U.S. Senate, two of the four GOP candidates contend the election was stolen from Trump and plan to push major changes if they win the primary and the November general election.
They include state Rep. Mark Finchem, who attended Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, rally that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. He tried this year to get the Republican-controlled Legislature to notify Congress that Arizona wanted to decertify Democrat Joe Biden’s election win.
The other Republican backing Trump’s claims also is a member of the Arizona House. Rep. Shawnna Bolick introduced a bill last year that would allow a simple majority of the Legislature to overturn presidential election results. Republicans control the Legislature in Arizona.
Two other Republican candidates are on Arizona’s ballot: state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, who acknowledges Biden’s victory but has worked for a decade to tighten election laws, and businessman Beau Lane, who is backed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey.
Finchem is endorsed by Trump and said in a recent interview that worries about the effect of his potential victory on free and fair elections are unfounded. He said he will just enforce laws as written.
“I think it’s interesting that there are people, particularly Democrats out there, claiming, ’Oh, he’s going to ruin the system. He’s going to do this, he’s a threat to democracy,’” Finchem said. Still, he contends tens of thousands of fake ballots led to Biden’s win, a claim for which there is no credible evidence.
Two Democrats, House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding and former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, are seeking their party’s nomination.
In Kansas, voters will choose between a GOP challenger who questions the 2020 presidential results and the incumbent Republican who believes the election was secure in his state.
Secretary of State Scott Schwab has defended the use of ballot drop boxes, which Trump and other Republicans say are prone to misuse, even though both Republican and Democratic secretaries of state across the country reported no significant problems with them. He has dismissed baseless theories about fraud, at least in Kansas elections.
Schwab faces Mike Brown, a former county commissioner in the Kansas City suburbs who has made doubts about the security of the state’s elections central to his campaign. He has promised to ban ballot drop boxes and said he will use the secretary of state’s office to pursue election fraud cases, rather than taking Schwab’s approach of working through prosecutors.
Kansas Democrat Jenna Repass is unopposed in her party’s primary.
Washington state’s top-two primary features the incumbent, Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. He was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee last November and hopes to retain his seat for the remaining two years of former Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s four-year term.
Hobbs faces several Republican and unaffiliated challengers, including Tamborine Borrelli, an “America First” candidate who was fined by the state Supreme Court earlier this summer for making meritless claims alleging widespread voter fraud.
Hobbs and Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, who is running as a nonpartisan and said she is the most experienced in running elections, have raised the most money. Republicans in the race include former state Sen. Mark Miloscia and current Sen. Keith Wagoner.
Under Washington’s primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November, regardless of party. Results will likely take days to tally because it’s an all-mail election.
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Associated Press writers John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, and Rachel La Corte in Olympia, Washington, contributed to this report.
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This story has been corrected to show the Trump loyalists support his false claims that he won the election, not that he lost the election. | 2022-08-02T20:24:24+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/politics/latest-primaries-feature-deniers-for-state-election-posts/ |
OKLAHOMA CITY – The birth of Stanley Francis Rother was by all accounts ordinary, aside from the weather. The Catholic farm boy came into the world during an Oklahoma dust storm.
But in life – and in death – he was extraordinary.
The 46-year-old priest, shot to death in Guatemala in 1981, became the first person born in the United States to be declared a martyr by the Catholic Church.
Now a $50 million shrine built to honor the slain missionary — killed by three masked assassins who entered his rectory during Guatemala’s civil war — is expected to draw thousands of pilgrims to his home state.
“People from all over the world can come and know more about him and really ask for his intercession,” said María Ruiz Scaperlanda, author of “The Shepherd Who Didn’t Run,” a 2015 biography of Rother.
A dedication Mass set for Friday will mark the official opening of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. The Spanish colonial-style structure incorporates a 2,000-seat sanctuary as well as a visitor center, gift shop, museum and smaller chapel that will serve as Rother’s final resting place.
The shrine grounds also will feature a re-creation of Tepeyac Hill, the Mexico City site where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to an Indigenous Mexican man named Juan Diego in 1531. An artist created painted bronze statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego — each weighing thousands of pounds — for the Oklahoma site.
Catholic donors funded the shrine, which was constructed debt free, Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said.
“I think there are a lot of different things that will draw people to the campus, whether to honor Mary or Juan Diego or Blessed Stanley Rother,” Coakley said. “We hope it’s an opportunity for people to experience faith and grow in their relationship with the Lord.”
The Oklahoma complex joins nearly 120 Catholic national and diocesan shrines in 27 states and the District of Columbia, according to the National Association of Shrine and Pilgrimage Apostolate.
Prior to becoming the Rother shrine’s executive director in 2020, Leif Arvidson oversaw the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for a decade. About 75,000 pilgrims visited each year, Arvidson said.
He declined to estimate how many visitors the Rother shrine might attract.
“We’re still somewhat of a minority here,” Arvidson said of Oklahoma’s Catholic population.
Evangelical Protestants make up the largest share of the Bible Belt state’s adults at 47%, according to the Pew Research Center. Mainline Protestants follow at 18%. Catholics are next at 8%.
“I think he’ll be really special not only to Catholics but to Oklahomans and just people who will recognize the beauty of the virtues that he exhibited — of service and humility and dedication to God’s call in a person’s life," Arvidson said.
Zac Craig, the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau president and a Southern Baptist, echoed Arvidson’s assessment.
“It really adds to the cultural mix of diverse attractions that we have. … I think it’s going to be appealing to all,” said Craig, citing the city’s new First Americans Museum as well as the national memorial for the 1995 bombing of a federal office building.
Rother’s story begins with his 1935 birth in Okarche, a small town about 40 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
While he served as an altar boy at his hometown Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Rother seemed destined for farm life. He studied vocational agriculture in high school, while his brother, Tom, took a Latin course – a language long associated with Catholicism.
Family members couldn’t help but chuckle when Stan — not Tom — later became a clergyman. But the road to the priesthood proved a struggle. He dropped out of his first seminary but eventually graduated from another before his ordination in 1963.
He served several Oklahoma parishes before volunteering for mission work in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, in 1968.
During his 13 years in the Central American nation, the priest who once had trouble with Latin learned Spanish and his parishioners’ Tzʼutujil language. He worked to translate the New Testament’s Gospels into the native dialect.
Amid political and military unrest in the late 1970s, parishioners began disappearing, their bodies found dumped on roadsides. By 1981, Rother knew he was on a “hit list,” according to the Oklahoma City archdiocese.
His last visit home came a few months before his July 28, 1981, murder. He accepted an invitation to watch his younger cousin, the Rev. Don Wolf, join the priesthood and celebrate his first Mass as a priest that May.
“We talked a lot about the dangers that he faced,” recalled Wolf, now 67.
But Rother insisted on returning to Guatemala, telling loved ones, “The shepherd cannot run.”
Rother became one of at least 13 Catholic priests killed during the war, branded as communists in collusion with left-wing revolutionary guerrillas.
Now his cousin will serve as the shrine’s first rector. Besides welcoming pilgrims, the new church will become the worship place for two of the city’s growing Hispanic parishes. They will combine into one — relieving crowding at existing facilities.
Wolf said it’s an exciting time — both for the memory of his cousin and the chance to grow the church in a state with a rising Latino population.
“Stan has become this incredible character,” Wolf said of the stories told about Rother. “I’ve always been proud to be a part of his family. But I’ve always felt more closely connected to Stan because I’m a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City than because he has the same last name as my mother.”
In December 2016, Pope Francis officially recognized Rother as a martyr. In September 2017, in the final step before sainthood, Rother was beatified at a special Mass that drew about 20,000 people, making him the first U.S. priest to be beatified.
For Rother to become a saint, a miracle involving his intercession must be verified.
“It’s a very rigorous process," Coakley said. “The church tends to be very skeptical about claims of miraculous healings, until they can be proven that they’re not attributable to science or anything else.”
“It could be a long while,” the archbishop added. “It may never happen, for all we know, because we can’t predict how God is going to act.”
Scaperlanda, Rother’s biographer and an Oklahoma City Catholic, said she loves that a boy reared in humble circumstances in Middle America has a shrine named after him.
“He’s ordinary in that sense, and I think that’s one of the invaluable gifts he gives us,” she said. “If he can do it, then I can live out my best life that God put me here to do. I mean, I don’t have to be martyred like he was, but to give myself so fully to something, that’s a value that I want.
“I can ask Father Stan to help me live as he did.”
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Which makeup is best for spring break?
It’s almost time for spring break, and when you’re out and about at the beach, you want to look your sun-kissed best. That starts with wearing a foundation that’s suitable for the warmer weather. You want something lightweight that won’t clog your pores. You also want a foundation that lets you show off a radiant beachgoer glow while nourishing your skin so it stays healthy all spring and summer long.
In this article: Oxygenetix Oxygenating Foundation, Dermablend Cover Creme Full Coverage Foundation and Sephora Collection Perfection Mist Airbrush Foundation.
Foundation is seasonal
You don’t wear the same wardrobe all year round. As the temperature rises, your outfits get lighter and more breathable. Similarly, you don’t wear the same colors in spring and summer as you do in the fall and winter. You should make the same choices with your makeup — particularly your foundation.
Things to consider when choosing your spring foundation
- Does it match your skin? Depending on its exposure to sunlight, your skin may darken. The right foundation should match your current skin tone as closely as possible.
- Is it lightweight? Wearing a heavy jacket in the summer would make you miserable. Likewise, you’ll be happier when wearing a lighter-weight foundation in warmer weather.
- Is it breathable? A breathable foundation doesn’t clog your pores. It allows air to permeate your skin cells to keep them healthy and thriving.
- Does it moisturize? Moisturizing is one of the best things you can do to help your skin repair itself and stay healthy.
- Does it nourish your skin? Just like you feed your body, you need to feed your skin to keep it strong and vibrant. A nourishing foundation helps provide your skin with a balanced diet.
- Is it appropriate for your skin type? Do you have dry or oily skin? Choose the foundation that best matches your skin type.
- Does it have soothing qualities? A foundation with aloe may be desirable in the spring and summer when your skin is exposed to more sunlight.
Best lightweight foundations
Oxygenetix Oxygenating Foundation
This lightweight foundation feels like you’re not even wearing makeup. It goes on sheer but can be built up after it sets to cover blemishes. Oxygenetic’s foundation features a soothing aloe-based gel and helps build collagen and elastin, and it is suitable for all types of skin.
Sold by Amazon
L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation
This air-light formula is oil-free and resists sweat, heat and transfer for up to 24 hours. The radiant finish goes on smooth, hides imperfections and minimizes the appearance of pores. You can easily apply this foundation with your fingers, or you can use a brush.
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NYX Professional Makeup Total Control Pro Drop Foundation
NYX’s convenient foundation drops go on easy and have a lightweight vegan formula. This long-lasting foundation stays color-true for up to 12 hours and offers buildable coverage with no greasiness or cracking.
Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
Dermablend Cover Creme Full-Coverage Foundation
If you prefer a cream foundation, this full-coverage option from Dermablend has a high concentration of high-performance pigments, so you get maximum coverage. It is suitable for hiding scars, birthmarks, hyperpigmentation and more. While the texture may be a little heavier, the SPF 30 makes it a good choice for wearing outside.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Sephora Collection Perfection Mist Airbrush Foundation
Sephora Collection’s foundation spray has micro-fine pigments and an airbrush application for the ultimate in lightness. The oil-free formula is noncomedogenic and can be gradually built up to your desired level of coverage.
BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream
This tinted, hydrating gel cream can even your skin tone and blur imperfections while adding a healthy glow. It’s one of the lightest weight options that BareMinerals offers. While it’s oil-free, it still moisturizes and has an SPF of 30.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer
Fortified with antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, this tinted moisturizer nourishes your skin while it blurs imperfections. The lightweight, oil-free formula delivers a natural finish, and the added chamomile helps treat and heal dry or damaged skin.
Sold by Amazon, Sephora and Ulta Beauty
Other foundations worth checking out
- This longwear powder foundation by Fenty Beauty offers a light-as-air feel that’s sweat-, humidity- and crease-resistant.
- If you use a foundation primer, Urban Decay All Nighter is a silky-soft option that prevents your foundation from fading for up to 8 hours.
- Clinique Superbalanced Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 foundation is an oil-free option that provides buildable coverage.
- You can protect yourself from damaging UV rays while balancing the appearance of your skin with Nars Pure Radiant tinted moisturizer.
- L’Oreal’s lightweight and creamy longwear foundation hides imperfections for up to 24 hours.
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VISION, Seth Patrick
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Seth Patrick Vision, age 21, of Springboro, Ohio unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in a motor vehicle accident. Seth was born September 21, 2000, in Kettering, OH, to Louis and Jane (Kemper) Vision. Growing up, Seth was many things to many different people. Seth was a loving son to his parents. He was a sweet brother to his three siblings. Seth was a loyal friend to almost everyone he encountered. He was the Captain of the Varsity Lacrosse team and a 2019 graduate of Springboro High School. While he'll be remembered for many things, those that knew our Seth will remember him for his big smile, joyful laugh, and kindness shown in word and deed. Seth would gladly give you the shirt off his back, be by your side in an instant if you needed him to be, and be the person to reach out to you when your life was tough. Seth enjoyed spending his free time hunting in Hillsboro, Ohio, and hanging out with friends and family in Springboro, Ohio, and his Army buddies in Alaska.
Following graduation from Springboro High School, Seth enlisted in the United States Army as a Cavalry Scout and attained the rank of Sergeant. He was stationed with Arrow Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 11th Infantry Division (Airborne), at Joint Base, Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), in Anchorage, Alaska. His "battle buddies" knew Seth as a loyal friend, a selfless leader, and a man who loved his country.
Seth whole-heartedly loved his family and is survived by his father, Louis (Faith) Vision; his mother, Jane (Andrew) Skipper; his siblings, Zach Vision, Mia Vision, Will Skipper; his grandparents, Michael (Sue) Vision, Donald (Sue) Kemper, Robert (Eileen) Skipper, Bob (Eva) Linn; his uncles Chad (Jennifer) Kemper, Scott Kemper, Nick Vision; and his cousins, Sam Kemper and Caroline Kemper.
We welcome you to join us in a celebration of life for our boy. Visitation will be Saturday, July 2, 2022, from 11am to 3pm at Fairhaven Church, 637 E. Whipp Road Centerville, OH 45459 followed by a Memorial Service at 4pm. In honor of Seth and a sport he loved dearly, donations may be made in his name to Springboro Lacrosse in support of the High School Lacrosse program. Please make checks payable to: Springboro Lacrosse Club PO Box 443 Springboro, OH 45066. Please note on the check memo line "Seth Vision".
Though Seth is not here with us anymore, Seth will live on in every person he touched throughout his life. To know Seth is to love Seth. | 2022-06-29T06:53:50+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/vision-patrick-seth/5M4QN7A2SZHUTJUHWTAYBWFMOU/ |
Gov. Newsom on Friday requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration to authorize federal assistance supporting the state and local response to the severe storms impacting much of the state.
This comes after the governor on Thursday proclaimed a state of emergency in 21 counties to support disaster response and relief efforts, following the state of emergency he proclaimed in an initial 13 counties earlier this month. This is due to storms forecasted to continue through mid-March,
State officials say California is mobilizing personnel and resources to storm-impacted communities throughout the state.
Some of these efforts include partnering with CAL FIRE crews statewide, the California National Guard, the California Department of Transportation, the California Office of Emergency Services, California Highway Patrol and Caltrans.
Californians can dial 2-1-1 or 3-1-1 to get help or ask questions. If you have a critical emergency, call 9-1-1.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Sean Miller has unselfish Xavier back in the Sweet 16.
Jack Nunge scored 18 points, Adam Kunkel added 15 on five first-half 3-pointers, and No. 3 seed Xavier beat 11th-seeded Pittsburgh 84-73 on Sunday to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s second week for the first time since 2017.
Colby Jones had 10 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and Souley Boum and Jerome Hunter each chipped in with 14 points as all five Xavier starters scored in double digits.
Xavier entered the game leading the country in assists per game (19.2) and had 17 on 19 baskets in the first half to build a 48-34 lead at the break. The Musketeers finished with 22 assists.
The victory came exactly one year after Miller agreed to return as Xavier’s coach.
He had coached the Musketeers from 2004-09, helping them reach the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight once before leaving for Arizona. This will be Miller’s first regional semifinal appearance since 2018 with the Wildcats.
Miller said he never doubted he could still win, but gave the credit to his players.
“I have an amazing group to work with,” Miller said. “There’s a lot of coaches that could win with this team, and I recognize that. My hope is that we have more in us, that we’re able to have a great week and make what we already feel good about even better.”
Xavier (27-9) moves on to play No. 2 seed Texas on Friday in the Midwest Region semifinals in Kansas City, Missouri.
Blake Hinson scored 18 points and Jamarius Burton had 16 for Pitt (24-12).
It was the second straight game Nunge came up big for Xavier. The 7-foot center had a critical blocked shot in the closing seconds of the Musketeers’ 72-67 first-round win over 14th-seeded Kennesaw State.
“I’ve been dreaming about this moment ever since I started watching basketball,” Nunge said. “When you are in school, you are thrilled when your teachers let you turn on the game and not have to focus on class. And so March Madness is a special time of year. It’s the best tournament in the world.”
Nunge set the tone early, dominating the paint with eight points in the first 10 minutes while Jones knocked down two 3s as the Musketeers bolted to a 28-18 lead.
The Musketeers blew the game open with a 12-2 run behind Kunkel, who made two 3s and threw an alley-oop dunk to Nunge. Kunkel followed with his fifth 3 of the first half to give Xavier a 19-point lead with 1:26 left.
“We really rode the wave of Adam Kunkel,” Miller said. “He was 5 for 5 from the 3-point line. We really shared the ball and played at our pace throughout the game. We talked a lot about that before the game.”
Pitt did not get closer than eight points in the second half even after Nunge fouled out with 3:18 remaining.
After holding No. 6 seed Iowa State to 41 points on Friday, Pitt allowed Xavier to score 42 in the first 15 minutes.
“Iowa State was not as good of an offensive team as Xavier,” Pitt coach Jeff Capel said. “Xavier has been an elite offensive team all year. They were moving with great pace. They made seven 3s in the first half. The ball had energy. … We couldn’t disrupt their rhythm.”
FEDERIKO OUT
It didn’t help Pitt’s cause that big man Federiko Federiko played less than a minute because of a knee problem that also kept him out of the Panthers’ First Four win over Mississippi State. Capel said he noticed Federiko running with a limp and immediately removed him so he wouldn’t risk further injury. Federiko spent the rest of the game on a stationary bike, often grimacing in pain.
BIG PICTURE
Pitt: The Panthers won their first two NCAA Tournament games since 2014 before bowing out. “It sucks right now,” Pitt guard Nelly Cummings said. “It stings we just lost, but when you have a little bit of time to reflect, we accomplished a lot of things, so I think the bond that we have is definitely a reason for that.”
Xavier: After needing to come back from 13 down in the second half to beat Kennesaw State, the Musketeers left no doubt about this one, coming out focused and ready to play.
UP NEXT
Xavier will face a Longhorns team that has won six straight games.
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New Twitter owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it.
Musk said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter, according to the email reviewed by Bloomberg News. The new rules, which kick in immediately, will expect employees to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week, he added.
Twitter has been under Musk’s leadership for close to two weeks, in which time he has dismissed roughly half its workforce and most of its executive suite. The new boss has upped the price for the Twitter Blue subscription to $8 and attached user verification to it. Musk told workers in the email that he wants to see subscriptions account for half of Twitter’s revenue.
Prior to Musk’s arrival, Twitter had established a permanent work-from-anywhere arrangement for its workers, many of whom had initially been pushed into remote work by the pandemic. It was one of the first topics in an all-hands call Musk held with Twitter staff after announcing the deal to buy the company earlier in the year. He said then that he’s against remote work and would only grant exceptions on a case-by-case basis, as he’s doing now.
He has also eliminated “days of rest” from Twitter staff calendars, Bloomberg News reported this month, which was a monthly, companywide day off introduced during the pandemic period. Its expiration gave another sign of Musk’s impatience with Twitter’s existing work culture.
“The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed,” Musk wrote in his missive to employees. In a separate email, he added that “over the next few days, the absolute top priority is finding and suspending any verified bots/trolls/spam.”
(Updates with more details of Musk’s tenure at Twitter)
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed increasing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation's fuel supplies over the next three years, a move welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups.
"This proposal supports low-carbon renewable fuels and seeks public input on ways to strengthen the program," EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a statement. "With this proposal, EPA seeks to provide consumers with more options while diversifying our nation's energy mix."
The proposal also includes new incentives to encourage the use of biogas from farms and landfills, and renewable biomass such as wood, to generate electricity to charge electric vehicles. It's the first time the EPA has set biofuel targets on its own instead of using numbers from Congress. The agency opened a public comment period and will hold a hearing in January.
The goal of the existing Renewable Fuel Standard is to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, expand the country's fuel supply, strengthen energy security and reduce fuel prices for consumers. Ethanol is a key part of the economy in many Midwest states, consuming about 40% of the nation's corn supply.
But environmentalists argue that it's a net ecological and climate detriment because growing all that corn fosters unsustainable farming practices, while the oil industry says ethanol mandates constrain free market forces and limit consumer choice, and that higher blends can damage older vehicles.
Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, told reporters on a conference call that the EPA's plan creates a "clear pathway for sustainable growth for our industry when it comes to the production and use of low-carbon fuels like ethanol." He said it also bolsters the industry's push for year-round sales of gasoline with a 15% ethanol blend, as well as sales of the 85% ethanol blend E85.
"As the administration is working to address climate change, we've long known that biofuels will play an important role in reducing greenhouse gases while having the added benefit of providing expanded opportunities for farmers," National Farmers Union President Rob Larew said in a statement.
But environmental groups said the plan offers false solutions to climate change.
"This is a toxic plan directly at odds with the Biden Administration's commitment to Environmental Justice," Sarah Lutz, climate campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said in a statement. "Charging electric vehicles with forests and factory farms should be a non-starter."
Geoff Moody, senior vice president of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers said the Renewable Fuel Standard was meant to be a liquid fuels program, not an electric vehicle program. He urged the EPA to go back as it develops the final rule and reject "yet another massive regulatory subsidy for electric vehicle manufacturers."
The EPA proposes to set the total target for all kinds of renewable fuels at 20.82 billion gallons for 2023, including 15 billion gallons from corn ethanol. The target would grow to 22.68 billion gallons for 2025, including 15.25 billion gallons of corn ethanol. The plan also calls for growth in cellulosic biofuels — which are made from fibrous plant materials — biomass-based diesel and other advanced biofuels.
Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, the country's top corn and ethanol producing state, said in a statement that the EPA should have gone further to require even more use of advanced biofuels to move freight, which he said would help lower prices for consumer goods.
Cooper said there's probably no way to meet the proposed higher targets without more use of E15 and E85 instead of the conventional 10% ethanol mix. That makes it important to eliminate regulations that block summertime sales of E15, he said.
So, he predicted, the EPA's proposal should bolster prospects for legislation introduced this week by Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, and GOP Sen. Deb Fischer, of Nebraska, to allow year-round sales of E15 nationwide. E15 sales are usually prohibited between June 1 and Sept. 15 because of concerns that it adds to smog in high temperatures.
Eight Midwest governors — from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin — asked the EPA in April to allow year-round sales of E15 in their states. But Cooper said the new bill would provide a "nationwide fix" that even the American Petroleum Institute considers preferable to the current patchwork of temporary waivers and ad hoc solutions. | 2022-12-02T15:21:11+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/epa-seeks-to-mandate-more-use-of-ethanol-and-other-biofuels/article_f3aa3ef2-71cf-11ed-8399-134a8cc19340.html |
what? Mhm. Probably the choice spot, definitely. So I spoke with Mohammed today during the briefing session and he's looking forward to it too. Just being a part of the whole event. Okay. It's a once in a lifetime event. 11 runners, including Muhammad Ali carried the Olympic torch through Louisville. Bye. What? What needs? Okay, Muhammad Ali, the second runner in Kentucky drew a crowd of thousands people yelled, hey champ! As he passed downtown streets and Muhammad Ali yelled at photographers in front of him, use it two grand. Yeah, Ali won the Olympics in 1960 in Rome. He competed his cashes clay and never dreamed he'd still be taking part in the games 20 years later. Yeah. For other runners like Melinda Warren carrying the torch is something she'll never forget how much around breath, but I think that's just the excitement of it all. Each runner passes the flame on to the next, so the torches continually burning. Okay. Mhm Oh, this is the most fabulous thing that ever happened on the 3rd string. The relay is an olympic tradition. The flames started its journey on May 8th and will cover 33 states on its way from new york to L. A. The torch is passed on by 10,000 different runners across the country to start the 1984 Summer olympic Games, Carolyn C. 32 Live News Good.
Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' belt sells for $6.1M
Updated: 4:30 PM CDT Jul 24, 2022
Related video above: ARCHIVES: Muhammad Ali carries Olympic torch through Louisville in 1984Muhammad Ali's championship belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas.In a tweet Sunday, Irsay confirmed he acquired the belt for his collection of rock music, American history and pop culture memorabilia that is currently touring the country.The belt will be displayed on Aug. 2 at Chicago's Navy Pier and on Sept. 9 in Indianapolis."Proud to be the steward!" Irsay tweeted."After several hours of watching two bidders go back and forth over this belt, this proved to be a battle worthy of the Rumble itself," Chris Ivy, Heritage's director of sports auctions, said in a statement.The 1974 fight was one of boxing's most memorable moments. Ali stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the African nation of Zaire. Ali won the fight in a knockout in the eighth round.
Related video above: ARCHIVES: Muhammad Ali carries Olympic torch through Louisville in 1984
Muhammad Ali's championship belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million.
The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
In a tweet Sunday, Irsay confirmed he acquired the belt for his collection of rock music, American history and pop culture memorabilia that is currently touring the country.
The belt will be displayed on Aug. 2 at Chicago's Navy Pier and on Sept. 9 in Indianapolis.
"Proud to be the steward!" Irsay tweeted.
"After several hours of watching two bidders go back and forth over this belt, this proved to be a battle worthy of the Rumble itself," Chris Ivy, Heritage's director of sports auctions, said in a statement.
The 1974 fight was one of boxing's most memorable moments. Ali stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the African nation of Zaire. Ali won the fight in a knockout in the eighth round. | 2022-07-24T23:54:49+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/muhammad-alis-rumble-in-the-jungle-belt-sells-for-dollar61m/40699831 |
NEW YORK (WPIX) — Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell spoke out on social media Thursday night, hours after he was first reported missing and later determined to be safe.
Bell took to Twitter just after 6 p.m., saying “You leave your phone in the car and don’t answer for the night and this?”
That morning, Police in Florida had issued an alert for Bell, saying he was last seen on Wednesday just before 9 p.m., in the area of Mainland High School in Daytona Beach.
“He is considered missing and endangered,” the department wrote on Facebook.
Police later said Bell was determined to be “safe” and in contact with Florida officials as of Thursday afternoon. A representative for the Daytona Beach PD did not share any further details.
In his tweet on Thursday, Bell did not elaborate on his whereabouts or the circumstances surrounding that morning’s alert.
Bell, whose legal name is Jared Drake Bell, is perhaps best known for starring alongside Josh Peck on Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh” between 2004 and 2007. He has also released several albums, with plans to release his next sometime in 2023.
In 2021, Bell pleaded guilty to attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles stemming from an incident in December 2017, after he was alleged to be maintaining an online relationship with a minor, among other accusations. He was sentenced to probation. | 2023-04-14T19:08:13+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/drake-bell-tweets-after-being-reported-missing-in-florida/ |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Dylan Cease unwound in the clubhouse after his latest masterful start, the soft-spoken right-hander downplayed any lingering disappointment about being left off the All-Star team.
The jovial Chicago White Sox were more than happy to state his case.
Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings as the White Sox walloped Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday to surge into the break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins.
“That’s what he’s done all year,” manager Tony LaRussa said. “He’s picked us up at important times.”
Cease (9-4) allowed only a fifth-inning single to Alex Kirilloff and two walks. Andrew Vaughn had three hits and three RBIs to help bring the White Sox within three games of Minnesota in the AL Central. Cleveland is two games back.
“We showed up,” Cease said, “and we showed that we’re still here.”
The White Sox had 16 hits on a hot and humid afternoon, including home runs by Yoán Moncada, Vaughn and Josh Harrison in the seventh inning. Chicago outscored the Twins 32-10 during the series to pick up two games in the standings.
“There’s no way we’re going to sit here and speak glowingly about the way we just played. We won one out of four of these games, and we had ambitions to do a lot more than that,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “That being said, I think it was a first half that was mostly good baseball, but we do have work to do.”
Lowering his ERA to 2.15 with his fifth scoreless start of the season, Cease struck out eight to become the fastest pitcher in White Sox history to record 500 career strikeouts. He got there in 399 1/3 innings, well ahead of seven-time All-Star Chris Sale (472 1/3).
Tim Anderson’s two-out, two-strike, two-run single gave Chicago the lead in the fifth inning against Twins starter Chris Archer (2-4), who was cruising in his return from the 15-day injured list for left hip tightness until a two-out walk to Seby Zavala.
Vaughn followed with a two-run double four batters later to prompt Baldelli to pull Archer.
“He had his stuff working,” Vaughn said, “and then his stuff stopped.”
The White Sox then roughed up right-hander Joe Smith in a six-run seventh inning with a two-run homer by Moncada, a solo drive by Vaughn and a three-run homer by Harrison. The 38-year-old Smith did not allow an earned run in his first 16 appearances of the season. In 14 games since May 23, Smith has surrendered 23 hits, 16 runs and six homers.
The defending division champion White Sox were one of baseball’s most egregious first-half underachievers, having not been above the .500 mark since May 25. They’re 11-7 in July, though, and looking every bit the a formidable challenger to a Twins club that has been in first place for all but one day since April 24 when they finished a three-game sweep of the White Sox.
“Good teams are going to lose games,” Archer said. “What I like most about this first half is we haven’t played our best baseball and we’re in the position that we’re in.”
NEVER CEASING TO AMAZE
Cease has been the rock of a rotation featuring past All-Star picks Johnny Cueto, Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn. He leads the AL in strikeouts. In his last 10 starts, Cease has logged 58 innings with 79 strikeouts and just 34 hits and three earned runs allowed.
“I don’t know how he’s not in the All-Star game,” designated hitter José Abreu said through a team translator. ”It’s crazy.”
WITH HONORS
The White Sox had closer Liam Hendriks added to the All-Star team in the last wave of substitutions for injuries and weekend starting pitching. Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was promoted to the AL starting lineup after Mike Trout backed out. Anderson is also going to the game in Los Angeles, as is Twins infielder Luis Arraez.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: CF Luis Robert was out of commission for the third straight day after feeling lightheaded in the first inning Friday night. He’ll have a medical exam Monday.
Twins: RHP Devin Smeltzer was sent down to Triple-A St. Paul to make room for Archer. With three scheduled off days over the first 10 days after the All-Star break, the Twins will only need four starting pitchers until August.
UP NEXT
The White Sox host Cleveland for a four-game series starting Friday. They have 10 of their next 12 games at home, where they’re just 19-25 this year.
The Twins don’t play again until Saturday at Detroit to start a two-game series. Their next home game is not until Aug. 1.
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Kari Lake, the defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate, will be the featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) high-profile Ronald Reagan Dinner next month, the gathering’s organizers announced on Thursday.
It’s a high-profile gig for a conservative firebrand who has repeatedly refused to concede her loss to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in last year’s election. In a statement announcing Lake as the dinner’s featured speaker, a spokesperson for CPAC praised her as “a rare leader who captured the hearts of conservatives with her honest, bold message including closing the Arizona border and exposing widespread election fraud.”
“Kari has been a breath of fresh air into conservative politics,” Megan Powers Small, CPAC’s spokesperson, said. “She has an uncanny ability to tell it like it is [that] has given a voice to the silent majority in Arizona and across the country, and we can’t wait to have her liven up our CPAC stage at the Ronald Reagan Dinner.”
After her November loss to Hobbs, Lake challenged the election results in court, arguing that problems with ballot printers at some polling places were the result of intentional misconduct and interference.
That challenge was shot down by a judge, but Lake hasn’t exited the spotlight. She’s considering a Senate bid in 2024, when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), a Democrat-turned-Independent, will go up for reelection. She’s also set to travel to Iowa this weekend to meet with state GOP leaders.
Her planned appearance at CPAC’s Ronald Reagan Dinner gives her another key platform to court conservatives and assert herself as a national Republican leader. The four-day gathering is also expected to feature prominent speakers like former President Trump, who is once again seeking the GOP’s presidential nomination.
CPAC is set to take place in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C., from March 1-4. | 2023-02-09T19:47:55+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/hill-politics/kari-lake-to-be-featured-speaker-at-cpac-dinner/ |
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven.
The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers 346,000 Escapes from the 2020 and 2021 model years.
The agency says in documents posted Tuesday on its website that it has 118 complaints that spot welds in a door assembly bracket can fail. Investigators contacted some of the owners and found 25 reports of minor injuries.
Many reported a popping noise when they opened the door as a bracket begins to separate. The agency says continued use could dislodge the door, and it could fail to latch when closed.
Ford says it’s working with the agency to support the investigation.
NHTSA says the probe will determine whether the problem creates an unreasonable risk to highway safety. The agency could seek a recall. | 2023-07-11T14:22:11+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/us-probes-complaints-that-ford-escape-doors-can-open-while-suvs-are-being-driven/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Dog walker’s killer sentenced to life in prison, no parole
Published: Nov. 6, 2022 at 11:14 AM PST|Updated: 1 hour ago
DENVER (AP) — A man convicted of using an AK-47 to kill a woman and wound her boyfriend as they walked their dog in Denver has been sentenced to life in prison.
A judge sentenced Michael Close on Friday to a life term without the possibility of parole in the death of 21-year-old Isabella Thallas and added an additional 48-year sentence for the attempted murder of her boyfriend.
The Denver Post reported that Close yelled out the window at the couple as they urged the dog to “go potty” outside his apartment in June 2020 before getting the weapon and firing it 24 times.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-06T20:36:10+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/11/06/dog-walkers-killer-sentenced-life-prison-no-parole/ |
Thirteen GreenPower Vehicle Models Listed Under the iHMZEV Program
VANCOUVER, BC, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced that its customers in Canada can now receive funding under Transport Canada's newly launched incentive program for Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV). Thirteen of GreenPower's vehicle models are eligible for incentives from $75,000 up to $150,000 including the EV Star vehicle line up and shuttle buses.
On July 11, 2022, the Canadian government, through Transport Canada, announced nearly $550 million in funding for the purchase or lease of medium and heavy-duty vehicles through the iMHZEV Program. The incentives are available for up to 10 eligible vehicles per calendar year purchased or leased by Canadian organizations (for profit and non-profit), provinces, territories, and municipalities incentives at the point of sale.
Purchasers in British Columbia may also apply for the Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) for a rebate of up to $100,000. These can be combined or stacked with the iMHZEV incentives up to 75% of the purchase price for GreenPower vehicles.
Eligible GreenPower vehicles listed under the iMHZEV Program include the EV Star Cargo, EV Star Max seating, EV Star ADA, EV250 thirty-foot shuttle and EV350 forty-foot shuttle.
"GreenPower can assist customers now in applying for the incentives and navigating the application process," said Fraser Atkinson, CEO of GreenPower. "The iMHZEV Program opens up availability in the market for our EV Star Cargo and EV Star for shuttle operations. Our customers can also purchase the EV Star Cab and Chassis to build their own body specific to their needs and requirements. GreenPower has delivered hundreds of its proven EV Star to customers with more than 1,600 additional vehicles on order."
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GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van, and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com
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Today, we will have more waves of heavy rain and storms across Central Alabama as a front remains stalled over us. The wave this morning will move to the east, but this afternoon another wave will move westward across the state. These storms could still be strong to severe.
SPC has placed Central Alabama in a Level 1/5 Marginal Risk. The main threats will be gusty winds and large hail. The best chance for severe weather will be across South Alabama. The rain is expected to be heavy at times, and a Flood Watch remains in effect until this evening. It will be warm and humid with highs in the lower 80s.
Tonight, we will finally get a break from the rain. It will be mostly cloudy and muggy with lows in the 60s.
On Friday, another wave will move across Central Alabama with more strong to severe storms possible. SPC has placed parts of Central Alabama in a Level 1/5 Marginal Risk for gusty winds and hail. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s.
Rain totals between today and this weekend will be an additional 2-4″+. We will need to watch out for possible flash flooding concerns throughout the weekend.
Father’s Day Weekend Outlook: More clusters of storms are expected this weekend, but they will not be as widespread on Saturday. It will be partly cloudy with scattered storms. A few could be strong to severe. SPC has placed areas just south of Central Alabama in a Level 1/5 Marginal Risk, but areas for gusty winds and hail. High temperatures will heat up into the lower 90s.
Yet another wave will move into Alabama on Sunday setting off more numerous showers and storms. These storms could be strong to severe, and SPC has placed NW Alabama in a Level 2/5 Slight Risk. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s before it storms.
Juneteenth: The unsettled weather pattern will continue into next week. Expect it to be hot and humid with more scattered showers and storms. There is the potential for a few to be strong to severe. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s.
Rest of Next Week: We will be hot and humid with scattered showers and storms on Tuesday and Wednesday. A few could be strong to severe. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Thursday and Friday look to be drier and hot with only a slight chance for a storm. High temperatures will be in the lower 90s.
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DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.
The company, formerly Fiat Chrysler, is telling people to stop driving Dodge Magnum wagons, Dodge Challenger and Charger muscle cars and Chrysler 300 sedans from the 2005 through 2010 model years.
Stellantis says it confirmed the driver's air bag inflators blew apart in two cases, killing two drivers. The company suspects an inflator rupture in another case that also killed a driver. All three deaths were in warm-weather U.S. states and happened in the past seven months in 2010 model year vehicles, the company said.
The fatalities bring the death toll from exploding Takata air bags to at least 32 worldwide, including 23 in the United States.
Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash. But the chemical can become more volatile over time when exposed to moisture in the air and repeated high temperatures. The explosion can blow apart a metal canister and hurl shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
Most of the deaths and about 400 injuries have happened in U.S. states with warmer weather.
The Stellantis vehicles under the “Do Not Drive” warning were all recalled in 2015, and free repairs were available since then. Stellantis said it made numerous attempts to reach owners but the repairs were not made. The recalls affect vehicles in which the air bag inflators have not been replaced as part of the recall.
“Left unrepaired, recalled Takata air bags are increasingly dangerous as the risk of an explosion rises as vehicles age,” Ann Carlson, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said in a statement. “Every day that passes when you don't get a recalled air bag replaced puts you and your family at greater risk of injury or death.”
On Thursday, NHTSA urged all owners to check to see if their vehicles have an unrepaired Takata air bag recall. Drivers can go to https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and key in their 17-digit vehicle identification number to see if they have any open recalls.
The agency said even minor crashes can cause air bags to inflate with the potential for explosions that can kill or hurt people.
Stellantis said any of its customers who aren’t sure if their vehicles have been recalled can call (833) 585-0144.
The company said it has made 210 million attempts to reach owners with recalled Takata air bag inflators, including letters, courier deliveries, emails, text messages, phone calls and home visits. The company has recalled nearly 2 million vehicles with Takata inflators.
In the three recent cases in which people were killed, Stellantis said it made 153 attempts to reach owners.
The company "extends its sympathies to the families and friends of those affected by these incidents,” Stellantis' statement said.
Potential for the dangerous malfunction led to the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 67 million Takata inflators recalled. The U.S. government says that millions have not been repaired. About 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide. The exploding air bags sent Takata Corp. of Japan into bankruptcy.
Most of the deaths have been in the U.S., but they also have occurred in Australia and Malaysia. | 2022-11-03T15:29:16+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/exploding-airbags-warning-issued-for-older-model-dodge-and-chrysler-vehicles |
CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) — A bus driver for an elementary school in the nation’s capital has been charged with driving while intoxicated after his bus veered into a ditch while returning from a field trip to a farm in northern Virginia.
Nine children were treated at the scene for minor injuries, Fairfax County Police said.
The bus was carrying 44 children and four adults back Thursday to Murch Elementary School in Washington, D.C., after a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville, Virginia — a popular field trip destination in the region.
Police said the bus hit a rock and veered into a ditch off a road in the northern Virginia county.
The 48-year-old driver from Suitland, Maryland, was charged after police say he failed a field sobriety test and had a blood-alcohol content of .20, more than double the legal limit of .08.
Police say the driver’s license had already been revoked in Virginia from a prior drunken driving conviction.
Officers also said they found a combined 18 safety violations on the two buses carrying children to the field trip and that none of the operators were properly licensed to operate a school bus.
D.C. Public Schools said in a statement that it plans to undertake a review of the transportation vendors it uses for field trips and other extracurricular activities. | 2022-10-29T20:52:04+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-us-news/ap-school-bus-driver-charged-with-drunken-driving-on-field-trip/ |
No. 11 Virginia Tech women beat Kentucky 82-74
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help No. 11 Virginia Tech beat Kentucky 82-74. Kitley, the reigning ACC player of the year, secured her third double-double of the season to help Virginia Tech open with four straight wins for the seventh straight year. Ashley Owusu scored the first six points of a 24-4 run to close the first quarter for a 29-8 lead. Kitley scored eight points in the second quarter as Virginia Tech led 44-23, and she added nine points in the third. Owusu finished with 16 points, Taylor Soule had 15 points and seven boards, and Georgia Amoore scored 14 points for Virginia Tech. Jada Walker had 17 points and five steals for Kentucky. Robyn Benton added 13 points and Ajae Petty scored 12. | 2022-11-21T22:24:03+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/11/21/no-11-virginia-tech-women-beat-kentucky-82-74-2/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided Monday with a high school football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games, a decision that could strengthen the acceptability of some religious practices in other public school settings.
The court ruled 6-3 for the coach with the court’s conservative justices in the majority and its liberals in dissent. The justices said the coach’s prayer was protected by the First Amendment.
“The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
The case forced the justices to wrestle with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating in religious practices.
The decision is the latest in a line of Supreme Court rulings for religious plaintiffs. In another recent example, the court ruled this month that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.
In a dissent Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the coach decision “sets us further down a perilous path in forcing states to entangle themselves with religion.” She was joined in her dissent by Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Elena Kagan.
The coach and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group, were among those cheering the decision. Paul Clement, the attorney who argued the case on behalf of coach Joseph Kennedy, said in a statement that the decision would allow the coach “to finally return to the place he belongs – coaching football and quietly praying by himself after the game.”
Kennedy himself said in a statement: “This is just so awesome. All I’ve ever wanted was to be back on the field with my guys. I thank God for answering our prayers and sustaining my family through this long battle.”
Kennedy, a Christian, is a former football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington. He started coaching at the school in 2008 and initially prayed alone on the 50-yard line at the end of games. Students started joining him, and over time he began to deliver a short, inspirational talk with religious references. Kennedy did that for years and also led students in locker room prayers. The school district learned what he was doing in 2015 and asked him to stop.
Kennedy stopped leading students in prayer in the locker room and on the field but wanted to continue praying on the field himself, with students free to join if they wished. Concerned about being sued for violating students’ religious freedom rights, the school asked him to stop his practice of kneeling and praying while still “on duty” as a coach after the game. When he continued to kneel and pray on the field, the school put him on paid leave.
In a statement, the Bremerton School District and their attorneys at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, said the decision undermines that separation required by the Constitution. The school district said that it had “followed the law and acted to protect the religious freedom of all students and their families” and that it would work with its attorneys to make sure the district “remains a welcoming, inclusive environment for all students, their families and our staff.”
Three justices on the court — Breyer, Kagan and Justice Samuel Alito — attended public high schools, while the rest attended Catholic schools.
The case is Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418. | 2022-06-27T18:06:58+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/supreme-court-sides-with-coach-who-sought-to-pray-after-game/ |
Tropical Storm Danielle forms, is expected to become a hurricane but not currently a threat to land
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SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — In the closing days of her campaign, Rep. Elaine Luria stood on a wooden porch in a far-flung part of her newly drawn district, microphone in hand and a 7-year-old Black girl at her side, to make her final case for what is at stake in the midterm elections.
The Virginia Democrat, quoting the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, pointed toward the girl and said: “Our children are a window into the future that we will never see.” That future, Luria argued, will look much bleaker if her Republican challenger wins one of the most contested House races in the country.
In her first two congressional races, Luria, a former Navy commander, would more likely have been seen in settings with a military backdrop or theme. But this time she is in Suffolk, a new part of her district and one that has a Black population of 40% whose votes could well determine if she gets a third term.
“If Luria is going to have a chance at winning, she absolutely needs to win over Black voters,” said Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, research director at the Wason Center at Christopher Newport University. “Even in our polling, we see that Black voters are more likely to say they’re undecided than white voters, and that suggests that there’s some vulnerability there for Luria and a need to reach out.”
Luria has gained a higher profile over the past year because of her seat on the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But there is scant evidence it has helped her politically, and it may have even cut into her support.
Still, she also frames this race as a referendum on democracy itself. It is a country-over-party appeal that will be tested in a district that has among the nation’s highest concentrations of families with military connections.
“This is about a lot more than just Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. It’s certainly about a lot more than getting Elaine Luria reelected,” she said to a predominantly Black crowd of constituents on Sunday. “It is truly about the future of our country and the direction we go. It’s about our democracy.”
Recent polling from the Wason Center showed that Luria and her opponent, Jen Kiggans, a state senator, are tied at 45% among likely voters, with 8% undecided. Kiggans declined to be interviewed for this story.
“Suffolk is really the key to winning this race and holding this seat,” Luria said in her closing remarks. “And this seat is the key to holding the majority in the House of Representatives.”
The 2nd Congressional District ranks No. 217 on the nonpartisan Cook Political Report’s partisan voting index, making it the median between the most Republican and most-Democratic House seats in the nation — effectively the country’s swingiest swing district.
The district, which first elected Luria in 2018, was redrawn recently to be more Republican. Donald Trump, a Republican, carried it in his successful 2016 presidential campaign, but in 2020, Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 to carry Virginia Beach, part of the district.
Luria’s moderate bearing and record would seem suited to the district, but Kiggans has emphasized economic issues and tried to tether Luria to Biden, and both are appealing to a broad cross section of voters for the first time.
“The year after redistricting is always interesting, slash challenging, because you do in some instances have to reintroduce yourself to new voters, to a new constituency,” said Susan Swecker, chair of the Virginia Democratic Party.
And that’s what Luria has been doing for the past year with the 40% of voters who are new in the sprawling district, including voters in Suffolk who face issues that are different from those in other parts. The 2nd District, in southeastern Virginia, continues to include Virginia Beach and curves from the Eastern Shore into Suffolk, Isle of Wight and other localities.
Luria’s campaign has fine-tuned its pitch to focus on access to abortion, military and veterans issues and what she calls the ongoing threat to American democracy. She has cited her service on the Jan. 6 committee as “the most important thing” she’s ever done professionally — more than the two decades she served in the Navy, including as a nuclear-trained surface warfare officer who commanded 400 crewmembers in the Persian Gulf.
“People said to me, ‘Elaine, you’re the only Democrat in a Republican district on this committee, what’s that going to mean? When you go back home, this might not be popular,’” Luria told volunteers at an event Oct. 29. “And I said it doesn’t matter. This is the right thing to do.”
“And if that means I don’t get reelected,” she added, “that’s OK. Because I’m on the right side of history.”
Luria has invoked her service oath as a major reason she chose to be on the committee, which is a message that has connected with some in a district where the population overwhelmingly includes active-duty military, veterans and residents who work at the local shipyards.
But, according to the Wason Center polling, voters said economic concerns were driving their choices in the election, with nearly 40% considering it the most important issue, followed by abortion at 17% and threats to democracy at 14%.
Luria’s opponent, Kiggans, also a Navy veteran, has said the election won’t be decided by the Jan. 6 committee.
“I have never had a single voter, or person (whose) door I’ve knocked on, or civic league I’ve visited or event I’ve attended, I’ve never had a single person come up to me and say that this is the main issue they’re focused on,” Kiggans told The Associated Press in July. “On a daily basis, I hear over and over and over again about gas prices and grocery prices and grocery shortages and how much everything is costing them.”
But for a number of Black voters in the district, the issue of the economy is not the most important thing on the ballot.
“We understand that the economy is going to ebb and flow. But when we start dealing with overturning women’s rights, it takes us back to the issue of our civil rights,” said Ebony Wright, a Navy veteran and Black resident of Suffolk. “And so when we start scaling back, it’s scary. And then it makes us wonder what is next.” She said she will vote for Luria.
Her neighbor Selena Thornton, who is also a Black veteran, said the reality and history of the Suffolk area, miles away from where the Nat Turner slave rebellion took place in 1831 and near sundown areas, constantly remind her that she is not as far removed from her ancestors as some may believe. And she said that is why Luria is also her choice.
“If you want to know the Black vote, that it’s right there: There’s always going to be a fear of us moving backward instead of forward,” Wright said.
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Associated Press writer Sarah Rankin in Richmond, Va., contributed to this report.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections. And learn more about the issues and factors at play in the midterms at https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections. | 2022-11-04T20:56:40+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-luria-makes-final-case-for-democracy-vies-for-black-voters/ |
A new jury has awarded a total of $175 million in damages to the families of two women who were killed and to the survivor who was severely injured in a 2015 crash on the Bismarck Expressway.
The amount is much lower than the initial $1.2 billion award, which the state Supreme Court sent back for a new trial.
The suit was filed by the families of Taylor Goven, 21, of Mandan, and Abby Renschler, 22, of Lincoln, who died in the crash; and Shayna Monson, 21, of Dickinson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Jordan Morsette, 28 at the time of the crash, had a blood alcohol content just less than 0.3% -- more than three times the legal limit of 0.08% -- and was driving the wrong way on Expressway. He pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular injury and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Morsette appealed a 2019 civil trial verdict that totaled $1.2 billion: $885 million in punitive damages, and $242 million in compensatory damages. Punitive damages are awarded as punishment; compensatory damages are to cover losses.
