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Newborn girl safely surrendered to S.C. hospital
GREER, S.C. (FOX Carolina/WMBF/Gray News) – For the fourth time this year, a newborn was safely surrendered to a hospital in South Carolina.
The Department of Social Services said the baby girl was surrendered under Daniel’s Law Thursday, the same day she was born, WHNS reports. She is 7 pounds, 9.7 ounces and 20 inches long.
Daniel’s Law gives a person 60 days to surrender their unharmed newborn at a designated location such as a hospital, fire station or house of worship.
A person who safely abandons a newborn can’t be prosecuted for abandonment under the law.
According to WMBF, the Department of Social Services took custody of the child and placed her with a licensed foster home.
A permanency planning hearing will be held on Aug. 29 at the Spartanburg County Courthouse.
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Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change. The proposed sale, which could take place as soon as this summer, includes areas offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas, for roughly 3.6 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power about 1.3 million homes. Scientists say dirty energy produced burning coal and gas must be replaced as fast as possible with energy that does not pollute in order to avoid extreme changes to the climate.
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Fed Minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all Federal Reserve policymakers agreed earlier this month to slow the pace of their rate increases to a quarter-point, with only “a few” supporting a larger half-point hike. The minutes from the Fed’s Jan. 31-Feb.1 meeting said most of the officials supported the quarter-point increase because a slower pace “would better allow them to assess the economy’s progress” toward reducing inflation to their 2% target. The increase raised the Fed’s benchmark rate to its highest level in 15 years. It followed a half-point rate increase in December and four three-quarter-point hikes before that. The central bank’s rate hikes typically lead to more expensive mortgages, auto loans, credit card borrowing and business lending.
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Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks
Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails. The company said Wednesday it is bringing the new AI technology to its Bing smartphone app, as well as the app for its Edge internet browser, though it is still requiring people to sign up for a waitlist before using it. Putting the new AI-enhanced search engine into the hands of smartphone users is meant to give Microsoft an advantage over Google, which dominates the internet search business but hasn’t yet released such a chatbot to the public.
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Supreme Court seems to favor tech giants in terror case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems skeptical of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. During arguments at the high court several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul. The family of a man killed in the attack says the companies aided and abetted the attack because they assisted in the growth of the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the attack . A lower court let the lawsuit go forward.
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WWE leaning in to social media ahead of possible sale
WWE, an organization that is already king of the ring on social media, will attempt to expand its online presence this year with the $6.5 billion sports entertainment company talking about the possibility of putting itself up for sale. WWE surpassed 20 million followers on its flagship TikTok account during its most recent quarter, the first sports league to do so, and is launching three international TikTok accounts after the WWE Español TikTok handle reached nearly 2 million followers in its first year. But the company’s presence online is broad. The company says its YouTube channel topped 92 million subscribers in the fourth quarter.
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Little progress on California’s plan to penalize oil profits
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are having their first public hearing on a proposal to penalize some oil company profits. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed the law in response to record high gas prices over the summer. Newsom unveiled the bill in December. But since then, it has not advanced in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature. The bill is still missing details on what the penalty would be and when oil companies would have to pay it. Newsom says he is negotiating those details with legislative leaders. Wednesday’s hearing is informational only. Lawmakers won’t vote on the proposal. Instead, they will hear testimony from witnesses on both sides.
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No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes
Draft U.S. rules would allow soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” to keep using the name. The Food and Drug Administration says plant-based beverages don’t pretend to be from dairy animals and U.S. consumers aren’t confused by the difference. Dairy producers have called for the FDA to crack down on the use of the term milk. The rules released Wednesday also call for voluntary extra nutrition labels that note when the drinks have lower levels of nutrients than dairy milk. In recent years, the number of plant-based drinks has exploded to include dozens of varieties, including cashew, coconut and hemp.
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G-20 finance chiefs to tackle global economic threats
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Top financial leaders from the Group of 20 leading economies are gathering in the south Indian technology hub of Bengaluru to tackle challenges to global growth and stability. India is hosting the G-20 financial conclave for the first time in 20 years. Later in the year it will convene its first summit of G-20 economies. The meetings offer the world’s second most populous country a chance to showcase its ascent as an economic power and its status as a champion of developing nations. This week’s gathering takes place just a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, setting off a cascade of shocks to the world economy, chief among them decades-high inflation.
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Amazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary care organization One Medical. The health company runs a membership-based service offers virtual care as well as in-person visits. And the two companies said Wednesday membership to the service will be available to new U.S. customers for $144 – a 28% discount - for the first year. The Federal Trade Commission had been doing a review of the buyout. Though it hasn’t brought forth a lawsuit to block the merger, an agency spokesperson noted its not ruling out any challenges in the future. The FTC is also reviewing Amazon’s $1.65 billion purchase of iRobot, which was announced last August.
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The S&P 500 fell 81.75 points, or 2%, to 3,997.34. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 697.10 points, or 2.1%, to 33,129.59. The Nasdaq composite fell 294.97 points, or 2.5%, to 11,492.30. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 58.14 points, or 3%, to 1,888.21. | 2023-02-22T21:34:07+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/business-highlights-fed-minutes-offshore-wind-17799704.php |
Drivers in the Midwest could soon be paying more for fuel under an ethanol-blending policy supported by political interests in the region, according to a new study.
First spotted by Transport Topics, the study was conducted by Baker & O’Brien Inc. for a U.S. fossil-fuel refining trade group. It predicts that Midwestern motorists will pay 8 cents to 12 cents extra per gallon under a push to get more E15—a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline—to more gas stations.
The issue is that getting more ethanol out to stations will require new equipment for distribution, storage, and production, according to the study, as well as pumping. These costly retrofits have kept E15 from getting to many stations.
This debate was triggered by a group of Midwestern governors moving to eliminate a partial air-pollution waiver for E10 gasoline (the blend sold by default at most gas stations nationwide). This would put E10 and E15 on the same regulatory footing in this states, potentially encouraging higher sales of the higher-ethanol blend, Transport Topics noted.
That in turn would require costly changes to infrastructure, which would likely get passed on to customers in the form of higher gas prices. While increased gas prices are a reliable stressor for politicians on a national level, in the Midwest they’re countered by the interests of the agricultural lobby, representing farmers that grow the corn used in ethanol.
This comes as ethanol interests are once again petitioning the Biden administration to waive a seasonal ban on higher ethanol blends due to smog-forming pollution. Iowa lawmakers are among the elected officials backing the petition, local newspaper The Gazette reported.
That’s something the Trump administration did in 2019 and 2020, in a move to woo the agriculture vote after many previous move countering the industry. The Biden administration did the same in 2022.
The Biden administration has seemingly chosen ethanol interests over food, but given the high rate of inflation and concern over the cost of pantry items, perhaps the administration will reconsider. Recent peer-reviewed research, taking more of a big-picture view, also suggests ethanol might be worse for global warming than gasoline.
Debate over the amount of ethanol blended with the national gasoline supply has also spilled over into discussions of EV sales, with corn farmers concerned that California’s EV push will sink ethanol sales, and EV advocates saying new rules broadening use of biofuels will delay EV adoption. The ethanol lobby also opposes the Biden administration’s stricter emissions standards, which could help boost EV sales. So the motives here are green—just a different kind of green.
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UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide.
The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday said La Nina conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in trade winds in recent weeks.
The agency’s top official was quick to caution that the “triple dip” doesn’t mean global warming is easing.
“It is exceptional to have three consecutive years with a La Nina event. Its cooling influence is temporarily slowing the rise in global temperatures, but it will not halt or reverse the long-term warming trend,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said.
La Nina is a natural and cyclical cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide, as opposed to warming caused by the better-known El Nino — an opposite phenomenon. La Nina often leads to more Atlantic hurricanes, less rain and more wildfires in the western United States, and agricultural losses in the central U.S.
Studies have shown La Nina is more expensive to the United States than the El Nino.
Together El Nino, La Nina and the neutral condition are called ENSO, which stands for El Nino Southern Oscillation, and they have one of the largest natural effects on climate, at times augmenting and other times dampening the big effects of human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, scientists say.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-31T14:38:53+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2022/08/31/un-weather-agency-predicts-rare-triple-dip-la-nina-2022/ |
The Step Up America for Ovarian Cancer campaign in September focuses on low-grade ovarian cancer (LGSOC), which disproportionately affects younger women.
Step Up encourages people to learn more about ovarian cancer symptoms via online symptom tracker.
WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- About 20,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year, and nearly 13,000 will die.1 Because there are no early detection tests for ovarian cancer, STAAR Ovarian Cancer Foundation is urging people to learn the most common symptoms, with the hope that earlier diagnosis will lead to increased survival.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9073751-step-up-america-for-ovarian-cancer-campaign/
Launched in September for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, STAAR's Step Up America for Ovarian Cancer campaign is raising awareness about low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC).
LGSOC is a rare subtype of ovarian cancer, making up fewer than 10% of ovarian cancer cases.2 Research shows that younger people are particularly at risk of delayed diagnosis, given a common misperception that regular pelvic exams and Pap smears can detect ovarian cancer.3 Ovarian cancer is often overlooked as a possibility when doctors examine younger women with symptoms because of their age.
Step Up America aims to empower women, including younger women, to be more proactive in their health, encouraging them to visit an online symptom checker to learn more about ovarian cancer symptoms and speak with their doctor as needed.
"Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among women, with almost 13,000 women dying of ovarian cancer this year1," said gynecologic oncologist, Dr. David Gershenson, a leading researcher of ovarian cancer. "Unfortunately, mortality rates for this cancer have declined only slightly in the past four decades4, underscoring the urgent need to raise awareness of the disease and screen as soon as symptoms are detected for earlier diagnosis and in turn, potentially improved survival rates."
Members of the ovarian cancer community nationwide are holding awareness events all month long as part the Step Up America campaign. Ovarian cancer survivors and their friends and family are encouraged to "Step Up" to organize walks, runs, hikes, bike rides, picnics, fitness classes, paddles, wine tastings and more. Events also are being organized on university and college campuses.
"It is important that we raise awareness about what ovarian cancer is, including rarer forms including low-grade serous ovarian cancer, and its symptoms, so that women know the signs of this disease," said Dr. Rachel N. Grisham, section head of Ovarian Cancer for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the Director of Gynecologic Medical Oncology at MSK Westchester. "It is equally important that women be aware of their family history and empowered to seek out genetic counseling, as early intervention can help to prevent the development of certain types of inherited cancers before they start."
Founded in 2020 by three women with LGSOC and run entirely by volunteers, STAAR is the only U.S.-based nonprofit focused solely on advancing LGSOC awareness, education and research opportunities in the United States to find better treatment options.
Campaign activities focused on low-grade serous ovarian cancer awareness and education were made possible with support from Verastem Oncology.
For more information, visit the campaign website here.
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1American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Ovarian Cancer. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovarian-cancer/about/key-statistics.html. Accessed August 2022.
2 Grisham, R. Low grade serous carcinoma of the ovary. Oncology. 2016. 30(7):650-652. Available at: https://www.cancernetwork.com/view/low-grade-serous-carcinoma-ovary. Accessed August 2022.
3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What should I know about uterine cancer screening? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/uterine/basic_info/screening.htm#:~:text=The%20Pap%20test%20does%20not,before%20there%20are%20any%20symptoms. Accessed August 2022.
4Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Ovarian Cancer Statistics at a Glance. Available at: https://ocrahope.org/patients/about-ovarian-cancer/statistics/. Accessed August 2022.
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SOURCE STAAR Ovarian Cancer Foundation | 2022-09-01T13:41:30+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/01/staar-ovarian-cancer-foundation-is-raising-awareness-understudied-cancers-during-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month/ |
Dave Grohl breaks down in tears while performing 'Times Like These' at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert
Dave Grohl broke down in tears on stage while singing "Times Like These" at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
The 53-year-old Foo Fighters frontman was performing with his band at the star-studded event that honored their late bandmate, who died unexpectedly in March at the age of 50.
"It's times like these you learn to live again," Grohl sang, clinging to the microphone as tears poured down his face.
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs onstage at the after party for the Los Angeles premiere of "Studio 666" at the Fonda Theatre on February 16, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
"It's times like these you give and give again," he continued, with his voice cracking on the last two words of the lyric.
TAYLOR HAWKINS TO BE HONORED AT TRIBUTE CONCERT PLANNED BY FOO FIGHTERS
The 18-time Grammy Award winner paused and wiped his face as the audience erupted in cheers of support. For a few moments, he struggled to continue with the performance before resting his forehead on the microphone and shaking his head.
Grohl gathered himself, though he was visibly overcome with emotion. He began singing again before launching into the next uptempo part of the 2002 hit as he rocked out with his bandmates. The poignant moment was quickly shared in clips that fans posted on Twitter.
Saturday's six-hour-long concert featured an all-star line-up that included Dave Chappelle, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Jason Sudeikis, Liam Gallagher and Travis Barker, among others, as some of music's biggest names gathered to celebrate the life of the late drummer.
It was the first of two tribute concerts that the band's surviving members and Hawkins' family have planned to honor him. The second concert will take place on Sept. 27 at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum. Proceeds from both concerts will be donated to the charities Music Support and MusiCares.
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins pose during a photo shoot at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney, New South Wales. (Photo by Richard Dobson/Newspix/Getty Images)
According to NME, Grohl kicked off the night with an emotional speech after the audience began chanting Hawkins' name, telling the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we've gathered here to celebrate the life, the music, and the love of our dear friend, our bandmate, our brother Taylor Hawkins."
"For those of you who knew him personally, you know that no one else could make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could," the hitmaker continued. "And for those of you that admired him from afar, I'm sure you've all felt the same thing."
Grohl added, "So tonight, we've gathered with family and his closest friends, his musical heroes and greatest inspirations, to bring you a gigantic f---ing night for a gigantic f---ing person."
"So, sing. And dance. And laugh. And cry and f---ing scream and make some f---ing noise, so he can hear us right now," he added. "'Cause you know what? It's going to be a long f---ing night, right? Are you ready?"
Hawkins died on March 25 at the Four Seasons Casa Medina hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, hours before the Foo Fighters' scheduled performance at the Estéreo Picnic Festival. Emergency services were called to the hotel after he began experiencing chest pains. He was found unresponsive when they arrived and declared dead on the scene.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 16: Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters performs onstage at the after party for the Los Angeles premiere of "Studio 666" at the Fonda Theatre on February 16, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
The Attorney General's Office of Colombia announced the next day that ten different substances were found in a preliminary urine toxicology test, including opioids, benzodiazepines, THC and tricyclic antidepressants. An official cause of death has yet to be released.
In addition to being bandmates, Grohl and Hawkins shared an extremely close friendship. The musician referred to Hawkins as "my brother from another mother, my best friend, a man for whom I would take a bullet," in his 2021 memoir "The Storyteller".
After his death, the band released a statement on Twitter that read, "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins."
"His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time."
The band subsequently canceled all scheduled concerts in order to grieve the loss of Hawkins. Saturday's concert marked the Foo Fighters' first performance since Hawkins' death. | 2022-09-04T15:27:42+00:00 | fox9.com | https://www.fox9.com/news/dave-grohl-cries-performing-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new policy prohibiting “violent speech” on its platform, though the rules appear very similar to guidelines against violent threats that the company had on its books before Elon Musk took it over.
Among the updates, Twitter expanded its policy to include a ban on “coded language,” which is often referred to as “dog whistles,” used to indirectly incite violence. It also added a rule that prohibits “threatening to damage civilian homes and shelters, or infrastructure that is essential to daily, civic, or business activities.”
The additions come as San Francisco-based Twitter prepares to comply with new European Union rules that go into effect this fall. The new rules, called the Digital Services Act, require tech companies to better police their platforms for material that, for instance, promotes terrorism, child sexual abuse, hate speech and commercial scams.
Twitter’s new violent-speech policy states that “healthy conversations can’t thrive when violent speech is used to deliver a message. As a result, we have a zero tolerance policy towards violent speech in order to ensure the safety of our users and prevent the normalization of violent actions.”
But Twitter already had a version of this rule on the books in October 2021, a year before Musk bought the company for $44 billion, according to a snapshot of its site rules on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. The old rule stated that Twitter has a “zero tolerance policy against violent threats. Those deemed to be sharing violent threats will face immediate and permanent suspension of their account.”
Twitter also edited and reshuffled policies, though some changes appeared purely cosmetic. For instance, the prohibition of violent threats and wishing harm on a person or a group of people was previously in a section called “Abusive behavior” and now it is in a new section called “Violent Speech Policy.”
The company kept on is books a policy prohibiting the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” which some transgender advocates had worried would be removed.
Of course, policies are only as good as their enforcement. Having lost the majority of its workforce through mass layoffs, firings and resignations, it is not clear if Twitter will be able to hold its users to its new — and old — policies. The system was far from perfect to begin with, especially in countries outside the U.S. and the E.U. | 2023-03-01T22:15:32+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/twitters-new-violent-speech-policy-similar-to-past-rules/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
HONG KONG, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from chinadaily.com.cn:
President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Here are some of the highlights:
On progress, democracy since return to China
Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong has enjoyed robust economic growth and maintained its status as a global financial, shipping and trade center.
Hong Kong has fostered a rapidly-growing innovation and technology sector and built a world-class business environment.
Moreover, Hong Kong's pre-existing laws have been preserved and developed, and its society has remained stable as a whole.
Hong Kong has enjoyed true democracy since its return to the motherland. The democratic system of the HKSAR, which conforms to the "one country, two systems" policy and Hong Kong's constitutional status, is conducive to safeguarding the democratic rights of Hong Kong residents and maintaining prosperity and stability in Hong Kong.
On 'one country, two systems'
The practice of "one country, two systems" has achieved success in Hong Kong recognized by all.
"One country, two systems" has been tested and proved time and again, and there is no reason to change such a good system and it must be adhered to over the long run.
Upholding national sovereignty, security and development interests is the paramount principle in the policy. On the basis of this prerequisite, Hong Kong and Macao maintain their capitalist system over the long run and enjoy a high degree of autonomy.
On 'patriots administering Hong Kong'
To keep the power to administer the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region firmly in the hands of patriots is essential for safeguarding the long-term stability and security of Hong Kong. "At no time should this principle be allowed to be compromised."
On central authorities' overall jurisdiction
It is imperative to ensure both overall jurisdiction by the central authorities and a high degree of autonomy in the SAR.
The central authorities exercise overall jurisdiction over the SAR, which constitutes the source of a high degree of autonomy in the SAR; at the same time, the central authorities fully respect and firmly safeguard the high degree of autonomy enjoyed by the SAR as enshrined in law.
On the future
Hong Kong is in a new stage of transitioning from chaos to order and to greater prosperity, and the next five years will be crucial for Hong Kong to break new ground and launch a new take-off.
The central government fully supports Hong Kong in maintaining its unique status on a long-term basis.
The central government fully supports Hong Kong in consolidating its role as an international financial, shipping and trade center, in maintaining its free, open and sound business environment, in retaining its common law system, and in expanding smooth and convenient linkages with the rest of the world.
The central government fully supports Hong Kong in aligning with national development strategies, developing more extensive and closer exchanges and cooperation with the world, advancing reforms in an active and prudent manner and fully unleashing the enormous creativity and development vitality of Hong Kong society.
With the strong support of the motherland and the solid implementation of "one country, two systems," Hong Kong will achieve even greater accomplishments.
On improving governance of HKSAR
Enhancing the system and capacity for governance and boosting its efficacy is of pressing importance for the development of the HKSAR.
The sixth-term government of the HKSAR should live up to people's expectations and give top priority to meeting the aspirations of the whole community, especially ordinary people.
More efforts should be made to help young people in Hong Kong overcome difficulties in education, employment, business start-up and home-buying, and more opportunities should be created for them to grow and shine.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the island of Borneo.
But environmentalists warn that the capital will cause massive deforestation, threaten the habitat of endangered species such as orangutans and imperil the homes of Indigenous communities.
While access to the new capital’s site is usually limited, The Associated Press was allowed to tour parts of the site to view construction progress in early March.
Here’s a look at why the capital is moving, the government’s plans and why activists are worried about how it will impact the environment, endangered species and Indigenous communities located near the project site.
WHY IS INDONESIA MOVING ITS CAPITAL?
Jakarta is home to about 10 million people and three times that number in the greater metropolitan area. It has been described as the world’s most rapidly sinking city, and at the current rate, it is estimated that one-third of the city could be submerged by 2050. The main cause is uncontrolled ground water extraction, but it has been exacerbated by the rising Java Sea due to climate change.
Its air and groundwater are heavily polluted, it floods regularly and its streets are so clogged that it’s estimated congestion costs the economy $4.5 billion a year.
President Joko Widodo envisions the construction of a new capital as a nostrum for the problems plaguing Jakarta, reducing its population while allowing the country to start fresh with a “sustainable city.”
WHAT WILL THE NEW CAPITAL BE LIKE?
Widodo’s plan to establish the city of Nusantara — an old Javanese term meaning “archipelago” — will entail constructing government buildings and housing from scratch. Initial estimates were that over 1.5 million civil servants would be relocated to the city, some 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) northeast of Jakarta, though ministries and government agencies are still working to finalize that number.
Bambang Susantono, head of the Nusantara National Capital Authority said that the new capital city will apply the “forest city” concept, with 65% of the area being reforested.
The city is expected to be inaugurated on Aug. 17 next year to coincide with Indonesia’s Independence Day. New capital authorities said that the final stages of the city, however, likely won’t be completed until 2045, marking the nation’s hundredth anniversary.
WHY ARE ENVIRONMENTALISTS CONCERNED?
Skeptics worry, however, about the environmental impact of building a sprawling 256,000-hectare (990-square-mile) city down in Borneo’s East Kalimantan province, which is home to orangutans, leopards and a wide array of other wildlife.
Forest Watch Indonesia, an Indonesian nongovernmental organization that monitors forestry issues, warned in a November 2022 report that most of the forested areas in the new capital are “production forests” meaning permits could be granted for forestry and extractive activities that would lead to further deforestation. Until now there has been no certainty regarding the protection status of the remaining natural forests in the new capital city area, the report said.
Data analysis from AP also showed that the region can expect more days of extreme heat in years to come.
HOW ARE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IMPACTED?
At least five villages with more than 100 Indigenous Balik people are relocating because of the construction, with more villages expected to be uprooted as the building site expands.
The government said the new capital has received support from local community leaders, and has provided compensation to people whose land is being used for the city.
But Sibukdin, an Indigenous leader who like many in the country only uses one name and lives in Sepaku, a ward very close to the construction area, said community members felt compelled to take the money they were offered by the government without knowing how compensation is calculated or if it was fair, he said.
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AP photographer Achmad Ibrahim and videographer Fadlan Syam contributed to this report from East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising-- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against U.S. Bancorp ("U.S. Bancorp" or the "Company") (NYSE: USB) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired U.S. Bancorp securities between August 1, 2019 and July 28, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/usb.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) U.S. Bank created sales pressure on its employees that led them to open credit cards, lines of credit, and deposit accounts without consumers' knowledge and consent; (2) since at least 2015, U.S. Bank and by extension, U.S. Bancorp, was aware of such unauthorized conduct and that it was violating relevant regulations and laws aimed at protecting its consumers; (3) U.S. Bancorp failed to properly monitor its employees from engaging in such unlawful conduct, detect and stop the misconduct, and identify and remediate harmed consumers; (4) all the foregoing subjected the Company to a foreseeable risk of heightened regulatory scrutiny or investigation; (5) U.S. Bancorp's revenues were in part the product of unlawful conduct and thus unsustainable; and (6) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into a hospital for clinical depression. Depression post-stroke is alarmingly common. It can be important for stroke survivors to be closely watched when depressed.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party went to court Saturday to challenge a police decision to ban a political rally it wants to hold in the buildup to what will be highly scrutinized elections next month.
The CCC says the ban is another example of how President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is suppressing and stifling opposition ahead of elections on Aug. 23.
The southern African nation has a history of violent and disputed elections, including five years ago when Mnangagwa won a close vote after replacing Robert Mugabe as president in a coup.
The High Court in Harare was hearing the CCC’s challenge to the ban on its rally on Saturday. The opposition party would decide on the “way forward” after the court gave a ruling, said spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere.
The CCC and independent rights groups have accused Mnangagwa’s government of tamping down the opposition by arresting their officials and supporters and banning their meetings in the runup to the vote, while ruling party supporters have also used violence to intimidate opposition supporters.
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa narrowly lost to Mnangagwa in the 2018 presidential election and had his claim of vote-rigging dismissed by the Constitutional Court.
The 80-year-old Mnangagwa promised a new era of democracy after the coup that overthrew long-ruling autocrat Mugabe, but critics say Mnangagwa is as repressive as his predecessor.
A tense political atmosphere, exacerbated by an economic crisis in the country, has led to fears of more violence around next month’s elections.
The election will decide the presidency but also the composition of the 350-seat Parliament and nearly 2,000 local government positions.
A former ruling party stalwart who was exiled following the 2017 coup that brought Mnangagwa to power is also among the 11 candidates aiming to stand for president. Saviour Kasukuwere has promised to return to Zimbabwe to campaign but authorities say he faces arrest for alleged past crimes.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Destiny Harden wanted the ball in her hands.
After losing to eventual national champion South Carolina on the road last March, after helping her team complete a historic comeback two days earlier and after seeing top-seeded Indiana tie the score on a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left, Harden wanted to close it out.
She did.
Following a timeout, she got the ball into the middle of the lane and made the tie-breaking shot with 3.5 seconds left, giving ninth-seeded Miami a 70-68 road victory Monday night and its first Sweet 16 trip since 1992.
“It was the exact same play as last year so I should have known it was coming to me,” Harden said. “I just thank the coaches for trusting me, the players for trusting me and it feels good to come through and get to the Sweet 16.”
Monday’s stunner capped two monumental moments this weekend for Miami (21-12) and a wild second round in the NCAA Tournament with two No. 1 seeds falling in consecutive days. Stanford was upset on its home court Sunday night — marking the first time since 1998 two top seeds were eliminated before the regional semifinals.
It came as a huge shock to the 14,000 fans packed into Assembly Hall. But instead of celebrating the Hoosiers taking another big step forward, the fans watched in disbelief as Miami ran around and rolled around on the Hoosiers home court as All-American center Mackenzie Holmes broke down in tears before the handshake line formed.
The Hurricanes meant no disrespect.
“I tell my players to act like you’ve been here before, but we haven’t been so we were being foolish,” longtime Miami coach Katie Meier said. “I looked around for any player who wanted to hug me.”
Lola Pendande led Miami with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Harden had 18 points including the biggest basket on a night she scored career point No. 1,000. She also played a key role in Saturday’s rally from a 17-point halftime deficit.
The Hoosiers (28-4) never led in front of a raucous crowd that grew increasingly agitated with how the game was called and uneasy about how it played out. Indiana trailed from the moment Miami broke a 2-2 tie until Holmes’ layup made it 58-58 with 3:53 left to play and fought its way back from a 12-point halftime deficit.
Yet in the waning moments, they blew two chances to take the lead in the final 40 seconds — a missed layup from Chloe Moore-McNeil and an uncharacteristic errant midrange jumper from Grace Berger before Moore-McNeil finally tied it at 68 with a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left.
But the Hoosiers couldn’t stop Harden then turned the ball over on their final possession, sealing their first home loss all season and the second for Indiana basketball in two nights to Miami, whose men’s team also beat Indiana in the second round.
Holmes had 22 points and nine rebounds after sitting out Saturday with a sore knee. Berger finished with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists in her final home game.
“It’s hard to put into words right now. Obviously, I’m very upset,” Holmes said, her voice cracking as the tears again flowed. “My last game with Grace, she shouldn’t go out like this. It’s been great to play with her for four years. It hurts to go out this way.”
BIG PICTURE
Miami: The Hurricanes completed an incredible road trip by getting just enough to hold off the hard-charging Hoosiers. A year ago, they fell short against another No. 1 seed in the second round despite holding the Gamecocks to a season-low 49 points. This time, they’re harassing defense got the job done.
Indiana: The best season in school history came to a shockingly early end. They won the first outright Big Ten regular-season title in school history, finished a school-best second in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll, picked up their first No. 1 seed ever and expected to be heading to Dallas. Instead, they must contemplate what life without Berger, one of the best players in school history, will look like.
SHE SAID IT
“It will be weird not to see Grace Berger walk through that door,” ninth-year coach Teri Moren said, referring to her fifth-year star. “She’s helped build this program and you know we’re not sitting here today without her. We weren’t sitting here a year ago, probably three years ago without Grace Berger on this roster.”
UP NEXT
While the Hoosiers begin a long offseason, the Hurricanes head to Greenville, South Carolina, for a showdown with fourth-seeded Villanova, which was ranked No. 10 in the final Associated Press Top 25.
