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RICHARDSON, Texas, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NuZee, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUZE) ("Company"), a leading coffee co-packing and technology company, today announced that its CEO, Masa Higashida, will ring the opening bell of the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday, July 7, 2023. He will be joined by members of the Company's management team, members of its Board of Directors, investors, and guests.
Higashida stated, "This is a historic milestone for NuZee, the culmination of significant diligence by all our employees and steady support from our valued customers and investors. We are delighted to commemorate the three-year anniversary of our uplisting to Nasdaq, which took place in June 2020. Since then, we have grown into one of the top manufacturers of single-serve pour over and single-serve brew bag coffee in the U.S. Our Company proudly serves over 200 brands in the U.S. and 250 in South Korea and we are grateful for these accomplishments and look forward to continuing to build long-term shareholder value."
The Opening Bell Ceremony will be broadcast live starting at 9:15 a.m. EDT from Nasdaq MarketSite at 4 Times Square, New York, NY. To view the broadcast, please visit: https://www.nasdaq.com/marketsite/bell-ringing-ceremony.
To learn more about NuZee and its innovative solutions, visit mynuzee.com.
About NuZee Coffee
NuZee, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUZE) is a leading co-packing company for single-serve coffee formats that partners with companies to help them expand within the single-serve and private label coffee category. Providing end-to-end innovative and sustainable solutions with the flexibility and capacity for both small roasters and large global brands, NuZee is revolutionizing the way single-serve coffee is enjoyed in the U.S. Through the brand's unique process, NuZee fulfills every aspect of co-packing needs, from sourcing, roasting and blending, to packing and packaging.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. NuZee cautions you that such statements are simply predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. These statements reflect NuZee's current expectations and NuZee does not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in this or other NuZee statements will not be realized. Further, these statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond NuZee's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include: NuZee's plan to obtain funding for its operations, including funding necessary to develop, manufacture and commercialize its products; the impact to NuZee's business from COVID 19 global crisis; general market acceptance of and demand for NuZee's products; and NuZee's commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; for description of additional factors that may cause NuZee's actual results, performance or expectations to differ from any forward looking statements, please review the information set forth in the 'Risk Factors' and " Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the NuZee's public reports and NuZee's other filings made with the SEC. SOURCE NuZee, Inc.
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- Net sales of $16.6 billion and net earnings of $1.8 billion, or $6.71 per share
- Cash from operations of $3.1 billion and free cash flow of $2.7 billion
- Returned $2.1 billion of cash to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends
- Increased share repurchase authority by $14.0 billion
- Increased quarterly dividend rate 7% to $3.00 per share
- Increased backlog to $140 billion
- Reaffirms 2022 financial outlook
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] today reported third quarter 2022 net sales of $16.6 billion, compared to $16.0 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Net earnings in the third quarter of 2022 were $1.8 billion, or $6.71 per share, compared to $614 million, or $2.21 per share, in the third quarter of 2021. Cash from operations was $3.1 billion in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Free cash flow was $2.7 billion in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2021.
"Lockheed Martin delivered a solid quarter, highlighted by strength in free cash flow, orders, and operating margins, that positions us well to achieve our full-year commitments," said Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO James Taiclet. "Our continuing ability to deliver strong financial performance in turn enables further investments in the 21st Century Security technologies essential to support our customers in conducting effective Joint All-Domain Operations. These technologies include hypersonics, directed energy, and autonomy, as well as cutting edge digital capabilities in our evolving 5G.MIL® open standards-based architecture. In addition, we are investing in production and sustainment capacity for the solutions needed now to defend our allies and our nation, including F-35, Javelin and HIMARS. Moreover, we today announced an additional $14 billion in share repurchase authority to go with our recently increased, industry-leading dividend for the benefit of our investors."
Adjusted earnings before income taxes, net earnings and diluted EPS
The table below shows the impact to earnings before income taxes, net earnings and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for certain non-operational items:
Summary Financial Results
The following table presents the company's summary financial results.
2022 Financial Outlook
The following table and other sections of this news release contain forward-looking statements, which are based on the company's current expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. It is the company's practice not to incorporate adjustments into its financial outlook for proposed acquisitions, divestitures, ventures, pension risk transfer transactions, financing transactions, changes in law, or new accounting standards until such items have been consummated, enacted or adopted. For additional factors that may impact the company's actual results, refer to the "Forward-Looking Statements" section in this news release.
Cash Flows and Capital Deployment Activities
Cash from operations in the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 was $3.1 billion. Capital expenditures were $405 million, resulting in free cash flow of $2.7 billion. The increase in operating and free cash flows from the third quarter of 2021 was primarily due to timing of production and billing cycles (primarily the F-35 program) impacting contract assets, the collection of receivables (primarily F-35) and deferral of cash payments for accounts payable (primarily Aeronautics).
The company's capital deployment activities in the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 included the following:
- paying cash dividends of $739 million; and
- repurchasing 3.4 million shares for $1.4 billion, of which $112 million was paid in the fourth quarter of 2022 upon settlement of certain repurchased shares.
Multi-Year $14 Billion Share Repurchase Program and Dividend Rate Increase
On October 17, 2022, the company's board authorized the purchase of up to an additional $14.0 billion of Lockheed Martin common stock under its share repurchase program. This multi-year share repurchase program follows the substantial completion of purchases of common stock under the prior repurchase authorization. The company anticipates executing a $4.0 billion accelerated share repurchase program in the fourth quarter of 2022 bringing our total share repurchases for the year to approximately $8.0 billion. The remainder of the repurchase program authorization is expected to be utilized over a three-year period. The company expects to fund the repurchases through a combination of cash on hand and the issuance of debt. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be amended or terminated by the board of directors at any time. The amount of shares ultimately purchased and the timing of purchases are at the discretion of management and subject to compliance with applicable law and regulation.
On Sept. 30, 2022, the company increased its quarterly dividend by $0.20 per share, to $3.00 per share, beginning with the dividend payment in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Segment Results
The company operates in four business segments organized based on the nature of products and services offered: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) and Space. The following table presents summary operating results of the company's business segments and reconciles these amounts to the company's consolidated financial results.
Net sales and operating profit of our business segments exclude intersegment sales, cost of sales, and profit as these activities are eliminated in consolidation and not included in management's evaluation of performance of each segment. Business segment operating profit includes our share of earnings or losses from equity method investees as the operating activities of the equity method investees are closely aligned with the operations of our business segments.
Business segment operating profit excludes the FAS/CAS pension operating adjustment, a portion of corporate costs not considered allowable or allocable to contracts with the U.S. Government under the applicable U.S. Government cost accounting standards (CAS) or federal acquisition regulations (FAR), and other items not considered part of management's evaluation of segment operating performance such as a portion of management and administration costs, legal fees and settlements, environmental costs, stock-based compensation expense, retiree benefits, significant severance actions, significant asset impairments, gains or losses from divestitures, and other miscellaneous corporate activities. Excluded items are included in the reconciling item "Unallocated items" between operating profit from our business segments and our consolidated operating profit.
Changes in net sales and operating profit generally are expressed in terms of volume. Changes in volume refer to increases or decreases in sales or operating profit resulting from varying production activity levels, deliveries or service levels on individual contracts. Volume changes in segment operating profit are typically based on the current profit booking rate for a particular contract. In addition, comparability of the company's segment sales, operating profit and operating margin may be impacted favorably or unfavorably by changes in profit booking rates on the company's contracts. Increases in profit booking rates, typically referred to as favorable profit adjustments, usually relate to revisions in the estimated total costs to fulfill the performance obligations that reflect improved conditions on a particular contract. Conversely, conditions on a particular contract may deteriorate, resulting in an increase in the estimated total costs to fulfill the performance obligations and a reduction in the profit booking rate and are typically referred to as unfavorable profit adjustments. Increases or decreases in profit booking rates are recognized in the current period and reflect the inception-to-date effect of such changes. For more information on factors impacting comparability of our segment sales, operating profit and operating margins, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
The company's consolidated net favorable profit booking rate adjustments represented approximately 25% of total segment operating profit in the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022, as compared to 31% in the quarter ended Sept. 26, 2021.
Aeronautics
Aeronautics' net sales during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 increased $521 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in 2021. Net sales increased by approximately $425 million for the F-35 program due to the recognition of $325 million of sales deferred from the second quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2022 until additional contractual authorization and funding was received on the Lot 15 contract and higher volume and net favorable profit adjustments on production contracts; and about $100 million on classified contracts primarily due to higher volume that was partially offset by lower net favorable profit adjustments.
Aeronautics' operating profit during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 increased $45 million, or 6%, compared to the same period in 2021. Operating profit increased approximately $70 million for the F-35 program due to the recognition of sales and associated operating profit on the Lot 15 contract as described above and higher net favorable profit adjustments on production contracts; and about $15 million for the F-22 program due to higher net favorable profit adjustments. These increases were partially offset by lower operating profit of approximately $40 million on classified contracts due to the combination of lower net favorable profit adjustments and $25 million of unfavorable profit adjustments recorded in the third quarter of 2022. Net favorable profit booking rate adjustments were $20 million lower in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Missiles and Fire Control
MFC's net sales during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 increased $50 million, or 2%, compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to higher net sales of approximately $95 million for integrated air and missile defense programs due to higher volume (Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)).This increase was partially offset by a decrease of about $55 million for sensors and global sustainment programs as a result of closeout activities related to the Warrior program in 2021.
MFC's operating profit during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 decreased $31 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower operating profit for integrated air and missile defense programs due to lower net favorable profit adjustments of approximately $50 million for the PAC-3 program and an unfavorable profit adjustment of about $40 million on the Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 (ARTS-V2) program, partially offset by the impact of higher volume on PAC-3; and about $10 million for sensors and global sustainment programs primarily due to favorable profit adjustments on the Warrior program in the third quarter of 2021 as a result of the program being terminated in March 2021. These net decreases were partially offset by unfavorable profit adjustments of approximately $25 million on an energy program in the third quarter of 2021 that did not recur in 2022. Net favorable profit booking rate adjustments were $75 million lower in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Rotary and Mission Systems
RMS' net sales during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 decreased $199 million, or 5%, compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower net sales of approximately $160 million for Sikorsky helicopter programs due to lower production volume and net favorable profit adjustments (Black Hawk); and about $35 million for various C6ISR (command, control, communications, computers, cyber, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) programs due to lower volume.
RMS' operating profit during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 decreased $45 million, or 10%, compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to approximately $65 million for Sikorsky helicopter programs due to lower net favorable profit adjustments and volume (Black Hawk). This decrease was partially offset by an increase of about $10 million for IWSS programs due primarily to $45 million of unfavorable profit adjustments on a ground-based radar program in the third quarter of 2021 that did not recur in the third quarter of 2022, partially offset by lower net favorable profit adjustments on certain programs (TPQ-53 and Vertical Launching System (VLS)). Net favorable profit booking rate adjustments were $15 million lower in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Space
Space's net sales during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 increased $183 million, or 7%, compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to higher net sales of approximately $155 million for strategic and missile defense programs due to higher development volume (Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)).
Space's operating profit during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 increased $37 million, or 14%, compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to approximately $50 million of higher equity earnings from the company's investment in United Launch Alliance (ULA) due to higher launch volume and launch mix. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of about $15 million for commercial civil space programs due to lower net favorable profit adjustments and lower volume (primarily the Orion and Human Lander System (HLS) programs). Operating profit for national security space programs was comparable as an unfavorable profit adjustment of $45 million on a commercial ground solutions program in the third quarter of 2021 that did not recur was offset by lower net favorable profit adjustments (Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) and classified programs). Net favorable profit booking rate adjustments were $15 million lower in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Total equity earnings (primarily ULA) represented approximately $50 million, or 17%, of Space's operating profit during the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022. Total equity earnings were not significant during the quarter ended Sept. 26, 2021.
Income Taxes
The company's effective income tax rates were 15.3% and 9.6% for the quarters ended Sept. 25, 2022 and Sept. 26, 2021. The rate for the quarter ended Sept. 26, 2021 was lower than the rate for the quarter ended Sept. 25, 2022 primarily due to lower earnings before income taxes resulting from a noncash, non-operating pension settlement charge of $1.7 billion, which reduced tax expense by approximately $355 million. The rates for both periods benefited from the research and development tax credit, tax deductions for foreign derived intangible income and dividends paid to the company's defined contribution plans with an employee stock ownership plan feature.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This news release contains the following non-generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP) financial measures (as defined by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation G). While management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful in evaluating the financial performance of the company, this information should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the company's definitions for non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies or analysts.
Business segment operating profit
Business segment operating profit represents operating profit from the company's business segments before unallocated income and expense. This measure is used by the company's senior management in evaluating the performance of its business segments and is a performance goal in the company's annual incentive plan. Business segment operating margin is calculated by dividing business segment operating profit by sales. The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measure business segment operating profit with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, consolidated operating profit.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow is cash from operations less capital expenditures. The company's capital expenditures are comprised of equipment and facilities infrastructure and information technology (inclusive of costs for the development or purchase of internal-use software that are capitalized). The company uses free cash flow to evaluate its business performance and overall liquidity and it is a performance goal in the company's annual and long-term incentive plans. The company believes free cash flow is a useful measure for investors because it represents the amount of cash generated from operations after reinvesting in the business and that may be available to return to stockholders and creditors (through dividends, stock repurchases and debt repayments) or available to fund acquisitions. The entire free cash flow amount is not necessarily available for discretionary expenditures, however, because it does not account for certain mandatory expenditures, such as the repayment of maturing debt and pension contributions.
Adjusted earnings before income taxes; adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted EPS
Earnings before income taxes, net earnings and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were impacted by certain non-operational charges for all periods. Management believes the presentation of these measures adjusted for the impacts of these non-operational items is useful to investors in understanding the company's underlying business performance and comparing performance from period to period. The tax effects related to each adjustment that impacted earnings before income taxes are based on a blended tax rate that combines the federal statutory rate of 21% plus an estimated state tax rate.
Net FAS/CAS pension adjustment – adjusted; Total FAS pension income - adjusted
Total FAS/CAS pension adjustment and Total FAS pension income have been adjusted for the noncash, non-operating pension settlement charges recorded in the second quarter 2022 and third quarter 2021. Management believes that the exclusion of the pension settlement charge is useful to understanding the company's underlying business performance and comparing performance from period to period.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live the earnings results conference call (listen-only mode) on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, at 11 a.m. ET on the Lockheed Martin Investor Relations website at www.lockheedmartin.com/investor. The accompanying presentation slides and relevant financial charts are also available at www.lockheedmartin.com/investor.
For additional information, visit the company's website: www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements that, to the extent they are not recitations of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, and are based on Lockheed Martin's current expectations and assumptions. The words "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "intend," "expect," "plan," "outlook," "scheduled," "forecast" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due to factors such as:
- the impact of COVID-19 or future epidemics on the company's business and financial results, including supply chain disruptions and delays, labor challenges associated with employee absences, quarantine restrictions, travel restrictions, site access, program delays, and changes in customer payment policies;
- budget uncertainty, the risk of future budget cuts, the impact of continuing resolution funding mechanisms and the debt ceiling and the potential for government shutdowns and changing funding and acquisition priorities;
- the company's reliance on contracts with the U.S. Government, which are dependent on U.S. Government funding and can be terminated for convenience, and the company's ability to negotiate favorable contract terms;
- risks related to the development, production, sustainment, performance, schedule, cost and requirements of complex and technologically advanced programs, including the F-35 program;
- the continued delay of the definitization of the Lots 15-17 F-35 production contract;
- planned production rates and orders for significant programs, compliance with stringent performance and reliability standards, and materials availability;
- performance and financial viability of key suppliers, teammates, joint ventures and partners, subcontractors and customers;
- economic, industry, business and political conditions including their effects on governmental policy;
- the impact of inflation and other cost pressures;
- government actions that disrupt the company's supply chain or prevent the sale or delivery of its products (such as delays in approvals for exports requiring Congressional notification);
- trade policies or sanctions (including potential Chinese sanctions on the company or its suppliers, teammates or partners, U.S. Government sanctions on Republic of Turkiye and its removal from the F-35 program, and potential indirect effects of sanctions on Russia to the company's supply chain);
- the company's success expanding into and doing business in adjacent markets and internationally and the differing risks posed by international sales;
- changes in foreign national priorities and foreign government budgets and planned orders, including the impact of a strengthening U.S. dollar;
- the competitive environment for the company's products and services, including competition from startups and non-traditional defense contractors;
- the timing of contract awards or delays in contract definitization as well as the timing and customer acceptance of product deliveries and performance milestones;
- the company's ability to develop and commercialize new technologies and products, including emerging digital and network technologies and capabilities;
- the company's ability to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce, the impact of work stoppages or other labor disruptions;
- cyber or other security threats or other disruptions faced by the company or its suppliers;
- the company's ability to implement and continue, and the timing and impact of, capitalization changes such as share repurchases, dividend payments and financing transactions;
- the company's ability to recover costs under U.S. Government contracts and the mix of fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contracts;
- customer procurement policies that shift risk to contractors, including competitively bid programs with fixed-price development work or follow-on production options or other financial risks; and the impact of investments, cost overruns or other cost pressures and performance issues on fixed price contracts;
- the accuracy of the company's estimates and projections;
- the impact of pension risk transfers, including potential noncash settlement charges, timing and estimates regarding pension funding and movements in interest rates and other changes that may affect pension plan assumptions, stockholders' equity, the level of the FAS/CAS adjustment, and actual returns on pension plan assets;
- realizing the anticipated benefits of acquisitions or divestitures, investments, joint ventures, teaming arrangements or internal reorganizations, and market volatility affecting the fair value of investments in the company's Lockheed Martin Ventures Fund that are marked to market;
- the company's efforts to increase the efficiency of its operations and improve the affordability of its products and services, including through digital transformation and cost reduction initiatives;
- the risk of an impairment of the company's assets, including the potential impairment of goodwill recorded at the Sikorsky line of business;
- the availability and adequacy of the company's insurance and indemnities;
- the company's ability to benefit fully from or adequately protect its intellectual property rights;
- procurement and other regulations and policies affecting the company's industry, export of its products, cost allowability or recovery, preferred contract type, and performance and progress payments policy;
- impacts of climate change and compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and customer requirements in response to climate change concerns;
- changes in accounting, U.S. or foreign tax, export or other laws, regulations, and policies and their interpretation or application; and
- the outcome of legal proceedings, bid protests, environmental remediation efforts, audits, government investigations or government allegations that the company has failed to comply with law, other contingencies and U.S. Government identification of deficiencies in its business systems.
These are only some of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. For a discussion identifying additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, see the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The company's filings may be accessed through the Investor Relations page of its website, www.lockheedmartin.com/investor, or through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The company's actual financial results likely will be different from those projected due to the inherent nature of projections. Given these uncertainties, forward-looking statements should not be relied on in making investment decisions. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of its filing. Except where required by applicable law, the company expressly disclaims a duty to provide updates to forward-looking statements after the date of this news release to reflect subsequent events, changed circumstances, changes in expectations, or the estimates and assumptions associated with them. The forward-looking statements in this news release are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by the federal securities laws.
Our total net FAS/CAS pension adjustment for the quarters and nine months ended Sept. 25, 2022 and Sept. 26, 2021, including the service and non-service cost components of FAS pension income (expense) for our qualified defined benefit pension plans, were as follows:
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Port St. Lucie - Monday June 6, 2023: The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County has issued a swimming advisory for the North Fork of the St. Lucie River at the River Park Marina.
The sample results found higher than normal levels of enteric bacteria. Potential health risks for those who ingest or come in contact with the water include upset stomach, diarrhea, eye irritation and skin rashes. Swimming in the waters is not recommended due to an increased risk of illness at this time.
Enteric bacteria inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals and their presence in recreational waters is an indication of fecal pollution. The bacteria may come from storm water runoff, pets, wildlife and human sewage.
The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County will continue the advisory until results are satisfactory. Samples were collected Tuesday May 30, 2023, and a confirmation sample on Thursday June 1, 2023. Sampling is scheduled for Monday June 12, 2023, and the results will be available Thursday June 15, 2023.
For results of St. Lucie County river samples, visit the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County website at http://stlucie.floridahealth.gov/ click on Environmental Health, then select North Fork Bacteria Testing, then select North Fork-St. Lucie River Sample Results.
For more information, please contact environmental health division at 772-873-4931. | 2023-06-05T13:47:40+00:00 | wqcs.org | https://www.wqcs.org/wqcs-news/2023-06-05/swimming-advisory-issued-for-st-lucie-river-at-the-north-fork-of-the-river-park-marina-because-of-elevated-levels-of-enteric-bacteria |
- Season 13
- Season 12
Cast
SpongeBob
Patrick Star
Squidward
Sandy Cheeks
Gary
Mr. Krabs
Plankton
About SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12
Come follow the adventures of the world's most lovable sponge and his starfish sidekick! Though they have the best intentions, SpongeBob and Patrick are always causing trouble… and plenty of laughs!
When he's not at the Krusty Krab grilling up some epic Krabby Patties, SpongeBob can be found jellyfishing with Patrick, blowing bubbles, or annoying his favorite neighbor, Squidward!
Bikini Bottom is home to the coolest creatures under the sea, and you CAN'T miss out on any of their adventures. Is mayonnaise an instrument? Watch SpongeBob SquarePants to find out!
Are you ready, kids? AYE AYE CAPTAIN!
When he's not at the Krusty Krab grilling up some epic Krabby Patties, SpongeBob can be found jellyfishing with Patrick, blowing bubbles, or annoying his favorite neighbor, Squidward!
Bikini Bottom is home to the coolest creatures under the sea, and you CAN'T miss out on any of their adventures. Is mayonnaise an instrument? Watch SpongeBob SquarePants to find out!
Are you ready, kids? AYE AYE CAPTAIN! | 2022-06-26T14:16:59+00:00 | nick.com | https://www.nick.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/7g25h1/season-12 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “giant pothole” that Arnold Schwarzenegger said he recently filled on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood was actually a trench that had been dug for utility work, according to the city.
Southern California Gas Co. had covered the trench with temporary asphalt that was to be replaced with a permanent surface, the Los Angeles Department of Public Works said in a statement.
“We have notified the Gas Company of the issue and the need for them to maintain the site pavement until their permanent paving is constructed,” the statement said.
After months of heavy rains that have turned roads into tire-popping swiss cheese for many commuters, Schwarzenegger struck a chord when he released a video of himself and a crew filling a depression on a street with packaged asphalt patch.
“Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” he wrote on Twitter. “I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”
A passing motorist paused to thank the actor, who also filled another smaller hole.
SoCal Gas said in a statement that an upgrade of a pipeline system there was completed on Jan. 26 but rain delayed permanent paving, which is usually done in about 30 days. The utility’s crews returned to the site on Wednesday, a day after Schwarzenegger posted his video, and leveled off the patch he’d completed to make it stronger. It expects to finish permanent paving of the site on Tuesday.
“Teamwork. Happy to help speed this up, and thanks to the crew for pumping up my fix,” the former governor tweeted Friday. | 2023-04-15T19:28:25+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/city-schwarzenegger-repaired-utility-trench-not-a-pothole/ |
From Whatcom County comes the report of something new for insomniacs to worry about on one of those record-breaking warm nights: "[T]he tick-borne disease anaplasmosis." It was found in an 80-year-old man, who probably had his blood sucked by a tick. The Washington State Department of Health: "Human cases of anaplasmosis have been identified in Washington before, though all previous cases involved travel outside of the state. Until now, only dogs have been diagnosed with locally acquired anaplasmosis in Washington." The symptoms for this disease include "fever, headache, muscle aches, and nausea, vomiting or loss of appetite." These symptoms usually appear one to two days after the tick's blood-thirsty bite. The good news is that the timely application of antibiotics can undo anaplasmosis.
🔥 3rd WARMEST NIGHT IN SEATTLE HISTORY 🔥
— Seattle Weather Blog (@KSeattleWeather) August 18, 2022
This morning’s low temperature was a balmy 69 degrees, placing it in a seven-way tie for 3rd place on the list of Seattle’s all-time warmest low temperatures.
Only June 27, 2021 (73°) & July 29, 2009 (71°) had warmer lows.
You felt it. Last night was certainly different. It was, according to Seattle Times, "among the warmest nights ever [in our area]." The expected nocturnal temperature for August is 57 degrees. But when the clock struck 12, when August 17 became August 18, the city was being baked at 71 degrees Fahrenheit. It was 71 around the time the sun was preparing to rise. To make matters worse, those who can read (make some sense of) the weather patterns expect that tonight will be hotter than last night. But the sad thing in all of this is the clouds, those marvelous things that are the intellectuals of all the forms of water, may make life miserable for those without AC who suffer, as I do, from insomnia.
🔥 3rd WARMEST NIGHT IN SEATTLE HISTORY 🔥
— Seattle Weather Blog (@KSeattleWeather) August 18, 2022
This morning’s low temperature was a balmy 69 degrees, placing it in a seven-way tie for 3rd place on the list of Seattle’s all-time warmest low temperatures.
Only June 27, 2021 (73°) & July 29, 2009 (71°) had warmer lows.
It's always hard for me to come to terms with the fact that I live in a civilization that has as one of its too-many barbarisms the incarceration of children. Yes, I know, Brian Bassett killed his parents and brother in 1995. But he was 16 at that time. Meaning, he was a mere boy. Meaning, he was not even a person. A basic understanding of human socialization will make it clear that children are not individuals. The person is a product only of the socialization process, which for humans is very slow. KING 5: "Thursday, Bassett was resentenced to one more year in prison."
This question has an answer that's not shrouded in mystery or puzzled by a maze. No need for a detective on this one. The "daring perspicacity" of Borges's Erik Lönnrot in "Death and Compass" would only be wasted on an investigation of this kind. MyNorthwest: "Will ‘normal’ congestion return with reopening of the West Seattle Bridge?" I feel sorry for you, son, if you have to sit and think this one over.
A reminder that a major part of the success of earth- and city-killing car culture is that a large amount of law-breaking is, in general, permitted. And so it's not a surprise to learn that "Washington State Patrol troopers cited 170 high-occupancy vehicle lane violators during a 2 1/2 hour emphasis patrol on Wednesday, according to Trooper Rick Johnson."
I do not like New York City's Mayor Eric Adams, but as he is very regressive on certain issues, he is very progressive on others. An example for the latter: Adams is set to start a program that will install “intelligent speed assistance [ISA]” on 50 vehicles owned by the City. ISA is a technology "that prevents a driver from exceeding the speed limit on a given street or highway." This technology needs to be applied on all cars that enter the city. A driver should have no opportunity to drive as they feel in a densely populated area.
Guns Today:
A detained woman escaped her handcuffs and shot a deputy and civilian through the window of a patrol car in Blanchard, Oklahoma. https://t.co/F7YurGFM6w pic.twitter.com/IubaiKJAr6
— CNN (@CNN) August 18, 2022
GOP Today:
This is what GOP voters in Wyoming chose over Liz Cheney, in case anyone was wondering how the Republican Party was going: pic.twitter.com/7cv9gkvaFP
— Andrew Wortman 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 (@AmoneyResists) August 17, 2022
Let's end PM with a wonderful tune by Michael Nyman and David McAlmont, "Secrets, Accusations and Charges." Yes, it is based on Nyman's theme for the 1990s sci-fi flick Gattaca. | 2022-08-19T01:40:17+00:00 | thestranger.com | https://www.thestranger.com/slog-pm/2022/08/18/77999082/slog-pm-more-90-degree-days-to-come-cops-catch-lots-of-hov-violators-add-this-tick-bourne-disease-to-your-list-of-worries |
Alex Kranzler made a bold declaration when hanging out with his friends on New Year’s Eve three years ago that 2020 was going to be his year.
Kranzler was readying for his freshman season at Old Tappan and dubbed that the year would be the “Year of Kranny.” The pandemic took away that chance with the cancelation of the 2020 baseball season in New Jersey.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Attorneys for a white man charged with killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket were unable during a court proceeding Thursday to secure a year’s delay in state prosecution.
Payton Gendron’s attorneys asked a judge for the delay while a federal case against him proceeds. The federal hate crime charges could potentially carry a death penalty, and Gendron’s attorneys said their work in the state case could negatively effect efforts by Gendron’s federal defense attorneys, The Buffalo News reported.
“At the end of the day, we don’t want our client killed,” attorney Robert Cutting told the judge.
While rejecting the one-year stay, Erie County Judge Susan Eagan granted the defense team until Oct. 6 to go through the voluminous evidence and to indicate whether it will pursue a psychiatric defense, according to the newspaper.
Gendron, 19, has been held without bail since his arrest shortly after the May 14 attack at a Tops Friendly Supermarket, which also left three people wounded.
He was charged in a 25-count indictment in a state court with hate-motivated domestic terrorism, first-degree murder, attempted murder and murder as a hate crime. He has pleaded not guilty.
Gendron’s attorneys said in court they were told it would take a year before federal prosecutors decide whether to seek the death penalty.
Gendron, wearing an orange jumpsuit, was handcuffed and shackled in court.
Because of a gag order, attorneys are not allowed to comment on the case. | 2022-07-08T14:25:17+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/case-against-accused-buffalo-mass-shooter-proceeds-in-court/ |
Gr8 Pasta Push shatters donation record
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The WISH-TV Gr8 Pasta Push shattered the record for donations in 2023.
WISH-TV and Second Helpings announced Thursday that the Gr8 Pasta Push collected enough donations of money and pasta for 264,787 meals.
The Gr8 Pasta Push exceeded 2022’s total by 63%.
Second Helpings describes itself as a community kitchen, preparing and delivering more than 1 million meals free of charge to people in central Indiana every year.
The group also helps train adults for careers in the culinary industry.
“By every measure, this year’s Gr8 Pasta Push was the most successful one yet – that is only possible because the community rallied around the tremendous need to provide nutritious, homemade meals for our most vulnerable neighbors,” Nora Spitznogle, Senior Director of Programs for Second Helpings, said. “We are so grateful for everyone’s support to make this mission possible.”
Several sponsors joined the Gr8 Pasta Push, including volunteering as donation sites for pasta:
- Ed Martin Automotive
- Hankey Marks & Crider
- Kite Realty Group
- M/I Homes
- LCS Heating & Cooling
Thousands of people also joined the Gr8 Pasta Push for Second Helpings’ Birthday on the Circle, the drive-thru event to donate pasta and get free spaghetti and meatballs from Iozzo’s Garden of Italy
This was the fourth year for the Gr8 Pasta Push. | 2023-07-13T20:17:40+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/community/gr8-pasta-push-shatters-donation-record/ |
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Dental of New Jersey (DDNJ) is proud to announce it is teaming up with VSP® Vision Care, the only national not-for-profit vision benefits company, to launch DeltaVision®. This partnership will provide a convenient "one-stop shopping" experience for group vision and dental benefits. VSP will administer the fully insured plans, which will be sold in conjunction with DDNJ dental plans to businesses with at least two employees.
"We are incredibly proud to enhance our coverage options to include dental and vision benefits," said Dennis Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut. "By introducing DeltaVision®, we are reinforcing our commitment to delivering quality service and supporting the health and wellbeing of our customers and clients. Dentists and optometrists are trained to detect numerous health conditions by observing early warning signs in the mouth and eyes. We hope this offering will lead to earlier intervention and better overall health for our customers."
The plans—which will be available starting January 1, 2023—afford businesses the ability to package both dental and vision benefits conveniently and affordably and include the option to purchase glasses and contacts in the same calendar year. DeltaVision® will be offered to individual customers later in 2023.
"DeltaVision® was created exclusively for our Delta Dental customers," Wilson continued. "VSP is well known for their best-in-class vision programs, making them the ideal complement to our dental program. When DeltaVision® is combined with your Delta Dental benefits, you get two great programs in one convenient and affordable package."
DeltaVision® offers customers the largest network of participating eye doctors nationwide and innovative benefit programs that feature discounts on LASIK, additional pairs of glasses and more. Members can easily take full advantage of their benefits that include in-network savings, world-class customer service, and one-stop administration that provides both dental and vision bills from the same company.
The top priority for consumers choosing a vision plan is low out-of-pocket costs, according to independent research.
DeltaVision® is committed to meeting and exceeding expectations by delivering value, choice, and service, low member out-of-pocket costs, savings up to 40 percent off retail costs on lens enhancements after a copay, exclusive savings on a wide selection of frame brands and lens enhancements, and both wholesale and retail frame allowances. Additional coverage is also available for members with diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, or age-related macular degeneration. Robust plans feature a variety of copayment options, allowances, and frequencies to fit any group's needs.
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) recently approved DDNJ's application to offer vision coverage. DeltaVision® was first launched in Connecticut in 2021.
New Jersey businesses or their broker partners can learn more about DeltaVision® plans by visiting www.DeltaDentalNJ.com/DeltaVision or by calling 833-792-7089.
Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc. is New Jersey's leading dental benefits company, providing or administering coverage to more than 1.9 million people through contracts with groups and individuals in New Jersey and Connecticut. In Connecticut, Delta Dental of Connecticut, Inc. is a licensed insurer that writes dental coverage and vision coverage (in NJ and CT) on an insured basis, and Delta Dental of New Jersey administers self-funded dental benefit programs.
Offering dental benefits since 1969, Delta Dental of New Jersey's mission is to promote oral health to the greatest number of people by providing accessible dental benefit programs of the highest quality, service, and value. We are a not-for-profit service corporation and, as a member of Delta Dental Plans Association, we're part of a network that provides national dental coverage to more than 85 million people. For more information, visit DeltaDentalNJ.com.
VSP Global is a doctor-governed company that exists to create value for members and opportunities for VSP network doctors. Our industry-leading businesses include VSP® Vision Care, the only national not-for-profit vision benefits company, which provides access to eye care for nearly 90 million members through a network of over 40,000 doctors worldwide; Marchon® Eyewear Inc., one of the world's largest designers, manufacturers and distributors of high-quality eyewear and sunwear; VSP Optics, industry leaders in ophthalmic technology and lab services, providing custom lens solutions for the vision and lifestyle needs of patients; Eyefinity®, the industry leader in practice management and electronic health record software; VSP Retail, which focuses on increasing access to eye care and eyewear through multiple channels, and VSP® Ventures, which offers care-focused, customized choices for doctors looking to transition their practice.
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A male suspect was placed into custody after a 31-year-old woman was shot in the head during a domestic-related incident Friday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.
Shortly before 11:15 p.m., a woman was involved in an argument in the 1300 block of West 80th Street when the male she was arguing with pulled out a gun and fired shots, striking the victim to the head. The age of the shooter was not immediately provided by police.
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The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where she was listed in fair condition. The shooter was taken into custody.
Detectives were investigating. | 2022-12-10T14:54:10+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-shooting-violence-20221210-gtmsgkomc5h4jb3z6esfp75bn4-story.html |
For the first time in quite some time, Rutgers enters training camp with its quarterback situation publicly settled.
Head coach Greg Schiano announced Wednesday that redshirt sophomore Gavin Wimsatt will be the starter at the position for their season opener against Northwestern in September.
Here are 10 things to know about Wimsatt:
He is a star from the South
Wimsatt is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky, where he starred for the local high school. He was a local legend even before that. Via former NJ Advance Media reporter James Kratch:
True story: Wimsatt was so talented that a renegade league attempted to launch itself around him. Wimsatt had graduated to playing Pop Warner and a few locals wanted to start a competitor league. Recruiting the grade-school Wimsatt became a top priority — like the USFL stealing Herschel Walker from the NFL. Wimsatt’s family said no. There was no need to carve a new path. One way or another, the kid was destined for big things athletically.
Wimsatt was a standout baseball player as a kid, and starred for Owensboro’s basketball team as a freshman, a double-double threat from the start. He joined the track team last spring and quickly won a region triple-jump title. But it always came back to football.
He was highly-touted as a recruit
On the football field, Wimsatt was a standout. A four-star prospect slotted as the 23rd-best quarterback in the 2021 class on the 247Sports Composite rankings, Wimsatt became the second-highest ranked QB recruit to commit to the Scarlet Knights in program history, behind Tom Savage. He selected Rutgers over reported offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech and more.
His arrival was national news
Wimsatt made headlines in September of 2021 when he elected to reclassify, skipping his senior season of high school to enroll early at Rutgers. Following in the footsteps of friend and fellow highly-rated quarterback Quinn Ewers, Wimsatt joined the program in early September, made a stunning debut against Illinois in October, and flashed his potential in a cameo at the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest.
Schiano admitted Wednesday that the move was not entirely beneficial to Wimsatt’s development.
“He plays three high school games, gets here the first week of the regular season, you’re not learning. It’s probably the worst way to learn, in retrospect, because you’re learning bits and pieces but you’re not understanding the basis of it,” Schiano said. “We did things to get him into special meetings, but the reality is you’re getting ready for a game that week. ... The one thing he has is that he has experience living away from home, being a college student. He has that behind him and now can focus on being a Big Ten quarterback.”
He made a grand entrance
Wimsatt’s first college snap came in a humungous spot: Rutgers faced a fourth-and-five late in the third quarter of a tight game against Illinois in Champaign. Starter Noah Vedral left the game due to an injury, putting Wimsatt in a tough spot on the road.
He responded by completing a 13-yard pass to Bo Melton, converting the fourth-down and continuing what would become the game-winning drive in a 20-14 win.
“That was a beautiful job,’’ Schiano said at the time. “He came in and avoided the rush and then put one right on Bo’s chin. So a big-time play in a clutch situation.’’
His decision ruffled some feathers back home
Part of Wimsatt’s decision to leave the Bluegrass State early, a Rutgers source told NJ Advance Media’s Steve Politi back in 2021, is that Wimsatt faced what had become an untenable situation after jilting in-state school Kentucky to pick the Scarlet Knights. While Wimsatt’s decision was largely supported in his hometown and his team was a serious state title contender, he did draw considerable criticism and vitriol from UK fans, particularly on social media.
Jeff Reese, who was Wimsatt’s offensive coordinator at Owensboro, admitted to NJ Advance Media last year that there were people in town who were not on board with Wimsatt’s choice initially, given that he picked the Scarlet Knights over Kentucky. Some members of Big Blue Nation were “pretty upset,” Reese said. But those feelings came from a desire to “see Kentucky good,” Reese said, and the dust has since settled.
“Once they got over that issue and were like, ‘OK, this is what Gavin wants and thinks is best for him,’ people were, like, ‘Give me a Rutgers T-shirt and let’s go watch the game,’” Reese said. “I think they’re over that.”
He gained experience last season, but dealt with injury
Wimsatt appeared in Rutgers’ first three games last season — including his first career start against Wagner — before suffering a lower-body injury that kept him out for three games. He recovered in time to feature in the final five games of the season, but between his inexperience and the lingering injury, he put together a rough statline: 757 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions on 65-of-145 passing — the 44.8% completion rate was the second-lowest among the 146 FBS quarterbacks who threw at least 125 pass attempts this season, per ProFootballFocus — to go with 156 rushing yards on 21 non-sack carries.
He is a dual-threat
Wimsatt’s injury limited part of his game. The quarterback flashed some of his running ability early on in the season, namely with a 48-yard run in a season-opening win over Boston College, but was unable to use his legs effectively in the final five games of the season after the injury. Because the injury came on a running play and in an effort to avoid that being repeated, a major focus for Wimsatt this offseason with first-year offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca has been learning when and how to properly slide when he runs the ball.
He has worked with many offensive coaches in a short time
Ciarrocca will be the third play-caller Wimsatt will play under in as many seasons at Rutgers. He featured for offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson — who played a major part in bringing him to Piscataway — for a season-and-a-half. After he was fired midway through last season, Wimsatt played under interim offensive coordinator Nunzio Campanile. Now, this fall, he will play for Ciarrocca, an elite teacher who the Scarlet Knights hope can unlock Wimsatt’s potential.
He has garnered some NIL attention, for better or worse
In the immediate aftermath of Wimsatt’s announcement that he was enrolling early at Rutgers, a report from Kentucky Sports Radio indicated he was expected to sign a six-figure name, image and likeness deal. Two of Wimsatt’s high school coaches told NJ Advance Media last year that they had no knowledge of the deal, and Wimsatt said that NIL “really didn’t have a part in my reasoning in coming here.
Wimsatt has inked deals with a number of local enterprises. He has revealed deals with two local New Brunswick businesses — Miller Rentals and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) — and has partaken in promotional deals with events like Special Olympics New Jersey and Eric LeGrand’s “A Walk to Believe” charity event.
How to pronounce his name
It seems simple enough — WHIM-SAT — but Wimsatt does not sound how it is spelled. He pronounces his name — which can be heard on an audio file located on his roster page — as WHIM-SIT. A mental note for TV announcers across the Big Ten Network, CBS, NBC and Peacock to make.
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Patrick Lanni may be reached at planni@njadvancemedia.com. | 2023-07-26T18:11:23+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2023/07/who-is-gavin-wimsatt-10-things-to-know-about-rutgers-starting-quarterback.html |
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("TFF" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TFFP). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether TFF and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 1, 2022, TFF issued a press release "announc[ing] program updates for Voriconazole Inhaled Powder (TFF VORI) and Tacrolimus Inhaled Powder (TFF TAC) clinical programs." TFF stated that "[w]e expect to deliver preliminary patient data from the Phase 2 study of TFF VORI in the first quarter of 2023 and TFF TAC in the second quarter of 2023," explaining that "[t]he timing of data release has been updated due to several challenges related to staffing shortages, shipping, and global supply chain delays." On this news, TFF's stock price fell sharply in after-market trading.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, 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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Cameron Robbins' family seen saying final goodbyes after teen lost at sea
Family of the Louisiana teen believed dead after he went overboard on a Bahamas cruise were photographed saying their final goodbyes to the teenage high school graduate.
The private service for Cameron Robbins, held at the Broadmoor United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge Sunday, with family and friends seen entering the church and gathering outside to mourn.
Photos showed the teenager's family -- including father Will Robbins, mother Shari Robbins, and brother Cole Robbins -- arriving and entering the church for the service. Other photos showed loved ones gathered outside the church sharing hugs and tears.
Robbins, 18, graduated from University Laboratory School (U-High) in Baton Rouge on May 21 and went on a celebratory boat ride with several hundred grads.
The funeral program for Cameron Robbins. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
The festivities suddenly turned into a traumatizing experience after Robbins jumped into shark-infested waters near the uninhabited Athol Island, northeast of Nassau, and vanished.
Robbins' body was never found, but authorities officially designated Robbins as "lost at sea," which is equivalent to a death certificate, United Cajun Navy spokesperson Brian Trascher told Fox News Digital on Friday.
He had been known as a standout high school baseball player, who manned third base, shortstop and pitched, for his high school team - the U High Clubs - and played on a travel team in 2021 and 2022 and attended a number of showcase tournaments from Georgia and to Louisiana.
The family of Cameron Robbins arrive to the memorial service at Broadmoor United Methodist Church. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
HAUNTING LAST WORDS SHOUTED TO BATON ROUGE TEEN AFTER HE WENT OVERBOARD AND VANISHED
His high school coach, Justin Morgan, said in a statement that Robbins was a "fierce competitor" and worked hard on and off the field.
"He was a tough player, battling back from multiple injuries and pitched through separated shoulders and broken hands," his obituary said. Robbins had hoped to continue his baseball career in college.
Will Robbins, father of Cameron Robbins, outside the memorial service. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
Off the field, he loved his truck and country music, and "he was a big star in the shower and with karaoke machines," his obit says.
He loved fishing regularly attended LSU baseball, football and basketball games.
BATON ROUGE TEEN STILL MISSING AT SEA AMID SPECULATION ABOUT ‘SHARK-INFESTED’ WATERS
"Finally, he loved all things edible, especially his mother's red beans his grandmother's spaghetti and meatballs. He made frequent late-night trips to his family's pantry, where he consumed large quantities of fruity pebbles and popcorn."
Cameron Robbins' brother, Cole, is consoled outside Broadmoor United Methodist Church. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
Robbins' last post on Instagram were pictures with his parents, grandma and sister.
"He doted on his grandparents, and he took pride in his work," his obituary said. "He will be missed desperately by his family and friends, who will carry their cherished memories of him to eternity."
Family and friends of Cameron Robbins arrive at the memorial service. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
Robbins spent his entire educational career at Baton Rouge's University Lab School (U-High) and was an active member of the St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, where he was baptized and confirmed served as the vice president of the church's youth group.
Family and friends of Cameron Robbins arrive to the memorial service at Broadmoor United Methodist Church. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
Kevin George, director of the school, told local news outlet WBRZ that Robbins was a "special kid.
"He's an athlete, great kid, great smile, great head of hair. Just one of the kids you're so proud of when they cross the stage," George said. | 2023-06-05T20:56:43+00:00 | fox9.com | https://www.fox9.com/news/cameron-robbins-family-saying-final-goodbyes |
Monday, November 14th 2022, 10:53 am
The Devon Ice Rink will open this Wednesday after the original opening date was pushed back due to the weather.
Admission is $14 per person, skate rental included, and $9 per person if they bring their own skates.
There are military discounts and group rates available.
For more information and a list of hours, click here.
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In the 1950s, Jonah Kinigstein was on the verge of making it big in New York's art world. He won a Fulbright to Rome. His paintings got into the Whitney Museum's annual show of contemporary art (the precursor to the Whitney Biennial). And he was taken in by one of the biggest gallerists in the city, Edith Halpert, who had represented legends such as Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O'Keeffe and Ben Shahn.
Once, when Life magazine ran a profile of Halpert and nine of the artists she was promoting titled, "New Crop of Painting Protégés," Kinigstein was among them. In fact, in the main photo, he stood directly behind Halpert. But then, as a result of changing tastes in the art world, he fell into obscurity and could not convince anyone to give him a gallery show.
He nonetheless kept painting ... and painting ... and painting some more. Even today, at age 99, he said he spends two to three hours a day in his studio on the third floor of his Brooklyn house.
"I get up, eat breakfast, and then I go upstairs and I do my painting, you know?" Kinigstein said.
His painting style has gone through a lot of changes throughout his life, but he calls himself a "figurative expressionist." That is, he paints people, but they are often distorted and grotesque, set against backgrounds that are surreal and fantastical. His subjects are saints, rabbis, impresarios and showgirls — people who either seem to be suffering or seem to be enjoying other people's suffering. One painting is of a haggard St. Anthony lost in a forest, his clothing in tatters. Another one shows smiling amusement seekers in front of a Coney Island funhouse, which may or may not be the real Hell.
"I was born in Coney Island, and I remember certain things," he said. "These large figures and people waiting in line. ... It's sort of making fun of the thing, but it's serious on another side."
Born in 1923 in Brooklyn, Kinigstein was raised in the Bronx by Jewish-Russian-Polish immigrants. As a teenager, he learned he had a knack for art by drawing with chalk on the sidewalk. His father, a house painter, used to brag about him to his co-workers.
"I used to go with him to help paint the apartments. And he would say, as he introduced me, 'Hey, I'm painting with a real artist,' " Kinigstein said with a laugh.
After high school, Kinigstein attended The Cooper Union, a private school for art and engineering that at the time was free to all students who were admitted. But before he could finish, he was drafted into the Army for World War II, where he worked in a photo topography unit.
A few years after being discharged, he moved to Paris to live and paint on the Left Bank. Then back to Manhattan, when he began his art career in earnest.
The rise of abstraction
For years after World War II, the type of figurative art that Kinigstein practiced co-existed with abstract expressionism — e.g., the drip paintings of Jackson Pollock or the color field art of Mark Rothko. But as the 1950s wore on, abstract expressionism won the day.
Art historians point to numerous factors behind the rise of non-objective art, but it largely had to do with the devastation of World War II.
"All kind of modes of artmaking that had seemed to work in the past, a kind of figurative mode of showing people in pain or in anguish — it didn't seem like it could really capture the sort of general sense of existential dread," said Rebecca Shaykin, an associate curator at The Jewish Museum in New York, who organized an exhibition about Kinigstein's gallerist Edith Halpert in 2019.
To Kinigstein, though, the twilight of figurative art meant it was less and less likely that he would ever make a living as a painter. The rejection stung.
"I made painting after painting. And I always felt, you know, I was doing my best," he said.
Kinigstein married and had two children while continuing a career in commercial art. He designed store windows and also Bloomingdale's first-ever collectible shopping bag. (He was later inducted into the National Academy of Design.) And he kept painting.
He also began to draw cartoons: satirical and biting, like something out of a 19th century political magazine, except his lampooned the art establishment that promoted abstract painting.
One of them is based on a famous Rembrandt painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp. Except the cadaver on the bed is labeled "figurative painting" and the men around him, cutting him up, are members of the art establishment that promoted abstraction in the 1950s.
A few times, Kinigstein took these cartoons to New York's gallery district, SoHo, and pasted them onto building walls and lamp posts. Some passersby would get into arguments with him, while others would take them down and ask him to sign them.
"That would be the grist for Jonah's mill: his ability to go out there and protest through his art," his second wife, Eileen Muken Kinigstein, said.
Moral objections
To Kinigstein, abstract painting took no talent, no skill, no ability to observe the world. There was also a moral component — he refused to change the way he painted simply because it wasn't popular.
"I saw a guy right in my front of my eyes going from real, real painting to, you know, he laid the painting down on the floor and he started to splash around," he said. "I couldn't talk to that guy. I really couldn't talk to him."
Recently, though, Kinigstein is finally getting some recognition. In 2014, Fantagraphics, arguably the foremost art comics publisher in the U.S., came out with a collection of his cartoons, The Emperor's New Clothes: The Tower of Babel in the 'Art' World. Editor Gary Groth knew he wanted to publish them the day he opened Kinigstein's submission.
"They were clearly not drawn by a young person because they displayed a level of craft," Groth said. "They were all so extraordinarily well-drawn. And then I looked at the content, and every single one of them was a ferocious attack on abstract expressionism."
Groth visited Kinigstein in Brooklyn and took a tour of his studio, which is packed with hundreds of paintings standing on their ends, like playing cards. That's when he decided to do a second book, this one focused on Kinigstein's paintings.
The result, Unrepentant Artist: The Paintings of Jonah Kinigstein, appeared in June. It is unusual also because it has a double spine: open it one way and you can see Kinigstein's horizontal paintings; turn it over and open it from the other cover, and you can see his vertical ones.
"Painting was actually his first love," Groth said. "And I loved his paintings."
Abstract expressionism is long since gone, followed by Pop Art, Minimalism, Postmodernism. Now, figurative painting is sort of coming back. But that's not why Kinigstein is doing it.
"What I paint is what I like to paint," he said. "And I don't paint for anybody."
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2 dead following crash along I-85 in Spartanburg Co., Coroner confirms
Published: Sep. 20, 2022 at 9:57 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office said two people passed away following a crash near mile marker 72 along I-85 on Tuesday night.
According to the Coroner’s Office, one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other passed away at the hospital.
No other details about the victims or the crash were released. We will update this story as we learn more.
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Neuromuscular Clinic Will Provide Dedicated Services, Eliminating Barriers Facing Hundreds of Patients Living with Rare, Fatal Genetic Disease
DENTON, Texas, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CureDuchenne, a global nonprofit committed to finding and funding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, today announced the opening of The CureDuchenne Clinic, providing dedicated care and services to underserved and uninsured individuals with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. Located at the Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center in Denton, Texas, the clinic will remove significant barriers of access for patients requiring highly specialized care, filling a gap in existing care for patients with the fatal neuromuscular disease.
The goal of the CureDuchenne Clinic is to provide high quality care for patients living with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy from childhood through adulthood and to never deny care due to lack of insurance. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive, muscle-wasting disease in children, affecting 15,000 individuals in the United States. Usually, patients are diagnosed before age 5 and require lifelong care.
While there is not yet a cure for Duchenne, comprehensive care from an experienced, multidisciplinary healthcare team is essential to manage the unique needs of an individual living with the disease. Because of the complexity of the disease, patients and caregivers traditionally must navigate significant hurdles to obtain quality care. Insurance coverage, or lack thereof, is one of the most significant limiting factors for patients to access care. Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured residents in the nation, with Dallas being the second least-insured large city in the country. Large racial disparities also exist in insurance rates with Hispanic individuals being uninsured at a rate of nearly 38 percent, nearly double the state average.
"Imagine getting a devastating diagnosis like Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and then wondering how you will access the highly specialized, and often very costly, care that is required for your child," said CureDuchenne Founder and CEO Debra Miller. "We must eliminate these barriers to care and improve the lives of everyone affected by Duchenne, while also offering hope for families as we strive for a cure. We're honored to partner with Dr. Castro and the team at the Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center to ensure that high quality care is available to those who need it most."
The CureDuchenne Clinic at the Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center, led by Dr. Diana Castro, will provide neurology, cardiology, pulmonology, nutrition, physical therapy, durable medical equipment, diagnostics, and chest radiography for both pediatric and adult Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy patients. The clinic will provide care and resources in both Spanish and English, for insured and uninsured patients. Dr. Castro sees great need for such services in the Dallas area, estimating that 30 percent of the families she sees are uninsured and 45 percent are on Medicaid, which is not accepted at all care centers but will be accepted at the CureDuchenne Clinic. CureDuchenne has granted $900,000 over three years to support the clinic's Duchenne and Becker operations.
"Our ultimate goal is to help patients to the best of our ability, and we do that by offering specialized and inclusive care for all patients, especially the most vulnerable and underserved populations," Dr. Diana Castro said. "The CureDuchenne Clinic will bring compassionate care to everyone with Duchenne and Becker and would not be possible without CureDuchenne, who is not only focused on accelerating a cure, but also improving the health and wellbeing of patients living with Duchenne."
Neurology and Neuromuscular Care Center (NNCC) is a nonprofit private practice clinic started by Dr. Diana Castro to provide care to all patients, including the underserved population, with neuromuscular conditions. Dr. Castro, a board-certified neurologist and neuromuscular physician, is a pioneer in research and management of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), myasthenia gravis, and acquired neuropathies. Since completing training in pediatric neuromuscular medicine, Dr. Castro has conducted multiple clinical research trials in SMA, DMD, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, among other conditions. After more than ten years, Dr. Castro left academia with the objective of creating a nonprofit private practice and research institute for neuromuscular conditions.
CureDuchenne was founded by Debra and Paul Miller in 2003 after their son was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The organization combines fundraising and venture philanthropy, leveraging donor dollars to maximize support for promising research into transformative treatments for those living with Duchenne. CureDuchenne also provides resources and guidance for families affected by the fatal genetic neuromuscular disorder, which affects more than 300,000 individuals worldwide, and delivers the education and programs needed to support Duchenne patients and their families, caregivers, and healthcare providers. To date, the organization has funded 17 research projects that have advanced to human clinical trials and invested $25 million in research projects.
About CureDuchenne
Twenty years ago, CureDuchenne was created with one goal: to find and fund a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the leading genetic killer of young boys. Today, CureDuchenne is recognized as a global leader in research, patient care, and innovation for improving and extending the lives of those with Duchenne. CureDuchenne's innovative venture philanthropy model has advanced transformative treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including 17 projects that advanced to human clinical trials and multiple projects to overcome the limitations of exon-skipping and gene therapy. In addition, CureDuchenne contributed early funding to the first FDA-approved Duchenne drug, pioneered the first and only Duchenne physical and occupational therapist certification program and created an innovative biobank and data registry, accelerating research toward a cure. For more information on how to help raise awareness and funds needed for research, please visit cureduchenne.org.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The Latest on COP27, this year’s annual U.N. summit on climate change.
The mother of a leading jailed Egyptian pro-democracy activist who is on a hunger and water strike went to the prison where her son is held for the third day in a row on Wednesday in hope of getting proof that he is still alive amid increasingly growing concerns about his health.
Alaa Abdel-Fattah, also a U.K. citizen, escalated his months-long hunger strike and stopped drinking water Sunday to coincide with the start of the Egypt-hosted U.N. climate summit on Nov. 6.
His family has been lobbying for his release for months, taking advantage of the international spotlight on Egypt’s human rights record at COP27.
Abdel-Fattah’s mother, Laila Soueif, was unsuccessful on her previous two attempts to receive a letter from her son. Officers told her that he refused to write one.
His family fears that prison authorities might resort to force-feeding him to keep him alive.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— US to climate summit: American big steps won’t be repealed
— Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation
— Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summit
— UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwash
— Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike
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Climate activist Vanessa Nakate has warned against new fossil fuel projects on the African continent at the U.N. climate summit Wednesday, arguing oil and gas are “a dangerous distraction.”
The UNICEF ambassador added that “decades of fossil fuel development has failed to help the 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa without basic electricity access,” adding that any projects in Africa will only serve energy demands in the global north.
Nakate has previously spoken out against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline which would run through her native Uganda.
She feared any new fossil fuel projects would “soon become stranded assets” which would leave “African countries with debts piled upon debt.”
Nakate repeated her calls for rich countries to step up and pay for the damage cause by heat-trapping gases in poorer nations that are more vulnerable to climate change.
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The first phase to a project to establish a major clean hydrogen plant in the Egyptian seaside resort of Ain el-Sokhna was launched by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Wednesday.
The project will have a capacity to produce 100 megawatts of green hydrogen once completed. President el-Sissi said the project “provides a practical model of investment partnership that stimulates sustainable economic development with a focus on the role of the national and foreign private sector.”
Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec will take the lead in developing the project. The company already has a footprint in Egypt, having developed one of the world’s largest solar parks, the Benban solar park in the Aswan region in upper Egypt.
The Egyptian government said in a statement that they intend to work towards producing 8% of the global hydrogen market in the next few years.
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An aid group linked to Denmark’s Lutheran Church says it wants to take responsibility for all of the emissions it has produced worldwide over the past 100 years.
DanChurchAid said Wednesday that from 2023 to 2025 it aims to plant enough trees to absorb the same amount of carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas — as its activities have produced since 1922.
The group acknowledge that there is no agreed method for how to count historic emissions, but that “a rough estimate is better than no estimate” and if in doubt it erred on the high side.
DanChurchAid said that while it can’t undo the damage its emissions have caused, it hopes the measures “will provide inspiration and contribute to the debate about how to address the climate crisis.”
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BERLIN — Climate activists climbed on top of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate to protest global warming on Wednesday.
The activists from Last Generation unrolled a large poster Wednesday morning saying, “We wish for survival … We are the last generation.”
Members of Last Generation and other climate groups have been protesting across Germany for months, disrupting traffic by gluing themselves to city streets during rush hour or sticking their hands by famous paintings in museums trying to call people’s attention to their cause.
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A few dozen climate activists held a small protest on Wednesday calling on nations to accelerate the transition to clean energy.
Wednesday’s protest was a rare show of activism in at the U.N. conference, known as COP27, taking place in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The protesters called for an end to new oil and gas exploration and money for renewable energy. The protest comes on COP27′s themed day for finance and was organized by the Netherlands-based Recourse organization that campaigns for investments to be redirected away from fossil fuels and toward renewables.
The protesters sang, chanted and held signs with slogans that read: “Get Finance out of Fossil Fuels,” and “No Gas.”
Several thorny issues have been discussed at the talks, including further cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting financial aid for poor countries struggling with the impacts of climate change.
The issue of reparations for climate harms, known as loss and damage, has been put on the negotiation agenda for the first time, with many leaders calling for the implementation of previous financial pledges.
Another group of activists held a protest also demanding a “swift, just and equitable phase-out of fossil fuel.”
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(The Hill) — Twitter suspended the account of Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, because the social media platform said it violated its media policy.
Daines’s @SteveDaines account did not show his profile or background photos as of Tuesday morning, and slew of posts going back as far as last Friday showed a statement that read, “@SteveDaines’s account is temporarily unavailable because it violates the Twitter Media Policy.”
The statement also linked to Twitter’s sensitive media policy, which notes that users could not publish graphic media or adult content on their banner images or profile header, among other places.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), linking to a reporter’s tweet, alleged that Daines had been suspended from his account because he and his wife were shown hunting in his profile header. The Hill has reached out to Twitter for comment.
“This is insane. Twitter should immediately reverse this suspension,” NRSC spokesman Philip Letsou said in a statement.
Other Republicans rallied around Daines on Twitter and defended the Montana Republican.
“This is the family photo that got @SteveDaines put in twitter jail. Stop censoring our Montana way of life! Great shot, Cindy!” tweeted Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), who included a photo of the Daines and his wife hunting.
“Twitter has ridiculously suspended Sen. @SteveDaines because his profile picture is of him and his wife hunting…What a disgrace!” said Donald Trump Jr. in a post on Twitter. | 2023-02-07T19:43:30+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/twitter-suspends-montana-senator-steve-daines/ |
TX Norman OK Zone Forecast for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
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.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Formovie Technology, a world-leading laser TV and projector enterprise, is excited to showcase a number of flagship and brand-new products at CES 2023 from Jan 5th to Jan 8th.
The booth offers opportunities to have an immersive experience with the full range of products in person under different usage scenarios, and attendees can explore the image quality, sound performance and advanced laser technology of the latest additions.
Formovie 4K Triple-Laser UST Projector THEATER
Formovie THEATER, the flagship triple-laser TV, features the latest ALPD® RGB+ triple-laser technology, and integrates a custom-designed sound system by Bowers & Wilkins to create superb picture and sound performance combination. As a 4K UST projector with Dolby Vision, it can create a truly cinematic experience for users at home. With Android TV 11, Formovie THEATER makes it possible to watch your favorite shows from rich streaming services such as Youtube, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+ without using an additional device.
Formovie 4K UHD Projector V10
As the honoree of CES 2023 Innovation Award, the Formovie V10 is another blockbuster this year. Thanks to 240Hz ultra-high refresh rate and low latency of 12ms, it is one of the best projectors for gaming. Formovie V10 can also deliver a stunning viewing experience with 2500 ANSI Lumens as well as real 4K resolution. In addition to standard 7.5W full-range speakers, an independent 15W subwoofer is included. The support of Dolby surround sound ensures users can enjoy 360°surround sound. Formovie V10's design is sleek, simple, and adaptable to different home styles.
Formovie Laser Projector S5
It is Formovie S5's first showcase on the global market since its debut in China in September, 2022. Following its domestic launch, it quickly gained much popularity among consumers. By adopting ALPD laser display technology, Formovie S5 can provide a brighter image with 1100 ANSI Lumens in a slim and compact body. Partnered with the world-class audio brand Denon, the stereo sound system is designed by a professional team. Besides, multiple intelligent automation and the FengOS makes it much easier to project and use.
Meanwhile, Formovie unveils two laser projectors, S5 Rolling and X5 4K Laser projector. By integrating Formovie S5 with a future concept of square cradle stand, S5 Rolling can show a high-quality video anywhere. Users can easily control the projector and enjoy Denon sound effect by pressing the buttons on the stand and charge their phones wirelessly. Formovie X5 is another excellent 4K laser projector, integrated with Denon sound effect, ALPD Laser technology and 4K resolution.
Other products such as Formovie R1 Nano, Formovie X1 will also be on display.
For more information, please visit www.formovie.com and get regular updates.
About Formovie Technology
Formovie Technology is a Mi ecosystem company jointly established by Appotronics Corporation and Xiaomi Technology, and is also the global leading brand of Laser TVs and smart projectors. Formovie uses the ALPD® laser display technology, which is usually used in the cinema laser projection, and is committed to creating large-screen laser projection products with unique brand characteristics that integrate entertainment and smart life for consumers.
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Wednesday, November 23rd 2022, 5:35 am
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Midland High alum Jordan Patty earned the win on the mound Friday, as Central Michigan University beat Eastern Michigan 7-1 in Mid-American Conference baseball.
Patty went eight innings and allowed one run on eight hits and three walks, while striking out five and improving to 6-1 in the MAC and 6-3 overall. With Friday’s result, Patty’s earned-run average drops to 2.83 in conference play.
The victory was Patty’s 23rd of his collegiate career, tying him for sixth place on the Chippewas’ all-time wins list. | 2022-05-14T16:52:13+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/CMU-s-Patty-gets-win-over-Eastern-17173009.php |
Stony Brook Seawolves (7-14, 3-5 CAA) at Hampton Pirates (5-16, 2-7 CAA)
The Seawolves are 3-5 against CAA opponents. Stony Brook ranks second in the CAA with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Frankie Policelli averaging 7.9.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nesbitt is shooting 35.7% and averaging 15.3 points for the Pirates. Russell Dean is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games for Hampton.
Policelli is shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Seawolves, while averaging 13.1 points and 9.3 rebounds. Tyler Stephenson-Moore is shooting 41.7% and averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games for Stony Brook.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 2-8, averaging 67.2 points, 27.7 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.0 points per game.
Seawolves: 4-6, averaging 63.4 points, 29.1 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points.
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Texas vs. Miami (FL) Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Sunday's contest that pits the Texas Longhorns (29-8) versus the Miami Hurricanes (28-7) at T-Mobile Center has a projected final score of 77-71 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Texas, who is slightly favored in this matchup according to our model. Tipoff is at 5:05 PM on March 26.
Based on our computer prediction, Texas projects to cover the 4.5-point spread in its matchup against Miami (FL). The over/under has been set at 149.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.
