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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WXIN) — Basketball goals are being recalled due to possibly defective welds.
The recall involves Spalding Momentous EZ Assembly Portable Basketball Goals. They were sold nationwide from May 2021 through April 2022.
The recall was initiated after Spalding learned that welds in the boom arm attaching the backboard to the pole can fail, causing the backboard to fall. So far, 26 reports of weld failures have occurred. This includes three reports of backboards separating from the pole.
The CPSC said the failures have resulted in one person getting hit in the shoulder and upper torso and another person getting hit in the head.
The recalled goals have a 50-inch or 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with a visible “H-frame” providing support behind the backboard, or a 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with aluminum trim, but no H-frame. The CPSC says all backboard styles are attached to a black metal pole with a black metal arm.
The CPSC says “Spalding” is printed on the front of the black base and “6E” is molded on the back. The numbers 1010, 1011 or 1012 are printed to the right of the “caution” statement on the front of the backboard.
Anyone with the recalled basketball goal should stop using it and contact Spalding to arrange for a technician to remove the original arm and install a new one. They can contact Spalding’s customer care team at 1-800-558-5234 or online.
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2022-09-23T13:39:36+00:00
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What HR workers make in 18 major industries
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What HR workers make in 18 major industries
Female HR professional interviews a candidate
Chances are that at some point in your career, you’ve interacted with someone in human resources. When a company needs to hire the perfect person for the job, handle an employee’s questions about pay, develop onboarding training for new hires, implement an employee well-being program, or consult on benefits packages, they typically look to their human resources professionals. HR professionals are responsible for a range of tasks that are essential for communicating between the company’s administration and employees.
There are about 805,000 human resources worker jobs across the United States. It’s one of the most common roles for people with a bachelor’s degree in business. There are also differences between human resources managers, specialists, and assistants, whose many responsibilities can include recruitment and employee personnel matters. Some HR professionals may also decide not to work in-house at one company and instead work as a consultant or for external recruiting firms.
Human resources workers earn an average of nearly $62,500 annually in the U.S. But there is a wide range of pay in this field, and one of the factors that may determine how much an HR worker is paid relates to their geographic location and their company’s industry.
Pyn used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank the median annual salaries for human resources workers across 18 major U.S. industries. The analysis also provides a breakdown of median compensation for three of the subcategories of HR workers: managers, specialists, and assistants. Due to standard errors in the data, there may be some variation in actual rankings.
Click through for a look at what HR workers make in 18 major industries.
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#18. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
Man in suit is conducting a job interview
– Median salary for human resources workers: $48,690
— Human resources managers: $101,640
— Human resources specialists: $49,410
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $38,220
Working in human resources in the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting sectors encompasses a wide variety of jobs. HR workers who are looking to fill jobs in forestry, for example, will likely be looking to hire people based in part on their physical capacity to perform labor.
Agriculture, on the other hand, also includes office and executive jobs in agribusiness, and human resources professionals working on such tasks will have to hire for completely different competencies, such as project management. Working in outdoor environments also comes with a unique set of challenges for safety and onboard training, so HR workers with experience in these special fields are likely in higher demand.
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#17. Administration, support, and waste management
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $48,970
— Human resources managers: $99,080
— Human resources specialists: $48,970
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $38,190
Administration, support, and waste management support includes a vast array of jobs that help other businesses and organizations function, such as sanitation workers and temporary support roles to clean up after concerts and other large events. As such, those who work in the human resources field often need the professional range to address the concerns of employers ranging from commercial offices to residential real estate buildings, as well as health and safety training requirements for workers.
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#16. Retail
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $49,410
— Human resources managers: $102,490
— Human resources specialists: $49,410
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $37,250
Specialists in retail HR work within an ever-evolving ecosystem of retail staffers. Certain times of year that typically have more shoppers mean that HR professionals will have to be particularly adept at anticipating their companies’ seasonal needs. Stores typically need more retail assistance during the autumn and winter holidays of Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, so those working in retail HR will need to be able to calibrate hiring accordingly and be well-versed in policy and personnel matters specific to part-time workers.
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#15. Arts, entertainment, and recreation
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $52,770
— Human resources managers: $99,510
— Human resources specialists: $52,500
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $38,210
Jobs in the arts, entertainment, and recreation can span everything from working artists to managers and docents at museums and theaters. Those who work hiring artists and performers will likely need to know about how to recruit and analyze job experience based on candidates’ previous roles, on-set and theatrical experiences, and depth of knowledge in a style of art or performance.
In addition to office and administrative workers, HR professionals in these fields would also need to be familiar with specialized workplace environments in recreational or entertainment fields that may require different types of safety training and hours of operation.
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#14. Accommodation and food services
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $57,040
— Human resources managers: $99,540
— Human resources specialists: $56,820
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $36,910
The accommodation and food services industry typically encompasses everything from hotels and resorts to sit-down restaurants and outdoor cafes. HR workers in the sector will need to be aware of how demand in these sectors fluctuates through the year and in different regions of the country. For example, they will likely need to be able to provide more of their services in the summer months in vacation towns and be prepared to meet travel demand in popular winter holiday locations.
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#13. Health care and social assistance
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $58,120
— Human resources managers: $99,870
— Human resources specialists: $57,720
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $40,230
Health care and senior care are rapidly growing sectors in the United States. The top-growing professions within the sector include nurses and nurse’s aides who assist the elderly. With the rise in burnout and stress among frontline medical workers, HR professionals in this industry often need an understanding of the complexity of working with patients, which can be a high-stress environment where safety protocols and proper training are essential. HR professionals also need to be aware of mental health and family support services for medical professionals, and may be called upon to build staff well-being and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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#12. Educational services
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $61,850
— Human resources managers: $119,620
— Human resources specialists: $61,660
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $47,520
Educational services jobs include those who are looking to be professors and teachers. Academic careers are often extremely competitive, with academic institutions seriously considering the caliber of faculty they are hiring. HR professionals in this industry may also be the bridge between administrators and faculty and teachers’ unions, ensuring that benefits administration, required training, employee handbooks, and policies and procedures are in compliance.
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#11. Construction
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $62,310
— Human resources managers: $102,900
— Human resources specialists: $62,320
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $42,650
Many construction jobs are physically demanding, and as such will require those working in HR to be on top of policies for workplace safety, training, and processing injury or accident cases. Human resources professionals who recruit for construction jobs will have to look for those who encompass a wide variety of skill sets. As with most jobs, they will have to find people who are properly trained, skilled, and dependable enough to accomplish the tasks required in construction work.
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#10. Real estate and rental/leasing
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $64,120
— Human resources managers: $125,430
— Human resources specialists: $64,120
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $47,180
Those working in real estate, rental, and leasing occupations are typically involved in helping others find the perfect home or apartment to buy or rent. HR professionals in this field help a real estate agency or office with internal operations, ranging from legal compliance to tracking commissions and payroll processes. Staff recruiters in these fields need to have good judgment as they screen potential applicants, and it may help to know the market for potential homes.
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#9. Wholesale trade
Close up of hands during an interview
– Median salary for human resources workers: $67,340
— Human resources managers: $128,060
— Human resources specialists: $67,130
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $46,910
People in the wholesale trade industry are typically those who work in occupations like wholesale merchandise. HR recruiters who hire for the industry will need to make sure that they find candidates who have a good sense of how global events may impact shipping and supply chains. In recent years the pandemic and related labor shortages have slowed shipping down, which has also impacted wholesaling. HR professionals placing people in wholesale trade will want to make sure they are hiring candidates with a solid understanding of the trends in logistics and global trade.
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#8. Manufacturing
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $73,040
— Human resources managers: $125,080
— Human resources specialists: $72,370
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $44,260
The manufacturing sector is made up of those who are engaged in the physical, mechanical, or chemical production of autos, electronics, and other finished products. A wide variety of occupations count as manufacturing, from those who work primarily with their hands in factories to engineers who work mainly with chemicals and need specialized degrees and training. As employees work in an environment with equipment and machinery, HR workers need to ensure that company policies around workplace safety, employee health, and new hire training are always up to date, among other duties.
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#7. Federal, state, and local government
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $75,170
— Human resources managers: $102,520
— Human resources specialists: $74,840
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $47,600
Those who work in the federal, state, and local government sectors do everything from managing parks and recreation departments to managing caseloads in the federal judiciary. The federal government typically has preset pay bands for employees, so salaries are less subject to market fluctuations and performance than those in other industries. Though HR managers will not need to focus on compensation issues as they would in the private sector, they still have to ensure that policies meet federal standards, especially around ensuring equal opportunity hiring.
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#5. Management of companies and enterprises (tie)
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $76,040
— Human resources managers: $130,340
— Human resources specialists: $75,650
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $46,640
With typically higher salaries than others in their organizations, HR professionals in the business sector often oversee the complex internal operations of companies across many kinds of industries, sales, and services. Whether working at a small business with less than 100 people or a multinational corporation with thousands, HR managers must work closely with executive leadership to develop strategic planning for hiring, assist with organizational structure and manager training, implement employment benefits programs, develop diversity and inclusion policies, and also field any personnel or compliance issues that may arise. Recruiting C-suite and executive roles is one of the most specialized in the HR field, as well as the highest paying for outside recruiters.
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#5. Mining (tie)
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $76,040
— Human resources managers: $126,650
— Human resources specialists: $76,040
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $48,470
Mining has historically been a dangerous industry for workers who’ve had to run operations deep underground, or—when it comes to global job placement for mining engineers—in remote conditions or the extreme weather of Arctic or tropical environments. With such high-risk work sites, HR professionals need to ensure that they have safety and job site training policies up to industry standards, and may need to be well-versed in workers’ benefits and benefits policy requirements across different countries or states.
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#4. Finance and insurance
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $76,700
— Human resources managers: $131,710
— Human resources specialists: $76,450
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $46,960
Finance and insurance are typically two highly compensated industries, so companies need to work with their HR professional to ensure they offer competitive benefits, well-being programs, and compensation to attract workers. As with many industries that work with financial services, HR professionals also need to be well-versed in compliance issues and ensuring that employee handbooks and workplace training ensure that employees are aware of ethics, best practices, and legal requirements in their work. Human resources departments are also the link between staffers and administrators when it comes to mediating any personnel matters, as well as implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and benefits administration.
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#3. Professional, scientific, and technical services
Top view of HR managers interviewing job applicant
– Median salary for human resources workers: $76,920
— Human resources managers: $133,980
— Human resources specialists: $76,920
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $46,910
The professional, scientific, and technical services industry encompasses everything from scientists who work for labs, to pharmacologists who synthesize new drugs. HR professionals may also need to be aware of special training requirements, particularly in health and safety regulations, for employees who will be in lab settings and working with chemicals or highly sensitive equipment. For those who are tasked with hiring the ideal candidates to fulfill highly skilled roles may need specialized technical or scientific knowledge themselves, and may be compensated accordingly well.
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#2. Utilities
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– Median salary for human resources workers: $81,050
— Human resources managers: $132,270
— Human resources specialists: $80,510
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $61,100
Those who work in utilities play a part in the provision of everything from natural gas to electric power to steam supply. These positions are often highly lucrative and require many years of training and study. The overall high salaries of those engaged in the field may be responsible in part for the higher salaries commanded by HR workers in the energy and utilities field.
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#1. Information
Close up of a woman reviewing CVs
– Median salary for human resources workers: $82,240
— Human resources managers: $163,360
— Human resources specialists: $81,660
— Human resources assistants (except payroll/timekeeping): $47,330
People in the information industry capture value from knowledge and data. This has become a particularly lucrative and popular sector in the internet age, with companies looking to use data to drive sales and accomplish other business goals. This means that companies may be willing to pay more to HR workers who can help them develop office benefits, well-being, and compensation programs to help retain highly sought-after tech workers. In this competitive field, negotiating salaries, successfully recruiting in-demand workers, and retaining employees will all be essential skills.
This story originally appeared on Pyn and was produced and
distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
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2022-11-17T19:59:47+00:00
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krdo.com
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 4:30 PM Eastern time to discuss first quarter financial results and provide a business update for the second quarter to date.
A press release with first quarter financial results will be issued at approximately 4:10 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Participants can join the conference call by dialing 1-888-317-6003 and will be prompted to enter the code 3598907. International callers can dial 1-412-317-6061 and will be prompted to enter the code 3598907.
The call will also be webcast live from the Company's website on the investor relations page at ir.chipotle.com and registration is available at https://app.webinar.net/J8qRpbd2PwB. An archived webcast will be available approximately one hour after the end of the call.
ABOUT CHIPOTLE
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had nearly 3,200 restaurants as of December 31, 2022, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants. Chipotle is ranked on the Fortune 500 and is recognized on the 2023 list for Fortune's Most Admired Companies. With over 100,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
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Bant Breen of the Uncaged Show Focuses on the Development and Growth of Sustainable Solutions Company
PHOENIX, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) ("SinglePoint'' or "the Company"), a renewable solar energy and sustainable solutions provider, announced today that Wil Ralston, CEO of SinglePoint Inc., on The Uncaged Show to discuss how the Company is helping commercial, government, and residential consumers adopt sustainable solutions for Indoor Air Quality and solar energy. The Uncaged show celebrates the thought leadership of today's top business leaders.
This program gives a voice to the great leaders shaping today's business world and leading the way for tomorrow's commerce. SinglePoint operates mainly within two industries: renewable energy and indoor air purification. Both sectors are primarily focused now on American society and politics. The Inflation Reduction Act increased solar tax credits to 30% for the next ten years, while $121 billion in public funding has been earmarked for K-12 schools to use for indoor air services. Public and federal support has allowed SinglePoint to engage with and grow its markets.
Price increases are being seen across the renewable energy landscape. SinglePoint customers want to understand how cost savings can be achieved; The Company is able and willing to help consumers harness financial incentives to maximize their efficient power usage and related savings. For SinglePoint, the pandemic highlighted the fact that people and adaptability are the core dynamics of any business. Mr. Ralston noted that everyone at SinglePoint improved their ability to make decisions, execute those decisions quickly and learn from those choices. SinglePoint has grown exponentially, moving from below $1 million in revenue in 2021 to approximately $25 million in revenue as of last year.
The Company is ready to launch multiple initiatives within the solar and sustainability industry, including decarbonization efforts and renewable-powered businesses. The goal of SinglePoint is to make these critical changes frictionless for customers. The Company continues implementing an acquisition strategy to create a synergistic network within historically fragmented industries. As a public company's CEO, Wil Ralston acknowledges that general market instabilities create business fears. Market challenges bring opportunities. SinglePoint continues to serve its customers successfully while expanding its footprint through organic growth, reflected in shareholder value and Company size.
SinglePoint is a sustainable lifestyle Company focused on the solar energy, energy storage and indoor air purification markets. The Company plans to build the largest renewable energy solutions network and modernize the traditional solar energy and energy storage business model. SinglePoint continues to execute its acquisition strategy by identifying future growth opportunities in indoor air purification and ventilation, electric vehicle charging, solar as a subscription service, and additional energy efficiencies and appliances that enhance sustainability and healthier life. For more information, visit the Company's websites: www.singlepoint.com, www.bostonsolar.us, and www.boxpureair.com.
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, besides statements of fact included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding revenue projections, financing opportunities, potential plans and objectives of the Company, anticipated growth, and future expansion, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Technical and other complications, which may arise, could prevent the prompt implementation of any strategically significant plan(s) outlined above. The Company undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
Investor Contact:
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LONDON and NEW YORK, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PolyAI, a global leader in customer-led voice assistants, today announced that it has been recognized as a Hot Vendor in Conversational AI by Aragon Research, Inc1 and, for the second time since 2021, the exclusive customer support voice assistant in CB Insights annual AI 100 list.
Aragon's Hot Vendors in Conversational AI report identifies "noteworthy, visionary and innovative" players in the space. PolyAI is one of three spotlighted vendors noted for "its ability to converse like a real person, asking leading questions, dealing with interrupts, accents, and quirks of human conversations," making its voice assistants an easy choice for automation- minded companies "where natural flowing conversations are an important communication channel."
The CB Insights AI 100 list identifies the most promising private artificial intelligence companies in the world from a pool of nearly 9,000 candidates. For the second time in the AI 100's seven year history, PolyAI has appeared as the sole customer service voice assistant vendor.
"We are honored to be recognized by both Aragon Research and CB Insights as a leading innovator in the dynamic AI-powered marketplace," said Nikola Mrkšić, co-founder and CEO of PolyAI. "These acknowledgements, along with countless customer success stories, validate our vision for the importance and future of voice in CX and contact center support, as well as what we're doing to help our clients address their business issues and be the best version of themselves in every customer interaction."
In addition to analyst firm accolades, PolyAI recently won the American Hotel & Lodging Association TechOvation Award for groundbreaking technological innovation in the hotel and lodging industry, presented at the inaugural Hospitality Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About PolyAI
PolyAI builds customer-led voice assistants that carry on natural conversations with customers to solve their problems. PolyAI voice assistants understand customers, regardless of what they say or how they say it.
PolyAI serves enterprises where customer conversation is an important part of doing business. Customers include transformative visionaries in global banking, hospitality, home services, insurance, retail, and telecommunications, as well as municipal entities and orgs in the public sector.
1 Aragon Research does not endorse vendors, or their products or services that are referenced in its research publications, and does not advise users to select those vendors that are rated the highest. Aragon Research publications consist of the opinions of Aragon Research and Advisory Services organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Aragon Research provides its research publications and the information contained in them "AS IS," without warranty of any kind.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Almost 20 years after the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired, a House committee has taken up the bill aiming to ban assault-style weapons, as Republicans push back against efforts to pass more gun laws.
In a hearing, Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) played audio from the moments a gunman opened fire on students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. He also called mass shootings a uniquely American problem magnified by easy access to assault-style weapons.
“There are more guns than people in this country, more mass shootings than days in the year,” Cicilline said.
He added “these bullets don’t just pierce, they explode inside the victim’s body and decimate them. For God’s sake, parents in Uvalde had to identify their children via DNA sample because the bullets ripped their children apart.”
Democrats are pushing to renew the federal bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that expired in 2004.
However, Florida Republican congressman Greg Steube said his time in the military showed him AR-15-style rifles are not weapons of war as Democrats call them.
“You are issued weapons that allow for fully automatic and three-round bursts,” Steube said. “That’s already banned.”
Republican Ohio congressman Jim Jordan argued the Second Amendment prevents Congress from banning any weapons.
“The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, plain and simple. It doesn’t say the right to keep and bear muskets,” Jordan said.
Meanwhile, Democrats hope the U.S. House will soon pass the proposed ban on assault weapons.
“Perhaps sometime today our Republican friends will explain to us why their interpretation of the Second Amendment wouldn’t prohibit us from banning tanks or jet bombers,” Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said.
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2022-07-20T23:17:13+00:00
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ourquadcities.com
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https://www.ourquadcities.com/washington/washington-dc/u-s-house-democrats-take-up-federal-assault-weapons-ban/
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is running for governor in Arkansas, underwent surgery Friday for thyroid cancer.
Sanders announced she underwent the surgery after a biopsy earlier this month revealed that she had thyroid cancer. Sanders was recovering at an Arkansas hospital on Friday, her campaign said.
“Today, I underwent a successful surgery to remove my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes and by the grace of God I am now cancer-free,” Sanders said in a statement released by her campaign. “I want to thank the Arkansas doctors and nurses for their world-class care, as well as my family and friends for their love, prayers, and support.”
Sanders, 40, said she looked forward to returning to the campaign trail soon. Sanders’ last public event was at the Arkansas Razorbacks football game on Saturday. Spokesman Judd Deere said Sanders went to two fundraisers and held several meetings at the campaign office Thursday.
Sanders, who served as former President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman until 2019, is running against Democratic nominee Chris Jones. She is the daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee.
“Our hearts go out to you, Sarah. Our family is thinking of you and praying for you and your family,” Jones and his wife, Jerrilyn, said in a statement. “It’s truly a blessing that you caught this cancer early and were able to receive world-class treatment so quickly.”
Sanders, who has shattered fundraising records in the race, is heavily favored in the predominantly Republican state of Arkansas. The state’s current Republican governor, Asa Hutchinson, is leaving office in January due to term limits.
Hutchinson said he and first lady Susan Hutchinson wished Sanders a “full and speedy recovery.”
“We hope you’re back on the campaign trail soon!” he tweeted.
A doctor for Sanders said in a statement that he expected her to be back on her feet within the next 24 hours. Dr. John R. Sims, a surgeon at CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock, said Sanders will need adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine and continued long-term follow up care.
Sims said Sanders’ cancer was a stage 1 papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common type of thyroid cancer and said she has an “excellent” prognosis.
“I think it’s fair to say she’s now cancer free, and I don’t anticipate any of this slowing her down,” Sims said.
During Sanders’ nearly two-year tenure at the White House, she scaled back daily televised briefings after repeatedly sparring with reporters and faced questions about her credibility. But she also earned reporters’ respect working behind the scenes to develop relationships with the media.
Sanders was well known in Arkansas politics before launching her governor’s bid, going back to when she appeared in ads for her father’s campaigns. She managed Sen. John Boozman’s 2010 election and worked as an adviser to Sen. Tom Cotton’s in 2014.
She’s run primarily on national issues in the Arkansas race, promising to use the governor’s office to fight President Joe Biden and the “radical left.”
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2022-09-17T16:59:56+00:00
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wric.com
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https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-sarah-sanders-undergoes-surgery-for-thyroid-cancer/
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NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring gasoline prices have left many consumers with no choice but to cut spending on non-essentials, but it might be coming full circle by stopping some drivers from filling up their tanks.
This “demand destruction” occurs when persistently high prices cause demand to drop. It’s an unwelcome sign as consumers face the highest inflation in four decades with no relief in sight.
Data from the Energy Information Administration shows demand over the last several months is already lagging the same period a year ago by as much as 3%, depending on the week.
Persistently rising inflation is putting ever-increasing pressure on consumers. Their spending held up through most of 2021 and into 2022, seemingly impervious to higher prices for everything from food to clothing. But, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February worsened already high energy prices. Russia is a leading crude producer and sanctions against the nation have cut its production off from much of the global oil supply.
U.S. crude oil prices are up more than 60% this year. That’s lifted gasoline prices to all-time highs, averaging $6.46 in Los Angeles and $5.20 in New York.
“Many people could make minor changes to their lifestyle,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research. “What you end up doing instead is you end up spending less on other things that are discretionary.”
Gasoline, though, is considered essential for most people who rely on their cars to get anywhere. The slowdown in demand threatens a wide range of businesses that rely on a summer pickup in activity as Americans vacation, take road trips and just generally hit the road in bigger numbers for a wide range of activities. Falling gas consumption could signal worsening recovery prospects for restaurants, hotels and other businesses that are still struggling to regain financial ground lost during the pandemic.
The AAA says 75% of drivers surveyed said they would change their driving habits if gas hits $5 a gallon. The average price for a gallon is $5 or more in 21 states and the District of Columbia.
Prices at the pump aren’t likely to ease anytime soon, as oil production lags. The United States is the world’s largest oil producer, but its refining capacity is down 900,000 barrels of oil per day since the end of 2019, according to the Energy Department.
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2022-06-17T11:21:26+00:00
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cbs42.com
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https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/high-gasoline-prices-crimping-drivers-spending-at-the-pump/
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Donald Trump’s signals that he may soon launch his 2024 candidacy are triggering discussions over whether to appoint a special counsel to oversee the numerous criminal probes into the former president — with legal experts warning the idea holds little benefit for the Justice Department.
Justice Department leaders have been discussing the issue more seriously, according to CNN, amid reports that Trump could announce a presidential bid as early as Monday night.
Several legal observers interviewed by The Hill said it would be a bad idea for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel.
“If they’re going to do a special counsel because they think that it will protect the prosecution of the former president from political attack on the grounds that the indictment is politically motivated, that’s a fool’s errand because going that way will have minimal impact on the width and breadth of the criticism,” said Jeff Robbins, an attorney now in private practice who has served as both a federal prosecutor and a Senate investigative counsel.
Legal experts say Attorney General Merrick Garland would have to be aware that many Trump supporters will be unsatisfied by a prosecution no matter who takes the reins.
“If the appointment of independent counsel was meant to forestall criticism, that wouldn’t work anyway,” said Michael Bromwich, who served as the Justice Department’s inspector general during the Clinton administration and as a prosecutor for the independent counsel that investigated the Iran-Contra scandal.
He said people who “don’t like any prosecutor who decides to charge Trump are going to find a way to dislike it.”
“And so the attacks on Merrick Garland will exist if he keeps the case, and they would exist if he appointed a special counsel to take over the decisionmaking authority in the case,” Bromwich said. “So I think he’s found out it’s a no-win situation for him. And I think he understands that.”
The Justice Department has its own regulations about when to appoint a special counsel to oversee an investigation, but it ultimately gives the attorney general broad discretion over when to do so.
Andrew Weissmann, who was one of the lead prosecutors on the Mueller investigation, said he suspects the Justice Department long ago evaluated whether to bring in a special counsel and decided against it but is reevaluating given Trump’s potential announcement.
“I think it’s responsible if they’re looking at it again,” he said.
“To me, I took that as that is what a Merrick Garland Justice Department would do. It’s a rule-of-law place. There’s a regulation that says you’re supposed to examine these issues. The facts may change, so they need to look to see whether their assessment should change if the facts change. And I suspect they’ll come out at the same place,” he said.
He added that an early announcement of a presidential run by Trump would change little since Trump is the “de facto leader of the Republican Party.”
“So I just didn’t know that the analysis changes a lot,” Weissmann said.
A campaign kickoff by Trump would only increase timeline pressures on the Justice Department. Experts say appointing a special counsel would be a lengthy process for a Justice Department that doesn’t have time to lose.
Beyond recruiting someone to take the role, a special counsel would need time to get read into the two Trump investigations — one for his mishandling of presidential records found at Mar-a-Lago and the other involving his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“It would slow it down enormously. And so one, I think, pretty strong argument is you want as little as possible of this investigation and any charges to overlap with the homestretch of the presidential campaign,” Bromwich said.
And it would likely require significant Justice Department resources anyway.
“I think that appointing a special counsel would in many ways be more symbolic than real because they not only have to rely on work already done by Justice Department lawyers. They probably would have to have many of those lawyers detail to the special counsel in order to continue doing the work because that’s where the expertise resides,” Bromwich added.
Robbins said such a move would aid arguments that the special counsel is nothing more than a “disingenuous fig leaf.”
It’s also not clear who the special counsel could be or if would have appeal to a strong candidate.
“If there was anybody whose credibility as a nonpartisan, right-down-the-middle prosecutor that should have been impregnable, it was Bob Mueller. Highly thought of on both sides of the aisle, FBI director approved for an extension by both sides of the aisle — the whole drill. It didn’t affect the attack on him from Trump World one iota,” Robbins said.
Weissmann said he thinks the environment for special counsels has only gotten worse since he aided with Mueller’s probe into Trump and Russia.
“There’s a playbook of vilifying a special counsel. I never thought we could be in a more volatile [time] than when Robert Mueller was special counsel. Even though there were lots of lots of threats, I think it’s gone to a new level, which is hard to imagine,” he said.
Robbins, however, also sees little benefit to looking outside the Justice Department when what he sees as the perfect man for the moment is already in the job.
“How do you find somebody who is better suited to appear above the fray than Merrick Garland, a former highly respected, mild-mannered, by-the-book, famously judicious, famously restrained court of appeals justice [who] has at every turn endeavored to avoid presenting as a partisan and who is not a partisan by nature,” he said.
“How do you find somebody who was better than that to serve as a nonpartisan face of such a delicate prosecution?” Robbins asked.
“Not easy,” he added.
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2022-11-08T01:53:17+00:00
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wric.com
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https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/legal-observers-cast-doubt-as-doj-mulls-trump-special-counsel/
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PHOENIX, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hiru Corporation would like to announce it is entering into a new co-packing agreement with BLK.