The North Dakota Supreme Court later ruled that the district court was wrong to allow the plaintiffs’ claim for punitive damages. Though Morsette’s conduct could be “characterized as grossly negligent or extremely reckless,” the justices wrote, there were no special circumstances “such as intent to injure or personal ill will toward the plaintiffs, to support a finding of actual malice,” which is necessary when punitive damages are sought. The justices wiped away the monetary award and sent the case back for a new trial.
A jury of nine heard testimony for two days and on Wednesday returned a verdict of $50 million each for the families of Renschler and Goven, and $75 million for Monson. | 2022-08-18T22:21:30+00:00 | bismarcktribune.com | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/jury-awards-175-million-in-second-expressway-crash-trial/article_c00b926c-1f22-11ed-8827-838005284355.html |
After previously stating an active shooter was reported on campus, Emory University in Atlanta confirmed there was not an active shooter Thursday morning.
The university said police were responding to nearby Druid Hills High School for a possible armed subject. A shelter-in-place order remained in effect on campus.
The university is home to 15,000 students.
Breaking news story will be updated. | 2022-05-05T17:09:24+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/emory-university-in-georgia-reports-active-shooter |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida found in a case reminiscent of the famous hot coffee lawsuit of the 1990s.
A second jury will determine how much McDonald’s USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch Foods, will pay the child and her mother, the South Florida SunSentinel reported.
Thursday’s decision was split, with jurors finding the franchise holder liable for negligence and failure to warn customers about the risk of hot food, and McDonald’s USA liable for failing to provide instructions for safe handling of the food. McDonald’s USA was not found to be negligent, and the jury dismissed the argument that the product was defective.
“Our sympathies go out to this family for what occurred in this unfortunate incident, as we hold customer safety as one of our highest priorities,” McDonald’s owner-operator Brent Upchurch said in a statement. “We are deeply disappointed with today’s verdict because the facts show that our restaurant in Tamarac, Florida did indeed follow those protocols when cooking and serving this Happy Meal.”
Jurors heard two days of testimony and arguments about the 2019 episode that left the 4-year-old girl with a burned upper thigh.
Philana Holmes testified that she bought Happy Meals for her son and then-4-year-old daughter at a drive-thru window at a McDonald’s in Tamarac, near Fort Lauderdale, the SunSentinel reported. She handed the food to her children, who were in the back seat.
After she drove away, her daughter started screaming. The mother testified she didn’t know what was wrong until she pulled over to help the girl, Olivia Caraballo, who is now 7, the newspaper reported. She saw the burn on the girl’s leg and took photos on her iPhone, which included audio clips of the child’s screams.
The sound of the girl’s screams were played in court. The child, who is autistic, did not testify, the newspaper reported.
Lawyers for McDonald’s noted that the food had to be hot to avoid salmonella poisoning, and that the nuggets were not meant to be pressed between a seat belt and human flesh for more than two minutes.
The girl’s parents sued, saying that McDonald’s and the franchise owner failed to adequately train employees, failed to warn customers about the “dangerous” temperature of the food, and for cooking the food to a much higher temperature than necessary.
While both sides agreed the nugget caused the burns, the family’s lawyers argued the temperature was above 200 degrees (93 Celsius), while the defense said it was no more than 160 degrees (71 Celsius).
The case is likely to stoke memories of the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit of the 1990s, which became an urban legend of sorts about seemingly frivolous lawsuits, even though a jury and judge had found it anything but.
A New Mexico jury awarded Stella Liebeck, 81, $2.7 million in punitive damages after she was scalded in 1992 by hot coffee from McDonald’s that spilled onto her lap, burning her legs, groin and buttocks, as she tried to steady the cup with her legs while prying the lid off to add cream outside a drive-thru.
She suffered third-degree burns and spent more than a week in the hospital.
She had initially asked McDonald’s for $20,000 to cover hospital expenses, but the company went to trial. A judge later reduced the $2.7 million award to $480,000, which he said was appropriate for the “willful, wanton, reckless” and “callous” behavior by McDonald’s. | 2023-05-13T07:51:50+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/mcdonalds-found-liable-for-hot-chicken-mcnugget-that-fell-from-happy-meal-and-burned-girl/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
2-3-1-4, FIREBALL: 7
(two, three, one, four; FIREBALL: seven)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
2-3-1-4, FIREBALL: 7
(two, three, one, four; FIREBALL: seven) | 2022-06-18T16:59:08+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17250828.php |
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, Anastasia has started her day by composing an anti-war message and posting it on the wall at the entrance of her apartment block in the industrial city of Perm in the Ural Mountains.
“Do not believe the propaganda you see on the TV, read independent media!” reads one. “Violence and death have been constantly with us for three months now — take care of yourselves” reads another.
The 31-year-old teacher, who asked to be identified only by her first name because she fears for her security, said she wanted “a safe and simple method of getting a message across.”
“I couldn’t do something huge and public,” she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “I want to get people to think. And I think we should influence whatever space, in whatever way we can.”
Despite a massive government crackdown on such acts of protest, some Russians have persisted in speaking out against the invasion — even in the simplest of ways.
Some have paid a heavy price. In the early, wintry days of the invasion in February, authorities moved quickly to quash demonstrations, arresting people who marched or even held blank signs or other oblique references to the conflict. Critical media outlets were shut down as the government sought to control the narrative. Political opponents were singled out by President Vladimir Putin or commentators on state-run TV.
Lawmakers rubber-stamped measures that outlawed the spread of “false information” about what the Kremlin called a “special military operation” and disparaging the military, using them against anyone who spoke out against the attack or talked about the atrocities Russian troops were alleged to have committed.
As the war has dragged on into the languid days of a Russian summer, some like Anastasia feel guilty that they cannot do more to oppose the invasion, even within the constraints of the new laws.
When Russian troops rolled in Ukraine on Feb. 24, Anastasia said her first thought was to sell all her possessions and move abroad, but she soon changed her mind.
“It’s my country, why should I leave?” she told AP. “I understood I needed to stay and create something to help from here.”
Sergei Besov, a Moscow-based printer and artist, also felt he couldn’t stay silent. Even before the invasion, the 45-year-old was making posters reflecting on the political scene and plastering them around the capital.
When Russians voted two years ago on constitutional amendments allowing Putin to seek two more terms after 2024, Besov used his old printing press with hefty wooden Cyrillic type and vintage red ink to print posters that said simply: “Against.”
During the 2020 unrest in Belarus over a disputed presidential election and the ensuing crackdown on the protesters, he made posters saying “Freedom” in Belarusian.
After the invasion of Ukraine, his project, Partisan Press, started making posters saying “No to war” – the main anti-war slogan. Video of the poster being printed became popular on Instagram, and demand for copies was so great that they were given away for free.
After some of his posters were used at a demonstration in Red Square and some people displaying them were arrested, it became clear that the police “would inevitably come to us,” Besov said.
They showed up when Besov wasn’t there, charging two of his employees with participating in an unauthorized rally by printing the poster used in it.
The case has dragged on for over three months, he said, causing all of them lots of stress over whether they will be penalized and to what extent.
Besov has stopped printing the “No to war” posters and went for subtler messages such as “Fear is not an excuse to do nothing.”
He considers it important to keep speaking out.
“The problem is we don’t know where the lines are drawn,” Besov said. “It is known that they can prosecute you for certain things, but some manage to fly under the radar. Where is this line? It is very bad and really difficult.”
Sasha Skochilenko, a 31-year-old artist and musician in St. Petersburg, failed to stay under the radar and is facing severe consequences for what she thought was a relatively safe way to spread the word about the horrors of war: She was detained for replacing five price tags in a supermarket with tiny ones containing anti-war slogans.
“The Russian army bombed an arts schools in Mariupol. Some 400 people were hiding in it from the shelling,” one read.
“Russian conscripts are being sent to Ukraine. Lives of our children are the price of this war,” said another one.
Skochilenko was really affected by the war, said her partner, Sophia Subbotina.
“She had friends in Kyiv who were sheltering in the subway and calling her, talking about the horror that was going on there,” Subbotina told AP.
In 2020, Skochilenko taught acting and filmmaking at a children’s camp in Ukraine and worried how the conflict would affect her former pupils.
“She was really afraid for these children, that their lives were in danger because of the war, that bombs were falling on them, and she couldn’t stay silent,” Subbotina said.
Skochilenko faces up to 10 years in prison on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army.
“It was a shock for us that they launched a criminal case, and a case that implies a monstrous prison term of 5 to 10 years,” Subbotina said. “In our country, shorter sentences are handed down for murder.”
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Associated Press writer Francesca Ebel contributed. | 2022-07-06T14:40:43+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-international-news/some-russians-wont-halt-war-protests-despite-arrest-fears/ |
Among the crowds and lines of royal well-wishers in the UK coming to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth II are some anti-monarchy protesters wishing to make their voices heard.
As NPR reported, in one example, a woman holding a sign that said, "Abolish monarchy" and "F*** imperialism" was arrested on Sunday in Edinburgh. The queen's body was there to lie in rest until Tuesday.
The Evening Standard shared a video of a protester in London holding a sign which read, "Not my king," as they were being escorted away from the gates at the Palace of Westminster. Police said the demonstrator was being moved away to make way for cars entering and leaving through the gates.
Police said the protester was not arrested, but even so, the hashtag #NotMyKing was growing on social media as those against feudalism and the royal family appear to be making their voices heard even louder.
🔴An anti-Royal protestor holding a poster with the slogan ‘Not my king’ has been pictured being led away by police 👇 pic.twitter.com/qsur4TT6vz
— Evening Standard (@standardnews) September 12, 2022
Politicians and some media in the UK appear to be helping to amplify those voices.
Pippa Crerar, a political editor for The Guardian, wrote on Twitter, "Whether you agree with her or not, this woman has a right to protest. Nor is this an isolated example. Police need to be careful not to over-step the mark."
Another protester outside of UK Parliament said, "The principle of hereditary power, I think, is absolutely abhorrent in 2022. You can't have any philosophical or moral justification."
VIDEO: Anti-monarchy protesters boo King Charles III outside UK parliament pic.twitter.com/2BB9Q093iO
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 12, 2022
Author and activist Symon Hill said he was arrested after protesting King Charles III's ascension calling it an "outrageous assault on democracy."
Hill said of his arrest, "I doubt most of the people in the crowd even heard me. Two or three people near me told me to shut up."
According to Hill, he was arrested under a new piece of legislation passed this year in Britain called the "Police Bill."
I was arrested today in #Oxford after I voiced my opposition to the proclamation of "#CharlesIII". Can we be arrested simply for expressing an opinion in public? I was arrested under the Police Bill passed earlier this year. This is an outrageous assault on democracy.#NotMyKing
— Symon Hill (@SymonHill) September 11, 2022
UK lawmakers have toughened protest laws after groups like Extension Rebellion, and Black Lives Matter went to the streets to demonstrate in large protests in recent years.
The new law allows police to act in situations they deem "unjustifiably noisy," and in demonstrations, police say have "a significant impact on others." | 2022-09-12T21:08:58+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/world/anti-monarchy-demonstrators-face-police-in-britain-and-scotland |
BEIJING, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that it had developed an IIoT data storage system based on Local Reconstruction Codes (LRC) sharding blockchain. It combines distributed storage technology with blockchain to achieve efficient, secure and reliable IIoT data storage and management.
The overall structure of the system is as follows:
Global network
A global/centralized network can provide the highest resource capacity. It follows the traditional centralized cloud computing approach and consists of cloud server hosting software. It is responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing resources and handles the logical execution of the functional components of the architecture, providing a globally available service platform for applications requiring high storage and computational capacity. As the core architecture of the IIoT, it is connected to the blockchain to form the overall system architecture.
Edge network
Blockchains are connected through a global network as an edge network. Each blockchain contains N slice(s). Each slice includes an edge node and an IIoT node that can be stored in the licensed blockchain. Two nodes are connected to form a slice node. Finally, the edge network is connected to the global network to form the overall structure. To further improve the system structure formed by the IIoT and the slice blockchain, WiMi adds LRC to solve the IIoT data reliability problem and a bilinear accumulator to solve the blockchain's data storage and verification security problem. The structure achieves data storage security through a bilinear accumulator and adopts coded sharding technology to ensure data reliability and blockchain scalability during operation. In the system structure, the coded sharding technology ensures the data reliability of IIoT and increases the fault tolerance of the blockchain system. At the same time, the encoding of data can improve the attack resistance of the system.
LRC sharding blockchain
To better secure the data in IIoT, this data storage system encodes the data blocks in each slice node of the blockchain. This slice coding is used to ensure the reliability of data. LRC provides data reliability in the blockchain and has lower bandwidth requirements and higher repair efficiency while repairing erroneous node data.
In the system, LRC is used to provide high reliability and fault tolerance. LRC divides the data into multiple data blocks and generates multiple checksum blocks. The feature of LRC is that it determines a coefficient matrix based on the relationship between the number of checksum blocks and data blocks and then applies this coefficient matrix to the data blocks and checksum blocks to generate checksum values. When a data block is corrupted or lost, by using the locally stored checksum blocks and checksum values, the data block can be repaired locally without the need to restore data from other nodes or backups.
The advantage of LRC is that it can reduce the overhead of data reconstruction and transmission and improve the efficiency of data recovery. Also, since LRC can be repaired locally, it can reduce the data transmission between nodes, reduce the pressure on network bandwidth, and improve the fault tolerance of the whole system.
With the rapid development and application of industrial IoT technology, this data storage system has broad market prospects and application needs, such as,
Industrial production process monitoring
The industrial production process involves data interaction between many devices and systems, and these data usually contain critical information about the production process. Adopting IIoT data storage technology based on LRC sharding blockchain can realize real-time collection, storage, and management of production process data, ensure data integrity and traceability, and thus improve the reliability and efficiency of the production process.
IoT devises safety supervision
Data security supervision of IoT devices is essential for the regular operation of the devices and the protection of the business secrets of enterprises. This data storage technology can realize real-time supervision and recording of device data to ensure the security and integrity of data, thus guaranteeing the safe operation of IoT devices.
Energy management and monitoring
Energy management and monitoring involve real-time monitoring and data collection of energy devices and systems. The technology, which enables real-time monitoring and data collection of energy equipment, securely stores and manages this data. This allows for a better understanding of energy usage, optimizing energy usage efficiency, and reducing energy costs for enterprises.
Logistics and supply chain management
Logistics and supply chain management involve transmitting and processing any data, including logistics, goods, orders, and other information. The technology can collect and store these data in real time and ensure the security and non-comparability of the data, thus improving the transparency and traceability of the supply chain and reducing the risk and uncertainty in the flow of information.
WiMi's data storage system also supports automatic capacity expansion and load balancing functions. It can automatically detect the storage capacity and limitation of nodes and dynamically add or remove nodes as needed to ensure high availability and stability of data. The data storage system is highly fault-tolerant, efficient, and flexible and can provide reliable data storage and backup solutions for enterprises. It can also provide strong technical support for developing and applying industrial IoT data applications.
About WIMI Hologram Cloud
WIMI Hologram Cloud, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIMI) is a holographic cloud comprehensive technical solution provider that focuses on professional areas including holographic AR automotive HUD software, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic equipment, holographic semiconductor, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation and others. Its services and holographic AR technologies include holographic AR automotive application, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR technology, holographic vision semiconductor technology, holographic software development, holographic AR advertising technology, holographic AR entertainment technology, holographic ARSDK payment, interactive holographic communication and other holographic AR technologies.
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Broad swaths of US reel from tornadoes that killed 29
WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 29 people.
The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, stunning people throughout the region with the scope of the damage.
“While we are still assessing the full extent of the damage, we know families across America are mourning the loss of loved ones, desperately waiting for news of others fighting for their lives, and sorting through the rubble of their homes and businesses,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Biden earlier declared broad areas of the country major disaster areas, making federal resources and financial aid available to support recovery.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas, where at least five people were killed, already had declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.
Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in 11 states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighborhoods.
The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a tornado was responsible for damage to several homes near Bridgeville, Delaware. One person was found dead inside a house heavily damaged by the storm Saturday night, Delaware State Police reported.
It may take days to confirm all the recent tornadoes and where they touched down. The dead also included at least nine in one Tennessee county, five in Indiana and four in Illinois.
Other deaths from the storms that hit Friday night into Saturday were reported in Alabama and Mississippi.
Residents of Wynne, Arkansas, a community of about 8,000 people 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Memphis, Tennessee, woke Saturday to find the high school’s roof shredded and its windows blown out. At least four people died.
Ashley Macmillan said she, her husband and their children huddled with their dogs in a small bathroom as a tornado passed, “praying and saying goodbye to each other, because we thought we were dead.” A falling tree seriously damaged their home, but they got out unhurt.
Chainsaws buzzed, as bulldozers plowed into debris. Utility crews restored power as some neighborhoods began recovery.
Nine people died in Tennessee’s McNairy County, east of Memphis, according to Patrick Sheehan, director the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee drove to the county Saturday to tour the destruction and comfort residents. He said the storm capped the “worst” week of his time as governor, coming days after a school shooting in Nashville that killed six people including a family friend whose funeral he and his wife attended earlier in the day.
“It’s terrible what has happened in this community, this county, this state,” Lee said. “But it looks like your community has done what Tennessean communities do, and that is rally and respond.”
Jeffrey Day said he called his daughter after seeing on the news that their community of Adamsville was being hit. Huddled in a closet with her 2-year-old son as the storm passed over, she answered the phone screaming.
“She kept asking me, ‘What do I do, daddy?’” Day said, tearing up. “I didn’t know what to say.”
After the storm passed, his daughter crawled out of her destroyed home and drove to nearby family.
In Memphis, police spokesman Christopher Williams said via email late Saturday that there were three apparent weather-related deaths there: two children and an adult who died when a tree fell on a house.
Tennessee officials warned that a repeat of similar weather conditions is expected Tuesday.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled Sunday to Belvidere to visit the Apollo Theatre, which partially collapsed as about 260 people were attending a heavy metal concert. A 50-year-old man who was pulled from the rubble later died.
The governor said 48 others were treated in hospitals, with five in critical condition.
Pritzker also planned to visit Crawford County, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) south of Chicago, where three people were killed and eight injured when a tornado hit around New Hebron.
“We’ve had emergency crews digging people out of their basements because the house is collapsed on top of them, but luckily they had that safe space to go to,” Sheriff Bill Rutan said at a news conference.
That tornado was not far from where three people died in Indiana’s Sullivan County, about 95 miles (150 kilometers) southwest of Indianapolis. Several people were rescued overnight, with reports of as many as 12 people injured.
In the Little Rock area, at least one person was killed and more than 50 were hurt, some critically. The National Weather Service said that tornado was a high-end EF3 twister with up to 165 mph (265 kph) winds and a path as long as 25 miles (40 kilometers).
Masoud Shahed-Ghaznavi was having lunch at home when the tornado roared through his neighborhood. He hid in the laundry room as sheetrock fell and windows shattered. When he emerged, the house was mostly rubble.
“Everything around me is sky,” he recalled Saturday.
Another suspected tornado killed a woman in northern Alabama’s Madison County, officials said, and in northern Mississippi’s Pontotoc County, authorities confirmed one death and four injuries.
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DeMillo reported from Little Rock. Associated Press writers around the country contributed to this report, including Kimberlee Kruesi in Adamsville, Tennessee, Harm Venhuizen in Belvidere, Illinois, Corey Williams in Detroit, and Ron Todt in Philadelphia.
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Orlando Arcia Player Prop Bets: Braves vs. Reds - June 24
Published: Jun. 24, 2023 at 11:29 AM EDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
On Saturday, Orlando Arcia (.351 batting average in his past 10 games, with two doubles, a home run, four walks and seven RBI) and the Atlanta Braves play the Cincinnati Reds, whose starting pitcher will be Graham Ashcraft. First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-5) against the Reds.
Orlando Arcia Game Info & Props vs. the Reds
- Game Day: Saturday, June 24, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Reds Starter: Graham Ashcraft
- TV Channel: BSOH
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +675)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +110)
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Orlando Arcia At The Plate
- Arcia has 10 doubles, six home runs and 17 walks while hitting .330.
- Arcia has had a hit in 38 of 54 games this year (70.4%), including multiple hits 19 times (35.2%).
- In six games this season, he has hit a long ball (11.1%, and 2.9% of his trips to the plate).
- In 33.3% of his games this season, Arcia has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 14.8%.
- He has scored a run in 23 games this year, with multiple runs eight times.
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Orlando Arcia Home/Away Batting Splits
Reds Pitching Rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Reds have the 27th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (4.93).
- Reds pitchers combine to rank 24th in baseball in home runs given up (102 total, 1.3 per game).
- Ashcraft gets the start for the Reds, his 14th of the season. He is 3-5 with a 6.78 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out came on Thursday, June 8 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the righty tossed 2 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up three hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 6.78, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opponents have a .288 batting average against him.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
7-4-9-5
(seven, four, nine, five)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
7-4-9-5
(seven, four, nine, five) | 2022-11-07T20:12:43+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Win-4-Midday-game-17565050.php |
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Tom Hoge shoots 4-under 66 in round two of the FedEx St. Jude Championship
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Tom Hoge flies approach in close to 7 feet and converts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude Champ
In the second round of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Tom Hoge makes birdie on the par-4 7th hole.
Tom Hoge hit 11 of 18 greens in regulation during his second round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, finishing at 1 under for the tournament. Hoge finished his day tied for 70th at 1 under; J.J. Spaun is in 1st at 11 under; Sepp Straka and Troy Merritt are tied for 2nd at 10 under; and Denny McCarthy is in 4th at 9 under.
On the 406-yard par-4 12th hole, Hoge reached the green in 2 and sunk a 28-foot putt for birdie. This moved Hoge to 1 under for the round.
After a drive to the left side of the fairway on the 472-yard par-4 13th hole, Hoge had a 180 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Hoge to 2 under for the round.
After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 395-yard par-4 15th hole, Hoge chipped in his third, carding a birdie for the hole. This moved Hoge to 3 under for the round.
On the 579-yard par-5 third hole, Hoge reached the green in 3 and sunk a 22-inch putt for birdie. This moved Hoge to 4 under for the round.
On the 485-yard par-4 fifth, Hoge had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Hoge to 3 under for the round.
On the par-4 seventh, Hoge's 196 yard approach to 7 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Hoge to 4 under for the round.
After a tee shot at the green on the 171-yard par-3 eighth, Hoge missed a birdie attempt from 8-feet taking a par. This left Hoge to 4 under for the round.
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NEW YORK -- Early last week, I was talking to an informed baseball person about what the Red Sox could do at the trade deadline and posited a theory: If the Sox were to go, say, 4-10 in their 14-game stretch against the Rays and Yankees, would that change how Chaim Bloom acted before Aug. 2?
I thought it would. And while I hit the record on the nose, I failed to consider that Boston’s season might be thrown even further out of whack by Chris Sale suffering a potentially season-ending injury on a freak play before the All-Star break. Silly me.
The Red Sox are in a bad way. They’re bruised, battered and seemed to find a new way to lose every night of a 1-6 road trip that would have, if not for Tanner Houck’s heroics, been a winless trip. There were starter meltdowns and bullpen meltdowns and blowouts and injuries -- plenty of injuries. And the result is that Bloom now finds himself in the worst place a baseball executive can be this time of year: purgatory.
The Red Sox were clear sellers in 2020 and clear buyers in 2021, so Bloom had easy calls to make in each of the last two years. This year’s decision, which is similar to the one Dave Dombrowski had to make in 2019, is much more difficult. Dombrowski, citing a lack of belief in a club that was competing for a wild card spot but floundering in the division, largely stood pat, making only one move for right-hander Andrew Cashner, who was a disaster and never pitched again in the majors. Bloom now faces an equally tough decision.
The team that went 19-4 in June and surged back into postseason contention looked like one that deserved to be supplemented with bullpen help and maybe a first baseman or outfielder. On July 6, Bloom said he wanted to buy. But in the 11 days since, the Sox have gone 3-9 while losing Sale, who was supposed to be a massive part of a second-half surge. They’re three games over .500 but two games out of playoff spot; Boston is one of seven teams separated by five games in the wild card race?
Are the Red Sox that team that went 19-4? Or the one that is a combined 15-31 between April and July? Is Boston closer to the team that’s 3-½ games out of second place or the one that’s 1-½ games ahead of the last-place Orioles? Is mortgaging the future for a crapshoot three game wild-card series even worth it? Especially without Sale? In this division?
These are the questions Bloom must answer before Aug. 2. And his nature -- as someone who hesitates to deal from the team’s system from short-term gain -- suggests that he’ll be cautious. If Dealin’ Dave Dombrowski can stand pat with a team that was three games out of a wild cart spot three days ago, the ever-hesitant Bloom might can do it with this squad. And even worse, he could sell.
Bloom could still buy and go all in on a roster that has plenty of pending free agents. Or he could stand pat and make either minor upgrades or minor subtractions. Or, he could hit the nuclear button and look to trade some guys whose contracts are up after the season. Bogaerts, Martinez, Nate Eovaldi, Christian Vázquez, Rich Hill, Michael Wacha and Matt Strahm would all draw interest. Talk about restocking the farm.