Texas vs. Miami (FL) Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
- Time: 5:05 PM ET
- TV: CBS
- Where: Kansas City, Missouri
- Venue: T-Mobile Center
- Line: Texas -4.5
- Point Total: 149.5
- Moneyline (To Win): Texas -190, Miami (FL) +155
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Texas vs. Miami (FL) Score Prediction
- Prediction: Texas 77, Miami (FL) 71
Spread & Total Prediction for Texas vs. Miami (FL)
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Under (149.5)
Texas has put together an 18-16-0 record against the spread this season, while Miami (FL) is 17-11-0. The Longhorns have a 16-18-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Hurricanes have a record of 14-17-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The teams combine to score 157.3 points per game, 7.8 more points than this matchup's total. Over the past 10 games, Texas is 8-2 against the spread and 8-2 overall while Miami (FL) has gone 6-3 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
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Texas Performance Insights
- The Longhorns have a +391 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.6 points per game. They're putting up 77.9 points per game to rank 38th in college basketball and are giving up 67.3 per contest to rank 94th in college basketball.
- Texas ranks 163rd in the country at 32.0 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 31.0 its opponents average.
- Texas makes 7.1 three-pointers per game (209th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.4 on average.
- The Longhorns average 99.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (48th in college basketball), and allow 85.6 points per 100 possessions (42nd in college basketball).
- Texas has committed 4.1 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 10.9 (83rd in college basketball play) while forcing 15.0 (22nd in college basketball).
Miami (FL) Performance Insights
- The Hurricanes have a +270 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.7 points per game. They're putting up 79.4 points per game, 21st in college basketball, and are allowing 71.7 per outing to rank 232nd in college basketball.
- The 32.5 rebounds per game Miami (FL) accumulates rank 126th in the country, 3.2 more than the 29.3 its opponents record.
- Miami (FL) knocks down 7.7 three-pointers per game (134th in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 7.6. It shoots 37.0% from deep, and its opponents shoot 33.2%.
- Miami (FL) wins the turnover battle by 1.3 per game, committing 10.7 (61st in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.0.
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ATLANTA — A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom Monday.
The state attorney general’s office responded in a court filing that Georgia’s privacy protections do not extend to abortion because it affects another “human life.”
Georgia’s law bans most abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” is present. Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that will eventually become the heart as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. That means most abortions in Georgia are effectively banned at a point before many women know they are pregnant.
The doctors and advocacy groups that filed the lawsuit before McBurney in July also argue the law was invalid from the start because it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted.
Georgia’s law was passed by state lawmakers and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019 but it had been blocked from taking effect until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had protected the right to an abortion for nearly 50 years. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Georgia to begin enforcing its abortion law just over three weeks after the high court’s decision in June.
The law includes exceptions for rape and incest, as long as a police report is filed, and allows for later abortions when the mother’s life is at risk or a serious medical condition renders a fetus unviable.
The state has argued that the Roe decision itself was wrong and the Supreme Court ruling wiped it out of existence.
In August, McBurney rejected a request by the plaintiffs to immediately block the abortion law while the lawsuit was pending, though he stressed that decision did not touch on the merits of the case. Earlier this month, he denied a request by state officials to postpone the trial, which he will decide, not a jury. | 2022-10-24T05:51:16+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trial-over-georgias-restrictive-abortion-law-to-begin/2022/10/24/752df378-5359-11ed-ac8b-08bbfab1c5a5_story.html |
HOUSTON (AP) — When Nikola Jokic was presented with the game ball by Denver coach Michael Malone after recording his 100th career triple-double, Malone said the superstar seemed almost embarrassed by the gesture.
“He is a unique person who doesn’t want any of the attention or credit,” Malone said. “He just wants to go about his business and help this team win its first championship.”
Jokic had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-leading 24th triple-double this season and his 15th in the last 20 games, and the Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 133-112 on Tuesday night.
The Nuggets have won each game in which he’s had a triple-double this season and 28 straight dating back to last season. Jamal Murray added 32 points.
Jokic needed just three quarters to become the sixth player in league history with 100 triple-doubles, with the big man sitting out the entire fourth with the game out of hand.
He seemed nonplussed by the accomplishment, calling it “nice” and when pushed to note the rarity of what he’d just done, he deferred to the team.
“I appreciate how we played,” he said. “That’s what I appreciate. But all the, let’s say achievements, awards, contracts or whatever, it’s just — I don’t want to say coming naturally — but you don’t chase it. It’s really nice. I think it’s going to be the best when you finish (your) career and just look behind you and see what you did.”
He joins Russell Westbrook (198), Oscar Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138), Jason Kidd (107) and LeBron James (106) as the only players to have accomplished the feat.
There wasn’t any hint of a celebration in the locker room after his big night. He sat alone at his locker with an ice pack on his back as he ate popcorn from a small box by pouring it directly into his mouth.
The only evidence of the two-time MVP’s milestone was that game ball in his locker that his teammates signed to commemorate the moment.
“I think all of us in Denver — I challenge myself to do this — should never take him for granted, never take his greatness for granted,” Malone said. “Because I grew up in this business… and things can change quickly so I make sure I appreciate everything he does.
“And for him to be mentioned with all these historical accomplishments just reminds you that we are so blessed to have a guy like Nikola, who is as talented as he is, who accomplishes all these things on the court, but the most important and impressive thing about Nikola is with that he’s so humble.”
The hapless Rockets were done in by a balanced scoring attack by the Nuggets, a game after allowing Damian Lillard to score a career-high 71 points in a loss to the Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points and Bruce Brown had 15 off the bench to help the Nuggets to their second consecutive victory and sixth in the last seven games.
Jalen Green had 17 points in his return after missing two games with a strained left groin and rookie Tari Eason also scored 17 as the Rockets dropped their 10th in a row.
Green said seeing how a team like Denver plays could help the Rockets learn how to be better.
“They move the ball a lot,” he said. “Moving without the ball, relocating. A lot of times we get stagnant and we just watch whoever has the ball. They never did that. That’s something we can take from them.”
Denver, which leads the Western Conference, never trailed and dominated Houston for most of the night. The Nuggets led by as many as 26 and were up 106-84 entering the fourth quarter.
Denver was up by 20 with about nine minutes left when Malone took the rest of his starters out and cleared the bench.
The Nuggets were up by 20 at halftime and had stretched the lead to 86-60 with about 8 ½ minutes left in the third quarter after a 6-0 run, with the last four points from Porter. The Rockets then went on an 11-5 run, powered by seven points from Green, to get within 91-71 midway through the quarter.
Denver got going again after that, using an 8-2 spurt to make it 99-73 a couple of minutes later.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 14 points and six assists. …Aaron Gordon scored 11 with five assists and seven rebounds. …Denver made 16 3-pointers.
Rockets: Coach Stephen Silas said Kevin Porter Jr. is expected to return Wednesday night after missing 20 games with a bruised toe. … Boban Marjanovic delighted the home crowd when he came in late in the fourth quarter and scored eight points. …Eason led the team with 12 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Memphis Friday night.
Rockets: Host Memphis Wednesday night. ___
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TROY, Mich., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BORA® Tool, a leading manufacturer of tools and woodworking accessories, has added a new saw plate to their line of Saw Guides.
The all-new BORA® NGX Saw Plate RT incorporates revolutionary NEW technology that offers quick, tool-free saw mounting and helps make sure every cut is clean and smooth. Compatible with the BORA® NGX & WTX Clamp Edges, the saw plate's new intuitive, easy-to-use design is adjustable to fit most circular saws. Simply connect the saw plate to the clamp edge using the accurate t-track connector and snap in a circular saw. Align the circular saw's built-in indicator with the saw plate's cut line and make perfect cuts every time.
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Boeing to pay $200 million to settle SEC charges over 737 Max
(AP) – Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle charges that the company and its former CEO misled investors about the safety of its 737 Max after two of the airliners crashed, killing 346 people.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that it charged the aircraft maker and former CEO Dennis Muilenburg with making significant misleading public statements about the plane and an automated flight-control system that was implicated in the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
Neither Boeing nor Muilenburg admitted wrongdoing, but they offered to settle and pay penalties, including $1 million to be paid by Muilenburg, who was ousted in December 2019, nine months after the second crash.
The SEC said Boeing and Muilenburg knew that the flight system, known as MCAS, posed a safety issue but promised the public that the plane was safe. The SEC said they also falsely claimed that there had been no gaps in the process of certifying the plane in the first place.
“Boeing and Muilenburg put profits over people by misleading investors about the safety of the 737 Max all in an effort to rehabilitate Boeing’s image” after the crashes, said Gurbir Grewal, director of the SEC’s enforcement division.
Boeing said it has made “broad and deep changes across our company in response to those accidents” to improve safety and quality.
“Today’s settlement is part of the company’s broader effort to responsibly resolve outstanding legal matters related to the 737 Max accidents in a manner that serves the best interests of our shareholders, employees and other stakeholders,” said the Arlington, Virginia-based company.
A new Max operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea in October 2018, and another Max flown by Ethiopian Airlines nosedived into the ground near Addis Ababa in March 2019. In each crash, MCAS pushed the nose down after getting faulty readings from a single sensor, and pilots were unable to regain control.
The crashes led regulators around the world to ground the plane for nearly two years until Boeing made fixes to the flight-control system, which was designed to help prevent aerodynamic stalls when the nose points up too sharply. Neither plane that crashed was in danger of stalling.
The SEC accused Boeing of misleading investors in a press release after the Indonesia crash which said the plane was “as safe as any airplane that has ever flown the skies.” Boeing knew when it made that claim that MCAS would need to be fixed and was already designing changes, the SEC said.
After the crash in Ethiopia, Muilenburg said on a call with investors and Wall Street analysts and during Boeing’s annual shareholder meeting that the company had followed the normal process for getting the plane certified by regulators. But by then Boeing — in response to a subpoena from federal prosecutors — had already found documents indicating that it didn’t disclose key facts about MCAS to the Federal Aviation Administration, the SEC charged.
Boeing reached a separate $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department last year. Most of that money went to airlines whose Max jets were grounded.
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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GATC Health ("GATC" or "the Company"), a science and technology company revolutionizing drug discovery and disease prediction using artificial intelligence (AI), today announced that Kevin and Brian Harrington have joined its Advisory Board. Together, these accomplished businessmen and entrepreneurs will bring more than 50 years of distribution experience, marketing insights and branding expertise to support the Company in its predictive health report partnership endeavors.
Kevin Harrington is widely known for being one of the original "Sharks" on the ABC TV show "Shark Tank" and one of the original creators of the TV infomercial concept. He also co-founded the Electronic Retailers Association (ERA), the premier association for the multi-channel home shopping industry, and the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), a peer-to-peer network of more than 14,000+ influential business owners with 198 chapters in 61 countries. His work behind-the-scenes of business ventures has produced more than $6 billion in global sales and the launch of more than 500 products.
Kevin's son, Brian, currently runs and operates Harrington Enterprises and Family Office, which owns, operates, invests, and regularly consults with dozens of companies around the world in a wide range of industries, including product distribution, marketing and technology.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kevin and Brian to our Advisory Board, especially at a time where GATC is partnering with consumer-facing health and wellness companies that distribute our AI platform-derived predictive health reports," said Jeff Moses, President of GATC Health. "As marketing, distribution and branding experts, we expect the Harringtons will provide immeasurable value in our efforts to bring personalized, predictive health reporting to the everyday consumer."
Kevin currently holds multiple leadership roles across industries as an investor and advisor. During his time as a Board Member for Celsius Holdings Inc, he was integral in the growth of the company's valuation to billions of dollars. He serves as partner, advisor, and investor in many other private and public companies to provide his expertise, relationships, and opportunities for expansion. Brian previously founded multiple companies, has sold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of products, ran additional ventures and marketing teams, and has invested in and advised dozens of companies.
"I am eager to join the GATC team and their endeavors to improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world using their best-in-class personalized, predictive health reports," said Kevin Harrington. "To broaden the reach of their revolutionary AI platform and diagnostic capabilities, we will bring our strong experience and relationships to bear in the field on behalf of GATC, giving the company additional guidance on how to navigate the always changing distribution and marketing industry."
GATC Health Corp is a science and technology company revolutionizing disease prediction and drug discovery and development through its transformative AI platform and approach, which de-risks drug pipelines and accelerates new therapies to treat disease with accuracy, efficiency and speed never before achieved in medical science. The company's validated and proprietary Multiomics Advanced Technology™ (MAT) platform simulates human biochemistry's billions of interactions for accurate and rapid disease prediction, novel target identification, and drug discovery and development. GATC envisions the future of medicine now, where health is protected, disease is reversed and every person's unique biology is treated with precision.
GATC is accelerating the future of predictive, individualized medicine, today.
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The information set forth herein is presented for informational purposes only and should not be deemed an offer to sell securities. This announcement contains information which the Company believes to be correct, including certain financial information and projections, but the Company does not guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. The Company reserves the right to modify or amend the information contained herein.
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3 hurt in fire at Texas oil refinery
HUTCHINSON COUNTY, Texas (KFDA/Gray news) - Three people have been injured in a fire Tuesday at Phillips 66 Borger Complex in Hutchinson County, a refinery complex north of Amarillo, Texas.
According to City of Borger/Hutchinson County Office of Emergency Management, at around 10:15 a.m., crews responded to a fire that started at the complex.
All personnel on site have been accounted for, and three injured individuals are receiving appropriate medical attention, the city of Borger said in a social media post.
The fire is still active, and crews are working to stabilize the situation.
Officials said that there’s no immediate threat to nearby areas.
The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
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Updated May 22, 2023 at 4:08 PM ET
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination Monday morning in North Charleston, S.C.
The senator, who has represented South Carolina in the Senate since 2013, portrays himself as a true conservative with a positive story to tell.
"We need a president who persuades not just our friends and our base," he told supporters in his hometown. "We have to have a compassion for people who don't agree with us. We have to believe that our ideas are so strong and so powerful and so persuasive that we can actually take it to the highest points in the world and be successful but we also have to be able to take it all the way down to places that today are hopeless and prove that who we are works for all Americans."
As for his own upbringing, being raised by a single mother, Scott says they found strength in faith and family and a determination to succeed — all things he accused Democrats of working to destroy.
"From the time the sun goes down until the sun comes up, Joe Biden and the radical left are attacking every single rung of the ladder that helped me climb. And that's why I'm announcing today that I am running for president of the United States of America," he said.
In his 40-minute announcement speech, Scott highlighted his rise from poverty to prosperity and said that America is not a racist country. Scott is the only Black Republican senator in the U.S. Senate.
In defending the founding fathers of this country, Scott told his audience: "We need to stop cancelling our founding fathers and start celebrating them for the geniuses that they were. They weren't perfect, but they believed that we could become a more perfect union."
Despite his stature in the Senate, Scott enters this race with little name recognition nationally
In recent polling he ranks well back in the pack of current and potential candidates, earning support in the low single digits. In contrast, former President Donald Trump's support sometimes tops 40 or even 50 percent.
The first caucuses and primaries are still more than eight months away, so candidates looking to gain on Trump have some time. But in his announcement speech, Scott chose not to even mention Trump or any of his other rivals. He has said American's want to hear from a candidate who expresses a positive and optimistic view of America. Presumably that won't preclude launching political attacks, but there were no such broadsides Monday.
Scott also unveiled what will be one of the recurring applause lines in his campaign stump speech. With the focus for now squarely on Biden and the Democrats, he's not shy about entering into the culture war battles that have been so prominent in recent years.
"I will lead a revolution for excellence in our schools. Less C-R-T and more ABCs," adding a pitch for school choice for parents. "No child and no child should be forced to attend failing schools simply because they live in the wrong zip code."
He is the second South Carolina Republican to enter the race for the GOP nomination
Scott joins former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who declared her candidacy in February. It was Haley who just over a decade ago appointed him to the Senate to fill a vacancy. Both are very popular in their home state, which is a pivotal early voting state for both Republicans and Democrats. The South Carolina primary is the first in the South and often sets a candidate on a path for the nomination. Even so, an April poll by Winthrop University shows both Haley and Scott doing better than they do nationally, but even in South Carolina both still trail Trump by a wide margin.
Scott did pick up one key endorsement as he begins his campaign. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota — the No. 2 Republican in the chamber — is backing his friend and colleague. Thune also appeared at the kickoff rally in North Charleston.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Notre Dame’s Tyler Buchner accounted for seven of the 11 touchdowns in the highest-scoring Gator Bowl in history. Two of them he’d like to forget.
Buchner threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores to help offset two interceptions returned for TDs, and the 19th-ranked Fighting Irish beat No. 20 South Carolina 45-38 on Friday.
The back-and-forth game was filled with big plays and memorable moments. Buchner delivered the knockout blow when he found tight end Mitchell Evans wide open for a 16-yard touchdown on a third-and-7 play with 1:38 remaining.
“The game we played was great. We won the game, and I couldn’t be happier,” Buchner said. “But for me, personally, I didn’t play to the standard I wanted to play. I think I accounted for two extra touchdowns they didn’t want me to account for. That’s not the standard I hold myself to.”
Buchner, who regained the starting job after Drew Pyne entered the transfer portal following the regular-season finale, threw for 274 yards. He also ran for 61 more. He had a 75-yard TD pass to Logan Diggs and a 44-yarder to Braden Lenzy — both one-play drives.
But his three interceptions nearly proved too much to overcome.
O’Donnell Fortune returned one of them 100 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and DQ Smith returned another 47 yards for a score in the first. But Buchner bounced back from both miscues to earn his first victory in three career starts.
“He’s special,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said.
The Irish (9-4, No. 21 CFP) overcame a 14-point deficit and won despite South Carolina scoring on the two interception returns and another on a trick play on special teams. Punter Kai Kroger connected with long-snapper Hunter Rogers for one of the oddest TDs in bowl lore.
Spencer Rattler completed 29 of 44 passes for 246 yards for the Gamecocks (8-5, No. 19 CFP), with an interception and two touchdowns to Xavier Legette.
South Carolina was missing a number of key starters, including running back MarShawn Lloyd, versatile tight end Jaheim Bell, tight end Austin Stogner, defensive lineman Zacch Pickens, safety Devonni Reed, cornerbacks Cam Smith and Darius Rush, and receivers Josh Vann and Jalen Brooks.
“For us to be down that many players and for those guys to play their butts off like they did and leave everything out there like they did, I’m really really, really proud to be their coach,” Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said. “In that locker room there’s a hurtin’ group of guys that left it all out there.”
Notre Dame played without All-American tight end Michael Mayer, standout edge rusher Isaiah Foskey, cornerback Cam Hart and defensive lineman Jayson Ademilola.
“This is what real life is about: the ability to respond to situations,” Freeman said.
THE TAKEAWAY
Notre Dame: The Irish gave Freeman his first victory following a lengthy layoff. Notre Dame lost its bowl game last year to Oklahoma State after naming Freeman the head coach and dropped its season opener at Ohio State.
South Carolina: Special teams are usually Beamer’s specialty, but he had a few uncharacteristic mistakes to go along with the punter-to-long snapper touchdown pass. Dakereon Joyner was flagged for a block in the back in the second quarter, a call that got Beamer so irate that he drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Those penalties resulted in a 45-yard swing. The Gamecocks also were flagged in the second half for having two guys wearing the same number on a punt and twice for delay of game.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish are expected to land highly coveted transfer quarterback Sam Hartman, a three-year starter at Wake Forest who holds the Atlantic Coast Conference’s record for passing touchdowns with 110. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks have numerous holes to fill, none bigger than at offensive coordinator after Marcus Satterfield left for Nebraska. All eyes will be on his replacement, former Arkansas tight ends coach Dowell Loggains, in spring practice.
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Alabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes.
The legislation expands the state’s existing 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams to include college teams. Students assigned one sex at birth would be prohibited from playing under a different gender identity, even after undergoing hormone treatment.
“Look, if you are a biological male, you are not going to be competing in women’s and girls’ sports in Alabama. It’s about fairness, plain and simple,” Ivey said in a statement.
The bill is part of a wave of restrictions on transgender people being pushed in conservative states. At least 20 states have now imposed restrictions on transgender athletes at the K-12 or collegiate level, or both.
While supporters say transgender women have an unfair advantage in competition, opponents say the bills are about shaming transgender people and are rooted in discrimination and politics.
Carmarion D. Anderson-Harvey, Alabama state director of the Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ people, said the legislation is part of a “systematic attack against LGBTQ+ people” in Alabama and elsewhere.
“In just two years, she and extremist lawmakers in Alabama have passed four anti-LGBTQ+ bills. From dictating what bathrooms we can use to blatantly ignoring the actual problems in women’s sports, these politicians are making Alabama an increasingly hostile place for transgender people and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole,” Anderson-Harvey said.
Alabama lawmakers approved bills restricting bathroom and locker room usage and a ban on the use of gender-affirming hormones and puberty blockers to treat transgender minors. A judge has temporarily blocked the medication ban from taking effect while a court challenge goes forward.
The latest sports bill was approved with lopsided support in both chambers, passing 26-4 in the Alabama Senate and 83-5 in the House of Representatives. More than a dozen House members abstained from the vote.
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Researchers seek lost Native American boarding school graves
GENOA, Neb. (AP) — The bodies of more than 80 Native American children are buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in central Nebraska.
But for decades, the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa.
That mystery may soon be solved thanks to efforts by researchers who pored over century-old documents and maps, examined land with specially trained dogs and made use of ground-penetrating radar in search of the lost graves.
“These children, in my opinion, were disrespected, and they were throwaway children that no one talked about,” said Judi gaiashkibos, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs whose mother attended the school in the late 1920s. “They were hidden, buried under the ground, and it’s time to take the darkness away. Until we do that, we have not honored those children.”
The search for the graves comes as the federal government is in the midst of a first-ever comprehensive examination of the national system of more than 400 Native American boarding schools. The schools and additional privately funded institutions were part of an attempt to integrate Indigenous people into the white culture by separating children forcibly or by coercion from their families and cutting them off from their heritage.
The U.S. Interior Department, led by Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico and the first Native American Cabinet secretary, released a report last spring that detailed the boarding school program and noted more than 500 deaths. That number is expected to increase significantly in a second Interior Department report, which will explore boarding school deaths and how the forced removal of children to the schools damaged Indigenous communities.
The federal investigation didn’t prompt the work in Genoa but it has added new urgency to the effort.
If the Genoa graves are found, decisions about whether to commemorate them or consider disinterring the remains will be left to representatives of Native American tribes, but simply finding the cemetery will be an accomplishment for individuals who for years have sought to gain a greater understanding of the Nebraska school.
The Genoa Indian Industrial School opened in 1884 and at its height was home to nearly 600 students. In the decades it was open, more than 4,300 children lived there, making it one of the largest Native American schools in the country. The students were given a basic academic education and spent much of their time learning hands-on skills such as horse bridle-making for boys and sewing for girls that had limited value for a country in the midst of an industrial transformation.
The children typically spent long, exhausting days, rising as early as 4 a.m. for chores, followed by several hours of school before working the rest of the day in kitchens, workshops or out in the fields, said gaiashkibos. Discipline could be harsh, with even young children facing beatings for breaking rules.
“Absolutely, we know the children were living in fear,” gaiashkibos said. “There were no hugs from mom or grandma. There were no songs sung. Everything was foreign to them.”
Children from over 40 tribes were brought from as far away as Idaho and Maine to the school. The were forbidden from speaking their Native languages, their hair was cut — a traumatic experience given the cultural significance for many Native Americans of long hair — and they were required to wear uniforms.
This “forced incarceration” of children at a school hundreds an even thousands of miles away from their homes had a two-fold goal of crushing Native American cultures and aiding in the stealing of Native land, said Farina King, an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma who focuses on Native American studies.
“More than anything there was a clear agenda to cut the ties between their people, their homeland, their culture,” said King, a member of the Navajo Nation whose father attended one of the boarding schools. “They wanted to get them away as far as they could.”
At Genoa, that typically meant taking a train that would stop at the school grounds, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of Omaha.
After the school closed, most of the larger buildings were demolished and the land sold for other uses. A two-story brick workshop that has been turned into a museum remains, as does a smokestack that towers over the community, but the gymnasium, multi-story classroom buildings and dormitories are long gone and it’s hard to imagine a large school once existed in the small community.
The cemetery would have been forgotten too, if not for residents who for 30 years had been searching documents and the land around their community for the burial site. Their effort was given a boost about six years ago by the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project, which included advisers from some of the tribes whose ancestors attended the school and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Based off newspaper clippings, superintendent’s records, one student’s letter that described a cemetery and other documents, they determined at least 86 students died at the school. It’s unclear whether close living conditions contributed to the deaths, but records indicate students most commonly died of diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid and measles. There also was at least one death by accidental shooting and another due to a neck injury.
Researchers identified 49 of the children who died but have not been able to find names for 37 students. It’s believed the bodies of a few children were returned to their families.
But while the researchers accounted for the deaths, they couldn’t find where the children were buried.
Interest in bringing more professionals to help in Genoa grew after Canada announced in 2021 the discovery of mass graves of Indigenous children at residential schools, said Dave Williams, Nebraska’s state archeologist.
“We’ve heard from residents knowing there were burials nearby, knowing this was the Genoa school cemetery, but that precise location has been lost to time,” Williams said. “We’ve heard it’s in a few different locations but so far that hasn’t panned out.”
There were plenty of theories from residents and even former students, but it took study of maps and aerial photos to narrow down a few options. An initial effort to find remains using ground-penetrating radar wasn’t successful, but last summer an Iowa man volunteered to come to the site with dogs that are trained to detect the faint odor of decaying remains.
Two dogs separately signaled they smelled remains on a narrow piece of land sandwiched between railroad tracks, a cornfield and a canal that was dug soon after the boarding school closed. In late October and early November, a team affiliated with the National Park Service made two trips to the site and used different kinds of ground-penetrating radar in hopes of detecting what was beneath the soil.
The results of their examination should be available later in November.
To gaiashkibos, a member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, thinking of the boarding school and searching for the cemetery brings an overwhelming sense of sadness. But she said finding the cemetery is an essential step in honoring the children and recognizing what they had to endure.
“To heal, we have to have answers and bring closure,” she said. “We need to know, where are those children?”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-24T14:10:03+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2022/11/24/researchers-seek-lost-native-american-boarding-school-graves/ |
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins. They had no heat, electricity or running water as artillery shells tore the roof off their building and almost took their lives.
To survive, she improvised.
Mutevelić made a lamp out of used engine oil, water and a shoelace for a wick. She cooked on a fire fueled by books, furniture, shoes or clothes. A plastic spoon, she discovered, when lit, worked well as a temporary flashlight if she ventured outside. Plastic sheets covered the blown-out windows, a flimsy buffer against the bitter cold. Her news of the world came from a neighbor who powered a radio with a car battery.
“The electricity failed right away,” Mutevelić, 70, said through a translator. “And everything we had in our freezers, it melted. Those were our stocks, basically. That’s all.”
For Mutevelić, these are memories from three decades ago, when Bosnian Serbs besieged Sarajevo, causing thousands of civilian casualties. But it’s all happening again in Ukraine. Russia’s armed forces have aimed their firepower at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter weather sets in.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has accused Russia of “energy terrorism," said earlier this week that about 9 million people were without electricity. The country’s prosecutor general, Andriy Kostin, told The Associated Press that Russia’s deliberate targeting of Ukraine’s essential utilities is another act of genocide, the most heinous of war crimes.
“We are convinced that the crimes (Russia) is committing in Ukraine bear all the hallmarks of genocide,” Kostin said in a statement. “The aggressor state is ‘weaponizing winter,’ depriving Ukrainians of the basics — electricity, water and heating.”
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This story is part of an AP/FRONTLINE investigation that includes the War Crimes Watch Ukraine interactive experience and the documentary “ Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes ” on PBS.
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To make civilians suffer and die as a way to force their government to yield isn’t a new wartime strategy. But it’s prone to failure. Families, neighbors and entire communities band together, brainstorm and resist. As Sarajevo did. And as Britain did when the island nation refused to buckle under Nazi Germany’s withering assaults 80 years ago.
“The ability of a modern population to survive under duress and under aggression because of the mere willingness to continue to exist is sometimes underestimated,” said Bruno Tertrais, adviser for geopolitics at the Institut Montaigne, a Paris-based think tank.
Ukrainians are displaying the same resolve and ingenuity. Larysa Shevtsova’s apartment in Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson lost its electricity and water. But gas still flowed into a stove in the cramped kitchen. With two fire-resistant bricks and advice from a family friend, she and her husband were able to keep the temperature bearable in their home without being confined to the kitchen.
They’d set a brick directly on one of the stove’s four burners, the three others covered by large pots and a kettle. When the rectangular block was hot enough, it was carried carefully into the living room and set on top of a Soviet-era space heater that no longer worked. Shevtsova, her husband and two sons, one of them 3 years old, huddled around the brick for warmth that would last for about 30 minutes.
“We use this method to heat the room,” Shevtsova said. “Before that we just froze.”
The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline,” drawing from a variety of sources, have independently documented more than 40 attacks by Russia on Ukraine’s electrical power, heat, water and telecommunications facilities since February.
The extent of Russia’s path of destruction is not limited to one region of Ukraine. From the east to west, Russia has unleashed an onslaught of drone and missile attacks meant to inflict maximum damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with a drastic uptick in strikes since September, according to AP’s analysis of the data.
The repeated attacks have left Ukrainians accustomed to daily blackouts to prevent overloading the system as temperatures continue to drop.
“We should be clear about what Russia is doing,” President Joe Biden said last week at the White House during a joint news conference with Zelenskyy. “It is purposefully attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, destroying the systems that provide heat and light to the Ukrainian people during the coldest, darkest part of the year.”
Russia shows no sign of slowing down its attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid. Russian President Vladmir Putin said the waves of strikes are a response to an Oct. 8 truck bombing of the bridge connecting Russia’s mainland with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
The World Health Organization has estimated that 2 million to 3 million Ukrainians will leave their homes this winter in search of warmth and safety.
“It is absolutely the case that terrorizing the civilian population, to break their morale, to get them to demand of their leaders that they surrender, is not a form of military necessity,” said Mary Ellen O’Connell, a University of Notre Dame law professor and expert on international law. “Even if you’re attacking a military objective, if the intent in doing so is to terrorize civilians then you have committed a war crime.”
Since the start of Russia’s invasion in February, Moscow has launched 168 missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with nearly 80 percent of the attacks occurring in October, November and December, according to Kostin. Ukraine’s state-controlled Naftogaz oil and gas company reported earlier this month that more than 350 of its facilities and 450 kilometers (279 miles) of gas pipelines had sustained damage.
Russia made Ukraine’s electrical grid its primary target “because it’s the easiest way to disrupt civilization and to create humanitarian catastrophe,” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the CEO of state-owned power grid operator NEC Ukrenergo, told the AP. Without electricity, he said, basic utilities and other critical infrastructure sectors, such as communications and health care, are crippled.
“No transmission system operator in the world ever encountered this large scale of destruction,” Kudrytskyi said.
NEC Ukrenergo has described on Facebook how hundreds of its technicians and specialists are dispatched to restore power when it’s knocked out to “patching what can be patched and replacing what can be replaced.” But it can be at times a Sisyphean task. Russian shelling in early December cut off power in much of the newly liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson just days after it had been restored.
Sarajevans experienced the same descent into darkness and cold in the mid-1990s when Serb forces laid siege to the Bosnian capital during the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia. Like Ukraine, Bosnia faced an existential threat from a neighboring nation that sought to control the country by carving it up.
A glaring difference between Sarajevo and Ukraine is the Western world’s response.
For nearly four years, Sarajevo’s roughly 350,000 residents were trapped and faced daily shelling and sniper attacks. Cut off from regular access to electricity, heat and water, they survived on limited humanitarian aid from the United Nations while drinking from wells and foraging for food.
Fearing more bloodshed and seeking a political solution, the United States and the European Community, the European Union’s predecessor, backed a U.N. arms embargo on the former Yugoslavia that blocked the Bosnian government from acquiring weapons to fight back against Serb attacks.
For Ukraine, money and weapons are flowing. The United States has delivered or pledged billions of dollars in military aid, including a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery, the most powerful such weapon committed to Ukraine yet.
“Ukraine has weapons. And what we got back then was an embargo on weapons,” said Mirza Mutevelić, the 38-year-old son of Vildana Mutevelić. “I perceive this as another injustice.”
Lamija Polic, a retired nurse in Sarajevo, dodged bullets to get water and used a metal garbage can as a stove. Firewood was hard to come by. By the summer of 1993, most of Sarajevo’s trees were gone and people were digging up tree stumps.
“So we burned everything we had: slippers, shoes, old clothes, books, you name it,” Polic said. “We heated the smallest room in our flat, the kitchen, and we spent all the time there. You build a fire, but it lasts for just a few minutes and then you wait until you can no longer stand the cold to build another one. I remember that our blankets and sheets were so cold that you had a sense they were wet.”
Some residents of Kherson, a city on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine, are facing similar hardship. The city was the only regional capital that Moscow’s forces seized, falling into Russian hands in the first days of the invasion, and it was occupied for nearly nine months.
As they retreated in November, Russian forces wrecked power lines and other key infrastructure, sending thousands of Kherson’s newly liberated residents into the dark.
