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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory in the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.
The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64.
“It was amazing to be alongside Lizette,” Kupcho said. “I think I was a little nervous coming into today just because I didn’t want to let her down. I’m sure she probably felt the same way.”
Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship.
“It’s been a long time,” Salas said. “I couldn’t have done it without her. She’s a great competitor, a great friend, and an mazing partner on the golf course. We played some amazing golf this week. My job was — or my goal was — to play well for her. We showcased how our games can complement each other.”
They were 2-0-1 as partners in the 2021 Solheim Cup.
“We were clicking all week,” Kupcho said. “I think we just have a lot of faith in each other. We make each other comfortable. So we just know that if we mess up the other person has got us. That has worked really well for us.”
Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62.
“It’s been an unbelievable week,” Tan said. “It’s just so awesome that I got to do it with my best friend, Matilda, and to have my best finish on the LPGA Tour and being able to have so much fun on the week as well. That was amazing. I can’t ask for anything else.”
Former Arkansas players Stacy Lewis and Maria Fassi shot a 59 to finish third at 20 under.
“I think it’s confidence for both of us,” Lewis said. “I felt like I played some better golf this year and maybe the results haven’t showed, and talking to her, I think she could probably say the same thing. Just for both of us to see some putts go in and see some shots go in and doing what you are trying to do, it doesn’t matter what format it is.”
Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol had a 61 to match Tiffany Chan and Haeji Kang at 19 under Chan and Kang shot a 62.
Annika Sorenstam and Madelene Sagstrom, tied for the first-round lead, closed with a 66 to tie for 28th at 11 under.
The 51-year-old Sorenstam made her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season. The Hall of Famer missed the cut last month in the U.S. Women’s Open.
“I think this has been a great experience, great tournament,” Sorenstam said. “Dow, the way they support the LPGA is fantastic in this town. We felt so welcome. Everybody is friendly and happy. It’s been a great golf course.”
The tournament ended Saturday so players could head to France for the fourth major of the year at the Evian Championship. That will start the European portion of the LPGA Tour schedule that includes the Women’s British Open at Muirfield. | 2022-07-17T04:29:35+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/sports/sports-headlines/jennifer-kupcho-lizette-salas-win-lpga-tour-team-event/ |
Acquisition to help accelerate TrueCar+ product roadmap by expanding e-commerce capabilities
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE), the easiest, most efficient and transparent online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles, today announced its acquisition of Irvine, California based Digital Motors. The acquisition is intended to accelerate TrueCar's plan to deliver a robust digital car buying and selling experience with its TrueCar+ marketplace.
Digital Motors' automotive retail and financial technology platform gives auto dealers, OEMs, lenders and other stakeholders the ability to augment their physical presence with a digital storefront or marketplace that offers a seamless omnichannel car buying experience to consumers.
"With TrueCar+, we are creating an asset-light marketplace where consumers have easy and transparent access to a national inventory of vehicles and our dealers have efficient and turn-key access to a national audience of consumers," said Mike Darrow, President and CEO of TrueCar. "Our acquisition of Digital Motors is a key step in the acceleration of that marketplace, providing immediate access to new capabilities to enable the development of a secure online purchasing and financing experience. In addition, we believe the acquisition will help us to target and attract more dealers, brands, OEMs, lenders and other partners to the TrueCar+ ecosystem," Mr. Darrow continued.
"We also gain a team with deep experience in building automotive e-commerce and FinTech solutions to help us realize our vision of making TrueCar+ a unique automotive marketplace experience," he added.
"We are excited to join TrueCar and help support the expansion of TrueCar+, making online car buying a delightful, empowering and efficient experience for all parties involved," said Andreas Hinrichs, CEO of Digital Motors. "Digital Motors' configurable and scalable online retailing engine, which can be adapted for a range of automotive use cases, will complement the transactional focus of TrueCar+."
Presidio Technology Partners served as financial advisor to Digital Motors.
TrueCar has financial flexibility to invest in its business with approximately $235 million in cash and equivalents on its balance sheet at the end of the first quarter of 2022.
TrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace that lets auto buyers and sellers connect to our nationwide network of Certified Dealers. With access to an expansive inventory provided by our Certified Dealers, we are building the industry's most personalized and efficient auto shopping experience as we seek to bring more of the process online. Consumers who visit our marketplace will find a suite of vehicle discovery tools, price ratings and market context on new, used and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. When they are ready, shoppers in TrueCar's marketplace can connect with a Certified Dealer in our network, who shares our belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation of a great auto shopping experience. As part of our marketplace, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including AARP, Sam's Club, Navy Federal Credit Union and American Express.
For more information, please visit www.truecar.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. TrueCar media email: pr@truecar.com
Digital Motors Corporation is an automotive retail and financial technology (FinTech) platform that provides complete online sales solutions throughout the United States and Canada. Based in Irvine, Calif., the company's revolutionary technology serves the growing needs of dealerships, dealer groups, auto lenders, and vehicle manufacturers to provide a secure end-to-end online purchasing and financing journey to their customers. For more information or to request a demo, visit digitalmotors.com.
Please note that this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements related to the company's TrueCar+ offering or any of the company's other product offerings, the successful integration of Digital Motors, the company's continued investments in technology and product updates, related hiring and marketing activities, strengthening its core service, potential future merger and acquisition activity and positioning TrueCar for growth. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "will" or "continue" or similar words or expressions and the negatives of those terms. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may prove incorrect, any of which could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and include, among others, those risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to our management as of the date of this press release and except as required by law; management assumes no obligation to update those forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their respective dates.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Freddie Freeman hit his 14th homer off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning, and seven relievers combined on a two-hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers' second straight shutout victory in the Freeway Series, 2-0 over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Ohtani (6-3) pitched seven innings of five-hit ball with two walks and 12 strikeouts, one off his career high. The two-way superstar was outstanding in his first career mound start against the Dodgers, who are likely to be one of his most ardent suitors in free agency this winter.
But Ohtani went 0 for 7 at the plate in these two rivalry games against the Dodgers, while Mike Trout went 0 for 8. The former AL MVPs' teammates weren't much better while the Angels were shut out for the second and third time this season.
Miguel Vargas homered in the ninth inning, and Evan Phillips capped a stellar bullpen game by picking up his ninth save to conclude the Dodgers' eighth consecutive victory over the Angels. This mini-sweep interrupted the Dodgers’ 4-10 skid before they traveled to Anaheim.
Ohtani allowed only an infield single in his first three innings, but Freeman led off the fourth by hammering an 0-1 cutter to the base of the fake rock pile beyond center field at Angel Stadium, where Freeman spent plenty of time while growing up in Orange County as an Angels fan.
The Halos were shut out just once in their first 74 games, but after Clayton Kershaw shut them down in the Dodgers' 2-0 win Tuesday, they were overwhelmed by the Dodgers' bullpen, which had the majors' second-worst ERA two days ago before throwing 11 combined shutout innings of two-hit ball in Anaheim.
Luis Rengifo had both hits for the Angels, who were on an 11-3 surge before completely losing their offensive mojo in front of two sellout crowds packed with fans of both teams.
The Angels had a runner called out at the plate for the second straight night when Rengifo tried to score from third on Mickey Moniak’s fly ball in the third inning. David Peralta threw out Rengifo from left.
Ohtani stranded two runners in the fourth after Freeman's homer, and he stranded two more in the sixth before leaving to a big ovation after the seventh.
Brusdar Graterol opened for the Dodgers with two hitless innings, and Victor Gonzalez (2-2) followed him with 1 1/3 innings. Longtime Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier later recorded four consecutive outs in his Dodgers debut.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Shelby Miller went on the injured list with neck pain. Miller, who hasn't pitched since June 15, will be sidelined for three to four weeks with a reoccurrence of the injury, manager Dave Roberts said.
Angels: INF Gio Urshela is likely to miss the rest of the season with his broken pelvis, manager Phil Nevin said. Urshela got hurt while trying to beat out a grounder June 15 at Texas. He doesn't need surgery, but he'll need at least 12 weeks of rest and recovery time. Urshela is batting .299 this season, his first with the Angels before unrestricted free agency this winter. ... C Logan O'Hoppe began baseball activities in what's expected to be a lengthy comeback from labrum surgery.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: After a day off, Emmet Sheehan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second major league start at Dodger Stadium on Friday against Houston. Sheehan pitched six hitless innings of two-walk ball last week against San Francisco.
Angels: After a day off, Patrick Sandoval (4-6, 4.08 ERA) takes the mound in Denver on Friday to face the Rockies for the first time. Sandoval pitched seven scoreless innings to beat Kansas City last week.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-06-22T04:44:24+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/sports/2023/06/22/freeman-homers-off-ohtani-and-dodgers-sweep-angels-with-2-0-victory/ |
As the final whistle blew Tuesday night, Sam Pfeil turned and saw Brooke Tardugno barreling down the field toward her. The rest of the Methuen girls’ soccer players followed, sprinting off the bench and from all corners of the field to clamor around their goalkeeper.
The Methuen girls’ soccer team had beaten Central Catholic for the first time, with a 2-1 comeback victory.
“It was an awesome feeling that I’ll probably never get back,” Pfeil said. “I felt so relieved. I just felt so happy.”
In four years as head coach, Kayla (Grover) Camara has taken Methuen from a 6-10-2 finish in 2019 to the program’s first Merrimack Valley Conference title last fall.
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Now, Methuen, ranked No. 11 in this week’s Globe Top 20, is off to a 9-0 start. Camara, who starred in goal at Haverhill High and Bridgewater State, has used her goalkeeping experience and defensive focus to overhaul the Ranger program. The results are showing up on paper.
‘We’re writing history here’
Methuen girls' soccer coach Kayla Camara on the No. 11 Rangers' 9-0 start
Five of the Rangers’ nine games this season have resulted in shutouts, which Camara attributes to Pfeil and her lights-out defensive cohort, senior captain Hailee Pickles. Both serve as anchors of Methuen’s defense.
“When they play their best, it allows our offense to do their best,” Camara said.
Pickles, who committed to Saint Anselm, is the reigning MVC Division 2 Player of the Year.
“She’s a lights-out defender,” Camara said. “Her speed alone sets her apart.”
At 5-foot-10, Pfeil seems like a natural fit to play keeper. But she did not play the position until her freshman year. The transition wasn’t too difficult — she credits her basketball skills and her hand-eye coordination. But it did require hours of training with Camara, who founded the Atlantic Keeper Academy in 2017.
Through her business, Camara has not only trained Pfeil, but opposing players, including current North Andover keeper Logan Crane. When Methuen faced North Andover earlier this season — a 2-0 win for the Rangers — Camara got to see her work in action on both ends of the field.
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“Some of the girls ask me, ‘Coach, why do you have to train the other goalkeepers?’” she said. “And it’s like, ‘Well, it’s going to make our job harder. Shoot at the corners — I don’t know what to tell you. They’re good goalkeepers.’”
No matter how good they are, Camara often finds herself reminding her players that they’re not going to save every goal, and the biggest lesson she tries to teach them — both goalies and field players — is resilience.
When Central Catholic scored against Methuen in the first half of Tuesday’s game, it marked the first time all season that the Rangers had trailed. Tardugno, Pickles and Riley O’Hearn, the captains of the squad, reminded their teammates about being resilient.
“I think it was important not to get too negative, even though we were down and hadn’t been in that position yet,” Tardugno said. “But at halftime, we all came together, and you could tell we had a little bit more energy.”
Added O’Hearn,
“I knew we were going to win,” she said. “I just had a good feeling.”
How has Camara done it? How has she created a cohesive team?
First, the Rangers never practice on weekends. Camara said between soccer, other extracurricular activities, friends, family and work, her players are already stretched thin. They don’t need to spend every waking hour on the soccer field. Plus, she said, it makes the first practice back on Mondays that much more effective.
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“I just noticed that sometimes on the weekends, the girls are kind of half there, so why have a half-practice?” Camara said. “There’s more to life than just soccer practice on a Saturday morning or a Sunday afternoon.”
Second, the team now has weekly — if not daily — pasta dinners at players’ and coaches’ houses. Mac & cheese is a crowd favorite, according to Pickles. The players usually devour their dinner in less than half an hour, but they’ll stick around for another two hours just getting to know each other.
“At the end, people will be leaving, and Brooke will just be like, ‘I don’t want to go home yet,’” Pickles said.
But all those hours spent together, either on the field or sharing a plate of pasta, have created a “vibe” and a “family atmosphere,” Camara said, that has propelled Methuen to juggernaut status.
“We’re writing history here,” the coach said.
Corner kicks
Norwell, the defending Division 3 champion, knew expectations would be sky-high. But after graduating 15 seniors, including Giulianna Gianino, (starting as a freshman for Boston University), expectations were tempered as goalie Belle Pettit and just two other starters — senior captain Chloe Kirchner and sophomore Paige Flanders — returned.
The Clippers opened the season with five straight draws before rattling off four consecutive wins, outscoring South Shore League opponents 17-0. .
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“Every season, teams start to get their identity a few games in,” said coach Kara Connerty. “We graduated 15 seniors last season and the ability to put the ball away was a work in progress. The last few games, we found a way to do that. With anything, confidence comes with the results.”
Freshman forward Anja Johnson has a team-leading six goals and an assist, finishing opportunities in the attacking third generated by the central midfieldersKirchner and Flanders.
“[Anja] has really helped out in terms of putting the ball away,” said Connerty. “Their confidence in setting up the plays for someone like Anja has grown.”
Sophomore Ari Veneto and senior Caroline Hayes have contributed to the attack, and the defense has posted four clean sheets in the last five outings.
Sophomore Reagan Dowd commands the backline at center back, along with sophomore Eden Wheeler and junior Audrey Loring.
“We always say that it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and we want to play our best soccer at the end of the season,” Connerty said.
▪ Bishop Feehan, Masconomet, and Methuen remain the three unbeatean MIAA teams in Eastern Massachusetts.
Games to watch
Thursday, No. 20 Holliston at No. 12 Medway, 3:30 p.m. –– The leaders in the Tri-Valley League Large and Small divisions clash for the first time with the Panthers riding a seven-game winning streak.
Thursday, Martha’s Vineyard at No. 19 Nauset, 4 p.m. –– The two teams atop the Cape & Islands League Atlantic division face off in a rematch; Nauset prevailed, 2-0, in the first meeting Sept. 13.
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Thursday, No. 16 Needham at No. 2 Natick, 6 p.m. –– Teams atop their respective divisions in the Bay State Conference meet for the first time. Natick has only conceded two goals all season.
Saturday, No. 6 Brookline at Danvers, 4 p.m. –– Fresh off an exciting 1-0 win to dethrone previously unbeaten Newton South, Brookline travels north to face a strong Falcons squad, led by sophomore sensation Georgia Prouty.
Tuesday, No. 10 Franklin at No. 4 Newton South, 4:30 p.m. –– In an exciting nonleague matchup, the Panthers, paced by junior forward Anya Zub, meet a deep and talented South squad.
Correspondent Cam Kerry contributed to this story.
Emma Healy can be reached at emma.healy@globe.com. | 2022-10-06T01:36:36+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/05/sports/girls-soccer-theres-little-wonder-why-no-11-methuen-is-off-an-9-0-start-its-stalwart-play-goalkeeper-sam-pfeil/ |
FRIDAY
Americans and the Holocaust Exhibit, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Main Branch, 220 N. Union St., Kokomo. For more information, visit www.khcpl.org.
Wild for Pollinators Exhibit, 1-4 p.m., Kokomo Art Center, 525 W. Ricketts St., Kokomo. Kokomo Art Center, 525 W. Ricketts St. Lesley Wysong is exhibiting 49 pollinator themed artworks in a variety of media — acrylic, china painting, collage, oil and watercolor, along with a selection of 18 photos of pollinators. The exhibit is free and open to the community.
Summer Bash, 4-7 p.m., Waterford Place, 800 St. Joseph Drive, Kokomo. The event will feature over 20 vintage cars, free hotdogs and chips, ice cream, a bounce house, face painting, games, live music and more. This event is free to attend.
Kokomo Jackrabbits home game vs Kalamazoo Growlers, 7:05 p.m., Kokomo Municipal Stadium, 400 S. Union St. For tickets, call 765-457-5000, or visit www.kokomojackrabbits.com.
SATURDAY
Darland Classic Indiana Sprint Week, all day, Kokomo Speedway, 2455 N. Davis Road. For more information, visit www.kokomospeedway.net.
Rhumfest, all day, Foster Park, 721 W. Superior St., Kokomo. Come out for a day of live music highlighting the talented students and instructors from the Rhum Academy of Music. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.rhummusic.com.
Kokomo Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. to noon, in the parking lot at the intersection of Mulberry and Washington streets in downtown Kokomo. Find local produce, handmade artisan items, home-baked goods and much more. For more information, visit www.kokomofarmersmarket.com.
MONDAY
GriefShare Recovery Seminar and Support Group, 6 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 4254 S. 00 E. West, Kokomo. GriefShare features experts on grief recovery topics and is designed for individuals who have lost a family member or friend find help and healing. Each video seminar is combined with a small group discussion to allow group participants to talk about the content of the video and about how they are dealing with the death of their loved one. | 2023-07-21T15:29:54+00:00 | kokomotribune.com | https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/area_briefs/calendar-july-21-2023/article_8edf7ebc-2726-11ee-adec-6fcbdc268a0c.html |
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in Asia after Wall Street gave back some of its recent gains on persisting uncertainty over interest rates and inflation.
Benchmarks declined in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney but rose in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Wall Street retreated Wednesday following a set of mixed earnings reports. The pullback also followed comments Tuesday by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who signaled that an exceptionally strong U.S. jobs report last Friday would not oblige the central bank to return to a more aggressive stance on raising interest rates to tame inflation.
Another Fed official, John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said Wednesday that he still thinks the Fed’s main interest rate hitting a target of 5% to 5.5% by the end of the year is “a very reasonable view.” The federal funds rate is now at a range of 4.50% to 4.75%. Williams spoke at a CFO Network summit hosted by the Wall Street Journal.
“Traders are keeping a close eye on policymakers’ remarks to position accordingly ahead of key upcoming inflation figures and job market data before next month’s rate decision,” Anderson Alves of ActivTrades said in a commentary.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.4% to 27,510.17 and the Kospi in Seoul lost 0.1% to 2,482.03. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.6% to 7,487.30. Shares also fell in Bangkok, Taiwan and Singapore.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 0.3% to 21,352.10, while the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.6% to 3,252.02.
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell 1.1% to 4,117.86 and the Nasdaq fell 1.7% to 11,910.52. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 0.6% to 33,949.01.
The Fed has been saying that it plans to hike interest rates a couple more times and then hold them at a high level at least through the end of the year. Williams warned that interest rates may need to go higher if stock prices rally and bond yields fall too much, among other loosening financial conditions, because that could drive inflation higher.
Companies have so far been reporting relatively lackluster earnings for the last three months of 2022, as rising costs eat into their margins.
Entertainment giant Walt Disney rose 5.5% in afterhours trading after it reported surprisingly good fiscal first-quarter financial results, but it gave up nearly all of that gain after it said it will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of a “significant transformation” announced by CEO Bob Iger. The job cuts amount to about 3% of the entertainment giant’s global workforce.
Chipotle Mexican Grill fell 5% after it reported weaker profit and revenue for the latest quarter than Wall Street expected.
Jack Henry & Associates, a company in the financial technology industry, sank 9.3% for one of the biggest drops in the S&P 500 after it reported weaker results than expected and trimmed financial forecasts for the full fiscal year.
Lumen Technologies tumbled 20.8% despite reporting stronger results than expected. Its forecasts for some financial measures in 2023 fell short of analysts’ expectations.
On the winning side was CVS Health, which gained 3.5% after topping Wall Street’s forecasts for revenue and profit. It also said it would buy Oak Street Health, a primary care company, in a deal it valued at about $10.6 billion.
U.S. benchmark crude oil shed 6 cents to $78.41 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added $1.33 on Wednesday to $78.47.
Brent crude, the pricing basis for international trading, also gave up 6 cents to $85.03 per barrel.
The U.S. dollar slipped to 131.38 Japanese yen from 131.42 yen. The euro rose to $1.0732 from $1.0742.
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AP Business Writers Stan Choe and Damian J. Troise contributed. | 2023-02-09T10:52:04+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-asian-shares-mixed-after-wall-st-gains-on-fed-chair-comments/ |
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Indy 500 drivers Will Power and Josef Newgarden made their way around Speedway Wednesday afternoon.
The annual Spectacle of Homes winners got a chance to meet the stars of Sunday right on their front porch, while the drivers got a chance to check out those houses that are decked out in Indy 500 decorations.
“I try not to put anything out prior to May 1, because I don’t want people stealing my ideas you know,” laughed Tracy Thompson, the homeowner who got a visit from Will Power. “If you saw my backyard, my back alley bar, you would think this lady is crazy.”
The tradition gives fans an up close and personal experience with the drivers, but the racers themselves say it’s a welcome break from training at the track.
“It’s a long grueling two weeks,” said Will Power. “I always like to meet people who are big supporters of the sport.”
Thompson has been decorating her home for the past three years. Each year she adds a new piece. Even her backyard has a bar dedicated to racing.
“Oh gosh I could, bust this out in a couple of hours,” joked Thompson.
“It’s really cool that it is right in suburbia,” said Power., “I lived here for five years and really loved the place. I’d move back here.”
Power says the decorations and the small town feel of Speedway remind him of his home in Australia. | 2022-05-26T09:29:13+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/sports/big-race-indy/will-power-and-josef-newgarden-surprise-spectacle-of-homes-winners/ |
Updated November 16, 2022 at 1:33 PM ET
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KYIV, Ukraine — Poland's president said Wednesday it appears a missile that landed just inside the country's border was from Ukraine in what he called an "unfortunate accident."
"We have no evidence at the moment that it was a rocket launched by Russian forces," President Andrzej Duda said. "However, there are many indications that it was a missile that was used by Ukraine's anti-missile defense."
The United States, NATO and others expressed support for Poland's position, though the investigation was still ongoing.
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However, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he did not think a Ukrainian missile struck Poland.
"I have no doubt that it was not our missile or our missile strike," Zelenskyy said during a meeting that was broadcast on Ukrainian television. He said Ukraine would participate in the investigation. "I want us to be fair, and if it was the use of our air defense, then I want that evidence," he added.
Two Polish citizens were killed Tuesday when the missile came crashing down in a rural village in eastern Poland, just a few miles from the western border of Ukraine. This happened amid a Russian barrage of missiles fired at cities across Ukraine, and Ukraine responding with its air defense systems.
Western allies say the strike could've come from Ukraine but Russia still bears blame
NATO members discussed the issue in Brussels, and the alliance's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said a preliminary analysis pointed to a Ukrainian air defense missile that had been fired at an incoming Russian missile.
"Let me be clear: This is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine," Stoltenberg said.
In Russia, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Russian specialists had studied images of the explosion in Poland and concluded rocket fragments were from an S-300 surface-to-air missile system fired by Ukraine.
Konashenkov insisted Russia carried out a wave of what he called "precision" strikes on Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure. He said this included attacks in western Ukraine, but all were 20 miles or more away from Poland's border.
The Biden administration said it supported the investigation that Poland was carrying out.
"We have seen nothing that contradicts President Duda's preliminary assessment that this explosion was most likely the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile," Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, said in a statement.
"The party ultimately responsible for this tragic incident is Russia, which launched a barrage of missiles on Ukraine specifically intended to target civilian infrastructure," she added.
Russia fired about 100 missiles at Ukraine
Russia fired a barrage of about 100 missiles into Ukraine in just a couple of hours Tuesday afternoon. It was targeting Ukraine's electricity grid, as it has been doing for the past month.
Ukraine says it shot down more than 70 of the incoming missiles, a rate in line with other recent attacks.
But Ukraine's energy systems, which already include daily power outages in many parts of the country, suffered another blow.
In the capital Kyiv, the largest city with around 3 million residents, about half the homes and businesses were without power as of midday Wednesday, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The western city of Lviv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv also lost most of their power during Tuesday's attacks. However, much of the electricity was restored on Wednesday, according to officials in those cities.
One woman was killed in Kyiv when a missile slammed into her apartment in a residential area near the center of the city. There were no obvious military, government or energy facilities in the area.
It was not clear why the building would have been targeted, or if perhaps a Ukrainian air defense system hit a Russian missile, with the remnants of that Russian missile hitting the building.
Standing in the darkness outside the apartment building, Vladimir Yanachuk said he expected many more Russian attacks, but this was not weakening the resolve of Ukrainians.
"We are not afraid about this. Ukrainians are not afraid about this," he said. "Winter will be hard. But this winter will be hard not only for Ukrainians, but for Russian soldiers too."
As he was speaking in the street, the lights suddenly came back on in surrounding apartment buildings, though not the one that had been hit.
Ukrainians have been rapidly repairing the power outages inflicted by the Russians, but the sheer number of attacks has strained the country's capacity to keep up.
Russia has damaged around 40% of the country's electricity system, according to Ukrainian officials.
NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-11-16T19:40:18+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/npr-top-news/npr-top-news/2022-11-16/poland-says-missile-strike-on-its-land-appears-to-be-an-accident-by-ukraine |
Man who found body of boy in suitcase finds comfort in learning his name
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WAVE/Gray News) – A man was foraging for mushrooms in the woods near his home the day before Easter Sunday when he discovered a suitcase containing the remains of a little boy.
Indiana State Police identified the child Wednesday as 5-year-old Cairo Jordan of Atlanta.
Jeffrey Meredith said he was both sad and relieved when he learned the boy’s name.
“I can’t help but get emotional about him,” Meredith said. “But I’m glad I found his name. Because I was so worried I would pass in my life without ever knowing that little fella’s name or where he was from. That was the most important thing in the world.”
From a rocking chair on his front porch, Meredith looked to the woods across the road as he recalled the trauma he experienced discovering Cairo’s body.
“Whenever I (saw) him like that, it was the most horrifying thing that any human would have to go through. Especially when you’ve got grandbabies about the same age. You don’t expect anything like that in your life – ever,” Meredith said.
Meredith experienced something he says that no one should ever have to go through.
“When I opened that suitcase and I saw that little fella, his eyeballs, it was like he was screaming to me to help,” Meredith explained. “The only thing I knew to do was to call 911.”
His heart breaks thinking about what the child might have experienced.
Identification of the remains has allowed him to put a name to the life he wishes he could have saved.
“Cairo is the sweetest name I believe I’ve ever heard in my life. That’s the truth. Wow,” Meredith said as his eye filled with tears. “He was a handsome little fella, wasn’t he?”
Copyright 2022 WAVE via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-28T17:26:28+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/10/28/man-who-found-body-boy-suitcase-finds-comfort-learning-his-name/ |
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court is set to rule Tuesday on a case in which French and Ugandan environmentalist groups accuse energy company TotalEnergies of failing to prevent human rights violations and risks to the environment in connection with major oil projects in east Africa.
In a 2018 lawsuit, six French and Ugandan activist groups said the company’s oil extraction and pipeline projects completely or partially adversely impact the lands of approximately 118,000 people in Uganda and Tanzania. They said tens of thousands are still awaiting compensation.
They want the court to order the company to implement measures against “all the risks of serious harm” associated with the projects, including immediate payment of compensation and food support for communities.
TotalEnergies has argued that its planning “has been implemented effectively” and that its Ugandan and Tanzanian affiliates “have applied the appropriate action plans to respect the rights of local communities and ensure respect for biodiversity.”
The company said about 8,500 households are affected in Uganda, most of which have received compensation. It added that most of about 9,500 households have signed a compensation deal in Tanzania, where the project is less advanced.
Tuesday’s ruling will be the first to be based on the 2017 “duty of vigilance” legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to human rights and the environment — even if any infractions are committed by foreign affiliates and subcontractors.
Oil drilling has recently begun in Uganda in a field operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, as part of the joint deal with TotalEnergies. Production is expected to start by 2025. Both groups said last year that the total investment would be more than $10 billion.
Construction is to start this year on the 897-mile (1,443-kilometer) East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, planned by TotalEnergies and CNOOC, between Uganda and the Indian Ocean port of Tanga in Tanzania. Authorities have described it as the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
Uganda is estimated to have recoverable oil reserves of at least 1.4 billion barrels.
Some oil wells are to be drilled within western Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park, where the Nile plummets 130 feet (40 meters) through a gap just 20 feet (6 meters) wide and the surrounding wilderness is home to hippos, egrets, giraffes and antelopes. The pipeline would then pass through seven forest reserves and two game parks, running alongside Lake Victoria, a source of fresh water for 40 million people.
That ecological fragility is one reason why some activists oppose the project despite assurances from TotalEnergies that the pipeline’s state-of-the-art-design will ensure safety for decades.
Ugandan authorities see the oil drilling project and the pipeline as key to economic development, saying oil wealth could help lift millions out of poverty. Some see condemnation of the pipeline as an assault on the country’s sovereignty.
President Yoweri Museveni vowed in September that the project would proceed, with or without TotalEnergies. Uganda would “find someone else to work with” if necessary, he said.
At the time, European Union lawmakers had passed a non-binding resolution urging the international community “to exert maximum pressure on Ugandan and Tanzanian authorities, as well as the project promoters and stakeholders” to stop oil activities in the region.
That resolution cited human rights concerns focusing on fair compensation for affected communities as well as environmental fears. _____
Rodney Muhumuza in Kampala, Uganda, contributed to the story. | 2023-03-01T08:09:57+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-french-court-to-rule-on-totalenergies-east-africa-projects/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California widow whose husband was suffering from a mental health crisis when she called a nonemergency number for help last year sued Culver City police Tuesday, alleging they shot her unarmed husband in the back as he was running from officers.
Adriana Medina filed her civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the fatal shooting of Guillermo Medina on Dec. 18 in the Los Angeles suburb.
Medina was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and hadn’t taken his medication in a couple of weeks when he showed up at his home and pounded on the windows, his wife said at a news conference.
She purposely avoided calling 911 and dialed the main number of the police station in hopes of having a mental health intervention. She told police she did not believe her husband was going to hurt anyone, according to the lawsuit.
“That cry for help became a death sentence,” attorney V. James DeSimone said.
A police spokesperson would not comment on pending litigation but a press release issued after the shooting said officers responded to a domestic violence call involving a husband threatening his wife with a handgun.
“There was no report of domestic violence,” DeSimone said. “There was no report that he was threatening her with a handgun. She never saw a gun.”
The conflicting statements from both police and Medina’s wife, along with grainy video of the shooting, make it too difficult to determine if the shooting was justified, said Ed Obayashi, a deputy sheriff and adviser to the Plumas County sheriff who investigates use of force incidents for police in California and nationwide.
Recordings of the call to police and what dispatchers relayed to officers will be crucial in determining the threat they may have perceived, he said.
“The most important factor is whether there was an immediate threat posed to the officers,” Obayashi said. “Assuming officers have been advised that there is a gun is a very relevant factor in determining if deadly force is justified.”
Guillermo Medina fled in a car when police arrived and then ran on foot after crashing into a median, police said in press release.
DeSimone presented a surveillance video from a building that showed Medina loping up to a utility pole and then dropping to his knees and rolling onto his back. Officers approached slowly and one appeared to handcuff him.
It appeared to take several minutes before first aid was rendered.
The coroner’s office determined the cause of death was homicide, DeSimone said.
The shooting is being investigated by the state attorney general’s office.
Adriana Medina said her husband was a good father who cooked for their children and coached them in youth soccer.
“The sudden loss of my husband has completely devastated my family and turned our life upside down,” she said. “I can’t believe he was taken away from us when what he really needed was help.” | 2023-02-01T01:50:50+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/widows-suit-mentally-ill-husband-unarmed-shot-by-police/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
The Writers Guild of America is on strike, and a vital part of the entertainment industry could be in for a long work stoppage.
By many accounts, the TV and film industry is overdue for a reckoning, after the pandemic made the 2020 contract bargaining season a dud. That prevented writers and their employers, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, from reaching new agreements on emerging technology and business practices.
"Nobody cared if you went on strike in spring of 2020. It just didn't matter, because nobody was working anyway," Kate Fortmueller, an assistant professor of entertainment and media studies at the University of Georgia, told NPR.
The buildup of unresolved issues is just one reason, Fortmueller says, that the 2023 strike could last a while.
"I think this has the potential to be one of the longer strikes," she said. "I think it has the potential to be one of the big ones."
Here's a quick guide to what's different about this strike:
What has changed with streaming?
Writers and production companies are grappling with how to reconcile drastically different ideas of how the media business should handle streaming platforms. It's a new version of their perennial disagreement over residual payments — the money that writers get when their material is reused. And compared to the last big strike, which lasted from 2007 to 2008, new players are involved.
"What's new about this is who's at the table, frankly," Fortmueller said, listing companies such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix.
"We haven't really seen them as part of these negotiations in the past," she added. "So I think that's not necessarily a wild card, but it does change some of the stakes."