If Bloom stands pat, he has a built-in excuse, too. When Sale returns to the injured list late this week, he’ll be the 12th player on it. The Sox -- like they’ve done with Sale the last two years -- can trumpet the returns of injured players as deadline additions. For the Red Sox to reach their full potential, manager Alex Cora said Sunday, they need improvement from within.
“We need help from the people here,” Cora said. “It really doesn’t matter. We can talk about outside or whatever but I think the guys we have here, they’re capable, and they have to be better.”
The Red Sox have shown us what they’re like at their absolute best and their absolute worst. The last couple weeks -- defensively, sometimes on the mound, and quietly, at the plate -- have been the latter. It’s why Cora summed up the first half of the season in one word: inconsistency.
“We’ve been very inconsistent offensively,” he said. “The first part of the season, we didn’t do a good job offensively, then we hit our stride, then lately, we haven’t. Injuries or not, we should be better than that. I’ve been saying all along, it’s not only three guys. The three guys (Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez) have been amazing throughout the first part of the season but we need more. We need other guys to step up and put good at-bats and finish at-bats and all that stuff.”
What lies ahead for the Red Sox is another two-week test. This time, the Blue Jays, Guardians, Brewers and Astros -- four teams above .500 and in the playoff hunt -- will play the role the Rays and Yankees have played for the last two weeks. It won’t be easy -- either for the guys on the field or for Bloom, who holds the future of the franchise in his hands. The four-day All-Star break will provide a nice respite.
“It was a tough week for us.,” Cora said. “It’s a good time to reset.”
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TORONTO, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - EQ Bank, powered by Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, announced it is increasing its interest rate by 0.15% to 1.65%1, effective Friday, June 24, 2022.
"We're committed to providing Canadians with more banking value," said Mahima Poddar, Group Head of Personal Banking. "Ease of sign up, no everyday banking fees, unlimited transactions, seamless free transfers between Canadian banks, fast international money transfers, and great rates on GICs that can be purchased at the touch of a button are just some of the reasons more people are choosing EQ Bank as their primary bank. This higher 1.65% everyday non promotional interest rate is another step towards enriching the lives of our customers."
There are many enhancements planned to keep making banking smarter for Canadians. Later this year EQ Bank will launch its first payment card, creating more convenient access to funds and greater ease for point of sale payments. With over $7 billion in deposits and more than 250,000 customers, EQ Bank was named the top Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2021 and 2022 list.
The new 1.65% interest rate is now available to all current and new customers, and applies to EQ Bank Savings Plus Accounts, TFSA accounts and RSP accounts.
All EQ Bank deposit products are eligible for CDIC deposit insurance†
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Lawsuits filed to stop the removal of memorials to Confederate leaders and a pro-slavery congressman in a South Carolina city have been dropped.
The Post and Courier reports that the American Heritage Association helped fund one of the lawsuits. It had been filed by descendants of John C. Calhoun, a former congressman and vice president who died before the Civil War, opposing the city of Charleston’s removal of Calhoun’s statue.
The association also had filed a lawsuit opposing the removal of a Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway marker from the campus of a charter school in Charleston, and the renaming of an auditorium that had been named after Christopher Memminger, a treasury secretary of the Confederacy.
The stone-and-metal monument to Confederate Gen. Lee, was removed in July 2021 and placed in storage.
The city made a deal with the South Carolina State Museum to take the statue of Calhoun.
Both suits had been filed in state court. The highway marker and auditorium lawsuit was dropped Sept. 13. The Calhoun lawsuit was dropped Sept. 15, the newspaper reported.
AHA President Brett Barry declined to comment on the status of the Calhoun case, despite the descendants’ request for dismissal.
“Charleston monuments are an integral part of the city’s historical and artistic American landscape,” Barry told The Post and Courier. “Both the American Heritage Association and members of the Calhoun family look forward to commenting on the destruction of U.S. Vice President Calhoun’s monument and the associated lawsuit in the coming weeks.”
Opponents of the removal of the Lee memorial had accused the city of violating the state Heritage Act, which protects certain monuments.
“As city attorneys have made clear from the start, there was never a violation of the Heritage Act,” Charleston city spokesman Jack O’Toole told The Post and Courier on Sept. 16. “And now that these lawsuits have been dropped, the city can start moving forward once again with plans for these historical items to be displayed in an appropriate public setting here in our state.” | 2022-09-18T19:17:26+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/ap-suits-to-save-confederate-icons-dropped-in-south-carolina/ |
Summer Celebration: Borger athletes express appreciation for Bulldogs training facilities
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - One of the best resources the student athletes in Borger have is the state of the art training facilities in the fieldhouse.
Built back in 2018, the Bulldogs stake claim to one of the nicest facilities you’ll find in the Texas Panhandle.
Senior quarterback KJ Jennings talked to us about what it means to the players for the city to put that kind of investment into the school’s athletic program.
“I mean just the first time being in the facility and everything, it’s just a different type of atmosphere.” Jennings said. “We’ve got some of the best weight facilities, everything I’ve seen at some of the schools that I’ve been to. We’ve got one of the nicest fields I’ve played at. Just everything around here is just different...
“It means a lot actually because sometimes we haven’t had some of the best years, but them showing that they still have so much faith in us and our abilities and the things that we’re capable of to give us the, you know, everything that we’ve got over here it means a lot to me. I know it means a lot to the other guys who come in here and work just as hard as I do, if not harder, some days.”
An amazing turf room, locker room, field room, press box, you name it, they got it.
A great place for these athletes to enjoy the sports they love.
Copyright 2023 KFDA. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-19T06:23:23+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2023/07/19/summer-celebration-borger-athletes-express-appreciation-bulldogs-training-facilities/ |
Iranians experienced widespread internet disruptions on Wednesday amid days of mass protests against the government, including a loss of access to Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last Western social media platforms available in the country.
An Iranian official had earlier hinted that such measures might be taken out of security concerns, and the loss of connectivity will make it more difficult for people to organize protests and share information about the government's rolling crackdown on dissent.
Iran has seen nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely. Demonstrators have clashed with police and called for the downfall of the Islamic Republic itself, even as Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.
London-based rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday that security forces had used batons, birdshot, tear gas, and water cannons to disperse protesters. It reported eight deaths linked to the unrest, including four people killed by security forces. It said hundreds more have been wounded.
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Witnesses in Iran, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, told The Associated Press late Wednesday they could no longer access the internet using mobile devices.
“We’re seeing internet service, including mobile data, being blocked in Iran in the past couple of hours,” Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at Kentik, Inc., a network intelligence company, said late Wednesday.
“This is likely an action by the government given the current situation in the country," he said. “I can confirm a near total collapse of internet connectivity for mobile providers in Iran.”
NetBlocks, a London-based group that monitors internet access, had earlier reported widespread disruptions to both Instagram and WhatsApp. Both are owned by Facebook parent Meta, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier on Wednesday, Iran's Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour was quoted by state media as saying that certain restrictions might be imposed “due to security issues," without elaborating.
Iran already blocks Facebook, Telegram, Twitter and YouTube, even though top Iranian officials use public accounts on such platforms. Many Iranians get around the bans using virtual private networks, known as VPNs, and proxies.
In a separate development, several official websites, including those for the supreme leader, the president and the Central Bank, were taken down at least briefly as hackers claimed to have launched a cyberattack on state agencies.
Hackers linked to the shadowy Anonymous movement said they targeted other Iranian state agencies, including state TV.
Central Bank spokesman Mostafa Qamarivafa denied that the bank itself was hacked, saying only that the website was “inaccessible” because of an attack on a server that hosts it, in remarks carried by the official IRNA news agency. The website was later restored.
Iran has been the target of several cyberattacks in recent years, many by hackers expressing criticism of its theocracy. Last year, a cyberattack crippled gas stations across the country, creating long lines of angry motorists unable to get subsidized fuel for days. Messages accompanying the attack appeared to refer to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Amini's death has sparked protests across the country. The police say she died of a heart attack and was not mistreated, but her family has cast doubt on that account, saying she had no previous heart issues and that they were prevented from seeing her body.
The U.N. human rights office says the morality police have stepped up operations in recent months and resorted to more violent methods, including slapping women, beating them with batons and shoving them into police vehicles.
President Joe Biden, who also spoke at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, voiced support for the protesters, saying "we stand with the brave citizens and the brave women of Iran, who right now are demonstrating to secure their basic rights.”
The U.K. also released a statement Wednesday calling for an investigation into Amini's death and for Iran to “respect the right to peaceful assembly.”
Raisi has called for an investigation into Amini’s death. Iranian officials have blamed the protests on unnamed foreign countries that they say are trying to foment unrest.
Iran has grappled with waves of protests in recent years, mainly over a long-running economic crisis exacerbated by Western sanctions linked to its nuclear program.
The Biden administration and European allies have been working to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, in which Iran curbed its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief, but the talks have been deadlocked for months.
In his speech at the U.N., Raisi said Iran is committed to reviving the nuclear agreement but questioned whether it could trust America’s commitment to any accord.
Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. It began ramping up its nuclear activities after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 agreement, and experts say it now likely has enough highly-enriched uranium to make a bomb if it chooses to do so. | 2022-09-21T20:33:55+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/iranians-see-widespread-internet-blackout-amid-mass-protests/2863683/ |
MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops into Ukraine may now feel a caffeine jolt of hope: A nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.
The name's almost the same: Stars Coffee. The logo could be the separated-at-birth twin of the Starbucks mermaid, with flowing hair, a small enigmatic smile and a star atop her head — though instead of a Starbucks crown she wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store's formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.
Starbucks said Thursday it had no comment on the new stores.
Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia or suspended their operations in response to Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Others include McDonald's, IKEA and fast-fashion giant H&M.
The departure of these companies was a psychological blow to Russians who had become used to the comforts of Western-style consumer culture. But Russian entrepreneurs saw opportunity in suddenly unoccupied stores.
Former McDonald's outlets are reopening and attracting sizable crowds under the name Vkusno — i Tochka. Though the name doesn't roll off the tongue easily and is a little awkward to translate (roughly: It's Tasty — Period), the menu is a testament to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.
Yunus Yusupov, a popular rap artist who uses the stage name Timati, and restaurateur Anton Pinsky partnered to buy the Starbucks assets, then took the imitation strategy a step further by giving the operation an English-language name.
At a news conference Thursday, they vowed to reopen all the former Starbucks under their new identity and even expand the business. The U.S. company had built its Russian operation to about 130 stores since entering the country in 2007. The stores were owned and operated by a franchisee, Alshaya Group of Kuwait.
While the close resemblance of the new operations to their predecessors could be seen as riding someone else's inspiration and effort, the Starbucks and McDonald's successors also fit a national-pride concept. Since Russia was walloped by sanctions and foreign pullouts, officials frequently assert that Russia will overcome by relying on its own resources and energies.
"Now the economic situation is difficult, but this is a time of opportunity," Oleg Eskindarov, president of the holding company that partnered in the Starbucks deal, told the state news agency Tass. "For the past four months, we have been very actively looking at exiting companies following the example of Starbucks. There are several more similar examples, but we cannot talk about them yet." | 2022-08-18T20:09:38+00:00 | koaa.com | https://www.koaa.com/news/national/stars-coffee-anyone-starbucks-successor-opening-in-russia |
NY Buffalo NY Zone Forecast for Friday, December 23, 2022
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National Weather Service Buffalo NY
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
NYZ001-241015-
Niagara-
Including the city of Niagara Falls
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely, then lake effect snow
late. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times late.
Additional accumulation 3 to 5 inches in the most persistent snows.
Strong winds and cold with near steady temperatures around 10 above.
Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY...Lake effect snow in the morning, then lake effect snow
showers likely in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times in the morning. Additional accumulation 9 to
17 inches in the most persistent snows. Very windy and much colder
with highs ranging from 15 to 20 inland to the mid 20s along the
Lake Ontario shore. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to
60 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the
evening. Very windy. Near steady temperatures ranging from between
15 and 20 inland to the lower 20s along the Lake Ontario shore.
Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, becoming west.
Chance of snow 50 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly sunny and very windy. Cold with highs in the
mid 20s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 15 to 20. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely. Lows 15 to 20.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of
snow 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 40s.
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NYZ010-241015-
Northern Erie-
Including the city of Buffalo
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 5 to 9 inches in the most
persistent snows. Strong winds and cold with near steady
temperatures ranging from between 5 and 10 above inland to between
10 and 15 along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph
with gusts up to 70 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill
values as low as 20 below.
.SATURDAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 2 to 3 feet. Strong winds
and much colder with highs 10 to 15. Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph
with gusts up to 65 mph, diminishing to 30 to 40 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Additional accumulation 9 to 17 inches in the
most persistent snows. Very windy with lows 10 to 15. Southwest
winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, becoming west. Chance of
snow near 100 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow showers likely, with areas of
blowing snow in the afternoon. Very windy and cold with highs in the
lower 20s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph in the
morning, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely, with areas of
blowing snow in the evening. Lows 10 to 15. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs 20 to 25. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely. Lows 15 to 20.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Lake effect snow showers likely. Highs in the mid 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
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NYZ002-241015-
Orleans-
Including the city of Medina
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 2 to 4 inches in the most
persistent snows. Strong winds and cold with near steady
temperatures ranging from between 5 and 10 above inland to between
10 and 15 along the Lake Ontario shore. Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph
with gusts up to 60 mph, diminishing to 30 to 40 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 7 to 13 inches in the most
persistent snows. Very windy and much colder with highs ranging from
15 to 20 inland to the lower 20s along the Lake Ontario shore.
Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lake effect snow showers likely with areas
of blowing snow in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. Additional accumulation up to 2 inches possible in the
most persistent snows. Very windy. Near steady temperatures ranging
from between 15 and 20 inland to the lower 20s along the Lake
Ontario shore. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph, becoming west 25 to
35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly sunny and very windy. Cold with highs in the
mid 20s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph,
diminishing to 20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 15 to 20. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely. Lows 15 to 20.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of
snow 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
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NYZ011-241015-
Genesee-
Including the city of Batavia
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 4 to 7 inches in the most
persistent snows. Very windy and cold with near steady temperatures
between zero and 5 above. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up
to 60 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low
as 25 below.
.SATURDAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 8 to 15 inches in the most
persistent snows. Very windy and much colder with highs 10 to 15.
Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Additional accumulation 7 to 13 inches in the
most persistent snows. Windy with lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds
15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph in the evening. Chance of snow
near 100 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow showers likely, with areas of
blowing snow in the afternoon. Cold with highs in the lower 20s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
snow showers overnight. Lows 10 to 15. West winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph, becoming southwest. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows around 15. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
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NYZ085-241015-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Orchard Park and Springville
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 2 to 4 inches in the most
persistent snows. Strong winds and cold with near steady
temperatures ranging from between zero and 5 below inland to between
5 and 10 above along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest winds 35 to
50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
.SATURDAY...Lake effect snow showers likely in the morning, then
lake effect snow in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may
be heavy at times in the afternoon. Additional accumulation 4 to
7 inches in the most persistent snows. Strong winds and much colder
with highs ranging from around 10 above inland to 15 to 20 along the
Lake Erie shore. Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to
60 mph, diminishing to 30 to 40 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Additional accumulation 9 to 18 inches in the
most persistent snows. Very windy with lows ranging from 5 to
10 above inland to 15 to 20 along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest
winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Very windy and cold with highs ranging from
15 to 20 inland to the mid 20s along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest
winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the morning, becoming
west and diminishing to 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow in the
evening, then lake effect snow showers likely overnight. Snow may be
heavy at times in the evening. Lows ranging from 5 to 10 above
inland to 10 to 15 along the Lake Erie shore. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming southwest. Chance of snow
near 100 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows 10 to 15. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
NYZ012-241015-
Wyoming-
Including the city of Warsaw
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Very windy and cold with near steady
temperatures ranging from between zero and 5 below on the hilltops
to between zero and 5 above across the lower elevations. Southwest
winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Wind chill values as low
as 30 below.
.SATURDAY...A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers likely in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow. Additional
accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Windy and much colder with highs 5 to
10 above. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Additional accumulation 7 to 13 inches in the
most persistent snows. Windy with lows 5 to 10 above. Southwest
winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph in the evening. Chance of
snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Cold with highs ranging from around 15 on the
hilltops to 15 to 20 across the lower elevations. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow in the
evening, then snow showers likely overnight. Snow may be heavy at
times in the evening. Lows 10 to 15. West winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph, becoming southwest. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
NYZ019-241015-
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Strong winds and cold with near steady
temperatures ranging from around 5 below in interior valleys to
between zero and 5 above along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest winds
35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Wind chill values as low as
30 below.
.SATURDAY...A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers likely in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow. Additional
accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Strong winds and much colder with highs
ranging from 5 to 10 above inland to around 15 along the Lake Erie
shore. Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph,
diminishing to 30 to 40 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chill
values as low as 30 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Additional accumulation 8 to 15 inches in the
most persistent snows. Very windy and cold with lows ranging from
5 to 10 above in interior valleys to around 15 along the Lake Erie
shore. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance
of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Windy, cold with highs ranging from around
15 inland to the lower 20s along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely with areas of
blowing snow in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. Windy, cold with lows ranging from zero to 5 above in
interior valleys to 10 to 15 along the Lake Erie shore. Southwest
winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of
snow 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows 10 to 15. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
NYZ020-241015-
Cattaraugus-
Including the city of Olean
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy, cold with near steady temperatures
ranging from between 5 below and 10 below zero on the hilltops to
between zero and 5 below across the lower elevations. Southwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind chill values as low
as 30 below.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs 5 to
10 above. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind
chill values as low as 30 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of snow showers in the evening, then lake
effect snow showers likely with areas of blowing snow overnight.
Additional accumulation 5 to 9 inches possible in the most
persistent snows. Windy, cold with lows 5 to 10 above. Southwest
winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of
snow 70 percent. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow in the
morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Snow may be
heavy at times in the morning. Cold with highs 10 to 15. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Cold with lows zero to 5 above. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
NYZ021-241015-
Allegany-
Including the city of Wellsville
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy, cold with lows ranging from around
10 below on the hilltops to zero to 5 below across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs ranging from
around 5 above on the hilltops to around 10 above across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
Chance of snow 30 percent. Wind chill values as low as 30 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Cold with lows ranging from zero to 5 above on the hilltops
to 5 to 10 above across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Wind chill values as low as
20 below.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Cold with highs ranging from 10 to 15 on the hilltops to
15 to 20 across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 5 to 10 above. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph in the evening, becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
NYZ013-241015-
Livingston-
Including the city of Geneseo
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy, cold with lows ranging from zero
to 5 below on the hilltops to zero to 5 above across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs ranging
from 5 to 10 above on the hilltops to 10 to 15 across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of snow showers in the evening, then lake
effect snow showers likely with areas of blowing snow overnight.
Additional accumulation 2 to 4 inches possible in the most
persistent snows. Lows ranging from 5 to 10 above on the hilltops to
10 to 15 across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance
of snow showers in the afternoon. Cold with highs ranging from 15 to
20 on the hilltops to the lower 20s across the lower elevations.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph in the evening, becoming southwest.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50.
$$
NYZ014-241015-
Ontario-
Including the city of Canandaigua
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy, cold with lows ranging from zero
to 5 below on the hilltops to zero to 5 above across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs ranging from
5 to 10 above on the hilltops to around 15 across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
Chance of snow 30 percent. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows ranging from 5 to 10 above on the hilltops to 10 to
15 across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Cold with highs ranging from 15 to 20 on the hilltops to
the lower 20s across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the
evening. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of snow 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows around 15.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
NYZ003-241015-
Monroe-
Including the city of Rochester
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely with areas of blowing
snow. Additional accumulation an inch or less. Very windy and cold
with lows 5 to 10 above. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up
to 60 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chill values as low as
20 below.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers likely with areas of blowing snow.
Additional accumulation up to 2 inches. Very windy and much colder
with highs 15 to 20. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to
55 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chill values as low as
20 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely with areas of
blowing snow. Additional accumulation 1 to 3 inches possible in the
most persistent snows. Windy with lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Very windy with highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, becoming west 20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 15 to 20. West winds
15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the evening, becoming
southwest.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows 15 to 20. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely. Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of
snow 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50.
$$
NYZ004-241015-
Wayne-
Including the city of Newark
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers and
areas of blowing snow. Very windy and cold with lows 5 to 10 above.
Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind chill
values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Very windy and much colder with highs
15 to 20. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind
chill values as low as 20 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Windy with lows around 15. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph in the evening.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 20s.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 15 to 20. Southwest
winds 15 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50.
$$
NYZ005-241015-
Northern Cayuga-
Including the city of Fair Haven
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.OVERNIGHT...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers and
areas of blowing snow. Windy, cold with near steady temperatures
ranging from between 5 and 10 above inland to around 10 above along
the Lake Ontario shore. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs 15 to 20.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow
30 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and windy. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest
winds 15 to 30 mph.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 to 20.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
NYZ006-241015-
Oswego-
Including the city of Oswego
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow showers likely with areas of blowing
snow. Additional accumulation an inch or less. Windy, cold with near
steady temperatures ranging from between zero and 5 above on the Tug
Hill to between 5 and 10 above across the lower elevations.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs ranging
from 10 to 15 inland to around 20 along the Lake Ontario shore.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill
values as low as 15 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Windy with lows ranging from 10 to 15 across the Tug Hill
to 15 to 20 along the Lake Ontario shore. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Windy with highs ranging from around 20 on the Tug Hill to
the mid 20s across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to
30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of lake
effect snow showers. Lows ranging from 10 to 15 across the Tug Hill
to around 20 along the Lake Ontario shore. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs 20 to 25.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Lake effect snow showers likely. Highs in the mid 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows 10 to 15. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
NYZ007-241015-
Jefferson-
Including the city of Watertown
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 3 to 5 inches in the most
persistent snows. Strong winds. Near steady temperatures ranging
from between zero and 5 above on the Tug Hill to around 15 across
the lower elevations. Southwest winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to
70 mph, diminishing to 30 to 50 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow may be
heavy at times. Additional accumulation 6 to 11 inches in the most
persistent snows. Strong winds and much colder with highs ranging
from 10 to 15 inland to the lower 20s along the Lake Ontario shore.
Southwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Additional accumulation 7 to 14 inches in the
most persistent snows. Strong winds with lows ranging from 10 to
15 across the Tug Hill to the lower 20s along the Lake Ontario
shore. Southwest winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in the
evening. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow and areas of blowing snow. Snow
may be heavy at times. Very windy with highs ranging from the lower
20s inland to the upper 20s along the Lake Ontario shore. Southwest
winds 30 to 40 mph, becoming west and diminishing to 20 to 30 mph.
Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow, with areas of blowing snow in the
evening. Snow may be heavy at times. Windy with lows ranging from
10 to 15 across the Tug Hill to 15 to 20 along the Lake Ontario
shore. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.MONDAY...Lake effect snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Highs 20 to
25. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow. Lows 10 to 15. Chance of snow
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Lake effect snow showers likely. Highs in the mid 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows 10 to 15. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
$$
NYZ008-241015-
Lewis-
Including the city of Lowville
157 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...Lake effect snow, then lake effect snow showers likely
late. Areas of blowing snow. Additional accumulation up to 2 inches
in the most persistent snows. Windy. Near steady temperatures
ranging from between zero and 5 above on the hilltops to between
5 and 10 above across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Wind
chill values as low as 20 below.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and areas of blowing snow. Windy and much colder with highs 10 to
15. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill
values as low as 20 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow
showers likely overnight. Additional accumulation 2 to 4 inches
possible. Lows ranging from 5 to 10 above on the hilltops to 10 to
15 across the lower elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Lake effect snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Highs
15 to 20. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in
the morning. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Lake effect snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Lows
10 to 15. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.MONDAY...Lake effect snow showers likely. Highs 20 to 25. Chance of
snow 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Lake effect snow showers likely. Highs in the lower 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 10 to 15.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
$$
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Abby Meyers scored 24 points and No. 7 Maryland finished the regular season on a six-game winning streak with a 76-74 victory over No. 16 Ohio State on Friday night.
Maryland then held off a late push from Ohio State (23-6, 12-6), which tied it at 73 with over three minutes left.
Meyers made a layup with 2:45 remaining to help Maryland regain the lead — an advantage the Terrapins wouldn’t relinquish as both teams went scoreless for the next two-plus minutes. Meyers missed a free throw, but made her second to make it 76-74 lead with 11 seconds left.
Rikki Harris missed a pair of free throws with 10 seconds to go and the Buckeyes’ final shot went in after the buzzer had already signaled the finish.
Brinae Alexander and Diamond Miller added 16 points apiece for the Terrapins, who had already earned a double bye in next week’s Big Ten Tournament.
Cotie McMahon led the Buckeyes with 20 points, while Taylor Mikesell added 18, Taylor Thierry 16 and Rebeka Mikulasikova 13.
The Terrapins, who led 38-33 at the break, shot 52% in the first half to Ohio State’s 48%.