Larysa, who declined to use her last name for fear of reprisals against her family, told the AP in late November that at times she felt like she was having a nervous breakdown.
Unlike many houses that are able to use gas, Larysa’s home relied solely on electricity. So when Russian soldiers damaged energy supply lines, she and her husband were left in the dark, unable to cook or take hot showers. So they ate canned mackerel, pates and porridge without meat in the dark in their freezing apartment.
About once a week, Larysa went to a friend’s house that still had gas to wash her hair in warm water and eat a home-cooked meal. She and her husband wanted to buy a portable generator, but prices had spiked from about $190 to more than $1,600, Larysa said.
“I am tired of all of this and want my old life back,” Larysa said.
In Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, Mariia Modzolevska has relied on a generator and a car battery to keep her cafe, Blukach, up and running through the almost daily power outages.
Customers still come in. They charge their mobile phones and other gadgets while drinking the cafe’s coffee and eating its sweet small bites. Modzolevska, 34, devised ways to keep her shop powered. An old, recharged car battery keeps the credit card machine running. A diesel generator powers the espresso machines.
“We were making money until the first drone attack and blackouts, then income dropped by 30-plus percent,” she said. “It’s come back up ever since we equipped the coffee shop with power and internet. I don’t know for how long we may operate in (the) future.”
Tetiana Boichenko’s corner apartment in Kyiv faces north. Even in November, her bedroom was cold. Heat and electricity came and went in her neighborhood, depending on whether Russian missiles hit their targets.
Boichenko bought a small tent for $10 and set it up on top of her bed. Inside the tent, on top of a few blankets, Boichenko was 3 to 4 degrees warmer than the temperature of her room. Boichenko said she doesn’t plan to take down her tent until spring.
“I will sleep in it because it is warm,” she said. ___
Dupuy reported from New York, Lardner from Washington, and Niksic from Sarajevo. Associated Press writers Sam Mednick and Inna Varenytsia in Kherson, and Jamey Keaten in Kyiv contributed to this report. | 2022-12-29T05:26:47+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Sarajevo-s-agony-echoes-as-Ukraine-braces-for-a-17682598.php |
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DETROIT (AP) — Michael Lorenzen had a season-high seven strikeouts in six innings, Spencer Torkelson doubled twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Lorenzen (2-2) gave up five hits and two walks and has allowed just two runs in his last three starts. Will Vest worked two scoreless innings, with three strikeouts, and Jose Cisnero pitched the ninth.
The Pirates seemed confused by Lorenzen's mix of pitches and he took advantage of their lack of aggression. Lorenzen labored through his start, throwing 99 pitches.
“There were a lot of takes, so I was just able to throw my fastball for a strike down in the zone,” Lorenzen said. “They were spitting on it (taking the pitch) because they assumed it was going to be a changeup. With how I felt, I didn't think I was going to strike out that many guys.”
Torkelson scored and knocked in another run. Riley Greene had three hits.
Shut out for the second time in three games, Pittsburgh has lost 12 of 14 games while scoring just 22 runs. Luis Ortiz (0-2) allowed four runs, three earned, and seven hits in three-plus innings.
“We have to continue to have better at-bats,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “Right now, we're just not having consistent at-bats. There's not one thing you can say that kind of opens it up. It's just something we have to take upon ourselves to have more consistent and more competitive at-bats.”
The Tigers grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first on Javier Baez's run-scoring single and Torkelson's RBI double.
“It's definitely big to come out strong against anybody, especially against a team that's kind of been struggling recently,” Torkelson said. “I guess we kind of felt the life come out of them. We keep the foot on the pedal and played until the last out.”
Ortiz gifted a couple of runs to Detroit in the third. Torkelson led off with another double and moved to third on Akil Baddoo's infield hit. Torkelson scored on Ortiz's errant pickoff attempt of Baddoo and Baddoo came home on a wild pitch.
That was more than enough support for Lorenzen and the Detroit relievers.
“My goal is to go out and attack the zone and fill the zone,” Lorenzen said. “It makes it that much easier, knowing you have a cushion. A solo homer is not going to beat you, so you feel confident throwing strikes and letting your defense work.”
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: LHP Rob Zastryzny (left elbow discomfort) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis. He has been sidelined since April 15. ... RHP Vince Velazquez (right elbow inflammation) threw a bullpen session in Bradenton, Florida, on Monday. He was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 5.
Tigers: RHP Spencer Turnbull (neck discomfort) will rehab in Detroit this week. ... RHP Trey Wingenter (right biceps tendinitis) played catch on Tuesday. Wingenter hasn't pitched since April 15.
ROSTER MOVES
Tigers: RHP Seth Elledge was claimed off waivers from the New York Mets and assigned to Triple-A Toledo; RHP Beau Brieske (upper arm discomfort) was transferred to 60-day injured list. Elledge appeared in 11 games with St. Louis in 2021. He made eight relief appearances with Triple-A Syracuse this season.
UP NEXT
Pirates: LHP Rich Hill (3-3, 4.35 ERA) pitches the second game of the series Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill is 0-1 with a no-decision this month after winning his last three April starts.
Tigers: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 1.57 ERA) will carry a streak of 19 1/3 scoreless innings into Wednesday's contest. Rodriguez has allowed just two runs in his last six starts.
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(The Hill) – A handful of House Republicans bucked their party to vote for gun legislation on Wednesday, supporting measures that were introduced after the mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas last month.
The marquee piece of legislation that cleared the chamber was the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of bills that seek to tighten gun restrictions. Among the provisions are raising the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21 and banning civilians from using high-capacity magazines.
The legislation is doomed in the Senate because of widespread GOP opposition. The package passed the House in a largely party-line vote of 223-204. One Republican did not vote.
Five Republicans broke from the party in supporting the measure: Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.) and Fred Upton (Mich.).
Kinzinger, Gonzalez, Jacobs and Upton are all not seeking reelection this year. Jacobs bowed out of seeking another term last week after he came under fire within the party for expressing support for an assault weapons ban.
The lawmakers voted for the package despite party leadership advocating against the legislation. Minority Whip Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) office sent a memo to House GOP offices on Tuesday encouraging members of the conference to vote “no” on the sweeping measure.
“In the wake of the senseless, malevolent shootings seen in recent months, the Majority has thrown together this reactionary package comprised of legislation that egregiously violates law-abiding citizens’ 2nd Amendment rights and hinders Americans’ ability to defend and protect themselves and their families,” the memo read.
In addition to voting on the entire package, the House also held votes on each individual provision. The full package, however, is the only piece of legislation that will be sent to the Senate for consideration.
Last week, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the House would vote on each provision “to place Republicans on record on each of these issues relating to gun safety.”
Six of the seven provisions passed in largely party-line votes, with only a handful of Republicans joining Democrats. The last provision, however, had widespread bipartisan support. It orders the attorney general to submit a report to congressional committees detailing individuals who could not purchase a firearm because they failed a background check.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, recommended that members vote against the first six provisions, but signaled support for the final one.
Kinzinger, Fitzpatrick and Jacobs supported all six provisions that Jordan recommended the conference oppose. A number of other Republicans joined the trio in voting for some of the individual measures.
The provision that would impose a ban on bump stocks for civilians received the most GOP support among the measures that Jordan recommended voting against.
The initiative passed in a 233-194 vote, with 13 Republicans bucking the party: Reps. Mike Turner (Ohio), John Katko (N.Y.), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.), Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), Chris Smith (N.J.), Maria Salazar (Fla.), David Valadao (Calif.), Ken Calvert (Calif.) David Joyce (Ohio), Kinzinger, Upton and Jacobs.
The provision that calls for raising the minimum age for purchasing a firearm from 18 to 21 cleared the House in a 228-199 vote. Ten Republicans supported that effort: Turner, Katko, Upton, Gonzalez, Fitzpatrick, Kinzinger, Jacobs, Malliotakis, Smith and Salazar.
The list of GOP defectors was similar for the measure to mandate that untraceable firearms and guns without serial numbers, also referred to as ghost guns, undergo background checks and receive serial numbers.
The House passed the provision in a 226-194 vote, with eight “yes” votes: Fitzpatrick, Kinzinger, Jacobs, Katko, Malliotakis, Upton, Gonzalez and Smith.
On a provision creating new federal crime offenses for gun trafficking and straw purchases of firearms, which is when people who are not able to clear background checks purchase firearms through a proxy, 7 Republicans bucked the party to support the measure in a 226-197 vote.
Fitzpatrick, Kinzinger, Malliotakis, Gonzalez, Jacobs, Salazar and Katko all voted “yes.”
Four Republicans voted for the provision that calls for prohibiting civilian use of ammunition magazines that have more than 15 rounds: Kinzinger, Jacobs, Upton and Fitzpatrick. The measure passed in a 220-207 vote.
The provision that received the least GOP support seeks to bolster safe storage of guns in homes where minors may have access to the firearms. Kinzinger, Fitzpatrick and Jacobs were the only GOP defectors. The effort, however, ultimately cleared the House in a 220-205 vote. | 2022-06-09T10:55:53+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/here-are-the-house-republicans-who-broke-with-the-party-on-guns/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.
Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press the attack happened Sunday at United States Penitentiary Coleman. The people said he was in stable condition Monday.
One of the people said Nassar had been stabbed in the back and in the chest.
The people were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack or the ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
Nassar is serving decades in prison for convictions in state and federal courts. He admitted sexually assaulting athletes when he worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. Separately, Nassar pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
During victim impact statements in 2018, several athletes testified that over the course of Nassar’s more than two decades of sexual abuse they had told adults, including coaches and athletic trainers, what was happening but that it went unreported.
More than 100 women, including Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, collectively sought more than $1 billion from the federal government for the FBI’s failure to stop Nassar when agents became aware of allegations against him in 2015. He was arrested by Michigan State University police in 2016, more than a year later.
The Justice Department’s inspector general said in July 2021 that the FBI made “fundamental” errors in investigating the sexual abuse allegations against Nassar and did not treat the case with the “utmost seriousness.” More athletes said they were molested before the the FBI swung into action.
The inspector general’s investigation was spurred by allegations that the FBI failed to promptly address complaints made in 2015 against Nassar. USA Gymnastics had conducted its own internal investigation, and the organization’s then-president, Stephen Penny, reported the allegations to the FBI’s field office in Indianapolis. But it took months before the bureau opened a formal investigation.
At least 40 girls and women said they were molested over a 14-month period while the FBI was aware of other sexual abuse allegations involving Nassar. Officials at USA Gymnastics also contacted FBI officials in Los Angeles in May 2016 after eight months of inactivity from agents in Indianapolis.
The FBI acknowledged conduct that was “inexcusable and a discredit” to America’s premier law enforcement agency.
Michigan State, which was accused of missing chances over many years to stop Nassar, agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee made a $380 million settlement.
In June 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a final appeal from Nassar. Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vengeful remarks by a judge who called him a “monster” who would “wither” in prison like the wicked witch in “The Wizard of Oz.”
“I just signed your death warrant,” Ingham County Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said of Nassar’s 40-year sentence.
The state Supreme Court said that Nassar’s appeal was a “close question” and that it had “concerns” over the judge’s conduct. But the court also noted that Aquilina, despite her provocative comments, stuck to the sentencing agreement worked out by lawyers in the case.
“We decline to expend additional judicial resources and further subject the victims in this case to additional trauma where the questions at hand present nothing more than an academic exercise,” the court said in a two-page order.
More than 150 victims spoke or submitted statements during an extraordinary seven-day hearing in Aquilina’s court more than four years ago.
“It’s over. … Almost six years after I filed the police report, it’s finally over,” said Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar.
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Sisak reported from New York.
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This story has been corrected to show the Michigan Supreme Court rejected Nassar’s final appeal in June 2022, not June 2023. | 2023-07-10T13:55:31+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-us-news/ap-disgraced-sports-doctor-larry-nassar-stabbed-multiple-times-at-florida-federal-prison-ap-sources/ |
Clouds Continue to Increase Throughout the Day with Temperatures Back in the Lower 30s
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good morning and happy Monday. We had some rain showers move in over the weekend as our mild stretch of weather continued. In fact temperatures were a good 15 to 20 degrees above average. Once we got into the afternoon yesterday, temperatures hovered right around the freezing mark causing some snowflakes to mix in. As we started to dry out, the clouds remained and that’s the way we are this morning.
This morning’s weather setup shows the low pressure system responsible for the rain and snow well off to our east. That sets us up for a quiet weather pattern for today, before our next system develops from our west looking to bring some rain later on in the evening tomorrow. This system does have the potential of changing over to a wintry mix on the backside as temperatures fall close to the freezing mark. We will continue to watch this for you as it gets closer.
Timing out the remainder of today for you, the better chance for catching the breaks in the cloud cover will be centered towards the morning hours. Despite what models are picking up on, I think it will be a bit of a gradual increase in the clouds. By the evening hours, all of us will be locked into the cloud cover. I wouldn’t rule out the possibility for an isolated snow shower as this next system approaches. High temperatures won’t increase by much as temperatures right now are hovering around the freezing mark. That is where our high temperatures will ultimately land. Even though clouds will continue, overnight lows will have a chance at falling back into the lower 20s. While that is well above average for this time of year, it is cooler than what we have seen the past couple of days.
Tomorrow’s highs will once again hover right around the freezing mark, but do have the potential of increasing enough to sustain rain for the system that is approaching our region. I’m expecting the daytime to be spent under the clouds and remaining dry. It’s not until mid to late evening where we will begin to see the leading edge of the rain. It will be an interesting weather setup as high pressure develops to the north attempting to keep the rain away. Leading into the overnight hours, that is when we will have the potential of seeing some snowflakes mix in with the rain. This is something we will continue to watch as this system gets closer for you. The 8 day forecast features a bit of an active weather pattern throughout the week with another chance for snow towards the end of the week.
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(The Hill) – Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a “coward” and a “threat to our Republic” in a new ad for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who is facing a primary challenger backed by the former president.
The ad featuring the former GOP vice president offering the lacerating take on Trump was released Thursday, weeks before voters go to the polls.
“In our nation’s 246 year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our Republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him,” Dick Cheney says in the one-minute ad, titled “He Knows It.”
“He is a coward. A real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters. He lost his election and he lost big. I know it, he knows it and deep down I think most Republicans know it.”
Liz Cheney voted to impeach Trump and lost her position in GOP leadership over her views. She is now the vice chair of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Dick Cheney said that he and his wife were “proud” of their “fearless” daughter, saying she was “honoring her oath to the Constitution.”
“There is nothing more important she will ever do than lead the effort to make sure Donald Trump is never again near the Oval Office. And she will succeed. I am Dick Cheney. I proudly voted for my daughter. I hope you will too,” he ends the ad by saying.
Cheney is fighting for her political life ahead of her primary on Aug. 16 as she faces Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman (R).
Cheney drew the ire of Trump after she became one of 10 Republicans to impeach him over his role in the Jan 6 attack.
She has enlisted the help of top Wyoming names like former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), who appeared in a campaign ad for her in June. Earlier this week, she touted a picture of actor Kevin Costner, who wore a shirt saying “I’m for Liz Cheney”
A poll released last month by the Casper Star-Tribune showed Cheney trailing Hageman by more than 20 percent at 30 percent and 52 percent respectively.
The Hill has reached out to a Trump spokesperson for comment. | 2022-08-05T00:41:55+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/your-local-election-hq/dick-cheney-in-new-ad-no-individual-is-greater-threat-to-our-republic-than-trump/ |
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Local landscaping business, which embodies CASE's commitment to being a company on the move & delivering real-world innovation, wins six-month use of a CASE CTL & a year of business mentoring
RACINE, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Some horsepower-enhanced news is breaking today in Fort Valley, Ga. (population 8,817) as CASE Construction Equipment named Terry McNair and his local Fort Valley landscaping company Real Turf Solutions the recipient of the CASE Kickstart business development program for 2022.
"We salute Terry for his entrepreneurial spirit, people-first approach and dedication to his entire team," says Terry Dolan, vice president — North America, CASE Construction Equipment. "Although we have more than 180 years of experience at CASE, we – like Terry – are making moves like a startup and creating solutions rooted in customer need. Through CASE Kickstart, we're honored to help the men and women who operate our equipment every day further their business aspirations and reach their dreams."
For McNair, the drive for meaningful change in his business started with a very real and personal experience. "My oldest son was diagnosed with cancer when he was 10 and we were told he'd never walk again. It changed my perspective and goals. Today he has been fully cured." After countless hours in hospitals and days away from his work, McNair's vision for his business, which is located 25 miles southwest of Macon, evolved. "We started to make changes. I hired a new management team and developed a culture of 'changing lives.' Everything has changed for the better since," he said.
As part of the grand-prize package, McNair will deploy a CASE compact track loader and attachment into his business for six months and receive one year of business consultation with Envisor Consulting. Owners Ken Thomas and Ben Gandy will take a deep dive into McNair's business through their proprietary Green Dot Operating System, which provides a roadmap that simplifies, streamlines and ensures organizational development success and long-term sustainability.
Equipment support, training and related counsel is being provided by Georgia-based CASE dealer Tidewater Equipment Company.
Four CASE Kickstart runners up were also named — each has earned a six-month online training subscription from Envisor Academy — Envisor's online education hub, which houses online education courses, seminars and workshops that will help the honorees apply proven landscaping business principles to their operations.
The four runners up are Darren Peters of Peters' Patio and Landscape (St. Kenyon, Minnesota), Ricky Parmar of Castleridge Landscaping (Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada), William Lindsey of Luxe Applied Sciences (Strasburg, Colorado), and Alex Mackay of Beaumack Solutions (Three Hills, Alberta, Canada).
For more information on CASE Construction Equipment, and its entire lineup of solutions and services for the landscaping industry, visit CaseCE.com/landscaping.
CASE Construction Equipment is a global full-line manufacturer of construction equipment that combines generations of manufacturing expertise with practical innovation. CASE is dedicated to improving productivity, simplifying operation and maintenance while achieving lower total cost of ownership for fleets around the world. The CASE dealer network sells and supports this world-class equipment, by offering customized aftermarket support packages, hundreds of attachments, genuine parts and fluids as well as industry-leading warranties and flexible financing. More than a manufacturer, CASE is committed to giving back by dedicating time, resources and equipment to building communities. This includes supporting disaster response, infrastructure investment, and non-profit organizations that provide housing and resources for those in need.
CASE Construction Equipment is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., a World leader in Capital Goods listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CNHI) and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario of the Borsa Italiana (MI: CNHI). More information about CNH Industrial can be found online at http://www.cnhindustrial.com/.
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WATCH LIVE: Rare hybrid solar eclipse over Australia
Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A hybrid solar eclipse, which is a rare combination of two other solar eclipses, will be visible in the Southern Hemisphere on Thursday night. But people in North America can still watch it live from NASA.
A hybrid eclipse is a combination of a total eclipse and an annular eclipse.
Around 9:34 p.m. EST the eclipse will begin, starting with the moon completely blocking out the sun. It will transition to partially blocking out the sun, leaving a “ring of fire” visible in the sky.
It will end around 3 a.m. on Thursday.
The last hybrid eclipse was in 2013. North America will be able to see our annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023.
Copyright 2023 WHNS. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-20T03:09:57+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/04/20/watch-live-rare-hybrid-solar-eclipse-over-australia/ |
First lady Jill Biden had cancerous lesions removed on Wednesday, according to the White House physician.
President Biden accompanied his wife as she underwent a Mohs surgery at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., to remove a skin lesion above her right eye.
The outpatient procedure confirmed “that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma,” a form of skin cancer, physician Kevin O’Connor said Wednesday afternoon.
While all of the cancerous cells were removed, doctors identified “an additional area of concern” on Biden’s chest, which was also removed and later confirmed to be cancerous.
Another lesion on the 71-year-old first lady’s left eyelid was removed and is poised to undergo “standard microscopic examination.”
O’Connor noted that basal cell carcinoma lesions, the most common type of skin cancer, “do not tend to ‘spread’ or metastasize,” but “have the potential to increase in size, resulting in a more significant issue as well as increased challenges for the surgical removal.”
The president’s physician said Jill Biden experienced “some facial swelling and bruising,” but was in “good spirits” and was “feeling well.”
The president returned to the White House on Wednesday, and O’Connor said the first lady is expected to head back to executive mansion later in the day. | 2023-01-11T23:03:28+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/hill-politics/jill-biden-has-cancerous-lesions-removed/ |
State lawmakers advanced four bills Tuesday that are aimed at curbing penalties for marijuana possession, the latest effort to soften Louisiana’s historically harsh stance on the drug.
The proposals, referred Tuesday to the full Senate by the Senate’s Judiciary C committee, are aimed at those who use marijuana at their doctor’s recommendation and those who use it recreationally. The latter use is still illegal in the state.
One, House Bill 775, would allow medical cannabis patients to carry pipes, bongs and other paraphernalia. Another, House Bill 1028, would decriminalize the possession of paraphernalia for non-patients, making it a maximum $50 fine, similar to a law passed by legislators last year eliminating the possibility of jail time for pot possession.
House Bill 629 would bar police from searching residents’ homes simply because those homes smell of marijuana, which lawmakers described as solidifying current law. And House Bill 774 would allow people convicted for small-time weed possession to expunge their records six months after conviction, instead of the current five years.
State Rep. Cedric Glover, D-Shreveport, who sponsored most of the measures, said the legislation is “appropriate” considering lawmakers passed a law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, and allowed medical marijuana patients to use smokable flower, last year.
House lawmakers, generally less skeptical of looser pot policies than Senate lawmakers, have already approved the proposals. The full Senate is expected to consider them before the legislative session ends June 6; if approved, they must be signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards to become law.
The moves are in keeping with a broad shift in public attitudes around cannabis use in Louisiana, and they come nearly a year after lawmakers agreed to stop arresting those caught with small amounts of the drug.
People caught with 14 grams of weed or less may now be fined or receive a court summons. The state also drastically expanded its medical marijuana program in recent years, broadening the list of medical conditions that make people eligible to participate and legalizing the smokable flower for those patients.
The changes put Louisiana more in line with a majority of states in the country, though they fell short of legalizing the drug for all forms of adult use.
The Senate is also expected to consider other cannabis-related bills in the next few weeks, including proposals to let tourists access the state’s medical marijuana program and to exempt those visitors from prosecution for certain weed offenses.
Another bill by Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee, R-Houma, would add some pharmacies to the medical marijuana industry, which only has two growers and nine pharmacies. Legislators have been negotiating a set of amendments to the bill that could involve expanding the number of pharmacies beyond the few originally spelled out in the bill.
Edwards has said he’s against a dramatic expansion of medical marijuana pharmacies, and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder has said he’s opposed to opening up the exclusive growing licenses.
Edwards and many state lawmakers also oppose legalizing the drug for recreational use, as 18 other states and Washington, D.C., have done.
Some of that disdain was on display Tuesday. Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, the chair of the powerful Senate finance committee, told a marijuana advocate that on a recent trip to Colorado, he was walking with his grandchildren when they discovered “20 people” who were “smoking dope” outside a restaurant. Colorado led the nation’s legalization effort several years ago but still bans public consumption of the drug.
“If THC was so good, (the federal government) would have legalized it,” White said.
But marijuana advocates praised the judiciary committee’s move Tuesday.
“The Legislature as a whole is evolving in their understanding of marijuana,” said Peter Robins-Brown of Louisiana Progress, a group that has pushed to relax weed laws. “These should be a few small steps toward a more just approach to marijuana prohibition.” | 2022-05-25T00:04:16+00:00 | theadvocate.com | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_5a597674-dbb0-11ec-89c8-2f03b1de1fd8.html |
Aflac study reveals enduring stress and anxiety are affecting U.S. workforce mental health and productivity
COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to continued COVID-19 concerns, a sluggish economy and the fear of a potential recession, there is a critical need for mental health care and resources to support employees, according to the nationally representative 12th annual Aflac WorkForces Report. The study — released by Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance and products in the U.S. — captures trends and attitudes about the state of workplace benefits.
According to the newly released report, more than half (59%) of American workers are experiencing at least moderate levels of burnout, a notable increase over 2021 (52%) and on par with the levels reported in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2022-2023 Aflac WorkForces Report.
Mental health and well-being rise to the top
The study uncovers the enduring effect of stress and uncertainty on Americans, making mental health care a big priority for employers. Stress is not only impacting American workers' home lives, but also their work lives and, consequently, productivity. The survey found that employees are asking for mental health care in higher numbers than ever before, and employers are searching for new ways to provide it. Key statistics:
- Mental health negatively affected job performances of nearly half (46%) of the U.S. workforce in the past year — a significant increase over 2021 (34%).
- More than half (51%) of employers recognize that employee mental health issues have affected their businesses over the past year.
- Nearly 80% of employees state that mental health coverage is critical, yet only 61% have access to mental health care as part of their benefits package.
Burnout has a detrimental impact on U.S. workforce
Survey responses show that burnout is associated with job satisfaction and loyalty. Employees who suffer from high levels of burnout report lower job satisfaction (55%), lower confidence that their employers care about them (47%), negative perceptions of work-life balance (55%) and a higher likelihood of seeking another job in the next year (56%). According to the report:
- The most financially concerned populations — Gen Z (71%), those working multiple jobs (66%), Hispanics (65%), those working multiple jobs (66%), millennials (65%) and women (62%) — are seriously affected by burnout.
- Yet 45% of employers are no more likely this year than last (43%) to view burnout as a problem for their organization.
- Over half (56%) of employees believe that their organizations care about their well-being at least a moderate amount. This sentiment is strongest among those with a hybrid working arrangement (70%).
"A major concern of employee burnout is the impact on their well-being and how it affects engagement and retention," said Matthew Owenby, chief human resources officer, Aflac Incorporated. "Employers are looking for new ways to offer benefits that help improve their employees' mental health balance. At Aflac, we help support our customers with access to mental health benefits, which is available through our individual short–term disability and group critical illness products."2
Employees and employers have differing views on financial stability
According to the survey, many American workers are struggling financially, and even more are vulnerable to unexpected medical costs not covered by health insurance. While employers have always lagged in understanding the financial instability facing the workforce, this year, the gap is wider than ever.
- More than half (58%) of Americans say they could not pay $1,000 in out-of-pocket costs. This is most concerning for Gen Z (78%), African Americans (72%) and Hispanics (65%).
- About 3 out of 5 (57%) workers report suffering high levels of anxiety about health care costs exceeding what their insurance covers. This is most prevalent among Hispanics (69%), including both Gen Z and millennials (65%).
- Three-quarters (76%) of employers think their employees understand their health care costs well, while just 52% of employees agree.
- About 57% of employees are confident they will be very well covered in the event of a serious illness, and only 1 in 5 believe they will be covered extremely well.
- Hispanic (46%) — including both Gen Z and millennial (44%) — workers are the most impacted by inflation with nearly half indicating that rising costs have affected their ability to afford a medical treatment or prescription.
"Soaring health care costs, lack of understanding of benefits on health insurance policies and the economic downturn have contributed to employees' anxiety about their insurance coverage," said Owenby. "Hispanics and younger workers have been hard-hit by inflation with nearly half indicating that rising costs have driven them to choose between paying medical or other bills."
Supplemental insurance can help provide an additional layer of financial protection
- About half (48%) of American employees view supplemental benefits as a core component of a comprehensive benefits program.
- Nine out of 10 employees believe the need for supplemental insurance like dental, life and vision is increasing.
- Nearly 77% of employers who offer supplemental insurance believe these benefits help with recruitment, and 80% say they help with retention.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about sweeping changes to the workplace, the workforce, and benefits enrollment and management, while also spurring a period of innovation in the benefits space. However, even with advancements in key areas such a telemedicine and other online resources, employees made it clear in 2022 that they value the human side of their benefits packages just as much. Offering robust mental health resources, flexible work schedules, and one-on-one support rise to the top this year as ways for employers to attract and retain top talent in today's competitive work environment.
To learn more, read the 2022-2023 Aflac WorkForces Report at AflacWorkForcesReport.com.
About the 2022-2023 Aflac WorkForces Report
The 2022-2023 Aflac WorkForces Report, conducted by Kantar on behalf of Aflac, is the 12th annual study examining benefits trends, attitudes and use of employee benefits in the U.S. workforce in various industries and business sizes. The employer survey took place online between Aug. 31, 2022, and Sept. 20, 2022, and captured responses from 1,200 employers. The online employee survey captured responses from 2,001 employees between Aug. 31, 2022, and Sept. 20, 2022. Throughout this report, some percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding of some responses.
About Aflac Incorporated
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, the insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the U.S., Aflac is the number one provider of supplemental health insurance products.1 Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan, where it insures 1 in 4 households. In 2021, the company was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In 2022, Aflac Incorporated was proud to be included as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 16th consecutive year, Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for the 21st time and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/español. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to ESG and social responsibility at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability."
Media contact – Jon A. Sullivan, 706.763.4813 or JSullivan@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – David A. Young, 706.596.3264, 800.235.2667 or DYoung@aflac.com
1 LIMRA 2021 US Supplemental Health Insurance Total Market Report
2 Mental health benefits may not be available in all states, including but not limited to ID, NJ, NM, NY, or VA. Individual short–term disability policies: In Idaho, Policy A57600IDR. In Oklahoma, Policies A57600OK & A57600LBOK. In Virginia, Policies A57600VA & A57600LBVA. Refer to the exact plans and riders for benefit details, definitions, limitations and exclusions. Plans and riders may also contain a waiting period. For availability and costs, please contact your local Aflac agent/producer. Individual coverage is underwritten by Aflac. In New York, individual coverage is underwritten by Aflac New York. Group coverage is underwritten by Continental American Insurance Company (CAIC), wholly-owned subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated. CAIC is not licensed to solicit business in New York, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands. For groups sitused in California, coverage is underwritten by Continental American Life Insurance Company. For groups sitused in New York, group coverage is underwritten by Aflac New York. Continental American Insurance Company | Columbia, SC.
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Native American tribe welcomes ‘extremely rare’ white buffalo calf
Published: Jun. 18, 2022 at 12:06 PM CDT|Updated: 35 minutes ago
BELCOURT, N.D. (KFYR/Gray News) - The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians recently celebrated the birth of a white buffalo calf.
The tribe views the white buffalo as the most sacred living thing on earth and says the extremely rare animal signifies a sign of hope that their prayers are being answered.
During the birth, the tribe held a community healing fire and started a Sun Dance, as reported by KFYR.
“I didn’t believe it. I said I’ll believe it when I see it because we were gifted a white buffalo last year, and just the odds that a calf would be born this year, or at all, are just astronomical,” said TMBCI Tribal Chairman Jamie Azure.
Copyright 2022 KFYR via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-18T17:43:36+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/2022/06/18/native-american-tribe-welcomes-extremely-rare-white-buffalo-calf/ |
Kraken score 3 goals in 3rd period for 1st win over Flames
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Daniel Sprong, Yanni Gourde and Matt Beniers scored in a five-minute span of the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 5-4. Carson Soucy and Morgan Geekie also scored as the Kraken beat the Flames for the first time. Joey Daccord stopped 36 of 40 shots for the win in his first start of the season. Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist for the Flames to reach 400 career points. Nazem Kadri, Nikita Zadorov and Trevor Lewis also scored for the Flames. Dan Vladar stopped 21 of 26 shots in the loss. | 2022-11-02T07:04:23+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/11/01/kraken-score-3-goals-in-3rd-period-for-1st-win-over-flames/ |
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Life out in the country tends to move a little slower. That's why you would never guess, inside two barns in Allendale, an 86-year-old man is building one of the fastest cars in America.
"There's only one project. This one's it right here."
That's what Jim Byerly told FOX 17 back in August when asked about the items on his bucket list. To no surprise, that "one project" he referred to has been the same one he's worked on since 1996 — his Streamliner.
“I've built other cars in the past, but this right here is the top one," he said.
When it's complete, Byerly will take his Streamliner out to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to attempt a land speed record for that kind of vehicle. The current number to beat is 348 mph set in 2010. Byerly hopes his Streamliner will top out above 400 mph.
This need for speed has driven him for decades. Byerly was first consumed by the concept of racing when he was a teenager.
"It actually started clear back when I graduated from high school because I walked over to the drugstore," Byerly said. "That's when the Hot Rod magazines were small. I thought, 'Boy, that's pretty interesting.' It just gradually crept up from there.”
Little did Byerly know, but he was staring his future in the face. The very same magazine that captured his curiosity printed him a full-page feature in 2005.
“That was in Hot Rod Magazine," he said. "Millions and millions of those magazines go out all over the world.”
After working on the vehicle for 26 years, his Streamliner is close to crossing the finish line.
The hope is to have it ready to race in August, taking the almost 27-feet-long, 4,000-lb. vehicle halfway to the speed of sound.
Byerly won't be behind the wheel though. That will be his neighbor, and now friend, Eric Bair.