As a reference point, Fortmueller cites the lengthy strike between SAG-AFTRA and video game makers that ended in 2017.
Video game companies and streaming companies share key characteristics, she said, noting the tech industry's labor conditions and standards differ from those in Hollywood.
"They're not heavily unionized industries," she added. "So I think they take a harder line in a lot of these regards."
Why are mini rooms a big deal?
The growth of streaming shows is linked to a controversial topic: the shrinking of writers' rooms, into "mini rooms," where there are fewer writers than a traditional room would employ. Where some rooms traditionally employed around seven writers (or more than twice that, for some series), mini rooms get by with a handful of them, on a short-term basis.
"Mini rooms are essentially streamers hiring writers to come in and basically 'break' stories," Fortmueller said.
That means breaking a season down and structuring it — but in this arrangement, writers are paid the union minimum rather than their normal fees, and they're not kept on payroll for long period of time.
"Effectively they're creating shows, albeit shortened-season shows, for a fraction of the price," Fortmueller said. Instead of paying writers more over a longer time, she added, streaming companies are "asking them to do a lot more heavy lifting in a much shorter amount of time."
It's a particularly common tactic, she said, for studios looking to create scripts for a six- or eight-episode season. That's led to claims that writers are being treated as gig workers: Rather than joining a show for what could be a successful and lucrative run, writers in a mini room commonly earn union-guaranteed minimum rates for short assignments.
Production companies say the model helps them vet a show more fully before committing to a full series. But writers say the practice compresses their contributions and cuts their pay.
"I'm doing absolutely all of the work that I would do in a full writers room, and I'm paid a fraction of my normal quote," one writer recently told Indie Wire.
What should viewers expect?
The strike and its disputes raise ethical questions for Fortmueller as a viewer. On one hand, she says, there are so many shows to watch, and only so much time. But she also wants to support full-length shows, and the writers behind them.
"It's probably better for me to invest my time in shows that have better working conditions, that are helping keep people employed," she said. But when people reach decision fatigue, she added, "the lure of the minimal commitment is pretty strong."
The last big strike lasted more than three months, stretching from 2007 into 2008. Back then, people were up in arms over the fate of beloved shows like Grey's Anatomy. In the meantime, they fired up their DVD players to watch early seasons of The Wire and binge shows like Friday Night Lights and My So-Called Life.
Those who kept tuning into TV found expanded reality TV offerings, such as Project Runway and The Biggest Loser, that are defined as unscripted shows. People again flocked to "reality" in 2020, when viewers mentally escaped the pandemic shutdown by watching Tiger King.
"As far as the audience perspective, I'm not sure that the impact is going to be quite as strong in terms of what we're experiencing," Fortmueller said. She notes that spring and summer are often not the strongest seasons for TV — and then there are the streaming platforms that have content in their pipelines, including material from international markets.
But for streaming companies, licensing more content will only help fill gaps, Fortmueller added.
"Long term, they can't necessarily rely on that, because so much of their business model is about attracting new subscribers with new shows. So ultimately, it can only last so long before it starts to hurt them."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-05-03T10:46:13+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2023-05-03/from-mini-rooms-to-streaming-things-have-changed-since-the-last-big-writers-strike |
Pollution from Florida mining a concern with Hurricane Ian
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons in “stacks” that resemble enormous ponds, are at risk for leaks or other contamination when Hurricane Ian comes ashore in the state, environmental groups say.
Florida has 24 such phosphogypsum stacks, most of them concentrated in mining areas in the central part of the state. About 30 million tons of this slightly radioactive waste is generated every year, according to the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute.
“A major storm event like the one we are bracing for can inundate the facilities with more water than the open-air ponds can handle,” Ragan Whitlock, staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity environmental group, said in an email Tuesday.
“We are extremely concerned about the potential impacts Hurricane Ian may have on phosphate facilities around the state,” Whitlock added.
A leak in March 2021 at a stack called Piney Point resulted in the release of an estimated 215 million gallons of polluted water into Tampa Bay, causing massive fish kills. State officials, overseen by a court-appointed receiver, are working with a $100 million appropriation to shut down that long-troubled location.
“During the past six months, the receiver has made significant progress toward closing the facility,” lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a court filing Monday.
But the Center for Biological Diversity, which sued with other groups to close down Piney Point, noted that 4.5 million additional gallons of wastewater were released into Tampa Bay in August.
“The imminent and substantial endangerment to the environment and human health and safety posed by Piney Point has not been abated” since a judge ordered a six-month stay in the case.
Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday before cutting through the state — very close to many of the gypsum stacks.
State Department of Environmental Protection records show that Piney Point has about 24 inches (60 centimeters) of rainfall capacity. Another facility in the Tampa Bay area, operated by phosphate giant Mosaic Co., has just over 9 inches (22 centimeters) of rainfall capacity.
A spill could seriously damage rivers and other wetlands near the stacks, according to Jim Tatum of the Our Santa Fe River nonprofit group.
“Valuable aquatic and vegetative resources never fully recover from a spill,” Tatum wrote on the organization’s website. “As the highly acidic, radioactive slime makes its way to the receiving waters, entire aquatic ecosystems are impacted.”
A Mosaic spokeswoman did not respond to an email Tuesday seeking comment.
Phosphate has been mined in Florida since 1883. It’s used mainly for fertilizer to produce food, animal supplements and a variety of industrial products. Land used in mining is required to be “reclaimed,” or brought as close as possible back to its original state.
The byproducts that wind up in the stacks, however, have few uses acceptable to federal regulators. They can contain radioactive uranium, thorium and radium along with toxic metals such as barium, cadmium and lead, according to the environmental group ManaSota 88.
Fertilizers are made from phosphate rock that contains naturally occurring uranium and thorium, which decay to radium, and radium decays to the radioactive gas radon, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Class-action lawsuits have claimed health effects for people living near the mining waste.
“Phosphate companies have had over 70 years to figure out a way to dispose of radioactive gypsum wastes in an acceptable manner, but they have yet to do so,” said Glenn Compton, chairman of ManaSota 88.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-28T12:26:29+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/28/pollution-florida-mining-concern-with-hurricane-ian/ |
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
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afternoon. Highs around 40. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill
values as low as 17 in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Wind chill values around
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20.
.TUESDAY...Freezing rain likely in the morning. Cloudy with
showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
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Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
$$
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Grayson-
Including the cities of Sherman and Denison
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Temperatures
falling to around 40 in the afternoon. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to
15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 17.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind
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chill values as low as 16 in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Wind chill values around
20.
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.TUESDAY...Showers and freezing rain. Highs in the mid 30s.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Wind chill values as low as
15.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
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freezing rain after midnight. Lows around 30. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain likely in the morning. Cloudy with
showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation
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70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
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Cooke-
Including the city of Gainesville
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to
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20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
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sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 10 to
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15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 15.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind
chill values as low as 14 in the morning.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain and showers in
the evening, then a slight chance of freezing rain after
midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15.
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.TUESDAY...Cloudy with freezing rain and showers likely. Highs in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Wind chill
values as low as 15.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
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freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain likely in the morning. Cloudy with
showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation
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70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
$$
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Montague-
Including the cities of Bowie and Nocona
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to
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20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 10 mph, becoming
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west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Colder with lows in the mid 20s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
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freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 13 in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain and showers in
the evening, then a slight chance of freezing rain after
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midnight. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Freezing rain likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers and freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in
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the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
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chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows around 30. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. A
slight chance of freezing rain in the morning. A slight chance of
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showers. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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TXZ102-282300-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
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10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper 20s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
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afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
freezing rain in the evening, then a slight chance of freezing
rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of
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precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Freezing rain likely in
the morning, then a chance of freezing rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to
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20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Colder with lows in the mid 20s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds
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10 to 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 13 in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain and showers in
the evening, then a slight chance of freezing rain after
midnight. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation
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50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Freezing rain likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers and freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain
after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
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chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows around 30. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
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Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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TXZ100-282300-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
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west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Colder with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
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freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 13 in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain and showers in
the evening, then a slight chance of freezing rain after
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midnight. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of
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precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers in the evening. Cloudy with
a chance of freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A
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slight chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows around 30.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
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Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and freezing
rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and freezing rain in
the evening, then a slight chance of freezing rain and showers
after midnight. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Chance of
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precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Freezing rain likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers and freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Not as cool
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with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A
slight chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Palo Pinto-
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Including the city of Mineral Wells
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph this
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afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
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sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to
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10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and freezing rain in
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the evening, then a slight chance of showers and freezing rain
after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Freezing rain and showers likely in the
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morning, then a chance of showers and freezing rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
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freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
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mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
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Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind
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chill values as low as 17 in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Freezing rain likely in
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the morning, then a chance of freezing rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 30.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ131-282300-
Hood-
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Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
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15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
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sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Temperatures
falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows around 30. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs around 40. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. Showers
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likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Freezing rain likely in the morning. Cloudy with
showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation
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70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ132-282300-
Somervell-
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Including the city of Glen Rose
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
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15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
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sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Temperatures
falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs around 40. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 30. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s.
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Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Erath-
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Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
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with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Much cooler with highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Freezing rain likely in the morning. Cloudy with
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showers likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows around 30. Chance of rain
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60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
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chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
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chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to
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15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid 30s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
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freezing rain. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Freezing rain and showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers and freezing rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation
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60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
freezing rain and showers likely after midnight. Lows in the
upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A
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slight chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
freezing rain in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
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Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
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10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
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10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
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freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Freezing rain likely in the morning. Cloudy with
showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A
slight chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of freezing rain in the morning, then partly sunny in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
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Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs around 40. Northeast winds
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around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
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.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
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showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers in
the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
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40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
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15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
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afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
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of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 40. Chance of rain
60 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
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partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ157-282300-
Coryell-
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Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
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thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs around 60. Temperatures falling into the mid 50s in the
afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds
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10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
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upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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TXZ143-282300-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
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thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into the
lower 50s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs around 40. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 30. Chance of rain
60 percent.
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.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
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Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
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15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures falling into the
upper 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
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north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
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chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
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Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures falling
into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
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afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
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of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
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showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
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mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight
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chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
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thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures
falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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TXZ145-282300-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
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evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid
50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling to
around 50 in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
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north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North winds around
10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
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chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 40. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a
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chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s.
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Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into
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the lower 50s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North winds
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around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
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midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the upper
50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Temperatures falling into
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the mid 50s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 30s. North
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winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers this morning.
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Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
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after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
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the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Temperatures falling into
the upper 50s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 30s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
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afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
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slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers this morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
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.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows around 60.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
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the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Temperatures falling into
the lower 60s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 30s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
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afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
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upper 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight
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chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
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after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers
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likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s. Temperatures falling into the lower 60s in
the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows around 40.
North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
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around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance
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of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
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60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
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slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Leon-
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Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight
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chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
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then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
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thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Temperatures falling into
the lower 60s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows around 40.
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North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 40.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
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thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Temperatures falling into
the mid 50s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper
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30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 15 to
20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows around 60.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
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thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Temperatures falling into
the upper 50s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper
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30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. A slight chance of
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of
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rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
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lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance
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of thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Temperatures falling into
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the mid 50s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper
30s. North winds around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
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80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
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showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
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upper 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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.TODAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
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of thunderstorms. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into
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the lower 50s in the afternoon. West winds around 10 mph,
becoming north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North winds
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around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
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Kaufman-
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Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a
chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. South
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winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures falling into
the upper 40s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north in the afternoon.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower
30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
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Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
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Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
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lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 15 to
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20 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures
falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds
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around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
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chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 40. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
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TXZ105-282300-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures
falling into the mid 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower
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30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with freezing rain in the morning, then
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showers in the afternoon. Highs around 40. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 30s.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
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Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
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Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around
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60. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s.
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Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into
the upper 40s in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
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north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North winds
around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
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after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
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.THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
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upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
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thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid
50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
evening. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s.
Temperatures falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
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30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
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.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a
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Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures
falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
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mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
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.TUESDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
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then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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340 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023
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chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Temperatures
falling into the mid 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers and freezing rain likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers and freezing rain after
midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation
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70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Freezing rain in the morning. Showers. Highs around
40. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
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then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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afternoon. Highs around 60. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight
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showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper
20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 18.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
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values as low as 18 in the morning.
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evening, then a chance of showers and freezing rain after
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70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Freezing rain in the morning. Showers. Highs in the
upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
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in the lower 30s.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ expected vote next week to overturn District of Columbia laws dealing with criminal justice and voting has created a political tempest in the nation’s capital — and reflects a contentious political dynamic that is playing out more broadly across the country:
Predominantly white legislative bodies are seeking to curb or usurp the authority of local governments in cities with large Black populations, particularly on issues related to public safety and elections.
Local activists decry it as the latest effort to undermine cities’ ability to determine their own future.
U.S. senators — lawmakers from all 50 states — are expected to vote on a measure to reject a sweeping rewrite easing some penalties in the city’s criminal code, approved unanimously last year by the District’s 13-member council. The measure killing the local changes seems likely to pass despite the slim Democratic majority in the Senate, and President Joe Biden has indicated he will sign it.
It’s a fresh chapter in a tortured relationship between Congress and Washington’s local elected leaders, who have long complained about congressional interference in their affairs. Similar inroads on local authority are happening elsewhere around the country, often intertwined with issues of race.
In Missouri, the state House of Representatives has approved a bill that would effectively give Republican Governor Mike Parson control of the St. Louis police department. Last month, the same body voted to strip power from St. Louis’ elected prosecutor.
In Mississippi, the state House has approved a measure to create a new court district in part of the capital city of Jackson with judges who would be appointed rather than elected. It also would expand areas of the city patrolled by a state-run Capitol police force.
The Mississippi Senate has voted to create a regional board to take control of Jackson’s troubled water system. Democratic state Sen. John Horhn calls that “a symbolic decapitation of Black elected leadership.”
Amir Badat, with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, draws a connection between the “seemingly discrete and unconnected events” in Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C.
“I do think that there’s an overall, overarching connection between what we’re seeing, and that is predominantly white governments trying to exert control and authority over Black communities and large Black jurisdictions in the states.” He also pointed to the recent push by Georgia’s State Election Board to review elections in Fulton County, which includes Atlanta.
“Here are all sorts of measures that we’ve seen in the elections context that really go to this, and now we’re seeing that pop up in other contexts, as well, like public safety,” he said.
In Washington, the issue is strongly flavored by the District’s deeply emotional quest for independence and statehood. Under terms of Washington’s Home Rule authority, all District of Columbia laws are automatically reviewed by Congress.
Although it has been decades since Congress completely overturned a District law, members of Congress regularly use budget riders to limit or influence those laws. Such riders have been used to block the District from using the city budget to help women seeking abortions or to create a regulatory framework for cannabis sales despite a referendum approving legalization.
In a separate item, the Senate next week also is expected to vote on whether to overturn a District law that would grant non-citizens the right to vote in local elections, as they are allowed to do in about 15 municipalities around the country. The prospects for that measure are unclear.
District officials seem resigned to the crime bill’s rejection.
One Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, already has said he will vote to overturn the law. Another, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, is in the hospital. Hopes for presidential intervention were squashed this week when Biden stated that he would not use his veto if the measure reaches his desk.
“It’s done,” said District Councilmember Charles Allen in a Friday radio interview. “This is just the beginning of what we’re going to see Republicans being able to do.”
Allen, the former head of the council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, told WAMU’s “The Politics Hour ” that Republican objections to the new criminal code are “not about substance” and mask a long-term plan to neuter the District of Columbia’s political independence on a host of issues.
“The revised criminal code is tougher on crime than most of the state laws of the Republicans who are voting against it,” he said. “This is about nationalizing the politics of public safety.”
But the debate is complicated by the fact that Washington’s own Democratic mayor, Muriel Bowser, opposes the new criminal code. Bowser vetoed the measure in January but was overridden by the council.
In vetoing the measure, Bowser said she opposed provisions such as a reduction in the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking, robbery and other offenses.
“Anytime there’s a policy that reduces penalties, I think it sends the wrong message,” she said in January.
Bowser has said she prefers that Congress stay out of the District’s affairs, but her veto is frequently cited by critics in Congress as proof that the criminal code revision was out of step with mainstream Democratic thought.
On Friday, appearing on the same radio program, Bowser said the council ignored her input and had essentially fumbled the political dynamics — presenting a controversial measure before a newly Republican-held House of Representatives that may have been looking for an opportunity to step in.
Bowser said it had been anticipated for months that Republicans would win control of the House in last November’s midterm elections and that the council could have presented the revised criminal code last year, when Democrats were in control.
“Until we are the 51st state, we live with that indignity. And as infuriating as it is, it’s incumbent on all of us to make sure that we’re smart and strategic about getting our laws enacted,” she said. “This is not a new issue. The District having to navigate muddy waters with the Congress and the White House isn’t new.”
For residents such as Josh Burch, founder of Neighbors for D.C. Statehood, opposition is not surprising. The city, he said, is seen as “too liberal, too urban, too Democratic and too Black. All those things play a role in the paternalistic attitude that Congress, especially Republicans, have.”
But he holds Democrats accountable, too.
“Joe Biden did not have to do this. He could have vetoed it,” Burch said.
He said overriding the revised criminal code won’t make the city safer. Instead, he said Biden’s decision was a matter of optics, so Democrats would not be painted as soft on crime ahead of next year’s elections.
“I just know that as a lifelong District resident, when it comes to national politics I know we can trust no one,” he said.
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Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, and Summer Ballentine in Jefferson City, Missouri, contributed to this report. | 2023-03-04T22:10:40+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/politics/dc-conflict-reflects-wider-efforts-undermining-local-control/ |
Animal control officer under investigation as part of Beacon Falls sheep farm case
By Stephanie Simoni and Rob Polansky
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BEACON FALLS, Connecticut (WFSB) — An animal control officer is under investigation by the state in connection with a Beacon Falls sheep farm case.
Patrick Dionne, the Beacon Falls animal control officer who also works for the Waterbury Police Department, is under investigation by the state Department of Agriculture.
Channel 3 reported earlier this week that 100 animals were seized by the state after dead animals were found on the property on Lopus Road. State officials described the conditions on the farm as deplorable. A search and seizure warrant was executed on the property on Feb. 24. The investigation into the farm actually began two days before that.
Ninety-nine sheep and a goose were seized.
Sources tipped Eyewitness News off to the development with Dionne.
Channel 3 called both Waterbury police chief Fernando Spagnolo and Beacon Falls police.
Spagnolo said that since his department learned of the investigation, Dionne was placed on paid administrative leave.
Eyewitness News is waiting to hear back from the first selectman in Beacon Falls and the town attorney.
It was learned that Dionne was also on administrative leave in Beacon Falls.
The Department of Agriculture provided a statement on Thursday night.
“We do not have any records that can be disclosed at the present time due to pending law enforcement investigations,” the department said.
No other details were released.
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MARYVILLE, Ill. (KTVI) – After being diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer and told she wouldn’t live to see her 30th birthday, an Illinois woman beat the disease, and then nearly died while giving birth.
Andrea Miller celebrated her 45th birthday on Sunday, July 24.
“I live life to the fullest now,” Miller said.
In 2003, Miller was 25 and had gallstones. She had an ultrasound on her gallbladder and doctors took the opportunity to check her other organs. They discovered she only had one kidney. Miller had no idea and neither did her mother.
She married in October that year. In fall of 2004, she had a CAT scan to find out more. She learned she has a congenital birth defect where she’s missing a right kidney, a right ovary, and a right fallopian tube.
Not only did the CAT scan confirm Miller’s congenital disability, but it also showed a mass near her stomach. She went in for a biopsy and doctors found a cancerous mass. A follow-up PET scan revealed that the cancer was in her stomach, esophagus, liver, and lymph nodes. Miller was just 27. Doctors told her Miller it was unlikely she’d make it to 30.
Just before Miller was diagnosed with cancer, her father-in-law was diagnosed with leukemia.
“It was difficult for both of us, being so young and newly married. Never in a million years did we think we would be facing that so early in our marriage,” she said.
At the time, Miller was a loan processor for State Farm and had only been with the company for six months. Her husband also worked there.
“It was a very very family-like atmosphere. People rallied around us,” Miller said. “They actually paid me throughout my entire treatments.”
She went through treatments for two years at Siteman Cancer Center. She had chemotherapy from December 2004 to April 2005. In October 2005, the tumors in her liver were gone. Her oncologist then sent her to the surgeons. In November of 2006, she had an esophagectomy with a gastric pull-through. They removed the top third of her stomach and most of her esophagus, pulled her stomach up into her chest to reattach it to her esophagus, and then removed seven of her lymph nodes. She was told she could be in the hospital for up to three months after the surgery, but she was there for 13 days.
The surgery did not remove all the cancer outside her stomach. After recovering, she went through 5.5 weeks of daily radiation and more chemotherapy. Then she was cancer-free.
“I was told I had a miraculous recovery,” Miller said.
Throughout her cancer journey, she and her husband would go to the Melting Pot after every CAT scan.
“We would go the day that I had it, and then it seemed like I used to get good results,” Miller said. The couple celebrated Andrea’s positive news by going there once again.
At no point did she believe she wouldn’t make it to 30.
“That’s not going to happen. I’m not going to leave my husband. I’m not going to leave my parents. I’m not going to do that mentality,” Miller said. “I will tell anyone going through cancer, you have to have a positive attitude.”
In 2007 she got pregnant with her son, Reid. At 32 weeks pregnant, Miller was in the hospital for one week. Then she was put on bed rest, but she delivered with no complications at 37 weeks on May 16, 2008, and went home two days later.
It was with her second son, Holt, in 2012 that she had major complications. Based on Miller’s first pregnancy, she was very excited that she made it to 32 weeks without any issues, but at 33 weeks she didn’t feel well. Her doctor told her to rest and take ibuprofen which was part of her regimen for preterm labor. For a few days, she was able to manage her pain this way. Then she woke up in a tremendous amount of pain.
“I knew I wasn’t in labor, but I knew the pain that I was having was not right,” Miller said.
Then she, her husband, and Reid packed up and went to Missouri Baptist where her high-risk OB was. When they arrived at 7 a.m., Miller was unable to walk on her own. This time was also a shift change at the hospital. So when the family got to labor and delivery, no one was at the registration desk, but a nurse, Amy Abbate, looked at her, stepped forward, and said “I’ll take her.” Miller and Abbate are good friends to this day.
Miller’s body temperature was at 92.3 and she was septic, but the doctors weren’t sure why.
“I’m deteriorating, and it’s causing the baby to become distressed,” Miller recalled.
Holt was born seven weeks premature via an emergency c-section and rushed off to the NICU. While Miller was still on the operating table, she went into respiratory arrest. Then a code blue was called meaning she was no longer responsive. She was intubated and placed on life support.
A CAT scan showed her diaphragm had ruptured and her small intestine herniated into her chest, causing her lung to collapse and putting pressure on her heart.
“I should have been transferred to Barnes but I was critical unstable and couldn’t be moved,” Miller said.
She was taken back for surgery at Missouri Baptist and Miller is still thankful to her OB who stayed in the operating room as an observer and came out to brief her family periodically. Once surgeons opened Miller up, they found that the intestine that had gone into her chest cavity was dead. Surgeons repaired her diaphragm, reinflated her lung, and removed 85% of her small intestine. The average adult has 900 cm of small intestine. Miller now has 139 cm.
Following surgery, she was on life support for 12 hours. At that point, doctors weren’t sure if Miller was going to be able to eat on her own ever again. They also had expected her to stay at the hospital for three months, but she was there for two weeks.
Holt was born on April 1, 2012.
“His birthday is no joke,” Miller said.
One week after she went home, Holt came home.
“We are so fortunate to have such excellent health care in St. Louis. I owe both those hospitals and all those doctors so much,” Miller said. “I know the names of all the doctors; whether it be through my cancer, my oncologists, my surgeons, to the nurses and doctors at MoBap.”
She said it’s possible that the surgery she had at the end of her cancer treatment played a part in the emergency she had while giving birth to Holt. Following his birth, she spoke to the surgeon that did her esophagectomy with a gastric pull-through. That surgeon said “it was done in a way that would have left room for the shifting of the organs.” So when she was pregnant with Reid, “things got shifted around, moved, pushed, all of that, and then with the second one it moved and pushed so much that it caused the space that was left around the diaphragm to rupture.”
Eight months after Holt was born, Miller and her husband separated. They are now divorced.
“I have no ill feelings toward him,” she said. “We both experienced the same thing, but we experienced it in very different ways. So for him it was, I’ve had to watch you almost die twice, and for me it’s oh my gosh, I’ve overcome almost dying twice. The second one was just too much.”
Miller has lived 18 years past her diagnosis date and she has been cancer free for 15.
Reid will be a freshman this fall at Triad High School. He’s on the Triad High School hockey team and also plays baseball. Holt will be in fifth grade and he plays soccer and hockey.
“It’s been an incredible journey,” Miller said. | 2022-07-25T18:31:07+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/offbeat-and-unique/woman-celebrates-45th-birthday-after-doctors-say-she-wont-see-30/ |
SAN JOSE (KRON) – The discovery of a dead body on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train was the cause of this morning’s station closure at Berryessa/North San Jose, the transit agency told KRON4.
The dead man was discovered by a BART employee at 2:20 a.m. Thursday as car cleaners and police officers made a final check of train cars, according to BART Media Relations Manager James K. Allison.
“The male was unresponsive with no pulse,” Allison stated. “There was drug paraphernalia in his possession and there were no signs of foul play. Officers began rendering medical aid and NARCAN [an opiate overdise treatment] was administered. Emergency medical personnel arrived and took over and they declared the man deceased at 2:55am. The station didn’t open at the beginning of service while we waited for the coroner to respond to the scene. The station opened at 5:05 a.m.” | 2022-07-28T17:26:34+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/dead-body-found-overnight-on-bart/ |
FORT BENTON — Plans for a housing development in Fort Benton have garnered some attention from residents in the area. Some have expressed a need for more housing options, which is why Shay and Katie Richter say the idea of a new development makes perfect sense.
"Growing up here, I always knew that Fort Benton was a special place," Katie said. "When we came back, it became even more true. The feel and community just makes it a very special place. We do have a small house, which we have now outgrown. Now, we are looking somewhere where we can potentially build. There have been lots that have come and gone, but when this particular piece of property came up for sale, we thought this might be the perfect place to have a house. We really plan on cleaning it up, and at the very least have a place where people can come to build."
The 23-acre property is located on Highway 386 near the underpass entering town. The proposed development, referred to as 'Little Sage Development' would offer 24 lots just under an acre each, offering the right amount of space between neighbors. The homes will be single-family and stick-built. They are expected to be built gradually as lots fill.
Shay says it's a work in progress, but despite some obstacles, they have received a ton of support.
"We've got a great team around us," Shay said. "The city planning board along with the county planning board voted unanimously to recommend the City Council to annex us in ... So far, everyone around us in the city and the local government has been all for it. There is just such a need for housing around this area. We've got people that are trying to move back, but can't. We've also got nurses and teachers that drive in from Great Falls. There are locals on the farm that are getting a little bit older and just want to move into town and get a little space."
The property sits outside of city limits, and he project is in the early stages, as engineers are evaluating sewer needs and water flow. Shay says he aims for that process to be complete by the summer or autumn season, so that their plans meet the necessary requirements.
"We've also got a couple meetings with the City Trails Committee, hopefully dedicating some of our ground to them to use as a walking trail in order to loop in the River's Edge Walking Trail in Fort Benton and give a full loop for some of the walkers and people that want to explore the town."
While numbers have been steady, Fort Benton has seen a population decline over the last decade. The Richters say they want Fort Benton to continue to thrive, unlike other rural towns where people have fled and never returned home.
Katie emphasized that the purpose of this development is not to reel in any "outsiders," but rather an opportunity for locals and area residents to find a home that better fits their needs and give Fort Benton alumni the opportunity to return to their roots.
Katie said, "I think the biggest misconception is that we're a big developer from somewhere out of state, and I think those people probably have watched too much 'Yellowstone.' We're just a couple local farm kids. Our great-great grandparents came here during the homesteaders at looking for a better life, and so that's kind of what we're looking for and willing to offer other people as well."
For any questions about the housing development, you can contact Shay Richter at 406-399-1201.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers designated left-hander Dallas Keuchel for assignment before Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox.
The 34-year-old Keuchel was 0-2 with a 12.60 ERA in two starts for the Rangers, including taking the loss in Friday’s game when he allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. He’s 2-9 with a 9.20 ERA in 14 combined starts with the White Sox, Arizona and Texas this season.
“I felt I pitched a whole lot better than the line read,” Keuchel said after the game. “It felt like I was making pitches and they were battling, like the classic Red Sox game at Fenway Park. I established all my pitches, but this year is what it is. We’re working toward an end goal of putting up some zeroes.”
Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner, joined the Rangers as a free agent on July 26.
They recalled lefty John King from Triple-A Round Rock to take his spot on the roster.
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You see the path cutting into the trees and think: I want to be there now.
Tree skiing is a unique ski experience. It’s quieter but busier; sometimes softer but often demanding you stay on your toes. It expands your ski experience wherever you go, opening up ways down the mountain you may have never considered before.
Side and back country skiing take that to a whole new level. “Skinning” is the sport of hiking up the mountain in special skis and boots with heel release, clicking into those bindings and then heading down, almost always to fresh tracks and in a place that feels as far from a conventional ski area as you can imagine – even when you may be right next to it.
It’s intoxicating. It’s also important – perhaps even more important than in any other kind of skiing and riding – to learn properly. From using the gear to finding the lines down to safety tips, put your hands in a true pro to bring this into your ski and riding life.
A great spot to do that is Bolton Valley (www.boltonvalley.com), Vermont, where back country ski lessons of all levels start right from the ski area base.
Located just north of Stowe, Vermont, Bolton has long been a mecca for tree and side country lovers.
Bolton now offers private lessons in multiple levels and on weekends, group lessons and guided tours.
As much as you may know skiing or riding, start out from the beginning. Bolton begins with an indoor lesson (don’t worry, you’ll be out there soon enough) in which they go over equipment, packing your pack (it’s important to have all the things you might need out there), the basics of backcountry touring, from safety to finding routes to how to layer properly.
Once you’ve completed that and been fit with rental gear, they take you out there. Half- and full-day private and semi-private lessons/tours are offered. You’ll ride a lift up and then dive deep into the woods with your guide, putting what you’re learning into practice.
On weekends, Bolton offers a more compact intro in a group lesson. From 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., you’ll learn the basics, get out and practice skinning up and and coming back down a short descent, gearing you up to take on the back country after.
Once you’ve mastered back country with a pro’s guidance – and get yourself some gear – you can find all kinds of fun ways to expand your experience. Check your favorite resort’s “uphill policy,” to find out if and when you can skin up and ski down there – it’s a great way to grab first tracks before the lifts spin or take on a late-day run when the crowds are heading home.
You can also work your way up to some rugged adventures by joining groups like Northeast Mountaineering (https://www.nemountaineering.com/ski-2/backcountry-ski-touring/) for super off piste days where you’ll go way back country but be in the good hands of expert guides. | 2023-02-22T08:06:45+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/22/ski-wednesday-off-the-beaten-paths/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Clay County prosecutor has charged an 84-year-old man in the shooting of a Kansas City 16-year-old who went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings last week.
Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced Andrew Lester has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant has been issued for the man’s arrest; his bond has been set at $200,000.
The news came shortly after the Kansas City Police Department said it has submitted its case file on the shooting of Ralph Yarl to the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office to review for possible charges.
Paul Yarl confirmed to FOX4 earlier Monday that his son Ralph is out of the hospital Monday and on the road to recovery.
Lester allegedly shot Ralph Yarl Thursday night after the teen went to the wrong home to pick up his younger siblings.
Kansas City police said just before 10 p.m. April 13, Ralph meant to go to a home on N.E. 115th Terrace when he mistakenly went to a house on N.E. 115th Street.
When Ralph arrived at the home, the homeowner shot him, police said.
According to his family, Ralph was shot twice, including once in the head. Police would not confirm how many times or where he was shot.
Court documents say Lester fired through a glass door and Yarl did not enter the home, Thompson said Monday.
“As the prosecutor of Clay County, I can tell you there was a racial component,” Thompson said.
The prosecutor said Lester used a .32 revolver, but he did not have any information on if the gun was registered or not.
Investigation
The night of the shooting, Lester was taken into police custody for questioning. He was then released pending further investigation.
“In this case, the prosecutor requires more information from investigators that would take more than 24 hours to compile,” KCPD Chief Stacey Graves said Sunday.
Councilman Brandon Ellington called for immediate charges to be brought forth, saying there is “no justification for mistakenly shooting someone, let alone a child.”