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The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Saturday:
1-6-6
(one, six, six)
10-17-27-32-35
(ten, seventeen, twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-five)
07-14-24-36-38-41
(seven, fourteen, twenty-four, thirty-six, thirty-eight, forty-one)
04-07-12-22-30-32
(four, seven, twelve, twenty-two, thirty, thirty-two)
0-3-1
(zero, three, one)
9-1-5
(nine, one, five)
4-9-7-7
(four, nine, seven, seven)
0-1-6-8
(zero, one, six, eight)
03-08-18-31-33-38, Bonus: 9
(three, eight, eighteen, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-eight; Bonus: nine)
05-07-21-23-39
(five, seven, twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty-nine)
8-9-4
(eight, nine, four)
8-2-2
(eight, two, two)
8-2-7-3
(eight, two, seven, three)
1st:6 Whirl Win-2nd:8 Gorgeous George-3rd:2 Lucky Star, Race Time: 1:42.26
(1st: 6 Whirl Win, 2nd: 8 Gorgeous George, 3rd: 2 Lucky Star; Race Time: one: 42.26)
04-07-14-27-38
(four, seven, fourteen, twenty-seven, thirty-eight)
04-11-12-15-45, Mega Ball: 24
(four, eleven, twelve, fifteen, forty-five; Mega Ball: twenty-four)
10-15-19-29-31
(ten, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-nine, thirty-one)
17-23-33-34-35-39
(seventeen, twenty-three, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-nine)
12-15-23-36-37-40
(twelve, fifteen, twenty-three, thirty-six, thirty-seven, forty)
5-2-3
(five, two, three)
7-5-5
(seven, five, five)
09-14-22-30-33
(nine, fourteen, twenty-two, thirty, thirty-three)
2-9-4, WB: 6
(two, nine, four; WB: six)
3-7-1, WB: 1
(three, seven, one; WB: one)
1-2-1-8, WB: 8
(one, two, one, eight; WB: eight)
2-5-4-5, WB: 6
(two, five, four, five; WB: six)
3-8-2
(three, eight, two)
3-9-9
(three, nine, nine)
7-0-0-6
(seven, zero, zero, six)
5-1-7-8
(five, one, seven, eight)
4-1
(four, one)
5-9
(five, nine)
2-6-6
(two, six, six)
2-4-5
(two, four, five)
1-1-5-7
(one, one, five, seven)
4-2-7-8
(four, two, seven, eight)
6-2-3-9-1
(six, two, three, nine, one)
9-4-5-2-5
(nine, four, five, two, five)
14-18-29-35-42-50
(fourteen, eighteen, twenty-nine, thirty-five, forty-two, fifty)
02-05-24-30-36
(two, five, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-six)
06-10-13-24-27-50
(six, ten, thirteen, twenty-four, twenty-seven, fifty)
3-6, FB:
(three, six; FB: zero)
3-4, FB: 2
(three, four; FB: two)
7-2-8, FB:
(seven, two, eight; FB: zero)
2-9-1, FB: 2
(two, nine, one; FB: two)
6-2-3-1, FB:
(six, two, three, one; FB: zero)
9-2-1-8, FB: 2
(nine, two, one, eight; FB: two)
4-7-4-7-5, FB:
(four, seven, four, seven, five; FB: zero)
9-9-3-2-9, FB: 2
(nine, nine, three, two, nine; FB: two)
1-1-9
(one, one, nine)
1-5-9
(one, five, nine)
4-8-0
(four, eight, zero)
5-4-2-7
(five, four, two, seven)
1-2-9-9
(one, two, nine, nine)
3-6-9-0
(three, six, nine, zero)
02-08-14-21-37
(two, eight, fourteen, twenty-one, thirty-seven)
0-7-9-9-1
(zero, seven, nine, nine, one)
5-9-3-4-0
(five, nine, three, four, zero)
21-24-29-33-38
(twenty-one, twenty-four, twenty-nine, thirty-three, thirty-eight)
8-0-3
(eight, zero, three)
9-0-9
(nine, zero, nine)
3-6-0-2
(three, six, zero, two)
1-3-4-5
(one, three, four, five)
03-06-13-17-22
(three, six, thirteen, seventeen, twenty-two)
13-16-22-27-33-36, Extra Shot: 13
(thirteen, sixteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-three, thirty-six; Extra Shot: thirteen)
18-27-32-37-43
(eighteen, twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-seven, forty-three)
26-27-31-32-39
(twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-nine)
01-15-29-32-42
(one, fifteen, twenty-nine, thirty-two, forty-two)
16-30-34-35-42-44
(sixteen, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-five, forty-two, forty-four)
07-11-12-13-19-20-22-24-26-31-33-38-40-51-56-65-68-76-77-79, BE: 56
(seven, eleven, twelve, thirteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-four, twenty-six, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-eight, forty, fifty-one, fifty-six, sixty-five, sixty-eight, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-nine; BE: fifty-six)
0-8-3, SB: 6
(zero, eight, three; SB: six)
3-4-9, SB: 6
(three, four, nine; SB: six)
7-9-4-7, SB: 6
(seven, nine, four, seven; SB: six)
3-4-5-7, SB: 6
(three, four, five, seven; SB: six)
05-18-22-27-28-32-35-37-47-48-56-59-60-64-65-67-68-71-76-79, BE: 59
(five, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-two, thirty-five, thirty-seven, forty-seven, forty-eight, fifty-six, fifty-nine, sixty, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, seventy-one, seventy-six, seventy-nine; BE: fifty-nine)
07-15-16-31-36-41
(seven, fifteen, sixteen, thirty-one, thirty-six, forty-one)
5-2-8
(five, two, eight)
1-8-9
(one, eight, nine)
6-7-7-3
(six, seven, seven, three)
6-8-5-0
(six, eight, five, zero)
2-3-2
(two, three, two)
8-9-9
(eight, nine, nine)
11-15-24-25-27, Cash Ball: 1
(eleven, fifteen, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-seven; Cash Ball: one)
01-06-07-19, Cash Ball: 20
(one, six, seven, nineteen; Cash Ball: twenty)
8-5-3
(eight, five, three)
5-7-5
(five, seven, five)
5-7-4-6
(five, seven, four, six)
7-9-5-2
(seven, nine, five, two)
13-15-26-32-35
(thirteen, fifteen, twenty-six, thirty-two, thirty-five)
11-12-14-18-36-39
(eleven, twelve, fourteen, eighteen, thirty-six, thirty-nine)
7-7-1
(seven, seven, one)
3-0-0-1
(three, zero, zero, one)
9-6-7-8-2
(nine, six, seven, eight, two)
QC-KD-KS-8H-3S
(QC, KD, KS, 8H, 3S)
12-15-25-37-39, Bonus: 8
(twelve, fifteen, twenty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-nine; Bonus: eight)
3-8-4
(three, eight, four)
0-8-6
(zero, eight, six)
7-0-4-1
(seven, zero, four, one)
3-1-2-6
(three, one, two, six)
6-3-6-6-2
(six, three, six, six, two)
1-6-3-4-4
(one, six, three, four, four)
05-07-16-20-26
(five, seven, sixteen, twenty, twenty-six)
20-25-30-34-44-47, ST: 9
(twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-four, forty-four, forty-seven; ST: nine)
5-9-4-8
(five, nine, four, eight)
4-4-7-0
(four, four, seven, zero)
07-10-19-39-43-46
(seven, ten, nineteen, thirty-nine, forty-three, forty-six)
14-21-24-33-39
(fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-four, thirty-three, thirty-nine)
04-09-11-14-16-19
(four, nine, eleven, fourteen, sixteen, nineteen)
KD-AH-JS-8C-5H
(KD, AH, JS, 8C, 5H)
7-5-3
(seven, five, three)
6-9-7-9
(six, nine, seven, nine)
8-4-7
(eight, four, seven)
8-5-8-6
(eight, five, eight, six)
04-13-24-27-32
(four, thirteen, twenty-four, twenty-seven, thirty-two)
01-02-06-08-09-11-14-17-18-35-38-40-44-45-46-49-52-58-59-63-66-75
(one, two, six, eight, nine, eleven, fourteen, seventeen, eighteen, thirty-five, thirty-eight, forty, forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, forty-nine, fifty-two, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-three, sixty-six, seventy-five)
03-11-15-19-20
(three, eleven, fifteen, nineteen, twenty)
2-5-1
(two, five, one)
01-02-03-20-32-34
(one, two, three, twenty, thirty-two, thirty-four)
9-0-6
(nine, zero, six)
3-9-5
(three, nine, five)
5-9-5-8
(five, nine, five, eight)
9-6-2-0
(nine, six, two, zero)
12-16-26-28-35
(twelve, sixteen, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty-five)
02-09-13-22, Bonus: 5
(two, nine, thirteen, twenty-two; Bonus: five)
06-07-09-30-34
(six, seven, nine, thirty, thirty-four)
Month: 7, Day: 30, Year: 89
(Month: seven; Day: thirty; Year: eighty-nine)
6-6-6
(six, six, six)
07-09-14-26-37
(seven, nine, fourteen, twenty-six, thirty-seven)
0-8-4, Fireball:
(zero, eight, four; Fireball: zero)
7-3-7-5, Fireball:
(seven, three, seven, five; Fireball: zero)
12-13-29-39-41, Xtra: 2
(twelve, thirteen, twenty-nine, thirty-nine, forty-one; Xtra: two)
2-2-1, Fireball: 6
(two, two, one; Fireball: six)
2-4-2-6, Fireball: 6
(two, four, two, six; Fireball: six)
1-2-6
(one, two, six)
4-9-1
(four, nine, one)
9-8-6-8
(nine, eight, six, eight)
4-8-4-9
(four, eight, four, nine)
05-27-31-32-34
(five, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-four)
21-26-32-37-39
(twenty-one, twenty-six, thirty-two, thirty-seven, thirty-nine)
3-3-1
(three, three, one)
4-2-5-2
(four, two, five, two)
0-4-9
(zero, four, nine)
0-7-7-2
(zero, seven, seven, two)
10-11-21-22-33
(ten, eleven, twenty-one, twenty-two, thirty-three)
09-10-11-14-18-23-24-39-46-47-49-50-52-54-61-63-64-69-75-76
(nine, ten, eleven, fourteen, eighteen, twenty-three, twenty-four, thirty-nine, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-two, fifty-four, sixty-one, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-nine, seventy-five, seventy-six)
04-38-45-46-48-59, Bonus: 19
(four, thirty-eight, forty-five, forty-six, forty-eight, fifty-nine; Bonus: nineteen)
12-13-17-21-26
(twelve, thirteen, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-six)
1-5-8, Fireball:
(one, five, eight; Fireball: zero)
6-6-7, Fireball: 8
(six, six, seven; Fireball: eight)
6-4-5-0, Fireball: 8
(six, four, five, zero; Fireball: eight)
5-8-4-8, Fireball:
(five, eight, four, eight; Fireball: zero)
13-15-23-36-40-48, Kicker: 6-1-3-8-6-6
(thirteen, fifteen, twenty-three, thirty-six, forty, forty-eight; Kicker: six, one, three, eight, six, six)
8-7-8
(eight, seven, eight)
4-2-0
(four, two, zero)
3-1-6-5
(three, one, six, five)
3-5-8-8
(three, five, eight, eight)
3-5-7-2-6
(three, five, seven, two, six)
6-0-7-3-4
(six, zero, seven, three, four)
01-11-15-16-20
(one, eleven, fifteen, sixteen, twenty)
07-09-11-31-33
(seven, nine, eleven, thirty-one, thirty-three)
4-9-8
(four, nine, eight)
01-07-11-14-17-21-28-30
(one, seven, eleven, fourteen, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, thirty)
05-12-13-36-39-42
(five, twelve, thirteen, thirty-six, thirty-nine, forty-two)
0-6-8-6
(zero, six, eight, six)
2-2-5-9
(two, two, five, nine)
9-5-4-5
(nine, five, four, five)
5-5-4-6
(five, five, four, six)
03-19-33-60
(three, nineteen, thirty-three, sixty)
02-08-26-37-40
(two, eight, twenty-six, thirty-seven, forty)
09-16-34-37-38-44
(nine, sixteen, thirty-four, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, forty-four)
0-8, Wild: 9
(zero, eight; Wild: nine)
4-1, Wild:
(four, one; Wild: zero)
9-0-0, Wild: 9
(nine, zero, zero; Wild: nine)
1-3-6, Wild:
(one, three, six; Wild: zero)
2-4-8-4, Wild: 9
(two, four, eight, four; Wild: nine)
1-7-5-5, Wild:
(one, seven, five, five; Wild: zero)
8-6-7-5-6, Wild: 9
(eight, six, seven, five, six; Wild: nine)
8-2-3-0-6, Wild:
(eight, two, three, zero, six; Wild: zero)
01-10-12-22-24
(one, ten, twelve, twenty-two, twenty-four)
4-6-2-7
(four, six, two, seven)
6-8-6-2
(six, eight, six, two)
01-17-18-33-37, Extra: 30
(one, seventeen, eighteen, thirty-three, thirty-seven; Extra: thirty)
01-07-12-24-35, Power-Up: 2
(one, seven, twelve, twenty-four, thirty-five; Power, Up: two)
6-7-3, FB: 2
(six, seven, three; FB: two)
9-7-1, FB: 3
(nine, seven, one; FB: three)
9-6-3-9, FB: 2
(nine, six, three, nine; FB: two)
9-6-4-9, FB: 3
(nine, six, four, nine; FB: three)
05-08-11-17-31
(five, eight, eleven, seventeen, thirty-one)
5-4-7, Wild: 9
(five, four, seven; Wild: nine)
5-0-7, Wild: 3
(five, zero, seven; Wild: three)
2-6-6, Wild: 3
(two, six, six; Wild: three)
4-5-2-8, Wild: 5
(four, five, two, eight; Wild: five)
5-4-8-9, Wild: 7
(five, four, eight, nine; Wild: seven)
6-8-2-6, Wild: 2
(six, eight, two, six; Wild: two)
14-23-25-29-37
(fourteen, twenty-three, twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty-seven)
01-03-04-07-10-16-17-18-19-20-23-24
(one, three, four, seven, ten, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-three, twenty-four)
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8-4-5-0, FIREBALL: 3
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7-6-5-3, FIREBALL: 4
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8-4-9-7, FIREBALL: 4
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3-0-8, FIREBALL: 5
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9-2-4, FIREBALL: 2
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8-1-4, FIREBALL: 2
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04-11-12-27-40
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3-4-0, FB: 4
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4-6-1, FB: 4
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7-7-2-1, FB: 2
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3-2-7-1, FB: 5
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4-1-0
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0-5-8
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3-7-0-6
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06-07-15-23-31
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4-9-5
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CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — The state of Ohio is handing out $192 million as a part of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program. The goal of it is to clean and green contaminated land parcels, old warehouses and vacant hazardous properties in Northeast Ohio.
Access to water and beautiful land made Northeast Ohio the hotspot for manufacturing companies in the early 1900s, but as those booming businesses left, they often left behind the contamination.
“We were manufacturing back in the Rockefeller days, standard oil. Some of the property that is going to be remediated dates back to standard oil day,” said Tom Patton, Ohio’s District 7 Representative.
Much of that land still sits with mistakes of the past.
“I don’t think any of us feel comfortable with the idea that there are parcels and properties that are filled with chemicals and carcinogens and other things that are just not good,” Patton said.
He said that’s why he is proud to announce his district, Cuyahoga County, received $50 million in grant money, which is more than 25% of all the grant money rewarded in just one county.
“These lands have had to stay empty because of the cost of remediation for a private industry to come in,” he said he is hopeful the grant can attract new business to the county.
“Now, if they can get this land remediated they then can be the middle man to help bring in that particular manufacturing plant or particular company that’s going to come in and be able to hire 50 people or hire 100 people and that’s what we are looking for.”
There’s various organizations that applied for the grant.
“Great folks that have their sites on properties that say ‘give us a chance, let us go in. We will remediate it and once we get the property fixed then we can bring in the businesses to put there.’”
The grant money is going to several groups in Cuyahoga County.
According to a spokesperson from Patton’s office:
The Kurtz Bros. Inc. has received over $2.4 million for the Warner Road remediation project. Since 1886, this property has served as home to various chemical manufacturers, including the National Chemical Company, Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, and the General Chemical Company. Operations ceased on the property by 2006, but the site remains contaminated from chemical manufacturing operations.
Remediation activities include the removal of lead-contaminated soils and the backfill of lagoons on the property. After remediation, Kurtz Bros. Inc. will explore multiple options for the redevelopment of the site.
Other remediation and cleanup projects throughout Cuyahoga County include:
- Seventh Generation Development Inc. receiving $252,440 for assessments
- NRP Holdings LLC receiving $150,000 for assessment
- Levin Group Inc. Receiving $300,000 for cleanup and remediation
- 2168 West 25th Street LLC receiving $724,838 for cleanup and remediation
- Symba and Snap LLC receiving $677,740 for cleanup and remediation
- Highland Park Transportation LLC receiving $10 million for cleanup and remediation
- DROF BP I LLC receiving $10 million for cleanup and remediation
- Warner and Swasey receiving $1.4 million for cleanup and remediation
- Beacon Communities receiving $1.45 million for cleanup and remediation
- Frontline Development Group receiving $22,000 for assessments
- Sustainable Community Associated receiving $1.8 million for cleanup and remediation
- Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization receiving $52,500 for cleanup and remediation
- Cuyahoga Land Bank receiving $68,475 for assessments
- Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development receiving $50,000 for assessments
- Crooked River Equity Partners receiving $2.1 million for cleanup and remediation
- Spartan Alumni Rowing Association receiving $811,338 for cleanup and remediation
- Frontline Development Group LLC receiving $11,025 for assessments
- Tungsten Industrial LLC receiving $4.5 million for cleanup and remediation
- Cleveland Metroparks receiving $1.17 million for cleanup and remediation
- DROF WH I LLC receiving $10 million for cleanup and remediation
- City of Bedford Heights receiving $1.6 million for cleanup and remediation
- Forest City Developers LLC receiving $287,000 for assessments
News 5 spoke to Cleveland Metroparks’ real estate director Kyle Baker. He said the money from the grant will be used to demolish and clean the soil of a 28,000-square-foot building, the previous home of an aluminum foundry, near the entrance of the zoo. | 2022-06-30T12:55:12+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/cuyahoga-county-receives-50-million-dollars-to-cleanup-contaminated-land-parcels |
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of Ublituximab (an investigational glycoengineered monoclonal antibody for the treatment of B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis) and Umbralisib (or UKONIQ, an oral inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon for the treatment of CLL, marginal zone lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma); (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that TG Therapeutics would be able to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval of the marginal zone lymphoma ("MZL") and follicular lymphoma ("FL") (the "Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA"), the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application ("BLA") to the FDA for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib (together, "U2"), as a treatment for patients with CLL (the "U2 BLA"), the supplemental New Drug Application ("sNDA") for Umbralisib to add an indication for CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma ("SLL") in combination with Ublituximab (the "U2 sNDA"), or the Ublituximab as a treatment for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis ("RMS") (the "Ublituximab RMS BLA") in their current forms; (3) as a result, TG Therapeutics had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (4) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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NEW YORK (AP) — At 81, Martha Stewart isn't slowing down and some might say she's heating up. Stewart has been chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models, the magazine announced Monday.
She's the oldest model to grace the cover of the annual swimsuit issue, surpassing Maye Musk who posed for the special issue in 2022 at 74.
The businesswoman and media personality wrote in an Instagram post Monday that she hopes the cover inspires people “to try new things, no matter what stage of life you're in.” She also posted a video clip from an interview on her podcast with MJ Day, SI Swimsuit editor in chief. The video showed a series of images of Stewart from a photo shoot in the Dominican Republic, including one of her emerging from water in a blue swimsuit wearing sunglasses.
“They were pouring water over my head," Stewart said during the podcast.
Stewart founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in the 1990s and became synonymous with cooking, entertaining and homemaking. She released cookbooks, cookware, magazines, towels and other items. She's hosted numerous TV shows and in recent years has had a number of ventures with rapper Snoop Dogg. In 2004, Stewart was convicted of lying to the government about a stock sale. She served five months in prison.
Other cover models chosen for this year's swimsuit edition are recording artist Kim Petras, actor Megan Fox, and model Brooks Nader.
A red carpet celebrating the 2023 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue will take place Thursday in New York. The magazine hits newsstands Friday. | 2023-05-16T01:08:01+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/at-81-martha-stewart-becomes-oldest-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover-model/6A26XJBHZRAV3CYAIB4RZ36HIQ/ |
A plan to redevelop an obsolete motel at 3015 East Colfax Avenue and transform it into a boutique motel and restaurant has cleared a major hurdle. "It's just a big relief that the process worked and we had the support at council, which was great," says Brian Toerber, the owner of the All Inn Motel.
On June 20, Denver City Council voted 9-3 in favor of public financing for the redevelopment of the All Inn, bringing to close a process that Toerber had kicked off in April 2019 when he applied for the funding mechanism.
"The redevelopment of this site, in addition to eliminating blighted conditions, will bring a new and exciting use to the historically significant building and generate new energy to this location along East Colfax Avenue," Tracy Huggins, executive director of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, said during the June 20 council meeting.
With council's approval, DURA will provide a jump-start for the project through tax-increment financing, which helps cover up-front development fees that will be recouped by the city through future property tax revenue. Although the All Inn Motel has strong bones and is now on the National Register of Historic Places, it checks enough of the required boxes for official blight status in Colorado, according to DURA, which funds projects in blighted parts of town.
In concert with New Waterloo, a hotel operator based in Austin, Texas, Toerber plans to transform the All Inn, which has most recently been used as housing for low-income individuals and people experiencing homelessness, into an 81-room boutique motel. Fifty-four of the rooms will be revamped versions of the existing All Inn units, while 27 will be in a new, four-floor building that Toerber and New Waterloo plan to construct on the property. There will also be a restaurant, cafe and a pool that will be accessible to neighbors through guest passes.
"I appreciate the fact that you’re going to reuse the existing building. It’s good for our environment. It’s bad for our climate to tear down a building and send it to the landfill," said Councilwoman Kendra Black, who voted in favor of the DURA funding.
The June 20 hearing also featured lengthy public comment, split between neighbors who want to see the project move forward and homeless-rights advocates who are concerned about the loss of an affordable motel in this section of town.
The All Inn has a storied legacy on East Colfax Avenue. Opened in 1959 as the Fountain Inn Motel, it capitalized on Americans road-tripping across the country at a time when Colfax was a main thoroughfare for travelers crossing the country. And the Fountain Inn drew locals, too, with the Gold Room, a restaurant where patrons could get lobster fresh from the “frozen fjords of Iceland” as well as prime Colorado beef, all while sitting next to a wall paneled in 14-karat gold. The Gold Room also offered live jazz piano performances.
But the Fountain Inn lost relevance as the construction of Interstate 70 wrapped up in many parts of the West in the ’60s and ’70s, removing Colfax's role as a major cross-country transportation artery. Crime also began to plague the avenue. The Gold Room closed in 1969, and motel operators and new restaurateurs shuffled in and out for decades.
In the late ’90s, Jong Min Kim, a Korean immigrant, bought what was then the Executive Inn; he renamed it the All Inn. The Kim family owned and ran the motel until it became swamped by debt, which led to the property going into foreclosure. The family was saved as motel operators in 2005, when Jesse Morreale, a Denver restaurateur and music promoter, purchased the All Inn. He retained the Kim family as managers of the motel.
Morreale wanted to transform the All Inn into a boutique motel, too, but focused on reopening the Gold Room as Rockbar in 2006. The joint, which was named for both the building's white rock facade and the band-themed booths in the bar, was a quick hit with hipsters and lovers of gritty Colfax nightlife. And when the Democratic National Convention arrived in Denver in 2008, Morreale temporarily rebranded the place the BarackBar, hosting such celebrities as Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon and Anne Hathaway there.
"I visited this motel and would go by it a lot, and also went to the associated Rockbar years ago when the bar was still open. It was interesting, even back then," Councilman Chris Hinds said during the hearing.
But Rockbar closed in 2012, when the City of Denver denied an application to renew its liquor and cabaret licenses in the wake of neighbor complaints.
Toerber purchased the All Inn Motel in 2016 with the idea of transforming it into micro-unit apartments. But when he met with Albus Brooks, the councilman then representing the area, Toerber discovered that neighbors, who had continued experiencing crime and safety issues in the area after Rockbar closed, wanted to see the property become a boutique hotel.
Not long after the connection with Brooks, Toerber linked up with New Waterloo. And eventually, they began pitching that vision to lenders, all of whom initially balked at the idea of a boutique hotel on this section of Colfax.
But even though Toerber and New Waterloo were ultimately able to land a lender, they also wanted to secure financing from DURA to make the numbers of the project work. By this point, Brooks, who had been supportive, had lost in a run-off election in 2019 to Candi CdeBaca, who voted against funding the project during the June 20 council meeting.
"When we allow someone to use a public-financing tool, there should be significant public gain. A pool with a daily pass for some people, 600 square feet or so of a community space without a current rate on what that space will cost or who will be in it, a rate jump from approximately $45 a night to approximately $181 a night — it doesn’t sound like there’s a substantial community benefit at the time we’re currently experiencing," CdeBaca said. Although currently located in CdeBaca's council district, District 9, the All Inn will move into District 10 following the April 2023 municipal election. Hinds currently represents that district.
Councilwoman Robin Kniech and Councilman Paul Kashmann also voted against the DURA deal.
Toerber had been waiting on the council vote before solidifying a deal with a lender for the project. "Things are moving ahead," says Toerber, who believes construction could start sometime over this summer. "I would say we'll be open in Q1 of 2024."
Toerber anticipates that a wide range of people will be interested in staying at the revamped motel, including clientele connected to the National Jewish Health hospital. "I think that, generally speaking, hospitals are big demand drivers for hotels," he says. But he'd also like to turn the All Inn into a motel where bands playing in Denver — at the Bluebird, Fillmore and Gothic, for example — feel comfortable. "We'd like to be an option for them. Certainly, their tour buses could park on our lot, and I think it makes sense that we'd be kind of a preferred location for traveling bands as well," Toerber notes.
But that's still almost two years away. Between now and the start of construction, DURA and Toerber are working to find stable housing for the eight individuals who still live at the motel, which stopped accepting new guests in March. "We just wanted to make sure that we found them safe, suitable housing options," Toerber says. | 2022-06-22T21:18:33+00:00 | westword.com | https://www.westword.com/news/denver-motel-dura-east-colfax-blight-14376000 |
LONDON (AP) — Mae Muller wrote a song. Only a few days later, Eurovision came calling.
“I Wrote a Song” is representing the U.K. at the Eurovision Song Contest, whose semifinals start in 50 days.
When she first came up with the song, she said she felt like she had “just written like a Eurovision bop.” So to have it compete in the real thing?
"So it definitely felt just like the stars were kind of aligning and it happened really organically and that it was just meant to be,” she recently told The Associated Press.
The 25 year-old, who had a global hit in 2021 with the Polo G and NEIKED collaboration “Better Days,” was so excited about the news that she struggled to keep it secret before the official announcement.
“I told my parents 'cause I just thought if I keep this a secret until announce day, they will literally kill me. They’ll never forgive me," Muller says. “And I just had to, you know, you’ve got to tell someone. And I feel like I was like, don’t post on Facebook. No Facebook posting, especially my dad, bless him.”
“I Wrote a Song” is about taking the sad and angry energy from a breakup and using it for something more productive instead — like, say, writing a song.
Eurovision was always a constant in her house, growing up in north London. Then, over the last five years, Muller became truly hooked, calling herself a “huge fan.”
“I went to see ABBA Voyage twice, cried both times. Literally like a mess," she said. "And then so I obviously knew how iconic it was, and you know, what it could do. And so it was, it’s always been a very iconic thing in my mind.”
ABBA won for Sweden with “Waterloo” back in 1974. Last year, the title was taken by Ukraine's entry, Kalush Orchestra.
Normally that would mean Ukraine would be this year’s designated host country, but it was deemed too risky to have the contest there because of the ongoing Russian invasion.
Instead the U.K., who came second last year with Sam Ryder’s “SPACE MAN,” is staging the event in Liverpool on the winner's behalf and plans to celebrate Ukraine’s creativity and culture.
“I just want to make sure that they feel celebrated on that night as well," Muller says of Ukraine. “And I think that 3,000 Ukrainians have got tickets to come to Eurovision the final. So I think just that’s just going to make the night even more special.”
In 50 days' time, all the contestants will be in Liverpool for two semifinals. With the Grand Final on May 13, there will be plenty of time for mingling with the other music artists. Muller can’t wait to meet soulful electronic duo Tvorchi, 2023’s Ukrainian entry.
Tvorchi are 19th on the running order, performing “Heart of Steel,” while Muller is 26th and closing the show.
She found out she would be the last performer from Twitter.
“So it took me a minute because I was like, I’m going to have to watch every single other amazing show and I’m going to be like freaking out," she says. "And then I worked through that. I got over those emotions and then I realized just how much of like a blessing that really is.”
Maybe it was all in the stars: Muller admits she’s been obsessed with music since she was a toddler.
She even appeared, when she was nine, as the girl in a green dress in the music video for MIKA’s 2007 hit “Grace Kelly.”
“It could have either like scared me and maybe gone the other way and gone, ‘Oh no, too much for me,’ Muller recalls. “Obviously, I went the other way and I was like, ‘I love it!’”
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Argan Inc. (AGX) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $13.6 million.
The Rockville, Maryland-based company said it had profit of $1 per share.
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The builder of energy plants posted revenue of $118.8 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $33.1 million, or $2.33 per share. Revenue was reported as $455 million.
Argan shares have climbed 5.5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $38.91, a decline of slightly more than 2% in the last 12 months.
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MADISON COUNTY, Ind. – A 33-year-old Anderson woman faces multiple charges related to an alleged drug ring in Madison County.
Police arrested Asia Hendrix following a lengthy investigation that dates back to at least August 2022. She was booked into the Madison County Jail on May 25, according to jail records, and is being held on a $1 million cash bond. Hendrix is charged with multiple counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, along with corrupt business influence and money laundering.
She’s accused of running an illicit drug operation involving counterfeit “M30” pills containing fentanyl.
According to court documents, sergeant with the Anderson Police Department received information in August 2022 that Hendrix and another man were returning from Arizona with a large amount of drugs. They were stopped in Oklahoma, where investigators seized about five kilograms of methamphetamine and about 28,000 counterfeit pills containing what police suspected to be fentanyl.
Marvin McCloud, who was traveling with Hendrix, claimed responsibility for the drugs, leading to Hendrix’s release. McCloud faces a drug trafficking case in Oklahoma as a result of the stop. He’s also charged in connection with Hendrix’s alleged drug operation.
In October 2022, a deputy with the Meade County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas stopped a pickup truck for speeding. The deputy found blue-green pills stamped “M30” in a Jack in the Box bag hidden in one of the truck’s tires. Hendrix had rented and paid for the truck, according to court documents.
The Madison County Drug Task Force began conducting surveillance on Hendrix at her Anderson home in January 2023.
On Jan. 17, they observed what appeared to be a drug transaction involving Hendrix outside her home. A car pulled up; a Mitsubishi Outlander registered to Hendrix then arrived. Hendrix got out, spent about a minute inside the man’s vehicle and then exited. When police tried to stop the vehicle, the driver took off.
Police lost sight of the car, but a Madison County sheriff’s deputy located a vehicle matching its description and attempted to stop it. The driver again took off, going at a high rate of speed and eventually crashing into a fence. Police arrested the driver, identified as Corey Chesnut, on charges of resisting law enforcement and reckless driving.
The next day, officers discovered a package containing about 1,000 M30 pills along the route Chesnut took as he tried to get away. A field test showed the pills contained fentanyl.
Chesnut now faces charges in connection with the Hendrix case.
Starting in March 2023, officers conducted two controlled purchases involving Hendrix.
The first happened on March 9, with Hendrix meeting a criminal informant at a location in Anderson. Hendrix delivered 200 pills M30 pills in exchange for $350, according to court documents.
Police conducted a second such purchase on April 19. Hendrix met an informant and sold the individual 400 M30 pills for in exchange for cash, police said.
On May 23, the Madison County Drug Task Force conducted additional surveillance on Hendrix. She parked next to a Yukon XL at the CVS at 2003 Broadway St. The driver of the Yukon got into Hendrix’s vehicle, spent about a minute inside and then returned to the Yukon.
Police learned the driver’s license had been suspended and initiated a traffic stop on N. Scatterfield Road and Thornwood Drive. After obtaining a warrant, a detective found a plastic bag of M30 pills hidden inside the trim molding of the center console under the dashboard. Investigators also found a digital scale. According to court documents, police seized about 1,000 pills. Again, a field test showed they were positive for fentanyl.
The driver, Ashley McClelland, is now charged with dealing in a narcotic drug and possession of a narcotic drug in the Hendrix case.
On May 24, investigators followed Hendrix as she left her home and traveled to Indianapolis, where she stopped at an apartment complex located near 56th Street and Shadeland Avenue. She stayed there briefly and then left.
The SUV stopped at a gas station. A man later identified as Kevin Stewart entered Hendrix’s SUV and emerged with a Gucci bag. Police stopped both vehicles. While they didn’t find anything in Hendrix’s SUV, a search of the other vehicle “yielded thousands of blue ‘M30’ pills” in the aforementioned Gucci bag. Like the others, the blue-green pills were marked M30 and field tested positive for fentanyl.
Stewart agreed to an interview with police. He said Hendrix paid him $200 on Cash App to transport the pills. He admitted he’d “done these trips multiple times for her in the past,” according to court documents. He’s now charged with dealing in a narcotic drug and corrupt business influence.
Throughout the course of the investigation into Hendrix, investigators seized about eight kilograms (17 pounds, 10 ounces) of M30 pills. The street value of the drugs ranges between $71,000 and $284,000, according to police estimates.
Hendrix has already had her initial hearing. The court hasn’t yet set a trial date. | 2023-06-06T16:33:12+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/court-docs-anderson-woman-held-on-1-million-bond-in-connection-with-large-fentanyl-pill-operation/ |
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX18) — When homes need rebuilding and hope needs to be restored, who better to call than a superhero?
John Buckland is known as the West Virginia Batman.
He recently spent two days in flood-stricken Kentucky. He visited with families, delivered toys and met some of the community's heroes.
He knows a hero when he sees one, but when you pull back the Batman mask, John Buckland hasn’t always felt worthy of the title.
“I went through really bad child abuse, of all kinds,” he said. “That spiraled me out of control because no one really got me any help. That hurled me into drug addiction, depression, and suicide. One day I woke up and said it’s time to do something with this.”
For the last decade, he’s donned the cape and traveled to natural disaster sites, providing hope for kids living through life’s hardest moments.
“If I can show up and inspire them, that ‘Hey, you too can do something amazing with this very painful thing that you’ve gone through,’ that’s what life is all about," he said.
This story was originally reported by Megan Mannering on lex18.com. | 2022-08-05T17:01:53+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/batman-brings-heroic-message-to-kids-in-flood-recovery-areas |
These two new American Girl dolls party like it's 1999!
American Girl revealed Isabel and Nicki, the first set of twin dolls in the company's flagship historical collection, Wednesday on "Good Morning America."
The fraternal twins join the brand's historical characters who aim to be role models from pivotal times in American history.
The dolls' backstory is set in Seattle in 1999 and features Isabel and Nicki highlighting both the glitter and the grunge of that era that shaped today's internet, entertainment and fashion trends.
"Given the prevalent wave of '90s trends and pop culture nostalgia, we're excited to celebrate like it's 1999 with our newest historical duo Isabel and Nicki," Jamie Cygielman, general manager of American Girl, said in part of a statement released Wednesday. "We know our fans will love getting to know more about the '90s with Isabel and Nicki and discovering the girl power in all of our beloved heroines."
The 18-inch Isabel doll has green eyes and medium-length blonde hair and comes dressed in a purple sweater and multicolored plaid skirt to reflect the love of pink and preppy fashions.
Isabel's accessories include a beret, pink sunglasses, a beaded flower necklace and transparent mini backpack, according to American Girl.
The 18-inch Nicki doll has blue eyes and long straight brown hair with two face-framing blonde highlights.
The doll comes dressed in a gray T-shirt under a navy T-shirt dress, as well as skater-inspired accessories that include a baseball hat, black sunglasses, ribbon necklace and messenger bag, according to American Girl.
The Isabel and Nicki collection will be available on Wednesday online and at all American Girl retail locations nationwide. | 2023-02-23T00:02:46+00:00 | abc30.com | https://abc30.com/american-girl-dolls-90s-nostalgia/12860746/ |
Woman injured after shooting outside a Milwaukee McDonalds parking lot
The woman was taken to a local hospital for serious injuries
Woman injured after shooting outside a Milwaukee McDonalds parking lot
The woman was taken to a local hospital for serious injuries
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On Monday, Sept. 19 just after midnight a 23-year-old woman was shot near North 27 and Capitol Street.Milwaukee police said the woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital to be treated. Police continue to seek unknown suspect(s) and ask that anyone with any information contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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Police continue to seek unknown suspect(s) and ask that anyone with any information contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips. | 2022-09-19T12:23:43+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/woman-injured-after-shooting-outside-milwaukee-mcdonalds-parking-lot/41277490 |
CANNES, France (AP) — Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” a chilling Auschwitz-set drama shot through “a 21st century lens,” has delivered the Cannes Film Festival’s first critical sensation by approaching the Holocaust from an unlikely perspective.
