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Updated April 23, 2023 at 12:05 AM ET WASHINGTON — American forces carried out a precarious evacuation of U.S. embassy personnel in Sudan, President Joe Biden said late Saturday, calling for the end to "unconscionable" violence there as two rival leaders battled for power in the African country. Biden thanked the U.S. troops who carried out the mission to extract American staffers in Sudan. With the last American embassy worker out, Washington shuttered the U.S. mission in Khartoum indefinitely. The U.S. said it had no current plans for a government-coordinated evacuation of an estimated 16,000 other Americans remaining in Sudan, calling the situation too dangerous. Biden said he was receiving regular reports from his team on efforts to assist those remaining Americans in Sudan "to the extent possible." The roughly 70 American staffers were airlifted from a landing zone at the embassy to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the mission. U.S. troops carried out the operation as fighting between two armed Sudanese commanders —which has killed more than 400, put the nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders—moved into a second week. "I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America's friendship and connection with the people of Sudan," Biden said in a statement. "I am grateful for the unmatched skill of our service members who successfully brought them to safety." Biden also thanked Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia for their help with the mission. Biden ordered American troops to evacuate embassy personnel after receiving a recommendation earlier Saturday from his national security team with no end in sight to the fighting. "This tragic violence in Sudan has already cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians. It's unconscionable and it must stop," Biden said. "The belligerent parties must implement an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and respect the will of the people of Sudan." The State Department has suspended operations at the embassy due to the dire security situation. It was not clear when the embassy might resume functioning. "The widespread fighting has caused significant numbers of civilian deaths and injuries and damage to essential infrastructure and posed an unacceptable risk to our Embassy personnel," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. The fighting erupted April 15 between two factions whose leaders are vying for control over the country. The violence has included an unprovoked attack on an American diplomatic convoy and numerous incidents in which foreign diplomats and aid workers were killed, injured or assaulted. An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the embassy as being in Sudan. Biden said he was receiving regular reports from his team on efforts to assist those remaining Americans in Sudan "to the extent possible." The embassy issued an alert earlier Saturday cautioning that "due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and closure of the airport, it is not currently safe to undertake a U.S. government-coordinated evacuation of private U.S. citizens." Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders. The fighting, which began as Sudan attempted to transition to democracy, already has left millions trapped in urban areas, sheltering from gunfire, explosions and looters. Army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan said Saturday he would facilitate the evacuation of American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan after speaking with the leaders of several countries that had requested help. The rival Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, in a Twitter posting said it cooperated with U.S. forces. The U.S. evacuation planning got underway in earnest on Monday after the embassy convoy was attacked in Khartoum. The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that U.S. troops were being moved to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti ahead of a possible evacuation. Saudi Arabia announced the successful repatriation of some of its citizens on Saturday, sharing footage of Saudi nationals and other foreigners welcomed with chocolate and flowers as they stepped off an apparent evacuation ship at the Saudi port of Jeddah. Embassy evacuations conducted by the U.S. military are relatively rare and usually take place only under extreme conditions. When it orders an embassy to draw down staff or suspend operations, the State Department prefers to have its personnel leave on commercial transportation if that is an option. When the embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022, staffers used commercial transport to leave. However, in several other recent cases, notably in Afghanistan in 2021, conditions made commercial departures impossible or extremely hazardous. U.S. troops accompanied personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, in an overland convoy to Tunisia when they evacuated in 2014. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	2023-04-23T05:44:21+00:00	kunm.org	https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-04-22/the-u-s-has-evacuated-diplomats-in-sudan-amid-fierce-fighting
- Construction of the third segment of the NTE 35W project in Fort Worth, Texas was completed three months ahead of schedule - The 6.7-mile section of the I-35W represents an investment of more than $1 billion - The project supports Ferrovial's ongoing commitment to investing in America's infrastructure AUSTIN, Texas, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrovial, a global leader in infrastructure solutions, today announced the completion of the third segment of the North Tarrant Express (NTE) 35W project in Fort Worth, Texas. The inauguration was celebrated with the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, together with regional, state, and federal officials, as well as Ferrovial Chairman Rafael del Pino, CEO Ignacio Madridejos, and other executives of the company. "We are proud of our history building projects in North Texas," said Madridejos. "The visionary leaders in this area have been pursuing congestion relief for many years, and their proactive approach has paid off as the region continues to thrive." Representing an investment of more than $1 billion, this 6.7-mile section of I-35W from N. Tarrant Parkway to Eagle Parkway in Fort Worth consists of improvements with the reconstruction of main lanes, expanded frontage roads, and the addition of TEXpress Lanes. The completed project will offer drivers safer, more reliable choices when traveling through the region. A concession led by Ferrovial subsidiary Cintra financed and designed the new highway system and will operate and maintain this segment along I-35W on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In addition to Cintra, which is the majority stakeholder (53.7%), equity partners include Meridiam (17.5%) and APG (28.8%). Completed three months ahead of schedule, the roadway was constructed by Ferrovial Construction and Webber, also subsidiaries of Ferrovial. "We are grateful to the Texas Department of Transportation and our other public partners that helped make this project possible," said Alberto Gonzalez, CEO of Cintra, US. "This is another example of how public administrations and private enterprise can work together to produce transportation solutions that benefit drivers and our communities." Through this public-private partnership, the NTE 35W Segment 3C project was constructed at no cost to the State of Texas. As of today, Ferrovial's total investment in Texas highways amounts to more than $7 billion. "There is an incredible sense of accomplishment when you complete a major infrastructure project like the rebuilding and expansion of Interstate 35W. We had over 130 firms working on the project, generating significant economic impact to the region, and were able to complete the project ahead of schedule thanks to the work of our great team," said Angel Luis Sanchez, CEO of Ferrovial Construction, US & Canada. "Their attention to detail and quality is in line with the high standards Ferrovial sets for its projects," added Jose Carlos Esteban, CEO of Webber. With US headquarters in Austin, Texas, Ferrovial's businesses span transportation infrastructure, construction, waterworks, and energy. Cintra, a global leader in innovative transportation solutions, through its assets, has generated more than $22 billion in economic impact in the US. Cintra and its partners manage more than 90 miles in the US, with five managed lanes projects: LBJ Express (LBJ), North Tarrant Express (NTE) & NTE 35W, in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; I-77 Express, in Charlotte, North Carolina; and I-66 Express, in Northern Virginia. Ferrovial Construction has worked on projects including the SH 99 Grand Parkway in Houston, a section of California High-Speed Rail, the I-285/SR 400 Interchange in Atlanta, and the I-35 NEX in San Antonio. Webber is a leading Houston-based construction company that specializes in heavy civil, waterworks, energy and infrastructure services and is dedicated to safely providing intelligent solutions to its clients and community. Ferrovial recently announced plans to apply for listing in the US. About Ferrovial Ferrovial is a global infrastructure operator committed to developing innovative solutions for a world on the move. With more than 70 years of experience, its family of companies holds leadership positions in transportation infrastructure, construction, waterworks, and energy. The company operates in 15 countries, and its activities are mainly concentrated in the USA, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Poland. Ferrovial Holding U.S. is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with over 4,000 employees across the country. For more information, visit ferrovial.us View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ferrovial	2023-06-20T17:48:36+00:00	kwtx.com	https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2023/06/20/ferrovial-celebrates-opening-nte-35w-segment-3c-texas-more-than-1-billion-investment-improving-americas-roadways/
SELIGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified a Texas couple who died last week in the crash of a small plane in a remote area of northwestern Arizona. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials said Chad Wilson and his wife Brandi were flying from Wichita Falls to Las Vegas on Sept. 13 when the single-engine Piper PA-46 went off the radar in a remote area of Seligman, which is between Kingman and Flagstaff. An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter out of Kingman helping in the search located the wreckage and confirmed there were two fatalities. Sheriff’s officials said personal items found at the scene helped to identify the victims, who were both 42 years old. Authorities said the couple were operators of a Wichita Falls construction company whose contracts included city projects, and the plane was registered to Chad Wilson. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.	2022-09-19T21:04:47+00:00	sfgate.com	https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Authorities-ID-Texas-couple-killed-in-an-Arizona-17452598.php
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GREAT FALLS — Leon Houle of Box Elder, who admitted to intimidating and threatening a witness who would testify against him regarding his involvement in a kidnapping and attempted murder on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls on May 10, 2022. Prosecutors alleged in court documents that on March 17, 2019, at Houle’s command, Dakota Houle (Leon's brother), shot the victim, identified as John Doe, in the back as the victim attempted to run from his would-be killers. The Houle brothers, along with two women, lured John Doe to a residence where they planned to rob him of methamphetamine and kill him. The Houle brothers beat John Doe with weapons when he arrived, robbed him at gunpoint, forced him to remove his shoes and told him they were taking him to the mountains to kill him. The brothers forced John Doe into his own car as pleaded for his life. Leon drove the vehicle, with John Doe in the front passenger seat and Dakota directly behind the victim in the rear passenger seat with a shotgun in his hand. When the vehicle slowed near a cattle guard, John Doe jumped out of the moving car and tried to run through the snow. The government further alleged that Leon told Dakota to “Shoot him!” Dakota shot the victim in the back of the head. Believing John Doe was dead, the Houle brothers and others then ran away. John Doe survived and sustained severe and permanent injuries. From court documents: As a result of the shooting, John Doe suffered extremely serious lifethreatening injuries and he has permanent brain damage, memory loss, and scarring. Doe was hospitalized for weeks and has had several surgeries and continues will follow-up care related to his injuries. Doe still has shotgun pellets lodged in his skull that are too dangerous for medical professionals to remove. Leon continues to deny involvement in the kidnapping and shooting of John Doe. Leon was indicted on five felony charges related to the shooting. While in custody on the charges, Leon made statements to another person, identified as John Doe II, about the crimes and then contacted various individuals in an attempt to influence or prevent John Doe II’s testimony. The government further alleged that after pleading guilty in January, Leon continued to threaten and harass witnesses by making threatening gestures, including throat-cutting and trigger-pulling gestures, to the witnesses. Leon Houle, 37 years old, pleaded guilty in January to witness tampering. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris sentenced Houle to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said in a news release. Last month, Judge Morris sentenced Dakota Houle to 14 years and two months in prison (details). TRENDING ARTICLES - Lights in the sky over Great Falls - Man dies after being hit by vehicle - More bird flu cases in Great Falls - Attempted "abduction" in GF was not - State-record fish caught in Montana	2022-05-15T17:58:53+00:00	krtv.com	https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/box-elder-man-sentenced-for-witness-tampering-in-an-investigation-into-attempted-murder
In late July of 2018, massive wildfires blazed across Northern California. At the same time in Colorado, weather alerts went out warning of heavy thunderstorms and baseball-sized hail. The two disasters were separated by a thousand miles, but scientists are now finding they're connected. The massive clouds of smoke and heat that rise out of Western wildfires are having far-reaching effects across the country, even beyond hazy skies. That summer, the smoke blew to the Central U.S., where it ran headlong into summertime thunderstorms that were already forming. The collision made those storms even more extreme, boosting the rainfall and hail by more than 30 percent, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "It's surprising to many people, probably," says Jiwen Fan, Laboratory Fellow at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and an author of the study. "I really wanted to look at if there's any connections between them." Understanding the effects of wildfires on weather patterns far downstream could help improve forecasts in those areas. In the Central U.S., extreme summer storms can pose a dangerous threat, often doing millions of dollars in damage. "Scientists are showing that things are really connected to each other," says Danielle Touma, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, who was not involved in the study. "And we can't just think about where we live, but we have to think about what's happening in other parts of the world." Smoke helps fuel extreme rainfall While it may seem like raindrops simply pour out of clouds, those drops won't form without a seed to get them started. Raindrops need microscopic particles, known as aerosols, which can be dust, soot, or even microbes, floating in the air. "Lots of people do not realize, before rain, you have to have the tiny particles," Fan says. "They're tiny particles you cannot see with the bare eye." The particles give water something to condense onto, eventually getting heavy enough to fall to the ground. In 2018, as the Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex burned in California, massive amounts of particles floated east across the Rockies, where they collided with large thunderstorms. More particles created the conditions for more raindrops, as well as hail, which occurs when powerful storms lift particles high into the cloud and water freezes on them. Running complex computer models, Fan and colleagues found that the Western wildfires boosted heavy rainfall in the storms by 34 percent and large hail by 38 percent. The heat released from wildfires also played a major role, since it can strengthen the winds that blow to the Central U.S.. Those winds picked up extra moisture on the way, providing more fuel for the thunderstorms and strengthening the intense dynamics inside the storms themselves. In the July 2018 storms, the winds in Colorado topped 100 miles per hour. "These kinds of things can cause hail damage or flooding, depending on where the precipitation is falling," Sonia M. Kreidenweis, professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University. "If the Central U.S. wasn't already set up to have a storm, it might not have the same kind of impact." Improving weather forecasts for extreme storms Historically, the West's fall fire season didn't overlap much with the summer thunderstorm season in Central U.S. states. But with climate change creating drier, hotter conditions for wildfires, that overlap could become more common, since destructive wildfires are happening earlier in the year. Understanding this long-range influence of wildfires could help improve weather forecasts, giving communities in the Central U.S. more accurate warnings when destructive hail and rain are on the way. "If they know that California or Oregon are having an above average wildfire season, they might want to be on the lookout for more severe storms coming their way," Touma says. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	2022-10-21T12:07:44+00:00	delawarepublic.org	https://www.delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/npr-headlines/2022-10-21/western-wildfires-are-making-far-away-storms-more-dangerous
NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) ("Bit Digital" or the "Company"), a digital asset mining company headquartered in New York, announced its unaudited bitcoin and Ethereum production and corporate updates for the month of July 2022. Corporate Highlights for July 2022 - In July 2022, the Company earned 142.5 bitcoins, an 111% increase compared to the prior month. The Company earned 0.5 ETH during July 2022 compared to 0.0 in the month ending June 30, 2022. - Treasury holdings of BTC and ETH were 889.1 and 2,176.9, with a fair market value of approximately $20.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, on July 31, 2022. - The Company owned 38,135 bitcoin miners and 731 Ethereum miners as of July 31, 2022, with an estimated maximum total hash rate of 2.7 Exahash ("EH/s") and 0.3 Terahash ("TH/s), respectively. - During the month, the Company finalized an agreement for 5 megawatts of hosting capacity in Canada. The facility utilizes an energy source that is primarily hydroelectric. Miner Deployments During the month of July, the Company continued to work with hosting partners to deploy miners. 31% of its currently-owned fleet, or 12,044 bitcoin miners and 6 ETH miners representing 1.09 EH/s and 0.0 TH/s, respectively, was deployed in North America as of July 31, 2022. About Bit Digital Bit Digital, Inc. is a bitcoin mining company headquartered in New York City. Our mining operations are located in North America. For additional information, please contact ir@bit-digital.com or visit our website at www.bit-digital.com. Investor Notice Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and forward-looking statements described under "Risk Factors" in Item 3.D of our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. If any material risk was to occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our securities could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment. The risks and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. In addition, our past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results in the future. Future changes in the network-wide mining difficulty rate or bitcoin hash rate may also materially affect the future performance of Bit Digital's production of bitcoin. Actual operating results will vary depending on many factors including network difficulty rate, total hash rate of the network, the operations of our facilities, the status of our miners, and other factors. Additionally, all discussions of financial metrics assume mining difficulty rates as of July 2022. See "Safe Harbor Statement" below. Safe Harbor Statement This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of Bit Digital, Inc., and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Bit Digital, Inc.	2022-08-08T12:35:13+00:00	kwch.com	https://www.kwch.com/prnewswire/2022/08/08/bit-digital-inc-announces-monthly-production-update-july-2022/
PARK CITY, Utah (KTVX) – A resort employee in Park City, Utah, fell to their death on Monday after being knocked off a chairlift by a fallen tree. The tree fell on the line of the Short Cut chairlift at Park City Mountain at around 10:45 a.m., causing an on-duty employee riding the lift to fall at least 25 feet to the ground, according to a representative of the resort. Park City Mountain ski patrol responded and conducted life-saving measures, but the employee succumbed to their injuries. The remaining 10 people on the lift were safely evacuated by ski patrol by approximately 1 p.m. Several other chairlifts in the area were closed to support the response, but they are expected to open Tuesday. “The Park City Mountain team — as well as the entire Vail Resorts team — extend our deepest sympathy and support to the family and friends of our team member,” said Deirdra Walsh, Park City Mountain vice president and chief operating officer. “We are all deeply saddened by this tragic incident, and we will be providing support for our employees as we grieve this devastating loss.” Short Cut chairlift will remain closed pending an investigation of the incident.	2023-01-03T16:48:52+00:00	wwlp.com	https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/ski-resort-employee-dies-after-being-knocked-from-chairlift-by-fallen-tree/
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 26, 2023 _____ AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY Flood Advisory National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 318 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023 ...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The Flood Advisory has expired for a portion of north central Texas, including the following counties, Dallas and Rockwall. The heavy rain has ended and new flooding is no longer expected. Nuisance flooding of low lying and/or poor drainage areas may continue for a few hours until the water has had a chance to recede. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. _____ Copyright 2023 AccuWeather	2023-04-26T22:09:21+00:00	sfgate.com	https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/tx-wfo-dallas-ft-worth-warnings-watches-and-17920696.php
(AP) – Blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick,”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and pop stars like Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna just got one step closer to getting Oscar nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Oscars, including documentary feature, international film, makeup and hairstyling, score, original song, sound, visual effects and shorts. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” was along the 15 films shortlisted in the international film category, one of the most competitive. The category also includes already decorated films like “Holy Spider” (Denmark), “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany), “Saint Omer” (France), “Corsage” (Austria), “EO” (Poland), “Return to Seoul” (Cambodia), “Decision to Leave” (South Korea), “Close” (Belgium) and “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina). The inclusion of “Joyland” marks the first time Pakistan has ever made the shortlist. Most of the directors are first-timers on the shorlist too, with the exception being Iñárritu. India’s official submission was not S.S. Rajamouli’s popular action epic “RRR,” but rather Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” which made the cut becoming the first film from the country to do so in over 20 years. “RRR” could get nominations in other categories, including for the shortlisted original song “Naatu Naatu.” Jafar Panâhi was also not put forward to represent Iran, whose selection was not among the 15 and Russia did not submit a film this year. Documentaries advancing to the next stage of voting include Laura Poitras’s Venice-winning “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about photographer Nan Goldin’s work and activism, Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film “Moonage Daydream,” Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” about the Russian opposition leader, “The Janes ” about pre-Roe v. Wade activists, “All that Breathes,” “Descendant,”“Fire of Love” and “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song.” It is a rather diverse group of stories and filmmakers: Eight were directed by women and four by people of color. With many below-the-line categories at hand, big budget sequels like “Avatar,”“Top Gun,” and “Black Panther” were well represented in the effects and sound categories, as well as original song which included Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,” The Weeknd’s “Nothing is Lost” from “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther.” Also on the original song shortlist are Swift’s “Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Drake’s “Time” from “Amsterdam,” LCD Soundsystem’s “New Body Rhumba” from “White Noise,” Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” from the documentary of the same name and Rita Wilson’s “Til You’re Home” from “A Man Called Otto.” Diane Warren also gets another shot at a competitive Oscar with “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman.” Doja Cat’s song from “Elvis” was not eligible. For the most part shortlists are determined by members in their respective categories, though the specifics vary from branch to branch: Some have committees, some have minimum viewing requirements. “All Quiet on the Western Front” got quite a few spots on the shortlist, including original score, makeup and hair, sound and visual effects. Among the visual effects selections were “Jurassic World Dominion, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” while makeup and hairstyling includes films David Cronenberg’s body horror “Crimes of the Future.” Other films advancing in makeup and hairstyling include “The Whale,” in which Brendan Fraser transforms into a 600-pound man, “Elvis, “Emancipation,” “The Batman” and the Marilyn Monroe film “Blonde.” The 15 original scores selected were winnowed for from 147 eligible and include “Women Talking” from Hildur Guðnadóttir, “The Fabelmans” from John Williams, “The Banshees of Inisherin” from Carter Burwell, “Babylon” from Justin Hurwitz, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” from Alexandre Desplat and “The Woman King” from Terence Blanchard. Also in the mix are Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”), Nicholas Britell (“She Said”) and Son Lux (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”). Guðnadóttir’s “Tár” score was not eligible, nor was the “Top Gun: Maverick” score, written by Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, Lorne Balfe and Gaga. Nominations for all categories will be announced on Jan. 24. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12 and broadcast live on ABC.	2022-12-21T23:58:06+00:00	texomashomepage.com	https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/top-gun-black-panther-advance-in-oscars-shortlist/
DENVER, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocky Mountain Industrials, Inc. (RMI), Colorado's next generation infrastructure company, announced today that it has closed a $23,000,000 commercial bank financing for the continued construction of its 620-acre Rocky Mountain Rail Park located in Adams County. The closing of this commercial transaction, coupled with the tax-exempt municipal bond raise of $65,209,784 in 2021, solidifies RMI's ability to activate large land parcels with heavy industrial zoning and direct availability to high-capacity rail access in the eastern Denver Metro market. "This commercial bank financing continues our accelerated development of the project. Our rail-based infrastructure solution in Denver and the Rocky Mountain Region is progressing rapidly," said Brian Fallin, CEO of RMI. "We are pleased to start infrastructure and rail construction on the northern parcels." RMI began construction on the properties south parcel in March 2021 and continues a phased construction approach to the rail-served northern parcels. Both rail and non-rail served sites are available for sale or lease throughout construction in 2022. About RMI Rocky Mountain Industrials Inc. is a materials infrastructure and distribution organization strategically positioned to serve the Mountain West. Media Contact: The Rose Group Elana@therosegrp.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Rocky Mountain Industrials Inc.	2022-05-24T14:07:06+00:00	live5news.com	https://www.live5news.com/prnewswire/2022/05/24/rocky-mountain-industrials-closes-23000000-commercial-financing/
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Within moments of his on-field cardiac arrest on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was receiving CPR and medical personnel were called in to restart his heart. That rapid response is credited with dramatically improving his chance of survival and recovery. The University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where Hamlin had been listed in critical condition, reported Thursday a "substantial improvement" in his condition. "As of this morning, he is beginning to awaken and it appears his neurological condition and function is intact," said Dr. Timothy Pritts of UCMC during a videoconference for the media. "This marks a really good turning point in his ongoing care." For the more than 350,000 Americans each year who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, the prognosis is not always an optimistic one. Most studies suggest that no more than 10% of these patients survive until hospital discharge. As grim as that would seem, medical experts say the statistics mask much better individual outcomes for patients who receive rapid and appropriate care before they reach a hospital. For many, trained bystanders are key to survival Jeff Feig, 56, a private investor, was relaxing at a summer community in 2016 in Westchester, N.Y., when he suddenly found himself out of breath. "It was like a switch. I felt terribly sick. I remember thinking, I've just got to sit down," he says. Feig knows the rest of the story only from bystanders, some of whom quickly intervened and are credited with helping to save his life. "My heart stopped. My eyes rolled to the back of my head. I was foaming at the mouth," he says. Feig's out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, also known as OHCA, occurred under circumstances that undoubtedly increased his chances for survival. Only a week before, the bystanders who helped him had received CPR training and instruction on use of the community's automated external defibrillator, or AED, a device that allows minimally trained individuals to administer a potentially lifesaving shock to a stopped heart. Many AEDs are now programmed with verbal commands to talk a user through the process. A 2018 survey by the Cleveland Clinic found that slightly more than half of Americans (54%) reported that they knew how to perform CPR, but only about 11% knew the correct pacing for performing chest compressions (100 to 12o beats per minute). A recent survey published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that just 18% of people are up to date on their CPR training. In what's known as the "chain of survival," quick recognition of sudden cardiac distress, early CPR and early defibrillation are key, says Dr. Myron Weisfeldt, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the home Some 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur in the home, another 18.8% in public settings and 11.2% in nursing homes, according to the American Heart Association. In many cases, family, friends and bystanders are unsure how to respond, says Weisfeldt, who has authored or co-authored several papers on OHCA. That uncertainty wastes precious time and rapidly reduces the odds of survival, he says. Data suggests that for every minute that defibrillation is delayed, the chances of survival decrease by 10%, according to Weisfeldt. However, with CPR and defibrillation on the scene of an OHCA, odds of making it increase significantly, he says. CPR is best thought of as an "effective bridge" to defibrillation, according to Weisfeldt. "Rapid defibrillation is really important to survival and to survival with good brain function," he says. AEDs have become common in many high-traffic buildings and in nursing homes, and various state laws require their placement in schools, health and fitness centers, public golf courses and gambling establishments. In homes, such devices are rare, says Dr. Douglas Kupas, an EMS physician and medical director for the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. And even in public places, the location of an AED might not be obvious. In those cases, it's important for one person to start chest compressions immediately. If another person is available, they should be the one to look for the AED, he says. "That makes a whole lot more sense than ... the only person who knows CPR running around the building trying to find an AED," says Kupas, who is also director of resuscitation programs for Geisinger Health System in central Pennsylvania. Being healthy increases odds Being healthy "significantly increases" the chances of survival from an OHCA, says Dr. Stephen Anderson, an emergency medicine physician who recently retired after 35 years of practice in Seattle. To illustrate how a rapid response can make a big difference for patients like these, Anderson points to the example of a casino that was just 8 miles from where he worked. "If you fall down to the ground in a casino, they respond immediately" with CPR and defibrillation from an AED, says Anderson, who is spokesman for the American College of Emergency Physicians. "I have taken care of countless people ... who have cardiac arrest at the casino and come [into the hospital] talking and awake," he says. What can you do? Physicians say that if more people got CPR-trained, including in the use of the AED, more lives could be saved. Keeping that training up to date is also important. "Any type of reinforcement of the skill is very, very helpful," Kupas says. "But I think we have to get over the idea that you have to be fully trained, you have to be certified, you have to have a card that's not expired or else you're not any good at this." "If you took [CPR training] 20 years ago, you still probably know a little bit more about doing good compressions than somebody who's never had it," he says. "The bottom line is push hard and push fast," agrees Anderson, who says the recommended rhythm for chest compressions is to the beat of the 1970s Bee Gees hit "Stayin' Alive." But even someone who lacks training can do CPR, says Kupas. "We find more and more of this bystander CPR being done [after] on-the-fly training by the dispatcher," he says. "They're just reading from a script — 'place your hand right in the center of the chest between that nipple line, press down and up, and then they start counting for them,'" he says. Copyright 2023 NPR. 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NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Tupperware Brands Corporation ("Tupperware") (NYSE: TUP) shareholders: The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between November 3, 2021 and May 3, 2022. If you suffered a loss on your investment in Tupperware, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you. ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Tupperware includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. DEADLINE: August 15, 2022 Aggrieved Tupperware investors only have until August 15, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery. Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes. CONTACT: Vincent Wong, Esq. 39 East Broadway Suite 304 New York, NY 10002 Tel. 212.425.1140 E-Mail: vw@wongesq.com View original content: SOURCE The Law Offices of Vincent Wong	2022-06-20T10:06:01+00:00	wbrc.com	https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/06/20/class-action-alert-law-offices-vincent-wong-remind-tupperware-investors-lead-plaintiff-deadline-august-15-2022/
(KTXL) — A storm that hit California Saturday night and early Sunday morning knocked down trees and power lines, leaving more than 300,000 people without power in Sacramento and surrounding counties. At one point, close to 350,000 people were without power overnight. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the main electricity provider in the area, reported more than 200,000 customers were still without power Sunday afternoon. In a Sunday news conference, state officials including the governor said they were in contact with President Joe Biden and were requesting that his administration make an emergency declaration so the state could get full support from the federal government in the recovery from the recent storms. The director of the state’s office of emergency services said the recent storm is the fifth one to hit the state since Dec. 27, and that a stronger one was expected starting Sunday evening and continuing through Tuesday. The weekend storm hit California after several days of relatively calm weather following another windy storm mid-week. The storms are a series of atmospheric rivers — large formations of water vapor over the ocean that turn into rain and snow once they hit land — that have hit the state since Dec. 27. Although the state has been in severe drought conditions for several years, so much precipitation in so little time presents just as much trouble as it does benefits. Several communities had to be evacuated after a New Year’s weekend storm, Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area were thrashed in a later storm, and multiple deaths connected to the storms have been reported since the New Year, including a woman in Sacramento that died when a tree fell on her on Saturday night. State officials declared a state of emergency due to the storms and the flooding risks that they pose. In anticipation of the next storm, Sacramento County officials issued an evacuation warning for the community of Wilton, one of the harder hit areas in the New Year’s weekend storm. Officials are urging residents to leave the area before the storm hits, when it is expected that more downed trees and power lines will make it difficult to leave the area.	2023-01-09T01:21:56+00:00	upmatters.com	https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/storm-leaves-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power-in-california/
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Carolina Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks is “disappointed, but not defeated” that he didn’t land the team’s full-time head coaching position. The Panthers announced on Thursday they’ve agreed to hire Frank Reich as their new head coach. “The sun rose this morning and by the grace of God so did I,” Wilks said in Tweet Friday. “Many people aren’t built for this but I know what it means to persevere and see it through.” Wilks thanked players, coaches, and staff for their dedication, saying that he took pride in representing his hometown of Charlotte. Wilks added “I do wish Frank Reich the best.” Wilks’ Tweet came less than 24 hours after his attorney Douglas Wigdor blasted the Panthers for their decision not to hire Wilks, who went 6-6 as Carolina’s interim coach in 2022 after replacing the fired Matt Rhule in Week 6. The Panthers interviewed Wilks, who is Black, twice for the position before settling on Reich, who is white. “We are shocked and disturbed that after the incredible job Coach Wilks did as the interim coach, including bringing the team back into playoff contention and garnering the support of the players and fans, that he was passed over for the head coach position by David Tepper,” Wigdor said in an email. “There is a legitimate race problem in the NFL, and we can assure you that we will have more to say in the coming days.” The Associated Press reached out to Wigdor’s office Friday to see if it planned more legal action. “We do not have another comment at this time other than what we posted,” spokeswoman Courtney Cormican said. The Panthers said the team will have their first public remarks when Reich is introduced at a press conference on Tuesday. Wilks made no mention in his Tweet of whether the Panthers will be added to an ongoing lawsuit alleging racial hiring practices by the NFL and some teams. Nearly a year ago, Wilks joined Brian Flores’ lawsuit in an effort to bring attention to the lack of Black head coaches in the NFL. “When Coach Flores filed this action, I knew I owed it to myself, and to all Black NFL coaches and aspiring coaches, to stand with him,” Wilks said in a statement through his attorney last February. “This lawsuit has shed further important light on a problem that we all know exists, but that too few are willing to confront. Black coaches and candidates should have exactly the same ability to become employed, and remain employed, as white coaches and candidates.” Several Panthers players said after the regular season ended they wanted Wilks to return in 2023, including longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson. Thompson suggested players wanted to have a meeting with Tepper to give player input on the coaching situation, and throw their support behind Wilks. It’s unclear if that meeting happened. Wilks’ future remains unclear. The NFC South rival Atlanta Falcons have reportedly expressed interest in bringing Wilks in as their new defensive coordinator. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL	2023-01-27T21:44:51+00:00	cenlanow.com	https://www.cenlanow.com/sports/ap-wilks-disappointed-not-defeated-over-panthers-snub/