BIG PICTURE
Maryland: After holding the country’s top scoring offense to 68 points in their win Tuesday over No. 6 Iowa, the Terrapins defense had few answers for Ohio State. They allowed the Buckeyes to shoot 46% from the field, but kept them scoreless long enough to claim the win.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes will enter the conference tournament having lost one of their final three. They closed the regular season 4-6 in their final 10 games after starting the season 19-0, a program record.
UP NEXT
Maryland: Meyers and the Terrapins will have either the No. 2 or 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes will have the No. 4 seed and a double bye in the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday.
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AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll | 2023-02-25T02:37:46+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/no-7-terrapins-win-6th-straight-down-no-16-buckeyes-76-74/2023/02/24/d8680674-b4aa-11ed-94a0-512954d75716_story.html |
Illinois police seize carnival ride after boy, 10, was thrown from ride and seriously injured
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois police have seized a carnival ride as they continue investigating a Sunday incident in which a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown from his seat.
After the Illinois Department of Labor finished inspecting the ride Wednesday, police in the village of Antioch and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s office sought and obtained a search warrant from a judge to seize the ride as part of an “ongoing criminal investigation into the incident,” village officials said.
“The outcome of this week’s inspections of the ride necessitated us to immediately secure it as evidence,” Antioch Police Chief Geoffrey Guttschow said in a news release.
Police towed the Moby Dick ride on Wednesday from the village of Shorewood in Chicago’s south suburbs, where the ride’s owner had towed it on Monday, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) back to Antioch, near the Wisconsin border, village spokesman Jim Moran said Thursday.
Guttschow said the investigation by village police and the state’s labor department aims “to determine if any criminally reckless or negligent acts may have contributed to the accident.”
Antioch police said Monday that the Moby Dick ride was inspected this year and given a state permit.
In Sunday’s incident, the boy was riding the Moby Dick, which locks people in at the shoulders and then goes up and down as speed increases, when he was thrown from the ride during Antioch’s Taste of Summer festival.
He was taken to a Chicago hospital with injuries that include multiple facial fractures and a significant leg injury, Antioch police said Monday.
Police said they will not provide additional updates on the boy’s condition to respect his privacy. But they said in Wednesday’s news release that the boy’s “road to recovery will take a significant amount of time, and we wish for the family to focus on his well-being.”
The ride is owned and has been operated by All Around Amusement of Lockport, Illinois, officials said.
A telephone listing for the company called Thursday by The Associated Press went to a recording that said its mailbox was full.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-20T16:28:40+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2023/07/20/illinois-police-seize-carnival-ride-after-boy-10-was-thrown-ride-seriously-injured/ |
ONAWAY, Mich. (AP) — Crews continued fighting a wildfire Saturday in a heavily forested area of northern Michigan that prompted the evacuation of 13 people from a hunting and fishing camp, officials said.
The fire was reported mid-day Friday and spread by Saturday morning to about 2,300 acres in Montmorency and Cheboygan counties, Michigan Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Kerry Heckman said.
One firefighter suffered a minor injury, but no other injuries or building damage had yet occurred, Heckman said. Those evacuated were from the Black River Ranch near the town of Onaway in the far northern end of Michigan’s lower peninsula.
Heckman said no additional evacuation were anticipated and no residential areas were immediately threatened. Crews estimated the fire was about 30% contained on Saturday.
The area was under red flag warnings for wildfire danger earlier in the week because of dry vegetation and high winds, but Heckman said no such warning was in place Friday or Saturday as winds were calmer. | 2022-05-14T16:52:01+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Wildfire-prompts-northern-Michigan-hunting-camp-17173034.php |
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – A bride was killed and a groom left critically injured just hours after exchanging their vows on South Carolina’s Folly Beach last Friday evening.
The couple had left their wedding reception when Folly Beach Public Safety Chief Andrew Gilreath said 25-year-old Jamie Komoroski slammed into the back of a golf cart they were riding in.
Komoroski was allegedly traveling at about 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to Chief Gilreath.
Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal identified the victim as 34-year-old Samantha Miller of Charlotte, North Carolina. Miller, still in her wedding dress, suffered blunt force trauma in the crash and died at the scene.
Miller’s husband, Aric Hutchinson of Utah, and another family member on the golf cart were seriously injured and remain in the hospital, Hutchinson’s mother wrote in a GoFundMe.
Hutchinson has already undergone multiple surgeries, according to his family. The Utah man is expected to be OK but has a long road to recovery. The other two passengers are also recovering.
Miller’s sister, Mandi Jenkins, said the new couple was on the way back to their Airbnb when they were fatally struck.
“I’ve never seen my sister look so beautiful. And so happy,” Jenkins told Nexstar’s WCBD while fighting back tears. “My sister, a daughter, a wife, died in her wedding dress because someone made a terrible decision to get in the car.”
Family members were nearby when they heard the sirens. Jenkins said her mother knew right away.
“It was so dark, but it was so light because of all of the police. I can’t take it out of my brain. And my mom and I ran holding hands. No shoes, no bra, no nothing, just screaming ‘Sammy!’” Jenkins recalled.
Responding officers described seeing “a large crash scene with a golf cart on its side” and several victims among the wreckage. At the center was Komoroski, who, according to affidavits, smelled of alcohol.
Officers said Komoroski was unsteady on her feet and had trouble standing. They asked her to rate her impairment on a scale of one to 10, to which she replied an eight, police said. Officers then asked her to perform a field sobriety test, at which point “she strongly refused and became uncooperative,” documents revealed.
Komoroski was taken into custody and a warrant was obtained for a blood test. Those results have not yet been disclosed.
She was taken to the Charleston County Detention Center where she faces multiple charges including three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury and/or death.
Komoroski has a history of speeding-related charges, according to court records. | 2023-05-02T02:02:58+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/new-bride-killed-after-suspected-drunk-driver-hits-golf-cart-hours-after-south-carolina-wedding/ |
Secure messaging arrives on Twitter – sort of. ‘Don’t trust it yet,’ Musk warns
By DAVID HAMILTON
AP Business Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has launched encrypted messaging, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But the new service is more of a baby step than a great leap forward. It lacks basic protections that security experts consider essential for shielding messages from hackers and other prying eyes. Senders and receivers must also be subscribed to Twitter’s Blue service for $8 to $11 a month, or otherwise affiliated with an organization paying to be “verified” by Twitter. The company’s official message announcing the rollout promised additional features soon. But CEO Elon Musk offered his own caution via tweet: “Try it, but don’t trust it yet.” | 2023-05-12T00:42:34+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/05/11/secure-messaging-arrives-on-twitter-sort-of-dont-trust-it-yet-musk-warns/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Monday to begin what could be a quiet stretch following their best week since March.
The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged in afternoon trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 117 points, or 0.4%, at 33,641, as of 2:16 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher.
The indexes were listless after a report showed businesses in the accommodation, construction and other U.S. services industries grew in May for a fifth straight month, though by less than economists expected. It’s the latest mixed reading on the U.S. economy, which has begun to slow under the weight of higher interest rates but has defied forecasts for a recession so far.
There were slightly more stocks rising than falling in the S&P 500. A gain for market heavyweight Apple helped steady Wall Street. It rose 1% ahead of an event where it’s expected to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world,
In the oil market, crude gained after Saudi Arabia said it would cut back production in hopes of boosting its price. A barrel of U.S. crude rose 0.9% to $72.39, and a barrel of Brent crude, which is the international standard, climbed 1% to $76.89.
Both were close to $120 a year ago, and their prices have fallen on worries that a strapped global economy would burn less fuel.
Elsewhere, Wall Street was relatively quiet. This upcoming week is light on earnings reports and top-tier economic data. That leaves few clues for the dominant question hanging over the market: Which will come first, the economy falling into a recession or inflation easing enough for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates?
That’s why much attention is on next week, when the government will release the latest monthly updates on inflation at the consumer and wholesale levels. It’s also when the Fed will meet next on interest rate policy. Traders are largely betting that it will stand pat on rates, which would mark the first meeting where it hasn’t hiked in more than a year.
The bet on Wall Street, though, is that it could resume hiking rates in July. The reason for such a pause would be to give the Fed time to assess its furious pace of rate hikes over the last year.
The goal of high rates is to lower inflation by slowing the entire economy and dragging down prices for stocks, bonds and other investments. With rates at their highest level since 2007, several high-profile U.S. bank failures since March have already shaken the market, while the manufacturing industry has been contracting for months.
The job market, though, has managed to remain remarkably solid despite them. That’s helped U.S. households continue to spend, which has kept the economy out of a recession. Last week, data showed that U.S. employers unexpectedly accelerated their hiring in May, while increases in workers’ wages slowed to keep some pressure off inflation.
Despite all the uncertainty about the economy, Wall Street remains on the the edge of what’s called a “bull market” following weeks of gains.
The S&P 500 is sitting just below 4,290, and if it finishes the day above 4,292.44, it will be more than 20% above where it was in mid-October. That would mean Wall Street’s main measure of health has transformed from its frigid “bear market,” when it fell more than 20% over nine months, into a powerful bull.
In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.70% from 3.70% late Friday.
The two-year Treasury, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, dropped to 4.48% from 4.51%. It had been higher earlier in the morning, before the weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. services industries.
In stock markets abroad, indexes were mostly lower in Europe. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 2.2%, while gains in other Asian markets were more modest.
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AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Joe McDonald contributed. | 2023-06-05T18:52:06+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/stock-market-today-asian-stocks-follow-wall-st-up-after-strong-us-jobs-report-2/ |
WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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007 FPUS56 KOTX 080727
ZFPOTX
Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1126 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
WAZ036-081200-
Spokane Area-
Including the cities of Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON
PST FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 17 to 23.
Light wind.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs in the lower
to mid 30s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Snow. Snow
accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 20s to lower 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs in
the lower to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Lows in
the mid to upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 20. Highs in
the upper 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 11 to 14.
Highs in the lower to mid 20s.
$$
WAZ031-081200-
Northeast Blue Mountains-
Including the cities of Anatone and Peola
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 18 to 22.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s. South wind 5 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph, except south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
30 mph in the mountains. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches.
Lows in the mid to upper 20s. South wind 5 to 15 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable. Gusts up to 25 mph. In the
mountains, southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in
the upper 20s to mid 30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Temperature rising into the in the
mid 20s after midnight. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Highs in the lower to mid 30s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower to mid
30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 20s to lower
30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
Highs in the 20s.
$$
WAZ034-035-081200-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy,
Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, and Coulee City
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 18 to 22.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then snow
likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation up to
2 inches. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Southeast wind
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Snow in the evening, then a chance of
snow overnight. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches.
Lows 16 to 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 20s to
lower 30s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Temperature rising into the in the
upper 20s after midnight. East wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs in
the 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow.
Lows in the 20s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 21. Highs in
the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 16.
Highs in the lower to mid 20s.
$$
WAZ038-081200-
Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows 15 to 23.
.THURSDAY...Snow. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Highs in the mid
20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of fog in the evening. Snow
likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. Snow
accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows 17 to 24. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
17 to 25. Temperature rising into the in the lower 20s after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs in
the upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 23. Highs in
the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 17.
Highs in the 20s.
$$
WAZ041-044-081200-
Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere,
Waterville, and Mansfield
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Patchy dense fog. Lows 18 to 21.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation up to
2 inches. Highs in the mid to upper 20s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Patchy fog. Lows 14 to 19. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Lows 18 to 23. Temperature rising into the in the mid
20s after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs in
the upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the 20s. Temperature rising into the in the upper 20s
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 22. Highs in
the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 11 to 17.
Highs in the 20s, except 18 to 20 on the Waterville Plateau.
$$
WAZ043-081200-
Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, and Nespelem
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 18 to 22.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation of 2 to
4 inches. Highs in the mid to upper 20s. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. Patchy
fog in the evening. Lows 17 to 21. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows in
the lower 20s. Temperature rising into the in the mid 20s after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs in
the upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to
mid 30s. Lows 19 to 28.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s
to lower 30s. Lows 13 to 23.
$$
WAZ047-081200-
Central Chelan County-
Including the cities of Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
17 to 20.
.THURSDAY...Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon. Areas of fog. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches.
Highs in the mid to upper 20s. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the evening. A
chance of snow. Lows 17 to 24. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in
the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow. Light snow accumulations. Lows 18 to 25.
Temperature rising into the in the lower 20s after midnight.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the upper
20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to
25. Highs in the lower to mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 14 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid to upper 20s.
$$
WAZ048-081200-
Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Snow likely. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Lows 18 to 22. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches valleys and 3 to
5 inches in the mountains. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Snow
likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. Snow
accumulation up to 2 inches in the mountains. Lows in the 20s.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph in the mountains.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow. Light snow accumulations. Lows in the 20s.
Temperature rising to around 20 after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the lower to
mid 30s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the 20s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid to upper 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to
27. Highs in the 30s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow. Highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Lows 17 to 24.
$$
WAZ049-081200-
Western Okanogan County-
Including the cities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Methow,
and Conconully
1127 PM PST Wed Dec 7 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Areas of dense fog. Lows 15 to 18. South wind 5 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph in the mountains.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs in the
20s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Areas of fog in the evening. Mostly cloudy with
a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows 9 to 18.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in
the 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows 12 to 20. Temperature rising to around 18 after midnight.
Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the
mountains.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the upper
20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Temperature rising into the in the
lower 20s after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 11 to
21. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow. Highs in the 20s. Lows 10 to 16.
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Smyrna unstoppable in DIAA Class 3A football title matchup with Dover
Smyrna dominates Dover in historically lopsided DIAA state football final
Smyrna was stopped on downs at the Dover 31-yard line on its first possession Saturday afternoon at Delaware Stadium.
It was only putting off the inevitable.
The Eagles scored on their next seven series, going up by 21 before halftime and 37 midway through the third quarter, resulting in a running clock and a relentless 52-7 romp over Dover in the DIAA Class 3A title game.
The 45-point margin made it the most lopsided outcome in 102 state football title games in any division or class in tournament history, which dates to 1971.
Smyrna was equally formidable moving the football through the air or on the ground, piling up 396 total yards. Yamir Knight exemplified the Eagles' multi-dimensional firepower as he ran for two touchdowns, threw for one and caught a pass for another.
3A ALL-STATE:Stars from Smyrna, Salesianum, Appoquinimink top Class 3A All-State football team
"Especially because of last year's loss, we had a huge chip on our on our shoulder to get this win," Knight said.
The Smyrna defense also rose to the occasion, limiting Dover to 99 total yards as Brandon West's team-high nine tackles included 3 1/2 for lost yardage.
Playing in its sixth state title game, Smyrna added a fourth championship trophy to its gymnasium display. The Eagles won three straight Division I championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but fell in the 2021 2A final to Middletown and in the 1975 Division II final.
"We were here last year and lost a heart-breaker," Smyrna coach Mike Judy said. " . . . It just kinda scars your soul when you go through something like that. I'm just really proud of them and really proud that they got the opportunity . . . It was gonna be really hard to stop us."
Smyrna (12-1) won its 11th straight since a 21-14 loss to Middletown on Sept. 16, having avenged that with a 48-0 semifinal romp over the Cavaliers. The Eagles had prevailed 46-21 at Dover on Oct. 22 and scored at least 40 points in each of their last nine games.
Quarterback Brian Wright completed 16 of 24 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns. Nolan Fretz had 99 yards on seven receptions with a touchdown.
Markell Holman, who had played his first three high school seasons at William Penn, gained 113 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns for the Eagles.
"We just have so many different aspects to our offense," Wright said as Smyrna offensive guru Mike Marks joined him for some postgame revelry. " . . . We just stay in the filmroom and grind and we haven't stopped."
An onside kick, recovered by Smyrna's Stephan Driver, turned out to be an early boost for the Eagles. They'd returned the favor by stopping Dover on downs at the Smyrna 29 on the Senators' first possession. Six plays later Wright passed 26 yards for the TD to Fretz one play after a 30-yard Holman scamper.
Driver's subsequent recovery gave Smyrna possession at the Dover 33 and a chance to quickly extend its lead. This time, Wright's 30-yard throw to Fretz set up Holman's 13-yard TD run.
Dover did then drive 56 yards for a touchdown, Nahseem Cosme throwing 14 yards to John Parker as the Senators cut the Dover lead to 12-7 and hinted they could make it a a game.
But Smyrna answered emphatically with 65- and 63-yard scoring drives. Knight finished the first with a 17-yard TD reception from Wright and the second with a 2-yard carry as Smyrna happily carried a 28-7 lead into halftime.
"Linemen were moving bodies," Knight said. "We just had to execute our plays and that's what we did."
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It just got worse for Dover in the third quarter as the Senators fumbled the kickoff with Machai Stinnett recovering for Smyrna, leading to Knight's 27-yard TD pass to Holman. Smyrna kicker Joshua Michael then recovered another onside kick, leading to Knight's 6-yard TD run as Smyrna went ahead 44-7 and, due to mercy rules when the margin reaches 35 points, the clock kept ticking with 6:34 to go in the third quarter.
Smyrna, however, was merciless, getting another fourth-quarter touchdown on Holman's 1-yard run.
Dover was seeking the third state football title since the tournament's 1971 inception, having won Division I championships in 1977 and 1988. The Senators also reached the 2001 title game and lost to Newark.
The Senators (8-5) are in their second season under coach Chip Knapp, the long-time Wesley College offensive coordinator who was Wolverines head coach the last three years before the school's 2021 closing.
"This is a quality team we played tonight," said Judy, a Dover graduate who was a starting center and team captain at Wesley. "They're very physical and talented. So you know it was gonna be tight early and we were just hoping that we would wear them down."
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Barbara Thorpe wasn’t just another cat lady.
She was someone who helped strays in her town even beyond the grave. When Thorpe died, she left most of her money — nearly $200,000 — to provide food, shelter and care for stray cats in Dixfield, according to a recent episode of NPR’s Planet Money.
But you can’t really choose exactly where your money goes when you’re dead.
Though a group of Dixfield women had been helping strays already and Thorpe had been giving them a little money here and there, that’s not where the money went, according to the podcast. Instead, the overseers of a trust wanted to do more — opening a real animal shelter. But that didn’t happen either.
In “How the cats of Dixfield, Maine came into a fortune — and almost lost it” on NPR’s Planet Money, host Jeff Guo digs into where Thorpe’s money went and how it ended up tied in a legal battle for years that dwindled what was left.
But there’s good news: The money did eventually go to cats — and ones from Dixfield. It just didn’t do it in the way originally intended. Where did it go? Well, we’ll leave that to the podcast to share.
The episode can be found on the NPR site. | 2023-03-01T16:07:13+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/03/01/news/central-maine/dixfield-cat-inheritance-mystery-n6hjn1me0n/ |
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Timeless, a Web3 platform, announced the launch of the Timeless Wallet in partnership with Harmony blockchain. Timeless is the world's first social wallet that is simple and secure. The Timeless Wallet app will be available for iOS waitlisted users on Tuesday 2/21 at 11 AM PST. It will be available to the public on the App Store on Tuesday 2/28. The Android waitlist is open at https://timelesswallet.xyz/.
Built by former Google design and product leaders in collaboration with Harmony blockchain and its community, Timeless is a non-custodial wallet with an intuitive user interface and beautiful generative profiles. "Web3 adoption accelerates when users get a simple, secure, and social wallet," said Zi, Founder and CEO of Timeless.
Simple: Users enjoy the benefits of non-custodial without the need to manage a seed phrase or private key. This abstracts away all the complexity that other crypto wallets have, providing a much better user experience than ever before possible.
Secure: Biometrics, secure enclaves, multiparty computation, and FiDO are all powerful tools that can deliver stronger security yet are easy for users. Together, these technologies provide secure protection that prevents single points of failure and reduces the risk of user error, protecting users' digital assets and personal information.
Social: The line between social networking and the economy is increasingly blurred. A wallet-to-wallet communication layer enables Web3 builders to spawn original ideas, create better communities and unlock novel forms of value creation. As the world's first social wallet, Timeless provides powerful tools for everyone to manage digital assets and participate in DeFi together.
As Zi Wang, CEO & Founder of Timeless Wallet, said, "Timeless is a social wallet for Web3 builders. Our platform makes it easy to create, discover and grow Web3 communities. We're thrilled to work with builders to accelerate the adoption of Web3.
"We're very excited about the launch of Timeless. We've long collaborated with them. Timeless Wallet delivers an exceptional user experience, backed by simplicity and security constructs that consumers are familiar with - and for the first time, it makes wallets truly social. Timeless advances Web3 forward, and we're proud to play our role in supporting this team." said Stephen Tse, Founder of Harmony.
Timeless Wallet protects user assets with self-custody via an embedded secure enclave on the phone. It has a wallet-to-wallet communication layer for on-chain and off-chain interactions. Native integration with crypto domains makes it easier to engage with communities using self own names instead of hexadecimal addresses, accessing token-gated channels, and sending tokens as quickly as sending a text. Harmony developers and community builders can easily create new use cases for DeFi, GameFi and NFTs.
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NEW YORK — A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease — long thought to be confined to tropical climates — has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
The bacteria was found on the property of a Mississippi man who had come down with the disease, melioidosis. Officials don't know how long it had been there, but they say it likely is occurring in other areas along the Gulf Coast.
U.S. physicians should consider melioidosis even in patients who haven't traveled to other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert.
“Once it's in the soil, it can be a health threat for people in the area,” said the CDC's Julia Petras, who oversaw the investigation.
The illness can start with a wide range of symptoms like fever, joint pain and headaches. It's treatable with the right antibiotics if it’s caught early, but it can lead to pneumonia, blood infections and even death if not properly treated.
About 12 cases are reported annually in the U.S. The vast majority have been in people who traveled to places where the bacteria is endemic, including certain regions of Australia, Thailand, and Central and South America.
People can get the illness through direct contact with contaminated soil and water, especially if they have a cut on their hand or foot. It is also possible to inhale the bacteria.
The bacteria may not bother healthy people. But it can be dangerous to those with diabetes, chronic kidney or lung disease and weakened immune systems.
Last year, four people came down with the disease even though none had traveled internationally. Officials blamed their illnesses on a contaminated aromatherapy spray imported from India.
The new findings explain two Mississippi cases in men who hadn't traveled internationally, officials said. One got melioidosis in 2020 and the other, who lives about 10 miles away, got it this year. Both have recovered.
Health officials didn't say exactly where in Mississippi the men live, but investigators took 109 soil and water samples from the area. The bacteria was found in three spots — two in soil and one in a puddle — on the property of the man who was sickened two years ago.
Finding the bacteria in U.S. soil is significant, but not surprising. Investigators have long believed that local soil contamination was behind infections in Texas's Atascosa County in 2004 and 2018, CDC officials said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron said on Tuesday it reported how much money it made in January from selling gasoline in California, disclosing the data after regulators threatened to fine the company for not following a new law aimed at investigating the cause of the state’s high gas prices.
The law requires oil companies to report their monthly “gross refining margin,” the difference between how much refineries paid for crude oil and how much the company sold it for as gasoline. State lawmakers and regulators believe the data will give them a clearer picture of what has driven sharp increases in California’s gas prices, which are consistently the highest in the nation.
Chevron spokesperson Ross Allen said the company filed a “revised response” late Tuesday afternoon with regulators that included the data required by law. He said the company was never out of compliance with the law, noting they began reporting the data March 2 — the deadline for oil companies to report January pricing data — and supplied the rest of the information after seeking clarification from the California Energy Commission.
“Since the statutory guidance was unclear, rather than speculate and supply inconsistent and potentially inaccurate data, Chevron exercised its statutory right to object and seek clarification in a timely manner,” Allen said.
State law requires much of the data to remain confidential. Representatives with the Energy Commission did not respond late Tuesday afternoon to confirm if Chevron had filed the data.
Gas in California is always more expensive because the state has higher taxes and fees than other states and requires a special blend of fuel that’s better for the environment but more expensive to produce.
Last summer, however, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in California was more than $2.60 higher than the national average, a difference that regulators and state lawmakers said was too large to be explained by taxes and fees.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has accused the state’s big five oil companies of price gouging. He has asked the state Legislature to pass a first-in-the-nation law that would penalize oil companies once their profits surpassed a certain threshold.
The proposal is still pending in the state Legislature. But starting in January, a new law required oil companies to disclose more data about their pricing. That data could serve as the threshold for any new penalties on oil profits in the future.
Of the big five oil companies that provide 97% of the state’s gasoline, four of them met the March 2 deadline for reporting January pricing data: Marathon Petroleum Corporation, PBF Energy Inc., Phillips 66 and Valero Energy Corp., according to the California Energy Commission, which collects the data.
Chevron only submitted a “small fraction of the data required,” according to the commission, and objected to reporting anything else. The California-based company accounts for about 30% of all gasoline sold in the state, giving it the largest share of the market.
In a letter to the Energy Commission dated March 2, Chevron attorney Melissa Sladden asked the commission to delay enforcing the law in favor of a lengthy rule-making process to clarify which data must be reported. Sladden said the data required by the law “paints a false picture of actual refinery profit margins by significantly undercounting refinery costs.”
“Getting this term right is doubly important as it is currently being contemplated by legislators as a measure on which to impose a tax on refiners,” Sladden wrote. “Legislating or regulating based on inaccurate data could result in unintended consequences, such as decreased investment in gasoline production and higher long-term prices at the pump.”