“The Zone of Interest,” which premiered to rave reviews Friday night, dramatizes the life of a fictional German family whose handsome home and tasteful gardens abut the outer wall of Auschwitz. There, they live a mostly peaceful, mundane life, while incinerators rumble in the background, smoke rises from the gas chambers, and muffled screams can be heard.
The father is Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), a Nazi commandant who designed Auschwitz, who lives with his wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) and children. “The Zone of Interest,” loosely based on a Martin Amis novel, rigorously follows the family’s daily lives while atrocity thrums next door.
“What it’s trying to do is talk to the capacity within each of us for violence, wherever you’re from, and to try to show these people as people and not as monsters was a very important thing to do,” Glazer told reporters Tuesday. “The great crime and tragedy is that human beings did this to other human beings.”
“It’s very convenient to distance ourselves from them as much as we can because we think we don’t behave that way,” added Glazer. “But we should be less certain than that.”
Following its premiere, “The Zone of Interest” quickly rose to the top of forecasts for the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize to be handed out May 27. Critics lauded the film’s formal rigor in capturing the capacity of people to compartmentalize horror.
“The Zone of Interest,” Glazer’s first film since 2013’s grimly elegant science fiction “Under the Skin,” proceeds largely without story in almost documentary fashion. It’s set almost entirely in the orderly hallways and flower beds of the Höss home. Glazer said he and his filmmaking team, using up to 10 cameras at once, tried “to make ourselves as absent as possible, almost as authorless as possible.”
“It had so little to do with acting what we were doing,” said Hüller. The process, she said, was more about being present.
Glazer sought to avoid movie tropes to bring viewers into a life they might recognize as their own, composed mostly of chores, work and child-rearing. For Glazer, it was about creating something “in present tense, not as a museum piece or something in aspic.”
“It needed to be presented with a degree of urgency and alarm,” said the 58-year-old British filmmaker.
Höss is based on Karl Bischoff, the concentration camp’s builder. A trip to Auschwitz, in which Glazer visited Bischoff’s home, inspired him to make “The Zone of Interest,” which A24 will release in theaters at a not-yet-announced date. He returned to shoot it at the camp in Poland.
“It was never an option for it to be shot anywhere else,” he said. “We tried to look for a place to shoot in other parts of Poland, but I kept gravitating back to Auschwitz.”
As in “Under the Skin,” Glazer uses a wide spectrum of techniques to create a densely layered visual and auditory experience. The score is by Mica Levi. Key in the process, Glazer said, was to avoid all the usual trapping of period films. Props were authentic but new. Glazer wanted a “present day” precision to make “The Zone of Interest” cut through history to reach today.
Glazer isn’t the only British filmmaker in Cannes with a formally daring film that seeks to bridge Holocaust past with the present. Steve McQueen debuted his lengthy documentary “Occupied City,” which combines narrated accounts of Nazi atrocities in Amsterdam with present-day footage from those locations.
To Glazer, finding new ways to make the Holocaust real and immediate drove him to make “The Zone of Interest.”
“It’s important to try to find a new paradigm for it so that a new generation can understand it,” Glazer said.
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Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP | 2023-05-20T19:07:26+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/entertainment-news/ap-jonathan-glazer-rocks-cannes-with-a-chilling-holocaust-drama-from-a-different-perspective/ |
‘I did what I needed to do’: High school senior credited with saving child’s life at softball team’s event
HOLLAND, Mich. (Gray News) – A high school senior in Michigan is credited with saving a young child’s life, thanks to her CPR training and quick thinking.
Giselle Torres, a senior at Holland High School, knew exactly what to do when she heard cries for help at the school softball team’s Custom Car & Bike Show over the weekend.
A young boy was choking and unable to breathe.
Torres is currently enrolled in an EMS class, and she is CPR certified. She jumped into action along with her teammate Jaelynn Ybarra-Brandon, who is also CPR certified.
“She (the mother) handed me the boy and I started doing what we learned, which is five firm pats on the back and then you flip the child over; five compressions to the chest. And you do that until you know the object is dislodged,” Torres said in a news release.
Once the object was out, Torres and Ybarra-Brandon continued to help the boy breathe until first responders arrived.
“I did what I could until the paramedics and professionals got here and that could have been something that saved his life,” Torres said. “Without learning that in school, we don’t know what would have happened to that little boy.”
The little boy was fine and was back to playing at the car show later that afternoon.
Torres said when she learned CPR, she always thought if she had to use it in real life, she would be worried or anxious in the moment. But her training took over and she remained calm.
“But I did what I needed to. I went in calm while everything else around me was chaotic, and did what I needed to do,” she said.
Torres said she wants to be a police officer and hopes to work as a cadet this summer.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-10T20:13:18+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/05/10/i-did-what-i-needed-do-high-school-senior-credited-with-saving-childs-life-softball-teams-event/ |
The World Cup has kicked off in Australia and New Zealand, commencing a glorious month of soccer.
For many fans stateside, the tournament begins in earnest on Friday, with the U.S.'s first match of the group stage. They'll take on Vietnam, which is playing in its very first World Cup. Here's what to know.
How to watch USA vs. Vietnam
The whistle blows in Auckland on Saturday at 1 p.m. local time – that's 9 p.m. ET on Friday in the U.S.
The players will take to the pitch in Eden Park, the national stadium of New Zealand. It's better known for hosting rugby's All Blacks and Black Ferns. And it's where New Zealand's Football Ferns beat Norway 1-0 in front of a record-setting audience in the tournament's opening match.
For fans at home, Fox Sports has the English-language broadcast rights in the U.S., while Telemundo has the rights in Spanish.
Friday's match will be broadcast in English on Fox. If you have a digital antenna for your television, you can watch the game free over the air. To stream it, go to FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app. (If you need to consult with a family member about their cable login credentials, now is the time!)
The game will be carried in Spanish on Telemundo and Universo, and will be streaming on Peacock.
Here are the following games for the U.S. in the group stage:
With a mix of veterans and rookies, the U.S. is again favored to win it all
The U.S. are ranked No. 1 coming into the tournament, with loads of talent and an unmatched reputation for excellence. They've won the last two Women's World Cups, and four overall – a record represented in the four gold stars on their jerseys.
But victory is far from a sure thing, and no country has won the Cup three times in a row. The U.S. arrived in New Zealand without several veterans who are injured, including defender Becky Sauerbrunn, forward Christen Press and midfielder Samantha Mewis. Catarina Macario and Mallory (Pugh) Swanson were supposed to be central to the team's offense, but were left off the roster due to injury.
Still, the U.S. women's national team (USWNT) has nine players returning from team that took home the Cup in 2019 — including Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle, Crystal Dunn and Julie Ertz. Rapinoe and Lavelle are recovering from injuries themselves, and could see limited minutes at first.
The U.S. will need to rely on younger players with less international experience if they want to win the whole thing. Fourteen on the U.S. roster are playing in their first World Cup. Fortunately, the rookies are likely to come out blazing.
Look for Trinity Rodman, a 21-year-old forward for the Washington Spirit. She was 2021 rookie of the year in the National Women's Soccer League, and she just scored two goals against Wales in the team's last tune-up before the Cup. (She also happens to be the daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman.)
Then there's Sophia Smith, a forward for the Portland Thorns. She was the 2022 MVP of the NWSL last year, as well as U.S. Soccer's Player of the Year — and she's just 22.
Naomi Girma, a defender for the San Diego Wave, was Smith's teammate at Stanford. The daughter of Ethiopian immigrants, she grew up in the Bay Area and was the number-one pick in last year's NWSL draft.
A significant debut for Vietnam
For Vietnam, this game will be both a triumph and a massive challenge.
The field expanded from 24 to 32 teams at this World Cup, creating more space for up-and-coming programs like Vietnam, one of eight teams making their tournament debut.
Vietnam qualified for its first ever World Cup – men's or women's – by winning the final direct berth from Asia at last year's Asian Cup playoff.
As its reward, the team must face the mighty U.S. right out of the gate, and the 2019 runner-up, the Netherlands, later in the group stage. This will be the first-ever game between the USWNT and Vietnam.
Twenty-two of the team's 23 members play in Vietnam's pro league. Forward Huynh Nhu plays in Portugal for Länk Vilaverdense, and is the first Vietnamese woman to sign with a European club. She is the team's all-time leading scorer, with 71 international goals.
This is the fifth consecutive World Cup in which the U.S. has had its group stage opener against a team from the Asian Football Confederation. In 2019, the USWNT trounced Thailand in its opener, 13-0.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-21T10:27:40+00:00 | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/npr-news/2023-07-21/the-u-s-begins-its-quest-for-a-world-cup-three-peat-by-taking-on-vietnam |
Women’s March Madness 2023 First Round: Game Times & Where to Watch - March 17
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 6:01 AM EDT|Updated: 9 hours ago
The First Round round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on March 17 has 16 games on the schedule, with the most intriguing matchup being a clash between No. 11 Mississippi State and No. 6 Creighton. For information on game times, details on how to watch each game, and everything else March Madness related, check out our breakdown below.
Watch every women's March Madness game and select men's March Madness games live on fuboTV! Keep reading for game-specific information and links.
First Round Odds and How to Watch
No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles vs. No. 8 South Florida Bulls
- Game Time: 11:30 AM ET
- Venue: Colonial Life Arena
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
How to Watch Marquette vs South Florida
- TV: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 10 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. No. 7 Arizona Wildcats
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Venue: Xfinity Center
- Location: College Park, Maryland
How to Watch West Virginia vs Arizona
- TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 10 Georgia Lady Bulldogs vs. No. 7 Florida State Seminoles
- Game Time: 1:30 PM ET
- Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- Location: Iowa City, Iowa
How to Watch Georgia vs Florida State
- TV: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 16 Norfolk State Spartanettes vs. No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Venue: Colonial Life Arena
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
How to Watch Norfolk State vs South Carolina
- TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 15 Holy Cross Crusaders vs. No. 2 Maryland Terrapins
- Game Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Venue: Xfinity Center
- Location: College Park, Maryland
How to Watch Holy Cross vs Maryland
- TV: ESPNews
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 11 UNLV Lady Rebels vs. No. 6 Michigan Wolverines
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Venue: Pete Maravich Assembly Center
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
How to Watch UNLV vs Michigan
- TV: ESPNU
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Venue: Purcell Pavilion
- Location: South Bend, Indiana
How to Watch Southern Utah vs Notre Dame
- TV: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 15 SE Louisiana Lions vs. No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- Location: Iowa City, Iowa
How to Watch SE Louisiana vs Iowa
- TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 14 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine vs. No. 3 LSU Lady Tigers
- Game Time: 5:30 PM ET
- Venue: Pete Maravich Assembly Center
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
How to Watch Hawaii vs LSU
- TV: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 16 Chattanooga Lady Mocs vs. No. 1 Virginia Tech Hokies
- Game Time: 5:30 PM ET
- Venue: Cassell Coliseum
- Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
How to Watch Chattanooga vs Virginia Tech
- TV: ESPNU
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. No. 6 Creighton Bluejays
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- Venue: Purcell Pavilion
- Location: South Bend, Indiana
How to Watch Mississippi State vs Creighton
- TV: ESPNews
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 16 Sacred Heart Pioneers vs. No. 1 Stanford Cardinal
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: Maples Pavilion
- Location: Stanford, California
How to Watch Sacred Heart vs Stanford
- TV: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 15 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs. No. 2 Utah Utes
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Center
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
How to Watch Gardner-Webb vs Utah
- TV: ESPNU
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 9 South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs. No. 8 USC Trojans
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Cassell Coliseum
- Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
How to Watch South Dakota State vs USC
- TV: ESPNews
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Venue: Maples Pavilion
- Location: Stanford, California
How to Watch Gonzaga vs Ole Miss
- TV: ESPNU
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
No. 10 Princeton Tigers vs. No. 7 NC State Wolfpack
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Center
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
How to Watch Princeton vs NC State
- TV: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-17T18:39:04+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/sports/betting/2023/03/17/womens-college-basketball-march-madness-odds-how-to-watch/ |
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced more evidence that invasive carp continue to muscle their way upstream in the Mississippi River.
On Thursday, the DNR said that a commercial fishing operation contracted by the agency had netted 30 of the fish Monday in the river’s Pool 6, near Winona.
While invasive carp have previously been captured as far north as the Twin Cities, Monday’s catch is the biggest number at one time this far upstream, the DNR said.
The agency said it and its partner agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, are continuing their mitigation efforts in response to the netting of the fish, which were mostly silver carp.
“While there is currently no ‘silver bullet’ to prevent or eliminate invasive carp, we will continue to use a combination of proven methods and the best available information to minimize risk by targeting and removing as many fish as possible,” DNR Invasive Fish Coordinator Grace Loppnow said in a statement. “As demonstrated by this catch, the expertise of our contracted commercial fishers is one of many important tools.”
Invasive carp have been advancing upstream since escaping into the Mississippi River in Arkansas in the 1970s. The fish compete with native species and pose a threat to both rivers and lakes.
Individual invasive carp have been caught as far upstream as Pool 2 of the Mississippi in the Twin Cities (bighead, grass and silver), the King Power Plant on the St. Croix River by Oak Park Heights (bighead and silver) and just downstream of Granite Falls in the Minnesota River (bighead).
More information about invasive carp is available on the DNR’s website. | 2023-03-24T00:58:47+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/03/23/dnr-30-invasive-carp-netted-in-mississippi-river-at-winona-the-biggest-single-catch-yet/ |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two people in Sioux Falls were taken to the hospital early Sunday morning for what Fire Rescue says was possible carbon monoxide exposure.
First responders were called to a home on East 8th Street around 2 o’clock this morning.
A third person was treated at the scene.
We don’t know the conditions of the two people hospitalized.
Fire Rescue recommends everyone have working CO detectors in their homes. | 2022-07-03T16:23:12+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/2-hospitalized-for-possible-carbon-monoxide-exposure/ |
PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — New Jersey is living up to its agricultural name and history when it comes to marijuana growing and sales. The state is now the fifth largest cannabis retailer in the nation, and as a result, its need for workers in the industry is significant. A job fair on Tuesday featuring cannabis businesses demonstrated that need very clearly.
Andaye Bines-Wiltshire, a chef interested in producing cannabis edibles, made the rounds at the tables of the half-dozen potential employers at the fair after finding out about the event a few days ago.
“It just came to me, ‘Just Google cannabis jobs.’ And this popped up,” she said.
The Passaic County Cannabis Job Fair, located at the Passaic County Community College main campus, drew a couple hundred applicants in three hours, including Edwin Lopez.
Lopez is the manager of a medical supplies company that’s closing its local facility, so he’s looking for a new job while his current job is phasing out. He said that he was amazed at what he’d found at the fair.
“I came here thinking it was a joke,” he said, but then revised his comments. “Not a joke, but I came to see what opportunities are there. And there are some.”
Neither the fair, nor the industry, is a joke. Both are very real, with profits ballooning. What gives New Jersey its status as the fifth largest cannabis retailer in the country is recreational and medical marijuana sales topping $177 million in the third quarter of 2022, according to the state. It also expects sales levels to continue rising.
That kind of industry strength translates into businesses in need of people power.
Alexandra Verello, a manager and recruiter at ANJA Corporation, said that the response to their call for workers was met wholeheartedly.
“Numbers,” she said, reviewing her recruitment day, “We’ve had a lot of conversations. I’ve got a whole folder full of resumes now.”
ANJA is still expecting to receive its cannabis license later this year. It wasn’t the only company at the event whose license to sell marijuana is pending. That fact took some job applicants, like Maureen Falzarano, by surprise.
“I’m just kind of confused as to why some of the bigger companies that were in the paper [advertising the event] that said they were going to be here are not here,” she said.
At least two more established companies, Ascend and Rise, had committed to attending the job fair but did not. Despite attempts made by PIX11 News, neither company could be reached for comment.
Representatives of the companies that had been in attendance seemed pleased to have participated. One of them, Dab Riga, the CEO of the TLEHL Corporation, was effusive.
“I have to say it was the most vibrant, successful job fair I’ve ever participated in on either side of a table,” he said.
Each job seeker who spoke with PIX11 News also seemed optimistic about finding opportunities in a rapidly growing sector of the economy.
“This is a billion dollar industry,” said Bines-Wiltshire, after making the rounds of employers seeking workers. “So it’s always good to get your foot into the door because you never know where you might end up.” | 2023-01-17T23:52:00+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/cannabis-job-fair-shows-how-business-is-booming-in-new-jersey/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.
The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of jury deliberations. Jurors rejected Carroll’s claims that she was raped, but found Trump liable for sexual abuse and for defaming Carroll after she made her allegations public.
Trump chose not to attend the civil trial and was absent when the verdict was read.
Carroll nodded as the verdict was read. Afterward, her lawyers put their arms around her, and she hugged supporters in the gallery, smiling through tears.
Trump’s lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, shook hands with Carroll and hugged her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. As the courtroom cleared, Carroll could be heard laughing and crying.
Trump immediately lashed out with a statement on his social media site, claiming again that he does not know Carroll and referring to the verdict as “a disgrace” and “a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time.”
The trial’s outcome was a validation for Carroll, one of more than a dozen women who accused Trump of sexual assault or harassment. She went public in 2019 with her allegation that the Republican raped her in the dressing room of a posh Manhattan department store.
Trump, 76, denied it, saying he never encountered Carroll at the store and didn’t know her. He has called her a “nut job” who invented “a fraudulent and false story” to sell a memoir.
Carroll, 79, had sought unspecified damages, plus a retraction of what she said were Trump’s defamatory denials of her claims.
The trial revisited the lightning-rod topic of Trump’s conduct toward women.
Carroll gave multiple days of frank, occasionally emotional testimony, buttressed by two friends who told jurors she reported the alleged attack to them in the moments and day afterward.
Jurors also heard from Jessica Leeds, a former stockbroker who testified that Trump abruptly groped her against her will on an airplane in the 1970s, and from Natasha Stoynoff, a writer who said Trump forcibly kissed her against her will while she was interviewing him for a 2005 article.
The six-man, three-woman jury also saw the well-known 2005 “Access Hollywood” hot mic recording of Trump talking about kissing and grabbing women without asking.
The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Carroll, Leeds and Stoynoff have done.
Tacopina told the jury in closing arguments Monday that Carroll’s account is too far fetched to be believed. He said she made it up to fuel sales of a 2019 memoir in which she first publicly revealed her claims and to disparage Trump for political reasons.
Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, cited excerpts from Trump’s October deposition and his notorious comments on a 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which he said celebrities can grab women between the legs without asking.
She urged jurors to believe her client.
“He didn’t even bother to show up here in person,” Kaplan said. She said much of what he said in his deposition and in public statements “actually supports our side of the case.”
“In a very real sense, Donald Trump is a witness against himself,” she said. “He knows what he did. He knows that he sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll.”
Carroll testified that she had a chance encounter with Trump at the Bergdorf Goodman store across the street from Trump Tower. She said it was a lighthearted interaction in which they teased each other about trying on a piece of lingerie before Trump became violent inside a dressing room.
Tacopina told jurors there was no reason to call Trump as a witness when Carroll can’t even recall when her encounter with Trump happened.
He told the jury Carroll made up her claims after hearing about a 2012 “Law and Order” episode in which a woman is raped in the dressing room of the lingerie section of a Bergdorf Goodman store.
“They modeled their secret scheme on an episode of one of the most popular shows on television,” he said of Carroll.
Two of Carroll’s friends testified that she told them about the encounter with Trump shortly after it happened, many years before the “Law and Order” episode aired. | 2023-05-09T20:00:30+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/jury-reaches-verdict-in-suit-accusing-trump-of-rape/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public parks play a vital role in fostering community engagement and supporting the well-being of nearby residents, but their impact depends not only on the physical but also the social dimensions, such as perceived safety and availability of community programming.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a team of researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) a five-year, $6.7 million grant to design and implement programmatic strategies to enhance the social environment of neighborhoods by leveraging newly renovated public parks in low-income New York City neighborhoods.
In New York City, as part of the equity-based Community Parks Initiative, 64 neighborhood parks in low-income communities with a high concentration of Black and Latino residents have been redesigned and renovated since 2017, providing a unique opportunity to work with neighborhood and city partners in a community-engaged, community-level intervention to leverage the new park facilities to enhance the social dimension of these neighborhoods, as a way to improve community-level health outcomes.
The researchers, led by CUNY SPH Professor Terry T-K Huang, will conduct a hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized stepped wedge trial in eight neighborhoods to determine the impact on community-level health-related quality of life and mental health of a community-engaged intervention that enables local stakeholders to design and implement programmatic strategies in the newly renovated parks.
The team will employ human-centered design (HCD), a process methodology for problem-solving and innovation, in an asset-based approach to collaborating with local partners. Specifically, each community will design one primarily physical activity strategy that promotes reach and inclusive participation among adults and one primarily social strategy—such as music, outdoor market, park beautification groups—that enhances social interaction and relationships. Unlike past research in public health, the research team will not prescribe the specific park-based activities; rather, the community will have the opportunity to design them based on what fits with the local context. The research team will provide each community financial resources and core services on formative research, design, and rapid prototyping and testing.
Marrying HCD with community engagement will result in community-owned park strategies that align with true community-identified values, needs and assets and improve the social infrastructure of neighborhoods, the researchers say, leading to sustained health impact and reduce health disparities at the community level.
"Parks are critical for neighborhood engagement and vibrancy, which in turn contribute to community well-being," says Dr. Huang. "This study is significant both conceptually and methodologically. It pushes health disparities research from being community-participatory to community-centered, where the solutions are community-driven and based on authentic community needs, values and culture. We will also be able to empirically test, for the first time, the impact of HCD as a process for community-driven innovation on community-level health outcomes."
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SOURCE CUNY SPH | 2022-09-27T19:43:39+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/27/nih-awards-cuny-sph-team-67-million-design-park-based-strategies-improve-mental-well-being/ |
WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, December 11, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1216 AM PST Sun Dec 11 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central California and northern California,
including the following counties, in central California, Monterey
and San Benito. In northern California, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz.
* WHEN...Until 215 AM PST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1216 AM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. This will
cause urban and small stream flooding.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.8 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Salinas, Gilroy, Seaside, Monterey, Marina, Pacific Grove,
Carmel-By-The-Sea, Prunedale, Castroville, Boronda, Moss
Landing, Interlaken, Del Monte Forest, San Juan Bautista, Del
Rey Oaks, Sand City, Elkhorn, Las Lomas and Aromas.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-12-11T09:58:02+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/CA-WFO-SAN-FRANCISCO-BAY-AREA-Warnings-Watches-17646076.php |
Breakfast, barbecue and old-school candies: Speedway places to eat during Indy 500 weekend
Whether you’re hungry for pizza, cocktails or sweets, Speedway restaurants are ready to appease with menus on the weekend of the Indianapolis 500.
Sate your appetite with barbecue and nostalgic treats, and even an opportunity to have money from your bill go toward community causes.
A few are not open that Sunday but are still worth the visit for those in the area that weekend.
For ice cream: Fundae's Ice Cream & Sweets
1515 Main St.; 317-941-7185; visitfundaes.com
Partake in a hand-dipped ice cream sundae at Fundae’s Ice Cream & Sweets.
The store emphasizes accessibility with artwork that includes images of American Sign Language for shop- and race-themed words and phrases. And there's stepstools ready to help little ones select their flavors and watch them being scooped.
The Neapolitan is next level with a dark, rich Zanzibar chocolate ice cream swirled with old-fashioned vanilla and strawberry. But the signature flavor is the "This $&@! Just Got Serious," salted caramel ice cream with sea salt fudge and cashews.
There are non-dairy soy; no sugar added; non-fat Greek yogurt; Italian ice and even caffeinated selections. There's also plenty of seating indoors and out to relax.
Look for the Fundae’s ice cream truck near the track, as well.
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For fried food — to benefit veterans: American Legion Post 500
926 Georgetown Road; 317-244-9625; speedwaylegionpost500.com
Typically closed on Sunday, the American Legion Post 500 is open to all for breakfast and lunch on race day. Stop in for pizza (8- and 12-inch), burgers, fries and chicken fingers and of course, tenderloins, and pull up to the full bar.
The organization looks out for military veterans, their families and communities. All profits go to a charitable cause, such as the Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation of Indiana, the Legacy Foundation and Speedway Animal Rescue. The American Legion also pays for veterans to go on Honor Flights to see memorials of wars in which they fought.
There’s seating for 180 inside and tables outside the facility.
For a racing museum experience: Union Jack Pub - Speedway
6225 W. 25th St.; 317-243-3300; unionjackpubspeedway.com
Union Jack Pub - Speedway has a lot going with rooms full of racing memorabilia — an entire car is in one of the showcases, much of it contributed by actual racing team owner, crew and driver buddies of founder Rick Rising-Moore.
It also has a lot to offer on the menu between the Chicago-style pizza, build-your-own mac and cheese bowls and huge tenderloins. For fun, a cheeseburger salad brings all the fixings of a great burger (hamburger, onions, tomatoes, shredded cheese, pickles, avocado, bacon and special sauce) to the plate.
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For margaritas: Tacos and Tequila on Main
1502 Main St.; 317-672-4619; tacosandtequilaonmain.com
The giant lime margaritas and tacos with shrimp, mangos, red cabbage and aioli sauce at Tacos and Tequila on Main is a match that is hard to beat. Select from about 20 flavors in 16- and 20-ounce glasses. If you're feeling extra festive, there are 60-ounce pitchers.
For the spiciest burger: Mike’s Speedway Lounge
3701 W. 16th St.; 317-631-8807
This local mainstay is under new management, but the massive Spanish burger is still around. It’s not for the weak. There’s spicy; and then there’s this saucy signature double-thick burger with jalapenos and onions. Smooth out the experience by pairing it with Mike’s perfect sweet potato tots. Or beer.
For a milder dish, opt for the giant breaded tenderloin — so big, it must be served in a pizza box.
A live band performs on Friday.
For commemorative race bottles: Dawson's On Main
1464 N. Main St.; 317-247-7000; dawsonsonmain.com
You say you want to mimic the champion driver chug from a milk bottle? Dawson’s on Main has got you. Even if you're lactose intolerant. Especially if you're lactose intolerant. The commemorative 32-ounce Indy 500 milk bottles come filled with beer and cost $12 each.
Enjoy it on the front patio with the new retractable awning.
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For New York-style pizza: Brozinni Pizzeria at Speedway
1067 N. Main St.; 317-744-2826; brozinni.com
The Big Apple-themed Brozinni Pizzeria boasts pies that start at 16 inches, along with garlic knuckles, dough twisted, baked and dipped in garlic butter sauce. Still, you shouldn't don't miss the huge, moist house-made fudge brownies loaded with chocolate chips. For entertainment, get in some bowling, arcade action or go-kart racing on the property.
For race-themed eats: Big Woods Speedway
1002 N. Main St.; 317-757-3250; bigwoodsrestaurants.com/speedway
Check out the race-themed menu that includes breaded pickle fries topped with beer cheese, chopped bacon, red onion, and a ranch dressing drizzle and Wick’s sugar cream pie drizzled with whiskey caramel sauce. The cocktail of the month is the Hoosier Driver, the restaurant's version of the screwdriver made with Hard Truth original and cinnamon vodkas, lemonade, orange juice and triple sec.
For an old-school breakfast: Charlie Browns Pancake & Steak House
1038 N. Main St.; 317-243-2502
You’re guaranteed to leave Charlie Browns Pancake & Steak House full. The portions are hefty, particularly those of the standout pancakes, made with a malt-based flour since the place opened in 1975.
There's plenty to take in sight-wise as well, with racing decor and memorabilia on every wall and shelf.
For nostalgic sweets: The Famous Soda & Candy Co.
1538 N. Main St.; 317-981-5871; thefamoustomato.com
Goo Goo Clusters. Teaberry chewing gum. Moon Pies. And pretty much any brand or flavor of soda you can imagine. Get to The Famous Soda & Candy Co. for all of that and more. And some you'd rather not (ranch dressing- or bug barf-flavored soda) partake in, but there's something for everyone.
A late-night meal: The AVG Pub
3520 W. 16th St.; 317-916-2814; theavgpub.com
You can get your sausage gravy early, with biscuits, as the pub opens at 7:30 a.m. to serve biscuits on the weekend; or have it later, up until the 3 a.m. when it comes as part of the poutine with fresh-cut parmesan cheese potatoes. In addition to the full menu, co-owner Tito Gomez is serving up his mom's corn rice parmesan alongside chicken in a basil cream.
For scratch-baked desserts: MCL Restaurant & Bakery
6002 Crawfordsville Road; 317-241-9497; Mclhomemade.com
The restaurant is closed on race day, but is open Friday and Saturday for those who want to pick up fried chicken and scratch-made desserts, including pies, cakes and cookies, to take with them to the track.
For affordable family meals: Mug-n-Bun Drive-in
5211 W. 10th St.; 317- 244-5669; mug-n-bun.com
This is another spot that is closed on the actual day of the race, but on Friday and Saturday it offers loads of items for a few bucks each. Tenderloin ($4), hand-dipped onion rings ($3.30); a double cheeseburger ($3.50) and kids meals that start at $4.20 can be ordered from your parked car, at its large outdoor picnic area or in the dining room. The root beer is made inhouse.
Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on Twitter: @cherylvjackson. | 2022-05-23T12:57:33+00:00 | indystar.com | https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/dining/restaurants/2022/05/23/indianapolis-500-indianapolis-motor-speedway-restaurants-dining/9790399002/ |
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who says he will not vote for the debt limit deal struck over the weekend by President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), is proposing that Congress instead increase the debt ceiling by only $500 billion and return to the negotiating table in a few months to work out additional spending reforms.
Paul’s proposal of a “conservative alternative” to the Biden-McCarthy deal comes amid a broader backlash against the agreement from conservatives in the Senate and House.
Paul’s alternative debt limit bill would replace caps on discretionary spending with caps on total spending — including mandatory spending programs such as Social Security and Medicare — that would cut 5 percent from the entire federal budget each year.
Under his plan, if government spending continues at its current rate, an automatic $302 billion cut would take effect in 2024 and another $241 billion cut would take effect in 2025 — amounting to a total of $545 billion in cuts over the next two years.
Paul says his proposal would balance the budget by fiscal 2028 if the government adhered to its caps.
It would also mandate that growth in federal outlays may at no point exceed the growth in revenue from the previous fiscal year.
“Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time. I would guess the Americans answering that poll meant real cuts in spending, not an annual increase of one percent above already bloated levels of COVID-19 spending,” Paul said in a statement Tuesday.
“Bold actions must be taken to defeat our mounting national debt, and my conservative alternative to the Biden-McCarthy deal gives us a real opportunity to get our fiscal house in order,” he said.
The Kentucky senator told The Hill earlier this month that he would not support any legislation to raise the debt limit unless it included reforms to balance the federal budget within five years.
“I voted in 2011 for Cut, Cap and Balance and that would actually add a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. That was hardcore. That’s still what I’m for,” he said.
“I would vote to raise the debt ceiling for a balanced budget amendment that balances in five years. So that’s where I am,” he added.
Paul announced on Twitter over the weekend that he will vote against the debt limit bill Biden and McCarthy negotiated.
“Kevin McCarthy has endorsed a debt ceiling ‘deal’ that will ensure our country hits $35 trillion in debt in less than two years. Joe Biden and Democrats would now get a free pass on defending their reckless spending before the next election. This deal must be rejected,” Paul tweeted. | 2023-05-30T18:40:21+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/hill-politics/paul-proposes-conservative-alternative-to-biden-mccarthy-debt-deal/ |
Explainer: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are rising
New tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its territory to the Russian region of Kaliningrad as part of European Union sanctions on the Kremlin.
The Kremlin warns it will retaliate against the sanctions, stemming from its invasion of Ukraine, in a way that will have a “significant negative impact” on the Lithuanian people, raising fears of a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
More: Events in the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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A look at why tensions are rising over Kaliningrad, a part of Russia on the Baltic Sea that is separated from the rest of the country:
Russia's westernmost territory
The Kaliningrad region once was part of the German province of East Prussia, which was taken over by the Soviet Union after World War II in line with the 1945 Potsdam agreement among the Allied powers. East Prussia’s capital of Konigsberg was renamed Kaliningrad, for Mikhail Kalinin, a Bolshevik leader.
An estimated 2 million of Germans fled the territory in the final months of World War II, and those who stayed were forcibly expelled after hostilities ended.
The Soviet authorities developed Kaliningrad as a major ice-free port and a key center of fishing, encouraging people from other regions to move into the territory. Since the Cold War era, Kaliningrad also has served as a major base of Russia’s Baltic fleet.
But since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of the Baltic countries, Kaliningrad finds itself separated from the rest of Russia by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, now all NATO members. To the south is Poland, another NATO member.
Military bastion
As Russia’s relations with the West have soured, Kaliningrad’s military role has grown. Its location has put it in the forefront of Moscow’s efforts to counter what it described as NATO’s hostile policies.
The Kremlin has methodically bolstered its military forces there, arming them with state-of-the-art weapons, including precision-guided Iskander missiles and an array of air defense systems.
As the region’s military significance has grown, its dependence on goods coming through Poland and Lithuania has made it particularly vulnerable.
Transit halted
Lithuania emphasized that the ban on the movement of sanctioned goods was part of the fourth package of EU sanctions against Russia, noting it only applies to steel and ferrous metals starting on June 17.