“My bucket list item was go to Bonneville — just go, not to drive," Bair told FOX 17. "Holy crap. That is huge. That is just beyond bucket list. That's dream come true type stuff.”
Bair has been in several drag races himself, doing it since the '90s. However, he's never traveled more than 140 mph. With this Streamliner, that'll be tripled.
"Oh, I'm excited," he said with a smile on his face. "There's no nerves there. I just want to get behind the wheel and pilot this thing.”
Bair said August can't come soon enough.
While Byerly didn't need any extra motivation himself, he got it in 2020 when his wife of 63 years, Loa, passed away.
Byerly said Loa would always tell him, "I just want this to do what you want it to do."
Pretty soon, Byerly will see if he can make her wish, and his own, come true. | 2023-01-05T17:21:28+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/fox-17-unfiltered/did-ya-know/need-for-speed-86-year-old-allegan-man-building-400-mph-vehicle |
CHICAGO — McDonald’s McNuggets are going fowl-free.
The Chicago-based fast food giant is introducing plant-based McNuggets next week. Germany will be the first market to get them.
McPlant Nuggets - made from peas, corn and wheat with a tempura batter - are the second product McDonald’s has co-developed with Beyond Meat, an El Segundo, California-based maker of plant-based meats. McDonald’s has been selling a McPlant burger since 2021.
McDonald’s said the nationwide nugget rollout to more than 1,400 restaurants in Germany follows a limited-time test at nine restaurants in the Stuttgart area in August. McDonald’s will also start selling the McPlant burger in Germany next week.
Availability of the McPlant nuggets and burger in future markets will depend on customer demand, McDonald’s said.
European customers have generally been more receptive to McDonald’s plant-based meat products than those in the U.S. The McPlant burger is now a permanent menu item in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands. Last month, McDonald's rolled out the Double McPlant burger in the U.K. and Ireland.
But in the U.S., McDonald’s ended a test of the McPlant burger last summer without announcing any future plans for its sale.
Beyond Meat began selling plant-based chicken in U.S. groceries in 2021. It has also co-developed plant-based tenders and nuggets with other chains, including KFC and Panda Express.
Meanwhile, McDonald's is scheduled to bring back its seasonal Shamrock Shake and OREO Shamrock McFlurry to menus on Monday, Feb. 20. The fast food chain first introduced the popular seasonal item in 1970, while the OREO Shamrock McFlurry made its debut in 2020. | 2023-02-16T15:56:56+00:00 | wcnc.com | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/mcdonalds-plant-based-mcnuggets-debut/507-772f234f-7e6f-4ec8-9703-884e6b690f5f |
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Polish rendering company, Miropasz Group for approximately €110 million Euros, subject to post-closing adjustments. Miropasz processes approximately 250,000 metric tons annually through three poultry rendering plants in southeast Poland (Mirowice, Pszcaonow and Krasnystaw), and has approximately 225 employees.
"As the number one poultry producer in Europe, Poland plays a significant role in feeding the world," said Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Darling Ingredients. "We believe meat production in Poland will continue to grow, and this acquisition provides a nice bolt-on to Darling's existing three plants in central and western Poland and once again displays our commitment toward building out our global supply for low-carbon feedstocks."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.
About Darling
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates more than 270 plants in 17 countries and repurposes approximately 15% of the world's meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients. To learn more, visit darlingii.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - CycurID Technologies Ltd., ("CycurID" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the release of the first fully compliant, transaction-monitored and privacy-based, non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet.
The imme™ Wallet has been developed to allow everyday persons to participate in the evolving digital marketplace without the fear of dealing with cryptocurrencies from illicit sources and activities, such as sanctioned wallets and the dark web.
Mehdi Mehrtash, CycurID CTO and Co-founder said, "Some of the biggest hurdles preventing the mass adoption of cryptocurrency are: the lack of understanding arising from the use of technical jargon, and misleading information regarding the true risks involved in dealing with cryptocurrencies. The imme™ app and wallet were developed to provide an easy to use, consumer-focused, and transparent experience that maintains user anonymity while providing feedback on the quality of their transactions."
Similar to how you would open a bank account, users of the imme™ Wallet are authenticated through an automated onboarding process which performs an ID and background verification. Once the onboarding is complete, they are able to set up their wallet. The imme™ Wallet includes other functionalities such as: wallet reputation, transaction scoring, biometric transaction authorization, support for ETH and all ECR20 tokens, cloud-based wallet backup, and the ability to use Web3 domains powered by Unstoppable Domains.
"We're working to bring Web3 to the world, and integrating with CycurID's crypto wallet will help us do that," said Sandy Carter, SVP and Channel Chief at Unstoppable Domains. "In order to become part of Web3, people need to feel secure, which is why we're aligned with CycurID's vision for a safe and compliant Web3 experience."
All transactions from the imme™ Wallet are checked to determine if any of their funds have been commingled with funds from illicit activities or sources such as the dark web, sanctioned wallets and/or proceeds of crime. There is a 0.25% fee on every outgoing transaction that covers the continuous monitoring, and sanctioned address screening. This fee is in addition to the normal gas fee.
Mehrtash further added, "Our Company's main goal is to ensure that consumer and business protections are central in all online transactions, while meeting regulatory and reporting requirements."
For more information about CycurID's complete suite of cost-effective identity solutions, visit the corporate website https://cycurid.com or contact CycurID here. Learn more about imme™ at imme.io or contact the imme™ team here.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday at the end of a brutal week.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% as of 1:15 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 126 points, or 0.4%, to 30,053 and the Nasdaq rose 2%.
Every major index is on a track for weekly losses after suffering several major drops this week as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are using in their battle against inflation. Higher rates fight inflation but they also slow down the economy and can push prices lower for stocks and bonds.
“Any lack of clarity or lack of confidence in the Federal Reserve is going to create a lot of volatility in the market,” said Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence Capital Advisors.
The benchmark S&P 500 is down more than 5% for the week. Worries over inflation, rising interest rates and a recession risk dragged it into a bear market earlier this week, meaning it had dropped more than 20% from its peak. It’s now about 23% below its record set early this year and back to where it was in late 2020. That effectively erases 2021, which was one of the best years for Wall Street since the turn of the millennium.
The key concern for investors has been whether aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world will temper record high inflation without pushing the U.S. and other economies into a recession.
“There’s a lot of uncertainty right now about the timing of a recession, but the risks are clearly rising,” Horneman said.
On Wednesday, the Fed hiked its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, triple the usual move. It could consider another increase that big at its next meeting in July. At the same time, the central bank is allowing some of the trillions of dollars of bonds it purchased through the pandemic to roll off its balance sheet. That should put upward pressure on longer-term interest rates. It’s another way central banks have been ripping away supports they earlier propped underneath markets to juice the economy.
The effort from the Fed to slow the U.S. economy is happening at the same time that some other measures of economic growth, such as retail sales, have been slowing down. That has raised concerns that the Fed’s actions could wind up being too aggressive.
Investors will have a chance next week to again take a measure of the Fed’s thinking when Chair Jerome Powell testifies to Congress. The testimony is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Technology companies rose. Apple rose 2.1%. Health care companies, retailers and banks were also making gains. Energy companies fell as U.S. crude oil prices dipped 6.4%. Exxon Mobil fell 4.8%.
Bond yields eased. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.21% from 3.30% late Thursday.
U.S. markets will be closed Monday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. | 2022-06-17T18:38:05+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/business/asian-stocks-follow-wall-st-lower-on-economy-fears/ |
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bot Image, an Omaha-based MRI medical device company has developed an AI-driven medical device CAD software to significantly improve the accuracy and speed of prostate cancer detection (CADe) and diagnosis (CADx). The tool, called ProstatID™, combines artificial intelligence with traditional MRI scanning.
"Prostate cancer screening and detection methods adoption has changed little over the past 30 years, despite the mountain of evidence pointing to the efficacy of superior technologies and the futility of the old methods," says the company founder and CEO Dr. Randall W. Jones. "Sadly, this has resulted in the unnecessary and premature deaths of countless numbers of men in the US alone. ProstatID represents an exciting step in the fight to save lives."
Trained by analyzing thousands of MRI image sets, radiological interpretations, guided biopsies, and pathology lab results, the software's algorithm recognizes and measures the volume of the prostate gland, and detects suspicious cancerous lesions - assigning a cancer probability to each one, and suggests a diagnostic case score known as PI-RADS (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data Sytem) score. This was proven in two clinical studies (involving 25 radiologists from around the US) to significantly improve radiologic interpretation accuracy as measured by improved detection and fewer false positives when radiologists used the aid of the CAD. This demonstrates a tremendous savings of time and cost for the patient and provider, potentially saving lives in the process via early and accurate detection.
ProstatID's ability to detect lesions and assign a cancer probability to prostate MRI cases goes far beyond existing technologies which have improved on-screen formatting of prostate MRI cases and segmentations of a patient's prostate but stopped short of aiding in detection and diagnosis.
The computer-aided design tool is currently available for use as a Software-as-a-service (SaaS) device which requires only a secure VPN tunnel connection between the radiology department server or MRI system and the cloud-based ProstatID server. The software and connectivity are both HIPAA compliant and cyber-secure.
"With FDA clearance, the path for implementation is open", says Jones, "and hospitals and radiological clinics can connect in as little as one hour of IT effort, and begin bringing this exciting technology to their patients".
Please contact Melanie Jones mjones@botimageai.com for further information.
ABOUT BOT IMAGE
Bot Image, Inc.'s mission is to blend artificial intelligence (AI) with other diagnostic mediums and bring about substantial improvements in clinical outcomes where it matters most: Improved cancer screening, detection, classification, and grading using non-invasive imaging technologies such as MRI and CT. The Omaha-based medical imaging software company's first product, ProstatID, blends AI with MRI to detect potentially cancerous lesions, assigning a cancer probability score to each, and aid physician's in the patient diagnosis.
Dr. Randall W. Jones (www.drrandallwjones.com), founder and CEO of Bot Image, is a leader in the field of MRI device development as well as prostate cancer with decades of experience in the respective specialties. Jones notes that one in eight men develop prostate cancer in their lifetime and about 30,000 die annually — figures that can be reduced by more accurate early detection and diagnosis. He further notes that by using AI to improve detection and diagnostic accuracies, billions of healthcare dollars can be saved annually by avoiding unwarranted biopsies and treatments; and in the case of prostate cancer, improved treatment planning could save countless unnecessary radical prostatectomies that have a high degree of undesirable side effects such as incontinence and/or impotence.
Jones stated that the company is expanding its clinical research relationships with key academic hospitals including co-authoring peer-reviewed journal articles, sponsored research studies, and continued SaaS services. Bot Image is also working to create several additional software products to improve the early detection and accuracy of other diseases (such as stroke assessment and liver disease) using MRI and artificial intelligence technology. The company is currently negotiating several Use and Development contracts with large service provider networks and expects exponential growth over the next few years.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garrett Stubbs hit a three-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a dramatic 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
Alec Bohm sparked the winning rally with a one-out single against Tanner Scott (2-2). Pinch-hitter J.T. Realmuto walked before Yairo Muñoz struck out swinging for the second out.
That brought Stubbs to the plate, and he drove a 2-2 slider deep to right for his third homer. He admired the drive for a few seconds before yelling toward the Phillies' dugout and throwing his bat down in celebration.
It was his first career game-ending homer.
“I couldn’t tell you how I felt (at that moment),” Stubbs said. “There was a lot of excitement and a lot of adrenaline. By the time I got home, everyone was crowding me. I thought I would throw up afterward. The adrenaline was awesome.”
Philadelphia improved to 10-2 since interim manager Rob Thomson replaced the fired Joe Girardi.
“It feels good to win a series against anybody and that’s our fourth in a row,” Thomson said “To win a series against a team in the division is huge.”
Kyle Gibson pitched eight-plus innings for Philadelphia before Connor Brogdon (2-0) got three outs for the win.
“They are all big,” Gibson said. “You try to not make too much of a win or too much of a loss. But that one was really big.”
Miguel Rojas homered for Miami, and Daniel Castano pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Rojas and Jon Berti each had two hits.
“Obviously, that one is disappointing with the way that we thrown the ball today to get to that point,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “It’s disappointing. I’ve had enough of those for the year.”
Castano was promoted when right-handers Edward Cabrera and Cole Sulser were placed on the injured list before the game.
Castano, a 27-year-old left-hander, allowed five hits, struck out three and walked two. He retired Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and Didi Gregorius in a row after Rhys Hoskins’ leadoff triple in the sixth.
“It was just trying to execute one pitch at a time,” Castano said. “I tried to go hitter to hitter, not to make it too big, slow the game down. I thought we did a good job of that. I also made some not so good pitches but the defense made some good plays behind me.”
CLOSING TIME
After another shaky outing in Tuesday night's 11-9 loss to the Marlins, Thomson announced that Corey Knebel will take a step back from the closing role to focus on his mechanics.
Knebel, who signed a one-year, $10 million contract in the offseason to help solidify Philadelphia's leaky bullpen, has blown four saves and posted a 4.91 ERA since May 5. He has walked 13 batters in 14 2/3 innings in that stretch.
“For the near future, we'll put him in a position where he can breathe a little because he's not throwing the ball where he wants,” Thomson said. “And he knows that.”
When asked for his reaction, Knebel was brief.
“I don't think there's anything to say,” he said. “The decision has been made. I'm going to go do my job.”
Thomson indicated that the Phillies will use a closer-by-committee approach for the time being, with Seranthony Dominiguez as the likely recipient of most save opportunities.
TRAINERS ROOM
Marlins: Cabrera is dealing with right elbow tendinitis, and Sulser has a right lat strain. RHP Jimmy Yacabonis also was promoted from Triple-A Jacksonville. Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin was scheduled to meet with a doctor after experiencing discomfort in his knee Tuesday night. Thomson indicated that Eflin felt better Wednesday morning, but the club wanted him to see the doctor out of extreme caution. Eflin had surgery on that right knee last offseason.
UP NEXT
Marlins: After a day off Thursday, Miami begins a three-game road series against the NL East-leading Mets. LHP Braxton Garrett (1-1, 4.00 ERA) is scheduled to face New York RHP Carlos Carrasco (7-2, 3.93 ERA) on Friday night.
Phillies: A nine-game, three-city road trip begins with five games in Washington starting on Thursday night. RHP Zack Wheeler (5-3, 2.84 ERA) starts for the Phillies against LHP Patrick Corbin (3-8, 6.65 ERA).
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-15T22:31:54+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Garrett-Stubbs-3-run-homer-lifts-Phillies-over-17244324.php |
Navy disciplines officers in massive ship fire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Navy leaders have disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with widespread leadership and other failures that contributed to the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard.
The most significant actions were taken against members of the ship’s leadership team, including letters of reprimand and pay cuts for the former commander and executive officer. And Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro issued a letter of censure to retired Vice Adm. Richard Brown, who was the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the fire.
The ship was undergoing a two-year, $250 million upgrade pierside in San Diego when the fire broke out. About 115 sailors were on board, and nearly 60 were treated for heat exhaustion, smoke inhalation and minor injuries. The failure to extinguish or contain the fire led to temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas, melting sections of the ship into molten metal that flowed into other parts of the ship.
A Navy report last year concluded that the massive five-day blaze was preventable and unacceptable, and that there were lapses in training, coordination, communications, fire preparedness, equipment maintenance and overall command and control. And, while one sailor — Seaman Apprentice Ryan Mays — has been charged with setting the fire, the report found that failings by about three dozen officers and sailors either directly led to the ship’s loss or contributed to it.
“When leaders’ actions or inactions result in the loss of life or capital resources, the senior leadership of the Department of the Navy has a responsibility to determine the root cause and hold those accountable,” Del Toro said in a message sent to the Department of the Navy on June 2. “This fire could have been prevented with adequate oversight into the ship’s material condition and the crew’s readiness to combat a fire.”
The Navy on Friday laid out the disciplinary actions taken by Adm. Samuel Paparo, current commander of Pacific Fleet. In most cases, Paparo issued letters in the sailors’ personnel files that ranged in severity. In many cases a disciplinary letter can be career-ending.
According to the Navy, Paparo gave punitive letters of reprimand and pay forfeitures to Capt. Gregory Scott Thoroman, the ship’s former commanding officer, and to Capt. Michael Ray, the former executive officer. Former Command Master Chief Jose Hernandez was given a punitive letter of reprimand.
Others who received letters in their files were Rear Adm. Scott Brown, who was director of fleet maintenance, and Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the Navy Regional Maintenance Center.
Mays is facing a court martial, and was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel. He has denied setting the fire. Mays set the fire because he was disgruntled after dropping out of Navy SEAL training, prosecutors said. His defense lawyers said there was no physical evidence connecting him to the blaze.
The Navy report on the fire issued last year spread blame across a wide range of ranks and responsibilities, from Brown to senior commanders, lower ranking sailors and civilian program managers. It cited 17 for failures that “directly” led to the loss of the ship, while 17 others “contributed” to the loss of the ship. Two other sailors were faulted for not effectively helping the fire response. Of the 36, nine were civilians.
The report directly faulted the ship’s three top officers — Thoroman, Ray and Hernandez — for not effectively ensuring the readiness and condition of the ship. And it said that the failures of Vice Adm. Brown; Rear Adm. Scott Brown and Ver Hage all “contributed to the loss of the ship.”
The fire marked one of the worst noncombat warship disasters in recent memory and the vessel had to be scrapped. It would cost an estimated $4 billion to replace.
The report described a ship in disarray, with combustible materials scattered and stored improperly. It said maintenance reports were falsified, and that 87% of the fire stations on board had equipment problems or had not been inspected.
It also found that crew members didn’t ring the bells to alert sailors of a fire until 10 minutes after it was discovered. Those crucial minutes, the report said, caused delays in crews donning fire gear, assembling hose teams and responding to the fire.
Sailors also failed to push the button and activate the firefighting foam system, even though it was accessible and could have slowed the fire’s progress. “No member of the crew interviewed considered this action or had specific knowledge as to the location of the button or its function,” the report said.
More broadly, the crew was slammed for “a pattern of failed drills, minimal crew participation, an absence of basic knowledge on firefighting” and an inability to coordinate with civilian firefighters.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-15T19:43:19+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/07/15/navy-disciplines-officers-massive-ship-fire/ |
Jill Biden, education chief to kick off summer learning tour
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will visit Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan this week to examine summer learning programs that are helping children who fell behind during the pandemic catch up on reading, writing and arithmetic before the new school year begins.
The two-day tour, which the first lady’s office announced Tuesday, also gives her and Cardona a chance to highlight programs that are paid for by President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief program. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan set aside $122 billion to help schools safely reopen and stay open during the pandemic, and address students’ academic and mental health needs.
Many schools across the United States saw large numbers of students fall under the radar after schools shut their doors because of the pandemic and learning went online. Many students skipped class, tests and homework. Record numbers of families opted out of annual standardized tests, leaving some districts with little evidence of how students were doing in reading and math.
Now that most schools have reopened, many have been racing to make up for lost time and gaps in learning. They are budgeting billions of dollars for tutoring, summer camps and longer school days and trying to figure out which students need the most help after two years of disruptions.
Biden, a professor at Northern Virginia Community College, and Cardona, were opening the tour Wednesday by visiting a Horizons National summer learning program held at the private Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut, for local public elementary school students.
Horizons National is a nonprofit providing summer learning programs in 20 states, according to the first lady’s office.
Cardona is also a career educator and a Connecticut native who was that state’s education commissioner when President Biden nominated him for the federal post.
Cardona and the first lady also plan stops Thursday at a Detroit Public Schools Community District summer learning program, held at Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts in Detroit that serves kindergarten through eighth grade students from the district.
From Michigan, they will head to Athens, Georgia, to visit another Horizons National program, this one at the University of Georgia and serving students from Barnett Shoals Elementary School.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-19T14:27:40+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2022/07/19/jill-biden-education-chief-kick-off-summer-learning-tour/ |
(The Hill) – Canadian battle rapper Pat Stay was fatally stabbed just past midnight on Sunday in the province of Nova Scotia, the Halifax Police Department said in a news release.
Police said Stay, 36, was stabbed around 12:35 a.m. in downtown Halifax. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service ruled his death a homicide. Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
Stay, from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was known for his skill in rap battles, in which rappers use rhyme and wordplay to competitively diss and outperform the other. Stay was hailed for his freestyle rap form.
The music world mourned his death following the news. Famous rapper and musician Eminem tweeted Sunday night that “hiphop lost one of the best battlers of all time … RIP @patstay .. KINGS NEVER DIE!!”
Stay had recently defended Eminem from rival hip-hop artist The Game, who released a diss song “The Black Slim Shady” attacking Marshall Mathers. Stay dropped a song on his prolific Youtube channel that dissed The Game in return.
Other rappers expressed their condolences for the Canadian battle rapper. Drake made a post about the freestyle rapper on Instagram, and both Immortal Technique and Royce Da 5’9 paid their respects on Twitter.
A fundraiser for Stay has reached more than $100,000 on GoFundMe, hitting the target goal for the musician’s loved ones.
The news came on the same day as a series of stabbings in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, although the provinces are on opposite sides of the country. | 2022-09-06T12:12:57+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/battle-rapper-pat-stay-fatally-stabbed-in-nova-scotia/ |
MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Wednesday, July 26
If you're looking for Wednesday's probable pitchers, you've come to the right place. Keep reading to find a breakdown of the day's expected starting pitchers, which features a showdown between Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals versus Zac Gallen and the Diamondbacks.
Read on to find the probable pitcher matchups for every game on the schedule for July 26.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Rockies at Nationals Probable Pitchers
The Colorado Rockies will send Peter Lambert (2-1) to the bump as they play the Nationals, who will look to Jake Irvin (3-5) for the game between the clubs on Wednesday.
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- COL Odds to Win: +110
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Marlins at Rays Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Sandy Alcantara (3-9) to the mound as they play the Rays, who will look to Zach Eflin (11-5) when the teams play Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Marlins at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -165
- MIA Odds to Win: +140
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Royals at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Alec Marsh (0-4) to the bump as they take on the Guardians, who will give the start to Gavin Williams (1-2) for the game between the teams on Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Royals at Guardians
- CLE Odds to Win: -200
- KC Odds to Win: +165
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Mariners at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Seattle Mariners will send Bryce Miller (6-3) to the bump as they face the Twins, who will give the start to Joe Ryan (9-6) when the teams meet Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Mariners at Twins
- MIN Odds to Win: -130
- SEA Odds to Win: +105
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Reds at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The Cincinnati Reds will send Ben Lively (4-5) to the bump as they take on the Brewers, who will counter with Freddy Peralta (6-8) when the clubs meet Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Reds at Brewers
- MIL Odds to Win: -145
- CIN Odds to Win: +120
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Cardinals at Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Flaherty (7-6) to the hill as they take on the Diamondbacks, who will look to Gallen (11-4) for the matchup between the teams on Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Cardinals at Diamondbacks
- ARI Odds to Win: -155
- STL Odds to Win: +125
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Pirates at Padres Probable Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates will send Johan Oviedo (3-11) to the bump as they take on the Padres, who will counter with Seth Lugo (4-4) for the matchup between the clubs on Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Pirates at Padres
- SD Odds to Win: -210
- PIT Odds to Win: +170
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Blue Jays at Dodgers Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Yusei Kikuchi (7-3) to the hill as they take on the Dodgers, who will hand the ball to Tony Gonsolin (5-3) when the teams meet Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Dodgers
- LAD Odds to Win: -140
- TOR Odds to Win: +115
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Orioles at Phillies Probable Pitchers
The Baltimore Orioles will send Kyle Bradish (6-5) to the mound as they play the Phillies, who will look to Ranger Suarez (2-5) when the clubs play Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Orioles at Phillies
- PHI Odds to Win: -120
- BAL Odds to Win: +100
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Angels at Tigers Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Angels will send Patrick Sandoval (5-7) to the bump as they play the Tigers, who will give the start to Michael Lorenzen (5-6) when the teams face off Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Angels at Tigers
- LAA Odds to Win: -115
- DET Odds to Win: -105
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Mets at Yankees Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send Jose Quintana (0-1) to the mound as they face the Yankees, who will give the start to Carlos Rodon (0-3) when the clubs play Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Mets at Yankees
- NYY Odds to Win: -155
- NYM Odds to Win: +125
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Braves at Red Sox Probable Pitchers
The Atlanta Braves will send Spencer Strider (11-3) to the bump as they face the Red Sox, who will hand the ball to Brayan Bello (7-6) for the game between the clubs Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Braves at Red Sox
- ATL Odds to Win: -165
- BOS Odds to Win: +135
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Rangers at Astros Probable Pitchers
The Texas Rangers will send Andrew Heaney (6-6) to the mound as they face the Astros, who will counter with Framber Valdez (8-6) when the clubs play on Wednesday.
Vegas Odds for Rangers at Astros
- HOU Odds to Win: -185
- TEX Odds to Win: +150
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US home births increased in pandemic but are still uncommon
(AP) - U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades, according to a government report published Thursday.
Among almost 4 million births in 2021, nearly 52,000 occurred at home, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed. That’s up about 12% from 2020, following a 22% rise from 2019 to 2020.
Increases were seen across races and ethnicities, although home births were much less common among Hispanic women than others.
Elizabeth Gregory, the report’s lead author, said reasons for the increases are unknown, but they occurred when COVID-19 rates were high and vaccinations were either unavailable or not widely used. Other reports have shown that many people avoided hospital and doctor visits early in the pandemic.
Other possible reasons: Women lacked health insurance or lived far from a hospital and couldn’t make it there in time. Previous research suggests that about 1 in 4 home births are unplanned.
Jade Godbolt, of Dallas, had her second child at a birthing center in 2021, partly to avoid hospital risks of COVID-19 and to experience a more natural environment. The experience went so well that she and her husband chose a home birth for their third, a son born last month. They’d been working with a midwife but labor went so fast that the baby came before she arrived.
Godbolt, a 31-year-old beauty and lifestyle online content creator, says there were no complications and she and her son are doing well.
“I believed that my body could do what it was made to do and I wanted to be in the comfort of my home to do that,’’ she said.
Home births and other out-of-hospital births have been rising since around 2004, when they numbered close to 36,000, other data show. The increase coincided with a rise in non-hospital birthing centers.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists notes that while home births typically involve fewer medical procedures than hospital births, they’re riskier. It advises against home births for certain situations including multiple births and among women who previously delivered via cesarean section.
“Hospitals and accredited birth centers are the safest places to give birth, because although serious complications associated with labor and delivery are rare, they can be catastrophic,’’ said Dr. Jeffrey Ecker, a former chair of the group’s committee on obstetric practice and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-17T12:41:55+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2022/11/17/us-home-births-increased-pandemic-are-still-uncommon/ |
The U.S. Forest Service just finished its first ever count of mature and old-growth forests that sit on national land — and it found that combined, they cover an area larger than the state of California.
Across U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land, there are more than 80 million acres of mature forests, and more than 32 million acres of old-growth forests.
This report is the first of its kind to distinguish the two types of common forests, and to give technical definitions.
Old-growth forests are made up of the tallest, oldest trees, that host established ecosystems and, the Forest Service found, can hold important social and cultural meaning.
Mature forests are those that are just about to become old-growth forests. Their trees may still be growing, and their canopies might not be as thick. They might not have the same cultural impact as their older cousins.
SEE MORE: Why do we celebrate Earth Day?
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden on April 22, 2022 — last Earth Day — calls for the conservation of U.S. forest resources, which store climate-changing carbon, mitigate the effects of wildfires, conserve biodiversity and are particularly important to tribal nations and for outdoor recreation. This report is part of those efforts.
Now that the census is complete, the Forest Service plans to use its new definitions to help measure how U.S. forest coverage has changed, and how it can be best protected going forward.
Biden administration officials said they plan to soon update rules and policies that protect forests and grasslands from climate change effects. The exact timing of those changes was unknown.
In the meantime, the administration has continued its push to conserve forests and spread the benefits of trees. The Inflation Reduction Act earmarks an unprecedented $1.5 billion for urban tree planting projects.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-04-25T08:04:50+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/the-us-conducts-a-census-of-its-oldest-trees |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Children are racking up more screen time than ever before on social media, and Florida State Sen. Danny Burgess (R) thinks they need “social media safety” taught in the classroom.
Burgess proposed the bill for the second time this year, with hopes of making it law.
If approved, Florida might require public schools to teach social media safety for the first time in the state’s history.
“It’s about protecting kids,” Burgess said. “It’s about helping them realize things they do today may live long after they posted it.”
The bill aims to inform children of the advantages and disadvantages of social media by teaching them social media literacy.
Both Republicans and Democrats were on board for an almost identical bill last session, too. But despite bipartisan support, it stalled in committee and died before reaching the chamber floors.
If passed, the newest version of Burgess’ proposed bill requires the state’s Department of Education to come up with a social media safety curriculum. They’d also make instructional materials available online so parents can take a peek themselves.
Another big part of this bill defines — for the first time in state law — what social media is.
The proposed definition? “A form of interactive electronic communication through an Internet website or application by which a user creates a service-specific identifying user profile to connect with other users of the Internet website or application for the purpose of communicating and sharing information, ideas, news, stories, opinions, images, videos, and 31 other content.”
The proposed legislation is set to be heard during March’s legislative session. | 2022-12-30T15:36:37+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/florida-lawmaker-aiming-to-have-social-media-safety-taught-in-classrooms/ |
Television provider DirecTV has responded to GOP senators’ requests to explain their decision to drop the conservative news network Newsmax, saying the cut was part of a “routine” business dispute after criticism that the move was political.
“With respect to the Newsmax situation, put simply, this is a typical business dispute that has nothing to do with ideology, politics or censorship – despite unfounded accusations to the contrary by Newsmax, its CEO, its commentators and others,” reads the DirectTV response.
After DirecTV dropped Newsmax from its channel lineup last month over a carrier fees dispute, GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Mike Lee (Utah) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) wrote to the cable provider’s corporate leadership demanding an explanation and alleging the company favored liberal programs.
“DirecTV’s decision follows recent revelations of collusion between Big Tech companies and Democrat officials to label conservative speech as ‘misinformation’ and censor it. The silencing of conservative speech at the request of government officials is a direct assault on free speech and a threat to democracy,” the senators argued.
But DirectTV contends it wanted to continue carrying Newsmax “under the exact same terms that have been in place for years,” but that Newsmax ended the partnership when the network “refused to continue these terms and demanded millions of dollars in extra payments.”
“It is in fact Newsmax that dropped DIRECTV,” the letter reads.
“We agree with you that it’s important to include a wide range of perspectives in our channel line-up, and doing so is a cornerstone of our value proposition to our customers. In fact, we were one of the first pay TV operators to distribute Newsmax when the channel was founded nearly a decade ago.” | 2023-02-17T02:33:10+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/directv-tells-gop-senators-it-dropped-newsmax-as-part-of-typical-business-dispute/ |
SAN ANTONIO – An aunt accused of taking turns abusing her 10-year-old niece alongside the child’s father late last year is now in custody, according to San Antonio police.
Shaunita Gore Cobb, 33, is charged with injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury. She was arrested Sunday, June 18, according to Bexar County court records.
The child had “extensive bruising to both her arms, face and swelling to her left leg” and reported the abuse she endured at home to her school because she was scared, according to an affidavit.
The abuse happened Sept. 20, 2022 -- two days before the child told her school.
Police said the child’s father, 31-year-old Agyei Kobins Gore, had given her money for her school’s book fair. But instead of spending the money on books, she bought snacks instead.
When she went home, her father noticed she had a book issued by the school and not one that she bought herself, according to SAPD. The child then confessed to having spent the money on food.
The affidavit said Gore got “very upset and angry” and called the child’s aunt, telling her it was “Hot Girl Summer.”
The child’s aunt came over later in the day. She and Gore then pinned the child down inside the home and took turns hitting her repeatedly with a belt, according to SAPD.
After the child spoke out about the abuse, police said her injuries appeared to come from “blunt force trauma” and that her left leg was “severely swollen,” an affidavit said.
Gore was arrested on Oct. 1, 2022, on a charge of injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury. According to court records, he’s currently awaiting trial.