Staff at Ukraine’s experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikes KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge nuclear laboratory trained for. Staff at the U.S.-funded atomic research lab in northeastern Ukraine spend their days patching up the facility, which has been badly damaged by repeated Russian strikes. More than a year after missiles first hit, the wind batters boarded-up windows and exposed insulation flaps. When the Associated Press visited this month, debris had been heaped in piles, and rocket parts sat near craters up to 2.5 meters (8 feet) deep. Staff say the site was struck some 100 times with rockets and bombs during the first months of the war, and attack remains a constant threat. Kharkiv, near the war’s front line and the Russian border, is shelled almost daily from the neighboring Belgorod region of Russia. Before Russia’s invasion, the institute was a jewel in the crown of Ukraine’s highly developed nuclear research sector. Its experimental reactor had opened only six months earlier, designed to offer training and research facilities and to make medical isotopes used in cancer treatment. While those fearing a nuclear accident have focused their attention on Ukraine’s huge Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is under Russian control, the Kharkiv lab’s small reactor also poses a risk, though so far there have been no leaks. Mykola Shulga, general director of the institute’s National Science Center, said the damage is “significant — but we are doing repairs on our own.” “The strikes on this installation were intentional,” Shulga said, in front of a modern gray building whose panels have been ripped off or are pocked with shrapnel holes. “This wall here was hit with seven missiles.” The International Atomic Energy Agency has also accused Russia of “sustained targeting” of the research lab. A delegation from the agency visited in November and found nearly all buildings on the site were damaged, “many of them probably beyond repair.” IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi called the extent of the damage “shocking” and worse than expected. The one positive note, IAEA inspectors said, was that there had been no release of radiation from the lab’s small experimental reactor. Ukraine’s nuclear inspectorate said shelling last year damaged the facility’s heating, cooling and ventilation systems. An electrical substation and diesel generators were destroyed, leaving the site without electricity for a time. The Prosecutor’s Office and the Security Service of Ukraine have opened criminal cases for alleged war crimes and “ecocide” — one of several proceedings accusing Russia of environmental destruction. “Have a look,” said Galyna Tolstolutska, head of the department of radiation damage and radiation materials science. “Here, you see. It used to be control panel. Most certainly it’s of no use anymore,” she said, looking around a room of equipment wrecked when the ceiling was shattered by a bomb. “This entire place was exposed to rain, snow, anything.” In communist times, the Kharkiv facility’s research helped develop nuclear weapons, making it a Soviet equivalent of Los Alamos in the United States. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the U.S. agreed to fund Ukrainian nuclear research in exchange for Ukraine getting rid of its stockpiles of nuclear bomb-making material. The U.S. government says the Kharkiv nuclear facility, built in collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, is the first of its kind in the world, “designed to produce medical isotopes, train nuclear professionals, support the Ukrainian nuclear industry and provide experimental capabilities for performing reactor physics, materials, and basic science research.” It started operation in August 2021. Mark Hibbs, a senior fellow in the nuclear policy program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the lab was “a unique facility” whose damage in the war is a loss to world science. “It was on the threshold of being able to be operated as a research tool, and then the war came,” he said. Russia’s invasion reawakened Europe’s fear of nuclear war, and nuclear accident. Fighting has erupted intermittently around Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, sparking fears of a catastrophic radiation leak like the disaster at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine, where a reactor exploded in 1986, sending radiation over a vast area. Kharkiv does not pose the same level of risk. The Kharkiv reactor was put into a “deep subcritical state” — essentially sent into hibernation — on the first day of the war, and it contains far less nuclear fuel than a power plant anyway. Paddy Regan, professor of nuclear physics at the University of Surrey, said research reactors are typically 100 times smaller than civilian nuclear power reactors. “These accelerator-driven systems are nothing like civilian nuclear reactors,” Regan said. “They’re futuristic design ideas” aimed at creating “an inherently safe reactor system” without the potential for meltdowns of existing power reactors. “There’s much more danger from the bombs than from any radiation material,” Regan said. Still, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has warned of potential “severe radiation consequences and contamination of the surrounding territories,” should the reactor be damaged. Institute staff say radiation could spread for 6 miles (10 kilometers), covering an area home to 640,000 people. Depending on weather conditions, the pollution could also reach Belgorod, across the border in Russia, said the center’s deputy director, Ivan Karnaukhov. “They can blow it all up, but it will also affect their Belgorod region, the radioactivity,” he said. “It won’t be Chernobyl, but there will be significant pollution.” ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	2023-05-30T06:33:44+00:00	kaaltv.com	https://www.kaaltv.com/news/us-world-news/staff-at-ukraines-experimental-nuclear-site-pick-up-pieces-from-russian-strikes/
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday, holding a minute of silence for the former Soviet leader who paved the way for German reunification 32 years ago. Flags at the parliament’s Reichstag building in Berlin were lowered to half-staff as lawmakers opened the day’s session, one of the first since Gorbachev’s death last week, with the tribute. “He made possible what for decades seemed impossible — ending the Cold War peacefully and overcoming the division of our country and our continent,” speaker Baerbel Bas told lawmakers. “We Germans have much to thank Mikhail Gorbachev for.” “He changed the history of our country and the lives of millions of people,” Bas said. “His courage and his stance were decisive in the recovery of our unity.” Gorbachev’s drive for reform and increasing openness set the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism — and one of its key moments, the fall in November 1989 of the Berlin Wall. Less than a year later, Germany was reunited as member of NATO and with a promise that Soviet troops would be withdrawn. Gorbachev remained enduringly popular in Germany, a contrast with how he was viewed in Russia. As they remembered Gorbachev last week, German leaders pointed to the contrast with today’s relations with Russia, which are icy following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Germans for too long “overlooked, or perhaps didn’t want to believe, that Russia under (President Vladimir) Putin had long since and radically turned away from Gorbachev’s aims,” Bas said. “Today, a deep rift gapes between Russia and Europe where, according to Gorbachev’s vision, a common European house was supposed to arise with Russia and with a common security architecture,” she added. “It is Russia that has broken with this spirit under Putin, and that is a tragic mistake.”	2022-09-07T20:31:10+00:00	kxnet.com	https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/ap-german-parliament-honors-gorbachev-who-enabled-unification/
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE American: TGB) (LSE: TKO) (the "Company") will release its third quarter 2022 financial results after market close on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The Company will host a telephone conference call and live webcast on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific) to discuss these results. After opening remarks by management, there will be a question and answer session open to analysts and investors. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 416-764-8688 in Canada, 888-390-0546 in the United States, 08006522435 in the United Kingdom, or online at tasekomines.com/investors/events. The conference call will be archived for later playback until November 18, 2022 and can be accessed by dialing 416-764-8677 Canada, 888-390-0561 in the United States, or online at tasekomines.com/investors/events and using the passcode 45689866#. Stuart McDonald President and CEO No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release. View original content: SOURCE Taseko Mines Limited	2022-10-31T22:10:34+00:00	newschannel10.com	https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/10/31/taseko-release-third-quarter-2022-results/
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Residents of low-income communities in New Jersey that would get a second gas-fired power plant nearby are urging the governor to halt the project, which they said flies in the face of an environmental justice law he signed with great fanfare over two years ago — but which has yet to take full effect. Competitive Power Ventures wants to build the second plant beside one it already operates in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, about 22 miles (35 kilometers) south of Newark. The company says the expansion is needed because of growing demand for energy, pitching it as a reliable backup source for solar and wind energy when those types of power are not available. But residents of the mostly minority neighborhood of Keasbey, as well as surrounding low-income and minority towns, say the second plant will pump even more pollution into an area that already suffers disproportionately from it. They say their communities are precisely the types of places that are supposed to be protected by the law Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed in 2020, calling it the toughest environmental justice law in the nation. The measure is designed to ensure low-income and minority communities that are already overburdened with pollution are not forced to accept additional sources of it. “We have enough pollution here,” said Jean Roy, an asthma sufferer from Woodbridge. He noted that the state’s two largest highways — the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway — run through Woodbridge, which is already highly industrialized. “Don’t add more,” he said. “It would be nice to see the plant built in some of the more affluent and pretty areas.” The governor’s office referred inquiries to the state Department of Environmental Protection, which considers Keasbey “an overburdened community” under the environmental justice law. But because CPV’s application for an air quality permit was deemed complete in 2017 — before the new law was signed — the pending measure does not apply to it, said Larry Hajna, a DEP spokesperson. An administrative order issued by the governor requires CPV to take certain steps, including holding the public comment session it hosted Tuesday night. The company is obligated to respond to concerns raised at the hearing, and the DEP can impose special conditions on permit approvals for the project “as may be necessary to avoid or minimize environmental or public health stressors upon the overburdened community to the maximum extent allowable by law,” Hajna said. During Tuesday’s hearing, residents lambasted the state, saying they’re angry that the environmental justice law still has not taken full effect. They voiced suspicion that this and other proposed power plants will be approved before the new rules take hold in April. Chris Nowell of the environmental group Food & Water Watch said Murphy should not “allow this plant to beat the buzzer by one month.” If that happens, he asked, “Do you think we would have any faith in the DEP left at all?” The American Lung Association gives Middlesex County, which includes Woodbridge, a grade of “F” for ground-level ozone pollution. Numerous speakers from Woodbridge and neighboring communities told of their children’s struggles with asthma and other ailments, which they attribute to growing up in a polluted industrial area. James Dabrowski, secretary of the NAACP chapter in the neighboring city of Perth Amboy, recalled a terrifying incident with his 1-year-old son. “We had to rush him to the hospital in an ambulance because he couldn’t breathe,” he said. “CPV already has one massive fossil fuel plant in Keasbey spewing out toxins. The last thing we need is another power plant right next to it.” Daniel Heyden of nearby Metuchen said he lives just over two miles from the existing CPV plant, and his 2-year-old son also had to be hospitalized in intensive care with an extreme form of asthma. He now must take three different medicines a day. CPV, which is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, says its proposed second plant “will be one of the most efficient and lowest emitting generation facilities of its kind” as it provides enough electricity to power 600,000 homes and businesses. The company says its new plant will allow the closure of older, less efficient and more polluting facilities. CPV said Tuesday the greenhouse gas emissions from the new plant would be “at the lowest level achievable in the U.S. from a natural gas-fired electric generating station.” It still needs over a half-dozen environmental permits from state and federal authorities. Only a tiny handful of speakers supported the project, including a retired union worker and a current union official praising the jobs it would create. But most speakers said the health consequences of another power plant in the area would far outweigh any economic benefits. “Your jobs mean nothing to me,” said Brian Russo, an environmentalist from northern New Jersey who used to work in the Woodbridge area. “There will be no jobs on a dead planet.” ___ Follow Wayne Parry on Twitter at twitter.com/WayneParryAC	2023-03-02T22:59:18+00:00	wtmj.com	https://wtmj.com/national/2023/03/01/enough-pollution-in-low-income-nj-area-with-1-power-plant/
The offices of former Presidents Obama and Clinton say they turned over all classified materials to the National Archives at the end of their presidencies. A day after it was announced that classified materials had been found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home, both the Clinton and Obama offices told The Hill that they had sent all classified materials to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). “All of President Clinton’s classified materials were properly turned over to NARA in accordance with the Presidential Records Act,” Clinton’s office said in an email to The Hill. “Consistent with the Presidential Records Act, all of President Obama’s classified records were submitted to the National Archives upon leaving office,” Obama’s office said in response to an email. “NARA continues to assume physical and legal custody of President Obama’s materials to date.” Earlier this month, Freddy Ford, chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, told NewsNation that an “intensively thorough process was conducted before he left the White House when all of his presidential records — classified and unclassified — were turned over to the National Archives.” Both President Biden and former President Trump are dealing with controversies involving classified materials found outside the White House. The FBI searched Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago home last year and found classified documents, while classified materials have been found in Biden’s Wilmington, Del., home and his former office in Washington, D.C. The Biden documents came from his time as Obama’s vice president. Pence became the third former president or vice president to have classified documents found at this home. Pence had previously said he and his staff had ensured that no classified documents had not been turned over to the Archives. Biden has faced scrutiny over the classified documents found at his Delaware home and at his former office. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed special prosecutors to look into both the Biden and Trump documents disclosures.	2023-01-25T19:31:33+00:00	wnct.com	https://www.wnct.com/hill-politics/obama-clinton-offices-say-all-classified-documents-went-to-archives/
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Dr. Nicola Fox will serve as the associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective immediately. "As the director of our Heliophysics Division, Nicky was instrumental in expanding the impacts and awareness of NASA's solar exploration missions and I look forward to working with her as she brings her talents, expertise, and passion to her new role," Nelson said. "We're all grateful for the interim leadership of Sandra Connelly, who has done an incredible job keeping the mission moving forward over the last couple months." As NASA's head of Science, Fox's portfolio includes more than 100 NASA missions to explore the secrets of the universe – missions that assess questions as far ranging as how hurricanes form on Earth, how we can support astronauts on the Moon, and whether we are alone in the universe. She also will be responsible for fostering an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere and supporting a diverse team of scientists and engineers around the country at all stages of their careers. Fox began her NASA career in 2018 leading the Heliophysics Division, overseeing the agency's efforts to study the Sun and how its constant solar wind affects Earth and other planets. Prior to that, she worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where she was the chief scientist for heliophysics and the project scientist for NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Throughout her career, Fox has authored numerous scientific articles and papers, in addition to delivering science presentations worldwide. In 2021, she was awarded the American Astronautical Society's Carl Sagan Memorial Award for her demonstrated leadership in the field of heliophysics with extensive project, program, and supervisory experience. She also is a recipient of NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal, awarded in 2020. Learn more about NASA's science missions at: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NASA	2023-02-27T21:39:09+00:00	wsfa.com	https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2023/02/27/nasa-administrator-selects-new-head-science/
HSINCHU, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has been named a Top 100 Global InnovatorTM 2023. The annual list from ClarivateTM identifies those at the pinnacle of the global innovation landscape by measuring excellence focused on exceptional consistency and scale in innovativeness. Featuring for the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, ITRI has the most wins for this award among the research organizations in Asia. Besides ITRI, the 2023 list also includes world-leading government research agencies such as the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Gordon Samson, Chief Product Officer, Clarivate, said, "ITRI is one of just three national state-funded research organizations on our list this year. We congratulate them on their 7th appearance - six years in a row. ITRI truly demonstrates consistent, above-the-bar innovation performance, especially at international scale. We look forward to seeing ITRI continue to drive industrial and economic development with its innovative ideas and solutions." "I am grateful to see ITRI's continuous nomination as a Top 100 Global Innovator. This wouldn't be possible without collective, steady improvement of our research capacity, which gives ITRI an edge on this highly competitive global stage," said ITRI President Edwin Liu. "Another niche for us to win this award is our endeavors in actively bridging the capital and technology markets. We have supported more than 25 startups and small & medium enterprises in technology financing. Joining hands with industry and research partners, we also built the IP Bank, a patent pool that allows teams to collaborate, facilitate innovations, and develop diversified technological solutions," said Dr. Liu. While rolling out the 2030 Technology Strategy and Roadmap to anchor its R&D activities, ITRI uses the Technical Cycle Time indicator for technological progress measurement and patent checkup. With whole life cycle management and adaptive plans, ITRI has been strengthening its patent portfolios and deployment strategies to embrace market changes and opportunities. According to Clarivate, the methodology for the Top 100 Global Innovators 2023 adopts a complete comparative analysis of global invention data to assess the strength of every patented idea, using measures tied directly to their innovative power. To move from the individual idea strength to identify the organizations that create them more consistently and frequently, Clarivate sets two threshold criteria that potential candidates must meet and then adds a measure of their patented innovation output over the past five years. Visit here to learn more about other Top 100 Global Innovators 2023 and the methodology. About ITRI Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is one of the world's leading technology R&D institutions aiming to innovate a better future for society. Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan's industries from labor-intensive into innovation-driven. To address market needs and global trends, it has launched its 2030 Technology Strategy & Roadmap and focuses on innovation development in Smart Living, Quality Health, and Sustainable Environment. It also strives to strengthen Intelligentization Enabling Technology to support diversified applications. Over the years, ITRI has been dedicated to incubating startups and spinoffs, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan in an effort to extend its R&D scope and promote international cooperation across the globe. For more information, please visit https://www.itri.org/eng. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Industrial Technology Research Institute	2023-02-17T09:35:07+00:00	wbrc.com	https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2023/02/17/itri-recognized-top-100-global-innovator-2023/
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Swimming, the national governing body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced a major sponsorship deal with OneAmerica Financial Partners, an Indianapolis-based national provider of retirement services, life insurance, long-term care solutions and employee benefits. As part of the multi-year sponsorship beginning in 2023, OneAmerica® becomes the first signed Centennial Partner heading in to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming in Indianapolis, they will be the first presenting sponsor of the USA Swimming Friends and Family Program, and they become the first non-apparel patch partner for the National Team kits. Further, through gifts to the USA Swimming Foundation, OneAmerica will receive co-entitlement to the grant program focused on creating a new 10-year, $1 million initiative to develop learn-to-swim and competitive opportunities in communities served by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And, as one of USA Swimming's top sponsors, OneAmerica will have the opportunity to activate onsite and through digital and broadcast promotions at all of USA Swimming's premier events. "We are absolutely thrilled to announce this incredible new partnership with OneAmerica," said Tim Hinchey III, president and CEO of USA Swimming. "As fans of our athletes and their families, OneAmerica will be by our side for the next six years in many facets of our business. Thanks to them, we have a National Team patch sponsor, our first Centennial partner for 2024, even greater grant funding for HBCU swim programs, and so much more! This is the second-largest deal in the history of USA Swimming partnerships, and we look forward to growing together with OneAmerica through the LA Games in 2028." "We are excited to partner with USA Swimming and support their efforts to build champions, save lives and strengthen communities. USA Swimming has achieved more success at the Olympic Games and World Championships than any other team in history," said Scott Davison, chairman, president and CEO of OneAmerica. "At OneAmerica we share that commitment to excellence as we coach and support clients and advisors on the journey toward financial security. This partnership enhances our position as a national leader in life insurance, long term care, retirement plans and employee benefits while supporting the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming in our home community of Indianapolis. We are excited about elevating our partnership with USA Swimming and are proud to call them our teammates." Davison and OneAmerica Executive Vice President Karin Sarratt are proud to serve as co-chairs for the Local Organizing Committee of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming and are joined in committee service by several company leaders and associates. For more information on OneAmerica products and services, visit www.oneamerica.com. Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Our membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Olympic Games and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: Build the base, Promote the sport, Achieve competitive success. For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org. Contact: Shana Ferguson, USA Swimming Chief Commercial Officer (sferguson@usaswimming.org) A national provider in the insurance and financial services marketplace for more than 140 years, the companies of OneAmerica help customers build and protect their financial futures. OneAmerica offers a variety of products and services to serve the financial needs of their policyholders and customers. These products include retirement plan products and recordkeeping services, individual life insurance, annuities, asset based long-term care solutions and employee benefit plan products. Products are issued and underwritten by the companies of OneAmerica and distributed through a nationwide network of employees, agents, brokers and other sources that are committed to providing value to our customers. To learn more about our products, services and the companies of OneAmerica, visit oneamerica.com/companies. Contact: Susana Duarte de Suarez, Vice President of Enterprise Communications (susana.duartedesuarez@oneamerica.com) View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE OneAmerica	2022-11-02T20:04:07+00:00	kwtx.com	https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2022/11/02/usa-swimming-announces-landmark-sponsorship-with-oneamerica-financial-partners/
MIAMI, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RECUR, the technology company that designs and develops on-chain branded experiences allowing fans to buy, collect, and re-sell digital products and collectibles (NFTs), announces that starting today, RECUR users will have the ability to withdraw their NFTs to multiple blockchains, enabling true ownership & interoperability. With Multi-Chain Deposit & Withdrawals, RECUR users can now move their NFTs across the metaverse, enabling them to access marketplaces, games, and other third-party ecosystems on supported blockchains. The first two blockchains RECUR is making available to its users are the Ethereum and Polygon networks. The launch of Multi-Chain Deposit & Withdrawals is another major step in driving forward RECUR's vision of making the Metaverse open, easy, and fun. With this feature, the entire Web 3 ecosystem can now interface with the world's largest brands who are bringing their IP into the Metaverse through RECUR's platform. Additionally, as users unlock the ability to access third-party ecosystems on supported blockchains, creator royalties are maintained. "Multi-Chain Deposit & Withdrawals enables brands and fans to seamlessly travel throughout the metaverse, across blockchains," said Zach Bruch, RECUR's CEO. "As new blockchains rise and the Web 3 ecosystem evolves over time, we will continue supporting brands and fans alike through the future-proof solutions we are building with the RECUR platform." RECUR's blockchain agnostic and interoperable platform provides a unique, future-proof solution for brands and fans alike that are leveraging RECUR's technology to power their digital collecting experience. These features are integral to creating the kind of longevity and continuity that make the Metaverse such an exciting new frontier. For more information on how to withdraw or deposit, please navigate here. About RECUR RECUR is a technology company that designs & develops dedicated branded experiences that allow fans to buy, collect, and re-sell digital products and collectibles (NFTs). RECUR is the only blockchain-agnostic NFT platform ultimately giving its brand partners the widest range of distribution and their fan bases the widest range of utility. RECUR also co-authored the recurring royalty standard for NFTs, allowing for creators, artists, athletes, and brands to participate in the secondary sales of their assets in perpetuity. For additional information, visit recurforever.com. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE RECUR	2022-04-26T20:52:12+00:00	live5news.com	https://www.live5news.com/prnewswire/2022/04/26/recur-announces-multi-chain-deposit-amp-withdrawals-enabling-nft-interoperability-across-metaverse/
BINCHE, Belgium (AP) — On a sunny winter morning heralding a radiant Mardi Gras, Beatrice and Karl Kersten don’t have a minute to spare. In their warm workshop decorated with ancestral photos, the couple bend over their sewing machines. They are busy putting the finishing touches to the delicate lace details adorning the carnival costumes that will send a whole town into rapture once paraded through the cobbled streets of Binche. “It’s a total rush, we are late,” said Karl, a fourth-generation tailor. But to the Kerstens and their son Quentin, now in charge of the family business in the medieval western Belgian town, this year the pressure feels really good. After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic that brutally brought one of Europe’s oldest Mardi Gras celebrations to a halt — and the Kerstens to the verge of bankruptcy — celebrations are back with a vengeance this winter. “There is a real excitement and enthusiasm,” said Quentin. ”People came much earlier to reserve their costumes than in other years.” The earliest records of the Binche Mardi Gras, which draws thousands of revelers, date to the 14th century. Many Belgian towns hold ebullient carnival processions before Lent. But what makes Binche unique are the “Gilles” — local men deemed fit to wear the Mardi Gras costumes. Under rules established by the local folklore defense association, only men from Binche families or resident there for at least five years can wear the Gille costume. Other characters — the Peasant, the Sailor, the Harlequin, the Pierrot or the Gille’s Wife — also play a role in the carnival. The UNESCO-listed event starts three days before Lent and reaches its climax on Mardi Gras, when the Gilles — in wax masks sporting green spectacles and thin moustaches — dance in their wooden clogs to the sound of brass instruments and clarinets until the early morning hours. Women can join in, but only men wear the Gille outfit. “The carnival is really the soul of the city of Binche, so we have been really sad over the past two years” said Patrick Haumont, a town hall staffer who often takes part in the celebrations, dressed in the red, yellow and black attire. Over the past three weeks, rehearsals for the main parade have attracted more participants than usual. And at weekends, excitement in the bars filling the town’s main square hits unprecedented levels. “Instead of the one beer you would normally drink, it’s now five,” Haumont said. After the economic struggles of the pandemic years, and amid pain from energy bills that went through the roof after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the people of Binche want to make this year’s carnival one for the ages. Although taking part requires a big financial commitment — renting a Gille costume and a lavish ostrich-feather hat costs around 300 euros ($327) — some 1,000 Gilles are expected to parade through the narrow streets of brick row houses to the beat of the drum and the tinkling bells of their outfits. “People have rented more costumes, more hats. Everybody wants to do it again. We can see that there is a need,” Haumont said. For Christian Mostade, an 88-year-old member of the biggest Gilles company, it will be his 38th carnival as a Gille. “In normal times, we would be around 140 or 145,” he said. “This year we’ll be 158. There are old-timers who have not participated for a long time who have returned, and also many new ones.” Charly Rombaux is among the newcomers. The 35-year-old delivery driver does not want to wear the daunting traditional hat that weighs nearly 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds) for his grand debut as a Gille. The experienced Mostade had the solution pat. “The solution is to find three men in your company with the same head size, so you can alternate with the hat on,” Mostade said as the two met for the first time this week and quickly engaged in a passionate conversation. That need to get together again in a city where the Carnival creates a unique sense of belonging is a relief for the “louageurs” — the craftsmen making the costumes and renting them to the Gilles. At some point during the pandemic, as he struggled to make ends meet, Quentin Kersten thought about calling it quits and starting anew as an electrician. His parents had to dip into their savings, forgetting about the trips they envisaged for their retirement days to salvage their business instead. “It was a catastrophe,” Karl Kersten summed up. But that dark chapter is now closed. Haumont marks his words: “For a regular carnival, there is effervescence. But this year, it is just going to be madness.”	2023-02-03T13:08:36+00:00	wboy.com	https://www.wboy.com/news/world/ap-leaving-covid-behind-belgian-carnival-town-goes-mad-again/
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union expressed concern Thursday that a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles would discriminate against European producers and break World Trade Organization rules. Under the Inflation Reduction Act nearing final approval in the U.S. Congress, a tax credit of up to $7,500 could be granted to lower the cost of an electric vehicle. To qualify, the bill requires that electric vehicles should contain a battery built in North America with minerals mined or recycled on the continent. “The European Union is deeply concerned by this new, potential, trans-Atlantic trade barrier,” European Commission spokeswoman Miriam Garcia Ferrer said. “We think that it’s discriminatory, that it’s discriminating against foreign producers in relation to U.S. producers.” “Of course this would mean that it would be incompatible with the WTO,” she said. The commission is the EU’s executive branch, and part of its responsibilities is to conduct trade with the outside world on behalf of the bloc’s 27 nations. The commission agrees that tax credits are “an important incentive to drive the demand for electric vehicles” and ultimately to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “But we need to ensure that the measures introduced are fair,” the spokeswoman said. The idea behind the U.S. requirement is to encourage domestic manufacturing and mining, build a robust battery supply chain in North America and lessen the industry’s dependence on overseas supply chains that could be subject to disruptions. Production of lithium and other minerals that are used to produce EV batteries is now dominated by China. The world’s leading producer of cobalt, another component of the EV batteries, is the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the commission is deeply concerned about the domestic U.S. content and assembly requirements in the tax credit plan and claims this only favors certain mineral-rich countries, to the detriment of EU products exported to America. EU subsidy schemes, the commission said, are available for domestic and foreign producers alike. ___ Follow all AP stories on climate change at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment	2022-08-11T21:50:09+00:00	pix11.com	https://pix11.com/ap-technology/eu-says-us-electric-vehicle-tax-credit-could-break-wto-rules/
Golden Knights captain warns teammates not to get complacent Mark Stone raised his voice above the noise in the Golden Knights’ euphoric postgame locker room celebration Monday at Canada Life Centre. The group cheered as left wing Brett Howden — clad in the customary Elvis wig and glasses for the player of the game — added a third winning puck to a Stanley Cup cutout that holds 16. But Stone didn’t want the Knights to think getting the next one will be easy, even after their 4-2 victory in Game 4 gave them a 3-1 lead in their first-round series with the Winnipeg Jets. Good morning from Elvis 🕺 pic.twitter.com/NmJa4MzNt3 — z – Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) April 25, 2023 “It’s going to be the hardest one, boys,” Stone said. “Be ready.” The Knights know that firsthand. They have taken a 3-1 lead in a series five times. They ended two in five games. The other three went to a Game 7. That’s a scenario they would like to avoid. They would much rather end the series Thursday at T-Mobile Arena and buy themselves some extra rest before the second round. “We definitely don’t want to come back here,” defenseman Shea Theodore said Monday in Winnipeg. “It’s a pretty rowdy crowd. They get loud. They get us into it, but we want to close things out.” The Knights have been in this position before. Just like in the 2018 Western Conference Final, they have beaten the Jets three straight times after dropping Game 1. They ended that series in five games with a 2-1 win at Canada Life Centre. The circumstances might be more favorable this time. The Knights will be at home for Game 5. They will face a Jets team without No. 1 defenseman Josh Morrissey, who won’t play the rest of the series because of a lower-body injury. Center Mark Scheifele, who led Winnipeg in goals in the regular season with 42, is a question mark. Scheifele left 5:11 into Game 4 with an upper-body injury and didn’t return. Coach Rick Bowness did say Scheifele was feeling better Tuesday and didn’t rule him out for Game 5. If Scheifele and left wing Nikolaj Ehlers, who has yet to appear in the series because of an upper-body injury, don’t play, the Jets will be without three of their top six scorers from the regular season. “We all know they’ve got a couple injuries on their team,” left wing Ivan Barbashev said. “But it’s going to be up to us to push them out of the series.” The Knights expect a challenge no matter what. Despite their lead, there hasn’t been much separating the teams. High-danger scoring chances at five-on-five are tied at 33 apiece, according to the website Natural Stat Trick. The Knights have just been more opportunistic. They are outscoring Winnipeg 12-6 at five-on-five, which has made up for the Jets’ 5-2 edge on special teams. “We had 65 shot attempts (in Game 4),” Bowness said. “We’ve got to figure out a way to get some of those to go in the net five-on-five. Five-on-five, the play is even.” Winnipeg has shown it can win at T-Mobile Arena, as evidenced by its 5-1 victory in Game 1. The Jets can also take solace knowing that other teams have recovered from this position against the Knights. Vancouver and Minnesota rallied from 3-1 deficits to force a Game 7 in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Both lost those games. San Jose did advance despite being down 3-1 against the Knights in 2019, albeit in controversial fashion. The Sharks erased a 3-0, third-period deficit in Game 7 after a major penalty call on center Cody Eakin that later led to an NHL apology and an update to its replay rules. The Knights don’t want to leave anything to chance this time. Not when they are one win from advancing to the second round for the fourth time in six years. “The message for us is we haven’t won anything yet,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. “You need to win four, right?” Contact Ben Gotz at bgotz@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BenSGotz on Twitter. Up next Who: Golden Knights vs. Jets When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: T-Mobile Arena TV: AT&T SportsNet, ESPN 2 Radio: KKGK (98.9 FM, 1340 AM) Line: Knights -185; total 5½ Series schedule Knights lead 3-1 Game 1 — Jets 5, Knights 1 Game 2 — Knights 5, Jets 2 Game 3 — Knights 5, Jets 4 (2 OT) Game 4 — Knights 4, Jets 2 Game 5 — 7 p.m. Thursday, T-Mobile Arena Game 6* — TBD Saturday, Canada Life Centre Game 7* — TBD Monday, T-Mobile Arena * If necessary	2023-04-25T22:58:29+00:00	reviewjournal.com	https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/goldenknights/golden-knights-captain-warns-teammates-not-to-get-complacent-2767645/
