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MADRID (AP) — Against a backdrop of Russian bombardments, border closures and a nail-biting 3,500-kilometer (2,150-mile) truck journey across Europe, Spain’s Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum has teamed up with the National Art Museum of Ukraine to secretly bring dozens of 20th century Ukrainian avant-garde artworks to Madrid for a unique exhibition and a show of support for the war-torn country.
“In The Eye Of The Hurricane. Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930s,” opens to the public Tuesday, featuring some 70 works mostly from the Kyiv gallery and the country’s theater, music and cinema museum. It will run until next April.
The show constitutes the first time that such a large body of modern art has left Ukraine. The circumstances under which it has been organized make it a feat of cultural defiance.
“This is super important for us as a way to protect our heritage, that we managed to take the works out of the war zone,” says Katia Denysova, one of the exhibition’s curators.
The show is the brainchild of Swiss-born art collector and activist Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, founder of the Museums for Ukraine support network, and her friend, Ukrainian art historian and curator Konstantin Akinsha. They came up with the idea following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor last February.
The central concept was to counter Russia’s narrative that Ukraine doesn’t rightfully exist and that its art is really Russian.
“We wanted to act as a protector of these works that are extremely unique and rare, but also to do it by celebrating the value of Ukraine’s immense legacy that has been completely forgotten and appropriated by Russia over the last decades,” said Thyssen-Bornemisza, a daughter of the late Dutch-born industrialist and baron whose collection formed the basis of the Madrid gallery when it opened in 1992.
An international art exhibition of this type would normally take several years to organize. This one, with the blessing of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, came together in a matter of months.
Getting the paintings to Madrid was the stuff of wartime drama.
After months of preparations, the works were packed into two trucks in the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 15, just hours before Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on the Ukraine capital and key national infrastructure targets.
Organizers had not been banking on Russia attacking that day, saying the attacks normally occur on Mondays. But with a military escort, the trucks left the city safely.
On their way west, however, they had to pass through the city of Lviv, which also came under surprise attack. They eventually made it to the Polish border early Wednesday but it was closed following the landing of a stray Russian-made missile just inside Poland that initially triggered fears of a major escalation of the war.
Eventually the border reopened, and the convoy sped to Madrid where it arrived Sunday, Nov. 20.
The paintings, ranging from figurative art to futurism and constructivism, stem from an exceedingly turbulent period for Ukraine, with collapsing empires, world war, revolutions and the war of independence before the eventual creation of Soviet Ukraine. The show includes works by Mykhailo Boichuk, Davyd Burliuk, Vadym Meller, Kostiantyn Yeleva and Vasyl Yermilov.
Under Soviet leader Josef Stalin, repression in Ukraine led to the execution of dozens of writers, theater directors and artists, including some whose work is on display in the Spanish capital. The Holodomor, the manmade famine of 1932–33 which was a result of Soviet policies, killed millions of Ukrainians.
For much of the early 20th century, many of the works were locked away by Soviet authorities, classed as worthless because their creators were deemed to be bourgeois. That, unintentionally, led to their conservation.
The works went back on display with Ukraine’s independence in 1991 but later had to be put back into vaults and warehouses to protect them from Russia’s invasion.
“We know what happens when Russians occupy territories and get hold of the museums. They loot everything,” said Denysova, referring to the fate of the art museum in Kherson, a southern Ukraine city which Kremlin forces occupied for eight months until Ukrainian forces recaptured it earlier this month.
In a video message for the inauguration, Zelenskyy said terrible times had returned to Ukraine but there was hope.
“At this exhibition you can see Ukrainian art, which was also created in terrible times,” said Zelenskyy.
“Terror tried to rule then as it does now. But just like in the 20th century, humanity must win and just like then, culture must win,” he added.
In April, the show will move to Cologne, Germany, where it will be on display until September.
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Published 10:53 am Thursday, May 18, 2023
Timothy ‘Tim’ Cochlin, 69 of Maricopa, AZ passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023. Tim was born December 7, 1953 to Harold and Bernadine Cochlin. After Tim graduated from Pacelli High School in 1972 he worked for the railroad before going back to school to become a gunsmith. In December of 1976 he married Kathy Jo Ball, and they had their only child, JillAnn. He worked for security at the Hormel plant in Austin before retiring to Maricopa to spend time with his young grandkids. Anyone who knew Tim, knew his love for hunting, fishing, and his family & friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife Kathy, his parents Harold and Bernadine Cochlin, his brothers Thomas ‘Tom’ and Theodore ‘Ted’.
He is survived by his daughter JillAnn (Adam) Guidi and their four kids Kara, Paige, Grayden, and Jameson, sisters Roberta Andrews (Klock) and Jan (Dan) Thurber, in-laws on Kathy’s side Barb (Larry) Helland, Donna Wilson, Ruth (Ross) Chamberlain, Patty (Dan) McDonald, Steve (Karen) Ball, Kris (Tim) McInnis, and countless nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews.
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NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls, prosecutors said in a memo filed Wednesday in advance of his sentencing later this month.
A New York City jury found Kelly guilty of racketeering and multiple other counts last year at a sex-trafficking trial that was seen as a signature moment in the #MeToo movement. Prosecutors alleged that the entourage of managers and aides who helped Kelly meet girls — and keep them obedient — amounted to a criminal enterprise.
Several accusers testified in lurid detail during the trial, alleging that Kelly subjected his victims to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage.
Kelly used his “fame, money and popularity” to systematically “prey upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification,” prosecutors wrote in the filing.
“He continued his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account,” prosecutors wrote.
Kelly’s lawyers have argued that he deserves only a maximum of about 17 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.
Among multiple sordid allegations, jurors heard testimony about a fraudulent marriage scheme hatched to protect Kelly after he feared he had impregnated R&B phenom Aaliyah in 1994 when she was just 15. Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a license falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time.
Aaliyah worked with Kelly, who wrote and produced her 1994 debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number.” She died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22.
The competing defense memo suggested prosecutors arguments for a higher sentence overreached by falsely claiming Kelly participated in the bribery of “a public aid officer to produce an identification card” that allowed the sham marriage to go forward.
Kelly’s lawyers also said it was wrong to assert he should get more time because he sexually abused one of his victims — referred to in court as “Jane” — after her parents innocently entrusted him to help her with her musical career.
“The record shows that Jane’s parents directed Jane to lie to the defendant about her age and then encouraged her to seduce him,” the papers say.
Kelly, 55, is set to be sentenced on June 29. | 2022-06-09T19:19:21+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/entertainment-news/prosecutors-r-kelly-should-get-at-least-25-years-in-prison/ |
Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
ROCKWALL, Texas, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Rockwall at 3035 Ridge Road. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more. The store will host a grand opening celebration on June 18 from 12 to 2 p.m., featuring discounts, giveaways, refreshments, and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in two hours or less.
"Offering top-notch service while keeping the community connected is our number one priority," said James Jaeger, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions District Manager. "We are committed to ensuring locals have a go-to spot for tech repair that's not only affordable but also convenient."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 800 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Rockwall with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
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A climate and culture survey of workers at the Montana State Hospital published last week found that toxic management is among the top reasons people intend to leave their jobs.
Earlier this year the Montana State Hospital, the state’s only psychiatric facility for adults, lost federal funding because of unsafe conditions and patient deaths.
The state brought in consulting firms to help improve conditions for patients and hospital workers. Many employees told state lawmakers during hearings that administrators fostered a toxic environment, forcing many to quit.
A climate and culture survey conducted by an outside consulting firm supported those anecdotes, and found that up to 20% of state hospital respondents indicated they plan to leave their job in the next year. The state has since moved former administrator Kyle Fouts to another facility. Fouts was moved to the Boulder-based Intensive Behavior Center, a state-run 12-bed facility for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Surveys at six other facilities operated by the state health department found overall employee satisfaction at the state hospital to be among the lowest. The outside consulting group says interviews with workers will be needed to further understand how to improve working conditions at the hospital. | 2022-07-19T00:19:14+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-07-18/survey-reports-toxic-environment-and-management-at-montana-state-hospital |
Matt Olson Player Prop Bets: Braves vs. Phillies - June 21
Published: Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:24 AM CDT|Updated: 57 minutes ago
The Atlanta Braves, including Matt Olson (.295 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 52 points below season-long percentage), take on starter Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET.
In his last game, he notched a home run while going 1-for-4 against the Phillies.
Matt Olson Game Info & Props vs. the Phillies
- Game Day: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Phillies Starter: Aaron Nola
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -167)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +260)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +155)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +115)
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Matt Olson At The Plate
- Olson has 12 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .233.
- Among the qualified hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 122nd, his on-base percentage ranks 50th, and he is 16th in the league in slugging.
- Olson has reached base via a hit in 46 games this year (of 73 played), and had multiple hits in 16 of those games.
- Looking at the 73 games he has played this year, he's hit a long ball in 19 of them (26.0%), and in 6.4% of his trips to the plate.
- Olson has picked up an RBI in 31 games this season (42.5%), with more than one RBI in 13 of those contests (17.8%).
- He has scored in 39 games this year (53.4%), including 13 multi-run games (17.8%).
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Phillies Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies pitching staff is sixth in the league with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Phillies have the 17th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (4.31).
- Phillies pitchers combine to surrender 77 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (to rank 11th in baseball).
- Nola makes the start for the Phillies, his 16th of the season. He is 6-5 with a 4.66 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Thursday, the righty went 6 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- This season, the 30-year-old ranks 58th in ERA (4.66), 20th in WHIP (1.099), and 32nd in K/9 (8.8) among pitchers who qualify.
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NEW YORK (AP) — When camp counselor Allie Tarantino was flipping through a magazine years ago, he came upon a familiar name: Mark Zuckerberg. He rifled through boxes of memorabilia in his basement, running his fingers over old photos, newspapers and bus maps before finding a baseball card featuring a very young Zuckerberg grinning in a red jersey and gripping a bat.
Three decades later, Tarantino is hoping that a signed baseball card featuring one of the richest men in the world will bring a fortune when it is put up for auction next month.
“It’s like my version of a midlife crisis. I’m 50 years old — what am I going to do with this?” Tarantino joked.
As told by Tarantino — who still works summers at Elmwood Day Camp in Westchester, New York — Zuckerberg, then age 8 or 9, offered the card he’d had printed as a parting gift at the end of camp 30 years ago.
“As somebody who collects things, it’s always really difficult to part with whatever you have in your collection. But I’ve always been like weirdly curious about how the public would react to something that’s like this that’s a weird combination of pop culture and memorabilia,” he said.
The card will also be auctioned off as a digital collector’s item — a so-called NFT, or non-fungible token, that has become a popular way to own memorabilia.
Zuckerberg posted about the auction Thursday on Instagram, partly as a way to promote NFT technology in general, but also to help promote NFTs across his company’s platforms.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has recently launched support for digital collectibles.
“We’re going to auction off the card against a one-of-a-kind NFT of the card,” said Stephen Fishler, founder of ComicConnect, which is auctioning off the items.
He called it “a virtual steel cage match,” with bidding on the physical card in U.S. dollars and the NFT done in Ethereum blockchain currency.
Fishler said he’s uncertain of the value of the items, considering they aren’t the usual kinds of memorabilia put up for auction.
In recent years, there’s been lots of interest in collectors’ items involving athletes. Rare baseball cards have gone for millions of dollars. A mint-condition baseball card of Mickie Mantle is expected to fetch $10 million, perhaps more, when it is sold at auction later this month.
Tarantino, now a 5th grade teacher in Connecticut, held on to the Zuckerberg baseball card, not knowing when he filed it away in his basement that the kid would someday become a household name and would be responsible for one of the biggest technological advancements — or time wasters — in social networking.
“I’m a sentimentalist at heart. When people give me something, I hold on to it, I’ve kind of always been like that,” Tarantino said Wednesday evening.
“He was definitely a kid you knew and remembered. I was the kind of kid who just kind of blended into the background. He wasn’t one of those kids,” he said.
Zuckerberg was already larger than life, Tarantino said. “On the back of his card, he put a .920 batting average — which is like impossible in baseball. So even as a little kid, he was aiming big.” | 2022-08-04T22:02:06+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/how-much-is-zuckerberg-worth-camp-counselor-selling-baseball-card-signed-by-former-camper/ |
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Raptors’ VanVleet heavily criticizes officiating after loss
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred VanVleet tried to take a double breath before addressing reporters. But the Toronto Raptors guard was unable to suppress his frustration with referee Ben Taylor and his crew.
VanVleet was extremely critical of Taylor after the Raptors’ 108-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night — not only for being called for a technical foul, but for the disparity in fouls and free throws.
“I don’t mind it. I’ll take the fine. I don’t really care. I thought Ben Taylor was terrible tonight,” VanVleet said while using a profanity. “I think that most nights, you know out of the three, there’s one or two that just (mess) the game up. It’s been like that a couple of games in a row. Denver was tough, obviously.
“You come out tonight, competing pretty hard and I get a (lousy) tech that changes the whole dynamic of the game, changed the whole flow of the game.”
VanVleet, who is in his sixth year in the league, was called for his eighth technical of the season with 7:02 remaining in the third quarter. Paul George made the free throw to put the Clippers up 65-57.
VanVleet said the reason he picked up the technical was because he was imploring his team to play through what he thought were some questionable calls, albeit with more colorful language. He also said he understood there is a fine line on what he can say, but thought Taylor didn’t give him enough leeway.
Toronto was called for 23 fouls to Los Angeles’ 18, but the Clippers were 24 of 31 from the line while the Raptors were 13 of 14.
“We weren’t getting our money’s worth on a lot of those,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said of the fouls. “Probably a little bit of contact. We didn’t adjust (to the style of play) because we were back in the same situation.”
VanVleet and the Raptors were already in a foul mood about officiating before Wednesday’s game. They lost Monday night at Denver 118-113 after Scottie Barnes was ejected by Scott Foster with 28.3 seconds left and the Raptors trailing by one.
The technical came after Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl was called for a foul. Denver made the three subsequent free throws to ice the game.
Of VanVleet’s eight technicals, three have been assessed by Taylor with one other coming from another official on a game Taylor was working. Taylor is in his 10th season as an NBA official.
“At a certain point as a player, you feel it’s personal and it’s never a good place to be,” VanVleet said. “That’s not why we lost tonight, we got outplayed, but it definitely makes it tougher to overcome.”
VanVleet was already facing a $3,000 fine for the technical. He will face a bigger one for going off on officiating.
“I think the jurisdiction and the power trip that we’ve been on this year with some of our officials in this league is getting out of hand and l’ll take my fine for speaking on it,” VanVleet said. “Most of the refs are trying hard, I like a lot of the refs, they’re trying hard, they’re pretty fair, and communicate well. And then you got the other ones who just want to be (idiots) and just kind of (screw) up the game. And no one’s coming to see that. They come to see the the players.
“And I think we’re losing a little bit of the fabric of what the NBA is and was, and it’s been disappointing this season.”
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA), if they purchased the Company's securities between February 21, 2019 and October 11, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until January 3, 2023 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lashing out after his arraignment on federal charges last week, Donald Trump took aim at President Joe Biden and Democrats with language that seemed to evoke another era: He was being persecuted, he said, by “Marxists” and “communists.”
Trump has used the labels since he first appeared on the political scene, but it lately has become an omnipresent attack line that also has been deployed by other Republicans. The rhetoric is both inaccurate and potentially dangerous because it attempts to demonize an entire party with a description that has long been associated with America’s enemies.
Experts who study political messaging say associating Democrats with Marxism only furthers the country’s polarization — and is simply wrong: Biden has promoted capitalism and Democratic lawmakers are not pushing to reshape American democracy into a communist system.
That hasn’t mattered to Trump and other Republicans, who for years have used hyperbolic references to the associated political ideologies to spark fears about Democrats and the dangers they supposedly pose.
Hours after pleading not guilty in federal court, Trump told a crowd of his supporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, that Biden, “together with a band of his closest thugs, misfits and Marxists, tried to destroy American democracy.”
He added, “If the communists get away with this, it won’t stop with me.”
He again hit on the Marxist theme days later during a telephone rally with Iowa voters. The comments came after numerous campaign emails and social posts in recent months in which Trump has claimed that Biden’s America could soon become a “third world Marxist regime” or a “tyrannical Marxist nation.”
Other Republicans have piled on with similar messaging. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene last week took to Twitter to lambast what she called the “CORRUPT AND WEAPONIZED COMMUNISTS DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED DOJ.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s closest rival for the GOP presidential nomination, has argued the U.S. risks falling victim to “woke” ideology, which he has defined in interviews as a form of “cultural Marxism.”
Experts say there is a long history of U.S. politicians calling opponents Marxist or communist without evidence — perhaps most infamously the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who led efforts to blacklist accused communists in the 1950s.
In a country that has historically positioned itself against Marxism, “red-baiting is as American as apple pie in political communications,” said Tanner Mirrlees, an associate professor at Ontario Tech University in Canada who has researched political discourse about “cultural Marxism.”
The attacks are carefully constructed to hit voters emotionally, said Steve Israel, a former U.S. congressman from New York who studied political messaging as chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.
“Democrats tend to message to the part of the brain that is about reason and empirical evidence,” he said. “Republicans message to the gut.”
For some Hispanic Trump supporters who gathered outside the federal courthouse in Miami where the former president was arraigned, the charges evoked memories of political persecutions their family members had once escaped.
“This is what they do in Latin America,” said Madelin Munilla, 67, who came to Miami as a child when her parents fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
She carried a poster with a photo of Biden alongside Castro, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega — leftist leaders whose jailing of opponents has driven immigration to south Florida for decades.
Unlike the U.S., which has a tradition of respect for the rule of law and constitutional separation of powers, the judiciary in many parts of Latin America lacks the same independence. In a region where corruption flourishes, poorly paid prosecutors and judges are routinely caught doing the bidding of powerful politicians seeking to settle scores or derail criminal investigations.
A surge in immigration from Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War also brought a population of staunchly anti-communist voters, some of whom have aligned with the Republican Party in part because of its forceful messaging on the issue.
Yet opposing an actual regime that suppresses individual freedom and opposes a free market economy is different from the way many Republicans use these terms now —- to falsely claim Marxists are U.S. society’s ruling class.
“Bluntly, there is no empirical ground beneath the Republican claim that Marxists rule the big institutions of American society,” Mirrlees said.
Other Republicans, from DeSantis to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, have used another term, “cultural Marxism,” to characterize fights for gender or racial equity that they argue are “woke” and threaten a traditional American way of life. Cruz used it in the title of his book.
Though the term has become popular among mainstream Republicans, it has a darker past. Experts say the concept of “cultural Marxism” posing a threat was historically spread by antisemitic and white supremacist groups.
For most voters who hear candidates say someone is communist or Marxist, the true meaning may matter less than the negative associations with the terms, said James Gardner, a University at Buffalo law professor who focuses on election law.
“The tactic seems to be to pick an adjective that most people think describes something bad and try to associate it with the person you are denigrating,” he said.
Still, while railing against communists and Marxists may be effective at animating voters who form the Republican base, it may not be an effective strategy in next year’s general election, Israel said.
That’s because it doesn’t as easily sway moderate and independent voters who don’t see evidence that ties Democrats to those ideologies.
“Moderate voters may succumb to the Republican argument that Democrats are for more spending, but they’re not going to fall for the argument that Democrats are Marxists,” Israel said. “The Republicans are overplaying their hand.”
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Associated Press writer Joshua Goodman in Miami contributed to this report.
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Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a protest on the House floor urging passage of gun-control measures in the wake of a deadly school shooting.
Nashville’s metro council is likely to reappoint Justin Jones to the seat during a specially called Monday meeting. The Shelby County Commission plans to announce soon when it will meet to fill the vacancy left by Justin Pearson’s expulsion. Likewise, commissioners can reinstall Pearson, who is from Memphis.
Both former lawmakers told NBC’s Meet the Press that they want to return to their positions as lawmakers. Special elections for the seats, which have yet to be set, will follow in the coming months.
The expulsions have made Tennessee a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy. The former lawmakers have quickly drawn prominent supporters. President Joe Biden spoke with them and Vice President Kamala Harris visited them in Nashville.
“You know, we will continue to fight for our constituents,” Jones said. “And one thing I just want to say ... is that this attack against us is hurting all people in our state. You know, even though it is disproportionately impacting Black and Brown communities, this is hurting poor white people. Their attack on democracy hurts all of us.”
In separate votes on Thursday, the GOP supermajority expelled Jones and Pearson, a move leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts in Nashville and Memphis with no representation in the House.
Pearson and Jones were expelled in retaliation for their role in the protest the week before, which unfolded in the aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville that killed six people, including three young students.
A third Democrat, Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, was spared expulsion by a one-vote margin. Johnson is white, spurring outcry at the differing outcomes for the two young, Black lawmakers. Republican lawmakers who split their votes have cited Johnson’s points on the floor that her role in the protest was lesser — she didn’t speak into the megaphone, for example.
Johnson has also suggested race was likely a factor on why Jones and Pearson were ousted but not her, telling reporters it “might have to do with the color of our skin.”
Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton said that’s a “false narrative.”
“It’s unfortunate, she’s trying to put political racism in this, which there was nothing on this,” Sexton told Fox News on Friday.
GOP leaders said the expulsion actions — used only a handful times since the Civil War — were necessary to avoid setting a precedent that lawmakers’ disruptions of House proceedings through protest would be tolerated.
Pearson said the statehouse has been a “toxic work environment.” He noted the scrutiny he received for wearing a black dashiki — a tunic-like garment that originated in west Africa — for session, rather than a suit and tie.
“It’s about us not belonging in the institution because they are afraid of the changes that are happening in our society, and the voices that are being elevated,” Pearson said on Meet the Press.
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When it comes to buying a chainsaw, cutting corners can result in spending more time on a job than necessary or even not being able to finish at all. Saving money at checkout is compelling, but taking a chance on an unreliable tool might cost you more in the long run and increase your potential for injury. Whether you’re a working contractor in need of a tool upgrade, or a property owner looking to tidy up your yard come spring, selecting a chainsaw from one of these reputable manufacturers will keep you working efficiently and safely.
In this article: Ryobi 40-volt 14-inch electric cordless chainsaw with battery and charger, Makita 20-inch Ridgeline gas chainsaw and Husqvarna 16-inch gas chainsaw.
Ryobi
Thanks to the company’s widely available, reasonably priced products, Ryobi’s logo can be seen on dozens of tools in the hands of professionals everywhere. With both gas and electric chainsaws in their lineup, Ryobi offers a broad selection of options to suit the needs of contractors, tree surgeons and homeowners alike.
Makita
Makita is best known for manufacturing premium cordless tools and some of the longest-lasting batteries on the market. You may be surprised to learn, however, that the company also produces a limited line of gas-powered machines such as leaf blowers and chainsaws. Whether you go electric or opt for a traditional combustion engine, Makita’s reputation for excellent performance and no-nonsense operation makes its chainsaws some of the best you can buy.
Echo
Echo’s first chainsaw hit the market in 1963 and the company has been delivering dependable outdoor and agricultural machinery ever since. While Echo lacks some of the name recognition of its competitors, the brand is increasing in popularity as people discover that it offers great products at prices that are often well below comparable tools from other manufacturers. Echo’s chainsaw line runs the gamut from compact electric models to gas-powered tools designed for commercial use.
Husqvarna
Founded in 1689, Husqvarna is one of the world’s longest-running companies. That fact alone speaks volumes about the brand’s dedication to the longevity of its tools. While Husqvarna continues to innovate for the future, even extending into the field of robotics, the company’s gas-powered machines call back to the Swedish brand’s foundational principles of raw power and dependability. This makes Husqvarna’s chainsaws easy to recommend to anyone in search of a tool that gets the job done time and time again.
Gas vs. electric chainsaws
Even though battery technology has advanced, many professionals still prefer gas-powered tools. Combustion engines are capable of more torque than electric motors, and they don’t gradually lose power like batteries tend to as they approach the end of their charge. This makes them the better choice for major jobs and commercial work.
Battery-powered tools are cleaner, quieter, don’t emit noxious fumes and require less upkeep, making them a more reasonable choice for most homeowners. If you only foresee having to keep up with occasional property maintenance or minor branch cutting, you can skip the gasoline and oil in favor of a battery pack.
Best Ryobi chainsaws
Ryobi 18-Inch Two-Cycle Gas Chainsaw
This chainsaw features an automatic oiler for a longer bar and chain life as well as an anti-vibration handle for improved comfort and control. It includes a rugged carrying case for safe transport and storage.
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Ryobi 40V HP Brushless 16-Inch Cordless Battery Chainsaw
This electric chainsaw kit is a great buy, thanks to its included battery and charger. It features an onboard tool storage compartment and its powerful brushless motor provides gas-like power.
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Ryobi 18-Inch 40V Brushless Cordless Battery Chainsaw
Those looking for a long, battery-powered chainsaw will find a lot to like in this 18-inch offering from Ryobi that includes a durable carrying and storage case. It has an automatic oiler and a mechanical chain brake that helps prevent kickback.
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Best Makita chainsaws
Makita 20-inch Ridgeline Gas Chainsaw
This chainsaw maintains Makita’s reputation for quality in its compact design, powerful engine and spring-assisted starter. Its chain compartment is easy to clean and its cartridge air filter system improves air filter life.
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Makita 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 14-Inch Chainsaw Kit
With four included batteries and a charger that lets you connect two at the same time, you won’t be missing out on power with this all-in-one electric chainsaw kit. A variable speed trigger and an automatic power-off function puts you in control of the tool’s energy consumption
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Makita 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 10-Inch Chainsaw
Perfect for small jobs, this chainsaw weighs 7.2 pounds and has a torque-boosting feature for a burst of additional power when you need it. A lock prevents you from accidentally starting the tool and a built-in attachment point lets you hang it from a harness to keep your hands free while climbing.
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Best Echo chainsaws
Echo 20-inch Timber Wolf Gas Two-Stroke Cycle Chainsaw
Featuring a digital ignition system for hassle-free starting, this chainsaw’s translucent fuel tank makes it easy to check your level with a glance. An automatic, clutch-driven oiler reduces oil consumption and a dual-post chain brake keeps you safe.
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Echo 18-inch Gas Two-Stroke Cycle Chainsaw
Echo’s G-Force engine pre-cleaner protects this chainsaw’s internal components from sawdust, dirt and debris. Access to its air filter requires no tools and its i-30 ignition system makes starting the motor easy.
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Best Husqvarna chainsaws
Husqvarna 16-inch Gas Chainsaw
Husqvarna’s LowVib technology keeps this saw’s handle vibrations to a minimum, preventing hand numbness during long jobs. Its inertia-activated chain brake reduces the possibility of dangerous kickback and its air-cleaning system removes most particles before they ever get a chance to clog your filter.
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Husqvarna 450 Rancher 20-inch Gas Chainsaw
This chainsaw’s 20-inch bar lets you safely tackle major cutting jobs like pruning large limbs or processing fallen timber. Its efficient X-Torq engine is designed to reduce fuel consumption, resulting in fewer harmful emissions.
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Modernized policy will lead to long-term sustainability
VALE DO LOBO, Portugal, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today praised the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for adopting a modernized fisheries management plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the most valuable fishes in the world.
ICCAT—a regional fisheries management organization responsible for the governance of Atlantic bluefin, tropical tunas and other open ocean species in the Atlantic—adopted a management procedure that will use science-based data to inform managers of how much bluefin can be caught each year and shift ICCAT from reactive decisions based on short-term needs to proactive rules designed to secure a sustainable fishery over the long term.
By adopting the management procedure, which is also known as a harvest strategy, ICCAT is moving away from the annual, and frequently politicized, catch quota negotiations that contributed to years of decline and overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Significantly, the management procedure will allow the western Atlantic population of the species to achieve a healthy level and lock in the recent recovery of the once highly depleted eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna population.