Shaunita remains in the Bexar County Jail, and her bond is set at $10,000. | 2023-06-19T01:48:26+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/06/19/aunt-arrested-for-abusing-niece-after-she-spent-book-fair-money-on-snacks-affidavit-says/ |
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TOP 20 GAMES
- No. 1 Donovan Catholic vs. Jackson Liberty, 4
- No. 4 Hillsborough at Watchung Hills, 3:45
- No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 11 Robbinsville, 4
- No. 7 Haddon Heights at Washington Township, 4
- No. 9 Mount St. Dominic at Nutley, 4
- No. 13 Morris Knolls at Sparta, 4
- No. 15 Roxbury at DePaul, 4
- No. 16 Hunterdon Central at Bridgewater-Raritan, 3:45
- No. 17 Middletown North at No. 20 Colts Neck, 4
- No. 18 Morris Catholic vs. Madison, 4
TODAY’S SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Thursday, Apr. 20
In Season Tournament
Payne Tech (2-5) at Morris Tech (4-2), 3:30pm
Regular Season
BCSL
New Egypt (2-2) at Cinnaminson (3-3), 3:45pm
Riverside (3-4) at Doane Academy (4-3), 3:45pm
Medford Tech (3-0) at Pennsauken (3-5), 3:45pm
STEMCivics (0-3) at Palmyra (0-7), 4pm
Delran (5-2) at Hightstown (6-2), 4pm
BIG NORTH
Dumont (6-5) at Verona (6-3), 4pm
Ridgewood (3-5) at Pascack Valley (2-6), 4pm
Clifton (4-4) at North Bergen (4-6), 4pm
Westwood (6-3) at Demarest (1-6), 4:15pm
Memorial (4-4) at Passaic (1-7), 4:30pm
CAPE-ATLANTIC
Bishop Eustace (0-1) at Millville (5-5), 4pm
Pleasantville (1-3) at Wildwood (0-4), 4pm
COLONIAL
Sterling (3-5) at Gateway (4-5), 4pm
Collingswood (1-5) at Lindenwold (1-4), 4pm
Audubon (6-1) vs. Haddonfield (1-3) at Crows Woods, 4pm
LEAP Academy (1-5) at Woodbury (0-3), 4pm
West Deptford (6-3) at Haddon Township (8-2), 4pm
Kingsway (4-2) at Gloucester (5-3), 7pm
CVC
Delran (5-2) at Hightstown (6-2), 4pm
Robbinsville (9-1) at Notre Dame (9-0), 4pm
Lawrence (1-5) at West Windsor-Plainsboro North (4-5), 4pm
Allentown (5-3) at Monroe (0-8), 4pm
Princeton Day (0-3) vs. Princeton (0-6) at Princeton High School, 4pm
GMC
Colonia (5-3) at Spotswood (6-1), 4pm
J.P. Stevens (4-5) at South Brunswick (4-4), 4pm
Middlesex (5-4) at South River (6-4), 4pm
South Plainfield (6-2) at Metuchen (5-2), 4pm
Allentown (5-3) at Monroe (0-8), 4pm
Perth Amboy Magnet (2-4) at Carteret (0-7), 4pm
Iselin Kennedy (1-6) at North Plainfield (0-8), 4pm
HCIAL
Clifton (4-4) at North Bergen (4-6), 4pm
Memorial (4-4) at Passaic (1-7), 4:30pm
Caldwell (3-6) at Kearny (1-6), 4:30pm
NJAC
Madison (4-4) at Morris Catholic (8-2), 4pm
Morristown-Beard (4-2) at St. Elizabeth (0-2), 4pm
Mount Olive (0-8) at Montville (7-3), 4pm
Morris Hills (3-6) at Randolph (7-2), 4pm
Morris Knolls (7-1) at Sparta (5-2), 4pm
Hopatcong (0-5) at North Warren (4-4), 4pm
West Morris (7-2) at Morristown (5-2), 4pm
Kittatinny (1-4) at Blair (5-0), 4:30pm
NJIC
Pompton Lakes (6-2) at Hawthorne (5-2), 4pm
Eastern Christian (2-4) at Paterson Charter (1-3), 4pm
Glen Rock (7-2) at Butler (2-4), 4pm
Becton (4-4) at Hasbrouck Heights (4-3), 4pm
Lodi Immaculate (6-1) at Wood-Ridge (6-2), 4pm
Leonia (4-1) at Ridgefield (5-2), 4pm
Wallington (4-6) at Lodi (5-3), 4pm
Mary Help of Christians (2-1) at Garfield (0-5), 4pm
Bergen Charter (1-6) at Midland Park (1-7), 4pm
Paterson Arts (0-1) at Manchester Regional (0-6), 4pm
Saddle Brook (0-8) at Elmwood Park (3-3), 4:15pm
OLYMPIC
Bishop Eustace (0-1) at Moorestown (6-2), 3:45pm
Rancocas Valley (6-3) at Lenape (10-3), 4pm
Cherry Hill East (2-5) at Camden Academy Charter (0-1), 4pm
Bishop Eustace (0-1) at Millville (5-5), 4pm
SEC
Mount St. Dominic (6-3) at Nutley (1-8), 4pm
West Essex (7-3) at Millburn (3-3), 4pm
Dumont (6-5) at Verona (6-3), 4pm
Orange (0-5) at Barringer (1-2), 4pm
Montclair Immaculate (3-0) at Golda Och, 4pm
Caldwell (3-6) at Kearny (1-6), 4:30pm
SHORE
Central Regional (4-4) at Jackson Memorial (7-0), 3:45pm
Rumson-Fair Haven (0-7) at Wall (6-2), 3:45pm
Toms River South (5-4) at Brick Township (0-6), 3:45pm
Keyport (0-6) at Lakewood (0-4), 3:45pm
Neptune (1-7) at Long Branch (2-4), 3:45pm
Red Bank Catholic (6-4) vs. Trinity Hall (2-7) at Dorbrook Park, 4pm
Pinelands (4-4) at Manchester Township (5-3), 4pm
Jackson Liberty (0-6) at Donovan Catholic (10-0), 4pm
St. Rose (3-5) at Keansburg (7-1), 4pm
Middletown North (11-1) at Colts Neck (7-2), 4pm
Point Pleasant Boro (5-3) at Barnegat (2-6), 4pm
Point Pleasant Beach (4-2) at Henry Hudson (2-2), 5pm
SKYLAND
Hillsborough (9-0) at Watchung Hills (2-6), 3:45pm
Hunterdon Central (8-2) at Bridgewater-Raritan (4-5), 3:45pm
Immaculata (7-1) at Ridge (5-4), 3:45pm
Belvidere (4-4) at Rutgers Prep (3-4), 4pm
Montgomery (0-8) at Phillipsburg (3-5), 4pm
Warren Hills (4-4) at Bernards (4-3), 4pm
Delaware Valley (5-3) at Voorhees (3-4), 4pm
Manville (1-4) at South Hunterdon (0-4), 4pm
Franklin (2-5) at North Hunterdon (11-0), 4pm
Bound Brook (4-3) at Mount St. Mary (5-4), 4pm
TRI-COUNTY
Triton (4-3) at Gloucester Tech (6-2), 3:45pm
Glassboro (1-6) at Pennsauken Tech (2-2), 3:45pm
Pitman (5-4) vs. Overbrook (5-3) at Overbrook High School, 4pm
Pleasantville (1-3) at Wildwood (0-4), 4pm
Kingsway (4-2) at Gloucester (5-3), 7pm
Independent
Glassboro (1-6) at Pennsauken Tech (2-2), 3:45pm
Pilgrim Academy (1-0) at King's Christian, 4pm
LEAP Academy (1-5) at Woodbury (0-3), 4pm
Mary Help of Christians (2-1) at Garfield (0-5), 4pm
Cherry Hill East (2-5) at Camden Academy Charter (0-1), 4pm
Paterson Arts (0-1) at Manchester Regional (0-6), 4pm
Veritas Christian (1-1) vs. Lacordaire (0-3) at Glenfield Park, Montclair, 4pm
Princeton Day (0-3) vs. Princeton (0-6) at Princeton High School, 4pm
Kittatinny (1-4) at Blair (5-0), 4:30pm
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Athletic's Tobias Bass about where Lebron James' son will play basketball after high school. Bronny James may go to college or to play in the NBA development league.
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Record Quarterly Revenue of $73.4 Million
Second Quarter Revenue Up 21% Year-Over-Year
14 Consecutive Quarters of 98% Gross Revenue Retention
Operating Cash Flow Generation of $18.3 Million in the Quarter
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWAN) ("Clearwater Analytics" or the "Company"), an industry-leading SaaS solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, and reporting, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"Clearwater Analytics posted another strong quarter and continues to grow by adding marquee new clients across the globe. For both new and existing clients, efficient operations and a deep understanding of investment risk and compliance are critical business functions that make Clearwater Analytics a mission-critical partner," said Sandeep Sahai, Chief Executive Officer. "We continue to win clients and displace our competitors, reflecting the strength and value that our next-generation technology offers. Now more than ever, our clients rely on Clearwater Analytics to help them navigate through the ebbs and flows of market uncertainty with daily intelligence that informs their investments in new securities and strategies."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results Summary
- Revenue: Total revenue for the second quarter of 2022 reached $73.4 million, an increase of 20.6%, from $60.9 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- Gross Profit: Gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 was $52.5 million, compared with $45.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 was $55.6 million, which equates to a 75.7% non-GAAP gross margin.
- Net Income/(Loss): Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $2.2 million compared with net loss of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a $3.1 million expense related to its Tax Receivable Agreement. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2022 increased by 119% to $13.3 million from $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2022 was $19.1 million, compared with $17.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the second quarter of 2022 was 26.0% reflecting the Company's ability to balance incremental investments in sales and marketing and research and development with earnings in the quarter.
- Cash Flows: Operating cash flows for the second quarter were $18.3 million and free cash flows were $16.5 million reflecting an 87% conversion of Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow.
- Net Income/(Loss) Per Share and Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share attributable to Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.: Net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.01 and non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.05 in the second quarter of 2022.
- Cash: Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $281.6 million as of June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Key Metrics Summary
- Annualized Recurring Revenue: As of June 30, 2022, annualized recurring revenue ("ARR") reached $290.4 million, an increase of 18.5% from $245.0 million as of June 30, 2021.
ARR is calculated at the end of a period by dividing the recurring revenue in the last month of such period by the number of days in the month and multiplying by 365.
- Gross Revenue Retention Rate: As of June 30, 2022, the gross revenue retention rate was 98%. The Company has reported a gross revenue retention rate of 98% for fourteen consecutive quarters.
Gross revenue retention rate represents annual contract value ("ACV") at the beginning of the 12-month period ended on the reporting date less client attrition over the prior 12-month period, divided by ACV at the beginning of the 12-month period, expressed as a percentage. ACV is comprised of annualized recurring revenue plus contracted-not-billed revenue, which represents the estimated annual contracted revenue for new and existing client opportunities prior to revenue recognition.
- Net Revenue Retention Rate: As of June 30, 2022, the net revenue retention rate was 104% which is a decline from 107% as of March 31, 2022. With the unusual market conditions of the equity markets and fixed income securities having both fallen in concert, the Company saw a 3% decline in the net revenue retention rate in the second quarter.
Net revenue retention rate is the percentage of recurring revenue from clients on the platform for 12 months and includes changes from the addition, removal, or value of assets on our platform, contractual changes that have an impact to annualized recurring revenues and lost revenue from client attrition.
Recent Business Highlights
- As another example of high growth businesses needing timely and accurate investment accounting, Sutton RE, a proven provider of specialized reinsurance solutions across the globe, selected Clearwater Analytics' best-in-class technology to manage their operations across more than $29 billion assets under management spanning a diverse and complex portfolio of investments.
- Clearwater Analytics added its first public pension fund client, the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho ("PERSI") which manages more than $23 billion in assets, to its SaaS platform to provide data aggregation and reporting for the 850 employer organizations and more than 170,000 individuals served in the State of Idaho by PERSI.
- One of Asia's leading non-life insurance brands, MSIG, with a presence in 50 countries and regions globally, selected Clearwater Analytics to support its transformation strategy. MSIG's Asia headquarters along with its business units in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand will standardize their operating model, and adopt Clearwater Analytics for a consolidated view of data, analytics, accounting, regulatory, and operational reporting.
- Clearwater Analytics hosted its European Clearwater Connect conference in London. More than 100 current and prospective Clearwater Analytics users seized the opportunity to significantly enhance their knowledge of the world's most comprehensive investment accounting solution.
- Clearwater Analytics continues to receive industry recognition for its innovative investment accounting solution. In the second quarter of 2022, it was honored with the IASA Solution Provider of the Year award and the FTF News Award for best client reporting solution for the second consecutive year.
Third Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Guidance
Certain components of the guidance given above are provided on a non-GAAP basis only without providing a reconciliation to guidance provided on a GAAP basis. Information is presented in this manner, consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") rules, because the preparation of such a reconciliation could not be accomplished without "unreasonable efforts." The Company does not have access to certain information that would be necessary to provide such a reconciliation, including non-recurring items that are not indicative of the Company's ongoing operations. The Company does not believe that this information is likely to be significant to an assessment of the Company's ongoing operations.
Conference Call Details
Clearwater Analytics will hold a conference call and webcast on August 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss second quarter 2022 financial results, provide a general business update, and respond to analyst questions.
A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Company's investor relations website. Please visit investors.clearwateranalytics.com at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
If you are unable to participate live, a replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call on the Company's investor relations website, along with the earnings press release, and related financial tables.
About Clearwater Analytics
Clearwater Analytics is a global industry-leading SaaS solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, compliance, risk, performance, and reporting. Each day, the Clearwater solution reports on more than $5.9 trillion in assets for clients that include leading insurers, asset managers, corporations, pension plans, governments, and nonprofit organizations – helping them make the most of their investment portfolio data with a world-class product and client-centric servicing. Investment professionals around the globe trust Clearwater to deliver timely, validated investment data and analytics. Additional information about Clearwater can be found at clearwateranalytics.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing Clearwater Analytics' expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the time they are made. Clearwater Analytics does not undertake to and specifically declines any obligation to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of Clearwater Analytics.
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EXPLAINER: How the AP counts the vote on election night
About 60 people will be involved in declaring winners in more than 7,000 races across the country in Tuesday's election
About 60 people will be involved in declaring winners in more than 7,000 races across the country in Tuesday's election
The U.S. doesn't have a government agency that tells the nation who's won an election right away. Every state has its own process for counting votes, and news organizations play a key role.
The Associated Press is the only news organization that does all of the math, down to the county level, gathering voting information and passing it along to member news organizations and customers.
Stephen Ohlemacher, AP election decision editor, calls elections "the single largest act of journalism that happens every two years."
For years, AP has employed a full-time elections research team that works year-round to ensure that other AP entities involved in race calling — the vote count team, decision desk and newsroom — know as much as possible about what to expect once Election Day arrives.
That includes details that vary from state to state on things like when and how people can vote, how those votes are counted and any changes since the last election.
Since different states count ballots at different times, it might take longer to declare a winner in some places. There are also varying rules on when recounts or runoffs might be necessary.
All of this means that we won’t know who won every race on election night.
With political reporters based in key states around the country — and reporters on the ground in all 50 states — AP has an unparalleled footprint for election-related coverage in text, photos, video and live video. From the places they know the best, AP reporters are sending in what they’re seeing at the polls and reporting any issues that arise.
Besides its own journalists, the AP has about 4,000 stringers — temporary freelancers — who, through years of trusted relationships with county clerks and other local officials, gather vote totals at the local level and feed them to AP’s vote entry centers.
Hundreds of vote entry clerks answer those calls, take down the tallies and enter the results into AP’s election database. Since many states and counties display their election night results on websites, some clerks monitor those sites and enter results into the database, too.
All the numbers are checked multiple times for accuracy.
Vote entry clerks ask questions to verify the information they’re getting, like whether there are problems in the stringer’s county, and challenge the details if something seems off.
Automated checks also spot any issues with the data, like inconsistencies with a county’s previous voting history or other data. For example, if more votes are reported as being cast than there are registered voters in a county, an alert will pop up on the clerk’s screen and summon a supervisor.
AP's team of full-time election research and quality control analysts monitor and examine the results for anomalies, using sophisticated statistical tools and AP's own research to ensure accuracy.
In 2020, AP was 99.9% accurate in calling U.S. races, and 100% accurate in the presidential and congressional races for each state.
Who makes the calls and how?
On election night itself, race callers in each state are equipped with detailed information from AP's election research team, including demographics, the number of absentee ballots, and political issues that may affect the outcome of races they must call.
According to Ohlemacher, about 60 people will be involved in declaring winners in more than 7,000 races across the country in this year's general election, with some specifically focusing on types of races, like Congress, gubernatorial and legislative contests.
The senior editors of AP's decision team, based in Washington, provide the final approval on races for president, governor, U.S. Senate and key races for U.S. House, and consult with race callers around the country on other statewide races.
The AP does not make projections and will only declare a winner when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap.
"When the votes come in and they meet our expectations, it makes it much easier to declare a winner," Ohlemacher said. "When the votes come in and contradict what our expectations are, that’s when we slam on the brakes. We don’t call a winner until there is no path for the trailing candidate to catch the leader." | 2022-11-07T23:09:46+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/explainer-how-the-ap-counts-the-vote-on-election-night/41890111 |
Updated May 27, 2023 at 1:08 PM ET
Vice President Harris delivered the keynote speech at West Point's graduation ceremony on Saturday, making her the first woman to give a commencement address in the military academy's 221-year history.
The watershed moment comes amid the 75th anniversary of two major turning points in the U.S. military — the beginning of women having a permanent place in the armed forces and the end of racial segregation in the military.
"These milestones are a reminder of a fundamental truth," Harris told graduates on Saturday morning. "Our military is strongest when it reflects people of America."
Traditionally, vice presidents have delivered the commencement speech to graduating classes at U.S. military academies. Last year, Harris gave the commencement address to U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates, and in 2021, she became the first female commencement speaker at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Harris sees threats to global stability: Russia, China and climate change
Harris warned that graduates are entering an "unsettled world" where longstanding international norms are no longer followed.
"Russia's aggression is an attack on the lives and freedom of the Ukrainian people and an attack on international rules and norms that have served as the foundation of international security and prosperity for generations," she said.
She went on to speak about China's presence in the Indo-Pacific, calling the country a threat to the "freedom of the seas" and the "rules of international commerce."
"At the same time, autocrats have become bolder, the threat of terrorism persists, and an accelerating climate crisis continues to disrupt lives and livelihood," Harris said.
AI and other cyber technologies will play a bigger role in war tactics
At West Point, cadets are trained in cyber, robotics, artificial intelligence and systems engineering. In her speech, Harris described those skills as the hallmarks of the graduating class.
"To protect our ideals in the 21st century, the United States military must remain the most innovative fighting force in the world," she said.
She painted a future portrait of warfare where artificial technology is used to predict enemy moves, autonomous cars are sent into battlefields and virtual reality is deployed to train soldiers.
Women weren't allowed to attend West Point until 1976
When asked why it's taken so long for a woman to serve as commencement speaker, a West Point spokesperson only said that the role usually rotates among senior leadership within the academy's chain of command, which includes the president, vice president, secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs.
Historically, men have largely held those senior positions in government. Although deputy secretaries of defense have delivered commencement addresses at West Point in the past, Kathleen Hicks — who became the first female deputy defense secretary in 2021 — has not yet spoken at the school's commencement.
Women didn't start attending West Point until 1976 — a year after Congress passed legislation that allowed women to enroll at the federal service academies. In 1980, Andrea Hollen became the first of 62 pioneering women to graduate from West Point. Since then, more than 5,000 women have graduated from the military academy.
President Biden, meanwhile, is set to speak at this year's U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. Earlier this month, he spoke at Howard University's commencement ceremony.
As vice president, Biden delivered West Point's commencement speech in 2016.
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Indiana Pacers roster for the 2022-23 season
This is the Indiana Pacers roster for the 2022-23 season:
Tyrese Haliburton
Number: 0. Age: 22. Height: 6-5. Weight: 185. Experience: 3rd season. Career averages: 14.7 points, 7.1 assists, 41.4% 3-point shooting. 2022-23 salary: $4.2 million. Contract terms: He is due $5.8 million in 2023-24, and the team holds a $17.4 million option for 2024-25. College: Iowa State.
Bennedict Mathurin
Number: 00. Age: 20. Height: 6-6. Weight: 210. Experience: Rookie, 6th overall NBA Draft pick in 2022. 2022-23 salary: $6.6 million. Contract terms: He is due $30 million through 2025-26, with a team hold of $27.5 million for 2026-27. College: Arizona.
Andrew Nembhard
Number: 2. Age: 22. Height: 6-5. Weight: 193. Experience: Rookie, 31st overall NBA Draft pick in 2022. 2022-23 salary: $2.2 million. Contract terms: He is due $6.3 million through 2024-25, with a team option of $2.2 million in 2025-26. Colleges: Florida, Gonzaga.
Chris Duarte
Number: 3. Age: 25. Height: 6-6. Weight: 190. Experience: 2nd season. 2021-22 averages: 13.1 points. 2022-23 salary: $3.9 million. Contract terms: He is due $4.1 million in 2023-24, with a team option of $5.9 million in 2024-25 and a team hold of $17.6 million in 2025-26. College: Oregon.
Trevelin Queen
Number: 8. Age: 25. Height: 6-6. Weight: 190. Experience: 2nd season. 2021-22: Appeared in 10 games for Houston. Contract terms: Two-way contract with Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and the Pacers have a $1.7 million hold for 2023-24. College: New Mexico State.
T.J. McConnell
Number: 9. Age: 30. Height: 6-1. Weight: 190. Experience: 8th season. Career averages: 6.8 points, 5.0 assists, 1.3 steals. 2022-23 salary: $8.1 million. Contract terms: He is due $18 million through 2024-25. College: Duquesne, Arizona.
Kendall Brown
Number: 10. Age: 19. Height: 6-8. Weight: 205. Experience: Rookie, 48th overall NBA Draft pick in 2022. Contract terms: Two-way contract with Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and the Pacers have a $1.9 million hold for 2023-24. College: Baylor.
Oshae Brissett
Number: 12. Age: 24. Height: 6-7. Weight: 210. Experience: 4th season. Career averages: 7.9 points, 4.5 rebounds. 2022-23 salary: $1.8 million. Contract terms: This is the final season of his deal. College: Syracuse.
James Johnson
Number: 16. Age: 35. Height: 6-7. Weight: 240. Experience: 14th season. Career averages: 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds. 2022-23 salary: $1.8 million. Contract terms: This is the final season of his deal. College: Wake Forest.
Terry Taylor
Number: 21. Age: 23. Height: 6-5. Weight: 230. Experience: 2nd season. Career averages: 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 59.2% field goal shooting. 2022-23 salary: $1.5 million. Contract terms: He is due $1.8 million in 2023-24 with a team hold of $2.3 million for 2024-25. College: Austin Peay.
Isaiah Jackson
Number: 22. Age: 20. Height: 6-10. Weight: 206. Experience: 2nd season. Career averages: 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds. 2022-23 salary: $2.5 million. Contract terms: He is owed $2.7 million in 2023-24, with a club option of $4.4 million for 2024-25 and a team hold of $13.3 million for 2025-26. College: Kentucky.
Aaron Nesmith
Number: 23. Age: 23. Height: 6-5. Weight: 215. Experience: 3rd season. Career averages: 4.5 points. 2022-23 salary: $3.8 million. Contract terms: He is owed $5.6 million in 2023-24, with a team hold of $16.9 million in 2024-25. College: Vanderbilt.
Buddy Hield
Number: 24. Age: 29. Height: 6-4. Weight: 220. Experience: 7th season. Career averages: 16.0 points, 39.8% 3-point shooting. 2022-23 salary: $21.1 million. Contract terms: He is owed $19.2 million in 2023-24. College: Oklahoma.
Jalen Smith
Number: 25. Age: 22. Height: 6-10. Weight: 215. Experience: 3rd season. Career averages: 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds. 2022-23 salary: $4.6 million. Contract terms: He is owed $5 million in 2023-24 and has a $5.4 million player option in 2024-25. College: Maryland.
Daniel Theis
Number: 27. Age: 30. Height: 6-8. Weight: 245. Experience: 6th season. Career averages: 7.6 points, 4.9 rebounds. 2022-23 salary: $8.7 million. Contract terms: He is owed $9.1 million in 2023-24, and the team has a $9.5 million option for 2024-25. Nationality: Germany.
Myles Turner
Number: 33. Age: 26. Height: 6-11. Weight: 250. Experience: 8th season. Career averages: 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots. 2022-23 salary: $18 million. Contract terms: He is in the final year of his contract. College: Texas.
Goga Bitadze
Number: 88. Age: 23. Height: 6-11. Weight: 250. Experience: 4th season. Career averages: 5.0 points, 2.9 rebounds. 2022-23 salary: $4.7 million. Contract terms: There's a 2023-24 team hold for $14.3 million. Nationality: Georgia. | 2022-11-02T12:50:38+00:00 | indystar.com | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2022/11/02/indiana-pacers-roster-for-the-2022-23-season-tyrese-haliburton-bennedict-mathurin-myles-turner/69609077007/ |
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud was arrested Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault in the death of Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four, Sheriff Billy Woods said in a statement.
Authorities came under pressure Tuesday to arrest and charge the white woman who fired through her front her door and killed a Black neighbor in a case that has put Florida’s divisive stand your ground law back into the spotlight.
Woods said that this was not a stand your ground case but “simply a killing.”
When interviewed, Lorincz claimed that she acted in self-defense and that Owens had been trying to break down her door prior to her discharging her firearm. Lorincz also claimed that Owens had come after her in the past and had previously attacked her. Through their investigation – including obtaining the statements of eyewitnesses – detectives were able to establish that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law, a statement from the sheriff’s office said.
About three dozen mostly Black protesters gathered outside the Marion County Judicial Center to demand that the shooter be arrested in the country’s latest flashpoint over race and gun violence. The chief prosecutor, State Attorney William Gladson, met with the protesters and urged patience while the investigation continues.
“If we are going to make a case we need as much time and as much evidence as possible,” Gladson said. “I don’t want to compromise any criminal investigation and I’m not going to do that.”
Owens, 35, was killed in the Friday night shooting, Woods said. The women lived in the rolling hills south of Ocala, a north Florida city that is the heart of the state’s horse country.
Woods had said Monday that detectives were working with the State Attorney’s Office and must investigate possible self-defense claims before they can move forward with any possible criminal charges. The sheriff pointed out that because of the stand your ground law he can’t legally make an arrest unless he can prove the shooter did not act in self-defense.
On Tuesday, a stuffed teddy bear and bouquets marked the area near where Owens was shot. Nearby, children were riding bikes and scooters, and playing basketball. Protesters chanted “No justice, no peace” and “A.J. A.J. A.J” using Owens’ nickname. They carried signs saying: “Say her name Ajike Owens” and “It’s about us.”
Outside, the Rev. Bernard Tuggerson said the Black community in Ocala has suffered injustices for years. “Marion County is suffering and needs to be healed completely,” he said. “If we don’t turn from our wicked ways of the world, it’s going to be an ongoing problem. We want answers.”
The sheriff said Owens was shot moments after going to Lorincz’s apartment, who had yelled at Owens’ children as they played in a nearby lot. He also said Lorincz had thrown a pair of skates that hit one of the children.
Deputies responding to a trespassing call at the apartment Friday night found Owens suffering from gunshot wounds. She later died at a hospital.
Before the confrontation, Lorincz had been yelling racial slurs at the children, according to a statement from civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Owens’ family. He also represented Trayvon Martin’s family in 2012, when the Black teenager was killed in a case that drew worldwide attention to the state’s stand your ground law.
The sheriff’s office hasn’t confirmed there were slurs uttered or said whether race was a factor in the shooting.
Lauren Smith, 40, lives across the street from where the shooting happened. She was on her porch that day and saw one of Owens’ young sons pacing, and yelling, “They shot my mama, they shot my mama.”
She ran toward the house, and started chest compressions until a rescue crew arrived. She said there wasn’t an altercation and that Owens didn’t have a weapon.
“She was angry all the time that the children were playing out there,” Smith said. “She would say nasty things to them. Just nasty.” Smith, who is white, described the neighborhood is family friendly.
The sheriff said that since January 2021, deputies responded at least a half-dozen calls in connection with what police described as feuding between Owens and Lorincz.
“There was a lot of aggressiveness from both of them, back and forth,” the sheriff said Lorincz told investigators. “Whether it be banging on the doors, banging on the walls and threats being made. And then at that moment is when Ms. Owens was shot through the door.”
“I’m absolutely heartbroken,” Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, told The Associated Press. She described the fatal shooting as “so senseless.”
“We’ve seen this again and again across this country,” she said, adding that “it’s really because of lax gun laws and a culture of shoot first.”
Ferrell-Zabala said stand your ground cases, which she refers to as “shoot first laws,” are deemed justifiable five times more frequently when a white shooter kills a Black victim.
In 2017, Florida lawmakers updated the state’s self-defense statute to shift the burden of proof from a person claiming self-defense to prosecutors. That means authorities have to rule out self-defense before bringing charges. Before the change in law, prosecutors could charge someone with a shooting, and then defense attorneys would have to present an affirmative defense for why their client shouldn’t be convicted.
In fact, stand your ground and “castle doctrine” cases — which allow residents to defend themselves either by law or court precedent when threatened — have sparked outrage amid a spate of shootings across the country.
In April, 84-year-old Andrew Lester, a white man, shot and injured 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang his doorbell in Kansas City after mistakenly showing up at the wrong house to pick up his younger siblings. Lester faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action; at trial, he may argue that he thought someone was trying to break into his house, as he told police.
Missouri and Florida are among about 30 states that have stand your ground laws.
The most well-known examples of the stand your ground argument came up in the trial of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot Trayvon Martin.
Zimmerman, who had a white father and Hispanic mother, told police that Martin attacked him, forcing him to use his gun in self-defense. He was allowed to go free, but was arrested about six weeks later after Martin’s parents questioned his version of events and then-Gov. Rick Scott appointed a special prosecutor.
Before trial, Zimmerman’s attorneys chose not to pursue a stand your ground claim, which could have resulted in the dismissal of murder changes as well as immunity from prosecution. But during the trial, the law was essentially used as part of his self-defense argument. Jurors found him not guilty.
At a vigil Monday, Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, said that she was seeking justice for her daughter and her grandchildren.
“My daughter, my grandchildren’s mother, was shot and killed with her 9-year-old son standing next to her,” Dias said. “She had no weapon. She posed no imminent threat to anyone.” | 2023-06-07T10:48:10+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/white-woman-who-fatally-shot-black-neighbor-is-arrested-in-florida/ |
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, June 14, the 165th day of 2022. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 14, 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created.
On this date:
In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the design of the original American flag.
In 1846, a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
In 1911, the British ocean liner RMS Olympic set out on its maiden voyage for New York, arriving one week later. (The ship’s captain was Edward John Smith, who went on to command the ill-fated RMS Titanic the following year.)
In 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown embarked on the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. (Flying a Vickers Vimy biplane bomber, they took off from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada and arrived 16 1/2 hours later in Clifden, Ireland.)
In 1940, German troops entered Paris during World War II; the same day, the Nazis began transporting prisoners to the Auschwitz (OWSH’-vitz) concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 that public school students could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure adding the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1967, California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a bill liberalizing his state’s abortion law.
In 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on domestic use of the pesticide DDT, to take effect at year’s end.
In 1982, Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2005, Michelle Wie, 15, became the first female player to qualify for an adult male U.S. Golf Association championship, tying for first place in a 36-hole U.S. Amateur Public Links sectional qualifying tournament.
Ten years ago: In dueling speeches in the battleground state of Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaking in Cincinnati, described the Obama administration as the very “enemy” of people who create jobs; President Barack Obama, going second in Cleveland, asked the nation to buy into his vision for four more years or face a return to the recession-era “mistakes of the past.”
Five years ago: A rifle-wielding gunman opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, wounding House Whip Steve Scalise (skuh-LEES’) and several others; the assailant died in a battle with police. Fire ripped through the 24-story Grenfell Tower in West London, killing 71 people.
One year ago: Joe Biden used his first appearance as president at the NATO summit in Brussels to call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from provocative actions targeting the U.S. and allies. U.S. health officials announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies was still a problem. The Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nation’s second most powerful court, the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. (Jackson would win Senate confirmation to the Supreme Court in April 2022.)
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Marla Gibbs is 91. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is 83. Country-rock musician Spooner Oldham is 79. Rock singer Rod Argent (The Zombies; Argent) is 77. Former President Donald Trump is 76. Singer Janet Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 76. Rock musician Barry Melton is 75. Actor Will Patton is 68. Olympic gold medal speed skater Eric Heiden (HY’-dun) is 64. Jazz musician Marcus Miller is 63. Singer Boy George is 61. Rock musician Chris DeGarmo is 59. Actor Traylor Howard is 56. Actor Yasmine Bleeth is 54. Actor Faizon Love is 54. Actor Stephen Wallem is 54. International Tennis Hall of Famer Steffi Graf is 53. Actor Sullivan Stapleton is 45. Screenwriter Diablo Cody is 44. Classical pianist Lang Lang is 40. Actor Lawrence Saint-Victor is 40. Actor Torrance Coombs is 39. Actor J.R. Martinez is 39. Actor-singer Kevin McHale is 34. Actor Lucy Hale is 33. Pop singer Jesy Nelson (Little Mix) is 31. Country singer Joel Crouse is 30. Actor Daryl Sabara is 30. | 2022-06-14T05:10:13+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Today-in-History-June-14-Continental-Army-is-17222216.php |
BOSTON (AP) — Growing up as the son of a major league ballplayer, Terry Francona knew the rules: “Talk only when spoken to, or I’d be spanked.”