“Failure to prosecute in this case would appear to be misconduct even though prosecutor’s have discretion,” Ellington said in a statement.
On Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department said the agency had submitted its case file on the shooting to the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office to review for possible charges.
In a news conference later Monday, Thompson announced Lester has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
A warrant has been issued for the man’s arrest; he is not in custody at this time. His bond has been set at $200,000.
“In this moment, it is imperative that we allow local law enforcement to investigate all the facts of the shooting. We must ensure that justice is served and the law is upheld. Mr. Yarl and our communities in Kansas City deserve nothing less,” Congressman Emanuel Cleaver said in a statement.
Community support
As of Monday morning, more than $1.2 million had been raised through a GoFundMe campaign to support the 16-year-old.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes also put his support behind the Kansas City teen.
“My prayers and support are for Ralph and his recovery. You never want these situations to happen,” Mahomes said Monday.
“It seemed like it should have never even happened. This should have been an easy conversation and both people go on their ways, this kid being able to pick up his family members and being with his family right now and not in a hospital.”
Mahomes said he’s praying for Ralph Yarl and his recovery.
“Then just hopefully the justice system does right by him, and everyone involved we’re able to not have these conversations and we are able to hold each other accountable for our actions,” the Chiefs QB continued.
“So obviously more and more details are hopefully gonna come out and he makes a full recovery and then the justice system does its part and that we’re all held accountable every single day.”
Nearly 1,000 people marched through Kansas City’s Northland on Sunday in support of the injured teen.
“Ralph is quiet. He loves to play video games, play the saxophone and he’s just a good kid, a smart kid, you know,” Paul Yarl told FOX4 Sunday.
Many are not only trying to empathize with the pain Ralph’s family feels but also expressing the idea that it could have been their kid who got an address mixed up.
“This is important. This could be anybody’s child, so I mean with all these people out here, you can see they feel this, too. This could be their child, this could be their son or their daughter,” said Dee Porter, who organized Sunday’s protest.
North Kansas City Schools, where Ralph attended Staley High, released a statement Monday from its superintendent:
“We are devastated to learn one of our students was involved in a horrific incident last week. Ralph Yarl, a junior at Staley High School, was shot after mistakenly arriving at the wrong address to pick up two younger siblings. Our thoughts are with the Yarl family, and I know I speak for all of us when we wish him a full and quick recovery.
“Ralph is an excellent student and talented musician. He maintains a stellar GPA while taking mostly college level courses. While he loves science and hopes to pursue that career path, his passion is music. Thankfully, we know he is now recovering alongside family.
“I know that many of you share the same anger, frustration, shock and disbelief that I am experiencing now. We must allow time for the investigation to be completed. In the meantime, as educators, our focus is on supporting Ralph, his family, our students and staff. Additional resources are available at Staley and throughout our other schools this week. We are prepared and ready to serve.”
Students at Staley High will take part in a unity walk Tuesday, showing support for the 16-year-old and his recovery. Classmates are also collecting cards for Ralph at the school.
National headlines
The news of Ralph Yarl’s shooting has made headlines across the nation and even grabbed the attention of celebrities.
Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted her support for Ralph.
“Doug and I are praying for Ralph Yarl and his family as he fights for his life. Let’s be clear: No child should ever live in fear of being shot for ringing the wrong doorbell. Every child deserves to be safe. That’s the America we are fighting for.”
Actress Halle Berry reacted to the news of the 16-year-old being shot.
“His name is #RalphYarl and I’m sick and tired of this feeling…my heart completely broke when I learned this precious 16-year-old, who accidentally rang the door of the wrong address in an attempt to pick up his siblings, was shot in the head by a man who didn’t want him on his property,” the star tweeted.
“This innocent child is now fighting for his life. This could be your child. This should NOT happen. Please do something today! Join me and please contact Prosecutor Zachary Thompson and demand an immediate arrest and bring the appropriate charges.”
Singer Justin Timberlake called attention to the shooting Monday as well.
“#RalphYarl accidentally rang the door of the wrong house while trying to pick up his siblings. For this, a man shot him in the head. Then shot him a 2nd time as he was on the ground. The man is free and the 16-year-old is fighting for his life in the hospital. This can’t be it,” Timberlake tweeted.
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., called for charges on Twitter.
“#RalphYarl. My goodness…let’s be for justice, which is a continuum. That means the man who did this should be charged AND we need to work for the legislative and heart change to prevent these tragedies,” she said.
Singer Jennifer Hudson and actress Kerry Washington also shared their thoughts on the shooting:
“My God !!! Heartbroken for this young man and his family. Praying for his complete recovery ! #RalphYarl,” Hudson tweeted.
“Instead of waiting around for #LoveIsBlind…make a phone call. For #RalphYarl. Demand that Prosecutor Zachary Thompson make an arrest and bring the appropriate charges,” Washington said. | 2023-04-17T23:26:12+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/kansas-city-teen-shot-after-going-to-wrong-house-released-from-hospital-case-under-investigation/ |
- Companies jointly developing and commercializing eplontersen in the U.S.
- AstraZeneca adds Latin America as part of its exclusive rights for rest of world
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced it has expanded its existing collaboration with AstraZeneca to include exclusive rights for AstraZeneca to commercialize eplontersen in Latin America. Ionis previously granted AstraZeneca exclusive rights to commercialize eplontersen in all other countries outside the U.S. Ionis and AstraZeneca will continue to jointly develop and commercialize eplontersen in the U.S. The companies are successfully advancing eplontersen by combining Ionis' industry-leading expertise in RNA-targeted therapeutics and deep knowledge of transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) with AstraZeneca's global cardiovascular commercial capabilities.
Eplontersen is an investigational antisense medicine discovered by Ionis that reduces the production of transthyretin protein (TTR) to treat ATTR, a systemic, progressive, and fatal disease.
"The positive clinical results from our Phase 3 NEURO-TTRansform study, combined with eplontersen's self-administration profile, reinforce eplontersen's potential to be an important and differentiated new treatment option for patients with ATTR," said Brett P. Monia Ph.D., chief executive officer of Ionis. "With FDA review of eplontersen for ATTR polyneuropathy already underway and plans to file for regulatory approval in the EU and other countries later this year, today's agreement underscores our shared commitment to ensuring that this much needed treatment is made available to patients around the world."
AstraZeneca paid Ionis $20 million to license eplontersen in Latin America.
Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, Ionis is eligible to receive up to $3.6 billion in milestone and other payments. The collaboration includes territory-specific cost-sharing provisions. Ionis is also eligible to earn royalties in the range of low double-digit to mid-20s percentage depending on region.
Ionis and AstraZeneca are seeking regulatory approval for eplontersen for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) in the U.S. and plan to seek regulatory approval in the EU and other parts of the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted the New Drug Application for eplontersen for the treatment of ATTRv-PN with a PDUFA action date of Dec. 22, 2023. Eplontersen was granted Orphan Drug Designation in the U.S.
Eplontersen is currently being evaluated in the Phase 3 CARDIO-TTRansform study (NCT04136171) for transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a systemic, progressive and fatal condition that typically leads to progressive heart failure and often death within three to five years from disease onset.
About Eplontersen
Eplontersen is an investigational LIgand-Conjugated Antisense (LICA) medicine designed to inhibit the production of TTR protein. Eplontersen is being developed as a monthly self-administered subcutaneous injection to treat all types of ATTR. ATTR amyloidosis is a systemic, progressive and fatal disease in which patients experience multiple overlapping clinical manifestations caused by the inappropriate formation and aggregation of TTR amyloid deposits in various tissues and organs, including peripheral nerves, heart, intestinal tract, eyes, kidneys, central nervous system, thyroid and bone marrow. The progressive accumulation of TTR amyloid deposits in these tissues and organs leads to organ failure and eventually death.
About Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR)
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a systemic, progressive and fatal disease in which patients experience multiple overlapping clinical manifestations caused by the inappropriate formation and aggregation of TTR amyloid deposits in various tissues and organs, including peripheral nerves, heart, intestinal tract, eyes, kidneys, central nervous system, thyroid and bone marrow. The progressive accumulation of TTR amyloid deposits in these tissues and organs leads to organ failure and eventually death.
Hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) is caused by the accumulation of misfolded mutated TTR protein in the peripheral nerves. Patients with ATTRv-PN experience ongoing debilitating nerve damage throughout their body resulting in the progressive loss of motor functions, such as walking. These patients also accumulate TTR in other major organs, which progressively compromises their function. The damage from misfolded TTR protein accumulation leads to disability within five years of diagnosis and is generally fatal within a decade.
Transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an underdiagnosed and fatal disease. It is caused by the accumulation of misfolded TTR protein in the cardiac muscle. Patients experience ongoing debilitating heart damage resulting in progressive heart failure, which results in death within three to five years from disease onset. ATTR cardiomyopathy includes both the genetic and wild-type form of the disease.
About Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For more than 30 years, Ionis has been a leader in RNA-targeted therapy, pioneering new markets and changing standards of care. Ionis currently has four marketed medicines and a promising late-stage pipeline highlighted by cardiovascular and neurological franchises. Our scientific innovation began and continues with the knowledge that sick people depend on us, which fuels our vision to become the leader in genetic medicine, utilizing a multi-platform approach to discover, develop and deliver life-transforming therapies.
To learn more about Ionis visit www.ionispharma.com and follow us on Twitter @ionispharma.
Ionis' Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding Ionis' business and the therapeutic and commercial potential of eplontersen, Ionis' technologies and other products in development. Any statement describing Ionis' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including those related to our commercial products and the medicines in our pipeline, and particularly those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing medicines that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such medicines. Ionis' forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Ionis' forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Ionis. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Ionis' programs are described in additional detail in Ionis' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, and the most recent Form 10-Q quarterly filing, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these and other documents are available from the Company.
In this press release, unless the context requires otherwise, "Ionis," "Company," "we," "our," and "us" all refer to Ionis Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals® is a registered trademark of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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On Friday, June 24, 2022, MTN News will broadcast a one-hour special about the historic flooding that has devastated parts of Montana.
The flooding was particularly devastating in several counties, notably Stillwater, Carbon, and Park.
The waters destroyed homes, businesses, and infrastructure in numerous communities, including Gardiner, Red Lodge, Laurel, Fromberg, and Livingston.
Flooding also affected Yellowstone National Park which had to close for more than a week due to washed-out roads.
The special report will highlight the damage, the emergency response, and the recovery efforts that continue.
"Troubled Waters" will air on KTVQ and other MTN stations on Friday at 6 p.m. and again on Sunday at 10:30 p.m.
MTN stations across the state are raising money to support affected communities. The MTN Flood Relief Campaign is a KTVQ initiative in collaboration with the Scripps Howard Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions will be used to help Montana communities and are tax-deductible. Click here to learn how you can help. | 2022-06-23T20:30:41+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-news/mtn-news-special-report-troubled-waters-montanas-historic-floods |
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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(five, five, one, six)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
5-5-1-6
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DEFY, a leading canned wine company defining what good wine looks like, where it is drunk and how it is served, has announced the launch of their first-ever crowdfunding program via WeFunder as the company works to secure $500K in funding for marketing, sales growth, ongoing production and order fulfillment as they make their way in the United States in the months ahead.
Snapshot of Current Traction and Success
- Securement of notable listing with international hotel chain and high-end organic supermarket
- No money spent to-date on marketing or advertising with sales across the UK in both on and off premise accounts
- Launch of 6 products to-date with 2 new products in pipeline
- Roll-out of wine keg offerings
- 27% increase in direct sales to independent accounts (across UK)
"We're launching our crowdfunding campaign because we have always wanted DEFY to be open and approachable and we want everyone to have the chance to be a part of that. We've proven the desire for our wine and now we want to bring our premium wines to the U.S," states Leslie Owensby, Founder and CEO of DEFY.
DEFY is the modern way to enjoy wine; simple, sustainable and convenient; no fuss or pretension, just good vegan, organic wine that comes in a can.
- DEFY produces the highest quality ready-to-drink (RTD) canned wines
- Made with 60-70% less CO2 than glass wine bottles
- Canned format enables you to drink wherever you want as well as much or as little as you want
About DEFY
DEFY produces premium Italian and Spanish wine that is vegan, organic, single-grape, with nothing additional added. Our wines are free of added sulfites, sugar, chemicals and pesticides. For more information, please visit https://defy.wine/.
To find out more about the company's fundraising goals and make an investment, please visit https://wefunder.com/defywine/buzz.
For all additional investor-related inquiries, please reach out to leslie@defy.wine.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $289.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of $2.26. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.20 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.86 per share.
The athletic apparel maker posted revenue of $1.87 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.77 billion.
For the current quarter ending in October, Lululemon said it expects revenue in the range of $1.78 billion to $1.81 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.73 billion.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.75 to $9.90 per share, with revenue ranging from $7.87 billion to $7.94 billion.
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HOUSTON, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Surge Energy US Holdings Company ("Surge" or the "Company") today announced the release of the Company's 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report. This report is the Company's third annual report, and its first report made publicly available to all stakeholders, which provides a comprehensive overview of Surge's sustainability performance in 2021 as well as significant progress made on relevant environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") initiatives.
"I am pleased to share the progress we have made to advance our ESG priorities over the past year and how we continue to deliver sustainable value for our stakeholders. Our measurable accomplishments are a direct result of the culture the Surge team has fostered since our inception, along with our steadfast commitment to optimizing our operations," stated Linhua Guan, Surge's CEO. "We continue to build on this work and enhance our ability to responsibly produce critical energy resources for years to come. This includes our newest commitment to four distinct sustainability targets that we believe will align our workforce on sustainability initiatives and accelerate performance improvement."
Highlights from Surge's 2022 sustainability report include:
- The results of Surge's first-ever materiality assessment conducted to more holistically evaluate the ESG issues that matter most to Surge's business and key stakeholders
- Four new ESG goals addressing Scope 1 GHG intensity, frac fleet fuel consumption, Scope 1 methane intensity, and recycled water use
- Disclosures in response to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board ("SASB") recommended disclosures for the Oil and Gas – Exploration & Production industry
- New employee diversity performance data aligned with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) -1 categories
- Safety performance highlights including 40 consecutive months with zero recordable incidents during construction
- Efforts taken to reduce the Company's environmental impact, such as:
Read Surge's full 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report HERE. For more information about sustainability at Surge, please visit SurgeEnergyA.com/corporate-responsibility/.
About Surge Energy
Surge Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the development, exploitation, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas reserves in the Midland Basin of West Texas, one of three primary sub-basins of the Permian Basin. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and currently holds approximately 114,000 net acres in the Permian Basin. For more information, visit our website at www.SurgeEnergyA.com.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mackenzie Hughes thought he had a chance to be picked for the Presidents Cup because of his putting. The strength of his game helped carry him to a 9-under 63 on Friday and a share of the lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.
Hughes birdied his last two holes at the Country Club of Jackson to catch Thomas Detry of Belgium, who played in the morning and had a second straight 67.
They were at 10-under 134, one shot ahead of Sepp Straka (66).
Hughes ended last year at No. 39 in the world, but the Canadian slipped enough this year that he needed to rely on a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup matches in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Hughes now lives.
He was overlooked and Hughes didn’t hide the disappointment when asked about it after his round Friday. Trevor Immelman used his last pick on another Canadian, Taylor Pendrith, who missed four months with an injury this summer. Immelman cited Pendrith’s power being a good fit for Quail Hollow.
Hughes has been ranked among the top 15 in putting on tour each of the last three years.
“I thought a good putter would have done well in that format,” Hughes said. “But that’s not for me to decide if I’m a good fit. I just use it as fuel. I want to have a great season and I’m off to a nice start.
“It hurt, but that’s the way it goes in this game sometimes,” he said. “I’ll work hard to be on that team in two years in Montreal.”
Detry’s objective is to be in Rome next year for the Ryder Cup. The 29-year-old from Belgium is a PGA Tour rookie, though he has been seasoned on the European tour and won the World Cup in Australia four years ago with close friend Thomas Pieters.
He also was carried by his putter on the pure greens at the Country Club of Jackson, making three birdie putts of 20 feet or longer in the second round.
“I’ve made only 240 feet of putts the last two days, so that helps,” Detry said. “Although I’ve missed a couple short ones, but that doesn’t matter. I can’t complain about the putter. It’s been really good.”
He also is slightly more rested. Detry was eligible for the Korn Ferry Tour Finals a year ago and chose to stay in Europe, a decision he later regretted. He was eligible again and got his PGA Tour card in the three-tournament series.
But he logged some serious miles along the way.
His card secure, he flew to London for the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the flagship event of the European tour, and then flew across eight time zones for the start of the PGA Tour season in California. He at least had off last week.
Getting his card through the Korn Ferry Tour means Detry won’t have access to every tournament, and his priority will change every few months depending on how he fares.
“You obviously don’t get into every single event, so you kind of have to take your chances the first event you get into,” he said. “You have to try to put points on the board as soon as you can, and that’s what I did.”
He tied for fifth at Wentworth and tied for 12th at the Fortinet Championship, and he goes into the weekend in Mississippi tied with Hughes, so it’s a solid start.
Straka, the Austrian native who won the Honda Classic this year for his first PGA Tour title, birdied five of his last seven holes. He had a chance to join the co-leaders. He missed a quick 6-footer down the hill on the 17th and a birdie putt from 20 feet on the 18th.
Mark Hubbard (69), Garrick Higgo (66) and Scott Stallings (67) were two shots behind, while Mississippi native Davis Riley managed a 71 in the morning and was in the group three shots behind with Nick Hardy, one of Detry’s close friends from their college years at Illinois.
Defending champion Sam Burns had a 68 and very much in the mix, just five shots back.
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THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
BASEBALL
In Middlesex League action, Ryan Heldenbergh smacked a double to drive in the go-ahead RBI and boost Burlington to a 5-3 win over Wilmington.
Nate Levesque pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts and Caiden Cyr drove in five runs on three hits as Apponequet (8-9) outpaced Old Rochester 12-2 in South Coast Conference action.
BOYS LACROSSE
In the Patriot League, Sam Wein scored as time expired as Duxbury edged Silver Laker 13-12. … Thomas Cronan and Ben Hickey each tallied five goals as Hanover doubled up Quincy/North Quincy 18-9.
In a Northeast Conference contest, Colby Dunham and Brady Tersolo finished with four goals apiece as Danvers blanked Salem, 18-0.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cece Levrault had five goals and Emilia Keane added three more as Apponequet took down Bourne 15-4 in South Coast Conference action.
In the Middlesex League, Charlize Collins and Ilex Fowler each netted four tallies as Burlington blanked Wilmington 15-0.
Cameron Flaherty finished with seven points to lead Weymouth to a 13-9 win over Natick, in Bay State League action.
Caitlin Walsh had three goals and Jill Martin added a pair, including the game-winner in overtime, as Chelmsford clinched a share of the Merrimack Valley Conference title with an 8-7 win over North Andover. … Sara MacLeod had five goals an assist as Billerica defeated Andover, 11-8.
SOFTBALL
In Hockomock League action, sophomore Devon Morris was 3-for-5 at the plate with three RBI, two runs and a pair of stolen bases to lead Oliver Ames past Sharon, 10-3.
In a South Coast Conference contest, Lauren Bernaiche tossed a one-hitter with 14 strikeouts to lift Apponequet to a 16-1 win over Old Rochester.
In a nonleague game, Hannah Garcia collected five hits to power Dartmouth a 18-6 win over Durfee. … Amanda Grace was 5-for-5 at the plate with 8 RBI to lead Lowell Catholic past Northeast, 18-3. … Alexandra Welch smashed two home runs and finished with four hits as Middleboro downed Norwell, 13-3. … Sharlotte Stazinski struck out 10 while Arianna Kreuzer finished with a single, double and triple as Walpole blanked Abington, 3-0.
In a Boston City League showdown, Ellie Etemad-Gilbertson recorded five hits, including a pair of home runs, as Latin Academy defeated Boston English, 13-1.
In Patriot League action, Kaelyn Chase finished 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI and two runs scored as Hanover defeated North Quincy, 8-5.
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
BASEBALL
Amesbury 4, Triton 1
Apponequet 12, Old Rochester 2
Arlington 5, Woburn 3
Austin Prep 7, Middlesex 4
Bishop Connolly 3, Wareham 2
Bishop Fenwick 3, Bishop Stang 2
Boston English 17, Brighton 0 (G1)
Boston English 13, Brighton 0 (G2)
Burlington 5, Wilmington 3
Charlestown 9, Excel 1
Chelmsford 13, Haverhill 3 (6i)
Dedham 4, Medway 3
Durfee 7, Dartmouth 5
East Boston 10, New Mission 2
Foxboro 8, Canton 0
Franklin 4, Attleboro 3 (10i)
Hamilton-Wenham 8, Pentucket 6
Hanover 6, North Quincy 5
Holbrook 10, South Shore Voke 9
Holliston 5, Hopkinton 1
Ipswich 7, Newburyport 3
King Philip 3, North Attleboro 1
Latin Academy 16, O’Bryant 7
Lexington 3, Belmont 2
Lynnfield 10, Manchester-Essex 2
Marblehead 10, Peabody 0
Middleboro 13, Norwell 5
Minuteman 6, Nashoba Valley Tech 2
Mystic Valley 6, Lynn Tech 5
Oliver Ames 17, Sharon 2 (5i)
Reading 8, Winchester 5
Scituate 11, Pembroke 3 (G1)
Scituate 10, Pembroke 2 (G2)
Shawsheen 10, Whittier 0
Silver Lake 5, Marshfield 4
Somerset Berkley 5, Seekonk 1
Stoneham 6, Melrose 0
Taunton 9, Milford 2
Tri-County 8, Norfolk Aggie 0
Upper Cape 10, Westport 6
Wakefield 8, Watertown 2
Westwood 11, Ashland 1
GIRLS GOLF
Walpole 5.5, Braintree .5
Wellesley 5, Weymouth 1
BOYS LACROSSE
Beverly 15, Gloucester 5
Billerica 11, Andover 10
Bridgewater-Raynham 5, Barnstable 3
Danvers 18, Salem 0
Duxbury 13, Silver Lake 12
Groton-Dunstable 15, Leominster 3
Hanover 18, Quincy/North Quincy 9
Hingham 17, Whitman-Hanson 1
Marshfield 14, Plymouth North 3
Masconomet 16, Swampscott 10
Milton 8, Walpole 7
Nauset 16, Nantucket 6
St. John Paul II 12, Falmouth Academy 3
Sandwich 12, Falmouth 5
Scituate 14, Pembroke 4
Swampscott 7, Masconomet 6 (ot)
Xaverian 19, Medfield 7
GIRLS LACROSSE
Apponequet 15, Bourne 4
Attleboro 17, Taunton 5
Billerica 11, Andover 8
Burlington 15, Wilmington 0
Dedham 10, Mount Alvernia 1
Groton-Dunstable 14, Greater Lowell 6
Hingham 19, Whitman-Hanson 3
Ipswich 7, Manchester-Essex 6
Marblehead 18, Winthrop 8
Masconomet 16, Swampscott 10
Nantucket 19, Nauset 9
Pentucket 16, Lynnfield 3
Scituate 16, Pembroke 2
Ursuline 17, Oliver Ames 14
Weymouth 13, Natick 9
RUGBY
St. John’s Prep 38, Xaverian 31
SOFTBALL
Apponequet 16, Old Rochester 1
Billerica 10, Methuen 5
Bishop Feehan 5, Bridgewater-Raynham 3
Bishop Fenwick 7, Arlington Catholic 2
Carver 19, Mashpee 1
Dartmouth 18, Durfee 6
Hanover 8, North Quincy 5
Latin Academy 13, Boston English 1
Lowell Catholic 18, Northeast 3
Medway 12, Dedham 1
Middleboro 13, Norwell 3
Oliver Ames 10, Sharon 3
Plymouth North 13, Duxbury 7 (G1)
Plymouth North 10, Duxbury 9 (G2)
Reading 17, Winchester 0
Silver Lake 15, Marshfield 3
Tri-County 7, Westport 2
Triton 19, Rockport 3 (6i)
Wakefield 12, Watertown 0
Walpole 3, Abington 0
Woburn 2, Arlington 1
BOYS TENNIS
Andover 5, North Andover 0
Apponequet 5, New Bedford 0
Duxbury 4, Hingham 1
Hopkinton 5, Holliston 0
Melrose 5, Stoneham 0
Norwell 3, Middleboro 2
St. John’s (S) 5, Bishop Feehan 0
St. John’s Prep 4, Newton North 1
Wakefield 5, Watertown 0
Whitman-Hanson 4, Quincy 1
GIRLS TENNIS
Andover 5, North Reading 0
Bridgewater-Raynham 5, Brockton 0
Dartmouth 4, Durfee 1
Franklin 3, Attleboro 2
Hamilton-Wenham 5, Manchester-Essex 0
Lexington 4, Belmont 1
Monomoy 4, Sturgis West 1
Sharon 4, Oliver Ames 1
Ursuline 5, Malden Catholic 0
Winchester 5, Reading 0
VOLLEYBALL
Brookline 3, Newton North 1
Central Catholic 3, Dracut 0
Natick 3, Braintree 0
Needham 3, Wellesley 0
Randolph 3, Norwood 0 | 2023-05-19T12:53:15+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/19/thursdays-high-school-scores-and-highlights-17/ |
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Defenseman Kristian Rubins scored his second goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Latvia to a 4-3 victory over the United States and earn a bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.
It’s the first top-three finish for Latvia at the tournament. Its previous best was a seventh place it managed three times.
The U.S. lost in the bronze medal game for the second straight year. The U.S. team was cruising through the tournament with eight straight wins until it was defeated by Germany in the semifinal 4-3 in overtime.
Rubins rallied Latvia with his first with 5:39 to go in the final period to tie the game at 3 to force overtime.
Roberts Bukarts and Janis Jaks also scored for Latvia.
Rocco Grimaldi scored twice for the U.S. in the opening period to negate Latvia’s 1-0 and 2-1 leads.
Matt Coronato had put the U.S. 3-2 ahead 6:19 into the final period.
Canada faces Germany in the final later Sunday.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — China and Southeast Asian nations agreed Thursday to try and conclude within three years a long-delayed nonaggression pact aimed at preventing the frequent territorial spats in the busy South China Sea from turning into a major armed conflict.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Thursday during a meeting between the 10-nation bloc’s foreign ministers and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to guidelines to complete their code of conduct negotiations before fall 2026, a Southeast Asian diplomat involved in the meetings told The Associated Press.
The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity due to a lack of authority to discuss the issue publicly ahead of the official announcement of the agreement.
China and four of ASEAN’s member states — Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam — along with Taiwan have been locked in a decades-long territorial standoff in the disputed waterway, a key passageway for global trade that is believed to be sitting atop vast undersea deposits of oil and gas.
The contested territory has long been feared as an Asian flashpoint and has become a sensitive front in the U.S.-China rivalry in the region.
A joint working group by China and ASEAN “should endeavor to conclude the negotiation of an effective and substantive code of conduct, in accordance with international law, including the 1982 U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea, within a 3-year timeline or earlier,” according to the guidelines, a copy of which was seen by the AP.
The guidelines called for more meetings between the two sides and the start of negotiations for the most contentious issues, including whether the regional code should be legally enforceable and its geographical scope.
Washington lays no territorial claims in the South China Sea but has said that freedom of navigation and overflight and the peaceful resolution of the disputes were in the United States’ national interest. It has challenged China’s expansive territorial claims in the region and Beijing has angrily reacted by warning the U.S. to stop meddling in what it calls a purely Asian dispute.
China and ASEAN signed a nonbinding 2002 accord that called on rival claimant nations to avoid aggressive actions that could spark armed conflicts, including the occupation of barren islets and reefs, but violations have persisted.
About 10 years ago, China turned seven disputed reefs into what have become missile-protected chain of islands in the Spratlys, the most hotly contested part of the South China Sea, sparking alarm from rival claimant states and the U.S. and its allies. With tensions rising, ASEAN and China had agreed to negotiate for a code of conduct. But the talks were delayed for years, including during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, and because of major differences between China and rival claimant states.
Chinese negotiators have proposed that the code of conduct restrict the presence and activities of foreign forces in the disputed waters. Southeast Asian diplomats have said that U.S. allies involved in the talks were opposed given their stance that Washington serves a crucial role as a counterweight to Beijing in the region.
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Associated Press journalist Edna Tarigan contributed to this report. | 2023-07-13T22:56:49+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-international/ap-china-and-asean-agree-to-try-to-conclude-nonaggression-pact-on-sea-feud-in-3-years/ |
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CALIFORNIA REALTORS® will gather in person next week for the first time in three years for the state's premiere real estate trade show at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach Calif. REimagine! Conference & Expo, running Oct. 11-13, offers California REALTORS® three full days of valuable and insightful seminars, learning experiences, networking opportunities and to connect with more than 200 exhibitors showcasing their products and services. Many conference sessions will focus on the shifting real estate market and how REALTORS® can prepare themselves and their clients.
Highlights of REimagine! 2022 include:
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Pre-conference Day (Paid Day)
Broker Conference: Industry Leaders LIVE!
Join Industry Leaders from around the state for a one-day event strategically designed for broker/owners and thought leaders. Understand the hype behind Crypto, Meta and Blockchain Technology and break down its impact on the future. (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
C.A.R. Residential Purchase Agreement
The latest RPA standard form is out – learn all about the best ways to utilize this form in future transactions. At this session, REALTORS® will hear from a C.A.R. Legal Hotline attorney to get their expertise on how this form works and the best ways agents can protect themselves and their clients. (9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Power Up Your Social Media Marketing
What's in and what's out in social media marketing? In this immersive, hands-on day, REALTORS® will walk away with knowledge about setting up their social media marketing for success with expert-led strategies that work. They'll also learn how to attract clients with content that converts across platforms and get pro tips on creating TikToks and Instagram REELS to increase their sales. (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
It's Not Business As Usual: Strategies for Business Success in 2023
REALTORS® will learn how to jump start their business planning for 2023 with this intensive, hands-on, day-long event guaranteed to give them new insights into setting up their business for success. They'll learn about new systems, time management skills, marketing, branding and much more from the experts themselves. (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Top Reasons Agents Get Sued: All About Disclosures
Disclosures are one of the most important areas to understand in real estate today. This course will help REALTORS® understand the reasons behind approximately 30 disclosures typically seen in a residential transaction, when the disclosures must be made and when they might be exempted. (1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.)
YPN Ignite
This half-day pre-conference track, is the nexus point of knowledge, collaboration, innovation and fun, featuring speakers, such as past Rising Star Award honorees, who will share their insights and talents on a variety of topics relevant to today's agent. (1:30 p.m.- 5 p.m.)
Wednesday, Oct. 12 – REimagine Day 1
Keynote Speaker Tom Ferry - Legendary real estate coach Tom Ferry will share his ultimate success formula to out-position your competition and make 2023 your best year. Learn the three most important business plays to run, top lead sources to generate more business, how to scale trust to win more prospects and more. (9:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.)
Keynote Luncheon with Jordan Levine - C.A.R. Chief Economist Jordan Levine will share valuable data and insights on pressing housing issues in his 2023 Housing Market Forecast. (Paid event)
The Impact of Climate Change on California's Water Resources and the Future of Housing Development - Moderated by C.A.R. President Otto Catrina, a panel of water experts will discuss wildfire risk for existing and future properties, how emergency conservation measures will affect future housing development and ways the built environment can reduce water use in the future. (1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.)
S.W.O.T. with Industry Leaders - Moderated by C.A.R. CEO John Sebree, when change happens, you want to hear from the leaders. Hear what some of the biggest names in the real estate industry discuss the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats they see in the market and real estate industry. Speakers: Anthony Hitt, CEO, Engel & Volkers; Tami Bonnell, CEO Exit Realty Corp.; Guy Gal, CEO, Side; Sandra Miller, broker-owner, Engel & Volkers. (2:40 p.m.-3:25 p.m.)
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
REimagine! will kick off the Exhibit Hall opening at 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., giving attendees an opportunity to discover the latest products and innovations and connect face-to-face with hundreds of vendors in major product categories including technology, apps, marketing and finance. New this year are dedicated "Expo only" hours (Oct. 12, 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.- 1:45 p.m. and Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.- 1:45 p.m.), when no other conference events will be concurrently held, giving attendees ample time to explore the Exhibit Hall.
Thursday, Oct. 13 - REimagine Day 2
What's next? Looking Ahead to the 2023 Market - Moderated by 2014 C.A.R. Past President Kevin Brown, industry expert economists break down what's happening in the market right now, discuss how economic indicators like rising inflation and falling home sales are influencing the housing landscape, and share their predictions for what's ahead for 2023. Speakers: Jeff Tucker, senior economist, Zillow's Economic Research Team; Michael Cohen, VP Advisory Services, CoStar Group; Jessica Lynch, VP Finance, NAHB; and Robert Kleinhenz, economist and executive director, Beacon Economics, and director of research at the School of Business Administration Center for Economic Forecasting and Development, U.C. Riverside. (9:30 a.m-10.40 a.m.)