Regulators responded by warning Chevron that the company had until Tuesday to disclose the data or face penalties, which could include fines of up to $2,000 per day.
Allen said Chevron was “disappointed” that their letter to the Energy Commission that objected to disclosing the data was made public. He said the law and the commission’s information request “falls short of the transparency and trust that should inform good policymaking.”
The dispute reflects a larger conflict between the oil industry and Newsom, who is just beginning his second term and is seen as a possible presidential candidate one day. Newsom has pushed aggressive climate policies, including banning drilling new oil wells within homes, schools and community sites.
The oil industry is one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the state, donating lots of money to state lawmakers’ political campaigns. The industry is backing a referendum to overturn the ban on drilling oil wells near sensitive sites. And Newsom’s proposal to penalize oil companies for making too much money has made little progress so far in the state Legislature, with several Democrats voicing concerns about it during a public hearing last month.
State Sen. Ben Allen, a Democrat from Santa Monica who authored the law requiring oil companies to disclose more pricing data, said before the latest Chevron filing that it was “disappointing” the company had not disclosed the data.
“The fact that all of the other industry players were able to do it and they weren’t, I just don’t know what’s going on with them,” he said. “We’re going to hold them accountable.” | 2023-03-15T12:29:23+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/business-news/despite-objections-chevron-says-it-reported-oil-price-data/ |
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group (PPSWG) is pleased to announce that on November 15, 2022, the Medication Education & Disposal Project (MED-Project) Revised Home-Generated Sharps Waste Stewardship Plan was fully approved by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), the agency overseeing the implementation of the household medication and sharps take-back programs in the State of California.
Beyond California, PPSWG promotes the wide network of existing disposal options across all 50 states by managing MyOldMeds.com, the nation's most comprehensive website for patients to identify convenient locations for proper disposal of unwanted, unused, or expired medicines from households. MyOldMeds.com features a Locator Tool that can help users to locate more than 22,000 verified locations within the United States that have secure unwanted or expired medicine disposal kiosks, and/or provide free in-home disposal kits upon request.
MED-Project is currently the only operator approved in all jurisdictions in the country mandating producer-funded household medication and sharps disposal programs. Covered Entities required to participate in mandated take-back programs may contact Stan Barrett, VP of Membership at membership@ppswg.org for information regarding how to join PPSWG and participate in these programs.
The Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group ("PPSWG") is a non-profit membership association with more than 396 Members and 342 affiliated companies that produce a broad spectrum of pharmaceutical products. PPSWG's mission is to provide infrastructure, guidance, and subject matter expertise to support Member compliance and improve awareness of existing pharmaceutical disposal options. To learn more, visit www.ppswg.org and MyOldMeds.com.
MED-Project USA was established by PPSWG to implement and operate community-based pharmaceutical product stewardship programs. MED-Project is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that develops, implements, and operates safe, effective, and compliant programs for the disposal of household medicine and sharps in adherence with state and local legislation. For more information about MED-Project's programs and services, please visit www.med-projectusa.org or call (833) MED-PROJECT.
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A woman siting on a couch in her Ohio home on the Fourth of July was killed when a bullet came through a front window and stuck her in the head, authorities said.
It's not clear who fired the shot or why, but Akron police said the bullet that hit 26-year-old Chelsey Jones may have come from more than 1,000 feet away and across Summit Lake. They say the shot may have been fired by someone celebrating the holiday, noting two 9 mm bullet casings were found on a dock that can be seen from the house across the lake.
Jones, the mother of two young daughters, had been watching television shortly before she was found injured and in a pool of blood on the living room floor around 11:30 p.m. Monday.
She was discovered by her live-in boyfriend, who had been napping when the shooting occurred. He thought she had fallen when she got off the couch and he called 911. Jones was taken to a hospital, where doctors soon discovered she had been shot.
Jones was pronounced dead Tuesday. Her death has been ruled a homicide. | 2022-07-07T18:45:12+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cops-Stray-bullet-enters-home-kills-woman-17290420.php |
NEW YORK, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the common stock of Lumen Technologies, Inc. f/k/a CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: LUMN, CTL) between September 14, 2020 and February 7, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 2, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Lumen common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) various headwinds were impeding the Company's ability to invest in and grow its Quantum Fiber brand; (2) the Company's Quantum Fiber business was not progressing as was represented to the investing public; (3) the Company's management was reassessing its strategic priorities and had placed a hold on the plans to quickly scale up the Quantum Fiber brand; and (4); as a result of the Company's decision to delay expansion to Quantum Fiber, the Company's results and metrics were negatively impacted and the scaling up of Quantum Fiber would not occur until, at the earliest, the end of 2023; and (5) as a result, defendants' statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day
By TERRY TANG and JACQUES BILLEAUD
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PHOENIX (AP) — The trial over Kari Lake’s challenge to her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race will go for a third day. Attorneys for the defendants, which include Gov. Katie Hobbs, asked the judge on Thursday to enter a judgement despite without hearing from their witnesses. The judge declined and wanted to hear more testimony. Lake has three days to prove county election officials failed to perform higher level signature verifications on mail-in ballots that had been flagged. Courts have dismissed most of her lawsuit, but the Arizona Supreme Court has revived a claim challenging signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County. County officials say they are confident they will prevail. | 2023-05-19T02:19:17+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/05/18/trial-over-kari-lakes-last-challenge-to-loss-in-arizona-governors-race-ends-for-2nd-day/ |
ALBUQUERQUE — Starting 3-0 against the usual gamut of nonconference creampuffs usually isn't enough to get Lobos fans to take notice.
Doing it against three respectable Division I teams, one of which came in a 21-point shellacking of SMU on the road just days before a visit from the archrival at the south end of the state has fans puffing out their chests and clamoring to buy tickets to Saturday's game against New Mexico State (1-1) in The Pit.
As of Thursday afternoon, the University of New Mexico reported 12,000 tickets sold for the Aggies' visit. That number is expected to climb in the hours leading to Saturday's 5 p.m. tipoff. It even has chatter of being a sellout, The Pit's first since the early days of the Craig Neal era nearly a decade ago. ESPN lists the Pit's capacity at more than 18,000 fans.
Social media has been abuzz over the Lobos' hot start. The usual run of fans questioning the team's play have been replaced with braggadocious claims of what some see as a return to relevance.
Richard Pitino isn't buying it. Although admittedly pleased with his team's play, UNM's coach said the Lobos have not arrived, and a three-game sample size is not enough to say it's Big Dance or bust. He also said internet chatter isn't the real-world response people tend to have.
"Well, I don't live in the world of social media," he said. "I don't really read my mentions, I don't do any of that. That's not to say that I don't appreciate when somebody tweets something nice. That is a different world, in my opinion, than what reality is. I don't think that's reality, it's a hypersensitive world that we all think is reality."
Pitino called social media "a drug" for younger people, echoing a sentiment Alabama football coach Nick Saban made when he said it's "rat poison."
"If I had my way, there would be no social media. I think all of our lives would be easier if there was no social media," Pitino said. "But one step at a time. I mean, we beat SMU; we're not going to delete social media."
Pitino's player are of an age where Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and Tik Tok are ingrained in their daily lives. They grew up in the era of smartphones, of connecting to a worldwide audience where instant feedback can be abundantly positive or toxic to the point of damaging.
"Social media is a very prevalent thing in this generation, and in our lives, and we can't ignore that," said UNM guard Jamal Mashburn Jr. "For me, personally, I just try to take out the pressure of it. I have Instagram, I have Snapchat and stuff like that, but it can be overwhelming at some points, and I just like to step away and lock my phone away somewhere."
Mashburn's Instagram account has just over 6,500 followers while his Twitter page has a little over 700. He said one of his favorite escapes from the chatter is writing. He'll dissolve into his own personal musings, jotting down thoughts and stories as a means to put his mind at ease and silence the outside noise.
Guard KJ Jenkins, whose Instagram account has roughly half as many followers as Mashburn's, said he sometimes deletes his accounts to escape the buzz. He said he views the experience as another tool to get lost in, using it as a positive to motivate and encourage himself when times get tough.
"It's your choice how you view it," he said. "I view it in a positive way and I use it to my advantage."
To avoid the negativity that inevitably comes when he or the team struggles, he joked that he puts on blinders and decides instead to read only the media accounts.
"The fans are real positive and you can get some hatred on the internet as well, but I don't pay too much attention to it," he said.
Pitino said if Lobos fans can find a reason to get behind the team and use the ether of social media to build their excitement, more power to them. What he'd prefer is to have his team generate that groundswell by winning games and avoiding the hoopla of direct interaction with the fans.
Whereas former coach Paul Weir made a habit of touring the state with offseason camps and practices, even playing a game against an NAIA team in Hobbs, the work of beating quality opponents at home and on the road does more than anything else.
"I always believed in order to get the fans back, the game are the key," Pitino said. "Not that barnstorming throughout the state isn't big and, you know, getting out and shaking hands and kissing babies and doing all that — the games are what really matter. And I think, if you've watched all three games, you see the potential. You see that our guys play hard, they compete, they're really good guys, they're really good representatives of the basketball program, the community. They're an easy group to cheer for, plus that performance got people talking."
In short, the coach doesn't mind if fans puff out their chest and sing the team's praises; just buy a ticket and do it in person the old fashion way. | 2022-11-18T06:01:18+00:00 | santafenewmexican.com | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/sports/lobos-fans-are-creating-buzz-after-3-0-start-aggies-visit-pit-on-saturday/article_02585854-66cb-11ed-859d-83c8e66a078e.html |
When the words in a song hit you in just the right way, they can stay with you. We're asking the folks at NPR Music: What lyrics did you hear in 2022 that you just couldn't shake?
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When the words in a song hit you in just the right way, they can stay with you. We're asking the folks at NPR Music: What lyrics did you hear in 2022 that you just couldn't shake?
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NEW YORK, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) between April 1, 2022 and August 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 2, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Vertex Energy securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Vertex Energy class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12724 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 2, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) prior to the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants had entered into inventory and crack spread hedging derivatives that significantly capped the profit margins on 50% of the Mobile refinery's expected output over the period April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, affecting over 6.5 million barrels of refined fuel output; (2) as a result, the hedges severely limited Vertex's ability to capitalize on the record-high crack spreads that existed at the time of the acquisition and resulted in over $90 million in losses in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022; (3) prior to the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants had entered into an inventory intermediation agreement with the investment bank Macquarie Group, whereby Macquarie purchased (from third parties), owned, and sold (to Vertex) all crude oil inventory to be used at the Mobile refinery and also purchased (from Vertex), owned, and sold (to third parties) all refined fuel inventory produced at the Mobile refinery; (4) as a result, the strict terms of the arrangement, including requiring Vertex to purchase hedges to protect Macquarie's position in holding the crude and refined inventory, combined with the fact that the oil market was in a state of backwardation in early 2022, resulted in Vertex incurring significant fees and inventory losses; (5) prior to the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants had entered into an inventory purchase agreement with Shell Oil as part of the Mobile acquisition agreement, which Vertex was forced to pay Shell Oil above-market prices for the additional crude oil inventory because of the state of backwardation in the oil market; (6) immediately following the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, Vertex experienced production issues that caused significant shortfalls in refined fuel volumes; (7) following the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants overstated the purported profit margins that could be achieved at the refinery; and (8) as a result of the above misrepresentations and concealed facts, the Mobile refinery did not "generate[] strong EBITDA" "[d]uring the first 30 days of operations," and the Mobile refinery transition was not "seamless." When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Jesse Winker Player Prop Bets: Brewers vs. Giants - May 6
Published: May. 6, 2023 at 2:24 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
On Saturday, Jesse Winker (.240 slugging percentage in past 10 games, with no homers) and the Milwaukee Brewers face the San Francisco Giants, whose starting pitcher will be Alex Cobb. First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET.
In his most recent appearance, he reached base in his only plate appearance against the Giants.
Jesse Winker Game Info & Props vs. the Giants
- Game Day: Saturday, May 6, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Oracle Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Giants Starter: Alex Cobb
- TV Channel: NBCS-BA
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +900)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +220)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
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Jesse Winker At The Plate
- Winker is hitting .258 with three doubles and eight walks.
- Winker has gotten at least one hit in 57.1% of his games this season (12 of 21), with multiple hits four times (19.0%).
- In 21 games played this season, he has not homered.
- In seven games this year (33.3%), Winker has picked up an RBI, and in four of those games (19.0%) he had two or more. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored in seven games this year (33.3%), but has had no multi-run games.
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Jesse Winker Home/Away Batting Splits
Giants Pitching Rankings
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks 10th in the league.
- The Giants have a 4.71 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Giants pitchers combine to surrender 42 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (to rank 21st in the league).
- Cobb gets the start for the Giants, his seventh of the season. He is 1-1 with a 2.43 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Sunday against the San Diego Padres, the right-hander went five innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 35-year-old ranks 14th in ERA (2.43), 47th in WHIP (1.290), and 33rd in K/9 (8.9).
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Credit Suisse Group AG ("Credit Suisse" or the "Company") (NYSE: CS) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-02477, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Credit Suisse securities between March 19, 2021 and March 25, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Credit Suisse securities during the Class Period, you have until June 28, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Credit Suisse, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services in Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. The Company offers private banking and wealth management solutions, including advisory, investment, financial planning, succession planning, and trust services, and financing and lending, and multi-shore platform solutions.
Credit Suisse has a history of business dealings with Russian oligarchs, or ultra-high net worth business leaders possessing significant political influence. For example, an article published by Financial Times on February 7, 2022, entitled "Credit Suisse securitizes yacht loans to oligarchs and tycoons", cited a recent investor presentation for a synthetic securitization deal, in which Credit Suisse sold off $80 million worth of risk related to a $2 billion portfolio of loans backed by assets owned by certain of the bank's ultra-high net worth clients (the "Securitization Deal"), which disclosed that, in 2017 and 2018, Credit Suisse experienced 12 defaults on yacht and aircraft loans, a third of which were related to U.S. sanctions against Russian oligarchs. Press reports at the time indicated that Russian billionaires Oleg Deripaska, Arkady Rotenberg, and Boris Rotenberg had to terminate private jet leases with Credit Suisse in those years.
Beginning in or around October 2021, Russia commenced a major military build-up near the Russo-Ukrainian border, in apparent preparation for an invasion of Ukraine. Although the Russian government repeatedly denied it had plans to invade or attack Ukraine, the U.S. later released intelligence of Russian invasion plans, including satellite photographs showing Russian troops and equipment near the Russo-Ukrainian border.
In November 2021, as Russia's military buildup on the Russo-Ukrainian border continued, the Company entered the Securitization Deal.
Just months later, on February 24, 2022, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine. In the immediate aftermath of the invasion, Western governments including, among others, the U.S., Canada, and the European Union, imposed significant sanctions on Russia. The sanctions included, inter alia, measures targeting Russia's ultrawealthy oligarchs by denying them access to the global financial system and by, in some cases, authorizing the seizure of certain of their high-value assets located outside of Russia.
Barely a week after the commencement of the Russian invasion and the retaliatory sanctions imposed by Western nations, news outlets reported that Credit Suisse had requested non-participating investors who received information about the Company's loan portfolio to destroy and permanently erase any confidential information that Credit Suisse provided to them regarding the Securitization Deal.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Credit Suisse had deficient disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; (ii) Credit Suisse's practice of lending money to Russian oligarchs subject to U.S. and international sanctions created a significant risk of violating rules pertaining to those sanctions and future sanctions; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected the Company to an increased risk of heightened regulatory scrutiny and/or enforcement actions; (iv) the Securitization Deal concerned loans that Credit Suisse made to Russian oligarchs previously sanctioned by the U.S.; (v) the purpose of the Securitization Deal was to offload the risks associated with these loans and mitigate the impact on Credit Suisse of sanctions likely to be implemented by Western nations in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine; (vi) Credit Suisse's request that non-participating investors destroy documents related to the Securitization Deal was intended to conceal the Company's noncompliance with U.S. and international sanctions in its lending practices; (vii) the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to subject the Company to enhanced regulatory scrutiny and significant reputational harm; and (viii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On March 28, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform sent Credit Suisse a letter asking the Company to turn over information and documents about a portfolio of loans backed by yachts and private jets owned by clients, potentially including sanctioned Russian individuals. In the letter, House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney and Rep. Stephen Lynch, chair of the Subcommittee on National Security, questioned Credit Suisse's request that hedge funds and other non-participating investors "destroy documents" related to yachts and private jets owned by the bank's clients. "Given the timing of this request and its subject matter," the House Democrats wrote, "Credit Suisse's action raises significant concerns that it may be concealing information" about whether participants in the deal may be "evading sanctions" imposed by the West after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On this news, Credit Suisse's stock price fell $0.21 per share, or 2.58%, to close at $7.94 per share on March 28, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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DALLAS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is expected to receive a big welcome in the U.S. on Thursday from conservative admirers barely a week after the backlash at home and in Europe over anti-migrant remarks that one of his closest associates compared to Nazi rhetoric.
Orban’s headline slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, one of the nation’s largest gatherings of conservative activists, has raised concerns about Republicans embracing an autocrat who has been criticized for undermining democratic institutions and consolidating power in his own country.
Other speakers include former President Donald Trump, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Republican candidates fresh off GOP primary election victories Tuesday.
Orban’s invitation to CPAC reflects conservatives’ growing embrace of the Hungarian far-right leader whose country has implemented hardline policies against immigration and LGBTQ rights, and is governed by single-party rule. Orban also is considered the closest ally in the European Union to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
His visit to Texas comes after new outrage flared back home over a speech in which Orban railed against Europe becoming a “mixed-race” society. One of his closest associates compared the comments to the Nazis and resigned in protest.
Orban has dismissed the criticism, saying his government has no tolerance for racism. He has not come under fire from conservatives in the U.S., and to some early arrivals of the three-day conference in Texas, he was a model leader who resonates because of his policies and personality.
They praised Orban for his border security measures and for providing financial subsidies to Hungarian women, which Orban has called an effort to counter Hungary’s population decline. Lilla Vessey, who moved to Dallas from Hungary with her husband, Ede, in the 1980s, said what she hears back in Hungary is that Orban is not anti-democratic.
“I don’t know how it happened that the conservatives kind of discovered him,” said Ede Vessey, 73. “He supports the traditional values. He supports the family.”
Scott Huber, who met Orban along with other CPAC attendees at a private event hours before the speech, said the prime minister expressed hope the U.S. would “moderate a little bit from the far-left influences” in November’s midterm elections. The 67-year-old Pennsylvanian said he would not disagree with descriptions of Orban as autocratic and that he has upset democratic norms, but said he thought it would change in time.
As to why Orban is winning over so many conservatives, Huber pointed to Orban’s attacks on George Soros, the American-Hungarian billionaire and philanthropist who is a staunch critic of Hungary’s government and a supporter of liberal causes.
“That’s why I was so interested in seeing him,” Huber said.
Even before Orban took the stage in Texas — America’s second most populous state and one controlled politically by Republicans — Trump had already welcomed him to the U.S. while hosting him earlier this week in Florida.
“Few people know as much about what is going on in the world today,” Trump said in a statement after the meeting.
President Joe Biden is not scheduled to speak with Orban while he’s traveling in the U.S., according to a White House official.
The title of Orban’s speaking slot is “How we Fight.” Through his communications office, Orban declined an interview request by The Associated Press.
The AP and other international news organizations also were prohibited from covering a CPAC conference held in Budapest in May, the group’s first conference in Europe. During that gathering, Orban called Hungary “the bastion of conservative Christian values in Europe” and urged conservatives in the U.S. to defeat “the dominance of progressive liberals in public life.”
He has styled himself as a champion of what he calls “illiberal democracy.”
Orban served as prime minister of Hungary between 1998 and 2002, but it’s his record since taking office again in 2010 that has drawn controversy and raised concerns about Hungary sliding into authoritarian rule. Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.”
Last year, his right-wing Fidesz party banned the depiction of homosexuality or sex reassignment in media targeting people under 18, a move critics said was an attack on LGBTQ people. Information on homosexuality also was forbidden in school sex education programs, or in films and advertisements accessible to minors.
Orban has consolidated power over the the country’s judiciary and media, and his party has drawn legislative districts in a way that makes it very difficult for opposition parties to win seats — somewhat similar to partisan gerrymandering efforts for state legislative and congressional seats in the U.S. That process currently favors Republicans because they control more of the state legislatures that create those boundaries.
Such moves have led international political observers to label Orban as the face of a new wave of authoritarianism. The European Union has launched numerous legal proceedings against Hungary for breaking EU rules and is withholding billions in recovery funds and credit over violations of rule-of-law standards and insufficient anti-corruption safeguards.
Preceding Orban on stage in Texas will be Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Michigan’s Tudor Dixon, who won the GOP nomination for governor in her battleground state on Tuesday, is also slated as a speaker during the conference, which ends Saturday.
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Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-08-04T20:13:05+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/hungarys-autocratic-pm-orban-addressing-us-conservatives/ |
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A U.N. inspection team entered Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Thursday on a mission to safeguard it against catastrophe, reaching the site amid fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces that prompted the shutdown of one reactor and underscored the urgency of the task.
The 14-member delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in a convoy of SUVs and vans after months of negotiations to enable the experts to pass through the front lines and get inside Europe’s biggest nuclear plant.
“The IAEA is now there at the plant and it’s not moving. It’s going to stay there. We’re going to have a continued presence there at the plant with some of my experts,” IAEA director Rafael Grossi, the mission leader, declared after the group got its first look at conditions inside.
But he added: “I will continue to be worried about the plant until we have a situation which is more stable.”
As the experts made their way through the war zone toward the complex, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling the area and trying to derail the visit. The fighting delayed the team’s progress.
“There were moments when fire was obvious — heavy machine guns, artillery, mortars at two or three times were really very concerning, I would say, for all of us,” Grossi said.
Just before the IAEA team arrived, Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, said Russian mortar shelling had led to the shutdown of one of its reactors by its emergency protection system and had damaged a backup power supply line used for in-house needs.
One of the plant’s reactors that wasn’t operating was switched to diesel generators, Energoatom said.
Once inside the plant, Grossi said, his experts were able to tour the entire site, including control rooms, emergency systems and diesel generators. He said he met with the plant’s staff and residents of the nearby village, Energodar, who asked him for help from the agency.
He reported that the team had collected important information in its initial inspection and will remain there to continue its assessment.
“It is obvious that the plant and the physical integrity of the plant has been violated several times by chance, deliberately — we don’t have the elements to assess that,” Grossi said. “And this is why we are trying to put in place certain mechanisms and the presence, as I said, of our people there.”
The Zaporizhzhia plant has been occupied by Russian forces but run by Ukrainian engineers since the early days of the 6-month-old war. Ukraine alleges Russia is using it as a shield to launch attacks, while Moscow accuses Ukraine of recklessly firing on the area.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had tough words for the IAEA delegation. While applauding its arrival at the plant, he said independent journalists were kept from covering the visit, allowing the Russians to present a one-sided, “futile tour.”
And he said that while Grossi agreed to support Ukrainian demands for the demilitarization of the plant — including the withdrawal of Russian forces from it — the IAEA has yet to issue such a call publicly.
Fighting in early March caused a brief fire at its training complex, and in recent days, the plant was briefly knocked offline because of damage, heightening fears of a radiation leak or a reactor meltdown. Officials have begun distributing anti-radiation iodine tablets to nearby residents.
Experts have also expressed concern that the Ukrainian staff is overworked and stressed out from the occupation of the plant by Russian forces — conditions they say could lead to dangerous errors.
Grossi said after his initial tour that the Ukrainian employees are “in a difficult situation, but they have an incredible degree of professionalism. And I see them calm and moving on.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow expects “impartiality” from the team.
“We are taking all the necessary measures to ensure that the plant is secure, that it functions safely and that the mission accomplishes all of its plans there,” he said.
Ahead of the visit, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces unleashed an artillery barrage on the area and sent a group of up to 60 scouts to try to seize the plant on the Dnieper River. It said that the Ukrainian troops arrived in seven speedboats but that Russian forces “took steps to destroy the enemy,” using warplanes.
Some of the Ukrainian shells landed 400 meters (yards) from the plant’s No. 1 reactor, Russian authorities said.
The Russian-installed administration in Enerhodar reported that at least three residents were killed early Thursday by Ukrainian shelling.
Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, accused Russian forces of shelling Enerhodar and a corridor that the IAEA team was set to go through.
Neither side’s version of events could immediately be independently verified.
The fighting came as Ukraine endeavored to start the new school year in the middle of a war. Just over half of the country’s schools are reopening to in-person classes despite the risks.
In other developments, authorities with the Russian-backed separatist government in the eastern region of Donetsk said 13 emergency responders were killed by Ukrainian shelling in Rubtsi, a village in neighboring Kharkiv province. Much of the fighting in recent weeks and months has centered on the area.
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Gatopoulos reported from Kyiv, Ukaine.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-09-01T23:23:44+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/ap-un-inspectors-head-to-ukraine-nuclear-plant-despite-fighting/ |
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland is a sports town. Want some proof?