BLK is the only functional Alkaline Water (pH 8.0) infused with fulvic and humic acid (not coal) which gives the product its dark color, and acids to remove toxins from the body. blk also contains electrolytes and antioxidants. The dark color is a result of its Fulvic FusionTM process that ensures the Fulvic minerals bind to the water molecule. blk has been written about at the Business Insider, Women's Health, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. blk is a fast-growing water product that comes in various flavors including original, black cherry, dirty lemonade, strawberry rhubarb, and watermelon and is available at Walmart and other commercial outlets as well as online at Amazon. blk is currently being marketed to the younger generation through sports stars and in social media.
Ms. Kathryn Gavin (President and CEO, Denman of California), states…" We are extremely happy to welcome blk as our newest co-packing client as we continue our mission to expand our core business and increase our top line revenue on an ongoing, quarterly basis. blk is a new and original alkaline water product that is very popular among the younger generation here domestically. We look forward to receiving our first purchase orders which will be co-packed at our location in Roseville, California. The blk team is an amazing group of individuals which are very dedicated to their local community and providing help for the environment through the pioneering of a new recycling process that helps convert plastic bottles back to its original components resulting in a nearly zero carbon footprint. They are truly an inspirational organization"
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2023-05-02T03:41:18+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2023/05/02/hiru-corporation-new-alkaline-water-co-packing-client-blk/
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DENVER (AP) — It took 3,787 regular-season games and 29 trips to the playoffs, countless ripoffs of rainbow uniforms and even more ‘yeah, buts’ than any city should have to stomach. Finally, 47 seasons into an entertaining, often frustrating and almost always overlooked journey in the NBA, Denver is at the center of the basketball world.
The Nuggets — yes, those sometimes-lovable and often-forgettable Nuggets — are in the NBA Finals.
The way they made it says everything about their near half-century in the league, and just how different this team is from every Denver team, even the really good ones, that preceded it.
The Nuggets brushed aside their long-held irrelevance by completing their first sweep in 44 NBA playoff series. They did it against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team that has caused them so much of their pain. Before the Western Conference finals, Denver was 0-7 in playoff series against the Lakers. Now, Denver is 1-7.
“It’s almost like shock a little bit,” Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon said, echoing a sentiment certainly being felt across the franchise’s long-suffering fan base. “You’re just like unsure, like, are you sure we don’t have more time on the clock? Are you sure we don’t have another quarter to play or another game to play?”
With all due respect to Dan Issel, Alex English, Carmelo Anthony and everyone else who ever wore rainbows, Nikola Jokic is the best player to put on a Denver uniform. He recorded his eighth triple-double of the playoffs in Monday night’s 113-111 win over LA, surpassing a record for a single postseason held by none other than Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain.
Jokic, who was 0.2 assists short of averaging a triple-double this season, got beat out for his third straight MVP this season by Philly’s Joel Embiid. Fans see it all as par for the course in a city where the team that debuted in the ABA as the Denver Rockets — not the better-known, better-respected Denver Broncos — really put the town on the national sports map. That was in 1967. The Broncos were still a laughingstock but the local basketball team put out a good product right away.
It was good enough to make the Nuggets a no-brainer when the ABA folded in 1976 and the NBA went picking through the wreckage to invite a few teams to join.
Between then and now, the city has seen its share of the spotlight. John Elway brought two Super Bowl titles home and Peyton Manning another. The Colorado Avalanche, who share a home (Ball Arena) and an owner (Stan Kroenke) with the Nuggets, have won hockey’s Stanley Cup three times, including last year. Even the Colorado Rockies have been to the World Series. The Nuggets only trip this close to the title came in 1976 when they lost in the last ABA final to Julius Erving and the Nets.
David Thompson; Larry Brown; Doug Moe; English; Issel; Anthony; George Karl; Allen Iverson; Chauncey Billups. All those coaches and players spent time in Denver. None ever got too close to that NBA title trophy while here. Before this week, Denver made the NBA conference finals four times, and lost all four.
It conspired to make the place little more than flyover territory — a city with high altitude that the schedule makers often tuck into other teams’ itineraries as part of long road trips with more exciting final destinations — LA, New York, Miami.
But Denver? It was a great place to take a night off — or, put more diplomatically, for teams to exercise the 21st-century NBA practice of “load management” for their best players.
While NBA titles, and the fanfare that comes with them, have been built on the shoulders of megastars for decades, the Nuggets never were part of that scene.
In fact, Jokic was the exact opposite of that when he arrived in 2014. Rather, he was a doughy second-round draft pick known only to the insiders who followed the Serbian hoops scene.
“Everybody gets cracked up into his stats but I don’t think a lot of people talk about, like, this part of his game,” LeBron James of the Lakers said after the sweep, as he pointed toward his head, indicating Jokic’s mastery of the cerebral part of hoops. “Maybe it’s not talked about it, because a lot of people don’t understand it, but I do. He’s special.”
Great as Jokic has been, it’s the addition of another under-the-radar player, guard Jamal Murray, and his return to full health that helped get this team over the top.
Murray was a lottery pick out of Kentucky in 2016, the year Ben Simmons was the top pick and considered the NBA’s Next Big Thing. Murray blew up in the bubble during COVID, bringing Denver within a series of the finals, only to see the Lakers snuff out another season. He missed the next two playoffs due to a devastating knee injury. These playoffs, Murray is feeling great. He averaged 32.5 points in the four-game sweep of LA.
“I think our chemistry is at an all-time high, the way we play, the way we read the game without even speaking,” Murray said. “We talk that language on the court.
“It’s just beautiful basketball, honestly.”
With the Nuggets in their first NBA Finals after all these years, it will be hard to find anyone in Denver who would argue with that.
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2023-05-25T07:09:59+00:00
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krqe.com
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https://www.krqe.com/sports/ap-nuggets-make-denver-a-hoops-town-with-first-trip-to-nba-finals-in-47-years/
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Drag queens donning the white, red and blue of the Hawaiian flag shimmied across the stage to a throbbing techno remix of “Aloha Oe,” a song composed by Hawaii’s last reigning monarch. Spectators roared as a performer shook her hips in a Tahitian-style dance.
All were “mahu” — a Hawaiian term for people with dual male and female spirit and a mixture of gender traits.
They starred in a drag show this week called “Mahu Magic” on the sidelines of a Native Hawaiian convention in Las Vegas to remind the world of the respected place gender-fluidity has held in Hawaiian culture for hundreds of years, while also making a foray into the national conversation about transgender rights.
“It’s a little different from other drag shows because this one has a very specific purpose,” Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, who is mahu, a community leader and a master teacher of hula and chanting, told the audience midway through the event.
“It is meant to reinstate the rightful place that mahu have between kane and wahine,” Wong-Kalu said, using the Hawaiian words for man and woman. The crowd erupted in raucous cheers and applause.
Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp, an ethnohistorian who identifies as mahu and queer, said mahu also can include people who would be nonbinary, would define themselves as third gender and those attracted to someone of the same gender.
“That’s what mahu does — mahu offers a space between the concepts of male and female,” Manalo-Camp said.
The Hawaiian language makes it easier to inhabit that spot because it doesn’t have gendered pronouns. In the Western context, Wong-Kalu uses “she” and “her” but prefers the word “o ia,” which is a Hawaiian language pronoun used for all people.
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re coming from male to female or female to the male, and it doesn’t matter what your physical articulation is,” Wong-Kalu said. “We have elements of both. Sometimes we completely walk away from one and walk to the other. Sometimes we stay in the middle.”
The “Mahu Magic” show on Tuesday was sponsored by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, a nonprofit organization better known for administering rent relief and job training programs. The council normally holds its conventions in Hawaii but met in Nevada for the first time — coincidentally during Pride month — in an acknowledgement that more than half of all Native Hawaiians now live outside the islands.
Council CEO Kuhio Lewis said he wanted to shine a spotlight on gender-fluidity for those who have lost touch with Hawaiian culture because they’ve had to leave the islands due to rising housing costs and gentrification.
Some Native Hawaiian families now have two or three generations born outside Hawaii and need help connecting to their homeland, Lewis said.
But he also aimed to reach Native Hawaiians who have drifted from their culture in a Hawaii that’s increasingly shaped by continental U.S. influences. About one-third of the 1,200 attendees flew to Las Vegas from Hawaii, while the remainder already lived outside the state.
“Unless we do something to honor, to recognize who we are, we’re going to lose our identity,” Lewis said.
A panel discussion addressed how traditional roles of mahu have evolved over time. More broadly, the convention featured workshops on topics like hula, Hawaiian language and affordable housing.
One dancer in “Mahu Magic” wore a white pantsuit, cape and towering feather headdress while lip-synching to “Sky” by Sonique. A trio danced hula to the modern favorite “Hawaii Calls” in halter-top gowns featuring red and white hibiscus flowers.
All 10 performers live as women. Many other drag shows feature men who live as men but dress as women for the show.
Mahu often have had important roles in Native Hawaiian culture as teachers, healers and keepers of knowledge and traditions.
One story reflecting this history is that of four mahu healers who visited Waikiki from Tahiti more than 500 years ago. Hawaiians placed four boulders on the beach to honor them, which are still visible today.
Despite these deep roots, mahu awareness in Hawaii has faded during centuries of foreign influence. Christian missionaries who first arrived in 1820 taught Hawaiians to shun anything deviating from clearly defined male and female roles. In 1893, businessmen backed by the U.S. government overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy and a few years later prohibited the teaching of Hawaiian language in schools. The U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898, making it a territory.
Leikia Williams, the drag show’s producer and a performer, said mahu was a derogatory word when she was growing up in Honolulu in the 1980s. She remembers people saying, “Stop acting mahu.”
The support of her “drag house,” consisting of elder mahu and fellow mahu sisters, helped her cope. Williams said her house mother taught her and her sisters to “be who we want to be; be who we are, especially in public. To keep our heads held high.”
There’s more understanding today. Even so, a 2018 state report found transgender youth in Hawaii are three times more likely to consider suicide and make a suicide plan than their peers whose gender matches the one usually associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Increasingly, anti-LGBTQ+ language has flowed into Hawaii from states that have enacted laws to keep transgender children off girls sports teams and block them from receiving gender-affirming medical care.
Republican lawmakers introduced a bill at the Hawaii Legislature this year that would have required “separate sex-specific athletic teams or sports” in schools. The measure didn’t get a hearing in either the House or Senate, which are both dominated by Democrats.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation enabling the state to replace marriage certificates for people who change their gender or sex. Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, on Friday indicated he would either sign the bill or let it become law without his signature.
Wong-Kalu said influence from the continental U.S. exacerbates anti-mahu views in Hawaii and highlighting mahu during the Las Vegas event was important in countering the prejudice.
“This, for me, is about decolonizing our people to the degree that we understand our rightful place in our own home, of which we still do not have,” Wong-Kalu said.
Eight performers at “Mahu Magic” were Native Hawaiian and two were of Samoan ancestry, which Lewis said was fitting because the conversation about mahu is also one for broader Oceania. Other parts of Polynesia, such as Samoa and Tonga, have concepts similar to mahu. The Tahitian language even uses the same word.
Mahu also is similar to the term “two-spirit” used by Native Americans, Alaska Natives and First Nations communities in Canada for people who combine traits of men and women.
Williams related how performances can change minds. She shared how she can sense at drag shows when straight men in the audience are uncomfortable with mahu. But that changes when she takes the microphone. Afterward, those same men thank her, offer food and help carry her bags.
“That’s educating people and letting them know that we’re real,” Williams said. “We’re human. We’re here.”
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McAvoy reported from Honolulu.
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2023-06-24T20:01:40+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-us-news/native-hawaiian-drag-queens-in-las-vegas-showcase-islands-gender-fluid-heritage/
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is heating up.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two named storms swirling about in the Atlantic along with three other areas of interest.
After hitting the Turks and Caicos, Hurricane Fiona, the first major hurricane of the season, became a Category 4 storm Wednesday morning, while Tropical Storm Gaston, the other named storm, grew stronger.
Forecasters are also keeping a close eye on a tropical wave moving west toward the Caribbean along with two other disturbances.
Here’s what you should know.
Hurricane Fiona
At 5 a.m. Wednesday, Fiona was about 170 miles north-northwest of Grand Turk Island with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, making it a Category 4 hurricane. It was moving north at 8 mph with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 45 miles from the storm’s center.
The forecast track shows the storm moving away from the Turks and Caicos on Wednesday and turning toward the north-northeast and approaching Bermuda late Thursday.
Forecasters say the storm may fluctuate in intensity Wednesday night and on Thursday, and tropical storm conditions could reach Bermuda by late Thursday.
The storm is expected to dump 1 to 4 inches of rain on parts of the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Southeast Bahamas and Bermuda.
It’s not expected to threaten the U.S. mainland, but swells from the storm will continue to spread toward the Bahamas and the east coast of the U.S. and likely reach Bermuda on Thursday. The swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions in Bermuda, the NHC said.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Gaston
At 5 a.m., Tropical Storm Gaston was about 850 miles west of the Azores with maximum sustained winds at 65 mph. It was moving northeast at 16 mph with tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 70 miles from the storm’s center.
Gaston is forecast to turn to the northeast Wednesday, then toward the east on Thursday. It could grow stronger Wednesday, but is forecast to weaken later and is not expected to become a hurricane.
Swells from the storm could hit the Azores later in the week and cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, the NHC said.
Tropical wave in the Atlantic
The NHC says a tropical wave in the western tropical Atlantic has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression sometime in the next two days.
The disturbance is currently located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands and has continued to show signs of organization, according to the center.
The system is expected to move toward the Caribbean later this week, and some forecast models show it reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
WFLA Meteorologist Rebecca Barry predicts there will be a system in the Gulf by the middle of next week, but said it was too soon to tell where it will make landfall.
Other areas to watch
The hurricane center is also monitoring a tropical wave located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. It has a low 20% chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm over the next five days.
There is another tropical wave that’s set to move off the west coast of Africa. It has a 50% chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm over the next five days.
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2022-09-21T12:41:18+00:00
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mytwintiers.com
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https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/hurricane-fiona-becomes-category-4-as-tropical-storm-gaston-strengthens/
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A hearty and easy way to feed a crowd, chili is an ideal addition to a Super Bowl party. But to add interest to this savory winter staple, we reach for an ingredient from the baking world.
This recipe from our book “Cook What You Have,” which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals, has all the usual suspects: ground meat, beans, cumin, chili powder, tomato and onion. But it also has one unconventional ingredient — cocoa powder.
At least, it’s unconventional in most of the country. In Cincinnati, cocoa and other warm spices, such as cinnamon and allspice, are common components of chili (as is spaghetti, but we skipped that this time). Just a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder adds surprising depth and complexity —without making the dish taste like chocolate. Because cocoa is a fermented product, it adds a subtle richness that builds on the umami of a generous amount of tomato paste.
To create a flavor-packed chili using just eight ingredients, we’re not shy about the seasonings. In addition to the cocoa, we add ¼ cup of chili powder and a full tablespoon of cumin. We also cook the tomato paste until deeply browned, a trick that develops rich, concentrated flavor. Another trick is mashing half the beans to thicken the sauce without needing extra time simmering on the stove to reduce it.
Since chili loves garnishes, be sure to offer bowls of any combination of sour cream, cilantro, pickled jalapeños, shredded cheddar cheese, hot sauce and tortilla chips.
Eight-Ingredient Beef and Bean Chili
https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/eight-ingredient-beef-bean-chili
Start to finish: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6
¼ cup chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 pound ground beef OR pork OR turkey
Two 15½-ounce cans pinto beans OR red kidney beans, drained but not rinsed
28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
¼ cup grapeseed or other neutral oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped, plus more, finely chopped, to serve
¼ cup tomato paste
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
In a small bowl, stir together the chili powder, cumin and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. In a medium bowl, combine the beef, 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture and ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water. Using your hands, mix well; set aside.
In a large bowl, using a potato masher, mash half of the beans to a coarse paste. Add the tomatoes with juices and mash until they are broken down. Stir in the remaining whole beans; set aside.
In a large Dutch oven over medium, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the onion and ½ teaspoon salt; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften and brown, about 7 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the remaining spice mixture and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add 2 cups water and bring to a simmer over medium-high, scraping up any browned bits. Add the meat mixture and cook, breaking it into small bits, until the meat is no longer pink, about 1 minute. Add the bean-tomato mixture and cocoa, then return to a simmer. Reduce to medium and simmer gently, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the chili has thickened, about 30 minutes. Off heat, taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with finely chopped onion for sprinkling.
Optional garnish: Sour cream OR chopped fresh cilantro OR pickled jalapeños OR shredded cheddar cheese OR hot sauce OR tortilla chips OR a combination
EDITOR’S NOTE: For more recipes, go to Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street at 177milkstreet.com/ap
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2023-02-06T14:12:08+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/living/article/eight-ingredient-beef-bean-chili-hides-super-17766314.php
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SWEDESBORO, N.J., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 28 at 2:00 PM EST, Dr. Schär USA, Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the expansion on its manufacturing facility located at 305 Heron Drive in Logan Township, New Jersey. Notable speakers included Dr. Schär AG / SPA's CEO Philip Schoeller, Dr. Schär North America CEO and President Hannes Berger, Dr. Schär North America Executive Vice President Robert Ehret, and Dr. Schär North America Plant Manager Simon Steckholzer.
The Dr. Schär business has grown +70% since 2019. An $18M investment was made to expand the US facility, doubling the capacity to produce. The expanded facility features highly sophisticated, state of the art baking and packaging equipment—a necessary investment to handle current and future growth, as well as to alleviate stress for our employees on the line.
"The plant expansion is a bold step for the company—a huge investment and commitment for the US consumer," said Dr. Schär North America CEO and President Hannes Berger. "Our proximity to the customer is now even closer, allowing us to provide the freshest product to them. This is a purpose driven company, and we need to be as close to the consumer as we can."
New Jersey-based Dr. Schär USA, Inc., one of the nation's largest gluten free companies, expanded their facility to 100,000 square feet to keep up with increasing demand. Over the coming months, renovations will continue, adding more production equipment & office space for our employees.
"Of our three company values: responsibility, progress, and proximity—all of which are very important to me—Progress resonates with me most," Robert Ehret said. "It's always about moving forward, trying to achieve goals and pushing the business farther than anyone thought we could."
"We don't just make bread like other facilities. We give people a home here at Dr. Schär and we're one big family. Proximity goes both ways, to the people who consume our product and to our employees," said Simon Steckholzer.
For more than 100 years, the Dr. Schär mission has been to improve the lives of people with special nutritional needs. Dr. Schär USA, Inc. is committed to providing great tasting gluten-free food to the celiac, gluten sensitive and IBS communities—offering a safe, flavorful, and high-quality line of gluten free products. The full portfolio of products spans from bread, cookies, candy, and crackers to frozen items, including puff pastry dough and croissants! The facility expansion further solidifies the Dr. Schär roots in North America.
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2022-11-09T15:45:03+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/11/09/dr-schr-north-america-celebrates-plant-expansion-with-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/
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LIBERTY HILL, Texas, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hellas Construction will begin construction in February 2023 at Liberty Hill ISD's third middle school, installing a new athletic field with a Matrix® Helix™ synthetic turf system, a Cushdrain® shock pad, and an epiQ Tracks® S200 running track.
The new field will feature Hellas' premiere synthetic turf system designed for superior athlete safety, and prolonged field performance.
The Matrix Helix turf system features corkscrew shaped monofilament fibers that are extremely stable and durable with shape memory technology that allows the fibers to bounce back after impact. The Helix technology also secures the infill to prevent migration and "splash-out," providing a uniform and aesthetically pleasing playing surface.
Below the surface, the field will include a Cushdrain shock pad which is an elastic layer paved in place over a laser-graded drainstone foundation. The Cushdrain provides planarity to the field, will hold its form throughout multiple turf life cycles and allows for better drainage of the field. Most importantly, the shock pad helps protect athletes from injuries caused by hard impacts with the surface.
The running track around the field will be resurfaced with epiQ Track S200, a porous, paved-in-place running track comprised of a bottom layer of polyurethane bound rubber granules topped with a spray-applied coat of one or two component polyurethane and EPDM granules. epiQ Tracks S200 is made of eco-friendly, non-petroleum-based materials.
Liberty Hill Middle School #3 is the third system Hellas Construction has installed for Liberty Hill Independent School District following the track and football field at Liberty Hill High School and the track and football field at Santa Rita Middle School.
Hellas has operational hubs across the United States to serve local markets near and around offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Wichita, and Miami. Hellas is the choice partner for synthetic turf fields, tracks, and tennis courts for K-12 schools nationwide.
About Hellas Construction Inc. – Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hellas Construction is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the manufacturing, construction, and installation of sports surfaces and amenities. Hellas manufactures its own products, as well as owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment making the company a true one-stop-shop for turf, track, courts, and sports lighting projects. In addition to hundreds of K-12 sports surfacing projects, Hellas has built NFL practice and playing fields for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Green Bay Packers. For more information visit www.hellasconstruction.com.
About Liberty Hill ISD - Liberty Hill Independent School District is a 5A public school district based in Liberty Hill, a rural community in the Texas Hill Country, 30 miles northwest of Austin. The 100 square miles of the school district is located entirely within western Williamson County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the state as well as the nation. Enrolling more than 1,000 students each year, Liberty Hill ISD is one of the fastest growing school districts in the nation.
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2022-12-15T19:16:56+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2022/12/15/hellas-construction-install-track-amp-athletic-field-liberty-hill-isds-third-middle-school/
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Other’s opinion: Minnesota teens get a head start on voting
Published 5:31 pm Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Also, it’s hoped, a jump start for an age group that tends to hold back as active participants in democracy. Those as young as 16 can now preregister.
Minnesota teens gained a much-needed incentive to engage in the electoral process when the Democracy for the People Act took effect on June 1.
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds now may preregister to vote, and the measure passed by the Legislature this year can boost voter turnout by piquing teens’ interest in participating in democracy. Minnesota joins 15 other states and Washington, D.C., in allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister.
Teens may preregister using the same form an eligible voter would use to register, as Minnesota’s certification of voter eligibility has been amended. Previously, prospective voters could preregister by certifying they would be 18 by the next Election Day. Now they can do so earlier by certifying they are at least 16 — and acknowledging that they still must be at least 18 to cast a vote.
DFL Rep. Emma Greenman of Minneapolis, who authored the bill, told an editorial writer her goal was to spur turnout among younger voters. She noted that those between 18 and 29 tend to cast ballots in much smaller numbers than older voters.
Getting young people on the books early might be one way to change that.
Greenman said that one of the primary indicators of whether you will vote is whether you’re registered. Because 16- and 17-year-olds tend to live with their parents, they’re more likely to have time to register in the first place.
However, “when you’re 18, 19, 20, you’ve uprooted, maybe you got your first job,” Greenman told an editorial writer. “That’s a much more precarious time.”
And, if young people think of themselves as voters before they can vote, the likelihood they will participate when they become eligible increases, state Secretary of State Steve Simon told an editorial writer. Then, once they vote in that first election, he said, they’re much more likely to make voting a lifelong habit.
Greenman acknowledged that the policy won’t be a silver bullet. But she hopes that preregistration and other measures that were passed this session, such as a stronger vote-by-mail option and automatic voter registration, could boost voter turnout statewide.
Some of Minnesota’s more politically active teens are excited about the change.
Charlie Schmit, a 17-year-old who serves on the Minnesota Youth Council and worked on the Democracy for the People Act, has already taken advantage of the June 1 change.
“I actually got a note in the mail that I’m registered to vote, like, yesterday,” he said. “It was really exciting.”
Jake Wesson, a 17-year-old who serves on the Minneapolis Public Schools student leadership board and has served as an election judge, told an editorial writer he thought it was a great policy and “really important.” His twin brother, Drew — who is also on the board and has also served as a judge — concurs. Both have plans to preregister.
But Simon stressed that the policy was also intended to benefit teens who might be intimidated by the idea of political involvement.
“(This is) geared not only to those who are self-selected and interested but maybe as much or more to those who don’t feel that way,” he told an editorial writer.
To those who might feel daunted by the prospect of becoming an active participant in democracy, Simon offered a few pieces of advice: First, voting is in your best interest. Second, not voting is more indicative of surrender than rebellion. Finally, if there are any contests on the ballot you feel unsure about, you can just leave them blank.
The Legislature’s decision to grant soon-to-be-voters this opportunity is commendable.
The next step is to spread the word — an initiative that will likely begin in the classroom. Simon said his office plans to collaborate with various school groups and nonprofits to inform teens of the new preregistration option when classes resume in the fall.
Allowing teens to preregister legitimizes their interest in the electoral process — which, even if they’ve contributed in other ways, like serving as an election judge — remains largely forbidden to them until they turn 18.
“I feel like we’re getting a growing space to engage,” said Drew Barkman, a 17-year-old who’s served as an election judge and worked to educate teens about the voter registration process. “Kids are able to get a lot more involved.”
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2023-07-12T00:51:37+00:00
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austindailyherald.com
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https://www.austindailyherald.com/2023/07/others-opinion-minnesota-teens-get-a-head-start-on-voting/
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PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a simple kit to protect users against germs and viruses while working, shopping, traveling or just on-the-go," said an inventor, from Saint Petersburg, Fla., "so I invented the DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE MASK. My design could increase safety and sanitary conditions for health-conscious individuals."
The invention provides a kit to help protect against germs and the coronavirus. In doing so, it offers a more comfortable alternative to traditional masks. It also reduces the transfer of germs when utilizing public seating and shopping carts. As a result, it provides added peace of mind during the current pandemic. The invention features a practical design that is easy to transport and use so it is ideal for the general population. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Tallahassee sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLS-166, 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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2022-05-30T15:53:35+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/05/30/inventhelp-inventor-develops-kit-protect-against-coronavirus-tls-166/
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One person was injured in a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning in southwest Oklahoma City, according to Oklahoma City police.
The incident happened at a home near Southwest 25th Street and South Western Avenue.
One person was shot, and officers believed the victim had non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Police said they do not have a suspect in custody.
This is a developing story.
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2022-09-10T18:35:41+00:00
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news9.com
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https://www.news9.com/story/631c804855c58f0727e047b6/ocpd:-1-injured-following-driveby-shooting-in-sw-okc
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2023-04-06T21:57:18+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/hko-whl-scoring-ldrs-17883191.php
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‘It’s been a day’: Pizza shop runs out of ingredients after glowing review from Barstool Sports
MERIDEN, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) – A pizza restaurant in Connecticut has earned its place on the map with a little help from Barstool Sports.
The joint received so much praise from Barstool Sports founder and pizza review king Dave Portnoy that it ran out of ingredients.
Portnoy’s pizza reviews are famously known for being ranked on a scale from 1 to 10.
On Tuesday, when he stopped by Little Rendezvous, a hole-in-the-wall pizza shop in Meriden with a 135-year-old oven, he gave the pizza a 9.1 rating – one of the highest scores he’s ever handed out.
The little pizza shop is not so hidden anymore, after Portnoy’s review blew up on social media.
“I’ve been here for 25 years, and I had no clue it existed,” Meriden resident Michael Evans said.
On Wednesday, the day after Portnoy posted his review, the phones rang off the hook at Little Rendezvous. Business boomed so much that the restaurant ran out of pizzas.
“It’s been a day,” said Steven Chehotsky, the owner of Little Rendezvous. “Today, by 5:30, it was all over. We had no more dough left, and we planned for a busy day. We basically did Friday’s business in a few hours.”
But one of the shop’s employees was so confident in Little Rendezvous’ pizza that he anticipated such excitement.
“I said from day one, way back in the day when I first heard of [Portnoy], if he came here, we were going to have a line around the corner,” employee Joey Gonzales said.
Chehotsky said he expects business to be very busy over the next few weeks.
“If this is how it’s going to be from now on, I’m sending Portnoy the bill for my medical bills, because I’m going to have a heart attack,” Chehotsky said.
Portnoy acknowledged that quote in a tweet on Thursday.
“What a line,” he posted to Twitter.
Copyright 2023 WFSB via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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2023-06-16T22:56:24+00:00
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fox5vegas.com
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https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/06/16/its-been-day-pizza-shop-runs-out-ingredients-after-glowing-review-barstool-sports/
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Forestry technician Grace Smith has spent the spring working 10-hour days, planting trees in the woods of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Vermont.