ADUs 101 - Dive into questions surrounding accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to learn what's allowed as well as recent changes to state and local laws. Find out whether finished basement or attic units might qualify and other considerations. (10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.)
Tech It Out! Trends Forecast - Leading tech strategist Mike DelPrete will help REALTORS® stay on top of the latest tech trends as he shares can't-miss insights and analysis on today's real estate tech space and where it's going. (10:50 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.)
Strategy Talk – Hear from Jason Oppenheim, star of Netflix's Selling Sunset and Selling the OC, as he's interviewed on business strategies that have helped his brokerage find mass success. (2:40 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.)
Exhibit Hall - The Exhibit Hall continues from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., including dedicated "Expo only" hours (9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.- 1:45 p.m.).
Real estate professionals who would like to attend can register here. For more information, visit reimagineexpo.org.
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DART: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.
A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly tighter orbit around its companion space rock — demonstrating that if a killer asteroid ever heads our way, we’d stand a fighting chance of diverting it.
Cameras and telescopes will watch the crash, but it will take months to find out if it actually changed the orbit.
The $325 million planetary defense test began with Dart’s launch last fall.
This illustration is of the DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. (NASA/Johns Hopkins, APL/Steve Gribben)
Asteroid target
The asteroid with the bull’s-eye on it is Dimorphos, about 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) from Earth. It is actually the puny sidekick of a 2,500-foot (780-meter) asteroid named Didymos, Greek for twin. Discovered in 1996, Didymos is spinning so fast that scientists believe it flung off material that eventually formed a moonlet. Dimorphos — roughly 525 feet (160 meters) across — orbits its parent body at a distance of less than a mile (1.2 kilometers).
"This really is about asteroid deflection, not disruption," said Nancy Chabot, a planetary scientist and mission team leader at Johns Hopkins University, which is managing the effort. "This isn’t going to blow up the asteroid. It isn’t going to put it into lots of pieces." Rather, the impact will dig out a crater tens of yards (meters) in size and hurl some 2 million pounds (1 million kilograms) of rocks and dirt into space.
NASA insists there’s a zero chance either asteroid will threaten Earth — now or in the future. That’s why the pair was picked.
DART, the impactor
Johns Hopkins took a minimalist approach in developing Dart — short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test — given that it’s essentially a battering ram and faces sure destruction. It has a single instrument: a camera used for navigating, targeting and chronicling the final action. Believed to be essentially a rubble pile, Dimorphos will emerge as a point of light an hour before impact, looming larger and larger in the camera images beamed back to Earth. Managers are confident Dart won’t smash into the larger Didymos by mistake. The spacecraft’s navigation is designed to distinguish between the two asteroids and, in the final 50 minutes, target the smaller one.
The size of a small vending machine at 1,260 pounds (570 kilograms), the spacecraft will slam into roughly 11 billion pounds (5 billion kilograms) of asteroid. "Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a Great Pyramid," said Chabot.
Unless Dart misses — NASA puts the odds of that happening at less than 10% — it will be the end of the road for Dart. If it goes screaming past both space rocks, it will encounter them again in a couple years for Take 2.
Saving Earth
Little Dimorphos completes a lap around big Didymos every 11 hours and 55 minutes. The impact by Dart should shave about 10 minutes off that. Although the strike itself should be immediately apparent, it will take months to verify the moonlet’s tweaked orbit. Cameras on Dart and a mini tagalong satellite will capture the collision up close. Telescopes on all seven continents, along with the Hubble and Webb space telescopes and NASA’s asteroid-hunting Lucy spacecraft, may see a bright flash as Dart smacks Dimorphos and sends streams of rock and dirt cascading into space. The observatories will track the pair of asteroids as they circle the sun, to see if Dart altered Dimorphos’ orbit. In 2024, a European spacecraft named Hera will retrace Dart’s journey to measure the impact results.
Although the intended nudge should change the moonlet’s position only slightly, that will add up to a major shift over time, according to Chabot. "So if you were going to do this for planetary defense, you would do it five, 10, 15, 20 years in advance in order for this technique to work," she said. Even if Dart misses, the experiment still will provide valuable insight, said NASA program executive Andrea Riley. "This is why we test. We want to do it now rather than when there’s an actual need," she said.
Asteroid mission galore
Planet Earth is on an asteroid-chasing roll. NASA has close to a pound (450 grams) of rubble collected from asteroid Bennu headed to Earth. The stash should arrive next September. Japan was the first to retrieve asteroid samples, accomplishing the feat twice. China hopes to follow suit with a mission launching in 2025. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, meanwhile, is headed to asteroids near Jupiter, after launching last year. Another spacecraft, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, is loaded into NASA’s new moon rocket awaiting liftoff; it will use a solar sail to fly past a space rock that’s less than 60 feet (18 meters) next year. In 2026, NASA will launch a census-taking telescope to identify hard-to-find asteroids that could pose risks. One asteroid mission is grounded while an independent review board weighs its future. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft should have launched this year to a metal-rich asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, but the team couldn’t test the flight software in time.
Hollywood's take
Hollywood has churned out dozens of killer-space-rock movies over the decades, including 1998′s "Armageddon" which brought Bruce Willis to Cape Canaveral for filming, and last year's "Don’t Look Up" with Leonardo DiCaprio leading an all-star cast. NASA’s planetary defense officer, Lindley Johnson, figures he’s seen them all since 1979′s "Meteor," his personal favorite "since Sean Connery played me." While some of the sci-fi films are more accurate than others, he noted, entertainment always wins out. The good news is that the coast seems clear for the next century, with no known threats. Otherwise, "it would be like the movies, right?" said NASA’s science mission chief Thomas Zurbuchen. What’s worrisome, though, are the unknown threats. Fewer than half of the 460-foot (140-meter) objects have been confirmed, with millions of smaller but still-dangerous objects zooming around. "These threats are real, and what makes this time special, is we can do something about it," Zurbuchen said. Not by blowing up an asteroid as Willis’ character did — that would be a last, last-minute resort — or by begging government leaders to take action as DiCaprio’s character did in vain. If time allows, the best tactic could be to nudge the menacing asteroid out of our way, like Dart.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A popular show is facing backlash from Brian Laundrie’s family. The family is “appalled” after their son was mentioned in a “Celebrity Jeopardy!” clue on Sunday night.
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In Sunday’s episode, actors John Michael Higgins, Wil Wheaton, and Joel Kim Booster were given a clue in a category where all responses contained the letter “A,” according to the New York Post.
The question read “In 2021, fugitive Brian Laundrie ended his days in Fla’s Myakkahatchee Creek area, home to these long & toothy critters.” The answer: “What are alligators.”
Fans of the show criticized the mention of Laundrie, who was the primary person of interest in the disappearance of his fiancée, Gabby Petito. Laundrie confessed to killing Petito in a notebook before taking his own life.
On Oct. 20, 2021, Laundrie’s remains were found in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park.
One Twitter user called the clue “rude” and “insensitive.” Others called it “tasteless.”
In a statement, Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino said, “The entire Laundrie family is appalled and concurs with all of the comments on social media at how distasteful this was.”
TMZ reported that the family wants an apology from the game show.
“Jeopardy!” representatives have not responded to requests for comment from Nexstar’s WFLA. | 2022-11-17T03:43:45+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/brian-laundries-family-appalled-by-tasteless-celebrity-jeopardy-clue/ |
NEW YORK (AP) _ W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) on Friday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter.
The real estate investment trust, based in New York, said it had funds from operations of $277.7 million, or $1.36 per share, in the period.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $104.9 million, or 51 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust, based in New York, posted revenue of $383.6 million in the period.
W.P. Carey expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $5.25 to $5.31 per share.
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Man charged after shooting, killing man outside South Carolina business, deputies say
A man is facing a murder charge after he shot and killed another man outside a Greenville County business, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened about 3:30 on Oct. 5 outside the 2 Door Lounge on Piedmont Highway near Shackleford Road.
The victim was found after a Greenville County sheriff's deputy heard gunshots and went to the parking lot.
The deputy found a man in a parking lot who had been shot at least once.
The victim was identified as Jonathan Taylor Jr.
Deputies said Kevin Lakeith Dunham, 42, is charged with murder after he shot Taylor outside the business.
Dunham was arrested in Dillion County on unrelated charges shortly after the shooting took place and was taken to the Greenville County Detention Center on Tuesday. | 2022-10-26T17:12:47+00:00 | wyff4.com | https://www.wyff4.com/article/murder-arrest-greenville-county-business/41778191 |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP)Madison Hayes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:11 remaining and No. 6 North Carolina State withstood a second-half rally to beat Syracuse 56-54 on Sunday night.
Georgia Woolley of Syracuse had a chance tie the game with five seconds to go, but converted just one of two free throws to cut the deficit to a point at 55-54. The teams traded turnovers in the final seconds and the Wolfpack’s Saniya Rivers hit a free throw with one second left for the final margin.
Camille Hobby scored 12 points to lead the Wolfpack (12-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth straight against Syracuse and bounced back from a loss to unranked Duke on Thursday.
Despite the win, N.C State coach Wes Moore says he is frustrated and embarrassed and that the Wolfpack have a lot to fix.
”I’m embarrassed. I’m a maniac right now,” Moore said.” It’s just frustrating. We can be a really good team. We’re not anywhere near right now to be the kind of team we could be, but thankfully we survived it.
”But I’m not about not enjoying a win. I’m not going to do that. It’s a different year. We have a lot to learn. A lot to fix, but I’m thankful they found a way to pull it out in the fourth quarter and now we get a couple of days to try and fix some things.”
Woolley led Syracuse (10-4, 1-2) with 23 points, and Dyaisha Fair added 14.
”It was a game of runs. Our runs just had to be bigger than theirs because we were behind,” Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack said. ”Today, the best team won.
”But my team showed me resiliency. Oneness. We stuck together. Today was evidence that we’re coming. We didn’t win, but we did win.”
Both teams shot poorly and were sloppy with the ball against pressure defenses. The Wolfpack hit 33% from the field, just 2 of 17 from long distance and turned the ball over 19 times. The Orange shot 31% overall, 24% from 3 and committed 20 turnovers.
N.C State used a 13-2 run in the first quarter to jump out to a 19-7 lead, but the Orange, led by Woolley, outscored the Wolfpack 23-6 in the third quarter and took a 49-40 lead heading into the fourth.
The fourth quarter belonged to the Wolfpack, who outscored the Orange 16-5, including 13 straight to start the final 10 minutes. Hobby helped extend N.C. State’s lead with a short jumper and layup for a 55-51 advantage with 1:29 left.
BIG PICTURE:
N.C. State: The Wolfpack narrowly avoided disaster and needs to figure out how to withstand defensive pressure.
Syracuse: The Orange showed a lot of grit and that they can’t be counted out against a ranked opponent.
POLL IMPLICATIONS:
The Wolfpack will take a tumble after a home loss to unranked Duke and Sunday’s near loss.
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
N.C. State played its fourth game in a row without scoring leader Diamond Johnson (13.9 ppg), who sustained an ankle injury Dec. 11 against South Florida.
NOT SEEING DOUBLE
Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair failed to register a double-double for the first time this season, falling four rebounds short.
UP NEXT:
N.C. State: Host Boston College on Thursday.
Syracuse: Wraps up a two-game homestand against Pitt on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — House and Senate Democrats are urging President Biden to stop the recently expanded Title 42.
“Title 42 is not a solution, it is part of the problem,” Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said. Menendez says the policy turned the border into a revolving door.
“It has no final adjudication of those who may have a right for asylum and those who may not have a right for asylum,” Menendez said.
The expansion expels asylum-seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti back into Mexico and makes them ineligible for re-entry into the U.S.
“This administration is making it effectively impossible to seek refuge at our border,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said.
Both Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) say the policy makes the situation at the border more dangerous.
“Including kidnappings, serious assaults and deaths against individuals who were expelled due to Title 42,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
“They literally have to hide themselves to avoid sexual violence robbery and more,” Booker said.
Despite the pushback from Democrats, many Republicans, like Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) say the border restrictions need to stay.
“There should be agreement that we’re going to fund Title 42,” Blackburn said.
Democrats say their focus is to work with the president to develop better policies that uphold the right to asylum.
“Let’s expand legal pathways for migrants and refugees to this country,” Rep. Yvette Clark (D-N.Y) said. | 2023-01-27T00:02:16+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/washington-dc/democrats-demand-president-biden-stop-title-42-expansion/ |
ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) today announced that it plans to release its second quarter fiscal 2023 financial results on Thursday, September 1, 2022, before the open of regular U.S. stock market trading hours.
Secureworks will host a conference call that day to review the results at 8:00 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the company's website at http://investors.secureworks.com. The webcast will be archived at the same location.
About Secureworks
Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a global cybersecurity leader that protects customer progress with Secureworks Taegis™, a cloud-native security analytics platform built on 20+ years of real-world threat intelligence and research, improving customers' ability to detect advanced threats, streamline and collaborate on investigations, and automate the right actions.
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MAROA — A Maroa man whom police said pistol-whipped a woman and threatened to shoot her is now jailed and pleading not guilty to charges of armed violence and domestic battery.
Riley L. Jackson Jr., 55, appeared in Macon County Circuit Court on Aug. 17 and waived a preliminary hearing to see if there was probable cause to try him. He is due back in court for a pretrial hearing Sept. 28.
A sworn affidavit from the Maroa Police Department said Jackson had attacked the woman on the night of July 13.
“Riley jumped on top of (the woman) pointing a semi-automatic pistol in her face,” said the affidavit.
She attempted to exit the room, and "Riley intercepted her and struck her in the face twice with the pistol, causing her nose to bleed. She added that Riley backed away from her, pointed the gun at her and verbally threatened to shoot her."
The woman is also quoted as telling police she had been attacked earlier in the evening and dragged backward by her hair until a child who was present began screaming at the sight, prompting Riley to let go of her.
She also complained to police that Jackson had punched her in the head the night of July 15.
Jackson has been incarcerated in the Macon County Jail since his arrest July 25 and a check of jail records Sunday showed he remained in custody. Bail is set at $75,000, requiring him to post a bond of $7,500 to be freed. Prosecutors had wanted bail set at $150,000.
If he does make bail, he is ordered to stay away from the woman and the residence where the incident took place, and a judge has ordered that, if released, he is to wear an electronic monitor to track his movements.
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CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton said he can’t see teammate Jessie Bates not playing this season because he loves the game too much to sit.
According to a report by USA Today’s Tyler Dragon, citing an unnamed source, Bates is not planning to play on the franchise tag in 2022 and will skip Organized Team Activities and training camp.
Bates was one of two players not present Tuesday on the first day of OTAs open to media, as the Bengals are now in Phase 2 of the voluntary offseason workout program. Defensive end Trey Hendrickson was the only other player not there Tuesday, and coach Zac Taylor said he is just doing workouts on his own.
Taylor also wasn’t concerned last week when asked about Bates not attending. Hilton believes when it’s all said and done, Bates wants to be on the field.
“For sure, it’s just his love for the game, period,” Hilton said. “His love of the game is just -- not a lot of people have that. You can tell how much he puts into his body, how much he puts into the playbook, you can just read into how much he enjoys the game.”
None of the offseason workouts are mandatory this year, but Bates would be fined for not participating in training camp and he would forfeit $12.9 million he is owed to play on the franchise tag.
The Bengals used the franchise tag to lock him down for 2022 while still trying to negotiate a contract to keep him in Cincinnati for longer, but the deadline to get that done is July 15 and it appears there remains a gap between the two parties’ wishes.
Hilton has been a vocal in his support of Bates, saying the Bengals need to “give him what he deserves” with a long-term deal, and he has remained in constant communication with the team’s free safety, offering his support.
“I can’t say too much, but you know, everybody here wants Jessie back and wants him here for the long term,” Hilton said. “So, we’re gonna put our trust in the front office for them to get this done. Everybody knows how much Jessie means to this team, this defense. He’s a guy that we look forward to coming back soon.”
A fifth-year player in 2022, Bates originally was a second-round draft pick of the Bengals in 2018. He has played in 63 career games (all starts) for Cincinnati and has 406 tackles, 10 interceptions, 35 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Bates in 2021 was a team captain for the Bengals as they won the AFC Championship and advanced to Super Bowl LVI. However, he got off to a slow season – after ProFootballFocus.com graded Bates as the best free safety in the league in 2020 – and he posted career-lows in multiple categories last season, finishing with 88 tackles, four passes defensed and one interception.
It wasn’t until the postseason he really caught fire again, compiling 20 tackles, six passes defensed and two interceptions in four playoff games. Bates said he was thinking too much about his situation and was able to play better once he stopped focusing on that. He had hoped to get a deal done last training camp.
Bates had told Omar Ruiz on the NFL Network’s NFL Now show earlier this year he prefers not to play on a franchise tag but at the time that was still a conversation he needed to have with the team. Two weeks later, the Bengals used the tag on him to ensure he would stick around.
The Seahawks made Jamal Adams the league’s highest paid safety last year with a four-year, $70 million deal, and his average of $17.5 million a year still remains the figure to beat. Denver’s Justin Simmons, who Bates has referenced in the past, makes $15.25 million a year.
“I’ve put a lot of trust in them with this whole process of just trying to stay focused and control what I can,” Bates said in the interview. “We’ll see. Hopefully, I’m not (playing) under a franchise tag. That’s something I feel like needs to be discussed (with) NFLPA a little bit. Some of the top guys got hurt under a franchise tag. It’s tough. You only get one shot at this. You’ve just got to play your cards right, I guess you could say.”
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One of golf's leading stars, Dustin Johnson, has quit the PGA Tour to participate in a controversial new breakaway golf series. It's backed by Saudi Arabia and has created an uproar in the golf world.
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The company reaffirms its full-year sales expectations and narrows its earnings guidance range
AUSTIN, Minn., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a leading global branded food company, today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022. All comparisons are to the second quarter of fiscal 2021 unless otherwise noted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECOND QUARTER
- Volume of 1.2 billion lbs., down 2%; organic volume1 down 8%
- Record net sales of $3.1 billion, up 19%; organic net sales1 up 10%
- Operating income of $335 million, up 16%
- Operating margin of 10.8%, compared to 11.1% last year and 10.5% last quarter
- Pretax earnings of $322 million, up 10%
- Effective tax rate of 18.7%, compared to 22.1% last year
- Diluted earnings per share of $0.48, up 14% compared to last year
- Cash flow from operations of $193 million, up 24%
EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY
"We delivered strong top- and bottom-line growth during the quarter, leveraging our balanced business model, leading brands and experienced management team," said Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. "The second quarter marked our sixth consecutive quarter of record sales, and we achieved earnings growth for the third consecutive quarter. Operating margin increased compared to the first quarter, an indication that our efforts to mitigate inflationary pressures are working. We also made meaningful progress across our supply chain, where our investments in capacity and a recovery in staffing levels contributed to improved fill rates, inventories and production volumes. These excellent results further demonstrate our team's ability to execute in difficult operating conditions and support the value of our clear strategic priorities."
"Consumer and operator demand for our leading brands remained robust during the quarter, and we continue to realize the benefits of investments in our direct sales force, diversified product portfolios, increased advertising, brand building and innovation," Snee said. "Double-digit organic sales growth was driven by our foodservice businesses, retail brands such as WHOLLY®, SKIPPY®, Hormel® Square TableTM, SPAM®, Hormel® Gatherings®, Dinty Moore® and Jennie-O®, and strong contributions from our food-forward brands, including Columbus® and Applegate®. Results for our Planters® snack nuts business improved throughout the quarter, and we are realizing the positive impact of the scale this business brings to our company, especially in the important and fast-growing convenience store channel. Our brands have responded well to pricing actions, and we are actively managing pricing and promotional levers to ensure the long-term health of our brands and the categories in which they compete."
"Earnings growth this quarter was a result of the balance we have built across our business," Snee said. "Our Jennie-O Turkey Store segment had an outstanding quarter, as its ability to adjust to current market conditions and meet strong foodservice demand drove higher results. Likewise, our foodservice businesses in Refrigerated Foods were able to manage inflation and deliver excellent volume gains. Strong performances in these businesses offset elevated freight costs across all segments and a decline in Grocery Products, which absorbed higher costs for certain inputs, such as avocados, protein and packaging. As we continue to operate in this highly inflationary environment, we will remain focused on improving our supply chain performance, maximizing promotional effectiveness and mix, and, where necessary, taking additional pricing actions to mitigate persistent inflationary pressures."
"After an excellent first quarter and significant profit growth in the second quarter, our Jennie-O Turkey Store team is facing an uncertain period ahead," Snee said. "We are actively managing the impacts from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on turkey supply and will take the appropriate actions to protect the health of the turkeys across our supply chain. Similar to what we experienced in 2015, HPAI is expected to have a meaningful impact on industry poultry supplies over the coming months. Beginning in the third quarter, we anticipate large supply gaps in the Jennie-O Turkey Store vertically integrated supply chain, caused by flock losses to date. Our dedicated and experienced team is managing through operational challenges caused by the outbreaks and adapting to changing business conditions. The team has shown unwavering commitment and resolve in the face of a very difficult situation."
OUTLOOK
"We have a responsibility to protect the equity of our brands and ensure we meet the needs of our customers, consumers and operators," Snee said. "Based on our strong first-half performance and current outlook for the full year, we are reaffirming our sales expectations and narrowing our earnings guidance range. We are confident in our ability to deliver our sales guidance, given robust demand for our brands across the retail, foodservice and international channels, improvements in our supply chain, our investments in capacity and from strategic pricing actions. From an earnings perspective, we expect a strong finish to the year from our Refrigerated Foods business. We anticipate a fourth-quarter improvement from pricing actions taken across our Grocery Products portfolio. Additionally, we are navigating the impact of HPAI on the Jennie-O Turkey Store supply chain and external factors affecting the International & Other segment, including current export logistics challenges and COVID-related lockdowns in China. Our teams have actions in place to manage through these challenges and drive results for the company."
STRATEGIC EVOLUTION UPDATE
Planters® Snack Nuts Business Integration
"We successfully completed the integration of all aspects of the Planters® snack nuts business during the second quarter, and the business continues to perform at the high end of our expectations," Snee said. "Since our successful integration, we have seen improvements in customer service levels and expect consumption data to show improvement in the coming months. Looking to the balance of the year, we expect a strong finish from this business. We remain committed to investing behind the Planters® brands and are excited about our recently introduced Planters® Sweet & Spicy Dry Roasted peanuts and the packaging innovation now in the marketplace. We are also encouraged by the momentum behind the Corn Nuts® brand, which boasts a loyal following and is seeing strong sales gains."
Jennie-O Turkey Store Transformation
"We continued to make progress on our transformative actions at Jennie-O Turkey Store," Snee said. "Our team is navigating the current environment, balancing both short-term opportunities and the long-term vision for our turkey business. Above all, the team remains focused on creating a business model that is better aligned to the changing needs of our customers, consumers and operators to drive long-term, sustainable growth."
During the second quarter, the company closed the Benson Avenue facility and successfully transferred approximately 200 employees to the newer and larger manufacturing facility in Willmar, Minn. One-time plant closure costs were immaterial to segment results. The company remains on track to integrate business functions, consolidate the Jennie-O Turkey Store supply chain into the broader Hormel Foods One Supply Chain, and drive SG&A cost synergies of approximately $20 million to $30 million annually by fiscal 2023.
CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS – SECOND QUARTER
Demand across the company's U.S. channels remained elevated, as exhibited by strong growth compared to the prior year. The company benefited from pricing actions to offset inflationary pressures across many categories and contributions from the Planters® snack nuts business. Sales for the international channel declined, primarily due to lower commodity exports.
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS – SECOND QUARTER
Refrigerated Foods
- Volume down 13%; organic volume1 down 14%
- Net sales up 13%; organic net sales1 up 11%
- Segment profit up 3%
Net sales increased due to strong results from the foodservice businesses and from retail products such as Columbus® grab-and-go charcuterie, Applegate® natural and organic meats, Hormel® Square TableTM refrigerated entrees and Hormel® Gatherings® party trays. Strategic pricing actions across the portfolio and the inclusion of the Planters® snack nuts business also contributed to growth. Consistent with the company's long-term strategy to better align resources to value-added growth, the overall decline in volume was due primarily to lower commodity sales resulting from the company's new pork supply agreement. Segment profit growth was driven by strong results from the foodservice businesses, more than offsetting higher operational and logistics costs. Volume, sales and segment profit were negatively impacted by production constraints due to labor shortages.
Grocery Products
- Volume up 19%; organic volume1 up 2%
- Net sales up 39%; organic net sales1 up 7%
- Segment profit down 9%
Volume and sales increased due to strength across the portfolio and from the inclusion of the Planters® snack nuts business. Organic sales growth was led by the WHOLLY®, SKIPPY®, SPAM® and Dinty Moore® brands, in addition to strategic pricing actions. Segment profit declined, as organic sales growth and the contribution from the Planters® business were unable to overcome significant inflationary pressures and lower results from MegaMex, which absorbed higher avocado costs. Volume, sales and segment profit were negatively impacted by production constraints due to labor shortages.
Jennie-O Turkey Store
- Volume down 1%
- Net sales up 16%
- Segment profit up 387%
Net sales for all areas of the business increased, led by foodservice, whole bird and retail sales. Value-added volume gains were attributed to strong results from the foodservice business. Higher commodity prices and foodservice sales drove the substantial improvement in segment profit. HPAI had an immaterial direct impact on the segment's results for the quarter.
International & Other
- Volume down 14%; organic volume1 down 15%
- Net sales down 1%; organic net sales1 down 3%
- Segment profit down 3%
Volume and sales declined as a result of current export logistics challenges and lower commodity sales due to the company's new pork supply agreement. Retail sales in China improved as pantry loading and sales to food security programs in response to COVID-related lockdowns helped offset declines in foodservice sales. Profit growth in China was offset by lower results from the export business, which was negatively impacted by logistics challenges and meaningfully higher freight expenses.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DETAILS
- Advertising spend was $39 million compared to $31 million in the prior year.
- The effective tax rate was 18.7% compared to 22.1% last year. Higher stock option exercises provided a benefit to the tax rate for the quarter. The effective tax rate for fiscal 2022 is expected to be between 20.5% and 22.5%.
- Capital expenditures in the second quarter were $78 million compared to $45 million last year. The company's target for capital expenditures in fiscal 2022 is $310 million.
- Depreciation and amortization expense in the second quarter was $62 million compared to $52 million last year. The full-year expense is expected to be approximately $250 million.
PRESENTATION
A conference call will be webcast at 7 a.m. CDT on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Access is available at www.hormelfoods.com by clicking on "Investors." The call will also be available via telephone by dialing 888-317-6003 and providing the access code 2367917. An audio replay is available by going to www.hormelfoods.com. The webcast replay will be available at noon CDT, Thursday, June 2, 2022, and will remain on the website for one year.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $11 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, WHOLLY®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains "forward-looking" information within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The "forward-looking" information may include statements concerning the Company's outlook for the future as well as other statements of beliefs, future plans, strategies, or anticipated events and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as "should result," "believe," "intend," "plan," "are expected to," "targeted," "will continue," "will approximate," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those anticipated or projected, which factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to the deterioration of economic conditions; the COVID-19 pandemic; risks associated with acquisitions and divestitures; potential disruption of operations including at co-manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, customers, or other third-party service providers; risk of loss of a material contract; the Company's inability to protect information technology systems against, or effectively respond to, cyber attacks or security breaches; deterioration of labor relations, labor availability or increases to labor costs; general risks of the food industry, including food contamination; outbreaks of disease among livestock and poultry flocks; fluctuations in commodity prices and availability of raw materials and other inputs; fluctuations in market demand for the Company's products; risks of litigation; potential sanctions and compliance costs arising from government regulation; compliance with stringent environmental regulation and potential environmental litigation; and risks arising from the Company's foreign operations. Please refer to the cautionary statements regarding "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" that appear in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which can be accessed at hormelfoods.com in the "Investors" section, for additional information. In making these statements, the Company is not undertaking, and specifically declines to undertake, any obligation to address or update each or any factor in future filings or communications regarding the Company's business or results. Though the Company has attempted to list comprehensively these important cautionary risk factors, the Company wishes to caution investors and others that other factors may in the future prove to be important in affecting the Company's business or results of operations. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which represent current views as of the date made.
Note: Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this news release may not sum precisely to the totals provided, and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
1 COMPARISON OF U.S. GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The non-GAAP adjusted financial measures of organic net sales and organic volume are presented to provide investors with additional information to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations. Organic net sales and organic volume are defined as net sales and volume, excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. Organic net sales and organic volume exclude the impact of the acquisition of the Planters® snack nuts business (June 2021) in the Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, and International & Other segments.
The company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, because they are the measures used to evaluate performance on a comparable year-over-year basis. Non-GAAP measures are not intended to be a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures in analyzing financial performance. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
The tables below show the calculations to reconcile from the GAAP measures to the non-GAAP adjusted measures.
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Tuesday knocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over his back-and-forth with Disney, arguing the crusade against the company is not fit for a Republican.
“I don’t think Ron DeSantis is a conservative based on his actions towards Disney,” Christie said in an interview with Semafor Principals.
“Where are we headed here now, that if you express disagreement in this country, the government is allowed to punish you? To me, that’s what I always thought liberals did. And now all of a sudden here we are participating in this with a Republican governor.”
DeSantis — who hasn’t declared an official bid but is widely considered a top 2024 contender for the GOP’s presidential nomination — has been feuding with Disney, which operates the Walt Disney World amusement park near Orlando.
The Florida governor has sought to punish the company for objecting to the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, moves that Disney CEO Bob Iger has called “anti-business” and “anti-Florida.”
DeSantis had sought to replace the board that oversees Disney’s Florida self-governance with one loyal to his administration, but the previous body essentially handed all authority back to the corporation on its way out the door, further angering the governor.
DeSantis on Monday said that the state could consider building a prison or potentially another amusement park next to land owned by Disney.
“For him to have taken the action he took against Disney and to not have foreseen that Disney was going to do what they did in response, which was to completely take over the millions and millions of acres and the zoning decisions on that before they got the authority, well, I’ll tell you this much. That’s not the guy I want sitting across from President Xi [Jinping] and negotiating our next agreement with China,” said Christie, who is also believed to be eyeing a potential 2024 White House bid.
“Or sitting across from [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and trying to resolve what’s happening in Ukraine. If you can’t see around a corner that Bob Iger creates for you, I mean, I don’t think that’s very imposing.”
Christie on Tuesday stressed his stance that the government should “stay out of the business of business” and that a Republican eyeing the Oval Office should be able to manage “the appropriate use of governmental power” and to look ahead at the implications of that use.
The former New Jersey governor also questioned why DeSantis seems intent on punishing “a place that creates enormous tax revenue” and tourism for the state.
If Florida was dealing instead with a hypothetical in which Disney decried a piece of legislation as “too liberal,” and a Democrat like former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist had then “used the government to bang on Disney,” Christie said, “Republicans all across the country would be going berserk and saying this is an overreach.”
Christie said Tuesday that he plans to make a decision on his future plans in the coming weeks. | 2023-04-18T16:57:14+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/hill-politics/christie-knocks-desantis-on-disney-says-its-not-conservative-to-punish-corporations/ |
Gov. DeSantis signs bill targeting medical mandates in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) — With opposition to COVID-19 mandates a key part of his political brand, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that includes issues such as barring businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID-19 tests or wear masks to enter their facilities.
DeSantis held a bill-signing event in Destin on the same day that a federal public-health emergency for COVID-19 was set to end. But DeSantis pointed to a need to address the potential of future government mandates.
“The danger is now, one of the reasons that we are doing this bill is, yes in Florida we are glad that we stood firm,” DeSantis said. “But a lot of the elites and the bureaucrats think that this response is how you should do it again in the future if something like that happens.”
The Republican-controlled House and Senate passed the bill (SB 252) during the legislative session that ended last week. Lawmakers also passed a similar measure during a 2021 special session, but key parts of that law will expire June 1 — the same day much of the new bill takes effect.
After Florida schools and large parts of the economy initially shut down in 2020 because of the pandemic, DeSantis made a high-profile issue of getting students back into classrooms, reopening businesses and eliminating mandates. He frequently touts his handling of the pandemic as he gears up for a widely expected White House bid in 2024.
“When the world went crazy, when common sense suddenly became an uncommon virtue, the state of Florida stood as a refuge of sanity, as a citadel of freedom,” he said during the event Thursday.
The bill addresses businesses, government agencies, schools and health-care providers. Among other things, the bill:
- Prohibits businesses, government agencies and schools from requiring people to provide documentation showing they have been vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 to gain entry to the facilities.