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's surprisingly resilient job market may have delivered yet another month of solid hiring and pay gains in May, if economists' forecasts prove to be correct. Still, some signs of cooling could emerge in the government report being released Friday. Analysts have estimated that hiring slowed to a still-healthy pace of 190,000 added jobs last month, according to a survey by the data provider FactSet. That would mark a decline from the robust 253,000 jobs that were gained in April and would fall below the average for the previous three months of about 220,000. The unemployment rate is projected to rise slightly to 3.5% from a five-decade low of 3.4%. Companies have steadily slowed hiring since January, when the three-month average pace of gains was an unusually strong 330,000. Federal Reserve officials would welcome a more modest rate of job growth. The central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate 10 times in 14 months in an aggressive drive to conquer high inflation. Fed officials have said they think strong hiring can often fuel inflation if companies feel compelled to raise pay to attract and keep workers. These companies typically pass on their higher labor costs to their customers by raising prices. A slowdown in job growth and pay raises could help the Fed reach its 2% inflation target. Though inflation has dropped steadily from its peak of 9.1% a year ago, it remained elevated in April at 4.9%, measured year over year. Top Fed officials have signaled that they expect to forgo a rate increase at their June 13-14 meeting. Doing so would afford them time to assess how their previous rate hikes have affected the inflation pressures underlying the economy. Higher rates typically take time to affect growth and hiring. The Fed wants to avoid raising its key rate to the point where it would slow borrowing and spending so much as to cause a deep recession. In remarks this week, several Fed officials pointed to Friday's jobs report — along with the next government report on inflation, to be released June 13 — as important factors in their decision-making. It's possible that a much stronger-than-expected May jobs report could cause the Fed's policymakers to consider imposing yet another rate hike this month instead of pausing. Slower hiring could suggest that the job market is moving toward a more sustainable balance after two years of gangbusters gains that followed the economy's explosive rebound from the 2020 pandemic recession. The U.S. economy as a whole has been gradually weakening. It grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March, after 2.6% annual growth from October through December and 3.2% from July through September. Some signs have emerged that demand for workers, too, is easing just as more Americans are coming off the sidelines and looking for jobs. The low unemployment rate and rising pay have helped persuade more than 2 million people to take jobs or begin looking for work in just the past six months. “We are seeing some calming down in terms of the jobs market, even if it remains pretty strong overall,” said Sarah House, an economist at Wells Fargo. The number of people who are quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in the employment market — has dropped back to near pre-pandemic levels. Companies have also shed temporary employees for the past three months, evidence that labor demand has begun to ebb. The Federal Reserve's so-called Beige Book, a collection of anecdotal reports mostly from businesses across the country, reported Wednesday that the pace of hiring gains in April and May had “cooled some” compared with previous reports. Many companies reported that they were fully staffed. At the same time, despite some high-profile job cuts by financial and high-technology companies, the pace of layoffs remains unusually low. The number of people seeking first-time unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, barely rose from a low level last week. Many employers are still engaged in so-called “catch-up hiring,” particularly in such sectors as restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues. Though customer demand in these industries has spiked, the number of employed workers remains below pre-pandemic levels. Consumers, who drive roughly two-thirds of economic activity, are still mostly spending at a solid pace, despite higher prices and borrowing rates. Their spending jumped 0.8% in April, the fastest monthly pace since January, as Americans flocked to airports, restaurants and concert halls, among other places. Credit: AP Credit: AP Credit: AP Credit: AP	2023-06-02T05:20:17+00:00	daytondailynews.com	https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/us-jobs-report-for-may-could-point-to-slower-hiring-as-fed-rate-hikes-cool-demand-for-workers/MBVT4RWTZNG4FPD3F7HX5DRFZM/
Tom Ford closes Fashion Week with big hair, miles of sparkle By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Ford closed New York Fashion Week on Wednesday with a starry front row and a runway full of big hair, disco cowgirls and sequins for miles. As Madonna, her daughter Lourdes and Chris Rock looked on, love was clearly on Ford’s mind, and dancing all night. He used a reflective runway worthy of all that shine and his soundtrack of “Addicted to Love” and “Pure/Honey” for this party, ’70s and ’80s style. Ford switched it up and slowed it down at the end as Freddie Mercury’s “Time” blasted for a series of metallic sequin evening gowns featured on supermodel sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid, among others.	2022-09-15T08:28:14+00:00	keyt.com	https://keyt.com/news/2022/09/14/tom-ford-closes-fashion-week-with-big-hair-miles-of-sparkle/
TikTok plans to roll out new options to encourage users to take a break from endlessly scrolling short-form videos on the platform amid public pressure for tech companies to address excessive social media usage. TikTok said in a blog post Thursday that it will introduce a new option in the coming weeks for users to set custom time limits for how much uninterrupted time they want to spend using the app, before getting a reminder to take a break. Previously, TikTok allowed users to get notified if they spent more than 40, 60, 90 or 120 minutes on the app per day. "These prompts will remind people to take a break after a certain amount of uninterrupted screen time, which they can set as they choose," Jordan Furlong, a product manager of digital well-being at TikTok, said in the blog post. According to the company, the prompt will read: "Break reminders help you feel more mindful and balanced on TikTok." A new screen time dashboard will also give users data about how much time they are spending on TikTok, including summaries of their daily time spent on the platform, the number of times they opened the app and a breakdown of daytime and nighttime usage. Users can opt-in for weekly notifications to review their screen time dashboard. The company also said it will issue users between the ages of 13 and 17 "digital well-being prompts" when they have used the app for more than 100 minutes in a single day. The prompts will "remind them of our screen time limit tool the next time they open the app," Furlong wrote. (It's unclear how TikTok decided on 100 minutes as the threshold for screen time intervention for teens. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.) The updates come after months of pressure on social media companies to do more to help users' well-being in the digital age, and as lawmakers and advocates increasingly scrutinize platforms' mental health impacts on younger users. Executives from TikTok, YouTube and Snap were grilled by Senators late last year about the steps their platforms were taking to protect teens. Other social media platforms have previously announced similar initiatives. Instagram launched its "Take a Break" tool in December of last year. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.	2022-06-09T21:35:55+00:00	wthitv.com	https://www.wthitv.com/news/tiktok-adds-options-to-encourage-users-to-take-a-break-from-endless-scrolling/article_84861aea-18d7-58a8-ac4b-b65e3b7b71e0.html
NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka’s strategic location has attracted outsized interest in the small island nation from regional giants China and India for more than a decade, with Beijing and its free-flowing loans and infrastructure investments widely seen as having gained the upper hand in the quest for influence. But Sri Lanka’s economic collapse has proved an opportunity for India to swing the pendulum back, with New Delhi stepping in with massive financial and material assistance to its neighbor. “There is no such thing as charity in international politics,” said Sreeram Chaulia, who heads the School of International Affairs at O.P. Jindal University in Sonipat, India. “The intent is to drive China away from India’s backyard and restore the balance in New Delhi’s favor.” Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million, sits off the southern coast of India on the Indian Ocean shipping lanes through which China receives the vast majority of its imported oil from the Middle East. As part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative to pump money into infrastructure projects across Asia and Africa, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa took on many loans, including $1.1 billion to build a port in his home region of Hambantota despite the plan having been rejected by an expert panel. When the deep-water port failed to generate the foreign revenue needed to pay China back, Sri Lanka in 2017 was forced to hand the facility and thousands of acres of land around it to Beijing for 99 years — giving China a key foothold directly opposite regional rival India’s coastline. That stoked India’s ongoing concerns about China’s growing influence in South Asia, particularly in smaller countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives. Concerns over China’s increasing regional assertiveness deepened in 2020 when Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed in deadly skirmishes on the disputed Himalayan Ladakh border. In its maritime approach, Beijing’s military focus is currently more on the South China Sea and the Pacific, while its interest in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean appears to be more economically motivated, said Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, a London-based analyst with the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “On the security side for China it’s not a priority, but it is an emerging opportunity for China to bolster its influence in South Asia and … to counter India’s influence,” he said. Caught in between is Sri Lanka itself which, like many others in the region, needs both China and India, whose combined population is nearly 3 billion people, Roy-Chaudhury said. “It’s not black and white,” he said. “The leaders of these countries have to be pro-India and pro-China at the same time.” Sajith Premadasa, the current Sri Lankan opposition leader, emphasized that while the country is “extremely grateful” for India’s help in the current crisis, the government needs to ensure that Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and political independence are not impacted by the situation. “What Sri Lanka should do always is to ensure our own national interests — in order to maximize our own national interests,” he told The Associated Press. “We should work with everyone in international society, irrespective of which power group or power bloc anybody belongs to.” Sri Lanka has been rocked by protests since April after its foreign currency reserves ran dry, leading to widespread food and fuel shortages and power cuts, with demonstrators calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa who was elected in 2019. In May, Mahinda, who had been appointed prime minister, himself resigned, but Gotabaya has clung to power. Gotabaya inherited an economy already in a slump after a series of attacks in early 2019 by Islamic extremists caused a dramatic drop-off in tourism, a major source of income, and enormous foreign debt from infrastructure projects, many bankrolled by Chinese money and commissioned by brother Mahinda. But a series of unwise economic decisions made the situation worse, and it was further exacerbated by the global coronavirus hitting the tourism sector again, while the war in Ukraine has driven up food and fuel costs. The government now owes $51 billion and is unable to make interest payments. It has suspended repayment of $7 billion in foreign debt due this year out of $25 billion to be repaid by 2026, pending the outcome of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on a rescue package. China, Sri Lanka’s third largest creditor after Japan and the Asian Development Bank, accounts for about 10% of its debt. China has offered to lend more on favorable terms but has balked at forgiving some of Sri Lanka’s debt, possibly over concerns it would prompt other borrowers across Asia and Africa to demand the same relief. But Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned, has said that Sri Lanka has not been able to access $1.5 billion in loans offered by China, because Beijing has made the money contingent on the country having enough foreign reserves for three months. Beijing has also promised to “play a positive role” in Sri Lanka’s talks with the IMF and is providing some 500 million yuan, about $75 million, in humanitarian aid, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan. Meanwhile, India has stepped in with millions of dollars worth of rice, milk powder, medicine and other humanitarian aid, as well as diesel fuel and gasoline. India has also extended Sri Lanka a $4 billion credit line on favorable terms that has been widely credited with helping the country’s crisis from worsening, even as Wickremesinghe last week declared the economy had “completely collapsed.” Wickremesinghe, who has served as prime minister several times before, is seen as pro-India, though he has limited leverage in his current role with Gotabaya Rajapaksa remaining president. While the Rajapaksa family is considered pro-China, and with the general perception that China has been partially responsible for the country’s problems, the political winds seem to be shifting in India’s favor, Chaulia said. India has not been actively promoting the perception that Chinese loans contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka, but it also has not fought it, seeing the idea of a Chinese “debt trap” as an advantageous narrative for it regionally. “India is not worried if this message comes across,” Roy-Chaudhury said. New Delhi has recently succeeded in wresting away some of Beijing’s important projects in Sri Lanka, which is also a major destination for Indian exports. In March, Sri Lanka finalized a joint venture with India to develop a solar power plant in the island nation. That same month, Colombo also terminated a contract with a Chinese company to build a $12 million wind farm in the country and offered it to an Indian rival. “While India is trying to maintain its strategic footprint in Sri Lanka, its main aim appears to be to minimize Chinese hold in the country,” said K C Singh, a former Indian foreign secretary and a strategic affairs expert. Coming to Sri Lanka’s aid also fits neatly into Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Neighborhood First” foreign policy initiative, which focuses on cultivating and sustaining relations with nearby countries, and it is also in India’s self interest not to have a neighboring country like Sri Lanka collapse into chaos, Roy-Chaudhury said. But at the same time India does not want to find itself in a position where it is stuck alone with an economic bailout, so it has been pushing Sri Lanka to turn to the IMF and asking for other countries to help. “In security terms, yes, it would want to be a preferred security partner,” Roy-Chaudhury said. “In economic terms, I think it would want to be one of a number of countries providing economic reassurance or support.” _____ Rising reported from Bangkok. Associated Press journalists Krutika Pathi in New Delhi, Joe McDonald in Beijing, and Krishan Francis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, contributed to this report.	2022-06-30T06:09:00+00:00	wdtn.com	https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/sri-lanka-crisis-gives-india-chance-to-gain-sway-vs-china/
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster. Whole Foods recently said that it will stop selling lobster from the Gulf of Maine at hundreds of its stores around the country. The company cited decisions by a pair of sustainability organizations to take away their endorsements of the U.S. lobster fishing industry. The organizations, Marine Stewardship Council and Seafood Watch, both cited concerns about risks to rare North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear. Entanglement in gear is one of the biggest threats to the whales. The decision by Whole Foods was an “important action to protect the highly endangered” whale, said Virginia Carter, an associate with the Save America’s Wildlife Campaign at Environment America Research & Policy Center. “With fewer than 340 North Atlantic right whales in existence, the species is swimming toward extinction unless things turn around,” Carter said. Whole Foods said in a statement last week that it’s monitoring the situation and “committed to working with suppliers, fisheries, and environmental advocacy groups as it develops.” The company’s decision to stop selling lobster drew immediate criticism in Maine, which is home to the U.S.’s largest lobster fishing industry. The state’s Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, and its four-member congressional delegation said in a statement that Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to suspend its certification of Gulf of Maine lobster came despite years of stewardship and protection of whales by Maine fishermen. “Despite this, the Marine Stewardship Council, with retailers following suit, wrongly and blindly decided to follow the recommendations of misguided environmental groups rather than science,” Mills and the delegation said. Whole Foods was not the first retailer to take lobster off the menu over sustainability concerns. HelloFresh, the meal kit company, was among numerous retailers to pledge to stop selling lobster in September after California-based Seafood Watch placed American and Canadian lobster fisheries on its “red list” of seafoods to avoid.	2022-11-27T01:05:14+00:00	wishtv.com	https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/whole-foods-decision-to-pull-lobster-divides-enviros-pols/
PARIS (AP) — A 17-year-old delivery driver was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday in a Paris suburb, according to his family’s lawyers. The death unleashed tensions between angry residents setting barricades on fire and police firing tear gas. The police officer was detained on suspicion of manslaughter, according to the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. It said the incident took place during a traffic check. The victim was wounded by a gunshot and died at the scene, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. A passenger in the car was briefly detained and released, and police are searching for another passenger who fled. Deadly use of firearms is less common in France than in the U.S., and Tuesday’s death drew national attention. A team of three lawyers for the driver identified him as 17-year-old Nael M. In a statement, the lawyers rejected a reported statement by the police that officers’ lives were in danger because the driver had threatened to run them over. The lawyers cited a video reported to be of the incident circulating online that shows two police officers leaning into the driver-side window of a yellow car, before the vehicle pulls away and one officer fires toward the driver. The car is later seen crashed into a post nearby. The death sparked unrest in the streets of Nanterre. Local residents held a protest outside the police headquarters. Some groups set alight barricades and garbage bins, smashed up a bus stop and threw firecrackers toward police, who responded with tear gas and dispersion grenades, according to videos broadcast on local media. Several people have died or sustained injuries at the hands of French police in recent years, prompting demands for more accountability. France also saw protests against racial profiling and other injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by police in Minnesota.	2023-06-28T03:36:45+00:00	seattletimes.com	https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/tensions-erupt-in-a-paris-suburb-after-a-17-year-old-delivery-driver-is-killed-in-a-police-standoff/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world
DALLAS, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Diversity in Clinical Trials (AOD) announces a new partnership agreement with Black Women in Clinical Research (BWICR) allowing their 15,000 members an opportunity to participate in the extensive AOD benefits. The mission of the AOD is to establish standards and best practices for the clinical trials industry to improve the representation of diverse participants in clinical trials through the development, integration, and monitoring of quality and consistent diversity methodology across the research industry. Danielle Mitchell, the CEO of BWICR, an innovator in advancing career opportunities for black women, men, and minorities stated "The mission of the AOD meets our corporate goals in being a part of standardizing best practices for professionals and bringing training and certification forward in a structured and accessible way for our members. This commitment is exciting and will bring value to our industry as a whole." Chairman of the Board of the Association, Dr. Jerome Adams remarked, "Danielle's forward thinking in an environment where the diverse representation of clinical staff is pivotal to the changing face of clinical research, is unprecedented in her approach to this problem. Addressing diversification of staff is one component of the AOD objective and BWICR will bring significant presence to this issue." Dr. Diana Foster, President of the AOD, credits Danielle's story of having been blocked from entry into clinical research as the impetus behind her organization's mission. We could not be more appreciative that Danielle will join our leadership. About The Association of Diversity in Clinical Trials The AOD is comprised of partners who are committed to developing evidence-based approaches including, consultive advisement, consolidation of the understanding of diversity challenges: report, and the development of standards for best practices at the site and sponsor level. For information about The Association of Diversity in Clinical Trials and to view the partnership levels, visit our website at www.associationofdiversity.org. About Black Women in Clinical Research Black Women In Clinical Research (BWICR) was created by Danielle Mitchell in 2019. BWICR is a network of black women who are interested in a career in clinical research or currently working in the industry. We come together to educate, empower, support, and help black women thrive in the clinical research industry. Jeremy Mitchell, MBA Director, Business Development The Association of Diversity in Clinical Trials jmitchell@associationofdiversity.org 1-989-780-4244 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Association of Diversity in Clinical Trials	2023-06-21T14:56:19+00:00	kcrg.com	https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2023/06/21/black-women-clinical-research-joins-association-diversity-clinical-trials-supporting-partner-bringing-15000-members-participate-aod-membership/
The company will focus its efforts and resources on growth in Israel and Germany, with a primary focus of achieving profitability in 2023 Trichome Financial Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries have obtained protection from creditors pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") GLIL YAM, Israel, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IM Cannabis Corp. ("IMC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC), an international medical and adult-use recreational cannabis company, announces, effective today, that it is commencing exit of the Canadian cannabis market to focus its resources on pursuing growth opportunities in Israel, Germany and Europe. With this move, the Company aims for a leaner organization with a primary focus on achieving profitability in 2023. IMC will continue building on the increasing demand and positive momentum in Israel, fueled by strategic alliances with top-of-the-line Canadian suppliers and a highly skilled sourcing team, to cement its leadership position in Israel and to advance a long-term growth plan in Germany. In the Company's view, the strong sourcing infrastructure in Israel, powered by advanced product knowledge and regulatory expertise, will constitute a key competitive advantage in Germany, especially upon legalization of recreational cannabis. This is based on the premise that the German and Israeli markets share a number of common attributes such as robust commercial infrastructure, highly developed digital capabilities, favourable demographics and customer preferences. "Our announcement today is a crucial part of our ongoing strategic refocusing plan to concentrate our efforts on the highest value markets and accelerate our path to profitability" says Oren Shuster, CEO of IM Cannabis. "By exiting the Canadian Cannabis market, we are seeking to maximize efficiency and create the right balance for future success. We are further strengthening our Israeli operations and preparing to bring our expertise to Europe to achieve market leadership in the medical cannabis market and to be fully ready to capitalize on the recreational market upon legalization." In connection with the announced restructuring, IMC's wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Trichome Financial Corp. ("Trichome Financial"), and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp., MYM Nutraceuticals Inc., Trichome Retail Corp., MYM International Brands Inc., and Highland Grow Inc. (Collectively Trichome Financial, "Trichome"), filed this morning and obtained creditor protection under the Canadian Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") pursuant to an order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the "Court"). The CCAA proceedings are solely in respect of Trichome. As such, the Company's other assets or subsidiaries, including those in Israel and Germany, are not parties to the CCAA proceedings. The CCAA proceedings will afford Trichome the stability and flexibility required to restructure its business, including through a sale and investment solicitation process to be approved by the Court ("SISP"). Accordingly, the Company's operations in Canada are expected to continue through Trichome until a sale transaction or one or more other restructuring transactions is completed. Court materials filed in connection with Trichome's CCAA proceedings can be found at https://www.ksvadvisory.com/insolvency-cases/case/trichome. About IM Cannabis Corp. IM Cannabis (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC) is an international cannabis company providing premium products to medical patients in Israel and Germany, Canada, the three largest federally legal markets. The Company leverages a transnational ecosystem powered by a unique data-driven approach and a globally sourced product supply chain. With an unwavering commitment to responsible growth and compliance with the strictest regulatory environments, the Company strives to amplify its commercial and brand power to become a global high-quality cannabis player. The IMC ecosystem operates in Israel through its commercial relationship with Focus Medical Herbs Ltd. ("Focus Medical"), which imports, and distributes cannabis to medical patients, leveraging years of proprietary data and patient insights. The Company also operates medical cannabis retail pharmacies, online platforms, distribution centers and logistical hubs in Israel that enable the safe delivery and quality control of IM Cannabis products throughout the entire value chain. In Germany, the IMC ecosystem operates through Adjupharm GmbH, where it also distributes cannabis to pharmacies to medical cannabis patients. In Canada, IMC operates through Trichome Financial and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp. and MYM Nutraceuticals Inc., where it cultivates and processes cannabis for the adult-use market at its Ontario and Nova Scotia facilities under the WAGNERS and Highland Grow brands. For more information, please visit www.imcannabis.com. Company Contact: Maya Lustig, Director Investor & Public Relations IM Cannabis +972-54-677-8100 maya.l@imcannabis.com Oren Shuster, CEO IM Cannabis Corp. +972-77-3603504 info@imcannabis.com Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). 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("HW Shinua") in accordance with IFRS 10; the failure of the Company to comply with applicable regulatory requirements in a highly regulated industry; unexpected changes in governmental policies and regulations in Canada, Israel or Germany such as the Israeli or German government deciding to abandon efforts to decriminalize or legalize adult-use recreational cannabis; the ability of the Company to access future financing if needed or on terms acceptable to the Company; risks of product liability and other safety-related liability from the usage of the Company's cannabis products; supply chain constraints; loss of licenses; competition; reliance on key personnel; litigation risks; the risk of defaulting on existing debt and war and civil conflict in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Please see the other risks, uncertainties and factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's management's discussion and analysis dated August 15th, 2022 and annual information form dated March 31st, 2022 filed with Canadian securities regulators and which are available on the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking information included in this press release is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on such date. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable securities laws. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. 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CAESAREA, Israel, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- POLYN Technology, a fabless semiconductor company providing application-specific Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing (NASP) Tiny AI chips for near sensor implementation, will demonstrate its advanced NASP-based Voice Processing at CES 2023. POLYN's voice processing solution offers especially clear voice and immediate adaptation to any background noise. It is available in different modes per application needs: voice detection, voice extraction, or transparent. POLYN is the first to implement the combination of voice detection and voice extraction within an ultra-low-power analog neuromorphic design. The sound of the human voice has a distinctive waveform that a neural network can recognize among other sounds and extract from any background noise. Usually, such neural networks run in the cloud and use a lot of power, but POLYN offers it locally on a tiny NeuroVoice chip with ultra-low-power consumption. POLYN will demonstrate its voice processing advantages and how these work on-device at Booth 62000, Hall G, Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. To improve users' life and monitor their health in real time, hearables and wearables require always-on processing that is highly accurate, reliable, and that protects privacy. POLYN offers it all in the application-specific ultra-low-power NeuroVoice and NeuroSense. NeuroSense is the world's first commercial neuromorphic analog processor for always-on health monitoring. NeuroSense offers a fusion of PPG and IMU sensor data pre-processing for heart rate statistics collection at a per second rate as well as on the fly constant tracking of human activity on-device and with ultra-low power consumption. "Sensor applications need a new class of dedicated smart and miniature products, performing data pre-processing near sensors," said Aleksandr Timofeev, CEO of POLYN. "We are eager to share with the industry our novel approach to implementing neural networks on chip and welcome visitors to co-create new design ideas for Thin Edge sensor products." About POLYN POLYN Technology (www.polyn.ai) is a fabless semiconductor company, supplying ultra-low-power, high-performance Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing (NASP) technology, IP and Tiny AI chips based on NASP. POLYN's Neural-Net-To-Chip automation tools support fast, cost-effective development of application specific solutions performing sensor data pre-processing on-device. The technology and products enable a wide range of edge AI applications such as wearables, hearables, Industry 4.0, Connected Health 4.0, Smart Home, and more. Founded in 2019, POLYN Technology is registered in London and headquartered in Israel. View original content: SOURCE POLYN Technology	2022-12-13T14:59:09+00:00	kxii.com	https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/12/13/polyn-technology-showcase-application-specific-neuromorphic-analog-solutions-highlight-voice-processing-ces-2023/
Pedestrian dies Friday after being hit by vehicle on West University Avenue in Gainesville A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle while trying to cross West University Avenue late Friday night, according to a Gainesville Police Department news release. The crash occurred at 10:48 p.m. in the 400 block of West University Avenue, which is near the Seagle Building. The vehicle was headed east while the pedestrian was attempting to cross over to the north side of the street, the news release said. High Springs Fire Department:Dogs presumed dead after firefighters response to blaze in unincorporated Alachua County A heated debate:Should the Gainesville Police Department disband its K-9 unit? Local government:Alachua County Commission candidates sworn in Tuesday after landslide victories First-aid and CPR were performed on the pedestrian, who eventually succumbed to their injuries and died at the scene. The driver sustained minor injuries. No charges or citations have been filed, however, the investigation is ongoing.	2022-11-20T23:36:24+00:00	gainesville.com	https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2022/11/20/gpd-pedestrian-and-killed-vehicle-late-friday-night/10745947002/
The Justice Department probes into Donald Trump’s conduct appear to be ramping up, as special counsel Jack Smith approaches key allies of the former president with knowledge of his activities surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and classified documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In recent weeks, Smith has subpoenaed both former Vice President Mike Pence and then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, two figures with strong visibility into Trump’s actions leading up to and on the day of the deadly riot. The Justice Department has also sought to pierce the attorney-client privilege connected to Trump’s lawyer in the Mar-a-Lago probe, Evan Corcoran, alleging he may have given legal advice in furtherance of a crime. Approaching high-level targets is often a late-stage move for prosecutors, a sign the investigative stage of Smith’s Jan. 6 work could be winding down. Meanwhile, the approach with Corcoran relays that the team will take an aggressive posture with anyone involved in the probe they believe may have committed criminal activity. “We can draw a few conclusions from it that are fairly apparent. One is that Jack Smith is conducting a very aggressive investigation. Issuing a subpoena to an attorney is itself an aggressive step that requires high levels of supervisory approval of the United States Department of Justice,” said Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor. “I don’t think a prosecutor subpoenas Mike Pence unless they are far along in speaking to a number of other witnesses.” The tactics are not without their challenges. Pence has said he will challenge the subpoena, and it’s up to a federal judge to compel testimony from Corcoran. Still, it’s a sign of progress in the dual probes, including with the Jan. 6 investigation, which has been perceived as presenting a much more complex case for any possible prosecution of Trump. The documents case largely relies on showing willful retention of national defense information, something observers see as more straightforward given the lengthy battle to secure the return of classified records from Mar-a-Lago. The warrant to search the property also cited potential obstruction of justice. Trump’s culpability for Jan. 6, however, is more complex, with possible statutes for prosecution requiring the demonstration of Trump’s intent. “A lot of people believed that because the Mar-a-Lago case would be an easier case to prove that [Smith would] focus attention there and put the January 6 investigation on the back burner or put that second in line, and that has not been the case,” Mariotti said. “I think it’s evidence that his investigation — at least to this Jan. 6 piece — is fairly far along.” Danya Perry, a former federal prosecutor, said the moves also show the Mar-a-Lago probe into Trump has not been sidelined by the discovery of classified documents among the belongings of other former presidents. “Obviously the special counsel has not decided to hang it up, which I think some people thought [he might] when news came out about a number of other former White House officials having classified documents,” Perry said. “That side of the ledger, the classified documents side, it does seem to be focused on the potential obstruction issues given that he’s been trying to get testimony out of Corcoran.” For his part, Pence is planning to roll out a novel legal strategy to sidestep the subpoena, one that hinges on his role on Jan. 6 as the presiding officer of the Senate. His team is expected to argue that under his former position as president of the Senate, his work technically falls under the legislative branch, and he is therefore protected under the “speech and debate” clause of the Constitution, according to a source familiar with the former vice president’s plans. Investigators likely want to speak to Pence about a number of meetings and conversations related to whether the then-vice president had the authority to buck his ceremonial duty to certify the election. Mariotti says asking about more widely attended meetings they may have discussed with prior witnesses allows them to “test the veracity of what he says” before asking about conversations that were exclusive to the vice president and Trump. “The ordinary course would be to interview all those other people, and then try to pursue Mike Pence with the knowledge that you already have from others,” he said. But Perry warned that the Pence subpoena is no guarantee that Smith has completed his work talking to other witnesses. “Jack Smith was probably aware that they’re going to invoke executive privilege. And so realized it would be a slog and so maybe wanted to get the ball rolling,” she said. “Smith has certainly spoken with other witnesses,” she said, but could have initiated a subpoena sooner rather than later with the understanding that “it would be efficient for him to start a court battle now.” Trump and his side have in some ways been just as aggressive in trying to push back against Smith’s investigations or shape the public narrative around them. The former president has routinely complained about Smith’s wife’s donations to Democratic candidates. Trump’s team has said it will assert executive privilege over any potential testimony by Pence in the case, and it may seek to do the same should Meadows testify. One former Trump White House official told The Hill that the former president’s team is confident that revelations that President Biden had classified documents at his home and office from his time as vice president will help shield Trump from possible charges in that matter, despite key differences in the Trump and Biden cases. The former Trump official acknowledged Smith’s probe into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election will likely hover over the former president until it concludes, and Democrats and even some Republicans backing other candidates are likely to wield it against Trump on the campaign trail. But, the official argued, any suggestions that the investigation will end Trump’s candidacy or put him out of politics is just “wishcasting.” Spokespeople for Trump’s 2024 White House campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Perry said the process is likely to stretch into the campaign season. “We’re just at the beginning, I think, of a bunch of fights that are going to play out in front of different courts and probably then travel up and down the court system,” she said, noting the potential for challenges from Pence, Trump and Meadows. “They are going to play out over many, many months, if not longer,” she said. “It’s not going to be lightning fast. It’s going to be more glacial.” And the special counsel’s probes are not the only legal headache for Trump. This week a judge allowed the partial release of a report compiled by a Georgia grand jury tasked with reviewing Trump’s interference in the state following the 2020 election. Though the jurors determined the report should be released, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis warned that doing so could compromise the proceedings for “multiple” future defendants in a case where charging decisions are “imminent.” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney largely sided with Willis, determining that only the introduction and conclusion of the report should be released, along with one section discussing potential perjury that did not name any witnesses who appeared before the grand jury. While the report’s three pages were slim on substantive details, they made two conclusions clear: There was no widespread fraud in the state that could have altered Trump’s loss there, and that at least one witness may have lied to the grand jury.	2023-02-19T13:39:34+00:00	kdvr.com	https://kdvr.com/hill-politics/special-counsel-shows-signs-of-ramping-up-trump-investigation/