The government in Vilnius rejected Russia’s description of the move as a blockade, stressing that unsanctioned goods and rail passengers can still move through Lithuania.
In line with the EU decision, coal will be banned in August and shipments of oil and oil products will be halted in December.
Moscow mulls a response
Moscow formally protested the halt of shipments to Kaliningrad as a violation of Russia-EU agreements on free transit of goods to the region.
Kaliningrad Gov. Anton Alikhanov said the ban will affect up to half of all items brought into the region, including cement and other construction materials.
Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful secretary of Russia’s Security Council and a close confidant of President Vladimir Putin, visited Kaliningrad on Tuesday to meet with local officials. He described the restrictions as “hostile actions” and warned that Moscow will respond with unspecified measures that “will have a significant negative impact on the population of Lithuania.”
Patrushev didn’t elaborate, but Alikhanov suggested that the Russian response could include shutting the flow of cargo via the ports of Lithuania and other Baltic nations.
However, Lithuania has significantly reduced its economic and energy dependence on Russia, recently becoming the first EU country to stop using Russian gas. It no longer imports Russian oil and has suspended imports of Russian electricity. The transport of most Russian transit via Lithuanian ports already has been halted under EU sanctions, but Moscow could move to restrict transit for cargo from third countries through Lithuania.
Putin will decide Russia’s respond after receiving Patrushev’s report.
Russia’s standoff with Lithuania is part of their rocky relationship that dates back to Moscow’s annexation of the country, along with Estonia and Latvia, in 1940. The three pressed their move toward independence under former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and regained it when the USSR collapsed in 1991.
Fears of escalation
Some in the West long have feared that Russia could be eyeing military action to secure a land corridor between its ally Belarus and the Kaliningrad region via the so-called Suwalki Gap, a 65-kilometer (40-mile) strip of land in Poland along the border with Lithuania.
The rhetoric on Russian state TV has risen to a high pitch, with commentator Vladimir Solovyov accusing the West of brinkmanship that has set the clock ticking toward World War III.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas warned Wednesday of the danger of Russian provocations amid the Kaliningrad tensions. “When you have a military force and they are ruled by the half-witted – I apologize for the expression – of course you can expect everything,” he said, adding that Lithuania feels confident and relies on its NATO allies.
With the bulk of Russia’s military bogged down in Ukraine, any use of force in the Baltics could be beyond Moscow’s conventional weapons capability.
A Russian attempt to use force against Poland or Lithuania would trigger a direct conflict with NATO, which is obliged to protect any of its members under its charter’s mutual defense clause known as Article 5.
On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price emphasized Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to that clause, which he described as NATO’s “bedrock” principle.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov responded by warning the EU and NATO against “dangerous rhetorical games” over Kaliningrad. “Certain influential and powerful forces in the West are doing all they can to further exacerbate tensions in relations with Russia,” he said, adding that “some simply have no limits in inventing scenarios when a military confrontation with us would look inevitable.”
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Liudas Dapkus in Vilnius, Lithuania, contributed. | 2022-06-22T17:22:15+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2022/06/22/explainer-why-russia-lithuania-tensions-rising/7700897001/ |
Featuring reductions in prescription drug costs and money-saving Medicare Advantage benefits and extras that make a difference
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aetna®, a CVS Health® company (NYSE: CVS), announced its 2023 Medicare offerings, featuring more affordable medical and prescription drug coverage and expanded money-saving benefits that support members' whole health and well-being. We'll offer new Medicare Advantage plan options, including Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans in new markets, a new Institutional Special Needs Plan and expanded Aetna Medicare Eagle® plans designed with Veterans in mind.
"In addition to the health challenges that typically come with getting older, we recognize the heavy financial strain on older adults and people with disabilities, who often live on fixed incomes," said Christopher Ciano, president of Aetna Medicare. "To help lower their health care costs, we expanded our Aetna Medicare Solutions portfolio of products to include improved prescription drug coverage that will save members money, more essential benefits that make a meaningful difference in members' lives and plans that fit their unique needs and budget. As part of the CVS Health family, Aetna wants our 10.6 million Medicare members nationwide to feel protected and supported through every moment of their personal health journeys."
Expanded Medicare Advantage plans to meet diverse needs
More than 3.2 million Medicare beneficiaries are currently enrolled in an Aetna Medicare Advantage (MA) plan, which often includes valuable benefits, such as prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, hearing and fitness. To keep plans affordable, Aetna continues to offer many $0 premium plan options. Aetna estimates 84% of the Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the U.S. will have access to a $0 monthly premium Aetna MA plan.1
For 2023, Aetna is offering Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plans in 46 states plus Washington, D.C. Aetna added 141 new counties across the country, providing 1 million more Medicare beneficiaries access to an Aetna plan. In total, Aetna will offer MAPD plans in 2,014 counties in 2023, accessible by 55 million Medicare beneficiaries.2
For those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits, Aetna expanded its Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) offerings across 30 states, including new markets in South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah, and new PPO plan options in Georgia and South Dakota. All plans offer prescription drugs at no out-of-pocket cost and additional benefits for members who qualify for Low-Income Subsidy (LIS). Coverage varies by plan and may include healthy foods, utilities, over-the-counter items, additional transportation, companionship and fall prevention benefits.
New for 2023, Aetna will introduce the Aetna Medicare Longevity Plan, an Institutional Special Needs Plan (I-SNP), in Pennsylvania. This plan is specifically designed for people living in nursing homes. It includes prescription drug coverage and provides enhanced access to onsite care in the facility. Members receive extra benefits tailored to improve their quality of life by caring for their unique medical, social and emotional needs.
Aetna also expanded its Aetna Medicare Eagle MA plans to 42 states and 1,383 counties — reaching more than 6.1 million Veterans over age 65. These plans are designed with Veterans in mind3 to complement their VA health care coverage and ensure access to important benefits for this population. All 2023 Aetna Medicare Eagle plans will feature a $0 monthly plan premium, $0 primary care copay (including walk-in clinics), dental, vision, hearing, over-the-counter allowance, SilverSneakers® fitness program and $0 lab copay.
Robust standalone prescription drug plans with lower copays
The Aetna standalone prescription drug plans (PDP) serve 6.1 million members. In 2023, Aetna Medicare will continue to offer three individual, standalone plans. SilverScript SmartRx (PDP) will be renamed SilverScript SmartSaver (PDP) in 2023 and will feature an average monthly premium of $5.92, along with $10 copays for select insulins at preferred pharmacies. SilverScript Choice (PDP) will be available to members with full Extra Help for a $0 monthly plan premium in all 50 states and D.C., while SilverScript Plus (PDP) has the most robust prescription drug coverage of our PDPs. All three plans are available in all 50 states and D.C and feature increased formulary coverage from 2022.4
Big reductions in prescription drug costs across the MAPD portfolio
Aetna made major changes to our formularies (drug lists) for 2023 to remove many cost and access obstacles and help our members be more adherent with their medications. Prescription drug benefit changes will result in significant cost savings for our 2023 Individual MAPD members. Highlights include:
- $0 deductibles: 100% of MAPD members will enjoy a $0 deductible on all Tier 1 drugs, with 74% of plans offering a $0 deductible on all tiered drugs (Tiers 1 – 5).
- $0 copays at preferred network pharmacies: Over 97% of our MAPD plans will offer $0 copay on Tier 1 drugs, and 50% of our MAPD plans will offer $0 copay on Tier 1 and Tier 2 drugs, for 30-, 60- or 100-day supply.
- Robust drug coverage: New for 2023, our most widely used formulary will move nearly 300 drugs from higher-cost drug tiers to lower tiers. This means direct cost-share savings for our members, giving them access to many more drugs for a $0 or low copay. Plans using our other formularies can count on similar savings. For example, a member who had a drug (like Ezetimibe/generic Zetia used to treat high cholesterol) down-tiered from Tier 3 in 2022 to Tier 2 in 2023 on a plan with a $0 Tier 2 copay in 2023 and a $47 Tier 3 copay in 2022 would save $564 next year.
- Pharmacy network: 99.9% of our MAPD plans offer prescription drug coverage with access to nearly 66,000 network pharmacies, with 24,000 preferred options offering additional savings.
- 100-day supply at no extra cost: All MAPD plans will offer 100-day supply5 for drugs on Tiers 1-4 at both retail and mail-order pharmacies with no increase in copay/coinsurance. Members who choose to use our preferred mail-order pharmacy to fill their 100-day supply prescriptions can count on convenient, no-cost standard shipping. Extended-day supplies will save members money and help them stay on their drug treatment program.
- Tier 1/Tier 2 Coverage Gap: 99.3% of our MAPD plans provide robust Tier 1 and Tier 2 gap coverage at the same cost-share as in the initial coverage phase, allowing predictable copays through the donut hole and reducing the possibility of members reaching the catastrophic phase.
- $0 copays and $0 deductibles on Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: All D-SNPs will share one set of common features — robust drug coverage, $0 deductibles and $0 prescription drug copays. Members simply need to qualify for D-SNP enrollment to receive this benefit.
- Insulin: Members won't pay more than $35 for a one-month supply of each insulin product covered by our plan.
- Vaccines: Many covered Part D vaccines will be available at $0 copay for Medicare beneficiaries.
Money-saving MA benefits and extras that make a difference
"We know our members want to feel confident that their Medicare plans offer the coverage they need, when and where they want it — and at a price they can afford," said Ciano. "So, for 2023 we expanded some popular benefits and added new ones to empower members to get important preventive care, stay healthy and keep doing the things they enjoy most." Individual MA plan features that will make care more affordable, convenient and accessible in 2023 include:
- Aetna Medicare Extra Benefits Card (new): Select plans will include a new, preloaded debit card with a quarterly allowance that can be used towards the purchase of over-the-counter (OTC) items and/or a combination of support services6 such as: healthy foods; utilities (including water, electricity, gas, phone and internet service); and transportation. The card can be swiped at thousands of participating retailers for OTC and healthy foods.
- Aetna Medicare Payment Card: Aetna is expanding this debit card to more plans and states and making it more convenient. Qualifying members will receive a quarterly allowance to use towards either out-of-pocket expenses for in-network care; approved OTC wellness items; or both. Members whose benefit includes an allowance for OTC items can buy a wide selection of items at any CVS Pharmacy® retail location7 or place orders online through OTC Health Solutions, a CVS Health company.
- Memory Fitness (new): Select Aetna Medicare plan members will get access to brain games, exercises and a huge library of information on activities that promote brain health. Memory Fitness can be accessed through BrainHQ on computers, smartphones and tablets.
- Fresh Food Boxes (new): Qualifying members of select Individual Aetna MA plans can receive a produce box containing fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to their homes either biweekly, monthly or quarterly.
- Dental, vision and hearing: Aetna believes benefits like dental, vision and hearing care are essentials and not simply extras. Aetna will continue to offer most MA members access to routine dental, vision and hearing coverage.8
- Telehealth: All Aetna MA plans will continue to cover telehealth visits for primary care, urgent care and specialty care provided by a doctor, including mental health services. In 2023, additional telehealth services will be available including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, substance abuse and opioid treatment, kidney disease education and diabetes self-management training services. Depending on location, members will be able to schedule telehealth visits 24/7 via MinuteClinic®, Teladoc® or another network provider offering this service.
- Meals: In 2023, 85% of MA plans will include home-delivered meals after an inpatient stay.
- OTC: Aetna is making its OTC benefit offered through OTC Health Solutions, a CVS Health company, available to more members and increasing the OTC allowance amount on many MA plans. With the OTC benefit, members can choose certain health care products by phone, catalog or online for home delivery. They'll also be able to present their ID cards to receive items directly from 3,800 select CVS Pharmacy or Navarro Discount Pharmacy® locations across 39 states. Select Aetna plans will offer an OTC kit mailed directly to the member's home. These kits contain curated OTC items that help support our members' health.
- $0 cost-shares on select benefits: To ensure important services are affordable, Aetna continues to expand services available at no extra cost to the member. Most MA plans will have $0 copay for primary care visits and many plans will offer labs at no cost to the member.
- Stable or reduced member out-of-pocket costs limits: All Aetna MA plans include maximum out-of-pocket cost protection for covered plan services. Aetna will keep member in-network maximum out-of-pocket costs limits the same or decrease them in 82% of its Individual MA plans for 2023.
- Fall prevention: Aetna continues to expand its fall prevention benefit through CVS Pharmacy to additional states and plans. In select MA plans, eligible members will receive an annual allowance for certain clinically appropriate safety items that help lower the risk of injury from falls in the home.
- Hospice: Aetna understands some members may need extra support at critical points in their lives. So, we're expanding the number of plans that offer our Compassionate Care Transitions program. On select MA plans in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Aetna will be responsible for members' full medical coverage and hospice services. Members enrolled in this program will have access to supplemental benefits to support their end-of-life journey. These benefits include extra transportation, additional meals, in-home support and access to a personal emergency response system.9
In addition, Aetna will continue to offer the following supplemental benefits and programs as part of its MA plans:
- Healthy Rewards Program: The program helps members improve their health and well-being with personalized reward activities. All Individual MA members will be able to earn $150 or more annually, depending on plan, to use at an expanded set of merchants, such as local grocery and national restaurant chains, by completing certain healthy activities.
- SilverSneakers® fitness memberships are available to all Individual MA members at no additional cost.10 Through SilverSneakers, members have access to over 15,000 fitness locations. SilverSneakers FLEX® also gives members access to exercise programs outside of traditional gyms, such as recreation centers, malls and parks. Individuals can also connect to a support network and virtual resources through SilverSneakers LIVE™, SilverSneakers On-Demand™ and our mobile app, SilverSneakers GO™. New in 2023, members can access mental enrichment and well-being classes through GetSetUp.
- All MA plans will offer an annual healthy home visit at no extra cost that includes a comprehensive health risk assessment and non-invasive physical exam from the comfort of the member's home. The clinician will also evaluate the home environment to identify social support needs and risks that could result in early detection of health problems. Follow up with the member's doctor can lead to treatment and a better quality of life.
- The Aetna Resources For Living® program helps address loneliness and other social needs by connecting members with important community resources, such as transportation, housing, food programs, caregiver support and utility assistance, based on individual member needs. The program serves as an early point of intervention for the many issues that affect our members' physical and mental health.
Competitive Medicare Supplement and ancillary plan options
To complete our portfolio of products, Aetna also offers Medicare Supplement plans. With more than 1.3 million members, our competitively priced Individual Medicare Supplement plans utilize a simplified underwriting process. We also offer popular dental, vision and hearing products in 37 states. Our ancillary plan options cover 45 states and can provide members with life insurance coverage, benefits paid directly to them after being diagnosed with cancer, or for hospital stays, and home or skilled nursing facility recovery care.
Visit AetnaMedicare.com to learn more about the 2023 Aetna Medicare plans. Or call 1-844-588-0041 (TTY: 711), 7 days a week, 8 AM to 8 PM. The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period runs from October 15 through December 7, 2022. A licensed agent may answer your call.
CVS Health® is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.
Aetna, a CVS Health business, serves an estimated 34 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers' compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services. Aetna's customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, visit www.aetna.com.
Aetna Medicare is a HMO, PPO plan with a Medicare contract. Our DSNPs also have contracts with State Medicaid programs. Enrollment in our plans depends on contract renewal. Plan features and availability may vary by service area. The formulary, provider and/or pharmacy network may change at any time. You will receive notice when necessary. Aetna Medicare's pharmacy network includes limited lower cost, preferred pharmacies in Suburban Arizona, Suburban Illinois, Urban Kansas, Rural Michigan, Suburban Michigan, Urban Michigan, Urban Missouri, Suburban Utah, Suburban West Virginia and Suburban Wyoming. The lower costs advertised in our plan materials for these pharmacies may not be available at the pharmacy you use. For up-to-date information about our network pharmacies, including whether there are any lower-cost preferred pharmacies in your area, members please call the number on your ID card, non-members please call 1-833-278-3928 (TTY: 711) or consult the online pharmacy directory. Other pharmacies and providers are available in our network. Out-of-network/non-contracted providers are under no obligation to treat plan members, except in emergency situations. Please call our customer service number or see your Evidence of Coverage for more information, including the cost-sharing that applies to out-of-network services. Members who get "Extra Help" are not required to fill prescriptions at preferred network pharmacies in order to get Low Income Subsidy (LIS) copays. Participating physicians, hospitals and other health care providers are independent contractors and are neither agents nor employees of Aetna. The availability of any particular provider cannot be guaranteed, and provider network composition is subject to change. Medicare rules don't allow earned rewards to be used for Medicare-covered goods or services, including medical or prescription drug out-of-pocket costs. Earned rewards may not be used to pay for medical copays, prescription costs, or any other Medicare covered good or services. Earned rewards may also not be used on alcohol, tobacco or firearms or be converted to cash. This material is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Health information programs provide general health information and are not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a physician or other health care professional. Contact a health care professional with any questions or concerns about specific health care needs. Providers are independent contractors and are not agents of Aetna. Provider participation may change without notice. Aetna is not a provider of health care services and, therefore, cannot guarantee any results or outcomes. The availability of any particular provider cannot be guaranteed and is subject to change. Information is believed to be accurate as of the production date; however, it is subject to change. For more information about Aetna plans, refer to our website. The benefits mentioned are a part of special supplemental program for the chronically ill. Not all members qualify.
SilverScript is a Prescription Drug Plan with a Medicare contract marketed through Aetna Medicare. Enrollment in SilverScript depends on contract renewal.
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(The Hill) — Americans continue to pay more at the grocery store as surging food inflation shows no signs of slowing down.
Grocery prices rose 13 percent over the last year and 0.7 percent in September alone, outpacing the annual 8.2 percent inflation rate for all consumer products, according to the most recent Labor Department data.
The price of fruits and vegetables increased by 10.4 percent annually, while milk rose 15.2 percent and eggs soared 30.5 percent.
Prices could keep rising well into next year, experts say, as it’s unclear when fundamental issues like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, extreme droughts and supply chain snarls will let up.
“What we’re hearing and what we expect is it’s going to be a pretty rocky fall,” said Andy Harig, vice president of tax, trade, sustainability and policy at the Food Industry Association. “I think we’re probably into the end of the second quarter next year before we get to where it’s a little bit more stable footing.”
Experts are concerned about the threat of a recession coupled with high food prices, which rose last month even as the cost of gasoline, cars and other products fell.
While the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are slowing demand for certain discretionary goods, people will always need to buy food, limiting the impact of monetary policy on prices.
“When food prices increase, it’s an even higher percentage of lower-income households’ budgets,” said Jordan Teague, policy director at anti-hunger organization Bread for the World.
“If people need to pay rent or they have a medical bill, they have to make really hard decisions about what they’re not going to pay for, and oftentimes that means buying cheaper but less healthy foods or not buying as much food.”
War in Ukraine stifles supply
Russia’s invasion hit the global food system with a double whammy by reducing food exports from Ukraine — a top supplier of wheat and cooking oils — and prompting Russia to slow its fertilizer exports.
Fertilizer prices surged to record levels this year after Russia, the world’s top fertilizer exporter, halted its shipments in response to international economic sanctions. Belarus, another top fertilizer producer and an ally of Moscow, has also limited its exports, as has China.
That’s made growing crops more expensive than ever. Higher fuel prices brought on by Russia’s invasion make it costlier for farmers and processors to operate equipment and for manufacturers to produce food packaging.
“People knew going into the summer that we should plant extra because there’s going to be this huge global demand. But planting is so expensive now that in a lot of cases they didn’t have the money,” Harig said.
Global wheat prices spiked following Moscow’s invasion, which blocked Ukraine from accessing the Black Sea, its main trade channel. That’s translated to massive price increases for flour, cereal and bread in the U.S. and abroad.
U.S. producers have upped their exports to African countries that rely on Ukraine for food and are facing widespread famine. Russia and Ukraine struck a deal to allow for exports to proceed, but Moscow has threatened to undo it and recently annexed several regions of Ukraine that account for roughly one-fifth of the country’s wheat supply.
Supply chain disruptions remain a problem
Farmers and food processors have reported difficulties transporting grain, livestock and other products amid a shortfall of truck drivers, refrigerated trucks and railroad workers.
Freight railroads, which transport roughly one-quarter of U.S. grain, have been plagued by reliability issues that prevent food from getting to its destination on time, further shrinking supply. The industry is scrambling to hire more conductors and engineers after laying off large numbers of workers in recent years.
Since May, railroads on average failed to fulfill 14 percent of freight deliveries and arrived late 30 percent of the time, according to the Surface Transportation Board. Railroads were forced to briefly cancel agricultural shipments last month amid a potential rail strike, which was averted but could reemerge as a threat to the supply chain in mid-November.
Barges, which transport 13 percent U.S. grain, are the latest mode of transportation to face issues. Many barges are struggling to travel through the Mississippi River, a key agricultural channel, due to dangerously low water levels.
The situation is “especially problematic during the height of harvest season, when farmers are looking to move grain to storage facilities,” according to American Farm Bureau Federation economist Daniel Munch.
“Without relief, many producers will scramble to find places to store their goods or face exorbitant wait times and costs to acquire transportation,” he wrote in a post on Thursday.
Progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticized large multinational corporations for failing to invest in resilient supply chains and instead using their excess funds to reward shareholders with stock buybacks.
Extreme weather and disease ravages farms
This year’s harsh droughts have devastated farms across the U.S., shrinking yields and ultimately driving up prices at the grocery store.
Climate change has hit farmers in the American West particularly hard. That’s driven up the price of tree nuts, fruits and vegetables that are almost entirely grown in states plagued by drought.
Top trade partners are also feeling the effects of heat waves. The price of coffee beans spiked this year after severe droughts hammered coffee crops in South America.
At the same time, huge outbreaks of bird flu this spring contributed to a 17.2 percent hike in the price of poultry over the last 12 months as other meats saw smaller increases.
Turkey breast prices reached an all-time high in September — 112 percent pricier than the same period last year — after widespread outbreaks curtailed production, according to the Farm Bureau. | 2022-10-17T15:18:20+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/top-stories/heres-why-the-price-of-groceries-keeps-rising/ |
Temple, TX (FOX 44) — After four years of waiting to now have closure in the Cedric Marks trial, the families of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin are working to promote positive change in the community.
They’re doing this through their non-profit, Priceless Beginnings, to honor the legacy of Jenna and Michael.
Family and friends of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin always remember how Jenna was never the person to stand by and just allow something to happen.
Jenna stood up for herself in a case of domestic violence and Michael also stood by Jenna.
Now the Scott and Swearingin families wants to help other victims of domestic violence stand up for themselves.
Emerie’s grandmother, Annie Hammons, created Priceless Beginnings in March 2019, two months after Jenna’s death.
“I was frustrated with myself for not being able to do more to protect her when she was trying to get the protection she needed and was in fear, so this was my way of dealing with that guilt,” said Hammons.
From coping to problem solving, the plan was to initially give kids affected by domestic violence a chance to enjoy growing up at summer camp.
Jenna’s daughter, Emerie, was the backbone behind this concept.
“Just seeing that she [Emerie] doesn’t have to look over her shoulder for the rest of her life and that she can focus as a young child, to get to, is a huge relief for me,” said Hammons.
In May 2019, Priceless Beginnings had its first annual 5K fundraiser.
COVID-19 then pushed Priceless Beginnings to expand its services to help domestic violence victims with rent, utilities, emergency hotels, and relocation.
Through the help of Terri Boedecker, Michael’s aunt, the nonprofit even created Jax’s fund named after Michael’s dog.
“If we have a domestic violence victim that contacts us, and they’re afraid to get out because they don’t have anywhere to go with their dog or their cat… we’re trying to be able to have a fund set aside so that we can help them,” said Boedecker.
Boedecker says they want to use Jax’s fund to house pets at animal shelters until victims of domestic violence can find a new home.
They’re currently working with the Bell County Kennel Club to accomplish this.
Last year, Priceless Beginnings helped over 250 people.
Now reaching 300, Priceless Beginnings treasurer Kaye Cathey anticipates double the number of people requesting help — meaning — the organization need double the support.
“We need more volunteers. We need help with furniture deliveries. We need donations. Help. So if y’all can do that, let us know,” said Cathey.
Priceless Beginnings also offers scholarships in Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin’s names to Academy ISD and Holland ISD students.
Plans are also being made to offer a scholarship in memory of April Pease.
Michael Swearingin’s mother, Deborah Harrison, has been ready to put more work into Priceless Beginnings.
“The trial being over is a relief because that was hanging over our head waiting to do that,” said Harrison. “We also could not publicize Priceless Beginnings as much as we wanted to because the trial hadn’t happened, and we didn’t want to have the trial do a change of venue because there had been too much publicity, so we did a low profile for Priceless Beginnings.”
Now, Harrison is ready to make a difference.
Michael and Jenna would be smiling down on us so it makes me really happy to be doing this.
On October 14, Priceless Beginnings will hold its fifth annual Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin Memorial 5k
Click here for more information on the race.
Click here for more information on Priceless Beginnings. | 2023-06-14T05:11:49+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/jenna-scott-michael-swearingin-families-promote-positive-change-through-nonprofit/ |
Local cardiologist says signs indicate Damar Hamlin suffered sudden cardiac arrest
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Players and fans alike were in disbelief as Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field just moments after a tackle.
“The way they hovered around him so the cameras couldn’t see him and protected him from that,” said Greg Simms of Atlanta, who watched clips from the game on social media.
The Monday Night Football game was seen live on national television. Following Hamlin’s collapse, medics could be seen performing CPR on Hamlin for nearly 20 minutes, managing to restore his heartbeat before he was loaded into an ambulance. Dr. Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist at Piedmont Health in Atlanta says signs indicate Hamlin, who’s only 24 years old, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
“It is being stopped because of an electrical malfunction in the heart. An electrical malfunction can be caused by any number of things. In this case, we are postulating that it may be caused by the blow to the chest,” said Dr. Morgan.
Seconds count when responding to this type of rare cardiac arrest because oxygen is no longer flowing to your brain. Dr. Morgan says Hamlin who’s currently sedated and listed in critical condition has a long road to recovery.
“The next thing will be is to see if he has some responses. Whether he’s neurologically intact and sometimes that can take a few days,” said Dr. Morgan.
Hamlin’s family, in a statement, is asking that in these next few days members of the NFL and fans come together to pray for their family.
“Two different teams that are playing each other. Hard enough that that could happen, yet they came together. They were no longer two different teams. They were one united team,” said Simms.
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A lot can happen in a century and no one knows that better than Mary Hunter of Bangor.
We first introduced you to this 99-year-old volunteer and avid crafter back in January. Well, over the weekend she turned 100 and ABC7 & FOX22 was invited to her surprise birthday party.
Folks from near and far lined the halls of Searsport High as they awaited the arrival of the guest of honor, 100-year-old Mary Hunter.
"Happy birthday dear Mary," the guests sang in unison.
Hunter was born on July 9, 1923 in Georgia and moved to Maine decades ago. During her lifetime, she's become a local celebrity well known for volunteering at area nursing homes and hospice, and sharing her love of crafting with students of all ages.
"We can't go anywhere within Waldo County or Bangor where someone doesn't know who she is or knows of her," explained her youngest daughter Janet Ely.
Relatives, friends and community members all gathered at Searsport High School in order to celebrate 100-year-old Mary Hunter over the weekend. Many in attendance came to share with Mary just how much she means to them
"She was born during segregation and just the life she's led and the people she's has touched, specifically my family. She's incredible all the way around," explained her granddaughter Rachel Bibber of Massachusetts.
"I've known her since I was 5-years-old when I started school at the Smith School in Winterport," said Tracy Demmons. "She taught us how to make crafts. She's a great lady."
Hunter says this party was truly unexpected.
"This is a surprise of my life. I didn't dream of this. Although I've had a surprise before but this is one I'll never forget," explained Hunter.
The birthday girl even serenaded her own guests by playing the spoons with two other musicians.
Hunter says she plans to keep celebrating life each and and every day.
"Some people will fib. They don't want you to know their age," said Hunter. "But me, I'm happy to be living and alive." | 2023-07-10T16:26:52+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/celebrating-a-milestone/article_28a3508c-1f34-11ee-9a4b-8f05a820165c.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — At the end of May, the Kansas Department of Education launched the Sunflower Summer program for its second summer. This program gives Kansas students up to age 21 and their families free access to museums, zoos, historic landmarks, and outdoor locations. Thus far, over 28,000 Kansans have participated.
With 28,726 adults and children representing 7,949 families, this year’s turnout surpasses what the program saw during its first two weeks last year in its first summer.
“I’m so glad more Kansas families are getting out and experiencing all that Kansas has to offer — from our museums and zoos, to our historic landmarks and nature centers,” said Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. “My Administration will continue supporting programs like Sunflower Summer to prevent student learning loss and to ensure our kids have an educational — and fun — summer.”
According to Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson, the program saw over 43,100 in total last summer.
“We’re on track to see even higher numbers this year. This program is not only beneficial to students and families, but it is also boosting travel and tourism within the state,” said Watson.
The Sunflower Summer program runs through August 14. To learn more about the program and how you can participate, click here. | 2022-06-13T23:25:39+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/dont-miss-this/over-28k-kansans-have-participated-in-the-sunflower-summer-program-so-far/ |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A former member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group who’s seeking asylum in Norway has admitted charges of resisting arrest after a bar brawl and carrying an air gun.
Andrey Medvedev appeared in court in Oslo on Tuesday. He denied using violence against police officers who handcuffed him outside an Oslo pub in February, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported.
“He didn’t quite understand what was going on and panicked,” his defense lawyer Brynjulf Risnes told NTB. “He believes that he did not kick, but that he spat because it hurt” when he was put in handcuffs.
Medvedev has also pleaded guilty to carrying an air gun in another episode in March when he went to a pub in downtown Oslo.
He would probably get a short sentence, prosecutor Vegard Gjertsen told NTB. It was not clear when the sentence would be pronounced.
Medvedev who has said that he fears for his life if he returns to Russia, fled to Norway earlier this year, crossing illegally over its 198-kilometer (123-mile) -long border with Russia.
Medvedev said he originally signed up to join the Wagner group from July to November 2022 but left after his contract was extended without his consent. He said he was willing to testify about any war crimes he witnessed and denied participating in any himself.
Earlier, he reportedly told Russian dissident group Gulagu.net that he was ready to tell everything he knew about the shady private military company and its owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. | 2023-04-25T14:40:25+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ex-wagner-group-member-faces-norway-court-for-bar-brawl/ |
Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are building bolder futures
ISELIN, N.J., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Deb Muller, Founder and CEO of HR Acuity, the market leader in employee relations case management software, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 New Jersey Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for all.
Deb Muller was selected by an independent panel of judges. Entrepreneurs were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
"I'm honored to be named an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist," said Deb Muller, CEO of HR Acuity. "As the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Of The Year has been at the forefront of identifying game-changing business leaders for more than 35 years. I'm proud to be recognized among the 25 visionary finalists in New Jersey."
Regional award winners will be announced on June 12, 2023, during a special celebration. The winners will then be considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation's most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2024.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 entrepreneurs throughout the US since its inception in 1986, and it has grown to recognize business leaders across 145 cities in over 60 countries around the world.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, N.A.; SAP America; and the Kauffman Foundation. In New Jersey, sponsors also include DLA Piper, Marsh & McLennan and Cresa Global.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world's most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. National Overall Award winners go on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
About HR Acuity
While you can't prevent every employee relations issue, you can change how you respond. HR Acuity is the only technology platform specifically built for employee relations and investigations management. HR Acuity's SaaS technology empowers you with built in intelligence, templates and reporting so you can conduct fair investigations according to best practices; uncover trends and patterns through forward-looking data and analytics; and provide trusted, consistent experiences for your people.
For more information, visit hracuity.com or follow us on LinkedIn
About EY Private
As Advisors to the ambitious™, EY Private professionals possess the experience and passion to support private businesses and their owners in unlocking the full potential of their ambitions.
EY Private teams offer distinct insights born from the long EY history of working with business owners and entrepreneurs. These teams support the full spectrum of private enterprises including private capital managers and investors and the portfolio businesses they fund, business owners, family businesses, family offices and entrepreneurs. Visit ey.com/us/private.
About EY
EY exists to build a better working world, helping create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.
Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.
Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.
EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available via ey.com/privacy. EY member firms do not practice law where prohibited by local laws. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With the help of a turnover-hungry defense and a scheme change that led to explosive offensive plays, the No. 4 Northampton football team defeated No. 9 West Springfield, 33-12, at Clark Field Friday night.
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The report provides a panoramic guide to transformation involving 99 turning points across 6 major segments
BEIJING and SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miaozhen Academy of Marketing Science (MAMS) has recently released Digital Transformation in Marketing: A Roadmap 2022 ("Roadmap 2022"), a groundbreaking research report that is updated annually. This marks the second year that the Roadmap has been released. Digital Transformation in Marketing: A Roadmap 2021, by systematically identifying paths for digital transformation in marketing across 5 major segments, lays a solid foundation for the digital transformation in corporate marketing. Roadmap 2022 further consolidates this foundation.
- Opening up new paths: The new version adds the Innovation Management section, detailing complete digital transformation paths and addressing the core issue of how to support product innovation at companies through digitalization.