When Francona became a big league manager and his players would bring their kids around, he ran a more hospitable clubhouse.
“There used to be a big sign that said ‘No kids,’ or whatever,” said Francona, who followed his father, Tito, to the majors and is now the Cleveland Guardians' manager. “My rule was: You can come in, but you’ve got to come in and say ‘Hello’ to me.”
Major league clubhouses are more welcoming to the children of players these days — and not just to toddlers raiding the bubble gum bin. Some of those tykes turn out to big league ballplayers themselves.
In all, more than two dozen major league offspring are on AL or NL rosters this year. The Blue Jays alone have three, the sons of Hall of Famers Craig Biggio (Cavan) and Vladimir Guerrero (Vlad Jr.) and Bo Bichette, whose father, Dante, was a four-time All-Star with the Rockies.
“Everything I know about baseball, I learned from him,” said the younger Bichette, whose dad was the Blue Jays' hitting coach before he stepped down so he could work with his son during the lockout.
“I was super grateful for my dad," he said. "But at the same time, just wanting to be myself out there. Play as hard as I can. Not necessarily make a name for myself, but just be my own player.”
With a boost from genetics, access to good coaching and equipment — and certainly a little name recognition, too — major league players’ offspring have long followed in their dads’ spike marks.
According to the Baseball Almanac, 252 sons of major leaguers have made it on their own, from Cubs left-hander Jack Doscher in 1903 to Roger Clemens' son Kody, who made his debut with the Tigers last month.
Along the way have been superstar fathers with forgettable sons — no offense, Pete Rose Jr., aka “The Hit Prince” — and kids who surpassed their dads’ careers, including Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr.
“I was certainly proud of my family, and what my brothers or dad or grandpa were able to do in their careers,” said former infielder and current Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “But the pressure I had was the guy 60 feet, 6 inches away, and that’s how I always approached it. Nothing was going to get in the way of that.”
Boone and his brother Bret are the sons and grandsons of major leaguers; Bret's son Jake was drafted but hasn't yet made it as the first fourth-generation big leaguer. (Gus Bell's great-grandson Luke, the nephew of Reds manager David Bell, is also in the running.)
And it’s not just baseball: Arch Manning, the grandson of Hall of Famer Archie and the nephew of Peyton and Eli, is the top-ranked college football recruit coming out of high school. The NBA champion Golden State Warriors had four players whose fathers played in the league: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Gary Payton II and Andrew Wiggins.
For all of them, being a second-generation professional athlete has its perks.
After Kody Clemens was called up for the first time, dad’s old teammates Derek Jeter and Jeff Bagwell texted to offer advice. Francona said he would ride home from the ballpark in the backseat of the car while his father and Expos reliever Claude Raymond would talk pitching.
“I think I was like the only 10-year-old who knew you pitched up and in, down and away," Francona said. "I just listened to everything. Probably too much.”
Cavan Biggio said he inherited a passion for the game from his father. But for the most part, just being around professional athletes was an education.
“Seeing how they go about their business and whatnot, I was able to see that as a young kid," he said. "Growing up and being able to see at the highest level what it’s supposed to look like, I feel that gave me a little bit of an advantage.”
Teams seem to relish the connection, with the Blue Jays scheduling a “Vlad and Dad” bobblehead later this season that has both Guerreros on one pedestal. Clemens was given the No. 21 that his father wore for most of a career in which he won a record seven Cy Young Awards; three generations of Bells wore No. 25.
But mostly, the kids try to avoid comparisons.
“I’m trying to create my own career path here,” said Clemens, whose only pitching appearance was a mop-up role in a blowout. “We always say that I’m glad I’m a hitter, not a pitcher, so I don’t have to live up to what he did. Half a career as his is unbelievable.”
The sons of Red Sox players Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Keith Foulke — all members of the team that won the World Series in 2004 — are playing together on a summer league team outside of Boston. (Jaden Sheffield, whose father, Gary, played on the rival Yankees that year, is also on the team of college players hoping to attract the attention of pro scouts.)
Francona managed the Red Sox to their first championship in 86 years that season. Told that the offspring of some of his best players — and biggest clubhouse characters — were all on the Brockton Rox, he shook his head, chuckled and said “Gawd.”
“I can remember when D’Angelo (Ortiz) would pop his head in, he and Victor Martinez’s son, they would pop in their head every day,” Francona said of the boy who is now a 6-foot-2, 200-pound 17-year-old who batted .351 for Miami-Dade High School this spring.
“They would come in, sit on the couch all excited," Francona said. “Now it makes me feel really old.”
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AP Baseball Writers Jay Cohen, Ron Blum and Janie McCauley; AP Sports Writers Bernie Wilson, George Henry and Steve Megargee; and freelancers Ian Harrison, Mike Cook and Mark Gonzalez contributed to this report.
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On Sunday, Britain’s Defense Ministry said that Ukraine “almost certainly maintained positions” in the town of Soledar, even though Russia claims to have captured it. We look at what that fight says about the larger war, a leadership change and new weapons headed to Ukraine from the UK.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Jeffrey Edmonds, a CNA research scientist who focuses on the Russian military and the former director for Russia on the National Security Council.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion is a three-time Grammy winner and hip-hop superstar, but her success wasn’t enough to shield the 27-year-old artist from the power of widespread misinformation and social media vitriol leveled against her after she was shot in 2020.
The Houston-born rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, was shot multiple times in both feet after leaving a Hollywood Hills party in 2020 with rapper Tory Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, and former assistant Kelsey Harris. Megan needed surgery to remove the bullet fragments from her feet. On Friday, a jury found Lanez guilty of all three felonies with which he was charged, which could lead to up to 22 years in prison.
Three months after the shooting, Megan accused Lanez of wielding the gun. The ensuing onslaught of criticism reached a fever pitch this month during Lanez’s assault trial. Experts say it stems from misogynoir, a specific type of misogyny experienced by Black women.
Tia Tyree, a professor at Howard University, described misogynoir as “contempt, dislike” or mistreatment of Black women.
Tyree, whose research focuses on representations of Black women in mass media, social media and hip-hop culture, emphasized that misogynoir has been part of the Black female experience in the U.S. for centuries, dating back to the beginnings of American slavery.
“Many people see the term, and they’re intrigued by it. They think, ‘Wow, what is this new thing happening to Black women?’” she said. “And that’s the most disappointing part of the narrative about misogynoir. There’s nothing new about the mistreatment and disrespect of Black women in the United States.”
Megan said she did not tell Los Angeles police responding to the scene until three months after the shooting because she was afraid for her safety.
The shooting happened on July 12, 2020, less than two months after George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Fear of police violence could have played a role in her reluctance to share specifics with officers, Tyree said, adding that Black women are expected to protect Black men in society.
A cycle of silence prevents many Black women from sharing their experiences, explained Melvin L. Williams, a professor at Pace University who studies hip-hop feminism, Black male rappers and hip-hop culture.
“They face industry blackballing and fewer professional opportunities when they speak out,” Williams said.
Megan alleged that Lanez and his team spread misinformation about the shooting. Social media users have claimed that Lanez never shot her and have posted about her sexual history to discredit her.
Lanez, who has now been convicted of all three felonies and awaits sentencing, has maintained his innocence. In closing arguments this week, his lawyers argued that Harris was the shooter and that Megan tried to create a more sympathetic narrative by blaming Lanez.
Harris’ attorney has declined to comment on her involvement.
“Tory came out and told so many different lies — about me not being shot, about him not being the shooter and making this all about a sex scandal,” Megan testified last week.
When jury deliberations began Thursday, misinformation claiming that Lanez had already been acquitted abounded. Social media platforms have also played host to intense scrutiny of Megan’s story — specifically her credibility.
Rappers Drake and 21 Savage mentioned her in their joint album with specific lyrics that attempted to discredit her allegations. 50 Cent posted memes mocking her interview with Gayle King as well.
Megan is “infiltrating what is a very hypermasculine space,” Tyree said, referring to hip-hop culture. “And just as any other hypermasculine space, there are bro codes that exist, and she is at the point bumping up against them, and you see the response for it.”
She is a part of a chorus of Black women — including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters — who have spoken out about violence against women. Burke and Waters signed an open letter supporting Megan.
Social media attacks against Megan have drawn comparisons to television coverage in the 1990s of Anita Hill’s congressional testimony and, more recently, to online racist hate targeting Meghan Markle. Another recent example was Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, which drew many social media posts that spread misinformation and cast doubts on Heard’s credibility.
Northwestern University law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, the author of “Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers,” noted that these trials came five years after the #MeToo movement sparked a global social reckoning, followed by a backlash.
“We can look at this outpouring of stories as being really significant and meaningful, and it is, but until we can have figured out how to fairly judge credibility, and how to hold perpetrators to account in a meaningful way, then I think there’s just a lot of work left to be done,” Tuerkheimer said.
Race is a key difference in the treatment of accusers, said Izzi Grasso, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington who studied misinformation around the Depp-Heard trial.
Grasso’s research concluded that people with marginalized identities are disproportionately targeted for harassment, online misinformation campaigns and discriminatory content moderation. The online world reflects the “systems of power and domination that we see in the real world,” Grasso said.
Moya Bailey, a Northwestern University professor who coined the term misogynoir, found that social media platforms such as TikTok and Twitter perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Black women because it’s profitable.
Algorithms normalize the dehumanization and objectification of Black women for other people’s pleasure or ambivalence, Washington University in St. Louis professor Raven Maragh-Lloyd said.
Lanez has claimed that Harris and Megan were fighting over him. People are more likely to see content about Megan’s sexual history as “some sort of justification” for not believing her — or for blaming her for getting shot, Maragh-Lloyd said.
She said it comes down to what sells — and misogynoir provides the fuel: “To perpetuate misinformation about Black women’s bodies or Black women’s desires, it’s going to garner clicks and eyeballs.”
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ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventor and Entrepreneur Ross Markbreiter, creator of Such companies as, The World Wide Web Store, TechPay Mobile Payment Systems Has Invented the Pulse Secure Doorbell.
With it Looking like Covid is here to stay! The World's First Covid Doorbell-Patent Pending is here.
A pulse secure doorbell system uses temperature and biometric readings from a person to determine their identity and their health status in order to allow entry through a door. A person presses their finger against a scanner that takes their print and their pulse. A camera measures the face, face recognition, Microphone and system software checks voice recognition, A thermometer infrared beam measures their temperature. These metrics combine to provide a profile of the person prior to entry.
The system and method of use in accordance with the invention overcomes one or more of the above-discussed problems commonly associated with conventional security systems. Specifically, the present invention enables the verification of the identity and health status of a person who seeks entry to a secure area. Additionally, the invention of the disclosure enables the verification of a person and protects the individual who performs the verification from contamination if a disease is present. These and other unique features of the system and method of use are discussed below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
The present invention relates generally to security systems and methods, and more specifically, to a pulse secure doorbell system that screens people that seek entrance through a doorway to ensure their identity and health status. The pulse, temperature, and other aspects of the health of the applicant are checked unobtrusively through a camera, Microphone and touch surface.
Security systems are well known in the art and are effective means to ensure the safety of people and property against malicious threats or innocuous occurrences. Common security systems access control to secure spaces that are created through the use of door locks to biometric identification. An example of a common entry security system is the common smart doorbell that uses a camera to see who is there or a standard doorbell.
A person will activate the bell which emits a sound (with a conventional doorbell) and gives access to view (with a smart doorbell) who is at the door. within a secure space such as a home or office so that a person who is authorized to grant entry to the space approaches the door to verify the person for entry. If access is granted the person is allowed to enter, if they are not granted access, the door is closed and could be locked to ensure that the space remains secure after the rejection.
One of the problems associated with common security systems is their limited use. For example, when a person's identity is verified through visual inspection by another person, they do not have the capability to determine the health status of the applicant and might allow an unhealthy person into the secure space and expose of people there to the illness carried by the person who entered Additionally, the person who verifies the identity of the person who requested access must expose themselves to any illness that the person carries.
Pulse secure doorbell overcomes one or more of the above-discussed problems commonly associated with conventional security systems. Specifically, the present invention enables the verification of the identity and health status of a person who seeks entry to a secure area. Additionally, the invention of the disclosure enables the verification of a person and protects the individual who performs the verification from contamination if a disease is present. These and other unique features of the system and method of use.
A pulse secure doorbell system uses temperature and biometric readings from a person to determine their identity and their health status in order to allow entry through a door. A person presses their finger against a scanner that takes their print and their pulse. A camera measures the face, microphone their voice, An Infrared thermometer beam measures their temperature. These metrics combine to provide a complete profile of the person prior to entry.
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BEIRUT – Iran-backed fighters were on alert in eastern Syria on Saturday, a day afte r U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes on sites in the war-torn country, opposition activists said. The airstrikes came after a suspected Iran-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans on Thursday.
The situation was calm following a day in which rockets were fired at bases housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria. The rockets came after U.S. airstrikes on three different areas in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, which borders Iraq, opposition activists said.
While it’s not the first time the U.S. and Iran have traded strikes in Syria, the attack and the U.S. response threaten to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the wider Middle East, whose rival powers have made steps toward détente in recent days after years of turmoil.
“The calm continues as Iran-backed militiamen are on alert out of concern of possible new airstrikes,” said Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor.
President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. would respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The strikes followed an attack Thursday by a suspected Iran-made drone that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American servicemembers and a U.S. contractor.
“The United States does not, does not seek conflict with Iran,” Biden said in Ottawa, Canada, where he was on a state visit. But he said Iran and its proxies should be prepared for the U.S. “to act forcefully to protect our people. That’s exactly what happened last night.” Activists said the U.S. bombing killed at least four people.
A statement issued late Friday by the Iranian Consultative Center in Syria warned the U.S. not to carry out further strikes in Syria. Otherwise, “we will have to retaliate." It warned that "it will not be a simple revenge.”
The center, which speaks on behalf of Tehran in Syria, said the U.S. airstrikes targeted places used to store food products and other service centers in Deir el-Zour. It said the strike killed seven people and wounded seven others without giving the nationalities of the dead. An official with an Iran-backed group in Iraq said the strikes killed seven Iranians.
The Observatory raised the death toll from the U.S. strikes to 19, saying they were killed in three locations, including an arms depot in the Harabesh neighborhood in the city of Deir el-Zour, and two military posts near the towns of Mayadeen and Boukamal.
Iran-backed militia groups and Syrian forces control the area, which also has seen suspected airstrikes by Israel in recent months allegedly targeting Iranian supply routes.
According to U.S. officials, two simultaneous attacks were launched at U.S. forces in Syria late Friday. Officials said that based on preliminary information, there was a rocket attack on the Conoco plant, where U.S. troops are stationed, and one U.S. service member was wounded but is in stable condition. At about the same time, several drones were launched at Green Village, in Deir el-Zour province where U.S. troops are also based. One official said all but one of the drones were shot down, and there were no U.S. injuries there. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been suspected of carrying out attacks with bomb-carrying drones across the wider Middle East.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the American intelligence community had determined the drone in Thursday’s attack was of Iranian origin, but offered no other immediate evidence to support the claim. The drone hit a coalition base in the northeast Syrian city of Hasakeh.
Iran relies on a network of proxy forces throughout the Mideast to counter the U.S. and Israel, its arch regional enemy. The U.S. has had forces in northeast Syria since 2015, when they deployed as part of the fight against the Islamic State group, and maintains some 900 troops there, working with Kurdish-led forces that control around a third of Syria.
The exchange of strikes came as Saudi Arabia and Iran have been working toward reopening embassies in each other’s countries. The kingdom also acknowledged efforts to reopen a Saudi embassy in Syria, whose embattled President Bashar Assad has been backed by Iran in his country’s long war. According to officials, Iran has launched 80 attacks against U.S. forces and locations in Iraq and Syria since January 2021. The vast majority of those have been in Syria.
The U.S. under Biden has struck Syria previously over tensions with Iran — in February and June of 2021, as well as August 2022.
Syria’s conflict that began in 2011 has left nearly half a million people dead. | 2023-03-25T12:19:26+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/world/2023/03/25/iran-backed-fighters-on-alert-in-east-syria-after-us-strikes/ |
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police and the Islamic Republic’s information minister over their alleged roles in the security crackdown against massive anti-government protests.
Two leading Morality Police officials, Mohammad Rostami and Hajahmad Mirzaei, were among 11 people whose assets were frozen by the 27-nation bloc. They’re also banned from traveling in Europe.
The Iranian Law Enforcement Forces and a number of local police chiefs were also targeted “for their role in the brutal repression of the protests,” a statement said after EU foreign ministers endorsed the move at a meeting in Luxembourg.
Information Minister Issa Zarepour was listed for his alleged responsibility in the internet shutdown after the protests started.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the EU “cannot and will not close our eyes” to the crackdown in Iran. “It is also clear that, if this regime continues to pummel its population in this way, there will be further targeted sanctions packages against those responsible,” she said.
In the statement, the EU condemned “the widespread and disproportionate use of force against peaceful protestors. This is unjustifiable and unacceptable. People in Iran, as anywhere else, have the right to peacefully protest and this right must be ensured in all circumstances.” | 2022-10-17T15:10:51+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EU-imposes-sanctions-on-Iran-s-morality-police-17514401.php |
BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — In a hearing Wednesday at the Capitol, legislators gathered to discuss Senate Bill 2383.
The bill would remove the tax exemption for carbon pipelines that are getting the 45Q tax credit.
District 8’s Senator Jeffry Magrum says the bill is proposed to get questions answered for North Dakotans.
Magrum does not believe the Summit Carbon Solutions project is clear on who is paying for what, and how much of the tax credit is being used.
“If these companies are getting the 45 to federal tax credit, are they also getting the state tax exemption which is a 10-year exemption? It is paid by the state treasury back to the local political sub but the state taxpayers are still paying for that exemption. So I didn’t have the answer and today we still didn’t get the answer. It was not clear at all how it works. I don’t know whether people are not being truthful and telling us or if they just don’t know themselves,” said District 8 Senator, Jeffery Magrum.
Ultimately, how is everything paying out? Although no one spoke in favor of the bill on Wednesday, he says whether the bill is passed or not, North Dakotans need more answers.
A handful of people did provide testimonies opposing SB 2383.
Those against the bill argue this will put the future of North Dakota thriving in a low carbon economy at risk, preventing the growth and value of ag and energy industries. Some mentioned that the bill contradicts past efforts and laws in our legislature.
“This bill removes an incentive for pipeline development enacted by prior legislatures,” said Summit Carbon Solutions’ Charlie Adams. “In fact, this bill is contradicting to the North Dakota state, legislators’ chapter 3822 in titled carbon dioxide underground storage which created a framework for new industries in the state.”
“In 2019 the North Dakota legislature exempted CO2 for geological storage from property taxes,” explained President of Lignite Energy Jason Bohrer. “This sells and uses taxes and incentivizes the use of CO2 for enhanced oil recovery, but the state legislature has been involved in this debate for how you can best quantify and utilize that CO2.”
There were no clear answers to representative Magrum questions as to how the project plans to pay and play out. He says he will continue to get those answers.
Summit Carbon Solutions representative, Charlie Adams, says the tax credit would not be taken until full capture and sequestration is completed. There is currently a 12-year time period on that text credit. | 2023-02-02T03:16:31+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/following-the-funds-tax-credits-for-the-co2-pipeline/ |
The police chief for the Uvalde school district has resigned from his position on the Uvalde City Council weeks after the Robb Elementary School mass shooting. Pete Arredondo has said he didn't consider himself the person in charge of officials' response to the May 24 shooting, which left 21 people dead, but other officials who were there that day have said otherwise.
In his resignation letter, dated July 1, Arredondo said "after must consideration, it is in the best interest of the community to step down as a member of the city council for district 3 to minimize further distractions."
He called on the community, which saw one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history last month, to "continue to support the families, continue to support our community and, above all, to keep strong in our faith."
The Uvalde Leader-News was first to report his resignation.
Related Story: Uvalde School District Police Chief Placed On Administrative Leave, Superintendent Says
The Uvalde City Council said in a statement earlier Saturday that it hasn't yet received a letter, or any other documentation, from him regarding his resignation. The city council added that resigning would be "the right thing to do."
Arredondo had missed several council meetings in the weeks since the school shooting, and he has faced intense criticism for officials' seemingly slow response to the incident.
Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said three days after the shooting that Arredondo made "the wrong decision" when he chose not to storm the classroom for more than 70 minutes, even as trapped fourth graders inside two classrooms were desperately calling 911 for help and anguished parents outside the school begged officers to go inside.
Arredondo later said he didn't consider himself the person in charge and assumed someone else had taken control of the law enforcement response.
After the shooting, the Uvalde City Council voted unanimously against giving Arredondo a leave of absence from appearing at public meetings. Relatives of the shooting victims had pleaded with city leaders to instead fire him. | 2022-07-03T15:38:20+00:00 | newson6.com | https://www.newson6.com/story/62c0bbe428fdc90729f560d1/uvalde-police-chief-resigning-from-city-council |
A pall has been hanging over hip-hop this year: the ongoing criminalization of being a rapper looms large. The genre has faced over-policing and sensationalism before, dating back to the NYPD's rap intelligence unit in 1999, but the scope of the crusade has expanded: lyrics continue to be treated like transcripts by the law, rappers are painted as crime lords and their imprints are characterized as mob outfits. There has been no shortage of abuses, including New York City getting drill rappers removed from the Rolling Loud bill, but one in particular has reverberated across the rap landscape: Young Thug, Gunna, and the members of YSL record label being rounded up and charged in a RICO case. It feels like the Atlanta rap scene, the epicenter of hip-hop, is still recovering. 26 YSL associates were arrested on criminal conspiracy charges in May, and 25 remain in jail, despite the absurdity of those charges. Its reverberations have been quietly felt throughout the rap world. Thug's lyrics are being weaponized against him. What does a genre built on words do when those words can, and almost certainly will, be held against its artists in court?
But hip-hop's story is one of surviving adversity, of creating under disadvantageous circumstances, and so the culture has persisted, as it always does, and rappers continued to raise the bar for bars. Some observers have been looking at the tea leaves (streaming metrics) and wondering if the genre's dominance is waning. That's an industry concern, not an artistic one. In reality, rap's influence has never been stronger, and its selection has rarely been more compelling. The rap of 2022 found veterans setting new career benchmarks, breakout rappers rising to meet a fractured monoculture, and rising rappers making bold, position-redefining statements. Some rappers chose to stay the course this year, growing bolder within their signature styles, and others chose to detonate the monuments built in their image and reimagine their messages. In the wake of everything, rap reunited and revitalized old partnerships, revisited and critiqued old haunts, unearthed powerful new voices and even helped plug a new Minions movie. These are hip-hop's 20 best albums of 2022, a formidable bunch reminding everyone rap can't and won't be stopped. —Sheldon Pearce
Pusha T, It's Almost Dry
After two-plus decades in the rap game, Pusha T has mastered multiple arts: brevity, snarkiness and wit. It's Almost Dry is yet another installment of his signature brand of rap, which succinctly examines a tireless hustler's lifestyle. While it's topically on par with his previous work, reveling primarily in an empire built on cocaine and double-crossing, the album is imbued with insatiable passion. Emboldened by his win over Drake in their 2018 battle of egos, King Push has now turned to waging war against anyone he peeps exhibiting fraud-like behavior. His delivery throughout is patient and measured, an apt reflection of the project's title (if you know, you know). Executive produced by Pharrell Williams and Ye, the two producers that have defined the halves of his career, It's Almost Dry is sonically adventurous yet familiar, the perfect terrain for Pusha T to gloat about his unparalleled authenticity. —Kiana Fitzgerald
JID, The Forever Story
The Dreamville standout JID was already a dynamic lyricist, but that proficiency finally becomes something more spellbinding than high-powered stunt work on The Forever Story. It isn't simply that this concept album is more story driven than all of his previous projects — taking listeners inside his upbringing as the youngest of seven siblings with a dream of playing pro ball — it's the brio with which he performs, the engaging ways he embodies his family history and the ways that the history informs the rapper he's become. He takes you inside conversations with his mother, outside for a brawl at his brother's school in New Orleans and around his Atlanta hometown for lessons learned being hard headed. The rapping here specifically serves his detail-rich parables and flashbacks. But every now and then, he'll just rattle off a sequence so tricky it feels like watching an X Games rider nail a twisting halfpipe run. This is the sound of a rapper ascending to a new rung in the hierarchy. —Sheldon Pearce
Quelle Chris, DEATHFAME
We see it happen often: A noted artist dies, and the news spreads quickly across social media. They are mourned with hashtags and photos, and suddenly they're "the greatest to ever do it." It's a weird and frustrating phenomenon: Why do creative people have to die to get the public adoration they always deserved? And why are the dopest artists usually whispered about? This was the basis of DEATHFAME, Quelle Chris' most experimental rap album, a collage of pitched-down vocals, gospel-centered hymns and piano-laced ballads. Though he's amassed big-name fans, helped score the Oscar-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah, and is now a Grammy-nominated producer (thanks to Lizzo), he's still seen as an underground talent. This LP found him taking aim at this notion with chest-thumping rhymes proclaiming himself the best. On "The Agency of the Future," for instance: "Every year an album drop, I'm on top of the Best Ofs / And if I don't drop, shit, I'm on someone's album that was." He's not lying. He has long deserved his flowers. —Marcus J. Moore
GloRilla, Anyways, Life's Great...
After blessing the break-up anthem canon with 2022's song of the summer, "F.N.F. (Let's Go)," Glorilla obliterates all "one-hit wonder" talk with Anyways, Life's Great... It's the way Glo's accent careens around syllables as she provides positive affirmations like: "Ain't f***ed up 'bout no credit score, I might be rich as f*** tomorrow / Every day the sun won't shine, but that's why I love tomorrow." It's the self-assurance of setting and maintaining boundaries — "I ain't in these bitches beef, I'm in my motherf***in' prime / Told em, 'Leave me out the way, no parts and I'm not takin' sides.'" The Memphis phenom's major label debut EP boasts themes of optimism and autonomy with a Big Glo-sized dash of ratchet debauchery mixed in. —Sidney Madden
Open Mike Eagle, Component System with the Auto Reverse
How does Open Mike Eagle follow up an album as revealing as 2020's Anime, Trauma and Divorce? What happened when his therapist told him, "Write your feelings"? He revisits how writing raps became a lifeline in the first place. He unearths homemade cassette recordings of the college radio programs that introduced him to future idols-turned-collaborators: MF DOOM and Diggin' in the Crates fixture Diamond D. By doing so, he finds renewed purpose in even the most unglamorous parts of his indie career ("Making moves, making lunch and making beats / single-layer on a non-stick baking sheet"), even while languishing during lockdown. As self-deprecating as he still is for memorable laughs, by the album's end he swells with pride at how he's "making a living out a broken language" — his most triumphant moment in years. For anyone who has turned their passion into a hustle, or gets that writing is akin to "filling out a crisis card," the mixtape-inspired Auto Reverse is refreshingly relatable. —Christina Lee
NBA YoungBoy, 3800 Degrees
You could mine the contents of YoungBoy's vast 2022 discography and assemble a better, more representative album than any single one that the Louisiana superstar has dropped. But the signature one is 3800 Degrees. It's probably the most cohesive YoungBoy record in years, which maybe isn't something to actively seek from an artist this versatile and unpredictable, but it works as the capstone to an unbelievable run. Across a canvas of glossy, Cash Money-inspired beats, YoungBoy unleashes fire and brimstone, channeling the flows of local heroes like Silkk the Shocker, inviting unexpected guests like Mouse On The Track and E-40. Recorded while the rapper was on house arrest in Utah, he's rarely sounded so pent-up and disillusioned with the industry. It's an intimate dispatch from America's most slept-on superstar — and maybe its most important rapper. —Mano Sundaresan
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist, The Elephant Man's Bones
Since 2010's Marcberg, the Long Island rapper Roc Marciano has carved a path for a certain kind of insular, hardscrabble MC. In that same period, Los Angeles producer The Alchemist has continuously repaved that lane with dozens of albums worth of gritty, bar-friendly soul loops that seem to uncoil infinitely. The two masters of their respective, intersecting forms reunite here for a collaboration that's delightfully surprising despite its 11 years in the making. The Alchemist challenges Roc with some of his strangest beats ever, craggy numbers that chime, clang and squawk. The rapper responds in kind with casually sinister verses that stagger in and out of pockets. It is an off-kilter, fulfilling entry into New York's racket rap canon. —Sheldon Pearce
Saba, Few Good Things
Four years after releasing CARE FOR ME, a project of raw vulnerability with transportive qualities, Chicago MC/producer Saba returns with Few Good Things. The album is weighty, but a comparatively lighter listen. Over production that feels jaunty and curious at times, and soulfully ambient and ground at others, Saba explores the aftermath of grief and the comfort of reminiscing, and the caution one must exercise when moving forward in an uncertain world. CARE FOR ME focused primarily on Saba's voice, but this album brims with evocative interplay — the G Herbo and Krayzie Bone performances are particularly striking, thanks to the artists' willingness to look inward without fear, and dream outward without reservation. —Kiana Fitzgerald
Yeat, 2 Alivë
Did Yeat beat the corny allegations? Is he some sort of anti-art, anti-criticism psyop designed for hypebeasts to worship? After 2022's deluge of memes and editorializing on this kind of boring main character with a strange, amphibian rap voice ... who's to say? Whatever the case may be, I'm among the millions of earthlings who have been Yeatpilled. Nearly a year out from release, so long that Yeat dropped something else, 2 Alivë is still in rotation and it still sounds so fresh. Every beat sounds like an Atlanta strip club descending into lava. And every song, Yeat is booted up, drunk on riches and sorrow, gargling out incantations about the same four or five vices, bobbing and weaving through purgatory. Sometimes pop stars aren't that deep; they're just here to make our brains happy. Just don't think about it too hard. —Mano Sundaresan
Black Star, No Fear Of Time
Many years in the making, Yasin Bey and Talib Kweli's widely anticipated follow-up to 1998's Black Star is littered with bright traces of magic. Entirely produced by Madlib, No Fear Of Time, released through podcast network Luminary, finds the Brooklyn duo making up for lost time; the years have not eroded their enduring chemistry. They are as sharp and unwavering as ever: "My songs is knowledge to heroes that need honoring / A promise, we demolishing all Confederate monuments," Kweli raps on "So Be It." His verses provide a solid counterbalance to Bey's singing, which lends a spiritual air to a number of songs. As the two rappers trade knotty, counterbalanced raps, Madlib shows off his gift for excavation, flipping and repurposing samples that are equally bizarre, jazzy and soulful, creating a comfortable space for an all-time rap tag-team to reconnect. —John Morrison
Smino, Luv 4 Rent
The polymath Smino's Luv 4 Rent is an album that carries you off. These are woozy, groovy songs that ooze like the wax inside a lava lamp. His smelted soul has become even more malleable. In his first release in four years, the St. Louis native uses his versatile, off-center performances to bring listeners on a lush journey through self-love, doing the best you can and making do. The album expands the Smino sound without sacrificing his signature laid-back approach. He remains unconcerned with definition; his raps bleed into singing, tracks flow into one another, and collaborators come and go in the mix without warning. Luv 4 Rent is a stress reliever, and, at the very least, it serves as a rejuvenating reminder to stop and just let loose a little! —Teresa Xie
redveil, learn 2 swim
The PG County rapper-producer redveil is unassuming. Even his constant use of lowercase feels like understatement. Unlike most one-man hip-hop shops, braggadocio isn't his modus operandi. Instead, he traffics in a probing, thoughtful kind of lyricism that isn't scared to let the work show. His second LP, learn 2 swim, released on his 18th birthday, is a snapshot of a teenager who has climbed out of something and is fighting every day to stay on the bright side. On "better," he spits, "I came from fighting for a day to smile to happy verses / So trust me, dawg, I know the feeling when you steady hurting." The emotional intelligence displayed in his songs is matched by a comprehension of beat structure and melody that stretches far beyond his years; the production style is vintage yet in step with the current rap moment, incorporating synthesizers and samples, boom-bap and 808s. That inclusive approach helps a fast-growing whiz to bridge the rap listener gap. —Bobby Carter
Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Cheat Codes
A dense and relentless avalanche of imagery, Cheat Codes finds Black Thought operating at the peak of his still-growing powers. While much of the album's appeal revolves around his technical virtuosity, Danger Mouse's production is bold and cinematic, especially on cuts like "The Darkest Part" and the organ-driven "Close To Famous." Black Thought has always been a referential writer with ornate verses that seem limitless, but on this album he shows greater focus and control, and his detailed storytelling sense is heightened. On songs like the MF DOOM-featuring "Belize" and "Identical Deaths," the Roots rapper guides us through vivid reflections on family, spirituality and politics with an open, stream-of-consciousness approach without filler. —John Morrison
Flo Milli, You Still Here Ho?