Of cleveland.com’s Top 40 posts on its main Facebook page in 2022, exactly half were sports-related.
Here are the Top 20 sports posts, with data based on most likes, comments and shares on the page from Jan. 1 through Dec. 15, according to a CrowdTangle search.
Related: See the Top 20 non-sports posts on cleveland.com’s Facebook page in 2022
1. Thank you, Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield will always have a place in the hearts of Browns fans – something they made evident upon his exit from Cleveland. When he was traded to the Carolina Panthers in July, Browns fans showed their support for him on Facebook, as this “thank you” graphic racked up more than 21,000 likes, more than 5,000 “love” reactions and close to 2,500 comments.
Mayfield is still the only Browns quarterback to win a playoff game for Cleveland since the team returned in 1999.
2. Cleveland Guardians: 2022 American League Central Champions
The Cleveland Guardians were one of baseball’s best stories in 2022, and the hometown fans were sure to recognize their incredible accomplishment. Coming into the season as the youngest team in baseball, the Guardians surprised the entirety of Major League Baseball, winning the American League Central Division rather handily with a 92-70 record.
Fans on Facebook gave the Guards a lot of love, to the tune of close to 18,000 likes, more than 6,000 “love” reactions and nearly 7,300 shares.
3. Baker Mayfield praises Cleveland on his way to Carolina
Just after Baker Mayfield was officially traded to the Carolina Panthers, he offered his praise to the city of Cleveland for his four years there. Mayfield was clearly beloved by Browns fans, no matter the details of his exit, as evidenced by the fact that two of the three top sports posts for cleveland.com’s Facebook page came as he was traded away.
This particular graphic received more than 15,000 likes, greater than 4,000 “love” reactions and more than 1,700 comments.
4. The Guardians’ magical season comes to an end
Though the magic ran out for the Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees, fans in Cleveland were still very proud of the AL Central Champions, who won the Wild Card Round against the Rays and pushed an experienced, star-heavy Yankees team to the brink.
Our post that came after that final out garnered more than 13,000 likes, greater than 5,500 “love” reactions and nearly 3,000 shares.
5. The Cleveland Guardians head to the ALDS
Prior to the heartbreaking finish of the ALDS, the Guardians celebrated an incredible win the AL Wild Card Round on an Oscar Gonzalez walk-off solo home run in the 15th inning over the Rays. The team came together for a photo on the field after the win, solidifying their place in Cleveland baseball lore.
This celebration picture shared on Facebook got more than 12,500 likes, more than 4,000 “love” reactions and about 1,000 shares.
6. Guardians use walk-off magic to take a 2-1 lead over the Yankees in the ALDS
Down 5-3 with one out in the bottom of the 9th, the Guardians never lost faith – just as they hadn’t all season. Myles Straw blooped a double into left field; Steven Kwan blooped a single the same way; Amed Rosario slammed a single through the hole between shortstop and third base; Jose Ramirez blooped a base hit against the shift; Josh Naylor struck out and Oscar Gonzalez finished the job with yet another walk-off hit – a single up the middle that scored the game-tying and game-winning runs.
The graphic shared after the thrilling victory caught Facebook fans’ attention. They gave it greater than 10,500 likes, close to 5,200 “love” reactions and more than 3,500 shares.
7. Three generations of Cleveland baseball in one photo
Prior to Game 2 of the Guardians’ Wild Card Round against the Rays, former Indians C.C. Sabathia, Carlos Baerga and Rajai Davis joined together for a photo, creating some nostalgia for Cleveland baseball fans all over.
On Facebook, Cleveland baseball fans gave this photo more than 11,000 likes and greater than 2,600 “love” reactions.
8. Buckeyes win, Guardians sweep and Browns win in the same weekend
The weekend of Sept. 9, 2022 was a great one for sports fans in Northeast Ohio.
The Ohio State Buckeyes beat Arkansas St., 45-12. The Cleveland Guardians swept the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series, and the Browns beat Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers, 26-24, on a 58-yard field goal from Cade York.
Fans who loved the 3-0 weekend gave this graphic on Facebook nearly 9,000 likes, more than 2,500 “love” reactions and close to 3,200 shares.
9. Browns show love to Baker Mayfield after beating him, Carolina Panthers
The week that Baker Mayfield was set to play the Browns for the first time since his trade to Carolina, Mayfield said all that he wanted was a hug from Nick Chubb. Well, he got that hug and plenty more from some of his beloved Browns teammates after the game, including Chubb, David Njoku, Wyatt Teller and Anthony Walker Jr.
Sharing these photos on our Facebook page racked up close to 10,000 likes, nearly 2,900 “love” reactions and about 1,100 shares.
10. Stars come out to Ohio State-Notre Dame game in Columbus
As Ohio State began its 2022 season facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the stars were out in force!
LeBron James and his son, Bronny, were in attendance, as well as other NBA stars such as Jayson Tatum, Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner. Plenty of former Buckeye football greats were in attendance as well, such as Chase Young, Terry McLaurin, Joe Burrow, Justin Fields, Chris Olave, Ezekiel Elliott, Braxton Miller, Cardale Jones, J.T. Barrett, Sam Hubbard, Eli Apple and Curtis Samuel. The same video garnered over one million views on cleveland.com’s TikTok page, and it was popular for our Facebook audience as well.
Viewers gave the video close to 8,500 likes, nearly 2,000 “love” reactions and close to 3,300 shares.
11. Browns beat the Steelers, Guardians sweep the White Sox on the same night
As the Browns moved to 2-1 with a win over Pittsburgh on Thursday Night Football in late September, the Guardians finished off a sweep over the Chicago White Sox that pushed them closer to their eventual AL Central Championship. All and all, a great night for Cleveland.
Our post sharing the 2-0 night garnered about 8,250 likes, more than 2,200 “love” reactions and about 2,300 shares.
12. Progressive Field erupts as the Guardians win Game 3 of the ALDS over the Yankees
A video taken by Pete Marek of Cleveland showed – and made audible – the incredible scene from Progressive Field as Oscar Gonzalez hit a walk-off single to give Cleveland a 6-5 win over the Yankees and a 2-1 lead in the ALDS. This video also garnered over a million views on cleveland.com’s TikTok channel.
Again, the TikTok video shared to Facebook proved very popular as well. The video has more than 7,000 shares, as well as about 4,500 likes and 3,100 “love” reactions.
13. LeBron lauds the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers
After Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and the new-look Cavaliers beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in California in early November, James gave Cleveland’s roster plenty of love. This post was the only Cavaliers-related post in the Top 20 for 2022, and (of course) it featured James.
This Cavs shout-out on Facebook garnered more than 8,400 likes, nearly 1,800 “love” reactions and close to 1,400 comments.
14. Terry Francona wins 2022 American League Manager of the Year
Not many sports figures, or people in general, are more beloved in Cleveland than Guardians manager Terry Francona. When he won the 2022 AL Manager of the Year award for leading the youngest team in Major League Baseball to an AL Central Championship, Francona was applauded plenty.
Our graphic announcing the honor on Facebook racked up nearly 7,300 likes, more than 3,200 “love” reactions and close to 2,500 shares.
15. Browns honor Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick before game against Tampa Bay
The Browns held a moment of silence for Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick, who was struck and killed by a driver on I-90 East on Saturday, Nov. 19. Tetrick was a 27-year member of the Cleveland Division of Fire.
Sharing the touching gesture on our Facebook page resonated with our audience. The post had about 8,600 likes and close to 2,300 “love” reactions.
16. Finally, Browns start the season 1-0
On a 58-yard field goal from Cade York, the Browns beat the Carolina Panthers, 26-24, to move to 1-0. It was only the second time since the team returned to Cleveland in 1999 that they had started 1-0. The only other occasion came in 2004, when the Browns beat the Ravens, 20-3.
Fans’ excitement for the good start to the season meant our Facebook graphic garnered nearly 7,500 likes, close to 2,500 “love” reactions and more than 1,800 shares.
17. Cleveland drummer John Adams becomes 12th member of Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame
Beating his drum at games for nearly 50 years, John Adams has become a part of Cleveland baseball lore. Earlier this year, Adams, who is dealing with health issues that have kept him away from Progressive Field, became only the 12th member of the Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame for his dedication to the team. The video posted was created by the Guardians and shared to the page with their permission.
The video on our page got more than 6,300 likes, greater than 3,100 “love” reactions and nearly 2,400 shares.
18. One photo captures Guardians magical season
They say a photo is worth a thousand words, but in this case, the photo was worth 167 games.
The photo, taken by cleveland.com photographer Joshua Gunter features a smiling Oscar Gonzalez, who just cracked another game-winning hit – his second of Cleveland’s postseason run – being congratulated by an elated Terry Francona, who is looking at him like somewhat of a proud father.
The photo garnered about 7,300 likes and more than 4,500 “love” reactions on Facebook after Cleveland’s thrilling, walk-off win.
19. Guardians catcher Austin Hedges was a MOOD after Guardians clinch ALDS Berth
What’s not to love? After the Guardians defeated the Rays in the 15th inning of Game 2 of the 2022 Wild Card Round, Austin Hedges decided, “no shirt, no problem,” as he strutted with a cigar in celebration.
Our Facebook audience got a kick out of the photo, giving it more than 6,500 likes, greater than 1,300 “love” reactions and nearly 1,300 shares.
20. Terry Francona: The Guardians are just getting started
It was an undeniably amazing year for the Guardians, but Terry Francona wanted to make sure that Cleveland doesn’t get overly comfortable with the mild success. A World Series is the goal for the Guards and Francona wants to make sure that’s where Cleveland’s sights are set.
It looks like the city is right there with him, as our Facebook audience gave the post more than 7,100 likes and nearly 2,200 “love” reactions. | 2022-12-31T18:07:44+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/12/cleveland-thanks-baker-mayfield-guardians-thrilling-season-20-most-popular-sports-posts-on-clevelandcoms-facebook-page-in-2022.html |
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CVE North America ("CVE") and Live Oak Bank ("Live Oak") have successfully closed a permanent debt financing of approximately $6.6MM for two Acushnet, MA projects totaling 4.2 megawatts (MW).
Over the last two years, CVE has partnered with Live Oak for permanent debt financing on its Massachusetts portfolio, now comprised of nine operating assets with over 37 MW of capacity.
The two latest CVE projects join six others that have qualified as community solar installations under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target ("SMART") program, and one project previously qualified under the Solar Carve Out II Program.
With all nine photovoltaic ("PV") plants in operation and generating clean energy, CVE is providing solar credits in the form of discounts on monthly electric bills to over 800 local homes and businesses. Through community solar, customers can enjoy equal access to the benefits of solar generation by subscribing to small local solar farms and supporting local solar development. They then receive a credit on their utility bill for their share of the power that is produced, just as if the panels were on their own roofs. Subscribers receive bills under CVE's community solar brand "Halo" (www.halosolar.com).
"Live Oak couldn't have asked for a better partner than CVE in our recent closings together," said Live Oak Bank's Head of Renewable Energy, Jennifer Williams, "and we are proud to support solar development that brings good jobs, decarbonization, and electricity savings to Massachusetts."
"This financial closing consolidates CVE's position as an independent power producer whose mission is to deliver clean energy to households, businesses, and municipalities. Thanks to our partnership with Live Oak Bank, CVE is developing more distributed solar generation and contributing to the fight against climate change," said Thibaut Delespaul, general manager of CVE NA.
The successful completion of the permanent debt financing provides CVE with additional flexibility to continue expanding its presence in MA and in community solar markets across the US. CVE currently has approximately 250 MW of projects in development including more than 70 MW beginning construction in 2022 in New York State.
CVE North America (CVE) is a local, independent solar power producer based in New York City since 2017. It has the personal attributes of a small to medium sized company and the skills, experience, and financial assets of a large group. The company currently has plans to expand to over 450 MW across the United States by 2026. CVE draws on the international expertise of its parent company, CVE Group, which has been recognized for financing, building and operating ground-mounted solar installations in communities for 12 years. CVE Group has over 530 MW in operation and construction in France, Chile, and South Africa. CVE Group is invested to ensure the highest environmental and qualitative performance. It is ISO 9001 (quality management system) and ISO 14001 (environmental management system) certified.
To learn more, visit www.cvenorthamerica.com.
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Blood donations are in great demand in the Northwest as some supplies drop to critically low levels, threatening to impact trauma and cancer patients before Thanksgiving.
Bloodworks Northwest has almost 7,000 vacant time slots for blood donations until early next month. You can schedule a donation and find more information here or by calling 800-398-7888. A list of donor centers and pop-up sites is also available online.
Bloodworks Northwest says it provides 95% of the blood supply for hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. Blood usage among local hospitals has increased 15% in the past four weeks, the drive said, but blood donations are a thousand shy of the typical count. Local hospitals are hovering “between critical and emergency,” according to a Wednesday news release.
While donations of all blood types have dipped, the supply of Type O blood has dropped the most with a 40% reduction in recent weeks, leaving the organization with less than a 24-hour supply.
“This is a reminder that even as our lives get busy, it takes 1,000 donations a day, every day, to meet the local needs of trauma, cancer and surgery patients,” said co-chief medical officer Kirsten Alcorn. “As you’re making holiday plans, please take one hour to give blood.”
The organization is encouraging new and returning blood and platelet donors to book appointments, as well as reminding donors to keep appointments or call to reschedule if you are feeling unwell. People can donate blood 10 days after COVID symptoms resolve, according to Bloodworks. COVID and flu vaccinations do not affect your ability to donate blood.
Before your appointment, donors are urged to drink water, eat healthy and wear a shirt with sleeves that are short or can be rolled up. You’ll need a reservation and photo identification. | 2022-11-17T15:38:34+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/bloodworks-northwest-makes-urgent-call-for-donors/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment. But two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to discuss it publicly said that the indictment included seven criminal counts. One of those people said Trump’s lawyers were contacted by prosecutors shortly before he announced on his Truth Social platform that he had been indicted.
The indictment enmeshes the Justice Department in the most politically explosive prosecution in its long history. Its first case against a former president upends a Republican presidential primary that Trump is currently dominating, and any felony charges would raise the prospect of a yearslong prison sentence.
Within 20 minutes of his announcement, Trump, who said he was due in court Tuesday afternoon, had begun fundraising off it for his 2024 presidential campaign. He declared in a video, “I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!” and repeated his familiar refrain that the investigation is a “witch hunt.”
The case adds to deepening legal jeopardy for Trump, who has already been indicted in New York and faces additional investigations in Washington and Atlanta that also could lead to criminal charges. As the prosecution moves forward, it will pit Trump’s claims of sweeping executive power against Attorney General Merrick Garland’s oft-stated mantra that no person, including a former commander in chief, should be regarded as above the law.
The indictment arises from a monthslong investigation by special counsel Jack Smith into whether Trump broke the law by holding onto hundreds of documents marked classified at his Palm Beach property, Mar-a-Lago, and whether Trump took steps to obstruct the government’s efforts to recover the records.
Prosecutors have said that Trump took roughly 300 classified documents to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House, including some 100 that were seized by the FBI last August in a search of the home that underscored the gravity of the Justice Department’s investigation.
Trump and his team have long seen the special counsel investigation as far more perilous than the New York matter — both politically and legally. Campaign aides had been bracing for the fallout since Trump’s attorneys were notified that he was the target of the investigation, assuming it was not a matter of if charges would be brought, but when.
But it remains unclear what the immediate and long-term political consequences will be for Trump. His first indictment spurred millions of dollars in contributions from angry supporters and didn’t damage Trump in the polls. No matter what, the indictment — and the legal fight that follows — will throw Trump back into the spotlight, sucking attention away from the other candidates who are trying to build momentum in the 2024 presidential race.
Trump has insisted he was entitled to keep the classified documents when he left the White House, and has also claimed without evidence that he had declassified them.
The former president has long sought to use mounting legal troubles to his political advantage, complaining on social media and at public events that the cases are being driven by Democratic prosecutors out to hurt his 2024 election campaign. He is likely to rely on that playbook again, reviving his longstanding claims that the Justice Department — which, during his presidency, investigated whether his 2016 campaign had colluded with Russia — is somehow weaponized against him.
The case is a milestone for a Justice Department that had investigated Trump for years — as president and private citizen — but had never before charged him with a crime. Garland was appointed by President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection in 2024.
Among the various state and federal investigations that Trump faces, legal experts — including Trump’s own former attorney general — had long seen the Mar-a-Lago probe as one of the most likely to result in indictment and the one where evidence seemed to favor the government. Court records unsealed last year showed federal investigators believed they had probable cause that multiple crimes had been committed, including the retention of national defense information, destruction of government records and obstruction of an investigation.
Since then, the Justice Department has amassed additional evidence and secured grand jury testimony from people close to Trump, including his own lawyers. The statutes governing the handling of classified records and obstruction are felonies that could carry years in prison in the event of a conviction.
Signs had mounted for weeks that an indictment was near, including a June 5 meeting between Trump’s lawyers and Justice Department officials. After that meeting, Trump said on social media that he anticipated he could be charged, even as he insisted he had done nothing wrong.
Though the bulk of the investigative work had been handled in Washington, with a grand jury meeting there for months, it recently emerged that prosecutors were presenting evidence before a separate panel in Florida, where many of the alleged acts of obstruction scrutinized by prosecutors — including efforts to move the boxes — took place.
Trump’s legal troubles extend beyond the New York indictment and classified documents case.
The special counsel has a separate probe underway focused on efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. And the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County is investigating Trump over alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election in that state.
The classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, along with thousands of other unclassified government records, were taken from the White House to the Florida club after Trump left office in January 2021.
The Justice Department has said Trump and his lawyers repeatedly resisted efforts by the National Archives and Records Administration to get the documents back. After months of back-and-forth, Trump representatives returned 15 boxes of records in January 2022, including about 184 documents that officials said had classified markings on them.
FBI and Justice Department investigators issued a subpoena in May 2022 for classified documents that remained in Trump’s possession. But after a Trump lawyer provided three dozen records and asserted that a diligent search of the property had been done, officials came to suspect even more documents remained. They obtained surveillance footage boxes of records being moved from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago.
The investigation had simmered for months before bursting into front-page news in remarkable fashion last August. That’s when FBI agents served a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago and removed 33 boxes containing classified records, including top-secret documents stashed in a storage room and desk drawer and commingled with personal belongings. Some records were so sensitive that investigators needed upgraded security clearances to review them, the Justice Department has said.
The investigation into Trump had appeared complicated — politically, if not legally — by the discovery of documents with classified markings in the Delaware home and former Washington office of President Joe Biden, as well as in the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence. The Justice Department recently informed Pence that he would not face charges, while a second special counsel continues to investigate Biden’s handling of classified documents.
But compared with Trump, there are key differences in the facts and legal issues surrounding Biden’s and Pence’s handling of documents, including that representatives for both men say the documents were returned as soon as they were found.
In contrast, investigators quickly zeroed on whether Trump, who for four years as president expressed disdain for the FBI and Justice Department, had sought to obstruct the inquiry by refusing to turn over all the requested documents. The focus on obstruction was reminiscent of the special counsel investigation Trump faced as president, when prosecutors examined whether Trump illegally tried to thwart the Russia probe, including by firing his FBI director. | 2023-06-09T02:03:29+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-says-hes-been-indicted-in-classified-documents-case/ |
By COLLIN BINKLEY
AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. There was a long discussion on the nuances of certain words. Justices asked lawyers to explore hypothetical scenarios.
For Thompson, none of it is hypothetical. A student at the University of Georgia, she grew up watching her parents struggle with student loans and will graduate with about $50,000 of her own student debt.
“It felt like people who could never understand why we would want something like this,” she said. “I wanted to be like, ‘Y’all don’t understand. Y’all are focusing on this, but there’s people out here who are struggling to find food for their families.’”
Much of the discussion in Tuesday’s hearing centered on whether states had the legal right to sue over Biden’s student loans plan. But the justices also were scrutinizing whether Biden had the authority to waive hundreds of billions of dollars in debt without the explicit approval of Congress, which decides how taxpayer money is spent.
It’s not unusual for Supreme Court cases to hang on legal technicalities, even in cases of great public interest. Yet to borrowers following Tuesday’s arguments, it felt isolating to hear such a personal subject reduced to cold legal language.
Opponents of the plan to wipe away debt held by millions of Americans have denounced it as an insult to those who have repaid their debt and to those who didn’t attend college.
Thompson was among a few dozen borrowers who camped out in drizzle overnight to get seats at the court for Tuesday’s hearing. Some of the court’s liberal justices sought several times to turn the arguments back to the people who would benefit from the program, pointing out their need for relief. In response, conservatives asked if those who passed up college should pay for those who borrowed money to attend.
For Thompson’s family, years of payments hang in the balance. Student loan payments have been on hold since the start of the pandemic, but they are set to restart 60 days after the court cases resolve — regardless of the outcome.
Thompson and her father are each eligible for $10,000 in relief, she said. It would move her a step closer to financial stability, Thompson said, and it would eliminate the rest of her dad’s loans.
“It just hurt my feelings a bit,” she said of Tuesday’s arguments. “I just want better for us, you know?”
The mood inside the court — quiet and ceremonious — was a contrast to the atmosphere outside as dozens of activists rallied in support of cancellation. Crowds chanted and listened to speeches from members of Congress, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Advocates took to the podium to share stories about family sacrifices and life milestones deferred because of heavy student debt.
Ella Azoulay, a 26-year-old who lives in Washington, visited the rally to join the push for debt relief, which she calls a “family issue.” A 2018 graduate of New York University, Azoulay has $40,000 in student debt, while her dad has more than $400,000 taken out on behalf of her and her two siblings.
“I can’t really think about my future without thinking about this huge debt,” she said. “My dad has no plans to retire. He’s in his 60s and he has said for my whole life that he will never be able to retire. And that’s really upsetting to hear.”
During the hearing, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor said it would be a mistake for her fellow justices to take for themselves, instead of leaving it to education experts, “the right to decide how much aid to give” people who will struggle if the program is struck down.
Others justices also have shown a grasp of borrowers’ plight. Justice Clarence Thomas, the court’s staunchest conservative, has written about the “crushing weight” of his own student loans, which he paid off after reaching the nation’s highest court.
Kayla Smith, 22, joined Thompson at the overnight campout for a seat inside the court. A recent graduate of the University of Georgia, she also felt the discussion missed the bigger picture.
Smith’s mother borrowed more than $20,000 in federal Parent Plus loans to help her pay for college. Smith sees it as the result of a broken system that forces people into debt for a shot at social mobility.
“They were focused on small, minuscule details,” Smith, of Atlanta, said of the justices. “I even saw some of them laughing during the hearing, which was odd to me because people’s lives are being affected. It’s not a laughing matter to us, at least.” ___
The Associated Press education team receives support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2023-03-02T22:47:39+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/02/28/as-court-debates-student-loans-borrowers-see-disconnect/ |
Sandra Bland died nearly eight years ago, but her words are just as relevant as ever.
Bland, from west suburban Naperville, was stopped by a state trooper in July of 2015 in Texas, purportedly for not using her turn signal. She and the trooper had an argument, and Bland was eventually taken to jail. She was found dead in her cell two days later, allegedly a suicide by hanging.
In the months before she died, Bland posted several videos in which she talked about being racially profiled during traffic stops, something she felt had happened repeatedly, when she was stopped by police in several Chicago suburbs.
Now, NBC5 Investigates has found that Bland was right: In five out of six times when Bland was stopped by suburban police, we found each police department reported stopping drivers of color at higher rates than white drivers – anywhere from 13% to 55% more often (when adjusted for population) during the specific time and location of each of Bland’s stops.
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The Illinois Department of Transportation requires every police agency in the state to record every single one of their traffic stops by race and ethnicity as part of the annual Illinois Traffic Stop Study, spearheaded back in 2003 by then-State Sen. Barack Obama specifically to address and possibly even eliminate racial-profiling in traffic stops.
Since then, we have all become more aware of the issue of racial profiling, in the wake of Bland’s death and the deaths of other Black individuals who died after traffic stops, including Tyre Nichols, who lost his life in January in Memphis.
So, with this heightened awareness, have things improved?
NBC 5 Investigates examined the same police agencies that stopped Bland, to see what their most recent traffic stop reports show now Surprisingly, we found those same departments are still stopping far more Black people, but now at even higher, far-more-disproportionate rates:
- When a west suburban police department stopped Bland back in the mid-2000s, they were stopping all people of color at a rate 55% higher than whites. Now, their most recent state numbers show they are stopping Black people at a rate 100% higher than whites.
- Bland was stopped by another suburban police department twice in 2014. In its report to the state, that department’s numbers showed its officers were pulling over all drivers of color 13% more often than whites. Now, their most recent report shows they are currently stopping Black drivers 150% more, proportionately, than white drivers.
- Another local police department pulled Bland over in 2013, when they were stopping drivers of color 23% more often than whites. That same department stopped Bland two more times in 2014. By then the department’s traffic-stop numbers had improved slightly, but its officers were still stopping drivers of color 17% more often, proportionately, than whites. Now, in its latest numbers reported to the state, that same department is currently stopping Black people 180% more often – when adjusted for population – than white drivers.