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate A look at what's happening around the majors on Sunday: ___ EARLY RISER Yankees pitching has been overwhelming early in games recently, and Jordan Montgomery will try to extend their dominance in an early tilt against the Tigers. New York will host Detroit for an unusual 11:30 a.m. start, part of an experiment to stream games beginning before noon on Peacock. Yankees starters have covered at least six innings in nine straight games, their best stretch since a nine-game run in 2016, and the last three games have been among the best. Jameson Taillon retired the first 21 hitters Thursday night against the Angels, Gerrit Cole set down his first 20 batters Friday night against Detroit and Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter Saturday. Montgomery (1-1, 3.04) will face right-hander Rony Garcia (0-1, 4.70) in the series finale. SCHERZER NIPPED Max Scherzer says, yes, one of his dogs bit his pitching hand this week. But the Mets ace is assuring everyone the wound won’t slow his recovery from an oblique strain. Scherzer has been out since May 18 and isn’t expected back until at least late June. On Twitter, he confirmed that Rafi — a mixed breed rescue — nicked him. “Just clearing up a few things,” Scherzer wrote. “My dog Rafi hurt her leg on a run. She was howling in pain and I went to calm her down by putting my hands on her. When I did that she bit my right hand. Fortunately it wasn’t a bad bite. I took one day off from throwing and was able to long toss the next day. This will have no effect on my rehab and this is literally a non story.” Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in his first season with New York after signing a $130 million, three-year deal in December. It was the second bizarre injury for the NL East leaders in a week. Shortstop Francisco Lindor got his right hand caught in a hotel door and fractured the tip of his middle finger. HOOPLA Xander Bogaerts and the Red Sox will try to sweep at the A's at the Coliseum, adding to what's already been a successful trip by Boston teams to the Bay Area this week. The Bosox have won the first two games of the series, boosted by strong efforts from their starting pitchers. Hours after the Red Sox-Athletics game begins, the Boston Celtics will try to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals when they play the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. GOOD AS GOLD Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt is back to square one after ending a 25-game hitting streak Saturday. The six-time All-Star went 0 for 2 with two walks in a 6-1 loss to the Cubs to open a doubleheader, falling one game short of matching the longest hitting streak of his career. He didn’t stay off the board long, singling and scoring in his second at-bat in the nightcap. Veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright (5-4, 2.75) is set to start the Sunday night game for St. Louis against Chicago lefty Justin Steele (1-5, 5.40). STINGY STARTERS Rangers left-hander Martin Perez faces Seattle in a series finale, his first start in June. He was chosen the American League pitcher of the month for May, when he was 4-0 with a 0.64 ERA (three earned runs in 42 1/3 innings) in six starts. Perez (4-2, MLB-best 1.42 ERA) has eight consecutive starts of at least six innings while allowing no more than one earned run — a club record. He hasn’t allowed a homer in 66 1/3 consecutive innings going back to last season, the longest active streak in the majors. According to STATS, Hall of Famer pitchers Walter Johnson (1913-14) and Bob Gibson (1968) are the only other players since 1913, when ERA became an official stat, to make eight consecutive starts of at least six innings while giving up no more than one earned run and no homers. Rookie right-hander George Kirby (1-1, 3.46) pitches for the Mariners, five days after getting his first MLB victory with six scoreless innings against Baltimore. His big league debut was at Tampa Bay on May 8, when he became the first pitcher in Mariners history with six scoreless innings in his MLB debut. BACK AGAIN Padres righty Mike Clevinger will come off the injured list to pitch at Milwaukee, hoping to come out of this start unscathed. Clevinger began the season on the injured list while recovering from his second Tommy John surgery. He was activated in May, then went back on the IL on May 22 with a strained right triceps. Clevinger is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA in three starts this season. He was a top pitcher in the American League when Cleveland traded him to the Padres in August 2020. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	2022-06-05T01:48:49+00:00	ourmidland.com	https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/LEADING-OFF-Yankees-arms-dominate-early-17220240.php
Nicholas Lovejoy Gets 42 Year Sentence for Killing Mother of Twin Daughters Nicholas Lovejoy from Waterville was sentenced Monday to 42 years in prison for shooting and killing Melissa Sousa, the mother of their twin daughters. Nicholas Lovejoy Sentenced to 42 Years Behind Bars Lovejoy pleaded guilty to killing Sousa in her Waterville home in October of 2019, according to WVII News. He shot in the stomach two times out of rage that she was leaving him. Sousa was Lovejoy’s long time girlfriend, according to court records. He Pleaded Guilty to the 2019 Murder Her body was found in the basement of their house at 32 Gold Street in Waterville. Police said her body was wrapped in a tarp. CBS13 talked to one of Sousa’s friends and a coworker in 2019. Tami Tims said Sousa wanted to leave the violent relationship. Tims told CBS13 that Lovejoy would try to control Sousa by saying, “Tick, tock, your time is coming,” and “I have two choices. It’s kill you or kill you.” News Updates and App Alerts This news story will be updated when additional information is released.	2023-02-08T01:58:04+00:00	q961.com	https://q961.com/nicholas-lovejoy-gets-42-year-sentence-for-killing-mother-of-twin-daughters/
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate At just 28, rapper Takeoff had cultivated a rich hip-hop legacy with Migos — along with a reputation as the trio's most lowkey member — before he was killed in a shooting early Tuesday. Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene outside a Houston bowling alley, police there said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. No arrests had been made, and police were imploring witnesses to come forward with information. Born Kirsnick Khari Ball, Takeoff grew up in suburban Atlanta — Gwinnett County was less than flatteringly name-checked in a couple Migos tracks — alongside the two other members of the group. Quavo was his uncle and Offset was his cousin, and the trio was raised in large part by Takeoff's mom. Takeoff was the youngest of the three, and viewed as the most laidback member. He didn't appear in headlines at the rate of Offset, who is married to Cardi B, and he wasn't in high demand as a featured act on top 10 tracks like Quavo, who has guested on hits with Post Malone, DJ Khaled and Drake. Quavo and Offset have also both released solo albums, unlike Takeoff. But despite being more reserved, he did a lot of his talking through his rhymes. He had hoped to gain more respect for his lyrical ability through “Only Built for Infinity Links,” an album he released with Quavo just last month. “It’s time to give me my flowers,” Takeoff said on a recent episode of the podcast “Drink Champs,” acknowledging his reputation as "chill." “I don’t want them later on when I’m not here.” Migos broke out nearly a decade ago with the 2013 hit “Versace,” which hit even greater heights in popularity though a Drake remix. The group had other radio-friendly singles such as “Bando” and “Hannah Montana.” The trio later earned Grammy nominations for best rap album with 2018's “Culture,” while a track off it, “Bad and Boujee” nabbed a nod for best rap performance. But the hit — which charted No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was shouted out in “Atlanta” creator Donald Glover's Golden Globes acceptance speech — didn't actually include Takeoff. Quavo said during an interview that Takeoff — who was sitting next to him — was left off “Bad and Boujee,” which did feature Lil Uzi Vert, because of “timing.” He said the song was rushed out on Soundcloud because the group didn't have fresh music out at the time. Nonetheless, Takeoff's musical presence played a major role in helping the Migos become one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time. The trio took flight with their rapid-fire triplet flow, a rap style when three notes are performed in one beat that they helped popularize. Quavo and Takeoff put out a Halloween-themed music video for “Messy” just a day before Takeoff's death. The video, which begins with Takeoff waking up and recounting a messy dream, had racked up around 1.5 million views by Tuesday afternoon. The duo were both in Houston on Monday. Quavo, who posted a video of himself driving around the city with friends to his Instagram story, had yet to comment publicly. Offset had not released a statement either. Houston Police Chief Tory Finner said he received many calls about Takeoff after the shooting. “Everyone spoke of what a great young man he is, how peaceful he is, what a great artist," Finner said. He wouldn't speculate on whether Takeoff was the intended target, and asked “everyone to understand the pain, the suffering of” Takeoff's mother. Takeoff's last post on social media was a photo posted just before the shooting on his Instagram story. It was a photo of himself, soundtracked by Playboi Carti's “Stop Breathing.”	2022-11-01T21:47:02+00:00	lmtonline.com	https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Takeoff-dead-at-28-in-shooting-was-chill-17550572.php
GRAPHIC: Man arrested after beheading woman in street, report says SAN CARLOS, Calif. (KGO) - Authorities in California say a gruesome murder remains under investigation where a mother was killed in the middle of the street earlier this week. Residents in a San Carlos neighborhood said they are trying to understand what could’ve led to Thursday’s grisly killing. According to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, a woman in her 20s with two young kids was murdered in the street by a man she knew with witnesses close by. A 911 emergency call recording shared that a 25-year-old female reportedly had her head cut off by a sword. Authorities described the weapon used as a stabbing instrument which was not located as of Thursday evening. Neighbor Chapel Thorborne shared that the disturbing crime scene was only steps away from his front door. “The head was underneath the car, and she was in the back of the car, just severed. And they covered her up,” Thorborne said. The sheriff’s office said the woman and the suspect were in an ongoing relationship. However, sources said the victim had a restraining order against the suspect since April. Officials didn’t immediately release details about the suspect’s relationship with the woman’s children. According to reports, child protective services took custody of a 7-year-old and 1-year-old child, who were inside the woman’s home. Residents said their concern now is for the kids as so many questions remain about how someone could commit such a crime. “After he cut her head off, he came walking up, him and his two friends. They walked right by me, and they arrested him,” Thorborne said. The sheriff’s office confirmed the suspect was known to law enforcement but did not release any further immediate details. Copyright 2022 KGO via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.	2022-09-10T04:23:03+00:00	kwtx.com	https://www.kwtx.com/2022/09/10/graphic-man-arrested-after-beheading-woman-street-report-says/
‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther’ advance in Oscars shortlist (AP) - Blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and pop stars like Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna just got one step closer to getting Oscar nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Oscars, including documentary feature, international film, makeup and hairstyling, score, original song, sound, visual effects and shorts. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” was along the 15 films shortlisted in the international film category, one of the most competitive. The category also includes already decorated films like “Holy Spider” (Denmark), “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany), “Saint Omer” (France), “Corsage” (Austria), “EO” (Poland), “Return to Seoul” (Cambodia), “Decision to Leave” (South Korea), “Close” (Belgium) and “Argentina, 1985″ (Argentina). The inclusion of “Joyland” marks the first time Pakistan has ever made the shortlist. Most of the directors are first-timers on the shortlist too, with the exception being Iñárritu. India’s official submission was not S.S. Rajamouli’s popular action epic “RRR,” but rather Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” which made the cut becoming the first film from the country to do so in over 20 years. “RRR” could get nominations in other categories, including for the shortlisted original song “Naatu Naatu.” Jafar Panâhi was also not put forward to represent Iran, whose selection was not among the 15 and Russia did not submit a film this year. Documentaries advancing to the next stage of voting include Laura Poitras’s Venice-winning “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about photographer Nan Goldin’s work and activism, Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film “Moonage Daydream,” Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” about the Russian opposition leader, “The Janes " about pre-Roe v. Wade activists, “All that Breathes,” “Descendant,” ”Fire of Love” and “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song.” It is a rather diverse group of stories and filmmakers: Eight were directed by women and four by people of color. With many below-the-line categories at hand, big budget sequels like “Avatar,” ”Top Gun,” and “Black Panther” were well represented in the effects and sound categories, as well as original song which included Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,” The Weeknd’s “Nothing is Lost” from “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther.” Also on the original song shortlist are Swift’s “Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Drake’s “Time” from “Amsterdam,” LCD Soundsystem’s “New Body Rhumba” from “White Noise,” Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” from the documentary of the same name and Rita Wilson’s “Til You’re Home” from “A Man Called Otto.” Diane Warren also gets another shot at a competitive Oscar with “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman.” Doja Cat’s song from “Elvis” was not eligible. For the most part shortlists are determined by members in their respective categories, though the specifics vary from branch to branch: Some have committees, some have minimum viewing requirements. “All Quiet on the Western Front” got quite a few spots on the shortlist, including original score, makeup and hair, sound and visual effects. Among the visual effects selections were “Jurassic World Dominion, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” while makeup and hairstyling includes films David Cronenberg’s body horror “Crimes of the Future.” Other films advancing in makeup and hairstyling include “The Whale,” in which Brendan Fraser transforms into a 600-pound man, “Elvis, “Emancipation,” “The Batman” and the Marilyn Monroe film “Blonde.” The 15 original scores selected were winnowed for from 147 eligible and include “Women Talking” from Hildur Guðnadóttir, “The Fabelmans” from John Williams, “The Banshees of Inisherin” from Carter Burwell, “Babylon” from Justin Hurwitz, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” from Alexandre Desplat and “The Woman King” from Terence Blanchard. Also in the mix are Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”), Nicholas Britell (“She Said”) and Son Lux (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”). Guðnadóttir’s “Tár” score was not eligible, nor was the “Top Gun: Maverick” score, written by Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, Lorne Balfe and Gaga. Nominations for all categories will be announced on Jan. 24. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12 and broadcast live on ABC. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.	2022-12-21T20:50:17+00:00	kcrg.com	https://www.kcrg.com/2022/12/21/top-gun-black-panther-advance-oscars-shortlist/
Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of a key decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 index fell 1.3% as of 10:14 a.m. Eastern. More than 95% of stocks and every sector in the benchmark index lost ground as traders wait to see how far the Fed will raise interest rates at its meeting that ends Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 393 points, or 1.3%, to 30,629 and the Nasdaq fell 1%. U.S. crude oil prices fell 2.5% and weighed down energy stocks. Hess fell 2.2%. Bond yields edged higher. The yield on the 2-year Treasury, which tends to follow expectations for Fed action, rose to 3.97% from 3.95% late Monday and is hovering around its highest levels since 2007. The 10-year yield, which influences mortgage rates, rose to 3.58% from 3.52% and is trading at its highest levels since 2011. Stocks have been slumping and Treasury yields rising as the Fed raises the cost of borrowing money in hopes of slowing down the hottest inflation in four decades. The central bank’s aggressive rate hikes have been making markets jittery, especially as Fed officials assert their determination to keep raising rates until they are sure inflation is coming under control. Fed Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the rate hikes would “bring some pain.” The Fed is expected to raise its key short-term rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for the third time at its meeting on Wednesday. That would lift its benchmark rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, to a range of 3% to 3.25%, the highest level in 14 years, and up from zero at the start of the year. Wall Street is worried that the rate hikes could go too far in slowing economic growth and push the economy into a recession. Those concerns have been heightened by data showing that the U.S. economy is already slowing and by companies warning about the impact of inflation and supply chain problems to their operations. Ford fell 8.8% after slashing its third-quarter earnings forecast because a parts shortage will leave it with as many as 45,000 vehicles unfinished on its lots when the quarter ends Sept. 30. Last week, FedEx and General Electric warned investors about damage to their operations from inflation. The U.S. isn’t alone in suffering from hot inflation or dealing with the impact of efforts to fight high prices. Sweden’s central bank on Tuesday raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 1.75%, catching almost everyone off guard as it scrambles to bring down inflation that was measured at 9% in August. Consumer inflation in Japan jumped in August to 3%, its highest level since November 1991 but well below the 8% plus readings in the U.S. and Europe. The Bank of Japan is set to have a two-day monetary policy meeting later this week, although analysts expect the central bank to stick to its easy monetary policy. Min Joo Kang, senior economist, South Korea and Japan, at ING Economics noted inflation remained relatively low in Japan. Energy prices were rising, but not as much as in the U.S. or some parts of Europe. Housing prices haven’t risen and household income have remained stagnant. Rate decisions from Norway, Switzerland and the Bank of England are next. Markets in Europe were mostly lower, while markets in Asia gained ground. —— Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed to this report.	2022-09-20T14:42:49+00:00	cbs4indy.com	https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/ap-asia-shares-rise-on-us-rally-ahead-of-expected-fed-rate-hike/
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts on Friday identified the worker who died after a powerful explosion tore through a pharmaceutical chemical plant with a history of safety violations. Fire crews in Newburyport were still cleaning up the site, a day after what they described as seven-alarm hazardous materials event that tore the roof off the building and sprayed debris as far as 800 feet (244 meters) away from the facility. Four workers were sent to a hospital, but were uninjured and released. The person who died was identified as Jack O’Keefe, 62, of Methuen, according to a spokesperson for the Essex County District Attorney’s office. Newburyport Deputy Fire Chief Barry Salt told reporters Friday that work was underway to contain barrels of chemicals in the building to make it safe to access. He said the cause remained unclear. “All we know is that it was a part of a chemical process that they do continually every day, and they are looking into the cause,” Salt said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Friday that it had started an inspection into the company. The inspection is aimed at determining if the employer has complied with OSHA workplace safety and health standards. It could take up to six months. The explosion happened around 1 a.m. Thursday at the Seqens/PCI Synthesis plant, officials said. Video showed most of the roof torn off a building, marking at least the third safety problem at the plant since 2020. Smoke from the fire blew into a largely unpopulated area, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection, which added that initial air monitoring found no significant problems. “There is no risk to the environment currently or to the community itself,” Salt said. The plant lies a little more than 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Boston and has had a string of problems over the years – prompting U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton — in whose district the facility is located — to write a letter to the company late Thursday demanding a full accounting of what happened. “This explosion is only the latest avoidable disaster at this facility, following years of serious safety violations, multiple fines, and other explosions,” the lawmakers said in the letter. “We write seeking the explanation as to why this latest incident occurred and how, after years of fines and regulatory enforcement actions, Seqens could have allowed unsafe conditions to persist.” Thursday’s explosion makes it “painfully apparent that your company has failed to create any meaningful or effective safety culture,” the letter said. An email seeking a response to the lawmakers’ letter was sent to a company spokesperson. A chemical fire in the building in June 2021 sent smoke pouring out of roof vents and prompted a hazardous materials team to respond, according to a fire department statement at the time. In 2020, authorities said a chemical reaction caused a series of explosions at the plant. That happened a year after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found “serious” violations in how the company managed highly hazardous chemicals, according to online agency records. The factory has also been cited by OSHA for workplace safety violations and in 2019 paid a penalty of more than $50,000 to settle Environmental Protection Agency charges that it violated hazardous waste laws. ___ This story corrects spelling of Seqens in paragraph 7. ___ This story corrects the spelling of Sen. Edward Markey’s last name.	2023-05-05T19:36:58+00:00	ourquadcities.com	https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/massachusetts-blast-site-where-1-died-moves-to-cleanup-phase/
NEW YORK — Walmart is teaming up with a fertility startup to offer benefits under its insurance plan that will help its workers expand their families. Walmart’s employees will get access to more than 30 fertility clinics and in vitro fertilization labs across the U.S. Kindbody’s clinics will be available to help eligible workers access Walmart’s surrogacy and adoption benefits, as well. The expanded offerings, which start Nov. 1, builds on Walmart’s so-called Center of Excellence model, which provides benefits and coverage for certain heart, spine and joint surgeries and cancer treatments, in partnership with healthcare providers and facilities including the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. “Providing access to high-quality health care is very important to us, and we’ve heard from our associates that improved access to fertility, surrogacy and adoption support is a priority for them and their families,” said Kim Lupo, senior vice president, Walmart Global Total Rewards Walmart joins other major employers like Amazon in helping employees with adoptions or covering things like fertility treatments. More companies are adding these benefits in part to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market. But given its clout, the expanded benefits from Walmart should help further democratize fertility treatments, which can cost thousands of dollars. It “signals that fertility benefits have joined medical, dental and vision as a standard workplace benefit for leading employers,” according to Gina Bartasi, founder and chairwoman of Kindbody. The announcement of expanded fertility offerings comes after Walmart in August announced it was expanding its abortion coverage following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion. Competition has grown especially tough for hourly or lower-wage workers in retail, hospitality or health care sectors, according to researchers with the benefits consultant Mercer. In those areas, a small increase in pay or benefits can prompt people to leave for another job. “These benefits are a way to sort of add value without necessarily increasing pay by a significant amount,” said Julie Campbell, a principal consultant in Mercer’s health and benefits practice. Adding benefits that help with family planning also can make a company more attractive to LGBTQ employees. “The path to parenthood can be complex and expensive, and the journey is not the same for all families,” said Lisa Woods, Walmart’s vice president of benefits. Mercer’s annual employer survey has tracked a big jump in companies offering a core fertility benefit, help with in vitro fertilization, which involves creating embryos by mixing eggs and sperm in a lab dish. The consultant found that 36% of companies with 500 or more employees covered IVF treatments in 2021. That’s up from 27% in 2020. For years before that, the percentage of companies offering that benefit usually hovered between 20% and 22%, said Beth Umland, the director of health and benefits research at Mercer. Relatively few employees may end up using a company’s help with adoption or coverage of fertility treatments, but those benefits mean a lot to the people who use them, Umland noted. “That makes you an employer of choice if you are providing that benefit,” she said. Walmart workers, their spouse or partner, and any adult dependent children who are enrolled in a Walmart-sponsored medical plan will each receive up to $20,000 in medical benefits towards fertility treatments in a lifetime. In the U.S., one round of IVF can cost about $23,000 on average, according to FertilityIQ, which provides research on fertility treatments, doctors and clinics. Walmart Inc. employs about 1.6 million people in the U.S. The company based in Betonville, Arkansas, could not immediately provide a number for those eligible for the new fertility benefit. Walmart workers — salaried, full-time hourly and full-time managers in stores’ eye-glass departments — also will receive up to $20,000 lifetime reimbursement towards eligible expenses for surrogacy and adoption services. About 38% of companies with 500 or more employers offer or plan to provide financial assistance with adoptions next year, according to Mercer research. ____ Follow Anne D’Innocenzio: http://twitter.com/ADInnocenzio Follow Tom Murphy: http://twitter.com/thpmurphy	2022-09-27T13:56:23+00:00	washingtonpost.com	https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/walmart-to-cover-fertility-treatments-under-insurance-plan/2022/09/27/7728a664-3e64-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html
Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) was recently awarded $5,000 from the Farrer Endowment Foundation to support the early childhood program efforts to prevent child abuse and increase positive outcomes for Cerro Gordo County children and their families. According to a press release, through an evidence-based and comprehensive approach, LSI’s Early Childhood Services in Cerro Gordo County strengthen families with children under age five, preventing abuse and promoting positive outcomes for children. “Thanks to the Farrer Endowment Foundation, LSI will be able to better serve children and families in Cerro Gordo County,” said service coordinator Elizabeth Kehret in a statement. “We are grateful for support from local foundations like the Farrer Endowment Foundation.” Through the Healthy Families America and Parents as Teachers program, parents receive critical parenting education in the comfort of their homes. LSI’s Early Childhood workers conduct home visits to advise parents and help ensure children are reaching developmental milestones. The program also connects families with community resources and local parenting support groups, the release said.	2023-01-05T22:00:03+00:00	globegazette.com	https://globegazette.com/lutheran-services-in-cerro-gordo-county-receives-grant/article_bd6ef14a-b405-50f6-a456-ae9838dd1f4e.html
DETROIT (AP) — Ryan Kelley, one of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor, was charged with misdemeanors Thursday for his role in the 2021 postelection riot at the U.S. Capitol. Kelley, 40, was arrested in western Michigan and awaits a court hearing in Grand Rapids, FBI spokeswoman Mara Schneider said. His arrest came hours before the House committee investigating the insurrection holds a widely-anticipated public hearing, showing never-seen video, audio and an array of evidence collected by the panel exemplifying the deadly violence that erupted that day. There was no immediate comment from Kelley’s campaign. Kelley’s participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection has been widely known. In a court document, federal investigators filed photos of him in a baseball cap worn backward, trying to rally the pro-Donald Trump crowd. An affidavit filed by the FBI says Kelley was captured on video outside the Capitol, where he repeatedly waved to the crowd, directing them toward stairs leading into the building. He also used his cellphone “to film the crowd assaulting and pushing past U.S. Capitol Police Officers.” He is later seen among a crowd that climbed the stairs to a Capitol entrance after causing police to retreat, the document states. Kelley, who lives in Allendale Township, is accused of disruptive conduct, injuring public property and entering restricted space without permission, according to the criminal complaint. Kelley is one of five candidates on the Aug. 2 Republican primary ballot. The winner will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Kelley is among more than 800 people who are facing criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. More than 300 people have pleaded guilty, largely to misdemeanor offenses punishable by no more than one year in prison. Some who’ve pleaded guilty to misdemeanors have gotten short stints behind bars while others have been sentenced to home confinement or just probation. Kelley declined to participate in a debate last week because organizers of a public policy conference on Mackinac Island required proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test. During the early months of the pandemic, Kelley organized a protest at the Michigan Capitol, inviting heavily armed militias to gather inside the statehouse. He has told The Associated Press that militia members are “law abiding, lawful citizens that love this country, and maybe you get a couple of them that are bad apples. Question for you is, are bad apples pretty much in everything that we have as far as groups?” ___ Associated Press reporters Mike Balsamo in Washington and Sara Burnett in Chicago contributed to this report.	2022-06-09T16:10:58+00:00	wwlp.com	https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/fbi-arrests-gop-candidate-for-michigan-governor-ryan-kelley/
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Buffalo Police officer is facing charges for allegedly harassing police during a looting investigation during the December blizzard, the Erie County District Attorney’s office announced Friday. Police say that on Christmas Day around 10:50 p.m., 55-year-old Cariol Horne obstructed police officers while they were conducting interviews related to an alleged looting incident on Bailey Avenue. Authorities say she demanded the police officers release the two suspects, refused orders to leave the area, put her finger in the face of and pushed one officer during the incident. Horne is a high-profile former BPD officer. She was fired from the department in 2006 after she tried to stop her partner from choking a suspect. In 2020, she became the namesake for ‘Cariol’s Law,’ which protects BPD officers who step in if they feel excessive force is being used. She won back her pension in 2021 after the State Supreme Court vacated a previous ruling that upheld her firing. Later in 2021, she spoke out on her teenage son facing murder and robbery charges related to a killing that happened in March 2021. Her son’s co-defendant, Calvin Clemons, was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison last month for two separate murders, the other having occurred on Christmas Eve in 2020. Her son, now 18 years old, was 16 at the time of the crime. His case remains pending. In the Christmas blizzard incident, she was charged with obstruction of governmental administration, harassment and disorderly conduct. If convicted of the highest charge, she faces up to one year in jail. Latest Posts - Former BPD officer facing charges related to looting investigation - WNY soloist to perform with BPO after beating cancer… twice - Family, friends and Buffalo leaders remember 5 young lives lost in New Year’s Eve house fire - Chautauqua County man charged with sex trafficking a minor - Arrest made in Amherst shooting, faces gun and drug charges Aidan Joly joined the News 4 staff in 2022. He is a graduate of Canisius College. You can see more of his work here.	2023-01-28T02:40:02+00:00	wivb.com	https://www.wivb.com/news/crime/former-bpd-officer-facing-charges-related-to-looting/
Columbia County Library will hold their annual Broke Christmas Craft Workshop Published: Nov. 29, 2022 at 5:24 AM EST\|Updated: 22 minutes ago LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - Columbia County Library officials will have their annual Broke Christmas Craft Workshop on Tuesday. Attendees can make four all-new projects that they can give as gifts for the holidays or keep for themselves. TRENDING: Ocala Water Resources Department will have a cooking oil recycling day Spaces are filling up quickly and to RSVP, call the main library at 358-758-2101. All supplies will be provided, but please bring a pair of sharp scissors. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Copyright 2022 WCJB. All rights reserved.	2022-11-29T10:48:06+00:00	wcjb.com	https://www.wcjb.com/2022/11/29/columbia-county-library-will-hold-their-annual-broke-christmas-craft-workshop/
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Accomplished Midwest Leader to Spearhead Next Iteration of Growth HOUSTON, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transwestern announces it has promoted Greg Munson to President of Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS). The promotion comes as Transwestern moves to scale its integrated platform of companies to serve clients and investors more effectively across the U.S. and abroad. In his new role, Munson will oversee TRS operations, advance the implementation of innovative real estate solutions, lead expansion opportunities in strategic markets, and drive business development that capitalizes on the company's consultative service approach. "Greg is an exceptional, highly respected leader who brings a wealth of industry experience to this position," said Larry P. Heard, CEO of Transwestern. "His team mentality and proven ability to anticipate the needs of owners, tenants and investors will be invaluable as we create solutions to address the challenges and opportunities our clients are deliberating today." Munson will succeed former President Tom Lawyer, who joined Transwestern in 2018 and will be retiring after a 45-year career in the industry. Under Lawyer's leadership, TRS has continued to grow its operations and, in 2021, posted its best financial results to date. Additionally, Lawyer and the firm's senior leadership team skillfully navigated TRS through the pandemic and led expansion efforts that included the acquisition of three regional companies in 2022, growing the firm's talent base at a time when many organizations were reducing headcount. Lawyer will remain with Transwestern through 2023 to ensure a seamless transition and support firm-wide growth and transformation goals. "One of my primary objectives when I joined Transwestern was to find the next leader for our services organization and orchestrate a well-planned and orderly changing of the guard," Lawyer said. "Greg and I have worked side by side over the last two years, and I am confident we have found the right next-generation leader for TRS." "It has been my great pleasure to have known Tom for more than 30 years," Heard said. "When we made the decision to appoint Tom President of TRS in 2018, it was with the belief he had the professional competence and personal value system to excel in the role, and he has certainly delivered." A member of Transwestern's Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Munson has assumed increasing leadership responsibilities since joining the firm in 2016. He began as Managing Principal and Market Leader in Minneapolis and, since 2021, has served as Executive Managing Director of the Midwest Region, which includes offices in Chicago and Rosemont, Illinois, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Des Moines, Iowa. During Munson's tenure, Transwestern completed one of downtown Minneapolis' most notable retail-to-office transformations, recruited one of the region's leading retail teams and attracted new talent to the Midwest Capital Markets team. Last year, in partnership with Lawyer, Munson led the firm through the acquisition and integration of prominent Chicago-based MB Real Estate. The transaction added 120 team members and a regional property management portfolio exceeding 12 million square feet. "It is an honor to take on a broader leadership role at Transwestern, especially at a time when our industry is at an important inflection point," said Munson. "Having worked alongside the company's market leaders nationwide, I know the tremendous strength of resources we are prepared to bring to every engagement to ensure the success of our clients, partners and team members. We are extremely grateful to Tom for setting a high bar and reinforcing a culture of creativity and collaboration." Munson holds a J.D. and bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and Gustavus Adolphus College, respectively. Headshot available for download here. About Transwestern Real Estate Services Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) adds value for investors, owners and occupiers of all commercial property types through a comprehensive perspective and by providing solutions grounded in sound market intelligence. Part of the Transwestern companies, the firm applies a consultative approach to Agency Leasing, Asset Services, Tenant Advisory + Workplace Solutions, Capital Markets, and Research & Investment Analytics. The privately held Transwestern companies have been delivering a higher level of personalized service and innovative real estate solutions since 1978. Through an integrated, customized approach that begins with good ideas, the firm drives value for clients across commercial real estate services, development, investment management, and opportunistic endeavors for high-net-worth investors. Operating from 33 U.S. offices, Transwestern extends its platform capabilities globally through strategic alliance partners whose unique geographic, cultural, and business expertise fuels creative solutions. Learn more at transwestern.com and @Transwestern. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Transwestern	2023-04-24T19:10:13+00:00	kcrg.com	https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2023/04/24/greg-munson-elevated-president-transwestern-real-estate-services/