With 200 to 300 saplings a day to resettle in test plots before the weather gets too hot for young trees, Smith and her colleagues use dibbles — long, pointed tools with handles, to open holes in the ground.
"They're super handy," Smith says, "to be able to get these roots deep enough down."
The saplings include a variety of species chosen to see if they will increase the forest's resiliency. One variety of red spruce, especially chosen for its origins in the mountains of West Virginia, will become a test of what scientists call "assisted migration," introducing populations from warmer areas to northern latitudes projected to become hotter and drier in a changing climate.
"Grace, you got trouble over there," warns the refuge's forester, Jeremy Goetz, as a deer appears on the far end of the partially-cleared test plot.
Besides hungry deer who will snack on unprotected saplings, the refuge also provides habitat for grouse, Canada lynx, moose, and other bird species with declining populations, including a songbird with a bright yellow stomach called a Canada warbler.
But the forest's history has left it vulnerable.
Climate risks heightened in a one-species forest
Goetz points out ruts left by heavy timber harvesting equipment decades earlier, when this land used to belong to a paper company, "The machine that they would use to pull the logs out." A closer look at the trees reveals an unusually uniform landscape of young, balsam fir.
If the increasingly hot and dry weather, or new insects, start to kill the balsam fir, that could mean a lot of dead trees across this landscape. "With climate change," says Tony D'Amato, the director of the University of Vermont's forestry program, "the broadest things we want to maintain are the functions of forest that are so important, so it's clean air, it's carbon sequestration, it's water filtration, it's bird habitat."
While the saplings his team is planting in partnership with the refuge include a variety of species grown in tree nurseries, including pine, cedar and hemlock, he's most excited about the red spruce. He says the climate the seeds came from, in the Central Appalachians, looks a lot like what models predict for this region of Vermont by about 2070.
Katy Barlow, of The Nature Conservancy, which produced the seedlings, says red spruce already grows in Vermont, but will have small genetic differences from the same species found further south.
"The main portion of the red spruce populations are up in northern New England. But in each of those places, these populations have adapted to their particular climate," Barlow says.
Genetic analysis has identified differences in the start and end point of the growing season for the West Virginia red spruce. If trees optimized for the weather patterns of West Virginia can survive in Vermont now, an established population could give this forest a head start in adapting to its future climate.
Foresters have experiments underway around the country in "assisted migration." This term actually covers a pretty wide gamut of activity, from, in this case, moving a genotype within a tree's existing range to introducing an animal somewhere its species has never lived before.
Climate change is preceding faster than forests can keep up
"Thinking about actively moving species around is a little, well a lot uncomfortable for us," acknowledges Abe Miller-Rushing, the science coordinator for Acadia National Park in Maine. "What might be the kind of unintended consequences? What diseases might we unintentionally move around if we move species around?"
He says, historically, the Parks Service has preferred hands-off management and modeled restorations on past conditions. In Acadia though, he noted, not intervening as warming takes place could mean the park's iconic evergreen forests get replaced by shrubland, dominated by invasive bushes.
"Typically, in a warming environment like this, we would expect trees from the south, things like oaks and hickories to move up into the park, but the climate is changing faster than those species can keep up with," Miller-Rushing explains. Then, too, "we've put a lot of obstacles in their way," he says, fragmenting the landscape with cities, highways, and suburbs.
Assisted migration "might be the best bad idea that we have"
Last year, the National Park Service published a guide for staff considering assisted migration. Miller-Rushing helped write it, alongside Mark Schwartz, a researcher at The University of California, Davis. He says forest managers attempting to shift species or genotypes face a lot of uncertainty.
"It turns out though," he says, assisting with relocations, "might be the best bad idea that we have. And, as a consequence, we may need to engage in more and more."
More data from experiments like the one in Vermont will help inform decision-making.
"There's always that challenge too, it's like the personal versus the scientific," muses D'Amato, the research scientist. He would not want to see familiar species like sugar maple or red spruce disappear from the northern forests he works in, he says. "Personally, I'd be pretty upset."
He says, however, it will provide some comfort, if lessons from these test plots in the woods could help guide what comes next.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2022-05-18T18:02:34+00:00
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kgou.org
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https://www.kgou.org/science-technology-and-environment/science-technology-and-environment/2022-05-18/foresters-hope-assisted-migration-will-preserve-landscapes-as-the-climate-changes
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in and around Mississippi’s capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River was approaching a crest after last week’s heavy rainfall.
Officials said about 100 to 150 homes in the Jackson area could be impacted by Monday night. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said Monday on Twitter that the river was predicted to crest at 35.5 feet (10.8 meters). The agency said that would just avoid hitting the major flood stage level of 36 feet (10.97 meters).
“Roads are still flooded. We ask that you don’t return home until your local officials say it’s safe to do so,” the agency said.
Some Jackson residents started moving furniture and appliances out of their homes late last week. Others were stocking up on sandbags. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency had deployed 126,000 sandbags to act as water barriers in preparation for flooding.
Two years ago, torrential downpours caused the Pearl River to reach 36.7 feet (11.2 meters) and Jackson homes in the hardest-hit neighborhoods were filled with dirty, snake-infested flood water.
Oscar Day, an inventory control worker at a sandbag distribution site, said Jackson residents started preparing their homes for potential flood damage earlier than in 2020.
“A lot of people took the heat last time,” Day said Sunday.
The Red Cross opened a temporary shelter at the Jackson Police Department Training Academy.
The floodwaters in Mississippi arrive after severe flooding caused death and destruction in Kentucky last month. Those floods caused at least 39 deaths and robbed thousands of families of all of their possessions. Nearly a month later, residents are wrestling with whether to rebuild at the place they call home or to start over somewhere else.
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2022-08-29T17:50:08+00:00
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kdvr.com
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https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-us-news/ap-mississippi-residents-brace-for-flood-as-river-reaches-crest/
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats will choose their nominee for secretary of state Tuesday in primary runoff elections, voting on a position that assumed new importance after former President Donald Trump cast doubt on Georgia’s 2020 election results by making false claims of widespread voter fraud.
That’s one of four statewide runoffs — along with lieutenant governor, labor commissioner and insurance commissioner — where Democrats will be selecting nominees. Republicans will be voting in three congressional races, while Democrats have a pair of congressional runoffs.
State Rep. Bee Nguyen and former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler are vying for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the fall. Trump targeted Raffensperger for failing to overturn his narrow loss in the state. Raffensperger — who won the praise of some Democrats for refusing to bend to pressure from the former president — dispatched a challenge from a Trump-endorsed primary challenger without being forced into a runoff.
Nguyen and Dawkins-Haigler agree on their visions for the office: increase voter education and work more closely with local election boards to ensure universal access to free, fair and secure elections. But they say Raffensperger is no election hero, targeting his endorsement of a sweeping election overhaul passed last year by Republican state lawmakers.
Tuesday’s races could be won or lost by small margins as turnout is expected to be very low. In contrast to the May 24 primary, which saw record early voting numbers, fewer than 165,000 people had voted early in person or by mail as of Monday. That includes about 100,000 Democrats and 60,000 Republicans
The candidates facing off in the other statewide Democratic races are Charlie Bailey and Kwanza Hall for lieutenant governor, William Boddie and Nicole Horn for labor commissioner, and Janice Laws Robinson and Raphael Baker for insurance commissioner.
Republicans are settling four congressional nominations, two of which fall in the heavily GOP-friendly 6th and 10th districts.
In the 10th Congressional District east of Atlanta, trucking company owner Mike Collins and former Democrat Vernon Jones are vying in a bitter runoff. Trump backs Jones, but Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, fresh off a primary triumph over Trump-backed David Perdue, has joined other GOP officeholders in backing Collins.
In the 6th District in Atlanta’s northern suburbs, emergency room physician Rich McCormick is trying to hold off Trump-backed lawyer Jake Evans. That race has revolved around accusations by each candidate that the other is insufficiently conservative.
Republicans have high hopes of knocking off 30-year Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop in southwest Georgia’s 2nd District. The GOP is choosing between former Army officer Jeremy Hunt and real estate developer Chris West in that race.
Democrats are settling runoffs in two districts. In the coastal 1st District, Wade Herring is trying to keep Joyce Marie Griggs from again being the party’s nominee against incumbent Republican Buddy Carter. In the 10th District, Jessica Fore is running against Tabitha Johnson-Green, who was the Democratic nominee in the previous configuration of the district in 2018 and 2020.
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2022-06-22T00:09:20+00:00
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cbs42.com
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https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/ap-politics/georgia-runoffs-to-decide-secretary-of-state-other-nominees/
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Summer is in full swing, so we can expect sizzling days ahead. But we’ll also have rain showers, clouds, breezes and days that are sunny and pleasant. For KidsPost, that means we need a lot of drawings for our daily print weather forecast and online weather art gallery.
Here are a few guidelines:
⋅ Kid artists must be ages 5 to 13.
⋅ Bright colors work best.
⋅ You can use paints, markers or whatever art supplies you have.
⋅ Try to avoid leaving a lot of white space on the page.
A parent, guardian or teacher must give permission for your drawing to be used. Have that person fill out our online form, which you can find at wapo.st/kidspostweatherart. Look for your art Monday through Thursday in the print KidsPost and in the online photo gallery at wapo.st/weatherartgallery.
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2022-07-15T21:41:38+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2022/07/15/summer-weather-show-us-what-that-looks-like/
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Teen killed after being thrown from ATV towed by another ATV, troopers say
Published: Jul. 26, 2023 at 1:29 PM EDT|Updated: 6 minutes ago
KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/Gray News) – A 16-year-old in Kentucky died after being thrown from an ATV, according to troopers.
Authorities said Diamont G. Caudill was on an ATV being towed by another ATV when the first one flipped and threw the high school student off of it.
Caudill was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
Police said he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Caudill’s body was sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.
Copyright 2023 WYMT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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2023-07-26T17:38:01+00:00
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foxcarolina.com
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https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/07/26/teen-killed-after-being-thrown-atv-towed-by-another-atv-troopers-say/
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A broadcast reporter was pushed to the ground, handcuffed and arrested for trespassing while covering a news conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in Ohio.
NewsNation posted video of correspondent Evan Lambert being arrested Wednesday in the gymnasium of an elementary school in East Palestine where Gov. Mike DeWine was giving an update about the accident.
Lambert was held for about five hours before being released from jail, NewsNation reported.
“I’m doing fine right now. It’s been an extremely long day,” Lambert said after his release. “No journalist expects to be arrested when you’re doing your job, and I think that’s really important that that doesn’t happen in our country.”
At the end of his news conference, DeWine said he didn’t authorize the arrest and reporters have “every right” to report during briefings.
“If someone was stopped from doing that, or told they could not do that, that was wrong,” DeWine said.
A following statement from the governor’s office said DeWine didn’t see the incident because a bank of cameras blocked his view but he did hear a “disagreement toward the back of the gymnasium.”
DeWine “has always respected the media’s right to report live before, during, and after his press briefings” the statement said.
Mike Viqueira, NewsNation’s Washington Bureau chief, called the arrest an infuriating violation of the First Amendment.
The Washington, D.C.-based Lambert could still face charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing, NewsNation said.
The Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office administration said the arrest was made by officers from the East Palestine Police Department. A message seeking comment from the department was not immediately returned.
About 50 train cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash Friday night on the edge of East Palestine. Federal investigators say a mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the derailment.
Nearby residents in Ohio and neighboring Pennsylvania were ordered to evacuate when authorities decided on Monday to release and burn chemicals from five tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air.
At the news conference, authorities said sampling had shown air quality in the area was safe and residents could return home, although DeWine said some residents may want to wait until the air inside their homes is checked.
The news conference started more than two hours late and DeWine started speaking at the same instant Lambert had to do a live broadcast from the back of the gym, Preston Swigart, a photographer who was with Lambert, told NewsNation.
Swigart said police officers approached Lambert and asked him to stop talking. Lambert finished the live report but was then asked to leave by authorities, who tried to forcibly remove him from the event, NewsNation reported.
“From their standpoint, he didn’t obey orders,” Swigart said. “Gymnasiums are echoey and loud and sound kind of carries, so I’m guessing that they just didn’t like the fact that there was sound competing with the governor speaking, even though it was all the way at the other end of the room.”
The anchor handling the report said she heard the reporter saying, “The governor has just started speaking. I’m being told that I have to quit my report” before it was cut short.
Video captured by NewsNation affiliate WKBN-TV showed Lambert on his face on the ground being handcuffed. He was then taken outside and placed in the back of a sheriff’s patrol car.
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2023-02-09T22:40:47+00:00
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ourquadcities.com
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https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/ap-reporter-arrested-during-news-event-on-ohio-train-derailment/
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NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the past 12 months Nexelus has introduced major enhancements to its cloud based operational platform. This includes Media Optimization and enhancements to its AP Workflow Automation product, apworks.ai.
Agency media teams routinely expend significant time and effort to maintain various platforms/systems to handle underspend and changes in execution strategy. This involves rolling over or moving spend from one vendor to another or across different channels to ensure maximum performance and effectiveness.
Nexelus has introduced new Media Optimization functionality to make this process more efficient. This tool assists the user in a wizard driven approach to roll over or move spend across different vendors and channels using either a calendar view or by editing underlying placement details. Robust integration with the digital media ecosystem makes managing spend in various ad tech platforms much easier using a single UI.
apworks.ai addresses the manual practice and high cost of Accounts Payable processing, using artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to automate and simplify the payables process for operations and finance teams.
This add-on product, released in Q4 2021, went through several enhancements based on initial adoption, especially by a large media management agency. Based on the Amazon tech stack, apworks.ai enables processing of all types of media, production and overhead vendor invoices with little to no human interaction. An easy-to-use dashboard guides users through the invoice lifecycle, providing seamless routing and approval of invoices.
Planned enhancements to the Nexelus platform in 2023 include:
- Enhancements to AP workflow automation (apworks.ai) for splitting invoices to streamline media invoice reconciliations
- New auto-reversal functionality for project/job/campaign level journal entries
- Enhancements to D365 integration
- Enhancements to MS Power BI integration
- Production/Job Management enhancements to revenue recognition rules and UI
- New wizard driven User Interface for media campaign management, planning and buying
- Expand the list of Digital Media AdTech integrations
Nexelus provides cloud based operational software for marketing and advertising agencies. Nexelus' integrated SaaS platform helps agencies manage project, resource and campaign workflows with improved speed and efficiency, specifically with media planning/buying/bill/pay, estimates, costs, time, approvals, billing, revenues and profits. With offices in North America and Asia, Nexelus integrates with every major ERP/accounting system.
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2022-11-07T16:05:52+00:00
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wcjb.com
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https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/11/07/nexelus-continues-enhance-its-saas-platform-advertising-marketing-media-industry/
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels exited Monday night’s game against the San Diego Padres with an injury to his left wrist.
Trout fouled off an 0-1 pitch from Nick Martinez leading off the eighth inning and immediately shook his left arm. Angels manager Phil Nevin and a trainer came out to check on the slugger and he left the game.
“I just took a swing and something felt uncomfortable,” Trout said after the Angels lost 10-3. “Just waiting on getting some scans and hope for the best.
“It doesn’t feel great. I mean, there’s no two ways to it,” he added. “Hopefully just a sprained wrist. I can’t describe the pain I felt. I never felt it before, ever, before this. I never had wrist problems or anything. Just freak things.”
Trout had an RBI single in the sixth. He was selected to his 11th All-Star team Sunday and 10th straight as a starter.
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2023-07-04T11:24:32+00:00
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qcnews.com
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https://www.qcnews.com/sports/ap-mike-trout-leaves-angels-game-with-apparent-hand-or-wrist-injury/
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Gwenevere Estes Dixon
Funeral service for Gwenevere Estes Dixon, age 63, will be Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Tennessee State Veteran’s Cemetery in Parkers Crossroads, TN.
Ms. Dixon died, Monday, January 23, 2023 at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN.
Visitation will be Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.
For additional information, contact Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 731-423-4922.
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2023-01-31T01:51:39+00:00
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wbbjtv.com
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https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/01/30/gwenevere-estes-dixon/
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2022-08-03T10:13:34+00:00
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bizjournals.com
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https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2022/08/02/halpern-grocery-anchored-retail-new-president.html
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
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2022-12-14T20:19:01+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country.
Baker, a Republican, has been governor of Massachusetts since 2015. He announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. His term ends in January and he will start is new job in March.
“The NCAA is confronting complex and significant challenges, but I am excited to get to work as the awesome opportunity college athletics provides to so many students is more than worth the challenge,” Baker said. “And for the fans that faithfully fill stadiums, stands and gyms from coast to coast, I am eager to ensure the competitions we all love to follow are there for generations to come.”
Emmert announced he would step down earlier this year after 12 years of leading the NCAA through a tumultuous time.
Battered by losses in court and attacks by politicians, the NCAA is going through a sweeping reform, trying to decentralize the way college sports is run.
College sports leaders, including Emmert, have repeatedly asked for help from Congress to regulate name, image and likeness compensation since the NCAA lifted its ban in 2021 on athletes being paid endorsers.
Now the association will be led by a politician for the first time.
Baker was born un upstate New York, went to high school in Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard, where he played on the junior varsity basketball team. That’s the extent of his personal experience in college sports.
The last two NCAA presidents, Emmert and the late Myles Brand, moved into the job after being university presidents.
Before that the job had typically been held by former college sports administrators.
But with the NCAA moving into a new phase and college sports becoming more professionalized, it was clear the role of the president of the association was also changing.
“Governor Baker has shown a remarkable ability to bridge divides and build bipartisan consensus, taking on complex challenges in innovative and effective ways,” said Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor and chairwoman of the NCAA Board of Governors. “These skills and perspective will be invaluable as we work with policymakers to build a sustainable model for the future of college athletics.”
Emmert and other college sports leaders have been spending ample time in recent years in Washington, hoping for a federal law to manage NIL and a narrow antitrust exemption for the NCAA.
The NCAA has been leaning on broad bylaws that outlaw recruiting inducements and pay-for-play to deal with NIL compensation, but detailed, uniform rules have been lacking. More than 30 states have passed their own NIL laws and it has resulted in a patchwork of regulations and hard-to-enforce rules.
More than a half dozen NIL bills have been proposed over the last two years, but none have gone anywhere. And some lawmakers has expressed a desire to dig into college sports beyond NIL, with topics like long-term health care and revenue sharing for athletes potential topics.
NCAA revenues have surpassed $1 billion in recent years, most of that coming from its media rights deal for the men’s Division I basketball tournament. The majority of the NCAA’s revenue is distributed back to its 1,100 member schools through their conferences.
There are also billions flowing into the major conferences that play big-time college football. The top-tier of Division I football operates mostly outside the NCAA, including the College Football Playoff that is on the verge of expanding from four teams to 12.
One of the challenges Baker will face as he step into the job of leading the NCAA is trying to figure out how major college football can still exist under the association’s umbrella.
During Emmert’s tenure, the NCAA increasingly found itself tangled in political debates. The NCAA pulled its championship events out of states over official use of the Confederate flag and made a similar move when state lawmakers moved to pull back protections for members of the LGBTQ community.
The NCAA became a target for some conservative politicians over its policies that allow transgender athletes to compete for national championships.
Baker will step in to lead an organization that has to determine how it wants to govern going forward.
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2022-12-15T19:23:17+00:00
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pix11.com
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https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-to-be-next-ncaa-president/
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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit St. Cloud next week to highlight the Biden administration’s investments in electric vehicles.
Harris’ visit is scheduled for Thursday, according to a news release from the White House. The release did not specify a time or location for any events Thursday, two days after President Joe Biden delivers his State of the State address on Tuesday.
Biden, Harris and the Biden Cabinet “will blitz the country and visit over 20 states and host over 30 events nationwide to showcase how President Biden’s economic agenda is delivering real results for the American people,” the White House said in the release.
The focus on St. Cloud will be on “how the administration’s investments in electric vehicles are creating good-paying, union jobs,” according to the release.
Last July, St. Cloud hosted its first EV Expo with a focus on educating local residents on the benefits of EVs over gas powered vehicles.
Meanwhile, Biden is set to visit the Madison, Wis., area on Wednesday.
A White House announcement did not elaborate on Biden’s specific destination there. Biden will discuss how his economic plan is creating jobs and “delivering results for the American people,” the White House said.
The president plans to travel to Tampa, Fla., on Thursday to tout his efforts to protect Social Security and Medicare.
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2023-02-04T04:51:16+00:00
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twincities.com
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https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/03/biden-visiting-madison-after-state-of-the-state-address-harris-going-to-st-cloud/
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Salem Communications Corp. (SALM) on Tuesday reported a loss of $5.2 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Irving, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs, came to 13 cents per share.
The multimedia company posted revenue of $63.5 million in the period.
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2023-05-09T22:41:20+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/salem-communications-q1-earnings-snapshot-18089531.php
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PARIS (AP) — Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system.
Hundreds of thousands of people were expected in the course of the day to march in Paris, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and other cities in hopes keeping up the pressure on the government to back down.
The demonstrations drew young people and others opposed to the pension proposals who weren’t able to attend the previous three days of action, all held on weekdays.
This time, though, rail worker strikes did not accompany the demonstrations, allowing trains and the Paris Metro to run Saturday. However, an unexpected strike by air traffic controllers meant that up to half of flights to and from Paris’ second largest airport, Orly, were canceled Saturday afternoon.
In Paris, some workers and students who wanted to voice opposition attended the protests for the first time, owing to heavy weekday workloads.
“We often hear that we should be too young to care, but with rising inflation, soaring electricity price, this reform will impact our families,” Elisa Haddad, 18. said. “It is my first demonstration because I couldn’t attend with uni. It is important that the voice of (France’s) parents and students is heard.”
French lawmakers began a rowdy debate earlier this week on the pension bill to raise the minimum retirement age for a full state pension from 62 to 64. It’s the flagship legislation of Macron’s second term.
Saturday’s protests began peacefully, although Paris police said they arrested one person for possession of a firearm and detained several others for vandalism.
Some demonstrators walked as families through the French capital’s Place de la Republique and carried emotional banners. “I don’t want my parents to die at work,” read one, held by a teenage boy.
The protests are a crucial test both for Macron and his opponents. The government has insisted it’s determined to push through Macron’s election pledge to reform France’s pension system, one of the most generous in the world.
The president has called the reforms “indispensable” for ensuring the long-term survival of the country’s pension system and noted that workers in neighboring countries retire years later.
Despite opinion polls consistently showing growing opposition to the reform and his own popularity shrinking, Macron insisted that he’s living up to a key campaign pledge he made when he swept to power in 2017 and before his April 2022 reelection.
His government is now facing a harsh political battle in parliament that could span weeks or months.
Strong popular resentment will strengthen efforts by labor unions and left-wing legislators to try to block the bill.
Unions issued a joint statement Saturday, calling the government “deaf” and demanding French officials scrap the bill. They threatened to cause a nationwide “shutdown” from March 7, if their demands were not met.
A further strike is planned for Feb. 16.
The last day of protests, four days ago, saw over 750,000 people marching, representing significantly fewer than on the previous two protest days in January in which over a million people took to the streets.
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Nico Garriga in Paris contributed
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2023-02-11T14:04:45+00:00
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localsyr.com
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https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-fourth-day-of-pension-reform-protests-to-hit-france/
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NEW YORK (AP) — After almost a decade, the legal fight between pop singer Kesha and producer Dr. Luke is headed to trial in New York next summer, a judge said Friday.
Manhattan Judge Jennifer Schecter said jury selection could start in either late June or early July, asking the two sides to choose and let her know. She broached the dates at the end of a hearing that worked through some of the legal issues and arguments that need to be resolved before the trial can start.
The “TiK ToK” singer and the Grammy-nominated hitmaker sued each other in 2014.
She alleged that he drugged and raped her in 2005 and emotionally abused her for years. He accused her of defaming him, saying she fabricated her claims to try to get out of her record contract.
A court later dismissed Kesha’s sexual abuse claim s because of time limits and other legal issues, without ruling on whether the allegations had merit.
Kesha, born Kesha Rose Sebert, gained fame with “TiK ToK” in 2009. Her performance of “Praying” became an emotional highlight of the Grammy Awards in 2018, at the height of the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct.
Dr. Luke, born Lukasz Gottwald, has worked with singers including Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson and Nicki Minaj.
His career took a hit after Kesha publicly aired her allegations and got support from several other female stars. But he resurfaced in 2020 under the name Tyson Trax, producing and co-writing “Say So,” Doja Cat’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit.
The Associated Press does not generally name people who report being sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Kesha has done.
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2022-10-08T16:26:11+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-judge-eyes-summer-trial-in-keshas-legal-clash-with-dr-luke/
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Taylor Swift fans not so ‘delicate’: Swifties out shake the Beast Quake
Jul 28, 2023, 8:04 AM
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Last weekend, Swifties from around Pacific Northwest came to Lumen Field for two nights of Taylor Swift, and they may have made more noise and shook the earth than the 12s when Marshawn Lynch rushed for 67 yards and broke nine tackles for the Seattle Seahawks in 2011.
In fact, the Taylor Swift shows registered some seismic activity, and a local expert compared it to the thunderous cheer in 2011.
And while the Taylor Swift shows did register a larger number on the seismograph, they had the pleasure of being on the floor during the concert, compared to all the Seahawks fans that were just in the stands.
Fans trying to “Shake It Off” were also jumping in unison, something the 12s was not doing, as well.
But the winner is clear, there’s a new Beast Mode in Seattle, and her name is Taylor Swift.
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2023-07-28T19:36:25+00:00
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mynorthwest.com
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https://mynorthwest.com/3914374/taylor-swift-fans-not-so-delicate-swifties-out-shake-the-beast-quake/
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of the country.
The proposals are on the ballot in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota and follow moves by President Joe Biden toward decriminalizing marijuana. Biden last month announced he was pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law.
Advocates of the marijuana initiatives have said Biden’s announcement may give a boost to their efforts.
Recreational marijuana is legal in 19 states, and polls have shown opposition to legalization softening. All of the states with recreational marijuana on the ballot, except for Maryland, voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
The five states also currently have legal medical marijuana programs. That includes Arkansas, which in 2016 became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana. The state’s dispensaries opened in 2019, and more than 91,000 patients have cards to legally buy marijuana for medical conditions.
The legalization campaigns have raised about $23 million in the five states, with the vast majority in Arkansas and Missouri. More than 85% of contributions in those two states have come from donors associated with companies holding medical marijuana licenses, according to an Associated Press analysis of the most recent campaign finance reports.
In Arkansas, supporters have been running upbeat ads touting the thousands of jobs they say will be created by the measure. Opponents have run more ominous spots, warning voters to “protect Arkansas from big marijuana.”
The initiative has drawn the criticism of traditional legalization opponents as well as some medical marijuana advocates, who say the Arkansas proposal places too many limits and would only benefit a handful of dispensaries. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a former head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has also opposed the measure.
Missouri’s proposal would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and expunge records of past arrests and convictions for nonviolent marijuana offenses, except for selling to minors or driving under the influence. Maryland’s proposal would also make changes in criminal law and create automatic expungements of past marijuana possession convictions.
North Dakota’s measure would allow people 21 and older to legally use marijuana at home as well as possess and cultivate restricted amounts of cannabis. It also would establish policies to regulate retail stores, cultivators, and other types of marijuana businesses.
South Dakotans, including a sizable number of Republicans, voted to legalize marijuana possession in 2020, but that law was struck down by the state Supreme Court in part because the proposal was coupled with medical marijuana and hemp. This year, recreational pot is standing by itself as it goes before voters.
In Colorado, where recreational marijuana has been legal for nearly a decade, voters on Tuesday are taking up a proposal that would allow the use of certain psychedelic substances. If approved, it would make Colorado the second state to take such a step.
Melody Finley, a Republican in Little Rock, Arkansas, said she voted for the state’s legalization measure because she thinks it can help some people for certain conditions.
“If you can buy alcohol, you can buy that too,” Finley, 47, a dance instructor, said.