Grantly Galland, a senior officer with Pew's international fisheries project, issued the following statement:
"After nearly a decade of negotiations at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, today's adoption of a management procedure for Atlantic bluefin tuna is a seminal moment in the management of fish stocks.
"Atlantic bluefin, with commercial fisheries worth more than $1 billion each year, was once the poster child for overfishing. For years, ICCAT and its 52 member governments frequently adopted quotas far above the scientifically recommended limits. But thanks to leadership from Canada, the European Union, Japan, and the United States, all of whom championed efforts to restructure Atlantic bluefin management, there is now an ICCAT-wide commitment to embrace a long-term, sustainable vision for the fishery.
"Now, despite significant global progress—represented by the management procedures adopted earlier this year in the Indian Ocean and today in the Atlantic—the Pacific Ocean remains the last region of the world without any management procedures governing fishing vessels that target an internationally managed stock.
"That could change when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets 27 November-3 December in Da Nang, Vietnam. At the meeting, WCPFC members should adopt and immediately implement a management procedure for Pacific skipjack tuna, which makes up 35% of the world's total commercial tuna catches and is a critically important source of food, livelihoods, and government revenue.
"The WCPFC adopting such a policy for skipjack in the Pacific Ocean would continue a paradigm shift in how countries around the globe govern fishing—and would be a turning point towards sustainable management across the world's tuna fisheries."
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame released its ballot Monday for the Class of 2023.
Headlining the first-timers is former New York Yankees and New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran.
YES Network hired Beltran in January as an analyst. It was Beltran’s first MLB gig since being suspended for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal.
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Beltran was hired as Mets manager after the 2019 season but lost his job amid MLB’s investigation of the Astros, who illegally used electronic equipment to steal signs in 2017, which was Beltran’s final season as a player.
In September, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported “The New York Mets will strongly consider bringing Carlos Beltran back to the organization this winter ... Mets manager Buck Showalter wanted to interview Beltran to be on his coaching staff this year, but was denied by management. Yet, one year later, the Mets plan to welcome Beltran back in the organization.”
Both Francisco Lindor and Edwin Diaz have already gone on the record as saying they would welcome Beltran in the clubhouse. Per SNY:
Lindor “Would I like him to be with the team? Of course. One hundred percent.”
Diaz: “Of course. He knows so much about baseball. He can help the youngest players to develop. He was one of the best players in baseball. I think he should be in the Hall of Fame.”
As a a player, Beltran is a borderline candidate for Cooperstown. He was a nine-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove Award winner during his 20-year MLB career. He finished with 2,725 career base hits and two Silver Slugger Awards. He played for the Mets from 2005 to 2011 and the Yankees from 2014 to 2016.
Other notable first-timers on the Hall of Fame ballot include former Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2012 with New York; former Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury; pitchers Huston Street, John Lackey, Francisco Rodríguez, Bronson Arroyo and Matt Cain; outfielder Jayson Werth; and catcher-first baseman Mike Napoli.
Among the Hall of Fame holdovers is former Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, who debuted on the ballot last year. Rodriguez, tainted by his season-long suspension for PED use, appeared on just 34.3% of ballots. A player needs to appear on 75% of ballots for enshrinement.
However in April, Rodriguez said he’s holding out hope he will be a Hall of Famer one day.
“I would be terribly disappointed if I don’t get in. ... But if I don’t get in, I have no one to blame but myself. But I’m certainly going to make it a point — and have so far — to stay out of it and play it straight and let the chips fall where they fall.”
Rodriguez, a three-time American League MVP, ranks fifth all-time with 696 home runs. He helped the Yankees win their most recent World Series title in 2009.
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Another notable holdover is former San Francisco Giants second baseman Jeff Kent, who’s on the ballot for the 10th and final time. He was named on 32.7% of ballots last year.
Former third baseman Scott Rolen, first baseman Todd Helton, and reliever Billy Wagner each received more than 50% of the vote last year and could be in line for bumps this year.
Other holdovers from last year’s ballot are pitchers Mark Buehrle and former Yankees ace Andy Pettitte; infielders Jimmy Rollins and Omar Vizquel; and outfielders Bobby Abreu, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramírez and Gary Sheffield.
Voting results will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. The Class of 2023 will be inducted in Cooperstown the weekend of July 21-24, 2023.
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HIGH POINT, N.C. — A police car was stolen in High Point Saturday.
Police said an unmarked, black 2019 Dodge Durange equipped with undercover lights and siren package was stolen at an outside vendor for repairs on South Main Street around 5:00 a.m.
High Point police are investigating the incident and have reached out to other agencies across the state to be on the lookout for the car.
The vehicle has a North Carolina license plate that reads FMA-2836. There are no weapons inside the car.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this incident, call Crime Stoppers at 336-889-4000.
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HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition"), a multi-national epigenetics company, has appointed Diagnostic Oncology CRO, LLC ("DXOCRO") to undertake development and clinical validation studies for its Nu.Q® product portfolio in the United States.
DXOCRO will conduct large-scale finding studies across multiple sites in the U.S. using Volition's Nu.Q® NETs and Nu.Q® Cancer tests to determine clinical utility in sepsis and cancer. Volition anticipates that subsequent studies will investigate the chosen intended use claims of the tests, with the objective to gain clearance, authorization, or approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") and allow the tests to be marketed in the U.S.
Sharon Ballesteros, U.S. Head of Quality and Development Process at Volition, said: "DXOCRO is a leading contract research organization specializing in the commercialization of diagnostic biomarker technologies. They are an ideal partner for us as we develop our FDA strategy in the United States.
"DXOCRO will spearhead both our clinical product development and our regulatory program in the United States, and seek to establish clinical utility for our Nu.Q® products. Through multi-site development studies, they will help us demonstrate how our Nucleosomics™ technology can directly benefit patients and support our application to the FDA's Breakthrough Devices Program and a Pre-submission anticipated in 2023."
Thomas Soriano, President and Chief Executive of DXOCRO, said: "We're delighted to be working with Volition, providing support and acting as the company's regulatory and clinical affairs team in the U.S. Volition's technology has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes in those diagnosed with sepsis or cancer. Through the conduct of Volition's clinical validation studies, we hope to validate a broad range of potential Nu.Q® products and support Volition's U.S. commercialization strategy."
Volition is developing simple, easy-to-use, cost-effective blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of life-altering diseases including cancer in both humans and animals. For more information about Volition's Nu.Q® technology go to: www.volition.com
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national epigenetics company that applies its Nucleosomics™ platform through its subsidiaries to develop simple, easy to use, cost effective blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of life-altering diseases including some cancers and diseases associated with NETosis such as sepsis and COVID-19. Early diagnosis and monitoring have the potential to not only prolong the life of patients but also improve their quality of life. The tests are based on the science of Nucleosomics™, which is the practice of identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the bloodstream or other bodily fluid - an indication that disease is present. Volition is primarily focused on human diagnostics and monitoring but also has a subsidiary focused on animal diagnostics and monitoring.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in Belgium, with an innovation laboratory and office in the U.S. and additional offices in London and Singapore.
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About DXOCRO
Diagnostic Oncology CRO, LLC ("DXOCRO") has been engaged in providing professional services to biotechnology, therapeutic, medical device, and in vitro diagnostic ("IVD") medical device developers and manufacturers, as well as users of such devices such as laboratories since 1997. DXOCRO provides assistance with tactical and strategic issues related to marketing claims, reimbursement, and regulatory requirements, including the design and conduct of clinical studies and trials to developers, manufacturers and users of medical diagnostic devices. DXOCRO's laboratory also provides testing services for novel and existing IVD's. DXOCRO has participated in more than 150 successful 510(k) clearances, de novo authorizations, pre-market approvals, and emergency use authorizations granted by the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). DXOCRO is located in Oxford, Connecticut – United States.
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SOURCE VolitionRx Limited | 2022-08-08T13:25:28+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/08/08/volition-appoints-dxocro-spearhead-us-fda-strategy/ |
"The Merc with a Mouth" is returning to the big screen in September 2024, and he's bringing Wolverine with him.
Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter Tuesday for a video to announce "Deadpool 3"
During the video, he talks about how he's developed the movie before, saying he only had one idea.
He then asks Hugh Jackman, who makes a surprise appearance, "Hey, Hugh. You want to play Wolverine one more time."
Jackman replies, "Yeah, sure, Ryan."
The video then ends with a clip of Celine Dion singing "I will always love [Hugh]," before revealing a release date of Sept. 6, 2024.
This will mark Deadpool's entry into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.
His two previous movies were produced before Disney purchased the rights back during the merger with the former 20th Century Fox film studio.
Jackman last portrayed Wolverine in the 2017 movie "Logan." He said that that film would be the last time he first portrayed the character in the 2000 movie X-Men. | 2022-09-27T22:35:49+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/entertainment/reynolds-announces-deadpool-3-jackman-is-back-as-wolverine |
Philippine leader emphasizes economic ties on visit to China
BEIJING (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing for closer economic ties on a visit to China that seeks to sidestep territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The countries have both been rocked by economic crises linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, but are looking to recharge investments in bridges and other projects, along with tourism and agriculture. The visit comes against the background of disputes over islands and waters in the strategic South China Sea. Accompanied by a large business delegation, Marcos has said he will seek to finalize key bilateral agreements during the visit. China accounts for 20% of the Philippines’ foreign trade and is also a major source of foreign direct investment. | 2023-01-04T10:09:07+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/04/marcos-emphasizes-economic-ties-on-visit-to-china-2/ |
Nebraska teen and mother facing charges in abortion-related case that involved obtaining their Facebook messages
By Sara O’Brien and Clare Duffy, CNN Business
A Nebraska mother and her 18-year-old daughter are facing multiple charges in a case that involved police obtaining Facebook messages between the two that authorities allege show evidence of an illegal self-managed medication abortion, as well as a plan to hide the remains.
Norfolk police began investigating Celeste Burgess and her mother, Jessica Burgess, in late April following concerns Celeste had prematurely delivered a stillborn fetus, according to court documents. After the two were initially charged, law enforcement continued to investigate and obtained Facebook messages between Celeste and Jessica that appear to make reference to abortion pills and burning “the evidence,” according to a copy of the conversation — which is now being used in the case — contained in court filings. Police claim that after the body of the fetus was exhumed, it appeared to have “thermal injuries” indicating that it may have been burned after the pregnancy was terminated, court documents show.
The case began before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But it highlights an issue digital privacy experts and some lawmakers have been raising alarms about in recent months: That law enforcement in some states could use people’s personal data to enforce laws prohibiting abortion, a practice which experts worry could increase following the Supreme Court’s ruling. Experts have warned that prosecutors could, for example, serve search warrants to tech companies requesting location data, search history or call logs to help corroborate whether someone had or aided in an abortion. The Burgess case shows how that has, in some cases, already been happening to enforce existing laws.
Celeste, who was 17 at the time of the alleged incident, initially told investigators that she had unexpectedly miscarried a stillborn fetus, and that she and her mother later buried the fetus, according to an affidavit in support of a search warrant. When interviewed by a police detective she “scrolled through her messages on her Facebook Messenger account” in an attempt to surface the date of her miscarriage, which police said led them to believe that there might be more messages with specifics about the case and to seek a search warrant, according to court documents.
The public defender’s office representing Celeste Burgess, who is being tried as an adult, declined to comment. CNN Business has also reached out to the attorney representing Jessica Burgess.
Investigators served Meta, Facebook’s parent company, with a search warrant on June 7 for information pertaining to the accounts of Celeste and her mother. Facebook turned over the results of the search warrants within two days. The data provided by the company included over 250 MB of data related to Celeste’s Facebook account and more than 50 MB of data about Jessica’s account, such as account information, images, audio and visual recordings, messages and other data, court documents show. The data included direct message exchanges between Celeste and Jessica two days prior to the “miscarriage/stillbirth” that suggested they’d received pills, and made plans for how to use them and what to do with “the evidence,” according to a signed affidavit in support of an additional search warrant by Detective Ben McBride of the Norfolk Police Investigations Unit.
In a Tuesday night statement on Twitter responding to a story about the Burgesses’ case, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said “nothing in the valid warrants we received from local law enforcement in early June, prior to the Supreme Court decision, mentioned abortion.”
The affidavit filed by McBride, the detective investigating the Burgesses, requesting approval of the search warrant to Facebook noted that he would be seeking evidence related to “prohibited acts with skeletal remains,” according to court documents obtained by CNN Business.
After the initial request to Facebook, prosecutors filed an additional search warrant on June 16 that requested evidence of internet searches or purchase of medications used for miscarriage, among other things. Thirteen technology devices belonging to the Burgesses were also seized in response to that warrant, according to the court documents
In June, Celeste and Jessica were each charged with one felony count of prohibited acts with human skeletal remains, one misdemeanor count of concealing the death of another person and one misdemeanor count of false information. Both have pleaded not guilty to all three, and trials have been set for later this year. After the police obtained data from the two search warrants Jessica was later also charged with two additional felonies, inducing an illegal abortion and performing an abortion as someone other than a licensed physician, to which she also pleaded not guilty. A 22-year-old man was issued a citation in relation to the case for allegedly concealing the death of another person, according to a May police press release. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor, according to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star.
The case was earlier reported by the Lincoln Journal Star, Forbes and Vice.
Nebraska currently prohibits abortions after 20 weeks, a law that has been in place since before Roe v Wade was overturned. Celeste Burgess was around 28 weeks pregnant when her pregnancy ended, court documents allege.
Although the Burgesses were charged before Roe v. Wade was rolled back — and the protection would not have applied to the women’s actions following the end of the pregnancy — the case demonstrates how private information such as direct messages on social media could be used to enforce laws prohibiting abortion. In 2018, a Mississippi woman was also indicted by a grand jury for second degree murder after an at-home pregnancy loss, after law enforcement pointed to her internet search results such as “buy abortion pills,” although the charges were ultimately dropped.
Captain Michael Bauer of the Norfolk Police Division said in an email to CNN Business that officers and detectives may not comment on cases outside of court.
Following the Supreme Court’s June ruling, tech giants largely avoided saying how they would respond to law enforcement requests for data that could lead to the prosecution of abortion seekers or providers — even as some of those same companies pledged to help cover travel costs for their own employees who need to travel to obtain legal abortion services. Asked in June, companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Lyft, Facebook-parent Meta, Microsoft, Uber, Snap, TikTok and Twitter either didn’t respond, declined to comment or didn’t directly answer questions about how they would handle data requests targeting abortion-seekers.
In many cases, tech platforms may have little choice but to respond to legal requests for information. Tech companies have broadly said they comply with government data requests so long as they are consistent with existing laws. Now, the rollback of federal abortion protections, combined with the passage of new legislation in numerous states restricting abortion, could make it difficult for platforms to fight certain data demands related to abortion investigations.
In June, Meta responded to questions about law enforcement requests for data by directing CNN Business to its transparency center and said the company requires government requests to be consistent with the law and with the company’s own data policies. “If we determine that a government request is not consistent with applicable law or our policies, we push back and engage the governmental agency to address any apparent deficiencies. If the request is unlawful (for example, overly broad, or legally deficient in any way), we will challenge or reject the request,” the company states.
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Critical Start MDR service offering available for Cortex XSIAM customers
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Critical Start, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity solutions, today announced the availability of its MDR service offering for Palo Alto Networks® Cortex® XSIAM™. Extended Security Intelligence & Automation Management (XSIAM) is an autonomous security operations platform that revolutionizes the way data, analytics and automation are deployed by security organizations, dramatically accelerating threat response times from days to just minutes.
Critical Start was among a select group of Palo Alto Networks partners worldwide to be part of the Cortex XSIAM early access program. By having first-hand experience with the Cortex XSIAM product for months, Critical Start can confidently collaborate with Cortex XSIAM customers to optimize the product to ensure that fast time to value is being driven out of the platform.
"As a Cortex XSIAM design partner, Critical Start is excited to continue to support Palo Alto Networks as they bring to market a true multi-function platform that uniquely addresses the needs of the modern security operations center," said Randy Watkins, CTO at Critical Start. "We worked side-by-side with Palo Alto Networks product, engineering and go to market teams, allowing us to see the value of consolidation in both tools and data to enhance detection and response capabilities."
"Critical Start participated in our early access design partner program, integrating several third-party data sources and validating their own integration to ensure compatibility with their MDR service," said Tom Barsi, vice president WW Cortex ecosystems at Palo Alto Networks. "In addition to participating in the design partner workshops, Critical Start provided valuable feedback to our product management team."
For organizations, this integration enhances security defenses without adding more tools, strengthens security posture with additional layers of threat protection and response, and improves ROI on existing Palo Alto Networks spend. The solution creates an MDR service with the infrastructure, expertise and firsthand experience necessary to operationalize and effectively monitor Cortex XSIAM at the endpoint. Other key benefits include:
- Support for endpoint alerts in Cortex XSIAM
- Team expansion with Cortex certified security analysts
- Investigation and resolution of every endpoint incident 24x7x365
- The ability to triage and contain attacks via ZTAP™ and MOBILESOC®
- Guaranteed 1-hour SLA for Time to Detect and Median Time to Resolution
Visit Critical Start's MDR for Cortex XSIAM website for additional details on the offering.
Today's enterprise faces radical, ever-growing, and ever-sophisticated multi-vector cyber-attacks. Facing this situation is hard, but it doesn't have to be. Critical Start simplifies breach prevention by delivering the most effective managed detection and incident response services powered by the Zero Trust Analytics Platform™ (ZTAP™) with the industry's only Trusted Behavior Registry™ (TBR) and MOBILESOC®. With 24x7x365 expert security analysts, and Cyber Research Unit (CRU), we monitor, investigate and remediate alerts swiftly and effectively, via contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Time to Detection (TTD) and Median Time to Resolution (MTTR), and 100% transparency into our service. For more information, visit criticalstart.com. Follow Critical Start on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Due to the coronavirus outbreak, please contact your house of worship to see if the following events have been cancelled.
Events
- Williams Chapel AME Church, 1198 Glover St., to hold annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6 on Regional Medical Center's walking trail, 3000 St. Matthews Road. Bottled water, pink balloons given to participants. Balloons to be released at end of walk; if inclement weather, event will be cancelled. Donations: American Cancer Society.
- Wesley Chapel UMC’s Ladies’ Mission Group to hold indoor yard and bake sale, noon-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 8. Intersection of Columbia Road and Murph Hill Road. Clothes, household items, plants, baked goods.
- Prayer service around-the-world meeting at noon Oct. 20. In-person prayer meeting, 11:15 a.m., Orangeburg YMCA. Asking others to sponsor a prayer service at same time. To viewing meeting, search Cynthia Mack on Facebook. Information: Call/text Cynthia Mack, 803-614-8592. If you cannot join, we ask each person to pray at this time.
- Mount Nebo United Methodist Church, 1919 Kennerly Road, to mark its 134th church anniversary at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Dinner to be served. Free gift basket to be given away. Information: Sandra Miller, chairperson.
- Orangeburg Circuit, United Methodist churches (Bethlehem, Mount Nebo, St. John) to hold “A Moment With Jesus” at 10 a.m. each Tuesday. Join by teleconference. Free conference call#: 978-990-5000; passcode/access code, 448657 #.
- St. Matthews Christian Center serving food every Sunday; also offering help in finding jobs.
- St. Luke Presbyterian Church, 324 Mingo St., to hold services at 10:45 a.m. Sundays.
- Greater Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 625 Cook Road, services: 8 a.m., Sunday school; 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship service (8 a.m., fifth Sunday only); 10:45 a.m. service.
- Macedonia Baptist Church, 1065 Sprinkle Ave., will resume in-person services at 9 a.m. Rainbow tea immediately after services.
- Unified Church of SC, 338 Pine Log Road, Beech Island, holding in-person services 8 a.m. Sundays. Temperature checks will be performed, face masks required, social distancing practiced.
- Deliverance Transformational Church, 1111 Russell St., seeking volunteers in efforts to assist the community. For more information or to volunteer, call 803-766-0335.
- Rain Outreach Ministries to hold Bible study noon-1 p.m. each Wednesday. 477 Whaley St., Orangeburg.
- Back To Church Sunday gives members of Live Oak AME Church an opportunity to continue the movement and call of action to bring people back to church. Public invited.
- True Vine Temple Sunday service at 11 a.m. on Facebook Live. Reach us at www.truevinetemple.net.
- St. Peter AME Church, 954 Bull Swamp Road, North, to have Bible study noon-1 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Everyone welcome.
- Mount Carmel UMC Church, 12457 Heritage Highway, Bamberg, holding midday prayer at 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday.
- Celebrate Recovery program, 6 p.m. Mondays at Cornerstone and 6:30 p.m. Fridays at Northside Baptist Church.
- Greater New Hope St. Paul Way of the Cross Church International, 1653 Goff Ave., services: 7:30 p.m. week nights; noon Saturday, Pack the Pews; 4 p.m. Sunday. 803-531-4260.
- New Covenant Fellowship Hall of Faith, 1311 Windsor St., Orangeburg, grief counseling support group meets 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays. 803-779-9591.
- New Hope Baptist Church, 4000 Riverbank Drive, holding Bible study 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays. Public invited.
- Global Outreach Ministries, 201 Columbia Mall Blvd., Suite 239, Columbia, offering a clothes and food bank, traveling prayer team, Tuesday night Bible study. 803-743-6618; Facebook: GlobalOutreachMinistriesSC.
- Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 1036 Decatur St., services: 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., Sunday morning worship; 7 p.m. Tuesday, Bible study.
- Cedar Grove AME Church, 1731 Belleville Road, hour of power (contemporary worship service): 8 a.m. each second and fourth Sundays. 9 a.m., church school; 10:15 a.m., morning worship service; 6 p.m. Wednesday, mid-week Bible study and prayer.
- It’s All About Jesus World Ministries Inc., 489 Broughton St., holds regular services: 9:45 a.m. Sunday teaching, 11 a.m. Sunday worship; 6:30 p.m. Monday prayer; 7 p.m. Tuesday teaching.
- Edisto Drive Church of God holding free 26-lesson Bible-study course for every Christian, with certification program. 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1400 Baxter St., or by phone via conference call number (712-775-7031, code 195-390). Free course materials, www.EdistoCOG.org (click "Bible Study" link and download Training for Service MDSG, along with other resources). “Alive at Five!” at 5 p.m. Sundays. 803-997-0723.
- Word of Life Outreach Ministries, 1072 Boulevard, holds nightly services: 7 p.m. second and fourth Fridays of each month. Prayer line (803-937-5901): 7-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 3-5 p.m. Sunday. 803-378-7324.
- Orangeburg Lutheran Church, 610 Ellis Ave., invites interested singers or bell ringers to join its Chancel and Bell Choirs. Rehearsals Wednesday: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Bell Choir; 7:30-8 p.m., Chancel Choir. No auditions required. 803-534-1192, 703-851-6353. “Little Libraries” accepting books at church office, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 610 Ellis Ave. “Little Libraries” will be at corner of educational unit, Fair Street, opposite Orangeburg County school offices.
- Fellowship of Praise Church in Santee: Refuge Addiction Support Group meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
- Women’s Prayer Ministry of St. Stephen United Methodist Church, 4500 North Road, services: prayer service at 6:15 p.m., Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Sunday school, 8 a.m., and regular services, 9 a.m. Sundays.
- Bethany Full Gospel Church, 692 Glenzell Road, Orangeburg, to have morning worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Bible study at 7 p.m. Thursday (call for access code and number at 803-662-2354). www.bethanyfgc1.com.
- Honey Ford Baptist Church, 982 Honey Ford Road, Denmark, services: Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship services, 10:30 a.m.; prayer and Bible study, 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Church office: 803-414-4284; 803-671-5612.
- Bowman Temple Church of God in Christ to hold Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
- Edisto Drive Church of God services: Sunday worship, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday praise, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m., prayer and Bible learning.
- Mount Carmel United Methodist Church’s weekly services: 8 a.m., Sunday; 9 a.m., morning worship Sunday; 6 p.m. Wednesday, Bible study/all ages; 9 a.m. on fifth Sunday, “Spirit Sunday” (feel free to wear jeans or easy-wear clothing).
- Shiloh Baptist Church services: second and fourth Sundays: Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Sunday school, 9 a.m.; morning service, 10 a.m.
- St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1356 Amelia St.: Singers invited to join Chancel Choir for Sunday mornings. Rehearsals: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. No auditions required. 803-534-1701. Daycare information, 803-534-6518.
- Full Gospel Word Church, 473 Broughton St. 10 a.m. Sunday morning service.
- God’s Kingdom, 1520 Five Chop Road, holds Sunday services at 3 p.m., D’Vine on Russell Street, 1531 Russell St. Bible study, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Building Bridges, 7 p.m. on the first, third and fourth Fridays of each month. F.A.T. Fridays (Faith Anointed Teaching) are held 7 p.m., second Friday of each month. Be Real Women’s Night, 7 p.m. third Tuesday of each month. 1520 Five Chop Road, 803-268-9818.
- Turkey Branch Missionary Baptist Church will hold noon-day prayer each Friday in Livingston, White Building Center next to playground. 803-446-3091.
- Bless Life Youth Empowerment program at noon Saturdays, 1550 Wingate St., Orangeburg.
- Kingdom Life Ministries’ new service time is 10:45 a.m. Sundays. 1172 Orangeburg Mall Circle. 803-534-1980.
- Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 282 Progressive Way, Denmark: Evangelism services at 3 p.m., second, third and fourth Sundays.
- Garden City Church of Christ, 1630 Joe S. Jeffords Highway, 21 Bypass: 10 a.m. Sundays, Bible study; 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays, worship services; 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Bible study.
- Emanuel AME Church, 1897 Hudson Road, Cope: 8:30-9 a.m., Good News Hour, WSSB 90.3 FM; 8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays, church school.
- New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 684 Sugar Hill Road, Holly Hill, will hold Sunday school 9:30-10:30 a.m.; devotion, 10:30-11 a.m.; worship services, 11 a.m.
- Gamay Faith Ministries, 1410 Eutaw Road, Holly Hill, holds Sunday worship at 11 a.m.; Tuesday’s prayer, 7 p.m.; Bible study, 7:30 p.m. 803-759-1093, gamayministries@gmail.com.
- United Outreach Ministry, 1117 Georgia St., Springfield, to hold regular service on first Sunday of each month, 4 p.m. Each Sunday: 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., devotional service. 803-571-5708.
- Hickory Hill UMC in Smoaks worship service, 1 p.m. third Sundays. Worship is at 10 a.m. second and fourth Sundays; church school is at 9 a.m. second and fourth Sundays and noon third Sunday.
- Williams Chapel AME Church services: 9:40-9:55 a.m. Sunday, church school and 11 a.m., worship service or WCAMEC Facebook Live (teleconference, 516-259-9950); 4 p.m. Wednesday, Victorian Men Bible Study and 5:30 p.m., Women’s Inspiration Network Bible Study; 6 p.m. Wednesday, Pastor’s Bible Study; noon Thursday, Community Bible Study. Wednesday-Thursday services by teleconference, call church for teleconference info. Shepherd’s Corner Clothes Closet, Food Pantry and Kitchen: Call the church for days/time they’re open. 803-536-0600; www.williamschapelamechurch.org.
- Right Choice, Fresh Start Farmers Market, a health center-based market, offers free nutrition education and training classes to churches throughout Orangeburg County. 803-707-5751, 803-531-6900.
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Soup kitchens, food banks
- St. Andrews United Methodist Church: Blessing box, 1980 Columbia Road, upper parking lot behind church building. Food available 24/7.
- New Mount Zion Baptist Church: Soup kitchen, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. second and fourth Mondays each month. Food pantry, 10 a.m.-noon second and fourth Fridays each month. 1739 Amelia St.