- Adding 29 new key turning points: In addition to the 13 new transformative changes highlighted in the Innovation Management segment, other segments add important new sections such as "ROI of Advertising Investment", "Agile Operation of Social Media" and "User Experience Measurement".
- Updating 23 key turning points: The 2022 version adds more color to some sections, including updating of some titles to more accurately reflect the change: "Voice Measurement" to "Social Media Effectiveness Measurement" and "Content Data Governance" to "Content Tagging Analysis".
"With the original intention of 'answering the confusion many company managers and marketing practitioners have about digital transformation in marketing', MAMS systematically researched and released Roadmap 2022, with the goal of, through clear objective and path mapping, providing a detailed interpretation of the findings and of the cases shared, alongside insights into and guidance for an enterprise-wide digital transformation in marketing," said Peking Tan, producer of Roadmap 2022 and president of MAMS.
The Roadmap compares the process of digital transformation in enterprise marketing to mountain climbing, in which each marketing section commences the ascent from the bottom of the mountain, and works through three key stages: basic, advanced and leading. Then, after achieving several transformative milestones, they meet at the top of the mountain and finally complete the digital transformation.
Roadmap 2022 spans 6 major marketing segments and their respective paths: advertising, content, social media, e-commerce, user growth and innovation management, covering 99 key turning points. Compared with the 2021 version, the paths for three segments - advertising, e-commerce, and content - in the new version have remained relatively stable with slight updates. The 2022 version adds paths for innovation management, with social media and user growth sections having evolved the most.
According to the MAMS study, in the past year, the digital transformation in the production, acquisition, launch and management of social media content has all accelerated. Social media-based marketing is not advertising, and its underlying logic is different from advertising as well. Social media is not only about having a voice, but also about stimulating interactions and enhancing relationships with users. Therefore, the path for digital transformation in social media is also different from that for advertising. It requires a more comprehensive balance between talent, content, and management, as well as a new measurement and evaluation system and method to help brands produce quality content, allow their voices to be heard, and enhance user interaction, and, by doing so, creating three key values: cross-domain conversion, brand attachment and brand loyalty.
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Which magnet fishing kit is best?
Magnet fishing is gaining in popularity. This activity, which is a favorite among scrap sellers, treasure seekers and outdoor explorers of all types, is easy to do, requires very little gear and can yield exciting and unexpected results. All you need is a body of water and the right equipment.
The Complete Magnet Fishing Kit includes the basic tools you need to get started. Aside from a rope, a magnet and some additional accessories, it also includes a sturdy carrying case to keep all of your gear organized and at the ready.
What to know before you buy a magnet fishing kit
Magnet fishing explained
Despite its name, magnet fishing has nothing to do with catching actual fish. This activity sees enthusiasts lowering or throwing a powerful magnet into a body of water. Attached to a rope, the magnet is dragged across the bottom of the water where it will stick to or attract any submerged metal items. Small objects can be pulled in with the magnet itself, whereas larger ones may require additional magnets or other tools to pull to the surface.
What you may find while magnet fishing
Part of the excitement of magnet fishing is the mystery. From old eyeglasses to submerged bicycles and antique weaponry, people have been reeling in curious items all over the country. Some simply enjoy the pastime, while others may sell the metal they pull out of the water to scrap yards.
Where you can go magnet fishing
Currently, there are no laws that regulate magnet fishing. This means that you can cast your magnet wherever there is water and see what might be under the surface. However, it’s important to observe local regulations regarding trespassing and disturbing wildlife while you spend time around the water.
What to look for in a quality magnet fishing kit
Magnet features
- Strength: You need a powerful magnet to reel in heavy items. However, one that is too powerful can be difficult to free your catch from without causing damage. Some kits allow you to choose how strong you want the included magnet to be. This will enable you to tailor the magnet strength to your comfort level. Also, purchase multiple magnets in case your primary one is not strong enough to pull in an object without it detaching.
- Double-sided: A double-sided magnet gives you twice the surface area, so it allows you to collect more items per cast. A double-sided magnet also increases the odds of it sticking to a large metal object instead of bouncing or sliding off.
Rope quality
A snapped rope can put a decisive end to an otherwise fruitful treasure hunt. Select a kit that includes a strong rope that is long enough to reach the bottom of the water.
Grappling hook
Some magnet fishing kits include a grappling hook attachment. This potentially lets you grab items under the water that aren’t metal. You need to use caution, however, as a grappling hook can be impossible to free if it latches onto a root or very heavy object.
Case
Select a magnet fishing kit that includes a case so you can keep your gear organized and easy to travel with. Not keeping your gear in a case can result in an unruly magnet attaching itself to everything from your keys to your truck bed.
Threadlock
Some kits include a small bottle of threadlock. This is applied to the threads that connect your magnet to the metal loop your rope is tied to. It prevents the loop from coming unscrewed while you drag it.
Gloves
From pulling in your rope to keeping your hands safe from sharp pieces of metal, gloves are required gear for magnet fishing. Select a kit that includes waterproof gloves that feature a textured grip.
How much you can expect to spend on a magnet fishing kit
You can purchase a magnet fishing kit for $30-$60.
Magnet fishing kit FAQ
Is magnet fishing dangerous?
A. Any time you are near or on the water, precautions must be taken. While magnet fishing itself is not inherently dangerous, always wear a life vest and use gloves while handling any items you discover.
Is magnet fishing legal?
A. Yes. As long as you obey local regulations and do not venture onto private property without permission, there are generally no laws restricting magnet fishing.
How do I remove items from my magnet?
A. Small items can be removed by hand or with a plastic scraper. Depending on the power of your magnet and the surface of the object it is adhered to, you may need to use a pry bar or other tool to disengage it.
What’s the best magnet fishing kit to buy?
Top magnet fishing kit
What you need to know: Available in different colors and magnet strengths, this kit is great for beginners and experienced anglers alike.
What you’ll love: This set features nonslip gloves, 65 feet of durable rope, threadlock, a stainless steel grappling hook and a cloth for cleaning your magnet. It all fits neatly into a compact travel case for easy transport and storage.
What you should consider: The higher-powered magnets available for this kit are too strong for some users, making them difficult to remove from metal bridge beams and some objects.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top magnet fishing kit for the money
What you need to know: This budget kit is perfect for those curious about the sport of magnet fishing.
What you’ll love: This set includes 66 feet of nylon rope and a magnet that can hold up to 400 pounds. A pair of latex gloves and a carrying bag complete a package that is best for people new to magnet fishing.
What you should consider: Some buyers report that this set’s magnet suffers from quality control issues and is also prone to rust.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Logui Projects Double-Sided Magnet Fishing Kit
What you need to know: This kit includes a magnet that can pull up to 1,000 pounds.
What you’ll love: Everything you need to get magnet fishing right away is included in this kit. It comes with a double-sided magnet, a grappling hook, gloves and 65 feet of rope. It also includes a bottle of threadlock.
What you should consider: This kit does not include a case or carrying bag.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The PGA Championship stuck to its mission of getting the strongest field of the four majors, announcing a field Wednesday that includes 99 of the top 100 in the world ranking no matter what tour they play.
Missing from the 155-player list is Sergio Garcia, the former Masters champion who had been eligible for every major dating to the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie.
Kerry Haigh, the chief championships officer for the PGA of America, had said in February that players from all tours would be considered to assemble a strong field, and he delivered a field that looks no different from previous years.
The PGA Championship starts May 18 at Oak Hill just outside Rochester, New York.
The field has 18 players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf — the same number from the 89-man field at the Masters last month.
That includes Phil Mickelson, who won the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island at age 50 to become the oldest major champion. He missed his title defense last year while taking time off after his inflammatory comments about both the Saudis and the PGA Tour.
The only player from the top 100 not in the field is Will Zalatoris, who is No. 9 in the world and out for the rest of the season after surgery on his lower back. Tiger Woods is not playing, either, because of ankle surgery last month that likely will keep him out of the next two majors.
LIV Golf still does not get Official World Golf Ranking points for its 48-man fields and 54-hole events while its application remains under review. A number of players who fell out of the top 100 were not invited — Cameron Tringale (103), Jason Kokrak (110), Sebastian Munoz (111) and Kevin Na (117).
Kokrak, Na and former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen (163) were at the Masters from having been among the top 50 at the end of last year. Oosthuizen, a runner-up at Kiawah Island two years ago, had been eligible for every major dating to 2009.
Garcia’s history in the majors goes back another decade. The last time he was not eligible was for the U.S. Open in 1999 — he was 19 and in his second month as a pro. Garcia did not play the 2020 Masters held in November because he tested positive for the coronavirus. The Spaniard currently is No. 189 in the world.
The PGA of America does not say what constitutes a special invitation, though it offered one to Webb Simpson (No. 150 in the world ranking) and LIV player Paul Casey (131).
Casey tied for fourth at the PGA Championship in 2021 and did not return last year after missing four months with a back injury.
One spot in the field remains for the winner of this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson if not already eligible for the PGA Championship. The PGA typically uses its points list — a PGA Tour money ranking over the last 12 months — to fill spots in the field.
Next in line would be Alex Smalley, who was born in Rochester. Smalley is No. 102 in the world ranking and withdrew from the Byron Nelson earlier this week.
Justin Thomas is the defending champion. He rallied from seven shots behind last year at Southern Hills and defeated Zalatoris in a three-hole aggregate playoff. It was the second PGA title for Thomas.
Among other players receiving special invitations were Danish twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, both among the top 115 of the world ranking. Rikuya Hoshino (No. 125) received an exemption. He finished second on the Japan Golf Tour money list last year.
The only major champions from the last 10 years who are not in the PGA Championship are Garcia (2017 Masters), Henrik Stenson (2016 British Open) and Bubba Watson (2014 Masters), all of them with LIV Golf.
The PGA of America gave an invitation to Francesco Molinari, whose five-year exemption from winning the 2018 British Open ran out last year. Molinari missed the 2020 PGA Championship because he did not play all summer while riding out the COVID-19 pandemic with his family in London. He now is No. 132 in the world.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a 3-in-1 accessory to prevent a hairstyle from being disturbed while sleeping or doing other chores," said an inventor, from North Richland Hills, Texas, "so I invented the 3 IN 1 BONNET. My protective design eliminates the need to touch-up a hairstyle and offers convenience of having one item that has multiple uses."
The patent-pending invention provides a multipurpose means to protect hair. In doing so, it ensures that a bonnet or pillow case and head scarf are available if needed. As a result, it ensures that a hairstyle remains intact and it increases comfort and style. The invention features a unique design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for the general population, African Americans, travelers, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-DAL-242, 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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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
5-8-8-7
(five, eight, eight, seven)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
5-8-8-7
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Wednesday that a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits.
The joint-venture plant near Warren, Ohio, is focused on training as it prepares to ramp up manufacturing. A spokeswoman for the venture said it is producing cells but they are not yet being shipped. They’ll go into vehicles with GM’s Ultium batteries, which currently include Hummer EVs, Chevrolet Silverado EV pickups and the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV.
Eventually, though, the plant should help GM’s EVs meet requirements to qualify for a $7,500-per-vehicle federal tax credit.
Under the Inflation Reduction Act recently signed into law, electric vehicles and their batteries must be manufactured in North America to get the credit. Battery minerals must be mined or recycled on the continent as well, or half the tax credit would be lost. And the batteries can’t have any components from China, another difficult hurdle.
The requirements are designed to build a North American supply chain for EVs so the country isn’t reliant on China and other overseas countries.
GM says it’s working to meet the requirements. The Ohio plant built with battery maker LG Energy Solution is a step toward getting the credits, which are key to boosting electric vehicle sales. No automaker wants to put EVs on the market that cost $7,500 more than the competition.
The $2.3 billion, 2.8-million-square-foot battery plant now employs 800 people, and eventually it will have 1,300. The factory is near Lordstown, Ohio, where GM closed a huge small-car assembly plant.
GM has a goal of making only electric passenger vehicles by 2035, and CEO Mary Barra has pledged to unseat Tesla as the top seller of EVs by the middle of this decade. | 2022-09-01T04:14:52+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/technology/ap-gm-venture-starts-building-battery-cells-at-new-ohio-factory/ |
Which fireplace TV stand is best?
If you’ve been eyeing electric fireplaces but aren’t sure how to make space in your home, consider getting a TV stand with a built-in fireplace. Most living rooms and bedrooms center on a TV or a fireplace as the focal point. That makes this two-for-one combo a natural space-saver. Take a look at the Ameriwood Home Lumina Fireplace TV Stand for a spacious stand with plenty of useful modern features.
What to know before you buy a fireplace TV stand
Electric fireplace
A fireplace TV stand uses an electric fireplace, which gives the feel of a real flame without the logistical hazards. An electric fireplace generates warmth and features visual effects that mimic the look of a natural gas, coal or a wood-burning fireplace. An electric fire is cost-efficient and energy-efficient. You can operate it near a TV without worrying about smoke or rising heat.
Open shelving vs. cabinets
Even with a fireplace, a core function of the TV stand is storage. It can have open shelves for displayable items like pictures and souvenirs or it can feature cabinets for hiding away clutter. If you can’t decide, consider a TV stand that features open shelving on top and cabinets on the bottom for a more versatile solution.
Dimensions
The size of the fireplace depends on the size of the TV stand. Most stands are about 40-60 inches from end to end. It should be at least two inches longer on each side than the screen of the TV you want to put on it. The size of the fireplace insert can vary but is generally between 15-25 inches end to end.
What to look for in a quality fireplace TV stand
Remote fireplace settings
The fireplace insert should come with a remote control and convenient features that add to your comfort. This means there is a “no-heat” setting so you can use the flames for ambience even when you don’t want the fireplace to generate heat. Look for an electric fireplace that has temperature controls, an automatic shut-off timer and adjustable flame brightness. Some electric fireplaces have fun flame color options too.
Adjustable storage
A TV stand should have ample or customizable shelving out in the open or behind cabinet doors. Customizable shelves can be moved to different heights to accommodate whatever it is you wish to store, whether that be your DVD collection or coffee table books that are taking up too much space elsewhere.
Stylish accents
The best TV stands use thoughtful details to give off a clear sense of style. This can mean rustic barnboard features or cute cottage hardware. Alternatively, a stand might opt for a more modern and minimalist look by keeping things simple with open shelving and sleek lines. Whatever the style, it should be identifiable and easy to tie into your home’s aesthetic.
How much you can expect to spend on a fireplace TV stand
A fireplace TV stand costs between $250-$1,000 depending on the brand, size of the stand and the complexity of the fireplace features.
Fireplace TV stand FAQ
What is manufactured or pressed wood?
A. This is when recycled wood is collected and pressed together to create a lightweight, less expensive alternative to solid wood. Plenty of TV stands are constructed from modified density fiberboard (MDF) or similar manufactured wood.
Can the fireplace use a regular outlet?
A. Most electric fireplaces can be plugged into a standard electrical outlet. You should not plug one into an extension cord or power strip as this can be dangerous.
How much space can an electric fireplace heat?
A. Most electric fireplaces can heat a room 150-1,000 square feet in size depending on the fireplace’s wattage.
How long does an electric fireplace last?
A. An electric fireplace is usually under warranty for about 10 years but can last longer than that depending on the quality of the fireplace and how often you use it.
What’s the best fireplace TV stand to buy?
Top fireplace TV stand
Ameriwood Home Lumina Fireplace TV Stand
What you need to know: It’s made from MDF and tempered glass with six open shelves and a 23-inch electric fireplace insert. The stand holds a TV up to 70 inches wide.
What you’ll love: The shelving features LED lights that come in seven colors. The fireplace can be displayed with or without heat. Flame brightness and flame color are adjustable. A remote control is included. The stand comes in white, black oak and graphite gray.
What you should consider: The paint isn’t as durable as the stand.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top fireplace TV stand for the money
Belleze Barn Door Electric Fireplace TV Stand
What you need to know: It’s made from natural wood and pressed wood with two cabinets and an 18-inch electric fireplace insert. The stand holds a TV up to 65 inches wide.
What you’ll love: The barn door cabinets give it a cozy, rustic look and each cabinet has two shelves inside. The fireplace comes with a remote. The heat is adjustable and there’s a timer. The stand is easy to assemble and comes in five natural wood tones.
What you should consider: The fireplace won’t heat larger spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Muskoka Aberfoyle Freestanding Electric Fireplace TV Stand
What you need to know: It’s made from manufactured wood and metal with two cabinets, two shelves and a 17-inch electric fireplace insert. The stand holds a TV up to 53 inches wide.
What you’ll love: It’s well-constructed with a great rustic feel. The fireplace looks realistic and comes with a remote. It has a thermostatic temperature control, three brightness settings and an automatic timer.
What you should consider: The quality is good but it’s smaller and more expensive than comparable fireplace TV stands.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot and Wayfair
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A jury of seven men and five women was chosen Tuesday for a penalty trial to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison for the 2018 attack, capping a nearly three-month winnowing process that began with 1,800 candidates.
The jurors were picked from a final group of 53 candidates by prosecutors and defense attorneys. Those chosen survived three rounds of questioning that began on April 4 and dragged on through numerous delays caused by illnesses and other factors. Eight to 10 alternates were still being selected.
The jury will decide whether Cruz, 23, receives the death sentence or life in prison without parole for the murders of 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
Cruz pleaded guilty in October to those murders and 17 counts of attempted murder, so the jurors will only decide his punishment. They must be unanimous for Cruz to get the death penalty — if at least one votes for life, that will be Cruz's sentence.
The jurors chosen are two banking executives and two technology workers, a probation officer, a human resources professional and a Walmart store stock supervisor. Also included are a librarian, a medical claims adjuster, a legal assistant and two retired executives from the insurance and health care fields.
Each side was given the opportunity to persuade Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer that a particular candidate was biased. And if she disagreed, each side also had 10 peremptory challenges where they could eliminate candidates for any reason except race or gender. The defense used seven and the prosecution used four.
The panel will have a task never faced by a U.S. jury — no American mass shooter who killed at least 17 people has ever made it to trial. Nine others died during or immediately after their shooting attacks, killed either by police or themselves. The suspect in the 2019 slaying of 23 at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, is awaiting trial.
In the first phase of jury selection, the prospective panelists were simply asked if their employment and life circumstances would allow them to serve the four months the trial is expected to last. About 80% were eliminated because their employers wouldn't pay them, they are self-employed, or they had school obligations or vacations planned.
In the second phase, the 300 remaining panelists were asked their opinions on the death penalty and whether they could be fair to Cruz. Finally, about 85 were asked about their lives and work histories, whether they could stomach seeing gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos and even if they play violent video games and believe white people have advantages in society not available to racial minorities.
The selection process was upended several times. One day, the sheriff’s deputies who guard the courtroom thought some potential jurors were about to attack Cruz and pulled him to safety as they quickly removed the threatening panelists. On another day, Scherer had to dismiss a group of potential jurors because one wore a T-shirt referencing the shooting that supported the victims and survivors. Selection also was delayed for two weeks when lead defense attorney Melisa McNeill contracted COVID-19.
The jurors will be exposed to graphic evidence, including crime scene and autopsy photos and tour the three-story classroom building where Cruz methodically stalked the halls, shooting at anyone in front of him and into classrooms. It has not been cleaned since the shooting and remains bloodstained and bullet-pocked, with Valentine's Day gifts strewn about. | 2022-06-29T00:12:33+00:00 | king5.com | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/jury-parkland-shooter-sentencing/507-f5ce5178-e7d8-4699-b6cc-edb985ab30db |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors called 44 witnesses to make their case against Harvey Weinstein, but a jury’s decision at his Los Angeles trial will hinge largely on the testimony of four: the women he is charged with raping or sexually assaulting, all known simply as “Jane Doe” in court.
Four more women also testified as part of prosecutors’ attempt to establish a pattern of sexual predation by the former movie mogul, who has pleaded not guilty. The Associated Press does not name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly or agreed to be named through their attorneys, as the women named or partially named here have.
As the jury deliberates after the monthlong trial, here is a look at the eight women and their stories:
THE JANE DOES
JANE DOE 1: The Russian-born, Italy-based model and actor was the trial’s first witness. She testified that while in Los Angeles for an Italian film festival, Weinstein arrived uninvited at her hotel room in February 2013 and raped her. The attack led to mental anguish and abuse of alcohol, she said.
“I was destroying myself,” she testified, fighting back tears. “I was feeling very guilty. Most of all because I opened that door.”
Weinstein’s lawyers argued there is no convincing evidence he was ever at the hotel.
LAUREN YOUNG: Known as Jane Doe 2 in court, Young is the only Weinstein accuser to tell her story at trials in both Los Angeles and New York, where he was handed a 23-year sentence. A model then looking to get into acting and screenwriting, Young alleges that at a meeting with Weinstein about a script, he trapped her in the bathroom of his Beverly Hills hotel, groped her and masturbated in front of her while she stood paralyzed by fear. It was the day after the alleged 2013 rape of Jane Doe 1.
“I was scared of Harvey Weinstein — that he would hurt me, or send someone to hurt me, or ruin my career, or make my life hell,” Young testified.
Weinstein’s attorneys denied the encounter happened, and said there was no evidence she was forced to remain in the room.
JANE DOE 3: Hired by Weinstein to give him a massage in May of 2010, she, like Young, testified that Weinstein trapped her in a hotel bathroom, groped her and masturbated in front of her. She expressed shame and disgust that she agreed to see and work on Weinstein again afterward, a common thread among several witnesses that the defense zeroed in on during cross-examinations.
“That’s one of the reasons why I didn’t want to come forward,” she said, “because this is embarrassing.”
JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM: The most anticipated witness testimony at the trial was also its most dramatic. Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom known as Jane Doe 4 in court, gave an intensely emotional account of what she described as a September 2005 rape by Weinstein at a Beverly Hills hotel at what was supposed to be a meeting about the acting career she was pursuing. She was nearly screaming through tears at times during her testimony as the audience sat stunned.
“He knows this is not normal!” she shouted during her description of the assault. “He knows this is not consent!”
Weinstein’s attorneys say it was consensual sex that she later rebranded as rape, citing friendly emails and a meeting in the ensuing years.
THE OTHER ACCUSERS
KELLY SIPHERD: Her story spanned 17 years: Sipherd testified that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a hotel room during the Toronto Film Festival when she was an aspiring actress in 1991, then did it again when she went to confront him in the same hotel at the same festival in 2008. Weinstein’s attorneys suggested that her behavior after each alleged assault, including accepting an audition invitation after the first and a party invitation after the second, was evidence neither happened.
AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: Gutierrez, an Italian and Filipina model, reported to authorities in 2015 that Weinstein groped her breast at a New York meeting. She became a major media figure in the #MeToo explosion two years later, when The New Yorker reported Weinstein paid her $1 million to silence her. Prosecutors declined to charge Weinstein, a decision that later spurred criticism and an official review. Gutierrez testified about the meeting and its aftermath, and a recording of Weinstein she secretly made at the request of New York police was played for the Los Angeles jury. Weinstein’s lawyers contend her accusation doesn’t constitute sexual assault.
NATASSIA MALTHE: Malthe, a Norwegian model, in testimony that echoed the story of Jane Doe 1, said Weinstein appeared uninvited at her London hotel room door and raped her after the 2008 British Academy Film Awards. As they did with other accusers, Weinstein attorneys argued that changes in her story from previous accounts, further association with Weinstein after the incident, and what they described as mixed signals about consent meant there was no sexual assault.
ASHLEY MATTHAU: A 21-year-old dancer in Weinstein’s 2004 film “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights,” she said that Weinstein lured her from the set to his hotel room in Puerto Rico, pinned her down and masturbated while on top of her in 2003. Weinstein’s attorneys said it should have been clear Weinstein had sexual intentions, and that she had every opportunity to leave. She said fear and their power differential kept her from doing either.
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- 43 people discovered in a pair of Laredo stash house busts | 2023-05-08T20:36:32+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/business/article/fibrogen-q1-earnings-snapshot-18086543.php |
McCarthy and Jeffries creating bipartisan task force to determine process to boot members off committees
By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are creating a bipartisan task force to determine a process to boot members off committees going forward, a source familiar told CNN.
McCarthy is taking the lead in creating it and Jeffries has agreed to name members to it. The list of members who have been tapped for the task force are: GOP Reps. Tom Cole, Nancy Mace, David Joyce and Ken Buck, and Democratic Reps. Jim McGovern, Veronica Escobar, Nikema Williams and Derek Kilmer.
This task force came out of a deal between Mace and McCarthy, in order to get Mace on board to support in booting Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar off of the House Foreign Affairs committee.
Earlier this month, Mace announced she had worked on a deal with congressional leadership to ensure there would be due process going forward on House committee removals.
“Working to protect the Constitution and due process has been a cornerstone of my work in Congress. Speaker Kevin McCarthy made his commitment today that I will lead the effort to amend the House Rules to provide due process and prevent the politicizing of committee removals in the future,” Mace said in a statement at the time.
In early February, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted along party lines to remove Omar from the committee. House Republicans argued Omar should not serve on the panel in light of past statements she had made related to Israel that in some cases had been criticized by members of both parties as antisemitic.
Democrats criticized the push to oust Omar, arguing it amounted to an act of political revenge and that the Minnesota Democrat had been held accountable for her past remarks.
Prior to the vote, however, some Republican members had expressed reluctance to the push to oust Omar from the powerful committee.
The Washington Post was first to report the news about the task force.
The move by Republicans to oust Omar came after Democrats previously removed Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from committee assignments in 2021 when they controlled the House.
The House approved a resolution to censure and strip Gosar of committee assignments, after the Arizona Republican posted a photoshopped amime video to social media showing him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden.
The House voted to remove Greene from her committee assignments following the discovery of incendiary and violent past statements.
McCarthy had vowed that if Republicans won back the House majority, he would strip Reps. Eric Swalwell, Adam Schiff and Omar of committee assignments, arguing that Democrats had created a “new standard” following Gosar and Greene’s oustings.
Following through on his promise, McCarthy denied seats on the House Intelligence Committee to Swalwell and Schiff, the former chairman of the panel.
Gosar and Greene have since been given committee assignments in the new Congress since Republicans won back control of the House.
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‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Iron Man’ added to film registry
By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
They’ll have what she’s having.
The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list that ranges from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to a 1898 silent documentary, long thought lost, about the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.
Also chosen this year for preservation: Marvel’s “Iron Man,” John Waters’ “Hairspray,” Brian de Palma’s “Carrie” and the 1950 “Cyrano de Bergerac” starring Jose Ferrer, whose performance made him the first Hispanic actor to win a best actor Oscar.
The registry is housed at the Library of Congress, which since 1988 has selected movies for preservation based on their cultural and historic importance. This year’s picks bring the total number of films in the registry to 850 — many of which are among the 1.7 million films in the library’s collections.
The oldest film selected this year is the 1898 “Mardi Gras Carnival,” a silent era documentary with the earliest known footage of the carnival in New Orleans. A copy was recently found at the Eye Filmmuseum in the Netherlands. Showing floats, spectators and marchers at a parade, the film is one of nine documentaries chosen, covering topics like the Attica prison rebellion, female union workers, mental health treatment, LGBTQ history and others.
And the most recent film on this year’s list is the 2011 “Pariah,” by Dee Rees, a coming-out story about a lesbian teen in Brooklyn that’s considered a prominent film in modern queer cinema.
Among a number of other LGBTQ-themed films chosen this year is the 1967 student short film “Behind Every Good Man” by Nikolai Ursin, a look at Black gender fluidity in Los Angeles. Another: the 1977 “Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives,” which interviewed over two dozen gay people about their lives, becoming a landmark of the early gay rights movement.
“We are proud to add 25 more films by a group of vibrant and diverse filmmakers to the National Film Registry as we preserve our cinematic heritage,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Among the films entering the registry:
— “When Harry Met Sally” (1989), Rob Reiner’s much-loved rom-com starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan with a script by Nora Ephron, and one of the best scenes ever filmed in a deli.
— “Iron Man” (2008), the Marvel superhero film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, directed by Jon Favreau.
— “Carrie” (1976), the Brian de Palma horror classic about a teen outcast (Sissy Spacek) with telekinetic powers.
— “Hairspray” (1988), the John Waters version of the story about teenagers in Baltimore, starring Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry, Jerry Stiller, Sonny Bono and Divine. The film would go on to become a successful Broadway musical.
— “Charade” (1963) by Stanley Donen, the only movie to pair Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
— “Cyrano de Bergerac” (1950) directed by Michael Gordon, the first U.S. film version of Rostand’s 1897 French play. It made Ferrer an Oscar winner for best actor.
— “The Little Mermaid (1989), the classic Disney production with the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman songs (“Part of Your World” and “Under the Sea,” for example) about Ariel, who lives under the sea but wishes she were human.
The library said that Turner Classic Movies would host a TV special on Dec. 27, screening a selection of this year’s movies entering the registry.
Also being preserved: “Cab Calloway Home Movies” (1948-1951), Scorpio Rising (1963), “Titicut Follies” (1967), “Mingus” (1968), “Manzanar” (1971), “Betty Tells Her Story” (1972), “Super Fly” (1972), “Attica” (1974), “Union Maids” (1076), “Bush Mama” (1999), “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982), “Itam Hakim, Hoplit” (1984), “Tongues Untied” (1989), and “House Party” (1990).
Online: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/ | 2022-12-14T13:18:40+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/12/14/when-harry-met-sally-iron-man-added-to-film-registry/ |
ENID, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma woman is accused of calling a teenage Little Caesar’s employee racial slurs before slapping him across the face because the pizza joint was out of “crazy bread.”
“He’s shocked and he’s traumatized,” said attorney Ronald “Skip” Kelly. “To intimidate and traumatize a child is about as low as you can go.”
Rachel Scheuerman is accused of slapping a 17-year-old Little Caesar’s employee in Enid after she ordered two pizzas and the crazy bread.
“They didn’t have any of the crazy bread,” said Kelly. “She just kind of went foul about the whole issue.”
Kelly said after the 71-year-old drove her van up to the window she then started calling his client racial slurs.
“She proceeds to call him the ‘n-word,’” said Kelly. “She don’t just call him the ‘n-word.’ She prefaces with ‘you f-ing n-word.’”
According to court documents, Scheuerman then asked the teen, “Did that hurt you?” When the teen replied, “no” she got out of her van and slapped him across the face, documents stated.
“This young man did the best that he could do to control himself and wait until he got home to tell his parents what had happened to him,” said Kelly.
Two weeks later, Scheuerman was charged with a “malicious harassment based upon race” misdemeanor, which is punishable by imprisonment for up to one year and/or a fine of up to $1,000.
“What was more painful to him was the fact that it took so long for anything to be addressed in reference to this,” said Kelly.
The Garfield County District Attorney, Michael Fields, said Enid police could not arrest Scheuerman because officers did not witness the incident for themselves. Field said Enid officers had to pass the case off to the DA so prosecutors could conduct their own interviews before getting an approved arrest warrant through the courts.
“They had the video. The police department had it. Little Caesar’s had it,” said Kelly. “How many people do you have to talk about when you see the person, that is now the defendant, doing everything that the victim said happened to him.”
Court documents show that when a manager asked Scheuerman what happened, she said, “I harassed him like I always do.” She later told police she was just “joking around with the kid,” and then said, “you know how it is.”
“These types of cases would not have taken that long if the parties would have been reversed,” said Kelly. “No one should get the privilege to violate somebody else’s space, somebody else’s body, somebody else’s rights.”
KFOR has attempted to reach Scheuerman for comment, but she has not replied. | 2022-04-27T17:59:36+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/weird/woman-accused-of-hurling-racial-slurs-slapping-teen-over-crazy-bread/ |
SINGAPORE, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vickers Venture Partners has recently been made aware of a party impersonating us, creating websites, Telegram channels and a YouTube account, claiming to have launched the Vickers Venture AI Trading platform and soliciting the public to open a trading account with them.
The websites, Telegram channels and YouTube channels and their requests are fraudulent. Vickers has not created such a platform and that this is a clear case of identity theft.
Vickers manages venture capital investments which are only made available to accredited investors through our six funds and co-investment vehicles. We do not provide any investment services to the public. Investors should be aware that if they open an account with this trading platform, they are not investing in any vehicles managed by Vickers.
Please be forewarned that any attempt to solicit investments from any member of the public using Vickers' name and/or brand is a fraud or scam. A police report has been lodged in Singapore on this.
To date, we have uncovered that the fraudulent party has done the following:
- A fake press release has been placed on the platform Coinspeaker. (https://www.coinspeaker.com/vickers-venture-ai-great-impact-technology-development-program/). Vickers did not send this press release.
- Two fake telegram channels have been created (@VickersVenture and @VickersCoinBase). Vickers does not have an active Telegram channel.
- Six videos have been uploaded to a YouTube channel claiming to be us. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUMq7LwPLOyXhtCzRnm5Xeg). Currently, Vickers does not have an active YouTube account.
- Two domains that have been set up in relation to this (www.vickersventure.net and www.vickersventureai.com). These are not legitimate websites for Vickers, whose only legitimate website is https://www.vickersventure.com/
We have reported the scam to the social media organisations as well as Coinspeaker. We reserve the right to pursue legal action and remedies against any person, entity or company that infringes on our trademarks and/or impersonates Vickers.