But Amanda Smith, a 28-year-old nurse, said she voted against Arkansas’ measure. Smith said she’s in favor of medical marijuana, but doesn’t think it should be expanded to recreational use and sales.
“I don’t think people should be incarcerated for it, but overall I’m just not pro-marijuana,” Smith said.
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2022-11-08T21:01:45+00:00
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wtmj.com
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https://wtmj.com/national/2022/11/08/voters-in-5-states-decide-whether-to-legalize-marijuana-3/
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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Humans convey a wide range of emotions through facial expressions. But emotions aren't inherently human. Anyone with a pet dog or cat knows animals also use facial expressions to communicate with us and each other. Why have these emotions and facial expressions been conserved throughout evolution?
That is what famed Italian actress Isabella Rossellini explores in her new witty and provocative one-woman show, Darwin's Smile, coming to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's (CSHL's) Grace Auditorium for a two-day run, Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, 2023. Written and performed by Rossellini, the play takes inspiration from The Expression of Emotions on Man and Animals by Charles Darwin.
Darwin's Smile brings together theater and science to explore empathy—a necessity for the art of acting and the study of animal behavior. "It seemed that these two interests of mine were both distinct and separate: one satisfied my heart, while the other satisfied my brain," Rossellini says. With comically colorful costumes and props, she shows how acting can help us understand animals and vice versa.
"I loved it," says Helen Hou, assistant professor and neuroscientist at CSHL. Hou attended the show's Long Island premiere on August 12, 2022. "That love of animals, love of science, and her bold capturing of it is so fun and inspiring."
Hou studies natural behavior, such as facial expressions, and the brain circuits that control them. "The face is really a window into our mind," she says. "We can tell a lot about a person, what they're trying to communicate, and how they're doing from their facial expressions. As Darwin illustrated, many of our facial expressions are shared among animals."
Like Hou's research, Rossellini's acting explores facial expressions to make revelations about the human condition. Her offbeat and playful new show transforms complex science into entertaining lessons that leave audiences more attuned to the nuance of nonverbal communication.
CSHL will host a special performance of Darwin's Smile at Grace Auditorium on March 4, with doors opening at 5 p.m. The show starts at 6 p.m., followed by a reception and Q&A with Rossellini led by Hou. An encore performance (sans Q&A/reception) will be held March 5, with doors opening at 3 p.m. and showtime at 4 p.m. Tickets are available now.
Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,000 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses in Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory's education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and programs for middle, high school, and undergraduate students and teachers. For more information, visit www.cshl.edu
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2022-12-02T13:57:26+00:00
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wlbt.com
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https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/12/02/isabella-rossellinis-new-one-woman-show-heads-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-march-4-5-2023/
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state’s first Black governor on Wednesday, pledging to work for greater inclusion and economic equity while also focusing on improving education, fighting crime and climate change.
Moore, after being introduced by Oprah Winfrey in front of the Maryland State House, noted that the state is one of the wealthiest in the nation, but he also described it as “asset-rich and strategy poor.”
“It is time for our policies to be as bold as our aspirations — and to confront the fact that we have been offered false choices,” Moore said. “We do not have to choose between a competitive economy and an equitable one.”
The 44-year-old Democrat, who won in a landslide in November, also committed to fighting violent crime. Many Maryland residents have grown weary in their faith in government’s ability to keep them safe, he said.
In Baltimore, Maryland’s largest city, homicides surpassed 300 for the eighth year running last year. Gun violence remains high, despite repeated promises from elected officials and new anti-violence initiatives.
Moore said the state can build a police force “that moves with appropriate intensity and absolute integrity and full accountability, and embrace the fact that we cannot and will not militarize ourselves to safety.”
“We do not have to choose between being a safe state and a just one,” Moore said. “Maryland can, and we will, be both.”
Moore, who has not held public office before now, won a crowded Democratic primary in July before going on to win the general election by more than 30 percentage points against Republican Dan Cox, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Moore is a best-selling author and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty nonprofit. He also is a Rhodes scholar and a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan.
“This might be his first day as an elected official, but Wes Moore has been a public servant his entire adult life,” Winfrey said. “And there’s so much more to come. He’s just getting started.”
Moore pledged to make the state a leader in addressing the “existential threat” of climate change, which said “is happening now in our communities.”
“Confronting climate change represents another chance for Maryland to lead,” Moore said. “We can and we will be a leader in wind technology, in grid electrification, and clean transit.”
Speaking not far from the nation’s largest estuary, Moore said the state will protect “our jewel,” the Chesapeake Bay, and put Maryland on track to generate “100% clean energy by 2035 and create thousands of jobs in the process.”
The new governor also emphasized his commitment to education, including a state initiative through which high school graduates can volunteer for a year of service.
Moore punctuated his inauguration with references to Black history, beginning with the enslaved people who once arrived by ship at the Annapolis City Dock, which was once a regional slave port and the site of a memorial to enslaved African Kunta Kinte, who arrived there in 1767 and was written about in Alex Haley’s book “Roots.”
Moore was joined by other Black leaders at the wreath-laying ceremony on a bright sunny morning, including Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Attorney General Anthony Brown, former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who was the nation’s second elected Black governor, in 2006. Virginia’s Douglas Wilder was the first, in 1989, and Moore is the third.
“I feel lifted up and encouraged that Black talent has been recognized and has an opportunity to come forward,” Patrick told The Associated Press after the ceremony.
Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee who was Maryland’s first Black candidate elected statewide, called it an exciting day for the state.
“It’s interesting to watch these things unfold in a world in which there’s still resistance to it, but we’re excited here in Maryland and I’m honored to be a part of it today and be a part of that line as well,” Steele said while walking in a procession up the city’s Main Street.
Moore took the oath of office using a Bible owned by Frederick Douglass, a Marylander who escaped slavery on the state’s Eastern Shore before becoming an author and famed abolitionist.
When Moore gave his inaugural speech as Maryland’s 63rd governor, he looked out on a crowded mall in front of the Capitol where there is a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native and the nation’s first Black member of the court.
Moore’s running mate, Aruna Miller, also made history as the first immigrant and first Asian American elected statewide in Maryland.
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2023-01-19T07:45:24+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-wes-moore-to-be-sworn-in-as-marylands-first-black-governor/
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Recovery and Wellness Franchise Appoints New COO as the company shifts towards medical-related services
HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iCRYO, the fast-growing recovery and wellness brand that focuses on a series of health related recovery services that target pain management, beauty & anti-aging, athletic recovery and overall wellness, has appointed Scott Briner, former Chief Administrative Officer, as the new COO of iCRYO. As U.S. expansion heats up, Kyle Jones, Co-Founder and former COO of iCRYO, will now serve as the brand's Chief Innovation and Branding Officer.
With over 20 years of directing health care facilities, healthcare administration, operations, cutting-edge marketing, public relations, customer service, recruitment, and medical planning experience under his belt, Briner will play a key role in accelerating the medical side of the wellness and recovery franchise.
"Scott is focused on developing strategic systems that will effectively benefit the overall growth of the franchise, and brings proven experience in establishing comprehensive organizational plans and significantly improving gross annual revenue," said Kyle Jones, Chief Innovation and Branding Officer. "As we continue to break into major U.S. markets, we know that Scott's background will help us to educate more communities on these unique, lifestyle based services."
Prior to joining iCRYO, Briner served as Chief Executive Officer at Sweeny Hospital District where he oversaw a 20 bed, necessary provider, critical access hospital, two emergency medical service stations, two outpatient physical therapy locations, a rural health clinic and a 27 bed assisted living facility.
Scott has served as the Vice President of Professional Services and prior to that, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. In these roles, Scott managed and directed several areas within the system including the Marketing and Business Development, and oversight of clinical and non-clinical departments which has given him substantial leverage in benefiting the iCRYO franchise.
"My passion for health and wellness is what brought me to iCRYO, and I look forward to continuing to grow with the company for many years to come," said Scott Briner, COO of iCRYO. "As we offer more medical-related services to the public, we'll be able to pinpoint specific needs and find a solution to various problems."
Scott completed his undergraduate work at Wilmington College in Ohio receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Athletic Training and Psychology. Then earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is board certified in Healthcare Administration as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. Scott was named 2018 Business Person of the Year by Sweeny Chamber of Commerce.
Recently announcing the addition of Medical Ozone Ultraviolet Intravenous Therapy (Ozone UV IV Therapy) and NAD+ Intramuscular shots to its core services, iCRYO recognizes the importance of capitalizing on relevant trends. Each of these services are meant to complement the existing offerings, and provide a more customized and effective approach for guest needs.
Currently, their franchise model is over 200 locations awarded with a plan to build over 1,000 locations in several different countries.
Headquartered in Houston, TX, iCRYO is setting the standard for Cryotherapy nationwide. As the leading franchise in the industry, iCRYO is an affordable, convenient and professional Cryotherapy franchise that offers Cryotherapy and a hybrid of other wellness services to the communities in which they are located. iCRYO offers a turnkey franchise system for Cryotherapy business owners. Whether it be a retail location or an addition to a gym or existing business, iCRYO has the systems and comprehensive training in place to provide safe Cryotherapy across the globe. Their mission is to elevate the lifestyle of their team members and guests while raising the bar in the health and wellness market. To learn more, visit www.icryo.com.
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2022-11-02T13:51:44+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/11/02/icryo-appoints-former-chief-administrative-officer-coo-continues-expand-recovery-wellness-medical-space/
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ANN ARBOR, MI — People walking through downtown Ann Arbor may soon have a new place to get a cup of coffee and a donut.
Michael Yi, the building owner of 201 E Liberty Street, said the former location for Cloverleaf Restaurant is expected to soon turn into a location for the national fast food restaurant Dunkin’ -- formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts.
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2022-07-27T14:57:29+00:00
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mlive.com
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https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/07/dunkin-coming-to-former-cloverleaf-location-in-downtown-ann-arbor.html
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HOUSTON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, today announced it will release its second quarter 2023 financial results after market close on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. In connection with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, August 3, 2023, to begin at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT).
Investors may participate in the call by using the following link, which is now open for early registration: https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bristow/webcasts/VTOL2Q23.cfm
A replay of the call will be available through August 24, 2023 and can be accessed using the same link. The accompanying investor presentation will be available on August 3, 2023, on the investor section of Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of offshore energy companies and government entities. The Company's aviation services include personnel transportation, search and rescue ("SAR"), medevac, fixed-wing transportation, unmanned systems and ad hoc helicopter services.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom ("U.K.") and the United States ("U.S."). To learn more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
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2023-07-26T22:09:21+00:00
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, whose initial conviction in a charity and tax fraud case was tossed out by an appeals court, will plead guilty before a second trial, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan scheduled a change of plea hearing Wednesday morning for Brown, a once-powerful Florida Democrat who had previously pleaded not guilty to 18 charges including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy and filing false tax returns.
Brown's lawyers did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. It was not clear which specific charges Brown would plead guilty to.
The second trial had been set to begin Sept. 12. Brown's original 2017 conviction was thrown out by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because Corrigan improperly removed a juror during deliberations who had said the “Holy Spirit” told him she was innocent.
Brown, 75, served about two years of a five-year sentence before her release in April 2020 because of fears her age made her more susceptible to the coronavirus pandemic in prison.
Before the fraud case, Brown represented the Jacksonville area in Congress for about 25 years. In 1992, after a state legislative career, she became one of the first three Black people elected to Congress from Florida since Reconstruction.
Prosecutors said she siphoned money from the One Door for Education Foundation for personal use. They said the pattern of fraud by Brown and her top aide included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the foundation to pay for lavish parties, trips and shopping excursions.
Federal prosecutors said Brown, her chief of staff and One Door’s executive director used the charity to bring in more than $800,000 between 2012 and 2016, through donations and events including a high-profile golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass.
The Virginia-based One Door gave out only one scholarship, for $1,200, to an unidentified person in Florida, according to court documents.
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2022-05-17T18:06:13+00:00
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sfgate.com
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Jose Siri Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Orioles - June 20
Published: Jun. 20, 2023 at 7:34 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Jose Siri, with a slugging percentage of .412 in his past 10 games -- including two home runs -- will be in action for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Baltimore Orioles, with Kyle Bradish on the mound, June 20 at 6:40 PM ET.
In his most recent game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3) against the Padres.
Jose Siri Game Info & Props vs. the Orioles
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Orioles Starter: Kyle Bradish
- TV Channel: BSSUN
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -143)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +575)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +180)
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Jose Siri At The Plate
- Siri is hitting .222 with six doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 11 walks.
- Siri has gotten a hit in 27 of 43 games this year (62.8%), including five multi-hit games (11.6%).
- In 27.9% of his games this season, he has hit a home run, and 7.6% of his trips to the plate.
- In 19 games this season (44.2%), Siri has picked up an RBI, and in eight of those games (18.6%) he had two or more. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored in 22 games this year (51.2%), including multiple runs in four games.
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Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 9.2 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
- The Orioles have a 4.16 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Orioles rank 17th in baseball in home runs allowed (82 total, 1.2 per game).
- Bradish (2-3) takes the mound for the Orioles in his 13th start of the season. He's put together a 3.90 ERA in 60 2/3 innings pitched, with 52 strikeouts.
- His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty threw seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.90, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .261 batting average against him.
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2023-06-20T13:20:33+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/sports/betting/2023/06/20/jose-siri-mlb-player-prop-bets/
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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 12, 2022 at St. Peter Catholic Church, 1840 Marshall Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (GPS Address, 904 Mill Road
Elizabethtown, PA 17022) at 11 AM. Interment will follow at Silver Spring Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Masonic Village Hospice, 98 Masonic Dr., Suite 101, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. To send an online condolence, please visit: www.sheetzfuneralhome.com
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2022-09-08T05:17:15+00:00
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lancasteronline.com
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of IonQ investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
IONQ investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in IonQ during the relevant time frame, you have until August 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IVX Health, a national provider of infusion and injection therapy for adult and pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other complex chronic conditions, proudly announced today it has achieved national accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for the services of Ambulatory Infusion Centers. The accreditation approvals apply to each of its now 57 centers across the country.
To achieve accreditation, an organization must demonstrate their dedication to not only meeting – but also continued compliance – with standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care. The standards of excellence set forth by ACHC showcase the commitment to outstanding quality achieved by those elite health care companies receiving this distinction.
ACHC is a nonprofit organization that has stood as a symbol of quality and excellence since 1986. ACHC is ISO 9001:2015 certified and has CMS deeming authority for Home Health, Hospice, and DMEPOS.
"We are honored to receive national accreditation from ACHC, as that organization truly is the gold standard for infusion center quality and safety standards," noted Andrew Lasher, chief medical officer for IVX Health. "Gaining accreditation for each of our centers nationwide reflects the confidence and support of the physicians across the country who entrust IVX Health with their most vulnerable patients."
"IVX Health demonstrates its commitment to quality and patient safety," said José Domingos, president and CEO of ACHC. "We base ACHC Ambulatory Infusion Center Accreditation on the findings of an extensive and thorough review against rigorous standards for patient safety, quality improvement, environmental safety, and operational effectiveness. IVX Health has achieved this award of ACHC Accreditation through its performance in successfully meeting those standards."
IVX Health exclusively cares for patients with a variety of autoimmune diseases, reimagining the traditional infusion experience with an intentionally designed care model that drives clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes. IVX Health never exceeds a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio, which ensures high-quality interactions between its patients and team of nurses and nurse practitioners at every encounter. IVX also provides patient-focused amenities such as private suites, evening and weekend appointment availability, and conveniently located centers near home and work.
"To be recognized with national Ambulatory Infusion Center Accreditation by ACHC is a milestone we couldn't have achieved without our incredibly talented clinicians and their focus on high-quality care across the country," said Katie Thackston, senior vice president of strategy and product at IVX Health. "The IVX team cares for every patient in a personalized, professional, and thoughtful manner, ensuring a truly unique experience when compared to other infusion site of care alternatives."
For more information, please visit the IVX Health website.
IVX Health is a national provider of infusion and injection therapy for those with complex chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis and other conditions.
IVX Health's national footprint of outpatient infusion centers are conveniently located in the communities where patients live and work. IVX Health's experience-first model includes amenities such as flexible appointment scheduling with evening and weekend availability, guaranteed private suites, high-speed Wi-Fi, flat screen TVs with streaming TV and movies, and comfortable recliners with room for guests.
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2022-07-19T16:44:15+00:00
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https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/19/ivx-health-achieves-national-accreditation-with-achc/
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A simple, cost-effective way for small businesses to receive their Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund in a matter of days
CHICAGO, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NEWITY, America's source for small business capital, dedicated to providing access to SBA loan solutions, streamlined tax credits and trusted service providers, announced their Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Fast Track program that allows qualifying businesses to receive their ERC refund within five days of filing with the IRS for a flat fee. ERC Fast Track enhances NEWITY's existing service that provides a complete solution to help businesses efficiently determine their eligibility and file for ERC.
Created within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, ERC is an incentive program that provides business owners with tax credits up to $26,000 per retained employee, even for businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Building on its successful track record helping more than 120,000 businesses navigate the complexities of PPP and SBA 7(a) loans, NEWITY created a streamlined ERC process to help businesses determine and confirm their eligibility, file their claim, and receive their refund within days, instead of months, while ensuring IRS compliance.
"One of the biggest pain points for small businesses has been the length of time required to receive their ERC refund once they've determined they qualify," said David Cody, NEWITY Co-Founder and Co-CEO. "ERC Fast Track is a testament to our continued effort to simplify complex government programs for American business owners. We're focused on ensuring businesses are fully qualified for the credit and helping them receive a cash refund faster than ever before for a flat fee."
Commenting on the Fast Track service, Luke LaHaie, NEWITY Co-Founder and Co-CEO added, "ERC is an excellent program, but its rules are complicated. We want to help small businesses confirm that they're eligible, file for ERC efficiently, and get their money as quickly as possible — which can be a major lifeline. We bring the right combination of technology, seasoned experts, and a deep understanding of the program's complexities, nuances, and regulations to help us confirm and uncover eligibility that tax teams may miss."
NEWITY's ERC Fast Track program is open and available to all qualifying small businesses.
NEWITY is America's source for small business capital, focused on empowering entrepreneurs with access to trusted service providers, affordable loan solutions, and streamlined tax credits – all in one place. NEWITY uses leading technology and real human support to help small businesses make their companies more efficient and profitable. Today, that includes equitable access to SBA 7(a) loans; streamlined processes to claim tax credits; simplified online bookkeeping with Xendoo; customized, competitive insurance with Mylo; personalized business advisory with Cultivate; and access to a marketing agency marketplace with Breef. To join NEWITY's growing small business community, visit NEWITYmarket.com.
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2023-04-11T15:17:26+00:00
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Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi Elected as Chair
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective July 1, Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, at UC Davis, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology, at Georgetown University Hospital will serve as Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). As Chair of the National Sleep Foundation, Dr. Oyegbile-Chidi will lead a Board of Directors composed of clinicians, researchers, and business professionals.
"I am deeply honored to assume the role of Chair of the National Sleep Foundation. NSF is the leading voice in sleep health. I look forward to the upcoming year as NSF continues developing new guidelines and resources to improve sleep health," said Oyegbile-Chidi.
"Dr. Oyegbile-Chidi has expertise in multiple topics including neurology, sleep disorders, epilepsy, and younger populations which will help NSF continue its work to improve sleep health for all," said John Lopos, National Sleep Foundation CEO. "She is a key member of the NSF Board, a prior research fellow, and has been integral in providing insightful sleep health information with NSF partners along with leading NSF's Sleep Health Equity task force," continued Lopos.
Also starting July 1, Thomas DiSalvi, CDS, will serve as Vice Chair. DiSalvi is Vice President of Safety and Loss Prevention at Schneider National, Inc. Steve Lerman, MD, MPH, S&W LLC, will serve as Treasurer, and David N. Neubauer, MD, Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center, will serve as Secretary. Rafael Pelayo, MD, Clinical Professor at Stanford Center for Sleep Medicine and Science, will serve as an At-Large member of the Executive Committee. Additionally, Matt Mellott, President and CEO of Brightree and Gina Pervall, MD, Chief, Medical Advisory Board at the Maryland Department of Transportation, will now serve on the Board of Directors.
Visit www.theNSF.org for sleep health information and a full list of the National Sleep Foundation's Board of Directors.
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving health and well-being through sleep education and advocacy. Founded in 1990, the NSF is committed to advancing excellence in sleep health theory, research and practice. theNSF.org │SleepHealthJournal.org
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2022-07-05T20:12:27+00:00
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https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2022/07/05/national-sleep-foundation-announces-new-board-directors/
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In politics, there's a tendency to label everything, but what if the labels were dropped? Could a third party actually emerge?
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will speak on behalf of No Labels at a town hall in New Hampshire, fueling speculation the group is seriously considering their own presidential ticket next year.
Joe Cunningham is a former Democratic member of Congress and a current member of No Labels. Cunningham tells us Monday's event is about releasing around 30 policy positions from the border to the economy.
It's not a presidential launch. He said it's possible No Labels nominates someone next year to challenge Democrats and Republicans.
His group's polling shows more Americans want bipartisan solutions and are not keen on a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump
SEE MORE: Will No Labels launch another presidential candidate in 2024?
"What do you say to two-thirds of Americans who say they don't want this rematch? They want other options," Cunningham said.
The group is already generating controversy. No Labels isn't revealing who is funding them. Cunningham said they don't have to because they aren't right now a political campaign being a nonprofit group.
But the lack of transparency is fueling speculation that it could be an effort to impact next year's result. New polling from the Prime Group, a political firm critical of No Labels, shows if the group doesn't run, President Biden would win re-election.
But if No Labels gets in, it shows Trump winning.
Cunningham says if No Labels does announce a launch, it would be to win themselves, not elect someone else.
"We aren't going to do anything to hand over the election to Donald Trump," Cunningham said.
Serious third-party challenges have been rare in recent political history. Ross Perrot launched one in 1992 and 1996. The most he won was 18% of the vote, and he didn't win a single electoral college vote.
SEE MORE: More familiar faces to join crowded GOP presidential field
On the National Mall in Washington, some Americans said a "No Labels" option might be a good idea. Many are tired of Republicans and Democrats.
"It could be an interesting idea," one person said. "I think there's a lot of people that are probably middle ground."
Meanwhile, others, believe it just won't work.
"I'm pretty stubborn on politics," another voter said."I don't think a lot of people will vote for them."
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2023-07-17T13:00:30+00:00
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krtv.com
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https://www.krtv.com/no-labels-to-unveil-2024-platform-presidential-bid-remains-uncertain
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It's common to spot blues influences in rock music, but they're still fairly new in the music of Brooklyn's Parquet Courts. The band's third album, Sunbathing Animal, functions as a modern retelling of rhythm and blues: It's reminiscent of when British bands of the '60s embraced the form with energy and passion, with pressure that looms and haunts, rhythms that activate, and a call for listeners to move. Parquet Courts' previous record, Light Up Gold, addressed concerns about youth in modern society, but Sunbathing Animal draws on the band's own experiences of touring ceaselessly in the wake of growing popularity. This means addressing feelings of being tethered to something else while it happens — an existential blues, to be sure, but with relevance to 2014 and beyond. Parquet Courts' members clearly believe that it's time to start thinking about the biggest picture of all.
For a band that went from humble Brooklyn warehouse spaces to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in the span of 12 months — with more than 100,000 miles logged in between — the lessons learned are reflected in the bittersweet (and just plain bitter) nature of this new material. Parquet Courts' approach hasn't changed; if anything, Sunbathing Animal finds the band sounding tighter than ever. Wired energy arcs over the title track's single-chord blowout, let loose to the tempos of hardcore punk. But the end results show a clear evolution, with songs that sound more aggressive and more melancholy than anything the band has attempted before.
Each song here has a story behind it: tales of leaving the spirit behind as the body moves on, odes to regret, memories of errors in conduct, notions of freedom and fear, the cost of physical absence. The band still wind-sprints with deadly efficiency, but the slower moments on Sunbathing Animal (like the aching "Instant Disassembly") still locate the essence of heartache, as if the band had been writing songs like this all along.
Sunbathing Animal locates dark places scarcely explored in Parquet Courts' past work. "Is the solitude I seek a trap / where I've been blindly led? / Tell me: Where, then, do I go instead?" Andrew Savage asks in "Black and White." For all the song's confident strutting and almost cheerful, beachy demeanor, he's still found fresh new ways to sing the blues.
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knkx.org
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https://www.knkx.org/2014-05-25/first-listen-parquet-courts-sunbathing-animal
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Strategic transaction to accelerate Paper Excellence's growth strategy, bringing complementary capabilities in lumber and pulp
MONTREAL, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Paper Excellence Group (the "Group"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation ("Domtar"), a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. ("Resolute") (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP), a global forest products company, have entered into an agreement under which Domtar will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Resolute stock.
With this addition to its family of companies, the Paper Excellence Group will further build out its portfolio in North America following the successful acquisition of Domtar last year.
Patrick Loulou, vice chair and chief strategy officer of the Paper Excellence Group, commented, "We are excited to welcome Resolute and its employees to the Paper Excellence family. Resolute is an ideal fit for our long-term growth strategy. It complements our existing pulp, paper and packaging businesses and adds capabilities in lumber and tissue. We have seen firsthand that Resolute prides itself on its great people, strong assets and a culture of excellence going back more than two hundred years."
Resolute will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domtar, under the auspices of the Group, and continue to operate on a business-as-usual basis under the Resolute name. The Resolute management team will remain in place at the company's headquarters. Considering the quality workforce available with Resolute and Domtar, Montreal will become an important hub for the Group's North American businesses. Furthermore, the Group plans to retain Resolute's production locations and levels of jobs.
"With this transaction, Resolute will accelerate its growth as it gains access to more tools, capital and opportunities to pursue our ambitions with the combined resources of the Paper Excellence Group," stated Remi G. Lalonde, Resolute's president and chief executive officer. "This is good for employees and the communities where Resolute operates because we will continue to grow in a manner consistent with our core values of accountability, caring and trust that we hold dear. Together, we will form a stronger and more resilient, diversified forest products company, positioned to compete on a truly global scale, with a shared commitment to being a trusted business partner, dedicated to sustainability and to caring for its people and communities."
As part of its commitment to building a premier North American diversified forest products company and creating long-term growth, the Group intends to support Resolute management's existing growth strategy, focused on strategic investments in its lumber and pulp businesses, and maximizing the value of its paper and tissue businesses. It also plans to undertake a detailed feasibility study for the eventual conversion of Resolute's Gatineau, Quebec, newsprint mill to the production of packaging paper.
"This is a good example of how the Paper Excellence Group's diversified business, financial resources, and technical capabilities can open up new strategic avenues for assets that may otherwise face an uncertain future. This is but one example of our support and intention to implement significant investments aligned with Resolute's strategic plan for the future," concluded Mr. Loulou.
Furthermore, the Group intends to form long-term partnerships with one or more universities in Quebec and Ontario to spearhead innovation in the field of fiber-based biomaterials.
The cash portion of the merger consideration represents a premium of approximately 64% to Resolute's closing share price on NYSE on July 5, 2022. The cash consideration represents an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion, including pension liabilities and excluding the Contingent Value Right (CVR) on softwood lumber duty deposit refunds.
"This agreement offers our stockholders the opportunity to realize a significant premium for their shares in cash, plus additional value with contingent value rights tied to the prospective recovery of accumulated deposits on estimated softwood lumber duties through the second quarter," added Mr. Lalonde.
The transaction will be carried out by way of a merger of Resolute with a newly created subsidiary of Domtar, providing for conversion of each share of Resolute common stock into the right to receive $20.50 per share, together with a CVR entitling the holder to a share of future softwood lumber duty deposit refunds. Each share, on a fully diluted basis at closing, will be entitled to receive one CVR.
"The addition of Resolute enables us to continue executing our long-term business plan to drive growth to the benefit of all stakeholders," said John D. Williams, president and chief executive officer of Domtar. "After the close of the transaction, the Paper Excellence Group will own or operate a collection of diverse, strategic assets across North America that allows us to deliver a wider range of high-quality products to our customers. This transaction continues to demonstrate the strong belief in the potential of our business model and we look forward to continuing to operate successfully and efficiently into the future."