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to confront the arrivals of migrants that have spiraled since he took office two years ago. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The new rules expand on an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S., which began in October and led to a dramatic drop in Venezuelans coming to the southern border. Together, they represent a major change to immigration rules that will stand even if the Supreme Court ends a Trump-era public health law that allows U.S. authorities to turn away asylum-seekers. “Do not, do not just show up at the border,” Biden said as he announced the changes, even as he acknowledged the hardships that lead many families to make the dangerous journey north. “Stay where you are and apply legally from there,” he advised. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Biden made the announcement just days before a planned visit to El Paso, Texas, on Sunday for his first trip to the southern border as president. From there, he will travel on to Mexico City to meet with North American leaders on Monday and Tuesday. The first night under the new restrictions got off to an eerily quiet start in Yuma, Arizona, where hundreds of migrants usually cross like clockwork daily between midnight and sunrise, including many Cubans. By 2 a.m. local time Friday, no one had crossed in a popular spot for people to turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents. A large Border Patrol bus with caged windows, the kind typically used to transport prisoners, sat idle with its motor running along with several white Border Patrol vans on a dirt road where the border wall ends. There was no one under a large white canopy that was erected months ago to shield migrants from the sun as they wait to be driven to a Border Patrol station. An agent said the low turnout could be a result of the previous day's announcement but also noted the river was high. He suggested waiting until 5 a.m. Migrants tend to arrive in groups ranging between 200 and 300 people, he said. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Homeland Security officials said they would begin denying asylum to those who circumvent legal pathways and do not first ask for asylum in the country they traveled through en route to the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will accept 30,000 people per month from the four nations for two years and offer the ability to work legally, as long as they come legally, have eligible sponsors and pass vetting and background checks. Border crossings by migrants from those four nations have risen most sharply, with no easy way to quickly return them to their home countries. “This new process is orderly,” Biden said. “It’s safe and humane, and it works.” The move, while not unexpected, drew swift criticism from asylum and immigration advocates, who have had a rocky relationship with the president. Advertisement Article continues below this ad “President Biden correctly recognized today that seeking asylum is a legal right and spoke sympathetically about people fleeing persecution," said Jonathan Blazer, the American Civil Liberties Union’s director of border strategies. “But the plan he announced further ties his administration to the poisonous anti-immigrant policies of the Trump era instead of restoring fair access to asylum protections.” Even with the health law restrictions in place, the president has seen the numbers of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border rise dramatically during his two years in office; there were more than 2.38 million stops during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the first time the number topped 2 million. The administration has struggled to clamp down on crossings, reluctant to take hard-line measures that would resemble those of the Trump administration. That’s resulted in relentless criticism from Republicans who say the Democratic president is ineffective on border security, and the newly minted Republican House majority has promised congressional investigations on the matter. The new policy could result in 360,000 people from these four nations lawfully entering the U.S. in a year, a huge number. But far more people from those countries have been attempting to cross into the U.S. on foot, by boat or swimming; migrants from those four countries were stopped 82,286 times in November alone. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Enyer Valbuena, a Venezuelan who was living in Tijuana, Mexico, after crossing the border illegally, said Thursday’s announcement came as no surprise but a blow nonetheless. “This was coming. It’s getting more difficult all the time,” he said by text message. Some Venezuelans waiting on Mexico’s border with the U.S. have been talking among themselves if Canada is an option, Valbuena said. He had been waiting for the outcome of the pandemic-related asylum ban before trying to enter the U.S. again and is seeking asylum in Mexico, which offers a much better future than Venezuela. “If it becomes more difficult (to reach the U.S.), the best path is to get papers in Mexico,” said Valbuena, who currently works at a Tijuana factory. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Mexico has agreed to accept up to 30,000 migrants each month from the four countries who attempt to walk or swim across the U.S.-Mexico border and are turned back. Normally, these migrants would be returned to their country of origin, but the U.S. can not easily send back people from those four countries for a variety of reasons that include relations with the governments there. Anyone coming to the U.S. is allowed to claim asylum, regardless of how they crossed the border, and migrants seeking a better life in the U.S. often pay smugglers the equivalent of thousands of dollars to deliver them across the dangerous Darien Gap. But the requirements for granting asylum are narrow, and only about 30% of applications are granted. That has created a system in which migrants try to cross between ports of entry and are allowed into the U.S. to wait out their cases. But there is a 2 million-case immigration court backlog, so cases often are not heard for years. The only lasting way to change the system is through Congress, but a bipartisan congressional effort on new immigration laws failed shortly before Republicans took the House majority. Advertisement Article continues below this ad “The actions we’re announcing will make things better, but will not fix the border problem completely," Biden said, in pressing lawmakers to act. Under then-President Donald Trump, the U.S. required asylum seekers to wait across the border in Mexico. But clogs in the immigration system created long delays, leading to fetid, dangerous camps over the border where migrants were forced to wait. That system was ended under Biden, and the migrants who are returned to Mexico under the new rules will not be eligible for asylum. Biden will also triple the number of refugees accepted to the U.S. from the Western Hemisphere, to 20,000 from Latin America and Caribbean, over the next two years. Refugees and asylum-seekers have to meet the same criteria to be allowed into the country, but they arrive through different means. Border officials are also creating an online appointment portal to help reduce wait times at U.S. ports of entry for those coming legally. It will allow people to set up an appointment to come and ask to be allowed into the country. Advertisement Article continues below this ad At the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants have been denied a chance to seek asylum 2.5 million times since March 2020 under the Title 42 restrictions, introduced as an emergency health measure by Trump to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But there always has been criticism that the restrictions were used as a pretext by the Republican to seal off the border. Biden moved to end the Title 42 restrictions, and Republicans sued to keep them. The U.S. Supreme Court has kept the rules in place for now. White House officials say they still believe the restrictions should end, but they maintain they can continue to turn away migrants under immigration law. The four nationalities that Biden addressed Thursday now make up the majority of those crossing the border illegally. Cubans, who are leaving the island nation in their largest numbers in six decades, were stopped 34,675 times at the U.S. border with Mexico in November, up 21% from October. Nicaraguans, a large reason why El Paso has become the busiest corridor for illegal crossings, were stopped 34,209 times in November, up 65% from October. But Venezuelans were seen far less at the border after Mexico agreed on Oct. 12 to begin accepting those expelled from the United States. They were stopped 7,931 times, down 64% from October. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Venezuelans have said the changes have been difficult, particularly with finding a sponsor who has the financial resources to demonstrate the ability to support them. And even if they find a sponsor, sometimes they delay their arrival because they don’t have the economic resources to pay for the flight to the U.S. For some, the Venezuelan passport that they need has expired, and they cannot afford to pay for the renewal. ___ Spagat reported from Arizona. Associated Press writers Rebecca Santana in Washington and Gisela Salomon in Miami contributed to this report.	2023-01-06T10:35:54+00:00	seattlepi.com	https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Biden-toughens-border-offers-legal-path-for-17698721.php
Braylin Terrero and Aidan Paradine each drove in four runs to lead Bayonne in a 16-6 home win over Roxbury in Bayonne. The win improved the Bees’ win streak to five, which puts the team’s record at 6-1. Bayonne’s only set back this year was a 2-0 loss at the hands of HCIAL American division rival No. 13 St. Peter’s Prep. The Gaels (3-4) scored six runs in the top of the first to take an early 6-2 lead, but Bayonne rallied back by scoring seven runs in the third, and by scoring six runs between the fourth and fifth innings. DJ Jacobs had four hits in the win. The N.J. High School Sports newsletter now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now and be among the first to get all the boys and girls sports you care about, straight to your inbox each weekday. To add your name, click here. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subscription.	2023-04-16T21:31:55+00:00	nj.com	https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/04/baseball-terreri-and-paradine-lead-on-offense-as-bayonne-rolls-apst-roxbury.html
Miami to Barbados flight evacuated due to fumes in cabin Published: Oct. 13, 2022 at 8:03 AM EDT\|Updated: 22 minutes ago MIAMI (AP) — An American Airlines flight from Miami to Barbados returned to the airport after fumes filled the cabin, officials said. Flight 338 departed Miami International Airport on Wednesday night, but had to return due to a strong chemical odor coming from a passenger’s carry-on item, spokesman Greg Chin told The Associated Press. Passengers and crew exited the plane on the airfield and were evaluated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Chin said. They were then bussed back to the terminal. American Airlines said in a statement that all customers were offered hotel accommodations. The flight was rescheduled for Thursday morning. It was not clear how many passengers were on the plane. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.	2022-10-13T12:28:28+00:00	atlantanewsfirst.com	https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/10/13/miami-barbados-flight-evacuated-due-fumes-cabin/
Trevor Noah announces exit from 'The Daily Show' after seven years Trevor Noah announced on Thursday that he will be leaving "The Daily Show" after taking over as host seven years ago. "I realized after seven years that my time is up," Noah said to his shocked audience. "But in the most beautiful way, honestly, I've loved hosting this show. It's been one of my greatest challenges, it's been one of my greatest joys. I loved trying to figure out how to make people laugh even when the stories are particularly s----y on the worst days, you know, we've laughed together, we've cried together, but after seven years, I feel like it's time." Noah told his audience "there's another part of my life that I want to carry on exploring" including learning other languages. He stressed he's "not disappearing" but remained ambiguous regarding when he will officially bow out from the long-running Comedy Central show. "And I'm really grateful, you know, to a network who believed in this random comedian nobody knew on this side of the world," Noah said. The comedian went on to thank his audience and viewers at home, comparing himself taking over "The Daily Show" to being "handed the keys" to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. "But I couldn't have done it without you and I wouldn't have wanted to do it without you. And so we'll figure out the timings … we'll still be here for the time being. But all I can say is thank you very much," Noah said before closing his show. A Comedy Central spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "We are grateful to Trevor for our amazing partnership over the past seven years. With no timetable for his departure, we’re working together on next steps. As we look ahead, we’re excited for the next chapter in the 25+ year history of ‘The Daily Show’ as it continues to redefine culture through sharp and hilarious social commentary, helping audiences make sense of the world around them." Noah was named host of "The Daily Show" during the departure of its biggest star Jon Stewart, who helmed the program from 1999-2015. However, viewership of "The Daily Show" dropped significantly over the years, making Noah one of the least-watched late night hosts. Back in 2013, the show with Stewart behind the desk reached 2.5 million viewers. In the most recent months, Noah failed to average 400,000 viewers. Noah, who was a little-known South African comedian when he was tapped as Stewart's successor, was welcomed by Hollywood and the liberal media, emceeing this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner and hosting the two most recent Grammy Awards. This isn't the first late night shakeup. In July, TBS announced it was canceling "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" after seven seasons as part of a new programming strategy. Notably, Bee previously was a "Daily Show" correspondent during the Stewart era and spoke publicly about how snubbed she felt for being passed over as its host in favor of Noah. Fox News' Ashley Hume contributed to this report.	2022-09-30T18:32:27+00:00	fox10phoenix.com	https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/trevor-noah-announces-exit-from-the-daily-show-after-seven-years
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Veru, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU) between May 11, 2022 and November 9, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 6, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Veru securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Veru class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9728 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 6, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. 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 handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. 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. DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) material adverse facts about the data from the sabizabulin Phase 3 trial and Veru's interactions with the FDA; (2) that Veru falsely led its shareholders to believe that the data from the Phase 3 trial was sufficient to support Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") and even the submission of a New Drug Application ("NDA") without any further studies; and (3) filings which concealed the true risks Veru faced in gaining approval for its EUA request. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. To join the Veru class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9728 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. No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Contact Information: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 lrosen@rosenlegal.com pkim@rosenlegal.com cases@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Rosen Law Firm, P.A.	2023-01-23T23:30:10+00:00	kcrg.com	https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2023/01/23/veru-investor-notice-rosen-leading-national-firm-encourages-veru-inc-investors-secure-counsel-before-important-deadline-securities-class-action-veru/
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- If you own shares in any of the companies listed above and would like to discuss our investigations or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact: Joshua Rubin, Esq. Weiss Law 305 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, NY 10007 (212) 682-3025 (888) 593-4771 stockinfo@weisslawllp.com Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), in connection with the proposed acquisition of SWCH by funds managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, SWCH shareholders will receive $34.25 in cash for each share of SWCH common stock owned. If you own SWCH shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/swch Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) in connection with the proposed acquisition of Y by Berkshire Hathaway. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Y shareholders will receive $848.02 in cash for each share of Y common stock owned. If you own Y shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/y Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE: PLAN) Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE: PLAN), in connection with the proposed acquisition of PLAN by Thoma Bravo. Under the terms of the merger agreement, PLAN shareholders will receive $66.00 in cash for each share of PLAN common stock owned. If you own PLAN shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/plan Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: BKEP) Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: BKEP), in connection with the proposed plan of merger pursuant to which an affiliate of Ergon, Inc. ("Ergon") would acquire all of the outstanding common and preferred units of BKEP not already owned by Ergon and its affiliates (the "Common Units" and "Preferred Units"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, each holder of the Common Units will receive $4.65 in cash per Common Unit, and each holder of the Preferred Units will receive $8.75 in cash per Preferred Unit. If you own BKEP units and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/bkep View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Weiss Law	2022-05-20T00:29:37+00:00	kwch.com	https://www.kwch.com/prnewswire/2022/05/19/shareholder-alert-weiss-law-reminds-swch-y-plan-bkep-shareholders-about-its-ongoing-investigations/
- 2022 Q4: $52.5 million Net Sales (+18%), $3.1 million Net Income, and $0.52 Diluted EPS CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Alternatives International, Inc. ("NAI") (Nasdaq: NAII), a leading formulator, manufacturer, and marketer of customized nutritional supplements, today announced net income of $3.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, on net sales of $52.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 compared to net income of $3.0 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. Net sales during the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased $8.1 million, or 18.3%, to $52.5 million as compared to $44.4 million recorded in the comparable prior year period. During the same period, private-label contract manufacturing sales increased 25.6% to $49.9 million. Private-label contract manufacturing sales increased primarily due to sales to a new customer that sells meal replacement type products through retail e-commerce. The increase from this customer was partially offset by a reduction in sales to our largest customer. Sales backlog for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, totaled approximately $8.0 million primarily related to supply chain issues, labor shortages, and logistical constraints. CarnoSyn® beta-alanine royalty, licensing and raw material sales revenue decreased 43.6% to $2.6 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, as compared to $4.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. The decrease in patent and trademark licensing and raw material revenues during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 was primarily due to decreased shipments to existing customers as a result of market and seasonal factors. In particular, Q4 fiscal 2021 CarnoSyn® sales benefited from an increase in athletic activities due to easing COVID restrictions resulting in our customers ramping up their sales activities and inventory levels. Net income for fiscal year 2022 was $10.7 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, compared to net income of $10.8 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2021. Net income for fiscal year 2021 included a $0.9 million discrete tax benefit while the fiscal year 2022 did not have a corresponding discrete item. Net sales during the year ended June 30, 2022, decreased $7.6 million, or 4.2%, to $171.0 million as compared to $178.5 million recorded in the comparable prior year. During the year ended June 30, 2022, private-label contract manufacturing sales decreased $9.5 million, or 5.8%, from the comparable period last year. CarnoSyn® beta-alanine royalty, licensing and raw material sales revenue increased 13.8% to $16.2 million during the year ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $14.2 million in the prior year ended June 30, 2021. Based on our current sales order volumes, sales backlog and forecasts we have received from our customers, we anticipate our fiscal 2023 consolidated net sales will increase between 10.0% and 15.0% as compared to fiscal 2022. We also anticipate we will generate operating income between 5.0% and 7.0% of net sales for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. While sales are expected to increase during fiscal 2023 when compared to fiscal 2022, we anticipate operating income will be negatively impacted by changes in sales mix and increased operational costs primarily due to increased labor and supply chain costs and other inflationary factors. We anticipate current inflation rates will have a negative impact on our fiscal 2023 operations and we are monitoring the drivers and working with suppliers and customers to mitigate the impact on our results. There can be no assurance our expectations of an increase in net sales or operating income levels will actually occur or if they do the results will be in the amounts anticipated. As of June 30, 2022, we had cash of $21.8 million and working capital of $53.5 million, compared to $32.1 million and $58.3 million respectively, as of June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2022, we had $20.0 million available under our line of credit agreement. Mark A. Le Doux, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAI stated, "We are proud of finishing the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 with a new record for quarterly sales and we are very grateful to the perseverance and dedication from our team to achieve this success, despite many on-going challenges. We have made significant strides in resolving our staffing shortfall in our domestic manufacturing operations; however, we continue to face challenges with the cost of labor and other rising operational costs related to inflation. We are diligently working with our supply chain and customers to look for ways to minimize the impact of these rising costs, but these obstacles and circumstances are not isolated to our company or industry." "While we anticipate sales growth during our next fiscal year, there are headwinds within our industry, like many others, indicating that consumer demand is slowing as a result of inflation. These challenges are causing consumers to make difficult decisions each month regarding where to allocate their disposable income." "Construction on our new manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, California is progressing, and we now anticipate this state-of-the art powder plant will be operational by the middle of our fiscal year 2023." "Finally, we are committed to delivering value for our shareholders as we repurchased 406,817 shares in fiscal 2022. We will continue to opportunistically buy back shares given our current valuation. While we see macro challenges across the economy ahead, our team is working hard across all departments to navigate these obstacles, deliver superior service for our customers and drive sales growth and profitability." An updated investor presentation will be posted to the investor relations page on our website later today (https://www.nai-online.com/our-company/investors/). NAI, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, is a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements and provides strategic partnering services to its customers. Our comprehensive partnership approach offers a wide range of innovative nutritional products and services to our clients including scientific research, clinical studies, proprietary ingredients, customer-specific nutritional product formulation, product testing and evaluation, marketing management and support, packaging and delivery system design, regulatory review and international product registration assistance. For more information about NAI, please see our website at http://www.nai-online.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical facts and information. These statements represent our intentions, expectations and beliefs concerning future events, including, among other things, our ability to develop, maintain or increase sales to new and existing customers, our ability to attract and retain sufficient labor, COVID-19 and related impacts on the availability of raw materials, our future revenue profits and financial condition, as well as future economic conditions and the impact of such conditions on our business. We wish to caution readers these statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes for future periods to differ materially from any forward-looking statement or views expressed herein. NAI's financial performance and the forward-looking statements contained herein are further qualified by other risks, including those set forth from time to time in the documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. SOURCE - Natural Alternatives International, Inc. CONTACT – Michael Fortin, Chief Financial Officer, Natural Alternatives International, Inc., at 760-736-7700 or investor@nai-online.com. Web site: http://www.nai-online.com View original content: SOURCE Natural Alternatives International, Inc.	2022-09-21T22:08:12+00:00	mysuncoast.com	https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/09/21/natural-alternatives-international-inc-announces-2022-q4-ytd-results/
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Kyle Busch used miscommunication with his Richard Childress Racing crew to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in double overtime and under caution. It was the second win of the season for Busch in his new No. 8 Chevrolet and second career victory at Talladega — 15 years apart. The two-time Cup champion didn’t even lead his first laps of the race until the start of second overtime. It was the 13th win for RCR at Talladega, and team owner Richard Childress entered the post-race news conference carrying an open bottle of champagne from his vineyard. But as the race headed toward additional laps, Busch’s crew chief made a late call for Busch to come in for some gas. The message was received too late and Busch had to save fuel just to ensure he could complete another two-lap sprint. Bubba Wallace surged past him into the lead from the outside line but was turned by Ryan Blaney to trigger a multi-car crash that automatically ended the race. “Sometimes you’ve got to be lucky. Some of these races come down to that,” Busch said. “You’ve got to take them when they come to your way. The seas kind of parted there when they went up the race track. I saw (Wallace) turn just a little bit sideways and I was like, ‘Get out of the way! Just miss it and try to see if I was ahead of (Blaney) by the time it was called.’” Busch still had to make it all the way around the track to take the checkered flag, with his crew urging him to “Save! Save! Save!” his fuel. He finally seemed out of gas when he attempted to do a victory burnout. “We were sweating it being close … and I’m like, ‘We’ve got to gamble. We’re up here.’ You’ve got to take the track position when you have it and go get what you can on the restarts and see what happens. And lo and behold, it worked out. So knock on wood for this one.” NASCAR had to examine the final finishing order as Busch celebrated at the finish line. There were 57 lead changes. Blaney for Team Penske was scored second and seemed frustrated with Wallace, his close friend, for blocking him on the final lap. “In my mind you kind of triple move like that, triple block, and you can’t block three times,” Blaney said. “Runs are just so big, and as the leader with Bubba, he’s trying to block which is the right thing to do, but I think he kind of moved three times. You don’t really get a lot of those. I’ve got to go somewhere.” Wallace, who had team owner Michael Jordan watching from his pit stand, accepted responsibility. “Close, close, close block,” he said. “Not (Blaney’s) fault. I honestly thought that he would leave me high and dry coming back around. Hate it I caused that one. Man, I thought it would play out a little different, obviously not getting wrecked.” Chase Briscoe from Stewart-Haas Racing was third, followed by Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski of RFK Racing as Ford drivers were second through fifth. Erik Jones of Legacy Motor Club was sixth in a Chevrolet, followed by William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports and finally Christopher Bell, the highest-finishing Toyota driver at eighth. The race was far tamer than the Xfinity Series race on Saturday, when two cars went airborne and Blaine Perkins remained hospitalized Sunday after his car barrel-rolled at least six times in a crash-fest. The Cup stars were much cleaner Sunday and the first multi-car accident didn’t occur until 48 laps remaining when Noah Gragson ran into the back of Harrison Burton, the leader at the time, to trigger a five-car crash. The next caution was with five laps remaining when Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gave Corey Lajoie a big push that rammed Lajoie into Joey Logano and sent Logano spinning into the wall. That sent the race to its first overtime, which was an immediate disaster. Ross Chastain shoved his car into the middle for a third lane and his car bounced off Gragson, who hit the wall to trigger the crash. Kyle Larson was knocked into the grass and his car shot back into the middle of traffic for a full-contact hit of Ryan Preece. That seventh caution sent Kevin Harvick, pole-sitter Denny Hamlin and Chastain to pit road for fuel to ensure they could compete in second overtime. As the cars rolled around the 2.66-mile speedway under caution, Blaney radioed his Team Penske crew he didn’t think he had enough gas to make it to the finish. But when the race went green, it was Ty Gibbs who was out of gas and he immediately pulled out of line. Busch surged into the lead. Wallace briefly pushed ahead until he was spun by Blaney. UP NEXT NASCAR races next Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Chase Elliott is the defending race winner. ___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	2023-04-24T10:51:16+00:00	nwahomepage.com	https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national-sports/busch-wins-under-caution-at-talladega-in-double-overtime/
C-Path, NORD and FDA hosted an annual workshop September 13-14 to spotlight the impact of their innovative data and analytics platform on rare disease drug development TUCSON, Ariz. and WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform initiative (RDCA-DAP®) hosted an all-day workshop and annual meeting September 13 and 14 in Washington. The in-person and livestream event for rare disease stakeholders featured expert presentations, panel discussions, platform demonstrations, and was attended by more than 200 patients, researchers, clinicians, biopharmaceutical company representatives, regulatory reviewers, and scientists. RDCA-DAP was established through a partnership between Critical Path Institute (C-Path), National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has grown to include dozens of collaborations between a variety of stakeholders throughout the rare disease community. The platform serves as a centralized and standardized infrastructure to host integrated and shared data and to support and accelerate rare disease medical product development. The workshop's keynote address was delivered by Theresa Mullin, Ph.D., Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives, FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). "Building this platform was about better informing drug development programs to get drugs that are effective and safe to patients with rare diseases as soon as possible and as efficiently as possible," Mullin said. "It's taken a multistakeholder effort and now we're seeing tools and learnings that can be shared across rare diseases." The keynote was followed by a panel discussion on the impact of RDCA-DAP, which featured representatives from each organization engaged in this effort: Klaus Romero, M.D., M.S. F.C.P. and Alexandre Bétourné, Ph.D., Pharm.D., from C-Path; Pamela Gavin, MBA, from NORD; and Theresa Mullin, Michelle Campbell, Ph.D., and Billy Dunn, M.D., from FDA. Additional key speakers and panelists were featured from industry, academia and patient organizations. The robust agenda included case studies shared by users of the platform, sessions covering critical topics on the impact of RDCA-DAP on accelerating drug development for rare diseases, as well as active discussions around data sharing, privacy and standards, and much more. A significant portion of the agenda featured case studies on the use of the platform to further clinical research in sickle cell disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Friedreich's ataxia and transplant therapeutics. Following a press release by the FDA on Wednesday, C-Path announced it will serve as the convener of the Critical Path for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases (CP-RND), a new public-private partnership (PPP) to benefit people across multiple rare neurodegenerative diseases.https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-and-nih-launch-public-private-partnership-rare-neurodegenerative-diseases "This year's RDCA-DAP annual workshop marked not only a return to in-person meetings, but also the strengthening of collaborations between RDCA-DAP across multiple rare diseases, with significant impact on accelerating medical product development," said C-Path Chief Science Officer and Executive Director of Clinical Pharmacology Klaus Romero. "As we look to next year, RDCA-DAP will leverage all of its strengths to contribute to the success of the new PPP for rare neurodegenerative diseases." NORD's Aliza Fink, D.Sc. and Ed Neilan, M.D., Ph.D., gave a presentation titled Centrality of Patient Advocacy Organizations in Accelerating Treatments for Rare Disease, and the first day concluded with a panel on the future impact of RDCA-DAP. As part of the program for the second day of the conference, in-person participants attended breakout sessions on the role of RDCA-DAP in innovating data standards and data stewardship, regulatory science in rare diseases, and a practical session on how to use the platform. Presentations throughout the event emphasized how RDCA-DAP continuously integrates data and breaks down silos, provides insight into the platform's development and testing and showcased the importance of RDCA-DAP from the perspective of critical stakeholders, including academic, clinical, regulatory and patient communities. "There are many things that make rare diseases unique. The most obvious is that there are so few patients that can be studied which makes running clinical trials challenging," said Ed Neilan, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, NORD. "It's a special shame when data that gets collected then becomes siloed. Patients and patient advocates want desperately for the data they contribute to be used to its fullest extent. For this reason, it's vital that tools like the RDCA-DAP exist. RDCA-DAP is in a favorable position as it's being co-developed by the FDA and is a prime locus for all rare disease data collection." A total of 28 speakers and panelists from patient organizations and regulatory, industry, and academic fields participated in the workshop. A recording of the workshop presentations and panel discussions will be available on C-Path's YouTube channel in the coming weeks. RDCA-DAP released a new video resource at the end of the workshop entitled Data Literacy, watch it on the NORD Video Library. To request access to RDCA-DAP, apply directly on the platform. To submit critical rare disease data, contact the project team at rdcadap@c-path.org or visit the website. Critical Path Institute (C-Path) is an independent, nonprofit organization established in 2005 as a public and private partnership. C-Path's mission is to catalyze the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science, accelerating the path to a healthier world. An international leader in forming collaborations, C-Path has established numerous global consortia that currently include more than 1,600 scientists from government and regulatory agencies, academia, patient organizations, disease foundations, and hundreds of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. C-Path U.S. is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, C-Path in Europe is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and C-Path Ltd. operates from Dublin, Ireland with additional staff in multiple other locations. For more information, visit c-path.org. Critical Path Institute is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is 54.2% funded by the FDA/HHS, totaling $13,239,950, and 45.8% funded by non-government source(s), totaling $11,196,634. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, FDA/HHS or the U.S. Government. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is the leading independent advocacy organization representing all patients and families affected by rare diseases in the United States. NORD began as a small group of patient advocates that formed a coalition to unify and mobilize support to pass the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. Since then, the organization has led the way in voicing the needs of the rare disease community, driving supportive policies, furthering education, advancing medical research, and providing patient and family services for those who need them most. Together with over 300 disease-specific member organizations, more than 17,000 Rare Action Network advocates across all 50 states, and national and global partners, NORD delivers on its mission to improve the lives of those impacted by rare diseases. Visit rarediseases.org. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)	2022-09-15T18:46:33+00:00	wcjb.com	https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/09/15/rare-disease-workshop-highlights-importance-data-sharing-drug-development/