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About Vickers Venture Partners
Vickers Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm focused on deep tech investments worldwide. Vickers Venture Partners was founded by Dr Finian Tan together with his co-founders Dr Khalil Binebine, Dr Jeffrey Chi, Dr Damian Tan, Linda Li and Raymond Kong in 2005. It is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, New York, Miami, Silicon Valley and London.
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- Introduces Pepticate and Pepticate Syneo, specialized medical formulas, to the U.S.
- Company's total supply of baby formula nears 1.9 million cans of product
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. and BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Danone North America, the purpose-driven food and beverage leader, today announced alongside its Specialized Nutrition business, Nutricia, it will introduce a new specialty medical baby formula, to the U.S. market this Fall. Continuing its efforts to help families navigate the baby formula shortage, Danone has also launched an online website, https://operationformulaforfamilies.com, that will serve to connect parents with helpful resources.
Danone and Nutricia have coordinated with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to bring Pepticate and Pepticate Syneo to the United States. The company plans to import 50,000 cans of Pepticate and 24,000 cans of Pepticate Syneo, equivalent to more than 930,000 full-size, 8-ounce bottles, from its facility in the Netherlands.
Pepticate is an extensively hydrolyzed, whey-based medical formula for children with cow's milk allergies. Pepticate is nutritionally complete for infants from 0 to 1. For babies with food allergies, hypoallergenic formulas such as Pepticate are oftentimes their main source of nutrition and can play a critical role in their development.
Over the course of the next several months, Pepticate and Pepticate Syneo will be available through medical and retail channels including national and regional home healthcare state and government programs such as USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), MMCAP (state GPO), Medi-Cal and Tri-Care as well as several wholesale outlets and pharmacies.
Shane Grant, CEO at Danone North America, said: "Danone teams around the world have come together, harnessing our global capabilities to support babies and families at a critical time. Together, we have been able to not only increase the supply of formula in the U.S. and provide families with important resources, but also introduce two new products to market, Aptamil and now Pepticate, to help meet this urgent need. This continues to be a powerful example of our mission in action – to bring health through food to as many people as possible."
Based on Danone's expertise of more than 50 years in breastmilk research, the company believes breastfeeding offers babies the best nutritional start in life. However, if parents choose not to or cannot breastfeed, baby formulas like Aptamil, Neocate and Pepticate are high-quality, safe alternatives. To further help parents and families navigate the formula shortage, Danone North America developed a new online resource, https://operationformulaforfamilies.com. The website contains educational resources, product information on its portfolio of baby formula, as well as product locators and access to healthcare and nutrition professionals.
Dr. Jon Vanderhoof, Chief of Pediatric G.I. at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, NE said: "Danone North America's new Formula for Families hub will serve a critical role by helping to connect parents and caregivers with formula products, raise awareness for available options and provide educational resources from credible experts. This website coupled with Danone's efforts to increase the availability of formula in the U.S. is truly essential in a time filled with uncertainty for so many families."
To date Danone has committed to bringing nearly 1.9 million additional cans of formula to the market, including:
- Introduced more than 750,000 cans of Aptamil, Europe's number one formula brand, into the U.S., available on shelves now, with another 550,000 cans on the way (facilitated in part by the Biden Administration's Operation Fly Formula), for a total commitment of more than 1.3 million cans of Aptamil;
- In coordination with the FDA and the Biden Administration's Operation Fly Formula, imported more than 500,000 cans of Neocate, a specialized medical baby formula, to the U.S.;
- More than doubled its imports of Neocate prior to the FDA's enforcement discretion.
Danone North America is a purpose-driven company and an industry leader in the food and beverage category. As a Certified B Corporation®, Danone North America is committed to the creation of both economic and social value, while nurturing natural ecosystems through sustainable agriculture. Our strong portfolio of brands includes: Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Happy Family® Organics, Honest to Goodness®, Horizon® Organic, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK®, Two Good®, Wallaby® Organic and YoCrunch®. With more than 6,000 employees and 16 production locations across the U.S. and Canada, Danone North America's mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. For more information on Danone North America's B Corp™ status, visit: https://bcorporation.net/directory/danone-north-america.
Since 1896, Nutricia has pioneered nutritional solutions that help people live longer, more joyful and healthier lives. Building on more than a century of research and innovation, Nutricia has harnessed the power of life-changing nutrition to create a leading specialized nutrition portfolio that can change a health trajectory for life.
With its nutritional solutions, Nutricia supports healthy growth and development during a baby's first 1,000 days and helps to address some of the world's biggest health challenges, including in North America: faltering growth, food allergy, rare metabolic diseases, epilepsy and wound healing.
As part of Danone North America, Nutricia embraces the company's "One Planet. One Health" vision reflecting that the health of people and the health of the planet are interconnected and therefore seeks to protect and nourish both.
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SALT LAKE CITY and CHENNAI, India, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Werks Data Centers has collaborated with FatPipe to offer enterprises a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution. As a part of this collaboration, Web Werks has deployed FatPipe's solutions across its locations to offer SD-WAN enabled services to enterprises to simplify the WAN architecture.
The association offers excellent flexibility to Web Werks' customers in terms of connection choices. It gives them centralized control of edge devices, ease of scalability and deployment at a lower TCO (total cost of ownership). By leveraging FatPipe's advanced SD-WAN capabilities, Web Werks would enable its customers to get an end-to-end network optimizing connectivity between branches and the cloud.
The rapid adoption of multi-cloud and SaaS applications result from enterprises meeting the demands of a modern workforce. Web Werks VMX is a robust cloud platform that can be used to implement a private cloud within the data center while also supporting intelligent software to integrate public cloud application platforms seamlessly. SD-WAN services aim to continually improve the platforms' functionality with traffic identification and optimizing connections to our customers' most critical applications and services, increased network security and better-centralized management. Web Werks is MeitY empaneled cloud provider and has been providing services to enterprises and governments.
"By choosing the most advanced solution available from the inventors of SD-WAN, Web Werks Data Centers can leverage FatPipe's unique patented technologies to bring the highest levels of global network performance. They can also provide customers with the highest WAN security and reliability," said Nikhil Rathi Executive Director & CEO for Web Werks.
To provide an end-to-end SD-WAN solution for enterprise customers, Fatpipe announced the general availability of built-in 4G/5G solutions, to enable partners to deploy a single appliance solution for retail stores which contains a land line and an independent 4G or 5G back-up path. The product can be configured to minimize data flow through the LTE path, using Fatpipe's acclaimed 'Sat Booster' technology designed for satellite traffic. The LTE path can also be used for out-of-band management of the network should land lines fail, ensuring that network administrators can access the network for troubleshooting and restoring the network.
The technology offered by FatPipe would support failover to multiple data centers and simplify the deployment of enterprise-grade, multi-data centre resilient, cloud-hosted solutions. These are going to be highly beneficial for customers using real-time applications.
"We will achieve new market efficiencies," said Sanch Datta, President and CTO of FatPipe Networks. "FatPipe finds a synergy by bridging Web Werks and its customers with its SD-WAN solutions, enabling Web Werks to offer advanced data centre services. The solution makes it easier for customers and their branches to be on-boarded, reducing the complexity of the network", she added.
FatPipe Networks is the inventor and multiple patents (13 patents) holder of software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) and WAN optimization products. It specializes in providing solutions that transcend Wide-Area Network (WAN) failures to maintain business continuity. Over the last 12 years, FatPipe has a strong installed base of customers in software-defined network WANs, including numerous Fortune 1000 companies. For more information, visit www.FatPipe.com. Follow us on Twitter @FatPipe_Inc.
Web Werks Data Centers are prominent in India for the past two decades, collaborating with some of the leading global brands and organizations. Co-location services, cloud computing, and managed services are some of the areas of expertise. Web Werks delivers Wholesale, Retail (shared) and Hyper-scale co-location facilities through its Tier III data center facilities in Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Pune. Web Werks is MeitY empaneled cloud provider and SAP-certified data centre and cloud provider and have been providing services to both enterprises and governments. Web Werks has entered into a strategic partnership with Iron Mountain, a global data center operator. With this integration, customers of both companies get access to 20+ DC facilities in India, US, Europe and APAC. India expansion plan includes developing existing markets and new data centers upcoming in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.
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SAGINAW, MI – Dressed in formal gowns, six Black girls braved the spotlight and took the stage to await their crowns.
The first Miss Juneteenth Pageant was held at Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State St. in Saginaw Township on Friday evening.
Related: Saginaw’s first Miss Juneteenth Pageant to kick off holiday weekend full of events
The event included singing, speeches, dinner, raffles and more before the talent portion began.
The children showcased their talent though singing, dancing, poetry and a violin. They also answered a question they picked out of a bowl.
“We’re here to do our freedom celebration and enrich all of our people within our Saginaw area,” Linda Burks-Jackson, vice president of COSBE Inc. said.
Saginaw Miss Juneteenth Pageant Scholarship/ COSBE Inc. is a nonprofit created to “uplift the community through education and unification,” and the scholarship pageant “provides a forum for young women to enhance both self-esteem and self-expression while encouraging cultural awareness,” according to event organizers.
Even though there was only one Little Miss Juneteenth and Miss Juneteenth, each competitor received a crown and will represent the community over the next year.
“It’s a first for Saginaw,” said Renee Hawkins-Morris, Saginaw Juneteenth Celebration Committee chairperson. “Because of Juneteenth being a national holiday … I wanted to step up and do a pageant to celebrate it with the young people, young women.”
The new event is planned to be held annually.
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Our top 10 images as Laingsburg girls soccer defeats Valley Lutheran | 2022-06-18T13:29:01+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/06/saginaws-first-miss-juneteenth-crowned-to-represent-community.html |
After a cool end to April and start to May, we're now tracking warmer temperatures through the next several days. In fact, the next 6-10 days look to feature temperatures that are near or above average. Our average highs for early-mid May are in the middle 60s, and we'll likely see more 60s and 70s over the course of the next week or so. While there will be a few chances for rain as well, expect generally dry and mild conditions.
Warmer than normal temperatures expected through the middle of May.
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The Michigan State Spartans and Kentucky Wildcats will face off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the Champions Classic this Tuesday night, and our experts predict a low-scoring affair. Michigan State is 1-1 to start the season but just narrowly lost to #2 Gonzaga 64-63, and they will be hungry for an upset win against Kentucky. The Wildcats have looked like one of the best offenses in the country through two games, but how will they fare against the Spartans’ defense?
Let’s dive into our experts’ Michigan State vs. Kentucky prediction with odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook.
MICHIGAN STATE VS. KENTUCKY PREDICTION: Under 140.5 (-105 at FanDuel Sportsbook)
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The Michigan State Spartans entered the season unranked, but they showed last Friday that they could compete with any team in the country after losing a hard-fought battle with #2 Gonzaga, 64-63. The Spartans’ excellent defense was on full display, and they forced the Zags to 18 turnovers, held them to 42% shooting from the field and 22% shooting from three. If it wasn’t for foul trouble and poor second-half shooting, the Spartans would’ve pulled off an early-season upset.
Kentucky has kicked off the season with back-to-back wins against Howard and Duquesne, where they outscored their opponents 172 to 115. The Wildcats have been shooting the lights out and haven’t even played at full strength this season. Oscar Tshiebwe, the reigning National Player of the Year, wasn’t available for either of Kentucky’s two wins, and head coach John Calipari said, “I don’t know yet” when asked if the big man would play against Michigan State.
Michigan State basketball vs. Kentucky picks featuring Under 140.5
After Michigan State’s loss to Gonzaga, Spartans guard A.J. Hoggard said, “I learned that we can play with anybody in the country.” This shows the confidence that MSU gained from their hard-fought loss against Gonzaga, and we think they’ll carry that into Tuesday’s contest against Kentucky.
The Wildcats have scored 95 and 77 points to start the year, and their team shooting percentage overall is 50.4%, while their three-point shooting is 51.2%. Additionally, their bench has averaged 35 points per game in their two wins. It’s unrealistic to think that Kentucky can continue to shoot at such an efficient clip or get the same contributions from their backups, and the Spartans’ defense is much better than Duquesne and Howard’s.
We predict Tuesday’s matchup will be very low-scoring and anticipate both teams making the most of each possession. Kentucky averages 75.6 possessions per game (94th in D1), while Michigan State averages 72.4 (177th in D1), which shows how it’s unlikely that either team will push the ball up and down the court. Therefore, our Michigan State vs. Kentucky basketball prediction is for the game to finish with under 140.5 points.
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Armored truck employee shoots, kills customer inside Maryland Starbucks: police
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A man was shot and killed inside a Forestville Starbucks Wednesday afternoon after police say an armored truck employee fired his weapon.
SkyFOX over the scene captured a significant police presence in the Pen Mar Shopping Center parking lot where the coffee shop is located.
Prince George's County Police Acting Deputy Chief Zachary O'Lare said the department received a call around 2 p.m. reporting shots fired in the 3400 block of Donnell Drive.
O'Lare said that the investigation into the shooting is in the early stages, but so far, police believe the armored truck employee was inside the Starbucks conducting business when a man approached them behind the counter.
"What transpired from when the armored truck employee removed his handgun and fired rounds killing the decedent to the point of the decedent walking in and the point of the armored truck driver pulling his weapon and discharging – that's what we are currently investigating right now, what transpired," O'Lare said.
He said investigators are still conducting multiple interviews with witnesses. At this time, police believe no employees were injured in the shooting.
A Starbucks spokesperson sent FOX 5 the following statement:
"We can confirm that all of our partners (employees) are safe, and our focus right now is on them and supporting local authorities in their investigation. Our store will remain closed while we provide care to our partners during this difficult time, and our thoughts remain with this customer’s family and loved ones."
This is a developing story. Check back with FOX 5 for updates. | 2023-07-20T01:01:41+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/armored-truck-employee-shoots-kills-customer-inside-maryland-starbucks-police |
Five arrested after sheriff’s office serves narcotics search warrant
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in Florida arrested five people after serving a narcotics search warrant Tuesday.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said the warrant was executed at a home near Niceville, Florida. The sheriff’s office said the home has been the subject of complaints and is associated with drug overdoses, including an overdose death.
The sheriff’s office said members of its Special Response Team deployed two non-lethal flash bangs outside the home after no one was responding to authorities.
The sheriff’s office said it took four people into custody for resisting an officer.
Patrick Mulcahy, a resident of the home, was taken into custody after the sheriff’s office said he was found to have methamphetamine and a rolled up dollar bill containing meth residue.
He has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The sheriff’s office is continuing to investigate. They said there will be additional charges announced.
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Police arrested a man accused of robbing someone at knifepoint in downtown Boulder on Wednesday morning.
According to a tweet from Boulder police, officers were called to the intersection of Arapahoe Avenue and Broadway at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after a report of an armed robbery along the Boulder Creek Path.
Police found the suspect, who climbed a nearby building and threatened to jump. Boulder police and Boulder Fire-Rescue crews were able to get the man down safely and take him into custody.
FYI. If you saw a large police presence near Broadway and Arapahoe between 9:30 and 10 this morning, officers were responding to a robbery at knifepoint that occurred on the creek path nearby. The suspect climbed up a nearby building and threatened to jump from the roof before… pic.twitter.com/G7RhEocakw
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) May 17, 2023
The man, who has not yet been named, is facing charges of felony menacing, theft and obstructing a peace officer. | 2023-05-17T20:11:35+00:00 | dailycamera.com | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/05/17/police-arrest-suspect-in-boulder-creek-path-armed-robbery/ |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mere miles from where the Twins make their spring training home sits a scene that to this day is tough to describe — and even tougher to take in.
Toppled-over trees, discarded boats, gutted buildings and debris are now common sites in Fort Myers Beach, typically a lively area well known for welcoming tourists. The damage and devastation brought from Hurricane Ian, a category storm 4 that pummeled Southwest Florida in late September, is readily apparent in the area, which is just beginning its rebuilding phase.
Less so by the Twins’ complex.
It isn’t instantly apparent that anything is amiss at the Lee County Sports Complex upon first glance. But take a closer look, and the harm from the storm has taken its toll, wind and water damage necessitating repairs that are still ongoing. While those efforts continue both at the complex and around the city, Fort Myers is welcoming baseball back this spring, the Twins on one side of town and the Boston Red Sox a few miles down the road.
“In the wake of Hurricane Ian, we’re all looking for those signs of a return to normalcy, and this year we’re excited to have that normal spring training atmosphere back in Southwest Florida,” Lee Board of County Commission Chairman Brian Hamman said in a statement, noting that both the Twins’ and Red Sox’s facilities will be ready for the start of spring training games. “… It’s a hundred-year tradition to have spring training games here in Lee County, and I think a lot of our visitors and business are looking forward to having it back.”
The hurricane caused approximately $500,000 worth of damage to the Lee County Sports Complex, per county estimates. Lighting repairs that have yet to take place will add to that total.
But while repairs are still underway, the Twins’ ability to do their work this spring has not been impacted.
“From a work and camp standpoint, there’s nothing we can’t do on the field,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said. “Credit to Lee County and everyone here (that) has stepped up and (put) everything back together in the recent past.”
Just a week ago, Falvey said, the carpet in the Twins’ clubhouse at Hammond Stadium still hadn’t been fully reinstalled. Some of the palm trees that line the entrance are being held up by stakes. The Kirby Puckett cutout on the minor-league side of the complex was blown off by the wind. A batter’s eye was ripped down and a backstop on the minor-league side was bent in the storm.
“You saw all the pictures and what was happening but there’s still a lot more damage here than I ever expected,” Falvey said. “… You do see some cosmetic damage on the sides of the buildings, but nothing we can’t manage in terms of all this to get our work done.”
Many of the repairs have taken place recently as the complex was being used in the early days and months following the hurricane to stage first responders. World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit founded by chef José Andrés, operated a kitchen out of the Twins’ facility, distributing thousands of meals to area residents.
The Twins have played a role in relief efforts, making a joint donation with the Red Sox of $200,000 to five nonprofits in the area. They also sent a group of employees down to Florida this winter, including team president and CEO Dave St. Peter, to help with clean-up and recovery efforts. On the ground, many Fort Myers Mighty Mussels employees volunteered with relief efforts for weeks, some with WCK, after the storm.
The facility is now near ready to welcome fans back in the stands — the Twins’ first spring training game will be Feb. 25 — and while there remains plenty of work to be done in the area, the familiar sights and sounds of baseball have been a welcomed sign in Fort Myers.
“I can’t think of a better way to use the sport of baseball and the people that work in and around the sport to do something positive for an area that was just so ravaged by this thing,” Mighty Mussels general manager and director of operations Judd Loveland said. “We’ve been really hopeful, I think, for weeks and months now that we could be part of something like that. And it’s just amazing to be in a position to do this.” | 2023-02-16T18:04:44+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/15/post-hurricane-fort-myers-is-ready-for-twins-baseball/ |
National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments.
For individual states, which rely on their Guard members for a wide range of missions, it means some are falling short of their troop totals this year, while others may fare better. But the losses comes as many are facing an active hurricane season, fires in the West and continued demand for units overseas, including combat tours in Syria and training missions in Europe for nations worried about threats from Russia.
According to officials, the number of soldiers retiring or leaving the Guard each month in the past year has exceeded those coming in, for a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members. The problem is a combination of recruiting shortfalls and an increase in the number of soldiers who are opting not to reenlist when their tour is up.
The losses reflect a broader personnel predicament across the U.S. military, as all the armed services struggled this year to meet recruiting goals. And they underscore the need for sweeping reforms in how the military recruits and retains citizen soldiers and airmen who must juggle their regular full-time jobs with their military duties.
Maj. Gen. Rich Baldwin, chief of staff of the Army National Guard, said the current staffing challenges are the worst he’s seen in the last 20 years, but so far the impact on Guard readiness is “minimal and manageable.”
“However, if we don’t solve the recruiting and retention challenges we’re currently facing, we will see readiness issues related to strength begin to emerge within our units within the next year or two,” he said.
According to Gen. Daniel Hokanson, head of the National Guard Bureau, both the Army and Air Guards failed to meet their goals for the total number of service members in the fiscal year that ended last Friday. The Army Guard’s authorized total is 336,000, and the Air Guard is 108,300.
Baldwin said the Army Guard started the year with a bit more than its target total, but ends the fiscal year about 2% below the goal. Fueling that decline was a 10% shortfall in the number of current soldiers who opted to reenlist. Hokanson said the Air Guard missed its total goal by nearly 3%.
The reasons are many. But Guard officials suggest that young people may not be hearing the strong call to service that they did when the U.S. was at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Baldwin said that as operations in Iraq and Afghanistan began to decline several years ago, states started to see higher than expected losses in personnel. In exit interviews, he said, troops cited a number of reasons why they weren’t reenlisting. “But, unexpectedly, they found that one reason common to many of their soldiers was based on the perception that the war was over,” said Baldwin, adding that they had joined to serve their country, not make the Army Guard their career.
The same may be true now, he said. In 2020 and 2021, Guard members were heavily involved in a range of domestic emergencies, from natural disasters and civil unrest to the pandemic, including medical care, COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
“Today, we have a much lower overseas deployment tempo than we’ve been used to and almost all of the COVID support missions have been ramped down,” Baldwin said. “We join to make a difference by serving others and by being part of something bigger than ourselves. ... There may be a perception among both our soldiers and the civilians we are trying to recruit that we are on the backside of all of that and it’s time to take advantage of the hot job market we have right now.”
While the shortfalls for 2022 may be small percentages, the Guard is facing increasing losses over the next year due to the U.S. military’s requirement that all troops get the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently about 9,000 Guard members are refusing to get the shot, and another 5,000 have sought religious, medical or administrative exemptions.
So far, no Guard members have been discharged for refusing the vaccine order. The National Guard is awaiting final instructions from the Army on how to proceed. Officials have said it’s not clear when they will get that guidance.
With more losses likely on the horizon, Guard leaders are looking for ways to entice service members to join or reenlist. Hokanson said a critical change would be to provide Guard members with healthcare coverage. Currently, he said, about 60,000 Guardsmen don’t have health insurance. And those who have insurance through their civilian employer have to go through a difficult process to move to the military’s TRICARE program when they are on active-duty status.
The cost of providing health care coverage to those who don’t have it would be about $719 million a year, he said.
Other changes that could help, he said, would include expanding educational benefits and giving Guard members a financial bonus when they bring in new recruits. Such bonuses were used during the peak of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but there were some problems that Hokanson and others said could be avoided now.
“We need to make adjustments based on the current environment because for the long term, our nation needs a National Guard the size that we are, or maybe even larger to meet all the requirements that we have,” said Hokanson. “It’s up to us to make sure that we fill our formations so that they’re ready when our nation needs us.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-08T06:40:00+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/10/08/national-guard-struggles-troops-leave-faster-pace/ |
Prince Harry's memoir, titled 'Spare,' to come out in January
Updated: 9:47 AM EDT Oct 27, 2022
Prince Harry's memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.The book will be called “Spare” and is being billed by Penguin Random House, as an account told with “raw, unflinching honesty" and filled with "insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”In a statement released Thursday, Penguin Random House summoned memories of the stunning death in 1997 of Prince Harry's mother, Diana, and of Harry and his brother, William, “walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow — and horror.”“As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling — and how their lives would play out from that point on,” the statement reads in part.“For Harry, this is his story at last.”The memoir's title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line.The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be using proceeds from “Spare” to donate to British charities. He has already given $1.5 million to Sentebale, an organization he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS.Penguin Random House identifies Prince Harry as “a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist.”Royals watchers and the public at large have speculated endlessly since the book was first announced in July 2021, billed as “intimate and heartfelt” and tentatively scheduled for this year.The Duke of Sussex had already revealed a news-making willingness to discuss his private life when he and his American-born wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were interviewed for a March 2021 broadcast by their neighbor in Santa Barbara, California, Oprah Winfrey. The couple spoke of Meghan's deep unhappiness with her new life in England, the alleged racism within the royal family and Harry's fear that his wife's life might be endangered had they remained in his native country.In 1992, Diana worked with author Andrew Morton on her explosive memoir “Diana: Her True Story,” in which she described at length her unhappy marriage to the future King Charles, Harry's father.Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the U.S. Harry told Winfrey that his family cut him off financially and that he helped pay for his security with money left to him by his mother. They have launched numerous initiatives, including a Netflix production deal and the “impact-driven non-profit” Archewell Foundation.The book's delay led to rumors that Harry was hesitating to say too much about his family, or was perhaps revising the narrative after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September. He has spoken of being estranged from his brother, William, although the siblings and their wives appeared in public together during the mourning period following the Queen's death.“Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere," the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement. “He shares a remarkably moving personal journey from trauma to healing, one that speaks to the power of love and will inspire and encourage millions of people around the world.”
NEW YORK — Prince Harry's memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.
The book will be called “Spare” and is being billed by Penguin Random House, as an account told with “raw, unflinching honesty" and filled with "insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”
In a statement released Thursday, Penguin Random House summoned memories of the stunning death in 1997 of Prince Harry's mother, Diana, and of Harry and his brother, William, “walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow — and horror.”
“As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling — and how their lives would play out from that point on,” the statement reads in part.
“For Harry, this is his story at last.”
The memoir's title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line.
Random House Group via AP
This image provided by the Random House Group shows the cover of "Spare," Prince Harry’s memoir.
The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be using proceeds from “Spare” to donate to British charities. He has already given $1.5 million to Sentebale, an organization he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS.
Penguin Random House identifies Prince Harry as “a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist.”
Royals watchers and the public at large have speculated endlessly since the book was first announced in July 2021, billed as “intimate and heartfelt” and tentatively scheduled for this year.
The Duke of Sussex had already revealed a news-making willingness to discuss his private life when he and his American-born wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were interviewed for a March 2021 broadcast by their neighbor in Santa Barbara, California, Oprah Winfrey. The couple spoke of Meghan's deep unhappiness with her new life in England, the alleged racism within the royal family and Harry's fear that his wife's life might be endangered had they remained in his native country.
In 1992, Diana worked with author Andrew Morton on her explosive memoir “Diana: Her True Story,” in which she described at length her unhappy marriage to the future King Charles, Harry's father.
Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the U.S. Harry told Winfrey that his family cut him off financially and that he helped pay for his security with money left to him by his mother. They have launched numerous initiatives, including a Netflix production deal and the “impact-driven non-profit” Archewell Foundation.
The book's delay led to rumors that Harry was hesitating to say too much about his family, or was perhaps revising the narrative after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September. He has spoken of being estranged from his brother, William, although the siblings and their wives appeared in public together during the mourning period following the Queen's death.
“Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere," the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement. “He shares a remarkably moving personal journey from trauma to healing, one that speaks to the power of love and will inspire and encourage millions of people around the world.” | 2022-10-27T15:08:53+00:00 | wxii12.com | https://www.wxii12.com/article/prince-harry-memoir-book-spare/41788963 |
Brookdale Senior Living Focuses on Fostering Friendships, Nurturing Deeper Relationships
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookdale Senior Living, the largest senior living provider in the country, is highlighting the importance of building meaningful connections and fostering friendships ahead of International Friendship Day on July 30, 2023.
Recently, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory citing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation. Brookdale recognizes that engaging in social connection and nurturing deeper relationships is increasingly important to the overall well-being of our residents.
The advisory cites, "lacking social connection can increase the risk for premature death as much as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day." According to studies cited in the advisory, isolation, loneliness and poor social support can even lead to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
At Brookdale, we understand just how much friendships enhance purpose, create engagement opportunities and give us a sense of belonging.
"At Brookdale, our associates, residents, families and community partners are doing their part to create and nurture connections," said Sara Terry, Senior Vice President of Resident and Family Engagement.
Brookdale implements a strategy to help foster relationships in each community through listening, learning and connecting with meaning. Terry added, "We have long understood the desire for meaningful connections, however, that is more apparent now than ever."
Through Brookdale's continued efforts to discover new opportunities for resident engagement, we are helping facilitate friendships based on passions, experiences and aspirations.
For more information on Brookdale or to find a community near you, visit brookdale.com.
About Brookdale
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is the nation's premier operator of senior living communities. The Company is committed to its mission of enriching the lives of the people it serves with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity. The Company, through its affiliates, operates independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities. Through its comprehensive network, Brookdale helps to provide seniors with care and services in an environment that feels like home. The Company's expertise in healthcare, hospitality, and real estate provides residents with opportunities to improve wellness, pursue passions, and stay connected with friends and loved ones. Brookdale, through its affiliates, operates and manages 673 communities in 41 states as of March 31, 2023, with the ability to serve more than 60,000 residents. For more Brookdale news, go to news.brookdale.com
Contact: Brookdale Media Relations, (615) 564-8622, media.relations@brookdale.com
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has compiled an impressive record of achievement in the 14 months she has served as New York’s 57th governor: a far-seeing state budget; a powerful response to a massacre in Buffalo; a fair deal to keep the Bills in Buffalo; and, yes, a focus on dealing with crime. On her own merits, the Democrat has earned a full term in the governor’s office. The weaknesses of her Republican opponent only underscore the fact.
Hochul quickly made the office her own last year after the sudden resignation of Andrew Cuomo – even considering her mistaken appointment of the soon-to-be-indicted Brian Benjamin as her No. 2. She is the first woman to hold the post, the first upstate governor in more than 100 years and the first from Buffalo since Grover Cleveland in 1882.
The former congresswoman and Erie County Clerk has shown herself to be simultaneously even-keeled and tough as nails. She is proving that an upstate woman has just what it takes to lead a large, diverse, unwieldy state.
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Until recently, Hochul held a commanding lead over Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island’s Suffolk County. Her advantage has narrowed dramatically as Zeldin – like Republicans around the country – hammer Democrats about crime and, in this state, over bail reform. Both, of course, are legitimate issues, but both are being distorted.
Consider the narrower issue of bail reform. It was approved when Cuomo was governor, and for good reason. Meant to ensure a criminal suspect shows up for court proceedings, bail often punished cash-poor individuals who were accused but not convicted of an offense. Many states, red and blue, have recognized this flaw in cash bail and have eliminated or at least revised it.
The law was important, but it had weaknesses, and Hochul this year wrested changes from the Democratic Legislature, where some members resisted furiously. The state budget was six days late because of it.
Recently, in Buffalo, a woman was killed in front of her children, reportedly by her estranged husband, who was free on cashless bail. Many say he was on the street because of failures of the bail reform law. They may be right, but if so, the blame belongs to the Legislature, not Hochul.
As to crime, generally, it has definitely gone up in New York – and in red and blue states around the country. It is telling that the FBI’s just updated annual Uniform Crime Report cites the nation’s five most dangerous states. In ascending order, they are Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee and Alaska – all of them red. New York doesn’t even rank in the top 20. It’s right in the middle on violent crime and the 10th safest in nonviolent crime.
What separates those states from New York? Plenty, but prominent among the factors is a commitment to reasonable gun control. Republican states – and Republican candidates, including Zeldin – howl about crime, but they’re content to let just about anyone have any kind of firearm and take it wherever they want. But, as the Brennan Center reports, more than 75 percent of murders in 2020 were committed with a firearm.
When an 18-year-old opened fire in a Buffalo supermarket in May, Hochul responded with tougher gun laws. When the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a century-old law on guns, Hochul summoned the Legislature into special session and signed a new law. That’s acting on crime.
There’s more to Hochul’s record, including her significant role in luring microchip manufacturer Micron to a Syracuse suburb. The economic benefits will radiate around the state, including into Western New York.
The deal for a new stadium is hardly inexpensive, but it is in line with similar recent projects. Zeldin claims he’ll reopen negotiations, if elected. That will hurt the team and this entire region and, actually, could send the Bills packing.
It is a serious issue because Zeldin has shown himself to be reckless. He is among the election deniers who, only hours after a violent insurrection, voted to reject electors pledged to Joe Biden. In doing so, he and other Republicans did the bidding of the rioters who laid siege to the Capitol that day. Some police officers died. For that, Zeldin has forfeited the support of anyone who values democracy. His opposition to abortion may be, for now, a non-issue, but it’s a significant deviation from what New Yorkers support.
Hochul is doing good work for the residents of this state. They should keep her.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Joseph Kibbe attended the first Boise Pride Festival in 1989, he and about two dozen other participants wore paper bags over their heads to hide their faces from potentially violent onlookers.
At the first festival parade two years later, Kibbe and his friends were greeted by protesters with nooses in front of the Statehouse.
“Boise was a very different place back then — it was not a safe time to be LGBTQIA,” he said.
Still, for Kibbe — then a junior high student who faced frequent beatings at school, now the vice principal of the Boise Pride Festival board — the event was the one place where he felt like part of a community.
“I could come and be who I wanted to be here, who I actually was,” Kibbe said on Friday, just a few hours before this year’s festival was set to begin. “That was a huge morale booster, and why I’m so passionate about what we’re doing today.”
But this year, a roughly half-hour program on the three-day-long festival schedule called “Drag Kids” has prompted a wave of political pressure and anonymous threats.
Festival organizers envisioned a short performance where kids could put on sparkly dresses and lip-sync to songs like Kelly Clarkson’s “People Like Us” on stage. But others, including Idaho Republican Party Chairwoman Dorothy Moon, expected a lurid scene where children would “engage in sexual performances with adult entertainers.”
The event garnered national attention from far-right websites and podcasts, and by Tuesday organizers realized this wasn’t the “normal” amount of opposition, said festival president Michael Dale.