Under the CVR, stockholders will receive any refunds on approximately $500 million of deposits on estimated softwood lumber duties paid by Resolute through June 30, 2022, including any interest thereon, net of certain expenses and of applicable tax and withholding. Any proceeds attributable to the CVR will be distributed proportionally to CVR holders, and the value will ultimately be determined by the terms and timing of the resolution of the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States. The terms and timing of such resolution is uncertain. The CVRs will not be tradeable and will be subject to prohibitions on transfer.
Resolute stockholders will have the opportunity to vote on the transaction at a stockholders' meeting to be held in early fall. The merger will require the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of Resolute.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a significant stockholder of Resolute, has entered into a voting and support agreement to vote its shares in favor of the transaction. As of July 5, 2022, Fairfax Financial Holdings held approximately 30,548,190 shares, or 40% of the outstanding shares as of that date.
A full description of the transaction will be outlined in the proxy statement of Resolute, to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") at www.sec.gov/edgar/browse ("EDGAR"), and with the Canadian securities regulators on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com and mailed to stockholders of Resolute.
In addition to stockholder approval, the transaction is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions.
The board of directors of Resolute unanimously determined that the terms of the transaction are fair to, and in the best interests of, Resolute and its stockholders and resolved to recommend that Resolute stockholders vote for the transaction.
The transaction is expected to close as soon as possible following stockholder and regulatory approvals, and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, which is currently expected in the first half of 2023.
Barclays is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Paper Excellence, and Latham & Watkins LLP, McMillan LLP, and McCarthy Tétrault LLP, are serving as legal advisors. Barclays, CoBank, and Bank of Montreal are providing acquisition financing to Domtar in connection with the transaction.
CIBC Capital Markets is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Resolute, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Stikeman Elliott LLP are serving as legal advisors.
In connection with the proposed transaction, Resolute intends to file the relevant materials with the SEC, including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Resolute will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the transaction. The materials to be filed by Resolute will be made available to the company's investors and stockholders at no expense to them and copies may be obtained free of charge on Resolute's website at www.resolutefp.com. In addition, all of those materials will be available at no charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement (when available) and other documents filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Resolute at no charge through the website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com. Investors and stockholders of Resolute are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction because they contain important information about Resolute and the proposed transaction.
Resolute and its directors, executive officers, other members of its management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Resolute stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction under SEC rules. Investors and stockholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Resolute's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Resolute's proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and the proxy statement and other relevant materials that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Resolute's participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of the company's stockholders generally, will be set forth in the proxy statement relating to the proposed transaction when it becomes available.
Statements in this document that are not reported financial results or other historical information of Resolute are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, for example, statements included in this document relating to the potential benefits of the proposed transaction between Resolute and Domtar Corporation; the prospective performance and outlook of Resolute's business, performance and opportunities; the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction; as well as any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words "should," "would," "could," "will," "may," "expect," "believe," "see," "intends," "continue," "positioned," "maintain," "remain," "build," "pursue," "accelerate," "plan," "grow," "allow," "look," "provide," "create," "support," "estimated," "drive," "maximize" and other terms with similar meaning indicating possible future events or potential impact on Resolute's business or its stockholders. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on management's current assumptions, beliefs, and expectations, all of which involve a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: uncertainties as to the timing of the proposed transaction; the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; the possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals for Resolute will be made; the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, including in circumstances that would require Resolute to pay a termination fee or other expenses; the inability to recover softwood lumber duty refunds in a timely manner or at all; the effect of the pendency of the proposed transaction on Resolute's ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, its business generally or its stock price; and risks related to diverting management's attention from the company's ongoing business operations. In addition, please refer to the documents that Resolute files with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties with respect to Resolute and its business that could cause events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this document. All forward-looking statements in this document are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above and in Resolute's other filings with the SEC and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Resolute disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Resolute is a global leader in the forest products industry with a diverse range of products, including market pulp, tissue, wood products and papers, which are marketed in over 60 countries. The company owns or operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Resolute has third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards. The shares of Resolute trade under the stock symbol RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Resolute has received regional, North American and global recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices. Visit www.resolutefp.com for more information.
Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. With approximately 6,400 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day. Domtar's principal executive office is in Fort Mill, South Carolina and Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
The Paper Excellence Group is a privately-held holding company that oversees individual pulp and paper business units. Its operations include the manufacturing of pulp and specialty, printing and writing, and packaging papers, producing over 7 million tons annually with a workforce of over 10,000 in its nearly 40 locations across the Americas and Europe. For more information on Paper Excellence, please visit www.paperexcellence.com.
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2022-07-06T10:59:03+00:00
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/07/06/paper-excellence-group-enters-into-definitive-agreement-acquire-resolute-2050-per-share-one-contingent-value-right-tied-potential-duty-deposit-refunds-up-500-million/
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Couple arrested for stealing fire hydrant, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – Two people in Alabama are facing multiple charges after stealing a fire hydrant, according to police.
The Mobile Police Department said officers received a call shortly before 5:30 a.m. Thursday about people stealing a fire hydrant in front of a Regions Bank.
Responding officers noticed the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Police said they found the fire hydrant in the truck, along with a firearm and drugs.
Police arrested 43-year-old Keith Haley and 39-year-old Karla Frye.
Haley is charged with first-degree theft of services and carrying a concealed weapon, jail records show.
Frye is charged with first-degree theft of property, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both have bond hearings on Friday.
Officials estimate the cost to replace the fire hydrant to be at least $1,500.
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2023-03-10T18:18:54+00:00
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wagmtv.com
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https://www.wagmtv.com/2023/03/10/couple-arrested-stealing-fire-hydrant-police-say/
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EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP)Allan Jeanne-Rose had 16 points and Fairfield beat Mount St. Mary’s 63-60 on Thursday night.
Jeanne-Rose was 5 of 5 shooting and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for the Stags (10-10, 6-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). TJ Long scored 10 points, shooting 3 for 8 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line. Supreme Cook finished 4 of 9 from the floor to finish with nine points, while adding 11 rebounds.
Dakota Leffew led the way for the Mountaineers (7-14, 3-7) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Mount St. Mary’s also got 11 points and eight assists from Jalen Benjamin. In addition, George Tinsley had 10 points and six rebounds.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2023-01-27T05:58:49+00:00
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kxnet.com
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https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/jeanne-rose-scores-16-fairfield-defeats-mount-st-marys/
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West Point cadets pass by historical reminders constantly — from Grant Hall and Bradley Barracks to the statues of Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower overlooking the parade fields.
Now a commission created by Congress is recommending changes at the storied academy when it comes to buildings, places and memorials that include the names or images of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate officers during the Civil War. The commission also took aim at towering bronze panels in a science building that depict dozens of historical events and people, including a hooded figure above the words “Ku Klux Klan.”
The report from the Naming Commission this week on the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy is part of the military’s broader efforts to confront racial injustice. The panel was created to identify Confederacy-affiliated military assets.
The commission last month recommended that nine Army installations honoring Confederate officers be renamed. For West Point, the recommendations include renaming buildings like Lee Barracks and modifying memorials that include Confederate officers.
“The Commissioners do not make these recommendations with any intention of ‘erasing history,’” the panel said in its report. “Rather, they make these recommendations to affirm West Point’s long tradition of educating future generations of America’s military leaders to represent the best of our national ideals.”
West Point said it was reviewing the recommendations and will collaborate with the Army to implement changes, once approved.
“As a values-based institution, we are fully committed to creating a climate where everyone is treated with dignity and respect,” the academy said in a prepared statement.
More than a half-dozen of the commission’s recommendations for West Point involve Lee, who graduated second in his class in 1829 and later served as superintendent at the academy on the Hudson River. That was before he resigned from the U.S. Army to lead Confederate troops during the Civil War.
The commission recommended that Lee Barracks, Lee Road, Lee Gate, Lee Housing Area and Lee Area Child Development Center all be renamed. Also, a portrait of Lee in his Confederate uniform in a library building should be relocated or removed.
And Lee’s quote about honor at the academy’s “Honor Plaza,” should also be removed, the panel said.
The report said Lee’s armies “were responsible for the deaths of more United States soldiers than practically any other enemy in our nation’s history.”
“I think sometimes we forget that Lee didn’t fight against the Union. He fought against the United States Army,” said Ty Seidule, a retired brigadier general who serves as vice chair of the commission.
Two other Confederate officers in the commission’s crosshairs were West Point grads P.G.T. Beauregard and William Hardee. The panel called for Beauregard Place and Hardee Place to be renamed.
The commission also found issues with a trio of 11-foot high bronze plaques at an entrance to Bartlett Hall, which depicts dozens of historical people from Benjamin Franklin to Clara Barton.
The panel said the triptych, dedicated in 1965, should be modified to remove the names and images of Lee and others who served in the Confederacy. The commission also noted that toward the lower left of one of the plaques is the image of an armed man in a hood, with “Ku Klux Klan” written below.
The panel said that while the KKK image is not strictly within its Confederacy-focused mission, “there are clearly ties in the KKK to the Confederacy.” They encouraged the U.S. defense secretary to address military assets that highlight the KKK.
West Point said in a statement that the artist, Laura Gardin Fraser, wanted to document “both tragedy and triumph in our nation’s history.” In a guide to the work, the artist referred to the KKK as “an organization of white people who hid their criminal activity behind a mask and a sheet.”
The estimated cost of addressing the recommendations is more than $420,000 — with $300,000 of that for changes to Reconciliation Plaza, which includes a series of markers illustrating acts of reconciliation between the North and South. The panel said engraved images that commemorate people who served in the Confederacy should be removed.
The panel said Confederate memorials didn’t crop up at West Point until well into the 20th century with the rise of the “lost cause” movement, which emphasized the supposed nobility and righteousness of the South while downplaying the fact that the Confederacy was meant to perpetuate slavery.
Seidule, who headed the history department at West Point and is now a professor at Hamilton College, said this is an opportunity to rename military assets like Lee Barracks for “true American heroes.”
“I don’t know who that’s going to be,” he said. “But it will be somebody who fought for their country, not somebody who tried to destroy it.”
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2022-09-02T16:52:37+00:00
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valleycentral.com
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https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-panel-west-point-should-rename-lee-barracks-nix-kkk-art/
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China and Brazil continue to strengthen their trade relations. China is currently the destination for 25% of all Brazilian exports. The leading trade is on soybeans with China taking 70% of Brazil’s 2022 exports. The volume of soybean trade between Brazil and China has doubled in the past 10 years and is unlikely to slow anytime soon. China was also the importer of 40% of Brazil’s petroleum products and 63% of its iron ore. Corn trade between the two countries is now increasing and thought to come in at 15 million metric tons this year. Brazil currently has a $30 billion trade surplus with China and given news Chinese firms are going to increase investments in Brazil’s infrastructure, this will expand.
China and Brazil have also announced they will be using their own currencies when trading commodities rather than using the US dollar. As we transition to more of a global market and more trade alliances are seen, the US will become less influential in market factors.
A hindrance for the commodity market at the present time is an abundant amount of uncertainty. One of the main uncertainties right now is on the global banking situation and what it means for both commodity production and demand. This is also keeping managed money interest in commodities low, and that is what is needed to maintain values at today’s levels and more importantly to give us a rally.
We are also seeing uncertainty over potential US acres this year and growing season weather conditions. Reports from the country support the higher acreage estimates from the USDA, but weather conditions are raising some doubt, especially on the corn planting forecast. We are now starting to see long-range outlooks that are calling for dry conditions across the US by late summer as the El Nino system strengthens. These factors call for the addition of risk premium, but commodity values are already at elevated values compared to the global market.
Chinese officials have revised the country’s sow herd numbers. At the end of February China is reporting it had 43.4 million sows in inventory, a decline of 0.6% from January, but an increase of 1.7% from February 2022. Data for this total was collected prior to the latest outbreak of African Swine Fever in the country though, and this may impact the actual number of sows China has along with all hogs. Some data shows China has already had to cull 10% of its hogs to contain ASF, while others are claiming infection rates as high as 50%.
It is quite possible China’s quick lifting of its ban on Brazilian beef following the latest cases of Mad Cow Disease in that country was instigated by rising hog losses and a need for meat imports.
Beef exports out of the United States are running well behind trade expectations. Year to date US beef export sales currently total 346,000 metric tons, a decline of 150,000 metric tons from last year. This yearly sales volume is the lowest we have seen for this date since 2019. The largest beef buyer is South Korea followed closely by Japan, with these two accounting for half of all sales. This sluggish demand is negating concerns over lower cattle numbers.
US pork sales for the year are showing improvement. Year to date sales currently total 601,000 metric tons, a year to year increase of 23,000 metric tons. Mexico is the largest pork buyer, accounting for one-third of all sales. Japan is also a large US pork destination. US pork supplies are still building faster than demand which is weighing on the hog complex.
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2023-04-23T15:31:07+00:00
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leadertelegram.com
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https://www.leadertelegram.com/country-today/markets/market-columns/global-trade-relations-affect-u-s/article_88cadf98-df7e-11ed-8f5e-9b3c802ccde7.html
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DETROIT -- Little Caesars is now the official pizza of the NFL.
And Lions fans will soon see a familiar face spreading the news.
Super Bowl winning quarterback Matthew Stafford, a Detroit icon thanks to his 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, has been named a spokesman for the Detroit-based pizza giant.
The partnership, announced via a TV spot that shows the Los Angeles Rams quarterback in a training camp setting with Little Caesars employees and football fans, is the start of promotions that will last all season. .
“We are really excited to work with Matthew Stafford for our debut as the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL,” said Greg Hamilton, senior vice president of marketing at Little Caesars.
“As a leader in the pizza business, it made perfect sense for Little Caesars to partner with a leader on the field - the most recent Super Bowl champion quarterback. His relentless commitment to winning mirrors our relentless commitment to value, convenience, and quality.”
The advertisement was created in partnership with creative agency McKinney. Stafford expressed excitement about the partnership.
“Working with Little Caesars has been a great experience,” Stafford said in a statement. “I’ve had a lot of fun getting a sneak peek at some of the amazing things they have planned as the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, including this first commercial. I’m excited to continue my work with this brand and to enjoy their delicious pizza while doing so.”
This isn’t the first time Stafford has featured in an ad since leaving the Lions. He appeared in an AT&T commercial that aired during March Madness in which he had some fun with his trade from Detroit to Los Angeles.
Stafford and the Rams will open their title defense against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 8. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m.
Little Caesars was founded by Mike and Marian Ilitch in 1959 as a single, family-owned restaurant. Today, Little Caesars is the third largest pizza chain in the world, with stores in each of the 50 U.S. states and 27 countries and territories.
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2022-08-30T19:29:42+00:00
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mlive.com
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https://www.mlive.com/sports/2022/08/matthew-stafford-to-star-in-new-little-caesars-commercial.html
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Caterina Scorsone saved her 3 kids from house fire
(CNN) – “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Caterina Scorsone is opening up about the harrowing moments when she saved her three children from a house fire.
Scorsone posted a photo of the devastation Monday on her Instagram account, writing “A couple of months ago my house burned down.”
She said she was getting her children ready for bed when smoke began to seep up through the grout around the tub.
As the thick, black smoke filled the home, Scorsone said she had roughly two minutes to get her kids out of the house.
She said they escaped with “less than shoes on our feet.”
Sadly, Scorsone said, their four pets were killed in the house fire. Her post included photos of them.
The actress also thanked firefighters, neighbors, friends and family members for their help and support.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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2023-04-04T21:07:21+00:00
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uppermichiganssource.com
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/04/04/greys-anatomy-actress-caterina-scorsone-saved-her-3-kids-house-fire/
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Schefter: There's a chance Jalen Carter falls to Bears at No. 9 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Amid charges of racing and reckless driving applied to Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, some believe his stock in the draft will slightly drop in part because of his criminal issues and immaturity.
Originally projected to be a top-5 pick in the upcoming NFL draft, NFL expert Adam Schefter believes teams are willing to pass on Carter. He says the Bears have a "real chance" of drafting him at the No. 9 position.
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"I think there's a real chance he's gonna be there for them," Schefter said of Carter on ESPN 1000 with Peggy & Dionne. "And they're gonna have to do the work on him and spend some time. And I know they'll be at his pro day, watching him closely, meeting with him. And once they do that they can decide what they want to do."
A warrant for Carter's arrest was released during the beginning days of this offseason's NFL combine at the beginning of March. Carter traveled back to Georgia from Indianapolis, paid bail for his charges and returned to the combine to complete his physical evaluations.
Carter released a statement later on that Wednesday with the confidence he would be exonerated of the charges:
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“This morning I received a telephone call from the Athens, Georgia police department informing me that two misdemeanor warrants have been issued against me for reckless driving and racing,” Carter said in the statement. “Numerous media reports also have circulated this morning containing inaccurate information concerning the tragic events of January 15, 2023. It is my intention to return to Athens to answer the misdemeanor charges against me and to make certain that the complete and accurate truth is presented. There is no question in my mind that when all of the facts are known that I will be fully exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing.”
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Carter's flashes of immaturity would not fit with Ryan Poles' and Matt Eberflus' constant preaching of finding players who have a passion for the game. The Bears' tandem constantly reiterates the organization looks for people with a passionate drive for the game of football.
Not saying Carter doesn't have that, but his run-ins with the law point to immaturity and a lack of focus. Carter also handled his situation poorly, fleeing the scene of the crime and then returning, only to mislead the police about his whereabouts from a crash that happened as a result of his racing.
Certainly, it's not a situation NFL teams can look past. But considering Carter's talent and value for NFL teams, it would be difficult for the Bears to turn him down if he's available at the No. 9 pick. He's believed to be the best defensive prospect in the upcoming draft.
Schefter believes Carter will be available for the Bears to take with the No. 9 pick. And surely, Poles' and Eberflus' core, team values will be tested.
"He'll be a guy that's in consideration for that No. 9 spot and it wouldn't surprise me if he were there," Schefter said.
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2023-03-12T00:13:29+00:00
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nbcchicago.com
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/adam-schefter-theres-a-chance-jalen-carter-falls-to-bears-at-no-9/3092374/
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(NEXSTAR) – The operator of a funeral home in Colorado has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud as part of a plea agreement stemming from accusations that she and her mother illegally sold body parts from “hundreds” of bodies they were instructed to cremate.
Megan Hess, 45, entered her plea during a hearing on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Colorado.
Hess and her mother, Shirley Koch, had operated Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, Colorado, between 2010 and 2018, per the U.S. Attorney’s office. They were indicted in 2020, following accusations of illegally selling body parts or entire bodies to third parties who were seeking the remains for medical, educational or scientific purposes — and “without the consent of the family of the deceased.”
In some cases, Hess and Koch had knowingly shipped bodies or parts from victims who had infectious diseases. They also provided the deceased’s families with cremated remains “with the representation that the cremains were that of the deceased when, frequently, that was not the case,” according to a 2020 indictment notice.
The two were charged with six counts of mail fraud and three counts of illegal transportation of hazardous materials, according to the indictment.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Hess admitted she “exceeded the scope of the consent” when explaining why she was pleading guilty to mail fraud, Colorado’s The Daily Sentinel reported.
In pleading guilty to mail fraud, other charges against Hess will be dropped, according to the outlet.
Hess will be sentenced at a later date. Koch, her mother, has a hearing scheduled for July 12, according to the Associated Press.
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2022-07-06T14:41:50+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/owner-of-funeral-home-pleads-guilty-to-mail-fraud-following-accusations-of-illegally-selling-body-parts/
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Expecting that Russian President Vladimir Putin will cut off vast natural gas supplies to the European Union, the bloc’s head office is set to propose energy cuts and savings Wednesday that might make for a much colder winter, but one without massive disruptions.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the EU has approved bans on Russian coal and most oil to take effect later this year but did not include natural gas because the 27-nation bloc depends on it to power factories, generate electricity and heat homes. Now, it fears that Putin will cut off gas anyway to try to wreak economic and political havoc in Europe this winter.
“We are working on the worst possible scenario,” said Eric Mamer, spokesman for the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm. “And that scenario — an assumption, therefore — is that Gazprom would no longer deliver any gas — any gas — to Europe.”
Experts were still plotting how to spread the pain of cuts equally among member states under the plan. Up to the last hours, EU officials were putting final touches on how the proposals would look, including how far guidance would go and where mandatory rules would have to kick in.
Early leaks said the plan for call for EU nations to limit gas consumption by as much as 15%, but changes could still come at the last moment.
The aim is to ensure essential industries and services like hospitals could keep functioning, while others would have to cut back. That could include lowering heat in public buildings and enticing families to use less energy at home.
EU nations and the Commission have gone on a buying spree to diversify its natural gas sources away from Russia, but they are still expected to fall far short of providing businesses and homes with enough energy in the cold months.
Just Monday, the leaders of Italy, France and the 27-nation EU sealed energy deals with their counterparts in Algeria, Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates.
Even if the EU has enough gas to keep the lights on and factories running right now, it does so at painfully high prices that have fueled runaway inflation and caused public uproar.
Russia has cut off or reduced gas to some EU countries, and there are fears that the energy crisis will get worse if Moscow does not restart a key pipeline to Germany after scheduled maintenance ends Thursday.
“We already have 12 countries or in certain cases, companies within countries that, from one day to the next, have experienced disruptions, either full or partial flow from gas from Gazprom,” Mamer said. “It is impossible for us to predict how Gazprom is going to act.”
Reliance on Russian gas varies greatly among member states, with Germany heavily affected by any possible cutoff.
Germany’s biggest importer of Russian gas, Uniper, said it had received a letter from Russia’s Gazprom claiming “force majeure” — events beyond its control — as the reason for past and current shortfalls in gas deliveries, a claim that the Uniper rejected.
Analysts say the impact of the move on future gas deliveries is uncertain.
Gazprom reduced gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany by 60% last month. The Russian state-owned gas company cited alleged technical problems involving equipment that partner Siemens Energy sent to Canada for overhaul and couldn’t be returned because of sanctions.
German and other European leaders reject that reasoning, saying the reductions were political.
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2022-07-20T13:36:22+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/news/business/ap-business/eu-expects-russian-gas-cutoff-to-release-winter-energy-plan/
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Recently Announced Agreement for Sale of Global Products for $2.65 Billion in Cash
- Reported net income of $99 million grew 2% and earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.55 increased 4%
- Adjusted EPS of $0.58 improved 5% and adjusted EBITDA of $180 million increased 4%
- Sales grew 21% to $957 million driven by strong demand and pricing actions
- Retail Services sales grew 16% with system-wide same-store sales (SSS) increasing 9.9% and net system-wide unit additions of 8%
- Global Products sales increased 24% primarily driven by volume growth of 9% and pricing actions
- Returned $60 million in cash to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases
- Updates full-year guidance range for adjusted EBITDA to $670 to $680 million and adjusted EPS to $2.07 to $2.15
- Recently announced agreement for sale of the Global Products business to Aramco for $2.65 billion in cash
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), a global leader in vehicle care powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products, today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022. All comparisons in this press release are made to the same prior-year period unless otherwise noted.
"Valvoline's top-line growth in Q3 highlights the continuing robust demand for our products and services," said Sam Mitchell, CEO. "Record volume in Global Products and strong same-store sales growth in Retail Services illustrate the strength in both of our businesses and the performance of our global team. These results position us well for future margin expansion in the period beyond current raw-material inflationary cycle.
"Retail Services sales grew 16% led by same-store sales growth of nearly 10% — on track for what we expect to be our 16th consecutive year of same-store sales growth in fiscal 2022. While operating income was down slightly, adjusted EBITDA grew 1% year over year. The pricing actions we took in Q3 normalized our margins on a per-transaction basis, while product sales to our franchisees remain dilutive to overall margin percentage due to the price pass-through of higher raw material costs. Adjusted EBITDA margin rates improved 230 basis points sequentially, and we are confident in returning to our long-term margin target over time, although we do not expect a significant change in Q4 due to ongoing price pass-through.
"Global Products continues to generate strong top-line results and improving profitability. Sales increased 24% driven by record volume and successful price pass-through of raw material cost inflation. Volume growth was 9% as we continue to gain share and meet customer demand, despite ongoing challenges from COVID-19, particularly in China, and geopolitical disruption. Top-line demand and ongoing price pass-through drove strong growth in profitably both sequentially and versus last year."
Operating Segment Results
Separation Update: Announced Sale of Global Products
As previously announced on August 1, 2022, Valvoline signed a definitive agreement to sell its Global Products business to Aramco for $2.65 billion in cash and anticipates net proceeds of approximately $2.25 billion. Valvoline expects to use the net proceeds to accelerate return of capital to shareholders through share repurchases with the remainder used for debt reduction and to invest in growth opportunities in Retail Services.
"The sale of Global Products will represent the successful outcome of our strategy to unlock the full, long-term value of our strong but differentiated Retail Services and Global Products businesses," said Mitchell. "We have built two leading business that are well-positioned for continued success as they pursue their individual strategic priorities."
The transaction is expected to close in late calendar year 2022 or early 2023 subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approval.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
- Total debt of $1.7 billion and net debt of approximately $1.6 billion
- Year-to-date cash flow from operations of $191 million and free cash flow of $89 million
- Returned $38 million of cash to shareholders via share repurchases and $22 million via dividends during the quarter
Outlook
"The core, underlying performance of our two segments continues to deliver results in the face of a challenging macro environment including the impacts of raw material inflation. With inflationary pressure continuing, we expect impacts to profitability in Q4 while maintaining a strong outlook for fiscal 2022. We are modestly updating our full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA and now anticipate between $670 million to $680 million. At the midpoint, this represents 7% growth on a consolidated basis and low-double digit growth for the Retail Services segment driven by share gains, pricing actions and strong execution.
"With our announced separation, we are excited about the compelling opportunities to drive shareholder value as a best-in-class, pure-play automotive retail service provider. With increased management and Board focus on Retail Services, we expect to continue driving growth, accelerating our evolution to a powertrain agnostic service provider and optimizing our capital structure and capital allocation policies."
Information regarding the Company's outlook for fiscal 2022 is provided in the table below:
Valvoline's outlook for adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, and the adjusted effective tax rate are non-GAAP financial measures that are expected to be impacted by items affecting comparability. Valvoline is unable to reconcile these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures estimated for fiscal 2022 without unreasonable efforts, as the Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact these GAAP measures in fiscal 2022 but would not impact non-GAAP adjusted results.
Conference Call Webcast
Valvoline will host a live audio webcast of its fiscal third quarter 2022 conference call at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 4, 2022. The webcast and supporting materials will be accessible through Valvoline's website at http://investors.valvoline.com. Following the live event, an archived version of the webcast and supporting materials will be available.
Key Business Measures
Valvoline tracks its operating performance and manages its business using certain key measures, including system-wide, company-operated and franchised store counts and SSS; system-wide store sales; and lubricant volumes sold. Management believes these measures are useful to evaluating and understanding Valvoline's operating performance and should be considered as supplements to, not substitutes for, Valvoline's sales and operating income, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Sales in the Retail Services segment are influenced by the number of service center stores and the business performance of those stores. Stores are considered open upon acquisition or opening for business. Temporary store closings remain in the respective store counts with only permanent store closures reflected in the activity and end of period store counts. SSS is defined as sales by U.S. Retail Services stores (company-operated, franchised and the combination of these for system-wide SSS), with new stores, including franchised conversions, excluded from the metric until the completion of their first full fiscal year in operation as this period is generally required for new store sales levels to begin to normalize.
Retail Services sales are limited to sales at company-operated stores, sales of lubricants and other products to independent franchise and Express Care operators, in addition to royalties and other fees from franchised stores. Although Valvoline does not recognize store-level sales from franchised stores as sales in its Statements of Consolidated Income, management believes system-wide and franchised SSS comparisons, store counts, and total system-wide store sales are useful to assess market position relative to competitors and overall store and segment operating performance.