Nearly 150 New York City police officers committed misconduct, including using excessive force, while responding to the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd, according to a report released Monday by a civilian review board. The city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, or CCRB, also found that many officers disciplined by the police department received punishment that was less than the panel recommended, and in some cases officers found to have committed misconduct were not disciplined at all. Investigations into more than 600 complaints about police conduct during the protests had to be closed because officers could not be identified. In many cases that was because police purposely wore mourning bands over their badges or refused to provide their names, or because the department failed to track where officers were deployed, the 590-page report says. The board received 321 complaints during the protests that were determined to be within its jurisdiction and 226 were investigated. The document describes, for example, police actions during one protest in Brooklyn on May 30, 2020, that drew numerous complaints. An officer drove a police vehicle into the crowd and knocked protesters to the ground. Another officer pulled down a demonstrator’s coronvirus-protecting mask and pepper sprayed him in the face. On the Brooklyn Bridge that day, officers tackled protestors and hit them in the head with batons, the report says. The panel substantiated 269 allegations of misconduct against 146 officers, including 140 allegations of excessive force and 72 claims of abuse of authority, including officers refusing to provide their names or obstructing their badges. The allegations that were sustained included 34 for improperly striking people with batons and 28 for improperly using pepper spray. “Protests against police brutality bred more instances of police misconduct,” Arva Rice, the review board’s chair, said in a statement. “If this misconduct goes unaddressed, it will never be reformed.” The document includes recommendations for change. The NYPD said it objects to many of the board’s characterizations. In a statement, it said many, of not all, of the review board’s recommendations already have been implemented in response to the department’s own review and proposals by other agencies. “A key element missing from this report is any acknowledgement that officers were performing their utmost duty, protecting the city and its people, under what were often sustained, dangerous conditions,” the department said. The agency also said the 226 complaints reviewed by the board contained 1,800 allegations, and only 15% of those were substantiated. The number of officers found to have committed misconduct was only a fraction of the more than 20,000 on-duty daily at the height of the protests. Some demonstrators were looting, setting fires and destroying property, the department noted. The NYPD said more than 400 officers were injured during the protests, including 250 who were hospitalized. Patrick Lynch, the head of the Police Benevolent Association, also was critical. “Once again, the anti-cop activists at CCRB are trying to pin the blame on individual police officers for management failures and the chaos created by violent agitators,” he said in a statement. “We are still awaiting ‘accountability’ for the city leaders who sent us out with no plan and no support, and for the criminals who injured more than 400 of our brothers and sisters.” The board recommended charges and other discipline against 89 officers. Of those cases, three were resolved through guilty pleas, four officers forfeited vacation days, five officers retired or resigned before disciplinary action could be taken, nine officers were not disciplined by the department and administrative proceedings are pending against 62 officers, the report said. It made a series of recommendations including that all officers get updated training on crowd control tactics. The board also said police should not interfere with members of the press, that officers’ names and shield numbers should be visible at all times and that the department should assess how it uses various tactics and tools during protests. The New York Civil Liberties Union said the report shows how officers responded with violence. “This report gives the public a new window into the scale of officer misconduct, crucial access to troves of internal records and, in the end, stark evidence of the NYPD’s unwillingness to hold officers accountable,” Molly Biklen, the New York ACLU’s deputy legal director, said in a statement.	2023-02-07T01:29:15+00:00	wwlp.com	https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-146-nyc-police-committed-misconduct-in-2020-protests-report/
WASHINGTON – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. The high court's ruling that set new standards for evaluating gun laws left open many questions, experts say, resulting in an increasing number of conflicting decisions as lower court judges struggle to figure out how to apply it. The Supreme Court’s so-called Bruen decision changed the test that lower courts had long used for evaluating challenges to firearm restrictions. Judges should no longer consider whether the law serves public interests like enhancing public safety, the justices said. Under the Supreme Court's new test, the government that wants to uphold a gun restriction must look back into history to show it is consistent with the country’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation." Courts in recent months have declared unconstitutional federal laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers,felony defendants and people who use marijuana. Judges have shot down a federal ban on possessing guns with serial numbers removed and gun restrictions for young adults in Texas and have blocked the enforcement of Delaware's ban on the possession of homemade “ghost guns." In several instances, judges looking at the same laws have come down on opposite sides on whether they are constitutional in the wake of the conservative Supreme Court majority's ruling. The legal turmoil caused by the first major gun ruling in a decade will likely force the Supreme Court to step in again soon to provide more guidance for judges. "There’s confusion and disarray in the lower courts because not only are they not reaching the same conclusions, they’re just applying different methods or applying Bruen's method differently," said Jacob Charles, a professor at Pepperdine University's law school who focuses on firearms law. “What it means is that not only are new laws being struck down ... but also laws that have been on the books for over 60 years, 40 years in some cases, those are being struck down — where prior to Bruen — courts were unanimous that those were constitutional," he said. The legal wrangling is playing out as mass shootings continue to plague the country awash in guns and as law enforcement officials across the U.S. work to combat an uptick in violent crime. This week, six people were fatally shot at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi and a gunman killed three students and critically wounded five others at Michigan State University before killing himself. Dozens of people have died in mass shootings so far in 2023, including in California, where 11 people were killed as they welcomed the Lunar New Year at a dance hall popular with older Asian Americans. Last year, more than 600 mass shootings occurred in the U.S. in which at least four people were killed or wounded, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The decision opened the door to a wave of legal challenges from gun-rights activists who saw an opportunity to undo laws on everything from age limits to AR-15-style semi-automatic weapons. For gun rights supporters, the Bruen decision was a welcome development that removed what they see as unconstitutional restraints on Second Amendment rights. “It’s a true reading of what the Constitution and the Bill of Rights tells us,” said Mark Oliva, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. “It absolutely does provide clarity to the lower courts on how the constitution should be applied when it comes to our fundamental rights." Gun control groups are raising alarm after a federal appeals court this month said that under the Supreme Court's new standards, the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the law “embodies salutary policy goals meant to protect vulnerable people in our society." But the judges concluded that the government failed to point to a precursor from early American history that is comparable enough to the modern law. Attorney General Merrick Garland has said the government will seek further review of that decision. Gun control activists have decried the Supreme Court's historical test, but say they remain confident that many gun restrictions will survive challenges. Since the decision, for example, judges have consistently upheld the federal ban on convicted felons from possessing guns. The Supreme Court noted that cases dealing with “unprecedented societal concerns or dramatic technological changes may require a more nuanced approach.” And the justices clearly emphasized that the right to bear arms is limited to law-abiding citizens, said Shira Feldman, litigation counsel for Brady, the gun control group. The Supreme Court's test has raised questions about whether judges are suited to be poring over history and whether it makes sense to judge modern laws based on regulations — or a lack thereof— from the past. “We are not experts in what white, wealthy, and male property owners thought about firearms regulation in 1791. Yet we are now expected to play historian in the name of constitutional adjudication,” wrote Mississippi U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, who was appointed by President Barack Obama. Some judges are “really parsing the history very closely and saying ‘these laws aren’t analogous because the historical law worked in a slightly different fashion than the modern law’,” said Andrew Willinger, executive director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law. Others, he said, "have done a much more flexible inquiry and are trying to say ‘look, what is the purpose of this historical law as best I can understand it?'" Firearm rights and gun control groups are closely watching many pending cases, including several challenging state laws banning certain semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. Already, some gun laws passed in the wake of the Supreme Court decision have been shot down. A judge declared multiple portions of New York’s new gun law unconstitutional, including rules that restrict carrying firearms in public parks and places of worship. An appeals court later put that ruling on hold while it considers the case. And the Supreme Court has allowed New York to enforce the law for now. Some judges have upheld a law banning people under indictment for felonies from buying guns while others have declared it unconstitutional. A federal judge issued an order barring Delaware from enforcing provisions of a new law outlawing the manufacture and possession of so-called “ghost guns" that don't have serial numbers and can be nearly impossible for law enforcement officials to trace. But another judge rejected a challenge to California's “ghost gun" regulations. In the California case, U.S. District Judge George Wu, who was nominated by President George W. Bush, appeared to take a dig at how other judges are interpreting the Supreme Court's guidance. The company that brought the challenge —“and apparently certain other courts" — would like to treat the Supreme Court’s decision “as a ‘word salad,’ choosing an ingredient from one side of the ‘plate’ and an entirely-separate ingredient from the other, until there is nothing left whatsoever other than an entirely-bulletproof and unrestrained Second Amendment,” Wu wrote in his ruling. ____ Richer reported from Boston.	2023-02-18T06:53:11+00:00	clickorlando.com	https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/02/18/turmoil-in-courts-on-gun-laws-in-wake-of-justices-ruling/
Man arrested after Super Bowl Opening Night fight in downtown Phoenix PHOENIX - We've learned more about incident between fans outside the Footprint Center that followed the big Super Bowl Opening Night event in downtown Phoenix. Twenty-two-year-old Armonte Dupree Smith was booked into jail on suspicion of several charges including aggravated assault on officers. FOX 10 was at the scene Monday night as police took a woman into custody. Police say she was cited for assaulting a man, but was released. A few minutes later, SkyFOX was overhead showing a big police presence. Officers actually had to use a chemical spray to get the crowd to break up. Police say another man was also cited for resisting arrest, but he too was released. It isn't known what the fight was about. Armonte Dupree Smith, 22 More reports: - Millions of Americans to bet $16B on Super Bowl LVII, survey shows - Super Bowl 2023: Commercials you'll see at this year’s big game - Super Bowl LVII: Officials say people should be on the lookout for fake NFL gear	2023-02-07T23:51:39+00:00	fox29.com	https://www.fox29.com/news/man-arrested-super-bowl-opening-night-fight-downtown-phoenix
Lately, it feels like a lot of artists and producers like Bruce Springsteen and Dr. Dre are selling their music catalogues for hundreds of millions of dollars. Grammy Award-winning producer Zaytoven has just become the latest to partake in the popular practice. Variety is reporting that the “Lay Up” producer signed with Ultra International Music Publishing. And part of the deal includes UIMP acquiring the Atlanta-based producer/songwriter’s remaining co-publishing rights along with his writer’s share of his catalogue of the 560 songs he’s worked on from 2005 to 2022. Patrick Moxey, founder & CEO of UIMP, said, “Zaytoven is an extraordinary talent. He is the Father of trap music and has been the driving force of much of how we define that genre. Gucci Mane, Migos, Future – he’s been right there with these artists from the beginning in 2004 right up to the present day. I’m proud to announce that after working with him since 2007 we continue to be focused on future success.” Since coming into the game, Zaytoven’s worked with the likes of Lil Wayne, Travis Scott, Jack Harlow and Usher. The singer’s Raymond v. Raymond nabbed Zaytoven a Grammy Award in 2011 for his work as co-producer on the project. By signing with UIMP, Zaytoven will not only be getting the bag, but also a co-publishing deal that will be focusing on the development of new music while building future collaborations with their company in LA, Atlanta and London. That international wingspan is a good look on any artist. No word on what kind of numbers Zaytoven is seeing on his end, but with this kind of deal you can bet it’s the kind that changes his life and those of his family for generations to come. We ain’t mad at that. What do y’all think of Zaytoven’s latest move? Was it the right one or should he have held on to his catalogue? Let us know in the comments section below. The post Zaytoven Sells Music Catalogue To Ultra International Music Publishing appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media \| Hip-Hop Wired. Zaytoven Sells Music Catalogue To Ultra International Music Publishing was originally published on hiphopwired.com	2023-01-26T16:57:08+00:00	hot1009.com	https://hot1009.com/3544483/zaytoven-sells-music-catalogue-to-ultra-international-music-publishing/
Bank of America profits grow 15%, avoids industry crisis Bank of America said its profits grew 15% last quarter, the latest of the big banks to do exceptionally well this earnings season as investors and consumers flock to Wall Street for safety after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America said its profits grew 15% last quarter, the latest of the big banks to do exceptionally well this earnings season as investors and consumers flock to Wall Street for safety after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The nation's second-largest bank by assets posted a profit of $8.2 billion, up from $7.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, BofA earnings rose to 94 cents from 80 cents. The results beat analysts' expectations. Like its major competitors, BofA has benefitted from wealthy clients, businesses and other customers running to the bank as a place of safety after last month's bank failures. The nation's biggest banks are seen as having an implicit government backstop, due to their “too big to fail” status among the country's financial institutions. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank added customers in its business and consumer banking businesses. While deposits across the firm were down 1% from the beginning of the year, executives said that deposit outflows would have been larger had new clients hadn't started banking with BofA in March. Banks across the industry have been broadly seeing deposits decline as inflation makes customers and businesses tap savings to pay expenses. BofA's results were driven by higher interest rates, which has allowed the bank to charge more for customers to borrow. Net interest income rose 25% to $14.4 billion in the quarter. But BofA is also paying more to depositors as well, making it the latest bank to have to compete to keep deposits as customers look for other places to store their cash in higher yielding CDs, money market accounts or online savings accounts. The bank was paying on average 1.38% to customers for their deposits, up from 0.96% a year earlier. The bank set aside roughly $930 million to cover potentially bad loans in the quarter. Many banks have been increasing their so-called loan loss reserves the last few quarters as customers start borrowing again after not doing so during the pandemic, and inflation starts stretching household budgets. But the bank said it's not concerned about consumer health as charge-offs remain below where they were before the pandemic. Support local journalism reporting on your community * New Subscribers Only * Digital Subscription Only After the initial selected subscription period your subscription rate will auto renew at $12.00 per month. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.	2023-04-18T14:07:57+00:00	timesdaily.com	https://www.timesdaily.com/business/bank-of-america-profits-grow-15-avoids-industry-crisis/article_034853e2-84bf-51f2-adaf-34bb9a94c019.html
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from an attack by dozens of gunmen in north central Nigeria’s Plateau state has reached 80, local authorities said Thursday, with survivors still searching for bodies days after the incident. The gunmen targeted several villages in the remote Mangu district of Plateau during the attack that started Monday and lasted till Tuesday, according to residents. Burials continued on Thursday in parts of Mangu located 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Jos, the state capital. The police told The Associated Press seven suspects had been arrested. It was a “situation of sporadic shooting across a vast area of different villages,” said Alabo Alfred, the command spokesman. The security crisis in the north-west and central regions of the country has stifled Nigeria’s development, despite its status as Africa’s largest economy and one of its top oil producers. After decades of conflict, current and former pastoralists from the Fulani tribe took up arms against farmers over limited access to land and water. The attacks are sometimes reprisals and are mostly in remote areas where security forces are outnumbered and outgunned. As of Thursday, families in Plateau’s Mangu district are unable to retrieve the bodies of victims in areas that remained volatile, said Philip Pamshak, who has been assisting with the mass burials. “The place is still bad, so we had to run,” he said. Quoting the local chiefs he spoke to when he visited the affected areas, Plateau Deputy Gov. Sonni Tyoden said in a statement that at least 10 villages were targeted in the attack. Local residents said it was carried out by herdsmen after a resident complained that his banana plantation had been destroyed by their cattle. Survivors told the AP the assailants arrived in large numbers and scattered across the villages, setting houses ablaze while shooting at people. “There was tension everywhere. They macheted some and (killed) some with guns,” according to Yaputat Pokyes, one of the survivors. Many residents have fled the area while the injured are being treated in different hospitals, he said. Residents also said security forces only arrived a day after the attack began, echoing criticisms from analysts that security forces are sometimes slow to respond when violence breaks out. Confidence MacHarry, from the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence security firm, said Nigerian security forces are not able to prevent or respond fast to such attacks because their early warning system was not effective and they lacked the firepower and personnel to prevent such attacks. “For the early warning system to work, we are supposed to have reports of the pending attack and the response mechanism to prevent the attack from taking place,” said MacHarry. Meanwhile, police investigating a separate deadly attack in the southeastern Anambra state said two suspects have been arrested. Tuesday’s attack on a U.S. convoy is suspected to have been carried out by violent separatists in the region. The death toll has also increased from four to seven, including three U.S. Embassy staffers and four police officers, said Echeng Echen, the police chief in Anambra. “The state police command and other security agencies are working round-the-clock, in concert with the Government of Anambra State, to find and rescue (two) missing officials” with the embassy, said Echeng.	2023-05-19T00:04:04+00:00	wric.com	https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-at-least-80-people-were-killed-in-an-attack-in-northern-nigeria-police-arrested-7-suspects/
Kyler Murray out for season after suffering torn ACL originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Kyler Murray’s season is officially over. The Arizona Cardinals quarterback tore his ACL in Monday’s defeat against the New England Patriots, an MRI confirmed on Tuesday. Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox. Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters. Murray went down with a non-contact leg injury on the third play of Monday’s game. He draped a towel over his head as he was carted off the field. The Cardinals initially ruled Murray as questionable to return with a knee injury, but reports during the game said there was “little doubt” that the QB had suffered a torn ACL. Local Murray finishes the year with 14 passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns and seven interceptions across 11 games. He missed two contests earlier this season with a hamstring injury. Colt McCoy, who started the two earlier games Murray missed this season, stepped in for the Cardinals once again on Monday. The veteran backup completed 27 of 40 passes for 246 passing yards to go along with an interception as the Cardinals went on to lose 27-13. At 4-9 on the season, Arizona is on the verge of playoff elimination. The team’s next game is on Sunday against the Broncos in Denver. They will finish up the season with a home matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Christmas Day, a road game against the Atlanta Falcons on New Year’s Day and a road game against the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 8.	2022-12-13T21:27:00+00:00	nbcchicago.com	https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cardinals-kyler-murray-out-for-season-after-suffering-torn-acl/3021081/
WASHINGTON – The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the potential return of “stagflation” — a toxic mix of high inflation and sluggish growth unseen for more than four decades. The 189-country anti-poverty agency predicted Tuesday that the world economy will expand 2.9% this year. That would be down from 5.7% global growth in 2021 and from the 4.1% it had forecast for 2022 back in January. “For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid," said David Malpass, the World Bank's president. The agency doesn't foresee a much brighter picture in 2023 and 2024: It predicts just 3% global growth for both years. For the United States alone, the World Bank has slashed its growth forecast to 2.5% this year from 5.7% in 2021 and from the 3.7% it had forecast in January. For the 19 European countries that share the euro currency, it downgraded the growth outlook to 2.5% this year from 5.4% last year and from the 4.2% it had expected in January. In China, the world’s second-biggest economy after the United States, the World Bank expects growth to slow to 4.3% from 8.1% last year. China’s zero-COVID policies, involving draconian lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities, brought economic life to a standstill. The Chinese government is providing aid to ease the economic pain. Emerging market and developing economies are collectively forecast to grow 3.4% this year, decelerating from a 6.6% pace in 2021. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has severely disrupted global trade in energy and wheat, battering a global economy that had been recovering robustly from the coronavirus pandemic. Already-high commodity prices have gone even higher as a result, threatening the availability of affordable food in poor countries. “There’s a severe risk of malnutrition and of deepening hunger and even of famine,’’ Malpass warned. The World Bank expects oil prices to surge 42% this year and for non-energy commodity prices to climb nearly 18%. But it foresees oil and other commodity prices both dropping 8% in 2023. It likened the current spike in energy and food prices to the oil shocks of the 1970s. “Additional adverse shocks,’’ the agency warned in its new Global Economic Prospects report, “will increase the possibility that the global economy will experience a period of stagflation reminiscent of the 1970s.’’ The prospect of stagflation poses a dilemma for the Federal Reserve and other central banks: If they continue to raise interest rates to combat inflation, they risk causing a recession. But if they try to stimulate their economies, they risk driving prices higher and making inflation an even more intractable problem. The World Bank noted that the previous period of stagflation required rate increases so steep that they tipped the world into recession and led to a series of financial crises in the poor countries of the developing world.	2022-06-07T15:00:19+00:00	ksat.com	https://www.ksat.com/business/2022/06/07/world-bank-dims-outlook-for-global-economy-amid-russia-war/
All lanes of Interstate 25 in Thornton have reopened to traffic after a tanker truck rolled over on the highway. The interstate was closed in both directions at 84th Avenue, the Thornton Police Department said on Twitter, as the crash happened under the 84th Avenue overpass, but the department announced at 6:50 a.m. the south lanes have reopened. The north lanes opened about 9 a.m., the department announced. N/B and S/B I-25 are now fully open. Thank you for your patience and please drive safe. pic.twitter.com/EhVjnXKO6P — Thornton Police Dept (@ThorntonPolice) September 22, 2022 The tanker driver was taken to a hospital with minor injures, the Adams County Fire Department tweeted. The crash did not cause any damage to the 84th Avenue bridge, Thornton police said. Join the Conversation We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. As of June 15, 2022, comments on DenverPost.com are powered by Viafoura, and you may need to log in again to begin commenting. Read more about our new commenting system here. If you need help or are having issues with your commenting account, please email us at memberservices@denverpost.com.	2022-09-22T19:17:31+00:00	denverpost.com	https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/22/i-25-closure-thornton-tanker-crash/
LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KodyPay (kodypay.com), a rapid-scaling payments company, has raised an additional US$5 million in Q3 2022. The financing round involved major shareholders alongside new strategic investors bringing the total funding raised to US$10 million. KodyPay brings the ease and optionality of online payments to brick & mortar businesses. Using an all-in-one iOS/Android app for tablets or physical card machines, KodyPay has created a one-stop, fully integrated payment solution. The company's payment technology allows businesses to accept both physical card payments & online ordering at once. All while benefiting from data typically generated by an online transaction, bringing the benefits of e-commerce to in-person payments. Businesses can also accept an expanding range of non-card payment types with KodyPay. These will comprise leading e-wallets, buy-now-pay-later, open banking and cryptocurrency, with automated payment reconciliation across all payment service providers. As part of KodyPay's infrastructure, businesses can use custom checkout options. Fast casual dining venues can offer contact-free checkout using built-in products such as KodyPay's no-app QR code ordering. Businesses can then increase revenue by letting consumers avoid the need to be served by staff. Businesses can sign up online in minutes to benefit from low transaction fees, saving up to 60% on processing costs. Those operating in hospitality have seen up to a 20% increase in staff tips. In addition, sales data and customer analytics gained from using KodyPay can help businesses to grow and increase profitability. With a successful trial in October 2021 and a public beta launch in July 2022, KodyPay has seen significant growth. It now has gross payment volumes (GPV) exceeding £100M on an annualised basis after increasing at an average of 90% month over month. The company has more than 500 venues signed up in the UK and expects strong growth in the coming year. KodyPay has used funds to scale its headcount across the UK and invest in its strategic partnerships to release new product features. These will soon include embedded finance, enhanced data analytics or loyalty to provide businesses with more value and increase growth. In the past year, KodyPay has expanded its employee base and leadership team, with Joao Martins (Founding CTO at Series B/C Yapily) and Pierre Baigts (VP of Product at Series B Tiller - exited to SumUp) joining as CTO & CPO, respectively. "Our ultimate aim is to bring the ease and optionality of online payments to brick & mortar businesses. This oversubscribed funding round validates the KodyPay team's outstanding efforts as we continue to deliver on our mission. We are now better positioned than ever to truly become the future of payments and build the solutions businesses deserve." said Founder, President & CEO, Yoyo Chang. About KodyPay KodyPay is on a mission to make in-person payment acceptance easy. Today, paying in person presents common problems for businesses, such as high costs, long queues, and limited choice of payment methods. KodyPay fully integrates the payment ecosystem. This way, businesses can offer customers more control over their payment choices to make transactions quicker and simpler. KodyPay was founded by a small group of final-year high school students. Having launched in October 2021, 22-year-old founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising US$10M. Today, KodyPay's platform is growing to connect millions of end-users with venues all over the UK. Media Contacts: Bohan Yang +44 2045387780 press@kodypay.com Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1941436/KodyPay_Logo.jpg View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE KodyPay	2022-11-08T12:14:39+00:00	wafb.com	https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2022/11/08/kodypay-raises-us5m-pre-series-financing-accelerate-expansion/
NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2023. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the statistics portal and industry-ranking provider. The awards list was announced on December 7, 2022 and can be viewed on Newsweek's website. "Terex has long maintained a strong focus on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) priorities, and the Company continues to expand and accelerate our initiatives in these key areas," said John L. Garrison, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Click here to review the Terex 2022 ESG Report, recently published. It illustrates Terex's commitment to sustainability, safety, operating ethically, DEI, and many other dimensions of ESG. The Company is highly engaged in the communities where it operates, and its stated "Purpose" is to help improve the lives of people around the world. "The list recognizes the top 500 most responsible companies in the United States, spanning 14 industries," Newsweek said in announcing the selections. "America's Most Responsible Companies were selected based on publicly available key performance indicators derived from CSR Reports, Sustainability Reports, and other reports as well as an independent survey. The KPIs focused on company performance in the environmental, social, and corporate governance areas, while the independent survey asked U.S. citizens about their perception of company activities related to corporate social responsibility." Terex is a global manufacturer of materials processing machinery and aerial work platforms. We design, build and support products used in construction, maintenance, manufacturing, energy, recycling, minerals and materials management applications. Certain Terex products and solutions enable customers to reduce their environmental impact including electric and hybrid offerings that deliver quiet and emission-free performance, products that support renewable energy, and products that aid in the recovery of useful materials from various types of waste. Our products are manufactured in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia and sold worldwide. We engage with customers through all stages of the product life cycle, from initial specification and financing to parts and service support. Contact Information Paretosh Misra Head of Investor Relations Phone: 203-604-3977 Email: paretosh.misra@terex.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Terex Corporation	2022-12-12T13:53:14+00:00	wymt.com	https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/12/12/terex-is-named-newsweeks-americas-most-responsible-companies-2023-list/
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. ("Ecopetrol"), announced today the early tender results in connection with its previously announced tender offer for cash (the "Offer") to purchase up to U.S.$1,000,000,000 in aggregate principal amount (the "Maximum Tender Amount") of its outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (CUSIP: 279158 AC3 / ISIN: US279158AC30 (the "Notes"). The Offer is being made pursuant to Ecopetrol's Offer to Purchase, dated January 17, 2023 (the "Offer to Purchase"), which sets forth a comprehensive description of the terms of the Offer. Withdrawal rights for the Offer expired as of 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on January 30, 2023 (unless extended by Ecopetrol, the "Withdrawal Date"). Notes validly tendered in the Offer may no longer be withdrawn after the Withdrawal Date, except as may be required by applicable law. As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, January 30, 2023 (the "Early Tender Date"), the following principal amount of the Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer: Holders who have validly tendered and have not validly withdrawn their Notes on or prior to the Early Tender Date, and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by Ecopetrol pursuant to the Offer, will receive the Total Consideration as shown in the table above, which includes an early tender payment (the "Early Tender Premium") of U.S.$30.00 per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to the Maximum Tender Amount. The "Tender Consideration" means, for each U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted by the Ecopetrol, the Total Consideration minus the Early Tender Premium. The applicable Consideration will be payable in U.S. dollars. In addition to the Total Consideration or Tender Consideration (as applicable) for the Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase, Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest from, and including, the last interest payment date up to, but excluding, the applicable Settlement Date (as defined below), which will be paid in cash on the applicable Settlement Date. All the Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date were accepted for purchase. The Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on February 13, 2023, unless extended or terminated earlier (the "Expiration Date"). Holders that tender after the Early Tender Date but prior to the Expiration Date will receive the Tender Consideration only. Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date but prior to the Expiration Date may be subject to proration if the principal amount of Notes causes the aggregate principal amount of tenders to exceed the Maximum Tender Amount. Ecopetrol reserves the right, but is not obligated, to increase the Maximum Tender Amount in its sole and absolute discretion without extending the Early Tender Date or Withdrawal Date or otherwise reinstating withdrawal or revocation rights, except as required by applicable law. For the Notes validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Date (and not subsequently validly withdrawn) and accepted by Ecopetrol for purchase pursuant to the Offer, subject to the Maximum Tender Amount and proration, Ecopetrol expects for settlement to occur on January 31, 2023, which is the first Business Day following the Early Tender Date (the "Early Settlement Date"). For the Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, and accepted by the Company for purchase pursuant to the Offer, subject to the Maximum Tender Amount and proration, settlement will occur promptly after the Expiration Date (the "Final Settlement Date" and, together with the Early Settlement Date, the "Settlement Date"). The Company expects the Final Settlement Date to be on February 15, 2023, which is the second Business Day following the Expiration Date, unless the Expiration Date is extended by the Company in its sole discretion. The Company expressly reserves the absolute right, in its sole discretion, from time to time to purchase any Notes that remain outstanding after the Final Settlement Date through open-market or privately negotiated transactions, one or more additional tender or exchange offers or otherwise, on terms and at prices that may or may not be equal to the consideration offered in the Offer, or to exercise any of its rights, including redemption rights, under the Indenture governing the Notes. Notes tendered and not accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders. The complete terms and conditions of the Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, a copy of which may be obtained from Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the tender agent and information agent (the "Tender and Information Agent") for the Offer, at https://gbsc-usa.com/ecopetrol/ or by telephone at +1 855-654-2014 (Toll-Free) or +1 212-430 3774 (Banks and Brokers). Ecopetrol has engaged Citigroup Global Markets Group Inc. to act as the dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") in connection with the Offer. Questions regarding the terms of the Offer may be directed to the Dealer Manager at +1 800-558-3745 (Toll-Free) or +1 212-723-6106 (Collect) Ecopetrol is a mixed economy company organized under the laws of the Republic of Colombia. Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the most relevant integrated energy companies in Latin America, with a presence primarily in Colombia and activities in the U.S. (U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Permian Basin), Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Chile and Bolivia. In Colombia, Ecopetrol is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production, transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and hold a leading position in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segment. Through its subsidiary, Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P., Ecopetrol has a strong position in the electric power transmission business, toll roads and telecommunications sectors throughout Latin America. The Republic of Colombia currently owns 88.49% of Ecopetrol's voting capital stock. None of Ecopetrol, the Dealer Manager, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee for the Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether holders should or should not tender any Notes in response to the Offer or expressing any opinion as to whether the terms of the Offer are fair to any holder. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes and, if so, the purchase price of Notes to tender. Please refer to the Offer to Purchase for a description of the offer terms, conditions, disclaimers and other information applicable to the Offer. This press release and the Offer to Purchase do not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of us by the Dealer Manager or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. If materials relating to the Offer come into a holder's possession, the holder is required by Ecopetrol to inform itself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The Offer to Purchase has not been filed with or reviewed by the SEC, any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority, nor has any such commission or authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any of the accompanying ancillary documents delivered herewith. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful and may be a criminal offense. The Offer to Purchase will not be authorized by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance (Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia or the "SFC" by its acronym in Spanish) and will not be registered under the Colombian National Registry of Securities and Issuers (Registro Nacional de Valores y Emisores) or the Colombian Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia or the "BVC" by its acronym in Spanish), and, accordingly, the Offer to Purchase may not constitute an offer to persons in Colombia except in circumstances which do not result in a public offering under Colombian law and must be carried out in compliance with Part 4 of Decree 2555 of 2010. This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those related to the Offer. Forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Ecopetrol is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update forward- looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. View original content: SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.	2023-01-31T19:28:40+00:00	witn.com	https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2023/01/31/ecopetrol-announces-early-results-tender-offer-its-5875-notes-due-2023-up-1000000000-aggregate-principal-amount/