- Bland was also stopped by the Crestwood Police Department, which was the only local police agency we found whose numbers did not show a pattern of racial profiling. Back when Bland was stopped, Crestwood police were stopping drivers of color at only 67% the rate of whites. That pattern continues today: In its latest report to the state, the Crestwood Police Department reports that it pulls over Black drivers only 72% the rate of white drivers.
One reason for the drastic increases seen in this chart is that, since 2019, the Illinois Traffic Stop Study requires police departments to report their stop numbers by individual race or ethnicity: white, Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, etc.
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Before 2019, all people of color were clumped into one statistic called “minority.” Now that stops of Black people are specified, the numbers have skyrocketed for many police agencies, because Blacks are often more likely to be stopped than other drivers of color.
For example, here are the traffic stop numbers reported by the Chicago Police Department (all CPD districts combined) since 2019, when the state started requiring reports of individual races and ethnicities:
And here are the average rates of traffic stops reported by all Illinois police agencies, combined, since 2019 – again when the state started requiring agencies to specify stops of individual races and ethnicities:
You can check the history of traffic stops by any Illinois police agency, by going to this link. Once there, click on the tab marked “Studies;” select a year, and you can then look through the various links for analyses – plus every agency’s detailed traffic stop data – for that year. | 2023-02-08T00:28:50+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/nbc-5-investigates-sandra-bland-was-right-then-and-now-as-well/3065970/ |
RACINE, Wis. — A crash involving a half dozen vehicles including a semi-truck closed northbound lanes of I-41/94 near 7 Mile Road in Racine County Tuesday morning.
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement the crash completely shut the freeway down. The office says a semi-tractor trailer carrying pellets slid onto its side and collided with six other vehicles.
The pallets have to be unloaded, the tractor righted and all the other vehicles removed, the sheriff's office explained. One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A note for drivers in that area:
"The northbound on ramps are closed to I-94 at HWY 20, HWY K, and HWY G. The traffic is backed-up from 7 Mile Rd. back (south) to HWY K. Vehicles should avoid the area. It is advised to re-enter northbound I-94 at W. Ryan Rd., in Milwaukee County," the sheriff's office said.
This is a developing story. | 2022-11-15T20:28:59+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/semi-rollover-causes-full-i-41-94-northbound-closure |
Blanco, Fogaca each score twice, Timbers rout Sporting 7-2
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sebastian Blanco and Nathan Fogaca each scored twice in the second half and the Portland Timbers routed Sporting Kansas City 7-2 in a wild match Saturday night. Bill Tuiloma, Marvin Loria and Santiago Moreno also scored to help the Timbers (3-3-6) snap a four-match winless streak. It was the first time that Portland scored seven goals in a game. Johnny Russell and Marinos Tzionis scored for Sporting. Kansas City (2-7-3) is winless in seven games. | 2022-05-15T11:30:56+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/05/14/blanco-fogaca-each-score-twice-timbers-rout-sporting-7-2/ |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Kendric Davis had 25 points and 11 assists to lead Memphis over SMU 99-84 on Thursday night for coach Penny Hardaway's 100th victory.
Davis also had seven rebounds for the Tigers (16-5, 6-2 American Athletic Conference). Keonte Kennedy was 4 of 7 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 5 for 7 from the line to add 16 points. DeAndre Williams was 6 of 12 shooting to finish with 13 points.
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The Mustangs (7-14, 2-6) were led by Zhruic Phelps, who posted 20 points and three steals. Efe Odigie added 14 points and nine rebounds for SMU. Jalen Smith finished with 13 points, five assists and two steals.
Memphis took the lead with 15:12 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Davis led his team in scoring with 16 points in the first half to help put them up 50-32 at the break. Memphis pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend an 18-point lead to 28.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-01-27T03:53:43+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/davis-25-lead-memphis-over-smu-for-hardaway-s-17745270.php |
Man survives 11 days floating on ocean in freezer
(CNN) - A Brazilian man floated in a freezer in the ocean for 11 days, surviving without food or water, before being rescued.
Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues told Record TV he was on a fishing trip in August when his boat sank off the coast of northern Brazil. As it went down, he saw the floating cooler and jumped inside.
“I was desperate. I thought my end was coming. But thanks God, God gave me one more chance,” he told Record TV.
Rodrigues said he had no food or water. At times, sharks surrounded him as he floated in the ocean.
But 11 days after his boat went down, a group of fishermen found Rodrigues off the coast of Suriname. He was treated at a hospital.
“I was born again. I thought I wouldn’t be telling this story, but I’m back here,” he said. “That freezer was God in my life. The only thing I had was the freezer. It was a miracle.”
Officials detained Rodrigues for a few days because he didn’t have proper documentation, but he is now back home with his family in Brazil.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-06T05:50:45+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/09/06/man-survives-11-days-floating-ocean-freezer/ |
Man accused of robbing bank and carjacking Uber driver arrested in Minnesota
Man accused of robbing bank and carjacking Uber driver arrested in Minnesota
THIS, PLEASE CALL THE FORT TOJ POLICE. ALSO NEW AT FIVE. THE MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A DES MOINES BANK YESTERDAY AND CARJACKING HIS UBER DRIVER HAS BEEN CAUGHT. HOBBY HEIR CAMACHO CEPEDA, FLORIDA WAS ARRESTED IN MINNESOTA. POLICE SAY HE TOOK AN UBER TO THE CHASE BANK ON SOUTHEAST 14TH STREET YESTERDAY, STOLE SOME MONEY, AND THEN GOT AWAY IN THE SAME UBER. BUT THEY SAY HE ALSO FORCED THE DRIVER OUT OF THE VEHICLE AT GUNPOINT BEFORE DRIVING OFF ON HIS OWN. POLICE NORTH OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, STOPPED HIM IN THAT STOLEN VEHICLE WITH A GUN AND THE MONEY, CAMACHO CEPEDA
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Man accused of robbing bank and carjacking Uber driver arrested in Minnesota
The man accused of robbing a Des Moines bank and carjacking his Uber driver has been arrested.Javier Camacho-Cepeda, 22, of Florida was arrested in Minnesota.Police say Camacho-Cepeda took an Uber to the Chase Bank on Southeast 14th Street on Wednesday, stole some money and then got away in that same Uber.Police say he then forced the driver out of the vehicle at gunpoint before driving off.Authorities in Lake County, Minnesota, stopped him in that stolen vehicle with a gun and money.Camacho-Cepeda is being held tonight in a Minnesota jail.
LAKE COUNTY, Minn. —
The man accused of robbing a Des Moines bank and carjacking his Uber driver has been arrested.
Javier Camacho-Cepeda, 22, of Florida was arrested in Minnesota.
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Police say Camacho-Cepeda took an Uber to the Chase Bank on Southeast 14th Street on Wednesday, stole some money and then got away in that same Uber.
Police say he then forced the driver out of the vehicle at gunpoint before driving off.
Authorities in Lake County, Minnesota, stopped him in that stolen vehicle with a gun and money.
Camacho-Cepeda is being held tonight in a Minnesota jail. | 2022-12-02T02:21:25+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/man-accused-of-robbing-bank-and-carjacking-uber-driver-in-iowa-arrested-in-minnesota/42127030 |
Friday, July 7th 2023, 12:44 pm
State Superintendent Ryan Walters found himself surrounded by protesters at a GOP event Thursday night in Norman.
Several Oklahomans showed up at the event at the Norman Central Library where Walters was speaking.
Members of the crowd showed up with signs and had their voices heard.
At one point, a teacher yelled at Walters and stormed out of the room.
Walters has been called out numerous times for saying he would tackle, what he calls, indoctrination in the classroom and getting rid of what he also called pornographic books in school libraries.
Moore High School teacher Shauna Evans attended last night and she doesn’t feel supported by Walters.
“He says all these things about teachers and calls us radical left moxists with an agenda that were indoctrinating children and sexualizing children, and that makes me very angry because that’s not what’s happening in my classroom,” Evans said.
Walters said he will continue moving forward with cleaning up indoctrination in the classroom.
“We have got to continue this fight to make sure that we have our schools off of indoctrination entirely and focus on economic outcomes for our kids,” Walters said.
Walters ended the meeting by saying he looks forward to continuing to improve education and welcomes any opinions.
July 7th, 2023
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Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said.
Twenty-one vehicles crashed and Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said authorities believe the weather was the cause.
“It appears as though there was heavy winds, causing a dust storm with zero visibility,” he said.
While the highway patrol did not have an immediate count of the number of injuries, Nelson said additional ambulances had to be called in from Billings to help.
Gov. Greg Gianforte said on Twitter: “I’m deeply saddened by the news of a mass casualty crash near Hardin. Please join me in prayer to lift up the victims and their loved ones. We’re grateful to our first responders for their service.”
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who oversees the highway patrol, said in a statement: “The Montana Highway Patrol is on the scene with other first responders and investigating the incident. We will release more information as it becomes available and is appropriate out of respect of the lives lost and their loved ones.
“My prayers are with everyone affected by the tragic events during the dust storm in Big Horn County today,” Knudsen added.
The incident happened 3 miles (5 kilometers) west of Hardin. A video from The Billings Gazette showed hundreds of tractor-trailers, campers and cars backed up for miles along the two eastbound lanes of the interstate.
The dust storm’s roots can be traced back several hours, when storms popped up in central southern Montana between 1 and 2 p.m. and slowly began moving east, according to Nick Vertz, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Billings.
Those storms prompted a severe thunderstorm watch that covered Hardin and other parts of Montana from mid-afternoon until 9 p.m. Friday. Meteorologists forecasted the potential for isolated hail the size of a quarter, scattered wind gusts up to 75 mph (121 kph) and frequent lightning.
A so-called “outflow” — or a surge of wind that’s produced by storms but can travel faster than them — flew east/southeast about 30 miles (48 kilometers) ahead of the storms, Vertz said.
A 40 mph (64 kph) gust of wind was recorded at the nearby Big Horn County Airport at 4:15 p.m. The crash was reported to the highway patrol at 4:28 p.m.
By the airport weather station’s next reading at 4:35 p.m., the gusts had picked up to 62 mph (100 kph). Another reading 20 minutes later recorded a gust of 64 mph (103 kph).
The wind easily picked up dust — a product of recent temperatures into the 90s and triple digits over the last week — and reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile (0.4 kilometers).
“If they looked up in the sky while they’re in Hardin, they probably didn’t see much of what you’d think of for a thunderstorm cloud, maybe not even much at all,” Vertz said. “It was just a surge of wind that kind of appeared out of nowhere.”
As first responders attempt to clear the wreckage, the meteorologist said they can expect to be safe from additional winds and thunderstorm activity.
“It should be a relatively clear, calm night for them,” he said. | 2022-07-17T01:40:56+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/at-least-5-die-after-storm-causes-montana-highway-pileup/ |
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP)VMI coach Scott Wachenheim, who guided the Keydets to their first winning campaign since 1981 and their first back-to-back winning seasons since 1961-62, is stepping down after eight seasons.
Wachenheim made the announcement Sunday on his Twitter and Facebook pages. The school confirmed the move to The Associated Press in an email.
In his statement, the 60-year-old Wachenheim said: ”I believe I need to step back from VMI and reassess with Karla, as a partner, our future and the next chapter of our lives. VMI is a challenging place and I have loved working to find ways to win.”
He has coached the Keydets for eight seasons, compiling a 24-62 record, but after winning six games in each of the past two seasons, the team finished 1-10 this season, losing 26-22 on Saturday at The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.
During the 2021 season, played in the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, VMI went 6-2 and won the Southern Conference title, its first championship since 1977, and made its first appearance in the FCS playoffs. The Keydets finished 6-5 last season.
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Arqit is a cybersecurity company that has pioneered a unique quantum encryption technology. Arqit claimed its quantum encryption technology would be secure against current and future forms of cyberattacks, including from a quantum computer.
On May 28, 2021, Arqit filed with the SEC a Form F-4 Merger Proposal Registration (the "Proxy Statement") for the Merger. Then, on July 30, 2021, Arqit filed with the SEC a prospectus (the "Prospectus") for the Merger, which forms part of the Proxy Statement.
According to the Complaint, the Proxy Statement contained a Risk Factors section which failed to discuss the risks to Arqit surrounding the adoption of new communications technologies necessary for Arqit's encryption technology; namely, that Arqit needed certain new protocols and standards for telecommunications, cloud computing, and internet services that currently were not supported.
Plaintiff also alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made misleading statements about Arqit's business because: (1) Arqit's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards of for telecommunications; (2) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed encryption technology in a meeting in 2020; (3) the British government was not an Arqit customer but, rather, providing grants to Arqit; and (4) Arqit had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of the Merger.
On April 18, 2022, The Wall Street Journal (the "WSJ") published an article entitled, "British Encryption Startup Arqit Overstates Its Prospects, Former Staff and Others Say." The WSJ article stated, in part: "When the company secured its Nasdaq listing last autumn, its revenue consisted of a handful of government grants and small research contracts, and its signature product was an early-stage prototype unable to encrypt anything in practical use, according to [former employees and other people familiar with the company]." Further, "[t]he encryption technology the company hinges on—a system to protect against next-generation quantum computers—might never apply beyond niche uses, numerous people inside and outside the company warned, unless there were a major overhaul of internet protocols." On this news, the price of Arqit stock price declined over 17% to close at $12.49 per share on April 18, 2022.
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Many hosts amuse their guests by pouring drinks and mixing cocktails at home. While you don’t need to be a professional mixologist to keep things interesting, adventurous entertainers might find the usual shaking, stirring and zesting to have lost its novelty. If you’re in search of new ways to entertain thirsty friends, as well as adding some new flavor complexity to old favorites, consider using a cocktail smoker.
In this article: PolyScience Smoking Gun, Boruit Portable Cocktail Smoker and Breville Food Smoking Gun.
What is cocktail smoking?
Cocktail smoking is the infusion of smoke into a beverage. While bourbon and whiskey have long been aged in smoked barrels, the notion of adding your own smoke to any beverage you choose from the convenience of your kitchen is a new, trendy idea.
Cocktail smoker types
- Smoking guns are handheld devices. A battery-powered fan carries smoke from the gun’s burning chamber into a hose. The hose lets you direct the smoke into a chamber covering your drink or right into the glass.
- Glass top smokers offer a more traditional experience. These wooden lids are placed on top of the beverage to be infused. Wood chips are then piled into the lid’s burn chamber and set ablaze. Holes in the lid let the resulting smoke seep down into the glass, where it is absorbed into the drink.
- Smoking boxes make for the most entertaining preparation. Made of transparent glass, these boxes let you and your guests view the beverage placed inside it as it is enveloped in smoke, typically pumped in using a gun.
What do I need to smoke a beverage?
Aside from a cocktail smoker that suits your style, you need the following items to get the party started:
- Torch-style butane lighter. Gas station lighters won’t get your wood chips hot enough to produce consistent smoke. Torch-style lighters also let you more accurately aim their flames into the smoker’s burn chamber.
- Batteries. If you opt for a smoking gun, make sure you have the batteries you need to keep it running.
- Wood chips. Have a variety of wood chips available so you can try out different combinations and find your favorites.
- Fire extinguisher. Cocktail smoking isn’t particularly dangerous, but precautions should be taken any time you’re burning indoors.
Experiment with flavors
If smoking drinks with wood chips isn’t pushing the envelope enough for you, consider burning the following ingredients in your smoker:
- Cinnamon sticks result in sweetness and mild heat. Perfect for entertaining around the holidays.
- Corn husks can be used to accentuate the flavors already present in bourbon and other corn-based spirits.
- Coffee beans let you blur the lines between bartender and barista and add earthy undertones to your cocktails.
- Citrus peels complement the light flavor of Japanese whiskies or vodka.
- Vanilla beans add a mellow, velvety sweetness to any drink.
Best cocktail smokers
This commercial-grade infuser has an anodized aluminum smoking chamber, a metal fan that won’t melt and a dial that you can use to precisely control its smoke output. It runs on four AA batteries and its 17.5-inch hose makes it easy to get the smoke where you need it.
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Boruit Portable Cocktail Smoker
With its wide base and upright design, this smoker sits conveniently on your bar or countertop where its flexible hose is within easy reach. It turns on with the press of a single button and runs on two AA batteries.
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This smoker’s removable burn chamber makes it easy to load, clean and maintain. This kit includes apple and hickory wood chips and four AA batteries, giving you everything you need to get started.
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A great value, this set includes a smoker, a smoking lid, a cocktail smoking ball, seven flavors of wood chips, four AA batteries and a cleaning brush. The smoker has two power options, letting you adjust it to your needs.
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This infuser comes with four wood chip flavors to experiment with, four AA batteries, a cleaning brush and additional accessories. Unlike many kits, it also includes a stand you can use to hold the infuser gun in place while you use its hose to smoke your drinks or food.
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Crafthouse by Fortessa Stainless Steel and Glass Smoking Box
This smoke gun kit includes a stainless steel and glass box you can use to amuse your guests while you infuse their beverages. The box features a black walnut base, making it a classy addition to any bar or man cave.
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With its included dome and two containers of wood chips, this well-crafted smoker is great for beginners or experienced mixers. A built-in rechargeable battery means you won’t ever be out of power when it’s time to entertain.
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This budget-friendly smoker has a hose nearly 10 inches long and runs off of a pair of AA batteries. It comes in either gold or silver and pressing a single button gets the smoke rolling.
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Keep the smoking elegant with this wood infuser that sits atop your drink glass. It comes with four wood chip varieties and is great for traditionalists who prefer to keep the technology out of their mixing technique.
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Taigin Cocktail Smoker Kit with Torch
This wooden smoker includes four wood chip flavors, as well as a refillable butane torch. It perches on top of the glass letting you impress your guests while infusing each person’s beverage with a flavor of their choice.
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Back in the early 1960s, when I was taking my kids to the playground in New York's Washington Square Park, the idea of making literature out of the daily lives of mothers was practically unheard of. If you watch the TV show Mad Men, you know what I'm talking about; in those days, literature still belonged to men. Go back and read the book reviews of that era and you'll find that the highest accolade a male reviewer might give to a woman writer was "she writes like a man."
Then I discovered Grace Paley, an astonishing new voice whose first volume of short stories, published in 1959, combined realism about women's lives with a modernist style immediately embraced by critics. Decades later, when her three volumes of fiction were assembled in the definitive Collected Stories, Paley was a finalist for both a Pulitzer and a National Book Award.
Here were hilarious, gritty, heartbreaking stories about women who spent their days worrying about their wandering men, their vulnerable children, their complicated love lives, their political longings — and who hung out in the same Greenwich Village playground I did.
Paley's short stories changed my life. We women needed to write about our own experience, but feared we would be relegated to literary marginality. Now here was Paley, writing about what I lived, and it was recognized as Literature.
Almost a decade before the women's liberation movement challenged male dominion over what constituted art, Paley had begun to free us with her example. The first story I ever attempted was a bad imitation — I soon learned that Paley's quirky urban voice and inspired style were inimitable. Her story "Wants" begins:
I saw my ex-husband in the street. He was sitting on the steps of the new library. Hello my life, I said. We had once been married for twenty-seven years, so I felt justified. He said, What? What life? No life of mine.
Paley later writes:
He had a habit throughout the twenty-seven years of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, halfway to my heart. He would then disappear, leaving me choking with equipment.
How stunningly Paley nails the ex-husband here. That story is three pages long, yet decades come alive in it.
Paley was not only one of the best short-story writers alive, she was also an accomplished poet and a political activist. Every Sunday for years during the Vietnam War, one could see her standing in silent protest holding a sign that read, "Not our sons, not your sons, not their sons." Some people, hungry for more stories, accused her of neglecting her art for politics. But her politics and art were one, right up until she died last year at age 84, still writing, still protesting.
After she died, I started reading her Collected Stories again, and though I'm no longer a young mother, they speak to me more than ever. She has stories for every age. If you don't yet know Grace Paley's work, you are lucky to have that joy ahead of you.
You Must Read This is produced and edited by Ellen Silva.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-08-29T14:32:40+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/arts-and-entertainment/2008-10-09/celebrating-grace-paleys-uniquely-feminine-voice |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It is Maximinio Vertiz’ busy season. Dozens of beloved but worn and broken baby Jesus figurines will pass through this 49-year-old craftsman’s hands, restoring them in time for their annual pilgrimage to church for a Candlemas blessing.
Holding a putty knife with a steady hand, Vertiz went about this meticulous task on a day earlier this month. He touched up the sacred statue’s eyes as he tuned out the bustling downtown Mexico City street market where he worked. More than 20 other figurines lay on his worktable awaiting his repairs.
Similar scenes were playing out in the booths all around him as rows of busy craftsman used paint and tools to give new life to these beloved infant figurines. Some of their owners stood nearby eagerly waiting to take them back home where they will be dressed up in special-made saint costumes for Candlemas. Marking the end of Christmas celebrations, the Catholic feast day falls on Feb. 2 and commemorates the Virgin Mary’s purification and Jesus’ presentation at the temple.
Most of the figurines – often passed down from generation to generation – spend the Christmas season in Nativity scenes displayed in homes. They are placed in creches at midnight on Christmas Day and families celebrate the occasion by swaddling the statue and rocking it while singing a lullaby.
They are typically handled with care, but accidents happen. Some are dropped or cracked while being dressed up. Others need their paint touched up or their missing fingers replaced. Many more come wrapped in cloths, broken into pieces.
“I call them puzzles,” said Vertiz, who assesses the shattered icons, determining how to make them whole again.
On that day earlier this month, a woman cradling a blanket approached Vertiz as he worked. Visibly sad, she opened her bundle to reveal a statue that had cracked at the neck, losing its head. Already overwhelmed with repair work and a few impatient clients, he had to turn her away.
The larger the figure, the easier it is to repair. It can take Vertiz anywhere from 30 minutes to fix a busted 16-inch-tall (41 centimeters) statue or up to 3 hours for a tiny one. The cost ranges from $5 to $12 per piece.
Vertiz, who struck out on his own in 2019, has decades of repair experience, having learned the profession from his father who also restores religious statues in the same street market.
Catholic devotees prioritize keeping their statues of the Christ child in top condition. They believe the figures are representations of God, and form spiritual and emotional attachments with them through their annual interactions, anthropologist and restorer Katia Perdigón explains in her book, “My Baby Jesus.”
“It is necessary to keep the effigy in good condition, taking care of it so that it does not break, or repairing it when necessary, thus reinforcing its symbolic effectiveness,” Perdigón writes. “The sculpture … represents the presence of God at home as he becomes part of the family. He is a son in the hands of the adoptive mother.”
Watching Vertiz work, María Concepción Sánchez, 65, hoped the repairman would finish with the three baby Jesus figures she entrusted in his care soon. One is hers and the others belong to her grandchildren.
“The blond one he’s working on is 50 years old,” said Sánchez, whose mother used to display it at home.
Sánchez, whose family keeps about a dozen of these figures on their home altars, opted to have her grandchildren’s statues restored instead of buying new ones so they could preserve their tradition of passing them down through the generations. One figure had lost an arm when its clothes were changed and the other broke into pieces after being dropped on the floor.
Once repaired and dressed up for their Candlemas blessing, Sánchez and her family will ask their baby Jesus’ for good health, having lost several of her 18 brothers and sisters, including three who died in 2022 alone.
“We will dress them up like doctors and surgeons,” Sánchez said of the figures. “When one is old, you never know what might happen.”
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Couple facing child abuse, neglect charges in ‘child torture’ case, investigators say
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A couple in Missouri is facing several charges of child abuse and neglect.
Police have accused Joseph and Peggy Flores of actions such as putting their teenage son in a dog kennel for punishment. Investigators said medical examiners described the level of abuse as near “child torture.”
KY3 reports the abuse took place in March 2020. Court records showed the 15-year-old boy talked to an investigator at the Child Advocacy Center later in July 2020.
“One of the most important things is that we want to make sure that we are allowing the child to participate in the process at whatever level they want to,” said Micki Lane with the Child Advocacy Center.
Documents showed the 15-year-old told the forensic interviewer that his parents would lock him in a room with the window nailed shut and put him in a kennel, naked, with two dogs.
According to investigators, the teenager said his parents would pour urine on him as punishment. His parents would also whip his body with an extension cord while yelling profanities at him.
“Over 90% of the time, allegations of abuse are done by someone in the family, or someone known well to the family,” Lane said.
She said the advocacy center did not interview the teenager in this case, but abuse can leave lasting scars.
“Survivors of abuse, learn to live with what’s happened. It doesn’t have to define them,” Lane said. “They may not think about it every day, but it’s not something that just goes away.”
Documents also showed that examiners found physical scars, including patterned bruising. The child told forensic interviewers the abuse started when Springfield Public Schools shut down, and his parents had to home school children due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lane said child abuse is preventable. She said the three most important things are understanding, identifying and reporting suspicions.
“When we see something, and we report it, we want to support that child or teen,” Lane said. “We want to believe them. Belief is one of the things that significantly impact a child or teen’s ability to heal.”
An arrest warrant for the couple is awaiting a judge’s signature.
Prosecutors said the child has since been removed from the home, and the delayed arrest warrant has been partly due to the pandemic.
Copyright 2022 KY3 via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-01T23:13:20+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/06/01/couple-facing-child-abuse-neglect-charges-child-torture-case-investigators-say/ |
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