Management believes lubricant volumes sold in gallons by its consolidated subsidiaries is a useful measure in evaluating and understanding the operating performance of the Global Products segment. Volumes sold in other units of measure, including liters, are converted to gallons utilizing standard conversions.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, certain items herein are presented on an adjusted basis. These non-GAAP measures, presented on both a consolidated and operating segment basis, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, the financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the reconciliations of non-GAAP measures should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP information used by management may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because of differing methods used in calculating such measures.
The following non-GAAP measures are included herein: segment adjusted operating income, consolidated EBITDA, consolidated and segment adjusted EBITDA, consolidated adjusted net income and earnings per share, consolidated free cash flow, and consolidated and segment discretionary free cash flows. Refer to the tables herein for management's definition of each non-GAAP measure and reconciliation to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure.
Management believes the use of non-GAAP measures on a consolidated and operating segment basis provides a useful supplemental presentation of Valvoline's operating performance and allows for transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating the business and measuring performance. Management believes EBITDA measures provide a meaningful supplemental presentation of Valvoline's operating performance between periods on a comparable basis due to the depreciable assets associated with the nature of the Company's operations, as well as income tax and interest costs related to Valvoline's tax and capital structures, respectively.
Adjusted profitability measures enable comparison of financial trends and results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance. These adjusted measures exclude the impact of certain unusual, infrequent or non-operational activity not directly attributable to the underlying business, which management believes impacts the comparability of operational results between periods ("key items"). Key items are often related to legacy matters or market-driven events considered by management to not be reflective of the ongoing operating performance. Key items may consist of adjustments related to: legacy businesses, including the separation from Valvoline's former parent company and associated impacts of related activity and indemnities; the separation of Valvoline's businesses; significant acquisitions or divestitures; restructuring-related matters; tax reform legislation; debt extinguishment and modification costs; and other matters that are non-operational or unusual in nature, including the following:
- Net pension and other postretirement plan expense/income - includes several elements impacted by changes in plan assets and obligations that are primarily driven by changes in the debt and equity markets, as well as those that are predominantly legacy in nature and related to prior service to the Company from employees (e.g., retirees, former employees and current employees with frozen benefits). These elements include (i) interest cost, (ii) expected return on plan assets, (iii) actuarial gains and losses, and (iv) amortization of prior service costs and credits. Significant factors that can contribute to changes in these elements include changes in discount rates used to remeasure pension and other postretirement obligations on an annual basis or upon a qualifying remeasurement, differences between actual and expected returns on plan assets, and other changes in actuarial assumptions, such as the life expectancy of plan participants. Accordingly, management considers that these elements may be more reflective of changes in current conditions in global financial markets (in particular, interest rates), outside the operational performance of the business, and are also primarily legacy amounts that are not directly related to the underlying business and do not have an immediate, corresponding impact on the compensation and benefits provided to eligible employees for current service. Adjusted profitability measures include the costs of benefits provided to employees for current service, including pension and other postretirement service costs.
- Changes in the last-in, first out (LIFO) inventory reserve - charges or credits recognized in Cost of sales to value certain lubricant inventories at the lower of cost or market using the LIFO method. During inflationary or deflationary pricing environments, the application of LIFO can result in variability of the cost of sales recognized each period as the most recent costs are matched against current sales, while preceding costs are retained in inventories. LIFO adjustments are determined based on published prices, which are difficult to predict and largely dependent on future events. The application of LIFO can impact comparability and enhance the lag period effects between changes in inventory costs and related pricing adjustments.
Management uses free cash flow and discretionary free cash flow as additional non-GAAP metrics of cash flow generation. By including capital expenditures and certain other adjustments, as applicable, management is able to provide an indication of the ongoing cash being generated that is ultimately available for both debt and equity holders as well as other investment opportunities. Free cash flow includes the impact of capital expenditures, providing a supplemental view of cash generation. Discretionary free cash flow includes maintenance capital expenditures, which are routine uses of cash that are necessary to maintain the Company's operations and provides a supplemental view of cash flow generation to maintain operations before discretionary investments in growth. Free cash flow and discretionary free cash flow have certain limitations, including that they do not reflect adjustments for certain non-discretionary cash flows, such as mandatory debt repayments.
About ValvolineTM
Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is a global leader in vehicle care powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products for vehicles with electric, hybrid and internal combustion powertrains. Established in 1866, the Company introduced the world's first branded motor oil and developed strong brand recognition and customer satisfaction ratings over the years across multiple service and product channels. The Company operates and franchises approximately 1,700 service center locations and is the No. 2 and No. 3 largest chain in the U.S. and Canada, respectively, by number of stores. With sales in more than 140 countries and territories, Valvoline's solutions are available for every engine and drivetrain, including high-mileage and heavy-duty vehicles, and are offered at more than 80,000 locations worldwide. Creating the next generation of advanced automotive solutions, Valvoline has established itself as the world's leading supplier of battery fluids to electric vehicle manufacturers, offering tailored products to help extend vehicle range and efficiency. To learn more, or to find a Valvoline service center near you, visit www.valvoline.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, including estimates, projections and statements related to Valvoline's business plans and operating results, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Valvoline has identified some of these forward-looking statements with words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "is likely," "predicts," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "will," "should," and "intends," and the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on Valvoline's current expectations, estimates, projections, and assumptions as of the date such statements are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including in the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" sections of Valvoline's most recently filed periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, which are available on Valvoline's website at http://investors.valvoline.com/sec-filings or on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Valvoline assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future, unless required by law.
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2022-08-03T23:06:46+00:00
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cypress Development Corp. (TSXV: CYP) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z1) ("Cypress" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on the progress of the ongoing Feasibility Study for the Company's Clayton Valley Lithium Project, in Nevada, USA. The Feasibility Study is under the direction of Wood PLC ("Wood") and Global Resource Engineering ("GRE") and all related work is proceeding well, and it remains on track for completion in late 2022.
- Geotechnical study in progress
- Continued operation of the Pilot Plant
- 500-ton bulk sample collected for further metallurgical material
- Sonic drill program completed consisting of 580 meters in eight drill holes
- Resource model updated with data from recently acquired property
Wood personnel conducted on-site visits in supervising the collection of geotechnical data for the foundation design of the Company's processing plant site and tailings storage facility. The samples collected for Wood's geotechnical program were shipped to materials testing laboratories, and additional on-site work is planned in the next month.
GRE personnel conducted site visits in preparation to work on the Project's resources and reserves. GRE personnel supervised the collection of a suite of large-diameter core samples for assay and geotechnical testing, which will provide further information for GRE's work on the mine design.
Testing continues at Cypress' Pilot Plant in Amargosa Valley, 100 miles southeast of the Clayton Valley Lithium Project site. The Pilot Plant is now working in its 12th cycle of continuous 24-hr per day testing. The tests are ongoing to examine efficiencies in processing, testing various configurations in equipment and operating conditions, and the plant continues to produce concentrated lithium solutions for use in downstream product testing.
Wood's process engineering team is working with Continental Metallurgical Services and the data from the Pilot Plant, to develop mass balance and equipment sizing. Wood's engineers are also working on the overall project infrastructure, including selection and design of access roads, plant equipment, power, and water supplies.
To support continued testing, a 500-tonne sample of claystone was excavated in late April from an engineered test-pit and transported to the Company's operations headquarters at the Tonopah airport, where it will be crushed, screened, and bagged in preparation for treatment at the Company's Pilot Plant. The sample was collected near DCH-1, and in the vicinity of the planned starter-pit for mining in the Feasibility Study.
"We are pleased with the bulk sampling work. The size of the bulk sample may be larger than necessary for the Pilot Plant to provide adequate information for the Feasibility Study" said President and CEO Bill Willoughby. "This sample, however, allows us to examine lithium grade and other properties in the claystone over a larger volume. It also ensures we have material on hand, should we need it, for future tests or continued operations."
Cypress is continuing to log and sample core from a sonic drill program which commenced and was completed in May. The purpose of the drill program was to obtain large-diameter (6-inch) continuous core. Eight locations were selected for metallurgical, geotechnical, lithological purposes. Each hole yielded 1.9 to 2.3 tonnes of claystone which will be used in metallurgical testing at the Company's Pilot Plant to examine if there are any variations in performance due to depth, location, or material type in the deposit.
Four of the holes (CSV-1 through CVS-4) were completed in the central portion of the project in the vicinity of the proposed starter-pit and the 500-tonne bulk sample. Four other holes (CVS-5 through CVS-8) were completed in the northeast portion of the project on and near the parcel of property recently acquired from Enertopia Corporation ("Enertopia"). In addition to providing metallurgical sample material, these latter four holes will provide confirmation of the data from Enertopia's previous drilling.
"The drilling program proceeded better than expected and was very successful in this first application of sonic drilling in Clayton Valley" stated Daniel Kalmbach, Cypress Manager, Geology and QP. "The quality of the large-diameter core samples are excellent and will provide further valuable data for the Feasibility Study."
The recent addition of land acquired from Enertopia (see news release dated May 5, 2022) resulted in the addition of five core holes which were drilled by Enertopia in 2018. This property comprises 17 unpatented mining claims totaling 160 contiguous acres immediately adjacent to Cypress's Project. A March 2020 NI 43-101 compliant technical report (published by Enertopia) on the property shows an Indicated resource of 82 million tonnes (mt) of 1,121 parts per million (ppm) Li and an Inferred resource of 18 mt of 1,131 ppm Li using a cutoff grade of 400 ppm Li. Cypress has not independently confirmed the resource indicated in the March 2020 NI 43-101 report.
All data received from the property acquisition has been incorporated into the project database and is expected to be used by GRE to generate the resource and reserve estimates and develop the mine plan for the Feasibility Study
Daniel Kalmbach, CPG, is the qualified persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and have approved of the technical information in this release.
Cypress Development Corp. is a Canadian based advanced stage lithium company, focused on developing its 100%-owned Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada, USA. Cypress is in the pilot stage of testing on material from its lithium-bearing claystone deposit and progressing towards completing a feasibility study and permitting, with the goal of becoming a domestic producer of lithium for the growing electric vehicle and battery storage market.
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, PhD., PE
President & Chief Executive Officer
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are identified by words such as "expects," "estimates," "projects," "anticipates," "believes," "could," "scheduled," and other similar words. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration, and development successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedar.com for further information.
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2022-06-15T13:00:49+00:00
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HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has signed a master license and engineering agreement with Giammarco-Vertrocoke S.R.L. for KBR to license its carbon capture technology globally.
This carbon capture technology is well proven, energy efficient, flexible and can be integrated across the value chain for blue ammonia, petrochemical, and refining industries today.
"We are excited to enter into this agreement with Giammarco-Vetrocoke, as it enables us to integrate and deploy critical carbon capture solutions today to help our clients meet their sustainability targets," said Doug Kelly, KBR President, Technology. "Further, by leveraging this solution across the breadth of our portfolio, we believe we can implement smart and efficient carbon capture solutions on both existing and new projects."
"Expanding our working relationship with KBR will grow our footprint in industries globally," said Luigi Tomasi, General Manager, Giammarco-Vetrocoke. "This agreement aligns with Giammarco-Vetrocoke's mission to reduce the impact of climate change by capturing as much CO2 as possible."
KBR strives to create a better, safer and more sustainable world and we are committed to developing sustainable solutions that meet the world's most pressing challenges.
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission-critical roles in 34 countries.
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
Visit www.kbr.com
Giammarco-Vetrocoke is a world-renowned licensor for CO2 Capture Processes based on activated Hot Potassium Carbonate (HPC) solution. Throughout its 70 years of activity has developed 15 main patents extended worldwide and licensed to almost 400 industrial applications. Giammarco-Vetrocoke is located in Venice, Italy and serves clients around the world.
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the significant adverse impacts on economic and market conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the company's ability to respond to the resulting challenges and business disruption; the recent dislocation of the global energy market; the company's ability to manage its liquidity; the outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies; potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas; protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and controls; the development and installation of financial systems; the possibility of cyber and malware attacks; increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the company.
The company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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2022-09-22T11:38:22+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/22/kbr-giammarco-vetrocoke-sign-master-services-agreement-carbon-capture-technology/
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Brevard Zoo celebrates arrival of first-ever female zebra: 'It's a girl!'
MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Brevard Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a baby zebra – the first-ever female to be born at the zoo!
Nineteen-year-old Zonka gave birth to the foal on May 26, but the zoo kept it quiet because of health complications the foal was facing, the zoo said in a press release. Now, the zoo gave us good news that the foal is in good health and nursing.
"Zonka and her foal will remain behind the scenes as they bond," the zoo said. "Grévy’s zebras in their natural range typically separate themselves from their herd after giving birth, and we are mimicking that as closely as possible by allowing Zonka to have bonding time."
After observing the interaction between the two, zoo staff said, "Zonka is a great mother and is very protective of the baby."
Grévy’s zebras are considered an endangered species due to habitat loss, human hunting and competition for resources with domestic hoofstock, according to the zoo.
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The foal's father, 10-year-old Bakari, was taken in as part of the Species Survival Plan as a breeding recommendation back in 2020. Bakari has now contributed to the birth of three new foals in less than a year – a boy born to mom Lauren in June 2022 and a boy born to mom Iggy in July 2022.
Though Zonka and her foal aren't viewable to the public yet, the zoo will continue to post updates on the status on the two and when they can be seen in Expedition Africa.
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2023-06-16T17:32:00+00:00
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fox35orlando.com
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https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/brevard-zoo-celebrates-arrival-of-first-ever-female-zebra-its-a-girl
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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tesla has decided to base its engineering headquarters in Palo Alto at a former Hewlett-Packard site, the company’s top boss Elon Musk announced on Wednesday.
Musk made the announcement in Palo Alto during a joint appearance with Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“We’re excited to announce that Tesla’s global engineering headquarters will be right here in the former headquarters of Hewlett-Packard,” Musk said. “This is a poetic transition from the company that founded Silicon Valley to Tesla.”
The decision to place the engineering headquarters in Palo Alto represents a win for California and its political establishment, which were jolted when Tesla in 2020 revealed it would decamp from the Golden State and move the company’s headquarters to Texas.
In comments at that time, Musk said he wanted the Tesla headquarters to be closer to one of the electric vehicle maker’s factories as well as a SpaceX complex, both in Texas.
But Musk also criticized California’s sour business climate and economic environment for his decision to shift the Tesla headquarters from Palo Alto to Texas.
“If a team is winning for too long, they tend to get complacent,” Musk said in December 2020. “California has been winning for a long time, and I think they’re taking it for granted.”
For Newsom, Tesla’s decision also represents a win at a time when his second term in the governor’s office has stoked speculation about his possible future plans regarding national politics.
The governor also indicated that he’s well aware that California can’t be complacent, even if its economy would be one of the world’s largest.
“I recognize the world we invented is now competing against us,” the governor said. “You can’t rest on your laurels.”
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2023-02-23T08:11:16+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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- Affidavit: Woman stole $1,000 in wine bottles from H-E-B
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2022-11-05T15:38:24+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/2022-Carolina-Panthers-Roster-17560792.php
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Man laying on road killed in Vernon Parish crash
Published: Sep. 19, 2022 at 8:26 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - Louisiana State Police said an Opelousas man was killed on September 18 around 2:45 a.m. on Holly Grove Road in Vernon Parish.
Cody M. Opry, 21, was laying in the road when he was struck by a westbound Nissan Sentra. Opry sustained fatal injuries and he was pronounced dead on the scene.
This crash remains under investigation.
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2022-09-19T14:31:08+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/2022/09/19/man-laying-road-killed-vernon-parish-crash/
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As powerful Hurricane Ian closed in on Florida Wednesday morning, people at John’s Pass Marina, southwest of Tampa, spotted a large flock of frigatebirds apparently fleeing the storm.
“We had a big flock of frigatebirds move past us,” Captain Dylan Hubbard, the owner of Hubbard’s Marina, told WFLA’s Brittany Mueller. “And those frigatebirds are normally hundreds of miles offshore.”
Frigatebirds are seabirds commonly found along the coasts of tropical oceans and hundreds of miles out to sea. The birds are able to ride for weeks on air currents, and can travel thousands of miles without getting tired. They are able to travel for up to 260 miles in a single day for up to 48 straight days or more, according to research published in the journal Science.
“To have them come in big concentrations like that—they’re normally kind of loners—is a surefire, ominous sign that bad weather is to come,” Hubbard added. “That’s actually how they used to tell hurricanes were coming back in the day before newscasts.”
Humans have long depended on forecast models and trackers to tell them when the storm will arrive, but how, exactly do birds predict the weather?
According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division, some birds appear to possess a warning system that will tell them when a storm is approaching.
Some research suggests low-frequency sound waves generated by the large storm will trigger the birds’ departure. Other research shows they likely take notice once the wind picks up.
Most seabirds will seek shelter, taking cover inside tree holes, under sheds or on the sides of houses. Others will fly ahead of the storm. If they get caught in the outer winds of the storm, they’ll head downwind until they reach the eye and keep flying inside the storm until it dissipates.
Although storms can be deadly to birds, most manage to survive the bad weather.
“Although storms can have short-term negative impacts on nesting shorebirds and seabirds, storms often create new nesting habitat. Please be aware that hurricanes and tropical storms may change where shorebirds and seabirds nest in coastal areas, and give them space for the best chance at nesting success,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Center says.
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2022-09-29T00:03:13+00:00
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wnct.com
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https://www.wnct.com/news/national/do-birds-know-when-a-hurricane-is-coming/
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When we think about members of law enforcement, fire departments and the military, we understand that it’s dangerous work. We know that sometimes those people don’t make it home and we honor their service and sacrifice.
Add to that group other first responders like paramedics, ambulance crews and tow truck drivers. Two years ago in late October, two tow truck drivers who left their homes during a blinding blizzard were killed while they were working to clear a wrecked car from the interstate near Columbus.
The wife of one of those drivers is still aching with loss, but says her husband died “keeping other people safe.”
When you talk to first responders, it’s a sacrifice they’re willing to make. Several of the first responders featured here this year said they can’t imagine any other line of work. And that sacrifice comes even though many of us don’t always get to see how much good they do in the world.
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One of the first responders you’ll meet in this year’s section is Carl Midgley and ex-Marine who scratched his itch to serve by joining the volunteer fire department in Warden. On the day he was to have his photo taken at the Billings Gazette for this special section, he barely made it on time. He had been at a car crash that had started a grass fire, and that fire was blazing toward an injured man who had been thrown from the crash. Midgley risked his own safety to drag the man to a safe place.
Like most first responders, Midgley just shrugs when reminded of his heroism.
“It was a very interesting day,” he says modestly of the crash rescue.
Something else we don’t often think about first responders is that like Midgley, many are volunteers and hold down other jobs. In Red Lodge, Katy Purcell has trained and served for hundreds of hours with the fire department. She dashes out at all hours when called. Sometimes there isn’t much sleep before she heads out to her day job -- teaching rambunctious fourth-graders.
So, here’s to first responders and their work in keeping us safe, and sometimes changing history. Thanks for your service.
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2022-10-23T13:12:42+00:00
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billingsgazette.com
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https://billingsgazette.com/special-section/first-responders/honoring-billings-first-responders/article_5eacdd9c-44dd-11ed-83af-23f8813b9e12.html
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GUELPH, ON, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that it has continued from the corporate jurisdiction under the laws of the province of British Columbia to the corporate jurisdiction under the laws of the province of Ontario pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) as of July 29, 2022 (the "Continuance"). The Continuance was approved by a special resolution of shareholders at the Company's annual and special meeting held on June 22, 2022.
No action will be required by existing shareholders with respect to the Continuance.
About Canadian Solar Inc.
Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 21 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered around 71 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built and connected over 6.6 GWp in over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has around 800 MWp of solar projects in operation, 5.3 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 18.5 GWp of projects in pipeline (mid- to early-stage). Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on LinkedIn or visit www.canadiansolar.com.
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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic conditions and the state of the solar and battery storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; supply chain disruptions; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets, such as Japan, the U.S., China, Brazil and India; changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility, especially environmental, social and governance ("ESG") requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features that customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; uncertainties related to the CSI Solar carve-out listing; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 28, 2022. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and Canadian Solar undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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2022-08-01T11:34:12+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/08/01/canadian-solar-inc-completes-its-continuance-jurisdiction-british-columbia-jurisdiction-ontario/
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Members of Congress are trying to add more flights to Reagan National Airport, but Senator Tim Kaine said it’s not a good idea.
Kaine said this is a recurring conversation and it’s important to keep the same rules and regulations at airports in D.C.
“The FAA has pointed out that Reagan National is a busy, busy airport – it’s just been expanded with a new terminal. They point out very plainly look you let more flights into Reagan National – you’re going to increase congestion and delay time,” Kaine said.
The Federal Aviation Administrations Reauthorization Bill is being voted on this week. Read more about the existing bill here.
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2023-06-14T23:12:28+00:00
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wsls.com
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https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/14/sen-tim-kaine-pushes-to-keep-washington-dc-airports-the-same/
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Nearly a third of consumers say they would have to put large purchases entirely on credit cards, even before latest interest rate hikes
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Freedom Financial Network (FFN), a leading digital personal finance company, released the results of its new study, State of the Household Balance Sheet, which examined consumers' financial health two-plus years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The study takes a close look at the large purchases that they had intended to make this year, as well as how they plan to pay for them.
According to the study, most consumers would have to use a credit card (32%) if faced with a $1,000 unexpected expense. A considerable portion of people would also use cash from an emergency savings account (28%) or borrow money from friends and family (18%). Large expenditures are often unexpected, and many people don't have options besides taking on unwanted and increasingly expensive credit card debt.
That inability to cover a large, unexpected expense is at odds with pent up demand Americans are feeling to return to their pre-pandemic lives and purchasing habits. According to the survey, consumers' most common large, planned expenditures within the next 12 months include a vacation (30%), a vehicle (27%) and furniture (23%) — all expenses that perhaps felt less-essential or were inaccessible over the last two years.
In addition, the survey showed that after spending so much time indoors during the pandemic, homeowners are itching to upgrade their living situations. In fact, 56% of homeowners are planning to make a large expenditure that is home-related in the next year — ranging from purchasing a house, making home renovations, furniture, large home appliances, or smart home systems and other home automations.
"Many consumers are making up for lost time by booking much-needed vacations put off due to travel restrictions, while others are returning to the office again, leading to more spending on commuting expenses and dining out," said Andrew Housser, co-founder and co-CEO of Freedom Financial Network. "That's totally understandable but rising gas prices, rising interest rates and inflation at a 40-year high are starting to strain consumers' wallets, posing potential danger to their long-term financial health if they are not careful with their spending and payment methods."
To pay for these planned large expenditures, as well as other unexpected expenditures, consumers are turning to a variety of payment methods. The survey found that 46% of Americans typically pay for large purchases all at once in cash or with their checking/savings accounts, helping them to avoid costly interest expenses they may incur with credit cards or personal loans. However, about a third of consumers (32%) say they typically put large purchases entirely on credit cards.
In addition, 33% of consumers said their household's total unsecured debt increased since March 2020 — when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic — compared to 19% who said their unsecured debt decreased. Looking ahead, 29% expect their unsecured debt to increase over the next 12 months, while 22% who expect it to decrease. Meanwhile, 28% of respondents said their total household income increased since March 2020, compared to 30% who said it decreased. But 34% of consumers expect their household income to increase over the next year, compared to just 20% who think their household income will go down.
"Naturally, consumers are excited to regain a sense of normalcy again, but in this time of uncertainty and potential economic stress, it's critical that consumers not extend themselves beyond their financial means," said Housser. "The double whammy of pent-up consumer demand coupled with rising rates and inflation are putting consumers in a precarious position. It can be tempting to use credit to pay for items we have been holding off on for the past two years — especially when the availability of credit is at or near all-time highs. But right now, with the economy on shaking ground and inflation ripping, it is more important than ever to live within our means and only purchase things that we can afford without credit."
Digital payment methods, including payment apps and buy now, pay later (BNPL) products have also risen in popularity in recent years and have a dedicated user base. In fact, 42% of Americans that typically pay for large purchases using buy now, pay later or lease-to-own financing have used BNPL services such as Affirm and Klarna in the past 3 months. However, these BNPL customers are even more likely to have used digital payment apps like PayPal and Zelle (57%) and mobile banking apps (47%) over this same period of time.
The top three digital financial products consumers have used within the last three months are payment apps such as CashApp and PayPal (49%), mobile banking apps (43%) and delivery services like UberEats and DoorDash (25%), which have been a mainstay during the pandemic. Consumers expect to continue using payment apps (49%), mobile banking apps (42%) and delivery services (24%) within the next 3 months — more so than any other digital financial products or services.
As consumers look ahead, 46% of respondents expect to spend more on household necessities like bills and groceries in the next 12 months. But despite the challenging economic circumstances, Americans' perception of their financial security and future financial wellness is generally optimistic. Only about 1 in 4 consumers believe their household's income, financial and job security, and physical and mental health will decrease in the next year. However, 29% of consumers expect their household's total unsecured debt to increase in the next year, compared to 22% who expect their unsecured debt to decrease.
Government assistance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic also varied by individual but had a positive impact on a number of different groups. For example, renters were statistically more likely to rate their financial situation as bad at the beginning of the pandemic than homeowners. And nearly half (48%) shared that the rental housing assistance they received has provided them short- or long-term financial relief.
Student loan relief, which paused repayment of federal student loans and froze interest accumulation until August 31, 2022, provided relief to consumers across multiple generations. While conversations about student loans typically center on Millennials, Gen Z stood out as the generation that received the most relief from student loan forbearance throughout the pandemic (52% of Gen Z compared to 37% of Millennials).
Allison+Partners Research + Insights surveyed 1,002 individuals age 18 and older in the US. The survey was fielded using the Qualtrics Insight Platform and panel was sourced from Lucid. Fielding took place in Spring 2022.
About Freedom Financial Network
Freedom Financial Network is a leading digital personal finance company. We do what traditional banks don't: Put people first. Our solutions help everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a brighter financial future, with innovative technology and personalized support. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of a consumer's financial journey and include personal loans (FreedomPlus), home equity loans (Lendage), help with debt (Freedom Debt Relief), and even financial tools and education (Bills.com). Freedom Financial Network has more than 2,300 dedicated employees across California, Arizona and Texas and is recognized as a Best Place to Work.
For information on career opportunities at Freedom Financial Network, visit: https://jobs.freedomfinancialnetwork.com/
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2022-06-21T09:49:45+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/06/21/covid-weary-americans-ready-spend-many-also-concerned-about-job-security-income-new-freedom-financial-network-survey-finds/
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Want to own a piece of the Golden Gate Bridge? If you do, you’re in luck because you can own two large trusses or pieces, according to Facebook Marketplace.
But you’ll need to pay a pretty penny for it. Both pieces of the iconic San Francisco Bay Area landmark are selling for $12,000.
One bridge truss is 37 feet, and the other is 17 feet long. The seller is located in Penngrove, California, a census-designated place just north of Petaluma.
The pieces were obtained from when the Golden Gate Bridge went through its four-phase seismic retrofit, according to Facebook Marketplace. The project was intended to strengthen the bridge against major earthquakes and disasters.
The first three phases were completed between 2002 and 2014, according to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District. Construction for the fourth and final phase of the seismic retrofit project is expected to begin in late 2024 and completed by 2029.
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2023-03-12T03:16:35+00:00
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wearegreenbay.com
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https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/want-to-own-a-piece-of-the-golden-gate-bridge-heres-how-much-itll-cost/
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CENTERVILLE, Texas (FOX 44) -BREAKING – Leon County Sheriff’s Office says escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez has died after being chased in South Texas.
According to TDCJ, members of the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office spotted him late Thursday evening and started to chase him. At one point, deputies put down spike strips and caused Lopez to crash. TDCJ says there was a shootout in Jourdanton and deputies shot and killed Lopez.
According to TDCJ, Lopez killed five people in Leon County near the area where he escaped last month.
While investigating leads inside the search perimeter, law enforcement agencies received a call from an individual who had become concerned after not hearing from an elderly relative. Law enforcement officers responded to the residence and discovered the bodies of a grandfather and his four grandsons.
TDCJ says the family is from the Houston area.