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ATLANTA — A day after the DeKalb County School Board voted to terminate Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris' contract, top county officials were split on whether the state should open an investigation into recent actions taken by the board. "I saw it coming a long time ago," State Sen. Emanuel Jones (D - Decatur) told 11Alive Wednesday of Watson-Harris' termination. "There has been concerns that several board members have expressed to me in the past about some of her actions." Jones said through regular meetings with DeKalb County Board of Education members, he learned the board and Watson-Harris often disagreed on issues the school district was facing. In early April a student-produced video showed filthy and dangerous conditions inside Druid Hills High School. The video went viral online and led to State School Superintendent Richard Woods writing a letter to the district, scolding the administration over a lack of plans to address needed repairs, and threatening to hold up state funds to the district. It was the final straw leading to Watson-Harris' termination, according to Jones, but he also had come to learn her time as superintendent appeared limited. "I heard it from a good source that she had already been notified that her 3-year contract wasn't going to be renewed. She was in the final year of her contract. Essentially, what the board did was buy out the remainder of her time," he said. The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that DeKalb County Schools are now likely to have to pay Watson-Harris $380,000 for the 14-months remaining on her contract, which was set to expire in 2023. After Watson-Harris was fired, State Sen. Elana Parent (D - Atlanta), who like Jones represents DeKalb County - including the Druid Hills area, wrote a letter to Governor Brian Kemp and Woods. In the letter, she raised concerns about recent actions and decisions made by the school board. She called on Kemp and Woods to open an investigation, "...to ensure that decisions are being made that are in the best interest of the students." 11Alive contacted Gov. Kemp's staff and asked about the letter sent by Parent. He released the following statement in response: I am highly concerned that these serious issues in DeKalb County could be a result of a school system choosing politics over students, families, and educators, and as Governor of the State of Georgia, I take very seriously my job to advocate for all Georgia citizens – especially our most valuable resource, our students. My office will remain in close communication with the Georgia Department of Education on these issues to determine what further action is needed. Woods office sent 11Alive a letter he sent to Parent in response to her letter. He wrote that he had sent his concerns and Parent's letter to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and added that he is "...committed to taking any further action, as necessary, based on direction and guidance from the Attorney General's Office." Unlike Parent, Jones isn't advocating for the state to intervene at this time. "I am not, I think it is too premature to make any of those kinds of calls," Jones said. "I would hope that our state school superintendent would stand down and certainly our governor as well. This could potentially be a hyper-partisan crusade and I don't think anyone in DeKalb County or the state of Georgia wants to see that. We just need to get answers ourselves from our school board members. We have had a great working relationship with our school board members and I think once we have that conversation, perhaps some of our fears and concerns can be set aside." DeKalb County CEO, and former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent, Michael Thurmond told 11Alive in an interview Wednesday he also believes, at this time, the issues at hand should be handled by the county. "I don't think we need state intervention," Thurmond said. "We need the people elected and appointed to really be more thoughtful and inclusive in the decision-making process. I don't think it has reached that point where we need state intervention, but I'm encouraging our leaders at the school district to pay attention and not jeopardize the future of the school district and or the county." Thurmond worked as the district's superintendent from 2013 to 2015, helped turn around the district's finances, and fought off threats to its accreditation.	2022-04-28T12:39:41+00:00	11alive.com	https://www.11alive.com/article/news/education/dekalb-county-superintendent-previously-informed-her-contract-wouldnt-be-renewed/85-48bd6d17-4afd-4c90-a25a-35f8b0d1a8e5
- - DAILY FANTASY Tom Hoge and Matthew NeSmith lead betting action ahead of The RSM Classic - November 15, 2022 By Ryan Hannable , BetMGM for PGATOUR.COM - November 15, 2022 - Highlights Tom Hoge makes birdie on No. 18 at World Wide Technology While history shows several longshot winners at The RSM Classic in recent times, including Robert Streb (300/1 in 2020) and Tyler Duncan (150/1 in 2019), bettors are ignoring that trend when it comes to pre-tournament betting at the BetMGM online sportsbook. The PGA TOUR’s final FedExCup event of the calendar year has seen action coming for those nearer the top of the boards, perhaps in response to dominant victories from Tony Finau and Russell Henley in the last two weeks. As of Tuesday, Tom Hoge, who is tied for the second-best odds at +2200, is pulling in the most tickets (7.2%) and second-most handle (10.1%). Matthew NeSmith, who is tied for the seventh-best odds (+3300), is drawing the most handle (11.5%) on the second-most tickets (4.1%). These selections are likely based on course fit at the Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation and Seaside Courses. The first two days will be split between the two courses, and then play will exclusively be at the Seaside Course over the weekend. Both courses are not particularly long, and distance is not required to have success; it’s more about accuracy. This is why it’s no surprise these two players are taking in the action. Hoge is ranked ninth this season in greens in regulation, while NeSmith is 146th in driving distance but 24th in greens in regulation. NeSmith also has solid course history with finishes of T29-T15-T14 in three starts at the event, with 10 rounds of 68 or better in 12 tries. Meanwhile, Hoge finished fourth at the event a year ago. Both players have seen their odds move quite a bit. Hoge opened at +3000, while NeSmith opened at +5000. Current Handle & Tickets Handle Matthew NeSmith – 11.5% Tom Hoge – 10.1% Keith Mitchell – 9.4 Andrew Putnam – 7.1% Harris English – 4.5%Tickets Tom Hoge – 7.2% Matthew NeSmith – 4.1% Seamus Power– 3.6% Sahith Theegala – 3.3% Jason Day – 2.9%Following Tony Finau’s withdrawal, Brian Harman is the betting favorite at +1800. Harman is drawing 2.6% of the tickets and 0.7% of the handle. In terms of scoring, there should be plenty of birdies. The winning score was -22 a year ago and -19 in 2020. * Visit BetMGM.com for terms and conditions. 21+ years of age or older to wager. BetMGM is available in AZ, CO, DC, IA, IN, IL, KS, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NV, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, or WY only. All promotions are subject to qualification and eligibility requirements. Paid in free bets. Free bets expire in 7 days from issuance. Minimum deposit required. Excludes Michigan Disassociated Persons. Please Gamble Responsibly. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, DC, LA, NV, WY, VA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI), 1-800-GAMBLER (IN, NJ, PA & WV), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA) or call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), call or text the Tennessee REDLINE: 800-889-9789 (TN) or call 1-888-777-9696 (MS). Sports betting is void where prohibited. Promotional offers not available in Nevada. Responsible sports betting starts with a game plan. Set a budget. Keep it social. Play with friends. Learn the game and know the odds. Play with trusted, licensed operators. CLICK HERE to learn more at HaveAGamePlan.org - - Don’t miss anything from the PGA TOUR & its partners Connect to get special offers and updates Please enter a valid email address.	2022-11-17T00:26:25+00:00	pgatour.com	https://www.pgatour.com/betting-dfs/2022/11/15/tom-hoge-matthew-nesmieth-generating-most-betting-action-the-rsm-classic-sea-island-betmgm.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia’s election runoff rules could determine control of the Senate for the second time in a row, and Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock finds himself in the middle of it again — this time against Republican Herschel Walker. Two years ago, Senate control came down to Georgia, with two runoff election wins tipping the chamber into Democratic hands. This year, it’s possible that the Senate’s balance of power will again come down to an unfinished race in Georgia unless one party wins both of the other pending Senate races, in Arizona and Nevada. Here’s a look at the contenders and how the Georgia Senate race will be decided in December: WHO’S ON THE BALLOT? A third candidate, Libertarian Chase Oliver, took 2.1% in the initial round of balloting Nov. 8. That was enough to keep both Warnock and Walker, the former University of Georgia football standout, from taking more than half the vote, which is required to avoid a runoff. Less than 1 percentage point separated Warnock and Walker, with Warnock slightly ahead. They will be the only candidates up for consideration Dec. 6. Warnock has campaigned on Democrats’ legislative accomplishments like coronavirus relief and infrastructure reforms. Walker has been beleaguered by a variety of critical attention, including claims he exaggerated his business success, as well as successive reports alleging that he encouraged and paid for a woman’s 2009 abortion and later fathered a child with her. It probably won’t hurt Walker that his alma mater’s team is having another great season: The top-ranked Bulldogs could be playing for the SEC championship in Atlanta three days before the runoff. HOW WILL VOTING WORK? The runoff campaign is structured similarly to any other, with weeks of intense stumping, advertising and surrogacy anticipated. Voters can request absentee ballots now, although they won’t be mailed until Nov. 18. Mail-in ballots have to be received by the time the polls close Dec. 6. According to state officials, early voting must start by Nov. 28, although some counties may start sooner. Early voting ends Dec. 2. WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME? It will be the second runoff for Warnock, who first won his seat in a Jan. 5, 2021, special election runoff. Together with Jon Ossoff’s victory in a concurrent Senate runoff, the Georgia seats gave Democrats the narrow majority they have been defending this year. Unlike in 2020, only one of those Georgia seats is up this year. In defeating Republican Sen. David Perdue, Ossoff was elected to a full six-year term and won’t be up for reelection until 2026. Whether Georgia becomes winner-take-all a second straight time will depend on Arizona and Nevada, where Republicans are trying to oust Democratic incumbents. WHO’S WEIGHING IN? Given the narrow partisan margin in the Senate, many of the elections across the country have attracted high-level surrogates, but Georgia at times has been the epicenter of national Democrats’ and Republicans’ efforts. Now, with the runoff on the calendar, that’s is expected to increase, with potential 2024 presidential contenders piggybacking off of all the attention and attempting to tip the balance. This happened before in the runup to the January 2021 runoff, which was held nine weeks after the 2020 general election. A change to state law has since shortened that window to four weeks to make state and federal runoffs coincide. ___ Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP ___ Check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play in the 2022 midterm elections. Follow AP’s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections at: https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections	2022-11-11T17:34:03+00:00	wcia.com	https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-how-georgias-senate-runoff-between-walker-and-warnock-works/
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WATERLOO — Attorneys for relatives of a man who was shot and killed by a Waterloo police officer last year have released body camera videos from the incident. “You get to see in real time what really occurred. This isn’t about he-said-she-said” said Neven Mulholland, a Fort Dodge attorney for Brent Boggess’ wife and mother. “What we have come to find now, when we look at the video, the version of what we were led to believe occurred and what actually occurred appear to be different.” Last month, Boggess’ estate filed a wrongful death suit against the city of Waterloo and Officer Kenneth Schaaf alleging excessive force and negligence. The suit comes months after the Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges in the shooting, ruling the use of force was “reasonable.” County Attorney Brian Williams said in his report the officer’s “actions were necessary to avoid injury or any further risk to both life and safety.” People are also reading… Boggess had been involved in a drawn-out vehicle chase around his neighborhood in the early morning hours of Nov. 16, 2021. During the pursuit, Boggess would occasionally stop his pickup truck and then speed off when officers exited their vehicles and approached. The encounter came to a head when Boggess pulled into the alley behind his Madison Street home where an officer had placed Stop Sticks. A squad car stopped behind him, and a fence and a retaining wall blocked the sides. The officer with the Stop Sticks, Joe Zubak, attempts to engage in a conversation with the boxed-in Boggess when the truck stops right next to the anti-tire device. Zubak tells him to get out of the vehicle, Boggess responds that he has mental health issues. They shine flashlights at each other, and Zubak tells the other officers to turn off their sirens so they can hear each other. Within a minute, Boggess accelerates in reverse about one vehicle length and stops in front of the squad car behind him. Another officer, Kyle Ullom, on foot, tells him to “hold up, just talk to us.” About eight seconds later, a squad car driven by Officer Nick Weber can be seen approaching the pickup from the front, running over the Stop Sticks and coming to a stop. As the squad car stops, Boggess accelerates forward and rams the squad car head-on. At the time of impact, Schaaf, who was on foot on the other side of the alley, begins shooting rapidly into the truck’s windshield, striking Boggess. Boggess steps out of the truck, and officers prepare to handcuff him, but he collapses. They begin CPR. While a neighbor off camera yells at police, one of the officers begins to question Schaaf from a prepared sheet. “Was anyone injured? Where’s he at? Did you fire your weapon?” During the questioning, Schaaf indicates Boggess’ weapon was his vehicle. Mulholland noted that the video shows that none of the other officers on the scene drew their guns or fired, which he said indicated they didn’t feel threatened. The attorney said Zubak was trying to deescalate the situation and talk Boggess down. He said the squad car approaching from the front had the opposite effect, apparently causing Boggess to react. He also noted that Schaaf had just arrived to the scene. His body camera shows it was only about 15 seconds from the time he cuts through yards and enters the alley until he begins shooting. “He has no time within that 15 seconds to assess or evaluate the situation. … He just starts shooting,” Mulholland said. He said the shooting was reckless, unnecessary and contrary to law. Mulholland said Boggess was unarmed and the truck was no longer a threat when he was shot because it had crashed. “The vehicle couldn’t go anywhere. Brent couldn’t go anywhere. … His vehicle is disabled. If you want to argue that the vehicle would represent a deadly weapon, it’s disabled. It can’t go anywhere, it can’t harm anybody,” Mulholland said. Aside from Boggess’ on-camera comment about having mental health issues, the videos don’t shed any light on why he had been fleeing from officers. Mulholland declined to comment on any diagnosis or psychiatric history. “His behavior is odd. It’s erratic. He’s probably having some type of mental episode. … I don’t know what going through his head,” Mulholland said. Waterloo police said they can’t comment on pending litigation. Attorneys for the city haven’t filed a formal response in the case.	2022-12-10T02:30:08+00:00	wcfcourier.com	https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/body-camera-videos-released-in-2021-officer-involved-shooting/article_fa50886d-6259-532d-8f9d-f56b16e8edea.html
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SurvivorNet, the country's leading platform for cancer information, is announcing a series of groundbreaking new virtual educational conferences for physicians that will be conducted in the metaverse. These conferences will be produced by SurvivorNet's division for healthcare provider education, SurvivorNet Connect. Overwhelmingly, SurvivorNet's distinguished physician partners say they are looking for new ways to consume information and keep up to date on the latest developments in cancer. But many of them say they are experiencing some fatigue with the virtual conference format. By holding educational conferences in the metaverse, complete with a more immersive experience enabled for virtual reality, SurvivorNet will allow its community of physicians to connect in a more engaging way. "Ultimately what matters is the quality of thought, the extraordinary opinion leaders we bring to the table and the enhanced interactions between participants," said SurvivorNet CEO Steve Alperin. "The metaverse presents a hugely compelling opportunity to advance the virtual experience that most of us have been doing for the past few years." SurvivorNet Connect Metaverse solves a very real problem for physicians eager to educate themselves about the latest science and data in their field. In oncology especially, there are significant developments across diseases such as multiple myeloma, breast cancer and ovarian cancer for which education and enhanced knowledge is imperative and, in some cases, urgent. SurvivorNet Connect's mission is to create educational products so that physicians can be in a position to better help their patients. SurvivorNet Connect's first metaverse conferences will be held around the major oncology meetings over the rest of 2022. These include the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO), the American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition (ASH), and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABC). SurvivorNet has a long-standing commitment to enhancing decision making for patients, and its SurvivorNet Connect division is dedicated to helping physicians and supporting them as they continue to learn. About SurvivorNet: SurvivorNet is the country's leading platform for cancer information, serving 2.5 million people per month who are looking for help making better decisions about their care. The platform was built in collaboration with leading comprehensive cancer centers and features top physicians delivering highly detailed information about specific cancers. SurvivorNet also has produced thousands of stories intended to provide hope and inspiration for patients. Steve Alperin is the founder and CEO of SurvivorNet. Contacts: For publicity: business@survivornet.com; For sales & partnership: Paul.McKenna@survivornet.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE SurvivorNet	2022-07-28T10:34:43+00:00	wcjb.com	https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/survivornet-announces-cutting-edge-new-educational-conferences-physicians-conducted-metaverse/
GREENBELT, Md., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, along with the agency's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, have partnered with science and technology nonprofit First Street Foundation to enhance climate risk modeling, promote applied science research, and more effectively communicate the risks of a changing climate. NASA will now receive bulk access to First Street's national high-resolution, property-specific, climate-adjusted risk hazard and statistical data, as well as technical insights into the foundation's methodologies. The two groups will work together to further improve physical models and risk products related to floods, fires, heat, and other climate-driven hazards. The goals of the collaboration are to quantify economic impacts from climate and promote climate risk awareness to individuals, communities, as well as local, state, and federal government agencies. "NASA Earth observations and model output are already publicly available, but this agreement with First Street enables us to work together to integrate our trusted observations, predictions, and scientific expertise into improved products that will be freely available," said Dr. Stephanie Schollaert Uz, applied sciences manager for the Earth Sciences Division at NASA Goddard. The collaboration is one example of how NASA will continue working with partners inside and outside the federal government in the ongoing effort to equip decision makers with the information they need to mitigate, adapt, and respond to climate change. Data products and collaborations like this one are emblematic of what NASA aims to achieve through the new Earth Information Center – an agency initiative recently announced at the September meeting of the National Space Council. "First Street's nonprofit mission is to quantify and communicate America's growing climate risk to inspire people to take action," said Dr. Ed Kearns, chief data officer at First Street Foundation. "Working with NASA will not only vastly expand our access to its expertise, but also provides us with new avenues of communication to federal agencies, states, and local governments to help us deliver our message about the risks of climate change to communities across the country." View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NASA	2022-09-19T21:02:39+00:00	wsfa.com	https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2022/09/19/nasa-first-street-foundation-announce-collaboration-climate-risk-research/
MILWAUKEE, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) has declared a semi-annual dividend of $1.47 per share, an 8.1 percent increase from the most recent semi-annual dividend of $1.36 per share. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 1, 2023. Additional financial information about ManpowerGroup, including stock history and annual shareholder reports, can be found at http://investor.manpowergroup.com. ABOUT MANPOWERGROUP ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 70 countries and territories and has done so for 75 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality, and Disability, and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th time – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent. For more information, visit www.manpowergroup.com. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE ManpowerGroup	2023-05-05T22:08:28+00:00	witn.com	https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2023/05/05/manpowergroup-increases-dividend-81-percent/
Consumer prices have gone up 3 percent from a year ago and 0.2 percent between May and June, according to the consumer price index (CPI). The Labor Department’s new numbers from the index — which measures the cost of goods and services consumers spend money on in the U.S., from food to fuel to rent — come in slightly lower than economists had expected. Here are five takeaways from the new report: Smallest annual increase in over two years The 3 percent annual increase seen in June is the smallest annual increase since March 2021, a potential signal that the country is seeing its inflation woes ease after it surged during the pandemic and amid widespread supply chain issues. Inflation peaked with an annual increase of 9.1 percent in June 2022, a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine and sparked global economic issues. Housing prices are driving inflation Rent and housing costs contributed to more than 70 percent of the overall increase in inflation in the latest CPI. Shelter prices went up 0.4 percent monthly, the largest factor in the monthly increase for the index of all items besides food and fuel, and up 7.8 percent annually. The index for rent went up 0.5 percent from the previous month, and the index for owners went up 0.4 percent in that same period. Housing costs are still high, though rent and home prices have stabilized or dropped in some places in recent months. Energy prices down, food prices up Energy prices are down 16.7 percent from last year, when oil and gas price spikes were spurred by the war in Ukraine. Gasoline is down 26.8 percent, while electricity is up 5.4 percent. Food prices are up 5.7 percent from a year ago, but have fallen or stagnated each month since March. Excluding food and fuel, costs rose 4.8 percent Without food and energy factored in, the CPI shows prices rose 4.8 percent from a year ago. The so-called core prices, which don’t include the more volatile costs of food and fuel, went up 0.2 percent monthly in June, the smallest one-month increase since August 2021. The Fed could still hike interest rates The Federal Reserve has been tightening monetary policy for months in an effort to tamp down high inflation. In June, the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged for the first time since January 2022. “Holding the target range steady at this meeting allows the Committee to assess additional information and its implications for monetary policy,” the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement. The latest jobs report shows the economy added 209,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.6 percent. Together with the latest CPI report, these indicators could signal a soft landing after long-standing high inflation. But the central banking system could still seek to raise interest rates again. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said late last month that “nearly all” participants in the FOMC “expect that it will be appropriate to raise interest rates somewhat further by the end of the year.” At the same time, the slowed growth could mean the end of rate hikes happens sooner.	2023-07-12T20:06:18+00:00	wearegreenbay.com	https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/five-takeaways-from-julys-cpi/
LAS VEGAS and RENO, Nev., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (the "Company," "Caesars" or the "Issuer") today announced the pricing of its previously announced offering of Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the "Notes") at an interest rate of 7.00% per annum and an issue price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes. The offering is expected to close on or about February 6, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes were offered in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be issued in the offering was increased to $2,000.0 million from the previously announced $1,250.0 million. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of the Company that is a guarantor with respect to the Company's senior secured credit facilities (the "CEI Credit Agreement") and its existing 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the "Subsidiary Guarantors"), once certain regulatory approvals are obtained. The Notes and guarantees of the Notes will be the Issuer's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' senior secured obligations and, once certain regulatory approvals are obtained, secured on a first-priority pari passu basis on substantially all of the property and assets of the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Issuer and any Subsidiary Guarantor, that secure the obligations under the Company's senior secured credit facilities and its existing 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2025. Concurrently with the issuance of the Notes, the Company expects to enter into an amendment to the CEI Credit Agreement to provide for, among other things, a new approximately $1.750 billion senior secured term loan facility (the "New Term B Loan"). The closing of the New Term B Loan under the CEI Credit Agreement is not a condition to the closing of the sale of the Notes. The Company intends to apply the net proceeds of the sale of the Notes, the New Term B Loan, and cash on hand, (i) to repay all of the Term B Loans of Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company("CRC"), together with all accrued interest, fees and premiums thereon, and (ii) to pay fees and expenses related to the foregoing, and any remaining proceeds therefrom will be used by the Company for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the potential repayment of a portion of CRC's outstanding Term B-1 Loans. The Notes were offered to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Forward-looking Statements This announcement includes "forward-looking statements" 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. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our strategies, objectives and plans for future development or acquisitions of properties or operations, as well as expectations, future operating results, trends and other information that is not historical information. When used in this report, the terms or phrases such as "anticipates," "believes," "projects," "plans," "intends," "expects," "might," "may," "estimates," "could," "should," "would," "will likely continue," and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning the offering, the New Term B Loan or the expected use of proceeds thereof. Such statements are all subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that could significantly affect the future results and business of the Company ("we," "us," "our" or other similar terms). Any forward-looking statements are based upon underlying assumptions, including any assumptions mentioned with the specific statements, as of the date such statements were made. Such assumptions are in turn based upon internal estimates and analyses of market conditions and trends, management plans and strategies, economic conditions and other factors. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and are subject to change. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend upon future circumstances that may not occur. Actual results and trends may differ materially from any future results, trends, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we assume no duty to update forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the forward-looking statements will be achieved. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements. Some of the contingencies and uncertainties to which any forward-looking statement contained herein are subject include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the effects of COVID-19, inflation, increased fuel prices, supply chain shortages, labor shortages and other economic and market conditions, including changes in consumer discretionary spending from such factors, on our business, financial results and liquidity; (b) our ability to successfully operate our digital betting and iGaming platform and expand its user base; (c) risks associated with our leverage and our ability to reduce our leverage; (d) the effects of competition, including new competition in certain of our markets, on our business and results of operations; and (e) additional factors discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available on our website or otherwise, and we do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which the statement is made, except as may be required by law. Source: Caesars Entertainment, Inc; CZR View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Caesars Entertainment, Inc.	2023-01-23T23:43:57+00:00	witn.com	https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2023/01/23/caesars-entertainment-inc-announces-pricing-offering-senior-secured-notes/
Girl, 5, shot and killed on San Francisco Bay Area highway MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) — A 5-year-old girl was killed in a weekend shooting on a highway in the San Francisco Bay Area, authorities said Sunday. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. Saturday in southbound lanes of Interstate 880 near Milpitas, according to the California Highway Patrol. The child was taken to a hospital, where she later died, ABC 7 News reported. The entire highway was closed during the investigation, but some lanes reopened after about an hour. Authorities were also investigating a separate shooting around 6:30 p.m. Saturday in nearby Fremont, the news station reported. Nobody was hurt in that incident. Three suspects were later arrested in connection with the Fremont shooting, and a gun was recovered, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department. Investigators were trying to determine if the two shootings were connected. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.	2023-04-10T12:18:30+00:00	uppermichiganssource.com	https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/04/10/girl-5-shot-killed-san-francisco-bay-area-highway/
How to Watch UCLA vs. Northwestern on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament Second Round Published: Mar. 18, 2023 at 3:16 PM EDT\|Updated: 2 hours ago The No. 2 seed UCLA Bruins (30-5) take on the No. 7 seed Northwestern Wildcats (22-11) with a Sweet 16 spot in the West Region of the bracket up for grabs on Saturday at Golden 1 Center. Use our link to get a free trial of fuboTV, where you can watch college hoops and tons of other live sports without cable! UCLA vs. Northwestern Game Info - When: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 8:40 PM ET - Where: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California - TV: TNT - Live Stream select March Madness games on fuboTV: Start your free trial today! Watch college hoops all season without cable on all your devices with a seven-day free trial to fuboTV! UCLA Stats Insights - The Bruins make 46% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.9 percentage points higher than the Wildcats have allowed to their opponents (41.1%). - In games UCLA shoots better than 41.1% from the field, it is 22-1 overall. - The Bruins are the 120th ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Wildcats rank 157th. - The Bruins put up 11.7 more points per game (74.3) than the Wildcats give up (62.6). - When UCLA scores more than 62.6 points, it is 24-3. Northwestern Stats Insights - This season, Northwestern has a 16-4 record in games the team collectively shoots higher than 40.6% from the field. - The Bruins are the rebounding team in the country, the Wildcats rank 140th. - The Wildcats score an average of 67.9 points per game, 7.8 more points than the 60.1 the Bruins allow to opponents. - Northwestern has a 20-6 record when giving up fewer than 74.3 points. UCLA Home & Away Comparison - Offensively UCLA has played better when playing at home this season, averaging 77.8 points per game, compared to 69.8 per game on the road. - In home games, the Bruins are giving up 3.9 fewer points per game (57.5) than away from home (61.4). - When it comes to total threes made, UCLA has fared better in home games this season, draining 6.6 per game, compared to 5.7 in away games. Meanwhile, it has produced a 33.9% three-point percentage in home games and a 37.1% mark in away games. Northwestern Home & Away Comparison - Northwestern is putting up fewer points at home (68.2 per game) than away (69.5). - In 2022-23 the Wildcats are giving up 8.1 fewer points per game at home (60.3) than away (68.4). - Northwestern makes more 3-pointers at home (8.1 per game) than away (7.8). But it has a lower 3-point percentage at home (32.4%) than on the road (34.1%). UCLA Schedule Northwestern Schedule © 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved.	2023-03-18T20:51:26+00:00	wymt.com	https://www.wymt.com/sports/betting/2023/03/18/ucla-northwestern-ncaa-tournament-live-stream-tv-second-round/
ENFIELD, N.C. — North Carolina authorities say a woman was killed in a shooting at a large bonfire party, and at least six people were injured. A 25-year-old woman, Cierra Webb, from Roanoke Rapids, was killed. Deputies said more than six people may have been injured at the party, which had hundreds in attendance. Four people who were shot were in stable condition on Sunday, and one person was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. According to a witness, an argument between a group of women took place before the shooting, and multiple shots were fired. The sheriff’s office said people ran to their cars, and others began firing. The sheriff’s office said the private party was hosted by a DJ, and a party was held at the same site last weekend without incident. It was unclear if there was a single shooter or multiple shooters. No arrests have been made.	2022-11-13T23:41:04+00:00	washingtonpost.com	https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/1-killed-in-shooting-at-bonfire-party-others-injured/2022/11/13/16cb3474-63a0-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html
STANFORD — The incentive for the Cardinal baseball players was simple: win one game, and extend their season at the Stanford Regional. The No. 8 national seed Cardinal staved elimination twice in the span of 10 hours Sunday, first surviving an epic battle against Cal State Fullerton 6-5, and topping Texas A&M 13-5 in the nightcap. The Cardinal — sent to the consolation bracket after losing to the Aggies on Saturday — earned a third meeting against Texas A&M with their blowout. The teams square off in the regional championship at Sunken Diamond on Monday at 6 p.m. The winner advances to the Super Regionals. While seemingly every player was needed to extend their season, two Cardinal players stood tall at the end of the grueling day. Pitcher Nick Dugan earned the win after giving up just one run in 3 2/3 innings of relief against Fullerton. But he wasn’t done. Not even close. He also came out of the bullpen against the Aggies and threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings to close the game. When the Cardinal gathered for post-game handshakes at night’s end, there was a break in the flow once players crossed Dugan’s path. Several Cardinals gave him extended, heart-felt hugs. Players also made their way to Tommy Troy, a junior third baseman out of Los Gatos. He was 4-for-5 batting with a home run and three RBI against the Titans. He went 3 for 5 against the Aggies with grand slam and three runs scored. His two outs in the nightcap were hard-hit liners to the outfield. Texas A&M jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first inning when Jace LaViolette, a 6-foot-6 outfielder selected to the Freshman All-SEC Team, smacked a three-run home run halfway up the batter’s eye in straightaway centerfield. The round-tripper gave him 20 home runs and 62 RBI on the season — both team leading totals. But the majority of the 2,789 fans in attendance weren’t silenced for long. Carter Graham, who got the Cardinal on the scoreboard first with a two-run double, smashed a three-run triple in the second inning to give the Cardinal the lead for good. Aggies senior 6-5 outfielder Brett Minnich — they grown them big in Texas — hit a solo home run in the sixth to pull within a run, 6-5, but the Cardinal again squashed their opponent’s momentum. Stanford blew the game open with its seven-run seventh inning. All-American outfielder Alberto Rios fired up the crowd with an RBI double, and the hits kept coming, each seemingly traveling more distance than the previous. Freshman catcher Malcolm Moore blasted a two-run home run to right center field, and, five batters later, Troy followed with a blast over the fence in left field that still hasn’t landed. Dugan kept the Aggies in check down the stretch. He scatted four hits and a walk while striking out six batters. Dugan was the fourth pitcher used by the Cardinal, and the Aggies used five, after they pulled their starter after 1 2/3 innings for the third straight game. It’s a trend the lethal Cardinal offense would like to extend Monday, when they’ll play with the same motivation: One more day with their baseball brothers. THE SCORE Stanford 13, Texas A&M 5 Up next: Stanford Regional Championship, Stanford vs. Texas A&M When: Monday, 6 p.m. Where: Sunken Diamond, Stanford	2023-06-05T08:27:18+00:00	santacruzsentinel.com	https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/06/05/stanford-wins-two-elimination-games-will-face-texas-am-for-super-regional-berth-college-baseball/
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, November 4, 2022 _____ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas... Northeastern Roberts County in the Panhandle of Texas... Southeastern Ochiltree County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 430 AM CDT. * At 343 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of Wolf Creek Park, or 17 miles northwest of Canadian, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Follett, Darrouzett and Wolf Creek Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. _____ Copyright 2022 AccuWeather	2022-11-04T09:21:11+00:00	sfgate.com	https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/TX-WFO-AMARILLO-Warnings-Watches-and-Advisories-17557849.php