- Prohibits businesses, government agencies and schools from requiring people to be vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
- Prohibits businesses, government agencies and schools from requiring people to wear masks to gain entry. The bill also requires the Florida Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration to develop standards for “appropriate use of facial coverings for infection control” in health-care facilities.
- Allows the attorney general’s office and Department of Health to levy fines up to $5,000 for each violation of the mandate prohibitions.
- Prohibits hospitals from interfering with patients’ ability to choose “COVID-19 treatment alternatives” as recommended by physicians or other providers with privileges at the hospitals.
In addition to the pandemic-related bill, DeSantis also signed a measure (SB 480) that will give healthcare providers the right to opt out of certain services based on a “conscience-based objection.” The bill would not apply, for example, to emergency services that are required under state or federal law.
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A Glade Spring man is in custody facing felony charges including rape Tuesday after a report of a missing person being held against their will.
According to a press release from the Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office, Houston Everett Norris, a 37-year-old white male resident of Glade Spring, was arrested and charged with abduction, malicious wounding, and rape.
The arrest comes after the sheriff’s office received a complaint Monday of a reported missing person being held against their will and assaulted in Glade Spring, Virginia. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office located the victim and verified the complaint.
After a search for Norris that lasted only a few hours, he was located and arrested. | 2022-04-12T23:14:04+00:00 | heraldcourier.com | https://heraldcourier.com/news/glade-spring-man-charged-with-abduction-rape/article_a2f8bf9e-bab2-11ec-a313-bb11abeb70b4.html |
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Freddy Hicks and Lue Williams had 17 points in Tarleton State's 77-58 victory against Utah Valley on Thursday night.
Hicks had eight rebounds for the Texans (15-14, 8-8 Western Athletic Conference). Williams shot 4 for 14 and 8 of 8 from the free throw line to add 17 points. Shamir Bogues shot 4 of 9 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line to finish with 16 points.
Aziz Bandaogo finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks for the Wolverines (21-7, 12-3). Utah Valley also got 11 points and two blocks from Le'Tre Darthard. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Wolverines.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-02-24T04:53:19+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/hicks-scores-17-tarleton-state-knocks-off-utah-17802948.php |
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — For Middle Tennessee State, big plays brought the biggest win in program history.
And for Miami, there are big problems.
Chase Cunningham passed for 408 yards and three touchdowns, including a 98-yarder to DJ England-Chisholm, and Middle Tennessee State stunned No. 25 Miami 45-31 for its first win in 21 tries against ranked opponents.
“It was a butt-kicking from the very beginning,” MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said.
He wasn’t wrong. MTSU (3-1) never trailed, forced turnovers on Miami’s first three possessions, stopped the Hurricanes (2-2) on downs on three other occasions and scored on passes of 69, 71 and 98 yards — and had another 89-yard pass in there for good measure.
Those four plays alone added up to 327 yards, or 63 more than Miami allowed in its entire game a week earlier at Texas A&M.
“They coached better than us, they played better than us,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “They were better. We didn’t do a good enough job. There’s no excuse. Real men look in the mirror and do something about it and don’t allow any cracks to happen from the inside. We all came here for a purpose and a reason. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
England-Chisholm caught two passes — the first of them being a 71-yard touchdown in the first quarter, the other being the 98-yarder in the fourth — to help the Blue Raiders seal the upset.
Cunningham completed 16 of 25 passes for Middle Tennessee State, including a 69-yard scoring throw to Elijah Metcalf. Cunningham and Frank Peasant also ran for scores for the Blue Raiders, and defensive end Zaylin Wood returned an interception for a touchdown.
“I trust my guys to the end, and they won every single time,” Cunningham said.
Key’Shawn Smith returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown for Miami, which turned the ball over on its first three possessions and never escaped the early hole it dug. Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke — the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year last season — was pulled in the third quarter and replaced by Jake Garcia.
Van Dyke completed 16 of 32 passes for 138 yards, one touchdown to Henry Parrish Jr., and two interceptions — those coming on Miami’s first and third plays from scrimmage. Garcia completed 10 of 19 passes for 161 yards for the Hurricanes, who heard plenty of boos from the fans who showed up to what was not even a half-filled stadium; most were long gone before the final whistle.
“We looked at that team, ’Oh, we’re going to win this game,’” Miami offensive lineman Jalen Rivers said. “So we came in obviously unmotivated … and we got punched in the mouth.”
Defensive back Kam Kinchens was more direct: “Everybody played horrible.”
Garcia entered midway through the third quarter and brought an immediate spark. He engineered a five-play, 72-yard touchdown drive — fueled by passes of 39 and 23 yards, Miami’s two biggest gains of the day to that point — and got the Hurricanes within 31-17 on a 1-yard rush by Thad Franklin, the first of his two scores on the day.
The win was a long time coming for Stockstill, who played his college football at Florida State — Miami’s rival. The Seminoles went 0-2 in games that Stockstill played against the Hurricanes in 1980 and 1981.
Those games were close. This one wasn’t.
And while a blowout might have been expected with Miami entering as a 25.5-point favorite, few, if anyone, would have dared to say it would be the Blue Raiders doing the romping. It even had oddsmakers scrambling; MTSU actually became the betting favorite to win by the midpoint of the second quarter, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
“We came down here and I told them Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis and those guys weren’t coming out of that tunnel,” said Stockstill, who had some family, friends and former FSU teammates on the trip. “We came down here with a strong belief and just a great, great competitive spirit.”
It was 10-0 before Miami got on the board, 24-3 early in the second quarter when Cunningham scored on a 9-yard rush. The Hurricanes never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
Miami had a chance to get within a touchdown on a 4th-and-goal from the Middle Tennessee 1 on the opening play of the fourth quarter; Garcia’s pass couldn’t be controlled by tight end Will Mallory, causing a turnover on downs.
The next play, England-Chisolm got loose down the left sideline for the second-longest pass play ever allowed by the Hurricanes; Jamison Crowder had a 99-yard TD reception for Duke in a loss to Miami in 2012.
From there, it was only a matter of time before MTSU could truly start the celebration.
“A lot of people doubted us,” said receiver Jaylin Lane, who had the 89-yard catch. “But this shows all about our perseverance.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Middle Tennessee State: The Blue Raiders went to the upper level of college football, now called FBS, in 1999. Entering Saturday, they were 0-20 against opponents that were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll when those games were played and outscored by 585 points — 868-283.
Miami: According to SportRadar, the Hurricanes became the first Power 5 school this season to commit three turnovers in a first quarter. The last Power 5 school to achieve that ignominious feat was … Miami, last season against Florida State.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
It’s over for Miami, for now. The Hurricanes were No. 25 and will fall out of the poll Sunday. At 2-2, it’ll be difficult for the Hurricanes to be considered again by many voters anytime soon.
NEVER LED
MTSU is now 3-0 all-time against Miami, with the other wins coming in 1931 and 1932. The Hurricanes never held the lead in any of those games.
UP NEXT
Middle Tennessee State: Hosts UTSA on Friday in the Conference USA opener for both clubs.
Miami: A bye week, then Atlantic Coast Conference play starts Oct. 8 at home against North Carolina.
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BALTIMORE (AP)Keith Higgins Jr. scored 27 points to lead Lehigh to a 74-70 victory over Loyola Maryland on Monday night.
Higgins sank 7 of 10 shots, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Mountain Hawks (10-8, 5-2 Patriot League). Evan Taylor pitched in with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored 18 on 7-of-11 shooting.
Kenny Jones led the Greyhounds (7-13, 2-5) with 23 points. Deon Perry added 14 points and Jaylin Andrews scored 11.
Lehigh led 35-32 at halftime and held off the Greyhounds behind 16 second-half points from Higgins.
NEXT UP
Both teams play on Saturday. Lehigh hosts Lafayette while Loyola (MD) travels to play Boston University.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-01-17T05:09:52+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/higgins-propels-lehigh-to-74-70-victory-over-loyola-maryland/ |
NEW DELHI, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HFCL Limited announced today, that it has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for HFCL's design and development of 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) products. In continuation with its 5G product strategy, HFCL is expanding its 5G product portfolio by launching product development of 5G mmWave FWA CPE products for India and global markets.
FWA helps operators with a cost-effective way to deliver fiber-like internet speeds wirelessly over 5G networks. It will enable new business opportunities for mobile operators by allowing them to offer fixed internet broadband services to consumers and enterprises using their 5G network infrastructure. HFCL's 5G mmWave FWA product portfolio aims to bridge the digital divide and will also enable telcos to successfully deliver broadband internet services in rural, suburban and dense urban areas.
HFCL's 5G mmWave FWA CPE products will support multiple spectrum bands required for the global markets. HFCL's FWA CPE products will leverage some of the advanced features of the Qualcomm® 5G Fixed Wireless Access Platform Gen 2 featuring Snapdragon® X65 5G Modem-RF System like extended-range, carrier aggregation and Qualcomm® Dynamic Antenna Steering to deliver a superior customer experience.
"Qualcomm Technologies is a recognized world leader in 5G technology and we are very pleased with this collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, which also aligns with our commitment to bridge the digital divide globally. FWA CPE will help strengthen HFCL's evolving 5G product portfolio and help create new revenue streams for our customers. It also aligns with our strategy to bring new products, to new customers, and to newer geographies," said Mahendra Nahata, Managing Director, HFCL.
"We are excited that HFCL selected the Qualcomm® 5G Fixed Wireless Access Platform Gen 2 to incorporate in its 5G mmWave FWA CPE products, further supporting the digital transformation of India by developing a suite of 5G infrastructure products. Qualcomm Technologies is committed to powering innovations and supporting India's participation as a supplier of advanced 5G infrastructure products both to India and globally. We strongly believe that 5G mmWave fixed wireless access technology will help connect the unconnected and also offer wireless fiber connectivity to Indian consumers," said Rajen Vagadia, Vice President, Qualcomm India Private Limited and President, Qualcomm India & SAARC.
Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research forecasts worldwide 5G FWA market will increase from 6 million CPE units per year in 2022 to more than 26 million per year in 2026.
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WESTFIELD — One of the most popular bakeries in Greater Westfield announced over the weekend on social media that it will shut its doors for good after more than 11 years in business.
Mama Cakes, best known for their specialty cupcakes, will close up shop on Elm Street on Nov. 12 following what owner Kim McNutt said would be a “grand closing” in the preceding days. | 2022-11-01T07:44:54+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2022/11/family-gathering-for-grand-closing-in-final-days-at-westfields-mama-cakes.html |
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that’s where the similarities end.
Riley birdied three of his last four holes Thursday afternoon when the turf was firm and the wind was swirling and the bad breaks led to big numbers, as Rory McIlroy found out.
Riley was in a six-way share of the lead last year. On Thursday, he led by one over Matt Wallace. Jordan Spieth was in the group at 69, ending his hopes for a bogey-free day by hitting into two bunkers on the 18th hole and saving bogey from the second one.
It was hot. It was hard. And at times it was tough to watch.
Chad Ramey hit four shots that went into the water on the ninth hole, which featured a front pin and a stream in front of the green. He made a 13, the highest score ever recorded on any of the holes at Muirfield Village.
He posted an 88, still shy of the record high score of 92 that Roger Maltbie shot in 1979 in a second round that featured 30 mph wind and a wind chill index of 13 degrees.
Dry and hot is the weather tournament founder Jack Nicklaus always wanted but rarely gets, and there were plenty of comparisons to a U.S. Open except for the generous fairways.
Defending champion Billy Horschel has been in a slump, and Muirfield Village was no place to try to snap out of that. Horschel had four 6s on his card of 84.
“My confidence is the lowest it’s been in my entire career. I think ever in my entire golf career,” Horschel said. “So it’s funny, as low as it feels, it feels like I’m not that far off at the same time. Which is insane to see when you see me shoot 84 today.”
Wallace, who needs a victory this week to avoid U.S. Open qualifying, posted his 68 in the morning before the wind and the temperatures picked up. Shane Lowry had five straight birdies in the morning in relatively calm conditions, but even he wasn’t immune to a fast golf course that could be punishing without notice.
McIlroy was 3 under for his round playing the 18th when his drive went right — not unusual for the shape of that hole — and was tumbling toward the sand until it stopped. That was very unusual. The ball was nearly belt-high and he could barely take a stance. He did his best to chop it out, and it just cleared the bunker into thick grass.
From there, his 9-iron caught a flyer and sailed over the green to the shaggy hill. His flop shot came out clunky and over the green and its front pin. His chip was weak. He missed the putt. And his triple bogey wiped out an otherwise good day.
Spieth almost was in that predicament. At least he was in the sand, but he hit a poor 7-iron that barely got out of the sand, just ahead of McIlroy’s ball. That turned out to be a break, because when Spieth saw that happened to McIlroy’s shot, he went down to a pitching wedge.
It was a flyer, but it at least took a short hop into the sand in front of the green. He came inches away from holing — as he did for birdie from the bunker on No. 10 — and got away with a bogey.
“It’s nice to beat a tough golf course,” Spieth said.
Mark Hubbard also was at 69 and tried to remind himself it was a very good score after his bogey-bogey-bogey finish.
“I guess on paper it wasn’t what I wanted, but I had 5-iron into 16, 7-wood into 17 and 4-iron into 18. Like that’s a little tough coming in there today,” Hubbard said. “So I told my caddie that’s the least mad I’m ever going to be bogeying the last three.”
Jon Rahm and Adam Scott were at 70 playing in the morning. Scottie Scheffler didn’t make a putt longer than 6 feet and shot 74. That was his highest opening round since Las Vegas in October 2021.
The course average was 74, the highest for a first round at Muirfield Village since 2000. Eight players failed to break 80 — that doesn’t include Dylan Frittelli, who was 15 over through 14 holes when he withdrew with an illness.
Riley’s only bogey was nearly a superb par, from the back bunker on the 18th to 4 feet, but then he missed the putt. A very good round turned into a great one when he made a 12-foot birdie on the sixth, hit wedge to 4 feet on the par-5 seventh and finished with a 12-foot birdie on the ninth hole.
His description of the wedge at No. 7 illustrated the difficulty.
“I got 118 yards and I’m landing it 10 yards short of the pin, 30 feet short, and it’s skipping all the way there. And the wind was up,” Riley said. “This is probably one of the more difficult ones all year.”
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-06-02T19:14:45+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/sports-news/riley-avoids-big-numbers-for-67-on-tough-day-at-memorial/ |
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CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison Tuesday for the 1988 murder of an American who fell off a Sydney cliff that was known as a gay meeting place.
The death of mathematician Scott Johnson was initially called a suicide, but his family pressed for further investigation. A coroner in 2017 found a number of assaults, some fatal, where the victims had been targeted because they were thought to be gay.
Scott White, 51, pleaded guilty in January and could have been sentenced to up to life in prison.
Justice Helen Wilson said she did not find beyond reasonable doubt that the murder was a gay hate crime, an aggravating factor that would have led to a longer sentence. She also said she applied more lenient sentencing patterns in place in New South Wales state in the late 1980s.
He must serve at least eight years and three months in prison before he can be considered for parole.
White was 18 and homeless when he met 27-year-old Los Angeles-born Johnson at a bar in suburban Manly in December 1988 and went with him to a nearby cliff top at North Head.
White's former wife Helen White told police in 2019 that her then-husband had bragged about beating gay men and had said the only good gay man was a dead gay man.
She told the court on Monday that her husband had told her Johnson had run off the cliff. Scott White told police that he was himself gay and frightened that his homophobic brother would find out.
Wilson said it was not possible to draw any conclusions beyond reason doubt about what had happened at the clifftop.
"The offender hit Dr. Johnson, causing him to stumble backwards and leave the cliff edge," Wilson said.
"In those seconds when he must have realized what was happening to him, Dr. Johnson must have been terrified, aware that he would strike the rocks below and conscious of his fate," Wilson added. "It was a terrible death."
Wilson did not accept the defense lawyers' argument that Helen White had been motivated to report him to police by a reward.
Under cross-examination on Monday, Helen White denied she had been aware of a 1 million Australian dollar ($704,000) reward for information on Johnson's murder when she went to police in 2019. She said she only became aware of a reward when the victim's brother, Steve Johnson, doubled the sum in 2020.
White had a record of violent crime before and after the murder but had not committed any offense since 2008.
"It should be understood that the court is not sentencing a violent and reckless young man for a targeted attack on a gay man," Wilson said.
"Because of the lapse of time, the offender is no longer the same angry young man who raised his fists to another on the edge of a cliff. Neither is the court imposing a sentence for a crime motivated by hatred for a particular sector of society. The evidence is too slender to support that," Wilson added.
She said a sentence for the same crime today would be "much higher."
White's lawyers have appealed his conviction and hope he will be acquitted of the murder charge in a jury trial.
A coroner ruled in 2017 that Johnson "fell from the clifftop as a result of actual or threatened violence by unidentified persons who attacked him because they perceived him to be homosexual."
The coroner also found that gangs of men roamed various Sydney locations in search of gay men to assault, resulting in the deaths of some victims. Some men were also robbed.
A coroner had ruled in 1989 that Johnson had taken his own life, while a second coroner in 2012 could not explain how he died.
John has studied at Universities in California and at Cambridge in Britain before moving to Australia in 1986 to live with his Australian partner Michael Noone.
They lived in Canberra where Johnson studied at the Australian National University which posthumously awarded him a PhD. He was staying a Noone's parents' Sydney home when he died.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-05-03T05:31:32+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/2022-05-02/sydney-man-gets-12-years-for-murdering-gay-american-in-1988 |
A small but mighty prehistoric creature somehow emerged alive from a chunk of ancient permafrost extracted from Siberia.
This might sound like the start of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but a study recently released by scientists provides evidence that a nematode maintained a state of suspended animation since the days of the Neanderthals.
The July 27 study published by PLOS Genetics discussed how the worm-like creature surprised scientists by moving after the permafrost thawed.
“Nobody had thought that this process could be for millennia, for 40,000 years — or even longer,” Philip Schiffer, one of the study’s authors, told NPR. “It’s just amazing that life can start again after such a long time, in the stage between life and death.”
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Previously, the longest-known resuscitation for a frozen nematode was from an Antarctic species known as Plectus murryi.
Through genetic testing, the scientists labeled this new species Panagrolaimus kolymaensis.
The study team determined the nematode’s age by performing radiocarbon dating on the permafrost sample. The results showed the frozen soil was around 46,000 years old.
Scientists explained that the nematode was buried in the permafrost about 130 feet deep in an Arctic gopher burrow. Once there, it coped with the freezing temperatures by slowing its metabolism through a process known as cryptobiosis. This deep sleep allows an organism to stay alive in extreme conditions.
“We need to know how species adapted to the extreme through evolution to maybe help species alive today and humans as well,” Schiffer told The Washington Post.
Scientists learned soon after the nematode started moving that they had a female in the lab. She reproduced in the petri dish asexually, bringing this family’s first of many new generations into the world.
The original nematode to emerge from the permafrost died; however, with hundreds of generations still maintained by the scientific team, much more can be learned about this species and its impact on our modern world.
“You might learn a lot about how and what’s happening right now on Earth, and maybe even inform protection of endangered species,” Schiffer told NPR.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | 2023-07-31T17:14:39+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/this-worm-woke-up-after-being-frozen-for-46000-years |
Man accused of being involved in the shooting death of TikTok star’s son, authorities say
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) – Authorities in Alabama have charged a 20-year-old in connection to the death of a TikTok star’s son, according to the district attorney’s office.
Reuban Gulley is accused of being involved in the shooting death of Randon Lee, 18, at a gas station in June, just days before his 19th birthday, WALA reports.
Investigators said Lee, the son of TikTok star Ophelia Nichols, was shot after he met up with two people to sell them marijuana.
Nichols turned to social media after her son’s death to plead for answers.
“I have never asked y’all for anything -- but I need your help with this, there’s almost 7-million people that follow me -- somebody’s got to know something,” said a tearful Ophelia Nichols, known as Mama Tot on TikTok (account: ‘shoelover99′). “He was just 18 years old -- that’s the best part of somebody’s life. And I know they’re out there in my town -- they’re out there.”
While Gulley was charged with murder, it’s unclear if investigators believe he was the shooter or getaway driver.
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- NiTime Aligner is the first FDA cleared aligner system for night only wear
- OrthoFX will introduce NiTime Aligner at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 21-25, 2023
FREMONT, Calif., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoFX, a pioneer in the next generation of orthodontic aligners, today announced the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of their NiTime Aligners. OrthoFX's NiTime Aligner is the first aligner system that is explicitly designed for overnight wear. OrthoFX will exhibit NiTime Aligners at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Meeting in Chicago at booth #641.
About NiTime Aligners:
- The first aligner system cleared by the FDA and supported by clinical studies that demonstrate treatment efficacy for reduced duration of wear.
- The first aligner system that reduces daily wear time to 9 -12 hours without increasing the number of stages in the treatment.
- The first patented aligner design optimized explicitly for nighttime wear.
Loc Phan, Co-founder and VP of Research and Development said "Our team of experts has worked tirelessly to create a solution effective for nighttime only wear. The ability to wear the aligners at night while patients sleep – makes the treatment journey much easier. The introduction of NiTime Aligner marks a significant milestone in our commitment to providing unique innovations to our doctors and their patients."
NiTime Aligners will be available starting April 21st, 2023 to a limited initial group of orthodontic practices. For more information visit the OrthoFX booth at AAO or click here. OrthoFX will exhibit their full line of proprietary, patented polymer innovations including Rescue and Bright Aligners™ at AAO, booth #641.
About OrthoFX: The company was founded by a team of industry experts who played a critical role in building and scaling the clear aligner category. OrthoFX is pioneering next generation advancements in orthodontics and dental treatments through innovations in polymers, software and services. Learn more about our innovations and services here . You can also sign up as a provider here.
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4 sickened at LAX after apparent gas leak, authorities say
(Gray News) - A terminal at Los Angeles International Airport is being cleared after four workers were sickened Monday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
One person has been taken to the hospital, the fire department said.
Carbon dioxide was released in a utility room about 200 feet from the Terminal 8 baggage area, the fire department said in a news release.
Passengers were taken from Terminal 8 as a precautionary measure.
“A popping sound was heard, and the apparent release of carbon dioxide vapor took place,” LAFD said. Three of the workers were treated at scene for minor complaints.
The fourth worker, as a male in his 50′s, “was found pulseless and non-breathing inside the utility room,” and was treated by LAFD paramedics, the fire department said.
His condition was updated from grave to critical when he arrived at the hospital.
Only trace amounts of carbon dioxide remain within the utility room, and LAFD responders said they are using “portable fans to further ventilate the immediate area to outside air.”
Once fire crews determine the area is safe, passengers will be allowed back into the terminal, the airport said.
Passengers were told to monitor the airport’s social media for flight updates.
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DALLAS, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voting opened today in the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association's (SWAPA) strike authorization vote. This historic vote from the pilot union is taking place in the wake of Southwest's epic December meltdown and after three years of negotiations with the company. "We have been attempting to negotiate with Southwest in earnest for years, but they have shown no willingness to address some of the issues that impact not only our pilots but our customers as well, such as scheduling work rules and technology improvements. It is essential that we modernize systems and procedures to be able to keep pace with other carriers and give our passengers the level of service they expect," said SWAPA President Casey Murray. "The lack of discussion or commitment by our leadership team to rectify these issues for our passengers and our pilots are driving us to carry forward on this path afforded to us by the Railway Labor Act."
The strike authorization vote opened today, May 1, and will close May 31 and will ultimately give the pilots the ability to strike once released to self-help. Murray continued, "We believe that this timeframe gives our customers time to book elsewhere, so that they can have confidence that their summer vacations, honeymoons, and family outings are assured."
While the final vote will not be counted until the end of May, the Association is already seeing strong voter turnout and positive response. Murray stated, "The decision to authorize a strike is not one we have taken lightly, but given the lack of accountability and dearth of leadership exhibited by our current executives, we felt that this was a last resort to try to force them to face the issues plaguing our passengers, our frontline employees, and our pilots."
About SWAPA
Located in Dallas, Texas, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) is a non-profit employee organization representing the more than 10,000 pilots of Southwest Airlines. SWAPA works to provide a secure and rewarding career for Southwest pilots and their families through negotiating contracts, defending contractual rights, and actively promoting professionalism and safety. For more information on the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, visit www.swapa.org.
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BERLIN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it.
Guterres said global greenhouse gas emissions need to drop by 45% this decade, but are currently forecast to increase by 14%.
“We are witnessing a historic and dangerous disconnect: science and citizens are demanding ambitious and transformative climate action,” he said at a climate conference in Austria. “Meanwhile many governments are dragging their feet. This inaction has grave consequences.”
Guterres said Russia’s war in Ukraine risked worsening the crisis, because major economies were “doubling down on fossil fuels” that are to blame for much of the emissions stoking global warming.
“New funding for fossil fuel exploration and production infrastructure is delusional,” he said in a video message to the Austrian World Summit, initiated by former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “It will only further feed the scourge of war, pollution and climate catastrophe.”
Guterres urged countries to instead end all coal use by 2040, with rich nations doing so by 2030, and focus on replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy, such as solar and wind power.
“Renewables are the peace plan of the 21st century,” he said.
Schwarzenegger, who has long campaigned against environmental pollution, said the war in Ukraine was another reason to stop using fossil fuels.
He cited research showing that Europe paid Russia tens of billions of dollars for energy imports in the first two months of the year.
“No matter how you look at it, we have blood on our hands because we are financing the war,” said Schwarzenegger.
“We must do whatever it takes to eliminate our addiction to fossil fuels,” he added. “We must be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Failure is no option here.”
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Follow AP’s climate coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate | 2022-06-14T13:27:06+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/hooked-on-science/ap-science/un-chief-governments-inaction-on-climate-is-dangerous/ |
LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Cranberries' groundbreaking debut album, Island/UMe is releasing Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? in Dolby ATMOS Music. "The Atmos remixes are a whole different listening experience for us," says drummer Fergal Lawler. "It feels more like being onstage at a concert, being surrounded by the band. There are certain intricate parts that subtly pop out every now and then, causing you to feel more immersed in the songs." Listen to Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? in Dolby Atmos Music HERE.
Reflecting on the album's history, Lawler recalls, "It's hard to believe that it's thirty years later. It seems like it wasn't so long ago because we all have vivid memories of that wonderful time. We went through a few false starts before we finally got to begin recording with [producer] Stephen Street in a cozy little studio, Windmill Lane 2, just off Stephen's Green in Dublin. We knew Steve was going to do a great job of capturing 'The Cranberries sound'."
Originally released on March 1, 1993, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? hit the No. 1 spot in both the UK and Ireland and has sold more than six million copies worldwide. Spawning two Top Ten singles – the debut lead single "Dreams" and its mainstream breakthrough follow-up "Linger" which cemented the band's position within the rock world, the album highlighted the unique vocal stylings of Dolores O'Riordan (whose untimely passing in 2018 rocked the music industry). Combining Gaelic, Catholic, and indie vocal influences, O'Riordan coupled her relatable lyrics that captured the frustrations of late adolescence, giving these songs universal appeal. In the 30 years since its release, this carefully crafted debut has stood the test of time as a landmark album.
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DETROIT, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, March 23rd, in a case involving defective CP4 high-pressure fuel injection pumps installed in 2010-2016 model year GM Duramax diesel vehicles, Judge Terrence G. Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan granted class certification to seven state-specific classes as well as denied all of GM's Daubert motions as to Plaintiffs' experts. Attorney Bob Hilliard, of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP, whose firm was one of three firms appointed as Class Counsel by Judge Berg, said in a statement:
"We commend the Court's thorough and well-reasoned analysis. It is clear that the CP4 fuel pump cannot work properly in U.S. vehicles. Never could. GM has known this since before the first CP4 pump was put in the first GM truck on the production line, yet it knowingly allowed these defective pumps to destroy thousands of engines and denied warranty after warranty, costing each hard-working truck owner tens of thousands of dollars out of their own pockets. We look forward to trial and showing a jury the overwhelming evidence found in GM's own damning documents, proving beyond any doubt GM knew of this defect from day one."
The Court's Order Granting Class Certification
The Court ultimately certified seven state classes with the following class definitions:
1. All persons or entities who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in California from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified California Class, on claims for: (i) violation of the California Unfair Competition Law, Cal Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.; (ii) violation of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1750 et seq.; and (iii) violation of the implied warranty of merchantability under California law, Cal. Civ. Code § 1791 et seq., and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
2. All persons or entities who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in Florida from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified Florida Class, on a claim for violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla. Stat. § 510.201 et seq.
3. All persons or entities who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in Illinois from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified Illinois Class, on a claim for violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505/1 et seq.
4. All persons who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in Iowa from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified Iowa Class, on a claim under the Iowa Private Right of Action for Consumer Frauds Act, Iowa Code Ann. § 714H.1 et seq.
5. All persons or entities who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in New York from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified New York Class, on a claim for violation of the New York Deceptive Practices Act, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349(a).
6. All persons or entities who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in Pennsylvania from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified Pennsylvania Class, on a claim for violation of the implied warranty of merchantability under Pennsylvania law, 13 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 2314. and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
7. All persons or entities who purchased one or more of the Class Vehicles from a GM-authorized dealership in Texas from March 1, 2010, to the date of the Court-ordered notice to the Certified Texas Class, on a claim for violation of the implied warranty of merchantability under Texas law, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§ 2.314 & 2A.212, and Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Notably, GM discontinued the use of the CP4 altogether after the 2016 model year, after seeing scores of CP4 fuel injection pump failures.
In granting certification, the Court explained that "the question of whether and when GM knew about this defect may be answered once for the whole class based on common evidence," and further noted:
GM first argues that Plaintiffs cannot show a central defect stretching across the classes because, it says, Dr. Edgar's testimony is insufficient to demonstrate a defect and should be excluded by the Court. . . . The Court has admitted Dr. Edgar's testimony and finds that it raises an issue that a defect exists, so this argument is moot.
The Court further noted that in the context of Plaintiffs' class implied warranty of merchantability claims: "Plaintiffs have common evidence, in the form of Dr. Edgar's testimony[,] about the likelihood of malfunction during a vehicle's useful life, capable of establishing whether the class vehicles are unfit for use." The Court went on:
Plaintiffs intend to offer common proof—through the testimony of GM engineers, internal testing data, and GM's correspondence with Bosch—that GM knew of the alleged design defect even before it began production of class vehicles. They also intend to offer common proof—through testimony by GM employees, GM's internal warranty data, GM's instructions to dealerships, and marketing literature—that GM failed to disclose the design defect and actively concealed it even though class vehicles immediately began failing in the field. . . . The issues Plaintiffs have identified are sufficient to show commonality.
With respect to GM's argument that individuals who have not yet experienced CP4 fuel pump failure did not have standing to bring claims, the Court explained:
In opposing class certification, GM reprises its argument from its Motion to Dismiss that named plaintiffs whose vehicles have not experienced a catastrophic failure do not have standing and therefore cannot represent the class. It contends that anyone whose vehicle still performs properly has received the "benefit of their bargain" and therefore has not suffered an injury-in-fact under Article III. . . . The Court has previously rejected this argument, concluding that even those who have not yet experienced a failure have adequately alleged they have been damaged by overpaying for their vehicles as a consequence of GM's failure to disclose the problems with the CP4 pump. . . . GM has not advanced any new arguments, so the Court's conclusion regarding standing remains the same. . . . Whether the alleged defect actually manifested itself has no bearing on what consumers would have done if they were provided with information about the defect."
The Court further underscored that "each Plaintiff purchased a class vehicle in the state they are representing[, e]ach asserts that there were no disclosures to them of the alleged defect[, e]ach either experienced a catastrophic failure or paid a price for their vehicle they would not have paid if the design defect had been disclosed to them[,] and [each] seeks the same form of either compensation for alleged overpayment or recovery of costs incurred in repairing or replacing defective pumps. Their interests thus 'align with those of the represented group.'"
The Court went on to reject GM's arguments as to the adequacy of the named Class Representatives, noting that "[t]hey have vigorously pursued the interests of absent class members, including participating in discovery and sitting for depositions. Their claims are typical of the classes which they represent; they seek the same relief in the form of either recovery of repair costs or compensation for alleged overpayment for defective cars at the point of sale." The Court also affirmed the adequacy of the proposed Class Counsel, specifically Hilliard Martinez Gonzalez LLP, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, and The Miller Law Firm P.C., and appointed them to serve as Class Counsel for all certified classes.
The Court aptly noted that "[t]he array of predominating common questions and issues—i.e., whether the pump was defective and rendered the class vehicles unmerchantable and fundamentally defective, whether GM knew that the pump was defective, whether GM had a duty to disclose that the pump was defective, and whether GM breached its duty to disclose that the pump was defect—renders adjudication in a single action effective and efficient."