Preliminary findings indicate the suspect believed to be Gonzalo Lopez, entered the residence sometime on Thursday and gained access to several firearms on the property.
Investigators believe Lopez then assaulted the home’s owner, a 66 year-old male from Houston, and then attacked the others in the home, an 18 year-old man from Houston; and three male minors from Houston. Justice of the Peace Judge Jack Keeling pronounced all five people deceased at the home.
Law enforcement says the five individuals were seen earlier Thursday, so they believe Lopez killed them later in the day.
A 1999 white Chevrolet Silverado, license plate DPV4520, was missing from the residence. It is believed that escaped inmate Lopez, took the vehicle as well as some weapons after the murders and left the scene.
Thursday evening, he was spotted south of San Antonio by the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office. Gunfire was exchanged, and Lopez was killed at around 10:30 p.m.
We will have more information as it becomes available. This investigation is active and ongoing.
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2022-06-04T00:38:46+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/videos/tdcj-escaped-inmate-gonzalo-lopez-killed-in-shootout-in-texas/
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Women In PR hosts the 10th Annual Summit Weekend for Publicists in Dallas, TX
DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Women in PR™ is pleased to announce the return of its in-person weekend summit. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the first summit, which was held in 2012 in Miami, Florida. The two-day summit will be held from November 3-6, 2022, at the Kimpton Pittman Hotel in Dallas, Texas, to commemorate this special return.
The weekend summit will feature keynote speakers and panelists from the industry, as well as specialized breakout sessions and workshops to help new and veteran publicists expand their capabilities. Systems and automations, branding yourself as a publicist, crisis management, and other topics will be covered. Attendees will be able to compete in a pitch competition in which three finalists will compete for a $5,000 business grant. VIPs will also be treated to the Relax + Rejuvenate Brunch, which will include a vendor market, cocktails, and spa treatments.
Anje Collins, a 36-year veteran entertainment publicist, co-founded the Women In PR Summit.
"I created this summit so that women in the public relations industry could learn, connect, and have fun," says Anje.
Danika Berry, CEO of DB Agency; Elliott Carlyle, Consulting Director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA); Talan Tyminski, Vice President of the Mach 1 Group; and Connie Chi, Founder of the Chi Group are among the weekend's featured speakers and panelists. More speakers and panelists will be announced in the coming weeks.
The most recent Women in PRTM weekend summit took place in September 2014 in Houston, Texas. Since then, the organization has held networking brunches across the country, quarterly webinars, virtual summits, and mentoring programs. Women in PRTM is dedicated to the ongoing development of its members and collaborations for the betterment of the industry as the leading digital resource for publicists worldwide.
"During the pandemic, we launched a series of virtual summits, and when the world reopened, I felt it was time to do this one in person," Anje explained.
Registration for the Women in PR™ Summit is now available via www.womeninprsummit.com.
For more information on becoming a member or to find out more about tools & resources available through Women in PR ™ visit www.womeninpr.org.
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2022-09-22T21:17:46+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/09/22/designing-future-decades-veteran-aspiring-publicists/
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2Blades and Corteva Agriscience Reach Collaboration Milestone in Development of Durable Resistance for Latin American Soybean Varieties
EVANSTON, Ill., and INDIANAPOLIS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 2Blades and Corteva Agriscience announced they have reached a milestone in their collaboration to develop a transgene for Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) resistance with successful field trials of Latin American soybean varieties containing the new ASR transgene. This achievement marks an important point in the research collaboration between the two organizations, which seeks to develop durable resistance and minimize grower losses due to the plant pathogen.
Endemic to most soybean-producing regions of the globe, ASR can cause yield loss ranging from 10-80% in countries where it is established, carrying significant risk for farmers and agricultural systems. Soybeans in Latin America are particularly vulnerable to this fungal disease due to mild winter conditions, which allow the fungus to survive year-round. The transgenic trait in development by 2Blades and Corteva will provide an additional disease management tool for farmers in the region, increasing disease resistance durability and options for integrated disease management strategies.
"Results from the trial showed strong disease resistance in the transgenic soybean varieties tested," said Dr. Tom Greene, Biotechnology Leader at Corteva Agriscience. "Our partnership with 2Blades combines the strengths of our organizations in pursuit of our common goal: enhancing the productivity of soybeans for farmers across Latin America via stronger plant genetics."
2Blades' knowledge of disease resistance, combined with Corteva's laboratory and field testing proficiency, as well as product development expertise, prompted the initial decision to collaborate in 2013. From 2013 to 2018, 2Blades and Corteva undertook joint research to identify novel ASR resistance genes at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and at the 2Blades Group located within The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK. Additional testing has been conducted across Corteva's global research footprint.
"Lead genes from our collaboration continue to advance in our pipeline, allowing us to better understand their performance against key ASR pathogens that impact our growers in Latin America," said Dr. Jeff Habben, who leads the Disease Resistance Discovery group at Corteva Agriscience. "Reaching this collaborative milestone reinforces our trajectory and builds confidence in our approach."
While scientific advancements have led to some improvements in soybean rust control in countries such as Brazil, durable genetic resistance is an important tool for farmers to mitigate the risk of the disease.
"Soybean rust is a key challenge for growers and needs to be combatted with an integrated strategy," said Dr. Peter van Esse, Vice President and Group Leader at 2Blades. "Genetic resistance against this disease will help give growers a powerful tool to manage the disease in a more effective and sustainable way."
About 2Blades
2Blades (www.2blades.org) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit ag-biotech organization dedicated to developing durable disease resistance in agricultural crops.
About Corteva Agriscience
Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that combines industry-leading innovations, high-touch customer engagement and operational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world's most pressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market preference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its balanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital products and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is committed to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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2022-07-20T15:51:12+00:00
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ksla.com
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https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/07/20/field-trial-success-drives-advancement-asian-soybean-rust-resistance/
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Biden to host South Korean leader Yoon for 2nd state visit
Published: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:27 AM EST|Updated: 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for the second state visit of his administration, the White House announced on Tuesday.
Yoon will be joined by first lady Kim Keon Hee.
A state dinner will be held on April 26.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the event would celebrate the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the United States and South Korea, which she called “critical to advancing peace, stability, and prosperity for our two countries, the Indo-Pacific, and around the world.”
Biden’s first state visit was held for French President Emmanuel Macron in December.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2023-03-07T15:38:04+00:00
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wnem.com
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https://www.wnem.com/2023/03/07/biden-host-south-korean-leader-yoon-2nd-state-visit/
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(iSeeCars) The average new car costs $40,720, while the average used car costs $29,983 according to the latest iSeeCars data. While used cars are significantly cheaper than new cars, both are still a major expense. That’s why it’s important to set a realistic budget and determine how much money you can afford to pay for your new — or new to you — car. We have the answers to help you determine that age-old question: how much car can I afford?
1. Determine Your Credit Score
Unless you’re paying for your car in full, you’ll need to secure a car loan. The first step toward getting a car loan and figuring out how much you can afford to pay is determining your credit score. This can also be referred to as your “FICO score” and is a numerical representation of your credit history. The three major credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – can each provide you with your FICO credit score. Another option is to check with your bank or credit card companies. Many of these institutions also provide a free credit monitoring service that will tell you your credit score.
A credit report, as well as monitoring services, also include a record of your credit history, including any items that are lowering your credit score. The higher your credit score, the better loan term you will be able to secure. Car manufacturers and dealerships will advertise special payment terms like zero-percent financing, but it’s important to remember those terms typically only apply to buyers with favorable, if not top-tier, credit scores.
If your credit score is low, you should try to boost your number before you purchase a car. You should aim for a credit score of 680 or above, but higher is always better. You can start by making sure you make your credit card and loan payments — especially any auto loan payments — on time. Resolve any past-due accounts, and pay down as much of the balance on your loans as you can, especially revolving credit accounts. You should also avoid opening new accounts, as frequent inquiries to the credit bureaus seeking new credit can lower your credit score.
While a good credit score isn’t required to secure a car loan, it will afford you a better annual percentage rate (APR) on the interest you’ll have to pay. The higher the interest rate you have, the more you will end up paying in the long run. If you are unable to achieve a favorable credit score, another option is to get a co-signer on your loan. Your co-signer will agree to make loan payments if you default on your loan, which can lower an otherwise high interest rate.
2. Determine Your Down Payment
Making a down payment will lower the amount of the loan, or principle, you will need to take out, which will reduce your monthly payment. This also reduces the overall interest you’ll pay on the loan over time. While this can help make a car easier to afford, don’t deplete your savings account. Be sure to keep enough money on hand for whatever surprises might come your way. Dealers and lenders may offer deals for zero down payment financing, but you can still put money down to shorten the length of your loan and reduce your monthly payment.
3. Estimate the Value of Your Trade-In
The process of trading in your car begins with determining how much your car is worth. Major factors that impact your car’s value include how many miles it has on the odometer and its overall condition. Having your vehicle professionally detailed can also boost the trade-in value for your current vehicle.
Several websites, including Edmunds (Edmunds.com) and Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) have valuation tools that will give you a ballpark estimate on the value of your car. Make sure you are as honest as possible in answering any questions about your car’s condition. Some valuation tools offer an estimate specifically for trade-in value, but that’s just what it is – an estimate.
You can also sell your car to a private buyer, which will be more profitable than trading your car into a dealership. In this instance, you can price your car in accordance with its market value, which is higher than your car’s trade-in value. A car’s trade-in value is the amount of money a car dealer will offer you for your vehicle, whereas market value, also referred to as private party value, is the amount of money you would get selling your car directly to a buyer. Because dealerships handle the complex process of selling the vehicle, they offer a lower trade-in value to ensure they make a profit when they sell the car.
There are helpful online tools like the iSeeCars Price My Car Tool, which provide a detailed pricing report to help calculate your used car’s value. Simply enter your vehicle’s VIN or provide its make, model, year, trim, style, and mileage.
Whether you decide to sell your car privately or trade-in at the dealership, you can apply your car’s value toward the purchase price of your next vehicle, along with your down payment if you’re making one.
4. Calculate Your Car Budget
Setting a monthly budget will guide your new or used car search. As a general rule of thumb, your car payment should not exceed 10 percent of your monthly income, and your total car expenses (fuel, maintenance, car insurance, registration) should not exceed 15 percent of your monthly take-home pay. Or, if you’re paying in cash, determine the amount you’re willing to pay for your vehicle. You can use the 15 percent rule as a guide, but if you have other major monthly expenses like student loans, you should determine a monthly payment you can comfortably afford.
5. Determine Your Car Loan Amount
After you determine your monthly payment amount, you can determine how much you can borrow from a lender. One way to do this is by obtaining a pre-approval letter from a financial institution, which will review your credit history to determine how much money they will loan you. Keep in mind that you might be pre-approved for more than you can afford, so make sure you stick to your budget. You can also use a car affordability calculator, which is available on many personal finance websites, by entering your credit score, estimated monthly payment, and desired loan term. Remember — the shorter your loan term, the less you will pay in interest over time. Don’t be tempted to stretch out your loan term in order to have a smaller monthly payment, because you’ll end up paying more in the long term. For example, if you purchase a $25,000 used car and put $4,000 down with an interest rate of 4.5 percent, your monthly payment on a four-year loan will be roughly $625 and you will pay $1,488 in interest over the duration of the loan. If you spread the loan out over five years with a higher interest rate of 5 percent, you will pay roughly $396 per month and nearly double, $2,778, in total interest. While a smaller monthly payment might seem appealing, it will cost you a lot more in the long run.
It’s important to note that most lenders will not provide a loan on a vehicle that’s more than five years old, so if you are relying on the financing you should consider a later model used vehicle.
6. Shop Around fr the Best Loan Rates
??You should always visit a bank or credit union to get pre-approved for a loan before you go to the dealership. Even if you plan on securing an auto loan through the dealership, having a pre-approval option from a financial institution can help you negotiate against the dealer’s rate. It will also show them that you are a serious buyer, which will give you more bargaining power. Because dealers make more money on vehicles they finance, they will likely try to beat the rates you’ve already secured.
7. New or Used?
When purchasing a vehicle, you have the choice of buying a new or used car. Although they are more expensive, there are perks to buying a new vehicle, including peace of mind, the reduced likelihood of unexpected repair bills, and warranty coverage. New cars also typically come with lower interest rates and financial incentives.
According to an iSeeCars study on off-lease car deals, the average used car loses 39 percent of its value after three years. When you buy a used car, the largest percentage of depreciation has already been absorbed by the original owner, and you get the car at a much lower price. You can even buy a car that is just one year old, which will typically cost 17 percent less than its new version. However, in today’s market, some lightly used cars cost more than their new versions, so be sure to compare the cost of new and lightly used vehicles. You may find that buying a new car is a better financial decision than purchasing a lightly-used one.
If you’re purchasing your used car through a franchise dealer, you will have the option to purchase a certified pre-owned (CPO) car. (Check out our handy guide to learn what does certified pre-owned mean? to better understand the CPO car buying process.) CPO cars are typically used cars that are less than five-years-old and have fewer than 75,000 miles on the odometer. CPO cars typically cost slightly more than non-certified used cars, but they are backed by manufacturer warranties and may also carry special financing. CPO cars combine the best of both the new and used car worlds, by offering added warranty protection on a late-model used car.
8. Buying or Leasing?
Another factor to consider is whether you want to buy or lease your vehicle. If you choose to lease, you don’t need to finance it because you’re not buying the car. You just need to be able to afford the down payment and the monthly payments. If you don’t want to borrow from a bank and take out a loan, leasing could be your best option. Your lease payments typically cost less money than what you would pay for a monthly car payment if you were buying the vehicle. You can also get a much nicer car for your money and get to drive a new car every few years. Another benefit of leasing is that you don’t have to pay for repairs, as issues with your car that occur during your lease term are usually covered by the car’s factory warranty.
The downside to leasing is that you never own the vehicle. As soon as your leasing term ends, you will begin the cycle again. If you purchase a vehicle, you will likely be able to enjoy several years without a car payment, provided that you don’t take out too long of a loan term. Another drawback is that car leases come with mileage limits, which commonly range from 12,000 to 15,000 miles per year. If you exceed those mileage limits, you will have to pay excessive mileage fees, which can get expensive. Lastly, the upfront cost to lease is usually more than if you were purchasing. You might need to put down a larger down payment due to your credit score, and it’s likely that the dealership will often want the first month’s payment as well.
For more information on leasing vs. buying a car, refer to our guide.
9. Be Sure to Factor In Extra Costs
It’s important to make sure you budget for more than the advertised price of the car. While each state has different taxes and associated fees, you can expect to pay an extra 10% on top of the purchase price to cover the total cost of the vehicle. This includes sales tax, which is typically 5 percent to 10 percent depending on your state. There’s also documentation and registration fees, which also vary by state and the amount can be found on your state’s department of motor vehicles website. If you’re financing the vehicle, it’s important to understand you’ll also be paying interest on the financed portion of the vehicle. You should also research the car’s ownership costs to get a better understanding of what you’ll be paying per month. Car insurance is a major added expense, and it will cost more on later-model used vehicles. Be sure to check with your insurance agent before you purchase the vehicle to get an idea of what your new monthly rate will be. Be aware that used car insurance rates are also higher on sports cars and performance vehicles. You can also take the opportunity to shop around with other insurance companies to ensure you’re getting the best rate. If you’re purchasing an SUV or a less fuel-efficient vehicle, you should also factor in additional fuel costs to make sure there is room in your budget. (You can refer to our list of Best Gas Mileage Cars to help reduce your fuel costs.)
10. Find the Right Car
Once you’ve determined your budget, you can now search for cars within your budget. Helpful car websites and search engines have made it easier and more convenient than ever to find the right car to meet your needs. Car search engines like iSeeCars.com equip buyers with all the information they need to find the right vehicle.
When deciding on a vehicle, some important things to consider include:
- Why are you buying a car? Do you need a spacious family hauler or a fuel-efficient car for commuting?
- Are you looking for the safest car possible?
- How long do you plan on keeping the car? If longevity is important to you, you should consider vehicles that have proven to be among the longest-lasting cars.
- How important is fuel efficiency to you? Should you consider a hybrid or electric vehicle to cut down on fuel costs?
- Do you have towing needs? If so, consider a vehicle with a high towing capacity.
- What kind of features are most important to you? Do you want the latest safety features like automatic braking and lane departure warning? Or comforts like ventilated seats or a heated steering wheel?
Be sure to browse iSeeCars in-depth research guides and Best Cars rankings to help you find the best car to meet your ownership needs.
11. Beware of Depreciation
The depreciation on a new car means there’s a much greater loss in its value in the first few years after purchase compared to a used car. After all, The average new car loses nearly half its value after five years. If you’re going to keep your new car for the life of your loan, which will likely be between 5 and 7 years, that’s not a concern. But if you decide to switch cars earlier, the vehicle’s depreciation represents a significant ownership cost. If you plan to switch cars every few years you’ll save a lot of money buying cars that are at least 3 years old. Keep in mind that cars depreciate at different rates, so buying a car that best holds its value is a smart purchase decision.
Here are the vehicles that depreciate the most after five years:
Trucks and truck-based SUVs retain their value better than average, while luxury vehicles depreciate more than average. Reliable vehicles, like Toyotas and Hondas, also tend to have high resale value because of their durability and lower-than-average maintenance costs.
12. Find the Best Price
Now that you’ve selected which models you’re interested in, you can do your research to find the best deal. While this mainly applies to used cars, which vary greatly in pricing, you can also do research to see which dealerships and manufacturers are offering the best new car incentives and finance rates. You may find that you can afford a more expensive vehicle than you anticipated if you spot a good deal.
Used car search engine iSeeCars.com uses data to objectively rank millions of cars and thousands of dealers, providing helpful insights and guidance to car buyers to find a good car at a good price from a trustworthy seller. Used car search engines and research sites allow you to easily compare prices and features like warranties, vehicle histories, and conditions. Tools like the iSeeCars free VIN check will provide you with a pre-purchase analysis to ensure you are making the smartest purchase decision possible. It will also alert you to any red flags that could end up costing you money down the road. This includes:
- Pricing Analysis – Calculates the car’s fair value based on the local market and maps similar cars for sale locally.
- Condition – Analysis of mileage on the odometer, positives and negatives about the vehicle’s features and condition, and other resources like theft record, recalls.
- Depreciation – Estimates how much the car will depreciate over 1, 3, and 5 years
- Supply Analysis –Identifies similar vehicles for sale within the local area.
- Best Time to Buy – Analyzes when or what months may get you a better price.
- Vehicle History – Free CARFAX or Autocheck reports when provided by the seller.
Bottom Line
Whether you’re buying or leasing a car, it’s important to understand that you’ll likely keep your vehicle for several years. When taking out an auto loan or signing a lease contract, do your best to anticipate your future financial situation and make sure you’ll be able to make payments for the duration of the payment term. Also, when you determine how much you can afford to pay for a vehicle, you can still shop for cars that cost less than that amount. Just like it’s important to do your research and shop around for a vehicle, the same rule extends to auto loans. Follow our steps and you will find the best car at the best price within your budget.
Ready to begin your used car search? The iSeeCars.com used car search engine is the perfect place to start. With millions of listings that rank the best deals first and 59 user-friendly search filters, it can help you find the best car at the best price. And be sure to check out the comprehensive iSeeCars VIN check report to further help guide you through the car buying process and secure the best deal possible.
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2022-04-15T22:03:55+00:00
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fox44news.com
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https://www.fox44news.com/automotive/how-much-car-can-i-afford/
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The Highly-Anticipated Illuvium Land Sale, sold out 20,000 land plots during the 72-hour launch event on Immutable X
SYDNEY, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immutable X, the leading Layer 2 (L2) Ethereum scaling solution for NFTs powered by StarkWare's zero-knowledge rollup technology, today reported the launch results of Illuvium's highly-anticipated June 2 Universe Land Sale, selling out 20,000 land plots valued at $72 million during the 72-hour launch event, making it one of the most successful NFT sales of all time. This initial sale represents merely the first 20% of available land on Illuvium, with the remaining 80% to be released in the future and sold via Immutable X.
The Layer 1 ETH smart contract sale was run as a dutch auction, allowing the community to determine fair value; the average sale price was $3,615; with the lowest sale price being $567 and the top sale fetching $133,283.
In comparison to other gaming-focused sales, Illuvium's Universe Land Sale, powered by Immutable X, generated 70x the value in USD (5x in ETH) of Axie Infinity's land sales in 2019 and 2020 combined, 20x the value of Splinterlands' land sale in 2021, and 10x of NetVRK's primary land sale. Further, Illuvium land sold more in this primary sale than most web3 games in all-time trading volume, including Alien Worlds, TreeVerse, TownStar, Voxels, World Wide Webb (land) and RaidParty.
By partnering with Immutable X as its exclusive protocol of choice, Illuvium delivers the next generation of blockchain gaming: a AAA game with true digital ownership, leveraging Immutable X's gas-free minting with near-instant and carbon-neutral transactions on L2.
"Immutable is the partner you want when that big moment hits," said Andrew Wall, Head of Marketing, Illuvium. "Our land sale launch went off without a hitch, and Illuvium land owners have been unanimous in their praise for Immutable's smooth minting process. Press the button, and it's minted - it's that simple."
"Our partnership with Immutable was an instrumental component in our successful land sale." said John Avery, CTO, Illuvium." Their Immutable X platform enabled gas-free minting and provided the APIs we use to drive our own marketplace experience. The Immutable X platform's performance was rock solid throughout the land sale. Working with Immutable was an equally smooth experience: they made themselves immediately available through a number of support channels, provided quick and accurate answers to our questions, and assisted us with timely operational support during both development and release. Immutable was also able to provide deep technical insight into Immutable X, and the blockchain as a whole, and they worked with us at the design level to ensure we took best advantage of their system. The results speak for themselves."
"We are beyond thrilled by the results of this monumental launch with Illuvium, being one of the most successful in history." Said Robbie Ferguson, co-founder of Immutable. "Achieving $72M in land sales is a testament to the incredible games that Illuvium is building - some of the first triple-A content in web3 - and the liquidity of Immutable X. Illuvium has an incredible shot of being the first major break-out gaming hit with hundreds of millions of players, and we're thrilled Immutable X can help enable that vision."
Illuvium is an open-world exploration, monster collector, and auto battler game, released on PC and Mac earlier this year. By building on the Ethereum blockchain, Illuvium brings its players a level of true ownership and interoperability of their digital assets never before possible in mainstream gaming.
Land in Illuvium allows owners to extract fuel, a critical element for catching and upgrading Illuvials, by building a virtual industrial complex in Illuvium Zero - the desktop and mobile partner game to Illuvium. There will be a total of 100,000 plots in the Ecosystem. The first 20,000 are now sold and minted with zero gas fees on Immutable X. As all in-game assets are blockchain tokens on Immutable X, players will also be able to sell fuel or other items on the IlluviDex marketplace shortly, rewarding them for their effort and investment.
Illuvium is an open-world exploration, monster collector, and autobattler game built on the Ethereum Blockchain, releasing on PC and Mac in 2022. Play-to-earn in an AAA sci-fi adventure and conquer the wilderness to help your crash-landed Ranger flourish
Race across crystal labyrinths, toxic deserts, and windswept mountain summits. Quest to uncover the cause of the cataclysm that shattered Illuvium. Hunt and capture Illuvials, powerful creatures who rule the land. Train and fuse your Illuvials into powerful evolutions. Build your ultimate Illuvial team to take into battles and tournaments in PvE and PvP Arenas. As you discover the capabilities of the Illuvials you collect, use your creativity to build unique synergies to outsmart your opponents. Hit a winning streak as you best other hunters to become the strongest Ranger on this planet.
Illuvium's collectible NFTs are interoperable across the entire Illuvium universe. The decentralized NFT collection offers players user-maintained custody never before possible in mainstream gaming.
Website: https://www.illuvium.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/illuviumio
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/illuvium
Immutable X, powering the next generation of web3 games, is the leading L2/L3 scaling solution for NFTs to enable strong liquidity at a huge scale without compromising decentralization or security of the most-used blockchain globally for NFTs, Ethereum.
The scaling solution, powered by StarkWare's innovative technology, offers instant trade confirmation, massive scalability (up to 9,000 transactions per second), and a fantastic developer and user experience. Immutable X has announced integrations with leading marketplaces and is powering some of the most prominent NFT plays across consumer apps (TikTok), DeFi (SuperFarm), and gaming (GameStop, ESL Gaming, Ember Sword, Planet Quest, Gods Unchained, Guild of Guardians, GreenPark Sports, Illuvium, MyCryptoHeroes+).
To learn more about Immutable visit: https://www.immutable.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Immutable
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/immutablex
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2022-06-09T03:22:15+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/09/illuvium-land-sale-powered-by-immutable-x-sells-out-becomes-one-most-successful-nft-sales-history-with-72-million-land-sold/
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Program set to Accelerate Go-To-Market Strategy and Conversational AI Adoption
ORLANDO, Fla., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kore.ai, the world's leading enterprise conversational AI (CAI) platform and solutions company, has today announced a new partner program to bolster the support it provides to its indirect sales channel. The Kore.ai Channel Partner Program establishes a new tiered structure for channel partners and solution providers, and commits significant investments for each partner covering go-to-market (GTM), enablement and marketing support while providing additional resources.
Gartner estimates that the demand for CAI solutions is growing 55% year-on-year and the total spend is expected to touch $82 billion by 2028. Kore.ai plans to leverage the growing demand for CAI solutions through its partner program by creating a robust, extensive, and diverse partnership ecosystem on a global scale, including technology partners, global system integrators, regional system integrators, resellers, solution providers and strategic partners.
The company, which currently has more than 100 partners, plans to streamline its existing network while further strengthening it through streamlined support and joint offerings to drive accelerated growth and emerge as a standout leader in the conversational AI market space.
Kore.ai will soon launch a new partner engagement portal to engage and deliver success for their customers, along with an app marketplace where technology players can publish and embed technology within the solutions from other vendors. A wide range of commercial options will be made available, which can be customized for partners to suit their channel needs.
As part of the program, channel partners and resellers can leverage the industry-leading, no-code platform that Kore.ai offers to enable rapid innovation and deploy solutions for a wide range of industries including financial services, retail, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, retail, managed services and business process outsourcing (BPO) units. They can also plan and manage joint GTM campaigns, co-marketing, public relations, pre-sales enablement, customer support and explore value driven expansion opportunities.
Under the new program, channel partners will be categorized using a new, three-pronged tiering structure – Platinum, Gold, and Silver – which is designed to encourage growth and reward partners for loyalty and long-term success; and delineate the level of support partners receive. Higher-tiered partners will receive additional benefits such as:
- Participating in a product advisory committee
- Kore.ai's market development funds
- Joint press releases and media campaigns
- Deeper GTM support
"Kore.ai has always believed in being a partner-first company. The new framework we've built allows our partners to grow their business globally, innovate rapidly and deploy solutions for a wide range of use cases targeting customer experience, employee experience or agent engagement," said Sahil Rekhi, Kore.ai Global Head - Partnerships. "We are connecting solutions to create a more powerful offering that's greater than the sum of its individual parts, and targets the entire gamut of contact center automation and customer experience management. Through a comprehensive ecosystem of platform integrations, we are expanding our partner's wallet share and enhancing the capabilities of various enterprise applications, communication tools, collaboration platforms, and customer experience solutions."
With over 400 customers, Kore.ai automates multibillion interactions every year through its CAI platform and solutions, and has delivered more than $1 billion in cost savings to global enterprise customers to date. Around 200 million consumers and close to 2 million enterprise users currently leverage Kore.ai solutions to improve customer, employee and contact center agent experiences that drive business outcomes.
Technology partners and solution providers who want to pursue growth opportunities in this space can reach out to the Kore.ai partner portal to get started: https://kore.ai/partners/
About Kore.ai
Kore.ai is a global leader in the conversational AI-first platform and solutions, helping enterprises automate business interactions to deliver extraordinary experiences for their customers, employees, and contact center agents. More than 400 Fortune 2000 companies trust Kore.ai's experience optimization (XO) platform and technology to automate their business interactions for over 200 million users worldwide to achieve extraordinary outcomes. Kore.ai has been recognized as a leader and an innovator by top analysts and ensures the success of its customers through a growing team headquartered in Orlando with offices in India, the UK, Japan, South Korea, and Europe. Visit Kore.ai to learn more.