- Mount Pisgah Baptist Church: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Wednesdays. 300 Green St. 803-536-1547.
- Elem Missionary Baptist Church, Harleyville: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, church dining hall. 843-462-7242.
- Trinity UMC: noon-1 p.m. third and fourth Wednesdays, 185 Boulevard St. NE.
- First Baptist Church: 1-2 p.m. Thursdays, 1240 Russell St.
- Williams Chapel AME Church: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, 1198 Glover St.
- Greater Faith Baptist Church’s soup kitchen will serve to-go meals to the community 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. each Saturday at 203 Dorchester St., Orangeburg.
- Good Hope AME Church: 1849 Carver School Road, Cope. Also voter registration. 803-531-9528.
- Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ: 9-11 a.m. third Saturday. 282 Progressive Way, Denmark. Delivery services for home-bound clients, must have a S.C. ID and Denmark address; 803-703-0308. Sandra Isaac, 803-703-0308. | 2022-09-30T06:07:22+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/print-specific/briefs/church-news/article_1fc45685-64dc-5bc1-9ad9-f68ebe764f13.html |
AUSTIN, Texas, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a leader in personalized genetic testing and diagnostics, today announced that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Delaware Federal District Court's September 2021 decision that all three CareDx patents asserted against Natera are invalid for claiming patent-ineligible subject matter.
"We are pleased that multiple courts have rejected CareDx's baseless claims against Natera's proprietary technology," said Daniel Rabinowitz, chief legal officer, Natera. "Natera is a leading innovator of cfDNA testing, and we remain focused on serving the transplant community, including our many physician partners and patients."
About Natera
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women's health, and organ health. We aim to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health, and inform earlier, more targeted interventions that help lead to longer, healthier lives. Natera's tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy. Natera operates ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Austin, Texas and San Carlos, California. For more information, visit www.natera.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not a representation that Natera's plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Natera's expectations as of the date of this press release, and Natera disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including with respect to developments in matters under dispute or litigation, the scope of protection we establish and maintain for, and developments or disputes concerning, our intellectual property or other proprietary rights, and our expectations of the benefits of our tests and product offerings to patients, providers and payers. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in "Risk Factors" in Natera's recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and in other filings Natera makes with the SEC from time to time. These documents are available at www.natera.com/investors and www.sec.gov.
Contacts
Investor Relations: Mike Brophy, CFO, Natera, Inc., 510-826-2350
Media: Kate Stabrawa, Communications, Natera, Inc., pr@natera.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, according to one of his lawyers.
Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina confirmed Thursday that the Manhattan district attorney’s office has invited the former president to testify next week as prosecutors near a decision on whether to proceed with what could be the first criminal case ever brought against a former U.S. president.
“To me, it’s much ado about nothing,” Tacopina told the Associated Press, adding he didn’t think prosecutors had committed “one way or another” on a decision on whether to charge Trump. He said there was no legal basis for a case.
“It’s just another example of them weaponizing the justice system against him. And it’s sort of unfair,” he said.
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, declined to comment. Such an invitation to testify before a grand jury often indicates a decision on indictments is near.
The invitation to testify was first reported by The New York Times.
Any indictment would come as Trump is ramping up a run to regain the White House in 2024 while simultaneously battling legal problems on multiple fronts.
Trump, in a lengthy statement posted on his social media network, blasted the investigation as a “political Witch-Hunt trying to take down the leading candidate, by far, in the Republican Party” and what he called a “corrupt, depraved, and weaponized justice system.”
“I did absolutely nothing wrong,” he said.
Meanwhile, the district attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, has said decisions are “imminent” in a two-year investigation into possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election by Trump and his allies. A U.S. Justice Department special counsel is also investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to undo the election as well as the handling of classified documents at his Florida estate.
The New York grand jury has been probing Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment made in 2016 to the porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with the Republican years earlier.
The money was paid out of the personal funds of Trump’s now-estranged lawyer, Michael Cohen, who then said he was reimbursed by the Trump Organization and also paid extra bonuses for a total that eventually rose to $420,000.
Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018 that the payment, and another he helped arrange to the model Karen McDougal through the parent company of the National Enquirer tabloid, amounted to an illegal campaign contribution.
Federal prosecutors at the time decided not to bring charges against Trump, who by then was president. The Manhattan district attorney’s office then launched its own investigation, which lingered for several years but has been gathering momentum in recent weeks.
Several figures close to Trump have been spotted in recent days entering Bragg’s office for meetings with prosecutors, including his former political adviser Kellyanne Conway and former spokesperson Hope Hicks.
Cohen has also met several times with prosecutors, saying after a recent visit that he thought the investigation was nearing a conclusion.
Under New York law, people who appear before a grand jury are given immunity from prosecution for things they say during their testimony, so potential targets of criminal investigations are generally invited to testify only if they waive that immunity. Lawyers generally advise clients not to do so if there is a potential for a criminal case.
It isn’t clear what charges prosecutors might be exploring.
Legal experts have said one potential crime could be the way the payments to Cohen were structured and falsely classified internally as being for a legal retainer. New York has a law against falsifying business records, but it is a misdemeanor unless the records fudging is done in conjunction with a more serious felony crime.
Tacopina said there was no crime.
“There’s no precedent for this. There’s no established case law on this campaign finance stuff. It’s ridiculous. And there’s no underlying crime,” he said.
Separately, the district attorney’s office has also spent years investigating whether Trump and his company inflated the value of some its assets in dealings with lenders and potential business partners. Those allegations are the subject of a civil lawsuit, filed by the state’s attorney general. | 2023-03-10T20:13:43+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/politics/ap-politics/report-trump-invited-to-testify-before-ny-grand-jury/ |
Sweep emerges from stealth with $28M to change how companies work with Salesforce
Published: Dec. 15, 2022 at 7:00 AM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
With this funding, the company is poised to transform the Salesforce ecosystem and help companies get the most out of their CRM.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweep, a platform helping businesses customize and deploy GTM playbooks directly to their Salesforce - without coding - today emerges out of stealth with $28 million in funding - led by Bessemer Venture Partners, which seeded the company and global software investor Insight Partners, which led the most recent financing.
Current Salesforce (and other CRM) configuration can be difficult to build out and once implemented, can be especially hard to optimize and scale. Sweep is a no code editor for Salesforce configuration designed to help companies of all sizes — from small startups to enterprises — easily create and manage customer funnels to build the perfect GTM machine. The company's unique no code platform enables business teams to plan their CRM processes on a visually intuitive canvas and deploy them directly to Salesforce in a click.
"Our mission is to make Salesforce management easy for any company regardless of its GTM complexity and CRM expertise" said Ido Gaver, co-founder and CEO of Sweep. "We are fortunate to support a wide range of companies, from ones that are new to Salesforce, to companies that have incredible RevOps teams. For all of them, we've been able to deliver on our promise of making it easy and cost efficient to build efficient GTM machines that don't let deals get lost."
Companies that are new to Salesforce use Sweep to cut down their implementation time from months to days. While companies that are already using Salesforce, deploy Sweep to move faster and reduce management costs.
"We started using sweep a few months after buying our Salesforce licenses and within hours we had a whole new configuration that met our GTM needs" said Ron Gura, Co-Founder and CEO at Empathy.com "We experienced rapid growth over the past year and Sweep made the management of our customer funnels easy and intuitive. They really are a game changer for any company working with Salesforce"
"Sweep acts like another Salesforce admin or Developer on the team. Creating, updating, and automating sales funnels has never been easier." said Eric Portugal Welsh, Director of Revenue Operations at Demostack. "The days of building out complex Salesforce code, validation rules, flows, etc. are behind us. What used to take hours or weeks of work now takes minutes. This allows me to respond to ongoing business needs quickly and efficiently, building a true go-to-market machine with Salesforce."
"We are extremely excited to be a part of Sweep's mission to modernize Salesforce operations," said Adam Fisher, Partner at Bessemer Ventures Partners. "Modern businesses constantly make changes to their business operations to drive productivity and efficiency, but are held back due to a reliance on system integrators. Sweep's no code approach empowers Salesforce users to take back the reins, and makes Salesforce a more agile and responsive platform."
"Sweep helps create and optimize customer funnels by simplifying the complex configuration within your CRM," said Jeff Horing, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insight Partners. "We look forward to partnering with Ido, Eran and the Sweep team as they continue to grow and scale up."
Sweep is the second brainchild of founders Ido Gaver and Eran Kirshenboim who founded Flok together in 2011. Flok was later acquired by WIX where the two worked until they left in 2021 to start Sweep. The inspiration for Sweep came from their experience (relative struggles) building and managing Salesforce for Flok and then seeing the power, speed and efficiency a visually intuitive editing platform like WIX can deliver.
If you want to learn more about Sweep, or see what it means to build and customize your Salesforce visually, you can visit their website (sweep.io) and book a demo. Sweep is currently offering to create a free visualization of any company's Salesforce configuration to start the conversation and see the magic.
About Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 135 IPOs and 200 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer's global portfolio has included Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr and Toast and has more than $20 billion of assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Boston, Beijing and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer's storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio).
About Insight Partners
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of June 30, 2022, the firm has over $80B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 700 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with right-sized, right-time practical, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on Twitter @insightpartners.
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NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies owned by minority groups in the United States, such as those from the Latino community, continue to experience disparity when seeking financing, explains Angelica Fuentes, impact investor.
Despite the legal efforts raised in the Community Reinvestment Law of 1977 and the creation in 2011 of the Office of Consumer Financial Protection, both focused on reducing discriminatory barriers in the banking system, Angelica Fuentes points out that Latino entrepreneurs have not overcome the structural obstacles.
"As far as venture capital is concerned, companies owned by women and men of Latin origin obtained only 2.6% of the investments, segregating them from the North American entrepreneurial ecosystem," she says.
Another challenge they face is the lack of financial products designed specifically for Latino communities, which are generally offered at higher interest rates than those for individuals of US origin.
"Audit studies have revealed that entry-level entrepreneurs are shown different and more expensive banking products and face more questions to legitimize their businesses. You will need some evidence of implicit bias and discriminatory practices at the time of initial engagement," explains the "State of Latino Entrepreneurs" report by the Standard Graduate School of Business.
"The odds of a national bank approving a $100,000 loan are 60% lower for Latinos than for white business owners, even after accounting for business performance measures.
For Angelica Fuentes, the structural barriers limit Latino entrepreneurs' development, even though statistics show that they are the racial group that presents the best cash flow and stability.
"More than a third of Latino entrepreneurs are immigrants, so their work history and credit record in the United States will hardly be a good source of support," says Angelica Fuentes.
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Marist Red Foxes (11-19, 6-14 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (20-11, 11-9 MAAC)
The Red Foxes are 6-14 in MAAC play. Marist is sixth in the MAAC allowing 67.0 points while holding opponents to 42.2% shooting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dezi Jones is averaging 12.4 points and 3.8 assists for the Bobcats. Tyrese Williams is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Quinnipiac.
Patrick Gardner is averaging 18.9 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Red Foxes. Kam Farris is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games for Marist.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 5-5, averaging 74.7 points, 32.0 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.1 points per game.
Red Foxes: 4-6, averaging 67.6 points, 32.2 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-03-08T09:11:34+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/2023/03/08/marist-quinnipiac-preview/0c9945de-bd8e-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html |
Some isolated Saturday thundershowers
This weekend is shaping up nicely, from seasonable warmth to a chance for a quick downpour or even a thunderstorm. The shower and thunderstorm potential is for isolated activity, meaning we won’t all receive rain, but there’s a good chance we’ll see some activity around southeast Minnesota and north Iowa Saturday afternoon to early evening. Again, we won’t all see rain and it won’t scratch the drought, but a refreshing downpour is possible for some lucky folks. It should be just humid enough to fuel that isolated shower activity, yet not so humid to make you want to sit inside all day. | 2023-07-22T03:22:55+00:00 | kaaltv.com | https://www.kaaltv.com/kaal-weather/weather-images/some-isolated-saturday-thundershowers/ |
[Following are Gov. Little's public remarks on Idaho's $2 billion surplus for the fiscal year].
Here’s what Idahoans need to know: the Legislature and I are committed to more education investments and tax relief on top of the historic steps we’ve taken to support schools and cut taxes.
Investments in Idaho education have grown 40-percent in the past three years. Last year alone, we made the single largest investment in schools in state history. And we’re not stopping there. The Idaho Legislature and I together will continue to strengthen education because schools are partners with families in the education of our children – our future workforce.
Today’s numbers reflect something we all see every day – Idaho’s economy is booming. People are working and business is thriving. Our economic success is no accident. It comes from resilient and innovative businesses, hardworking citizens, and years of fiscal conservatism in government. Working together, the Legislature and I have adopted a "kitchen table economics" approach to governing where we live within our means, pay off our debt, save for a rainy day, and make investments where they count. As the saying goes, "the proof is in the pudding."
Idaho’s success also highlights fundamental and very obvious differences between Republicans and Democrats. Red states like Idaho are faring far better than Blue states, and that’s no coincidence. Republicans create a regulatory and tax environment where business can prosper while Democrats tax and spend, adding more hurdles for hardworking families to overcome.
Democrats’ response to the recession? Redefine recession, then raise taxes. Republican Idaho’s solution? Cut taxes while making investments where they count, particularly in education.
We’re even seeing Democrats finding absurd new ways to put down Idaho’s success – such as criticizing our AAA credit rating, the highest a state can get. We achieved this milestone for the first time last year thanks to years of responsible budgeting and fiscal conservatism. Only Democrats would suggest a high credit score is a bad thing. Their entire approach to managing the economy defies common sense, and Idahoans aren’t fooled.
The cost of everything is up in Biden’s national economy. Idahoans need more of their hard-earned money back in their bank accounts to counteract record inflation and the continuing national recession. Idahoans can be assured the Legislature and I will continue to push forward more tax relief to go along with additional investments in education.
Even with the dark cloud of recession hanging over the country, Idahoans can be confident knowing our state is strong and prepared to withstand any downturn that might be on the horizon for Idaho. Washington, D.C., should turn to Idaho as the example on how to create prosperity for our citizens. | 2022-08-17T08:16:57+00:00 | hjnews.com | https://www.hjnews.com/montpelier/more-education-support-tax-cuts-the-priority-with-new-projected-record-budget-surplus/article_3c279fda-51ca-5010-b5b1-882ffc4db26c.html |
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A community service officer was injured after Fresno police say a suspected DUI driver crashed into a patrol vehicle on Tuesday night.
The crash happened around 7:30 pm in the area of Maple and Belmont avenues.
The officer was blocking the roadway with her vehicle as crews worked to clear a downed tree in the area.
Fresno police say a driver suspected to be under the influence, rear-ended the officer's patrol vehicle.
The officer was taken to a local hospital with back pain.
The suspect was also taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Stay with Action News for updates on this developing story. | 2023-02-22T05:51:06+00:00 | abc30.com | https://abc30.com/fresno-police-community-service-officer-suspected-dui-injury-crash/12857205/ |
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Olaplex Holdings, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of OLPX during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Olaplex common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's initial public offering conducted on or around September 30, 2021.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) macroeconomic pressures and competition in the haircare market were more robust than the Company had represented to investors; (ii) accordingly, the Company was unlikely to maintain its sales and revenue momentum; and (iii) as a result, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to achieve the financial and operational growth projected in the offering documents; and (iv) as a result, the offering documents were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
DEADLINE: January 17, 2023 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/olaplex-holdings-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=34544&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of OLPX during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is January 17, 2023. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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70-year-old woman mauled by 2 dogs in neighbor’s backyard, dies
Published: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:37 AM CST|Updated: 13 minutes ago
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – A 70-year-old woman from North Carolina died after being mauled by two dogs at a home last week.
Authorities said someone called 911 Thursday to report a woman on the ground in his backyard.
According to officials, Melanie Catley was walking in her neighbor’s backyard when she was attacked by the dogs.
She suffered critical injuries and was taken to the hospital where she died several days later.
The dogs were turned over to animal control by their owner and euthanized.
No charges were filed against the owner of the property.
Copyright 2022 WECT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-14T16:52:50+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2022/12/14/70-year-old-woman-mauled-by-2-dogs-neighbors-backyard-dies/ |
(WKBN) — Severe thunderstorms have been active in many parts of the United States this week, including a tornado in Maryland, flash flooding in Death Valley National Park and extreme heat in the central U.S. Another major story from this week was a lightning strike that nearly hit the White House in Washington, D.C., causing three fatalities and one injury.
During the summer months, it’s important to have a heightened sense of awareness of lightning because thunderstorms can strike at any place and any time.
How many lightning-related fatalities are there in the United States every year?
Every year in the United States, 20 to 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur. Over 300 people are struck by lightning every year in the U.S., and there are around 50 lightning fatalities per year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the odds of being struck by lightning are less than 1 in a million, and 90% of lightning strike victims survive.
Despite the high survival rate, though, many people who survive the strike end up having some sort of disability as a result.
What activities are most prone to lightning fatalities?
A 2020 study published by the National Lightning Safety Council found that 61% of lightning fatalities from 2006-2019 occurred during leisure activities, with fishing contributing the most to fatalities. The second-leading category of lightning fatalities during leisure activities came from sporting events. Soccer and golf both contributed the most to lightning fatalities in the sporting event category.
Lightning Facts/Myths
Fact: Lightning strikes can heat the air to a temperature of over 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Fact: Lightning can strike you when you’re inside a building or a vehicle.
Myth: Ever hear the saying “Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice?” It’s a myth. Lightning actually favors tall objects. The Empire State Building in New York City is struck by lightning multiple times per year.
Myth: “If a storm is not directly overhead, then I cannot be struck by lightning.” This is also a myth. Lightning can strike outside of a thunderstorm up to 10 miles away. This is often referred to as a bolt from the blue.
How can I protect myself from lightning strikes?
If you’re outside, the best way to avoid being struck by lightning is to head indoors. The probability of being struck increases the longer you spend outside.
Remember the phrase: “When thunder roars go indoors!“
If you’re stuck outside, avoid tall objects like power poles, trees or mountaintops: these are the objects most likely to be struck by lightning.
A few extra tips: If you’re in a group, spread out to prevent multiple injuries in the event of a lightning bolt. Also, stay away from water or wet objects as this gives lightning an additional path to travel down.
Remember, the best plan to have when a thunderstorm’s nearby is to head indoors until it’s passed by your area. | 2022-08-07T01:42:41+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/lightning-fatalities-how-common-are-they-and-how-can-you-protect-yourself/ |
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Max Verstappen drove from 15th to second to give Red Bull a 1-2 finish Sunday in what is shaping up to be a runaway season for the reigning Formula One champions.
And there have only been two races so far.
“Nice job guys an excellent result for the team,” said Perez, who finished about 5 seconds ahead of Verstappen.
Through the first two races of the season it has been two Red Bull wins, two 1-2 finishes, and an air of desperation from everyone else on the grid.
Verstappen is chasing a third straight title and isn’t worried if it goes down to a straight fight between him and Perez.
“The best one will finish in front,” the Dutchman said.
Perez feels he’s yet to peak.
“I’m not sure it’s my best weekend with the team, Melbourne will be even better,” he said, looking ahead to the next race in Australia on April 2.
Fernando Alonso finished third for the second consecutive race for what would have been his 100th career podium. But he was later handed a 10-second penalty for incorrectly serving an earlier penalty and that dropped him to fourth.
But even as the Spaniard enjoys a renaissance with his new Aston Martin team, Alonso has acknowledged he had little chance at beating Red Bull.
Verstappen won a record 15 races last season and a second consecutive F1 title, and Perez added another two victories as the 17 total wins in 23 races easily gave Red Bull the constructors title. There have been no signs of an offseason drop in performance and George Russell, who moved up to third after the Alonso penalty on on Sunday, predicted after the season-opener that Red Bull would win every race this season.
“I was having fun out there and the car was feeling good,” Russell said after his 10th career podium. “I think it was harsh what happened to Fernando. But I’m happy to pick up the silverware.”
Lewis Hamilton finished fifth as Mercedes went third and fifth just three days after the seven-time F1 champion said the team needed three other organizations not to finish a race for Mercedes to have a shot to win.
“We are not where we want to be but we will get there,” Hamilton told his team.
The show on Sunday was Verstappen, who overcame a mechanical problem in qualifying that forced him to start 15th and quickly worked his way up the grid. The Dutchman set the fastest lap of the race on the final lap to retain his hold atop the F1 points standings.
“Great recovery, Max, that was a really good drive at the end,” Red Bull boss Christian Horner radioed Verstappen.
Verstappen felt the late push was worth the risk.
“I gave it a go at the end and luckily it worked out,” he said.
Red Bull has now finished 1-2 in three consecutive races dating to last year’s finale.
It was the fifth career win for Perez, who started from the pole for the second consecutive year at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. He was briefly leading the championship standings until Verstappen slipped ahead by logging the fastest lap.
“Let’s keep it up, let’s keep pushing,” said the Mexican.
Perez started on pole with Alonso on the front row alongside him and Alonso jumped out to a quick lead, but was promptly penalized for being in the improper starting position. He thought he served the five-second penalty, but the race stewards docked him another 10 seconds post podium celebration.
Russell said “common sense needs to be applied,” and Alonso was annoyed with governing body FIA.
“I think it’s more of a FIA poor show today more than disappointment for ourselves,” Alonso told broadcaster Sky. “You can’t apply the penalty 35 laps after the pit stop. They had enough time to inform us.”
Perez soon regained the lead while Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — starting from 12th because of a 10-place grid penalty — chewed up the cars ahead of them.
When both Ferrari’s pitted for new tires, Verstappen was in fourth.
The 6.2-kilometer (3.8-mile) circuit beside the Red Sea is the quickest street track in F1 with average speeds exceeding 250 kmh (160 mph), which suited Verstappen. It took him only a few seconds to pass Russell and Alonso didn’t last long, either, making it a Red Bull shootout.
Perez held firm.
Ferrari had another race to forget, with Carlos Sainz Jr. placing sixth ahead of Charles Leclerc in seventh. At least Leclerc finished, after retiring in Bahrain, but he wasn’t happy.
“Being behind like this is really (expletive), I don’t know what to do,” Leclerc said as he trundled behind traffic.
Frenchmen Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were eighth and ninth for Alpine with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen in 10th.
Alonso’s teammate Lance Stroll retired on Lap 18, leading to a safety car restart that suited Verstappen.
Alex Albon retired his Williams and his teammate Logan Sargeant, the rookie American driver, started last and finished 16th. McLaren struggled again with Oscar Piastri 15th and Lando Norris down in 17th.
“Tough race after an unlucky start with damage to both cars on the opening lap. Made it too difficult to turn things around. But we tried hard,” McLaren boss Zak Brown tweeted. “Time to get our season back on track in Australia.”
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‘I want to be an astrophysicist’: 9-year-old graduates high school
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WGAL) - Imagine being 9 years old and already holding a high school diploma.
That’s the case for David Balogun.
The 9-year-old recently graduated from the Reach Cyber Charter School in Harrisburg.
David reportedly took classes remotely from his home in Bucks County. He said he enjoys science and computer programing.
“I want to be an astrophysicist, and study black holes and supernovas,” he said.
The boy’s parents have advanced degrees, but they said raising a young son with extraordinary intellectual gifts can be a bit challenging.
“He’s a 9-year-old with a brain that does have the capacity to understand and comprehend a lot of concepts that are beyond his years. And sometimes beyond my understanding,” said David’s mother Ronya Balogun.
David credits several of his favorite teachers for his academic success. They said he taught them a few things too in the few years it took him to get through high school.
“David was an inspirational kid, definitely one who changes the way you think about teaching,” said teacher Cody Derr.
After completing a semester at Bucks County Community College, David’s family said they are currently looking at colleges and universities across the country to try to find one that’s just the right fit.
But so far, David and those around him have come up with the right answers.
David said his favorite thing is learning. But he also likes to play sports and the piano. He said he is also working on his black belt in martial arts.
Copyright 2023 WGAL via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-05T00:47:38+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2023/02/05/i-want-be-an-astrophysicist-9-year-old-graduates-high-school/ |
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME) ("VerifyMe," "we," "our," or the "Company"), together with its subsidiary PeriShip Global LLC ("PeriShip"), provides brand owners time and temperature sensitive logistics, authentication, supply chain monitoring, and data-rich consumer engagement features using unique smartphone readable codes on their products, announced today that the company has entered into a new multi-year extension of their professional services agreement with its strategic partner to provide proactive customer service to their customers. The term of the agreement, originally scheduled to expire on March 1, 2024, has been extended to March 1, 2026.
"We believe agreement to extend is a result of the value added offering we provide to our mutual customers. We have a proven track record of helping our customers meet their time, and temperature delivery needs, while reducing loss, risk and spoilage," said Curt Kole, Executive Vice President of Sales and Global Strategy.
"We are very pleased that our strategic partner continues to put their trust in our company, to meet their customer's needs, and look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship," said Patrick White, CEO.
VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME), is a technology solutions provider specializing in products to connect brands with consumers and, through our wholly owned subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, providing brands with high-touch, end-to-end logistics management for their products. We provide logistics management from a sophisticated IT platform with proprietary databases, package and flight-tracking software, weather, and flight status monitoring systems, as well as dynamic dashboards with real-time visibility into shipment transit and last-mile events. In addition, VerifyMe technologies give brand owners the ability to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. VerifyMe technologies also provide brand protection and supply chain functions such as counterfeit prevention, authentication, serialization, and track and trace features for labels, packaging and products. For additional information, please visit: https://www.verifyme.com .
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding our strategic partnership and commercialization efforts. The words "believe," "look forward," and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, our reliance on our strategic partner, the successful development of our sales and marketing capabilities, the successful integration of our acquisitions (including the acquisition of the assets of PeriShip, LLC), our ability to retain key management personnel, our ability to work with partners in selling our technologies to businesses, production difficulties, our inability to enter into contracts and arrangements with future partners, issues which may affect the reluctance of large companies to change their purchasing of products, acceptance of our technologies and the efficiency of our authenticators in the field. These risk factors and uncertainties include those more fully described in VerifyMe's Annual Report and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the heading entitled "Risk Factors." Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create an ornate and historically inspired, multi-functional unit that could display potted plants or flowers," said one of two inventors, from Aurora, Ill., "so we invented THE PLANTERN. Our decorative design provides a charming way to add light to your space, while creating a soft and whimsical atmosphere."
The patent-pending invention provides an illuminated way to display plants. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional planters. The design adds a timeless appearance that could spark interest and draw attention to your space. The invention features an eye-catching and beautiful design that is easy to display indoors and outside so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Chicago sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CHK-305, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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(KTLA) – With multiple camera shots and slick editing, former pilot Trevor Jacob documented the dramatic moments when his small plane crashed into a California hillside in Santa Barbara County, just moments after he jumped from the cockpit and parachuted to safety.
The 2021 video, uploaded to YouTube with the title “I Crashed My Airplane,” quickly amassed hundreds of thousands of views.
It was all staged.
On Wednesday, Jacob, 29, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing a federal investigation after admitting to intentionally crashing the plane to get views on his YouTube channel, the United States Department of Justice announced. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Prosecutors say Jacob took off from the Lompoc City Airport in Santa Barbara County on Nov. 24, 2021, in his single-engine Taylorcraft BL-65 on a solo flight purportedly destined for Mammoth Lakes.
In the YouTube video, Jacob claimed he intended to spread someone’s ashes over the Los Padres National Forest. Once over the mountains, the video shows Jacob saying the plane’s lone engine had failed.
“Holy s—! I’m over the mountains and I … [got] an engine out,” he said.
With a parachute already strapped to his back, Jacob then jumped out of the plane, gripping a seflie stick to record himself. Cameras mounted inside and outside of the aircraft showed it descending over the hills and eventually crashing into dry brush.