“The sexualization of children is wrong, full stop,” the Idaho GOP wrote on Twitter. “Idaho rejects the imposition of adult sexuality & adult sexual appetites on children.”
Moon and the Idaho GOP sent out statements directing constituents to ask the festival’s corporate sponsors to pull support. A few did, at least partly — removing their logos from festival fencing and canceling plans for booths. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced it was pulling $38,000 in funding along with resources focused on tobacco-cessation and HIV/AIDS prevention.
A conservative pastor from California began rallying like-minded congregations, asking members to tell the Ada County Sheriff to arrest any festival organizer who “contributes to the delinquency of minors.” A group known for armed protests told followers to show up Sunday.
Others, though, rallied to support Boise Pride. Four Democratic state lawmakers pledged their own financial support, and released a joint statement criticizing what they called “the false, dangerous claims from Idaho GOP Chair Dorothy Moon that stoke violence.” New business sponsors stepped up to fill vacancies.
But the political maelstrom was growing more intense by the hour, and five kids were stuck in the middle. Riley Burrows, a full-time drag entertainer from Boise who was coproducing the Drag Kids event, began getting death threats on social media.
“It’s: ‘We’re going to show up at this festival,’ ‘We’re coming after you,’ ‘I hope you know you have a target on your back,’ and ‘You’re going to be found in a tree,'” Burrows said. “It’s gotten so repetitive.”
On Thursday afternoon, festival organizers made the decision to postpone the kids’ performance.
“We wanted to ask these kids first and foremost, because it affects them, and their confidence and their lives. And they still wanted to do it,” Dale said, fighting back tears. “But it came to be an issue of their health, their well-being, and that of the festivalgoers.”
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has been increasing in Idaho and around the U.S. in recent months, and earlier this year 31 members of a white supremacist group were arrested outside of a northern Idaho Pride event for allegedly planning to riot. The Boise Pride organizers have been working with Boise Police to boost security since the northern Idaho arrests in June.
None of the five young performers are new to drag shows. The youngest is 10, and was inspired by watching her mom get ready to perform.
“She really wanted to copy me and just do the makeup and have fun with it,” said Harley Innocent, who goes by her stage name. Innocent is one of many cisgender women who participate in drag, sometimes referred to as “AFAB” or “Assigned Female At Birth Queens.”
Her daughter’s first performance was in 2019, in the rural Idaho town of Emmett. She loved it, Innocent said.
“She was really looking forward to being able to do it on the Pride main stage — it was a big opportunity for her to share her talent.”
Innocent says her daughter does a “porcelain doll” makeup look, wears a wig and chooses a song that fits her mood.
It’s similar to a glitzy beauty pageant, Innocent said, but more laid back. “In drag you don’t have to be perfect. We’re just trying to have fun and welcome them to this art form.”
Burrows, the Drag Kids co-producer, said the kids are just having fun on stage in pretty outfits.
“It’s like if you were to send your kid to a school of dance, and the performance theme was rainbows — big tutus, bows and fun hair.”
That’s different from an adult drag show, which can have heavier themes, more revealing costumes and be geared toward more mature audiences, Burrows said: “It’s like the difference between a kid’s TV show and an adult TV show.”
Youth performances can give kids a sense of belonging, he said, adding that “it’s not scary to be gay when you’re surrounded by love and acceptance.”
There’s a lot more support available for LGBTQ kids today, said Kibbe, but it was still heartbreaking to tell them the event was being postponed until organizers could find a safer, more supportive venue.
“The actions of whatever small minority group don’t reflect how the majority of people feel, but we haven’t figured out how to counterbalance that yet,” Kibbe said. “The kids that were going to be performing in that show, they were literally just trying to let others know, ‘Hey, you’re OK, this is what a supportive parent looks like, this is what a friend looks like.’” | 2022-09-10T23:53:50+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/political-pressure-over-drag-kids-event-rocks-boise-pride/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
PARIS (AP) — Just back from the U.N. climate summit in Egypt, French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet Tuesday with the heads of the country’s most climate-damaging industries to pressure them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, amid growing competition from the U.S. and China.
The meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris aims at accelerating the reduction of carbon emissions — which requires new technologies and investments worth billions of euros (dollars). Macron is expected to provide details about potential state aid to help polluting industries to act.
The move comes one day after Macron called on the world’s nations to “continue to take action” to respond to the climate emergency at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Industry represents about 20% of France’s national greenhouse gas emissions. Some 50 industrial sites in France, which account for over half of these emissions, are owned by about 30 French and international groups, whose leadership has been convened to the Elysee. They include major producers of cement, steel, aluminum and other metals and chemicals.
Changes in the sector are key to meeting the goals set by the European Union to decrease by at least 55% greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 1990 levels and reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Yet the transition toward new, greener technologies is costly and France and the European Union want to avoid seeing big industries leave the continent and instead invest in other parts of the world, like the U.S. and China, the Elysee said.
The challenge is made even more difficult as industries are already suffering from the major energy crisis aggravated by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration this summer passed a bill that provides billions in climate incentives, notably designed to make costs of renewable energy substantially lower in factories. The move could spur other nations to do more — especially China and India, the two largest carbon emitters along with the U.S.
China, which has set a long-term goal to become carbon neutral by 2060, last year launched its first national carbon exchange in a step meant to create financial incentives for companies to reduce emissions.
Among those represented in Tuesday’s meeting are the French subsidiaries of the world’s biggest cement groups, Holcim — owner of Lafarge France — and HeidelbergCement. Top managers from chemicals producers Solvay, Borealis, ExxonMobil Chemical France and Total Petrochemicals France will also attend, as well as global steel producer ArcelorMittal.
A French presidency official said that the fact that “all these emissions are generated on a relatively small number of sites obviously offers a perspective on the ability to de-carbonize them. It also shows how huge the task is.”
The aim is to get industries on French soil that are able to make carbon-free products or at least drastically reduce emissions, he stressed. The official spoke anonymously in line with the French presidency’s customary practices.
Companies promoting solutions to reduce carbon emissions, like clean hydrogen and carbon sequestration, will also attend the meeting.
Macron has launched plans to accelerate the development of renewable energy in the country, including offshore wind farms and solar power as France is lagging behind some of its European neighbors.
He also announced earlier this year that France will build six new nuclear reactors as part of the country’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. France’s nuclear power provides about 67% of French electricity, more than any other country.
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Follow AP’s climate and environment coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment | 2022-11-08T14:13:22+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/macron-to-pressure-frances-most-climate-damaging-industries/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
Morning temperatures are a solid 10-20° cooler than Friday morning with some spots north and west of Albuquerque below freezing. Taos is in the lower 20s under clear skies. Expect below average highs all across the state with the ABQ metro reaching into the middle 60s. But the breezy northwest winds won’t be messing around with gusts 35-45 mph. The peak winds will set up over northern NM. The far northeast plains could see a few isolated sprinkles this afternoon as a backdoor front passes through. Highs will only reach into the middle 50s here for Clayton, Raton, and Las Vegas. We’re also looking at improving conditions for the Jemez as flooding will not be a major issue this weekend.
Sunday will by far be the best day in the weekend with warming temps, sunny skies, and lighter southerly breezes. Some stronger gusts are likely for southwest NM into the Gila. But we’ll climb above average and begin our warming trend. We’ll be back in the lower 70s in the Rio Grande Valley and 80s south. Come Monday clouds begin increasing as well as breezier conditions statewide. This brings widespread 80° temperatures for all of southern and eastern New Mexico. The windiest days next week will be Tuesday and Wednesday as a scraper storm system brushes our state. We all stay dry, but we’ll see stronger winds with increasing fire danger. | 2023-04-15T16:06:28+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/weather/video-forecast/cooler-start-turning-breezy-this-afternoon/ |
A starry group of celebs from film, TV, sports, music and fashion will be channeling the Lagerfeld Look at this year’s Met Gala on May 1. Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour are the evening’s co-chairs.
Also announced Wednesday was the dress code: Perhaps not surprisingly, it is “In honor of Karl” – i.e. Lagerfeld, the German-born couturier who worked at Chanel, Fendi and Chloe and died in 2019 at age 85.
The theme comes from the accompanying exhibit at the Met’s Costume Institute. “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” will gather some 150 of his creations to explore his “stylistic language.” Lagerfeld’s original sketches will also be on display.
The Met Gala, which takes place the first Monday in May, is a huge money-maker for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, providing its main source of funding. It’s also one of the biggest nights in fashion and beyond.
Presented in the museum’s Tisch Gallery, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” will be on view from May 5 through July 16, 2023. | 2023-01-18T17:19:56+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/coel-cruz-federer-lipa-and-wintour-are-met-gala-chairs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6
Washington — Top House and Senate leaders will present law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday, awarding them Congress's highest honor nearly two years after they fought with former President Donald Trump’s supporters in a brutal and bloody attack.
To recognize the hundreds of officers who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the medals will be placed in four locations — at U.S. Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution. President Joe Biden said when he signed the legislation last year that a medal will be placed at the Smithsonian museum “so all visitors can understand what happened that day.”
The ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda comes as Democrats, just weeks away from losing their House majority, race to finish a nearly 18-month investigation of the insurrection. Democrats and two Republicans conducting the probe have vowed to uncover the details of the attack, which came as Trump tried to overturn his election defeat and encouraged his supporters to “fight like hell” in a rally just before the congressional certification.
Awarding the medals will be among House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s last ceremonial acts as she prepares to step down from leadership. When the bill passed the House more than a year ago, she said the law enforcement officers from across the city defended the Capitol because they were “the type of Americans who heard the call to serve and answered it, putting country above self.”
“They enabled us to return to the Capitol,” and certify Biden's presidency, she said then, “to that podium that night to show the world that our democracy had prevailed and that it had succeeded because of them.”
Dozens of the officers who fought off the rioters sustained serious injuries. As the mob of Trump’s supporters pushed past them and into the Capitol, police were beaten with American flags and their own guns, dragged down stairs, sprayed with chemicals and trampled and crushed by the crowd. Officers suffered physical wounds, including brain injuries and other lifelong effects, and many struggled to work afterward because they were so traumatized.
Four officers who testified at a House hearing last year spoke openly about the lasting mental and physical scars, and some detailed near-death experiences.
Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges described foaming at the mouth, bleeding and screaming as the rioters tried to gouge out his eye and crush him between two heavy doors. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who rushed to the scene, said he was “grabbed, beaten, tased, all while being called a traitor to my country.” Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn said a large group of people shouted the N-word at him as he was trying to keep them from breaching the House chamber.
At least nine people who were at the Capitol that day died during and after the rioting, including a woman who was shot and killed by police as she tried to break into the House chamber and three other Trump supporters who suffered medical emergencies. Two police officers died by suicide in the days that immediately followed, and a third officer, Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, collapsed and later died after one of the rioters sprayed him with a chemical. A medical examiner determined he died of natural causes.
Several months after the attack, in August 2021, the Metropolitan Police announced that two more of their officers who had responded to the insurrection had died by suicide. The circumstances that led to their deaths were unknown.
The June 2021 House vote to award the medals won widespread support from both parties. But 21 House Republicans voted against it — lawmakers who had downplayed the violence and stayed loyal to Trump. The Senate passed the legislation by voice vote, with no Republican objections.
Pelosi, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will attend the ceremony and award the medals. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee are also expected to attend.
The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow, has been handed out by the legislative branch since 1776. Previous recipients include George Washington, Sir Winston Churchill, Bob Hope and Robert Frost. In recent years, Congress has awarded the medals to former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who became a leading advocate for people struggling with Lou Gehrig’s disease, and biker Greg LeMond.
Signing the bill at the White House last year, Biden said the officers' heroism cannot be forgotten.
The insurrection was a “violent attempt to overturn the will of the American people," and Americans have to understand what happened, he said. “The honest and unvarnished truth. We have to face it.” | 2022-12-06T14:28:36+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/06/capitol-riot-jan-6-congressional-gold-medals-law-enforcement-officers/69704340007/ |
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) on Wednesday said the committee is working to release its long-awaited budget plan before late September.
“I will not let a fiscal year go by without having our budget that our committee has worked hard on, and that we have worked with every member, every faction, every caucus of our conference, to get to a good place,” Arrington said Wednesday morning.
“That’s all reflected in our resolution, our draft resolution, and my plan is to make sure that that resolution is marked up and passed out of committee by the end of the fiscal year,” he said.
The current fiscal year is set to end on Sept. 30.
Arrington said more details about the scope of the plan would come “when we’re ready to put it on the committee table for discussion and debate and markup.”
“But I think it’s a responsible budget. It’s a path to balance,” he said, “and our country desperately needs a fiscally responsible plan to and a path to balance because the current fiscal path is unsustainable, and our debt is going to implode on this country.”
His comments as efforts to release the committee’s budget blueprint seemed to be put on the backburner months ago as the bipartisan negotiations over the nation’s debt limit dominated focus on Capitol Hill.
But Arrington said on Wednesday that the budget panel has consensus on not getting through “this fiscal year without at least marking up a budget in committee and passing it.”
“We’ve been working with the broader conference to get close to 218,” he added. | 2023-07-19T16:54:21+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/house-gop-budget-chair-aims-to-release-plan-before-late-september/ |
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is launching a legislative push to end the normalized trade relationship between the U.S. and China as tensions between the two countries flare.
The bill from Hawley, which his office said is set to be introduced on Tuesday, would revoke normalized trade relation status from China within two years. The bill was first reported by Politico.
Hawley’s legislation would allow the U.S. to subject Chinese imports to higher tariffs and allow the president to place even higher tax rates on select imports.
The normalized trade relationship between the two countries has existed since 2000. In that time China grew to be America’s leading trade partner, with nearly $560 billion in two-way trade between the two countries in 2020.
Former President Trump frequently called out the trade relationship with China, arguing the U.S. was getting taken advantage of and pointing to the U.S.’s trade deficit with China, which was more than $285 billion in 2020.
Many Republicans in Congress are now calling on the Biden administration to showcase strength against the Chinese government. The rupture between the U.S. and China was accentuated when a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew across the U.S. earlier this year.
The bill from Hawley also comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping visited with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. The U.S. has warned Chinese leadership to not provide Russia with lethal aid in its war against Ukraine. | 2023-03-20T22:49:53+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/hill-politics/hawley-introducing-legislation-revoking-chinas-normal-trade-relations-status/ |
2023 Lincoln Corsair: My 60-second takeaway on luxury SUV with competitive price
The popular Lincoln Corsair luxury SUV adds several features for 2023. I tested a loaded all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid that stickered at $63,825, plus $1,395 destination charge.
The plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, drivetrain delivers 266 horsepower and can go about 28 miles on battery power alone. That’s at the low end for competitive PHEVs. The Lexus NX 450h+ PHEV, for instance, has an EPA estimated battery range of 37 miles.
The details about my test drive
What is it? 2023 Lincoln Corsair. Compact luxury SUV.
Which model did I drive? Corsair AWD Grand Touring plug-in hybrid.
What’s new? Gauge cluster, 13.2-inch touch screen, BlueCruise hands-free highway driving, cosmetic changes.
I wish: The Corsair plug-in hybrid’s electric range was longer.
How much? $38,690 to $53,385, excluding $1,395 destination charge.
When can you buy it? Arrives in dealerships this month.
Hands-free driving and more
The Corsair competes with compact SUVs like the Buick Envision, Cadillac XT4 and Lexus NX.
The ’23 Corsair’s most significant changes involve electronics:
Ford BlueCruise 1.2 handsfree driving: Ford’s useful driving assistant has been updated for better lane-centering and hands-free lane changes for passing. The system works up to 80 mph.
Lincoln called the feature ActiveGlide when it debuted on the Navigator last year. It has dropped that name in favor of one shared with the Ford brand.
Predictive speed assist: Automatically slows the vehicle for oncoming curves when adaptive cruise control or BlueCruise is active.
13.2-inch touch screen: Bigger and better, the system comes with Ford’s Sync 4 infotainment system, but could have responded quicker in the pre-production vehicle I drove.
Over the air updates: They add features and can fix problems.
12.3-inch LCD display: Flexible, highly visible gauges and other information
New grille, lights and colors
Interior design and features are among Lincoln’s strongest features. In addition to continuing favorites like 14-speaker Revel audio and 24-way front seats, the 2023 adds a pair of new color schemes:
- Smoked truffle: Neutral colors emphasizing gray and black, with soft trim
- Eternal red: Deep red seats, red accents on the instrument panel and aluminum trim.
External changes include a bigger grille, new running lights and two new colors: Whisper Blue and Crystal Red.
Why buy it?
The 2023 Corsair is a comfortable small SUV that offers a lot of advanced features at a competitive price.
Contact Mark Phelan: 313-222-6731 or mmphelan@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @mark_phelan. Read more on autos and sign up for our autos newsletter. Become a subscriber. | 2023-04-20T11:39:46+00:00 | freep.com | https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2023/04/20/2023-lincoln-corsair-compact-luxury-suv/70113523007/ |
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ROME (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public's imagination for decades, including the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old that was highlighted in the Netflix documentary, “Vatican Girl.”
The aim of the inquest, said Sen. Carlo Calenda, would be to pressure the Vatican to finally turn over everything it knows about Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance to Italian law enforcement authorities, saying its longstanding official claim of ignorance was “hardly credible.”
“We are a great secular nation that treats the Vatican with respect, but this case certainly cannot be considered closed in this way,” Calenda said Tuesday at a news conference announcing the proposed commission.
Orlandi vanished June 22, 1983 after leaving her family’s Vatican City apartment to go to a music lesson in Rome. Her father was a lay employee of the Holy See.
The Italian media and a quest by her brother, Pietro Orlandi, to find answers have kept her disappearance alive as an enduring Vatican mystery. Over the years, it has been linked to everything from the plot to kill St. John Paul II and a financial scandal involving the Vatican bank to Rome’s criminal underworld. The recent four-part Netflix documentary explored those scenarios.
Lawmakers and lawyers for Orlandi’s family and those of two other young women whose disappearance or deaths were never solved said Tuesday that the proposal for a commission of inquiry has been submitted to the lower Chamber of Deputies for an initial view and also would be filed in the Senate.
The idea must be voted on at the committee level. There was no indication how the center-right , which enjoys a comfortable majority in both houses, would vote.
Parliamentary inquests have been used in the past to dig deeply into unresolved Mafia crimes and terrorist attacks, and can be activated to conduct investigations “on matters of public interest,” according to the Italian Constitution.
Such inquiries are not meant to replace police investigations, but participating members of the Italian Parliament have the same powers and limitations as law enforcement. Their final reports can provide sufficient new evidence, as well as political and institutional backing, to justify reopening archived cases.
That's the hope of Pietro Orlandi, who has for 40 years sought to compel the Vatican to tell all that it knows about his sister's disappearance. He believes the Holy See is hiding information in the case because it might implicate high-ranking churchmen.
The Vatican in 2019 bowed to the family’s request and opened a tomb in a Vatican City cemetery after a tip came in suggesting the girl’s remains were there, but the dig turned up nothing.
Calenda, of the opposition Action party, acknowledged a parliamentary inquest has no subpoena power to compel Vatican authorities to cooperate or turn over files, since the Vatican is a sovereign city-state. But he said parliament should nevertheless force the issue since Italy has been “submissive” to the Vatican through the various contours of the Orlandi investigation.
“We must restore a principle that the Italian state has great respect for the Vatican and its role as a sovereign state for its spiritual teaching but is in no way submissive to the Vatican state,” Calenda said. Italy, he said, "is a secular republic that is based on popular sovereignty and interacts on equal footing with the Vatican state."
The ultimate aim, according to Orlandi family attorney Laura Sgro, would be for Italian prosecutors to formally request the Vatican's files with the backing of an Italian parliamentary commission of inquiry behind them. Three such requests were sent in the early years of the investigation but came back with little pertinent information, she said.
Sgro acknowledged there have been four previous proposals for parliamentary commissions of inquiry to look into the Orlandi disappearance, but none of them got off the ground. She was hopeful, given the recent seating of a new legislature and the Catholic Church no longer holding the same political sway, the idea will get off the ground this time around.
“The disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi is a black hole in the history of this country,” Sgro said. Challenging lawmakers to approve the commission, she warned that anyone blocking it would have to “Tell us why in this country, after 40 years, a family cannot have justice.” | 2022-12-20T18:34:23+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Italy-Parliamentary-inquest-eyed-for-missing-17666900.php |
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The story of the CubeSat started with a big problem for one Cal Poly professor.
“It was actually a critical problem for us, but it was a problem that nobody else cared about,” said Jordi Puig-Suari, an Emeritus Professor from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
He co-invented the CubeSat with Bob Twiggs from Stanford.
Puig-Suari is now retired and has spent the last four years sailing around the world with his wife. I talked to him over Zoom from somewhere along that journey.
He takes me back two decades to his time as a professor at Cal Poly where he was hired to develop their aerospace engineering department.
“So universities, we are trying to train students. I mean, Cal Poly in particular we learn by doing,” said Puig Suari. “And if you want to do space, we needed to get involved with touching space hardware.”
Satellites specifically – that ended up in space.
“But there were these never ending projects because launching them was very, very difficult,” he said.
You can build a satellite in a lab, but how do you get it into space? Not everyone has a rocket in their backyard. Puig-Suari said launching was almost impossible because there was very little access to the rockets that took stuff into space at that time. It was also very expensive.
“And what ended up happening is you would work on a satellite and it would take years and years and years to finish because you never had to finish,” said Puig-Suiari. “There is no launch.”
So making things for space that never ended up in space was a problem. So they set out to solve it.
What they needed to do was find some way to get their satellites onto the rockets that go into space.
“There's probably a corner of the rocket somewhere where we can put this little thing. And the rocket guys, one won't get too upset with us,” said Puig-Suari. “The other thing that happened is we very quickly realized that the launch providers were very concerned about carrying student satellites. There was a stigma to the fact that this is built by students: ‘It's a risk to my mission’.”
So they thought, why don’t we make something that solves both of these concerns? Something very small that keeps all the risk safely contained inside it.
“Basically we call it a risk containment mechanism. We put all the risk inside this box and we said if the satellites break, if they don't work. If something goes wrong, it will stay inside the box,” said Puig-Suari.
And so that is how the CubeSat was born.
Now it’s important to clarify here exactly what they invented. The CubeSat is any satellite that conforms to an exact set of specs. It’s the specs you need to follow when creating the cube that contains everything inside your own very small satellite. The CubeSat is a dimensional standard. It doesn’t tell you what needs to be inside your satellite, it tells you how it needs to be contained if you want to send it into space.
“We don't really get into what the satellites do. A lot of people feel that the standard controls the electronics or the radios or anything like that. And that's not correct,” said Puig-Suari. “We're primarily a dimension so that you fit in the standardized deployment mechanism.”
Think of it like when you take a carry-on suitcase on a flight. That suitcase has to be a specific size and shape otherwise it’s not going in the cabin… the CubeSat is a much stricter version of that, which happens to go to space. They go to space as auxiliary payloads on missions that are pre-planned.
So CubeSats are launched into space on a rocket – but they need to be deployed to actually do the work of the satellite. So Cal Poly needed a way to get the CubeSats off the rockets once they were in space. So they invented something called the P-Pod which houses the CubeSat and then pushes it out once it’s in orbit. Think of it like a jack-in-the-box.
“And then we put the CubeSats inside and they get deployed,” said Puig-Suai.
That’s ‘CubeSats’ – plural. Deployers with enough space for multiple CubeSats started being developed and it grew from there. Three unit CubeSats. Six unit CubeSats.
And this type of innovation was possible because the university made the CubeSat an open standard meaning they didn’t charge anything for it. They published their invention and said anybody can use it.
They do, though, still maintain the standard today so that there is that uniformity and as the name suggests a ‘standard’ across the industry.
Achievements of the CubeSat
CubeSats that go into space are really diverse… yes they all fit into the CubeSat standard and P-Pod or deployers, but once they’re in space they can open up and expand in so many different ways.
It all depends on what the CubeSat is sent up to do – what science is it testing or doing.
“But then when they get to orbit, people will deploy antennas, they'll deploy solar panels, they'll deploy all kinds of booms and other things,” said Puig-Suari. “So when you see them pictured in operation, they all look different. There's all these different satellites that don't really look the same, but they're all CubeSats.”
They’re also much less expensive to make than the satellites of the past. Many call the CubeSat “the cheapest way to access space”. Before satellites would cost between $100 million to a few billions dollars to build. Today you’re looking at as little as $200,000 for CubeSat.
And it's because you don’t need a huge building and massive facilities.
“With a CubeSat you can build a satellite on a tabletop and you can carry in a pelican case as the carry-on luggage on your flight,” said Puig-Suari.
For many countries the CubeSat was their first ever satellite. That includes Colombia and Switzerland. From there many countries followed – Hungary, Vietnam, the list goes on.
“When Columbia launched their first satellite, all their neighbors wanted one as well –b Peru launched a satellite,” said Puig-Suari. “And everyone was like, ‘Oh, if they can do it, we can do it too’.”
Puig-Suari was involved in over 100 CubeSat launches.
“And that was at a point where Cal Poly was basically managing all the launches for CubeSats in the United States. So NASA selected us to provide that service,” said Puig-Suari.
After a few years the university realized that this was becoming a commercial activity. Private industry needed to step up.
“So Planet is a very well known company now because when you're watching the news and they're showing you pictures of the earthquake in Turkey or something in Ukraine, they'll always say these images by Planet,” explained Puig-Suari.
Planet realized they could put a telescope on a CubeSat and do Earth observation.
“And everybody said, ‘You're crazy’. So they started a company and now with Planet, they have hundreds of satellites up, both CubeSats and bigger ones and they're very successful at providing imagery for everybody,” said Puig-Suari.
There’s a CubeSat conference at Cal Poly each year attended by hundreds of people.
Researchers expect the global CubeSat market to reach $730 million by 2027, growing almost 20% over six years.
They are so popular today that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. They’ve almost become ubiquitous with launches.
“So it's literally sometimes every week there's been times when every few days there was a launch that carried CubeSats,” said Puig-Suari. “So it's pretty regular right now.”
CubeSats in action
In an office park in San Luis Obispo, the team at Maverick Space Systems are hard at work helping their commercial and government clients get their CubeSats into space.
Inside their clean room they are testing one of their CubeSat deployers that they make themselves – remember the P-Pod from Cal Poly – Maverick have their own version called a N-LAS.
“It's made of a mix of carbon fiber and aluminum. So the gold stuff you see is aluminum. And of course, the black stuff you see, the big panels, are carbon fiber,” said Vidur Kaushish, the co-founder and COO of Maverick Space Systems.
“And it's essentially the size of a large cereal box you can buy at Costco and that's the size of a six U CubeSat,” said Kaushish.
He’s wearing a hairnet, gloves and other protective gear as he handles their deployer which can fit six CubeSats inside. They will test that these satellites can survive the launch environment and that they are safe to launch. Then they bolt it to a rocket and send it to space.
“And then it goes to space. The rocket sends a signal, the door springs open and just like a jack-in-the-box, there's a spring that pushes the satellite out,” said Kaushish.
Maverick Space Systems is one of the private companies that was created because of the invention of the CubeSat.
Kind of think of them like a rideshare company – an Uber for satellites of different sizes – including CubeSats.
“If someone has built a satellite and they want to launch it to space, they come to us,” said Kaushish. “We find them a ride, we find a way to mount them to the rocket and deploy them in space.”
They have relationships with rocket companies who don’t want to deal with hundreds of customers and prefer to deal with just one middleman.
“So we bring the payloads to the launch vehicles. We handle the interface with all of these different customers so that Space X and Rocket Lab and all these other companies don't have to,” said Kaushish. “We know what the launch vehicles are looking for. So we're experienced in that field.”
They’ve sent all sorts of satellites into space for their clients. Satellites that do mapping of the Earth’s surface looking for resources like oil.There’s satellites that track shipping containers that fall off ships. And they helped NASA send a CubeSat to the moon.
“In the past we've worked with JPL [NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory] and launched MarCO – Mars CubeSat One – which was the first interplanetary CubeSat. We didn't build it, but we helped launch it and that feels great as well,” said Kaushish.
Kaushish says CubeSats have really helped commercialize and democratize space. He uses the word democratize because he says this invention has made space so much more accessible to a multitude of people.
“So you're not limited to those big multimillion dollar companies that can afford to do this,” said Kaushish. “You can be a small startup. You can have a great idea and you can test it on a CubeSat and you can launch it for not that much money.”
Visiting where the CubeSat was invented
Not far from Maverick Space Systems is the place when the CubeSat was invented.
“So right now we're inside the clean room facility that we use to build our spacecraft,” said John Bellardo, the current director of the CubeSat Lab at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
We’re seated inside a room where the sounds of computer servers and a hard-at-work filtration system buzz in the background. Large plastic sheeting hangs from the ceiling separating work spaces; and posters and mechanical drawings from previous space missions adorn the walls.
“So we do everything from the design, the development, the building. And then finally, once we're in orbit, the operations – that involves being able to communicate with a spacecraft over radio,” said Bellardo.
This lab has completely built and launched 14 CubeSats and has helped set up the launch of hundreds of others.
And their location – just down the road from Vandenberg Space Force Base – was a perk.
“That's one of the real benefits of being an hour or so away from Vandenberg, is that when your spacecraft is being launched out of Vandenburg half the lab, three quarters, the lab will drive down there and watch,” said Bellardo.
Bellardo says the most exciting part of his job is working with students. Remember that’s why the CubeSat was invented in the first place.
“Cal Poly is known for ‘learn by doing’ and sort of hands-on education. And the CubeSat is in my mind, one of the great embodiments of that, because the students can spend a year, year and a half working on a spacecraft. But it's not just theoretic in a lab somewhere. They're actually touching the hardware. And then what they build ends up being launched and going to space,” said Bellardo.
And they’re currently working on some really cool technology. You know – the stuff that goes inside the CubeSats.
One of their latest projects is to mitigate one of the biggest challenges in space right now and that’s space debris or junk. Currently objects may stay up in orbit for 25 years (older objects even longer – thousands of years). Cal poly’s space lab is working on technology that would help bring the object out of orbit faster. To do that they’re testing a sail – like you get on a boat – on a CubeSat.
“We’re using it more as a drag sail,” said Bellardo. “So even though space is a vacuum, it's not totally devoid of particles. There's still some molecules up there. Not very many, right, but enough that if you deploy a large sail off the back of your spacecraft, the particles are going to hit that sail and they will slow you down.”
The idea is that by slowing down the spacecraft, the orbit evolves, and it's going to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere faster and burn up.
Students making CubeSats
And students are heavily involved in these projects.
We leave the clean room facility and walk a short way across the campus. Bellardo points out two very large antennas on top of one of the buildings as we walk…
“Each one of those antennas has two different masts,” said Bellardo. “The masts are 16 feet long each. They're pretty tall and they have to rotate to point at the spacecraft.”
We end up at a student-run research lab.
Inside textbooks fill shelves. Mechanical and electrical parts are scattered across workspaces where students are deep in conversation about their projects.
Alice Sukhostavskiy (who is studying aerospace engineering) and Kayla Del Rosario (who is studying mechanical engineering) are two of about 60 students that make up the team that tests and builds the CubeSats at Cal Poly.
“So the fact that I get to design hardware and build things I actually get to go into space is absolutely incredible because even as a fourth year undergrad, it still amazes me that I'm able to work on something so significant,” said Sukhostavskiy. “And people still tell me like, ‘Wow, I can't believe you're an undergrad and you're working on something that goes into space’.”
Kayla Del Rosario was turned on to the whole thing at her school orientation tour with an older student.
“He's like ‘I can say to people I've worked on something right now that's in space, that's in orbit’. And I was like, That is so cool. And that's what inspired me to join Lab,” said Del Rosario.
On a tour of the lab Sukhostavskiy shows me her favorite spots. She takes me over to a deconstructed model of a CubeSat. Imagine that square tissue box opened out lying flat on a table top. She puts on a metal bracelet that grounds her as she handles electronics so she doesn’t get shocked. This is a project they worked on a few years ago called FADE.
“It stands for Firefly Aerodynamic De-orbit Experiment. Unfortunately, FADE did not quite make it to orbit because Firefly, the rocket that FADE was flying on, unfortunately combusted and exploded in the atmosphere,” said Sukhostavskiy. “But it was a very good learning experience for us.”
The impact of the CubeSat has even made its way into high school classrooms.
Five students at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley are getting ready for a special class on CubeSats. Darren Yui is their teacher.
Yui teaches engineering at the high school. Today I am sitting in on their Spacecraft Engineering Class.
“Okay. So you guys should have worked on your flight software a little bit,” Yui said as he started the class. “I knew it was going to be a little bit challenging, so we'll clarify that a little bit later and give you guys some time to work on that.”
Students are learning how to write requirements for a satellite. A small part of the process of creating a CubeSat.
“Definitely the class has some very challenging concepts in it. They're not things that normally students would be familiar with,” said Yui.
Besides his engineering classroom where all the theoretical work is taking place, Grace Brethren also has a Space Lab where students work on building things. Every year they try to create a CubeSim.
“A CubeSim is basically what they call an engineering model of a CubeSat. So it's not space ready, but it has all the functionality of an actual CubeSat that you would send into space,” said Yui.