The Court Order Rejecting GM's Daubert Arguments
In Friday's other order, Judge Berg rejected GM's arguments to exclude all four of Plaintiffs' experts. Specifically, he found that the testimony of Plaintiffs' mechanical engineering expert, Dr. Bradley L. Edgar, was reliable and admissible, noting in summation that, "After its own review of Dr. Edgar's report, the Court concludes that it is highly technical, related to his expertise, and would provide helpful context and analysis for a jury, as well as the Court."
The Court similarly upheld the opinions of Plaintiffs' expert Edward Stockton, who opines on the average cost of CP4 repair for those individuals who are part of the so-called failure classes (i.e., those individuals who have experienced CP4 failure and had to pay the cost of repair out of pocket) — a repair cost which is widely known to be upwards of $10,000. As the Court explained:
"Echoing its complaints about Dr. Edgar, GM additionally argues that Stockton's calculations are unreliable because he used data that may reflect instances where there was not actually a pump failure. . . . But none of GM's challenges are specific or concerning enough to warrant exclusion of Stockton's testimony. . . . And as GM admitted during oral arguments, some data 'cleansing' was necessary because GM's data production included numerous records not relevant to Plaintiffs' claims. . . . The Court concludes that Stockton's methodology is sufficiently based in economic principles and industry-backed to be reliable. . . . GM's arguments ignore that he also conducted calculations with [a] fuller dataset to test the sensitivity of his methods. Id. He offered plausible and transparent reasons for culling the data as he did."
The Court went on to note: "What's more, GM wrongly frames Plaintiffs' theory as being only about U.S. diesel fuel. It appears to suggest that Stockton should have included only repairs that were identified as being related to out-of-spec fuel. . . . But . . . . Plaintiffs' theory of liability is that the design of the CP4 pump itself is defective." Therefore, the Court held, GM's challenges to purportedly individualized failure "causes" went to weight, not admissibility.
Finally, the Court rejected GM's attempts at excluding experts Steven Gaskin and Colin Weir, who calculated class-wide damages using conjoint analysis for "overpayment" class members (i.e., those class members who have purchased a defective CP4-equipped vehicle but have not yet experienced catastrophic CP4 failure requiring out-of-pocket repairs). The Court explained:
The key issue for the Court is whether, as required by Daubert, the analysis reliably determines diminution to the class vehicles' reasonable market value caused by the allegedly defective pump. . . . Their analysis is informed by historical marketplace and quantity data. GM offers nothing to suggest that the analysis deviates in any significant way from the usual principles by which a conjoint analysis survey is designed. And since there are multiple accepted ways of conducting a conjoint analysis, any dispute with their method goes to its weight, not its admissibility.
The case is Chapman, et al. v. GM LLC, No. 2:19-cv-12333-TGB (E.D. Mich.).
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As Americans continue to feel the cost crunch of inflation, many people are turning to credit card rewards programs to make ends meet.
Research firm Morning Consult found about half of Americans say the rise in inflation and cost of living has made them more interested in earning credit card rewards.
"Among people who have credit card rewards cards, 91% of those people find them useful in everyday purchases," said Clint Henderson, managing editor of The Points Guy, a website that offers resources about rewards cards.
There are various benefits to having a rewards card. They include getting cash back, points and travel miles.
Those benefits can help pay for things like groceries, gas or vacations.
Henderson cautions, though, not everyone should be applying for a rewards credit card right now.
"We always tell people, 'You have got to pay your balance off every month. If you can't do that, then don't bother opening a rewards credit card," he said.
People don't necessarily need a credit card to earn rewards. Some banks offer debit cards that also feature rewards programs. | 2023-02-17T22:43:24+00:00 | denver7.com | https://www.denver7.com/news/national/how-inflation-is-fueling-the-popularity-of-rewards-credit-cards |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dutch coaster sank in the North Sea off western Denmark after colliding with another vessel early Friday. The Danish Navy said that seven crewmembers from the Helge who had jumped into the sea, were rescued by helicopter and there are no reports of injuries.
Details were sketchy about the collision between the 89-meter (292-foot) -long Helge and the larger, Bahamas-flagged Wild Cosmos, which occurred some 37 kilometers (23 miles) off Ringkjoebing on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula, were sketchy. The Danish Navy said it sent several ships and two helicopters to the site and the rescued crew members were flown to a hospital in Esbjerg, western Denmark, for medical examination.
There were no reports of major damage or casualties on the Wild Cosmos.
The Danish Navy received a distress call at 5:40 a.m. (0340 GMT), Danish broadcaster DR said.
The two ships were sailing in the same direction when the collision occurred. The Wild Cosmos was on its way from Durban in South Africa to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, while Helge was on its way from Antwerp in Belgium to Porsgrunn in Norway.
It was not immediately clear what cargo was on the two ships. Danish police were investigating the sunken ship’s contents and will consider further measures if necessary. No fuel leak was immediately reported. | 2022-09-09T11:34:30+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-dutch-coaster-sinks-off-denmark-no-reports-of-injuries/ |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is bringing awareness to the upcoming road construction that will effect traffic on Monday, July 25.
One lane will be closed in at the intersection of Chapman Highway (State Route 71/US 441) and Pleasant Hill Road in Sevier County.
TDOT crews are planning to install a right-turn lane onto Pleasant Hill Road, an acceleration lane for vehicles turning left onto Chapman Highway from Pleasant Hill Road and a left-turn for vehicles on Chapman Highway entering Pleasant Hill Road.
Crews will also close the median opening at Panther Creek Road, which they believe will eliminate cross traffic.
The roads will close during daytime hours. However, the schedule is contingent on favorable weather conditions, according to TDOT.
TDOT advises everyone to use extreme caution within the area where workers are present.
All work is expected to be completed by mid to late August. | 2022-07-22T22:35:28+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/road-closures-coming-to-sevier-county/ |
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Kaltex, S.A. de C.V. ("Grupo Kaltex") announced today the commencement of an exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") for its outstanding 8.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (CUSIP Nos. 40054FAA5 / P4953VAJ2; ISIN Nos. US40054FAA57 / USP4953VAJ28) (the "Existing Notes").
The Exchange Offer is an offer to Eligible Holders (as defined below) to exchange up to US$118 million aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes for (i) up to US$118 million aggregate principal amount of 14.500% Senior Notes due 2025 to be issued by Grupo Kaltex and guaranteed by certain of Grupo Kaltex's subsidiaries (the "New Notes"), and (ii) the Accrued Interest Payment (as defined below) and the Exchange Premium (as defined below).
The Exchange Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer Memorandum, dated November 14, 2022 (the "Exchange Offer Memorandum") and the related Eligibility Letter (as defined below), which set forth in more detail the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 12, 2022 unless earlier terminated or extended by Grupo Kaltex (such time and date, as it may be extended, the "Expiration Date"). Existing Notes tendered may be withdrawn at any time prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 12, 2022 (the "Withdrawal Deadline"), but not thereafter, except as may be required by applicable law.
The Existing Notes matured on April 11, 2022. Grupo Kaltex defaulted on the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Notes. Prior to the scheduled maturity of the Existing Notes, Grupo Kaltex repurchased US$102 million of Existing Notes in the open market during 2021 and in early 2022. As of the date hereof, US$218 million in aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes remains outstanding. On October 11, 2022, Grupo Kaltex paid accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes from, and including, April 11, 2022 to, but excluding, October 11, 2022.
Subject to the Exchange Offer Cap (as defined below), for each US$1,000 in principal amount of Existing Notes, Eligible Holders that tender their Existing Notes for exchange and whose Existing Notes are accepted by Grupo Kaltex for exchange will receive, on a date promptly following the Expiration Date (the "Settlement Date") (i) US$1,000 in principal amount of New Notes, (ii) a cash payment in U.S. Dollars equal to the amount of interest accrued on the Existing Notes at the interest rate of 8.875% from, and including, October 11, 2022 to, but excluding, the Settlement Date (the "Accrued Interest Payment") (which will be calculated in the same manner as the accrued interest payable on the Existing Notes pursuant to the indenture governing the Existing Notes dated as of April 11, 2017 (the "Existing Notes Indenture")), and (iii) a cash payment in an amount equal to US$15.00 (the "Exchange Premium").
The Existing Notes may be tendered in denominations of US$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof, and the acceptance of Existing Notes for exchange may be subject to proration as described below. The New Notes will only be issued in minimum denominations of US$1,000 and any integral multiple of US$1.00.
In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Expiration Date in the Exchange Offer exceeds US$118 million (the "Exchange Offer Cap"), then tenders of Existing Notes shall be accepted for exchange by Grupo Kaltex on a prorated basis, with the prorated aggregate principal amount of each Eligible Holder's validly tendered Existing Notes accepted for exchange rounded down to the nearest US$1,000. If proration causes the Company to return less than the minimum denomination to any Eligible Holder, then the Company will, at its option, either accept all or reject all of the tendered amount of such Eligible Holder's Existing Notes such that either no Existing Notes from such Eligible Holder are accepted for exchange or at least the minimum denomination of such Existing Notes is accepted for exchange. Any Existing Notes validly tendered and not accepted for exchange as a result of such proration, together with any other Existing Notes not tendered in the Exchange Offer, shall, as a condition to the consummation of the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Support Agreement (as defined below), be redeemed in full (including accrued and unpaid interest on such Existing Notes from, and including, October 11, 2022 to, but excluding, the Settlement Date) by the Company on the Settlement Date, and all other obligations under the Existing Notes Indenture shall be discharged. Therefore, if the Exchange Offer is consummated, on the Settlement Date, the full outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes shall be either be exchanged for New Notes or repaid in cash.
Grupo Kaltex entered into a Transaction Support Agreement (the "Transaction Support Agreement") dated November 4, 2022, with the subsidiary guarantors of the Existing Notes (the "Existing Guarantors"), the New Notes Guarantors (as defined below), and certain holders of Existing Notes (the "TSA Supporting Noteholders") whereby the TSA Supporting Noteholders have agreed to tender their Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. In addition, Grupo Kaltex entered into letter agreements with the Existing Guarantors, the New Notes Guarantors, and certain additional holders of Existing Notes (the "Additional Supporting Noteholders" and, together with the TSA Supporting Noteholders, the "Supporting Noteholders"), whereby the Additional Supporting Noteholders agreed to tender their Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The Supporting Noteholders represent 44% of the Existing Notes outstanding as of the date of the Exchange Offer Memorandum (with 35% representing the TSA Supporting Noteholders and 9% representing the Additional Supporting Noteholders). The Supporting Noteholders have agreed with Grupo Kaltex to tender their Existing Notes for exchange for New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, subject to certain conditions, including the funding of the Concurrent Loan Facility (as defined herein) and the repayment in full on the Settlement Date of any Existing Notes that are not exchanged in the Exchange Offer.
The Transaction Support Agreement also contemplates a contractual commitment from certain Supporting Noteholders (the "New Money Notes Funding Parties") to purchase, on the Settlement Date, up to US$20,000,000 in principal amount of New Notes (such commitment to be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent that more than US$98,000,000 principal aggregate amount of New Notes are issuable in the Exchange Offer pursuant to valid tenders of Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer) (the "Commitment Amount"), at a purchase price payable in U.S. Dollars of 100% of the principal amount thereof, pursuant to a funding commitment letter dated November 4, 2022 entered into between the New Money Notes Funding Parties, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the New Notes Guarantors (the "Funding Commitment Letter"). If the New Money Notes Funding Parties are required to purchase any New Notes pursuant to the terms of the Funding Commitment Letter, the New Money Notes Funding Parties, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the New Notes Guarantors shall enter into a purchase agreement governing the purchase of such New Notes by the New Money Notes Funding Parties and pursuant to which the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the New Notes Guarantors shall indemnify the New Money Notes Funding Parties against certain liabilities. The Funding Commitment Letter requires the Company to pay to each New Money Notes Funding Party a commitment fee of 5% of the Commitment Amount of such New Money Notes Funding Party (the "Commitment Fee"). The Funding Commitment Letter provides that the Commitment Fee is payable as follows: (i) 1/5 of the Commitment Fee was paid to the relevant New Money Notes Funding Party in cash in U.S. Dollars on the date of execution of the Funding Commitment Letter and (ii) 4/5 of the Commitment Fee shall be payable to the relevant New Money Notes Funding Party in cash in U.S. Dollars on the Settlement Date. Any New Notes to be purchased by the New Money Notes Funding Parties shall be offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions, which Grupo Kaltex may waive in full or in part in its sole discretion, but subject to the terms of the Transaction Support Agreement, including (i) the condition that at least US$98,000,000 in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing Notes is validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Expiration Date (the "Minimum Tender Condition") and (ii) the availability of cash on hand, borrowings under the Concurrent Loan Facility and proceeds from the issue of New Notes for Cash to the New Money Notes Funding Parties in an amount sufficient to fund the Accrued Interest Payment, the Exchange Premium, the payment of estimated fees and expenses relating to the Exchange Offer, the Concurrent Loan Facility and the Funding Commitment Letter, and the repayment in full on the Settlement Date of any Existing Notes that are not exchanged in the Exchange Offer (the "Financing Condition"). Grupo Kaltex may, in its sole discretion, but subject to the terms of the Transaction Support Agreement, terminate prior to the Expiration Date the Exchange Offer. No letter of transmittal or consent needs to be executed in order for Eligible Holders (or any bank, broker, dealer, trust company or other custodial entity on behalf of an Eligible Holder) to tender Existing Notes for exchange pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer.
The New Notes will mature on September 30, 2025 and are Grupo Kaltex's direct senior obligations. Interest on the New Notes will accrue from the Settlement Date and will be payable in arrears on April 11 and October 11, of each year, beginning on April 11, 2023. Interest on the New Notes will accrue at the rate of 14.500% per annum payable in respect of the outstanding principal amount of the New Notes (up to 1.500% of which may, at the Company's option, be paid in the form of "PIK Notes"). An interest payment partially paid in the form of PIK Notes shall be made through an issuance of an aggregate principal amount of New Notes equal to the amount of relevant interest payment that is being paid in kind. PIK Notes shall have the same terms as, and shall be fungible with, the other outstanding Notes.
The New Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed, on the Settlement Date, by the following subsidiaries of the Company: (i) Kaltex America, Inc., (ii) Kaltex Apparel, S.A. de C.V., (iii) Kaltex Comercial, S.A. de C.V., (iv) Kaltex Home, S.A. de C.V., (v) Kaltex Internacional, S.A. de C.V., (vi) Kaltex Textiles, S.A. de C.V., and (vii) Manufacturas Kaltex, S.A. de C.V. (collectively the "New Notes Guarantors"). The New Notes and the guarantees of the New Notes Guarantors will be senior unsubordinated general obligations of Grupo Kaltex and the New Notes Guarantors (subject to certain statutory preferences under applicable law, including without limitation, tax, social security and labor obligations) and will rank equally in right of payment with each other and with all of Grupo Kaltex's and the New Notes Guarantors' respective existing and future senior unsubordinated general obligations. In addition, the New Notes and the guarantees of the New Notes Guarantors will rank structurally junior to debt obligations of any non-guarantor subsidiaries. The guarantees of the New Notes Guarantors will be subject to contractual and legal limitations under relevant laws.
The issuance of the New Notes is conditioned upon, and is expected to occur simultaneously with, the redemption in full of any Existing Notes that are not exchanged in the Exchange Offer. Therefore, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, all Existing Notes shall either be (i) exchanged for New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer (and immediately cancelled by the Company) or (ii) redeemed in full (including accrued and unpaid interest on such Existing Notes from, and including, April 11, 2022 to, but excluding, the Settlement Date) by the Company on the Settlement Date and all other obligations under the Existing Notes Indenture shall be discharged. Therefore, if the Exchange Offer is consummated, on the Settlement Date, the full outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes shall be either exchanged for New Notes or redeemed for cash.
D.F. King & Co., Inc. will also act as the Information and Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer. Questions or requests for assistance related to the Exchange Offer or for additional copies of the Exchange Offer Memorandum may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (888) 541-9895 (U.S. toll free), +1(212) 269-5550 (collect), kaltex@dfking.com (email) or www.dfking.com/kaltex (website). You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
BCP Securities, Inc. has been engaged by Grupo Kaltex to act as dealer manager in connection with the Exchange Offer (the "Dealer Manager").
Eligible Holders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Existing Notes as to when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from such Eligible Holder in order for that Eligible Holder to be able to participate in, or withdraw their instruction to participate in, an Offer, before the deadlines specified herein and in the Exchange Offer Memorandum. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and The Depositary Trust Company for the submission and withdrawal of tender instructions will also be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified herein and in the Exchange Offer Memorandum.
The New Notes offered pursuant to the Exchange Offer Memorandum have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. The New Notes are being offered for exchange only (1) in the United States, to holders of Existing Notes who are "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("QIBs"), in a private transaction in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and (2) outside the United States, to holders of Existing Notes other than "U.S. persons" (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) ("Non-U.S. Persons") who are not acquiring New Notes for the account or benefit of a U.S. person and who are "non-U.S. qualified offerees" (as defined under "Transfer Restrictions of New Notes" in the Exchange Offer Memorandum), in offshore transactions in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Only holders who have returned a duly completed eligibility letter certifying that they are within one of the categories described in the immediately preceding sentence (the "Eligibility Letter") are authorized to receive and review the Exchange Offer Memorandum and to participate in the Exchange Offer (such holders, "Eligible Holders"). For a description of eligible offerees and certain restrictions on transfer of the New Notes, see "Transfer Restrictions of New Notes" in the Exchange Offering Memorandum. The New Notes are being offered pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to publish a prospectus under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus Regulation"), of the European Union, and the Exchange Offer Memorandum has not been approved by a competent authority within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation. The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold, or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold, or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom. The eligibility letter can be accessed at the following link: www.dfking.com/kaltex.
THE NEW NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITIES REGISTRY MAINTAINED BY THE COMISIÓN NACIONAL BANCARIA Y DE VALORES (NATIONAL BANKING AND SECURITIES COMMISSION OF MEXICO, OR THE "CNBV") AND THEREFORE THE NEW NOTES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD PUBLICLY IN MEXICO ABSENT AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION UNDER THE LEY DEL MERCADO DE VALORES (MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW). THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE IN MEXICO. AS REQUIRED UNDER THE LEY DEL MERCADO DE VALORES (MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW), GRUPO KALTEX WILL GIVE NOTICE TO THE CNBV OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE DELIVERY TO, AND RECEIPT BY, THE CNBV OF SUCH NOTICE DOES NOT CERTIFY THE INVESTMENT QUALITY OF THE NEW NOTES OR OUR SOLVENCY. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM IS OUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM HAVE NOT BEEN FILED WITH THE CNBV, AND THE CNBV HAS NOT REVIEWED OR AUTHORIZED THE CONTENT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM.
This announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States, and none of the New Notes has been or will be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities law. They may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Any person considering making an investment decision relating to any securities must inform itself independently based solely on the Exchange Offer Memorandum to be made available to eligible investors in connection with the Exchange Offer before taking any such investment decision.
This announcement is directed only to holders of Existing Notes who are (1) QIBs, or (2) other than "U.S. persons" (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) who are located outside of the United States, who are qualified offerees in other jurisdictions, are authorized to receive the Exchange Offer Memorandum and to participate in the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Exchange Offer Memorandum. The Exchange Offer is not being made to holders of Securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Exchange Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Exchange Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of Grupo Kaltex by the Dealer Manager for the Exchange Offer or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold, or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where the customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA, has been prepared and therefore offering the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the "FSMA") and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive (EU), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the United Kingdom has been prepared and therefore offering the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
In the United Kingdom, this communication is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Order"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Order or (iii) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue of any New Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical nature or which relate to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that the Minimum Tender Condition or the Financing Condition will be satisfied or that the Exchange Offer or the other transactions described herein will be consummated. Grupo Kaltex undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or for any other reason.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday greeted scores of children for Take Our Kids to Work Day at the White House, fielding questions on everything from his breakfast to what he does all day.
Biden answered one question by saying he may be the “dullest” president ever because he’s known for two things: the Ray-Ban sunglasses he wears a lot and his love of chocolate chip ice cream.
Breakfast was a scrambled egg and bacon croissant sandwich. Blue is his favorite color. “Top Gun: Maverick,” starring Tom Cruise, was his most recent favorite movie.
As for what he does all day long, Biden said during his appearance on the South Lawn that he meets daily with his national security team to review threats to the United States, and with his chief of staff. Beyond those meetings, Biden said the rest of his schedule varies daily.
He appeared to have some difficulty remembering that Ireland, his family’s ancestral home, was the most recent country he had been to. He was there earlier in April to trace family genealogy and meet with distant relatives. It wasn’t until a kid shouted “Ireland” that he remembered.
“Yeah, you’re right, Ireland. That’s where it was,” Biden said.
But when asked what he liked most about being president, Biden was ready.
“My favorite part about being president is doing what I’m doing now,” he said, referring to being outside and taking their questions. | 2023-04-27T22:14:55+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/biden-greets-hundreds-of-kids-on-take-our-kids-to-work-day/ |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler stood just outside the third base dugout at Citizens Bank Park for the national anthem on Monday, taking a break on Memorial Day from his protest against the direction of the nation.
Kapler, who began his protest Friday, stood by himself at the railing of the Giants dugout during the playing of taps during the holiday ceremony, which was followed by a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by a military bugle company. A few other San Francisco players stood on the chalk line past the third-base bag during their stretching exercises.
“Today, I’ll be standing for the anthem,” Kapler wrote earlier Monday on his blog. “While I believe strongly in the right to protest and the importance of doing so, I also believe strongly in honoring and mourning our country’s service men and women who fought and died for that right. Those who serve in our military, and especially those who have paid the ultimate price for our rights and freedoms, deserve that acknowledgment and respect, and I am honored to stand on the line today to show mine.”
Kapler announced on Friday that he intended to remain in the clubhouse during the anthem to protest “the lack of delivery of the promise of what our national anthem represents” following the shootings that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
“The way I see it is anything that sparks thoughtful conversation is good,” Kapler told reporters on Monday.
Kapler said he was not ready to announce whether his protest will resume on Tuesday night.
“The days move really fast,” he said. “We’re going to come out and talk about Giants and Phillies today and we’ll get into the game and then we’ll spend some time trying to get away from the game. Then the game starts the next day. I want to have my thoughts perfectly formulated. I will formulate them and I will share them. I just don’t have them right now.”
Joe Girardi replaced Kapler as Philadelphia’s manager following the 2019 season
“Everyone has a choice in this country, right?” Girardi said. “I mean that’s what America is founded on. It’s not the choice that I’ll make. But with all the choices we make in life there are consequences, no matter what you do, so you have to be prepared to explain why you do things in this world. And it’s not something that I would do.”
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-05-31T18:07:05+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/giants-kapler-pauses-protest-stands-for-national-anthem/ |
Matt Baranoski Has Joined the Two Fingers Automotive Team and Has Taken Over the Front Desk Duties
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shawn Goodrich, the owner and founder of the Mooresville, North Carolina auto repair center Two Fingers Automotive, is pleased to announce that he has hired Matt Baranoski to take over the front desk and initial point of contact duties.
To learn more about the recent personnel changes at Two Fingers Automotive, please visit https://2fingersautomotive.com/auto-services-blog/new-faces-at-two-fingers-automotive/.
As Goodrich noted, in addition to hiring Baranoski, his mechanic moved on to pursue other opportunities after being part of the Two Fingers Automotive family for 3 years.
"With Mike's departure, I have returned to full-time work in the shop," Goodrich noted, adding that he will now focus on getting and keeping his customers' vehicles in the tip-top shape they've come to expect from Two Fingers Automotive.
"Although I will not be the primary contact person, I will still be there every day and can easily be contacted if needed just by calling the shop, and I encourage our customers to stop in and say hello to Matt."
Thanks to Baranoski's 30-plus years of experience in the field of automotive customer service, Goodrich is confident that he will provide their valued customers with the attentive and outstanding customer service and communication that Two Fingers Automotive is well known for.
While the personnel at Two Fingers Automotive has changed a bit, their commitment to their customers is as strong as ever.
Their goal is always to provide excellent service at a fair price, without having to rely on gimmicks, promotions, or 'special programs' that no one ever seems to quite manage to qualify for, Goodrich noted.
"It's this commitment to outstanding service and results, and the emphasis we place on making sure you and your family can use your vehicle safely and reliably, that has made Two Fingers Automotive Mooresville's favorite independent auto mechanic—and we're excited to be yours too," he said.
At Two Fingers Automotive, they offer a wide variety of automotive services, including inspections, diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance for all makes and models of cars and light trucks in Mooresville, North Carolina. For more information, please visit https://2fingersautomotive.com/.
465 S. Broad St
Mooresville, NC 28115
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WASHINGTON — If you thought the legal battle over abortion rights was only a story in 2022, you are wrong.
All eyes are on the state of Texas, where a federal district judge's opinion is expected soon in a case that could impact reproductive rights, again.
The case is known as "Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine vs. FDA."
A ruling could come as early as February 24th.
The case centers around the drug mifepristone, which was approved by the FDA in 2000.
Mifepristone and the drug misoprostol are used by many physicians to terminate pregnancies before 10 weeks in the U.S.
The lawsuit is alleging Mifepristone, which often goes by the name Mifeprex, is unsafe and that the FDA didn't properly study the pill before approving it.
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is presiding over the case. He was nominated by former President Donald Trump.
Even though this case is technically taking place in Amarillo, Texas, a ruling could ban the drug everywhere since Judge Kacsmaryk has the authority to if he believes the pill is unsafe.
RESPONSE EXPECTED
Right now, the question is how Washington will respond to this ruling? How will President Joe Biden respond?
A number of reproductive rights organizations are vowing to keep mailing the drug to potential users even if physicians and facilities can no longer prescribe it.
One thing is clear, pressure will be on the White House to act.
Even though, publicly, officials believe the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will win the case.
According to the Guttmacher Institute — which advocates for abortion rights — in 2017, 39% of all abortions were performed using pills.
In 2020, more than 50% are believed to have been conducted that way.
98% of medication abortions in the United States in 2020 used a regimen that included mifepristone.
The Guttmacher Institute points out, though, that other drugs do exist that can end a pregnancy.
Unlike the abortion ruling by the Supreme Court last year — which impacted conservative states and liberal-leaning states differently — this pending court ruling has the potential to impact every state in the same way.
Following the Dobbs decision at the Supreme Court, some conservative states moved swiftly to pass new restrictions, while many liberal-leaning states kept the status quo.
This Texas case could block the drug everywhere.
As for what happens after the ruling, the White House is expected to appeal to the 5th Circuit of Appeals — and then, eventually, to the Supreme Court: a process that will take time.
If you are wondering if this drug is safe, which is the heart of the case, a Scripps News investigation last year found that for every 1 million patients who used the drug, 6.5 patients died.
The investigation pointed out, however, that the number is actually lower than the death rate for penicillin, according to some studies. | 2023-02-16T11:09:12+00:00 | denver7.com | https://www.denver7.com/news/national-politics/expected-abortion-pill-opinion-may-impact-reproductive-rights-nationwide-again |
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Block recalled how only a week ago he was having drinks at the Pittsford Pub — a few par-5s away from where the PGA Championship was being held at Oak Hill in suburban Rochester, New York — and no one knew who he was.
On Sunday, the once little-known golf pro from California is heading back to the bar for a few — maybe more — celebratory drinks with his friends and family knowing his days of living in anonymity might be over for the near future.
Finishing in the top 15 at a major and making an ace during the final round with the entire sport watching will do that.
“We’re going to have a crazy good time tonight, and I look forward to it,” Block said with a beaming smile on Sunday after he lived out every hacker’s dream.
Over a four-day stretch at the brutish East Course, Block held his own against the best in the world, became a gallery favorite, conducted national television interviews between shots, made a hole-in-one, and posted a 1-over 281 to finish in a tie for 15th, which qualifies him to compete in the major next year. In doing so, he’s earned a payday of close to $290,000, which is far more than the $75,000 check he received for winning the 2014 Club Professional National Championship at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
“My life’s changed. but my life’s only changed for the better,” the 46-year-old said. “I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. I’ve got the people that really love me and care about me here. It’s been an epic experience.”
Oh, and to all those back at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club gearing up to party with him soon, you’ll have to wait. Shortly after walking off the 18th green following the trophy presentation he shared with tournament champion Brooks Koepka, Block received a phone call informing him he’s been invited to compete at the Colonial next week.
“I’m in next week as the last sponsor’s exemption, which is really even more mind-boggling now,” Block said. “This week’s been absolutely a dream. I didn’t know it was going to happen, but I knew if I just played my darned game, right, that I could do this. I always knew it.”
Though in Block’s dreams he envisioned playing in the final group with Tiger Woods, he was more than happy to do so over a weekend in which he spent Saturday paired with Justin Rose and Sunday with Rory McIlroy.
What Block never could have imagined is having McIlroy, a four-time major champion, deliver the news of Block’s ace on the 151-yard, par-3 15th.
“So I hit it, and it’s just right at it, but I can’t see it, just like now, and all a sudden (the ball) disappears,” he said, comparing the bright lights in the interview room to the glare of the sun.
“Rory is walking down the pathway 20 yards away from me and turns around and starts walking back towards me with his arms open to give me a hug. And he goes, `You made it,‘” he said. “I go, `What? Seriously?’ He had to tell me five times that I made it.”
Block added another clutch shot in his round. That came at the 18th. After hitting his approach into the deep rough on a downslope left of the green, Block faced a blind chip shot to the green that settled 8 feet from the hole.
The ensuing par putt secured Block a place among the top 15 and ties, guaranteeing him a slot in next year’s PGA Championship at Valhalla.
Block’s finish was the best for a club pro at the PGA Championship since Lonnie Nielsen finished in a tie for 11th in 1986 at Inverness Club. Not bad for a player who had never made the cut in six previous tries at a major.
“It’s incredible. I literally have no words. All day I’m going `Wow. Wow. Wow.′ I’m losing my voice and my hands hurt from clapping so hard,” Val Block said of her husband’s remarkable week. “He has worked for so long for something like this and he just deserves this. … I’m extremely proud of him. I’m so excited. We’re dreaming. We’re just dreaming.”
A dream that came true with a little help from Val, who told her husband to stay loose and be his outgoing self.
“I always believed in his game. I loved his swing. He has it,” she said. “He doesn’t need to pretend to be someone that he’s not. And finally, finally, he came and that’s who he is.”
Michael Block’s common-man approach resonated across Oak Hill. He was just as capable of making a joke or referring to himself as “the new John Daly, but I don’t have a mullet,” as he was growing emotional and breaking down in tears.
Following a post-tournament television interview that included footage of a packed bar at his golf club holding a watch party, Block grew so emotional he slipped into an empty tent to catch his breath.
His eyes welled again midway through his news conference when he referred to the advice he received from his wife and the general manager at his club.
“They told me just to be me and not be a club pro, but be a tour pro, which I guess I proved this weekend with a 15th place finish in a major that … ” Block said before stopping in mid-sentence. “That makes me choke up even more thinking about it.”
In the meantime, Block embraced the idea living out the dream of 29,000 PGA teaching professionals.
“I’m as normal as it gets; right? It’s a thing for me where I’m not trying to be an inspiration,” he said.
“I’m not trying to do anything, and that’s kind of the big deal is I’m not trying to be anybody outside of myself,” Block added. “Hopefully people gravitate toward it and appreciate it and be themselves and succeed in their goals as I have this week.”
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Republican Party rally in Waco aims to raise awareness about immigration crisis at southern border
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The McLennan County Republican Party is organizing a political rally to raise awareness about the immigration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.
“We believe in a secure border, because not only is it a local problem, it’s a local problem,” party vice-chair Christopher DeCluitt said.
The party with the help of McLennan County Republican Women is hosting a political rally this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Westview Shopping Center. The Latino Strike Force of Central Texas is also co-hosting.
“Ever since the Democrats have been in control the country has been out of control,” Patty Castillo, McLennan County Republican Women President, said. “Our border is out of control, inflation is out of control, gas prices are out of control. I could go on and on.”
The organizations decided to focus on the border with the rally because they say it’s the one issue really affecting people locally.
“It just seemed to fit all together with what’s happening down south currently and how much of a mess the Biden Administration has caused there,” DeCluitt said.
The event will feature several local and state Republican candidates up for election in November. The Republican Party hopes to send a message to support local law enforcement like McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, who will deliver the keynote address.
“(I hope to) make people aware here that the border is open,” sheriff McNamara said. “It is not secure like Biden and Harris are saying it is.”
The McLennan County Democratic Party responded saying they want people going to the rally to value immigration reform, rather than the building of the border wall.
“The problem needs to be looked at in a logical, fact-based way and we need to come up with a system that allows us to process the people in an effective and humane way,” Mark Hays, McLennan County Democratic Party chair, said.
Sheriff McNamara had a team just return from the border. He sent one of his helicopters to the border at the request of the Zapata County Sheriff for assistance. We’ll have more on the trip in a KWTX News 10 exclusive story next week.