“Thank you, God. Thank you, universe. Thank you, higher power, for watching over me,” he said, after hiking to the wreckage.
He then trekked out of the forest and flagged down a driver.
Prosecutors say Jacob waited two days to report the crash to the National Transportation Safety Board, which told him to preserve the wreckage. He stalled the investigation by telling NTSB officials that he didn’t know where the plane went down, according to the DOJ.
More than two weeks after the crash on Dec. 10, he and a friend flew a helicopter to the crash site and airlifted the wreckage to Rancho Sisquoc in Santa Barbara County, where it was loaded onto a trailer attached to Jacob’s pickup truck.
“Jacob drove the wreckage to Lompoc City Airport and unloaded it in a hangar,” prosecutors said. “He then cut up and destroyed the airplane wreckage and, over the course of a few days, deposited the detached parts of the wrecked airplane into trash bins at the airport and elsewhere.”
Prosecutors also say Jacob lied to federal investigators and an FAA safety inspector when he told them the plane had lost power and he could not identify a safe place to land.
The FAA revoked Jacob’s pilot’s license in April 2022.
“Your actions … were careless and reckless so as to endanger the life and property of another,” the agency wrote in a letter to Jacob, dated April 11, 2022. The FAA also detailed several pieces of evidence that suggested the video was staged, including: Jacob wearing his backpack prior to the propeller stopping; Jacob opening his plane door prior to the propeller stopping; Jacob making no attempt to contact Air Traffic Control; Jacob making no attempt to restart the engine; and Jacob grabbing a selfie stick to film himself parachuting from the plane, among other suspicious behavior.
As of Thursday, “I Crashed My Airplane” was still posted on Jacob’s YouTube channel and had amassed nearly 3 million views. | 2023-05-12T15:40:05+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/california-man-admits-to-deliberately-crashing-plane-to-get-youtube-views/ |
“Murder at Blackthorne Manor” premieres tonight at 8/7c on Lifetime Movie Network. Stream the LMN murder mystery for free with a Philo 7-day trial.
About the movie:
“Murder at Blackthorne Manor” tells the story of a murder mystery party gone wrong. When Hayley’s plans for a lighthearted evening of sleuthing and scares becomes a real-life homicide investigation, every single manor guest is a suspect — their party game all of a sudden a roadmap to the killer.
In an effort to hide the gruesome truth from her unassuming attendees, Hayley seeks the help of her co-worker and boss’ business partner, hoping to solve the case before the guests panic and the killer has a chance to escape.
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- Christie Leverette
- Bobby Slaski
- Veronica Martell | 2023-04-06T20:39:32+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/04/how-to-watch-murder-at-blackthorne-manor-lifetime-movie-premiere.html |
ATLANTA (AP) — Quin Snyder was more than just the first coaching candidate contacted when Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields began looking to replace Nate McMillan.
Snyder was the only candidate interviewed by Fields.
“Everything we were looking for, it was check, check, check,” Fields said of his conversation with Snyder, the former Utah Jazz coach, who was introduced on Monday as the Hawks’ new coach. Fields said finding the right fit immediately with Snyder “was a big moment.”
Snyder will make his Atlanta debut on Tuesday night, when the Hawks play at home against Washington. Joe Prunty, who was 2-0 as the interim coach, will remain on the bench beside Snyder.
The Hawks announced Snyder’s hiring on a five-year deal on Sunday night, only five days after McMillan was fired with the team mired in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The announcement was not a surprise. Fields confirmed on Wednesday that Snyder was a candidate.
Fields hopes the Hawks, currently in position for a spot in the play-in tournament, can finish the regular season strong under Snyder and earn a playoff spot as one of the top six teams in the East.
The Hawks (31-30) have struggled to reclaim the success they enjoyed under McMillan in reaching the 2021 Eastern Conference finals. The expectation to find that winning formula is now transferred to Snyder in a potentially difficult transition so late in the season.
“It’s always a challenge, but those challenges are often most rewarding and the best opportunity,” Snyder said.
He acknowledged that the decision to take over the job now, instead of waiting until after the season, wasn’t easy.
“As I thought about it, I think the opportunity to come in now, although maybe challenging, is also an opportunity to hopefully go on a run,” Snyder said. “Also, and I think these things are not mutually exclusive, to begin to build a foundation, a culture.”
Snyder, 56, was an assistant on Mike Budenholzer’s Hawks staff in the 2013-14 season.
He was 372-264 as Utah’s coach from the 2014-15 to 2021-22 seasons, finishing with six consecutive playoff seasons. Even though the Jazz never advanced past the Western Conference semifinals, the winning record would have made Snyder an attractive candidate to other teams who may make coaching changes after the season.
The timing of the Hawks’ change created an opening for Fields to have exclusive conversations with Snyder.
Fields said that opportunity to be first in line with Snyder had no bearing on his decision to fire McMillan during the All-Star break. Fields said he was motivated to make a move because he believed the Hawks were not fulfilling their potential under McMillan.
“We had two separate things going on — what is the state of our team right now and how we can best serve them and set us up for end of the season success following the All-Star break and then how are we going to position ourselves as an organization,” Fields said, adding “that doesn’t necessitate that Quin was going to take over at midseason. It wasn’t a huge factor for us. I knew that first and foremost we had to address our ballclub and that’s what we did.”
Snyder said the opportunity in Atlanta “lined up just right” with what he was looking for in his next coaching job after leaving Utah following last season.
New Hawks assistant general manager Kyle Korver played for Snyder in Atlanta and Utah. Korver gave Snyder positive reviews about Fields. Snyder said he believes the Hawks provide “the character in the front office” he sought.
“I wanted to find that type of partnership and I know that’s why this situation, I think, is such a good fit for me personally,” Snyder said, adding that he and Korver “have been friends for a long time. … His feelings about Landry, everything was affirmed that I had heard about Landry.”
Snyder met with Atlanta players on Monday morning. Some players, including Dejounte Murray and Bogdan Bogdanovic, attended the afternoon news conference. The team’s biggest star, point guard Trae Young, was not in attendance.
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Man, 81, accused of ‘gruesome’ murders of wife, daughter with ax
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Gray News) - An 81-year-old Colorado man is facing first-degree murder charges after police say he confessed to killing his wife and adult daughter.
Reginald Maclaren, 81, called police just after 6 p.m. Saturday to report his wife and adult daughter had been murdered, according to a police press release. He said he believed he knew the suspect and that they had used a hammer.
Officers responded to Reginald Maclaren’s apartment, where they found two victims in large trash cans in the living room and kitchen area. Both victims had substantial injuries and showed no signs of life, the press release said.
The victims were identified in an arrest affidavit as 70-year-old Bethany Maclaren and 35-year-old Ruth Jennifer Maclaren, The Denver Post reports.
Police say investigators determined both victims were killed with an ax, and one of them was dismembered with a saw.
“Some of our detectives have been detectives for 20 years, and they described this as one of the most gruesome crime scenes that they’ve ever been a part of,” said Englewood Police Division Chief Tracy Jones at a news conference Tuesday.
Detectives established probable cause to arrest Reginald Maclaren on first-degree murder charges, according to the press release. Jones said the 81-year-old eventually confessed after speaking with detectives.
KUSA reports that Reginald Maclaren told detectives he killed his family because he lost his job, had no money left for rent and did not want them to be homeless, according to the arrest affidavit. He allegedly told police he “does not regret” the murders of his family because he “knows they are in a better place,” the affidavit said.
Reginald Maclaren is expected to appear in court sometime this week.
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Large U.S. banks reported massive earnings Friday, signaling that the biggest institutions largely shrugged off the banking crisis stemming from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.
JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the nation, posted $12.6 billion in first-quarter profits, a whopping 52 percent increase from the same period last year.
Wells Fargo’s quarterly profits rose 32 percent year-over-year. Citigroup reported a 23 percent annual increase in profit, while PNC Financial Services’ profits rose around 18 percent. All of the big banks surpassed investors’ profit expectations.
While the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes contributed to SVB’s failure — the bank loaded up on long-term treasury bonds that plummeted in value after rates rose — they’re helping the largest lenders.
Trouble ahead? 4 major risks still facing banks and why you should care
JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, three of the four largest U.S. banks, credited the surprisingly strong profits to spiking interest income. Higher interest rates enabled banks to charge more for loans.
The banks added that their exposure to commercial real estate is relatively low. Analysts fear that small and midsize lenders — which hold most of those mortgages — could soon suffer from a wave of defaults as remote and hybrid work drives down the value of office buildings.
Bank filings reveal deposit data
Big banks had been expected to show deposit drops following last month’s bank runs and an influx of deposits into money market funds and other low-risk investments.
But JPMorgan actually saw its deposits rise from $2.34 trillion to $2.38 trillion in the first quarter. PNC’s deposits grew slightly, Citigroup’s deposits remained flat and Wells Fargo’s deposits fell 2 percent.
Commercial bank deposits fell by around $310 billion around the time of SVB’s collapse before recovering slightly in the final month of March, according to Federal Reserve data.
That prompted concerns that more banks could go under.
Analysts pointed to $620 billion in unrealized losses on long-term investments in the banking system that would make it harder for banks to survive a surge in withdrawals.
SVB’s failure prompted wealthy individuals and businesses to pull their money from midsize lenders, which faced the biggest threat of a bank run. They transferred their cash to the largest institutions that are seen as too big to fail.
Still feeling pinched: Here’s where Americans are pulling back their spending as inflation takes a toll
“By definition, these are somewhat flighty deposits because they just came into us. So it’s prudent and appropriate for us to assume that they won’t be particularly stable,” JPMorgan Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Barnum said on an earnings call Friday.
The rush of withdrawals slowed after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hinted that regulators would take action to protect all uninsured deposits if other midsize banks went under, like they did with SVB.
Big banks last month banded together to give $30 billion in deposits to San Francisco’s First Republic Bank, which swiftly lost around $70 billion in deposits following the SVB collapse. The move was meant to restore confidence in the regional lender and the banking system more broadly.
First Republic will report its earnings on April 24. The bank had been expected to reveal its balance sheet this week.
Bank executives expressed confidence in regional banks Friday, noting that SVB faced a unique bank run from its client base dominated by tech firms and venture capitalists.
“Our franchise, and those of many other banks, operate with a broader business model and more diversified funding sources,” Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf said on an earnings call.
Banks confirm lending slowdown
Big bank executives said Friday that they plan to pull back on lending and set aside more cash in case their existing loans go bad.
Analysts have expressed concern that if bank lending slows to a crawl, a credit crunch could ravage the U.S. economy that relies on financing to grow and add jobs.
“I wouldn’t use the word credit crunch,” JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said on an earnings call Friday. “I just look at it as a kind of a thumb on the scale. It just makes the financing conditions a little bit tighter and increases the odds of a recession.”
Commercial lending by U.S. banks declined by nearly $105 billion in the final two weeks of March, the largest drop on record.
Boom times for some: JPMorgan Chase profits jump 52% amid banking turmoil
There’s no shortage of signs that a recession is looming.
Retail sales fell 1 percent in March as spending at a broad range of retail categories dropped. When adjusting for inflation, retail sales fell 2 percent over the last year, meaning consumers are buying fewer items.
Wholesale inflation fell 0.5 percent last month. That’s a sign that price hikes are finally coming to an end but also a warning that demand is falling rapidly.
Federal Reserve staffers predicted last month that a “mild recession” will hit the U.S. economy starting later this year, followed by a recovery over the subsequent two years. Numerous economists have made similar calls. | 2023-04-14T18:34:54+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/hill-politics/what-crisis-big-bank-profits-soar-despite-banking-troubles/ |
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing ("KServicing" or the "Company"), a prominent servicer and subservicer of small business Paycheck Protection Program loans ("PPP Loans"), today announced that the Company has voluntarily filed for relief and protections under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. KServicing has determined that a Chapter 11 restructuring proceeding provides the Company with beneficial flexibility and protections to consummate the winding down of its operations in an efficient and effective manner and will also provide a framework for resolution with key stakeholders and a possible global settlement of outstanding disputes.
The Company is focused on minimizing any disruption to its loan servicing obligations to ensure a seamless experience for all borrowers.
"The actions we take today are in line with KServicing's mission to support PPP borrowers through their loan forgiveness process, provide loan processing services to partner banks, and wind down the Company's existing loan portfolio," Laquisha Milner, Chief Executive Officer, stated. "During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company was instrumental in originating and servicing PPP loans in partnership with the federal government and bringing the benefits of the PPP to small businesses in underserved communities. We remain committed to providing high-quality service to borrowers and continuing to service PPP loans without interruption to the best of our abilities during this process."
KServicing has filed a number of customary first day motions with the Bankruptcy Court that, among other things, seek authorization to continue the operations of the Company in the ordinary course of business. Further, as a routine matter, the Company has sought relief in the Chapter 11 Cases to continue paying all active employees in the ordinary course. This relief includes all wages, compensation, and other benefits, including healthcare. The Company expects to receive court approval for these requests.
The Company remains committed to maximizing the value of its business and strongly believes in its ability to effectively and efficiently wind down its operations through Chapter 11, a benefit that will inure to all stakeholders and other parties in interest.
KServicing's Chapter 11 Cases are administered under case numbers 22-10951, 22-10952, 22-10953, 22-10954, 22-10955 and 22-10956, with a request for joint administration pending.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is acting as the Company's restructuring counsel, Richards Layton & Finger P.A. is acting as the Company's co-counsel and AlixPartners LLP is acting as financial advisor, in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases. For more information about the Chapter 11 Cases, including access to Court documents, please visit: https://omniagentsolutions.com/KServicing. KServicing also has established a restructuring information line that can be reached at the following number: (866) 956-2138 (toll free in U.S./Canada) or (747) 226-5953 (International).
About KServicing
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Legacy Kabbage (a predecessor of KServicing) was one of the leading fintech providers of working capital to small businesses for over a decade. Legacy Kabbage began as a proprietary online lending platform for small businesses, providing loan services to over 250,000 American small businesses, many of which were businesses that struggled to receive adequate funding through traditional banking institutions. Legacy Kabbage offered a variety of services to small business owners, including providing small business loans, access to flexible lines of credit, business checking accounts, online bill payment methods, cash flow visualization tools, and e-gift certificates through its website and software application. From 2020-2021, the Company provided and facilitated necessary funding to small business owners through PPP loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company's existing technology infrastructure spearheaded its PPP work, which led to a total of $7 billion in loans being originated by the Company.
The origination and servicing of PPP Loans and small business loans to eligible borrowers was critical during a time of unprecedented health and economic uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 16, 2020, much of the Company's business was sold to American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. pursuant to an executed Agreement and Plan of Merger. As a result of the merger, KServicing now operates in a limited capacity as (i) a servicer and subservicer of PPP Loans, (ii) a software services provider for lenders of PPP Loans, and (iii) a servicer of a minor portfolio of non-PPP small business loans.
To learn more about us, please visit www.kservicing.com. Kabbage is a trademark of American Express used under license; Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing is not affiliated with American Express.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Arkansas Forestry Division have issued a statewide moderate wildfire risk for Arkansas.
State officials said that all 75 counties in the state were placed under the risk at 9 a.m. Monday.
This comes just as the state added four additional counties under a burn ban, bumping it up to 40 counties.
Lonoke, Crittenden, Crawford and Ouachita counties are the latest under the ban.
With high heat and drought conditions increasing the chance of fire hazard, the state is likely to see the list of counties with burn bans continue to grow. | 2022-07-11T17:35:29+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/around-arkansas/arkansas-now-under-statewide-moderate-wildfire-risk/ |
Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA/Gray News) - A woman in Louisiana went to use her bathroom and got an ugly surprise when a snake slithered out of her toilet.
The animal encounter happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at a home in Shreveport.
Steve Kennedy from Steve’s Snaketuary took the toilet apart and captured the snake, which was identified as a ball python. According to Kennedy, ball pythons are not native to Louisiana but said they are one of the most common snakes in the pet trade.
Kennedy also said the snakes are not venomous or dangerous. He said they are friendly and usually grow to between 3 to 5 feet long.
The ball python found in the woman’s toilet may have been someone’s escaped pet, Kennedy said. He also said finding a snake in a toilet is rare.
Copyright 2023 KSLA via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-26T19:22:07+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2023/07/26/woman-surprised-by-ball-python-found-her-toilet/ |
The life expectancy of Native Americans in some states is 20 years shorter than the national average.
There are many reasons why.
Among them, health programs for American Indians are chronically underfunded by Congress. And, about a quarter of Native Americans reported experiencing discrimination when going to a doctor or health clinic, according to findings of a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Margaret Moss, a member of the Hidatsa tribe, has worked as a nurse for the Indian Health Service and in other systems. She now teaches nursing at the University of Buffalo.
She says she has seen racism toward Native Americans in health care facilities where she's worked, and as a mom trying to get proper care for her son.
Once, when she was on a health policy fellowship with a U.S. Senate committee, Moss' son had a broken arm improperly set at a non-IHS health facility in Washington, D.C.
She asked the physician about options to correct it, but he told her it was fine, she said. "Even when I, as an educated person using the right words, was saying what needed to happen, [he] didn't want to do anything for us, even though we had a [health insurance] card."
Moss then reluctantly pulled out a business card with the Senate logo, she recalled, and was instantly transformed in the doctor's eyes from "this American Indian woman with my obviously minority son" to someone he could not afford to dismiss.
"It wasn't until the person ... felt they could get in trouble for this ... then the person did something," said Moss. "I felt like it was racism. Not everybody has a card they can just whip out."
She says she feels discrimination is more overt, "in areas where American Indians are known about," like the Dakotas and parts of the American Southwest, but also exists in places without big tribal populations.
In the NPR poll, Native Americans who live in areas where they are in the majority reported experiencing prejudice at rates far higher than in areas where they constituted a minority.
In places where there are few American Indians, Moss says, "people don't expect to see American Indians; they think they are from days gone by, and so you are misidentified. And that's another form of discrimination."
Health care systems outside the Indian Health Service generally see very few Native American patients, because it's so hard for American Indians to access care in the private sector. A lot of that has to do with high poverty and uninsured rates among American Indians, who also often live in rural areas with few health care providers.
"The strikes against people trying to get care are huge: geographic, transportation, monetary," Moss says.
A persistent myth inside and outside Indian Country is that Native Americans get free health care from the federal government.
"I hear that all the time," says Moss, sighing.
The federal government promised to take care of Native Americans' health when it signed the treaties in which tribes gave up almost all of their land.
"Unfortunately, they have not kept up their end of the bargain," Moss says.
Congress has long failed to allocate enough money to meet Native American health needs. In 2016 it set the Indian Health Service budget at $4.8 billion. Spread across the US population of 3.7 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, that's $1,297 per person. That compares to $6,973 per inmate in the federal prison system.
Moss says the IHS can be less an aid to people than another bureaucratic barrier. "It is highly complicated," Moss says, "even if you took out the racism, perceived or real."
The IHS isn't insurance. It's more like the Veterans Administration, running clinics and hospitals where its members can get care. But the IHS is far smaller than the VA.
Federal funding is also supposed to pay for care in the private sector that IHS hospitals can't provide. But, quoting a sardonic joke familiar to many in Indian Country, Moss says it's well known that "you'd better get sick by June, because there won't be any more money, or it's life and limb only, those are the things that would be authorized."
Anna Whiting Sorrell, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in northwest Montana experienced that firsthand. The IHS picked up part of the tab for her hernia surgery at a hospital outside of the IHS a couple of years ago, but when it was time to schedule follow-up appointments, Sorrell was out of luck.
"It got denied. My follow-up got denied," Sorrell says. "[The hospital] didn't even ask if I was willing to pay," she says, and that felt like discrimination. "They would assume that other non-Indians would pay for it themselves, why do we as Indian people not get to make those decisions ourselves?" Sorrell asks.
She felt like she was falling through a crack in the health care system at a particularly poignant time.
"I was 57 years old. My mom died at 57," Sorrell says. In Montana, the life expectancy for Native American women is 62, that's 20 years less than for non-Native American women. The life expectancy for Native American men in Montana is 56.
With help from her tribe, Sorrell eventually got her follow-up care, but her journey from diagnosis to actually getting surgery took years, and the University of Buffalo's Margaret Moss says a lot of Native Americans just give up.
"That is the idea out there in Indian Country ... , 'I'm not even going to try, because it's not going to happen.' Or they hear so many stories of people who did try, and it didn't happen," Moss says.
That means a lot of American Indians simply put up with what she calls, "tolerated illness.
"They say they're fine, but they're not," Moss says, and their health problems often progress until it's too late for treatment to help.
Anna Whiting Sorrell, a health care administrator for her tribes, says she is optimistic that the Affordable Care Act will make a big difference for Native Americans. It gives lower-income people access to affordable insurance coverage outside the IHS. Many Natives Americans who weren't eligible for Medicaid before the ACA now are, too.
Moss is more skeptical that the ACA will make a big difference, in part because of entrenched institutional discrimination toward Native Americans in healthcare.
"Until attitudes change," Moss says, "we're still going to be in a sad situation."
Our ongoing series "You, Me and Them: Experiencing Discrimination in America" is based in part on a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. We have previously released results for African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, whites and women.
You can follow Montana Public Radio's Eric Whitney on Twitter: @MTPRND
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NEW YORK — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases.
The Global Fund and the Clinton Global Initiative, which is holding its first gathering of political, business and philanthropic leaders since 2016 in New York this week, has also announced a new long-term partnership to drive donors of all sorts toward supporting The Global Fund’s work.
Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands told The Associated Press that fundraising through the Replenishment Conference is “always a bit of a rollercoaster.” However, he is hopeful that the fund will reach its goal by the end of the conference, even though he recognizes that donors, especially governments, face financial decisions complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
“Yes, there are many other demands and governments are facing lots of domestic political pressures around the cost of living, energy and all this kind of stuff,” Sands said. “But I think there’s also recognition that however tough things might be in some of the rich countries in the world, the way these things are translating in poorer, marginalized communities is a matter of life and death.”
He is encouraged by Japan and Germany pledging 30% increases in their donations to The Global Fund, as well as the United States’ increased participation.
If the Global Fund reaches its $18 billion goal, it hopes to use the donations to save 20 million lives and avert more than 450 million new infections of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Since The Global Fund was created in 2002, it has saved 50 million lives and reduced the combined death rate from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria by more than half in the countries where the Global Fund invests. That track record helps attract more investments.
“In a world where there’s so many demands, so many potential things that you could be putting money into, there’s a sudden attraction to putting money into things at work,” Sands said.
Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton said the foundation has worked with The Global Fund for nearly two decades to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, as well as build sustainable health systems in the countries the fund serves.
“CGI has always, by definition, been in the business of bringing together partners to not only tackle big problems together, but also define those challenges and prioritize what is most important within those challenges to get right first,” Clinton said. “That ethos is so fundamental to what has enabled The Global Fund to surpass what even its founders’ lofty hopes and goals were for it.”
In addition to public commitments from governments, The Global Fund also receives significant support from the private sector, including philanthropy. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has already donated $2.75 billion to the fund and expects to announce a new donation later this week.
“The Global Fund will go down in history as one of humanity’s biggest achievements,” Bill Gates said in a statement. “It’s also one of the kindest things people have ever done for each other. The Global Fund’s track record proves it is an excellent investment for our global health dollars.”
The Global Fund has modified its funding procedures to draw more donations from philanthropy, said Sands. Governments are not allowed to target their donations to specific projects or countries. However, philanthropic donations can be.
“That allows them to, in a sense, focus on particular things that are a priority to them, whether it’s geographies or particular areas of our work, Sands said.
Given all the health challenges the world is currently facing, The Global Fund is looking for all sources.
“We need all this energy,” Sands said. “The world is not exactly in a great place right now. When you look at the different concurrent crises, we need to unleash a lot more ideas, initiatives, actions. And it’s gonna happen.”
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British fashion designer Mary Quant dies age 93
By Samantha Tapfumaneyi, CNN
British fashion designer Mary Quant, credited with turning the miniskirt into a worldwide phenomenon, has died age 93, her family announced in a statement via the PA news agency.
Quant died peacefully at her home in Surrey, south of London, on Thursday morning, according to the statement.
Her family called her “one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the 20th Century and an outstanding innovator.”
Quant launched one of the first global super brands, shaping a new era in fashion. The miniskirt became a defining staple of the Swinging Sixties.
For women who came of age wearing them, Quant’s designs represented freedom, empowerment, and the rejection of their parents’ aesthetic standards.
Alexandra Shulman, former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, paid tribute to Quant Thursday, posting on Twitter: “RIP Dame Mary Quant. A leader of fashion but also in female entrepreneurship- a visionary who was much more than a great haircut.”
The Victoria & Albert Museum said: “It’s impossible to overstate Quant’s contribution to fashion. She represented the joyful freedom of 1960s fashion, and provided a new role model for young women.
“Fashion today owes so much to her trailblazing vision.”
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Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House of Representatives-Senate negotiations in January to hammer out a final version. Given the Senate's difficulty in passing a bill, the final legislation is likely to tilt strongly toward that chamber's version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.
What are the biggest disputes?
There are scores of disagreements, but the biggest battles will come over how the legislation would be paid for, whether to include a government-run insurance plan and how much to spend on subsidies to help lower- and middle-income Americans afford insurance.
Abortion remains perhaps the thorniest issue. The Senate bill would allow insurance plans that operate in newly created exchanges, or marketplaces, to offer abortion coverage, but enrollees would have to write separate checks for it. The House bill has even tighter language: Insurers in the exchanges that accept federal subsidies - which is likely to be most if not all of them - couldn't provide abortion coverage at all.
I don't have health insurance. Would I have to get it, and what happens if I don't?
Under both bills, most Americans would be required to have coverage or to pay a penalty. Some would be exempted from the requirement, called an individual mandate, due to financial hardship or religious reasons. Under the House bill, you'd have to have coverage by 2013 or pay up to 2.5 percent of your income; the penalty couldn't exceed the average cost of a plan sold in the exchanges.
The Senate version would take effect in 2014. The penalty for not having coverage would be $95 in 2014 or 0.5 percent of an individual's income, whichever is higher. The penalty would rise in 2016 to $750, or 2 percent of income, up to the cost of the cheapest health plan.
I'm over 65. How would the legislation affect seniors?
The Medicare prescription-drug benefit would be improved substantially under both bills, though only the House bill would eliminate the sizable coverage gap called the "doughnut hole" by 2019. Both bills would enable most seniors to get half-price brand-name drugs when they hit the gap. The final bill to emerge from conference might favor the more generous House approach.
Under both bills, government payments to Medicare Advantage, the private-plan part of Medicare, would be cut back. If you're one of the 10 million beneficiaries whom those private plans cover, you could lose extra benefits that many of the plans offer, such as free eyeglasses, hearing aids and gym memberships.
Both bills would make all Medicare preventive services, such as screenings for colon, prostate and breast cancer, free to beneficiaries.
I want health coverage, but can't afford it. How would the legislation affect me?
Both bills would expand Medicaid, the state-federal program for poor people and those with disabilities, to include millions of people, including childless adults, who aren't generally eligible. Under the House bill, individuals with incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, or $16,245, would be eligible for Medicaid. Under the Senate bill, eligibility would reach 133 percent of poverty, or $14,404 for individuals.
Even if you make too much for Medicaid, you could get help buying private insurance in the new marketplaces, called exchanges. Both bills would provide billions of dollars for subsidies once premiums exceed a certain percentage of annual income. The House bill is more generous than the Senate's is if your income is on the lower end; the Senate is more generous for those on the higher end. The subsidies end at four times the poverty level, $88,200 for a family of four.
Even if you make too much to qualify for subsidies, you could get some financial relief. Both bills would require your insurer to pick up your out-of-pocket costs - such as coinsurance, the portion of the bills that you pay - once they exceed a certain amount. The House limits are up to $5,000 a year for an individual and $10,000 for a family; the Senate's are slightly higher. Many people who are eligible for subsidies would pay less out of pocket.