Celtics vs. 76ers Injury Report Today - May 9 The Boston Celtics (57-25) have zero players on the injury report in their NBA playoffs second round game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers (54-28) at TD Garden on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 PM ET. Watch the NBA all season long on Fubo! On Sunday when these two teams last met, the 76ers took down the Celtics 116-115 in OT. In the 76ers' victory, James Harden scored 42 points (and added eight rebounds and nine assists), while Jayson Tatum scored 24 in the loss for the Celtics. Rep your team with officially licensed gear! Head to Fanatics to find jerseys, shirts, and much more. Celtics vs 76ers Additional Info Boston Celtics Injury Report Today Start playing daily fantasy basketball today at FanDuel -- sign up with our link for a first-time deposit bonus! Philadelphia 76ers Injury Report Today Celtics vs. 76ers Game Info - When: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET - Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts - TV: TNT Celtics Season Insights - The Celtics average seven more points per game (117.9) than the 76ers give up (110.9). - Boston is 48-12 when scoring more than 110.9 points. - On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics have increased their production slightly over their last 10 games, scoring 119.2 points per contest over that stretch as opposed to the 117.9 they've racked up over the course of this year. - Boston knocks down 4.4 more threes per game than the opposition, 16 (second-most in the league) compared to its opponents' 11.6. - The Celtics average 115.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (third in the league), and allow 108.8 points per 100 possessions (third in the NBA). 76ers Season Insights - The 76ers' 115.2 points per game are just 3.8 more points than the 111.4 the Celtics allow to opponents. - Philadelphia is 43-7 when it scores more than 111.4 points. - While the 76ers are scoring 115.2 points per game in 2022-23, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, amassing 110.9 points per contest. - Philadelphia hits 12.6 three-pointers per game (11th in the league) at a 38.7% rate (first in NBA), compared to the 11.6 its opponents make, shooting 34.8% from deep. - The 76ers rank fourth in the league averaging 115.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are eighth, allowing 110.3 points per 100 possessions. Celtics vs. 76ers Betting Info Want to place a bet on this matchup? Get a first deposit bonus when you sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook using our link today! Not all offers available in all states. Please gamble responsibly! Contact 1-800-GAMBLER if you or someone you know has developed a gambling problem or addiction. © 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved.	2023-05-09T19:47:16+00:00	wymt.com	https://www.wymt.com/sports/betting/2023/05/09/celtics-vs-76ers-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-injury-report/
Soon you’ll be able to pay for things by scanning the palm of your hand. “Biometric authentication has been there for a long time,” said Sanchari Das, a cybersecurity and privacy expert. She is an assistant professor at the University of Denver focused on cybersecurity and privacy from the user perspective. We use your fingerprint at airports, our face to unlock our phones, and now Panera recently announced that you’ll soon be able to scan your palm at checkout. This is done by using Amazon One, Amazon’s palm scanning payment system that has already been implemented at Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations in parts of the U.S.. Panera will be the first national restaurant chain to implement it. It will initially be deployed at select locations in St. Louis before expanding in the coming months. “It is highly usable, we do not need additional technological knowledge to use biometric because that's something which we are,” Das said. Das said it’s a great option for companies that can afford it, but there are also some cons. She mentioned this tech may be difficult to use in certain weather, like when it’s cold for instance. There is also the potential for exclusion of those with physical disabilities or those who do not wish to share biometric data. There are also privacy concerns. “How are they going to process and store this kind of data?,” Das said. “Biometric people have to be all the more careful how it is implemented and how it is stored and that is something that users don't know.” While you can change a password or a social security number, you can’t change your palm print. Das said companies still have a few details to iron out around data storage and encryption, but technology like this is only going to become more popular. “Definitely this is the future, and we should work towards it,” she said.	2023-03-31T18:06:25+00:00	kivitv.com	https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/using-palm-scanning-tech-to-pay-raises-privacy-concerns
CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.” Penn addressed the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in a press conference for his new film, “Black Flies,” director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s harrowing, gritty drama about New York paramedics. Asked about the strike, Penn said “the industry has been upending the writers and actors and directors for a very long time.” “There’s a lot of new concepts being tossed about including the use of A.I. It strikes me as a human obscenity for there to be pushback on that from the producers,” said Penn, a veteran writer-director in addition to being an actor. Film and TV screenwriters earlier this month began striking after talks with producers broke off. The WGA is seeking better pay, new contracts for the streaming era and safeguards against the use of AI-scripted work-arounds. “The first thing we should do in these conversations is change the Producers Guild and title them how they behave, which is the Bankers Guild,” added Penn. “It’s difficult for so many writers and so many people industry-wide to not be able to work at this time. I guess it’s going to soul-search itself and see what side toughs it out.” Penn’s comments come as the potential for a wider work stoppage in Hollywood may be growing. The Directors Guild is also negotiating a new contract with producers. The board of SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, this week voted to ask members for strike authorization as it prepares to enter negotiations for a new contract. In Cannes, the strike been a regular topic for American stars. On Thursday, Ethan Hawke wore a shirt that read “Pencils Down.” On the festival’s opening day Tuesday, juror Paul Dano said he planned to join his wife, Zoe Kazan, on the picket lines soon. “My wife is currently picketing with my 6-month-old, strapped to her chest,” said Dano. “I will be there on the picket line when I get back home.” At the press conference Friday for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, one of the top film producers, said “most people are in full support of the writers getting what they deserve.” “The meta issue here is how that it’s being impacted by an industry that’s really changing, that is in the midst of change, both technologically and just basic aspects of how we work,” Kennedy said. “That’s going to take time. That’s what everyone is getting ready for.”	2023-05-19T14:47:09+00:00	cbs4indy.com	https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-sean-penn-backing-wga-strike-calls-producers-guild-the-bankers-guild-at-cannes-film-festival/
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox declined to tender 2023 contracts to outfielders Adam Engel and Mark Payton and infielder Danny Mendick on Friday. All remaining unsigned players on the 40-man roster have been tendered contracts for next season. Chicago missed the playoffs at 81-81 coming off back-to-back postseason appearances. The White Sox hired Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol to replace Hall of Famer Tony La Russa as their manager nearly three weeks ago. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	2022-11-19T01:46:20+00:00	washingtonpost.com	https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/white-sox-decline-to-tender-engel-payton-mendick/2022/11/18/7f999a4c-67a9-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html
Tayvion Robinson announces return to BBN Published: Jan. 10, 2023 at 4:01 PM EST\|Updated: 28 minutes ago HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - After a banner year with Kentucky, wide receiver Tayvion Robinson announced on Twitter he will return next season. Robinson was named second-team All-SEC punt returner and third-team All-SEC wide receiver by Phil Steele. He had nearly 500 receiving yards and three touchdowns for Kentucky in 2022. Before transferring to Kentucky, Robinson started for three seasons at Virginia Tech, leading the team in receptions and receiving touchdowns his senior season. Copyright 2023 WYMT. All rights reserved.	2023-01-10T21:30:57+00:00	wymt.com	https://www.wymt.com/2023/01/10/tayvion-robinson-announces-return-bbn/
Greyhound offers free bus rides to runaway youth Published: Dec. 23, 2022 at 4:01 AM CST\|Updated: 11 minutes ago (CNN) - Greyhound bus lines is once again offering free rides to help people in need this holiday season. It’s part of the transportation company’s Home Free program. For 35 years, Greyhound has helped runaways, homeless persons, and exploited youth reunite with their families or legal guardians with a free bus ticket home or to a stable and safe place. Greyhound started the free program in 1987 to show its commitment to servicing communities nationwide. The partnership has helped over 18,000 families by providing free bus tickets. Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.	2022-12-23T10:13:44+00:00	ktiv.com	https://www.ktiv.com/2022/12/23/greyhound-offers-free-bus-rides-runaway-youth/
Which Nikon digital cameras are best? Nikon’s earned its place in the modern digital camera market, but with so many options to choose from, exactly which Nikon camera to buy can still be a little daunting. Those getting their first digital cameras will likely notice how much better they can be than phone cameras, though others who aren’t beginners may need to be a little pickier to fulfill their needs. This Nikon D780 Digital Camera DSLR Bundle is a great pick, featuring a Nikon D780 body with lenses and everything else you need to start shooting. What to know before you buy a Nikon digital camera Different types of Nikon digital cameras Nikon DSLR cameras are the ones that are primarily worth checking out, though not every Nikon digital camera is a DSLR. You can also find Nikon cameras that feature point-and-shoot configurations if you’re looking for something smaller and more portable than the average DSLR. Still, mirrorless and DSLR digital cameras tend to produce the best pictures and will still vary marginally from model to model. Nikon sensor formats Most Nikon cameras feature one of two sensor formats, including DX sensors and FX sensors, the latter of which is sometimes known as a full-format sensor. While the DX sensor is slightly smaller than the FX format at 24mm by 16mm, FX sensors offer a 35mm format. In addition, you can find lenses that work with Nikon’s DX sensors or others for FX sensors called “non-DX” lenses. Ultimately, the camera’s sensor will determine how much detail is included in a photo, and while the FX sensors may be preferable, both configurations will produce impressive and crisp photography. Resolution Camera resolution is another factor worth considering, since it determines how many pixels a given sensor can capture. Cameras measure and advertise their resolutions using the megapixel unit, and most Nikon DSLRs will range from 16 to 35 megapixels of resolution, with some cheaper models offering even less. What to look for in a quality Nikon digital camera Strong sensor Ultimately, a camera’s sensor will be one of the main things determining its photo-taking capabilities. While Nikon’s FX, or full-format, and DX sensors both produce super-clear, detailed images, those looking for an upgrade pick may want to consider getting a camera model with the full-format configuration, while beginners may be able to make either of them work just fine. Nikon digital camera bundle Many digital cameras can be purchased in bundles, which often offer a wide range of accessories for the user. While some cameras can be purchased with just the body, others will often include a lens, while larger bundles can include things like flash components, camera bags, battery chargers, tripods, extra SD cards and more. Preferred lens type Depending on what kind of photography or videography you’ll be shooting, you may consider whether you simply want a standard lens like an 18-55mm, or something that can focus even further like a 24-120mm lens, or something else entirely. How much you can expect to spend on Nikon digital cameras Nikon digital cameras can tend to span a wide range of price points, though their DSLRs are not necessarily cheap. You can find cheap Nikon digital cameras for as low as $300-$750, while higher-tier models may cost closer to $750-$2,000, with many professional-level models costing over $2,000. Nikon digital camera FAQ Are Nikon digital cameras better than other camera brands? A. Nikon digital cameras aren’t necessarily better than other camera brands, and like most brands, the company has a wide range of products at varying price points and quality levels. Luckily, that means it’s hard to go wrong with whatever camera you end up with, but preferred camera brands are also fairly subjective and are up to the user. Where are Nikon digital cameras made? A. Nikon is a Japanese company, and most of its higher-quality cameras are made at a factory in Sendai, Japan. A number of other Nikon models are also manufactured in Ayuthaya, Thailand. What are the best Nikon digital cameras to buy? Top Nikon digital camera Nikon D780 Digital Camera with AF-S 24-120mm VR Lens Bundle and Accessory Kit What you need to know: This Nikon D780 bundle is perfect for those in need of a professional-level camera, and it comes with a lens as well as a handful of handy accessories. What you’ll love: This full-frame camera comes with an AF-S sensor and a 24-120mm lens that’s perfect for delicate shooting. Nikon’s D780 also includes a 51-point AF system that makes focusing simple in nearly any light or setting. What you should consider: Many users found this camera model too expensive and decided to buy something else. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Top Nikon digital camera for the money Nikon D3500 Digital Camera with AF-P 18-55mm VR Lens Bundle and Accessory Kit What you need to know: For those on a budget, this Nikon D3500 is an excellent deal with an impressive value, featuring a 24.2-megapixel resolution and a robust AF-P DX sensor. What you’ll love: Along with coming at a reasonable price point, this D3500 model bundle comes with two 32 GB SD cards, a tripod, a flash unit, an 18-55mm lens and a camera bag, among other items. Purchase also comes with a one-year limited warranty. What you should consider: This camera doesn’t shoot video footage, despite its supremely-fair price point. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Worth checking out Nikon D5600 Digital Camera with AF-P 18-55mm VR Lens Bundle and Accessory Kit What you need to know: The Nikon D5300 offers a fairly-affordable camera option, and this bundle includes an 18-55mm VR lens along with two SD cards and a few other accessories. What you’ll love: This camera features a 24.2-megapixel resolution with a DX CMOS sensor, as well as wireless photo sharing and video recording. In this bundle, you’ll also receive a camera bag, a battery charger, a tripod, a flash unit, two 32 GB SD cards and a number of other useful items. What you should consider: Some buyers didn’t like how the video recording turned out on this unit, despite being 1080p. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. Peter McGuthrie writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved.	2022-05-31T19:16:14+00:00	pahomepage.com	https://www.pahomepage.com/reviews/br/electronics-br/camera-photo-br/best-nikon-digital-camera/
- This is the first positive pivotal trial to show survival benefits with a PD-1 inhibitor plus an anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) - Combination therapy has the potential to offer a new treatment option for patients with uHCC, a condition with an urgent medical need - Hengrui anticipates submission of an FDA Biologic License Application for camrelizumab as a treatment option for HCC soon PARIS, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., one of the largest biopharmaceutical companies headquartered in China, today announced top-line results from the phase 3 study of camrelizumab (anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitor) combined with rivoceranib (apatinib) vs. sorafenib as a first-line therapy for uHCC. Camrelizumab plus rivoceranib significantly prolonged overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), and improved overall response rate (ORR) vs. sorafenib, a standard first-line treatment for uHCC. The study is a multinational, randomized, open-label trial and included 543 patients from 13 countries. The study was initiated in June 2019, and met the primary endpoint in April 2022. Top-line data shown below were included in the presentation at the Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). - Median OS for camrelizumab + rivoceranib was 22.1 mos. [95% CI 19.1-27.2] vs. 15.2 mos. [13.0-18.5]; hazard ratio (HR) 0.62 [95% CI 0.49-0.80]; 1-sided p<0.0001, - Median PFS for camrelizumab + rivoceranib was 5.6 mos. [95% CI 5.5-6.3] vs. 3.7 mos. [2.8-3.7]; HR 0.52 [95% CI 0.41-0.65]); 1-sided p<0.0001, - Confirmed ORR for camrelizumab + rivoceranib was 25.4% (95% CI 20.3-31.0), compared to 5.9% (3.4-9.4) for sorafenib. "We and others have established the validity of immune-checkpoint inhibition for the treatment of HCC. The combination of camrelizumab plus rivoceranib phase 3 trial results demonstrate the combo treatment as a new first-line treatment option for uHCC," said Dr. Lianshan Zhang, president of global R&D, Board Director of Hengrui Pharma. "We continue to work with our partner Elevar to bring this combination therapy to HCC patients around the world who could be benefited by this new treatment option." "The results from this large multinational, randomized phase 3 study confirmed the robust progression-free survival and overall survival benefit in the first line of uHCC patient population and confirmed our understanding of the clinical benefit this combination therapy may offer patients with uHCC. With the solid and consistent data shown not only in ITT population but also in each subgroup population, we are looking forward to providing a new treatment option for uHCC patients!" said Amily Zhang, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer (Oncology) of Hengrui Pharma. The findings were presented on September 10 during the annual ESMO in Paris. "Camrelizumab (C) plus rivoceranib (R) vs. sorafenib (S) as first-line therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC): a randomized, phase 3 trial" was shared as a late-breaking proffered paper presentation at ESMO on September 10, 8:40 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. CEST, location 7.1C – Cannes Auditorium. The session title is Proffered Paper Session 1: GI, upper digestive. About SHR-1210-III-310 Trial The SHR-1210-III-310 study (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03764293) is a randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial conducted in 95 study sites across 13 countries/regions to investigate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab plus rivoceranib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with incurable, locally advanced or metastatic HCC who had not received previous systematic treatment. The primary endpoints were overall survival and progression-free survival as assessed by the blinded independent review committee according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1. A total of 543 patients were randomized 1:1 to receive camrelizumab (200 mg intravenously once every two weeks) plus rivoceranib (250 mg orally once daily) or sorafenib (400 mg orally twice daily). This study was sponsored by Hengrui Pharma and co-funded by Elevar Therapeutics. About Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) HCC is the most common type of primary liver cancer. It most frequently occurs in people with chronic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. HCC typically has a poor prognosis and a lack of treatment options and is therefore a condition with an urgent medical need. About Camrelizumab Camrelizumab (SHR-1210) is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor. Blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway is a therapeutic strategy showing success in a wide variety of solid and hematological cancers. Camrelizumab is developed by Hengrui Pharma and has been studied in more than 5,000 patients. Currently, 50 clinical trials are underway in a broad range of tumors (including liver cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and breast cancer etc.) and treatment settings. Camrelizumab, under the brand name AiRuiKa®, is currently approved for 8 indications in China, including monotherapy for the treatment of HCC (second-line), relapsed/refractory classic Hodgkin's lymphoma (third-line), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (second-line) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (third-line or further) and in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (non-squamous and squamous), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the first-line setting. FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to camrelizumab for advanced HCC in April 2021. In April 2020, Hengrui Pharma licensed the Korean rights of camrelizumab to CrystalGenomics Inc., a biotech company based in the Republic of Korea. About Rivoceranib (apatinib) Rivoceranib (Apatinib) is the first small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) approved in gastric cancer in China (December 2014). Rivoceranib is a highly potent inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2), a primary pathway for tumor angiogenesis. VEGFR-2 inhibition is a clinically validated approach to limit tumor growth and disease progression. Rivoceranib is co-developed by Hengrui Pharma in China and by Elevar Therapeutics, Inc. globally (excluding China). It has been studied in more than 6,000 patients worldwide and was well tolerated in clinical trials with a comparable safety profile to other TKIs and VEGF inhibitors. Rivoceranib is currently being studied as a monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy in various solid tumor indications. Clinical studies are ongoing in multiple solid tumor types including gastric cancer (as a monotherapy and in combination with paclitaxel), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (in combination with camrelizumab), adenoid cystic carcinoma (as monotherapy) and colorectal cancer (in combination with Lonsurf®). Orphan drug designations have been granted in gastric cancer (U.S., EU and South Korea), in adenoid cystic carcinoma (U.S.) and in HCC (U.S.). Elevar holds the global rights (excluding China) and has partnered for the development and marketing of rivoceranib with HLB-LS in South Korea. Rivoceranib, under the name apatinib, is currently approved in China for advanced gastric cancer and in second-line advanced HCC by the Chinese-territory license-holder, Hengrui Pharma, under the brand name Aitan®. About Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. Hengrui Pharma is a leading global pharmaceutical company headquartered in China with a focus on research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative and high-quality healthcare products. Innovation is the core development strategy. Hengrui Pharma ranked the 24th among the top 1,000 global pharma companies in 20211. Hengrui has been on the Pharma Exec's annual listing of the top global pharmaceutical companies for the fourth consecutive year, rising from the 47th in 2019 to the 32nd in 20222. 1. https://torreya.com/publications/pharma-1000-report-torreya-2021-11-08.pdf. 2. https://www.pharmexec.com/view/2022-pharm-exec-top-50-companies View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.	2022-09-11T12:27:08+00:00	ksla.com	https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/09/10/camrelizumab-combination-with-rivoceranib-apatinib-significantly-prolonged-overall-survival-progression-free-survival-vs-sorafenib-patients-with-unresectable-hepatocellular-carcinoma-multinational-phase-3-trial-joint-program-with-elevar-therapeutics/
Los Angeles schools to close as district workers plan strike By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will walk off the job over stalled contract talks. They will be joined Tuesday in solidarity by teachers for a planned three-day strike that will shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations are planned at schools across the city by members of Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff. They are demanding better wages and increased staffing. Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said the union has refused to negotiate.	2023-03-21T04:54:28+00:00	localnews8.com	https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/03/20/los-angeles-schools-to-close-as-district-workers-plan-strike/
Board declares $1.30 quarterly dividend per share; appoints William Moreton to Board of Directors LEBANON, Tenn., Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 ended October 28, 2022. First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Highlights - The Company reported first quarter total revenue of $839.5 million. Compared to the prior year first quarter, total revenue increased 7.0%. - GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $23.6 million, or 2.8% of total revenue, and adjusted1 operating income was $30.0 million, or 3.6% of total revenue. - GAAP net income was $17.1 million, or 2.0% of total revenue. Adjusted EBITDA1 was $54.8 million, or 6.5% of total revenue. - GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.77, and adjusted1 earnings per diluted share were $0.99. - The Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share. - The Company has appointed veteran restaurant leader, William Moreton, to its Board of Directors. Commenting on the first quarter results, Cracker Barrel President and Chief Executive Officer, Sandra B. Cochran said, "We delivered topline performance and operating income results in line with our expectations. I was pleased with our teams' ability to successfully operate in a challenging environment and with our progress on key initiatives including cost savings, digital experience, store technology, and hospitality. I remain confident in our strategy, and we continue to expect improved performance in the second half of the fiscal year. While the increased macroeconomic uncertainty and persistent inflationary pressures merit caution, we believe our value proposition and strong guest experience position us well to navigate the environment." Announcing the appointment of William Moreton to the Company's Board of Directors, Ms. Cochran commented, "We are happy to announce that Bill Moreton has agreed to join our Board of Directors. Bill has over thirty-five years of leadership and financial experience in the restaurant space, including as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of Panera Bread Company, President and Chief Financial Officer of Potbelly Sandwich Works, Chief Executive Officer of Baja Fresh, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Houlihan's Restaurant Group, as well as experience in banking and public accounting. With this background, Bill brings even more industry expertise and valuable perspective to our Board and adds to our Board's already impressive level of strategic capabilities as we navigate industry challenges. Our other directors and our management team are looking forward to his contributions." First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results Revenue The Company reported total revenue of $839.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, representing an increase of 7.0% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Cracker Barrel comparable store restaurant sales increased 7.1%, including total menu pricing of 7.8%. Comparable store retail sales increased 4.3% from the prior year quarter. Operating Income GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $23.6 million, or 2.8% of total revenue. Excluding the approximately $3.2 million in non-cash amortization related to the gains on the previously disclosed sale and leaseback transactions and approximately $3.2 million in proxy contest and settlement expenses incurred in the first quarter, adjusted1 operating income for the first quarter was $30.0 million, or 3.6% of total revenue, compared to $46.1 million, or 5.9%, of total revenue in the prior year quarter. The decline in the Company's adjusted operating income as a percent of total revenue versus the prior year is primarily the result of commodity, wage and other expense inflation in excess of pricing, higher retail cost of goods sold, and elevated maintenance expense. Net Income, EBITDA, and Earnings per Diluted Share GAAP net income for the first quarter was $17.1 million, or 2.0% of total revenue. This represented a 48.7% decrease compared to prior year quarter GAAP net income of $33.4 million, or 4.3% of total revenue. Adjusted EBITDA1 was $54.8 million, or 6.5% of total revenue, a 23.8% decrease compared to the prior year quarter EBITDA1 of $71.9 million, or 9.2% of total revenue. GAAP earnings per diluted share for the first quarter were $0.77, a 45.4% decrease compared to the prior year quarter GAAP earnings per diluted share of $1.41. Adjusted1 earnings per diluted share were $0.99, a 34.9% decrease compared to the prior year quarter adjusted1 earnings per diluted share of $1.52. Quarterly Dividend Declaration The Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share on the Company's common stock. The quarterly dividend is payable on January 31, 2023 to shareholders of record as of January 13, 2023. Fiscal 2023 Outlook The Company anticipates the near-term consumer environment will remain challenged due to continued inflation, low consumer confidence, and macroeconomic uncertainty. The Company expects the environment and results to improve, although later in the year than the Company forecasted last quarter. The Company has thus adjusted its outlook for the fiscal year as follows: - Total revenue growth of 6% to 8% compared to the prior fiscal year; - Commodity inflation of 8% to 9%, with sequential moderation each quarter; - Wage inflation of 5% to 6%; - GAAP operating income margin rate in the low 4% range and adjusted operating income margin rate in the high 4% range. The Company reiterated the following components of its outlook: - Three to four new Cracker Barrel units and 15 to 20 new Maple Street Biscuit Company units - Cost savings and business model improvements that are expected to contribute between $20 million to $25 million to fiscal 2023 profitability; - Capital expenditures of approximately $125 million; and - An effective tax rate in the range of 10% to 15%. The Company reminds readers that the uncertainties created by current macroeconomic conditions may cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and that its outlook for fiscal 2023 reflects a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control. 1 For Non-GAAP reconciliations, please refer to the Reconciliation of GAAP-basis operating results to non-GAAP operating results section of this release. Fiscal 2023 First Quarter Conference Call As previously announced, the live broadcast of Cracker Barrel's quarterly conference call will be available to the public online at investor.crackerbarrel.com today beginning at 11:00 a.m. (ET). The online replay will be available at 2:00 p.m. (ET) and continue through December 16, 2022. About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) provides a caring and friendly home-away-from-home experience while offering guests high-quality homestyle food to enjoy in-store or to-go and unique shopping — all at a fair price. Established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn., Cracker Barrel and its affiliates operate more than 660 company-owned Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations in 45 states and own the fast-casual Maple Street Biscuit Company. For more information about the Company, visit crackerbarrel.com. CBRL-F Except for specific historical information, certain of the matters discussed in this press release may express or imply projections of revenues or expenditures, statements of plans and objectives or future operations or statements of future economic performance. These, and similar statements are forward-looking statements concerning matters that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual performance of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. and its subsidiaries to differ materially from those expressed or implied by this discussion. All forward-looking information is subject to completion of our financial procedures for Q1 FY 2023 and is provided pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be evaluated in the context of these factors. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "trends," "assumptions," "target," "guidance," "outlook," "opportunity," "future," "plans," "goals," "objectives," "expectations," "near-term," "long-term," "projection," "may," "will," "would," "could," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "potential," "regular," "should," "projects," "forecasts," or "continue" (or the negative or other derivatives of each of these terms) or similar terminology and include the expected effects of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition and results of operations and of operational improvement initiatives, such as new menu items and retail offerings. Factors which could materially affect actual results include, but are not limited to: risks and uncertainties associated with inflationary conditions with respect to the cost for food, ingredients, retail merchandise, transportation, distribution, labor and utilities and their effects on the availability of key inputs to our business as well as consumer spending, travel and demand generally; the COVID-19 pandemic, including the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its ultimate impact on our business, levels of consumer confidence in the safety of dine-in restaurants, restrictions (including occupancy restrictions) imposed by governmental authorities, the effectiveness of cost saving measures undertaken throughout our operations, disruptions to our operations as a result of the spread of COVID-19 in our workforce, and our level of indebtedness, or constraints on our expenditures, ability to service our debt obligations or make cash distributions to our shareholders or cash management generally; general or regional economic weakness, business and societal conditions, and weather on sales and customer travel; discretionary income or personal expenditure activity of our customers; information technology-related incidents, including data privacy and information security breaches, whether as a result of infrastructure failures, employee or vendor errors, or actions of third parties; our ability to identify, acquire and sell successful new lines of retail merchandise and new menu items at our restaurants; our ability to sustain or the effects of plans intended to improve operational or marketing execution and performance; uncertain performance of acquired businesses, strategic investments and other initiatives that we may pursue now or in the future; changes in or implementation of additional governmental or regulatory rules, regulations and interpretations affecting tax, wage and hour matters, health and safety, pensions, insurance or other undeterminable areas; the effects of plans intended to promote or protect our brands and products; commodity price increases; the ability of and cost to us to recruit, train, and retain qualified hourly and management employees; the effects of increased competition at our locations on sales and on labor recruiting, cost, and retention; workers' compensation, group health and utility price changes; consumer behavior based on negative publicity or changes in consumer health or dietary trends or safety aspects of our food or products or those of the restaurant industry in general, including concerns about outbreaks of infectious disease, as well as the possible effects of such events on the price or availability of ingredients used in our restaurants; the effects of our indebtedness, including under our credit facility and our convertible senior notes, and associated restrictions on our financial and operating flexibility and ability to execute or pursue our operating plans and objectives; changes in interest rates, increases in borrowed capital or capital market conditions affecting our financing costs and ability to refinance all or portions of our indebtedness; the effects of dilution of our existing stockholders' ownership interest that may ensue from any conversions of our convertible senior notes or the related warrants issued in connection with our convertible note hedging transactions; the effects of business trends on the outlook for individual restaurant locations and the effect on the carrying value of those locations; our ability to retain key personnel; the availability and cost of suitable sites for restaurant development and our ability to identify those sites; our ability to enter successfully into new geographic markets that may be less familiar to us; changes in land, building materials and construction costs; the actual results of pending, future or threatened litigation or governmental investigations and the costs and effects of negative publicity or our ability to manage the impact of social media associated with these activities; economic or psychological effects of natural disasters or unforeseen events such as terrorist acts, social unrest or war and the military or government responses to such events; disruptions to our restaurant or retail supply chain, including as a result of COVID-19; changes in foreign exchange rates affecting our future retail inventory purchases; the impact of activist shareholders; our reliance on limited distribution facilities and certain significant vendors; implementation of new or changes in interpretation of existing accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"); and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, and other communications. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which made. We expressly disclaim any intent, obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. Reconciliation of GAAP-basis operating results to non-GAAP operating results (Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts) Adjusted Operating Income and Earnings Per Share In the accompanying press release, the Company makes reference to its first quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted operating income and earnings per share. In regards to fiscal 2022, this reconciliation excludes non-cash amortization of the asset recognized from the gains on the sale and leaseback transactions and the related tax impact. In regard to fiscal 2023, this reconciliation excludes non-cash amortization of the asset recognized from the gains on the sale and leaseback transactions and the related tax impact and expenses related to proxy contest and settlement expenses in connection with the Company's 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. The Company believes excluding these items from its financial results provides investors with an enhanced understanding of the Company's financial results and enhances comparability across periods. This information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income or earnings per share information prepared in accordance with GAAP. CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. Reconciliation of GAAP-basis operating results to non-GAAP operating results (Unaudited and in thousands) EBITDA In the accompanying press release, the Company makes reference to its first quarter fiscal 2023 EBITDA. The Company defines EBITDA as net income excluding depreciation and amortization, non-cash amortization of the asset recognized from the gains on sale and leaseback transactions, interest expense and tax expense. The Company believes that presentation of EBITDA provides investors with an enhanced understanding of the Company's operating performance and debt leverage metrics, and that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure, when combined with the primary presentation of net income, is beneficial to an investor's complete understanding of its operating performance. This information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of GAAP-basis Operating Income Margin outlook to non-GAAP Operating Income Margin outlook In the accompanying press release, the Company provides its current outlook for adjusted operating income margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, for fiscal 2023. The Company's adjusted operating income margin outlook excludes the expected non-cash amortization of the asset recognized from the gains on the sale and leaseback transactions and expenses related to proxy contest and settlement expenses in connection with the Company's 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. The Company believes presenting its current outlook for adjusted operating income margin that excludes these items provides investors with an enhanced understanding of the Company's expected margin performance and enhances comparability with the Company's historical results. This information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income margin outlook reported in accordance with GAAP. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.	2022-12-02T14:28:33+00:00	mysuncoast.com	https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/12/02/cracker-barrel-reports-first-quarter-fiscal-2023-results/

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