Yui says it's a very remote possibility of them actually sending a CubeSat to space, ironically because the industry has opened up so much because of the invention of the CubeSat.
“It's more competitive to get something out there. So you have to be really innovative in your ideas,” he said.
So no CubeSat launch in the near future but he’s not going to stop working on it.
“We would love to do that and that's something I will continue to pursue as long as I'm here,” said Yui.
Yui’s students love learning about CubeSats. They believe what they learn in the class will have a positive impact on their future as they consider careers in the fields of engineering and aerospace.
“Space – I'm not a huge nerd on space, but I am a huge nerd on creating things,” said tenth-grader Grant Cobos. “There's a lot of skills that go into putting the CubeSat together and it's fun. I like learning and I like increasing my knowledge in those skills.”
The legacy of the CubeSat
From a classroom in Simi Valley, to an office park in San Luis Obispo, to the moon and beyond, Jordi Puig-Suari is very much aware of his invention’s legacy.
It really hits home for him when he travels back to his home country of Spain.
“I was born in Barcelona and wanted to build planes. And that's something that Spain didn't do,” said Puig-Suari. “So I went to the U.S. for school and moved from planes to satellites and the rest of history kind of thing – I stayed, which happens to a lot of people.”
Today because of his invention Spain is building its own CubeSats.
Puig-Suari is also proud of proving so many of their critics wrong.
“Nobody believed these things could do anything when we started. But we were okay because we wanted to train students. And that's all we needed,” said Puig-Suari. “The thing that was very interesting is that those same people were building CubeSats a few years later, and that was kind of very satisfying.”
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An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, the first slowdown since November 2020 and a sign that high prices may finally be moderating, at least for now.
The inflation figure that the Commerce Department reported Friday was below the four-decade high of 6.6% that was set in March. While high inflation is still causing hardships for millions of households, any slowing of price increases, if it can be sustained, will provide some modest relief.
The report also showed that consumer spending rose by a healthy 0.9% from March to April, outpacing the month-to-month inflation rate for a fourth straight time. The ongoing willingness of the nation’s consumers to keep spending freely despite inflated prices is helping sustain the economy. Yet all that spending is helping keep prices high and could make the Fed’s goal of taming inflation even harder.
Consumers’ resilience in the face of sharply higher prices suggests that economic growth is rebounding in the current April-June quarter. The economy shrank at a 1.5% annual rate in the first quarter, mostly because of an increase in the trade deficit. But analysts now project that, on an annual basis, it’s growing as much as 3% to 4% in the current quarter.
High inflation appears to be forcing consumers, on average, to save less. The savings rate fell to 4.4% last month, the lowest level since 2008. But overall, Americans built up an additional $2.5 trillion in savings since the pandemic, and economists calculate that that pile is eroding only slowly. As a result, healthy spending could continue for months.
Friday’s government report showed that on a month-to-month basis, prices rose 0.2% from March to April, down from the 0.9% increase from February to March. The April increase was the smallest since November 2020.
Gas prices fell in April, holding down inflation, though they have since surged again. The costs of clothing, appliances, and used cars also dropped from March to April.
Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, so-called core prices rose 0.3% from March to April, matching the previous month’s rise. Core prices climbed 4.9% in April from a year earlier, the first such drop since October 2020.
Still, inflation remains painfully high, and it’s inflicting a heavy burden in particular on lower-income households, many of them Black or Hispanic. Surging demand for furniture, appliances and other goods, combined with supply chain snarls, began sending prices surging about a year ago.
Consumers have shifted some of their spending from goods to services, like airline fares and entertainment tickets. That trend could help cool inflation in the months ahead, though it’s unclear by how much. The cost of such services as restaurant meals, plane tickets and hotel rooms is also rising. Indeed, goods prices, which drove inflation sharply higher last year, fell 0.2% from March to April after jumping in the previous month, while the cost of services rose 0.5%.
Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to keep ratcheting up the Fed’s key short-term interest rate until inflation is “coming down in a clear and convincing way.” Those rate hikes have spurred fears that the Fed, in its drive to slow borrowing and spending, may push the economy into a recession. That concern has caused sharp drops in stock prices in the past two months, though markets have rallied this week.
Powell has said the Fed is aiming for a “soft or soft-ish” landing, in which wages, consumer spending and growth slow, but the economy avoids a downturn. Most economists say that while such an outcome is plausible, they doubt it can be achieved.
A better-known inflation gauge, the consumer price index, earlier this month also reported a slowing in price gains. The CPI jumped 8.3% in April from a year earlier, down from a 40-year high in March of 8.5%.
Yet rising prices of gas and food, worsened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will keep measures of inflation painfully high at least into the summer. The national average price of a gallon of gas has reached $4.60, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $3.04.
Other trends, however, suggest that core inflation may continue to slow in the coming months. Retailers have reported rising stockpiles of televisions, patio furniture and other goods for the home as consumers have shifted their spending more toward travel and services-related goods like luggage and restaurant gift cards.
Those stores will likely have to offer discounts to clear inventory in the coming months. And auto manufacturers have been ramping up production as some supply chain snarls untangle and as they have managed to hire more workers. Both trends could help lower the prices of goods.
At the same time, higher pay for many workers, particularly at restaurants, hotels, and warehouses, will keep forcing up prices for services, which could at least partly offset the benefit of less-expensive goods.
And most economists forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. Price increases at that level would likely mean that the Fed will still raise interest rates to lower inflation to its 2% target.
The inflation measure reported Friday, called the personal consumption expenditures price index, differs in some ways from the consumer price index that help explain why it shows a lower inflation level than the CPI does. Rents, which are steadily rising, are given less weight in the PCE than in the CPI.
The PCE price index also seeks to account for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps. As a result, it can capture, for example, when consumers switch from pricey national brands to cheaper store brands. | 2022-05-27T15:02:48+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/key-inflation-gauge-slowed-to-still-high-6-3-over-past-year/ |
New Mexico State Police officer charged with rape
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — New Mexico State Police Sergeant Kevin Keiner has been placed on administrative leave.
State Police Chief Tim Johnson said an internal investigation has been launched after he learned that Keiner was under investigation by the Las Vegas Police Department for sexual assault.
Keiner has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual penetration.
“Law enforcement officers are held to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism, and any act of misconduct by an officer erodes the confidence that the public has placed in us,” said Chief Johnson. “The New Mexico State Police will fully cooperate with the investigation. My officers work hard to establish trust in our communities, and we will not allow the actions of one officer to undermine our efforts.”
Keiner has been employed with NMSP for seven years and was assigned to the Uniform Bureau, working out of the Las Vegas district at the time of the reported incident. | 2023-02-16T15:21:28+00:00 | kob.com | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/new-mexico-state-police-officer-charged-with-rape/ |
The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was the culmination of years of work by social conservatives. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with columnist Mona Charen about what's next for their movement.
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How to Watch the Red Sox vs. Mets Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 23
Pete Alonso and the New York Mets will take the field against the Boston Red Sox and starter Brennan Bernardino on Sunday. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park.
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Red Sox vs. Mets Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Venue: Fenway Park
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Red Sox Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Red Sox are 18th in MLB action with 110 total home runs.
- Boston ranks sixth in baseball, slugging .434.
- The Red Sox rank fourth in the majors with a .263 batting average.
- Boston scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (498 total, five per game).
- The Red Sox's .331 on-base percentage ranks seventh-best in MLB.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.2 times per game, the ninth-fewest mark in baseball.
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Boston's pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
- Boston's 4.36 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox average baseball's 18th-ranked WHIP (1.296).
Mets Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Mets have hit 123 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- New York ranks 20th in the majors with a .400 team slugging percentage.
- The Mets rank 21st in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
- New York has scored the 18th-most runs in the majors this season with 437 (4.5 per game).
- The Mets have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.317).
- The Mets rank fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.
- New York has an 8.9 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- New York pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.39 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Mets have a combined WHIP of 1.347 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher
- Bernardino makes the start for the Red Sox, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.48 ERA and 35 strikeouts through 32 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance -- in relief on Saturday -- the lefty tossed one inning against the New York Mets, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
Mets Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Mets' Carlos Carrasco (3-3) will make his 14th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs in 4 2/3 innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
- He has three quality starts in 13 chances this season.
- In 13 starts this season, Carrasco has lasted five or more innings seven times, with an average of five innings per appearance.
- He has made 13 appearances and finished one of them without allowing an earned run.
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NEWTON — By no stretch of the fabric or the imagination was the game easy or as simple as Thanksgiving sweet potato pie.
The greatly heralded B.B. Comer football squad needed all four quarters to put away the Wicksburg High Panthers, 22-14 in the second round of the Class 2A state playoffs Friday night.
Some brute power, some patience and some close-knit teamwork was needed for Comer to eventually score the knockout punch against Wicksburg High School. The Panthers were annoying and hard-headed, as well as passionate down to the last drop and the final seconds of the game.
Senior quarterback J.T. Ackerman of Wicksburg didn’t want to say “goodbye” to his season or his prep career Friday. But Ackerman did play his last high school football game in the slim loss to B.B. Comer.
“This was all-out war. We played with heart and focus. It was hard and our coaches prepared us. But Comer was big and strong,” said Ackerman, who scrambled for 59 yards on nine carries for the Panthers.
Wicksburg never led, but always thought it could win the game. The Panthers never folded their pup tent. They kept stoking the campground fire.
The Panthers never gave the Tigers a minute of peace and relaxation until time finally ran out on the Wicksburg High season. The Panthers manufactured 208 yards and 14 first downs on this playoff night in Class 2A.
—There was more than a hint of a frisky running attack for the Comer Tigers. They ran the ball down the gut and over the backyard hedges in the game with 234 rushing yards.
—Junior ramrod and running back Kamore Harris of Comer slammed into the Panthers with 162 yards on 19 carries. Harris dotted his i and crossed his t with two playoff touchdowns. The B.B. Comer workhorse scored both of his touchdowns on 9-yard runs, one in the first quarter and another in the third period.
—Tigers junior quarterback Devin Harvey took some ownership in the vaunted Comer running game, as well. Harvey wiggled free for 43 yards on 10 carries. And he scored on a 5-yard quarterback keeper in the second quarter. Harvey gave B.B. Comer a 14-0 lead.
—Panthers senior tailback Jaylen Murray was hard to contain, too. Murray chopped the Comer High lead to 14-7 with a 5-yard scoring sprint at the 4:14 mark of the second period. Murray would also score on a 2-yard run in the second half as Wicksburg High sliced the Tiger lead to 22-14.
—Harvey came to the rescue of his Comer team one more time with a victory-clinching interception with 1:04 left in the fourth period. Harvey always closes fast in the defensive secondary. He’s a free safety.
—Sophomore running back Gabe Glover of Wicksburg got his share of touches. Glover chiseled out 31 yards on 10 carries for the Panthers.
—Comer High football coach Adam Fossett on the Panthers’ ability to rally: “They kept coming back. Wicksburg is a good football team. Crazy things happen (in the state playoffs).”
—Harris on his team’s habit of winning in the Class 2A postseason: “We stay on our game. I let the line open the holes. We love competing. We show some toughness.”
—That wasn’t all for Harris in the playoff triumph against the Wicksburg Panthers: “My stomach was churning.”
—B.B. Comer will return to Legion Field in Sylacauga on Friday for a state quarterfinal game against the Reeltown Rebels. They are toting a 10-1 record. The Comer Tigers aren’t too shabby either with a 10-2 record.
—Wicksburg High has come to the end of its season, however. The proud Panthers have come to a halt with a record of 6-6. | 2022-11-12T22:00:05+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_sports/prep-football-wicksburg-puts-up-a-strong-fight-b-b-comer-survives-and-advances/article_1731d044-62b5-11ed-af76-973ba96be3eb.html |
Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run that left teacher and father of 10 dead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - Prosecutors charged a 27-year-old woman in connection to a crash that killed a middle school teacher.
Kyrie Fields of Oregon, Wisconsin, was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, KCTV reports.
A probable cause document stated Charles Criniere, a husband and father of 10 children who also was a teacher at Martin City Middle School, was struck and killed while riding his bike the morning of Aug. 27.
Law enforcement found car parts at the scene of the incident and learned that a white Acura MDX was the suspect vehicle. Police found that the car had been set on fire the day after the fatal crash. The document stated that the parts found matched the suspect vehicle.
After detectives found that Fields was the driver of the Acura, they arrested her Monday. While being interviewed, police said she told them she was texting a friend, high on Percocet, and had taken her eyes off the road when she struck Criniere.
Fields also said she was unsure who burned the car, the document stated.
The court record also said Fields admitted to cleaning the car at a friend’s house after the crash, and that there had been blood on the front of the vehicle after the incident.
Prosecutors are requesting a $100,000 bond.
A fundraiser has been set up by a family friend to benefit the Criniere family. Visit GoFundMe to donate money to the family.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he's not making much money from his social media network but estimates it is worth between $5 million and $25 million, according to his personal financial disclosure form filed Friday.
He owns about 90% of his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, but said he made less than $201 from it.
He also reported he made between $100,000 and $1 million for a series of digital trading cards he released in December that portrayed a photoshopped Trump in a series of cartoon-like images, including an astronaut, a cowboy and a superhero.
The report filed with the Federal Election Commission is the first glimpse into Trump's finances since he left the White House and launched several new business ventures.
The real estate mogul and reality TV star launched the platform Truth Social in 2022, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Although Trump has since been allowed back on those social media networks, he has relied on Truth Social as a primary method of sharing messages with his supporters, especially as he has launched his 2024 presidential campaign.
The report provides limited information since it only reports income in broad ranges.
CIC Digital LLC, the company that owned the digital trading card NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, was valued at somewhere between $500,000 and $1 million, according to the report.
Trump also reported he made more than $5 million in speaking fees.
All federal candidates are required to file the disclosures after announcing their candidacies. Trump, a Republican, had been granted an extension and risked a fine if he delayed further.
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin contributed to this report. | 2023-04-14T23:30:02+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/trump-reports-little-income-from-truth-social-17898502.php |
Eleven members of an armed militia that held a standoff with Massachusetts state police on I-95 while on their way to Maine have yet to be prosecuted more than a year after they were arrested on firearms charges.
Members of Rise of the Moors, a Rhode Island-based group, were arrested around 1:30 a.m. on July 3, 2021, after a state police officer saw them refueling on the side of the highway and stopped to assist them.
The trooper discovered that none of the men had drivers’ licenses and they were wearing body armor and carrying unregistered, unsecured firearms. The cars they were traveling in had unregistered Maine license plates. The troopers called for backup, after which several members fled into nearby woods, prompting shelter-in-place orders for neighboring towns until all of the Moors were arrested. A standoff with group members shut down a busy highway on a holiday weekend.
The group’s leader, Jamhal Latimer, told troopers that he and his members were on their way to the Bangor area, where they owned land, and were planning to conduct “training.”
Latimer, who goes by Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey, also said that the Moors were exempt from firearm licensing laws because they were a militia.
Ten of the men were arraigned last July at chaotic hearings where dozens of their supporters attended remotely, heckled the judge and yelled out slogans like “Free the Moors” until they were removed.
One of the men, who was 17 when he was arrested, hasn’t been publicly identified.
The Moors were charged with illegal possession of firearms, illegal possession of large-capacity firearms, improperly storing firearms, providing false information to police, conspiracy to improperly stow firearms and wearing body armor during the commission of a felony.
A handful of the men refused to identify themselves, accept the charges against them or accept legal representation, insisting that they were foreign nationals not subject to U.S. laws.
But a year later, none of them have been prosecuted yet, according to court records and the Boston Globe.
Defendants will face trials in pairs, and nine have posted bail, the Globe reported. The first trial begins in August, while others are scheduled to begin in the fall and next spring.
One defendant, Lamar Dow, who goes by Jamil Rasul Bey, was ordered to undergo psychiatric observation at Bridgewater State Hospital in late May, then ordered back to jail on June 15, according to the Globe and the Rise of the Moors’ website.
Providence, Rhode Island, police also arrested another defendant, Quinn Cumberlander, 40, in January on three felony counts of providing false information to secure a firearm or firearm license.
Cumberlander, who goes by Quinn Khabir El, pleaded not guilty last month and was released on a $15,000 surety bond, according to Kent County records.
He posted a $5,000 bond for the Massachusetts charges in March and agreed to attend hearings while staying with family in Maryland, the Globe reported.
Latimer, who will face a jury trial on Aug. 1 with Cumberlander, has a bail hearing on July 14 in Middlesex Superior Court, the Globe reported.
Since their arrests, the Moors and their supporters have filed a handful of lawsuits against Massachusetts state officials to protest their incarceration.
Three of those suits have been dismissed, according to court records.
U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor dismissed a lawsuit late last month from three Moors supporters who had driven from Arkansas to support the Rise of the Moors at a court hearing last September when their car was towed outside of the courthouse and they were arrested.
Iyanga Bey, Demar Bey and Sha’jarah Bey sued Massachusetts state troopers for $70 million, claiming that they had witnessed the troopers commit acts of “human trafficking, depriviation of rights, extortion, genocide and financial, emotional and time-consuming inconveniences,” according to the complaint.
Police said their gray 2014 Toyota Camry didn’t have a registration, license plate or insurance; that the drivers weren’t licensed to drive; that they were carrying large-capacity firearms and ammo without a license; and that they had knowingly provided false names.
Latimer also filed two lawsuits on behalf of Rise of the Moors in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, claiming defamation, discrimination and lack of jurisdiction.
He also claimed that Massachusetts’ strict gun laws hurt his group’s ability to protect Maine and other northern states from domestic terrorism or a foreign invasion.
The first case, in Rhode Island, was dismissed last August, after U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. said the federal court couldn’t intervene in state proceedings.
Judge Indira Talwani of U.S. District Court in Boston dismissed the Massachusetts case in March, citing the same reasoning as McConnell.
Rise of the Moors is part of the Moorish sovereign citizen movement, which is a collection of people who believe that they are both Moroccan nationals and aborginal Americans, and part of the broader sovereign citizen movement, whose adherents use a range of conspiracy theories to justify why they are not subject to U.S. laws, according to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Moorish science started as a religious movement in the 1920s that posited that Black Americans were originally Moroccan descendants and that shared some beliefs with the Nation of Islam.
Some believers change their last names to “El” or “Bey” to reflect their Moorish heritage.
The leader of the Moorish Science Temple of America, in Atlanta, denounced the Rise of the Moors last year, however. | 2022-07-09T12:33:57+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/09/news/bangor/armed-militia-bangor-not-prosecuted-joam40zk0w/ |
Ralphie the ‘demon dog’ gets another chance at a new home
(CNN) – The infamous so-called “Fire-Breathing Demon” dog is getting a fourth chance at a forever home.
Ralphie is the 1-year-old, 26-pound French bulldog described by a New York shelter as a “terror in a somewhat small package.”
The Niagara SPCA said it finally found a perfect adopter for him after he was returned three times.
Hopefully, Ralphie’s new owner Jason, whose last name was not provided, can handle the pup since he trains dogs for the Department of Energy in Tennessee.
Before Ralphie went home with Jason, the dog completed a six-week boarding and training program.
It helped with his reactivity around other dogs, which is important because Jason already has a French bulldog, a dachshund and a German shepherd.
Jason said the reformed canine is now getting acquainted with his new pack.
Ralphie’s adventures are being documented on Instagram @demondogralphie.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-27T16:26:18+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/2023/03/27/ralphie-demon-dog-gets-another-chance-new-home/ |
GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT), a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers, announced today that its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, will be released on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, after the market close. The Company will host its conference call for analysts, investors and other interested parties on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
To access the conference call, listeners should dial 1-877-605-1702.
A live audio webcast of this call will be available to the public on Tanger's Investor Relations website, investors.tangeroutlets.com.
A telephone replay of the call will be available from November 3, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time through 11:59 p.m. on November 17, 2022, by dialing 1-877-660-6853, replay access code #13732469. An online archive of the webcast will also be available through November 17, 2022.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers that owns (or has an ownership interest in) and/or manages a portfolio of 37 centers with an additional center currently under development. Tanger's operating properties are located in 20 states and in Canada, totaling approximately 14.0 million square feet, leased to over 2,700 stores operated by more than 600 different brand name companies. The Company has more than 41 years of experience in the outlet industry and is a publicly-traded REIT. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4TANGER or visit the Company's website at www.tangeroutlets.com.
Investor Contact Information
Doug McDonald
SVP, Finance and Capital Markets
T: (336) 856-6066
TangerIR@tangeroutlets.com
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MLB Games Tonight: How to Watch on TV, Streaming & Odds - Tuesday, May 30
In a Tuesday MLB slate that has a lot of exciting matchups, the Tampa Bay Rays versus the Chicago Cubs is a game to watch.
Coverage of all the MLB action today is available for you, with the info provided below.
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How to Watch Today's MLB Games
The Detroit Tigers (25-27) play host to the Texas Rangers (34-19)
The Rangers will look to pick up a road win at Comerica Park against the Tigers on Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- DET Key Player: Riley Greene (.297 AVG, 5 HR, 18 RBI)
- TEX Key Player: Marcus Semien (.298 AVG, 8 HR, 44 RBI)
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The Miami Marlins (28-26) play the San Diego Padres (24-29)
The Padres will look to pick up a road win at LoanDepot park versus the Marlins on Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- MIA Key Player: Jorge Soler (.254 AVG, 17 HR, 35 RBI)
- SD Key Player: Juan Soto (.261 AVG, 10 HR, 24 RBI)
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The Baltimore Orioles (34-20) play host to the Cleveland Guardians (24-29)
The Guardians will take to the field at Oriole Park at Camden Yards versus the Orioles on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- BAL Key Player: Cedric Mullins (.263 AVG, 8 HR, 39 RBI)
- CLE Key Player: José Ramírez (.272 AVG, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
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The Toronto Blue Jays (28-26) play host to the Milwaukee Brewers (28-25)
The Brewers will look to pick up a road win at Rogers Centre versus the Blue Jays on Tuesday at 7:07 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- TOR Key Player: Bo Bichette (.338 AVG, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
- MIL Key Player: Christian Yelich (.254 AVG, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
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The New York Mets (27-27) face the Philadelphia Phillies (25-28)
The Phillies will take to the field at Citi Field against the Mets on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- NYM Key Player: Pete Alonso (.243 AVG, 20 HR, 46 RBI)
- PHI Key Player: Alec Bohm (.269 AVG, 6 HR, 37 RBI)
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The Boston Red Sox (28-25) play the Cincinnati Reds (24-29)
The Reds will take to the field at Fenway Park against the Red Sox on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- BOS Key Player: Masataka Yoshida (.303 AVG, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
- CIN Key Player: Jonathan India (.290 AVG, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
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The St. Louis Cardinals (24-32) take on the Kansas City Royals (17-38)
The Royals will hit the field at Busch Stadium versus the Cardinals on Tuesday at 7:45 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- STL Key Player: Paul Goldschmidt (.290 AVG, 10 HR, 26 RBI)
- KC Key Player: Vinnie Pasquantino (.262 AVG, 9 HR, 26 RBI)
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The Chicago Cubs (23-30) play host to the Tampa Bay Rays (39-17)
The Rays hope to get a road victory at Wrigley Field against the Cubs on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- CHC Key Player: Nico Hoerner (.285 AVG, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
- TB Key Player: Wander Franco (.298 AVG, 7 HR, 30 RBI)
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The Chicago White Sox (22-34) host the Los Angeles Angels (29-26)
The Angels hope to get a road victory at Guaranteed Rate Field versus the White Sox on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- CHW Key Player: Andrew Vaughn (.244 AVG, 7 HR, 36 RBI)
- LAA Key Player: Shohei Ohtani (.263 AVG, 12 HR, 33 RBI)
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The Houston Astros (31-22) play the Minnesota Twins (28-26)
The Twins hope to get a road victory at Minute Maid Park against the Astros on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- HOU Key Player: Yordan Alvarez (.284 AVG, 14 HR, 48 RBI)
- MIN Key Player: Byron Buxton (.225 AVG, 10 HR, 23 RBI)
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The Arizona Diamondbacks (31-23) play the Colorado Rockies (24-31)
The Rockies hope to get a road victory at Chase Field against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- ARI Key Player: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (.319 AVG, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
- COL Key Player: Elias Díaz (.335 AVG, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
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The Oakland Athletics (11-45) host the Atlanta Braves (32-22)
The Braves will look to pick up a road win at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum versus the Athletics on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- OAK Key Player: Esteury Ruiz (.274 AVG, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
- ATL Key Player: Ronald Acuña Jr. (.327 AVG, 11 HR, 30 RBI)
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The Seattle Mariners (28-26) play the New York Yankees (33-23)
The Yankees will take to the field at T-Mobile Park versus the Mariners on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- SEA Key Player: Julio Rodríguez (.247 AVG, 10 HR, 31 RBI)
- NYY Key Player: Aaron Judge (.302 AVG, 17 HR, 38 RBI)
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The San Francisco Giants (28-26) take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (26-27)
The Pirates will look to pick up a road win at Oracle Park versus the Giants on Tuesday at 9:45 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:45 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- SF Key Player: Michael Conforto (.244 AVG, 11 HR, 27 RBI)
- PIT Key Player: Bryan Reynolds (.284 AVG, 7 HR, 33 RBI)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers (33-22) play host to the Washington Nationals (23-31)
The Nationals will look to pick up a road win at Dodger Stadium versus the Dodgers on Tuesday at 10:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: SportsNet LA
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- LAD Key Player: Freddie Freeman (.338 AVG, 9 HR, 34 RBI)
- WSH Key Player: Lane Thomas (.286 AVG, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sammy Smith won the Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, the first victory for the 18-year-old high school student who is taking classes online so he can be a full-time driver.
Making his 13th start in the last two years for Joe Gibbs Racing, Smith led the final 52 laps and held off Cup Series star Kyle Busch on two restarts to take the checkered flag for the first time in a NASCAR national series event.
“It’s amazing. It’s a dream come true,” Smith said. “It’s awesome.”
Ryan Truex finished second, followed by Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst and Chandler Smith. Busch was second following a final restart with 15 laps to go, but made contact with Chandler Smith on the final lap and ended up ninth.
Sammy Smith put JGR in victory lane in Phoenix for the 16th time in the second-tier series and for the sixth consecutive year — with six different drivers. Christopher Bell (2018), Busch (2019), Brandon Jones (2020), Daniel Hemric (2021) and Ty Gibbs (2022) previously celebrated at the mile-long track in the desert.
Smith also became the youngest Xfinity Series winner at Phoenix. He did so with seemingly relative ease, leading 92 of 200 laps in the United Rentals 200 and not facing any significant challenges down the stretch.
Busch briefly passed him following a restart with 24 laps to go, but Smith went right back by for good.
After driving nine races for Gibbs last year, Smith is now running a full slate for Gibbs. He had to give up his senior year of high school to make it happen.
ALLGAIER DISAPPOINTED
Justin Allgaier failed to extend his streak of top-three finishes. The JR Motorsports driver crashed with 22 laps remaining when he made contact with Kaz Grala and slammed into the outside wall. He finished 36th in a 38-car field.
It was a disappointing ending for Allgaier, who won the first two stages of the race. He also had finished third or better in four consecutive Xfinity Series races. He was third in the 2022 season finale at Phoenix, third in the 2023 opener at Daytona, third at Fontana and second last week at Vegas.
UP NEXT
The series races next Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-03-13T02:56:55+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/sports/ap-sports/high-schooler-sammy-smith-wins-xfinity-race-at-phoenix/ |
ARCADIA, Wis., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) is celebrating National Manufacturing Day by providing tours to local students for the sixth year in a row. The company will welcome over 700 middle and high school students to its facilities throughout the month, returning from two years of virtual tours due to the pandemic. National Manufacturing Day, the first Friday in October, is celebrated throughout the month by manufacturers across the country.
MFG Day, originated by the National Association of Manufacturers, is the industry's biggest initiative to build excitement around the future of the modern manufacturing workforce and engage with students to demonstrate the exciting opportunities within the industry. As manufacturers seek to fill 4 million high-skill, high-tech and high-paying jobs over the next decade, the need to educate the public of the endless opportunities and career pathways is exponential.
Ashley will tour the students through their advanced manufacturing operations, showcasing the drastic advancements that have been implemented with robotics and automation. Employees from various areas of manufacturing will speak to their career paths, including product design, automation, fabrication, assembly, quality and more. Students will also learn about the importance of manufacturing and the economic impact on the surrounding communities as well as the country.
"Our team was very excited to open our doors once more to students from across the U.S.," said Todd Wanek, President and CEO, Ashley Furniture Industries. "With the advancement of manufacturing technologies and equipment, comes an entire new set of careers that require a skilled workforce interested in pursuing them. By sharing this excitement with young students, we hope to inspire the next generation of makers."
"Our students were excited to see the careers available in Ripley, Miss. and how their current education plan may affect which career path they want to pursue," said Damon Ladner, Ripley Middle School. "The visit correlated with the mission of the South Tippah School District: "To build a stronger community through quality education." If students begin seeing the value and rewards for improving their education at an early age, it will improve the workforce available to our community partners. Manufacturing day also served as a starting point for conversations about future career goals and real-world application of subject matter."
Participating schools in Mississippi include North Pontotoc Middle School and Ripley Middle School. Participating school districts in Wisconsin include Arcadia, Blair-Taylor, Eleva-Strum, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, Holy Family Catholic School, Independence, Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School, and Whitehall. Northwest Middle School - Winston Salem in North Carolina and Van Guard High School in Texas are also participating.
Ashley has developed several partnerships with K-12 and post-secondary schools over the past five years, investing millions of dollars and resources towards various initiatives. These combined efforts include investing in STEM-based learning opportunities, scholarships, providing students with exposure to technical trades and career opportunities, instructor training, and robotics programs. As manufacturing continues to advance and the global economy evolves, training and educating our current and future workforce is a crucial part of our country's success.
Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) feels that every person deserves more value for their money. Established in 1945, Ashley is the largest manufacturer of home furnishings in the world, and was named one of America's Best Employers by Forbes in 2021. From design through fulfillment, Ashley is committed to delivering the world's best home furnishing values, selection and service, and earning the loyalty and trust of its customers every day. Visit Ashley online at www.ashleyglobal.com and "like" Ashley Furniture Industries on Facebook.
Media Contact:
Bailey Waldera
608.323.6782
BWaldera@AshleyFurniture.com
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Therapy dog ‘on duty’: Sacramento Fire’s new support K-9 helps first responders
By Melanie Wingo
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SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A K-9 recruit is now on duty with the Sacramento Fire Department.
“Emily” won’t be riding on engines out to calls, but she’ll provide critical help for first responders as they return home from those emergencies.
She’s the fire department’s first-ever support dog, specially trained through the intensive, Paws For Life K9 First Responder Program.
After going through a training regimen of his own, Sacramento Fire Deputy Chief Mike Taylor became Emily’s handler in May.
“Once I met her, and I learned about the program, it was just something I had to do,” Taylor said.
Emily is already hard at work, helping the people tasked with keeping our community safe.
“Every firefighter suffers things that are hard to let go,” Taylor said. “Your job is to make everything calm and let the citizens know, ‘We’ll make it right. We’re here to help.’ But that comes with packaging a lot inside.”
That’s where Emily comes in — fulfilling her job duties, including helping fire personnel with emotional intervention and diffusing tense situations.
“We want to be our best selves, mentally and physically for this community,” Taylor said. “The dogs just have that way of breaking that ice, and getting them to talk a little bit.”
Warfighter Overwatch, a first responder and veterans support group in Folsom, understands the importance of behavioral health programs like the one that brought Emily to the Sacramento Fire.
“We see them. We understand that they go through trauma and they may need help,” said the organization’s board chair, Danny O’Neel.
Warfighter Overwatch is pledging to support Emily’s placement with the department.
The group will make sure Emily’s daily needs are met, so she can help her first responder co-workers.
“From veterinarian services to chew toys, whatever it is to keep the dog happy and allow them to do the work, that is so vital they’re gonna be doing – helping our local heroes,” O’Neel said.
Through The Atlas Project, a newly-formed program named in honor of O’Neel’s therapy dog Atlas, Warfighter Overwatch is facilitating community involvement in caring for Emily’s needs.
A donation portal can be found on the organization’s website, or people can shop for supplies for Emily from an Amazon wish list the group created.
“The ability to help [Sacramento] Fire provide for these dogs is an honor, and something we’re absolutely willing to do and grateful to do,” O’Neel said.
Emily is the first of four therapy dogs that will be placed with Sacramento Fire. The Paws For Life K-9 First Responder Program rescues and trains the dogs.
In a social media post about the program, Sacramento Fire said:
“Dogs like Emily are rescued from high-intake shelters. Then, the dogs are placed in a prison training program where they work with incarcerated trainers and professionals. “Selected dogs with an aptitude for learning, and an innate ability to provide affection and comfort will then graduate from the Therapy Dog Program and be matched with a first-responder.” Now, a couple of months into her service, Emily is already making a difference with staff members and Taylor, too.
“As I listen to other stories or she helps others, it helps me process things. Things of my past,” he said. “I didn’t really receive her to help me but, I realize, she has.”
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NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FOF) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 31, 2023 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2021, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2023 (January 1, 2023 through April 30, 2023) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2023. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2023 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2023. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Website: https://www.cohenandsteers.com
Symbol: (NYSE: CNS)
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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