CONTACT: Kierra Webster, kierra.webster@fusionpr.com
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2023-07-18T12:33:06+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2023/07/18/koreai-launches-new-channel-partner-program-strengthen-global-ecosystem/
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UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man was nabbed for allegedly shooting a tourist from Denmark in the back when the victim refused to give him money Sunday, police said.
Narada Hayles, 36, was arrested Monday night and charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon-loaded firearm, and reckless endangerment, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.
The 31-year-old man had just left a party and was walking by West 103rd Street and West End Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. when the suspect asked the man for some cash, according to the NYPD. The victim declined and kept walking before the suspect shot him in the back, police said.
The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive his injuries, police said.
Hayles has not been arraigned as of Tuesday afternoon, according to public court records.
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2022-09-20T16:19:22+00:00
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pix11.com
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https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-for-allegedly-shooting-tourist-on-uws-police-say/
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II has offered to station firefighting aircraft in Cyprus through the summer fire season, the Cypriot foreign minister said Monday.
Minister Ioannis Kasoulides thanked the Jordanian monarch following talks with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi.
King Abdullah’s offer comes two weeks after Kasoulides pitched to his Greek and Israeli counterparts the creation of an east Mediterranean firefighting hub aimed at quickly addressing huge summer wildfires that could overwhelm any single country.
Kasoulides made the proposal during a virtual meeting of the three countries’ top diplomats as well as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, aimed at closer cooperation on energy, the economy, climate action, emergency preparedness and counterterrorism.
Cyprus, Greece and Israel have often assisted each other in recent years by sending firefighting teams, gear and aircraft to help combat massive wildfires. The Cypriot proposal would streamline and speed up the dispatching of such assistance. Greece struggled to fight massive wildfires last year.
Cyprus, Jordan and Greece have a trilateral cooperation arrangement that aims to strengthen their defense and security ties.
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2022-05-19T19:27:50+00:00
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ourquadcities.com
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https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/international/jordan-offers-to-station-firefighting-aircraft-in-cyprus/
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The White House on Monday excoriated Republican-led legislation up for a vote in the House to rescind funding for the IRS allocated last year by Democrats, calling it a “reckless” bill that would benefit “tax cheats.”
“With their first economic legislation of the new Congress, House Republicans are making clear that their top economic priority is to allow the rich and multi-billion dollar corporations to skip out on their taxes, while making life harder for ordinary, middle-class families that pay the taxes they owe,” the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.
“That’s their agenda; not lowering costs or cutting taxes for hard working Americans – as President Biden has consistently advocated,” the statement continued.
The House is set to vote as early as Monday evening on the bill, which would claw back roughly $80 billion in funding for the IRS set aside in the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed last summer with only Democratic votes.
Democrats have said the money will be used to improve taxpayer services and increase the agency’s ability to crack down on corporations and wealthy Americans who are skirting tax laws.
Republicans for months vowed to reverse the funding if they won control of the House, claiming the money would be used to fund other Democratic priorities and that the agency would go after middle-income Americans.
The Congressional Budget Office found the bill would add $115 billion to the national debt over 10 years.
The White House on Monday noted that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has already made clear that none of the additional resources would be used to increase audit rates targeting small businesses or households making less than $400,000 annually.
Biden would veto the bill if it made it to his desk, the White House said, an unlikely scenario given it would need to pass the Democratic-led Senate.
The pushback against Monday’s IRS legislation is a preview of some of the fights to come between the White House and the GOP-controlled House. Republicans in the House are expected to ramp up their legislative proposals in the coming days and weeks after concluding a bruising days-long process to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker.
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2023-01-10T00:12:52+00:00
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fox44news.com
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https://www.fox44news.com/hill-politics/white-house-opposes-reckless-gop-bill-to-rescind-irs-funding/
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said the FBI has confirmed that she was the target of a plot to kill Jewish officials in the state after a man was arrested in connection with the plot.
“The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter,” Nessel said on Twitter, in reference to a recently revealed arrest by federal officials, who say the man they arrested was plotting to kill Jewish figures in the Michigan state government.
Jack Eugene Carpenter III, who was arrested in mid-February, made threats on Twitter to kill Jewish members of the Michigan state government, according to the FBI’s affidavit. The document also says that Carpenter threatened to use “deadly force” if police pulled him over for his expired license plates. The FBI also said it was believed that Carpenter owned a number of firearms, including handguns, shotguns and rifles.
The Twitter account that the FBI said is connected to Carpenter claims he was fired from the University of Michigan for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine. The university has around 6,500 Jewish students, according to Hillel International.
The alleged plot to kill Jewish leaders in Michigan comes after a highly-publicized plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in 2020, which was thwarted by federal authorities. In late 2022, three men connected to the plot were convicted of all charges, which was seen as a considerable legal victory for state prosecutors.
Nessel made reference to the Whitmer case, saying she hopes federal authorities will take the threats to kill her as seriously as state officials took the plot to harm Whitmer.
“It is my sincere hope that the federal authorities take this offense just as seriously as my Hate Crimes & Domestic Terrorism Unit takes plots to murder elected officials,” she said on Twitter.
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2023-03-02T15:41:34+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/hill-politics/michigan-attorney-general-says-fbi-confirmed-she-was-target-of-plot-to-kill-jewish-officials/
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Hemlock Huskies girls’ basketball player receives Dr. Slade award
SAGINAW CO., Mich. (WNEM) - A Hemlock High School girls’ basketball player has been named a co-recipient of this year’s Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame’s Dr. Slade award.
The award honors Regan Finkbeiner as a top senior athlete in Saginaw County.
In her senior season, Regan helped lead the Huskies to the school’s first State Championship in girls’ basketball.
“Great senior year, great high school career,” Regan said. “All the work is thanks to my dad, my dad is the one who pushes me and my brother is a great role model.
Regan said she played for great coaches and great teammates and it all came together.
“When you’re around good people and people who have had success it just builds your confidence and makes you good too,” she said.
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2023-07-17T23:22:16+00:00
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wnem.com
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https://www.wnem.com/2023/07/17/hemlock-huskies-girls-basketball-player-receives-dr-slade-award/
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BALTIMORE and PALO ALTO, Calif., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DELFI Diagnostics, a pioneering developer of a new class of high-performance, accessible liquid biopsy tests for early cancer detection and monitoring, has exclusively licensed a new, highly accurate method for identifying somatic genomic alterations in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) known as GEMINI, or GEnome-wide Mutational Incidence for Non Invasive detection of cancer.
Until now, first-generation liquid biopsy technologies relied on expensive, deep, targeted sequencing to detect mutations associated with cancer. Now, for the first time, researchers have achieved genome-wide detection of tumor-specific mutations from the same low-coverage whole genome sequencing methods that form the basis of the DELFI Diagnostics platform.
In a study published today in Nature Genetics, researchers showed that GEMINI, combined with the approach used by DELFI Diagnostics, could successfully identify early stage lung cancers – those cancers that are most critical to detect to change patient outcome. In a cohort of lung cancer cases and non-cancer controls (n=163), combining the GEMINI analysis with DELFI's fragmentomics approach yielded an area under the receiver operator curve (AUC), a common measure of diagnostic accuracy, of 0.931. The combined technology also showed high performance in other applications including monitoring response to therapy, and distinguishing small-cell lung cancer from non-small cell lung cancer.
"We founded DELFI Diagnostics to address population-health needs in cancer detection with low-cost, flexibly deployable technology," said Nicholas Dracopoli, PhD, DELFI Diagnostics's Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder. "Whenever we evaluate new technology, it must meet multiple criteria: It must help boost early stage cancer detection, and it must be able to be applied to the sequencing data generated from our low-cost platform. GEMINI fulfills both those requirements and shows how we can further refine the performance of our platform without changing our lab processes."
DELFI Diagnostics's fragmentomics-based approach applies machine learning-based algorithms to low-coverage, whole genome sequencing data from cfDNA. Beyond the genome-wide analysis of fragment length profiles that reflect the aberrant packaging of DNA in cancer cells, the whole-genome sequencing approach also reveals many other changes in DNA features including somatic genomic alterations, amplifications, deletions, and more.
"We have already shown that this platform can detect lung cancer with very high sensitivity," said Peter Bach, MD, DELFI Diagnostics's Chief Medical Officer. "This new study shows that what was a first-generation approach to cancer detection -- looking for genomic mutations -- can now be extended genome-wide and enhanced with the DELFI platform, improving early stage cancer detection with no additional sequencing or lab prep cost."
About DELFI Diagnostics
DELFI Diagnostics is developing a new class of liquid biopsy tests for early cancer detection based on altered genome-wide fragmentation profiles, also known as "fragmentomes," representing aberrant packaging of DNA in cancer cells. By applying advanced machine learning algorithms, these fragment patterns are detectable at a very low sequencing cost. DELFI Diagnostics ("DNA EvaLuation of Fragments for early Interception") is using this technology to develop highly sensitive and specific cancer detection assays intended for wide and cost-effective distribution and adoption globally.
- Bruhm, Mathios, Foda, et al., Single molecule genome-wide mutation profiles of cell-free DNA for non-invasive detection of cancer. Nature Genetics, 2023.
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2023-07-27T16:22:27+00:00
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wbrc.com
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https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2023/07/27/delfi-diagnostics-licenses-gemini-technology-johns-hopkins-university-study-demonstrates-high-performance-early-stage-lung-cancer-detection-when-integrated-with-delfi-diagnosticss-platform/
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Palestinian teachers’ strike grows, reflecting deep crisis
By ISABEL DEBRE
Associated Press
AL-AZZA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — In schools across the world, children are halfway into their second semester. But in a Palestinian refugee camp south of Jerusalem, kids wake up at 1 p.m. They kick soccer balls, hang out in barbershops and aimlessly scroll through TikTok. They watch television until dawn, just to wake up late and laze around all over again.
Palestinian public schools in the West Bank have been closed since Feb. 5 in one of the longest teachers’ strikes in recent memory against the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority. Teachers’ demands for a pay raise have escalated into a protest movement that has vexed the increasingly autocratic Palestinian self-rule government as it plunges deeper into an economic crisis.
But the strike isn’t just about money. As the largest group of government employees in the West Bank after security forces, teachers are also calling for a democratically elected union. The authority hasn’t budged, fearing its rivals, like the Islamic militant group Hamas, could use their movement against the ruling Fatah party.
“Everything is chaos,” said Sherin al-Azza, a social worker and mother of five in a refugee camp called al-Azza, which has become a neighborhood of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Determined that her children have an education, she cobbled together $200 in savings to hire private tutors and send her eldest son to after-school classes during the strike — an impossibility for most of the refugee camp, she said.
President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the West Bank not controlled by Israel, accuses striking teachers of holding around a million schoolchildren hostage to their demands for better pay.
But teachers who have felt undervalued for decades say they have no choice but to walk out.
“I feel terrible for the kids,” said Mohammed Brijeah, a 44-year-old Arabic teacher for the past 23 years. “But the way (the Palestinian Authority) treats us is insulting. I want to live with some dignity.”
For years, teachers across the West Bank have struggled to make ends meet with salaries of some $830 a month — considerably less than other professions requiring a comparable education. Now, a year and a half after the Palestinian Authority slashed the income of government employees by 20% to cope with a budget shortfall, teachers say they’ve had enough.
The crisis started in January, when teachers expected to receive a 15% pay raise along with back pay based on an agreement that ended a shorter strike last May. That deal also promised changes to their system of representation, allowing for long-sought union elections. But as the year started, teachers said one look at their pay slip broke their trust in officials.
“They lied to us,” said Yousef Ijha, a 37-year-old history teacher in Bethlehem. He and other teachers pressing to form their own independent elected union are pushing back against the current syndicate stacked with supporters of Fatah. Their movement has mobilized through an anonymous Telegram channel with nearly 20,000 followers and galvanized huge, angry crowds for two sit-ins in the city of Ramallah, the seat of the authority.
In response, the authority has threatened mass firings and even arrests, drawing fresh attention to what critics describe as its crackdown on civil society groups and freedom of expression.
A lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Education on March 13 lists the names of 151 outspoken teachers who would be dismissed if they continued their strike and detained if they put up further resistance.
“Not only are we not getting our salaries, we’re literally not allowed to speak up,” said Ijha, whose name is on the list.
Before a protest in Ramallah earlier this month, Palestinian security forces set up checkpoints and roadblocks on the way to the city, according to teachers who attended, diverting them through rocky hills.
The heavy security struck a darkly familiar chord for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
“They made us feel like criminals,” said 50-year-old science teacher Omar Mhisen, who said Palestinian police stopped him and made him show ID as he drove from the West Bank city of Hebron.
Analysts say that the increasingly unpopular authority — widely seen as a collaborator with Israel — worries opposition groups like Hamas could gain control of the teachers’ freely elected union, wielding power over a vast and vital swath of the public workforce and fueling instability in the territory. Hamas violently wrested control of the Gaza Strip from Abbas’ authority in 2007.
“The opposition’s ability to win is an outcome of the decline of the Palestinian Authority’s ability to fulfill its obligations,” said Ghassan Khatib, a former Palestinian peace negotiator and Cabinet minister.
On Monday, after the teachers’ movement rejected the PA’s latest offer to gradually compensate for their salary cuts over an undetermined period of time, the Ministry of Education said it’s preparing to recruit over 45,000 teachers on short-term contracts to replace all the strikers next month. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh pleaded with the teachers to return to schools.
“We must meet our responsibility to ensure the right to education for our sons and daughters,” Shtayyeh said at Monday’s Cabinet meeting.
The self-rule government, limping along as it struggles with an economic slowdown and soaring debt, argues it cannot afford to pay all its employees. Earlier this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government further crippled the authority when it decided to deduct an additional 50 million shekels (over $14 million) each month from the tax revenues it collects on the Palestinians’ behalf, among other punitive measures.
“We are facing dangers from declining donor support and an enemy that denies our existence and perpetuates our financial crisis with unfair cuts,” said government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem. “We have done everything we can.”
Many teachers are skeptical. Refusing to back down, the movement warned it would pitch tents in Ramallah’s main square and camp out for the rest of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
As the standoff deepens, parents fret that their children are falling far behind and won’t be prepared for university entrance exams or even next semester.
“This is our lost generation,” said Ahmad, a 43-year-old lawyer and father of six, who gave only his first name for fear of reprisals.
It was past noon in his sunlit apartment and his pajama-clad kids were rubbing sleep from their eyes as they staggered into the kitchen and played on their phones. With him and his wife working all day and his kids left alone, he said he couldn’t get them to stick to a set schedule or bedtime.
“As a father, I am suffering,” he said.
His 15-year-old son, Athal, was perfectly content. “I never want to go back to school,” he said.
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2023-03-29T08:10:11+00:00
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krdo.com
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https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/03/28/palestinian-teachers-strike-grows-reflecting-deep-crisis/
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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.
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2023-04-26T08:25:18+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/news/ex-wagner-group-member-faces-norway-court-for-bar-brawl/
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
5-3-1-7, FIREBALL: 1
(five, three, one, seven; FIREBALL: one)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
5-3-1-7, FIREBALL: 1
(five, three, one, seven; FIREBALL: one)
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2022-12-21T05:13:25+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Night-game-17668315.php
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BEAR CREEK, Pa. — Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on a wind turbine in Luzerne County Saturday morning.
Crews arrived at the Bear Creek Wind Farm around 9:30 a.m.
There was a lot of black smoke but no flames showing. Crews were able to put out the fire in about an hour.
Officials say they are still investigating the cause of this fire in Luzerne County.
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2022-07-30T22:10:35+00:00
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11alive.com
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https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/wind-turbine-catches-on-fire-bear-creek-wind-turbine-farm-fire-luzerne-county-smoke/523-1633264c-5c75-48ed-adc7-3c73dc9d52bc
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BIRMINGHAM, Mich., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Maravilla LLC, a joint venture between MacuHealth and IOSA, is proud to announce it has acquired the Howard Foundation's patent portfolio.
In the transaction, MacuHealth, a leader in ocular supplementation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Avantius Group, and Industrial Organica SA (IOSA), a leader in carotenoid-based raw material, received nearly fifty patents and trademarks from over three decades of top-level research. The contents include innovations relating to age-related macular degeneration, visual performance, cognitive function, visual health, Alzheimer's disease, dementia and several applications at different stages of approval.
"In a lifetime of research, my father, the late Dr. Alan Howard, had the vision to use patents to protect the quality and use of the products that came from that research," said Julie Lambert, Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Howard Foundation. "Through the Howard Foundation, this culminated in a series of patents and trademarks developed for use in eye and brain health. We are pleased to pass these patents on to our long-term business partners."
Maravilla LLC will license its newly acquired portfolio to an established and growing network of companies, including MacuHealth, MacuHealth LTD, IOSA, Memory Health and other distributors worldwide.
"This initiative allows us to secure our foothold in the carotenoid-based supplement industry and manage current and upcoming scientific breakthroughs behind our line of products," said Frederic Jouhet, president of the Avantius Group and co-manager of Maravilla.
"IOSA has an unmatched history of developing innovations that become the industry standard in raw ingredients with carotenoids," said Carlos Torres, director of IOSA Mexico and co-manager of Maravilla. "This portfolio greatly complements the patents and future patents we are bringing to our partners, and we are excited about the future growth of Maravilla."
Maravilla will continue to acquire and license portfolios from other enterprises. Attorney and longtime advisor Glenn Forbis of Harness IP served as Maravilla's advisor for this transaction on behalf of Avantius Group.
MacuHealth is a leader in the eye supplement industry that is focused on innovation and providing premium products formulated with the purest, most stable ingredients proven to nourish and care for the whole eye at every stage of life. MacuHealth's products must meet the highest standards in scientific research to ensure each supplement is safe and effective. For more information, visit MacuHealth.com.
Established in 1966, IOSA is a corporation located in Mexico involved in the research, development, production and commercialization of carotenoids from natural sources for the past 50 years. For more information, visit www.iosa.com.mx.
For more information on Maravilla LLC, visit www.maravillaIP.com.
For more information, contact:
Tedi Gershenson
Director of Marketing
tgershenson@macuhealth.com
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2023-03-28T12:39:54+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2023/03/28/macuhealth-iosa-joint-venture-acquires-howard-foundations-patent-portfolio/
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delight in new and returning fall-themed flavors and Creations™ this autumn at Cold Stone Creamery® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com). Beginning August 31, new Brown Sugar Ice Cream and returning favorite Pumpkin Bread Batter Ice Cream will be available in stores nationwide.
Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Sensation™ evokes the taste of freshly baked treats, made with Brown Sugar Ice Cream, Cookie Dough, Brown Sugar and Caramel, while The Apple of my Pumpkin Pie™ is reminiscent of apple picking season, featuring Pumpkin Bread Batter Ice Cream, Pecans, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Apple Pie Filling and Caramel.
And don't forget to complete your Thanksgiving spread with dessert! The decadent Pumpkin Bread Batter Pie will be available starting November 1. It's an easy addition to any holiday gathering with Pumpkin Bread Batter Ice Cream piled into a Graham Cracker Pie Crust and topped with White Frosting, Cinnamon and Chocolate Leaves.
"The start of sweater weather doesn't mean you have to stop eating ice cream," said Sara Schmillen, vice president of marketing at Kahala Brands™, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery. "This season brings brown sugar, spice and everything nice and cozy, and we know our guests will love our take on baked goods imagined as super-premium ice cream flavors."
The fall-inspired ice cream flavors, Creations and pie will be available for a limited time until November 29.
Promotional Flavors:
- Brown Sugar Ice Cream
- Pumpkin Bread Batter Ice Cream
Promotional Creations™:
- Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Sensation™ – Brown Sugar Ice Cream, Cookie Dough, Brown Sugar & Caramel
- The Apple of my Pumpkin Pie™ – Pumpkin Bread Batter Ice Cream, Pecans, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Apple Pie Filling & Caramel
Promotional Pie (available starting on November 1)
- Pumpkin Bread Batter Pie – Pumpkin Bread Batter Ice Cream in a Graham Cracker Pie Crust topped with White Frosting, Cinnamon & Chocolate Leaves
About Cold Stone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery® delivers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience® through a community of franchisees who are passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Cold Stone Creamery is owned by parent company Kahala Brands™, one of the fastest growing franchising companies in the world with a portfolio of nearly 30 fast-casual and quick-service restaurant brands with approximately 3,000 locations in 35 countries. The Cold Stone Creamery brand operates nearly 1,500 locations globally in approximately 30 countries worldwide.
For more information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit www.ColdStoneCreamery.com.
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2022-08-31T22:38:04+00:00
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wlbt.com
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https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/08/31/cozy-up-with-fall-inspired-flavors-creations-cold-stone-creamery/
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- Award granted by internationally recognized Great Place to Work® institute.
- Certification based on company-wide survey completed by 99% of Hansa employees.
- Metrics related to trust in the company, credibility, pride and fairness, continue to be among those most highly rated by employees.
LUND, Sweden, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hansa Biopharma AB, "Hansa" (Nasdaq Stockholm: HNSA), the pioneer in enzyme technology for rare immunological conditions, today announced its certification as a Great Place to Work® 2022, awarded by the Great Place to Work® institute, an independent and globally recognized authority on workplace culture. This represents the third consecutive certification for Hansa.
The Great Place to Work® survey, which was completed by 99% of participants, shows consistent improvement year over year, with particularly high scores in areas relating to the pride in work being done and its impact on the community, sense of belonging and dedication, and feeling that people are treated with respect and fairness and can be themselves in the work environment.
"We are very encouraged by this third consecutive certification of Hansa as a Great Place to Work®. This achievement reflects the high level of commitment and dedication of our employees during the transformation of Hansa into a fully integrated, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company. Every year we carefully evaluate the results and feedback we receive from this survey and based on this we implement appropriate initiatives team by team and across the entire organization. Our goal is to shape Hansa to be a uniquely inspiring and rewarding workplace and this third consecutive certification indicates how far we have come" said Anne Säfström Lanner, SVP & CHRO.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and used those insights to define what makes a great workplace. Their benchmark data is used to recognize Great Place to Work-Certified companies and the Best Workplaces in more than 60 countries, including the 100 Best Companies to Work For and World's Best list published annually in Fortune.
For further information, please contact:
Klaus Sindahl, Head of Investor Relations
Hansa Biopharma
Mobile: +46 (0) 709-298 269
E-mail: klaus.sindahl@hansabiopharma.com
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2022-09-30T07:52:36+00:00
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wbrc.com
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https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/09/30/hansa-biopharma-achieves-great-place-work-certification-third-consecutive-year/
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday night in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred after 8 p.m. on Sand Lake Road and Presidents Drive, according to a report by FHP.
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The pedestrian was walking along the eastbound lanes of Sand Lake Road when the man stepped in front of an oncoming car, according to troopers.
The front of the car hit the man, according to the crash report.
Troopers said the pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk.
The driver, a 16-year-old Orlando boy, and his passenger, a 17-year-old, were not injured in the crash.
An investigation is ongoing.
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2023-01-23T16:49:25+00:00
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clickorlando.com
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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/01/23/pedestrian-killed-in-orange-county-crash-troopers-say/
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Interest payment covers accrued interest to August 31, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - mCloud Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: MCLD) (TSX-V: MCLD), ("mCloud" or the "Company") a leading provider of AI-powered asset management and Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") solutions today announced an interest payment in connection with its outstanding unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures").
mCloud has forwarded to TSX Trust Company the funds to cover accrued interest for the Debentures up to August 31, 2022 of C$586,437.50.
The Company is awaiting regulatory approval to complete the repayment of the convertible debenture.
mCloud is unlocking the untapped potential of energy intensive assets with AI and analytics, curbing energy waste, maximizing energy production, and getting the most out of critical energy infrastructure. Through mCloud's AI-powered AssetCare™ platform, mCloud offers complete asset management solutions for commercial buildings, renewable energy, healthcare, heavy industry, and connected workers. IoT sensors bring data from connected assets into the cloud, where AI and analytics are applied to maximize their performance.
With a worldwide presence and offices in San Francisco, Vancouver, Calgary, London, Perth, Singapore, and Beijing, the mCloud family includes an ecosystem of operating subsidiaries that deliver high-performance IoT, AI, 3D, and mobile capabilities to customers, all integrated into AssetCare. With over 100 blue-chip customers and more than 67,000 assets connected in thousands of locations worldwide, mCloud is changing the way energy assets are managed.
mCloud's common shares trade in the United States on the Nasdaq and in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MCLD. For more information, visit www.mcloudcorp.com.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". The forward-looking information contained herein may include information related to the repayment of the convertible debenture.
By identifying such information and statements in this manner, the Company is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements.
A more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company appears in the prospectus supplement, the base shelf prospectus and the registration statement and in the Company's Annual Information Form and other continuous disclosure filings, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
In connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, the Company has made certain assumptions. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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2022-08-29T12:37:42+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/08/29/mcloud-announces-interest-payment-related-outstanding-unsecured-convertible-debentures/
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Private contractors help dig out Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - There are hundreds of parking lots and driveways that need to be cleared after winter storms. But moving 20.6 inches with just one shovel is a tough job, so many businesses and homeowners hire private contractors to get the job done.
Most of the city’s streets are plowed by Bismarck’s Public Works Department, but private businesses have a problem that can be bigger than this snowbank when it comes to clearing out their parking lots after a storm.
”We’ve already hauled it once this year, and we’ll have to do it again this week. Still digging out a little bit,” said Josh Vallely, general manager of Vallely Sport and Marine.
Clearing the way requires heavy machinery. For Anderson Yardworks, December’s storm has been the toughest one so far to dig clients out of.
”This last week was the worst just because of the long-enduring it took to keep up,” said Shayne Anderson of Anderson Yardworks.
Vallely Sport and Marine plows their own parking lot. However, due to the large space, the snow piles up quickly and they need to hire someone to haul it all away.
“With all of our inventory on our lot and everything, we have to get it scrapped off and get it hauled out,” said Vallely.
The snow isn’t the only thing piling up — so are phone calls from new customers wanting removal service. However, due to the amount of snow and calls, some will have to wait to get their plots cleared.
”We would love to help people out as best as we can, but we are pretty booked up and we kind of got to say ‘no’ depending on the circumstances,” said Anderson.
Depending on the size of the lot it can take between 30 minutes to a couple of hours to clear the snow.
Vallely Sport and Marine says it has been a record year for having to haul snow out of their parking lot.
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2022-12-20T02:07:15+00:00
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kfyrtv.com
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/12/20/private-contractors-help-dig-out-bismarck/
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NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
If you own shares in any of the companies listed above and
would like to discuss our investigations or have any questions concerning
this notice or your rights or interests, please contact:
Joshua Rubin, Esq.
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), in connection with its proposed tender offer by Johnson & Johnson. Under the tender offer, ABMD shareholders will receive $380.00 in cash, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $16.6 billion, and a non-tradeable contingent value right (CVR) entitling the holder to receive up to $35.00 for each share of ABMD common stock owned. If you own ABMD shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/abmd
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), in connection with the proposed acquisition of BNFT by Voya Financial, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, BNFT shareholders will receive $10.50 in cash for each share of BNFT common stock owned. If you own BNFT shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/bnft
Weiss Law, a national shareholder rights law firm, is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and violations of the federal securities laws by, among others, the Board of Directors and senior officers of Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH) concerning misleading statements and omissions connected with the company's initial public offering ("IPO"). If you own FRSH shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/frsh
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (NASDAQ: AIMC) in connection with the proposed acquisition of AIMC by Regal Rexnord Corporation. Under the merger agreement, AIMC shareholders will receive $62.00 in cash for each share of AIMC common stock owned. If you own AIMC shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/aimc
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2022-11-14T23:54:14+00:00
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waff.com
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https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2022/11/14/shareholder-alert-weiss-law-reminds-abmd-bnft-frsh-aimc-shareholders-about-its-ongoing-investigations/
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