If you work for a company, however, you may not have to buy your insurance directly, because both the House and the Senate place new responsibilities on employers, and in some cases offer them financial incentives to begin offering insurance.
The House's subsidies would cost about $93 billion in 2016; the Senate's $55 billion. Though House members want the Senate to cough up more for subsidies, it may be tough.
How much is all this going to cost? Will it increase my taxes?
The House-passed bill is estimated to cost $1 trillion over a decade, the Senate bill $871 billion. The final measure probably will be closer to the Senate bill. President Barack Obama has said he'd like the cost kept below $900 billion.
Both bills hit up the wealthy, but in different ways. The House would impose a 5.4 percent income tax surtax on individuals who earn more than $500,000 a year and couples that earn more than $1 million. The Senate would increase the Medicare payroll tax rate from 1.45 percent to 2.35 percent for people who earn more than $200,000 a year and families that earn more than $250,000.
To raise money to pay for the legislation, the Senate would impose a 40 percent tax on the portion of most employer-sponsored health coverage that exceeds $8,500 a year for individuals and $23,000 for families. The Senate also would raise the threshold for deducting medical expenses to 10 percent of income, up from 7.5 percent.
Overall, the financing provisions could spur a pitched battle; the House hates the Senate tax on high-cost policies, while the Senate opposes the House's income-tax surcharge.
How would the legislation affect the kind of insurance I can buy? Would it make it easier for me to get coverage, even if I have health problems?
If you have a medical condition, both bills would make it easier for you to get coverage; insurers would be barred from rejecting applicants based on health status once the exchanges are operating, in 2013 in the House bill and 2014 in the Senate version.
In the meantime, both bills would create a temporary high-risk pool for people who've been rejected for coverage or have pre-existing medical conditions. Both bills also would bar insurers from retroactively canceling the policies of individuals who fall ill with costly conditions.
Under the bills, the exchanges initially would be open only to individuals who buy their own insurance and to certain small businesses. New policies sold on an exchange would have to cover a range of benefits, including hospitalization, doctor visits, prescription drugs, maternity care and certain preventive tests. Both bills say insurers couldn't set lifetime coverage limits; the Senate also restricts annual limits. Those who want to keep their existing policies - even if they don't meet the new standards - generally could do so.
I buy my own insurance. How would the legislation affect how much I pay?
Because insurers wouldn't be permitted to charge sick people more, their premiums might initially cost less compared with what they'd pay under current law. Younger, healthier people might pay more. Also, under the House bill, older people could be charged only two times more than younger people; in the Senate, older people could be charged up to three times more.
I understand that the public option isn't in the Senate bill. Is Congress still likely to approve it? If not, what's the alternative?
The Senate is unlikely to accept the government-run "public option" health insurance measure in the House bill. Instead, Senate Democrats would create large, privately run, multi-state insurance plans and have the federal Office of Personnel Management administer them. Every exchange would offer at least two such plans, one of which must be nonprofit. The final deal is expected to include this Senate provision.
I own a small business. Would I have to buy insurance for my workers? What help could I get?
Both the House and Senate bills would exempt small businesses from having to provide coverage, and would provide tax credits for some small firms. Your firm's bottom line is more likely to benefit from the Senate version.
The Senate would exempt companies with fewer than 50 workers from having to offer insurance. The House excuses companies with annual payrolls of less than $500,000; firms that are bigger would pay a fee equivalent to a portion of their payroll costs if they don't offer insurance. That payment would rise to 8 percent of payroll for the largest firms.
If your firm has no more than 25 employees, it might be eligible for tax credits as high as 50 percent of premium costs under both bills. The full credits are for the smallest firms with low-wage workers; they shrink as the size of your company and your work force's earnings rise.
The House tax credits are available only if your employees' average wages don't exceed $40,000 a year, while the Senate allows firms with average wages of up to $50,000 to qualify. The House's tax credits aren't available to employers for workers who earn more than $80,000 a year.
This story was produced through collaboration between NPR and Kaiser Health News (KHN), an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health-care policy research organization. The Kaiser Family Foundation is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
Copyright 2023 Kaiser Health News. To see more, visit Kaiser Health News. | 2023-05-27T02:06:32+00:00 | wboi.org | https://www.wboi.org/npr-news/2009-12-24/a-consumers-guide-to-health-reform |
Louisiana National Guard officer retires after planting face between subordinate’s breasts
LOUISIANA (KPLC/Gray News) — A Louisiana Army National Guard officer faced 30 days of confinement, but no loss of rank after planting his face between a subordinate’s breasts.
Captain Billy Crosby Jr. was allowed to retire with benefits, according to military.com.
Crosby was the woman’s company commander in the Louisiana National Guard and was the senior officer at his post in Jordan. She was also his direct subordinate.
An exact age for Crosby was not given, but Crosby was 52 at the time of an October 2021 filing that said the woman was half his age.
The incident in question happened at Joint Training Center in Jordan in May 2021, according to military court documents. Crosby placed his face between the sergeant’s breasts, moving his face from side to side, according to the documents.
He previously told the sergeant that he wanted her to ride with him to another installation because he liked looking at her chest and previously announced twice that he was going to “motorboat” the woman during her promotion ceremony from specialist to sergeant, according to the court documents.
According to the documents, “the term ‘motorboating’ is commonly used to describe when a person places his or her face between a female’s breasts and shakes his or her head back and forth while making a sound resembling a boat motor.”
Crosby asked the woman if she wanted a promotion ceremony, which she declined, the documents read.
A day or so later, though, Crosby went into the room where the sergeant was working with another person and performed an impromptu ceremony in which he placed his face between her breasts, according to the documents.
He told her to stand up, “placed the rank in front of her chest, and leaned in to grab the rank with his teeth. (Crosby) then placed his face between (the sergeant’s) breasts. His face made contact with the middle of her chest. He vigorously moved his head from side to side between (her) breasts while still holding the rank with his teeth.”
Copyright 2022 KPLC via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-21T05:27:05+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/05/21/louisiana-national-guard-officer-retires-after-planting-face-between-subordinates-breasts/ |
FORT MYERS BEACH
Brian Nagle spent three years managing Shucker’s at the Gulfshore and The Cottage Bar restaurants on Fort Myers Beach, only to see both century-old buildings vanish during Hurricane Ian because of roaring winds and at least 15 feet of storm surge flooding.
With the future of the property and restaurants uncertain, Nagle couldn’t wait to embark upon his next line of work. He started a licensed handyman business called B. Nagle Repair and Maintenance.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) called for gender-neutral bathrooms in schools on Thursday, in response to a town hall question from a transgender Virginia teenager.
“Look at me. I am a transgender man,” Niko, a 17-year-old from Arlington, Va., said at a CNN town hall. “Do you really think that the girls in my high school would feel comfortable sharing a restroom with me?”
Youngkin, who issued a series of restrictive guidelines to Virginia schools last fall related to transgender students, said on Thursday that it was important to accommodate students.
“That’s why I have said many, many times, we just need extra bathrooms in schools,” he said. “We need gender-neutral bathrooms and so people can use the bathroom that they, in fact, are comfortable with.”
Youngkin’s guidelines would require transgender students to participate in activities and use school facilities that align with the sex they were assigned at birth. It would also make it more difficult for students to change their name or gender presentation at school.
However, the suggestion that transgender students can use gender-neutral bathrooms in response to such restrictions faces legal challenges elsewhere in the country.
Several transgender students in Oklahoma are suing the state over such a policy, which required them to use “a single-occupancy restroom or changing room” if they declined to use facilities matching their sex assigned at birth under a new law.
Youngkin generally doubled down on several of his controversial education policies at the town hall, including barring transgender athletes from participating in sports that match their gender identity and forbidding the instruction of “inherently divisive concepts, including critical race theory,” which is an academic framework that examines the influence of racism on institutions. | 2023-03-10T18:49:22+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/youngkin-calls-for-gender-neutral-bathrooms-after-question-from-transgender-virginia-teen/ |
Source: Colts are signing former Bills punter Matt Haack after losing Rigoberto Sanchez
WESTFIELD — The Colts are signing former Bills punter Matt Haack, a league source told IndyStar on Wednesday, after holding a workout that included six other punters.
Haack, a five-year veteran who spent his first four seasons in Miami, was available after losing a battle to sixth-round draft pick Matt Araiza. Buffalo released Haack on Monday.
Indianapolis was looking, in part, for a punter who has some experience.
“You don’t want to throw a guy out there that doesn’t have (enough) experience,” Ventrone said.
Haack, 28, was one of the most experienced players in the group of punters trying out on Wednesday, a group that included long-time Falcons punter Matt Bosher, former Cowboys punter Hunter Niswander, USFL punters Colby Wadman and Brock Miller, CFL punter/kicker Matt Mengel, and undrafted punter/kicker Cameron Dicker.
Haack is coming off a season that opened the door for the Bills to draft Araiza.
Brought over by Buffalo in the offseason, Haack’s gross average of 44.5 yards per punt and net average of 39.8 yards ranked near the bottom of the league, and he also tied for second in the NFL in touchbacks (7) while finishing tied for 23rd in the NFL in punts inside the 20-yard line.
Sanchez’s raw numbers rarely rank him among the top, but the directional style of punting the Colts use is designed to limit returns and pin teams inside the 20, and a high percentage of Sanchez’s punts fit that description.
“The consistency’s the No. 1 thing, we’re a directional-punt team,” Ventrone said. “Obviously, the hang time pairs with the distance. You don’t want to hit the ball and outkick your coverage.”
Punting isn’t the only job Haack has to handle.
Haack has to be the Colts’ primary holder for extra points and field goals, and with two days left of kicks in the competition between Rodrigo Blankenship and Jake Verity, it’s important he handles that role soon.
“Hopefully soon, so we can get those guys with our kickers as fast as we can,” Ventrone said. “Nowadays, a lot of times, you don’t see quarterbacks being the primary holder. You need that position to be the holder.”
Unlike Sanchez, Haack might not be the Colts’ kickoff specialist.
Haack has kicked off just four times in his five NFL seasons, and Indianapolis used Blankenship as the kickoff specialist when Sanchez was out due to cancer in 2020.
“Rigo does it because he’s the best one we have,” Ventrone said. “We’re always going to put the best players on the field to give us the best advantage. | 2022-08-24T20:55:12+00:00 | indystar.com | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/08/24/colts-are-signing-former-bills-punter-matt-haack/65418412007/ |
(The Hill) — Fox News host Tucker Carlson predicted former President Trump will be indicted following a search at his Florida residence last week carried out by the FBI in connection with an investigation into classified information reportedly taken from the White House.
“There’s nothing to see here, that’s the line,” Carlson said on his show Monday, naming a number of elected Republicans who he predicted will “say the same thing when the Biden Justice Department or some other state agency under their influence finally does what you know they’re going to do, and that’s indict Donald Trump.”
“Obviously they’re going to do that,” Carlson continued. “Who knows how, maybe they’ll produce surveillance video from Mar-a-Lago, apparently they’ve already subpoenaed that.”
The Aug. 8 search was authorized by a federal judge, and while many elected Republicans who support Trump have suggested a political motivation, the White House said President Biden was unaware of the search beforehand. No evidence has been presented to suggest Biden had prior knowledge of the search.
Multiple news reports have revealed the search was executed in connection with classified documents reportedly taken from Trump’s White House without authorization. The FBI and Justice Department have not explicitly indicated Trump is the focus of a criminal investigation in the matter and have said little about the probe publicly.
Carlson’s comments are his first since the search warrant was executed a week ago, sparking a firestorm of speculation and political backlash from the former president’s defenders.
The incident has also led to an increase in threats to federal law enforcement in recent days and inspired Attorney General Merrick Garland, in rare public remarks, to push back on his department’s critics.
Trump, who has repeatedly attacked the Justice Department and FBI following the search, said the “temperature has to be brought down in the country,” hours after Steve Doocy, another Fox News host, implored the president to do so on air Monday morning.
Carlson also praised Trump’s call for calm on Monday.
“You can feel it, even Donald Trump feels it. Maybe for the first time in his life, Donald Trump seems sincerely interested in lowering the temperature, not only for his own stake, but for the country’s,” Carlson said. “He’s right. It’s not good. This could get very bad, very fast.” | 2022-08-16T17:16:34+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/tucker-carlson-trump-obviously-going-to-be-indicted/ |
Jeremy Maggio started making wood-fired pizzas in a trailer in Milwaukee. Years later, he’s opening a pizzeria in Wauwatosa.
For Jeremy Maggio, making wood-fired pizzas is a passion.
He started catering out of a trailer with a wood-fired oven in 2015, when he and his wife had full-time jobs. They spent the majority of their weekends for three summers attending events, setting up, taking down and making pizza.
“It was a huge amount of work, but I loved it,” Maggio said, crediting his wife, Emily, for her tireless commitment to his pizza-making dream.
Now, he plans to open Maggio’s Wood Fired Pizza at 7212 W North Ave., Wauwatosa. He will open it with co-owner Andy Fries, who has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 15 years.
The menu will include Maggio’s recipes for pizza, as well as salads, sandwiches, appetizers, desserts, espresso drinks, wine and beer, he said.
“I’ve been working on my pizza recipes for eight years now,” Maggio said. “The hard part for us is going to be getting that down to a manageable number, so it’s a good problem to have.”
The restaurant is set to open in January 2023 after some remodeling and preparation. There are about 60 indoor seats.
The building is nearly 100 years old and formerly hosted Tosa Bowl and Bun, before the restaurant closed July 22. The owners Pete and Sue Venturi opened the restaurant in 2015, and before that ran Venturi’s Market in the same location.
“We have great customers and it just seemed like the right time,” Sue Venturi said.
Maggio said he hoped to be as involved in the Wauwatosa community as the Venturis had been. He and his wife moved back to the area after working in Seattle for the past few years.
The restaurant logo, a fig leaf, is a tribute to Maggio’s nonno, or grandpa, who emigrated from Italy to the Midwest in the 1950s. He was a prolific gardener and planted fig trees in large barrels.
“The climate isn’t really meant for fig trees, and so that’s why he had them in these barrels,” Maggio said. “They would have to wheel them inside in the winter and right back out in the summer.”
Wauwatosa has about 15 other pizzerias, including BB’s on North across the street from Maggio's. But Maggio said he’s bringing something unique to the area.
“I love all pizzas but Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas are definitely my favorite,” Maggio said.
He added that he first tried one during a 2007 trip to Italy. When he returned to theSstates, they were much harder to find.
“I came to Milwaukee, there wasn’t a whole lot of it around, and I thought, ‘Why not try my hand?’” Maggio said.
Lydia Morrell can be reached at 320-444-2339 or lmorrell@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @lydia_morrell. | 2022-07-26T18:29:52+00:00 | jsonline.com | https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/news/wauwatosa/2022/07/26/wood-fired-pizzeria-plans-open-january-wauwatosa/10126510002/ |
Rory McIlroy withdrawing from the RBC Heritage this week means he will forfeit $3 million from his Player Impact Program bonus.
The PGA Tour confirmed Friday that McIlroy, who received $9 million of his potential $12 million bonus in January, will not be getting the balance.
The PIP, which began two years ago, rewards players based on various metrics of their popularity. McIlroy finished second to Tiger Woods and stood to gain $12 million — 75% paid after the first week of the year, the remainder when they fulfilled obligations such as playing in all the designated events on the schedule.
Players were allowed to opt out of one. McIlroy missed the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua. And then he withdrew from the RBC Heritage without giving a reason after missing the cut in the Masters.
His manager, Sean Flaherty, said in a text message only that McIlroy did not make any comment regarding Hilton Head and that he would next play the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow next month.
The PIP program is being cut in half to $50 million next, and players will not be required to play designated tournaments in 2024 to receive the bonus.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in an elementary school classroom are investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employees could lead to criminal charges, according to court documents released Tuesday.
Howard Gwynn, the commonwealth’s attorney in Newport News, filed a petition for a special grand jury to probe if any “security failures” contributed to the shooting at Richneck Elementary in January that seriously wounded teacher Abby Zwerner.
Gwynn wrote that an investigation could lead to recommendations “in the hopes that such a situation never occurs again.”
Gwynn’s petition was released a day after his office charged the boy’s mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. The child used his mother’s 9mm handgun to shoot Zwerner during class. Police say the weapon was legally purchased.
Last week, Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school system, accusing school officials of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings from teachers and other school employees that the boy was armed and in a “violent mood” on the day of the shooting.
Zwerner also alleges that school officials knew the boy “had a history of random violence” at school and at home, including an episode the year before when he “strangled and choked” his kindergarten teacher.
“Our lawsuit makes clear that we believe the school division violated state law, and we are pursuing this in civil court,” Diane Toscano, an attorney for Zwerner, said Monday.
The prosecutor’s decision to investigate school employees for any criminal activity is the latest fallout from the shooting, which sent shockwaves through Newport News, a shipbuilding city of about 185,000 people near the Chesapeake Bay.
Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly characterized the shooting as “intentional.” He said there was no warning and no struggle before the child pointed the gun at Zwerner and fired one round, striking her in the hand and chest.
Zwerner, 25, hustled her students out of the classroom before being rushed to the hospital, where she stayed for nearly two weeks.
Days after the shooting, school officials revealed that administrators at Richneck suspected the child may have had a weapon before the shooting occurred, but they didn’t find it despite searching his backpack.
At a subsequent school board meeting, parents and teachers lambasted administrators for what they called a misguided emphasis on attendance over the safety of children and staff. They said students who assault classmates and staff often face few consequences, while Zwerner’s shooting could have been prevented if not for a toxic environment in which teachers’ concerns are ignored.
The school board fired the district’s superintendent, while Richneck’s assistant principal resigned from the school division. The elementary school’s principal is still employed by the district but no longer holds that position.
Richneck also installed metal detectors before it reopened on Jan. 30, three weeks after the shooting.
Meanwhile, James Ellenson, the attorney for the 6-year-old’s mother, said in a statement that she “has cooperated from the first day of the incident.”
He said the mother has no criminal record and will be turning herself in before the end of the week.
“Most criminal prosecutions are adversarial in nature, but we will make our best efforts so that these proceedings will be more collaborative than most,” he said, without providing specifics.
Ellenson did not comment on the charges against her. But he has said her gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.
The family has said the boy has an “acute disability” and was under a care plan “that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.
The family said in the days after the shooting that the child was placed under hospital care and receiving “the treatment he needs.”
Michelle Price, a spokeswoman for the Newport News Public Schools, did not immediately respond with a comment on the criminal investigation. | 2023-04-11T16:27:33+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/criminal-probe-focuses-on-school-where-boy-6-shot-teacher/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Which is better, Logitech MX or Evoluent vertical mouse?
Most computer users know a mouse in the traditional design where the optical sensor at the bottom glides over a flat surface to move the cursor. You press the buttons on the top to click, and the middle wheel lets you scroll across the page.
But in the last few years, a different kind of ergonomic mouse has seen a spike in popularity. The vertical mouse essentially functions in the same way, except you hold it differently. A vertical mouse lets you hold it more like a joystick (or in a handshake position) where your hand would go over or on top of a traditional mouse.
The first one was created in 1994 to combat wrist pain, but it wasn’t until Logitech and Evoluent introduced new designs in 2021 that a new generation started to take notice.
Logitech MX Vertical mouse
While Logitech has pieces of various consumer technology in its stable, it only introduced its first vertical mouse in 2019. It connects to a computer through three different methods (two wireless and one wired), and has several buttons within easy reach.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Logitech MX Vertical mouse pros
As with many others, the MX Vertical has an angled grip, but this one is at a unique 57 degrees. This makes for a more natural hold on the mouse without rotating the arm bones too much.
It has a highly sensitive sensor with a maximum of 4,000 dots per inch to minimize hand movements. That means the cursor can move 4,000 pixels across the screen when you move the mouse an inch. The battery has excellent longevity, as a quick one-minute charge gives enough power for three hours of use. When fully charged, it can last for up to four months.
The MX Vertical is also more robust than other mice. It is drop-resistant from a height of 35 inches, and the buttons are certified to work for up to 10 million clicks. It is primarily sold as a wireless vertical mouse, but you can operate it with the included USB-C cable attached.
Logitech MX Vertical mouse cons
No matter the brand or model, a vertical mouse is awkward to get used to. The lack of a thumb wheel further complicates this, so you can’t scroll sideways on large horizontal projects. A traditional mouse lets you press on the sides of the wheel to navigate horizontally.
If you have smaller hands, you might also battle with getting a good grip. Logitech seemed to design the MX as middle-of-the-road as possible, so even larger hands might find the positioning difficult.
A vertical mouse isn’t ideal for video games, and the MX proves that. Its bulky size hampers portability, and the click lag (time between clicking the button and registering in the game) is too high for first-person shooters. However, it is adequate in other types of games, such as role-playing or real-time strategy, where your actions’ speed isn’t as crucial.
What to consider if you have smaller hands
The MX Vertical has a generous surface area that people with small hands might struggle with. If that is the case, you should consider the Logitech Lift Vertical Mouse. It is smaller than the MX Vertical while still having most of the features.
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Evoluent VerticalMouse 4
The first vertical mouse was invented and patented in 1994 but was continually rejected by electronics companies. Inventor Jack Lo started to manufacture the first models in 2002, eventually shifting to factory production in 2004 under the Evoluent brand.
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Evoluent VerticalMouse 4 pros
A clear advantage that Evoluent has is in the model selection. There are three distinct vertical mice, but you can also go wireless or wired and choose between different sizes. However, the most significant difference is that there are separate models for left-handed and right-handed users. This is nonexistent for other brands.
The wireless version of the VerticalMouse 4 comes with a 2.4-gigahertz receiver compatible with Windows-based computers and Apple devices. It has several buttons easily pressed with minimal finger movements and two programmable thumb buttons for extra versatility.
At the base of the mouse is an extended lip that prevents the side of your hand from rubbing on the surface. It also lets the mouse glide much easier, while the improved thumb rest aids with comfort.
Evoluent VerticalMouse 4 cons
As the industry inventor, Evoluent has had more time to develop and fine-tune the initial designs. This should be an advantage, but all too often, companies with more funding, such as Logitech, can funnel a lot of resources into making theirs.
Evoluent’s vertical mouse has a simplistic design, not far removed from a traditional mouse that has simply been turned on its side. This makes the Logitech vertical mouse more attractive.
The Evoluent’s angle is also more acute than others and borders on being unnatural. This is a shame, as the goal of a vertical mouse is to let your hand operate in a less stressful position.
Another version to consider
Evoluent VerticalMouse VMDSW Small
This wireless vertical mouse is ideal for users with a small right hand and positions your hand to prevent wrist pain. The mouse manager software lets you program several buttons, and there is a shallow groove on the finger buttons for easier movement.
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Should you get a Logitech MX Vertical mouse or an Evoluent VerticalMouse 4?
Evoluent spends a lot of time explaining that it invented the vertical mouse, and not much effort goes into marketing the features. This might be for several reasons, but when you compare the VerticalMouse 4 with Logitech’s option, it quickly becomes clear that Evoluent is getting muscled out of its own territory. The MX Vertical is superior in almost all aspects, having a more natural grip and looking much better.
The VerticalMouse 4 has four adjustable DPI settings, but it is still much lower than the MX Vertical, as it ranges from 800 DPI to a maximum of 2,600 DPI. Both are terrible options for playing video games, and you’d be much better off with a gaming mouse, but Logitech compensates for this with the 4,000 DPI.
Whether you need a vertical mouse is still debatable, but the only clear option is Logitech’s MX Vertical. Even with the improved buttons, grip and overall control, it still costs less than Evoluent’s VerticalMouse 4.
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WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, May 22, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1120 AM EDT Fri May 20 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 99 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern,
northeastern, southeastern and western Massachusetts and
northern Rhode Island.
* WHEN...From 8 AM Saturday to 8 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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New chairman Chris Licht continues to shake things up at CNN, after a few recent high-profile changes including the departure of White House correspondent John Harwood, the cancellation of “Reliable Sources,” and the departure of its host, Brian Stelter.
The latest twist finds prime-time host Don Lemon moving to a new morning show that will replace the current “New Day” later this year. He will cohost the new format with White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins and “CNN Newsroom” anchor Poppy Harlow. The current morning anchors of “New Day,” John Berman and Brianna Keilar, will be given different roles at the network.
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Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, Lemon’s shift will leave two hours of its prime-time lineup up for grabs. CNN still hasn’t replaced Chris Cuomo, who was fired last year.
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We revisit host Robin Young’s conversation with acclaimed musician Josh Ritter about his novel “The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All.” The book is about a young boy coming of age among lumberjacks in turn- of-the-20th-century Idaho and it comes out in paperback Tuesday.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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LONDON (AP) — West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has been banned from keeping cats for five years and ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service.
It is a punishment for kicking and slapping his pet cat in abuse caught on video.
The France international received his sentence at Thames Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty last week to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
The soccer player could be seen kicking his Bengal cat across his kitchen, before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head.
Zouma’s younger brother, Yoan, filmed the incident and posted it on Snapchat. He was ordered to carry out 140 hours of community service | 2022-06-01T18:03:47+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/sports/pro-soccer-player-banned-from-keeping-cats-for-5-years-over-abuse/ |
It looks like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might have been better served if they had taken a cue from their estranged royal relatives and kept totally silent on “South Park’s” brutal satire of them in the second episode of the animated series’ 26th season.
The Comedy Central episode aired last week, and people are still debating and dissecting its depiction of the California-based royal renegades — or their cartoon likenesses — as privileged, attention-seeking “whingers,” as the Brits would say.
It looks like the Sussexes probably added fuel to the “South Park” fire by having their spokesperson issue a statement on their behalf, denying reports that the couple were furious about their portrayal on the show or that they planned to sue. By Tuesday, the statement mostly served to generate a new round of headlines and social media chatter about the show and its possible damage to Harry and Meghan’s reputation.
The episode, titled “Worldwide Privacy Tour,” centers on a “Prince of Canada” and his wife fleeing to the fictional small town of South Park, Colorado, for “privacy and seclusion.” While the couple display “Stop looking at us!” and “We want our privacy” signs, they still try to dominate TV coverage and magazine covers as they promote the prince’s memoir “‘Waaagh” and annoy their new neighbors by landing on the street in a private jet and putting on fireworks shows and polo matches in their front yard.
At one point, one of the show’s main characters, Kyle Broflovski, declares: “I’m sick of hearing about them! I can’t get away from them! They’re everywhere, in my (expletive) face!” His buddy Eric Cartman responds, “We don’t care about some dumb prince and his stupid wife.”
Kyle complains about a dumb prince and his stupid wife in the all-new episode, titled “Worldwide Privacy Tour” premiering Wednesday at 10/9c on Comedy Central. pic.twitter.com/6Dpa5R5ZZ3
— South Park (@SouthPark) February 13, 2023
Critics of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to delight in discovering new jokes embedded in the episode — lately finding its Meghan character being identified as a “first lady botherer.” This is an apparent reference to reports that Meghan tried to curry favor with former first lady Michelle Obama in an effort to boost her global fame and relevance.
Hoping to dampen the controversy, a spokesperson for the Sussexes told media outlets, including People and The Guardian, that a widely disseminated Spectator report that Meghan was particularly “upset and overwhelmed” by the episode is “all frankly nonsense.” Taking on a blasé tone, the spokesperson also tried to downplay the “totally baseless, boring reports” about the couple filing a lawsuit.
Certainly, It’s hard to imagine that the Sussexes would seriously consider suing Comedy Central or “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, given that they should have U.S. lawyers telling them that satire is protected speech under the First Amendment.