Copyright 2022 KWTX. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-22T00:39:22+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2022/09/21/republican-party-rally-waco-aims-bring-awareness-southern-border/ |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden told the largest federation of labor unions on Tuesday that he’s working to rebuild the U.S. economy around workers, an attempt to draw a contrast with Republicans who have increasingly attracted blue-collar votes.
“We should encourage unions,” Biden said. “I’m not just saying that to be pro-union. I’m saying it because I’m pro-American.”
The speech before the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia was the president’s attempt to reset the terms of the debate on the economy as the president’s own approval ratings have slid while consumer prices and the cost of gasoline have surged.
Inflation at a more than 40-year high has caused voters to sour on the economy, despite a recovery after the pandemic-induced downturn that has led to robust hiring and a healthy 3.6% unemployment rate. The president on Tuesday tried to remind his audience of the food lines and layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic that preceded his presidency, contrasting that with the improvements in household balance sheets under his watch.
But even as the economy has quickly amassed jobs, inflation has left many workers feeling worse off as wages have not kept up with the costs of living. The Labor Department said Friday that average hourly earnings, after adjusting for inflation, have fallen 3% over the past year.
Inflation has left Biden and Democrats’ control of the House and Senate vulnerable in the upcoming midterm elections. Republican lawmakers have blamed the president’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package for causing inflation to start rising last year. GOP lawmakers also say the Biden administration has been too restrictive on domestic oil production.
“Working families’ budgets took a back seat to the far-left’s wish list,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said in a Monday speech.
Biden says the GOP is focused on cutting taxes for companies and the wealthy. Republicans argue that their 2017 tax overhaul created a firmer base for growth by reducing corporate tax rates, making U.S. companies more competitive. They say enabling companies and individuals to hold on to more of what they earn will boost growth, while Biden counters that laws enabling unionization and boosting child care benefits for families will lead to growth through a stronger middle class.
Biden has tried to take specific aim at a proposal by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., that suggests all Americans should owe federal income taxes. Many Republican lawmakers have either disowned the proposal or offered caveats, since tax credits are a means of financial support for poorer and middle class U.S. families.
“Republicans have it all backwards: Their plan literally calls for increasing taxes on middle class and working people and cutting taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans,” Biden said. “I believe in bipartisanship, but I have no illusions about this Republican Party, the MAGA party.”
The president faces an uphill battle in restoring union membership, which has declined for decades as it became harder to organize workers and many factory jobs moved away from communities with a history of unionization. Only 10.3% of U.S. workers belonged to a union last year, down from 20.1% in 1983, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The nature of who belongs to unions has also changed over time as nearly half of union members work for the government. Just 7.7% of manufacturing workers and 12.6% of construction workers hold a union card, as the movement’s blue-collar roots have diversified into white-collar professions.
Despite the decline in unionization, the movement still generates value. Government figures show that the median unionized worker earns about $10,000 more annually than a worker without a union. | 2022-06-14T20:33:33+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-focuses-on-workers-as-high-inflation-remains-a-risk/ |
(The Hill) — Organizers are warning Democrats not to take Black voters for granted ahead of the midterms, worried that the party isn’t listening to the community’s concerns in an election year where their vote could be decisive in key races.
Advocates who spoke to The Hill expressed frustration that the Democratic Party consistently overlooks Black voters until it’s too late, a sentiment common in previous election cycles.
As the U.S. grapples with the possibility of a recession and social upheaval following controversial Supreme Court rulings, growing Black voter dissatisfaction could have an outsized impact on the party in an election year where the scales already feel tipped toward the GOP.
“When we look at the challenges that this country is facing, from health care to housing to safety, these things are disproportionately impacting communities of color and Black communities specifically,” said Alicia Garza, principal of the Black to the Future Action Fund, an organization dedicated to building “black political power in cities and states,” according to the website.
But instead of addressing these issues on the ground in Black communities, Garza argued, Democrats have been focused on regaining white suburban voters, particularly white women.
This is increasingly problematic when Black families are still reeling from the disproportionate economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, she added.
A recent poll from the Black to the Future Action Fund showed economic recovery among Black Americans’ top concerns, as Black renters and mortgage holders found themselves behind on payments and concerns of food and housing security soared.
The growing frustration within the community comes amid signs that President Biden’s support among Black voters could be eroding. While a Washington Post-Ipsos poll released in June found that Black voters’ approval of the president remains the highest among most demographics, it also found signs they were less enthusiastic about him this time around.
And a New York Times-Siena poll released in July showed that Black voters were growing increasingly pessimistic about the American political system’s ability to solve the nation’s problems.
The numbers could serve as a warning to Democrats, who were bolstered in 2020 by Black voters, a demographic that has remained overwhelmingly loyal to the party. Adding to their concerns is a renewed effort by Republicans to court Black — as well as Hispanic and Asian — voters ahead of the midterms.
Cliff Albright, co-founder and executive director of Black Voters Matter, argued that Democrats need to speak to those issues that are of top concern to Black communities long before an election — something they haven’t been doing.
“It’s not just about supporting communities or knocking on doors two weeks right before Election Day,” Albright said. “There is no such thing as an off-year because there’s no being off from the issues that impact our communities.”
But even as some politicians invest more time with Black voters, some in the community still feel unheard.
One of the biggest blocs of Black voters often overlooked is Black men, said Mondale Robinson, founder and principal of the Black Male Voter Project.
“The political space said Black men are apolitical or apathetic, but that’s incorrect,” Robinson said. Rather, Black men are antipathetic because of traditional campaigning that ignores the issues most concerning to them, he argued.
Robinson, a former political consultant, added that Democrats have been focused on responding to Republican talking points, like the debate around critical race theory, in the hopes it will convince independent or undecided voters to vote for them.
But he said that’s unlikely to happen. Independents who vote Republican are unlikely to switch their votes and vice versa, he argued.
“What will happen is that Black voters will stay home,” Robinson warned. “Black voters are not a monolith, but when we vote, we vote monolithically. Democrats don’t understand that if you’re not talking to the issues that are plaguing Black people, then midterms are going to be a lot worse than they have to be.”
Additional concerns that Black men feel Democratic leaders aren’t addressing include criminal justice reform and restrictive voting laws.
Meanwhile, the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade have led to heightened concerns among Black women, Albright said.
Albright argued Black women will be disproportionately impacted by the court’s decision on abortion rights — Black women suffer higher maternal mortality rates and infant mortality rates — but it goes past just health care concerns.
He pointed to highway patrols that could stop women from attempting to cross state lines.
“We already know that we get stopped disproportionately, just for driving for any reason,” he said. “So imagine what it’s going to be like as a Black woman traveling around state to state trying to get abortion. Anything that involves criminalization is going to impact our community worse.”
Albright said many within the Black community feel these concerns aren’t even considered by Democratic leaders.
Other Black voters, meanwhile, have expressed concerns over the increase in racial violence, particularly after the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.
Garza, of the Black to the Future Action Fund, said that she believes there are “unabashed” white supremacists currently serving in Congress and running across the country, mainly spurred on by former President Trump.
“Black voters are experiencing that our government that is supposed to protect us is instead issuing a call to arms to groups and people in this country who would want to invoke racialized violence in order to maintain a balance of power in this country,” Garza said.
“It’s a scary time [for] Black voters to be living in,” she continued. “Many of us have family members who have experienced racial terror and racial violence just for doing things like daring to vote or daring to love someone or daring to buy a house in a particular community. So that has a visceral effect for us.”
Garza said the Democratic Party needs to take a look at itself and address the racism that is within its own ranks, something that allows these messages of racial violence to proliferate.
Part of that could mean having the party invest in more Black candidates up and down the ballot.
Antjuan Seawright, a political consultant based in South Carolina, said that focusing on all elections, from federal to gubernatorial to local ones, would be within the party’s best interest.
“We often say this election is critical. It’s important. It’s consequential,” Seawright said. “But make no mistake, this midterm election is literally life or death for a lot of communities that look like mine, the ones I grew up in, because the people who will have their fingers on the decision-making pins will determine whether communities and the people in those communities will live or die.”
Seawright said he does feel Democrats have been making a stronger, earlier investment in Black voters and communities this time around, and many Black voters are motivated to vote for change.
But he cautions against placing the onus of Democratic wins on Black voters alone.
“We put a lot of weight and pressure on the shoulders of Black voters, and at the end of every election cycle we’re the first to blame,” Seawright said. “However, white voters have just as much of a responsibility to show up and vote their interest as we do. I refuse to embrace this narrative that if we win it’s because of other constituencies, but if we lose it’s because Black voters didn’t do their part.” | 2022-08-05T17:09:43+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/black-voters-dissatisfaction-could-spell-trouble-for-democrats/ |
CLIFTON, Va. (AP) — Robert F. Horan Jr., who secured a murder conviction of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo during his four-decade tenure as the top prosecutor in Virginia’s largest county, died on Friday at his home. He was 90.
The cause of Horan’s death at his home in Clifton, Virginia, wasn’t immediately determined, but he had been in hospice care, his wife, Monica Horan, said on Sunday.
Horan served as Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney for 40 years before retiring in 2007. He continued going into the county prosecutor’s office for years after his retirement because he loved practicing law and being a public servant, his wife said.
“He thought the community deserved to have someone who was looking after their interests, as well as the victim’s interests,” Monica Horan said. “And he felt that people who did evil things deserved to pay for the evil things they did.”
Malvo was 17 when he and John Allen Muhammad shot and killed 10 people in the Washington area over a three-week span in October 2002. Malvo was sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of capital murder but declined to impose the death penalty. Muhammad was executed in Virginia in 2009.
Former Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert worked with Horan on the sniper case, with Ebert prosecuting Muhammad and Horan prosecuting Malvo.
“He was the best trial lawyer I ever saw,” Ebert told the Washington Post. | 2022-10-31T13:42:31+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/ap-robert-horan-prosecutor-of-teenage-dc-sniper-dies-at-90/ |
IT governance in financial services is fundamental to the smooth functioning and stability of the banking system.
TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - IT governance can work against an IT leader if it no longer aligns with or supports an organization's direction, goals, and work practices. In the financial services market, resource capacities and technological capabilities have not kept pace with organizational growth and expectations. To help organizations build agility into governance to keep up with change, global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has published a new industry blueprint titled Make Your IT Governance Adaptable – Financial Services.
IT governance is a critical and embedded practice that helps to align information and technology investments, risks, and resources with the organization's best interests. Effective governance ensures that the right technology investments are made at the right time to support and enable the organization's mission, vision, and goals.
"Success in a modern digital organization depends on its ability to adjust to the velocity of business and the evolving risk and regulatory landscape," says Donna Bales, principal research director at Info-Tech Research Group. "Practically, organizations will find success by shifting from a people- and document-oriented approach to a data-centric approach and embedding governance directly into products, services, or processes."
Info-Tech's research indicates that even though emerging and advanced technologies enable faster and more customized customer experiences, they come with added complexity in managing risks and data. A fully automated and embedded IT governance strategy can effectively meet the needs and velocity of digital organizations, regulatory requirements, and modern practices to drive success and value. However, their development is hindered by a lack of mature artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) governance and ethical frameworks.
Info-Tech's research-backed blueprint suggests that financial services organizations must progress their governance maturity toward more automated governance. Ad hoc and controlled governance practices tend to be more rigid and are a poor fit for organizations that require higher-velocity delivery or use more agile and adaptive approaches. The stages of governance maturity are as follows:
- Ad Hoc Governance: Governance that is not well defined or understood within the organization. It occurs out of necessity but is often not done by the right people or bodies.
- Controlled Governance: Governance focused on compliance and hierarchy-based, authority-driven control of decisions. Levels of authority are defined and often driven by regulatory requirements.
- Agile Governance: Governance that is flexible to support different needs and quick response in the organization. It is driven by principles and delegated throughout the company.
- Automated Governance: Governance that is entrenched and automated into organizational processes and product/service design. Automated governance is empowered and fully delegated to maintain fit and drive organizational success and survival.
The firm's research suggests that IT governance in financial services is fundamental to the smooth functioning of the banking system. As intermediaries and conveyors of economic growth, financial institutions have a crucial role in supporting financial stability and the safe functioning of the economy. The use of novel technologies and an array of non-financial risk considerations have altered the risk and governance landscape. An organization's approach to governance needs to change to address emergent risks, make sound decisions, and maintain effectiveness.
To learn more, download the complete Make Your IT Governance Adaptable – Financial Services blueprint.
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DetectedX Bolsters Executive Team with Internationally Renowned Physician, Academic and Educator to Expand Breast Imaging Educational Content on the Company's Radiology Online Learning Platform
SYDNEY, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DetectedX, leaders in intelligent interactive educational technology, announced today that Professor László Tabár, a Nobel Prize Nominee and visionary physician, academic and educator, has joined the company as Medical Director of Breast Cancer Imaging.
"Professor Tabár has worked relentlessly to enhance the early detection of breast cancer for more than 40 years. We are proud to have Professor Tabár bring his incredible experience and expertise to the DetectedX team to expand and enhance our breast imaging educational content and help us improve radiology education around the world," said Professor Patrick Brennan, CEO DetectedX and Chair, Diagnostic Imaging, the University of Sydney.
DetectedX will showcase the new breast imaging educational content from Professor Tabár at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, November 27-December 1, 2022 (North Hall #7951). To view the new education content, visit https://detectedx.com/laszlo-tabar/
László Tabár, M.D., F.A.C.R. (Hon) is Professor Emeritus of Radiology at the University of Uppsala School of Medicine, Sweden, Medical Director emeritus at the Department of Mammography, Falun Central Hospital, Sweden, a Project Leader at Randomized Controlled Breast Cancer Screening Project in Kopparberg County, Sweden, and a consultant radiologist for numerous comprehensive breast centers in the U.S. He has read more than 1 million mammographic screening exams to date since 1977. Professor Tabár, is the author of "Teaching Atlas of Mammography," 13 additional books about breast diseases, and more than 170 peer reviewed articles.
"It is my pleasure to have joined DetectedX. Radiologists are going to learn the multimodality approach to diagnosis of breast diseases that I explain in my DetectedX lectures. They will learn the most efficient way to view a mammogram, how to succeed in detecting tumours early to correlate the imaging results with histopathology and long-term patient outcome," said Professor Tabár. "This is the best way of offering women the benefits of early detection and reducing the burden of advanced disease."
DetectedX was founded to help doctors and radiologists worldwide to diagnose cases of breast cancer, lung cancer, and COVID-19 faster and more accurately. Designed to improve radiologists' ability to correctly detect breast lesions in 2D and 3D Mammography, the Radiology Online Learning Platform has been shown to improve cancer detection by over 34 percent. DetectedX's innovative educational technology enables Radiologists to review, in real time, an enriched cohort of 2D mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (3D mammography) cases with varying levels of difficulty. The on-demand, online training packages provide immediate feedback on reading performance, comparing the user's classification to the pathology-verified ground truth for each case. The DetectedX intelligent interactive educational technology is currently in use by more than 3,000 users in more than 150 countries.
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DetectedX's Radiology Online Learning Centre, focusing on diagnostic accuracy and driven by artificial intelligence, is revolutionizing disease detection in 150 countries. The on-demand, web-based training platform has been proven to improve the accuracy of diagnosing difficult cases by 34%.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is about to jet off to Qatar for the second time in a week, despite broad concerns about the emirate’s human rights and environmental record. Why? Because France is in the World Cup final, and Macron really is a big soccer fan — as well as a prominent advocate of the longstanding partnership between the two countries.
A video broadcast after France’s victory over Morocco in the semifinal showed an enthusiastic Macron mingling with French players in the dressing room on Wednesday evening at the Doha stadium, applauding to the sound of the “Freed from desire” music hit that has become the team’s victory hymn.
The World Cup in Qatar has sparked multiple controversies — from the living conditions of migrant workers to the impact on the environment of air-conditioned stadiums and the status of LGBTQ people, as well as women and minorities. Many activists, especially in Europe, had urged a boycott of the tournament.
Some on social media also noted that the six-hour flight from Paris to Doha is energy-consuming and not climate-friendly — in apparent contradiction with Macron’s previous commitments.
At a European summit in Brussels on Thursday, Macron said he fully stands by his decision. “I’m backing the France team and I think that the French are too,” he said.
He referred to the more than 20 million viewers who watched the semifinal on French TF1 television, a record high for a World Cup game since 2006. “Figures are there. We love our national team, we are proud of it, we want it to win,” Macron said.
A 44-year-old sport lover, Macron played soccer with the team of France’s elite administration school, the ENA, in the 2000s. He is a supporter of the club of Marseille, in southern France, and played last year in a charity soccer match — a first for a French president in office — during which he scored from a penalty kick.
Macron was also seen boxing during a campaign event in the northern suburbs of Paris in April this year, just before being reelected for a second term — a sport he is said to practice with some of the officers in charge of his security.
The French president had announced in advance that he would attend the semifinal and final if France qualified — just like he did during the previous World Cup won by the French in Russia in 2018.
In response to criticism, he said last month that “ sports should not be politicized. ”
Paris and some other French big cities have decided not to broadcast World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns about Qatar’s human rights record.
Macron, who said he will meet Sunday with Qatari officials, appears to be sticking to his traditional approach to diplomacy that involves speaking about difficult issues with other world leaders “every time it’s needed,” according to the French presidency.
He is one of the very few world leaders to have maintained an open line with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin since the war in Ukraine started.
The France-Qatar relationship, which dates back to the emirate’s independence in the 1970s, includes a broad range of political, economic and security agreements that involves oil contracts, arms sales and cultural exchanges. Leading French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain has been owned by Qatar Sports Investments for more than 11 years.
When Macron visited Qatar a year ago, he published a joint statement with the country’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Both leaders vowed to enhance economic cooperation and “work together to face global challenges including regional security, terrorism, climate change and energy transition.”
Civil campaign group Avaaz published Wednesday an ad in two French newspapers to denounce Macron’s trip to Qatar, saying “Players don’t need you at the World Cup. The planet does.”
“We thought that it was a shocking failure of leadership that Emmanuel Macron would go watch football” instead of attending an ongoing U.N. biodiversity conference in Canada, Avaaz campaign director Oscar Soria said on Twitter.
Some French leftist politicians have also criticized Macron’s trips to the emirate.
A Green European Parliament lawmaker, Yannick Jadot, said this week that going to Qatar is a “political mistake” especially in the context of the corruption scandal that led the European Union’s parliament to suspend work on all files involving Qatar.
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-12-17T05:36:12+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/sports/ap-macron-returns-to-qatar-for-love-of-sport-despite-criticism/ |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday that he believes all leagues have to continue keeping an incredibly close eye on gambling trends within their sport, mindful of issues that the NFL in particular has had to address in recent months.
Silver — who has been a longtime proponent of legalized sports betting frameworks within sports — spoke in Las Vegas, part of a moderated discussion as part of the Associated Press Sports Editors convention. He said he draws the analogy to insider trading, and how leagues, he believes, are finding ways to stay ahead of major problems.
“I think that public markets worked very well in this country,” Silver said. “But the other side of a public market is the potential for insider trading. And there’s very sophisticated algorithms, etc., that track it. It’s not that different in sports now, especially when you get higher volumes of betting. You have very sophisticated computers; when they see aberrational betting … you’re going to get caught.”
The NFL recently suspended four players for violations of its gambling policy; three received at least yearlong bans for betting on NFL games and one a six-game suspension for wagering on non-NFL games. It brings the total to 10 players disciplined over the past two years as that league vowed to increase training efforts across the board with an eye toward protecting the integrity of the game.
“I think there’s a responsibility for these leagues to invest more education, not just our own players, but of young people who might be doing something inappropriate or anybody who might be engaging in problematic gambling,” Silver said.
In other matters Silver discussed Monday:
BLACK OWNERSHIP
As he did during the NBA Finals, Silver discussed how the league’s ownership landscape will change when Michael Jordan — the lone Black majority owner in the league — finalizes his sale of his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets.
“I’m so sad to see him leaving, choosing to leave as an owner, but of course he has the right to sell to whomever he wants to,” Silver said. “And I will say in terms of Black representation, we will not have a principal owner who’s Black but we have several, especially former players, Dwyane Wade being the most recently in Utah, Grant Hill, a couple others who have interest in in a team.”
Silver said he can use his “bully pulpit” to make sure ownership groups coming into the league have diversity within their group.
EXPANSION
With a new c ollective bargaining agreement in place, the league will turn its attention toward finishing the next series of media rights deals.
And when that’s done, the NBA will seriously consider expansion — but not before, Silver said.
“We will turn to expansion once those media deals are done,” Silver said. “It’s not a sure thing. But as I’ve said before, I think it’s natural that organizations grow over time. There’s no doubt that there’s enormous interest in this (Las Vegas) market.”
Seattle has also long been mentioned as an expansion target. Many players have lobbied for Seattle to return to the NBA, and many — LeBron James among them — have said they strongly support the notion of Las Vegas getting a franchise.
QATAR OWNERSHIP
It became known last month that Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a roughly 5% stake in the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics as part of a $4.05 billion deal.
But there is no mechanism now — and none coming in the foreseeable future — that would allow such funds to purchase the controlling stake of an NBA team, Silver said.
“It’s very important to us, putting aside sovereign wealth funds, that individuals are in a position to control our teams, be responsible to the fans, be responsible for their partners, and to the players,” Silver said.
JA MORANT
Silver stood by the 25-game suspension he gave Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media, even though the National Basketball Players Association has said it believes the sanction is too harsh.
As he said at the NBA Finals, Silver made it clear that he’s rooting for Morant.
“As I understand it, he is continuing to seek help,” Silver said. “And I know there’s enormous pressure that comes with being an NBA player, particularly a superstar player. So I’m certainly empathetic to the pressures he faces but I also feel, particularly around guns and the kind of violence we’re seeing among young people in our society, that this is something we have to take incredibly seriously.”
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Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode We Contain Multitudes.
In Marvel's "America," Gabby Rivera wrote a superhero who's queer, Latina, and punches portals across dimensions. She shares why it's empowering to write characters that mirror her identity.
About Gabby Rivera
Gabby Rivera is a writer and the author of "America," the debut solo comic book series that tells the story of America Chavez, Marvel's first queer Latina superhero.
Rivera has published a critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath. She has also written in the Lumberjanes universe for Boom! Studios. When not writing, Rivera speaks about her experiences as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx and as an LGBTQ youth advocate. Rivera also hosts her own podcast, "Joy Revolution."
Rivera is currently working on her next novel. She lives in California.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by James Delahoussaye and edited by Manoush Zomorodi. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers and acquirers of Compound DAO tokens (COMP), on or after December 8, 2021, against defendants Compound DAO, Robert Leshner, Geoffrey Hayes, AH Capital Management, LLC, Polychain Alchemy, LLC, Bain Capital Ventures (GP), LLC, Gauntley Networks, Inc., and Paradigm Operations LP, of the important February 7, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased or acquired COMP on or after December 8, 2021 you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force began voting Saturday on recommendations for how the state may compensate and apologize to Black Californians for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.
The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, was giving final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list of proposals that will then go to state lawmakers to consider for reparations legislation.
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who is cosponsoring a bill in Congress to study restitution proposals for African Americans, at the meeting called on states and the federal government to pass reparations legislation.
“Reparations are not only morally justifiable, but they have the potential to address longstanding racial disparities and inequalities,” Lee said.
The panel’s first vote approved a detailed account of historical discrimination against Black Californians in areas such as voting, housing, education, disproportionate policing and incarceration and others.
Other recommendations on the table ranged from the creation of a new agency to provide services to descendants of enslaved people to calculations on what the state owes them in compensation.
“An apology and an admission of wrongdoing just by itself is not going to be satisfactory,” said Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, a reparations advocacy group.
An apology crafted by lawmakers must “include a censure of the gravest barbarities” carried out on behalf of the state, according to the draft recommendation approved by the task force.
Those would include a condemnation of former Gov. Peter Hardeman Burnett, the state’s first elected governor and a white supremacist who encouraged laws to exclude Black people from California.
After California entered the union in 1850 as a “free” state, it did not enact any laws to guarantee freedom for all, the draft recommendation notes. On the contrary, the state Supreme Court enforced the federal Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people, until for over a decade until emancipation.
“By participating in these horrors, California further perpetuated the harms African Americans faced, imbuing racial prejudice throughout society through segregation, public and private discrimination, and unequal disbursal of state and federal funding,” the document says.
The task force approved a public apology acknowledging the state’s responsibility for past wrongs and promising the state will not repeat them. It would be issued in the presence of people whose ancestors were enslaved.
California has previously apologized for placing Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II and for violence against and mistreatment of Native Americans.
The panel also approved a section of the draft report saying reparations should include “cash or its equivalent” for eligible residents.
More than 100 residents and advocates gathered at Mills College of Northeastern University in Oakland, a city that is the birthplace of the Black Panther Party. They shared frustrations over the country’s “broken promise” to offer up to 40 acres and a mule to newly freed enslaved people.
Many said it is past time for governments to repair the harms that have kept African Americans from living without fear of being wrongfully prosecuted, retaining property and building wealth.
Elaine Brown, former Black Panther Party chairwoman, urged people to express their frustrations through demonstrations.
Saturday’s meeting of the task force marked a crucial moment in the long fight for local, state and federal governments to atone for discriminatory polices against African Americans. The proposals are far from implementation, however.
“There’s no way in the world that many of these recommendations are going to get through because of the inflationary impact,” said Roy L. Brooks, a professor and reparations scholar at the University of San Diego School of Law.
Some estimates from economists have projected that the state could owe upwards of $800 billion, or more than 2.5 times its annual budget, in reparations to Black people.
The figure in the latest draft report released by the task force is far lower. The group has not responded to email and phone requests for comment on the reduction.
Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a former Democratic assemblymember, authored legislation in 2020 creating the task force with a focus on the state’s historical culpability for harms against African Americans, and not as a substitute for any additional reparations that may come from the federal government.
The task force voted previously to limit reparations to descendants of enslaved or free Black people who were in the country by the end of the 19th century.
The group’s work has garnered nationwide attention, as efforts to research and secure reparations for African Americans elsewhere have had mixed results.
The Chicago suburb of Evanston, for example, has offered housing vouchers to Black residents but few have benefited from the program so far.
In New York, a bill to acknowledge the inhumanity of slavery in the state and create a commission to study reparations proposals has passed the Assembly but not received a vote in the Senate.
And on the federal level, a decades-old proposal to create a commission studying reparations for African Americans has stalled in Congress.
Oakland city Councilmember Kevin Jenkins called the California task force’s work “a powerful example” of what can happen when people work together.
“I am confident that through our collective efforts, we can make a significant drive in advancing reparations in our great state of California and ultimately the country,” Jenkins said.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “turn a page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and development.
Francis issued a video message on the day he had planned to begin a weeklong pilgrimage to the two African countries. He canceled the scheduled trip last month because of knee pain that makes walking and standing difficult.
In the message, Francis said he was “greatly disappointed” to not be able to travel and promised to visit “as soon as possible.”
He urged the people of both countries not to allow themselves to be robbed of hope despite the violence, political instability, exploitation and poverty that he said had pained them for so long.
“You have a great mission, all of you, beginning with your political leaders: It is that of turning a page in order to blaze new trails, new paths of reconciliation and forgiveness, of serene coexistence and of development,” Francis said.
He said political leaders owed the pursuit of such goals to young people who dream of peace “and deserve to see those dreams come true”
“For their sake, above all, it is necessary to lay down arms, to overcome all resentment, and to write new pages of fraternity,” the pope said.
He was joined in issuing separate video messages by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the moderator of the Church of Scotland, Right Rev. Dr. Iain Greenshields, who were supposed to have accompanied Francis on the South Sudan leg of the trip. In their messages, they expressed disappointment that the visit had to be postponed but urged South Sudanese to nevertheless keep working for peace.
“Peace requires much more than not being at war. It must be created together, with your fellow leaders and even with your enemies,” Welby said in his message. Greenshields urged the South Sudanese to “give expression to Jesus’ words that ‘Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God.’”
While Francis was unable to travel, he is due to celebrate a special Mass at St. Peter’s on Sunday for Rome’s Congolese community. He sent his No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to visit both Congo and South Sudan on the days he was supposed to have been there.
The Catholic Church has always played a role in Congo, especially in the establishment of democracy and advocacy for human rights. The church deployed about 40,000 electoral observers in the 2019 election that brought Felix Tshisekedi to the presidency. Tshisekedi, an opposition figure, defeated then President Joseph Kabila’s chosen candidate in what was Congo’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960.
There were high hopes for peace and stability once South Sudan gained its long-fought independence from Sudan. But it slid into ethnic violence in December 2013. A 2018 peace deal that binds President Salva Kiir and his deputy, Riek Machar, in a unity government encourages authorities to hold elections before February 2023. | 2022-07-03T11:32:54+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/pope-urges-congo-south-sudan-to-work-for-peace-prosperity/ |
Must-have celebrity makeup dupes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - We love the looks that celebrities bring to the red carpet and to their everyday life! Olivia Sparks shares with us her best celebrity makeup dupes that we all can afford and try!
We see all the new trends and looks on social media, but do we really trust it from just a photo? Olivia Sparks is someone we can trust, with her insight in being an award-winning make-up artist.
The Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter is retailed at $49. It is one of the most popular foundations and has been trending on social media for a while. A great dupe to the Hollywood Flawless Filter is the Elf Halo Glow Liquid Filter retailing at $14. That is a save of $35 on a foundation dupe. Both can be used as a primer under foundation or on your neck. Helps give your skin filter glow look!
A foundation the Royals like to wear is the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, retailing at $69. Megan Markle used this foundation on the day of her wedding! Giving the blur effect over your pores and fine lines. A great dupe to this is the Maybelline Dream Radiant Liquid Foundation, retailing at &16. Both come in a 1oz size, but the Maybelline Foundation saves you over $50.
Next is the brows! Anastasia Brow Wiz Pencil retails at $25 at Sephora. The dupe of that is the NYX Micro Brow Pencil retailing at $11 at Target. Both come in 12 different color options.
Hailey Bieber signature lip combo is signature look so many people want to copy. Make Up For Ever ‘Anywhere Caffeine’ Lipliner retails for $23 at Sephora. The dupe for this is the NYX ‘Global Citizen’ Lip Pencil $5. Both come in the exact shade match, but the NYX formula is waterproof up to 16-hour wear.
To finish off that Hailey Bieber lip combo, you’ll need the lipstick! Charlotte Tilbury ‘Pillow Talk’ Lipstick, retailing at $35, is a huge hit. The perfect dupe is the Maybelline Superstay Ink Crayon in ‘Lead the Way’, retailing at $9 at Target. Both have a demi-matte finish, and the shade is the best-selling lipstick shade in the United States.
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WHITE PLAINS — White Plains rallied after losing the first set 20-25 Thursday and won the next three against Piedmont, 26-24, 25-19, 25-16, in the volleyball season openers for both teams.
Top performers for White Plains:
—Macy Scism, six kills, three aces.
—Braeton Moran, five aces, four kills, 24 assists.
—Bella Higgins, nine aces, 16 kills, five blocks, 10 digs.
—Leighton Arnold: six kills, two aces, five digs.
Pleasant Valley 3, Hokes Bluff 0: Lily Henry had 13 kills and one block as Pleasant Valley swept Hokes Bluff 25-22, 25-5, 26-24. Pleasant Valley’s other top performers:
—Maddie Schwabe, eight kills, 18 digs.
—Allie Bryant, 13 digs, three aces.
Pleasant Valley will play host to DAR, Oxford and White Plains on Saturday.
Oxford drops two: Oxford lost to Thompson 24-26, 14-25 and to Southside 13-25, 25-27 to open the season Thursday. Top performers for Oxford:
—Jamea Gaston: six kills, five assists, five digs.
—Payton Brooks: eight digs, 11 assists.
—Ashlyn Burns: eight digs.
—Abbie Mitchell: eight kills, five digs.
—Daelyn Bozeman: six kills, five digs.
—Arilyn Pool: seven digs.
—Jaslyn Montgomery: four kills, two assists.
Munford 3, Vincent 0: Anijah Gladden had seven aces, and Blair Darby had seven kills as the Lions rolled 25-10, 25-9, 25-15.
Other top performers for Munford:
—Kyleigh Hurst: 15 assists, one ace, one kill.
—Ashtyn Bishop: three digs, two aces, one assist, three digs.
—Ellie Jones: five aces, four kills, one dig.
—Mylie Stephens, four kills. | 2022-08-19T06:26:30+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/high_school/prep-volleyball-white-plains-pv-open-with-victories/article_0de1a8ba-1f6d-11ed-affb-2f6f6f7ae928.html |
Tips on keeping squirrels out of your garden
Squirrels can be an adorable addition to your garden, and they’re entertaining to watch. Although there are some benefits to having squirrels around, they can also be a major nuisance. And many homeowners look for ways to keep them out of the garden. If you want to prevent these rodents from getting into your yard, there are several ways to repel them. You can try natural, mechanical and decoy-based repellents.