Taking her affection for early '00s reality TV as inspiration, Flo Milli's sophomore album, You Still Here Ho?, answers that very question with biting precision and winks at pop culture. By channeling some of her favorite small screen sirens in the visuals, tapping Tiffany "New York" Pollard to host the project and upping the seriousness of her delivery on tracks like "Bed Time," "No Face" and "Big Steppa," Flo Milli proves exactly why she's here: To make music for the bougie babies, the fringe-Internet-obsessed and the sassiest among us who need positive outlets for our attitudes. —Sidney Madden
Earl Sweatshirt, Sick!
After a few years reassessing his youth and remaking his image, the rapper Thebe Kgositsile, who performs as Earl Sweatshirt, shares the most accessible record since his enlightened, lo-fi turn, carrying the lessons of a 20-something veteran and new dad in his sagely bars. Where Feet of Clay, his last post-album experiment, was nearly impenetrable, the verses on Sick! are punchy and idiomatic. Rarely has his rapping been so snappy, or so transparent, and the spiraling, enclosed production from The Alchemist and Black Noi$e reflects the atmosphere into which it was released. Kgositsile is no stranger to isolation, but this music is restless; not closed off, anxious to step outside. —Sheldon Pearce
Vince Staples, Ramona Park Broke My Heart
For anyone who grew up in less-than-ideal conditions, it's easy to feel conflicted about your upbringing. You love where you came from, but as you get older, you wince at the blemishes, the fight-or-flight moments that could've gone left. On Ramona Park Broke My Heart, Vince Staples portrays the brightness and bleakness of his hometown, rapping nuanced narratives in a customary deadpan over bouncy SoCal-influenced beats. Before this, he held the city close, speaking of it through an "us against the world" perspective meant to shield it. While the love is still there on Ramona Park, honesty prevails. He scans it with bleary eyes, taking stock of what it has become — or seeing it for what it really is. On "Magic," the good ol' days weren't so good after all. Committing crime doesn't seem so cool in retrospect: "Sick of police lights, sick of gun sounds." Ramona Park was both a clear-eyed portrayal of a place Staples adores, and a mournful assessment of the despair still gripping it. —Marcus J. Moore
Jeezy and DJ Drama, SNOFALL
The man behind "My President" now boasts of having "Biden on the text." The man who helped bring glory to the mixtape is now a Grammy winner for his role making an album. But before all of that, Jeezy was the Snowman, a formidable presence on mixtapes like Trap or Die, a street classic in Drama's long-running Gangsta Grillz series. They reunite for SNOFALL revisiting where the history-making began: Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward, the neighborhood that was ground zero for Gangsta Grillz before it became a tourist stop. So much has changed, which becomes a point of pride for Jeezy: "What you n***** expect? Ten years the same n****? / Waste a whole decade, and that'll be a shame, n****," he smirks on "Street Cred," pleased with his personal and artistic growth. There are subtle tweaks to his message and mindset, but what's most remarkable about the album is how energized and vital this partnership still sounds, all these years and achievements later. —Christina Lee
MAVI, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts
The first time I saw MAVI perform, he was still studying at Howard, just trying to make this music thing work. In a dim basement in D.C., with a crowd still growing familiar with him, he gripped the mic, closed his eyes and performed the earnest, heady music of his 2019 debut Let The Sun Talk. In the three years since, the Charlotte rapper has learned, loosened up and evolved. On his breezy follow-up Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, he's drawn to a smooth, melodic style, a careful and deliberate unspooling of the web-like raps of Sun Talk. His producers — a cast including Dylvinci, monte booker, and Wulf Morpheus — lend him a silky, almost R&B touch. And MAVI grapples poignantly with the weight of the last few years, and of generations past. —Mano Sundaresan
Freddie Gibbs, $oul $old $eparately
With the release of his latest album, $oul $old $eparately, Freddie Gibbs has cleared all hurdles to solidify himself as an elite, all-time rapper. On the heels of his Grammy-nominated 2020 album with the Alchemist, Alfredo, he steps into his new major-label deal and delivers the blockbuster version of his patented no-nonsense dexterity. There's an impeccable balance of styles here: He bodies beats by the Alchemist and Madlib and also hops in lockstep with Moneybagg Yo and Offset. No grit is lost in his transition to Warner. Instead, within this loosely conceptual record, paranoia makes him a bit more contrite, and he becomes as accountable as he's ever been, settling into a comfortable perch he made for himself. As the opening track indicates, they said it "Couldn't Be Done," but now it's time to crown Big Rabbit. —Bobby Carter
Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Having mastered da art of storytellin' – flipping it forward and backward, inside and out over several album cycles – Kendrick Lamar shot it all to hell in 2022. Hence, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, which is not really an album at all, but a theatrical performance with Kendrick as playwright and protagonist.
He's not our savior anymore (if he ever was). And he damn sure ain't here to entertain us. His character is flawed; his weaknesses, exposed. His intentions, though virtuous, are often betrayed by vile impact. He's a tragic character in a tale of his own undoing. But these traumas are not his alone to bear. He's diagnosing a generation of Black men, unveiling insecurity, fragility, hypermasculinity. And he's naming the source of suffering that's made us so insufferable. In the name of breaking the cycle and bequeathing something other than tribulation to his children, he calls out a culture that revels in misogyny, genderphobia and material wealth to mask its low self-worth.
It's not heady work, it's heart work. Which can make for a very hard listen. Many of the beats are baroque. The confessionals can be overbearing. And if you find yourself reviled by Kendrick's toxic revelations, or his ill-conceived attempts at redemption, you probably should be. This is what therapy is supposed to sound like. Rap n***** haven't kept it this real and honest in ages. And, honestly, it's about damn time. —Rodney Carmichael
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Kris Lozano West and Jordan Corprew each scored 13 points to lead Passaic Valley in a 51-34 win over Park Ridge, in Park Ridge.
Passaic Valley improved to 4-4 on the season.
Zach Mallis led Park Ridge (5-3) with 15 points.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) applauds the introduction of S. 131 and H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by Sens. Brown (D-OH) and Collins (R-ME) and Reps. Walberg (R-MI) and Courtney (D-CT)oHou. Today, federal employees can choose a nurse practitioner (NP) as their health care provider under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, yet outdated federal law prevents these same providers from certifying and overseeing the care of federal employees' workplace-related injuries. This bill would ensure federal workers receive access to high-quality health care for work-related injuries from their chosen health care provider.
"This bipartisan legislation would give federal workers timely access to the care they need when they need it most," said AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN. "The bill would authorize nurse practitioners to certify federal workplace injuries and oversee treatment of injured workers. I urge all members of Congress to support this legislation and reduce unnecessary barriers to timely care delivery. On behalf of AANP and the more than 355,000 licensed NPs in the U.S., we thank Senators Brown and Collins and Representatives Walberg and Courtney for their dedication to improving health care access for federal employees, and we urge Congress to act swiftly to pass this important legislation."
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 355,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NPs' patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. To locate an NP in your community, visit npfinder.com. For more information about NPs, visit aanp.org.
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(AP) — Federal authorities have charged 47 people in what they’re calling the largest fraud scheme yet to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by stealing and defrauding the government of $250 million.
Documents made public Tuesday charge the defendants with counts including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery.
Prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to thousands of low-income children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement through a federal program.
But prosecutors say few meals were actually served, and the defendants used the money to buy luxury cars, property and jewelry. This year, the U.S. Justice Department has made prosecuting pandemic-related fraud a priority and has stepped up enforcement actions. | 2022-09-21T02:08:48+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/feds-47-exploited-pandemic-to-steal-250m-from-food-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feds-47-exploited-pandemic-to-steal-250m-from-food-program |
There’s a catchy saying going around with a valuable lesson about our personal technology: The devil is in the defaults.
The saying refers to the default settings that tech companies embed deep in the devices, apps and websites we use. These settings typically make us share data about our activities and location. We can usually opt out of this data collection, but the companies make the menus and buttons hard to notice, likely in the hope that we don’t immediately tweak them.
Apple, Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft generally want us to leave some default settings on, purportedly to train their algorithms and catch bugs, which then make their products easier for us to use. But unnecessary data sharing isn’t always in our best interest.
Consider how several whistleblowers confessed in 2018 that they had listened in on Apple’s Siri recordings and Amazon’s Alexa activations that inadvertently recorded couples having sex. The recent reversal of Roe v. Wade also underscored the many ways that women can be tracked through their personal tech when seeking options to terminate pregnancies.
So with every tech product we use, it is important to take time to peruse the many menus, buttons and switches to pare down the data we share.
Here’s a streamlined guide to many of the default settings that I and other tech writers always change.
Apple phones
With iPhones, users can open the settings app and enter the privacy menu to change how they share data about their app use and location. (Apple technically asks people to opt in to some of these settings when they activate a new iPhone, but these steps can easily be missed. These tips would disable the data sharing.)
— Select Tracking and toggle off Allow Apps to Request to Track. This tells all apps to not share data with third parties for marketing purposes.
— Select Apple Advertising and toggle off Personalized Ads so that Apple can’t use information about you to serve targeted ads on its App Store, Apple News and Stocks.
— Select Analytics & Improvements and toggle off Share iPhone Analytics to prevent the iPhone from sending device data to Apple to improve its products.
— Select Location Services, tap System Services and toggle off iPhone Analytics and Routing & Traffic to prevent the device from sharing geodata with Apple for improving Apple Maps.
Google products
Google products, including Android phones and web services like Google search, YouTube and Google Maps, are tied to Google accounts, and the control panel for tweaking data management is on the website myactivity.google.com.
— For all three categories — Web & App Activity, Location History and YouTube History — set auto-delete to delete activity older than three months. This way, instead of creating a permanent record of every search, Google purges entries that are more than 90 days old. In the near term, it can still make helpful recommendations based on recent searches.
— A bonus tip for Android phones comes from Ryne Hager, an editor of the tech blog “Android Police”: Newer versions of Android offer people the ability to share an approximate location rather than their precise location with apps. For many apps, like weather software, sharing approximate data should be the way to go, and precise geodata should be shared only with software that needs it to work properly, like maps apps.
Meta’s Facebook
Meta’s most important settings can be reached through the privacy checkup tool inside the settings menu. These are some important tweaks to prevent snooping by employers and marketers:
— For “Who can see what you share,” select “Only me” for people with access to your friends list and pages you follow, and select “Friends” for who can see your birthday.
— For “How people can find you on Facebook,” choose “Only me” for people who can look you up via email or phone number.
— For “Your ad preferences on Facebook,” toggle off the switches for relationship status, employer, job title and education. This way, marketers can’t serve targeted ads based on this information.
Amazon’s website and devices
Amazon offers some control over how information is shared through its website and products like Alexa and Nest cameras. There are two settings that I highly recommend turning off:
— Amazon last year launched Amazon Sidewalk, a program that automatically makes newer Amazon products share internet connections with other devices nearby. Critics say Sidewalk could open doors for bad actors to gain access to people’s data.
To disable it for an Echo speaker, open the Amazon Alexa app and tap More in the lower right-hand side of the screen. Inside the settings, tap Account Settings, choose Amazon Sidewalk and toggle Sidewalk to the off position.
For a Ring camera, in the Ring app, tap the three-lined icon in the upper left and then tap Control Center. Tap Amazon Sidewalk, and slide the button to the off position.
— On Amazon’s website, some shopping lists — such as items saved on a wish list — are shared with the public by default, which can be revealing information. Visit the Your Lists page and set each shopping list to private.
Microsoft Windows
Windows PCs come with a host of data-sharing settings turned on by default to help Microsoft, advertisers and websites learn more about us. The switches to toggle those settings off can be found by opening the settings menu and clicking on Privacy and security and then General.
Yet the worst default setting on Windows may have nothing to do with privacy. Whenever Kimber Streams, a Wirecutter editor, tests new laptops, one of their first steps is to open the sound menu and select No Sounds to mute the many annoying chimes that play whenever something goes wrong with Windows. | 2022-07-28T09:49:51+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/the-default-tech-settings-you-should-turn-off-right-away/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Doximity Inc. (DOCS) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $26.3 million.
The San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 12 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 17 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 16 cents per share.
The medical social networking site posted revenue of $102.2 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $99.9 million.
For the current quarter ending in December, Doximity said it expects revenue in the range of $110.7 million to $111.7 million.
The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $424 million to $432 million.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bexson Biomedical, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on disrupting the $189 billion small molecule injectable market and enabling home health solutions, today announced Bexson and Stevanato Group (NYSE: STVN), a leading global provider of drug containment and delivery solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences industries, have been jointly awarded the Parenteral Drug Association's (PDA) 2022 Drug Delivery Innovation Partnership Award.
At PDA's annual conference in Palm Springs, CA on October 18th, PDA's leadership presented the award to Bexson Biomedical's Sr. VP of Drug Delivery, Sheldon Moberg, and to Stevanato Group's DDS Business Development Director, Paolo Golfetto. This award recognizes the collaboration between Bexson Biomedical and Stevanato Group to optimize Stevanato Group's innovative wearable device On Body Delivery System (OBDS) with Bexson's formulation technology. OBDS is a wearable infusion device that allows controlled drug dosing and delivery over extended durations, and which is positioned to enable patient therapy in the home setting.
"I am pleased PDA has recognized the collaborative approach that Bexson Biomedical and Stevanato Group have taken to develop this innovative device for non-opioid pain management," said Bexson's Sheldon Moberg. "In addition, merging Bexson's SEVALENT™ formulation technology with Stevanato Group's vertically integrated development capabilities has been a very rewarding program, and has great potential beyond the initial therapy."
"It is an honor for Stevanato Group to receive this award, which recognizes the long collaboration with Bexson," adds Stevanato Group's, Paolo Golfetto. "Our work will continue to extend Stevanato Group's OBDS wearable device to additional therapeutic areas with Bexson's formulation platform. The common goal remains to offer patients more flexible and comfortable treatment modalities, reducing the impact on quality of life, along with overall treatment costs for pharmaceutical companies."
Bexson Biomedical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on disrupting the small molecule injectable market and enabling home health solutions through new formulations designed for subcutaneous delivery. Bexson's proprietary platform, SEVALENT™, can be applied to small molecules across a broad range of drug classes, enabling IV therapies to be delivered subcutaneously.
Bexson's lead therapy, BB106, is a low-dose ketamine treatment for post-operative pain management, a $36B global market and leading driver of opioid addiction. Additionally, management believes its BB106 formulation technology can be utilized to address various mental health indications.
Founded in 1949, Stevanato Group is a leading global provider of drug containment, drug delivery and diagnostic solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries. The Group delivers an integrated, end-to-end portfolio of products, processes and services that address customer needs across the entire drug life cycle at each of the development, clinical and commercial stages. Stevanato Group's core capabilities in scientific research and development, its commitment to technical innovation and its engineering excellence are central to its ability to offer value added solutions to clients. To learn more, visit stevanatogroup.com.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, partially collapsed Friday when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight people including two critically, city officials said, adding there were no fatalities.
City firefighters and other authorities were called to Lafayette Street shortly after 12:30 p.m.
“Our units responded immediately within minutes and found several persons in varying degrees of injury, from broken bones to three that were partially buried under the rubble,” Fire Chief John Alston Jr. said during a news conference.
There were 36 people at the work site at the time, and all were accounted for, officials said. All eight injured people were construction workers. Six were pulled out of the building by firefighters, while two were able to escape on their own, officials said.
“They were doing a concrete pour on this building and as they were pouring concrete a portion of the second floor collapsed onto the first floor and then into the basement," Mayor Justin Elicker said.
Workers at the site told first responders the concrete was being poured faster than they could spread it, and it pooled too much in one area and caused the collapse, Alston said. First responders had additional urgency to rescue the victims because the concrete was drying, he said.
Elicker said the property is owned by Yale and is being developed into what will be a seven-story residential building by RMS Companies, based in Stamford, Connecticut, which bills itself as a builder of “upscale, modern apartments and luxurious boutique hotels” on its website.
The building is currently two stories high, with two parking levels underground. Plans call for 112 residential units, Elicker said.
“There will be a significant investigation as with any construction situation like this,” the mayor said.
A person who answered the phone at RMS said the company was not commenting at this time.
Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were at the scene. City officials said they planned to issue a stop work order at the site until it is safe.
Lafayette Street is a short distance from Yale New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine and is home to several medical offices, about five blocks from the New Haven Green.
Alston said city emergency officials had been talking about responding to building collapses in recent days, in response to the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday that left three people missing and feared dead.
“They did some excellent work under some harrowing conditions,” Alston said about New Haven first responders. “I'm very proud of that considering what happened in Iowa recently. We've been talking about collapses in our area so they responded admirably.” | 2023-06-02T21:31:24+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/2023/06/02/8-construction-workers-injured-as-building-partially-collapses-near-yale-medical-school/ |
(The Hill) – A producer of “Rust” says the film will likely still be completed in the wake of last year’s fatal shooting on set.
Anjul Nigam, a producer on the Western film along with actor Alec Baldwin, told The Hollywood Reporter they are expecting an investigation by the Santa Fe Country Sheriff’s Department into the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins to conclude soon.
“‘Rust’ is obviously a horrific tragedy,” Nigam told the Reporter. “The investigation will hopefully be resolved soon and will unveil what happened. Obviously, there will be people out there who will have negative perspectives, but we’re confident about continuing to make quality movies.”
Once the investigation is over, they plan to finish making “Rust,” he added.
“We’re confident we’ll be able to complete the movie,” he said.
Nigam’s comments come after New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau recently released a summary of their investigation into the incident.
“Rust” production “demonstrated plain indifference to the hazards associated with firearms by routinely failing to practice their own safety protocols, failing to enforce adherence to safety protocols, and failing to ensure that the handling of deadly weapons was afforded the time and effort needed to keep the cast and crew safe,” the report read.
Baldwin, who was also starring in the film in addition to producing it, is facing several lawsuits for allegedly accidentally shooting Hutchins last October with a prop gun that contained a suspected live round.
He has denied responsibility for the incident, claiming the lawsuits against him were motivated by money.
“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” he told ABC in December. | 2022-05-17T03:30:32+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/rust-producer-confident-they-will-complete-film-after-accidental-death-on-set/ |
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — One of the closest associates of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has resigned after the leader said in a recent speech that Hungary was fighting against Europe becoming a “mixed race” society.
Orban also said that countries with largescale migration from outside of Europe “are no longer nations.”
Zsuzsa Hegedus compared Orban's rhetoric to the kind of language used in Nazi Germany.
Her response stands as a rare rebuke from within the governing ranks of Hungary’s leader, who has long been accused by the European Union of eroding democratic institutions and norms.
Hegedus, who has worked with Orban for the past 20 years, said in a resignation letter that Orban's language was “pure Nazi" speech.
“I am sincerely sorry that I have to end a relationship due to such a shameful position," Hegedus said in the letter, which was carried by the Hungarian media on Tuesday. “I was left with no other choice.”
In his speech, which he made last Saturday, Orban spoke of two parts of Europe.
“There is a world in which European peoples are mixed together with those arriving from outside Europe,” he said in Baile Tusnad, a majority ethnic Hungarian city in Romania. “Now, that is a mixed-race world.”
In what he described as “our world,” Orban said “people from within Europe mix with one another."
“This is why we have always fought: we are willing to mix with one another, but we do not want to become peoples of mixed-race,” Orban said.
Orban also said: “Migration has split Europe in two – or I could say that it has split the West in two. One half is a world where European and non-European peoples live together. These countries are no longer nations: they are nothing more than a conglomeration of peoples.”
While he is known for anti-migration comments and his criticism of Western liberal values, Saturday's speech sparked a fresh wave of outrage from the opposition in Hungary and throughout Europe.
Criticism, however, from within Orban's closest circle, has been very rare so far. The Hungarian prime minister and his conservative Fidesz party hold a comfortable majority and have sought to curb critical voices.
Hegedus told Orban that his comments were unacceptable even by the standards of “the most bloodthirsty racist."
“I don’t know how you didn’t notice that you were presenting a pure Nazi text worthy of Goebbels," she wrote, referring to Joseph Goebbels, the chief Nazi propagandist under Adolf Hitler.
"I cannot dispense with it this time, even for the sake of our nearly 20-year friendship,” she added.
Hungary's hvg.hu news portal said Hegedus also sent a copy of her resignation letter to Hungary’s chief rabbi, Robert Frolich, who also criticized Orban’s remarks.
Orban accepted Hegedus' resignation but dismissed her criticism in a response letter.
“You can’t be serious about accusing me of racism after 20 years of working together," he said. "You know best that my government follows a policy of zero tolerance when it comes to anti-Semitism and racism in Hungary.”
Orban will travel to the U.S. next week to address a gathering of conservative activists. Orban has become a hero to many on the American right for his push against immigration and LGBTQ rights. | 2022-07-27T16:04:30+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Hungary-s-leader-rebuked-for-opposing-mixed-17332170.php |
SHENZHEN, China, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam's Club, Walmart's high-end membership warehouse club, opened its flagship store in Qianhai last month. As one of the focal points of the Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference and a key project in the city, the Qianhai outlet represents Walmart's significant commitment to expanding operations in China. This opening is considered another step forward in elevating Qianhai's consumer capabilities and contributing to Shenzhen's aspiration of becoming an international consumption hub, according to the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone.
As a landmark commercial project in Qianhai, this new store plays a vital role in enhancing the zone's position as a new international urban center, optimizing its business environment, and driving the rapid aggregation of high-end retail resources.
The establishment of Sam's Club in Qianhai is not a mere coincidence. In recent years, Qianhai has been accelerating efforts to improve its commercial facilities, nurturing the growth of the commercial sector, and enhancing the overall vibrancy of its business districts. Qianhai aims to establish itself as the core of a world-class consumption center by 2035.
"Starting with Shenzhen-Hong Kong trade and cross-border e-commerce, Qianhai has now gradually evolved to prioritize office-centered businesses and explore diverse commercial domains," said a senior executive of Horoy Uniland Commercial Property Co., Ltd, a company seeking development in Qianhai. "Concurrently, Qianhai has been fostering innovation in modern services, technology, institutional reform, business environment optimization, and governance models within the cooperation zone. These measures will significantly boost Qianhai's appeal and competitiveness, solidifying its status as an influential commercial hub."
It is believed that the opening of the Qianhai outlet will accelerate the influx of high-end retail resources into the region.
Lin Sifan, promotion manager of the Commercial Management Department at the Qianhai-based SIVIN Commercial Management (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., stated, "Over the past decade, Qianhai has experienced unprecedented transformation, attracting a considerable number of high-net-worth consumers, Fortune 500 companies, industrial-urban complexes, import-export trades, financial institutions, and retail giants. This has laid the essential groundwork for cultivating a thriving commercial business environment in Qianhai."
According to the Qianhai Authority's Commerce Development Department, Qianhai will continue to attract key commercial resources, accelerate the introduction of internationally renowned businesses and brand operators, and support multinational companies with high-end consumer brands in establishing global headquarters, regional headquarters, functional headquarters, product innovation centers, and consumer experience centers. It will strive to foster a number of comprehensive trade service platforms, logistics supply chain enterprises, and circulation headquarters companies with global resource allocation capabilities, while improving its ability to allocate consumption resources. Moreover, Qianhai aims to propel the "first-store economy" and "first-launch economy", encouraging renowned domestic and international brands to set up their first stores, flagship stores, and new concept stores in the area.
Lin Sifan emphasized the perfect alignment of the population influx and the rising demand from the new middle-class consumer base with the Qianhai business environment. Lin believes that the burgeoning desire for emerging lifestyles will drive more people to visit and stay in Qianhai, bolstered by the continuous support of favorable policies.
With major commercial complexes increasingly choosing Qianhai as their base, it showcases businesses' unwavering confidence in the area's development prospects. As consumer activity continues to thrive, Qianhai is poised to generate a virtuous cycle from business to consumption and vice versa, fueling the overall high-quality commercial development in Shenzhen and the rest of the Greater Bay Area.
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Eagle Bancorp Inc. (EGBN) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $37.3 million.
The bank, based in Bethesda, Maryland, said it had earnings of $1.16 per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $116.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $89.2 million, missing Street forecasts.
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NEW Heineken Silver drops at Coachella, giving music lovers a first taste of the refreshing lager
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Heineken® is returning to Coachella with an unforgettable lineup featuring iconic hip-hop artists and an eclectic mix of genre-adjacent acts on the Heineken House stage. Method Man & Redman, DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak), SG Lewis, NGHTMRE and Austin Millz will be among the most anticipated sets in a loaded schedule showcasing talent that, in the true Coachella spirit, embraces a wide variety of artists and music.
As an added mic drop, a new star will make its debut at this year's event. Festivalgoers will be among the first in the country to taste NEW Heineken Silver, a crisp and refreshing, lower-carb, lower-cal beer hitting shelves nationwide as part of Heineken's lineup. The perfect choice for sipping at concerts or any social occasion, Heineken Silver is brewed to create full-bodied flavor without a bitter finish and is 4% alcohol by volume (ABV) with 3.2g of carbs and 95 calories in a 12-oz serving.
Two weekends of high-energy performances will make Heineken House a must-see experience for music lovers.
Weekend One:
Friday, April 14: Walker & Royce, Felix Da Housecat, Hannah Wants, Lee Wells and Bones
Saturday, April 15: Method Man & Redman, Austin Millz, DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak), Andre Power and SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE
Sunday, April 16: NGHTMRE, LondonBridge, WHIPPED CREAM, NIIKO x SWAE and Tony H
Weekend Two:
Friday, April 21: Chris Stussy, Emmit Fenn, Francis Mercier, HoneyLuv and Antoinette Van Dewark
Saturday, April 22: SG Lewis, Franc Moody, TEED, Coco & Breezy and Zen Freeman
Sunday, April 23: Snakehips, Fleetmac Wood, Bontan, Black V Neck and Max Styler
"Heineken House will have something for everyone with an exciting collection of artists who have shaped music and culture taking center stage," said Christine Karimi, Director, Partnerships and Consumer Experience at HEINEKEN USA. "It's the perfect backdrop for serving up a first sip of Heineken Silver to fans enjoying some of the best beats Coachella has to offer."
The one-of-a-kind Heineken House will be a show-stopping destination where attendees can have their main character moment on the dance floor, at the beer garden or by interacting with a variety of highly visual artistic installations. In addition to Heineken Silver, the Heineken House beer garden will offer Heineken Original, alcohol-free Heineken 0.0, Dos Equis Lager, Dos Equis Lime and Salt and Dos Equis Ranch Water Hard Seltzer.
Festivalgoers are invited to visit Heineken House April 14-16 and 21-23, 2023. To experience the 2023 Coachella festival highlights with Heineken, follow @Heineken_US on Twitter or Instagram, follow @HeinekenUSA on Facebook or use the hashtag #HeinekenHouse.
About HEINEKEN USA
HEINEKEN USA Inc., the nation's leading high-end beer importer, is a subsidiary of HEINEKEN International N.V., the world's most international brewer. Key brands imported into the U.S. are Heineken® – the world's most international beer brand, Heineken® 0.0 – an alcohol-free beer innovation, Heineken® Silver – a new lower-carb, lower-cal beer, the Dos Equis Franchise, and the Tecate Franchise. HEINEKEN USA also imports Amstel Light, Red Stripe, Tiger Beer, Strongbow Hard Apple Ciders, Birra Moretti, Bohemia and more. For news and updates, follow us on Twitter @HeinekenUSACorp, or visit HEINEKENUSA.com.
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WASHINGTON — If you're on the hunt for some last-minute hot dogs, American flag decorations or maybe a pool floatie or two for your Independence Day celebration, you're in luck. Most stores will keep their doors open on the Fourth of July, which falls on a Tuesday this year.
While some retailers plan to open with reduced hours, there are plenty of options for those who plan to shop on the holiday.
Here's a list of what is open and closed on July Fourth:
Which stores will be open on the Fourth of July?
Here are several of the major national retailers that will be open on July 4, either with regular or limited hours. As always, be sure to double check your local store hours.
Academy Sports + Outdoors: Open regular hours
Albertsons: Open regular hours
Bass Pro Shops: Open regular hours
Best Buy: Open regular hours
Big Lots: Open regular hours
BJ's Wholesale: Open regular hours
Cabela's: Most stores will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., but check local store's hours
CVS: Most stores will be open regular hours. Pharmacy hours may vary by location.
Dillard's: Stores will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Food Lion: Open regular hours
Home Depot: Most stores open regular hours, but some may close early. Check local store's hours.
Kohl's: Open regular hours at most locations
Kroger: Store hours vary by location (This includes grocery stores under the Kroger umbrella, including QFC, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, Gerbes and others)
Dollar General: Open regular hours, which vary by location
JCPenney: Open regular hours
Lowe's: Most stores will open at their regular time but close early. Check your local store.
Office Depot and OfficeMax: Open regular hours
Macys: Open regular hours
Petco: Open, but some locations may close early.
Publix: Open regular hours
Safeway: Open regular hours
Sam's Club: Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Plus members, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Club members
Starbucks: Store hours vary by location, some locations may be closed
Target: Open regular hours
Trader Joe's: All stores will close at 5 p.m.
Walmart: Most locations open regular hours, but check local store
Whole Foods: Most locations will be open, but store hours will vary by location
What is closed on Independence Day?
Because the Fourth of July is a federal holiday, banks, post offices, other government offices and the stock market will all be closed.
Costco will close all stores on July 4.
RELATED: Here's why Flag Day is celebrated
What is closed on July 3, 2023? Is the post office open on July 3?
With the Fourth of July landing on a Tuesday this year, many are wondering whether stores will be open or closed on Monday as well. All stores should be open and the post office will be delivering mail on Monday, but will be closed on the Fourth of July. | 2023-07-04T02:17:17+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/fourth-of-july-stores-opened-closed-post-office-banks-2023/507-0cb04f42-7db4-42a6-ac12-70bb68ec741f |
NEW YORK, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVCO) resulting from allegations that Cavco may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Cavco securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7555 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.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On November 8, 2018, Cavco revealed in an SEC filing that it had "received a subpoena from the SEC's Division of Enforcement requesting certain documents relating to, among other items, trading in the stock of another public company." On this news, Cavco share price fell $49.48 per share, or over 23%, to close at $165.20 per share on November 9, 2018.
On February 4, 2019, Cavco revealed that it had received requests for additional documents. Cavco further disclosed that it spent, and expected to spend, millions of dollars on legal and insurance expenses in relation to the SEC's subpoenas and Cavco's independent investigation into the matter. On this news, Cavco's share price fell $26.92 per share, or about 16.7%, to close at $134.37 per share on February 5, 2019.
On September 2, 2021, the SEC filed a complaint against Cavco, former CEO Joseph Stegmayer, and former CFO and Chief Compliance Officer Daniel Urness. The SEC complaint alleged that Stegmayer and Urness caused Cavco to purchase shares of publicly traded companies on material non-public information. On this news, Cavco's share price fell $6.59 per share, or about 2.5%, to close at $252.48 per share on September 3, 2021.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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LONDON (AP) — Prince William has poured a pint of ale and taken a ride on the subway with his wife Kate as part of a royal ramble in central London before King Charles III's coronation.
With just two days to go until Saturday's coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, William and Kate took time to chat with royal fans, tourists and Londoners on Thursday in the U.K. capital's Soho entertainment district.
The pair took their first trip on the Elizabeth line, named after Queen Elizabeth II and the latest line on London's busy train network. They then stopped at the historic Dog and Duck pub, where William went behind the bar and poured a pint of Kingmaker, a pale ale brewed to celebrate the coronation.
William joked that he would have to watch how much he drank and “get back into work mode."
Hundreds of royal fans — some hailing from China, Canada and the United States — lined the streets of Soho, hoping for a glimpse of the couple, a handshake or a brief chat.
Kate told well-wishers that her eldest child, Prince George, was excited about the coronation. The 9-year-old royal, who is second in line to the throne after his father, will carry Charles' robes as one of the king's four pages of honor on Saturday.
George and his younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis attended a rehearsal for the ceremony alongside other members of the royal family on Wednesday.
Thursday's royal visit came as London prepared for the United Kingdom's first coronation since Elizabeth II was crowned 70 years ago.
Union Jack bunting and crown decorations have appeared across the capital, while Big Ben was lit up in red as part of late-night dress rehearsals around midnight on Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on London for the historic event, and many die-hard royal fans are already camped out near Buckingham Palace to secure the best viewing spot.
“We’ve always been a massive fan of the royal family. I was also over for the (queen's) jubilee, so all the big moments that we can, we come over," said Luisa Rawes, from Portugal. “It is a massive occasion."
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