But the protest-too-much wording of the statement also could be seen as confirming reports that the Sussexes probably were “annoyed,” even enough to consider legal action. After all, if the “South Park” reports truly were “boring,” people wouldn’t be reading them and the Sussexes wouldn’t need to think about a response.
Prior to the Sussexes issuing their statement, a leading U.K. public relations expert said that the couple should not respond in any way to the “South Park” storm and should avoid any threat of legal action.
“Dare I suggest that they should take a leaf out of the royal family’s PR book and remain silent,” Andy Barr, a U.K.-based expert in public relations and crisis communications told The Mirror. He said that the royal family’s “comms machine has stuck to their silent guns” over the past several months, as Harry and Meghan have issued a number of attacks against individual family members and the monarchy in interviews, in their Netflix docuseries and in Harry’s best-selling memoir “Spare.”
Barr said it “looks very much” like the royal family have been “weathering the storm perfectly.”
But the “South Park” storm continues for Harry and Meghan. Last week, Newsweek’s senior royal correspondent Jack Royston said the “South Park” episode was “a big thing” for the couple’s reputation, with Newsweek polls showing that their popularity in the United States has taken a sizable hit since they began their media blitz in the fall. With Harry’s story on his frostbitten penis becoming a punchline for “Saturday Night Live,” Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Handler and now, “South Park,” the couple have “transitioned from being, kind of, Obama 2.0, these really serious celebrities, into being figures of ridicule,” Royston said.
Speaking of America’s former first couple, royal watchers have surmised that Harry and Meghan held up the Obamas’ post-White House choices as a model for how they, too, could launch careers as global influencers and medial moguls by signing lucrative Netflix and Spotify deals. But the discovery this week of the hidden Michelle Obama reference in the “South Park” episode suggests that this goal remains elusive.
The reference pops up when the Harry and Meghan characters visit a PR agency to improve their brand, as The Mirror reported. There, they are shown database profiles of themselves. The profile of the Meghan character describes her as “a sorority girl, actress, influencer and victim.” It also lists her interests as “yoga, calligraphy, cuisine, writing, lifestyle, advocating, acting, blogging and feminism,” but cheekily describes her as a “lawyer pretending” and “a ‘first lady botherer.”
The first lady reference recalls Harry and Meghan’s association with Barack and Michelle Obama. Before Harry met Meghan, he seemed to forge a close bond with the then-U.S. president and his wife when they together promoted the 2016 Invictus Games. After Meghan married Harry, she reportedly met Michelle Obama and bonded over shared interests, including the need to empower women, The Mirror reported.
But the former first lady was “alarmed” by Meghan’s rush to find a prominent royal role for herself, according to the book, “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors,” by Tom Bower.
Michelle Obama also was cautious in her response when asked about Meghan telling Oprah Winfrey that she had “experienced racism” in the royal family, The Mirror reported. The former first couple were known to respect and admire Queen Elizabeth II, and to be friendly with Prince William and Kate Middleton. In an interview with NBC News, Michelle Obama said she wasn’t “surprised” that race had become an issue for Meghan, who is biracial, but she talked about how “this is first and foremost a family and I pray for forgiveness and healing for them.”
The Telegraph’s columnist Camilla Tominey subsequently reported that Harry’s criticism of his family soured the Obamas’ opinion of the couple because the former president and his wife put “family first,” an ethos that makes it unseemly for people to publicly criticize and shame relatives. | 2023-02-22T20:02:25+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/22/harry-and-meghans-denials-havent-quieted-south-park-controversy-as-michelle-obama-reference-sparks-new-jokes/ |
Train derails in Kentucky town
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - A train derailed in downtown Glendale Thursday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police.
Kentucky State Police said the train derailed around 2:50 p.m. after trying to avoid a semi truck that was on the tracks across the Gideon Church Road crossing.
As the train was stopping, it derailed in the process.
Twenty-one train cars carrying vehicles derailed in the incident. The rail cars were filled with Fords, Chevys, Buicks and more.
“They’re going to be nothing but scrap metal. Just going to the crusher,” Glendale business owner Larry Davis said.
A semi truck on the railroad tracks caused the engineer to hit the emergency brake. They avoided hitting the truck, but couldn’t stop the rail cars from derailing.
“We’re very fortunate that no loss of life and not significant property damages but the train,” Scotty Sharp with Kentucky State Police said.
One of the derailed cars hit an occupied vehicle, but their injuries are non-life threatening.
Another one hit an antique shop.
“The car is leaning up against that shed, and it’s a storage shed that she had,” Davis said. “It took out her storage shed, and whatever is in there is probably no good no more, but she’s OK.”
There were no hazardous materials on the train, and there’s no danger to the public.
This is the second train derailment in this spot in less than a year. The last one happened in July when a train crashed into a semi truck.
“That’s why we have a hard time believing it,” Davis said. “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, not again.’”
Millie Baker owns the Glendale Antique Mall, which is right where the road and railroad tracks meet.
“I’ve always felt safe in my house, but when it happens a second time, it makes you wonder just a little bit,” Baker said.
Because of the two derailments, she said every time she hears a train, she’s going to be a little more on edge.
“I feel like the train comes way too quick through a residential area,” Baker said.
Baker said the derailment is going to stop foot traffic, which is going to affect her business.
“I probably won’t get to open tomorrow, and it hurt my business today because people couldn’t get across the track. They were over there eating, and we always count on them after they leave the restaurant,” she said.
She said Fridays and Saturdays are her best days, so it’s going to hurt a little bit.
It could take days to clean all of this up, so officials are asking people to avoid the area if they can.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer and pinch-hitter Gunnar Henderson had a go-ahead, two-run double in an eight-run seventh inning that rallied the Baltimore Orioles over the Yankees 9-6 on Wednesday night, stopping New York’s season-high winning streak at five games.
Gleyber Torres homered twice and drove in three runs, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa tripled and homered as the Yankees built a 5-1 lead against Tyler Wells.
New York’s bullpen entered with a major league-best 2.80 ERA, but Baltimore sent 12 batters to the plate in the seventh against Cortes and the bullpen, the Orioles’ highest-scoring inning this season.
Cortes had allowed only Ryan Mountcastle’s fourth-inning homer before walking Anthony Santander leading off the seventh and giving up a single to Austin Hayes on a sharp grounder that could have been a double play but short-hopped under the glove of rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe and into left.
Frazier hit a fastball off the right-field foul pole, chasing Cortes.
Slumping James McCann and Jorge Mateo singled off Jimmy Cordero (3-2), and Henderson doubled down the right-field line for a 6-5 lead to end a 22 1/3-inning scoreless streak for Yankees relievers.
Kyle Higashioka’s passed ball moved up the runner, Mountcastle followed with a sacrifice fly against Albert Abreu, and Santander and Hays hit RBI singles for a 9-5 lead.
Mike Baumann (4-0) pitched a 1-2-3 sixth.
After New York loaded the bases in the seventh against Mychal Givens, Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI single against Danny Coulombe that bounced just under the glove of Hays in left. With the bases loaded, Coulombe struck out DJ LeMahieu and got Harrison Bader to ground into an inning-ending forceout.
A night after giving up Aaron Judge’s tying, ninth-inning homer in the Orioles’ 6-5, 10-inning loss, Félix Bautista got three outs for his 12th save in 16 chances.
Wells was again hurt by the long ball. He has allowed 13 in 10 appearances — 18 of 22 runs off him this season scored on the homers.
In a game that started after a 1-hour, 36-minute rain delay, Torres hit a two-run homer in the third and a solo drive in the fifth, giving him nine homers this season and 14 career multihomer games.
Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run homer earlier in the fifth. Filling a spot role after losing the shortstop job to Volpe in spring training, Kiner-Falefa is 5 for 13 with a double, triple and three home runs in his last six games.
FIRST TOSS
Princeton basketball coach Mitch Henderson threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Henderson was a 29th-round draft pick by the Yankees in 1994 from Culver Academy, alma mater of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: Baltimore hasn’t said whether it will activate or option RHP Dillon Tate, sidelined since spring training with a right flexor strain. He has a 14.04 ERA in 8 1/3 innings over 10 minor league rehab appearances.
Yankees: 3B Josh Donaldson will start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Thursday at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and could be activated during next week’s series at Seattle or the set at Dodger Stadium starting June 2. Donaldson has sidelined since April 5 by a strained right hamstring. OF-DH Giancarlo Stanton, sidelined since April 15 by a strained left hamstring, could start a rehab assignment this weekend.
UP NEXT
New York RHP Clarke Schmidt (2-4, 6.00) and Baltimore RHP Kyle Gibson (5-3, 4.27) are scheduled to start Thursday night’s series finale.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV:FIBRAPL 14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, declared today a cash distribution of Ps. 868.6 million (US$47.2 million), or Ps. 0.8499 per Certificado Bursátil Fiduciario Inmobiliario ("CBFI") (US$ 0.0462 per CBFI) related to the fiscal results of last year, being 100% of the amount to be distributed related to the 2022 taxable gain. This distribution will be part of 2023 guided distribution.
The distribution is payable March 10, 2023 to CBFI holders.
Ex-dividend date of March 8, 2023.
Record date of March 9, 2023.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of December 31, 2022, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 225 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 43.6 million square feet (4.0 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
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The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust ("FIBRA") status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, (ix) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the "Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores" and the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading "Risk Factors." FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.
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Lavrov: Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday warned anew Ukraine that it must demilitarize, threatening further military action and falsely accusing Kyiv and the West of fueling the war that started with Moscow’s invasion.
Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine must remove any military threat to Russia — otherwise “the Russian army (will) solve the issue.” His comments also reflected persistent unfounded claims by the Kremlin that Ukraine and its Western allies were responsible for the 10-month war, which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions.
Russia launched the war on Feb. 24, alleging a threat to its security and a plot to bring NATO to its doorstep. Lavrov reiterated on Tuesday that the West was feeding the war in Ukraine to weaken Russia, and said that it depends on Kyiv and Washington how long the conflict will last.
“As for the duration of the conflict, the ball is on the side of the (Kyiv) regime and Washington that stands behind its back,” Lavrov told the state Tass news agency. “They may stop senseless resistance at any moment.”
In an apparent reaction, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted that “Russia needs to face the reality.”
“Neither total mobilization, nor panicky search for ammo, nor secret contracts with Iran, nor Lavrov’s threats will help,” he said. “Ukraine will demilitarize the RF (Russian Federation) to the end, oust the invaders from all occupied territories. Wait for the finale silently…”
A day earlier, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the Associated Press in an interview that his government wants a summit to end the war but that he doesn’t anticipate Russia taking part.
Kuleba said Ukraine wants a “peace” summit within two months with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres acting as mediator. But he also said that Russia must face a war crimes tribunal before his country directly talks with Moscow.
Both statements illustrate how complex and difficult any attempts to end the war could be. Ukraine has said in the past that it wouldn’t negotiate with Russia before the full withdrawal of its troops, while Moscow insists its military gains and the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula cannot be ignored.
Testifying to the hardships of war, families of Ukrainian prisoners of war believed held by Russia on Tuesday said the Christmas holiday season is particularly painful and appealed for more to be done to bring their loves ones back home.
Neither Ukraine nor Russia have revealed the exact numbers of POWs they hold, while hundreds have been released as part of prisoner exchanges. Iryna Latysh’s husband Yevhen was captured exactly 300 days ago, in the early days of the war, and she says Christmas isn’t the same without him.
“We were decorating the Christmas tree together this time last year,” she sobbed. “We put the star together, the decorations.”
U.N. human rights investigators have warned that Ukrainian POWs appear to be facing “systematic” mistreatment — including torture — both when they are captured and when they are transferred into areas controlled by Russian forces or Russia itself.
Meanwhile, fierce fighting continued on Tuesday in the Russia-claimed Donetsk and Luhansk regions that recently have been the scene of the most intense clashes.
Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that Russian forces are trying to encircle the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, but without success. Heavy battles are also underway around the city of Kreminna in the Luhansk region, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said.
In the partially occupied southern Kherson region, Russian forces shelled Ukrainian-held areas 40 times on Monday, wounding one person, Ukrainian authorities said. The city of Kherson itself — which Ukraine retook last month in a major win — was targeted 11 times, said regional administrator Yaroslav Yanushevich.
Since its initial advances at the start of the war 10 months ago, Russia has made few major gains, often pummeling Ukraine’s infrastructure instead and leaving millions without electricity, heating and hot water amid winter conditions.
Lavrov didn’t specify how the Russian army will achieve its goals of demilitarizing and “denazifying” Ukraine — which was Russia’s stated goal when the invasion started in February. The reference to “denazification” comes from Russia’s allegations that the Ukrainian government is heavily influenced by radical nationalist and neo-Nazi groups. The claim is derided by Ukraine and the West.
Lavrov warned further Western support for Ukraine could lead to direct confrontation.
“We keep warning our adversaries in the West about the dangers of their course to escalate the Ukrainian crisis,” he said, adding that “the risk that the situation could spin out of control remains high.”
“The strategic goal of the U.S. and its NATO allies is to win a victory over Russia on the battlefield to significantly weaken or even destroy our country,” he said.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning oil exports to countries that support a $60-per-barrel price cap that was declared by the European Union and Group of Seven countries in a bid to reduce Moscow’s revenue during wartime. The ban takes effect in February and will run through July.
The price cap is higher than what Russian oil has sold for in recent weeks, so the potential effects of Putin’s ban are uncertain.
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If former Ravens tight end Eric Green had his way, he would have retired with Baltimore. He might soon have a reason to make regular trips back to the city.
His son, Elijah Green, is one of the top prospects available in this weekend’s Major League Baseball draft, in which the Orioles have the first overall pick. An outfielder out of IMG Academy in Florida, Elijah is believed to be among the handful of players Baltimore is considering with its second No. 1 pick in four years.
“I dreamed of this, and he dreamed of this, and he worked hard for this,” Eric Green said. “I always told him, if you work hard enough, things will come your way, and things are coming his way.”
The elder Green played in Baltimore from 1996 to 1998 before closing his career with one season for the New York Jets. But he hoped to finish out his career as a Raven.
“They actually had to kick me out of Baltimore,” Eric said. “I did not want to leave Baltimore to go to New York. I tell you, I was on the phone with [then-general manager Ozzie Newsome] until the 11th hour when he was saying that they just couldn’t do it. And that’s when I signed with the Jets. But I would have retired in Baltimore, if it was up to me, because I love everything about the city, the people and the football team.”
The baseball team would certainly join that list if it picks Elijah, ranked a top-five prospect in the draft class by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline. He’s built like a football player at 6 feet 3 and about 220 pounds, a frame that, when paired with his skill set, has led some evaluators to believe he has the most upside of any player in this draft class. Despite his size, he runs exceptionally well and has a strong enough arm to play a corner outfield spot if he’s moved out of center. His most impressive tool is his raw power, which he displayed for Team USA’s 18-and-younger group last summer, slugging .957 and homering four times in seven games — three of them played at the Orioles’ Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Florida.
Green’s home run and slugging tallies led a team that featured the other high school prospects the Orioles are believed to considering with the No. 1 pick. Green joins Georgia high school outfielder Druw Jones, Oklahoma high school shortstop Jackson Holliday, Georgia high school second baseman Termarr Johnson and Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee in what’s thought to be Baltimore’s targeted group of five.
Jones and Holliday are the sons of former MLB All-Stars Andruw Jones and Matt Holliday, but Green is well-positioned to be the first son of an NFL first-round pick to go in the MLB draft’s first round.
“Actually kind of feels surreal,” Elijah said. “It just has always been one of my dreams of mine, and it just doesn’t feel real at this point.”
As a senior at IMG Academy, he hit .462 with a 1.592 OPS. After striking more than twice as often as he walked as a junior, Elijah finished even in that ratio this spring, helping to minimize the swing-and-miss concerns that followed him into the campaign.
To his father, Elijah has always been at his best when trying to quiet those who doubt him.
“All he heard leading into the spring season was, ‘He’s swing and miss, swing and miss,’” Eric said. “He was befuddled because he said, ‘Dad, I just led Team USA in home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, in everything. But I’m just swing and miss.’ So he said, ‘Well, I’m gonna show them,’ and that’s when he went out and hit .462 and did what he did, and I can respect that. That’s Elijah.
“That’s what I’m most proud about. When people tell him he can’t do something, oh, my God, he goes through hell and Earth to show them that he can do it.”
It’s a mindset molded from his father’s. Before Elijah headed to IMG, Eric largely handled his training. It was goal-oriented and focused on the importance of discipline, with Eric knowing firsthand what was required to be a professional athlete. Drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1990, he followed five seasons there with one in Miami before joining the Ravens.
“Absolutely loved it,” Eric said. “I probably had more success in Pittsburgh as an individual. But as a football player, I think I had a better three years there than my five years in Pittsburgh because of who I was and what I brought to the team and the things we did off the field in the community. I love Baltimore.”
His affinity for seafood prompted him to frequent Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, and he makes sure to go there whenever he’s back in the area. He would love if Elijah and the Orioles gave him excuses to make the trip.
Elijah would appreciate that opportunity, too.
“It would mean everything to me,” Elijah said. “Just knowing that the hard work I put in all these years is finally paying off and the Orioles are recognizing that and taking a chance on me and just knowing that when I come in there, I’m gonna work so hard and just try to bring a World Series to that ballclub.”
Eric has seen that hard work up close. He coached Elijah in football, with their team winning four AAU national titles in six years with Elijah playing quarterback and middle linebacker. But early in his teen years, he went to his father and told him he wanted to focus on baseball.
“I had more love for baseball at that point,” Elijah said. “Football was always my first love, but the love kind of just ran out.”
“The only thing I could do at that point is respect it,” Eric said. “As a kid, to come to me and know how much time I put in with him in football and say that he loves baseball more, that was great for me to hear. Then, we started putting that energy that we had in football into baseball.
“I had to teach him about things that he [may not] do that other kids his age may partake in, the discipline part of his life and all that aspect. Just trying to show him how to get to his dream.”
The “sweat equity,” as Eric put it, they’ve shared in those efforts will pay off Sunday, when Elijah will hear his name called in the first round of the MLB draft. Whenever that day has come up in conversations between father and son, Eric has gotten emotional. Elijah expects that to be the case again this weekend.
“He’s played a big role, just him knowing what it takes to get to the next level in any sport,” Elijah said. “He’s implemented that into my game and always told me to work hard, you never know who’s watching.
“He just always wanted the best for me.”
MLB DRAFT DAY 1
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() | 2022-07-15T11:56:51+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/15/eric-green-hoped-to-finish-his-career-with-the-ravens-his-son-elijah-might-start-his-with-the-orioles-2/ |
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge has ordered three Republicans, including secretary of state nominee Mark Finchem and U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, to pay $75,000 in attorney fees for filing a defamation suit against a former Democratic lawmaker “primarily for purposes of harassment.”
The Republicans filed the lawsuit last year against former Democratic state Rep. Charlene Fernandez after she called for an investigation of their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The judge dismissed the lawsuit in April, saying Fernandez’s request was protected by the First Amendment’s rights to free speech and to petition the government.
The lawsuit was “groundless and not made in good faith,” Yuma County Judge Pro Tem Levi Gunderson ruled on Monday, adding that it appeared to have been “written for an audience other than the assigned trial court judge.”
Gunderson said legal filings by the Republicans made irrelevant references to open borders and Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
The lawsuit “was brought for an improper purpose, having been filed against a political opponent primarily for purposes of harassment,” he added.
Fernandez and 41 other Democratic lawmakers signed a letter on Jan. 12, 2021, urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Finchem, Gosar, then-state Rep. Anthony Kern and U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, all Republicans from Arizona. Finchem and Kern were outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, while Gosar and Biggs are under scrutiny for their roles in supporting protests leading up to the counting of electoral votes that day. All have denied wrongdoing.
Finchem and Kern, who is running for the state Senate this year, sued Fernandez and were later joined in the suit by Gosar. They claimed the letter was a smear and that Fernandez “baselessly” accused them of the “highest possible crimes against the Government of the United States.”
Finchem said in a text message that he is evaluating his options. A person who answered a cell phone number that Kern has previously used hung up when a reporter identified himself and did not respond to a text message. A spokesman for Gosar did not respond to an email seeking comment.
Of the 42 Democrats who signed the letter, Fernandez was the only one who was sued. She was previously the House Democratic leader but was not in Democratic leadership at the time the letter was signed and publicly released. Fernandez resigned from the Legislature last year to take a job in President Joe Biden’s administration. | 2022-08-31T12:21:04+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-arizona-judge-slaps-down-finchem-gosar-over-defamation-suit/ |
It's being called the largest art auction in history, as Christie's auction house is set to auction off an estimated $1 billion collection from the late co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen.
According to Christie's, the proceeds from the action will be donated to charitable causes.
The massive collection includes one-of-a-kind pieces from art greats like Botticelli, Renoir, David Hockney and Roy Lichtenstein.
Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with his friend Bill Gates. Mr. Allen left his role at Microsoft in 1983 after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
He remained on the company's board until 2000, despite a reportedly rough relationship at times, with Gates.
He died in 2018 at the age of 65.
As the BBC reported, 150 works will go up for auction.
Guillaume Cerutti, CEO of Christie's, said, "The inspirational figure of Paul Allen, the extraordinary quality and diversity of works, and the dedication of all proceeds to philanthropy, create a unique combination that will make the sale of the Paul G Allen Collection an event of unprecedented magnitude." | 2022-08-27T00:57:12+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/largest-art-auction-in-history-estimated-1bn-collection-from-microsoft-co-founder-to-be-sold |
Natalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in ‘May December’ at Cannes
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
CANNES, France (AP) — Todd Haynes’ “May December” is a delicious and disquieting drama laced with comedy and camp that premiered over the weekend at the Cannes Film Festival. Natalie Portman stars as an actor researching an upcoming film that’s to dramatize a scandal from 20 years earlier. She comes to Savannah, Georgia, to spend time with a woman who years earlier become tabloid fodder for a sexual relationship with a 7th grader. Now, she’s seemingly happily married to him. For Portman, the film was a chance to explore some of her own obsessions about art and artifice. The movie is seeking a distributor in Cannes. | 2023-05-23T13:17:50+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/05/23/natalie-portman-and-todd-haynes-dive-into-the-nature-of-performance-in-may-december-at-cannes/ |
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday launched a new attempt to get Finland and Sweden accepted as members of the world’s biggest military organization by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet for their next summit in July.
Fearing that they might be targeted next after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the Nordic neighbors abandoned their traditional positions of military nonalignment to seek protection under NATO’s security umbrella.
All 30 allies signed Finland’s and Sweden’s accession protocols. Almost all have since ratified those texts, but Turkey and, more recently, Hungary have sought guarantees and assurances from the two. NATO must agree unanimously for them to join.
Representatives from the Nordic neighbors and Turkey met Thursday at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Stoltenberg organized the talks after convincing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month to come back to the table.
Opening the meeting, Stoltenberg said that “Finland and Sweden have taken unprecedented steps to address legitimate Turkish security concerns,” a statement from his office said. “It is now time for all allies to conclude the ratification process.”
The three countries agreed that “rapid ratifications for both Finland and Sweden would be in everyone’s interest, and that their membership will strengthen the alliance,” the statement said. The goal, it noted, is to have this done before NATO’s summit.
Turkey accuses Sweden’s government of being too soft on groups it believes are terror organizations or existential threats, including Kurdish groups, and has been angered by protesters burning the Muslim holy book, the Quran. It has fewer problems with Finland joining.
Sweden’s government has been acting though. In a new move on Thursday, it presented a draft law to parliament aimed at making it illegal to support or participate in terrorist organizations.
Speaking to Turkish journalists, Ibrahim Kalin, a top Erdogan aide at the meeting, noted that progress in the past was “pleasing and that there were developments in some fields. We expressed our pleasure over their efforts in those fields. But of course, the process isn’t over yet.”
Erdogan, whose popularity has been hit over the government’s handling of the Feb. 6 earthquake, faces an election in two months, and the issue of Swedish membership in NATO — the insistence that it must crack down on extremism — could be a vote winner.
To take the political sting out of events, Stoltenberg has tried to keep the talks low key.
In a recent about-face, he also played down the importance of both countries joining NATO at the same time. He underlined that Finland and Sweden have received assurances from some allies, led by the U.S., that they will be protected should Russia target them.
“It is inconceivable that there will be any military threat against Finland and Sweden without NATO reacting,” Stoltenberg said Wednesday.
Kalin said “that the tactics and (time) pressure that are being put on us do not work. The delay is not caused by Turkey here. As long as there is progress in addressing the security concerns of Turkey concretely, we will get closer” to membership for the two.
No date nor location was set for the next round of talks.
Hungary’s position on their membership is murkier. For months it raised no public objections at all to the two joining, but a date for the Hungarian parliament to ratify their accession protocols was constantly pushed back and it’s unclear precisely when a vote will take place.
Two parliamentary delegations visited Helsinki and Stockholm this week and made reasonably positive noises in support of both countries. But some lawmakers have accused Finland and Sweden of telling “blatant lies” about the state of democracy in Hungary.
In December, the European Union — of which Finland and Sweden are members, like many NATO allies — froze billions of euros in funds earmarked for the government in Budapest to protect the bloc’s budget from “breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary.”
Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky met with his Swedish and Finnish counterparts this week too. On Twitter, he appeared to differentiate between them, thanking Sweden “for the great meeting,” but demanding “more respect from Finnish politicians instead of unjust comments.”
By June, the fates of the Nordic neighbors should be clearer. The passing of elections in Turkey in May could take some of the venom out of the rhetoric emanating from Ankara. Hungary’s parliament might also endorse their accession late this month.
If not, NATO’s presidents and prime ministers could face another summit of drama when they meet in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, on July 11-12 — a time when they must also handle another political hot potato: agreeing on Stoltenberg’s successor at the head of their alliance.
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Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Jari Tanner in Helsinki, Justin Spike in Budapest, Hungary, and Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, contributed to this report. | 2023-03-10T03:41:09+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/international/nato-chief-in-new-drive-to-bring-finland-sweden-in/ |
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — This is The Voice.
Ole Red in Gatlinburg welcomes season 22 The Voice winner, Bryce Leatherwood on Thursday, March 23. Doors open at 8:00pm and the show starts at 9:00pm. Tickets are online.
Leatherwood won The Voice back in 2022, being the last winner of Blake Shelton’s team before announcing his departure from the show.
He will be kicking off Ole Red’s Spring Blake concert at Ole Red in Gatlinburg. He will be performing some of his biggest hits from the show and his original music. Fans can enjoy hearing his fun country sound while also hearing about his time working alongside Blake Shelton on The Voice.
Bryce is pursuing a full-time music career and is currently working to become country’s next major artist. Visit his website to learn more about him and see a list of his upcoming shows. | 2023-03-23T20:04:50+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/living-east-tennessee/the-voice-winner-bryce-leatherwood-set-to-play-in-gatlinburg/ |
White Sox Farm Report: September 26, 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
- Editor's Note: "White Sox Farm Report: September 26, 2022" originally appeared on Sox on 35th. Jordan Lazowski of Sox On 35th will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports Chicago's White Sox coverage for the 2022 season. You can read more of their coverage at SoxOn35th.com, and follow them on Twitter at @SoxOn35th.
The Charlotte Knights are just a few days away from wrapping up their minor league season, and last night, they were paced by Oscar Colas, who had a four-hit night in his first home game!
This and more in last night's recap.