Ways to identify squirrel damage in your garden
If you’re not sure if you have a pest problem, here are some ways to tell.
- The bulbs are damaged or missing. Squirrels, groundhogs and chipmunks frequently dig up new bulbs. They either eat them or take them back to their nests to store for later.
- There are small holes in the garden. Squirrels tend to leave behind small holes in the soil, usually about two inches in diameter. If you see new holes in the dirt, chances are you have a squirrel problem.
- Items around the house or garden have been chewed on. Squirrels need to chew on things to keep their teeth from growing too sharp or long. This includes wood, vinyl siding, plastic and mortar.
- Your plants are missing or damaged. Rodents eat all sorts of things in the garden, including tomatoes, melons, cucumbers and squash. Sometimes, they take the fruit or vegetables with them. Usually, they chew on parts of the plants or produce and leave the rest.
- They’re hanging around the bird feeders. Similar to birds, squirrels enjoy bird food. If your bird feeder is running out of feed quickly, it could be due to squirrels.
How to keep squirrels out of the garden
Install garden covers
One way to protect your crops is to set up a barrier with garden covers such as nets, crop cages, tents or hardware cloth. These can protect plants from rodents and birds. Some need to be reinforced to prevent them from blowing away or keep persistent animals out.
Plant specific crops
Squirrels and other garden pests eat many types of plants, but they stay away from certain ones, including:
- Jalapeno peppers
- Chili peppers
- Cayenne peppers
- Hyacinths
- Marigolds
- Daffodils
- Geraniums
- Mint
- Onions
- Garlic
If squirrels go after your garden, you can plant flowers and herbs around them that deter squirrels. The smell and flavor of these plants may keep the rodents away. If you primarily grow flowers, switch to ones squirrels dislike instead. As an added benefit, you can use most of these flowers to decorate the garden.
You can also mix water and hot sauce in a spray bottle and apply the solution to growing crops. This natural repellent isn’t harmful to plants, but it can keep squirrels away due to its strong smell.
Use a liquid squirrel repellent
Squirrels and other rodents have a strong sense of smell. Many liquid repellents use strong scents like peppermint or rosemary oil to deter them from your plants. Since these are natural solutions, they are also safe around children and household pets. They’re best for smaller gardens since they require you to spray each plant individually.
Use a solid or granular squirrel repellent
There are granular and solid repellents that also prevent squirrels from digging and eating in the garden. These work similarly to sprays but cover a larger surface area. Most also last several weeks or even months once applied.
Set up mechanical repellents
Another thing that deters squirrels and similar garden pests is loud sounds and sudden movement. Motion-detecting machines can scare off many rodents before they damage your plants. Some machines are freestanding, while you can install others on nearby trees or posts.
Set up the machines around the perimeter of your garden or any areas you don’t want squirrels invading. When a squirrel passes by, the machine will either flash lights or play ultrasonic sounds to keep them away.
Place decoys around the garden
If you want to add some flair to your garden, consider getting a couple of decoys. Strategically placed decoys can scare off rodents before they get near your plants. Common options include owls and snakes.
Some decoys, such as the Gardeneer 18.5-Inch High SOL-R Action Owl, can even rotate. This is especially useful if the squirrels are starting to get used to non-moving statues. If you go with a non-moving decoy, reposition it every few days or so in the yard to keep pests away.
Protect bird feeders
Squirrels often enjoy eating the seeds commonly found in bird feeders. Since many bird feeders are open, these rodents can easily get into the bird food.
One way to prevent this problem is to get a squirrel-proof bird feeder. Another option is to get birdfeed that squirrels don’t like, such as the Wild Delight Sizzle N’ Heat Bird Food. If that doesn’t work, use petroleum jelly along the feeder pole to keep squirrels from climbing it.
What you need to buy to keep squirrels out of your garden
AlpineReach Garden Netting Kit
This heavy-duty woven mesh netting kit goes on and around plants and fruit trees. It keeps out birds, deer and squirrels. It’s secured with zip ties, so it stays in place even when it’s windy.
Sold by Amazon
Measuring 4 feet by 8 feet, this crop cage goes over small to medium-sized plants to protect them from rodents. It comes with everything you need to set it up, including ground staples, steel tubes and connectors. It also doesn’t keep sunlight or water from getting in.
Sold by Amazon
If you want to keep squirrels away from other crops, this 15-pack of herb seeds can help. It includes mint, rosemary, chives and more.
Sold by Amazon
Mighty Mint Peppermint Oil Rodent Repellent Spray
This non-toxic liquid rodent repellent comes in a 16-ounce bottle. It contains highly concentrated peppermint essential oil that smells pleasant to humans but keeps away rodents without harming plants.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Defendy Ultrasonic Animal Repeller
This solar-powered machine can repel rodents, cats and dogs. It uses motion sensors to protect plants within 31 feet. It works by emitting an ultrasonic sound, LED flashing lights and an alarm to scare off unwanted pests.
Sold by Amazon
This hanging bird feeder is designed to keep squirrels out. It also has a gazebo-style design and 360-degree panorama feeding for those who enjoy watching the birds.
Sold by Amazon
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Federal labor officials have asked a judge to force Starbucks Corp. to reinstate three union activists at its Phoenix location, alleging that the coffee giant engaged in unfair labor practices.
The National Labor Relations Board's Phoenix regional director, in a filing Friday in U.S. District Court in Arizona, sought an injunction that would make Starbucks hire back its three employees — who were three of four members of the union organizing committee.
The NLRB's petition is the latest blow to the coffee chain as locations nationwide seek to unionize. Starbucks did not immediately return a request for comment on Friday.
“Among other things, Starbucks disciplined, suspended, and discharged one employee, constructively discharged another, and placed a third on an unpaid leave of absence after revoking recently granted accommodations,” the filing states. | 2022-04-23T03:34:15+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/federal-authorities-say-starbucks-engaged-in-unfair-labor-practices-in-phoenix |
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The Appian Low-Code Platform accelerates digital transformation initiatives in Italy
MILAN, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) announces that the Municipality of Milan has deployed the Appian Low-Code Platform to automate and digitize key processes as part of a broader plan to transform citizen experience and innovate service delivery. As the second-largest region by population in Italy, the Municipality of Milan serves more than one million inhabitants and is considered a leader in innovation and excellence for Italy.
Led by Intellera Consulting and developed in less than two months, Municipality's first Appian application manages the end-to-end process of obtaining parking passes and disabled permits for residents and visitors. The goal is to accelerate and improve the experience of a vital service for the citizens in Milan, a densely populated area with about 2,000 residents per kilometer.
The new digital process enables citizens to initiate online requests by going through the registration process then uploading required documentation through the Elixform platform. Once the digital form is submitted, public administrators process complete applications with a few simple steps guided by the Appian application, including identification and document verification, creation, and delivery of the pass.
"The project started with a single application, but we extended the scope to other areas in just a few months. The technical leads in the Municipality of Milan were impressed by the speed of solution delivery on the Appian Low-Code Platform and became internal champions," said Ivan Epicarmo Sessa, Head of the IT Strategy & Governance Competence Center at Intellera Consulting. "Appian is an important technology within the application portfolio that enables a new leap forward and more agility to continue on the digitization path of the Municipality."
The management of parking passes is one of several new systems to improve different citizen services. The digital transformation program for the Municipality includes identifying and creating an accelerated path to digitizing and rationalizing processes in different areas, including:
- Providing a self-service online job training portal for citizens, including education grant applications for eligible citizens, certificate accreditation, and class allocation.
- Streamlining urban planning and public works permission processes for citizens to request for construction permits, developers to submit redevelopment proposals, and construction companies to get work permissions.
Modernizing the technology infrastructure and systems supports the Municipality's ambition to transform through the use of innovative technologies, one of the main recovery strategies in the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
"We are very proud to provide the technology to help the Municipality of Milan improve and modernize its services to citizens. Technology is a key driver for improving citizen services and we are honored to work with another local public administration in Italy," said Silvia Fossati, Area Vice President of Southern Europe at Appian. "In the last few years, the Italian government has made digitization a priority and the Appian Low-Code Platform continues to be an invaluable technology enabler in speeding project implementation for businesses and the public administrations."
Find out how Appian is helping the government agencies and public administrations accelerate the development of mission critical systems.
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Appian is the unified platform for change. We accelerate customers' business by discovering, designing and automating their most important processes. The Appian Low-Code platform combines the key capabilities needed to get work done faster, Process Mining + Workflow + Automation, in a unified low-code platform. Appian is considered open, enterprise-grade and trusted by industry leaders. For more information, visit appian.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Atmofizer Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "Atmofizer") (CSE: ATMO) (Frankfurt: J3K) (OTCQB: ATMFF) is pleased to announce its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. All amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
CORORATE DEVELOPMENTS
On April 5, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO") issued U.S. Patent No. 11,291,939 relating to the Company's air and water purification technology. The patent provides protection for the application of the Company's air and water purification technology in the United States.
On April 28, 2022, the Company amended its December 13, 2021 agreement with Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC ("EMC"). EMC provides investor and public relations services including content creation, web development, and webcasting for the Company in North America. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the amended agreement, EMC continued to provide these services for an additional two months for a cash fee of $225,000. Certain functions of EMC may include "investor relations activities" under the policies of the CSE and applicable securities laws.
On May 11, 2022, the Company announced test results of its airborne nanoparticle agglomeration engine. The test results at Atmofizer's Toronto lab showed that the Company's technology, before the use of an air filter, reduced the number of airborne ultra-fine particles smaller than one micron by 81.7%, while doubling the removal of larger particles sized above 2.5 microns. The Company believes this was significant scientifically and medically, as it demonstrated the ability to remove ultra-fine nanoscopic particles from the air (including toxic industrial pollution, smoke, and infectious disease). The ability to filter particles smaller than 2.5 microns is commonly regarded as an indicator of good air quality. Doubling the amount of particles larger than 2.5 microns demonstrated that the smaller particles were effectively being agglomerated together into larger clusters by the Company's technology. These larger clusters are typically more easily filtered by the body and common air filters. The results were achieved without the use of a common air filter. The Company has also added additional staff to its Toronto testing facility to focus on applying its agglomeration technology into mobile (transport vehicles) and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ("HVAC") aftermarket applications. The additional staff will enable the Company to test and evaluate new Atmofizer airflow configurations and prototypes more quickly.
On May 24, 2022, the Company announced the launch of a new customer lease-finance program through its majority-owned leasing subsidiary. The program enables Atmofizer customers to acquire Atmofizer nanoparticle reduction air purifiers for less than one dollar per day. Customers may be required to make a down payment (ranging from $0- $99) and then pay $29.99/month to participate in the program. The down payment is less than 10% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Customers utilizing the lease-finance program will receive a standard limited warranty for the Atmofizer for the duration of a 36 month term lease. This credit facility will make the Company's air purification technology more accessible to a wider range of consumers. For higher volume customers, such as hotels, cruise ships and schools, the Company intends to extend the "clean air for less than a dollar a day" financing with no down payment required, subject to certain terms and conditions.
On May 26, 2022, the Company announced a non-exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Safeware Inc. ("Safeware"). Safeware is an industry leader in safety equipment that supplies U.S. state and local governments and education organizations. For more than 40 years, Safeware has provided public safety equipment nationally with expertise in personal protective equipment, environmental detection and monitoring, and tactical and rescue gear. Safeware services and supports all aspects of safety for law enforcement and fire services, schools, public works and facilities. Beginning in third quarter 2022, the Company's products will be in Safeware's inventory catalog and will be marketed by its sales and key account teams across the United States. The Company expects initial orders to begin by the third quarter of 2022, with revenue to be generated by the fourth quarter of 2022.
As of the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company had issued 26,407,500 common shares in the authorized share structure of the Company ("Common Shares") with gross proceeds of C$1,824,790 under the "at-the-market" equity distribution program pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated February 26, 2022 (the "ATM Program").
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company generated revenue of $nil compared to $53,000 with a gross profit of $20,488 (38.66%) during the three months ended June 30, 2021. There were a number of issues contributing to the lack of sales in the quarter. The Company has faced supply chain challenges for critical components for its Atmofizer ONE air purifiers that have contributed to this situation. Additional supply chain issues occurred in respect of computer chips, one of the critical components facing a global short supply. During the quarter the Company has been able to source some of these components and expects to have increased supply of A500 units late in the third quarter. Additionally, the Company found the regulatory environment challenging to import and sell its products during the quarter under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's pesticide device regulations. As a result under these regulations, the Company was unable to actually make any meaningful claims about its products efficacy despite having lab results showing the products' ability to neutralize bacteria and viruses through third-party labs. To overcome the issue impacting its unit sales, Atmofizer will now market its air purifiers in the United States under "Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff – Enforcement Policy for Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices, and Air Purifiers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency" (the "FDA's Air Purifier Policy") issued in March 2020 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA"). . Atmofizer has assessed the conditions of FDA's Air Purifier Policy and determined the subject device meets the relevant technological characteristics and is substantiated by the performance criteria and labeling recommended by FDA.
The Company currently markets their products, under FDA's Air Purifier Policy as a means to support response efforts to the ongoing COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. In alignment with FDA's guidance, the Company is seeking to expand the availability and capability of Air Purifiers presumed efficacious against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19) during the public health emergency. Furthermore, Atmofizer intends to market the device in agreement with FDA's stance per this guidance, in that the company believes that increased access to these air purifying devices may facilitate reduced risk of viral exposure for patients, healthcare providers, and consumers to SARS-CoV-2. The Company expects that this new marketing of its products under the FDA's Air Purifier Policy will result in unit sales starting late in the third quarter of 2022.
The new model 4-log Atmofizer ONE devices are expected to be available in late in the third quarter of 2022 and will be marketed and imported into the United States under the FDA's Air Purifier Policy referenced above, to create streamline importation and best align market opportunities and regulatory requirements. The Company will also seek to restructure United States distributor contracts to free up more inventory for sale in North America, and to reduce delivery concentration in channels not moving as quickly. Atmofizer also plans to redirect some inventory previously intended for the United States market to other countries where it has seen some sales success through one of its distributors.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company generated revenue of $210,000 with a gross profit of $60,296 (28.71%) compared to $53,000 with a gross profit of $20,488 (38.66%) during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
The Company incurred $4.5 million in expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $1.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $3.0 million increase in expenses was driven primarily by share based payments of $2.5 million and $1.3 million in sales and marketing expense of which $1 million was paid by issuing Common Shares. There were significant decreases over the previous quarter in management fees ($0.3 million) and research and development ($0.3 million). Salaries and wages and sales and marketing expenses were increased by $0.3 million and $0.3 million respectively.
The Company incurred $11 million in expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $3.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $7.3 million increase in expenses was driven primarily by share based payments of $6.4 million and $1.4 million in sales and marketing expense of which $1 million was paid by issuing Common Shares. There were significant decreases over the previous year in consulting fees ($0.8 million decrease), management fees ($0.5 million) and research and development expenses ($0.3 million).
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded net loss of $5 million compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The biggest contributors to the increase in the net loss of $3.7 million was share-based payments of $3 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded net loss of $11.5 million compared to a net loss of $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The biggest contributors to the increase in the net loss of $7.8 million was share-based payments of $7.6 million.
"The Company achieved a number of important technology development milestones during the second quarter of 2022. Our science team continued to make significant advancements to prove and productize our technology to achieve our ultimate goal of delivering cleaner air, energy savings and improved efficiency during the quarter. We are doing this by expanding beyond our appliance business and into the multi-billion dollar HVAC industry. We recently received a Notice of Allowance for new claims related to the Company's air purification technology from the USPTO. The recent Notice of Allowance from the USPTO is directed to a new design that delivers ultra-fine particle agglomeration and nanoparticle reduction performance in larger air ducts with faster-moving air, using less parts," said Atmofizer CEO, Olivier Center. "The Company plans to market this patent to be licensed by air purification device manufacturers, HVAC suppliers and service companies. Our first priority is to leverage our strong relationships with HVAC distribution partners to commercialize our nano particle agglomeration technology through licensing. With respect to our appliance business, we experienced head winds from both supply chain related issues as well as regulatory issues. We see ourselves now in a better position to work with our distributors under the FDA's Air Purifier Policy and deliver appliance sales as well as having more appliance inventory on hand to sell through. We continue to follow our asset light objective of developing new clean technology and licensing or partnering with industry leaders to scale faster and capital efficiently."
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On August 23, 2022, the Company announced that the USPTO issued a Notice of Allowance for new claims related to the Company's air and water purification technology. The allowed patent application, titled, "Ultra-Fine Particle Aggregation, Neutralization and Filtration" (US Patent Application No. 11,291,939) provides broad protection for important aspects of Atmofizer's air purification technology. The recent Notice of Allowance from the USPTO is directed to a new design that delivers ultra-fine particle agglomeration and nanoparticle reduction performance in larger air ducts with faster-moving air, using less parts. The Company plans to market this patent to be licensed by air purification device manufacturers, HVAC suppliers and service companies.
On August 25, 2022, the Company announced the latest testing performed by a third-party laboratory on Atmofizer ONE technology demonstrated a greater than 4-log reduction ( > 99.99%) in specifically targeted microorganisms, including gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, and enveloped virus. The Atmofizer ONE is now marketed subject to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Enforcement Policy for Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices, and Air Purifiers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency" (March 2020).
Atmofizer ONE Performance Update
Atmofizer Efficacy Claims:
- 99.99% reduction of Klebsiella Aerogenes [gram-negative bacteria]
- 99.99% reduction of Staphylococcus Epidermis [gram-positive bacteria]
- 99.99% reduction of Phi-6 Bacteriophage [enveloped virus, Surrogate for SARS-CoV-2]
Atmofizer SARS-CoV-2 Specific Efficacy Claims
- Atmofizer reduces airborne SARS-CoV-2
- Atmofizer destroys over 99.99% SARS-CoV-2 without a filter
- Atmofizer destroys SARS-CoV-2 by over 99.99% in 45 minutes
These results are based on third-party laboratory tests at 180 minutes of continuous device operation. The FDA has not evaluated Atmofizer technology. Atmofizer ONE has not been reviewed or approved by the FDA. SARS-CoV-2 data is based on Third-Party Testing of Phi-6 Bacteriophage, a surrogate microorganism for SARS-CoV-2.
About Atmofizer Technologies Inc.
Atmofizer's consumer and industrial solutions are based on its patent-protected and patent pending technology for ultrafine particle agglomeration and neutralization. This capability creates a revolutionary and more efficient method for addressing the wide range of dangerous nano-scale particles, viruses and bacteria that are too small to be effectively managed by conventional HEPA filters and ultraviolet lights. Atmofizer plans to disrupt the air treatment industry by improving air safety and purification efficiency while lowering customers' operational costs.
Atmofizing air refers to the process of using ultrasonic acoustic waves to agglomerate (cluster together) small particles into a larger target that is then radiated by ultraviolet light to neutralize their harmful properties, making the air you breath less hazardous to your health. Using units that atmofize air in tandem with high efficiency particulate air ("HEPA") filters can make the HEPA filters work more efficiently, enable the use of a less-powerful filter and result in a cleaner and longer-lasting filter that reduces operating costs and is less of a health hazard to clean or replace.
Atmofizer is patent-pending and patent-protected sole source of technology to atmofize air and is applying its proprietary technology in consumer and industrial air purification products currently manufactured under the Atmofizer brand, as well as in retail and commercial devices produced by other companies that integrate Atmofizer technology into their own products under license. Atmofizer's owned and licensed product lines include wearable, portable and mobile use for personal air treatment, as well as larger systems to handle higher air volumes for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential applications.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will", "expect", "likely", "should", "would", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "potential", "proposed", "estimate", "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy. The forward-looking information contained herein includes, without limitation, the Company's new customer lease-finance program, the Company's sales and order expectations from its distribution agreement with Safeware and the business and strategic plans of the Company.
By their nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release including, without limitation: the Company's ability to comply with all applicable laws and governmental regulations relating to its commercial products; the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having only a limited operating history, the ability of the Company to access capital to meet future financing needs; the Company's reliance on management and key personnel; competition; changes in consumer trends; foreign currency fluctuations; and general economic, market or business conditions.
Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which have been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on the date such forward-looking information is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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A step closer towards commercialization to fulfill brand demands
SAN DIEGO and ARCO, Italy, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sustainability leader Genomatica (Geno) alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil [ECNL:IM] successfully completed the first demonstration scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. The material is intended to reshape the $22B nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable everyday materials from apparel to automotive parts to carpets. Geno and Aquafil have produced the first several tons of plant-based nylon-6 building block caprolactam, have converted it to nylon-6 polymer and are now in the process of transforming it for evaluation in nylon applications — such as yarns for textile and carpet and engineering plastics as part of pre-commercial quantities from demonstration production taking place in Europe.
The companies have been collaborating to first produce pilot-scale quantities of plant-based nylon-6 and have now advanced to produce pre-commercial quantities at demonstration scale which will help determine the final design of future commercial plants. The material will go to leading global brands and their value chain partners who are eager to explore and develop renewable products, create showcase goods and test feedback with customers.
"Now, more than ever, global brands are taking action to incorporate sustainable materials into their products," said Christophe Schilling, Geno CEO. "We're working to build purposeful, traceable and transparent supply chains, in this case for nylon-6, with the goal to provide more sustainable products that consumers demand and material solutions that can help brands achieve their ESG goals."
"The world needs every possible approach put into action to make supply chains sustainable, and making bio-based nylon is an essential piece of that," said Giulio Bonazzi, Aquafil CEO. "Plant-based nylon can perfectly complement our approach to depolymerizing nylon products once they reach the end of their useful life. Together, we share a vision to lead the transition to more sustainable materials which has driven our long-term collaboration."
Plant-based nylon-6 is Geno's third major product line on a path to commercialization. The company has executed high impact deals with a range of brands to accelerate the global commercialization of sustainable materials, with the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100 million tons in upcoming years. Recent milestones advancing the sustainable materials transition include: a collaboration with lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) to bring plant-based materials into lululemon's products, a production milestone with partner Covestro (OTCMKTS: COVTY) for plant-based HMD used in sustainable coatings, a partnership with Asahi Kasei (OTCMKTS: AHKSY) and a newly formed venture with Unilever (NASDAQ: UL) to commercialize and scale plant-based alternatives to feedstocks like palm oil or fossil fuels to make key ingredients used in everyday cleaning and personal care products.
About Genomatica (Geno)
Geno is harnessing biology to remake everyday products and materials built by and for the planet. In response to the urgent climate crisis, Geno is developing and scaling sustainable materials derived from plant- or waste-based feedstocks instead of fossil fuels. Geno's technology, built over the last 20 years, now drives materials and ingredients in applications ranging from cosmetics, carpets, to home cleaners, apparel and more. To learn more, visit genomatica.com.
About Aquafil
Founded in 1965, Aquafil is one of the main producers of nylon in Italy and worldwide. The Group is present in seven countries and in three different continents, with over 2,800 employees at 19 production sites located in Italy, Slovenia, United States, China, Croatia, Scotland, Thailand and Japan. Aquafil is a pioneer in the circular economy also thanks to the ECONYL® Regeneration System, an innovative and sustainable process able to create new products from waste and give life to an endless cycle. For more information, visit www.aquafil.com.
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With the recent spate of privacy-focused investigations, government regulators may be looking to send Big Tech a message — and it’s landing in Seattle’s tech-fueled backyard.
Since May, the Federal Trade Commission has announced multimillion-dollar settlements with two of the Seattle area’s largest employers: Amazon and Microsoft. The FTC accused both companies of failing to protect consumers’ data, including from users under the age of 13.
Both companies said they’ve already made changes to protect consumers’ digital information, but nonetheless agreed to pay millions to settle the cases. Amazon, which was involved in two of the settlements, denies violating the law in either case.
The FTC investigations include other tech giants — like Meta and Google — and may signal a new era in how the government views the technology that has become commonplace in consumers’ homes.
Until now, as companies like Amazon and Microsoft have introduced devices that rely on emerging technologies, the companies have more or less been allowed to regulate themselves, under the theory that the tech changes too quickly for regulators to keep up. That may be changing as the FTC takes a closer look at the technology that is powering everything from Xbox to Alexa.
The shift comes under the direction of Lina Khan, who took over as chair of the FTC in 2021. Khan has outlined an agenda focused on children’s privacy online, including stricter enforcement of long-standing laws.
The recent run of settlements shows the FTC may be starting to get “into the weeds” of compliance, said Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, the managing director of the International Association for Privacy Professionals, a nonprofit that offers resources to help organizations manage risk and protect their data.
“The FTC recognizes that as technology evolves and consumer expectations change, business practices have to keep up,” Zweifel-Keegan said. “They use these types of enforcements as a way of helping to explain what not to do. … The FTC is trying to send a message.”
Privacy and consumers
For most consumers, privacy isn’t top of mind when they are asking Alexa about the weather or logging in on Xbox. Norman Sadeh, a professor in Carnegie Mellon University’s computer science department, said privacy is usually a “secondary task.”
When consumers are focused more on the primary task (playing a fun game) than the secondary task (protecting their data), they tend to ignore long-term consequences like privacy, Sadeh said.
Companies, on the other hand, can’t make privacy a secondary task, Sadeh said. It has to be baked into the design of the technology, partly because it’s really hard to ask for consumers’ consent after a company has already begun collecting their data.
“You think about privacy from the very, very earliest stage of the process and if you don’t, you’re going to shoot yourself in the foot,” Sadeh said. “Privacy is one of these qualities that you just cannot slap on at the end.”
In the most recent cases, the FTC accused Amazon of violating protections around children’s data that it collected through the Alexa voice assistant and other technology targeting kids. The FTC found Amazon stored data longer than necessary and failed to delete the information once requested.
The FTC also alleged Amazon failed to delete customers’ geolocation data from the Alexa app when consumers requested to do so and allowed more than 30,000 employees within the company to access user data from Alexa devices between August 2018 and September 2019.
Amazon said it disputes the FTC claims. “We take our responsibilities to our customers and their families very seriously,” the company wrote in a blog. “We have consistently taken steps to protect customer privacy by providing clear privacy disclosures and customer controls, conducting ongoing audits and process improvements and maintaining strict internal controls to protect customer data.”
Customers can view, hear and delete voice recordings and transcripts at any time, Amazon said. They can also choose to avoid saving any recordings or transcripts or to automatically delete on an ongoing basis.
Amazon said in the post it saves voice recordings for children — until parents choose to delete them — in order to improve Amazon’s own services and to let parents see how their child is using the device.
Later this year, Amazon plans to remove child profiles that have been inactive for more than 18 months.
In a separate allegation, the FTC accused Ring, a home security camera company that Amazon acquired in 2018, of failing to protect consumers’ data. Some of the events prompting the FTC’s findings took place after Amazon acquired the company, with the agency noting some findings from 2020.
The FTC found Ring allowed all employees and third-party contractors to access customers’ video data. That enabled one employee to view videos from inside women’s bedrooms, the FTC alleged. The commission also found Ring failed to provide protections for consumer data, which led to more than 55,000 online attacks on Ring customers between January 2019 and March 2020. In some cases, hackers would use the two-way communication function of the security system to threaten people inside their home.
Ring said in a blog post the FTC complaint focuses on matters the company “promptly addressed on its own,” “mischaracterizes our security practices; and ignores the many protections we have in place for our customers.”
The company added that it has policies and controls in place to restrict employee access to customers’ stored videos.
Days after the Amazon settlement, Microsoft agreed to pay $20 million to settle a claim from the FTC that the company illegally collected data from children who signed up to use its Xbox gaming system. The company required anyone using the Xbox Live service to register with a name, email address and age information. Microsoft continued to collect and retain data even when it was aware of users under the age of 13, according to the FTC.
Microsoft blamed a “technical glitch” where its systems did not delete account creation data for children, going against its policy to save that information for only 14 days. The company now plans to test new methods to validate a consumer’s age.
Dave McCarthy, corporate vice president for Xbox Player Services, said in a blog post Microsoft is “innovating on next-generation identity and age validation — a convenient, secure, one-time process for all players that will allow us to deliver customized, safe, age-appropriate experiences.”
“The long term benefits will be felt by all players, especially children and their families,” he added.
Children and technology
Lawmakers have been regulating how to keep children safe online since 1998, when Congress passed the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. That law, which went into effect in 2000, prohibits companies from “unauthorized and unnecessary” collection of children’s personal information online.
The FTC cited violations of COPPA in two of the recent settlements with Amazon and Microsoft.
“Children deserve private places to play,” said Leah Plunkett, a faculty member at Harvard Law School and author of “Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our kids Online.”
Beyond just playing video games safely, Plunkett said children need to be able to experiment without a company tracking them, which could expose them to threats or be used to make predictions about them that alter their futures.
Though COPPA has been in place for more than 20 years, interest in children’s digital safety has increased in the past year, said Justin Brookman, the director of tech policy at Consumer Reports. He pinned the change to whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who alleged the company prioritized profits over safety on its social platform.
With the most recent settlements, Microsoft and Amazon are among dozens of companies penalized by the FTC for collecting data on children without parental consent. Meta’s Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and ByteDance’s TikTok have faced FTC scrutiny as well.
COPPA gives the FTC authority to act faster than it could if it finds other violations, Brookman said. Under COPPA’s authority, the FTC only has to prove a single misstep before issuing a fine.
Now, two U.S. senators — Democrat Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Republican Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — have introduced COPPA 2.0 to update the online privacy rules. It would ban targeted advertising to kids and teens, create an eraser button to delete personal information, and limit the collection of personal information of teens.
“I don’t feel like the backlash against tech companies is running out of steam anytime soon,” said Brookman.
Companies are starting to take note and make changes, he added. “It’s changing a lot of companies’ calculus,” Brookman said.
“Moving the needle”
The FTC puts the responsibility on platform providers to keep children safe online, said Zweifel-Keegan, from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
When a company asks a user to verify their age, they’re doing so to make sure the user sees the right version of their product. But since it is easy for people to lie and get around the “age-gating,” companies are on the hook to disincentivize kids from faking their age, Zweifel-Keegan said.
Both Microsoft and Amazon already had standards in place for children’s data, but the FTC founds gaps in compliance, he said. For Amazon, he added, it may not have been clear if the company had to delete both the audio file and the written transcript of a conversation with Alexa.
“Some of the charges in these cases are moving the needle a little bit on what the expectations are from the regulator,” Zweifel-Keegan said.
As privacy concerns heighten and technology evolves, Zweifel-Keegan expects to see more thorny enforcement actions. He pointed to three big fronts: biometric data, reproductive health information and anything related to AI.
Sadeh, the Carnegie Mellon University professor, expects AI will take center stage. The current regulatory environment reminds him of the 1990s, when the internet was first coming online. At that time, the technology was changing so fast regulations couldn’t keep up. Government regulators essentially threw their hands up and left it to the tech companies, Sadeh said. That lasted for a while before they reconsidered.
Now, Sadeh predicts a similar approach to regulating AI. But, he added, “historically, the industry doesn’t have a great record.” | 2023-07-02T14:15:01+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-ftcs-child-privacy-push-costs-seattles-biggest-employers-millions/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said Monday.
At least 1,500 people were evacuated, the Interior Ministry said, without providing details.
The Interior Ministry announced 15 deaths and 24 injuries. In addition, the Defense Ministry later announced 10 soldiers were killed and 25 injured as they fought fires in the resort area of Beni Ksila east of the capital Algiers.
It wasn’t immediately clear over what period of time the casualties happened, but the fires have been burning for several days.
Wildfires, some spread by strong winds, moved across forests and agricultural areas in 16 regions causing 97 blazes in the north African country. The largest and deadliest fires ravaged parts of Bejaia and Jijel — in the Kabyle region east of Algiers — and Bouira, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Algiers, the Interior Ministry said.
Operations to tamp down the fires included some 7,500 firefighters and 350 trucks on the ground as well as air support.
Algeria is no stranger to summer wildfires.
At least 37 people were killed last August after wildfires blazed near Algeria’s northern border with Tunisia.
A year earlier, authorities said dozens were killed in blazes — including soldiers called in to help fight the fires in the mountainous Kabyle region that is dotted with villages.
Strong winds and successive heat waves have fueled vicious fires in Greece and elsewhere around the Mediterranean this summer. | 2023-07-25T09:59:29+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-wildfires-across-algeria-have-killed-25-people-including-10-soldiers-who-were-battling-the-flames/ |
2 found dead following plane crash in New York
Published: Jan. 20, 2023 at 4:58 AM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. (WABC) - The bodies of two people who were aboard a small plane that crashed outside of the Westchester County Airport in New York have been found.
Officials say a pilot and one passenger were on the single-engine plane.
The flight was heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport to a regional airport outside of Cleveland, Ohio.
Air traffic control lost connection with the plane around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday when the pilot reported engine trouble, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
Copyright 2023 WABC via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-20T11:09:47+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/01/20/2-found-dead-following-plane-crash-new-york/ |
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