Minor League Statistics
- Triple-A Charlotte Statistics
- Double-A Birmingham Statistics
- High-A Winston-Salem Statistics
- Low-A Kannapolis Statistics
Triple-A Charlotte Knights (58-90)
- Oscar Colas (CF): 4-for-5, 2B, K
- Jake Burger (3B): 1-for-5, 3 K
- Adam Haseley (LF): 2-for-5, K
- Nick Ciuffo (C): 3-for-4, RBI, K
- Zach Remillard (1B): 0-for-3, RBI, 2 K
- Mike Wright Jr. (SP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- 17 Pitches, 9 Strikes
- Lane Ramsey (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Anderson Severino (RP): 0.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Matt Foster (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
FINAL: Knights 2, Durham Bulls 6 | Box Score
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Standard-setting Satellite Ground Platform to Power Internet Access at 100 Mbps Speeds
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, today announced that MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), Malaysia's premier satellite operator, has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System ground platform to enable broadband services on the MEASAT-3d High-Throughput Satellite (HTS). MEASAT-3d will leverage the JUPITER System gateway and terminals to extend its CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband services throughout Malaysia.
Yau Chyong Lim, Chief Operating Officer, MEASAT, said: "We are glad to partner with Hughes to bring this next generation upgrade to our vital CONNECTme NOW services. The Hughes JUPITER System will help us turn our ambitions for MEASAT-3d into reality, serving more than two million unconnected citizens across Malaysia within the next three years."
Launched on June 22, 2022, MEASAT-3d increased the company's broadband capacity ten-fold – from 3 Gbps to 30 Gbps. Now powered by the JUPITER ground system, the new satellite delivers broadband service with download speeds of up to 100 Mbps.
"MEASAT's choice of the JUPITER System to enable service on the MEASAT-3d HTS underscores their commitment to delivering greater connectivity across Malaysia," said Ramesh Ramaswamy, Executive Vice President and General Manager, International Division, EchoStar. "We value the partnership and the trust MEASAT has placed in Hughes in helping to bridge the digital divide."
Widely used across the industry, the Hughes JUPITER System is the de facto standard for satellite implementations worldwide with features that yield higher bandwidth efficiency and lower service cost for operators than other satellite ground systems. The latest JUPITER technology incorporates software-defined satellite networking, dynamic inroute reconfiguration for the highest possible efficiency, and a new "system on a chip" in every user terminal that can support increasingly high speeds and a variety of services.
For more information about the Hughes JUPITER System, please visit the website.
About Hughes
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, provides broadband equipment and services; managed services featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end network operation for millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities worldwide. The Hughes flagship internet service, HughesNet®, connects millions of people across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers internet access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators, in-flight service providers, mobile network operators and military customers. A managed network services provider, Hughes supports approximately half a million enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About MEASAT
MEASAT is a premium supplier of communication and video services to leading broadcasters, Direct-To-Home ("DTH") platforms and telecom operators, with a footprint covering 130 countries representing 80% of the world's population across Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.
MEASAT is recognised as the key Rural Broadband Service Provider in Malaysia, through its CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband service – a high-speed WiFi Hotspot service best suited for public use in underserved or unserved areas across Malaysia. CONNECTme NOW enables users to access the Internet with minimal barriers via competitively priced Prepaid Access Codes ("PAC") in small packages that meet end user needs, offering a service with no long-term contracts and more affordable access without high upfront fees. For more information, please visit www.measat.com / connectmenow.my/
©2023 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
7-9-9
(seven, nine, nine)
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TULSA, Okla. — Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed well
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup nuts (your choice)
2 tablespoons chia seeds
Zest of one orange (optional)
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
¼ cup canola oil
¼ cup honey or maple syrup
½ cup chopped dried fruit of your choice (try raisins, apricots, cherries, cranberries, dates, etc.)
Unsweetened yogurt for serving (try Greek, coconut, almond, or your other favorites!)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a large, rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside. Line a 2nd large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Place sweet potatoes on foil-lined sheet. Spray with a bit of pan spray if desired and roast for about 40 minutes or until flesh is very soft.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, nuts, seeds, zest, and spices. Stir to blend.
- Pour in the oil, maple syrup and/or honey. Mix well until evenly coated. Pour the granola onto prepared parchment-lined sheet pan and spread it in an even layer.
- Bake until lightly golden, about 21 to 24 minutes, stirring halfway (for extra-clumpy granola, press the stirred granola down with your spatula to create a more even layer). The granola will further crisp up as it cools.
- Let the granola cool completely, undisturbed (at least 45 minutes). Top with the dried fruit.
To serve: Split sweet potato lengthwise and fill each potato with ½ cup granola and ½ cup yogurt.
Store excess granola in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 to 2 weeks, or in a sealed freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months. | 2023-05-21T14:20:09+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/shape-your-future-healthy-kitchen/shape-your-future-healthy-kitchen-breakfast-sweet-potato-with-granola |
PHOENIX (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen is the leading candidate to be the next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because Steichen is coaching the Eagles in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs and a deal hasn’t been completed.
Steichen, who was one of three finalists for AP Assistant Coach of the Year, would become the second Eagles offensive coordinator hired by the Colts as their head coach. Frank Reich, who was fired by the Colts earlier this season, was Philadelphia’s offensive coordinator before becoming Indianapolis’ head coach in 2018.
The Colts have been impressed by Steichen’s ability to help develop Jalen Hurts, who was a finalist for the AP NFL MVP and AP Offensive Player of the Year awards.
The Colts fired Reich in early November after a third straight loss and replaced him with Jeff Saturday on an interim basis. After winning his first game, Saturday and the Colts lost their last seven to finish 4-12-1.
Saturday, a former two-time All-Pro center who snapped the ball to Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning for 12 seasons with the Colts, had been working as an ESPN analyst when the Colts brought him in to replace Reich.
Saturday was a candidate for Indianapolis’ permanent position. He was among those who got a second interview. Reich was hired last month as head coach of the Carolina Panthers.
Reich’s offensive coordinator in Indy from 2018-2020 was Nick Sirianni, who led the Eagles to the Super Bowl in just his second season as a head coach.
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~ strengthens senior roster and deepens consumer footprint~
BOSTON, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TEAM LEWIS, the global marketing agency, welcomes Sam Mazzarelli as a Senior Vice President to its growing consumer practice. The role will serve as Head of the Boston office, as well as support global growth across integrated accounts.
For almost 20 years, Mazzarelli has worked for a range of agencies, serving clients across technology, hospitality, retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG). As Senior Vice President he led marketing programs for Nestlé brand portfolios including San Pellegrino, Perrier, Essentia and Toll House, among others. His specialties include: innovation & product launches, corporate communications, integrated campaigns, partnerships, experiential marketing, celebrity & influencer engagement.
In addition to client growth and account management at TEAM LEWIS, Mazzarelli will also be responsible for team mentorship, operations and business development.
"Sam's varied client experience deepens and diversifies our reach across consumer sectors," said Noah Dye, Executive Vice President. "He brings a fresh perspective to our growing client roster and his expertise will strengthen our client engagement strategy."
"TEAM LEWIS is a creative agency in the consultancy space offering a host of marketing solutions across a range of B2B and B2C clients. I'm eager to build relationships and leverage my experience for the growth of the agency into new industry sectors," said Mazzarelli.
About TEAM LEWIS
TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency built to help and inspire brands to grow. It provides a full spectrum of marketing, communications and digital services to deliver tangible business impact for clients. The company has over 650 staff across 24 offices throughout Asia, Europe and North America. www.teamlewis.com.
Media contact:
Rachel Winship
Account Director
TEAM LEWIS
Rachel.Winship@teamlewis.com
224-808-9002
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New Link In Bio App Lets Creators Build A Dedicated Storefront With Tag-Based Products And Photos
SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koji, the world's most powerful Link in Bio platform and the leading app store for social media, today announced the launch of Shop the Look, a new app that gives creators within the fashion space the ability to create an instant storefront directly from their Link in Bio.
Shop the Look is a photo-based storefront where lifestyle creators, artists, and models can showcase and sell their latest looks and trends to their audience. Creators can upload an image that includes the item(s) they wish to sell and then tag each item in the photo with the item's details, including a title, description, and the URL for where it can be purchased. Clicking on a tag reveals more information about the item.
The new app is free to use and available today on the Koji App Store.
Koji is the world's most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize. Koji launched in March 2021 and has raised $36 million in venture capital.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP today announced that 38 attorneys across all of the firm's practices have been chosen for Super Lawyers® 2022 New York Metro list of outstanding lawyers. Twenty-eight lawyers have been named as "Super Lawyers" and ten have been named as "Rising Stars." While on average no greater than five percent of the total lawyers in each state are selected for the Super Lawyers lists, thirty-six percent of Olshan's lawyers have been selected for this honor in 2022.
Olshan would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list:
Shareholder Activism: Steve Wolosky, Andrew Freedman, Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, Kenneth Mantel, Ron Berenblat
Corporate/Securities: Spencer Feldman, Michael Neidell, Kenneth Schlesinger, Kenneth Silverman
Real Estate: Nina Roket, Thomas Kearns, Eric Goldberg, Dov Brandstatter, Hyman Kindler, Samuel Ross
Litigation: Lori Marks-Esterman, Kyle Bisceglie, Thomas Fleming
Advertising, Marketing & Promotions: Andrew Lustigman, Safia Anand
Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring: Michael Fox, Adam Friedman, Jonathan Koevary
Intellectual Property Law: Steven Gursky, Mary Grieco
Employee Benefits: Stephen Ferszt
Insurance: Jeremy King
Tax: Warren Gleicher
And the following attorneys named to the 2022 New York Metro Rising Stars list:
Shareholder Activism: Ryan Nebel, Meagan Reda, Rebecca Van Derlaske
Litigation: Nicholas Hirst, Kerrin Klein, Joseph Weiner
Corporate/Securities: Claudia Dubón, Honghui Yu, Richard Quatrano
Real Estate Law: Melody Schor
Olshan has been consistently recognized as one of the premier mid-sized law firms in the country in leading peer publications, including The Legal 500 US, Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America®, Best Law Firms, and The National Law Journal.
About Olshan
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, a law firm based in New York, represents major businesses and entrepreneurs in their most significant transactions, problems and opportunities. Olshan's clients range from public companies, hedge, venture capital, private equity and other investment funds to entrepreneurs and private companies worldwide. Clients choose Olshan for innovative strategies and sophisticated, game-changing advice in corporate, securities law, equity investment and shareholder activism, complex commercial, corporate and securities litigation, real estate, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and advertising. Since its founding, Olshan has offered an alternative to the AmLaw 50 law firm business model with responsive, independent and client-focused legal counsel provided by the firm's senior lawyers.
Contact:
Madelaine Miller Strauss
mmillerstrauss@gmail.com
646.331.2691
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman finally got his first victory. It wasn’t easy.
Drew Pyne passed for two touchdowns and 150 yards in his first career start and Notre Dame overcame numerous mistakes to hold on to beat California 24-17 Saturday.
Freeman was asked what was going through his mind when two potentially game-clinching turnovers were overturned, one on a targeting penalty and another when Cal quarterback Jack Plummer was ruled down before he fumbled.
“It was a conversation between me and God, and a conversation between me and myself to focus on what matters,” Freeman said.
The way the Irish have played this season has a lot of Irish fans praying and talking to themselves.
The Irish (1-2) outscored Cal (2-1) 10-0 in the fourth quarter to avoid becoming just the third Notre Dame squad to start a season 0-3. The Irish, who started the season ranked No. 5, had blown leads three times, made sure there was no second-half letdown this time.
“Found a way to finish,” Freeman said. “I’m proud of those guys. You know what, it is hard to win football games. It’s hard. You’ve seen it in the first three games. It’s hard.”
It wasn’t over until the last play as officials overturned two plays that appeared to be game-clinching turnovers for the Irish, giving the Bears a last-second shot. On fourth-and-13 from the Notre Dame 35, Cal’s Jack Plummer threw the ball into the end zone. The ball bounced off several players and Bears receiver Jeremiah Hunter nearly pulled it in, but the ball landed on the grass.
It was a familiar feeling for the Bears, who had five losses by seven points or less last season.
“It’s gut-wrenching. We had chances to win. Too many errors. One or two more plays,” Cal coach Justin Wilcox said.
Notre Dame tailback Chris Tyree said it was hard to watch.
“They almost gave me a heart attack out there, man,” he said. “It’s really exciting football to watch, especially when it goes down to the wire like that. That’s going to be a moment we’ll never forget.”
Defensive lineman Jacob Lacey, who finished with five tackles and two sacks, said the Irish defense was focused on finishing in the fourth quarter.
“It’s everything we work for. It’s one of our keys to victory, finishing in the fourth quarter. We talk about it every week. We fell short a couple of times, but now we’re on the right track.”
The Irish opened a 24-17 lead with 9:16 remaining on a 6-yard pass from Pyne to Michael Mayer, just Mayer’s second catch of the day. The touchdown was set up when Pyne threw a short pass to tailback Audric Esitime, and he sprinted for a 36-yard gain before tripping at the 6-yard line.
The Bears drove to the Notre Dame 22 midway through the fourth quarter but couldn’t get any closer. Plummer threw three straight incompletions, then was sacked by Isaiah Foskey for a 10-yard loss with 6:30 left.
Cal got the ball again on their own 7-yard line, but on third-and-10 Jack Plummer was sacked for a 5-yard loss. It looked as though Notre Dame had put the game away when cornerback Clarence Lewis picked off a pass from Plummer, but the Bears got one more chance when J.D. Bertrand was called for targeting.
Pyne, playing because Tyler Buchner sustained a season-ending shoulder injury last week, was 17-of-23 passing. In addition to the scoring pass to Mayer, Pyne threw a 21-yard TD pass to Tyree. Tyree, who had only 12 touches through the first two games, rushed for 64 yards on 17 carries and had five catches for 44 yards. Estime added a 1-yard run and 76 yards rushing on 18 carries
Plummer was 16 of 37 for 184 yards passing, including an 18-yard TD pass to J. Michael Sturdivant. Jaydn Ott was held to 33 yards on 13 carries.
Pyne struggled some early on. His first pass to Tyree was short, and he overthrew several receivers and had receivers drop some passes. A snap struck Pyne in the facemask, but he recovered and handed off to Estime for a 7-yard gain. On another play, he was signaling for a back to move when the ball was snapped.
Freeman said he’d take a moment to savor the win.
“If you don’t take a minute to enjoy these things, you’re going to regret it,” he said. “That’s what I keep reminding myself is enjoy the victory.”
GOING FOR THE WIN
Plummer said the Bears would have gone for two-points and the win if the last pass had been caught.
“If we scored there we were going for two, trying to get out of there,” he said.
UNFRIENDLY STADIUM
Irish fans booed Notre Dame twice late in the second quarter when the mistakes were piling up. A loud cheer of “California!” could be heard, marking the second straight week the visitors got a loud chant going.
THE TAKEAWAY
Cal: Plummer, a transfer from Purdue who lost his starter’s job with the Boilermakers last season following a 27-13 loss to Notre Dame, showed the Bears he can make big plays, but not quite enough for the upset.
Notre Dame: The Irish need to cutdown on mistakes if they’re going to be competitive. Receiver Braden Lenzy had a false start on third-and-1, leading to Pyne being sacked on the next play. Right tackle Blake Fisher also was called for a false start on third-and-3. Late in the second quarter, when the Irish drove into Cal territory, linemen Jarrett Patterson and Zeke Correll were called for false starts on back-to-back plays to stall out the drive.
NEXT UP
Cal: The Bears open the Pac-12 season on Saturday at home against Arizona.
Notre Dame: The Irish play at North Carolina on Saturday.
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For her 100th book club pick, Oprah Winfrey relied on the same instincts she has drawn upon from the start: Does the story move her? Does she think about it for days after? In a work of fiction, do the characters seem real to her?
“When I don’t move on, that’s always a sign to me there’s something powerful and moving,” Winfrey told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
On Tuesday, she announced that she had chosen Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful,” a modern-day homage to “Little Women” from the author of the bestselling “Dear Edward.” The novel was published Tuesday by Dial Press, a Penguin Random House imprint, and Winfrey believes its themes of family, resilience and perspective give “Hello Beautiful” a “universal appeal” that makes it a proper milestone.
A Winfrey pick no longer ensures blockbuster sales, but it retains a special status within the industry. For authors, a call from Winfrey still feels like winning an Oscar. Winfrey told the AP that she is in “awe” of the club and its history, and of “the very notion” that someone might go and buy a copy of “Anna Karenina” or a little-known book simply because she suggested it.
“She is the queen,” said Jenna Bush Hager, who hosts the popular “Read With Jenna” club on NBC’s “Today” show. “I remember being a high school senior in AP English and reading (David Guterson’s) ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ because I had walked into the local bookstore and seen that Oprah had recommended it.”
Since 1996, Winfrey’s book choices have set her on a journey of extraordinary influence and success, frequent reinvention and the occasional controversy. It has endured through changes for both Winfrey and the publishing industry, through the rise of the internet and the end of Winfrey’s syndicated talk show, through unexpected lessons in the reliability of memoirs and the lack of diversity of book publishing.
The club began as the extension of conversations between herself and her producer at the time, Alice McGee. They would talk about the books they liked until McGee finally suggested, in 1996, that Winfrey share the experience with her viewers. The first pick, Jacquelyn Mitchard’s “The Deep End of the Ocean,” has sold more than 2 million copies. Other books also became major bestsellers, whether by established authors like Joyce Carol Oates (“We Were the Mulvaneys”) and Toni Morrison (“The Bluest Eye”), or then emerging writers like Janet Fitch and Tawni O’Dell.
The club was so successful that some suspected a catch. Winfrey remembers Quincy Jones asking her: “How much money are they paying you for that book club, baby?” The process was so informal that Winfrey at first didn’t even bother going through intermediaries.
Winfrey’s system is now only slightly more structured. But selecting titles is still in-house and intimate – mostly determined by herself and Leigh Newman, books director of the online/print publication, Oprah Daily.
“We started this conversation,” Winfrey said. “And I’m very, very proud of that.” | 2023-03-15T04:59:32+00:00 | miamitimesonline.com | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-reflects-on-book-club-announces-100th-pick/article_40e0dc42-c2e5-11ed-ba0a-83345bf361f0.html |
DENVER (KDVR) — The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the Grizzly Creek burn scar on Friday.
The flash flood watch comes as monsoon moisture surges into Colorado this weekend. The flash flood watch is in effect through 8 p.m. on Friday evening.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said anytime there is a flash flood warning for the Grizzly Creek burn scar, which is in Glenwood Canyon, I-70 will be closed from Glenwood Springs to Dotsero because of the risk for mudslides. Eastbound traffic will usually be stopped in Rifle, although depending on where the warning is, this could change.
An event that was scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Hanging Lake has been moved to the Glenwood Springs Community Center due to the flash flood threat.
Meteorologist Jessica Lebel said to keep in mind that it only takes about a half of an inch of rain in less than an hour to cause burn scar flash flooding.
A good rule of thumb to know if you’re at risk is if you can see a burn scar above where you are, you are likely at risk for burn scar flooding. Here is a good resource from the National Weather Service if you live near a burn scar area.
The Pinpoint Weather Team will keep you updated on the risks of burn scar flash flooding in the coming days and weeks on-air and online. | 2022-06-24T15:02:41+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/monsoon-flash-flood-watch-for-grizzly-creek-burn-scar/ |
DUNCAN, Okla., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Rural Water Association is proud to announce another settlement in the litigation against manufacturers of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate ("PFAS"). Coming just weeks after announcing settlements with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva, an agreement has been reached with 3M to pay $12.5 billion in damages for their role in PFAS manufacturing.
The settlement with 3M Company is subject to approval by Judge Richard M. Gergel, who was assigned in December 2018 to oversee the ongoing multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings.
PFAS, also known as the "forever chemicals" are manmade, synthetic compounds that research has shown pose significant risks to the environment and human health. 3M was the only company to manufacture and sell aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or "PFOS," a particularly insidious type of PFAS that studies have linked to an increased risk of cancer and other serious health conditions.
NRWA has created the PFAS Cost Recovery Program to help systems with PFAS treatment costs. If your system has already signed up for the program, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC will be in contact with you with next steps, which may involve more testing. If your system has not registered for the program, we encourage you to contact Napoli Shkolnik PLLC to represent your system as a trusted attorney who will fight for compensation to overcome the financial impacts of PFAS. NRWA has retained the firm to represent the Association and our members.
NRWA and its 50 State Rural Water Associations have been representing the needs and concerns of small and rural utilities as we navigate the challenges created by PFAS. NRWA acknowledges that Water Professionals are the backbone of small and rural communities, providing safe drinking water and clean wastewater treatment while supporting economic growth and protecting public health.
More information will be provided as details of the settlement are released, and Rural Water will continue to provide solutions and advocate for you. NRWA strongly encourages water systems to contact Napoli Shkolnik PLLC today to sign up for the PFAS Cost Recovery Program. This is truly a landmark announcement regarding PFAS settlements and cost recovery options. NRWA and your State Association will keep you updated with the latest information.
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SOURCE National Rural Water Association | 2023-06-23T13:21:30+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2023/06/23/125-billion-landmark-settlement-with-3m-over-pfas-damages-is-next-win-water-systems/ |
Abigail grew up in Palmer Lake, Co. She has a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and Spanish as well as a Master's degree in communications. Previously, she worked for the Dodge City Daily Globe in Dodge City, Kan. and for 89.1 KMUW in Wichita Kan. | 2023-06-27T10:19:18+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/2023-06-27/club-q-shooter-is-sentenced-to-5-consecutive-life-terms-after-pleading-guilty |
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs. Now, a Democratic economic package focused on climate and health care faces hurdles but seems headed toward party-line passage by Congress next month.
Approval would let President Joe Biden and his party claim a triumph on top priorities as November’s elections approach. They have not forgotten that they came close to approving a far grander version of the bill last year, only to see Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., one of their most conservative and contrarian members, torpedo it at the eleventh hour.
This time, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has crafted a compromise package with Manchin, to the surprise of everyone, transforming the West Virginian from pariah to partner. The measure is more modest than earlier versions but still checks boxes on issues that make Democrats giddy.
Here’s what they face:
WHAT’S IN IT?
The measure would raise $739 billion in revenue over 10 years and spend $433 billion. More than $300 billion would be left for trimming federal deficits.
Those are meaningful cuts in red ink. But they’re tiny compared with the $16 trillion in new debt the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates will accumulate over the next decade.
The package would save consumers and the government money by curbing prescription drug prices, and it would subsidize private health insurance for millions of people. It would bolster the IRS budget so the tax agency can collect more unpaid taxes.
The plan would foster clean energy and offshore energy drilling, a balance demanded by Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels. It also would collect new taxes from the largest corporations and wealthy hedge fund owners.
It’s a fraction of the $3.5 trillion package that Biden proposed early in his presidency, which also envisioned sums for initiatives such as paid family leave and universal preschool. It’s also smaller than the roughly $2 trillion alternative the House passed last November after Manchin demanded cuts then derailed the deal anyway, citing inflation fears.
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IT’S NOW CALLED THE “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT,” BUT …
… will it do that? It certainly could, but there are dissenters.
First, some context.
By one inflation measure the Federal Reserve studies closely, prices jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades. That followed government figures showing the economy shrank anew last quarter, fueling recession worries.
“Improved tax collection, drug savings, and deficit reduction would put downward pressure on inflation,” the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said Friday. In what passes for a rave review, the bipartisan fiscal watchdog group called the legislation “exactly the kind of package lawmakers should put in place to help the economy in a number of ways.”
“Deficit reduction is almost always inflation-reducing,” Jason Furman, a Harvard University economics professor who was a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, wrote Friday in The Wall Street Journal. He said the measure would also “reduce inflation by slowing the growth of prescription-drug prices.”
A more sobering assessment came from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model, which analyzes economic issues.
“The act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter,” the group wrote Friday. “These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation.”
A chorus of Republicans say Democrats’ bill would be widely damaging. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., calls it “a giant package of huge new job-killing tax hikes, Green New Deal craziness that will kill American energy, and prescription drug socialism that will leave us with fewer new life-saving medicines.”
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CHANGES AHEAD
The 725-page measure will probably still change somewhat.
Schumer said this past week that Democrats planned to add language aimed at reducing patients’ costs of insulin, the diabetes drug that can cost hundreds of dollars monthly.
Insulin price curbs were a highlight of Democrats’ bigger package last year, including a $35 monthly cap for patients who get the drug through Medicare or private insurers. But that fell out this year as the measure was trimmed.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have produced a bill capping insulin’s price. That measure’s prospects diminished after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated it would cost about $23 billion and actually increase the price of insulin. The two lawmakers also haven’t produced the 10 Republicans who would be needed to succeed in the 50-50 Senate, where most bills need 60 votes.
It’s unclear what the Democrats’ new insulin language would do. Prior language that required private insurers to set a $35 monthly insulin cap may violate the chamber’s rules, which only allow provisions primarily affecting the federal budget.
In addition, under the process Democrats are using to move the measure through the chamber by a simple majority, with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote, it would face multiple amendments in a voting session that can run through the night, and there is no telling whether some will pass.
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PROSPECTS
Every Republican seems poised to vote “no.”
Democrats will need all 50 of their own votes in the Senate, where unpredictable Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has yet to state her view.
Democrats can lose no more than four House votes to succeed there. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that when the Senate approves the package, “We’ll pass it.”
Schumer wants Senate passage next week. He acknowledged that timeline is “going to be hard” because it will take time for the chamber’s parliamentarian to make sure the bill conforms to Senate rules.
This will also take luck. All 50 Democrats, including both independents who support them, will have to be healthy enough to show up and vote.
That’s not guaranteed. The latest, extremely contagious COVID-19 variant is spreading around the country. And the chamber has 33 senators who are 70 years old or more, including 19 Democrats.
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., 77, was the latest senator to announce he’d contracted the disease. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., 82, has been out after hip surgery. Both are expected back next week. | 2022-07-31T11:22:42+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/business-news/dems-seem-headed-finally-toward-triumph-on-climate-health/ |
Smith, Marvin Edward
Born September 15, 1930, in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of Marvin Joseph and Loretta Mary (DeVaney) Smith and grandson of Edward Ernest and Emma (Kern) Smith. Marvin was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents; his son, Timothy Smith (2017) of Simi Valley, California; his stepson, Randall Williams (2014) of Dayton, Ohio; his son-in-law, Miles Docherty (2003) of Centerville, Ohio. Survived by his loving family: the love of his life and wife of 53 years, Bernice (Marcum); his daughter and son-in-law, Lila (Docherty) and David Roggenkamp of Vancouver, Washington; his cousin, Dorothy Ward of Dayton, Ohio; and nephew, James D. Bond of Centerville, Ohio. Marvin was loved and is already missed by his family and friends. Each day after attending Patterson Grade School, Marvin always looked forward to helping take care of horses at a nearby horse farm. At an early age of 12, his first job experience was ushering at The Victory Theater in downtown Dayton earning 35 cents an hour. After graduation from Roosevelt High School, Marvin and his lifetime childhood best friend, Phillip Arman, joined the United States Marine Corps. After serving in the Marine Corps, Marvin attended the University of Dayton. Shortly thereafter, he began his career at The Ohio Bell Telephone Company and retired in 1984 in sales management after 32 years of service. Marvin was a member of the Dayton Agonis Club, Kettering-Oakwood Exchange Club, and rode his Palomino pal, Bos'N Star, in the Shriner's Mounted Patrol. Marvin enjoyed traveling, dancing, entertaining and dinners with family and friends, cooking his signature steaks on the grill, and golfing, especially when he was selected to participate in a "dream" golf match with Lee Trevino in the Trevino-AIM golf exhibition at NCR Country Club. Marvin had many wonderful experiences and memories. A few unforgettable moments were a "Tiny Bubbles" toast with Don Ho while vacationing in Hawaii, dinner with Lou Holtz during a Speakers Series at the Dayton Racquet Club and meeting Pete Rose. Marvin was passionate about the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Bengals, NASCAR, University of Dayton Men's Football, and especially the University of Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball team. Go Flyers! It is with heartfelt gratitude that the family would like to thank those who knew and supported Marvin at Randall Residence of Centerville, the doctors and nurses at Kettering Hospital, and the exceptional care givers at Hospice of Dayton. A celebration of Marvin's life will be held in the future. Inurnment Woodland Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ohio Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, OH 45420. Services entrusted to Routsong Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed to Marvin's family by visiting www.routsong.com. | 2023-05-21T06:31:22+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/obituaries/smith-marvin/WRW3PIKYGRFGBICYTO7Y6YK7H4/ |
The White House hopes Vice President Harris can deliver on abortion messaging as someone who is reportedly "more comfortable" talking about abortion issues than President Biden amid growing frustration that the vice president isn't rising to the "occasion."
NBC News reported Monday that Harris is taking the lead on abortion and the White House is hoping it gives Harris a "fresh look."
A former aide to the vice president reportedly said Harris was "far more comfortable" talking about the abortion issue than Biden, who according to the report, is seen as an "imperfect messenger."
"I think he is personally pro-choice but not personally OK with talking about it every day. He gets all the issues, but it’s probably not language or talking points that he has spent a lot of time using. No one ever would specifically say what his issue was, just that she is far more comfortable on this topic and this issue. So it makes sense that she would focus on this issue," a former Harris aide told NBC News.
BIDEN CALLED HARRIS A ‘WORK IN PROGRESS,’ WAS ‘ANNOYED’ WITH HER HUSBAND COMPLAINING: BOOK
Christopher Huntley, a Democratic strategist and former Harris speechwriter told NBC News that the abortion debate will allow Harris to lean into "freedom and the future" and added that it "really animates" her.
"Her lived experience is able to shine through as a woman, as a woman of color," Huntley told the outlet. "There’s this sense of shared struggle and shared empathy that a woman will have on this issue that men will just never be able to directly connect with."
NBC reported how the mifepristone abortion pill case, according to Harris' aides, came at a good time.
A former Biden administration aide told NBC that Harris was "wary" of taking on the border crisis when the president gave her the responsibility.
KAMALA HARRIS PRESSED BY ABC, CBS OVER POOR BIDEN POLL NUMBERS: BIDEN MAKING AMERICAN LIVES ‘WORSE’
"A former Biden administration aide said it was no secret that Harris, who was not as steeped in foreign policy as the president, was wary of taking on the migration issues when Biden gave her the assignment in the early days of the administration," the report said.
According to a report from Reuters in March, the president was annoyed with Harris for not "rising to the occasion."
"If he did not think she was capable, he would not have picked her," one former Biden official told Reuters. "But it is a question of consistently rising to the occasion."
A second former official highlighted a "point of tension" between Biden and Harris.
"I don't think that the president sees her as somebody who takes anything off of his plate," a second former White House official told Reuters, adding a "fear of messing up" had caused Harris to be late in joining important political fights, like the ongoing border crisis.
Fox News Digital's Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report. | 2023-04-17T19:26:42+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/kamala-harris-ally-knocks-biden-on-abortion-issue-she-is-far-more-comfortable-on-this/article_8ea97ed2-5a39-59b3-91d9-a4a851f1b69d.html |
(The Hill) – Geraldo Rivera used his final appearance on Fox News to praise affirmative action, which was struck down by the Supreme Court as it relates to college admissions this week.
Noting the court’s decision was “a very controversial decision that will impact many people of color,” Rivera said, “I was a product of affirmative action over a half a century ago.”
“When the Ford Foundation and Columbia Journalism School got together to integrate the local news teams in New York, there were no black reporters, no Hispanic reporters, no women. And it was shocking. And that was as late as 1968, ’69,” Rivera, 79, said Friday during an appearance on “Fox and Friends,” the network’s flagship morning talk program.
“So I was selected, I was making news representing a group of Puerto Rican activists, the Young Lords, who had taken over some buildings up in the Spanish Harlem, and I was their lawyer and their negotiator,” he continued. “And I made a lot of news as their spokesperson. And so I got discovered that way, and they drafted me through the Columbia program, and the rest is history.”
Rivera announced this week he was leaving Fox after years at the network following his being taken off the network’s top-rated program “The Five.”
The hosts of “Fox and Friends” threw an on-air going away part of sorts for Rivera, complete with balloons and fake mustaches as a nod to the longtime television news personality’s trademark facial hair.
Rivera has not commented on what his plans are moving forward, or if he will seek a future in the broadcasting business, but in a Twitter message earlier this week he posted a picture of himself shirtless in a pool with the caption, “80 year old contemplating retirement.” | 2023-06-30T21:21:51+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/geraldo-rivera-salutes-affirmative-action-in-final-fox-news-appearance/ |
UPDATE: Legislature Approves Bill to Build New Alabama State House
Lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that could lead to the construction of a new Alabama State House.
The bill gives the Legislative Council, a 20-member panel that consists of legislative leaders and selected members, the authority to contract with the Retirement Systems of Alabama, or another entity, for the construction and maintenance of a new Alabama State House. State senators voted 34-0 to accept changes to the legislation made by the House of Representatives. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said the current State House, originally built in the 1960s to house the state highway department, has ongoing maintenance problems with accommodating spectators in crowded committee rooms.
“I think the people of Alabama need to be represented better than this building. I really do. I’ve been to statehouses in different parts of the country, and they are a representation of the people. They want to welcome people into them,” Ledbetter said. “We can’t accommodate the public.”
Ledbetter said he believed a decision would be made fairly quickly but declined to give a more precise estimate. He said council members will weigh the yearly cost of maintenance against the cost of leasing a new building.
From the mid-1800s to 1985, Alabama lawmakers met at the Alabama Capitol, which also houses the governor’s office. Lawmakers in 1985 moved into the current building as a temporary meeting place when the Capitol was undergoing renovations. Lawmakers never moved back, and a number of renovations have been made through the years.
Alabama lawmakers in 2020 briefly discussed the possibility of using $200 million of federal pandemic relief funds to build a new statehouse, but the idea drew immediate backlash.
(Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) | 2023-05-12T02:25:35+00:00 | waka.com | https://www.waka.com/2023/05/11/update-legislature-approves-bill-to-build-new-alabama-state-house/ |
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Investing in good-quality luggage can help ensure that your travel goes smoothly — broken wheels and zippers can result in lost items and disrupt your travel plans to the point where you may miss your flight. The BestReviews Testing Lab put the Briggs and Riley Sympatico Hardside Carry-On to the test and found that it’s worth the buy, even with the high cost.
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Each month, the BestReview Testing Lab evaluates new products in real-world conditions to determine how well they really perform. The Lab analyzes these items just the way any consumer would, so they pay attention to factors like how easy they are to set up and use, how well they perform and any other features that set them apart from the competition.
Why go with Briggs and Riley luggage?
Briggs and Riley is an innovative international travel brand that aims to elevate industry standards. Its luggage comes with a lifetime guarantee, providing repairs or replacement parts if it malfunctions. What’s more, Briggs and Riley provides sustainable plastic-free packaging and offers customized monogram initials on many of its products.
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Our tester admired this “stylish, durable suitcase” featuring a polycarbonate exterior with an overall design that is “great for the frequent traveler.” The four tilt-resistant spinner wheels let this carry-on be “easily moved by pushing or pulling.”
While an expansion feature isn’t unique to this luggage, it does give you an impressive 22% extra storage space. In the Testing Lab, we found that the outer pocket was particularly useful for storing small items such as a phone, passport or portable charger — you see this feature more often with softside luggage.
The interior compartments are more intricate than with most carry-on luggage; the interior includes an upper section with one large zippered compartment and two small mesh compartments, and the lower section has two buckles with adjustable straps for securing items.
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- GreenEdgeSM program allows customers to purchase blocks representing blend of renewable natural gas environmental attributes and carbon offsets.
- Customers can participate in program beginning at $3 per month.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Residential and commercial Piedmont Natural Gas customers in North Carolina now can reduce the impact of their own natural gas usage by participating in GreenEdge – a voluntary program allowing customers to purchase green "blocks" from Piedmont and then claim the associated environmental benefits.
A block is a blend of environmental attributes from carbon offsets and renewable natural gas.
"Our customers have shown a real interest in having access to tools and programs they can use to pursue their own carbon-reducing goals," said Sasha Weintraub, president of Piedmont Natural Gas. "We've designed the GreenEdge program based on this feedback, and we consider it an important part of our own clean energy transformation."
Each $3 block represents the environmental attributes of renewable natural gas and carbon offsets and is equivalent to 12.5 therms of natural gas usage. Just one block is equal to 25% of the average household's monthly natural gas usage, meaning customers who purchase four blocks could claim associated environmental benefits for approximately 100% of their monthly household natural gas usage.
- Carbon Offset (CO) – a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions created when one metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions, or other greenhouse gas equivalent, is captured, avoided, or destroyed to compensate for an equivalent emission made elsewhere.
- Environmental Attribute (EA) – an aspect, claim, characteristic or benefit associated with the generation of a quantity of natural gas by a renewable source that is capable of being measured, verified or calculated.
When a customer purchases a block, Piedmont will add the associated charges to that customer's bill. There is no limit on how many blocks a customer can purchase. Participating customers will receive an annual report highlighting their contributions and their overall effect on GreenEdge, which is a self-funding program.
Piedmont received approval for GreenEdge from the North Carolina Utilities Commission in March 2022.
For more information or to enroll in GreenEdge, visit GreenEdge - Piedmont Natural Gas (piedmontng.com).
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Reuters photographer who was killed while covering fighting in Afghanistan was part of a team that took home the Pulitzer for feature photography.
Danish Siddiqui and his colleagues Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave won for images depicting the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Their work, which was moved from the breaking photography category by the judges, “balanced intimacy and devastation, while offering viewers a heightened sense of place,” the committee wrote.
Siddiqui, 38, had been embedded with Afghan special forces in July and was killed as the commando unit battled for control of a crossing on the border between southern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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The Pulitzer Prizes announced its winners Monday from a tumultuous year that saw an insurrection, the frantic end of the United States’ longest war and fallout from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and catastrophic climate change.
The awards featured 15 journalism and seven arts categories. Each winner received a prize of $15,000 except for the public service award — given to The Washington Post this year — which comes with a gold medal. The Pulitzer was first awarded in 1917 and is considered the most prestigious American journalism award.
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The Pulitzer Board has awarded a special citation to Ukrainian journalists.
The board recognized those in their home country covering the ongoing crisis that began earlier this year for “their courage, endurance, and commitment to truthful reporting during Vladimir Putin’s ruthless invasion of their country and his propaganda war in Russia.”
The board said reporting has provided an accurate picture of the situation in the country and has done honor to both Ukraine and journalists everywhere.
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The New York Times received the Pulitzer for national reporting for its work documenting how routine traffic stops ended in the deaths of hundreds of people, many of them Black.
The newspaper’s investigation found that during the previous five years, 400 unarmed drivers or passengers not under pursuit for a violent crime were killed by police.
The reporting found that just five officers were convicted of crimes in those killings, while governments paid at least $125 million to resolve civil actions such as wrongful-death lawsuits.
The Times reported that it reviewed video and audio recordings, prosecutor statements and court documents in finding patterns of questionable police conduct.
“It’s an example of data journalism so thorough that it turns long-held suspicions into fact,” the panel said.
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Raven Chacon, a composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, has won a Pulitzer Prize for music for his composition, “Voiceless Mass.”
Chacon’s work is currently on display at the Whitney Biennial, which is inspired by oil pipeline protestors at the Oceti Sakowin camp near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
His 2020 opera, “Sweet Land,” co-composed with Du Yun, was performed outdoors at the Los Angeles State Historic Park and earned critical praise for its revisionist telling of American history using different narratives simultaneously. The opera was awarded best opera by the Music Critics Association of North America for 2021.
Chacon has been mentoring hundreds of Native high school composers in the writing of string quartets through the Native American Composer Apprenticeship Project since 2004.
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The Washington Post received the Pulitzer for public service for itsextensive, interactive coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The Post’s reporting found numerous problems and failures in political systems and security before, during and after the insurrection. Among the most significant were that law enforcement officials did not respond with urgency to warnings about potential violence; President Donald Trump resisted calls from numerous advisers to urge the mob to disperse for three hours and officials in at least 17 states received hundreds of threats. Many of those threats were concentrated in states where Trump disputed election results.
The newspaper said its reporting of the lead-up to the attack, the riot itself and the aftermath was based on interviews with more than 230 people, thousands of pages of court documents and internal law enforcement reports and hundreds of videos, photographs and audio clips.
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The Miami Herald received the breaking news Pulitzer for its coverage of the June 24, 2021, collapse of a 12-story oceanfront condominium tower in Surfside, Florida.
Ninety-eight people were killed in the early morning partial collapse at the Champlain Towers South, a disaster that prompted a massive search-and-rescue effort.
The Herald was cited by the Pulitzer panel for “urgent yet sweeping” coverage, which it said was done “merging clear and compassionate writing with comprehensive news and accountability reporting.
That reporting included details of rescue efforts and interviews with witnesses, survivors, family members and friends searching for loved ones at the scene. It also included the buildings history, repairs and the process it was undergoing for recertification under the building code.
“As a newsroom, we poured our hearts into the breaking news and the ongoing daily coverage, and subsequent investigative coverage, of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse story,” Miami Herald Executive Editor Monica Richardson wrote in a statement. “It was our story to tell because the people and the families in Surfside who were impacted by this unthinkable tragedy are a part of our community.”
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Joshua Cohen’s “The Netanyahus” has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
The work is a comic and rigorous campus novel based on the true story of the father of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking a job in academia.
The late artist Winfred Rembert won in biography for “Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South,” as told to Erin I. Kelly.
Andrea Elliott’s “Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City,” which builds upon her New York Times investigative series about a homeless Black girl from Brooklyn, received a Pulitzer for general nonfiction.
Two prizes were awarded Monday in history: Nicole Eustace’s “Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America” and Ada Ferrer’s “Cuba: An American History.”
Diane Seuss won in poetry for “frank: sonnets” and the music award Monday was given to Raven Chacon for his composition for organ and ensemble, “Voiceless Mass.”
James Ijames won the drama award for “Fat Ham.”
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A collaboration between the Chicago Tribune and the Better Government Associationon problems with fire safety regulations in the city received the Pulitzer for local reporting.
“Deadly Fires, Broken Promises” detailed city ordinances that are routinely ignored, such as one passed after a fire killed four children in 2014 that required fines on landlords who violate smoke detector regulations.
Cecilia Reyes of the Tribune and Madison Hopkins of the watchdog BGA found that fires killed 61 Chicagoans from 2014 through 2019 in buildings where the city had been warned about safety problems but failed to adequately address them.
The reporters found many of those fires occurred in low-income, minority neighborhoods.
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The New York Times received the international reporting Pulitzer for a series of articles on U.S. airstrikes in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and patterns of targeting failures that led to civilian deaths.
The staff of the newspaper found flawed intelligence, faulty targeting, and very little accountability and challenged the official accounts of the strikes, including one that killed an aid worker and members of his family in Afghanistan.
The Times used U.S. public records law to obtain more than 1,300 credibility assessments from the Pentagon on drone strikes that took place between September 2014 and January 2018.
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The Tampa Bay Times won the investigative reporting Pulitzer for its series of articles on the exposure of workers and nearby residents to dangerous levels of lead at a battery recycling plant.
The three-part series “Poisoned,” by Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray, documented how hundreds of workers at Gopher Resource were put in harm’s way when they extracted lead from used car batteries, melted it down and turned it into blocks of metal to resell.
The reports detailed the company’s use of inadequate equipment and ventilation in a building where systems designed to capture chemicals were either turned off or dismantled entirely.
The newspaper also obtained records that documented a pattern of pollution dating back to the 1960s and showed the plant had pumped more lead into the air than any other factory in Florida over the last two decades. It also found that polluted water was discharged into the Palm River, excessive levels of chemicals were sent into Tampa’s sewer system, and hazardous waste was mishandled.
Prompted by the reporting, investigating county regulators found more than two dozen possible violations. | 2022-05-10T18:28:07+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/pulitzers-live-updates-tampa-bay-times-wins-investigative/ |
Taxidermied cheetah, zebra, lions recovered in bizarre E. Feliciana burglary case
EAST FELICIANA, La. (WAFB) - Deputies have recovered the makings of an exotic zoo as part of their ongoing investigation into the burglary of a dead man’s home in East Feliciana Parish.
Two lions, a zebra, a cheetah and other animals that had preserved by a taxidermist were found at a storage unit near Essen Lane in Baton Rouge Thursday morning, East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis said.
The recovery of those items comes a day after investigators recovered dozens of other stolen things including vehicles, guns, utility trailers, a dirt bike and more from a home off Government Street in Baton Rouge.
“I really think in this day in time, we all have to be watching you know camera systems, things like that, are so critical now, and you know nobody is really exempt,” adds Travis.
Travis says all of the items once belonged to a Jackson, Louisiana man who passed away several years ago. Some of the items were stolen from the man’s still unoccupied home, while others were stolen from nearly a dozen buildings located on the same 100 acre property in East Feliciana Parish.
Deputies say they arrested Timothy Tyler, 46, of Baton Rouge, and Jennifer Doiron, 46, of Denham Springs when the two returned to the home in Jackson Wednesday morning. Deputies had been staking out that home after learning of items being stolen from there.
Sheriff Travis said the two suspects are being cooperative with investigators and led deputies to the stolen items. “Sometimes these property crimes are very difficult to solve, but they really felt like they were going to be able to get this because they thought that they were coming back, and they did.”
Tyler is charged with 88 counts of theft of a firearm, simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, illegal carrying of a weapon, illegal possession of stolen things, and theft of a motor vehicle.
Doiron is charged with illegal carrying of a weapon, illegal possession of stolen things, criminal trespassing, attempted theft over $1,500, and principal to simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
Sheriff Travis says more arrests are expected.
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Which Westinghouse TV is best?
Picking out a Westinghouse TV can be an intimidating task, especially if you’re planning on dropping a decent amount of money on the purchase. Still, most buyers find TVs that fit their particular needs — without sacrificing their budgets.
While there are a number of TVs worth checking out before you buy, the Westinghouse 50-Inch Class 1080p TV is a solid television option with a fairly large display that buyers really enjoy having in their homes.
What to know before you buy a Westinghouse TV
Types
Most of the best Westinghouse TVs for the average user include light-emitting diode (LED) screens. Other TV types include those that use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting and liquid crystal display (LCD), with the former generally offering a better display than the latter.
Features
Some TV enthusiasts may prefer to have specific features included with their TVs, such as smart-home compatibility, multiple display options, or a high-dynamic range. If there is a specific TV feature you’re hoping your Westinghouse television will include, check the product description to make sure a given model has it before you buy.
Location
Another thing to consider before making your purchase is where you plan to put your new TV. This can affect both the size and the mounting hardware or stand types. Some TVs may require the buyer to purchase mounting hardware separately, although most of Westinghouse’s TV models simply include legs to be set on top of a media stand.
What to look for in a quality Westinghouse TV
High resolution
Arguably the most important detail when looking for a Westinghouse TV is the display resolution, which will affect how clear and crisp the unit looks. At worst, modern TVs have a resolution of at least 720p, with increasingly good options having resolutions of 1080p, 4K, and 8K. The higher the resolution, the less you’ll be able to see the given pixels in a display, and the more vibrant and immersive the images on the screen will appear.
Size
While bigger TV screens can be seen more easily from farther away, space limitations may determine what size TV you should purchase. TVs are measured from corner to corner diagonally, so keep this in mind when measuring the area you’ll place the TV.
Smart features
A number of TVs also include smart features such as compatibility with voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. You can find TVs that include a wide range of helpful features, including everything from sleep timers to display presets – and many options in between.
How much you can expect to spend on a Westinghouse TV
Westinghouse TVs span a wide range of prices, especially as they become harder to come by. In general, cheap Westinghouse TVs are $150-$350, while other higher-tier models usually range from $500-$800.
Westinghouse TV FAQ
Does Westinghouse make smart TVs?
A. Westinghouse does make smart TVs, including those with a wide variety of features, channels, and other helpful apps, such as Roku. In addition, you can find Westinghouse smart TVs for a wide range of prices and in a number of different configurations and size options.
What resolutions do Westinghouse TVs come in?
A. While those buying directly from Westinghouse may have a wider range of options to choose from, others that purchase from retailers like Amazon usually will find Westinghouse TVs in 720p and 1080p resolution configurations.
What are the best Westinghouse TVs to buy?
Top Westinghouse TV
Westinghouse TV 50-Inch Class 1080p Full LED HD Display With USB and HDMI Inputs
What you need to know: This TV not only offers a fairly large 1080p display, but it includes a vibrant LED backlight for one of the best display experiences you can get from Westinghouse.
What you’ll love: On top of its 1080p display, this Westinghouse TV includes USB and HDMI inputs for use with just about any device and an image contrast ratio of 1500:1. Its LED backlight is vibrant in tone and makes for an immersive viewing experience with its large 50-inch display.
What you should consider: Some buyers complained that this model’s price was too high compared to those of other brands.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Westinghouse TV for money
Westinghouse TV 24-Inch Certified Refurbished 720p Edge-Lit Display With USB Input
What you need to know: Those on a serious budget can get this small Westinghouse TV for a super affordable price, with a 24-inch, monitor-size display, and USB display inputs.
What you’ll love: Despite its smaller size, this 720p TV from Westinghouse is a great pick for anyone looking to use something small or to save as much money as possible. The 24-inch edge-lit display also includes a USB input, for which buyers using an HDMI device can buy an adapter.
What you should consider: Some buyers decided to avoid this model since it’s a refurbished product. Others complained about the inclusion of a USB port instead of including an HDMI input.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Westinghouse TV 42-Inch FX Series Smart Roku TV 720p FHD 60Hz Display
What you need to know: This model is a great midrange 720p TV from Westinghouse, offering a fair price for a decently sized TV, and Smart TV functionality with Roku is included.
What you’ll love: At such a reasonable price, this FX series TV offers quite a range of features, including trials of multiple services, Roku, and a vivid FHD 42-inch display. Additionally, users who have Alexa or want to purchase Alexa can use voice commands to control this model.
What you should consider: A number of buyers complained about this TV’s remote control, saying it was subpar to TVs they’ve owned in the past.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Truss faces clamor to quit amid UK government chaos
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was hanging on to power by a thread on Thursday, after a senior minister quit her government with a barrage of criticism and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony.
A botched economic plan unveiled by the government last month triggered financial turmoil and a political crisis that has seen the replacement of Truss’ Treasury chief, multiple policy U-turns and a breakdown of discipline in the governing Conservative Party.
Many Conservatives say Truss must resign – but she has remained defiant, saying she is “a fighter and not a quitter.”
Conservative lawmaker Simon Hoare said the government was in disarray.
“Nobody has a route plan. It’s all sort of hand-to-hand fighting on a day-to-day basis,” he told the BBC on Thursday. He said Truss had “about 12 hours” to turn the situation around.
Newspapers that usually support the Conservatives were vitriolic. An editorial in the Daily Mail was headlined: “The wheels have come off the Tory clown car.”
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, sent onto the airwaves Thursday morning to defend the government, insisted the administration was providing “stability.” But she was unable to guarantee Truss would lead the party into the next election.
“At the moment, I think that’s the case,” she said.
With opinion polls giving the Labour Party a large and growing lead, many Conservatives now believe their only hope of avoiding electoral oblivion is to replace Truss. But they are divided about how to get rid of her and as yet there is no front-runner to succeed her.
A national election does not have to be held until 2024, and under Conservative Party rules, Truss technically is safe from a leadership challenge for a year. The rules can be changed if enough lawmakers want it. There is fevered speculation about how many lawmakers have already submitted letters calling for a no-confidence vote.
In a major blow, Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned Wednesday after breaching rules by sending an official document from her personal email account. She used her resignation letter to lambaste Truss, saying she had “concerns about the direction of this government.”
“The business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes,” she said in a thinly veiled dig at Truss.
Braverman was replaced as home secretary, the minister responsible for immigration and law and order, by former Cabinet minister Grant Shapps. He’s a high-profile supporter of Rishi Sunak, the former Treasury chief defeated by Truss in the final round of the Conservative leadership race.
Truss faced more turmoil in Parliament Wednesday evening on a vote over fracking for shale gas — a practice that Truss wants to resume despite opposition from many Conservatives.
With a large Conservative majority in Parliament, an opposition call for a fracking ban was easily defeated, but some lawmakers were furious that Conservative Party whips said the vote would be treated as a confidence motion, meaning the government would fall if the motion passed.
There were angry scenes in the House of Commons, with party whips accused of using heavy-handed tactics to gain votes. Labour lawmaker Chris Bryant said he “saw members being physically manhandled … and being bullied.” Conservative officials denied there had been manhandling.
Rumors swirled that Conservative Chief Whip Wendy Morton, who is responsible for party discipline, and her deputy had resigned. Hours later, Truss’ office said both remained in their jobs.
The dramatic developments came days after Truss fired her Treasury chief, Kwasi Kwarteng, on Friday after the economic package the pair unveiled Sept. 23 spooked financial markets and triggered an economic and political crisis.
The plan’s 45 billion pounds ($50 billion) in unfunded tax cuts sparked turmoil on financial markets, hammering the value of the pound and increasing the cost of U.K. government borrowing. The Bank of England was forced to intervene to prevent the crisis from spreading to the wider economy and putting pension funds at risk.
On Monday Kwarteng’s replacement, Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt, scrapped almost all of Truss’ tax cuts, along with her flagship energy policy and her promise of no public spending cuts. He said the government will need to save billions of pounds and there are “many difficult decisions” to be made before he sets out a medium-term fiscal plan on Oct. 31.
Speaking to lawmakers for the first time since the U-turn, Truss apologized Wednesday and admitted she had made mistakes during her six weeks in office, but insisted that by changing course she had “taken responsibility and made the right decisions in the interest of the country’s economic stability.”
Opposition lawmakers shouted “Resign!” as she spoke in the House of Commons.
But she insisted: “I am a fighter and not a quitter.”
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23-year-old becomes first blind graduate of Naval Academy
TYLER, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) – A Texas man who lost his sight while studying at the Naval Academy persevered and completed his degree, becoming the first blind graduate of the academy.
Alberto Destarac, 23, of Tyler, started losing sight in his left eye in February of last year.
“It wasn’t a big deal to me, because, like, when one of your eyes still works, then you can essentially do everything fine. It’s just when I close my right eye, I would notice some things weren’t really there,” Destarac said.
After genetic testing, it was confirmed that Destarac has Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. A relative on his mother’s side has the same condition.
“They essentially said for the next three months after August, I was going to be losing my central vision in my right eye, which essentially meant I was going to be legally blind,” Destarac said. “It was a little difficult for sure, especially in the military because they’ve never seen something like that before.”
His mother, Aida Destarac, said learning of her son’s diagnosis was a hard time for the family.
“It was very, very difficult, really the most difficult time of our lives. I just wish that it could have happened for me, but we decided to pray, hope and not worry,” his mother said.
Through perseverance, Alberto Destarac focused on his coursework and proved he could stay in the academy despite his condition.
“I honed in on what really mattered and really turned things around, which was really cool for everyone to see,” he said.
Alberto Destarac will not be serving in the military, but he accomplished his goal to receive his degree in May, becoming what he believes is the first blind Naval Academy graduate.
“He has inspired us,” his mother said. “He has inspired so many. My wish as a mother is to continue seeing him with the faith that he has and the happiness that makes him what Alberto is.”
Alberto Destarac is crediting his support system with helping him graduate the academy.
“I definitely wouldn’t be here without all my friends and family and support. It definitely means so much. It could be seen as a lonely process at times, but you just know, like, that everyone’s there,” he said.
After graduating from the Naval Academy, Alberto Destarac plans to apply to law school later this year.
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